Wright Library has two new board members

Michael R. Roediger and Dr. Richard D. Smith were sworn in as the newest library board members at the Monday, January 22, annual organizational meeting of the Wright Memorial Public Library Board of Trustees.  Mr. Roediger is filling an unexpired term of two years, and Dr. Smith is beginning a seven year term.

Michael R. Roediger	Dr. Richard D. Smith

Mr. Roediger is a graduate of Ohio Northern University and   is the Vice President of Development for the Victoria Theatre Association and Arts Center Foundation, as well as the Development Director   for the Dayton Opera Association.

Dr. Smith is a graduate of The Ohio State University and Wright State University School of Medicine.  He is currently a member of A Special Wish Foundation Board of Trustees and a member of the Oakwood Board of Education’s Business Advisory Council.

The Library Board meets the third Monday of every month at 7 p.m. The public is welcome to attend.

OHS alumnus releases jazz album

Daniel Bruce, an Oakwood High School alumni from the class of 1994, recently released his first jazz album, A Single Thread, which was released in
January. Bruce recently earned his master’s degree in jazz studies (guitar) from the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas. He currently teaches and performs around the Dallas/Ft Worth area. To hear a couple tracks and read more about him readers can go to www.danielbrucemusic.com

Big Catch

Pictured left to right: Lance Gildner, Hernando Cruz, Jamie Greer, David Greer and Dave Dunton.

Oakwood sportsman and attorney Jamie Greer entered the Los Cabos Tuna Jackpot fishing tournament along with his father, David Greer, and two friends this past November. They came away with the largest catch in the tournament’s history: a 7 foot, 1 inch yellowfin tuna weighing in at 318 pounds. It was the largest ever caught in the tournament by 62 pounds and shy of the world’s record by 60 pounds. According to Greer, it took 4 hours and 25 minutes to land the monster and the crew had to get the fish to the dock scales by 6 p.m. or be disqualified. The crew made it at 5:45 p.m. – 15 minutes to spare. The boat was out 40 miles in the ocean when fish was caught. The crew shared $152,620 in prize money with 10 percent going to the captain and rest being split between the other four. Greer garnered a fair amount of tuna steaks from the catch and had the trophy preserved by a taxidermist and mounted on his law office wall.

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