From Moosette: This is a REAL Hero!

Hurray for a Dump Truck Driver! One driver, from Mack’s trucking of Alvada, Ohio, on his way to a quarry, saw the two women who were screaming for help from the second floor of the Carey, Ohio apartment building which burned this week. The Dump Truck Driver just knew he had to do something, so [...]

What have you heard?

The blog continues to receive reports of property theft cases in the county, which are not being investigated. Some involve the theft of legally owned firearms. Does anyone know what the problem is at the sheriff’s office?

Finally, the courthouse is coming down!

A small minority of residents have continuously hijacked the demolition of the old courthouse. Two  commissioners voted to tear it down - Sauber and Nutter. Bridinger to save it. Two thoughts  - 1. Will Bridinger’s vote cost him re-election?   2. Will the court intercede to stop the demolition?

At the zoo

This is the “baby” polar bear at the zoo. That is one big baby.

TU Dragons Approved as GLIAC member

TIFFIN UNIVERSITY, TIFFIN, OH—University Presidents of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) unanimously approved to bring Tiffin University as a full member beginning academic year 2008-2009 and TU has officially accepted the offer of membership. 
TU will become the league’s 14th full member and sponsors 18 of the GLIAC’s 20 championship sports and will compete [...]

Start swinging, it’s time for some great music at Hedges-Boyer Park

Fostoria Community Band is playing a concert in Hedges Boyer Park in
Tiffin Sunday at 7 pm at the band shell.  The band is VERY good this
year, playing a variety of marches, light classical, and pops music. See you there!

Great Blue Heron on the Sandusky River

Are you in favor of saving the old courthouse or tearing it down?

Godzilla said:

Where is Engagement, Ohio ?

Between Dayton and Marion.

Want to post anonymously?

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Create a new email that will not identify who you really are, and no one will know your secret.

Any Fulbright scholars out there?

Has anyone on the blog ever won a Fulbright scholarship? If so, how was the experience?

Prosecutor Announces Death of Blog

From Kenemyofthestate:
(Note: In the ongoing battle to dispel mistruths being made about the Only Elected Prosecutor of Seneca Count, Ken Egbert Joonier, this press release is being made to educate the people of Seneca County about the struggle of the Prosecutor to bring peace to our community and win another term in office) The Seneca County [...]

Ok, now who out there hasn’t purchased their Choose A Ride Raffle tickets?

Word is C.A.S.A. has raffle tickets 1/$20 or 6/$100 and the deadline is July 16th.
Grand Prize Winners Choice of One of the Following 2007 Prizes :
*A Corvette Coupe* or
*A Ford F-150 King Ranch SuperCrew* or
*Two(2) H-D Heritage Softail Classics* or
*Rinker Captiva 246 Cuddy boat/trailer*or 
*Two (2) Honda Civic Hybrids 
Go to : http://www.casacarraffle.com/index.html  and help out this [...]

From the A-T Courthouse survey….

Courthouse survey says …
By Zachary Petit, zpetit@advertiser-tribune.com
Bringing an end to months of study — and resurrecting a restoration option that largely appeared to be off the table — the company hired to investigate plans for the Seneca County courthouse’s future presented its findings Monday.
Representatives of Mansfield engineering firm MKC Associates provided cost projections and other [...]

Some nature photos

For all those parents who were “too strict”

Hats off to the moms and dads, grandmas and grandpas, who made sure their kids were in school. To those who set limits, who demanded their kids work harder, stay out of trouble, get involved in the community, and be good citizens - because your kids graduated. They made it through high school, or college [...]