1 January 2, 2021 Vol. 18 No. 47 Elizabeth Schuster Located in downtown Wooster in the old location of The Parlor Restaurant, The Leaf opened on Dec. 11 in the fully redesigned restaurant space. Ownership used all local contractors for the reboot, with each light fixture being unique, and every board in the restaurant being reclaimed from a barn in Ohio. See page 4. PERMIT NO. 4 4 NO. PERMIT WILLIAMSPORT, PA PA WILLIAMSPORT, PAID POSTAL CUSTOMER POSTAL 2 Wooster is up 3 Mentors wanted 5 Back on the ballot POSTAGE U.S. PRSRTSTD Statue of city’s namesake Ohuddle seeks volunteers Moore up for basketball *****************ECRWSS**** unveiled at library. to help guide students. Hall of Fame again. 2 2 • Wooster Weekly News January 2, 2021 General Wooster statue erected at library 7368 CR 623 • PO Box 358 By Rhonda Edgerton was involved in many aspects general in the Revolutionary Millersburg OH 44654 Although he never actu- of colonial life. He was not War. 330-674-2300 • 888-674-1010 ally stepped foot in Wayne a slave owner and actually Born in Stratford, Con- Fax 888-769-3960 County, Gen. David Wooster helped Phillis Wheatley pub- necticut, Wooster served val- OFFICE HOURS — the city’s namesake — lish her first book of poetry iantly in several campaigns Monday-Thursday 8 AM-5 PM now stands at attention in in 1773. Wheatley was an in the Revolutionary War and Friday 8 AM-Noon front of the Wayne County enslaved African who had was highly decorated. He died DISPLAY AD DEADLINE Public Library. gained her freedom in 1773 in 1767 of wounds suffered Call 330-440-2835 A 7-foot, 2,500-pound and became a famous Ameri- in battle, the highest ranking TUESDAYS AT NOON Stark • Tusc • S. Tusc bronze statue was installed can poet. soldier to die in the war. WEDNESDAYS AT 11 AM on the north front lawn of Wooster had traveled to Of his country, Wooster Wooster the library’s main branch in Great Britain, where he was had said, “My life has ever WEDNESDAYS AT NOON Wooster on Dec. 23. received by aristocrats and been devoted to her service Holmes • Wayne “It’s all come together royalty, becoming a favorite from my youth up, though CLASSIFIED AD DEADLINE nicely,” said Jason Ander- of King George, who pre- never before in a cause like Call 1-800-552-7150 son, an Akron Hoban social sented the American with a this — a cause for which I TUESDAYS AT 11 AM studies teacher and Wooster Rhonda Edgerton Stark • Tusc • S. Tusc captain’s baton in the regi- would most cheerfully risk resident who managed the Jason Anderson spearheaded the campaign to erect a statue ment of Sir William Pepper- and lay down my life.’” WEDNESDAYS AT 11 AM Holmes • Wayne • Wooster project. “It’s not every day of Gen. David Wooster at the Wayne County Public Library’s ell, with half pay for life. Wayne County, named you see a statue go up.” main branch in downtown Wooster. The statue was unveiled “Through years of for famed Revolutionary War PROOF/AUCTION on Dec. 23. AD DEADLINE The statue was the culmi- research, Wooster’s story is Brig. Gen. Anthony Wayne, MONDAYS AT 5 PM nation of more than two years sionate about the project he had done, she said. finally pieced together, told was organized largely within Stark • Tusc • S. Tusc of work, talks, educational did it for free,” Anderson “After COVID-19, I from his letters and his cor- its present borders in 1812. TUESDAYS AT NOON presentations and fundrais- said. know Jason hopes to do a respondence saved by those The county was carved out Holmes • Wayne • Wooster ing, according to Anderson. Sue Workman does Civil more proper dedication, and with whom he corresponded,” of the huge Wayne County in NEWS/EDITORIAL DEADLINE War re-enactments and he’s asked me to read the TUESDAYS AT NOON “Fortunately, I wasn’t the Anderson said. “Over 400 the Northwest Territory, which only one who became pas- attended the ceremony in full eulogy of the general,” she letters, maps and documents originally took in parts of Ohio All deadlines subject to sionate about this project,” revolutionary garb. “With said. “I feel really honored to help to retell the story of a and several other states. change for holidays. he said. seeing so many monuments be a part.” great American hero. Each let- Wooster was established in NEWS POLICY Zanesville sculptor Alan being taken down nowadays, Anderson became ter and document researched 1808 by John Bever, William News and announcements Cottrill was commissioned to it’s nice to see one go up,” intrigued by Gen. Wooster only added to the richness of Henry and Joseph Larwill and may be submitted via mail or create the 1:15 scale statue, she said. during the city’s bicenten- this man’s American experi- named after the general. It is email to [email protected]. Publishing of news items is which was installed at the Wayne County commis- nial and focused his second ence. Gen. Wooster was a true the only municipality known subject to space availability. library site by Bogner Con- sioner Becky Foster, whose master’s degree in American patriot and felt it was his duty to be named after Wooster, The Bargain Hunter reserves struction. maiden name is Wooster, was history and government from to continue fighting for lib- although numerous streets, the right to edit, condense, “Usually, it would have found to be a direct descen- Ashland University on the refuse or cancel any item. erty and equality, even at the schools and other public plac- cost $15,000 more for that dent of Gen. Wooster through subject. advanced age of 65.” es in his native Connecticut ELECTRONIC FILE extra foot, but he was so pas- lineage research Anderson Anderson found Wooster Wooster was the oldest bear his name. SUBMISSION All photos should be submitted as TIFF or JPEG file formats only and must Registration process for first phase of vaccination be 200 dpi resolution or higher. Ad files submitted The Wayne County Health —Residents and staff of cine and general medicine as PDF files are preferred. 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