Seeing through the blinding snow
Last January, I sent my daughter back to college in a sea of snow. I will soon be doing that again come Jan. 8. The plane barreled down the runway and disappeared in a cloud of white blurriness - it's definitely where faith is tested. I've learned not to hang on too tightly. There were so many mix-ups yesterday with her flight. When we arrived at the airport at 2 p.m., they told us her flight...
Christmas means never having to say youre a loser
This was going to be the year. My wife and I would send out Christmas cards, but there would be no handwritten notes from me, not this year, not when everything has gone so wrong and the future looks so bleak. Who wants to read sentences like, Unless things improve dramatically, well have to give up the house, sell at least one of our cars and try to make a few bucks whatever way we can to...
A PJ kind of day at Millersburg Elementary
The last day of school before Christmas break can be spent doing all kinds of fun things, from making decorations to watching Christmas movies. However, students at Millersburg Elementary got to do all of those things, but they did so in the comfort of their own jammies. Tuesday, Dec. 22, the entire Millersburg staff and student body joined forces to create one huge sleepover-type atmosphere,...Schlabach wins Hiland Middle School Geographic Bee
Brady Schlabach, a seventh-grade student at Hiland Middle School, won the school-level competition of the National Geographic Bee on Dec. 7, and a chance at a $25,000 college scholarship. Schlabach is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Dave Schlabach of Berlin. Elizabeth Sisson, an eighth-grader was runner-up. The school-level Bee, at which 10 students answered oral questions on geography, was the first...
Whirlwind tour sends Killbuck students home for Christmas break
“Fasten your seat belts and take flight to a global adventure,” said Killbuck secretary Dawn Hummel as she prompted students to move on to the next station.Faster than Santa could circumnavigate around the world on Christmas eve thanks to his deer-powered sleigh, the Killbuck Elementary students took a whirlwind tour of five nations on Tuesday, Dec. 21, exploring the different customs other...
Gift of books wonderful Christmas present for area children
Books are perhaps one of the most life impacting gifts for a child, whether it be at Christmas or any other time of year. Any book that helps a child to form a habit of reading, to make reading one of his deep and continuing needs, is good for him, quotes poet laureate Maya Angelou. During the recent toy and book distribution of the Share-a-Christmas program, volunteer organizer Chris...
Through the lens of the Wooster Camera Club
Chances are, virtually everyone owns a camera of some type. Whether its an expensive digital SLR or just a camera feature on a cell phone, cameras, it seems, are everywhere. While most people have a camera, not many know how to put it to its best use. Thats where the Wooster Camera Club comes in. The purpose of the Wooster Camera Club is to stimulate greater interest in photography and to...Love Center Food Pantry monthly report, November 2010
There were a total of 519 different families that came to the Love Center during the month of November. Some families came in more than once, making a grand total of 699 visits. Food purchased from the Akron-Canton Regional Food Bank was 34,915 pounds and food donated by Holmes Countians was 13,824 pounds. Volunteer hours donated to the Love Center were 1,393 hours. Food and cash donations came...