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fortify (v.) to protect to strengthen to confirm for single-parent families * * * * * Single parent? Take the night off! Fortify at Orrville Christian Church will provide no-cost childcare for single-parent families for the evening. We'll feed your children supper and keep them entertained so you can run errands, or clean the house, or just sit by yourself in the blessed quiet. If what you really need is to talk about something (anything!) other than permission slips and Elmo, stay and eat with us, and have coffee after supper. Details When: 5:30-8:30 PM these Thursdays January 14, 2010 February 11, 2010 March 11, 2010 Where: Orrville Christian Church 925 N. Elm St, Orrville (across from the park) Preregister each child, or bring health insurance information, and doctor, dentist, and hospital contact information to the church. (Updated once a year.) Check your children in at the church. We recommend waiting until the doors close behind you to shout, “Free at last!” To preregister, or for more information, call Carol at 330-464-8700. Your Human Resource Center The purpose of the Active Parenting Now Program is "to support to the development of human potential through the family structure by providing parents with the information and skills to foster in their children the qualities necessary for thriving in a democratic society: cooperation, courage, responsibility, and self-esteem." - quoted from the Active Parenting Now program written by Michael H. Popkin, PhD. This is a parenting program being offered by Your Human Resource Center with a grant from the Ohio Childrens Trust Fund. It is for parents, grandparents, guardians, or anyone interested on gaining more knowledge to work through the challenges and joys of parenting. It will be offered on Mondays at YHRC, 2587 Back Orrville Rd, Wooster. It is a video based interactive program that lasts for six weeks. We will also be offering the Active Parenting of Teens Program which will begin on March 29th. All of the dates and times for the programs are as follows: Active Parenting Now Mondays 5:30pm to 7:30pm Active Parenting Of Teens Mondays 5:30pm to 7:30pm Active Parenting Now Mondays 9am to 11am Active Parenting of Teens Mondays 9am to 11am Register by calling Your Human Resource Center at 330-264-9597. Upcoming fundraisers for a cure for Cystic Fibrosis: All monies raised will go towards research for better meds and hopefully one day a CURE for Cystic Fibrosis!! 1. The first fundraiser will be at CiCi's Pizza in Wooster on Tuesday, January 26th from 4pm-8pm. 10% of your bill will go towards a cure for Cystic Fibrosis if you put your receipt in the jar. There will be a raffle for a prize too. 2. Our second fundraiser will be on Thursday, January 28th from 5pm-8pm at Friendly's Restaurant in Canton by Belden Village. Up to 15% of EVERYONE'S bill will go towards a cure for Cystic Fibrosis. There will be a raffle for a limited edition Ohio State basketball signed by the coach of the Ohio State basketball team, Thad Matta. 3. Our third and fourth fundraiser will be on Tuesday, February 9th and Tuesday, March 9th ALL DAY LONG at Tumbleweed Restaurant in Wooster. For this one, you will need to present a coupon (see below-simply print this page) in order for 10% of your bill to go towards a cure for Cystic Fibrosis. 4. Our walk for a cure for Cystic Fibrosis will be on Saturday May 1st. Check-in is at 9am and walk begins at 10am. "Come enjoy a day of FUN, FREE FOOD, AND LOTS OF PRIZES!!"
Saturday, February 6, 2010 9am-4:30pm FREE TAX PREPARATION SERVICES Why not get ALL of your refund? You may qualify for Earned Income Tax Credit THE JOURNEY OF A LIFETIME! Visit the land of Israel Oct 11-22, 2010 with Pastor Bob Fetterhoff of the Wooster Grace Brethren Church. This 12-day Biblical tour is the most comprehensive and educational all-Israel tour including Upper Galilee in northern Israel to the Wilderness of Zin in the south. It also features unusual visits to places like Joppa, Ein Karem, Temple Treasure Institute and the ancient walled city of Acco. The cost of $4399 p/person from Cleveland includes airfare, first class hotels, buffet breakfasts and dinners daily, taxes and tips. Early Bird registration credit of $100 with $500 deposit by April 11th. For information, call (330) 264-9459, ext. 220, or email: info@woostergrace.org St. Agnes Church Fish Fry Fridays in Lent (except Good Friday) Ohio State University’s Secrest Arboretum has announced its 2010 schedule of events — walks, workshops and family activities all focused on healthy ecosystems. Plants of course are the feature. But birds, bugs, science and music get their time in the spotlight too. The arboretum is part of the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center (OARDC), 1680 Madison Ave., Wooster. In case of iffy weather, call 330-464-2148 or visit http://secrest.osu.edu/ to make sure that an event is still on. Most of the events will go on rain or shine. Some won’t. • Feb. 13: Leisure Birding, 9-11 a.m., Seaman Orientation Plaza, free. Led by Greater Mohican Audubon Society members. • Feb. 26: Winter Walk, noon-1:30 p.m., Seaman Orientation Plaza, free. Led by OARDC and Ohio State University Extension plant experts. • March 31: Pruning Workshop, 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Seaman Orientation Plaza, $50 per person, registration limited to 12. Learn proper pruning techniques for dormant plants; hands-on activities, expert instruction. • April 10: Leisure Birding, 9-11 a.m., Seaman Orientation Plaza, free. Led by Greater Mohican Audubon Society members. • April 13-14: Bug’s World 2010, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. both days, OARDC campus, free. An introduction to the world of insects for schoolchildren. Highlights — through hands-on activities and more — the diversity of insect species and how insects affect our everyday lives. Contact houin.1@osu.edu for details and to register. • April 21: Spring Walk, 3:30-5 p.m., Seaman Orientation Plaza, free. Led by OARDC and OSU Extension plant experts. • May 1: Plant Discovery Day, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., in and around Fisher Auditorium, free admission. Plant and art sale now in its 17th year, featuring hard-to-find woody and herbaceous plants, expert advice, oral and silent auctions of new and underused plants, bug zoo. • May 18, Planting and Transplanting Workshop, 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Seaman Orientation Plaza, $50 per person, registration limited to 12. Hands-on activities demonstrating the what, when, where and how of proper planting and transplanting. • June 10: Whiz Bang Science Show, 7-8 p.m., John Streeter Garden Amphitheater, free. A perennial favorite: science fun for children and grownups featuring OARDC’s own “Dr. Dave” Lohnes. • June 11: Vocal Recital, 7-8:30 p.m., John Streeter Garden Amphitheater, free. Featuring area youth from the Voice Studio of Lorna Lynn Parks. • June 12: Rose Garden Open House, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Garden of Roses of Legend and Romance, free. Enjoy some 1,500 specimens of old-fashioned roses on three acres. Rose experts, rose sale, more. Contact king.1364@osu.edu for details. • June 12: Leisure Birding, 9-11 a.m., Seaman Orientation Plaza, free. Led by Greater Mohican Audubon Society members. • June 16: Pruning Workshop, 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Seaman Orientation Plaza, $50 per person, registration limited to 12. Learn proper summer pruning techniques; hands-on activities, expert instruction. • June 22: National Pollinator Week Celebration, 2-4 p.m., Seaman Orientation Plaza, free. Fourth annual event; discover pollinators, how they help us, and the plantings and habitats they need. • July 8: Whiz Bang Science Show, 7-8 p.m., John Streeter Garden Amphitheater, free. A perennial favorite: science fun for children and grownups featuring OARDC’s own “Dr. Dave” Lohnes. • July 14: Summer Walk, 7-8:30 p.m., Seaman Orientation Plaza, free. Led by OARDC and Ohio State University Extension plant experts. • July 17: Night Insect Walk, 8:30-10:30 p.m., Seaman Orientation Plaza, free. Bring a flashlight and your curiosity as you learn about secretive nighttime insects. A favorite of kids, fun for the whole family, now in its 11th year. Led by Ohio State entomology graduate students. In case of severe weather, rescheduled to July 18. • Aug. 12: Whiz Bang Science Show, 7-8 p.m., John Streeter Garden Amphitheater, free. A perennial favorite: science fun for children and grownups featuring OARDC’s own “Dr. Dave” Lohnes. • Aug. 14: Leisure Birding, 9-11 a.m., Seaman Orientation Plaza, free. Led by Greater Mohican Audubon Society members. • Sept. 21: Planting and Transplanting Workshop, 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Seaman Orientation Plaza, $50 per person, registration limited to 12. Hands-on activities demonstrating the what, when, where and how of proper planting and transplanting. • Sept. 25: Wayne County Heart Walk, 8-10 a.m. Contact Jane Douglas, 330-263-3608, douglas.170@osu.edu, for more information. • Oct. 2: Autumn Discovery Day, 9 a.m.-noon, in various areas in Secrest Arboretum, free. Eighth annual fall tree and shrub sale, expert advice, fall colors. • Oct. 5-6: Science of Agriculture, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. both days, OARDC campus, free. Hands-on activities for schoolchildren on scientific principles and applied agriculture; a popular field trip for school groups. Contact houin.1@osu.edu. • Oct. 9: Leisure Birding, 9-11 a.m., Seaman Orientation Plaza, free. Led by Greater Mohican Audubon Society members. • Oct. 13: Autumn Walk, 2-4 p.m., Seaman Orientation Plaza, free. Led by OARDC and OSU Extension plant experts. • Oct. 20: Why Trees Matter Forum, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Fisher Auditorium, registration fee. Fifth annual program featuring the social, economic and environmental benefits of trees in Ohio communities. Call Lisa Troyer, 330-263-3799, for more information. • Dec. 11: Leisure Birding, 9-11 a.m., Seaman Orientation Plaza, free. Led by Greater Mohican Audubon Society members. OARDC and OSU Extension are the research and outreach arms, respectively, of Ohio State’s College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences. The Wayne County Humane Society has informed us that they are in Urget Need of Dry Dog Food. Bags of dog food may be dropped off at the shelter located at 1161 Mechanicsburg Road, Wooster. Your donations are very much appreciated. The Wayne County Humane Society is in URGENT NEED of Dry and Wet Cat and Kitten Food Donations! Donations may be dropped off at The Humane Society 1161 Mechanicsburg Road Wooster Start: 02/17/2010
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The Massillon Family YMCA is once again offering Hip Hop Dance on Tuesdays from 6:30pm to 7:15pm starting March 2nd for children ages 8 to 15 years old. The cost for the March session is only $25, or just $5 with a YMCA family membership. Class is taught by Alyssa Valerrous. The YMCA welcomes all who wish to participate and annually raises scholarship funds to help make that possible. Please let us know if we may serve you or your family in this way. Wayne County Planning Dept. Applications for the 2010 Clean Ohio Agricultural Easement Purchase Program (AEPP) are open and available in the Wayne County Planning Department or online at www.agri.ohio.gov/farmland. This year there will be $6.25 million to distribute to Ohio Farmers to protect their farmland. Farmland preservation efforts ensure that agriculture remains a viable industry in our state. Farmland is the foundation of Ohio's $98 billion food and agriculture industry and the Clean Ohio funds, which were supported by voters in every Ohio county in 2008, are one tool for protecting Ohio's agricultural future. The Clean Ohio AEPP utilizes the agricultural easement, a voluntary and legally binding restriction placed on a farm, to ensure the land stays in agriculutre. This easement limits the use of the land to predominantly agricultural activity. The land still remains under private ownership and management and stays on the tax rolls under Current Agricultural Use Valuation (CAUV) and the farm can be sold or passed along as a gift to others at any time, yet the restriction prohibiting non-agricultural development stays with the land. Applications must reach the Ohio Department of Agriculture by April 26. The Wayne County deadline for submitted applications is April 19. The Wooster Branch for the American Association of University Women is pleased to announce the availability of its 2010 Wooster AAUW Scholarship. Applications may be downloaded at www.waynecountycommunityfoundation.org(Select "Scholarship Information" then "Wayne County") or through contacting Scholarship Chair, Peggy Guttieri at 330-264-0096.. Supported by our popular Annual Book Sale in September, our scholarships are given to Wayne County residents who are non-traditional female students who have had their undergraduate or professional education interupted and plan to continue their education. Deadline for applications is May 15, 2010 and Scholarships will be awarded by June 15, 2010. Multiple Scholarships range from $500 to $2500 and monies may be used for books, tuition, course fees, or related educational experience as determined by the AAUW Board. WHAT: Directors Needed for WaCPAC’s Youth One-Act Plays Competition WHEN: Deadline March 3, 2010 CONTACT: Margaret Leatherman, 330-465-6430 or margleather@hotmail.com Directors are needed for the Wayne County Performing Arts Council’s (WaCPAC) Youth One-Act Plays Competition that will be held May 22. Directors are needed for each of the three one-acts. Scripts and all play expenses will be the responsibility of WaCPAC. Rehearsals will take place at the Best Western in downtown Wooster, and the competition will be at WayneCenter for the Arts in Wooster. The winning play will also be performed at WayneCenter for the Arts on July 31, and on Aug.7 at the OCTAfest Junior Competition in Columbus. Directors will be able to choose their script from seven WaCPAC-selected scripts. Anyone interested in directing needs to contact Margaret Leatherman, WaCPAC president, no later than March 3. Auditions for actors for all three plays will be held Thursday, March 18 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, March 20 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. WaCPAC is a non-profit performing arts organization dedicated to providing performing arts opportunities in WayneCounty. Join The Wilderness Center for an adventure in nature with our EcoTours! Spring Ozark Ramble David Tylka, a vertebrate biology professor from St. Louis Community College, will join the trip as the local naturalist. Gordon and Dave worked together to make the itinerary unforgettable. The trips will begin with a flight to St. Louis and quick travel to Ha Ha Tonka State Park in the Missouri Ozarks. The group then heads south with a stop at La Petite Gemme Prairie, a Missouri Natural Area and native (never plowed) prairie. Then it's down into the Boston Mountain section of the Ozarks.Using Harrison, Arkansas as a base, you will visit the Ozark Underground Laboratory for a combined surface and underground tour to learn how water has shaped the Ozark Mountains from above and below. The following day we'll visit the Ozark Natural Science Center where various species of wildlife, including Box Turtles, have been radio tagged. There will be time to visit a special waterfall as well. The next day will include some stops along Buffalo National River, including Lost Valley, a spectacular limestone valley with waterfalls and Ozark wildflowers. Then the group will head east through scenic highlands to Mountain View, Arkansas to visit the Ozark Folk Center and soak up some cultural history. The group will also visit Blanchard Spring Cavern, one of the most spectacular caves in America ever opened for tourism. The trip will then swing north again with visits to Grand Gulf, Mammoth Spring and Big Spring on the way to Poplar Bluff. From Poplar Bluff the group will drop off the Ozark highlands for a daylong visit to Mingo National Wildlife Refuge to view a Cypress Tupeleo swamp. The next day we head north to the St. Francis Mountain. These ancient mountains are a granite intrusion into the mostly limestone Ozarks. There we will see Elephant Rocks and some other natural and geological places of interest. The last day will be a short drive through the Ozarks to return to St. Louis. If you are interested, contact Gordon at gordon@wildernesscenter.org or 1-877-359-5235. Cost will be about $1,828.75 double occupancy or $2,359.75 for single. To save your spot, send in a deposit of $400 per person. There will be a meeting on March 20 at 1:30 p.m. at TWC Greater Yellowstone EcoTour Working with naturalists from the Teton Science School, the trip begins in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. The first few days the trip explores Grand Teton National Park and the Jackson Hole area enjoying the unparalleled scenic beauty of the Grand Tetons and viewing wildlife including elk, moose, mule deer, eagles, bluebirds, and big horn sheep. Just when you think it can't get better, the group heads north to Yellowstone National Park, the world's first and most famous national park. At Yellowstone, the adventure continues with visits to the best thermal features and viewing the wildlife of the park while staying in the historic Old Faithful Inn. The trip continues to build as the group heads out the East Entrance to Cody, Wyoming. From Cody the group will travel the Chief Joseph Scenic Highway and the Bear Tooth Highway to enjoy spectacular scenery and wildlife viewing opportunities. The trip includes: a scenic (not whitewater) float on the Snake River, a visit to the National Museum of Wildlife Art, a visit to the Buffalo Bill Museum, all lodging, many meals, naturalists and transportation in Teton Science School vans (airfare is not included). The trip is suitable for all ages. The focus is on wildlife viewing and gentle nature walks; there are no strenuous hikes. Cost of the trip is $2,070 for double occupancy. Contact Gordon Maupin at the Center at 1-877-359-5235 or gordon@wildernesscenter.org for more information. There will be an informational meeting on April 3 at 1:30 p.m. at The Wilderness Center. About The Wilderness Center 9877 Alabama Ave. S.W. WHAT: Bands Needed for WaCPAC Second Annual Battle of the Bands Bands are needed for the Second Annual Battle of the Bands being held on May 29, 1-5 pm, by Wayne County Performing Arts Council (WaCPAC) and Wooster City Parks and Recreation Department. First prize is studio time at Spencer’s Recording Studio. The leader of the winning band will also be invited to be a judge at the Third Annual Battle of the Bands in May 2011. The top three bands will also win trophies provided by Wooster Parks and Recreation, and they will perform at the Wooster Fourth of July Celebration. For more information about WaCPAC, which is a non-profit performing arts organization dedicated to providing performing arts opportunities in Wayne County, please call WaCPAC president Margaret Leatherman at 330-345-6058. Start: 03/02/2010
The Wayne Soil & Water Conservation District has extended its annual tree, nature packet & rain barrel sale until March 15th. Order forms can be obtained at the Wayne SWCD website(www.bright.net/~swcd/), calling the office 330-262-2836 or stopping by the office at 428 W. Liberty Street, the County Administration Building, between 8:00 am & 4:30 pm. Evergreens, hardwood and flowering trees are available. Start: 03/02/2010
The University of Akron Wayne College’s Holmes County Higher Education Center has two mid-semester courses beginning March 8: First Aid & CPR and Effective Oral Communication. These eight-week classes are general education courses that are based on the Ohio Transfer Module and can be applied to degrees offered at Wayne College, The University of Akron or other institutions in the state. Located in downtown Millersburg at 88-B East Jackson St., the Holmes Center encompasses the second floor of the old Mast Pharmacy building. The interior of the 1902 building was completely refurbished with state-of-the-art technology, including high-speed, wireless Internet access. Start: 03/02/2010 6:00 pm
Green Local Music Parents The Smithville High School music department will be hosting its annual March Madness concert on Tuesday, March 2 at 7:00 PM in the Greene Middle School gym. The SHS concert band, jazz band, and selected ensembles and soloists will be performing. In addition, the music parents will hold a silent auction, with bids being accepted from 6:00-6:50 PM. Winners will be announced at the conclusion of the concert. Proceeds from the event will be used to purchase sousaphone stands. For more information contact Eric Larson at 330-669-3165 ext. 207. Start: 03/02/2010 6:30 pm
Friends of the Holmes County Library Upcoming Meeting Locations: March 2nd @ 6:30 pm, Millersburg Library; April 6th @ 6:30 pm, Berlin Library. All meetings are open to the public | ||
