Tag: Woodburn

Plan now for Shop Small Business Saturday

Shop Small Business Saturday takes place this weekend right after Black Friday. There is a lot going on in Antwerp and Paulding and other locations throughout your communities. This is becoming quite a big event. In Antwerp, stores throughout the village and surrounding area have heavy canvas bags to handout full of coupons and savings…

A Carolin’ We Will Go at the Festival of Trees

A great hometown annual event.Sounds of the season began in Paulding this weekend with the John Paulding Historical Society’s Festival of Trees. The Poor Bottom Boys entertained the visitors with easy listening bluegrass music on Friday night, as they milled about the museum enjoying holiday lights and decorations. The jingle of coins hitting the bottom…

Peggy D Johnson

Peggy D Johnson, 66, of Antwerp passed away at home on Wednesday, November 12, 2014. Peggy was born in Marion on March 17, 1948, a daughter of the late Rozelda (Otto) and Luther  Hunt. She worked at Walmart in Fort Wayne, but co-owned Pin-A-Rama Lanes with her husband Bob, from 1974 to 1992. Peg loved to…

Students Donate to Habitat for Humanity

Three New Haven High School students recently took time out of their busy lives to give back to the community. Samantha Saalfrank, Hadley Decker, and Brooke Imel had a blast spending 8 hours working on a Habitat for Humanity home, helping to build a home for someone in need. The girls were able to meet…

Woodlan Ends Tournament After Great Run

Bremen travelled quite a ways to take on the Warriors now that 75% of the Indiana football teams have been eliminated over the last three Friday night tournament games. This game started a little late because of the distance. The first quarter was all for Bremen with two touchdowns. The first by Grant Klockow and…

Dear Miss C… Grieving in Ohio

Dear Miss C… About 2 months ago, I lost my husband. The amazing part was the blessing of having my family and friends surround me with support just when I needed it most. They helped me make arrangements, take care of details, listen to me blubber, and were there to share the joy of remembering…

Woodlan Takes 2nd Win of Tournament

Only 25% of the teams left in the tournament.After winning the first game of the tournament against the Eagles last week, the Warriors moved on to face the Blazers on Friday night’s game at the home field. Few fans showed up for the tournament matchup against Eastside because of the nasty weather. Woodlan scored early…

Woodlan FFA attend SOAR Conference

Several Woodlan FFA members recently attended the SOAR, FFA conference held at the Indiana FFA Leadership Center located near Trafalagar, Indiana in Johnson County. SOAR is an acronym for Seek Opportunities and Achieving Results. This conference is for students who are beginning their FFA careers in grades 7–10. The SOAR curriculum is on a three…