The Paulding County Sheriff’s Office D.A.R.E. program held its graduation for Oakwood Elementary fifth graders on April 7, 2017. Each student was required to write an essay before they could graduate. D.A.R.E. program consist of 12 lessons and the essay gives the students a chance to reflect back on the lessons. Essays described what they…
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Learning Is An Art Hosted By Oakwood Elementary
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Oakwood Elementary hosted “Learning is an Art” night on Thursday, April 6th. Parents and guests were treated to a wide variety of activities and events presented by the students.
State Patrol Investigating Single Vehicle Injury Crash
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Jackson Township – The Van Wert Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a single vehicle injury crash that occurred on State Route 637 just north of State Route 613, west of the Village of Oakwood, in Paulding County. On February 25, 2017, at approximately 11:17 P.M., a 1995 Ford Escort, operated by…
Blankets for Police to Give
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Paulding and Oakwood Elementary students spent some time making fleece blankets this winter. Several of the blankets have been donated to the Paulding Police Department to use whenever they see a child or an adult who is in need of a blanket.
Natural Posture For Pain Free Living Discussed At Cooper Community Library
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The Cooper Community Library Branch, of the Paulding County Carnegie Library, will be hosting an adult class on Monday, February 6, at 6:00 p.m. Phil Sherry will discuss Kathleen Porter’s book “Natural Posture for Pain Free Living”. Life runs smoother if we pay attention to the way we walk, sit, sleep and stand, skeletal speaking.…
Oakwood ElM. Student Council Food Collection
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The Oakwood Elementary Student Council held a canned and boxed food /personal hygiene collection before Christmas break. Hundreds of items were collected and delivered to some food pantries in the area. Shown unloading items for the food pantry in Melrose are sixth grade students Caydence Rue, Tyler Sherry, JB Rickels, Gage Lloyd, Mason Schlatter, and…
Oakwood Students Build On Erosion Knowledge
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By: Patrick Troyer, Education Specialist Fourth grade students at Oakwood Elementary have built upon their knowledge of erosion, weathering, deposition, and pollution via two presentations recently. First, students learned about the changing landscape of the Earth and the forces such as erosion, deposition, and weathering that work together to either construct or transform our environment…
Oakwood Girl Scouts Spread Christmas Cheer
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On Thursday Oakwood Girl Scout Troop 20523 led by Amanda Shaffer and Lori Mobley went out into the Oakwood/Charloe area to spread some Christmas cheer. They sang some Christmas carols and delivered goodies they made & items they collected. Pictured left to right are Ashleigh Densmore, Kristy Boecker, Lacie Shawver and Nicole Mobley in the…
Fire Safety Week
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Fire week with Sparky Mrs.Beth Bauer and Mrs.Kim Walls’ Kindergarten classes from Wayne Trace Grover Hill Elementary visited the Grover Hill Fire Department in honor of fire prevention week. The students enjoyed climbing in the trucks, getting checked out in the EMS, trying on fire gear, rolling up hoses and visiting Sparky the Fire Dog.…
Oakwood Kindergartners Learn To Improve Their Social Skills
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Oakwood Elementary kindergarten students improve their social skills by doing a morning greeting each day. Shown doing the morning greeting Thursday, September 8th are Gabe Gonzales and Trevor Naugle. These students are in Mrs. Kylee Miller’s kindergarten class.
Oakwood Library Manager, Sue Thomas to Retire
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“She loves children and she inspires them to love reading,” shared Susan Pieper, Library Director of the Paulding County Carnegie Library system. “We are truly going to miss her service to the Oakwood community.” Sue Thomas, after over sixteen years as Branch Manager for the Cooper Community Branch Library serving the Paulding County village of…
Gibson: “Proud to Call Oakwood Home”
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The Paulding County Chapter of Habitat for Humanity is just in the finishing phase of the new house in Oakwood. The Gibson family was presented the keys to the home that had its groundbreaking back in October of 2015. There were many people who came together to make this possible for Patricia Burch and Rusty…
Habitat for Humanity New Habitat House
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Members of Habitat for Humanity of Paulding County are inviting the public to come to Oakwood on June 16, at 5:00 p.m. to the Open house of our brand new Habitat House. The new home is on Third Street on the east side of the Oakwood Elementary School. The new owners will be there to…
