Archive - 2013
May 20th
The St. Marys doubles team of Cole Brooks and Jason Freewalt finished fourth at the Division II sectional tournament at UNOH on Saturday after a pair of losses to Celina teams.
Brooks and Freewalt had already assured themselves of a district berth earlier in the week with three wins.
In the semifinals, the St. Marys duo lost to Celina’s Isaac Elston and Kris LeJeune, 2-6, 2-6.
Brooks and Freewalt lost the third-place match to Celina’s Aaron Seibel and Keaton Mohler, 1-6, 2-6.
Eldon E. Saintignon, 84, of St. Marys, died at 11:39 a.m. Tuesday, May 14, 2013, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys.
He was born in Houston on Feb. 23, 1929, to Delbert and Leona (Miller) Saintignon, who preceded him in death.
On July 3, 1948, he married Bonnie (Ayers) Saintignon, who survives in St. Marys.
ST. MARYS — The third annual “Get the Carp Outta Here” Carp Derby was once again successful in its goal of removing as many of the bottom feeders as possible.
Two years ago, there were 8,142 pounds of carp caught by participants over the two-day event. Last year, the number was 12,831 pounds, and this year, participants caught 15,541 pounds.
May 19th
Eldon E. Saintignon, 84, of St. Marys, died at 11:39 a.m. Tuesday May 14, 2013, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys.
He was born in Houston, Ohio on Feb. 23, 1929, to Delbert and Leona (Miller) Saintignon, who preceded him in death.
On July 3, 1948, he married Bonnie (Ayers) Saintignon, who survives in St. Marys.
May 18th
ST. MARYS — Matt Hollman’s senior year at Memorial High School has been all about swimming. The 19-year-old participates in many activities for the Roughriders, including varsity football, student council and FCA, but swimming is where he shines the brightest.
Hollman, whose brothers are both swimmers, too, started swimming at the age of 3.
He said he started minis at the St. Marys Seahawks when he was 3.
“We all do the summer swim,” he said.
ST. MARYS — In the last few years, baby boomers have started retiring, said Golden Living Valley representative Russ Duvall, meaning that in next 5-10 years nursing homes will see more numbers of retirees needing full-time care.
During National Nursing Home Week, which wrapped up Friday, local nursing homes aimed to show the best of what they offer residents as well as getting the community involved in the day-to-day lives of residents.
May 17th
BATH TOWNSHIP — The St. Marys boys and girls track teams had two crowned Western Buckeye League champions and the girls team turned in a fourth-place finish that had St. Marys head coach Kathy Sites beaming.
The Riders’ Kelly Heitkamp set a new school record in the pole vault by clearing 10 feet, eight inches to win the WBL title.
St. Marys’s Luke Lemmerman captured the 110-meter hurdles championship with a 16-second flat time.
“They both wanted it so bad,” Sites said. “They deserved that.”
ST. MARY — Jane Dippold sees this part of Ohio as beautiful country, and tonight, when her art exhibition opens at Arts Center in St. Marys, she will invite others to see the familiar countryside through her eyes.
Roughly two years ago Dippold started capturing specific places in Auglaize and Mercer counties and collaging them.
“I’m not interested in creating imagined places. I want to represent a particular place,” she said.
Dippold had done some collaging before she started the landscapes.
ST. MARYS — For those pet owners whose least favorite chore is cleaning up their dogs’ messes outside, there is a new area business whose business is just that. Matt and Tiffany Jones of St. Marys started “Doggie Doolittles” in March 2013. The couple cleans the dog poop from people’s yards and kennels.
“It’s not the most glamorous job but it’s, so far, been pretty interesting,” Tiffany Jones said.
May 16th
Anthony Brown, 83, of rural St. Marys, died on Wednesday, May 15, 2013, at Otterbein — St. Marys.
Arrangements are being completed with the Miller Funeral Homes in St. Marys.
