CAREY — Commanders Dan Monday and Rodger Brodman of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Posts Nos. 3759 and 2842 announce the kick-off of the VFW’s annual Patriot’s Pen youth essay competition. Area students in sixth through eighth grades have the opportunity to compete and win thousands of dollars in national awards.

TIFFIN — Tiffin area residents will join the fight to end Alzheimer’s disease at the Alzheimer’s Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s on Saturday. In 2016, the Walk in Tiffin raised over $76,000 contributing to more than $76 million raised nationwide for care, support and research efforts for those impacted by Alzheimer's.

General Surgeon Peter Schuler, M.D., will provide free vein screenings from 9 a.m. to noon Oct. 4 and 18. The screenings will include a brief varicose vein risk factor questionnaire and consultation with Dr. Schuler.

he Blanchard Avenue PCG is hosting the monthly Weston Price Nutritional Seminar at 7 p.m. tonight. Dr Wayne Fiester will be lecturing on Bone Health and Preventing Osteoporosis.

The Wellness Center at Wyandot Memorial Hospital is offering its Living with Diabetes course to diabetics and their support persons from 5-8:30 p.m. Oct. 18-19 in the Bowman and Kirkland Conference Rooms on the hospital’s lower level.

Wal-Mart will be hold a wrestling event, featuring Savage Anarchy Wrestling, on Oct. 7 at Angeline School and Industries. The doors will open at 3 p.m. with bell time at 4 p.m.

The Upper Sandusky Community Library invites readers to attend a book signing and presentation with Linda Castillo, New York Times bestselling author of Amish murder mystery thrillers, at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 1. Castillo will speak about her journey to become an author and will take questions from the audience.

Angeline School and Industries Mon.: shredded chicken sandwich, sweet potato fries, green beans, fruit.

Richard Damon O’Reilly, 34, 151 Cleveland Ave., Carey, customer service representative; and Dusty Renee Creamer, 35, 151 Cleveland Ave., Carey, homemaker, Sept. 20.

Alexis Pahl and Justin Pfiester of rural Sycamore recently announced their engagement and upcoming wedding.