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Ohio Hawks Senior Little League team becomes first Holmes County team to travel to World Series

  • August 14, 2010
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Last year, eight members of the Ohio Hawks State championship team had felt the sting of loss in the Missouri Regional competition of the Little League Senior Division playoffs.For the octet of Brandon Wengerd, Neil Mast, Caleb Schlabach, Luke Burch, Ryan Troyer, BJ Miller, Brad Schlabach and Grant Troyer, the sweet taste of victory at the 2010 Regional tournament was more than enough to squelch...

Hawks claw back to earn first-ever ticket to Maine

  • August 14, 2010
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Ohio 10, Illinois 6Two days before the Little League Senior Division Regional competition on Wednesday, August 11, took place between Illinois and Ohio's East Holmes Hiland Hawks team, Illinois hung a no-hitter on the Hawks and had driven them to the brink of elimination.However, the Hawks topped undefeated Michigan, then beat the Midland Michigan team again in the semifinals to set up a finals...

Wooster netters will have to be ready for opening week

  • August 14, 2010
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By the time the first official bell rings for the coming school year, the Wooster High girls’ tennis team will have already its first test – or three. The WHS netters will open their season Monday against Perry, play Shaker Heights Tuesday and then take on GlenOak Friday, with all three matches on the Generals’ home court. By then, the majority of questions in front of head coach Stan Burris...

Hiland golfers play the role of gracious hosts at the IVC Preseason Invitational

  • August 14, 2010
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On most days, Black Diamond should give the Hiland golf team a decided home-course advantage, but that wasn’t the case Thursday afternoon, as the Hawks put up a 399 to finish last in the nine-school Inter Valley Conference Preseason Tournament in Millersburg. Neil Gingerich paced the Hiland linksmen with a 21-over 93, while Justin Yoder and Tyler Grate each carded a 97, and B.J. Yoder rounded...

A haircut can sometimes mean more than meets the eye

  • August 15, 2010
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All summer long, I've been watching for the pelicans to return. And, all summer long, I've been disappointed. My wife and I head down the coast as often as her schedule allows and, fortunately, that has meant that we've had more than our share of beach time. It's certainly a fine way to spend an afternoon and, with the future so uncertain, we've agreed that it's far better to drive...

New program of freedom at Ripley Church of Christ

  • August 15, 2010
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Area resident, Tim Brantley is a standing member of a secular twelve step group that deals with alcoholism. Since the group is of a secular nature, Brantley is unable to share about the healing power of Jesus Christ within the group. However on the flip side he doesn’t feel comfortable talking about his daily issues in his church atmosphere either. However, Brantley has found the perfect...

Hymn History

  • August 15, 2010
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Hymn History May God Bestow On Us His Grace May God bestow on us His grace, With blessings rich provide us, And may the brightness of His face To life eternal guide us That we His saving health may know, His gracious will and pleasure, And also to the heathen show Christ’s riches without measure And unto God convert them. Thine over all shall be the praise And thanks of every nation, And all the...

Getting your ducks in a row---for a healthy school year

  • August 15, 2010
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Many parents have been busy these last few days gathering school supplies, filling out medical forms and learning bus routes. With a new school year just days away it’s important to make sure every student is prepared both mentally and physically for a fresh start. Holmes County Health Department Immunization Nurse, Leslie Knowling RN, explained the required immunizations in the state of Ohio...

082310 OARDC interns take on research challenges

  • August 15, 2010
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For most high school and college students, summer is a time to relax and re-tool for the rigors of the coming school year. But for the 65 participants in the OARDC Research Internship Program the summer of 2010 was a time to work side by side with some of the top scientists in the country conducting cutting edge research. According to OARDC professor and Program Director for the OARDC Research...

Avant Gardener/Pokeweed: One of the Villians of the Garden

  • August 15, 2010
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Just as the summer garden is producing enormous amounts of vegetables and herbs, native plants that we often call weeds are also abundant in August. One of the more aggressive weeds in the yard and garden is certainly Pokeweed. Pokeweed is also known as poke root, poke salad (or poke sallet); poke berry, poke, Virginia poke, inkberry, cancer root, American nightshade and pigeon berry. Pokeweed is...