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🌱 Wooster screening brings Florida's campus debate to The Lyric

Wooster, Ohio Patch AM: a 4 min read

Greetings Wooster! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Wooster screening brings Florida's campus debate to The Lyric
  • Celtic music and poetry share the Wooster Music Club stage
  • Meet Wooster's Trooper of the Year, Jeremy Parks

Also on today's calendar: Fall Conference Night and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Nice with sunny spells, with a high of 60 and low of 44 degrees.
  • Thursday: Cloudy, showers; cooler, temps: high: 48, low: 34.
  • Friday: Cloudy, showers around; cold, with a high of 41 and low of 30 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Wooster documentary screening takes on college culture wars (the-daily-record.com) — Wooster residents can attend a free documentary screening and discussion about political involvement in higher education at The Lyric Theater on Nov. 15 at 6 p.m. “First They Came for My College” follows changes at New College of Florida, and the panel includes people with firsthand campus connections. Tickets are required through the theater.
   

2. Wooster Music Club features Celtic music, piano and poetry (yourohionews.com) — Celtic small pipes, piano performances and poetry shared the program at the Wooster Music Club’s Nov. 3 gathering at Wooster United Methodist Church. The club welcomes guests back Dec. 1 at 6:30 p.m. for “A Coffee House Christmas,” featuring vocal and instrumental performances and refreshments.
   

3. Ohio State Highway Patrol names Jeremy Parks Wooster Trooper of the Year (yourohionews.com) — Jeremy Parks has earned his first Trooper of the Year award at the Wooster post, chosen by fellow officers for his leadership, professionalism and treatment of others. The Dalton resident, who joined the Ohio State Highway Patrol in 2005, now advances to consideration for district and state honors.
   

4. Sheila H. Call (chroniclet.com) — Sheila H. Call of North Ridgeville, whose son Scott and daughter-in-law Jenifer live in Wooster, died Nov. 6 at age 80. She and her husband, Pete, shared 58 years of marriage and raised two children. Her funeral is scheduled for 11 a.m. Nov. 11 at Bogner Family Funeral Home in North Ridgeville.
   

5. Margaret Anne Hostetler, 89 (daltonkidronnews.com) — Margaret Anne Hostetler, 89, of Smithville, taught home economics in Rittman and worked for Ohio State University’s County Extension Service. She also volunteered with Wayne County organizations and maintained family genealogies. Services are Nov. 17 at 11 a.m. at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Smithville, with visitation beginning at 9:30 a.m.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Wooster

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Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.