Become a T-County Patriot at the youth rally, Feb. 26
The staff of the Dennison Railroad Depot Museum has been hard at work throughout Polar Express and into the new year developing a project they feel very passionate about: The T-County Patriot Youth History Rally, which will be held at New Towne Mall on Saturday, Feb. 26 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Museum Director Wendy Zucal shared, There is definitely a method to our madness and a much higher goal...Smith graduates from avionics systems course
Air Force Airman Robert A. Smith has graduated from the F-16/F-117/RQ-1/CV-22 Aircraft Avionics Systems Apprentice Course at Sheppard Air Force Base, Wichita Falls, Texas. The course is designed to train students to operate, check, remove, install, and maintain avionics systems using aircraft controls and displays to determine operational condition; interpret equipment operating characteristics...
Dover Exchange Club will hold fundraiser for baby Londyn Miller
Londyn Alizabeth Miller was born Oct. 12, 2010, to Mike and Jen Miller of Dover. Londyn is Mike and Jens second child. Jens pregnancy went well but, by chance, an ultrasound was performed a week before Londyn was due. The ultrasound showed Londyn would be born with a congenital heart defect. Naturally, this came as a shock to Mike and Jen, their parents, John and Nancy Miller, and Debra and...
Classic provides the challenge, but questions remain unanswered for Lady Hawks
Hiland wanted to see what it was all about during this year's Classic In the Country. What they found out was that they have plenty more to find out.Hiland turned in a quite admirable effort in its opening game on Saturday, Jan. 15, and despite a 47-36 loss to state power Columbus Africentric (10-2), there were various reasons for coach Dave Schlabach to smile afterwards. After falling behind...
Lady Braves don't swerve or slow down after catching Lady Knights in their headlights
“We play young kids and when you do that you have to assume that you’re going to have a period of time where they just need to get comfortable,” said West Holmes head coach Lisa Patterson after the Lady Knights game against Cincinnati Indian Hill, at Classic In the Country, on Monday, Jan. 17. “It took a little too long, but if you erase quarter number one, we’re right where we need to...
Borderline Feller
When the Cleveland Indians begin training camp in mid-February, they will begin a new era, and it’s one I’m not terribly pleased to enter. The Tribe is now in unfamiliar territory: what to do without Bob Feller.Feller’s death late last year has more of an impact on the Cleveland Indians than you, I, or even the entire organization may initially realize. Why? Because along with fellow...
1,095 days (The next installment of my husband's story)
Whap. Bam. I opened one eye to peer out from the newspapers that were my blanket for the night. Click click wham! Two purple high heels were swinging in front of my face as I lay under the table in the deserted market. It was late at night, and I had burrowed under this market table to sleep for the night. Discarded newspapers were wrapped tightly around me, forming a mummy-like cocoon. I...
Ignoring the problem
Everyone is aware of the tragedy that happened in Arizona recently. Senseless violence makes us all stop and ponder what went wrong. When that violence results in people being killed, we search for the reason so it can be avoided in the future. Everyone of us, whether consciously or subconsciously, was scared that it could have just as easily been us as those poor folks in Tucson. We need to...
How to choose a financial professional
As you navigate the financial world, you’ll most likely deal with a wide array of investment choices, constantly changing tax laws, estate-planning issues and other areas. And then, to make things even more complex, you’ll have to consider your own risk tolerance, time horizon and individual goals. If you’re like most people, you don’t have the time and expertise to create, monitor and...