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Taking every thought captive…getting your mind to line up with the Word

  • September 30, 2009
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From the very beginning, in the Garden of Eden, the devil has been torturing and teasing the minds of God’s people. He meddled in Eve’s mind until she doubted God’s words and ate the forbidden fruit. He tortured Saul’s mind until he went mad in his rage to murder David and then he offered stray thoughts of desire and lust to King David until he committed sin with Bathsheba. The list is...

Ornithology is for the birds

  • September 30, 2009
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What an opportunity--a birding symposium at Lakeside, Ohio in the middle of an idyllic September.I saw this as the year’s last chance for a respite at our favorite vacation spot. I considered the symposium an aside to one more Lakeside experience.My wife and I booked our usual room at our usual place in the quaint little town. Of course, our usual friends, who love Lakeside as much as we do,...

Local community invited to make strides against breast cancer

  • September 30, 2009
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October is commonly known as National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, but, unfortunately, the importance of early detection is still not commonly known. That fact will not slow, nor stop, American Cancer Society (ACS) volunteers as they prepare to “make strides” against the disease.This year, area residents are encouraged to participate in the 10th annual American Cancer Society Making Strides...

West Holmes FFA members plan fall activities

  • September 30, 2009
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On Sept. 14, the West Holmes FFA chapter held their monthly meeting at Acres Of Fun. During the business portion of the meeting, the FFA voted to have the chapter pay for hotel registration and bus fees for the national convention, to help with the fifth-grade farm tour on Sept. 30, hold the October meeting at the Bunch’s house, cover supplies for the October meeting, participate in the fruit...

Mother Nature’s downpour part of Farm Tour’s look at getting back to nature

  • September 30, 2009
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For the first time ever, the Ohio Tree Farm Tour came to Holmes County, paying a visit to the Bob and Karen Hunter farm, a sprawling 150-acre farm that offers a true glimpse of exactly how awe-inspiring nature can be when it is respected and taken care of properly. While a deluge of rain interrupted the early afternoon portion of the event, it was still quite a sight, as hundreds of people toured...

Hiland High School Student of the Week

  • September 30, 2009
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Danny Beachy, 17, is a senior at Hiland High School. He is the son of Marion and Mary Beachy, and is employed at the Berlin Village Inn.Danny attended Indian Hills Christian School and then attended fifth and sixth grade at Walnut Creek Elementary. His favorite teacher was Mrs. Kaufman. “She was the best grade school teacher I had because she allowed us to have a ’70s dance in fifth...

West Holmes Student of the Week

  • September 30, 2009
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Lorraine Strouse, 17, a senior at West Holmes High School, is the daughter of Eric and Sharon Strouse.She attended Millersburg Elementary, where her favorite teacher was Mrs. Nancy Miller, “because she was extremely nice and I always looked at her as the perfect teacher and wonderful role model.”The teacher she feels has made the biggest impact on her is Mr. Rogers, “because he made me...

Townships unhappy with trucking weight allowance proposal

  • September 30, 2009
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As the state of Ohio prepares to create legislation to increase the weight allowance on Ohio’s roads, townships in Holmes County and the county board of commissioners are standing firm in their resistance to the proposal, which would increase the weight allowance by 15 percent.A resolution was authorized Monday, Sept. 28, in support of the Holmes County Township Association and Ohio Townships...

Local animal headed to world's largest purebred livestock expo

  • September 30, 2009
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Logan Schlauch, of Velvet-View Farms, TR 503, Big Prairie, has entered one Holstein in the dairy cow division of the 36th annual North American International Livestock Exposition (NAILE). The NAILE is recognized as the world’s largest purebred livestock show, with more than 22,000 entries and nearly $700,000 in prizes and awards. Scheduled for Nov. 7-20, the event takes place at the Kentucky...

Commissioners exploring space issues in county buildings

  • September 30, 2009
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While the Holmes County governmental budgets continue to shrink, it appears as though some of the office space utilized by the county may be getting smaller as well.In an effort to trim as much from the upcoming budget year as possible, the Holmes County commissioners are looking at ways to increase savings by decreasing the number of offices and buildings they have to heat and upkeep over the...