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Pennies for the Pool campaign ready to make waves

  • April 28, 2010
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In less than two months, after the news came that the city of Wooster was considering keeping the swimming pool at Christmas Run Park shuttered this summer in an effort to overcome the city’s looming budget shortfall, a group of local citizens has made remarkable progress toward their goal of raising $100,000 to keep the pool open this year and next.The 20 local community leaders, who make up...

Home and Garden Show brings new spring ideas for inside and out

  • April 28, 2010
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Even the threatening skies couldn't keep large crowds from turning out for the 20th anniversary edition of the Wooster Area Chamber of Commerce Wayne County Home and Garden Show April 24 and 25.Upward of 20,000 people were expected to pass through the gates of the Wayne County Fairgrounds for the chance to visit more than 180 vendors ready and able to help visitors get a jump start on all the...

OBITUARY | 2010-04-28

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Timothy A. “Tim” Miller Sr., 50, of Mineral City, died April 25, 2010, at Union Hospital, Dover, following a sudden illness. Tim was born May 3, 1959, in Follansbee, W.Va., to Joey B. and Regina H. Miller Sr. of Cadiz. He was a 1979 graduate of Brooke High School, Wellsburg, W.Va., and was a former employee of Countywide Recycling and Landfill, East Sparta. He was a member of Christ Apostolic...

OBITUARY | 2010-04-28

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Edward S. Gump Jr., 68, of New Philadelphia, died April 26, 2010, at Union Hospital, Dover, following a period of declining health. A son of the late Edward S. Sr. and Zonabelle Gump Swinford, Ed was born Sept. 17, 1941, in Steubenville. He served in the U.S. Navy and was stationed at the U.S. Naval Air Facility, Naples, Italy. He retired from Danner Press in 2002 and was a life member of the...

OBITUARY | 2010-04-28

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Lydia E. Cutter-Shafer, 70, a Bolivar area resident, died April 26, 2010, at her home, following a long battle with cancer. Lydia was born Dec. 18, 1939, in Canton, to the late Wayne A. and Dora Edie. Her uncle Paul and aunt Ethel Christian, who has passed away, played a very important part in her life as well. She was a 1957 graduate of Timken High School, Canton, and had worked as a bookkeeper...

OBITUARY | 2010-04-28

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Dorothy Rose Young, 87, of Coshocton, formerly of Dover, died April 26, 2010, at Autumn Healthcare, Coshocton, with her loving family around her. Born April 16, 1923, in New Philadelphia, Dorothy was the daughter of the late Orin and Lucille Stauffer. She graduated from New Philadelphia High School in 1941, and was later fond of telling how she had Woody Hayes as a teacher. She was employed by...

OBITUARY | 2010-04-28

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Rodney Z. Spangler, 64, of Dover, died suddenly April 25, 2010, at his home. Born March 27, 1946, in Massillon, Rodney was a son of Katherine Eby Spangler of Dover and the late Zane Spangler. He had been a salesman his entire career, having retired from K. Hovanian Homes, Stone Creek. He was a member of St. John’s United Church of Christ, Dover, the Dover VFW, and was past president of the...

OBITUARY | 2010-04-28

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Hallie M. Shott, 84, of New Philadelphia, died peacefully April 24, 2010, at Union Hospital, with her family at her side. Born Oct. 7, 1925, in Uhrichsville, Hallie was a daughter of the late Lawrence and Hallie Everett. She attended school at New Philadelphia and will be remembered as a talented artist and seamstress. She doted on her grandchildren and enjoyed baking her famous sticky rolls, a...

OBITUARY | 2010-04-28

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Stanley Ray Maxwell, 73, of Reserve, Kan., formerly of Horton, Kan., died April 13, 2010, at the St. Francis Hospital, Topeka, Kan. Stanley was born Dec. 9, 1936, in Grove, W.Va., to the late Albert and Lillian Mae Maxwell. He was a hard worker and did roofing, painting, worked for Mac Frac Oil Company, and worked in the West Virginia coal mines. He also taught his sons his trade of work, and he...

PUBLICRECORD | 2010-04-28

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Reports taken of theft on CR 349, Hardy Township, and on Monroe St., Nashville. Eric L. Jackson, 43, of Columbus, was arrested for drug possession. He was released on bond. Jennifer R. Boley, 34, of Holmesville, was arrested for selling alcohol to underage persons. She was released on bond.