Honors for the prestigious 2012 America in Bloom (AIB) national awards program were announced at the annual symposium held in Fayetteville, Arkansas, on Sept. 22.

The judges have narrowed down the contestants to two candidates for Queen and two candidates for Princess for the Oak Harbor Apple Festival Royalty for 2012-2013. 

They came from far and wide, from Oregon, California, Texas, Colorado, South
Carolina,and from a few blocks away.

Over 5,000 people were at True-Lay Stadium in Port Clinton on Friday evening.

On Saturday, Oct. 6, the Ottawa, Sandusky, Seneca Joint Solid Waste District is sponsoring the television & small electronics recycling collection.