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June 21-July 5, 2016 • Vol. 21, No. 5 • www.sylvaniaadvantage.com
Artist Harold Roe Honored at Gala BY MARISA MERCURIO
ecently honored at the 2016 Distinguished Artist Gala, Harold Roe has a lifetime of experience behind and beyond the canvas. The annual gala, which inducts artists into Sylvania’s Distinguished Artists Hall of Fame, was held June 10 at the Historical Village Train Barn. Among good catering, pristine decorations, live music and
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an outdoor photo booth that allowed attendees to insert themselves into famous artwork (including Roe’s), friends and admirers gathered to celebrate Roe. In addition to being an acclaimed artist, Roe is also a
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HAROLD ROE GALA 12A Top left: Harold Roe and his daughter Becca Laun. Top right: Mayor Craig Stough joined the artist at the gala. Second row: Sylvania Community Arts Commission Executive Director Jennifer Archer and President Laura Jakes honored the artist. Third row: Sylvania Town Crier Michael Lieber issued a special cry on behalf of the honored artist. Bottom: Beverly Freshour of Fenwick Gallery hosted Harold Roe’s paintings for many years.
Lourdes University Names 10th President Harold Roe
ary Ann Gawelck, Ed.D., has been named the 10th Having served at a Catholic liberal arts university for 20 president of Lourdes University following a years, Gawelck’s breadth of administrative and nationwide search. She will begin her role academic experience resonated with the Lourdes July 1, replacing David Livingston, Ph.D., who has University community. “She truly understands accepted the position as president of Lewis our Catholic and Franciscan mission, values University in a Chicago suburb. and vision,” stated Sr. May Jon Wagner, OSF, Congregational Minister for the Sisters of Gawelck has been provost and dean of the Sisters of St. Francis. faculty at Seton Hill University in Greensburg, Penn., since 1996. She is a professor of While at Seton Hill, Gawelck implemented psychology and taught a capstone liberal arts nine graduate programs including a postcourse yearly. Prior to joining Seton Hill, she doctoral, freestanding orthodontics program served as Dean for Counseling Psychology and six new undergraduate programs. She and Clinical Education at the Graduate supervised E-magnify, the university's School of Arts and Social Sciences at Lesley women’s business center and a center for College in Cambridge, Mass. entrepreneurship as a focus of the university’s efforts to stimulate economic growth in the “As an Ohio native, I have long been aware of region. Her work in facilitating thoughtful Lourdes University,” Gawelck said. “I am drawn to innovative academic programming has resulted in a university that seeks to develop graduates who are holistic learning and high student retention rates. thoughtful, critical and imaginative problem solvers To that end, her vision and direction led to the and committed to service and ethical leadership,” she said. Mary Ann Gawelck, Ed.D. LOURDES PRESIDENT 5B
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Chloe and Owen Hogue had fun riding a bike and scooter around the track set up by the Sylvania Slow Riders in the Ka'Bloom parking lot.
Farmers Market Returns
Ava Kaplan purchased produce from Tim Keil of Louis Keil & Sons.
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Pancakes in the Metropark
Metroparks volunteer, Gary Leui, serves hot pancakes to Jenna Cisheros and her children Erin, Kaitlyn and Carter.
INDEX
Congratulations 2A Community Events 3-6A Community News 7-10,15-16 20-24A Downtown 11-14A Sylvania Then & Now 15A Business News 17-19A School News 1-4B Lourdes 5B Sports News 7-8B Community Affairs 9-11B Obituaries 12-13B Real Estate 14B Classifieds 15B