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4-H

SMITHVILLE -- The Smithie Whiz Kids 4-H Club met at Smithville United Methodist Church with 91 members present. Lindsey Erickson will serve as health officer, Joel Shoup, safety officer and recreation leaders will be Riley Smucker, Tommy Stewart and Noah Navertil. The Smithville Elementary representative will be Kirstyn Thut and Marshallville Elementary School representative will be Luke Hostetler.

Getting More From Your Pasture

Pasture growth is not evenly distributed across the growing season. This is because most of our pastures are composed of cool season grasses and roughly 60 percent of the total dry matter yield is produced before the end of June. May is typically the month that grass growth "explodes" and pasture-based livestock owners struggle to manage the growth. Unfortunately, along with this rapid growth the grass plant is also shifting from vegetative growth to reproductive growth, resulting in the deve...

Ken and Kathy Landes

WOOSTER -- Ken and Kathy (Wilcox) Landes, 9833 Finley Road, Wooster 44691, will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on Sunday. They were married in 1962 at Congress Community Church by the Rev. E.L. Thompson. They are the parents of Korinne (John) Caniglia of Valley City and Kurt (Karen) Landes of Nazareth,, Pa. They have four grandchildren.

Harry and Dolores Niemczyk

WOOSTER -- Harry and Dolores (Pawlak) Niemczyk of Wooster, will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary on Thursday. They were married in 1952 at St. Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Church in Jackson, Mich., by the Rev. William Noker. They are the parents of Mark of Apple Creek, Kathy Kruse of Wooster, Sharon of Beaverton, Ore., and Lisa (Kip) Nussbaum of Kidron. They have eight grandchildren.

Pomerene Approves Partnership with Aultworks

By KELLEY MOHR Staff Writer

M. Maxine Becker

WOOSTER -- Mary Maxine Becker, 92, of Wooster, died Monday, April 30, 2012, at Brookdale Place in Wooster. Friends will be received Wednesday, May 2 from 6-8 p.m. at McIntire, Bradham & Sleek Funeral Home, 216 E. Larwill St., Wooster.

Career Center Inducts Students Into Nhs

SMITHVILLE -- The Wayne County Schools Career Center celebrated its best and brightest students April 16 at the annual induction ceremony for the Marie Chenevey Chapter of the National Honor Society. "We are recognizing students who have identified themselves as leaders," Principal Paul Brockett said. "We celebrate their many future successes. They have outstanding personal characteristics, and a desire to improve themselves and those around them. They have followed the principles of the Nati...

Core Library Is Dedicated

By LINDA HALL Staff Writer

Dalton Passes Resolution to Put Levy On Aug. 7 Ballot

By ABBY ARMBRUSTER Staff Writer

Incentives Critical for Development

By KEVIN LOWRY Wayne County

Teens Walk to Show 'Majority' Refrains From Drugs

By MARC KOVAC Dix Capital Bureau

E. Holmes Millage Will Be 3.77

By CHRISTINE L. PRATT Staff Writer

Comparing Schools

By LINDA HALL Staff Writer

Green Board Rifs Positions

By STEVE HUSZAI Staff Writer

Letters to the Editor

Government abuse goes way back Editor:

Thomas Mccord

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- Thomas D. McCord, 59, of Port St. Lucie, Fla., died Monday, April 23, 2012, at Martin Hospital South in Stuart, Fla. Born in Olean, N.Y., he was a resident of the Treasure Coast for 20 years. Thomas was a golf course superintendent for 25 years, and was a member of the Shriners, Ohio Oil & Gas Association and NRA.

Meeting Notes

Smithville Garden Club Smithville Garden Club met April 21 with a day trip to Maplestone Ornamentals/Fairmount Gardens in Alliance and Kridler Gardens at Homeworth. Micah Norcum, owner of Maplestone Ornamentals, shared his passion of grafting Japanese maples.

Stephanie Miller

BOONE, N.C. -- Stephanie Miller, 56, of Boone, N.C., formerly of Wooster, passed away April 25, 2012. She was born July 31, 1955, in Wooster to Robert E. and Winifred J. Miller and was a graduate of Wooster High School.

Melody Neer

WEST SALEM -- Melody D. Neer, 64, of West Salem, completed her healing in process by entering the arms of the Lord on Sunday, April 29, 2012, surrounded by her loving family and church friends. She was born April 12, 1948, in Cleveland, the daughter of Lester and Delores Nedela Gircsis, and married John Neer Sr. on April 17, 1965. He survives.