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AultCare presents 12 team spirit scholarships to high school seniors

  • May 21, 2010
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Recognizing the spirit of the future through the spirit of leadership, teamwork and academic excellence, AultCare is honoring a dozen high school seniors with a $2,000 AultCare Team Spirit Scholarship Award. The top 12 applicants from Carroll, Holmes, Stark, Tuscarawas and Wayne counties were chosen from a pool of 195 applicants based on three areas: school and community involvement; need for...

Dover Middle School and Elementary bands perform spring concert to packed house

  • May 21, 2010
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Springtime melodies filled the Dover High School Auditorium as the Dover Middle School and Elementary bands presented a spring concert, Tuesday, May 18.Under the direction of Joan Wenzel, the fifth-grade band, sixth-grade band, seventh-grade band and eighth-grade band each performed to a packed auditorium.To view more photos from the concert, click onto the Multimedia Photo Gallery.

Love Center Food Pantry monthly report, April 2010

  • May 21, 2010
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There were a total of 371 different families that came to the Love Center during the month of April. Some families came in more than once, making a grand total of 531 visits. Food purchased from the Akron-Canton Regional Food Bank was 31,797 pounds and food donated by Holmes Countians was 5,121 pounds. Volunteer hours donated to the Love Center were 1,220 hours. Food and cash donations came from...

Nashville seeking to bring real meaning to Memorial Day celebration

  • May 21, 2010
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As far as Memorial Day parades go, Nashville’s annual event is as widely attended as any in Holmes County and surrounding areas. Filled with floats, marching bands, groups, businesses and old automobiles, there certainly is plenty to see during the parade. However, the Nashville Memorial Day Parade committee, while thrilled with the huge attendance and large parade, would like to see one more...

Holmes County Kidney Fund Auction slated for early June

  • May 21, 2010
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For 34 years the Holmes County Kidney Fund has been helping area residents with the expenses connected to renal ailments. The fund was first created in 1976 by Lizzie Ann Yoder, who oversaw the fund until her death in 1979. Her children have worked to keep the fund alive and today it is chaired by her son, Marvin Yoder. “The annual auction is one of the main fundraising events of the Holmes...

Nature retreats for children, teens

  • May 21, 2010
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The loss of a loved one is often one of the most difficult experiences for a person to go through. However, this experience can be even more devastating for children and teens because of the many issues that the loss created. Often there are not many resources for children and teens to share, express and talk with others about their grieving experience. Hospice of Tuscarawas, Stark and Carroll...

Finding hope through a New Beginning

  • May 21, 2010
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An addiction recovery opportunity called a New Beginning, launched in mid-April by First Baptist Church in New Philadelphia, is meeting with some early success. From just one person, a New Beginning has grown to 13 participants. “We knew that there was a need in the community for something that goes beyond traditional recovery programs,” explained Rich VanArsdalen, group coordinator...

Safe Kids/Healthy Kids Day returns for 17th year

  • May 21, 2010
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Safe Kids/Healthy Kids Day returns to Kent State University at Tuscarawas once again for its 17th year. The free event is open to everyone in the community and offers a unique opportunity to kids and those who care for them. Safe Kids/Healthy Kids will take place Sunday, May 23, from 1-4 p.m., and will be filled with fun and informative activities, including the favorite bicycle rodeo, and...

Think you’re too old to get your feet fixed?

  • May 21, 2010
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Sometimes people in their 60s, 70s, and 80s will tell us that they feel they are too old to bother getting their foot conditions treated. They couldn’t be more wrong. Senior citizens with foot pain can do something about it. Instead of abiding by the faulty but commonly accepted notion that muscle and joint discomfort is a natural consequence of aging, seniors with foot problems should seek...

Anxiety/depression groups starting at SpringHaven Counseling Center

  • May 21, 2010
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Beginning Friday, June 11, LaVina Miller Weaver RN, PCC will lead a psychoeducational group for women who struggle with anxiety and depression. The group materials focus on finding ways to overcome and deal with the feelings of both anxiety and depression, as well as sessions on communication, managing conflict, and dealing with grief and loss. The class will meet for 12 weeks on Friday...