VW fireworks donors

Several sponsors for this year’s Holiday at Home fireworks display gathered at Jubilee Park on Monday. Shown are (front row, from the left) City Parks Director Sue Heppeard, Jessi Hardesty and Suzie Grimes of First Federal Savings & Loan, Cyndi Brown of American Car Rental/Lee Kinstle GM Sales & Service, Becky Stepleton of First Bank of Berne, Scott White of Vancrest Healthcare and Pat Ryan of Citizens National Bank; (back row) Troy Miller of Braun Industries, Thaison Leaser of Van Wert Federal Savings Bank, Jim Bonifas of The Kenn-Feld Group and Gary Reichert of First Bank of Berne. Other sponsors include The Van Wert County Foundation, Federal-Mogul Corporation, First Family Broadcasting/WERT, Wallace Plumbing, Lee’s Ace Hardware, Leland Smith Insurance, Superior Collision, Cooper Farms, Purmort Brothers Insurance, Northwest Ohio Screen Printing/Welch Trophy, Van Wert Elks Lodge, Quality Paint & Roofing, Arby’s, Fricker’s, American Legion Post 178, Van Wert 40 et 8, Tisha Fast Insurance, Star Rentals, Choice One, Brookside Beverage, Alexander & Bebout, Iberdrola Renewables and Shultz Huber & Associates. (Dave Mosier/Van Wert independent)