Local writers and stories
Penny For Your Thoughts by: Nancy Whitaker It seems like I can’t get a break. I thought that after the first frost my allergies would disappear until Spring, but then I was struck by the flu bug. I noticed that on Thursday night, my throat was sore, and by Friday morning I woke up and my voice was so…
“Serving overseas as a small-town boy from America has been intense, stressful and humorous! Enjoy a light-hearted story with me from our last twenty years overseas!” —Matt Waiting in Line isn’t Easy Waiting in lines is becoming a thing of the past in some ways. I remember the long lines at the Bureau of Motor…
By: Ron Burt January 9-14, 2023, the center of the racing universe is Tulsa, and the 37th Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals for Midgets. Currently the Chili Bowl Nationals has 360 Entries, including 57 A-Feature starters, 82 Rookies, and 5 past Champions from 266 Municipalities across 35 States and 5 countries (USA, Aust., Can., NZ,…
By: James Neuhouser “Come All you rounders if you wannna hear; The story about a brave engineer: Casey Jones was the roller’s name: On a 6-8-wheeler he rode to fame” Casey was an imposing man, 6 ft.4 and built like a linebacker. He couldn’t remember when he wasn’t famous and this would carry out…
By: Mark Holtsberry Three Brothers This tragic story is about three brothers from Carryall Township: Jonathan, Reynolds and George Gordon. The Gordon boys were the sons of George and Lucinda Rachel (Shaw) Gordon. This couple was married in Williams County, October 6, 1839. Both were born in New York, Lucinda in 1823 and George in…
Penny For Your Thoughts by: Nancy Whitaker Christmas dinner does not have to be ham, potatoes and pies. For the past 3 years I have ordered Sub sandwiches with toppings and a cookie platter. Everyone brings something and it is not a formal deal, it is just simple and good. What we cook for the…
“Serving overseas as a small-town boy in America has been intense, stressful and humorous! Enjoy a light-hearted story with me from our last 20 years overseas!” —Matt Splattered at Sporting Events Growing up with in a small-town with no Major League Baseball team nearby, it seemed that most people had to go to neighboring areas…
By: James Neuhouser Christmas has come and gone, as well as our annual gingerbread men sale. We gathered our ingredients together, found the recipe, and began baking. The recipe is a secret known only to a few older women. It originally came over from the old country. The kiosk was placed on a street corner…
By: Mark Holtsberry Irl Vernon Dindot was a young man born July 21, 1893 in Delphos, Ohio. The son of John Jenkins Dindot, born December 2, 1853 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania and Laura (Bayman) Dindot born in 1856. This couple married in 1878. By 1900, the Dindot family, John, Laura and ten children, Irl being the…
Penny For Your Thoughts By: Nancy Whitacker This was too good not to tell so am writing this and the author was anonymous. I was at TJ Maxx yesterday and heard a loud crash and something shattering. Being nosy, I walked towards the sound and saw some people whispering and looking back to the end of…
“Serving overseas as a small-town boy in America has been intense, stressful and humorous! Enjoy a light-hearted story with me from our last 20 years overseas!” —Matt Y2K & Bath tubs Do you remember where you were at for Y2K? Remember? It was that great concern (that turned out to be nothing) for a cataclysmic…
By: Mark Holtsberry Paul D. Yager, was born in Paulding, Ohio August 25, 1892. The son of John O., born in 1858, and Clara L. (Emmanuel), born in 1868, Yager. This couple was married in 1891. By 1900 the couple was living in Antwerp, Ohio. John was working as a Fire Insurance Agent. The couple…
Penny For Your Thoughts, By: Nancy Whitaker I got a letter in the mail a couple of summers ago and I noticed it came from Florida. I said, “Hmmm. Who do I know from Florida?” It was from a Fran Rangle and once I opened it I was surprised and happy to find that it was an…
