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Barking up the right tree, Bark for Life benefits Holmes County Relay for Life

  • May 25, 2010
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Holmes County Relay for Life has fundraisers which bring in tiny amounts, like when companies sell candy bars and raise a few dollars, and they have bigger events, like the recently completed Killbuck Savings Bank Cruisin’ for a Cure, which netted upwards of $5,000 in its successful weekend.For Holmes County Relay for Life chairperson Shannon Carpenter, the May 22 Bark for Life dog show event...

OBITUARY | 2010-05-25

  • May 25, 2010
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Hilda Elizabeth Mann, 71, of Dover, died unexpectedly May 23, 2010, at Aultman Hospital, Canton. A daughter of the late Charles and Margaret Mann, Hilda was born Nov. 10, 1938, in Dover. She was a member of Faith Cathedral, New Philadelphia. Surviving are a son, Harry Marburger of Navarre; sisters, Doris Littleton of New Philadelphia, Clara Caddell of East Sparta, and Arlene (Don) White of...

OBITUARY | 2010-05-25

  • May 25, 2010
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Nancy Ann Robinson, 72, of New Philadelphia, died May 20, 2010, at her home, following a brief illness. A daughter of the late Leo and Margaret Wise, Nancy was born Jan. 28, 1938, in Dover. She was a 1956 graduate of New Philadelphia High School and attended Akron University, where she was a member of the Lambda Chapter of Alpha Pi Sigma Sorority. She retired from the Tuscarawas County Senior...

OBITUARY | 2010-05-25

  • May 25, 2010
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Mary Ann “Snooks” Feightling, 68, of New Philadelphia, died May 22, 2010, at her home, following a week-long illness. Born June 8, 1941, at Union Hospital, Dover, Mary Ann was a daughter of the late George N. and Anna Feightling. She graduated from New Philadelphia High School in 1959, and remained active in organizing class reunions and serving as the auctioneer for class fundraisers. As a...

OBITUARY | 2010-05-25

  • May 25, 2010
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Byrl E. Wurthmann, 91, of Mansfield, formerly of Holmes County, died May 23, 2010, at Wedgewood Estates. Bryl was born April 16, 1919, in Millersburg, to the late Floyd Elton and Ida Boyd. She was a graduate of Berlin High School, a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church, Mt. Hope, and the Ladies Aid of the church. Byrl and her husband, Hermann, owned and operated Boyd & Wurthmann Restaurant...

Knights score a walk off win in season finale

  • May 25, 2010
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The Knights capped off the 2010 baseball season with a walk-off win over Lexington. The Knights got six walks and took advantage of three Minutemen errors to pull out a 4-3 win over the visitors in the season finale Friday, May 21. Lexington took a 3-1 lead into the final frame, but Cory McVicker, Joey Gonzalez and Bryce Norman all reached and scored in the home half of the seventh without the...

Rainstorm causes race cancellation at Hilltop

  • May 25, 2010
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By Mike Swanger Mother Nature waited until the gates were open to let loose with a shower but the Wardell’s Hilltop Speedway crew held on to wait out the first rain. As the track was being run in, a heavier shower hit at 5:30 p.m. After waiting for this rain to pass, the sun came out, but before anymore track prep could be started, the skies opened up for the third time at just after 7 p.m...

Relay squad claims District title for Knights

  • May 25, 2010
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The 4x800 relay team of Jared Zollars, Grant Strouse, Brett McClain and Joey Alexander claimed the Division II Eastern District championship Thursday, May 20, and Saturday, May 22, at West Holmes, where the Knights finished sixth as a team. The quartet clocked in at 8:17.73, beating second-place Carrollton by almost four seconds. Zollars also earned a Regional berth for this week’s Meadowbrook...

Fine pitching performances highlight diamond action

  • May 25, 2010
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The following are brief recaps of area youth baseball action from last week.Little LeagueBerlin #1 Maroon 9, Millersburg #1 Red 4Eric Mullet had a dominating pitching performance, striking out 11 without issuing a walk in leading Berlin Maroon past Millersburg Red in Little League action Sunday, May 23. Adam Grate worked a scoreless inning of relief. Kyle Troyer and Jacob Kalman had two hits...

Hawks blanked by Saints in District championship

  • May 25, 2010
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When Hiland coach Tom Gibson first moved back to Ohio, his young neighbor Sam Fondriest was a little kid who liked playing baseball.That little kid grew into what Gibson called a “big, strong giant killer.”Fondriest blasted a two-run home run in the first inning, and added an RBI-triple in the third to provide all the offense Tuscarawas Central Catholic would need in a 3-0 victory over the...