RICHWOOD — Most of the night, Wynford did everything it needed to do on defense to perfection except get rebounds. North Union’s 12 second-chance points were enough to win a defensive battle 43-35 to open the boys basketball season Friday night.

The 2018 Home for the Holidays celebration takes place this weekend with events planned for youth, adults and families in downtown Upper Sandusky. First Citizens National Bank will kick things off with its annual Fancy Bake Sale at its main office beginning at 8:30 a.m. Friday until it’s sold out.

A large Christmas wreath was hung over the the Wyandot Courthouse entrance Wednesday afternoon with the help of a bucket lift truck from Carl R. Harris Electrical Contracting as well as Dan Harris.

The Korean War Memorial at Bicentennial Park in Upper Sandusky recently was completed by adding a list of nearly 400 names of Wyandot County veterans who served.

DOLA — A 10-point fourth quarter by Hardin Northern’s Maddie Grappy helped bring her team to within two points of Riverdale’s lead with just 20 seconds left of Tuesday’s non-league contest.

From left, Rianna Robertson, Isabelle Dawson, Matt Dawson and Paris Robertson helped prepare Matt Dawson’s shrimp po boy recipe for members of the What’s Cookin’ cookbook discussion group Monday.

NORTH ROBINSON — Upper Sandusky’s boys rolled to victory in a season-opening swimming tri-meet against Colonel Crawford and Wynford on Monday at Colonel Crawford. The Rams boys scored 125 points, with the Eagles topping the Royals 58-33 for second.

Based at the front of Stepping Stones Park in Upper Sandusky, “The Upper Tree” is back for round two now that Thanksgiving is over. Area residents are invited to decorate the tree with their own decorations and post on “The Upper Tree” Facebook page. Daily Chief-Union/Brian Hemminger

The defense was steady, so getting separation from Riverdale on Saturday evening was just a matter of creating enough offense. Alivia Oney hit a buzzer-beating 3-pointer at the end of the third quarter to cap a big run that gave Upper Sandusky some cushion and allowed them to pull away for a 49-32 victory against Riverdale.

The Wyandot Council on Aging has a special display set up as Home for the Holidays approaches on Dec. 1. “It’s called Grandma’s Attic,” WCOA Activities Director Amy Gardner said. “We want people to think about visiting grandma’s house when they stop by this next week.”