Because most events in celebration of former Wapak resident Neil Armstrong have been cancelled, several organizations teamed up to create activity bags instead. This week's sponsor was the Riverside Art Center who handmade solar system-themed sidewalk chalk.

John Norberg met Neil Armstrong while he was a journalist for the local paper in West Lafayette, IN. They developed a friendship after several interactions and Norberg said he learned how modest Armstrong was, in life and about the moon landing. "Several of us had a beer and pizza with Neil and Gene [Cernan] at a local place here, Bruno’s," said Norberg, an author of eight books including Wings of Their Dreams: Purdue in Flight. "Incredible experience to sit there for an evening with the first and last men to walk on the moon. Well, they talked about their friends, they talked about their families and their grandchildren. The one thing they never talked about was walking on the moon."

Auglaize County's commissioners are getting in on the 50th-anniversary festivities. The commissioners have created a 3-inch medallion to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing when Wapak native Neil Armstrong took the first steps on the moon.

2019 of course marks the 50th anniversary of Neil Armstrong's historic walk on the moon - and plenty of events are planned to celebrate the occasion. The First on the Moon committee set up a website for people planning on taking part in the 50th anniversary. firstonthemoon.org has a list of events that will be held in Wapakoneta as well as some history on the moon landing for people to stay informed.

The Wapakoneta community got a sneak peek at a statue being built for their downtown area. 

The Greater Grand Lake Visitor's Center is taking people on the ultimate tour of Neil Armstrong's life to celebrate next year's 50th anniversary of the moon landing.