Van Wert independent/CVB information “The weather looks to be perfect, the excitement is growing daily, and we are looking for the best-ever rib cook-off this year,” said Larry Lee, executive director of the Van Wert Area Convention and Visitors Bureau. “We have been getting calls from all over the area about our event and especially […]
POSTED: 08/04/11 at 2:37 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert independent/Vantage information Thanks to a generous grant from The Van Wert County Foundation, residents of Van Wert and Paulding counties who did not complete high school will have one less obstacle in obtaining a General Equivalency Diploma (GED). “Students are now required to pay for their own GED examinations,” said Dee Dee Dirksen, […]
POSTED: 08/04/11 at 2:34 am. FILED UNDER: News
WREN — The eighth annual Kim Farmer Coed Tournament will be held at the Wren Ballpark on Saturday, August 13. Put a team together and come play in Wren. The entry fee is $125 and each team must have a 44core/400 compression softball. Those interested in playing in this year’s tournament should contact Jenny Helt […]
POSTED: 08/04/11 at 2:19 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
The Disney and Broadway musical Beauty and the Beast will be coming to the stage of the Niswonger Performing Arts Center of Northwest Ohio this coming spring when the Van Wert High School Drama Club presents the popular musical the weekend of April 19-21, 2012. Van Wert High School play director Michelle Stoller promises a […]
POSTED: 08/04/11 at 2:17 am. FILED UNDER: News
Shown are members of the Convoy United Methodist Women with Trina Langdon, Pregnancy Life Center director, and Malinda Ricker, PLC client services assistant. The United Methodist Women toured the center and took part in a question-and-answer time. Afterwards, the PLC was presented with a $500 check from the women’s group. Groups interested in a tour […]
POSTED: 08/04/11 at 2:16 am. FILED UNDER: News
COLUMBUS — State Representative Lynn Wachtmann (R-Napoleon) has announced that the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve is sponsoring the Veterans Employment and Education Initiative at the Veterans’ Memorial Civic and Convention Center in Lima, on Thursday, August 18, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The focus of this event is to connect employers […]
POSTED: 08/04/11 at 2:15 am. FILED UNDER: News
The Van Wert County Republican Central Executive Committee will meet in regular session at 7 p.m. Thursday, August 11, at The Hotel Marsh and will also vote to select someone to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of County Recorder Jan McIntosh. The County Board of Commissioners have selected Kim Hughes as the interim […]
POSTED: 08/04/11 at 2:14 am. FILED UNDER: News
Daniel Steven Gutierrez, 56, died Monday, August 1, 2011, in Fort Wayne, Ind. He was born September 17, 1954, in Van Wert, the son of the late John and Josephine (Marez) Gutierrez. Survivors include three children, Keith D. (Tiffany) Gutierrez of Amherst, and Jason S. Gutierrez and Andrew J. Gutierrez, both of Findlay; 10 siblings, […]
POSTED: 08/03/11 at 10:57 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Larry W. Longwell, 64, of Van Wert, died at 11:04 p.m. Tuesday, August 2, 2011, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne, Ind. He was born March 4, 1947, in Van Wert, the son of the late Walter Reuben and Virginia (Adams) Longwell. On November 4, 2000, he married Wanda (Grieshaber) Longwell, who survives in Van […]
POSTED: 08/03/11 at 4:28 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
By Hope Wallace Sometimes the rewards for doing a particular job come at the least expected times. Recently two groups of young people participating in a program through Westwood Behavioral Health came to the Wassenberg Art Center to create papier maché masks. For four days, the basement of the art center was filled with shredded papier […]
POSTED: 08/03/11 at 1:18 pm. FILED UNDER: What's Up at Wassenberg?