Parents Announce June 20 Wedding
      Tom and Linda Eshelman, Logansport, Ind., announce the engagement of their daughter, Stacy, to Brian Meyer, son of Dennis and Bev, Archbold. The bride-elect is a 2002 graduate of Logansport High School and a 2007 graduate of Ball State (Ind.) University with a bachelor's degree in fashion merchan...
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Couple Celebrates 50th Anniversary
      James Fedderke and Mary Ellen Helmke were married on May 10, 1958 at St. Peter Lutheran Church in Ridgeville Corners. Henry Ide, pastor, officiated the ceremony. They have four children, Debra, Whitehouse; Sandra (Ric) Andres, Bryan; Jeffrey, Chicago; and Michael (Wendy), Toledo. They have seven ...
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What's Going On?
      Elmer and Carol Miller, Wauseon, celebrated their 54th wedding anniversary, Tuesday, April 29. Formerly of Fayette, Elmer is a classmate of the 1951 AHS graduating class.
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Earn Degrees
      Several area students graduated from Bowling Green State University during ceremonies Friday and Saturday, May 2-3. They are Sara Ann Field, rural Archbold, bachelor of science, nursing; Ginny Lyn George, Archbold, bachelor of science, nursing, summa cum laude (3.9 or higher on a 4.0 scale).
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4-H News
      The Pettisville Ever-Ready 4-H Club held its fourth meeting, Thursday, April 17. The club has 139 members and more than 210 projects. Advisors passed out project books and were to have t-shirt forms finalized and turned in. A quality assurance class for all livestock projects was April 28. Mindy...
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Fishin' Fun
      Emilee Campbell, 8, and her grandfather, Tim Davis, Archbold, show the 13 1/2-inch white bass Davis caught during the Archbold Girl Scouts' "Me And My Guy" fishing derby, Saturday, May 3, at the Archbold reservoirs. Campbell explained her papa had a big bait, while she had a small bait.
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Area Graduates Receive Awards
      Several Archbold and Pettisville graduates received awards at the Bluffton University annual Academic Awards and Honors Forum, Tuesday, April 22. Beth Liechty, daughter of Allen and Virginia, Archbold, was inducted into the Pi Delta Society and received the Wall Street Journal award. A senior, sh...
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King Named Scholar During Symposium
      Gina King, a senior in preveterinary medicine and 2004 Archbold High School graduate, was named a senior scholar at The University of Findlay's Symposium for Scholarship and Creativity, Tuesday, April 15.
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Earn Degrees
      Several college students from Archbold and Pettisville received degrees from Hesston (Kan.) College, Sunday, May 4. Kimberly Friesen, Kayla Short, and Matthew Stuckey, all of Archbold, received Associate of Arts degrees. Andrew Spotts, Pettisville, received an Associate of Science degree.
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Recipe Corner
      Sweet Potato & Apple Crunch Cobbler 2 cans of apple pie filling 2 cans of sliced apples 1 teaspoon cinnamon 3 tablespoons brown sugar 2 tablespoons butter for coating the pan 1 6-ounce package sweet potato pancake mix
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More Photos From The 2008 AHS Prom, "Hollywood Romance"
     Autumn Lantz, an AHS sophomore, and Grace Yoder, a junior, get down on the dance floor.- all photos by Mary Huber
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