| Friday, February 10 2012 | An average of 40 girls from the area have been enjoying a local basketball clinic. The girls involved range from 4th through 8th grade. Some of the skills that they attempted to learn included dribbling, shooting, and proper player-to-player coverage. And making friends!
For eighteen years, the basketball clinic had been supported by volunteers from the area and held at Luers High School on Sunday evenings. The girls love it! In fact it has become so popular that for the past few years they hav ... Read more... | | Friday, February 10 2012 | | Losing weight has become a matter of life or death and counting calories, Weight Watcher points and fat grams hasn't lessened the numbers of people affected. In 2010, more than 25 percent of Americans had pre-diabetes and another 1.9 million got a diabetes diagnosis, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
The single most effective way for people to avoid the disease? Losing weight.
"The current obesity epidemic proves that the typical low-fat diet recommendations and lo ... Read more... | | | Written by Cindy Cornwell | | Friday, February 10 2012 | Spring is just around the corner. What's the first clue you say? Why it's National Signing Day, the first Wednesday in February, the first day high school seniors can sign a National Letter of Intent indicating their choice of college to attend in the fall.
But not before 7am or it's considered invalid.
And that's exactly what James Knapke did on Wednesday, February 1, 2012 at 7:36am.
He sprung to life as he sent his signed National Letter of Intent via fax to Bowling Green State University.
... Read more... | | Written by The Waynedale News Staff | | Friday, January 27 2012 | | With our first edition of The Waynedale News of the year, we are excited to announce our growing commitment to provide you with more local news and original entertainment in 2012. This year will be bringing you more new authors, juicer stories and the best deals from local businesses.
In 2011, The Waynedale News readership reached all time highs with 35,000 bi-weekly readers in print and 40,000 monthly visitors to our news website thewaynedalenews.com. Our newspaper delivery still spans from So ... Read more... | | | Friday, January 27 2012 | On Friday, January 13, 2012 Bishop Luers High School hosted its annual Winter Homecoming. During the varsity boys' game, the alumni staff recognized the boys' basketball teams, coaches and cheerleaders from the early years of Bishop Luers (1958-1962). Included in the group were members of the 1962 Allen County Championship team and their coach, Mr. John Gaughan.
The gym was filled with excitement at half-time as the honored guests walked on to the court to be introduced.
The highlig ... Read more... | | Written by Thomas Minnick | | Friday, January 27 2012 | | The boys named him Duke. Like his namesake, John Wayne, Duke strutted around, ruled the roost, and didn't take any guff. Only difference was, our Duke was a rooster. We had just moved to the country and we were really doing the farm thing. I'm talking gardens, fruit trees, horses, cows, goats, ducks, and, of course... chickens.
My attractive, city-bred wife came in the house one day with a basket full of fresh eggs and said, "You've got to do something about that crazy rooster!" Turns out he wa ... Read more... | |