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Gertrude Hitt was out of doors at her home on Gaslight Drive picking up sticks after a June 9 storm when she came across a piece of paper. That piece of paper turned out to be a cancelled check, just shy of 70 years old. Dated Oct. 7, 1938, the check, drawn on the Farmers & Merchants State Bank, was made out to Millard Merillat in the amount of $32. More ... Rebekah Meller, daughter of Gene and Donna, was named the 2008 Henry County 4-H Horse Queen at the 2008 Henry County Fair. She also was named the outstanding 4-H horse member and was the driving light horse/ pony reserve champion high point. A Pettisville High School student, she is a member of the Henry County Dudes and Duds 4-H Club. More ... Left: Luke Meller took first place in senior dairy showmanship at the 2008 Henry County Fair. He also was a Showman of Showmen participant, reserve champion-senior dairy female; reserve grand champion-dairy female; reserve champion- Holstein female; and was the top senior outstanding livestock exhibitor in dairy. More ... Ted Strickland, Ohio governor, and Lee Fisher, lieutenant governor, said last week their efforts to develop a compromise to keep the proposed paid sick day initiative off the ballot failed. Also, Strickland and Fisher said they are opposed to the ballot initiative. More ... Recess time is playtime for youngsters at Archbold Elementary School. Lily Krieger, a second grader, was one of dozens of children working off some energy on the playground, Monday, Aug. 25.- photo by David Pugh More ... Preliminary numbers from the first few days of school show the Archbold Area School District enrollment is up, while Pettisville is down. David Deskins said there are 1,352 students in kindergarten through high school for the 2008-09 school year. More ... In 1958, at the suggestion of a young Fulton County Fair Board member named Jim Figy, the Fair added a horseshoe-pitching tournament to its lineup. The tournament was so popular that just one year later it gave rise to the Fulton County Horseshoe Club, which has since run the Fair's annual pitching competitions. More ... Throughout history, athletes have competed for riches. For power. For glory. But it's probably safe to say that only two athletes have competed for a thunder mug- and they did it at the Fulton County Fair. More ... Friday, Aug. 29 NTPA Sanctioned Tractor & Truck Pulls - Grandstand Saturday, Aug. 30 - Veterans' Day Veterans & Spouses Admitted Free to the Grounds and Grandstand until 6 PM Free Ham & Bean Dinner to Veterans & Families by Veterans' More ... At Fayette School, students can't leave kindergarten without knowing how to tie their shoes. So midway through this past school year, it came as a surprise to first grade teacher Lacy Stambaugh to learn that a little girl in her class didn't know how. More ... Union Street reconstruction is nearly completed, Bob Seaman, Archbold village engineer, said Monday. All that's left, he said, is to lay the final topcoat of asphalt and finish restoring the soil around the new construction. More ... Archbold Community Theatre is preparing a high-seas swashbuckler, Jolly Roger and the Pirate Queen, for the annual children's show. The area's best pirates are now in training to bring an evening of laughter, suspense, and good old pirate fun! More ... Adriana Thompson, 5, and Levi Baus, 6, may not fully understand it, but when they stepped into Kris Warner's kindergarten class this year, they're carrying on a tradition of sorts. Adriana's parents, Todd and Kelly (Hicks) Thompson, and Chad Baus are Archbold natives who went to school together. All three graduated from Archbold High School, members of the Class of 1990. More ... |
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Parade of the Little People
