Sports science program offers an alternative pathway to health care careers
Those interested in helping others will find the heath care field to be the fastest growing job market in Northeast Ohio. When health care is discussed, thoughts automatically go to nursing, but it isn’t just about nursing. For students who may be interested in different aspects of health care, the sports science program at Ashland County-West Holmes Career Center offers an alternative...
Learn to mountain bike at Tuscazoar
It will be a summer of mountain biking for newbies at Camp Tuscazoar with an introductory how-to series of classes aimed at beginners on Monday evenings, starting June 19 at 6 p.m. The classes are free, but helmets are required. “The classes are a chance for people to learn,” organizer John Kelly said. “People may be afraid they are going to crash and get hurt, but the beginner trail is...
Summer camps at Holmes Center for the Arts
"We are busier this summer than we have been the past two years," said Holley Johnson, the executive director of the Holmes Center for the Arts. The center will offer a variety of summer options for every age from preschool to high school. Summer Fun Art Camp is one unique offering for K-5. It will be held at the Holmes County Rails to Trails pavilion June 26 and 27 from 9 a.m. to noon. Cost...
A fabulously rocky road: Northeast Ohio style
Rocks, the latest craze? What? It's not a pet rock this time. It's all about tiny surprises and kindness and sharing a moment of joy with someone you may never meet. Nancy Powell Pierson is the founder of Northeast Ohio Rocks!, a Facebook group of rock painters, hiders and finders. Before starting the group, Pierson looked into the phenomena extensively and made decisions about what sort of...
Tai Chi on the Trail begins soon
The Injury Prevention Program of the Holmes County General Health District in conjunction with the Holmes County Park District will offer, for the third year, Tai Chi on the Trail. This free course will be held every Wednesday, June 14 through Aug. 23 from 5:15-6 p.m. at the pavilion at Millersburg Depot/Hipp Station. New this year, the Holmes County General Health District will offer...
Father's Day Fly-In is in its 33rd year
The Beach City Airport Pilot’s Association will host its 33rd annual Father’s Day Fly-in/Drive-in Breakfast from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Beach City Airport, 10099 Dolphin St. SW, Beach City, on June 18. Participants can come out and watch the airplanes land and take off, walk along the grass runway, look at the planes, and talk to the pilots. Breakfast will be served, featuring pancakes, eggs...
The reality of wrongful convictions in Ohio: A conservative couple speaks out against the death penalty
On a recent rainy evening in Wooster, a diverse community group came together to hear Jim and Nancy Petro discuss their views of the death penalty in Ohio. Jim Petro served two terms as Ohio auditor and was Ohio attorney general from 2003–07. During his four years as attorney general he oversaw 19 executions. This was more executions than any state attorney general in 50 years. Prompted by...
Casting your nets
First, a follow up on our previous article. The chicken resort is near completion, and the tenants are getting a little anxious. Thank goodness for a three-day Memorial Day weekend to work on it. The chandeliers are up, and the pool is filling. Not really. Of course that leaves all the other projects and chores to catch up on later. We have decided we will sell the eggs at $30 a dozen to...
Farm featured as part of the Ohio Sustainable Farm Tour and Workshop Series
What could be better on a summer day than literally getting back to your roots with a tour of a local farm? The Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association invites the public to do exactly that during this year's Sustainable Farm Tour Series. The tour features 27 Ohio farms along with workshops and other special events. Included in the tour schedule is Artisan Acres, an organic farm in...