2008-12-03

4-H News



The Fulton County 4-H program held its annual 4-H advisor recognition banquet, Thursday, Nov. 13. Volunteer advisors who were recognized include •5 years: Cheryl Johnston, Franklin Blue Ribbons; Kim Krieger and Tina Willson, Country Achievers; Brad Lumbrezer, Rough Riders; Mark Miller, Countryside Clovers; Myndi Milliken and Rebecca Sattler, Goats and “Udder” Things; Carla Rice and Russell Rice, Wauseon Royal Green […]

Collegiate Connection



Katrina Gobrogge recently received an athletic letter in cross country from Hope College, Holland, Mich. The HC women’s squad placed second in Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association competition. A 2008 graduate of Archbold High School, Gobrogge was a member of the AHS cross country and track teams. She is the daughter of Neal and Beth, Ridgeville Corners. Alex Nafziger, a 2007 […]

Rupp Named All-Ohio

Fidler, Leininger Special Mention

David Rupp, a senior defensive back on the Archbold High School football team, received All-Ohio honors last week. Rupp, also the AHS quarterback, was named First Team- Defense in Division V. Jacob Fidler and Jared Leininger, AHS seniors, received special mention. Patrick Henry had several players on the All-Ohio team. Cody Pettit was First Team-Defense and a co-defensive player of […]

King Leads Birds Past Wauseon 59-55



Erica King scored 33 points to lead the Pettisville girls basketball team past Wauseon 59- 55 in their non-league season opener, Friday, Nov. 28. “It was a great win for us tonight,” said Jason Waldvogel, PHS head coach. “Wauseon is a quality program, and coach Myers does a great job. “I thought our defense made some good adjustments. Erica King […]

Becher Welcomes Back Eight On The Mats



Brian Becher, Archbold head wrestling coach, welcomes back eight letterwinners when the 2008-09 season gets underway. “Even with those eight,” he said the team will be inexperienced when the season starts, because only five of the eight qualified for district tournament.” Returning for the Blue and Gold: 112 pounds: TJ Weirauch, sophomore, district qualifier 130 lbs.: Bobby Rodriguez, senior 140 […]

Streaks Win Opener 61-55 Over Edgerton



Brian Ziegler opened his first season as head coach of the Blue Streaks with a victory when Archbold defeated Edgerton 61- 55, Saturday, Nov. 29, in a nonleague girls basketball contest at AHS. “This was a nice victory to open the season,” said the coach. “The girls did a nice job down the stretch hitting key free throws to seal […]

Library Board Tables Mural Study



Archbold Library Board members agreed during a Nov. 20 meeting to table a mural discussion. Early in the fall, the board began discussing a mural for the hall between the library entrance and the community room. Last month, a local resident contacted Joyce Klingelsmith, library director, about making a contribution to the mural. During the November meeting, board members agreed […]

Purses Stolen Parade Night



Two purses were stolen from vehicles during the Archbold Parade of Lights, Friday, Nov. 28. Linda L. Stotzer, Medina, told officers while her car was parked at 304 Murbach St., her brown canvas purse was taken from the vehicle. Inside the purse were two credit cards plus prescription medication. The theft occurred between 4 and 11:30 pm. Stotzer told police […]

Siller, Hogrefe Wed Sept. 27



Kristen Siller and Christopher Hogrefe exchanged wedding vows at 4 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 27, 2008, at Oasis Christian Fellowship, Wauseon. Brian Hall and Oscar Ramos performed the ceremony. Organ music was presented by Art Bradford. Miranda Siller and Heather Demery were soloists. The bride wore a satin wrapstyle gown with a pearl heartshaped bodice and full-length satin train. She wore […]

Members Of AU Women’s Chorus



Brittni and Brandi Meyer, 2005 Archbold High School graduates, are members of the Ashland University Women’s Chorus. The daughters of Michael and Joan Meyer, Archbold, both are biology majors. The Women’s Chorus provides women with an opportunity to study and perform choral literature written especially for treble voices and representing a variety of styles, eras, composers and languages. The Chorus […]