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Lifelong area resident Virginia Dukes was a centenarian

Born in 1918, graduate of Pandora High School, helped husband in farming
Posted by Fred Steiner on June 25, 2019 - 4:03pm

O. Virginia Dukes, 100, died June 25, 2019, at Hilty Memorial Home in Pandora.  Virginia was born Aug. 1, 1918, in Pandora to the late Clyde and Garnet (Cheney) Sutter. On Sept. 24, 1941 she married Lewis Dukes who preceded her in death on Feb. 23, 2009.

Virginia graduated from Pandora High School, was a homemaker and helped her husband on the farm.  She loved to bake, knit, crochet and quilt.  Her family and friends benefited with many handmade items that she gave away.  Virginia was a member of the Pleasant View United Methodist Church, Mt. Cory. 

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I want to be a fireman

Posted by Fred Steiner on June 25, 2019 - 3:51pm

Bowen Hostettler, 4, found the fire truck bounce house among his favorite games during Saturday's Shirley's Gourmet Popcorn Co, birthday celebration. The Main Street event drew a huge crowd on a rare day without rain. Please view additional photos of the day here.

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Farmer information meeting in Ada Thursday

Mark Badertscher: "This is all about crop producers managing their unplanted acres as a result of the wet spring."
Posted by LizGH on June 25, 2019 - 2:00pm

FROM ADA ICON - The Ohio No-Till Council and OSU Extention will hold an information meet in Ada on Thursday for area farmers who have unplanted acres and need information about what to do with these fields, according to Mark Badertscher of the Hardin extension office.

The meeting is from 6:30 to 9 p.m. in McIntosh Center on the ONU campus.

Badertscher said that the meeting will address answers about crop insurance, weed control and cover crops.

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Regional news
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T.R. Steiner: "Let clay be clay"

You might call him Maple Crest's artist in residence
Posted by Fred Steiner on June 25, 2019 - 1:41pm

Maple Crest Senior Living Village doesn’t have an official Artist in Residence, but T.R. Steiner is as close as it gets. 

Click here to visit his website.

Maintenance supervisor for the 18-acre independent and assisted living community, Steiner credits his mechanical skills with the ability to craft prize-winning ceramic pieces. 

Like painting, clearing snow and doing general repairs, working in clay is also a process.  Having an engineering mentality is a plus in this art form, according to Steiner.

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People
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Former Bluffton resident Joy Savage Harris in first-ever triathalon

Posted by Fred Steiner on June 25, 2019 - 11:24am

Joy Savage Harris, 2004 Bluffton High School graduate, ran in her first-ever triathalon.

She competed in the Rock Hall Sprint Triathalon held in Silver Spring, Maryland, on June 2.

Her times are in the attachment below.

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Sports
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P-G's Riley Larcom receives OHSAA scholarship

Posted by Fred Steiner on June 25, 2019 - 11:09am

Riley Larcom, Pandora-Gilboa HS graduate, is among 199 recent high school graduates to receive a scholarship ranging from $500 to $1,000 from the Ohio High School Athletic Association.

Scholar-athlete recipients are selected based on a point system, which rewards students for grade point averages; class rank; ACT or SAT scores; varsity letters earned; and individual and team athletic honors.

The recipients were selected by special committees within each of the OHSAA’s six athletic districts.

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