Staff and submitted information The Van Wert Service Club will sponsor a summer speech and language clinic again this year. Priority will be given to individuals (age birth to 21) residing in Van Wert County. The purpose of the clinic is to help individuals having difficulty producing sounds, constructing sentences, understanding or using words, or speaking fluently. It will be held at the Thomas R. Mechling Clinic, housed in the Thomas Edison Preschool building. There will be a limit of 30 individuals served during the six-week sessions, which will occur in June and July. Each session will be individual or small group, depending on the needs of the individual. There is no charge to the families.