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Meet Ada's Big Bird

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, July 11, 2016

Meet Ada's Big Bird. Ken Collins took this photo of the great blue heron that goes fishing daily in the ONU pond. Thoreau was insired by Walden Pond. Ken said he finds photographic inspiration in the ONU pond, and a chance to relax on a summer afternoon. For more summer relaxing photos, click here.

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Here's Bob Blank's REO and Larry Dudgeon's patrol car

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, July 11, 2016

By Monty Siekerman

What do you do with an old farm truck once you are finished farming with it?

Spruce it up and enter car shows, so says Bob Blank of Pandora. He entered this Diamond REO pickup in the County Line Church of the Brethren car show on Saturday. The pickup has a mere 375,000 miles on the odometer.

 A Florida State Trooper in the area? Larry Dudgeon of Bluffton entered his 1991 former patrol car in the car show.

The church's 10th annual car show drew 59 entries this year.

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What you'll find at Ada's "Walden Pond"

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, July 11, 2016

Thoreau was insired by Walden Pond. Ken Collins said he finds photographic inspiration in the ONU pond, and a chance to relax on a summer afternoon.

These photos are proof.

 

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Beth Wisecup 1965 - 2016

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, July 11, 2016

Beth Wisecup, 51, died on Sunday, July 10, 2016, at 11:50 a.m. at the Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus.

She was born on March 28, 1965, in Hillsboro, Ohio to Hugh Edward and Marilyn (McCluer) Wisecup. Her father preceded her in death and her mother survives in Harrod.

Beth was a member of the Harrod United Methodist Church. She was a graduate of Allen East High School. She was an avid reader and enjoyed the family cat.

Also surviving is a brother, Andy (Carolyn Cross) Wisecup of Lima.

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County Line Church of the Brethren's car show a big hit

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, July 11, 2016

All the vehicles were polished to the max Saturday at the County Line Church of the Brethren. The reason: the 10th annual car show held at the church.

The following are the top 10 winners, according to Rick Stoermer, show chair.

LOTS OF PHOTOS AT BOTTOM OF STORY -

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We told you the catfish were jumping

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, July 11, 2016

Dakota Dunifon hauled in a 6 pound catfish at the Liberty Conservation Club derby on Saturday night.

He caught the first two cats. Why hold a tourney from 6 p.m. until midnight? Two reasons why the the whiskered fish wander ponds at night: catfish are light sensitive to sun and heat and are nocturnal. (Monty Siekerman photo)

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