From left, Ohio Wesleyan President Rock Jones, Tori Schlaudt, princess; Andrew Wilson, prince; and Sam DeJarnett, queen. Not pictured is King Nick Peranzi who could not attend the Homecoming football game — he was taking the LSAT exam.
Big Walnut High School Fall Homecoming Queen Emily Asher was crowned at Golden Eagle Stadium before Friday evening’s game against Hilliard Bradley. Asher’s escort was Connor Moran.
Ending a 14-year 4-H career on a high note, Melissa Downerd earned the coveted Showman of Showmen title Wednesday afternoon at the Delaware County Fair. Bubbling with excitement, Melissa, with 4-H group Loin Hustlers, also earned showman for dairy feeder, showman for dairy cow, grand champion heifer, grand champion and reserve for junior heifer and grand champion for dairy feeder. And to top it off, she is also this year’s queen of the Delaware County Fair.
The work Curtis Harsh invested into his market beef grand champion steer paid off — in the form of a $3,750 bid from buyer Triple T Transport. The winning bid kicked off Tuesday’s livestock auction, and was the highest sum of the evening. Harsh, 14, said he plans to invest the money into a steer for next year’s fair. Even though Harsh is a veteran showman from a family of cattlemen, he said parting ways with his animal at the end of the fair never gets any easier.
The financial literacy series, “Making Cents,” presented by the Sunbury, Ashley and Delaware County libraries continues to offer interesting and informative programs for the whole family. The programs sponsored by the Friends of the Delaware County District Library, and the Delaware County Bank is a four-month long series to help you build your financial knowledge, presented at each of the libraries, giving you multiple opportunities to participate.
NEW YORK — Out of the ashes of 9/11 has risen a vibrant neighborhood packed with new restaurants and hotels, places to live and spots to shop, along with many ways to pay respects to an area some worried would never come back.
The 2011 Delaware County Junior Fair Royalty contest was held Tuesday, July 26 at Delaware JVS South. From left, members of the court are: Prince Josh Knight, Princess MaryBeth Siekman, Prince Jessy Walker, Princess Ashley Meade, King Lane Kleinlein, Queen Melissa Downerd, Prince Dusty Hamon, Junior Princess Abigail Marshall, Prince Austin Hunt and Junior Princess Ellen Dicken.
You may be surprised to learn that according to a recent study entitled, “Perceptions of Libraries 2010,” teens are among the heaviest library users. While two out of every three Americans have a library card, 75 percent of teens (ages 14–17) have one. The majority (62 percent) of Americans visits their library annually, and teens are even more likely to do so (72 percent).