Portions of a Our Lady of Fatima statue blown off a shrine during the March tornado at Indian Lake were recovered weeks later.
Courtesy of American Society of Ephesus
RUSSELLS POINT — Members of a dive team that volunteered to recover several portions of the 20-foot-tall fiberglass Our Lady of Fatima statue that had been blown into Indian Lake during the March 14 tornado will receive checks July 26 as a token of appreciation, according to a release by the Lima-based non-profit American Society of Ephesus.
The check presentation will take place at 5:30 p.m. at St. Mary of the Woods Roman Catholic Church, 464 Madison Ave., Russells Point. The recipients are Jimmy Dawson of Russells Point, Richard Martin of Marysville and Josh George of Delaware.
For more information on the ASE’s efforts to rebuild the shrine where the statue once stood, including a design competition currently underway, go to bit.ly/3TrhDJI.
