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Blue Star Mothers Meet in New Home

Posted on: Sunday, 7 May 2006, 15:05 CDT

By Heather Rutz, The Lima News, Ohio

May 7--CRIDERSVILLE -- The newest chapter of the Blue Star Mothers has found a new home. Chapter 2 now meets at Westview United Methodist Church, chapter President Jane Painter said. The group struggled to find a meeting place after a community room at the American Mall was no longer available.

The group had its first meeting in their new quarters this week. Of the nine members, seven have children who served or are serving in Iraq or Afghanistan, Painter said. The group's focus is on supporting active duty service members, but accepts membership from anyone, including dads, Painter said.

Anyone in Allen or Auglaize counties interested in joining the group can call Painter at 419-221-1397. State group honors LACCA

LIMA -- The Ohio Association of Nonprofit Organizations has awarded Lima Allen Council on Community Affairs an Excellence Award for its creativity, execution and achievement.

Six groups, a large nonprofit and a small nonprofit in three regions of the state, earned the award.

LACCA received the award at a Columbus luncheon Thursday. OANO is a statewide membership association of nearly 600 nonprofit groups. Mason earns service award

FINDLAY -- Mason Joe Moorhead has earned the 2006 Community Service Award from Masons in Allen, Auglaize, Hancock and Hardin Counties of the 10th Masonic District.

Moorhead, who recently turned 98, has been a member of Findlay Lodge 227 for nearly 72 years. He received the award April 27.

Moorhead retired in 1977 after serving 23 years as a Hancock County Court of Common Pleas judge. He also served as a Probate Court judge and in the Prosecutor's Office. He is a World War II veteran, past president of Findlay YMCA and a member of Elks, American Legion, Findlay Kiwanis Club and Findlay First Presbyterian Church. Marietta senior exhibits art

SHAWNEE TOWNSHIP -- A Shawnee High School graduate is one of 15 artists featured in the 2006 Senior Capstone Exhibition "Imagine," running through May 20 at Marietta College.

In her capstone project, Amanda Cobb used photography to express an interest in nature. The images were shot at close range, resulting in a micro view that gives her natural subjects an abstract quality.

The exhibition displays the work of graduating seniors majoring in studio art and graphic design. The show, in the Hermann Fine Arts Center, is open to the public. Professors' work honored

Two area professors have earned accolades for their work.

Jeff Gundy, a professor of English at Bluffton University, earned the 2006 Dale W. Brown Book Award for Outstanding Scholarship in Anabaptist and Pietist Studies from Elizabethtown College for his book, "Walker in the Fog." The book provides observations on Mennonite culture and writing.

Feng Jao, an assistant professor of educational technology at Ohio Northern University, earned second place in the best paper award during the American Society of Engineering Education conference. Jao's paper was titled "Alternative Assessment: Electronic Portfolio." Cheerleader takes title

COLUMBUS GROVE -- A Lima Rebels cheerleader earned the "Most Memorable" title at the Miss Cheerleader of America's Ohio competition April 23.

Kali Willeke, the daughter of Cathy and Scott Willeke of Columbus Grove, earned a tiara, certificate and state finalist and place plaques. Willeke is a four-year varsity letter holder for football and basketball cheerleading.

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