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Exchange Club supports Do.C.K.

  • January 15, 2010
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The Dover Exchange Club is continuing its support of the Dover Caring Kids (Do.C.K.) program at Dover Middle School by contributing $1,500 to help fund the activities during this school year. According to Ron Bond, Dover Middle School principal, the program was started in the early ’90s as a way to encourage middle school students to become involved in the community. By being involved in Do.C.K...

Monopoly Game tournament at the library

  • January 15, 2010
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The Tuscarawas County Public Library recently announced its 14th annual Monopoly Game Tournament, which will take place on Saturday, Jan. 30, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., in the children’s department. “The tournament is a long-standing tradition here at the library,” said Missy Littell, children’s reference assistant. “The players come from all over. Some of them have been playing in our...

Art adventure clearly a success

  • January 15, 2010
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Things are looking a little different these days in the hallways of New Philadelphia’s Welty Middle School. Students are perched high atop lockers, sailing paper airplanes in front of the principal’s office, climbing glass showcases, hanging upside down in stairwells, and kicking soccer balls in the halls. One is even standing outdoors in the courtyard, peering in the window. And the school...

Register now for Twin City Hospital’s popular Fit for Life class

  • January 15, 2010
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Registration is now taking place for Twin City Hospital’s Healthy Community Outreach Program’s popular Fit for Life classes. With the first class scheduled to begin Tuesday, Jan. 19, at Park Christian Church (236 Miller Ave., Dennison), Fit for Life is a 12-week session of classes that meets weekly for an hour. Two classes will be offered on Tuesdays, one beginning at 5:30 p.m. and another...

Help select the new Miss America Residents encouraged to vote for Miss Ohio

  • January 15, 2010
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By Jennifer R. Demuth Area residents can make their voices heard and influence the selection of the top 15 finalists in this year’s Miss America Scholarship Pageant. Tuscarawas County residents have a good reason to see Miss Ohio 2009, Erica Gelhaus, earn the title since she will be representing the area as a former Miss Clayland (the seventh Miss Clayland to become Miss Ohio). On Friday, Jan...

New resolutions for the new year

  • January 15, 2010
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A community’s giving heart – readers make Christmas a little brighter for homeless shelter residents

  • January 15, 2010
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“For pretty much the whole week before Christmas, and even the week before that, there were just solid donations,” said Julie Price, one of three co-directors for the Friends of the Homeless shelter in New Philadelphia, as she explained the community’s generosity in response to a series of holiday articles about the homeless. “I was here first thing in the morning until late at night. There...

Earth bermed home to be open for public visitation Jan. 16

  • January 15, 2010
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A passive solar, earth bermed home owned by Floyd and Karen McCormick of Stone Creek will be open for public visitation Saturday, Jan. 16, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Visitors will also be able to experience the warmth of the home’s primary heat source, a Russian fireplace, custom built by an area mason. Due to the expansive brick mass of the fireplace, a one-time firing can provide heat in the home...

Heritage home group elects officers

  • January 15, 2010
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Members of The Tuscarawas County Heritage Home Association (TCHHA) recently elected nine directors for 2010 at their annual meeting, held at the Reeves Carriage House in Dover. Elected were Rod Kirkendall, president; Tom Strickling, vice-president; Leslie Wilson, secretary; Liz Hipp, treasurer; Patti Strickling, public relations; Jerry Stoughton, plaquing; Marlena Allen, programs; Tod Carper,...

Red Cross seeks nominees for Hometown Heroes honor

  • January 15, 2010
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The Muskingum Lakes Chapter of the American Red Cross is now accepting nominations for its seventh annual Hometown Heroes Campaign, presented by Twin City Hospital. Each year the Hometown Heroes Campaign honors local individuals who have had an extraordinary impact on the community or have demonstrated the values of courage, character, humanity, or personal initiative. Members of the community...