Art center taking shape
The all glass front to the Kenyon College Center for the Arts is getting final touches as workers enjoyed the sunshine and mild temperatures on Tuesday. The center stands next to the Chalmers Library on the west side of the campus. Opening is scheduled for July. (Virgil Shipley)
Junior swimmer makes quite a splash
Marshall Smith, 10, of Mount Vernon, competes for the Mansfield chapter of the Greater Columbus Swim Team of Ohio. He’ll compete at a statewide event this weekend. (Submitted photo)
Business After Hours
Roger Reynolds, left, representing Country Club Retirement Campus, listens to “Fast Eddy” Stewart, owner of Fast Eddy’s Grounds Maintenance, Tuesday night. Stewart was extolling the virtues of a Husqvarna riding mower. The occasion was the Knox County Chamber of Commerce’s Business After Hours for March. (George Breithaupt)
A nice day for a jog
It was their spring warm-up run and with the old steam engine at Gambier as a backdrop, Beth and Paul Neighbarger of Gambier ran a mile on the Kokosing Gap Trail in sunny 47 degree temperature Tuesday afternoon. With conditioning, the couple will run three miles during summer workouts. (Virgil Shipley)
MVHS Swimming Banquet
The Mount Vernon High School Swim Team was honored Tuesday at a banquet at the school. From left, Matt Maley, head coach; Kayla West, recipient of the inaugural award for maximizing talent, spirit and desire, to be known as the “Kayla West Award”; Johnson Cochran, team Most Valuable Player; Ian Clarkson, Captain’s Award; and Caroline Caldwell, team Most Valuable Player. (Bill Davis)
