The inductees included:

Father David Ross for Professional Achievement: Fr. Ross is a 1967 graduate of LCC and is currently the pastor of Lima St. Rose and Lima St. John parishes. He previously served at Fostoria St. Wendelin, Fremont St. Joseph, Lima St. Charles, Tiffin St. Mary and Toledo Sacred Heart. Fr. Ross has also served the diocese as episcopal vicar and director of continuing education for priests. He is the chaplain for the Lima Fire Department and holds a juris doctorate in canon law.

Mitchell Black for Athletic Achievement: Mr. Black, a 1968 graduate of LCC, earned eight varsity letters in football, basketball and baseball. He won All-City honors in basketball and baseball and was the First Team All-State American Legion Catcher in 1967. His career includes coaching football, basketball, golf and baseball at LCC. He is a former LCC and Lima schools teacher and administrator. Mr. Black is a current member of the LCC governing board.

Cathy Manghelli for Service to LCC: Ms. Manghelli taught English at LCC for 30 years. She served as head of the English department, moderator of the Honor Society and developed a humanities program for honor students. She also served on the Diocesan Curriculum Committee and taught at Rhodes State College in Lima. Ms. Manghelli was named Distinguished Teacher at LCC and received the Open Arms Award from the Diocese of Toledo. She currently serves on the LCC governing board.

Sara "Sally" Durbin Wolfer for Community Service: Ms. Wolfer graduated from Lima St. Rose High School in 1952. She joined the Sisters of Charity following her graduation from nursing school, and served as operating room supervisor at Good Sam in Cincinnati and in New Mexico. In 1969 she left the order and obtained a master's degree in health services, management and policy. Ms. Wolfer was chief nursing office at two Florida hospitals and taught at Barry University. She was appointed commissioner of the South Broward Hospital District.

The late Msgr. E. C. Herr was also honored for the many contributions he made to Lima Central Catholic during his years as principal from 1957 to 1980. Msgr. Herr, who died in 1986, was responsible for overseeing the consolidation of Lima's Catholic high schools in 1957. Thomas Mooney, a 1961 graduate of LCC, made a special presentation that included a pictorial video prepared by Barb Schmiedebusch and Bob Whitlatch.

DivorceCare is a video seminar series featuring some of the nation’s foremost Christian experts on divorce and recovery topics as seen from a biblical perspective. The video seminars are combined with support group discussion of the materials presented in the video.

The group at St. John meets weekly through March 14. The program is being facilitated by Trina Shultz, pastoral associate, who is also a professional social worker.

There is a $20 fee for the workbook and materials. To register, contact Ms. Shultz at 419-695-4050 or shultz@delphosstjohns.org.

From its inception, Selah has been synonymous with hymns. The understated beauty of the trio’s 1999 debut, “Be Still My Soul” (Curb), helped initiate a hymn revival in Christian music that is still thriving today. Their discography has re-popularized the church’s greatest songs while decorating the popular group with numerous Dove Awards, number one singles, sold-out concert tours and more than 2.5 million albums sold.

Selah’s performance is being sponsored by the Lima Area Celebrate Recovery efforts.

Tickets are available at the Lima Civic Center, www.limaciviccenter.com or 419-224-1552.

The association started the Hall of Fame eight years ago “to give our kids good role models and to tell them that even if they go to a small school in a small town, they can still do great things,” says Bob Ebbeskotte, class of 1981 and statistician for the alumni association.

This year’s inductees are Joseph Myers, class of 1968, for professional achievement; Deb Elwer Lindeman, class of 1979, for athletic achievement; Angeline "Mom" Miller for service to the school; and Msgr. Bertrand Shenk, honorary class of 1930, for service to mankind.

“They exemplify what St. John’s stands for,” Mr. Ebbeskotte says, noting the school’s values of Catholic teaching, discipline and academics.

The induction ceremony is at 12:30 p.m. with brunch in the All Saints building at the high school.

The event is free but reservations for brunch are required. Reservations may be made by Nov. 18 to Mr. Ebbeskotte at 419-692-0752 or rebbeskotte@woh.rr.com.

During a garage sale fundraiser they hosted at Lima St. Rose in August, the Newman Student Outreach of OSU-Lima and Rhodes State College raised $1,100 to help the Goedde family remodel their home in Columbus Grove, which was damaged by high winds earlier this year. (Photo courtesy of Sandy Connell)

During a two-day garage sale fundraiser they hosted at Lima St. Rose in August, the Newman Student Outreach of OSU-Lima and Rhodes State College raised $1,100 to help the family buy the supplies they need to remodel. According to Sandy Connell, Lima campus minister, repair costs are expected to reach $40,000 to $50,000.

The Newman Student Outreach is a campus faith group that ministers through works of service. “We help a lot of families in need and when this happened I felt we should help them,” said Mrs. Connell.

Mrs. Goedde's daughter, Desiray, is a senior leader for the Newman group.

The Newman Student Outreach and friends from Columbus Grove have also planned a trip to Chicago to raise more money for the family. Tickets for the Oct. 15 day trip are $55, which includes bus transportation to Chicago from Columbus Grove. The bus leaves at 6 a.m. and returns at midnight, giving people time to explore downtown Chicago, Water Tower Plaza and Navy Pier.

For information or to purchase tickets, contact Sandy Connell at 419-999-5701.