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Ex-General Buckwalter reflects back on ‘experience’ at nationals

060611 buckwalter promo: WHS grad Jake Buckwalter member of Tiffin University relay team that competed in Div. II Track nationals Ex-General Buckwalter reflects back on ‘experience’ at nationals By Brian Questel Jake Buckwalter could always run and run well. A member of a pair of school record-setting and state qualifying relay teams in high school, the Wooster High grad is still running...

The Birthday Card

When birthdays are calendar close to big holidays you should celebrate the two events separately. I understand it’s just easier to have one picnic over the 4th of July or cut one cake if family members happen to be born on a close date. But if you want that person to feel extraordinarily special, celebrating their own day is a gift not wrapped but welcome. My Aunt Nancy was born on Valentine’s...

6\21 The legend of Lucky Eddie

This column almost didn’t get written. I spent an hour trying to come up with a topic for this week. Usually when this happens I ask my wife, or call a buddy to give me an idea. Tonight I called Lucky Eddie, and he was no help at all. After watching a couple reruns of Frasier I still didn’t have a subject so I will just ramble on a bit. First of all I may have overstated the title a little...
Anchorage area birding

Anchorage area birding

Bruce Glick is currently traveling in Alaska. You can read more about his Alaskan adventure in the Gone Birding column. Anchorage area birding In a few days our three month sojourn will be half over. If the second half is as good as the first, we’ll be more than happy. Being in Anchorage took so getting used to since we had not seen a city for weeks. We were also in town for the solstice...

Immunization Works!

Pertussis, also known as Whooping cough, is a highly contagious respiratory infection. Most reported cases of pertussis are in children under 5 years of age. Pertussis is a concern for adolescents and adults as well. Unvaccinated adults and adolescents can contract the disease and spread it to others. Pertussis is spread by direct contact with the discharges from the nose and throat of people...

OSU Extension offers canning classes

Is the garden planted? If so, there’s nothing better than eating produce straight out of the garden, but wouldn’t it be great to preserve some of that harvest for later? For those who would like to learn more about how to preserve their harvest, Melinda Hill, with OSU Extension, has food preservation classes and demonstrations lined up throughout the summer at several different locations. To...

Millersburg man faces felony in alleged assault

A felony charge was brought against a Millersburg man who allegedly assaulted a 68-year-old woman. Nicholas A. Mullet, 56, of 2668 Kirchberg Drive, pleaded not guilty Wednesday in Holmes County Common Pleas Court to one count of felonious assault, a second-degree felony and assault, a first degree misdemeanor. The charges stem from April 22, when Mullet allegedly struck a 68-year-old woman in...

Health District plans to wrap move to JFS in August

The Holmes County Health District will shut down operations for a few days in August as it completes the move to new office space at the Holmes County Job and Family Services (JFS) building. The board of health held its regular monthly meeting in the Holmes County Job and Family Services’ conference room Tuesday, June 22, the district’s new home effective August 22. The district is in the...

Fredericksburg parade Wayne County’s biggest small town parade

The Fredericksburg Ruritan Club is sponsoring the 19th annual Fredericksburg Independence Day Parade and Festival. It will be held on Monday, July 4, at 11 a.m., in Fredericksburg. No entry fee or preregistration is required to participate in the parade. Vehicle and equestrian based parade entries may line up at the north end of town beginning at 9:30 a.m. Walking entries may line up on Karch...

WYBI crowns Ports as champs, looks ahead to all-star time

Just as one stage closes, another is opening for Wooster Youth Baseball, Inc. (WYBI). The Wooster City Series wrapped up June 22 with Ports Petroleum beating Long, Cook and Samsa to take the Major League’s best-of-three series, 2-1. The Minor’s will hold their City Series beginning the week of June 27, in its best-of-three showdown against a pair of teams yet to be decided, while the trail to...