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A fair decision Holmes County Fair Board elects to move fair ahead one week

  • November 26, 2010
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For as long as anyone can remember, the Holmes County Fair has been taking place on the third week before Labor Day. So it was not with any kind of laissez-faire attitude that the Holmes County Fair Board approached moving the week. However, after a great deal of deliberation, the board voted to move the fair up one week in its meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 23. It will now take place Aug. 8-13 this...

Experience could be key as Baus era opens at Wooster

  • November 26, 2010
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When Mike Baus stepped down as Wooster City School Board president, he didn’t step away from the students in the Wooster City School District. Instead, he stepped closer when he took the reins of the Wooster High girls basketball program after head coach Karen McConnell tendered her resignation last spring. Baus was an assistant last year when the Generals went 10-10 overall and 7-7 in the...

DeHaan has holes to fill, but Generals’ depth could do that

  • November 26, 2010
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There is a seemingly Grand Canyon-sized hole to fill, but Wooster boys swim coach Jeff DeHaan believes one thing – it can be done. The Generals will open the 2010-11 campaign in a few days missing two critical components from a year ago – six-time All-Ohioan and All-American Alex McCord, who is swimming for Ohio State, and Clay Matthew, who earned All-Ohio and All-American honors with McCord...

Years of work boil down to a good week for Generals' DalPra

  • November 26, 2010
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This was a promise kept.Upon being introduced to the sport of volleyball, it wasn’t long before Wooster’s Cameron DalPra realized her love for the game. It also didn’t take long for her to recognize it fit right into her makeup and it could take her someplace in life.“I’m very determined,” said DalPra. “I have an attitude I’m going to do this. That gives me an advantage over other...

With one signature, LaLonde makes two dreams come true

  • November 26, 2010
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When Alex LaLonde verbally committed to attend the United States Air Force Academy, it was the unofficial start to his college career.It’s official now. The Wooster High School senior signed on the dotted line on the first day of the official signing period Nov. 10, making that verbal commitment official that he was going to be winging it to the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., in...

Fontanini signing at Tis the Season

  • November 27, 2010
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Tis the Season Christmas shop recently announced a personal appearance by Emanuele Fontanini, of Bagni di Lucca, Italy. Fontanini began his apprenticeship in the nativity crafting process as a young boy and studied all facets of the business at his father Ugo’s side, where he learned about production schedules, sculpting techniques and shipping challenges. After his father’s death, he assumed...

Kentucky home built by Holmes County work teams

  • November 27, 2010
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Cheyenne “Bodie” Napier visited Holmes County’s Amish Country on the first weekend of November. This was the first time he had seen or ridden in an Amish buggy, the first time he had traveled outside his home state of Kentucky, and the first time he met many of the people who had changed his life. He was able to meet key people who were involved in building a new house for him when he...

Smithville Community Historical Society to host Christmas in the Village

  • November 27, 2010
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Christmas in the Village will be held Saturday, Dec. 4, from 6-8 p.m., and Sunday, Dec. 5, from 1:30-4 p.m. All of the buildings will be open and decorated for the season. On Eberly Drive, near the Smithville Post Office, roast marshmallows in the Pioneer Log Cabin fireplace, sing carols around the Schantz pump organ and enjoy a cup of hot cider in the Sheller Log House. Youngsters can visit...

NARFE meeting notes

  • November 27, 2010
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National Active and Retired Federal Employees (NARFE) Wayne County Chapter 2218, met Thursday, Nov. 11 at Ryan’s in Wooster. Under legislation, Dick Becker reported on the Fiscal Responsibility and Refore, co-chairs Erskine Bowles and Alan Simpson’s 50-page primary proposal that would reduce federal retiree health benefits and income security AD, freeze federal pay for three years and reduce...

Enrollment in Wooster City Schools has increased

  • November 27, 2010
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For the 2010-2011 academic year, enrollment is up in the Wooster City School District. That was the word the Wooster City School District Board of Education received from Richard Goodright, assistant superintendent, during its Oct. 26 meeting. For 2009, total enrollment was 3,845 students. Currently there are 3,893 students enrolled in the district, 48 more than there were a year ago when...