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Little has had big impact |
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Written by BILL RYAN Sentinel Farm Editor
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Saturday, 06 April 2013 07:53 |
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| David Little, outgoing FFA advisor for Eastwood, is seen near an engraved stone honoring his 35 years of service to the organization on March 18, 2013. (Photo: Enoch Wu/Sentinel-Tribune) |
PEMBERVILLE - For the last 35 years, David Little has dedicated himself to the agriculture education and FFA chapter at Eastwood Schools. At the end of this school year he will retire as teacher and adviser for the program.
Since 1978 he has served with only minor movements of his classroom and shop at the high school.
"Everything has been pretty much in this area of the building," Little said of his career which began on July 1, 1978, immediately after his graduation from Ohio State University.
The Babyland exhibit at the Wood County Fair was the innovation of Little and it remains one of his proudest accomplishments. He and the Eastwood FFA students operate and care for the animals each year at the fair. The subsequent sale benefits the chapter.
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Perrysburg gears up for trash changes |
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Written by PETER KUEBECK Sentinel Staff Writer
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Friday, 05 April 2013 09:55 |
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| New trash and recycling Toters are seen stacked at perrysburg's Public Service Building in Perrysburg. (Photos: J.D. Pooley/Sentinel-Tribune) |
PERRYSBURG - As the city works to bring its new automated refuse system online on April 22, the Department of Public Service is fielding questions and issues from some confused residents.
"I guess that you could only do your best to inform everybody what's going on," said Public Service Director Jon Eckel on Thursday. The department phones have been "ringing off the hook" with questions regarding the new service, according to a recent email.
The issue seems to be stemming from the delivery of new wheeled trash and recycling toters as part of the automated service - approximately 14,000 city residences are to receive the toters by the system's Earth Day start date. Refuse workers have been delivering the toters in recent days, and the entire west side of the city has already received them.
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Last Updated on Friday, 05 April 2013 10:02 |
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Written by JAN LARSON McLAUGHLIN Sentinel County Editor
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Friday, 05 April 2013 11:30 |
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Katy Townley instructs and leads participants during a Zumba class. (Photos: J.D. Pooley/Sentinel-Tribune)
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As the steady beat pounds, the women seem to lose their inhibitions. They move their toes, fingertips and everything in between to the throbbing music.
For one hour, the women in the Zumba class at the Bowling Green Community Center sweat to the sensual sounds of hip-hop, samba, salsa, merengue, mambo and belly dancing.
And if they’re lucky, they won’t even realize they are working out. That’s what separates Zumba from other exercise classes — it’s more like dancing and less like drudgery, according to those gyrating to the jams.
“It doesn’t really feel like you’re working out, but you are,” said Katy Townley, the Zumba instructor who has been teaching classes since 2009. “They get a great workout, but they don’t realize it.”
Instead of pained grimaces, the class participants can’t keep the smiles off their faces. The rhythmic Latin songs make it hard to stand still.
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Historical site sets opening |
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Written by Sentinel-Tribune Staff
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Friday, 05 April 2013 09:52 |
The Wood County Historical Center and Museum, 13660 County Home Road, welcomes spring at the annual Spring Opening Saturday.
Outside, the Boomtown comes alive as the Northwest Ohio Blacksmiths hold an open forge event to demonstrate blacksmithing techniques from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Visitors can enjoy the scenery of the historic property including the log cabin, oil derrick, other out-buildings, a nature trail, and the herb garden.
The museum and adjacent buildings will be open for self-guided tours from 1 to 4 p.m. with historic lawn games and more than 20 exhibits that highlight the history of Wood County and the Infirmary, many taking on a fresh face for the new season.
"It is with great excitement we present new interpretation in many of the exhibit rooms within the museum, including several new exhibits," said museum curator Holly Hartlerode-Uppal.
The newest, or perhaps the oldest, exhibit on display is the 1913 Bowling Green time capsule, which was uncovered in August 2012, as workers were razing the former Central Administration Building on South Grove Street.
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