Owens Foundation awards $111,000 in scholarships
Owens Community College Foundation has awarded more than $111,000 in scholarships for the 2009-10 academic year to students for their outstanding achievements.

Scholarship recipients included:
• Julie Rowe, of Oregon –Chuck Holsclaw Memorial Scholarship, $1,000.
• Megan Cantu, of Oregon – Owens Community College Bookstore Scholarship, $500.
• Gina Cipolla, of Oregon; Jennifer Nelson, of Oregon; Penny Patterson, of Pemberville – UPS Scholarship, $500.
• Shelby Broka, of Oregon – Matthew D. Winckowski Scholarship, $500.
• Kyle Simok, of Northwood – Jones-Hamilton Co. Scholarship, $900.
• Julianne Hansen, of Northwood – Perrysburg Rotary STRIVE Scholarship, $1,000.
• Renee Hires, of Northwood ¬¬– President Daniel H. Brown Scholarship, $950.
• Lauren Murtaugh, of Graytown – Owens Community College Foundation Scholarship, $500.
• David Sims, of Millbury – Fred C. Heck Scholarship from the American Society for Industrial Security International, Toledo Chapter, $500; Detective Keith Dressel Memorial Scholarship, $500.
• Penny Patterson, of Pemberville – Bill Buck Memorial Scholarship, $376.
• Zachary Welling, of Pemberville – John Deere Scholarship, $900.
• Charlene Black, of Pemberville, and Olivia Duty, of Woodville – Owens Community College Foundation Honors Scholarship, $500.
• Brandy Campbell, of Walbridge; Megan Cantu, of Oregon – Toledo Community Foundation - George and Luella Shoemaker Fund, $500.
• Post-Secondary Option Book Scholarships – Danielle Bockbrader, of Walbridge; Kaitlin Herrick, of Luckey; Tyler Hoodlebrink, of Pemberville; Samantha Muntz, of Genoa; Breann Pfouts, of Walbridge; Kyle Simok, of Northwood; $400.

Outstanding youths honored
Waite High School student Tyrena Depp, 17, was a finalist in the Coalition for Youth Enrichment (CYE) 2010 Youth Walk of Fame Awards, in the category of Entrepreneurship.

The Coalition is a subcommittee of The Community Partnership, in partnership with the Toledo Zoo and through support from the Mental Health & Recovery Services Board of Lucas County.

Young leaders are nominated for their outstanding contribution to the Toledo/Lucas County community in the areas of Service to Others, Personal Courage, Sharing Talents and Entrepreneurship. For more information, visit www.communityprevention.org. 

Graduates
Miami University: Ryan Cicak, of Curtice; Ava Slotnick, of Genoa.

Academic honors
Baldwin-Wallace College: Alexander Brikmanis, of Oak Harbor; Chelsea Nissen, of Williston; Grant Hesselbart, of Woodville.

Miami University: Kaitlynn Donnelly and Zachary Hyndman, of Oregon; Leslie Scheanwald, of Curtice; Megan Rospert, of Woodville.

Ohio Wesleyan University: Andrea MacVay, of Oregon.

Spring Arbor University: Jason Robinson, of Millbury.

Tiffin University: Deedra Fillion, Kelsey Vincent, of Curtice;

Michelle Lahman, of Bradner, Christina Baker, Rebecca Sander, Rima Deal, Lauren Grimm, of Genoa; Nicholas Zink, Jeffrey Welty, of Gibsonburg; Jennifer Studer, of Graytown; Benjamin Sutter, of Martin; Delaney Talmage, of Millbury; Ashley Madison, of Oak Harbor Tyler Riddle, of Walbridge.

University of Toledo: Ashley Pettit, Lake Township.

Dana Scholar
Amber Shaffer, of Elmore, a junior equine business management/business management major at The University of Findlay, has been named a 2009 Dana Scholar by the University. She is a 2007 graduate of Woodmore High School. Along with the distinction comes a $500 scholarship and the opportunity to be mentored by the Dana Chair, Dr. William E. Ruse. The Dana Scholars Program allows participants to receive opportunities to hone their professional skills outside of the classroom with visits to area companies.

At UF, Shaffer is also active in Sigma Kappa Sorority, Greek Council, marching band and wind ensemble. She was named Greek Woman of the Year and has been named to the Dean's List.

Spelling Bee champ
Eastwood eighth-grader Lucas Liner emerged victorious in the recent Wood County Spelling Bee. It is the Eastwood eighth-grader’s second time winning the first-place title – a repeat of his win in 2007. Luckey fifth-grader grader Ricky Martinez also made it to the final round.

Lake to present “Oklahoma!”
The Music Department of Lake High School will present “Oklahoma!” March 4 and 6 at 7 p.m. and March 7 at 2 p.m.

“Oklahoma!” – Rodgers and Hammerstein’s first musical – tells the story of a cowboy named Curly (Spencer Genson) and the girl he loves, Laurey (Stormi Marie). Complicating things is Jud (Alex Stefan), who works on the farm owned by Laurey’s Aunt Eller (Mackenzie Conine) and wants Laurey for himself. Other lead characters include Ado Annie (Jenson Strock), Will (Forrest Bennett) and Ali Hakim (Michael Moon). In all, more than 60 students comprise the cast, pit orchestra and crew.

Tickets are $7 for adults and $5 for students. For more information, call 419-661-6640, ext. 3821.

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