The pond inside Harrison Smith Park in Upper Sandusky was stocked with 250 pounds of channel catfish on Thursday in preparation for the Wyandot County Rod and Gun Club's fishing derby that will take place from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Saturday at the park.

New security features have been installed at the Wyandot County Courthouse in downtown Upper Sandusky. A metal detector and item scanner are now operational at the front entrance, which is now the only entrance that can be used to enter the building.

The Star Players are proud to announce that “Star Kids Piratepalooza” is being performed this Friday and Saturday at the Star Theatre in Upper Sandusky. Star Kids is the annual Star Players Children’s Theatre Workshop.

The 16th annual Sandusky River Gospel Festival is 1-9 p.m. Saturday at the Wyandot County Fairgrounds Dining Hall, 10171 Ohio 53, Upper Sandusky. Groups from Ohio and surrounding states are scheduled to perform.

MARION — Entering its 20th year, Set the Stage theater camps have been a part of the Marion Palace Theatre’s programming and a summertime tradition for many aspiring thespians of all skill levels. This summer, the popular performing arts camp returns offering students age 6-14 an all-day, weeklong theater experience.

Ellen Engle (standing, left) and Kenton Jarvis of the Armstrong Air and Space Museum pass out different color and length tubes to children for a team-building exercise during their Sounds of Silence presentation Wednesday morning at the Dorcas Carey Library.

Upper Sandusky Middle School students learned valuable lessons in the final weeks of the school year with a reality store event last month. The event was for seventh and eighth graders at Union School with the intent to teach the students about the challenges they will face as adults.

Vyntage Barn held its seasonal opening this past weekend. The business features home decor, antiques and home garden accessories.

CAREY — Throughout her 40-year teaching career, recently retired Carey High School Spanish teacher Judy Widman taught the Spanish language to young people in many different schools. She taught at Notre Dame High School in Portsmouth, her first teaching job, after studying abroad at Schiller International University in Spain while she was a student at Ohio State University.

The Rev. Elaine J. Clinger Sturtz was a special guest speaker Sunday for the Parkinson’s support group in Upper Sandusky. The group typically meets at 2 p.m. the first Sunday of each month at Janice Woods’ home and is open to Parkinson’s disease patients, caregivers, family and friends.