Daily Record, The Wooster, OH back issues from December 2007:
Letters to the editor
Dec 01, 2007; ... Keep deer pictures off front page Editor: First, I am not a hunter, but I do not oppose hunting. I do havea problem with having to look at dead animals on the front page of anewspaper that I pay for. For the third year in a row, we havecalled The Daily Record voicing our ...
Personal
Dec 01, 2007; ... KIERA CRYSTAL Shylynn, is the name given to the daughter bornNov. 19, at Wooster Community Hospital to Angela and Vincent Whismanof West Salem. She weighed 6 ...
Career Center recognizes November graduates
Dec 01, 2007; ... SMITHVILLE -- Adult Education and Career Development Supervisor,Bernadette Meyer, welcomed and congratulated the November 2007 adulteducation graduates of the Wayne County Schools Career Centerprogram. She acknowledged their hard work and resulting success, beforemaking staff ...
Claire Brooks
Dec 01, 2007; ... CRESTON -- Claire Y. "Granny" Brooks, 75, went home to be withGod on Thursday, Nov. 29, 2007, at her home. Services will be Sunday, Dec. 2, at 2 p.m. at Murray Funeral Homein Creston with the Rev. John Castle officiating. Burial will be inCreston Maple Mound Cemetery. Friends ...
Geiser's guards
Dec 01, 2007; ... By AARON DORKSEN Daily Record Sports Editor APPLE CREEK -- With no player standing taller than 6-foot-1 inhis lineup, Waynedale coach Rick Geiser's team was not picked bymany to be a front-runner in the Wayne County Athletic League thisseason. That will change about ...
Pamela Bruce
Dec 01, 2007; ... COLUMBUS -- Pamela Dawn Bruce, 45, of Columbus, formerly ofWooster, died Thursday, Nov. 29, 2007. Services will be Monday, Dec. 3, at 7 p.m. at Ascension LutheranChurch, Columbus, where friends may visit two hours prior andimmediately following the service. Local services ...
Virginia Hines
Dec 01, 2007; ... POLK -- Virginia Hines, 85, of Polk, died Friday, Nov. 30, 2007,at Brethren Care Village in Ashland. Services will be Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2007, at 11 a.m. at MattesonFuneral Home in West Salem with her grandson, Pastor Mark Leslie andPastor Matthew Thompson, officiating. Burial will ...
Upcoming Services
Dec 01, 2007; ... Mary Britton, 83, Dalton: Services will be this morning, Dec. 1,at 11 at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Prospect, where friends maycall one hour prior to the services. Burial will follow at 3 in RoseHill Burial Park, Springfield. Stofcheck-Ballinger Funeral Home,Prospect, is handling ...
CC softball opening
Dec 01, 2007; ... Central Christian High School is accepting applications for thegirls varsity softball ...
Police
Dec 01, 2007; ... ORRVILLE -- An incident of domestic violence involving a 6-year-old boy was reported on Nov. 21 at 9:33 a.m. at a residence in the1200 block of Skyline Drive in Orrville. The child suffered visibleinjures and was transported by the city squad to an Akron hospital. Two girls, ages ...
Millersburg Village Council Glenn, S. Washington waits for new traffic light
Dec 01, 2007; ... By NICK SABO Staff Writer MILLERSBURG -- The village is going it alone with a stop lightproject at the intersection of Glenn Drive and South WashingtonStreet without the assistance of businesses who would benefit fromthe addition of a fourth signal to the intersection as ...
Smithville makes statement
Dec 01, 2007; ... By MIKE PLANT Daily Record Sports Writer SMITHVILLE -- Prior to the start of the season, Northwesterncoach Mark Alberts Jr. and Smithville's Michael Snowbarger passedthe tag of favorite in the Wayne County Athletic League back andforth like they were on a 2-on-1 fastbreak and ...
Triway passes out awards
Dec 01, 2007; ... Fall sports is over and Triway put the finishing touches on itsfall campaign by handing out awards to its many student/athletes. Members of the Titans volleyball team highlighted the event, asthey hurdled key injuries to notch another successful season underthe guidance of coach ...
About children Give the best gift of all -- reading
Dec 01, 2007 ... Once more I have made my holiday trip to the Wooster Book Companysearching out appropriate books to give children this holidayseason. As regular readers know, reading is one of my soapboxes.Children who can read can teach themselves anything. Books can entertain, amuse, broaden ...
Meals on Wheels
Dec 01, 2007; ... Meals on Wheels of Stark and Wayne Counties announces thefollowing menus: Wednesday -- Turkey frank w/bun, mustard and ketchup, sauerkraut,hash brown potatoes, baked beans, juice, cottage cheese w/peaches,coffee, tea, or milk. Thursday -- Barbecued chicken, parslied potatoes, ...
Geraldine Fulk
Dec 01, 2007; ... JEROMESVILLE -- Geraldine "Jerry" (Batdorf) Fulk, 79, ofJeromesville, died Friday, Nov. 30, 2007, at her residence. Services will be Monday, Dec. 3, at 10:30 a.m. at JeromesvilleUnited Methodist Church with the Revs. Paul Atkinson and BenjaminRoby officiating. Burial will be in ...
Vital statistics
Dec 01, 2007; ... Municipalcourt HOLMES COUNTY Maria J. Miller, 19, 128 W. Main St., Holmesville, was fined $150for criminal mischief. Mark A. Pleban, 44, 15160 U.S. 62, Killbuck, was fined $500 forfailure to appear. He was sentenced to 180 days in jail which wassuspended in favor of ...
Eyler resigns from W. Holmes board Plans to run for commissioner in '08
Dec 01, 2007; ... By NICK SABO Staff Writer MILLERSBURG -- Ray Eyler resigned his seat on the West HolmesBoard of Education on Friday to run for Holmes County Commissioner. Eyler, 65, announced Friday he will seek one of two seats on theboard of county commissioners up for election in ...
Dalton rides 26-2 spurt over Chippewa
Dec 01, 2007; ... By JOHN SCHANTZ Special to The Daily Record DALTON -- Sparks fly when the Wayne County Athletic League seasonlaunches into action. Travis Moyer and Ryan Chupp accounted forenough sparks to set the Dalton offense on fire Friday night againstChippewa. The tandem combined for 37 ...
Loudonville varsity football opening
Dec 01, 2007; ... Loudonville High School is now accepting applications for theposition of head football coach. Interested candidates should send aletter of interest and a ...
Chain of events Jose Arriaga, owner of 3 Amigos, reflects on disappearance, death of patron and the stigma now attached to his establishment
Dec 01, 2007; ... By BOBBY WARREN Staff Writer WOOSTER -- For more than four years, Jose Arriaga has beenputting his heart and soul into 3 Amigos Restaurant & Cantina. He originally opened the restaurant with partners Larry and CindyDoll inside the Best Western on East Liberty Street ...
Students of the month
Dec 01, 2007; ... Shreve Elementary School TRIWAY DISTRICT -- The following Shreve Elementary Schoolstudents were chosen Students of the Month for November: Jillian Brewster, Zachary Hart, Ashlei Farnsworth, KyleHutchison, Caleb Jordan, Abby Spencer, Maurgen Lindsay, Arthur Hart,Trey Brown, ...
Lester Bullard waives rights to preliminary trial Obstructing justice charges in murder of Pedro Hernandez moves to common pleas court
Dec 01, 2007; ... By BOBBY WARREN Staff Writer WOOSTER -- A second man arrested in the connection of the murderof a 26-year-old Guatemalan migrant worker waived his rights to apreliminary hearing Thursday and the case will move to the WayneCounty Court of Common Pleas. Lester Bullard, ...
Dan Good 'tough act to follow' as superintendent Wooster City Schools maps out keys to success in future
Dec 01, 2007; ... By LINDA HALL Staff Writer WOOSTER DISTRICT -- "He's one-in-a-million," is the way Lud Huck,a former Rubbermaid executive, described Wooster City Schools'Superintendent Dan Good. "He'll be a tough act to follow," agreed Brenda Linnick,executive director of the United ...
Viola Startzman Free Clinic
Dec 01, 2007; ... The Viola Startzman Free Clinic, 1874 Cleveland Road, Wooster,provides health and dental care on a walk-in basis to low-income,uninsured residents of Wayne County. Patients must provide currentproof of Wayne County residency, current 1040 federal tax form ifavailable, and current proof ...
Region briefs
Dec 01, 2007; ... Moore holding open house ORRVILLE -- Marie Moore, candidate for Wayne County ProsecutingAttorney, will host a meet-the-candidate open house at HeartlandPoint on Wednesday from 6:30 to 8 p.m. This is the first of many such open houses Moore has planned togive area residents ...
Teen found dead in park ruled a suicide
Dec 01, 2007; ... By CHRISTINE L. PRATT Staff Writer RITTMAN -- Following a Thursday autopsy, the preliminary cause ofdeath of a 13-year-old Rittman boy found hanging in a park is beingruled a suicide, according to the Wayne County Coroner's Office. Phillip Arnold. of Salt Street, was ...
Poet's corner
Dec 01, 2007; ... Ho! Ho! Ho! Away We Go! Ho! Ho! Ho! Away we go, with the merry old soul of Santa! A twinkle of his eyes, a crinkle of his nose, only Santa Claus can know, whose house he will find, along on his merry sleigh ride, sliding down the ...
Wooster continues its efforts to repeal tax credit
Dec 01, 2007; ... By BRYAN SCHAAF Staff Writer WOOSTER -- City council will hear the second reading of anordinance that would repeal the income tax credit for residentsliving in the city but who work elsewhere when it convenes Monday at7:30 p.m. Passed in 2004, the credit exempts ...
Warriors maintain MAHL lead
Dec 01, 2007; ... The Wooster Warriors completed a four-game road swing as the Mid-Atlantic Hockey League's first-place team, maintaining a half-gameedge on Indiana after edging Jamestown 4-3 Friday night. Wooster (6-1-1) scored all four of its goals on power-plays,including Brett Riley's ...
Phillip Arnold
Dec 01, 2007; ... RITTMAN -- Phillip J. "P.J." Arnold, 13, of Rittman, diedThursday, Nov. 29, 2007, in Rittman. Services will be Monday, Dec. 3, at 11 a.m. at Waite & SonFuneral Home, Medina Chapel, 765 N. Court St., with Matthew Waldofficiating. Burial will be in Chatham Cemetery. Friends may ...
Playing with an attitude
Dec 01, 2007; ... By CHAD CONANT Daily Record Sports Writer LOUDONVILLE -- After offseason defections gave an impression of adoomed season, the West Holmes boys basketball team started playingwith a chip on its shoulder. So far, the attitude is working. After a season-opening win ...
Community record
Dec 01, 2007; ... Community Record notices must be received in writing at The DailyRecord no later than 10 a.m. two days prior to publication. Noticesfor weekend editions must be received on or before Thursday. Theywill run only once. Monday, Dec. 3 Wooster Rotary Club, noon, ...
Wooster boys win McKinley Relays
Dec 01, 2007; ... The Wooster High boys swimming team came up with the rightcombinations Friday night, besting a 15-team field to win the 22ndannual McKinley Relays at C.T. Branin Natatorium. It was the first time the Generals have ever captured the ultra-competitive meet, which they won with 113.5 ...
Bobcats nip Falcons in OT
Dec 01, 2007; ... Blake Fetzer kept his calm in the clutch and Norwayne took fulladvantage, as it rallied to defeat host Hillsdale in a Wayne CountyAthletic League battle to highlight area boys basketball action. Norwayne 61, Hillsdale 56 OT With three seconds left in regulation, Fetzer gave the ...
Pallbearers
Dec 01, 2007; ... RAUDEBAUGH SERVICES Services for Donald H. Raudebaugh, 95, of Wooster, were heldFriday. Pallbearers were Jerry Kolp, Dave and Cory O'Hearn, TerryDilyard, Chris Hann and Ken Becker. Honorary pallbearers were Patrick Martinez, Trayvon O'Hearn,Breydan and Ethan ...
Your hometown pharmacist: Influenza continues to perplex, infect us
Dec 02, 2007; ... By VERNE MOUNTS Director of pharmacy operations at Buehler's Fresher Foods The influenza viruses continually seems to baffle individuals.Why is it a different virus every year that requires the developmentof a new vaccine? The first flu virus was identified in the ...
Piece of mind: Puppies on the brain
Dec 02, 2007; ... By MARILYN DITTOE Columnist I've done a little reading about retaining mental acuity into oldage, and the message is clear: We need to change old patterns andexperience new things continuously to keep our synapses firingefficiently and develop new neural connections. (You ...
Patrons can exchange "Food for Fines" at Orrville library
Dec 02, 2007; ... By PAUL LOCHER Staff Writer ORRVILLE -- The Orrville Public Library's annual "Food for Fines"program begins Friday and runs through Dec. 14, at the OrrvillePublic Library. The weeklong promotion, held in conjunction with the OrrvilleFirefighters Association's annual ...
Send help! Garage incident simply smashing way to build character
Dec 02, 2007; ... My JOHN C. LORSON Columnist Your wife is weeping and mumbling incoherently on the other endof the phone. She's just told you that she's driven your belovedlittle red sports car with two bicycles racked on the top(approximate total height, 8 feet) into your garage (absolute ...
Wooster sends seven representatives to national neuroscience meeting
Dec 02, 2007; ... WOOSTER -- Seven representatives from The College of Woosterattended the 37th annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience --the largest of its kind in the world -- Nov. 3-6 in San Diego. One faculty member, three students and three alumni made thecross-country journey to learn ...
New leadership to take the reins of Orrville food drive
Dec 02, 2007; ... By PAUL LOCHER Staff Writer ORRVILLE -- The city's huge annual food drive to help the needyis going through an overhaul this year designed not only to increaseits scope but also its efficiency and effectiveness. So said Jeff Lorson, a lieutenant on the Orrville Fire ...
Big green for the Big Apple Saw used to cut 'green' Rockefeller Center tree from Lehman's
Dec 02, 2007; ... By CHRIS KICK Staff Writer KIDRON -- The world's most famous Christmas tree, a Norway sprucestanding 84 feet tall and located at the Rockefeller Center in NewYork City, has a very important connection to Ohio. This year, as part of the city's energy conservation ...
Despite recent issue, fake IDs not prevalent Use a downward trend in area, but not unheard of
Dec 02, 2007; ... By NICK SABO and BOBBY WARREN Staff Writers WOOSTER -- When a 26-year-old man went missing on Nov. 11, asearch was on to find Rey Francisco Quinones Melendez. On Nov. 16, police officers were led to a field along GeyersChapel Road where they found him dead, stabbed 14 ...
Jennifer Eagle-Daniel Staniszewski
Dec 02, 2007; ... WOOSTER -- Jennifer Eagle and Daniel Staniszewski were united inmarriage on Sept. 1, at Trinity United Church of Christ, Wooster.The Rev. Kevan Franklin performed the wedding ceremony. Readers wereLandre Kiser and Dave Staniszewski. Music was provided by organist, Mickey Stitt and ...
Front-line locations are positive move at north end
Dec 02, 2007; ... By BRYAN SCHAAF Staff Writer WOOSTER -- Christian Silva said it was imperative that hisbusiness be moved in to its new location along state Route 83 onWooster's north end before the start of the shopping season. de Silva Collections, of which Silva is the owner and a ...
Jessie Campbell
Dec 02, 2007; ... ASHLAND -- Jessie M. Campbell, 79, of Ashland, died Saturday,Dec. 1, 2007, at Crystal Care Center. Services will be Wednesday, Dec. 5, at 11 a.m. at First Church ofGod with Pastor Douglas Magers officiating. Burial will be in NankinCemetery. Friends may visit with the family ...
Pamela Bruce
Dec 02, 2007; ... COLUMBUS -- Pamela Dawn Bruce, 45, of Columbus, passed awayThursday, Nov. 29, 2007. Services will be Monday, Dec. 3. at 7 p.m. at Ascension LutheranChurch, Columbus, where friends may call from 5-7 p.m. prior to theservices and immediately following the services. Local ...
Orrville plans a 'New Year's on Main' bash
Dec 02, 2007; ... By PAUL LOCHER Staff Writer ORRVILLE -- For the second year, the city will be holding its ownbig New Year's Eve bash in the form of "New Year's on Main" underthe auspices of Main Street Orrville. Darrin Wasniewski, executive director of Main Street Orrville,said the ...
Tiffany Hooley-Joe Dunlap
Dec 02, 2007; ... WOOSTER -- Tiffany Dawn Hooley and Joseph Michael Dunlap wereunited in marriage on July 7 at 6:30 p.m. at the Hooley residence inWooster. Jeff Watson and Jerry Durham performed the ceremony. Music was provided by violist, Melissa Doan; flutist, SaraWakefield; and vocalists, Andrew ...
Northwestern fiscal forecast projects decrease in state funding
Dec 02, 2007; ... By CHRIS KICK Staff Writer NORTHWESTERN DISTRICT -- Candidates for the district's board ofeducation said earlier this month one of their top concerns for thenext few years will be a decrease in state funding, a trend alsoconfirmed by the district's five-year ...
Business briefs
Dec 02, 2007; ... Monastra joins Rea & Associates WOOSTER -- Rea & Associates, a regional accounting and businessconsulting firm, recently hired Geoffrey Monastra as a newmanagement consultant. He works in the firm's Wooster office. Before joining Rea, Monastra was a senior accountant and ...
Upcoming Services
Dec 02, 2007; ... David Peppard, 16, Orrville: Friends may call today, Dec. 2, from4-7 at Orrville Grace Brethren Church, where services will beMonday, Dec. 3, at 11 a.m. They may also call one hour prior to theservices. Burial will be in Crown Hill Cemetery, Orrville. (Obituaryran 11/30/07) Lois ...
Pallbearers
Dec 02, 2007; ... MANSBERGER SERVICES Services for Pearl Eilene Mansberger, 83, of Orrville, were ...
Wayne County bookmobile
Dec 02, 2007; ... MORONEY Monday -- Troy Acres, 10-11 a.m.; Stonehill, 12:45-1:45 p.m.;Maple Grove, 2-4 p.m. Tuesday -- Fredericksburg Elementary, 9:15 a.m.-3 p.m. Wednesday -- Mount Eaton Elementary, 9:15 a.m.-3 p.m. Thursday -- Apple Creek Elementary, 9:15 a.m.-3 ...
Mindy Pifer-Bryan Zimmer
Dec 02, 2007; ... WOOSTER -- The Rev. Father Stephen Moran performed the weddingceremony when Mindy Elizabeth Pifer and Bryan Joseph Zimmer wereunited in marriage on Oct. 13, at St. Mary Catholic Church, Wooster.Music was provided by pianist, Barbara Hufford and violinist, AmyGlick. Parents are ...
Orrville's Steiner to deliver his final State of the City address as mayor
Dec 02, 2007; ... By PAUL LOCHER Staff Writer ORRVILLE -- City council will begin moving toward clearing thedecks of old business for 2007 on Monday, as it holds two publichearings on pending legislation and hears Mayor Dennis Steinerdeliver his annual State of the City address for the final ...
Grab and go Pizza a favorite fast food served now at area's traditional gas stations
Dec 02, 2007; ... By NICK SABO Staff Writer MILLERSBURG -- The traditional gas station hot dog is giving wayto pizza as mom and pop service stations seek to keep up with trendsand offer their customers more variety. "People buy a slice or they buy half a pizza, they order wholepizzas," ...
Two Sisters' Design: Illuminate from inside out for beautiful tree
Dec 02, 2007; ... By TERRI LOTTES AND MICHELE MOSLEY Columnists Dear Two Sisters: Do you have any tips on the best way to stringlights on our Christmas tree? I always see so many cords hangingeverywhere -- I must be doing something wrong. -- Roxanne Dear Roxanne: Illuminating the tree ...
Holmes County bookmobile
Dec 02, 2007; ... Freightliner Five Week Schedule Monday -- Sunshine Villa, 1-2:30 p.m.; Doughty Valley School, 3-3:45 p.m.; Roy Miller, Township Road 154, 4-4:45 p.m.; Charm Public,5:30-7 p.m. Tuesday -- Country Lane School, 1-2:15 p.m.; Schlegel's, TownshipRoad 526, 2:45-3:30 p.m.; ...
It can be a pine, but don't let the tree search needle you
Dec 02, 2007; ... By LYDIA GEHRING Living Editor Whether you are in the market for a pint-sized Christmas tree orthe biggest, tallest, widest fir out there, those looking to cuttheir own fresh pine can find just about any type practically intheir own back yard. Pine Tree Barn has ...
Ruth Lees
Dec 02, 2007; ... LYNCHBURG, Va. -- Ruth E. (Shannon) Lees, of Lynchburg, Va.,formerly of Forest Hills and Karns City, Pa., died Wednesday, Nov.28, 2007. She was the beloved wife of the late Donald C. Lees; lovingmother of Cathy (Richard) Gurley of Indiana, Robert F. (Janet) Leesof Wooster, Helen ...
Light therapy can alleviate 'SAD'-ness
Dec 02, 2007; ... By KATY GANZ Staff Writer MILLERSBURG -- Take 30 minutes of sunlight a day and call thedoctor in the morning. It's not the usual prescription, but for the 14 percent ofAmericans who experience the winter weather depression clinicallyknown as Seasonal Affective ...
Cold weather part of the charm in Dalton parade
Dec 02, 2007; ... By KATY GANZ Staff Writer DALTON -- Its slogan is "the coolest parade," and come snow orshine, paradegoers flock to Dalton every year for the annual Ringingin the Holidays Festival parade, and this Saturday's was nodifferent. "We've been coming to it every year that ...
On campus
Dec 02, 2007; ... Receives scholarship FINDLAY -- The Ohio Environmental Services Industry honored fourUniversity of Findlay students for their commitment to pursue aprofession in environmental science. Each student received ascholarship check for $1,000 from OESI to help cover the cost oftheir ...