From left, Lyla Gammon, Amanda Van Horn, Meredith Donnelly and Callie Schwemer get help making safari sand art from adult volunteer Theresa Horton at the St. John’s Evangelical Church summer vacation Bible school Tuesday night.

The students from the Ridgeway Church of Christ’s VBS present comfort blankets to Ridgeway Firefighter Darrel Corwin. The blankets were made by the students to be used by the firefighters when a child is involved in a fire or accident.

Kooper Johnston putts the ball into the cup on hole No. 5 at Memorial Park Golf Course on the first day of Junior League play on Monday afternoon in Kenton. The junior league runs weekly at 4 p.m. on Mondays through Aug. 15.

Prior to last summer, the Ohio State University Extension hadn’t had any interns helping provide programming and services. However, after job-shadowing Extension 4-H director Mark Light for a day last winter, Tina Hiller asked Light if he ever needed summer help.

Holly Michelle Butler and David Anthony Cosart of Dublin are announcing their engagement and upcoming marriage. Holly is the daughter of Michelle Dunnan of Morral and Randi Butler of Marion.

The Kenton soccer team recently traveled to a 7-on-7 tournament at Mount Vernon Nazarene and both teams placed in the top three.

Kris Hastings’ son Bret has had a major impact on her life that has led her down both of her current career paths. Hastings has been the developmental specialist for Hardin County’s Help Me Grow at Simon Kenton School for 31 years and served for 32 years as an emergency medical technician with Blanchard Dunkirk Ambulance.

Joe Torrillo signs drawings of himself for a long line of guests to the 11th annual Church in the Park in Forest on Sunday. Torrillo, a retired New York firefighter, shared his experiences from Sept. 11, 2001, when he was buried in the rubble of the World Trade Center twice.

Retired New York firefighter Joe Torrillo (second from left) presented plaques to Audrey Hankins (third from left), representing the Forest-Jackson Fire Department and Dean Hankins of the Forest-Jackson EMS as Lee Ann Loveridge of the Forest Church in the Park Committee looks on.