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Filmmaker to present Veterans Day program Area residents and veterans encouraged to attend presentation

On Veterans Day, the public can experience war history as never before, through the firsthand accounts of the soldiers who actually fought, by attending Lest They Be Forgotten, a special presentation sponsored by Geib Funeral Homes, Crematories and Remembrance Centers. The event will feature Larry Cappetto, nationally acclaimed documentary filmmaker. Though his films don't break box office...

Sustainability network hosts forestry workshop

Do you have acreage that you are managing? Are you wondering what sustainable and profitable solutions exist for your forest? The Tuscarawas County Sustainability Network, in partnership with Kent State University Tuscarawas, will present a free sustainable forestry and non-timber forest products workshop on Thursday, Nov. 12, from 7-8 p.m., in the Science and Advanced Technology Center, room...

Strickland announces $45,000 Appalachian energy grant to Newcomerstown School District

Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland recently announced that Newcomerstown Exempted Village School District was awarded a $45,000 Appalachian Regional Commission advanced energy grant for a wind turbine project to illustrate energy savings using wind power. “This innovative project at Newcomerstown schools will help Ohioans better understand how incorporating advanced energy sources into our homes and...

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Failed Illinois bank not a part of successful community bank holding company in Ohio

Park National Corporation (Park) has clarified that it has no relationship with a failed bank of the same name in Illinois. Park subsidiary The Park National Bank is based in Newark, and operates 132 offices throughout several counties in Ohio (plus one office in Northern Kentucky). It is in no way affiliated with a Chicago-based bank of the same name that was recently closed in a deal with the...

Celebrating the saints; and what we can gain from their example

When it comes to holidays, it seems we jump from Halloween to Thanksgiving to Christmas to New Year’s. But in the process of carving the jack-o-lantern and stuffing the turkey, many of us tend to overlook one very important day known as All Saints’ Day.All Saints’ Day is traditionally celebrated on the first of November; however, taking time to honor and celebrate the saints is something we...

Wide View Garden Club news

Bev Deviney hosted the September meeting of the Wide View Garden Club and started with a wonderful meal. Her co-hostess was Nola Schlegel. Pat Stocker gave the blessing over the dinner. Twelve members for roll call told many fall memories they had enjoyed over the past. They also told of some skunk, raccoon, and bear memories while they had camped in the past. President Anna Mae Shoemaker...

Nashville TOPS OH1573 news

Rita Sprang was welcomed as a new member to TOPS OH1573 Nashville on Nov. 4. Members introduced themselves by telling what benefits they get from belonging to TOPS. The club had an eight-and-a-half pound loss. Laura Weaver was their best loser. She said to follow their strict diet six days and then have a day away from it. Ruth Evans was their best re-dedicated loser. She told them to use the...

Appreciating my parents' footsteps

I always looked up to my father. I had no choice.Dad was 6 feet 2 inches tall. I, on the other hand, was the male runt of the family.Although I was slightly taller than our stately mother, I looked up to her as well. She was the consummate model of motherhood. Dad was the hard-working breadwinner, Mom the gracious and constant domestic.I’m pretty sure my four siblings feel the same way about...

Williams/Conway wedding

Dr. Tera Williams became the bride of Dr. Collin Conway at 3:30 p.m. on May 30, in a double-ring ceremony officiated by Rev. Walter Weaver at the First United Methodist Church in East Liverpool.The bride is the daughter of Terry and Debbie Williams of East Liverpool. The groom is the son of Drs. Jim and Holly Conway of Millersburg.Lynn Williams, sister of the bride, served as maid of honor...