Grades 4-6 for the first nine weeks. Honorees are: 1st row Brenna White, Kristen Hickman, Gabe Wilson, Larry Spieth, Joselin Gomez; 2nd row Emilie Eustace, Macie Willson, Ashlyn Helms, Michael Cummins, Eryn Shaw; 3rd row Evalynne Kim, Addison Elser, Izayuh Littin, Hayden Haas, Alisha Bauer Grades 4-6 for the first nine weeks. Shown with their teachers are award recipients: Brandon Baker with Lisa Blue, Luke Zuver with Barb Turner, Logan Brown with Barb Waldron, Sidney Bell with Sally Knapp, Joselyne Keller with Suzanne Geis, and Tyler Cheesbro…
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Thursday evening the Montpelier School Board accepted and acknowledged numerous monetary donations with the largest of them being the Jason Saneholtz Memorials of $19,142. Jason, who had passed away as a result of an accident, had been the golf coach for the Montpelier golf team. A golf simulator will be purchased with the donations as a memorial. The Athletic Boosters made donations of $3,716.77 to the girls’ basketball program, $1,655.80 to the boys’ basketball program, $150 to the volleyball program, and $105.41 to the golf team. School district donations were noted from Fraternal Order of the Eagles Aerie #2246 for…
ArtSpace in Montpelier is open for the Holiday Season! At 29 artists and growing, ArtSpace represents some of the finest talent in the region. Many of these artists have never exhibited at ArtSpace. As you make preparations for the Holidays, consider ArtSpace in your planning. Much of the work is practical or usable every day but would also be a great addition to your Holiday events. Or, consider giving the gift of fine art! The work at ArtSpace is produced locally and is affordably priced, starting at just $5.00! If you are nervous about selecting a piece of art for…
COMMUNITY FREE MEAL … Congregations from the Edon Area Ministerial Association invite local residents to join them Tuesday, November 27 in Edon for the final monthly Community Meal of 2012 (no meal is scheduled for December; monthly gatherings resume in January 2013). Make plans now to stop by Florence Township Fire Hall between 5:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. for an evening filled with great fun, food and fellowship. October’s hosts from St. Peter Lutheran Church ~ Rosemary Nester, Ladena Ankney, Lynn Wilson, Larry Mollett, Jan Mollett and Carol Coleman ~ hope to see you there!
Scout David Williams chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, met on Nov. 2 at 1:30 p.m. at ArtSpace, Montpelier. Seven members were present, along with guest, Beatrix Baratier. Hostesses for the meeting were Marge Gearig and Rachel Donohue. The afternoon slide show program was given by David Baratier, Husband of DAR, on the Williams County Arts Council (WCAC), of which he is Vice President. He was assisted by Chris Kannel, WCAC President. WCAC operates ArtSpace, a retail gallery exhibiting works by local artists who live within an hour of Montpelier or who come from this area. Chapter members enjoyed a…
Stryker Branch Library would like to invite everyone to come and celebrate the holiday season with them on Monday, November 26th from 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm. They will have a fun craft and delicious treats to eat. Santa and Mrs. Claus will make an appearance too, of course. Parents are invited to bring along their cameras to take a picture of their child on Santa’s lap. Library mascots Larry and Lily Lion will be there to greet everyone, and live music will be provided. This program is provided by the 21st Century Grant. The Stryker Chamber of Commerce and…
WINNING SEASON… Back row: Coach Doug Bauer, Cohen Meyers, Quintyn Burt, Lance Bauer, Gage Kidston, Ayden Pelz, Joseph Burt, Coach Nathan Smith Front row: Maddox Langenderfer, Cade Brenner, Kamron Smith, Hayden Whetro
PFC Korbin N. Castillo graduated boot camp on November 1, 2012 from Ft. Jackson, South Carolina. Korbin graduated from Montpelier high school 2010 and was class valedictorian, Korbin also attended University of Findlay 2010/2011 on scholarship as well as Ohio State University 2011 before entering the Army in August 2012. Korbin is currently serving at Fort Lee in Virgina for ordinance training until approximately August 1, 2013.
Edon Branch Library is adding a new program to complement home school curriculums. These Homeschooling Extras start on Wednesday, November 28. The Primary Level will meet at 1:00 pm and the Secondary Level will meet at 1:30 pm. Initially, the groups will be meeting weekly, but that may change depending on what works with everyone’s schedules. The programs will be focusing on a variety of subject areas including different kinds of music and musical instruments and art techniques and mediums such as oil pastels, metal embossing, candle making, origami, decoupage, basket weaving, etc. Participants will also learn about cultures around…
Terry Potts presents a donation in memory of Paulette Potts to Ruth Meyer, manager of the West Unity Branch Library. Paulette was a passionate supporter of the library, serving as president of the Friends of the Library.
Area children are invited to come to the Stryker Library on Wednesday, November 21st from 1:00 pm to 2:15 pm for a kid’s community movie. Abominable Christmas is the movie that will be shown. The synopsis of the movie according to www.dove.org is: “After two Abominable Snowkids are chased from their mountain hideaway by a scientist determined to capture them, they are forced to spend Christmas with the most feared animal of them all: humans. A seven year old girl takes them in, over the objections of her father and brother, and the family quickly grows to love these wild…
Golda N. Boyer, formally of Archbold, Ohio, passed away early November 5, 2012, at the Lutheran Nursing and Rehabilitation Home in Napoleon. She was born December 21, 1928, in Harrison Township, Henry County Ohio, the daughter of William L. and Elfie S. (Wilford) Naveau. Golda graduated from Fulton Centralized School, Fulton, County in 1946 and from Ohio Northern University, Ada, Ohio, in 1954. She taught high school business courses at Jewell School, Defiance County, for 9 years and Pettisville High School, Fulton County, for 21 years. Following retirement, she taught part-time at Northwest State Community College as an adjunct professor…
Jane Ann Stuckey, age 78, of rural Bryan, Ohio, passed away Monday, November 5, 2012 at Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice. Prior to her retirement in 1996 she had worked for Health and Human Services in Bryan for 20 years. Jane was born in Fulton County, Ohio on January 14, 1934, the daughter of Earl and Helen (Leupp) Ruffer. On December 20, 1953 she married William “Bill” Stuckey, and he survives. Jane was an avid golfer and enjoyed traveling, but most of all she loved her grandchildren! Surviving besides her husband, Bill, are three daughters, Kim (Allan) Finley of Poway, CA,…
Presented last Council meeting as a request from WEDCO, West Unity Village Council passed a resolution at their Thursday, November 08, 2012 meeting approving a Community Reinvestment Area Tax Exemption application submitted by Rupp & Roach, Ltd. The exemption is for the addition of 2200 square feet of office space to their building at 600 Oak Street in West Unity. According to WEDCO’s Diamond Zimmerman at the October 25th meeting of Council, the tax savings to the company would be about $3,200 per year which would add up to about $48,000 over the 15-year life of the exemption. Council granted…
Rosemary Peerboom 95 of Montpelier, chose to do Hair in the Heavens, Wednesday afternoon. She was born on August 22, 1917 in Detroit Michigan. Rosemary graduated from the Delmar School of Cosmetology in Detroit in 1936. She lived at Little Long Lake in Camden Michigan for 40 years before moving to Montpelier in 1987. Rosemary loved to travel, including visits to Denmark, Belgium, Germany and Austria. Rosemary was a cosmetologist for over 70 years retiring in 2006. In that time, she owned and operated Rosemary’s Beauty Shop on Little Long Lake and the Bronze Door in Montpelier. She was a…
NHS HILLTOP CHAPTER MEMBERS… Front row (L to R): Noelle Chester, Collin Stipe, Drew Murray, Kelly Geis, Miranda Schutte, Alyssa Kempf, Coday Appleton, Taylor Batt, Morgan McCandless, Jackie Smith Middle row (L to R): Brad Grimm, Travis Haynes, Brady Livensparger, Emily Maneval, Gabie Swisher, Taylor Tompkins, Jesse Westfall, Brandon Willis Back row (L to R): Brooke Ashbaugh, Cayden Blaisdell, Hannah Bleikamp, Alexis, Kailey Creamer, Haylee Carroll, Breanna Franks, Brooke Chapin (New Inductees are rows 2 & 3)
Carrol Lee and Mary Sue Sickmiller celebrate their 52nd anniversary on the same day Mary Sue Sickmiller has her 70th birthday.
Grades 3-8 Blue and White Award for Word of the Month Winners… October Word of the Month: Cooperation (Being Polite) Left to Right: Sherman Hildebrandt (8th Grade), Brinn Miller (5th Grade), Brock O’Neal (6th Grade), Jamie Davis (4th Grade), Bailey Richards (3rd Grade), Hayleigh Hammrick-Sharp (7th Grade) Congrats to all of our winners!!!
Every year Fayette FFA offers a Dairy Foods contest for the members to participate in. In this contest, members tasted different cheese, milks, and learn how to determine if a cow has Mastitis. Members that participated in the dairy foods contest this year were: Cady Stockburger, Allison Cuff, Noelle Goodson, Patty Hookstadt, Miranda Minzey, Alexis Fruchey, Emilie Keiser, and Jessie Wheeler. The team placed better than any other year by placing 2nd in the district. Allison Cuff placed 4th as an individual. Congratulations! Members can also participate in Dairy Judging where they judge cattle. Members who participated where Cole Burkholder,…
Mrs. VanArsdalen – 3A Bronson Baden Leanna Baker Ericka Dennison Shelby Goins Calena Hallock *Ian Hoffman Alex Horton Carson Jennings *Olivia McKinney Alyssa Momyer Krisalyn Rhoads Kiera Wiley Mrs. Stuckey – 3B Tori Bauer *Bryce Buehrer Ella Calvin *Jamie Chester *Kacy Connolly Jozlyn Jones Gabe Matthews Avrie Reed Ragen Roesch Gavin Stambaugh Mr. Leu – 4A Treven Baer *Tayler Bleikamp Emmitt Burdine Kasin Deck Aza Ferguson Michael Garcia Breanna Lehnartz *Jaden Rising *Mackenzi Rivera Connor Schlosser *Arleigh VanArsdalen McKenna Wendorf *Laurynn Wieland Mrs. Tanner – 4B *Kodi Brenner Emaleigh Fickle Isaac Frazer *Taryn Grant Brody McNeal Ashton Repp *Hannah Riley…
Stryker wrestling was at its zenith in the seventies and eighties under Coach Ralph Snyder and his assistant Ted Fisher (who took over as Head Coach in 1985 when Snyder retired). Before winning a league title in 1981, Stryker sent several wrestlers to state including Tom Frank in 1972, Ron Chappuis in 1977, and Ruben Martinez was State Runner-Up in 1977. Dave and Tim Frank along with Gerald Gensler went in 1978, Dave took 4th place in the 167 lb class. Tracy “Herman” Frank went in 1979 and took Runner-Up in the 112 lb weight class. Herman also returned in…
There is simply no disputing that wearing a safety belt can save your life. That is why the Ohio State Highway Patrol is encouraging all motorists to buckle-up this upcoming holiday season and continue to do so throughout the New Year. Last year more than 62 percent of the people killed on Ohio’s roadways were not wearing a safety belt. “It’s simple – safety belts save lives and reduce injury in crashes,” said Lt. Kevin Thomas, Commander of the Defiance Post. “It is the easiest thing you can do to protect yourself, your family and your friends.” The National Highway…
With a 69.95% voter turnout, Williams County filled positions at the county-wide level. Three races – County Prosecutor, County Sheriff and County Treasurer – were contested. Running for Williams County Prosecutor, Kirk Yosick defeated Lora Manon to win the position. Yosick took just under 65% of the popular vote while Manon received just over 35%. More closely contested was the race for Williams County Sheriff between Steve Towns and Dan Hughes. Towns won, receiving 59.34% of the popular vote to Hughes’ 40.66%. The only other contested race, that of Williams County Treasurer, was won by Vickie Grimm who defeated challenger…
Tuesday, November 6, 2012, only two races in Fulton County were contested. While important to the county, the races took a backseat to the hotly contested presidential campaigns of President Barack Obama and Governor Mitt Romney. While Romney prevailed in Fulton County, statewide and nationwide President Obama came out the victor, winning a second term in office. In Fulton County, Paul Barnaby was elected to a fourth term as County Commissioner. He defeated challenger Becky Thatcher by an unofficial vote total of 10,630 to 7,746, respectively, a margin of 57.85% to 42.15%. Sheriff’s Deputy Roy Miller will take over the…
“The Internet”, was Andy Lyke’s (Whitehouse) speech topic at the November 5th Northwest Ohio Toastmasters’ meeting. He related how the Department of Defense in 1960, asked for ideas on a communication system that was more reliable than single point land lines. The Rand Corporation developed the multi node concept that allows transmission of information in small uniquely addressed packets, which can flow in multiple directions to avoid being blocked. This first system was called Arpanet. It eventually developed into what we know as the world wide web or the internet. “Bible Reading” was the other speech of the evening by…
Imagine finding famous jazz stars and singers at your local school! Montpelier’s fifth graders presented the most noted names in jazz in their musical “We Haz Jazz” Monday night at the school’s auditorium to parents, grandparents, and guests. The story began with Riff (Braden Saneholtz) in search of his idol Thelonious Monk, meeting Louis Armstrong (a convincing Jaret Dye), Billy Holiday, Cab Calloway, Count Basie, Duke Ellington, and Ella Fitzgerald and many others along the way. The students who participated were: Allison Altaffer, Grace Beck, Rowen Beck, Cassie Blosser, Misha Caperton, Kennedy Caudill, Riley Dangler, Nichole Davis, Cole Dewire, Jaret…
The new pavilion at the Main Street Park, on the site where Montpelier’s High School once stood, was dedicated during a ceremony on November 5, 2012. The pavilion is truly a jewel and a wonderful addition to the village. Despite the chilly temperature, members of the Montpelier Rotary, guests and citizens of the village gathered under the new pavilion to eat grilled hot dogs, eat delicious cookies from Cookies On Demand, and hear the Montpelier High School stage band play jazz tunes under the direction of Ryan Bonitz. Attendees also received can cozies and water bottles from the Rotary. Rotary…
*DENOTES ALL A’S Seniors *Haylee Carroll *Morgan McCandless *Drew Murray *Jackie Smith Cody Appleton Taylor Batt Noelle Chester McCauley Frazer Rissa Goosman J.D. Nathan Emily Philibert Matthew Schmitt Miranda Schutte Leah Thompson Four-County Seniors *Fred Fuller *Brandon Willis *Breanna Franks Josh Phillips Jacob Athy Jacob Lenz Payne Sentle Savanah Merillat Josh Haynes Micheal Lett Stephan Noggle Juniors *Brooke Ashbaugh *Travis Haynes *Emily Maneval *Jesse Westfall Emily Armbruster Hannah Bleikamp Brooke Chapin Kelby Creamer Alexis Dunson Bradley Grimm LeAnn Joost Katelyn Loveless Brittney Mocherman Sydney Schmitt Kayla Settlemire Levi Smith Gabie Swisher Taylor Tompkins Megan Trent Emily Trisel Donald Wilson Four-County…
4.0 and Above Honors Seniors Tiffany Bates Linnea Clark Logan Franks Melani Seiler Megan Stannard Juniors Brittany Croskey Thomas Ehman Nathaniel Harvey Collin McCabe Ian Schrock Justin Stoltzfus Marcus Stoltzfus Jill Stuckey Sophomores Michaela Maginn Freshmen Ellen Baker Mackalyn Figgins Emilie Keiser Angelica Plummer Joel Smith 8th Grade Bryce Conklin Gavin Liechty Mason Maginn Ethein Malchow Blythe Requena Jason Stuckey 7th Grade Maxwell Baker Bailee Smith Honor Roll 3.0-3.99 Seniors Ashtyn Baker Cole Burkholder Zayne Colegrove Noelle Goodson Patrick Hookstadt Jake Joughin Spencer Keefer Jennifer Philquist Carli Sly Cady Stockburger Jessica White Juniors Seth Beaverson Tyler Cox Karla Funes Kahner…
4th Grade Kaitlynn Bavin Jessen Black Brandon Bowers Addison Campbell Spencer Clingaman Faith Cook Ariane Dangler Gabriella Dickinson Isaiha Freeman Kaylee Grimm Kaitlyn LaBo Caitlyn Lyons Kinsey Myers * Joseph Ramon Emma Rodeheaver Joshua Rodeheaver Ryan Ruffer Morgan Rupp Amos Sloan Skye Swalley Devon Weirauch Olivia Whitlock Payton Woolace * Trinitie Woolace 5th Grade Alexis Blankenship Kalista Blevins Makenzie Cadwell * Zachary Carter Kiersten Crocker Eryn Currier Abigail Grice Anna Heeres * Arik Huffman Noah Huffman Dylan Lester Jaelina Mitchell * Logan Reiniche Payne Reiniche Sophia Rockey * Alicia Rutledge Elijah Shell Sean Shindledecker Courtney Stewart Emanuel Villanueva *…