Thomas C. Neiswander, age 64, died on Sunday, June 4, 2017 at 7:35 p.m. at the Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus.
He was born on September 3, 1952 in Ada, Ohio to Ralph “Teed” and Lucille “Soni” (Creps) Neiswander. His father survives in Ada and his mother preceded him in death. On May 24, 1987 he married Vivian Baber and she survives in Centerburg.
Bluffton's coffee shop is under new ownership by three persons with Hardin County connections. The cafe, at 101 S. Main St., is renamed The Twisted Wisk Cafe.
The new owners are Samantha “Sam” Erter and Jessi and Luke Davis. The three have known each other since their school days in Kenton.
The three purchased the coffee shop and building from previous owners, Phil and Sharon Zimmerly. The Zimmerly’s owned the coffee shop for the past nine years, purchasing it from Whole Bean S Corp.
“The new name stresses that while coffee is served, a breakfast and lunch menu is also available. The new café’s logo will include a coffee cup,” said Erter.
Liberty Belles and Boys held their sixth meeting for the 2017 season on Tuesday, May 30. The 4-H club played a game with shoes to get to know each other. We did roll call by saying what your favorite Summer activity is. Parents had a meeting for 4-H camp. There were 4 demonstrations done at the meeting as well. At the end, we split into groups to talk about our projects.
The next meeting will be Tuesday, June 6, 7-8:30 PM at the Ada First Presbyterian Church.
The Alger Jr Farmers met on Monday May 29. The members decorated a float for the Memorial Day parade in Alger. At least 16 members participated. No reports were read.
Advisor Michelle Underwood handed out T-shirt order forms to be returned by the next meeting. We discussed the community service project and decided on a canned food drive again this year. Please bring all non-perishable items to the next meeting. 4H camp sign up is June 6th@ 7p.m. at the extension office for all those interested. Also reminded us that mandatory Quality Assurance is June 8@ fairgrounds from 6-8:30.
The Ohio Northern baseball team posted its fourth consecutive winning season during the 2017 campaign under sixth-year head coach Gene Stechschulte.
The Polar Bears finished the season 21-19 overall and 7-11 in the Ohio Athletic Conference.
Over the last four seasons, Northern has posted the second most wins in program history, tallying 100 victories and falling just three short of the all-time record.
Anna Krummrey, age 92 passed away Monday, June 5, 2017 at 1:15 a.m. at Lima Memorial Health System, Lima, Ohio. She was born on May 22, 1925 in Salyersville, Kentucky to Edward and Josephine (Haney) Gullett who preceded her in death. On December 18, 1942 Anna married Arthur Alfred Krummrey at the Church of Christ parsonage in Greenup, Kentucky.
She celebrated 72 years of marriage with the love of her life, Arthur Alfred Krummrey, who passed away February 21, 2015. She often would say, "I wished we could have grown old together".
