By: Ron Burt Thank you for the emails. I try to answer as many as I can. We are currently in the middle of a great racing tradition in Indiana. It’s Midget Week. Just about every track is hosting the USAC Midgets. These non wing cars are smaller than Sprints but lightening fast, and always…
On your mark! Get Set! Go! The 2022 Paulding County 4-H Fair started Ohio out of the gate with the summer’s first 4-H fair on Saturday, June 11 with the Livestock Pull-In, Livestock Weigh-In and Rodeo and fireworks. Sunday, June 12, continued the opening festivities with vet checks, a church service sponsored by Middle Creek…
By: Ron Burt This column normally doesn’t cover the big two, but you must mention both when you mention racing on Memorial weekend. This year’s Indy 500 winner was Marcus Ericsson, a 31-year-old from Sweden. The win wasn’t easy, his last two laps were a shoot-out. He had to hold off Pato O’Ward (runner up}…
The Black Swamp Cruiser Club will again host the Memorial Ride for Les Weidenhamer and Todd Switzer, a poker run and motorcycle tour of Paulding County. The annual ride will begin and end at the John Paulding Historical Society Museum. The public is invited on Saturday, June 4, for a fun-filled trip though the countryside…
The Event Planners of the Oakwood Library Association were happy to celebrate the 15th annual Spring Tea and Style Show after a 2 year COVID pause! The Cooper Community Library was abuzz with many vendors and guests meeting for a delicious luncheon and style show.
Summer Theater Academy for ages 12-18 will be held at the Huber Opera House in June and July and will produce “Legally Blonde, Jr.” Performance Dates are July 16 & 17. Participants will be actively involved with many aspects of stage production including, costuming, set production, and character development as well as on stage performing…
This past Easter weekend brought the long-awaited return of the P.A.S.S. Paulding Area Support Society’s “playing ball for those who can’t” basketball marathon. This is the first time since COVID precautions caused the cancellation in the Spring of 2020. While the participants were lower this year at 76 teams, we were very satisfied with the…
FRIDAY 4/15 5:25 – Opening Ceremony 5:30 – Exhibition: Paulding Pride VS The State Bank 6:00 – Mens: Pleasant Valley Golf Course VS Paulding Co. Ballers 6:30 – Co-Ed: Petals and Vines VS One More And We’ll Go Home 7:00 – Co-Ed: Den Herder Funeral Home VS Hay’s Team 7:30 – Co-Ed: Lippert 112 VS…
The Paulding County Carnegie Children’s Room will be hosting their annual Spring Party on Thursday, April 7 at 6:00 p.m. There will be an Easter egg hunt – rain or shine, a visit from our very own Easter Bunny, crafts and snacks will be available. Come join the fund and find your eggs.
Reviewed by John Vining The local dinner theater troupe Off Stage Productions is performing “Mama Won’t Fly” for your viewing and dining pleasure this spring. I had a chance to view the dress rehearsal for this production last night. The trio of Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope, and Jamie Wooten are rapidly becoming the premier writers…
Welcome to Antwerp Manor Assisted Living. We are located at 204 Archer Drive in Antwerp, Ohio. We are currently accepting new residents. March has been an eventful month for our residents. We have celebrated eight resident birthdays, so we have enjoyed a lot of birthday cake! Thank you to our friends at Mount Calvary Lutheran…
Doors will open for the Hawaiian-themed event at 6:00 p.m. The fun gets under way at 7:00 p.m. with delicious wines and cheeses, plus door prizes, silent and Chinese auction, 50/50 drawing, and more. Scott Strahley and Jay Dachenhaus will emcee. The evening, one of the historical society’s most popular events, is returning after a…
A musical play with a cow who wouldn’t “moo!” This is all very upsetting to the other human and animal characters who all love to sing in their own special way. They realize that everybody’s voice is important and necessary to make the farm and the choir sound complete. Each of the characters makes it…
