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Wooster’s Welker, Philippon both named All-Ohio

  • November 27, 2010
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There is little question that Wooster High boy’s soccer coach Brian Hansen recognized that midfielder Westin Welker was a key part of the Generals’ Ohio Cardinal Conference championship season. The same could be said of girl’s coach Les Wudarzewski when he looked at his top player, Jenn Philippon. In reality, they weren’t the only ones who saw their talents. The state’s coaches recognized...

Generals’ hardwood crew will be a work in progress

  • November 27, 2010
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The Wooster Generals boys basketball team will have a new look about it. It would be hard not to, with eight seniors graduating from last year’s 14-6 squad, which finished in a tie for second place in the Ohio Cardinal Conference with a 10-4 record. However, the flood of new faces doesn’t worry third-year head coach Craig Martin. “I’m excited about this year and the players we have in the...

Worth hoping a little swagger pays off for WHS grapplers

  • November 27, 2010
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The Wooster High School wrestling team moved into the upper half of the Ohio Cardinal Conference last year, and it’s a spot where WHS wrestling coach Troy Worth wants to stay. Worth, in his third season as head coach, has seen solid improvement in his first two campaigns and that has carried into this preseason. With a veteran cast – he has 10 lettermen on his 20-man roster – Worth has seen...

120610 Embracing Our Differences celebrates diversity through the arts

  • November 28, 2010
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Since 2007 the Embracing Our Differences Ohio exhibit has brought a powerful message to the greater Wayne County community that it is important to focus on what unites the community, not what divides it. As the Embracing Our Differences steering committee prepared for submissions for its 2011 display, on November 22 co-chairs Stephen Shapiro and Gil Ning recounted for the members of the Wooster...

120610 Wooster lights its official Christmas Tree

  • November 28, 2010
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The sounds of traditional Christmas carols filled the Square on November 28 as the community gathered for the 28th annual lighting of Wooster’s official Christmas Tree. Members of the Wayne Center for the Arts Children’s Chorus and College of Wooster marching band under the direction of Nancy Dittmer lead the crowd in singing Christmas carols as City Law Director Dick Benson served as master of...

Forget 'great' ... it's a time for reasonable expectations

  • November 28, 2010
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Not 20 minutes after I'd blown a light bulb turning on a kitchen lamp, my wife experienced the same thing in the study. And you know what they say about bad luck running in threes. So I should probably be writing this by candlelight; however, I'm trusting the fates to grant me enough light to compose what I hope will be the definitive column on holiday expectations. It seems to...

120610 From elegant to funky the 120 Artists CoOp has it all

  • November 28, 2010
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As most working artists will attest, finding a venue to sell their creations at a reasonable cost is a challenge. Art lovers who would welcome the opportunity to own original works of art but are afraid of the high price tag face much the same challenge. A new venture known as the 120 Artists CoOp may hold the key to bringing these two groups together. Since opening for business Thanksgiving...

120610 911 operators/dispatchers agree to one year wage freeze

  • November 28, 2010
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Wayne County and the union representing the 911 operators and dispatchers at the Justice Center have reached an agreement to freeze dispatcher wages at current levels through December of 2011. The tentative contract agreement was brought before the Wayne County Commissioners for approval during their November 24 meeting by Captain Charles Hardman of the Wayne County Sheriff’s...

120610 Ohio Lottery recognizes Wooster student/teacher

  • November 28, 2010
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A student and an educator from the Wooster City School District have been recognized for excellence both inside and outside of the classroom by the Ohio Lottery. Kean Elementary School sixth grade student Hannah DeHart was named an Academic All Star by the Ohio Lottery for the month of October. The Ohio Lottery’s Academic All Star program recognizes outstanding student leaders who have...

Borderline Grandma

  • November 29, 2010
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It started in the garage. While her mother was occupied with other important matters (finding a diaper), the two-year-old and I entered into an intense conversation. Within 30 seconds, she had my car keys and was calling me "Grandma." Within 60 seconds, I was running back and forth, trying to dodge raindrops and shut my trunk, but was called back, to silence the car alarm. All the while, the...