PEA members are hopeful that a fair and equitable agreement can be reached in the very near future. Paulding teachers and the Paulding Board of Education have been in negotiations since April 12, 2021, without reaching an agreement. The contract between the PEA and the Paulding Board of Education expired June 30, 2021. The Paulding…
LONDON, Ohio – As the demand for local foods continues to increase, more farmers, growers and food producers are taking advantage of the increasing opportunities to sell their products at farmers markets and directly to restaurants. But making their products stand out from the competition takes some extra effort, says Mary Griffith, agriculture and natural…
Paulding, OH: A national campaign that swept across the country a couple years ago showcasing school districts denying children any type of lunch if they forgot their money or had a low account balance motivated a few Paulding residents to make sure that never happens at their local district. An account specifically used for that…
Preregistration is required by January 19Outdoor enthusiasts interested in learning to prepare and can white-tailed deer meat are encouraged to attend a free informational seminar on Tuesday, January 23rd according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR). The seminar will be held from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Coon Creek Hunt Club,…
The John Paulding Historical Society will be hosting their annual Chicken BBQ by Port-A-Pit on Saturday, August 5, 2017. Serving and/or pick-up will begin at 4:00 p.m. and continue to 7:00 p.m. This year we are hosting a Cruise-In just for the fun of it! Open to all cars, trucks and motorcycles. Come on out…
On Friday and Saturday, March 31 and April 1, once again, the cafeteria at Wyneken Memorial Lutheran School, 11565 N US Highway 27, Decatur, Indiana, will be full of activity: as we plan to pack 60,000 meals, at our annual event, to benefit the Pack Away Hunger campaign. Pack Away Hunger is a nonprofit organization…
The Leaders of Tomorrow 4-H club met on January 5 to do a community service project. They worked on three assembly lines where they put the designated amounts of flavoring, protein, and rice into a bag, then sealed it. In one hour they packaged enough meals to feed 10,000 people. The bags will get transported…
The Oakwood Elementary Student Council held a canned and boxed food /personal hygiene collection before Christmas break. Hundreds of items were collected and delivered to some food pantries in the area. Shown unloading items for the food pantry in Melrose are sixth grade students Caydence Rue, Tyler Sherry, JB Rickels, Gage Lloyd, Mason Schlatter, and…
The students of WLS collected canned goods for the Woodburn Food Bank during the second quarter of school. A total of 854 pantry items were donated to the Woodburn Food Bank by our students! WLS is blessed to be able to give to our community.
The Woodlan FFA Chapter donated over 475 food items to the local Food Bank from their community service project. The donated food was brought by participating 2nd graders as their admission price to attend the Woodlan FFA, Wabash-Erie Canal, and Demonstration Field Day. The Wabash-Erie Canal Day Demonstrations are held on the school grounds of…
Defiance County Senior Services (DCSS) is presently accepting applications on behalf of the Toledo Seagate Food Bank for the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP). Those persons who are 60 years of age and older are encouraged to apply. Income guidelines do apply and all applications are subject to the approval of the food bank. Applications…
Every December the Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church (LCMS) designates its remaining mission fund budget money to local, regional, or international recipients as needed. 2015 was another banner financial year for the church and provided the opportunity for Mt. Calvary to exceed the mission goal. This year the largest recipients of the mission funds were both…
By: Jill Starbuck When we talk about addictions, we generally think of smoking, sugar, drugs, alcohol, and others. Sodium is typically not foremost on our minds when it comes to addiction. However, it is very much so. It is the reason some of us cannot stop at just one or two Doritos or McDonald’s french…
