The Essen House Restaurant in Antwerp, Ohio recently installed a new sign. They have been working on a new layout for the sign with a designer in California, Maura McCarthy. The sign was manufactured by West Bend Printing in Antwerp. Essen House Manager, Sharon McLaughlin recalled how her customers helped her with ideas for the…
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Outstanding Community Support For Spring Fling!
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The 6th annual Spring Fling Charity Event experienced great community support this year, resulting in a record amount of funds raised for two area outreach organizations. Support came from the best showing yet of collector cars, to a great audience bidding on items during the benefit auction, to another sold-out crowd for the hog roast…
Associated Churches Hosts Annual Father’s Day 5K
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Associated Churches invites families in the community to celebrate father figures by participating in a Father’s Day 5k walk/run, Kids Fun-Run and Pancake Breakfast. Associated Churches of Fort Wayne and Allen County is hosting a Father’s Day 5K walk/run at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, June 17, 2017. The Father’s Day 5K is a family-friendly walk/run…
Student Council Cleans Up
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Those who helped include: 42 student council members, grades 6-12 Aeriel Snyder, Shaylee Garrett, Lydia Krouse, Parker Moore, Kyliegh Logan, Jillian Treece, Madison Berenyi, Ross Lee, Makenna Smith, Mia Altimus, Kennedy Trabel, Kennadi Recker, Kiera Reyes, Jagger Landers, Gaige McMichael, Luke Krouse, Kaden Recker, Madison Ruen, Morgan Boesch, Laura Miller, Katie Oberlin, Olivia Miller, Austin…
Communities Clean Up Abandoned Gas Stations
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On Monday, April 24, 2017, the Ohio Controlling Board approved $300,000 in grants to three communities to clean up abandoned gas stations sites. The projects were evaluated based on the impact cleanup will have on the environment, the community, and the local economy. “We’re helping transform blighted, high traffic corners into viable sites for development,”…
Woodlan FFA/Heritage Ffa Hosts Kindergarten Tours
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The Woodlan FFA and Heritage FFA Chapters of the East Allen County Schools hosted a two day Kindergarten Farm Tours event on Thursday, April 27 and Friday, April 28. Sixteen area schools with 1,500 students and teachers attended this event. K-Tours includes the very hard and diligent work of 105 FFA members from both the…
PCH Announces Regional Health Center Construction
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Paulding County Hospital announces construction will begin on a Regional Health Center serving the surrounding area of western Paulding County including Antwerp, Hicksville, Payne, and Woodburn. The facility will be located near the US 24 and SR 49 interchange in Antwerp. The center will include twice the space of the current Antwerp facility with 6…
Grand Opening & Ribbon Cutting
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Southern Fort Wayne’s hottest new event venue, The Eden, invites the Community to an open house after an extensive renovation at The Eden property, 14013 Emanuel Rd. Hoagland IN 46745. After 4 months of renovations from the previously known Quixote Hills, The Eden will open their doors to the public with an ribbon cutting ceremony…
2017 Bill Fritcha Award winner
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Long time volunteer and cheerleader for the New Haven Community, Sue Platt, was named the 2017 Bill Fritcha Award winner at the Mayor’s State of the City address, Monday Night. This award is given each year to a New Haven resident who goes above and beyond for the community. www.newhavenbulletin.com
Woodburn Community Historical Society Meeting
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The legend of the brass cannon found in the Maumee River will be the March program for the Woodburn Community Historical Society. The meeting will be held at the Woodburn Public Library, 101 east side of Woodburn on Thursday, March 23, at 7:00. The speaker will be guest, DICK LONEY, from Ft. Wayne telling us…
Hens for Hospice
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The CHP Sewing for Hospice group, along with the Van Wert Neighborhood Group (part of the Fort Wayne Chapter of the American Sewing Guild) is working with KAM Manufacturing/Stephanie Dawn to make “Hens for Hospice.” These quilted hot pad holders are designed and cut out by KAM then passed on to the group to sew,…
Natural Posture For Pain Free Living Discussed At Cooper Community Library
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The Cooper Community Library Branch, of the Paulding County Carnegie Library, will be hosting an adult class on Monday, February 6, at 6:00 p.m. Phil Sherry will discuss Kathleen Porter’s book “Natural Posture for Pain Free Living”. Life runs smoother if we pay attention to the way we walk, sit, sleep and stand, skeletal speaking.…
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With the new year in full swing, we here at the West Bend News and West Bend Printing and Publishing would like to thank all of our readers and advertisers for your loyalty and dedication to Good News for Good Communities. Also, as a reminder, all of our issues are available in our archives for…
