The Left Turn

By: Ron Burt The Rumble Is Coming On December 29th and 30th several very competitive classes of race cars will compete at the Allen Country War Memorial Coliseum inside the Expo Center. The Midgets are the headliners for the weekend. Let’s not count out the other classes that are loaded with veteran drivers that know…

Building Castles In The Sky

A story I remember from a reader when I was young. All those stories seemed to have a moral to them, which l’ll let you interpret for yourself. Andre’ was the lazy type. It seemed he could never set his mind to anything. When his father passed, he left Andre’ the value of 100 drachmas…

Our Snowmen Melted! At Ann’s Bright Beginnings

I made a little snowman, with a little hat.  The sun came out and melted him, and now my snowman’s flat!  The children at Ann’s Bright Beginnings had a good time creating this craft after reading “Sneezy the Snowman” during class this week.  Shown here with their creations are: Amelia Thrasher, Mateo Ash, Van Snyder…

Matt’s Mishaps 

“Serving overseas as a small-town boy from America is intense, stressful and humorous! Enjoy a light-hearted story with me from our last 20 years overseas!” —Matt  Kerosene and Mice There is a country song that goes, “Seventeen, you don’t think that much about life,  You’re just livin’,  Like kerosene dancin’ around a fire,  But you’re…

DAF donates to FDHS

Fort Defiance Humane Society (FDHS) was the recent recipient of $4,800 from The Defiance Area Foundation (DAF) to be used to purchase a back up generator for the shelter.  Pictured (L to R) is Lisa Weaner – Executive Director of the FDHS, Drew Shindler – DAF Grants Committee and Board Member, and our furry friend…

PJHS November Pride Card Holders

Each month students at Paulding Junior High School earn Paulding Pride cards for going above and beyond what is normally expected of Paulding Junior High students. Shown above are the Paulding Pride card recipients for the month of November.