Lifestyles

Tinora Ramettes recently competed at the WTA State Championship competition held recently at Napoleon High School where the Tiny Tot Dance Twirl Large Novice, Mini Show and Juvenile Show teams all captured first place....  Read Story.

HICKSVILLE -- Kim Bender has announced the engagement and forthcoming marriage of her daughter, Tiffany Lynn Holt, to Brian Christopher Caley, son of Harley and Becky Wright of Hicksville. The bride-elect and her fiance are both alumni of Hicksville...  Read Story.

The inaugural Spina Bifida Scramble to benefit the Spina Bifida Association of Northwest Ohio is slated July 5 at Bedford Hills golf club in Temperance, Mich. The scramble will begin at 8 a.m....  Read Story.

American Legion Auxiliary Post 117 met recently with eight members present. The secretary and treasurer's reports were given with both being approved as read. Suzanne Hultz gave a...  Read Story.

NEW YORK (AP) -- It seems like a no-brainer to advise brides to get shoes that are comfortable -- or at least tolerable -- but it's a tip Mindy Weiss finds herself repeating over and over again...  Read Story.

The last meeting of Manville Retirees for the summer will be held on May 13 at the UAW Hall beginning at 10:30 a.m. Meat will be furnished for the potluck luncheon and everyone is to bring a dish to pass. Bingo will be played and each in attendance...  Read Story.

Keeping order keeps Knoop keeping on By ANGELA ASSAF cnlife@crescent-news.com Like routine, Dorothy Knoop picks up the newspaper the moment it hits the doorstep and leafs through the pages to her favorite section -- the obituaries -- or "death column"...  Read Story.

NEY -- Laura and John Rensberger of Ney and Ed Grine of San Antonio, Texas, announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Heather Grine, to Ben Mavis, son of Larry and Eva Mavis, Farmer. The bride-elect received her bachelor's...  Read Story.

Joy's Jems Baton and Pom teams of Defiance competed recently at the WTA Ohio State Championship held in Napoleon. The team garnered four state titles, one third-place and two fifth-place wins and...  Read Story.

Kelly Jewell and Ben Reigle were married at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 26, in St. Paul's United Methodist Church by Rev. Mark Shimer. Parents of the couple are Dennis and Laurie Jewell and Jerry and Ellen...  Read Story.

Local dance/twirl team A New Dimension, won the Ohio State Championship in the junior division (ages 10-13) small dance/twirl division at the World Twirling Association Ohio State Competition held recently at...  Read Story.

Mike Boff of the Defiance Soil and Water District will speak to Northwest Ohio Rivers Council on Saturday at 1 p.m. in the Community Room of the Northtowne Mall, Defiance. The public is invited. Boff will...  Read Story.

HICKSVILLE -- Joel Frost Chapter of DAR met recently in the home of Sandra Brown with her mother, Janie Copeland, serving as the hostess. During the business meeting future projects...  Read Story.

NEW YORK (AP) -- You can leave those blinding white sneakers out of your summer vacation suitcase: Comfortable walking shoes are a fashion dilemma no more. Not only is it possible to find shoes that...  Read Story.

CONTINENTAL -- Dave and Tracy Eitniear of Continental and Stacey and Jan Sweet, Hicksville, announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Nicole Sweet, to Kyle Layne, son of Doug and Nancy Layne, Defiance. The bride-elect is a 2004...  Read Story.

HICKSVILLE -- Mr. and Mrs. Jim Schmidt of Hicksville are celebrating their silver wedding anniversary today. Jim Schmidt and Karen Koster were married May 7, 1983, in St. Stephen's Lutheran Church, Hamler. The couple have three children: Kendra,...  Read Story.

Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Price of Defiance recently celebrated their 30th wedding anniversary. Jimmy Price and Deb Buehrer were married May 5, 1978, in St. John's United Church of Christ by Rev. Gerald Mallott. The couple have a son, Jayme (Stacie), Defiance....  Read Story.

HOLGATE " Elnora Hohenbrink of Holgate announces the engagement and forthcoming marriage of her daughter, Lisa Hohenbrink, to Jeffery Burrell, son of Dawn Dayton of Jacksonville, Fla., and Ross Burrell, Elizabethtown, Pa. The bride-elect's father, Marvin Hohenbrink, is deceased. Hohenbrink is a 1982 alumna of Holgate High School and is presently a driver for Domino's...  Read Story.

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Snavely of Defiance announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Elizabeth Ann, to Robert Steadman Sugg, son of Mr. and...  Read Story.

ANTWERP -- Antwerp All Veterans Memorial group's recent meeting predominately dealt with answering questions, approving flyers, and nailing down last minute fund-raiser details. Present at the last meeting were Joyce West and Bob...  Read Story.