Some of the award winners in attendance at the opening of the Wassenberg Art
Center’s 20th Annual Members’ Show are shown with (far left, standing) Michele
Hiegel, Wassenberg Executive Director. The winners are (front row, from the
left) Pete Temple of Celina, Ann Dysinger of Grover Hill, Curtis Rose of
Decatur, Ind.; (back row, from left) William LeRoy of Lima, Reggie Buehrer of
Van Wert, Nancy Longmate of Fort Wayne, Ind.; and Dick Dukes of Delphos.
Members' Show award winners named
Wassenberg Art Center has announced the winners of awards in the 20th annual Members’ Show and Sale.
Receiving awards were: Mary McVay Worthington Memorial Award – Dick Dukes of Delphos; Van Wert County Foundation Award – William LeRoy of Lima; Douglas Koch Memorial Award – Reggie Buehrer of Van Wert; Director’s Award – Curtis Rose of Decatur, Ind.; Gertrude Sluterbeck Memorial Award – Pete Temple of Celina; Barley Charles Award – Ann Dysinger of Grover Hill; Merit Awards – Brandon Knott of Continental; Jeff Crabill of Antwerp; Nancy Longmate of Fort Wayne, Ind.; Merv Russell of Toledo.
Honorable Mention went to Dick Dukes; Leslie White of Fort Wayne; Nancy Longmate of Fort Wayne; Douglas Runyan of New Haven, Ind.; Pat Rayman of Ohio City; Linda Yenser of Defiance.
The awards were presented at the opening reception on Sunday, November 15.
The exhibit will run through Saturday, December 12. Exhibit hours are 1-5 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday (closed Mondays). Admission is free. The exhibit is sponsored by Van Wert County Hospital.
Wassenberg Art Center is located at 643 S. Washington St. in
Van Wert. For more information, call 419.238.6837 or 888.238.3837
(toll-free). The art center website is located at
www.vanwert.com/wassenberg.
Honorable Mention at the Wassenberg Art Center 20th
annual Members’ Show went to (front row, from the left) Linda Yenser of
Defiance, Collene Hitchcock of Antwerp, Pat Rayman of Ohio City; (back row)
Leslie White of Fort Wayne, Ind.; Douglas Runyan of New Haven, Ind; Nancy
Longmate of Fort Wayne, Dick Dukes of Delphos.
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Jimmy Fortune to perform in Van Wert Often called "the greatest tenor voice in Country Music", Jimmy Fortune sang with the Statler Brothers for 21 years.
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