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Speakers, belly dancing demos and more at the YMCA Jan. 19

  • January 18, 2010
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The second annual What Women Want event is the perfect way to start off the new year. This fun and free event is sponsored by the Friends of the YMCA and the Wayne County Women’s Network. It’s an event for the spirit, mind, and body at the Orrville YMCA on Jan. 19, at 7 p.m. This free event will be just the lift women want and need by the third week of January. Dr. Kathleen Fearon, DO, from...

Brenda Linnick gives Women’s Network insight into United Way

  • January 18, 2010
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The Wayne County Women’s Network held its first Lunch with a Notable Woman for 2010 on Thursday, Jan. 7, at the Wooster Inn. Brenda Linnick, executive director of United Way of Wayne and Holmes Counties, was the special guest. She shared that she had been a dedicated member of Women’s Network in its early years and recognized the value it brought to area professionals. Linnick described United...

Cordray urges Ohioans to do homework when donating by text

  • January 18, 2010
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The devastation in Haiti has put the power of online social networks on full display as consumers are being asked to Twitter information and text donations in support of earthquake relief efforts. Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray is encouraging consumers to ask questions and make sure they understand how they will be billed for donations made via cell phone before they give. Typically, users...

County passes budget for 2010

  • January 18, 2010
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After six grueling months of work, Wayne County’s 2010 budget is complete and was approved unanimously by the commissioners at their Jan. 8 meeting. Carol Zemrock, budget director, described the challenging process of coming up with a budget for 2010. Zemrock noted that while the general fund receives the lion’s share of attention, it actually makes up just 20 percent of the total value of the...

Knights come up short at NPHS

  • January 18, 2010
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A slow start and an even slower finish spelled doom for West Holmes Tuesday, Jan. 12, as the Knights fell 64-34 to the Quakers at New Philadelphia. The Knights started out shooting 1-for-10 from the field before Max Doerflinger dropped a 3-point bomb on the Quakers late in the first period to pull the Knights within 14-6 after the first quarter. Stewart Sabine popped a pair of triples and Keaton...

Burch shoots Hawks past Hornets

  • January 18, 2010
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The visiting Hawks found another weapon to turn to when the hosting Hornets double-teamed their top guns in an Inter-Valley Conference clash Tuesday, Jan. 12, at Malvern. Luke Burch found himself wide open several times when the Malvern defense collapsed on Dylan Kaufman and Noah Boyd, and each time Burch made the most of his opportunities, in leading the Hawks to a 72-60 triumph over the...

Hiland mashes Malvern

  • January 18, 2010
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Watching the visiting Lady Hornets prepare for their Wednesday, Jan. 13, clash with the Lady Hawks, one got a sense of how the Christians must have felt as they awaited their turn in the arena with the lions. Hilary Weaver played as ferociously as a lion, shredding the Malvern defense for 10 field goals, including four 3-pointers, on her way to 27 points to go with five rebounds, four assists and...

Doris Yanai obituary

  • January 19, 2010
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Doris J. Yanai, 82, of Newcomerstown, formerly of Avon Park, Fla., died Jan. 13, 2010, at New Dawn Retirement Community Center, Dover. Doris was born Jan. 24, 1927, in Newcomerstown, to the late James Lewis and Mary Elizabeth Bradshaw. She attended Newcomerstown schools and was a homemaker all her adult life, and was employed at the former Moore Enameling, West Lafayette, during WWII. She was an...

Diana Lorenz obituary

  • January 19, 2010
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Diana K. Lorenz, 55, of Dover, died Jan. 14, 2010, at her home. Born April 26, 1954, in Dover, Diana was the daughter of the late Robert Sr. and Ruth Lang. She graduated from Garaway High School, and after 25 years of service, retired from Genie Overhead Door Company, Baltic. Her family was very important to her. She loved shopping, going out to eat, and spending quality time with her...

Beatrice Lanning obituary

  • January 19, 2010
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Beatrice M. Lanning, 87, of Newcomerstown, died Jan. 14, 2010, at Lafayette Pointe Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, West Lafayette, following a brief illness. Beatrice was born May 12, 1922, in Clay Township, to the late Harvey H. “Bunt” and Alice Elizabeth Kail. She was a 1940 graduate of Gnadenhutten High School, and was the class valedictorian. She was employed as a press operator with...