By Rich Tarrant The photograph accompanying the column this week was taken by a young man named John Bernard “Bernie” Gribble during the summer of 1941. Gribble was 16 years old at the time. Although I have no concrete evidence to prove it, the photo was very likely taken by the young man in an…
The Vermilion Township trustees met for a regular meeting on Wednesday, March 7. The following are from the unapproved minutes of that meeting. Community playground: Mrs. Katie Lalonde, resident, updated the Board on results, from a survey she conducted on Facebook, regarding interest in a community playground area. Mr. Kurtz stated he had been working…
By Rich Tarrant Coming from a newspaper family when I was growing up a good deal of the conversation about the dinner table was, of course, the news of the day. Those conversations were also sprinkled with a good variety of events of the yesteryear. Among those topics at one time or another was a…
By: Rich Tarrant In 1927 a 38-year-old Methodist minister named Earl Thompson English arrived in Vermilion with his wife Zella and their children Jean and her brother Robert. It was, incidentally, the very year Vermilion’s Methodist church, which had experienced a significant decline in active membership, had merged its congregation with the town’s First Congregational…
July 24th, 2017 0109 – Sanford Street: Report of a suspicious male in the area who may be attempting to enter cars. The suspect was located and identified but no vehicles were observed to have been entered. The male was taken home and released. 1546 – 1100 block of Adams Street: Report of a disturbance…
The Vermilion Parks and Recreation Board met on Tuesday night, June 20, at the municipal complex for their regular monthly business meeting. Members heard about a new Eagle Scout project, improvements to the various parks, and spent time discussing the museum property. The following are briefs according to the minutes of the meeting: Church…
June 26, 2017 10:17 – Vermilion Road: Motor vehicle accident with no injuries. The driver was later determined to be under the influence and arrested for OVI. 11:50 – Liberty Ave: Motor vehicle accident with no injuries. June 27, 2017 13:33 – 1800 block of Claus Road: Missing juvenile reported and entered into LEADS. 14:13…
May 30, 2017 12:35 – 700 block of Grand Street: Civil issue over a TV. 17:49 – South Shore Court: Dog at Large complaint filed. 19:21 – 800 block of Dogwood Lane: Assault complaint filed. 21:45 – 4700 block of Liberty Ave: Report of a suicidal male in the area. Subject was located and transported…
By Karen Cornelius Community use permits: According to the minutes, board members approved several more community event group use park permits at their Tuesday, April 18, regular business meeting. One permit went to Maria Santoferraro for beach yoga from June through August. She was also thanked for her $300 donation. Another permit was approved for…
By: Melanie Williamson At the Monday, May 1, special school board meeting, board member Michael Stark brought it to the board’s attention that there are students attempting to organize a group to protest state testing at the next regular board meeting. Although not on the original agenda and not something the board has direct control…
