Sprint Car star Broc Martin to appear at East Chip Community Days
The upcoming annual Community Days at East Chippewa Church of the Brethren, traditionally highlighting tractors, classic cars and other automotive machinery, is taking on a more racy look this year as race cars have been added to the mix. Sprint Car racing star Broc Martin, of Wooster, and his #83 Sprint Car will be on hand for the event. Mark Sunday, August 14 on the calendar and plan to...Miller graduates from basic combat training
Army Reserve Spec. Aaron D. Miller has graduated from Basic Combat Training at Fort Sill, Lawton, Okla. During the nine weeks of training, the soldier studied the Army mission and received instruction and training exercises in drill and ceremonies, Army history, core values and traditions, military courtesy, military justice, physical fitness, first aid, rifle marksmanship, weapons use, map...
Historical society and Millersburg Glass Museum offer 2012 calendar
Mark Boley, executive director of the Holmes County Historical Society, has announced that a 2012 calendar featuring select pieces of Millersburg Glass has been produced as a joint effort of the Holmes County Historical Society and the Millersburg Glass Museum. The calendar was funded by selling sponsorships for each month, with recognition of the sponsor on their chosen month. This project was...
Orrville Railroad Day set for August 13
The Orrville Railroad Heritage Society will present the 31st annual Orrville Railroad Day in Orrville on Saturday, August 13. Tour the Orrville Union Depot Museum located at 145 Depot Street, off West Market Street and visit the many railroad displays and gift shop. The Depot Museum open house will be held in conjunction with the Orrville Music and Rib Fest sponsored by Main Street Orrville...
ASPO to host 30 sled hockey players in Wooster August 11-13
The Adaptive Sports Program of Ohio (ASPO), in conjunction with Ohio Sled Hockey (OSH), will host 30 hockey players with physical disabilities at its inaugural Sled Hockey Camp in Wooster at the Alice Noble Ice Arena August 11-13. Participants will come from across Ohio and Pennsylvania. Adam Page, of the 2011-12 U.S. National Sled Hockey Team, will be in attendance, as well as Sam Mumper and...Same old, same old: Whales win MOSL crown for 18th straight year
Suddenly, its over. The Wooster Parks and Recreation Whales brought its summer swim program to a successful close last week, winning the Mid-Ohio Swim League title at Freedlander Pool for the 18th consecutive season July 27 and then placing second in the East Central Swim League July 30. The MOSL was wrapped up in a dominating fashion as the Whales placed in 53 of the 66 events to score...
Wooster High athletic teams welcome the official start to seasons
For nearly 200 students at Wooster High School, the school year has begun. The academic portion of their lives is still three weeks away, but the athletic aspect to it has evolved into two-a-days, long, sweaty practices and sore muscles. That is to be expected, no matter the sport, as early summer workouts have taken on a different tone and urgency. Its gone very well so far, said Wooster...
Borderline job
Today, I held the stapler in my hand for the drive home from Wooster to Dalton. I was afraid to let it go, for fear it might evaporate on the passenger seat. It's been two weeks since I was hired as a high school Spanish teacher in Eastern Ohio, but it seems as if one day I'll wake up, and the job will be gone. To make it seem real, I held on to that stapler for dear life. It's been nearly a year...
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 driver’s 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...