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Be safe in your treestand

  • November 2, 2009
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Hunting from a treestand is exciting and effective, but hunters must be sure to keep themselves safe. In Ohio, there are hunters seriously injured and killed each year from treestand falls. About one in every three hunters will experience a fall from a treestand in their hunting career. The Treestand Manufacturers Association offers these simple, lifesaving tips: Ÿ Always tell someone where you...

TEA Party movement comes to Wooster

  • November 2, 2009
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On a cold December night in 1773 a band of patriots dressed as Mohawk Indians crept onto three British merchant ships anchored in Boston Harbor and dumped their cargo of tea overboard as an act of protest against high taxes. More than 200 years later, this iconic symbol of protest against high taxation has been embodied in the Taxed Enough Already or TEA Party movement that has swept the country...

SADD youth members take the helm at October Prevention Coalition meeting

  • November 2, 2009
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When the Holmes County Prevention Coalition (HCPC) began two years ago, one of the hopes was that sooner or later they would get the county’s youth involved, since one of the main goals of the group is to promote the importance of abstaining from drugs, alcohol and tobacco.Since that time, a group of youth from Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) has been extremely involved, and took...

Black seeking more participation for HCPC Spot the Billboard campaign

  • November 2, 2009
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Look, up in the sky, it’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s... a billboard!Nearly one year ago, the Holmes County Prevention Coalition (HCPC) held a contest among area teens, who were asked to submit what they felt would be quality drawings for billboards promoting the HCPC’s endeavors to reduce the use of drugs and alcohol in Holmes County. Chelsea Black was the winner, and several other...

Pomerene Hospital partners with Holmes/Wayne OB/GYN Services, Ltd.

  • November 2, 2009
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Pomerene Hospital recently announced that Health Professionals of Holmes County has partnered with Holmes/Wayne OB-GYN Services to provide local care for patients. Holmes/Wayne OB/GYN will occupy the same office space that Pomerene OB/GYN Services had occupied in the Millersburg Medical Building, Suite 200. This new arrangement will offer local access to quality care, and will enable the hospital...

Robert A. Hart, M.D. receives certification

  • November 2, 2009
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Dr. Robert A. Hart recently received his board certification in bariatric medicine. Currently, there are less than 500 board certified bariatricians in the United States. The certification process requires passing a difficult written exam, oral exam, and a chart review process to demonstrate sufficient clinical experience. The American Board of Bariatric Medicine (ABBM) provides voluntary...

Swartz graduates basic training

  • November 2, 2009
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Army Pvt. Kyle A. Swartz has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Sill, Lawton, Okla.During the nine weeks of training, the soldier studied the Army mission and received instruction and training exercises in drill and ceremonies, Army history, core values and traditions, military courtesy, military justice, physical fitness, first aid, rifle marksmanship, weapons use, map reading and land...

Things are looking up for the local economy

  • November 2, 2009
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It's the news everyone has been waiting to hear.Things may be starting to look up for the local economy.That was Wooster Mayor Bob Breneman's message to the members of city council at their Oct. 19 regular session."Economics wise, we're starting to get some glimmers of hope," said Breneman. "We are starting to hear stability within the businesses around Wooster and even some slight look at some...

Many rare Millersburg Glass pieces on display at Homestead Furniture Customer Appreciation Night

  • November 2, 2009
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While Homestead Furniture may have put a great deal of attention on its many impressive pieces of fine furniture during its annual customer appreciation weekend on Friday, Oct. 23, it was glass, not wood, that drew the attention of many of the evening’s visitors, thanks to a huge collection of Millersburg Glass.A symposium was held at Homestead Furniture, with a collection of an estimated $1.7...

Freedlander’s demolition underway

  • November 2, 2009
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