Do you have a question for Santa, a favorite story to share or maybe something special to ask for? Now is your chance to write! The Antwerp Chamber of Commerce is working with Santa this year to get all those letter collected and forwarded to the North Pole. So get those letters written and drop…
Category: Community
Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Trausch Celebrate 50th Wedding Anniversary
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Lowell and Ann (McGrath) Trausch celebrated their 50th Wedding Anniversary on November 28, 2014. They were married on November 28, 1964 at the St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Paulding, OH. They have seven children: Michael (Tracy) of Paulding; Deborah (Mike) Abbott of Aurora, CO; Karen (Barry) Hanenkratt of Defiance; Jonathan (Lindsay) of Noblesville, IN; Michal of…
Ohio Native Animals Fur Display By Holtsberry
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Mr. Mark Holtsberry from the Paulding County Water & Soil Department visited Antwerp Elementary kindergarten students. He showed animal furs that are native to Ohio. Pictured beside Mr. Holtsberry are Grace Miller, Josie Hahn, and Lexy Hicks.
Antwerp’s Christmas Village of Lights
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Warriors Fall to Bulldogs in Season Opener
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It didn’t take long for the Bulldogs to gain an early lead over the Warriors. The boys basketball game began at 7:30 for Woodlan’s closest competion. This game took place the day before Thanksgiving on Wednesday, November 26 at the Warrior basketball court. New Haven took an early lead at 9-0 before Woodlan posted any…
Bob’s Pizza Place opens in Woodburn
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Have you heard the buzz around Woodburn about the NEW pizza place? Woodburn residents Steve and Tiara Bremer and owners of Bob’s Family Restaurant have added on to include Bob’s Pizza Place, located on the back of the building. Come dine in at Bob’s Family Restaurant and order off the pizza menu to try our…
Plan now for Shop Small Business Saturday
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Shop Small Business Saturday takes place this weekend right after Black Friday. There is a lot going on in Antwerp and Paulding and other locations throughout your communities. This is becoming quite a big event. In Antwerp, stores throughout the village and surrounding area have heavy canvas bags to handout full of coupons and savings…
Antwerp School Receives Award for Most Improved Bus Fleet, Altic Recognized
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The Antwerp School board meeting took place on Thursday, November 20 before the fourth grade elementary play. Bob Herber gave the delegate meeting report. Nothing yet has been decided on Common Core. The state board will vote in December on whether to eliminate requirements that local districts have a certain number of elementary art, music…
Mr. & Mrs. Steve Derck Celebrate 50th Wedding Anniversary
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Steve and Nancy Derck of Antwerp will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on Friday, November 28, 2014. They were joined in Holy Matrimony on November 28, 1964 by Fr. Gerald Stein of St. Michael’s Parish in Hicksville, Ohio. They have two daughters: Anita (Robert) Bok of Antwerp and Beth Derck of Noblesville, IN. They also…
Crosby Signs with University of Findlay
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Molly Crosby, a senior at Wayne Trace High School, signed a letter of intent to play collegiate softball at the University of Findlay starting next fall. Crosby, who will go to college to become an intervention specialist, is coming off of a season that saw her post a record of 9-3 on the mound with…
Antwerp & Wayne Trace Schools Building for the Future
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“We finally have our own training room,” excitedly says the wrestling coach at Wayne Trace High School. For years the wrestling team has found its home practice room moved around in various places in the building. From the cafeteria to the second story behind the bleachers, the wrestlers have not had a place to call…
Good Will to Kids: “Christmas For Kids” Collection in Antwerp
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The Mix 98.1 and Vancrest of Antwerp are braving this frigid November day to make sure kids of Paulding County have a very Merry Christmas. West Bend News parking lot is the destination (at the intersection of CR 424 & SR 49 in downtown Antwerp) where the Christmas For Kids collection is taking place until…
A Carolin’ We Will Go at the Festival of Trees
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A great hometown annual event.Sounds of the season began in Paulding this weekend with the John Paulding Historical Society’s Festival of Trees. The Poor Bottom Boys entertained the visitors with easy listening bluegrass music on Friday night, as they milled about the museum enjoying holiday lights and decorations. The jingle of coins hitting the bottom…
