Richard Wityk graduated from Bryan High School. At 19 years of age, he enlisted in the Air Force. He did this because at the time, 1966, it was either enlist or be drafted and Mr. Wityk’s father, an ex-military man himself, let Richard know in no uncertain terms that it was better to enlist than be drafted. Mr. Wityk listened and ended up exploring his options and finding out that the Air Force was a better fit for him given his mechanical inclinations and a construction background. “It was the best fit for me,” Mr. Wityk said. “I didn’t want…
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On November 12, the students at Hilltop convened in the gymnasium for the annual Veteran’s Day Assembly. The assembly was highlighted musical performances from the first, second, third, and fourth grade, poetry readings about military service, and guest speaker Lynn Thompson. The assembly started with technical difficulties involving the sound system; the National Anthem wouldn’t play, but that didn’t stop Mrs. Schaeffer and the rest in attendance from singing the National Anthem sans musical backup. It was a very natural and moving way to start the ceremony. Mr. Thompson told the story of his service and how his supply transport…
North Central School’s first through sixth graders and the high school chorus gave three cheers for the red, white, and blue in their annual Veteran’s Day Program on November 12. Under the direction of music instructors Joe House and Jason Luthy, himself a veteran of the Army, the students sang a medley of patriotic sounds to the delight of their audience. Students were decked out in t-shirts in reds, whites, and blues, and were seated in order to resemble the American flag. A color guard was presented by the American Legion Post 307/VFW Post 8628, and the Pledge of Allegiance…
The First annual Kellen Keiser Memorial Run took place this past Saturday, November 10, at the Fayette High School. The event is held in honor of the Late Kellen Keiser of Fayette who passed away at the age of 15 after a 16 month battle with leukemia. The proceeds from the event go to benefit Team Kbob Relay for Life and Fayette Friends for the Field. Friends for the Field is focused on raising funds for new a new ball field, track, and other structures for the new school and Relay for Life goes toward cancer research. There was quite…
The village of Montpelier’s Olde Tyme Holiday Gathering will soon be here, and the town is finalizing plans and preparing for the event. Members of the Montpelier Chamber of Commerce passed around fliers and heard from those involved the planning during their November 9, 2012, meeting. Kurt Roan, Supervisor of Administrative Services, said that Christmas lights have been put up for the Holiday Gathering, which will be held Saturday, November 17. On that day, downtown shops will be open. The Art Space will have extended hours. At 6:00 p.m., the Olde Tyme Holiday Parade through the downtown area will begin,…
Dollie A. Clair, age 83, of Wauseon and formerly of Gibsonburg, passed away Sunday morning, November 11, 2012 at Heartland of Wauseon. She was born in Henry County to the late Joseph and Frieda (Rohrs) Selke on December 17, 1928. Dollie was a lifelong homemaker. She was a member of the Wauseon American Legion Auxiliary and life member of the Wauseon VFW Auxiliary. Dollie was a past member of Emmaus Lutheran Church in Wauseon. Along with her parents, Dollie was preceded in death by two sisters and one brother. She is survived by her husband of 65 years, Donald L.…
Eloise Love, 99, of Fayette, died Saturday morning, November 10, 2012, at Fairlawn Haven in Archbold, OH. Her life ended a month shy of her 100th birthday. She was born December 20, 1912, in Franklin Township, OH, to the late Fred and Freida (Double) Schang. She married John Ralph “Jack” Love on June 26, 1935, in Columbia City, IN, and he preceded her in death on July 7, 1992. Eloise was a life-long resident of the Fayette area. She attended school through the 8th grade at the East Franklin School. Eloise and her husband Jack owned and operated the Sohio…
The Edon Northwest Local Board of Education addressed a straightforward agenda when it convened in regular session Tuesday, November 6, 2012 in the school’s Media Center. President Suzanne McCullough called the meeting to order with all board members in attendance. In action taken, the Board: •Commended September 2012 High School Student of the Month, sophomore Emily Kaylor and September 2012 Middle School Student of the Month, eighth grader Samantha Wiedmer. •Commended October 2012 High School Student of the Month, sophomore Karlee Trausch and October 2012 Middle School Student of the Month, seventh grader Kati Ewers. •Accepted a twenty dollar anonymous…
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…
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…