Daily Record, The Wooster, OH back issues from March 2008:
Doris Tester
Mar 01, 2008; ... DOYLESTOWN -- Doris A. Tester, 95, went Home to be with the Lord,February 28, 2008. She was born July 18, 1912, in Rittman, to William and Daisy(Hartel) Berger. She married Roy Tester in 1929, who preceded her indeath. She was a member of Easton United Methodist Church and ...
Wooster superintendent candidates down to three
Mar 01, 2008; ... By BRYAN SCHAAF Staff Writer WOOSTER DISTRICT -- City Schools search consultant Ed Swartz saidThursday the list of candidates for the superintendent position hasbeen narrowed to three. The board will conduct interviews this morning with the threefinalists, which ...
William Patrick
Mar 01, 2008; ... MARSHALLVILLE -- William J. "Bill" Patrick, 83, passed away Feb.29, 2008, at his residence. Born in Akron, he had been a resident of Marshallville for thepast 60 years. He retired from PPG Industries after 41 years of service. Bill was a member of St. George Catholic ...
Living briefs
Mar 01, 2008; ... Amici Italiani fundraiser planned for March 15 WOOSTER -- Amici Italiani of Wooster announces its Spring GalaScholarship fundraiser to be held March 15 from 6:30-10:30 p.m. atthe Shisler Center on the campus of Ohio Agricultural Reasearch andDevelopment Center. The evening ...
Fire damages Misere Road home in Orrville
Mar 01, 2008; ... By PAUL LOCHER Staff Writer ORRVILLE -- What began as a chimney fire late Tuesday nightultimately involved the first floor of a residence at 3382 MisereRoad owned by Chris Shepherd. Fire Chief Bob Ballentine said firefighters were called to whatwas reported as an ...
Upcoming Services
Mar 01, 2008; ... Robert Redett, 87, Amlin: Services will be this morning, March 1,at 10 at Hilliard United Methodist Church, 5445 Scioto Darby Road,Hilliard. Interment will be in East Side Cemetery, Fredericksburg.Tidd Funeral Home, Hilliard, is handling arrangements. (Obituary ran2/28/08) Oscar ...
Scot netters blanked
Mar 01, 2008; ... The College of Wooster women's tennis team fell to NCAA Div. IIneighbor Ashland University 9-0 Thursday evening at the WoosterRacquet Club in the team's season opener. With the win, Ashlandmoves to 19-4 on the season, while the Fighting Scots fall to 0-1. The Scots came out looking ...
Akin beats Ewing on road to the 215 finals
Mar 01, 2008; ... By ELLIOTT SCHREINER Daily Record Sports Writer COLUMBUS -- A titanic 215 matchup took place between a pair ofarea locals. But Triway's Cory Akin and Northwestern's Jake Ewing made fansdrive 100 miles to the 71st Annual State Wrestling Tournament to seeit. The ...
Diane Matusic
Mar 01, 2008; ... RIDGECREST, Calif. -- Diane Marlene Matusic passed awayWednesday, Feb. 27, 2008, from illness following a stroke. She was born on March 3, 1934, in Mansfield to Alexander and Eva(Schnerer) Hanusz. There she attended Mansfield High School, graduating in 1952. Diane had ...
Ontario Systems not in compliance with its enterprise agreement
Mar 01, 2008; ... By KATY GANZ Staff Writer MILLERSBURG -- A Holmes County company will have to create almost30 jobs in the next year to remain in compliance with the enterprisezone agreement it made with Paint Township, an agreement that hasprovided the company with $3,054 in tax ...
Hawkins gets title shot
Mar 01, 2008; ... By ELLIOTT SCHREINER Daily Record Sports Writer COLUMBUS -- Tyler Hawkins has reigned terror over the heavyweightclass in Div. II. The West Holmes senior has snatched a spot in this evening'sstate title match against St. Paris Graham's Adam Walls, who beathim earlier ...
Bates has bull's-eye, big game
Mar 01, 2008; ... Tyler Bates had been seeing Blake Fetzer in his sleep all season. Fetzer didn't follow Bates into the locker room at halftime ofFriday night's district title game, but that was the only time in 21/2 games that the Smithville point guard could escape his Norwayneshadow. In ...
Orrville baby dies
Mar 01, 2008; ... By PAUL LOCHER and CHRISTINE L. PRATT Staff Writer ORRVILLE -- An infant who apparently was assaulted by a man whowas supposed to be watching him while his mother was at work, diedThursday at Akron Children's Hospital as a result of massive headtrauma and other ...
Remembering Chuck
Mar 01, 2008; ... Chuck Cicconetti worked at The Daily Record for more than 41years. During that time, Chuck touched many in the community as hefilled many roles at the newspaper. Among his duties the last fewyears was editing this page, which included verifying, a task thatbrought him in contact with ...
Bobcats' Moore in today's state gymnastics meet
Mar 01, 2008; ... From staff reports Norwayne gymnast Katelyn Moore will be participating in today'sstate individual gymnastics competition at Hilliard Darby HighSchool. Moore qualified in both the vault and floor exercise for the meetthat starts at noon. She finished 12th overall in ...
Wabash shocks Wooster in semis
Mar 01, 2008; ... By DAN BROWN Daily Record Sports Writer WOOSTER -- For Aaron Brock and his Wabash College teammates, Feb.29th will always be a date that they remember. For The College of Wooster -- it was a leap year to forget. The Little Giants applied some early pressure and ...
Holmes County bookmobile
Mar 01, 2008; ... Freightliner Five Week Schedule Monday -- Eli Raber, Township Road 190, 1:30-2:15 p.m.; EmmanuelBarkman, Township Road 184, 2:30-3:15 p.m.; Dan Raber, County Road58, 3:30-4:45 p.m.; Atlee Yoder, County Road 70, 5:45-6:30 p.m. Tuesday -- Oak Pointe Nursing Home, 1-1:30 ...
Bolitho sentenced to jail for part in roadway death
Mar 01, 2008; ... By NICK SABO Staff Writer MILLERSBURG -- An 18-year-old Dundee man will serve 30 days injail for causing the fatal crash that claimed the life of a fellowHiland student. Ryan K. Bolitho, 18, Township Road 662, was sentenced Thursday inMassillon Municipal Court by ...
Roy Weese
Mar 01, 2008; ... WOOSTER -- Roy D. Weese, 86, of Wooster, died Friday, Feb. 29,2008, at Wooster ...
About children Defining, treating low vision
Mar 01, 2008 ... Eye health is so important, but often overlooked. I recently mademy annual trip to have my aging eyes checked. While there I startedlooking at the informational brochures. One was about low vision. Children, as well as adults, can have low vision, which shouldnot be confused with ...
Scot Symphonic Band previews spring tour with concert
Mar 01, 2008; ... WOOSTER -- The College of Wooster's Scot Symphonic Band willpreview its spring tour with a free public concert on Sunday at 4p.m. in McGaw Chapel, 340 E. University St. The 75-piece band will present "Impressions and Dances," whichincludes Ron Nelson's "Lauds" (High Praise), ...
Meeting notes
Mar 01, 2008; ... Wayne Area Human Resource Association Wayne Area Human Resource Association met Feb. 20 at the ShislerConference Center, Ohio State University Ohio Agricultural Researchand Development Center Campus. "Aggression in the Workplace," was the program presented bySuellen Oswald, ...
Former president touts wife as 'best candidate'
Mar 01, 2008; ... By CHRISTINE L. PRATT Staff Writer WOOSTER -- "She is the best candidate for president who's been uphere in a long time." That from the nation's 42nd president, Bill Clinton, addressing acrowd of 1,160 that gathered at a Friday rally to support thepresidential ...
H.S. state wrestling notebook Monroeville puts four in finals
Mar 01, 2008; ... By ELLIOTT SCHREINER Daily Record Sports Writer COLUMBUS -- The biggest problem the Monroeville wrestling teamhas had this weekend at the 71st Annual State Wrestling Tournamentis figuring out where to eat. The thing freshman 103-pounder Hunter Stieber was worried ...
4-H
Mar 01, 2008 ... SHREVE -- Backyard Buddies 4-H Club met Feb. 24 at HopewellPresbyterian Church for the first meeting of the year. Officers were elected as follows: president Nikole Hanna, vicepresident Trent Johnson, ...
David Sullivan
Mar 01, 2008; ... BERLIN -- David Bengel Sullivan of Berlin, son of the late Carland Grace (Bengel) Sullivan of Pennsboro, W.Va., went home to bewith the Lord, Thursday, Feb. 28, 2008, at the age of 70. He is survived by his wife of 43 years, Norma Jane Brush and hischildren, Thomas Wesley and Susan ...
Donald "Gene" Imhoff
Mar 01, 2008; ... WOOSTER -- Donald "Gene" Imhoff, 80, of Wooster, went home to bewith the Lord, Thursday afternoon, Feb. 28, 2008, at WoosterCommunity Hospital, following a period of declining health. Services will be Monday at 11 a.m. at Custer-Glenn Funeral Home,2284 Benden Drive, Wooster with ...
John Barker Sr.
Mar 01, 2008; ... WOOSTER -- John Barker Sr., 72, of Wooster, died Friday, Feb. 29,2008, at his ...
Wayne County bookmobile
Mar 01, 2008; ... MORONEY Monday -- Gault Learning Center, 9:30-10:15 a.m.; MontessoriSchool, 10:30-11:30 a.m.; Ida Sue School, 1-2 p.m.; Care 4-Kids,2:30-3:45 p.m.; Summit Place, 4-5 p.m. Tuesday -- Northwestern Elementary School, 9:15 a.m.-3 p.m. Wednesday -- Truth Christian, 9-9:30 ...
Charles Cicconetti
Mar 01, 2008; ... WOOSTER -- Charles S. "Chuck" Cicconetti, 58, of Wooster, diedThursday, Feb. 28, 2008, at his home. Services will be Tuesday, March 4, at 11 a.m. at McIntire, Davis& Greene Funeral, 216 E. Larwill St., Wooster, with the Rev. DanielReed and the Rev. Alan Knoke officiating. Burial ...
Mary Jane Blacksten
Mar 01, 2008; ... DALTON -- Mary Jane Blacksten, 89, died on Friday, Feb. 28, 2008,at Manor Care of Barberton. Funeral service will be Monday, March 3, at 11 a.m. at Zak-Monbarren Funeral Home, 29 E. Main St., Dalton, 44618 with the Rev.Fleary Spurlock officiating. Burial will be in West ...
Viola Startzman Free Clinic
Mar 01, 2008; ... WOOSTER -- The Viola Startzman Free Clinic, 1874 Cleveland Road,Wooster, provides health care on a walk-in basis to low-income,uninsured Wayne County residents. Patients must provide proof of residency, 1040 federal tax formif available and proof of income for the entire household ...
Region briefs
Mar 01, 2008; ... Green District schedules kindergarten screening GREEN DISTRICT -- Kindergarten screening will be held Wednesdayin the gym at Marshallville Elementary School. Children must be 5years old by Aug. 1 to be eligible to enter kindergarten this fall. Parents should make a reservation ...
Poet's Corner
Mar 01, 2008; ... Indian Fever Another sport is drawing near. Another team we need to cheer. We start with hope for them each year, but usually they bring up the rear. You ask what are we talking of, the game that's played with bat and glove. It's our beloved ...
Diarrhea could be a sign of more serious problems
Mar 02, 2008; ... Diarrhea is loose, watery stools. A person with diarrheatypically passes stool more than three times a day. People withdiarrhea may pass more than a quart of stool a day. Acute diarrheais a common problem that usually lasts one or two days and goes awayon its own without special ...
Weekly peek: The ugly side of fairies
Mar 02, 2008; ... By ANGELA ROQUET Columnist Everyone loves Tinkerbell. She's a little sparkle of sweetsimplicity. But at one time, a pixie was a much more complex andterrifying ordeal. When the folklore of fairies, or more accuratelyfaeries, originated in Europe, people had a very different ...
Health briefs
Mar 02, 2008; ... Holmes County notes immunization clinics MILLERSBURG -- Immunization clinics will be held in March on thefollowing days and times: -- Holmes County Health Department, 931 Wooster Road,Millersburg, Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-1 p.m. and 2-4:30 p.m. The HealthClinic only is closed ...
Outreach for teen shoplifters focuses on integrity
Mar 02, 2008; ... By RACHEL JACKSON Staff Writer WOOSTER -- How do you get teens to stop shoplifting? Teach themabout integrity. That's the idea behind STOP: Shoplifters' Therapeutic OutpatientProgram, which is taught at Your Human Resource Center and funded inpart by the Mental Health ...
Creston Dollar General grand opening is March 8
Mar 01, 2008; ... By ADAM BURROUGHS Staff Writer CRESTON -- Creston's Dollar General, the newest addition to thecommercial district, will hold a grand opening March 8 that willinclude a ribbon-cutting ceremony with the mayor and villagecouncil. Mayor Bill Armentrout said council worked ...
In service
Mar 01, 2008; ... Air Force Maj. Christopher D. Troyer has been selected for the Air Force'sintermediate development education program. He is the son of Barbara E. Mast-Paisley of Fairview Avenue,Millersburg. Troyer is serving as chief, Defense Support Program On-OrbitOperations and ...
Bits and pieces Has the White Hut mystery been solved?
Mar 01, 2008; ... In response to a Dec. 21 question from Michele Alexander Mosleyof Wooster, local resident Tom Cramer reported in a recent columnthat he believed the White Hut drive-in had been moved out onSecrest Road, west of the bypass, and turned into a residence. Although Mosley remembered ...
Smithies make good on third chance for first-ever district title
Mar 01, 2008; ... By ZACH BOLINGER Special to The Daily Record WOOSTER -- The threat of no second chance, or in other words anend to the season, fueled Smithville. It was literally a third chance, though, that Smithville fanswill be talking about for years to come. Tyler Bates ...
Board, Growth Corp. support TGS abatement
Mar 01, 2008; ... By BRYAN SCHAAF Staff Writer WOOSTER DISTRICT -- The board of education and Wooster GrowthCorp. unanimously offered support to a state-requested enterprisezone abatement to help secure 150 new jobs and a $6 millionexpansion project at TechniGraphics. The 10-year, ...
Meals on Wheels
Mar 01, 2008; ... Meals on Wheels of Stark and Wayne Counties announces thefollowing menus: Wednesday -- Roast beef, baked potato w/sour cream, green beans,dinner roll, fruit juice, cookies/ginger snaps, coffee, tea, ormilk. Thursday -- Chuckwagon patty w/gravy, scalloped potatoes,asparagus, ...
SkillsUSA students receive awards
Mar 01, 2008; ... SMITHVILLE -- Wayne County Schools Career Center studentsreceived awards for SkillsUSA competitions. Most first-place winnersadvance to regional contests on March 8 at Polaris Career Center inMiddleburg Heights, but some will advance directly to the stateSkillsUSA contest on April 25 ...
'Huge' issues bring people out to support, look for answers
Mar 01, 2008; ... By CHRIS LEONARD Staff Writer WOOSTER -- The scoreboard may have been dark and the bleachersup, but former President Bill Clinton played to a full gymnasiumFriday night as he spoke to voters, some for his wife, HillaryClinton, and some undecided. Kelly and Maleena ...
Idol Chatter Good luck beating 17-year-old angel
Mar 01, 2008; ... With each passing week, I believe David Archuleta, the 17-year-old from Utah, is pulling further and further away from the othercontestants. I can't get over the fact such a beautiful, angelic-like voice hides out in his body. He's so quiet when he speaks andso modest when he talks about ...
Interfaith donations go toward housing renovations
Mar 01, 2008; ... WOOSTER -- The walls aren't exactly coming down, but they arebeing painted, patched and drilled. Wooster Interfaith Housing, 203 S. Market St., received $25,613in donated funds last month to renovate its four-bedroom, 1930sproperty at 576 E. North St. as part of its Adopt-a-House ...
Mifflin doesn't miss at foul line Denies West Holmes state berth
Mar 01, 2008; ... By CHAD CONANT Daily Record Sports Writer ZANESVILLE -- The trip to the state tournament was right therefor the taking. The West Holmes girls basketball team stood tall in the middle ofthe third quarter and took a 32-28 lead over Columbus Mifflin inFriday's Div. II ...
WHS teacher Relda Smith 'gets back on the horse' ... ... so to speak
Mar 01, 2008; ... By RACHEL JACKSON Staff Writer WOOSTER -- It's a long road to recovery for Relda Smith. And as far as she's concerned, she can't get there fast enough. One Friday back in October, the Wooster High School teacher wastold she should go to that night's football game ...
Schools over limit of calamity days
Mar 01, 2008; ... By CHRIS LEONARD and KATY GANZ Staff Writers MILLERSBURG -- Snow, snow go away. And no, there's no other words to that song for schooladministrators these days. That's because the amount of calamity days -- days allotted todistricts by law that can be ...
Orrville Bunny Trail scheduled for March 15
Mar 01, 2008; ... By PAUL LOCHER Staff Writer ORRVILLE -- The Orrville Area Chamber of Commerce's annual BunnyTrail event aimed at heralding the arrival of springtime will takeplace March 15 from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Open to toddlers through third-graders and their parents, thisyear's event ...
Sheriff
Mar 01, 2008; ... WOOSTER -- A safe, cash, collectible coins and miscellaneouspapers reportedly were stolen during a Feb. 22 break-in to aresidence along East Easton Road, Rittman. Loss is estimated at$14,105. Several vehicles on a property along Rainbow Highway, West Salem,were vandalized between ...
Pallbearers
Mar 01, 2008; ... CAMPBELL SERVICES Services for Richard E. Campbell Sr., 65, of West Lebanon, wereheld Friday. Pallbearers were John Miller, Chuck Gatti, Harry Constable, TomBoron, Ron Munn and ...
Committee irons out details for downtown parade
Mar 02, 2008; ... By PAUL LOCHER Staff Writer WOOSTER -- A committee is busily laying the groundwork for thecity to put its best foot forward on July 5 as it formallycelebrates its 200th anniversary with a grand parade through thedowntown. The parade is one of a dozen major events that ...
Personals
Mar 02, 2008; ... CLEET ROBERT was born Jan. 8 at Pomerene Hospital in Millersburg,to Rachel and Robert Baird of Loudonville. He weighed 6 pounds, 2ounces and was 19 inches long. He joins sisters, Angel and Christi. Grandparents are Roger and Deborih James of Millersburg and Rickand Diana Shultz of ...
Schiffer, Schuring and Miller vie for 16th Congressional District spot
Mar 02, 2008; ... By BOBBY WARREN Staff Writer WOOSTER -- When U.S. Rep. Ralph Regula (R-Navarre) decided toretire, five people expressed interest in the seat. Regula has represented the 16th Congressional District for 36years. The district includes all of Wayne and Stark counties, ...
Carol Dellafave
Mar 02, 2008; ... WOOSTER -- Carol J. Dellafave, 68, of Wooster, died Friday, Feb.29, 2008, at her residence. Friends may call Tuesday from 6-8 p.m. at Roberts Funeral Home,Sherwood Chapel, Wooster. Services will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. at the funeral home.Entombment will be at Sherwood ...
Jeffrey McMillen
Mar 02, 2008; ... SHREVE -- Jeffrey S. McMillen, 58, of Shreve, died Friday, Feb.29, 2008, at Smithville-Western Care Center, Smithville, followingan extended illness. Funeral services will be Tuesday at 11 a.m. at HopewellPresbyterian Church with the Rev. Christopher Stewart officiating.Burial ...
Piece of mind: Well-weathered winter wisdom
Mar 02, 2008; ... By MARILYN DITTOE Columnist All right, all right. There's a fine line between wisdom andwimpdom, and my friends think I'm straddling it today. For the thirdtime in two weeks, we have canceled a lunch date in Columbus becauseof the weather. Well, technically, I canceled the ...
Gloria Karcher
Mar 02, 2008; ... SHREVE -- Gloria E. Karcher, 79, of Shreve, died Friday, Feb. 29,2008, at Walnut Hills Nursing Home. Services will be held Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Schlabach FuneralHome in Shreve with Pastor David Stutzman officiating. Burial willbe in Newkirk Cemetery. Friends may call Monday ...
Election 2008 Yoder, Hall campaigning for Holmes Recorder spot
Mar 02, 2008; ... By NICK SABO Staff Writer MILLERSBURG -- Candidates for Holmes County Recorder arepromising a smooth transition if elected. Candidates Anita Hall and Ervin C. Yoder said they hope toprovide the same level of service as Sally Miller, who is retiringfrom the office at ...
Send help! Here's a real family hoping for a real solution in November
Mar 02, 2008; ... By JOHN C. LORSON Columnist A senator called my house last weekend. I let the answeringmachine get it. I was trying to balance my checkbook and didn't pickup for fear I'd get red ink all over the phone, so I monitored thecall -- as incredibly un-American as that may ...
Orrville moves closer to building its second industrial park in city
Mar 02, 2008; ... By PAUL LOCHER Staff Writer ORRVILLE -- City Council will take its first step toward buildingits second industrial park Monday at 7:30 p.m. in the second-floorcourtroom of the Municipal Building. Under new business, council will consider on first reading aresolution ...
Wooster Hospital listens to importance of compliance
Mar 02, 2008; ... By BRYAN SCHAAF Staff Writer WOOSTER -- "The federal government pays hospitals, and whenyou're dealing with federal dollars, there are a lot of rules andstructure associated with that." That's how Wooster Community Hospital Chief Executive OfficerBill Sheron described ...