Paulding, OH: This week at Kiwanis, Elizabeth Vance, Kiwanis president introduced the guest speaker Brad Sisson. Sisson is the Executive Director of Youth for Christ in Defiance which services Paulding as well. Sisson discussed the upcoming Youth for Christ Camp (YFC camp). Camp lasts for 6 days where kids are removed from their fast paced,…
This week’s speaker was Gerri Larson, a Family Service Specialist with Northwest Ohio Community Action Commission (NOCAC) presented by Kiwanis member Taryn Stiltner. NOCAC is part of The Community Action Partnership which is made up of more than 1,100 local, private, non-profit and public agencies that have been working to alleviate poverty and empower low-income…
Paulding, OH: This week at Kiwanis Paulding FFA members Shannon Hale and Kalyn Strahley presented their new technique for planting fruits and vegetables. The Tower Garden is a vertical tower that uses no soil and essentially grows plants in the air using a process called aeroponics. “The school shuts off the heat to the greenhouse…
This week’s speaker was Clint Vance presented by Elizabeth Vance, Kiwanis President. Clint spoke about his position for running for County Commissioner. He graduated from Paulding High School in 2009 and from The Ohio State University in 2013. His mission state is as follows: I will represent every individual throughout our 12 townships and 11…
Paulding, OH: This week at Kiwanis, Taryn Stiltner, the director of United Way of Paulding County and fellow Kiwanis member introduced Miah Coil and Jocelyn Camposano as the guest speakers. Both being seniors at Paulding High School and members of National Honor’s Society, the students talked about Blessings in a Bag. Blessings in a Bag,…
Paulding, OH: This week at Kiwanis, members met over lunch as usual and listened to the heartfelt stories of this week’s speaker, Marsha Yeutter from the Paulding Senior Center. Yeutter has been the director of the Senior Center in Paulding for 17 years and has worked in the senior services field for 30 years. She…
Paulding, OH: This week Kiwanis member Crystal Joyner introduced guest speaker Cindy Langenkamp the Regional Director of Operations of the North for Vancrest Health Care Centers. Langenkamp introduced the most recent Vancrest development in Payne. The new assisted living and skilled living facility used to be Dallas Lamb. Vancrest has been in business for over…
This week Kiwanis member Susan Pieper with the Paulding County Carnegie Library displayed the library’s new interactive database. The Online Newspaper Archive is a new program released by the library that allows anyone to search old newspapers dating back to 1859 all the way to 2016. Local genealogy groups helped with the research that went…
This week at Kiwanis member, Naomi Nicely, introduced the guest speaker, Joe Fisher, who presented on behalf of a program called Delay the Disease. Every Tuesday, Joe and many other passionate therapists work with people who have been diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease. Parkinson’s is a progressive disease of the nervous system which can affect a…
Kiwanis members met for their weekly meeting on Thursday January 18th. There were two guests in attendance that have both shown great interest in becoming a member of Kiwanis. Don’t forget, Kiwanis has a rolling membership all year, meaning membership throughout the year with no deadline. It’s a fantastic way to represent your business, network…
This week at Kiwanis, lunch was served and conversations started. Elizabeth Vance, chapter president announced the membership drive and encouraged members to bring guests. Caleb Stoller was the guest speaker, and introduced his business CMS Farm Drainage, LLC. He talked about a laser system that helps him lay farm tile down efficiently which sparked interest.…
The Paulding chapter of Kiwanis met on Thursday, December 28 over lunch. The guest speaker was Captain Keith Leatherman, the jail administrator. Captain Leatherman discussed the jail’s successes and spoke about his history of working at the Allen County jail. The Paulding jail received their assessment done by the state and the results were something…
Paulding Exempted Village Schools’ new Superintendent, Ken Amstutz, was the speaker at the Kiwanis June 22nd meeting. Amstutz comes to Paulding from the superintendent position at Van Wert City Schools. He is very “pro-kid” and shares that kids are the same as ever, it is the adults and family dynamics that surround them that have…
