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Top seniors honored

Top seniors honored

The Wooster Area Chamber of Commerce honored top seniors from the Wayne County Schools Career Center at the annual Senior Recognition Day breakfast at Wooster Country Club. Dr. Kip Crain, superintendent, welcomed the students, their career-technical teachers and their employers. “It is an honor and privilege to work with such talented, committed, hardworking staff and students,” said Crain...
052311 Ed Arn Veterans’ Roundtable panelists to discuss the liberation of Nazi concentration camps

052311 Ed Arn Veterans’ Roundtable panelists to discuss the liberation of Nazi concentration camps

Summary: Three men who experienced the liberation of Nazi concentration camps from very different perspectives will comprise the panel of this year’s Ed Arn Veterans Roundtable on May 26 at 7:00 p.m. at the Wayne County Historical Society. One man who lived behind the barbed wire fences of Nazi concentration camps and two American soldiers who helped liberate those camps will bring their...

It’s in the Bags

My motto: a bag for everything and everything in its bag. I love going places and living an active life, but I really dislike excess preparation. However, I like being prepared. Confused yet? Years ago I happened on the bag strategy. Instead of packing a bag for each outing, trip, or activity, I simply keep specialized bags packed. Here’s how it works. Since our sons take weekly swim...

05182011 A Caring Community Group Steps In to Make Local Man's Dream Come True

Summary: Larry Lang has lost the ability to speak, but through the thoughtfulness and dedication of others, he has not lost his voice. Front Page Teaser: Larry and Patricia Lang have been giving for a lifetime. They often wake at 2 AM to offer comfort and assistance to families experiencing devastating disaster. They teach life-saving gun safety, highway safety and CPR classes. They send care...

5\17 What I haven’t been doing

I don’t remember a wetter spring. I recall winter weeks when it was too cold to spend much time outside, but I can’t recollect a more miserable spring for an outdoorsman. I realize the farmers, excavators, and roofers are suffering a lot more consequences than I am, but I still feel a need to complain. My ground hog rifle is in the safe unfired so far this year. Worse yet the boat is still in...

First lax season under belt, Generals’ Redmond looks to future

050523 Generalgirls lax Promo: Wooster lacrosse team wraps up season with loss to Mentor First lax season under belt, Generals’ Redmond looks to future By Brian Questel It ended all too soon for Holly Redmond. The Wooster High girls lacrosse team saw its season end Monday (May 16) on its home turf when Mentor emerged with an 8-6 win in the opening tournament game for both teams. The visitors...

Back to the Future

Struggling with loads of laundry, clutter in the kitchen and chaos in your life? Stress can easily steal our joy. Trish Berg reminds us to simplify the small stuff and find Joy in the Journey. I have gone back to the future. No I have not invented a time machine. I have become a college student once again, and have even moved into a dorm for two weeks on campus. It is such an odd place to be at...

Ballard gets top OCC Field Events Award, Generals place fourth in conference

050523 OCCgirlstk Promo: Ballard named top field events performer in OCC Track & Field Championships Ballard gets top OCC Field Events Award, Generals place fourth in conference By Brian Questel The Wooster High girl’s track team didn’t get the top spot, but sophomore Claire Ballard came away with one of the Ohio Cardinal Conference’s top honors. Ballard won the shot put and placed...

OCC baseball championship coming down to final game for Wooster

050523 OCCbaseball Promo: Generals drop heartbreaker to Arrows, but still have OCC title hopes OCC baseball championship coming down to final game for Wooster By Brian Questel Like the best championship seasons, the Ohio Cardinal Conference baseball race is going down to the final game. The good news for the Wooster Generals is they are still in the OCC race, but the bad news is they are in the...

Neidig’s pair of wins fuels Generals’ runner-up trophy in OCC boy’s track

050523 OCCboystk Promo: Wooster grabs five firsts en route to second-place showing in Ohio Cardinal Conference Track and Field Championships Neidig’s pair of wins fuels Generals’ runner-up trophy in OCC boy’s track By Brian Questel Wooster High boy’s track coach Doug Bennett thought his Generals’ track team had an opportunity to make a run at the Ohio Cardinal Conference track title May...