Lee Carpenter served his country from 1942-1945 in the US Army, 983rd Field Artillery Battalion in the South Pacific.
Lee and his late wife, Martha, lived in Dunkirk for 30 years. Once retired, Lee moved to Bucyrus. At the age of 95, he bought a house in Ada near his daughter and son-in-law, Jane and Rick Crace.
Lee has worked in many areas and traveled the U.S. selling his own invention. He invented a belt-tightener which is used in elevators, on conveyors and other pieces of equipment.
The American flag flies proudly at this home on SR 81 just west of Ada Schools. This is the residence of Matthew and Lacey Fisher. Matthew served in the Navy. Happy 4th of July. (Monty Siekerman photo)
Darlene Carter, age 58, died on Sunday, July 1, 2018 at 12:07 a.m. at St. Rita’s Medical Center, Lima.
She was born on November 10, 1959 in Lima, Ohio to the late Mitchell and Omalee (Patton) Bailey. On May 15, 1993 Darlene married Gary Carter and he survives in Lima.
Darlene was a homemaker and she owned her own cleaning service.
Ron Beaschler (seated) begins tallying swim meet results. There is a lot of paperwork involved in a meet because of so many age classifications and types of strokes for both boys and girls. Coaches and officials gather nearby. A story and more photos are below. (Monty Siekerman photo)
It took just three years for the Ohio Northern men's lacrosse team to be recognized with the Ohio Athletic Conference's elite programs, earning a regular season OAC title during the 2018 campaign under 3rd-year head coach Nat St. Laurent.
The Polar Bears had a historic year that featured numerous broken records and an OAC regular season title after going 14-3 overall and posting a 7-1 record in the conference.
A school-record nine Ohio Northern players were named All-Ohio Athletic Conference in men's lacrosse for 2018.
