By: Stan Jordan The Advance Chassis’ 2015 Regatta on the Maumee was a blast this year. There was plenty of water in the river and no one had to portage. Just sit with your feet in the water and drift along. Dan said there were three rafts, five kayaks, and three canoes. A total of…
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Help was On the Way! – Stan Jordan
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The Lobo Tank Busters, Horse-power Holiday; Tractor-Pull at Hicksville Fairgrounds, Hotels & Boarding Houses in Old AntwerpThe Lobo Tank Busters By: Stan Jordan We took off this morning on dawn patrol and we headed over towards Germany, Ruhr Valley. That is the Pittsburgh of Germany. Many factories, foundries, and defense plants. We were up about…
Anna Darlene Botteron
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Anna Darlene Botteron, 67, of Antwerp, passed away Friday, August 21, 2015 at Defiance Inpatient Hospice Center. Darlene was born in Detroit on August 10, 1948, a daughter of the late Thelma (Burns) and Lloyd Hayden Gill. She was a friend to everyone she met. She put God and family first and worshipped at Riverside…
ACDC Safety Project
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Antwerp Community Development Committee President, Jim Pendergrast and ACDC Board Member Tom Derck lead a project to clear brush and trees at an important corner in Antwerp. The site is at the corner of East River St. (CR 424) and Harrmann Road where the Napoleon, Defiance and Western Railway crosses Harrmann Road. Over the years,…
Antwerp Archer Football Team
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By: Kimberly Smith Through the summer, the football players of Antwerp Local have had strenuous three or more hours of practice everyday. They are working hard to attain their goals; goals that consist of having success and to strive to be better in the future. The football team and coach Altimus are aiming higher than…
What a Day, What a Day! – Stan Jordan
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What a Day, What a Day; Lobo Tank Busters; A Little History on West River Street What a Day, What a Day! By: Stan Jordan Saturday started at 8AM. I had a pancake and sausage breakfast down at the EMS building. It was a nice, warm morning and we set and talked with friends for…
Broughton Redneck Jamboree was Jammin’
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This is the 10th anniversary for the annual Broughton Redneck Jamboree set right in the center of town. It seemed as if the whole town turned out on such a pleasant Saturday evening. The festivities took off with a balloon release of about 300 balloons. The flag raising was then conducted by veterans Dan Wilder,…
The 2015 Antwerp School Reunion
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The MAC gym hosted the Antwerp School Reunion on Saturday, August 8. Classes since 1942 were there having fun and carrying on with friends from the past and present. In the picture above you will see the classmates that graduated 40 years ago in the class of 1975. Once upon a time the thought of…
Wetli’s Celebrate 60th Anniversary
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Mr. and Mrs. William Wetli, of Antwerp, celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary. William Wetli and Helen Wiesehan were married July 23, 1955 at the former St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Antwerp, with Father Schill officiating. The couple has three children: Steve (Sis) Wetli, Dan (Patty) Wetli of Antwerp, and Michael Wetli of Fort Wayne, IN. They…
Antwerp Day in the Park 2015
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“A Little on One of our Servicemen” – Stan Jordan
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The Maumee River Raft Race; The Lobo Tank BustersThe Lobo Tank Busters By: Stan Jordan We returned to the rail-yards at Dijon today. It is a very busy place as the Germans are fleeing before Patton’s troops and they’re loading up the material on flat cars and heading east. We shot up everything that we…
Antwerp and Grover Hill Elementary School Class Lists 2015-2016
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Antwerp Elementary School Class Lists 2015-16 school Year KINDERGARTEN: Mrs. McMichael KA – Gage Barker, Carter Baumert, Alyvia Bell, Anabelle Bidlack, Alia Clem, Aaden Friend, Brayden Fuller, Taylor Hogans, Noah Lucas, Alyssa Phillips, Allison (Allie) Rice, Clara Rohrs, Weston Woodby, Kora Zuber Mrs. Kennedy KB – Hudsyn Bagley, Wyatt Cline, Chloie Evilsizor, Gabriella Gross, Ryder…
Nervous Nellie – Dear Miss C
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Dear Miss C, I have a 4 year old who is terrified about starting school. Every day she wakes up and is nervous about my having to send her to school in a couple of weeks. What can I do to help her? —Nervous Nellie Dear Nervous Nellie, It is very common to have…
