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Saints humble Hawks 13-3

After opening the season with four rather convincing wins, Hiland had the tables turned on them Thursday, April 8, at Lehman Field. The visiting Saints of Tuscarawas Central Catholic took advantage of every opportunity, blasting the baseball all over the field in rolling to a 13-3 triumph over the Hawks. “They out-played us,” said Hiland coach Tom Gibson. “They are a well-coached team that...

Nine-run second boosts Lady Hawks over Lady Knights

A nine-run second inning, capped off by a two-run home run from Karen Yoder, helped the Hiland Lady Hawks notch their first win of the season, a 13-8 triumph over West Holmes Friday, April 9, at West Holmes. “After hitting that home run, I feel like floating right now,” Yoder said. “It is a goal of mine to hit a home run every year.” Hiland had a scoring opportunity in the first inning, but...

Hawks' bats come alive in doubleheader sweep of Golden Bears

The Hiland Hawks wore their hitting shoes for a doubleheader affair with Waynedale Saturday, April 9, in Apple Creek, rebounding nicely from the first setback the team was dealt earlier in the week.Hiland hammered 32 hits and scored 30 runs in both games, winning the opener 16-10, and then taking the nightcap 14-2 in six innings.“We needed that, especially after Thursday,” Hiland coach Tom...

Strasburg rolls over Hiland

A seven-run first inning, punctuated by Erin Metzger’s two-run homer over the center field fence ignited the offense for Strasburg and the visiting Tigers roared to a 13-4 triumph over Hiland Monday, April 12, in Berlin. Strasburg tacked on three more in the second and added a run in the third to make a winner of Kristen Smith, who took over for Carly Clark in the third inning and scattered...

Toland-Herzig to host pet loss expert on April 20

Coleen Ellis is America’s foremost authority on the loss of a pet, and is the founder of the nation’s first pet-exclusive funeral home, Two Hearts Pet Loss Center in Greenwood, Ind. Toland-Herzig Funeral Homes & Crematory of Dover, New Philadelphia and Strasburg, in conjunction with Toland-Herzig’s “My Friend” Pet Crematory are bringing Ellis to Tuscarawas County for a very special...

NPBCA receives grant

The New Philadelphia Business and Community Association (NPBCA) was recently awarded a charitable grant of $9,000 from the Stark Community Foundation through the Credit Bureau, Tuscarawas County, Small Business Fund. The monies from the grant, titled Driving Downtown Forward, will be used by the association to fulfill its consistent mission to strengthen and promote existing businesses, develop...

Handbells Columbus will be ringing in concert, April 25

The First Moravian Church of Dover will present Handbells Columbus in two performances Sunday, April 25. The bell choir will participate in the morning 10:30 a.m. worship service and present a full concert at 3:30 p.m., in the church sanctuary. The morning worship service will be a celebration of the depth and breadth of Moravian music in worship through the use of Moravian hymnody and choral...

Club news

The Tusco Twisters 4-H Club recently held their first meeting of the year. Election of officers was held with the following results: Jessica Moore, president; Samantha Fuller, vice president; Kaydi Dodd, secretary; Terran Busby, treasurer; Madison Berkshire, health and safety reporter. The club constitution and by-laws were reviewed. Members voted to participate in a promotion of 4-H at Tractor...

No crying over onions

Carl Sandburg said, “Life is like an onion: You peel it off one layer at a time, and sometimes you weep.” Much truth lies in Mr. Sandburg’s quote but the onion is one of the season’s first bounties and should be revered as such. In my house, we use onions nearly every day. You can’t make soup without them. They’re perfect raw in salads or grilled to sweet, caramelized perfection on a...

Better days: That’s my baby! On the road again with Karen Kay

With the mountains of snow finally gone, we felt like we’d been given a “Get out of jail free” card. So you know what happens next – road trip! The first one was a surprise. I was puttering around the house before breakfast when my husband, Joe, announced we were leaving. Don’t have to tell me twice, I packed breakfast to go and got in the car. We traveled north; I didn’t ask any...