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Eight Days of Hope chicken barbecue in Sugarcreek

  • October 25, 2009
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Eight Days of Hope, a Christian organization, began as a onetime mission trip to the Gulf Coast and has now blossomed into much more. With six trips successfully completed, Eight Days of Hope, a supported mission of NewPointe Community Church, is now committed to making annual trips to damaged regions to work with local people to respond to the natural disasters. To help raise awareness and funds...

Set sail with Millersburg Grace Brethren dinner theater Nov. 6 and 7

  • October 25, 2009
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Millersburg Grace Brethren Church has announced the performance of their eighth dinner drama theater, The Last Voyage of the SS Gigantic, a spoof on the hit movie Titanic. Performance dates are Friday, Nov. 6, and Saturday, Nov. 7, from 6-8:30 p.m. Guests will enjoy a four-course home-cooked meal and an entertaining evening aboard the SS Gigantic. Millersburg Grace Brethren began their dinner...

Memories galore at Mt. Eaton/Paint Township Historical Society meeting

  • October 25, 2009
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Hazel Daugherty Thomas recently entertained the Mount Eaton/Paint Township Historical Society, at its regular meeting at the local town hall, with her memories of who lived in each house up and down Main Street (state Route 250). She mentioned Freys, Singlasses, Schaffters, Dodez, Rudys, Harolds, Alvin Garbers, Atlee and Reva Hunsinger, Torglers and Walter Frankhausers. Walter’s father made...

Brown shares the story of Camp Echoing Hills

  • October 25, 2009
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It was early on Oct. 13 when Lion Rev. Cordell Brown and First Vice-District Gov. Tom Calhoun drove the curvy roads from Camp Echoing Hills in Warsaw to Dunlap Community Hospital be at the 7:30 a.m. Orrville Lions meeting. Lion Brown shared about the camp for disabled individuals that he started more than 40 years ago. Born in Amherst, Brown’s parents refused the advice to put him in a state...

NARFE members visit capital

  • October 25, 2009
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Mt. Eaton/Paint Township Historical Society meeting

  • October 25, 2009
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Hazel Daugherty Thomas recently entertained the Mount Eaton/Paint Township Historical Society, at its regular meeting at the local town hall, with her memories of who lived in each house up and down Main Street (state Route 250). She mentioned Freys, Singlasses, Schaffters, Dodez, Rudys, Harolds, Alvin Garbers, Atlee and Reva Hunsinger, Torglers and Walter Frankhausers. Walter’s father made...

Mt. Eaton/Paint Township Historical Society meeting

  • October 25, 2009
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Hazel Daugherty Thomas recently entertained the Mount Eaton/Paint Township Historical Society, at its regular meeting at the local town hall, with her memories of who lived in each house up and down Main Street (state Route 250). She mentioned Freys, Singlasses, Schaffters, Dodez, Rudys, Harolds, Alvin Garbers, Atlee and Reva Hunsinger, Torglers and Walter Frankhausers. Walter’s father made...

Avoid these scary investment moves

  • October 25, 2009
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It’s Halloween time again, so you’ll probably be seeing a lot of ghosts, goblins, witches and werewolves. While you may find these sightings more amusing than fear-inducing, you don’t have to look far to find things that really are frightening — such as scary investment moves.Fortunately, by recognizing these sinister steps, you can help avoid them. Here are a few to consider:• Scary...

Never give up hope

  • October 25, 2009
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Yolanda could easily blame her problems on her difficult childhood. She grew up in the same part of the deep south as my father-in-law (now deceased), so it is an area I came to appreciate for a special kind of beauty. Although the back roads of southern Alabama still reveal few luxuries, rampant poverty, and difficult living, I came to love the okra and black eyed peas, the homemade biscuits and...

Senior-friendly TV remote controls

  • October 25, 2009
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Dear Savvy Senior,Can you recommend a simple TV remote control for seniors? The remote I currently have is so complex and hard to see I’m almost afraid to use it in fear of screwing something up. What’s out there that can help an old woman?Remotely ConfusedDear Remotely,It seems like most television remote controls today come with about 600 tiny buttons and are confusing to operate. Add in...