Onalee Shepler bowled an 864 series on Jan. 11 at Southgate Lanes. That translates to two 300 games and one 264 game. Her score set a new Southgate women's record and was 14 points off the national record. Click for details.
DePue De Hoyos will perform at the Freed Center for the Performing Arts in Ada, on Thursday, Jan. 26, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $20 each and can be ordered by calling the Freed Center Box Office at 419-772-1900 or on the website at www.freedcenter.com.
A chance meeting south of the border in the Baja coastal town of La Mision, melded the talents of these two stellar musicians known for their fiery performances.
Onalee Shepler thought her biggest moment in sports was pitching a high school softball no-hitter against Delphos Jefferson.
Then came Wednesday, Jan. 11. Bowling in a Bluffton Southgate Lanes Queen's League Shepler bowled three games where she registered 35 out of a possible 36 strikes.
That translated to a series score of 864, which set a new women's high series at the Bluffton bowling alley. More importantly it was "that close" (one frame) to a perfect three games of bowling.
Dean Giesige, Bluffton Middle School principal, is on a magazine drive. He's not selling; he's looking for magazine donations.
Giesige told The Icon that the middle school (sixth-seventh-eighth grades) seeks used magazines from residents of the school district.
"We need them to help supplement our reading program," he said. "For example, we'd love to have used Smithsonian, Readers' Digest, National Geographics, even hunting magazines. We're looking for an assortment of subjects."
You were born in Maple Heights, correct? Where exactly is that?
Maple Hts. is a suburb of Cleveland on the SE side. Probably best known for its wrestling state titles under coach Milkovich. However,over the past few years it has become a football success.
When did you move to Bluffton? Were you and your husband, Bob, hired by BHS and BU, respectively, at the same time?
