My top 5 songs right now:7 Years by Lukas GrahamThis is one of those songs where I listened to it on repeat probably 5 times in my car. I heard it at the bowling alley, of all places. It caught my attention because of how soulful it sounded and because I thought it was Andy… Continue reading Currently Listening To
So, right after I ordered my Stylish Surprise dress from Modcloth, they had a huge clearance event. I'm talking about 80% off items. Wow!Clothes I had on my wish list were suddenly under $20 and so I snagged a few of my favorites.I tried to be careful about ordering things since the clearance items were… Continue reading ModCloth Review
WESTERVILLE NEWSWednesday December 16, 2015 5:04 PMEighteen-year-old Westerville North High School graduate Rex Lundstrom is spending a gap year in Japan, thanks to the Westerville Sunrise Rotary Club.In March, he won the Youth Exchange Scholarship, a merit-based program that covers the cost of room, board, tuition and a monthly stipend for one academic year of high school… Continue reading North grad soaking up Japanese life, culture
For the second time, I took advantage of Modcloth's Stylish Surprise. Thanks to Emily for telling me it was going on. When I got online, the shirts were sold out so all I bought was one dress for $20. The way ModCloth's Stylish Surprise works is that you pick your size and they send you any dress.… Continue reading ModCloth Stylish Surprise
Let me tell you about this terrific book I read last year.I first heard about this guy Aziz Ansari when he played Tom Haverford on Parks and Rec. Later, I found out he wrote a book about dating, and boy I was intrigued. As I navigate the weird waters of dating the entire male Facebook… Continue reading Modern Romance Book Review
Wednesday November 25, 2015 1:51 PMAnyone looking for handmade gifts this Christmas might find potential purchases at the 18th annual Gingerbread Cottage Craft Show, a fundraiser hosted by the Westerville South High School Instrumental Music Boosters.The event will run from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dec. 5 at the school, 303 S. Otterbein Ave.The Gingerbread Cottage… Continue reading Craft show fundraiser will feature homemade wares
JOHNSTOWN INDEPENDENTMonday November 23, 2015 8:29 AMJohnstown police are asking for the community's help in identifying a man who robbed the Johnstown Drive Thru, 243 W. Coshocton St., at 8:37 p.m. Nov. 12.The unarmed man stole $1,400 from the business.According to police reports, a 6-foot tall, heavy-set man walked in and asked the cashier to give… Continue reading Police working to identify Johnstown Drive Thru robbery suspect
This holiday season, Johnstown residents can once again "adopt" a child to buy presents for or sign up to see if they qualify to receive presents.The Johnstown-Northridge Adopt-a-Child program has been underway since September and will continue to accept new families and donated presents until Dec. 12.JOHNSTOWN INDEPENDENTMonday November 30Interested volunteers receive information about a child's gender and… Continue reading Adopt-a-Child will continue through Dec. 12
WESTERVILLE NEWSWednesday December 2, 2015 11:58 AMThe top two leaders in the Westerville City School District each received a thumbs-up and a revised contract from the school board.The school board Nov. 23 gave Superintendent John Kellogg a new five-year contract and amended his current contract as the result of a positive performance evaluation.Kellogg received a 3… Continue reading Board gives Kellogg, Griffith updated contracts
JOHNSTOWN INDEPENDENTMonday December 7, 2015 11:19 AMJohnstown Village Council delayed a vote on a proposed 2016 budget that showed a negative balance in the General Fund at the regularly scheduled council meeting Tuesday, Dec. 1.As proposed, the budget resulted in a negative balance of $60,873 in the general fund, so it could legally not be passed,… Continue reading Deficit shown in proposed budget delays council vote
Debbie Wakefield 