By Sarah Einselen Inquirer Reporter Aspiring photographers filled the sign-up sheets for two recent digital camera workshops at the Galion Public Library. The waiting list for a workshop built around point-and-shoot cameras was so long, an additional workshop is scheduled next month for those who were on it. Galion photographer Marcheta Gibson taught both the point-and-shoot […]
By Sarah Einselen Inquirer Reporter Galion schools treasurer Linda Kidwell said district funds were in good shape at the regular meeting of the Galion Board of Education held Thursday, Jan. 12. December was the halfway mark in the school’s fiscal year. By the end of that month, district revenues were above budgeted and expenses under […]
By Sarah Einselen Inquirer Reporter The Galion Board of Education approved several agreements and came to a compromise on revisions to the district’s building use agreement at its regular meeting Thursday, Jan. 12. The current building use agreement does not allow open gym nights to be held without paying a fee, since anything including students outside […]
By Sarah Einselen Inquirer Reporter The Galion Board of Education approved some employment recommendations and changes to board policies at its regular meeting Thursday, Jan. 12. The second reading on new sick leave policies was approved. The policies are related to a new state resolution that makes sick leave no longer part of negotiated contract items. […]
By Sarah Einselen Inquirer Reporter An east side fixture will be closing its doors within the month. Charlie’s Market grocery store is liquidating and its owners, the Kline family, expect to finish the process in about three weeks. The grocery recently switched suppliers, hoping that promises of lower prices would please customers. For about a month […]
By Rachel Mendell The Galion City Council met for the first time in 2012 to conduct beginning of the year business and assign committees for the new year. Dick Hottenroth, chair and president of the trustees of the Freese Foundation, attended the meeting to dedicate a new plaque (see box) to the city in memory of […]
By Sarah Einselen Inquirer Reporter The Galion Board of Education voted to approve agreements for snow removal, copier maintenance, College Access Adviser services and AVID Center membership at its organizational meeting Thursday, Jan. 5. Revisions to the existing building use rental agreement and fee schedule were tabled. The revisions to the building use agreement centered […]
By Sarah Einselen Inquirer Reporter The Galion Board of Education organized its year at the meeting held Thursday, Jan. 5. New board member Brian Owens and re-elected members Dennis Long and Robert Zeisler were sworn in. The board voted that Dennis Long continue as board president and that Jennifer Kuns also continue as vice-president. The […]