The Lobo Tank Busters; Sue Shuherk Retires from the PCHBy: Stan Jordan The above picture is of a carving of an owl taken by Jarrison Steiner at the corner of CR 45 and the River Rd. east. This wise old owl is watching over the ravine as a guard and also for his food. The…
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My Big Day at the RibFest – Stan Jordan
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•By: Stan Jordan As usual, at 8:00 a.m., we attended the pancake and sausage breakfast at the EMS building. The food was great and I met some old friends of mine. Along about noon, I visited the Ribfest at the Firehouse. Three of the Fireman took me around and showed and explained the new firetruck.…
The Antwerp Furnace – Stan Jordan
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•This picture of the Antwerp Furnace was in operation from 1865 to 1880. If you look close, the trees in the background are from the Maumee River east of Antwerp where it bucks up close to the old US 24 and the Wabash Railroad. This picture shows a narrow gauge railroad that was used to…
The Lobo Tank Busters – Stan Jordan
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•Billy Metzger Journal – On Sale Now!
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•Stan Jordan Celebrates with the West Bend News
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•One of the writers for the West Bend News recently celebrated several feats. Stan Jordan has been writing articles for the West Bend News for many years now. Several years ago he started a short story about a boy named Billy Metzger and his journeys out west in the 1860’s, and it turned into something…
Old Dan & I Chapter 22: I’ve Been Hit, I’ve Been Hit!
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•By: Stan Jordan “This is Blue Jay 2 and I’ve been hit, I’ve been hit.” “Blue Jay 2, how bad? Can you still fly? Do you have power?” “Well, I guess it is my right leg below the knee. It is burning like hell. But it seems that my ship is okay. I’ve checked all…
Sam Rivers, Indian Agent Chapter 49
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•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…
Buy One Get One Free
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•By: Stan Jordan There is this sales pitch in the country to Buy One Get One Free. In my case, it was that they charged plenty for the first one and you needed to accept another one in order to get your money’s worth! This does help to raise the economy of said area. There…