Up to the challenge Knights take home top honor at Tri-County Academic Challenge
The scene at the annual Tri-County Academic Challenge tournament at West Holmes High School on Saturday, Jan. 22, was eerily similar to the one that took place last year. In Div. I, West Holmes came crashing through the winners bracket en route to winning that divisional title, while at the same time, Wooster High School came ripping through Div. II en route to their championship. What that...
Drummond no novice to spelling bees WHMS student becomes 2011 spelling bee champion at West Holmes
The annual West Holmes Middle School Spelling Bee took place Thursday, Jan. 27, in the Little Theater, and walking away with top honors was young sixth-grader Daniel Drummond, who managed to out-spell 12 other participants.Proving he was no neophyte when it comes to spelling, Drummond correctly spelled the word novice, which means newcomer, in the championship round, after properly spelling the...
Brady Schlabach doubles up in Hiland bees
Earlier this year, Brady Schlabach won the Hiland Middle School Geography Bee, and on Friday, Jan. 28, he added one more notch to his bee belt, taking top honors in the Hiland Middle School Spelling Bee. Schlabach outlasted 16 other contestants, including fellow seventh-grader Zach Coblentz, whom he went toe-to-toe with over the final 11 rounds of competition. Both Schlabach and Coblentz had...1/31/11 McVay to undergo competency exam at prosecutor's order
A psychological evaluation will be conducted to determine whether a 10-year-old boy charged with shooting and killing his mother understands criminal proceedings against him. Holmes County Prosecuting Attorney Steve Knowling said Monday/Jan. 31 that Jospeh McVay, 10, Big Prairie, will undergo a competency evaluation to see if the boys age is a barrier to his ability to comprehend the criminal...
020711 The long and winding road to the Prosecutors Office
Most law school students dream of the day when theyll be pleading their clients case before a jury. But Wayne Countys new Prosecuting Attorney Dan Lutz had a very different dream. When I decided to go to law school I didnt want to become a lawyer, said Lutz. Ever since I can remember I wanted to be an FBI agent. While attending college Lutz contacted the FBI seeking advice on...
Gil Greggain lets hospice lend a hand
On July 26, 2010, Gil Greggain was told by his physician he had between two weeks and 5 months to live. He told him he had advanced cancers all over his body including his lymph system and treatment would kill him before the cancer would. Greggain made the decision to go home, to go home and die. By the age of 86, Greggain has lived a full life, a life filled with joy. Born in Canada, Greggain...The Singing Tree
When our daughter was in kindergarten, some sixteen years ago, she came home with a pine seedling no taller than a foot high. Its roots were moist, tucked into a plastic bag, wrapped in brown paper toweling. The perfect spot for this Arbor Day souvenir was planted in the center of our circle drive. Today it is the centerpiece of our property. In its planted place several years before, a small...Girl's Night Out: Historic Downtown Millersburg
Historic Downtown Millersburg is having a party, and youre invited. Its Girls Night Out! Nearly every merchant in the downtown area will be offering a special pampering activity. This is a wonderful event for women of all ages to get out, have fun and be pampered, says Tara McCulloch, Historic Downtown Millersburg Events and Promotions Coordinator. Girls Night Out is February 19 from...
Improving the Tuscarawas County Experience
Currently, the trend in tourism is the package, where a site, such as a hotel, packages a room with tickets to local attractions and other experiences. The package creates ease for consumers and gets them to visit attractions. On Friday January 28 the Tuscarawas County Convention and Visitors Bureau hosted Joe Veneto, the nations foremost expert on tourism packages, as part of its annual...