News Briefs: Vietnam Veterans to be honored Saturday

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Vietnam Veterans to be honored Saturday

FREMONT — A Vietnam Veterans Welcome Home Ceremony will be held at 11 .m. Saturday at the Sandusky County Courthouse. The event will be followed by a free lunch at the VFW Post 2947 for all Vietnam Veterans.

Bay Shore Road to be closed April 11 to 15

OAK HARBOR — The Ottawa County Sanitary Engineer's Office will work on a project along Bay Shore Road. The work will require the closure of Bay Shore Road between Church Road and Englebeck Road. No through traffic will be permitted April 11-15.

Changes to schedules will be announced as available. For details, contact Justen Kosmowski with Poggemeyer Design Group at 419-352-7537.

Women's Connection meeting is April 12

FREMONT — Fremont Area Women’s Connection will meet 11 a.m.-1 p.m. April 12 at The Victor Event Center, 2270 Hayes Ave. (formerly Anjulina’s).

The program is titled “There’s No Place Like Home.” Present will be Jim Posey, director, and some cast members of the upcoming musical at Fremont Community Theatre, “The Wizard of Oz."

Guest speaker is Shirley Davidson from Mansfield, who will share her story of “The Unforgettable Memories of the Girl Who Can and the Woman Who Can’t”.

Cost of the luncheon is $14 and reservations are needed by Friday by calling or texting Donna at 419-680-2251 or emailing Carrol at fawcluncheon@gmail.com. Reservations as well as any cancellations must be reported in the same way.

Joyful Connections nominated for Levenback award

OAK HARBOR — Joyful Connections, Ottawa County’s Source for supervised visitation and exchanges, is one of just five providers worldwide nominated for The Hedi Levenback Supervised Visitation Provider of the Year Award. The members of the Supervised Visitation Network (SVN) nominates and selects a winner from within the network.

The recipient is recognized for demonstration of exceptional skills in the delivery and implementation of a supervised visitation program, commitment to the SVN Standards, engagement in SVN activities, and achieved program excellence and innovation within their own program and community. This award is named in honor of one of SVN's early Board Members, Hedi Levenback.

The winning individual or program will be honored at the 2022 SVN Annual Conference that will be held in Orlando, Florida.

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