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St. John Oktoberfest, the popular fall celebration modeled after Oktoberfest in Munich, returns with weekend with German food, beer and music.

The Marietta Community Foundation (MCF) awarded students of the Mid-Ohio Valley with more than 60 annual scholarship funds.

“We were the first church in Lake County, and the town is named after the church. This is our history festival. We have music and food and more.”

After a year off due to the pandemic, St. John’s 15th annual Oktoberfest returns this weekend, Friday through Sunday, to the SJE day chapel grounds at 93rd and Wicker avenues.

Eileen Schilling watering plants at Horsford Gardens & Nursery The daffodils are blooming along the driveway to Horsford Gardens & Nursery in Charlotte. At the edge of the greenhouses, tulips that two weeks ago were bent and obscured by spring snow have rebounded in vibrant colors. The black locust trees by the garden shop, growing side by side for a century, will soon leaf out. The two trees were in rough shape when Eileen Schilling (April 13, 195...

WOODLAND PARK • A ministry that began in 1997 in the garages of Pete Tysdal and the late Greg Schilling continues to help Teller County residents heat their homes during the winter. “Greg had somebody come and cut the dead trees down and I went up in my ATV and pulled them out,” Tysdal said. The two delivered the fire wood to people in need. Tysdal and Schilling, who founded Help the Needy, expanded the program and eventually attracted donations of logs from the Cripple Creek & Victor Min...