There was lots going on over the weekend in Ohio City as the 2011 Lambert Days festival took place (more photos in later this week). (photos by Dave Mosier/Van Wert independent)
POSTED: 07/18/11 at 3:53 am. FILED UNDER: News
Everyone’s smiling — both adults and children — as they look over some of the model railroad displays at the 2011 Railroad Heritage Weekend event, hosted by the Van Wert County Historical Society at the county fairgrounds (click here for more Railroad Heritage and Hamfest photos). (Jan Dunlap/Van Wert independent)
POSTED: 07/18/11 at 3:27 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert independent/NPAC information “Ballroom with a Twist” is a brilliant new dance production directed and choreographed by “Dancing With the Stars” own Emmy-nominated Louis van Amstel. Van Amstel brings the same passion, expertise and excitement to “Ballroom with a Twist” as he exhibited on television with celebrity partners Priscilla Presley, Lisa Rinna, and Monique […]
POSTED: 07/18/11 at 2:59 am. FILED UNDER: News
Grand prize winner Susan Scott of Miamisburg receives a check for $100 from Van Wert Amateur Radio Club Treasurer Mike Long during Sunday’s Hamfest held at the Van Wert County Fairgrounds (see Railroad Heritage Weekend photo for a link to more Hamfest photos). (photo by Jack Snyder/Van Wert independent)
POSTED: 07/18/11 at 2:58 am. FILED UNDER: News
The YMCA of Van Wert County will be one of the many participants in this year’s Lincoln Highway/127 garage sales, but something will set theirs apart from the rest. Everything will be $1, unless otherwise marked. Another “draw” will be a live car auction that will end the event. The sale will be held Friday, […]
POSTED: 07/18/11 at 2:48 am. FILED UNDER: News
ROCKY McVAIGH/independent sports WAPAKONETA — The Van Wert YMCA Marlins traveled to Wapakoneta on July 15 and 16 to compete in the 30th annual Western Ohio Aquatic League (WOAL) Championships. Competing were more than 500 swimmers from eight area teams of which the Marlins was the smallest with 32 members. The Marlins may have been […]
POSTED: 07/18/11 at 1:58 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
CELINA — The Crestview Knights junior ACME baseball team plated two runs in the first inning and held on for a hard fought 4-2 victory over Northmont in the regional finals held at Jim Hoess Field in Celina Sunday afternoon. Knight hurler Isaiah Simerman scattered four hits over six inning, handing the ball over to teammate Bryce Richardson […]
POSTED: 07/18/11 at 1:37 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Ril T. Miller, 85, died at 4:31 a.m. Saturday, July 16, 2011, at Mercer County Community Hospital in Coldwater. He was born August 16, 1925, in Mendon, the son of the late Alpha and Josephine (Murlin) Miller. On November 13, 1944, in Annapolis, Md., he married Viola Mae Long, who preceded him in death on […]
POSTED: 07/17/11 at 9:38 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Pauline Doris Stukey Jones, 94, of Ohio City, died at 7:15 a.m. Friday, July 15, 2011, at Sarah Jane Living Center in Delphos. She was born February 25, 1917, in Mercer County, the daughter of the late Charles Harold and Iva Myrtle (Rickard) Sutton. On November 25, 1934, she married Rexford Arlando Stukey, who preceded […]
POSTED: 07/17/11 at 3:21 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
James H. Barnhart Sr., 68, of Van Wert, died at 9:50 p.m. Friday, July 15, 2011, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne, Ind. He was born June 12, 1943, in Van Wert County, the son of the late Allie E. Sr. and Thelma Opal (Leonard) Barnhart. He married Carol (Butler) Barnhart, who survives in Van […]
POSTED: 07/17/11 at 1:22 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries