Special guests at Monday’s annual Wyandot County Republican Party Lincoln Day dinner were (front row, from left) Ayana Getz, a junior at Upper Sandusky High School; Tiffany Penwell, a senior at Riverdale High School; Hayley McCoy and Madi Schiefer, both juniors at Wynford High School; Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted;

The three fifth-grade classes at Union Elementary School raised more than half of the $1,500 total in a competition among fifth through eighth grades to give to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, an organization devoted to fighting blood cancers.

MOUNT BLANCHARD — Two years ago, a trio of Riverdale teachers visited Japan through a program at the University of Findlay. During their tour, Kristie Thacker, Stephanie Higgins and Jon Hayfield visited Eisu Gakkan High School in Hiroshima, where they met students and discussed common educational concerns with the staff.

It was a record year in terms of the amount raised and the number of people who visited Upper’s Winter Fantasy of Lights this December, the committee confirmed Thursday while presenting checks totaling $30,000 to two local nonprofit organizations.

The Happy Hookers crochet club, a program of the Wyandot County Council on Aging, celebrated seven years as an organization Monday at Senior Connection. The group, led by retired home economics teacher Madonna Meeker, meets from 1:30-4 p.m. Mondays, when members share patterns and ideas.

A crew from The Durable Slate Company, Columbus, finished replacing the 127-year-old roof at Old Mission Church in Upper Sandusky this week. The church was built in 1824 and renovated in 1889.

MARION — The bright yellow aircraft in the center of the hangar was the center of attention at a recent open house at the Marion Municipal Airport. It also was a symbol of opportunity for two neighbors. For one, it meant continuing to chase a life-long passion; for the other, the growth of a steady business operation.

For two class periods every week since after Christmas break, 11 St. Peter School students have filed into the technology classroom, walked straight to their team robotics kits and have gotten to work. The new robotics club at the private Catholic school in Upper Sandusky is making waves.