Submitted information The Van Wert Area Retired Teachers Association will hold a lunch program and business session at noon Friday, April 21, at Willow Bend Country Club. The lunch menu includes meatloaf, mashed potatoes with gravy, green beans, gelatin salad, and ice cream for dessert, plus beverage. The cost per meal is $11 and reservations […]
POSTED: 04/18/17 at 7:47 am. FILED UNDER: Lifestyles
VW independent/submitted information Employers in the Van Wert area have been recognized by the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) for going at least six months and 500,000 man-hours without a workplace safety incident that caused a worker to miss a day or more of work. Each employer received the bureau’s Special Award for Safety […]
POSTED: 04/18/17 at 7:44 am. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information Alex Baughman, a fourth grader at Van Wert Elementary School, has had his historical family story selected for publication in Grannie Annie, Vol. 12, to be released in May by The Grannie Annie Family Story Celebration. Volume 12 will be published as a paperback book, an eBook, and a PDF book. In addition, the stories […]
POSTED: 04/18/17 at 7:35 am. FILED UNDER: News
Laura Scott (right), administrator of Vancrest of Convoy, presents a check for $1,000 to Vicki Saylor, Convoy Historical Society board member, for the Convoy Opera House restoration project. The society has been awarded $60,000 from the State Capital Improvements Fund to begin the project, with the society raising $30,000 to complete the grant process. Renovations […]
POSTED: 04/18/17 at 7:30 am. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information Following an outstanding Ohio Music Education Association District Contest showing in early March, the Van Wert High School Symphonic Band will travel to State Contest this Saturday, April 22. The group will perform as part of the OMEA State Band and Choir Finals. This is the 12th time in 13 years that the […]
POSTED: 04/18/17 at 7:27 am. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information The Evergreen Garden Club will have its annual plant sale at Fountain Park, corner of Jefferson and Main streets, on Saturday, May 6, from 8:30 a.m. until sold out. A large variety of perennials, vines, shrubs, trees, and bulbs, all from members’ gardens, will be available at very reasonable prices. The sale also […]
POSTED: 04/18/17 at 7:26 am. FILED UNDER: News
Roselaine Thomason, 80, passed away at 10:43 a.m. Thursday, April 13, 2017, at the Van Wert Area Inpatient Hospice Center. She was born February 25, 1937, in Lima, the daughter of Alva and Bernauah (Nesmith) Zimmerman, who both preceded her in death. She married Charles Edward Thomason, who also preceded her in death. Survivors include […]
POSTED: 04/17/17 at 9:19 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Ellis V. Hunter, 98, of Van Wert, passed away at 1:30 a.m. Monday, April 17, 2017, at the Van Wert Area Inpatient Hospice Center. He was born March 25, 1919, in Union Township, Van Wert County, the son of Walter Gale and Cora A. (Hunter) Hunter, who both preceded him in death. On October 5, […]
POSTED: 04/17/17 at 9:16 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
D. Ann Kesler, 86, of Rockford, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, April 15, 2017, at Van Wert County Hospital in Van Wert. She was born October 16, 1931, in Mercer County, the daughter of Dewey and Lottie (Morrison) Gibbons, who both preceded her in death. She married Gary “Gus” Kesler, died April 17, 1990. Survivors […]
POSTED: 04/17/17 at 9:15 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Opal Naomi Fry, 88, of Delphos, passed away Sunday, April 16, 2017, at Vancrest Health Care Center in Delphos. She was born February 9, 1929, in Paulding County, daughter of Henry J. and Maud E. (Ashenfelter) Stahl, who both preceded her in death. On September 24, 1946, she married Nelson Fry, who survives in Delphos. […]
POSTED: 04/17/17 at 9:14 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries