To run a business meeting right, correct parliamentary procedure, or parli pro, should be used. Parli pro helps a meeting to run smoothly and efficiently. It preserves the rights of the minority, yet lets the majority rule. Parli pro allows members to address items of business and change or modify that business to fit the wishes of the organization. Parli pro also allows members to deal with issues or concerns that arise during the discussion of business in a way that is courteous to all. Some of these abilities include amending a motion, referring an item to a committee, rescinding a motion or rising to a point of order.

A Marketing Assistance Loan is available for producers who share in the risk of producing an eligible commodity. To be eligible, a producer must maintain continual beneficial interest in the eligible commodity.

COLUMBUS — The Wyandot County Farm Bureau honored for outstanding programming over the past year during the 99th annual meeting of Ohio Farm Bureaus from Wednesday through Friday in Columbus.

COLUMBUS — Helping beginning farmers get a start, protecting landowners’ rights and coping with rural drug problems were among the priorities set by delegates at the Ohio Farm Bureau’s 99th annual meeting.

BUCYRUS — The Crawford Soil and Water Conservation District will hold its long range planning meeting from 2-4 p.m. Thursday in the lower level conference room of the Crawford County Courthouse Administration Building in Bucyrus.

Sarah Shroll (left) and Meredith Raboin provided musical entertainment at the Holiday Celebration membership drive Monday evening inside the Wyandot County Museum.

SYCAMORE — The Wyandot County Office of Economic Development gave a presentation at Monday’s meeting of the Mohawk Board of Education. Greg Moon, the executive director of the WCOED, spoke at length about the new website CommunityOpportunity.com, which is like a social media site for employment opportunities.

CAREY — In recognition of his service to the Carey Exempted Village School District Board of Education, board members presented board member Mark Armstrong with a going-away gift — a plaque — during Monday’s meeting.

NEVADA — The village of Nevada is seeking a replacement for Clerk-treasurer Audra Riedlinger. Mayor Harold Lambert said at Monday night’s council meeting that Riedlinger recently resigned.

Area residents celebrated the holiday season by attending the annual Home for the Holidays celebration in Upper this past weekend.