Third Sculpture Dedicated Along Winona Heritage Trail
May 30, 2019 at 12:14 a.m.
Third Sculpture Dedicated Along Winona Heritage Trail
By Terry White-
Created by Fort Wayne sculptor Ben Solee and commissioned by the Winona Art Commission, the installation includes the sculpture, an explanatory plaque and a memorial bench. The sculpture is along the Winona Heritage Trail just off the left field of the Grace Lancer baseball diamond at Miller Field on Pierceton Road.
Town Coordinator Craig Allebach began Tuesday's short ceremony and introduced Rick Swaim, who chairs both the Winona Art Commission and the Winona Lake town board. Swaim gave a little background on the three art projects dedicated so far and introduced Solee, who gave some explanatory remarks on his conception and implementation of his idea.
Sharon White, representing the sponsor family, also spoke, recalling the impact Sunday has had on the religious life of Americans and others around the world. She also noted that the installation was given in memory of the Whites' daughter, who spent her childhood in Winona Lake "just through these woods," but later died.
The fourth sculpture, memorializing the Miami and Potawatomi native Americans who first occupied the shores of Winona Lake, has now been funded and is being constructed by sculptor Steve Perry. Its dedication will occur in the spring.
Appreciation was also expressed to Tom Miller and the Winona Lake Street Department for the preparation of the concrete pad, the pylon on which the sculpture was mounted and the securing of the memorial bench.
Created by Fort Wayne sculptor Ben Solee and commissioned by the Winona Art Commission, the installation includes the sculpture, an explanatory plaque and a memorial bench. The sculpture is along the Winona Heritage Trail just off the left field of the Grace Lancer baseball diamond at Miller Field on Pierceton Road.
Town Coordinator Craig Allebach began Tuesday's short ceremony and introduced Rick Swaim, who chairs both the Winona Art Commission and the Winona Lake town board. Swaim gave a little background on the three art projects dedicated so far and introduced Solee, who gave some explanatory remarks on his conception and implementation of his idea.
Sharon White, representing the sponsor family, also spoke, recalling the impact Sunday has had on the religious life of Americans and others around the world. She also noted that the installation was given in memory of the Whites' daughter, who spent her childhood in Winona Lake "just through these woods," but later died.
The fourth sculpture, memorializing the Miami and Potawatomi native Americans who first occupied the shores of Winona Lake, has now been funded and is being constructed by sculptor Steve Perry. Its dedication will occur in the spring.
Appreciation was also expressed to Tom Miller and the Winona Lake Street Department for the preparation of the concrete pad, the pylon on which the sculpture was mounted and the securing of the memorial bench.
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