On Wednesday, seventh grade students and teachers at Crestview Middle School held their annual Renaissance Faire, which is the culmination of study of the Renaissance period in English, history, science, and math classes. Visitors had a chance to participate in events designed to provide hands‐on learning. Shown are some Renaissance “peasants” demonstrating how food was […]
POSTED: 05/25/17 at 8:11 am. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information The Van Wert Master Gardeners are offering three free educational programs this summer for children ages 3-10 at the Children’s Garden at Smiley Park. The first program is “Sow and Grow” and will be on Thursday, June 22. This program will teach kids how to plant a vegetable garden along with flowers. The […]
POSTED: 05/25/17 at 8:08 am. FILED UNDER: News
Laudick’s Jewelry will be sponsoring a Business Day at the Camp Clay Aqua Park this summer. Local businesses purchase the day for the Van Wert community; access includes swimming, a floating playground, zipline, paddleboats, a half-acre beach, and the 3,600-square-foot splash pad. New features include water cannons at the splash pad and a log roll to […]
POSTED: 05/25/17 at 7:58 am. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information COLUMBUS — The Memorial Day holiday is the unofficial start to summer and the beginning of the summer driving season. It’s also well into Ohio’s road construction busy-season which means holiday travelers will see orange barrels. “We really need drivers to pay extra attention when passing through work zones. Even though we do […]
POSTED: 05/25/17 at 7:56 am. FILED UNDER: News
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports editor FINDLAY — The Crestview Lady Knights battled hard but came up just short, falling to top-ranked Gibsonburg 4-3 in Wednesday’s Division IV regional softball semifinals at the University of Findlay. Gibsonburg (25-0) will play No. 10 Carey (17-9) Saturday for a spot in next week’s state tournament at Akron Firestone Stadium, […]
POSTED: 05/25/17 at 7:44 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
POSTED: 05/25/17 at 7:43 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert independent sports TROY — Two Lincolnview relay teams and one individual runner have qualified for tomorrow’s Division III regional track and field high school finals at Troy High School. Ryan Rager advanced to the finals in the 400 meter dash, with yesterday’s preliminary time of 51.55 seconds. The 4 x 200 meter relay […]
POSTED: 05/25/17 at 7:42 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Harvey J. Stoller, 67, of rural Van Wert, died peacefully surrounded by his family on Wednesday, May 24, 2017, at Hearth & Home in Van Wert, where he had been fighting Lewy Body Dementia for the last several years. He was born May 31, 1949, the son of Dave and Irene (Kuntz) Stoller, who both […]
POSTED: 05/24/17 at 9:05 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Marcile Marie Bolenbaugh, 91, of Liberty Township, passed away at 7:39 a.m. Wednesday, May 24, 2017, at the Van Wert Area Inpatient Hospice Center. She was born June 22, 1925, in Van Wert, the daughter of Artford C. and Mabel M. (Beeler) Hoghe, who both preceded her in death. On April 12, 1946, she married […]
POSTED: 05/24/17 at 3:11 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Submitted information Twig I met on May 11 in Van Wert County Hospital’s Conference Room A, with 28 members present. Chairperson Mae Stoller welcomed everyone, and the meeting opened with “The Pledge of Allegiance”, followed by a prayer by Anne Bowen. Dot Burley introduced the guest speaker, Van Wert Mayor Jerry Mazur. Mazur spoke about […]
POSTED: 05/24/17 at 8:11 am. FILED UNDER: Lifestyles