Tag: Oakwood

Blankets for Police to Give

Paulding and Oakwood Elementary students spent some time making fleece blankets this winter. Several of the blankets have been donated to the Paulding Police Department to use whenever they see a child or an adult who is in need of a blanket.

Oakwood ElM. Student Council Food Collection

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…

Oakwood Students Build On Erosion Knowledge

By: Patrick Troyer, Education Specialist Fourth grade students at Oakwood Elementary have built upon their knowledge of erosion, weathering, deposition, and pollution via two presentations recently. First, students learned about the changing landscape of the Earth and the forces such as erosion, deposition, and weathering that work together to either construct or transform our environment…

Oakwood Girl Scouts Spread Christmas Cheer

On Thursday Oakwood Girl Scout Troop 20523 led by Amanda Shaffer and Lori Mobley went out into the Oakwood/Charloe area to spread some Christmas cheer. They sang some Christmas carols and delivered goodies they made & items they collected. Pictured left to right are Ashleigh Densmore, Kristy Boecker, Lacie Shawver and Nicole Mobley in the…

Fire Safety Week

Fire week with Sparky Mrs.Beth Bauer and Mrs.Kim Walls’ Kindergarten classes from Wayne Trace Grover Hill Elementary visited the Grover Hill Fire Department in honor of fire prevention week. The students enjoyed climbing in the trucks, getting checked out in the EMS, trying on fire gear, rolling up hoses and visiting Sparky the Fire Dog.…

Oakwood Library Manager, Sue Thomas to Retire

“She loves children and she inspires them to love reading,” shared Susan Pieper, Library Director of the Paulding County Carnegie Library system. “We are truly going to miss her service to the Oakwood community.”  Sue Thomas, after over sixteen years as Branch Manager for the Cooper Community Branch Library serving the Paulding County village of…

Gibson: “Proud to Call Oakwood Home”

The Paulding County Chapter of Habitat for Humanity is just in the finishing phase of the new house in Oakwood. The Gibson family was presented the keys to the home that had its groundbreaking back in October of 2015. There were many people who came together to make this possible for Patricia Burch and Rusty…

Habitat for Humanity New Habitat House

Members of Habitat for Humanity of Paulding County are inviting the public to come to Oakwood on June 16, at 5:00 p.m. to the Open house of our brand new Habitat House. The new home is on Third Street on the east side of the Oakwood Elementary School. The new owners will be there to…

First Paulding County Little Free Library

The first Little Free Library of Paulding County has been mounted at 10650 Rd. 169 in rural Oakwood, Ohio. Todd H. Bol is the creator of the Little Free Library concept. Bol’s vision for an accelerated expansion came as a result of giving away 30 Little Free Libraries in 2010 and watching them multiply. Little…