Archive - News Article
August 12th, 2011
ST. MARYS — Area residents came out on Spring Street to shift through racks of clothing, shoe boxes, books and more during an annual business sale on Friday.
The SummerFest Sidewalk Sales kicked off on Friday, with residents making their way through the various items set out along Spring Street.
“I’m looking for deals,” St. Marys resident Delores Schetter said as she looked through clothing at The Island Shoppe.
She added she tries to make the sale each year.
ST. MARYS — On Monday, a city committee will hear options regarding preventing short power outages caused by squirrels.
St. Marys Safety-Service Director Tom Hitchcock is expected to talk with St. Marys Electric Committee members about the feasibility of allowing the live trapping of squirrels during squirrel season inside the city limits. During the Aug. 8 city council meeting, Hitchcock said the recent surge in short outages have been attributed to squirrels tripping circuits.
ST. MARYS — With the help of generous donations and a lot of hard work, an area charitable organization was able to provide a laptop to a local girl in need.
Tara Sterling, 13, of St. Marys, received an Acer laptop from Bikes and Cars For a Cause, an area organization that aims to help children, whether individually or through donating money to charities.
NEW BREMEN — Twenty five shocks, seven injections of epinephrine and a cardiac surgery were what it took to save Max the “Miracle Man” Cotterman after going into sudden cardiac arrest, but the most important factor in his care was the 91 minutes of CPR he had received from family, friends, the New Bremen EMS Squad and hospital staff.
August 11th
ST. MARYS — A local board of education approved a new face of its district during its meeting Wednesday evening.
Members of the St. Marys Board of Education approved Jerry Skiver as the interim superintendent. The motion came after board members entered into executive session to discuss compensation of a public employee or official early on in the meeting and then reconvened.
Skiver, who will be in the position for the 2011-12 school year, will officially begin his contract Monday.
ST. MARYS — Seven people competing for a pair of board of education spots highlight a packed ballot in November.
ST. MARYS — Gabrielle Keller was named queen Wednesday night in the 2011 St. Marys SummerFest Little Miss Pageant held in the St. Marys Memorial High School Performing Arts Center.
The pageant hosted 30 contestants between the ages of 5 and 7 this year, double last year’s amount.
“The first 15 spots were full within a half a day,” Co-Chair Becky Ruvoldt said, noting the large demand caused them to open the pageant up to more girls.
WAPAKONETA — A second Dayton man in less than a week was arrested in Auglaize County on drug charges.
In a news release issued by Auglaize County Sheriff Al Solomon, Vernon J. Graham, 37, of Dayton, was arrested by members of the Grand Lake Drug Task Force for allegedly delivering crack cocaine and heroin to the area.
August 10th
Wednesday, Aug. 10
7 p.m. — LITTLE MISS SUMMERFEST PAGEANT, Performing Arts Center, Memorial High School.
Thursday, Aug. 11 — Supper and Sounds in the Park
10 a.m. to 7 p.m. — ARTFEST EXHIBIT, Public Library.
5 p.m. to 7 p.m. — SUPPER IS SERVED — Memorial Park.
5:40 p.m. – DINNER ENTERTAINMENT — Gazebo.
6 p.m. - BOOK SALE PRESALE — Trading Company.
6:45 p.m. — OPENING CEREMONIES — Memorial Park
NEW BREMEN — A Dayton man was arrested near New Bremen Monday night on drug charges.
According to a news release issued by Auglaize County Sheriff Al Solomon, at 7 p.m. Monday, members of the Auglaize/Mercer County Grand Lake Drug Task Force, New Bremen Police, Auglaize County Sheriff’s Deputies, St. Marys Police, Wapakoneta Police and Minster Police arrested Tyrone E. Howard, 31.
