| March/April 2009 Newsletter |
Garmann/Miller
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"Design an Ad"
Local businesses sponsored a contest for area 5th graders put forth by The Evening Leader newspaper. The papers advertising department taught the art students at Minster Middle School basic ad design skills highlighting the necessary requirements for a great ad. Several students were given a business in which to design an ad. Each business picked the best ad which was in turn published in the paper. An overall first, second, and third place winner was also selected by the newspaper.
Among eight entries designed for Garmann / Miller, the winning ad was drawn by Isaac Gibson shown below.
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Rausch Receives Awards in Photography Contest
CONGRATULATIONS goes out to John Rausch of our firm on his accomplishments at the 2009 Juried Photography Exhibition presented annually by the ArtSpace/Lima Photography Club. John took 1st Place in architectural photography with his photo titled "Mom & Pop II" (shown above), 2nd Place in portrait photography with his photo titled "The Young Fisherman," and Honorable Mention in the miscellaneous category with his photo titled "The Steel Room." His entries were among 100 pieces to consider by 35 area photographers. Entries were received in the following categories: Portrait, Landscape, Still Life, Plants, Animals, Architecture, Black and White, Special Effects, and Miscellaneous.
Jurors for the 2009 exhibit were Professor Lynn Whitney, Area Head of Photography at Bowling Green State University, and Zack Medler, Visual Arts chair at ArtsPlace in Portland, Indiana.
The judges selection process focused on entries with the most coherence in composition and craft. "We were drawn especially to images whose presentation - often understated - quietly complimented the work," said Whitney. The efforts from all the participants to best represent the worlds they know and love did not go unnoticed by the judges.
2nd Place Portrait
The Young Fisherman
ArtSpace/Lima is a not-for-profit arts organization with a mission to promote the arts in northwest Ohio and to provide artists with a venue to present and to sell their work. For further information on the Annual Juried Photography Exhibit or for information regarding other ArtSpace/Lima programs, please call Bill Sullivan, Operations Manager, at ArtSpace/Lima 419-222-1721.
Honorable Mention
The Steel Room |
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"May good luck be your friend in whatever you do and may trouble be always a stranger to you."
-Irish Blessing
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Burtch Seed Expands Facility
The Burtch Seed Company of Celina, Ohio, again chose to partner with Garmann/Miller for their latest project, an expansion to their current facility. The expansion includes construction of a new seed drying tower and an exterior overhead conveyor belt system that will connect the existing building with the new one. The new 24,000 sq. ft. addition will double the size of the current facility. The project is scheduled for completion in June. The contractor for this project is H.A. Dorsten of Minster, Ohio.
In 1999, Garmann/Miller received a Design of Merit award for their work done on the first Burtch Seed project. BEEM Construction of Botkins, Ohio was the General Contractor for the project.
Burtch Seed treats and bags seed for agricultural use. The seed is then shipped out to suppliers throughout the United States and overseas.
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| New Knoxville School Dedication Ceremony And Open House Slated
New Knoxville School will hold an Open House and Dedication Ceremony on Sunday, April 26, 2009 at 1:30 pm in the Ranger Gymnasium. The public is invited to tour the newly renovated building and will have the opportunity to meet the Ohio School Facilities Commission, R.L. Bowen (project manager), Garmann/Miller Architects-Engineers, and the contractors involved in the renovation project.
School location...
New Knoxville Local School
345 S. Main Street
New Knoxville, Ohio
Kim Waterman, Superintendent
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 Going Green with Wind Turbines
 In an attempt to go green, Meijer retail supercenter has plans of adding wind power to some of its stores.
Wind turbines will be added to the Meijer's headquarters store in Walker, Michigan, just outside of Grand Rapids. The current plan is for six wind turbines to be installed on the roof of the store, with meters being place inside the building.
Cascade Engineering is manufacturing the turbines, which should be installed within the next few months.
"We continue to look for ways to decrease our carbon footprint and this wind turbine project is another example of how we can apply innovation to be greener," Stacie Behler, Meijer VP of Communications and Public Affairs said.
Meijer hopes the project can expand to include its stores in Grand Haven and Norton Shores, Michigan. Other green practices of Meijer stores include the continuous addition of green products sold in stores, construction of LEED-certified stores and a plastic bag recycling program.
Meijer operates stores throughout Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and Kentucky.
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Garmann/Miller Architects-Engineers
38 S. Lincoln Dr., Minster, Ohio 45865
Ph: (419) 628-4240
Fx: (419) 628-4299
Directions: Garmann/Miller Architects-Engineers is located just 15 minutes off I-75. Take route 119 west to the first stop light in Minster, go straight, first street to your left...you are there.
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