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THE! LocalOhio TUESDAY, October 13, 1998 Page 5 A Pumpkin By TM ASSOCIATED PRESS Heavy rains that flooded farm fields in northern Ohio this summer also played a nasty Halloween trick on the state's pumpkin crop, leaving many farmers with fields full of rotting gourds. pickings are slim A dry spring and a rainy summer combined with high temperatures left thousands of pumpkins rotting with insects and disease, said Mike Pullins, executive director of the Ohio Fruit Growers Society. "They're just a very sensitive crop," Pullins said. In west-central Ohio, though, fields are brimming with pumpkins, leaving the state with a slightly below average crop, said Bob Preacher, a fruit and vegetable specialist with Ohio State University. Despite the subpar season, pumpkin prices haven't gone up in most markets and groceries, because stores often sell them cheaply to draw customers.

And there still should plenty to go around. This year, customers just won't have the selection to choose from, Pullins said. Prices should hold steady because many farmers agree on a set price before the season, he said. Dave Gress, general manager of The Fruit Growers Marketing Association in northeast Ohio, says stores are almost giving them away. He has seen prices for 20 pounders as low as $2.99.

Most farmers will get an average of 10 cents per pound on pumpkins. The association, a coalition of smaller fruit growers, expects to ship 50 to 60 tractor-trailer loads of pumpkins, but Gress said he could sell twice as many pumpkins if they were available. Shooting from Page 1A -5 came into the sheriff's office and police department alerting them to the shooting. Robbins said one of them came from Tanner's home, and another from a home on Oak Street. After hearing the shots, Tanner's son ran to a friend's house on Oak Street to call for help.

Robbins said. "Apparently, his son woke up when he heard the commotion downstairs," he said. "This was the second call about those people." Robbins said there are no other suspects in the shooting. Both men have prior arrest records. Ball had been arrested on charges of having a firearm in liquor establishment; and Tanner on charges of criminal damaging and domestic violence.

Tanner was discharged Sunday from Grant Medical Center in Columbus. He could not be reached for comment. Ball was being held in Marion City Jail until his arraignment when bond will be set. At a glance Renfrew and he died in 1960. She owned and operated Carmel Beauty Shop and worked at Hills Department Store.

She was a member of St. Mary Church. She is survived by two daughters, Lucille M. (Roger) Criswell, Marion, and Nancy A. (Gary) Patterson, Beaver Falls, three sisters, Mary Caruso, Marion, Nina Tramontani, Columbus and Lucille Troiano, Marion; a brother, Carl.

Maniaci, Marion; three grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by two brothers and two sisters. A private graveside service will be held Wednesday morning at St. Mary's Cemetery with the Rev. Rodney M.

Damico officiating. Calling hours will not be observed. Arrangements are being handled by GunderHall Folk Funeral Directors. Dennis Scheiderer MAGNETIC SPRINGS Funeral arrangements are pending with Stofcheck Funeral Home, Richwood, for Dennis Scheiderer, 55, of Magnetic Springs. He died Monday afternoon, Oct.

12, 1998, at Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus. Edgar E. Schorr MARION Edgar E. Schorr, age 75, of Amboise Drive, Marion, died Saturday evening, Markets The following quotations of Monday's closings were provided by THE OHIO COMPANY, 495 S. State St.

They do not include retail markup, markdown or commission. Americon Electric 49 American Home Product 50 58'i American Water Works 32 Anheuser-Busch 56'k Applied Innovation 2 Armco 3'4 BancOne Corp 42 Bob Evans 19'i Chrysler 44 Cisco Systems 52 Columbia Gas 56 Consol. Stores 16 Cooker Restaurants 7 Cooper Tire Rubber 1 5'k Dona Corp 33 Disney 24 Dominion Homes 9 Dresser 30 Dryper 3 Eaton 66'4 FirstEnergy 31 Ford 45 General Electric 74 General Motors 52 GTE 55 League otters candidate night, voter golds MARION The Marion League of Women Voters will hold a Candidates' Night at 7:15 p.m. Oct. 29 at the Tri-Rivers Multi-purpose Room, 2222 Marion-Mount Gilead Road.

It is open to the public. The Marion Voters' Guide will be distributed Oct. 22 in The Marion Star. Ridgedaie board to discuss facilities study MARION The Ridgedaie Board of Education will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday in the board offices, 3105 Hillman Ford Road.

A facilities study, completed by a Mansfield architectural firm, will be presented, including recommendations and ideas on how to update, or change the school buildings to accommodate students, faculty and staff. The meeting is open to the public. Police receive $50,003 for school-based plan MARION The Marion Police Department received one of five school-based community orient ed policing subgrants, according to a state press release issued Monday. City police will receive $50,000 through the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act to partner with local school systems and develop community policing initiatives, sZ Around About Marion 20 OFF ALL PREPAID DRY CLEANING Every Wednesday. Peerless Cleaners, 614 E.

Center St 1675 Marion-Waldo Rd. BUYING ANTIQUES! BILLTOBIN 740-389-4729 LAS VEGAS NIGHT SUNDAY OCT 18TH, 1-9 All proceeds go to St. Judes for kids with cancer. Shovel Lounge. 526 Center SOMETHING GOOD RESTAURANT Open dunng expansion 6am-9pm SWEETEST DAY BEANIE BABY BOUQUET Fresh arrangement Bear Beanie Baby.

$29.95. Hemmerty's Center St. 387-1163 Absolutely the home security Trust the security system chosen by over one million families nationwide. MS Obituaries Ray Edmond Augenstein MARION Ray Edmond Augenstein, 84, Somerlot Hoffman Road East, died at 7:45 p.m. Monday, Oct.

12, 1998, at his home. Born Sept. 9, 1914, in Marion, he was the son of George Edmond and Grace (Uncapher) Augenstein. On Aug. 19, 1945, in Marion, he married Florence Lucile Shackelford; she died Oct.

6, 1993. He owned and operated Mar-O-Del Golf Course from 1936-1982. He was also employed by the U.S. Air Force 10 years at Patterson Field and Panama Air Depot in the Panama Canal Zone. He was a member of Trinity Baptist Church, former member of the Pleasant Local School Board, and held an aircraft and engine commercial mechanic license and was a licensed pesticide applicator.

He is survived by two granddaughters, Sara and Molly Brammer, both of Marion. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Mrs. James (Susan) Brammer, a sister, Ethel, and a brother, Paul. The funeral is 11 a.m. Thursday, Oct.

15, 1998, at Trinity Baptist Church with the Revs. Steven Boothe and S.A. Anderson officiating. Burial is in Marion Cemetery. Friends may call 5-8 p.m.

Wednesday at Denzer-Farison-Hottinger Funeral Home. Memorial contributions may be made to Quality of Life Hospice. Linda Johnson GREEN CAMP Funeral arrangements are pending with Boyd Funeral Home for Linda Johnson, 56, Green Camp. She died Tuesday, Oct. 13, 1998, at Marion General Hospital.

Rev. Ronald William Opfer MOUNT GILEAD The Rev. Ronald William Opfer, age 61, of Mount Gilead, died Monday morning, Oct. 12, 1998, at his home following a brief illness. He was born on Sept.

28, 1937, in Sunnyside, to William and Dorothea (Steffen) Opfer. His father survives in Elizabeth, and his mother preceded him in death in January 1998. He moved to Mount Gilead from Canton in June of 1997 to pastor the Trinity United Methodist Church. In addition to serving the local church, Ron was actively involved in the Habitat for Humanity and was instrumental in the development of the local Morrow County Habitat Program. We was involved in two Emmaus Communities, a member of the Mount Gilead Kiwanis, Lake Erie Sailing Association and the Sailing THE Vol.

122 Gov. George Voinovich said in the release. The subgrant program is intended to address juvenile delinquency with school-based programs. Possible uses for the subgrant include developing after-school programs, school-based youth athletic leagues, mentoring and mediation, anti-drug initiatives and organized sports activities. Applicants will be eligible for funding for two years, during which the Ohio Office of Criminal Justice will evaluate the project.

Tri-Rivers Computer Association to meet MARION The Tri-Rivers Educational Computer Association will have their regular meeting on Thursday morning. The meeting will be at 9:30 at the Marion Harding Centre, 267 W. Center St. Prospect, Pleasant Township set treat time PROSPECT Trick or treat will be held from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Oct.

31 in the village of Prospect. Beggars Night in Pleasant Township will be observed from 5 to 7 p.m. the same day. Residents in both areas are asked to turn their porch lights on if they wish to be visited. i mm i Buckeye Five Pm flute! II fld Fur: 5-7-1 1 The jackpot for Wednesday's Super Lotto is SI 2 million BUY HERE! PAY HERE Good Credit No Credit Bad Credit 0 Interest Lnw (Vwn Pnvrrunt Weekly, Bi-weekly or Monthly Payments JREECE AUTO SALES REECC AUTO jl Rt.

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10, 1998, in the Extended Car Unit of the Morrow County Hospital. He was born Feb. 13, 1923, in Cardington, to the late Henry and Bertha (Radel) Schorr. Edgar was a 1941 graduate of Cardington High School and served in the U.S. Army during World War II in the 1095th Signal Corps.

He was a lifelong farmer, worked at the Sharrock Elevator in Edison, and then worked part time for 13 years at the Marion Flower Shop. He was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church, the Marion Moose Lodge and the Jenkins-Vaughan American Legion Post 97 in Cardington. On Nov. 15, 1955, in Cardington, he married the former Donna L.

Richeson and she preceded him in death on April 20, 1996. Survivors are his daughter, Sherri Murray of Mount Gilead; sisters, Edith Webb of Mount Gilead and Mabel Himler of Marion; brothers, Harvey Schorr of Lakeland, and Earl Schorr of Toledo. Edgar was preceded in death by two brothers. Visitation hours will be Wednesday 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. at the Gompf Funeral Home in Cardington.

The funeral service will be held Thursday at 11 a.m. at the St. Paul Lutheran Church in Cardington with burial in Glendale Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Extended Care Unit of the Morrow County Hospital, 651 W. Marion Road, Mount Gilead, Ohio, 43338.

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He graduated from Elizabeth Foward High School and completed undergraduate work for a bachelor of arts degree at WestMinster College in 1960, and received his master of divinity degree from Vanderbilt University in 1964. He had served as a United Methodist full-time since pas-toring his first church in Berlin Heights in 1962. He married the former Julia Ann Riebe on June 16, 1962, in Poland, Ohio; she survives. Survivors also include his sons and daughters-in-law, David and Theresa Opfer of Garrettsville, Ohio, and Dean and Denise Opfer, Columbus; daughter, Deborah Ann Opfer, Columbus; brothers, Dennis and Calvin Opfer of Elizabeth, Glenn of Denver, Colo; and three grandchildren. Memorial services will be held Friday morning Oct.

16, at 11 a.m. at Trinity United Methodist Church, Mount Gilead, with the Rev. Valerie Stultz, district superintendent of the Mount Vernon District, officiating. Private committal services will be held at the Maple Grove Cemetery in Vermilion, Ohio. Gompf Funeral Home of Cardington is assisting the family with the arrangements.

Merle C. Price EDISON Merle C. Price, 83, 6795 County Road 28, died 4 a.m. Monday, Oct. 12, 1998, at his home.

Born Jan. 14, 1915, in Marion, he was the son of the late Charles E. and Anna R. (Phelps) Price. On Nov.

4, 1936, in Williamsville, N.Y., he married Thelma L. Roush; she survives. He was a driversalesman for Borden Dairy in Marion. He is also survived by a son, Curtis A. Price of Florida; a daughter, Elaine A.

Schenkel of Nevada; a brother, Walter Price of Fredericktown; and two grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a sister and a daughter. Graveside services will be held 2 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 15, 1998, in Caledonia Cemetery with the Rev.

Michael Rice officiating. Friends may call from noon until time of the service Thursday at Timson Allen Melroy Funeral Home in Caledonia. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society. Carmela M. Renfrew MARION Carmela M.

Renfrew, 85, Marion, died 4:15 a.m. Monday, Oct. 12, 1998, at her home. Born Nov. 18, 1912, in Utica, she was the daughter of the late Nick and Nuncita (Ercolano) Maniaci.

Carmela first married Guido Dandera and he died in 1949. She then married Ned C. rd Issue 6 The Marion Star (USPS 32900) it pnnted daily at 70 W. Fourth Mansfield, Ohio 44903. Second-class postage paid at Mansfield, Ohio.

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