Encounter Revival Ministry to visit Orrville
The Encounter Revival Ministry team will be in Orrville for a day of spiritual renewal meetings. The meetings will be on Sunday, Nov. 20, at 9:30 a.m., 11 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. The headquarters for the Encounter Ministry team is Harrisburg, Pa. The team is comprised of 24 college-age young people and travels extensively for week-long meetings in churches and schools. Ardy Parlin has been involved...
Jim Grant to speak to Tuscarawas County Writers Guild
Jim Grant, of New Philadelphia, author of The Gradall, A Story of American Ingenuity, will speak to the Tuscarawas County Writers Guild on Wednesday, Nov. 16. The meeting will be held at 7 p.m. at the Tuscarawas County Center for the Arts in New Philadelphia. Grants book details the success and development of the Gradall line of products and also presents an interesting look at its employees...
TCIAFFI elects new officers
The Tuscarawas County Italian American Festival Foundation elected new officers at a recent meeting. Newly elected officials for the 2011-2012 year include Rick Mathias, president; Kraig Rion, vice president; Marsha Mari, past president; Bonnie Domer, treasurer; Patty Knisley, corresponding secretary; Deb Zinn, recording secretary; Karen Korns, trustee; Kevin Korns, trustee; and Michael Alesiano,...
Proper care and storage of garden accessories allow them to survive winter
More than just a place to grow food and flowers, the garden can be a respite from a world filled with hectic schedules, whining children and a stack of bills. Amongst the radishes and the rutabaga, we can add elements to the garden that allow for more relaxation and less work. No garden is complete without a place to sit; it can be a tree stump or a wicker rocker, a bench or even a simple...
Preschoolers peer into the night sky
Preschoolers at the Gault Family Learning Center gazed at the stars and took a trip to the moon without ever leaving planet Earth when the Growing Up Great Together Under One Big Sky mobile planetarium tour came to Wooster this fall. Nestled within a 16-foot-wide, 10-foot-high inflatable dome, students and teachers alike looked on in amazement as the familiar surroundings of Sesame Street were...
Trio of Wooster schools honored for excellence
Three schools in the Wooster City School District have received statewide recognition for outstanding programming.Edgewood Middle School received an Honorable Mention as an Ohio School of Character from the Ohio Partners in Character Education. An honorable mention recognizes schools that implement and maintain programs that help build character and create a positive learning environment for...
Broadway comes to Hiland Nov. 12 and 13
Who needs to go to Broadway when Broadway comes right to your front door? Granted, it isnt Rita Moreno and Matthew Broderick doing the crooning of these beloved Broadway musical numbers, but the best of the best from past years and this years current crop of Hiland Varsity Singers will be presenting a cornucopia of highly acclaimed Broadway musical numbers on Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 12 and...
Lewis and Clark pay a visit to Wooster
The sole member of the Corps of Discovery to die during the Lewis and Clark Expedition died of appendicitis. William Clarks inspiration for serving his country came from his older brother – Revolutionary War hero George Rogers Clark. Meriwether Lewis nearly died when he accidently fell over a cliff the size of a football field when he became engrossed in observing a previously unknown...
Commissioners name new emergency management agency director
There is a new director for the Wayne County Emergency Management Association.During their Nov. 2 regular session, the Wayne County commissioners voted unanimously to approve the appointment of Joe Villegas as the director of the department charged with emergency response and preparedness for the county."We are very pleased to bring him on as emergency management director," said Commissioner Ann...