December 2005
School Ties
Funny, how the definition of a decent breakfast differs from person to person. For instance, there are those who wouldn't know an egg frittata from an Egg McMuffin, and generally have their morning meals served by the good people at Starbucks. And then there's George and Betty Weber's version of breakfast. "We knew you wouldn't wake up early," says Betty, a knowing smile on her face as she watches her bleary-eyed guest - who'd planned on waking up well before 8 a.m. - straggle into the cozy dining room ... Warming Up to Winter
As winter settles in on rural Stark County, wet leaves form a dark mat over the trails at The Wilderness Center. Cold wind rattles the bare branches of the young hardwoods and black snakes crawl into crevices in the weathered limestone hills. "They go in there and ball up and go to sleep, and they don't come out again until spring," explains Tom Kane, a volunteer and member of the board of directors for the conservation and outdoor education center. Kane, a retired high school physics teacher, feels som... |
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