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office hours in Paulding
County on Wednesday,
June 25. During this time,
constituents will have the
opportunity to share their
thoughts and concerns
with a district representa-
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feedback to the senator.
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10-11 a.m. June 25 at
Paulding County Carnegie
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By NANCY WHITAKER
Progress Staff Writer
Part 1 of 2
ANTWERP In March 2014, the Ohio
History Connection came to Paulding County
and interviewed Ray Jeffery of Antwerp about
his familys history and their connection to
Ohios Underground Railroad.
Also present for the interview were Jefferys
daughters, Jill and Lura.
The DVD, when transcribed and processed,
will become a part of the online oral history of
the Ohio History Connection (formerly Ohio
Historical Society). It also will be available for
the public to read and view.
Tyler DuPrey, who did a portion of Jefferys
two-hour interview, said that the subject had a
great memory.
A family with deep Paulding County roots is
no stranger to the political arena especially
with their history dating back to the 1800s. If
you lived or live in Paulding County, you are
probably familiar with the family name of
Jeffery. The family has always been involved in
the community and in politics.
Their story dates back to 1819 Ireland and
John Jeffrey moving his family from his home-
land to America. When the Jeffreys left Ireland
they had four children and went on to bear
three more. The government had promised 649
acres to those willing to settle and farm the land
in the Ohio wilderness area. John and Mary
first landed in Baltimore and after three weeks,
Mary gave birth to Archibald. The family then
made their way to Lisbon, Ohio, and Congress
Township in Wayne County. John Jr. and James
were born later.
With a family to care for and land to be
cleared and farmed, John paid for Mr. and Mrs.
James Stevenson to come over to assist with
the farming and chores. They were indentured
servants, expected to work off their passage to
America. They were also neighbors of the
Jeffreys in Ireland. The Stevensons loaded all
their belongings and boarded a ship to join the
Jeffrey family in Ohio.
On the way over, the ship wrecked off the
coast of Nova Scotia and the Stevensons lost all
of their belongings except for money in their
money belts and a blue plate. The story goes
that all the ships passengers were taken to the
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See JEFFERY, page 2A
This old barn, which had an embankment around it, was used to hide slaves during the time
of the Underground Railroad. James Jeffery and John Jeffery Jr. were active in the transport-
ing of slaves before and during the Civil War. (Photo by Susie Jeffery Jordan)
The Paulding Pool will have its first movie night of the
season on Friday, June 27, featuring Walt Disney
Pictures Frozen. Doors will open at 8:30 p.m. with the
movie starting at 9 p.m. Cost is $3 for everyone. No food
or drink will be allowed in the pool. Floats and noodle
devices are allowed. Those under the age of 12 must be
accompanied by an adult or parent. Concession and
popcorn will be available. The movie will be canceled if
it rains.
Dive-in movie time
Historians interview Jeffery
on familys Underground
Railroad connection
See EMA, page 2A
Bohn. Firefighters manage overall in-
cidents with government backing. If it
is a transportation incident, we work
with the truck companys command-
er.
Bohn said that he is thrilled and
looking forward to starting good rela-
tions and open-minded communica-
tion with Paulding County officials.
We have the same vision, said
Landers. We will be in communica-
tion with what his job entails. We will
be communication closely with school
safety matters and critical incidents.
He obviously has a wealth of expe-
rience, continued Landers. He is
used to dealing with the public. He is
an excellent communicator.
Bohn said that one of his biggest
concerns will be to get village and
county entities to communicate with
By JIM LANGHAM
Feature Writer
After several weeks of deliberation,
Paulding County commissioners have
accepted the recommendation of a
search committee to hire Edward Bohn
as the new Paulding County
Emergency Management Agency
(EMA) director. (See related story.)
Due to commitments in the
Defiance County area, Bohn will serve
on a part-time basis this summer. He
will take on a full-time status the first
full week in October, beginning Oct. 6.
Bohn comes to the Paulding County
position with a wealth of experience,
including nearly 30 years with the
Defiance Fire Department, where he is
currently serving as captain. His 30
years will be completed on Sept. 15.
The Paulding County commission-
ers have been gracious to allow me to
accomplish that. As a result I will start
out part-time until the first full week in
October, said Bohn on Monday.
In addition, he is serving as vice
president of the Defiance County
Local Emergency Planning Com mis -
sion, where he has served for 12 years.
Since 1996, he has served as hazmat
first responder instructor. He also
serves as an instructor for Four County
Career Center, Ohio Fire Academy and
Cleveland State University.
In Defiance County, he has spear-
headed major traffic studies with the
railroad and major highways. He has
had contact with industries in the coun-
ty as far as to where hazardous materi-
als are shipped.
The sheriff (Jason Landers) and I
have talked about how to get school
kids involved as far as weather events
and active shooters, said Bohn. The
biggest thing I want to do is have con-
tact with law enforcement, EMS and
other government agency people. I
want to familiarize myself with the
public and private sector.
The fire department and EMA work
hand in hand with disasters, continued
Bohn brings wealth of experience to EMA
ED BOHN
PAULDING A
Paulding County grand jury
returned indictments
against 13 persons on
Thursday, June 12.
The individuals will be
arraigned in Paulding
County Common Pleas
Court. Those indicted were:
Jimmy A. Proxmire Jr.,
51, Paulding, sexual battery
(F3), corrupting another
with drugs (F4) and three
counts gross sexual imposi-
tion (F4);
Melvin H. Crawford,
25, of Paulding, illegal as-
sembly or possession of
chemicals for the manufac-
ture of drugs (F2) and pos-
session of methampheta-
mine (F5);
Jason M. Germann, 32,
Oakwood, perjury (F3);
Frank H. Tracy Jr., 45,
Payne, trafficking in drugs
(F4) and possession of
methamphetamine (F5);
Steven L. Brown, 46,
Paulding, theft (F4);
Amy L. Blatteau, 36,
Paulding, assault on a
peace officer (F4);
Christina S. Dunder -
man, 29, Antwerp, theft
(F5), breaking and entering
(F5) and nonsupport of de-
pendents (F5);
Dereck E. Mills, 39,
Dublin, possession of oxy-
codone (F5) and possession
of heroin (F5);
James A. Howard, 26,
Van Wert, theft (F5);
Jwanza Akeem Scott,
23, Columbus, identity
fraud (F5);
Jazzy E. Dudley, 19,
Allen Park, Mich., identity
fraud;
Ariel A. Chandler, 21,
Continental, possession of
methamphetamine (F5);
Michael M. March, 28,
Defiance, receiving stolen
property (F5).
Grand jury indicts 13
The top of the old cistern in which the slaves
would enter and make their way to the barn.
2A - Paulding County Progress Wednesday, June 18, 2014
By BILL SHERRY
Correspondent
OAKWOOD Oakwood Village
Council met Monday, June 16 with
only four council members present.
Councilwoman Heather Huff ten-
dered her resignation at last months
meeting and Council President
Melissa Figert was absent Monday.
Council is still short one council
person and is looking for a communi-
ty-minded individual to fill the spot.
Mayor Erhard Bud Henke re-
minded council that it had 30 days to
appoint a new council member and
that time would expire before their
next council meeting. Henke told
council that since Figert was absent,
he would work with council until
their next meeting before naming a
person for the vacant seat.
Any village resident who would
like to serve the village in the capac-
ity of council member should contact
a council member or the village
clerk. Council members consist of
Figert, Brent Meeker, Beau
Leatherman, Kelly Tumblin and Jen
Ashbacher.
Village Administrator John Keyes
told council that they are getting
Aqualine to test the water lines in the
village as the water system is losing
about 70,000 gallons per day. Keyes
noted that all the obvious things had
been checked and they need the help
of the modern testing equipment to
identify the leak.
Keyes told council that he hoped to
get the boat docks in place this week,
but until now the river current had
been too strong to secure the proper
alignment.
Keyes also noted that the rest-
rooms in the park were locked be-
cause there had been theft of over
$500 in toilet paper over the last few
weeks, and twice the sink water sup-
ply line had been cut, leaving water
to run until someone noticed it and
was able to shut the valve.
Keyes stated that anyone using the
shelterhouse for an event can contact
him and he will unlock the restrooms.
Councilwoman Kelly Tumblin stat-
ed, Everyone has to pay for some-
one doing stupid stuff.
Mayor Henke told council that
they were working on finding those
responsible parties. There was a brief
mention of using video cameras.
Keyes commented that they had
completed cleaning three of the four
screens and that the water had been
turned on to the new Cooper Truck
Wash located east of Oakwood.
Keyes stated that the truck wash is
scheduled to begin operation next
week.
Mayor Henke requested and coun-
cil unanimously approved sending a
gift in memory of Ed Fleeman, who
passed away last week following an
extended illness. Fleeman, president
of Legacy Pipeline Services, was the
first to come to Oakwood and other
area villages suggesting the idea of
bringing in natural gas service into
the area.
Police Chief Mark Figert reported
the following calls received and
cleared for the month of May: loud
music (2), domestic (1), theft (1),
keys locked in vehicle (1), criminal
damaging (1), assist EMS (4), civil
dispute (1), unclassified criminal
complaint (1), assault (2), trash com-
plaint (4), motor vehicle accident (1),
assist public (1) and menacing (1).
Twenty one complaints were report-
ed and cleared for the month.
Figert told council that four EMTs
had started the basic EMT refresher
course. This course requires 30 hours
of instruction followed by testing.
Figert inquired of Fiscal Officer
Susan Barron whether or not this
training would be covered by the
grant received earlier in the year.
Council voted unanimously to
continue village insurance coverage
with Ohio Plan for a yearly premium
of $24,191.
The next regular meeting will be at
6:30 p.m. on July 21.
each other in relation to natural
disasters. He noted that in
small communities, there is a
tendency for a sense of territo-
rialism.
Village administrations
need to rely on each other in
cases of natural disasters, ob-
served Bohn. I hope to get
that instilled in village and
county officials. This day and
age, it is important to do more
with less and work together.
We take pride in sharing in
the Defiance County LEPC,
continued Bohn. I hope that
we will bring the same pride to
Paulding County. This will not
happen overnight. If you take
time and bear with me, it will
happen.
Ed comes employed di-
rectly; he answers to this
board, commented Com mis -
sioner Tony Zartman. He an-
swers directly here.
Bohn said that he also plans
to lean on other EMA directors
in the area for guidance.
We plan to offer various
types of public instruction,
weather spotter services,
weather spotting or other con-
cerns that we have, from haz-
mat to weather, noted Bohn.
We plan to education the pub-
lic where to go in the case of
weather and other natural dis-
aster emergencies.
People need not be afraid
of hazmat control, added
Bohn. We are here to handle
that, to communicate and to
train. People need to realize
that when we ask them to do
something, there is a reason
for it.
n JEFFERY
Continued from Page 1A
VAN WERT For 12 years,
The Van Wert County
Foundation, in cooperation
with the Van Wert City Parks
& Recreation, has been pre-
senting free concerts on Friday
nights during the summer in
Fountain Park. The fun returns
to Van Werts Fountain Park
for a 13th season with the 2014
Fountain Park Summer Music
Series.
All concerts are offered free
of charge to the public.
Fountain Park is located on the
west edge of downtown Van
Wert. Food is available at all
concerts. Attenders are encour-
aged to bring their own lawn
chairs or blankets. All concerts
are on Friday nights and begin
at 7 p.m.
Paul Hoverman, coordinator
of performing arts for the foun-
dation, has announced the line-
up. Music returns to Fountain
Park with San Franciscos
electric fiddling virtuoso, Tom
Rigney and Flambeau.
Specializing in Cajun, Zydeco,
blues, and New Orleans music,
they perform on June 20.
The worlds best tribute
band to the music of Chicago,
Brass Transit, returns to Van
Wert on June 27.
On July 4, celebrate
Americas independence with
the Lima Symphony Pops
Orchestra in a star-spangled
American celebration concert
filled with surprises.
The sounds of Motown fill
the air on July 11 when NBC
TVs The Winner Is finalists,
TOUCH, come to town.
After a week off, when the
Van Wert Area Community
Concert Band performs in
Fountain Park on July 18, the
music of Simon & Garfunkel
will delight everyone, featur-
ing Scarborough Fair by The
Guthrie Brothers on July 25.
The summer season wraps
up Aug. 1 with the music of
one of rocks most endearing
bands of all-time. Enjoy Never
Stop Believin a Journey trib-
ute band from Florida.
By JOE SHOUSE
ANTWERP A $16,800
upgrade to the water tower
telemetry system was ap-
proved at Monday nights
Antwerp Village council
meeting.
For the past couple of
years, the village has spent
nearly $10,000 to repair the
current telemetry system and
to keep it up and running. A
new system will alleviate
some of the hardships the
water department has en-
dured in recent months.
A resolution unanimously
passed by emergency meas-
ure to rezone 23 parcels with-
in the village from agriculture
(A-1) to residential (R-2).
Police Chief George
Clemens reported that a state-
of-the-art camera system for
security purposes is being in-
stalled in the park. Donations
in the amount of $1,500 have
been received for the camera
project.
He also reported his de-
partment received 119 calls
for service during May with
18 offenses referred to
Mayors Court.
In other business:
An emergency ordi-
nance unanimously passed
for the village to pay
$20,000 towards the earlier
installation of the lift station
in the Colony subdivision.
With the payment being
made, the village will have a
balance of $15,292.07 to-
wards the note.
A first reading was heard
on the resolution for a new
levy that would generate
$50,000 a year for five years
for the purpose of purchasing
a new fire truck and fire
equipment. The levy would
be 2.63 mills for each $100 of
tax valuation which converts
to $0.263 for each $100 of
tax valuation.
An emergency ordi-
nance adopting a comprehen-
sive plan as recommended by
the planning commission
unanimously passed.
An ordinance authoriz-
ing the transfer of $25,000
from the general fund to the
water fund passed for the pur-
pose of operating expenses.
The second reading was
heard for a resolution re-
questing the county auditor to
certify the total current tax
valuation and the dollar
amount of revenue generated
by one mill for a renewal
levy. The five-year renewal
levy would generate $18,042
annually.
An ordinance authoriz-
ing a real estate lease for agri-
cultural purpose beginning in
2015 and running for five
years to Mike Wiesehan had
its second reading.
Mayors Court for the
month of May received
$2,048.
Patching and street
paving will begin later in the
month.
PAULDING - It was dis-
covered Monday, June 16
that a small amount of mer-
cury was found spilled in the
Paulding County Emergency
Management Agency office.
According to a press re-
lease by the Paulding
County Commissioners,
Ohio EPA sent a representa-
tive and initial testing
showed no indication of any
contamination outside the
office. A cleanup company is
in route to handle the matter.
Investigation is ongoing
by Ed Bohn, Paulding
County interim EMA direc-
tor, and the Paulding County
Sheriffs Office.
The office is located in-
side the Paulding County
OSU Extension Building on
the county fairgrounds.
local post office and Mr.
Stevenson got a horse, put his
wife on it and walked to the
Jeffreys in Ohio. The couple
found the Jeffrey cabin and
went in, thankful for a place to
rest. The Jeffrey family was
surprised when they arrived
home to find the Stevensons.
By the way, the blue plate is
still in the Stevenson family
today.
Life was not easy at that
time and it is said that Mary
Jeffrey missed Ireland so
much that she nearly lost her
mind, running around the in-
side of a fence. (A fence was
supposedly built to keep her
in, and she wandered around
the perimeter all the time).
John became a township
trustee for several years and
also was a justice of the
peace.
Much information has been
written about James Jeffery.
James had his own way of
thinking and so did his father,
John. John, a staunch
Democrat, told his children if
they voted Republican, he
would disinherit them. That is
exactly what happened to
James. James was a
Republican, voted for Lincoln
and was antislavery.
However, he was resource-
ful and reinvented himself
three different times. First he
was a farmer, farming until
1873. He also was elected
mayor and began reading law
books. He took a test, passed
it and was admitted to the bar.
He was also in the business of
making clay drainage tile.
This endeavor ended for
James when his partner took
off with all the money, leav-
ing James holding the bag and
having to pay off the debts.
During this time, the
Underground Railroad was in
operation, transporting slaves
to free states and Canada with
the aid of abolitionists and al-
lies who were sympathetic to
their cause. One estimate sug-
gests that by the year 1850,
100,000 slaves had escaped
via the Underground
Railroad.
James and John Jr. both
were involved with the move-
ment of slaves and the
Underground Railroad. They
both had barns and stations
from which slaves were trans-
ported. Reports say that
James was a conductor with
the operation.
Reportedly, the slaves hid
in John Jr.s cistern, which
was located on his property,
and then got in the barn wait-
ing to be transported. In
James driveway you could
remove this certain stone and
it would lead into a large
room where the slaves could
spend the night and get break-
fast in the morning. They
were then transported in a
fake-bottom wagon covered
with hay to hide them.
Transporting slaves to
Canada was a risky proposi-
tion as the group Morgans
Raiders was always on the
lookout for escaped slaves.
Slave owners would pay
money to get them back and
considered slaves their prop-
erty.
During this time, James Jr.
and some of the Jeffreys
changed the spelling of their
name to Jeffery. This was to
protect their names and busi-
nesses.
In 1847, James married
Ellen Reed of Wayne County,
who died the next year. In
1851, he married Sarah
Myers of Medina County,
who bore him six children.
Following Sarahs death in
1863, he married her sister,
Ellen. In 1866, he married
Marietta Barnes, with whom
he had five children.
In 1876, he was elected
mayor of West Salem.
Later, James moved to
Paulding County and lived
there until his death. One of
his daughters became a doc-
tor and practiced medicine in
Greenwich, Ohio. One of
James sons was Owen
Jeffery. Owen and his wife
brought eight sons and two
daughters into the world, all
of whom were raised in
Paulding County.
Next week: In Part 2,
learn more about the Jeffery
family in Paulding County.
PAULDING On
Wednesday, June 11, the
Paulding County commis-
sioners announced they have
appointed Edward Bohn as
the Paulding County EMA di-
rector, effective Monday, June
16.
Bohn is currently employed
with the City of Defiance as a
firefighter/EMT. He has held
the rank of captain for the past
11 years. Bohn has also been
active in the Defiance County
LEPC, having worked on a
number of natural disasters
and hazardous material inci-
dents occurring in Defiance
County for the past 12 years.
He also holds certifications in
Firefighter I & II, EMT-I, Fire
Safety Inspector, Fire Service
Instructor, Haz-Mat
Technician, and Haz-Mat
Instructor.
Bohns appointment comes
from a recommendation from
the Paulding County EMA
Director Search Committee,
comprised of seven individu-
als representing county enti-
ties that work closely with the
EMA director.
Applications were due by
May 19.
The commissioners said
they appreciate the commit-
tees efforts in their quest to
fill the Paulding County EMA
director position.
Bohn replaces Randy
Shaffer, who was fired by the
commissioners on April 14.
Shaffer had served as head of
the county EMA for more
than 18 years.
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TERRY DERCK
ANTWERP Terry Derck,
age 76, of Wilmington, N.C.,
formerly of Antwerp, passed
away in Wilmington on Fri-
day, June 6. Services will be
held in July in Antwerp.
SHARON
STRAHLEY
1941-2014
PAULDING Sharon J.
Strahley, age 73, died Tues-
day, June 10 at Parkview Re-
gional Medical Center, Fort
Wayne.
She was born Jan. 22, 1941
in Paulding County, the
daughter of James J. Pete
and Mary E. (Elliott) Leslie.
On Jan. 22, 1958, she married
Paul D. Strahley, who pre-
ceded her in death on July 27,
2007. She was a member of
St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran
Church, Paulding; Paulding
VFW Post #587 Auxiliary;
and OES Former #95 Corona
Chapter.
She is survived by two
children, Kevin (Lori)
Strahley of Denver and Kim
Strahley, Paulding; a sister,
Norma Ruth Rosselet, Pauld-
ing; eight grandchildren; and
six great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death
by her parents; husband; a
daughter, Andrea Strahley; a
sister, Mary Hockbarth; and
two brothers, Rex and James
Roy Leslie.
Funeral services were held
Saturday, June 14 at St. Paul
Evangelical Lutheran
Church, Paulding. Burial will
be at a later date. Den Herder
Funeral Home, Paulding, was
in charge of arrangements.
In lieu of flowers, the fam-
ily requests donations made
to Sharon Strahley Family for
Medical Expenses.
Online condolences may be
sent to
www.denherderfh.com.
ROBERTA BAIR
1933-2014
PAULDING E. Roberta
(Merritte) Bair, 81, of Pauld-
ing, went home to be with the
Lord on Thursday, June 12.
Roberta was born on Sept.
27, 1933 in Garrett, Ken-
tucky, the daughter of Beat-
rice (Johnson) and Abraham
Merritte. On Jan. 15, 1949,
she married the love of her
life, Charles Junior E. Bair,
with whom she shared 59
wonderful years.
While alive, she truly lived.
Blessed with a talent for cre-
ating beauty in the world
around her, Roberta kept a
meticulous home, created
magnificent wreaths and cen-
terpieces, and cultivated a
garden, which rivaled those
in her favorite magazines,
Better Homes and Gardens
and Southern Living.
She was always a loving
inspiration to those around
her, touching many hearts and
lives with her quiet strength
in the Lord. She was a mag-
nificent wife, mother, and
grandmother, and cherished
her church family at Harvest
Field Pentecostal Church in
Scott.
Surviving are her children,
Doug Bair of Loveland, Dana
(Ruth Ann) Bair of Oakwood,
Sue (Denny) Reinhart of
Oakwood and Jayne (Rick)
Molnar of Grand Rapids,
Ohio; seven grandchildren;
three stepgrandsons; seven
great-grandchildren; a
brother, Fredrick (Phyllis)
Merritte, Paulding; and a sis-
ter, Jeanette Miller, Findlay.
She was preceded in death
by her husband, Charles Ju-
nior E. Bair; granddaughter,
Sarah Reinhart; and grand-
son, Andrew Reinhart.
Funeral services were held
Tuesday, June 17 at her home
church, Harvest Field Pente-
costal Church, with the Rev.
Terry Martin officiating. Bur-
ial was in Little Auglaize
Cemetery, Melrose. Den
Herder Funeral Home, Pauld-
ing, was in charge of arrange-
ments.
In lieu of flowers, the fam-
ily requests donations made
to Community Health Profes-
sionals & Hospice.
Online condolences may be
sent to www.denherderfh.com.
GERALD
GRATTON
1944-2014
Gerald (Gerry) Gratton, 70,
passed away at his home on
Friday, June 13, after a brief
illness.
He was born on June 9,
1944 in Peoria, Ill. to John
and Stella Gratton. Both pre-
ceded him in death, along
with his
b r o t h e r ,
R o b e r t .
Gerry re-
located to
this area in
1971 after
graduating
f r o m
G r a c e
Theologi-
cal Seminary in Winona
Lake, Ind. He founded and
pastored Emmanuel Baptist
Church in Paulding from
1971-78 before retiring from
Lincoln Financial Group in
2009 with 24 years of service
as a business analyst. How-
ever, he never retired from
being a faithful servant to the
Lord and was an active mem-
ber of North Park Commu-
nity Church.
He is survived by his wife
of 30 years, Sandra Sue
(Harpster); son W. Steven
Jones of Fort Wayne, and
daughter, Angela Marie
(Jones) and Tom Henry of
Granger, Ind.; along with his
best four-legged friend, Char-
lie. He has five grandchil-
dren, Chelsea and Lindsey
Jones of Butler, Ind. and
Christian, Riley and Rowen
Henry of Granger, Ind.; sister,
Marcia (Roger) Washburn of
Peoria, Ill.; and brothers-in-
law, Richard and Robert
(Cathi) Harpster; as well as
sister-in-law Patricia (Tom)
Elkington. He is also sur-
vived by numerous nieces
and nephews.
A celebration of life was
held Monday, June 16 at
North Park Community
Church, Fort Wayne, with
Pastors Scott Qualls and Pete
Kobe officiating. Interment
followed at the I.O.O.F
Cemetery, New Haven. E.
Harper & Son Funeral Home
was in charge of arrange-
ments.
In lieu of flowers, preferred
memorials are to North Park
Community Church and will
be designated for missionar-
ies Tom Graef (Romania) and
David Drullinger, (South
Africa). Memorials may also
be made to Loving Shepherd
Ministries (Loving-Shep-
herd.org/donate) who provide
Wednesday, June 18, 2014 Paulding County Progress - 3A
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Church Corner
Wednesday, June 25
Free supper
JUNCTION Junction Bible is providing a
free cooked meal to everyone who needs
(even just a break from cooking) through a
program called Simple Suppers. This is free
to all on the last Wednesday of every month
anytime between 5:30-7 p.m. in the church
basement. The church is located at 18878
Road 111, Junction. For more information,
call 419-393-2671 or find them at www.Junc-
tionBible.webs.com or at facebook.com/Junc-
tionBible
Church Corner listings are free. If your
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grams, please call the Paulding County Progress
at 419-399-4015 or email us your information
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Business News
The Amish Cook
By: Lovina Eicher
Congratulations also goes
to my cousin Verenas son,
Luke Enos, as he graduates
with his senior class from
South Adams High School in
Indiana. We received an invi-
tation to his graduation party
but being a couple hours
away made it hard to be able
to attend. We wish Enos the
best in life and may God bless
him throughout his life.
Monday my husband Joe
and I helped chaperone the
middle school students (5 - 8
grades) on a field trip to
Chicago, Illinois to the Mu-
seum of Science and Industry.
Everyone was seated on two
school busses. Three of our
children were included on
this trip. Joseph is in fifth,
Loretta in seventh and Ben-
jamin in eighth grade. It was
a very interesting and educa-
tional trip. We left the school
a little past 8 a.m. and arrived
back to the school around
9:15 p.m. Sister Emma and
Jacob also went along as
chaperones. Their sons Jacob
and Benjamin are middle
schools students also.
This is a trip that the stu-
dents will never forget. Im
sure the students were all
ready for bed by the time they
arrived back home. Joe and I
were tired from all the walk-
ing. Joe didnt like to take off
from work but it is so nice to
spend time with our children.
When the oldest children
went on this trip I had little
ones not in school yet so it
wasnt as easy to go along.
It is a rainy Wednesday in
June as I write this. Son
Kevins class went to a state
park in Indiana today for their
school field trip, I am hoping
the weather is nicer there. The
temperature never went over
60 degrees so far today so it
could be chilly for their na-
ture walk through the woods.
Tonight, at 6:30 p.m. is the
eighth grade graduation at the
school. Our fourth child, son
Benjamin, will be amongst
the rest of the graduates from
the eighth grade. This will
conclude his school year.
Nephew Jacob will also grad-
uate from eighth grade. Also
two of Timothys (daughter
Elizabeths friend) nephews
are with the group graduat-
ing. One of the teachers told
me this week how sad she
will be to see these four boys
leaving the school. She said
they were always a joy to
have in class.
Time does not stand still
for anyone. I seem to find it
harder to see the children
graduate now than it was
when the first ones did. The
occasion is a reminder that
they are growing up and
makes you hope we as par-
ents have instilled enough
love and faith in these young
souls. When trials in life
come their way may they
choose God to be their guide.
We all know life isnt always
easy but its how we react in
situations: always let God
show us the path even when
it is hard to understand why.
Every four years the school
makes this trip.
We are enjoying green
onions and radishes from the
garden now. On Saturday we
were able to plant the rest of
the garden. We had rain on
Monday and again today so
that should make things grow.
I had to replant the lettuce as
the first time I planted it
didnt come up. Not sure why
it didnt but heard others say
they had to replant some
things.
Try this zucchini pie when
you get your zucchinis this
summer.
ZUCCHINI PIE
4 sliced zucchini
1/4 cup onion, diced
1/3 cup butter
2 teaspoons parsley
1/2 teaspoon garlic
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/4 teaspoon basil
1/4 teaspoon oregano
2 eggs beaten
2 cups grated mozzarella
cheese
1 cup monterey jack cheese
1 unbaked pie crust
2 tablespoons dry mustard
Melt the butter in pan and
cook the zucchini and onion
over low heat for 10 minutes.
Mix spices and add to zuc-
chini mixture. Simmer for a
few minutes. Add eggs and
cheese to the mixture. Spread
dry mustard into the unbaked
pie crust. Pour zucchini mix-
ture into the crust and bake at
375 for 20 minutes.
Homes of Hope for children
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To share online condo-
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ARCHIE
BARNHART
1942-2014
FORT WAYNE Archie
Barnhart, 72, of Fort Wayne,
passed away Wednesday,
June 14 at Parkview Hospital.
We hold you in our
hearts till we can hold
you in heaven.
Love, Grandma Mary
& Grandpa John
Frasier James Burt
8-23-2010 6-18-2012
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ABBY HORNISH
DEFIANCE Citizens Na-
tional Bank (CNB) has
named Abby Hornish as
branch manager of their De-
fiance office. In this position,
Hornish is responsible for
branch oversight, including
daily operations, sales and fi-
nancial performance.
Hornish has over eight
years of experience in the
banking industry, and has co-
owned, operated, and man-
aged a family financial
business for eight years as
well.
H o r n i s h
graduated from Northwest
State Community College
with a degree in business
management. She is a life-
long resident of Paulding
County, and is a member of
the Paulding County Insur-
ance Agency Association.
Abby is also an active mem-
ber of Dupont Church of the
Brethren, and is active in the
community as well with the
little league ball association
and the local library.
Winning the Battle
for a Generation
By Rick Jones
Defiance Area Youth for
Christ executive director
How long can you go with-
out saying a negative word?
Sometimes one of the
greatest obstacles I face in
carrying out ministry to hurt-
ing people is to learn the
painful lesson of not adding
on to their hurt by saying an
unkind word. There is great
power in our words, the
power of death or the power
of life, therefore we must
choose our words with great
wisdom.
Rabbi Joseph Telushkin,
author of Words That Hurt,
Words That Heal, has lec-
tured throughout this country
on the powerful, often nega-
tive impact of words. He
often asks audiences if they
can go 24 hours without say-
ing any unkind words about,
or to, another person. Invari-
ably, a small number of lis-
teners raise their hands,
signifying Yes. Others
laugh, and quite a few call
out, No!
Telushkin responds:
Those who cant answer
yes must recognize that you
have a serious problem. If
you cant go 24 hours without
drinking liquor, youre ad-
dicted to alcohol. If you cant
go 24 hours without smoking,
youre addicted to nicotine.
So if you cant go 24 hours
without saying unkind words
about others, then youve lost
control over your tongue.
How long can you go with-
out saying a negative word?
If we cant go 24 hours as
mentioned by Rabbi
Telushkin, we have an addic-
tion problem, one of our
speech, conversation or the
words we choose to commu-
nicate. The scriptures remind
us in Proverbs 18:21 The
tongue has the power of life
and death, and those who
love it will eat its fruit. May
we all choose our words care-
fully, thoughtfully and
prayerfully.
For more information
about the work of Youth for
Christ, you may contact Youth
for Christ at 419-782-0656,
P.O. Box 111, 210 Clinton
Street, Defiance, Ohio 43512,
or email to defyfc@embarq-
mail.com.
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bridges; 4,526 miles of Class I
railroad tracks; 716 miles of
navigable waterways; 163 pub-
lic use airports; and 60 transit
systems.
Lions Club meets
PAULDING Members of
the Paulding Lions Club meet
the second and fourth Thurs-
days of each month, excluding
holidays, at the Paulding Ea-
gles. Meeting time is 7 p.m.
The public is welcome to at-
tend.
Sheriffs Report
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Express your opinion
The Paulding County Progress provides
a public forum through FORUM Reader
Opinion Letters to the Editor for area res-
idents to express their opinions and ex-
change ideas on any topic of public
interest.
All letters submitted are subject to the
Publishers approval, and MUST include an
original signature and daytime telephone
number for verification. We wont print un-
signed letters.
Letters should be brief and concise.
Letters must also conform to libel law and
be in good taste. Please limit letters to no
more than 500 words. We reserve the right
to edit and to correct grammatical errors.
We also reserve the right to verify state-
ments or facts presented in the letters.
The opinions stated are those of the
writer, and do not necessarily reflect that
of the newspaper.
Where to write: Letters to the Editor,
Paulding County Progress, P.O. Box 180,
Paulding OH 45879; or drop them off at
the office, 113 S. Williams St. The deadline
is noon Thursday the week prior to publi-
cation.
Paulding Police
See PAULDING POLICE, page 6A
Guest speaker for the Paulding Kiwanis Club meeting was
Chrissy Cheslock from Paulding Schools, who is in charge of
enrolling preschool children for the coming year. At present, the
enrollment for the next school year is about 470 students; this
includes the other schools in the area. New programs are being
introduced. Bill Hanak was program chairman.
Citizens group
to hold meeting
on factory farms
Dear Editor,
A new factory farm will
soon break ground on Pauld-
ing County Road 95. The
people of Paulding will be
downwind and the farm will
be 1.5 miles southwest of
their reservoir. There are 17-
20 more of this type of farm
in the planning stages for
Paulding County. We cur-
rently have at least 25.
Also, people in other
counties are now building la-
goons in our county and are
trucking manure in from
their county.
A concern for the health,
air and water quality in
Paulding County has risen to
a new height in regards to
this additional farm. Resi-
dents of Paulding County,
including area villages,
should be concerned with
the lack of local control and
state policy to limit the num-
ber of factory farms and
disposal of manure in our
county.
Ohio legislatures and Ohio
Department of Agriculture
have failed to address issues
to protect our air, our water,
our health and our property
rights.
Our county is rural with a
proud tradition of agricul-
ture. Factory farms are not
agriculture but industry and
should be regulated as such.
All towns and villages in ad-
dition to our rural areas in
Paulding County are af-
fected.
Since it is urgent that we
act immediately, a meeting
for all concerned citizens in
Paulding County is planned
at 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 24 in
the Paulding Eagles Hall.
Elected officials and can-
didates are especially urged
to attend.
Citizens Concerned for
Quality Health, Water and
Air in Paulding County
The following are the sub-
scribers to the Letter To The
Editor by Citizens Concerned
for Quality Health, Water and
Air in Paulding County: Barb
Helle Morris, Linda Holt,
Jody Hook, Steve Holt, Allan
R. Helle, Cynthia Helle, Brad
Davis, Michelle Davis, Debra
Stout, Rex Feasby, Diane
Gerber, Jim Leverton, Brad F.
Kauser, Ronnie Mapes, Mary
Mapes, Lonnie Schooley,
Donna R. Schooley, Mary
Lou Colley, Doug Morris,
Christopher Allan Helle, An-
thony E. Wannemacher,
Maria R. Noddy, Shawn
Collins, Lewis Wannemacher,
Carol Wannemacher,
Jonathon Carter, Mindy
Carter, David Laukhuf,
Nancy J. Laukhuf, Floyd W.
Lee, Challis J. Lee, Jean
Schooley, Sue Clark, Genny
Martinez, Rosario Martinez,
Liz Ankney, Mari A. Ivan,
Carol Lamb, Simon Lamb,
Viola Schlatter, Connie Gor-
don, Kelly Combs, Patricia A.
Paulus, Dennis Price, Kathie
Roth, Matt Strayer, Suzanne
H. Strayer, Becky Fishbaugh,
Ann Walker, Holly Rupp,
Terry Buehler, Marlene
Buehler
Bargain Bin,
auxiliary do good
works for PCH
Dear Editor,
By now I am sure you
have read that the Bargain
Bin has been given a won-
derful gift that will help us
build a new building. We
will be building at the corner
of Harrison and Cherry. We
are appealing to the commu-
nity for additional funds to
help us build this building.
We have our bids out and
are waiting patiently to
know just much we will be
needing. We are planning to
build a 60x80-foot building
all on one floor. We will not
miss going up and down the
stairs at the present building.
I hope you will help us
reach our goal. You can send
a gift to Donna Pieper at
11661 Rd. 126, Paulding OH
45879. Over the years, the
Bargain Bin has given over
$1 million to the physical
therapy department at the
hospital. We hope to con-
tinue this with a more up-to-
date building. Thank you in
advance.
By the way, new members
are always welcome at the
BB. Membership is only $3
year. Work days are Mon-
days and we are open on Fri-
day 9 a.m.-5 p.m. and
Saturday 9 a.m.-noon. Items
can be brought on those days
or left in the white building
at the back of the BB, which
is located one block west of
the courthouse next to the
old movie theater.
Along with the Bargain
Bin, there is another impor-
tant organization that sup-
ports the hospital and that is
the auxiliary. Our monies
come from the gift shop lo-
cated at the hospital. We
have some very nice gifts
and Ohio State and Michi-
gan memorabilia. I hope you
will check us out before you
go out of town to look for a
gift.
Other ways of earning
money are through vendors
who come in on occasion.
For the last several years we
have been sponsoring a one-
day trip. This year, we are
going back to Shipshewanna
on July 24 for a good Amish
family-style meal at the Blue
Gate, the musical Josiah for
President, a small amount
of shopping and return home
before dark. This is a fun
day. Cost for the day is $78.
We need at least 50 men,
women and children to fill
the bus. The Blue Gate of-
fers good, clean entertain-
ment. I hope you will
consider helping the auxil-
iary with this fundraiser.
Contact Sue Beck 399-3806
for information.
Over the years, the auxil-
iary, too, has donated thou-
sands of dollars to the
hospital. Recently we do-
nated $6,000 for the Stroke
Care Now program. This
program has saved many
Paulding County residents
from serious side effects.
The auxiliary also wel-
comes new members. Mem-
bership is $3.
Eileen Kochensparger
Paulding
ACCIDENT REPORTS
None.
INCIDENT REPORTS
Friday, May 30
10 a.m. A West Perry Street
resident told officers some-
one took lawn ornaments
from their yard and threw
them in the neighbors yard.
10:30 a.m. Theft of a bike
from North Cherry Street was
reported.
Monday, June 2
10 a.m. Suspicious activity
near an East Perry Street
business was deemed un-
founded.
Thursday, June 5
11:19 a.m. Harassment by
phone and on Facebook was
investigated on South Main
Street. Several subjects were
warned.
12:45 p.m. A North
Williams Street business told
officers they chased off two
subjects in separate vehicles
that were going through their
dumpsters.
1:30 p.m. Dog complaint
was handled on West Jackson
Street.
5:30 p.m. Theft of a truck
belonging to a Defiance resi-
dent was reported from North
Main Street.
8:50 p.m. Someone threw
French fries and mustard on a
car parked along East Jackson
Street during the parade.
9:46 p.m. EMS was called
for a pedestrian hit by a mo-
torist at the intersection of
West Wayne and South
Williams streets.
Friday, June 6
1:08 a.m. An alarm
sounded at a West Perry
Street business. The building
was secure.
8:30 a.m. Theft of personal
items from a McDonald Pike
location was investigated.
10:20 a.m. Officers warned
a subject following a report of
telephone harassment on
North Cherry Street.
11:15 a.m. A man called
telling officers his child had
been harassed by two subjects
the previous evening while in
the downtown area.
12:53 p.m. Bike was re-
ported stolen from Partridge
Place.
4:53 p.m. Family distur-
bance on West Baldwin Street
was handled.
7:53 p.m. Officers were
called to McDonald Pike for
a fight.
8:47 p.m. Suspicious peo-
ple were seen walking in an
alley near West Perry Street.
10:22 p.m. A rural Oak-
wood resident told police an
intoxicated subject hit their
vehicle and left. Investigation
revealed the driver was not
intoxicated. He told officers
the complainant had blocked
his vehicle, so he pushed her
vehicle with his and pulled
away through the yard.
11:15 p.m. Break-in on
West Perry Street is under in-
vestigation.
Saturday, June 7
Midnight. Data about a ju-
venile was entered into
LEADS that he was missing
from West Jackson Street.
12:20 a.m. A male was ar-
rested for disorderly conduct
at a West Perry Street busi-
ness and was released to cor-
rections at Paulding County
Jail.
3:28 a.m. An alarm
sounded at a West Perry
Street business. The building
was secured.
4:18 p.m. Shoplifting was
the complaint from an East
Perry Street business. Offi-
cers told the woman to not re-
turn to the store and that a
report will be sent to the pros-
ecuting attorney.
called to West Baldwin Street
for a family disturbance.
11:11 p.m. Neighbor prob-
lems involving open burning
came in from West Perry
Street. A subject was warned.
Sunday, June 8
1 a.m. Violation of a police
no contact order was reported
from West Caroline Street. A
report was sent to the proba-
tion officer.
10:49 a.m. Paulding
County Hospital ER re-
quested an officer for a sub-
ject who had been involved in
a domestic situation. She did
not wish to press charges.
Noon. A loud boom was
heard in the area of Miller
Parkway. Several residents
lost power.
1:34 p.m. Theft of a vehicle
was reported from West Bald-
win Street. Information about
it was entered at the sheriffs
office.
1:45 p.m. Unauthorized use
of a motor vehicle was inves-
tigated on West Baldwin
Street. A male was arrested
and taken to Paulding County
Jail. His probation officer put
a hold order on him.
6:21 p.m. Telephone ha-
rassment complaint was
lodged from West Perry
8:37 p.m. A driver was
cited into mayors court for
improper backing following a
two-vehicle crash at the inter-
section of West Gasser Road
and North Williams Street.
No further information was
available.
Monday, June 9
bance on West Perry Street
was handled.
called to an area behind a
West Perry Street business
where an allegedly intoxi-
cated woman had blood on
her neck. EMS was encoded
and a transport was made.
8:06 p.m. Police were
called to West Perry Street for
a family disturbance.
8:27 p.m. Reports of a dog
bite and an attack to another
dog came in from West Perry
ACCIDENTS:
Two car/deer
INCIDENTS:
Friday, June 6
9:20 a.m. Dog complaint was looked into on
West Harrison Street in Paulding.
11:01 a.m. Deputies arrested Josh Evans on
a warrant.
12:18 p.m. Theft of a brick of .22 ammuni-
tion was reported.
2:28 p.m. Grover Hill resident lodged a dog
complaint.
3:20 p.m. Paulding EMS and one Paulding
fire unit assisted at the scene of a motor vehi-
cle accident on Road 82 at US 127 south of
Latty. No further information was available.
5:31 p.m. A single Paulding fire unit re-
sponded to a report of something smoldering
on Road 114 north of St. Paul Church in
Paulding Township.
8:16 p.m. An anhydrous complaint was han-
dled in the 4000 block of Ohio 111 in Harrison
Township.
8:44 p.m. Dog complaint came in from
Road 115 in Emerald Township.
9:18 p.m. Litter complaint was lodged from
South Laura Street in Payne.
10:21 p.m. Deputies assisted Paulding po-
lice on North Williams Street.
Saturday, June 7
12:30 a.m. Deputies assisted Paulding po-
lice at the scene of a possible fight behind a
business on West Perry Street.
3:10 a.m. Department personnel entered a
male juvenile as missing for Paulding Police
Department.
5:59 p.m. Paulding EMS made a transport
from a motor vehicle accident on US 127 at
Road 424 in Crane Township. Two
Cecil/Crane Township fire units assisted at the
scene. No other information was available.
10:49 a.m. Damage to property was inves-
tigated on Ohio 613 in Benton Township.
1:15 p.m. Harassment by text was looked
into on Road 60 in Washington Township.
3:32 p.m. Dog complaint was handled on
West Caroline Street.
5:47 p.m. Dog complaint was reported from
the intersection of West Perry and DeWitt
streets.
10:19 p.m. A Brown Township resident of
Road 205 reported a vehicle in their yard fol-
lowing an accident. Post 81 units handled this.
No further information was available.
10:55 p.m. Cattle were seen on Ohio 613 in
Paulding Township.
11:52 p.m. Dog complaint came in from
South Laura Street in Payne.
Sunday, June 8
2:17 a.m. One Cecil/Crane fire unit, the
Paulding EMS and three deputies worked the
scene of a motor vehicle accident on US 127
in Crane Township. No transport was made.
No citations were reported.
3:13 a.m. A deputy advised of a suspicious
vehicle along Road 163 in Brown Township.
1:40 p.m. Deputies responded to a commer-
cial alarm along US 127 in Blue Creek Town-
ship.
2:11 p.m. Office staff entered a vehicle as
stolen for Paulding Police Department.
8:29 p.m. Domestic complaint was investi-
gated on US 127 in Crane Township.
Monday, June 9
12:18 a.m. Menacing was reported from
Road 10 in Auglaize Township.
8:54 a.m. A dog complaint was handled on
West Wall Street in Paulding.
12:05 p.m. Theft of a mower was looked
into on Ohio 111 in Emerald Township.
7:36 p.m. Paulding police requested the
EMS behind a West Perry Street business to
evaluate a subject.
8:28 p.m. Paulding EMS was called for a
dog bite on West Perry Street in the village.
Tuesday, June 10
2:34 a.m. Business alarm sounded on Road
107 in Blue Creek Township.
4:33 a.m. Deputies responded to a business
alarm on Road 138 in Brown Township.
10:13 a.m. Dog complaint was lodged from
Road 424 in Crane Township.
10:28 a.m. Deputies accompanied personnel
from Job and Family Services in Oakwood.
1:21 p.m. Drive-off thefts of gas were re-
ported from Melrose in the amounts of $211
and $153.49.
3:51 p.m. Car/deer crash on Road 424 in
Carryall Township was documented.
4:47 p.m. Dog complaint was handled on
East Perry Street in Paulding.
8 p.m. Theft of a trailer was investigated on
Road 10 in Auglaize Township.
11:16 p.m. A deputy advised of a suspicious
person along Fairground Drive.
Wednesday, June 11
1:30 a.m. The K9 unit was deployed at a
traffic stop on Ohio 613 west of Latty.
2:05 a.m. A deputy advised of a vehicle
search on Ohio 613 west of Latty Village.
5:31 a.m. Cows were loose on Road 179
north of Charloe Bridge in Brown Township.
A deputy was on scene about 10 minutes.
6:26 a.m. Report of a body came in from
Scott. Coroner was called to the scene. Scott
EMS transported the body to a hospital.
8:50 a.m. Dog bite complaint came in from
West Perry Street.
11 a.m. Neighbor problems were the com-
plaint from Road 163 in Auglaize Township.
8:13 p.m. A Payne fire engine was called to
West Townline Street to retrieve a cat stuck in
a tree. They were there less than 10 minutes.
Thursday, June 12
12:10 a.m. A deputy advised of a vehicle on
the mud Road 151 north of Road 138.
12:29 a.m. K9 unit was deployed at a traffic
stop on Road 138 west of Ohio 637 in Jackson
Township.
1:10 a.m. Dog complaint was handled on
West Gasser Road in Paulding.
5:57 a.m. Burglary of the gas station in
Grover Hill was investigated.
Weather report weekly summary as recorded at Paulding Villages
water treatment plant
Observations recorded for the 24 hours ending at 7:30 a.m. on the morning of:
DATE HIGH LOW PRECIPITATION
June 10 79 59 -0-
June 11 77 59 0.09
June 12 77 64 0.50
June 13 80 63 -0-
June 14 73 48 -0-
June 15 80 46 -0-
June 16 86 55 -0-
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Property Transfers
Common Pleas
See COUNTY COURT, page 7A
County Court
The term et al. refers to and others; et vir.,
and husband; et ux., and wife.
Brown Township
Shane A. Thomas and Christa L.
(Thomas) Doty to Nathan D. Jones; Sec.
14, 1.5 acres. Warranty deed.
LaDonna J. Miller to Roger T. Miller,
et al.; Sec. 5, 1 acre. Quit claim.
Carryall Township
Sherry Jean and Daniel P. Bernal to
D&L Properties of Antwerp, Ohio LLC;
Sec. 1, 52.153 acres. Warranty deed.
Sherry Jean and Daniel P. Bernal to
Sherry Jean Bernal; Sec. 1, 3.427 acres.
Quit claim.
Emerald Township
Harvey J. Bok to Joe H. Bok and
Kathryn A. Limber, trustees; Sec. 12, 40
acres. Quit claim.
Antwerp Village
Lupe and Tulip Santos to Lupe-Jo
Santos; Parcels 3 and 4, 1.091 acres.
Quit claim.
Rowena M. Bear, fka DeLong to
Farmers and Merchants State Bank; Sec.
27, 0.612 acre. Warranty deed.
Paulding Village
Murl J. Krick to Murl J. and Linda J.
Krick; Lot 32, Original Plat, 0.15 acre.
Quit claim.
Civil Docket:
Birdstone, Inc., Paulding
vs. Patrick Crutchfield,
Paulding. Forcible entry and
detainer, satisfied.
The Antwerp Exchange
Bank Co., Antwerp vs.
Kendra L. Rhodes, Van Wert.
Money only, satisfied.
Snow & Sauerteig LLP,
Fort Wayne vs. Nicole L.
Dangler, Paulding. Small
claims, satisfied.
Credit Adjustments Inc.,
Defiance vs. Mark D. Wil-
helm, Defiance. Small
claims, satisfied.
Portfolio Recovery Associ-
ates LLC, Norfolk, Va. vs.
Micheal Schlegel, Oakwood
and Christine N. Schlegel,
Oakwood. Other action, judg-
ment for the plaintiff in the
sum of $1,048.85.
Tim Font II, Defiance vs.
Terry Fockler, Paulding and
Ronald Fockler, Paulding.
Evictions, satisfied.
Garbani, LLC, Defiance
vs. Shantel Collins, Paulding.
Small claims, satisfied.
Returned To You Ltd.,
Paulding vs. Jason Hurley,
Van Wert. Small claims, judg-
ment for the plaintiff in the
sum of $205.83.
Midland Funding LLC,
San Diego vs. Paul Winches-
ter, Oakwood. Other action,
judgment for the plaintiff in
the sum of $5,322.89.
John Demuth, Paulding vs.
Tasha Cardoza, Paulding and
Steve Johnson, Paulding.
Evictions, dismissed.
Iom Health System, LP,
Cincinnati vs. James L. Craft,
Grover Hill. Other action,
judgment for the plaintiff in
the sum of $900.
Criminal Docket:
Matthew C. Wiswell,
Paulding, disorderly conduct;
$120 costs taken from bond.
Matthew C. Wiswell,
Paulding, trespassing; dis-
missed.
Matthew C. Wiswell,
Paulding, menacing; $267
costs, 30 days jail; pay all by
Oct. 31.
Steven D. Johnson, Pauld-
ing, felonious assault; $68
costs; preliminary hearing
held, case bound over to
Common Pleas Court of
Paulding County.
Abby Graziani, Paulding,
passing bad check; $200 fine,
$129 costs; $484.21 restitu-
tion, probation ordered, com-
plete portion of personal
financial management class,
close all checking accounts,
destroy all checks for 2 years.
John L. Guyton Jr., Middle
Point, receiving stolen prop-
erty; $108.48 costs, 9 days
jail, 171 suspended; stay med
compliant, complete Third
Millenium theft course, re-
port to probation office, 30
hours community service,
submit evaluation, complete
counseling.
Point, paraphernalia; dis-
missed.
Cody M. Grudowski,
Paulding, criminal mischief,
$100 fine, $132 costs, 30
days jail suspended; proba-
tion ordered, pay restitution,
contact probation for appoint-
ment.
Christina S. Dunderman,
Antwerp, theft from elder;
$114 costs; preliminary hear-
ing waived, case bound over
to Common Pleas Court of
Paulding County.
Antwerp, theft from elder;
preliminary hearing waived,
case bound over to Common
Pleas Court of Paulding
County.
Antwerp, breaking and enter-
ing; preliminary hearing
waived, case bound over to
Common Pleas Court of
Paulding County.
Lori L. Sidwell, Paulding,
criminal trespassing; $100
fine, $171 costs, pay all
within 30 days.
Joshua A. Evans, Paulding,
theft; $150 fine, $231 costs,
make restitution in the
amount of $7.20; 30 days jail,
150 days suspended, com-
plete the Third Millenium on-
line course for theft,
probation ordered, complete
Thinking for a Change class,
no contact with victim.
Joshua A. Evans, Paulding,
resisting arrest; $100 fine,
$224 costs, 30 days jail, 60
days suspended; 20 hours
community service, probation
ordered for 2 years, credit for
3 days jail.
Matthew H. Scott, Defi-
ance, theft; $100 fine, $120
costs, pay restitution of
$390.93; take Third Mille-
nium online course for theft,
20 hours community service,
probation ordered.
Corey Lee Breininger, De-
fiance, litter wildlife area;
$183 fine, $77 costs.
Traffic Docket
Matthew C. Wiswell,
Paulding, physical control;
$162 costs; ALS vacated ,pay
all by Oct. 31 or sent to col-
lections, community control,
evaluation at Westwood, pro-
bation ordered, 150 days jail
reserved.
Matthew C. Wiswell,
Paulding, loud exhaust; dis-
missed.
Matthew C. Wiswell,
Paulding, seat belt; dis-
missed.
Charlene Grant, Defiance,
seat belt; $30 fine, $50 costs.
Nathan J. Brown, Defi-
ance, seat belt; $30 fine, $47
costs.
Mackenzie J. Moore, Defi-
costs.
Richard A. Stevenson,
Wickliffe, seat belt; $30 fine,
$47 costs.
David M. Weiss, Macomb,
Mich., 75/65 speed; $33 fine,
$77 costs.
Dyke H. Hanson, No-
blesville, Ind., 79/65 speed;
Sarah E. Smith, Fort
Wayne, 80/65 speed; $43
fine, $80 costs.
James R. Turner, Basset,
Va., seat belt; $30 fine, $50
costs.
Alan L. Apt, Montpelier,
67/55 speed; $33 fine, $77
costs.
Dean A. Miller, Columbus
Grove, seat belt; $30 fine,
$47 costs.
David J. Fischbach, Fort
Jennings, seat belt; $30 fine,
$50 costs.
John D. Higgins, Indi-
anapolis, 85/65 speed; $43
fine, $80 costs.
Charles L. Collins, Vene-
docia, seat belt; $30 fine, $47
costs.
Sudhakar Gudimalla,
Farmington, Mich., 78/65
speed; $33 fine, $80 costs.
Daniel C. Worz,
Greenville, 65/55 speed; $33
fine, $77 costs.
Point, O.V.I./under the influ-
ence; dismissed without prej-
udice at States request, cost
waived.
Point, failure to reinstate; dis-
missed without prejudice at
States request, cost waived.
Point, park/public highway;
dismissed without prejudice
at States request, cost
waived.
Point, fictitious registration;
$120 costs, 9 days jail; pay by
Aug. 29 or sent to collections,
21 days jail reserved.
Joshua Ryan Straley,
Antwerp, no tail lights; $50
fine, $95 costs.
Mary E. Navarro, Fontana,
Calif., 85/65 speed; $43 fine,
$77 costs.
Nicholas Urbina, Defiance,
failure to control; $68 fine,
$77 costs, pay all by July 25
or sent to collections.
Neil R. Sharma, Fort
fine, $80 costs.
John P. Hunt, Alger, 67/55
Jeffrey D. DeVries, St.
Thomas, Ont., 75/65 speed;
Christian A. Herrera, Mon-
ticello, Ind., 75/65 speed; $33
fine, $80 costs.
Stephanie L. Wallcraft,
Toronto, Ont., 77/65 speed;
Erica Darling, Westfield,
Ind., 88/65 speed; $43 fine,
$77 costs.
James D. Harp, Payne, seat
belt; $30 fine, $50 costs.
Imad E. Khadra, Lafayette,
$80 costs.
Christopher S. Patton,
Lima, 67/55 speed; $33 fine,
$80 costs.
David Adkins, Paulding,
66/55 speed; $33 fine, $77
costs.
Todd J. Schweller, Pauld-
ing, seat belt; $30 fine, $50
costs.
David L. Reinhart, More-
head, Ky., 75/55 speed; $43
fine, $80 costs.
Kristy D. Elliott, Grover
Hill, seat belt; $30 fine, $47
costs.
Abayomi O. Folarin, Ma-
comb, Mich., 90/65 speed;
Monico D. Moreno III,
Oakwood, seat belt; $20 fine,
$50 costs.
Roy A. Mays, Dundee,
$77 costs.
Daniel L. Rossi, Sylvania;
77/65 speed; $33 fine, $80
costs.
Michael R. Davis, Mason,
68/55 speed; $33 fine, $77
costs.
Jedidiah T. Coate,
Kokomo, Ind., 90/65 speed;
Jason M. Kehoe, Perrys-
burg, 77/65 speed; $33 fine,
$80 costs.
Jennifer L. Ramey, Indi-
fine, $80 costs.
Hammad S. Siddiqi, Love-
land, 85/65 speed; $43 fine,
$80 costs.
Sherry L. Brenneke, Har-
lan, Ind., 69/55 speed; $33
fine, $80 costs.
Daniel L. Dunkleman,
Bowling Green, Ky., 90/65
Adam W. Maples, Fayette,
Abigail Tess Tucker, Up-
land, Ind., 80/65 speed; $43
fine, $80 costs.
Charles A. Ankney, Defi-
costs.
Justin D. Sterrett, Payne,
Talia Nicole Smith,
Lafayette, Ind., 85/65 speed;
Tara L. White, Toledo, seat
Erin C. Tisland, Fort
fine, $80 costs.
Nathan D. Musser, Mont-
pelier, 70/55 speed; $43 fine,
$80 costs.
Marcelle Hon, Chicago,
Ill., 92/65 speed; $43 fine,
$82 costs.
Brittanie M. Rossi,
Napoleon, seat belt; $30 fine,
$55 costs.
Justin W. Payton, Antwerp,
78/65 speed; $33 fine, $82
costs.
James C. Smith, Paulding,
Kevin A Brinkley, Detroit,
98/65 speed; $43 fine, $80
costs.
Kenneth W. Adams, Mori-
arty, N.M., 65/55 speed; $33
fine, $80 costs.
Patrick L. Bradley, Ann
Arbor, Mich., following too
close; $53 fine, $80 costs.
Karl H. Burroughs, Toledo,
seat belt; $30 fine, $50 costs
Bethany N. Croyle, Con-
cord, 90/65 speed; $43 fine,
$80 costs.
Jeffrey C. Eleseser II,
Brunswick, Ga, 84/65 speed;
Steven J. Ewing, Detroit,
87/65 speed, $43 fine, $80
costs.
Jessica I. Forester, Mark
Center, seat belt; $30 fine,
$50 costs.
John H. Isch, Carmel, Ind.,
67/55 speed; $33 fine, $77
costs.
Nicholas L. Morrow,
Cleveland, Tenn., 84/65
Joshua N. Ritter, Fremont,
75/65 speed; $33 fine, $80
costs.
Tiffany M. Sims, Toledo,
88/65 speed; $43 fine, $80
costs.
Krystal A. Vargas, Oregon,
85/65 speed; $43 fine, $80
costs.
Lucas J. Wensink, Indi-
fine, $80 costs.
Mia P. Williams, Warren,
$80 costs.
Chad R. Bennett, Syracuse,
N.Y., 77/65 speed; $33 fine,
$80 costs.
Shirisha Chennamaraju,
Carmel, Ind., 84/65 speed;
Kevin P. Dunn, N. Olm-
sted, Ohio, 78/65 speed; $33
fine, $77 costs.
Todd A. Jacquay, Fort
fine, $80 costs.
John J. Johnson III, South
Euclid, 88/65 speed; $125
fine, $87 costs.
Felix Hernandez-Grana-
dos, Crawfordville, Ind., driv-
ing without license; $100
fine, $87 costs.
Felix Hernandez-Grana-
dos, Crawfordville, Ind.,
80/65 speed; $50 fine.
Alan Marcus Mcghee, In-
dianapolis, 85/65 speed; $43
fine, $80 costs.
Noriko Sasahara,
Lafayette, Ind., 81/65 speed;
Brandon S. Schley, Toledo,
80/65 speed; $43 fine, $80
costs.
Michael E. Vassar, Avon,
93/65 speed; $43 fine, $80
costs.
John W. Woodall III, Indi-
anapolis, driving without li-
cense; dismissed at States
request.
John W. Woodall III, Indi-
fine, $77 costs.
Arthur Gerard Aguirre,
Ruskin, Fla., 68/55 speed;
Betty R. Branham, Oak-
wood, 68/55 speed; $33 fine,
$80 costs.
Michael R. Brown, Defi-
costs.
Falh A. Alsobaiai, Terre
Haute, Ind., 90/65 speed, $43
fine, $80 costs.
Tony D. Florek, Delta, seat
Beth A. Evans, Van Wert,
66/55 speed; $33 fine, $80
costs.
Yang Liu, Dearborn, Mich.,
83/65 speed; $43 fine, $80
costs.
Nancy J. Emerson, Bloom-
ington, Ind., 80/65 speed; $43
fine, $80 costs.
Shane C. White, Sellers-
burg, Ind., 86/65 speed; $43
fine, $80 costs.
Amanda M. Westrup,
Toldeo, 77/65 speed; $33
fine, $80 costs.
Jeffrey S. Wirth, Cleve-
Civil Docket
The term et al. refers to and others; et vir., and hus-
band; et ux., and wife.
Paulding County Treasurer, Paulding vs.
Tomas Moreno and his unknown spouse if
any, Paulding and Citifinancial Inc., Van Wert
and Midland Funding LLC, San Diego and
Ohio Department of Taxation, Columbus and
Capital One Bank, Richmond, Va. Foreclosure
of real property tax.
Vicki R. Sprow, Paulding vs. Michael E.
Sprow, Paulding. Divorce.
Alvin Tony Colon, Defiance and Laura
Colon, Defiance and Luciana Colon by and
through her father, Alvin Colon, Defiance and
Alvin Isaiah Colon by and through his father,
Alvin Colon, Defiance and Paul Colon by and
through his father, Alvin Colon, Defiance vs.
Gordon Food Service Inc., Columbus and
Brandon Theis, Harrod and two John Does,
names and addresses unknown. Personal in-
jury.
Julie R. Proxmire, Paulding vs. Jimmy A.
Proxmire Jr., Ottawa. Divorce.
Civil Docket Concluded
Motorists Murual Insurance Company,
Columbus vs. Terry L. Kingen, Columbus and
Mindy M. Jewell, Celina. Personal injury,
judgment granted against Kingen in the sum
of $7,349.20 plus interest and costs.
The State Bank and Trust Company, Defi-
ance vs. Cheryl E. Brown, Van Wert and
Arnold W. Brown, Van Wert and Ohio Depart-
ment of Taxation, Columbus and Paulding
County Treasurer, Paulding. Foreclosures, dis-
missed.
Charles L. Bernard and his unknown spouse
if any, Payne and Midland Funding LLC, San
Diego. Foreclosure of real property tax, dis-
missed without prejudice.
James D. Krick and his unknown spouse if
any, Van Wert. Foreclosure of real property
tax, Sheriffs sale confirmed and proceeds dis-
tributed.
Wells Fargo Bank N.A., Fort Mill, S.C. vs.
Angela J. Knepper and her unknown spouse if
any, Payne and Terry E. Knepper and his un-
known spouse if any, Payne and Ohio Bureau
of Workers Compensation, Columbus and
The USA Attorney General, Washington, D.C.
and Ohio Department of Taxation, Columbus
and Paulding County Treasurer, Paulding.
Foreclosure of real property tax, Sheriffs sale
confirmed and proceeds distributed.
The Hicksville Bank, Hicksville vs. David
W. Bradtmueller, Antwerp and Tamara S.
Bradtmueller, Antwerp and Ohio Department
of Taxation, Columbus and Paulding County
Treasurer, Paulding. Foreclosure of real prop-
erty tax, Sheriffs sale confirmed and proceeds
distributed.
Thomas E. Sanders, Defiance vs. G&S
Gamebirds LLC, Defiance and Ryan P. Cun-
ningham, trustee (Defiance) and individually,
Marathon, Fla. and Leslie Sanders, Defiance
and Phyllis Sanders, Defiance and unknown
defendants, names and addresses unknown.
Injunction, matter dismissed with prejudice.
Capital One Bank (USA), N.A., Richmond,
Va. vs. Mary A. Tadsen, aka Moore, aka
Lamb, Antwerp. Money only, dismissed with-
out prejudice.
3 Rivers Credit Union, Cincinnati vs. Cindy
S. Fletcher, Antwerp. Money only, judgment
for the plaintiff in the sum of $14,619.29 plus
pre-judgment interest of $935.05 plus post-
judgment interest and costs.
Glenbrook Credit Acceptance Corp.,
Cincinnati vs. Scott Altic, Antwerp. Money
only, judgment for the plaintiff in the sum of
$2,023.21 plus interest.
Glenbrook Credit Acceptance Corp.,
Cincinnati vs. William Wesley, Paulding.
Money only, judgment for the plaintiff in the
sum of $4,236.11 plus pre-judgment interest
of $863.93 plus post-judgment interest and
costs.
Jeffrey J. Horvath, guardian of the person
and estate of Ethel A. Flaugh, Defiance vs.
First Financial Bank, Hamilton and First Fi-
nancial Bank, N.A., Cleveland. Quiet title,
judgment granted for the plaintiff.
Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC, Nor-
folk, Va. vs. Wendy K. Rittenhouse,
Cloverdale. Money only, judgment for the
plaintiff in the sum of $4,966.34 and costs.
Marriage Licenses
Joshua Richard Greve, 32, Van Wert, sales
and Janae Marie Sinn, 25, Paulding, nurse.
Parents are Richard L. Greve and Annette L.
Gutierrez; and Stanley Sinn and Janahn
Schlatter.
Corbin Dean Rhonehouse, 23, Paulding, la-
borer and Melinda Lynn Slattman, 23, Pauld-
ing, dental hygienist. Parents are Roger
Rhonehouse and Lisa Pease; and Terry
Slattman and Cynthia Kreager.
Zachary Dallas Harshman, 21, Paulding,
sow division and Megan Marie MacFarlane,
20, Camden, Mich., full-time student. Parents
are Sylvester Torres and Trinity Harshman;
and Ronald MacFarlane and Donna Beard.
Dean Von Deylen, 60, Oakwood, engineer
and Brenda K. Wieland, 56, Oakwood, public
relations. Parents are Donald Von Deylen and
Renata Bunke; and Arthur Wurst and Patricia
Weber.
Criminal Docket
Jonathan L. Wells, 40, of Hicksville, was
scheduled for a jury trial on July 15 for
charges of illegal manufacture of drugs (F2)
and possession of chemicals for the manufac-
ture of drugs (F3).
Amber Clevinger, 26, of Antwerp, had her
indictment alleging illegal manufacture of
drugs (F2) amended to (F3) the Court by
deleting the reference to methamphetamine.
Her own recognizance bond was revoked.
New bond was set at $15,000 with no cash
privilege. Her motion for intervention in lieu
of conviction was withdrawn. Sentencing was
set for July 14.
Linda S. Franklin, 35, of Paulding, had a
charge of illegal assembly of chemicals for the
manufacture of drugs amended from F2 to F3
when the Court deleted a reference to meth
and in the vicinity of a juvenile. A charge of
endangering children (F3) was dismissed. She
will be sentenced on July 14.
Zacharie J. Ball, 19, of Melrose, had a
bench warrant issued for his arrest on June 6
after failing to appear for a Court date. He was
indicted on allegations of burglary (F2) in
April.
Howard E. Adkins, 65, of Grover Hill, re-
cently changed his plea to three counts receiv-
ing stolen property (F4) to guilty. He will be
sentenced July 14.
Sidney H. McMillan, 60, of rural Defiance,
changed his plea to guilty of three counts re-
ceiving stolen property (F4). He will be sen-
tenced July 14.
Jon Allen, 21, of Grover Hill, changed his
plea to guilty of possession of drugs (F5) and
will be sentenced July 14.
James B. Jeffrey, 21, of Hicksville, had a
motion for intervention in lieu of conviction
made in Court, relating to his indictment al-
leging two counts possession of drugs (F5)
and trafficking in drugs (F5). He was ordered
by the Court to be evaluated to determine if he
would be a candidate for intervention with a
follow-up hearing set for July 14.
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love to run and play, I am looking for a new home where I will be
spoiled and loved forever! Do you have a home for me, one with
a big bed and lots of toys and treats? If so, then you are the fam-
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Apply for CHP health scholarships

PAULDING This is the 25th year that the Community
Health Professionals of Paulding Auxiliary is offering schol-
arships to Paulding County residents who are pursuing regis-
tered nurse training or are now registered nurses working to
earn a degree in a specialized medical field.
Applications may be picked up at the Community Health
Professionals of Paulding office at 250 Dooley Dr., Suite A,
Paulding. Reference letters from two people acquainted with
the applicants are required. The deadline is July 31. Two
Paulding County residents will be awarded a $500 scholarship.
Birthdays
Anniversaries
June 21 Randy and
Jeanette Brooks, Chris and
Stacie Etzler, Marvin and
Verna Rau, Lester and Mandy
Shelton, Dick and Rachelle
Swary.
June 22 Alan and Robin
Adkins, John and Cheryl
Ganger, Ernie and Mary
Holtsberry, Norman and
Louise Walker.
June 23 Lamar and
Shirley Hancock, Robert and
Donna Lentz, Mary and
Charles Mapes.
June 24 Phil and Vicky
Hull, Donald and Teresa
Lippi, Roy and Jo Ann Nog-
gle, Max and Joan Pease.
June 25 Robert and
Teresa Bair II, David and
Amanda Bok, Tony and
Diane Green, Jim and Hope
Hartwig, David and Sheila
Moore, Michael and Tracey
Stahl.
June 26 Bradley and
Lorie Baughman, Denny and
Kim Doster, Aaron and
Nancy Erford, Troy and Tina
Johnson, Wayne and Kris
Noffsinger, Allen and Bar-
bara Richards, Andrew and
Jennifer Swan, Richard and
Florence Windsor, Albert and
Arla Wolford.
June 27 Bruce and Chris
Ferris, Everett and Barb Guy-
ton, Kevin and Lorie Phlipot,
Jeff and Anne Pieper.
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June 21 Curtis Gawron-
ski, GraceLynn Koch, Alayna
Leatherman, Donald Lippi,
Mary Mabis, Lucille
Schmidt, Stacie Schooley,
Tyler Short.
June 22 Heather Blair,
Mary Holtsberry, Ashley
LaBounty, Karen K. McVay,
Catherine Snellenberger,
Kelly Snyder, Evyn Stuchell.
June 23 Chrissy Combs,
Kevin Dangler, Manny
Lucas, Austin Miller, Jon
Ringler, Gloria Tapp.
June 24 Dave Arens,
Brett Bok, Hacker Combs Jr.,
Dave LaFountain, Helen Par-
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Workman.
June 25 Mario Bernal,
Edward Collins, Alex Doster,
Alberta Gilliam, Frieda
Good, Sue Hernandez, Karen
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Jacob Logan, Harold Phlipot,
Tom Stahl.
June 27 Drew Burnett,
Taylor Daves, Gregory Jo-
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ley Jordan, Rich Mobley,
Michael Nicholas, Paul
Ringler, Kathy Roberts,
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10 p.m. Violation of a po-
lice no contact order was
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vehicles at the Partridge Place
Apartments were egged.
4:30 p.m. It was discovered
that a male was staying in a
storage unit. He was not the
person renting the unit.
8:40 p.m. Following inves-
tigation of an alleged incident
at Partridge Place reports
were sent to the probation de-
partment and the prosecutors
office.
bance was handled on West
Perry Street.
Wednesday, June 11
8:44 a.m. Unruly juvenile
complaint was looked into on
East Baldwin Avenue.
3:50 p.m. Theft of rings is
under investigation on North
Cherry Street.
5:10 p.m. Backing mishap
in the fairgrounds parking
area was documented.
6:20 p.m. Theft of a lost
cell phone was reported from
Tom Tim Drive.
9:40 p.m. Harassing texts
were handled on West Wayne
Thursday, June 12
12:03 a.m. Family distur-
bance was handled on West
Wayne Street.
11:18 a.m. A North
Williams Street resident told
officers they found a young
boy playing alone outside. He
couldnt tell the subject his
last name or where he lived.
After police arrived, the
childs uncle walked up. The
parent did not know the child
had left the house. The matter
was turned over to Job and
Family Services.
9:13 p.m. A family distur-
bance involving an unruly ju-
venile was handled on
Johnson Road.
10:02 p.m. Officers han-
dled a collision at the inter-
section of West Perry and
South Cherry streets. No fur-
ther information was avail-
able.
11 p.m. Report of a pit bull
attacking and killing another
dog came in from North Main
Street. The matter was turned
over to the dog warden.
Friday, June 13
4:40 a.m. Suspicious per-
son was seen on North Water
Street. They were gone when
officers arrived.
Wayne Trace one step closer to drug testing
By JOE SHOUSE
HAVILAND The Wayne
Trace Local School Board of
Education opened its regular
monthly meeting to discuss
the possible drug testing pol-
icy that would be imple-
mented for the 2014-15 school
year.
The discussion was open to
benefit parents and students
who could ask questions.
However, no one attended the
meeting that was led by Su-
perintendent Steve Arnold,
principal Greg Leeth and Jim
Linder, the schools athletic
director. Also in attendance
was the director of occupa-
tional health at Paulding
County Hospital, Brenda
Wieland.
The hospital will conduct
the testing and Wieland was
on hand to answer any ques-
tions pertaining to the possible
drug testing. With no public in
attendance, those leading the
overall discussion, directed
most of the information to the
board of education.
Some of the recommenda-
tions being presented included
who would be tested; would it
include just those students in-
volved in extracurricular ac-
tivities including band and
choir members and even those
who drive to school?
According to Arnold, all
students that compete in ex-
tracurriculars would be tested
before each sports season and
would be given a four to six
week notice prior to any test-
ing. Random testing would
also be administered through-
out the year to 10-15 percent
of students.
It will also need to be deter-
mined what disciplinary
measures will be taken for stu-
dent athletes and non student
athletes who fail the testing.
Required testing will be that
of a urine sample that a stu-
dent will submit under adult
supervision with immediate
results. Cost for the testing
will be $14 reported Wieland.
After hearing the presenta-
tion, the board asked Arnold,
Leeth and Linder to gather a
proposal that would be pre-
sented to the board at a special
meeting on June 30. At that
time the board plans to make a
decision on the proposal.
Excellence in Education
awards were presented to
Susan Backus from Grover
Hill Elementary, Marie Moore
from Payne Elementary and
Dave Alt from Wayne Trace
Junior/Senior High.
Retirement recognition was
given to teachers Michael
Bok, Jan Borterf, Tom Mc-
Cord, and Moore, along with
secretary Kathy Kipfer. Others
who were recognized for their
retirement but were absent in-
cluded teachers Anne Gerber
and Judith Shook, and study
hall monitor Debbie Kipfer.
All retirees received a plaque
for their service.
The board viewed a video
that was put together by eighth
grade students who had re-
ceived iPads and Macbook
laptops that were purchased
with grant funds in the amount
of $25,000 from American
Farmers Grow Education by
Monsanto.
In other business, the board:
Offered one-year supple-
mental contracts for the 2014-
15 school year to the following
certified personnel: Jim Lin-
der, boys varsity basketball
coach; Bethany Hughes, girls
varsity basketball coach; Craig
Miller, junior varsity basket-
ball coach; Mallory Diamond,
eighth grade girls basketball
coach; Joe Linder, seventh
grade boys basketball coach;
Kara Thomas, seventh grade
girls basketball coach.
Offered one-year supple-
mental contracts for the fol-
lowing classified personnel:
George Clemens, varsity
wrestling coach; Al Welch, as-
sistant boys basketball coach;
Mike Priest, assistant girls bas-
ketball coach; Dan Bland,
freshman boys basketball
coach; Jim Sherry, eighth
grade boys basketball coach.
Approved the hiring and
rate for the following technol-
ogy helpers for summer em-
ployment: Chris Davis, up to
40 hours per week at $7.95
per hour; Kenny Ganter, up to
40 hours per week at $7.95
per hour.
Reemployed Kay Head as
Title I teacher at Payne Ele-
mentary for 2014-15; Angela
Manz for a one-year limited
contract as Title I teacher at
Grover Hill for 2014-15.
These assignments are possi-
ble by having additional fed-
eral grant funds.
Offered one-year limited
contracts to Darcy Breier,
Elizabeth Motycka as transi-
tional kindergarten teacher at
Payne and Jacob Moser as an
intervention specialist at
Payne. All limited contracts
are for the 2014-15 school
year.
Okayed treasurer
Gary Ginter to approve a pro-
posal from Phelan Insurance
Agency, representing Liberty
Mutual Insurance, for liability
coverage beginning July 1,
2014 through June 30, 2015.
Accepted the resignation
of girls faculty manager Ann
Olwin effective July 1.
Approved waiver
days that will include a two
hour delay. Dates include
Sept. 17, Oct. 15, Nov. 19,
Jan. 21, Feb. 18 and April 15.
Voted to participate in the
Federal free and reduced
lunch and breakfast program
for 2014-15.
Commended 2014
valedictorians Madeline
Baumle, Matthew Klopfen-
stein, Rachel Kreischer, Haley
Linder, Madison Poling, Jared
Sherry, Libby Stabler and
Sylvia Young.
Commended head
softball coach Jack Baumle
and the girls softball team for
winning the sectional, district
and regional tournament this
past season. The Board also
recognized head coach Tony
Branch and the members of
the track and field team for
winning the Green Meadows
Conference while commend-
ing Arlen Stoller and Seth
Saylor for their participation
in the recent state meet held
in Columbus.
We Salute
CAMP JOHNSON, N.C.
Today, Gunnery Sergeant
Matthew C. Hoschak will be
retiring from the United
States Marine Corps after 21
years of faithful and honor-
able service. He and his fam-
ily share in the celebration of
his career by attending his re-
tirement ceremony at 11 a.m.
BOQ, Camp Johnson, N.C.
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Sometimes as parents we
look back and think, I sure
wish I could relive the days
when my kids were young
and still in school. Of course,
I have had empty nest syn-
drome for a number of years
and I feel better when I think
of those days back when my
children were still at home.
Every mom and dad have
stories to tell. We have all had
escapades with our youngns
which seemed dramatic at the
time, but now seem trivial. I
recall one time we were in the
car coming home from a
shopping trip. My two daugh-
ters were in the back seat and
they each had a set of pop-it
beads. Does anyone remem-
ber those? The colorful beads
would snap together and you
could make a necklace or
bracelet from them.
As we were driving along
in the country halfway be-
tween Paulding and Van
Wert, my oldest daughter
said, Mommy I stuck a bead
up my nose. I looked at her
and sure enough one side of
her nostril had a round protru-
sion sticking out of it.
What to do? What to do?
We decided to go straight to
Van Wert Hospital, because
we were having no luck at all
in getting that pesky bead out
of her nose. After we arrived
at the hospital, we were taken
into the emergency room. The
staff tried various things, but
nothing seemed to work. The
doctor was called and we se-
riously believed she was
going to have to undergo sur-
gery. The doctor arrived,
looked at her nose and in-
structed the nurses to bring
him some strong black pep-
per.
The doctor put the pepper
under her little nose and she
sneezed. The bead literally
flew out of her nose and
rolled down the hallway on
the tiled floor. At the time that
problem seemed like a big
one, but now we all laugh
about it.
My grandma always told
this story about her three chil-
dren who were little at the
time and my grandpa worked
on the railroad. On one par-
ticular day, my mama, Vir-
ginia, got into some dried
navy beans and stuck them up
both sides of her nose. She
also had two younger broth-
ers at home named Jack and
Tub. They were being adven-
turous that day, too. Jack
some how got into some
kerosene and drank it and
Tub got his head stuck under-
neath the wood burning
stove. Grandma was beside
herself and prayed that the
Lord would help her.
Grandma could call
Grandpa at his Van Wert sta-
tion and he would call her
back. He called her right back
and grandma said, Oh
Clarence! Virginia stuck her
nose full of beans, Tubby has
his head stuck under the stove
and Jack drank kerosene.
A Penny For
Your Thoughts....
By: Nancy Whitaker
What shall I do?
Grandpa, who didnt get
excited over much of any-
thing, said, Well, put black
pepper under Virginias nose,
give Jack some milk to settle
the kerosene and if Tubbys
head went under the stove, it
has to come out. Of course
everything worked out for the
best but that story never
grows old.
Trust me, I sure wasnt a
perfect little angel either. My
own mama got frustrated
with me and my little brother.
I must have been a little mon-
ster, because I used to try and
beat him up to make him play
paper dolls with me. I also
pulled stunts like sneaking off
to school without a coat or hat
and throwing fits at a doctors
or dentists office. (I still do
that today.) Well, I would if I
could.
I am sure we all have funny
stories to tell about our chil-
dren and I think I would love
to have those days back and
know what I do now. But,
now for the life of me, I cant
understand why I did not
think to use pepper under my
daughters nose to get her to
sneeze out the bead like my
grandma did.
What kind of dramatic ex-
periences have you had with
your children? Do you wish
you could relive those days?
Let me know and Ill give
you a Penny for Your
Thoughts.
Keck honored for service
at surprise birthday party
By JIM LANGHAM
Feature Writer
ANTWERP Paulding
County resident Ray Keck,
who will turn 90 years old this
week, was surprised last week
when he discovered that he
had actually brought his own
birthday cake to a surprise
party held at the park in
Antwerp.
As it turned out, Kecks
cake was hidden in the car for
delivery to the party in which
Keck was honored during the
annual Paulding County Ge-
nealogical Society picnic.
Kecks birthday is June 20.
The societys 25-year-pres-
ident Terri Gorney wrote a
poem in Kecks honor that
began by stating, Four score
and 10 years ago, Paulding
was blessed with a native son,
who hailed by the name of
Ray; he attended local schools
and was happy to explore his
piece of the Black Swamp.
For many years, Keck has
been known for his historical
writing, especially concerning
cemetery plots and his metic-
ulous study of military graves.
In addition, he has spent hun-
dreds of hours going through
county records at the Paulding
County Courthouse and con-
verting them into files to make
property and genealogical re-
search much more simple for
the public.
What got me started was
that I was told that my great-
grandfather was in the Civil
War but my parents didnt
know much about it, said
Keck. That started me in
recording graves of all Pauld-
ing County veterans who had
fought in all wars from the
Civil War through 1985.
Keck said that there was a
cemetery book in place that
had been started in 1975 that
had never been completed. He
went to the historical society
and asked them if they would
like for him to complete it.
They made me chairman
and I did records of who was
buried in every cemetery in
the county, said Heck. I saw
all of these other records and I
thought that I could make
things easier for everybody
who goes to the library.
I have to thank everyone
for this. I am just a little farm
boy. This is awfully nice of
everyone. Ive known for a
long time that there are a lot
of nice people in this county,
said Keck.
Gorney praised Keck for
all of his hard work and said
that Paulding County has
more obituaries on file than
any other county in the state.
He had much to do with
my discovery of my own
family, commented Gorney,
whose background with the
Pio family of Paulding
County extends back five
generations.
Keck told those present at
the picnic that his determina-
tion to stay active no doubt
has contributed in a great way
to the length of his life.
The fact that I have stayed
active has had lots to do with
my longevity, said Keck.
You need things to keep you
occupied. I played chess
many years with an electronic
chess set.
I really get a lot of pleas-
ure when somebody calls me
when they learn about the li-
brary, said Keck. I keep in-
formation on line; I pray
every day to help somebody
to find someone that helps
them with their family.
We all listen to his words
of wisdom, Ray is a library of
Paulding history and knowl-
edge. May you live another
four score and 10 years, for
we know there are still proj-
ects to be completed, wrote
Gorney.
This is really good cake,
said Keck. Did I really bring
this to the party?
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There is a right and a wrong
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land, 85/65 speed; $43 fine,
$80 costs.
Jared W. Deatrick, Cecil,
68/55 speed; $48 fine, $77
costs.
Matthew A. Nickols,
Paulding, no tail lights; $68
fine, $77 costs.
David M. Lamb, Van Wert,
stop sign; $53 fine, $80 costs.
Robert W. Sarka, Colum-
bus Grove, 68/55 speed; $33
fine, $80 costs.
Jessica L. Smith, Payne,
66/55 speed; $33 fine, $77
costs.
Jessica L. Smith, Payne,
seat belt; $30 fine.
Alexandria N. Lutz,
Wauseon, 94/65 speed; $43
fine, $80 costs.
Bradly M. Russman, In-
galls, Ind., 83/65 speed; $43
fine, $77 costs, pay all by
Sept. 26 or turned in for col-
lection.
Nakeisna M. Waters-Davis,
Saginaw, Mich., 79/65 speed;
Russell W. Lucas, Barnsta-
ble, Ma., seat belt; $30 fine,
$55 costs.
Ramila H. Patel, New Mar-
ket, Ont., 86/65 speed; $43
fine, $77 costs.
Andrew L. Hecht, Los An-
geles, 86/65 speed; $43 fine,
$80 costs.
Kelly M. Snow, Carmel,
$77 costs.
Sydney Isroff, Fort Wayne,
83/65 speed; $43 fine, $80
costs.
Jason T. Wiseman, Dundas,
Ont., 88/65 speed; $43 fine,
$80 costs.
Betty Ann Deaven, Pine
Grove, Pa., 75/65 speed; $33
fine, $80 costs.
Andrea L. Paine, Manistee,
$80 costs.
Local resident Ray Keck eats some cake from his surprise
90th birthday party given by the Paulding County Genealogical
Society in Antwerp last week. His birthday is June 20.
By Mark Holtsberry
Education specialist
Paulding SWCD
Mulch is a great weed sup-
pressant. A nice, thick layer of
mulch inhibits weeds in two
important ways. First, by
thoroughly covering the soil
and depriving weed seeds of
the light they need to germi-
nate. Mulch prevents them
from gaining a foothold in the
first place. Secondly, bare dirt
is the perfect place for weed
seeds to land and germinate.
By covering all of your bare
soil with mulch, most weeds
will never be able to come in
to contact with the soil.
Mulch also helps retain soil
moisture. This is very impor-
tant to plant growth and a
higher survival rate. A plant
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the soil cooler in hot weather,
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ture, a two or three inch layer
of mulch is necessary. Less
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air and sunlight can reach
plant stems.
Organic mulches, because
they break down and improve
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fall.
A layer of mulch can bene-
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Paulding United Methodist Church, 321 North Williams Street,
Paulding, church telephone number is 399-3591, Rev. Ben Lowell,
Worship service at 9:45 a.m.; Sunday School, 11:15 a.m.; Wed. worship
at 6 pm. Church office is located at 308 N. Main St.
Pentecostal Church of God, 601 W. Caroline St., Paulding, Elder
George Robinson, Sunday school at 10 a.m., worship service at noon,
prayer services Monday at 6 p.m. and Thursday at noon, Bible study
at 6 p.m. Tuesday.
Pioneer Christian Ministries, County Road 108 and Ohio 637, Paulding,
Rev. Chuck Oliver, Sunday school at 9:30 a.m., Sunday worship at 10:30
a.m., and Wednesday evening at 7 p.m. including a youth service on at
least three Wednesday evenings.
Rose Hill Church of God, corner of SR 637 and Charloe Trail, Paulding,
399-3113, Pastor Ron Hofacker, Sunday school at 9:30 a.m., Sunday wor-
ship at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday service from 7-8 p.m. with childrens hour.
St. John Lutheran ChurchELCA, 7611 Road 87, Briceton, Pastor
Karen Stetins, church telephone number is 419-399-4962 or 419-399-
2320. Sunday worship at 8:30 a.m., Sunday school at 9:30 a.m.
St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church, 601 Flat Rock Drive (P.O. Box
156), Paulding, Pastor Karen Stetins, church telephone number is 399-
2320, Sunday Worship at 10:30 a.m., Sunday school at 9:15 a.m.
PAYNE AND OUTLYING AREAS
Divine Mercy Catholic Parish, 203 W. Townline, Payne, 399-2576, Pas-
tor Very Rev. G. Allan Fillman, Masses: Saturday at 4 p.m.
Edgerton Wesleyan Church, 1717 Bertha St., Woodburn, (Edgerton)
Ind. 46797, Pastor Dave Dignal, church telephone number is 260-632-
4008, Sunday school at 9 a.m., childrens church at 10 a.m., worship at
10 a.m., home groups at 6 p.m., Wednesday evening services at 6:30
p.m..
Living Water Ministries, Contemporary worship service Sunday nights
at 10 a.m. & 6:30 p.m., The Well church for kids, Sunday mornings from
10-11:30 a.m. The church is currently in the process of relocating. For lo-
cation information, contact Pastor Rich Phelan, 419-263-2728.
Payne Church of Christ, 220 West Merrin Street, Payne, Pastor Mikeal
George. Sunday worship at 9:30 am. 419-263-2092; 419-574-2150 (cell).
Payne Church of the Nazarene, 509 E. Orchard St. (Ohio 500) Payne,
Pastor Mike Harper, 263-2422, Sunday school at 9:30 a.m., Sunday wor-
ship at 10:30 a.m. Sunday night service at 6:30 p.m., Wednesday prayer
meeting at 7:30 p.m.
St. Jacob United Church of Christ, southwest corner of Oak and
Hyman streets, Payne, Rev. Jim Langham, 263-2763. Sunday School 9
a.m, Church service-10 a.m.
St. James Lutheran Church NALC, West Townline Street (P.O. Box
42), Payne, 263-2129, Pastor Fred Meuter, 260-492-2581. Sunday School
at 9 a.m., Sunday worship at 10 a.m.
St. Paul United Methodist Church, (P.O. Box 154) 312 South Main
Street, Payne, Rev. David Rohrer, church telephone number is 263-2418,
parsonage telephone number is 263-2017, Sunday school at 9 a.m., Sun-
day worship at 8 a.m. and 10 a.m.
Editors Note: If your church doesnt have service times listed, please
contact the Paulding County Progress office to notify of Sunday service
times.
worship at 6 p.m., Wednesday Bible study at 7 p.m.
PAULDING AND OUTLYING
Bethel United Methodist, Forders Bridge, Cecil, Pastor Kevin Doseck
(419) 899-4153, worship service at 10:30 a.m., Sunday school at 9:30 a.m.
Bethlehem Temple Pentecostal, 818 West Jackson Street, Paulding,
399-3770, Rev. Burpo, Sunday school at 10 a.m., Sunday worship at 12
p.m.
Calvary Bible Church, Ohio 111 West across from Paulding County
Hospital, 399-4919, elders John Mohr, 260-632-4356, Bob Fessel 419-399-
3398, Don Baer 419-399-5805. Sunday school at 9 a.m., morning worship
at 10:15 a.m.
Cecil Community Church, 203 S. Main St., Cecil. Pastor Ted Ramey.
Sun. school 10:00 am, Worship service 11 am, Sun. eve. 6 pm, Wed.
eve. 6 pm.
Cecil First Presbyterian Church, Main Street, Cecil, Sunday worship
at 8 a.m., Sunday school at 9 a.m.
Christian Fellowship Church, Paulding High School Auditeria, 10
a.m. Sunday. Pastor Greg Cramer.
Divine Mercy Catholic Parish, 417 N. Main, Paulding, 399-2576,
Pastor Very Rev. G. Allan Fillman, Masses: Saturday at 6 p.m.; Sunday
at 10:30 a.m.
Emmanuel Baptist Church, 1275 Emerald Road, Paulding, 419-399-
5061, Sunday School at 9:30 a.m., worship services at 10:45 a.m. and
6 p.m. Sunday and 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. Pastor Drew Gardner.
First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), 1233 Emerald Road,
Paulding, 419-399-4576, Sunday school 9 a.m., Worship service 10
a.m. Interim pastor is Rev. Dr. Paul Biery.
First Presbyterian Church, 114 West Caroline Street, Paulding, 399-
2438, Rev. David Meriwether, 9:00am Sunday school (youth and adult),
9:15 a.m. praise singing, 9:30 a.m. Sunday worship. Communion 1st
Sunday each month. No 1st Wednesday supper.
House of Love Ministries, 220 N. Williams St., Paulding. Pastor
Predest (Dwayne) Richardson or Sister Brenda Richardson, 419-399-
9205 or 419-796-8718, Sunday worship at 3 p.m. Jail Ministry, Food
Ministry, Outreach Ministry. Overcomer Outreach - a Christian 12-steap
meeting, Sundays at 5 p.m.
New Beginnings Church (Church of God), Cecil, Pastor Roy Burk,
399-5041, Sunday worship at 11 a.m.
Paulding Church of Christ, East Perry Street, Paulding, Minister
Christopher Reno, 419-399-4761. Bible school at 9:30 a.m., Sunday
worship at 10:30 a.m.
Paulding Church of the Nazarene, 210 Dooley Dr., Paulding, 399-
3932, Pastor Jeremy Thompson, Sunday school at 9:15 a.m., Sunday
worship at 10:30 a.m., Sunday evening at 6 p.m.: Kids Summer Jam
(ages 4-4th grade), Preteen class (5th-6th grade), Teen group (7th-
12th grade), and adult service. Wednesday at 7 p.m.: Teen group (7th-
12th grade), adult bible study and prayer. Nursery available for all
services.
Paulding Family Worship Center, 501 West Perry Street, Paulding,
399-3525, Rev. Monte Moore, Sunday worship at 10:30 a.m.
Pastor Jonathan L. Hoagland, 587-3376, Sunday school at 9:30 a.m.,
Morning worship at 10:30 a.m., Sunday evening gospel hour at 6 p.m.,
Wednesday evening service at 7 p.m.
Grover Hill Zion United Methodist Church, corner of First and Harrison,
587-3941; Pastor Mike Waldron, 419-238-1493 or 419-233-2241 (cell).
Sunday school at 9:30 a.m., Sunday worship at 10:20 a.m., nursery avail-
able during all services.
Mandale Church of Christ in Christian Union, Ohio 66, Pastor Justin
Sterrett, 419-786-9878, Sunday school at 9:30 a.m., Sunday worship at
10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m., Wednesday prayer meeting at 7 p.m.
Middle Creek United Methodist Church, County Road 24, Grover Hill,
Pastor William Sherry, Sunday worship at 9 a.m., Sunday school at 10:15
a.m., Sunday evening Bible study at 6 p.m.
Mt. Zion United Methodist Church, Grover Hill, County Road 151, Sun-
day school at 9:30 a.m., Pastor David Prior, Sunday worship at 10:30 a.m.,
Wednesday evening prayer meeting at 7:30 p.m.
Roselms Christian Church, Ohio 114, Pastor Gary Church, 594-2445,
Sunday school at 9:30 a.m., Sunday worship at 10:30 a.m.
HAVILAND/LATTY/SCOTT
Apostolic Christian Church, 12867 Road 82, Haviland, 399-5220, wor-
ship service at 10:30 a.m.
Country Chapel United Methodist Church, Haviland, 419-622-5746,
Sunday school at 9:30 a.m., Sunday worship at 10:15 a.m.
Latty Zion Baptist Church, Latty, Pastor Levi Collins Jr., 399-2748, Sun-
day school at 10 a.m., worship service at 11:15 a.m.
Harvest Field Pentecostal Church of God, 13625 Road 12, Scott, Pastor
Terry Martin, 419-622-2026, Sunday school at 9:30 a.m., Sunday morning
worship at 10:30 a.m., Sunday Evening worship at 6 pm, Wednesday
evening worship at 7:00 pm, Wednesday Youth Group at 7 pm.
Friends United Methodist Church, Latty, Pastor Ron Johnson. Sunday
worship at 9 a.m., Wednesday Bible Study at 7 p.m.
OAKWOOD/MELROSE AREAS
Auglaize Chapel Church of God, rural Oakwood, 3 miles south and half
mile west on County Road 60, Pastor Stan Harmon, 594-2248, Sunday
worship at 9:00 a.m. Sunday school at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday services
for children, youth and adults at 7:00 p.m.
Melrose United Methodist Church, Melrose, 594-2076, Pastor Eileen
Kochensparger 399-5818; Sunday school 9:30 a.m., Sunday worship at
10:30 a.m., Wednesday Bible study and prayer at 7 p.m.
Twin Oaks United Methodist Church, corner of Harmon and Second
streets, Oakwood, Pastor Eric Dailey. 419-594-2992. Sunday worship at
9:30 a.m., Sunday school at 10:45 a.m., Bible Study Wednesdays at 10
a.m.
Prairie Chapel Bible Church, one mile east and a half-mile north of Oak-
wood on the corner of Roads 104 and 209, Pastor Earl Chapman, 594-
2057, Sunday school at 9:30 a.m., Sunday worship at 10:30 a.m., evening
ANTWERP AND SURROUNDING
Antwerp Community Church, 704 S. Erie St., SR 49, Antwerp; Pastor
Ricky L. Grimes 419-258-2069. Bible Study Fellowship 9:30 am; Contem-
porary Worship 10:30 am, Wednesday Discipleship Study, 7:00 pm
Antwerp United Methodist Church, East River Street, Rev. Pastor Mike
Schneider, church telephone number is 258-4901, Comtemporaty service
Sunday 8:30a.m., Sunday school 9:30a.m., Traditional Service 10:30a.m.
Divine Mercy Catholic Parish, 303 S. Monroe, Antwerp. Office: 417 N.
Main, Paulding, 399-2576, Pastor Very Rev. G. Allan Fillman, Masses: Sun-
day at 8:30am.
First Baptist Church, 5482 CR 424, Pastor Todd Murray, 258-2056,
Sunday school at 9 a.m., Sunday worship 10 a.m.; evening service 6 p.m.,
Wednesday Bible Study 6:30 p.m.
First Presbyterian Church, 126 W. River St., Pastor Mike Pennington,
258-2864, Sunday school at 11:15 a.m., Sunday worship at 10:00 a.m.
Kingdom Hall of Jehovahs Witnesses, 2937 US 24, 258-2290. Public
talk 10 a.m. Sunday, Congregation Bible Study, Theocratic Ministry School
& Service Meeting, Theocratic school 7:30 p.m. Thursday.
Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church, Pastor Robert Becker. Sunday school at
9 a.m., Sunday worship at 10 a.m.
Riverside Christian Church, 15413 St. Rt. 49, (corner Ohio 49 and
Road 192), Antwerp. 258-3895, Pastor Regan Clem.
ARTHUR/FIVE SPAN AREA
Apostolic Christian Church, 13562 Road 147, Defiance (Junction), 399-
3121, William Schlatter, Elder, Sunday services at 10:15 a.m. and 12:30
p.m., Sunday school at 1 p.m., Wednesday services at 7:30 p.m.
Bethel Christian Church, Ohio 66, Defiance (Arthur), Pastor Christopher
Baker, Sunday worship at 10:30 a.m.
Church of Christ, corner of County Roads 166 and 191, Evangelist Lon-
nie Lambert, 399-5022, Sunday worship at 10:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m., Bible
study at 9:30 a.m. Sunday.
Junction Bible Christian Church, County Road 111, Defiance (Junction),
393-2671 or JunctionBible@copper.net, Rev. C. Joseph Fifer, Sunday
school at 9:30 a.m., Sunday worship follows at 10:30 a.m & Bible Study on
Wed. at 7pm.
Pleasantview Missionary Baptist Church, County Road 180, Defiance
(Junction), Rev. Alan Ray Newsome, Sunday worship at 11 a.m., evening
service at 6 p.m.; Wednesday evening services at 7 p.m.
Rock Church, SR 637, Five Span-Arthur area, Pastor Bobby Branham
393-2924, Sunday school at 10 a.m., Sunday worship at 10:45 a.m., Sun-
day evening worship at 7 p.m., Wednesday evening worship at 7 p.m.,
Youth Service Wednesday at 7 p.m.
GROVER HILL AND OUTLYING
Bible Baptist Church, corner of Cleveland and Perry streets, Grover
Hill, Pastor Pat Holt, 587-4021, Sunday school at 10 a.m., Sunday worship
at 11 a.m., Sunday evening worship at 6 p.m.; Wednesday prayer meeting
at 7 p.m.
Grover Hill Church of the Nazarene, Maple and East Jackson streets,
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Few people know that the
Antwerp Branch Library was
formed as a result of Bookmo-
bile service being discontinued
in Paulding County. The State
Library of Ohio at one time
contracted bookmobile service
to libraries throughout the state
who wanted to expand their li-
brary service reach within their
service area.
The Paulding County
Carnegie Library contracted
with the State Library of Ohio
decades ago to bring library
service to communities
throughout Paulding County via
a bookmobile. When the State
Library of Ohio started cutting
their budget, the bookmobile
service was one of the first
statewide services to see the ax.
The Village of Antwerp was one
of those places who lost this
mobile library service.
In 1990, advocates for library
service in Antwerp worked with
the Board of Trustees of the
Paulding County Carnegie Li-
brary for the possibility of open-
ing a permanent branch library
in their community. The county
library received no additional
funds from the state of Ohio to
open this branch, but they reor-
ganized the county library
budget, and found a way to fund
the main library in Paulding and
this new branch location. In
1991 the Antwerp Branch Li-
brary opened in a small building
located at the intersection of
Ohio 49 and US 24. Although
the community was thrilled to
have their own library, it was
soon apparent the space was
small; parking was limited, and
the location dangerous for chil-
dren to access on their bicycles.
In a few short years from the
original opening, a strong, pas-
sionate group of Antwerp citi-
zens made up the Friends of the
Antwerp Branch Library and
soon not only secured a new lo-
cation for the branch but also
the funding for a new energy-ef-
ficient building. The new
branch opened in 1996 and the
building was paid for (and a
mortgage burning party held)
within two years.
Throughout the years the
Antwerp Branch Library has
provided excellent library serv-
ice for local citizens. It was the
original team of this Branch that
started what is now the county-
wide Battle of the Books com-
petition. Through a strong
collection of library materials,
storytimes, book clubs, and in-
formative speakers and events,
the branch library has consis-
tently been the busiest branch in
the library system.
The Antwerp Branch Library
today is staffed by an award-
winning team of two, Laura
Woodcox, branch manager; and
Stephanie McCullough, library
clerk. The branch offers public
computers with WiFi, books,
movies, newspapers, maga-
zines, a strong childrens room
with educational computers,
and a variety of library materials
in different formats. The library
team provides outreach service
to the local nursing home/as-
sisted living facility and plays
an active role in the community.
The Friends of the Antwerp
Branch Library is still an active
group and provides funding for
programs and other much ap-
preciated support for branch ac-
tivities. The library is funded by
the county library and is one of
three brick and mortar
branches.
The branch is located at 205
N. Madison St. and hours are
Monday and Tuesday, noon-
7:30 p.m.; Wednesday-Friday,
10 a.m.-5 p.m.; and on Satur-
days from 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
The branch uses the same li-
brary card as all library loca-
tions in the county. For more
information call the Antwerp
Branch Library at 419-258-
2855. See you at the library!
Ruge begins as hospital CEO
By BILL SHERRY
Correspondent
PAULDING The Pauld-
ing County Hospital (PCH)
Board of Trustees met June
12 for their monthly meeting
in the hospital conference
room.
This is one week later than
usual due to John Paulding
Days last week.
Newly appointed Chief Ex-
ecutive Officer Randy Ruge
announced that Dr. Gilreath,
family practice physician, is
back to work full-time.
Ruge explained the bene-
fits of the new computer sys-
tem for the patients. The
hospital understands that it is
frustrating and time consum-
ing for the patients at this
point but an electronic health
record will improve patient
care and assist in sharing files
between physicians and
providers.
The physician offices are
now only able to schedule
about half as many patients as
usual while implementing the
new computer system known
as EPIC. The hospital is de-
voting more trained staff to
them and adding voice recog-
nition software to help speed
up the processes.
Eventually there will be a
complete electronic medical
record available for all pa-
tients, integrated in one place
so all healthcare providers can
access that information, no
matter where the patient is
seeking healthcare. This will
result in accurate patient care
and a legible record.
Ruge reported that the chief
nursing officer recruitment is
under way with in-house can-
didates. Ruge expects this po-
sition to be filled with an
in-house candidate within the
next week.
Ruge announced that State
Rep. Tony Burkley wrote a
letter to the hospital congratu-
lating PCH on being named
one of the Top 100 Critical
Access Hospitals in the United
States.
Ruge reminded everyone
that the Foundation fundrais-
ing golf outing is scheduled
for July 9. For information
about the fundraiser or to enter
a team call 419-399-1138.
Chief Financial Officer Rob
Goshia announced that the
new hospital computer sys-
tem, the electronic health sys-
tem(EPIC), went live on June
1. This initiative is required by
the federal government to sat-
isfy electronic health records
requirements for healthcare
entities.
All hospital staff and physi-
cian offices have been spend-
ing long hours training to
learn the new system. Unfor-
tunately there will be delays
in routine services while the
physicians and staff continue
using and learning the sys-
tem. PCH wishes to apolo-
gize for the inconvenience to
patients.
The quality improvement
committee met and were pre-
sented with the quarterly
quality improvement report,
the legal compliance audit for
first quarter 2014, and first
quarter patient satisfaction re-
port.
For the first time, Family
Health Day was expanded to
Family Health Week and was
held at the hospital May 12-
17. The event was earlier this
year due to the new computer
system being implemented.
Over 560 people were drawn
for blood tests during the six
day event.
The next trustee board
meeting is scheduled for 6:45
p.m. July 3.
Paulding Fire Dept.
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PAULDING Members of
the Paulding Fire Department
are sponsoring a 5K run/1
mile walk on Saturday, June
21. Prizes will be awarded to
the top runners.
Categories of competition
are male, female and partici-
pants 13 and under.
Registration begins at 8
a.m. at the fire department
with the race starting at 9 a.m.
in front of the station, rain
or shine.
A $20 registration fee in-
cludes a T-shirt on a first-
come first-served basis.
Checks should be made
payable to the Paulding Fire
Department.
All proceeds will be used
to purchase equipment.
The fire station is located
at 311 W. Wall St. in Pauld-
ing.
Contact persons include
Klint Manz at 419-786-9580,
Ryan Noggle at 419-506-
0720, Mark Wolfle at 419-
670-2011, Brian Tope at
419-769-0072 or Dave Foltz
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Commissioners Journal
Commissioners Journal June 2, 2014
This 2nd day of June, 2014, the
Board of County Commissioners met
in regular session with the following
members present: Tony Zartman, Roy
Klopfenstein, Fred Pieper, and Nola
Ginter, Clerk.
MEETING NOTES OF APPOINT-
MENTS
County Auditor Claudia Fickel pre-
sented the Paulding County Financial
Statements as prepared by Arend,
Laukhuf, & Stoller Inc. The report
contains the independent accountants
compilation report, managements
discussion and analysis, basic finan-
cial statements, and notes to financial
statements. Financial data contained
in the report are for calendar/fiscal
year ending Dec. 31, 2013.
Jeff Hollis, All Trades Restoration,
met with the commissioners to ad-
dressed the exterior condition of the
courthouse.
After viewing the building to-
gether, Hollis emphasized the impor-
tance of waterproofing the building.
He feels the moisture from the build-
ing is causing his companys recent
sandstone restoration work to deteri-
orate. He noted waterproofing was
done to the areas where sandstone
patching was applied; however, the
rest of the building needs to be water-
proofed.
Hollis agreed to address the areas
where the sandstone is deteriorating.
Hollis also strongly suggested
caulking the joints of the building as
opposed to using mortar, stating the
caulking would be more flexible with
the changes in the weather. He recom-
mended the building be pressure
washed, tuck pointed, caulked at all
joints, and waterproofed.
The commissioners agreed to con-
sider his recommendation; however,
emphasized the recent restoration of
the sandstone needs to be corrected as
soon as possible.
ODOT District 1 deputy director
Kirk Slusher, business and human re-
source administrator Christopher
Hardesty, highway management ad-
ministrator Rodney Nuveman, and
Ross Laukhuf met with the commis-
sioners and Paulding County Engineer
Travis McGarvey to discuss sharing
options.
Pieper noted ODOT has worked an
agreement with Fulton County to uti-
lize part of their building for county
agency offices. Slusher outlined
ODOTs plan for their Paulding facil-
ity. ODOTs goal is to maintain appro-
priate facilities and to keep equipment
in good working order in all their
satellite facilities throughout the state.
ODOT has a statewide plan to replace
several facilities and Pauldings is at
the top of the list. They plan to remain
at the current site and build a new of-
fice as well as additional storage, up-
dating the facility to meet their needs
for this area.
Slusher announced the
design/building project is set to begin
next spring (2015) and will hopefully
be completed by November 2015. He
noted the timing is perfect to discuss
how ODOT and the county engineers
site may be able to share certain
amenities.
Klopfenstein suggested the possi-
bility of housing the EMA office and
the EOC (Emergency Operation Cen-
ter) in ODOTs building. Slusher
noted that would be a consideration.
He added that the EMA staff would be
able to have access and a lease agree-
ment could be entered into between
the county and ODOT for office
space.
McGarvey expressed the need for
additional storage for salt. Nuveman
agreed an arrangement could be
worked out.
After a discussion of a recent
Paulding County fatality on U.S. 24,
Slusher explained the decisions for the
access roads to U.S. 24 were made at
the ODOT district level. He noted
most of the accidents have occurred at
the at-grade intersections. Slusher
stated as it is a tragedy, it happens all
around the state. Each community
only hears about the accidents close to
their home area. Unfortunately, most
accidents are driver error.
Jerry Zielke, Paulding County Eco-
nomic Development, provided an up-
date from the economic development
office. He reported being very busy
with several projects, with more up-
dates as projects progress.
Raymond Gillespie met with the
commissioners to discuss drainage
problems on his property. He lives in
Carryall Township in Paulding
County; however, water backs up into
his yard from a ditch in Defiance
County. He stated he has contacted
Defiance County and also Paulding
County engineer for assistance in this
matter. Gillespie believes the problem
is with a pipe that may be too small to
handle the water flow.
The commissioners urged Gillespie
to meet with the Defiance County
commissioners and engineer to try
and solve his problem. The Paulding
County Engineers Office offered to
contact Defiance Countys engineer to
assist Gillespie through the process.
Bargain Bin of Paulding Inc. board
members and their attorney Brian
Gorrell met with the commissioners to
transfer the deed to the two lots west
of the old jail site. Lisa McClure of
the [Paulding County] Area Founda-
tion presented the check for the prop-
erty on behalf of anonymous
donor/donors.
The commissioners expressed their
appreciation for all the good work the
Bargain Bin ladies do for the Paulding
County Hospital and the community.
They wished them well on their build-
ing venture.
The purchase agreement was
signed by the three commissioners,
Bargain Bin president Rhonda Smal-
ley and vice president Rose Munger.
Smalley thanked the commissioners
for the property opportunity. She
noted there have been donations for
the project from the community. The
lots are 66 x 132 each. Smalley also
stated they are considering a 60 x 80
building.
Gary Adkins announced his resig-
nation as the Paulding County Hospi-
tal CEO. He has been offered a
position at the Kendalville/Lutheran
hospital.
Corey Walker, Defiance/Paulding
County Consolidated JFS, reported a
new records commission would need
to be formed for the consolidated Job
and Family Services. He also noted
the renovated Paulding building is al-
most ready for occupancy.
Commissioners Journal June 4, 2014
This 4th day of June, 2014, the
Ginter, Clerk.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
A motion was made by Klopfen-
stein to go into executive session at
8:08 a.m. with the Paulding County
Prosecutor to discuss legal matters.
The motion was seconded by Pieper.
All members voting yea.
At 8:34 a.m. all members present
agreed to adjourn the executive ses-
sion and go into regular session.
MEETING NOTES OF APPOINT-
MENTS
Brion Hanenkratt, E-911 coordina-
tor, presented a partial list of radios
that will need to be reprogrammed. He
discussed a couple of options for ac-
complishing the task of reprogram-
ming all the radios. Hanenkratt noted
the sheriffs office currently works
closely with ERS. He suggested set-
ting a date to reprogram all radios,
having ERS assist with the process.
Hanenkratt also reported a free
training taking place at the OSU Ex-
tension, sponsored by the Ohio Police
Officer Training Academy and the
Ohio Attorney Generals Office. He
recommended the commissioners stop
by the Extension building to learn
about the training.
Hanenkratt also mentioned he had
located communication equipment
that will save the county from pur-
chasing new.
County Engineer Travis McGarvey
reported all communication radios are
kept at his office. None of his employ-
ees take their radios home with them.
Radios are available to reprogram at
any time.
McGarvey also noted the fair
ground parking area has been recently
mowed in preparation for the fair.
Commissioners Journal May 28,
2014
This 28th day of May, 2014, the
Ginter, Clerk.
NOTES OF APPOINTMENTS
Scott Strahley, RCAPP; Dave
Cline, Sheriffs Office Cline began
by assuring the commissioners he has-
nt dropped the ball on the electric
consumption issue at the sheriffs of-
fice. Strahley and Cline have both
been studying the problem and have
come up with a combination of issues.
The building has eight compressor
units on the roof. The HVAC system
is controlled by a computer program.
Smith-Boughan Mechanical Services
have the maintenance contract. The
compressors are set to kick off and on
based on the computer settings.
Smith-Boughan had made adjust-
ments to the equipment to lengthen its
lifespan, which pulls on the electric-
ity.
The computer system is set based
on the jail being occupied and is al-
most impossible to regulate the tem-
perature by room with the current duct
work. The room that houses the com-
puter server needs to be cool.
Zartman suggested that maybe wall
units could be used for offices that are
currently occupied.
Strahley commented the kilowatt
usage has spiked during the summer
and winter over the past years.
Strahley suggested that the computer
system be tweaked to see if it could
result in a difference in watt usage.
Sheriff Jason Landers and the com-
missioners discussed the EMA vehicle
and its equipment needs. The sheriff
also noted he may try to use a
MARCS radio in the inmate transport
vehicle to get better reception while
crossing county lines.
Auditor Claudia Fickel presented
the sales tax revenue report for May.
She noted sales tax received in May
was up from April and the four-year
average. April General Fund receipts
were down from March and expenses
were up.
She reminded them the deadline
for the Homestead applications is
June 2. She also noted a nice increase
in conveyance fee collection
($21,000) from 2013 to 2014.
Ryan Mapes, SWCD, presented
the Ditch Maintenance Report for
2014-2015 as required by Ohio Re-
vised Code 6137.06. This report con-
tains the condition of the ditches that
have been petitioned for maintenance.
There are 109 ditches in Paulding
County that are in this program. The
report contains their historical data,
estimated collections for 2014, current
and future work to be done, and esti-
mated cost of work. Joint County
Ditch Assessment with Van Wert, Put-
nam and Defiance counties are also
included in this report. (See resolution
below.)
Mapes noted the offices newly
painted walls look nice and the staff
appreciates the recent cleaning of the
ducts.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
A motion was made by Klopfen-
stein to go into executive session at
8:13 a.m. with the Paulding County
Prosecutor to discuss legal matters.
The motion was seconded by Pieper.
All members voting yea.
At 8:28 a.m. all members present
agreed to adjourn the executive ses-
sion and go into regular session.
IN THE MATTER OF CREATING
A NEW EXPENSE LINE ITEM IN
FUND 001-030
Klopfenstein moved to adopt the
following resolution:
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board
of County Commissioners does
hereby direct the County Auditor to
create a new expense line; to-wit: Ex-
pense Line Item: 001-030-99999 Gen-
eral Fund/Insurance/Loss
Control/Transfers Out
IN THE MATTER OF MODIFY-
ING THE 2014 ANNUAL APPRO-
PRIATION (FUND 001-030)
hereby modify the 2014 Annual Ap-
propriation and hereby directs the
Paulding County Auditor to transfer
funds, to-wit; FROM: 001-030-
00001/General Fund/Insurance/Loss
Control/CORSA TO: 001-030-
Control/Transfers Out; AMOUNT:
$27,959.
IN THE MATTER OF MODIFY-
PRIATION (FUND 079)
hereby modify the 2014 Annual Ap-
propriation and hereby directs the
Paulding County Auditor to transfer
funds, to-wit; FROM: 001-030-
Control/Transfers Out TO: 079-001-
99999/Emergency Management
Agency/Transfers In; AMOUNT:
$27,959.
IN THE MATTER OF AMEND-
PRIATION (FUND 079)
hereby direct the County Auditor to
amend the 2014 Annual Appropriation
by appropriating to the Emergency
Management Agency Fund (Fund
079), to-wit; 079-001-00011/Emer-
gency Management Agency/Other
Expenses; AMOUNT: $27,959.
IN THE MATTER OF REQUEST-
ING THE AUDITOR TO COM-
PLETE A CERTIFICATE OF
ESTIMATED PROPERTY TAX
REVENUE
following Resolution:
WHEREAS, the Board of County
Commissioners concur that it is nec-
essary to levy a tax in excess of the ten
(10) mill limitation for the benefit of
Paulding County for current operating
expenses of the Paulding County
Carnegie Library as defined in Sec-
tion 5705.03, 5705.23 of the Ohio Re-
vised Code; and
WHEREAS, Amended Substitute
House Bill 198, effective March 31,
2003, requires the County Auditors
Certification of Estimated Property
Tax Revenue to be filed with the
Board of Election with any resolution
or ordinance directing the Board to
submit a tax issue to the electors; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to
renew an existing levy of 1.25 mills
for current operating expenses of the
Paulding County Carnegie Library to
be placed on the ballot at the Novem-
ber 4, 2014, election for a period of
five (5) years being 2014, 2015, 2016,
2017, and 2018, to be collected in
2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019;
now, therefore
hereby request that the Paulding
County Auditor issue a Certificate of
Estimated Property Tax Revenue to
certify the total current tax valuation
of the aforementioned levy and the
dollar amount of revenue that would
be generated by 1.25 mills.
ING THE AUDITOR TO COM-
REVENUE
be placed on the ballot at the Novem-
ber 4, 2014, election for a period of
five (5) years being 2014, 2015, 2016,
2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019;
now, therefore
County Auditor issue a Certificate o
ING THE AUDITOR TO COM
REVENUE
be placed on the ballot at the Novem
ber 4, 2014, election for a period o
five (5) years being 2014, 2015, 2016
2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019
now, therefore
ING THE AUDITOR TO COM
REVENUE
renew an existing levy of 1 mills on
behalf of the Paulding County Board
of Development Disabilities to be
placed on the ballot at the November
4, 2014, election for a period of five
(5) years being 2014, 2015, 2016
2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019
now, therefore
be generated by 1 mills.
IN THE MATTER OF ACCEPT-
ING THE PAULDING COUNTY
ENGINEERS DITCH MAINTE
NANCE REPORT AND APPROV-
ING DITCH MAINTENANCE
ASSESSMENTS FOR 2014-2015
Pieper moved to adopt the follow
ing resolution:
WHEREAS, on May 28, 2014, the
Commissioners accepted the Ditch
Maintenance Report prepared by the
Paulding Soil & Water Conservation
District and reviewed by the Paulding
County Engineer pursuant to Section
6137.06 of the Ohio Revised Code
and
WHEREAS, the ditch maintenance
assessment during the year of 2014
2015 was included in the Ditch Main
tenance Report; now, therefore
hereby accept the Paulding County
Engineers Ditch Maintenance Repor
and approve the ditch maintenance as
sessment included in said report for
the year 2014-2015.
Master Gardener volunteers landscape at Reservoir Park
PAULDING Many
hands make light work! This is
a saying my mother taught us
as a child and one I have heard
many times throughout my
life, says Extension educator
in Agriculture and Natural Re-
sources, Sarah Noggle.
There was a special group
of volunteers from Paulding
County that gave graciously
of their time and efforts. Over
the weeks leading up to May
30, The Ohio State University
Extension Master Gardener
volunteers worked diligently
purchasing plants, preparing
the site and re-installing the
landscape around the Pauld-
ing Reservoir flag pole.
As the new water plant was
constructed, the landscaping
around memorial stones for
Paul Scott Jr. and Ray H.
Riggenbaugh was torn out.
Council President Roger
Sierer contacted the Master
Gardener volunteers to do-
nate their time, finances and
design principals to re-estab-
lish an area around the flag
pole and memorial stones.
The Master Gardener vol-
unteers developed a design,
fertilized and tilled the soil,
installed a rose, an evergreen,
sedum and succulent plants as
well as mulched the area. Vol-
unteers gave a total of over 40
hours to complete the project.
Paulding Extension Master
Gardener volunteers come
from all walks of life, but all
have in common their love of
gardening and sharing infor-
mation. The Paulding County
Extension program currently
has 14 volunteers. During
2013 more than 1,000 hours
were donated to community
service projects around
Paulding County.
The Ohio State University Extension of Paulding County Master
Gardener volunteers admire the landscaping at Pauldings Reservoir
Park. Master Gardeners spent more than 40 hours helping with this
renovation project. They included, front from left Helen Maddock,
Sandy Burkley, Cathy Fowler, Elaine Gress; back row Sherri Rager,
Nila Clementson, Laurel Hopkins, Marsha Cooper, Rose Munger.
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Van Wert ACME tops Paulding
By Daniel Joseph
DHI Media Correspondent
PAULDING The Van Wert Cougars trav-
eled to Paulding last week to take on the Pan-
thers in an ACME baseball game. Van Wert
took advantage of numerous Panther fielding
errors as they went on to win 9-5.
The Cougars sent right-hander Ryan Mc-
Cracken to the mound to take on the Panthers.
He struck out eleven on the night in what was
his first pitching appearance of the summer.
He did a great job, said Van Wert head
coach Karlin Dunlap. He was in the strike
zone a lot, which translates to all the strikeouts
he had. He really came through for us tonight.
We needed him to eat up some innings for us
because of all the games that weve had al-
ready this week.
Preston Johanns started for the Panthers, but
was pulled after just 2-1/3 innings on the
mound. He struck out three on the evening, in-
cluding each of the first two batters of the
game.
Johanns kept the Cougars in check in the
first inning, but they would end up scoring one
run in the second, followed by four in the third
inning. Johanns was pulled after allowing four
runs to score in the top of the third.
Van Werts Gavin Gardner doubled in the
fourth and advanced to third when Jacob
Covey reached on a fielding error. Ryan
Stoller then reached on an error and Gardner
scored. Mason Carr grounded one down the
third base line and it got past the fielder, scor-
ing both Covey and Stoller, making it an 8-1
Cougar advantage.
Paulding scored a lone run in the bottom half
of the first and did not score again until the fourth
when it added four runs to its total. After a lead-
off strikeout, Lupe Martinez singled, stole sec-
ond, and then advanced to third on a fly ball. He
later scored on a James Mourey single. After a
few Cougar errors and a couple of singles, the
Panthers were behind only 8-5.
Van Wert added one more run in the fifth in-
ning when Caleb Jenkins grounded out to the
shortstop, plating Josh Braun.
I thought we played a real clean defensive
game today, said Dunlap. We had a limited
number of errors which is different for us, but
its something that weve been working a lot
on lately.
Score by Innings:
Van Wert 0 1 4 3 1 0 0 9 9 2
Paulding 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 5 8 9
Van Wert: (ab-r-h-rbi)
Gardner 1b 5-2-1-0, Covey 2b 5-1-0-0, Stoller cf 4-2-1-2, Fetzer
3b 4-1-1-0, Carr lf 2-1-0-2, Williamson lf 0-0-0-0, McCracken p
4-0-1-2, Braun rf 3-2-2-0, Cross c 4-0-2-1, Jenkins ss 4-0-1-1
Paulding: (ab-r-h-rbi)
Edwards lf 4-1-2-1, Gonzales cf 4-1-3-2, Arellano 3b-ss 3-0-0-
0, Sitton c 3-0-0-0, Doster 1b-rf 3-0-0-0, Martinez ss-p 4-1-1-0,
Johanns p-1b 2-0-1-0, Mourey 2b 3-1-1-1, Mock rf-3b 1-1-0-0
WP: Ryan McCracken 7.0 IP, 5 R, 5 ER, 8 H, 4 BB, 11 K.
LP: Preston Johanns 2.1 IP, 5 R, 5 ER, 4 H, 2 BB, 3 K
Delphos Jefferson 6
Paulding 3
DELPHOS Jefferson took the lead in the
bottom of the first inning and went on to a 6-
3 ACME summer baseball victory over Pauld-
ing on a damp Wednesday, June 11 at Wildcat
Field in Delphos.
The game was a late addition to the summer
schedule.
Jake Pulford threw three innings to get the
pitching win for the Wildcats, with Gage Mer-
cer getting the save in four innings of relief.
The two pitchers combined for a three hitter,
while walking six, and fanning eight.
The three Panther hits came from Gonzales
who went 2-for-3 to pace the Panthers with
Doster smacking a double. Arellano walked
three times for the losing Panthers.
For the winners, Hunter Binkley led the
Wildcat attack with a perfect 4-for-4 day at the
plate from his leadoff spot, scoring twice and
stealing a pair of bases. Mercer went 2-for-3.
Pulford helped his cause with a run-scoring
double.
Lima Area/NWC routs WBL
in all-star football clash
By JIM METCALFE
DHI Media Sports Editor
VAN WERT The West-
ern Buckeye League All-
Stars had won the previous
two Van Wert County Hospi-
tal All-Star Football Clashes,
so the newly-constituted
Lima Area/Northwest Con-
ference All-Stars (formerly
NWC/MAC) were looking to
break that string Friday night
in the 15th annual clash at
Eggerss Stadium in Van Wert.
It got done.
The Wayne Trace trio of
Colby Speice, Korbin
Showalter and Jared Sherry
all had a good showing in the
annual showcase classic. Spe-
ice collected 213 yards
through the air on 12 comple-
tions. Showalter hauled in
four catches for 86 and a
touchdown while Sherry to-
taled 76 receiving yards and a
score.
The Lima Area/NWC won
the ninth game in this series
with a 30-7 bashing on a
pleasant late-spring evening.
The stats were relatively
close: the Lima crew totaled
247 yards to 238 for their foes
but only 33 on the ground.
Wayne Traces Colby Speice
was an effective 12-of-23
passing for 214 yards and two
scores. His top two targets
were Jeffersons Zavier
Buzard and Wayne Trace
teammate Korbin Showalter
with four catches each for 86
and 78 yards, respectively.
The WBL unit was more
evenly split, with 121 yards
rushing and 117 passing.
However, Defiances Will
Batt delivered a 10-for-35
passing night for 94 yards and
one pick as he struggled ei-
ther hitting his receivers or
them having the dropsies.
After holding the the WBL
to a 3-and-out on the first se-
ries, the guests got on the
board first via a nine-play, 55-
yard drive, with Buzard
catching two passes for 56
yards. At the WBL 12,
Blufftons Noah Stratton took
an option pitch to the right
sideline and dove over the
goal line with 8:05 left in the
opening period. Speice found
Adas Matthew Wilcox for
the 2-pointer and an early 8-
0 edge.
The WBL reached the
LA/NWC 34 on its next pos-
session, courtesy of a 33-yard
pass from Batt to Van Werts
Terrence Branson (four
catches, 52 yards), but went no
farther.
However, its next drive saw
an 11-play, 67-yarder. With
Batt (15 rushes, 33 yards for
the game) and Celinas
Louden Limon (10 for 51)
doing most of the work, it
was Limon who burst over
right tackle and found paydirt
with 16 seconds left in the
first quarter. Wapakonetas
Bailey Hinegardner added the
kick for an 8-7 LA/NWC lead.
After a trade of punts, the
LA/NWC commenced a
quick two-play, 57-yarder.
After Buzard (14 rushes, 25
yards) ran for five, Speice
dropped back and found
Showalter on the left hash in
stride at the WBL 30; he
eluded the cornerback and
headed for the end zone. Spe-
ice found Wilcox again for
the two-pointer and a 16-7
lead with 8:45 showing in the
first half.
After holding the guests to a
three-and-out to open the sec-
ond half, the WBL started at
the 50 and eventually reached
the LA/NWC 14. However, a
holding penalty and a sack of
Batt by Spencervilles Anthony
Schuh and Crestviews Zen
Burdette helped end the 14-
play drive at the 31.
A turnover on the very next
play gave the WBL possession
at the guests 36. However, that
chance ended as Showalter
picked off a Batt pass in the
end zone.
The guests were forced to
punt after a three-and-out but
the boot was muffed, with
Columbus Groves Mason
Smith recovering at the 42.
The LA/NWC gained to the
WBL 31 but turned it over on
downs to begin the fourth pe-
riod.
Its next possession ended
via a seven-play, 58-yard se-
quence. At the WBL four,
Buzard bolted inside right
guard to paydirt and Smith
added the point-after for a 23-
7 edge with 6:56 left.
On the second play of the
WBL series, the guests
swarmed to recover a fumble
at the host 48 but could do
nothing with it.
They did on the next drive,
starting at the WBL 32. Two
plays later at the 14, Speice
threw to another Raider team-
mate, Jared Sherry, in the left
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GMC coaches name 2014 baseball, softball teams
Tinoras Derek Drewes and
Fairviews Kelsey Beck were
named the Green Meadows
Conference baseball and soft-
ball Players of the Year, re-
spectively, in voting by the
leagues coaches.
Drewes, a senior, was
joined on the GMC First
Team in baseball by senior
teammates Reid Renollet and
Clay Pittman. The Fairview
trio of junior Joe Macsay,
sophomore Kody King and
junior Brett Dietrich also all
were named to the First
Team.
Others selected for the First
Team included Antwerp senior
Derek Smalley, Ayersville
sophomore Jacob Kahle,
Edgerton junior Duane Miller
and Holgate junior Matt
Westrick.
Picking up Second Team se-
lections were Ayersville senior
Luke Reed and freshman Dau-
son Dales, Edgerton sopho-
more Alex Michael and senior
Rocco Cercone, Holgate junior
Everett Klingshirn, Tinora jun-
ior E.J. Kissel and sophomore
Brevin Renollet along with the
Hicksville trio of sophomore
Wes Perry, senior Kaleb Johns
and junior Jonny Giesege.
Receiving Honorable Men-
tion locally were Antwerp sen-
ior Tyler Messman and Wayne
Trace freshman Seth Yenser.
On the softball side, the
Apaches put a trio on the First
Team that included the sopho-
more Beck along with junior
Haley Robbins and senior
Meagan Johns.
Hicksvilles junior duo of
Michaela Bauer and Aly
Brickel, Ayersville senior
Jessie Church, Edgerton senior
Jaime Newman, Tinora junior
Ashley Mack also were named
to the First Team. Senior Emi-
lie Linder and junior Addison
Baumle of Wayne Trace were
recognized on the First Team
squad as well.
Second Team members in-
cluded Antwerp senior Kaiya
Jemison, Edgerton senior
Sarah Fritch and sophomore
Shayla Sleesman, Fairview
junior Ali Hug and sophomore
Mallory Polter, Hicksville sen-
ior Dominique Tonneas, Hol-
gate senior Paige Howe, Tinora
senior Brittany Steingass and
junior Allison Cereghin along
with Wayne Trace senior
Brenda Feasby.
Local Honorable Mention
honorees were Antwerp junior
Darian Bauer and Wayne Trace
senior Libby Stabler.
NATIONAL FFA SCHOLARSHIP AWARDED The National
FFA Organization awarded a $2,000 Becks Hybrids scholarship
to Matthew Klopfenstein of the Wayne Trace High School FFA.
The scholarship is sponsored by Becks Hybrids as a special
project of the National FFA Foundation. Klopfenstein plans to
use the funds to pursue a degree at Ohio State University. Pre-
senting the scholarship was Dustin Stoller of Becks Hybrids.
Klopfenstein will be serving as the state FFA treasurer in the up-
coming year.
corner of the end zone and he
made a diving catch with 2:47
left. Smith tacked on the final
point.
LIMA AREA/NWC ALL-STARS 30, WBL
ALL-STARS 7
Lima/NWC 8 8 0 14 - 30
WBL 7 0 0 0 - 7
FIRST QUARTER
L - Noah Stratton 12 run (Matthew Wilcox
pass from Colby Speice), 8:05
W - Louden Limon 4 run (Bailey Hine-
gardner kick), :16
SECOND QUARTER
L - Korbin Showalter 52 pass from Speice
(Wilcox pass from Speice), 8:48
THIRD QUARTER
No Scoring
FOURTH QUARTER
L - Zavier Buzard 4 run (Mason Smith
kick), 6:56
L - Jared Sherry 14 pass from Speice
(Smith kick), 2:47
TEAM STATS

Lima/NWC WBL
First Downs 13 13
Total Yards 247 238
Rushes/Yards 27/33 41/121
Passing Yards 214 117
Comp./Atts. 12/24 11/37
Intercepted By 1 0
Fumbles/Lost 3/1 5/3
Penalties/Yards 3/30 10/104
Punts/Aver. 6/30.7 4/33.5
INDIVIDUAL STATS
LIMA AREA/NWC
Rushing: Zavier Buzard 14-25, Noah
Stratton 2-16, Colton Miller 2-2, Saed Al-
Oumat 1-0, Anthony Schuh 1-(-)4, Colby
Speice 7-(-)6.
Passing: Speice 12-23-214-0-2, Matthew
Wilcox 0-1-0-0-0.
Receiving: Buzard 4-86, Korbin Showal-
ter 2-78, Jared Sherry 2-23, Tyler Mox 1-
8, Lee Stewart 1-6, Dylan Henry 1-5,
Miller 1-0.
WBL
Rushing: Louden Limon 10-51, Sean-
quez Frye 8-33, William Batt 15-33, Zach
Schmerge 5-18, Team 3-(-)14.
Passing: Batt 10-35-94-1-0, Colin Gos-
sard 1-1-23-0-0, Schmerge 0-1-0-0-0.
Receiving: Terrence Branson 4-52, Tyler
Zender 4-26, Eric Heffner 2-16, Batt 1-
23.
WETLI EARNS DVM Ellen
Wetli graduated May 4 from
The Ohio State Universitys
College of Veterinary Medicine
with a doctor of veterinary
medicine degree. She is now
working as a veterinarian at
Diley Hill Animal Emergency
Center in Canal Winchester.
Ellen is the daughter of Dan
and Patty Wetli of Antwerp and
the granddaughter of William
and Helen Wetli and the late
John and Bernadyne Rogers.
New Listing #1642...
9657 Rd. 95
Paulding... 3 bdrm
country home on 5
acres w/ pond. Lg. eat-
in kitchen, family room,
mature fruit trees.
$89,900..... Call Joe
Den Herder
To see nice color pictures & interior shots of properties offered
by Gorrell Bros. go to: www.gorrellbros-paulding.com
Multiple Listing
Service
#1631 Reduced! 753
N. Dix. Updated kitchen,
baths, windows, roof,
siding & more. Atatched
garage, nice patio &
fenced yard. $85,000.
Call Aaron 419-769-
5808
NEW LISTING #1642... 3
bdrm home with/ newer
furnace... all appliances
reamin... priced to sell
$44,000... 408 W. Oak
St., Payne, OH Call Don
Gorrell 419-399-7699
#1641 4 BR country home
on 1+ acre, newer oak
kitchen, fornal dining,
17x16 family, 2 mile N. of
Paulding. $97,500. Call
Sandra/ Tamyra 419-506-
1015
OVER 20+ - REO HOMES IN NW OH THAT ARE EITHER ON THE MARKET
OR WAITING TO HIT THE MARKET SOON.... GREAT DEALS CALL DON
GORRELL 419-399-7699
#1643 - Unique home,
32 x 64 barn w/ 1/2
bath, 5 AC.WOODED
COUNTRYSETTING!
1841 sq. ft., new metal
roof. 2 BRs, 27x29
great room, 2-car
garage. $149,000.
Call Sandra/ Tamyra
419-506-1015
#1638 Reminiscent of
days-gone-by w/ modern
conveniences! 3 story, 4
bdrm, 1.5 bath home w/
sun-lit solarium, formal
dining, beautiful kitchen,
C/A, 2 car garage.
Corner Lot, Paulding.
$125,000. Call Sandra/
Tamyra 419-506-1015
FOLTZ REALTY
10133 US127 (South of Paulding)
907 Countryview Drive
838 N. Williams St.
733 N. Cherry St.
CHECK OUR WEBSITE @ foltzrealty.com
Saturday, June 21 from 10 to Noon
View These Homes at Your Leisure
100 East Jackson St., Paulding, OH 45879
419-399-4444
STRALEY REAL ESTATE
For photos & more information please visit
www.straleyrealestateinc.com, or call
Matt Straley at 419-785-5161
Carolyn Straley at 419-769-1352 or 419-399-3721
Rudy Straley at 419-769-8996 or 419-399-3721
or email straleyrealestate@windstream.net
CONDO This larger single detached condominium
located in the Bittersweet Village subdivision of
Paulding has many entities. They include 1600 of liv-
ing, 22'x 22' garage, spacious equipped kitchen, large
living area with gas fireplace, 2 bedrooms, 3 baths
including a separate bath for the 13x14 extra room
that could be used as a den, sewing room, office or
used for other uses as the room has exit to the rear
patio. At the time of construciton in 2007 there was
extra and optional features included during building.
Now listed to sell at $134,900, which is less than the
present times building replacement cost. #361
GORRELL BROS
1201 N. Williams St., Paulding, OH 45879
Sandra J. Mickelson &
Tamyra L. Humes
Cell: 419-506-1015
www.gorrellbros-paulding.com
Over 40 Years Combined Real Estate Experience
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Financial Services Offcer
(Ag Consumer)
Job #11205
Farm Credit Mid-America is seeking a Financial Services Officer
(FSO) to serve Delphos, Ohio. The Financial Services Offcers primary
responsibilities center on building relationships with customers in the
assigned market. The FSO will use his or her knowledge of agriculture
and fnance to fully understand the customers or prospects business and
personal plans and then market the FCS fnancial services that best meet
their needs. After initially screening for soundness, the FSO submits the
information to an analyst, underwriter or scoring system for fnal decision.
The FSO leads the customer relationship and often coordinates with others
to serve the customers loan, lease, crop insurance and servicing needs.
A typical day after training might include:
Building relationships with team members and prospects
Calling on customers and infuencers
Preparing and assessing fnancial information
Preparing documents
Closing deals
Servicing loans
PR at community events (county fairs, auctions,
advisory meetings)
Creating and implementing marketing strategies
Minimum Qualifcations: Bachelors degree in agriculture, business or
related feld and one to three years of experience in sales of fnancial
services or credit analysis. Signifcant knowledge of agricultural industry
(personal, professional or educational) is required. Salary is dependent
upon experience.
To be considered an applicant, you must:
Meet minimum qualifcations for the position
Submit your resume by 06/20/2014 to:
www.e-farmcredit.com Careers, Job Opportunities, indicating
the specifc position for which you are applying
Check out our Benefts!
Once on our Web site, click on Careers, Employee Benefts and
then click on Employee Benefts Presentation

We are proud to be an EEO/AA employer, M/F/D/V.
JOB OPPORTUNITY
Patient Account Representative -
A Full Time Patient Account Rep is needed in the
Business Office. Responsible for all functions re-
lated to the processing of patient accounts for pay-
ment. This includes initial billing, processing
write offs, and disallowed amounts, and filing
paid claims. Must have prior experience with
medical billing, and prior experience with com-
puters. Experience billing various health insur-
ances to include experience with Medicare and
Medicaid is preferred.
Apply online at www.pauldingcountyhos-
pital.com, or by email at pchhr@saa.net, or by
mail to: Paulding County Hospital, 1035 W.
Wayne St., Paulding, OH 45879.
43c1
Paulding County Hospital
1035 W. Wayne Street
Paulding, OH 45879
Email: pchhr@saa.net
Medical Social Worker
Full-time or Part-time LSW/LISW
Home health, hospice & inpatient hospice
care in Van Wert area as part
of interdisciplinary team.
Minimum of 1-year health care social
work experience
Current Social Worker license
Home health/hospice experience a plus
Organizational & communication skills
Submit resume by June 26 to:
Community Health Professionals
Brent Tow, President/CEO
1159 Westwood Dr., Van Wert, OH 45891
(419) 238-9223 www.ComHealthPro.org
JOB OPPORTUNITY
RN
A part time RN is needed to work in the physician
outpatient office in the Oncology Department.
The RN will work under the direction of the On-
cologist and Physician Services Director, per-
forming a variety of tasks to include nursing tasks
related to patient visits to the Oncologist. Must
have a current State of Ohio RN License, and
prior nursing experience. Experience working in
oncology is preferred.
Apply online at www.pauldingcountyhos-
pital.com, or by email at pchhr@saa.net, or by
mail to: Paulding County Hospital, 1035 W.
Wayne St., Paulding, OH 45879. 43c1
Paulding County Hospital
1035 W. Wayne Street
Paulding, OH 45879
Email: pchhr@saa.net
WE ARE GROWING!
Join a team focused on quality
and excellence!
ENGINEERING MANAGER
Responsible for the leadership of design engineering activities including the
development of staff and processes for the corporation. Qualifications include
an Engineering Bachelors degree with five years experience, familiarity with
DOT & FMVSS regulations. Prior management experience preferred.
DESIGN ENGINEER
Responsible for ambulance designs using Solid Works 3D; qualifications in-
clude an engineering degree (or equiv) and experience with 2D/3D software.
Submit resumes (with salary requirements) to:
Braun Industries, Inc., Attn: HR, 1170 Production Drive, Van Wert OH 45891
or online at braunambulances.com
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Recognized as a
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Apply online at: www.workwithpurposetoday.com
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Thurs. June, 19th from 10AM - 4PM
The Meadows of Leipsic
901 East Main Street, Leipsic, OH 45856
PH: (419) 943-2103
Now Hiring!
MDS Coordinator - FT - 1st Shift
Medical Records Clerk - FT - 1st Shift
CRCAs (STNAs) - FT & PT, All Shifts
RNs - All Shifts
Environmental Assistants - All Shifts
On-Site Interviews!
Unable to attend?
If you cant make it, apply online at:
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or contact Daphne Dockett-Burchi
for interview appointment
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PH: 248-496-0610
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00095495
LEGALS
LEGALS
ORDINANCE 1472-14
Ordinance 1472-14
was passed by Pauld-
ing Village Council on
May 5, 2014, and goes
into effect and shall be
in force immediately.
The summary of this
legislation is as fol-
lows:
AN ORDINANCE
AUTHORIZING THE
STATE OF OHIO DE-
PARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION
TO RESURFACE/
REPAVE US-127/SR-
111, AND DECLAR-
ING AN EMERGENCY.
Copies of the full text
of this legislati
on may be obtained at
the Finance Director's
Office, 116 South
Main Street, between
the hours of 8:00 a.m.
and 5:00 p.m. Monday
through Friday.
Melissa S. Tope,
Finance Director 42c2
ORDINANCE 1473-14
Ordinance 1473-14
May 13, 2014, and
goes into effect and
shall be in force imme-
diately. The summary
of this legislation is as
follows:
AN ORDINANCE TO
PROVIDE FOR THE
ISSUANCE OF NOT
TO EXCEED $92,000
NOTES IN ANTICI-
PATION OF THE IS-
SUANCE OF BONDS
FOR THE PURPOSE
OF MAKING IM-
PROVEMENTS TO
THE VILLAGE'S WA-
TERWORKS SYS-
TEM, AND
DECLARING AN
EMERGENCY.
of this legislation may
be obtained at the Fi-
nance Director's Of-
fice, 116 South Main
Street, between the
hours of 8:00 a.m. and
5:00 p.m. Monday
through Friday.
Melissa S. Tope,
ORDINANCE 1474-14
Ordinance 1474-14
May 13, 2014, and
follows:
AN ORDINANCE TO
PROVIDE FOR THE
ISSUANCE OF NOT
TO EXCEED
$230,000 NOTES IN
ANTICIPATION OF
THE ISSUANCE OF
BONDS FOR THE
PURPOSE OF IM-
PROVING THE VIL-
LAGE'S SEWER
SYSTEM, AND DE-
CLARING AN
EMERGENCY.
Street, between the
5:00 p.m. Monday
through Friday.
Melissa S. Tope,
ORDINANCE 1475-14
Ordinance 1475-14
May 13, 2014, and
diately. The summaiy
follows:
AN ORDINANCE TO
PROVIDE FOR THE
ISSUANCE OF NOT
TO EXCEED $374,000
NOTES IN ANTICIPA-
TION OF THE IS-
SUANCE OF BONDS
FOR THE PURPOSE
OF PAVING AND
OTHERWISE IM-
PROVING N.
CHERRY STREET,
NORTH DRIVE, AND
OTHER ROADS AND
STREETS IN THE
VILLAGE, AND ALL
NECESSARY APPUR-
T E N A N C E S
THERETO, AND DE-
CLARING AN EMER-
GENCY.
Copies of the full text of
this legislation may be
obtained at the Finance
Director's Office, 116
South Main Street, be-
tween the hours of 8:00
a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Mon-
day through Friday.
Melissa S. Tope,
PLACE A CLASSIFIED AD
QUICKLY...EASILY...
JUST PHONE 419-399-4015
24 ft. above-ground pool.
You haul it. $300 obo. Call 419-
399-7801. 42p2
$150 QUEEN PILLOWTOP
MATTRESS SET. New in
plastic, can deliver 260-493-
0805. 41p4
YEARS AGO ANTIQUE
MALL, 108 W. Main Street,
Van Wert (419) 238-3362,
30+ Dealers. Closed Tues-
days. Buy & Sell. 27ctf
NICE 2 BDRM. RANCH
STYLE COUNTRY HOME,
attached garage in Paulding
are. Central AC/heat, no
pets, $600/month. Mail per-
sonal contact info & refer-
ences to PO Box 222,
Oakwood, OH, 45873. 43c2
NICE 1 BEDROOM UP-
STAIRS APT. - water/sewer
/trash included. $325 mo./
deposit. Antwerp. 260-373-
2370 42c5
3 BDRM. HOUSE in Oak-
wood for rent 419-969-0997.
2 BDRM. APARTMENT close
to school in Paulding, Ohio.
Stove, refrigerator and
washer/dryer hook-up. Tenant
pays utilities. Ground floor.
Parking off street. $375/month.
$375 deposit. No pets. PH.
419-399-3003 41p3
2 BDRM. MOBILE HOME for
rent in Payne. 419-263-4700 or
419-263-8304. 42c2
ROOMMATE WANTED to
share expense, separate bath-
rooms, in-ground pool. 419-
263-2780. 35ctf
2 BDRM. APARTMENTS
FOR RENT in Paulding and
Defiance. Please call Al at 419-
399-2419 for more details. 43ctf
IN PAULDING - Whispering
Pines - 2 bdrm. Call 419-670-
4655 or 419-399-2419 47ctf
NOW LEASING: ONE & TWO
BEDROOM APARTMENTS.
in Paulding. Please call Straley
Real Estate at 419-399-4444
or 419-399-3721 for more in-
formation 25ctf
PAULDING STORAGE CEN-
TER: Now renting storage
units. Different sizes available.
Call 419-399-2419 for info. 18ctf
PAULDING MINI STORAGE
UNITS. For more information
please call Straley Real Estate
at 419-399-4444 or 419-399-
3721 25ctf
GREAT JOBS AVAILABLE!!
R&R EMPLOYMENT - Sanita-
tion, Industrial Maintenance,
Accepting resumes for Sales,
IT and Supervisor (2nd/3rd
shift) positions. Immediate in-
terview openings:Fiberglass
Manufacturer Decatur, IN
(Cut/Grind, Gel, Parts Puller,
Roller, Assembler & Mold
Shop). R&R Medical Staffing
accepting applications for
COOKS, Dietary, LPN, RN &
CNAs and CNA classes. CALL
419-232-2008 WITH QUES-
TIONS OR TO APPLY
TODAY! 43c2
NURSES - Alpine Village As-
sisted living of Napoleon is
currently accepting applica-
tions for contingent RN and
LPN positions. Our starting
wage and benefit package is
extremely competitive, one of
the best in the area. If you are
a superior caregiver that gives
excellent care, we encourage
you to come in to learn more.
Lutheran Nursing and Reha-
bilitation Center, Alpine Village
Assisted Living, 1036 S. Perry
St., Napoleon, OH43545. A
ministry of Lutheran Homes
Society EOE 43c1
PART-TIME WAREHOUSE
HELP NEEDED. Must be trust-
worthy, detail-oriented, have
good work ethic and able to
perform physical tasks. Send
resumes to PO Box 180H,
Paulding, OH45879 43c4
Drivers: Need CDL A or B, to
relocate vehicles from area
body plants to various loca-
tions throughout U.S. - No
forced dispatch - We special-
ize in continuation trips to re-
duce deadhead!!!
1-800-501-3783 or
www.mamotransportation.com
under Careers.
COME AND JOIN OUR EX-
PANDING COMPANY! We
are currently hiring employees
to make a difference in the
lives of individuals with devel-
opmental disabilities. Flexible
schedules available, full and
part time openings, and fun
community activities. Please
call Dawn at 419-523-5810 for
job openings in Putnam
County. Please call Jaime at
419-567-4131 for job open-
ings in Paulding and Van Wert
counties. EOE/DFWP 43c1
NEED CLASS A CDL TRAIN-
ING? Start a CAREER in
trucking today! Swift Acade-
mies offer PTDI certified
courses and offer "Best-In-
Class" training. *New Acad-
emy Classes Weekly, *No
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*Certified Mentors Ready and
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and Dedicated Opportunities,
*Great Career Path, *Excellent
Benefits Package. Please
Call: (866) 243-8599
DRIVERS: Owner Operators
and experienced OTR drivers
needed for expanding fleet.
Call USA Truck today 866-
545-0078
Drivers SOLO & TEAM
COMPANY DRIVERS &
OWNER OPERATORS No
touch, temperature controlled,
elite high pay freight. 1 year
exp. CDL/A Clean Record.
TQI (888) 466-0613
"Partners in Excellence"
OTR Drivers. APU Equipped
Pre-Pass EZ-pass passenger
policy. 2012 & Newer equip-
ment. 100% NO touch. Butler
Transport 1-800-528-7825
www.butl ertransport.com
3600 SQ. FT., IN
COUNTRY/PAULDING. 4-5
bedrooms, 3 1/2 baths, full fin-
ished basement. Shop/pole
barn, pond on 5 acres. Seri-
ous inquiries only. 419-399-
2218 or 419-258-0688 43c3
ERICS PAINTWORKS &
Pressure Washing. Interior
and Exterior Painting. Com-
mercial/Residential. Bonded &
Insured. Office # 419-594-
3674; Cell # 1-704-557-6723.
33p12
AL GRIFFITHS CON-
STRUCTION: Windows, light
electrical, drywall, siding,
doors and more. Call Al for
your repair or construction
needs. 419-506-2102 51ctf
MULTI FAMILY SALE - JUNE
19 AND 20; 8AM-5PM. Din-
ning set, hutch, exercise equip-
ment, computer, mens,
womens and childrens clothes
and shoes, scrubs, aquarium
and tons of misc for home and
kids. 10651 RD 180, PAULD-
ING - BEHIND LAFARGE 43p1
SATURDAY, JUNE 21. 121 W.
WAYNE ST., PAULDING.
Boys clothes, shoes, toys, 18
speed boat with 185 horse-
power Mercury outboard. 43p1
16794 RD. 87, CECIL. FRI-
DAY JUNE 20, 8AM-5PM;
SAT. JUNE 21; 8AM-NOON.
Boy clothes 6/7 and 8 slim
and 12 husky jeans, girls
clothes 2t-4t, Thirty-one
items, washer and other
misc.
Payne 517 S. Main St. June
19, 20, 21; 9am to ? Desk &
matching bookcase, recliner,
Nordic Track, Hide-A-Bed,
leather jacket, bear collec-
tion, candles & misc.
2364 SR114 west. Payne,
OH. McGill. 9am-? June 18-
22. Tools, coffee tables,
29x48 freezer, beds, hutch,
dressers, cook books, &
household misc. 43p1
North of Cecil Road 230.
June 18 & 19 (Wed. &
Thurs.) 8am-5pm. Boys 8-
12, books (including Amish)
kitchen items, Hot Wheels
motors & parts, Kenwood
440 Ham Radio, 2950
Ranger CB & lots of misc.
43p1
Huge Sale. 754 Miller Pkwy
Dr. Paulding, 8am-? June
19, 20 & 21. Lots of antiques,
decorations, fishing equip-
ment, collectables, house
items and etc. 43p1
EMERALD TOWNSHIP
TRUSTEES will hold their
regular June board meeting
on Tuesday, June 24 at
6:30pm at the Township
house. Chris Ferris, Fiscal
Officer, Emerald Township
Trustees. 43c1
LOST - 6 YEAR OLD BAS-
SETT HOUND, white and
brown female. Broke loose
from collar has no tags. Last
seen at Woodring Ave.
Paulding, missing since May.
Name Lucy. Sadly missed
by family. Please call 419-
399-5704 or 419-399-7738
or Susies Bakery 419-399-
2253 if anyone has seen her
or has her please return her
or call. Thank You, The
Knapps. 43k1
CHARTER BUS TOURS -
JULY 16 & 17 Mini 66 Tour
thru Illinois, $259. JULY 29-
31 Annual John Deere
Tour, $349, Waterloo, IA &
Moline, IL. 3 Factories &
Headquarters. Evelyns Ex-
cursions 419-737-2055, 877-
771-4401; Ivah Lothamer -
419-399-2386 43c2
FOR SALE
ANTIQUES
FOR RENT
HELP WANTED
HOME FOR SALE
PAINTING
SERVICES
NOTICE
LOST
GARAGE SALES
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JOB FAIRS
Friday, June 20th - 8:00am - 5:00pm
Saturday, June 21st - 8:00am - 12noon
Comfort Suites DuPont/Fort Wayne
3302 East Dupont Road
Fort Wayne, IN 46825-2408
Phone (260) 480-7030
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JOB FAIRS
Friday, June 20th - 8:00am - 5:00pm
Saturday, June 21st - 8:00am - 12noon
Comfort Suites DuPont/Fort Wayne
3302 East Dupont Road
Fort Wayne, IN 46825-2408
Phone (260) 480-7030

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Garage Sale
Wed., Thurs. 8-5; Fri. 8-?,
June 18-20
12147 Rd. 216, Cecil,
(US 24 & SR 127 overpass)
SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE,
PRICED TO SELL!
Lots of NB-3T boys & infant items,
car seats, Toys (including John
Deere) turtle sandbox, Weight
Watcher items, Jr. & Misses
clothing, Home Decor, household,
some antiques, seasonal/Holiday
items, bike carrier,
too many items to list!
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GARAGE SALE
THURSDAY & FRIDAY
JUNE 19 & 20 - 8 to 5 pm
Located 5 miles East of Paulding
on County Rd. 111, 3rd house
North of Insource Technologies.
Jr. & adult clothes, books, stuffed
animals, toys, Adult 10 speed bike,
small TV's, 3 blow-up beds
(1 Queen & 2 Twin), beads, Dress
Form, CD's, baskets, knickknack, &
lots of miscellaneous. NO EARLY
SALES. Bill & Martha Strahley
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LEGALS
LEGALS
PROVIDE FOR THE
ISSUANCE OF NOT
TO EXCEED $40,000
NOTES IN ANTICI-
PATION OF THE IS-
SUANCE OF BONDS
FOR THE PURPOSE
OF CONSTRUCTING
AND RECON-
STRUCTING CURBS
ALONG N. CHERRY
STREET AND
NORTH DRIVE IN
THE VILLAGE, AND
ALL NECESSARY
APPURTENANCES
THERETO, AND DE-
CLARING AN
EMERGENCY
Street, between the
5:00 p.m. Monday
through Friday.
Melissa S. Tope,
ORDINANCE 1479-14
Ordinance 1479-14
May 13, 2014, and
follows:
AN ORDINANCE TO
PROVIDE FOR THE
ISSUANCE OF NOT
TO EXCEED $90,000
NOTES IN ANTICI-
PATION OF THE IS-
SUANCE OF BONDS
FOR THE PURPOSE
OF ACQUIRING
AND IMPROVING
REAL PROPERTY
AND INTERESTS
THEREIN FOR USE
BY THE VILLAGE'S
STREET DEPART-
MENT, TOGETHER
WITH ALL NECES-
SARY APPURTE-
NANCES THERETO,
AND DECLARING
AN EMERGENCY.
Street, between the
5:00 p.m. Monday
thiough Friday.
Melissa S. Tope,
ORDINANCE 1480-14
Ordinance 1480-14
May 13, 2014, and
follows:
AN ORDINANCE TO
PROVIDE FOR THE
ISSUANCE OF NOT
ORDINANCE 1476-14
Ordinance 1476-14
May 13, 2014, and
follows:
AN ORDINANCE TO
PROVIDE FOR THE
ISSUANCE OF NOT
TO EXCEED $25,000
NOTES IN ANTICI-
PATION OF THE IS-
SUANCE OF BONDS
FOR THE PURPOSE
OF IMPROVING
THE VILLAGE'S
SEWER SYSTEM,
TOGETHER WITH
ALL NECESSARY
APPURTENANCES
THERETO, AND DE-
CLARING AN
EMERGENCY.
Street, between the
5:00 p.m. Monday
through Friday.
Melissa S. Tope,
ORDINANCE 1477-14
Ordinance 1477-14
May 13, 2014, and
follows:
AN ORDINANCE TO
PROVIDE FOR THE
ISSUANCE OF NOT
TO EXCEED $94,000
NOTES IN ANTICI-
PATION OF THE IS-
SUANCE OF BONDS
FOR THE PURPOSE
OF MAKING IM-
PROVEMENTS TO
THE VILLAGE'S WA-
TERWORKS SYS-
TEM, AND
DECLARING AN
EMERGENCY.
Street, between the
5:00 p.m. Monday
througli Friday.
Melissa S. Tope,
ORDINANCE 1478-14
Ordinance 1478-14
May 13, 2014, and
follows:
AN ORDINANCE TO
TO EXCEED $35,000
NOTES IN ANTICI-
PATION OF THE IS-
SUANCE OF BONDS
FOR THE PURPOSE
OF MAKING IM-
PROVEMENTS TO
THE VILLAGE'S WA-
TERWORKS SYS-
TEM, AND
DECLARING AN
EMERGENCY.
Street, between the
5:00 p.m. Monday
through Friday.
Melissa S. Tope,
ORDINANCE 1481-14
Ordinance 1481-14
May 13, 2014, and
follows:
AN ORDINANCE TO
PROVIDE FOR THE
ISSUANCE OF NOT
TO EXCEED $30,000
NOTES IN ANTICI-
PATION OF THE IS-
SUANCE OF BONDS
FOR THE PURPOSE
OF ACQUIRING A
VEHICLE FOR THE
USE BY THE VIL-
LAGE'S STREET DE-
PARTMENT, AND
DECLARING AN
EMERGENCY.
Street, between the
5:00 p.m. Monday
through Friday.
Melissa S. Tope,
Finance Director 42c
IN THE COURT OF
COMMON PLEAS
OF PAULDING
COUNTY, OHIO
PROBATE
DIVISION
JEROME
MROKOWSKI,
Executor,
Plaintiff
vs.
MARY K.
WILLIAMS, ET.AL.
Defendants.
Case No. 20131083(A)
NOTICE OF PUBLI-
CATION
To: Unknown Cousins
or Descendants, Un-
known Heirs and Lega-
tees of Sydney Karl
Evans.
Please take notice that a
Complaint has been
filed in the above-cap-
tioned action against
you seeking a com-
plaint for will construc-
tion involving the
subject real estate, and
court authorization to
sell or otherwise dis-
pose of the real estate
that is described as fol-
lows:
Tract 1:
Situated in the Town-
ship of Brown, County
of Paulding, and State
of Ohio and known as:
All that part of the
North half (1/2) of the
Southwest Quarter
(1/4) of Section Seven-
teen (17), Township
Two (2) North, Range
Four (4) East, Pauld-
ing County, Ohio,
lying West of the
Auglaize River, and
more particularly de-
scribed as follows: to-
wit: Commencing at
the Northwest corner
of said Southwest
Quarter (1/2) of said
Section Seventeen
(17), Township Two
(2) North, Range Four
(4) East, Paulding
County, Ohio; thence
East on the half sec-
tion line of said Sec-
tion 22.65 chains to
the West bank of the
Auglaize River;
thence Southeasterly
along the West Bank
of said river to the
Southeast corner of
the Northeast quarter
(1/4) of said Southwest
Section; thence West
and parallel with the
south line of said Sec-
tion, 39.62 chains to
the West line of said
Section; thence North
Twenty (20) chains to
the place of beginning,
containing 62.30
acres; excepting there-
from .42 of an acre out
of the Northeast cor-
ner, used for cemetery
purposes; containing
after said exception,
61.88 acres of land,
more or less, but sub-
ject to all legal high-
ways.
Tract 2:
ship of Brown, County
of Paulding, and State
All that part of the
South Half (1/2) of the
Northwest Quarter
teen (17), Township
Two (2) North, Range
Four (4) East, Pauld-
ing County, Ohio,
lying West of the
Auglaize River, and
more particularly de-
scribed as follows: to-
wit: Commencing at a
point 2.10 chains east
of the Southwest cor-
ner of said Northwest
Section Seventeen
(17); thence North
7.25 chains to a point;
thence East parallel
with the North line of
said section 17.25
chains to the West
bank of said Auglaize
River; thence in a
Southeasterly direction
along the West bank of
said river to a point
where said river inter-
sects to the half section
line running East and
West through said Sec-
tion Seventeen (17);
thence West on said
half-section line 20.55
chains to a place of be-
ginning, containing
13.70 acres; excepting
therefrom .42 of an
acre out of the South-
east corner thereof
used for cemetery pur-
poses, containing after
said exception, 13.28
acres of land, more or
less.
Tract 1 and Tract 2
contain, after said ex-
ceptions, 68.25 acres of
land more or less, but
subject to all legal high-
ways.
Tract 3:
ship of Brown County
of Paulding and State
All the RIGHT, TITLE
AND INTEREST of
the said Grantor, in
and to all other land
owned by Grantor, lo-
cated in the West Half
teen (17), Township
Two (2), Range Four
(4) East, Paulding
County, Ohio.
You are required to an-
swer the Complaint
within 28 days after the
publication of this No-
tice, which will be pub-
lished once a week for
six (6) successive
weeks, the date of the
last publication will be
on July 6 2014, and the
28 days for answer will
commence on that
date.
Dated:5/20/14
Robin Dobbleaere,
Clerk Paulding Pro-
bate Court Of Pauld-
ing County, Ohio 115
N. Williams Street
Paulding, Ohio 45879
JOSEPH R.
B U R K A R D
(#0059106)
COOK, BURKARD &
GORRELL, LTD.
112 N. Water Street
Paulding, OH 45879
(419)399-2181 40c6
Attorney for Plaintiff
PROBATECOURT
OFPAULDING
COUNTY, OHIO
JOHNA. DEMUTH,
JUDGE
In RE: CHANGEOF
NAMEOF LINDA
LOUISE PREZKOP
HASSEN (Present
Name) LYNDA LOUISE
PREZKOP HASSEN
(Name Requested)
Case No. 20146007.
NOTICEOFHEAR-
ING ONCHANGE
OFNAME (R.C. 2717.01)
Applicant hereby gives
notice to all interested
persons that the appli-
cant has filed an Appli-
cation for Change of
Name in the Probate
Court of Paulding
County, Ohio, request-
ing the change of name
of Linda Louise
Prezkop Hassen to
Lynda Louise Prezkop
Hassen. The hearing
on the application will
be held on the 30th day
of July, 2014, at 2:00
oclock P.M. in the
Probate Court of
Paulding, County, lo-
cated at 115 N.
Williams Street, Court-
house, 2nd floor, Of-
fice 202 Paulding, Ohio
45879.
Linda Louise Prezkop
Hassen, 17514 Road
111, Paulding, Ohio
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CARD SHOWER FOR 90th BIRTHDAY Guess whos turning
90 on June 20? Paulding County historian and genealogist ex-
traordinaire, Ray Keck. His family is encouraging people to send
him birthday cards in observance of the occasion to 12415 Maple
Ave., Paulding OH 45879. Here Ray is pictured in 2003 when he
was honored to be the first to ring the countys bicentennial bell.
Antwerp Jr./Sr. High Honor Roll
Antwerp Junior High/High
School honor roll for the
fourth nine weeks:
*Denotes 4.0
JUNIORS
4.0-3.67 Rachel Becker,
Michaela Burns, Nicole
Hughes, Jacob ODonnell,
Collin Perry, Joshua Steiner,
Olivia Tempel
3.66-3.33 Haley Greene,
ReMien Jackson, Gregory
Kurtz, Alexander Vail
3.32-3.0 Elizabeth Bond,
Hannah Mills, Bailee Sig-
man, Parker Swenson, Kelsey
Titus, Claire Van Vlerah
SOPHOMORES
4.0-3.67 Jeffrey Cole-
man, *Emily Derck, *Eliza-
beth Hawley, Anne Miesle,
Aaron ODonnell, Kiana
Recker, Allison Taylor,
Austin Wendt, *Jenna Wilson
3.66-3.33 Mikayla
Boesch, Erik Buchan,
Domino Daugherty, Serena
Drake, Joshua Longardner,
Nichole Mills, Blaire Rebber,
Paige Rebber, Jacob Sukup,
Samuel Williamson
3.32-3.0 Sidney Barn-
house, Avery Braaten, Sierra
Cline, Audrie Longardner,
Kennedy McMichael, Stacey
Partin, Kirsten Price, Dalton
Smith
FRESHMEN
4.0-3.67 Emily Butzin,
*Matthew Dooley, *Joshua
Ehlinger, Erica Meyer,
Emilee Phillips, Hanna
Richey, Jaime Ryan, Clara Si-
moncelli, *Jarrison Steiner,
*Maggie Wilson
3.66-3.33 Carley De-
Long, Evan Hilton, Trey
Mills, Brandon Pendergrast,
Arron Romero, Sydney
Sheedy, Hayden Spryn
3.32-3.0 Mariah Elkins,
Mackenzie Hart, Jules
Huault-Dupuy, Becca Jo-
hanns, Peyton Short, Alexan-
der Smith, Michael Taylor
GRADE EIGHT
4.0-3.67 Kaylee Bennett,
Kaitlyn Clevinger, Madison
Edgar, *Brian Geyer, Brooke
Hatlevig, *Alexandra Hin-
denlang, *Brandon Laney,
Ashley Miller, Lynisha
Moon, Shaylean Moon, *Cal-
lie Perry, Dylan Peters,
*Joshua Poulson, Megaen
Price, Amanda Roberts, Kort-
ney Smith, Kylee Trauter-
man, Amy Triggs, Rachel
Williamson
3.66-3.33 Destiny
Baumert, Noah Cline, Ze-
bastyn Getrost, Christian
Huss, Riley McAlexander,
Ethan McCabe, Rebecca Mc-
Croskey, Faith McDorman,
Owen Miller, Jonathon Pen-
dergrast, Koleton Porter,
Hope Smith
3.32-3.0 Caleb Cline,
Dakota Clifford, Drake
Gerken, Devin Gordon
GRADE SEVEN
4.0-3.67 Ashton Barn-
house, Kendall Billman,
Adam Butzin, Kati Carr,
*Austin Chirgwin, *Jason
Dunstan, *Brett Fulk,
*Nathan Lee, Charity Roebel,
Jake Ryan, *Iris Sorrell, Gage
Speaks, Joel Steiner, *Bray-
ton Stuckey, Jared Sukup,
Joshua Sukup, Alexis Wright
3.66-3.33 Keaton Al-
timus, Serenity Clark, Kobe
Dunderman, Gene Garrett,
Kaitlyn Hamman, Aubree
Rager, Ty Rebber, Aubree
Sproles
3.32-3.0 Tyler Bauer,
Chloe Franklin, Chelsea Jo-
hanns, Kaleb Kiracofe, Tim-
othy Major, Gabriel Steele,
Corey Zartman
SIXTH GRADE
4.0-3.67 Madison Boesch,
Sayge Bonifas, Karsyn
Brumett, *Aleyah Cline,
Alyvia DeVore, *Alyssa Fuller,
Izik Garrett, *Adison Hinden-
lang, Kendyl Miller, Sydney
Miller, Alex Phillips, *Chloe
Saul, Holly Sanders, *Blake
Schuette, Julia Steiner, Elyse
Stuery, Melanie Wann
3.66-3.33 Boston Dunder-
man, Chase Friend, Destiney
Gerken, Carlie Hanes, Garrett
Laney, Ashton Minck,
Mackenzie Timbrook, Elisa-
beth Wolf
3.32-3.0 Destiney Gerken,
Codee Hathaway, Jayvin Lan-
ders, Kadija Planz, Heather
Oberlin, Hannah Rettig, Kait-
lyn Titus
Scenic Maumee River clean up volunteers needed
COLUMBUS The Ohio Depart-
ment of Natural Resources (ODNR)
Scenic Rivers program is seeking vol-
unteers to conduct water quality mon-
itoring on the Maumee River.
Local community residents inter-
ested in helping with stream quality
monitoring (SQM) are invited to at-
tend workshops. Volunteers will be
trained to sample the water quality by
learning how to seine (net) and iden-
tify the aquatic macro-invertebrates
(insects) that live in the rivers. The
type, number and diversity of these
aquatic macro-invertebrates are indi-
cators of water quality. The data that
these volunteer monitors collect is
published in an online annual report.
Each year, volunteers assist with the
collection of small aquatic organisms
to determine their type, distribution
and abundance in designated portions
of Ohios scenic rivers. The organisms
are then returned to the water, and the
data collected is used to help deter-
mine the health of that portion of a
stream. Much of this SQM effort is
supported by local volunteers. Reports
from previous years can be viewed on
the ODNR website at
http://watercraft.ohiodnr.gov/sqm.
The SQM workshop provides inter-
ested volunteers with free training cov-
ering how to check for changes in water
quality and aquatic habitat as well as
learning about the aquatic inhabitants
found in our states scenic rivers. Train-
ing includes learning how to fill out and
submit report forms as well as more in-
formation about Ohios scenic rivers.
Interested participants are asked to
pre-register and attend a SQM training
workshop. Wear old clothes and closed-
toe shoes as this activity occurs by wad-
ing in very shallow portions of streams.
SQM workshop locations for the
Maumee River will be the Farnsworth
Metropark, Roche de Bout area, 10
a.m.-noon on June 21 and at Independ-
ence Dam near Defiance on July 23
from 6-8 p.m.
More information on the SQM
workshops and Ohios scenic rivers
are available at
http://watercraft.ohiodnr.gov/sceni-
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In The
Garden
such as grasshoppers and
other garden pests like slugs.
They move silently and do no
damage to their environment
and truly are reclusive and
shy, preferring to avoid you at
all costs.
When a garter snake first
sees you, they usually stay
perfectly still, hoping you
wont notice them. They are
less apt to bite you, even
when picked up, than just
about any other wild animal
and would rather go about
their merry way. And even if
they did, their venom isnt
poisonous. Youre more
likely to have an adverse re-
action from a human bite or a
cat bite.
Garter snakes dont dig
holes for their homes; they
take advantage of ready-
made ones. In most cases,
when you see them, theyll be
sunning themselves in a
warm spot, since being cold-
blooded reptiles, they have no
inner control of body temper-
ature. Like humans, it just
feels good to them to lie in
the sun.
Maybe the reason some of
us have a fear of snakes is be-
cause we really dont know
much about them. We dont
know their habits and we
dont know how to identify
them. If you take a little bit of
time to find out more about
them, perhaps it may allay
many of your snake fears.
If you do encounter a garter
snake, you have choices for
how to react. Take a deep
breath so you can think ra-
tionally, and then decide. You
can: a) do nothing and walk
away, b) get a large bucket
and a stick and relocate it,
preferably near a water
source such as a creek or
ditch, or c) kill it.
Theres no logical reason to
choose to kill it just because
you dont like snakes. Remem-
ber, theyre good for the envi-
ronment and they wont harm
you, so why harm them?
I know Im not going to talk
some of you into liking snakes,
but maybe you can at least re-
spect them and not reach for
the garden hoe the next time
you see one.
Read Kylees blog, Our Little
Acre, at www.ourlittleacre.com
and on Facebook at www.face-
book.com/OurLittleAcre. Con-
tact her at
Paul di ngProgres s Gar-
dener@gmail.com
Snakes in the garden
Just the thought of coming
across a snake in the garden
sends shivers down many
peoples spines, even those
who claim to love nature. As
one who is not particularly
bothered by them, its hard
for me to understand the ex-
treme reactions that some
people have when they see
one.
Here in Paulding County,
were not likely to encounter
venomous snakes in our gar-
dens and by far the most com-
mon one you will see is the
garter snake. Just last week,
we saw one by our garage
and then a few days later, an-
other by the swimming pool.
These were the first two
snakes wed seen in many
years and only the third and
fourth ones ever, in the 37
years weve lived here at Our
Little Acre.
When I posted photos of
the snakes on Facebook, I
was amazed at the number of
people that immediately said
to kill them. Neither snake
was bothering a thing, nor
were they remotely threaten-
ing to us. Even when one of
the cats moved in for a closer
look, the only thing the snake
did was stick out its tongue to
have a sniff and then found a
hole to crawl into to get away.
Garter snakes, and a num-
ber of other snakes common
to our area, are actually on the
good guys team. They feed
almost exclusively on insects
Kylee Baumle/Paulding County Progress
I noticed this beautiful female garter snake sunning herself on the garden hose in the back yard
last week.
Lunch and Learn June 26 at CMH
HICKSVILLE Vasavi Reddy, M.D. will
share healthy eating tips as part of the Lunch
and Learn series at 11 a.m. on June 26. The
presentation will be held in Community
Rooms 1 and 2. Dr. Reddy is a family practice
physician who sees patients at Community
Memorial Hospital.
This lunch and learn educational session is
geared towards senior citizens, but anyone is
welcome to attend. There is no charge to at-
tend this event, and a complimentary brunch
is provided by the hospital. A nurse will also
be on hand to take and record blood pressure
measurements. Reservations are required and
can be made by contacting Lori at 419-542-
5560.

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