Jim Krumel: The making of a Griswold house
Jim Krumel
A station wagon with a Christmas tree tied is in honor of Clark Griswold, who said: “We’re kicking off our fun, old-fashioned family Christmas by heading out into the country in the old front-wheel drive sleigh to embrace the frosty majesty of the winter landscape and select that most important of Christmas symbols.”
Cousin Eddy’s RV finds a place in the front yard. In the “Christmas Vacation” movie, Eddy points out: “I borrowed it off a buddy of mine. He took my house, I took the RV.”
Each year, Larry Heiing and his sons Logan, Austin and Noah have come up with a new theme for decorating the family home at the corner of Third and Scott streets in Delphos.
St. Marys native is Wapak patrol post’s Trooper of the Year
Lampert
WAPAKONETA Ohio State Highway Trooper Alex J. Lampert has been selected 2020 Trooper of the Year at the Wapakoneta post.
Lampert joined the Highway Patrol in 2012 and has served at the Wapakoneta post throughout his career. He is a graduate of St. Marys Memorial High School and lives in St. Marys with his wife, Jill, and children, Braylon, Bailey, Zoey and Zane.
Lampert, 34, was selected for the honor in recognition of outstanding service during 2020 at the Wapakoneta post, according to a patrol spokesperson. Fellow officers stationed at the Wapakoneta post chose Lampert based on leadership abilities, professional ethics, courteous treatment of others, enthusiastic work attitude and cooperation with supervisors, peers and the public.