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School district faces uncertain funding at the state level

  • November 20, 2010
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Twice a year Bonnie West, Wooster City School District treasurer, prepares the required five-year financial forecast for the district. The current five-year forecast, which was approved by the board of education Oct. 26, reflects the uncertainty the district faces as it moves through the coming years. While West noted that “the passage of the levy in August has brought a great deal of...

FFA members participate in District 8 trap shoot

  • November 20, 2010
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On Oct. 30, the West Holmes FFA chapter sent six members to the District 8 trap shoot, which was held at Bethesda Sportsmen’s Club and sponsored by the Union Local FFA Alumni. The members that competed were Ryan Sowers, Chris Patterson, Corey Phillips, Derek Reutter, Brandon Bowles, and Travis Campbell. The team placed seventh in the district. Each member had a chance to shoot in two rounds on...

West Holmes FFA food science team places fifth in district

  • November 20, 2010
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On Nov. 9, the West Holmes food science team of Kelsie Hoover, Kristi Crabb, Maggie Raber, and Samantha Krejci placed fifth in the district, which was held at Tri-Valley High School. The members had to take a written test, participate in a taste test and aroma test, identify quality control problems, handle a customer complaint letter, and participate in a product development activity...

Ag communications team takes first place

  • November 20, 2010
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On Nov. 9, the West Holmes FFA chapter’s agricultural communications team competed at the District 8 contest held at Tri-Valley High School. In this contest, members have to create a proposal and a presentation on FFA recruitment, take tests on editing and the communications industry, and participate in a practicum involving web design, advertising layout, radio broadcasting, news writing, or...

Wooster-in-India arts seminar features three-week study-abroad experience

  • November 20, 2010
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More and more students are finding themselves with less and less time to participate in study-abroad programs, but an innovative model at The College of Wooster is providing new opportunities for off-campus study. Increasing numbers of Wooster faculty members are devising courses that incorporate a mini-study-abroad component, the most recent of which is Exploring India at Home and Abroad...

Area sophomores tour the Wayne County Schools Career Center

  • November 20, 2010
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WCSCC landscape team places fifth in district competition

  • November 20, 2010
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Key Club members work on community service projects

  • November 20, 2010
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Mary Beachy to speak at Something for Seniors

  • November 20, 2010
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Seniors are invited to attend Something for Seniors on Tuesday, Nov. 30, anytime between 9 and 10 a.m., to enjoy coffee or tea and a time of conversation. At 10, Mary Beachy, owner and manager of Swiss Valley Tours, will give the program. To the delight of the residents at Walnut Hills Nursing Home, she has shared with them many times. In 1992, Beachy started a tour company for a restaurant, and...

Serving up thanks in Dalton

  • November 20, 2010
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Thanksgiving dinner in Dalton will have a community feel to it. Thursday, Nov. 25, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., the volunteer efforts of six Dalton area churches will culminate with the inaugural Thanksgiving community dinner to be served in the fellowship hall at Dalton Presbyterian Church. “This is the first time we have done this, so it will be a learning experience, and we won’t really know...