Paulding Progress December 16, 2015

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DAYS TILL VIRGINIA PAULUS, 90,

CHRISTMAS
STILL IN THE GAME 2A
Still Actively Serving Community
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2014
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NOVEMBER
DECEMBER
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Volume 141 No. 24, Paulding, Ohio
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Once Upon
A Christmas
Light
Special sales
events from ...
Chief, Rite Aid,
WalMart,
Rural King,
Tractor Supply,
Westrichs
The Oakwood Ele

mentary second graders
performed a Christmas
musical on Tuesday, Dec.
15. The musical Once
Upon a Christmas Light
was under the direction of
Mrs. Nancy Wehrkamp.
Around
Paulding
County Gas station robbed;
2016 dog tags
two flee with cash
on sale now
PAULDING 2016 dog
tags are now available, according to Paulding County Auditor Claudia Fickel. Registration
fees: one year $18, three-year
$54 or permanent $180. Kennel fee is $90. All dogs who
have reached 3 months of age
must be licensed. Deadline for
new tags is Jan. 31.
Tags may be purchased
at the auditors office in the
courthouse, 115 N. Williams
St., Paulding, OH 45879,
Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-4:30
p.m. (cash or check only), by
mail (please enclose a self-addressed stamped envelope) or
visit www.pauldingcountyauditor.com.
Church serving
free dinner
PAULDING St. Paul Ev.

Lutheran Church will be serving a free community meal at
5:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 17.
The church is located at 601
Flat Rock Drive in Paulding.
Open house set

ANTWERP An open
house will be held for Dr.
James H. Gray on Dec. 30
from 2-4 p.m. at the Essen
House Restaurant in Antwerp.
Public asked for

input at meeting
HAVILAND The Wayne
Trace Local School Board of
Education regular monthly
meeting will be at 6:15 p.m.
Dec. 17.Prior to the regular
meeting, a public hearing will
be conducted at 6 p.m. for the
input on the 2016-17 school
calendar.
Thanks to you ...
Wed like to thank Kara

Fritz of Defiance for subscribing to the Progress!
CECIL Two suspects

remain at large after an armed
robbery Friday evening at a
Cecil area gas station.
According to Sheriff Jason
Landers, at 8:47 p.m. Dec. 11,
the Paulding County Sheriffs
Office was called to an armed
robbery at the Maramart-Cecil,
located at 17746 U.S. 127 in
northern Paulding County.
Two caucasian subjects
entered the business and
demanded cash. One of the
subjects had a bolt action
rifle. The subject with the gun
was wearing blue jeans and
a flannel jacket with a black
stocking cap.
The other suspect was
wearing tan pants and a black
sweatshirt turned inside-out
and a brown stocking cap.
Both suspects are believed
to be young adult males.
The clerk working at the
time was not injured. The
suspects got away with an
undisclosed amount of cash.
An eyewitness stated the

suspects left northbound on
U.S. 127 toward Defiance
County in a late 1980s or 90s
black (possibly flat black)
Chevy truck with black rims.
We have had a few leads
called into the office. My
deputies are following those
leads now, said Landers on
Monday morning.
If you have any information
regarding this investigation,
please call the sheriffs office at
419-399-3791. You may also
send an anonymous message
to
www.pauldingohsheriff.
com at the bottom of any page.
The Paulding Maramart
was the target of an armed
robbery on Nov. 12. In that
incident, a lone man allegedly displayed a handgun and
fled on foot. The suspect,
John Gosnell, was arrested
a few days later and is facing charges for robberies in
Paulding, Defiance and Van
Wert counties.
Grand jury indicts 14
PAULDING A Paulding
County grand jury returned
indictments against 14 persons on Thursday, Dec. 10.
The individuals will be arraigned in Paulding County
Common Pleas Court. Those
indicted were:
John J. Gosnell, 26,
Paulding, one count aggravated robbery, first-degree felony.
Matthew W. Weber, 25,
Paulding, two counts rape,
first-degree felony; one count
gross sexual imposition,
third-degree felony.
Samantha J. Stahl, 35,
Oakwood, one count complicity to aggravated arson,
first-degree felony.
Timothy B. Edwards, 56,
Paulding, one count illegal
manufacture of drugs or cultivation of marijuana, third-degree felony; one count unlawful possession of a dangerous
ordnance, fifth-degree felony.
Michael Lehman, 40,
Paulding, one count escape,
third-degree felony.
Michael W. Edlers, 29,
Paulding, one count grand

theft, third-degree felony; two
counts breaking and entering,
fifth-degree felony.
Jeremy J. Sharp, 37, Oakwood, one count each forgery
and theft, both fourth-degree
felonies.
Adrien Nehls, 34, Antwerp, one count driving while
intoxicated, fourth-degree felony.
Cody L. Johnson, 26,
Paulding, one count receiving
stolen property, fourth-degree felony; one count theft,
fifth-degree felony; two
counts receiving stolen property, first-degree misdemeanors.
Johnathan A. Coyne, 28,
Van Wert, one count receiving stolen property, fourth-degree felony.
Constantina L. Bauer,
32, Melrose, one count possession of heroin, fifth-degree
felony; one count endangering children, first-degree misdemeanor.

See INDICT, page 2A

Divine Mercy Catholic School is preparing for the Christmas program to be presented twice
Thursday, Dec. 17 once at 1:30 p.m. and again at 7 p.m. A cookie walk will accompany the
program. All are invited. Grades kindergarten and 1 and 2 are presenting the play Leroy, the
Rednecked Reindeer. Mrs. Patty Lee helped provide costumes, has contributed and helped all
grades K-6. Many costumes were also purchased in memory of Grandma Dorothy Vogel.
Enjoy holiday events

From Staff Reports
The hours are quickly ticking away to Christmas, now just nine days away. Make some
special memories by attending a local holiday
event. Make plans now to attend:
Wednesday, Dec. 16
Oakwood Elementary sixth grade band will
perform Christmas music during lunch, 11:10
a.m.; eat in the cafeteria and be serenaded with
Christmas carols.
Thursday, Dec. 17
Divine Mercy Catholic School in Payne will
hold its Christmas program at 1:30 p.m. and 7
p.m.
Divine Mercy Catholic School to host a
cookie walk from 2:20-7 p.m.
Christmas evening meal and open house at
Paulding County Senior Center starting at 5
p.m. Meal compliments of The Gardens of
Paulding. Call 419-399-3650 for a meal reservation.
Antwerp Community Bands musical celebration of the holiday season at 7:30 p.m. at
Huber Opera House in Hicksvillle.
DePue Brothers Christmas performance at
7:30 p.m. at Niswonger Performing Arts Center
in Van Wert. For ticket information, call 419238-6722 or visit www.npacvw.org.
Friday, Dec. 18
Christmas wrapping day for seniors at the
Paulding County Senior Center from 9 a.m.-3
p.m. Paulding Middle School students will assist. Bring in your gifts and wrapping paper; the
center will supply bows and tags.
Holiday Light Display at the Paulding County Fairgrounds from 5:30-10 p.m. Visit Santa
and enjoy light refreshments in the OSU Extension Building.

Van Wert County Holiday Lights at the Fair
at Van Wert County Fairgrounds, drive through
more than 60 light displays, 6-9 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 19
more than 60 light displays, 6-9 p.m. Santa
stops in on Saturday night.
Sunday, Dec. 20
Blue Christmas service of remembrance and
hope at 4 p.m. in the sanctuary of St. Paul Lutheran Church, 601 Flat Rock Drive, Paulding.
All are welcome to participate in this service.
more than 60 light displays, 6-9 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 21
Gordon Russ and his Amazing Winter Wonderland Magical Adventure Magic Show, 6
p.m. at Payne Branch Library. Fun for all ages.
Tuesday, Dec. 22
First day of winter.
Wednesday, Dec. 23
Paulding County Senior Centers Christmas
See EVENTS, page 2A
GRANTS CHRISTMAS
SUNDAY BUFFETS
December 6th, 13th, 20th
10:30am - 2:00pm
Adults ($12.00)
Children ages 3-12 ($6.00)

Under 3 (Free)
Price includes tax, dessert & drink
No reservations will be taken
Main Course: Country Style Chicken, Country Roast Beef, Teriyaki Grilled Chicken, Barbecue Pork, Italian Lasagna; Salad Bar with nearly 40 items and Much More!
Grants Reception Hall
503 East Canal St., Antwerp, OH (419) 258-2233
2A - Paulding County Progress Wednesday, December 16, 2015
On or off the field, life is a big hit for Virginia Paulus

By JUDY WELLS
Correspondent
PAULDING On a sweltering day in August 1925,
in a two-story farm house in
Jackson Township in Paulding
County, a baby girl was born to
Charles and Maggie Iler. They
named their daughter Virginia
and called her Ginny for short.
The family lived in that home
until February 1934, when a fire
completely destroyed the house
and its contents.
We moved into two beet
shanties after the fire, says
Virginia Paulus, now 90. My
brother, Lloyd, who was a
teacher in a one-room school,
moved in with neighbors so
thered be more room for my
parents, my brother, John, and
me. It got down to 18 below
zero that winter and we nearly
froze to death. We slept in one
of the shanties and cooked in
the other. But we spent most of
our time in the barn, where it
was a little warmer.
As soon as they could, the
family built a new home on the
farm. Ginny attended the oneroom Jackson Center School for
eight years. After her father and
grandmother had passed away,
she and her mother moved to
Paulding.
I graduated from Paulding
High School, and then went to
International Business College
in Fort Wayne, she says. I
graduated from the business
college on a Wednesday in
March 1944, went for an in-
terview at Walley Agricultural

Services in Fort Wayne on Friday and started my new job the
next Monday. By June the War
was hot and heavy, so Ersel
Walley, the owner, set me up in
an office in Paulding. He came
every Monday morning to see
how things were going.
In 1946, Virginia married
C.L. Bud Paulus. She worked
at various jobs in Paulding,
including Stokely Van-Camp,
as a secretary at Paulding High
School, and was secretary of
the March of Dimes organization. She held many positions
in the First Christian Church,
where shes still active today,
and worked for the federal
government for the Selective
Service System.
They closed up shop in
1971, so I was out of a job
then, she says. I could have
had lots of different jobs, but all
the offers were out of town and
I didnt want to drive that far. I
worked at the Paulding County
law library for 19 years and
retired from there in September
1988.
On their wedding day, Ginny
and Bud promised each other
theyd go to Hawaii on their
25th anniversary.
We saved nickels, dimes
and pennies to be able to make
that trip, she recalls. But
instead of Hawaii, we went to
South East Asia on our 25th.
That was the start of our travels.
In addition to Asia, we visited
all 50 states, central Europe, all
In this undated photo, Captain Ginny showed off her Parker

Hybrid Corn Girls uniform. It was quite a bit different from our
previous uniforms, she says. We were used to playing in onepiece gray cotton outfits. These new ones were blue and yellow
satin with long pants. It took us quite a while to get used to them.
the Nordic countries and Italy.

Bud passed away in 1987.
Virginia was also very active
in the American Legion Auxiliary. Our auxiliary brought
the Girl Scouts to Paulding,
she recalls. It wasnt easy,
but we worked hard and got
it accomplished. Paulding
County was hit hard during the
polio epidemic so we formed
Branch Number 4 of the Magnetic Springs Auxiliary. I was
president and we held koffee
klatches in the courthouse to
earn money. Magnetic Springs
was a city in Union County
where the mineral water was
used for healing purposes. We
made trip after trip down there.
But with the discovery of
modern medicinal cures, including the vaccine for polio, the
interest in natural healing remedies faded and the citys tourism
industry collapsed. At the 2010
census, the population had
dwindled to just 268 residents.
In 1962, the countys Magnetic Springs Auxiliary was
dissolved and the Paulding
County Benevolent Society was
incorporated. Virginia was one
of the founding members. That
same year, the Bargain Bin was
started.
We purchased equipment
for Paulding County Hospital
with the money we raised,
says Virginia. We bought
equipment for the surgical
suite, replaced ceiling lights,
purchased drapes, furnished an
entire room, and bought many
other things our new hospital
needed. One of the highlights
was starting the Lifeline program in October, 1984. But
soon after, we had an emergency. We needed six more
Lifeline units NOW and had no
money to buy them. But one
of the registered nurses, Gene
Olwin, and I stuck our necks
out and ordered them anyway.
Thankfully, the next week the
Benevolent Society agreed to
pay for them.
Virginia says she hopes the
people of the county will support the new Bargain Bin of
Paulding County as well as they
have in the past.
A founding member of the
John Paulding Historical Society, Virginia is still active in
that organization.
I was an officer for 27 years
and wore many hats, she
says with a chuckle. In fact,
Im still wearing one. And I
really appreciate the work of
the younger members who are
there now. Its a great educational organization and is a
valuable asset to the county.
Virginia is also a trustee for the
Paulding County Area Foundation and current president of
PERI. She was also a Sunday
school teacher for several years,
and she and Bud hosted a total
of 12 foreign exchange students
over the years.
At her 90th birthday party, held in August at the John Paulding Historical Society museum, Aunt Ginny showed off her
decorated birthday cake. I was completely surprised by how
many friends and family members showed up to help me celebrate, she says. It really made me feel good to see that many
people there.
In 1939, 14-year-old Virginia
was one of the first twirlers in
the Paulding marching band.
Id always been interested
in band, she says. And I enjoyed my time as a twirler. In
1989, when our marching band
was chosen to go to the Orange
Bowl to perform, I was a volunteer chaperone. That was quite
a trip and I was thrilled to be
able to go!
But some of Virginias fondest memories are of her days as
a fast-pitch softball player.
I was a first baseman on
the Parker team, she says.
The first team I was on was
Muellers Lunch Room Girls. I
think Mary Hardesty Frank and
I are the only ones still living
from that team. The team was
all older girls who were out of
school. That team dissolved
after a short time, and then

Ernie Rulman and Leonard
Parker started a team called the
Parker Hybrid Corn Girls. The
core was 12 farm girls from the
Haviland and Paulding areas.
Our coach was Joe Deatrick.
She remembers the uniforms
the girls wore.
They were blue and yellow
satin shirts and long pants, unlike our previous one-piece cotton light grays, she says. We
didnt do so well that first year,
but we soon picked up more
members and more wins. We
had to do things girls wouldnt
dream of doing today We
would take a pick-up and go out
to the saw mill and get sawdust
to prepare the diamond after a
rain. A Mr. Hartwick would use
an old county grader to help us
level the field. This was at the
old high school ball field. All

our games were played on Sunday afternoons.
When Ernie (Rulman) completed Savage Field, behind
where Hartzog Lumber is now
located, that was the heyday of
fast-pitch softball in Paulding,
she continues. About that time,
Sally DeLaet joined our team
as a pitcher, along with several
other newcomers. We were 12
gals whom everyone tried to
beat, including an All-City team
from Fort Wayne. Most of our
scores were in the single digits.
But with World War II still in
progress, we had many hurdles
to climb.
One thing we appreciated at
Savage Field was that we never
had to do diamond-ready work
and we got to play under the
lights! We were just like family. Our hangout was Cooks
Dairy Restaurant. The hat was
passed at each game to help
support us. In 1945, we were
northwest Ohio champs. But
when the war ended, so did we.
We played our last tournament
game in 1946 at Highland Park
in Toledo and lost to Defiance
with a score of 3-2.
Marriages and families soon
started, as many of the World
War II veterans returned home.
The team remained connected for many years as
friends, and the last get-together
was a beautiful 50-year celebration party, held at the John
Paulding Historical Society
museum, Virginia recalls.
Most of the members are gone
now and I miss them.
We all had so much fun
together. We also learned good
sportsmanship and the power of
hard work. There was never a
foul word, show of anger or any
unsportsmanlike conduct.
These days, Virginia stays
busy gardening and keeping her
backyard in pristine condition.
Shes also an avid Ohio State
fan.
Im thankful that Im still
able to get up and walk, she
says. Many of my friends
who are my age are either
incapacitated or have already
passed away. I consider myself
in pretty good health. And I
enjoy living in Gods Country
in Paulding County. There are
so many good people in the
county. I hope they find nothing
but happiness and the love of
fun by working with each other.
There are several good organizations that need their talents.
Legislation would honor fallen

military hero in Paulding County
COLUMBUS State Representative Tony Burkley
(R-Payne) introduced legislation
to designate a portion of highway in Paulding County after
a local military hero who was
killed during a shootout in Chattanooga, Tenn., this summer.
House Bill 406 would name
the portion of U.S. 127 stretching from the northern edge of
Paulding to the intersection of
U.S. 127 and Ohio 111 in Paulding County as the U.S. Navy
Petty Officer 2nd Class Randall
Smith Memorial Highway.
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a graduate of Paulding High

School, PO2 Smith was shot
while protecting his fellow servicemen on July 18th during an
ambush at a recruiting center in
Chattanooga. He died two days
later.
While nothing can change
the events that occurred in Chattanooga, we do have an opportunity to properly honor this
fallen hero, said Burkley. It is
my hope that once enacted, this
stretch of highway will stand as
a reminder every day of the sacrifices from our men and women
in uniform.
After serving for three years

as an active duty logistics specialist with the U.S. Navy, Smith
re-enlisted and was stationed at
the Naval Operations Support
Center in Chattanooga. There,
he was responsible for training
and transporting active duty
Naval personnel. He was also
very charitable, including giving
his time to Stuff the Truck, the
Chattanooga Area food bank,
cancer awareness programs,
providing rescue assistance
during Hurricane Sandy and donating Easter baskets to hospitalized children.
n INDICT
n EVENTS
Continued from Page 1A
Shannon
M.
Highwarden, 38, Paulding, one
count possession of cocaine,
fifth-degree felony.
Kayla A. Gamble, 23,
Paulding, one count possession of heroin, fifth-degree
felony.
Ronald P. Antigo, 45, Defiance, one count possession
of drugs, fifth-degree felony.
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luncheon and gift exchange,

11:30 a.m. For meal reservations, call 419-399-3650.
To participate in the gift exchange, bring a gift, get a
gift; $10 value recommended.
Events In Progress
Bookmobile
Ornament
Give-Away Contest, Dec.
1-18. Select a snowflake and
win an ornament and maybe
a book, too, from the Paulding County Carnegie Library
system. For a schedule of
Bookmobile stops, visit www.
pauldingcountylibrary.org/.
Wednesday, December 16, 2015 Paulding County Progress - 3A
Farewell to a favorite cousin
Obituaries Updated weekdays at www.progressnewspaper.org

JULIE KESSLER
1974-2015
PAULDING Julie K. Kessler, age 41, died Monday, Dec. 7.
She was born Sept. 28, 1974
in Paulding, the daughter of
Sandra K. (Roby) and the late
Walter Gawronski. In 2002, she
married Joseph J. Kessler, who
survives.
She is also survived by a
daughter, Jennifer Barron, Saginaw, Mich.; siblings, Jennifer
(Mike) Wiswell, Carrie (Rodney) Hammon, Curtis (Michelle) Gawronski and Walter
Gawronski, all of Paulding, and
Robert Gawronski, of Waterloo,
Ind.; and three grandchildren,
Juanita, Elizabeth and Serena.
She also was preceded in
death by her grandparents.
Funeral services were Monday, Dec. 14 at Den Herder
Funeral Home, Paulding, with
Pastor Jeff Dye officiating.
In lieu of flowers, the family
requests donations made to the
Mercy Fund c/o the Animal
Clinic of Paulding.
Online condolences may be
sent to www.denherderfh.com.
MARCIA PAGLEY
1941-2015
PAULDING Marcia A.
Pagley, age 74, died Tuesday,
Dec. 8.
She was born Oct. 5, 1941,
in Toledo, the daughter of the
late John and Josephine Napierala. She was employed by Red
Angel Pizza and was a cook for
Paulding Eagles #2405. She was
a member of the Red Hat Society
and just became a Golden Eagle.
She is survived by three children, Lorinda Allen, Grover
Hill, Barbara Freeman, Toledo,
and Thomas Phillips Jr., Paulding; grandchildren, Grant Harris, Alexandra Whiting, Thomas
Phillips III, Trisha Phillips,
Larry Light, Felisha Freeman,
Jessica Bibler, Crystal Myers,
Jon Allen and Andy Allen; sib-
lings, Marion, Casey, Larry,

Steve, Jeanie, Lily, Nancy,
Franny and Barbara; and 14
great-grandchildren.
She also was preceded in
death by her daughter, Donna
Phillips; and siblings, Stanley, Frank, Tony, Kathy and
Diann.
Funeral services were Saturday, Dec. 12 at Den Herder
Funeral Home, Paulding.
requests donations be made to
a charity of the donors choice.
Online condolences may
be sent to www.denherderfh.
com.
FORREST RICE
1943-2015
CECIL Forrest Rice,
71, of Cecil, passed away
Wednesday, Dec. 9 at Paulding County Hospital.
DANIEL SCOTT
PAULDING Daniel Eric

Scott, 59, of Paulding, passed
away Wednesday, Dec. 9,
2015, from complications
with COPD.
He
is
su r vived
by his loving wife
Sandy;
daughters,
Cheryl and
Dana; son,
Daniel;
and sisters,
Sandra Johnson, Sheila Tuttle
and Sunny VanHoy.
He loved living by the river,
sitting by the bonfires at night,
and most of all, spending time
with his family.
Arrangements were entrusted with Wright-Habegger Funeral Home, Liberty
Center.
Memorial
contributions
may be made to Dans family.
Condolences may be left at
www.habeggerfh.com.
Obituaries are posted daily

The Paulding County Progress posts obituaries daily
as we receive them. Check our Web site at www.progressnewspaper.org and click on For the Record.
EILEEN SHAFFER
1919-2015
CECIL Eileen D. Shaffer, 96, of Cecil, passed away
Sunday, Dec. 13, at Vancrest
of Antwerp.
CATHERINE
SNELLENBERGER
1915-2015
PAYNE Catherine Kate
Snellenberger, age 100, died Friday, Dec. 11 at The Gardens of
Paulding.
She was born in Avilla, Ind.,
on June 22, 1915 to the late
Henry and Emma (Hess) Keck.
She was a member of Payne
Church of the Nazarene and was
formerly employed by General
Electric.
She is survived by a sister,
Geraldine Toots Snell, Utah;
two grandchildren, Doris Peel
and Christina Walker; five
great-grandchildren; and eight
great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death
by her husbands, Virgil Snellenberger and Kenneth Snellenberger; daughter, Wanda Baker;
grandson, Alan Spillers; and
brothers, Robert and Floyd Keck.
Funeral services will be conducted 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec.
19 at Den Herder Funeral Home,
Paulding, with Pastor Mike
Harper officiating. Burial will
follow in Wiltsie Cemetery,
Payne.
Visitation will be from 10 a.m.
until time of services on Saturday.
requests donations made to the
Payne Church of the Nazarene.
Online condolences may be
sent to www.denherderfh.com.
One day after another goes

by, bringing 2015 closer to
history. We do not have snow.
We had seven inches of snow
several weeks ago, and last
week a few flurries that stuck
to the ground for a few hours.
Our children are hoping it
snows for Christmas. Snow
does bring in the holiday spirit
more, but we cannot forget the
real reason for the season Jesus our Savior was born!
Our church will have our
annual potluck Christmas
dinner on Dec. 20 our next
church service. I will take a
casserole, although Im not
sure what kind yet.
Tomorrow is daughter Verenas 18th birthday. I just try
to grasp the fact that 18 years
have passed since she was
born to us. What a precious
young lady she has become.
I still remember well the day
she was born. She was a petite, dark-haired baby. Always
little but mighty! At 6 months
old, she was crawling all over
the house. She is still petite.
With Kevin, 10, growing taller and taller, it wont be long
before he will pass Verena in
height.
My wish for Verena is to
have a very happy birthday
and Gods guidance through
her teenage years and always.
Verena will never leave or go
to bed without giving me a
hug and a kiss. What a joy to
be her mother!
Along with joy, life also
brings us sorrow. Our hearts
are still in shock from hearing
the news of cousin Larry Coblentzs death. It is with regret
that we were unable to attend
the visitation or funeral. The

funeral was yesterday with
visitation only an hour before
the funeral. Several of our
children had appointments that
were unable to be changed.
Our hearts and prayers were
with the family as they laid to
rest a kind-hearted son, father,
brother, uncle and grandpa.
Larry was one of my favorite cousins. He always had
time to visit even though we
didnt get to see each other as
often in the recent years. Larry was a big supporter of my
column and a great encouragement to me to keep writing
when it would have been easier to just quit. There was more
than once at a book signing
that I would spot Larrys face
in the crowd. How comforting to know he drove several
hours to be there.
Larry was the oldest of my
cousins on the Coblentz side.
His dad, Albert Jr., was my
dads oldest sibling and will
be 86 in January. Our sympathy goes to Uncle Albert Jr.
and Aunt Shirley and also to
Larrys son, David, and children and his extended family.
Rest in peace, Larry. Your life
touched many.
Son Joseph, 13, was very
excited to shoot his first deer
last Saturday. He went hunting

with Mose (daughter Susans
special friend). But after he
shot the doe and they tracked
it, Joseph was disappointed
to find that someone else was
taking it! It was not worth an
argument, and I told Joseph
maybe the other hunter needed the meat more than we did.
It is hard for a 13-year-old to
understand that God wants us
to forgive someone before the
person even asks to be forgiven.
This week I will share the
recipe for pecanwhite chocolate chip cookies. Daughter
Verena baked these last week.
God bless all of you!
PECAN-WHITE
CHOCOLATE CHIP
COOKIES
1 cup butter
1 cup white sugar
1 cup brown sugar
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
1-1/2 cups oatmeal
2-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup pecans, chopped
1 cup white chocolate chips
Preheat oven to 375. In a
bowl, mix together butter and
brown and white sugars until
light and fluffy. Beat in eggs
and vanilla. Stir in oatmeal.
Sift together flour, baking
powder and baking soda and
add to rest of ingredients. Stir
until combined. Add pecans
and chocolate chips. Bake for
10-12 minutes.
Note: for a soft, chewy
cookie, bake only 9-10 minutes. A longer bake time will
make a crisper cookie.
Divine Mercy to host a Holy Door for Jubilee Year of Mercy

Divine Mercy Catholic
Church in Paulding is one of
only four locations within the
Diocese of Toledo to host a Holy
Door for the Jubilee Year of
Mercy in the Catholic Church.
Pope Francis marked the beginning of the Extraordinary
Jubilee Year of Mercy in the
Catholic Church by opening
the Holy Door in Saint Peters
Basilica at the Vatican on this
Solemnity of the Immaculate
Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The Jubilee Year of

Mercy is celebrated not only
in Rome, but in every diocese
around the world. It concludes
Nov. 20, 2016 on the feast of
Christ the King.
The Diocese of Toledo has
unveiled a Year of Mercy banner on the exterior of the Pastoral Center, inviting Catholics
and all people of good will to accept Jesus Christs invitation to
Come, Enter Into My Mercy.

Other diocesan events centered on mercy include the
opening of Holy Doors of Mercy on Sunday, Dec. 13 at four
separate sites across the Diocese
of Toledo Our Lady, Queen of
the Most Holy Rosary Cathedral
in Toledo, Basilica & National
Shrine of Our Lady of Consolation in Carey, Sorrowful Mother
Shrine in Bellevue and Divine
Mercy Parish in Paulding.
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Beautiful lights,
decorations
are appreciated
Dear Editor;
As people who care a great
deal about our community, how
our courthouse looks, and how
people enjoy the Herb Monroe
Community Park, we are writing
to say a huge thank you to
Brian Shuherk, owner of Solid
Ground, for the labor and hours
donated by him and his company
to our local community. It was
announced at the first annual
Christmas parade that Brian
found businesses to donate items
needed to make the displays on
the lawn beautiful, and then he
paid his employees to get the
work completed.
The Christmas decorations in
the park, and on the courthouse
lawn, are a work of art. The trees
look like a fairy land. The hours
that he and his employees put in
will be enjoyed and appreciated
Dear Editor,
by all during this wonderful
During December, the Pres- Christmas season. The lights and
byterian Church had about 15 greenery around the square were
seventh grade worker bees put up by 4-H families, and will
buzzing around our sanctuary be taken down by them in Januand nursery. With great enary.
ergy and enthusiasm, plus the Thank you, Brian. Thank you
most positive attitude, they
to the families of our 4-Hers.
were busy cleaning, shining
May we follow your example in
and polishing, climbing on
the spirit of giving to others this
stools, sweeping and mopChristmas.
ping, giving us two hours
Susan Paulus
plus of supervised work. That
Paulding
would equal about 30 hours
of cleaning, providing my
head count was correct.
We want to say thank you
to the school for allowing
It is the policy of the Paulding
these young people to do
County Progress to publish
their outreach, their teacher
public records as they are
for being here to supervise
reported or released by various
the cleaning, and the seventh
agencies. Names appearing in
graders for being so willing.
For the Record are published
Merry Christmas to our wonwithout exception, to preserve
derful worker bees.
the fairness and impartiality
Gretchen Noneman of the Progress and as a news
Paulding service to our readers.
Seventh graders
Grade A service
For the Record
ACCIDENTS:
Tuesday, Dec. 8
6:28 a.m. Phyllis D. March,
70, of Cecil, was driving a
2001 Pontiac Venture in Emerald Township, when she
turned off of Road 139 onto
Ohio 111 in front of Evelyn
K. Schmidt, 51, of Defiance.
Schmidt, driving a 1998 Ford
Explorer, swerved around
March, striking the Pontiac in
the passenger side front door.
Marchs vehicle sustained
minor damage, while damage
to the Explorer was disabling.
There were no injuries and
March was cited with failure
to stop at stop sign or yield
right of way.
Thursday, Dec. 10
5:26 p.m. Logan Michael
Kohart, 16, of Payne, was
driving a 2004 Chevy Silverado eastbound on Ohio 613 in
Jackson Township when he
struck a stopped Ford F-150
pickup truck driven by Daniel L. Manson, 55, of Paulding. Both vehicles sustained
disabling damage and were
towed from the scene. Kohart
was cited for assured clear distance ahead.
INCIDENTS:
Friday, Dec. 4
12:46 p.m. A call was received about hunters in the
cemetery on Road 72, east of
US 127.
3:27 p.m. A resident of
Road 107 in Brown Township
reported identity theft.
Saturday, Dec. 5
12:29 a.m. Deputy assisted
a Paulding police officer at a
fight at a West Perry Street
business.
1:49 a.m. Someone trespassing on a property on Road
171 in Brown Township was
reported.
2:04 p.m. Dispatch received
a call about hunters in four or
five vehicles running down
deer on Ohio 613 east to Road
95 and back to Road 87.
2:54 p.m. A report was re-
Common Pleas
Civil Docket
The term et al. refers to and others; et vir., and husband; et ux.,
and wife.
The State Bank and Trust

Company, Defiance vs. Tami
L. Kamphaus and unknown
spouse if any, Fort Jennings
and Federal Loan Bank of
Cincinnati, Second National
Bank, Newark and the Paulding County Treasurer, Paulding. Foreclosures.
Marriage Licenses
Christian Matthew Burtch,
19, Paulding, cook and Sydney Shay Provines, 19, Paulding, cashier. Parents are Bradley Burtch and Angela Martinez; and Michael Provines and
Kristy Carpenter.
Justin Eugene Schmidt, 28,
Payne, no employment listed
and Sylvia Ann Gossard, 26,
Payne, behavior technician.
Parents are Bruce E. Schmidt
and Teal A. Wolford; and
Glenn E. Gossard Jr. and Angela D. Hayes.
Administration Docket
In the Estate of Paul F.
Klender, application to administer file.
Criminal Docket
James E. Johnson, 44,
Paulding, previously indicted
for two counts of rape (F1) and
one case of domestic violence
(M1), had both rape charges
dismissed. He pled guilty to
domestic violence (M1). He
was sentenced to serve 85 days
with 95 days reserved and
credit for time served. He is
to pay court costs. Any and all
evidence seized as part of the
case was ordered destroyed by
law enforcement.
Colton R. Bidlack, 21,
Paulding, pleaded no contest
to unlawful sexual conduct
with a minor (F4). He was
sentenced to four years community control sanctions with
standard conditions. Additionally, he is to serve 30 days jail
with work release granted if
requirements are met; have
an assessment by adult probation sex offender specialist
and follow any recommendations; abstain from alcohol and
controlled substances and not
enter any establishment where
alcohol is sold on premises;
submit to random testing; have
no contact with unrelated chil-
dren under the age of 18 without prior permission of supervising officer; have no contact
with victim. He must undergo
testing for sexually transmitted diseases with results to
be relayed to the prosecutors
office. Ordered that he is a
Tier II sex offender, subject to
registration requirements and
must register every 180 days
for the next 25 years with the
local sheriffs office and pay
all court costs. Charges of sexual battery (F3) and unlawful
sexual conduct with a minor
(F4) were dismissed.
Chay Jackson, 21, of Antwerp, previously indicted
for two counts of felonious
assault (F2), was ordered by
the courts to be further evaluated by Court Diagnostics and
Treatment Center on whether
or not she is a mentally ill person subject to hospitalization
by court order and/or the least
restrictive commitment alternative that is consistent with
her public safety and welfare.
She cannot change her residence without prior permission of the court.
Cindi J. Finnegan, 44, of
Paulding, had her amended
case of burglary (F4) dismissed without prejudice, having to pay the court costs.
Nickolas P. Sandoval, 36,
Paulding, changed his plea
to guilty of trafficking heroin (F5) and trafficking drugs
(F4) and was sentenced to
four years community control sanctions on each count,
under standard conditions
plus he has served all 40 days
of a 40 day jail term; must
successfully complete Paulding County Drug Court program; comply with drug and
alcohol prohibitions; submit
to random tests; assessment

by Westwood Behavioral
Health Center and follow their
recommendations; obtain and
maintain employment; pay
costs and restitution; and sixmonth license suspended for.
Any and all contraband seized
in the case ordered destroyed
by law enforcement.
Zackary R. Strable, 22,
Paulding was ordered by the
court to be evaluated to determine whether he is a proper
candidate for intervention in
lieu of conviction for possession of meth (F5). He has had
a hearing scheduled for Jan. 11
to determine his eligibility so a
jury trial scheduled for Jan. 5
was vacated.
Shannon M. Highwarden,
38, Paulding, having previously pleading guilty to trafficking heroin (F4), was sentenced to serve a stated prison
term of 17 months at the Ohio
Department of Rehabilitation
and Corrections with credit for
30 days already incarcerated.
Additionally, her license is suspended for six months and she
is to pay costs and restitution.
J. Tucker Harman, 26,
Paulding, had a request for
competency evaluation filed
and a plea of not guilty by reason of insanity filed for two
separate cases: having weapons while under disability (F3)
and for escape (F3).
Korie S. Wirth, 22, of
Stryker, changed her plea to
guilty of theft (F4) and was
sentenced to six months at the
Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections to be
served consecutively to sentence of imprisonment in Defiance County. She received
credit for 25 days of confinement served.
Weatherreport weekly summary as recorded at Paulding Villages water treatment

plant

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ceived of suspects hunting

from vehicles on Road 144 in
Paulding Township.
2:56 p.m. A deputy was
flagged down by an individual on Road 126 in Jackson
Township who had a hunting
complaint.
3:39 p.m. A deputy was
called to a residence Ohio 637
in Auglaize Township to handle a property dispute.
4:58 p.m. A report of two
vehicles running down deer on
Road 87 in Blue Creek Township was called in.
9:14 p.m. A resident on
Road 232 in Emerald Township called to report someone
doing doughnuts in a field.
10:46 p.m. A call was received about an intoxicated
person walking on Road 209
in Auglaize Township.
11:13 p.m. Items were reported stolen from a yard on
North First Street in Oakwood.
Sunday, December 6
6:44 p.m. A suspicious vehicle was reported on Road 87
in Blue Creek Township.
8:36 p.m. A call was received of an intoxicated person throwing and breaking
items at a residence on Ohio
613 in Paulding Township.
Monday, December 7
12:26 p.m. A subject from
Road 1040 in Auglaize Township reported being threatened.
1:04 p.m. A resident of
Road 108 in Jackson Township came to the station to report a breaking and entering.
9:30 p.m. A call was received of items missing from
a Road 12 residence in Blue
Creek Township.
Tuesday, Dec. 8
7:52 p.m. Dispatch advised
of a driver headed the wrong
direction on U.S. 24 in Emerald
Township.
Wednesday, Dec. 9
11:30 a.m. A house was broken into on Road 139 in Emerald Township.
2:28 p.m. A reckless driver
was reported on Ohio 111
south of Antwerp.
9:57 p.m. Deputy handled
a domestic problem in Payne
Village.
Thursday, Dec. 10
1:40 p.m. A resident of Road
27C in Carryall Township reported a case of identity theft.
2:32 p.m. A telephone scam
was reported from Oakwood
Village.
3:26 p.m. A garage door was
kicked-in and items were found
missing from a Road 178 residence in Auglaize Township.
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Chris Reinhart (left) and Anne Reinhart were the speakers at

the Kiwanis Club of Paulding County. Chris sells tools and equipment over northwest Ohio and northeast Indiana. His company,
CMR Wholesale, has an office and store on the north side of the
square. Anne also has a office there and runs a debt recovery
business. Kevin Stahl was program chairman.
Property transfers
The term et al. refers to and others; et vir., and husband; et ux.,
and wife.
Auglaize Township
Jay Hanenkratt to Deron and
Donna Payton; Sec. 35, 1.3
acres. Warranty deed.
Bruce A. and Tammy R.
Sholl to Donald C. Smallwood
and Debralee D. McCague;
Sec. 26, 1.5 acres. Warranty
deed.
Benton Township
Chad R. Moore to Roger
Melcher and Dave Melcher;
Sec. 16, 3.164 acres. Warranty
deed.
Brown Township
Cindy and Gary White to
Gary Wine; Sec. 19, 3.27
acres. Quit claim.
Ronald and Dorothy Wine
to Gary Wine; Sec. 19, 3.27
acres. Quit claim.
Tammie and Richard Warren to Gary Wine; Sec. 19,
3.27 acre. Quit claim.
Carryall Township
Margaret Bailey to Kyle
Sunday; Lot 9, Maumee Riverbend Addition, 0.208 acre
and Lot 10, Maumee Riverbend Addition, 0.44 acres.
Warranty deed.
Duane Gordon, dec., et al to
Dillon J. Sensabaugh; Sec. 2,
2.472 acres.
Crane Township
Paul F. Klender, trustee,
dec. to Margaret M. Klender,
trustee; Sec. 9, 2.791 acres and
Sec. 20, 135.31 acres. Affidavit.
Paul F. Klender, trustee,
dec., to Margaret M. Klender,
trustee; Sec. 21, 122.034 acres
and Sec. 29, 20.879 acres. Affidavit.
Emerald Township
James A. Hahn Sr. and Carlotta B. Hahn to James A. and
Carlotta B. Hahn Life Estate;
Lot 38, 0.482 acre and Lot 39,
0.482 acre. Warranty deed.
Janice A. Cross, dec. to
Lynn M. and Richard M. Conrad; Sec. 16, 12 acres, Sec. 28,
234.502 acres. Affidavit.
Lynn M. and Richard M. Conrad; Sec. 21, 24.69 acres, 39
Police Report
ACCIDENT REPORTS
None.
INCIDENT REPORTS
Friday, Dec. 4
4:30 p.m. A resident of South Williams Street reported being
harassed on Facebook.
7:28 p.m. Driver was arrested for OVI after traffic stop on
Baldwin Avenue.
8:07 p.m. A reckless driver was reported at the fairgrounds.
Saturday, Dec. 5
12:28 a.m. Officer responded to a call about a fight at a West
Perry Street business. The fighters left before the officer arrived.
2 a.m. A fight was reported at an Emerald Road residence.
11:30 a.m. Caller advised of a steer who got lose from the
fairgrounds during tagging.
2:59 p.m. A call was received of an intoxicated person inside
the garage of a Nancy Street residence. Officers help the individual into house.
9:58 p.m. An East Perry business reported an intoxicated customer.
10:24 p.m. A suspicious vehicle was reported on Fairground
Drive. The officer was unable to locate the driver.
Sunday, Dec. 6
3:10 a.m. A possible missing person was reported from a West
Perry Street business. The subject was later found.
4:24 a.m. A domestic disturbance was handled on East Wayne
Street.
12:50 p.m. Officer was called to a Helen Street location in
regards to an unruly juvenile knocking over the Christmas tree
and breaking ornaments.
Tuesday, Dec. 8
9:06 a.m. A domestic problem was reported from a North Williams Street residence.
3:33 p.m. An officer unlocked a vehicle door so EMS could
help an unresponsive male.
acres, 40 acres and 80 acres.

Affidavit.
Lynn M. and Richard M. Conrad; Sec. 21, 32.8 acres and
200 acres. Affidavit.
Jackson Township
Mark W. and Lisa A. Holtsberry, trustees to Mark W. and
Lisa A. Holtsberry; Sec. 33,
0.22 acre, 0.092 acre, 5.596
acres and 20 acres. Survivorship deed.
Mark W. and Lisa A.
Holtsberry, trustees to Mark
W. Holtsberry and Lisa A.
Holtsberry; Lot 1, Hammond
Parcels, 0.33 acre and Lot 2,
Hammond Parcel, 0.33 acre.
Survivorship deed.
Latty Township
Donna Thacker, dec., by
Sheriff to David Stiebeling;
Sec. 8, 1 acre. Sheriffs deed.
Roger D. and Christine B.
Taylor, et al to Carolyn Sue
Aldrich, et al; Sec. 16, 41.879
Roger D. and Christine B.
Taylor to Roger D. and Christine B. Taylor, et al; Sec. 16,
36 acres. Warranty deed.
Connie Lou and Keith Wilson to Roger D. and Christine
B. Taylor, et al; Sec. 16, 36
Carolyn Sue and Jerry Aldrich to Roger D. and Christine B. Taylor, et al; Sec. 16,
Christeen L. Hodge to Roger
D. and Christine B. Taylor, et
al; Sec., 16, 36 acres. Warranty deed.
Elizabeth A. Hodge and
Sarah J. Hodge to Roger D.
and Christine B. Taylor, et al;
Sec. 16, 36 acres. Warranty
deed.
William A. Hodge and Ditte
Hodge to Roger D. and Christine B. Taylor, et al; Sec. 16,
Loy W. and Katherine A.
Taylor to Roger D. and Christine B. Taylor, et al; Sec. 16,
Washington Township
Lori L. Shepherd by Sheriff
to Federal Home Loan Mtg.
Corp.; Sec. 7, 1 acre. Sheriffs
deed.
Grover Hill Village
Dennis L. and Janet A.
Miller to Gary L. and Dottie
J. Elliott; Lot 31, Kinkade
Second Addition, 0.152 acre.
Warranty deed.
Oakwood Village
Patty Mullins, dec. to Dennis Mullins; Lot 33, Floyd
Burt Addition, 0.20 acre, Lot
35, Floyd Burt Addition, 0.20
acre and Lot 36, Floyd Burt
Addition, 0.21 acre. Certificate
of Transfer.
Paulding Village
Nolan G. and LaDonna K.
Shisler to Kevin N. and Beverly A. Hanenkratt; Lot 5,
Schultz Addition, 0.08 acre
and Lot 6, Schultz Addition,
0.19 acre. Warranty deed.
US Bank NA, Trustee to
PCH Holdings Ltd.; Lot 7,
Klingler Addition, 0.22 acre.
Warranty deed.
Bonnie L. Griffiths to Keith
E. and Pamela J. Myers; Lot
12, Dix First Addition, 0.20
acre. Warranty deed.
Elicks Rentals LLC to
James J. Allen and Ethel H.
Jewel; Outlots, 0.395 acre.
Warranty deed.
Payne Village
Robert L. and Kimberly
K. Eschbach to Ruth K. Eschbach, et al; Lot 12, Block G,
0.22 acre. Quit claim.
County Court
Civil Docket:
Allied Environmental Services, Lima vs. The Village
of Antwerp. Other action, dismissed.
Credit Adjustments, Inc., Defiance vs. Fernando Gonzales III,
Antwerp. Small claims, satisfied.
Alan Griffiths, Paulding vs.
Tammy Lusk, Latty. Evictions,
judgment for plaintiff in the sum
of $4,885.
Alan Griffiths, Paulding vs.
Thomas Stahl, Payne. Evictions,
dismissed.
Joyce E. Snodgrass, Cecil vs.
Brian Caryer, Pleasant Lake,
Ind. Small claims, judgment for
plaintiff in the sum of $2,490.
Park Limited Partnership, Corunna, Ind. vs. Melissa Boger,
Antwerp and Morgan Boger,
Antwerp. Evictions, judgment
for the plaintiff in the sum of
$2,647.
Michael S. Boggs D.D.S.
Inc., Hicksville vs. Randy Forrer, Payne. Small claims, judgment for plaintiff in the sum of
$127.70.
Returned To You Ltd., Paulding vs. Wesley Moening, Paulding. Small claims, dismissed.
Returned To You Ltd., Paulding vs. Mckinsey Addis, Antwerp. Small claims, dismissed.
Steven Plummer, Paulding vs.
Cody Clark/Clark Homes Ltd.,
Paulding. Small claims, dismissed.
Returned To You Ltd., Paulding vs. Alicia Allie Beregszazi,
Antwerp. Small claims, dismissed.
Criminal Docket:
Gregory W. Shull, Antwerp,
assault; case dismissed per state
with prejudice, costs waived.
Colton L. Hamman, Antwerp,
offense involving underage individual; case dismissed per state
with prejudice, costs waived.
Tracy A. Mullins, Antwerp,
two counts failure to register
dogs; $25 fine per case, $77
costs, proof of registration
shown.
John J. Gosnell, Paulding,
aggravated robbery; case bound
over to Common Pleas Court,
bond conditions continued, $49
costs.
Cody L. Johnson, Latty, five
counts breaking and entering;
waived preliminary hearing in
open court; cases bound over to
Common Pleas Court; bond conditions continued, $37 costs.
Adrien C. Nehls, Antwerp,
one count OVI/high and one
count driving under non-FRA
suspension; waiver of preliminary hearings; cases bound over
to Common Pleas Court.
Kayla A. Gamble, Paulding,
one case possession drug instruments and one case drug abuse;
cases bound over to Common
Pleas Court following preliminary hearing.
Korie S. Wirth, Sherwood,
trespassing; $146.50 costs; maintain general good behavior.
Shawn D. Gribble, Grover
Hill, open container; $75 fine,
$116 costs, maintain general
good behavior.
Timothy B. Edwards, Antwerp, illegal manufacture of
drugs; waived preliminary hearing; case bound over to Common
Pleas Court.
Michael W. Elders, Defiance,
breaking and entering; dismissed.
Traffic Docket:
Corey L. Caldwell, Derby,
Conn., 80/65 speed; $43 fine,
$85 costs.
Wendie Lee Sedoot, Walden,
N.Y., 79/65 speed; $33 fine, $85
costs.
Gary A. Ford Jr., Toledo,
99/65 speed; $43 fine, $111.98
costs, pay all by Dec. 18 or
turned in for collection (POC).
Victoria Ann Nowak, Murfreesboro, Tenn., 89/65 speed;
$43 fine. $85 costs.
Randall S. Blair, New Haven,
no brake lights; $53 fine, $129
costs.
Camille M. Gonzalez, Convoy, 66/55 speed; $33 fine, $85
costs.
Michol R. Walker, Indianapolis, 79/65 speed; $33 fine, $80
costs.
Mary J. Jordan, Saint Clair,
Mich., 74/65 speed; $125 fine,
$95 costs, Feb. 29 POC.
Teklit Araya Tesfamlak, Columbus, no tail lights; $150 fine,
$77 costs, pay within 30 days.
Sagar S. Shar, Addison, Ill.,
83/65 speed; $43 fine, $80 costs.
Glola L. Parrish, Van Wert,
failure to control; $68 fine, $77
costs.
Harvey J. Bok, Defiance, seat
belt; $30 fine, $47 costs.
Tara D. Ingol, Paulding, seat
Charles H. Wethington, Arlington, Texas, 82/65 speed; $43
fine, $80 costs.
Asfand Y. Shahab, West
Bloomfield, Mich., 83/65 speed;
$43 fine, $80 costs.
Benjamin R. Gould, Zionsville, Ind., 94/65 speed; $43 fine,
$80 costs.
In My Opinion
Zachary J. Oberhaus, Swanton, 77/65 speed; $33 fine, $80

costs.
Noah J. Stoller, Paulding,
71/55 speed; $43 fine, $77
costs.
Cierra S. Miller, Indianapolis; 86/65 speed; $43 fine, $80
costs.
Helen L. Noneman, Pflugerville, Texas, 68/55 speed; $33
fine, $80 costs.
Craig M. English, Grover
Hill, stop sign; $53 fine, $77
costs.
Columba Morales Osorio, Hicksville, no operator
license; $800 fine with $550
suspended, $95 costs, Feb. 29
POC.
Columba Morales Osorio,
Hicksville, failure to yield to
funeral; dismissed.
Steve L. Harris, Cleveland,
75/65 speed; $33 fine, $82
costs.
James Vandoli, Kelso,
Wash., failure to control; $68
fine, $85 costs.
Keith E. Leffers, Fort
Wayne, 78/65 speed; $33 fine,
$82 costs.
Jeffery L. Curtis, Cloverdale, seat belt; $30 fine, $47
costs.
Sam J. Hopwood, Cleveland
Heights, 82/65 speed; $43 fine,
$80 costs.
Joseph W. Burkley, Paulding, seat belt; $30 fine, $47
costs.
Michael J. Chartrand, Lima,
left of center; $53 fine, $77
costs.
Maddison A. Hatcher, Perrysburg, 80/65 speed; $43 fine,
$80 costs.
Dakota James Talbott,
Paulding, 73/55 speed; $43
fine, $80 costs.
Andrew J. Emans, Erie,
Penn., 85/65 speed; $43 fine,
$80 costs.
John B. Haverstock, Saint
Joe, Minn., seat belt; $30 fine,
$47 costs.
Nanette L. Johnson, Fishers,
Ind., 79/65 speed; $33 fine, $77
costs.
Corbin Joseph Edwards,
Paulding, 78/65 speed; $33
fine, $80 costs.
Guy Lemarie, Saint Julie,
Quebec, 84/65 speed; $43 fine,
$77 costs.
Jashank Yogesh Vyas, Barrie, Ont., 88/65 speed; $43 fine,
$77 costs.
William F. Wetli, Antwerp,
stop sign; $53 fine, $82 costs.
Jacob J. Grindstaff, Oakwood, registration violation;
Eddie C. Triplett, Detroit,
79/65 speed; $33 fine, $77
costs.
Charles L. Zink, Delphi,
Ind., 76/65 speed; $33 fine, $80
costs.
Alisha R. Reader, Paulding,
seat belt; $30 fine, $47 costs.

Daniel W. Ross, Clarence
Center, N.Y.; 76/65 speed; $33
fine, $77 costs.
Bryan J. Foltz, Bryan, seat
Duane L. Miller, West Alexandria, seat belt; $30 fine, $50
costs.
Gabriel J. Martin, Mount Clemens, Mich., 81/65 speed; $43
fine, $80 costs.
Rita Cardoso, Strasburg, Va.,
Phillip V. Fisher, Blommington, Ind., 79/65 speed; $33 fine,
$80 costs.
Victor Y. Kutsenok, Fort
$80 costs.
Alia Farhanah Hasbullah, Ann
Arbor, Mich, 78/65 speed; $33
fine, $80 costs.
Amlia Ribic, Alexandria, Va.,
Stefanie Sinn Hollar, Latty,
Azia M. Cook, Toledo, 82/65
speed; $43 fine, $82 costs.
Jefferson Lee Mullins, Hicksville, hit skip; $375 fine, $145
costs, pay $50 monthly, Dec. 16,
2016 POC; community control
two ordered, 40 hours community service, reimburse counsel
fees, proof of financial responsibility provided, 180 days jail
reserved.
Jefferson Lee Mullins, Hicksville, failure to control; dismissed
at States request.
Anne T. Poinsatte, Leo, Ind.,
Amy L. Salyers, Antwerp,
Mikenzie L. Mills, Holland,
Kandee E. Manson, Paulding,
following closely; $53 fine, $77
costs.
Cliff C. Bryant, Brownstown,
Mich., 78/65 speed; $77 costs,
points waived, fines waived.
Jacklyn Jo Clark, Tucson,
Ariz., 79/55 speed; $43 fine, $77
costs.
Garry L. Domoe Jr., Swanton,
Margaret R. Harris, Fort
Wayne, stop sign; $53 fine, $80
costs.
James E. Gengler, Ohio City,
Taryn K. Nelson, Defiance,
failure to control; $68 fine, $80
costs.
Glenn H. Peer, Monroe,
$95 costs, points waived.
Harriet E. Steinke, Grosse
Pointe, Mich., seat belt; $30 fine,
$50 costs.
Todd T. Kortokrax, Haviland,
Steve R. Theis, Defiance, assured clear distance; $68 fine,
$77 costs.
Jared B. Houck, Carmel, Ind.,
Eric P. Bilyew, Bryan, 79/65

Aaron L. Hazelton, Pandora,
Antonio J. Lee, Holland,
Daniel K. Rees, Chagrin Falls,
Arjun K. Gowda, Detroit,
Oluwaseyi Balogun, Akron,
84/65 speed; fines waived, $95
costs.
Mark A. Humphrey, Anderson, Ind., 85/65 speed; $43 fine,
$80 costs.
Libby D. Bower, Columbia
City, Ind., 79/65 speed; $33 fine,
$80 costs.
Samuel J. Hart, Wyandotte,
$80 costs.
Andrew T. Batt, Defiance,
Yen Ti Li, West Lafayette,
Ind., 87/65 speed; $43 fine, $80
costs.
Janae Williams, Detroit, 83/65
George Anthony Santiago,
Debary, Fla., 80/65 speed; $43
fine, $80 costs.
Karmel K. Prosser, Oakwood, 86/55 speed; $43 fine,
$80 costs.
Robert Mahnic, Indianapolis, 80/65 speed; $43 fine, $80
costs.
Anne Marie Sheets, Southgate, Mich., 90/65 speed; $43
fine, $77 costs.
Edis Sakinovic, Fort Wayne,
stop sign; $53 fine, $85 costs.
Zachary D. Reasoner, Fort
$77 costs.
Nicholas P. Ceo, Avon Lake,
82/65 speed; $43 fine, $85
costs.
Jeffery L. Hasler, Rosedale,
Ind., 79/65 speed; $33 fine, $77
costs.
Anthony E. Scott, Indianapolis, 83/65 speed; $43 fine, $80
costs.
Andres E. Rodriguez, Schenectady, N.Y., 85/65 speed;
Jacob G. McKiernan, Richmond, Ind., 80/65 speed; $43 f
ine, $77 costs.
Joshua M. Freese, Hicksville, 77/55 speed; $43 fine,
$80 costs.
Andrew Timothy Kinney,
Marion, Ind., 81/65 speed; $43
fine, $80 costs.
Charles A. Morman, Ottawa,
Rex Manley Robinson,
Milan, Mich., 81/65 speed; $43
fine, $80 costs.
Lloyd A. Lotridge, Holly,
$80 costs.
Prateek Brar, Southfield,
$80 costs.
Paul L. Neely, Erie, Mich.,
75/65 speed; $33 fine, $80
costs.
Pirates and elves

deliver the true
meaning of Christmas
Last week I went to the Christmas program at Grover Hill
Elementary. I dont have any children or grandchildren who
attend, but there is a second grade class that I have volunteered in on a couple of occasions during field trips. The
second graders were not a part of the program, but it gave me
an opportunity to visit with
them and to see the older
In My
kids sing and perform on
stage.
Opinion
I arrived about 15 minutes
early and the parking lot was
full. Cars were even parked
on the side of the road. I
Joe Shouse
thought to myself that every
grandma and grandpa in the
area is sitting in the gym
and I will have to stand and watch kids sing that I dont even
know. But my attitude soon turned as I entered the school. I
was greeted by friendly students who handed me a program
printed on bright orange paper and I made my way to the gym.
I found a seat on the front row of the bleachers. In fact, I
think I was among the kindergarten students. That was okay
with me because I can act like a five year old with no trouble
according to my wife. And for those parents with kindergarten
students, please note, your kiddos were well behaved you
would have been proud.
I spotted the second grade class that I went bowling with
and to the museum a few weeks ago and so I quickly went
down to their location and had a quick visit and exchange a
high-five with some of the guys.
Before I give my opinion about the program, let me just
quickly comment that in a nut shell it was wonderful. I have
to admit, the title didnt excite me all that much . . . A Pirate
Christmas . . . but then I felt better when I read the cover of
the program. The word Christmas was used twice. It was
titled: Grover Hill Elementary - Christmas Program - A Pirate Christmas. Not a holiday program or winter program or
a pirate holiday but Christmas. Now I am liking the idea that
maybe a pirate Christmas isnt so bad after all.
I am not going to try to explain everything that took place
on stage. After all, there were eight fast moving scenes with
singing, dancing, acting and a visit from Santa. Throughout
the production, the pirates were pitted against the elves in
some friendly banter that eventually had the elves winning
over the pirates to the importance of giving.
The best part for me, and this is simply my opinion, was
how the true meaning of Christmas was portrayed by two students, a baby, and a large shiny gold star lifted high to the top
of the stage. Short and sweet with a true message. That was
really special.
Yes, I was surprised and overjoyed by the way these fourth,
fifth and sixth graders portrayed the true meaning of Christmas through the unlikely groups of elves and pirates. But they
did it and for those in attendance I hope they, too, caught their
spirit of the true reason for the season.
Thank you to the staff at Grover Hill Elementary and to
principal Kevin Wilson, secretary Marcie, teachers and parents for making A Pirates Christmas a most memorable
event. I am glad I made the right choice and attended the program.
Finally, to music teacher Ann Wieland, who stepped outside the box and allowed her music classes to not only share
their talents, but also to share the greatest story ever told.
Now then, the last part of my thought really isnt my opinion, it is fact. The birth of Jesus on that first Christmas night is
the greatest story ever told and it is truly the reason we celebrate. Merry Christmas!
Joe Shouse is a staff writer for the Paulding County Progress.
The opinions stated are those of the writer, and do not necessarily reflect that of the newspaper.
Commissioners Journal
Commissioners Journal November
25, 2015
This 25th day of November, 2015,
the Board of County Commissioners
met in regular session with the following members present: Roy Klopfenstein,
Tony Zartman, Mark Holtsberry, and
Nola Ginter, Clerk.
MEETING NOTES OF APPOINTMENTS
Jerry Zielke, Paulding County Economic Development, met briefly with
the commissioners to review the activity in the economic development office
for October and November. He reported
having made personal visits with local
business leaders and attending local
meetings (totaling 127). He also attended 45 meetings and eight webinars,
representing Paulding County.
Zielke noted several local businesses
are expanding, building, or are interested in locating in Paulding County.
He also attended the OEDA Conference
and found it to be beneficial.
Zielke was especially excited to report MetaLink has begun construction
on new fiber-optic underground line
on Road 144 to serve Thompson Steel,
Alex Products, Poly One, Schweller
Electric and further growth in the industrial park. Construction will also extend
east of U.S. 127 and Road 144 to connect the AT&T cell tower and the Porter
business park and shopping center.
Zielke also attended an open house
for Cooper Farms newest operation in
Emerald Township. He also reported
on two new wind farms, one in Blue
Creek and Latty Townships and the
other in Harrison Township. The Harrison Township farm is an EDP project
with construction to begin in 2016. The
Blue Creek/Latty Township project will
begin construction at a later date.
Zielke reported the PCED Small
Business Innovation Center (SBIC)
located at the former law library is just
about ready for occupancy. He will be
receiving a $5,000 Leap Grant from
AEP for the PCED SBIC.
County Auditor Claudia Fickel
presented the sales tax report for November, stating a 24% increase from
November 2014 and an increase of
$29,729.07 from the four-year (201114) average.
Fickel noted the budget commission
met recently and made the decision to
adjust some school bond rates in order
to avoid overcollecting. She reported
attending conference last week where
she learned of some legislative updates.
CAUV rates, OPERS and Workers
Comp were other topics discussed. 2016
budget worksheets are due the first week
in December.
Ed Bohn, PCEMA, reported the mitigation application has been accepted by
FEMA. He is excited to move on with
future plans for PCEMA.
Brad Norton stopped in to update
the commissioners on the progress of
the wind farm in Blue Creek and Latty
townships.
Joe Barker, WMYW (LP) 102.7
Paulding, introduced himself as the
owner of Pauldings newest local radio
station WMYW (low power, non-commercial) 102.7 Paulding. He noted his
is currently the only locally owned,
licensed radio station in Paulding
County. Barkers goal is to promote
positive news, local businesses, and
school and county events.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
A motion was made by Zartman to
go into executive session at 8:03 a.m.
with the Paulding County Prosecuting
Attorney to discuss legal matters.
At 8:17 a.m. all members present
agreed to adjourn the executive session
and go into regular session.
IN THE MATTER OF CREATING
NEW REVENUE AND EXPENSE
LINE ITEMS IN FUND 192
Holtsberry 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 item in the County
Health Insurance Fund (Fund 192),
to-wit; Revenue Line Item: 192-00110021 County Health Insurance/HSA
Revenue; Expense Line Item: 192001-00004 County Health Insurance/
HSA Expenses
IN THE MATTER OF AMENDING
THE 2015 ANNUAL APPROPRIATION (FUND 076)
direct the County Auditor to amend
the 2015 Annual Appropriation by appropriating the following in the LEPC
Fund (Fund 076), to-wit;
076-001-00011/LEPC/Other Expenses
AMOUNT: $8,000.
IN THE MATTER OF AMENDING
THE 2015 ANNUAL APPROPRIATION (FUND 134)
Zartman moved to adopt the following resolution:
direct the County Auditor to amend
the 2015 Annual Appropriation by
appropriating the following in the
County Court Special Projects Fund
(Fund 134), to-wit; 134-001-00003/

County Court Special Projects/IDIAM
AMOUNT: $2,000.
IN THE MATTER OF MODIFYING THE 2015 ANNUAL APPROPRIATION (FUND 001-003)
modify the 2015 Annual Appropriation
and hereby directs the Paulding County
Auditor to transfer funds, to-wit;
FROM: 001-003-00002/General Fund/
County Treasurer/Salaries-Employees
TO: 001-003-00003/General Fund/
County Treasurer/Supplies AMOUNT:
$1,000.
Zartman moved to adopt the following resolution:
modify the 2015 Annual Appropriation and hereby directs the Paulding
County Auditor to transfer funds, towit; FROM: 001-011-00004/General
Fund/Probate Court/Equipment TO:
001-011-00009/General Fund/Probate
Court/Other Expenses AMOUNT:
$5,000.
modify the 2015 Annual Appropriation
and hereby directs the Paulding County
Auditor to transfer funds, to-wit;
FROM: 001-017-00002/General Fund/
Sheriff/Capital Projects TO: 001-01700008/General Fund/Sheriff/Equipment/Sheriff AMOUNT: $14,000.
IN THE MATTER OF MODIFYING THE 2015 ANNUAL APPROPRIATION (FUND 196)
modify the 2015 Annual Appropriation and hereby directs the Paulding
County Auditor to transfer funds in the
Wellness Grant Fund (Fund 196), towit; FROM: 196-001-00006/Wellness
Grant/Incentive TO: 196-001-00001/
Wellness Grant/Salary AMOUNT:
$2,181.17.
Commissioners Journal November
30, 2015
This 25th day of November, 2015,
the Board of County Commissioners
met in regular session with the following members present: Roy Klopfenstein, Tony Zartman, Mark Holtsberry,
and Nola Ginter, Clerk.
MEETING NOTES OF APPOINTMENTS
Bill Edwards, Paulding County
Health Department, met with the commissioners to discuss budgetary issues.
He first thanked the commissioners tor
their funding in the past. He then reported the health departments employees insurance premiums increased by
25% for 2016.
Edwards commented that though
the health departments responsibilities have greatly increased over the last
several years, their operating revenue
has not. He noted they have operated
on the same millage for years. They
have been forced to decrease staff due
to rising costs. He has already reduced
hours for the remaining staff in an effort to stay within budget. However,
with the increase in immunizations and
other wellness services, personnel are
spread pretty thin.
The commissioners encouraged Edwards and the health department board
to aggressively seek an operating levy.
They reminded Edwards Dec. 16 is the
due date to have a levy on the spring
ballot.
County Court Judge Suzanne Rister
reported the automatic door opener for

handicapped accessibility will be installed at the County Court Annex. She
noted a state grant was secured to fund
the project.
The grant also purchased a plastic
card machine, which is used to create
wallet-sized cards for probationers to
present indicating they have driving
privileges or to show they have a civil
protection order. Typically, licenses are
suspended for 90 days to six months.
Driving privilege cards are renewable
every 30 days and are issued contingent
upon passing a drug screening.
Judge Rister reported civil cases are
down from 2014. Criminal cases seem
to be leveled. Bankruptcy and traffic
cases are up. Traffic cases totaled 3,618
for 2014. Judge Rister reported there are
3,795 so far in 2015 with the month of
December ahead of us.
Rister reported the probation department is making great strides in getting
back on track.
Brenda Crawford, Board of Election,
reported the ramp at the OSU Extension
building polling site will need to be reworked. The slope of the ramp does not
meet requirements. A couple of the signage posts will need to be re-positioned
as well. The contractor will call OUPS
to make sure no lines are underground
and leading into the building at the site.
PAU LD I N G PRO G R E SS
COMMUNITY
November birthdays were observed at Paulding County Senior Center. Those celebrating included, front row from left Tom Beyer, Betty Hamman, Tom Clark; back row Jean Kochenour,
Ellen Sukup, Linda Fulk, Ernestine Moreno and Jim Morisy.
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at the Paulding County

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Candles Slippers
Books are Fun
December 21st
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VETERANS BREAKFAST Paulding County Senior Center hosted a Veterans Day breakfast on
Nov. 10 to honor local veterans. Approximately 30 guest attended. Among those attending were four
gentlemen who served in WWII Russell Long, Gene Scarbrough, Ray Keck and John Jenlinek.
Birthdays
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Dec. 19 Cyrah Brad Paulding County Senior Center celebrated November birthdays. ford, Arline Gloor, Chad Jay,
Emma Townley.
Among them were Madeline Manz (left) and Nadine Baumert.
Dec. 20 Melissa Coburn,
Anniversaries
Dec. 19 Neil and Angie Gordon.
Dec. 20 Don and Ireta Hutchison.
Dec. 22 Al and Lois Beamer, Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Dix, Gage Evans,

Cindy Grace, Bud Larimore,
Zackery Shafer, Matt Stoller.
Dec. 21 Roger Aldrich,
Sylvia Bailey, Suzann Bauer,
Jonathon Ceballos, Joaquin
Estrada Jr., Nash Saylor, Levi
Troyer.
Dec. 22 Jayden Crates,
Norma Fleck, Jensa Goings,
Larry Goings Jr., Frances Johanns, Kenneth Leatherman,
Tira Lester, Albinus Miller,
Isaac Wright.
Dec. 23 Wyatt Beckman,
Chris Dangler, Jade Graf,
Edward S. Gonzales Sr., Dave and Stephanie Dereck Grindstaff, Matthew
A. Martinez, Carol Ray, BranMcCullough, Richard and Frances Walters.
don Rhonehouse, Dave Scott,
Dec. 24 John and Ida Stouffer.
Murray Skevington, Randy

Weller, Alex Wiebe, Jean
Winans.
Dec. 24 Reagan E. Braun,
Josh Crabtree, Ryne Dangler,
Mandy Eberle, Gary G. Foust,
Janell Jeffery, Mary Moore,
Fran Mowery, Paul Searing,
Susan Sitton, James G. Weaver.
Dec. 25 Judy Bowman,
Judy A. Doctor, Brad Kauser,
Logan Lee, Ethan Manz, Lois
Rau, Eric Reeb, John Woodring.
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The Christmas Truce, Part 2
Part 2
During WWI on Christmas
Day 1914, a remarkable event
happened called The Christmas Truce. It was a time that
soldiers from both sides put
down their weapons and actually celebrated Christmas together. Alfred Anderson, who
was a survivor of that war was
interviewed when he was 108
years old by a news organization called The Observer. According to records, Anderson
died at age 109.
Alfred Anderson spent December 25, 1914 serving in
a conflict that left 31 million
people dead or wounded.
In his interview he revealed
remarkable new details of the
day etched in history, including pictures of Christmas gifts
sent to the troops. His unit,
the 5th Battalion The Black
Watch, was one of the first involved in trench warfare. He
had left his home in Newtyle,
Angus, in October, taking the
train from Dundee to Southampton, then a ferry to Le
Havre.
He was happy, healthy and
surrounded by most of his former school friends, who had
all joined the Territorial Army
together in 1912. In October
1914 they thought that they
were at the start of an exciting adventure. But by the first
Christmas of the war they had
already experienced its horror
and the death of young friends
was commonplace.
I remember the silence,
the eerie sound of silence, he
said. Only the guards were on
duty. We all went outside the
farm buildings and just stood
listening. And, of course,
thinking of people back home.
All Id heard for two months
in the trenches was the hissing, cracking and whining of
bullets in flight, machine gun
fire and distant German voices.
On 24 and 25 December,
Andersons unit was billeted
in a dilapidated farmhouse,
away from the front line, so he
did not participate in any football matches. We didnt have
the energy, anyway, he said.
But he can still recall vividly
what happened on Christmas
A Penny for
Your Thoughts
By
Nancy Whitaker
Day 1914.
Currently living alone at
the time of his interview in
Alyth, Perthshire, he still treasures the gift package sent to
every soldier a few days before the first Christmas of the
war from the Princess Royal.
The brass box, which was
embossed with a profile of
Princess Mary, was filled with
cigarettes. I had no use for
the cigarettes so I gave them
to my friends, he said. A lot
of the lads thought the box
was worth nothing, but I said
someones bound to have put a
lot of thought into it. Some of
the boys had Christmas presents from home anyway, but
mine didnt arrive on time.
It also contained a card,
with 1914 on the front, which
says: With best wishes for a
happy Christmas and a victorious New Year, from the
Princess Mary and friends at
home.
To his delight, he discovered
that his most treasured possession a New Testament given
to him by his mother before he
left for France and inscribed
with the message: September
5, 1914. Alfred Anderson. A
Present from Mother fit in
the box perfectly.
Anderson kept both in his
breast pocket until 1916 when
a shell exploded over a listening post in no mans land, killing several of his friends and
seriously injuring him.
This is all I brought home
from the war, he said, showing the box and Bible, but forgetting about his beret with its
famous red hackle, which is
the first thing you see when
you stepped into his home.

There were many aspects of
the war that Anderson found
difficult to talk about. I saw
so much horror, he said,
shaking his head and gazing
into the middle distance. I
lost so many friends.
He recalled one incident
that gave him a sore heart.
When he was first home on
leave, he visited the family of
a dead friend to express his
condolences. He knew them
well but soon realized that he
was getting a frosty reception.
I asked if they were going to
ask me in and they said no.
When I asked why, they just
said, Because youre here and
hes not. That was awful. Hes
one of the lads I miss most.
In 2002, Prince Charles paid
him a private visit after learning that he had served briefly
as batman to the Queen Mothers brother, Captain Fergus
Bowes-Lyon, who, along with
hundreds of Mr Andersons
regimental colleagues, was
killed at the Battle of Loos in
1915.
The seemingly invincible
Anderson, who was awarded
Frances highest honour - the
Lgion dHonneur - in 1998
for his services during the
First World War, was recently
in the rare position of witnessing one of his six childrens
golden wedding anniversaries.
His children, he said, five of
whom are still alive, are what
keeps him going.
Alfred Anderson has spent
90 years trying to forget the
war. But it has been impossible. But he looks back and
said, Ill give Christmas
Day 1914 a brief thought, as
I do every year. And Ill think
about all my friends who never made it home. But its too
sad to think too much about it.
Far too sad, he said, his head
bowed and his eyes filled with
tears.
As I think about Christmas

and the reason for Christmas,
let us all lay down any bitterness, unforgiveness and
embrace some of the people
we may not like. If we can do
that, I will give you a Penny
for Your Thoughts.
Roasted any chestnuts lately?
When Mel Torm and Bob

Wells wrote The Christmas
Song in 1945, it was the middle
of summer and they were just
trying to stay cool by thinking
cool. Little did they know that it
would top the list of the all-time
favorite Christmas songs 75 years
later and be recorded by nearly
twice that number of artists.
For most of us, its the Nat King
Cole version were most familiar
with, maybe because it was the
first (in 1946) and no doubt is the
one that gets played more often.
Were also familiar with most of
the seasonal things mentioned in
the song: Jack Frost nipping at
your nose, yuletide carols being
sung by a choir, folks dressed up
like Eskimos, and chestnuts roasting on an open fire.
Wait just a minute... when was
the last time you roasted chestnuts? When was the last time you
even ate chestnuts? And for that
matter, when was the last time
you ran across a chestnut tree?
People used to do this. You
know they did, or Nat and all
those other singers wouldnt have
been singing about it all these
years. Ive been around for 58
of them and I cant say Ive ever
even seen a chestnut. Horse chestnuts (and their cousins, the buckeyes) dont count. Even though
they have a similar look, they arent even related to the American
chestnut. And you cant eat those.
The American chestnut tree
used to be plentiful in North
America, and especially in the
eastern part of the United States.
The nut, which could be used to
far this flu season, and all have been found to be make flour or prepared any numgenetically similar to the viruses covered by the ber of ways, was enjoyed by Native Americans long before the
2015-2016 flu vaccine.
This years flu vaccine appears to be a great
match for the viruses circulating, said DiOrio.
More than 140 million doses of flu vaccine have
been distributed across the U.S and there are no
vaccine shortages across Ohio making this a great
time to get vaccinated.
While vaccination provides the greatest protection against the flu, other effective ways to avoid
getting or spreading it include: washing hands frequently; covering coughs and sneezes with tissues,
or coughing or sneezing into elbows; avoiding
touching eyes, nose and mouth; and staying home
when sick and until fever-free for 24 hours without
using fever-reducing medication.
Symptoms of influenza can include fever,
cough, sore throat, body aches, headache, chills
and fatigue. Flu vaccination is available at most
healthcare providers offices, local health departments and retail pharmacies.
ODHs annual flu vaccination campaign is also
now running across Ohio and will conclude in February. More information about influenza and flu activity in Ohio is available at www.flu.ohio.gov.
Still time to get your flu shot

COLUMBUS Influenza-like illness remains
sporadic across Ohio, but the Ohio Department of
Health (ODH), wants to remind everyone that now
is a great time to get your influenza vaccination.
The 2015-16 flu season started in Oct. and likely
will continue into next spring.
The number of influenza-associated hospitalizations is at 121 through Nov. 27 compared to
202 last year. There are no pediatric flu-associated
deaths reported so far this flu season.
Influenza vaccination is the safest and most effective way to fight the flu, so I encourage all Ohioans six months and older who have not already
done so to get vaccinated today, said Dr. Mary
DiOrio, medical director of ODH. Flu activity
typically peaks between December and February,
so now is a great time to get vaccinated to protect
yourself and your loved ones.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC), recommends a yearly flu vaccine for everyone 6 months of age and older as the first and
most important step in protecting against seasonal flu viruses. Once vaccinated, it takes about two
weeks for the bodys immune response to fully
kick in.
CDC has characterized 20 influenza viruses so
The American chestnut has a very spiny seed capsule (called a burr) that will usually contain
three nuts. They ripen and fall to the ground around the time of the first frost. (Photo by Timothy
Van Vliet/Wikimedia Commons)
In the
Garden
By
Kylee Baumle
Europeans or Asians introduced
their species of chestnut to the
continent.
The trees themselves were used
to make wood products; in fact,
for several hundred years, nearly
all the homes east of the Mississippi river were made of chestnut
wood. And then the blight hit.
Chestnut blight was first recognized in 1904, having most likely
originated from popular Asian
chestnut imports, which were
mostly resistant to the fungus.
Over the next 40 years, the blight
took down nearly all the over four
billion American chestnut trees in
the U.S. So in 1945, when The
Christmas Song was written,
roasting chestnuts was becoming
a cherished memory for many
Americans.
The American Chestnut Foundation, along with several state
DNRs, and a number of universities are working together to
restore the American chestnut to
its former greatness. Strides have
been made in this regard by hybridizing blight-resistant Asian
varieties with the American trees
as well as through genetic engineering.

Currently, there are about 1,000
of the genetically engineered trees
(called transgenic) growing in test
sites that have proven resistant to
the fungus, but government approval will be required before
they will be allowed to grow in
the wild.
Hybridized chestnut tree farms
are in their infancy here and the
U.S. only produces about 1%
of the worlds edible chestnuts.
Though you can buy American
chestnut seedlings on a small
scale for planting in your yard,
most reputable nurseries will
warn you that they are susceptible to chestnut blight and may not
survive.
It appears that there will probably be an American chestnut
tree produced in the next several
years that is disease resistant, and
chestnuts roasting on an open
fire may once again be a common holiday pastime. Until then,
most of the nuts youll find for
sale here are imported from Europe.
What does a roasted chestnut
taste like? I have no idea, not having ever tasted one myself, but
many say its much like mashed
or sweet potatoes. I just might
have to look for some and try
them this year. And of course, this
girl who has been growing an ash
tree in her backyard for the last
five years, now wants an American chestnut tree, too.
Read more at Kylees blog,
Our Little Acre, at www.ourlittleacre.com and on Facebook
at www.facebook.com/OurLittleAcre. Contact her at PauldingProgressGardener@gmail.com.
SAFE DRIVING ASSEMBLY Van Wert County Sheriff Tom Riggenbach, Putnam County Sheriff
Michael Chandler and Paulding County Sheriff Jason Landers recently visited Vantage to talk to
students about safe driving, especially as winter approaches. Pictured with their sheriff are Student
HAVILAND Wayne Ambassadors Mikayla Ryan (Van Wert), Zach Chamberlin (Kalida) and Brenna Baker (Wayne Trace).
Trace students of the month
for November were Lauren
Barnett, Catherine Strable,
Macy Glass, Alexandrea Fast,
Emil Stoller and Allie Boroff.
Paulding Elem. students of the month WT students of

PAULDING Paulding Elementary Schools students of the month named
the month for October were Colton Hunt, Blake Rhonehouse,
Brooklynn Verfaillie, Olivia Breier, Levi Ankney, Miley Jacobs, Anabel Martinez, Presley Barnes, Jack Daeger, Delaney Johanns, Isabelle Lamb, Miguel Martinez, Racer Nicely,
Chloe Boyd, Ester Rocha, Ameah Garza, Jada Smith, Hopeful
Rose, Paige Hull, Austin Skala, Ethan Foltz, Claire Miller and
Ronald Goodwin.
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PAULDING Members of
the Paulding Lions Club meet
PAULDING Paulding High School has announced its the second and fourth Thursdays of each month, excluding
November students of the month. They are freshman Jessica holidays, at the Paulding Eagles.
Weller, sophomore Abigail English, junior Chantal Monnier Meeting time is 7 p.m. The puband senior Alex Arellano.
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Reindeer seem to be a very important topic particularly around the holiday season, especially the
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in various amounts and in various ways. And you can use this
experience to teach your children
about money management.
Here are a few ideas for doing
just that:
Stick to a budget. Tell your
children youve set aside a certain
amount of money for gifts and
holiday events, such as hosting
parties, and that you wont exceed
it. And if you have saved money
throughout the year in a special
holiday fund, let your kids know
about that, too. This information
should help impress upon them
the importance of sticking with a
budget and saving for a goal.
Discuss credit and debt. Ideally, you wont have to use your
credit cards to an unusual degree
during the holiday season. If you
do, though, explain to your children that using a credit card is not
the same thing as free money,
and that your goal is to pay off the
card as soon as possible, so that
you wont have to pay even more
for your purchases in the form of
interest payments.
Compare short- and long-
term goals. Explain to your children that your holiday spending is

the result of having saved for, and
met, a short-term goal, but that
you are also saving for long-term
goals, such as retirement. Depending on the age of your kids,
you might want to go into somewhat more detail, such as describing, in general terms, the different
ways you save for the different
goals. For example, for your holiday spending, you might be drawing on money from your checking
account or, as mentioned above,
a holiday fund, possibly kept in a
low-risk, liquid vehicle while
for your long-term goals, you
might be relying in part on your
employer-sponsored retirement
plan, such as a 401(k). The key
point to get across is that you have
various financial goals in life with
various means of working toward
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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 a.m.; Contemporary Worship 10:30 a.m.
Antwerp United Methodist Church, East River Street, Rev. Pastor Mike
Schneider, church telephone number is 258-4901, Contemporary service
Sunday 8:30 a.m., Sunday school 9:30 a.m., Traditional Service 10:30 a.m.
Divine Mercy Catholic Parish, 303 S. Monroe, Antwerp. Office: 417 N.
Main, Paulding, 399-2576, Rev. Joseph Poggemeyer: Sunday at 8:30 a.m.
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 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, Rev. Derek Evans. 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. Sunday School 9:30 a.m.,
Sunday gathering 10:30 a.m.
ARTHUR/FIVE SPAN AREA
Apostolic Christian Church, 13562 Road 147, Defiance (Junction), 3993121, 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 Lonnie Lambert, 399-5022. Sunday School 9:30, Worship 10:30, Bible Study
5:30. Wednesday Bible Study 5:30.
Junction Bible Christian Church, County Road 111, Defiance (Junction),
393-2671 or JunctionBible@copper.net, Interim Pastor Duane Richardson,
Sunday school at 9:30 a.m., Sunday worship follows at 10:30 a.m. and Bible
Study on Wed. at 7p.m.
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., Sunday evening worship at 6 p.m., Wednesday evening worship at 7 p.m.,
Youth Service Wednesday at 7 p.m.
Grover Hill Church of the Nazarene, Maple and East Jackson Streets,
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 available
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 Eileen Kochensparger, Sunday worship at 8:45 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, Sunday 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.
Pioneer Christian Ministries, 3606 Slane Rd., Grover Hill, 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.
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, worship 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, Sunday 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 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 a.m. Sunday school at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday services for
children, youth and adults at 7 p.m.
Melrose United Methodist Church, Melrose, 594-2076, Pastor Eileen
Kochensparger 399-5818; Sunday school 9:30 a.m., Sunday worship at
GROVER HILL AND OUTLYING
Bible Baptist Church, corner of Cleveland and Perry Streets, Grover Hill, 10:30 a.m., Wednesday Bible study and prayer at 7 p.m.
Pastor Pat Holt, 587-4021, Sunday school at 10 a.m., Sunday worship at Twin Oaks United Methodist Church, corner of Harmon and Second
11 a.m., Sunday evening worship at 6 p.m.; Wednesday prayer meeting at streets, Oakwood, Pastor Brady Feltz. 419-594-2992. Sunday worship at
9:30 a.m., Sunday school at 10:45 a.m., Bible Study Wednesdays at 10 a.m.
7 p.m.
Prairie Chapel Bible Church, one mile east and a half-mile north of
Oakwood on the corner of Roads 104 and 209, Pastor Earl Chapman, 5942057, Sunday school at 9:30 a.m., Sunday worship at 10:30 a.m., evening
worship at 6 p.m., Wednesday Bible study at 7 p.m.
PAULDING AND OUTLYING
Bethel United Methodist, Forders Bridge, Cecil, Pastor Kevin Doseck,
worship service at 10:30 a.m., Sunday school at 9:30 a.m.
Bethlehem Temple Pentecostal, 818 W. Jackson St., Paulding, Rev.
Burpo, Sunday school at 10 a.m., Sunday worship at noon.
Cecil Community Church, 203 S. Main St., Cecil. Pastor Ted Ramey.
Sun. school 10 am, Worship service 11 a.m., Sunday eve. 6 p.m.,
Wednesday eve. 6 p.m.
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, 315 N. Main, Paulding, 399-2576, Rev.
Joseph Poggemeyer, Masses: Saturday at 6 p.m.; Sunday at 10:30 a.m.
Emmanuel Baptist Church, 1275 Emerald Road, Paulding, 419-3995061, 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.
First Presbyterian Church (EPC), 114 W. Caroline St., Paulding, 419399-2438 - office, Rev. David Meriwether - 419-769-3813 (cell). Sunday
School for children and adults, 9 a.m.; praise singing, 10:15 a.m.; traditional worship service 10:30 a.m. for more information, contact the church
office at pauldingprebyterianmarcia@windstream.net
Grace Community Church, West Wayne Street (Ohio 111) across from
Paulding County Hospital. Sunday school at 8:45 a.m., service at 10 a.m.
Pastor Cameron Michael.
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., Wednesday night Bible study at
5:30. Jail Ministry, Food Ministry, Outreach Ministry. Overcomer Outreach
- a Christian 12-step 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, 3993932, 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 W. Perry St., Paulding, 399-
3525, Rev. Vincent Kroterfield, Sunday worship at 10:30 a.m.

Paulding United Methodist Church, 321 N. Williams St., Paulding,
church telephone number is 399-3591, Rev. Roger Emerson, Worship
service at 8 a.m. and 10 a.m.; Sunday School, 9 a.m.; Wednesday 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.
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 worship 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 3992320, 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, Rev.
Joseph Poggemeyer, Mass: 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 1011:30 a.m. The church is currently in the process of relocating. For location
information, contact Pastor Rich Phelan, 419-263-2728.
Payne Church of Christ, 220 W. Merrin St., 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 worship 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 S. Main St.,
Payne, Rev. David Rohrer, church telephone number is 263-2418, parsonage telephone number is 263-2017, Sunday school at 9 a.m., Sunday
worship at 8 a.m. and 10 a.m.
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The Paulding VFW Post 587 presented a check for $500 to the Paulding County Sheriffs Office DARE Program. From left are
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YOUTH FOR CHRIST TRIP Defiance Area Youth for Christ took its second annual tobogganing trip on Nov. 28. This group of junior and
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Van Wert County Hospital welcomes
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More Accurate Diagnoses, Less

Invasive Treatment for Pelvic Pain
A teenager with cramps so intense she could not go to school
A 30-year-old whose pelvic pain led to severe emotional distress
An elderly woman who found the simple act of sitting to be unbearable
For more than 25 years Dr. Maurice Chung has treated these women
and others for a range of problems, including menstrual pain, sexual pain,
bladder control, and organ prolapse. He is quietly passionate about dealing
with pain in the least invasive way possible.
Avoid Unnecessary Surgery

Pelvic pain is often misdiagnosed as endometriosis, Dr. Chung
explains. In fact, endometriosis an abnormality of the uterus
accounts for only about 20% of all cases.
Looking at the symptom too narrowly can lead to the wrong
treatment. For example, if a single organ such as the uterus is believed
to be the culprit, unnecessary surgery can result. But when other issues
are involved such as nerve or muscle damage even a treatment
as drastic as hysterectomy (surgical removal of the uterus) wont be
effective.
Dr. Chung is committed to helping women avoid unnecessary
surgery. When a woman comes to me with severe pain, I start with
the least invasive treatment approach. The vast majority of pelvic pain
cases do not require major surgery, he says.
New Center for Treating Pelvic Pain

Dr. Chung oversees the Van Wert County Hospital Womens Center
of Excellence for Pelvic Pain, Organ Prolapse and Bladder Control, a
comprehensive treatment facility opened in 2015. Visitors to the Center
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A graduate of Northeastern University College of Pharmacy and Tufts
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Pain is not normal

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reduce pain without drastic
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PAULD I N G PROGR E SS
SPORTS
28-0 run ignites WT past Lady Panthers
By KEVIN
WANNEMACHER
Sportswriter
PAULDING Wayne Trace
scored 28 consecutive points
to turn a five point deficit into
a 23-point lead as the Raiders
cruised past Paulding 56-38
Tuesday night in non-league
girls basketball action at the
Jungle.
Paulding jumped in front of
the visiting Raiders, posting a
12-7 lead after one quarter before taking a 15-10 advantage
early in the second stanza.
However, Wayne Trace
answered with the big run to
grab control of the contest in
posting a 38-15 advantage
early in the third quarter.
I thought we played well

overall, noted Raider head
coach Bethany Hughes. We
did a good job of going to
the boards early on and just
couldnt get shots to fall. The
girls didnt panic and we just
kept battling and we finally
got some shots to go for us.
Wayne Trace also took advantage of ten Paulding turnovers in the stretch. Senior
Erin Mohr scored 13 points in
the spurt to lead the Raider efforts.
Erin had a big second quarter for us, Hughes continued.
But I thought we got contributions from a lot of people
tonight. It was good to see
other girls step up and make
plays.
The Raiders got a pair of
baskets and two free throws
from Danae Myers and Olivia Egnor hit one of two foul
shots as Wayne Trace posted a
30-15 halftime lead.
Buckets by Estie Sinn
and Myers, a steal and basket from Gracie Gudakunst

and a Courtney Mead bucket
widened the margin to 38-10
before Pauldings Faith Vogel
picked up a bucket to end the
Panther scoring drought.
Wayne Trace went on to
hold a 46-23 advantage at the

end of three quarters.
It was a good team win,
concluded Hughes. We need
to continue to get good efforts
from everybody and improve
each night. I thought we took
a positive step tonight.
Mohr finished the night
with a game-high 25 points
for Wayne Trace while grabbing 11 rebounds. The Raider
senior also posted three assists
and five steals.
Myers recorded 11 points
for Wayne Trace to go along
with seven rebounds and four
steals. Estie Sinn (six), Court-
ney Mead (five), Gracie Gudakunst (four), Anne Eklund

(two), Brooke Sinn (two) and
Olivia Egnor (one) picked up
the other Raider points.
Estie Sinn also grabbed six
boards for the Raiders with
Egnor dishing out three assists.
Vogel ended with 17 points
and eight boards for Paulding,
which drops to 0-5 on the season. Allison Arend chipped in
11 points.
Other scorers for the Panthers were Bri Townley (five),
Samantha Meggison (three)
and Asia Arellano (two).
Jim Bowers/Paulding County Progress
Wayne Traces Danae Myers #30 takes the ball up strong

The Lady Panthers Bri Townley #45 looks for an opening in the against the defense of Pauldings Faith Vogel #11 last Tuesday The Raiders Erin Mohr #5 defends the post against Pauldings
Wayne Trace defense last Tuesday night in non conference action. night in the Jungle.
Kaylen Hale #22 last Tuesday night.
Archers win 4-OT thriller Lady Archers press

Williamson hits 16-16 free throws; sets school record
By JOE SHOUSE

Sportswriter
CONTINENTAL An epic high school
basketball game Saturday night four overtimes! And it was Sam Williamson who set
the record straight at the foul line in the extra
sessions.
The senior put the game on his shoulders,
going to the foul line 16 times, all in overtime
and hitting all 16 attempts perfection! The
Archers needed perfection in order to outlast
the Pirates 79-72.
The 16 Williamson free throws in one game
is a new school record. Wayne Snyder collected 15 free throws and in 1998 Brian Billman
was good with 15 in 1998.
According to school records, Williamson
has hit 22 consecutive free throws to tie the
school record held by Mike Bute during the
1989-90 season.
Continental led one time during regulation
at 34-33 with 4:25 remaining in the fourth
period but the Archers were back up by three
(44-41) with just over a minute remaining
when Josh Poulson connected on a drive to the
hoop. Trevor Williams drained a trey with 35
seconds remaining to knot the score at the end
of regulation at 44-44.
In overtime number one each team scored
just two points but Continental had an opportunity to escape with a win when Wade Stauffer
missed on a three point attempt at the buzzer.
The second overtime had the Archers down
by two when Josh Longardner bailed the Archers out with a bucket with 2:24 remaining.
Both teams turned the ball over giving the
Archers an opportunity in the closing seconds
but a Williamson three was off target forcing a
third four minute session.
Even at 49-49 heading into the third overtime the Archers looked to be in control with
Longardner scoring from close range and Matt
Jones answering with a three point play to put
the Archers up five. With 3.7 seconds remaining Williamson calmly sank a couple of free
throws to keep the Archers in front 63-60.
With the ball in the hands of the Pirates and
needing to go the length of the court, head
coach TJ Hammer was wanting his team to
foul and forcing Continental to the line but
Trevor Williamson managed to get past the
defense to launch a three from near mid-court
that fell through the net as the buzzer sounded.
With the scoreboard showing 63-63 it would
be overtime number four.
The overtime had the Archers on top quickly
with Jones dialing in from behind the arc and a
Poulson free throw to give the blue-and-white
a 67-63 margin with 2:17 remaining. With a
minute remaining Williamson was automatic
at the foul line pushing the Archer lead to five

at 73-68. Continental managed to get as close
as two 74-72 but the Archers closed it out at
the foul line for their final five points and a
seven point win.
With the 16 free throws, Williamson finished the night with 33 points to lead all scorers. Coach Hammer went with a little different line up by inserting Poulson, a sophomore,
who did not disappoint and finished with 12
points. Also in double digits for Antwerp was
Jones who bagged 18 and Longardner adding
13.
I cant say enough about this team. They
all contributed something. Sam made some
big shots. Matt hit the big three to start the
fourth overtime. Trey (Mills) hit a key free
throw. It was high energy all night and a complete team effort. Pendy (Brandon Pendergrast) didnt score but he did so many other
things that wont show up in the score box,
said Hammer.
Score by quarters
Antwerp
17 7 9 11 2 3 14 16 - 79
Continental 7 12 10 15 2 3 14 9 - 71
Antwerp (79): Jones 5 6-9 18, Poulson 3 5-7 12, Pendergrast 0 0-0 0, Williamson 7 16-16 33, Longardner 6 1-1
13, Mills 1 1-2 3. Totals 22 29-35 79. Three point goals:
Jones 2, Poulson, Williamson 3. Total fouls: 18.
Continental (72): Brecht 2 0-0 5, Trevor Williams 4 8-9
19, Stauffer 4 3-3 12, Olds 6 3-4 18, Jacob Williams 7 2-6
16, Krendl 1 0-0 2. Totals: 24 16-23 72. Three point goals:
Brecht, T. Williams 3, Stauffer, Olds 3. Total fouls: 17.
past Eagles by 18
By JOE SHOUSE
Sportswriter
ANTWERP Head Coach
Scott McMichael thought his
team could full court press
North Central and force them
to turn the ball over. As a result the Lady Archers opened
with a full court pressure that
forced several turnovers in the
opening quarter to set the tone
for the game.
Last Tuesday the blue-andwhite welcomed the North
Central Eagles and had little
trouble in picking up their
third win against two defeats
56-38. The win keeps the Eagles winless at 0-6.
I felt that North Centrals
ball handlers were not that
strong and we could press and
get some early turnovers, said
McMichael.
With the score knotted at
eight a piece mid way through
the first stanza the Archers
responded with a Rachel Williamson three off a steal in
the back court followed by an
Avery Braaten bucket compliments of the press. The

Archers managed to force the
Eagles into five turnovers in
the opening quarter .
Holding a slim three point
margin at 17-14 the Archers
went on a 14-2 run to start
the second quarter. Antwerp
had its first double digit lead
when Peyton Short scored off
an Eagle turnover with 4:02
remaining and the Archers in
control 27-16. The Archers
had a solid second quarter
with 16 points while holding
North Central to just 5.
I was really pleased with
our play tonight. We wanted
to pressure them early and we
did what we wanted to do and
got some turnovers, McMichael said.
The third quarter margin
swelled to as many as 18 when
Williamson drained her second trey with 2:58 remaining
and the Archers leading 43-25
forcing an Eagle timeout.
Williamson finished the night
Varsity Basketball: paulding Panthers
Adas 3-point shooting

stops Paulding girls
Pauldings girls basketball
hot-shooting Bulldog team at
Ada on Thursday night, 66-39.
Ada was especially sizzling
behind the arc, connecting on
9-14 3-point shots (64 percent)
and 17-39 from 2-point range.
In addition, the Bulldogs shot a
perfect 5-5 at the charity stripe.
Ada jumped out to a 12-7
lead at the end of the first quarter and then outscored the Panthers 24-10 in the second stanza
to gain a 36-17 lead at the end
of the first half. The Bulldogs
continued to build their lead,
team fell to a
19-14, to continue to roll.

We took a step backward tonight and didnt play
well against a very hot shooting Ada squad, commented Paulding head coach Mark Rhodes. We
had been making progress and playing better lately,
but really struggled in this
game, especially in the second quarter.
Once again Faith Vogel
led the Paulding offense
with 15 points and eight rePAULDbounds.
ING (39): Vogel 6 3-6 15; Arend 1 2-2
4; Hale 1 0-1 2; Meggison 4 1-2 9;
Manz 2 1-2 5; Townley 2 0-04. 16-40
0-5 7-17 39
ADA (66): Sutton 1 0-0 2; Vore 1 0-0
4; Marshall 5 0-0 10; Faine 1 4 2-2
16; Wildmon 3 2 2-2 14; Wyss 4 3
1-1 18; Woods 1 0-0 2; Archer 1 0-0
2. 17-39 9-14 5-5 66.
with 14. The quarter closed

out with Sierra Cline connecting on two free throws and a
bucket in the paint from Kiana
Recker who was also in double figures with 10.
Antwerps largest advantage
came at the start of the fourth
quarter when Short connected
on a basket near the top of the
free throw line followed by
a three-pointer from Audrie
Longardner to balloon the Archer lead to 52-30. Short was
the third Archer to hit double
figures with 10.
This was a good way to
get back at it. We had a couple of tough games recently
and hopefully this one will
help our confidence. There are
still things we need to work
on defensively and we will go
back to work this week and get
ready for our next two games,
Coach McMichael said.
Also contributing to the
Archer win was Hope Smith.
Only a sophomore, Smith ran
the point and finished with
nine points. Braaten added six
points including a perfect 4-4
from the foul line and Cline
also finished with four. Longardner dialed in from long
distance in the fourth period
for her three points.
For North Central, senior
Cady VanDeVoorde had 13
points and Makayla Hayes
added 12 to lead the Lady Eagles.
Score by Quarters
North Central 14 5 11 8 - 38
Antwerp
17 16 14 9 - 56
North Central (38): Swank 3 1-5 9,
VanDeVoorde 5 3-4 13, Hayes 4 4-4
12, Tomblin 1 0-0 2, Bonney 1 0-0 2.
Totals: 14 8-15 38. Three point goals:
Swank 2. Fouls: 9.
Antwerp (56): Williamson 6 0-0 14,
Recker 5 0-0 10, Longardner 1 0-0 3,
Smith 4 1-3 9. Short 5 0-1 10, Cline
1 2-2 4, Braaten 1 4-4 6, Johanns 0
0-0 0, Wilson 0 0-0 0. Totals: 23 7-10
56. Three point goals: Williamson 2,
Longardner. Fouls: 15
Raiders cant handle Lancers
By KEVIN WANNEMACHER
Sportswriter
VAN WERT Chandler Adams led three players
in double figures and host Lincolnview cruised to
a 72-60 win over Wayne Trace in non-league boys
basketball action Saturday night in Van Wert County.
Adams scored 20 points to top the Lancer efforts
while Trevor Neate added 19 points and Derek Youtsey chipped in 16 as the Lancers improved to 5-0 on
the season.
Lincolnview also took advantage of their size and
athleticism in outrebounding Wayne Trace 30-22 on
the evening, including a 25-13 margin through three
quarters.
Wayne Trace head coach Jim Linder was very impressed with the Lancer squad.
They are a very good basketball team, commented Linder. They are big, athletic and long. Offensively, they have a lot of weapons as well. That is
a very good basketball team.
Lincolnview turned a three-point halftime lead
into a 52-38 advantage at the end of three periods.
The Lancers did it by connecting on 10 of 12 shots in
the period, getting high quality scoring opportunities.
We talked about our ball movement and I thought
we did a pretty good job of that tonight, noted Lancer head coach Brett Hammons. Our guys are very
unselfish with the basketball and they do a great job
of sharing it to get a good scoring chance. They dont
care who scores and they just love to play the game
and want to be successful.
Leading by three at the intermission, Wayne
Traces Alec Vest started the second half scoring to
get the Raiders within 32-31.
However, Lincolnview responded with a dozen
consecutive points to take control of the contest.
Hayden Ludwig and Trevor Neate each had a pair
of baskets in the run with Austin Leeth and Chandler
Adams also scoring as the Lancers grabbed a 44-31
lead.
They just have a lot of guys that can hurt you,
Linder continued.
Wayne Trace cut the lead back to 48-38 on an
Ethan Linder 3-point play before baskets by Neate
and Derek Youtsey ended the third quarter and put
the Lancers in front 52-38.
We knew Wayne Trace was a good team coming
in here and we were interested to see how our guys
Alex Arellano #32 pulls up for a short jumper against NWC foe Ada last Friday night in the Jungle. responded after an emotional and hard-fought win
Paulding fights back

for key win over Ada
By JIM LANGHAM
Sportswriter
PAULDING The Paulding
Panthers fought back from an
eight-point first quarter deficit to
defeat conference foe, Ada, 4942, at home on Friday night. A
large crowd turned out to cheer

the local squad on to its fourth
win of the season, including its
first Northwest Conference win.
After falling behind 15-5
early in the second quarter, the
home team marked off five
quick points to cut the deficit

to 15-10. Paulding continued
to fight its way back until a
2-pointer at the end of the first
half by Alex Arellano closed the
gap to one-point, 21-20, Bulldogs, at the half.
Midway through the third
stanza, the Panthers surpassed
Ada and grabbed a 33-28 advantage, but eight quick points,
including two treys by the
Bulldogs Blake Willeke in the
last minute of the third quarter,
vaulted Ada back into the lead,
36-33, at the end of three quarters.
I was a little disappointed
that we got up by five points
and then allowed them to turn
it around to a three-point lead
at the end of the third quarter, said Paulding head coach
Shawn Brewer. They called
time out and we allowed it to
break our concentration.
This was one of those
games where there were some
weird circumstances at the beginning of the game and we
didnt get things going, observed Brewer. We were finally able to get things moving in
the second quarter.
In the final eight minutes,
Paulding was able to crank
things up offensively while the
Panther defense clamped down
Jim Bowers/Paulding County Progress with intensity to bury the Bull The Panthers used scores like this one from Nathan Gee #3 in dogs 16-6 and pull away for the
big conference win.
the fourth quarter to put Ada away last Friday in NWC play.
With Paulding barely hanging on to a 41-40 lead late in
the quarter, the home team ran
off an 8-2 run against Ada to
pull away for the win.
Arellano led the Paulding
cause with 16 points and 11
rebounds. Team-wise Paulding connected on 18-51 shots
for 35 percent shooting. The
Panthers ability to outrebound
Ada 35-23 was a significant
factor in the game.
Our guys really hung together; they believed they
could win, said Brewer. The
way our guys shut them down
defensively that last quarter
was a key to the win.
This game was an indication of what we are going to
see a lot of in the Northwest
Conference this year, continued Brewer. This is a very
balanced conference; there
are going to be a lot of close
games. This should provide an
exciting year for our fans.
Score by Quarters
Ada 13 8 15 6 - 49
PHS 5 15 13 16 - 49
Ada (42): Secor 1 0-0 2, Saulter 6
1-2 15, Lee 3 0-2 6, Willeke 6 1-4 15,
Conley 1 1-2 4. Totals: 17- 3-10 42.
Three point goals: Saulter 2, Willeke
2, Conley. Total fouls: 12.
Paulding (49): Edwards 4 0-0 9, Gee
1 0-0 2, Hanenkratt 0 0-0 0, Rhonehouse 4 0-0 8, Ingol 3 2-2 9, Arellano
Jim Bowers/Paulding County Progress 5 5-11 16, Sitton 1 2-2 5. Totals 18
Pauldings Preston Johanns #42 drains a 3-pointer to help the 9-15 49. Three point goals: Edwards,
Panthers defeat NWC rival Ada last Friday night.
Ingol, Arellano, Sitton. Total fouls: 8.
Friday night, said Hammons, whose squad got a

big win over NWC rival Spencerville a night earlier.
But I thought we came out with a lot of energy and
we came ready to play.
The Lancers never allowed the Raiders to make a
run in the fourth quarter. Wayne Trace got the deficit
down to 11 four different times but could not trim it
into single digits as the Lancers cruised to the victory.
Lincolnview shot a scorching 81 percent in the second half, hitting 17 of 21 shots, and finished 28 of 49
for the contest (57 percent). The Lancers were also a
perfect ten of ten at the free throw line on the night.
Wayne Trace ended 23 of 53 from the field (43 percent) and five of nine at the charity stripe (56 percent).
In what was a very entertaining first quarter, the
two squads combined for 39 points with a late basket
by the Lancers Chandler Adams giving the hosts a
20-19 lead following eight minutes of action.
After Lincolnview pushed the margin to 26-21
with a 3-pointer by Josh Leiter, Wayne Trace rallied
to take its final lead of the contest.
A 3-pointer by Vest along with baskets from Luke
Miller and Justin Speice put the Raiders in front 2826 but that would be short-lived.
Lincolnview responded with treys by Youtsey and
Caden Ringwald in posting a 32-29 halftime advantage.
I thought the guys did a good job of making the
extra pass to get good scoring looks, Hammons
added. Wayne Trace put some pressure on us there
in the fourth quarter but we did a pretty good job of
handling that. That is an area that we have improved
at since early in the season.
Ethan Linder topped Wayne Trace with 26 points,
13 of which came in the opening quarter. Luke Miller chipped in 10 points for the Raiders, who fall to
2-2 on the season.
Wayne Trace opens Green Meadows Conference
play Thursday when the Raiders travel to Edgerton.
Score by Quarters
Wayne Trace 19 10 9 22 - 60
Lincolnview 20 12 20 20 - 72
Wayne Trace (60): Stabler 2 0-0 6, Miller 4 0-0 10, Sinn
1 0-2 2, Josh Kuhn 0 0-0 0, Saylor 1 0-0 2, Linder 10 2-3
26, Vest 3 2-2 9, Jake Kuhn 0 0-0 0, Speice 2 1-2 5. Totals:
23 5-9 60. Three point goals: Stabler 2, Miller 2, Linder 4.
Lincolnview (72): Ringwalkd 1 0-0 3, Leeth 1 0-0 2, Youtsey 7 0-0 16, Neate 8 2-2 19, Leiter 1 0-0 3, Adams 6 8-8
20, Ludwig 4 0-0 9. Totals: 28 10-10 70. Three point goals:
Ringwald, Youtsey 2, Neate, Leiter, Ludwig.
Varsity Basketball: Wayne Trace Raiders

to 42-19 entering the final quarter.
Raiders roll past
Mohr paced all scorers with
17 points for Wayne Trace while
Liberty Center
adding seven rebounds and four
HAVILAND Wayne Trace
led 17-2 after one quarter and
the Raiders went on to cruise to a
50-28 win over Liberty Center in
improving to 3-0 on the season.
After baskets by the Raiders
Erin Mohr, Danae Myers and
Courtney Mead, a bucket from
Liberty Centers Sydni Altman
got the Tigers on the scoreboard.
However, it was all Raiders
from there.
Two-pointers from Mohr and
Myers, the latter of which came
off of a Gracie Gudakunst assist,
pushed the margin to 10-2.
Wayne Trace added a Mead
3-point play and baskets from

Myers and Mohr in opening the
17-2 advantage.
Liberty Center did make a run
in the second quarter, trimming
the deficit to 19-10 after two Hailey Ley buckets.
The Raiders, though, answered
with a 13-4 run to close the half in
expanding the lead to 32-14 after
two quarters.
Wayne Trace then sealed the
outcome with a 10-0 run in the
third quarter, pushing the margin
steals. Mead and Myers chipped in

nine points and six rebounds each.
Other scorers for the red-whiteand-blue were Brooke Sinn (five),
Gudakunst (four), Natalie Torman
(three), Hollie Wannemacher
(two) and Sadie Sinn (one).
Gudakunst finished with four
assists for the Raiders as well.
Ley topped the Tigers (1-5)
with 10 points and five rebounds
and Olivia Leatherman chipped in
seven points.
Wayne Trace out rebounded
Liberty Center 39-35 while the
Raiders committed 20 turnovers
compared to the Tigers 28.
Varsity Basketball: Antwerp Archers

a Braaten free throw. Braaten
Archers cruise
went on to close out the scoring in the closing seconds with
past Parkway
a 3-point play on a basket and
ROCKFORD The Lady
Archers played a Saturday matinee at Parkway High School
and came away with a 20-point
win over the 1-5 Panthers, 4828.
Head coach Scott McMichaels crew opened up with
full court pressure and scored
on buckets from Rachel Williamson and Audrie Longardner
along the baseline for a quick
4-0 advantage and a Parkway
timeout. The 1-3-1 Archer zone
forced Parkway into 19 turnovers while enduring a cold
shooting afternoon. Parkway
finished with a dismal shooting
percentage hitting just eight of
42.
The initial eight minutes ended with Antwerp leading 11-5
and they would be in control
throughout the contest.
The second period saw the
blue-and-white increase their
margin to as many as 14 with
the first half closing out with
two buckets from Williamson,
including a trey, and a bucket in
the paint from Kiana Recker for
a 27-13 advantage.
The Panthers managed to get
the Archer lead under 10 on a
3-pointer from Alisa Gray with
three minutes remaining in the
third 32-23. Antwerp bounced
back with a Peyton Short free
throw along with an Avery
Braaten bucket as the third period came to a close and the
Archers were back up to a double-digit lead 37-27.
We had the lead and then
lost a bit of it. But I liked the
way the girls responded; they
didnt falter or panic but they
came back and regained the
lead, said Coach McMichael.
Rachel Williams had a double-double with 15 points and
16 rebounds. With the win the
Lady Archers improve to 4-2.
She (Williamson) played
very well and we had some
girls step up and do some good
things. This was a real confidence builder for some of the
kids. Peyton (Short) played a
good floor game and Audrie
free throw after being fouled.

We played much better.
Our execution offensively was
good and we set better screens
and had good effort overall,
McMichael commented.
(Longardner) hit a big three and

the kids on the bench who may
not get a lot of playing time are
always cheering for the team,
commented the coach.
Defensively, the Archers
picked up their intensity in the
final period, holding the Panthers scoreless from the field and
allowing just a single free throw
coming with 1:48 remaining.
Antwerp scored the first eight
points including back-to-back
hoops from Recker and Williamson, a Longardner trey and
Score by Quarters
Antwerp 11 16 10 11 - 48
Parkway 5 8 14 1 - 28
Antwerp (48): Williamson 7 0-1 15,
Recker 3 5-8 11, Longardner 2 0-0 5,
Smith 0 0-1 0, Short 2 1-2 5, Braaten 2 6-9 10, Cline 1 0-0 2, Phillips 0
0-0 0, Wilson 0 0-0 0, Johanns 0 0-0
0. Totals: 15 12-21 48. Three point
goals: Williamson, Longardner. Total
fouls: 17.
Parkway (28): Gehron 0 1-4 1, Wehe
0 0-0 0, Crouch 0 3-8 3, Bates 3 2-5,
Gray 2 2-2 7, Stover 0 0-0 0, Swander 0 0-0 0, Hawek 3 3-4 9. Totals:
8 11-23 28. Three point goals: Gray.
Total fouls: 19.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Sam Williamson
Sam Williamson scored 33
points in a marathon win over
Continental last Saturday. Both
teams battled through four
overtimes before the Archers
came away with a 79-72 win.
Williamson set a school record
with 16 made free throws in as
many attempts. He is currently
on a streak of 22 in a row.
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Girls basketball
Antwerp........................ 56
North Central................ 38
Antwerp........................ 48
Parkway........................ 28
Ada............................... 67
Paulding....................... 39
Wayne Trace................. 50
Lib. Center.................... 28
Wayne Trace................. 56
Paulding....................... 38
Boys basketball
Antwerp................. 79 4OT
Continental................... 72
Paulding....................... 49
Ada............................... 42
Lincolnview................... 72
Wayne Trace................. 60
Wrestling
Wayne Trace................. 45
Hicksville...................... 30
Wayne Trace................. 47
Edgerton....................... 30
LINCOLNVIEW INV.
Celina...........................1st
Antwerp....................... 6th
Wayne Trace.............. 10th
TINORA DUALS
Tinora........................... 58
Paulding....................... 16
Archbold....................... 48
Paulding....................... 18
Ostego.......................... 44
Paulding....................... 26
Evergreeen.................... 43
Paulding....................... 28
Bryan............................ 34
Paulding....................... 33
Sports schedule
MONDAY, DECEMBER 28
Boys Basketball: Antwerp at
Hicksville (Route 49 Classic);
Wayne Trace at Van Wert
Girls Basketball: Paulding at Bryan (Holiday Classic)
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 29
Boys Basketball: Antwerp at
Hicksville (Route 49 Classic);
Paulding at Delphos St. Johns;
Wayne Trace at Woodlan
Girls Basketball: Paulding at Bryan (Holiday Classic); Wayne Trace
at Woodlan
Wrestling: Paulding, Wayne Trace
at LCC Thunderbird Invite, Antwerp
at Vermiion (Friday and Saturday)
By JOE SHOUSE
Sportswriter
HICKSVILLE The Raiders traveled to Hicksville for their first
wrestling meet last Thursday. Wayne Trace, under the direction of
head coach George Clemens, wrestled Hicksville and Edgerton,
both from the Green Meadows conference.
The strong group of Raiders were winners in both matches with
the red-white-and-blue defeating the Aces 45-30 and then followed
it up with a 47-30 win over Edgerton.
Overall I thought the team looked good. Its early and there are
several areas we need to improve but with this being our first match
I felt we did exactly what we expected, said coach Clemens.
Double winners for the Raiders who wrestled an opponent were
Ruger Goeltzenleuchter (#126), George Clemens (#132), Chase
Marroquin (#145) and Brandon Laney (#182).
Wayne Trace 45
Hicksville 30
106 Danial Ruiz WT won by void
113 Tyler Bauer WT decision Alexander Haver HV 6-0
120 Chase VanAtta HV won by void
126 Ruger Goeltzenleuchter WT pinned Mason VanAtta HV 3:09
132 George Clemens WT pinned Brandon Green HV 1:31
138 Ethan Wilhelm HV pinned Wyatt Stabler WT 3:45
145 Chase Marroquin WT pinned Morgan Miller HV 1:46
152 Gabe Contreras HV pinned Hunter Showalter WT 3:39
160 Caleb Schultz WT pinned Zakk Witte HV 1:59
170 Donavan Graber HV won by void
182 Brandon Laney WT pinned Dante Klender HV 3:36
195 Carlos Moncivais HV pinned Colten Hower WT 1:54
220 Braxton Asher WT pinned Garrett Miller HV 1:46
285 Jarrod Mosier dec Quinton Stabler WT Default
Wayne Trace 47
Edgerton 30
106 Danial Ruiz WT won by void
113 Tyler Bauer WT won by void
120 Double void
126 Ruger Goeltzenleuchter WT pinned Devin Theil EDG 3:02
132 George Clemens WT dec Trystan Jordan EDG 21-6
138 Brody Degryse EDG pinned Wyatt Stabler WT 1:29
145 Chase Marroquin WT pinned Blake Hohler EDG 5:05
152 Hunter Showalter WT pinned Reid Stahler EDG :48
160 Jonah Brown EDG pinned Caleb Schultz WT 1:57
170 Nick Nye EDG won by void
182 Brandon Laney WT pinned Blake Risner EDG 3:25
195 Anthony Rooks WT pinned Eathan Miller EDG 3:25
220 Logan Stein EDG pinned Braxton Asher WT 3:20
285 Eathan Brown EDG won by void
Archers sixth, WT 10th

at Lancer Invitational
By KEVIN
WANNEMACHER
Sportswriter
VAN WERT The Lincolnview wrestling invitational
was held on Saturday with
Celina capturing the championship by posting 248 points,
nipping second place Delphos
Jeffersons 231-1/2.
Defiance took third at 221
followed by Van Wert (186),
Sidney Lehman (155-1/2),
Antwerp (134), Ada (129),
Spencerville (127), Parkway
(124) and Wayne Trace (56).
Antwerps Aiden McAlexander took first at 106 by posting
a 15-2 major decision victory
over Defiances Jamal Caeser.
The Archers Justice Clark also
claimed a title by beating Sidney Lehmans Jake Earhart 8-3
to win the 170 pound class.
Other placers for the Archers
included Owen Miller (sixth,
126), Logan Shaner (fifth, 152)
and Austin Vanatta (fourth,
220).
Miller, a sophomore, had
two wins (one pin) and three
losses on the day. It was also
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tournament placement as well.
Archer junior Logan Shaner at 152 pounds earned four
wins (three pins, one technical
fall) with only one loss. Finishing in fourth place was senior
Austin VanAtta at 220 pounds.
VanAtta had two wins (both
by pin) and three losses on the
day.
For the two Antwerp champions, freshman Aidan McAlexander went undefeated on the
day with four wins (three pins,
one major decision) to capture
the 106-pound title. This marks
McAlexanders second tournament championship of the season.
Also finishing in first place
on the day was senior Justice
Clark at 170 pounds. Clark
finished the day with five wins
(four pins) to earn the first tournament championship of his
final season as an Archer.
For the Raiders, the Wayne
Trace wrestlers picked up a
fifth place with Daniel Ruiz
wrestling at 106, Wyatt Stabler
(third, 132), Anthony Rooks
(fourth, 182) and Noah Reel
(fifth, 285).
Adas Chase Sumner was
voted the most valuable wrestler of the tournament, winning the championship in the
132 pound class.
Antwerp returns to action on
Dec. 29-30 when they travel
to the Vermilion Super Duals.
In its next home meet Wayne
Trace hosts Ayersville, Hicksville and Tinora in a Green
Meadows Conference quadrangular on Thursday.
By JOE SHOUSE
Sportwriter
EDON Next Monday and
Tuesday Edon High School
will host the girls version of
the Route 49 Classic.
On Monday the Antwerp
Lady Archers will open up
play against Edgerton followed by favorite Hicksville
and Edon.
The Lady Aces are the defending title holders and will
come into the tournament
most likely with an undefeated slate and will carry the
bullseye as the tournament
favorite. In their recent outing
the Lady Aces had a close call
in their 46-45 win over Hilltop.
The host school, the Blue
Bombers of Edon, was defeated by the Aces the first game
of the season 57-28 and are
still looking for their first win.
Hicksville is averaging
59.8 per game while allowing
just 34.0. For the Bombers,
offensively they are averaging 29.0 and giving up 53.0.
In the first game, the much
improved Antwerp Archers,
who stand at 4-2, will battle Edgerton, who currently come in at 2-3 after five
games. The Lady Bulldogs
and the Archers have two
common opponents in Paulding and Fayette. Edgerton
(Editors note: Team coaches are

reminded to please submit result
forms to the Progress office. We
rely on these forms to report game
results to your fans. You may drop
off forms or fax them to 419-3994030, or email info to progress@
progressnewspaper.org)
PAULDING
Freshmen Boys Basketball Paulding is now 2-2 on the season as the
Panthers knocked off Ada 55-33 in
Northwest Conference play last week.
Fletcher Cook topped the Panthers with
21 points and Jaret Miller added 16 for
Paulding. Jacob Eblin (seven), Hunter Kesler (three), Bailey Manz (three),
Luke Dunakin (three) and Tristan Kinder
(two) rounded out the Paulding scorers.
Freshmen Boys Basketball In other
freshman action, the Panthers defeated
Defiance 45-31 behind the 15 points
from Carson Shull and 13 by Cook.
Miller (seven), Manz (five), Kinder (two),
Westen Phlipot (two) and Kesler (one)
picked up the other Paulding points.
Freshmen Boys Basketball Wayne
Trace knocked off the Panthers 53-45
despite 17 points by Miller and eight
from Phlipot. Other scorers were Cook
(seven), Shull (six), Manz (five) and
Kinder (two).
Junior High Boys Basketball In action last week, Pauldings seventh graders defeated Spencerville 31-25 while
the eighth graders posted a 41-19 victory. Blake McGarvey scored 10 points
to lead the seventh grade squad to its
third win in four games. Adrian Manz
(nine), Hunter Kauser (seven), Payton
Beckman (three) and Nolan Johanns
(two) also scored for the maroon and
white. Tyrel Goings bucketed 24 points
to pace the Panther eighth graders followed by Seth Dysinger (six), Evan Edwards (five), Matthew Schroeder (four)
and Noah Pessefall (two).
Junior High Boys Basketball The
Panthers split with Bryan in action
last Monday. Pauldings seventh grade
posted a 40-23 victory but the Golden Bears took the eighth grade contest
46-34. Goings had 25 for the Panther
eighth graders.
Junior High Boys Basketball Paulding also posted a pair of wins over
Tinora in junior high action last week.
Goings scored 26 points and Dysinger
added eight as the Panther eighth graders defeated the Rams 41-18. Evan
Edwards (two), Jacob Diesler (one) and
Pessefall (one) also scored for the maroon-and-white. In the seventh grade
tilt, McGarvey scored as time expired to
lift the Panthers to 3-1 on the season
with the win over the Rams.
WAYNE TRACE
Junior Varsity Boys Basketball The
Lancer junior varsity picked up a win
over the visiting Raiders as Lincolnview
outscored Wayne Trace 18-7 in the
fourth quarter to pull away for a 52-40
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Antwerp Lady Archers
Head Coach: Scott McMichael

Antwerp 56 Paulding
41
Antwerp 32 Edon
30
Kalida 39 Antwerp
25
Fayette 53 Antwerp
33
Antwerp 56 North Central 39
Antwerp 48 Parkway
28
Antwerp
Delphos Jefferson
Edgerton Bulldogs
Head Coach: Joe Stark

Edgerton 55 Woodward 41
Edgerton 53 Paulding
27
T. Christian 51 Edgerton
46
Fayette 69 Edgerton
Pettisville 50 Edgerton
Wayne Trace Edgerton
32
27
Edon Blue Bombers
Head Coach: John Garlehue

Hicksville 57 Edon
28
Delta
58 Edon
22
Fayette 79 Edon
38
Antwerp 32 Edon
30
Pettisville 44 Edon
21
Montpelier 48 Edon
35
Stryker
North Central
Hicksville Aces
Head Coach: Heather Adams

Hicksville 57 Edon 28
Hicksville 61 Paulding 31
Hicksville 75 Fairview 32
Hicksville 46 Hilltop 45
Stryker (postponed)
Continental (postponed)
Tinora
Route 49 Results
Final Games
1995 Edgerton 60 Hicksville 34
1996 Hicksville 61 Antwerp 53
1997 Edgerton 51 Antwerp 37
1998 Antwerp 43 Edgerton 34
2001 Hicksville 53 Edon 45
2003 Antwerp 59 Hicksville 48
2004 Hicksville 49 Edon 38
2005 Edon
56 Antwerp 49
2006 Hicksville 51 Edgerton 49
2007 Hicksville 52 Antwerp 46
2008 Hicksville 52 Edgerton 49
2009 Edgerton 54 Edon
47
2010 Antwerp 43 Edgerton 38
31
30
2014 Hicksville 38 Edon
19
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defeated the Panthers by 26

while the Archers opened
their season with a 15-point
win over their county rival.
Fayette handled both the
Bulldogs by 37 and the Archers by 20.
Edgerton is averaging 42.6
per contest while giving up
47.6 and the blue-and-white
are averaging 41.7 offensively
while allowing 38.3.
The Lady Archers last won
the classic in 2010 with Edgerton taking the title three of
the last four years. Edon has
the longest dry spell for the title, last winning it all in 2005.
At Edon
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Monday 6 p.m.

Antwerp vs. Edgerton

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victory. Chayten Overholt topped Lincolnview with 17 points and Ryan Rager
added 12 points and 11 rebounds.
Ethan Kemler also picked up 12 points
and five boards for the Lancers. Kemler posted five boards and two steals
as well for Lincolnview. Josiah Linder
scored 15 points to top Wayne Trace
while Jake Kuhn posted eight points
and nine rebounds. Trae Sinn (four),
Seth Yenser (four), Blaine Jerome
(three), Adam Stoller (two), Josh Kuhn
(two) and Emil Stoller (two) completed
the list of scorers for the Raiders, who
are now 2-2.
Junior High Boys Basketball Wayne
Trace dropped a pair of games to
Ayersville last week. The Pilot seventh
graders defeated the Raiders 32-28
as Wayne Trace fell to 1-2 on the season. Trevor Speice paced the Raiders
with eight points while Dane Moore
and Garrett Williamson bucketed five
points each. Owen Manz (four), Kaden
Sutton (three), Joe Munger (two) and
Gage Tinlin (one) scored the remaining Raider points. In the eighth grade
matchup, Nate Gerber bucketed 10
points for Wayne Trace but it wasnt
enough as the Raiders dropped a 37-
34 decision to fall to 1-2. Other scorers

for the red-white-and-blue were Drew
Forrer (eight), Reid Miller (six), Jordan
Speller (six), Nate Showalter (three)
and Gage Waltmire (one).
Junior High Wrestling The wrestling
team traveled to Hicksville last Thursday
to pair off against Edgerton and Hicksville in a dual meet. Wayne Trace won
both matches respectively with a 29-24
win over Hicksville and a 30-24 win
over Edgerton. Competing for the Raiders were Brendon Bidlack (2-0), Seth
Meggison (2-0), Gabe Sutton (2-0),
Jacobe Carpenter (2-0), Jess Munger
(1-1), Quin Ehinger (1-1), and Kameron
Bevis (1-1).
Junior High Wrestling On Saturday,
the Raiders wrestled at the annual Allen
East Invitational. Raiders placed seventh
out of 16 teams, having four wrestlers
place. Seth Meggison went 5-0, earning
first place. Both Brendon Bidlack (4-1),
and Gabe Sutton (3-2) placed second
for the day. Going 5-1 for the day and
placing third was Kameron Bevis. Jess
Munger contributed one win for the
Raiders. Coach Long said he was proud
of the boys; they wrestled hard and he is
seeing improvements every day.
Santa Slam at the MAC
ANTWERP The third annual Santa Slam basketball tournament will be played this Saturday at the MAC Gym. This final tournament event of 2015 will host 18 teams that represent five divisions
at this years one-day event.
The day begins with fifth and sixth grade boys teams mixing it up
as Antwerp, Montpelier, Patrick Henry, Delphos St. John, Hicksville
and Liberty Center take the court. The fourth grade division will
consist of Ohio teams from Patrick Henry, Lima Shawnee, Tinora
and Hamilton in Indiana.
Girls teams include Antwerp, Paulding, Fairview and Norwell in
the sixth grade division, while Ayersville, Fairview Archbold and
Crestview highlight the fifth grade division.
Games will begin at 8:30 a.m. and run every 45 minutes through 7
p.m. Admission is $5 for adults and is good for the day. All proceeds
benefit the Team MAC seventh and eighth grade travel teams.
MAC winter league

brings 65 teams
ANTWERP The 2015-16
MAC Gym winter league has
completed two weeks of play.
This years league brings 65
teams weekly to the community. In all, 33 games per week are
played Saturday through Monday.
Teams represent eight counties in two states and travel in an
hour radius of Antwerp. From
the north, the teams come from
as far as Hamilton, Ind. From the
south in Indiana Monroeville,
and from Ohio there are two
teams from Delphos. From the
east Wauseon brings a team each
week.
The Antwerp Athletic Booster Club graciously takes on 10
games weekly at the school. The
sixth grade boys division and fifth
grade girls division play at the
school on Saturdays. The MAC
Gym hosts 16 games on Saturday. Eight of the fourth grade

boys teams join fifth grade boys
teams along with fourth and sixth
grade girls teams. The balance of
six additional fourth grade boys
teams play at the MAC gym on
Sunday, while seven third grade
boys teams travel from all over to
play on Monday evenings.
Games will continue on alternating weeks at both the school
and the MAC Gym as both work
through other athletic conflicts.
The school will host the last
league games of 2015 on Dec.
19, while the MAC gym hosts the
Santa Slam fifth and sixth grade
tournaments. The school will
again host league games on Jan. 2
but not on Jan. 9 as the wrestling
tournament takes both gyms.
The MAC Gym will resume
league play on Jan. 9.
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24 months to top pay?
Benefits and opportunities for advancement?
Then look no further!
Expanding automotive manufacturer is seeking
MAINTENANCE TECHNICIANS
Both Regular Shift of Weekend Schedule available
The following skills are a plus:
Basic mechanical skills, along with a specialized knowledge in:
PNEUMATICS HYDRAULICS ELECTRIC FABRICATION
FACILITY REPAIRS HVAC PLC ROBOTICS
You may apply in person, email resume to

Amy.Poffenberger@efcca.com or send by US Postal Mail to:
Equal
Opportunity
Employer
FCC (Adams), LLC
Attn: Human Resources

936 East Parr Road, Berne, IN 46711
FOR RENT
1 BDRM upstairs aptPaulding, north side of

square. Stove and Refrigerator. Newly decorated. Tenant pays utilities. NO PETS or
smoking. $270 per
month plus $270 Deposit. Call 419-399-7595.
HOUSE FOR RENT
MOBILE HOMES FOR RENT
1 1/2 miles from Oakwood: 3 bedroom, 1

bath farm house with attached garage. $525
month. Send name, contact information and references to PO Box 222,
Oakwood, OH 45873
2 BDRM mobile house

with pole barn. On
private lot. 1st month
rent plus deposit. 419263-8304 or 419-2638700.
3 BEDROOM house in
2 BEDROOM Apart- Payne. 1st month's rent
ment close to school in plus deposit. 419-263Paulding, Ohio. Stove, 8304 or 419-263-4700.
refrigerator and washer
& dryer hook-up. Tenant LAND CONTRACT or
Rent to Own homes
pays utilities. Ground
available. Several
floor. Parking off street.
available, addresses,
$375.00 a month.
pics and videos at:
$375.00 deposit. No
chbsinc.com.
Pets. 419-399-3003.
419-586-8220.
NOW LEASING: One &
Two Bedroom Apartments in Paulding, Ohio.
For information, please 2.5 acre lot near Shercall Straley Apartments wood, $11,900, $1,000
at 419-399-4068 or on- down, $135 mo. 828line at straleyrealestate- 884-6627
inc.com
0 DOWN-payment
possible, 0 closing cost,
and home warranty.
Several homes to
choose from in Paulding
area. Seller may
consider Rent to Own.
Pics, videos and details
FOR SALE
HOUSES FOR SALE
5 BEDROOM home on 5
acres, 24x30 pole barn,
concrete floor, 8x30
porch. $79,900, $5,000
down, $689 a month.
419-670-5575.
Hickory Creek at Hicksville, a Five Star

charitable non-profit nursing facility,
is seeking qualified candidates for
the following positions:
STNAs, LPNs and RNs
We offer a positive working environment

in a small town setting.
Come Home to Hickory Creek
For details contact:

Hickory Creek at Hicksville
401 Fountain Street
Hicksville, Ohio 43526
419-542-7795
DRIVERS WANTED
Hornish Bros. Inc. is currently accepting
applications for 3rd shift city work/shuttle
driver for work in the Defiance area. This
is an hourly position w/ benefits. If being
home daily is important to you & you
have a class A CDL w/at least 2 years
tractor-trailer experience, please fill out
an application at 2060 E. Second St.
Defiance, OH (west side of office building).
www.hornishgroup.com. E.O.E.
CUSTODIAN WANTED
The Paulding Exempted Village Schools is
taking applications for a full time 2nd shift
custodian at the Paulding Campus. Starting
pay is $13.59 per hour. Applications can be
found at www.pauldingschools.org under the
employment tab or picked up in the administrative office. Applications due December
21. Contact Rick Varner at 419-399-4656
ext. 1570 with questions.
HELP WANTED
Twin Rivers Center in Defiance is looking for
a select few caring & compassionate STNAs &
RN/LPNs to care for the residents in our center
NEW YEAR NEW JOB!

FCCs growth is your gain!
Are you looking for a
challenging and stable career?
24 months to top pay?
Benefits and opportunities for
advancement?
Look no further!
Expanding automotive manufacturer is seeking both

supervisory and hourly
NEW HIRING WAGE SCALE BASED ON

EXPERIENCE
RN/LPNs - 2nd shift - Full time, 1st shift - Part time
STNAs - 1st & 3rd shift - Full & Part time
STNAs - 2nd shift - Full time
If you have what it takes and want to become
a member of our team, please contact Amy
Quigley, RN Director of Nursing at Twin Rivers
Center in Defiance Ohio at 419-784-1450.
Twin Rivers Center
395 Harding Street Defiance, Ohio 43512
RNs, LPNs & STNAs

A leader in the healthcare industry, Genesis HealthCare
is now hiring at Bryan Center located in Bryan, OH
MAterIAL SerVICeS WorkerS
We have NEW Competitive Wages for RNs & LPNs!

New Grads Welcome!
Responsibilities Include:
Safely operate forklift to load/unload trailers in a fast-paced
environment
Moving product between departments to meet production needs
Organizing/securing stored materials for efficient distribution
Previous warehouse/forklift experience is preferred, but not
required
person
apply in o:
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resume
or send
FCC (Adams), LLC
Equal Opportunity
Employer

NOW HIRING
2nd & 3rd shift
Crib Attendants
Purchasing Dept.
Our growth is your gain.
Benefits include:
24 months to top pay, competitive wage, insurance and personal
time package, opportunities for advancement.
Responsibilities include:
Retrieve requested items and update in PLEX system
Receive, unpack and stock MRO and chemical orders
Cycle count and monitor stock
Quote & handle order requests as needed
Familiarity with maintenance requests and/or production processes,
good organizational skills, excellent interpersonal skills and the ability
to lift up to 50 lbs. All PLEX training is provided.
y in person
You may appl
me to:
or send resu
FCC (Adams), LLC
Equal Opportunity
Employer

RN/LPN Full Time and Part Time 7a to 3:30p

RN/LPN Full and Part Time 3p to 11p
RN/LPN Full and Part Time 3 to 11p
STNA Full Time 2p to 10p
STNAs Part Time all shifts
We do not mandate nursing hours. We offer competitive

compensation, medical, dental, vision benefits, 401 (k),
vacation time, growth opportunity and more. Ohio Nursing
license required.
Apply online: www.genesiscareers.jobs
Email: nancy.honohan@genesishcc.com, ph. 866-964-5240
EEO/AA, M/F, Vet, Disabled
Opportunity is waiting for you at

K&M Tire!
Please visit www.kmtire.com/jobs for a complete listing.
HUMAN RESOURCE BENEFITS SPECIALIST
Requirements include: ability to maintain a high
level of confidentiality; accurate and detail-oriented;
ability to multi-task; possess a great attitude with
excellent communication skills, and able to travel
to all warehouse locations. This individual must
have intermediate Excel skills; 12 years general
education or equivalent; the ability to prioritize and
organize effectively. Mon-Fri 8am - 4:30pm
RECEIVING CLERK
The Logistics Department is in need of a receiving
clerk. Candidates must possess accuracy/attention
to detail, ability to multi-task, good communication
skills - oral and written and possess a friendly and
helpful attitude. This position is full-time Mon-Fri
9:30am-6pm.
CLASS A CDL TRUCK DRIVER
Requirements include valid Class A license, clean
driving record, ability to lift up to 50lbs, and must be
21 years of age. Sun-Thur 8:15pm 6am.
Team Leader-Receiving
Requirements include having the ability to: plan and
organize; delegate work and train others; possess
a friendly and helpful attitude; lift up to 75lbs. Mon
Fri 6am 4:30pm or finish and Saturdays as
needed.
WAREHOUSE/BACK-UP DRIVER
Requirements include ability to lift up to 75lbs, must
be 21 years of age with a valid driver license and a
clean driving record. Monday-Friday day shift.
Apply online or send resume to:
K&M Tire, PO Box 279, Delphos, OH 45833

email: hr@kmtire.com
LEGALS
Multiple Listing
Service
ORDINANCE FOR
THE EMPLOYMENT
OF MICHAEL C.
JONES AS SOLICITOR FOR THE VILLAGE OF PAULDING,
PAULDING COUNTY,
OHIO.
Copies of the full text of
this legislation may be
obtained at the Finance
Directors Office, 116
South Main Street, between the hours of 8:00
a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Annette D. Hasch,
Finance Director
To see nice color pictures & interior shots of properties offered

by Gorrell Bros. go to: www.gorrellbros-paulding.com
#1747 NEW LISTING 3 BR, 2 1/2 Bath

ranch, ready to move into. Newer roof,
kitchen & some flooring, C/A, 2,000+
sq. ft. 808 Tom-Tim Dr., Paulding.
$119,900. Call Don Gorrell 399-7699
#1736 503 W. Garfield Ave.

Paulding... 1.5 Story, 4 BDRM, 2.5
bath spacious All-American home, C/A, #1739 SELLERS WILL LOOK AT ANY
full basement, rear deck. New Price OFFER - SAYS SELL! 3-4 BDRM
$185,000.... Call Joe Den Herder
home w/ new garage door, sunroom,,
office, 2 baths, C/A, pool, sheds,
etc. Must See! NEW PRICE, Country
Side Estates Pldg. Call Don Gorrell
399-7699
#1744 3977 Rd 96, Payne. Great
location. Neat & clean mobile home,
2+ acres w/mature trees & garage.
$40,000.... Call Aaron 419-769-5808
#1742 763 N. Williams St. Paulding...

2 story, 3 BDRM, 2 bath home, C/A,
lg living room, kitchen w/newer cabinets & counter tops. Priced to sell
$77,500.... Call Joe Den Herder
#1420 Plan your spring build now!
Great lots available in the Young
Subdivision, Payne. City water
& sewer, natural gas available.
$15,000. Call Aaron, 769-5808
#1730 1020 N. Williams St.,

Paulding... 3 BR Ranch, Newer C/A
furnace, replacement windows, 2 car
garage $87,500 Call Don
#1738 Large 3 bdrm 2 bath home,
w/some updates, C/A, newer roof,
756 N. Cherry, $69,900. Call Don
#1741 7263 Rd 72, Payne. Wayne

Trace. 4 bed, 3 bath home. Master
Suite. Move-in ready & beautiful. Pole
Barn, Garage, Shed, Many Updates.
$174,500. Call Aaron 419-769-5808
#1746 NEW Listing - 3 bdrm 2

bath updates thru-out, Att. Garage,
40x40 pole barn... 1 mile from Wayne
Trace High School... $109,900.. Call
Dustin Stoller 419-670-5078
PENDING
211 North Main St.

Paulding, OH 45879
419-399-4444
CUTE BUNGALOW- Great starter home or addition to your investment. Paulding. $33,900. #293 Call Chet Straley @ 419-605-8410
OAKWOOD, Quiet location at end of lane. 3 bedrooms, mature trees, large
rear yard, great for entertaining. $79,900. #359 Call Rudy Straley @ 419769-8996
REDUCED: Wonderfully comfortable home with much appeal, large rooms,
many upgrades, and 2 living areas. Extra storage in basement, spacious garage, private outdoor entertaining. Paulding. $99,800. #395 Call Chet Straley
@ 419-605-8410
COUNTRY- SW Paulding, 3 BRS/1.5 Baths, New Kitchen 2014, New Bathroom 2012, Large Family Room. Central air, Attached Garage and 15xl5
Shed. $128,900. # 419. Call Jeff Clark @ 419-399-2511
INVESTMENT PROPERTIES: Individually for sale in Paulding; one story triplex,
one story duplex, and a two story duplex. Call Jeff Clark 419-399-2511
BITTERSWEET INN in Paulding: 4 suites, plus house keepers unit, lounge/
meeting area, owners living area, attached garage, barn for extra storage, and
for more information call Rudy Straley @ 419-769- 8996
LEGALS
621 Harrison, Paulding
Very well updated

3 bedroom, 1 bath, 2 car
garage, ranch. New A/C and
furnace, bath and kitchen
remodel, new flooring and
paint. Owner may help
finance. $0 Down and
$0 Closing Cost possible!
Dont let others tell you
no! Contact us about this
affordable home today!
$69,900 Approx mo. pmt
$506.14 PITI
www.chbsinc.com
419-586-8220
RESOLUTION
1310-15
Resolution 1310-15
was passed by Paulding Village Council on
December 7, 2015, and
goes into effect from
and after the earliest
period allowed by law.
The summary of this
legislation is as follows:
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE
PURCHASE
OF
SUPPLIES FOR THE
YEAR 2016.
Copies of the full text of
this legislation may be
obtained at the Finance
Directors Office, 116

South Main Street, between the hours of 8:00
a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Annette D. Hasch,
Finance Director
ORDINANCE
1511-15
Ordinance 1511-15
was passed by Paulding
Village Council on November 16, 2015, and
goes into effect from
and after the earliest period allowed by law. The
summary of this legislation is as follows:
LEGAL NOTICE
Paulding County
Agricultural Society
Profit & Loss
December 2014
through
November 2015
Ordinary
Income/Expense
Income
1110 Pari-Mutual Tax.....
.............................. 126.53
1220 Season Tickets.......
................................ 90.00
1310 Concessions............
........................... 9,211.50
1320 Building Space.......
........................... 1,260.00
1390 Other Activities......
........................... 8,100.00
1510 Entry Fees and
Declaration......10,725.00
1520 Pari-Mutuals...........
.............................. 950.09
1530 Racing Program Ads........................ 475.00
1590 Other Race Receipts.................. 2,430.63
1690 Other Sales.............
.............................. 336.80
1710 Electricty - Reimbursement........11,597.05
1810 Class Entry Fees.....
........................... 2,037.00
1820 Membership Fees...
................................ 36.00
1910 Rental - Grounds....
........................... 3,000.00
1920 Rental - Buildings..
.............................. 850.00
1930 Rental - Camp
Sites................... 6,080.00
1950 Rental - Stalls,
Pens, Barns........ 2,535.00
1960 Rental - Storage......
........................... 6,500.00
2110 Ohio Fairs Fund.....
........................... 1,041.43
2130 Ohio Fairs Fund C.
........................... 5,000.00
2140 Ohio Fairs Fund D
.........................64,434.00
2150 Jr. Fair Reimbursements................. 2,428.80
2210 County Govern-
HARTZOG
LUMBER
SUPPLY
and
Quality Products. Priceless Advice.

New Construction Remodeling
Custom Furniture Hardware Supplies
300 West Jefferson St. Paulding
419-399-4941
Thinking of building a new home,

updating an older home?
NEW HOMES, EXPERIENCED IN
ALL PRICE RANGES.
Room additions and remodel projects.
Local contractor Local prices
DENNING
HOME IMPROVEMENTS
Built by Denning Home Improvements
419-263-2110
.............................. 262.87
7510 Legal Ads...............
.............................. 278.71
7530 Radio and TV Ads
.............................. 750.00
7540 Printing and Publication Fees........... 536.17
7630 Building & Site
Repairs.................. 512.00
7720 Insurance - Liability....................... 7,985.00
7790 Other Insurance
Expense................ 200.00
7870 Rent/Lease Equip.
& Supplies......... 3,660.70
8090 Other Financing
Uses & Fees........... 70.00
9110 Sr. Judges Expenses................... 700.00
9120 Sr. Fair Prem, ribbon, trophy........ 3,183.74
9220 Contest Premiums..
.............................. 415.00
9290 Other Contest Expense ................. 8,638.72
9320 Junior Fair Premiums.................... 4,312.00
9390 Other Junior Fair
Expenses.......224,293.26
9490 Other Fair
Expenses.............. 100.00
Total Expense..................
655,681.22
Net Ordinary Income......
..........................-3,006.14
Net Income.......-3,006.14
419-523-3000
www.trirguns.com
Hours; M,T,Th,F 10-6; Wed 10-8; Sat 10-2
of said real estate, and

the proceeds of said sale
applied to the payment
of plaintiffs claim in the
proper order of its priority and for such other and
further relief as is just
and equitable.
The defendants named
above are required to
answer on or before The
27th date of Jan. 2016.
Fifth Third Mortgage
Company
James L. Sassano
(0062253)
Attorney for Plaintiff
Carlisle, McNellie, Rini,
Kramer & Ulrich Co.,
L.P.A.
24755 Chagrin Blvd.
Suite 200 Cleveland, OH
44122
1-216-360-7200 Phone
216-360-7210 Facsimile
jsassano@carlisle-law.
com
The Bargain Bin of Paulding County, Inc.

118 West Perry Street
Paulding, OH 45879 Phone: 419-399-5053
Business Hours:
Fridays: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Saturdays: 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Please send your donation for the
new building fund to:
Paulding Co. Area Foundation
110 East Perry Street, Paulding, OH 45879
KROUSE CHIROPRACTIC
Decks Fences Gazebos
419-263-1393
DECKS-N-PLACE
Friendly StaFF ~ aFFordable Care

Same day appointmnent
Convenient SCheduling
241 E. Second St.

Ottawa, OH
TRAIL
PAYNE, OHIO 45880
PERMANENT PARCEL NUMBER: 03-03
A-014-00
The plaintiff further alleges that by reason of
default in the payment
of the promissory note,
according to its tenor, the
conditions of a concurrent
mortgage deed given to
secure the payment of said
note and conveying the
premises described, have
been broken and the same
has become absolute.
The plaintiff demands
that the defendants
named above be required
to answer and set up their
interest in said real estate
or be forever barred from
asserting the same, for
foreclosure of said mortgage, the marshaling of
any liens, and the sale
IN THE COURT OF
COMMON PLEAS
OF PAULDING
COUNTY, OHIO
Fifth Third Mortgage
Company Plaintiff
vs.
Joseph M. Garmyn, et
al., Defendant
Case No. CI-15-181
Judge Tiffany R. Beckman
Defendants, Joseph M.
Garmyn And Jane Doe,
Real Name Unknown,
The Unknown Spouse,
If Any, of Joseph M.
Garmyn, whose last
known address is 4735
Flatrock Trail, Payne,
OH 45880 will take notice that on November
02, 2015, Fifth Third
Mortgage Company,
filed its Complaint in
Case Number CI 15
181, Paulding County,
Ohio, alleging that the
defendants, Joseph M.
Garmyn And Jane Doe,
Real Name Unknown,
The Unknown Spouse,
If Any, of Joseph M.
Garmyn, have or claim
to have an interest in
the real estate described
below:
PREMISES COMMONLY KNOWN
AS: 4735 FLATROCK
110 West Oak, Payne
Give me a call
Steve Denning with
ment Grant........... 800.00

2230 County Jr. Fair
Funds.................... 500.00
2290 Other Govt. Support..................... 8,700.00
3110 Gifts and Donations Restricted................
.......................248,916.20
3190 Other Restricted
Support..........222,392.50
3210 Gifts and
Donations.......... 2,871.55
3230 Sponsorships..........
.........................29,250.00
Total Income.652,675.08
Expense
4010 Secretarys Salary,
Wage.................... 600.00
4090 Other Wages...........
........................... 1,905.00
6110 Board of Directors
Expense.................. 52.00
6140 Memberships..........
.............................. 200.00
6190 Other Adm Expenses..................... 40.00
6210 Race Trophies &
Blankets............. 1,397.90
6290 Other Race Expenses................... 360.00
6410 Office Supplies.......
.............................. 371.50
6420 Ground Maintenance.................. 1,812.62
6490 Other Supplies &
Materials............... 600.00
7110 Electricity................
.........................24,517.89
7130 Propane....... 939.77
7140 Water........ 5,387.45
7150 Telephones. 799.89
7210 Race Tax Expenses
.............................. 137.86
7220 Race Purse..............
.........................72,094.00
7230 Starting Gate...........
........................... 1,150.00
7240 Photo Finish...........
.............................. 800.00
7250 Track Maintenance
........................... 3,920.49
7260 Announcer, Judges
etc....................... 1,585.00
7290 Other Race Related
Expenses.............. 950.00
7320 Auditing and Accounting............. 9,860.00
7330 Veterinary Services
.............................. 812.00
7340 Contractual Entertainment............. 5,785.00
7350 Ride Company
Expenses.........15,000.00
7390 Other Services Expense..............246,295.17
7440 Cleaning and Janitorial Service..... 1,480.07
7450 Grounds Keeping
Prop Expenses..... 169.44
7460 Trash Hauling.........
.............................. 760.00
7480 Taxes to Govt........
15804 St. Rt. 613

Paulding, OH 45879
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FITZENRIDER, INC
TAZ Construction Services LLC

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4376 Rd. 33, Payne, Ohio 45880
Ph. 419-263-2977
HEATINGAIR CONDITIONING
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1Co 10:31- whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.
Your business card will publish

twice per month in either the Weekly
Reminder or the Paulding Progress at a
cost of ......... Only $35.00 per month!
*Three month minimum.
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The Wayne Trace Student Council collected over 200 presents to help local elementary students in
their recent Angel Tree program efforts. Students and staff members chose 125 angels which outlined
the specific needs of a particular child. The wrapped gifts delivered to the elementary schools for pickup by the parents. Among those participating were, front from left Sydney Hoffman, Jessica Offerle,
Victoria Ryan, Shayna Temple;back row Staci Flint, Luke Miller, Cole Shepherd, Brianna Sinn, Erin
Mohr, Scott Wenninger, Estie Sinn and Jayson Nowak.
CANNED FOOD DRIVE Grover Hill Elementary is in the final stretch of its annual canned food drive. Each
year, the students are encouraged to help out in anyway that they can. All nonperishable food items and
toiletries are donated to the local food pantry. If anyone would like to assist in the Grover Hill Elementary Food
Drive, donations are being accepted until Friday, Dec. 18. Student council members include, front Claudia
Sinn; back row from left Tyler Sinn, Cameron Sinn, Hunter Long, Josh Shelton, and Hannah Maenle.
OSHP advises of
winter driving tips
DEFIANCE The Defiance
Post of the Ohio State Highway
Patrol is warning drivers about
the dangers of driving in winter
weather and is offering some tips
on what drivers should do in the
event of a vehicle break down or
a crash.
During the winter of 201415, there were 24,747 crashes
on snow, ice or slush covered
roadways, a decrease of 28 percent. These crashes accounted
for 31 deaths and 6,676 injuries.
Speed-related factors were reported as a cause in 67 percent of
these crashes.
To view a breakdown of winter
crashes visit http://www.statepatrol.ohio.gov/doc/Winter_Driving_Bulletin_2015.pdf
In the event of inclement
weather, the Patrol is urging motorists to allow extra time to get to
their destination, maintain a safe
distance between their vehicle
and the traffic ahead, pay close
attention to bridges and overpasses as they are often the first to
freeze over and to drive slowly,
as everything including accelerating, turning and braking takes
longer on snow-covered roadways.
In case of a vehicle breakdown, motorists should turn on
their hazard warning lights, safely
position the vehicle as far off the
road as possible, call #677 for assistance and remain in the vehicle
until help arrives, explained Lt.
Robert Ashenfelter, commander
of the Defiance Post.
Troopers further suggest that
if you get stuck in snow, make
sure that your tail pipe is free of
all snow and debris to decrease
your chance of carbon monoxide
poisoning.
All motorists are encouraged
to prepare their vehicle for winter
driving by ensuring that the battery, cooling system, tires, wipers
and defroster are all in working
order.
Business
News
JOINS STAFF Jessica Armstrong is the newest employee

at Stahl Stoller Meyer Insurance Center and will be located
in their Van Wert office after
the first of the new year. She
is a graduate of Van Wert High
School and earned a bachelor
of arts degree in fashion design
from Kent State University. She
comes to SSM with 10 years of
retail and customer service experience and is pleased to start
a new career that will balance
her work and family life. She
and her husband, Eric, reside
in Van Wert with their two boys.
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Drivers are also encouraged to

carry the following winter car kit
items in their vehicle in case of a
breakdown:
Cell phone with car charger
Road flares or reflectors
Help or Call Police signs
First aid kit
Flashlight
Blanket/Sleeping bag
Small shovel
Bottled water and energy
foods
Candles and matches
Tow strap/chain
Up-to-the-minute road conditions are always available
by logging onto the Ohio Department of Transportations
website, www.ohgo.com.
DONATION TO AID VETERAN FAMILIES Logisticize Ltd., a trucking company located in Paulding, held its annual fall appreciation dinner. After
the meal, corn hole toss and hole-in-one golf games were played to win tickets for prizes such as a patio set, grill, fireplace, wine cooler and many
more items. Once again, thanks to all the employees, drivers, customers and vendors, a donation of $2,225 was collected for the Supportive Services
for Veteran Families Program (SSVF). This donation will be distributed locally to help veterans and their families. From left are Anna Williams and Jen
Hoeffel, both from Maumee Valley Guidance Center in Defiance, Lisa Craig, Tracey Schroeder, Kurt Plummer and Terry Knepper. Hoeffel and Williams
can answer any questions about eligibility requirements for this program. Logisticize is proud to be able to give back to a wonderful community.
County billboards display local students art work

PAULDING This fall,
Becky Suvar, manager of
the countys Waste Management Education & Awareness
(WMEA) program, spoke to
all the fourth grade students
throughout the county. She
spoke about litter prevention,
reduce, reuse, and recycle,
closing the loop, and other environmental issues.
After explaining to the students what they could recycle,
Mrs. Suvar showed them what
natural resources were used:
renewable such as trees, and

other resources that are not renewable such as iron ore or
bauxite.
Another point Suvar covered was the fourth grade
poster contest. A contest
where each fourth grader
would create artwork that had
the potential of going up on a
billboard. Since there are six
Elementary schools and only
four billboards, there was
some intense competition.
The judging was very difficult
as there were so many good

pictures submitted. However,
the judges persevered and
four pieces of artwork were
chosen. These pictures are up
right now and may be viewed
as travelers make their way
through the county.
Billboard winners and
where their artwork will be
displayed:
Grover Hill Citlali Aguilar Grover Hill Elementary

billboard located on Ohio 114.
Oakwood Jamy Hunt
Oakwood Elementary billboard located on Ohio 613.
Paulding Ava Foltz,
Paulding Elementary billboard located on old U.S. 24.
Payne Kyren Karhoff,
Payne Elementary billboard
located on north U.S. 127.

Along with these billboard
winners, each school had a first
place winner. These students
artwork were in the running
for a place on the billboards:
Antwerp Elementary Haley
Hammer; Divine Mercy Elementary Raelyn Schweinsberg; Grover Hill Elementary
Laryssa Whitman; Oakwood
Elementary Elli Barton;

Paulding Elementary Sarah
Wong; Payne Elementary
Brenna Parker.
Congratulations go out to all
the fourth grade students for
participating in this contest.
The WMEA Program appreciates the opportunity to share
environmental issues with all
of them.
Paulding VFW recently hosted a free Thanksgiving dinner. Volunteer servers included Hailey Dempsey, Kim Butler, Chelsea
Dempsey, Judy Davis and Dave Butler. This yearly event is open to the public.
SPELLING BEE CHAMPION Ten fourth and fifth grade students competed at the Antwerp Elementary School Spelling Bee
on Thursday, Dec. 10. Fourth grader Cohen Hitzeman won by correctlyspelling the word emerald. Fifth grader Rayni Rister was
the runner-up. Hitzeman will now compete in the Paulding County
Spelling Bee at Payne Elementary on Feb. 4 at 7 p.m.
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Grand jury indicts 14

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On or off the field, life is a big hit for Virginia Paulus

terview at Walley Agricultural

In this undated photo, Captain Ginny showed off her Parker

the Nordic countries and Italy.

after a short time, and then

old high school ball field. All

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Paulding County Progress

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After serving for three years

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