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Tuesday, August 18th, 2009
Fair fowl smells sweet
Baby shampoo and tooth brushes great for making chickens sparkle
By Shelley Grieshop
How do you give a chicken a bath?
Well, you can't just throw it in a Maytag washer and hang it on the line, that's for sure. Especially if you intend to have it judged at the fair.
The answer is best left to the experts.
"You start with some baby shampoo," says 15-year-old Isaac Marchal, as he slowly dips the backside of his Barred Plymouth Rock Bantam in a suds-filled sink at the Mercer County fairgrounds. [More]
Celina girls tennis dominates in season debut
By Gary R. Rasberry
The Celina girls tennis team got the 2009 fall sports season started with a dominating performance, losing just one game in five matches to shut out Sidney 5-0 at the High School Tennis Courts.
Both doubles teams and the first and third singles for the NetDogs posted matching 6-0, 6-0 sets while second-singles player Emily Zender lost just one game to break up the monotony. [More]
Obituaries on August 18th, 2009
Bernice Miller
Bernice M. Miller, 85, formerly of Willshire, died at 10:30 p.m. Aug. 16, 2009, at Colonial Nursing Home, Rockford. [More]
Rita Schwartz
Rita Schwartz, 88, 4358 Lock Two Road, New Bremen, died at 9:22 a.m. Aug. 15, 2009, at the Mercer County Community Hospital, Coldwater. [More]
Hilda Steinke
Hilda Ann Steinke, 87, formerly of Taft Street, Sidney, died at 8 a.m. Aug. 16, [More]
Local pictures on August 18th, 2009
Subscriber stories on August 18th, 2009
District takes proactive approach to prevent flu
MARIA STEIN - The Marion Local school district, like other districts throughout the area, is taking a proactive approach when it comes to preventing the H1N1 flu as well as the usual seasonal flu.
Treasurer delivers mixture of good and bad news
ST. HENRY - School Treasurer Glenn Miller mixed good and bad news while discussing the district's financial status during a school board meeting Monday night.
New technology to be used in classrooms
Teachers at Celina City Schools are preparing to use new technology for the upcoming school year, according to Celina Education Association President Wally Ellinger.
Idea to plug into high school gets pulled
MARIA STEIN - Board of education members learned Monday night that a small part of its energy savings project has apparently short circuited.
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Mercer County Library operating levy to be placed on November ballot
Mercer County voters will decide in November whether an operating levy for the Mercer County District Library passes.
Last week in a special session, the library trustees board passed a resolution putting a five-year, 1/2 -mill levy on the Nov. 3 ballot.
Home searched by police after domestic violence call
Coldwater Police found more than they expected when responding to a reported domestic violence at 110 E. College St. early Friday morning.
Taken into custody on domestic violence charges were residents Adam C. Boeckman, 21, and Melissa L. Melendez, 26.
Bulldogs lose by one on the road against Bath
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
The Celina girls golf team lost a close match in their opening Western Buckeye League dual match of the season, falling to Bath 208-209 at Hawthorne Hills in Lima on Monday.
Second night of racing at Mercer County Fair
This Sands Hot and One Sharp Spur won their respective heats of the Grand Lake Trot during Monday's harness racing card at the Mercer County Fair.
In the first heat, This Sands Hot, with John Konesky III in the sulky, led from the start and finished the mile in 2:04.
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