The Delta Panthers got off to a rough start in their game against the Ayersville Pilots, spotting the visitors a 15-0 lead in the early going. The Panther offense found the end zone in the second quarter and trailed 15-7 at the half but were not able to sustain any drives in the second half while the Pilots tacked on two more touchdowns for the final 27-7 score.
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Photo: Delta senior Maverick Mercer celebrates a touchdown.
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Prior to the game against the Ayersville Pilots, Delta High School honored its Class of 2024 seniors from the marching band and the football team.
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This past Tuesday afternoon, the Swanton Chamber of Commerce hosted the Andrew (Drew) McNeill Memorial Golf Tournament at Valleywood Golf Club in Swanton. The tournament format was an 18-hole best-ball scramble with no shot total exceeding par on any hole.
Winning the Men’s Division was Team Taylor McNeill with Taylor McNeill, John Schmalzreid, Alex Ostafi and Rob Ostafi. Winning the Mixed Division was Swanton Valley Care Center with Rebecca Padilla, Art Padilla, Tisha Daleska and Jeremy Daleska.
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After years of dreaming, years of planning and a year of construction, Pam and David Mills were finally able to cut the ribbon on the beautiful and luxurious Birchwood Meadow, a Premier Wedding and Event Barn Venue. The ribbon cutting ceremony and open house took place this past Monday in front of dozens of friends, family members, staff members, Swanton Village Officials and Swanton Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors. Also on hand was local entrepreneur and business woman Linda Cannaley, who put the Mills’ dream on the path to reality by connecting them with them with the right financial experts and then selling them the 27-acre property on which the venue sits.
“A dream come true,” said an elated Pam Mills shortly after she cut the ribbon. “This isn’t just a business to us. This is our passion. We are very passionate about helping couples and seeing them take their sacred vows here. There is no better feeling. All the hard work, all the delays, this makes it worth it.”
The demand for events at Birchwood Meadows was very strong even before the first shovel entered the ground. The new venue has already hosted five weddings, currently has another 110 events booked and is now booking for 2025. It is in a prime location in Swanton’s Turtle Creek area, just off Airport Highway, with easy access to restaurants, gas stations, local shops and a short distance to two Ohio Turnpike exchanges, one east and one west.
Visit their website at birchwoodmeadow.com to get a good idea of what they offer. I guarantee you will be impressed.
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Photo: Pam and David Mills cut the ribbon to begin their new journey.
Another great Swanton Corn Festival came to an end Saturday as as a party-loving crowd rocked the night away to the music of Toledo’s Noisy Neighbors under the Beard Pavilion. During the day there were many new vendors, food trucks, special events and entertaining games, literally something for everyone. Congratulations to Committee chairs Alyssa Walberg, Allan Robasser, Stephanie Fessenden and all of the hard-working volunteers for putting together the fabulous event.
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The 2023 Swanton Corn Festival Parade this past Saturday morning was a spectacular event that seemed would go on forever. Which, would have been just fine with the hordes of people that filled both sides of Main Street between Brookside to Garfield. Parade Co-Chairs Hannah Nelson and Taylor Truckor and the Parade Committee put together an amazing line-up of participants who did not disappoint with their displays.
This year’s Cornopoly theme brought out an abundance of creative floats with Swanton’s Trinity Methodist Church capturing First Place, Fortemeyer & Sons coming in Second Place and the Swanton Sports Center taking Third Place. The high school marching bands of Anthony Wayne, Delta, Liberty Center, Springfield, St, John’s and Swanton provided the musical entertainment and reminded everyone that the high school football season kicks off next weekend.
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Photo: Parade Grand Marshal Harold Yunker with his wife, Kathy.
Three teams worth of Swanton Alumni got together at Memorial Park to showcase their still impressive athletic prowess. That’s my story and I’m sticking to it. Glory Days.
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Photo: Swanton Alum and current Bulldog baseball coach readies to show everyone how it’s done.
The Swanton Bulldogs Boys golf team finished in fourth place yesterday in their own tournament, the Bulldog Invitational, held at Valleywood Golf Club in Swanton. The Evergreen Vikings placed fifth and the Delta Panthers were seventh in the nine-team event. Leading the Bulldogs was junior Adam Lemon who fired a 77 to capture second place overall behind medalist Caiden Fay of Toledo St. John’s who shot a 75. Lemon’s score also qualified him for the All-Invitational Team. The Anthony Wayne Generals won the team event with a score of 327.
Team Scores: Anthony Wayne (327), Springfield (332), St. John’s (334), Swanton (353), Evergreen (367), Otsego (369), Delta (394), Northwood (510), Maumee Valley Country Day School (DNQ).
Swanton (353): Adam Lemon (77), Mazin Rukieh (82), Dylan Smigelski (93), Brady O’Shea (101), Carson Lemons (113), Drayton Rieger (119)
Evergreen (367): Brady Kanneman (87), Cory Kanneman (87), Adam Schmidt (94), Michael Lauer (99), Nick Kruzel (99), Logan Peebles (109)
Delta (394): Lane Lopez (83), Slade Young (87), Eathan Huffman (106), Logan Reagle (123), Ashton Aleg (124), Drew Smith (125)
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Photo (L to R): Swanton Bulldogs Golf Team – Drayton Rieger, Carson Lemons, Adam Lemon, Mazin Rukieh, Dylam Smigelski, Brady O’Shea
On Tuesday, August 15, 2023, from 6:00 to 6:30 PM, the Swanton Middle School (SMS) will be holding a Mural Reveal event in a large classroom that once served as the school’s library. The mural is functionally interactive and is the brainchild of SMS Career Coach Mike Remer who began thinking of how to put to use a blank 20’ x 36’ wall to best benefit his students.
“The classroom where I teach used to be a library and one day I came in here and all the books and cabinets were gone off this wall and I just saw this huge white board. And over time it just occurred to me that maybe we could have a mural painted with all the businesses on it throughout the region and show the students how awesome it is to stay right here and have a great life and a great career and achieve your dream right here. That’s sort of how we came up with the idea,” explained Mr. Remer.
The mural, painted by local artist Dave Rickerd, is themed “There’s No Place Like Home”, borrowing the famous quote spoken by Dorothy in the 1939 classic film, “The Wizard of Oz”. You will see the Yellow Brick Road at its base as it splits off in several directions that lead to the more than 200 businesses and other organizations that offer numerous career opportunities. Of course, Dorothy and her friends, the Scarecrow, the Tin Man and the Cowardly Lion are all present as well.
“Once we got the idea to put the businesses on the wall it occurred to me to make it more diverse if we used a QR (Quick Response) Code so that people can capture that QR Code and then have the mural come up on their phone or device,” said Mr. Remer. “They could now tap on each one of the 200 plus businesses and go right to whatever content these businesses want them to see. Some companies are sending customized videos to help students see how awesome it is to work there. Others are using their normal website.”
Currently, in this America, there is a labor shortage and Fulton County is no exception. According to Cara Leininger, Workforce Development Supervisor of Ohio Means Jobs of Fulton County, there are more job openings in Fulton County than there are high school students in all seven Fulton County school districts combined. That is a fact that helps put things in perspective and why programs like the SMS Swanton Seven Initiative are partnering with local businesses to help produce a qualified and robust workforce for the area in the near future.
The Swanton Parents Club has stepped forward and is funding the mural program. “We didn’t ask any businesses for any funding. And they’re very generous anyway and they would have funded it,” said Mr. Remer. “It’s meant a lot to me and our superintendent and our leaders to be able to go to these business people and say ‘Thank you for being great partners’. It’s a way to give back. The Swanton Parents Club funded the whole thing.”
The Parents Club had one stipulation that was immediately agreed to. They wanted the program to be curriculum wide to help Swanton students realize that the stuff their learning in class was important and would have practical applications in many of the available careers. “When they ask the question, ‘When will I ever use this when I get out of school?’, well, I’m going to work with the teachers here to come up with a curriculum around this board and around this campus to answer that question,” stated Mr. Remer.
The mural ties in very well with the SMS Swanton Seven Initiative, a culture-changing and award-winning program that is now entering its fifth year. “This (the mural) is just one piece of that whole culture they built here before I got here,” said Mr. Remer. “I’m just doing my part to raise the bar with everybody else here in this building.”
Photo: (L to R) Chris Lake (Swanton Schools Superintendent), Cara Leininger (Ohio Means Jobs Supervisor), Leigh Pancoast (Swanton Middle School Principal), Mike Remer (SMS Career Coach), Ashley Stambaugh (EMIS Coordinator), Ben Remer (Swanton Board of Education President), Matt Horen (SMS Assistant Principal), Dave Rickerd (Mural Artist)
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