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Tantalize your palate, comfort your soul

There’s no pleasure quite like motoring through the hills of Germany and happening upon an exquisitely charming boutique inn. Change the scene to a country road in Holmes County, and the delightful discovery is The Inn at Honey Run. It’s only minutes from the hustle and hubbub of the tourist towns, yet it seems a world away. Honey Run imparts a sense of serenity from the moment guests walk past...

Include low fat milk and cheese in your healthy lifestyle

Summary: Drinking milk benefits your health and the local economy. Ohio is a leader in milk and cheese production in the nation. Consuming dairy products low in fat can be a part of a healthy lifestyle. Cookies and milk, a creamy ice cream cone on a hot day, a gooey grilled cheese sandwich to dip in soup or a cup of warm milk to lull us to sleep when we awake from a nightmare as a child are just...

Condition the soil the old fashioned way with dairy cow manure

Summary: Conditioning the soil and adding nutrients the old fashioned way is easily accomplished by applying dairy cow manure to the soil. Unlike other animal manures, dairy cow manure has fewer weed seeds and can be applied fresh or composted. There are a host of natural soil conditioners used in fields and gardens to add nutrients and organic matter to soil but the single most useful...
Family Farm Market

Family Farm Market

Summary: The Tuscarawas Valley Family Farm Market kicked off its third year on Wednesday June 1 at the Tuscarawas County Fairgrounds in Dover. Article: Getting back to the old days of shopping, farmer’s markets are becoming increasingly popular. It also offers a way for shoppers to meet the person growing their food, be it produce or meat. Markets have also become a popular way for people...

Music in the Park

Summary: The Dover Lions Club presents a series of concerts at Deis Hill in Dover in an attempt to reutilize the park’s amphitheater. Article: For the second season the Dover Lions Club will be holding a free summer concert series at the amphitheater on Deis Hill in Dover. “We have six performances lined up, the first of which is on Thursday June 9 at 7 pm with the Dover High School Steel...
Tuscarawas County royalty promote dairy

Tuscarawas County royalty promote dairy

Liz Beller and Gabrielle (Gabby) Heter are doing what they can to promote the dairy industry as they enjoy their year as princesses, representing the Tuscarawas County Dairy Farmers. Beller, a 15-year-old New Philadelphia High School junior, is the 2011 senior dairy princess. She is a daughter of Laurie Beamer and Jeff Beller of Rice Road SW, Stone Creek. Heter, an eighth-grader at Welty...
Killbuck kids care; Annual Relay for Life Mini Relay successfully blends fundraiser with learning experience

Killbuck kids care; Annual Relay for Life Mini Relay successfully blends fundraiser with learning experience

Young Kayleise Thomas sat in a chair, a salon cape wrapped around her shoulders, a look of something between joy and trepidation in her eyes, her hair corded into several long strands. Thomas was cutting her long brown hair in order to support Locks of Love, an organization that turns donated hair into wigs for cancer survivors who have lost their hair due to cancer treatment.Just a few feet...
Langs honored by county for compassion and commitment to making county a better place

Langs honored by county for compassion and commitment to making county a better place

In 1977, Larry and Pat Lang began their love affair with Holmes County. The West Holmes school bus drivers have been an instrumental part of the county ever since, and the amazing thing is, they have performed nearly all of their acts of kindness on a voluntary basis. In a world in which people step on one another to get ahead, the Langs have devoted themselves to serving others, whether it is...
Summer reading for everyone at TCPL

Summer reading for everyone at TCPL

The Tuscarawas County Public Library invites the whole family to participate in summer reading activities. Kids, teens and adults are invited to have fun reading, attending programs and earning prizes this summer at New Philadelphia, Bolivar, Strasburg, Sugarcreek and Tuscarawas locations of the Tuscarawas County Public Library during June, July and the first week of August. “There are good...
Take those old records off the shelf; A record-setting day for Holmes County Park District youth track

Take those old records off the shelf; A record-setting day for Holmes County Park District youth track

The 2011 Holmes County Park District youth track and field season came to a close in record-setting fashion, Monday, June 6, inside Knights Stadium at West Holmes High School as seven different records were rewritten by this year's competitors.In the 12-year-old division, Terrell Yoder sprinted across the finish line in 13.01 seconds to set a new record in the 100-meter dash, while Kyle Maltarich...