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Walnut Hills Retirement Community comes alive with classical music

  • October 25, 2009
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Classical guitarist Jack Sanders performed live at the Walnut Hills Retirement Community in Walnut Creek on Wednesday evening, Oct. 21.Sanders is one of several musical artists participating in a concert series developed by the Piatigorsky Foundation, a nonprofit organization that is striving to bring classical music to communities across the U.S. in an effort to bring awareness and appreciation...

Ray Vanderlaan coming to Sugarcreek

  • October 25, 2009
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Ray Vanderlaan, beloved Bible teacher and founder of That the World May Know Ministries, will be speaking in two evening sessions and one full-day session at Harvest Church of the Nazarene, 531 Dover Road NE, Sugarcreek, on Oct. 29, 30, and 31.Vanderlaan will present The Exodus, Journeying from The Land of Goshen (bondage, Egypt) to the Land of Milk and Honey (freedom, Israel) and will help...

Festival gives glimpse into the past and celebrates timber heritage

  • October 25, 2009
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When Ethel Maize served up generous portions of fresh venison stew, cooked over an open fire, at the 14th annual Forest Heritage Festival, Oct. 16 and 17, it was not as a typical food vendor. Maize, along with her husband, Jamie, and four sons, is part of the Ball and Arrow (B&A) primitive weapons club, and she has found a new hobby. Just six years ago, she was not much of a camper or...

A haunting good time

  • October 25, 2009
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It wouldn’t be Halloween without getting a little scared and there was no better place to do just that and have a little fun at the same time than the annual Wooster Parks and Recreation haunted hayride at Freedlander Park.Between Oct. 16 and 17, nearly 1,500 children and their families from throughout Wayne County converged on Freedlander Park for goodies, activities, music and the chance to...

State wildlife biologists predict good waterfowl hunting in Ohio

  • October 25, 2009
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Ohio waterfowl hunters should have good opportunities to take some of the most popular species of waterfowl, based on the findings of biologists at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.The spring pond index for the prairie pothole region of North America (Kansas to central Saskatchewan) and breeding duck surveys indicate an above average reproduction year for most duck species. Ponds are housing...

Good weather brings out runners, walkers in Loudonville

  • October 25, 2009
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The second annual Mohican 5K Race took place on a beautiful sunny but cool morning Oct. 18 on the Loudonville-Mohican bike path in Loudonville. With a field of more than 150 registrants, overall first place finisher was Loudonville High School senior Bryan Derr with a time of 19:51. Top female finisher was Dusty Au, of Howard, with a time of 21:04. First place in the female and male walk...

Dream bridal package winners announced

  • October 25, 2009
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Mosaic Art Experience showcases talents of local artists

  • October 25, 2009
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A kaleidoscope of different types of art, from watercolors and etched glass to pottery and sculpture, created by more than 25 talented local artists, was on display as MosaicConnection opened its 2009 Mosaic Art Experience at the recently restored former NAPA building at 120 Beall Ave. in Wooster.The four-day event kicked off with an artists’ reception on Wednesday, Oct. 14, which not only...

A different kind of second career

  • October 25, 2009
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In the dead of night a car pulls up in front of a suburban home. The people that pour out of the car meticulously go about smearing honey on forks and sticking them in the perfectly manicured lawn.When the owner wakes up in the morning they’ll have a mess on their hands. They’ve become the victim of the latest prank sweeping the country.Their lawn has been “forked.”But these pranksters...

Orrville Public Library to present Salute to American Women luncheon

  • October 25, 2009
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The Orrville Public Library Friends will hold their annual Salute to American Women luncheon on Thursday, Nov. 19, at Trinity United Methodist Church, 1556 Rex Dr., Orrville. Lunch will be served promptly at noon.This year’s guest will be Linda Wilson from Ohio Women in History. She will portray Phoebe Ann Oakley Mozee, otherwise known as Annie Oakley. Oakley was born in Patterson Township,...