Archive - Sep 2011
September 29th
Orva C. Smallwood 94, of Wapakoneta, died at 3 p.m. Monday, Sept. 26, 2011, at Cridersville Otterbein.
She was born March 26, 1917, in Wapakoneta to Grace (Huffer) and Orval Cannon who preceded her in death. In August of 1935 she married John L. Smallwood, who died in September of 1985.
Orva C. Smallwood 94, of Wapakoneta died at 3 p.m. Monday, Sept. 26, 2011, at Otterbein Cridersville.Â
Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Schlosser Funeral Home & Cremation Services where arrangements are incomplete.
Melba M. Myers 82, of Wapakoneta died at 1 p.m. Monday, Sept. 26, 2011, at Wapakoneta Manor.Â
Friend may call from 1 to 3 p.m. Thursday at Schlosser Funeral Home & Cremation Services where arrangements are incomplete.
Cythia A. Nester, 54, of Elida, died at 9 a.m., Monday, Sept. 25, 2011, at her residence.
She was born Oct. 17, 1956, to Joy (Cunningham) and Marvin Van Blagran in Lima.
Her father lives in Pennsylvania, and her mother is deceased. On July 6, 1996, she was united in marriage to Donald Nester of Elida.
Dorothy E. (Hemmert) Frantz, 95, 305 Westview Drive, Piqua, died at 3:10 pm Sunday, Sept. 25, 2011, at her residence.
She was born in Fryburg on April 26, 1916, to the late Elizabeth (Gerstner) and John N. Gutmann. Dorothy lived in St. Mary’s and moved to Piqua following her marriage in 1937 to Clifford A. Hemmert, who preceded her in death in 1951. She then moved to Sidney in 1962 when she married Louis Frantz, who preceded her in death in 2004.
After several parents approached Wapakoneta City Schools Board of Education members this week about safety concerns at bus stops, school administrators plan to again review those in question.
Evelyn Jones addressed board members about the bus stop for her great-granddaughter, who attends Wapakoneta Elementary School and who lives in the 600 block of Willipie Street.
Jones said her great-granddaughter is three blocks from the nearest bus stop and either must cross Maple Street or the railroad tracks to get to a bus stop.
ST. MARYS — A multi-million dollar alum treatment on a portion of Grand Lake St. Marys in June reduced phosphorus levels by more than 50 percent in a development officials say exceeded their expectations.
Directors of the Ohio departments of Natural Resources, Agriculture and the EPA released a report Wednesday afternoon detailing the effectiveness of the alum treatment on 4,000 acres of Grand Lake St. Marys. The report, compiled by Dr. Harry Gibbons of Tetra Tech, noted the treatment successfully reduced levels of phosphorus in the test region as well as the lake as a whole.
A local organization will be hosting an event, which is open to the community, to raise funds to help beautify downtown Wapakoneta.
A quarter auction, sponsored by the Downtown Wapakoneta Partnership, is scheduled for Oct. 13 at Marley’s Downtown.
Food and preview will begin at 5:45 p.m. and will feature a pasta buffet and salad available until 7 p.m. in the ballroom on the second floor of the building. The auction is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. and a cash bar and snacks are available all evening.
Sometimes a matchup just screams “epic.”
Friday night’s Western Buckeye League matchup between Wapakoneta and Ottawa-Glandorf certainly appears to be one of those.
The Redskins are 5-0 overall, 4-0 in the WBL and ranked 12th in the latest AP Division II state poll.
O-G is 4-1 and 3-1, and is ranked 10th in Division IV.
Wapak, by all appearances, is walking into the proverbial hornets’ nest.
The Titans are coming off a tough 36-20 loss to the No. 1 ranked Kenton Wildcats, a game they were still in until the final minutes.
September 28th
Wapakoneta and St. Marys met six times in the previous three varsity boys soccer seasons — three times in the regular season and three times in the tournament.
The Roughriders won all three regular season matchups. And the Redskins exacted revenge on their biggest rival in the postseason, winning all three of those contests.
St. Marys continued its control of the regular season with a 3-0 shutout of the Redskins on Tuesday at Ryan Field.
If they meet again in postseason play, Roughriders first-year varsity coach Dave Ring doesn’t plan on letting the trend continue.
