Oakwood Elementary hosted Grandparents’ Day on Monday, September 10th. Grandparents were invited to have breakfast with their grandchild and spend time reading books and performing activities together.
Grandparents’ Day @ Oakwood Elem.
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Paulding SWCD 5th Grade Field Day Returns September 28th
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By: Patrick Troyer, Paulding SWCD The Paulding Soil & Water Conservation District is excited to announce that our annual 5th Grade Field Day is set for Friday, September 28th at the Black Swamp Nature Center and Paulding County Fairgrounds. If school should be cancelled due to fog, there is a backup date set for a…
From the Vantage Point
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Vantage Celebrates Fall Sports Spirit Day – 60 student athletes, cheerleaders, and band members from all 13 associate schools were recognized recently on Fall Sports Spirit Day. Wishing all of our student athletes a successful fall sports season!
Take Me Home Country Roads: 2018 Oakwood Homecoming
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The 99th Oakwood Homecoming is set for Labor Day weekend, September 1-3! Even though times have changed, those Country Roads can still take us home! It may be different, but it’s home! Remember when you knew everyone in Oakwood? How many do you know now? Thirty years ago there were 6-7 Little League teams, now…
Day in the Park Well Attended; Beautiful Day!
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Nostalgia is the word that comes to mind when thinking about small town America. Antwerp Riverside Veterans Memorial Park was the place to be on August 11th to experience a taste of the best of nostalgic small town living. Everyone was a friend this past Saturday — no strangers were in the park. The morning…
More than 600 attend Paulding Putnam Electric Co-op’s Member Appreciation Day
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Newborns, retirees, and all ages between were found at Paulding Putnam Electric Cooperative’s first annual Member Appreciation Day on Saturday, July 28, at Paulding County Fairgrounds. From 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., more than 600 members and guests were served a free BBQ pulled pork lunch and walked around the carnival participating in various activities…
2018 Antwerp Day in the Park – Back Home Again
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The ending of summer; the beginning of school; and Antwerp Chamber of Commerce’s Day in the Park. Day in the Park has become known as the climax of summer; a time of relaxing and enjoying the splendor of the park atmosphere and neighbors’ crafting wares and food & games & fundraisers for the local school…
2018 Antwerp Gem of the Year
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Roland “Pudge” Kennedy has been named 2018 Gem of the Year. Each year the citizens of Antwerp nominate an outstanding member to be recognized at the opening of Antwerp’s Day in the Park, and this year’s responses were overwhelmingly in Pudge’s favor. Pudge Kennedy was born to Paul and Fairy Kennedy on December 5, 1951.…
Woodlan FFA Participates in “National Day of Service”
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Woodlan FFA members participated in the National FFA “Day of Service” while in attendance at the National FFA Convention. FFA members around the country donated service hours while helping serve the Indianapolis area with various community needs. The Woodlan FFA was selected to work at the Indianapolis State Fair Grounds by demonstrating to area elementary…
East Side of Main Street – Stan Jordan
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The Lobo Tank Busters; Ag Day March 15th By: Stan Jordan This picture was given to me by Oley McMichael, the date on the postcard was 1915. The first partial building on the left hand side was a tin shop. I don’t remember just who that was, but I remember of at least three more…
“A Day That Will Live in Infamy” – Stan Jordan
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The Lobo Tank Busters By: Stan Jordan Col. Bainbridge came over this evening for supper and stayed and talked, and he brought us quite a story and mission. A Frenchman, named Jean, had been a political prisoner of the Germans for a couple of years. They had him working in an underground coal mine where…
“What Veterans Day Means to Me” by Lucy Wales
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Publisher’s note: This speech/essay was given by fourth grader Lucy Wales of Antwerp Local Schools at the assembly that was held in Antwerp’s Gymnasium on Tuesday, November 10, 2015, to Honor Veterans’ Day. By: Lucy Wales Veterans Day is a special day. It honors people such as veterans who fought in a war. I honor…
“Veterans Day Assembly at Antwerp High School” and other stories – Stan Jordan
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The Lobo Tank Busters By: Stan Jordan We have extra fuel tanks today because we are flying quite a ways west to Cherbourg, that is a big sea port on the western end of the Cotentin Peninsula. The Germans still control that city, and that is about all. The allies have taken the rest of…
