Night one of Wyanstock 2019 kicked off Friday with performances from five bands.

FOREST — The grand marshal of this year’s Tree Town Festival in Forest is a familiar face to most of the town’s residents. Sharon Haymond worked at the Community First Bank in Forest for the past 45 years and has served as the Tree Town Festival’s treasurer for 25 years. Haymond retired from her festival duties four years ago and will be retiring from her job at the bank later this year.

The Upper Sandusky junior high boys basketball team recently attended the Eastern Ohio Camp, playing 32 games against various teams from throughout the state.

The Upper Sandusky boys basketball high school team completed its summer season in June, going 51-8 overall. The team was 6-1 at Findlay team camp from June 10-11, 15-1 and tournament champion in the Elmwood Shootout on June 13, 4-0 in the Wooster College Shootout on June 15 and 26-6 at Eastern Ohio Basketball Camp from June 16-18.

Amy Krieble (pictured above) reads the Declaration of Independence Thursday at John Green Cemetery near Harpster for the gathered crowd (pictured below). The cemetery is located on family land and was discovered by the late Honorable Judge Charlton Myers.

CAREY — Some like to stop and smell the flowers, but Susan Kuhlman takes it a step further, and preserves nature’s beauty in jewelry that can be appreciated for years to come. Kuhlman, a Carey resident who grew up in New Riegel, was browsing Pinterest for crafting ideas a few years ago when she found what soon would grow into a business.

Teams of volunteers assist with delivery at a drive-thru for the Upper Sandusky Fire Department’s annual chicken barbecue Thursday.

The heat didn’t prevent the Courthouse Corner project from being completed this week. Janice Woods said work began around 9:30 a.m. and the project was finally finished at 6 p.m. Monday.

COLUMBUS — As soon as 2005 Upper Sandusky High School graduate Jake Diebler learned an assistant men’s basketball coaching position at Ohio State University was going to come open, he expressed interest. After Mike Schrage left to become the head men’s basketball coach at Elon University, Diebler reached out to Ohio State men’s basketball coach Chris Holtmann, whom he had become acquainted with over the last two years.

In celebration of Practically Perfect Children’s Resale and Boutique becoming a member of the Wyandot County Chamber of Commerce and taking on new ownership, a ribbon cutting was held last week at the store’s location in downtown Upper Sandusky.