2009-05-13

Colors Of Prom



Sauder Casket Business Born From Brainstorm

Underground Furniture

The Sauder family of companies has entered the casket industry. Sauder Funeral Products was born during a brainstorming session about three years ago. Seeing that the market for the Sauder Woodworking line of ready-to-assemble furniture was shrinking, corporate offi- cials began thinking about new markets the company might explore. Myrl Sauder, one of the sons of company founder Erie Sauder, […]

Probable Swine Flu Case In Fulton Co.



SWINE FLU CONFIRMED– The Fulton County Health Department has confirmed a 10-year-old Wauseon area girl did in fact have swine flu.     The girl, who attends Wauseon schools, has fully recovered.     Health officials say because the girl was appropriately isolated during her illness, concerns for the community were significantly reduced.–Updated 5.14, 3:06 p.m. Michael Oricko, Fulton County health commissioner, […]

Discuss Plans For New Pettisville School



Pettisville School Board took no action on the design of its new school building “auditeria” at its meeting, Monday, May 11. Like many schools being built in Ohio using Ohio School Facility Commission money, the building will feature a combination auditorium, multi-purpose room, and cafeteria, known informally as an “auditeria.” The question Brent A. Buehrer, architect with The Buehrer Group, […]

Legion Posts Announce Memorial Day Plans



American Legion Posts in Archbold, Pettisville, and Ridgeville Corners have announced plans for their 2009 Memorial Day services. Memorial Day is Monday, May 25. At Archbold, the Buehrer- Lauber-Weckesser Post 311 will present its program at the Archbold Knights of Columbus Rebeau Hall beginning at 9:30 am. The speaker is Daniel Grime, an Archbold High School graduate who served in […]

Teacher, Supplemental Contracts Okayed By Pettisville School Board



Teacher and supplemental contracts were approved by the Pettisville School Board at its Monday, May 11, meeting. Steve Switzer, district superintendent, said the school district is implementing a new contract structure. Teachers will be offered two one-year contracts, a threeyear contract, and then a fiveyear contract, unless there are performance or other issues. A continuing contract was issued to Amy […]

Retraining Money Available To County Workers



Federal money is available for people who need job training because they’ve been laid off, lost jobs, or are looking for a better future. Lisa Arend, Fulton County economic development director, gave that information to members of the Archbold Area Chamber of Commerce at the Monday, May 11, noon luncheon. Arend said the county will issue requests for proposals for […]

Pettisville Students Dominate Competition



Pettisville High School students dominated a recent accounting competition held at the University of Findlay. Fourteen schools sent 179 students to the annual competition. In the Accounting II division, Pettisville students claimed eight of the top ten places, including the entire top four. James Baatz took first place, Alyssa Beck was second, Tim Spiess finished third, and Jordan Klopfenstein took […]

Correction



In last week’s article about a tree falling on the home of Wes and Pam Graber, an incorrect date was given. The incident occurred on the night of Feb. 11, 2009.

Firefighters Battle Blaze In Rural Home



Archbold and Wauseon firefighters use the Archbold Fire Department insulation vacuum to remove blown-in insulation from the space over an enclosed porch at this house, which caught fire Thursday night, May 7. – photo by David Pugh Archbold firefighters battled a blaze in a rural home about 10:46 pm, Thursday, May 7. The fire did about $40,000 damage to the […]