Miracles for Meera Tate Blood Drive at Grace Mennonite
Miracles for Meera Tate Blood Drive will be at Grace Mennonite Church Berlin’s gymnasium at 5850 County Road 77, P.O. Box 235, Berlin, on Thursday, Nov. 2 from 1-7 p.m. Meera Tate Yoder was diagnosed with stage-four Burkitt's lymphoma in October 2016. She had undergone chemotherapy and received multiple blood products daily. She passed away in January 2017, and her family invites the...
AFL-CIO unanimously voted to endorse Sen. Sherrod Brown
The executive board of the Ohio AFL-CIO announced that it has unanimously voted to endorse Sen. Sherrod Brown as he seeks re-election in 2018. “Sherrod Brown has always been on the right side of issues that matter most to working people in Ohio,” Ohio AFL-CIO President Tim Burga said. “Sherrod has consistently opposed bad trade deals that he knew would hurt our economy and cost us...
Author to speak about remarkable Orrville resident
Charles "Chuck" Caldwell, OHS Class of 1941, is “an ordinary man who has lived an extraordinary life,” according to the man who knows him best, James Rada, Jr. Rada became so intrigued after getting to know Caldwell that he believed his stories would make a good biography, and the result was “Clay Soldiers: One Marine’s Story of War, Art & Atomic Energy.” The Orrville...
The Buckeye Book Fair: An Ohio tradition for 30 years
The 30th annual Buckeye Book Fair will take place on Saturday, Nov. 4 from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Fisher Auditorium. "It's remarkable that it's our 30th year," said Julia Wiesenberg, executive director for the Buckeye Book Fair. Wiesenberg has been at the helm of the statewide tradition for 12 of those years. "It's our job to put a spotlight on Ohio's authors," Wiesenberg said. "This way...
Kent Tusc PAC to present 'Wizard of Oz'
The Performing Arts Center at Kent State University at Tuscarawas will present "The Wizard of Oz" on Nov. 8 at 7:30 p.m. The entire family will travel down the Yellow Brick Road and beyond with Dorothy, Toto, The Cowardly Lion, Tin Man and Scarecrow in this production featuring special effects, choreography and classic songs. A celebration of the iconic 1939 MGM film, "The Wizard of Oz" will...
Reeves to host Murder Mystery Dinner
The Reeves Museum will host its annual Murder Mystery Dinner on Friday, Nov. 3 and Saturday, Nov. 4 at 6 p.m. in the Reeves Carriage House. It will feature a murder mystery program and full dinner. The evening will begin with a short interactive scene that will be followed by dinner in the Carriage House. The initial scene will introduce the guests to the characters and provide the basic...
Eagle informational program offered
Brad Perkins, executive director for the Ohio Forestry Association, will present an informational program, “The Fall and Rise of Bald Eagles in Ohio,” on Nov. 1 at 7 p.m. for the ECOFA meeting at the Dover Public Library. Perkins will provide information on the reasons for the decline of bald eagle populations in Ohio and in the U.S. in the 1900s as well as the recovery of the...
Young Ag Professionals Leadership Experience coming in February
Ohio Farm Bureau’s 2018 Young Ag Professionals Leadership Experience is open to young agriculturalists interested in building leadership skills, networking with agricultural leaders and making a difference in their communities. The conference will be Feb. 2-3 at the Hyatt Regency in downtown Columbus. Attendees must be Farm Bureau members, and programming is geared for young adults age...
Shreve church to host Surviving the Holidays seminar
Facing the holidays after a loved one’s death can be difficult. To help and encourage people through this time, the Shreve United Methodist Church will host the free seminar, Surviving the Holidays, from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Nov. 18. The seminar will feature practical suggestions and reassurance through video interviews with counselors, grief experts and other people who have...