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0124Young Life seeks to reach out in West Holmes community

Monday, Jan. 24, at Jitters Coffeehouse in Millersburg, a meeting will be held for parents and students from the West Holmes district, to see if there is enough interest to start a West Holmes chapter. For decades, Young Life, a national organization that seeks to mentor students and provide a spiritual base, has touched the lives of tens of thousands of young people. The Garaway High School...
012411 WaCPAC presents a musical sentimental journey to the 1940’s

012411 WaCPAC presents a musical sentimental journey to the 1940’s

In the 1940’s radio was king and the Big Band music of the swing era dominated pop culture. The Wayne County Performing Arts Council (WaCPAC) will transport its audience back to those bygone days when it presents three more performances of Walton Jones’ timeless musical The 1940’s Radio Hour at the Wooster High School Performing Arts Center on January 28 and 29 at 7:30 p.m. and January 30 at...

01/19/11 park district

The Holmes County park board voted Tuesday/Jan. 18 to keep program fees at 2010 levels. With the park district starting 2011 solidly in the black and aware the toll the recession has taken on the community, director Jen Halverson said the fees do not need to be raised to continue to offer quality programs to the community. “With the economic impact the recession has had on the community, it’s...

Party in your P.J.’s at Berlin Pajama Party

It’s time to get your jammies ready for the 15th annual Pajama Party in Berlin on Saturday, January 29. The sale begins at 6 a.m. at Country Craft Cupboard and many other downtown merchants will open at 7 a.m. with discounts and specials of their own. Country Craft Cupboard owner Karen Lamp said there are just two basic rules for attending the Pajama Party: no personal bags are allowed...

1\18 Ignoring the problem

Everyone is aware of the tragedy that happened in Arizona last week. 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...
Holmes chamber, lodging council present cookie tour donations to Hospice, Love Center

Holmes chamber, lodging council present cookie tour donations to Hospice, Love Center

This past winter the Holmes County Chamber of Commerce and Tourism Bureau and the Amish Country Lodging Council turned homemade cookies and hospitality into food for needy families and respite care for those facing terminal patient care. The third annual Christmas Cookie Tour of Inns took place Dec. 5 and 6, from 1-6 p.m. each day. The event took patrons around Holmes County and into both...

Lessnau promoted

Stephanie A. Lessnau has been promoted to the rank of staff sergeant in the U.S. Air Force. Lessnau, a weather forecaster with five years of military service, is assigned to the 9th Operational Support Squadron at Beale Air Force Base, Marysville, Calif. She is the daughter of James B. and stepdaughter of Molly Clark of Crestview Drive, Wooster. Her mother, Cheryl D. Wirt, resides on...

Free income tax prep available in Holmes County

Through a partnership with United Way, Goodwill and The Commercial & Savings Bank, a free tax filing service is available to those in Holmes County who qualify through the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program offered through the Internal Revenue Service. If your income is less than $48,362, you may be eligible for this free service. To learn more and to schedule an appointment, dial 211...

Grand jury to hear charges against Stutzman

Additional charges may be filed by the grand jury against a Navarre man charged with murdering his parents. Wayne County Prosecuting Attorney Dan Lutz said Wednesday, Jan. 19, his office and the Wayne County sheriff will meet before presenting charges to the grand jury against Rodney Stutzman, 32, 17559 Harrison Road. Charges of aggravated murder and aggravated burglary have been filed against...

Front-running Scots put No. 1 ranking, first-place on the line

Just call it a wake-up call. After struggling to a 72-64 North Coast Athletic Conference victory over Denison last Saturday, there was nothing close Wednesday night. The College of Wooster, the nation’s No. 1-ranked Div. III team, roared by Allegheny 88-56, a remarkable turnaround from a last-second, 76-73 victory over the Gators Dec. 8. Wooster is now 17-0 overall and 8-0 in the NCAC, the...