Waldo News

WALDO - Waldo Swim & Recreation Center will holds its first ever all day Slip&Slide Party from noon-8 p.m. today at the Waldo Swim & Recreation Center, 275 W. Main St., Waldo.

MARION - Over the years Kirth Kinney of Waldo has made his way to the Marion County Fair, showing animals and walking along the midway.

An ice cream ride among four friends in the summer of 2008 has grown into Marion County's newest bicycle tour.

More than 600 bicyclists from seven states kicked off the summer cycling season in Marion County by participating in the Hot Tamale Bicycle Tour on June 6. Riders enjoyed a warm and sunny day as they followed quiet country roads northeast along the Olentangy River valley before returning to Waldo.

CARDINGTON: Charlotte Elizabeth Owen, age 89, of Cardington, passed from this life to the next on June 22, 2009, at 11:45 p.m. at the Morrow County Extended Care Facility after a courageous battle with multiple health problems.

PROSPECT - The Prospect High School Alumni Banquet was held Saturday, May 23, at All Occasions Catering near Waldo.

WALDO - An equipment shed that caught fire during a thunderstorm was declared a total loss after firefighters worked to put out the blaze for about two hours.

City Police June 11 Arrests Jesse L. Dutton, 32, 138 Scioto St., was arrested on a charge of disorderly conduct while intoxicated.

John and Beverly Howald of Waldo, Ohio are pleased to,announce the engagement of their daughter, Jennifer Lynn Howald to Brendan Mathew Doane the son of Kevin and Ann Doane of Springfield, Ohio.

PLEASANT TOWNSHIP - About 30 community members including public officials and safety forces gathered Thursday evening at the Pleasant Senior Center to hear a pitch to install an emergency communication system.

WALDO - A 1988 petroleum leak that recently brought a civil penalty against the owner of a Duchess Shoppe gas station isn't the only such incident involving this southern Marion County village.

WALDO - The third-annual Women's Seven-County Championship will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, June 27, at Kings Mill Golf Club.

WALDO - The second-annual junior golf tournament sponsored by Kings Mill Golf Club and the Ohio Golf Courses of Ohio Association will be held at 10 a.m. June 18 at Kings Mill.

When State Senator Teresa Fedor bicycles to work, she rides 155 miles. Marion's Tom Bostic does not travel as far, but he's been bicycling to work since 1978.

RADNOR - The Radnor / Radnor Area Buckeye Valley Alumni Association will honor two of its own during their 102nd banquet that will be held May 30 at All Occasions Catering in Waldo.

The woman with her name on more money than anyone else in American history lives quietly in a beige brick Cape Cod on a leafy lane a half-dozen subway stops from the corridors of power she once graced.

Central Ohio farmers Co-op is having a raffle at the Marion County Relay For Life event on Friday, June 5, starting at 6 p.m. First place prize for the raffle is a football signed by Archie Griffin.

MARION - At least eight possibilities for Community Development Block Grant formula funds were presented to the county for consideration in distributing its $86,000 budget this year.

Steve and Amanda McClellan have a unique theme for their annual family Christmas card picture.

WALDO - Winemaker Van Creasap of Shamrock Vineyard announces that Buckeye Red, a favorite of visitors to the Shamrock Vineyard, recently won a silver medal at the Finger Lakes International Wine Competition in Rochester, N.Y. Buckeye Red is a sweet blend of Ohio-grown Concord, Niagara and Catawba grapes, states a press release.