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OBITUARY | 2011-09-21

Fred P. Musyt, 88, of Orrville, formerly of Wooster and Akron, died Sept. 16, 2011, surrounded by his loving family, following a period of declining health. Fred was born June 28, 1923, in Cuyahoga Falls, to the late Alex and Ann Musyt, and married Ann Marie Patti on June 14, 1947. She survives. He graduated from Cuyahoga Falls High School, class of 1941, and served as an aviation boatswain’s...

OBITUARY | 2011-09-21

Russell M. Poulson, 84, of Marshallville, formerly of Wooster, died Sept. 16, 2011, at his residence, following a period of declining health. Russell was born Feb. 28, 1927, in Sugarcreek, to the late Charles and Florence Poulson, and married Sadie M. Bonewitz on March 16, 1952. She died in 2010. Russell graduated from Wooster High School, class of 1945, and served in the U.S. Army during the...
Dunham done in by one pin, on her way to 600

Dunham done in by one pin, on her way to 600

Susan Dunham came within one pin of breaking the 600 mark during Beauty & The Beach Tanning League action, on Wednesday, Sept. 21, highlighting two days of bowling action at Spare Time Lanes in Millersburg.Dunham’s effort came one night after Branden Wallace rolled past the competition, posting a 663 during Burgett Insurance League competition, to finish 20 pins ahead of his nearest...
Autumn fun at the Winesburg Fall Gathering

Autumn fun at the Winesburg Fall Gathering

There was plenty of old-fashioned fun to be had Saturday, Sept. 17 at the annual Winesburg Fall Gathering. The gathering’s “hubbie-back” carrying contest recreated a 12th-century story of a siege of Winesburg’s European namesake. A ticket with a correct guess at the weight of a massive pumpkin brought home the prize of a 50/50 drawing, while winning one of a dozen cakes hinged on chance in...

Amish show thanks through service to community

Once the floodwaters of the historic July 1969 flood had receded, the residents of Killbuck, Ohio were in shock. Homes and businesses were either destroyed or severely damaged by the record high water levels. Townspeople were ready to give up, the cleanup looked so daunting. Then something amazing and unexpected happened. Scores of Amish and Mennonites arrived from the eastern section of the...
Hoppin’ great fun at Fair Rabbit Show

Hoppin’ great fun at Fair Rabbit Show

Summary: The 2011 County Fair Rabbit Show produced plenty of winners on the third day of the fair. Show rabbits as well as meat pens of rabbits were in abundance at the September 21 Breeding and Market Rabbit show at the 2011 Tuscarawas County Fair. 4-H members competed in various classes to win ribbons, trophies, and top show honors. The pens of meat rabbits will be sold at the Small Animal...

9/22/11 Autumn fun at the Winesburg Fall Gathering

SUMMARY: Pumpkin weight guessing contest new to gathering There was plenty of old-fashioned fun to be had Saturday Sept. 17 at the annual Winesburg Fall Gathering. The gathering’s “hubbie-back” carrying contest recreated a 12th-century story of a siege of Winesburg’s European namesake. A ticket with a correct guess at the weight of a massive pumpkin brought home the prize of a 50/50 drawing...
Junior Fair Market Steer, Feeder Calf, and Beef Breeding Show winners named at Tuscarawas County Fair

Junior Fair Market Steer, Feeder Calf, and Beef Breeding Show winners named at Tuscarawas County Fair

Summary: For one young man, Wednesday’s Beef Show at the Tuscarawas County Fair was a capstone event, marking his fourth Grand Champion animal champion in two years of 4-H involvement. A phenomenal event took place at the Tuscarawas County Fair when Jeffery Murphy, of the Gold Rush Wranglers 4lub, did the unbelievable. He won the 2011 Grand Champion Market Steer contest as well as the 2011...

9/22/11 Wooster businessman pleads in hallucinogenic mushroom case

SUMMARY: Faces forfeiture of properties, guns A Wooster businessman is facing prison time after pleading to charges that he cultivated and sold hallucinogenic mushrooms. Bert D. Underwood, 57, 692 Greenwood Boulevard, Wooster, pleaded guilty in Wayne County Common Pleas Court to two counts of trafficking in drugs and one count of illegal manufacture or illegal cultivation of drugs. As a...

Off the grid: the power outage survival kit

ATH Summary: When the lights go out, the fun begins. Story: Every winter, Holmes County residents can expect many things from the weather. Frozen roads, freezing temperatures, overworked furnaces and, inevitably, power outages. With so many living out in the country, where one fallen tree wreaks technological havoc for miles around, power outages are as much a part of winter as snow days and...