By: Patrick Troyer, Paulding SWCD It is time to once again highlight one of the many animals that call Ohio home. For this week’s animal, we will go to the water as we feature the river otter. Where does it live? What does it eat? What does it look like? Read on to find out…
The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) District 1 real estate team partnered with the Paulding County Parks District regarding the transfer of the former roadside rest area located on county Road 424 in New Rochester. The roadside park, located just north of the village of Cecil, was previously owned by the state of Ohio. Following…
By: Stan Jordan It is about the middle of July, 1945, and B Company is billeting a little mountain town called Berneck, Germany. The war has been over for a couple of months and we don’t stand very many formations. We a do a lot of exercise and work on the tanks and then play…
By: Stan Jordan While sitting here at my desk in March 2017, my mind and body is down by the park, in the river and the date is around the summer of 1934 or so. Like every other summer day, we three boys have a can full of worms or night crawlers and we are…
Some of Antwerp’s old history By: Stan Jordan On November 8th 1875, legislation was started for a new jail. Said jail was to be made of brick and mortar supplanting the old wooden structure. I have looked my records over and over and I have never found any other notes or talk or anything about…
The End of the Lobo Tank Busters By: Stan Jordan The Lobo Tank Busters are no more. Col. Bainebridge came over last night and what he said changed our lives forever. We are going home! The war in Europe is about over and the col. said all four of us qualified to be discharged. We…
The fire that destroyed River Street Market and Antwerp Tuesday, January 26 finished it’s job the week of February 22 when Kauser’s of Paulding completed the demolition and cleanup of the former local grocery store.
Cabin 21 at Valley Forge, A Boat Ramp on the Maumee, More on the Eagles and Snowy Owls, The Lobo Tank Busters The Lobo Tank Busters By: Stan Jordan Then entire continent of Europe is socked in with a dense fog. It didn’t lift, it just stayed all day. The weather man for England said…
The Lobo Tank Busters By: Stan Jordan We took off this morning about like any other morning on dawn patrol. We had on a full-load of rockets and ammo, but no extra gas tanks. We were on a common hunt and destroy mission, when the radio crackled and Col. Bainbridge called and said some of…
By: Stan Jordan The Advance Chassis’ 2015 Regatta on the Maumee was a blast this year. There was plenty of water in the river and no one had to portage. Just sit with your feet in the water and drift along. Dan said there were three rafts, five kayaks, and three canoes. A total of…
What a Day, What a Day; Lobo Tank Busters; A Little History on West River Street What a Day, What a Day! By: Stan Jordan Saturday started at 8AM. I had a pancake and sausage breakfast down at the EMS building. It was a nice, warm morning and we set and talked with friends for…
The Maumee River Raft Race; The Lobo Tank BustersThe Lobo Tank Busters By: Stan Jordan We returned to the rail-yards at Dijon today. It is a very busy place as the Germans are fleeing before Patton’s troops and they’re loading up the material on flat cars and heading east. We shot up everything that we…
We, the Woodburn Community Historical Society, want to say thank you to our community for making our 150th a success. In our drawing, Dr. Hicks won the country throw. If you wish to buy a 150th Woodburn Sesquicentennial book, they are $25. Get yours from Deb at Main St. Express on her working days or…
