Earlier this summer I had the pleasure of competing for scholarship money in the NRA’s annual 2018 Youth Education Summit. The mission of the Y.E.S. program is to educate high school students about government, civic duties, leadership, our history, and Constitution as well as a proper defense of the Second Amendment. My competition was fierce,…
C.A. Bissell 1857 – 1943 By: Stan Jordan I hope you enjoy the following story about Charlie Bissell, he was one of Antwerp’s last pioneers. I knew him and respected him and so did everyone else. This story is all true from my own experience and the rest is from Mr. Ehrhart’s book “A Century…
The Paulding High School Band played their instruments as they waited at Fort Wayne International Airport for the Honor Flight to arrive from Washington DC on Thursday, Sept. 22nd. The band performed patriotic music throughout the evening as the Honor Flight members and their escorts walked through a huge crowd of people who lined the…
The Youth Tour 2015 for Ohio and West Virginia is a group of 36 juniors and seniors from Ohio; and 2 juniors and seniors from West Virginia who are members of their local Cooperative Electric Companys. Paulding-Putnam Electric Cooperative is Maggie Wilson’s family’s co-op. The kids were scattered all across the state ranging from small…
Megan Niese from Miller City High School and Maggie Wilson from Antwerp High School represented Paulding Putnam Electric Co-op in the 2015 Electric Cooperative Youth Tour to Washington, D.C. The high school seniors-to-be gained a personal understanding of American history, their role as a citizen and insight to the important roles electric cooperatives play in…
