By: Stan Jordan In April 1880 Antwerp purchased the first hook and ladder truck from Ft Wayne second-handed for $800. In 1920, the first piece of motorized fire equipment was acquired by the village and that is the top picture here, a Model T Ford. In 1933, Antwerp purchased the Dodge fire truck. On that…
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Deadline Set For Vets Memorial Engraving
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Veterans and/or descendants of Veterans who would like to be included on the granite tablets at the Vets Memorial in Riverside Park can fill out the application below and return it by October 1, 2016, to either Keith West, P.O. Box 636, Antwerp, Ohio or to Nancy Lichty, P.O. Box 538, Antwerp, Ohio 45813.
Antwerp Defeats the Raiders in Volleyball
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The Lady Raiders volleyball team travelled to the Antwerp court on Tuesday, September 6. Antwerp is now 6-0 overall on the season and 1-0 in the Green Meadows Conference. Wayne Trace drops to 2-3 overall and 0-1 in the GMC. Wayne Trace Leaders: Kacey Reinhart – four digs, two blocks, 24-26 hitting, five kills; Madison…
Women’s Self Defense Class
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By: Gary Mabis, Pistol Range Chairman On August 22nd and 25th, the Antwerp Conservation Club held a Women’s Self Defense class. I would like to acknowledge Chris Horvath from Woodburn Indiana and Deputy Rob Garcia from the Paulding County Sheriffs office for their time and expertise. It is great to have people like this that…
Rubie Helen Meredith
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Antwerp, OH Rubie Helen Meredith, 82, of Bluffton, IN, passed away at home Saturday, September 10, 2016. Rubie was born in Antwerp on July 13, 1934, a daughter of the late Dollie (Woods) and William Jordan. She was a 1952 graduate of Antwerp High School and a 1961 graduate of Lima School of Practical Nursing.…
Antwerp Wins Over Cadets
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Antwerp had a great evening against Hilltop in Football. The Cadets traveled to the Archer home field on September 2. Antwerp had a great evening and kept the lead most of the evening with the one exception when Hilltop rallied to tie the score 22-22. Both teams were then able to score in the second…
Antwerp School teachers visit STEM
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This summer Antwerp Middle School teachers Mr. Jeff Tomlinson and Mr.Kurt Tempel visited a STEM school in Dayton and received a set of plate tectonics models created by the school’s 2015-2016 eighth grade students. Tempel plans to implement this type of project in his science classroom this school year and is looking for ways to…
What Is Your Hope?
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Inspired by @ParkwaySchoolDistrict in St. Louis, Missouri, Vantage welcomed students into the building on their first day of school and asked them to answer one simple question…What Is Your Hope for this school year?? Some of the responses written on a large, colorful banner included, “Graduate with Honors”, “Pass English”, “95% Attendance”, “Make New Friends”,…
Ivan L. Woodling
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Defiance, OH Ivan L. Woodling, Jr, 76, passed away Sept. 1, 2016 at Defiance Inpatient Hospice Center. He was born Nov. 8, 1939 in Toledo, a son of the late Betty (Walters) & Ivan Woodling, Sr. Ivan proudly served his country in the U.S. Army. He later worked at Norfolk & Southern Railroad and then…
The Surprise Tornado Outbreak of August 24th
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By: Joshua Steiner On Wednesday, August 24th, 2016, I was walking back from my atmospheric thermodynamics class (ironic isn’t it?) around 4:00 p.m. when I heard the news that a tornado had touched down in Kokomo, Indiana. A few minutes later, two tornado warnings were issued for the northern section of Indianapolis. One of the…
UPDATED: Antwerp Volleyball 4-0 After Crushing Lancers
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__ UPDATE: As of Monday, August 29 Antwerp is now 5-0 after defeating Montpelier in 3 sets. This is Coach Paul Stoll’s 200th win as a volleyball coach. Congratulations to Coach Stoll and the Lady Archers. — Antwerp started strong on Saturday, August 27. The game against Lincolnview was a quick 3 set game. Antwerp…
Community Church Service in Woodburn
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The sister churches of Zion Lutheran Church, Woodburn and Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church, Antwerp, will host a community church service. The service will be held on Sunday August 28, beginning at 10am, at the Riverside Park in Antwerp. The service is an outreach to anyone from northeast Indiana or northwest Ohio that would like to…
Confirmed Tornado Impacts 4-Mile Stretch Of Paulding County
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August 24, 2016 The National Weather Service issued a Tornado Warning for Paulding County at 5:28 pm. There was confirmed touch down at 5:40 pm northeast of Antwerp, Ohio, in Crane Township, at the intersection of County Roads 63 and 220, heading in a Northeasterly direction. A four mile stretch in Paulding County was impacted…
