Children ages 3 to 5 are invited to come to the Pioneer Branch Library for Eaglets Story Time on Thursdays from 11:00 am to 11:30 am. There will be fun music and activities. Pioneer Library is located at 106 Baubice Street in Pioneer. For more information, please contact Taylor Bunting at the Pioneer Branch Library at 419-737-2833.
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The Williams County Public Library in Bryan and its branches in Edgerton, Edon, Pioneer, Stryker, and West Unity will again be collecting food and other items for the needy during the month of November in an effort to give back to the communities that support them. The libraries will be holding a “Food for Fines” drive. All foods that are brought in to the libraries will remain in the community where they are donated and be given to local food pantries. For the “Food for Fines” program, patrons who bring in boxed or canned, non-perishable food items will be given…
Eleven Four County Career Center students recently participated in the 25th Annual Northwest Ohio Student Leadership Conference held at Defiance College. In an effort to recognize the importance and encourage area high schools to work more closely together on leadership activities, students in leadership roles from 36 high schools in the six county area were asked to attend the day event. The keynote speaker for the day was Chris Bowers, a top speaker dedicated to the positive influence and motivation of students through the use of humor and story telling. Shown with Bowers are Career Center students (FRONT – LEFT…
Four County Career Center students and staff recently donated 122 units of blood during the Student Council sponsored Red Cross Blood Drive. Student Council members planned and coordinated the drive while the Career Center Health Careers students assisted with donor registration, testing, and blood donations. Shown donating blood is Payne Sentle, Sports Fitness & Exercise Science (Hilltop). Four County Student Council Advisor is Tina Short, Accounting & Business Management instructor.
Courtney Handy, a junior pharmacy major at The University of Findlay, was among other students who recently received a crisp white lab coat at the School of Pharmacy’s White Coat Ceremony. A 2010 graduate of Edon High School, Handy is the daughter of Sara and Randy Handy, 07207 Co. Rd. I, Edon, Ohio, 43518. The ceremony signifies the students’ entrance into the third year of the six-year program, which is the first year of professional courses in the School of Pharmacy. The University of Findlay is a comprehensive university with a hands-on approach to learning located in Findlay, Ohio, approximately…
Boys and ghouls of all ages enjoyed a frightfully delightful evening as they gathered at Edon Northwest Local Schools for the community’s annual Halloween Party. Hosted by the Edon Music Boosters and Edon Schools Music Department, this year’s event followed the Village’s traditional Trick or Treat and Trunk or Treat activities held Saturday, October 27, 2012. Festivities got underway with a scrumptious supper featuring Wendy’s Chili, hot sandwiches, delectable desserts and beverages ~ all guaranteeing no guest would dare go away hungry! As cowboys, Ohio State football players and cheerleaders, hunters, witches and a wide variety of cute little creatures…
“There has been a tremendous increase in the number of families that come in,” said Pastor Julia Ronngren, West Unity United Methodist Church home of the Outstretched Hands Food Pantry. “We have had an increase in the number of repeat families, especially families with small children, in the last year.” In the month of October, Outstretched Hands served 38 families. In the same time period, Montpelier’s Helping Hands served 114 households, 14 of which were new to the pantry. Also in Montpelier, the See & Do Club served 42 families thereby helping 138 people. “We’re seeing more clients per month…
By Kay Raypholtz THE VILLAGE REPORTER Many people who are raised in our county’s sleepy towns are satisfied to stay here and they create nice lives for themselves. There are others who were born to soar and make their mark on the world. Debbie Phillips was born to light a spark in others so that they can be on fire for their dreams. Debbie, the daughter of Bryan natives Dick and Mary Lue Phillips, spent most of her childhood in Montpelier, Ohio. She was an excellent student who had a love of writing, and during her high school years wrote…
Alcohol compliance checks performed in Fulton County throughout the summer turned up disappointing results. Twenty-four Fulton County businesses were checked for illegal liquor sales by the Ohio Investigative Unit (OIU), a division of the Ohio Department of Public Safety, with one business being checked twice. This countywide sweep resulted in twenty instances in which minors were denied the sale of alcohol and five instances of minors being served alcohol. During the compliance checks, a trained informant under the age of twenty-one attempts to purchase alcohol while an officer waits in an outside area away from view of those inside the…
Hilltop Elementary School in West Unity will be hosting a Veterans Day program on Monday, Nov. 12 at 2:00 P.M. in the school gymnasium. We would like to give special recognition to all those who have served our country in war and in peace. Elementary students in grades 1 through 4 will be singing patriotic music and reading some poetry. This year, Lynn Thompson, a Hilltop graduate will be speaking to us about his experiences in Iraq. He has been there several times and we are very pleased that he has agreed to do this. Our elementary students are very…
The 2012-13 Performance Season the Passport to Great Entertainment Series, will present its third concert on Sunday, November 11th at 3 p.m. at Fayette’s historic Opera House with guest artists Brian and Laura Ebie performing in the second program of the Glasgow Reed Organ Series. The Ebies will performance promises to be a beautiful celebration of Thanksgiving and the autumn season and will include a tribute to our armed forces in recognition of Veteran’s Day. American hymns, patriotic songs, and the music of Thanksgiving will highlight the program to be performed on flute and with the Opera Houses three manual…
Medicare Open Enrollment Period is October 15 – December 7, 2012. This is an opportunity to change your prescription drug coverage. Medicare offers one time a year when you can change prescription drug plans or enroll in a plan if you missed earlier deadlines. If you are already enrolled in a prescription drug plan (Medicare Part D), it is a good idea to examine your coverage to determine if it will continue to meet your needs next year. You can call the Senior Center to set up an appointment during this time to assist you with a drug plan comparison.…
The Edon Farmers Coop Board of Directors held their 92nd. Annual Meeting at the Edon Northwest School Auditoria. A delicious steak and ham dinner was served to the members and guests. The school personnel prepared the meal with assistance from the FCCLA and FFA members. After the meal, Pastor David LaDuke gave the invocation. Students of the Edon Northwest School performed several selections from the upcoming musical “Anything Goes”. The minutes of the November 13, 2010 annual meeting were approved as read. Chairman of the nominating committee, Chuck Howard, presented the following candidates for election to the board of directors:…
The Northwest Township Building, located just north of the intersection of State Route 49 and US 20, was destroyed by fire Tuesday morning, October 23, 2012. Determined by inspectors as electrical in nature, the fire left the building and its contents as a total loss (the value remains unknown at this time). Township snow removal equipment, housed in another building at the time of the fire, was unaffected; efforts to clear roads this upcoming winter season should not be hampered.
Northwest Community Auxiliary will be holding its Fifth Annual Fall Craft Show and Flea Market this Saturday, November 10, from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at Northwest Community Center in Cooney. Over thirty new and repeat vendors from the area will have tables filled with wooden crafts, honey, handmade doll clothes, new and used attic treasures, handcrafted wicker baskets, rustic barn siding-framed pictures, Christmas decorations and much, much more. Northwest Community Kitchen will also host a delicious on-site food and beverage stand throughout the day with free-will donation proceeds benefiting Auxiliary projects. Displaying just a few of the lovely items…
A special “Double Concert” will end the 2012 Hamilton LIfe Center Concert Season with two highly acclaimed Gospel Acts on Saturday, November 10th. Jerry Garcia who was recently featured in the National “Singing News” magazine and at the National Quartet Convention will kick off the evening at 6:30pm. Jerry has traveled all over America, Canada, and abroad and is highly respected as a man of great compassion and connection with his audiences. THREE BRIDGES hits the stage at 7pm. This Southern Gospel group has been named Trio of the year by the prestegis “Singing News” magazine, TheSouthernGospel.com and SoGospelNews.com. THREE…
Imagine being a kid and going house to house to “Trick or Treat?” (Maybe some of you still do) You are excited about getting dressed up, putting on the costume that your parents purchased, you purchased, or maybe someone special made it for you. You grab your candy sack, and with great anticipation you run out the door into the neighborhood to fill up that bag! You approach the first house; your heart is beating rapidly; you ring the doorbell and as it opens you nervously shout, “trick or treat!” The person at the door is holding a big bowl,…
TIFFIN – The curtain came down hard on the Buckeye Border Conference at the 2012 Tiffin Division III Regionals on October 27. The Pettisville Blackbirds were joined by Skylar Lantz of Fayette, Brady Livensparger of Hilltop and Luke Graber and Dean Beamont of Stryker at the Tiffin event…the doorway to the State Finals in Columbus. Unfortunately for the local harriers, that door was slammed in their faces, bringing their quests for the capitol city to a close. Lantz led the locals to the line with a 24th place finish, with Graber placing 33rd and Livensparger 37th. The Pettisville team finished…
TIFFIN – The D-III District event at Liberty Center was tough on the local ladies, paring down the large contingent to just two. On October 27, those two survivors, Madeleine Routhier of Hilltop and Sabrina Brown of Edon took their skills to Tiffin for the D-III Region 10 Regionals. Unfortunately for the local ladies, they found the Regionals more inhospitable than the Districts. In her first year at the Varsity level, Routhier finished out of contention in 24th place, while Brown, in her final tour of duty as an Edon Lady Bomber, placed 58th and out of the running for…
DEFIANCE – The 2012 BBC and D-IV Sectional Champion Edon Lady Bombers opened the D-IV District competition on October 23, with Cardinal Stritch on the other side of the net. Stritch earned their trip to the District by mowing down the competition at the Archbold Sectionals, and on this night that momentum carried them a step further as they wore down the Belles in Bomber Blue in four sets, 25-23, 25-21, 19-25 and 25-16. In Stritch, the Lady Bombers found a team that executed the fundamentals as well as themselves, and the first two sets were examples of that parity.…
This past summer there was a memorial golf outing held to raise funds for area schools golf teams in remembrance of Eric. The outing raised in excess of $5000 and the Stryker Golf team was presented a check for $1000 to be used for the purchase of equipment for the golf team.The Stryker Athletic Department and Golf Team would like to thank Gwen and Adam for there generous donation in remembrance of Eric. Gwen is shown presenting the check to the two seniors members of Stryker’s team (Nathan Yoder receiving the check and Hunter Clingaman far left). Adam Grisier is…
EDON – Way back in 1985, the Chicago Bears used their first round draft pick to draft a defensive lineman out of Clemson by the name of William Perry, a.k.a. ‘The Refrigerator’. As a longtime Green Bay fan, I recall quite clearly Mr. Perry lining up in the backfield in front of Walter Payton, taking the handoff from Jim McMahon, and literally flattening Packers’ linebacker George Cumby on the way to scoring a touchdown. Behind their two-way celebrity, the Bears went on to crush the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XX. Those defensive lineman types make for impressive battering…
MONTPELIER- On an evening that began with a bright sun set west of the field, the sun also went down for the final time on the careers of nine Locomotive seniors. The beautiful sunset seemed to be an indication that Senior night was going to be a very special evening. The game provided the final opportunity for seniors Tyler Benner, Jonuh Ramos, Collin Mercer, Dan Hand, Corbin Hamrick, Jon Kulpinski, Donavan Chamberlain, Alex Cook, and Cole Ries to play in front of the home crowd, and on their home field. Benner and Mercer played huge factors in the outcome as…
Daniel Hurd, son of Brian and Lori Hurd of Hiram, Ohio, and Lauren (Bernath) Hurd, daughter of Mark and Lucinda Bernath of West Unity, Ohio, were married August 11th 2012 at Park Street Brethren Church in Ashland, Ohio. Lauren’s friends Katherine Zuhl, Emily Denholm, and cousin, Michelle Kerr, were her bridesmaids. Lauren’s maid of honor was her sister Rachel Bernath. Daniel’s friends Zach Heffner, Marcus Demas, and Darnell Woods were his groomsmen. Daniel’s best man was his brother Alex Hurd. Doctor John Swope officiated the wedding. The couple honeymooned in Toronto, Canada for one week before returning to their home…
BLUE AND WHITE WINNERS … Bottom Row: From Left to Right: 7th Grade: Nate Hutchinson, 8th Grade: Jacob Beevers, 3rd Grade: Brayden Berry Top Row: From Left to Right 5th Grade: Roman Sommer, 4th Grade: Cannon Lamberson Not Pictured: Bailey Ward – 6th Grade (The word for this past month -Sept.- was self-control.)
Rurban Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: RBNF) (“Rurban” or the “Company”), parent of The State Bank and Trust Company (“State Bank”), a $629 million community bank headquartered in Defiance, Ohio, announced today that it plans to close its West Unity banking office and begin servicing those customers from its three neighboring offices in Williams County, located in Bryan, Montpelier and Pioneer, Ohio. The closure of its West Unity office will be effective on February 1, 2013, reducing the number of State Bank offices to 18 throughout Northwest Ohio and Northeast Indiana, in addition to three loan production offices — two in Columbus,…
This past summer there was a memorial golf outing held to raise funds for area schools golf teams in remembrance of Eric. The outing raised in excess of $5000 and the Stryker Golf team was presented a check for $1000 to be used for the purchase of equipment for the golf team. The Stryker Athletic Department and Golf Team would like to thank Gwen and Adam for there generous donation in remembrance of Eric. Gwen is shown presenting the check to the two seniors members of Stryker’s team (Nathan Yoder receiving the check and Hunter Clingaman far left). Adam Grisier is to the far right.
Erma ‘Becky’ L. Stamm, 90 years, of Archbold, passed away late Friday evening, October 26, 2012, at Fulton Manor in Wauseon, Ohio. A lifelong resident of the Archbold area, she operated for over 35 years, along with her husband Kenneth, the A. J. Stamm Insurance Agency. Erma was born January 11, 1922, in Franklin Township, the daughter of Amanda (Fether) Bernath and Henry Bernath. On March 18, 1943 she married Kenneth E. Stamm in New York City at St. Luke’s Lutheran Church. She is survived by her brother Richard Bernath of Archbold, one daughter; Michele Ann (George) Jelen of Archbold,…
Jackie (Jack) L. Frey, 54, died October 23, 2012 in a motorcycle accident in rural Fulton County. Jack was born in Wauseon, Ohio on October 19, 1958 to Richard and Ellen (Prowant) Frey. He married Carol Jones Frey on June 21, 1986. They have three sons; Alex, Lincoln and Dominic all at home. Jack lived his entire life in the Wauseon area. He worked most of his career as Clinton Township Superintendent. Jack additionally worked as a cemetery caretaker and sales representative for Fackler Monuments. Jack always supported his sons for many athletic events. He took many photos at events…
The Wal-Mart in Bryan recently selected Millcreek-West Unity School to be the recipients ten $50 gift cards. These gift cards are to help teachers purchase items for their classrooms. Wal-Mart associates selected which school would be awarded by casting votes. Teachers were selected at random and are pictured above (left to right): Terry Krause, Tom Smith, Rhonda VanArsdalen, Janie Rivera, Mel Mercer, Bonnie Good, Tom Schaper, Wal-Mart of Bryan Manager Jamie Bickley, Paul Kyser, Polly Weaver and Tony Gerig.