By: Stan Jordan The North American Badger is somewhat similar to the European Badger. He is found in western and central United States, northern Mexico and southwest Canada. The American Badger ‘s habitat is open grasslands with available prey such as mice, squirrels, ground hogs and small rodents. The badger’s family includes weasels, otters, ferret…
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The Cecropia Moth By Stan Jordan
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This picture of the Cecropia Moth was taken here at the West Bend News. Charlie Jones brought this moth in to show its size. There are a number of species of the giant silk moth, native to our area. In late May or June, the adult Cecropia moth emerges from the cocoon. Their wing span…
Local Fire Department Receives Generous Donation
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Donation will facilitate purchase of necessary equipment for department The Cooper Family Foundation has recently awarded a generous donation to the Oakwood Volunteer Fire Department in Paulding County with the intention of helping the department replace aging equipment. A donation of $22,000 was presented by Dianne Cooper to the department to help replace their current…
More News On The Badger
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By: Stan Jordan Yes, there are badgers in the area, they are not plentiful, but there are some here. They are extremely fast and shy, and you are lucky to see a live one. If you do see one, he is always running for cover. He will dive into his hole or a catch basin…
ACC Scholarship Award Winners
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On May 17th, the Antwerp Conservation Club awarded two $250 scholarships to local high school seniors. There were 11 applications received for these two scholarships. The applications came from seniors at Antwerp, Hicksville and Paulding schools. The committee was impressed by the quantity and quality of the applications. It was a tough decision to narrow…
Monthly silhouette shoot @ Antwerp Conservation Club
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On Saturday may 6th 21 shooters gathered at the Antwerp Conservation Club for our first 2017 monthly silhouette shoot. Silhouette shooting traces its roots back to Mexico, where competitors would shoot at live animals, we don’t do that, today’s matches are shot at animal cut outs or silhouettes of animals. The course of fire is…
Local Man’s Year-long Journey In Hospice
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People often believe that hospice is for patients with only hours or days to live, however this is not always true. For the family of longtime Van Wert resident Wally Purmort, the hospice journey was experienced for over a year at the Van Wert Area Inpatient Hospice Center. “My husband had a gradually debilitating disease…
Big Changes In Store For Antwerp Local School Broadcasting Program
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Big changes are coming to the Antwerp Local School broadcasting program. Mr. Cord Ehrhart’s Engineering Your Future (EYF) class has been hard at work creating a real set for the broadcast studio. EYF students designed sets, presented them to a panel of administrators and teachers, and are now constructing the set as a final project…
Cooper Farms Makes Donation to Local Food Banks
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Far too many area families go without a hot meal on Easter. In an effort to change that, Cooper Farms donated over 1,200 of their pre-cooked turkey roasts to local food banks across Paulding, Van Wert, Defiance and Mercer counties. Cooper Farms makes countless food donations throughout the year to different organizations, but being able…
New 3D Printer Demonstrated @ Antwerp Board Meeting
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Antwerp Local School recently purchased a 3-D printer with funds from the 21st Century Learning grant. The printer will be used by the after-school tutoring program and by a variety of other classrooms in the district, including industrial arts/auto CAD. Upon returning from winter break, students and staff from elementary through high school watched in…
“The Local Eagles”, and other thoughts – Stan Jordan
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The local eagles By: Stan Jordan Yes, our local eagle nest, just east of town, was destroyed by a violent wind storm on the night of November 28th. I don’t have anything to report on that, for sure, but this is what my readers have told me. A few days ago a man, about four…
“The Life of C.A. Bissell” and other stories – Stan Jordan
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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…
Hicksville’s Year for Route 49 Classic
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Last week Edgerton hosted the girls basketball Route 49 tournament. This week Antwerp was the host for the boys classic with Edon, Edgerton, Hicksville, and Antwerp. The first game was on Thursday, December 29th, and the finals were on December 30. Antwerp and Hicksville won the first set and therefore competed on Friday night. The…
