Emmy and Grammy winners headline 2017-18 PAC season
It may have been May 19, but it was Christmas for David Mitchell, general manager of the Performing Arts Center at Kent State Tuscarawas, as all of the “presents” he and his staff have been working on since January were unwrapped. The 2017-18 season schedule was revealed at a special event for Performing Arts Center members at the theater. As supporters of the PAC, members also are able...
Volunteers plant trees and remove invasive species from Gnaden Nature Center
Sustainable Wildlife Area Restoration Movement founders Rome Marinelli and Amy Mathews coordinated a spring cleanup event at the Gnadenhutten Nature Center on Saturday, May 20. A small group of volunteers planted 90 trees including red oak, white oak and dogwood and pulled enough invasive garlic mustard to fill a half-dozen 50-gallon trash bags. The trees were donated to the nonprofit group by...
Apple Creek couple starts aquaponic business
“After learning about all the nasty stuff in our food, we decided we didn’t want that,” Lori Klintworth said. So Klintworth and her partner Mark Zody started growing produce in their greenhouse using aquaponics, sharing the harvest with their family and community. By integrating hydroponics, the process of growing plants without soil, with aquaculture, often called fish farming, an...
Score a deal
Save the date and save at the 61 Surplus anniversary sale, on Friday, May 26, and Saturday, May 27. The nonprofit discount store on East Main Street is celebrating five years of doing well by doing good in Berlin.“The five-year anniversary sale will be a great time to find a deal,” said General Manager Tonya Shirk. “The whole store will be up to 50 percent off.”61 Surplus’ shelves are...
USW to host Bike Safety Day
Riding a bicycle safely is the theme for this year’s Bike Safety Day, which will be presented Saturday, May 27 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the United Steelworkers Union Hall Local 2737, 501 Monroe St., Dover. The local edition of Bike Safety Day was created last year by United Steel Workers Next Generation Group, which member Lillian Miller described as “young adults working to help the...
Marimba player to perform in Orrville
OrrVilla Retirement Community will have musician Bonnie Hackett to perform on Tuesday, May 30 at 7 p.m. in the community’s Maple Terrace assisted living facility. Hackett performs a variety of vocal and instrumental music, and while piano is her first love, she has been playing the marimba professionally for 50 years. The marimba resembles a xylophone but has wood or synthetic wood keys...
American Legion to host Memorial Day services
Memorial Day services, sponsored by Homer Weiss Post 494 of the American Legion of Sugarcreek, have been scheduled for Monday, May 29. A parade will leave the Norma Shutt Home on West Main Street at approximately 9:25 a.m. for services at Eastlawn Cemetery. Prior to the Sugarcreek ceremonies Post 494 members will participate at both the Dundee and Walnut Creek services at 8 a.m. Debbie Cook...
Be who God has created you to be
It’s funny how you appreciate different things at different stages in your life. One of the things I have learned to appreciate very much is the sound of birds in the spring. This is something I never paid attention to when I was younger, but as I get older, I enjoy them more and more. It reminds me that winter is over and a new season is upon us as they sing their cheery songs. A bird that...
You can never erase the memories that remain
There’s a set of abandoned train tracks in the middle of Oaxaca City, Mexico. They are broken in spots with weeds growing in the middle, and if you stand in the middle of them and look either direction, they fade distinctly into the distance. I stood at one point of them, walking their rails, pressing my hand to the metal, and imagined what kind of cargo they once carried: goods, people,...