2009-07-08

Couple Marries In Portland, Ore.



Elyssia Carlblom and Jay Lawrence were married on May 15, 2009, at The Old Laurelhurst Church, Portland, Ore. The bride is a graduate of St. Peter High School, St. Peter, Minn., and the daughter of Torrey and Julie Carlblom, St. Peter, Minn. The groom is a graduate of Archbold High School and the son of Jack and Nancy Lawrence, Wauseon. […]

Acme Baseball Wins Sectional Title



The Archbold Acme baseball team downed Evergreen 12-2, Friday, July 3 to win the Fulton County sectional tournament. It was the Blue Streaks’ ninth straight win and upped their record to 16-6. Tanner Wyse fired a two-hitter to win his fourth game in five outings. Ben Miller, Garrett Morton, Collin Walker, Corey Walker, Trey Westrick, and T. Wyse each had […]

Schrock Elected President Of Speech-Language Hearing Assoc.



Laura L. Schrock, daughter of Theron J. Short and the late Mary E. Short, has been elected president of the Ohio Speech- Language-Hearing Association. She is a clinical supervisor and instructor in the department of communication sciences and disorders/speech and hearing clinic at Bowling Green State University. The mission of OSLHA is to serve the needs of audiologists and speech-language […]

Pool Tournament Winners



Nafzigers Celebrate 70th Anniversary



Lester Nafziger and Marjorie Wyse, Archbold, were married on July 11, 1939 at Marjorie’s parents home, Archbold, by Lester’s grandfather, Eli Frey. The couple has six children: Leslie (Annemarie) Nafziger, Archbold; Suzie (Jim) Schrock, Pettisville; Karen (Lynn) Rupp, Toledo; Tom (Shirley) Nafziger, Hampton, S.C.; Mike (Deb) Nafziger, Pettisville; and Lonnie, Napoleon. They have 14 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren. The Nafzigers […]

Parents Announce Summer Wedding



Stephen and Jan Schroeder, Archbold, announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Emily, to James Browder III, son of James and Deb, Beavercreek. The bride-elect is a graduate of Archbold High School. She received bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Miami University, Oxford. She is a speech therapist for Granville Schools, Granville. Her fiancé earned a bachelor’s degree from […]

Yoder, Slye Plan July 25 Wedding



Doug and Jennifer Yoder, Pettisville, announce the engagement of their daughter, Stephanie Lynn, to Timothy Wesley Slye, son of Dan Slye and Vicki Slye, Springfield. The bride-elect was homeschooled and earned a degree in early childhood education from Bluffton University. She is a waitress at the Barn Restaurant. Her fiancé is a Shawnee High School graduate. He earned a degree […]

Phone Scammer Fails Again



An alert Archbold resident stopped a telephone scam artist dead in his tracks. The police said the caller used the same tactic that was used against Jean Howell, 76, Archbold, on Wednesday, June 3. In the latest scam attempt, the caller claimed to be a relative. The caller told the intended victim he’d been arrested and needed a large sum […]

Unlocked Autos Targets For Thieves



A thief or thieves plundered unlocked vehicles in the village again last week. Local residents filed five reports of thefts from autos on Wednesday, July 1. Other reports are pending. Also, what appears to be an attempted burglary at a West St. home was filed the day before, Tuesday, June 30. Thefts Peggy Winzeler, 56, 412 Ditto St., filed the […]

Charges Pending In July 2 Harassment Case



Charges are pending after a local woman reported receiving threatening email, Thursday, July 2, to Archbold police. The Archbold police report states Fannie Coverrubias, 23, Archbold, told officers she was contacted via an email message by a subject who threatened her with physical harm. Charges of telecommunications harassment and aggravated menacing are being prepared, a police spokesman said.