I was born and grew up in Parma, Ohio. I graduated from Valley Forge High School, which had at the time the best art program in the area. One of my art teachers, Dan Mihuta, went on to work in TV, in shows called The Art Chest, The Art Maker, and Return of the Art Maker.
Where did you go to college?
I went to Findlay College, BGSU, and the U. of Dayton. I try to attend at least one clay conference per year.
Did you always plan to be an artist and to teach art?
"Howard Raid: Man of Faith and Vision," is the title of a book about a former Bluffton community leader that will be available in a Saturday, Oct. 1, book launch in Bluffton.
Elizabeth Raid, Howard's daughter, who grew up in Bluffton, wrote the biography, which tells about her father, who was a Bluffton community businessman, Bluffton College professor and Mennonite Church leader.
The Gilboa Twig Benders Mother's Club plans to hold a one-day trip to Holmes County on Saturday, Oct. 8. The club will travel on a 55-passenger bus operated by Excursions Trailways. The cost of the trip is $30 per person.
The bus will depart from the Bluffton Senior Citizens Center at 6:15 a.m. and will return to Bluffton by 9 p.m.
Reservations are required via check made payable to Twig Benders Mother's Club. Reservation deadline is Monday, Sept. 26.
Reservations may be mailed to Tonya Deitering, 3337 Road I, Leipsic, OH 45856. Her phone is 419-943-2799.
Bluffton Center for Entrepreneurs holds its third annual dinner and art auction fundraiser in November. The event is Saturday, Nov. 12, at The Centre. An art preview is at 5:30 p.m., dinner at 6:15 p.m and auction at 7 p.m.
Pieces for the auction are being juried this month. Tickets for the evenign are $50 each. Contact BCE or its board members for information on purchasing tickets.
The residents of Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio enjoyed the day visiting the Allen County Fair in late August.
This is an annual event for many of the residents and volunteers. They look forward to the food, the exhibits and they have fun reminiscing about the past fairs they have attended, accoridng to Julie Stratton, MHCO marketing director.
Virginia Spillman, Mennonite Home resident, poses with her great-grandson, Dylan, and his prize winning rabbit.
