Glenn “Ponch” “Bobby” Pontius went to be with the Lord at 7:57 p.m. Monday, April 14, 2014, at the Van Wert Area Inpatient Hospice Center after a long, hard fight with cancer. He was born November 1, 1940, in Geneva, Ind., the son of the late Robert and Pauline (Yoss) Pontius. He is survived by […]
POSTED: 04/16/14 at 10:25 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
By Douglas Heckler The Second Annual Science Fair was recently held at St. Mary’s of the Assumption School. The students were placed into six groups that consisted of students from grades 4 through 6, with a 6th grade student as the group leader. Students were challenged to find a project that has affected society in […]
POSTED: 04/16/14 at 1:46 pm. FILED UNDER: St. Mary's News
By Hope Wallace Our Artism Exhibit opened on Sunday with many of the artists in attendance. Approximately 60 pieces are now on display from 10 artists diagnosed with some form of autism. Autism is considered a spectrum disorder which means exactly how it sounds. While some similar characteristics can be evident no two cases are […]
POSTED: 04/16/14 at 1:36 pm. FILED UNDER: What's Up at Wassenberg?
By Rex Dolby The Wassenberg Camera Club had the privilege of hosting a program on Photographing Wildflowers presented by Peter Noyes of Wapakoneta. His photographs have been featured in books, magazines, calendars and note cards. Currently he is the staff photographer for the Veterans Administration at the Dayton facility. He illustrated his presentation with outstanding […]
POSTED: 04/16/14 at 1:26 pm. FILED UNDER: Camera Club News
By Dylan Henry Here at Crestview the spring sport season is starting off pretty well for all the athletes. The baseball team who is coming off a great run in the state tournament has started off the season 5-0 with wins over St. Johns, Fort Jennings, Lincolnview, and a double header win over Kalida. A […]
POSTED: 04/16/14 at 1:22 pm. FILED UNDER: Knights in the News
The junior high track teams started their seasons on Saturday at the Parkway Invitational. There were a total of 12 boys’ teams and 11 girls’ teams at the competition. The boys brought back the runner up trophy, scoring 95.5 points as a team. They were second to Wapakoneta by just 9 points and finished ahead […]
POSTED: 04/16/14 at 1:20 pm. FILED UNDER: Lancer Lines
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor The Lincolnview Local Board of Education accepted the resignations of three retiring educators and also approved two improvement projects and the purchase of two new school buses during its April meeting on Tuesday. The board accepted the resignations of vocational agriculture teacher Tony Campbell after 24 years with the district, elementary Title […]
POSTED: 04/16/14 at 7:28 am. FILED UNDER: News
Marsh Foundation information The Marsh Foundation “Marsh Grown” garden program will be holding its annual spring plant sale on Saturday, May 10, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in The Marsh Foundation greenhouse. Preorders are being taken through April 18. All proceeds will go to the campus youth garden program. The historic Marsh Homestead will […]
POSTED: 04/16/14 at 6:53 am. FILED UNDER: News
Western Buckeye ESC information The Paulding-Van Wert Transition Council, The Parent Mentor Program of Paulding County, and the State Support Team Region 1 are pleased to sponsor “Changing School Culture”, an inspirational evening presentation with nationally recognized spoken word poet, playwright, motivational speaker, entrepreneur, and advocate, LeDerick R. Horne. This special evening presentation takes place […]
POSTED: 04/16/14 at 6:50 am. FILED UNDER: News
Main Street Van Wert information Just a reminder that the Main Street Van Wert Board of Directors will host its Annual Dinner meeting on Monday, April 21, at the Wassenberg Art Center in downtown Van Wert. The event begins at 5:30 p.m., with dinner served at 6:10 that evening, and the program to follow. This […]
POSTED: 04/16/14 at 6:47 am. FILED UNDER: News