The Midwest Electic Community Connection Fund awarded the Van Wert Area Performing Arts Foundation (VWAPAF) presenting Van Wert Live events with a $500 grant. These funds are specifically used to provide accessibility to the arts for low to moderate-income families through the VWLive Community Impact Program. Just how is funding made possible through Midwest Electric? Each month, participating…
The Senior Saints are starting their 2023 concert season with 74 singers and instrumentalists, age 58 to 91, from 29 area churches. The Saints will be presenting 14 concerts from August through September. Seven of the concerts are open to the public. Their program this year is “The Music of Our Hearts.” Songs about music…
The Paulding County Carnegie Children’s Room is excited to announce the upcoming “DinoRoar” Event, to be held at the Main branch location in Paulding on Wednesday, July 19 starting at 12:00 p.m. The DinoRoar event comes from Cleveland, Ohio. There will be a walking T-Rex, fossils and some surprises. Be sure to stop by you…
Pete Schlegel is coming to Antwerp on July 13th. He’s planning to perform at Pin-A-Rama: Bowling, Diner & Pizza on Daggett St. with his new show — Longnecks & Short Stories. He will have a special guest with him: Tina Mae as well as accompaniment by Them Oh Boys. Come out for a good show…
Let’s get ready for some mid-summer fun with Paulding CoRP’s Summer Blast! There will be Food, Family Fun & Fireworks for all in downtown Paulding this Friday evening, July 14th. The evening will kick off with a Summer Blast Parade (line up is at 5:00 p.m., entries due by WEDNESDAY July 10th) beginning at 6pm.…
By: Grace Goyings, Paulding FFA Reporter During the Paulding County Fair, the Paulding FFA had many members participate in a variety of activities throughout the week. This year’s fair was June 10th-17th, with many activities going each day from livestock shows to still project judging. On Monday, several members participated in the annual Jr. Fair…
The Caring & Sharing Food Pantry receives great community support to help them stock their shelves, serve Paulding County residents dealing with food insecurity and get closer to building their new building. “I just want to say thank you to people in all corners of Paulding County,” said Laurie Barnes, pantry board president. “We could…
The Christmas Cruise Thru has been working extremely hard to save money over the past 11 years in a contingent account in case the organization needs to replace their equipment at a last minute notice. However, it became clear to the board that the Hicksville Splash Pad has an urgent need to generate funds so…
By: Grace Goyings, Paulding FFA Reporter The Paulding FFA officer team this year consists of President Jamy Hunt, Vice President Kobe Foor, Secretary Jalyn Klopfenstein, Treasurer Tyler Schlatter, Reporter Grace Goyings, Sentinel Addy Hunt, Student Advisor Brooklyn Schlatter, Parliamentarian Brooke Kilgore, and Chaplain Tytus Manz, along with Ag Education Teacher and FFA advisor Mrs.…
There will be a Brotherly Love Bash in honor of Braeden Hormann and his family on Saturday, July 29, 2023 from 3:00-9:00 p.m. at the home of Bob and Cori Garza — 2730 Buckskin Rd., Hicksville. What is this Brotherly Love Bash? The Garza family started the Brotherly Love Bash in 2006 as a tribute…
Monday July 3rd a celebration of America will take place at the boat launch in Antwerp Veterans Memorial Park at 6:00 p.m. This idea was sparked by local resident, Dan Bowers, owner of Advanced Chassis. This new inaugural event has been dubbed “Rock on the River”. It is reminiscent of past celebrations experienced by Bowers.…
Van Wert Civic Theatre recently hosted their awards banquet for the 2022-2023 season, drawing a crowd of over 50 attendees. The event was expertly emceed by Jerry Zimmerman and featured the presentation of more than 40 awards. Board election results were announced with Chad Kraner, Terry Plas, and Dale Terry being elected for three-year terms. …
2023 Paulding County Fair Royal Court (back, l-r) 2nd Runner Up, Ally Jo Merriman; 1st Runner Up, Jamy Hunt; 2023 PC 4-H Fair Queen, Aewyn McMichael; 2023 Paulding County Fair King, Carter Manz; 1st Runner Up, Mason Schlatter; 2nd Runner Up, Colby Singer. (Front, l-r) 2023 Paulding County Junior Queen, Delaney Johanns, 2023 Paulding County…
