By Rex Dolby Leading Lines will be the competition theme when the Wassenberg Camera Club meets Thursday, July 14, at 7 p.m. at the Wassenberg Art Center on S. Washington St. in Van Wert. The competition in prints and slides should produce another large crop of images. A leading line, straight or curved, will guide the […]
POSTED: 07/06/11 at 1:29 pm. FILED UNDER: Camera Club News
By Hope Wallace “Out of the Woodwork”, our current exhibit, features things that are hand-made from wood. Wood is an incredibly versatile medium, but it’s also so common that we often don’t realize how much can be done with it – and how much cultures around the world depend on it. This show gives us […]
POSTED: 07/06/11 at 1:24 pm. FILED UNDER: What's Up at Wassenberg?
The members of Dudley Stetler’s Van Wert High School graduating class recently made a $400 contribution to the Van Wert Area Marching Band in his memory. Shown at a check presentation are (from the left) Charles Brickner, band treasurer; classmate Marilyn Etzler; Matt Alessandrini, band president; classmate Delores Balyeat; and Rita Hurless, band secretary. Stetler […]
POSTED: 07/06/11 at 1:14 pm. FILED UNDER: News
Amy Frances Myers to Ottoville Bank Company, portion of inlot 181, Middle Point. Ruth J. Pohlman to Andrew P. Mancinotti and Audrea J. Schimmoeller, inlot 1200, Delphos. Lou G. Dickinson, Rose Ann Dickinson, Mark F. Dickinson, Donna Dickinson, Anne M. Aldrich, Anne M. Custer, Eric Aldrich and David J. Bebout to Dickinson Farms LLC, portion […]
POSTED: 07/06/11 at 12:43 pm. FILED UNDER: Real Estate Transfers
Van Wert independent/NPAC information Ten years ago, America was shaken to its core as it experienced first-hand the horror and sorrow of terrorism on its own soil. Ten years later, we pay tribute to that raw emotion, the lives of those lost, the decade of healing and celebration of American spirit with a special season […]
POSTED: 07/06/11 at 4:01 am. FILED UNDER: News
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor Vantage Board of Education approved employee agreements during its July meeting, although raises for administrative positions were amended prior to passage. Following a lengthy executive session, Vantage board members approved three-year contracts for the Vantage Teacher Organization, non-teaching employees and various administrative personnel. The teachers and non-teaching classified staff members received similar […]
POSTED: 07/06/11 at 3:50 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert independent/VWH-Red Cross information The American Red Cross and Van Wert Hospital are saying goodbye to one of their most dedicated volunteers. Dottie Stahl is retiring after 20 years as the American Red Cross volunteer coordinator at Van Wert Hospital. Stahl’s dedication has not only touched the lives of many patients but others who […]
POSTED: 07/06/11 at 2:49 am. FILED UNDER: News
Former St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church pastor Father Charles Obinwa became a United States citizen on July 4. A group of Van Wert residents traveled to Sauder Village in Archbold to watch him take the oath. Father Charles had looked after St. Mary of the Assumption Parish in Van Wert while its pastor […]
POSTED: 07/06/11 at 2:41 am. FILED UNDER: News
The following pets are available for adoption through The Animal Protective League: Cats Bell, a 4-year-old female, spayed, declawed. A 1-year-old female calico. Male and female 2-year-old cats, various colors. A 5-year-old male black cat, neutered, declawed. Kittens Male and female, 9 weeks old, black calico. Male and female, 12 weeks old, caramel blond, gray, […]
POSTED: 07/06/11 at 2:29 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert Police No new reports.
POSTED: 07/06/11 at 2:26 am. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement