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Third annual Bobolink Area Big Day held on Saturday, May 15

  • May 15, 2010
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Three years ago a group of area birders came up with the idea of forming teams of two-to-six persons to see how many different kinds of birds could be found in one day. The third Saturday was chosen, partly because so many local birders have a tradition of traveling to Magee Marsh on the second Saturday of May. The second Saturday this year turned out to be very cold and windy, not the kind of...

Reflections on a return that raised my hopes immeasurably

  • May 15, 2010
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“What you have to know about me is that I have no (expletive deleted) idea how I do what it is that I do for you.” From my notes, Friday, April 16, 2010, 11:39 p.m. The whole idea of speaking in front of people who had come to Wayne College in part, at least, to listen to me talk about the creative writing process was mortifying. Being invited to be part of the Seventh Annual Writers...

Uncluttering the work-life balance

  • May 15, 2010
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Work has become more and more portable over the last decade with conveniences like virtual meetings, teleconferences, instant messaging, and texting. It’s easier than ever before to work from home and stay connected. Therein lies the problem. The constant accessibility to work is killing our personal lives. It is a challenge to keep work at work and home at home, but it is not impossible when...

Brown rice, not white, is a whole grain

  • May 15, 2010
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Is rice a whole grain? Brown rice is a whole grain, but white rice isn’t. That doesn’t mean white rice isn’t healthful; it just doesn’t have the benefits of a whole grain. Brown rice makes the mark because it still contains, well, the whole grain - the bran, germ, and endosperm. The only thing that’s removed from brown rice is the inedible hull around the rice kernel. That means it retains...

Iron geared mixer

  • May 15, 2010
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With an early 1900 patent date, this great iron mixer was certainly a treasure and most desirable. Anxious bidders topped $200 to put it in their kitchen. In my years of auction going, it was the first one I had ever seen. I just had to buy it. Recent auction prices: blue crock bowl, $25; short string of sleigh bells, $35; cranberry carnival bowl, $30; glass butter churn, $45; egg crate, $25;...

Who moved the pond?

  • May 15, 2010
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This spring the melt-off from an overabundance of snow in our part of the country resulted in ample-flowing streams and ponds where there usually aren’t any (or where they only exist when there is high water). Behind our offices is one such place, a low place often filled with high water. But it doesn’t last long. After the snow and spring rain receded, I noticed two mallards enjoying their...

Unusual sale at career center ending on May 28

  • May 15, 2010
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$PHOTOCREDIT_ON$submitted photo$PHOTOCREDIT_OFF$ Getting chinchillas ready for sale are Kaytee Hochstetler (L), Chelsie Hendrix and Tyler Weigand, all of Orrville. Wayne County Schools Career Center animal care and management students are selling various animals and fish that they have cared for and raised this school year. The sale ends May 28. Sale hours are from 8:30 to 2 p.m., Monday through...

Summer school...for teachers

  • May 15, 2010
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While most students dread the thought of summer school, one “student” is counting the days. Robin Dillon, a third-grade teacher at Wooster’s Cornerstone Elementary, has been selected to attend the 2010 Mickelson ExxonMobil Teachers Academy. According to Wooster City Schools Superintendent Michael Tefs, the “five-day program provides third- through fifth-grade teachers with tools and...

Career center students receive top awards at SkillsUSA

  • May 15, 2010
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One Wayne County Schools Career Center student won first place in the state and qualified for competition at SkillsUSA Nationals, and five more placed high at SkillsUSA Ohio Championships. Thirty-five Wayne County students competed at the state level, and Wayne County won a gold level Outstanding Chapter award. Winning first place and a gold medal was practical nursing student Keri Shrewsbury...

FCCLA students take gold, silver

  • May 15, 2010
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Ten Wayne County Schools Career Center Early Childhood Education and Care students won gold and silver medals recently at Family, Career and Community Leaders of America state star and skill events in Columbus. Lacey Moats, of Northwestern, won a gold medal, first place, a $6,000 scholarship and was a national qualifier in the Early Childhood star event. Moats is the daughter of Perry and Linda...