ridertown.comOctober 1, 2003

Ridertown Forums are Hot More than 250 members have made nearly 1000 posts in the Ridertown Forums to date. The most popular (if that is the word) Forum is St. Marys City Schools, with more than 500 posts from those for and against the new school levies. It's lively, entertaining and revealing reading, moderated with moderation by Horace. Read what the newspapers can't, won't, and in some cases, shouldn't print about public opinion on this and many other topics. Don't Panic! Just Subscribe Beginning with this October 2003 issue, Ridertown will email this newsletter to subscribers only. Subscribing is easy - simply reply to this email and type the word "Subscribe" in your message. Or click HERE and send, without any message necessary. There will also appear a new link called "Newsletter" in the left-hand column on the Ridertown.com Home page, which will lead to subscription instructions. Roughrider Football The 2003 version of Roughrider Football made it through September unscathed, and are sitting atop the WBL and the Region 12 computer poll with a perfect 6-0 record. The Spring Street Journal. (Auglaize County's Only Locally-Owned Newspaper) provides the first and best print coverage of Roughrider Football, online with complete write-ups and color game photos by Andrews Photography a couple of hours after each game. Thanks to all the Ridertowners who have been checking out the game photos, write-ups and other Ridertown features, more than 11,000 of you in September (see below)! Life Is Extremely Good - Hit Me! Unique Visitors to ridertown.com in September 2003 set a new one-month record for the second month in a row, more than doubling September of last year 11,496 to 5,290 (a 117% increase!), and extending Ridertown's streak to 37 consecutive months topping the same month previous year numbers. FYI, "Unique Visitors" is a conservative counting method, recording only one request per remote computer per day. Computer stations that are used by more than one person, such as at businesses, libraries, schools, etc. will still only be counted as one visitor each day. Beware of other website claims for "hits" (requests for all file transfers including individual graphics). For example; in September 2003, Ridertown's 11,496 "Unique Visitors" resulted in 1,145,590 "hits." The Spring Street Journal. September 2003 Front Page News:     Baghdad Diary: River Patrol     Riders Squeak Past Wapak     Rider CC Teams Shine at Spencerville     Riders Hit the Silver Screen     Riders Cut Titans Down to Size     Crown Scholarship Recipients Feted     MHS DECA Elects Officers     WOEF Awards $150,000 at WSU-LC     Rider Spikers Stun Titans     Riders Beat Van Wert, Now 5-0     Auglaize Cancer Society Dinner October 10     Auglaize County Acedemic Excellence Scholarships     Minnich to Reign Over MHS Homecoming Court     Rider D Stuns Shawnee, Crowd     MHS Homecoming Photos     Baghdad Diary: 12-Month Deployment The Spring Street Journal. September 2003 Area News:     Minster Bank Donates to Academic Excellence Fund     BEC Offers Cash Flow Projection and Budgeting Session     BEC Offers Supervision Courses     Robin Elston to Speak at Lake Campus     CCAC Opens Season October 4     Lake Campus Remembers 911     Lake Campus Receives Industry Training Grant The Spring Street Journal. September 2003 Obituaries:     Herbert A. Kohlhorst, 82.     Edna D. Whitney Rupp, 92.     Rose M. Pfeffenberger, 88.     Clayton "Gene" Burd, 67.     Sophie Isabella Kerr, infant.     Norman D. Bair, 84.     John L. Pruitt, 74.     Rosemary Gibson, 82.     Mary Jane Dircksen, 55.     Floyd E. Craft, 79.     Lee R. Schmehl, 75. Thanks for visiting ridertown.com! Chris Botkin This Issue | September 2003 | August 2003 | July 2003 | June 2003 | May 2003 | April 2003 | March 2003 Like what you see? Click HERE to request more information on Sponsoring Ridertown .   ridertown.com is owned and operated by Chris Botkin, a fifth-generation St. Marian born and raised who is active in local service organizations and a heck of a nice feller despite a dearth of perspicacity, pulchritude and luck. Ably assisting is Dave Stilwell who is busy with family and volunteering beyond any reasonable bounds of human endurance. We both have day jobs, too. Our goal for Ridertown is world domination, but we'll settle for dragging St. Marys kicking and screaming into the Information Age. Are you going to come quietly, or do we have to use earplugs? If you're not in Ridertown, you're virtually nowhere. The World Wide Web Goes Local Virtual St. Marys, Ohio, Serving St. Marys since the 20th century. © 2003 ridertown.com