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Meeting with the candidates
Mike Carroll (right), who is running for the Congressional seat in Ohio's Fourth District, speaks with Zorina and Neil Swinehart at The Pour House, Upper Sandusky, on Tuesday night. Carroll was one of two Congressional candidates who spoke at the restaurant.
Democratic candidates talk about job loss at Democratic Party meeting Tuesday
By BRANDON DRAKE
Staff writer
Two Democratic candidates running for Congressional seats sat down with members of the Wyandot County Democratic Party for a roundtable discussion at The Pour House, Upper Sandusky, on Tuesday evening.
Mike Carroll and George Mays, who are running for Ohio's Fourth and Fifth districts, both spoke about their campaigns and listened to the concerns of local residents as November's election draws nearer.
Carroll, who is running against Republican Jim Jordan, said he is running for working class families. He presented those in attendance with a letter he found on Jordan's Web site, which presented a question of "will this decision effect the family," but he said Jordan has had a record of voting against the middle class.
"(Jordan) says he's for family values, but time and time again, his voting record doesn't (show that)," he said.
Carroll, of Mansfield, is a veteran of the Ohio Air National Guard and has worked for AK Steel for nearly 24 years.
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Diverting youth
John Case (left), fiscal manager for the Mental Health and Recovery Services Board of Seneca, Sandusky and Wyandot Counties, thanked Chuck Laudenslager (middle) for his years of service in the Wyandot County Reach program, which is a youth diversion program that aims to keep children and youth out of the juvenile court system. Laudenslager is pictured with his wife, Julie.
Reaching out: Laudenslager retires from youth diversion program
By ALISSA PAOLELLA
Staff writer
The Wyandot County Family and Children First Council and the Mental Health and Recovery Services Board of Seneca, Sandusky and Wyandot Counties thanked an employee for his time and dedication to the Wyandot County Reach juvenile diversion program Tuesday with an open house at East of Chicago Pizza Company.
Chuck Laudenslager started the program in September 2002, reaching out to youth who were referred by principals of local school districts.
He said the goal of the program is to keep first time youth offenders out of the juvenile court system.
"It helps juveniles ... to stay out of the court system, to give them a second chance," said Laudenslager, who officially retired April 18. "A lot of kids do dumb things and they need a second chance. That's what the program is all about."
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Watching the parade go by
Eden Morris (left) looks on during the Upper Sandusky Memorial Day parade, while Donna Morris (middle) tends to Brooke Swavel. More pictures from the parade can be found on page 12 of today's paper.
Upper Sandusky Memorial Day program honors sacrifices of troops
By BRANDON DRAKE
Staff writer
Memorial Day may signify a lot of different things for people.
But for the nearly 100 local residents and veterans who turned out for the Upper Sandusky Memorial Day ceremony and parade Monday morning, they were reminded of the true meaning behind the holiday, as the community remembered and honored military men and women who have fallen in action.
"Today, we honor those who fell from the line, who left us never knowing how much they would be missed," said Lt. Col. David J. Larcomb, who served as the featured speaker at the services at Harrison Smith Park. "We pray for them, with an affection that grows deeper with the years. And we remember them, all of them, with the love of a grateful nation.
"We will forever be in the debt (to) the fallen and we thank them. Every Memorial Day, we try to grasp the extent of their loss and the meaning of their sacrifice. And it always seems more than words can convey. All we can do is remember and always appreciate the price that was paid for our own lives and for our own freedom," he said.
Larcomb, a longtime resident of Upper Sandusky, served in Vietnam in the U.S. Army for 28 years and recently was inducted into the Ohio Military Hall of Fame.
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