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Freezing temperatures, glowing hearts at center of annual Berlin Christmas parade

  • November 30, 2010
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The evening of Friday, Nov. 26 was cold, brutally cold. It was the kind of cold that perhaps Mary and Joseph had experienced more than 2,000 years ago when they traveled to Joseph’s hometown of Bethlehem, as they made their way back for a census. Two millennia later, patrons of the Berlin Christmas Parade braved sub-freezing temperatures, as they lined Main Street for the annual parade, the...

Car accident in Killbuck claims a life

  • November 30, 2010
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Holmes County Sheriff Timothy W. Zimmerly reported that his deputies are investigating a fatal crash that occurred on Sunday afternoon, Nov. 28, at 2:05 p.m., on Killbuck TR 54. Deputies and Killbuck and Richland township fire and rescue personnel were dispatched. Holmes County Coroner Dr. Robert Anthony pronounced the driver dead at the scene. Smith Ambulance Service transported the victim to...

Is this all there is?

  • December 1, 2010
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As I reflect upon current events and begin to link them to past world events, it strikes me at how utterly helpless we are as human beings to change the course of the future of this world.There are ongoing conflicts, starvation and strife, and on every side there are zealots and us so-called "normal" people who are very quick to point out just what the problems are and who is responsible. It...

A New Set of Wheels

  • December 1, 2010
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Seven years ago, when Gary and I got married, he bought us a used car as a wedding gift. (I just gave him a watch... but gift giving has never been my forté.) We were both driving clunkers and definitely needed a more reliable vehicle. It was a surprise, to say the least, when I saw the little beige Nissan Sentra sitting in the St. Mary's parking lot as we exited the church after our wedding...

Growing up blonde

  • December 1, 2010
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It all started on Thanksgiving Day. This was a very important one for me as I was visiting my boyfriend’s family on a holiday for the first time. I was nervous, as you can imagine, hoping to make a good impression on my hopefully-someday-keeping-my-fingers-crossed-for-a-diamond-ring-future-in-laws.While sitting at the dinner table enjoying our turkey and stuffing, my boyfriend’s 8-year-old...

Ohio Lottery recognizes Wooster student/teacher

  • December 1, 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...

American Red Cross Festival of Trees kicks off the holiday season

  • December 1, 2010
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For the past 19 years and counting, the American Red Cross Festival of Trees has signaled the official start of the Christmas season in Wooster. To kick off this cherished Wooster holiday tradition, the buildings on the campus of the Wayne County Historical Society were decked out for the holidays with Christmas decorations containing thousands of lights, hundreds of ornaments and miles of...

Late November Lake Erie visit

  • December 1, 2010
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On Monday, November 30, Randy Rowe and I headed up to Lake Erie to see what we could find along the shores of the big lake. We first stopped at Wellington Reservoir, a well-known stop-over for migrating waterfowl. There were hundreds of Ruddy Ducks plus a nice assortment of Bufflehead, Ring-necked, Redhead, Hooded Mergansers and Pied-billed Grebes. Randy located one lone male Canvasback far out...

Durniat's business about building strength,relationships

  • December 1, 2010
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120610 Durniat&friends Promo: These friendships aren't built around lightweights Durniat's business about building strength,relationships By Brian Questel When Andrew Durniat and friends get together, there is always going to be some heavy lifting involved. That’s his business, you see, as Durniat runs Durniat Strength out of Central Tennis and Fitness on Mechanicsburg Road in Wooster. A...

One small donation, a 'huge' impact for those in need

  • December 1, 2010
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120610 VanWieRotaryfollowup Promo: Impact of Van Wie/Rotary collaboration immense One small donation, an 'huge' impact for those in need By Brian Questel It’s quaint in so many ways: Small children dropping small cans of food into a small collection bin. That small act, though, is absolutely huge in the eyes of Jon Rose and Lydia Stahl. And in a time of huge need, those small gestures add up...