A kickoff meeting for Toastmasters International personal development and leadership program is from 5:30-7 p.m. May 4 at Fairhaven Community auditorium, Upper Sandusky. Businesses and community members are invited to join the program that teaches leadership and public-speaking skills. Appetizers and beverages will be served.

MARSEILLES — Plans are underway for the 71st Marseilles alumni banquet May 20 at the Marseilles Firehouse. Social hour is from 5-6 p.m. and a catered dinner by Shari Dunn of Special Occasions and staff is served at 6 p.m..

Upper Sandusky Community Library recently released its May calendar of events.

TIFFIN — Speaker Ed Goshe explained that many styles of single- and double-candlestick holders were made at Pittsburgh-area factories during the April meeting of the Tiffin Glass Collectors Club. During later production years, several varieties were manufactured at Tiffin’s Factory R plant, Goshe said.

Briggs McKinley had 1,000 books read to him before kindergarten. Dorcas Carey Public Library offers the 1,000 Books before Kindergarten reading program for children up to school-age. Each child receives a log for books to be recorded and special incentives are given along the way to 1,000.

Parents agree that feeding and sleep schedules are important to help keep their children healthy. The same goes for childhood immunizations.

FOREST — Friends of Forest-Jackson Public Library will host a spring ladies luncheon at noon Thursday at the library, 102 W. Lima St. Kathy Miller will cater the event.

The following report was prepared and submitted by the Wyandot County Humane Society on Monday and is correct as of that date. Pets reported as missing since the last report that have not been found include a black male retriever mix, a black and white female husky mix with blue eyes, a white male great pyrenees and a gray male cat.

Harpster UMC Today, 4:30-6:30 p.m., soup and sandwich supper.

Heath and Erin (Harris) Luikart of Pickerington are the parents of a girl, Makinlee Reese Luikart. She was born Monday, Feb. 27, 2017 at Grant Medical Center, Columbus. She weighed 8 pounds, 10 ounces and was 21.75 inches long. The maternal grandparents are Dan and Teresa Harris, Upper Sandusky. The paternal grandparents are Dan and Phyllis Luikart, Upper Sandusky. The …