Brian Edwards, with Rock on Ice, carves an eagle out of a block of ice Sunday during the Fredericktown Christmas Walk. (Photo by Virgil Shipley)
A visit with Santa is always a popular part of the Fredericktown Community Christmas Walk. Pictured with Santa are, from left, Adelyn Steinmetz, 6, and Amanda Steinmetz, 8. (Photo by Virgil Shipley)
Jack and Kim Atkinson and their son Charlie will host the two senior girls at right for the 2012 Ohio Distinguished Young Women scholarship program. They met their girls, Jose Wood, Vinton County, and Brianna Barnes, Richland County, at an orientation meeting Sunday at the Memorial Building. The Ohio DYW program will be in February in Mount Vernon. (Photo by Virgil Shipley)
Danville first-grader Jesse Parker shows off the working Ferris wheel he made with the help of his Kenyon College student mentor Karen Huntsman. (Photo by Pam Schehl)
Ramsey McCarthy’s leadership service project to become an Eagle Scout was stuffing stockings for seniors. Sunday afternoon at The Station Break, with a group of helpers, they filled the stockings with articles on the tables. (Photo by Virgil Shipley)
A father and son won awards at the annual Christmas dinner of the Homer Fire Department. Marvin Haught, left, was named EMT of the year as voted on by the department members. He is a 15-year firefighter/EMT, the last 12 at Homer. He is pastor of the Brandon Baptist Church. His son, Caleb, is 22 and member of the department for four years. He grew up around the department and his service was voted as firefighter of the year. (Photo by Virgil Shipley)
Mount Vernon’s Lucas Staten, left, has Fredericktown’s Dennis Sanchez in a side chinlock during their 152-pound preliminary bout at the Wazie Invitational on Saturday. Staten went on to finish second, while Sanchez finished in the consolation pool. (Photo by Bill Davis)
Centerburg’s Cody McGuire, top, gains control over Piqua’s Brandon Pummill in the championship of the 182-pound weight class at the Wazie Wrestling Classic at Mount Vernon on Saturday. McGuire lost, 3-2, to claim second place. (Photo by Bill Davis)
Mount Vernon’s Dakota Riley scores a pinfall on Zanesville’s Kenneth Ford during a preliminary match at the Wazie Wrestling Classic on Saturday. Riley went on to finish second in the 113-pound weight class. (Photo by Bill Davis)
Fredericktown’s Emily Williams is guarded by Centerburg’s Carly Compton during Saturday’s game. Compton had eight points and 11 boards in the Trojans’ 51-29 win. (Photo by Fred Main)
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