By: Ron Burt I must start this week with a big shout-out to 11-year-old Carter Schlenk picking up his 2nd feature win of the year in the Sportsman Division at Oakshade Raceway in Wauseon. What 11-year-old do you know spends his or her Saturday nights going 80-90 mph around a dirt oval with 23 other…
PAULDING – John Paulding Historical Society will host a general meeting and special program at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, September 27. The meeting is open to all. The guest speaker for the evening will be Ian Ferguson, who will portray famed Revolutionary War hero John Paulding. John Paulding was a 22-year-old militiaman in New York, part…
Saturday, September 10th was the day to learn and celebrate in the agriculture community as Mercer Landmark (Latty Agronomy facility) hosted The AGrow Expo event. During the morning and afternoon, farmers had the opportunity to take part in sessions to keep up to date with the latest in farming — Global Trends and their Impact…
WOODBURN – Woodlan scored 32 first-quarter points and the Warriors cruised from there to a 46-6 victory over Southern Wells in ACAC high school football action Friday night outside of Woodburn. The Warriors led 32-0 at the end of one period and widened the margin to 46-0 at the intermission as Woodlan improved to 2-3…
PAULDING – The John Paulding Historical Society is raffling two deluxe coach tickets for the sold out Tri-State Scenic Steam Excursion on October 1. The tickets were generously donated by the Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society, whose historic Nickel Plate Road steam locomotive No. 765 will pull the excursion train. No. 765 has a unique…
The Village of Convoy Historical Society will be hosting the Battle of Wabash/Fort Recovery Program on Sunday September 18th at 1pm in the Convoy Opera House. Nancy Knapke will detail the fascinating facts of The Battle of the Wabash. The battle was in 1791 and pitted the Western Confederation of Indians against the United States…
Paulding native Paul J. Miles will present a benefit concert on Sunday, September 18th at 2:00 pm for the Nancy Lee Eagleson exhumation fund. The concert will be held at the Branch Christian Fellowship, 109 North Main Street, Paulding, which is on the east side of the courthouse square. Paul, a former football star athlete…
The John Paulding Historical Society will host its 21st ATHS Vintage Truck Show, featuring antique, classic and special interest vehicles, on Sunday, Sept. 18, during the annual Flat Rock Creek Fall Festival. Again this year, military vehicles will join the exhibit of all sizes, eras, makes and models of trucks. The show is held on…
The Antwerp High School Class of 1962 recently gathered for their 60th reunion at the Day in the Park and Alumni Banquet. Those present for the picture were: Jerry Berryhill, Don Smith, Larry Smith, Ray Friend, Larry Ryan, Joe Barker, Beverly Foreman Tustison and Julene Seslar Ott. Dennis Lucas and Sue Zuber Derck joined the…
Volunteers of the Waynedale Community Improvement Team (WCIT) are working hard to bring new community events to Waynedale! Their next event is a free Community Fall Festival, named Treats & Trails, which will be held at the Southwest Conservation Club (5703 Bluffton Rd) on Saturday, October 1st, 1p-4p. This family friendly event will feature a…
EDGERTON, OH – What happens when two people with very different personalities host a talk show full of guests you just can’t imagine seeing anywhere else? The answer is revealed when the Village Players present the comedy, “The Most-viewed, Least-Watched Talk Show in History” by Ken Preuss as its autumn show. The play takes place…
It was a very busy week for Woodlan’s Cross Country team. There were 4 meets. Woodlan JH started the week out at the Maple Creek Grade Invite. Girls 7th grader Brooklyn Hetrick place 20th with a time of 14:44 and 8th grader Maddie Gentz placed 5th with a time of 12:42. Boys 7th grader Eli Washler…
By: Ron Burt Most tri-state tracks are having season championships. This doesn’t always mean they’re closing for the year. Some of these tracks will run into October and many have big races coming up. This fall and winter I will feature the champions from the different tracks I cover in my column along with pictures.…
