Fireworks donations

A total of $13,200 was raised from private contributions to fund this year’s Holiday at Home July 4 fireworks show. Donors include $5,000 – Van Wert County Foundation; $1,000 – Anonymous; $500 – Citizens National Bank, Lee Kinstle GM Sales & Service, American Car Rental, WERT/WKSD Radio, First Federal Savings & Loan, First Bank of Berne, Vancrest Health Care Center; $250 – Leland Smith Insurance, Wallace Plumbing, Foster Chiropractic, Lee’s Ace Hardware, Fricker’s, Arby’s, Kennedy Kuhn/Kenn-Feld, Taylor Auto Sales, Wannemacher Total Logistics, Van Wert Federal Savings Bank, Moose Lodge 1320, Superior Collision, Federal-Mogul Corporation, Guarantee Auto; $200 – Choice One. Shown in the photo are (front row, from the left) Eric McCracken (Lee Kinstle), Todd Wallace (Wallace Plumbing), City Parks Director Sue Heppeard, Jessi Hardesty (Superior Collision), Krista Schlemmer (Leland Smith), Bruce Kennedy (Kennedy-Kuhn/Kenn-Feld Group), Keith Canary (Frickers), Jordan Miller (Citizens National Bank); (back row) Stuart Wyatt (First Bank of Berne), Mike Ellerbrock and Mike Hyman (Federal-Mogul), Rhonda Belt (First Federal Savings & Loan), and Mark Schumm (Van Wert Federal Savings Bank). (Dave Mosier/Van Wert independent)