Category: Entertainment

Successful Wine Tasting at Old Masonic building

The Friends of the Paulding Chamber of Commerce hosted a wine tasting on June 8 for fun and fellowship, and as a fundraiser. The drive behind this event was Theresa Stoller and David Burtch. The event started at 7:00 p.m. and continued through the evening as people came and went. The location of the wine…

Vessels of Honor

Emmanuel Baptist Church would like to welcome the Paulding Community to join us for a night of music brought by the West Coast Baptist College quartet Vessels of Honor. The Vessels of Honor is a summer ministry team consisting of four ladies traveling around the country singing and doing ministry in various churches.  The concert…

Antwerp Community Band Spring Concert

The Antwerp School Auditorium erupted with melodious sounds of the Antwerp Community Band on Thursday, May 24 as they conducted their annual Sprint Concert. The evening was extra special because the band honored and recognized a 20 year member, Antwerp Community Band President, Larry Culler who plays the trumpet. The band’s line up was classic…

Divine Mercy hosts Wax museum

The 3rd and 4th grade class at Divine Mercy hosted a Wax Museum exhibit on April 26th in the church hall. For about 5 weeks, the students researched someone who had contributed to the world in some way. They wrote a report and made a tri-fold presentation of their famous person and created a Google…

Amelia Miller is art winner in 82nd District

Ohio 82nd House District Rep. Riedel of Defiance has announced that Amelia Miller is the winner of the 2018 Ohio House of Representatives Student Art Exhibition. Miller is a senior at Antwerp High School, and taught by Lisa Girlie. “This is a very nice honor for Amelia that acknowledges her artistic abilities and talents,” Riedel…

FAME WINNERS HONORED EACS BOARD MEETING

The 2018 FAME art winners were honored for their hard work at a recent Board of School Trustees meeting! Superintendent Hissong said, “The artwork of these students was extremely impressive and they represented East Allen County Schools well at the FAME art festival!” Those honored were: The Mayor’s Choice Award winners: Syrus Shirey, Cedarville Elementary,…

Scarborough reminds people of the history of Paulding County

The OSU extension building and Paulding County BOE located at the fairgrounds has a unique set of mural paintings inside that Gene Scarbrough would like to recommend people to visit. From left to right you’ll see the beginning of Paulding County to the modern era in a picture book history form. From the very beginning,…

NO COMPROMISE MYSTERY DINNER THEATRE FUNDRAISER Huge Success!

Raising community pride, historical awareness and money From April 12 through 14, 2018, the Merry and Bright Winter Festival Committee, in cooperation with the Friends of Paulding, put on a mystery dinner theatre fundraiser titled, “No Compromise: Mosquitoes, Mayhem and the Militia in the Great Black Swamp”. It was a historical play about Paulding County’s…

This week at Kiwanis

Paulding, OH: This week at Kiwanis, member Tiffany Beckman introduced guest speaker Jane Nice author and script writer of the Mystery Dinner Theater. Accompanying Jane was Brenda Crawford, chair of the Mystery Dinner Theater committee, and Renee and Tim Boss who play the Applegate’s in the play, and Renee serves as the director. The Mystery…

Antwerp Conservation Club Holds Annual Easter Egg Hunt

Saturday, March 31st the Antwerp Conservation Club held its annual Easter egg hunt. Despite threatening rain and cool temperatures it was an exciting event.  Children collected eggs filled with candy or money. Three children were really lucky and found the grand prize egg which meant they received a huge Easter basket stuffed with all sorts…

Ivy Tech’s Basketball Shooting Robot Comes to Harlan Christian School

Ivy Tech’s Basketball Shooting Robot came to Harlan Christian School on Wednesday, March 28. Instructors and students from various college programs have worked on the robot, which can shoot free throws and three-pointers. There are many Ivy Tech programs involved in creating the robot, such as:  Machine Tool Technology, Advanced Automation and Robotics Technology, Industrial…