120511 Tuba Christmas – a tradition like none other
Summary: Combine 80 tuba, sousaphone, euphonium and baritone players with Christmas carols and what do you get? A tradition like none other. A Wayne County Tuba Christmas. Gently falling snow. Brightly lit Christmas trees. Churches glowing by candlelight. While Christmastime conjures up many different images, in Wooster there is one more image that is as much a part of Christmas as all that...120511 Woosters official Christmas Tree lit
Summary: Two very special Woosterites threw the switch on the citys official Christmas Tree on Nov. 27. As the sun set and liquid snow fell on the Square in downtown Wooster on Nov. 27, the community gathered for the annual lighting of Woosters official Christmas Tree. Members of the Wayne Center for the Arts Childrens Chorus under the direction of Chorus Manager Geoffrey Zimmerly and...
A special night of music and giving
Music will be in the air, Christmas-style, on Dec. 4, when Jann Hershberger presents the ninth annual Holmes County Share-A-Christmas Night of Music at Martins Creek Mennonite Church at 5 p.m.This year, as the show celebrates its ninth anniversary, Hershberger said there will again be featured a tremendous cast of talent, each musician bringing their own uniqueness to the show, whether as...
Steer weigh-in to be held at fairgrounds Dec. 10
The 2012 Tuscarawas County 4-H and FFA junior fair steer weigh-in will be held Dec. 10, from 9 a.m. to noon, at the Tuscarawas County Fairgrounds Show Arena. Members must have their steers weighed in at that time to be eligible to show at the 2012 fair. All steers must be castrated and de-horned before weigh-in. Steers must also have a halter on and be halter broke. Any steers that do not have...
Creating kits for Christmas Rexam, Walnut Hills combine forces to meet Share-A-Christmas needs
When good people take a role in meeting the needs of others, it can have a far-reaching impact. But when good people team up to meet those needs, it turns into something very special. And all it took to tie two seemingly non-related companies together was a pill bottle. For the past couple of decades plus, the folks at Rexam have been creating hygiene kits for Share-A-Christmas, which in turn...
CHIP funding available for Uhrichsville residents
The city of Uhrichsville is now taking applications for the current round of Community Housing Improvement Program (CHIP) funding. CHIP provides funding to make health, safety, and energy conservation improvements to homes owned and occupied by residents of Uhrichsville that meet certain income guidelines. Funds are also available through CHIP for emergency repairs and handicap...
Chamber honors Classic in the Country as 2011 Community Service Award winner
Where champions compete and hospitality is king. When the promoters of Classic in the Country began formulating the weekend of high school girls basketball, which takes place over Martin Luther King Jr. weekend every year, top-notch basketball and hospitality were the keys. Those, along with the idea of promoting the incredible values and character which Martin Luther King Jr. and former...
Christmas extravaganza in Wainwright
The first Wainwright Dazzling Christmas Extravaganza is set for Dec. 4, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., at the Wainwright Community Hall. The event will benefit both Share-A-Christmas/Toys for Tots and the Wainwright Community Hall committee (WCHC). Many vendors will be on hand with their items, which will include homemade candies, cookies, crafts and floral to name a few. Santa and his elves will be...
Feathers in the cap for two West Holmes All-Stars
West Holmes seniors Justin Stitzlein and Marshall Overholt may very well be avid bird enthusiasts.But it didn’t seem that way on Monday, Nov. 28, when they traveled to the home of the Eagles to stomp on a pair of Falcons in the eighth annual Greater Mid-Ohio Wrestling Coaches Association/Kohlmyer Sports All-Star Preview, inside Kates Gymnasium on the campus of Ashland University.After compiling...