Residents at Fairhaven Community in Upper Sandusky created the Giving Tree program to give back to local businesses and groups in Wyandot County. Residents, staff and families helped collect Easter items for a local family for the program’s first initiative, The Good Egg Project.

As many of us look at spring as a time to refresh and clean up the clutter and disorganization in our homes, I would like to bring attention to a very important task involving medications. I would like to share information that I received from The Drug Free Action Alliance on the storing and disposing of medications.

ATTICA — Upper Sandusky Middle School band and choir recently took part in an event at Seneca East.

United Way of Wyandot County will accept applications for program funding for the 2018 calendar year. Programs must demonstrate that they are able to measurably impact specific Wyandot County indicators in the following categories:

General surgeon Dr. Peter Schuler will provide free vein screenings from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. May 3 and 17 at VeinCare, near the north entrance at Wyandot Memorial Hospital, Upper Sandusky. The screenings will include a brief varicose vein risk factor questionnaire and consultation with Schuler, who treats varicose and spider veins with radiofrequency ablation, sclerotherapy injections and VeinGogh.

President Barb Grasz called the April meeting of the Catholic Ladies of Columbia to order with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance. Rosemary Smalley gave the treasurer’s report and Sue Hoepf and Vicky Smith gave an update on sick and shut-in members.

The following Wynford seventh- and eighth-grade student-athletes earned at least a 3.5 GPA for the third grading and were named spring scholar athletes.

Upper Sandusky High School recently released its honor role list for the third nine weeks grading period.

Upper Sandusky Lions Club recently awarded certificates and gift cards to four Upper Sandusky High School students who were recognized as students of the month for March.

COLUMBUS — Upper Sandusky High School senior Alaney Oney is the Wyandot County recipient of the 28th annual Franklin B. Walter All-Scholastic Award sponsored by the Ohio Educational Service Center Association. Oney, a daughter of Nick and Deanna Oney of Upper Sandusky, recently received a plaque at an awards luncheon in Columbus.