OLD PHRASES AND SAYINGS By: Stan Jordan Hi old timer! Our family was exiting a fine restaurant in Fort Wayne a few weeks ago when the following incident took place: We a met a man who looked to be around 80 years old with his family, entering the restaurant. I suppose it was his daughter…
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…
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…
By: Stan Jordan The above picture is of Antwerp’s new tanker, it will be used in all of Antwerp’s fire district and any emergencies in the surrounding area. The firemen in the picture are left to right: Nick Bragg, Fire Chief Ray Friend, Gale Jordan and Jim Terwilliger. These boys went down to the Atlanta…
The Paulding County Jail A Huge Snowy Owl Sam Rivers, Indian Agent Chapter 3: Still Here at Gothenburg By: Stan Jordan Here we are at the Goatville Pony Express station. We have had rain, sleet and blowing snow since right after noon. We are alright, the express rider (Luke) came in around four hours late,…
On Saturday, November 7th, all the months and months of training and practicing culminated for two Antwerp High School seniors at the OHSAA State Cross Country tournament in Hebron, OH. As the frost was melting in the morning sun, teams and runners from all across the state descended upon the course for warm ups. The…
By: Kimberly Smith It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of making mistakes and learning from them, it was Sam Williamson and his high school achievements. Who is Sam and why is he memorable? He is a cross country and…
The Antwerp boys Cross Country traveled to Ottawa-Glandorf headed by coach Cord Ehrhart for the District competition on Saturday, October 24. The Archer team with Sam Williamson, Erik Buchan, Brian Geyer, Evan Hilton, Matt Dooley, Drake Gerken, and Chase Gerken landed the 4th place slot to ensure their position at the Regional competition next weekend…
Sam Steiner and Kay Peters were married at the Harlan Church of Christ by Ed Schantz on May 30, 1965 after meeting at the Lake James Christian Assembly in Angola, IN. This year the Steiner’s celebrated the 50th anniversary of their wedding with a family weekend gathering at the Essen Haus Restaurant in Middlebury, IN.…
Allison Schwarzbek recently earned 7th in the OHSAA state track competition in the 300 metter hurdles. Allison will be a senior this year at Fairview High School. She enjoys track and cross country. Congratulations Allison! Sam Williamson earned a 3rd place ranking in the 3200 meter run at the OHSAA State Track competition. He will…
Sam Williamson, junior at Antwerp High School, finished 5th at the State Cross Country Finals on Saturday, November 1 with a time of 16:13.68, achieving All Ohio and Academic All Ohio honors. Sam had stiff competition in the cold weather. He travelled to state after placing first in the regional competition on October 25. Shown…
Thursday, June 5 at 3 pm the Antwerp High School and faculty gathered to say “good luck” to Audrie Longardner and Sam Williamson as they travel down to Columbus. Both Sam and Audrie will participate at the state level in the Track events beginning on Friday, June 5. Coach Cord Ehrhart was there thanking everyone…
By: Stan Jordan We are still at the Loup River Tribe Village. All of the gardening is done and all of the seeds are up. Lt. Morgan and the engineer boys from Fort Kearney have put in some long days building that two span bridge over the Loup River, right here in the village. They…
