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Hiland seniors create mesmerizing mock crash scene

  • April 18, 2010
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How many times do people go home at night, lock their garage door and not give a second thought to arriving safely at home? That scenario can change in a heartbeat when bad decisions take place on the road behind the wheel of an automobile.One bad choice can lead to Gary Chanay, Holmes County sheriff's deputy, responding to an accident and then knocking on the door of a young person's home to...

Top tips for alternatives to toxic cleaning products

  • April 18, 2010
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Walk down the cleaning products aisles of a supermarket, and pause to take a deep breath. Is it a pleasant sensation? Or does it cause coughing, stinging of the eyes, or make it difficult to breathe? Many household cleaning products are full of a mix of chemicals, many of which can be quite toxic. It is estimated that most households have at least 20 products in their cupboards that are actually...

From Ohio to Ukraine and some people seem to be like to plain folks at home

  • April 18, 2010
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In the summer of 2008 Wayne Hursh (with CAM in Ukraine) and Victor Bernyk first visited a group of believers in S.W. Ukraine who live and believe a lot like the Amish. A program on Ukrainian TV had earlier called them Ukrainian Amish. Friends had told Wayne about the program, and when he came into the area, he decided to look them up. They discovered the group to live very simply, and to seek to...

Something for Seniors to make MCC connection

  • April 18, 2010
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A speaker from MCC Connections, located on Kidron Rd. in Kidron, will share at Something for Seniors on Tuesday, April 27, at The Pier. MCC Connections is a thrift shop, quilt room and material resource center. Volunteers help sort, clean, price and stock shelves and also serve as cashiers. In the quilt room, volunteers help by quilting, cutting, piecing, knotting comforters and rug weaving. The...

Sisters of Hope quilt raffle exemplifies hope for those dealing with breast cancer

  • April 18, 2010
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Support is an important part of anyone’s life. When dealing with something as traumatizing as breast cancer, it can make a world of difference. For more than a dozen women around Holmes County, support has become something that they have grown to rely on. Sisters of Hope, a breast cancer survivor group from Holmes County, have learned to lean on each other. They understand the value of being...

Country roads take her home Nora Sommers’ life experiences as a child lead to pair of books

  • April 18, 2010
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As a child growing up with nine other siblings, life certainly had plenty of opportunities to dole out all kinds of interesting and memorable circumstances for Nora Sommers. As is the case in many families, it wasn’t the monumental once-in-a-lifetime events which captivated Sommers, but rather the mundane, everyday proceedings which have remained firmly entrenched in her heart over the...

Love Center Food Pantry monthly report, March 2010

  • April 18, 2010
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There were a total of 383 different families that came to the Love Center during the month of March. Some families came in more than once, making a grand total of 546 visits. Food purchased from the Akron-Canton Regional Food Bank was 40,639 pounds and food donated by Holmes Countians was 4,549 pounds. Volunteer hours donated to the Love Center were 1,466 hours. Food and cash donations came from...

Benton Block Party II seeking volleyball tournament, pie baking contest participants for June 18 event

  • April 18, 2010
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You don't have to be in a large metropolis to have a good time. Just ask the people of Benton, who, despite a major rain storm rumbling through town last year during the inaugural Benton Block Party, managed to pull off a thunderously successful event.Benton Block Party II is coming up later this summer, on June 18, and the committee is currently seeking participants for two new events. The first...

Letters to the Editor

  • April 18, 2010
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To the Editor:Our daughter, Lena, is 22 months old. When she was six weeks old she started to get seizures. Through Help Me Grow we were connected with Early Intervention. She is doing therapy twice a month. When she started she could not roll, sit, or put weight on her legs and she didn’t do any baby talk. She now rolls easily, sits if she wants to, and sometimes puts weight on her legs. And...

Alpine Structures sets a higher standard

  • April 18, 2010
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Alpine Structures has built hundreds of classic 'little red barns' since 1981, but ordinary wasn't enough for owner Moses Miller. He wanted to give more to his customers."Alpine Structures is always looking for ways to better meet customers' needs," said Miller. "We were the first company in Holmes County to construct buildings on the customer's site, eliminating access problems and size...