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By Nancy Whitaker
MILKING MY VACATION
Last week, I told about a few of my experiences while I was on vacation. The weather, of course, did not cooperate so making a jump to Plan B salvaged our vacation and made it very enjoyable. We attended a play, ...
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By Dorotha Schaefer
Hobbies help us all to hang onto our sanity in this crazy mixed-up world. A learned Doctor Ross writes that stamp collecting people are smarter than your average human beings. Not only that, but they are better adjusted. But what a...
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By Jim Langham
For several years, I wrote a column for a publication entitled, “Between the Dates.” The columns honored people who made a special niche’ in my heart, or the hearts of others, often by the small “behind the scenes” things that...
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BRICETON – Louie and Kim Utterback of Briceton are pleased to announce the engagement and upcoming marriage of their daughter, Rachel Lynn, to Nathan Thomas Wiechart, son of Robert and Nancy Wiechart of Ft. Jennings and Eric and Debra Kerns of Middle...
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PAULDING – Darwin and Ursula Riley will be celebrating 50 years of marriage.
Darwin and Ursula Riley were married on Sept. 23, 1961, at the Church of Christ in Payne, by the Rev. Glen Hall.
They were blessed with four children, Renee Marie (decea...
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By JIM LANGHAM
Sportswriter
HAVILAND – The Wayne Trace Raiders football team came out with a mission in mind on Friday evening. Within minutes of the opening kickoff, the Raiders’ intentions of being a team to reckon with in the Green Meadows Con...
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Ladies post win
Ashley Saylor carded a 42 and three other Raiders added 45’s as Wayne Trace defeated Ayersville 177-222 at Pleasant Valley Golf Course on Thursday.
Christina Klinker, Ashley Goeltzenleuchter and Emilie Linder all had 45’s for the...
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By NANCY WHITAKER
Progress Staff Writer
PAULDING – On Saturday, Sept. 24, the second annual “Drag for Dollars” will be held at Paulding Eagles to raise money for breast cancer awareness and Pretty In Pink.
So far, 24 local men have volunteere...
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BROUGHTON – Tiffany A. Matthews and Matthew A. Nickols, both of Broughton, have announced their engagement and approaching wedding.
The bride-elect is a alumna of Wayne Trace High School employed at Insource Technologies, Paulding. She is the dau...
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By Nancy Whitaker
NANCY LAMPOONS SUMMER VACATION
It is always nice to go on a “vacation” and “get away from it all.” We plan and plan for that special time, but even the best mapped out plans can go awry.
We love to go up around the Shipshe...
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By Dorotha Schaefer
Have you ever had a piece of pie that was so nearly perfect you had to talk about it? I had that interesting experience over the weekend. There it was as we waited to take our place at one of the tables – among choices of many di...
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By KEVIN WANNEMACHER
Sportswriter
GROVER HILL – All three county schools ran in the Wayne Trace Invitational at Welcome Park in Grover Hill.
Van Wert captured team championships in the varsity boys, varsity girls, junior varsity boys and junior ...
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By Jim Langham
My first recollection of people in a small community reaching out to others during a tragedy occurred when our neighbor’ s house burned. In fact, I was the one that discovered the fire, on April 8, 1958 when an elderly lady by the nam...
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By Duane Bailey:
Ranging from Mexico to Canada and from coast to coast, the mourning dove is the most popular, abundant, and widespread game bird in North America. Its adaptable life-style and high reproductive rate have allowed its population to flou...
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By Nancy Whitaker:
SPECS APPEAL
When did you get your first pair of glasses? When I first started school ages ago, we used to get our eyes tested at school once a year and all we had to do was look at a chart and name the letters. Those of us who cou...
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By Dorotha Schaefer:
Wilma told this story of her attempt to save one of God’s creatures. One that she had always liked as a child, a little lightning bug. The insect had fallen into a spider web and was becoming badly tangled.
As she continued in...
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By JIM LANGHAM
Sportswriter
HAVILAND – With the first two games of the season under their belt, the Wayne Trace Raiders turn their sights to the south as they host rival Crestview this Friday night.
Even though the Knights come to the 2-0 Raiders...
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WILLITZER
PAULDING – The Paulding Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors has selected Erika Willitzer as its next director.
Willitzer brings with her over 15 years of communication and marketing experience. She holds a B.A. in communicatio...
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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...
