For years, Jim Krumel ended each of his weekly columns with his popular Roses and Thorns.
With his retirement Friday, there’s a new gardener tending this weekly feature in a new location on our opinion pages. We’ll keep the spirit of recognizing the region’s highs and lows alive each week, especially using the suggestions of our faithful readers.
Rose: The aptly named Trey Sauter hit an amazing buzzer-beater for Columbus Grove’s boys basketball team against Fort Jennings on Wednesday night. He took an inbounds pass to the three-point line and launched a three-quarter court shot. The ball swished through the net. It’s immortalized on Sauter’s Twitter page, @SautterTrey. The Bulldogs won, 59-46.
Thorn: There just aren’t enough home COVID tests available. The library and Allen County Public Health both exhausted their supplies this week.
Rose: Victor’s Taco Shop will open it ninth location in a long-vacant restaurant on Cable Road.
Thorn: Alcohol and drugs are believed to be behind an incident where a Belle Center man struck an Allen County residence recently. Johnny Bailey Sr., 53, died Wednesday from his injuries.
Rose: To Jim Krumel, who led the newspaper through some difficult times but maintained a push for fairness. His presence will still be felt for years to come.
.neFileBlock {
margin-bottom: 20px;
}
.neFileBlock p {
margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px;
}
.neFileBlock .neFile {
border-bottom: 1px dotted #aaa;
padding-bottom: 5px;
padding-top: 10px;
}
.neFileBlock .neCaption {
font-size: 85%;
}
