Shelby Vanatta won Best of Show at the 27th annual Kewpee High School Art Invitational. Five other Ada school students took home awards from the show which was held at ArtSpace/Lima. Shelby’s sculpture is titled Traveling Toddlers. She is a junior and the daughter of Mitchell Vanatta and Darla Crownhart.
PHOTOS OF ALL ARTISTS WITH THEIR WORK ARE IN THE ATTACHMENT AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS STORY.
Her sculpture was judged the best of 104 pieces entered by students from 21 high schools. The exhibition included works in various categories, including sculpture, photography, painting, digital media, printmaking, mixed media, sculpture, jewelry, and drawing.
The Alger Memorial Festival Committee announced plans for its 2 p.m., Memorial Day Parade Monday, May 25.
The Theme for the parade this year is “Never Forget- Forever Honor.” Line up at the old Alger school on Main St at 1 p.m.
Event planners ask parade participants to stop at the table to sign in so you names can be announced. Please place a readable sign on the fronts of your vehicles if you would like to join the parade. For more more information, call Diane or Phyllis at 419-757-4733, or Bea at 419-757-3891.
Also slated for May 2, is our Monthly All-You-Can-Eat Breakfast served at the Alger Social Center on Main Street in Alger.
Marion Lee “Buzz” Lawrence, age 83, died Wednesday, April 15, 2015 at 1:33 a.m. at St. Rita’s Medical Center.
He was born March 28, 1932 in Hardin County, Ohio to Oliver Clay and Idorah Norma Jean (Johnson) Lawrence. He was preceded in death by his father, mother and step father, Forest Eugene Donnal. On September 15, 1954 he married Madonna Jean Dirmeyer and she survives in Alger.
Betty M. Watkins, 72, died Tuesday, April 14, 2015 at 6:11 p.m. at Lima Memorial Health System.
She was born January 28, 1943 in Lima, Ohio to Theodore and Hazel (Marshall) Newland and they preceded her in death. She married Leroy C. Watkins on April 11, 1959 and he survives in Alger.
The Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) announced it will begin accepting entries for the 2015 “Agriculture is Cool!” Creative Expressions contest. Ohio children enrolled in school or home schooled during the 2014-2015 academic year have until June 5, 2015, to capture their personal interpretation of why Ohio agriculture is cool for their chance to win prizes including tickets to the Ohio State Fair.
“Ag is Cool!” entries, which can include an original video, photograph, drawing, or painting, will be judged in the following age categories. One winner from each age group and category will be chosen:
Plumbers, Pipefitters & Service Technicians Local 776 is featured in the March 2015 issue of UA Journal, the union’s national magazine.
The article is titled, “The Value of the Tripartite Approach for Local 776 in Lima, Ohio” and it highlights the strong working relationship between Local 776, local industries and contractors.
Local 776 Business Manager Mike Knisley credits this tripartite approach for the union’s success.
County Line Church of the Brethren's 9th annual car show is planned Saturday, July 11, at the church, 4227 N. Hardin Road, Harrod.
Registration is from 11 a.m. to noon. The show is from noon to 3 p.m. There is a $10 entry fee with door prizes for car owners plus Top Ten Awards presented.
A chicken barbecue takes place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tickets are $8. Call 419-649-5364 for tickets.
The show also includes children's activities with face painting and a bounce house. Funds generated from the afternoon are used to pay for the church's new activity center.
Ohio Northern University student Lauren Hector, a senior graphic design major from Mt. Cory, was chosen as one of the winners of the 2015 Association of Independent Colleges and Universities of Ohio (AICUO) Award for Excellence in the Visual Arts (EVA).
Hector, who was honored at a banquet April 8, will have her work featured in the Roy G. Biv Gallery as a part of the May Gallery Hop in Columbus’s Short North Arts District. Hector was chosen as one of six winners from among 27 nominated senior artists from independent colleges across Ohio.
ONU Recycles, the student recycling club, is hosting an electronics drive Monday, April 20, to Wednesday, April 22, in honor of Earth Week 2015, according to Jennifer Kunkler Donley, faculty advisor to the club.
This drive is open to the campus as well as the community. Most all electronics will be accepted (excluding TVs, lightbulbs and alkaline batteries).
The drop-off site will be at McIntosh Center on Ohio Northern’s campus from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the tables across from the dining hall.
The Ohio Northern University Department of Music presents an evening of new music, “Composer’s Workshop 2015,” in the Snyder Recital Hall in the Presser Building on Wednesday, April 22, at 8 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.
