No Game-On Weather
I hear, I read; the sun will be shining again real soon, I have no doubt this is what the weatherman will report again some day. The rain will stop, the farmers will plant, and then it will rain again; we just have no say when it comes to the weather schedule. Not even the Farmers Almanac has the inside scoop. Our dampened spirits will just have to pray and accept the way it all comes down;...
Dutchman Hospitality Group to purchase Farmstead Restaurant
Dutchman Hospitality Group has announced they have entered into a purchase agreement with the owners of Farmstead Restaurant in Berlin to acquire the restaurant building and property. Mike Palmer, current president of Dutchman Hospitality Group, stated, We are looking forward to providing hospitality to the local community and travelers alike. We anticipate the sale of the property to be...
Steimel appointed clerk of courts
The Holmes County Republican Central Committee met Wednesday evening and appointed Ronda Steimel of Millersburg as the new county clerk of courts, succeeding Dorcas Miller, who retired May 1 after holding the office for a record tenure. The appointment vote by the committee was announced by party chairman Rob Hovis. Hovis said that Steimel impressed the committee with her enthusiasm for the...
Knights snap six-game losing streak with 9-7 slugfest win over Lexington
If it is slugfests you like, then the May 18 game between the Knights and Lexington at West Holmes was right up your alley. On the heels of six straight losses, including one in Sectional play which bounced the Knights from the Div. II baseball tournament, West Holmes squared off against Lexington in a real donnybrook, and it took a ton of hits to out-duel Lexington 9-7. Both teams cranked out...
Schlabach low and away the best guy on the field in Hawks 8-0 win over Toronto
While Brad Schlabach may have been far and away the most dominant player on the field in Hilands 8-0 District semifinal victory over Toronto at Cambridge Park on Wednesday, May 18, it was his ability to go low and away that made him effective to the point of being nearly perfect. Schlabach gave up only two hits, struck out eight and walked just one, and did not allow a Knights runner past...
Borderline esteem
The longer I drove the other day, the more my head was ready to explode. Tears in my eyes, I felt with each passing mile, my job prospects as a high school Spanish teacher were slipping away, forever. This position was filled. These folks never called back. This person wasn’t in; just leave your resume. And on it went. Then, I did something dramatic. I went to see my dentist. Oh, make no...