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Emma Schmiesing, 10, picks out her favorite photos during a recent event at Francis J. Stallo Memorial Library in Minster. The library offers reading groups, craft days and girls late nighters with the money provided by the Friends of the Library.

The Marion Local Daisy Scouts bridge over to Brownie Scouts during the annual Girl Scouts award banquet last week.
 The annual T102 Country Star Playoffs competition took place at the Auglaize County Fair again this year.
 
 Shelley Poeppelman demonstrates the technology she
uses in her New Bremen classroom. Poeppelman was recently awarded the National Council of Teachers of English Leadership Award.

 Minster Police Chief Randy Houseworth goes through his daily paperwork before beginning his shift. On average, Houseworth comes in one to two hours before his shift starts to catch up on memos and paperwork.

The village of New Bremen along with the Southwestern Auglaize County Chamber of Commerce held a pumpkin person competition last fall.