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West Holmes students selected for Buckeye Girls State 2010

  • June 12, 2010
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The Millersburg American Legion Auxiliary announces its selection for the 2010 session of Buckeye Girls State. The two delegates selected from West Holmes High School are Sarah Biltz of Millersburg and Victoria Carpenter of Shreve. Biltz and Carpenter will be attended BGS, held at Ashland University from June 13-19. Buckeye Girls State is the name given to Ohio’s Girls State program, which was...

CF dinner and auction brings food, music, and hope

  • June 12, 2010
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The biennial Cystic Fibrosis dinner and auction on June 26 in Millersburg features a mouth-watering hog roast that won’t be back again until summer 2012. Mark those calendars and head on out to enjoy good food, great entertainment, and an amazing cause. Cystic Fibrosis is a scary reality that has hit home locally. Kathy and Dennis Schlabach of Denco Marketing have had this disease come right to...

Smithville Ruritan members prepare for chicken barbecue

  • June 12, 2010
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$PHOTOCREDIT_ON$submitted photo$PHOTOCREDIT_OFF$ Smithville Ruritan members Curt Deibel, Ralph Smucker, and Henry Blubaugh practice preparing orders for the club’s Saturday, June 19, chicken barbecue. Held at Smithville High School from 4-7 p.m., both eat-in and drive-through carryout service will be available. Meal tickets are $7.50, or $5 for chicken only, and are available from any...

Kids’ Day rescheduled for July 17, due to weather

  • June 12, 2010
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The annual Kids’ Day on the Square in downtown Wooster has been re-scheduled for Saturday, July 17, from 1-4 p.m. The event, which is presented by Main Street Wooster and sponsored by LuK USA and Century Link, was cancelled Saturday, June 5, due to inclement weather.

Wooster woman reported missing

  • June 12, 2010
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A Wooster woman has been reported missing, according to local police. Susan Ryan was last seen near the intersection of Saybolt Ave. and W. Liberty St. in Wooster on Saturday, June 5, around 6 a.m.Ryan is a 58-year-old Caucasian female with blonde hair, blue eyes and glasses. She weighs approximately 110 pounds and is a heavy smoker. She was last seen wearing blue jeans and tennis shoes.Ryan left...

June Lunch with a Notable Woman

  • June 12, 2010
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The Wayne County Women’s Network hosted Lunch with a Notable Woman at the Wooster Inn on June 3. Special guest Jenni Reusser, Orrville Area Chamber of Commerce president, could have talked for hours about all the special events and collaborations going on in the Orrville community. Reusser, an Orrville High School graduate, was asked about the “Laughter Club” she started at the Orrville YMCA...

Songs to fill Wooster square with breath of life

  • June 12, 2010
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Summer evenings bring a wide variety of entertainment to downtown Wooster. Filling the air with the sounds of music and the aroma of popcorn, the fifth annual Pneuma Music Fest will also bring a breath of life to the crowd. Pneuma, an ancient Greek word meaning "breath of God or spirit," will manifest itself in song from the three different bands and other artists performing this year.Sponsored...

Summer in the Village festival coming to Walnut Creek

  • June 12, 2010
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Coblentz Chocolate's ice cream social is a highlight for the village of Walnut Creek every summer, but this year, with the help of several local businesses, the celebration will be expanded to include live entertainment, a petting zoo, and several attractions to keep the kids busy.Walnut Creek will be hosting their first Summer in the Village festival this upcoming June 24 and 25 behind the...

Raising money for Haiti with a special concert

  • June 12, 2010
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Dorene Miller wishes she could win Mega Millions, but not because she wants to spend it on herself. Her heart is in Zambia and Haiti and wherever else people are hurting. “There are so many projects I wish I could fund,” she said, but her focus right now is on the Haitian earthquake victims.Friday, June 18, at 7 p.m., the organization she founded known as Mission Possible, will sponsor a Tony...

Unitarian Universal Fellowship of Wayne County presents donation to Every Woman’s House

  • June 12, 2010
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The Unitarian Universal Fellowship of Wayne County (UUFWC) presented three handmade quilts, a crib quilt, dolls, and stuffed animals to Bobbi Douglas representing Every Woman’s House. The material for the quilts was donated, sorted, and sewn into the quilts by UUFWC members Margaret Boyer, Lois Grant, Sue Gross, and Carol Noel. For many victims of domestic violence, there is little time to pack...