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Wednesday, April 30th, 2008
By Margie Wuebker
MINSTER - Visitors to Bock and Rock will not find Busch, Coors, Bud or Pabst on tap when this event billed as "A Beer Tasting Experience" takes place May 31 at Four Seasons Park.
The first-time event, a fundraiser for the Minster Civic Association and Minster-Jackson Township Fire Department, will feature 75 beers to sample, including imports, microbrews and craftbrews. [More]
By Gary R. Rasberry
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Celina swept both team portions of a mainly Western Buckeye League track affair on Tuesday at West Elementary in St. Marys.
The Runnin' Women finished well ahead of Shawnee and St. Marys with 140 points with Shawnee second at 64 and St. Marys third with 52. [More]
Obituaries on April 30th, 2008
Megan Ann Jeffries, 17, of 9505 Celina Mendon Road, died at 5:34 p.m. April 27, [More]
Former Rockford resident, Lee Krall, 88, of Festus, Mo., died April 27, 2008, at Jefferson Memorial Hospital, Crystal City, Mo. [More]
Elizabeth A. "Libby" Kreider, 92, of 409 E. Butler St., Fort Recovery, died at 7:10 p.m. April 28, 2008, at Bloomington Hospital, Bloomington, Ind. [More]
Local pictures on April 30th, 2008
Subscriber stories on April 30th, 2008
Celina council to reconsider Heffner property zoning
Celina City Council members likely will reject and start over on an ordinance to change the zoning of the Heffner property.
Council members went ov
ST. HENRY - The village's $90,000 North Park expansion got a boost last week as Jim, Gary and Dianne Cooper of Cooper Farms, St. Henry, donated $20,000 toward the project.
Coldwater village councilors approved a two-hour parking zone for a busy street on the south side of the village.
During a brief village council me
MINSTER - The Minster Civic Association believes the time has come to speak up in terms of supporting efforts to clean up the Miami and Erie Canal.
President Steve Prenger told members Tuesday night the subject was broached during the annual Minster Historical Society meeting in March.
Creamy malts and hamburgers, memorabilia take patrons back in time
ST. MARYS - For those trying to find the No. 4 seat of the 11th Ferris wheel ever built with metal seats or a 50-year-old puppet named Howdy Doody, both are at the Lost in the '50s Diner and Gasoline Alley Collector Museum, 1533 Celina Road, just west of town.
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Abbey Zacharias drove in Allison Braun for the only Celina run of the game, which was all that Laura Homan needed as the senior fired a no-hitter leading the Bulldogs past Kenton, 1-0, in Western Buckeye League action in Kenton.
COLDWATER - Tuesday's annual league battle between St. Henry and Coldwater had a lot of big scenarios riding on the game. Coldwater could strengthen its lead in the Midwest Athletic Conference in going to 5-0 and could also lock up the first seed for the Division III tournament draw this weekend.
VERSAILLES - The Versailles Tigers baseball team stayed alive in the Midwest Athletic Conference baseball picture as they defeated the New Bremen Cardinals 7-3 on Monday.