St. Peter Catholic School in Upper Sandusky said goodbye to three long term members of its faculty and administration last Thursday as part of a ceremony on the last day of the school year. Principal Patricia Anderson, Sister Mary Lee and third grade teacher Amy Flaherty all retired after a combined 114 years in education.

The pond inside Harrison Smith Park in Upper Sandusky was stocked with 250 pounds of channel catfish on Thursday in preparation for the Wyandot County Rod and Gun Club's fishing derby that will take place from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Saturday at the park.

New security features have been installed at the Wyandot County Courthouse in downtown Upper Sandusky. A metal detector and item scanner are now operational at the front entrance, which is now the only entrance that can be used to enter the building.

The Star Players are proud to announce that “Star Kids Piratepalooza” is being performed this Friday and Saturday at the Star Theatre in Upper Sandusky. Star Kids is the annual Star Players Children’s Theatre Workshop.

Ellen Engle (standing, left) and Kenton Jarvis of the Armstrong Air and Space Museum pass out different color and length tubes to children for a team-building exercise during their Sounds of Silence presentation Wednesday morning at the Dorcas Carey Library.

The Upper Sandusky High School athletic department recently honored 37 student-athletes who participated in three sports during the 2017-18 school year. Each athlete was rewarded with a “Triple Crown Athlete” T-shirt for their contribution to the school’s athletic department.

Vyntage Barn held its seasonal opening this past weekend. The business features home decor, antiques and home garden accessories.

CAREY — Throughout her 40-year teaching career, recently retired Carey High School Spanish teacher Judy Widman taught the Spanish language to young people in many different schools. She taught at Notre Dame High School in Portsmouth, her first teaching job, after studying abroad at Schiller International University in Spain while she was a student at Ohio State University.

The Rev. Elaine J. Clinger Sturtz was a special guest speaker Sunday for the Parkinson’s support group in Upper Sandusky. The group typically meets at 2 p.m. the first Sunday of each month at Janice Woods’ home and is open to Parkinson’s disease patients, caregivers, family and friends.

Bob and Audrey Wood play the didgeridoo and rain stick to a steady beat for children attending the Forest-Jackson Public Library’s summer reading program event in the pavilion at Gormley Park.