A mouse hunter up for adoption through TCHS
Marshall is currently one of the many cats available for adoption through the TCHS. He arrived at the shelter in May 2010 after being abandoned by his owners. He likes to be petted, but prefers not to be held, as he has many jobs to do as the resident mouse hunter and volunteer greeter. It is not uncommon to find bottle caps or pens missing - chances are he is using them as a toy. Marshall...Scrap metal thieves nabbed by Wayne County deputies
Deputies arrested two men for the theft of scrap metal on Saturday night, Feb. 5. Rodney Reed and Mark Harshberger (both of Wooster) were arrested after being apprehended just moments after the crime was reported. Deputies had been dispatched to a business on Sylvan Road after an employee spotted the men loading metal into a truck that was parked at the rear of the business. The employee...
Stepping Stones Knights newest area Special Olympics basketball team
Tuscarawas Countys Special Olympics basketball program doubled this year with the addition of the Stepping Stones Knights. Stepping Stones provides specialized residential services to individuals with numerous challenges. We had just enough guys to have a team, said Todd Marsh, who organized the team. Marsh noted that some of the players on the Knights played for the Tuscarawas County...
Take II on Super Dull XLV
Super Bowl XLV was anything but super, aside from a closely fought game.If everything is bigger and better in Texas, the only way you could possibly say that for this super colossal yawnfest is to say that Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones can put together a program of incomprehensibly poor entertainment.Now granted, Jones wasn't at fault for much of what went down, but inevitably, he will be the...
Content
We all have heard the quote, "The grass is always greener on the other side" haven't we? Somewhere along the ebb and flow of my life I've made the unconscious decision to be content. Back in the dark ages of my 20s, there was an ever-present push to always have the best thing. Granted, we didn't have much money then, but credit card offers and nice cars stared us in the face. Our borrowing power...
Business leaders look at the year ahead in regard to global trade
Chris Weaver, president and CEO of Weaver Leather in Holmes County, was one of more than 50 business leaders who took advantage of a recent global business forecasting event featuring expert analyst Michael Weidokal and sponsored by the International Trade Association Center at Kent State Tuscarawas. Weaver, like many who attended, found the information presented to be extremely relevant to the...
Hospice care: A peaceful way to go
Dear Savvy Senior, Can you give me some information about hospice? My aunt has terminal cancer and wants to stay in her own home as long as possible. Preparing for the End Dear Preparing According to a Gallup Poll, 90 percent of Americans, if faced with a terminal illness, want to be cared for and die in their own home, free of pain, surrounded by their loved ones. Not a bad way to go!...
Not too early to think about mowing season
At dinner the other night we were commenting on the early spring we are supposed to get, according to the various rodents across the country who claim to have a say in the matter. Everyone seemed thrilled with the idea except for the husband who plays the important role of resident lawn mower. Ugh, mowing season, he said with little enthusiasm. While I toil away in the garden and flower...