Spring program

First- and third-graders at Van Wert Elementary School put on their spring programs Monday night on the stage of the Niswonger Performing Arts Center of Northwest Ohio. Here, first-graders shout out “John Jacob Jingleheimer Smith” as part of their “A Day in the Country” program. They also sang such favorites as “Old McDonald” and “She’ll Be Comin’ ‘Round the Mountain”. (Dave Mosier/Van Wert independent)