The Paulding High School Band would like to acknowledge the Cooper Family Foundation for their generosity! Due to Cooper’s donation, the band was able to purchase a whole new drumline!!! In the photo the panther percussionists are showing off the new drums.
Oakwood EMS invited Dianne Cooper and Mayor Brian Ripke out to see their return on investment. The Oakwood EMS team gave Dianne and Mayor Ripke a tour of the new Braun Chief XL that will be serving the village and surrounding townships for many years to come. Oakwood EMS Grant writer, Marie Gribble submitted a…
In the Oakwood community was recently blessed by major upgrade at the Oakwood Community Park by Avery Cooper, son of Heather Cooper. Avery has been working all summer on procuring donations to rebuild the playground set at the park by the railroad tracks in Oakwood. He is part of Boy Scout Troop 19 and making…
Virgil H Cooper Scholarship given to Janae Smith at Continental High School May 11, 2023 by Dianne Cooper.
Virgil H Cooper Scholarships were presented on May 9, 2023 to several area students from the Cooper family scholarship funds: Virgil H Cooper Scholarship, Oakwood Alumni Scholarship and Oakwood Bobcat Scholarship. Alaina Stuckey of Hicksville High School. Receiving Virgil H Cooper Scholarship from Dianne Cooper May 5, 2023. Pictured here are PHS recipients of Virgil…
Cooper Farms celebrates 85 years as a family owned and operated farm and food company in 2023. It has grown from a small turkey hatchery started in 1938 to a diversified, vertically integrated turkey, hog and egg company that has stood the test of time in an ever-changing industry. Cooper Farms prides itself on forming…
Through a generous donation from the Cooper Family Foundation, the Paulding 8th grade class took a field trip to Auglaize Canoe & Kayak located in Oakwood. While there, students had the opportunity to kayak the beautiful river while enjoying the changing leaves, pick a pumpkin to take home, play outdoor yard games, take a hayride,…
Cooper’s Family Foundation donation made it possible for 280 students at Paulding Junior High to attend fun-filled field trips free of charge. Eighth graders spent a day at Auglaize Canoe & Kayak, while seventh graders spent the day at Camp Clay in Van Wert. The sixth graders’ field trip will be later in May. Paulding…
