1 December 5, 2020 Vol. 18 No. 43 Aaron Dorksen Hanging in the renovated Wooster High School scene shop are junior drama club secretary Sydney Ebin, left, WHS Drama Club advisor/director Brett Hiner, senior drama club upperclassmen rep Mya Vandegrift, senior Zeke Ntia, WHS Drama Club set construction supervisor Chuck Armbruster and senior Wynn Yoder. See page 4. PERMIT NO. 4 4 NO. PERMIT WILLIAMSPORT, PA PA WILLIAMSPORT, PAID POSTAL CUSTOMER POSTAL 2 Key campaign 3 Auf Wiedersehen 7 Comfort and joy POSTAGE U.S. PRSRTSTD Health Dept. billboards Remembering longtime Wreath-making business *****************ECRWSS**** boost mask wearing. WHS German teacher. small but booming. 2 2 • Wooster Weekly News December 5, 2020 Onward and upward 7368 CR 623 • PO Box 358 Millersburg OH 44654 Plan is driving conversation about land use in county 330-674-2300 • 888-674-1010 Fax 888-769-3960 By Dan Starcher perity and accommodating balance of resources. OFFICE HOURS During a recent virtual growth, we have to real- Park district chairman Monday-Thursday 8 AM-5 PM meeting about land use, one ize that we’re kind of a big Denny Jordan and his team Friday 8 AM-Noon topic of discussion includ- deal,” Millea said. “The work to preserve and main- DISPLAY AD DEADLINE ed ways to keep Wayne United Nations includes tain the public-use natural Call 330-440-2835 County an attractive option 18 nations that are smaller areas in Wayne County TUESDAYS AT NOON for people and businesses than Wayne County. When through strategic planning. Stark • Tusc • S. Tusc living here or considering it comes to population “The park district is WEDNESDAYS AT 11 AM moving into the area. prosperity, it often requires here to serve the county,” Wooster One of the many objec- some growth to continue to Jordan said during the WEDNESDAYS AT NOON Holmes • Wayne tives of Wayne Onward, achieve and build.” meeting. “So a lot of what the county’s comprehensive The alternative to growth we do deals with getting CLASSIFIED AD DEADLINE Call 1-800-552-7150 plan, is to improve opportu- and prosperity is decline. communication lines estab- TUESDAYS AT 11 AM nities for the public to enjoy “When it comes to an lished between what the Stark • Tusc • S. Tusc the many amenities Wayne Jonathan Millea, City of Wooster economy that we are really people of the county want WEDNESDAYS AT 11 AM County has to offer includ- Improved land development strategies can be achieved focused on,” Millea said, and what we have in our Holmes • Wayne • Wooster ing parks, open spaces and through annexation to a municipality in Wayne County and “helping to ensure the secu- properties to try and meet PROOF/AUCTION trailways. can be facilitated through revisions to development policies rity of our infrastructure, their needs.” AD DEADLINE in rural areas. MONDAYS AT 5 PM According to the event education and protecting You can download the Stark • Tusc • S. Tusc organizer and economist create jobs for families, but the Wayne County Park land rights is a big part of comprehensive plan at TUESDAYS AT NOON Elizabeth Schuster, the we want that to happen in District. that piece of it. That’s one www.wayneonward.com Holmes • Wayne • Wooster series of meetings facilitate a balanced approach with While green space is of the things that makes or visit the Wayne Coun- NEWS/EDITORIAL DEADLINE a dialog between county agricultural preservation, only one piece of the puz- development in our country ty Park District at www. TUESDAYS AT NOON and city governments, the open space for parks, and zle that will keep Wayne a really fantastic thing.” waynecountyparkdistrict. All deadlines subject to business sector, and stake- wildlife and housing.” County a desirable loca- While the amount of org. Support for the semi- change for holidays. holders to promote land-use Wayne Onward is a key tion, it is an important one. agricultural-use land in nar was provided by Ohio options and alternatives. part of the planning process. According to presenter and Wayne County may be State University’s Initiative NEWS POLICY News and announcements “We have the opportu- It seeks to integrate a land- City of Wooster develop- declining, it still ranks for Food and Agricultural may be submitted via mail or nity to create new solutions use plan of the area’s farms ment coordinator Jonathan above the national average. Transformation program. email to [email protected]. based on community input and green spaces between Millea, residents appreciate Millea said it is important Dan Starcher is a public Publishing of news items is subject to space availability. for balanced land use,” stakeholders including green spaces. to be sensitive to how land communications specialist The Bargain Hunter reserves Schuster said. “We need developers and those help- “When we’re talking is developed to ensure the for the Wayne County gov- the right to edit, condense, economic development to ing to fund amenities like about planning for pros- proper quality of life and ernment. refuse or cancel any item. ELECTRONIC FILE SUBMISSION Health Dept. starts new mask campaign All photos should be submitted as TIFF or JPEG By Rhonda Edgerton faster pace than the previous to do their best to mitigate the file formats only and must be 200 dpi resolution or With COVID-19 cases week. disease through their every- higher. Ad files submitted on a significant rise in The cumulative number day behavior, according to as PDF files are preferred. Wayne County, the Wayne of cases reported to the health Cascarelli. Vector files saved as EPS, created in Adobe Illustrator, County Health Department department is 2,637 cases with “Our cases have rocketed Macromedia Freehand or announced a new campaign 1,361 cases reported in the last up,” Cascarelli said, “and at Corel Draw are acceptable. called “I love Wayne County four weeks. Most of the cases this point we’re afraid of our Please convert all text to so I mask up.” The messaging reported in the last four weeks hospitals being overrun.” curves/outlines to avoid font issues. All files must will come through four bill- are 20-59 years of age (59%), The advisory lists ways be created in CMYK color boards to be placed through- and the percentage of cases is the community can work space to exact size at 200 out the county. slightly higher among females toward mitigation: stay at dpi resolution or higher. The billboards will be (53%). The cumulative num- home, adhere to the current placed with two on Route 30 ber of hospitalized cases is orders, be familiar with guid- MICHAEL MAST President between Wooster and Rice- 193 with 83 admitted in the ance for meetings (indoor [email protected] land, one on Route 3 north last four weeks. Most of the and outdoor), don’t have RICK FESTI of Wooster-Creston, and one hospitalized cases admitted in guests in your home, and fol- Circulation Manager Rhonda Edgerton [email protected] at the corner of Routes 585 the last four weeks are male low the guidance if you are 330-674-2200 and 57. The Wayne County Health Department announced a new cam- (58%) and 60 years of age or sick or have potentially been MIKE PLANT “We want to communicate paign called “I love Wayne County so I mask up.” The messag- older (76%). The cumulative exposed. Editor this important message with ing will come through four billboards to be placed throughout number of COVID-19 deaths Cascarelli said the basics [email protected] the county. 330-231-8427 one voice,” said Nick Cas- among Wayne County resi- we’ve all come to know still DAVE MAST carelli, Wayne County Health “Our first responders and point, but we need to continue dents is 86. Fourteen Wayne apply: wear masks, practice Sports Editor Department commissioner. hospitals are doing a great job. to be vigilant.” County residents have died social distancing, wash hands [email protected] The campaign also will Our community leaders have Wayne County remains from COVID-19 in the last frequently and be familiar include a 30-second commer- really provided strong leader- on red in the state of Ohio’s four weeks. with COVID-19 symptoms. cial on MCTV. ship. Our schools are doing a COVID-19 warning system. On Nov. 21 the Wayne “These are the tools we County Health Department know can slow down the Follow us on Cascarelli said although great job, and now we need According to the health Facebook promising vaccines are now Wayne County residents to department’s website, public issued a stay-at-home advi- spread of COVID-19, and we The Bargain Hunter is on the horizon, people defi- continue to step up to help us health surveillance data indi- sory. The advisory is not are asking the community to published by AloNovus Corp. nitely cannot let their guard fight this disease,” he said. “I cates COVID-19 activity in enforceable; it is just an be diligent about them now © Copyright 2020 BF-00499407 down yet. have mask fatigue too at this Wayne County increased at a attempt to motivate residents more than ever,” he said. 3 December 5, 2020 Wooster Weekly News • 3 Jim Caputo 1946-2020: Auf Wiedersehen, Herr Caputo By Aaron Dorksen Gault Recreation & Fitness dating back to the early Countless people Center, said his daughter, 1970s said Caputo was a throughout Wooster and Melissa Mowrey. favorite teacher. well beyond were sad- “This was really unex- Rick Findlay posted on dened to learn of the death pected,” said Mowrey, who Facebook, “Your dad was of Jim Caputo.