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Old Phrases and Sayings – Stan Jordan

OLD PHRASES AND SAYINGS By: Stan Jordan Hi old timer! Our family was exiting a fine restaurant in Fort Wayne a few weeks ago when the following incident took place: We a met a man who looked to be around 80 years old with his family, entering the restaurant. I suppose it was his daughter…

Upgrades At West Bend Printing

With the New Year just around the corner, we here at West Bend Printing have decided that we should expand our printing capabilities to offer a wider variety of products to all of our customers. As always, we guarantee the highest quality products to our customers. Our customers leave satisfied, and always come back for…

Looking Back on 2016 – Stan Jordan

Looking back on 2016 By: Stan Jordan As I sit here at my desk and look out across Main Street here in Antwerp, with all of the snow laying around and the mercury plunging down to zero, this is the first bitterly cold snap of the winter, and I am already tired of winter. We…

Antwerp Local School Purchases New Van

Antwerp Local School recently purchased a new 9 passenger Ford Transit Van to replace the 16 year old Chevy Astro Van. The new van will be used to transport students to academic and athletic events as well as pull band equipment to performances.  The van was purchased from Mark Moats Ford in Defiance, and identification…

Christmas Came Early

By: Stan Jordan My desk here at the West Bend News is probably one of the best locations in town. I have a nice window right in front of me that looks over on East River Street, that was remodeled a few years ago and is one of the prettiest streets in town. I can…

“Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends”

  “Randall Smith” called out by Bob Habern. “Randall Scott Smith” The roll call took place in complete silence. Though others responded, Randall does not answer. Bob, District Disabled Veteran’s Commander Chapter 54, calls again, louder this time, “Petty Officer, Second Class, Randall Smith”. After a short delay Sheriff Jason Landers stands and answers, “Petty…

Issue 20, Now Ready to View

This week’s issue of the West Bend News is now ready to download and view in Adobe Reader or your favorite PDF viewer. View Here Issue 20 – May 14, 2014: The paper edition will begin to be in stores tomorrow and Wednesday.