TUESDAY, MAY 19, 2015 The Courier •

The Courier • TUESDAY, MAY 19, 2015
BIRTHDAYS • ANNIVERSARIES • RETIREMENTS • GRADUATIONS • NEW ARRIVALS
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CELEBR ATIONS !
Recently born at Blanchard
Valley Hospital, as reported by their
parents:
• Grace Addeline Rader, girl, Gary
and Heather Rader, Leipsic, May 4.
• Grayson Aurora Miller, girl,
Brad and Emily Miller, Findlay, May
5.
• Elliot Andrew Van Atta, boy,
Andrew Van Atta and Andrea Aller,
McComb, May 6.
• Audrey Grace Wren, girl, Patrick
and Amanda Wren, Findlay, May 6.
• Aidan Robert Cassidy, boy, Neil
and Brooke Cassidy, Ottawa, May 7.
• Scarlett Elisabeth Davis, girl,
Arron Presley Davis and Amy Renee
Holvey, Findlay, May 8.
• Vance Jeffrey Darr, boy, Brok
Darr and Maryah Crace, Fostoria,
May 8.
• Arielle Jean Schaeperkoetter,
girl, Jonathan and DeAnna Schaeperkoetter, Findlay, May 9.
• Carson Matthew Galloway, boy,
Aaron Galloway and Emily Kellogg,
Findlay, May 10.
• Caroline Lucille Strausbaugh,
girl, Jeremy and Brittany Strausbaugh, Findlay, May 10.
• Kensington Rae-Ann Bloomfield,
girl, Michael and Lacey Bloomfield,
Findlay, May 10.
• Arabelle Marie Myers, girl,
Brent Myers and Julia Mattox, Findlay, May 10.
• Cooper Steven Gerkin, boy,
Steven and Allison Gerken, Deshler,
May 10.
• Bentley Morrison Kindle, boy,
J.D. Kindle and Crystal Myers, Findlay, May 11.
• Ezekiel Robert Brown, boy,
Dominick and Rita Brown, Tiffin,
May 11.
• Valen Duane Schroeder, boy,
Chris and Lauren Schroeder, Leipsic,
May 12.
• Wyatt Patrick Woodruff, boy,
Jason and Julia Kay Woodruff, Findlay, May 13.
Recently born at Promedica Bay
Park Hospital, Oregon, as reported
by his parents:
• Elijah Derrick Frost, boy, Ed and
Kristy Frost, Findlay, May 8.
Honor Roll
North Baltimore
North Baltimore High School
has announced its honor roll for
the third quarter.
The following students received
a 4.0 grade point average:
Seniors — Lindsay Davis, Kaley
McCartney, Morgan Okuley, Jacob
Pelton, Rachel Peter, Makayla Rein,
Christian Richmond.
Juniors — Alexis Browning,
Kenzie Carles, Olivia Frost, Emily
Gerdeman, Kylie Hiser, Hank Matthes, Zachar y Megg itt, Emma
Rister, Morgan Rose, Morgan Sams,
Tyler Stimmel, Morgan Wright.
Sophomores — Bailey Boyer,
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Powell, Ashley Rainbolt.
Freshmen — Chantel Benjamin,
Valerie Buchanan, Noah Cotterman, Kyle Gerdeman, Hunter Fleck,
Aaliyah Girdler, Julian Hagemyer,
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See HONOR ROLL, Page T3
THE COURIER
TUESDAY, MAY 19, 2015
The Bestseller List
By The Wall Street Journal
FICTION
1. “14th Deadly Sin” by James
Patterson (Little, Brown)
2. “The Girl on the Train” by
Paula Hawkins (Riverhead)
3. “All the Light We Cannot See”
by Anthony Doerr (Scribner)
4. “Oh, The Places You’ll Go” by
Dr. Seuss (Random House)
5. “Memory Man” by David Balducci (Grand Central Publishing)
6. “The Heir” by Kiera Cass
(Harper Teen)
7. “Gathering Prey” by John
Sandford (G.P. Putnam’s Sons)
8. “What Do You Do With an
Idea” by Kobi Yamada (Compendium)
9. “The Liar” by Nora Roberts
(G.P. Putnam’s Sons)
10. “Saint Anything” by Sarah
Dessen (Viking)
NONFICTION
1. “The Wright Brothers” by
David McCullough (Simon & Schuster)
2. “Clinton Cash” by Pete Schweizer (Harper)
3. “The Life-Changing Magic of
Tidying up” by Marie Kondo (Ten
Speed)
4. “Hope: A Memoir of Survival
in Cleveland” by Amanda Berry,
Gina DeJesus, Mary Jordan and
Kevin Sullivan (Viking)
5. “American Wife” by Taya Kyle
and Jim DeFelice (William Morrow)
6. “Bill O’Reilly’s Legends and
Lies: The Real West” by Bill O’Reilly
and David Fisher (Henry Holt and
Co.)
7. “The Book of Joan” by Melissa
Rivers (Crown Archetype)
8. “And the Good News Is...” by
Dana Perino (Twelve)
9. “It’s a Long Story: My Life” by
Willie Nelson (Little, Brown)
10. “The Road to Character” by
David Brooks (Random House)
FICTION E-BOOKS
1. “14th Deadly Sin” by James
Patterson (Little, Brown)
2. “The Girl on the Train” by
Paula Hawkins (Riverhead)
3. “The Heir” by Kiera Cass
(Harper Teen)
4. “Memory Man” by David Balducci (Grand Central Publishing)
5. “Cat’s Lair” by Christine
Feehan (Jove)
6. “Gathering Prey” by John
Sandford (G.P. Putnam’s Sons)
7. “The Liar” by Nora Roberts
(G.P. Putnam’s Sons)
8. “All the Light We Cannot See”
See BOOKS, Page T3
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CELEBR ATIONS !
THE COURIER
TUESDAY, MAY 19, 2015
Honor Roll
Continued from page T2
Patterson, Noah Pelton, Makenna
Ray, Grace Rein, Lisa Rennau,
Hannah Rose.
Eighth graders — Garrett Byrd,
Olivia Hyatt, Alivia Light, Tyler
Schwartz.
Seventh graders — Zoey Beaupry, Abigail Empcke, Levi Gazarek,
Chloe Lanning, Leah Lee, Kirsten
Mason, Hunter Vogelsong, Skyler
Vogelsong.
The following students received
between a 3.5 and 3.99 grade point
average:
Seniors — A llison Beaupry,
Lane Bishop, Brock Boyer, Leslie
Busch, Leann Coppler, Jacob Dick,
Nathan Flores, AJ Hotaling, Bryce
Lennard, Mariah Leonard, Madison
Ray, Emily Stefanka, Joe White.
Juniors — Victoria Ebersole,
Megan Ernsberger, Cody Gerdeman, Lacey Hall, Cheyenne Hernandez, Leah Hetrick, Brody Naugle,
Breeanna Nickols, Krysta Smith,
Lacey Trumbull, Chad Wright.
Sophomores — Morgan Bowen,
Gage Carles, Nicholas Chavera,
Catlin Cook, Aaron Fisher, Tanner
Gray-Duva ll, Aurelian Greeno,
Brandon Lanning, Cody McCoy,
Anthony Mungia, Andrea Roddy,
Elijah Smith, James Smith.
Freshmen — Matthew Davis,
Adam Flores, Giovanni Greco,
Chase Naugle, Zachary Nominee,
Hailey Powell, Tessa Shifflet, Katelyn Weinandy.
Eighth graders — Kiley Brooker,
Stephen Cole, Sierrah Johnson,
Allison Kepling, Hailey Watson,
Lily Woods.
Seventh graders — Cade Carter,
Alecia Chavera, Katherine Dewulf,
Brennin Gray-Duvall, Meg Empcke,
Gabriel Greco, Brayden Holloway,
Chloe Hopple, Zeth Johnson, Wyatt
Mowery, Abigail North, Simone
Thompson, Levi Trout.
The following students between
a 3.0 and 3.49 grade point average:
Seniors — Alex Byrd, Leann
Coppler, Ashley Fisher, Raegan
Fleckner, Taylor Grilliot, Ryan
Long, Skylar Montgomery, Levi
Newcomer, Amber Payne, Halie
Pena, Madison Ray, Makayla Rein,
Christian Richmond, Emily Stefanka, Joseph White, Amber Williams.
Juniors — Joseph Adkins, Derek
Archer, Victoria Ebersole, Mackenzie Furniss, Cody Gerdeman,
Zachary Horner, A lex Nichols,
Brooke Seibert, Krysta Smith, Sean
Watson, Chad Wright.
Sophomores — Oakland
Althauser, Taylor Bishop, Morgan
Bowen, Austin Boyles, Noah Brian,
Tyler Bumpus, Gage Carles, Caleb
Donaldson, Aurelian Greeno, Trent
Hill, Haylee Hopple, Brandon Lanning, Cody McCoy, Elijah Smith,
James Smith, Sarina Villegas.
Freshmen — Isaiah BrookerReinhart, Garrett Carles, Skylar
Durfey, Hunter Fleck, Aiden Gore,
Noa h Hetr ick, Chase Naugle,
Hailey Powell, Joshua Rockhill,
Megan Smith.
Eighth graders — Britney Biller,
Clayton Bowen, Jordan Bucher,
Books
Continued from page T2
by Anthony Doerr (Scribner)
9. “The Inn at Rose Harbor” by
Debbie Macomber (Random House)
10. “The Nightingale” by Kristin
Hannah (St. Martin’s Press)
NONFICTION E-BOOKS
1. “The Wright Brothers” by
David McCullough (Simon & Schuster)
2. “Clinton Cash” by Pete Schweizer (Harper)
3. “Hope: A Memoir of Survival
in Cleveland” by Amanda Berry,
Gina DeJesus, Mary Jordan and
Kevin Sullivan (Viking)
4. “The Book of Joan” by Melissa
Rivers (Crown Archetype)
5. “The Boys in the Boat” by
Daniel James Brown (Penguin
Press)
Jayde Frazier, Tyler Kline, Hannah
Main, Lanie McCartney, Danielle
McPherson.
S eventh g raders — Jorda n
Baker, Jaden Bucher, Mason Byrd,
Cade Carter, Rebecca Gonyer,
Logan Gunter, Brendan Hutchins,
Zeth Johnson, Breanna King, Alexandria McPherson, Hope Stanfield.
6. “Dead Wake” by Erik Larson
(Crown Publishing)
7. “1001 Smartest Things Ever
Said” by Steven Price (Rowman &
Littlefield)
8. “Finding Me” by Michelle
Knight with Michelle Burford
(Weinstein Publishing)
9. “American Wife” by Taya Kyle
and Jim DeFelice (William Morrow)
10. “The Southern Pantry Cookbook” by Jennifer Chandler (Thomas
Nelson)
Nielsen BookScan gathers data
from about 16,000 locations, representing about 85 percent of the
nation’s book sales. Print-book
data providers include all major
booksellers and Web retailers, and
food stores. E-book data providers
include all major e-book retailers.
Free e-books and those sold for less
than 99 cents are excluded. Audio
books are excluded. Refer questions to michael.boone@wsj.com.
Jean Long, of Findlay, OH is celebrating her 85th birthday!
Born on May 24, 1930 to Alwilda
Beatrice and William Lewis Clark,
Jean is one of fourteen children
that were raised on a farm together outside North Baltimore, OH.
On June 5, 1948 she married her
husband of nearly 56 years, the
late William (Bill) F. Long Sr.
Together, Jean and Bill raised
seven children; Rebecca (Dennis)
Hartman of North Ridgeville, OH,
Bill Long, Jenny Long, Lori Lanier,
Tom (Shellagh) Long, Amy (Brad)
Barr and Jason (Susan) Long all of
Findlay. There are six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
A homemaker and fantastic
cook, Jean’s soft sugar cookies and
homemade pie crust are legendary. In addition to baking she is
also an excellent bird watcher and
long-time member of the Hancock
County Naturalists. An avid
reader, she also enjoys sports and
never misses a Buckeye football or
basketball game. She also loves the
Pittsburgh Steelers and Cleveland
Indians.
The heart of our family, she is
a loving, warm, caring person
we are blessed to call Mom and
Grandma.
With all our love,
HAPPY BIRTHDAY,
MOM/GRANDMA!
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Liberty-Benton Retirement Celebration
May 26
A celebration for retiring Liberty-Benton
employees will be held on May 26, 2015
from 3-5:30 p.m. in the middle school cafeteria.
Light refreshments and cake will be served.
Guests of Honor:
Laurie Collier, Nancy Cramer, Tony England,
Mary Garcia, Jill Harmon, Shirley Kostyo,
Will Long and Linda Moorhead.
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CELEBR ATIONS !
Happy Birthday to All
This week’s celebrity birthdays
include:
Sunday:
Singer Taj Mahal is 73. Drummer
Bill Bruford of Yes and King Crimson
is 66. Singer-guitarist George Johnson of The Brothers Johnson is 62.
Actor Bill Paxton is 60. Actor-comedian Bob Saget is 59. Singer Enya is
54. Actor Craig Ferguson (“The Late
Late Show,” ‘’The Drew Carey Show”)
is 53.
Keyboardist Page McConnell of
Phish is 52. Guitarist O’Dell of Mint
Condition is 50. Musician Trent
Reznor of Nine Inch Nails is 50.
Actor Hill Harper is 49. Singer Jordan
Knight (New Kids on the Block) is 45.
Singer Darnell Van Rensalier of Shai
is 45. Singer Josh Homme of Queens
of the Stone Age is 42.
Singer Andrea Corr of The Corrs is
41. Singer Kandi Burruss (Xscape) is
39. Musician Passenger is 31. Dancer
Derek Hough (“Dancing With the
Stars”) is 30. Actress Nikki Reed is
27. Actress Leven Rambin (“Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles”)
is 25.
Yesterday:
Actor Bill Macy (“Maude”) is
93. Actor Robert Morse is 84. Actor
Dwayne Hickman (“The Many Loves
of Dobie Gillis”) is 81. Bluegrass
In Memory of
Bradley M. Koontz
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singer-guitarist Rodney Dillard of
The Dillards is 73. Country singer
Joe Bonsall of the Oak Ridge Boys
is 67. Keyboardist Rick Wakeman of
Yes is 66. Singer Mark Mothersbaugh
(Devo) is 65.
Country singer George Strait is
63. Singer Butch Tavares of Tavares
is 62. Actor Chow Yun-Fat (“Anna
and the King,” ‘’The Replacement
Killers”) is 60. Singer-guitarist Page
Hamilton of Helmet is 55. Guitarist
Barry Graul of MercyMe is 54.
Singer-actress Martika is 46.
Comedian Tina Fey is 45. Rapper
Special Ed is 41. Musician Jack Johnson is 40. Country singer David Nail
is 36. Singer Darryl Allen of Mista
is 35. Actor Allen Leech (“Downton
Abbey”) is 34.
Today:
PBS newscaster Jim Lehrer is
81. TV personality David Hartman
is 80. Actor James Fox is 76. Actor
Peter Mayhew (Chewbacca in “Star
Wars”) is 71. Musician Pete Townshend is 70. Singer-bassist Dusty Hill
of ZZ Top is 66. Singer-actress-model
Grace Jones is 63.
Drummer Phil Rudd of AC/DC is
61. Guitarist Iain Harvie of Del Amitri
is 53. Actor Jason Gray-Stanford
(“Monk”) is 45. Singer Jenny Berggren of Ace of Base is 43. TV personal-
ity Kim Zolciak (“Real Housewives of
Atlanta”) is 37.
Singer Shooter Jennings is 36. Guitarist Tim McTague of Underoath is
32. Guitarist James Richardson of
MGMT is 32. Actor Eric Lloyd (“The
Santa Clause”) is 29. Actor Nolan
Lyons (“Boardwalk Empire”) is 14.
Wednesday:
Singer-actress Cher is 69. Actor
Dave Thomas (“Grace Under Fire,”
‘’SCTV”) is 67. Musician Warren
Cann of Ultravox is 63. Actor Dean
Butler (“Little House on the Prairie”)
is 59. Guitarist Jane Wiedlin of The
Go-Go’s is 57. Actor Bronson Pinchot
is 56.
Singer Susan Cowsill of The
Cowsills is 56. Actor John Billingsley (“Enterprise”) is 55. Actor Tony
Goldwyn is 55. Singer Nick Heyward
of Haircut 100 is 54. TV personality Ted Allen (“Queer Eye for the
Straight Guy”) is 50. Actress Mindy
Cohn is 49.
Guitarist Tom Gorman of Belly is
49. Rapper Busta Rhymes is 43. Bassist Ryan Martinie of Mudvayne is 40.
Actor Matt Czuchry (“The Good
Wife”) is 38. Singer-actress Naturi
Naughton (3LW) is 31.
Thursday:
Singer Ron Isley of the Isley Brothers is 74. Guitarist Hilton Valentine
of The Animals is 72. Actor Richard
Hatch (“Battlestar Galactica”) is 70.
Keyboardist Bill Champlin (Chicago)
is 68. Singer Leo Sayer is 67.
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TUESDAY, MAY 19, 2015
Actor Mr. T is 63. Drummer Stan
Lynch (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers) is 60. Actress Lisa Edelstein
is 49. Singer-guitarist Mikel Jollet of
Airborne Toxic Event is 41. Rapper
Havoc of Mobb Deep is 41.
Actor David Ajala (“Black Box”) is
29. Actress Ashlie Brillault (“Lizzie
McGuire”) is 28. Actress Sarah
Ramos (“Parenthood,” ‘’American
Dreams”) is 24.
Friday:
Actor Michael Constantine (“My
Big Fat Greek Wedding,” ‘’Room
222”) is 88. Actor-director Richard
Benjamin is 77. Actor Frank Converse is 77. Actress Barbara Parkins
(“Peyton Place,” ‘’Valley of the Dolls”)
is 73. Singer Morrissey is 56. Actress
Ann Cusack (“Jeff Foxworthy Show,”
“A League of Their Own”) is 54.
Bassist Dana Williams of Diamond
Rio is 54. Guitarist Jesse Valenzuela
of Gin Blossoms is 53. Actor Mark
Christopher Lawrence (“Chuck”) is
51. Singer Johnny Gill is 49. Bassist
Dan Roberts of Crash Test Dummies
is 48.
Actor Michael Kelly (“House of
Cards”) is 46. Model Naomi Campbell
is 45. Actress Anna Belknap (“CSI:
NY”) is 43. Singer Donell Jones is 42.
Actor Sean Gunn (“Gilmore Girls”) is
41. Actress Ginnifer Goodwin is 37.
Actress Maggie Q is 36.
Saturday:
Actress Barbara Barrie is 84.
Actress Joan Collins is 82. Actor
Charles Kimbrough (“Murphy
Brown”) is 79. Actress Lauren Chapin
(“Father Knows Best”) is 70. Comedian Drew Carey is 57. Actress Lea
DeLaria (“Orange is the New Black”)
is 57. Country singer Shelly West is 57.
Actor Linden Ashby (“Melrose
Place”) is 55. Drummer Phil Selway
of Radiohead is 48. Drummer Matt
Flynn of Maroon 5 is 45. Singer
Lorenzo is 43. Country singer Brian
McComas is 43.
Singer Maxwell is 42. Singer Jewel
is 41. Actor D.J. Cotrona (TV’s “From
Dusk Till Dawn,” ‘’G.I. Joe: Retaliation”) is 35. Comedian Tim Robinson
(“Saturday Night Live”) is 34. Singer
Sarah Jarosz is 24.
In Service
Cmdr. Peter Halvorsen, a 1994 valedictorian of Findlay High School, has
been appointed executive officer of the
USS Carney, an Arleigh Burke-class
destroyer based in Mayport, Florida.
Halvorsen is a 1998 graduate of
the U.S. Naval Academy, majoring
in mechanical engineering. He also
earned a master’s degree in history
from Oxford University, and studied
at the Naval War College.
He is the son of Fred and Mary
Halvorsen of Findlay.
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THE COURIER
TUESDAY, MAY 19, 2015
Findlay’s West Street
at one point nothing
more than a ‘big ditch’
By R.L. HEMINGER
South West Street in Findlay’s
early days presented quite a different appearance from the present day.
It was the scene of what was
known as “the big ditch.” It was
constructed along the west side
of the thoroughfare between the
Blanchard River and what was
known as the south- end swale,
which was located in the vicinity
of Lima and Lincoln streets.
The “ditch” was constructed
to relieve a bad situation that
prevailed in that general area, in
primitive days.
Settlers who came to Findlay
in the 1820s and 1830s found
much of the downtown and nearby
areas under water to a considerable extent. Much of the Hancock
County area was originally part
of the Black Swamp, and this
accounted for the Findlay water,
which the newcomers found.
The “big ditch,” as it was popu-
larly known, was the first drainage
improvement in the community. It
provided badly needed relief until
the city began to install sewers
after the Civil War.
The ditch began at what was
known as Washburn’s windmill factory at the southern end of West
Street and ran into the river. It
has been described as five or six
feet deep and as much as 10 feet in
width and was crossed by bridges
where necessary.
The first bridge was constructed
across the Blanchard River in 1843.
Teams of horses forded the river
before the bridge went in, providing the water was not too high. The
river in those days carried more
water usually than is the case now
in non-flood times.
The owners of teams in the old
days had their own ways of knowing whether it was safe to drive
their horses across. There was a
very large stone in the middle of
the river. If the water was near the
ANNIVERSARY
Mr. & Mrs. Ensign
Jim and Elaine Ensign of
McComb recently celebrated their
50th wedding anniversary. They
were married May 2, 1965 at Portage
Chapel United Methodist Church,
McComb, Ohio.
Jim is the son of the late Francis
and Helen (Inbody) Ensign, and
Elaine is the daughter of the late
Lowell and Lillian (Farthing)
Troutner.
The couple have two children;
Keith (Renee) Ensign and Jill
Heidlebaugh, all of McComb.
There are three grandaughters,
Sarah Ensign, Chloe and Lexis
Heidlebaugh.
Jim continues to farm and Elaine
is a retired nurse.
top of this stone, teams could no
longer cross.
“The sides of the river,” says an
article by Miss Florence Blackford,
Findlay newspaper writer in 1898,
“both above and below the town
were fringed with heavy forests
and woods. On the north side was
a flouring mill and a sawmill built
by John Campbell which was run by
water power derived from the river
by a dam east of the bridge and a
race which crossed Main Street a
couple hundred feet north of the
present bridge.
“Just west of where the Flint
block now is ( just north of the
bridge on Main Street) there was
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a point of land made by the river
on one side and the mill race on
the other, at the extremity of which
grew a very large sycamore tree,
the decrepit and melancholy ruins
of which remained until the boom
of 1887 obliterated so many ancient
landmarks.”
Miss Blackford goes on to say
that there was a footbridge across
the river, probably 100 feet west of
Main Street. It was three or four
feet above the level of the water.
The bridge was made of slabs furnished by the sawmill nearby.
T his rec a l ls the footbr idge
ENGAGEMENT
See DITCH, Page T6
Earl and Patricia Nash
Earl and Patricia (Walters) Nash
will celebrate 70 years of marriage
with a family dinner.
The Nash’s were married May 19,
1945 in Findlay.
Earl Retired from Trout Furniture. Patricia retired from Eastman
Kodak.
The couple has two sons Russel
(Sandy, deceased) of Stow, Ohio and
Robert (Tammy) of Findlay, OH.
They also have four grandchildren, two step-grandchildren and
seven great-grandchildren plus one
due in October.
Walter-Carlson
Kayann Walter and Erik Carlson
of Novi, MI have announced their
engagement and plans for their July
11, 2015 wedding at Mt. Blanchard
UMC.
Kayann is the daughter of
Michael and Jane Walter of Carey,
OH. She graduated in 2013 from the
University of Toledo and is employed
at Lifetime Fitness, Commerce Twp,
MI.
Erik is the son of Neil and Jan
Carlson of Canton, OH.
He graduated in 2013 from the
University of Toledo and is employed
at Aisin, Plymouth, MI.
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Continued from page T5
which stood for a number of years
across the river at the end of Western Avenue, when the course of the
stream was different than is now
the case.
In her article, Miss Blackford
tells of an interesting incident
that involved Peter Byal, who
when a boy, found himself on the
footbridge, with two daughters of
John Line who were accompanying
their father over the bridge. The
walk was narrow and he proposed
to assist the girls.
“When at the most convenient
point, young Byal found that it was
about time to suddenly have a socalled dizzy spell for the fun of it,
after three or four startling exclamations and forgetting to let loose
of the girls’ hands, off he tumbled
into the water, taking them with
him.
“He recovered sufficiently however to lead the young girls, all
dripping wet, to the arms of their
anxious parent, who was waiting
on the shore to wreak vengeance on
the young man. The girls, however,
interceded and saved him from violence.”
Mr. Byal in later years became
janitor of the Findlay High School.
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Congratulations on your
Graduation!
McComb High School
Class of 2015
Trail of food
leads police
to burglary
suspects
MOUNT MORRIS, N.Y. (AP) —
Authorities say a trail of macaroni
salad leading away from a western
New York restaurant helped police
track down three burglary suspects.
The Democrat and Chronicle of
Rochester reported the owners of
Build-A-Burger recently told the Livingston County Sheriff’s Office that
their surveillance system and cash
register had been stolen.
Deputies checked out a nearby
hiking and biking path, where they
found cash register parts, surveillance
system parts, rubber gloves, loose
change and “a steady trail of macaroni salad.”
Police say they later learned that
three men had stolen a large bowl
of the salad and took turns eating it
while making their getaway.
The suspects were in custody by
early afternoon. All three are charged
with burglary, criminal mischief and
grand larceny.
Congratulations
Joanna N. Worst
2015 Carey High School
Graduate
Small town
makes it big
with Guinness
record setting
ice cream
sundae
NASHVILLE, Mich. (AP) — A
small town in southwestern Michigan
is waiting eagerly to learn whether it
set a world record with the construction of an 1,800-foot ice cream sundae.
The Lansing State Journal reported
volunteers in Nashville worked for
about 10 minutes recently assembling
what organizers hope will be declared
the world’s longest ice cream sundae.
The sweet feat included 192 scoops
ice cream and countless amounts of
strawberries, cherries, whipped
cream and chocolate syrup.
Spectators who purchased spoons
from event organizers attempted to
wolf down the garnished confection
before it melted.
The sundae surpassed the Guinness world record by 28 feet. Certification for the record-breaking dessert is
expected to take six weeks.
Love Mom, Dad, Linden III,
Austin, Bethany
& Grandparents
Good luck at
Otterbein University
next fall!
Love, Your Family
Nathan Sawaya turns
Legos into high art
PARIS (AP) — American artist
Nathan Sawaya’s “The Art of the
Brick” takes a children’s toy and turns
it into high art.
The show, which recently opened
in Paris, contains some 100 sculptures
composed of more than 1 million Lego
bricks.
Sawaya’s most famous work,
“Yellow,” a male bust opening his own
chest, is featured alongside a 20-footlong skeleton of a Tyrannosaurus Rex,
as well as a replica of the Venus de Milo
statue, the original of which is on display in the nearby Louvre Museum.
A former lawyer, Sawaya quit his
job in a New York law firm to follow
his Lego art passion, and first introduced Lego sculptures to the art world
in 2007. He’s since staged exhibitions
in North America, Asia, Australia and
Europe.
“The great thing about Lego bricks
is it’s a universal toy... In Africa, I met
some folks who’d never played with
Lego and never even heard of it. And
yet they immediately got it when I
brought out a few bricks. And that’s the
great thing about using the medium:
it makes the art very accessible,” said
Sawaya.
“The Art of the Brick” runs at Paris
Expo-Porte de Versailles until Aug. 30.
College Corner
Emily Kreinbrink of Leipsic was
one of six Ohio high school and college students who have won $1,500
scholarships from Ohio Ag Council.
The scholarships are for the 20152016 school year.
The students, each of whom is
pursuing a degree in an agricultural-related area of study, were
chosen based on their academic
record, leadership qualities, community involvement, and essay
responses.
Also, recently named to the
dean’s list:
• Bailey Heminger, daughter
of Kurt and Sue Heminger, Findlay,
University of Findlay.
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Parkview Christian Church is happy to congratulate Christopher
Chip Songer on his graduation from Ozark Christian College, Joplin,
Missouri on May 16th and his ordination to Christian Ministry on May
17th.
Chip graduated from Hilldale High School, Muskogee, Oklahoma
in 2010. During his college years, he participated in a mission trip to
Tijuana, Mexico at Emmanuel Orphanage, where he organized and led
a Vacation Bible School theme; served in a Youth Ministry internship at
Muskogee Church of Christ and served as a part-time Worship Minister
at East Bartlesville Christian Church, just prior to coming to Findlay.
He married Raina (Jernigan) on December 13, 2014 and joined the
staff at Parkview Christian Church as Minister of Worship and Arts in
March this year.
He was ordained by his home church, Boulevard Christian Church
on May 17th by Senior Minister James McCracken, Family Minister
Steve Moss and assisted by his father Grieg Songer.
Congratulations to Chip and Raina and welcome to Parkview
Christian Church.
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TUESDAY, MAY 19, 2015
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Poetry Corner
Ode to my Parents
MuFasa, my father
Who art in heaven,
Why have you forsaken me?
To live my life without you
These past 15 years.
You gave me Love
You gave me passion
You bore me and gave me life
You gave me wisdom
You gave me fear
You gave me love
You gave me birth
You gave me will
You gave me faith
You gave me hope
You gave me clothing
You gave me food
You gave me drink
You taught me language
You taught me to think
You gave me brothers
You gave me sisters
You gave me family
You gave me opportunity
You gave me heaven
You gave me earth
You gave me God
You gave me eternity
You gave me the possible
You gave me the impossible
You gave me reality
You gave me to dream
You gave me everything
Both seen and unseen.
Ma Mere, my Love
Who art still on earth,
You are a gift still giving,
And giving me rebirth.
You gave without taking
You made me whole
You made me One
You made me a Lover
You made me a Liver
You gave me love
With a lifetime of giving
You made me appreciate
A life worth living
You gave me conscience
And taught me right from wrong
You taught me weakness
You taught me to be strong
You taught me family
And how to get along
You gave me kindness
And wonder and beauty and grace
You gave me everything
With the smile on your face
You gave me the miracle of life
You and Big Mama gave me
The perfect example of mother and
wife
You gave me laughter
And communing with the whole
human race
You gave me the comfort
Of never feeling out of place
You gave me a dance partner
To experience heavenly pace
And now I have harmony
In my soulmate Grace!
So ... Thank you Mother and Father
For giving me all these precious
things
For the life I lead and the love you
sing.
I hope and pray
With you by my side
That I may lead my life
As well as you sing
For you’ve lived your lives
You’ve sung your song
You’ve danced your dance
You’ve separated right from wrong
You’ve taught me well
The wisdom of the wise
You’ve shown me laughter and tears
And the passion in your eyes
Though two you have been
I can tell you apart
I realize now and forever
You’ve had one beating heart
Thank you for the life and love
And everything in between
For all you have shown
For all that you’ve been
For all that I’ve grown
And all that I’ve known
For God and eternity and infinity
plus one
And everything seen, unseen, and
inbetween
Thanks again for the journey
For holding hands and touching
hearts
And giving away your four major
parts.
One part body, one part mind
Another part heart, another part
soul
Thank you again, now and forever,
I hope to see you soon.
All my love,
Always,
Your son Robert
Robert Wohl,
Findlay
SPRING
See all the beauty,
Put your glasses on.
Run through the meadows,
In the morning or dawn.
Never deny all that it is;
Go and enjoy, soon it will be gone.
Doris Russler,
Findlay
Findlay local
receives
second place
in Toledo
Museum of Art
Ekphrastic
Poetry Contest
TOLEDO — Kerry Trautman, of
Findlay, placed second in the adult
division of the Toledo Museum of
Art’s Ekphrastic Poetry Contest.
Ekphrasis, writing about art,
has been the theme of the Toledo
Museum of Art’s poetry contest
since its start in 2009.
Entrants are asked to embark on
a docent-led tour of the museum’s
collection, then submit a poem
inspired by a work of art they have
seen. Poetry is judged based on
originality, form, language, grammatical skill and the creativity of the
interpretation.
Trautman’s poem, titled “Junk,”
was inspired by Joel Sternfeld’s
“Yard Sale, Fremont, CA, 1983.”
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TUESDAY, MAY 19, 2015