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"Local News on the Internet"

  Christine Rilling, Web Graphics

  Ivan Knapp, Publisher/Editor

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Travels with Charlie, Chris, and Ivan

            Many of these travel entries came from a series of trips we took as a family in the 1980’s.  As a school administrator who was gone much of the time,  my wife and I saw the need for us to do something together as a family.  Thus began the travels in 1980 across the U.S. that continue even today.  Not only was this experience very interesting and educational, but it helped be us a family with memories of things we had done together on these trips.

            Included in this introduction is a picture of Ivan, Chris, and Charlie at Ft. Meigs near Maumee, Ohio, that reflects what the stories of these travels are all about.  If you are part of a family, do not pass up opportunities to do things together, including travel.  Happy travel; happy memories.

A SALUTE TO GEORGE WILSON

     George Wilson, a legend in his own time, knows trees.  People today tell stories about Johnny Appleseed; people tomorrow will tell stories about GeorgeWilson.   Most of   all George learned to love the woods.  He also learned to respect nature, including wildlife in and near the woodlots.  George has spent a lot of time taking  care of the trees.   " I'm doing something I enjoy and I think my grandchildren will appreciate it."

(for more about George Wilson, click here

 A Tribute to Ed and Myrna Glass

This is the story of Ed and Myrna Glass when they lived on Old Town Road between Celina and St. Marys.  Log cabin building.  Bird watching. Cider pressing. Hog butchering.  Broom making. Boiling down maple syrup.  Sounds like chapters from the noted series, The Foxfire Books.

But all these were a real part of the day-to-day living of Ed and Myrna Glass who lived on old Town Road, next to their Log Cabin Museum. "We're bird watchers," explained Myrna.  "Bird watching gets to be a disease.  It gets to the place you watch for them."

And when I close my eyes I can see Ed and Myrna Glass next to the fire place in their log cabin museum.

(See "The Joys of Living")

Shirley Thobe, Flight Attendant

    This is a remarkable story about a remarkable person I met on the way to the airport. She was not on her way to greet a family member or a friend; nor on her way to travel.  She was on her way to work. At 55, she set out to live out a lifelong dream--to be a flight attendant.  And she made it. Shirley's story is that of having a goal she reached by hard work, determination, and a belief that she could reach it.  All around us our people like Shirley who give us hope for our own lives and goals, no matter how old or young we are.

(Click here for more about Shirley Thobe)

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   Welcome to Knappsnews.com  Mercer-Auglaize Counties Independent News Service. This website provides a combination of features and news stories about West Central, Ohio.  The features include stories about local people, events, travel, and sports. The news items which will be updated weekly provide a table of contents, a summary of major news stories, and indepth stories with photographs. Stories and photographs on this website are copyrighted.

    Latest update, February, 2008. (Note: time and date are based on user's computer and are as accurate accordingly.)

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