All Colors Together gathering and family camp to be held in Millersburg
Gateway Fellowship will be hosting a very special cross-cultural event on August 12-14. The name of the gathering is called All Colors Together, which provides an opportunity for indigenous (native) peoples to gather together to pray, worship, and discuss issues relevant to the Native American culture. Coordinator, Ken Brandes, president of Recon Ministry of Wadsworth, Ohio states that the...
Time for a change; Tusc. Italian-American Festival brings new ideas, entertainment to annual event
An Italian writer by the name of Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa once said, “If you want things to stay as they are, things will have to change.” With 22 years of success behind them, the Tuscarawas County Italian-American Festival Foundation, Inc. (TCIAFFI) will kick off their annual festival August 12, but with a couple big changes to their already impressive festival formula. Hoping to draw...
Rittman Celebrates 42nd Annual Sleepwalker Festival
Summary: Parades, classic cars and local talent were all part of the fun at Rittmans 42nd annual Sleepwalker Festival July 28-30. The food and festivities drew large crowds to the downtown area. Ten local WWII veterans were honored in the Thursday evening parade, with a special ceremony for WWII veteran John Grieves following. Main article: The city of Rittman was anything but sleepy during...Thank you so much, Congress, for all you do
Most people really celebrate birthdays that have a zero at the end of them. But the mileposts in our American lives have a lot more crooked numbers. Sixteen is a big birthday – time to get that drivers license. Eighteen used to be a bigger one than it is today because 3.2 percent beer is now extinct. Twenty-one remains at the top of the birthday envy heap because alcoholic beverages can be...8/1/11 Pomerene updates to electronic patient medication records
A new electronic tracking system at Pomerene Hospital is designed to help patients and doctors safely monitor medications. Chief nursing officer Nicole Kolacz Thursday July 28 informed the hospital board of trustees that an electronic medical records (EMR) system is in place that makes a record of patient medication use from the time the patient walks through the door until discharge. The record...
080811 Baiwoop Art Festival celebrates the recovery of Secrest Arboretum
Summary: The arts and nature blended seamlessly during the Baiwoop Art Festival at Secrest Arboretum. Along the paths which gently wind their way through the gardens at Secrest Arboretum birds sing in the trees, butterflies gracefully glide through the air and flowers bloom once again. And more importantly members of the community are back in large numbers to enjoy it all thanks to the group of...
Jack-o-Lanterns weren't always pumpkins
Summary: The Jack-o-Lantern is symbolic with Halloween. Weve been carving pumpkins for centuries and legend has it, it is because of an old Irish myth steeped with evil. Todays Halloween celebrations have less to do with evil and more to do with fun but the tradition of the carved Jack-o-Lantern continues on. Pumpkins are native to the Americas and have been growing here for more than five...
Bowling for awareness
Summary: Spare a Child, Strike out Abuse, took place on Saturday, July 30, at Wayne Lanes in Wooster. Developed by the Wayne County Childrens Advocacy Center, the event was designed to raise awareness of the services offered to child victims of sexual abuse and severe physical abuse, and to raise funds to serve these victims and their families. Awareness of an issue, no matter how taboo, has...
Fall is cranberry season
Summary: Cranberries are high in vitamin C and fiber and with only 47 calories per cup; they are a perfect addition to a healthy diet. Great in sweet and savory dishes, the cranberry is one of natures most under used fruits. Available fresh, frozen and dried, cranberries are one of falls perfect fruits. Stop and think for a moment all the wonderful produce in season in the fall. Definitely a...