The start of something fun
Wow! What a fantastic weekend. Horses, guns, and family, it just doesnt get much better than that. There was a Mounted Cowboy Shooting event at the Wayne County Fairgrounds, and I got to participate. Before I get too far ahead on this story I should pick up where I left off in last weeks column. After deciding it was a bad idea to continue irritating Bufford by trying to shoot off of him, I...
Know Sweat
Back in the summer of 1995, when I was five months pregnant with our first child, I experienced my very first mission trip. We didnt go to Africa or the Middle East. Nope, we went to inner city Chicago. Mike was supposed to go with me since we were the youth group leaders for our church, but he started a new job and was not able to go. So I talked my mother-in-law and sister-in-law into...
How work can affect your Social Security
Dear Savvy Senior, Im looking at retiring sometime this year and starting my Social Security benefits, but would also like to work part-time. Will this affect my benefits, and if so, how much? Social Insecurity Dear Insecurity, You can collect Social Security retirement benefits and work at the same time, but depending on how old you are and how much you earn, it can cost you temporarily...
Ohio law governs fireworks
Q: What kinds of fireworks can be lawfully set off in Ohio? A: Only novelty and trick fireworks, such as party poppers and glow worms, can be discharged by unlicensed individuals. Section 3743.01 of the Ohio Revised Code defines these novelty and trick items as follows: - Devices that produce a small report intended to surprise the user, including, but not limited to, booby traps, cigarette...
Yoder and Watson receive ABLE Award of Excellence
The Ashland County-West Holmes Career Center ABLE Program has announced the winners of its 2011 Rita and Lisa Sayre ABLE Award of Excellence. The award is given annually to a student, instructor or support staff member who best exemplifies the career efforts of Rita and Lisa Sayre in fulfilling the ideals of the ABLE Program. This years winners of the ABLE Award of Excellence are Lizzie Yoder...
Seven years of perfect attendance
Commissioners Jim Carmichael, Ann Obrecht and Scott Wiggam (L-R) present brothers Zeven and Zachary Zemrock-Van der Meer (center) of Wooster with congratulatory letters for perfect school attendance for the past seven straight years. The presentation was made during the Wayne County Commissioners regular session June 8.
Milk haulers – the link connecting the farm to the dairy
Dennis Scheufler has been a milk tanker driver since 1980. He seems to have enjoyed every moment of it. Im a dairy farmer myself, and I like to get out and visit with the other farmers, and see what theyre doing. We talk about things like milk prices, weather, and crops, said Scheufler on a beautiful May morning, where he was preparing to collect milk from the Mervin Hershberger farm...
Village kicks off summer season with Mt. Eaton Days
Mt. Eaton area residents enjoyed good food, good deals and good times June 10-11 at this years Mt. Eaton Days celebration. The Mt. Eaton Business Association sponsors the annual event, which has taken place every year since 1994. Our focus is to try to keep people in town, said Chad Lorentz, owner of The Sports Line and member of the business association. Its been said that dollars...
New trail section paves way for riding enthusiasts in northern Wayne County
The change of time, from late afternoon to early evening, meant a change on the trail near Rittman. As a mother and her daughter exited the trail, loading up their bikes to head home, other cyclists and walkers who were done with their jobs and daily chores began to fill the parking lot. The use of the new seven-mile stretch of paved trails in northern Wayne County runs from Creston through...