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Walking on to Wellness registration under way

The Holmes County Park District is currently taking registrations from teams and individuals for the 2010 Walking on to Wellness Program. The goal is to encourage the people of Holmes County to be more physically active. The competition will run from May 1 through August 11, and encourages participants to be active every week. Teams of 10 or more are required. Members will report weekly to the...

Scots' Pettorini has his own right-hand man – all three of them

It is no secret that The College of Wooster baseball teams have enjoyed enormous success under head coach Tim Pettorini.And while the head guy always gets more credit or more blame, Pettorini knows that the success of the Scots isn’t the result of his efforts alone. In fact, there are few staffs around that can boast the veteran leadership that Wooster has, and Pettorini pointed to that as a...

Hawks honor winter sports athletes

The following are the special award winners for the recently completed winter sports season at Hiland High School. Special award winners for the girls basketball team are: Hilary Weaver, Player of the Year, Division IV; 1st Team All-Ohio; Player of the Year District 5; 1st Team District 5; Player of the Year AP East District; 1st Team AP East District; Player of the Year Inter-Valley...

Hawks edge Dover

Hiland got two wins at singles and a big win at second doubles to pull out a 3-2 triumph over the visiting Dover Tornadoes in tennis action Wednesday, April 14.Brad Mullet won his first singles match 6-2, 6-4 and Conner Lee was a 6-3, 6-4 winner at second singles.Cole Reynolds and Cameron Yoder pulled out a 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 win to secure the victory for the Hawks.Dover got wins at third singles over...

No break for General baseball team with trip to Tennessee

Spring break presents a problem for many coaches and athletic teams, with students leaving on weekend or extended vacations. That can leave many teams short-handed. Not so for Wooster High baseball coach Brian Ehrlinspiel. When spring break arrived, he made sure his club was going to remain intact by taking it on a trip.While it was an escape from Wooster, it wasn't a vacation, as the Generals...

Five Wooster seniors selected for Teaching Assistant Program in France

Five seniors from the College of Wooster have been selected to participate in the Teaching Assistant Program in France. Alex Jue (Tours-Orléans), Katharine Tatum (Marseille-Aix), Britta Harman (Nancy-Metz), Lucy Plaugher (Lille), and Maureen Hochman (Nancy-Metz) will spend the coming academic year teaching English in schools throughout France. The Teaching Assistant Program in France is...

USDA extends sign-up for emergency assistance to eligible producers of livestock, honeybees, and farm-raised fish

Steve Maurer, the Ohio Farm Service Agency (FSA) state executive director, announced recently that USDA will accept late-filed applications for the Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees, and Farm-Raised Fish Program (ELAP) for losses that took place in calendar years 2008 and 2009. However, because of changes to program eligibility provisions, FSA is now accepting late-filed applications...

ACRE/DCP program enrollment deadline rapidly approaching

Steve Maurer, the Ohio Farm Service Agency (FSA) state executive director, is asking Ohio producers, “Have you contacted your local FSA office?” The June 1 deadline for enrollment into the 2010 Average Crop Revenue Election (ACRE) program or the traditional Direct and Counter-cyclical Program (DCP) is rapidly approaching. This deadline is mandatory for all participants and USDA will not accept...

OBITUARY | 2010-04-19

Lavena L. “Venie” Domalewski, 48, of Orrville, formerly of Bakersville, died April 15, 2010, at Affinity Medical Center, Massillon, following a brief illness. Born May 1, 1961, in Wooster, Venie was a daughter of Elizabeth McIntire of Bakersville and the late Clarence E. McIntire. She graduated from Ridgewood High School in 1979, and was a loving homemaker whose family meant the world to her...

OBITUARY | 2010-04-19

Lena Calai, 92, of New Philadelphia, died March 31, 2010, at Amberwood Manor. Born Angeline Maria Destefani on Jan. 12, 1918, in Wainwright, she was a daughter of the late Girardo “Jerry” and Anna Destefani. Lena was a faithful member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, New Philadelphia, her entire life, where she served in the Altar Society and Senior Citizens. Lena loved the simple things in...