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Ninety-year-old Anastasia Woodward's dreams finally take flight

  • June 16, 2010
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"Here I come, sky!" exclaimed Anastasia Woodward, as she settled herself into the passenger seat of a vintage 1946 Stinson 108-1 Voyager small aircraft at the New Philadelphia airport. Woodward appeared slightly nervous, but was definitely overjoyed at the flight she was about to take.Woodward's June 12 plane ride was the result of a lifetime wish to fly in a small airplane. Her ride was highly...

Eat spaghetti, support Hospice House at annual Dante's fundraiser

  • June 16, 2010
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“We look forward to hosting this every year as a way to help out Hospice of Tuscarawas County,” stated Betty Drabik, of Dante’s Pizza and Pasta House in New Philadelphia. Drabik was explaining the preparation going into the restaurant’s sponsoring of the 12th annual spaghetti dinner to benefit the local hospice organization.“We couldn’t do this without our vendors and their...

Choices are endless at the Tuscarawas Valley Family Farmers Market

  • June 16, 2010
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Every Wednesday, 3-7 p.m., from June through October, the Tuscarawas County Fairgrounds springs to life. Crates of gleaming tomatoes, gourmet lettuces, squash in all shapes and sizes, sweet corn, fragrant culinary herbs, and other produce begin to fill small stands as another day of the Tuscarawas Valley Family Farm Market (TVFFM) begins. There are also eggs, poultry, beef, pork and chicken,...

Wheels of Hope for the disabled rolls on

  • June 16, 2010
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When Mark and Sandy Richard, Christian missionaries to Guatemala, met a Mayan woman who was crawling across a highway there in the rain, they were profoundly impacted. They were able to secure a wheelchair not only for her, but also for 14 other disabled individuals. With that, a ministry was born. The Richards set up a wheelchair refurbishing center in Alliance, and then, in 1993, joined with...

Yoder Acres Produce guarantees freshness at Tuscarawas Valley Family Farmers Market

  • June 16, 2010
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The drive from Wooster doesn’t bother Andy Yoder and his family as they travel every week to the fairgrounds for the Tuscarawas Valley Family Farmers Market (TVFFM). “We wanted a place to sell our produce down here and this was a good place for us to be,” said Andy Yoder, who along with his father, Raymond, operates Yoder Acres Produce. For two years, TVFFM customers have enjoyed the Yoder...

OBITUARY | 2010-06-16

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Mary E. Badertscher, 90, of Orrville, died June 10, 2010, at Orrville Pointe, following a period of declining health. Mary was born Jan. 31, 1920, in Pandora, to the late Coral and Viola Donaldson. She had been a resident of Orrville since 1940, and was previously employed at Garrod Furniture, The Courier Crescent, and the Orrville Printing Company. Mary was a member of Augsburg Lutheran...

OBITUARY | 2010-06-16

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Betty J. Briggs, 73, of Orrville, died June 9, 2010, at Brenn-Field Nursing Center, Orrville, following a period of declining health. Betty was born Dec. 6, 1936, in Parkersburg, W.Va., to Floyd O. and Jean M. Utt. She had been employed as a home health aide in Wayne County for many years and attended Wooster Evangel Assembly of God Church. She enjoyed reading, fishing, working in the garden,...

OBITUARY | 2010-06-16

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Christa S. Bunn, 43, of Orrville, died June 7, 2010, at Dunlap Community Hospital, Orrville. Christa was born Dec. 1, 1966, in Orrville, to Sue and the late Stanley C. “Stan” Stuckey. She was a 1985 graduate of Orrville High School and later was employed by the city of Orrville for 17 years. Christa loved her family, and enjoyed being a homemaker and her flower garden. She attended East...

OBITUARY | 2010-06-16

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Raymond L. “Ray” Cormell, 48, of Smithville, died June 8, 2010, at Akron City Hospital. Ray was born March 23, 1962, in Youngstown, to Quentin R. “Took” and Marlene Cormell. He graduated from Orrville High School in 1981, and was employed as a pipe fitter at Wooster Tool. He was a former fireman at the Apple Creek Fire Department and most recently at Central Fire District, Smithville,...

OBITUARY | 2010-06-16

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Gary W. Collins, 59, of Dover, died June 15, 2010, at Union Hospital, following a year-long battle with cancer. A son of the late William E. and Mozelle Collins, Gary was born Dec. 10, 1950, in Warren. He was a 1968 graduate of New Philadelphia High School and went on to obtain a Bachelor of Communication degree from Kent State University. For more than 20 years, he worked in the shipping...