Alesha Franz and Dakota Feasel, both of Tiffin, are the parents of a girl, Madyson Paige. She was born at 9:36 a.m. Friday, Sept. 2, 2016 in Findlay. She weighed 7 pounds, 3 ounces and was 21 inches long. The maternal grandparents are Nate and Heather Franz, Upper Sandusky. The paternal grandmother is Wendy Fox, Tiffin.

General surgeon Dr. Peter Schuler will provide free vein screenings from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 12 and 19. The screenings will include a brief varicose vein risk factor questionnaire and consultation with Schuler.

Friends of the Upper Sandusky Community Library will meet at 6:30 p.m. Thursday in the library basement to discuss plans for this year’s Secret Santa Shop. The meeting also will include discussions of shopping dates and the layout due to the shop being moved into a larger room.

MARION — The first students of the new Truck Driving Academy started classes Monday at the Marion Industrial Center. Marion Technical College, Southern State Community College and Ted Graham partnered to meet the local training need.

The following report was prepared and submitted by the Wyandot County Humane Society on Sept. 15 and is correct as of that date: Pets reported as missing since the previous report that have not been found include a red male chow mix and a female black Labrador puppy.

Kappa Chapter of DKG CAREY — The first meeting of the 2016-17 year for Kappa chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma International recently took place at Splinter’s Café in Carey.

Pregnancy and alcohol don’t mix. Prenatal exposure to alcohol is the leading cause of preventable birth defects, developmental disabilities, learning disabilities, attention deficits and behavioral health disorders.

CAREY — The Basilica and National Shrine of Our Lady of Consolation, Carey, will host three special Masses in October. The first Mass is at noon Oct. 2 in honor of the Year of Mercy.

FINDLAY — Nominated as the 2016-2017 Wilkin chairman, Dr. Paul Chwialkowski will be the first presenter for the University of Findlay’s College of Liberal Arts’ Wilkin Chair Events. Chwialkowski will speak from 8-9 p.m. Wednesday in Winebrenner Theological Seminary.

SYCAMORE — The Mohawk Historical Society will share some of its collection of hundreds of vintage pictures from the Sycamore Community Pool at 7 p.m. Thursday at the shelter house at Veterans Memorial Park. The groundbreaking ceremony for the Sycamore community swimming pool took place June 13, 1966, according to the historical society.