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Lots of celebrating at Friday's fair livestock sale

  • August 21, 2010
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The sale totals alone would have been enough to celebrate. But the Friday livestock sale at the Holmes County Fair was so much more than that.The five-hour plus long auction was more a celebration of accomplishment and community than it was selling livestock. And yet, when the bottom line was added up, it was a financially satisfying evening for both sellers and buyers alike.The sale of market...

Talented trio to perform at hospice benefit concert

  • August 21, 2010
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On August 31, three talented Wooster High School alumni will team up for A Celebration of Music and Poetry in the Wayne Center for the Arts auditorium. Throughout the evening, Karen (Bricker) Euga of Wooster, Julia Tanner of Nashville, Tenn., and Mark Hersman of Mansfield will perform piano and cello music and poetry readings. Although admission is free, all donations will benefit Hospice &...

Holmes County Farm Tour a smorgasbord of all there is to appreciate about the county

  • August 21, 2010
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If you’ve ever wanted to get a glimpse of Amish Country at its best, then August 28 is your day. That’s when the fourth annual Holmes County Farm Tour takes place, traveling along country roads in Holmes County, showcasing a number of informative and unequaled stops at places that are instrumental in keeping the agricultural community humming. The 2010 Holmes County Farm Tour will feature a...

Youth theater group takes high honors at state competition

  • August 21, 2010
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For the five cast members who represented the Wayne County Performing Arts Council (WaCPAC) youth theater program at the Ohio Community Theater Association OCTAFest Junior competition on August 7, the road to Columbus was more than just a short two-hour drive down I-71. The journey began last spring when WaCPAC held auditions for junior high and high school students from throughout the county...

Interactive course looks at War and Peace in Christian Tradition

  • August 21, 2010
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Dr. John David Geib, dean of The Logos Institute, will teach and facilitate an interactive course on War and Peace in Christian Tradition on eight consecutive Sundays, Sept. 19 through Nov. 7, from 6-8 p.m., at Orrville Mennonite Church, 1305 West Market Street. The course will explore the various historical positions Christians have held on the topics of war and peace. The course will enable...

Young dancers perform Ugly Duckling ballet

  • August 21, 2010
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Dancers from the Elementary Ballet program at the Wayne Center for the Arts performed The Ugly Duckling on August 12, as a finale to their two weeks in a performance workshop. This workshop, directed by Judith Miller, was held for two hours each day, August 2-5, and August 9-12. Dancers ranged in age from 6-11 and represented varied levels in the elementary ballet program. Featured in the...

WaCPAC auditions for The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

  • August 21, 2010
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The Wayne County Performing Arts Council (WaCPAC) will hold auditions for its upcoming Readers Theatre performance of the classic, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, by Washington Irving, on Thursday, August 26, from 6-8 p.m. and Saturday, August 28, from noon to 2 p.m., at the Wayne County Public Library Actors will be asked to do a cold reading from the script, which will be provided at the...

Shop With a Cop gives kids a reason to look forward to the first day of school

  • August 21, 2010
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Wayne County Sheriff’s Deputy Adam Chellis knows that there’s a need in the community during difficult economic times. He saw it every day in his capacity as the former DARE officer for the Wayne County schools. So when the Wayne County Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 94 and its president, Marshallville Police Chief Tom Rocker, decided to bring a Shop With a Cop program to Wayne County,...

Fundraiser dinner for Billie Raber to take place Sept. 1

  • August 21, 2010
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A fundraiser dinner for Billie Raber will be held Wednesday, Sept. 1, at Der Dutchman in Walnut Creek from 3-8 p.m. Raber is the daughter of Leroy and Chris Raber and will leave in January for Denver to attend the YWAM for Discipleship Training School for 12 weeks. From there she will go on a 12-week outreach. Raber and a group of friends will be serving during the fundraiser.

Correction

  • August 21, 2010
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The Richland Township Fire/EMS would like to offer a sincere apology for the error in their advertising for the swiss steak dinner that was held at the VFW on July 25. This fundraiser was to benefit Richland Township Fire/EMS. The Killbuck Township Fire/EMS was not involved in this fundraiser. The proceeds from this benefit were divided equally between the two departments. They are sorry for any...