September 14, 2018 at 4:26 p.m.

Waechter will speak Thursday

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Waechter will speak Thursday
Waechter will speak Thursday

Local residents will have the opportunity next week to learn about World War I.

Portland’s Jim Waechter, executive director of the Delaware County Historical Society, will present a program about the 100th anniversary of World War I at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 20 at John Jay Center for Learning as part of its fall speaker series.

Waechter is a local history and veteran. He is active as a volunteer for Museum of the Soldier.

Following speakers include:

•Ralph Frazee, director of the Jay County Emergency Management Agency, will discuss that agencies role on Oct. 9.

•Author and journalist Ruth Dudley Edwards will present a program on succession to the British throne on Oct. 22

•William Robertson, a retired senior scientist at Westinghouse Electric Corporation, will facilitate a program on an ancient Greek device that may have been the earliest computer on Nov. 8.

There is no charge, but reservations are required. Call (260) 729-5525 to reserve a spot.



Get screened

Fort Wayne Dermatology will offer free skin cancer screenings in October in Adams County.

Screenings will be available from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 24 at Fort Wayne Dermatology’s Decatur office in Adams Memorial Hospital’s Physician Office Building, 815 High St., Suite B, Decatur. To schedule an appointment, call (260) 724-2145, extension 11068.

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