Local Events in 2007: Something for Everyone!

Note: The following calendar of events is not meant to be a complete listing. Many annual events were just in the planning stages as the GUIDE went to press. To have your event included in the Paulding County Progress, please contact our office at 419-399-4015, fax 419-399-4030, or e-mail: progress@progressnewspaper.org, at least two weeks prior to the event.

FEBRUARY
Black History Month
Feb. 2 – Groundhog Day
Feb. 4 – Super Bowl XLI
Feb. 5 – County Spelling Bee competition at 7 p.m. at Payne Elementary Auditorium
Feb. 9 – Annual Paulding Chamber of Commerce Membership Banquet, 6 p.m. at the Paulding Eagles. For information: 419-399-5215
Feb. 12 – Vantage Career Center Open House & Scholarship Dinner, 5-7:30 p.m.
Feb. 14 – Valentine’s Day
Feb. 19 – Presidents’ Day
Feb. 20 – Mardi Gras
Feb. 21 – Ash Wednesday
Feb. 23-25 – CC Banks Productions of Antwerp presents “Anne of Green Gables” at the Historic Huber Opera House in Hicksville; call 419-506-1084
Feb. 24 – Paulding Middle School students will perform their spring play at 7 p.m. in the auditeria

MARCH
National Women’s History Month
March 10 – Antwerp Athletic Boosters Reverse Raffle, 6 p.m. in the school auditeria
March 11 – Daylight savings time begins
March 11-17 — U.S.A. Girl Scouts Week
March 17 — St. Patrick’s Day
March 18-24 – National Agriculture Week
March 20 — First day of spring
March 21 – Community Health Fair from 3-6 p.m., sponsored by the Paulding County Senior Center, held at the county extension building at the fairgrounds
March 23-25 – Paulding High School Drama Dept. will present its spring musical “Oklahoma!”
March 23-25– Antwerp High School Drama Dept. will present its spring musical at 7:30 p.m. March 23-24 and at 3 p.m. March 25.
March 31 – Paulding Lions Club will sponsor Breakfast With the Easter Bunny at the Paulding Eagles, followed by an Easter egg hunt on the courthouse lawn at 11 a.m.

APRIL
Keep Ohio Beautiful Month
National Volunteer Month
April 1 – Palm Sunday; April Fool’s Day
April 2 – Passover begins at sundown
April 4-5 – Wayne Trace High School students will perform the musical “Cinderella”
April 6 – Good Friday; 27th Annual 24-Hour Basketball Marathon April 6-7 at Payne Elementary gym – proceeds go to the Paulding County Crippled Children & Adult Society; contact Chad Benschneider, 419-263-2277
April 8 – Easter
April 12 – Paulding County Area Foundation Annual Meeting/Banquet. Call 419-399-8282 for more information.
April 14 – Paulding Area Visiting Nurses Auxiliary’s annual musical fund-raising event “We’ve Got Rhythm!” at Paulding Middle School Auditeria. For information, call 419-399-4708.
April 15-21 – National Library Week; National Volunteer Week
April 21 – Wayne Trace Athletic Boosters Reverse Drawing, 6 p.m. at the high school
April 22 — Earth Day
April 26 — Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day
April 28 – Antwerp High School Prom – dance 8-11 p.m. at Grant’s Reception Hall, afterprom midnight-5 a.m. at the school; Wayne Trace Jr./Sr. Prom and after-prom

MAY
Older Americans Month
May – Maumee Valley Heritage Corridor’s Local History Month
May 3 – National Day of Prayer
May 5 — Cinco de Mayo; Paulding High School Prom, 8-11:30 p.m., followed by afterprom
May 5-6 — Free Fishing Days. Ohio residents need not possess a fishing license to fish Ohio waterways, including Lake Erie, during Ohio Free Fishing Days.
May 13 — Mother’s Day
May 15 – Senior Day at the Paulding County Senior Center, doors open at 10 a.m., meal at noon; for information, call 419-399-3650.
May 16 – Leadership In Action (LIA) graduation breakfast, 7 a.m. at the Youth Leadership Building at the fairgrounds. For more information, contact the Paulding Chamber of Commerce, 419-399-5215
May 23 – Paulding Chamber of Commerce Spring Fling Golf Outing, 1 p.m. at Pond-a-River Golf Club
May 18-19 — Paulding Community Garage Sale; contact 419-399-2466.
May 19 – Armed Forces Day
May 20 – Commencement for Wayne Trace High School
May 27 – Commencement for Antwerp High School, 2 p.m. in the main gym; Commencement for Paulding High School, 2:30 p.m.
May 28 — Memorial Day – observances to be announced

JUNE
June 1-2 – Payne Community Garage Sale. Contact Nancy Speice at 419-263-2863
June 1-2 – American Cancer Society Relay for Life, Paulding County Fairgrounds, beginning at 6 p.m. Friday through noon Saturday. For more information, call toll-free 1-888-227-6446 ext. 5202 or 419-399-9609.
June 7, 8, 9 — Annual John Paulding Days held on the Courthouse square. Hometown celebration with entertainment and street carnival. The Grand Parade is 7 p.m. June 7. For more information, contact the Paulding Chamber of Commerce, 419-399-5215.
June 8-9 – Antwerp Community Garage Sale - contact Antwerp Chamber of Commerce, 419-258-1722.
June 14 — Flag Day
June 16 – Payne Elementary’s Annual Hackers Open golf outing
June 17 — Father’s Day
June 21 — First day of summer
June 23 – Paulding County Hospital’s annual Family Health Day held in the hospital’s medical office building from 7:30-11 a.m.

JULY
National Parks & Recreation Month
July 4 — Independence Day
July 10-14 — Paulding County Fair, Paulding County Fairgrounds
July 11 — Paulding County Hospital Foundation’s Dr. Mark Teets Memorial Golf Tournament at Auglaize Golf Club; contact 419-399-1129
July 17-21 — Paulding County 4-H Camp
Grover Hill Summer Park Festival at Welcome Park in Grover Hill - dates to be announced

AUGUST
United Way of Paulding County Pacesetter campaign begins - dates to be announced.
Aug. 1-12 — Ohio State Fair, Columbus
Aug. 3-5 – Paulding High School “Blast From the Past II” alumni reunion. For events and times, go to www.pauldingblastfromthepast.com
Aug. 11 – “A Day In the Park” at Riverside Memorial Park in Antwerp. For information: Antwerp Chamber of Commerce, 419-258-1722
Aug. 11 – Wayne Trace Alumni Association’s first Alumni Banquet at Wayne Trace High School; see www.waynetracealumniassociation.com
Aug. 18-19 — Annual Paulding County Civil War Days, to be held at the fairgrounds. Sponsored by Paulding Lions Club. For information, call Dan Workman at 419-399-4512 or Jeff Mekus at 419-399-4812
Aug. 18 – Youth For Christ (YFC) annual auction at the county extension building at the fairgrounds.
First day of classes for the 2007-08 school year – dates to be announced
Aug. 31-Sept. 3 — Oakwood Homecoming
Melrose Jubilee festival – dates to be announced

SEPTEMBER
United Way of Paulding County annual fall fund-raising campaign kicks off; date to be announced.
Aug. 31-Sept. 3 — Oakwood Homecoming
Sept. 3 — Labor Day
Sept. 5 – Annual Paulding Chamber of Commerce Golf Outing, at Auglaize Golf Club. Call 419-399-5215 for information
Sept. 6 – Paulding County Republican Banquet. Call 419-399-8282 for more information.
Sept. 9 – Grandparent’s Day
Sept. 11 – Patriot Day (September 11 anniversary)
Sept. 12 – Rosh Hashanah begins at sundown
Sept. 15 – Hispanic Heritage Month begins, through Oct. 15.
Sept. 14, 15, 16 — Annual Flat Rock Creek Fall Festival, Paulding County Fairgrounds. For information: 419-399-4453
Sept. 22 – Yom Kippur begins at sundown
Sept. 22 – National Hunting & Fishing Day
Sept. 23 — First day of autumn
Sept. 27 – Paulding County Economic Development Office’s annual Business & Industry Appreciation Banquet at the OSU Extension Center; call 419-399-8282 for information.

OCTOBER
Recycle Ohio Month
Oct. 7-13 – National Newspaper Week; Fire Prevention Week
Oct. 8 — Columbus Day observed
Oct. 9 – Voter registration ends for General Election
Oct. 20 – Sweetest Day
Oct. 23-31 – Red Ribbon Week
Oct. 27-28 – Payne Fall Festival, organized by Payne Chamber of Commerce. Contact Chad Benschneider, 419-263-2277
Oct. 27 – Make a Difference Day
Oct. 31 — Halloween – local events to be announced

NOVEMBER
Nov. 3 — Annual “Beacon of Hope” dinner and auction, presented by Paulding Area Visiting Nurses & Hospice. Call 419-399-4708
Nov. 4 – Daylight Savings Time ends
Nov. 6 – General Election Day
Nov. 11 — Veterans Day
Nov. 15-18 – John Paulding Historical Society Annual Christmas Open House.
Nov. 17 – OSU vs. Michigan game
Nov. 17 — Paulding County Hospital Auxiliary Annual Craft Fair at the county extension building at the fairgrounds.
Nov. 22 — Thanksgiving Day
Nov. 24 – “Holiday Parade of Lights” at dusk in Antwerp, sponsored by Antwerp Chamber of Commerce, 419-258-1722

DECEMBER
Dec. 5 — Hanukkah begins at sundown
Dec. 22 — First day of winter
Dec. 25 — Christmas Day
Dec. 26-Jan. 1 – Kwanzaa
Dec. 31 — New Year’s Eve 2007— Welcome, 2008!