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McGuffey’s Readers

  • June 19, 2010
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A lot of yard sales going on right now and recently I found a box of McGuffey’s Readers at a sale in Fredericksburg. When I got them home, I was surprised to find the previous owner was C.E. Huffman, Indian Camp, Upshur County, W. Va. I called my sister in West Virginia and she verified what I thought, that Mr. Huffman was my dad’s teacher at the Indian Camp normal school. What a nice treasure...

In their own time: Children often have their own schedule

  • June 19, 2010
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Editor’s note: Today’s guest columnist is Jodi Nisly Hertzler who writes occasionally for Another Way, and is the author of Ask Third Way Café: 50 Common and Quirky Questions about Mennonites. Jodi and her husband have two sons and a daughter. This year, my youngest child’s fourth birthday occurred two days before Mother’s Day. The stars, planets, and his brain synapses (and perhaps his...

Keene alumni held annual banquet meeting in May

  • June 19, 2010
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The 119th annual banquet of the Keene High School alumni was held May 29, with 131 members and guests in attendance at the banquet meeting. Charles Warren, a graduate of the class of 1951, offered the invocation. Keene Methodist Church served the dinner. Denny Adams presided over the business meeting. The minutes and treasurer’s report were given by Marilyn Wyler and were approved. The 1960...

Career center culinary class holds year-end pizza making session

  • June 19, 2010
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The Culinary Careers Management class at Ashland County-West Holmes Career Center ended the year with a session on pizza making variations led by Ashland University chef Kevin Burke. Pictured are: (front row) Janice Taylor (senior, Mapleton), Jen Holcomb (senior, West Holmes), Kristy Dennison (senior, Ashland), Paige Burley (senior, Hillsdale), chef Kevin Burke, teacher Kathy Diederich, Ty...

Wooster juniors chosen to attend Buckeye Boys’ State

  • June 19, 2010
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Five young men from the junior class of Wooster High School have been chosen to attend Buckeye Boys’ State under the sponsorship of Wooster Post 68 of the American Legion. Chosen by a committee of the legion post from among a number of possible candidates recommended by social studies teachers are: Chris Denbow, Garrett Jentes, Michael Keating, Charles Moodispaw, and Anthony Zerrer. They will be...

Shaffer attends Buckeye Boys State

  • June 19, 2010
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Another Wooster High School junior boy attended Buckeye Boys State along with five others from his class. The most recent addition to the Wooster contingent was Andrew Shaffer. He was sponsored by American Legion Post 257 in Loudonville. More than 1,300 high school junior boys from across Ohio took part in this annual nine-day exercise in the American government procedures and practices. It...

Four receive Amici Italiani scholarships

  • June 19, 2010
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The Amici Italiani Scholarship has been awarded to four area students. Two students are in high school and two others are currently enrolled in college. Students awarded scholarships are: Peter DiFilippo, of Wooster High School. DiFilippo will attend the Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine’s six-year B.S./M.D. program. Lara Ginsburg, a student at Malone University, is majoring in...

College of Wooster alumni honored for achievements and service

  • June 19, 2010
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The College of Wooster honored three of its most esteemed graduates by presenting them with Distinguished Alumni Awards (DAA) recently in the Gault Recital Hall of the Scheide Music Center. The recipients were chosen on the basis of their lifetime achievements as well as their service to others and to the college. The ceremony, one of the highlights of Alumni Weekend festivities at the college,...

Love Center Food Pantry monthly report, May 2010

  • June 19, 2010
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There were a total of 384 different families that came to the Love Center during the month of May. Some families came in more than once, making a grand total of 515 visits. Food purchased from the Akron-Canton Regional Food Bank was 33,145 pounds and food donated by Holmes Countians was 47,842 pounds. Volunteer hours donated to the Love Center were 1,266 hours. Food and cash donations came from...

Wooster City Schools Among the Top 12 Schools in Pint Size Blood Drive

  • June 19, 2010
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Out of 212 school districts and 270 blood drives, Wooster City Schools is the 10th largest participating district in Northern Ohio’s Pint Size Heroes program. Wooster’s Melrose, Wayne, Kean, Cornerstone and Parkview Elementary schools participated, resulting in 140 pints of blood donated, putting Wooster in the top 12 schools. The unique program, sponsored by the Northern Ohio Blood Services...