Robert and Myrna McCurdy celebrated their 50 anniversary recently with a family gathering in Pittsburgh.
Robert McCurdy and the former Myrna Woodward were married Aug. 6, 1966, at Trinity United Methodist Church, Orrville, by the Revs. Carter and Bailey.
They are the parents of two children, Chris McCurdy, of Oxford, Mississippi, and Lisa Retherford, of Kenosha, Wisconsin. They have three grandchildren.
McCurdy is employed at Ohio Northern University. His wife is retired from Lima schools and Ohio Northern University.
By Monty Siekerman
You've heard of the beer crawl, a time when 20-somethings trek from bar to bar, usually in large cities, then crawl home because they are so drunk.
Well, 17 members of Theta Chi fraternity held a pizza crawl on Wednesday evening.
Here, they chow down on pies at the Depot Park. Before the night is through, the fraternity brothers will have tasted pizza from Viva Maria's, East of Chicago, 3 Brothers, and Padrone's.
The Hardin County Hootenannies met at Faith Holbrook's farm. President Faith opened the meeting by asking Seth Davis to say the 4-H Pledge and Miranda Holbrook to do the American Pledge. There were 7 members present. Our advisors asked if any members needed any last minute help trimming or clipping our animals. A reminder that on September 4th at 2:00pm at the fair grounds will be goat pen set up.
After the meeting we worked on showmanship skills with Faith's goats. Advisor Grant Mizek stood in as our acting judge. We were reminded of many important aspects of being the best showman we can be.
Brandt Miller, AVP, Commercial and Ag Lender for Liberty National Bank was awarded a diploma on Aug. 12, at commencement exercises during the 72nd annual session of the Graduate School of Banking at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
The School, sponsored by state bankers associations from across the central United States, as well as the University of Wisconsin-Madison, was established in 1945 to provide bankers with an opportunity for advanced study and research in banking, economics and leadership.
To give a dog a forever home, contact the Hardin County dog shelter. It is located at 49 Jones Road on the west side of Kenton.
Hours: 9 am to 4 pm on Monday, Thursday, and Friday. Phone: 419-674-2209.
Generally, about 20 to 25 dogs are available for viewing.
The shelter is also the place to contact for giving up a dog, if you find a lost or stray dog, or if you come in contact with a vicious dog. It costs $20 to surrender a dog, which pays for deworming and immunizations for when it is rescued.
