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Wooster Brush honors new members of 25-year club

  • March 15, 2010
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More than 510 employees and guests celebrated The Wooster Brush Company’s annual service awards in Lowry Center at the College of Wooster on March 13. The evening’s theme was Memories. Each person attending the dinner received a 5-by-7 frosted acrylic picture frame as a memento, made in the USA and imprinted with the theme and the year. Service awards were presented to 48 employees by Keith...

Turning the economic corner

  • March 15, 2010
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Could the city of Wooster be poised to turn the economic corner? Early indications are that may be happening. During the March 1 meeting of Wooster City Council, Mayor Bob Breneman shared encouraging news about some key local economic indicators. “We did end up last year down approximately eight percent in revenue from what we had projected, so 2009 was a tough year, but we do have some...

City may not open Christmas Run pool this summer

  • March 15, 2010
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Council chambers were filled to capacity as members of the community gathered to express their views on the city of Wooster’s pending decision on the temporary closure of Christmas Run swimming pool as part of the effort to bridge a more than $2 million budget shortfall. One by one residents rose to speak about the benefits of keeping the small neighborhood pool open, citing a variety of...

Join Tom Sawyer for the Big Read in Wayne County

  • March 15, 2010
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A celebration of literacy and the lasting legacy of a great American author are the focus of the Big Read in Wayne County: a county-wide community read of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain set for March and April. The Wayne Center for the Arts, all seven branches of the Wayne County Public Library (WCPL), the Orrville Public Library, The Wooster Book Company and area schools through the...

Finishing touches

  • March 15, 2010
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Ohio Heartland Sheep Improvement Association scheduling marketing workshops

  • March 15, 2010
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The Ohio Heartland Sheep Improvement Association is scheduling a number of workshops this spring for anyone who is considering raising sheep, or for anyone who already has sheep and wishes to expand or try new markets. The spring events will start March 30, with Dr. Charles F. Parker, world-renowned sheep researcher and retired chairman of The Ohio State University Animal Sciences Department,...

College of Wooster moves on to Sweet 16

  • March 15, 2010
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They say it isn’t how you start, but how you finish that counts. The fact of the matter is the truth can fall somewhere in-between. Time seemed to stand still for the College of Wooster Scots as they were suddenly forced to scratch and claw in the final minutes of their 87-68 Sectional victory over No. 8-ranked Wisconsin-Whitewater last Saturday. Time seemed to stand still over a two-minute...

Meltdown at Meadowbrook

  • March 15, 2010
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The Hiland Hawks suffered a serious meltdown in the second half of the boys Division IV District semifinal Wednesday, March 10, at Meadowbrook. Hiland built a 21-9 lead after the first period, in which Noah Boyd scored 10 points. The Hawks stretched their lead to 40-22 at intermission, as Jason Miller drained three first-half 3-pointers to help Hiland shock Shadyside in the first half. But as...

Hiland advances to Regional final

  • March 15, 2010
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Noelle Yoder buried a 3-pointer as time expired to send the game into overtime, and the Lady Hawks rode the wave of momentum to a 57-52 triumph over Lutheran East. Hiland trailed from the first possession of the game all the way until time expired, but kept plugging away and chipping away at the Falcons’ lead. Things looked bleak for Hiland when Jessica Stutzman was unable to make a layup with...

Wooster campus to feature new gem

  • March 15, 2010
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As the interview was going on, the College of Wooster’s athletic director looked into the future and pointed to a model of the field house that was certain to be a key recruiting tool for Wooster athletics. The athletic director was Al Van Wie. The interview was with baseball hopeful Tim Pettorini, who is now entering his 29th season as head baseball coach of the Scots. Seriously. “When I came...