Local writers and stories
Ted Mendez Was In By: Stan Jordan Ted Mendez was in the other say and brought me some old pictures and some information on the park and a lot of old memories. In 1950 the Weatherhead factory was built. A lot of their officiants came from Cleveland. Well the president of the company was Dane…
This week at Kiwanis, members Stan Searing and Lisa McClure talked about the history of the Paulding County Area Foundation. Paul Marshal donated his land and money upon his death to the Foundation. Already existing but low on funds, the Foundation really took off after Mr. Marshal’s donation. His goal was to help young farmers…
By: Stan Jordan This picture is of a Great Horned Owl that was injured/sick and ended up in Jim Pendergrast’s yard. They didn’t know how bad off the owl was so they called Nature’s Nursery in Whitehouse, Ohio and them folks came right out to get the bird. They figured the wings were not broke,…
Woodpeckers By: Stan Jordan I feel real good about writing this column on the woodpecker because nearly everyone holds them all in high esteem. Just like the cardinals and doves. I, myself, like to hear them peck for their food and to watch them get their food. They are structure workers and they survive on…
THIS TRI-STATE AREA By: Stan Jordan Over the years you have read a number of columns that I have written on this area. What I call the tri-state area is from southern Michigan south to and past of Mercer County, Ohio, the area of the St. Mary’s watershed. Then from Defiance west to I 69…
By: Stan Jordan Please read all the information about the first house in Paulding County. Although it wasn’t stated in the article, this picture was in the book with the Robert Murphy Inn so we ran it in the paper along with it. We did not mean for anyone to mistake it for the Robert…
By: Angel Steiner The summer has passed its hump and is entering the dog days of summer, with lots of sunshine and heavy humidity. This always coincides with opening of high school fall sports practice which is happening now for the various sports in the area — golf, tennis, volleyball, cross country and football to…
Wahoo Is No Longer A Chief By: Stan Jordan I get asked once in a while about the Cleveland Indians and also the Reds. Well the Indians have a good ball club, the pitching is good I would say above average, but now and then the bull pen will let the pitchers down. I’ve hollered…
The Village of Haviland suffered a direct hit of a weather related “Wet Micro Burst” July 26, 2018 at 4:46 pm. The NWS is estimating the winds in excess of 50 to 60 MPH. Custom Assembly, Inc. on the west side of the village, suffered heavy damage to multiple buildings, Haviland Tile, Inc. had a…
The Village of Haviland suffered a direct hit of a weather related at 4:46 pm. The NWS is estimating the winds in excess of 50 to 60 MPH. Custom Assembly, Inc. on the west side of the village, suffered heavy damage to multiple buildings, Haviland Tile, Inc. had a number of their storage piles of PVC Drainage tile…
The Robert Murphy Inn By: Stan Jordan The following story is taken from the book “The Maumee River in 1835” written by Louis A. Simonis. You can get a copy of the book on line. See ya! The “inn” or home of Robert Murphy, Sr. is well identified by the many references seen on pages…
SOCCER and i By: Stan Jordan I know nothing about the game of soccer and I am sure it’s going to be big here in the United States so I had Crystal punch me up Wikipedia and this and another column will help in understanding the game better. I’m sure down the road it is…
By: Angel Steiner “Just blame it on the weather!” Most of the time we use this phrase in jest when we feel the need to blame our problems on SOMETHING instead of the actual cause. Science has confirmed though that were are people who suffer from what is called S.A.D. — Seasonal Affective Disorder —…
