Daily Record, The Wooster, OH back issues from April 2007:
Blood drives
Apr 01, 2007; ... WOOSTER -- American Red Cross Wayne County Chapter bloodmobiles inApril are: Monday, Grace Brethren Church, 4599 Burbank Road, Wooster, 2-7p.m. Tuesday, St. Peter Lutheran Church, 9451 Ashland Road, NewPittsburg, 2-7 p.m.; Rittman High School, 100 Saurer St., Rittman,8:30 ...
Meeting notes
Apr 01, 2007; ... All adult club meeting reports appear on Living pages. Due to theincreased volume, they will be limited to pertinent business itemsand a short (two- to three-paragraph) summary of the program. Reportsshould be in writing and reach The Daily Record within three days ofthe ...
Upcoming Services
Apr 01, 2007; ... Sarah Elizabeth Coblentz, 3, Apple Creek: Services will be thismorning, April 1, at 9 at the family home, 14117 Western Road, AppleCreek. Burial will be at Hershberger Cemetery in Paint Township,Wayne County. Spidell Funeral Home, Mount Eaton, is handling thearrangements. (Obituary ran ...
Catherine Mihalko
Apr 01, 2007; ... WOOSTER -- Catherine Mihalko, 86, Wooster, died Friday evening,March 30, 2007, at Mother ...
Wayne County Democrats celebrate successes
Apr 01, 2007; ... By CHANDA NEELY Staff Writer WOOSTER -- Ohio Treasurer of State Richard Cordray and otherDemocratic Party leaders and candidates from all parts of Ohioattended the Wayne County Democratic Party's 152nd annual Jackson DayDinner Friday. The Wayne County Democratic Party ...
Youth brief
Apr 01, 2007; ... Auditions for Akron Youth Symphony are May 14-19 AKRON -- The Akron Youth Symphony will hold auditions for its 2007-08 season May 14-19 at the University of Akron's Guzzetta Hall. The Symphony is open to area high school and middle schoolstudents. Candidates will be asked to ...
Girl Scout bakers' competition winners announced
Apr 01, 2007; ... WOOSTER -- Four girls earned first-place awards in the annualWooster Girl Scout Service Unit Baker's Dozen Competition held onMarch 19, at the United Methodist Church of Wooster. The winners are: Daisy Girl Scout Skylar Schuring of Troop No. 100 with her entryof Chocolate ...
Even Pettorini hasn't seen a Scots baseball victory like this before
Apr 01, 2007; ... By CHAD CONANT Daily Record Sports Writer GAMBIER -- When you've won more than 800 games as a collegebaseball coach, there are opportunities to see some strange stuff. College of Wooster coach Tim Pettorini, who has 816 wins at theschool, hasn't seen a lot of stuff as ...
Girls soccer opening
Apr 01, 2007; ... The Smithville High School Ladies Soccer Club is acceptingapplicants for the head coaching ...
Sixth-grader compiles accounts of how cancer has affected people
Apr 01, 2007; ... By LYDIA GEHRING Living Editor SHREVE -- Kasey Petika is a girl with a dream. As a 12-year-oldsixth-grader at Shreve Elementary School, she is on her way to makingthat dream a reality. Kasey, the daughter of Rachelle Petika and David Petika, said manyof her friends ...
Holmes County Males, pickup truck drivers have lowest rate of seat belt use
Apr 01, 2007; ... By NICK SABO Staff Writer MILLERSBURG -- Male drivers of passenger trucks have the lowestrate of seat belt usage among drivers in Holmes County, according toa survey conducted by the Holmes County Highway Safety Task Force. The survey found rates as low as 30 percent ...
Building her dream in Doylestown
Apr 01, 2007; ... By SARAH SKYLARK BRUCE Staff Writer DOYLESTOWN -- "I think we're just offering people what they wantto have." If a senior fitness and adult day care center is what Doylestownpeople want, then Annette Saeger is all over it. Her initial 14,000-square-foot ...
Tri-County Invitational Record day for locals
Apr 01, 2007; ... By ZACH BOLINGER Daily Record Sports Writer NAVARRE -- Most Valuable Performers and team champions. Saturday was kind to area track individuals and units at the 2007Tri-County Invitational. Orrville's boys and Smithville's girls each won team titles at ...
Seeing the world doesn't stop Thomas Manton from loving Wooster
Apr 01, 2007; ... By LYDIA GEHRING Living Editor WOOSTER -- Thomas Manton has seen many countries all over theworld. From India, to Pakistan, to Iran and England. But he continuesto hold a very special place in his heart for Wooster, where he livedfor just over two years. In 1952, ...
Wanda Westfall
Apr 01, 2007; ... PARK RIDGE, Ill. -- Wanda Lee (May) Westfall, 94, died Thursday,March 29, 2007, at Sunrise Assisted Living in Park Ridge, Ill. She was born July 14, 1912, in Bergton, Va., and grew up in TylerCounty, W.Va. She graduated from Sistersville High School in Sistersville, W.Va.She ...
Helen Hartman
Apr 01, 2007; ... RITTMAN/DOYLESTOWN -- Helen J. Hartman, 90, died unexpectedlySaturday, March 31, 2007. She was born July 17, 1916, in Medina, to George and Alice (Moore)Skafic. She was a lifelong resident of the area and a member of Sts. Peter& Paul Catholic Church, where she volunteered to ...
Ruth Kaylor
Apr 01, 2007; ... NASHVILLE -- Ruth Kaylor, 80, of Nashville, died Saturday, March31, 2007, at Wooster ...
Statehouse week in review
Apr 01, 2007; ... -- Robin and Kurt Steiner, Emily Kruger, Janessa Hill and BrianGwin were recognized from the floor of the Ohio House ofRepresentatives on Tuesday. They were guests of Rep. Jim Carmichael,a Republican from Wooster. -- Senate President Bill Harris, a Republican from Ashland, ...
4-H
Apr 01, 2007; ... STERLING -- The Milton Country Clovers 4-H Club held its firstmeeting March 12. Family guides, enrollment forms, project requestsheets and medical forms were distributed. Completed forms are due atthe next meeting. Adviser Nancy Shiffer ...
Wayne County bookmobile
Apr 01, 2007; ... BLUEBIRD Monday -- Kidron Elementary School, 9:15-11:30 a.m.; CentralChristian elementary and middle schools, 12:15-3 p.m. Tuesday -- Marshallville Elementary School, 9:15 a.m.-3 p.m. Wednesday -- Wooster Township Elementary School, 9:15-11:30 a.m.;Franklin Elementary ...
Antique lovers come from far and wide to Wooster Rotary auction
Apr 01, 2007; ... By KATY GANZ Staff Writer WOOSTER -- People looking for motel rooms this weekend were out ofluck, as antiques lovers from as far away as Pennsylvania and Indianacame to town for the 32 Annual Wooster Rotary Antiques andCollectibles Auction. "This has become a ...
Dust off your hat -- almost tea time with Edith and Dolley
Apr 01, 2007; ... By PAUL LOCHER Staff Writer WOOSTER -- Dust off your favorite smart hat, dig out your elegantgloves, bring along your favorite tea cup and join the Wayne CountyHistorical Society for "Tea Time," a series of old-fashioned teaparties to be hosted by First Ladies Edith Roosevelt ...
H.S. baseball Huskies win Kearney Classic
Apr 01, 2007; ... Northwestern played two different kinds of games on Saturday inthe second day of the Ryan Kearney Classic at Triway. The Huskies routed Clear Fork 13-0 in five innings in the opener,before losing a tight 4-3 game to the host Titans in the nightcap. Despite losing to the hosts, ...
H.S. baseball Hiland sweeps pair, Waynedale bounces back to beat Fairport
Apr 01, 2007; ... By ELLIOTT SCHREINER Daily Record Sports Writer BERLIN -- Hiland played the ungracious host and Waynedale provedit could hang with the small-school big boys at Berlin Saturday. The Hawks opened the day with a 4-3 win over the Bears beforerolling to a 14-4 victory over ...
Green Mouse: Latest soup recipe takes you to Olive Garden
Apr 01, 2007; ... By CAROL KALLBERG Columnist The good news is my computer is up and running again -- at leastpartially. I am having trouble with the CD drive, but the basics workfor the time being. Until something else goes wrong. I'm holding mybreath as I type this. A good diversion ...
NFL dream still there for Drushal
Apr 01, 2007; ... A few thoughts from the week in sports ... College of Wooster senior Rick Drushal thought he had played hislast football game at the Aztec Bowl in Aguascalientes, Mexico, onDec. 16. Turns out the door to playing football again isn't completelyshut. Drushal worked out ...
Current Historical Society exhibit showcases Wayne County's houses of worship
Apr 01, 2007; ... WOOSTER -- Now through July 1 the Wayne County Historical Societywill play host to its current exhibit, "Sacred Places: The Art andArchitecture of Wayne County's Oldest Houses of Worship." This uniquedisplay celebrates the wide variety of faith traditions through theart and architectural ...
Erie's TAC reduced lakewide Turkey numbers look promising; Trevena named acting DOW chief
Apr 01, 2007; ... By ART HOLDEN Daily Record Outdoor Editor While the Ohio wild turkey population is healthy, leading to whatis expected to be a good spring season coming up at the end of thismonth, the Lake Erie walleye and perch hatches haven't gone as wellin recently. As a result, the total ...
Health talk
Apr 01, 2007; ... Q: What is the role of a family medicine practitioner? A: The practice of family medicine is a medical specialty thatcontinues comprehensive health care for an individual and an entirefamily. This specialty integrates biological, clinical and behavioralsciences. Family medicine ...
Health brief
Apr 01, 2007; ... WRH notes April programs WADSWORTH -- The following classes and clinics are offered atWadsworth Rittman Health System: Tuesday -- Blood pressure clinic, 1-3 p.m., Founders Hall Quad C;(330) 334-2976 or 1- 800-828-1789, Ext. 2976. Wednesday, April 11, 18, 25 -- Gentle ...
Essie Sidwell
Apr 01, 2007; ... BARBERTON -- Essie L. Sidwell, 99, went home to be with the Lordon Thursday, March 29, 2007. A resident of Barberton area for 70 years, she was a member ofCalvary Wesleyan Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband of 70 years, Earl, son,Arville, grandson, ...
Longtime municipal court administrator retiring
Apr 01, 2007; ... By CHRISTINE L. PRATT Staff Writer WOOSTER -- The beginnings of a series of gradual transitionswithin Wayne County law enforcement and court systems has begun. After more than 30 years with the county, municipal courtadministrator Doug Lenhart is preparing for ...
Dilgard Vocal Scholarships awarded to local students
Apr 01, 2007; ... WOOSTER -- The Dilgard Vocal Scholarships were awarded to areastudents following auditions held at the Wooster United MethodistChurch on March 4. The scholarships are $175 for first place winnersand $125 for second place winners. The prize money, to be used forlessons from a voice ...
Type 2 diabetes most common, symptoms develop gradually
Apr 01, 2007; ... An estimated 20.8 million people in the United States, 7 percentof the population, or at least one in every 16 people, have diabetes,a serious, lifelong condition. Of those, 14.6 million have beendiagnosed, and 6.2 million have not. In 2005, about 1.5 millionpeople age 20 or older were ...
Holmes County bookmobile
Apr 01, 2007; ... 5 Week Stops Monday -- Oak Grove School, 1-2:15 p.m.; Pleasant View School,2:20-3:15 p.m.; Willis Miller, Township Road 362, 3:30-4:15 p.m.;Mary Shetler, County Road 77, 5-5:30 p.m.; Mount Hope Community, 5:30-7 p.m. Monday (Bluebird) -- Apple Hill School, 9:30-10:30 a.m.; ...
Esther Huff
Apr 01, 2007; ... CANTON -- Esther May (Steen) Huff, 79, died Friday, March 30,2007. Funeral service will be Wednesday, April 4, at 11 a.m., at Zak-Monbarren Funeral Home, 29 E. Main St. in Dalton with the Rev.Timothy Hull officiating. Burial will be at Dalton Cemetery. Friends may call on ...
Piece of mind: The 95/5 rule
Apr 01, 2007; ... By MARILYN DITTOE Columnist Sometimes it seems we live 95 percent of our lives in preparationfor, anticipation of, and reminiscence about the 5 percent we trulysavor, which are like wisps of cloud in a windy sky. As with all relationship-driven people, my "five ...
A lifetime of giving
Apr 01, 2007; ... We received a letter in the mail the other day from a coupleSmithville residents who thought it would be appropriate to note thepassing of the town's oldest citizen in this space. After readingwhat they had to say, it's easy to understand why. Osie L. Feusier, 102, died Monday ....
National wrestling championships Neff, Stiltner earn Jr. All- American honors Sponseller going for Sr. National title
Apr 01, 2007; ... By AARON DORKSEN Daily Record Sports Editor Returning state champion and state-placer already had great soundsto the ears of Waynedale junior wrestlers David Stiltner and JaredNeff, respectively. Now they can add an even bigger title to their resumes for nextseason: ...
Business briefs
Apr 01, 2007; ... Killinger joins Impressions WOOSTER -- Leona Killinger has joined Impressions Hair Salon &Spa, 5225 Cleveland Road, Suite G. She has completed classes with Paul Mitchell on trendy spring hairstyles. She can be reached at (330) 345-8824. Duffy attends hair ...
Outdoor notes
Apr 01, 2007; ... Turkey check station additions The Ohio Division of Wildlife has announced changes to the list oflocations where successful hunters may check in their turkey duringthis spring season. These changes are not represented in the 2006-2007 hunting and trapping regulations. The following ...
Revamped Trail draws crowd to Orrville school
Apr 01, 2007; ... By KATY GANZ Staff Writer ORRVILLE -- Longer than the average egg hunt, yesterday's BunnyTrail at Orrville High School provided families with more than justquick candy for the kids. "The last time we had the actual egg hunt it took 27 seconds,"said Jenni Reusser ...
Retail groups claim Strickland proposing 'hidden tax' in budget
Apr 01, 2007; ... By MARC KOVAC Dix Capital Bureau COLUMBUS -- Business groups lashed out Thursday at a proposal inGov. Ted Strickland's biennial budget they say will cost retailers(and, ultimately consumers) millions of dollars. "This is a hidden tax," said John Mahaney Jr., president ...
Wayne County bookmobile
Apr 01, 2007; ... LOUDONVILLE -- Barbara R. Conner, 70, of Loudonville, and formerlyof Nashville, died Saturday, March 31, 2007, at Colonial Manor HealthCare Center, Loudonville. Funeral services will be Tuesday, April 3, at 1 p.m. at SchlabachFuneral Home, Shreve, with the Rev. Mike Nichols ...
Community record
Apr 01, 2007; ... Monday, April 2 Church Women United Board of Managers, 1:30 p.m., CentralChristian Church, Wooster. Note date change. All denominations arewelcome to send representatives. Wooster Rotary Club, noon, YMCA. Creston Community Service Club dinner and bingo, 6:30 ...
Personal
Apr 01, 2007; ... A GIRL, Emma Renee, was born March 17 at Wooster CommunityHospital to Ryan and Julie Steiner of Rittman. She weighed 6 pounds,4 ounces and was 18 1/2 inches long. She is the couple's first ...
Mezey to present poetry readings at College
Apr 01, 2007; ... WOOSTER -- Poet Robert Mezey will visit The College of Wooster fora series of readings Monday and Tuesday. Mezey, whose books of verseinclude "The Lovemaker," "A Book of Dying," "White Blossoms," "TheDoor Standing Open," "Small Song" and "Collected Poems 1952-1999,"will present a reading ...
Fifty years and counting: from Singapore to London by motorcycle
Apr 01, 2007; ... At 9 a.m. on March 14, 1957 -- exactly 50 years ago -- I startedthe first great adventure of my life. With Maung Gyi, a 22-year-oldBurmese graduate of the University of Rangoon riding with me, Iheaded out of Singapore on the longest overland motor trip evertaken. It was about 20,000 ...
God, Flag & Country speech contest winners announced
Apr 01, 2007; ... HILLSDALE DISTRICT -- Students were chosen at Hillsdale MiddleSchool to compete in the God, Flag & Country speech contest at theFraternal Order of Eagles Mohican Aerie No. 2178 in Ashland. Emily Peterson, Melissa Hoffman and Paige Dickerhoof placed firstthrough third in the ...
Character Counts!
Apr 01, 2007; ... Each month during the school year, the first through fourthgraders in Wayne County learn about one of the six Pillars ofCharacter through a program called Character Counts! The pillar forthis past month has been fairness. The students were asked to writeabout someone who has shown ...
Gerald Ott Sr.
Apr 01, 2007; ... WOOSTER -- Gerald C. "Jerry" Ott Sr. of Wooster, went home to bewith the Lord, Thursday evening, March 29, 2007, at Shady LawnNursing Center in Dalton, following a short illness. There will be no visitation. A service will be held on Tuesday, at 11 a.m. at Ohio WesternReserve ...
April Byler-James Yarnell
Apr 01, 2007; ... NORTH LAWRENCE -- April Byler and James Yarnell were united inmarriage on Dec. 23, at Pleasant View Mennonite Church in NorthLawrence. Todd Martin and John Miller officiated for the 3:30 p.m.ceremony, with music provided by pianist Mary Miller. The bride is the daughter of Ervin ...
Send help! The line has been drawn -- and I shall not cross it!
Apr 01, 2007; ... By JOHN C. LORSON Columnist There's nothing like a good, concrete limit to let you know it'stime to wrap it up, pack it in, or cash-out and head for home. It'sgood to know your limits. While not really qualifying as a rebel or renegade by anystandard, I will have to ...
MDS building home to benefit Katrina area
Apr 01, 2007; ... By SARAH SKYLARK BRUCE Staff Writer WOOSTER -- This is the house that Jack built. And Dave and Bruceand Wyman and many others. A 2,200-square-foot house has risen from the ground in northeastWooster thanks to volunteer labor and mostly donated materials. It's a ...
With a little help: Owen Troyer's journey leads from Amish church to owning a restaurant
Apr 02, 2007; ... By KATY GANZ Staff Writer WALNUT CREEK -- It was a beautiful day in Walnut Creek when OwenTroyer almost lost his grandson. Troyer was outside working on a tractor while his wife, Sue, wascleaning their bed and breakfast. His daughter, Sheila Abel, wasworking a ...
Celia Winger
Apr 02, 2007; ... WOOSTER -- Celia Winger, 94, of Wooster, died Sunday, April 1,2007, in ...
Region briefs
Apr 01, 2007; ... Orrville man dies in early morning crash BAUGHMAN TWP -- A 39-year-old Orrville man died after he crashedhis van into a tree at 2 a.m. Saturday on Rohrer Road. Dead at the scene was Lorenzo E. Velazquez, 922 N. Vine St.,according to the Wooster Post of the State Highway Patrol ....
College of Wooster roundup Track teams shine at own invite
Apr 01, 2007; ... College News Services The College of Wooster men's and women's track teams put forth agreat effort at Saturday's annual Wooster Invitational, with threedifferent athletes being crowed individual champions in the 23-teamevent. The Fighting Scot women shone the brightest, ...
On campus
Apr 01, 2007; ... Graduates from Boston U BOSTON -- Boston University awarded academic degrees to 1,412students in January 2007. Among the graduates was Justin D. Steinbergof Wooster, who received a master of arts degree in philosophy. Area students on dean's lists Area students earning ...
Vendors licenses
Apr 01, 2007; ... HOLMES COUNTY Daniel M. Stutzman, Westview Harness, 4569 Township Road 368,Millersburg. Robert A. Compton, Compton Auto Service, 850 Massillon Road,Millersburg. Glenmont General Store, 124 Main St., Glenmont. Atlee M. Raber, Sharp Run Hobby Horse, 5081 Township ...
Vital statistics
Apr 01, 2007; ... Municipalcourt WOOSTER David J. Hardnett, 32, 7060 Leanne Drive, Orrville, was fined $350for DUS. His license was suspended for three months. Terry A. Sigler, 37, 6324 Newkirk Road, Shreve, was fined $250 fordomestic violence. He was placed on probation for two years ...
H.S. softball Bears, Smithies sweep twinbills
Apr 01, 2007; ... It was doubleheader Saturday for several area softball teams, butonly Waynedale and Smithville could earn twinbill sweeps. The Bearsand Smithies overmatched their competition, while Hillsdale, Woosterand Northwestern managed splits. For the Generals, the win wasespecially impressive as ...
For Jim Hostetler, old-fashioned tradition a key component of modern business
Apr 01, 2007; ... Jim Hostetler is the first to acknowledge there's a lot that's old-fashioned about how he runs his Jim's Sunoco Service. He doesn't have a deli or even a vending machine. "The only things we have are what we have always had -- candybars, tobacco, cigarettes and pop," he said in ...
Two Sisters' Design: Florals, menswear influence hot home decorating trends for 2007
Apr 01, 2007; ... By TERRI LOTTES AND MICHELE MOSLEY Columnists Dear Two Sisters: We have a very large master bathroom that needsremodeled. It is about 10-by-10 feet with high ceilings. Would youhave at least one unique design idea for us? We hate clutter and likean eclectic feel to our home ....
Streetscape project Council to take next step for Beall
Apr 01, 2007; ... By BOBBY WARREN Staff Writer WOOSTER -- City Council will take its next step in the BeallAvenue streetscape project when it acts on a resolution to declareimprovements are necessary during its Monday meeting. The resolution of necessity also authorizes the city to ...