2008-09-03

Meyer, Gardner To Marry Sat., Sept. 6



Amy Meyer, Cincinnati, and Benjamin Gardner, Cincinnati, announce their engagement and upcoming wedding. The bride-elect is the daughter of Gerald and Carolyn Meyer, Ridgeville Corners. A graduate of Archbold High School, she earned a Bachelor of Science degree in interior design from the University of Cincinnati. She is an interior design instructor at Antonelli College. Her fiancé is the son […]

Something’s Fishy At The Fair



Children have chances to win everything from stuffed animals to fish in carnival games at the Fulton County Fair. Bryce Orzechowski, 7, center, won three goldfish. From left: five-year-old sister Hayley holds “Snorkle”; Bryce holds “Franklin”; and AJ Allan, 8, holds his fish, still to be named. All are from Wauseon.- photo by Mary Huber

Flyin’ High!



Chris Leupp, Archbold, flies through the air in his Rough Truck racer, one of more than 100 competitors entered in the Fulton County Fair Rough Truck competition, Saturday night. The racers, driving pickups and sport-utility vehicles, make one lap of a track that includes a mud hole, jumps, and ramp in a race against the clock. Leupp won the event […]

2008 Citizen Of Year Applications Available



Application forms for the 2008 Archbold Citizen of the Year are available. Persons interested in nominating someone for the honor can secure an application online at www.archbold.com. Applications also are available at the Archbold Area Chamber of Commerce office, Archbold Municipal Building, 300 N. Defi- ance St.; Archbold Buckeye, 207 N. Defiance St.; downtown locations of Farmers & Merchants State […]

Short In Cross-Cultural Experience In N. Ireland



Jacob Short, son of Brian Short, Pettisville, and Sandy Short, Stryker, and a Pettisville High School graduate, is participating in a cross-cultural experience in Northern Ireland. He is one of 16 Bluffton University students spending the fall 2008 semester abroad there. A junior, he is majoring in communications. The 15-week residential program seeks to increase understanding of the complexities of […]