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VAN WERT — Recently nine athletes from the Van Wert County Special Olympics competed in Area 3 Bocce Tournament held on the Bocce court at the Thomas Edison Workshop. The coaches were Lisa Cox and Patti Cox.

The results are as follows: Gold medal - John Cox and Michele Lichtle, silver medal - Jill Krugh and Carolyn Hartmann, and bronze medal - Jackie Worthington and Laura Johnson, Nickie Recker and Niki Orskog and Eddie Sanderson.

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ARCHBOLD – Fiber artists from throughout the region will be gathering at Sauder Village on Saturday, June 22 to share with guests their love of turning fibers into finished products. Visitors can watch as craftsmen demonstrate spinning, weaving, knitting, basket making, rug hooking and even try some of these fiber art activities. Guests will also have an opportunity to purchase supplies or hand-made items during the “Focus on Fiber Arts” event at Sauder Village.

“From shearing the sheep in the spring to spinning the wool and weaving it into cloth, years ago the process of making rugs, yarn and clothing involved a lot of work,” shared Kim Krieger, PR/media relations specialist. “We are thrilled to have so many talented fiber artists and vendors joining us again this year to share their talents with our guests at this special event!”

The Focus on Fiber Arts event takes an in-depth look at the world of fiber arts as craftsmen come together to share with guests their love of turning wool, cotton and flax into finished products. Visitors can watch as guest fiber artists join with Sauder Village’s spinners and weavers to conduct demonstrations in spinning, knitting, rug hooking, basket making and card weaving. Guests can also watch demonstrations of weaving, bobbin lace making, yarn dyeing with natural dyes, tatting, processing and spinning flax and more!

Again this year, guests will have an opportunity to get involved with the fiber arts activities. Throughout the day guests can weave on a floor loom, try bobbin lace making, card wool, try drop spindle spinning and pet an Angora rabbit! Guests will also be given a “passport” that they can get stamped at select fiber art locations throughout the Historic Village to be entered in a drawing for Sauder Village door prizes.

Fiber arts vendors will also have many unique items for sale. Vendors will be selling wooden textile tools, raw fleece, handspun art yarns, hand-dyed yarns, batts, millspun yarns, spinning wheels and spindles. There will also be hand-woven scarves, knitting and crocheting yarns and supplies, handmade pottery yarn bowls, dyes, tatted doilies and other hand-knitted items for sale.

Other upcoming Sauder Village events include an Old-Fashioned Fourth of July event on July 4 featuring a U.S. District Court Naturalization Ceremony, Fiddle Contest and Summer on the Farm on July 6 and Preserving Our Memories on July 13.

Historic Sauder Village is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and each Sunday afternoon from noon-4 p.m. The village is closed on Mondays, except holidays. Admission is $15 for adults and $8 for students ages 6-16. Children 5 and under are free with family and Sauder Village members receive free admission to the village for an entire year. Senior, Military and AAA discounts are also available. And again this year, children 16 and under are free every Sunday this season – even for the concert!

For more information phone 1-800-590-9755, visit www.saudervillage.org, like Sauder Village on Facebook or follow us on Twitter @SauderVillage.

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The Friends of Camp Palmer are sponsoring a drawing for a new pool. Each 4-H camp week throughout the summer, there will be a drawing for a $500 winner at lunch time of the first full day of camp. The first drawing took place on June 13, during Fulton County 4-H Camp. Other drawing dates are noon on June 18, June 22, June 27, July 1, July 6, July 10, July 15, July 19. The drawings will be videotaped and the videos will be placed on the Camp Palmer Facebook page.

Allen, Auglaize, Defiance, Fulton, Henry, Lucas, Paulding, Putnam, Van Wert, Williams and Wood County 4-H are selling tickets and Friends of Camp Palmer have extra to sell. You can also call 4-H Camp Palmer at (419) 237-2247 to buy tickets. You must be 18 years of age to participate and you do not need to be present to win.

Plans for state permit for the new camp pool are being finalized. The new pool will be built by 2014 or 2015.

The following is a weekly report concerning construction and maintenance work on state highways within the Ohio Department of Transportation District 1, which includes the counties of Allen, Defiance, Hancock, Hardin, Paulding, Putnam, Van Wert and Wyandot.

Interstate 75 Reconstruction Project

For the most recent information concerning the Interstate 75 reconstruction project through Lima and Allen County and the safety upgrade of Ohio 117/309 on Lima’s east side, please visit: www.odotlima75.org

Interstate 75 between Fourth Street and Ohio 81 in Lima will have occasional nighttime lane restrictions during reconstruction of the existing lanes of pavement, replacement of mainline bridges and reconstruction of the interchanges. Work began in March 2013 and will continue through fall of 2015. Traffic is maintained two lanes in each direction the majority of the time. Lane restrictions generally occur from 7 p.m. until 10 a.m. the following morning. All ramp entrance and exits are currently available.

Ohio 117/309 is one lane in each direction in the eastbound lanes from just west of the Interchange with Interstate 75 to Belmont Avenue (Kmart) during a safety upgrade project which will reconstruct areas of the pavement and install a raised curb median in the center of the roadway. A two-way, left-turn lane begins at Saratoga Avenue. Traffic will remain in this pattern until mid to late summer to allow for work at the interchange at Interstate 75 and on the north side of Ohio 117/309.

Ohio 81 from just west of Stewart Road to just west of Neubrecht Road east of Lima is one lane in each direction in the existing eastbound lanes for pavement reconstruction. All ramp movements are currently maintained at the interchange with Interstate 75.

Allen County

U.S. 30 will be restricted to one lane throughout the work zone at various locations for joint sealing.

Putnam County

Ohio 189 over Sugar Creek in Vaughnsville closed until today for a bridge deck replacement. Traffic detoured onto Ohio 190, U.S. 224 and Ohio 115 back to Ohio 189.

Ohio 12 in Columbus Grove closed March 15 for 90 days for a sewer replacement. Traffic detoured onto Ohio 65 and Sycamore Street back to Ohio 12.

Ohio 634 is anticipated to close June 24 for culvert replacements. Traffic is detoured onto Ohio 224 to Ohio 66, to Ohio 114 back to Ohio 634.

Van Wert County

Ohio 116 south of Van Wert will be restricted to one lane at various work zone locations for removal of pavement reflectors.

BY LINDSAY MCCOY

DHI Correspondent

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VAN WERT - Wednesday, June 12, the Niswonger Performing Arts Center (NPAC) of Van Wert announced its upcoming 2013-2014 concert season schedule with some exciting new and returning guests including popular country artists, Trace Adkins and Kellie Pickler, and a variety of other special performances.