BFR Sports and Fitness recently hosted a Universal Cheerleaders Association commuter cheer camp.
The two-day, camp offered area junior high cheer squads professional training. UCA provides cheer camps across the midwest each summer. This year's camp featured squads from Wapakoneta and Kenton.
BFR will next host Challenger's British Soccer Camp the week of July 29. For more information about either camp, contact BFR by calling 419-358-4150.
The "Top Banana" award was given to Wapakoneta's 8th grade squad for most team spirit.
Local resident David Voth, a pioneer in the crime victims’ rights movement in Ohio and the nation, will be recognized on Thursday, July 18, in Columbus during the 10th anniversary celebration of Models of Justice Awards Ceremony, sponsored by the Justice League of Ohio.
The event honoring persons who have protected and advanced crime victims' rights and celebrates the Justice League of Ohio’s decade of service.
Have you ever wondered about the life of a cartoonist?
On July 10, elders at Maple Crest were delighted to discover all sorts of unique tidbits about famous cartoonists down through the ages from a dynamic (and very funny) modern-day cartoonist, Duane Abel of the Corkey Comics Co.
Abel became the youngest syndicated cartoonist in the world at age 15 and is best known for his main character, Zed – a pink, fluffy, walking, talking dryer lint.
Bluffton is alive and well and living underwater - at least some teenage residents dwell there. Here's two photos of the older members of the Bluffton swim team. One version is underway - a first for The Icon (no, we didn't take photo). The other version is the standard, on land photo.
Underwater photo, from left: Hannah Bell, Jessica Brockert,Josh Garmatter, Delaney Reineke, Levi Mikesell, Cobie Mikesell, Kyla Dawson, Cole Wilson, Jordan Siefer, Jaime Siefer, Sieara Osborne, Misha Groman, Andrew Ross, Jeramiah Garmatter and Katie Wright.
U.S. Navy Ensign Ryan W. Benroth, son of Melvin and Jacqui Benroth of Columbus Grove, graduated from the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., on May 24 and was commissioned as an Officer in the U.S. Navy.
ENS Benroth successfully completed four years of academic, physical, and professional training, resulting in a Bachelor of Science degree with a major in Mechanical Engineering, with a focus on energy and propulsion.
