Kent M. Merkle, 53, of Ohio City, died at 12:26 p.m. Tuesday, April 24, 2012, at Lutheran Hospital of Indiana in Fort Wayne, Ind. He was born May 21, 1958, in Van Wert, the son of Barbara J. (Walls) Merkle, who survives in rural Ohio City, and the late David Frederick Merkle. On March 24, […]
POSTED: 04/25/12 at 4:22 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
The Clever Clovers 4-H group held a meeting on April 23, 2012 at Calvary Evangelical Church at 6:30 p.m. The meeting began with members splitting up into small groups based on their projects. Michael Etter, in the miscellaneous small group, gave a demonstration about his project, Robotics. Michael showed other members a Robot he programmed […]
POSTED: 04/25/12 at 2:31 pm. FILED UNDER: Youth
POSTED: 04/25/12 at 2:15 pm. FILED UNDER: Youth
By Allison Hauter, club reporter The Bunny Hoppers had a special event at the last meeting. After a demonstration on how to handle rabbits safely and securely there was a rabbit costume parade. Members could enter just their rabbit or dress up with their rabbit. There were 28 entries in the rabbit costume parade. Each […]
POSTED: 04/25/12 at 2:08 pm. FILED UNDER: Youth
By Chance Nelson With only a few weeks of school left for students and especially seniors, Crestview is abuzz with excitement for the last few memorable events of the school year. The Knights have been in constant preparation for Prom, which is being held at Willow Bend Country Club on Saturday, April 28, from 8-11:00 […]
POSTED: 04/25/12 at 1:53 pm. FILED UNDER: Knights in the News
By Rex Dolby The Wassenberg Camera Club invites the public to bring their questions about photography, or their equipment, to the club’s next meeting, Thursday, April 26, at 7 p.m. at the Wassenberg Art Center. Club members will be matched with participants who also use similar equipment to provide a maximum pool of information. Should a […]
POSTED: 04/25/12 at 1:32 pm. FILED UNDER: Camera Club News
The Lincolnview Mini Relay for Life was held the week of April 16-20 ending with the Mini Relay Walk on the track on Friday. The students learned about cancer prevention and healthy living as they participated in daily activities such as “Sock it to Cancer” and “Shade out Cancer.” This year’s theme was “Superheroes for […]
POSTED: 04/25/12 at 1:19 pm. FILED UNDER: Lancer Lines
By Hope Wallace This past Saturday we awarded three cash awards and five honorable mentions at our opening reception for the Wassenberg Art Center High School Invitational. First place went to Caleb Logan of Van Wert High School for his pencil drawing, “Forgotten Wasteland”. Second place was award to Daniel Thompson also of Van Wert […]
POSTED: 04/25/12 at 1:00 pm. FILED UNDER: What's Up at Wassenberg?
by Nancy Replogle and Bev Wolke The fifth graders spent a day at the Van Wert County Historical Museum with Joe Steffan as their guide. He reviewed the history of Van Wert and explained items related to the wars in the annex. After that, “Miss Agnes,” (also known as Connie Rhoades) conducted class in the […]
POSTED: 04/25/12 at 12:38 pm. FILED UNDER: St. Mary's News
Jacob K. Mohr and Jessica A. Jeffery-Mohr to Patty L. Lassiter, inlot 3894, Van Wert. Julie A. Gamble, Robert D. Gamble, Dale E. Butler and Lisa Butler to Zoma Belle Bolton, portion of inlots 390, 391, Van Wert. Susan I Gates to LSL Farms Inc., portion of section 3, Liberty Township. Harold F. Gallmeier and […]
POSTED: 04/25/12 at 12:19 pm. FILED UNDER: Real Estate Transfers