Reminisce: Lima’s Class of 1888
Members of the 24th graduating class of Lima High School posed for a class photo as they prepared to enter a world already much changed during their school years and made nearly unrecognizable in the 135 years since.
Michael Weber Show to rock Van Wert’s Fountain Park
VAN WERT — Van Wert Live began Feel Good Fridays with Head Games: A Tribute to Foreigner on June 2, but this week will see a new original act taking the stage at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Downtown Fountain Park.
Mercy Health Red Door Gala to return
LIMA — Mercy Health’s Red Door Gala will return at 5:30 p.m. Thursday at Veterans Memorial Civic Center.
In The News
Answer Angel: Say NO to this style trend
Dear Answer Angel Ellen: Since you’ve written so often about how much you dislike capri pants, I am surprised you haven’t offered an opinion on the new “cropped flares” that are flooding stores. What thinketh thou?
This creator made Beyoncé’s viral disco hat — then came the knockoffs. Etsy’s become...
PHILADELPHIA — Abby Misbin spends 12 to 15 hours a day inside what she dubs the “hat bunker” — the basement of her parent’s home, where she makes bedazzled and fringed cowboy hats.
Actress Fan Bingbing makes ferocious entrance at the Cannes Film Festival
You can’t bring an actual tiger to the Cannes Film Festival red carpet — though, who knows, maybe someone’s tried it — so Fan Bingbing did the next best thing at the festival’s opening ceremony earlier this month, sporting a wild cat on her Christopher Bu strapless gown. I love the glorious over-the-topness of her entire ensemble (the enormous train, the big matching earrings), and I also love how this photo shows the Cannes press corps behind her, all of them impeccable in formal attire as they point and click, creating an effective black-and-white backdrop for the picture.
Review: Behind enemy lines with the ‘Donut Dollies’ of WWII in ‘Good Night, Irene’
FICTION: Luis Alberto Urrea’s captivating novel dives into adventures of female volunteers in World War II.
Lima Public Library Book Reviews
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Real Life Mama: Camping from different angles
While we have been knee deep in spring sports with track ending recently for Bubba and softball still in full swing for Reagan, it was a nice change this week when my girls got to attend basketball camp. After the first day, I couldn’t wait to get off work and hear how it went. After all, basketball is my sport of choice.
