Seniors invited to 52nd annual Holiday Dinner
Wooster Rotary will host its 52nd annual Senior Citizens' Holiday Dinner, a free event on Monday, Dec. 11 at Wooster High School. Each year the Wooster Rotary sponsors a holiday party for the senior citizens of the community. This event, which is offered with the support of the Wooster Community Center, provides an afternoon and evening of holiday entertainment followed by...
Welcome the season at Barnet-Hoover Farmhouse
The University of Akron Wayne College’s popular annual community event, Old Fashioned Holiday at the Farmhouse, is scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 16 from 2-5 p.m. in the Barnet-Hoover Farmhouse. Free and open to the public, the family-friendly afternoon will be packed with activities for all ages including pictures with Santa, children's crafts, refreshments, displays detailing holiday...
Moravian stars available at local church
The First Moravian Church at Dover will offer Moravian stars for purchase from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. The Moravian star is one of the most enduring traditions in the Tuscarawas Valley, glowing brightly throughout the Advent and Christmas seasons. The Moravian star is a reminder of the celestial star that led the wise men from their home in the distant east to Bethlehem,...
Trip to Holy Land planned
Pastor Neal and Julie Dearyan of the Chili Crossroads Bible Church invite people to travel to Israel with them. Trip dates are March 7-16, 2018. The Dearyans have helped lead many trips to Israel and the Middle East. Travellers will visit Jerusalem, the Sea of Galilee, the Dead Sea, the Garden Tomb, Calvary, the Jordan River, the Mount of Olives, Qumran, Masada, Capernaum and the Wailing...Roscoe UMC to host Christmas cantata
The music department of the Roscoe United Methodist Church will present a Christmas cantata titled "Forever God Is with Us," arranged by Marty Parks, on Sunday, Dec. 10 at 10:30 a.m. The 16-voice choir will be accompanied by a nine-piece instrumental ensemble, piano and organ. There will be narration. At the end of the musical presentation, the choir and interested singers from the...
Christmas Cookie Tour Hospitality Scholarship established
Recently the Christmas Cookie Tour Hospitality Scholarship was fully funded and established by the Holmes County Chamber of Commerce's Amish Country Lodging Council. The council operates under the auspices of the Holmes County Chamber of Commerce and is dedicated to excellence in hospitality. The new scholarship was funded by proceeds from the annual Christmas Cookie Tour of Inns. Those...
Pearl Harbor Day marked by special event
Pearl Harbor Day will be marked by an annual ceremony on Thursday, Dec. 7 in the auditorium at Wayne Center for the Arts, 237 S. Walnut St., Wooster. The program will open at 12:52 p.m. (just before 8 a.m. Hawaii time) to coincide with the hour of the Japanese aerial attack on the U.S. Navy and other military installations in Hawaii. That unexpected assault served to bring the United States...
Ballet Wooster will present 'The Nutcracker'
Ballet Wooster will perform "The Nutcracker" on Saturday, Dec. 9 at 7 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 10 at 2 p.m. at Wooster High School Performing Arts Center. "One plié at a time," said Stephanie Sustar, co-artistic director of Ballet Wooster. "That's how we pull it all together," Brenda Schwinn said. The two co-artistic directors of Ballet Wooster were referring to the creation of Ballet...