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Grand opening to be held Dec. 3 at new historical society location

Grand opening to be held Dec. 3 at new historical society location

The Mount Eaton/Paint Township Historical Society is planning a grand opening at the new location at 15966 East Main St. (next to the bank), which used to be Rudy’s Store. The new location will be open during the town’s Moonlight Sale from noon to 8 p.m. and the grand opening will be Saturday, Dec. 3, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. with refreshments served. A member of the society will also show a...
Nashville TOPS meeting notes

Nashville TOPS meeting notes

On Nov. 16, at the TOPS OH 1573 Nashville meeting, 10 members opened with the TOPS and KOPS pledges. The club had a loss of five pounds. Stacy Bair was the best weekly loser. She said to exercise at least 15 minuets per day and walk. Odessa Ferris was the best weekly re-dedicated loser. She said to watch your salt intake. Lana Rush was the best weekly KOPS. She drinks plenty of water. Eilene...
Hunting deer and finding memories

Hunting deer and finding memories

Deer season is at hand. It couldn’t come soon enough for avid deer slayers. Thousands around the state will be out in force trying their best to cull the herds of white-tails that roam all across Ohio. I won’t be one of them. I’m not against hunting, mind you. I would just rather shoot deer with my camera instead of a gun. Besides, my family and I have bagged our share of Bambies the...
Community members share their thoughts on school building configurations

Community members share their thoughts on school building configurations

As the Wooster City School District moves into the educational review phase of its facilities optimization process, community members gathered at the Shisler Center earlier this month to share their thoughts on possible building configuration options. Before breaking up into small groups to discuss the question “What do you feel is the optimal grade level/building reconfiguration for the...
Information session scheduled for practical nursing program

Information session scheduled for practical nursing program

The adult practical nursing program at the Wayne County Schools Career Center will host an information session during the open house Dec. 1. The presentation will be in room F135B from 6:30-7:15 p.m. about the upcoming fall adult nursing programs, both days and evenings, beginning in August and September 2012. Information packets will be distributed, and staff will explain the application...
Center for Entrepreneurship to determine Idea Competition finalists at Pitch-Off

Center for Entrepreneurship to determine Idea Competition finalists at Pitch-Off

The College of Wooster’s Center for Entrepreneurship (C4E) will determine the winners of the third annual Idea Competition Pitch-Off on Friday, Dec. 2, from 4-6 p.m. in Lean Lecture Room of Wishart Hall, 303 E. University St. A total of 19 finalists, chosen from dozens of applicants, will have three minutes to make their pitch. After each pitch, students will be subjected to a barrage of...

Local school district approved for participation in energy conservation program

The Ashland County-West Holmes Career Center (Joint Vocational School District) in Ashland County is one of six Ohio school districts participating in a program designed to produce significant energy conservation savings. The Ohio School Facilities Commission (OSFC) gave its approval at its Nov. 17 meeting to the Ashland County–West Homes Career Center JVSD project along with ones in Eaton...

112811 New signal aims to keep pedestrians safe and traffic flowing through COW campus

Summary: A new type of traffic signal being installed in front of Lowry Center on the College of Wooster campus should keep traffic flowing along Beall Avenue while keeping pedestrians safe. A new type of pedestrian signal that keeps pedestrians safe while keeping traffic flowing along Beall Avenue through the College of Wooster campus will soon be installed. The members of Wooster City Council...

DeHann hopes General swimmers will be up to challenge of another OCC title run

112811 boysswimpreview Promo: Path to Ohio Cardinal Conference title will present challenges for Wooster High swimmers DeHann hopes General swimmers will be up to challenge of another OCC title run By Brian Questel The Wooster High boys’ swim team has a clean sheet in the Ohio Cardinal Conference -- eight OCC championship meets and eight conference titles. That’s as clean as it gets, but the...

12 Ideas for Christmas

Column Summary Running out of good ideas for gift giving, need simple creative suggestions; Daphne Ross has 12 ideas to get you started or to get you going, again. 1) Fresh fruit is an excellent gift when remembering folks at Christmas. Choose a large bowl or basket (new or secondhand), line with a pretty dish towel, and fill with colorful fruit; red, green and yellow apples, bananas, oranges,...