By: Stan Jordan In this picture is not just any old eagle. Let me tell you about him, and I am pretty sure I am right. About 10 or 11 years ago we saw that first eagle nest just east of the park across the river. They continued to thrive and raised a pair of…
By: Stan Jordan Rex Hurni gave me these pictures of some of the gnawing done like a beaver here on the Maumee River He received them from his granddaughter Laura Miller, who lives down by Delaware Bend. She has seen this animal twice. I have received a number of these reports on damage to the…
Some of Antwerp’s old history By: Stan Jordan On November 8th 1875, legislation was started for a new jail. Said jail was to be made of brick and mortar supplanting the old wooden structure. I have looked my records over and over and I have never found any other notes or talk or anything about…
Our Eagles Nest Is Gone By: Stan Jordan On Monday night, November 28th, there was quite a wind storm and it blew our local eagle nest to pieces. In fact, the next morning, what remains of the nest is hardly any bigger than a squirrels nest. I talked to Jim Pendergrast about this situation, as…
By: Stan Jordan My desk here at the West Bend News is probably one of the best locations in town. I have a nice window right in front of me that looks over on East River Street, that was remodeled a few years ago and is one of the prettiest streets in town. I can…
About the Eagles Nest The Wind Mills El Paso Sam, Indian Agent Chapter 1: Sam & Callie Get Married By: Stan Jordan El Paso Sam and Slim Jim Martin arrived in North Platte, Nebraska Territory right at Christmas time in 1851. The fellows had to go to the livery stable and take care of the…
The Antwerp boys basketball team played against the Fayette Eagles on Saturday, December 5th on the Archer home court. The game began early following the girls and JV boys games. If the team would have played as well as they did in the last minute, they would have gone away with the win. Nevertheless, Fayette’s…
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…
