Residents are invited to donate unwanted jewelry for a makeover project through Sept. 12. Earlham College’s Art, Metals and 3D Fabrication Department is collaborating with artists from across the Midwest as part of a growing initiative to transform old jewelry into new, sustainably sourced pieces. Radical Jewelry Makeover is an initiative by the nonprofit Ethical […]
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Event will feature ceramics history
A celebration of all things clay will include an exploration of Cambridge City’s Overbeck sisters and their nationally known pottery creations. Former Western Wayne resident Bob Ammerman will discuss the famous family at 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 9, during Richmond Art Museum’s 11th Potterypalooza. Ammerman has been a collector of Overbeck pottery for more than […]
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Reid Center offers performances
The Reid Center has set its free “Live at Noon” series concerts as well as other performances. “Live at Noon” provides hourlong concerts the first and third Wednesdays from September through November, according to a news release. They are in the former Reid Memorial Presbyterian Church at the corner of North A and North 11th […]
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Photos: ‘A bridge between the past and the future’
Indiana Lt. Governor Suzanne Crouch took part in the unveiling of a historical marker at the dedication and christening of the Dr. Mary F. Thomas ridge in Richmond on Saturday, Aug. 26. Speakers during the program praised Thomas’s “national influence” and accomplishments as a physician, advocate for women and community leader. Here’s a gallery of […]
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Photos: Archway Days festival brings flaming hot fun
The weather wasn’t the only thing hot during Centerville’s annual Archway Days festival Aug. 25 and 26. There were hot rods, hot sounds and more. Here’s a gallery of photos from this year’s event:
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Western Wayne receives 2 grants
Western Wayne School Corporation has been notified that it will receive two funding grants. One, for $150,000, is a Healthy Meals Incentive Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The second, $22,000, is from the Wayne County Foundation to support the local cost of Communities in Schools, which provides student assistance aides for local […]
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Local musician promotes music, community
By Travis Poling Drifting through downtown Richmond, guitar and fiddle harmonies blended with aromas of barbecue. It was Food Truck Wednesday in Elstro Plaza. One man, Joe Augustin, was hard at work behind the scenes making the music happen. Known to many as blues guitarist “Achilles Tenderloin,” Augustin, age 40, was the congenial host of […]
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Adults, youth can get help with tough discussions
Local adults are invited to bring a child they care about to programs where they can discuss “not so easy” topics. Girls Inc. of Wayne County is offering an Informed Together Series to cover social media, drugs, healthy relationships and puberty. Membership is not required. Dinner and the programs at 5:30 p.m. Aug. 30, Sept. […]
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Jubliee Days photos, Gyroscope World Champion crowned
Joe Burns was crowned the Gyroscope Champion of the World Thursday evening, Aug. 17, before a crowd of spectators at the Meeting Place in Hagerstown. His spin of 50.70 seconds was more than 8 seconds longer than any other. The Hagerstown Optimist Club and TEDCO Toys co-sponsor the tournament, held annually during Jubilee Days since […]
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Qualifying families can apply for $1,000 of tutoring
Indiana Department of Education has announced expansion of Indiana Learns, a statewide grant program providing qualifying families with $1,000 to spend on math and English/language arts high-dosage tutoring and approved out-of-school academic programs for their students. To date, more than 10,000 students are enrolled in Indiana Learns. All five Wayne County public districts have students […]