•May 1, 2019•
By Jerry L. Ginther
NP Guest Columnist

At 14 years old, his job, his personality and his car favorably impressed me. At first meeting, it was the job of telegraph operator and freight agent for the Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad (C&EI) that caught my interest.
Enter Bert Benjamin Condo. Bert was a tall, lean gentleman probably in his early 60s when we first met. Actually, I would later learn that this wasn’t our first meeting. I was just too young to remember the first, which had occurred when I was about three years old. From that second meeting Bert would become very important to my future. Bert became one of the best friends and mentors that a young boy could have. My long railroad career as a telegraph operator and train dispatcher was the product of this second meeting and resulting friendship. Read More

•May 1, 2019•
Award winning fiber artist, Sally Manke of Michigan, will present a trunk show Friday, May 17 and a six-hour workshop Saturday, May 18 titled “Landscape Confetti Art Quilt”.
Manke is known for styles that create a woodland scene with confetti cut fabrics “painted” on quilt batting. Layers and layers of tiny bits of batik, hand dyed, silk and solid fabrics create landscape. Read More

Okaw Valley job shadow students and mentors.

•May 1, 2019•
A semester of students following mentors ended with Okaw Valley High School work study/job shadow participants sharing their experiences in the outside world.
Program coordinator Bonnie Scott explained to the crowd of 40 gathered at Tailwinds Restaurant in Findlay that the work study students performed tasks for various participating locations.
Supt. Kent Stauder commended Scott and principal Matt Schoaff for their commitment to the Okaw Valley’s path to work philosophy for students.
“These are partnerships that are important to the kids,” he began, “by offering different paths after high school, whether work, vocational school, military or college.” Read More