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"Combat fishing" on the Kenai River in Alaska

"Combat fishing" on the Kenai River in Alaska

Gone Birding July 25, 2011 Bargain Hunter Bruce Glick is traveling in Alaska this summer. This week he reports on ?combat fishing? on the Kenai River. ?Combat fishing? on the Kenai River in Alaska In a departure from my normal birding reports, this week I want to share my fishing experiences on the Kenai Peninsula. Although I?ve done some fishing along the way, we planned to...
072511 Melrose Drive improvement project a step closer to reality

072511 Melrose Drive improvement project a step closer to reality

Summary: The multimillion dollar project that will transform Melrose Drive from an unimproved to an improved street is one step closer to reality. It may have taken longer than expected, but the Melrose Drive improvement project is about to get underway. Wooster City Councilman Jon Ulbright introduced the resolution declaring the project a necessity that was ultimately approved unanimously by...

The family that sews together

A woman and her purse ? sometimes it?s a complicated relationship. It?s too much this, it?s not enough that, it?s too big and needs more pockets and it?s too small and if only it was the color of that other lady?s purse. If all else is right, it has all the personality of a paper bag. Marian Smucker likes a beautiful purse as much as the next girl, but unlike most ladies, she can make her own...
072511 Study of school facilities complete

072511 Study of school facilities complete

Summary: With a study of the condition of the physical buildings that make up the Wooster City School District complete, the district is ready to take the next step in its facilities utilization project. Facing the loss of millions of dollars in state funding, the Wooster City School District has taken the next step in seeing what type of savings can be realized by more efficiently using its...

7/19/11 Millersburg to put new income tax before voters

SUMMARY: Tax seen as way to make up for loss of state revenues Millersburg Village Council will make a plea to voters for new revenue in the form of a one half of one percent income tax. Council voted Monday July 18 to put the income tax before voters in the November general election. The income tax would generate approximately $500,000. The village currently collects has a one percent income...
Community members and school personnel work together to create a five year strategic plan for New Philadelphia City Schools

Community members and school personnel work together to create a five year strategic plan for New Philadelphia City Schools

Summary: Strong communities and strong schools go hand in hand. New Philadelphia City Schools recently called upon its citizens to come together to form a five year strategic plan for the good of the district, and 106 individuals answered that call. In February of 2011, New Philadelphia City Schools Superintendent Bob Alsept called together a group of 26 people and asked them to think of...

7/19/11 Wooster men charged in copper wire thefts

SUMMARY: Hit three Millersburg businesses, took wire, car parts Alleged scrap thieves who hit three Millersburg businesses were indicted on breaking and entering charges by the grand jury. Michael B. Daugherty, 26, 505 West Larwill Street, Lot 53, Wooster, Rodney R. Roper, 35, 505 West Larwill Street, Lot 31, Wooster and Steven R. Roper, 28, 1855 Mechanicsburg Road, Lot L3, Wooster, are each...

7/19/11 Millersburg man charged in alleged marijuana grow operation

SUMMARY: Charges date to June 10 search warrant A Millersburg man could face up to five years in prison for allegedly running a marijuana grow operation. John J. Wenker, 53, 389 Perkins Street, is charged in a grand jury indictment with illegal cultivation of marijuana, a third-degree felony, and possession of drug paraphernalia, a fourth-degree misdemeanor. The charges stem from June 10, when...

Atwood Lodge: It's the business model, Congressman

When I spotted the headline in the news rack, I had one of those you’ve-got-to-be-kidding moments, or as the kids are fond of texting: OMG. “Gibbs: Auction Atwood Lodge, don’t demolish it.” U.S. Rep. Bob Gibbs is a Johnny-come-lately to the intense debate over the future of Atwood Lake Lodge and Conference Center. When we last visited the subject a couple of weeks ago, the Muskingum...

Avant Gardener: Oxheart Tomatoes

Summary: Oxheart tomatoes are impressive in size and come in a variety of colors. They are firm, meaty and juicy but have few seeds. Sliced on a sandwich, in a salad or even as a base for tomato sauce, Oxhearts are easy to grow and with the right amount of sun and water will be prolific all summer long. For the first time in a long time I did not grow oxheart tomatoes. My favorite neighbor always...