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Antwerp RibFest River Run 5K – 2017 Winners

OVERALL: Male: Sam Williamson 16:13 Female: Gracie Laukhauf 23:21 AGES 5-9: Male: Damon Rosswurm 29:54 Female: Gabriella Snyder 29:33 AGES 10-14: Male: Landyn Reyes 20:59 Female: Caroline Rohrs 27:41 AGES 15-19: Male: Jake Ryan 18:51 Female: Julia Steiner 37:58 AGES 20-29: Male: Weston Geyer  20:45 Female: Rose Mansel-Pleydell 34:04 AGES 30-39: Male: Andrew Reyes 21:11…

Ehrhart Homestead

By: Stan Jordan This is a picture of the Ehrhart Homestead, it was built in 1902 or 1903. There was 3 children in the family. This homestead was west of Antwerp on old US 24, about one forth of a mile east of the state line on the south side of the road. Well, Otto…

2017 Antwerp’s Cleveland Street Ribfest

The 2017 Antwerp Cleveland Street Ribfest took place this past weekend with people coming from around the area for the event. It came up quickly without much notice this year. Three Rib vendors were there along with the Boy Scouts, Girls Scouts and Fire Departments from both Antwerp and Hicksville serving food for the attendees.…

Saturday Morning with the EMS

By: Stan Jordan Last Saturday was the big Cleveland Street Ribfest. The time that I was there was very enjoyable. Mother nature put an end to the fun way too early as it started to rain in earnest about 3:00 p.m. But actually this column is about the EMS anyway. The EMS was serving pancakes…

2016 Ribfest 5K Winners

This year the Ribfest 5k took place at the Antwerp Riverside Park with 138 runners participating. It was a beautiful day on Saturday, June 4 for running this race. The top male runner this year was Hayden Krick with a time of 16:31. The top female was Ellise Wetli with a time of 21:10. In…

Antwerp Ribfest is Here!

Antwerp EMS Pancake and Sausage BreakfastThe Antwerp EMS will be having a pancake and sausage breakfast on Saturday June 4th prior to Cleveland Street Ribfest. This breakfast will go for gear and equipment for the Antwerp EMS personnel. The breakfast includes pancakes and sausage, coffee and juice; we will also be having a 50/50 drawing…

My Big Day at the RibFest – Stan Jordan

By: Stan Jordan As usual, at 8:00 a.m., we attended the pancake and sausage breakfast at the EMS building. The food was great and I met some old friends of mine. Along about noon, I visited the Ribfest at the Firehouse. Three of the Fireman took me around and showed and explained the new firetruck.…

Puckerbrush Wins at Ribfest

Saturday, June 7 started with a 5K run for the Ribfest event in Antwerp, OH. It was beautiful weather and many people from all over the area showed up for this hometown event. Aimee Lichty, Coordinator for the ACDC sponsored Ribfest at Antwerp, stated, “This was a difficult year for choosing the winner for the…

Cleveland St. Ribfest in Antwerp

Antwerp’s 5th Annual Cleveland Street Rib Fest will be held on Saturday, June 7, between the VFW and Fire Hall. Included at the Rib Fest will be a 50/50 raffle, DJ music from Noon to 6:00 p.m. and The Wannabee’s Band playing from 6:00–10:00 p.m. The Rib Fest 5K River Run will begin at 9:00 a.m. with registration…