One Year Ago
• Elida FFA member Clayton Miller was named the national winner in Turf Grass Management-Entrepreneurship/Placement Proficiency during the 84th National FFA Convention last week in Indianapolis. His parents are Merle and Ruth Miller. His advisor is Dennis Pohlman.

25 Years Ago — 1987
• Ericka Osting, 17, daughter of Don and Judy Osting of Spencerville, was crowned Spencerville high School’s homecoming queen. She is a varsity football cheerleader and a member of the varsity volleyball, basketball and track teams and the marching band. Ericka, a senior, is the granddaughter of Moletus and Dorothy Osting of Delphos and Ray and Gladys Bruns of Delphos.
• Members of the Gomer High School Class of 1934 met at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Brenneman near Gomer recently. Attending were eight of the original class of 20. Dorothy Ridenour, Gomer; Florence Humphreys, Delphos; Anna Mary Stalter of Elida; Lois Ashton, Betty McBride and Martha Evans of Lima; and Samuel Swartz and wife Eleanor of West Liberty.