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Letter from home
Excerpt from one of 600 letters from
Amish and Mennonite communities
across the U.S. and around the
world, featured in today’s Budget.
The right place
Nashville, Michigan
To top off the day, Mom wasn’t up 100 percent after having
some stomachache in early morning. In early evening after applying hot water bottle her pain got worse immediately and she
passed out! She responded again and answered us but was too
weak to care. We were soon on the way to Hastings to the hospital. After tests, yes, it’s her appendix! Eighty-two years old!
She has no doctor, no medication so wanted her on IV and antibiotics overnight and did surgery Wednesday, Feb. 3rd, at
11:30 a.m. She came through with flying colors and was released 24 hours later. The Lord knew what He was doing as
we girls were both with her.
Mrs. Susan Raber
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Bookmobile Schedule
Holmes
Monday, February 23
Alpine Meadow School - 12 - 12:45 p.m.; Honey Ridge - 1 1:45 p.m.; Winesburg Public - 2:30 - 6:30 p.m.
Tuesday, February 24
Stony Point Community - 1 - 2:15 p.m.; Tower View School
- 2:45 - 3:45 p.m.; Jonas Miller (SR 241) - 4 - 4:30 p.m.;
Beechvale - 5:30 - 6:30 p.m.
Wednesday, February 25
East Valley School - 9:30 - 10:30 p.m.; West Beidler School
- 10:45 - 11:45 a.m.; East Fairview School - 12:45 - 1:45
p.m.; Fryburg School - 2 - 2:45 p.m.; Amish Country Essentials - 3 - 6 p.m.
Thursday, February 26
East Plains School - 9:30 - 10:30 a.m.; Ashery School - 11
a.m. - noon; Hopeview Subdivision - 1 - 1:45 p.m.; East Salt
Creek School - 2 - 3 p.m.; Killbuck Public - 4 - 5:15 p.m.;
Nashville Elementary - 5:30 - 6:30 p.m.
Friday, February 27
Walnut Creek Elementary - 9 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Anyone missing a stop is encouraged to
return their items to a book drop. Drops are located at the
following places: Amish Country Essentials in Berlin;
Winesburg Elementary; Mt. Hope Elementary; Holmes
County Training Center; Charm Elementary; Farmerstown
General Store; Nashville Elementary.
Routes are run using two vehicles at times.
Local Blood Drives
American Red Cross
Friday, February 20 - Nashville Church of Christ, 13457
State Route 39, Nashville, 1 - 7 p.m.
Sunday, February 22 - Coshocton Baptist Church, 1631
Denman Avenue, Coshocton, 1 - 6 p.m.
Monday, February 23 - Stony Point Hardware, 4455 County
Road 229, Fredericksburg, 3 - 7 p.m.
Tuesday, February 24 - Eli Stutzmans’ Shop, 33350 State
Route 643, Fresno, 2 - 7 p.m.
Friday, February 27 - Winesburg Hardwood and Pallet, 2871
US 62, Winesburg, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Monday, March 2 - Baltic American Legion, 403 N. Ray
Street, Baltic, 3 - 7 p.m.
Aultman Bloodmobile
Friday, February 20 - Dee’s Restaurant, 1109 Bowers Avenue, New Philadelphia, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Drive is on bus.
Saturday, February 21 - Apple Creek Fire Department, 3400
Apple Creek Road, Apple Creek, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Monday, February 23 - Shalom Fellowship, 6695 County
Road 201, Fredericksburg, 3 - 7 p.m.
Tuesday, February 24 - United Dayspring, 5641 TR 362,
Berlin, 2 - 7 p.m.
Tuesday, February 24 - Clark Casting, 2959 TR 163, Baltic,
2 - 7 p.m. Drive is on bus.
Saturday, February 28 - Tuscarawas County YMCA, 600
Monroe Street, Dover, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Saturday, February 28 - Star Struck Dance, 124 E. Main
Street, Beach City, Noon - 4 p.m.
A standing blood donor room is set up at Union Hospital located at 659 Boulevard in Dover and is open throughout the
week. Hours include: Tuesday and Thursday - 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.
and Friday, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
All eligible blood donors, especially blood type O, are
strongly encouraged to give blood as type O-negative blood
inventories have dropped to critically low levels nationwide.
Type O-negative blood is important because it can be transfused into patients of any blood type. Donors must be at least
17 years of age and weigh at least 110 pounds and feel healthy
and well to donate. Bring your Red Cross blood donor card or
other form of positive ID when you come to donate. For more
information about confirming blood drive information, donating blood or making an appointment, call 1-800-733-2767.
Blood Facts:
- Every two seconds someone in the United States needs
blood, that is 1,800 people per hour.
- More than 41,000 blood donations are needed every day.
That equates to filling the entire Garaway High School gymnasium almost 26 times to capacity.
- Although an estimated 38 percent of the population is eligible to donate at any given time, less than 10 percent actually
do each year.
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Local Edition
6 Sections • 64 Pages
Vol. 125 • Issue 42
Sugarcreek, Ohio
Wednesday, February 18, 2015
What is Common Core? PARCC Assessments
By Beverly Keller
Local Edition Editor
When it comes to Common Core,
one of the points of contention is about
the testing associated with the standards
themselves. For Ohio the measurement
of meeting Common Core Standards can
be found in the tests put together by
Ohio’s chosen testing consortium PARCC - short for the Partnership for
Assessment for Readiness for College
and Careers. This test will benchmark
students against the new Common Core
Standards in both reading and math.
Similarly the AIM tests developed with
the American Institutes for Research
will be used to gauge science and social
studies competencies. Other states are
using a company known as Smarter Balanced for their testing. That system has
yet to fully implement their tests but
looks to do so by the end of March.
PARCC testing is beginning this
week throughout Ohio. Those who are
against Common Core are quick to point
out that Ohio Revised Code states that
assessments of student achievement
must include input from Ohio teachers
as well as parents of children, something
that PARCC assessments have not done
to date. Ohio Revised Code further
states that the State Board of Education
is to have a hand in developing Ohio’s
tests. To date, they have not been involved in the PARCC assessment’s development in terms of structure or
general questions included. Of the more
than 30 states that originally signed on
with PARCC, Ohio is one of the remaining 10 still onboard. Pearson, who
makes the PARCC test as well as the
only prep textbooks for the test, has a
major division in Columbus.
PARCC requires large testing, using
electronic devices including computers
and iPads once a year. It also includes
what is termed as interim testing two or
three times each year. However, teachers
will not have access to how their students have fared on the test as the results
of tests being taken right now won’t be
available until next November, despite
being taken online.
“The online testing has been a concern for a variety of reasons,” said East
Holmes Superintendent Joe Edinger.
“Cultural appreciation for our Amish
students and the limited access to computers are two serious concerns. Since
the initial announcement of this testing
we have lobbied for a paper and pencil
version of the test to address the areas of
the district where this is a concern. The
Ohio Department of Education has provided written assurance to our district
that this will be honored for our community.”
Want a feel for the tests to be administered? Here are some sample questions
from the PARCC tests.
Grade 3: Reading from “Pordy’s
Prickly Problem” by Janet Oak.
Part A: What is the central message
of the passage from Pordy’s Prickly
Problem?
A Parents care for their children by
helping them get over fears.
B Parents help their children to do
well by always believing in them.
C Parents work hard to be sure their
children have the best things in life.
D Parents show their children how to
be brave by teaching them special skills.
Part B: Which detail from the passage supports the answer in Part A?
A “. . . where Mother wanted me . . .”
(paragraph 5)
B “. . . watched Mother back all the
way down . . .” (paragraph 9)
C “. . . held me until my body
stopped shaking.” (paragraph 9)
D “‘We have everything we need . . . .’”
(paragraph 11)
Answers: A; C.
Grade 8: Math
1. Solve for X.
9 (3-2x) = 2 (10-8x)
2. Filipo is building a rectangular
sandbox for his younger brothers. The
length of the sandbox is 1 foot longer
than twice the width of the sandbox. The
perimeter of the sandbox is 29 feet.
Which equation could be used to the determine the w(width) in feet of the sandbox?
A. w + w + 2 = 29
B. w + 2w + 1= 29
C. 2w + 2(w + 2) = 29
D. 2w + 2 (2w + 1) = 29
What is the width, in feet, of the
sandbox?
Answers:
1. 3.5; 2. D; 4.5
Last week the Ohio House passed a bill
that would ban scores on these tests from
being used against students. Parents have
the right to opt their child out of the testing
with a simple opt-out form that can be
downloaded from www.optoutohio.com.
Many parents in online forums have noted
push back from schools on opting out their
children. The reason being is that while
2015 is a Safe Harbor year for students and
teachers who could be penalized down the
road for bad test scores, the districts as a
whole will be still be “graded” upon the
scores and the amount taking the test on
the District Report Card.
Next week, in part five of this series,
we’ll look at the scores of area residents and
business people who took practice PARCC
assessments as well as data being mined
about students as a result of the test. Digital
pdfs of this series are available on our web
site, www.thebudgetnewspaper.com.
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Owner charged in ODNR violation in Holmes Hiland
present
By Beverly Keller
Local Edition Editor
A quarantine is a quarantine.
That is the message from the Ohio
Department of Natural Resources to
World Class Whitetails owner Daniel M.
Yoder.
Last week, in reference to requirements placed on World Class Whitetails
in Millersburg that have been violated,
charges have been filed. The charges
listed in court records are evidence tampering - two counts to be exact. They are
both felonies of the third degree and are
punishable by up to three years in prison
if Yoder is found guilty. Yoder was arrested last week but was released the
same day after posting $2,500 bond. It
was noted by Holmes County Prosecutor
Steve Knowling that more charges are
pending in the case that has been ongoing
for the past several months. A meeting of
the Holmes County Grand Jury in March
will include several other charges.
No attorney for Yoder is listed. Several messages left for Yoder at World
Class Whitetails via three listed phone
numbers have not been returned as of
press time on Tuesday morning.
In October 2014, after Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) was discovered in the
herd at the ranch, the business and deer
were put under quarantine. The disease
was found in a male deer that came from
a farm in Pennsylvania that had been
under quarantine since April 24, 2014.
A civil suit was filed in Holmes
County Common Pleas court last year
against Yoder for, despite being under
quarantine, bringing deer in from another
herd to the farm. The civil suit asked that
Yoder be prevented from moving deer in
or out of the farm.
The Ohio Department of Agriculture is
involved in a separate issue involving Yoder
and the farm. It issued a depopulation order
that required destruction of all animals on
the farm that are potentially infected with
CWD. According to Erica Hawkins who
serves as the Communications Director for
the Division of Animal Health, the ODA
will seek criminal prosecution based on the
severity of the crime at hand.
“As we started looking into the record
keeping required under our law,”
Hawkins explained, “a number of
chronic record-keeping issues, falsification of records and what appeared to be
a willful disregard for the quarantine he
was under was found.” According to
Hawkins, while the execution of the depopulation order is pending, Yoder is
prohibited from hosting hunts on the
property.
Advertisements on the farm’s Facebook
page, World Class Whitetails of Ohio Ltd.,
has daily updates inviting hunters to purchase a package. The farm’s website bestdeerhuntohio.com indicates the farm is
sold out and closed to hunting but “we’re
hunting another nearby ranch and still able
to offer you exciting hunting, outstanding
trophy whitetails and great deals.”
CWD has been shown to affect deer,
elk and moose. It is a transmissible neurological disease that produces small lesions in the brain. It is characterized by
loss of body condition, behavioral abnormalities including not eating and drinking and eventually the death of animal
found to be infected. It is similar to Mad
Cow Disease.
According to the Centers for Disease
Control, there is no evidence that CWD
can be transmitted to humans. However
the CDC recommends, as a precaution,
that people or other animals should not
eat any part of an animal diagnosed with
or showing signs of CWD.
Holmes County Red Cross Disaster Relief realigned
By Beverly Keller
Local Edition Editor
“The American Red Cross is still going
to help those in need in Holmes County,”
stated Katie Myers-Griffin, the Executive
Director for the Lake Erie/Heartland Chapter of the American Red Cross.
The statement comes on the heels of
Holmes County being absorbed into a larger
region of service that includes Holmes,
Ashland, Richland, Wayne, Erie, Huron and
Lorain counties. What has come forth are
many questions about services for those in
need in Holmes County as well as about
funds raised in Holmes County staying in
Holmes County.
As a result of the uncertainty, the annual
Red Cross benefit sale normally held the
last weekend of June of each year has been
cancelled for 2015. However, with a new
name and different approach, the auction
will be held in 2016, according to Pat Lang
who was the Executive Director of the
Holmes County Chapter of the American
Red Cross until November 2014 when
changes and shifts were implemented in the
organization overall. Without a local Executive Director, the board, as well as Lang,
noted concern over where funds raised by
the annual event would actually be used.
The funds would, according to Lang in a
statement made to the Holmes County
Commissioners last month, be pooled with
funds raised in other counties in the new region and used in general. The 2014 auction
as well as other fundraisers netted a total of
$96,000 for the Holmes County Chapter of
the American Red Cross in the past year of
operations.
It was noted the local board is looking at
options as to how to proceed including becoming Holmes County Disaster Relief
Services or using the existing umbrella of a
nonprofit in Holmes county. However,
Myers-Griffith said that “funds raised in
Holmes County remain in Holmes County.”
Sandy Prochaska, the Account Manager
for American Red Cross Blood Services,
said that her division operates independently of the Disaster Services team. She
noted that now, as much as much as ever,
blood donations are needed - especially
those with Type O, both positive and negative - as turnout to local blood drives is
down due to weather and conditions of the
winter months including illness. She noted
all planned bloodmobiles and collection
times as well as the apheresis blood platelet
clinic are still going on as planned and are
not impacted by the new regional plan for
disaster relief.
Meeting for parents interested in PSEO at Garaway
A meeting for any parent
interested in learning more
about Post Secondary Education Options at Garaway
has been set for Thursday,
February 19 at 6 p.m. The
meeting will include Guidance Counselor Renae
Gross as well as Principal
Brian Gibson and a representative of Stark State University in Canton.
College Credit Plus is a 7
- 12 program that will be offered in conjunction with
Stark State for the 2015-16
school year at Garaway. It allows credits earned at the
college level to count as high
school credit and be transferred to complete a degree
at Stark State or any public
university in Ohio. Those
who have not completed the
ACT will need to take the
COMPASS test to determine
if they are eligible to take
college-level courses.
Classes currently offered
by Stark State to other schools
for Spring semester range
from College Algebra to
Medical Terminology, Principles of Accounting, Web
Graphics Design, Java Programming, Game Design, Introduction to Anatomy and
Physiology, Trigonometry,
Programming Logic and
Problem Solving, Welding,
Interactive Media and more.
If unable to attend the
meeting but interested in the
program, contact Garaway
High at 330-852-4292.
‘Brigadoon’
Complete with Scottish accents and
starring the likes of Luke Hochstetler,
Zach Coblentz, Chloe Torrence, Josiah
Koser, Kelsey Mast and Charlie
Schlabach in addition to many more, the
Hiland rendition of “Brigadoon” set for
the next two weekends is sure to be a hit.
The story is one of American tourists
who find a secret Scottish Village
known as Brigadoon, one that is only
said to appear once every 100 years.
One of the tourists, Tommy, falls for the
likes of Fiona, a young woman who
calls the world of Brigadoon her home.
Director John Harris notes that this
performance will be filled with many
facets including ballet that has been
choreographed by Jaylin Miller. Student help in director comes from Chloe
Torrence, a senior this year as well as
Nadia Hershberger and Mindy Miller.
Tickets for the shows are on sale in
the Hiland High School office during
school hours. Seats are $6 each.
Shows are set for February 21, 22, 27,
28 and March 1. Friday and Saturday
curtain times are 7 p.m. Matinees are
set for Sundays at 2:30 p.m.
Tri-County Health Show
this weekend in Kidron
By Beverly Keller
Local Edition Editor
More than 70 vendors have signed up to take part in the Tri-County
Health Expo that will take place this weekend. The event has grown from
the seedling stage seven years ago in Walnut Creek as part of the Home and
Garden Show.
It grew and changed to become part of the Buckeye Tool Expo in Dalton.
And now, the time has come to allow the event to grow and evolve even
more. This year the Tri County Health Expo will be this weekend - Friday,
February 20 from 8 a.m. - 7 p.m. and Saturday, February 21 from 8 a.m to
2:30 p.m. in the Sprunger Building at the Kidron Auction Barn in Kidron
located at 4885 Kidron Road in Kidron.
The new location allows the event to offer its first benefit food stand.
All proceeds will benefit Ada Miller. Her husband was killed in an accident
at Rolling Ridge Ranch last summer.
As always, speakers will include some of the best and brightest in the
area on topics that appeal to a wide range of audiences. Speakers include:
Friday, February 20
-10 a.m. - Oxidative Stress and How it Affects Your Body - Harley Miller
- 11 a.m. - Maximizing Your Health with Chiropractic Treatment - Dr.
Pavkov
- Noon - What is Equine Assisted Counseling? - Tiffany Ingersol, PCC
- 1p.m. - Coping with Depression and Anxiety - Anazao Community
Partners
- 2 p.m. - Menopause and Hormones - Charlotte Thompson
- 3 p.m. - Nutrition (Why Minerals are Essential for Your Health) - Walt
Merriman
- 4 - 6 p.m. - Mold Contamination; What Every Homeowner Should
Know - Bob Bennett
Saturday, February 21
- 9 a.m. - Getting Your Soil Ready for Spring Planting - Raymond Yoder,
Jr.
- 10 a.m. - A Day at Woodside Rest - Mony Yoder
- 11 a.m. - Understanding Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder - Mark Leinbach, LISW-S
- Noon - Keep Your Colon Clean and in Good Health - Labron Long, ND
- 1 p.m. - Understanding the Importance of the Thyroid - Walt Merriman
It should be noted that a shuttle will be offered to get visitors from the
new location to the Health Expo to the Buckeye Event Center (home of the
Buckeye Tool Expo) and Mt. Hope Auction Barn (home of Air Works Consignment Auction) throughout the weekend.