Local writers and stories
By: Ron Burt A quick thank you for all the prayers and well wishes I received. The heart valve replacement was successful and hopefully up next will be my long awaited kidney transplant when I’m called. Attica Was Washed Out This past Friday once again Attica Raceway Park tried to get a full night of…
By: Mark Holtsberry Verner Enoch Meek was born November 5, 1892 in Haviland, Ohio. The son of Enoch Leander born July 1859 in Ohio and Eatie E. (Everett) Meek born July 1867 in Ohio. She is the daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth Everett. Enoch and Eatie were married in 1884 in Ohio. By 1900, while…
Penny For Your Thoughts By: Nancy Whitaker Something we all like to do, including every species, is eat. I call myself a foodie cause I love to cook and eat. Every place we go and do, such as the fairs, restaurants, churches, schools and almost every event, there is food. We can eat snacks, cakes, pies, potatoes, vegetables,…
I have often been amazed with the Appalachian people, and the stories they tell. I always wanted to visit the people that have very little education, seldom see a doctor, and perhaps never a dentist. I have gone to visit my daughter near Atlanta and have traveled l-65 to Nashville, l-24 to Chattanooga, then l-85…
By: Mark Holtsberry Leonard William and Earl Vernon Main Leonard was born in Allen County, Indiana, November 6, 1898, and Earl was born in Allen County, Indiana, April 24, 1897. Both are sons of Frank Marie, born January 1, 1870 in Indiana and Nancy M. (Meeks) Main born June 13, 1871 in Allen County, Indiana.…
Penny For Your Thought By: Nancy Whitaker Maybe no guys ever read the books or watched the TV Series, but 50 years ago when Little House on the Prairie came on TV, my family was in front of our television watching it. Going back even farther than 60 years, was when I was in school, one of my favorite things…
Where would we be without our good shepherd? Jesus Christ our precious Lord and savior, the one who washes and cleanses us from all of our sins. He removes all of our sinful feelings of rejection caused by the residual of sin. As I travel throughout the land evangelizing and preaching the word of God,…
By: Mark Holtsberry John William Marker was born in Paulding County, Ohio March 15, 1893. The son of George Marker, John’s mother could not be located. In 1900, found where John was living at the Children’s Home in Defiance, not sure on details. On June 3, 1917, John while living in Briceton, Ohio, joined the…
I have recently run across a topic which is quite interesting. If I were younger you would be on my bucket list. Much of Appalachia’s history was passed down from person to person through hundreds of years, in stories. Stories of tragedy, faith, loss, and community. I know this story is true, because Dorothy was…
By: Ron Burt Attica Raceway Park’s defending 410-Sprint champion got off to a rough start two weeks ago on opening night, with a bad crash. He came back last Saturday with a win in the Core and Main Nationals presented by Erie Blacktop and Smith Paving. Henry also pocketed $6,000.00 for the win. The fans…
By: Mark Holtsberry Garret Paul Mathias was born January 1, 1897 in Payne, Ohio. The son of Abraham Lincoln born June 5, 1861 in Ohio and Margarette Annie (Deardorff) Mathias born December 20, 1862 in Logan County, Ohio. This couple was married November 25, 1883 in Paulding. By 1900, Abraham and Margarette, along with children,…
Penny For Your Thoughts By: Nancy Whitaker The first official Groundhog Day celebration took place on February 2, 1887, in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. The annual ritual has roots in pre-Christian traditions and was brought to the U.S. by German immigrants. Phil, the groundhog, emerges from his burrow each year the morning of Feb. 2. If he sees…
As one ages it becomes difficult to generate a great deal of enthusiasm for most things, but I had heard about the eclipse for almost a year. I told you a couple weeks ago I had thought about driving 20 or 30 miles from my home base. Leaving just in time to get there. According…
