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Sigler grabs top OCC soccer honor WHS volleyball players also recognized

  • November 2, 2009
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When the Wooster High girls soccer team looks to defend its Ohio Cardinal Conference championship next season, Wooster High senior Cherakee Sigler will be hard for the Generals to replace.That was the consensus of OCC coaches, at least, as Sigler was named the conference's Defensive Player of the Year in recent voting. The Generals took another top award as fourth-year coach Les Wudarzewski was...

Rotarians playing the game of life

  • November 2, 2009
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Yes, it's an opportunity for some to learn the fundamentals of basketball. And yes, it's an opportunity to hang with the coaches and players of one of the elite Division III basketball programs in the United States.Most important, though, it's an opportunity to help others.That may be the ultimate lesson to be learned Sunday, Nov. 8, when the Al Van Wie Basketball Clinic, which is sponsored by...

College of Wooster to host youth hoops clinic

  • November 2, 2009
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Children from throughout Wayne County in Grades 3 to 6 are invited to attend a youth basketball clinic on Sunday, Nov. 8, as part of the annual Al Van Wie Classic. The clinic will be held from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. at Timken Gymnasium on The College of Wooster campus. Sessions will be conducted by members of The College of Wooster men’s basketball team and coaching staff. At the same time, coaches...

Honeytown performs local concert to support Hazlett mission trip

  • November 5, 2009
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Friday, Nov. 13, Honeytown, the local Americana/Bluegrass group which features area talents Tim Shue, Nate Gundy, Maria Miller, Toby Hazlett and Jared Himes will perform a live concert at 6 p.m. at the Millersburg Mennonite Church. The purpose of the concert is to benefit Zach Hazlett, a local youth who is raising funds for an eight-month mission trip to Guinea Bissau, Africa.Hazlett said he...

Nashville TOPS Club news

  • November 5, 2009
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Mary Beth Kuhns was welcomed as a new member to TOPS OH1573 Nashville on Oct. 14. Members introduced themselves by telling what benefits they get from belonging to TOPS. The club had a seven-pound loss, and Laura Weaver was their best loser. She told them to get out and exercise. Geneva Pringle and Janice Tope were their best re-dedicated losers. Pringle told them to cut back on fried foods. Tope...

Modern Mothers Club

  • November 5, 2009
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Modern Mothers Club of Holmes County met Oct. 8 to hear Denise Anderson and Beth Beechy describe their “Girlfriends” program. The program focuses on helping young women make good life choices. The program has been done in the East Holmes district and would like to extend to the West Holmes district. The club agreed it would be beneficial to girls in grades four through seven, and Lynne Gilt...

What a difference a week makes

  • November 5, 2009
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What a difference a week makes.One week it was sunny and pleasant, the fall leaves brilliantly showy at their peak color. A week later, the same trees, once so vibrant, stood leafless and stark.For the deciduous trees, losing their leaves is a necessary part of life. The old foliage, no matter how pretty, must be discarded in order for the tree to continue to grow and mature. The trees are simply...

Millersburg Elementary's numbers add up to a gooey good time

  • November 5, 2009
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Usually each fall, leaves come tumbling out of the air, but at Millersburg Elementary’s recent fundraiser, what descended from on high was perhaps as light and fluffy as a leaf, but a lot more messy.Millersburg Elementary’s fall fundraiser was a Math-a-thon, and when the numbers were tallied, it all added up to a fantastic fundraiser and a slimy good time. Students took a math test, and...

West Holmes marching band drums up some spooky fun

  • November 5, 2009
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The West Holmes Knights marching band’s Halloween Parade performance is a time for the band members to let their hair down — literally. Or color it orange, coil it, spray paint it or gel it into an Elvis coif. The list of costume options for the band members on this night are as endless as the imagination, as members march as hobos, goblins, movie characters and countless others, which stray...

Walnut Creek Elementary students connect with Walnut Hills residents for trick-or-treat

  • November 5, 2009
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Residents at Walnut Hills were able to make a lot of new friends during the second annual Walnut Creek Elementary trick-or-treat visit. On Thursday, Oct. 29, classes at Walnut Creek got decked out in their Halloween best, grabbed anything that could hold candy and paraded through the Walnut Hills Retirement Home, where residents and staff were ready and waiting with buckets of treats.The event...