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Some things, you'd just rather know in advance

  • October 4, 2009
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Just curious.Are you the kind of person who likes skipping chapters, wanting to find out how a novel ends without putting in the effort it takes to find the answer on your own?Do you fast-forward through a movie, seeking the same kind of shortcuts in the privacy of your own home theater?Have you ever ended a date before you even got to know the other person simply because you thought you knew it...

New building for Triway on November ballot

  • October 4, 2009
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This November’s ballot will feature a levy to begin constructing a new building for grades six-12 in the Triway School District. According to Tom Rumbaugh, who is on the Triway Core Facilities Committee, which was appointed by the Triway School Board last year, the total cost of the new facility is $30 million, with the community footing 56 percent of that cost, about $18 million. The remaining...

College Road Map in Holmes County

  • October 4, 2009
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Navigating the trip from high school to college can be tricky. The University of Akron Wayne College Holmes County Higher Education Center (HCHEC) is planning College Road Map: General College Information Night to help students and parents through the process. College Road Map will take place Monday, Oct. 12, at 7 p.m. This program is offered at no charge and reservations are not necessary. Light...

Central Christian School receives mini grant

  • October 4, 2009
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Approximately 24 seventh-graders at Central Christian Middle School will have the opportunity to explore the North Fork Watershed this spring, because of an environmental education mini grant awarded to the school by the Ohio EPA (Environmental Protection Agency), which will provide $3,378. The grant was one of 11 funded projects totaling $45,000. Elaine Miller, seventh-grade Earth Science...

Wayne County Schools Career Center Auto technologies program recertified

  • October 4, 2009
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The Wayne County Schools Career Center Auto Technologies program was recently recertified as an Automotive Service Excellence (ASE)-approved educational facility. Senior auto technologies instructor Kevin Wilson and junior instructor Richard Shetler went through an all-day “very detailed” inspection of the school’s lab, equipment and facilities, said Wilson. The inspection also verifies the...

Sophomore visitation set for November

  • October 4, 2009
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Sophomores from Wayne County high schools will soon have an opportunity to hear about career and technical education in this area, and visit the Wayne County Schools Career Center in November.Representatives from the career center, including student ambassadors, will present information about all 29 career and technical programs to sophomores at their high schools in October. During the...

Mast to celebrate birthday with open house, Oct. 11

  • October 4, 2009
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Frances Mast will celebrate her 90th birthday with an open house in the Walnut Creek Elementary School gymnasium, Sunday, Oct. 11, from 1:30-4 p.m. The family requests no gifts. Cards may be sent to P.O. Box 128, Apt. 14, Walnut Creek 44687.

Swiss cheesemaker Steve Ottiger is true artisan

  • October 4, 2009
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No one knows the art of making Swiss cheese better than those who have made it their life’s passion. Steve Ottiger, now cheesemaker for Guggisberg Cheese, learned the art of cheesemaking in his hometown of Sulz, located in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland.It is that kind of knowledge and dedication that has earned Guggisberg Cheese the prestigious Grand Champion Cheesemaker award recently...

Walnut Hills residents take a ‘cruise’

  • October 4, 2009
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Walnut Hills Retirement Home recently celebrated National Assisted Living Week with a “Cruise Around the World.” Residents and associates enjoyed special menus, entertainment, activities, and educational presentations during the week of Sept. 14-18. The week’s activities centered around five cruise destinations – the Florida Keys, Tahiti, China, Spain, and New York City. Residents and...

Windows of Hope helping those with genetic disorders see things more clearly

  • October 4, 2009
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Inherited genetic disorders can be frustrating for families. They often don’t know what disease they are dealing with, have nowhere to turn for answers and when they are able to find a resource which can help them identify and deal with genetic defects, it is often quite expensive.However, a new area center designed to deal specifically with genetic disorders in the Anabaptist community will...