Tuscarawas Countys tourism industry is recipient of the gift of a very good year
Christmas cheer was in abundance as leaders from the tourism industry, local officials, and other community agency representatives gathered at the downtown New Philadelphia offices of the Tuscarawas County Convention and Visitors Bureaus to celebrate the season at the bureaus holiday open house. Bureau director Dee Grossman moved among the crowd as she welcomed the close to 100 guests. She...Four perfect days lead Generals to third at Mapleton Classic
122710 WHSwrestling Promo: General grapplers 4-1, third at Mapleton duals Four perfect days lead Generals to third at Mapleton Classic By Brian Questel The Wooster High wrestling team gave itself an early present at the Mapleton Christmas Classic dual-meet tournament, placing third in the field. Led by weight-class champions Nate Stebbins (119), Matt Baumgartner (145), 152-pounder Anthony...Scots face two of OACs best in Mose Hole Tournament
122710 mosehole Promo: Different look to 2010 Mose Hole Classic Scots face two of OACs best in Mose Hole Tournament By Brian Questel The Mose Hole Classic was one of the nations first college basketball holiday tournaments when The College of Woosters then-coach Al Van Wie debuted the tournament during the 1963-64 season. What was once a rarity has become the norm as countless college...Take it upon yourself to slow down time
122710 cruise use hedshot Take it upon yourself to slow down time By Brian Questel The final days, the final minutes are ticking off 2010. Thats hard to believe. Another year has rocketed by it seems at the speed of light. Thats not true, of course, but a study I read while on vacation this past summer gave some reflection on that. Researchers found as children, everything is new and...Writing an Rx for Success at Wooster Prescription Center
As one of the few remaining independent pharmacies in Wayne County, Wooster Prescription Center is something of an endangered species. At first glance the store, which is located in the former Dunkin' Donuts building, looks like any other small drugstore with its array of medicines, gummy bears, hairbrushes and toothpastes. If you spend a few minutes observing, however, it quickly becomes evident...
The new year is a great time to start new lists
Those of you have followed this column over the years probably remember this talk of lists, especially at the beginning of January. There is something wonderful about starting over, whether with resolutions or keeping track of birds or butterflies or dragonflies or spring wildflowers. Fortunately a new bird list gets off to a quicker start than a spring wildflower list. One of the nice things...Disposing of the Christmas Tree
Christmas is over and its time to get the house back to normal whatever that is. It usually doesnt involve a ten foot tree in the family room or pine roping on the banister railing. What exactly do you do with that the tree and decorative greenery anyway? If you chose an artificial tree this Christmas you simply need to remove the ornaments, disassemble it and put it back in the convenient...HCPC readies for newest youth survey data
With an eye on creating a third set of data on teen alcohol, drug and tobacco awareness and use, the Holmes County Prevention Coalition (HCPC) met on Thursday, Dec. 16, to discuss where they want to take the Pride Survey information. The HCPCs school administration committee reported on the progress of developing a student survey work group between East and West Holmes school districts that...
Jeannine Kennedy honored by Sugarcreek Community Arts Council as Friends of the Arts recipient
When it comes to integral roles in developing the arts in Tuscarawas County and its surrounding areas, few are more important than Jeannine Kennedy, who was presented the Friend of the Arts Award at the 14th annual Sugarcreek Community Arts Council Celebrate the Arts banquet held Tuesday night in Sweet Basil Catering at Sugarcreek. Kennedy, a Dover resident who serves as the director of the...