Tell Me About It

Tell Me About It: In the fold

An interview with Raul Rosado. His art: The native of Puerto Rico has his origami on display at the Lima Public Library until the end of November.

Heather Rutz

1. How long have you been folding origami? The first time I saw this, I was visiting San Francisco and went to Chinatown and Japantown. I saw these paper figures in the store and asked the lady what that was, and she said “origami.” I... Full story

Tell Me About It: Painting the way

An interview with Annabelle Vandemark, founder of the Lima Area Watercolor Society and active painter at 88-years-young.

Tyrel Linkhorn

1. How did you get into watercolor? I started originally in oils and I became very sensitive to the odor of oil so I had to change to watercolor. I like it much better because it’s so unpredictable. It tests your brain a little bit and makes... Full story

Tell Me About It: Reflections of his creativity

An interview with Reggie Buehrer. His passion: Focusing on the creative aspects of his stained glass business near Ottoville.

Nancy Kline

1. You operate two glass businesses at this Ottoville location. How are they different? Window Creations builds stained glass primarily for churches and individuals. Crystal Creek Glass specializes more in three-dimensional type art work. This is... Full story

Tell Me About It: From rags to riches, from toilets to bigwigs

An interview with Bluffton University student Ben Ilnicki. His role: Promoted from cleaning toilets to cleaning president’s office.

Beth L. Jokinen

1. Tell us about your promotion. Last year I worked down on the basement floor doing bathrooms. This year, I vacuum and clean the president’s office, registrar’s office, academic affairs, sort of the head honchos. 2. Is it a better... Full story

Tell Me About It: Browns backers stay true to team

An interview with Cyndi Hesseling. Her role: She and her husband, Dan, began the Van Wert chapter of Browns Backers.

J.D. Bruewer

1. What do the Browns Backers do in Van Wert? We meet at Olympic Lanes on game days to watch games together. We have raffles and drawings of Browns paraphernalia and we are at the county fair every year. The Browns Backers earn money for the Browns... Full story

Tell Me About It: An Interview with Rebecca Manger

Her Job: Personal trainer and manager, The Athletic Club

Bob Blake

For those who don’t know, what is The Athletic Club all about? The Athletic Club is a 24-hour fitness gym. Our members will have complete access to the entire facility through a key fob. We will be offering quite a few services in addition to... Full story

Tell Me About It: A maze of maize

An interview with Jerry Suter. HIS JOB: Operates a corny corridor near Pandora for each of the past 10 years.

Greg Sowinski

1. When do you plan the maze, and what’s in store for this year? My son, Tom, thinks up the mazes in the wintertime and plans them all out, draws them all out. We actually cut them out in June. In the mornings, we pick strawberries, and in... Full story

Tell Me About It: Working on the railroad

An interview with Bill Burnett. His hobby: Burnett maintains a G-scale model late-1800s railroad and Colorado town in a garden landscaped to scale.

Heather Rutz

1. How did you develop a love of trains? My grandfather was a Norfolk and Western conductor for 48 years. He would sneak me over to his caboose and the engine roundhouse in Norfolk, W.Va., where I grew up. That’s what gave me my love of... Full story

Tell Me About It: Old school, new life

An interview with Carol Gramm. Her role: Secretary for the Allen East Community Center, formerly the Allen East Middle School.

Bart Mills

1. How did Harrod end up with an old school for a community center? It happened after the (Allen East) school board announced they were building a new school. A group of citizens got together in an effort to come up with ways to put the building to... Full story

Tell Me About It: Speedy seller

HIS JOB: Aaron Siefker, owner of Siefker Real Estate and Auction Co. in Ottawa, started fast-talking for a living in 1984.

Nancy Kline

1. Why did you decide to become an auctioneer? My dad was in the used farm-equipment business. At a very young age, he would drag me around to auctions all the time. Pretty soon he wanted to go to two auctions, so he left me at one and he would go... Full story

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