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Life is not a day at the beach, especially this one

  • August 22, 2010
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Some things, you just take on faith. Family comes first. Life will be better tomorrow. Mustard makes a hot dog perfect. And that "The Breakfast Club" is a great coming-of-age movie. There is nothing ambiguous about those statements. They stand true and tall and as reliable as sunrise. Without a doubt, you can count on them, the way that heartbreak is inevitable, tires go flat...

The Teddy Bear Contest children’s book set at Tuscarawas County Fair

  • August 22, 2010
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The Tuscarawas County Fair has provided the back drop for a new children’s book, The Teddy Bear Contest, by Ruth Mugridge Snodgrass of Dover. Snodgrass’ first children’s book, The Magical Merry-Go-Round, used Tuscora Park as its setting. In the story a young girl takes her teddy bear to a contest at the county fair. She meets 4-H members who encourage her, in addition to two boys who make...

Preserving Herbs from Your Home Garden

  • August 22, 2010
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For those of you who were on their game this summer, you might have herbs still ready for harvest. For the rest of us…they’ve already gone to seed and are a regular stopping point for the bees in the neighborhood. Nonetheless, there are some exceptions and even the lazy gardener can still benefit from harvesting and storing herbs for use this fall and winter. Some herbs, like basil can be...

Anna Lee Brendza, local journalist for over 50 years, is awarded Tuscarawas County 2010 Woman of the Year Award

  • August 22, 2010
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On March 27, 1942, a 32-year-old woman by the name of Lucille Nussdorfer stood on the railroad platform of the Dennison depot of the Pennsylvania Railroad station. She was there to provide nourishment and comfort to the soldiers heading out to battle in WWII. Nussdorfer was following in the footsteps of her mother, Mrs. Eleanor Wilson McCaw, who had set up a Red Cross Canteen at the same...

Top Ten Fall Blooming Perennials

  • August 22, 2010
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Around here we often think of chrysanthemum as annuals. Pampered in the greenhouses that grew them they are usually arriving in our gardens already in bloom. Chrysanthemums can easily be grown from seed, cutting or division. They are a staple in the fall garden and enhance the deciduous trees and bushes that are often the stars of the fall landscape. When properly mulched chrysanthemums will...

Holmes County Home to hold major fundraiser Sept. 18

  • August 22, 2010
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The 39th annual Holmes County Home benefit auction will be held on Sept 18, and a fun night is planned for Sept. 17. This auction is the home’s major fundraiser to help pay for expenses for the residents. “It’s basically our primary fundraiser,” said Leslee Mast, Superintendent of the Holmes County Home. “We don’t really have anything else except for memorial donations.” On Friday,...

Top Ten Fall Blooming Perennials

  • August 22, 2010
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Around here we often think of chrysanthemum as annuals. Pampered in the greenhouses that grew them they are usually arriving in our gardens already in bloom. Chrysanthemums can easily be grown from seed, cutting or division. They are a staple in the fall garden and enhance the deciduous trees and bushes that are often the stars of the fall landscape. When properly mulched chrysanthemums will...

Top Ten Fall Blooming Perennials

  • August 22, 2010
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Around here we often think of chrysanthemum as annuals. Pampered in the greenhouses that grew them they are usually arriving in our gardens already in bloom. Chrysanthemums can easily be grown from seed, cutting or division. They are a staple in the fall garden and enhance the deciduous trees and bushes that are often the stars of the fall landscape. When properly mulched chrysanthemums will...

Top Ten Fall Blooming Perennials

  • August 22, 2010
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Around here we often think of chrysanthemum as annuals. Pampered in the greenhouses that grew them they are usually arriving in our gardens already in bloom. Chrysanthemums can easily be grown from seed, cutting or division. They are a staple in the fall garden and enhance the deciduous trees and bushes that are often the stars of the fall landscape. When properly mulched chrysanthemums will...

083010 Hot temperatures, hot cars, hot music

  • August 22, 2010
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Downtown Wooster was the hottest spot in town on August 20…and it wasn’t just the temperature on the thermometer. The music was hot and the cars were even hotter when Main Street Wooster presented its second and final Cruise In and Concert of the summer on the Square in downtown Wooster. Hundreds of classic, antique and custom made cars lined the streets surrounding the Square. Many of the cars...