Building hope one wall at a time: Habitat ecumenical build
"The time has actually come. It's exciting," said Mindy Jackson, the recipient of a current Habitat for Humanity build in Wooster. She spoke from the parking lot of St. Mary Church, where members of area religious groups had come together to build the walls for Jackson's new home. "It feels great," Jackson said, "seeing all these people coming out and helping." And come they did, to this new...
Library to offer Living Tiny series
The Living Tiny series offered by the Dover Public Library focuses on the trend to downsize, simplify and declutter in an effort to increase one’s quality of life. Some people are attracted to living smaller for a variety of reasons. From the freedom to travel to leaving a smaller environmental footprint, living small to some is living large. The first in the series is Living Simple by...
Humane Society and Millersburg Brewing Company partner for fundraiser
It all started when Brian Padden, one of the operating managers of the Millersburg Brewing Company, ran into Joni Deutschman, the president of the Holmes County Humane Society, at a pet store. Padden was interested in partnering with the society for a fundraiser. "We were looking for a fun, stress-free evening to get the community together to help find a solution for the cat...
VoteVets endorses Harbaugh for Congress
The largest progressive veterans group in America, VoteVets PAC, is endorsing Ken Harbaugh for Congress in Ohio's 7th District. “Ken understands the responsibilities of citizenship, and when his country and community called, he was there,” said Rick Hegdahl, veterans outreach director for VoteVets. “Now when his community needs him, he’s stepping up again. Washington is broken, and...
Watoto Choir to perform in Millersburg
Watoto has launched a whole new Watoto Children’s Choir production, "Signs & Wonders," which celebrates the joy of salvation. The choir, whose members are orphans and other vulnerable children, will present new worship music from Watoto Church in Uganda and invite audiences to experience an encounter with God. Watoto Children’s Choir will perform at NewPointe Community Church at its...
Harbaugh ends launch week in Holmes and Tuscarawas counties
Ken Harbaugh, a candidate for Ohio’s 7th Congressional District, met with dozens of local residents at the Tuscarawas County Democratic Headquarters on June 8. New Philadelphia resident Dan Lanzer, a cook at Dee’s Restaurant and a New Philadelphia Ward 3 councilman attended the event. “I came to learn more about Ken,” he said. “I am worried about my health care.” Lanzer and his...
Would-be sheep ranchers have start-up options
There’s been a lot of talk about raising sheep lately, and that’s because lamb is the fastest growing agricultural product in the region right now. In addition to that, Mt. Hope is home to one of the largest lamb markets in the Midwest, one that sees the sale of between 1,000 and 2,000 lambs weekly. Demand is high, largely fueled by ethnic populations along the East Coast and in major cities...
Summer as seen through 3 tomato plants
This morning as the grass was dewy and wet, I carefully planted three tomato plants. They were low-acid yellow tomatoes, and the seeds were harvested from a man that attended our church for many years. I’ll admit to not knowing him very well, but when I saw the plants sitting on a table inside our church doorway and read the hand-written sign, I knew I would need to plant several of them. He...
Optics Fling is a big success
What started several years ago as a weekend focused on binoculars, spotting scopes and a myriad of birding-related books and equipment has evolved into a birding festival. This year the event took place on June 2 and 3 at the Time & Optics location south of Mt. Hope and northeast of Berlin. A large building worked out very well for hosting the event while the main store also was open for...