Battlefield walk to be in Fort Recovery

The Wabash 1791 John Winkler Battlefield Walk will be held from noon until 2 p.m. on Sunday, July 1, in Fort Recovery.

After the walk, the author will have a discussion and answer questions in the Fort Recovery State Museum community room.  Headphones will be available.

The cost is $10. To register, call (419) 375-4384. 

New exhibit

A new exhibit is coming to Arts Place in July. 

Artist Nathaniel Foley says his Flight of Obscurity XVI exhibit “entices people’s curiosity and makes them contemplate the possibilities of physical space and time.” 

The display will feature a maze of large, handcrafted sculptures that “communicate concepts rooted in aviation history through a visual language that references both travel and warfare by hand fabricating dynamic and iconic forms of light,” according to a press release.

Foley has taught at Miami University for several years. The exhibit will be on display July 11 through Aug. 19 at the Portland Center of Arts Place, 131 E. Walnut St.  

Pack the park

Midwest Pet Refuge will host its 5th annual Pack the Park event on Saturday, June 30, at Hudson Family Park.

Activities will begin at 11 a.m. with a dog walk around the park. Donations or sponsorships are welcome, but not required, and dog contests will begin at noon. 

Microchips will be done for $20 and nail trims for $5, both from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Also during that time will be adoption events and vendors and food will be available.

For more information, see the Facebook page or visit midwestpetrefuge.com/events.html.

If interested in becoming a vendor or demonstrator, having a rescue booth, donating raffle items or volunteering, call Tara Drumm at (260) 726-3331, stop by 115 N. Meridian St. in Portland or visit [email protected].

Clock tower concerts

A series of concerts will be held this summer at the Berne Muensterberg Plaza and Clock Tower, hosted by Jen Lehman and volunteers at Swiss Village.

My Yellow Rickshaw will perform at 7 p.m. on July 6.

Gabe Bailey and Rock Steady with Ryan Green will perform at 7 p.m. on July 20.

The Doo! will perform at 7 p.m. on July 27 during Swiss Days.

Food will be available during the concerts.

Concerts continue 

The Dunkirk Beautification Committee Summer Concert Series continues each Saturday at Webster Depot Park in Dunkirk.

Concerts will be held from 7 to 8:30 p.m. and food and beverages will be sold beginning at 6:30 p.m.

Boot Hill Band will perform classic rock, country and Southern rock on Saturday; Harmony will sing rock and roll, Patriotic songs and country on July 7; Jay Fox Band will perform polka, big band, bluegrass and ballads on July 14; John Beatrice Band will sing classic rock, old and modern country on July 21; Memory Lane will offer up a blend of old and new country and Southern gospel on July 28; In Harmony’s Way will entertain with popular songs from the 50s, 60s, 70s and 80s on Aug. 4; Sweet Sounds will feature country, gospel and soft rock on Aug. 11 and identical twins Spittin’ Image will provide music and comedy on Aug. 18.  

Scholar named

David Muselman, who plans to attend Taylor University in the fall, was named the 2018 Herman J. Bixler scholar.

The scholarship was named after Bixler, who was a 1941 graduate of Geneva High School and was one of the leaders to develop the Wabash Valley Golf Course in Geneva.

Bixler purchased Pfenning Insurance Agency in Geneva in 1952 and there are now offices in Berne, Decatur, Geneva and Portland.  

Geneva Proud scholars

The 2018 Geneva Proud Scholars are Hadilyn Hawbaker and Victor Vasquez.

Hawbaker plans to major in nursing at Ball State University and Vasquez plans to attend the University of Saint Francis and major in computer science.  

 

Graduates

Elijah Kahlig, Fort Recovery,  graduated cum laude from the University of Findlay (Ohio). 

He received a bachelor’s degree in accounting.

Area students recently graduated from Trine University in Angola.

Christopher Habegger, Geneva, received a degree in design engineering technology.

Collin Saxman, Portland, received a degree in biology. 

Inducted

Audra Metzger, Fort Recovery, was inducted into Alpha Lambda Delta sorority at Wittenberg University.

 

Dean’s list

Madison Grover and Kim Grube, of Fort Recovery, were named to the Edison State Community College’s spring semester dean’s list.

Kaitlyn Pearson, Fort Recovery, was named to the spring semester dean’s list at University of St. Francis in Fort Wayne.