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MMA Fit marks one year of weight loss

MMA Fit participants at Full Force Tae Kwon Do celebrated their one year anniversary Nov. 1. Currently there are 35 active members that are participating in the program which involves training with body weight, kettlebells and medicine balls with no body contact. MMA Fit is no-nonsense functional fitness and our mission is to push participants to reach their full potential through the same...

Dover VFW Aux donates to Share-a-Christmas

The Nov. 10 Dover Ladies VFW Auxiliary meeting was held at the Geib Family Center in Dover. Jane Conkle gave the opening prayer and Margaret Stocker gave an inspirational reading. Pat Adams, second vice president, conducted the meeting. The secretary’s report was read by Sandy Edwards and approved. Nancy Whitehair read the treasurer’s report and it was approved. Margaret Stocker moved and...

Family stories: Roots for our children

“Remember our poodle that hid because people kept laughing at his haircut?” someone asked. “Yeah, he looked like a vulture!” someone else agreed. So begins a familiar tale at Wilson family gatherings. A long gone comical parakeet also brings lots of giggles. One of his favorite antics was lying on his back so he could roll curlers with his feet. Once, he perched on the side of a tall glass...

Satisfy the need to garden with indoor herbs

I am not a houseplant person. I don’t want to fuss with ferns, spider plants or African violets. I forget to water them, struggle to find the “right” kind of light and usually find their remains strewn about the house after they are attacked by the cats. Some houseplants are pretty, but they always remind me of that part of the supermarket where you find overpriced plants intermingled with...
Students get first hand look at the Common Pleas Court legal system during Law Day courtroom experience

Students get first hand look at the Common Pleas Court legal system during Law Day courtroom experience

"We are seeing more and more much more serious cases. When I started here 12 years ago, I would see mostly bad check cases, forgery cases…$500 to $1,000 here and there. Now we are seeing more serious drug offenses, burglaries, with people breaking into homes and businesses, looking for money, looking for drugs," stated Judge Elizabeth Thomakos, Common Pleas Court judge. The judge was speaking...

It’s the thought that counts on Christmas

There are lots of easy and inexpensive ways to have a great Christmas for you and your loved ones, including your children. I would know, being a kid myself. For instance, I know I love a great big Christmas meal, with all of me and my family’s favorite foods. Smaller gifts, such as crafts or candy, make great presents, too. After all, good things come in small packages. Presents aren’t always...

The SEA programs help people live independently

Within virtually every community there are children and adults who fall through the cracks. They are the people who have mental, physical and/or emotional disabilities that are not severe enough to qualify them for help from specialized agencies. Still, their disabilities are challenging, and many of these individuals cannot live independently without a little extra training. Thankfully, in...

Local couple inducted into OFEA Legion of Honor

The Ohio Festival and Events Association (OFEA) created the Legion of Honor in 1990 to honor all past presidents, past secretaries and treasurers, and any other distinguished individual or couple that worked for an established festival within the state. When Dick and Fran Mason, of Dover, were among the three individuals announced for the 2010 Legion of Honor by the OFEA, surprised is the only...

Going to the dogs – New Philadelphia students sudsing dogs for a great cause

Guinness, a 9-month-old German shepherd, did not seem very thrilled to be receiving a bath at Petz Place in New Philadelphia on Saturday, Nov. 20. However, the half dozen or so students attempting to bathe and then dry and brush him were having the time of their lives, in spite of his attempts to thoroughly soak them. “We are washing and drying dogs to raise money for equipment for military...

Homemade salad dressing puts a zing on your lettuce

On a recent trip to the grocery store I noticed the salad dressing aisle was one I usually walked past without even glancing. This time I stopped to look at the enormous array of products available to dress our greens. Some of the choices had fancy names and sounded pretty good until I looked at the long list of ingredients that covered the entire label. In my world, salad dressing has never come...