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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
What To Do

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)
Call us to let us know you're coming. (If you can't, or forget, come anyway!)

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.

Wellness Lecture Series Features Nationally Known Speakers:

The College of Wooster, the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Wooster Community Hospital, and Dunlap Hospital will join forces again this year to sponsor the third annual Wellness Lecture Series. The four-part series was established to draw attention to the importance of well-being and health. The sessions, which are free and open to the public, will be held in McGaw Chapel (340 E. University St.) beginning at 7 p.m. A reception in Freedlander Theatre will follow each presentation.

"All four speakers have a national reputation," said Dan Dean of The College of Wooster's Wellness Center. "We are very fortunate to have people of this caliber on campus to talk about health issues that affect such a wide range of people. I think that those who attend the lectures will come away with a better idea of how to take care of themselves and their family."

The series opens on Wednesday, Jan. 20, when Michael F. Roizen, M.D., presents "Why the Cleveland Clinic Wellness Program is Good For You." Roizen has founded six companies and co-invented a drug approved by the FDA. He also co-wrote a medical bestseller and four No. 1 New York Times bestsellers. He still practices anesthesiology and internal medicine at the Cleveland Clinic, and uses his RealAge metric to motivate his patients. Widely known for his appearances on "The Oprah Winfrey Show," "Today," "20/20" and "Good Morning America," Roizen has produced several PBS fundraising specials, including "The RealAge Makeover" and "You: On A Diet."

The second lecture will feature Stephen Post addressing "It's Good to be Good: Happiness, Health, and Giving" on Thursday, Jan. 28. A professor of preventive medicine and director of the Center for Medical Humanities, Compassionate Care, and Bioethics at Stony Brook University, Post has written seven scholarly books on such issues as altruism, compassionate care, and love. He also is the editor of nine other books, including Altruism & Health: Perspectives from Empirical Research, and Altruism and Altruistic Love: Science, Philosophy and Religion in Dialogue. Committed to conveying important ideas in the wider culture, Post has appeared on a number of television programs, including "Nightline" and "20/20."

The third lecture will be delivered by Deborah Madison, founding chef of San Francisco's Greens restaurant and the author of 10 cookbooks. She will present "Cultivating Food Literacy for Our Pleasure, Well Being, and the Good of the Environment" on Tuesday, Feb. 2. Her publications include Local Flavors, Cooking and Eating from Americas Farmers' Markets, Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone, and What We Eat When We Eat Alone. She also contributes to such magazines as Martha Stewart Living, Fine Cooking, Organic Gardening, and Saveur. She also sits on the board of the Seed Savers Exchange and is co-director of the Edible Kitchen Garden in Santa Fe, N.M. A long-time member and leader in Slow Food, she has a long-abiding passion for farmers' markets, good eating, and good health.

The series concludes on Wednesday, Feb. 17, when Heidi Adams presents "Young Adults and Cancer: When Two Worlds Collide." A 14-year survivor of Ewing's sarcoma, Adams is the director of Grassroots Engagement for the Lance Armstrong Foundation (LAF) and founder of Planet Cancer, a non-profit organization dedicated to creating a community of young adults with cancer in their 20s and 30s, and to raising awareness about their unique medical and psychosocial needs. She is also the advocacy co-chair of the LIVESTRONG Young Adult Alliance, a national coalition of more than 100 organizations and institutions working together to improve survival rates and quality of life for young adults with cancer.

Additional information about the Wellness Lecture Series is available by phone (330-263-2299) or e-mail (wellness-series@wooster.edu).

Saturday, February 6, 2010 9am-4:30pm
Saturday, March 6, 2010 9am-4:30pm
Cost $35
One Day Class
Students required to bring own lunch
Call 330-264-9383 to pre-register

Wayne Soil and Water Conservation District’s Annual Tree & Nature Packets Sale!

The Wayne Soil & Water Conservation District is taking orders for their annual trees sale until February 24th. The packets consist of evergreen, hardwood & flowering trees, wildflowers and new this year

– Rain Barrels. You can obtain an order form by calling 330-262-2836 or stop by the office at 428 W. Liberty Street, the County Administration Building, between 8:00 am & 4:30 pm.

February 2010

Wilderness Walk

Wed., Feb. 3, 10 a.m. Join a naturalist on the 1st Wed. every month for a walk on our trails. See what's interesting today! All ages. Free.

Selfbow Making Course

Thu., Feb. 4, 11, 18, 25, Mar. 4, 11,18, 25 6:30-9 p.m. Find a tree, cut a log, split a stave, get the shaving bench out, file with the rasp, shave with the draw knife, do a little tillering, finish with some sand paper, burnish the wood, build a Flemish string, and go outside and fling some arrows. It's not as easy as that to make a selfbow. But with some elbow grease and common sense, you'll have a shootable bow. We'll start with an introduction on the principles of bow making, then give you a hickory stave, tools, and equipment and help you make a selfbow. The fourth session, you learn to make a Flemish string and "how to" on making natural wooden arrows. Equipment and tools furnished. Max. participants: 6. $90/member, $95/nonmember. Registration deadline Feb.2. Tim Palaski and Ken Schlegel, Instructors.
Star Watch & Planetarium Show

Fri., Feb. 5, 8 p.m. Join TWC's Astronomy Club for a Planetarium Show, then view the real things through telescopes. All ages. Free.

Bird Banding Demonstration

Sat., Feb. 6, 10-11:30 a.m. See birds up close as banding procedures are explained and demonstrated. Discover what is learned from bird banding research. Lynda Price, Naturalist. Free and open to the public.
Foxfield Preserve Info Session

Sat., Feb. 6, 2 p.m. Foxfield Preserve is a nature preserve cemetery at TWC. Natural burial is an economical, environmentally friendly alternative to modern burial, as fewer resources are used. As a nature preserve, we provide wildlife habitat, a clean watershed, and clean air. Walking trails allow the community to enjoy the beauty and serenity of the preserve. A natural burial at Foxfield Preserve leaves a permanent legacy for your family, community, and the natural world. Free info. session.
Prairies

Sun., Feb. 7, 2 p.m. Botanizer slide show by Marv Smith. Free
Your Sky Tonight

Tue., Feb. 9, 1 p.m. We're trying a new series this year! Join us for this informal time under the Planetarium dome on the 2nd Tues. of every month. Bring your questions-you'll determine the program! Includes astronomy in the news and a tour of the sky this evening. Free.

Great Backyard Bird Count Sat., Feb. 13, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Audubon and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology ask you to count birds today. We're counting at TWC! Join the TWC Birders and help take this "snapshot" of TWC birds. Come for 15 minutes or a couple of hours (as long or short a time as you like), identify and count birds, and enjoy a snack. We'll post our results to the GBBC web site, where you can see results from across the continent. Free, but we'll request a donation for snacks.

Story Time: Groundhog Hill

Wed., Feb. 17, 11 a.m. Celebrate Groundhog Day! We'll have great groundhog stories and funny finger plays. Visit Groundhog Hill to see a real groundhog burrow.
We focus on stories for 3-4 year olds, but younger and older children are welcome, if you think they'll be interested. Dress for the weather. Free for TWC members; donation requested from nonmembers.

Wilderness Walk

Thu., Feb. 18, 2 p.m. Join a naturalist on the 3rd Thu. every month for a walk on our trails. See what's interesting today. Free for all ages.
Environment Investigators: Winter Tracking

Sat., Feb. 20, 1-3:30 p.m. This program is for children with adults. We will learn the different walking styles of the active animals of winter. Using a track guide, we will go outside to find and identify tracks in the snow and/or animal signs. Dress for the weather! We will spend about 45 minutes indoors and 45 minutes outside. Free.
Wilderness Sprouts: Birds

Thu., Feb. 25, 10 a.m. Learn all about birds. We will pass around preserved specimens, capture and band live birds, and make a simple birdfeeder to take home. Children ages 3-5 with an adult. $4/member; $6/nonmember; adults free. Family Astronomy: Winter Skies

Sat., Feb. 27, 2 p.m. Take a Planetarium tour of what to expect in the night sky this season. The hunter and his faithful dogs, distracted from the hare, battle the bull. Watch out for the crab! The twins and the charioteer complete the Osiris Group. Includes visible planets and m-objects. All ages. Free.

Ohio Bluebird Society Conference-Shisler Conference Center Wooster, OH-

Sat., Feb. 27: 10 a.m. - 4p.m. Learn more about Bluebirds and how you can attract them. Bluebirds will start looking for nesting sites in March-let's be ready!
For more information, please contact Marcella Hawkins at 330-465-6987 or gofish710@embarqmail.com

www.wildernesscenter.org

Great Decisions Lectures to Address 'Money, Morals, and Might':

The Great Decisions lecture series will return to its traditional format with four speakers addressing the topic of "Money, Morals, and Might" in February. Hosted by The College of Wooster, the lectures will be held in Gault Recital Hall of Scheide Music Center (525 E. University St.). The sessions begin at 7:30 p.m. and each one is free and open to the public.

"The world in which we live today is different in many ways from what it was just a few generations ago," said John Rudisill, assistant professor of philosophy and executive director of the Great Decisions program. "People in all nations are more vulnerable, and vulnerable in new ways, to events and practices over which they have little control. Our speakers will look at that vulnerability and suggest ways in which to minimize it."

The series begins on Tuesday, Feb. 2, when David M. Lampton, Dean of the Faculty and Director of China Studies at Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), presents "China Looks at the World; the World Looks at China." Lampton was the founding director of the China Policy Program at the American Enterprise Institute as well as the Chinese Studies Program at the Nixon Center. He also is the Senior International Advisor on China for Akin Group, a major international law firm. He has been interviewed by Lou Dobbs, Charlie Rose, Jim Lehrer, Bill O'Reilly, and others, and his articles have appeared in The New York Times, Time magazine, and elsewhere. He is the author of The Three Faces of Chinese Power: Might, Money, and Minds, and co-author of Same Bed, Different Dreams: Managing U.S.-Chinese Relations 1989-2000.

Matthew Bishop, American Business Editor and New York Bureau Chief for The Economist, will address "The Road from Ruin: How to Renew Capitalism and put America back on Top" on Thursday, Feb. 11. Bishop has served on the faculty of the London Business School and has co-authored several books, including Philanthrocapitalism, which looks at the business of philanthropy, and Economics A to Z, which serves as a layperson's guide to economics. His latest co-authored book shares the title of his Great Decisions Lecture and will be available on Jan. 26. Bishop has served as a member of the Sykes Commission on the investment system in the 21st Century, and was on the Advisors Group of the United Nations International Year of Microcredit 2005. His honors include being selected as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum.

Reza Asian, assistant professor of creative writing at the University of California, Riverside, and a native Shi'a Muslim from Iran, will discuss "God, Globalization, and the End of the War on Terror," on Tuesday, Feb. 16. Aslan is a regular commentator for American Public Media's Marketplace, and serves as the chief Middle East analyst for CBS News. His books include No God but God: The Origins, Evolution, and Future of Islam, which has been translated into 13 languages, and How to Win a Cosmic War: God, Globalization, and the End of the War on Terror. He has been a Fellow in Fiction at the Iowa Writers Workshop, and has written articles for such publications as The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The Boston Globe, and The Washington Post. He has also appeared on such programs as "Nightline," "Meet the Press," and "Anderson Cooper 360."

Noreena Hertz, Distinguished Fellow at the Centre of International Business and Management at the University of Cambridge's Judge Business School, will close out the series on Monday, Feb. 22, with "Rethinking a Post-Crisis World: Globalization, Sustainability, and the Future of Capitalism." Hertz is the author of the 2001 bestseller, The Silent Takeover: Global Capitalism and the Death of Democracy, which argued that unregulated markets, corporate greed, and high-powered financial institutions would have serious global consequences. Her most recent book, The Debt Threat: How Debt is Destroying the Developing World, looks at the root causes of third-world debt, poverty, terrorism, war, and the fallout from collapsing states. Highly regarded for her expertise in political economics, Hertz was chosen as one of the most powerful women in Britain by Harper's Bazaar in 2008.

The Great Decisions of Wayne County lecture series is a joint venture between The College of Wooster and the local Wooster community. It began in 1981 and has run annually since that year. The primary purpose of the series is to bring to the region experts (from a variety of backgrounds) on various issues pertaining to foreign policy and international affairs.

Additional information is available by contacting John Rudisill via e-mail (jrudisill@wooster.edu).

The Ashland University Department of Music and the Ashland Area Community Concert Band (AACCB), with Leonard Salvo as director, announce the AACCB’s spring 2010 schedule.

Regular rehearsals begin Tuesday, Feb. 16, from 7:30 to 9 p.m., in the Elizabeth Pastor Recital Hall in the Center for the Arts, and continue each Tuesday throughout the semester. AACCB concerts for the spring are on April 25 in Hugo Young Theatre in the Center for the Arts and on June 20 at Brookside Park in Ashland.

Requirements for membership are the ability to play a wind or percussion instrument, particularly clarinet, bass clarinet, percussion, bassoon, oboe and French horn (no need to be a virtuoso); an interest in playing for enjoyment; desire to play a wide variety of music for the public; and an interest in meeting new people who share a common interest.

Students still in high school must have permission of the conductor.

Last season’s members are invited back for another great season, and new members are always encouraged to become members of this exciting part of the Ashland musical community. Continuing education or college credit is available.

Come to the first meeting on Feb. 16 at 7:30 p.m. or contact Leonard Salvo, director of bands, at 419-289-5132 or lsalvo@ashland.edu.

ASHLAND CENTER FOR NONVIOLENCE ANNOUNCES 2010 SPRING SYMPOSIUM COMMENCING WITH FIRST LADY OF OHIO FRANCES STRICKLAND

The Ashland Center for Nonviolence announces its 2010 spring symposium "Creating a Caring Community in These Hard Times" with four different programs beginning Tuesday, February 4 and ending Thursday, February 11. All programs for the spring symposium are free and open to the public.

ACN is proud to kick-off the symposium with First Lady of Ohio Frances Strickland presenting a keynote with a question and answer session titled "Our Shared Community: Hopes and Choices." Mrs. Strickland's presentation is scheduled for Tuesday, February 4, 7 PM at Ashland University's Myers Convocation Center. CEUs in Social Work (through Ashland University's Department of Social Work) and in Counseling (through The Salvation Army) are available at no charge with registration at the door of the event.

First Lady Frances Strickland shares the Governor's vision of a better future for Ohioans. As first lady of Ohio, Frances works on a number of initiatives including serving as chair of the Ohio Family and Children First (OFCF). OFCF is a partnership of state and local government, communities and families that enhances the well-being of Ohio's children and families by building community capacity, coordinating systems and services and engaging and empowering families. Ohio Family and Children First has unified Governor Taft's "Commitment to Child Well-Being" with Governor Strickland's "Vision to Move Ohio Forward" and developed a partnership that would become a powerful message to the youth and families of Ohio including:
•Provide every child a fair start
•Create schools that work for every child
•Broaden access and ensure success to higher education degrees
•Focus on Ohio's strengths
•Develop skills for high-quality jobs
•Stabilize health costs
•Retain, create and attract jobs worthy of Ohio
In addition to the First Lady's presentation, Shelly Whalen, executive director for Community Mediation Services of Central Ohio, will discuss "Community Based Mediation, a Model for Resolving Disputes." Community mediation prevents the harmful physical, emotional and economic effects of unmanaged or mismanaged conflict on individuals, families, neighborhoods and organizations, by providing, promoting and teaching non-adversarial conflict management strategies that empower disputants to create lasting, "win/win" resolutions to their conflicts.

With all programs beginning at 7 PM, the spring symposium's remaining programs include:
•Thursday, February 4 at Ashland University's Myers Convocation Center: Atlee Raber, member of Holmes County Amish community presenting "The Amish Model of a Caring Community"
•Monday, February 8 at the Salvation Army Kroc Center: Carolyn Basista, Wooster's Director of Bridges Out of Poverty, with a panel presenting "Bridges out of Poverty: A National Model Working Locally"

•Thursday, February 11 at the Salvation Army Kroc Center: Jennifer Parramore, Director of Directions Credit Union, presenting "Financial Literacy and Shared Resources: A Non-Profit Model"CEUs in Social Work and in Counseling also are available at the final two programs at no charge with registration at the door of the event.

The Ashland Center for Nonviolence is dedicated to progressive social and personal change to help the community discover options, enhance skills, and make choices that lead to self-sufficiency and positive involvement. For more information about the above programs, contact the Ashland Center for Nonviolence at 419-289-5313, ACN@ashland.edu or visit the Web site at www.ashland.edu/ACN.

St. Agnes Church Fish Fry
Fridays in Lent (2/19-3/26)
at St. Agnes Church
E. Oak & Lake Sts., Orrville

Fridays in Lent (except Good Friday)
5-7 p.m.
Adults $7; Children $5
Take out available
Sponsored by the Knights of Columbus