Reflections: Norval Heskett’s memories
By Evelyn Long - Contributing Columnist
Several months ago I shared some of the interview made with Norval Heskett on his 90th birthday. I want to share more of that interview when he described the history of his ancestors and his experiences.
At the time of his 90th birthday, he lived four miles south of Mount Gilead on State Route 61. Interviewed by the Morrow County Sentinel, Norval said he was born Feb. 22, 1857, north of Bethel in Morrow County. He was a resident of Morrow County his entire life with the exception of seven years when he lived just over the county line north of Centerburg.
New look at local spot
By Evelyn Long - The Sentinel
Daniel West and Avanza Vaile, proprietors of the Main Street Bar and Grill in Cardington.
Courtesy Photos | Wes Goodman
Courtesy Photos | Wes Goodman
CARDINGTON Newly renovated and rebranded, the Main Street Bar and Grill, 217 W. Main St., offers expanded seating and an updated, varied menu.
Managed by Daniel West and Avanza Vaile, the business now includes ten spacious booths, Including five double size tables, several hi-top tables and a full bar.
Soft lighting enhances the beauty of the wood both in the booths and the flooring.
West, the executive chef and U. S. Navy veteran, will employ six to eight other positions. West is from Philadelphia and has been cooking for 12 years. His original, hand-pattied burgers are well know in this area.
Fire training academy evolves over the years
Alberta Stojkovic For The Sentinel
The Firefighter I class suited up in full gear and breathing equipment, weighing 50-60 pounds to practice in a “live burn session” for Mount Gilead’s North Central Ohio Fire Training Academy. Practice and repetition of entering the building with smoke and heat up to 150 degrees builds “muscle memory.” The skills needed to do the work of a firefighter become second nature with practice.
Alberta Stojkovic For The Sentinel
In live fire suppression activities firefighting crews go into a door at left, while another crew works on the roof to ventilate the fire.
Reflections: Here comes the band!
Sabres Drum and Bugle Corps somewhere in the 1930s.
I remember hearing that shout when the Sabres Drum and Bugle Corps was marching in a parade. Although the band disbanded in the early 1970s, it had attracted many followers.
The band was founded in 1927, organized in January when a resolution was placed on American Legion Post 97’s books to donate $100 towards its organizing which was done by the late Guy Mathews and Paul D. Fleming .Mathews later becoming the director of the band. Members played drums, bugles, bass bugles and trumpets. At one time there were more than 40 members.