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Meals on Wheels

Nov 01, 2008; ... Meals on Wheels of Stark and Wayne Counties announces thefollowing menus: Wednesday -- Swedish meatballs over noodles, peas, carrots,juice, pie, unsweetened pie, coffee, tea, or milk. Thursday -- Chili with oyster crackers, vinegar and oil coleslaw,fruit cocktail, juice, ...

Community record

Nov 01, 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, Nov. 3 Wooster Rotary Club, noon, ...

Wayne County bookmobile

Nov 01, 2008; ... MORONEY Monday -- Central Christian Elementary School, 9:15 a.m.-12:30p.m. Tuesday -- Marshallville Elementary School, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Wednesday -- Wooster Township Elementary School, 9:15-11:30 a.m.;Franklin Elementary School, 12:30-3 p.m. Thursday -- Wooster ...

Upcoming services

Nov 01, 2008; ... Florence Sprosty, Wooster: Memorial services will be thismorning, Nov. 1, at 10:30 at St. James Episcopal Church, Wooster.McIntire, Davis & Greene Funeral Home, Wooster, is assisting thefamily with arrangements. (Obituary ran 10/23/08) Delois "Dee" Day, 74, Wooster: A celebration ...

Accidents

Nov 01, 2008; ... APPLE CREEK -- Three people were injured in a two-vehicle crashon U.S. Route 250, east of Emerson Road, on Thursday at 6:25 a.m. Shawn P. Frazier, 22, Massillon Road, Navarre, was treated forinjuries at the scene of the crash. Daniel S. Fisher, 56, BroadwayDrive, Burton, and his ...

Bloodmobile

Nov 01, 2008; ... FREDERICKSBURG -- There were 116 units collected when thebloodmobile visited Mennonite Christian Assembly on Oct. 22. Even-gallon donors were: 23 -- Eli E. Mast of Fredericksburg; 16 -- Thomas W. Moreland of Lakeville; 14 -- Roman J. Yoder ofFredericksburg; 13 -- Jonas J. Miller ...

Attacking the beast

Nov 01, 2008; ... By LINDA HALL Staff Writer WOOSTER DISTRICT -- At least 99 percent of Edgewood Middle Schoolstudents stood up when asked by a motivational speaker Fridaymorning whether they know any victims of bullying. Internationally recognized youth speaker Mark Brown drew ...

Levels of lead high in toys for Halloween

Nov 01, 2008; ... By TRAVIS MINNEAR Dix Communications ASHLAND -- Two Ashland University professors have made a scarydiscovery about some Halloween toys. A test led by Jeff Weidenhamer, chairman of the chemistrydepartment at AU, and associate chemistry professor Rebecca Corbinended ...

Sidewalks on the Monday agenda

Nov 01, 2008; ... By BRYAN SCHAAF Staff Writer WOOSTER -- Two months after declaring the necessity of sidewalksin the Mindy Lane/Normandy Drive neighborhood, City Council likelywill authorize the advertisement of bids on the project when thegroup convenes Monday. More than 1,700 lineal ...

Hilton Eppley Sr.

Nov 01, 2008; ... COSHOCTON -- Hilton Arthur Eppley Sr., 84, of Coshocton, diedFriday morning, Oct. 31, 2008, at Pomerene Hospital in Millersburg,after an extended illness. Services will be Monday, Nov. 3, at 2 p.m. at Alexander FuneralHome, Millersburg, with the Rev. Robert Angel officiating ....

Irma Holt

Nov 01, 2008; ... ORRVILLE -- Irma L. Holt, 91, formerly of Heatherwood Lane,Orrville, died Friday afternoon, Oct. 31, 2008, at Brenn-FieldNursing Center in Orrville. Services will ...

Pomerene, health district at work to save clinic

Nov 01, 2008; ... By NICK SABO and CHRIS LEONARD Staff Writers MILLERSBURG -- Pomerene Hospital administrators say they areready to take a spike in clients unable to pay for care if thepublic health clinic operated by the Holmes County Health Districtcloses next year. The ...

Ashland-West Holmes Career Center

Nov 01, 2008; ... All A's Hillsdale seniors -- Lauren Carnegie, Keirstan Clark, JacobCurie, Lindsey Daugherty, Sara Frank, Melinda Hoffman, Edward Plant,Amanda Skafec, Byron Spreng, Kristi Stimpert. Hillsdale juniors --Britney Butdorff, Candice Dudte, Ashley Retherford, Jeremiah ...

Killbuck may nix patrol if tax fails

Nov 01, 2008; ... By CHRIS LEONARD Staff Writer KILLBUCK -- Another village service was threatened with thefiscal ax, as council debated what to do if the 1 percent income taxon Tuesday's ballot does not pass. If residents elect not to pass a $115,000-generating income tax,residents ...

Ricky Leckrone

Nov 01, 2008; ... MILLERSBURG -- Ricky A. Leckrone, 50, Millersburg, died Tuesday,Oct. 28, 2008, at Ohio State University Medical Center in Columbus. Ricky was an organ donor. There will be no services or callinghours. Arrangements are being handled by Alexander Funeral Home,Millersburg. He ...

Orrville to consider trash pick-up hike

Nov 01, 2008; ... By PAUL LOCHER Staff Write ORRVILLE -- A rate increase by Waste Management of Ohio for trashpickup in the city will come before City Council for first reading7:30 p.m. Monday in the second-floor courtroom of the MunicipalBuilding. The city will consider a resolution ...

Pallbearers

Nov 01, 2008; ... ALLENBAUGH SERVICES Services for Etholeen M. Allenbaugh, 85, of Rittman, were heldFriday. Pallbearers were Loci Zsuppan, Sean Butler, Gary Pumphrey, Erick,Kyle and Jerry ...

Stumping to the end Local, state, national campaigns buckle down for final sprint

Nov 01, 2008; ... By CHRISTY JOHNSON and KATY GANZ Staff Writers WOOSTER-- Local, state and national campaigns are buckling downfor the home stretch of the 2008 election season. Locally, volunteers at the Democratic and Republican headquartersare both taking their issues to the ...

Certified Angus Beef celebrates 30 years of success

Nov 02, 2008; ... By BRYAN SCHAAF Staff Writer WOOSTER -- To the untrained eye, Certified Angus Beef, thelargest, most successful brand of beef in the world, hardlyresembles the humble beginnings from which it was born some 30 yearsago. What started as a three-person operation in a ...

The remarkable accuracy of political polling

Nov 02, 2008; ... By GLENN FIREBAUGH Guest Columnist In 2000 and 2004, Americans experienced -- or endured -- two ofthe closest presidential elections in U.S. history. It appears thatin the 2008 election Barack Obama is pulling ahead of John McCain --if we can believe the polls. But ...

Health briefs

Nov 02, 2008; ... Clinic, hospital personnel attend conference WOOSTER -- Several Viola Startzman Free Clinic representativesattended the ninth annual Ohio Association of Free Clinicsconference in Columbus. Clinic Executive Director John Moritz and Wooster CommunityHospital CEO Bill Sheron ...

Wooster City Mills was a large employer, second to Wooster Brush

Nov 02, 2008; ... By PAUL LOCHER Staff Writer WOOSTER -- Most present-day city residents have no idea that thebrick building that can be seen on the north side of the railroadtracks as one crosses from East Liberty Street onto PittsburghAvenue was once one of the city's largest flour ...

Business briefs

Nov 02, 2008; ... Stavnezer a licensed psychotherapist WOOSTER -- Dan Stavnezer, M.Ed., LPCC, LICDC, an independentlylicensed psychotherapist at the SUMMIT Therapy Center, is approvedas a provider for Community Coordinated Healthcare. Call Stavnezerfor a counseling appointment at 330-345-8450, Ext ....

Upcoming services

Nov 02, 2008; ... Hilton Eppley Sr., 84, Coshocton: Friends may call this evening,Nov. 2, from 6-8 at Alexander Funeral Home, Millersburg, whereservices will be Monday, Nov. 3, at 2 p.m. Burial will be inBlissfield Cemetery. (Obituary ran 11/1/08) Connie Tompkins, 84, Rittman: A memorial Mass of ...

Vendors licenses

Nov 02, 2008; ... WAYNE COUNTY Henry E. Yoder, 17121 Dover Road, Dundee, woodworking. Suzanne Caesar, A Touch Better Massage & Body Work, 10 S. MainSt., West Salem. Mo's Eastside Grille, 2179 E. Lincoln Way, Wooster. Michael A. Mariola, South Market Bistro, 151 S. Market ...

Leaf collection begins Monday in Wooster

Nov 02, 2008; ... WOOSTER -- The city will collect leaves beginning Monday. All leaves must be at the curb the day before the street isscheduled for pickup. Leaves will only be picked up once on thescheduled day. Due to unforeseen circumstance, i.e. severe inclementweather, equipment breakdowns, ...

From Superman to the governor's mansion, the text is all about Ohio

Nov 02, 2008; ... BY CHRIS LEONARD Staff Writer WOOSTER -- Serial killers, Superman, Ohio's first lady and BigChuck were just a few of the reasons thousands of Ohioans descendedupon Fisher Auditorium at the Ohio Agricultural Research andDevelopment Center on Saturday afternoon. And no, ...

Cleveland Clinic gives students 'real life' look at 'real life' -- CSI-style

Nov 02, 2008; ... By LINDA HALL Staff Writer WOOSTER DISTRICT -- Area students meeting at Wooster High Schooldidn't need a mask or gloves for an up-close look at pathology andactual organs damaged by disease. Along with other students across the state, through long-distance learning ...

Ambassadors serve up worldly royal feast

Nov 02, 2008; ... WOOSTER -- A smorgasbord of delectable cuisine from India, China,Zimbabwe, Ghana and Egypt comes to campus next month when TheCollege of Wooster hosts "Flavours of the World" on Nov. 12 at 6:30p.m. as part of International Education Week. Sponsored by Wooster's Ambassadors -- five ...

Hackbardt, Olson featured at College Art Museum

Nov 02, 2008; ... WOOSTER -- "Story of Knowledges," an exhibition showcasing printsby photographer Marcella Hackbardt, and "Follies," a mixed-mediainstallation by sculptor Carrie Olson, will be on display at TheCollege of Wooster Art Museum in Ebert Art Center, 1220 Beall Ave.,through Dec. 7 (with the ...

Drama club makes comeback in Rittman

Nov 02, 2008; ... By ADAM BURROUGHS Staff Writer RITTMAN -- After a year hiatus, the Rittman High School DramaClub is back in action with much interest and momentum heading intoits first performance. Without drama club, senior Taylor Telford had to find another fixfor his creative ...

Trio to present recital on Nov. 9

Nov 02, 2008; ... WOOSTER -- "Women Performing Works by 20th Century Women," afaculty recital featuring Karen Roll Gardener (saxophone), DeniseRotavera-Krain (flute), and Laura Silverman (piano), will bepresented on Nov. 9, at The College of Wooster. The performance,which is free and open to the public, ...

Entertainment briefs

Nov 02, 2008; ... Write a novel in November WOOSTER -- For the past ten years, thousands of writers havetaken on the challenge of producing 50,000 words of prose in themonth of November, as part of National Novel Writing Month. At www.nanowrimo.org. writers can chart their "word count" andjoin ...

Erma Sheppard, almost 83, brightens up W. Salem

Nov 02, 2008; ... By BRYAN SCHAAF Staff Writer WEST SALEM -- In her 54 years as a resident here, Erma Sheppardhas done her best to brighten up West Salem. As a hairdresser and owner of Erma's Beauty Shop on South MainStreet, Sheppard has become something of a local celebrity with ...

'Treasure Island' sets sail for Fall Storybook Theatre at Arts Center

Nov 02, 2008; ... WOOSTER -- Wayne Center for the Arts will present its fallStorybook Theatre production of "Treasure Island" on Saturday at 2p.m. in the auditorium. Tickets are $6 for adults and $4 for children ages 5-12; underfour are free. They may be purchased in advance or at the door at ...

Ruth Feller

Nov 02, 2008; ... CLEVELAND HEIGHTS -- Ruth E. Feller, 90, of Cleveland Heights,formerly of Wilmot, passed away Thursday, Oct. 30, 2008. She was born in Wilmot, the daughter of the late Clarence andWyona Cooper, and was a retired cook/manager at Winesburg Schoolcafeteria after 16 years of ...

Frendtique staying put Friends of Hospice buys re-sale store's building

Nov 02, 2008; ... By RACHEL JACKSON Staff Writer WOOSTER -- Friendtique is here to stay. Officially andpermanently. The 4-year-old business is in its third location, which it rents,and was faced with a decision: Either purchase the building, ormove. Again. Following a year of ...

Joanne Gragg

Nov 02, 2008; ... DALTON -- Joanne May "Jody" Gragg, 84, of Dalton, died Thursday,Oct. 30, 2008. She was born July 5, 1924, in Springfield, where she grew up withher mom, the late Hazel Huling, and was raised by her grandparents,the late Johnsons. She was married to the late Si Carnes and they ...

Lexington 'picks' off Cloverleaf

Nov 01, 2008; ... By MIKE PLANT Daily Record Sports Writer LEXINGTON -- For all of the offensive weapons Lexington has atits disposal, it was a defensive play that turned the tide for theMinutemen Friday night. Visiting Cloverleaf had Lex off balance in the first half oftheir Div. II, ...

About children A teacher conference experience

Nov 01, 2008 ... Parent-teacher conference time is upon us for the first time thisyear. For many parents this will be a first time trip into unknownterritory. What should I say? What should I ask? These arelegitimate questions because you want to make the most of thisimportant school-home ...

Scots' Koechli repeats as Academic All-District

Nov 01, 2008; ... Chantal Koechli, a junior at The College of Wooster, was selectedto the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District first team for thesecond season in a row for women's soccer, announced the CollegeSports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Thursday. Byearning first-team honors, ...

Hilltop Speedway comes up with new fall events

Nov 01, 2008; ... With three races in the books since reopening Aug. 31, HilltopSpeedway is now focused on two remaining events in 2008. Next race,the Hilltop Twin 200 Stock Car Enduro on Saturday, Nov. 8t is thefirst of its kind at the track. Another inaugural event takes placethe following week on ...

Scots clinch NCAC field hockey championship

Nov 01, 2008; ... The College of Wooster field hockey team, led by Amanda Artman'sthird hat trick of the season, wrapped up the 2008 North CoastAthletic Conference championship Friday afternoon with a 3-1 victoryat Ohio Wesleyan University. Wooster (13-5, 10-1 NCAC), which will be the No. 1 seed for ...

Tuslaw shuts down Labrae

Nov 01, 2008; ... By ZACH BOLINGER Daily Record Sports Writer MASSILLON -- Score. Swarm. Repeat. Tuslaw's plan for its Div. IV, Region 13 playoff opener couldn'thave gone any more exact. Shelby Combs ran for two scores and threw for another, sophomoreMason Miller added a long ...

No answer for Perry

Nov 01, 2008; ... By AARON DORKSEN Daily Record Sports Editor PERRY -- The Triway football team came up with the first bigbreak against Lake County Perry in its Div. IV, Region 13 playoffopener at Alumni Field Friday. The Titans couldn't convert a recovered fumble into points,though ....

Letters to the editor

Nov 01, 2008; ... Thanks for the information Editor: Many thanks to the No on 6 Committee for acquainting us withinformation about Issue 6 concerning casino gambling. I hopeeveryone will vote no on this issue. Barbara M. Sharp Wooster Learn from leaders of the ...

Regional volleyball fact box

Nov 01, 2008; ... Div. I Hudson Regional final WHO: Cloverleaf Colts (24-2) vs. Brecksville-Broadview HeightsBees (20-4) WHEN: Today, 2 p.m. WHERE: Hudson High School, 2500 Hudson Aurora Road. AT STAKE: A state semifinal game against the winner of OlmstedFalls-Rocky River ...

Regional championship volleyball Huskies look for payback vs. Gilmour Academy

Nov 01, 2008; ... By DAN BROWN Daily Record Sports Writer It's not often in sports that you get a chance to play the teamthat ended your season the year before. Northwestern's volleyball team will get that opportunity todaywhen the Huskies take on Gates Mills Gilmour Academy in a Div ....

Harold Shilling

Nov 01, 2008; ... CANTON -- Harold E. Shilling, 77, of Canton, passed awayThursday, Oct. 30, 2008, after a brief illness. He was born May 13, 1931, in Orrville, to the late Charles andGeorgia Shilling, and was a 1949 graduate of Orrville High School. Harold retired from the Schantz Organ Co., ...

Living brief

Nov 01, 2008; ... Meals on Wheels received $1,000 grant MASSILLON -- Meals on Wheels of Stark & Wayne Counties hasreceived a $1,000 grant from the Banfield Charitable Trust ofPortland, Ore. The grant was awarded to ...

Connie Tompkins

Nov 01, 2008; ... RITTMAN -- Connie A. Tompkins, 84, Rittman, died Thursday, Oct.30, 2008, at Smithville-Western Care Center. She was born Nov. 2, 1923, in Wadsworth to Dominick and Anna(Puglisi) Dispenza and lived in Rittman since 1950. She formerlyowned Connie's Restaurant in Rittman and was also ...

Scot Marching Band to present entertainment Sunday

Nov 01, 2008; ... WOOSTER -- A season's worth of half-time entertainment will bepackaged into one show on Sunday when The College of Wooster's ScotMarching Band presents its annual fall concert. The performance,which also features the band's pipers, drummers and dancers, is freeand open to the public, and ...

Sale of portion of Timken nearly final

Nov 01, 2008; ... By BRYAN SCHAAF Staff Writer WOOSTER -- Finding a site to install a well along Prairie Lanewill allow for the sale of 14 acres of the former Timken Co.property to Wooster-based Gomaplast Machinery to be finalized. Wooster Growth Corp. President Margo Broehl provided an ...

New group leads lighting of holiday tree

Nov 01, 2008; ... By PAUL LOCHER Staff Writer WOOSTER -- The community Christmas tree in Wooster Cemetery isgetting something of a new lease on life this year -- as well assome new lighting for the holiday season. That was the word from Russ McQuate, president of the WayneAmateur Radio ...

Priscilla Gates

Nov 02, 2008; ... WOOSTER -- Priscilla Gates, 70, of Wooster, died Saturday, Nov.1, 2008, at Hospice House in ...

Health talk

Nov 02, 2008; ... Q: What is palliative care? A: Palliative care is a philosophy of care that aims to preventand relieve suffering, optimize function, help with decision-makingand support the best quality of life for patients and theirfamilies. The Hospice & Palliative Care program of Greater ...

Irma Holt

Nov 02, 2008; ... ORRVILLE -- Irma L. Holt, 91, of Heatherwood Lane and St.Petersburg, Fla., died Friday, Oct. 31, 2008, at Brenn-Field NursingCenter in Orrville. Services will be Sunday, Nov. 2, at 2 p.m. at Auble Funeral Homein Orrville, with the Rev. David Kearns-Preston officiating. Burialwill ...

Local Republicans, Democrats despite differences have one goal in mind

Nov 02, 2008; ... By CHRIS LEONARD Staff Writer WOOSTER -- Larry Fiely, of Canton, was on his fifth day drivingaround the small white bus, the kind you'd find in an airportparking lot, in support of Kirk Schuring. By Saturday afternoon, hefound a brief reprieve in the parking lot of the city ...

My advice for economic stimulus plan: Don't vote early

Nov 02, 2008; ... COLUMBUS -- I was listening to everybody's favorite (allegedly)left-leaning radio station the other morning when a couple ofpollster types started breaking down the electoral vote scorecard. Many states already appear to be in the bag for Mr. Obama or Mr.McCain, with little mystery ...

Hey OSU fans!

Nov 02, 2008; ... Do you bleed scarlet and gray? Is your beloved pet's name Brutus?Maybe you spell out O-H-I-O everywhere you go. Whatever the case may be, we want to hear from you, oh-so die-hard Buckeye fans! In preparation for the big OSU-Michigan game onNov. 22, The ...

Orrville building funds for multipurpose space

Nov 02, 2008; ... By PAUL LOCHER Staff Writer ORRVILLE DISTRICT -- A campaign aimed at raising $1.3 million foranother new building has been quietly under way since early Octoberand is moving into the public sector. After years of talking about building a multipurpose facility ...

Latest poll: McCain moving in

Nov 02, 2008; ... By MARC KOVAC Dix Capital Bureau COLUMBUS -- Republican John McCain appears to be closing the gapin three battleground states, according to a poll released Wednesdaymorning. The Quinnipiac University Polling Institute's latest count stillhas Democrat Barack Obama ...

Payday lending issue opponents share message

Nov 02, 2008; ... By MARC KOVAC Dix Capital Bureau COLUMBUS -- Opponents of payday lending held a vocal preach-in onthe steps of the Ohio Statehouse Thursday, complete with chants of"Yes on 5" and a sign-wielding faux shark. "It is immoral, it is unbiblical and it is wrong to gouge ...

Ulrich 'runs America' for a good cause

Nov 02, 2008; ... By LINDA HALL Staff Writer WOOSTER -- It wasn't a big deal, in his doctor's opinion, whenMarshall Ulrich, complaining of pain in his leg, flopped onto thecouch of the recreational vehicle parked just east of Wooster onMonday afternoon. He had completed about half of ...

Piece of Mind: Read 'em and eat

Nov 02, 2008; ... By MARILYN DITTOE Columnist Attention members of the Uppity Women Book Club: Here it is. Youwanted to be subject matter, and now you are. But understand, it'snot your nagging or any other single thing that earned you a column.The reasons are many and varied, much like our ...