Benjamin Evin Reinhard - 2 years and Katherine Jane Reinhard - 1 week

Here are a few pictures of our beautiful getaway this past summer. There is nothing like marrying the love of your life in the Keys and then spending a week together in Atlantis. Now we know why they call it Paradise...

Happy Holidays

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Facebook

In addition to this blog, you can find many of our classmates on Facebook, http://facebook.com. I have enjoyed making connections there with old friends, and it is a free site.

Omlor Halloween 2008

The Nuttall Family

An Updated photo of Terra and her family

Lakoa Joins MAL

By an 11-0 vote yesterday morning the superintendents of the schools in the Midland Athletic League approved Lakota High School as the league's 12th member. Last night, the Lakota Local School board voted 5-0 to officially make the move to the MAL, beginning with the 2009-10 school year, thus breaking its ties with the eight-member Suburban Lakes League.

Times have changed since Lakota entered the SLL as a charter member in 1972, but the time is right for the Raiders to make a move. Lakota has the second smallest boys enrollment (150, only three more than Woodmore) in the SLL, and the fourth smallest girls enrollment (168). And, the Raiders' athletic programs as a whole were simply no longer competitive in the SLL. In the MAL, the Raiders enter with the largest enrollment figures for boys and girls.

"It'll be a good relationship with them and I think they are looking forward to having us," longtime Lakota athletic director Tom Tucker said. "You feel good that they voted 11-0. There's nobody saying we don't really want Lakota in our league. "Our coaches saw the enrollment change coming down the road, and it wasn't going to be too long before we were the smallest school in the SLL. They just thought it would be better for our athletes to be in a league that wasn't quite as big." Now, with a vacancy in the SLL, the time is right for Rossford - a Northern Lakes League charter member since 1956 - to make a similar move for similar reasons. Rossford is, by a large margin, the smallest NLL school. Its 261 boys and 217 girls (in the upper three grades) are 151 and 128 fewer, respectively, than the league's next smallest school, Maumee.

The Bulldogs, who compete in Division III in football (just four boys over the D-IV cutoff), play in an NLL alignment that has one D-I school (Perrysburg) and six D-II schools. In boys basketball, Rossford is the lone D-II school in the otherwise all-Division I NLL. Those numbers have led to these numbers. Rossford, which last won an NLL football title in 2002, experienced a 4-36 varsity football stretch (4-24 in league) as recently as 1997-2000. Some old-school Rossford folks may still be basking in glory of the 14 NLL boys basketball titles won or shared by the Bulldogs between 1962 and 1976. But they should look at more recent history.

Here's the last time Rossford's boys won NLL titles in other sports: basketball (1993), baseball (1987), wrestling (1985), golf (1984) and track (1971). The Bulldog boys have never won NLL crowns in cross country, soccer or tennis. Rossford's girls basketball team last won an NLL championship in 1993, and that is the school's only girls league title in any sport, according to NLL data provided by league commissioner Larry Morrison. The time is right for administrators and school board members at Rossford to give future generations of Bulldog student-athletes a fighting chance on a more level playing field in the size-appropriate SLL.

Based on current numbers, Rossford would enter the SLL with that league's largest enrollment for boys and girls. If Rossford does seek residency in the SLL, that move would create a vacancy in the NLL, and the next question would be who should fill the void, Clay or Napoleon? Morrison has confirmed that, should Rossford leave, the league's remaining members are preparing to visit both Clay and Napoleon so that a vote to pick between the two potential replacements can be executed in short order, hopefully by the end of the 2007-08 school year. That way, the new member could be brought in as soon as the 2009-10 school year.

Kirk, Angie and Ben Reinhard

2 killed in Wood County crash
Posted: April 18, 2008 05:42 AM

OOD COUNTY -- The Wood County Sheriff's Office tells us two people were killed in a one-vehicle accident on SR 282, west of Huffman Rd.

The vehicle was traveling west at a high rate of speed, we hear. It went off the right side of the road, struck a guardrail and overturned several times, ejecting two of the occupants. The two were pronounced dead at the scene.

The third occupant, who was wearing a seatbelt, was taken by Life Flight to St. Vincent-Mercy Medical Center.

The deceased have been identified as James F. Fillhart, 35, of Wayne, Ohio, and Jeannie M. Merrit, 24, also from Wayne. Linsay M. Traut, 28, also from Wayne, was injured.

http://www.wtol.com/Global/story.asp?S=8191429

Omlor Halloween 07

Like I've Said Before, we love Halloween in our house

Lakota High School, Class of 1990-92.

Lakota High School, Class of 1990-92.

Hello Everyone

this Blog was specifically created for the Lakota High School, Class of 1990-92. Every 5-10 years, members of our class try to organize a reunion and every time, they stubble through the contact information to send out invitations. Many of the addresses and phone numbers are out of date and people are never heard from again.

Hopefully this website will gain traffic and classmates will begin to post their messages on a semi-regular basis. If you found the site, Great! Share it with other members of our class so they can join us as well. You don't need to sign up, just click on the add a comment button. Who knows, maybe this will take off and before you know it we have a mini Lakota High School here on the web.

Kyle Omlor

John Thomas Witt, born 8/29/07

Show Choir 1991

Rural Fostorian retires after driving Lakota bus for 44 years

A month ago, rural Fostoria resident Harold Purkey hadn’t even planned on driving bus when he got a call from Lakota Schools saying they needed a substitute driver.
But Purkey, who had been subbing for Lakota for the last 17 years, agreed and was given a short route in Amsden, ironically where his career began....
The start of a career
Forty four years ago after church one Sunday morning, Purkey’s pastor mentioned an immediate opening for a bus driver to Purkey.
Purkey had since returned from Europe after serving in the Army and he and his wife, high school sweetheart Ruth Ann, had a new home on a farm and a small child — their oldest son, Leon.
“I thought it over and decided we needed the money (when Purkey started, he made $2.25 per hour) so I took the position because I would make more than if I had just farmed for a living. School was starting the next week,” Purkey explained.
So he quickly headed to Fremont to take a test, which he passed “with flying colors,” with the exception of a confusing set of railroad tracks.
He drove his first route in Amsden for a few years before switching to Risingsun.
“When I first got into the bus to learn how to drive, I looked back through the rearview mirror and that bus looked five miles long.”
Purkey took a few sports teams to games in his early years and it was then he had his first memorable experience.
After only three days on the job, Purkey was assigned to drive a football team to Gibsonburg. On the way home, they came across a car sitting in the middle of the road.
At that time, there weren’t radios in the buses, so Purkey turned on his flashers and walked to the nearest house at 10:30 p.m. to call a sheriff.
“It was really dangerous; I’ll never forget that episode,” he chuckled.
Once during a nasty winter storm, Lakota’s superintendent told Purkey school was being let out early.
After safely delivering all the children on his route, which took almost two hours, it was dark by the time Purkey made it back home.
“There’s not much of a recipe to keep the kids calm when you’re in trouble. You just have to concentrate on your driving,” Purkey said.
And life happened
Purkey and his wife eventually had two more children, their daughters, Louise and Lynette.
Ruth Ann even began driving bus with Harold after serving as the high school’s secretary for seven years.
When Purkey retired from driving bus full-time after 27 years, he had been driving a route around Bradner.
By this time, a lot had changed.
For one, Purkey was now required to attend safety banquets once a year.
“I learned a lot from them like things I was personally supposed to be doing on a regular basis,” he explained. “For example, there’s steps you have to take in a certain order when you pull up to stop sign.”
Other changes Purkey saw were switching from clutches to automatic transmission and added several safety features to the buses, including extra mirrors and warning lights.
“People didn’t have much warning in the past when a bus stopped. And years ago we didn’t have all these mirrors. I didn’t realize it then, but I see how it’s improved — they’re good features,” he said.
By this time, a CDL was required, which has to be renewed every six years by taking several hours of instruction for review and updates.
Lakota also purchased a few buses with a different slope on the front end that Purkey said makes it easier to see small children crossing the streets.
Every morning, Purkey said each bus driver must complete a pre-trip inspection before the bus leaves the garage.
“It’s your responsibility to check all the lights, seats, tires, windows, safety equipment, fluid levels, brakes, etc.,” Purkey explained.
Final retirement
Over the years, Purkey has collected several gifts from students, which he displays in his living room as reminders.
One is a painting he received in the early 1970s of a bus driving down a rural road with a red barn and silo in the background.
Another is an embroidered photo of a bus with children peeking through the windows with Purkey’s name.
“It was a fun 44 years; I had a few bad moments I have to admit, but the good has definitely outweighed the bad ...,” Purkey reminisced. “I guess if I had to do my life over again, I wouldn’t change a thing.”
Purkey has three grandchildren, two of whom are attending college and one who recently graduated from Bluffton University.

http://www.fostoriafocus.com/viewarticle.asp?artID=9195

Rick and I dancing at my Wedding

Rick and I dancing at my Wedding

Emma , the morning of her 5th birthday

Emma , the morning of her 5th birthday

Time sure does fly by fast

Sarah Reinhard with her son Luke

Sarah Reinhard with her son Luke

quick update

Two pieces of recent news... First, we're expecting another baby in September. It's too early to know his or her gender, but we'll want to know as soon as we can find out. Second, I was promoted to the faculty at Purdue in January, so I'm an assistant professor now. Yee haw! Hope all is well with you.

Disney with the Family

We all managed t escape for Florida right before the big snow storm hit Ohio. We hung out in our shorts and said hello Mickey while everyone up here was digging out of their driveways

New Members

I think we need some new members. Anyone have anymore e-mail addresses?

Emma and Cheeto

My daughter Emma with our pet ferret Cheeto.

Witt Christmas Newsletter

Merry Christmas, all. Here's the latest on my family:

http://improsaic.com/2006

All the best to you and yours in 2007!

Michael Witt

Reinhard Christmas 2006

Sarah (Foos) Reinhard and Mark Reinhard with their son Luke

Christmas 2006

The whole family on Christmas day.
Kyle, Emma (on my lap), Holly, and Gabe (on Holly's lap)

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Class of 92

Well here's my first try at this.. Since kyle has been so nice to invite me, I thought I would post some info from the class of 92. As you can see from the picture, yes I'm slowly losing my hair. What can you do? Actually this was from about 1-1/2 years ago. A little White Water Rafting accident, 9 stitches, a scar, a good story. Not any prettier, but my wife puts up with me. So if you haven't guess yet, Steven Stevenson. Living in Toledo area, where I work, sleep, work, the same as everyone else. Married, but no kids yet. Lots of nieces and nephews. For those who remember the rest of the Stevenson clan, Jeff - 2 kids, Anna - 3 kids, Jenni - 2 kids, Sara - 1 kid and one on the way. I'm the odd one out. Please disregard any miss spellings or grammer errors in this... English was never my subject. Hope everyone has a good christmas/new year. I can't believe next year will be 15 years for the class of 92.

Chopping Down our Christmas Tree

Anyone remember this piece of shit

Kevin L. Frankfather, 33, of Bradner, was sentenced to six years in prison on five third-degree felony gross sexual imposition convictions by Judge Reg Routson. Frankfather had been indicted on seven counts of GSI in February after he engaged in sexual contact with a girl on seven different occasions between June 3 and Dec. 8, 2005. The victim was 8 or 9 years old at the time of the offenses, which occurred at a Delaware Township residence. Two of the charges were dismissed in October as part of a plea bargain agreement. At his sentencing hearing, the defendant was found to be a sexually-oriented offender, meaning he will have to register with law enforcement for the next 10 years.

How to Create a Post

I added a few more steps to the "How to Create a Post" section on the blog. Hope they help