2008-01-02

Births



Fulton Co. Health Center Dec. 17: Megan and Kyle Rusie, Wauseon, boy; Dawn and Chris Collins, Delta, boy; Sierra Edwards, Liberty Center, boy; Lisa and Jason Dietrich, Wauseon, boy. Dec. 20: Sheila and Marco Valderrama, Wauseon, boy. Dec. 21: Megan Grant, Wauseon, girl. A daughter, Alex Marie, was born Dec. 20, 2007, to Sam and Jeanna Reschly, at Goshen (Ind.) […]

Clergy’s Corner



“All is Calm, All is Bright,” a Christmas musical/drama, is rescheduled for Sunday, Jan. 6, 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. at Pettisville Missionary Church, 19661 Co. Rd. D, Pettisville. The program was prepared for Dec. 16 but was cancelled because of weather.

Humor



Three old guys are out walking. First one says, “Windy, isn’t it?” Second one says, “No, it’s Thursday!” Third one says, “So am I. Let’s go get a beer.”

2008-01-02 E-Edition

Snowy Delivery



Snow Creates Peaceful Scenes



Eyeglasses From Archbold Help Nicaraguans See Clearer



How many optometry offices examine 300 patients per day with a 20-person staff? Not many. Yet when OSU student Andrew Emch and members of Student Volunteers for Optometric Service to Humanity set up their clinic, they even had to turn people away. Eye care is in high demand in Nicaragua. Inevitable Connection Andrew and members of SVOSH, a student-run group […]

Still Looking For First Baby Of New Year



The Archbold Buckeye First Baby of 2008 is waiting for a claimant. The Buckeye First Baby of 2008 is the first baby of the year born to parents living in the Archbold or Pettisville school districts after midnight, Dec. 31, 2007. The birth may occur at any hospital. Complete rules were in the Dec. 19 and 26, 2007, issues of […]

Service Center Names New Superintendent



Darren Jenkins, a former teacher, high school principal, and school district superintendent, took over as superintendant of the Northwest Ohio Educational Service Center, Jan. 1. The service center is the result of a combination for the former county boards of education of Fulton, Defiance, Henry, and Williams counties. The center provides support services to schools in the four counties. Jenkins, […]

Archbold School Bus Flunks State Inspection



One of the school district buses failed an inspection and was pulled from service, said David Deskins, Archbold Area School District superintendent. Speaking to the Archbold Area School Board during the Monday, Dec. 17 meeting, Deskins said an Ohio State Highway Patrol inspector discovered a leaky transmission. On the same day, another bus was returned to service. Board members were […]