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We witnessed the passing of the drums last weekend.

Let me start by saying what I know about farming wouldn’t fill a thimble. A Chicagoan by birth and for the first six years of my life, I saw nothing in the way of an agrarian lifestyle. After my dad’s transfer to Ohio to take over a Central Steel and Wire sales territory, during the early June drive in 1958 to some place called Lima, Ohio, the topographical changes I saw amazed me. I left a world of mostly concrete and a dearth of greenery to field after field rife with growth.

KALIDA — The Four Seasons Park was transformed Saturday into an enchanted forest.

The Federal Reserve building in Washington, D.C. is encased in rock. It’s Creole marble from Georgia. The stone is considered relatively soft, which makes it easier to cut. The marble strikes a majestic image of stability and resoluteness just blocks from the Potomac River.

The trend of the real estate market in Allen County is shown by the following report, for the week running Sept. 22 through 28. Figures reflect the selling price of the property, along with the address or lot number of same and are courtesy of Allen County Recorder Mona Losh’s Office.

Clients often ask attorneys in the context of estate planning, “What do other people do?” Providing examples can sometimes stifle creativity, but estate planning attorneys must both empower clients to make their own decisions and help clients plan something that clients do not work with every day.

LEIPSIC — Both Leipsic and Bluffton proved they could run.

ELIDA — Wapakoneta jumped out to an early 14-0 lead over Elida.

Rutgers likes to call itself the birthplace of college football.

LIMA — As Tuesday, Nov. 8, quickly approaches, the Democratic Party of Allen County now has a place to call home for mid-term elections.