Category: Community

The Left Turn

By: Ron Burt Last Friday, Limaland Motorsports Park celebrated Independence Day weekend with Firecracker Friday and Tribute to “Mr. Excitement” Tim Allison. Kasey Jedrzejek drove the 11N to his first ever Limaland victory in the Great Lakes Super Sprints competition. Dylan Woodling took the win for the second straight week in DIRTcar UMP Modified feature…

District Governor Visits New Haven Lions Club

On July 8th, the New Haven Lions Club hosted a visit with District Governor James Bush. Pictured above are (front row, l-r) NH Secretary Bob Hudson, NH President Susie Hudson, NH Tail twister Dr. Victor Fitch, NH Director Bill Hart and District Governor James Bush (who installed the officers); (back row, l-r) NH Director Steve…

Years Ago in Paulding County

By: John Paulding Historical Museum 40 Years Ago From the Paulding Progress of July 18, 1984: A bronze plaque will be placed on the Paulding County Carnegie Library building during ceremonies July 22 at the library. The plaque honors the placement of the building on the National Register of Historic Places as the first county…

Broughton, OH Mayor makes Purple Heart Proclamation

Broughton Mayor, Ms. Donna Greear, recently signed a proclamation which made the Village of Broughton a “Purple Heart Village.” This action makes Broughton the 75th town in the State of Ohio to be proclaimed a Purple Heart Village on the National Military Order of the Purple Heart Trail.  The purpose of the National Purple Heart Trail…

Guys & Dolls at the Huber on July 20 & 21

Set in Damon Runyon’s mythical New York City, Guys and Dolls is an oddball romantic comedy. Gambler, Nathan Detroit, tries to find the cash to set up the biggest craps game in town while the authorities breathe down his neck; meanwhile, his girlfriend and nightclub performer, Adelaide, laments that they’ve been engaged for fourteen years. Nathan turns…

Ken Manz Speaks to Kiwanis

The Kiwanis Club of Paulding County was privileged to have Ken Manz (Member of the Apostolic Christian Church and its European Committee) as the guest speaker at the July 11, 2024, club meeting. Ken came at the invitation of Jane Gray (Retired Postal Worker). He spoke to the Kiwanians about his investigative and fact-finding trip…

Paulding County Recycling Event THIS Saturday!

The special recycling event is almost here (July 20th from 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. across from the Paulding fairgrounds) and I wanted to provide some additional details. Call Shannon at 419-399-3630 with questions. 1. Upon arrival, you will see balloons. That will be your entrance as all others will be blocked off. Please pull…

CAMP FIRELIGHT VBS @ ST. JOHN LUTHERAN Church

St John Lutheran, 812 East High Street, Hicksville is happy to announce their Vacation Bible School from July 22-26. The theme this year is CAMP FIRELIGHT, a summer camp adventure with God, based on Psalm 56:3. It will be held from 6:00-8:00 p.m. with an overnight camp out planned for Friday night. A fun week…

Schultz – Speice

Natalie Schultz and Trevor Speice are engaged to  be married on Saturday, August 17, 2024. The bride elect is the daughter of Jeff and Christa Schultz, granddaughter of Terry Daniels and Mahlon and Rosa Tempel. Natalie is a graduate of Ohio State University and is currently attending Purdue University for her graduate program of Speech…