Local writers and stories
By: Ron Burt The Rumble Is Coming On December 29th and 30th several very competitive classes of race cars will compete at the Allen Country War Memorial Coliseum inside the Expo Center. The Midgets are the headliners for the weekend. Let’s not count out the other classes that are loaded with veteran drivers that know…
A story I remember from a reader when I was young. All those stories seemed to have a moral to them, which l’ll let you interpret for yourself. Andre’ was the lazy type. It seemed he could never set his mind to anything. When his father passed, he left Andre’ the value of 100 drachmas…
“Serving overseas as a small-town boy from America is intense, stressful and humorous! Enjoy a light-hearted story with me from our last 20 years overseas!” —Matt Kerosene and Mice There is a country song that goes, “Seventeen, you don’t think that much about life, You’re just livin’, Like kerosene dancin’ around a fire, But you’re…
By: Mark Holtsberry Virgil Hudson was born September 11, 1899 in Paulding, Ohio. The son of Edward E., born December 4, 1865 in Henry County, Ohio and Alma O. (Barnes) Hudson born March 20, 1870 in Jackson Township, Paulding County. This couple was married January 17, 1894 in Paulding. This happy couple were blessed with…
This is a story that I heard years ago, and I have no reason to believe it isn’t true. Time for a Christmas story so let’s go. It was about mid afternoon on Christmas Eve and mum asked her son Charlie if he’d like to go for a spin. Of course Charlie thought this was…
“Serving overseas as a small-town boy from America is intense, stressful and humorous! Enjoy a light-hearted story with me from our last 20 years overseas!” —Matt Navigating by GPS (Good People Service) On a snowy afternoon when I was around 16 years old, I learned how important it is to have good people around…
By: Ron Burt Millstream Update Race fans and drivers are looking forward to Millstream Speedway coming back to life in 2024. For years it hosted major races before it went idle. New owners Matt and Beth Cogley have been working hard on the track and grounds and fans have volunteered time to help. Matt knows…
By: Mark Holtsberry Hosea Gerald Hummell was born in Antwerp, Ohio January 25, 1897. The son of Leroy, born in Ohio, November of 1873 and Catherine (Doyle) Hummell, born in Ohio, December of 1874. This couple was married June 30, 1894 in Paulding, Ohio. By 1900 the Hummell family was living in Antwerp. The family…
Penny For Your Thoughts By: Nancy Whitaker T’was the night before Christmas, God glanced over the earth. He looked to and fro, All over its girth. They missed it again, He said with a sigh, A heavy heart and tear in his eye. I gave them my son, So they could be free. My greatest…
“Serving overseas as a small-town boy from America is intense, stressful and humorous! Enjoy a light-hearted story with me from our last 20 years overseas!” —Matt When is it my turn I think we might start out in life with more patience than we get when we are older. Waiting seems harder for adults, except…
When our children were young, they each hung a stocking on the mantle, and before we went to bed Christmas eve, we would fill them with an orange, candy, or small toys. When I grew up we had a similar tradition that I always assumed to be German. Our ancestors came from Alsace Lorraine, and…
By: Ron Burt Outlaw Supermodifieds At Plymouth Saturday, May 11th the Outlaw 350 Supermodified Series makes its debut at the speedway. The 350’s run a crate motor. The car body can run the standard off-set mid-engine, rear engine, or an outlaw sprint style. All the cars run a rear wing to hold them down on…
By: Mark Holtsberry John Marconi Jacobs was born September 7, 1886 in Paulding Township. The son of Marconi Pettit born March 14, 1838 in Ohio and Ellen (Stout) Jacobs born May 4, 1842 in Ohio. This couple was married August 24, 1865 in Paulding, Ohio. Now this was not Marconi’s first wife. He was married…
