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E d o n M o n t p E l i E r p i o n E E r W E s t U n i t y Fay E t t E s t ry k E r W a U s E o n
(USPS 168-440) - Volume 5 Edition 27
YOUR LOCAL WEEKLY HOMETOWN NEWS SOURCE
Wednesday, July 30th, 2014
Fayette Slated To See

Fields Of Gold Providing Local Beauty Maximum Congestion
From A Mini Source
By: Timothy Kays
THE VILLAGE REPORTER
PHOTOS BY FORREST R. CHURCH, STAFF
FIELDS OF GOLD ... Mother Nature and local farmers have given local residents throughout Williams and Fulton
beautiful landscape when traveling local roadways. (Picture - southeast of Pioneer, Ohio - north of Kunkle, Ohio).
The Village of Fayette is

going to see a huge spike
in traffic on August 6, but
the source will be small in
its origins in fact, Mini.
According to Fayette
Chief of Police, Jason
Simon,
approximately
1,000
Mini
Cooper
automobiles
will
be
coming through town on
US 20 between noon and
one oclock. This is a part
of the eleventh leg of the
Mini Takes The States
Rally that began in San
Francisco on July 26, and
ends in Boston on August
10. The eleventh leg

departs from the Chicago
Museum of Science and
Industry at 7:00 am on
August 6, and is scheduled
to arrive in Cleveland that
evening.
In order to maintain
traffic flow on US 20, Chief
Simon advises that the
traffic signal in downtown
Fayette will be set to flash
for the event. Those trying
to cross US 20 during the
drive-through are advised
to be prepared for a
potentially lengthy delay.
Timothy Kays
may be reached at
tim@thevillagereporter.com
Montpeliers Main Street Park Dennis Apartments Withdraws

Zoning Change Application
Receives Veterans Memorial
Bench Donated By St. Pauls
By: Chelsie Firestone
MILITARY MEMORIAL ... The bench donated by St. Pauls at the Main Street Park
in Montpelier.
By: Mark Mercer
The Main Street Park, operated by
the Montpelier Parks and Recreation
Department, recently received a new
addition with the donation of a Veterans
Memorial Bench donated by St. Pauls
United Methodist Church. St. Pauls
United Methodist Church celebrates
their 17th anniversary this year, and has
Tim Dennis of Dennis Apartments

withdrew his request for both the
zoning change application and final plat
approval involving the 38 unit rental
development on 5.8 acres beside the
Pat West Subdivision during a public
hearing held on July 21 at 7:00 PM.
Denniss withdraw came after a 5-0
vote by Wauseon City Council during
their regular meeting to deny the
recommendation made by the Planning
Commission to accept Denniss proposal
and amend the zoning ordinance.
The unanimous vote was more than
enough to satisfy the rule that a super
majority vote of 75% would be required
to deny the recommendation. However,
the vote was only the first of the three
required readings necessary to finalize
the vote. The subsequent votes would
have drawn out the matter for another
month. The proposal had kept Pat West
residents and residents throughout the
city on edge and filing into fill up council
chambers to state their concerns with
the plan.
Among the concerns was that
acceptance of the Planning Commissions
recommendation would set a dangerous
precedent that would allow developers
to develop other residential areas as
well, the potential of lowering property
values for the Pat West Subdivision

residents, increased traffic, and the
safety of children.
Prior to the vote, Council members
addressed the once again full room.
Council President Heather Kost thanked
both Dennis Apartments and opposing
residents for the time that they had
invested and information they had
shared. She noted that every council
member had received numerous e-mails,
calls, and letters regarding amending
the zoning ordinance. She explained
that council members have taken a lot
of time with this, carefully considering
all of the information both sides had
supplied. The bottom line is we need
to take the emotion out of this, she
commented before making her motion
that the recommendation be denied.
Councilor
Shane
Chamberlin
addressed the room, commenting that
through all of the fighting that all of the
residents of Oldfield Village had been
overlooked and often painted in a bad
light. He noted that a lot of good also
comes from Oldfield Village and that the
residents there would also be affected
by the proposed changes that would
have been an extension of the village.
He noted that he would be taking the
residents of Oldfield Village into account
as well when casting his vote.
contributed significantly throughout the

Village during their celebration year.
The Memorial bench was an idea by
the American Legion Post 109, who was
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asked by St. Pauls United Methodist
Church to come up with an suggestions
for recognizing veterans and a proper
location for its placement, and the
bench is the end result of planning and
coordination. The granite bench, placed
near the flagpole in the
center of the park, reads
Dedicated To All Veterans
From Montpelier Ohio-All
Gave Some, Some Gave
All.
PHOTO BY CHELSIE FIRESTONE, STAFF
The Memorial Bench
was placed on the park LACK OF COMMUNICATION ... Council President Heather Kost and Councilor Don
site and a ceremony was Mathews listen as Councilor Kathy Huner expresses her displeasure with money
held on July 20, 2014 being spent on a demolishment prior to council being informed.
dedicating the addition to
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Area Obituaries
Wilma J. Kurtz (1930 - 2014)
Fred E. Shank (1953 - 2014)
Wilma J. Kurtz, 83,

of Pioneer passed away
Thursday afternoon at
her home. She was born
on October 11, 1930
in Ransom, Michigan
to Harry and Jennie
(Edinger) Cramton. Wilma
graduated from Waldron
High School in 1948. On
June 8, 1950 she married
Richard C. Kurtz and he
preceded her in death.
Wilma was a member
of
Lakeview
United
Brethren Church; she also attended Community
Chapel in Tavares, Florida. She retired from the
Montpelier Hospital in March 2011 after 28 years in
the dietary department. She worked as a telephone
operator for many years and also as a 4-H advisor
for 25 years. Wilmas life was filled with sewing quilts
for charities, cooking, mission work, traveling and
watching the grandkiddos do most anything.
Wilma is survived by two sons, Philip (Robin)
Kurtz of Chino Hills, California and Paul (Kris)
Kurtz of Berrien Springs, Michigan; two daughters,
Pamela (Cary) Comstock of Allen, Michigan and
Portia (Terry) Cogar of East Liverpool, Ohio; twelve
grandchildren, Dr. Erin (James Sr.) Kurtz-Arnold,
Marci Kurtz (Kevin Hoffman), Lindsay Kurtz, Darin
Kurtz, Homer B. (Abby) Hendricks, Shawn (Renae)
Hendricks, Jordan (Bernadette) Wise, Jacob Wise,
William Shay Cogar, Dalton Kurtz-Cogar (Marissa
Walter), Christian Cogar (Erika Reed) and Starlynn
Cogar; twelve great grandchildren, James Jr., Aaliyah
and Jacob Arnold, Lauren and Jay Garrett, Jess,
Addy and Ruby Hendricks, Nolan, Eden and Beckett
Wise and Johnathan Cogar; special niece, Beth (Eric)
Pickford of Pioneer; several cousins, close friends and
one great grandchild on the way.
Wilma was preceded in death by her parents,
husband Richard, infant son David, and half-brother
Kenneth Day.
Donations may be made to Laurel Mission,
Lakeview Church New Building Fund or Gentiva
Hospice. Online condolences can be left for the family
atwww.thethompsonfuneralhome.com.
Fred E. Shank, age

61, of Delta, passed away
Sunday, July 20, 2014 at
his home. He was born
in Bowling Green, Ohio
on May 18, 1953 to the
late Fred F. Shank. and
Mildred (Whalen) Shank.
Fred was a 1971
graduate of Delta High
School. During school he
helped plant flowers for
Dunbar Gardens in Delta
and
after
graduating
worked at Dunbar Manufacturing in Swanton. He
later married Thelma Jones and she preceded him in
death. Fred owned the Eastern Gardens Restaurant
for many years until retiring. He later volunteered at
local food pantries and enjoyed spending time raising
animals with his grandchildren and attending farm
auctions with his family.
Fred is survived by his son, Fred F. (Jennifer) Shank
II; sister, Dorothy (Kevin) Cordle; grandchildren,
Derek and Skyler Shank; and canine companion,
Tyson.
In lieu of flowers, those wishing an expression of
sympathy are asked to consider contributions to the
family to assist with final expenses; c/o Fred F. Shank
II. Online condolences may be sent to the family
through our website at www.barnesfuneralchapel.
com.
Bruce Thomas (1930 - 2014)

Bruce Lavon Thomas,
age 83, of Edon, Ohio,
died at 9:30 A.M. on July
23, 2014, at Laurels of
DeKalb in Butler, Indiana,
after an extended illness.
Mr. Thomas worked in
management for Kroger
for ten years and then
was a Regional Sales
Manager for Super Value,
retiring with thirty-four
years of service. He was
a member of the Edon
United Methodist Church, where he taught Sunday
School and was Sunday School Superintendent, and
Edon Masonic Lodge #474. He enjoyed woodworking,
fishing, antiquing, and biking.
Bruce Lavon Thomas was born on August 21,
1930, in Edgerton, Ohio, to Orville B. and Margaret
Mae (Varner) Thomas. He married V. Imogene Kuttler
on April 16, 1950, in Edon, Ohio, and she survives.
Survivors also include two sons, Michael L.(Jonalea)
Thomas, of Petersburg, Michigan, and David Bruce
(Kathy) Thomas, of Carmel, Indiana; three daughters,
Patricia (Jeff) Schmees, of Fairfield, Ohio, Deborah
G. (James P.) Hay, of Lowell, Michigan, and Ginny
(Tom) Peterson, of Temperance, Michigan; sixteen
grandchildren; thirteen great-grandchildren; and one
brother, Roger Thomas, of Columbus, Ohio. He was
preceded in death by his parents, one grandchild,
one brother, Norman Blaine Thomas, and one sister,
Judith Moore.
Memorial contributions may be made to Edon
United Methodist Church.
To send condolences or to sign the online register,
please visit www.krillfuneralservice.com. http://
www.krillfuneralservice.com
GENERAL AREA NEWS
Four County Board

Of Education Holds
Meeting To Discuss The
2014-2015 School Year
The July meeting of the Four County Career
Center Board of Education was held on Thursday,
July 17, 2014 at 7:00PM in the Board Room at
Four County Career Center. During the course of
the meeting, the following business was conducted:
As part of the Treasurers Report, the Board
approved:
~ June Meeting Minutes, as well as financial
statements and investments for the month of June
as presented.
~ Advancement of money from General Fund to
Grant Accounts, to be returned to General Fund
when grants are received.
As part of the Superintendents Report, the
board accepted and/or approved the following
items:
~ The registration of Katrina Swinehart,
Edgerton Satellite Vo-Ag Instructor.
~ The resignation of Tracy Dopp, Intervention
Specialist, to accept the position of Academic/
Career-Technical Secretary.
~ To approve a one year contract to Brandon
Brywcznski
as
Social
Studies/Government
Instructor.
~ To approve a one year contract to Steven
Steingass as Plumbing & Heating Instructor.
~ To approve a one year contract to Nola
Rosebrock as Intervention Specialist.
~ To move Vicki Snow to the Bachelors 150
column on the salary schedule effective beginning
of the 2014-2015 school year.
~ To approve Angela Woods as a Summer
School Substitute for 2014.
~ To approve Bonnie Slough as a Secretary
Substitute.
~ To employ the following Adult Education
instructors: Maria J. Hull, Matthew A. Kaminski,
William Fordyce.
~ To employ the following ABLE substitute
instructors: Cinda Murphy, Deb Rogner, Sue
Restivo.
~ To authorize the disposal of obsolete and
outdated equipment and material through
appropriate means as provided by the ORC for the
period of July 1, 2014 - June 30, 2015.
~ To approve vendors as the Lowest Responsible
Bidders to supply products and services for the
2014-2015 school year as presented.
Under Board Committee Reports, the Board
received updates from Legislative Liaison and
Directors.
Upcoming meetings involving members of the
Four County Career Center Board of Education,
include the regular August Board Meeting August
21, 2014 at 7:00 PM in the Multi-Purpose Room at
Four County Career Center.
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KEEPING READERS NOTIFIED OF LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT, FIRE, COURT & CRIME STOPPER ACTIVITIES
WILLIAMS & FULTON COUNTY AREA LOCAL POLICE, EMS &FIRE REPORTS
EDON P.D.
(July 13) Citation, speed
(July 13) Citizen assist
(July 14) Handled bad check
complaint
(July 14) Warning, sound amplification
(July 14) Well being check
(July 15) Agency assist
(July 16) Theft complaint
(July 16) Juvenile complaint
(July 17) Criminal mischief
complaint
(July 17) Narcotics complaint
(July 17) Citation speed
(July 18) Domestic dispute
(July 18) Warning, DUS
(July 19) Warning, speed
STRYKER P.D.
(July 18) Keep the Peace
(July 18) Traffic Warning Speed
(July 18) Traffic Citation - Stop
Sign
(July 18) Alarm - Residential
(July 19) Warrant Service
(July 21) Ordinance Violation
(July 21) Telephone Harassment
(July 21) Littering
(July 22) Medic Assist
(July 22) Ordinance Violation
(July 22) Traffic Warning - Rail
Crossing Violation
(July 23) Alarm - Commercial
(July 23) Traffic Warning - Prohibited U-Turn
(July 23) Neighborhood Dispute
(July 24) Burglary/Theft
(July 25) Medic Assist
PIONEER P.D.
No reports received at time of
press.
WEST UNITY P.D.
(July 14) Telephone Harassment
(July 14) Agency Assist
(July 14) Curfew Violation (2)
(July 14) Domestic Dispute
(July 14) Underage Consumption (Arrest Made)
(July 15) Traffic Complaint
(July 15) Traffic Hazard
(July 15) Verbal Dispute
(July 15) Message Delivery
(July 16) Lock Out
(July 16) Alarm
(July 16) Suspicious Subjects
(July 16) Soliciting Without
Permit (2)
(July 16) Speed/Warning (2)
(July 17) Alarm
(July 17) Open Door
(July 17) Found Property
(July 18) Suspicious Subject
(July 18) Arrest on Warrant
(July 19) Marked Lanes/Warning
(July 19) Agency Assist
(July 19) Alarm
(July 19) Arrest on Warrant (3)
(July 19) Dog at Large
(July 20) Speed/Warning
(July 20) O.V.I. (underage),
Turn Signal/Citation (Arrest
Made)
(July 20) Found Property
(July 20) Medical Emergency
(July 20) Crash-Property Damage only/Citation
MONTPELIER P.D.
Don Brown Sr, age 56,
Montpelier, Ohio, was arrested
on July 19 for Open Container.
Aaron Strauss, age 22,
Montpelier, Ohio, was arrested
on July 21 for Driving Under
Suspension.
Christopher Workman, age
31, Montpelier, Ohio was arrested on July 23, for Domestic
Violence First Degree Misdemeanor.
FAYETTE P.D.
No reports received at time of
press.
WAUSEON POLICE
(July 17) Enterprise Ave @ W
Elm St, Fight

(July 17) 230 Clinton St, Found
Item
(July 17) 1170 N Shoop Ave
Unit 24, Welfare Check
(July 17) 826 N Shoop Ave, 911
Hang Up Contact In Person
(July 17) 117 E Elm St, Found
Item
(July 17) 444 Marshall St, Welfare Check
(July 18) 434 Indian Rd, Alarm
Drop
(July 18) 840 W Elm St Unit
1405, Larceny
(July 18) 714 Fairway Dr Unit
206, Sex Offense
(July 18) 230 Clinton St, Criminal Mischief
(July 18) 1300-B N Shoop Ave,
Disabled Vehicle
(July 18) 485 E Airport Hwy,
Larceny
(July 18) 722 Fairway Dr, Fight
702, Mental
(July 19) 1170 N Shoop Ave Apt
69, Junk/Abandoned Vehicle
(July 19) N Brunell St @ Oak St,
Vandalism
(July 19) 400-B E Oak St, Glass
in Road
(July 19) 300-B Vine St, Animal Call
(July 19) 230 Clinton St, Investigate Complaint
Theft of Motorcycle
(July 19) 310 N Brunell St,
Theft of Bike
Larceny
(July 19) 817 Third St, Loud
Noise/Fireworks
(July 19) 424 Ottokee St, Barking Dog
Unit 48, Suspicious Activity
(July 19) 141 N Fulton St, Trespassing
(July 20) Birch St @ S Frankin
St, Suspicious Activity
(July 20) 400-B E Airport Hwy,
911 Hang Up Contact In Person
(July 20) 528 Vine St, Pit Bull
(July 20) 1286 B Shoop Ave
Unit 20, Larceny
Unit 10, Mental
(July 20) 330 Jefferson St, Juveniles
(July 20) N Shoop Ave @ E Elm
St, Disabled Vehicle
(July 21) 600 Wood St, Suspicious Vehicle
(July 21) 793 W Leggett St, Larceny
(July 21) 219 S Fulton St, Escort/Parade
(July 21) 730 E Linfoot St, Disabled Vehicle
907, Suicidal Threats
(July 21) 128 Marshall St, Animal Call
(July 21) 810 N Shoop Ave,
Welfare Check
(July 21) 401 E Elm St, Investigate Complaint
(July 22) 833 Third St, Narcotics
(July 22) 555 W Linfoot St, HitSkip
Unit 17, Welfare Check
(July 22) 435 N Shoop Ave, HitSkip
Unit 20, Investigate Complaint
Suspicious Vehicle
Alarm Drop
(July 23) 615 Ottokee St, Burglary
Alarm Drop
Harassment
(July 23) 528 Vine St, Missing
Person
(July 23) 228 Vine St, Welfare
Check
(July 23) Douglas Dr @ Lawrence, Juveniles
(July 23) 303 Clinton St, Debris/Item in Roadway
Dog Left in Hot Car
(July 23) 844 S Shoop Ave, Animal Call/Found Dog
601, Juveniles
(July 23) 375 Joanna Dr, Domestic Trouble
Unit 12, Suspicious Activity
Larceny
WAUSEON FIRE
DEPARTMENT
(July 14) 303 W Leggett St, Ill
Subject
(July 14) Das Essen Haus, Fall

(July 14) 14417 Co Rd N, Ill
Subject
(July 15) 415 Cole St #40, Ill
Subject
(July 15) 12373 Co Rd U, Fire
(July 15) 5405 Co Rd D, Full
Arrest
(July 16) 11900 Co Rd C, Fall
(July 16) 415 Cole St #18, No
Transport
(July 16) 120 N Oakwood St,
Public Assist
Injury Accident
(July 16) 256 W Oak St, Difficulty Breathing
(July 17) 1348 N Park Ln, Ill
Subject
(July 17) 411 Cherry St, Difficulty Breathing
(July 17) Ohio Turnpike Gate
Entrance, Ill Subject
(July 17) 840 W Elm St #602,
No Transport
(July 17) 415 Cole St #21,
Alarm Malfunction
(July 17) 704 Wauseon Senior
Village, Injured Person
(July 18) 415 Cole St #41,
Diabetic
(July 18) 250 E Linfoot St #4,
Difficulty Breathing
(July 18) 655 Pine St, Ill Subject
(July 18) 133 Cedar Court, Ill
Subject
(July 18) 707 Maplewood Ave
Delta, Unresponsive
(July 19) 1120 N Shoop Ave #6,
Ill Subject
(July 19) 840 W Elm St #1006,
Seizures
(July 19) 7856 SH 108 #34,
Injured Person
(July 19) 221 Greco Drive, Ill
Subject
(July 19) 12399 Co Rd 13, Ill
Subject
(July 19) 20280 Co Rd L, Ill
Subject
(July 19) 11520 Co Rd 17,
Seizures
STATE HIGHWAY PATROL
(July 24) According to the
Ohio State Highway Patrol,
three Wauseon residents were
killed Thursday, July 24, when
a semi truck struck their vehicle. Matthew C. Hahn, 28, was
driving eastbound on County
Road L, when traveled into the
intersection on State Route
109 and was struck by a semi
truck driven by Jeffrey E. Neal,
53, of Muncie, IN. Hahn, along
with his passengers, Brandy
Beltz, 22 and Brandon McCullough, 16, died of injuries
sustained in the accident. Neal
was unharmed. The Highway
Patrol was assisted by Fulton
County Sheriffs Office and
the Wauseon Fire and Rescue
squad.
(July 24) The Toledo post of
the Ohio State Patrol reported on July 24th an airplane
crashed and flipped over near
the Fulton County Airport.
John Crisp, of Sylvania, was
flying the 2014 Airdome personal aircraft when a power
loss occurred briefly after takeoff from the airport. In attempt
to land the aircraft in open
field, the landing gear sunk
into sand causing the plane to
flip over. Crisp was not injured.
Assisting the Ohio State Highway Patrol were Fulton County
Sheriffs Office, Fulton County
EMS and the Federal Aviation
Administration. The incident
remains under investigation by
the FFA.
FULTON COUNTY
COMMON PLEAS
On July 21, 2014, the Fulton
County Grand Jury considered
indictments charging individuals with Fulton County crimes,
according to Fulton County
Prosecuting Attorney Scott A.
Haselman.
Crystal N. Molina, age 25, of
Fayette, Ohio, was indicted on
one count of Unauthorized Use
of a Motor Vehicle. On or about
June 16, 2014 to June 25, 2014,
she allegedly operated a motor
vehicle without the consent of
the owner. 14CR70.
Brendon A. Manz, age 18, of
Archbold, Ohio, was indicted
on one count of Grand Theft of
a Motor Vehicle. On or about
June 22, 2014 to June 23,
2014, he allegedly stole a motor
vehicle from a Wauseon residence. 14CR69.
Jeremy L. Lichfield, age 26,
of Archbold, Ohio, was indicted
on one count of Possession of of a Motor Vehicle. On or about

Heroin, one count of Possess- July 17, 2014 to July 21, 2014,
ing Drug Abuse Instruments, he allegedly operated a motor
and one count of Obstructing vehicle without consent of the
Justice. On or about April 30, owner and removed it from this
2014, he allegedly possessed state or kept it for more than 48
heroin and instruments used to hours. 14CR83.
unlawfully administer, use, or
It should be noted that an inprepare a dangerous drug. He dictment is merely an accusaalso allegedly obstructed jus- tion and that all criminal defentice 14CR74.
dants are presumed innocent
Andrew S. Kendall, age 34, until and unless proven guilty.
of Bryan, Ohio, was indicted With this Grand Jury News Reon one count of Aggravated lease, we have included case
Trafficking of Drugs and one numbers. If you desire, you can
count of Aggravated Possession track the progress of these casof Drugs. On or about Febru- es on the internet through the
ary 13, 2014, he allegedly pos- Fulton County website.
sessed and allegedly sold or ofSteps are as follows:
fered to sell methamphetamine.
Step 1: Acecss the countys
14CR72.
website at: www.fultoncounChristina L. Karr, age 28, of tyoh.com
Bryan, Ohio, was indicted on
Step 2: Select Government
one count of Aggravated TrafStep 3: Select Clerk of Courts
ficking of Drugs. On or about
Step 4: Select Online Records
February 13, 2014, she alleged- Search
ly sold our offered to sell methStep 5: Select Continue
amphetamine. 14CR81.
Step 6: Enter the six digit code
Amy J. Miller, age 39, of Edg- in the appropriate field and then
erton, Ohio, was indicted on enter the case number and/or
one count of Aggravated Traf- defendants name and select
ficking in Drugs and one ac- begin search. The case activity
count of Aggravated Possession appears under docket entries.
of Drugs. On or about March
A Wauseon man was sen27, 2014, she allegedly pos- tenced on July 23, 2014, in
sessed and allegedly sold or of- the Fulton County Common
fered to sell methamphetamine. Pleas Court according to county
14CR73.
prosecutor Scott A. Hasselman.
Joshua D. Liechty, age 33, of Donald B. Cole, 28, with a last
Fayette, Ohio, was indicted on known address of 7834 Countwo counts of Failure to Comply ty Road L, previously pleaded
With Order or Signal of a Police guilty to Failure to Periodically
Officer and one count of Aggra- Verify Current Address. Bevated Possession of Drugs. On tween January 7, 2013 and
or about December 28, 2013, February 11, 2013, he failed to
he allegedly fled from a police register his place of residence
officer after receiving a visible with the sheriffs office as the
or audible signal to do so and result of being classified a tier
allegedly caused a substantial III sex offender in Michigan in
risk of serious physical harm to 2000. Judge James E. Barber
persons or property. He also al- sentenced Mr. Cole to 3 years
legedly possessed methamphet- of community control and oramine. 14RC77.
dered him to pay prosecution
Rickey E. Hall, age 39 of To- costs, successfully complete
ledo, Ohio, was indicted on two the SEARCH program in Bowlcounts of Operating a Vehicle ing Green, seek and maintain
While Intoxicated. On or about employment, have no unsuperJuly 6, 2014, he allegedly op- vised contact with minors, comerated a motor vehicle while ply with SORN requirements,
under the influence of alcohol, and abide by an 11:00 PM to
having previously convicted of 6:00 AM curfew. Failure to
five or more such offenses with- comply could result in Mr. Cole
in twenty years. 14CR84.
spending 12 months in prison.
Veronica Zamora, age 31, of
Archbold, Ohio, was indicted on
WILLIAMS COUNTY
one count of Grand Theft and
TRAFFIC
one count of Tampering With
Jonas L. Zuver, West UniRecords. On or about Septem- ty. No operators license. Fine
ber 26, 2012 to May 14, 2013, $300, costs $146.65.
she allegedly stole food assisRobert S. Resenberry, Martance and daycare services val- shall, MI. Improper start/back.
ued at more than $7,500 but Fine $71, costs $79.
less than $150,000. She also
Benjamin Tijerina Jr., Bryallegedly tampered with records an. OVI. No future violations
belonging to a governmental within the next two years, reentity. 14CR76.
covery services sign up with
Natalie K. Greer, age 30, of two weeks, vacate adm. license
Swanton, Ohio, was indicted suspension and fees, work reon one count of Theft and one lease granted. Fine $750, costs
count of Theft From an Elderly $84.
Person or Disabled Adult. On or
Eric J. Rezabek, Bryan, OVI.
about July 8, 2014, she alleg- No future violations within the
edly stole blank checks and an next two years, first timers reAcer tablet from an elderly per- treat within 90 days, vacate
son or disabled adult. 14CR82. adm. license, suspension and
Luke J. Merillat, age 21, of fees. Fine $650, costs $109.
Archbold, Ohio, was indicted
Daniel A. Ruelas, Bryan. OVI
on one count of Breaking and dismissed. Costs $85.
Entering and one count of Theft.
David W. Echler Jr., MontpeOn or about June 27, 2014, to lier. OVI. No future violations
June 28, 2014, he allegedly within the next two years, First
stole copper shavings, wire, Timers Retreat Program within
and a pressure washer, from an 90 days, vacate adm. license
Archbold business. 14CR75.
suspension and fees. Fine
Mark L. Merillat, age 24, of $650, costs $95.
Fayette, Ohio, was indicted on
Miguel M. Ramos, Sunland
one count of Breaking and En- Park, NM. 66/55 speed.
tering and one count of Theft.
Ray E. Ridgway, Bryan. DisOn or about June 27, 2014, orderly conduct. Costs $93.
to June 28, 2014, he allegedly
Ray E. Ridgway, Bryan. Posstole copper shavings, wire, session. Costs $40.
and a pressure washer, from an
Crystal N. Molina, Bryan.
Archbold business. 14CR75.
Driving under suspension. No
George M. Pilat, age 26, of future violations within two
Toledo, Ohio, was indicted on years. Fine $300, costs $193.
one count of Theft From an ElJonathan D. Earl, Toledo,
derly Person or Disabled Adult. failure to control. Fine $50,
On or about June 16, 2014, to costs $93.01.
June 17, 2014, he allegedly
WILLIAMS COUNTY
stole coins and cash valued at
CRIMINAL
more than $7,500 but less than
Jennifer Nickols, Edon. Pass$37,000 from an elderly person
ing back checks. Fine $100,
or disabled adult. 14CR78.
costs $119. No future violaStephanie L. Ruby, age 20, of
tions within the next two years,
Archbold, Ohio, was indicted on
restitution of $120 by July 28,
two counts of Unlawful Sexual
2014 at the rate of $50 every
Conduct With a Minor. On or
two weeks to the prosecutor.
about April 14, 2014 to May 31,
Eric J. Rezabek, Bryan. Pos2014, she allegedly engaged in
sesion. Fine $150, costs $79.
sexual conduct with a person
Joshua
J.
Harrington,
13 years of age or older, but less
Osseo,MI., phone harassment.
than 16 years of age. 14CR79.
No future violations within next
Michael C. Osborne, age 42,
5 years, recover services of ...
of Delta, Ohio, was indicted on
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Saluting Our Area Police Departments

West Unity Police Strive To Keep Citizens Safe Montpelier P.D. Community Oriented & Professional
By: Mark Mercer
PHOTO BY TIMOTHY KAYS, STAFF
WEST UNITY POLICE DEPARTMENT ... Front - Chief Keith J.R. Jones. Middle - Mitchell Martin, Philip Fry, Jason Raymond and Brian Fether. Back - Jamie Shaffer, Michael
Polley, and Assistant Chief Dan Fedderke.
By: Timothy Kays
West Unity Chief of Police, Keith JR
Jones, has never done the big city law enforcement gig, and has no desire to do so.
The benefit of working in a smaller
community is that everybody knows everybody. Sometimes it makes the job easier
sometimes it makes the job tougher, he
said in describing what he referred to as
open-door communications. Overall,
knowing the people, the people knowing
you on a first name basis, dealing with
someone in a situation where you know
more of their background because you
know them on a personal level is what I
like about the job and a small village.
There are many who look at small
town law enforcement as being an Andy
and Barney type of job. Chief Jones sees
both the good and bad in that assessment.
Theres a lot of those qualities where, if
thats the perception, then thats also a
part of the reality of what youre living in,
he explained. If in day to day life your

community doesnt have that level of crime
that often, I think thats a plus. A negative
side of it is that we still train as much and
keep up. That way were professional, and
were doing our job to the best of our ability. I dont think that the perception would
show that aspect of it.
Chief Jones started with the force in
2002 and was promoted to Chief of Police
in 2008. He serves with a dedicated staff,
including Assistant Chief Dan Fedderke,
who has three decades in law enforcement
service and experience, the past fourteen
in West Unity.
The Village of West Unity may not be
high in population, but the dedicated team
of professional law enforcement officers
serving under Chief Jones are prepared
to assist the community with the latest
in training and equipment, delivered in a
manner that is small town proud.
Timothy Kays may be reached at
Pioneer Remains A Safe Place

Thanks To Its Police Force
By: Angi Walkup
The Pioneer Police Department, run by
Chief Tim Livengood, is small town, but
not small time. The veteran Chief that has
been in law enforcement for over 20 years
has a big job on his shoulders.
The Pioneer Police Department consists
of 2 other full time officers, 6 part time
officers and 4 auxiliary members (unpaid,
but OPATA certified volunteers), and a
few dedicated officers who even drive 1-2+
hours to Pioneer to serve the community.
It may sound like its a small task (commanding the department), but on a very
tight shoestring budget, it can be a large
task.
Weve been blessed here. Our mayor
has been extremely supportive of us; the
council has been extremely supportive of
us. They support the law enforcement in
the community, states Chief Livengood.
Support is good when you are in a small
community like Pioneer.
Everyone looks out for everyone and the
Pioneer Police really do count on the public
to keep their eyes peeled for anything that
looks out of the ordinary.
There is no formal Neighborhood
Watch program, but with more eyes and
the more people care about the community, they are more apt to watch it. If you
see something, call us. Let us check it out,
even if you think its nothing. It could be
something, states Chief Livengood.
In addition to their law enforcement
duties, the Pioneer PD does offer services
that many may not know about. Vacation
checks and business checks are two that
are not commonly known.
We put a vacation check sheet on
the website (www.pioneerpolice.com) and
members of community can print that off,
fill it out, and drop it off. Were going to
check their house at least one shift every
day. Well check doors and windows.
It gives them a little piece of mind.
We do business checks at night to ensure the facility is locked up and secure
to prevent from having more criminal complaints.
AED (automated external defibrillator)
training, CPR training, assist medic calls,
first aid training, following up on investiga-
The Montpelier Police

Department has had a very
busy July, and the force
led by Police Chief Daniel
McGee have been front and
center and the face of the
community during recent
festivals and celebration
activities throughout the
Village. During the recent
Bean Days and Balloon
Festival held downtown
and at the Williams County
Fairgrounds, as well as this
weekends Antique Tractor
Show, the department has
had an opportunity to show
they are a professional and
service oriented force while
demonstrating top notch
professional
standards:
Their performance as observed by the public was
nothing short of the expectation village residents have
come to expect, and they
passed with flying colors!
Montpelier officers showed
the flexibility required in
small town policing and
that building trust along
with friendships with the
public have paid huge dividends for the department.
The
Montpelier
Police Departments Mission
Statement may be found at
www.montpelierohio.net/
police/ and is: The Montpelier Police Department shall
endeavor to be a caring organization which dedicates
itself to personal excellence,
teamwork, and focused performance. Our mission is to
be considerate of the needs
of the citizens, while providing a safe and secure environment. We shall do this
by enforcing laws; arresting violators when necessary; building community
relations through a cooperative partnership with the
citizens of Montpelier; respecting the dignity of all
people; and by striving to
protect individual rights afforded by the laws of this
MONTPELIER POLICE CHIEF ... Daniel McGee leading

the way for the Montpelier Police Department.
city, state, and within the
United States Constitution.
This mission is to not only
arrest violators, but to use
our best discretion in order to improve the quality
of life for all. All officers of
the Montpelier Police Department shall be mindful and hold near to their
heart what it means to have
Honor, Courage, Dignity,
Loyalty, Respect, and Integrity. These words represent
our values. We shall take
this mission on not because
we have to, but because we
believe we serve a higher
purpose. Each officer shall
be unwavering in their commitment to this mission.
On February 18, 2014,
Chief McGee posted his
message on the departments
website
(www.
montpelierohio.net/police/) stating I believe one
of our goals as officers is
to make a direct impact to
our community. We do this
by not only our service on
duty, but service off duty.
I whole-heartedly believe
that we should use our time
on earth for a greater purpose. Respecting each other
and our boundaries. Using
our good fortune and intelligence to help those who
are less fortunate. Being a
good community member
and good Christian is an
essential key in the fight
to keep peace amongst us.
I dont believe my mission
is to simply arrest or respond. I believe I have been
given a greater purpose
in life and that is to positively impact those around

me through leadership and
building positive community relations. Begin with the
end in mind. Run the race
with endurance, because
it is not a sprint. Dont be
afraid to keep God in front
of you. Dont be afraid to
employ principles of being
a good neighbor. We should
do these things without
thought and without a desire of reward. It is only
then we will not fear our society.
Police Officers sometimes have very difficult
jobs to do and whether in
a small town or large city,
relationships and trust with
the community are essential for a community wide
effort. Flexibility is the key:
Last winter was one of the
most extreme Northwest
Ohio experienced in years
and the officers in the department performed without exception spectacularly during the multiple
days of sub-zero temperatures. During the warm
and breezy days of summer
tasks turn to public relations, traffic direction, and
the many things that come
when the population of the
Village nearly doubles during festivals and other Village events. The Montpelier
Police Department deserves
our gratitude and appreciation for a job well done
throughout the year!
Edon Police Department Performs Multiple

Functions In Community Service & Policing
By: Mark Mercer
PHOTO BY ANGI WALKUP, STAFF
KEEPING THE TOWN SAFE ... Pioneer Police Chief Tim Livengood.
tions, fire calls and assisting in fire investigations are a few more of the PD tasks.
School programs such as Officer Phil,
which is a program geared towards elementary aged kids to talk about bullying and cyber bullying, stranger/danger,
accepting candy from strangers, seat belt
safety..etc., are still a part of the PD.
Since the Williams County Sheriffs office reinstated the DARE program, the
Pioneer Police Department does work with
the County to assist in that program. The
Christmas Cops and Kids program is another popular program they participate in.
Coming soon to Pioneer is a community
alert program offered by Everbridge, a
mass communication company. The alert
system will be offered to provide mass
information to the public in a matter of
seconds in the event of an emergency,
whether it be a weather emergency or of
other nature, road construction, closures
or other information. There will be more
information coming soon for sign-ups to
receive the alerts to email, text messages
and/or home phones.
How do you put a price on safety and
piece of mind? The police department offers services that are unknown to the general public.
The Edon Police Department, led by Police Chief Tom Szymczak, is a community
oriented Police Department who serves the
Village residents with professionalism and
concern for the community. Police officers
and sheriffs deputies are among the most
dedicated and selfless professionals and
their goal is to keep people safe and help
improve the quality of life for the citizens
they serve. They are literally on the front
lines and are first responders to any emergency.
Chief Szymczak, along with the 8 full
and part time officers on his force, strive to
serve and protect the community, while at
the same time being available to citizens for
assistance calls. The officers of the Edon
Police Department have to maintain flexibility in order to carry out their daily tasks
and functions. One moment they may be
lending assistance to a resident in need,
the next moment they may be called away
to a reported accident scene. Officers roles
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Fayettes Finest Helping To
Working To Protect & Serve
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Protect The Citizens Of
Fayette & Surrounding Areas
PHOTO BY BENJAMIN KESSLER, STAFF
KEEPING CITIZENS SAFE ... Sheriff Roy E. Miller (pictured) and his deputies are dedicated to protecting the citizens of Fulton County.
DISCUSSING THE DAY Officer Kevin Howard, Chief Jason Simon, and Officer Darren
Ward go over some of the events of the day. It was Officer Wards first day on the job in
Fayette.
The community of Fayette, Ohio is
much like most other villages in the area
quiet. Although Chief of Police Jason Simon prefers to keep it that way, he and his
staff of three full time and three part time
officers are trained and ready should that
quiet be disrupted.
The Department handles around a dozen calls per week, and is called upon to
assist with other local emergency service
agencies like the Gorham-Fayette EMS
and Fire Department, as well as the Fulton
County Sheriffs Department and the Ohio

State Highway Patrol. The Fayette Police
Department has also been called upon to
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By: Benjamin Kessler

ery 4-6 months and keep a lock of hair,

advises Schlosser.
The Stryker Police Department will be
co-sponsoring a poker run during Strykers Homecoming (August 23rd) with
Brothers In Blue motorcycle club with a
part of the proceeds to go to the Williams
County Humane Society.
Also, they may be sponsoring another
corn hole tournament during Homecoming.
Stryker PD also sustains a special response team. A team of officers that are
specifically trained in high risk warrant
searches and hostage rescue.
You never know when things are going to south, and we need to be prepared.
We utilize less lethal ammunition: bean
bag rounds, hornets nest (rubber ball
type shot gun shells) if we find ourselves
in a situation where less lethal force may
be necessary. We at least have those options.
There is no formal neighborhood
watch program, but there are definitely
neighbors watching the neighborhood.
They depend on people giving information, and they have established relationships with the community making them
feel comfortable enough to walk thru the
door [to offer information].
We depend greatly on the good citizens, states Schlosser.
We pride ourselves on having small
town mentality; being able to provide a
hometown service with a hometown attitude, but have a behind the scenes capability of being able to handle just about
any situation that comes up.
Ive got a fantastic crew; I dont have
any problems with my officers. And I try
to establish a family atmosphere. Its
what I do.
Roy Miller. He also added the worst time is

when he or his fellow deputies have to deal
with crashes involving young children because it is a tough thing to see when you
have kids of your own.
Sheriff Roy Miller has been proudly serving Fulton County for over 22 years with the
last year and a half as acting Sheriff. He first
found interest in becoming an officer from
old cop shows like Adam 112 and after two
years of factory work decided it was time to
enter the academy . At that time he chose to
attend Columbus State. He started out as a
road warrior and worked his way to detective and, in 2004, went to the F.B.Is National Academy for leadership training. This led
him to become Chief Deputy in 2006. The
Sheriffs office is happy to have their new
K-9 unit returning next Monday after being
without a K-9 unit since last December. The
Sheriff said he was excited to have the K-9
back and if they wouldve needed a K-9 the
Wauseon PD K-9 unit would have worked
with them. He also shared that texting 9-1-1
is coming maybe as soon as the end of this
year but more likely in 2015. Still , Miller reminds everyone to remember that the dont
text and drive rule still applies.
The Wauseon Police Department has 27
Sworn Officers and 10 Civilian Employees
and is led by Chief Keith Torbet. Chief Torbet has served the community of Wauseon
proudly for 31 years. Wauseons officers are
trained in several areas. They have Crime
Scene Investigators, Bike Patrol, a Detective, a Drug Unit, an Emergency Response
Team, a Polygraphist and a School Resource
Officer. One of the best programs that the
Wauseon Police Department offers is its Explorers Program.
The Wauseon Police Department lives by
the mission statement that the Men and
Women of the Wauseon Police Department
are committed to be a caring, sensitive, and
professional organization dedicated to the
Concepts of Personal Excellence, Continuous Improvement, Integrity, Teamwork and
Service to the Community. We believe in and
will defend the dignity of all people and desire to protect Individual Rights. We aspired
to enhance and contribute to the Quality of
life in Wauseon by providing understanding,
compassionate, and efficient Policing Services. We take pride in our professional accomplishments and abilities. We profess an open
partnership with our Citizens for shared
community protection responsibilities.
Both the Wauseon Police Department
and Fulton County Sheriffs office go beyond
the call of duty to keep Wauseon and the
surrounding communities safe for residents
and their families, but they also need and
encourage the cooperation of all citizens to
help reduce and limit the opportunities for
crime and assist in bringing to justice those
who break the law. Both offices will stand
with courage to face all situations and offenders that threaten the rights, property
and the lives of the citizens of Wauseon.
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Benjamin Kessler may be reached at

Together the men and women of the

Wauseon Police Department and Fulton
County Sheriffs office go above and beyond
the call of duty to make sure the people of
Wauseon can lead safe and happy lives. The
Sheriffs Office is led by Sheriff Roy Miller
and has 21 sworn officers. 17 of these officers are assigned to road duty, 1 to the drug
unit. One Lieutenant is assigned to prisoner
transport and there is one Chief Deputy.
In 2013 Brian Marvin received Deputy of
the Year honors for his exceptional service
to the county; Mike Baer received the Dispatcher of the Year Award. Helping people
through tough times and seeing them become better people is one of the best things
about serving Fulton County said Sheriff
Strong Department Backing Up Strykers Citizens
PHOTO BY ANGI WALKUP, STAFF
PROUD TO SERVE ... Stykers Police Chief,

Steve Schlosser.
By: Angi Walkup
The Stryker Police Department is

strong and mighty with 2 full time officers and 7 part time officers. At the helm
is Chief Steve Schlosser, who is not only
a retired Marine veteran, but also started
his law enforcement career in Stryker in
1995.
I started here in Stryker in 1995,
went to Montpelier for a few years, then
came back to Stryker in 2005 as Assistant chief, and then became Chief in October of 2010, states Chief Schlosser.
Strykers part time officers receive the
training they need if they choose to move
on to other agencies and to further their
law enforcement careers.
A lot of part time officers are getting
full time jobs, and its a reflection of our
department knowing to these outside
agencies, that were properly training our
guys, keeping them up to a high standard, and it better prepares them for a
fulltime position to go elsewhere.
I dont mind Stryker being the stepping stone for bigger and better things, its
kind of what we do. We take in part time
officers, we groom them, we make them
complete officers and we ship them down
the road to agencies that can use them
full time.
I like to see officers start off young,
make them grow, and make them go.
Also in the department with his officers, is K9 veteran Reagan with Sgt. Steve
Mendez. She has been with the department since June of 2013 after her OPATA
training certification was completed and
was put into full service in 2014.
Reagan was obtained by Sgt. Mendez
from a former Swanton officer that was
only looking for a home for her, not necessarily a job.
Reagan and Steve have earned lots
of respect from other dog trainers. They
have been working with the Williams
County Sheriff K9 units, Deputy Mick
Frisbie and Deputy Scott Shuping. They
have also been working with the outlying
Toledo agencies, for training purposes.
I have 100% faith in her abilities to be
able to come out here and do a good job
for Stryker and Williams County.
As other agencies do, Stryker participates in community events. They are
active with the National Child Safety
Council, the Safety Pup program and participate in Safety Week at the school.
They also provide Trick-or-Treat bags
for Halloween and, during the Fall Fest,
they provide child ID kits. They offer fingerprinting, an updated photo, and information.
Its always suggested that the parents
do more upkeep on it than we would. We
dont keep anything at the station. The
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PHOTOS BY LUCINDA HELD-FAULHABER, STAFF
INTERSECTION CHANGES APPROVED During its July session, Edon Village

Council approved the third and final reading of Ordinance 04-14 authorizing removal
of stop signs on Railroad Street. Requested by Edon Farmers Co-Op in April, east and
westbound free flow traffic on Railroad would greatly improve travel for grain trucks,
etc. accessing their facility. Additionally, Cross Traffic Does Not Stop signage will be
installed on the intersections remaining stop sign at South Main Street. This sign,
currently stopping Railroad Streets eastbound traffic, is slated to be removed thirty
days from the new laws passage.
By: Lucinda Held-Faulhaber
Local residents will

soon be adjusting to
new traffic-patterns as
Edon Village Council
approved changes during
its regular session held
Monday, July 21, 2014 in
Council Chambers. Mayor
Darlene Burkhardt called
the evening meeting to
order with Councilors
Roxana
Nester,
Lee
Lawrence, Duane Thiel,
Richard Chapin, Chuck
Bidwell, Gale Horn, Fiscal
Officer Heidi Bidwell, and
Solicitor Tom Thompson
in attendance.
With passage of the
third and final reading
of Ordinance 04-14, stop
signs at the eastern and
western intersection of
Railroad and South Main
Streets will be removed
to
allow
right-of-way
access on Railroad Street.
Motorists traveling south
on South Main Street will
also note the placement
of a new Cross Traffic
Does Not Stop warning
sign at the northern
intersection of the two
streets to ensure safety
for all drivers.
Slated to go into effect
thirty days from approval,
the proposed changes
were first brought to
Council by Police Chief
Tom Szymczak at the
request of Edon Farmers
Co-Op.
Managers
believed travel for grain
trucks, etc. to their
plant via Railroad Street
would greatly improve
with modifications to the
intersection.
Additionally
that
evening, Council agreed
to remove One Way and
Do Not Enter signage
currently posted at the
southern (East Indiana
Street) and northern (Park
Street) ends of Kaisers
Super Market parking
lot. Discussion on the
possible
change
was
prompted by Councilor
Nesters concern with the
illegible sign located at
Park Street.
Is there a newer
Do Not Enter sign [the
Village] could put up to
replace the old one near
Baker Park? she inquired
of Street Superintendent
Jim Brigle. I noticed
someone driving [into
the parking lot] going the
wrong way; the sign is
hard to read.
Noting the Village owns
the section where the
water tower once stood,
formal
responsibility
of what essentially is a
drive through a parking
lot
remains
unclear.
Without knowledge of
whos responsible ~ and
what portion is actually
[the Villages] ~ citing
people going the wrong
way creates additional
issues if the property
isnt ours, shared Chief
Szymczak. As a result,
violations to the oneway and do not enter
postings are presently not
enforced.
We should take the
signs down if were really
not going to enforce them,
commented
Councilor
Bidwell. You cant have a
one-way street on private
property.
The
consensus
of
Councils
subsequent
dialogue was to remove
the One Way and Do
Not Enter signage at the
grocery store parking lot.
In other action,
Council:
Was
updated
by
Edon Area Chamber of
Commerce
President
Jim Whitman on plans
for Edon Days 2014.
Set for August 1-2-3,
happenings taking place
include concessions, live
bands, Street Dance,
Cruise-In, Co-Ed Softball
and
Sand
Volleyball
Tournaments,
Parade,
Truck Pulls, Sidewalk
Sales, Craft Show, Art
Show,
Community
Church
Service,
Ice
Cream Social, Childrens
Entertainment,
and
Alumni Flag Football
Game. Council thanked
COME & JOIN Us At The

Edon Day Festivities!
Saturday,
August 2nd
CRAFT SHOW
Harold Baker Park
8:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m.
Sunday,
August 3rd
COMMUNITY
CHURCH SERVICE
Walz Park Pavilion

11:00 a.m.
From The Edon Chamber Of Commerce
Enjoy
Edon Days!
Mr. Whitman for letting

them know whats going
on during the annual
event; appreciation for
trying to keep the Village
alive and for using local
Parks was also noted by
members.
Voted to suspend
the three-reading rule
to pass Resolution 0314 ~ Authorizing and
Directing the Mayor of
the Village of Edon to
execute any documents
necessary to subscribe
to the Everbridge Mass
Notification
System
as coordinated by the
Williams County Board
of Commission.
(The
associated
annual
subscription,
approved
last month for a one-year
term, will cost the Village
$271.63).
Approved continuing
the
Water
Tower
Antennae
Contract
with Bright.net Internet
Services for an additional
five years; the initial fiveyear lease agreement,
including a three percent
fee escalation clause,
would
automatically
renew at the end of the
year unless objections
were voiced ninety days
prior
to
expiration.
Currently, the agreement
generates approximately
two hundred twentyfive dollars in monthly
revenue for the Village.
Accepted
Police
Chief Tom Szymczaks
recommendation
and
approved hiring Nathan
Allen of Montpelier and
Matt Sammons of Bryan
as
part-time
officers
for
the
department
(circumstances
have
recently
created
a
staffing shortage); both
are
recent
graduates
of
Northwest
State
Community Colleges Law
Enforcement
Academy
and will participate in the
field training program,
including Edon Days,
before being released on
their own.
Was
updated
by
Councilor
Nester
regarding the Edon Union
Cemetery mini-excavator
purchase;
Florence
Township Trustee Scott
Longanbach will present
specifics next month.
Councilor
Thiel
also
noted the Park Board
would convene in August.
Was
informed
by
Councilor
Horn
that
ODOT (Ohio Department
of Transportation) would
have No Engine Brake
signage returned to East
Indiana Street at the end
of the month. (At Junes
meeting, residents Peggy
Mathers and Matt Bauer
inquired why the signage,
removed two years ago,
had not been replaced).
Heard
four
applications had been
submitted
for
the
Villages part-time Zoning
Inspector position; upon

review, candidates did not
meet field experience or
background requirements
for employment. Planning
Commission
members
will explore the possibility
of hiring an engineering
firm to fulfill the duties;
it is hoped to have a
recommendation by next
months meeting.
Heard Police Chief
Szymczaks June Service
Log (including 116 calls
for service; 31 complaints;
16 citations; 29 warnings;
no accidents; 2 alarms;
1 arrest; 9 assists; 49
follow-ups ) and detailed
Vehicle Report (including
$588.95 in fuel costs).

Additionally, he noted
he had attended last
months
Chamber
of
Commerce meeting to
review Edon Days ~ its
required permits, the
Departments patrolling
schedule and vehicle and
golf cart usage during the
event.
Learned
Street
Superintendent
Brigle
would begin preparing
the Villages downtown
area (repainting parking
lines, crosswalks, etc.) for
Edon Days 2014; he will
also coordinate mosquito
spraying throughout the
Village when conditions
warrant.
Accepted the Minutes,
Financial Report and Bills
as presented.
Voted to enter into
Executive Session prior
to adjournment for the
expressed purpose of
discussing personnel; no
action was taken.
The
next
regular
monthly meeting of the
Edon Village Council will
be held Monday, August
18, 2014 beginning at
7:00 p.m. in Village
Chambers.
Lucinda Held-Faulhaber
May be reached at
pubisher@thevillagereporter.com
WHAT WE READ YEARS AGO - THE EDON COMMERCIAL
1976 Edon FFA
FFA ... Front Row: Milt Nester, Dennis Curry, Dennis Kaiser, Jim Wuebben,
Dave Wehrle, Doug Wehrle, Reggie Reed. Second Row: Mr. Brumbaugh, Don
INgersoll, Eugene Patrick, Bill Brumbaugh, Steve Smith, Mark Trausch, John
Smith, Ray Miller, John Smith, Steve Hernandez. Third Row: Karen Osborn,
Jerry Suffel, Ray Ridgway, Lyle Held, Bill Barraco, Jerry Matthews, Randy
Gearhart, Dan Swint, Kevin Walz, Terry Chroninger. Fourth Row: Bill Page, Neil
Bowling, Mike Guilford, Jody Miller, Larry Meyers, Roger Montgomery, George
Carothers, Chuck Brumbaugh, Bob Perry.
EDON COMMERCIAL
70 YEARS AGO
July 1944
The sixth meeting of the Bakerettes
was held at the home of Mrs. Michael.
Marjorie Allomong baked cookies.
Each member brought cakes. We all
baked bread. Next meeting will be at
Mildred Lautzenhisers. Janet Stackhouse - Reporter
60 YEARS AGO
July 1954
Beth Kuehn of St. Francis, Kansas
is here visiting her sister, Mrs. Paul
Houk and family. She came back with
the Russell Kuckuck and Herman
Kalenback families who had been on a
western trip to Denver, Colorado and
stopped to see Rev. Kuehn and family
in Kansas.
Mr. and Mrs. Ora Stayner and Mr.
and Mrs. Ira Knoll were dinner guests
of their parents Mr. and Mrs. Cardinal
Wolff at Captains Cabin on Crooked
Lake Monday evening. The occasion
honored Mr. and Mrs. Stayner on their
first wedding anniversary.

50 YEARS AGO
July 1964
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Dean and
Mrs. Geraldine Knecht of Montpelier
spent the past ten days on a fishing
trip at Big Clear lake in Ontatio, Canada and Niagara Falls.
Mr. and Mrs. Earle Headley and
Mr. and Mrs. Kermit Headley spent
Thursday evening with Owen Headley
to remind him of his 86th birthday.
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Reese of Coldwater
brought a carry-in dinner. Other callers were Mrs. Larry Hinkle and children, Mrs. David Watson and baby
and their mother Mrs. Earle Headley.
40 YEARS AGO
July 1974
Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Herman, Edon,
are the proud parents of a daughter,
Jennifer Ann, born Monday, July 29
at Bryan Hospital.
Mrs. Iris Faith attended the Boship family reunion at Moore Park in
Bryan last Sunday.
MORE EDON AREA NEWS
Edon Days 2014 Holidays On The Pavement

Annual Edon Days Planned For This Weekend
By: Lucinda Held-Faulhaber
stoplight)
8:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m.
Anticipation is growing throughout

the Village of Edon as final preparations
are in full swing for the communitys
Holidays on the Pavement celebration
set for August 1-2-3, 2014.
With a full weekend of Edon Days
festivities in place, heres what you and
your family can look forward to enjoying:
Vendors and Non-profit groups

are reminded spots on the downtown
sidewalks are available at no charge ~
first come, first choice. (No water or
electric).
Friday, August 1st

Cruise-In
St. Peter Lutheran Church Parking Lot
Park Street
5:15 p.m. line-up
6:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m.
Cruise-In Food Concessions
St. Peter Lutheran Church Youth
Groups Barbeque Chicken
Edon United Methodist Churchs
Carmel/Kettle Corn
Street Dance
St. Peter Lutheran Church Parking Lot
8:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
5th Annual Edon Alumni Flag Football
Game
Leanne Field
Irene Drive off West Indiana Street
6:00 p.m. Kickoff Time
Admission $3.00 per person/$10.00
per family
All proceeds benefit the Grady Hake
Family
Edon Athletic Boosters Reverse
Drawing
Edon Community Building
320 Parkway Street
7:30 p.m.
Musical Entertainment ~ Live Bands
Edon Steakhouse
114 North Michigan Street
Cactus with Doug Stayner
9:00 p.m. 12:00 midnight
Red Door Photography
(behind studio)
Ratnip
8:00 p.m. 11:00 p.m.
$5.00 cover charge
Saturday, August 2nd
Firemens Breakfast
Florence Township Fire Hall
South Michigan Street/State Route 49
6:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Sidewalk Sales
Downtown Edon
8:00 a.m. - ?
Vendors and Non-profit groups are
reminded spots on downtown sidewalks
are available at no charge ~ first come,
first choice. (No water or electric).
St. Peter Lutheran Church Bake Sale
203 North Church Street
Items for sale include BBQ beef,
creamed chicken, baked beans, pies,
cakes, cookies, etc.
8:00 a.m. 12:00 noon
Craft Show
Harold Baker Park (behind Kaisers
Super Market)
Park Street (one block north of
2nd Annual Co-Ed Slow-Pitch Softball

Tournament
Sponsored by EHS Boys Basketball
Team
Walz Park
8:30 a.m. (Makeup date on Sunday)
12:30 p.m. ~ rain or shine!

Members of the Edon Area Chamber
of Commerce cordially invite guests
from neighboring communities to join
them in what promises to be an exciting
fun-filled event not to be missed!
Edon ~ Someplace Special to all its

residents ~ is located at the intersection
of Ohio State Routes 49 and 34.
Lucinda Held-Faulhaber
May be reached at
Edon Boy Scout Troop 5

Holds Charter Ceremony
Edon Public Library Art Show

105 South Michigan Street
9:00 a.m. 12:00 noon
Food Stands
Downtown Edon
Edon Lions Club (Sausage Sandwiches)
(Cooking begins at 10:30 a.m. serving
until after the parade)
Edon United Methodist Church
Carmel/Kettle Corn
Musical Entertainment ~ Live Band
Red Door Photography
(behind studio)
Ratnip
After the parade 5:00 p.m.
$5.00 cover charge
Edon Church of Christ Day in the
Parking Lot
(games and inflatable bounce house)
9:00 a.m. 12:00 noon
After the parade 5:00 p.m.
Admission is FREE
PHOTOS AND INFORMATION PROVIDED
CHARTER CEREMONY Edon Boy Scout Troop 5 members participating in

their Charter Presentation Ceremony held last month at Edon Church of Christ
included, from left, Justin Braun, Life Scout; Jarrett Kurtz, First Class Scout;
Grant Sims, Star Scout; Josh Braun, Eagle Scout; JJ Braun, Eagle Scout; Jim
Braun, Scoutmaster with Janssen Lemley, BSA District Executive.
Edon FFA Port-a-Pit Chicken Barbecue

11:00 a.m.
Parade Line-up
Edon Northwest Local Schools Parking
Lots
802 West Indiana Street
11:00 a.m.
Parade
Downtown Edon
1:00 p.m.
Holidays on the Pavement
2014 Grand Marshals Ora and Betty
Stayner
Truck Pulls
(South of the railroad tracks)
6:00 p.m.
Sunday, August 3rd
Community Church Service
Walz Park Pavilion
320 Parkway Street
11:00 a.m.
RECEIVES CHARTER Edon Church of Christ, sponsoring institution of Edon

Boy Scout Troop 5, was the site of a special Charter Presentation Ceremony held
last month. Presenting the Charter Certificate to David LaDuke, Minister at Edon
Church of Christ (front left) is Janssen Lemley, BSA District Executive. Proud
Troop members looking on are, from left, Grant Sims, Star Scout; Josh Braun,
Eagle Scout; JJ Braun, Eagle Scout (hidden); Jim Braun, Scoutmaster and Chris
Wilson, Scoutmaster.
Edon Music Boosters Ice Cream Social

Edon Schools Auditeria
802 West Indiana Street
11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Edon High School Marching Band
performs at 12:00 noon
1st Annual Co-Ed Sand Volleyball
Tournament
Sponsored by EHS Girls Volleyball
Team
Walz Park Sand Volleyball Courts
Business As Usual For The

Edon Go Getters 4H Club
The Fifth Meeting of the Edon
GoGetters 4H Club was held Sunday
July 20th at the home of Mark and Jamie
Prince. There were 15 members present.
Schylar Bergman called the meeting
to order. Connor Towers led the Pledge
of Allegiance and Tamara Mills led the
4H Pledge. The Secretary and Treasure
Reports were read. Livestock Interviews
are August 14th. Kerrin Towers and

Tehya Mills did their Demonstrations.
Demonstrations for next meeting are
Jacob, Jenny, Connor, T.J., and Chase.
The next Meeting will be August
24th at 2:00 at the Cooney School.
Reece Adjourned the meeting and Tyler
seconded the motion.
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 3
WILLIAMS & FULTON COUNTY AREA LOCAL POLICE, EMS &FIRE REPORTS
NWO or N/E Center
of Indiana (either one),
no contact with the victim, no alcohol. Fine
$300, costs $265.
Breanna
Cavazos,
Napoleon. Passing bad
checks. No future violations within five years,
restitution of $63.22 by
July 16, 2014, to prosecutor, not checking
account for five years,
electronic monitoring
for 30 days. Fine $200,
costs $214.
hara, Pittsburgh, PA., costs $88.

93/70 speed. Fine $77,
costs $80.
Anthony J. Covarrubias, Archbold. Possesion of drugs. Fine
$100, costs $70.
Edward P. Martin,
San Diego, CA,. Speed.
Richard Cook, Pettisville. Reckless operation. Fine $250, costs
$88.
Frank Covarrubias,
Lyons - Woodville
Archbold.
OVI. Fine
Waterville
$400, costs $88.
Christopher Litwiller,
FULTON COUNTY
Fayette. OVI. 177 days
419-923-4725
TRAFFIC
in jail, $525 fine and no
1-800-589-4725
Bhagabati P. Mis- violations. Fine $550,
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FRIDAY, AUGUST 1ST

5:15 Line Up

6:00 - 8:00 pm

6:00 pm

8:00 - 10:00 pm

7:30 - 8:00 pm

6:00 pm

Cruise-In - St Peter Lutheran Church Parking Lot,

Bakers Park. Park Street. 5:15 Line Up
Cruise-In Food Concessions :
St. Peter Lutheran Church Youth Group Barbecue,
Edon United Methodist Church Caramel / Kettle Corn
5th Annual Edon Alumni Flag Football Game
Leanne Field, Irene Drive
Admission $300 per person - $10 family
all proceeds benefit the Grady Hake Family
Street Dance at St. Peter Lutheran Church Parking Lot
Edon Athletic Boosters Reverse Drawing
Community Building
Live Musical Entertainment
9:00 - 12:00 Edon Steakhouse - Cactus w/ Doug Stayner
8:00 - 11:00 Red Door Photography - Ratnip - $5 Cover
SATURDAY AUGUST 2RD
6:00 - 10:00 am
8:00 am
8:00 am - 12:00 pm
8:00 am
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
8:30 am
9:00 - 12:00 Noon
9:00 am - 1:30 pm

11:00 am

11:00 am

1:00 pm
After Parade - 5:00 pm

6:00 pm

Firemans Breakfast - Florence Township Fire Hall

Sidewalk Sales - Downtown Edon
Bake Sale at St Peters Lutheran Church
Handmade Rugs at St. Peter Lutheran Church
Craft Show
Annual Co-Ed Slow Pitch Softball Tournament
Edon Church of Christ Day In The Parking Lot
Edon Public Library Art Show
EDON DAYS PARADE LINEUP
Holidays on the Pavement
2013 Grand Marshals - Ora and Betty Stayner
Parade
Live Musical Entertainment
at Red Door Photography - $5 Cover
Edon Annual Truck Pulls
located @ New Track 1/4 mi. S. of Tracks
Sponsored by Florence Township Fire Dept.
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SUNDAY, AUGUST 3TH
11:00 am - 2:00 pm

11:00 am

12:30 pm
Serving Northwest
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Ice Cream Social

at Edon Northwest Local School Auditeria
Community Church Service at Walz Park
Co-Ed Sand Volleyball Tournament
From These Community Sponsors:

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419-272-3000
Happy Edon Days!
edon
pizza
100 E. INDIANA ST.,

EDON
419-272-2452
Open Saturday
afternoon for
Edon Days
serving pizza
by the slice
and nachos
Since 1914
1-800-331-7396
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Enjoy Edon
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Stop in to see us!
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419-272-2331
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MORE EDON AREA NEWS
Lights, Camera, Queens Of Edon 2014

Contestants Are Queens With A Cause
A total of seventeen girls showed

grace and poise as they competed for
various titles during the 2014 Queens
of Edon pageant held on Saturday,
July 26. With a theme of Lights,
Camera, Queens of Edon, there was
plenty of glitz and glamour throughout
the pageant.
Still, the beautiful seventeen girls
who took the stage showed that
they also have beautiful hearts. The
younger two age division showed
their hearts by showing their support
of one another on the stage and by
giving heartfelt thanks to all of those
that made their participation in the
event possible. The older two age
divisions showed how much they truly
care for their community by sharing
with the judges and audience their
community concentrations, a pageant
requirement that allows each girl to
give back to the community in a way
that is significant to her.
Girls in each of the four age
divisions Little Miss, Jr. Miss,

Teen Miss, and Edon Miss competed
in Casual Wear and Introductions,
Evening Wear, and Question and
Answer segments before the pageant
took a fifteen minute intermission to
tabulate scores. While only some girls
won awards and titles, all of the girls
gave a stellar performance and worked
to ensure that the entire Village of
Edon won as well.
Awards given, by division, were:
Miss Edon
2014 Miss Edon Crista Wortkoetter
First Runner Up Alexis Mitchell
Miss Congeniality Crista
Wortkoetter
Miss Photogenic Alex Mitchell
Teen Miss Edon
2014 Teen Miss Edon Melody
Nofziger
First Runner Up Hailea Julian
Miss Congeniality Mallory Trausch
Miss Photogenic Mallory Trausch
Jr. Miss Edon
2014 Jr. Miss Edon Kerrin Towers
First Runner Up Brianna Herr
Miss Congeniality Courtney Heinze

Miss Photogenic Joslyn Horne
Little Miss Edon
2014 Little Miss Edon Hayleigh
Angeli
First Runner Up Alexis Dulle
Miss Congeniality Alexis Dulle

Miss Photogenic Aurora Kuhn
A special Peoples Choice Award
was also given to Mallory Trausch.
Chelsie Firestone can be reached at

chelsie@thevillagereporter.com
PHOTOS BY CHELSIE FIRESTONE, STAFF
OPENING NUMBER ... Contestants for the 2014 Queens of Edon pageant open by
entertaining the audience.
LOVELY GIRLS ... The 2014 Queens of Edon Little Miss Edon Contestants. From
left, Alexis Dulle, Hayleigh Angeli, and Aurora Kuhn.
BEAUTIFUL IN THEIR DRESSES ... The 2014 Queens of Edon Jr. Miss Edon
Contestants. From left, Heavenlee Owens, Catherine Gibbs, Breanna Heinze,
Brianna Herr, Macie Slade, Joslyn Horne, Courtney Heinze, and Kerrin Towers.
HAPPY AND HONORED ... 2014 Miss Edon Crista Wortkoetter is all smiles.
2014 WINNERS ... Reigning over this years Edon Days festivities will be, from left,
2014 Miss Edon Crista Wortkoetter, 2014 Little Miss Edon Hayleigh Angeli, 2014
Jr. Miss Edon Kerrin Towers, and 2014 Teen Miss Edon Melody Nofziger.
LITTLE MISS EDON WINNER ... The crowning of 2014 Little Miss Edon, Hayleigh
Angeli.
A ROUND OF APPLAUSE ... The contestants and directors of the 2014 Queens of
Edon pageant.
VIEW OVER 400 FULL COLOR PHOTOS OF THIS EVENT FOR

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Montpeliers Tuesday Evening Williams County Fairgrounds

Cruise In An American Past Hosts Antique Tractor Show; Big
Summer Weekends Continue
Time & Local Attraction
By: Mark Mercer
MONTPELIER: July 27, 2014: It has

been a very busy month at the Williams
County Fairgrounds in Montpelier.
Following up last weekends wildly
successful Bean Days and Balloon
Festival celebrations across town and
on the fairgrounds, this past weekend
featured the Williams County Antique
Tractor Show on July 26 and July 27.
The Antique Tractor Show featured a
wide variety of tractors and implements,
from all different manufacturers,
makes and models and from owners
all across Northwest Ohio and beyond.
Montpelier and Williams Countys
agricultural heritage reaches back to
the founding of the county, and the
rapid advances in farming technology
have been well documented by local
farmers and collectors by preservation
PHOTOS BY MARK MERCER, STAFF and restoration of some of the old time
BEAUTIFUL AND CHERRY ... 1928 Model A Ford owned and displayed at the models. As they stand displayed now
Montpelier Cruise In by Walt Kepler of Bryan, Ohio.
for our enjoyment, these beautiful and
sometimes not so elegant machines
were once alive year round plugging
their way through the fields pulling a
plow, cultivating and tending a farm.
The different makes that were on display
also highlighted what has always been a
long running conversation on the rural
roads and by neighboring farmers; some
use Fords, always have and always will,
others own only John Deere products
and wouldnt have it any other way.

From Case Tractors to old Minneapolis
Molines, John Deere, International (H
Series), Olivers, and most every other
favorite brand, the displays were on site
for the enjoyment of all.
The weekend also featured several
other competitions and attractions: On
July 26, the morning kicked off with an
Antique Auction on the east side of the
grounds, with a wide variety of items
on the block, as well as the traditional
Saturday morning pancake breakfast.
Both the 26th and the 27th witnessed
a number of tractor pulling events,
(always a crowd favorite!), ranging from
the garden tractor to the big powerful
modified antique tractors.
Other events included a Rib Fest,
several prize drawings and a number
of merchant vendors, both outside
and inside at the Gillette Building.
Also running at the Horse Arena on
the fairgrounds was the Williams
County Cowboy Mounted Shooting
Competition, featuring 1800s dress,
and some good old cowboy (and cowgirl)
fun with riding and undertaking
shooting
challenges.
Overall,
the
weekend offered something for everyone
and judging from the attendance over
the two day event, it was another
successful weekend in Montpelier at the
Williams County Fairgrounds!
CLASSIC CHEVY ... The 1935 Chevrolet Master Deluxe, owned and displayed by
Strykers Denny Stantz.
By: Mark Mercer
The Village of Montpelier held their
continuing Tuesday Night Cruise In
on July 22 on Empire Street, drawing a
large crowd and several classic cars to the
downtown event.
The Montpelier Tuesday Night Cruise In
has become a local summertime tradition,
with events held every other Tuesday in
June, July and August. Augusts events
will take place on August 12 and August
26 on Empire Street in the center of the
Village. August 12ths attraction will be
a Super Cruise In event. Each event

features a 50/50 drawing and there are
door prizes with a local DJ providing
entertainment. All cars are welcomed to
the events and in addition to the models
on display, local Montpelier restaurants
have nightly specials for those spending
the evening in Montpelier.
Additional
information
for
the
remaining August shows may be attained
by contacting 419-485-4231 (Spence) or
at 419-485-4281 (Mike) or by showing up LIKE THE OLD WEST ... Michelle Semer takes to the arena in old time dress at
the Cowboy Mounted Shooting Competition at the Williams County Fairgrounds in
at the event and displaying your ride.
Montpeliers Evergreen Manor

Achieves 5 Star Quality Rating
Evergreen
Manor
Rehabilitation and Nursing
Care recently received the 5
Star Quality Rating by the
Centers for Medicare and
Medicaid Services (CMS).
The 5 Star represents the
highest ranking possible
and is only given to a
small number of centers
who demonstrate quality
in 3 key measures (health
inspection
results,
adequate
staffing,
and
quality measure date).
According to Kandace PottsSalaz, Administrator, this
is a great accomplishment
by our staff to receive this
level of recognition for our
quality of care.
The 5 Star program is
a consistent measurement
used
throughout
the country to show

comparisons between one
skilled
nursing
center
and another. The trained
inspectors look at over
180 separate rating items
and follow strict federal
guidelines when reviewing
the care provided. The
process also looks at the
staff to resident ration and
how staffing is adjusted
based on the acuity of the
residents. According to
Kandace Potts-Salaz, our
commitment to quality
improvement is a daily
process at our center and
we have a wide range of
systems in place to ensure
the highest quality of care
possible to our residents.
The 5 Star Quality
Rating system began in
CanCer assistanCe Center for Williams County
annual fundraiser
#b2tb
(bike to the bridge)
AUGUST 2, 2014
50 m (7:00 a.m.)
25 m (7:30 a.m.)
10 m (8:00 a.m.)
3 m (8:30 a.m.)
roads, hills and valley } Paved

scenic country for 50 and 25 miles
} A family ride on country roads.
} Inside the Fairgrounds.
Proceeds are to benefit the direct individual services that are

exclusive to Cancer Assistance of Williams County
WWW.CanCerbridge.org
419-636-0079
2008 and applies to the

nations 15,000 skilled
nursing
centers
for
consumers to compare one
center to another.
The 5 Star Quality
Rating is divided into three
primary areas: 1.) Health
Inspections that look at
the results of the annual
State survey along with
data from the previous 3
years with the most recent
years
being
weighted
more heavily. 2.) Staff is
the second component
and looks at number of
staff members by type
of caregiver (Registered
Nurse, Licensed Practical
Nurse,
State
Tested
Nursing Assistant) Nursing
Centers who have residents
with
more
complex
illnesses would be expected
to have higher staffing.
3.) The last component is
Quality Measures. This
information is based on key
indicators such as pressure
wounds, Urinary Tract
Infections, falls, etc. The
fewer negative outcomes a
center has, the higher their
quality measures.
Evergreen
Manor
I
located 924 Charlies Way
in Montpelier, Ohio, 419485-8307 and welcomes
the community to stop
by and learn more about
their quality programs and
take a tour of the Skilled
Nursing Center.
Montpelier. Additional photos on page 12.

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REFLECTIONS OF THE PAST

1919 Montpelier Girls Basketball
GIRLS BASKETBALL ... Standing: Mann, Cloyd, Lavering, Seward, Hill,

Wills, Heller. Seated: Miss Smith, coach.
St. Pauls United Methodist Church

Anniversary Committee is hosting a
Celebration Tea
in honor of 175 years of Methodism in Montpelier

For Tickets, Please call
St. Pauls UMC Office
419-485-3519
Saturday, August 9, 2014 3:30 - 5:00 p.m. Fellowship Hall

RESERVATIONS BY AUGUST 5
Free Will Offering All Are Welcome
St. Pauls United Methodist Church 402 Broad Street, Montpelier OH
Kaleb McLaughlin Memorial Ride & Organ Donor Awareness Event A Huge Success
By: Mark Mercer
PIONEER: July 26, 2014: Americans
capacity for charity is unending;
selflessness, concern for others, giving,
caring, and the spirit of neighbor
helping neighbor are traits ingrained
in the American Soul; the number
of participants at this weekends
events in remembrance of Kaleb was
heartwarming, and proves once again
why the people of Northwest, Ohio are
true, everyday heroes who define the
American Spirit!
The
2014
Kaleb
McLaughlin
Memorial Ride and Organ Donor
Awareness Event, was hosted by the
Pioneer American Legion Post #308, and
sponsored by the Fire and Iron Station
84 Northwest Ohio Motorcycle Club.
Kalebs parents, Kevin and Kim Oxender
from Pioneer were the driving force
behind this weekends event, and the
funds raised will provide a tremendous
boost to several local organizations and
agencies in Kalebs honor. The Oxenders
lost their son Kaleb McLaughlin in an
automobile accident on June 24, 2013,
just 20 days after his 20th birthday.
Saturdays festivities kicked off
with the arrival of riders from all over
Ohio, with some coming from as far
away as Chicago to attend and support
the Memorial Ride. Also set up were
a number of childrens attractions,
including the always favorite dunk unexplainable peace. Everyone involved here this afternoon! According to both
tank, manned by Josh Sawyer of in todays Memorial has been very Kim and Kevin, it is their intension
Pioneer, along with his fellow North supportive and the funds we raise today to make this an annual event in their
Central High School classmates. Inside will go a long way towards supporting son Kalebs memory and continue to
the Legion Post, the North Central FFA each of Kalebs causes, and we are very support the causes he believed in.
hosted a free will donation lunch along grateful for the exceptional support
with a wide assortment of desserts everyone in attendance has provided
and treats. The American Red Cross
also supported the event with an onsite donation education center, which
provided education on donor issues
and why it is important. The memorial
also included a Blood Drive, a Silent
Auction, an on-site Gun Raffle donated
and conducted by The Archery Spot,
along with childrens entertainment
such as face painting, play houses,
and rides for the little tots. Everyone
in attendance also sported the orange
Kaleb McLaughlin Memorial Ride
shirts specifically designed for this
afternoons participants.
The big event began at 1:00 p.m. in
front of the Pioneer American Legion
when the Village came alive with the
roar of the almost 150 motorcycles in
attendance for the Memorial Ride. With
the Pioneer Police Department leading
the way, the orange shirted riders began
to file out of the Village and their way
for a 96 mile scenic ride in honor of
Kaleb. Kim stated after the conclusion
of Saturdays activities we experienced
PHOTO PROVIDED BY KIM OXENDER
the harsh, bittersweet reality of Organ REMEMBERING AND HONORING THEIR SON ... Kevin and Kim Oxender at Kalebs
Donation, but God has given us an resting place.
PHOTO BY MARK MERCER. STAFF
SHOWING THEIR SUPPORT ... Two young attendees sport the 2014 Kaleb
McLaughlin Memorial Ride shirts from the event.

REFLECTIONS FROM PIONEERS PAST
1972 North Central Varsity Basketball
VARSITY BASKETBALL ... Front: Coach Phipps. Middle: Tom Reifel,

Sam Miller, Jeff Miller, Bob Kidston, Dick Heller, Brett Rubel, Manager.
Back: Bill Kidston, Kim Fisher, Duane Barrett, Don Buerk, Captain;
Dave Bible, Dave Thompson.
Pioneer Main Stop and Village Market Announce Promotions

Recent promotions at the Pioneer Main Stop and Pioneer Village Market have been announced
and are in effect. Serving as General Manager of both locations is
Nickie Creamer. Nickie started
with the companies at 16 years of
age. She took some time off with
her children and has 14 total years
invested. She has served as a cashier, assistant manager and manager in the Main Stops prior to this
appointment. She has two children
Taylor and Chase.
Elli Altaffer has been with the
Main Stops for 13 years serving
as a cashier and assistant manager.
She will be overseeing operations
Pictured left to right: Nickie Creamer, Elli Altaffer and Traci Nickloy
at the Pioneer Main Stop as the Assistant Manager. She is married with five children. Traci Nickloy has been with Pioneer Village
Market for 2 years and has served as a cashier and weekend supervisor. She will take on the role of
Assistant Manager at the Village Market. She is the mother to three children.
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PHOTO PROVIDED BY KIM OXENDER
TREMENDOUS SUPPORT ... Riders file by Kalebs gravesite during the 96 mile ride
in Kalebs honor on July 26. Additional photos on page 12.
R.A.W Run Coming To Northwest

Ohio, Making Stop In Pioneer
The R.A.W. Run is
coming to Northwest Ohio
on Saturday, August 23,
2014. Starting and ending
at the Deshler American
Legion, stops will be held
at the Wauseon American
Legion,
the
Pioneer
American Legion and
Pioneer VFW, the Bryan
Amvets and the Defiance
Amvets.
Registration is from 10
- 12 pm and kickstands
are up at 12:30 pm. Cost
is $15 individuals and
$20 couples.
Camping is available
with limited spacing and
featured events include
an
auction,
50/50
drawings, door prizes,
raffles, food vendors, and
entertainment.
R.A.W. Run (Returning
American Warriors) is a
group of private citizens
and Veterans of the
Armed Forces ranging
from Vietnam to modern
day. They are dedicated to
assist veterans and their
families upon their arrival
back to their homeland.
Whether it be helping to
find a job, a babysitter
for the night, help with
rent (utilities, water etc.),
a new place to call home
or even a washer and/
or dryer, the R.A.W. Run
will be their source for
assistance.
Organizers are still
in need of help and
donations and would
love to hear from you.
To sign up for the run;
contact Mike Connors at
419-966-9492 or email
connors_215@hotmail.
com or Kari Connors at
419-409-0349 or email
kari.breece@mid-wood.
com. Donations may be
sent to the Corn City State

Bank, c/o RAW RUN,
201 West Main Street,
Deshler, Oh. 43516. (This

is a tax exempt charitable
organization).
Supporting the
RAW RUN
on August 23
pioneer american legion 307
Antique Tractors - Free Trucks $800 Mud Bogs $800

(10 years & younger free)
Friday, August 8th at Noon

Kids Day - Free Admission
Saturday, August 9th
Sunday
August 10th
For More Infromation ... Contact:

517-607-5352 517-607-6720 517-212-6486
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Williams County Fairgrounds ... Kaleb McLaughlin Memorial Ride ...
PHOTOS BY MARK MERCER, STAFF
DRESSING THE HORSE ... Fayettes Jen Everley prepares to take to the arena at
the Cowboy Mounted Shooting Competition at the Williams County Fairgrounds in
PHOTOS BY MARK MERCER, STAFF
Montpelier.
REMEMBERING ... Kim Oxender pictured with Kim Osburn, of the Black Sheep
Christian Motorcycle Ministry, one of the driving forces behind the Charity
motorcycle ride.
TAKING IN THE SIGHTS ... Jared Rediger (L) of Montpelier and Jevek Carr (R)
from Pioneer enjoying the morning at the Antique Tractor Show on July 26 at the
Williams County Fairgrounds in Montpelier.
DONATION LUNCH ... There was plenty of good food on hand at the North Central
FFA free Will Donation lunch inside the Legion Post.
MEMORIAL RIDE ... Riders begin to file out, led by the Pioneer Police Department
on the 96 mile scenic Memorial Ride in Kaleb McLaughlins honor.
ANTIQUE TRACTOR ... Pioneers Isaac Hostetlers 1961 Case 830 on display
at the Antique Tractor Show on July 26 at the Williams County Fairgrounds in
Montpelier.
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Little Lights Daycare Tours

Montpelier Police Department
FLAG ... Riders ride under the lowered flag on a Montpelier Fire truck during the
Memorial Ride in Kaleb McLaughlins honor.

PHOTO PROVIDED
POLICE DEPARTMENT VISITORS Little Lights Day Care recently made a trip to
the Montpelier Police Department. Chief McGee spoke to the group about bullying
and also shared a video of McGruff on the topic. The group was treated to juice and
snacks. A tour of the police department and sitting in the cruisers was also enjoyed
by the children.
50% OFF 2nd pair eyeglasses

ordered the same day.
Treatment and Management
of Ocular diseases.
Dr. Roger L. Saneholtz &

Dr. Jason R. Kunsman
306 W. Main St.
Montpelier, OH 43543
419-485-4257
Comprehensive eye exams

done with the latest
technology.
Providing eye care to the
Tri-State area since 1977.
Located in Downtown
Montpelier.
Accepting Most Insurance including VSP, EyeMed, Blue Cross, Blue Shield,
Medical Mutual and most major medical plans.
Summer
Internship
Gives
Wheeler
Of Pioneer
Valuable
Experience
Nathan
Wheeler
of
Pioneer
is
an
environmental,
health
and safety intern for
Newman Technology, Inc
in Mansfield, Ohio.
Wheeler
is
a
sophomore working on a
degree in environmental,
safety and occupational
health management.
TIRE COLLECTION
Thursday, August 21
at the
Williams County
Highway Garage
12953 County Road G, Bryan
9:00 a.m. until 4:30 p.m.
Cost is now $2.00 Each.
WE WILL ACCEPT. CAR AND LIGHT

TRUCK TIRES ONLY. NO LARGE TRUCK
OR AGRICULTURAL TIRES.
ALL TIRES MUST BE OFF THE RIM
NO Tire Dealers.
For Williams County Residents Only.
QUESTIONS? CALL WILLIAMS COUNTY

RECYCLING 419-485-3141
Hilltop Cafeteria Dedicated To Balanced Meals, Balanced Budget
PHOTO BY T.J. HUG
BOARD MEETING ... The Millcreek-West Unity School Board of Education addressed
school lunch and other issues.
By: T.J. Hug
Though only meeting for twenty
minutes, the Millcreek-West Unity Board
of Education kept itself busy from gavel to
gavel at last nights regular board meeting.
The cafeteria is like a business within
the school.
These were the words of Ellie Shinhearl,
Food Services Manager of Hilltop, as she
addressed the board at the request of one
of its number, Ron Baker.
According to Shinhearl, in June of
2013 the cafeteria generated $33,748 in
revenue. Comparatively, between late
May and early June of this year, that
total has been surpassed, reaching an
even $35,000. This feat is particularly
impressive given the 19 calamity days
limiting potential income.
We only have nine months to make
enough revenue to pay 12 months worth
of bills. Shinhearl proclaimed.
The excessive amount of school

cancellations basically eliminated an
entire month from the cafeterias already
limited earnings window.
Being able to bring in a consistent
income with steady growth from year to
year, despite such a massive disadvantage,
allows the department a greater degree of
comfort, as Shinhearl can attest.
Its nice to have that balance there,
so we dont have to pull from the General
Fund.
Shinhearl went on to discuss the issue
of the cafeterias food, and whether or not
perceived health issues are legitimate. She
pointed out that any student purchasing
a lunch at the school is required to take
a half-cup of fruits or vegetables, though
she also acknowledged that such a
requirement doesnt guarantee the fruits
and vegetables will be eaten.
Also, Shinhearl was quick to mention
that health regulations designed to keep
WHAT WE READ YEARS AGO
1999 Hilltop Varsity Volleyball
student lunches balanced and nutritious

have been in place since the 1940s.
There are challenges to giving the
students a sense of variety, however.
The school purchases its food through a
commodity program offered by Gordon
Food Services. Even though Shinhearl is
allowed some options with this program,
certain types of food are delivered in greater
abundance than others. This creates a
situation in which the cafeteria is forced
to choose between serving certain types of
food more than others, or eating the cost
of those foods for the sake of variety.
Then theres the reality that kids tend
to be picky eaters, giving some student
favorites a leg up on less popular foods.
You have to feed the kids what they
want to eat. Shinhearl admitted to the
board.
Superintendent Larry Long saw his
salary of $85,000 approved by the board.
Long is in the second year of his three
year contract, and his salary remains
unchanged from his first year on the job,
per his own request.
The board held a first reading on
updated NEOLA policy, which the board
silently reviewed for roughly one minute.
The Northeastern Ohio Learning
Association writes school board policies
for around 400 districts located in seven
states, including Ohio, Indiana, Michigan,
Illinois, Wisconsin, West Virginia, and
Florida. The organization is comprised
mostly of former superintendents.
First term board member Kellie Gray
was nominated and unanimously elected
the boards designee for Public Records

training. This distinction is typically
bestowed upon new board members when
possible, as it gives them an opportunity
to familiarize themselves with Public
Records.
A contract with the Williams County
Combined Health Department for Nursing
Services for the coming school year was
approved by the board. The school will pay
$17,765 for services rendered. The board
also approved the schools membership
with the Ohio Coalition of Equity and
Adequacy for the new school year as well.
An agreement on compensation for
parents transporting their children to and
from school was reached by the board.
Desiree Baker, Mark and Leslie Wagner,
and Tim Yocklin will receive $10 a day,
along with the IRS mileage rate per mile
for providing travel for their own children.
Finally, the board hired several new
employees on behalf of the district. Bill
Williams will now serve as the 7th grade
Basketball Coach, while Troy Grime and
Josiah Poletta were approved for the same
position at the 8th and 9th grade levels
respectively. Nathan Massie was brought
on as the Head Track Coach. Cristin
Hagans is the new Resident Educator
Mentor, and the schools Band Camp
received a new volunteer in Danny York.
The board will next meet in regular
session on Monday, August 18 at 6:00
P.M. in the schools band room.
T.J. Hug may be reached at
AJ Door Hosts Annual Car Show
PHOTOS BY MONICA SMITH, STAFF
CAR ENTHUSIASTS ... This Shelby Mustang received a lot of looks from those in attendance at the Car Show.
VARSITY VOLLEYBALL ... Front: Melissa Sauder, Nikki Beck, Kelly Borton, Coricia Eisel. Back: Coach Bruner, Jessie Krotzer, Kin Tanner, Sarah Schaffer, Abbie
Roose, Jill Holland, Emily Yoh, Megan Manley.
WEST UNITY REPORTER
130 YEARS AGO
JULY 1884
Peter Barkdoll is building a substantial barn on his farm south of
town this summer.
120 YEARS AGO
JULY 1894
Franklin Township now has a post
office on Angola Road, known as Ambrose, established in May; and one
at Russells Corners, to be known as
Zone, will open July 1.
Fred Collamore is doing duty as
night watch.
110 YEARS AGO
JULY 1904
A daughter was born to Mr. and
Mrs. Wm. M. Marks of Alvordton, June
25.
Miss Elsie Gamble and Harvey Nicolen, both of Alvordton were married
Sunday.
Miss Edith Wilbur is home for a
visit from Los Angeles, where she has

been in the deaconess work.
100 YEARS AGO
JULY 1914
Prof. W.A. Saunders, one of the
best known men in Williams County,
passed away June 15 at 58.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Altman, June 25, a daughter.
90 YEARS AGO
JULY 1924
Miss Mable Eaton and Mr. Hoyt F.
Wagner were married June 13.
Mrs. Marian Jones died Sunday of
apoplexy.
80 YEARS AGO
JULY 1934
Married June 25, Miss Mae Belle
Netcher of Quincy and Mr. George Beatty.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Newcomb, June 19, a son.
Scott Baltosser had an exciting
time when their oil stove caught fire.
Miami University
2014 PLOW DAYS
Names
Chicken BBQ
at Fire Station at Noon
1/2 Chicken
Meal - $8
1/4 Chicken
Meal - $5
SONG ... Bill Ledford was on hand to entertain the crowd at the Open House/Car Show.
PLOW DAYS
US 20 - Downtown Alvordton
Registration starts at 10 am
plowing starts at 11 am
Tractors requested to be
40 years old and older
Questions? Call 419-553-9523
Car
Show
Registration at 10 am at Fire Station

Kickstands up at 11 am
Behind United Brethren Church
Last bike in at 3 pm
$15 single plus $5 for rider
Judging begins at 11:30 am
Entertainment/Patio Party at 2 pm
Cash Prizes - Door Prizes
Proceeds go to Legion Riders
Music
- Food - Lots of Fun
of Northwest Ohio
Restroom & Air Cond. available
Alvordton, Ohio
PROUD OWNER ... Larry Kunkle of rural Fayette was one of the proud owners showing
off his car at the annual Open House/Car Show.
Unity Mini Mart Announces New Manager
West Unitys
Carlie Bowers To
Deans List
Carlie Bowers of West

Unity was named to the
Miami University spring
2014 deans list.
Miami
University
students who ranked
in the top 20 percent of
undergraduate students
within each division for
first semester 2013-2014
have been named to the
deans list recognizing
academic performance.
Saneholtz-McKarns is pleased to announce that Patty Creamer has officially taken on the
title and duties as the Store Manager of Unity Mini Mart. Patty has been with the company for
approximately two and a half years, serving as a cashier for one year and then as the Assistant
Manager for a year and a half. Local to the area, Patty has lived in West Unity for twenty years
with her husband Michael and children, Kailey and Ty. No one has yet been named to fill Pattys
previous position as Assistant Manager.
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West Unitys Kamco Industries Receives Awards

From Honda For Excellence In Delivery & Value
PHOTOS BY CHELSIE FIRESTONE, STAFF AND KAMCOS AMY GORSUCH
AWARDED FOR EXCELLENCE ... Honda representatives, Kamco management and associates, members of the West Unity Village Council, West Unity Mayor Peg
Bernath, Police Chief J.R. Jones, and Village Administrator Ric Beals all came together to share in Kamcos honor in receiving Hondas Excellence in Delivery and
Excellence in Value awards.
Several
Kamco
employees and members
of
the
West
Unity
community were on hand
on Wednesday, July 23 to
take part in and witness
Kamco Industries receipt
of a double award from
Honda. The West Unity
location received a double
award for Excellence in
Delivery and Excellence
in Value.
Honda
NA
Cost
Planning
Department
Senior Manager Mike
Lapham
explained
that Honda uses over
650 different suppliers
and holds a supplier
conference
annually
to
go
over
Hondas
expectations from their
suppliers. Of those 650
suppliers, only a total of
82 awards were given out
to suppliers. Including
the awards given to
Kamco, a total of 5 of the
awards were awarded to
facilities that form Kumi

North America. Lapham
expressed his belief that
this illustrates both an
innovative
corporation
as well as one willing to
share information and
technologies with one
another.
In his opening remarks,
Kamcos Vice President of
Sales and Engineering,
Kevin Chase, commented
on the awards being due
to a combined effort of
every employee at every
level of the facility as
well as to continued
support throughout the
community.
West
Unity
Mayor
Peg Bernath commented
during the ceremony as
well, noting that Honda
was finding out what
residents of West Unity
has known all along
that Northwest Ohio is
made up of a lot of great
people who take a great
deal of pride in their work.
Members of the West
Unity Village Council,
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WEST UNITY
Mo Jos Grab & Go Valero Shamrock
Klinger Pharmacy Millers Country Kitchen
Dollar General Turnpike Plazas Park Place
FAYETTE
R&H Restaurant Fayette Supermarket
Circle K Amigos Restaurant Anchor Bay
Village Administrator Ric

Beals, and Police Chief
J.R. Jones were also on
hand to congratulate
Kamco on the receipt of
the award.
Kamco
Industries,
who currently employs
520 individuals, is now
the
largest
employer
within Williams County
and, with current and up
and coming expansion
problems in the works,
the facility intends to
keep growing, continue
with their high level of
performance, and to keep
with their continuous
community support.
Chelsie Firestone can be
reached at
West Unity
& Stryker
Residents
Receive
Degrees
PRESTIGIOUS AWARD ... Kamcos Vice President of Operations, Allan Benien,

accepts Hondas Excellence in Delivery and Excellence in Value Awards from
Hondas NA Cost Planning Department Senior Manager Mike Lapham.
Miami
University
awarded
degrees
to
students during spring
commencement exercises
Saturday, May 17, 2014, in
Yager Stadium. Students
with more than one listing
have earned additional
degrees or honors.
Students from your
area who have received
their degrees are Matthew
Hurd of West Unity and
Jason Hissong of Stryker.
NEWEST TECHNOLOGIES ... Honda representatives ended their day by touring

the Oak Street location facility where one of Kamcos newest machines is stored.
Fully automated, a water jet cuts the parts to the specifications programmed into
the machine. President Hideomi Start explained that the machine is an example of
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Strykers Quadco Addresses Significant Financial Issues
PHOTOS PROVIDED
COOL AND CLASSIC ... Stephanie Sulfridge wanted her picture taken in front of
a Studebaker being shown at the Quadco Cruise-in in Stryker earlier this month.
People from QRC and the community enjoyed looking at the over 40 cars, trucks,
and hot rods that turned out for the show held at the Stryker School parking lot
on July 11.
BOARD MEMBER TOUR ... Members and staff of the Williams County Board of
Developmental Disabilities toured some of the programs at Quadco on July 14.
Among the things they saw were individuals making cardboard pallets at Northwest
Products. Pictured left to right are: Mary Deitsch, Administrative Assistant/HR
for the board; board members Neil Oberlin and Ned Garver; Cody Chrisman,
Community Employment Manager and Family Support Service Coordinator; board
member Dorothy McKinney and worker Angela Dillon.
Members of Quadco Rehabilitation

Centers Administrative and Non-Profit
Boards heard the yearly audit results
at their regular meeting on Tuesday
(July 22).
Jim Rensi from the Certified Public
Accounting firm of Luderman and
But he also mentioned that it has

been nine months since the end of
the fiscal year that was covered by the
audit, and in those nine months he
has seen a significant drop in losses
at the center after expenses were cut
by reducing staff and insurance costs.
Even so, Bruce Abell, Quadco
executive director, said the center
needs to continue addressing the
situation. For instance, he noted that
there are training programs where
there are small groups of individuals. It
requires having a staff trainer working
with one or two people.
However, he noted that the fee the
center is receiving for the training of
those individuals is the same as those
in a much larger group of people.
He said when they add in the wages
for the trainer and the wages being
paid to the persons for working in
the small groups, the center is losing
money.
By taking steps to address situations
such as that and further reducing
expenses, Mr. Abell is optimistic about
the financial future of the center.
Members of the Williams County
Board of Developmental Disabilities
toured QRC last week, according to
Bill Priest, director of marketing.
He said the DD board members saw
the work done by the Art Club and
learned about the bird collage that
had been displayed at the Parkview
Physicians Group in Bryan recently.
The painting was included with other
artwork done by members of the Black
Swamp Art Guild and sold within a
short time.
The board members looked over the
Senior Activities Center that had been
decorated as an aquarium and met
some of the people who participate in
the program. They learned they were
an active group, working on all kinds
of arts projects, going on field trips,

to garage sales and shopping, and
participating in programs with other
senior groups in the area.
They saw the garden, the raised
garden bed and the flowers decorating
the rear entrance to QRC that are
being grown by members of QRCs
Garden Club.
The group stopped for lunch at
QRCs SUBWAY Restaurant and Mama
DeLucas Pizza Now! in Stryker. They
took a tour after lunch watching people
preparing pizza sauce and getting bread
ready for sub sandwiches. They heard
from Manager Sharon von Seggern
how people have used their training
to obtain jobs in the community and
apply the principles and skills they
learned.
After lunch, Mr. Priest said the
group went to Northwest Products and
watched as people worked at a variety
of jobs. Program Director Philip Zuver
showed the board members through
the plant and also reminded them of
the individuals from QRC who go to
work at the community transitional
worksite at Altenloh, Brinck & Co. in
Bryan, also known as Trufast.
Mr. Priest said the QRC Cruisein on July 11 went very well. He said
there were over 40 classic cars, trucks,
hot rods and other vehicles that came
for the show that day.
He said the show attracted a
number of people from the community
as well as the people being served
at QRC to look over the vehicles all
parked in the Stryker School parking
lot that afternoon. Many people posed
for pictures taken with their favorite
car, truck or hot rod.
He thanked the drivers and owners
of the vehicles for taking their time to
come and be a part of the event.
ADDITIONAL STRYKER NEWS ON PAGE 16
Konst in Defiance said, Its a clean

opinion, an unqualified report.
In his report, Mr. Rensi noted
that the center has had a couple of
challenging financial years back-toback where they have had to use much
of their reserved resources.
WHAT WE READ YEARS AGO
1960 Stryker Librarians
LIBRARIANS ... Standing: Mrs. Schuster, Advisor, Deborah Dilts, Esther Short,
Constance Walker, Anne Moudy, Rosalie Simmons, Juanita Rowe, Yvonne DeGroff, Janice Pessefall. Seated: Roberta Rittenhouse, Mary Jo Etoll, Elaine Carlin,
Pat Beamont, Carolyn Easler, Eileen Eager.
STRYKER ADVANCE
110 YEARS AGO
JULY 1904
A.H. Quidort marked 70 bushels of
strawberries this season from 1/3 acre
of vines.
The Misses Kitzmiller, Gertie Snyder
and Gertie Radabaugh made up a jolly
party Saturday to drive to Alvordton
for Blanche Kitzmiller, who has been
spending a few days there.
100 YEARS AGO
JULY 1914
Al Beaudro, known in this part of
the country as Hotel-de-Tree from his
practice of camping out, pushed a hand
cart into town Monday in search of work
in his line-umbrella mending. Mr. Beaudro served in the Civil War as a Cavalryman in a Vermont regiment.
90 YEARS AGO
JULY 1924
W.E. DeGroff of Montpelier has taken over the Elite Theatre, W.E. Baker is
retiring.
On Monday the new officers and directors inspected the Louys Elevator
in Stryker and closed a deal with S.P.
Louys, where the company takes over

the elevator and contents. Consideration, $15,000.
80 YEARS AGO
JULY 1934
It is learned that depositors of defunct banks in Stryker, Pioneer and
West Unity will each receive at least 5%
dividend sometime this fall.
The paving of the north Depot street
is underway.
70 YEARS AGO
JULY 1944
Stryker Markets: wheat 77 cents,
corn 90 cents, oats 34 cents, soy beans
76 cents, eggs 17 cents, hens 15 cents
and springers 15 cents.
Baseballs legendary manager, Casey
Stengel, will bring his Boston Bees to
Toledo for an exhibition with the Mud
Hens.
60 YEARS AGO
JULY 1954
Gene Bolles was one of the four Boy
Scouts to receive the Arrow award last
week at Shawnee Camp.
Frank Sine purchased the Carpenter
property sold at auction.
MORE WEST UNITY AREA NEWS
MORE STRYKER AREA NEWS
Work Continues On West

Unitys Water Tower
Stryker Couple Celebrates Anniversary
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MANY YEARS OF MARRIAGE ... Gary and Bonnie (Bruns) Replogle of Stryker were
honored on June 22nd at the Stryker United Brethren Church with a gathering of
family and friends in honor of their 50th wedding anniversary. The couple were united
in marriage on June 20, 1964 by Rev. Walter Linebrink at the Stryker United Brethren
Church. They are the parents of Teresa (Marc) Minneman of Centerville, OH and Todd
(Jamie) Replogle of Stryker, OH and they have six grandchildren.
Stryker Students Complete Project By Donating

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WORK ON TOWER TAKES PLACE ... Workers on West Unitys old water tower on
Church Street climb all the way to the top to perform needed maintenance.
West Unity Village

Administrator Ric Beals
informed members of
council
during
their
regular July 24 meeting
that work on the old water
tower on Church Street
are going well. The work,
however, will be a bit more
costly than originally
anticipated.
Kessler
Tank, the company slated
to re-coat the inside of
the water tower with wax,
is requesting that an
interior ladder be added
to the tower and that an
existing narrow man-way
of 14 inches be expanded
for safety reasons. The
added work will cost the
Village
approximately
an
additional
$9900.
However, as the work
is also necessary to
bring the tower up to
code and because the
Village
has
already
spent
approximately
$11,300 on the tower,
moving forward with the
additional repairs gained
unanimous approval from
council.
Beals also informed
council that he has spoken
with both the County and
Springfield
Township
regarding the use of a
durapatcher. While it
seemed unlikely that the
Countys
durapatcher
would be available for use
by the Village, the use of
Springfield
Townships
durapatcher
appeared
much more likely. Beals
is going to continue to
work with the township to
hopefully set up a system
where the Village could
use the durapatcher on
a regular rotation along
with the township and
the Village of Stryker.
However, Beals is also
looking into a tar kettle
that may be available
through auction. The tar
kettle would serve as a
back up plan should a
rotation be set up to use
Springfield
Townships
durapatcher.
Also
included
in
Bealss report was that:
~A wash out has
occurred
under
the
pavement on the east
side of South Madison
Street near the Scherer
Construction building. It
appears that some of the
storm tile has collapsed.
As the Villages backhoe
wont quite reach the
tile, Council approved
the request to contact
an excavator with larger
equipment to assist the
Village with repairs.
~In regard to the
50X50 lot behind the
Village Office, County
Engineer Todd Roth does
not believe that there is
enough room for semi
trucks to exit onto North
Street. He also noted that

there was little room for
trucks to turn onto other
streets as well and noted
that the large drop off
onto North Street could
also be costly for the
Village to deal with. The
original thought was that
perhaps the lot could be
used as an exit for trucks
from the alley. However,
with these considerations
being
accounted
for,
Council
approved
a
motion to allow Village
Solicitor Ryan Thompson
to prepare an ordinance
that will allow the Village
to put the land up for bid.
~The Villages backhoe
is at Buck and Knobby for
hydraulic repairs.
~The big dump truck is
at Archbold Truck Service
for brakes.
~Several
sidewalk
repairs
have
been
occurring throughout the
village.
~With the 127 Garage
Sales close at hand, the
Village has been working
at sprucing up around
town, have done work at
Memorial Park, and will
be moving on to curb
sweeping and clean up at
Friendship Park.
Police Chief J.R. Jones
informed Council during
the meeting that Mitchell
Martin has moved into
a full time position with
the department to replace
departing Brian Fether.
Jones commented that he
may be looking into hiring
another part time officer.
In her report, Mayor
Peg Bernath commended
Kamco Industries on the
recent receipt of their
award from Honda (see
related article).
Village Solicitor Ryan
Thompson also updated
council on the pending
Rails to Trails purchase.
Because the current land
description is not clear
and encompasses land
that falls outside of the
village, it will be necessary
to have a new survey of
the land done. Council
approved
Thompson
working with the Engineer
to have this completed
with a 4-1 vote. Councilor
Ron Hausch, who voted
against the measure, has
been opposed to the land
purchase from early on.
At the end of the
meeting, Councilor Leu
inquired as to where
the development of the
EverBridge
System
stands. Beals responded
that the company is
working on the website
now, which will be called
Alert 86 and handle only
the local system.
The
county wide alert system
should be up and running
in a couple of weeks.
No legislative matters
were
brought
before
council.
The next meeting of
the West Unity Village
Council will be held at
7:30 PM on Thursday,
August 14 in council
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DOING GOOD ... Stryker sixth grade students completed a service learning project
Chelsie Firestone can be
reached at
where they raised money and collected non-perishable food items to donate to their local
food pantry. Students led the project be brainstorming ideas, creating posters, talking
to local businesses, and managing the finances.
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Longtime Fayette Educator Barb Bruggeman
Named Citizen Of The Year At Chamber Banquet
By: Timothy Kays
Ask any of the students who have

graduated from Fayette High School
who their favorite teachers were.
Chances are very good that the name
of Ms. Barb Bruggeman will be on that
list, and more than likely at the top.
The recently retired Ms. Bruggeman
made mathematics a fun subject for
her students, making her a popular
figure both inside and outside the walls
of the Fayette School. That popularity
continued on the evening of July 24,
as she was named Fayette Citizen of
the Year by the Fayette Chamber of
Commerce at their annual banquet.
Fayette Mayor Ruth Marlatt opened
the ceremonies by recalling a line
from the musical, Oklahoma, and
comparing it to life in Fayette. Oh,
what a beautiful morning, she said,
noting everything from the crops in
the fields, to Harrison Lake State Park.
She noted the fact that Fayette sits at
the intersection of coast-to-coast and
a border-to-border highways, and sits
upon the Michindoh Aquifer. With a
proven track record of meeting and
exceeding challenges, Mayor Marlatt
suggested that those who would speak
of Fayettes situation, might want to
consider that condition as something
that other communities might well envy.
After an exceptional catered meal,
Chamber members and guests listened
as Mr. Mike Figgins introduced the
Fayette Citizen of the Year, Ms.
Bruggeman. Mr. Figgins said that math
was not his area of expertise, which
coming from a banking executive, drew
laughter. He went on to say that has he
had to use, What do you call it? That
thing where this side and that side
has got to equal? Ive only had to use
that once in my career in the banking
world. When the laughter began
to decrescendo, he introduced Ms.
Bruggeman, who then came forward.
Mr. Figgins described the fourdecade
teaching
career
of
Ms.
Bruggeman, also noting her community
and civic work as the organist at Our
Lady of Mercy Church, a Trustee of
the Board of Directors of the Fayette
Area Foundation, and a member of the
Fayette Lions Club. Upon receiving the
award, Ms. Bruggeman thanked the

Chamber for the recognition, saying,
I am very thankful that I ended up in
Fayette, Ohio for the last 40 years.
Status of the Village updates
were presented by various Chamber
members, beginning with Dee Ferguson
with service recognitions. Dee Lawrence
updated and recognized progress in
the agricultural domain, followed by
Anita Van Zile who spoke on the state
of industry in Fayette. Tom Spiess
presented a glowing report of the local
businesses that comprise Main Street,
including an update on the progress
of the soon to be announced Vision
Statement for the Village of Fayette.
Mr. Spiess remained at the podium
to introduce the keynote speaker for
the evening, the Honorable Mayor of
Jackson, Michigan, Mr. Jason Smith.
Mr. Smith opened by saying, I come
from media. I have been acting, writing,
directing and producing professionally
since I was fifteen years old. I had my
RECOGNITION ... Fayette Citizen of the Year Barb Bruggeman is presented with a
entire speech on my teleprompter. plaque by Chamber member, Mike Figgins.
Guess whose battery died on the way
here!
Mayor Smith was asked to address
the Chamber about the things that
Jackson has in common with Fayette.
He struggled with the concept for a
while, then discovered three points
around which his speech was built.
Although the teleprompter failed him,
his memory did not, and the three
points that he expounded upon,
communication,
collaboration
and
community involvement, are true
hallmarks of Fayette.
The evening was closed out with
comments from Mr. Jerry Van Zile,
who spoke of the determination of the
Village. I look around the room, and I
see all the determination of the people
of Fayette. I respect you all, because
you just keep plugging awayto make
this a great town.
With that, the banquet drew to a
close. No one was quick to leave, though.
Conversations were struck up in every
corner of the room, conversations that
revisited the three points made by Mayor
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Bull Thistle Arts Festival Hears Of Final Preparations
Coming To Fayette
For Bull Thistle Festival
MORE FAYETTE AREA NEWS
By: Timothy Kays

Fayettes Bull Thistle Arts Festival is coming Saturday, August 2, 2014. There
will be a parade at 11:00AM with an opening ceremony for park activities following
at 12:30PM. Visit the Bean Creek Community Arts Tent as well as the Petting Zoo.
There will be a Bull Thistle judging at 1:00PM and arm wrestling contests all day.
Emcee Steve Snider will be providing entertainment with Mustards Retreat from
1:00 to 2:00PM and Magic by Jeff Wawrzaszek from 2:00 to 3:00PM. Chicken BBQ,
Milk Shakes, Lemonade, Bull Thistle Burgers, Corn on the Cob, and Fried Pickles
will be available. Phantom Fireworks will be at Harrison Lake State Park at dusk.
On Sunday, August 3, 2014, Community Church Service will be held in Normal
Grove at 11:00AM. A community potluck will take place after the service.
Members of the Fayette Village

Council convened in regular session at
Village Hall on the evening of July 23.
Council was addressed by Jacquelyn
McAdams, who brought to the attention
of Council blighted structures and other
things that she felt were inappropriate.
Mr. Dan Baker posed a zoning inquiry
about property lines and an old
alley believed to have been vacated.
Mr. James Carothers, who is not a
resident, addressed Council about the
intersection of Main and Fayette Streets.
He requested that Council look into
changing the dynamics and dimensions
of the intersection in a way that would
make it more favorable for truck traffic,
including reinstalling the turn lane.
Village Administrator Steve Blue
reported that although they have
not returned with a strong presence,
Gleason has returned to do repairs in
front of the Boesger residence. Tim
Harmsen of Arcadis is working to
ensure that Gleason completes their
contracted assignments as scheduled.
The Village is exploring the potential
of using the money remaining from the
Sewer Separation Project to possibly
extend the storm sewer system up North
Gorham Street. The project is pending
OEPA approval and cooperation from
Gleason.
A backwashing of the lift station failed
to indicate a clogged line, but may have
instead revealed a failing second pump.
Park Renovations Are

Well Underway In Fayette
A cost comparison between a rebuild or

the purchase of a new pump showed
that the purchase of a new pump at
a cost of $15,573 was more prudent.
Council later approved the purchase.
Under suspended reading of rules,
Council approved Resolution 201404, allowing Mr. Blue to enter into the
Police Mutual Aid Agreement. Council
again suspended the rules of reading
and approved Ordinance 2014-10,
approving supplemental appropriations
for several needs including repairs on
the police cruiser, work on the volleyball
and basketball courts, as well as the
supplies account, which took a huge hit
in gasoline costs over the winter for road
plowing and water main repairing.
Council heard and approved the third
and final readings of Ordinance 201407 relating to the curfew for minors, as
well as Ordinance 2014-08 pertaining to
minors use of the park shelter facilities.
In other actions, Council authorized
Mr. Blue to sign a one-year extension
with ARS, and to sign a contract with
Corr-Pro Cathodic Protection. Council
agreed to a time-and-a-half pay
schedule for part time police officers
who work over a holiday, and agreed to
the payment of $5,073.46 for the engine
repairs on the police cruiser. Council
gave their consent to an August 1 Ice
Cream Social for the Fayette UMC, and
approved the event application for the
Fayette Bull Thistle Parade on August 2.
Timothy Kays may be reached at
Furry Friends
Tab
Wednesday, August 20, 2014
PHOTOS BY MONICA SMITH, STAFF
REVAMP ... Ben and DJ Kunkle work on the sand volleyball pit with the new basketball cement court in the background.
Actual Photo Size: 2.75 x 3.75
$2 of each
submission is being
donated to help our
furry friends.
PAINT ... Karen King works to paint the shelterhouse.
($1 each to the Williams

and Fulton Co.
Humane Society)
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house on his back, hooves, a catitude or the
never ending wag, you can have
their picture printed.
TOUCH UP ... Rebecca Lovejoy and Ruth Marlatt touch up the paint on the shelterhouse.
By: Monica Smith
When you plan to have company over
one of the first things you do is clean
the house and spruce things up. The
Village of Fayette is no different. With
the Bullthistle Festival just a week away
lots of improvements are in the works
not just for the festival but for years of
beautification and use.
The renovations being done are in
cooperation with the Fayette Parks
Board and Director Nick Ramos but
with a lot of assistance from citizens and
businesses who wanted to help. Their
time, dedication, work hours and gift in
kind is what is helping this project go
far.
The first to see a facelift is the old
tennis and basketball courts. The old
asphalt has been removed and new
cement was poured. This was done
by Joe and Ben Sly and crew and Kip
Humbert. According to Ramos, the poles
will be repositioned with new boards
and rims and will be regulation size.

The second half of the old courts was
also removed and is presently being
dug and graded for sand volleyball. The
work, time and money for this has come
from Armstrong Excavating, Borderline
Express Trucking, K&K Trucking
and Kunkle Enterprises. Additional
services are being provided by Hibbard
Excavating.
Ramos said that Park Board Funds
were used to purchase sand, stone,
top soil and grass. He hopes most of
the work will be complete for the crowd
expected for the Bullthistle on August 2.
Other improvements taking place at
the Normal Grove Park was the painting
of the shelter house roof by Bullthistle
Committee members. Improving the
beauty and use of the park is important
to all so make sure to stop out at the
park to see all the new and join your
friends and neighbors at the Bullthistle
Festival.
Qualifications:
1.) One animal per photo

2.) Photos must be print quality
Email photos to
Casey@thevillagereporter.com
or drop off at our office
during office hours.
115 Broad Street - Montpelier

Please fill out the following form and send
with photo by Thursday, August 14, 2014. If
you would like your photo(s) returned, please
enclose a self-addressed, stamped envelope or
photos may be picked up at the Montpelier
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Fayette Bull Thistle

Arts Festival
Bull Thistles Forever
Royal Bull Thistle Arts Festival 2014 Bull Thistles Forever
Bull Thistles Forever has been chosen as the theme for this years Bull Thistle Festival.
The first days event is the Parade, which begins at the South end of town at 11:00 am, and
follows the traditional route heading North on State Rt. 66. Parade participants are asked to
arrive at the parade route line-up area beginning at 10:00 am. Parade entries are accepted
up to the day before the festival. If you are interested in placing an entry in the parade to
advertise your business, organization or would like more information, please call 419-2372830 or 4419-237-3061. Immediately following the parade, the festivities continue at the
park. Those who attended the festival last year may recall that there were some changes to the
layout a the park. The committee received a lot of positive feedback after last years changes,
and has decided to keep the new format this year. The stage has been moved to a more
central location, with tables nearby for those who would like to listen to the music while they
dine. Straw bales are also available for additional seating. Please feel free to bring along a
lawn chair or a blanket if you prefer.
Saturday August 2, 2014

11:00 a.m. - PARADE
12:30 - Opening Ceremony
for Park Activities

Bean Creek Community Arts Tent
1:00 p.m. - Bull Thistle Judging
As in years past, the arts and Crafts are the centerpiece of the festival, and the crafters
will be setting up in the Normal Grove Park as early as 9 am. We are fortunate to feature a
wide variety of arts and crafts including paintings, hand-carved wood items, jewelry, quilts
and more. Once again, the local artisans that make up the Bean Creek Valley Artist will be
showcasing an assortment of homemade and handcrafted items. Each participating member
brings a small sampling of items for sale, allowing each of them to participate in the festival
as both crafts people and patrons.
ARTS & CRAFTS

Petting Zoo Childrens Activities
ARM WRESTLING CONTESTS
The festival also offers a variety of food booths where you can partake of great food. The
Chicken Barbecue starts at 12 noon and as usual features Port-A-Pit Barbecue. Area organizations will also be offering Burgers, Hot Dogs, Corn on the Cob. Thistle Burgers, french fries,
fried pickles, milk shakes and pizza. Drop in for some good food and help these organizations
raise money at the same time.
Chicken BBQ ~ Milk Shake Stand

Lemonade ~ Bull Thistle Burgers
Corn on the Cob Fried Pickles
We are pleased to have Steve Snider returning as our emcee for this years event and are
excited to announce this years entertainment schedule. Mustards Retreat will kick off the
entertainment at 1:00. This folk music duo is joining us from Ann Arbor, and they have been
working together since 1974. They present a very good show that should delight the audience. At 2:00, magician Jeff Wawrzaszekis will take the stage with an act that is suer to be a
lot of fun for the children in the crowd. The days entertainment also includes some hometown
talent in Riley Martin (who will be joined on stage by some friends) and Noelle Goodson.
Both of these young and talented individuals will be playing guitar and singing for the crowd.
ENTERTAINMENT
Emcee Steve Snider
1:00 Mustards Retreat
2:00 Magic by Jeff Wawrzaszek
plus local talet
Noell Goodson and Riley Martin
One of the highlights of the festival is the Bull Thistle Judging, which will commence at
1:00. Bull Thistles are judged on height, girth, number of blossoms, and the fibrous content
of the stalk. There is also a booby prize for the thistle that just doesnt quite meet the standard.
The best of show winner gets the coveted Golden Hoe Award and The Frank Wilson Memorial
Award will be given to the Thistle that is the Peoples Choice as the best entry. There are bound
to be some stellar entries in this years competition - so keep your eye out for a contender,
grab a shovel, and a serious pair of gloves - and enter your best Thistle on Saturday morning!
PHANTOM FIREWORKS
Harrison Lake State Park at Dusk
Each year the Bull Thistle Festival Committee makes special arrangements for the fireworks
display that is held at Harrison Lake State Park. Our thanks once again to the Goldan Family
and Phantom Fireworks for sponsoring this event for our festival. The fireworks will begin at
dusk. People from all over enjoy watching this great fireworks show and find it a fitting ending
to a great day.
AUGUST 3, 2014
11:00 a.m. Community Church
Service In Normal Grove
On Sunday everyone is invited to come to the Community Church Service in the Grove,
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Wauseon Board Of Education

Approves Workbook Fees
For 2014-15 School Year
Included on the agenda for the Wauseon
Board of Education for their July 21
meeting was the review and approval
of the workbook fees for students for
the 2014-15 school year. The fees,
some seeing increases and others
seeing decreases, are as follows for the
upcoming school year:
Kindergarten - $28
First Grade - $27
Second Grade - $20
Third Grade - $38
Fourth Grade - $40
Fifth Grade - $45
Sixth Grade - $30
Seventh Grade - $18
Eighth Grade - $0
Fees for high school students will
remain dependent upon individual class
schedules.
The Board also several financial
measures during the meeting, including
the passage of three resolutions:
~ Resolution 14-07-09; A Resolution
Providing for the Issuance and Sale
of Bonds in the Maximum Principal
Amount of $5,160,000 for the Purpose
of Refunding at a Lower Interest
Cost Certain of the School Districts
Outstanding Classroom Facilities and
School Improvement Bonds, Series
2007, Dated March 7, 2007
Outstanding Classroom Facilities and
School Improvement Bonds, Series
2007, Dated March 7, 2007
Outstanding
School
Improvement
Refunding Bonds, Series 2004, Date as
of October 1, 2004.
The purpose of the three resolutions
is to allow the district to obtain the
bonds already held by the district at a
better interest rate. The end effect will
be in the tax payers seeing some money
saved. How much money can be saved
is yet to be determined as the entirety
of the process will take some time and
rates may fluxuate.
Other financial matters approved by
the Board included the bills, financial
reports, and investments as presented; a
$25,000 advance to the Uniform School
Supply Fund from the General Funda $30
transfer from the Burr Road Yearbook
Fund to the WHS Chief Yearbook Fund;
Matt Hutchison as a signer on the
Wauseon Athletic Checking Account for
FY15; and the acceptance of donations.
$500 from the Class of 1978 to the John

S. Tiffany Scholarship Fund and $100
from Dennis and Rebecca Peabody to
the Tommy the Transit Fund were both
accepted with gratitude. Several change
funds were also established for FY15, a
measure standard in the preparations
for a new school year.
The authorization of several Then
and Now certificates were also approved.
The certificates included invoices for
Wilbur-Ellis/Betz Farms ($2551.83),
Betz Farms ($816.20), Falor Farm
($11,605.77), Nofziger Farm Service
($1,754.14); Ohio ACTE ($375.00),
Pioneer
Manufacturing
($1803.50),
XCEL Seed ($58.80), Concept Printing
($69.00),
and
Northwest
State
Community College ($40,169.00).
Also approved by the Board and in
keeping with preparations for the start
of a new school year were several NEOLA
Bylaw Policy additions, revisions, and
replacements. The majority are in
relation to keeping current with legal
statutes and language, including that
involved with changing health insurance
laws.
Personnel items approved by the
Board included certificated one year
limited
non-athletic
supplemental
contracts for Mindy Cheney, Jennifer
Grime, Brad myers, Lori Puehler, and
Amy Warncke as Teacher Mentors for
the 2014-15 school year. A one year
outside athletic supplemental contract
to Landon Schaffner as a 7th Grade
Football Coach for the 2014-15 school
year was also approved pending the
receipt of a clean BCI/FBI background
check and Pupil Activity Permit. A one
year limited classified contract for Jo
Dee Aeshliman as the WES Secretarial
Assistant for the 2014-15 school year
was also approved.
A request for a non-paid leave
of absence from Jakob Bills, ELL
Coordinator, effective September 20,
2014 through the end of the 2014-15
school year, returning at the start of the
2015-16 school year was also approved.
Bills will be taking the time to partake
in the opportunity to work overseas,
an opportunity that Superintendent
Larry Brown commented was one that
would prove most beneficial to Bills
in his future teaching of English as a
Second Language. The resignation of
Alex Schmidt as the Girls Head Tennis
Coach, effective July 2, 2014 was also
approved as were several individuals
to act as chaperones/staff for the 2014
band camp.
The Board entered into Executive
Session for the discussion of the
employment of personnel with no action
being taken. The next regular Board
of Education meeting will be held on
Monday, August 11, 2014 at 5:30 PM in
the Board Office.
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Dennis Apartments Withdraws ...
The vote did come with some

confusion as council members asked
for clarification on the wording of
the motion and which way that they
would be directing their vote. Kost had
commented that it had been said that
once a recommendation is made that
council always agrees. This perhaps
caused some of the confusion as
council was making a move to deny
a recommendation. Kost commented
that she believed that the Planning
Commission had done a good job in
compiling its own data before making
the recommendation and that the
vote should not be taken to imply
otherwise. I just dont agree with the
recommendation, she explained.
Denniss withdraw was met with some
concern and skepticism by the residents
on hand for the 7:00 PM meeting. Some
residents were concerned that allowing
the withdraw would take away their
right for subsequent meetings and
vacate councils original vote. Director
of Law Thomas McWatters explained
that, with the withdraw, Dennis would
need to start from the beginning of the
process by approaching the Planning
Commission first should he decide to
submit another proposal.
In other business conducted during
the regular 5:00 PM meeting, council
once again approved the request made
by Jo Aeschliman on behalf of the
Homecoming Committee to have a Beer
Garden at this years Homecoming
festivities. Council commented that they
need to look into the process so that the
committee didnt have to re-address
council every year.
The Beer Garden will be in the
same location as last year and will be
open from 5-11 PM on Thursday and
Friday and from 1PM until midnight on
Saturday.
During department head reports,
Code Administrator Tom Hall was taken
to task by several council members for
his use of $9000 of the Moving Ohio
Forward Grant to demolish a house
on Cedar Street prior to councils
approval. The arguments from the
council members centered on knowing
nothing about the project due to a lack
of communication.
Councilor Don Mathews expressed
that he has brought up a lack of
communication in the past. Mathews
noted that he was informed of the
demolition by residents who assumed
that he, as a council member, was
already aware.
Councilor Kathy Huner also expressed
her displeasure that the council was not
made aware of the demolishment and
that the council was being asked to vote
to approve the spending of funds that had
already been spent. Huner also strongly
reminded Hall that all funds used need

to be approved by council before they
are spent as the funds belong to the city
and residents of Wauseon that council
represents.
Hall explained that the houses
foundation had moved, causing a
dangerous situation, and that the
demolition had been done quickly to
protect neighboring residents. He also
explained that he had not known of the
situation in a timely enough matter to
bring it to council prior to demolition.
With the state grant, he further
explained, we could help a citizen.
Both Mathews and Huner argued
that some type of message, e-mail, or
information in the council packet was
in order and that they were displeased
with having put before council with no
notice.
The recommendation to expend
the funds, which will be used to pay
for the demolition, was eventually
approved with a 5-0 vote. Councilor
Shane Chamberlin explained, We really
dont have a choice. We dont want the
homeowner to have to pay that bill.
In other department head reports:
~Assistant Police Chief Bill McConnell
gave notice of an upcoming traffic Blitz
in August that will focus on distracted
driving.
~Hall also noted that applications for
home remodeling have been on the rise,
which points at a recovering economy.
~Public Service Director Dennis
Richardson informed council that
improvement work on the city water
tower is going well and nearing an end.
Legislative matters approved by
council included:
~A resolution authoring the mayor
to execute a renewal application
for governmental aggregators. The
resolution passed under emergency
language.
~Also under emergency language, the
passage of an ordinance providing for
the issuance and sale of $1.45 million in
notes in anticipation of bonds to improve
the municipal waterworks system by
installing a water line, constructing an
additional water treatment and building
lagoon, acquiring additional equipment,
and making other improvements.
~The first reading of an ordinance
to redefine part-time and full-time city
employees hours to keep the definitions
in accordance with the Health Care Act.
~Under emergency language, a
resolution authorizing the mayor to
enter into an amended agreement for a
county-wide Emergency Management
Agency pursuant to the Ohio Revised
Code.
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Williams County Plunges Into The Information Age With The Arrival Of Alert 86
By: Timothy Kays
We live in the age of information. Every day,

e-mails, text messages, tweets, Facebook messages
by the millions join with cable news channels and
radio stations to bombard us with up-to-the-second,
real-time information. To the vast majority of us, 99
percent of all that information is nothing more than
blandishment and blather. Really how many of
you reading this piece find yourself riveted to your
television at the sight of an aerial pursuit of a drunk
driver on the I-5 north of Los Angeles?
That remaining one percent of information that
does not fit into the File-13 category that is what
is important to you. Family, friends, community,
the status and well being of each that is where
the information is needed, and welcomed. Wouldnt
it be great if you could filter out all the noise and
just receive important informational messages that
are custom made, just for you? How many times
did you hear the question last winter, What level
of snow emergency are we under? Instead of tying
up the phone calling a plethora of people who are
just as information deprived as you, only to hear the
same, I dunno, wouldnt it be nice if someone called
you with the information instead? Sure it sounds
futuristic, but in all reality, the future is now. The
system is called Alert 86, and it will be implemented
in Williams County in the not-too-distant future.
You may have read news reports out of various
local village councils regarding the implementation
of the Everbridge messaging system. That is what is
coming under the name, Alert 86 the 86 being the
county number for Williams as designated by the
state. As the county said on their Alert 86 website,
We have launched a new Mass Notification service
that allows us to alert you. You opt-in to enter your
contact information and subscribe to notification you
care about based on your location. The information
you provide is protected and will not be used for any
other purpose.
The purpose of such a system is outlined in
an overview on the site. It states, When we issue
a notification about a potential safety hazard or
concern, you will receive a message on the voice
or text communication methods that you have
registered. If requested for the notification, you can
confirm that you have received the message and you
will not be contacted by any subsequent methods
regarding that particular notification. If you do
not confirm, the system will continue to attempt to
reach you at all of the contact paths that you have
registered. Although the county has considered
contracting a mass notification provider in the past,
nothing came to pass until West Unity led the way to

the final push to get the system approved.
This all came about because our siren quit
working, said West Unity Village Administrator,
Ric Beals. In West Unity, were just talking about
severe weather notification. I got to talking with
an engineering firm. They were going to help me
with some grant processes because to buy a new
siren would cost $21,000. That, to me, was a little
bit of a problem Thats a lot of money. The old
siren, effective as it was, was antiquated and costprohibitive to repair, plus being nearly inaudible
inside Kamco. Beals went forward with the inquiries
about getting a new siren, but things soon turned a
different direction.
So in the process of trying to get a grant through
the FDA to try to get a siren, at least some money
toward it so we wouldnt have to pay so much outof-pocket, we started discussing mass notification,
Beals said. One thing led to another. We made some
contacts, and I didnt know that (West Unity Chief of
Police) JR (Jones) was looking into the same thing for
the Police Department. I also didnt realize that the
county had looked into this a few years back. They
had decided back then that it was too expensive to
do, but I dont know if they thought about bringing
each community into it and splitting the cost, which
is what weve done. Its affordable for everyone.
Reviewing the road taken up to that point,
Beals said, In researching sirens thats a 1940s
technology. We looked into laws to see if there was
anything that governed the use of sirens and there
was nothing. Everyone I talked to said they had a
siren because thats what they always had.
What Alert 86 is offering through the Everbridge
system is a choice of weather and community alerts
that can be sent to any or all of your communication
systems, including your home phone, your work
phone, your e-mail, a text to your cell phone, or a call
to your cell phone. Its your choice as to which, and
in what order you want the system to try to contact
you. It will try every one until you respond. You
have a choice of local community alerts, including
fire department and law enforcement alerts, public
meeting alerts, local power outage alerts, local water
outage alerts, snow level emergency notifications,
traffic closure information and local public works
alerts. Weather and hazard alerts include a default
tornado warning alert, along with optional severe
thunderstorm and blizzard warning alerts. If you
want, you can set a time parameter for the weather
alerts to prevent the system from waking you in the
middle of your sleep.
A system of this nature and scope does not
come cheaply. After all, according to Mr. Beals, the

county already deemed it cost prohibitive in the
past. With the costs being distributed amongst all
the citizens of Williams County though, it becomes
a different story. Mr. Beals pulled out his desktop
calculator, crunched some numbers, and gave
the amount that the Alert 86 system was going to
cost the citizensabout 33 cents per resident
in the county, per year. Its a one year contract, so
if were not happy with the service, or the system,
or whatever, opt-out is possible after the first year,
and each year after that. For those who think that
they cant afford the 33 cents per year, they need not
fret the issue said Mr. Beals. The communities are
picking this up; nobody is going to have to pay for
this service. Your tax money pays for it. The county
will pay Everbridge, then invoice each entity for their
share of the tab. Holiday City, Beals added, it
costs them like $21.00 a year. We interviewed two
different systems and Everbridge is the one that won
out.
What becomes an ideal feature of the system is its
local input control. Everbridge will handle the severe
weather warnings in real time but local entities will
have a hand in the advising of their constituents as
to local happenings. For example, say that there is
a water main break on East Short Street in Stryker
that requires a localized water shutdown. Local
authorities can target the addresses impacted by
the water shutdown, then discreetly inform them of
the situation through Alert 86, without bothering
anyone else in the community.
A major selling point of Everbridge over their
competition was what is done with the personal
information entered on the opt in form. Of the two
companies competing for the county contract, only
Everbridge assures that all information entered
will be kept confidential. Nothing is sold or leased
to any other businesses or entities, and should a
person decide to opt out, their data is deleted from
the system.
Citizens of the county opt in by creating an account
and listing their preferences at https://member.
everbridge.net/index/453003085611416#/login. It
is hoped that the system will go online as early as
late August with relevant, local information that is
delivered how, where and when you want itand at
a cost of 33 cents per year. That is cheaper than the
battery costs to power up a transistor radio and the
information is specifically what you request.
As more information becomes available on
the system, it will be reported here in The Village
Reporter.
Timothy Kays can be reached at tim@thevillagereporter.com
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Do you grow vegetables? Want to
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Join the Fulton County Natural
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the farm, a transition from conventional
to organic production for specialty crop
production, and learn a variety of different
management approaches for both the
organic producer and conventional
producer as Ohio State University
Associate Professor and Extension
Specialist with a Ph.D. in Entomology
joins us in the field to examine and
discuss the different types of insects
in the field, discusses beneficial and
harmful insects and talks about a wide
variety of management options both for
organic and conventional vegetable crop
growers.
This training will include discussion
of types of plants that can be
incorporated as a part of a habitat
to draw beneficial insects that help
pollinate fruits and vegetables and/
or help provide biocontrol of insect

pests that are harmful to your crops.
Every grower has their own system of
management. A discussion of integrated
pest management will help growers learn
more about different combinations and
integrations of a variety of management
techniques that can be used to manage
specialty crops. Producers can use
the information to meet their unique
farming styles and operations.
Growers will also learn about agencies
that are available to assist them to
address questions and concerns, that
can assist in developing a plan tailored
to their specific operations, and learn of
other programs and services that may
be available.
The field day will be at the following
address: 5328 County Road 22;
Archbold, OH 43502 (County Road 22
between State Route 2 and County Road
F, east side).
Individuals
who
need
special
accommodations to attend this meeting
are to contact Chris Coulon at 614255-2471 or by e-mail at chris.coulon@
oh.usda.gov by July 25th, 2014.
Williams County Historical Society Celebrating

40 Years Of Ownership Of The Hay Jay School
In November, 1974 the officers of the
Hay Jay Community Association signed
the deed transferring ownership of their
school and property to the Williams
County Historical Society. In recognition
of this 40th anniversary, on Sunday,
August 3rd, the Hay Jay school will be
open to the public from 1:00pm 4:00
pm. Pack an old-fashioned picnic and
come join the WCHS for lunch on the
lawn (remember chairs and a blanket).
Lemonade and cookies will be provided.
You can enjoy croquet, rolling a hoop,
three-legged races, jump rope and other

recreation. Spence Meloun will be the
presenter at 18441 County Road 8.
This event is for all those who may
have had friends or relatives who
attended or taught in any one-room
school; those who would like their
children and/or grandchildren to
experience what school was like from
1877 1956; and anyone who wishes
to participate in the activities of the
Williams County Historical Society.
Really, everyone is invited. See you then!
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the Midwest gather for the 31st annual Doll & Teddy
Bear Show and Sale as well as the 20th Biennial Meet
of the Ohio Wheelmen. With doll exhibitors, special
guest artists Debbie Henshaw and Cindy McGuire,
doll themed workshops and activities and hundreds
of antique bicycles there will be plenty for guests to
enjoy throughout this fun-filled weekend!
Through the years the Sauder Village Doll and Teddy
Bear Show and Sale has maintained a reputation for
its impressive scope of quality collectibles. For the 31st
Annual Doll Show, more than 100 tables will be set in
beautiful Founders Hall to showcase these treasured
dolls and bears. At this always-popular show guests
can shop and enjoy an excellent variety of highquality items including antique dolls, original dolls,
teddy bears, and modern collectibles. Also available
will be accessories, supplies, artist reproductions,
clothing, doll furniture, books and patterns. This is an
exciting opportunity to view an unusually extensive

assortment of quality merchandise and meet other
doll collectors who share the same passion for quality,
craftsmanship and uniqueness.
Again this year, special workshops and lectures
are being held during the doll event. Children are
invited to register for the special program Fancy
Nancy and You a Young Collectors Event on
Sunday afternoon from 1:00-2:30. Other classes
include a doll painting workshop presented by Master
Artist Debbie Henshaw and a Panda Bear Workshop
taught by Cindy McGuire. A Private Preview and Sale
and evening dinner lecture are also on the schedule
for this years special event. There is still availability
in all workshops and lectures. For more details or to
register call Sauder Village at 1-800-590-9755 or visit
the website atwww.saudervillage.org
Another highlight of the weekend will be a display
of nearly 80 antique bikes on the Village Green.
Guests will have the opportunity to interact with
members of The Midwest chapters of The Wheelmen.
The Wheelmen is a national, non-profit organization
dedicated to keeping alive the heritage of American
cycling, promoting the restoration and riding of early
cycles (1918 or earlier), and encouraging cycling as
part of modern living. These bike owners and collectors
will share their love of cycling with many antique bikes
and accessories on display, demonstrations and even
a daily parade on the Village Green.
The Doll Show and Sale runs from 10:00 a.m. to
5:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 2 and from 11:00 a.m.
to 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, August 3. There is a ShowOnly admission of $7.00 (senior and AAA discounts
apply), which must be purchased in Founders Hall.
Williams County Humane Society

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Snickers is female Black
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She is estimated to be
between 9 months and 1
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be an excellent addition
to a family who enjoys
spending time outside.
Because of a generous
person, Snickers has a
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Loki
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when he was just a few
days old. He was raised
and bottlefed in foster care
and is now near 4 months
old. His best friend is Hiddles, who was raised with
him. They are not brother
and sister, but please consider adopting them together as they get along
great!
For more information call or visit the Williams County
Humane Society at 09464 County Road 13 Bryan, Ohio
43506 (419) 636-2200. The cost of adoption is $160 for
dogs and $70 for cats and includes the pets spay or
neuter, disease testing, updating of shots, flea treatments and parasite treatments.
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CHURCH & SPIRITUAL NEWS
Devotional Thought / Fellowship of Christian Athletes

BY: REX STUMP - PRACTIVE IS A MUST!
Lets take a quick

quiz You know summer is coming to an end
when:
A. Mickey Mouse
kicks you out of Disney.
B. When the weather
gets drastically cold.
C. When practice for
fall sport teams begin.
D. When Wal-Mart
puts Christmas stuff
out for display.
Well, you could almost choose all of those answers, but the most appropriate answer is letter C! When you hear the
whistles blowing outside and see the exhausted and
sweaty athletes dropping by the local ice cream place
for a cool refreshment, summer is coming to an end.
Athletes are gearing up for their fall sport - running, working out, practicing, and make sure they
are in shape to compete. Although most athletes
would rather skip practice and move right into competition, practice is mandatory to succeeding in
competition.
A great coach understands the value of preparation and will plan out every minute of the practice
schedule. Some coaches will have a few extra things
on the practice schedule, hoping to crunch them in
somehow or other. Some coaches have penalties for
showing up late to practice. Matter of fact, most
schools will not let you compete if you miss practice.
Those are good rules, because practice is a necessity
to compete if you truly want to succeed.
One of the disciples of Jesus understood this
concept and applied it to our faith. In 2 Peter 1:12
we read, Therefore, I will always remind you about
these thingseven though you already know them
and are standing firm in the truth you have been
Pioneer Church Of The Nazarene

To Host School Supply Giveaway
The Pioneer Church of the Nazarene will host a free
clothing and school supply giveaway on Saturday, August 9th from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00p.m.
For more information contact the church oat 419737-3083.
taught. And it is only right that I should keep on

reminding you as long as I live. For our Lord Jesus
Christ has shown me that I must soon leave this
earthly life, so I will work hard to make sure you
always remember these things after I am gone.
A great coach will constantly remind and review
the fundamentals and mechanics of a sport. That
coach will continually remind and review the plays
and strategies to succeed. In the same way, Peter
says I will always remind you... to emphasize that
we should never neglect the basics and fundamentals of our faith. Peter puts in a sweat and works
hard to prepare other believers to be strong in their
faith and to remember the value of learning and reviewing the fundamentals of Christianity.
Just like there are athletes who want to be gamers and just show up at game time, a great coach
knows that they can get away with it once or twice,
but eventually they will not only be defeated, they
will also be a cause of dysfunction on the team.
When you choose to not show up at church, Bible
study, FCA Huddle, youth group...when you avoid
your quiet time, prayer, or devotions - you are robbing yourself the greatest opportunity of preparing
for success.
Dont be like the average athlete who would rather skip practice and move right into competition,
practice is mandatory to succeeding in competition.
Dont be like the average Christian who would rather skip - a early morning prayer time, going to a FCA
Huddle before school, attending church on Sunday
morning, or getting involved in a small group study.
Those are great training opportunities to build your
foundation. Most importantly, they are your opportunities to worship and draw near to God.
By the way, if you are leading a Huddle, Bible
study, youth group, Sunday school class, etc., be
prepared to lead! A great coach must coach with
the attitude that the game is tomorrow. When they
leave your study, they are entering immediate competition against spiritual forces!
God created you to be in a relationship with
Him! God created you with high value, loves you
immensely, and gave you purpose! Choose this day
to show up and keep growing - for the sake of your
relationship with God and for the sake of your teammates!
For more reading, check out; Galatians 6:9; Hebrews 10:25; and I Timothy 4:7.
Winning The Battle

For A Generation
WHAT INGREDIENT MAKE A TEAM GREAT

Whether its a church, a
team sport, a company or a
family, what ingredient makes
a great team? I read the
following historical example
from
preachingtoday.com
that offers an answers to that
question.
Boys in the Boat is the
thrilling true story of the 1936
University
of
Washington
crew team, which went from
backwater obscurity to a gold
medal at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. Few sports carry
the aristocratic pedigree of crews from Yale, Harvard,
and Princeton. But no one imagined that a crew from
Washington, of all places, could be competitive. And
yet the University of Washington built a team from kids
raised on farms, in logging towns, and near shipyards.
They blew away their Californian rivals and bested the
cream of New England to become the American Olympic
Team and won the gold medal at the 1936 Berlin
Olympics.
How did they manage to win the Gold Medal? Author
Daniel James Brown explains it one wordteamwork.
Brown explains how a crew team works best
The greatest paradox of the sport has to do with the
psychological makeup of the people who pull the oars.
Great oarsmen and oarswomen are necessarily made of
conflicting stuffof oil and water, fire and earth. On the
one hand, they must possess enormous self-confidence,
strong egos, and titanic willpower Nobody who does
not believe deeply in himself or herselfin his or her
ability to endure hardship and to prevail over adversity
is likely even to attempt something as audacious as
competitive rowing at the highest levels. The sport
offers so many opportunities for suffering and so few
opportunities for glory that only the most tenaciously
self-reliant and self-motivated are likely to succeed at
it. And yet, at the same timeand this is keyno other
sport demands and rewards the complete abandonment
of the self the way that rowing does. Great crews may
have men or women of exceptional talent or strength;
they may have outstanding coxswains or stroke oars or
bowmen; but they have no stars. The team effortthe
perfectly synchronized flow of muscle, oars, boat, and
water; the single, whole, unified, and beautiful symphony
that a crew in motion becomesis all that matters. Not
the individual, not the self.
The scriptures teach us the importance of team,
when we see how the many become one 1 Corinthians
12:1;20 (NIV), 14 Now the body is not made up of one
part but of many. 20 As it is, there are many parts, but
one body.
Rick Jones, was former Executive Director of
Defiance Area Youth for Christ and serves
as a pastor of an area local church.
The Great Giveaway

9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
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Come shop for FREE kids clothing (newborn through teen), shoes,
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We are also accepting donations at the Church until August 7th if you have
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Call the Church office with any questions 419-924-2882

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MORE WAUSEON AREA NEWS
10th Annual Midwest Geobash Held At Fulton County Fairgrounds
of volunteers and friends

come together to do great
things. Thank you so
much to our camping
buddies at FOA who
made sure we were fed
and watered - camping
with you guys made this
the best bash since 2006
for me. Its also amazing
the amount of work that
goes into all the stuff that
just happens at bash.
The setup at Area 51, the
poker game, the treasure
PHOTO BY BEN KESSLER, STAFF hunt, the auction, the
GEOBASHERS ... from left to right: Rich Moore Pittsburgh, PA; Jay Finch bathrooms being cleaned,
Interlochen, MI; Laura Moore Pittsburgh, PA; Donna Fisher, Ashtbula, OH; and the garbage collected,
Joe Ludwig Bloomington, IN.
people correctly in their
campsites, the bars - I
regained my appreciation
By: Ben Kessler
for
all
the
time
volunteers
and supporters quietly
invest for the enjoyment of all attendees. You really
The tenth annual Midwest Geobash was held at make it awesome guys!
the Fulton County Fairgrounds in Wauseon this
Finally, thank you to the dozen or so people who
past weekend. Now what is Geobashing? Geobashing answered our call for help tearing down on Sunday.
is a scavenger hunt that uses g.p.s to locate items We are so proud to leave the venue as nice as we were
throughout the U.S and the world and is gaining in given it each year and you guys cant know how much
popularity. One local volunteer from Indiana Rebecca we appreciated you coming out on Sunday morning
Higgins-Tucker stated, that the most exciting thing to help make that happen quickly. Many hands make
about geobashing was the opportunity to explore the
for light work, we can use even more help on Sunday
country and meet new exciting people. She also said
morning next year!
there is a certain WOW factor that being out on the
While I was there I got to meet 5 great volunteers
hunt and finding lost treasures that you never even
that
were from various states, Joe Ladwig from
knew were there, like the old Ohio bell in downtown
Bloomington, Indiana who has cached in 14 different
Wauseon is a cache.
What is a cache? A cache is when you make a find states and 13 different countries and has 340 caches to
using the geobash app to find the hidden caches. his name. Rich and Laura Moore who owe geocaching
There are currently over 2.4 million geocachers and for getting them together and are now married after
over 6 million caches out there to find right now. So meeting at a geocache event over a year ago. Rich
if you like the thrill of the hunt and are interested in has 10,200 caches from 47 states and 7 countries
becoming a geocacher, it is simple go to geocaching. and they are from Pittsburgh, PA. Donna Fisher from
com and sign up and get the app and all you need Ashtabula, Ohio has been to 44 states. The top dog
to do from there is set up your username and start that I got to meet at the event was Jay Finch from
caching. There are several different types of caching Interlochen, MI with over 21,000 caches and has been
that you can choose from and they are virtual caching, to 50 states. They all said they love Wauseon and
multi caching and puzzle solving caching.
coming here to help volunteer at the bash.
The event organizer said, The spirit of Bashmas
Next year the bash will be held the last weekend
was all around us in Wauseon! Great weather, great of July and if youre curious about coming out some
attendance! Bash happens because literally hundreds of the events that are held at the bash are a Poker
run, area 51 festivities, family camping, geocoin

poker, geocoding trading, flea markets, cast iron chef,
treasure hunt and a silent auction and the best thing
about this event is it is a free event and you also get to
meet people from all over the globe.
Ben Kessler may be reached at
Historical Society Hosts

Wauseon Homecoming
The Fulton County
Historical
Society
is
hosting a Homecoming
Reunion Thursday, July
31st-Saturday,
August
2nd at the Fulton County
Historical Museum at 229
Monroe St., Wauseon,
OH. The Museum is
offering free admission
to all Wauseon Alumni
in honor of the current
Museum site being the
original Wauseon High
School. No RSVP is
required.
The Fulton County
Historical
Museum
served as Wauseons first
High School until 1897.
This 1868 Romanesque
Revival two-story brick
building is rich in Fulton
County history. In the
middle of the 1896-1897
school year, the building
had to be condemned due
to the foundation sinking.
In 1898 the former High
School was renovated into
a duplex and the Victorian
porch was added. In
1903 the Fulton County
medical
association
bought the former High
school and from about

1905 until 1930 the
building served as Fulton
Countys first hospital. In
1945 the former hospital
was converted into four
apartments. In 1969 the
building was donated
to the Fulton County
Historical Society. Today
there are sixteen rooms
housing a permanent
collection and changing
exhibits.
The Museum is open
from 10am-4pm. For nonWauseon High School
Alumni, Admission is
$4 for adults, $3 for
seniors, $2 for students,
Members are free. For
more
information,
contact the Historical
Society at (419)337-7922
or
visit
http://www.
fultoncountyhs.org/. You
can also stay connected
by signing up for text or
email message through
the Notify Me option on
the Fulton County website
at http://fultoncountyoh.
com/list.aspx.

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LEGALS - On June 9, 2014, the Council of the Village of

Pioneer, Ohio passed the following legislation:
Ordinance No. 06-2014: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING
THE APPROPRIATIONS FOR 2014 AND DECLARING AN
EMERGENCY. This Ordinance allows the Village to reallocate the existing line item balances in the General Fund
during the fiscal year 2014 for municipal purposes and
declares an emergency. All provisions of this Ordinance
go into full force and effect immediately.
On July 14, 2014, the Council of the Village of Pioneer,
Ohio passed the following legislation:
Ordinance No. 07-2014: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING
THE APPROPRIATIONS FOR 2014 AND DECLARING AN
EMERGENCY. This Ordinance allows the Village to reallocate the existing line item balances in the General Fund
during the fiscal year 2014 for municipal purposes and
declares an emergency. All provisions of this Ordinance
go into full force and effect immediately.
Resolution No. 10-2014, A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING
THE AMOUNTS AND RATES AS DETERMINED BY THE
BUDGET COMMISSION AND AUTHORIZING THE NECESSARY TAX LEVIES AND CERTIFYING THEM TO THE
COUNTY AUDITOR. The purpose of this Resolution is to
authorize the County Auditor to place upon the tax duplicate and collect the property taxes apportioned to the
Village Pioneer commencing January 1, 2015.
The complete text of the above legislation can be obtained or viewed at the office of the Village Fiscal Officer, at 409 South State Street, Pioneer, Ohio 43554. This
summary was prepared or reviewed and approved by
Thomas A. Thompson, Village Solicitor for the Village of
Pioneer, Ohio.
STRYKER VILLAGE - ORDINANCE 2014-04

REVISED 2014 PERMANENT ANNUAL
APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE FOR THE
VILLAGE OF STRYKER.
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and it's a great time to get your foot in the door.
All Village Ordinances may be viewed in full text

at the Village Hall, 200 N. Defiance St., Stryker,
Ohio 43557. Monday thru Friday 8:30 a.m. - 4:30
p.m.
STRYKER VILLAGE - ORDINANCE 2014-04
AN ORDINANCE GRANTING TO OHIO GAS
COMPANY, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS,
THE RIGHT TO MAINTAIN A GAS DISTRIBUTION
SYSTEM AND TO LAY, EXTEND, MAINTAIN, OPERATE, REPAIR, AND REMOVE MAIN AND PINE
IN, THROUGH, OR UNDER STREETS, ALLEYS
PUBLIC PLACES OF THE VILLAGE OF STRYKER,
WILLIAMS COUNTY, OHIO, FOR SUPPLYING
GAS TO THE VILLAGE AND ITS INHABITANTS,
AND THE TRANSPORTATION THEREOF IN AND
THROUGH THE VILLAGE.
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Must pass drug testing
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Apply online, stop by or call: 419-446-3900
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at the Village Hall, 200 N. Defiance St., Stryker,
Ohio 43557. Monday thru Friday 8:30 a.m. - 4:30
p.m.
STORAGE - West Unity Storage Units for Rent. Month To

Month Rates - Call 419/924-5007. 10x20 $49 10x10 $38
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