Daily Record, The Wooster, OH back issues from March 2009:
$80,000 needed to keep Medway in Holmes County
Mar 01, 2009; ... By NICK SABO Staff Writer MILLERSBURG -- The $80,000 it will cost to keep Medway DrugEnforcement Agency in Holmes County is money well spent whencompared to the costs of increased crime and drug addiction,according to law enforcement officials and treatment ...
Health briefs
Mar 01, 2009; ... Holmes notes immunization clinics MILLERSBURG -- The Holmes County Health Department will offerimmunization clinics in March on the following dates: -- Holmes County Health Department, 931 Wooster Road,Millersburg, Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-1 p.m. and 2-4:30 p.m. -- Walnut ...
Pallbearers
Mar 01, 2009; ... FRANCE SERVICES Services for Ray France, 78, of Wooster, were held Saturday. Pallbearers were Gene and Tom Chase, Ronald Schafer, Kim Berkey,Atlee Stutzman, and Paul ...
Mission accomplished for Wooster
Mar 01, 2009; ... By MIKE PLANT Daily Record Sports Writer WOOSTER -- The College of Wooster shut Wabash down cold, JustinHallowell got hot, and the Fighting Scots won the North CoastAthletic Conference championship Saturday night. What seemed to be mission impossible at the beginning of ...
Meeting notes
Mar 01, 2009; ... MacDowell Music Club When Wooster MacDowell Music Club held a performance program atUnited Methodist Church of Wooster on Feb. 3, Jordan McConnell andNicholas Hurst from Wooster Christian School entertained on thepiano. Karen Karvonen performed two piano pieces and Judithe ...
Solo and Ensemble Festival featured more than 600 students
Mar 01, 2009; ... By LINDA HALL Staff Writer DALTON -- Dalton Elementary and Intermediate schools were alivewith the sound of music on Feb. 21, as one classroom after anotherresounded with the instrumental and choral efforts of youngmusicians. More than 600 area students showcased ...
Wee Care celebrates 45 years with theme from 1964
Mar 01, 2009; ... By RACHEL JACKSON Staff Writer WOOSTER -- Wee Care Center is celebrating its 45th year as one ofthe oldest child-care centers in the Wooster area. Students and staff will celebrate the birthday milestone with aweek of festivities, beginning Monday with an alumni day ...
On campus
Mar 01, 2009; ... Elected to Panhellenic Council ASHLAND -- The following are members of the Panhellenic Councilat Ashland University: Megan MacGregor of Doylestown is the assistant recreationdirector. She is the daughter of Robert and Lynette MacGregor and ismajoring in therapeutic ...
Upcoming services
Mar 01, 2009; ... H. Marvin Stanley, 95, West Liberty: Services will be thismorning, Feb. 28, at 10:30 at the Union Chapel Community Church.Burial will follow in the Fairview Cemetery, West Liberty. Kauffman-Eichholtz Funeral Home, West Liberty, is handling arrangements.(Obituary ran ...
D.C. to Wooster connection
Mar 01, 2009; ... LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY UPDATE: On Feb. 16, U.S. Rep. John Boccierilaunched his first district work week right here in Wooster. The Wooster Area Chamber of Commerce invited Boccieri to meet ina small, private session. The Washington to Wooster business meetinglasted 90 minutes and ...
Lettergraphics adds full-time neon signmaker, special studio in Orrville
Mar 01, 2009; ... By PAUL LOCHER Staff Writer ORRVILLE -- Intone the phrase "neon lights" and what comes tomind? The lavish movie houses of the 1930s? The nostalgic drive-in restaurants of the 1950s and '60s? The Las Vegas strip, per chance? The signs in many ...
Job search workshop to be held in Orrville
Mar 01, 2009; ... By PAUL LOCHER Staff Writer ORRVILLE -- The Orrville Public Library will hold an all-dayworkshop March 17 titled "Jump Start Your Job Search." Running from 10 a.m-4 p.m., the program will include informationabout www.OhioMeansJobs.com, the new Web site for the ...
Business briefs
Mar 01, 2009; ... Harland elected to OCPA board WOOSTER -- Tom Harland has been elected to the Ohio CrimePrevention Association Board of Directors. Harland, with The Collegeof Wooster Security and Protective Services, will serve the membersof the 12 northeast Ohio counties creating and promoting ...
Vital statistics
Mar 01, 2009; ... Municipalcourt WOOSTER Bridges J. Graves, 50, 1855 Mechanicsburg Road, Wooster, Apt. B-6, Wooster, was fined $500 for driving while under a DUI suspensionand sentenced to 45 days in jail, with 30 on house arrest. He wasplaced on one year probation and his operator's license ...
Upcoming services
Mar 01, 2009; ... Mary S. Troyer, 68, Millersburg: Services will be this morning,March 1, at 9, at the Troyer residence 3420 Township Road 159,Millersburg. Burial will be in the Yoder Cemetery, Clark Township,Holmes County. Smith-Varns Funeral Home, Sugarcreek, is handlingarrangements. (Obituary ran ...
Accidents
Mar 01, 2009; ... BAUGHMAN TWP. -- A Dalton man was injured after a Feb. 15 crashon Wayne Street near Burkhart Road. Paul U. Gerber, 84, West Main Street, was transported by anOrrville Fire Department squad to Dunlap Community Hospital. According to the Wooster Post of the Highway State Patrol, ...
Grant provides funds to study link between music and speech rhythms
Mar 01, 2009; ... WOOSTER -- Just because you can't carry a tune doesn't mean youdon't have rhythm, at least not according to John Neuhoff, associateprofessor of psychology at The College of Wooster. Neuhoff believesthere is a link between the rhythm in an individual's speechpatterns and rhythm one ...
Sad, but meaningful day As DRC closes doors, people look back on its impact on their lives
Mar 01, 2009; ... By CHRIS LEONARD Staff Writer WOOSTER -- It was 2004, and Rachel Hiller had just gotten herthird DUI. She had spent 90 days at the Wayne County Jail and wasabout to go to the Discipline & Rehabilitation Center. At 21 years old, Hiller said she had lost everything. She ...
College of Wooster sophomore authors story on disability
Mar 01, 2009; ... By LYDIA GEHRING Living Editor WOOSTER -- Once upon a time, there was a college student whowanted to make a difference in children's lives. So she decided to become a teacher. And along the way, as part of a class she took to learn aboutteaching students with ...
Entertainment brief
Mar 01, 2009; ... Randall to speak at forum ORRVILLE -- Bobbie Randall, outpatient and clinical dietitian atDunlap Community Hospital, will be the speaker at the CommunityForum at the University of Akron Wayne College at 7:30 p.m. on March11, which is designated National Registered Dietitian Day. It ...
Play golf in Orrville Library on March 21
Mar 01, 2009; ... By PAUL LOCHER Staff Writer ORRVILLE -- Do you enjoy playing miniature golf? Have you everthought about playing miniature golf in the Orrville Public Library?Probably not. But if you have, here's your opportunity. The Library Friends organization will host an ...
Generations of composers bring range, richness to '09 Ohio Light Opera
Mar 01, 2009; ... WOOSTER -- Classical composers like Victor Herbert, JacquesOffenbach and Johann Strauss, along with 20th century lyricistsJerry Bock and George Gershwin, and the Victorian-era team of W.S.Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan, will be featured when Ohio Light Operaopens its 31st season at The ...
Sometimes body art, business mix, sometimes they don't
Mar 01, 2009; ... Editor's note: This is the last of four stories examining theworld of tattoo art. By KATY GANZ Staff Writer MILLERSBURG -- Generation Y has hit the job market. Some comeready to work, dressed in shirts, ties ... and tattoos. While some employers can ignore visible ink, ...
Charles Fisher
Mar 01, 2009; ... BOULDER, Colo. -- Charles H. Fisher, 49, peacefully passed on tojoin his ancestors in the spirit world late Sunday night, Feb. 15,2009. His wife, Jane, and daughter, Tess, were present as his soulwas set free. Charles had a very strong, determined spirit. Possessing greatinner ...
Norman Fogt
Mar 01, 2009; ... MARION -- Norman W. Fogt, 92, of Marion, who had resided atWalnut Hills Retirement Community in Walnut Creek for the past year,went to be with the Lord on Friday afternoon, Feb. 26, 2009, at TheOhio State University Medical Center following an illness he hadfought over the last ...
Crowds gathered by the hundreds for last auction
Mar 01, 2009; ... By ADAM BURROUGHS Staff Writer WOOSTER -- Crowds gathered around chattering auctioneers andslowly inched through the skeleton of Freedlander's Department StoreSaturday, buying all that remained before the landmark closed its125-year-old doors for good. Items once ...
Closing day emotional for Freedlander's employees
Mar 01, 2009; ... By ADAM BURROUGHS Staff Writer WOOSTER -- Employees pushed through a busy and emotional finalday Saturday, as people patroned Freedlander's Department Store onelast time before the doors closed forever. The final auction went well, auctioneer Dave Acker said near ...
Thomas Hickman
Mar 01, 2009; ... WOOSTER -- Thomas E. Hickman, 94, of Wooster, died Saturday, Feb.28, 2009, at Smithville-Western Care ...
Holmes looking for funds to keep Medway
Mar 01, 2009; ... By KATY GANZ Staff Writer MILLERSBURG -- Holmes County is searching for the funding sourceto provide the additional $30,000 necessary to pay for Medway DrugEnforcement Agency services in 2009. "The first year there were 25 convictions, and these were notjust people ...
Hiland High and Middle schools honor roll
Mar 01, 2009; ... Principal's List, All A's Seventh grade -- Maryssa Mast, Daniel Schlabach, Bradley Troyer,Trey Hawkins, Joshua Phillips, Emily Yoder, Logan Miller, MonicaHershberger. Eighth grade -- Caleb Halfhill, Zachary Kornhaus, Cameron Mast,Lindsey Mast, Ashley Schlabach, Cameron Yoder, ...
West Holmes High School honor roll
Mar 01, 2009; ... All A's Freshmen -- Rebecca Chamberlin, Brynley Conway, Emily Ditmars,Morgan Hawkins, Amanda Hershberger, Mason James, Adam Mast, LaceyMays, Caitlyn Monter, Brittany Polen, Jenna Polen, Rachil Reynolds,Lynzie Richards, Kane Schonauer, Leah Schonauer, Patrick Shriver,Andrew ...
Lloyd 'Al' Hottel
Mar 01, 2009; ... FAIRVIEW PARK -- Lloyd A. "Al" Hottel, beloved husband of Frances(Cinkole) Hottel; dear father of Philip L. (Helen) of Atlanta, Ga.;and grandfather of five; died Friday, Feb. 27, 2009. He was preceded in death by a sister, Wilma Dorland; and twobrothers, Glenn and Clair ...
In service
Mar 01, 2009; ... Army Army Reserve Pfc. Derek K. Schmid has graduated from basic combattraining at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C. During the nine weeks of training, Schmid studied the Armymission, history, tradition and core values, physical fitness, andhe received instruction and practice in ...
Man who admitted to exposing himself 1,000 times gets year in prison
Mar 01, 2009; ... By NICK SABO Staff Writer MILLERSBURG -- A Brinkhaven man sentenced Wednesday for his 12thand 13th indecent exposure convictions admitted to exposing himselfto women at least 1,000 times. Gerald Mowery, 54, of 32883 Township Road 352, was sentenced inHolmes County ...
Man faces prison for stealing car items to sell for scrap
Mar 01, 2009; ... By NICK SABO Staff Writer MILLERSBURG -- A Coshocton man charged with stealing twocatalytic converters to sell for scrap said the money was "not evenworth it" after the legal trouble it has caused him. Richard Myers, 33, of 2515 Glenview Way, pleaded guilty Feb. 18in ...
James Nivin
Mar 01, 2009; ... WOOSTER -- James Edward Nivin, 83, of Wooster, passed awayThursday, Feb. 26, 2009, in West View Manor Nursing Home. He was born May 23, 1925, in Bellville, Ill., son of WilliamWinchester and Dulella (Wilhelm) Nivin. He was a graduate of University of Michigan in 1951, with ...
Deck, irrigation, dugouts on list of Northwestern District spring projects
Mar 01, 2009; ... By CHRISTY JOHNSON Staff Writer NORTHWESTERN DISTRICT -- When the weather breaks, so will theground on three projects, Superintendent Jeff Layton said. The first will be the construction of an observation deck on thenature trail by the elementary school. Timberwolf ...
ICU nurses raise money for defibrillator for library
Mar 01, 2009; ... By BRYAN SCHAAF Staff Writer WOOSTER -- The main branch of the Wayne County Public Library hasa new automated external defibrillator thanks to the generosity of agroup of nurses at Wooster Community Hospital. Nurses and support staff from the intensive care unit ...
Real Estate Showcase to list ACDC property
Mar 01, 2009; ... By CHRISTY JOHNSON Staff Writer APPLE CREEK -- Council members and East Union Township trusteesagreed to list the former Apple Creek Developmental Center propertywith Real Estate Showcase. The village and township jointly purchased the property in July2007 with the ...
Rittman considers new method of sewer billing
Mar 01, 2009; ... By ADAM BURROUGHS Staff Writer RITTMAN -- A councilman's proposal to change the billingstructure for sewer and possibly water service will get a deeperlook as council seeks to bolster and protect the sewer fund. During Monday's meeting, councilmen discussed the state of ...
Rittman PD making it with current staff
Mar 01, 2009; ... By ADAM BURROUGHS Staff Writer RITTMAN -- Calls for service jumped significantly from last year,causing strains in staffing for the Rittman Police Department. From 2007 to 2008, calls for service went from 7,829 to 9,932,according to the Rittman Police Department's ...
Green Mouse: A southern adventure perfect winter getaway
Mar 01, 2009; ... By CAROL KALLBERG Columnist When you go on vacation for any length of time you pay on bothends. First, there is all the preparation before leaving, and thencomes the catching up when you get back home, followed by "post-vacation depression." We just returned from two ...
Piece of Mind: Adopting a pet for my pet
Mar 01, 2009; ... By MARILYN DITTOE Columnist It all started when I realized my dog was bored silly. Most dogshave an expectation of a moderate amount of daily stimulation. Opiethe X-Dog has an expectation of extreme sensory bombardment everyminute of every day. On my husband's ...
Living brief
Mar 01, 2009; ... Delegates attend national convention SMITHVILLE -- Tom Rolf, Cathy Rolf, Curtis Deibel and RalphSmucker represented the Smithville Ruritan Club during the 78thannual Ruritan National Convention, held in January at the MyrtleBeach Convention Center and Sheraton Hotel. The ...
Send Help! Kick off your snow boots and March right in
Mar 01, 2009; ... By JOHN C. LORSON Columnist This morning we dip our toes into the month in which spring isborn. Even if our Midwestern climate can't promise us blue skies andtemperatures above freezing for the entire month, we can at leasthold out hope that sunshine is a ...
Putting your best face forward Sunscreen, hydration important part of winter skin regimen
Mar 01, 2009 ... By LYDIA GEHRING Living Editor WOOSTER -- Now is the time of year when many people are lookingfor a little bit of rejuvenation, especially when it comes to theirskin. Whether the experts have a medical degree or not, they don'targue when it comes to the No. 1 thing to ...
Students of the month
Mar 01, 2009; ... Smithville Elementary School GREEN DISTRICT -- Smithville Elementary Students of the Month forMarch are: Kindergarten, Marley Weigman, Morgan Johnson and AllyAllen; first grade, Sarah Meech and Keerston Rummell; second grade,Kelsey Kalina, Brandon Cool and Beth Pearce; third grade, ...
Wooster sending speech and debate contestants to nationals
Mar 01, 2009; ... WOOSTER DISTRICT -- The Wooster High School Speech and DebateTeam competed at the National Forensic League Eastern Ohio DistrictTournament at Copley High School, resulting in five nationalqualifiers, five national alternates and three "second chance" statequalifiers over the course of ...
H.S. boys basketball Knights beat Maysville in 2-OT
Mar 01, 2009; ... West Holmes may not have fared well in the Ohio CardinalConference, but the preparation has already paid off in thepostseason as the Knights knocked off Maysville in double-overtimeSaturday to win a Div. II sectional second-round game at Coshocton. Div. II Coshocton ...
Go-to match brings out tears
Mar 01, 2009; ... A few thoughts from the week in sports ... MAPLE HEIGHTS -- Everywhere Chippewa junior Justin Schafrathturned there was someone waiting to hug him late Saturday afternoonat the Div. III Maple Heights District, most with happy tears tomatch his. Schafrath had just wrestled to ...
Colts advance two gymnasts to state
Mar 01, 2009; ... By DAN BROWN Daily Record Sports Writer The area didn't qualify a team out of the West Geauga Districtmeet on Saturday, but a pair of local tumblers will be making thetrip to Hilliard next Saturday. Cloverleaf placed eight on Saturday, paced by state-qualifiersAshley ...
The 'class' of the district
Mar 01, 2009; ... By AARON DORKSEN Daily Record Sports Editor MAPLE HEIGHTS -- The four top 189-pound wrestlers at the Div. IIIMaple Heights District played musical chairs from where theyfinished a week ago at the Northwestern Sectional. It hardly matters to Northwestern's Kurtis ...
Region briefs
Mar 01, 2009; ... ATI extends application deadline WOOSTER -- Ohio State Agricultural Technical Institute hasextended the scholarship application deadline for new students toMarch 15. The application must be completed online and is availableat www.oardc.ohio-state.edu/atischolarships/entering.htm ....
Riders, Smithies roll, Bobcats ousted in OT
Mar 01, 2009; ... By JOSH McWILLIAMS Special to The Daily Record WOOSTER -- On Saturday afternoon and evening, Triway High Schoolwas the site of the Div. II Triway District and what a rollercoaster day it was. From hard fouls to no-call fouls, to loose balls and turnovers,wins and ...
H.S. state swimming Locals represent Wayne County well
Mar 01, 2009; ... By DAN BROWN Daily Record Sports Writer No area swimmer walked away with a state title Saturday, but apair of local tankers placed and a host of others earned All-Ohiohonors at the annual State swim meet. "I thought Wayne County made quite a statement this ...
Knight pair pounce to state
Mar 01, 2009; ... By CHAD CONANT Daily Record Sports Writer HEATH -- If there was ever an advantage to losing early in thedistrict wrestling tournament, West Holmes' Trey Jacobs and MartinOverholt saw it first hand on Saturday. Wrestling opponents who had just competed for a state ...
District wrestling Strausbaugh wins at Firestone
Mar 01, 2009; ... Orrville's Big Three of Jake Strausbaugh, Jeremy Maiwurm andDennis Raber all punched their tickets to next weekend's statetournament with solid days Saturday at the Div. II FirestoneDistrict. Strausbaugh stole the show for the locals, winning the 130-poundweight class in ...
Jessica Goff-Marcus Royal
Mar 01, 2009; ... CLINTON, N.C. -- Jessica Marie (Goff) and Marcus Edward Royal areresiding in Clinton, N.C., following their marriage on Aug. 2.Pastor Ron Shultz performed the wedding ceremony at MarshallvilleUnited Methodist Church. Music was provided by Kathy Barnes,organist; and Stephanie Goff and Dan ...
Lindsay Goldstein-Gregory Blough
Mar 01, 2009; ... WOOSTER -- Pastor Scott Price officiated for the marriage ofLindsay Marie Goldstein and Gregory David Blough on Aug. 2 at WestHill Baptist Church, Wooster. The ceremony was performed at 3:30p.m., with music provided by organist Tim Mann. The bride is the daughter of Scott and ...
West Holmes awards bids for two new buses
Mar 01, 2009; ... By NICK SABO Staff Writer W. HOLMES DISTRICT -- The board awarded bids for two buses thatwill hit routes for the 2009-10 school session, replacing two non-operative buses. The buses, 2009 International models purchased through MidvaleTruck Sales at a cost of $72,879 ...
Sweet Treats Challenge winning recipes
Mar 01, 2009; ... PUMPKIN MUFFINS Alanah McCoy 2 cups brown sugar 1 cup vegetable oil 1-1 1/2 cups pumpkin 2 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla 1/2-1 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon 1/2-1 teaspoon ginger 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves 1 teaspoon baking ...
Character Counts!
Mar 01, 2009; ... 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. Character Counts is sponsored bythe Ohio State University ...
Solo and Ensemble superior awards
Mar 01, 2009; ... DALTON -- The Wayne County solo and ensemble festival was heldFeb. 21. The festival was sponsored by the Tri-County EducationalService Center. Students awarded superiors were: Section A, Instrumental Adjudicator, Nancy McNeal Black River -- Black, Brennan, ...
Local Girl Scouts recognized for their sweet treats
Mar 01, 2009; ... WOOSTER -- Five girls earned first-place awards in the WoosterGirl Scout Service Unit Sweet Treats Challenge competition held onFeb. 16 at the United Methodist Church of Wooster. This is the second year for the Sweet Treats Challenge. WoosterGirl Scouts belong to the Girl Scouts of ...
Agencies offer services for women to help them maintain good health
Mar 01, 2009; ... By KATY GANZ Staff Writer MILLERSBURG -- Many women go to extra lengths to schedulevacations, budget their money and get the details of their weddingabsolutely right. But, when it comes to the future health and welfare of a woman,family planning is as important as any ...