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.

Whole Life Fitness in Upper Sandusky is about to gain some serious experience. Melissa Summit, who has worked in the fitness industry for the last 13 years, will join Whole Life Fitness on Monday to teach the Silver Sneakers Classic class.

FOREST — Community First Bancshares Inc., the holding company of Community First Bank, N.A., of Forest, Kenton and Upper Sandusky, held its annual stockholders meeting April 19 at the Forest VFW social room in Forest. There were 88 stockholders present.

FINDLAY — Recruitment is underway to enroll participants in the next Micro Business Development Program offered by the HHWP Community Action Commission. The program consists of 13 sessions held from 5:45-8:45 p.m. on Thursdays beginning May 31 at the Findlay-Hancock County Chamber of Commerce, 123 E. Main Cross St., Findlay. The final session will be Aug. 23.

Susan Hotelling (from left), Jennifer Frey, Ann Kemerley, Laura Fletcher and Marty Gray were recognized for 25 years of service to Wyandot Memorial Hospital during this week’s National Hospital Week festivities.

James Cohen, M.D., is the new medical director of the emergency department at Wyandot Memorial Hospital. Dr. Cohen has worked as a full-time emergency medicine physician since 1985 and logged more than 100,000 hours of clinical experience. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine.

FINDLAY — Recruitment is underway to enroll participants in the next Micro Business Development Program offered by the HHWP Community Action Commission. The program consists of 13 sessions held from 5:45-8:45 p.m. on Thursdays beginning May 31 at the Findlay-Hancock County Chamber of Commerce, 123 E. Main Cross St., Findlay. The final session will be Aug. 23.

Upper Sandusky High School’s marketing education/DECA program recently hosted its annual awards presentation/employer appreciation banquet at the Elks Club in Upper Sandusky to honor its 2017-18 marketing work experience program employers.

Neumeister’s Candy Shoppe in Upper Sandusky may have some new owners, but the old recipes are sticking around despite plenty of new menu options. Debbie and Tim Frey purchased Neumeister’s this past August and they finally had some free time to hold a ribbon cutting ceremony with the Wyandot Chamber of Commerce last Wednesday.