Thursday, April 10th, 2008
By Shelley Grieshop
If area youths were granted a one-on-one interview with Pope Benedict XVI, what would they discuss?
That's the question The Daily Standard posed to several area high school students as a prelude to the papal visit to the U.S. next week.
Ashley Pottkotter, a 17-year-old St. Henry High School student, would like to know what the pope plans to do about nonpracticing Catholics - an issue she feels is slowly deteriorating the religion. [More]
Arts Place hosting dance and fine arts program for kids
By William Kincaid
Celina children will have a slew of activities to do this summer as the city's park and recreation department is adding a dance and fine arts program, the parks board learned Wednesday.
In June and July, children can participate in twelve activities - including creating action figures and comic strips; papermaking and basic photography techniques - at the entertainment tent on Lake Shore Drive. [More]
Obituaries on April 10th, 2008
Vivian E. Davis, 77, 951 Waynesboro Road, Decatur, Ind., died at midnight, April 9, 2008, at VanCrest Health Care Center, Van Wert. [More]
William J. Hoenie, 92, 5659 Miller Road, Celina, died at 1:30 p.m. April 6, 2008, at his residence. [More]
Robert Paul Niekamp, 54, 152 Reed St., New Bremen, died at 11:40 a.m. April 9, 2008, at this home. Death was due to natural causes. [More]
Harold E. Stetler, 93, of Willshire, died at 3:45 p.m. April 7, 2008, at Van Wert County Hospital, Van Wert. [More]
Rita Mary Zumberge, 60, of Curtice, died at 4:15 a.m., April 9, 2008, at Hospice of Northwest Ohio, in Perrysburg. Death was due to cancer. [More]
Local pictures on April 10th, 2008
Subscriber stories on April 10th, 2008
WAPAKONETA - The recent ADA compliance investigation by the Ohio secretary of state's office at Auglaize County polling sites lists numerous recommendations for improvement. For a couple sites the advice is simply to move from that location.
For the first time, an open enrollment policy has been put in place to allow students outside of New Bremen school district to attend classes there next school year.
Celina Parks & Recreation Director Jeff Fortkamp is encouraging local residents to plant trees on their properties.
Each year, people are cutting m
Six students, one from each Mercer County high school, has been nominated for the annual Franklin B. Walter Scholarship Award.
The award will be gi
Melissa Roth certainly picked a solid choice to continue her running career in college.
The Celina senior distance specialist will head to Canton a