Lifestyle

Allison M.

86th August & Theressia “Miller” Rosenlieb ReunionThe descendants of August and Theressia “Miller” Rosenlieb will celebrate their 86th Reunion Sunday, July 28 at the Midway Community Center.

Most grade school students in the Switzerland of Ohio Local School District are limited in their options for artist expression – those that are provided at school anyway.Without any traditional art classes being offered, many of these students aren’t exposed to pottery or painting or sculpture.Monroe Central senior Abigail Kinney recognized that Monroe County kids today aren’t getting the same opportunity others get – so she decided to do something about it.Kinney teamed up with Laurie Collert, a regular substitute teacher in the district, and the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio (FAO) to create a summer art program for area children.The program Kinney and Collert created was Art for the Heart, a weeklong effort for up to 20 district students in Grades 4-8.Each afternoon from Monday, July 8 through Friday, July 12 at Creative Expressions Gift Shop, several young students were able to experience a variety of mediums they were normally not exposed to, including basket weaving, creating with yarn and dowels and grouting and design.According to Collert, in order to fulfill the grant requirements from the FAO and it’s I’m a Child of Appalachia grant-funding partner, the project must be directed by an area youth, which left Kinney leading the program and selecting which art projects to offer.Kinney selected a few projects that appealed to her and, she hoped, the children as well.

The Ohio Valley Green Hat Society held a baby shower for Monday, July 8 to benefit the Gabriel Project in New Martinsville, West Virginia.The Gabriel Project of West Virginia’s mission is to give infants in impoverished families a healthy, safe start in life.

The Monroe County Library held its annual Summer Reading Program May 20 to July 1 with the theme “Adventure Begins At Your Library.” Any child from birth through sixth grade could join.

The Monroe County Senior Center is providing delivered meals to area seniors by home delivery.The following is the senior menu for the week of July 22 - 26.

English Family ReunionThe English Family Reunion will be held at 2 p.m.

English Family ReunionThe English Family Reunion will be held at 2 p.m.

The Monroe County Senior Center is providing delivered meals to area seniors by home delivery.The following is the senior menu for the week of July 15 - 19.

Who would have thought that all Kreg’s worrying, all the stress over trying to find the right outfit, all the nervousness about looking his best was for naught?Instead of donning his panda outfit, Kreg could’ve contacted the party hosts at the Public Defender’s office and found out that the party’s theme was the perfect opportunity for his dragon outfit.Good thing the birthday doggo didn’t judge.