{"id":208993,"date":"2026-08-17T15:12:59","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T20:12:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=208993"},"modified":"2026-08-17T15:13:50","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T20:13:50","slug":"group-meets-for-monthly-luncheon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2026\/08\/17\/group-meets-for-monthly-luncheon\/","title":{"rendered":"Group meets for monthly luncheon"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Submitted information<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Central Insurance retirees and guests gathered on&nbsp;July 29, for their monthly midday meet\u2011up at Pizza Hut in Van Wert. Plates were filled from the buffet and menu, and the group settled in for an easy morning of conversation, shared memories, and relaxed fellowship. The room carried a comfortable buzz of laughter and friendly chatter \u2013 exactly the kind of atmosphere the group has come to enjoy each month.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"285\" src=\"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Central-retirees-8-2026.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-208995\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Attendees were (front row, left to right): Deb Boroff, Kay Sluterbeck, Sharon Baer, Ruth Ricker, and Linda Holden.&nbsp;Back row:&nbsp;Dewaine Johnson, Val Sluterbeck, Royce Baden, Chuck White, John Auld, Paula Giessler, Gloria Tumblin, and Kathryn Herman.&nbsp;Not pictured:&nbsp;Annette Hirschy. <em>Photo submitted<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The next luncheon is scheduled for\u00a011 a.m. Wednesday, August 26, at at\u00a0Pizza Hut, 735 W. Ervin Rd. The guest speaker will be Brent Stevens, Executive Director of the Van Wert Area Economic Development Corporation, who will share insights about his work, current initiatives, and the latest developments surrounding the\u00a0QTS Data Center. A Q&amp;A period will follow his remarks. More information about the QTS Van Wert Data Center can be found at:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.proofpoint.com\/v2\/url?u=https-3A__q.com_data-2Dcenters_van-2Dwert_&amp;d=DwMFaQ&amp;c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&amp;r=FC13PzDbVZ8qhVsUeHYgLJLYUVcrkfTA5q3JvQduqoI&amp;m=okpYNoaB0kCZ64xtcKb9QxuWGnPra1j-Tv6UFE4V1rrq01uIcgfgpUB3tvcvovSB&amp;s=3ESwxVyNVvD8ofDzl-HJRM981QXvejcXTyJ5KX3MJbU&amp;e=\">https:\/\/q.com\/data-centers\/van-wert\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All Central retirees and their guests are invited to join in for another pleasant midday gathering filled with good food, friendly conversation, and the chance to reconnect.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Submitted information Central Insurance retirees and guests gathered on&nbsp;July 29, for their monthly midday meet\u2011up at Pizza Hut in Van Wert. Plates were filled from the buffet and menu, and the group settled in for an easy morning of conversation, shared memories, and relaxed fellowship. The room carried a comfortable buzz of laughter and friendly [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-208993","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-lifestyles"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-09-08 05:56:05","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/208993","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=208993"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/208993\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":208997,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/208993\/revisions\/208997"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=208993"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=208993"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=208993"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}