Lancer Lines 2/9/11

The Delphos Area Art Guild is holding a High School Invitational Art Show on the second floor gallery of the Delphos Museum of Postal History at 339 N Main St. from January 22 through February 11.  There are thirty one students from Lincolnview exhibiting pieces of artwork in a show that has 195 pieces of art on display.

The high schools that are participating are Botkins, Crestview, Delphos Jefferson, Delphos St. Johns, Fort Jennings, Lincolnview, the Marsh

Foundation, Ottoville, and Van Wert.  Lincolnview had several award winners. Calista Dowdy received a first place and a monetary award for her sand painting titled Falling in Love. Holly Diller received an honorable mention in the drawing category for her scratchboard titled Poirot and Merissa Jones also received an honorable mention in the painting category for her acrylic titled Scarlet Letter.

The following organizations, the Delphos Optimists Club, the Delphos Kiwanis and the Delphos Rotary sponsored and provided the monetary prizes for the students. The exhibit is open on Fridays 1-5, Saturdays 10-2, and Sunday 1-4. The Delphos Area Art guild holds meeting on the third Tuesday of each month at 8 p.m. with various workshops.   Currently guest ceramic artist, Ralph Stuckman, is presenting a Delphos Community Project where the participants are creating tiles that will be placed in a community mural that features the history of Delphos and the surrounding area. The public is invited to join us. Check the Delphos Area Art Guild out on facebook.

Lianne Pohlman’s class painted Valentine Cards that will be sent to Troops.  Parent helper is Matthew Miller.
The Beta Club is sponsoring a Food Drive Feb. 1-15.  The non-perishable food items collected will be donated to The First Baptist Church Food Pantry.  On Saturday, Feb. 12 during the boys game vs. St. Johns there will be a box to collect food items if you would like to donate when you come to the game.  The box will be located near the southeast entrance of the high school gymnasium. Beta members pictured are Ruixingchen Liu, Kyle Williams, Nick Leeth and Macey Ashbaugh.