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WE’RE PROUD OF YOU GRADUATES!Your hard work & dedication has paid off, and we

wish you success and prosperity in all of your future endeavors. May all your hopes & dreams come true!

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Ashlyn C. RobertsParents:

Mark Roberts andA. Lynn Tucker-Roberts

Fostoria High School

Claire L. MeyersParents:

Tim and Coleen Meyers

Fostoria High School

Paige N. McAffeeParents:

Marvin and Roxanne McAffeeAaron and Charity Hummel

Fostoria High School

Carlee P. ConradParents:

Kerry and Amy Conrad

Lakota High School

Shelby EmerineParents:

Joe and Helen Emerine

St. Wendelin High School

Matthew DeckerParents:

Doug and Shelly PahlRob Decker

Findlay High School

Brianna SauberParents:

Mark S. and the lateKatrina Sauber

Fostoria High School

Lauryn YaradParents:

Elly Gwynnand John Yarad

St. Ursula Academy

Cody CookAunt and Uncle:

Samantha and ZacharyBoggess

Hopewell-Loudon High School

Elizabeth HayParents:

Jon and Natalie Hay

St. Wendelin High School

Henry R. MatthewsParents:

Henry P. and AngieMatthews

Fostoria High School

Brandi FetroParents:

Ronnie and Carol Fetro

Fostoria High School

Timothy PariseauParents:

Patrick and Janet Pariseau

St. Wendelin High School

Erin GilbertParents:

Terry and Teresa Gilbert

Hopewell-Loudon High School

Aaron M. HinkleParents:

David and Susan Hinkle

Fostoria High School

Kacey KauffmanParent:

Peg Kauffman

Arcadia High School

“Best Wishes in your Future”

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BIG BEARMUFFLER INC.

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TJ’s BarbershopTerrence Johnson Barber

109 W. North St.Fostoria, OH

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The Fostoria High School Redmen will conduct a gradua-tion ceremony at 2 p.m. Sunday, June 2 in the school’s Performing Arts Center.

Valedictorian is Cori Garrett. Salutatorian is Ashlyn Roberts.

Class colors are red and black, with the class song being “Good

Riddance” by Green day. Class motto is “nobody gets to live life backward; look ahead, that is where your future lies” — Ann Landers

Graduates of the class of 2013 are: Craig Ardner, Rosalinda Arreola, Casey Babb, Caleb Barto, Krishema Bell, Kiala Bellamy, Ivan

Bennett, Justin Bennett, Alyssa Bentz, Todd Betts, Kattie Blech-inger, Lindsay Brimmer, Randy Burks, Chris Calderon-Perez, Efren Campos, Salvador Can-tero, natasha Cartagena, dam-aris Costillo, Cassandra Caudill, Simona Chasco, Troy Cochran, Zach Coleman, nathan Connin, david Cook, Austin Cornell, Billy Couch, Adonis Cousin, Bryce Cousin, Keanu Crowe, Anthony dean, Gabe delarosa, Andrea Emmons, Angelica Esquivel, Andy Eufracio, Montel Ferguson, Brandi Fetro, Charles Flores, Zabriean Foster, Taylor Garcia, Cori Garrett, BreAnna Garvey,

Jamiya Gatewood, Brandi God-love, Alexis Goins, Aaron Grajeda, Brittany Hall, Ayako Hampton, Jamison Harris, Kevin Hathaway, Brandon Haudenshcild, Samuel Heath, Matthew Hernandez, Mat-thew Hickle, Aaron Hinkle, John Honse, Rose Huss, Aaliyah John-son, Sierra King, Casey Kitchen, Cristina Kopp, Clay Lamb, darran Lambright, Anthony Leal, Saman-tha Lewis, Ryan Lorah, Rebecca Lovejoy, Adrian Martinez, Alicia Martinez, Henry Matthews, Luis Mauricio, Paige McAfee, Marina McClellan, Clarie Meyers, Kara Miller, Alton Moran, Robert Mul-holland, Raelynn navarro, Tyson

Ogg, Monty Philon, Xavier Ragin, Tony Reynolds, Lauren Risner, Austin Robbins, Ashlyn Roberts, Jalen Robinson, Ciera Roe, Chey-anna Salyers, Eric Sanchez, Trey Sander, Alyssia Sandoval, Brianna Sauber, Rowyn Schneider, Cody Scott, Brook Sexton, Garret Sferro, Paige Shank, Bryson Shaver, Courtney Showman, Michael St. Clair, Megan Strohl, Caitlyn Szych, Anthony Thomas, Anthony Thompson, Tony Ticey, Markus Tucker, Alexis Turner, Kenneth Walker, Joshea Williams, Jackson Wolph, Amber Worden and Ashlee Worden.

Ceremony set for 2 p.m. June 2

Fostoria High School

Garrett Roberts

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ROTARY CLUBof Fostoria is proud to announce our

2013 Scholarship Recipients

Fostoria High SchoolAshlyn Roberts

Casey Babb

St. Wendelin High SchoolCatrina Lang

Olivia Crawford

S.T.R.I.V.E.Beth Hay - St. Wendelin High SchoolAaron Gradeja - Fostoria High School

The St. Wendelin Catholic School Mohawks will host a graduation ceremony at 3:30 p.m. Sunday, May 26, 2013 in the north gymnasium.

Valedictorians are Catrina

Lang, Timothy Pariseau and Rodney Park.

Class colors are pink and black, with the red dahlia as the class f lower. The class song is “My Wish” by Rascal Flatts.

The 33 graduates of the class of 2013 are: Christina Arnold, Terrance Bello, Grace Berton, Samantha Birkmire, Logan Borer, Kieran Camp-bell, Olivia Crawford, Adrienne Emerine, Shelby Emerine, Col-leen Fondessy, Amber Gabel, Erica Gabel, Zachary Gillett, Anthony Halstead, Elizabeth

H a y, M a d a -l i n e H o f f -man, Johnna Hoover, Geor-g ia K itchen, Catrina Lang, M i n a L e e , Taylor Lucius, Zachary Miller, Mary Mowrey, Jorden nye, Timothy Par iseau, Rodney

Park, Austin Reinhart, Heather Saalman, Samuel Schuld, david Smith, Philip Streacker, Levi Tobin and Katelyn Whetsel.

Commencement set for 3:30 p.m. Sunday in north gym

St. Wendelin High School

Parisean ParkLang

The Hopewell-Loudon High School Chieftains will hold a grad-uation ceremony at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 26, 2013 in the school gym-nasium.

Valedictorians are david Beleny and Jenna Gosche, who graduate with 4.0 GPAs. Saluta-torian is Cassandra Hohman, who graduates with a 3.994 GPA.

Those finishing in the top 10 percent of the class are Beleny, Gosche, Hohman, Tyler Ruble, Marissa Reinhart, Logan Frank

and Samantha Taylor.Class colors are silver and gold,

and class flower is a red rose with a silver tip. Class motto is “Cher-ish yesterday; live today; reach for tomorrow.” The class song is “Larger than Life” by Backstreet Boys.

The 68 graduating members of the class are: Anthony Aff-holder, Aubrey Affholder, Allison Andrews, Megan Behnke, david Beleny, Adam Black, Thomas Bland, Brennon Boes, Mark Bouillon, Gabrielle Brandt, Kate-lyn Brickner, Eli Clouse, Kailey Coleman, Cody Cook, Kevin Coppus, Annette Cramer, Emily deWald, Logan Frank, Jordan Frankforther, Katelin Freeman,

Erin Gilbert, Jenna Gosche, Alec Gregg, noah Grine, Troy Hal-comb, Candace Haugh, Brock Hill, Hailee Hill, Cassandra Hohman, Ashley Hooven, Coltan Hossler, Racquel Hossler, Shelby Hulse, Eva Hunter, Kaleigh Kessler, Marissa Kirian, Hunter Kline, Robert Kniss, Ashley Kurtz, Clay Magers, Amanda Martinez, Tyler McConaha, nathan McCormack, nicholas McCormack, James McElhatten, Joseph McLaughlin, Brandon Molotla, Charles nutter, Brittany nye, Samuel Painter, dalton Park, Shelby Raudebaugh, Marissa Reinhart, Erin Reinhart-Anez, Andrew Rohrbach, dani-elle Rohrbach, Alayna Rowell, Tyler Ruble, Brittany Schindler,

H a l e y S c h -reiner, Kenneth Swartzmil ler, S a m a n t h a Taylor, Arion Tiell, Lauren T r u m p l e r , Megan Vaughn, Olivia Velas -quez, dakota Wagner and Olivia Wolph.

Chieftains to graduate 2 p.m.

Sunday

Hopewell-Loudon High School

Hohman

Beleny Gosche

The Lakota High School Raid-ers will host a graduation cer-emony at 2 p.m. Sunday, June 2, 2013 at the Lakota Local Schools gymnasium.

Graduation speakers include Carlee Conrad, senior class presi-dent; Stephanie Miller, senior class vice president; Principal Sherry Sprow; and Superintendent david danhoff.

Certificates of attendance will be presented to Andrew Bickford

and Katrina Woodruff.The ceremony is open to the

public.The class flower is a red rose

tipped in silver. Class song is “From the Hearts of the United” by david dauterman and Tony Owens, members of Lakota High School class of 2013, and band “In Joy and Jealousy.”

The class motto is “yesterday is history; today will be a memory; tomorrow is a mystery; it’s all awaiting.”

The 73 members of the gradu-ating class are: Tyler Aldrich, nicholas Alexander, Anthony Anderson, Zachary Baker, Monica Belden, Andrew Bickford, Madi-

son Bonifacio, dakota Bradner, Kody Brewer, Patricia Brooks, Collin Carter Brandon Carver, danielle Chaffee, Carlee Conrad, Tyler Cortez, david dauterman, Chelsea davidson, Colton davies, devin dixon, Ethan droll, Eric Erman, Rachel Feick, Miranda Franklin, Benjamin Gabel, Troy Garton, Adrian Graber, James Haas, Kayla Hackworth, Gen-evieve Hankins, Alexis Harman, Vincent Harman, Garrett Hart, Travis Haubert, Maxine Hayes, Abigail Hoffman, d. Jacob Hutson, Angelo Jaso II, Jennifer Knallay, Matthew Massie, Morgan Max-well, darris McGown, Jordan Miller, Stephanie Miller, Katelynn Monroe, Courtney Mullholand, Brandon noon, Tony Owens, Alexander Patton, dillon Podach, Edmond Racheter Jr., nathan Ray,

Sierra Ray, Lauren Raymond, Aaron Reasor, Breese Reidling, Samantha Reinbolt, Joshua Saam, Raphael Sanchez, danica Shuck, Twyla Shuck, Austin Shull, Court-ney Smith, Jennifer Smith, Levi Smothers, Gavin Sprow, Allison Steele, Amber Steiner, Alyssa Talbert, Christopher Vanderbeke, Toni Vargas, Jessica Walter, Paige Weyant, Katrina Woodruff and Valdemar ysasi.

Raiders set to graduate 73 at 2 p.m. June 2

Lakota High School

Conrad Miller

Elmwood High School

The Elmwood High School Royals will host a graduation cer-emony at 2 p.m. Sunday, June 2, 2013 in the gymnasium.

Students speaking during commencement are Clayton Mears, Casey Heller and Miranda Wagner.

Class colors are blue and silver, with the class flower a white rose tipped in blue. The class motto is “God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.”

The graduating class of 2013

includes: George Andrich II, nicholas Anteau, Kyle Avery, Michael Baer, dustin Barnett, Brittany Beckford, Crystal Berta, Katelynde Bottesch, Alexa Brown, Kyle Brown, Jessica Buckingham, Trisha Cassidy, Michael Chapman, Hayden Corbin, Zachary Corral, Jackson Cox, dimitri davidson Allison deBock, Allen dyar, Cody Eaken, dustin Ferguson, Victoria Flechtner, Zachary Foster, Brit-tany George, daniel Gleason, Abby Gonyer, Lucas Gonyer, Brittany Good, Brittany Gross, Brandon Hall, Justin Hathaway, Casey Heller, Raul Hernandez, Tori Hillard, Brooklyn Hinton, Austin Hoiles, Joshua Hosley, Zach Irick, Jenna Irwin, Alexan-der Jasso, Fannie Jewell, Mada-lyn Karcher, Cody Keaton, Cuyler Kepling, Christina Kern, Madison

Kern, Christopher Kerr, Samantha Kreais, Tasha Lee, Isaiah Lund-quest, Elisa Martinez, Richard McBrien, Clayton Mears, Ryan Meek, Michael Meeker, Taylor Meiring, derick Mobus, Tyler Morlock, Andrew Mossbarger, Jessica Murlin, Taylor Murphy, Jenilee Myers, Brandon nick-ols, Jacob nungester, nicholas nungester, Joseph Pritts, Robert Ramsey, Madison Reinhard, Caleb Reynolds, dalton Rhoden, Hayley Rinearson, Miguel Rios, Mica Robinson, Cassandra Shaffer, Jonathon Shinew, Robert Sigler, Kimberly Simons, Robert Slaugh-terbeck, Emily Smith, Michael Smith Jr., Ryan Stahl, Lorne Strausbaugh, Kayleb Stuff, Alyssa Thompson, Courtney Thomson, Cameron Tolliver, Sadie Tracy, Kristen Varallo, Miranda Wagner, Alicia Walter, Felicia Webb, Emily Wilhelm, Benjamin Williams, Hayley Workman, Ragan yarnell and Lincoln young.

Ceremony is 2 p.m. June 2

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P E A N U T SArcadia High School

The Arcadia High School Red-skins will have a graduation cer-emony at 2 p.m. Sunday, June 2, 2013 in the gymnasium.

Class colors are red and white, and class flower is the sunflower. Class song is “Some night” by Fun. Class motto is “Here is just there without the ‘t’.”

Valedictorians are Lauren Conine, Patrick Heaston, Marie Keefe, Miranda Palmer, Jenna Stechschulte and Madison Stuby. Salutatorian is Caitlin Stahl.

The 48-member graduating

class of 2013 includes: Tyler Bame, Seth Bauer, Carlie Bodart, Caleb Boone, Jennifer Burkmier, Kayla Clark, Lauren Conine, Robert Craddolph, Tanner dean, Megan donaldson, Kaitlyn Emerine, Regina Fox, Briana Grieseld-ing, Lindsay Harmon, Clayton Hatfield, Ashlee Haynes, Patrick Heaston, Victoria Hofacker, Bre-anna Hough, Gabriel Johnson, Kacey Kauffman, Kevin Keefe Jr., Marie Keefe, Sophia Kentris, Maicie Leal, Ashlee Lynch, Kalee Maynard, Jordan McKitrick,

Aubrey Mellott, Casey Mock, Clayton Moyer, Miranda Palmer, Bianca Patton, Travis Roller, Levi Sammet, Jamie Smith Jr., Michaella S m i t h - K au f f -m a n , Ty l e r Smith, Alexis Spoon, Caitlin Stahl, Jenna Stech-schulte, Madison Stuby, Michael Tong, nathanial Van Atta, des-tinee Vogelsong, Lauren Ward, Zachary Weasel, Mariah Wedge and Alan Wiseman.

Redskins plan June 2 commencement

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New Riegel High School

The new Riegel High School Blue Jackets class of 2013 will have their commencement ceremony at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 26, 2013 in the high school gymnasium.

Valedictorians are Cassandra Acree and Ashley Mathias.

Class colors are black and tur-quoise. The class flower is the snapdragon. The class song is “Hall of Fame” by The Script feat. will.I.am. The class motto is “do not follow where the path leads. Rather go where there is no path

and leave a trail.”The graduating class of 28 con-

sists of Cassandra Acree, Ebony

Baynard, Tabitha Bumb, Joshua Burns, Abby Cassidy, Carly Cole-bank, Carrie Coleman, C’Aira Conley, Sarah Faber, Matthew Frase, Ashli Gerschutz, Braden Hall, Andrew Hohman, Megan Kessler, Trenton Kieffer, Jason Lucius, Ashley Mathias, Jacque-lyn Mathias, Joshua nye, Brandyn Reinhart, dillion Risner, Jacob Schalk, Michael Solomon, Colton Tiell, Robert Verschoor, nicholas Wank, Jacob Welly and Korey Wil-liams.

Blue Jackets prepare for 2 p.m. Sunday ceremony

Bettsville High School

The Bettsville High School Bobcats will have a graduation ceremony at 7 p.m. Friday, May 31, 2013 in the gymnasium.

The class colors are gold and turquoise, with class flower as the hydrangea. Class song is “Hall of Fame” by The Script. Class motto is, “yesterday’s the past, tomorrow’s the future, but today is a gift. That’s why

it’s called the present .” — Bill Keane

Valedicto -rian is Ken-nedy Hossler. Sa lutator ian i s M e g a n B l e c k i n g e r. H i s t o r i a n is Christ ian Tiell. Gradu-ation speaker is darren Wilson.

The 14-member graduating class of 2013 includes: Travis Baker, Maranda Bisson, Megan Bleckinger, Britteny Bohanon,

Jacob Grine, Kennedy Hossler, Thomas Kipps, Brittney Koch, Logan Robinson, Christopher Smalley, Christian Tiell, Taylor Traut, Cheyenne Wright and Jacqui Zelaya.

Bobcats plan May 31

commencement

Vanlue High School

The Vanlue High School Wildcats had a graduation cer-emony Saturday, May 18, 2013 in the auditorium.

Valedictorians were Logan Frey, Zachariah Garber, nathan Lueders and Lee Summers. Salutatorian was Kelsie Ward.

Class colors were yellow and pink, with the yellow rose as the class f lower. The class motto was “Our lives are before us,

the past is behind us, but the memories are forever with us.”

The 21 graduates were : Payton Amesquita, Holly Chiow, Joshua Clymer, Kayla Cornette, Kevin Ellis, Jocelyn Frazier, Logan Frey, Zachariah Garber, Taylor Kloepfer, nathan Lued-ers, Renee’ Miller, Amanda Rob-erts, Emily Rodriguez, Aleshia

Ross, Linden Smith III, Lee S u m m e r s , Katie Thomas, J o s e p h Wagner, Kelsie Ward, dylan Wat son a nd George young.

Wildcats conducted

commencement ceremony May 18

WASHInGTOn (AP) — The farm bill the Senate is consider-ing this week would cut some farm subsidies but also expand govern-ment-subsidized crop insurance, a safety net used by many farm-ers in case of bad weather or lost revenue.

The program has risen in popu-larity in recent years, especially in the Midwest, and helped many farmers recover financially after last year’s blistering drought. Farm-state lawmakers have argued that crop insurance should be maintained and even expanded because it protects farmers when they need it most and because farmers contribute some of their own money to the program.

“It’s a public private-insurance system that is frankly working very well,” Senate Agriculture

Committee Chairwoman debbie Stabenow, d-Mich., said on the Senate floor Monday.

Several senators are planning to offer amendments to limit the program, saying federal contribu-tions to crop insurance are too generous and subsidize big agri-cultural businesses.

The government spent an esti-mated $15.8 billion on the pro-gram for the 2012 crop year after a drought destroyed many crops, up from $9.4 billion in 2011. The government subsidizes about 62 percent of farmers’ insurance premiums and also subsidizes the insurance companies that sell the policies. The cost of the program has risen in recent years because of bad weather events and record-high crop prices.

Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz.,

offered the first crop insurance amendment Monday, proposing an end to $33 million a year in insurance policies for tobacco farmers. A buyout for tobacco farmers enacted nine years ago is phasing out government payments to tobacco farmers, but many of them still receive crop insurance.

“It turns out Joe Camel’s nose has been under the tent this whole time in terms of crop insurance subsidies,” McCain said, referring to a character that used to appear on packs of Camel cigarettes.

new york Sen. Kristen Gil-librand offered an amendment Tuesday that would cut subsidies for the crop insurance companies and use the money to reverse a $400 million annual cut to food stamps contained in the bill.

Senate debating federal dollars for crop insurance

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