Events

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: Bands Needed for WaCPAC Second Annual Battle of the Bands
WHEN: May 29, 1 to 5 pm
WHERE: Freedlander Park
CONTACT: Leslie A. Baus, 330-466-6360 or l.baus@hotmail.com

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.
Bands playing any style of family-friendly music are invited to enter this competition that will take place outside at Freedlander Park in Wooster. Last year more than 200 people attended this event. A panel of three qualified judges will select the winners.

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.
Entrants must contact WaCPAC member Jim Gladulich at 330-345-5071 to get applications and information on submitting music samples. Applications and a $25 entry fee must be returned to Gladulich by April 15. The fee will be refunded if the band is not selected to participate.

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.

The Illusion Factory, Akron’s professional theater for young audiences, is pleased to announce registration is now open for enrollment in its Summer Theater Camp. The camp runs two weeks, July 19th through 30th, and is held at the Northwest Family Recreation Center (adjoining the Northwest Library) at 1730 Shatto Ave., Akron, Ohio, 44313. The campers, ages 5 - 15, will have daytime classwork as well as rehearsals of Alice in Wonderland, which will be performed July 30th at 1:00PM for friends and family.

Preregistration is required. For questions, or to enroll, call (330) 836-1353 or email barbaraballance@theillusionfactory.org.

Evangel Assembly of God
Event Name: ReGroup
Event Date and Time: Saturdays beginning March 13 - May 8 at 10:00AM

Event Details: ReGroup is a stable and safe place for women to find the support of a life coach or mentor that will assist them in setting and reaching goals. ReGroup utilizes carefully chosen curriculum specifically selected to guide women in bringing balance into their everyday lives. During ReGroup sessions women learn valuable life skills and have wonderful opportunities for interaction with other women that are committed to helping them succeed.

ReGroup creates an environment for friendships to develop as women learn and grow together. With a new and healthy support system, women will find their goals and life changes are easier to reach and maintain.

Meetings are held at Evangel Assembly of God on Saturdays at 10:00AM during most of the year.

No reservation is required and all women are welcome. Childcare is not provided.

For further information please contact us at
330-262-3751 or regroup@evangel-ag.com

Rose Family Offers Challenge Grant for Christmas Run Pool

Mark Gooch, chairman of the Friends of Christmas Run Pool (FOCRP) got some welcome news when a potential donor to the Christmas Run Pool Fund offered a one-for-one matching challenge grant to boost their fundraising efforts to keep the pool open.

The challenge is made possible from the Rose Family Charitable Fund, established to honor Grant and Margaret Rose, long-time Wooster residents. This fund will match all donations up to a total of $25,000, made between now and June 6, 2010, which is the opening day of the Christmas Run Pool.

“By meeting this challenge, we would be able to add $50,000 to what we have already received,” said Gooch, “which would get us fairly close to our initial goal. It also gives potential donors and businesses a greater incentive to support some of the fundraising activities planned by the committee. We are extremely grateful to the Rose family for making this challenge grant possible,” he added.

All donations qualify for a charitable tax deduction and checks should be made payable to the Wayne County Community Foundation, listing Christmas Run Pool on the check memo line. Donors will be recognized by FOCRP based on their contributions within the below five giving levels:
• Whale $5,000 and up
• Marlin $1,000-4,999
• Dolphin $500-999
• Starfish $100-499
• Goldfish $0-99

The WCCF is a tax exempt public charity that consists of nearly 300 separate funds that were generously donated to benefit the community. Since 1978, it has awarded over $43 million to the community in the form of grants and scholarships.

For more information, please see www.waynecountycommunityfoundation.org.

Kids Hooked on Fishing at The Wilderness Center Sat., May 1, 8:30 a.m.-Noon
Seminar will start with a welcome followed by four sessions: Basic fishing equipment, Knots & hooks, Bait and procedure for baiting, and State rules and regulations for fishing. Then we’ll venture down to Wilderness Lake and try for some bluegill and bass. For those lucky enough to catch some fish, we’ll instruct you on how to fillet. Kids aged 7 thru 15; must be accompanied by an adult. Only kids are allowed to fish. This event is members only and once-in-a-lifetime. Application deadline April 27. We’ll have a drawing and notify the 20 lucky applicants of time and materials to bring. Participants will need to bring their own fishing poles. TWC will provide barbless hooks and bait. Sponsored by TWC Fly Fishing Club. Visit www.wildernesscenter.org or call 1-877-359-5235 for more information.

Foto Fest Awards Show at The Wilderness Center Sat., May 1, 9:30 a.m.
See this year’s Foto Fest award-winning pictures and meet the photographers who made them! Free and open to the public. Visit www.wildernesscenter.org or call 1-877-359-5235 for more information.

Citizen Conservation at The Wilderness Center May 1 at Doughty Gorge, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
May 8 at Headquarters, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., May 15 at Wiles Woods, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Attention, all birders and conservation-minded members of TWC. Eminent biologist Edward O. Wilson stated that the two greatest threats to biodiversity on the planet are 1) habitat destruction and 2) invasive species. We have a chance to protect biodiversity right here at TWC. If left unchecked, the Center will begin to see a decrease in many species including birds, mammals, and amphibians.
Our Citizen Conservation program at TWC has begun. Join us to pull Garlic Mustard at the Headquarters tract 9 a.m.-4 p.m. on May 8; 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at Doughty Gorge on May 1; and 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at Wiles Woods on May 15. Come any time during these hours and pull for as long as you want! Please help us in our fight to protect the lands that all of you care about. Become a Citizen Conservationist. Contact Gary at gary@wildernesscenter.org or at 1-877-359-5235.

Foxfield Preserve Info Session at The Wilderness Center Sat., May 1, 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. Visit www.wildernesscenter.org or call 1-877-359-5235 for more information.

Amphibians at The Wilderness Center Sat., May 1, 2 p.m.
Join Naturalist Carrie Elvey for a look at the fascinating world of frogs and salamanders. Meet live critters and go for a short hike to look for amphibian eggs and tadpoles. Geared for school age children and adults. Visit www.wildernesscenter.org or call 1-877-359-5235 for more information.

Wilderness Sprouts: Frogs at The Wilderness Center Fri., May 7, 10 a.m.
Join us as we explore the world of frogs. We’ll make frog masks and play frog games. If the weather cooperates, we will go on a search for frogs as well.
Dress for the weather–we’ll go out rain or shine. Children ages 3-5 with an adult. $4/member; $6/nonmember; adults free.

Star Watch & Planetarium Show at The Wilderness Center Fri., May 7, 8 p.m.
Join TWC’s Astronomy Club for a Planetarium Show, then view the real things through telescopes. No foolin’! All ages. Visit www.wildernesscenter.org or call 1-877-359-5235 for more information.

Mother’s Day Walk at The Wilderness Center Sun., May 9, 2 p.m.
Join Marvin & Sandy Smith of the Botanizers Club for a Mothers Day Wildflower Walk. Visit www.wildernesscenter.org or call 1-877-359-5235 for more information.

Your Sky Tonight at The Wilderness Center Tue., May 11, 1 p.m.
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. Visit www.wildernesscenter.org or call 1-877-359-5235 for more information.

Bird Walk at The Wilderness Center Sat., May 15, 8 a.m.
Take a walk with the Birders Club to look for birds. All ages. Visit www.wildernesscenter.org or call 1-877-359-5235 for more information.

Family Day at The Wilderness Center Sat., May 15, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
Bring the whole family out to TWC for this Family Day! Naturalists and volunteers will be on hand to help you recycle old paper into new, see a snake or planetarium show, and try a dip net at the pond. Children of all ages can also feed the fish and geese and try a scavenger hunt. Pack a lunch and make a day of it! Visit www.wildernesscenter.org or call 1-877-359-5235 for more information.

Spring Mushrooms at The Wilderness Center Sat., May 15, 10 a.m.
View a Power Point presentation and sculpted mushrooms to learn correct identification. Taste wild mushrooms—2 (or more) species! Bring your mushroom questions for a Q&A. Presented by Julie Powell. Free, but $3 for mushroom identification plus recipes package. Some mushroom sculptures available for sale. Visit www.wildernesscenter.org or call 1-877-359-5235 for more information.

Story Concert at The Wilderness Center Sat., May 15, 7 p.m.
The Storytellers of TWC explore the delights of a tale well told with a wide range of stories: folk tales that endure time and trends; stories to make you laugh; stories that send a chill down your spine; tales of other people and places. Come, revel in the unexpected! We need the most important part of storytelling—you. $3/adult; $1/child; $6/family. Visit www.wildernesscenter.org or call 1-877-359-5235 for more information.

Story Time: It’s Spring! At The Wilderness Center Wed., May 19, 11 a.m.
Celebrate spring at The Wilderness Center. We’ll have spring stories and sing spring songs. Walk to hear birds sing their spring songs and see spring flowers bloom. Stories are for 3-4 year olds, but all ages are welcome, if they’ll be interested. Dress for the weather. Free for members; donation requested from nonmembers. Registration is optional. If there’s any reason we have to reschedule or cancel, we’ll call those who are registered. Visit www.wildernesscenter.org or call 1-877-359-5235 for more information.

Wilderness Walk at The Wilderness Center Thu., May 20, 2 p.m.
Join a naturalist on the 3rd Thu. each month for a walk on our trails. See what’s interesting today! All ages. Visit www.wildernesscenter.org or call 1-877-359-5235 for more information.

Up River Concert at The Wilderness Center Fri., May 21, 7 p.m.
In the 1700s, British sailing ships carried immigrants from Ireland and Scotland to America, a new land of hope and promise. These people brought their culture with them and a centerpiece of that culture was their music: beautiful airs, haunting ballads, and fun-loving jigs and reels. They settled in Appalachia, where their music took hold and established itself as a pillar of traditional American music. This is the music of Up River.
Up River plays traditional Celtic and Appalachian Mountain music that has been passed down through the generations and is rarely heard on the TV or the radio. The music is woven together with stories of the people who carried it from their Celtic homelands, and of the people who carried it forward to us, and to you.
At the core of Up River are band historian Dan Moorefield on vocals, piano, and guitar and Teresa Morrison on the Irish whistle, tenor banjo, mandolin, bouzouki, and guitar. Myra Morrison is featured on fiddle and vocals. She is an award-winning fiddler and fiddle teacher, bringing much of her style and many tunes from West Virginia. Rounding out the band is Dennis Kempthorn, who plays a driving bass to add power to the music.
No other bands put on a show like Up River. The audience leaves not only having been entertained by great music but also enriched and connected to its heritage. $8/TWC member; $10/nonmember. Children 15 and younger half price, if accompanied by an adult. We’d like to thank our sponsor, Regas & Haag, Attorneys-at-Law. See you there! Visit www.wildernesscenter.org or call 1-877-359-5235 for more information.

Family Astronomy: Spring Skies at The Wilderness Center Sat., May 22, 2 p.m.
The herdsman guides the bears around the pole. The crow and cup ride a sea serpent. The lion and young woman complete the Harnessing and Harvesting group. All ages. Visit www.wildernesscenter.org or call 1-877-359-5235 for more information.

The Wilderness Center is a nonprofit nature center located one mile west of Wilmot, Ohio just north of highway 250. The Center is dedicated to Nature Education, Wildlife Conservation, Natural History Research, and Community Service. The Center derives its support from memberships and donations. It is not a government agency and is not supported by taxes.

Orrville Public Library Friends is sponsoring a Hanging Flower Basket Sale in May, just in time for Mother’s Day. The baskets will be for sale in Orrville Public Library’s parking lot at the corner of Main and Church Streets.

Sale dates are Friday, May 7 from 9 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. and Saturday, May 8 from 9 a.m. until sold out. Flowering baskets will be $15 each and ferns $18 each during the sale. Proceeds from the sale support Orrville Public Library’s Children’s Summer Reading Program.

For information about the sale, contact Joyce Winget at 330-683-0201, Kary Shonk at
330-682-4101, or Orrville Public Library at 330-683-1065.

Massillon Area Greenways Inc. (MAGI) will be holding a trail clean-up on Saturday, May 8th. Volunteers are asked to come to the Lake Avenue Trailhead at 8am. We will be weed-eating, picking up litter, painting over graffiti, and updating kiosks. Please bring work gloves, weed-eaters, leaf rakes, push brooms, and a desire to make a difference! For more info, contact Ernie’s Bicycle Shop at 1-800-291-0099 or visit www.erniesbikeshop.com.

Bark for Life Event will be held Saturday May 8, 2010 from 10:00am to 12:30pm in the Orrville Buehler's parking lot.

Bark at the Lot is a walking event for pets and their owners sponsored by the American Cancer Society and Relay for Life to raise money and awareness.

During the event there will four contests:
-Biggest Dog
-Musical Sit
-Smallest Dog
-Best Dressed/Costume

There will be silent auctions, vendors, informational tables set up. The Wayne County Humane Society will be there with dogs and cats that are up for adoption.

There will be a photographer there to take pictures of the pets and their owners.

There will be a track for the dogs and their owners to walk around.

All proceeds to the American Cancer Society Relay for Life.

Registration times 9:45am to 10:00am
Cost: $5.00 per dog registration fee. First 50 to register will receive goodie bags (still working on getting items for these)
$1.00 for each contest that the dog enters.

The Orrville Area Boys & Girls Club’s 20th Annual KIDS! Benefit Auction is at The Pines Restaurant & Golf Club this Saturday, May 8. Two weeklong passes to the US Open in Pebble Beach California with traveling expenses are going to be up for auction along with many other golf packages and weekend trips. Call the club to make reservations at 330.683.4888.

Soccer Fun in Honor of David Beckham
Saturday, May 8
10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
M $15 NM$20

Preschool Workshop Ages 3-5
Charity Waugh
Do your kids know what a chip pass or a breakaway is? Chances are if they do, they probably love soccer! We will celebrate soccer player David Beckham’s birthday this month by creating collage soccer art and other cool sports creations! Your sports lovers won’t want to miss the fun!

Elementary Workshop Grades K-6
Pat Chambers
This workshop will be loads of fun for young soccer fans and sports enthusiasts. Kids will create a collage including cut outs of all their favorite soccer equipment. They will design a poster around their favorite soccer star or personalize it with their own name to make something that they will love to hang on their wall or door.

Contact Wayne Center for the Arts to register and for more information.
237 South Walnut Street
Wooster, OH 44691
Phone: 330-264-2787
wayneartscenter.org

4H West End Rowdy 'Ranglers
Flea Market/Bake Sale
May 8th, 9am-5pm

Stop by the West End Rowdy Ranglers table at the Flea Market & Tack Sale at the "Hollow" located at 4200 Overton Road, Wooster Ohio.

All proceeds from our sales go to Relay for Life.

The Medway Drug Enforcement Agency, in cooperation with the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office, Wooster, Orrville, and Rittman Police Departments, and Drug Awareness and Prevention Inc., would like to help you to safely dispose of any outdated or unwanted prescription medications.

Nationally, teenage prescription drug abuse is rapidly increasing, and your family’s MEDICINE CHEST could become a teenager’s best supplier. Help to protect the environment from overdosing on improperly disposed of medications. Collection programs greatly lessen the chance of prescription medications entering the water supply, or the food we eat.

Medication Drop-off Locations:

Wayne County Justice Center Sheriff’s Office /Wooster Police Department
201 West North St., Wooster, Ohio 44691

Orrville Police Department
207 North Main St., Orrville, Ohio 44667

Rittman Police Department
30 North Main St, Rittman, Ohio 44270

This is a completely confidential program. No personal information will be asked! Please remove all prescription labels before arriving. All medications will be collected between 9:00am to 2:00pm, and held only by law enforcement officers until they can be disposed of safely. For more information call 330-621-1228. For a complete list of drop off sites, visit: www.DrugAwarenessAndPrevention.com.

The Tuscarawas Philharmonic will entertain concert-goers with high-flying music from blockbuster movies and television shows Saturday, May 8 as the orchestra perflorms the music of John Williams, James Horner, and Jerry Goldsmith from such epic tales as Star Trek, E.T., Star Wars, and 2001: A Space Odyssey.
The program of action-packed, exhilarating tunes will also include the musical pageantry of Rimsky-Korsakov and the electrifying splendor of dazzling orchestral effects in Stravinsky’s brilliant ballet score Firebird.
Single admission tickets will be available at the door and at: Buehler Food Markets (Dover, New Phila), Village Pharmacy (Sugarcreek), and The Welcome Center (CVB) across from the New Phila Court House.
Tickets can also be ordered online at www.TuscarawasPhilharmonic.org.
For more information call (330) 477-6153.
The concert, which begins at 7:30 p.m. in Dover High Auditorium, is sponsored in part by Zimmer Orthopaedic Surgical Products and by an anonymous donor.