New Phila church to host Cleveland Opera
The Cleveland Opera will perform a staged and costumed production of Schumann’s song cycles "Dichterliebe" and "Frauenliebe und Leben" sung in the original German with the English translation projected. The free performance is expected to last approximately 45 minutes. Through the music of Schumann set to deeply Romantic poetry of Heinrich Heine and Adalbert von Chamisso, this...
New location chosen to honor veterans
Veterans of all branches of military service will be honored on Veterans Day in Holmes County on Saturday, Nov. 11 at 11 a.m. The annual ceremony will be moved to a new location this year to offer a place with less noise and fewer distractions. The Veterans Day ceremony, which saw its beginnings just over a decade ago, had been held on the lawn of the Holmes County courthouse in Millersburg...This week at Garaway Senior Center
Hours of operation for the Garaway Senior Center are Monday through Thursday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. and Friday from 8 a.m. to noon. The center provides transportation in handicapped-accessible vans anywhere in Tuscarawas County. They can take individuals to medical appointments, nursing-home visits, shopping and more. One should schedule transportation at least 48 hours in...
Learn about watershed reclamation in the region
Learn about watershed reclamation taking place in the community when Rural Action partners with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Mineral Resources Management to complete acid mine drainage watershed projects. The ODNR-DMRM will hold open-house sessions during the week of Nov. 6 to discuss the proposed projects they will pursue in 2018. Community members are...
Artist is raising funds for Operation Christmas Child
The 2017 Tuscarawas Valley Christmas Cards, painted by artist Christy Bloom, are now available. The painting on this year's card celebrates “The First Christmas at Schoenbrunn” and has the story of the first Christmas at the historic site, written by Fred Miller, on the back of the card. This is Bloom's 12th in a series of Christmas cards featuring the importance of faith, family and...
Marine to give keynote at veterans' luncheon
The University of Akron Wayne College invites area veterans to its fourth annual Veterans Day luncheon and recognition ceremony on Friday, Nov. 10 at 11 a.m. in the Student Life Building. The event is free for veterans and a family member, but seating is limited. Registration is required at wayne.uakron.edu/webforms/rsvp/veterans.dot or by calling 330-684-8973. Col. Charles G. Ikins,...
Look on the inside to change the outside
Tell me if these statements sound familiar to you: “I want to change, but I just don't know how.” “It's not all my fault.” “I didn't mean it that way.” “I was only joking, just relax.” “Can't you take a joke?” “Don't take it to heart.” “Why bother? Nothing will ever change.” “I just give up.” “Maybe I'm just too stupid to change." Have you or somebody you...
Daytime care for adults throughout Northeast Ohio
Co-owners and husband and wife, John and Annette Saeger, opened the first Gilcrest Center in Doylestown in 2007. The center for daytime adult care was the brainchild of Dr. Philip Gilcrest. "Dr. Gilcrest was the only doctor in Doylestown and a very good friend of our family," Annette Saeger said. Gilcrest had an idea for creating an adult daycare center and shared his idea with the...
All is fair in love and compromise: A kitchen table story
My husband and I find ourselves in the same discussion over and over. He is a dreamer and a taker-aparter of things, and because I can, I did just make up the word “taker-aparter.” It describes him perfectly. We’ve had the same kitchen table since we were married: a $30 gem from the old Michael’s department store that used to be in Millersburg. She is long and sturdy, and I sanded...