Stories by Stan
By: Stan Jordan This picture is of a Great Horned Owl that was injured/sick and ended up in Jim Pendergrast’s yard. They didn’t know how bad off the owl was so they called Nature’s Nursery in Whitehouse, Ohio and them folks came right out to get the bird. They figured the wings were not broke,…
Woodpeckers By: Stan Jordan I feel real good about writing this column on the woodpecker because nearly everyone holds them all in high esteem. Just like the cardinals and doves. I, myself, like to hear them peck for their food and to watch them get their food. They are structure workers and they survive on…
THIS TRI-STATE AREA By: Stan Jordan Over the years you have read a number of columns that I have written on this area. What I call the tri-state area is from southern Michigan south to and past of Mercer County, Ohio, the area of the St. Mary’s watershed. Then from Defiance west to I 69…
By: Stan Jordan Please read all the information about the first house in Paulding County. Although it wasn’t stated in the article, this picture was in the book with the Robert Murphy Inn so we ran it in the paper along with it. We did not mean for anyone to mistake it for the Robert…
Wahoo Is No Longer A Chief By: Stan Jordan I get asked once in a while about the Cleveland Indians and also the Reds. Well the Indians have a good ball club, the pitching is good I would say above average, but now and then the bull pen will let the pitchers down. I’ve hollered…
The Robert Murphy Inn By: Stan Jordan The following story is taken from the book “The Maumee River in 1835” written by Louis A. Simonis. You can get a copy of the book on line. See ya! The “inn” or home of Robert Murphy, Sr. is well identified by the many references seen on pages…
SOCCER and i By: Stan Jordan I know nothing about the game of soccer and I am sure it’s going to be big here in the United States so I had Crystal punch me up Wikipedia and this and another column will help in understanding the game better. I’m sure down the road it is…
SOME OF THE NAMES By: Stan Jordan Baldwin: Tim Baldwin plotted the town in Benton Township in May of 1890 on the Findlay and Fort Wayne Railroad. Benton Township named for Senator Thomas Benson of Missouri. Blue Creek: The township is named after the creek. Brown Township, also Fort Brown for Col. Brown of fame…
YES, YOUR HUSBAND NEEDS A PICK UP Yes, your husband needs a pick up truck, for a number of reasons, not just because Sam Jackson got one, but because he needs one. He needs one of the bigger variety like an 8ft X 4ft bed in case he has to haul some plywood or…
THE NFL By: Stan Jordan In my estimation, the NFL is fading away and really don’t need any help from the quarterbacks. What I am talking about is that quarterback who won’t stand for the National Anthem but he will kneel down. His name is Colin Kaepernick and played for the L.A. 49ers. As I…
SOME MORE ON THE SNOWY OWLS By: Stan Jordan Here of late, nearly every day we get some news on the local snowy owls. I heard again from Deb over in the Gar Creek area and along the State Line Road. They have me convinced there is a nest there, thank you for the picture…
WORDS AND NAMES EXPLAINED By: Stan Jordan Auglaize: A Delaware Indian village situated on a branch of the Maumee River; meaning “at the lick” The French word “glaise” means loamy or clay. Charloe: named after Chief Charloe Peter. Hen Peck: Not really known why; located in Crane Township Knoxdale: After Henry Knox; Secretary of War…
MY TALK WITH DISTRICT TWO By: Stan Jordan Here at the West Bend News we get all types of Wild Life Magazines and one of the good ones is “Wild Ohio” from Columbus Division of Wild Life. It tells me we are in District Two, with the office in Findlay. So I called down to…
