By Monty Siekerman
After more than 50 years of writing for newspapers, my career comes to an end with this last story, a fun and frivolous account of Richard the Rooster. Fun and frivolity, every life needs some of that. Too many media reports are full of doom gloom or make you scared to even stick your toe out of the door. Here is the history of Richard the Rooster, a wild cock that makes his home among the residents in the 500 block of South Johnson Street.
Siefker Real Estate and Auction Co., will hold a land auction at 7 p.m., Monday, Jan. 14, at The Centre at Bluffton, 601 N. Main St.
The auction includes:
• 65.3 acres of land in Section 31 of Union Township, Hancock County
Frontage is on County Road 33, east of Bluffton
• 27.7 acres of land in Section 28, Union Township, Hancock County
Frontage is on State Route 235, south of Mt. Cory
An attachment below provides more details of the auction.
ADA - After a slow start, visiting Upper Scioto Valley outscored tournament host Ada by 16 points over the final three periods to post a 44-35 win over their backyard rival in semifinal Border Battle girls basketball tournament action Thursday night.
The Lady Bulldogs fell to 1-8 with the defeat. Meanwhile, the Lady Rams improved to 1-7 with their first win and advanced to the second annual tourney finals Saturday against Allen East.
Ada raced to an 11-2 lead as sophomore post Megan Light netted three inside baskets. But USV switched to a 2-3 zone defense and the Bulldogs were unable to solve it.
Chloe Cole has been re-elected president of the Ada Senior Citizens. Other 2019 officers include Phyllis Battels, vice president; Sally Smith, secretary; Roy Justice, treasurer; and Don Traxler, public relations and media.
A New Year’s lunch of traditional pork and sauerkraut will be held at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 1 at CHP. Euchre and board games will follow.
There will be a business meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 9 at CHP to discuss 2019 trips and activities. Euchre and board games will follow.
LAS VEGAS, Nev. — The Ohio Northern men's basketball team went ice cold in the second half and fell to Linfield (Ore.) 75-57 on the first day of the 9th annual D3hoops.com Classic on Thursday evening at the South Point Arena.
The Polar Bears (3-8 overall) were led by senior All-American Ryan Bruns with 22 points and 9 rebounds. Bruns scored 13 points and grabbed seven rebounds in a solid first half as Ohio Northern led 33-31 at intermission.
LAS VEGAS, Nev. — Ohio Northern used a late 13-0 run to post a 65-57 women's basketball victory over Carthage (Wis.) on the first day of the 9th annual D3hoops.com Classic on Thursday afternoon at the South Point Arena.
The Polar Bears (7-4 overall) were led by junior Abby Weeks (West Chester/Mount Notre Dame) with 15 points, sophomore Emily Brock (Akron/Revere) with 14 points and senior Alyssa Manley (Lima/Bath) with 10 points.
The Lady Reds (5-5 overall) got 22 points from Maggie Berigan.
For Hardin high school students, application deadline Feb. 1
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The University Club II of Hardin County awards one $1,000 scholarship to a junior or senior college student who has graduated from one of the schools of Hardin County.
Scholarship applications are available by emailing the Club’s Scholarship Chair, Jill Simmons at [email protected]. The scholarship application deadline is Feb. 1, 2019.
University Club II has awarded scholarships since 1964 with the first scholarship in the amount of $100. Since 1964 the Club has awarded over $35,000 in scholarships to college students to further their education.
Lee O. Carpenter, age 98, passed away on Tuesday, December 25, 2018 at 10:09 a.m. at Lima Memorial Health System.
He was born on February 15, 1920 in Deerfield, Missouri to the late Albert and Rachel (Winders) Carpenter. On June 3, 1942 Lee married Martha Jane Spiegel and she preceded him in death on November 26, 2008 after 66 years of marriage.
