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PAYNE – Melissa Sue Daeger and Brent Eric Ankney, both of Payne, have announced their engagement and approaching marriage.
The bride-elect is the daughter of John and Rita Daeger of Paulding. She is a graduate of Wayne Trace High School and a 2...
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OAKWOOD – Dana and Caroline (Miller) Arend are celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary.
The couple was married Sept. 5, 1986 in Archbold by Father Dave Beck and the late Rev. Gary Hodges.
They reside at rural Oakwood and are the parents of fou...
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Recently, many folks have shot themselves while innocently handling guns of one sort or another. Perhaps it is something to do with the strange weather. A fellow, Murphy, shot off one of his fingers while trying to shoot a wart, an innocent attempt.
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By JAROD ROSEBROCK
Sportswriter
EDON – Antwerp’s season got off to a rough start Friday night against the Bombers of Edon. After the Archers were able to hold the Bombers at bay and end the first quarter with a score of 0-0, Edon started taking a...
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Varsity Games of the Week
Football
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By JIM LANGHAM
Feature Writer
ANTWERP – No one knows how rapidly life can change more than Antwerp’s Melissa Klender and children, Devon, Christian, Autumn, Franky, Colette and Dante. It happened on Aug. 18 early in the morning when her husband...
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PAULDING – If you want to meet Ellen Bryan, Miss Ohio, she will be stopping in Paulding as part of a bike tour to raise funds for the Children’s Miracle Network.
Miss Ohio will be at the First Financial Bank on the square in Paulding between 4:...
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Lady Raiders win
Wayne Trace won a quadrangular match at Windwood Hollow Golf Course by posting a 205 on the day. Tinora was second at 223 followed by Fairview (232) and Edon (250).
Karena Egnor led the Lady Raiders with a 49 while Ashley Saylor add...
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By Jim Langham
As days start to slightly shorten and the edge comes off the summer heat, my mind often returns to that part of my aging heart in recall of all of the hard work I remember during August and September It was hard work filled with pride as ...
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By Dorotha Schaefer
The Daily Chronicle reports that an agent named Charles Babbage invented the first programmable calculator (computer) in England in the year 1832. How many of you are amazed at Mr. Babbage?
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How many of you have troubl...
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By Nancy Whitaker
LITTLE RED HEN ARRESTED
We have all heard the story of The Little Red Hen. I always felt sorry for the red hen, because none of the other animals wanted to help her make her bread. In fact, this story used to make me cry whenever ...
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LATTY – Robert and Kathy Habern would like to announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Kerry Elizabeth Habern, to Nicholas Eugene Ruble, son of Brian and Debra Ruble of Grover Hill.
Kerry is a 2007 graduate of Wayne Trace...
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? WHAT: Oakwood Homecoming
? WHEN: Labor Day weekend Friday through Monday, Sept. 2-5
? WHERE: Oakwood
? WHO: Organized by the Homecoming Committee; call Deedi Miller at 419-594-3548 or Beth Kelley at 419-399-9011 for information
By BILL...
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By Nancy Whitaker
NO LETTER TODAY
“I’m gonna sit right down and write myself a letter and make believe it came from you,” are the lyrics from a song recorded years ago by various artists. The title alone lets you know just how important letters...
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By Dorotha Schaefer
We are into the farming season full blast at this time in August. Corn is too far gone for more rain to help, according to the experts. But soybeans may make good crop yet. Which reminds me of a story regarding bean crop of another...
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By NANCY WHITAKER
Progress Staff Writer
PAULDING – Do you want to get a good deal, have a lot of fun and help out kids in the meantime? You will be able to do that on Saturday, Aug. 20 as the Defiance Area Youth For Christ holds its annual auction....
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PAULDING – The Paulding County Hospital Foundation is planning and organizing the Second Annual “Strides for Scholarships,” a 5K/10K Relay or one-mile fun walk that will be held on Saturday, Sept. 10.
The race will start at Paulding County Hosp...
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PAULDING — Dave and Jane Nice of Paulding have announced the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Joy, to Joel Coughlin, son of Jim and Beth Coughlin of Antwerp.
The bride-elect is a 2007 graduate of Paulding High School. She gr...
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By Duane Bailey
Several years ago, I went fly fishing for smallmouth bass in the Maumee River. A streamer fly produced several bass, 11-12 inches in length. Not big, but still fun to catch. However, the largest fish of the day and a surprise was not a...
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By Dorotha Schaefer
This item headed a Rack of 1990 and caught my attention due to the bounty it represented all those years ago.
“Tuesday was a special day at my house, a day of bounteous plenty in the way of food. Early in the morning, Ruby Smit...
