VAN WERT COUNTY — Several communities across Van Wert County will hold Memorial Day services on Monday.
The American Legion Post 178 will be holding their
Every year people start the summer season with its unofficial start and Memorial Day weekend. Barbecues, outdoor activities and home projects typically are part of the Memorial Day weekend, but
Field s Department Store in Jackson has been long gone, and anyone who shopped there has a favorite memory. My favorite? I was one of the first people to buy a copy of Black Sabbath s debut album back in 1970, when it was released on my birthday, February 13.
Field s had a great collection of the latest rock n roll albums in the basement. Sadly, many of my memories of Field s have faded, but I do recall enjoying scouring through the many items – and records – in that basement.
For 122 years, Field s Department Store served Jackson. Leonard H. Field – cousin of another famous Field Marshall) was part owner in a store named Stone, Field & Wakefield in Massachusetts. He bought the whole business in 1869, and moved to Jackson. Why Jackson? At the time, a total of six railroads were bringing travelers, tourists, and businessmen to Jackson, more than any other in the entire state. This appealed to Field s business sense.
Cleveland Play House’s virtual New Ground Theatre Festival offers first look at five new Cleveland-inspired plays Joey Morona, cleveland.com
CLEVELAND, Ohio Cleveland Play House’s New Ground Theatre Festival is returning in the form of a two-part virtual event on May 15. The program, entitled “Mapping New Ground,” will give audiences a sneak peek at five new Cleveland-inspired plays commissioned by CPH in 2020.
The lineup includes George Brant’s “Crooked River Burning,” “I’m Back Now” by Charly Evon Simpson, Jessica Dickey’s “The Ghost Tour,” “Lake Erie Oubliette” by Chelsea Marcantel and Vichet Chum’s “Liébling.”
“In spite of the challenges from the pandemic, Cleveland Play House never stopped creating,” said Cleveland Play House Artistic Director Laura Kepley in a release. “Five new plays centered on Cleveland have been commissioned and developed over this year thanks to the Roe Green Fund for New American Plays. The