Local growers benefit from wholesale produce production seminar
Local foods are a hot topic these days. The media touts local foods everywhere you look.Foods produced locally are fresher, are often much tastier, and do not require cross-country transportation to deliver to consumers, thus reducing environmental impact.However, in order to have local foods available, there must be local food producers. Those interested in seeking out their own food sources can...Shooting for Success at All Seasons Sports Center
Survival for us in the motorcycle industry has always been about diversification, said Tom Swisher, owner of All Seasons Sports Center in Wooster. Over the years, weve added mini-bikes, snowmobiles, ATVs, 3-wheelers and touring bikes. The only thing consistent in this business is the inconsistency. You have to constantly shift gears. The latest shift to take place at All Seasons...
Lack of funds may end Oilers player's season
For any serious hockey player, the focus isnt on the crowd, the team, or even the ice for that matter, its on the puck, and the particular location and destination of that puck. But unfortunately, Jordan Roemers attention is on finances rather than fine-tuning his game. The Canadian Wooster Oilers player of three years needs $1,500 of the $5,500 to finish out his season. We have to pay...Hoop House Hopes
It was fifty four degrees on the first day of 2011. This wouldnt seem odd if I werent in Northeastern Ohio but rather somewhere with a milder climate. I took advantage of the warm day and did a few things around the yard and garden that resulted in very muddy boots. I installed new solar landscaping lights as the ground was thawed enough to do so. One of the male dogs showed enough interest...
Teacher publishes first novel
Teacher publishes first novel by Patricia M. Albrecht Junior High Language Arts teacher Christine Moore, who always kept a diary and wrote poetry as a child, recently experienced the debut of her first novel, Dancing Eagle. Moore, originally from New England and who now resides in Sugarcreek, went to college at Notre Dame in Manchester, New Hampshire to receive her Bachelors in...1/4/11 Parks director to pick up trail duties
The Holmes County Park District directors role has expanded to liaison and grant writer for the Rails to Trails Coalition. Park Director Jen Halverson will take over duties formerly performed by Joan Miller, who served the district and coalition for 11 years as trail coordinator. Under Miller, $8.5 million in grants were secured to complete 11 miles of trail. About 15 miles of trail remain to...1/4/11 Boy shoots mother
A 10-year-old boy was brought before a Holmes County judge Monday, Jan. 3, on a murder charge that alleges he shot and killed his mother. Joseph A. McVay, 10, of 13194 Township Road 511, entered the equivalent of a not guilty plea before Juvenile Court Judge Thomas C. Lee to one count of murder. If convicted, he faces incarceration up to age 21. The charge alleges that on Sunday, Jan. 2, Joseph...