6–Archbold (Ohio) Buckeye, Week of November 30, 2011
OPINIONS/HISTORY Golden Notes Of Archbold's Memorable Past
Our Schools Are Tops
A recent draft report issued by the Ohio Department of Education tells residents of the Archbold and Pettisville school districts what they already have known for years.
The report shows that both school districts are among the best in the State of Ohio.
Not only are the two school districts among the best, they achieved their high rankings without undue cost-per-pupil spending.
The report compares schools based on their performance index scores, which are part of the Ohio Department of Education school report cards.
Out of more than 930 Ohio schools
ranked in the report, Archbold had the 94th-highest performance index score. Archbold’s reported cost per pupil was $9,222. Only 27 out of the top 100 districts reported a lower figure.
Michael L. Kinsman defeated Mark Ballmer by two votes to win a seat on the Franklin Township Board of Trustees in the Nov. 8 General Election.
Two more votes for Ballmer would have tied the race. Two or more people taking time to go to the polls might have changed the
The fourth annual Parade of Lights attracted a large crowd of spectators with temperatures in the 50s and no rain or trains. There were 62 parade units. Six appeared at the ConAgra parking lot that were not registered, but joined the parade. On a 4-1 vote, school board made the Senior Experience, which is a combination research paper and oral presentation, a requirement for AHS graduation.
Pettisville was 27th. Out of 26 Starting Saturday, teleschool districts with higher scores, phone customers in the 419 only five reported spending less per area code must include the area code when dialing. pupil than Pettisville’s $9,565. Such results aren’t the work of one person or group. Credit must go to parents, students, teachers, principals, support staff, and the entire community.
Deaths– Pauline A. Stannard, 82, Archbold; Norman H. Volkman, 74, Archbold; Edmund Schorling, 88, Archbold; Elizabeth J. Kelley, 78, Archbold; Beulah Lambert, 84, Archbold; Dorothy Schult, 94, Ridgeville Corners
Isn’t this proof again our commuKaren Clark Evans, an nities are great places to raise chilAHS grad who lives in Ausdren? tralia, will present two vocal
Your Vote Does Count
For those who say their vote doesn’t make a difference, just look at the Franklin Township Trustee race.
Ten Years Ago Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2001 Done in white and stainless steel, the two new surgical suites at the Fulton County Health Center are state of the art, said Angie McWaters, manager of surgery. The room is 30 square feet.
outcome of the election. It was no fluke, no anomaly. Over the years, there have been several cases where just a few votes changed everything. The will of the people is gauged by elections. When more people go to the polls, the will of the people is more accurately represented. When the next election rolls around, remember that one vote can make a difference.
Qjyyjwx Yt Ymj Jinytw 2 ^tzw Tunsntsx \jqhtrj The Archbold Buckeye welcomes your opinions in the form of “Letters to the Editor.” Letters may be on any subject of current interest and not promotional. Please remember, the space is not for promotional letters or letters of thanks (except in unusual circumstances approved by the publisher), or long lists of names. It is a public forum in which readers may express a point of view to stimulate the thinking of others. Letters must be written and signed by one person only, or husband and wife.
numbers in the Holiday Fest 2001, Dec. 2, in the AHS auditorium. Students participating in the county quiz team tournament are Kirsten Boyer, A.J. Bumgardner, Doerte Glaubitz, Evan Hallett, Sara Leininger, Chris Phelps, Brian Pinkelman, Kyle Rohrs, Jen Ruth, Melissa Sanford, Jeremy Smith, Cole Stringer, Zack Voll. Chris Moore is the advisor. Drew J. Roynon, AHS ‘99, son of James and Nancy, is in Ireland as part of a crosscultural program with Eastern Mennonite University. Six letterwinners return to AHS varsity basketball: Tad Litwiller, Jeremy King, Jason Rose, Chris Baden, Trevor Fruth, Mark Kruse. Five letterwinners return to PHS varsity basketball: Lucas Pennington, Justin Brown, Tyler Roth, Eric Rychener, Jordan Bruner. Editorial topic: New Addition At FCHC Makes Everyone Feel Better The District 7 Volleyball Officials Association gave scholarship awards to three AHS players: Jill Evans, Tess Ziegler, Ashley Beck. Twenty-Five Years Ago Wednesday, Dec. 3, 1986 Consideration of a Ridgeville Corners area site for a regional jail is “as preliminary as something can be,” said Gary Pence, of the
regional jail planning committee.
Thomas Lauber, AHS ‘53, of Dover, will donate $50,000 to Archbold Area Foundation if matching funds are raised within the next tenyear period. Headline– Council Approves Bids For Park Street, Alley; Total Cost Is $250,000 The Pettisville School Foundation became one of the few schools in the state to have a foundation. It started with $12,000 in donations. Farm land and lots owned by the Blanche Cantwill estate, northwest of Archbold on Lutz Road, were offered Nov. 29: 66.23 acres sold for $1,500 an acre to William Stuckey; 2.55 acres were sold to Roger Grime for $12,000; 1.46 acres were sold to Brian Kammeyer... parcel 3 for $7,500; and parcel 4 for $6,750. The 78.59-acre Minnie M. Heer farm and buildings, US 20-A, sold at auction, Nov. 29, for $1,725 per acre to Tom Rupp. Rick L. Vitte, Fayette, was named trooper of the year of the Toledo Highway State Patrol. Shane Mull, PHS ‘86, was one of 19 freshmen at Miami University to receive a scholarship in paper science and engineering. Fred DeGroff, VFW post commander, presented a United States flag to Fairlawn Haven. Illegal chain letters have surfaced in the Archbold area, according to Al Finch, superintendent of postal operations at the Archbold Post Office. Mutterings, by Orrin R. Taylor– If the federal deficit continues to increase, there may be a shortage of ink to print all the ciphers.... Since 1960, Columbus in the only continuously growing major city in the northeast quadrant of the United States, according to the U.S. census bureau.... Henry David Thoreau, 1817-1862, said, “Chop your own wood and it will warm you twice.” Fifty Years Ago Wednesday, Dec. 6, 1961 Edwin Andrew Murbach, 91, died Saturday evening in his home on North Defiance Street. He had been bedfast the past five years. The deceased spent his lifetime in Archbold, except when he studied for the medical profession and during service with the U.S. Army Medical Corps during WWI. He graduated from the University of Michigan Medical School in 1894; studied in Vienna, and practiced
medicine with his father Andrew J. Murbach; later with his brother C.F., and his son Edwin R. Widening and improving Stryker Street came a step closer at the council meeting Monday evening. Plans call for widening Stryker Street from the west corporation line to North Defiance Street, making it 28 feet wide, except in the front of the high school building where it will be 36 feet to permit parallel parking on the north side. Military address appears for Russel U. Gericke, Fort Lee, Va. Fulton County’s teenage population, which is rapidly growing, is having a profound effect on the local economy. Larry Zuercher, a halfback on the Dalton high school football team, near Wooster, may be the top scorer in the state this year. He scored 178 points on 28 touchdowns in eight games and averaged 15 yards per carry. Seventy-Five Years Ago Wednesday, Nov. 25, 1936 Forty-eight steers were sold at the Lugbill Auction Sale, south of Archbold, Thursday afternoon. The grand champion steer sold for $16.50 per hundred. The Archbold business district will be in gay holiday attire by Saturday. The committee in charge of the decorations are Theodore W. Dimke, mayor; O.P. Kluepfel, H.F. Stotzer, and E.A. Buehrer. The Daniel D. Rupp farm of 80 acres was sold at public auction Tuesday to Rupp Brothers for $125 per acre.
Alvin J. Stamm sold his residence on South Defiance Street to Earl Short. Mr. Stamm, in turn, purchased the vacant lot of A.E. Theobald on South Defiance Street and plans to erect a modern home as soon as possible next spring. Wilmer Eicher bought the 100-acre farm of the Lydia Short estate for $110 an acre. A 20-acre farm was sold to Henry Short for $3,500. The post office department reports having broken up a gang of swindlers passing as eye specialists who have been going around the country claiming to fit glasses and performing fake operations in kitchens and living rooms of homes where their victims live. It is thought that the swindlers have collected at least a million dollars from their victims. The department advises people to keep away from strangers claiming to be eye specialists. 100 Years Ago Not Available
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Old Photo Corner Clarence Clingaman, who lived on DeGroff Ave. in the 1960s, trapped along the Tiffin River, north of Archbold near the Joe Traut farmstead. In this photo Clingaman shows off his haul of fox pelts.–Antique photograph from the collection of Dave Saam, grandson
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