Daily Record, The Wooster, OH back issues from August 2008:
4-H
Aug 01, 2008; ... DALTON -- Kritters R Us met July 28 at Dalton Park when memberspracticed for the skillathon that was held July 29. Fair entry formswere turned in. Members should check with the club secretary to see if they haveattended the required ...
Religion briefs
Aug 01, 2008; ... Clothing program taking applications DOYLESTOWN -- Applications are available through Monday from 9a.m.-7 p.m. for the 18th annual Clothe-a-Kid Outreach Ministrysponsored by Zion Lutheran Church. The program provides new schoolclothing and shoes for children who qualify in the ...
Vacation Bible School
Aug 01, 2008; ... Week of Aug. 3 WEST SALEM -- First Baptist Church of West Salem invites childrenage 3 through teenagers to God's Big Backyard VBS Aug. 4-8 from 6-8:30 p.m. For information call 419-846-3328. BERLIN -- Berlin Christian Fellowship will hold FamilyJam VBSAug. 4-6 with classes ...
Hope springs for the prosperity of county fair
Aug 01, 2008; ... Editor's note: This is the second of six parts. By PAUL LOCHER Staff Writer WOOSTER -- The Wayne County Fair became a part of the city'shistoric fabric in 1850. For better or worse, the grand agriculturalexhibition under the auspices of the Wayne County ...
Land transfers
Aug 01, 2008; ... HOLMES COUNTY Killbuck Township -- Wilbert Butler to Donald A. Hart, 3188Township Road 86, $69,000. Knox Township -- Ben and Cheryl A. Thompson to Robert and DeborahBrown, 13240 Township Road 223, $330,000. Mechanic Township -- David A. and Fannie Yoder to ...
Upcoming services
Aug 01, 2008; ... Robert "Bob" C. Boyd, 61, Ashland: Services will be this morning,Aug. 1, at 10:30 a.m. at Ashland Home of Wappner Funeral Directors.Burial will follow in Dickey Church Cemetery, where full militaryservices will be conducted by the Ashland County Burial Detail.(Obituary ran ...
Wayne Career Center offers adult ed classes
Aug 01, 2008; ... SMITHVILLE -- The following adult classes are offered at theWayne County Schools Career Center beginning in August: Child Day Care -- Ages and Stages Questionnaires, Sept. 24;Communicable Disease, Sept. 30; Communicable Disease Refresher,Sept. 16; First Aid Basics, Sept. 23; ...
Donna Jean Beltz
Aug 01, 2008; ... AVON -- Donna Jean (Silver) Beltz, 78, of Avon, passed awayWednesday, July 30, 2008, at her home, following a short illness. Mrs. Beltz was born April 14, 1930, in Wooster and has lived inAvon the past 42 years. Mrs. Beltz was a graduate of Wooster High School and worked as ...
Wooster couple spearheads drive to build home for family
Aug 01, 2008; ... By CHRISTY JOHNSON Staff Writer WOOSTER -- Imagine a family of four living in a one-room shedwithout a bathroom, working water or a stovetop, a place where twosteps from the front door lies an uncovered cesspool loaded withwaste and bacteria. The neighbor's pigs are a ...
WCSCC school board approves plan for new 'swing space' building
Aug 01, 2008; ... By LINDA HALL Staff Writer SMITHVILLE -- After much deliberation and careful study ofavailable options, the board voted on a plan for "swing space." It is part of a total makeover for the 40-year-old Wayne CountySchools Career Center. Board member Chris Crawford ...
Bobby Carper
Aug 01, 2008; ... LAKE CITY, Fla. -- Bobby M. Carper, 53, of Lake City, Fla., diedTuesday, July 29, 2008, from injuries sustained in an automobileaccident. He was born in Akron on March 19, 1955, to the late Ray and Helen(Price) Carper and worked as an air conditioning technician. He enjoyed ...
Commissioners rubber stamp library levy
Aug 01, 2008; ... By CHRIS KICK Staff Writer WOOSTER -- Increased use of the Wayne County Public Library andnew programming were the deciding factors in the commissioners'decision to approve placing a replacement levy on the Novemberballot. Commissioners on Wednesday approved the ...
Historic Midwest structures begin to reveal their age
Aug 01, 2008; ... By JOHN FINN Director of Public Information The College of Wooster WOOSTER -- Scores of historic structures throughout the Midwestare beginning to reveal their age -- thanks to some investigativework by a group of scientists at The College of Wooster. Using a process ...
Dalton committee planning long-term facilities options
Aug 01, 2008; ... By RACHEL JACKSON Staff Writer DALTON DISTRICT -- The building advisory committee is well on itsway to presenting long-term plan options to the community, thesuperintendent said Monday. A third committee meeting is planned for August, Scott Beattytold the board during ...
Dalton notes new school year information
Aug 01, 2008; ... DALTON DISTRICT -- The first day for students will be Aug. 19.All certified and support staff will meet in the high schoolcafeteria/auditorium Aug. 18 at 8 a.m. for Convocation. New students should be registered before the opening day ofschool. Principals will be in their offices ...
East Chippewa Church plans Community Day/Tractor Show
Aug 01, 2008; ... ORRVILLE -- The East Chippewa Church of the Brethren, 7207Chippewa Road, will hold a Community Day/Tractor Show on Aug. 10starting at 9:30 a.m. with Sunday school, a 10:30 a.m. worshipservice and a covered-dish dinner at 12:30 p.m. During the tractor show there will be time for ...
First day of E. Holmes classes will be Aug. 20
Aug 01, 2008; ... E. HOLMES DISTRICT -- School will be in session for the firstfull day on Aug. 20. Any parents with children who will attendschools in the district for the first time and who have notregistered should do so as soon as possible. Buildings are open 8 a.m.-3 p.m., ...
Region briefs
Aug 01, 2008; ... Creston to be sprayed for mosquitoes tonight CRESTON -- The village will be sprayed for mosquitoes tonight at8. In the event of heavy rain, the spraying will be done at a laterdate. Sterling Fire and Rescue fundraiser is Saturday STERLING -- Sterling Fire and Rescue ...
High school football teams hit the field
Aug 01, 2008; ... Coaches alternated between barking out instructions and chirpingtheir whistles loudly on practice fields throughout the area andstate Thursday. Players huffed and puffed as they went through drills, takingmuch-needed water breaks early and often. Footballs whizzed through the ...
Beware the Triangle Challenge may be decided down Chippewa's notorious backstretch
Aug 01, 2008; ... By MIKE PLANT Daily Record Sports Writer They'll tee it up and play 18 holes today at Chippewa Golf Club,but success for golfers in The Daily Record Golf Challengechampionship round likely hinges on navigating the Bermuda Triangle. The area's version of Amen Corner -- a ...
Hiland ready to play hard, have fun
Aug 01, 2008; ... By CHAD CONANT Daily Record Sports Writer BERLIN -- As the Hiland Junior League state champions prepare forthe Central Region tournament in Fort Wayne, Ind., certain thingsare important. Be ready to play good baseball. Execute the fundamentals. Oh, and make sure ...
Strickland hopes for compromise on sick days issue
Aug 01, 2008; ... By MARC KOVAC Dix Capital Bureau COLUMBUS -- Gov. Ted Strickland remains hopeful he can coax acompromise between the sides involved in a ballot issue that wouldrequire businesses to provide paid sick days to full-time employees. And he had strong words for those ...
Community record
Aug 01, 2008; ... Sunday, Aug. 3 Breakfast, 6-11 a.m., Shreve American Legion Post, publicwelcome. Sibling tour of "The Birth Place" at Dunlap Community Hospital, 4p.m. for those expecting a brother or sister. Parent must accompanychild. Free and no registration is required. Alcoholics ...
Mary Hill
Aug 01, 2008; ... WOOSTER -- Mary B. Hill, 60, of Wooster, died Wednesday, July 30,2008, at Horn Nursing Center. Friends will be received on Saturday, Aug. 2, one hour prior toservices at McIntire, Davis & Greene Funeral Home, 216 E. LarwillSt., Wooster. Services will be held on Saturday, Aug ....
Tourists are inn
Aug 01, 2008; ... By KATY GANZ and CHRIS LEONARD Staff Writers MILLERSBURG -- While there's no toll booth to enter the heart ofAmish Country, overnight visitors still do their part, contributingto the million-dollar tourism industry full of old world lifestyles,antiques and rolling ...
Holmes County Board tests voting machines preparing for special election
Aug 01, 2008; ... By CHRIS LEONARD Staff Writer MILLERSBURG -- Issues like Cuyahoga County's overload ofinformation because of a variety of ballot types and not enoughcomputer server capacity in the March primary aren't likely tohappen in Holmes County, according to its board of ...
Letter to the editor
Aug 01, 2008; ... Appears offendedby cruiser Editor: I recently saw the picture of the new Orrville Police Car andthen saw it in service. It is very offensive to the sight. Reminds me of the car BarneyFife drove in Mayberry, all it needs is a big red light on top! Theold style of the ...
Millersburg test well shows promise as a water backup
Aug 01, 2008; ... By NICK SABO Staff Writer MILLERSBURG -- A test well being used to search for a contaminantplume in groundwater is showing promise as a backup water well forthe village. The well, located about 200 feet south of the village's currentwater well, is producing a high ...
Lydia Mullet
Aug 01, 2008; ... SUGARCREEK -- Lydia A. Mullet, 94 of Sugarcreek, went home to bewith the Lord on Thursday, July 31, 2008, at her residence. She was born Dec. 1, 1913, in Trail to the late John and Mary(Hershberger) Pfister. She worked for many years as an aide at Harmon Nursing Home ...
State honors Orrville for benefiting its citizens
Aug 01, 2008; ... By PAUL LOCHER Staff Writer ORRVILLE -- The city is one of four Ohio communities, along withtwo companies and one nonprofit corporation, to receive theDirector's Award for Excellence in Housing and CommunityDevelopment. The awards are presented for effectively ...
Quakers to explore vocal ministry
Aug 01, 2008; ... WOOSTER -- The Wooster Friends Meeting (Quakers) will continue aseries of discussions on silent worship with an exploration of vocalministry Sunday at 12:15 p.m. The discussion will be held in their regular meeting place, thelower level of Westminster Presbyterian Church House on ...
Schuring outlines jobs plan
Aug 01, 2008; ... By BRYAN SCHAAF Staff Writer WOOSTER -- Leveling the playing field for global competition andproviding American businesses with tools they can use to compete andwin in that global marketplace are keys for strengthening theeconomy, according to 16th Congressional District ...
Shreve congregation reaches out to Kansas town
Aug 01, 2008; ... By RACHEL JACKSON Staff Writer SHREVE -- They watched storms roll across open fields, withinstriking distance but ultimately skirting around the town. They cringed when they heard tornado sirens, even though theyknew ahead of time the sirens were only being ...
Bits and Pieces She played with tin cans, not blocks
Aug 01, 2008; ... Eileen (Buehler) Cross was 5 years old when her father, Ed,opened the first Buehler's store in New Philadelphia. (Today thereare 13 stores in the Buehler's chain including two in Wooster.) "Back then," she said, "my brother, Gene, was a baby in abasket." Three years later the ...
Personal
Aug 01, 2008; ... CHAZ NICHOLAS is the name given to the baby born July 23 atWooster Community Hospital to Nick and Stephanie Maxwell of Wooster.He weighed 7 pounds, 1 ounce and was 19 1/2 inches long. He joins ...
Welcome Church will celebrate 175-year history
Aug 01, 2008; ... WELCOME -- Welcome Church of Christ invites its neighbors,friends, community and past members to celebrate its 175th year. Thefirst organized services of the Church were held on the first Sundayin September, 1833, under a grove of beech trees. It is believed tobe one of the oldest ...
Boccieri to be in Wooster today
Aug 01, 2008; ... WOOSTER -- John Boccieri, Democratic candidate for the 16thCongressional District, will be in Wooster this afternoon. Boccieri will tour LuK USA, Wayne County's largest employer, at 3p.m., then discuss the economy with local residents at a ...
Some Italian hospitality
Aug 01, 2008; ... Festa Italiana is ready for you after work today. Just head todowntown Wooster for food, fun and entertainment. You just may haveso much fun you'll go back Saturday. The two-day festival starts today at 6 p.m. with music on themain stage, entertainers on the street, food, vendors, ...
Pallbearers
Aug 01, 2008; ... BOOTH SERVICES Services for John C. Booth, 75, of Wooster, were held ...
Community record
Aug 02, 2008; ... 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, Aug. 4 Wooster Rotary Club, noon, ...
Man, 31, drowns at campground
Aug 02, 2008; ... ORRVILLE -- A 31-year-old man was pronounced dead Friday,apparently the victim of a drowning. Manuel Arenas, 520 McGill St., was swimming with some friends ina campground along Fosnight Road when he was seen waving his arms,said Capt. Doug Hunter of the Wayne County Sheriff's ...
About children Uncharted terrain plus child equal danger, risk
Aug 02, 2008 ... With summer vacation winding down, there comes the "I'm bored"lament from children. Unfortunately, that bored feeling leads manychildren into play danger. Railroad tracks and trestles,construction sites, abandoned mines, quarries -- every county has atleast one of these hazards. And we ...
Meals on Wheels
Aug 02, 2008; ... Meals on Wheels of Stark and Wayne Counties announces thefollowing menus: Monday -- Pancakes with syrup, sausage links, hash browncasserole, juice, peaches, unsweetened peaches, coffee, tea, ormilk. Tuesday -- Corned beef casserole, green beans, carrots, whitebread, fruit ...
Upcoming services
Aug 02, 2008; ... Norma Rhode, 90, Wooster: Memorial services will be this morning,Aug. 2, at 11 at Trinity United Church of Christ, 150 E. North St.,Wooster. McIntire, Davis & Greene Funeral Home, Wooster, is handlingarrangements. (Obituary ran 7/24/08) Norma J. Brown, 78, Shreve: Services will be ...
Duane Agnew
Aug 02, 2008; ... SHREVE -- Duane C. Agnew, 69, of Shreve, died Thursday, July 31,2008, at Akron General Medical Center. Services will be held on Monday at 11 a.m. at HopewellPresbyterian Church with the Rev. Christopher P. Stewartofficiating. Burial will be in Hopewell Cemetery. Friends may ...
Berlin church group spends time in inner-city Columbus
Aug 02, 2008; ... By MARC KOVAC Dix Capital Bureau COLUMBUS -- They cut down trees and pounded up drywall, spenttime with children in one of the city's poorer neighborhoods andlearned firsthand what it was like to live without the basicresources some may take for granted. "We're only ...
Harley Blough
Aug 02, 2008; ... ORRVILLE -- Harley D. Blough, 82, died unexpectedly on Wednesday,July 30, 2008, at his farm near Orrville. Services will be held on Tuesday, Aug. 5 at 11 a.m. at EastChippewa Church of the Brethren, 7207 Chippewa Road, Orrville, withPastor Delbert Kettering officiating. Burial will ...
Boccieri: Workforce education key topic
Aug 02, 2008; ... By BRYAN SCHAAF Staff Writer WOOSTER -- Depending on the position, LuK USA, one of WayneCounty's largest employers, sometimes has to spend upward of $20,000each on new employees who already possess a formal education just tobring them up to standards. "Even a ...
In service
Aug 02, 2008; ... Army Pvt. Adam D. Shilling has graduated from basic combat training atFort Jackson, Columbia, S.C. Shilling is the son of Robert and Suf Shilling of South MountEaton Road, Dalton. In 2005, the private graduated from Dalton High School. Air National ...
Letters to the editor
Aug 02, 2008; ... Busing cut will cost family more Editor: If an announcement comes across the radio or television that atornado or a bad storm is approaching, do you go outside and waitfor it or do you prepare and take caution for you and your family? Ibelieve the West Holmes School board is ...
Man allegedly fails to register as sex offender
Aug 02, 2008; ... By NICK SABO Staff Writer MILLERSBURG -- A former Texas man facing charges of failing toregister as a sex offender and unlawful sexual conduct with a minorwas living at a Big Prairie residence with his fiancee and her threechildren at the time of his arrest. Wesley R ....
District finishes fiscally in black
Aug 02, 2008; ... By CHRISTY JOHNSON Staff Writer NORTHWESTERN DISTRICT -- The district ended the year with amonetary surplus thanks to the efforts of the administration,faculty and staff. Superintendent Jeff Layton said administrators projected thedistrict was going to end up in the ...
Mary Belle MacCraney
Aug 02, 2008; ... CINNAMON LAKE -- Mary Belle MacCraney, 82, of Cinnamon Lake, diedFriday, Aug. 1, 2008, at her residence. Private services will be held. Burial will be in MansfieldCemetery. Online tributes may be made at www.robertsfuneralhome.com. Roberts Funeral Home, Sherwood Chapel, ...
James Rice
Aug 02, 2008; ... MILLERSBURG -- James W. Rice, 74, of Millersburg, died Thursday,July 31, 2008, at Aultman Hospital in Canton, after a brief illness. He was born Jan. 8, 1934, in Rittman, to Walter and Marie (Lance)Rice and was a U.S. Army veteran serving from 1956-58 specializingin heavy ...
Police
Aug 02, 2008; ... WOOSTER -- Derrick W. Knapik, 21, of 743 Spink St., Wooster, wascharged with petty theft following a July 8 incident at a store inthe 3800 block of Burbank Road. Knapik was arrested after heallegedly stole $154 in makeup from the store. A bicycle was taken from under the porch of a ...
Everyone knows your name at Rogues' Hollow
Aug 02, 2008; ... By CHRISTY JOHNSON Staff Writer DOYLESTOWN-- Mother Nature gave the Rogues' Hollow Festival atreat as threatening rains held off for Friday night's parade andfestivities. It turned out to be a beautiful night for community members whocame downtown to celebrate the ...
Arrington at Hershey finals
Aug 02, 2008; ... Wooster resident Regenald Arrington was selected to participatein the upcoming Hershey Track and Field Games North American Final. The 10-year-old will take part in the softball throw at theannual games to be held today in Hershey, ...
Time to turn bitter into sweet
Aug 02, 2008; ... When the Browns opened training camp last week, they still had abitter taste in their mouths. After a 10-6 campaign, the franchise's best record sincereturning to the NFL in 1999, Cleveland could only sit and watch asTennessee beat them out for the last wild card spot for ...
Challenge champ Nestor rolls in bogey putt on 18 to avoid playoff
Aug 02, 2008; ... By MIKE PLANT Daily Record Sports Writer DOYLESTOWN -- Every stroke counts in golf, and nobody took thatto heart more than Karl Nestor. Nestor drilled a 15-foot bogey putt on the 18th hole at Chippewa,completing a solid round with his short game and securing ...
Snap-on is leaving Wooster
Aug 02, 2008; ... By BRYAN SCHAAF Staff Writer WOOSTER -- Just more than two years after purchasing ProQuestBusiness Solutions on Old Mansfield Road, Snap-on Business Solutionsis pulling its operations out of Wooster. The Ohio Department of Development announced Snap-on has beenawarded ...
Personals
Aug 02, 2008; ... ADDISON BROOKE is the name given to the daughter born July 21 toJason and Bethany Peachey of Millersburg. She weighed 5 pounds, 13ounces and was 19 3/4 inches long. Grandparents are Tim and Cindy Miller of Millersburg and Davidand Rhoda Peachey of Belleville, Pa. Great-grandparents ...
Viola Startzman Free Clinic
Aug 02, 2008; ... WOOSTER -- The Viola Startzman Free Clinic, 1874 Cleveland Road,provides health care on a walk-in basis to low-income, uninsuredWayne County residents. Patients must provide proof of residency, 1040 federal tax formif available and proof of income for the entire household at ...
Peggy Stanley
Aug 02, 2008; ... HOWARD -- Peggy Lois Stanley, 72, of Howard, and formerly ofBurbank, died Thursday, July 31, 2008, at Knox Community Hospital. Services will be held on Tuesday at 11 ...
West Holmes residents off to vote Tuesday
Aug 02, 2008; ... By NICK SABO Staff Writer W. HOLMES DISTRICT -- School officials are concerned language onTuesday's special election ballot for a five-year, 3.72-mill levymight be confusing. Treasurer Jamie Zeigler said she has received calls about theballot language, which might ...
W. Salem library is summer hot spot for just about everyone
Aug 02, 2008; ... By CHRISTY JOHNSON Staff Writer WEST SALEM-- So far, this summer has been a real page turner forvillage residents. The West Salem branch of the Wayne County Public Library has seena 200 percent increase in circulation during the past severalmonths, Director Greg ...