Recently, the Vantage Career Center’s Buildings and Grounds Program lent a helping hand to the Van Wert Parks Department by installing a cement access pad to the band pavilion in Fountain Park. Parks & Recreation Department Director Sue Heppeard said she is grateful to instructor Larry Mengerink and his class for forming and laying the […]
POSTED: 05/31/14 at 7:04 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information WREN — Wrenway Park’s Wiffleball Warehouse, in association with Bill Miller’s Auto Sales in Decatur, Indiana, is proud to present the second annual WrenStock Music Festival. This event will be held on Saturday, June 14, rain or shine. The first band will begin at 4 p.m., with the gates opening at 3 […]
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Van Wert Federal Savings Bank recently made a $1,000 donation to the 2014 Relay For Life campaign. Here, the women of Van Wert Federal present the check in honor of their friend and co-worker, Jennifer Strabbing, who is currently undergoing cancer treatment. (photo submitted)
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Van Wert Democratic Party information The Van Wert County Democratic Party will hold a social meeting at 7 p.m. Monday, June 9, at the Black Swamp Bistro in Van Wert. In addition to fellowship, Democrats will be seeking help manning their fair booth, and also help working and selling tickets for their fall banquet.
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The Marsh Foundation School held its annual spring celebration this past Wednesday. The day included piano recitals, a musical production of The Wizard of Oz, a graduation ceremony and a luncheon. A total of seven students were honored for receiving their high school diplomas. Many of the young residents’ friends and families, as well as […]
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Eldiva M. “Devey” Medford, 90, of Van Wert, died at 4:15 p.m. Friday, May 30, 2014, at the Van Wert Area Inpatient Hospice Center after a short illness. She was born December 19, 1923, in Latty, the daughter of the late Ray and Goldie (Merriman) Griffis. On June 25, 1943, she married Clarence “Jimmy” Medford […]
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Margaret Ann Freck, 92, of Decatur, Georgia, passed away Tuesday, April 8, 2014, after a brief illness. She was born December 21, 1921, in Rockford, Ill., the daughter of the late Major Charles E. Blough and Katherine Smiley Blough. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death her husband of 49 years, Harold […]
POSTED: 05/30/14 at 10:44 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Brumback Library information The Brumback Library is pleased to announce that its 99th annual Summer Reading Program will be held from Monday, June 2, through Thursday, July 31. This year’s theme, “Fizz, Boom, Read!” will focus on reading, library resources, and services as a pathway to fun, adventure, exploration, and discovery. A myriad of events […]
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Thirty-five members of the class of 2014 from Van Wert High School have received the High Schools That Work (HSTW) Award of Educational Achievement. The Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) gives this award to high school seniors who have completed a challenging program of study and demonstrated readiness for employment and for college. Students qualify […]
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Submitted information Advanced Biological Marketing (ABM) is participating in The Ohio State University Fisher College of Business’ Export Internship Program, which pairs small and medium-sized Ohio companies with undergraduate students for internships. In addition, the company is partnering with the University of North Carolina at Greensboro Bryan School of Business and Economics to support two […]
POSTED: 05/30/14 at 7:09 am. FILED UNDER: News