Local writers and stories
“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 On the Beat is Better Than Giving Treats If you drive through small-town Indiana, you quickly learn where police park their vehicles to patrol from. The officers often…
Penny For Your Thought By: Nancy Whitaker Bring on the grits, black-eyed peas, cornbread, ham hocks and beans and fried chicken, chess pie for dessert and you’ve got a meal. Southern cooking has become more popular with the recent cooking show hosts and the idea of good home-style comfort food. I know my grandma was…
By: Mark Holtsberry Ruth Dorothy (Wuchter) Whigam was another World War 1 American Red Cross Nurse with Paulding County ties. She was born in Akron, Summit County, Ohio, December 29, 1895. The daughter of William Wallace and Mary A. (Klingler) Wuchter. William was born in 1872 in Ohio. Mary was also born in Ohio in…
“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 It can take a couple tries to arrive An empty boat trailer parked near the water means someone is having fun. When traveling around, I love to count…
“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 By: Matt’s Mishaps Most traffic accidents happen near your home. Maybe it is because we become less vigilant for potential problems when in familiar territory. When visiting some…
By: Mark Holtsberry Bessie Cottrell was a World War 1 American Red Cross nurse that was born January 26, 1891 in Carryall Township, Paulding County, Ohio. The daughter of Warren and Anna Cottrell was the fourth child out of eleven. Warren Cottrell was born February 28, 1861 in Ohio. Anna was born December 13, 1862…
Penny For Your Thoughts By: Nancy Whitaker I am always wondering about something. Sometimes I just like to sit and contemplate things. Today I was thinking about mirrors. I have never met a mirror I didn’t have the urge to look into. They say a person is self-conscious and unsure of themselves if they constantly…
By: Mark Holtsberry Sister Helen Elizabeth Cummings is an unknown Red Cross nurse from Paulding County who served overseas in Europe during World War 1. Helen Elizabeth Cummings was born in Antwerp, Ohio, August 7, 1895. The daughter of W. Jesse and Rosa Caroline (Westrick) Cummings. W. Jessie was born in Ohio, May 31, 1874…
Penny For Your Thoughts By: Nancy Whitaker Sometimes, I believe the older we get, the harder it is to accept change. If we stop and think about it, life is full of changes. We come into the world, learn to eat and walk, go to school, attend college, hopefully get a job and…
By: Matt’s Mishaps “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 I have always thought of the word “handicap” meaning that a person needs a bit of extra help in a certain area. I know we have…
The melting snow and the warm temperatures has caused the Maumee River to dam up by the breaking of the winter ice. Near the Vagabond is where the ice is currently at but extends for miles, causing the water to overflow out of the banks of the river. The ice appears to be stopping much…
“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 A friend in time of need How do you connect with people and friends? In training people to live and thrive overseas, we have often encouraged them to…
By: Mark Holtsberry SKINNER BROTHERS, A STORY OF TRAGEDY This story is a story of sad tragedy involving one family, two brothers. Frederick Albert Skinner was born January 6, 1896 in Harrison Township, Payne, Ohio. The son of Clarence Sylvester and Effie (Wahl) Skinner. By 1900, the Skinner family, along with five children, two daughters…
