By: Stan Jordan The Logan Elm that stood near Circleville in Pickway County, Ohio was one of the largest elms that was ever recorded. The 65ft tall tree had a trunk circumference of 24ft and a crown spread of 180ft. This tree died in 1964, it had been weakened by the Dutch Elm Disease and…
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A Great Horned Owl
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•Stan’s Ramblings
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•Woodpeckers By: Stan Jordan I feel real good about writing this column on the woodpecker because nearly everyone holds them all in high esteem. Just like the cardinals and doves. I, myself, like to hear them peck for their food and to watch them get their food. They are structure workers and they survive on…
Stan’s Ramblings
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•First Log Cabin Built In Paulding County
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•“The Pentagon and I” …and other Ramblings – Stan Jordan
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•The Pentagon and I By: Stan Jordan Layout The Pentagon building spans 28.7 acres (116,000 m2), and includes an additional 5.1 acres (21,000 m2) as a central courtyard. Starting with the north side and moving clockwise, its five façades are the Mall Terrace Entrance façade, the River Terrace Entrance façade, the Concourse Entrance (or Metro Station) façade, the…
Stan Sees Another Eagle!
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•By: Stan Jordan My fellow worker here at the West Bend News, Crystal Rider, took the above picture on December 12th, where C.R. 424 intersects with C.R. 11 She tells me that the female eagle will weigh 12-15 pounds more than the male, but you really can’t tell which is which here. The female’s wing…
The Oasis In Antwerp’s History
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•By: Stan Jordan The Oasis casts a long shadow in Antwerp’s history. I am proud to tell you about it and what I remember. The building where the Oasis is was built by Henry George back in 1870. He operated a grocery store there and later it was bought out by Shaffer Brothers who added…
The Older Businesses Of Antwerp & Sam Rivers, Indian Agent Chapter 24: The Community Building
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•Bald Eagle Nesting Season In Ohio
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•By: Stan Jordan On Tuesday night, February 28th, this whole area had rain and a violent wind storm, some folks said a little hail also. On Wednesday morning I went down to the Maumee River to check on the eagles’ nest and it looked like it was alright. That nest was blown away back in…
The Forders of Crane Township
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•By: Stan Jordan On the 30th day of December 1863 a number of Antwerp citizens took a petition to the Paulding County Commissioners for Antwerp to become an incorporated village. One of the Paulding County Commissioners at that time was Sam Forder. There were two Sam Forders in the history of Crane Township. They were…