ABOVE: Kirk Edwards of Spruce Pine, N.C., tosses a petanque boule during the final round of tournament play Sunday evening at the Logan Hills Festival in Zanesfield. Mr. Edwards and his wife, Bo, finished second in the tournament to Cruz Lopez and Krisit Bunn of Boone, N.C., while Josh Kotsaris of Zanesfield and former Belle Center resident Shawn Miller, now of Seattle, took third after defeating Bo Johns of Zanesfield and Bob Moyer of Winston-Salem, N.C. FRONT PAGE PHOTO: The baby Tecumseh is presented Sunday evening during the Logan Hills Festival’s Taloga Outdoor Drama The Edge of the Wilderness: The Story of Simon Kenton. (EXAMINER PHOTO | REUBEN MEES)

Indian Lake Elementary students conducted their mini Relay for Life this week, and they joined together to form a number “15” at the school to represent the number of years that Relay has been in Logan County.
Since its inception, the annual Logan County Relay has raised about $2 million for cancer research. This year’s Relay is slated for 6 p.m. June 14 at the Ohio Hi-Point Career Center.

Children in the daycare program at Green Hills Community welcome new resident Phylis Overfield with a song May 9. The outreach is part of an initiative by childcare staff to welcome each new Green Hills resident with a song and goody-bag. (EXAMINER PHOTO | NATE SMITH)

TOLEDO — The Northwest Ohio Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure has awarded a $10,500 grant to Mary Rutan Hospital as part of an effort to award a total of $630,000 in community grants to 18 non-profit organizations in the region.

The grants were presented during the “The Power of the Promise” reception hosted April 30  in the McMaster Center at the Toledo-Lucas County Main Library sponsored by The Andersons.

Tammy Allison, Mary Rutan Foundation chief operating officer, said the grant will be essential in helping to provide preventative services to local women.

“With breast cancer being identified as the second most common type of cancer diagnosis in Logan County and over 38 percent of women over age 40 not receiving recommended mammograms in our community, this grant is extremely important.

“This funding will allow Mary Rutan Hospital to take a planned, managed and organized approach in providing awareness, education and screenings for earlier detection and better breast health outcomes for the residents of Logan County.”

In total this year’s grant funds will support the delivery of: 2,156 mammograms, 426 treatment and support services; 3,325 breast health and educational services; 105 diagnostic procedures such as ultrasounds or biopsies; and 100 clinical breast exams.

In addition, the Northwest Ohio Affiliate distributes over $50,000 in small grants and mission education outreach.

Representatives of the Bellefontaine Police Department recently talked with Calvary Christian Elementary students about topics such as bullying, cell phone useage, the correct way to use 911, and being alert of all traffic signals.

In other school news, Cindy Harshfield’s K4 class recently took a field trip to Marmon Valley Farm near Zanesfield, where students participated in pony rides and hayrides and took a tour of the animal barn.

Bellefontaine Police Department Detective Dwight Salyer shows first-graders from Southeastern Elementary School how the police sirens and lights work on a police cruiser. The first-graders visited the Bellefontaine police station as part of a walking field trip Tuesday. (EXAMINER PHOTO | CARRIE ELLINGTON)