• Sylvester and Ethel Walker, Paul Smithers’ wife Nancy’s parents, were married in 1935.
    Sylvester and Ethel Walker, Paul Smithers’ wife Nancy’s parents, were married in 1935.
  • Paul and Nancy (Walker) Smithers were married at Zoar Lutheran in 1958.
    Paul and Nancy (Walker) Smithers were married at Zoar Lutheran in 1958.
  • Pickleball partners, from left, Deb Sell, Paul Smithers and Jody Sullivan at Municipal Park court.
    Pickleball partners, from left, Deb Sell, Paul Smithers and Jody Sullivan at Municipal Park court.
  • Paul Smithers when he was in junior high.
    Paul Smithers when he was in junior high.
    Way Public Library continues its oral history series, a project that is part of its mission to collect and preserve information unique to Perrysburg.This is being realized through a series of videotaped conversations with local residents.Recently the library visited with Paul Smithers, a longtime resident and probably best known for his efforts to make Perrysburg the pickleball ce...

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