Woodburn Lions Club gave a $500 donation to the Woodlan Marching Band this week. Pictured below left to right is Bob Slattery, band director, Brock Filler, drum major, and Shane Mumma, club president. The club was able to view a video of the bands winning 2021 performance at our annual Christmas dinner.
This past week, seven Wayne Trace High School students participated in the BEST Robotics competition, pitting 25 teams from across the country in a contest to develop, build, and market a robot that could successfully perform a variety of construction and demolition-related tasks. Led by seniors Eli Spinner and Xander Kohart, the robot’s driving team…
Our next guest on the Paulding County Business Weekly show is business owner Tim Brown. He is with PCED Investment Member Brown Made Media. Tim is bringing national class videography options to Paulding County. Learn how his incredible work takes him around the United States and has very large name businesses bringing work to him…
Joe Reidy was an immediate success for Woodlan when he started off as a freshman on the varsity basketball team at Woodlan. He was the tallest player on the team, and that never hurts in basketball, and many games he was also the top scorer. As a 2022 senior, Reidy has not slowed down his…
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Paulding Middle School is utilizing the 7-Mindsets curriculum to address the social and emotional needs of students. Each unit revolves around a specific theme students can apply to their lives. This unit’s theme was We Are Connected. Shown in the picture are Paulding Middle School’s Passion First Mindset Motivators.
Ann’s Bright Beginnings daycare children enjoyed making a Christmas headband full of shining lights recently. It reminded us how we are all shining lights in our families and in our circle of friends. Shown here from the left are: Colton Barajas, Cayden Barajas, Savannah Coil, Lexi Sunderman and Hadley Mohr.
Antwerp Local School recently donated over $1,000 to Christmas for Kids after a friendly competition involving the teachers. Students could put money into teacher bins, and the “winning” teacher had to kiss a pig. To help generate more funds, third grade teacher Jared Eklund agreed to wear lipstick when kissing the pig if students reached…
By: Carter Manz, Paulding FFA Reporter On December 4th, four members of the Paulding FFA chapter competed at the state food science contest and one member competed in the state job interview contest. The food science team was made of Paige Jones, Carter Manz, Jamy Hunt, and Ally Jo Merriman. Paige Jones competed in the…
The Voice will crown the Season 21 Vocal Champion. The popular acoustic pop trio, Girl Named Tom, is one step away from being declared the winner. The three siblings cracked the top five acts on the NBC singing competition. Girl Named Tom is the first trio to make it to the finals in the history of…
VFW Post 587 of Paulding has donated $1,000 to the John Paulding Historical Society. The museum’s collection includes military uniforms, photographs, equipment, flags and other memorabilia. Here, historical society treasurer Patti Boundy, accepts the donation from Dan Wilder, a VFW post director. The society, a 501c3 nonprofit organization, greatly appreciates the contribution.
Paulding VFW Post 587 members have been very generous in assisting with community needs this holiday season. Recently the VFW donated $500 to the Paulding County Opportunity Center. Money donated will be used toward Christmas dinners and gifts for the students. The Paulding County Opportunity School encompasses students from Antwerp Local Schools, Paulding Exempted Village Schools…
The Paulding County Business Advisory Council held their Q4 meeting here at the OSU Extension Building today, on the campus of the Paulding County Fairgrounds. The event is facilitated by the Paulding County Economic Development office. Representatives from the all three county schools and Vantage Career Center made presentations to the business community attendees. Each…
