Blessed with great weather the Harlan Days Festival enjoyed another profitable year. The arena was again filled to capacity for the Saturday night main event Demo Derby Soccer Match. Coordinated by park volunteers Neil Koch and Alex Zurbrugg, the crowd was enthralled as the ‘#77 Racing Car’ stole the show. Come early in 2019 if…
The 99th Oakwood Homecoming is set for Labor Day weekend, September 1-3! Even though times have changed, those Country Roads can still take us home! It may be different, but it’s home! Remember when you knew everyone in Oakwood? How many do you know now? Thirty years ago there were 6-7 Little League teams, now…
1st – 2018 Chevy Spark – Dawn James 2nd – $1000 Tire Gift Certificate – Melvin Baughman 3rd – 43” 4K Smart Insignia TV – Gary Stopher 4th – Gustin Custom Meats (1/2 hog & processing) – Daniel Lengacher 5th – $195 HVAC Gift Certificate to Korte – Vicki Parrish 6th – Cherry Hill Golf…
Friday night, the Friends of the Paulding Chamber hosted a new event: Tunes, Brews & BBQ on the street near Herb Monroe Park. Jen and The Foggy Creek Band opened the evening creating an enthusiasm that rolled through the crowd. If you happened to miss them, they will be giving an encore performance at the…
Nostalgia is the word that comes to mind when thinking about small town America. Antwerp Riverside Veterans Memorial Park was the place to be on August 11th to experience a taste of the best of nostalgic small town living. Everyone was a friend this past Saturday — no strangers were in the park. The morning…
Is your “garden” overflwing into the yard? Have your tomato plants taken over? Even the rabbits are tired of the excess zucchini? The Antwerp Chamber has a solution for you. August 13th from 5:00-7:00 p.m. “Grab Your Neighbor and Explore Your Downtown” invites you to bring your excess produce from your garden and join us…
The ending of summer; the beginning of school; and Antwerp Chamber of Commerce’s Day in the Park. Day in the Park has become known as the climax of summer; a time of relaxing and enjoying the splendor of the park atmosphere and neighbors’ crafting wares and food & games & fundraisers for the local school…
Roland “Pudge” Kennedy has been named 2018 Gem of the Year. Each year the citizens of Antwerp nominate an outstanding member to be recognized at the opening of Antwerp’s Day in the Park, and this year’s responses were overwhelmingly in Pudge’s favor. Pudge Kennedy was born to Paul and Fairy Kennedy on December 5, 1951.…
The rain didn’t want let up at this year’s Homecoming event in Sherwood. The Sherwood Homecoming takes place each year on the third weekend of July and this year it fell on the 21st. The rain poured in every direction it seemed and just did not want to let up. Even with the rain, Sherwood…
The Antwerp Chamber of Commerce is busy making plans for their Annual Day in the Park festival on August 11th. The theme of the day is Back Home Again to coincide with the Antwerp Alumni Reunion dinner and dance that will be held that evening. The day will begin with a parade starting at…
The Payne Chamber of Commerce & the Village of Payne will close Main Street Saturday to host the Rock The Block music festival. This event is sure to be a good time for all ages so mark your calendar and come out to have fun time in your local community! The event committee has been…
Cutest Baby Contest Winner was Raelee C. Abbi’s Fireflies Daycare donated back half of the proceeds to the splash pad fund!!! Pie Eating: Beth Wood (3 years running) Corn Hole Winners 1st place – Sophal & Sophal 2nd place – Curt Vogel & Dan Wyatt 3rd Place – Chuck Webb & Mike Dailey Scavenger Hunt…
The sky loomed dark and foreboding for much of the day Saturday, July 21st. A short disruption of a rain shower occurred at the lunch hour. This put a slight damper on the flea market set up in downtown Antwerp by the railroad tracks as many classic cars and hot rods made their way to…
