Archive
August 12th, 2011
William A. “Bill” Wills, 70, of Wapakoneta, died 1:32 a.m., Saturday, Aug. 6, 2011, at his residence.
He was born Aug. 14, 1940, in Wapakoneta, the son of Bessie (Darst) and James “Pete” Wills, who preceded him in death. On Sept. 2, 1961, he married Charlotte M. Hemmert, and she survives.
Viola Arnett, 76, died at 3:45 a.m., Monday, Aug. 8, 2011, at her residence in McGuffey.
Arrangements are incomplete at Armentrout Funeral Home in Waynesfield.
Robert Goodwin, 91, of St. Marys, OH died Monday August 8, 2011 at his residence.
Arrangements are being completed with the Miller Funeral Homes in St. Marys.
Jesse Christopher Daniel, infant son of Zach and Katlin (Thompson) Daniel, died Saturday Aug. 6, 2011, at Children’s Medical Center in Dayton.
Arrangements are being completed with the Miller Funeral Homes in St. Marys.
Leona Schultz, 92, of St. Marys, died Sunday, Aug. 7, 2011 at St. Marys Living Center.
Arrangements are being completed with the Miller Funeral Home in St. Marys, where visitation will be held 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday.
Loraine Cecillia Garee, 82, of Lima, died at 6:15 p.m., Friday, Aug. 5, 2011, at her residence in Lima surrounded by her loving family.
She was born May 9, 1929, in Detroit, the daughter of Evelyn (Dubeau) and Albert Durand, who are deceased. On Oct. 9, 1947, she married Robert Eugene Garee, who died on May 9, 1990.
After listening to complaints and concerns from parents and other 4-H members about the 159th Auglaize County Fair for much of Thursday’s meeting, the tone of the Junior Fair post-fair evaluation meeting changed at the end.
Parents praised Junior Fair Board members for the work they do in making the Junior Fair events and the entire fair a success.
CRIDERSVILLE — Leaders of an area village sat down with a civil engineer to discuss questions dealing with their zoning.
Cridersville Village Council Planning Committee members met with Tony Schroeder, of Choice One Engineering, to discuss issues involving the zoning issues that have arose in the village.
Councilors are currently in the process of updating their zoning of the village, which were formed in the late 1990s.
When Schroeder was asked how they should handle specific situations, Schroeder said it revolves around the village’s image and make-up.
The new lieutenant on the midnight shift at the Wapakoneta Police Department, who also was recently assigned as the K-9 handler, says he is looking forward to the extra responsibility.
“It was a goal, but it came a little quicker than I expected it to,” Joe Welker said of his newest position, which he began last week after scoring well on a written test.
He was named as the handler of the department’s new K-9, Rico, in April.
“You can’t really count on timing,” Welker, 29, said of positions and advancements in law enforcement. “Both are something I’ve always wanted to do.”
DEFIANCE — The Wapakoneta Redskins girls golf team placed 12th in the 17-team Defiance Invitational on Thursday at the Auglaize Golf Club.
Shawnee was the overall winner, posting a team score of 332. Lima Central Catholic was second at 346.
Wapak carded a 407.
“I thought the ladies played pretty good today,” Wapak coach Dawn West said. “We scored better than Tuesday overall but finished higher with a 12th place finish. There were more good caliber teams there today but I felt we held our own and did a nice job out there coming down seven shots from Tuesday.
