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Behind the scenes at West Holmes’ fall sports photo day on Friday, August 13

  • August 17, 2010
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Behind the scenes at Hiland High School’s fall sports photo day Monday, August 16

  • August 17, 2010
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Blake Morris races to his fourth Mini Wedge win of the season

  • August 17, 2010
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Blake Morris raced his way into the lead on lap four of the Mini Wedge feature. Morris, who manged to maintain his race lead until the checkered flag, claimed his fourth win of the season at Hilltop Speedway on August 14. Tanner Johnson finished the race in the runner up spot.

Aruba abuses Hawks 17-1 in World Series Game 2

  • August 17, 2010
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The Hawks of Holmes County were flying high heading into their Game 2 match-up with Aruba in the Senior Little League World Series in Bangor, Maine on Tuesday, but Aruba created a cement wall that stopped the Hawks flight dead in their tracks as Aruba dismantled Holmes County 17-1.Aruba blew open a tied 0-0 game in the third inning, and the Hawks had plenty to do with the 8-0 deficit as did...

West Holmes tennis comes out swinging

  • August 17, 2010
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After taking over the number one spot from her sister Mary on the West Holmes girls tennis team as a freshman a year ago, Rachel Nelson kicked off her sophomore campaign in dominating fashion Monday, August 16, with a 6-0 6-0 straight-sets win over Anna Yovichin of Central Christian in Kidron, leading the Lady Kinghts to a 5-0 win over the Lady Comets. Just as pleasing for head coach Jason Otto...

Pokeweed: A garden villain to battle

  • August 18, 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. 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 a...

Bittersweet memories for former employees at Heller Tool reunion in Newcomerstown

  • August 18, 2010
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When German immigrant Elias Heller first set up a small shop in Newark, New Jersey, with a crew of three making hand files and rasps, it is unlikely that he could have imagined the thriving American business his little shop would become. Nor did he think that his new company would someday close due to the exporting of jobs out of the country. In the mid 1860s, three of the immigrant’s sons...

Generals’ McCreary excited with what he sees

  • August 18, 2010
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082310 WHSfootball promo: Wooster football team has blend of talent, depth Generals’ McCreary excited with what he sees By Brian Questel The excitement in Wooster High football coach Mike McCreary’s voice was impossible to contain. Several times throughout the hour, McCreary’s voice perked up as he talked about his 2010 team and the visions he had for the Generals. Whether it was about its...

A Short History of the Scarecrow

  • August 18, 2010
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The use of scarecrows in fields and gardens as a means of protecting crops from birds was first noted in recorded history by the Egyptians who cultivated wheat along the Nile River. Using frames built of wood and covered with nets, farmers hid in their fields and scared quail into the nets. After capturing the quail they certainly became food for the Egyptian farmers. The Greeks carved wooden...

A Short History of the Scarecrow

  • August 18, 2010
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The use of scarecrows in fields and gardens as a means of protecting crops from birds was first noted in recorded history by the Egyptians who cultivated wheat along the Nile River. Using frames built of wood and covered with nets, farmers hid in their fields and scared quail into the nets. After capturing the quail they certainly became food for the Egyptian farmers. The Greeks carved wooden...