Paulding County Progress March 18, 2015 PDF

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Spaghetti dinner
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SCOTT The Third Annual Tammy Gibson Memorial

spaghetti dinner will be from
4-7 p.m. Saturday, March
21 at the Scott Fire Department. Dine in or carry out.
Cost is $7. All proceeds go
to the Paulding County Area
Foundation Tammy Gibson
Memorial Scholarship Fund.
For more information call
419-622-4016.
Park district
to be topic at
JPHS meeting
PAULDING The John

Paulding Historical Society
will be holding its general
meeting at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday,
March 24 at the museum,
located across from the fairgrounds in Paulding.
Speaker will be Brad
Dysinger, representing the
new Paulding County Park
District recently appointed by
the county commissioners.
The meeting is open to the
public and refreshments will
be served afterward.
United Way plans

annual meeting
PAULDING The general

public is welcome and encouraged to attend the 2015
annual meeting of United Way
of Paulding County. The event
will take place at 5:15 p.m.
Monday, March 23, at 101 E.
Perry St., Paulding.
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By JIM LANGHAM
Feature Writer
PAULDING Paulding County Economic Development director Jerry Zielke is about to realize one
of his primary goals since he moved into his office
several months ago - an organized career opportunity
and job show under one roof.
One of my goals has been to bring educators,
employers and people searching for jobs together
under one roof, observed Zielke. I felt there was a
real disconnect and that we needed to bring this all
together. We needed to be more visible in the county
to help people find stable jobs.

The real focus is building a better and stronger
work force in the county, continued Zielke. We want
employers to see that we have a well-trained, willing
work force that is ready to go. In order to do this, we
all have to work together.
Zielke noted that employers who will place booths
at the fair, which will be held at the OSU Extension
building from noon-6 p.m. on March 24, include
Baughman Tile Company, Cooper Farms, Haviland
Drainage Products, Haviland Plastic Products, Herbert E. Orr Company, McDonalds-Paulding, Pauld-
ing Putnam Electric Co-op, Taylor-Made Glass Systems and U.S. Army and Marines Recruiting Center.
Every one of these businesses have job openings
right now and are willing to talk to people about jobs,
said Zielke.
Zielke said that it is his understanding that Coopers
especially has a significant amount of employment
opportunities.
In addition to the jobs fair, there will also be a continuing educational symposium going on with emphaSee JOB FAIR, page 2A
Grand jury State wrestling tournament

indicts 14
PAULDING A Paulding County grand jury returned indictments

against 14 persons on Thursday,
March 12.
The individuals will be arraigned
in Paulding County Common Pleas
Court. Those indicted were:
Marci E. Goings, 25, Latty, one
count each burglary, second-degree
felony, and theft, fifth-degree felony.
Kendall J. Snyder, 31, Paulding, one count illegal assembly or
possession of chemicals for the
manufacture of drugs, third-degree
felony.
Jennifer L. Deetz, 33, Paulding, one count extortion, third-degree felony.
Benjamin D. Smith III, 30,
Paulding, one count each trafficking in heroin, third-degree felony,
and possession of heroin, felony of
the fourth degree.
Holly A. McVey-Flores, 37,
Oakwood, one count possession of
heroin, fifth-degree felony.
Heather A. Ladd, 28, Oakwood, one count possession of herSee GRAND JURY, page 2A
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Stop lights divide ODOT, Payne Village
By JOE SHOUSE
Progress Staff Writer
PAYNE After months
with no traffic signals at two
prominent intersections in the
village of Payne, it appears
the stalemate will continue.
At the recent monthly council
meeting on March 9, council
members, village leaders as
well as county leaders came
together in hopes of getting
affirmative responses from the
Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT).
In question are the two signals located at the intersection of Ohio 49 and Townline
Road (Ohio 613) just east of
the school as well as the intersection closer to downtown
at Ohio 49 and Merrin Street
(also a part of Ohio 500).
According to ODOT district 1 deputy director Kirk
Slusher, the following steps
will be taken to bring the intersections up to what they
refer to as Ohios uniform
traffic devices. According to
Slusher the devices at the intersections would be:
Ohio 49 and Ohio 613
would require no lighted
control device. The traffic of
Ohio 49 would not stop and
the traffic on Townline (Ohio

613) would have only stop
signs. The stop bar on the west
side would be moved forward
slightly to improve the view of
the intersection for those traveling eastbound on Townline.
The second intersection
at Ohio 49 and Merrin Street
would have a solid green light
for traffic on Ohio 49 unless a

traffic sensor detected vehicles
on Merrin Street.
The only reason that Merrin Street would be issued a
stop light permit is because of
the visibility due to structure
proximity at the intersection.
According to ODOT, the present design doesnt have any
season as they make their way

to the largest public graining
handling facility in Paulding
County. And at this point the
village feels that ODOT is
more concerned about following their manual than seeing
the overall picture concerning
their village needs.
Joining the village council
and its Mayor Terry Smith as
a sign of support were State
Representative Tony Burkley,
county Commissioners Mark
Holtsberry and Ray Klopfenstein, Sheriff Jason Landers,
EMA director Ed Bohn, Antwerp Exchange Banks Geoff
Hyman, Divine Mercy School
principal Cathy Schoenauer,
Wayne Trace Elementary
school representative Nancy
Speice, Payne Chamber of
Commerce president Chad
Benschneider, Payne Police
Chief Rodney Miller, and a
host of local citizens.
The situation was triggered
when a lightning strike destroyed the traffic control
panel for the two downtown
Staff Photo/Paulding County Progress stoplights. To repair the stop
Malfunctioning traffic lights, wrapped in plastic, still stand guard at one of Paynes main inter- lights would require a permit
sections at Ohios 49 and 500/613 (Main and Merrin streets). Another set of lights two blocks south from ODOT. With the needed
is also idle. Village officials are trying to get the lights repaired, while ODOT says the lights are
unnecessary and should be removed.
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Agency outlines long-range transportation goals
By JIM LANGHAM
Feature Writer
PAULDING Ellen Smith, transportation
planner/GIS analyst and Rick Weaver, planning
engineer, from Maumee Valley Planning Organization (MVPO), were present at the Paulding Library on March 11 to present the project
Moving Together, 2040 to an interested group
of local residents.
The program is part of an effort by Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) to strengthen and formalize rural construction and transportation planning processes.
The program Regional Transportation Planning Organization (RTPO) is geared toward
the development of a transportation plan, interagency consultation and stakeholder outreach
and development of transportation planning expertise.
The Maumee Valley program is mentored by
TMACOG and serves the five counties served
by the MVPO including Defiance, Fulton, Henry, Paulding and Williams counties. MVPO officials have been traveling throughout the region
presenting the new program.
Smith said that 75 percent of the state is now
covered by some form of an RTPO program.
It gives more rural voice to gain more funding for these regions, observed Smith.
Plan contents for the RTPO development of
transportation include goals and objectives, inventory existing conditions, projection of future
conditions, needs analysis, plan recommendations, funding sources identified and public participation.
Ellen Smith and Rick Weaver presented the program, Moving Together, 2040, to interested
Paulding County residents at the Paulding Library last Wednesday evening.
Fundamentals of the Long Range Transportation Plan outline involves what the region
wants to accomplish over the life of the plan,
scheduled to go out by 2040, said Weaver. It is
meant to provide direction for regional transportation over the next 25 years, bring about shortand long-term strategies to address needs in the
regional and to update every five years.
Weaver said that such concepts are being examined as the most important projects, regional
needs of the five-county area and what projects
the public seems to feel is the most important.
There is a ranked project list which represents what the region wants to accomplish, not
what will be funded, said Weaver. This pro-
cess could change in the future.

Weaver said that the step process, which is
data driven, includes road restoration, road new/
capacity and transportation enhancement.
Road restoration, Weaver said, refers to those
projects which need to make improvements, but
not add lanes. Road new/capacity, refers to the
addition of new lights and new roads. Transportation enhancement deals with programs dealing with new facilities and community physical
growth.
The second step in the project prioritization
process is to pick five representatives from each
county, creating a 25-person study committee.
Members of that committee are to be composed
of such leaders as county commissioners, economic development, county engineer and citizen committee members.
He noted that most weight in the project includes accessibility, freight, economic development, safety, environmental impacts and project
readiness.
Safety is always number one in all projects,
said Weaver. Other more important factors include accessibility and environmental impacts.
Some of the leading projects being considered in Paulding County road restoration projects include:
maintaining Ohio 49 through Antwerp
flashing stop signs on Ohio 613 and US
127
flashing stop signs on Ohio 114 at US 127
pavement widening of County Road 115
from Township Road 210 to the Defiance County Line
and pavement widening of County 144
from Paulding west to Township Road 61.
Paulding new capacity projects include:
US 127/County Road 144 intersection
projects
traffic signals on US 127 at Wayne Trace
School
and reconstruction of a right lane on northbound US 127 at County Road 124.
A Paulding transportation enhancement project includes a County Road 124 recreational
trail from Defiance County Line to Antwerp.
For more information, visit the MVPO website at www.mvpo.org and click on Transportation Planning.
Antwerp Council puts temporary Details emerging in cocaine

stop to Archer Drive one-way
By JOE SHOUSE
ANTWERP In regular
session Monday, the Antwerp
Village Council tabled its ordinance designating a portion of
Archer Drive one-way, a new
billing clerk for the utility department was named and trash
pick-up was updated.
The council was prepared to
pass an ordinance declaring Archer Drive one-way from North
Main Street to 180 feet north of
the intersection of Archer Drive
and West River Street. Prior to
the vote, council heard from
Brian McLaughlin, owner of
the Essen House Restaurant.
McLaughlin questioned the
reasoning for the change and
then voiced his displeasure in
the possible one-way change.
After brief discussion, and
hearing from Police Chief
George Clemens in favor of
another possibility as were
some council members, the ordinance was tabled until further
study.
Charie Peters was selected
from 13 rsums to be the
villages utility billing clerk.
Peters is taking the place of
Aimee Lichty, who was named
village fiscal officer last month.
Village administrator Sara
Keeran informed council that
residents have received notices concerning the new waste
Office closed today

Paulding County Board
of Elections will be closed
today, March 18, while staff
attends a district meeting in
Bowling Green. The office
will reopen for regular hours
at 8 a.m. Thursday, March
19.
collection services within the

village. Real Waste will begin
regular pickup on Thursday, April 2, along with large
pick-up items.
Large items will be picked
up the first Thursday of each
month; the list of allowable
items can be found on the village website.
The cost of trash pickup is
$26.55 for three months and
will be reflected on quarterly
utility bills.
In the near future, carts may
be purchased for $24 per year
and will be paid directly to Real
Waste and not be included in
the villages utility bill.
Additional tags for bags that
do not fit in a cart or are more
than the four-bag limit can be
purchased at the Pit Stop on
Plan your garage sale

MAY
May 15-16 Paulding Community Garage Sale; contact
419-399-2466.
JUNE
June 5-6 Payne Community Garage Sale. Contact Nancy
Speice at 419-263-2863.
June 12-13 Antwerp Community Garage Sales & Sidewalk
Sales. Contact Antwerp Chamber of Commerce, 419-2581722
JULY
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West River Street. Tags for

each bag is 50 cents per tag
with customers using bags of
their choice.
An ordinance to retain the
services of Melanie Farr as
the village solicitor was unanimously passed. The village
will compensate Farr for legal
services rendered on behalf of
the village at a rate of $120 per
hour and other miscellaneous
charges.
The board agreed to pay Loretta Baker $20 per hour for
services related to the transitioning period for the fiscal officer position.
Chief Clemens reported that
85 calls for service were received in February and 13 offenses turned over to Mayors
Court.
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This has never been done
before, said Zielke. We realize that we have good businesses in Paulding County, but
we have to bring together businesses and potential workers to
make this happen. This is an
opportunity for people to talk
to employers and see what they
do and what they make.
The event is being hosted by
the Paulding County Economic
Development Inc. and Paulding County commissioners.
JURY
oin, fifth-degree felony.

Sheri S. Kraegel, 28,
Oakwood, one count possession of heroin, fifth-degree
felony.
Arie M. Hogans, 28,
Leesburg, Fla., one count
each forgery and possession
of heroin, both felonies of the
fifth degree.
Luis Miguel Morales, 19,
Paulding, one count identity
fraud, fifth-degree felony.
David O. Bidlack III, 24,
address unknown, one count
identity fraud, felony of the
fifth degree.
Ryan S. Dawson, 26, Fort
Wayne, one count each possession of drugs, fifth-degree

felony, and operating while
under the influence of alcohol or drugs OVI, first degree
misdemeanor.
Amber L. Orona, 31, Napoleon, three counts nonsupport of dependents, felony of
the fifth degree.
Cody A. Dickerson,
22, Cloverdale, one count
nonsupport of dependents,
fifth-degree felony.
Shannon R. Lambert, 45,
Oakwood, one count domestic violence, first-degree misdemeanor.
network bust, indictments
17 federal searches lead to seizure of drugs, cash, firearms

FORT WAYNE The U.S. Attorneys Office of the Northern District of Indiana announced March 10 two indictments charging
six persons in what is alleged to be the largest
cocaine distribution network in the greater
Fort Wayne area.
These indictments are the result of an extensive law enforcement investigation led by
the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Fort
Wayne Safe Streets Task Force. In addition to
the FBI, the Task Force consists of the Allen
County Sheriffs Department, the Fort Wayne
Police Department and the Indiana State Police.
There were five people charged with conspiracy to deliver more than five kilograms of
cocaine:
Allan L. Bates, 37, of Fort Wayne
James W. Lepper, 66, of Butler, Indiana
Larry J. Norton, 63, of Mission Texas,
formerly of Fort Wayne
Eric D. White, 52, of Fort Wayne
Ryan Bowman, 35, of Payne, Ohio.
One individual, DeWayne Lewis, 40, of
Greenwood, Indiana, was charged in a separate indictment with possession with intent to
deliver over five kilograms.
All defendants are in custody and are being
held without bond. During the course of this
extensive investigation, law enforcement executed 17 federal searches in Indiana, Ohio and
Texas. In addition, the DeKalb County and

Johnson County Prosecutors offices obtained
two state search warrants. All of these searches resulted in the seizure of more than 100 kilograms of cocaine, over $5.9 million in U.S.
currency and numerous firearms and vehicles.
Great assistance was also provided by the
McAllen, Texas, and Toledo offices of the
FBI, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the U.S. Marshals Service Northern and Southern Districts of
Indiana, along with the Auburn Police Department, the Greenwood Police Department, the
Kendallville Police Department, the Johnson
County Sheriffs Department, the Indiana
Multi-Agency Group Enforcement (IMAGE)
representing law enforcement in DeKalb, LaGrange, Noble and Steuben Counties and the
Northeast Indiana SWAT.
This case has been assigned to and will be
prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Anthony W. Geller of the Northern District of Indiana.
The U.S. Attorneys Office emphasized that
an indictment is merely an allegation and that
all persons charged are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty in court.
If convicted in court, any specific sentence
to be imposed will be determined by the judge
after a consideration of federal sentencing statutes and the federal sentencing guidelines.
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permit, ODOT was now in control of the situation that in turn required a traffic study before
any repairs would be considered.
In the meantime, the village has been left
with temporary stop signs and the eyesore of
plastic bags covering the disabled traffic lights.
The results of the traffic study proved there
was little traffic and it was such a small amount
that it did not register on the chart, according to
ODOT.
I think many of the folks in town have
found that the four-way stop at both intersections has actually made the traffic flow safer
and smoother than ever before. We would be
happy to replace the old stop lights under the
permit that is still currently valid from 1963, or
go to two four-way red flashing lights at both
intersections, said Benschneider.
According to Slusher, however, the Ohio Revised Code and the traffic control manual states
that the role of traffic lights is to control the traffic flow, not to control the speed of the vehicles.
With the recommendations on the table from
ODOT, the village solicitor, James Sponseller,
spoke at length citing the Ohio Revised Code
and traffic manual, stating that ODOT is using
a very narrow interpretation of the code and that
it is subjective to interpretation.
The code states several times that ODOT
may require the removal of traffic control devices, which is the governments legal term that
it can, but it isnt mandated or required, said
Sponseller.
When Slusher was approached about the
phraseology that says may require and the
fact that he (Slusher) has at his discretion the
ability to change his final answer, he still held
to his original answer.
Now that you know what you know and
you have the ability to waive the requirements,
are you willing? Mayor Smith said to Slusher,
who responded, No.
Now that the second meeting between village and ODOT officials has concluded and the
traffic lights continue to remain dark, the future
continues to look as dark.
Sponseller said, My advice is not to accept
the recommendation.
When Slusher was asked in a phone interview whether a third meeting could be arranged if another solution or answer could
be discovered, or did he agree that its futile
at this point, he responded, At this point, I
agree, its futile.
OVI-related fatal crashes on downward trend

VAN WERT As part of
the Patrols ongoing effort
to contribute to a safer Ohio,
troopers are continuing their
increased focus on impaired
driving enforcement and
these efforts are paying off. For
the third year in a row, troopers
removed more than 24,000 impaired drivers from Ohio roadways.
Operating a vehicle while intoxicated (OVI) -related crashes
accounted for 34 percent of all
fatal crashes in Ohio in 2014.
This is the same percentage as

2013, but far below the 20112013 average of 40 percent.
There were 13,628 OVI-related crashes on Ohio roadways, killing 340 and injuring
7,959. Speed was a contributing factor in 60 percent of all
OVI-related crashes. Of drivers
considered at-fault in OVI-related crashes, 28 percent were
between the ages of 25 and 34.
We need motorists to commit to keeping our roads safe
by planning ahead to designate
a driver and insisting that everyone in the vehicle is buckled up, said Lt. Tim Grigsby
You can also help fight the
battle against impaired driving
by actively influencing friends
and family to do the same.
Last year, state troopers from
the Van Wert Post, arrested
over 250 impaired drivers in
this area.
The public is encouraged
to call #677 to report impaired drivers, drug activity or
stranded motorists.
Volunteers needed
to assist with hospice events
in support of its patient care ers, office tasks, assisting at
Volunteers are needed to

help with behind-the-scenes
tasks for Community Health
Professionals (CHP) Hospice
special events and fundraising.
The non-profit 501c3 organization conducts community
events throughout the year
fund. Through this fund, uncovered patient care expenses

related to hospice are provided
for local patients and families.
Volunteer activities include
making phone calls, answering phones, preparing mail-
events, and more. Hours are

flexible; volunteers can decide how much or little time
they wish to commit. For
more information, contact
Karen Bortel at the Paulding
office, 419-399-4708.
Wednesday, March 18, 2015 Paulding County Progress -3A
Obituaries Updated weekdays at www.progressnewspaper.org

WARREN
LUCAS

1920-2015
LATTY Warren Harding
Lucas, age 94, died Wednesday evening, March 11 in his
home surrounded with love by
his family.
He was
born
in
1920 in
Paulding,
the only
child of
Pete and
Florence
(Block)
Lucas. On Sept. 6, 1952, he
married Olga Gonzales, who
survives, and although divorced have remained the best
of friends. He was a U.S. Army
veteran with the rank of corporal
serving during WWII. In 1980,
he retired after 25 years from
GM Powertrain in Defiance,
where he was an iron pourer. He
was a member of UAW #211.
Warren was raised Baptist.
Warren is survived by his
daughters, Juanita Martinez,
Joanna (Carlos) Martinez,
Kathy (Wesley) Goings and
Mary Goings, all of Paulding,
and Elena (Michael) Davis
of Springfield, Mo.; grandchildren, Sophia Mobley,
Emmanuel J. Lucas (more of
a son than grandson), Guadalupe Martinez, Olga Gomez,
Brian Godoy, Darnell Goings,
Alvina Dial, Jensa Goings,
Lawrence Goings Jr., Kierra
Nabors, Tammara Perry and
O.J. Goings; and many, many
great-grandchildren, caring
family and friends.
He was preceded in death by
his parents, three uncles and two
grandchildren, Georgina Graves
and Warren-Aric Goings.
Funeral services were Tuesday, March 17 at Den Herder
Funeral Home, Paulding.

Burial was in Live Oak Cemetery, Paulding.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations made to
Community Health Professionals & Hospice.
Online condolences may be
sent to www.denherderfh.com.
CHARLES OTT
1941-2015
MELROSE Charles D. Ott,
74, of Melrose, died 6:28 a.m.
Wednesday, March 11 at Defiance Inpatient Hospice Center.
He was born Jan. 10, 1941 in
Defiance to the late Virgil and
Delores (Dull) Ott. On May 22,
1992, he married Sharon Feeney and she died Dec. 9, 2010.
Charles worked for Norfolk
Southern Railroad Company
and was a member of the Columbus Grove Eagles.
Survivors include eight
children, Jeana Ott of Sidney,
Jamie Wesley of Defiance,
Michael (Sandy) Dobbelaere,
Rick (Connie) Dobbelaere,
Mark (Beth) Dobbelaere, Craig
Butch (Andrea) Dobbelaere
and Cheryl (Dan) Halter, all of
Oakwood, and Sharisa (Randy)
Robbins of Defiance; three
grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and a sister, Cheri
(Alan) Griffiths of Paulding.
He also was preceded in
death by a brother, William
Ott.
Funeral service was Friday,
March 13 at Heitmeyer Funeral Home, Oakwood, with
Pastor Roger Emerson officiating. Burial was in Prairie
Chapel Cemetery, Oakwood.
In lieu of flowers, memorial
contributions may be made to
Defiance Inpatient Hospice.
Condolences may be sent to
www.heitmeyerfuneralhome.
com.
Church Corner
Wednesday, March 25
Lenten lunch series
PAULDING Paulding Ministerial Associations weekly
Lenten Lunch series from noon1 p.m. Wednesdays at the First
Presbyterian Church Fellowship
Hall, Paulding. The association
is also collecting nonperishable
food, cleaning products and personal hygiene items for Caring
and Sharing Food Pantry.
Wednesday, March 25
Lenten service
OAKWOOD The Auglaize
Chapel Church of God located 3
miles south and half mile west
on County Road 60 will be hosting the last lenten service of the
season on March 25. The 7 p.m.
service will feature the host pastor, Stan Harmon as their speaker.
Saturday, April 11
Womens conference
BRYAN Treasured: Women, the Womens Ministry of
New Hope Community Church,
is hosting Renew Womens
Conference from 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Saturday, April 11 in their North
Campus, 203 Old Farm Trail,
Bryan.
It will be a day to refresh spirit
and recharge faith. Its inspiration, friendship, laughter, and
of course, food. The featured
speaker will be author, speaker
and director of Speaker Devel-
opment for Proverbs 31 Ministries, Karen Ehman.

Tickets for this event are available at the church office or on the
website at www.newhopecc.org/
renew.
The mission project for this
event will be to collect items for
donation to Community Pregnancy Centers of Northwest
Ohio.
For more information about
Renew, contact the church office
at 419-636-1362 or visit www.
newhopecc.org.
Church Corner listings are
free. If your church is having
any special services or programs, please email us your
information at progress@progressnewspaper.org or call the
Paulding County Progress at
419-399-4015.
The Paulding County Progress

posts obituaries daily as we receive them. Check our Web site
at www.progressnewspaper.org
and click on For the Record.
Egg hunt, open

house slated
PAYNE Flat Rock Masonic Lodge #580 will be having
an Easter egg hunt and open
house on Saturday, March 28
from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. at the
Lodge building at 505 S. Main
Street in Payne.
Age groups for the hunt will
be 0-3 years old, 4-8 years old
and 9-12 years old. Prizes will
be awarded and refreshments
will be served. There is no
cost.
An open house will be held
during the same time frame
for those desiring to tour the
Lodge and learn more about
the Freemasons organization.
For information, contact
Ron Schmidt, secretary, at
419-399-3519.
Wedding preparations include

homemade angel food cake
We had a lot of fog this morning. The schools had a two-hour
delay because of the fog. This
made for some happy children!
It has been a lot warmer this
week with the temperature almost reaching 50 degrees on
Monday. Sure gives a person
spring fever. I am hoping it will
be nice and warm for Alvin and
Susannas wedding tomorrow.
I went to help prepare for
the wedding on Monday at the
brides home. Daughters Elizabeth and Susan didnt have
to work so they helped Verena
with the laundry. They hung
some of it outside and it dried
really well. I was glad the laundry was done when I came
home.
Other women were at the
brides home too, helping prepare for the wedding. Women
made pie crusts and crushed
corn flakes to mix with ranch
seasoning to coat the chicken for the wedding meals. We
smashed and prepared two fivegallon-sized buckets of crushed
corn flakes. Then I helped make
angel food cakes.
All the ladies brought in something for lunch which makes it
so much easier on the brides
mother. I took macaroni salad.
There was so much leftover I
sent it with one of the ladies to
the visitation for a man from our
community. He passed away on
Saturday evening and has lots of
relatives in this community.
Yesterday I spent part of the
day sewing on my dress for
the wedding. The cooks have
to wear a plum-colored dress.
Mose and Susan are witnesses
and Susan has to wear a purple dress with a white cape and
apron. Timothy and Elizabeth
are table waiters and Elizabeth
will wear a different shade of
purple for her dress, cape, and
apron. The boys have to wear
black pants and vests with
white shirts. My job at the wedding will be to help prepare the
chicken. It will all be baked for
both meals.
The sun is shining brightly
now and the fog has faded. I still
need to finish sewing my cape
for tomorrow, so thats next on
my list. Our snow is disappearing fast and the ground is getting really soft. We need some
sidewalks from the ramp to the
driveway. Hopefully the sun
will help dry out the ground.
The melting snow needs somewhere to go.
The children have been helping make butter from our cow
Bessies cream that we get from
her milk. I am hoping to get a
Lovina and daughters have been busy sewing new outfits for
the wedding where they helped as cooks or servers.
butter churn or an easier way to

make butter than shaking it in a
jar. It is nice to not have to buy
butter and milk now. Our children like the taste of homemade
butter so we will be making
lots more. Everyone takes turns
shaking the jars and we soon
have a lump of butter formed.
We also have our own chickens, so we have eggs and can
make noodles from those.
This week I will share the
recipe of the angel food cakes
we made for the wedding tomorrow. After helping to make
so many, I memorized the recipe.
VAN WERT Disabled American Veterans service van will

be coming to Van Wert on March 30.
Veterans may come to the DAV Van Wert Chapter #54 location on 111 N. Shannon St. from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. to receive
answers about rights and benefits as well as free, professional
assistance with claim forms.
Anyone wishing to drop in for help should bring their DD
Form 214, claim number, Social Security number, and other
pertinent documentation.
For more information about the DAV service van, call Merl
Saam, commander at 419-203-9638 or Robert Habern, senior
vice commander at 419-796-7378.
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All grave decorations are to be

removed from St. Paul and Cooper-Haines Cemeteries by March
19, 2015 if you wish to keep them.
The Trustees will dispose of anything
remaining on graves and stones
between March 20 and March 27,
2015. Decorations may be placed
back on graves March 28, 2015.
Due to safety issues and concerns,
shepherd hooks, wind chimes, plant
hangers and items not directly on
stones or foundations are absolutely prohibited on all gravesites.
NO EXCEPTIONS. Please refer to the
regulations posted in the back of the
cemeteries. Thank you in advance
for your cooperation.
Paulding Township Trustees
Obituaries are
posted daily
DeShias
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**NOTICE**
ST. PAUL AND COOPER-HAINES
CEMETERY CLEANUP
1939-2015
CECIL Kenneth Ray Gubbins, age 75, died Thursday,
March 12 at the Bryan Community Hospital, Bryan, shortly
after admission.
He was born on Oct. 31, 1939
in Paulding County, the son of
Ralph and Evelyn (Starkey)
Gubbins. He was a truck driver
for Fountain City Lease Trucking - Hornish Brothers for 17
years. He was a member of the
Masonic Lodge #215 of Bryan.
Surviving are two sons, Robert Lee (Darlene Mercer) Gubbins and Timothy Joe Gubbins,
both of Bryan; two daughters,
Julie Ann (Mike Tearney) Kashmer of Bryan and Christine Sue
(William) Brumbaugh of LaGrange, Ind.; 14 grandchildren;
21 great-grandchildren; and one
brother, Larry Gubbins of Antwerp.
He was preceded in death by
his parents and a half-brother,
John Gubbins.
Funeral services will be conducted 11 a.m. today, March 18
at the Den Herder Funeral Home,
Paulding. Burial will follow at
the Rochester Cemetery, Crane
Township, Paulding County.
Visitation will be one hour
prior to services at the funeral
home.
Preferred memorials are to
the American Cancer Society.
Online condolences may be
sent to www.denherderfh.com.
Veterans offered services
Words cannot
express how grateful
we are to everyone
who offered kind words
and prayers, sent cards,
food, monetary gifts,
flowers, memorials and
offered assistance in any
way during Steves illness
and recent passing.
All of you will forever hold
a place in our hearts.
The family of Steve Hall:
John, Rose Ann, Kellie,
Eli, Emma, Angie, Kenny,
Lauren, Jusin, Meagan, Bill,
Tricia, Zachary and Ethan
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Lovina Eicher is an Old Order Amish writer, cook, wife and
mother of eight. Formerly writing as The Amish Cook, Eicher
inherited that column from her
mother, Elizabeth Coblentz, who
wrote from 1991 to 2002. Readers can contact Eicher at PO Box
1689, South Holland, IL 60473
(please include a self-addressed
stamped envelope for a reply) or
at LovinasAmishKitchen@MennoMedia.org.
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Bargain Bins
evolution
Dear Editor,
Recently one of our members put together a synopsis

of the history of the Bargain
Bin. I would like to share
that with you:
It started in 1953 during
the last phase of the polio
epidemic when Susie Gillen contracted polio. Susie
received treatment in Fort
Wayne but it wasnt enough.
Through generous residents,
donations were raised to send
Susie to the Warm Springs
Foundation in Georgia.
Three years later Susie
became the first patient
at Warm Springs of the
North, a large rehabilitation
center located near Magnetic
Springs when she was transferred from Georgia.
Interest of local citizens
didnt stop just because
Susie was closer to home.
Mrs. Frances Gillen, Susies
grandmother, enlisted the
support of the American
Legion Auxiliary and other
women to form a branch auxiliary for Magnetic Springs.

This group collected donations and provided a pool of
volunteers who made weekly
trips to the center to spend
time working, entertaining
and visiting with patients.
In 1960 Susie was released
from Magnetic Springs.
About this time the center
decided to close its doors.
However, the local auxiliary,
which had grown to a large
membership, did not want to
disband.
Plans for the new Paulding
County Hospital were underway then, and the dedicated
group pledged to continue
their work, donating their
support to the new facility.
In August 1961, the former
Magnetic Springs Auxiliary
became the Paulding County
Benevolent Society with the
express purpose of supporting
the Paulding County Hospital.
With many fundraising
activities public interest grew,
along with profits. A weekly
sale was held each Friday and
soon became known as the
Bargain Bin Sale.
A Feb. 27, 1969 article
said $27,388 was donated to
our hospital for supplies and
equipment. The building on
Perry Street was purchased in
August 1979 for $30,000.
As of Nov. 4, 1983, the
Benevolent Society, solely
through the one-day sales,
contributed over $179,800
worth of equipment, supplies
and furnished to the hospital-including the purchase and
donation of the building they
operate from on Perry Street.
In December 1996, the societys donations approached
the $500,000 mark with the
latest donation being the
total gym for the hospitals
physical department.
We are still going strong
today. We have been given
miracle seed money for a
new building for the Bargain
Bin! We had no intentions of
building a new building. We
had set aside $5,000 to do remodeling. The plans were in

place when we were given the
gift by an anonymous donor.
We have the lot, the plans,
and furniture we have purchased, but unless we reach
our goal none of those will be
of any value to the community, our faithful shoppers and
those 1960s dreamers.
We continue to work towards our goal of $250,000
that will be needed to build.
When was the last time you
visited the physical therapy
department at the hospital? I
was there recently as a patient
and there was not one piece
of equipmentavailable for my
use. The therapy department
is open from dawn to dusk.
Our most recent purchase
was a large screen television
and notebook tablets for the
use of the therapists and the
clients for training sessions.
When was the last time you
visited the Bargain Bin? Do
you even know where we are
located? We are open Friday
9 a.m.-5 p.m. and Saturday
9 a.m.-noon. Donations are
accepted during those hours
or on Mondays. We also have
a building at the back that you
can place items.
We throw nothing away.
We send things to the Fort
Wayne Missions, Dress for
Success; recyclables go to
Koharts; T-shirts go into rag
bags for farmers, painters
and city workers. If there is
a fire we open up to families
who can come in and select
clothes, bedding, dishes and
other items to hold them over.
We are counting on Paulding County for financial support to help us build this new
building.
Our small plans of remodeling were not in Gods plans.
This is an answer to prayer.
We thank God for his goodness and grace. We have faith
that God will provide and we
are trusting in your generosity
to help us reach our goal.
Just so you know as of
Property transfers
The term et al. refers to and others; et vir., and husband; et ux.,
and wife.
Brown Township
Gladys Keck, dec. to Lucille Ziegler, et al.; Sec.
32,160 acres. Certificate of
transfer.
Ryan Coppes to Rod C.
Sanderson; Lot 127, Cooper
Third River, 0.19 acre. Warranty Deed.
Rod C. Sanderson to Vern
M. Sanderson; Lot 127, Cooper Third Riverview, 0.19 acre.
Quit claim.
Carryall Township
Marilyn Arceo and Paul D.
Arceo, Raymond and Linda
Hertel to James Michael Hertel,; Sec. 33, 1.826 acres. Warranty deed.
Emerald Township
Danny W. Theis, et al to David L. Theis; Sec. 14, 1.503
acres. Warranty deed.
Harrison Township
Marilyn Brown Olson, dec.
to Earle W. Olsen, trustee; Sec.
4, 101 acres. Affidavit.
Jackson Township
Robert C. and Karen M.
Baughman, et al to Woodbridge
Real Estate LLC.; Sec. 26, 2.81
acres. Warranty deed.
Latty Township
Walter J. and Renee M. Sinn,
trustees to TRT Sinn Dairy Ltd.;
Sec. 19, 5.413 acres. Warranty
deed.
Lena Mae Keesbery, dec. to
Dorothy Kathleen Rodman;
Sec. 4, 0.688 acre. Certificate of
transfer.
Latty Village
Beverly A. Groves to Elmer
E. Groves; Lot 41, Rixsom
South, 0.176 acre. Warranty
deed.
Melrose Village
Gladys Keck, dec. to Lucille
Ziegler, et al; Sec. 32, Outlots,
20 acres. Certificate of transfer.
Oakwood Village
EH Pooled 114 LP to Jeffery
L. and Wilda Gaye Fenter; Lots
29 and 30, 0.32 acre. Warranty
deed.
Paulding Village
Gerard J. and Jean M. Bakle
to Bob and Connie Tipsword

LLC; Lot 5, Cox Addition, 0.2
acre. Warranty deed.
Doug Arend, et al to Nathan
E. and Hannah J. Zollinger; Lot
4, Hartzogs Country Side Estates, 0.31 acre. Warranty deed.
Emily E. Gorrell to Duane C.
Gorrell; Lot 2, Hartzog Country
Side Estates, 0.312 acre. Quit
claim.
Joan Teresa Buchman, dec.
to Teresa Gallup, et al; Outlot
06011, 0.429 acre. Affidavit.
Joyce E. Greer aka Lengvenas, et al by Sheriff to US Bank
N.A, trustee; Lot A and part
alley, Barnes Addition, 0.212
acre. Sheriffs deed.
Payne Village
Scott L. Phillips and Kathy
S. Phillips to Scott L. and
Kathy S. Phillips, et al; Lot
159, Gibsons Second Addition, 0.69 acre. Quit claim.
Steven D. and Kathie D.
Wobler et al to Matthew J.
and Robbyn E. Hodge; Lot 85,
Gibsons First Addition, 0.148
acre. Warranty deed.
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Benton Township
All grave decorations including
flowers, pots and grave blankets
that you want to save must be
removed by March 30, 2015.
Decorations may be placed back
on graves April 3, 2015. Due
to safety concerns, all shepherd
hooks and pot hangers are not
permitted and must be removed.
Thank-you.
Benton Township Trustees
2014 the Bargain Bin has given the hospital more than $1
million.
Monetary donations can
be sent to 118 W. Perry St.,
Paulding OH 45879.
Eileen Kochensparger
Paulding
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Paulding County Progress
to publish public records as
they are reported or released
by various agencies.
Names appearing in For
the Record are published
without exception, to
preserve the fairness and
impartiality of the Progress
and as a news service to our
readers.
The speaker at the recent Paulding Kiwanis Club meeting was

Dee Renollet, safety coordinator for Paulding Putnam Electric
Co-op in Paulding. He talked about the importance of safety in
general and especially in the business they are in. He also helps
Northwestern Co-op located in Bryan. He said since he has been
their safety director, their accidents have dropped considerably.
Erika Willitzer was program chairman.
County Court
Civil Docket:
Capital One Bank, Glen Allen, Va. vs. Elizabeth K. Ratliff, Cecil. Money only, satisfied.
Ohio Department of Job and
Family Services, Defiance vs.
Clint M. Boundy, Paulding.
Other action, satisfied.
Garbani LLC, Defiance vs.
Robin Thiel, Paulding. Small
claims, satisfied.
Cavalry Spv. I. LLC, Valhalla, N.Y. vs. Roy G. Burk,
Paulding. Other action, judgment for the plaintiff in the
sum of $1,859.61.
Midland Funding LLC, San
Diego vs. Donald Howard,
sum of $9,972.22.
Cavalry Spv. I. LLC, Valhalla, N.Y. vs. Tonya Walke,
sum of $2,646.11.
Returned To You Ltd.,
Paulding vs. Lisa Ridgway,
Payne. Small claims, dismissed.
Snow & Sauerteig LLP, Fort
Wayne vs. Janelle J. Miller,
Paulding. Small claims, satisfied.
Credit Adjustments Inc.,
Defiance vs. Margaret A. English, Paulding and Ricky R.
English, Paulding. Other action, judgment for the plaintiff
in the sum of $4,297.20.
Credit Adjustements Inc., Defiance vs. Anna E. Pauley, Oakwood. Small claims, dismissed.
Criminal Docket:
Cody L. Mabis, Antwerp, failure to check deer; $183 fine, $77
costs.
Darrin L. Cottrell, Antwerp,
complicity; $500 fine, $170
costs, have no contact with
co-defendant, 40 hours community service, addition to rules of
probation.
Beth A. Grice, Antwerp,
criminal mischief; $200 fine
suspended, $330 costs, 26 days
jail with 34 days suspended, pay
all costs, no contact with victim
or Keystone Salon, charge reduced to a criminal mischief
M3.
Holly A. McVey-Flores, Oakwood, possession drugs; $25
costs, case bound over to the
Common Pleas Court, Count A
amended to possession of drugs,
placed on EMHA and shall report
to the Paulding County court probation to be hooked up and reside
at given residence.
Holly A. McVey-Flores, Oakwood, possession drug instruments; case bound over to the
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NOTICE
By order of the Jackson Township Trustees, all old wreaths,

flowers and grave blankets left on graves after
March 27th, 2015, will be removed and destroyed by the
cemetery caretaker. New flowers can be put back on graves,
on April 1st, 2015. Due to safety concerns, shepherds
hooks, decorative stones, etc. are not allowed.
Any items that are not directly on the grave stone or
its foundation are not allowed and will be disposed of.
This will be enforced.
Please refer to the rules and regulation posted at the
entrance of each cemetery. The Jackson Township Trustees:
Bill Strahley 419-399-5839
Ray Johanns 419-399-4235
Dennis Sanderson 419-399-2820
Common Pleas Court.

Heather Ladd, Oakwood,
possession drugs; preliminary
hearing waived, case bound
over to the Common Pleas
Court.
Heather Ladd, Oakwood,
possession drug inst.; case
bound over to the Common
Pleas Court.
Traffic Docket:
Bryant Matez Mosley, Mesa,
Az., 106/65 speed; $93 fine,
$85 costs.
Laresa C. Johnston, Paulding, 65/55 speed; $33 fine, $77
costs.
Suanne Loucks, Maumee,
76/65 speed; $33 fine, $80
costs.
Kirk E. Boesling, Defiance,
85/65 speed; $43 fine, $82
costs.
Paul Michael Boyd, Ellisville, Mo., driving under suspension; $250 fine, $112 costs,
pay $100 per month, POC date
of July 31, proof of financial
responsibility not provided,
community control ordered,
40 hours community service,
secure a valid drivers license,
180 jail days reserved.
Paul Michael Boyd, Ellisville, Mo., failure to yield to
emergency vehicle; $100 fine,
of July 31.
Derrick A.D. Carlisle II, Fort
Wayne, OVI; $375 fine, $132
costs, 3 days jail, 6-months license suspension, pay $50 per
month, POC date of Sept. 25,
community control, 40 hours
community service, Third Millennium marijuana course, 87
jail days reserved.
Wayne, 81/65 speed; $43 fine,
of Sept. 25.
Wayne, seat belt; $30 fine, pay
$50 per month, POC date of
Sept. 25.
Jeremy E. Shaffer, Oakwood;
failure to yield/intersection; $53
fine, $77 costs.
Deon D. Daugherty, Antwerp, 68/55 speed; $33 fine,
$80 costs.
Alexa Keneen Johnson, Ann
Arbor, Mich., 77/65 speed; $33
fine, $80 costs.
Robert J. Lane, Paulding,
stop sign; $53 fine, $77 costs.
Robert J. Lane, Paulding, seat
belt; $30 fine.
Brandon Kevin Rohdy, Defiance, following close; $53 fine,
$85 costs.
Anthony Edward Bondurant
Jr., Pickerington, 79/55 speed;
$43 fine, $85 costs.
Kyle Steven Filcek, Linwood,
Mich., 81/65 speed; $43 fine,
$80 costs.
Rosemary A. Thomas, Oakwood, failure to control; $68
fine, $77 costs.
Ted Allen Eversole, Paulding,
79/65 speed; $33 fine, $77 costs.
Lliya Tsinovoi, Carmel, Ind.,
Megan A. Hahn, Defiance,
Jesus Salas Jr., Paulding, seat
belt; $30 fine, $47 costs.
Darrin L. German, Fort Jennings, 68/55 speed; $33 fine, $80
costs.
Joshua Michael Vogelsong,
Hicksville, FRA suspension;
case dismissed without prejudice, costs waived.
Patricia Rodriguez De Delcid,
Conroe, Texas, 81/65 speed; $43
fine, $85 costs.
Khatija A. Moiz, Toledo, expired plates; $68 fine, $85 costs.
Devvon M. Hale, Latty, FRA
suspension; $750 fine, $107
costs, pay all by July 31, 30
hours community service by
July 31.
Vickie L. Stark, Celina, 60/45
speed; $43 fine, $80 costs.
Anthony Berrios, Antwerp,
failure to control; $68 fine, $77
costs.
Dylan A. Flint, Haviland,
failure to control; $68 fine, $77
costs.
Brian J. Kramer, Salem, Wis.,
seat belt; $30 fine, $50 costs.
Margaret L. Morgan, Waterford, Mich., 80/65 speed; $43
fine, $80 costs.
Kyle D. Sunday, Cecil, 65/35
Paula S. Schoepflin, Paulding,
seat belt; $30 fine, $47 costs.
Brianna Jo Boger, Antwerp,
Phillip C. Slattery, Hicksville,
Aleisha Ruth Edwards, 76/65
Cornel Vaedean, Sterling
Heights, Mich., assured clear
distance; $68 fine, $77 costs.
Sharon E. Creutz, Grosse Isle,
Mich., 79/65 speed; $33 fine,
$77 costs.
Leslie A. Chrapliwy, Bloomington, Ind., 82/65 speed; $43
fine, $77 costs.
Larry E. Lambert, Defiance,
failure to yield/intersect; $53
fine, $77 costs.
Jamie R. Adams, Oakwood,
68/55 speed; $33 fine, $77
costs.
Jaclyn Ann Curtis, Clinton
Twp., Mich., 80/65 speed; $43
fine, $80 costs.
Sarah Ann Rivera, Bay City,
Mich., highway use tax; $68
fine, $80 costs.
Hameed Zuzua Alanazi, Fort
Wayne, register viol.; $68 fine,
$80 costs.
Derailment damages sought
CECIL Emerald Township Trustees have filed a claim in

Paulding County Common Pleas Court for damages following
a train derailment last year.
The complaint alleges that after an Oct. 24, 2014 derailment
of Michigan Southern Railroad Company equipment from their
tracks traveling through Emerald Township, that damage exceeding $50,000 was caused by the cleanup efforts.
Court documents say the damage included buckled pavement and deep trenches in the nearby ditch.
Trustees are asking for a judgment to cover the damage, attorney fees and court costs.
Weather report weekly summary as recorded at Paulding Villages water
treatment plant
Observations recorded for the 24 hours ending at 7:30 a.m. on the morning of:

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Common Pleas
Civil Docket
The term et al. refers to and others; et vir.,

and husband; et ux., and wife.
Owners Insurance Company, Lima vs.

Edd L. Monhollen, Oakwood and Robert T. Monhollen, Paulding and Thomas
K. Wannemacher, Payne and Lou Ann
Wannemacher, Payne and Stevens Van
Lines, Inc., Saint Paul, Minn. and Transportation International Movers, Inc.,
Lakewood, Wash. and Vanliner Insurance Company, Jefferson City, Mo. and
unknown insurance company corp., address unknown. Declaratory judgment.
Greg Adkins, Cecil and Rick Weippert,
Cecil and Kevin Anderson, Cecil vs.
Michigan Southern Railroad Co., Defiance. Money only.
In the matter of: Stephanie Ann Kruse,
Oakwood and David Paul Kruse, Paulding. Dissolution of marriage.
Christina West, Oakwood and Glenn
West, Oakwood vs. Carmela Osborne,
Findlay and James Bell, Findlay. Replevin.
Tamara S. Eicher, Paulding vs. Darryl
G. Eicher Sr., Paulding. Divorce.
Marriage Licenses
John Matthew Burnett, 47, Paulding,
manager and Karen Kay Bradford, 45,
Paulding, radiographer. Parents are unknown and Jennifer Burnett; and Russell
Parrish and Kathryn Monroe.
Karl Wayne Klopfenstein, 24,
Haviland, engineer and Angela Kay
Manz, 23, Paulding, teacher. Parents are
Leon Klopfenstein and Debra Baer; and
Donald Manz and Connie Ehnle.
Kaleb Michael Walters, 25, Oakwood,
trucker and Megan Marie Davis, 26,
Oakwood, homemaker. Parents are Russel Walters and Jackie Smith; and James
Roughton and Teresa Porter.
Patrick Ryan Comer, 22, Grover Hill,
Sheriffs Report
manager trainee and Myranda Marie
Stahl, 20, Grover Hill, laborer. Parents
are Patrick D. Comer and Bernadette
Bennett; and Rex T. Stahl, dec. and Teresa Akers.
Administration Docket
In the Estate of Leslie R. Zielke, application to administer file.
Criminal Docket
Fidel Gomez Gutierrez, 26, Paulding,
changed his plea to guilty to forgery
(F5). He will be sentenced on April 6.
His $15,000 bond is continued.
Angela T. Gomez, 39 Paulding ,
was sentenced to four years community
control for possession of cocaine (F5).
Conditions of her sanctions include 20
days jail, comply with drug and alcohol
prohibitions, submit to random screens,
submit to assessment at Westwood Behavioral and comply with recommendations, obtain/maintain employment, pay
costs, 6 month license suspension, costs
are $431 including restitution to Antwerp Village in the amount of $177.
Sabrina E. Gutierrez, 24, of Paulding,
was given terms for her intervention in
lieu of conviction for trafficking in drugs
(F4). She received two years community
control sanctions on the conditions she
follow the prescribed intervention plan,
abstain from drug and alcohol use, participate in treatment and recovery services, submit to random tests, complete
20 hours community service, pay $790
total costs including $40 restitution to
the West Central Ohio Crime Task Force
and a $500 fine to be split 50/50 between
the sheriff and prosecutors offices.
Jamie D. Coombs, 36, of Payne, had a
case against him alleging illegal cultivation of marijuana (F2) dismissed without
prejudice upon a motion of State. All evidence seized was ordered destroyed by
Guest Column
Sunshine Week is March 15-21
How Ohios public records

law turned into a mess
By Dennis Hetzel
In 1963, the Ohio General Assembly fashioned the states
first open records law. It took a broad approach to defining public
records with a strong presumption that almost all records kept by
government would be open to citizens.
The law was exactly two paragraphs long. It contained only a
few exceptions.
How times change. Ohio attorney Breanne Parcels noted in
a 2012 article called Bring Back the Bite in the University of
Dayton Law Review that todays statute has ballooned to 10
standard 8.5 by 11.5 inch pages. Today, its even longer. With
the recent addition of new secrecy to the lethal injection process,
we now have 29 enumerated exceptions plus 100 or more peppered throughout the Ohio statutes.
The definition of what is a government record also has gotten narrower since 1963, and something cant be an open record
if it isnt a public record. The same problem applies to our open
meetings laws, as the definition of open to the public keeps
getting tighter.
In other words, a vast amount of government activity in Ohio
is invisible to citizens, and the trend shows no sign of changing
beyond some refreshing exceptions.
How did this happen? I think thats a good question to ponder
during Sunshine Week, an annual, national effort to promote
open government.
The answer is pretty obvious: Despite the stirring words about
the presumption of openness that remain in our statutes, our
officials frequently give greater weight to reasons to keep matters
secret.
For example, in recent years the Ohio Supreme Court has
made it nearly impossible to do the following:
Collect attorney fees in a public records case, even if youre
right and the government broke the law.
Challenge the governments claim that it wont give you
records because your request is overly broad.
Go to a government meeting for information gathering or
fact finding unless the body decides its OK for you to be there.
See criminal case files of closed cases unless the defendant is
deceased which doesnt help someone much if they have been
wrongfully convicted.
Get spending detail from quasi-public agencies or privatized
services that handle vast amounts of public money.
To be fair, in some cases the courts have dealt with language
that could be improved. That is where legislative will comes into
play. The digital age also creates both problems and opportunities
that couldnt be anticipated in 1963.
Just last week, Kent State University provided an example of
how officials exploit these trends to hide information that common sense says should be public.
The Akron Beacon-Journal reported that KSU is paying marketing consultants $101,750 for marketing and promotional services. According to the newspaper, Kent essentially ceded its responsibility for open records to a Philadelphia consulting firm by
agreeing in a contract that the school would notify the company
of any records request, and that the firm would be able to redact
any proprietary information under a trade secrets exemption.
Irony alert: One of the blacked-out items was the amount of
time the company wanted to redact items. Other so-called trade
secrets include travel costs.
Kent States appropriate answer should have been this during
the negotiation: We take seriously our responsibilities under
the law as a public university, so we will be seeking other bidders who are more concerned about public transparency.
Well, lets close on a positive note.
For example, State Treasurer Josh Mandel has unveiled a
website, OhioCheckbook.com, which might be the best effort
in America to help citizens track state government spending at
a detailed level.
State Auditor Dave Yost has announced a program to help
citizens dealing with denials of records requests. In many
cases, his office will issue a ruling without you having to hire
a lawyer and go to court. This is a major development that
levels the playing field for citizens and builds on a free mediation program for local disputes offered by Attorney General
Mike DeWine. You can learn more at Yosts website, OhioAuditor.gov.
Those examples are good news, but they should be more
than refreshing exceptions. As fate would have it, legislators
have a great opportunity right now by injecting real transparency into how Ohios charter schools are spending nearly $1
billion in public money. Please consider telling them that.
Dennis Hetzel is the executive director of the Ohio Newspaper Association and president of the Ohio Coalition for Open
Government in Columbus.
The opinions stated are those of the writer, and do not necessarily reflect that of the newspaper.
the sheriffs office.

Randy R. Martin, 26, of Payne, had
a charge of breaking and entering (F5)
against him dismissed without prejudice
at $158 costs.
Megan D. Gee, 20, of Defiance, met
the criteria for intervention in lieu of
conviction with a pathological gambling
diagnosis through Westwood Behavioral
regarding her charge of theft (F4). She
changed her plea to guilty and a disposition hearing was set for May 4.
Ruthann Swary, 39, Antwerp, has
been set for a hearing on her motion for
intervention in lieu of conviction. It will
be conducted April 20. She is charged
with possession methamphetamine (F5).
Minh-Trong Do Tran, 20, of Warren,
Mich., entered a plea of guilty to forgery (F5) after a charge of identity fraud
(F5) was dismissed. He waived extradition and was released on his own recognizance on the conditions of no arrests,
that his pre-sentence investigation interview be completed before his release
and that he live at a specific residence in
Warren with a relative. He will be sentenced April 20.
Chad M. Schnepp, 30, of Paulding,
will be sentenced April 20 following a
change of plea recently. Nine counts of
breaking and entering (F5) were dismissed and he entered a guilty plea to
receiving stolen property (F5).
Tyler P. Kunsman, 28, of Defiance,
was scheduled for a pretrial conference
on March 23. This is a change from
March 9, which was vacated due to a
counsel scheduling conflict. He is accused of grand theft auto (F4).
Ryan L. Fraley, 19, of Paulding, will
have a pretrial conference for his trafficking in marijuana (F5) charge on
March 23.
Police Report
ACCIDENT REPORTS
Thursday, March 5
8:59 a.m. Jose Orozco, 62,
of Paulding, was cited for
improper backing following
a collision on West Caroline
Street. He was stopped east
bound at the stop sign at
the North Williams Street
intersection in a 1993 GMC
pick up truck. Behind him
was a Timothy Wolfle, 54, of
New Haven in a 2005 Pontiac Grand Prix. Reports say
Orozco pulled forward, saw
oncoming traffic then backed
up, into the Wolfle car. His
truck was not damaged while
there was minor damage to
the car. Neither man was injured.
INCIDENT REPORTS
Thursday, March 5
9:35 a.m. A North Williams
Street business called about
an unwanted person. A female left when she was asked
to do so.
12:17 p.m. Backing mishap was investigated in the
100 block of South Williams
Street.
10:37 p.m. An alarm
sounded at a West Perry
Street business. The building
was found secure.
Friday, March 6
6:45 p.m. Fender bender in
an alley behind a North Williams Street home was documented.
Saturday, March 7
10:48 a.m. Welfare check
was completed on children at
a DeWitt Street address.
12:05 p.m. Neighbor problems involving loud music
was handled on West Perry
Street.
3:04 p.m. Violation of a
court no contact order and
threats were reported from
Lincoln Avenue.
3:40 p.m. Defiance Regional Medical Center relayed
information about an alleged
sexual assault at Paulding
High School.
7:15 p.m. Possible domestic violence report came in
from North Main Street. The
complaint was unfounded.
Sunday, March 8
12:07 a.m. Business alarm
sounded on Gasser Road. The
location was found secure.
1:40 a.m. Dog complaint
was handled on West Wayne
Street.
9:23 a.m. An officer heard
a loud crash which resulted
from a collision of Paulding fire truck 78 and a car
at the intersection of South
Williams and West Jackson
streets. He assisted a sheriffs
deputy in the investigation of
the mishap and transported a
fireman back to station. No
further information was available.
2:35 p.m. Dog complaint
was handled on Nancy Street.
6:40 p.m. A second dog
complaint on Nancy Street
was looked into.
8:10 p.m. Harassing and
threatening texts were reported by a Johnson Road
resident.
Monday, March 9
10:30 a.m. Back window
of a vehicle was broken out
along West Perry Street.

12:59 p.m. A South Williams Street resident reported
hearing an odd noise outside.
She discovered a woman in
black holding her weedeater
and talking about the end of
the world. She set the weedeater down and walked away.
1:39 p.m. Officers spoke
with a woman in behaving
suspiciously on the sidewalk
outside a West Perry Street
business.
4:10 p.m. Backing mishap
on at a Dooley Driver business was handled.
7:40 p.m. Officers assisted
sheriffs deputies on Woodring Avenue as they arrested a male.
7:51 p.m. Police checked a
home when the owner arrived
home to find their door open
and a light on. The house was
secure.
Tuesday, March 10
12:33 a.m. A South Williams Street resident reported
smelling marijuana smoke
nearby. The complaint was
deemed unfounded.
1:01 a.m. Officers assisted
sheriffs deputies with a traffic stop and search near the
intersection of Main and Jefferson streets. Paraphernalia
was located.
9:30 a.m. Paulding Elementary School reported children
who were not at school again.
Officers spoke to their mother
on West Perry Street. She advised she would bring them to
school.
10:20 a.m. Drive-off theft
of gas was reported by an
East Perry Street business.
The driver was contacted.
11:54 p.m. Telephone
harassment was looked into
on West Perry Street. Two
females were warned.
Wednesday, March 11
10 a.m. Report was made
from Klingler Road about a
four-wheeler. It was not located.
11:30 p.m. Harassing texts
to a West Perry Street resident from a Van Wert County
resident was looked into.
Thursday, March 12
1:45 a.m. Adult male was
reported missing from West
Perry Street.
8:02 p.m. Officers responded to a North Williams
Street business alarm.
9:06 p.m. Air was let out of
tires of a vehicle parked along
North Williams Street.
10:22 p.m. Two reports of
gunshot and a report of an explosion came in from the West
Perry Street area. Officers did
not find anything amiss.
Friday, March 13
12:43 a.m. Dog complaint
came in from North Main
Street.
ACCIDENTS:
Tuesday, Feb 17
11:18 p.m. Ronald Elsworth Rohdy, 57, of Paulding, was cited
for OVI following a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Ohio
49 and Ohio 613 in Payne. He was traveling south on 49 in a 1994
Chevy S10 while Megan M. Clark, 26, of Paulding was eastbound
on 613 in a 2014 Pontiac G6. Reports say he did not stop at the
stop sign, striking the car. The truck was towed, having functional
damage. Damage extent was not stated for the car. Neither driver
was hurt.
Friday, Feb. 20
11:17 p.m. Ulises Fabian Chagoyan, 20, of Defiance, was cited
for failure to control after a collision on Ohio 111 west of Road 139
in Emerald Township. Reports say he was traveling west when the
1999 Ford Mustang he was driving went off the south side of the
road into a stand of trees. The car was not damaged and the driver
wasnt injured.
Tuesday, March 3
8:25 a.m. Larry E. Lambert, 72, of Defiance, was cited for failure
to yield at an intersection following an accident on Ohio 613 south
of Road 171 in Brown Township. He was driving south in a 2002
Ford F35, stopped at the intersection with the county road, then
proceeded to cross. Reports say he did not see a 1992 GMC Sierra
operated by Burton James Elliott, 39, of Grover Hill. The trucks
collided. Damage was minor to the Lambert vehicle, but Elliotts
was disabled and towed. Neither man was hurt.
INCIDENTS:
Friday, March 6
7:30 p.m. Vehicle search was conducted on West Gasser Road,
Paulding.
9 p.m. Vehicle search was completed on North Williams Street,
Paulding.
Saturday, March 7
12:09 a.m. Possible underage party was investigated in Melrose.
1:51 a.m. Deputies assisted Paulding police by transported a
subject to Cecil.
2:21 a.m. Assistance was given Defiance Police Department by
delivering a message on Road 1021 in Auglaize Township.
9:59 a.m. Burglary alarm sounded on Ohio 613 in Jackson
Township.
11:24 a.m. Telephone harassment was looked into in Payne.
2:50 p.m. Report of a wrecked four-wheeler on North Williams
Street came with along with a request to have the driver checked.
9:21 p.m. Car/deer crash on Road 197 in Washington Township
was documented.
10:21 p.m. Grover Hill resident complaint of telephone harassment.
Sunday, March 8
8:41 a.m. Ceiling fire on Ohio 114 in Latty Township was doused
by fire units from Scott, Oakwood, Grover Hill and Paulding.
Some were on scene two hours.
8:55 a.m. Fire truck collision with a car at the intersection of
Williams and Jackson streets in Paulding was investigated. No
further information was available.
10:48 a.m. Dog complaint was lodged from Ohio 114 in Latty
Township.
2:59 p.m. Dog complaint was handled on Road 424 set of US
127 in Crane Township.
7:46 p.m. Report of an ATV trespassing in a field was handled
on Road 72 in Benton Township.
7:59 p.m. Deer was seen on the ice along Ohio 111 in Auglaize
Township.
10:13 p.m. A Cecil resident came on station to make a domestic
complaint.
Monday, March 9
12:58 a.m. Deputies assisted Ohio State Highway Patrol with a
traffic stop on US 24 near Mile Marker 11 in Crane Township.
8:35 a.m. Phil Koenn was arrested by deputies.
9:41 a.m. Dog complaint was handled on Nancy Street in Paulding.
11:02 a.m. A Paulding resident of East Caroline Street lodged a
dog complaint.
1:43 p.m. An occupied suspicious vehicle was seen near the intersection of Roads 49 and 52 in Benton Township.
1:56 p.m. Wayne Trace school officials reported possible abuse.
2:16 p.m. Dog complaint came in from Sugar Street in Paulding.
4:57 p.m. Possible ID theft was investigated on Road 169 in
Auglaize Township.
5:40 p.m. Domestic complaint was lodged from Grover Hill.
5:59 p.m. Deputies assisted Defiance Police Department on
Ohio 111 in Auglaize Township.
6:02 p.m. A Harrison Township resident of Road 162 reported
their identity stolen.
8:03 p.m. Deputies arrested Joshua Kreischer.
9:02 p.m. Paulding EMS made a transport from an accident at
the intersection of Roads 176 and 15 in Crane Township. Cecil/
Crane and Paulding fire departments assisted at the scene. Post 81
handled the investigation. No further information was available.
11:52 p.m. Assault complaint was investigated in Melrose.
Tuesday, March 10
12:55 a.m. Vehicle search was conducted at the intersection of
Williams and Jefferson streets in Paulding.
6:32 p.m. Car/deer crash was looked into at the north edge of
Antwerp.
8:30 a.m. K9 unit was deployed at Fairview High School.
8:42 a.m. Dog complaint came in from Payne.
8:48 a.m. Dog complaint was lodged from Antwerp.
8:57 a.m. Payne resident reported a suspicious vehicle stopped
in the street with two occupants.
11:33 a.m. Thomas Phillips was arrested.
11:39 a.m. Dog complaint came in from Antwerp.
12:58 p.m. Defiance County Sheriffs office relayed information
that they had Johnathon Hornish in custody.
2:50 p.m. Marcina Chaffins was arrested.
6:15 p.m. Deputies assisted Oakwood police with a male subject
being argumentative in an Oakwood business.
Wednesday, March 11
2:19 a.m. Haviland resident reported someone shining lights in
house windows and attempting to break down the door.
5:01 a.m. Alarm sounded on Ohio 613 in Jackson Township.
6:11 a.m. Car/deer accident was documented on Road 111 in
Jackson Township.
6:46 a.m. Possible child abuse was reported from Cecil.
6:32 p.m. Assault was called in from Latty Village.
6:53 p.m. Unruly juvenile matter was handled on Road 115 in
Emerald Township.
8:05 p.m. U-Haul was seen off the road along US 127 in Crane
Township.
Thursday, March 12
9:12 a.m. Dog complaint came in from Road 31 in Carryall
Township.
10:15 a.m. Deputies assisted Fort Wayne Police Department by
delivering a message on Road 51 in Carryall Township.
12:27 p.m. Escape was reported from East Caroline Street in
Paulding.
12:53 p.m. Motion alarm sounded on Road 60 in Benton Township.
1:09 p.m. Dog complaint was made from Road 115 in Emerald
Township.
PAU LD I N G PRO G R E SS
COMMUNITY
Anniversary
KATELYN FEICHTER
and
MICHAEL MELVIN
ANTWERP Katelyn
Feichter of Antwerp and
Michael Melvin of Waynetown, Ind. are announcing
their upcoming nuptials in
May.
They will be wed during
a 2:30 p.m. ceremony on
May 2, 2015 in the Mount
Calvary Lutheran Church,
Antwerp.
The bride-to-be is a licensed agents assistant
with American Family Insurance at the Michele Hunley Agency. She earned her
bachelor of arts degree from
Valparaiso University.
Joe Shouse/Paulding County Progress
Her fianc teaches sixth

and seventh grade math at
Northridge Middle School.
He received his bachelor of
science degree from Valparaiso University.
Parents of the couple are

Christine Feichter and the
late Stephen Feichter, of
Antwerp; and Charles and
Joyce Melvin of Waynetown.
Last Friday, three Paulding Putnam Electric Cooperative employees received special recognition for
their acts of heroism. The hometown hero awards were presented to (from left) Josh Smith, Steve Kahle
and Zak Kauser, who were instrumental in helping save the life of a contractor who was working in the
same warehouse as the PPE employees. Alan Kohart (far right), engineering and operation manager
presented the awards. Kauser and Smith noticed the contractor wasnt feeling well and appeared to
be disoriented. After a few minutes of discussion they and Kahle convinced the contractor to go to
the hospital. Eventually he was lifeflighted to a Fort Wayne hospital and after several surgeries it was
determined he suffered an aneurism in his heart. He is expected to make a full recovery.
School Lunch Menus

Menus are subject to change
ANTWERP LOCAL SCHOOLS
Week of March 23
Grab & Go Breakfast
available daily
MONDAY Lunch: Pizzaburger
on bun, green beans, mixed fruit, milk.
Plus: Salad bar.
TUESDAY Lunch: Taco, tater tots,
pineapple crisp, milk. Plus: Salad bar.
WEDNESDAY Lunch: Breaded
chicken on bun, carrots and peas,
pears, milk. Plus: Salad bar.
THURSDAY Fish on bun, bean dip
w/ Scoops, apple, milk. Plus: Salad bar.
FRIDAY French bread pizza,
carrots w/ dip, applesauce, milk. Plus:
Salad bar.
PAULDING HIGH SCHOOL
Week of March 23
MONDAY Breakfast: Breakfast
pizza, sausage, bacon and egg, fruit,
juice, milk. Lunch: Italian dunkers,
green beans, marinara sauce or salad
bar, garlic breadstick, fruit, milk.
TUESDAY Breakfast: French
toast sticks, sausage links, fruit, juice,
milk. Lunch: Chicken chunk salad, tomatoes, pretzel breadstick or assorted
entree items, bun, pickle slices, oven
fries, fruit, milk.
WEDNESDAY Breakfast: Sausage, egg and cheese biscuit, tater
tots, fruit, juice, milk. Lunch: Chicken
fajita w/ peppers and onions or beef
fiestada pizza, refried beans and top-
pings, fruit, milk.

THURSDAY Breakfast: Waffles,
sausage links, fruit, juice, milk. Lunch:
Barbecue pork on bun, potato soup,
crackers or Big Daddy pizza, seasoned
corn, fruit, milk.
FRIDAY Breakfast: Sausage gravy and biscuit, fruit, juice, milk. Lunch:
Chili dog on bun, oven potatoes or salad bar, garlic breadstick, fruit, milk.
OAKWOOD ELEMENTARY
Week of March 23
Packed lunch: Peanut butter and
jelly sandwich, Gogurt, fruit, milk.
MONDAY Breakfast: Warm cinnamon roll, fruit, juice, milk. Lunch:
Chicken fajita, Romaine salad, corn,
fruit, milk.
TUESDAY Breakfast: Pancake
sausage stick, fruit, juice, milk. Lunch:
Mini corn dogs, oven potatoes, carrot
sticks, fruit, milk.
WEDNESDAY Breakfast: Breakfast burrito, fruit, juice, milk. Lunch:
Chicken nuggets, bread, California
blend, carrot sticks, fruit, milk.
THURSDAY Breakfast: Breakfast
pizza, fruit, juice, milk. Lunch: Taco w/
Dorito chips, Romaine lettuce, refried
beans, fruit, milk.
FRIDAY Breakfast: Assorted cereals, fruit, juice, milk. Lunch: Cheese
breadstick, marinara sauce, green
beans, fruit, milk.
PAULDING ELEMENTARY
Week of March 23
Peanut butter and jelly sandwich,

Gogurt, crackers available daily
instead of main dish
MONDAY Breakfast: Trix yogurt,
Goldfish grahams, fruit, juice, milk.
Lunch: Hamburger on bun, carrots,
celery, fruit, milk.
TUESDAY Breakfast: Pancakes,
fruit, juice, milk. Lunch: Chicken fajita
wrap w/ Romaine blend, cheese, salsa,
refried beans, fruit, milk.
WEDNESDAY Breakfast: Burrito,
fruit, juice, milk. Lunch: Cheesy bread
w/ marinara, green beans, fruit, milk.
THURSDAY Breakfast: Muffin,
string cheese, fruit, juice, milk. Lunch:
Chicken nuggets, whipped potatoes,
gravy, corn, fruit, milk.
FRIDAY Breakfast: Cereals or
cereal bar, fruit, juice, milk. Lunch: Fish
sandwich, Romaine blend, broccoli, tomatoes, fruit, milk.
WAYNE TRACE SCHOOLS
Week of March 23
MONDAY No school, spring break.
TUESDAY No school, spring
break.
WEDNESDAY No school, spring
break.
THURSDAY No school, spring
break.
FRIDAY No school, spring break. BOOKS DONATED Divine Mercy School first grader Jack Schoenauer presents several books
DIVINE MERCY SCHOOL
donated by his grandmother, Alice Gerber, (back row on the left) to school librarian, Mrs. Jeanette
Week of March 23
Same menu as Wayne Trace; no Black (seated) and to Mrs. Cathy Schoenauer, principal.
breakfast served.
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Geraniums $3.50 each
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Hanging baskets in various
arrangements $15.00
Orders
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gift shop or by mail to Eileen
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Note-able songs and singers

Last week, I wrote how
important music is in our everyday lives. I have had the
opportunity to listen and meet
some professional singers and
I will say this, Most of them
were of the country genre.
I remember going to Buck
Lake Ranch and seeing Johnny Cash and he wasnt even
married to June yet. I also
saw Connie Smith, Ray Price,
Mickey Gilley, Eddie Rabbit
andMarty Stuart, just to name
a few.
When I was growing up in
the 50s and 60s, rock and
roll and Elvismade an appearanceon the music scene and
the rest is history. I remember going home after school
and watching Dick Clark and
American Bandstand. We
all watchedas Kenny and Arlene danced on the showand
wondered if they had broke
up. It somehow made it seem
like you knew them.
To me Elvis, will always be
the King of Rock and Roll.
He probably had thebiggest
impact on the music industry
than anyone. Some may disagree, but he will always be
number one in my world of
note-able performers.
There was the time he appeared on The Ed Sullivan
Show and they would only
show him from the waist up.
He actually paved the way for
Buddy Holly, Ricky Nelson,
Paul Anka, Bobby Rydell,
Frankie Avalon and many
A Penny for
Your Thoughts
By
Nancy Whitaker
more.
The number one hits began
changing in the late 50s. Here
are some of the top hitsstarting with the year 1950. Do you
remember any of these?
The top song in 1950 was
Good Night Irene while the
top country song was Im Movin On.
1951 brought us Too
Young and Cold Cold
Heart.
1952 there was Lloyd Price
and Lawdy Miss Clawdy
with the top country song being The Wild Side of Life.

1953,
the
top
song
wasMama He Treats Your
Daughter Mean and Kawligi took the top spot in country.
In 1954 the top pop song
was Work With Me and the
number one country song was
It Dont Hurt Anymore.
1956 was approximate-
ly the timeElvis made his

appearance and he scored
many number one hits. He
topped the charts in 1956 with
Heartbreak Hotel and again
in 1957 with All Shook up.
Othersongs making the top
charts for Elvis were Jailhouse Rock and Hound
Dog.
As other artists began to be
recognized, the songs which
were bighits were: Stagger Lee, Rock Around the
Clock, The Twist, Johnny
Be Goode, The Stroll and
Twilight Time.
Who could ever forget Pat
Boone, Bobby Vinton, The
Coasters and The Platters?
Then we had The Beatles, who
took the USA by storm and had
many hits such as I Wanna
Hold Your Hand.
Music is always changing
tunes and songs, but will never change its ability to cheer us
up, comfort us and keep us active. With music always comes
The Dance. Garth Brooks
had a hit with that song, andtoday there are still people young
and old who love music and
kicking up their heels. You
know what? I am one of those
people. I may be growing older, but I still have a few good
moves left. I hope.
What is your favorite song?
Do you like to dance or head
bang to a song as you drive
down the road? Let me know
and Ill give you a Penny for
Your Thoughts.
The scent of skunks is in the air

By Staci Miller
Education specialist
Paulding SWCD
Its starting to look a lot
like springtime, the snow has
melted and the sun is shining and the familiar smells of
spring are returning. Those
familiar smells may include
blooming flowers, fresh cut
grass and even the unpleasant
scent of skunks.
You may not see the skunks,
but you will be sure to smell
their fragrant scent as the
weather continues to warm up.
During the winter, skunks
spend the majority of their
time in their dens until the
warm weather breaks. Early
spring is the peak breeding
season for skunks. The skunks
will mate in early March and
they will have their young in
May and June. Skunks have a
gestation period of 60-75 days
with an average litter size
of three to ten of young baby
skunks called kits.
The skunks main defense is a
complex chemical substance that
The scent of a skunk can be hard to handle at times. After

spending the winter in their dens the skunk is ready to make its
spring appearance.
includes sulfuric acid that can
be released when the animal is
threatened. Because of this ability, skunks will stand and face a
threat rather than run away. They
may be able to face their threats
but they dont stand a chance
against cars. Cars are the leading
cause of death to skunks especially in areas of high traffic.
Skunks may have a horrible
smell that can linger for days

once they spray, but they do
serve a valuable purpose in our
communities.
Skunks eat insects and small
creatures such as mice that are
considered pests to humans.
As we welcome the warm
weather, keep your nose out for
skunks especially during this
peak breeding time.
Stop killing the trees!

Editors note: This column
originally appeared in April
2014. Kylee will be back next
week after attending the Chicago
Flower & Garden Show.
As the ground is thawing out
from The Winter That Would
Not End, even those of us that
may dread the coming busyness
of the spring season are chomping at the bit to get out there and
do something. Anything.
One of the many things that
spring is good for is planting
trees. Fall can be a good time too
and many will debate which is
the best time, but as with perennials, I prefer spring. This allows
the plant plenty of time to become established before winter.
No matter when you plant a
tree, there are some things to remember. And as I go about my
business, I see one huge mistake
being made over and over again
that costs many a tree its life - the
mulch volcano.
When applying mulch around
the tree after planting - or later,
for that matter - dont pile the
mulch high up around the trunk.
You might think it looks good
that way or that youre insulating
the tree better by doing this, but
it can cause the tree to die a slow
death.
Tree roots need oxygen and
overmulching with organic materials like shredded hardwood
can decrease the oxygen supply.
Not only that, deep mulch can facilitate harmful bacterial growth
rather than decomposition. Putting a fresh layer of mulch over
an older layer can slow down
the decomposition of the older
mulch.
Overmulching can also cause
the tree to form shallow roots at
the surface, sometimes even into
the thick layer of mulch as they
try to find oxygen. That kind of
defeats the purpose of insulating
them during periods of extreme
weather.
Insects and small rodents love
taking up residence in a too-thick
In the
Garden
By
Kylee Baumle
layer of mulch. If the mulch is
piled right up against the bark,
they can do damage to the outer
layer of the tree, just under the
bark, where the nutrients travel.
One of the purposes of mulch
is to help the ground around the
tree hold moisture during times
of drought. But when it gets wet,
it holds moisture itself, and too
much moisture right against the
bark of the tree can cause rotting.
When planting a tree, make
sure you can see where the roots

begin to flare when its been
backfilled and watered in. To allow for settling, its best to plant
the tree a little high. You can
always add soil around the base
if you need to, once its all said
and done.
Then apply mulch at an even
depth of 2-4 inches, out to about
two-to-three feet around the
trunk. Make sure theres no
mulch laying right up against the
tree itself. NO MULCH VOLCANOES!
We dont use mulch just used
for aesthetic reasons; it serves
multiple good purposes: retaining
moisture in the soil, moderating
the soil temperature during times
of extreme weather, and preventing weeds and grass from competing for nutrients and water.
It can take several years for
overmulching to kill a tree, but
its a death that doesnt have to
happen in the first place.
Read Kylees blog, Our Little
Acre, at www.ourlittleacre.com
and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/OurLittleAcre.
About 3,200 men and women serve aboard the US Navy aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush,
including Wayne Trace grad Ashley Stairhime.
Paulding native serves

aboard aircraft carrier
By Lt. Philip Fortnam

Navy Office of
Community Outreach
NORFOLK, Va. A 2012
Wayne Trace High School
graduate and Paulding native is serving on one of the
worlds largest warships, the
U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS
George H.W. Bush.
Fireman Ashley Stairhime
is a machinists mate aboard
the Norfolk-based ship, a
Nimitz-class nuclear-powered
aircraft carrier and one of only
ten operational aircraft carriers in the Navy today. Named
in honor of former President
George H.W. Bush, the carrier is longer than 3 football
fields, at nearly 1,100 feet
long. The ship is 252 feet wide
and weighs more than 100,000
tons. Two nuclear reactors can
push the ship through the water at more than 35 mph.
As a sailor with numerous
responsibilities,
Stairhime
said she is learning about
herself as a leader, sailor and
a person. She added that it is
an exciting time to be in the
Navy, and serving aboard a
ship is something she never
expected to be doing just a
couple years ago.
My job is propeller shaft
maintenance and taking care
of the equipment that ensures
the propeller shaft is sound
and working correctly, said
Stairhime. Ive learned that
I am far more capable and
confident than I ever thought
I was. I always thought I
was more of a follower than
a leader, but I discovered I
am an effective leader, too.
She also said she is proud of
the work she is doing as part
of the Bushs 6,000-member
crew, protecting America on
the worlds oceans.
I joined the Navy to improve my life for the better.
I wanted a better future. My
uncle is prior Navy and I always dreamed about being in
the military. My brother told
me some of the best decisions
in life are spontaneous, so I
made the decision and signed
up the next day.
Sailors jobs are highly
varied aboard USS George
H.W. Bush. Approximately
3,200 men and women make
up the ships company, which
keeps all parts of the aircraft
carrier running smoothly
this includes everything from
washing dishes and preparing
meals to handling weaponry
and maintaining the nuclear
reactors. Another 2,500 or so
form the air wing, the people
who actually fly and maintain
the aircraft.
I never cease to be im-
Commissioners Journal
Commissioners Journal February 23, 2015
This 23rd day of February, 2015, the Board of County Commissioners met in regular session with the following members
present: Roy Klopfenstein, Tony Zartman, Mark Holtsberry, and
Cindy Peters, Clerk.
MEETING NOTES OF APPOINTMENTS
Judge Beckman met briefly with the commissioners regarding
the new security measures in the courthouse.
Terrence ONeill, representative from ProAct Inc., met with
the commissioners to discuss the many benefits that the ProAct
Prescription Discount Card Program has to offer residents of
Paulding County. The ProAct Prescription Drug Discount Card
program provides uninsured and underinsured residents an opportunity to save on prescriptions when they are required to pay the
full cash price. The program is completely anonymous and one
card can cover the entire family. The discount card may be utilized
by any resident regardless of age, income or existing health coverage. The program is completely free for the county and its residents and has no applications or enrollment fees. Currently there
are over 60,000 pharmacies nationwide that accept the discount
card program. Currently the service agreement is under review
with the Paulding County Prosecutor.
Dan Litchfield, Iberdrola Wind Farm; State Representative
Tony Burkley; Paulding County Auditor Claudia Fickel; Paulding
County Treasurer Lou Ann Wannemacher; Steve Arnold, Wayne
Trace superintendent; Staci Kaufman, Vantage superintendent;
Pam Miller, PCED; Lisa McClure, Area Foundation; Denise
Gebers, Paulding Progress; Lisa Nicely, Crescent News and Jeff
Neumeyer from 21 Alive were present for the first half of 2014
Iberdrola Blue Creek Wind Farm PILOT payment check presentation at the courthouse totaling $333,000, with another check for
the same amount due in the summer.
Larry Colley, representing the Sr. Fair Board, met briefly with
the commissioners to discuss new curtains at the extension building. The commissioners recommended that Colley follow up with
Jerry Zielke.
Sheriff Landers discussed grant writing needs with the commissioners.
County Treasurer Lou Ann Wannemacher and County Auditor Claudia Fickel met with the commissioners to discuss the
interior security camera locations, exterior window washing and
the upcoming spring cleaning in the courthouse.
IN THE MATTER OF REDUCING THE 2015 ANNUAL
APPROPRIATION (FUND 179)
Zartman moved to adopt the following resolution:
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of County Commissioners
does hereby direct the County Auditor to reduce the 2015 Annual
Appropriation in the Escrow Tax Fund (Fund 179); to-wit; 179001-00001/Escrow Tax/1st Half RE Escrow; Current Appropriation $18,000; Change (+ or -) -$18,000; New Appropriation $0.
IN THE MATTER OF REDUCING THE 2015 ANNUAL
APPROPRIATION (FUND 179)
Zartman moved to adopt the following resolution:
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of County Commissioners
does hereby direct the County Auditor to reduce the 2015 Annual
Appropriation in the Escrow Tax Fund (Fund 179); to-wit; 179001-00002/Escrow Tax/2nd Half RE Escrow; Current Appropriation $15,000; Change (+ or -) - $15,000; New Appropriation $0.
Fireman Ashley Stairhime, a 2012 Wayne Trace graduate, is a

machinists mate aboard the Norfolk-based ship.
pressed with the type and
quality of work that goes on
aboard this ship each day,
said Capt. Andrew J. Loiselle,
the carriers commanding officer. The USS George H.W.
Bush team is filled with highly qualified young adults in
many cases, 19 and 20 years
old and theyre out here
running a complex propulsion system safely, serving as
air traffic controllers, operating sophisticated electronics,
launching and recovering aircraft when were underway,
and keeping this floating city
alive and functioning. I cant
express how proud I am to be
a part of this team. They performed at the highest level,
day in and day out during our
recent nine-month combat deployment and are continuing
to do so here at home. Their
professionalism, dedication
and commitment to excellence
are second to none.
USS George H.W. Bush,
like each of the Navys aircraft
carriers, is designed for a 50-
year service life. When the

air wing is embarked, the ship
carries more than 70 attack
jets, helicopters and other aircraft, all of which take off from
and land aboard the carrier at
sea. Powerful catapults slingshot the aircraft off the bow
of the ship. The planes land
aboard the carrier by snagging
a steel cable with an arresting
hook that protrudes from the
rear of the aircraft. All of this
makes the George H.W. Bush
a self-contained mobile airport
and strike platform, and often
the first response to a global
crisis because of a carriers
ability to operate freely in international waters anywhere
on the worlds oceans.
As a member of one of the
U.S. Navys most relied upon
assets, Stairhime and other
USS George H.W. Bush sailors know they are part of a
legacy that will last beyond
their lifetimes.
The Navy has all the tools
to keep the fight away from
our shores, said Stairhime.
Business News
Gamble joins
Bee Gee Realty
VAN WERT Bee Gee Realty is proud to announce the

addition of Rob Gamble as a
real estate sales agent into the
company.
Rob, the son of Bob and
Julie Gamble, came on board
Feb. 1. A 1998 graduate of Van
Wert High School, he earned a
bachelors degree in business
finance from the University of
Toledo. Gamble was branch
manager and loan officer for
the First Bank of Berne in Van
Wert from 2006-2015.
At Bee Gee Realty, Rob
will be active in residential,
commercial and new home
construction sales. His wealth
of experience in the banking
world will serve him well as
he counsels buyers and sellers
ROB GAMBLE
as a real estate professional.
He can be reached at 567-2599774 or rgamble@beegeerealty.com.
Colorectal cancer screening target is 80 percent by 2018

PAULDING Colorectal cancer
screening has been proven to save lives.
Unfortunately, nearly one-third of adults
age 50 an older are not getting screened.
To address the situation, the American
Cancer Society (ACS), the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
and the National Colorectal Cancer
Roundtable (an organization co-founded
by ACS and CDC) have joined together
to promote 80 percent by 2018 a colorectal cancer screening initiative.
Colorectal cancer is the nations second-leading cause of cancer-related
deaths; however it is one of only a few
cancers that can be prevented. Through
proper colorectal cancer screening, doc-
tors can find and remove hidden growths

(called polyps) in the colon, before
they become cancerous. Removing polyps can prevent cancer altogether.
80% by 2018 is an initiative in
which nearly two hundred organizations
are working toward the shared goal of
80 percent of adults aged 50 and older
being regularly screened for colorectal
cancer by 2018. Leading public health
organizations, such as ACS, CDC and
the NCCRT are rallying organizations to
embrace this shared goal.
Colorectal cancer is a major public
health problem, and adults age 50 and
older should be regularly screened for
it, but we have found that many people
arent getting tested because they dont

believe they are at risk, dont understand
that there are testing options or dont
think they can afford it, said Josie Lirot,
with the American Cancer Society.
The truth is that the vast majority of
cases of colorectal cancer occur in people age 50 and older. Colorectal cancer in
its early stages usually has no symptoms,
so everyone 50 and older should get tested, Lirot continued. There are several
screening options even take-home options available. Plus, many public and
private insurance plans cover colorectal
cancer screening and there may be local
resources available to help those that are
uninsured.
While colorectal cancer incidence

rates have dropped 30 percent in the
U.S. over the last 10 years among adults
50 and older, it is still the second leading cause of cancer death in the United
States, despite being highly preventable,
detectable and treatable. In fact, in 2014
in the U.S., 137,000 cases of colorectal
cancer were diagnosed.
Part of the 80 percent by 2018 goal is
to leverage the energy of multiple and diverse partners to empower communities,
patients, providers to increase screening rates. The 80% by 2018 initiative
consists of health care providers, health
systems, communities, businesses, community health 32 centers, government,
non-profit organizations and patient advocacy groups who are committed to getting more people screened for colorectal
cancer to prevent more cancers and save
lives.
We are thrilled to lead the cause to improve colorectal cancer screening rates,
said Lirot. We are asking all members of
our community to come together and help
us by getting screened and talking to your
friends and family who are over 50 years
of age about getting screened. Together,
we can help to eliminate colorectal cancer
as a major public health problem.
For more information or to learn about
area resources, visit www.cancer.org/coloncancer.
Many conservation options now available for Ohio farmers

COLUMBUS Ohio farmers
have until March 20 to apply for
financial assistance to improve
natural resources on their land
The U.S. Department of Agricultures Natural Resources
Conservation Service in Ohio
designated several focus areas for
the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) funds that
will go to successful applicants.
Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) funding is available
for farmers in Ohios portion of
the Great Lakes watershed to

apply conservation practices that
improve water and soil quality or
provide wildlife habitat. Farmers
in the Western Lake Erie Basin
also have the option of focusing
on creating honey bee habitat
with conservation practices such
as planting certain types of cover crops or planting bee-friendly
field borders.
All Ohio farmers can apply for
assistance to fund energy conserving practices on the farm. Us-
ing more energy-efficient fixtures

and equipment for animal housing or reducing fuel consumption
through precision agriculture not
only saves natural resources, but
can also result in significant cost
savings for the farmer.
Seasonal high tunnels are another conservation practice available to farmers state-wide. Increasingly popular with specialty
crop growers, these structures and
the management practices used to
grow crops in them can improve
soil health, improve irrigation efficiency, and help control pests.

From a production standpoint,
seasonal high tunnels allow for
planting earlier in the spring and
harvesting later in the fall.
Organic farmers or farmers
interested in transitioning into organic production can also apply
for EQIP regardless of the farm
location. While organic farmers
can also apply for other EQIP
funding, the probability of receiving funding increases because
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only organic farmers compete for

these funds. All applications for
EQIP are ranked for their environmental benefit; those providing the most benefit receive the
highest priority for funding.
Applications for EQIP submitted by entities, such as farmers
applying as a corporation, must
have a DUNS (Data Universal
Numbering System) number
and an active SAM (System
for Award Management) registration status when applying,
a process that may take several

weeks. Applications cannot be
processed without this information. Information on obtaining a
DUNS number and registering
with SAM is posted at www.nrcs.
usda.gov/programs/farmbill.
For more information about
EQIP or other technical or financial assistance programs offered
by NRCS, please contact a local service center: http://offices.
sc.egov.usda.gov/locator/app?agency=nrcs
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Anyone OVER 18 years of age is eligible to participate.
Only one ham may be won by a family. Decisions of judges will be final.
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number on each one. Deposit each coupon in the Ham Contest Bucket
in the store of the sponsoring merchant where a drawing will be held to
determine the winner of the free ham for EACH store.
Only one entry per person per location.
Drawing Wednesday, April 1st.
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Little Women presented this weekend at Antwerp
ANTWERP Antwerp School presents the

musical Little Women on March 20-21 at 7
pm in the Antwerp Local Schools Auditeria.
Based on Louisa May Alcotts life, Little
Women follows the adventures of sisters Jo,
Meg, Beth and Amy March. Jo is trying to
sell her stories for publication, but the publishers are not interested. Her friend Professor
Bhaer tells her that she has to do better and
write more from herself. Begrudgingly taking
this advice, Jo weaves the story of herself and
her sisters and their experience growing up in
Civil War America.
Little Women embodies the complete theatrical experience, guaranteeing a night filled
with laughter, tears, and a lifting of the spirit.
Music Theatre International cast members
include: Jo March Samantha Provines; Professor Bhaer Josh Steiner; Amy March Mikayla Boesch; Meg March Bailee Sigman;
Beth March Beth Hawley; Marmee March
Kirsten Price; Mr. Laurence Alex Vail; Laurie Laurence Ian Blair; Aunt March Paige
Rebber; Mr. John Brooke Erik Buchan; Mrs.
Kirk Mariah Elkins; Clarissa Marissa El-
kins; Braxton Brian Geyer; Rodrigo Taylor

Provines; Knight Rachel Becker; Beautiful
Hags Alex Hindenlang and Megaen Price;
Cute Troll Maggie Wilson.

Chorus:
Madison
Boesch,
Katilyn
Clevinger, Aleyah Cline, Emily Derck, Mallory Ehrhart, Adison Hindenlang, Makenna
Jones, Becca McCroskey, Erica Meyer, Annie Miesle, Laura Miller, Katie Oberlin, Siera
Octaviano, Molly Reinhart, Madison Ruen,
Chloe Saul, Kortney Smith, Ali Taylor, Melanie Wann, Ellie Wolf.
Dancers: Annie Miesle, Rachel Becker,
Madison Boesch, Aleyah Cline, Marissa Elkins, Mariah Elkins, Aaron Hawley, Adison
Hindenlang, Alex Hindenlang, Laura Miller, Katie Oberlin, Siera Octaviano, Megaen
Price, Molly Reinhart, Madison Ruen, Chloe
Saul, Kortney Smith, Melanie Wann, Maggie
Wilson.
Directors: Mrs. Mary Smith, Mrs. Katie
Scharr, Mr. Cord Ehrhart, Mrs. Corrie Ehrhart.
Choreographer: Mrs. Katie Scharr.
Tickets are available in the high school office or at the doors the evening of the show.
Ohio drivers may opt for

electronic proof of insurance
COLUMBUS - Effective
Monday, March 23, Ohio motorists will now be able to show
proof of financial responsibility to traffic violations bureaus,
courts, Bureau of Motor Vehicles
(BMV) and/or law enforcement
through use of an electronic wireless communications device.
Electronic wireless communications devices include the following:
Wireless telephone, including
a cell phone;
Personal digital assistants;
Computers, including a laptop, netbook or tablet; or
Any other substantially similar wireless device that is designed or used to communicate
and display text and images.
Permitting motorists to use

technology to show proof of financial responsibility is a common-sense step forward for
Ohio, Lieutenant Governor
Mary Taylor said. This modification will save time and money
benefitting consumers, law enforcement, court personnel and
insurers. I commend the work of
the Ohio legislature for supporting this change to the process of
providing proof to better align
with current market realities.
BMV and the Ohio Department of Insurance (ODI) would
like to remind Ohioans that it is
illegal to drive any motor vehicle
without insurance or other financial responsibility (FR) proof in
Ohio. It is also illegal for any mo-
Photo courtesy of Annie Miesle
Leading cast members along with music and dancing will grace the stage during the two performances of the musical Little Women at Antwerp Schools. The production will be March 20-21 at
tor vehicle owner to allow anyone 7 p.m. each evening.
else to drive the owners vehicle
without FR proof.
This is another great example
of using technology to meet our
customers needs where they are, Commissioners Journal February 25, on attending an upcoming training in April County Auditor to discuss personnel maton animal abuse and neglect.
ters. The motion was seconded by Holtsnot where we are, BMV regis- 2015
This 25th day of February, 2015, the Renollet expressed some concern berry. All members voting yea.
trar Don Petit said.
Board of County Commissioners met in about the poor drainage around the kennel. At 8:10 a.m. all members present
Paper versions of proof of in- regular session with the following mem- The commissioners gave him permission agreed to adjourn the executive session
surance will continue to be ac- bers present: Roy Klopfenstein, Tony to pump the septic tank to hopefully im- and go into regular session.
Mark Holtsberry, and Nola prove the situation.
IN THE MATTER OF PAULDING
cepted and motorists are encour- Zartman,
Ginter, Clerk.
Renollet talked about what happens COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPaged to keep an updated copy MEETING NOTES OF APPOINT- to dogs when there is a drug raid. He ex- MENT TAX INCENTIVE REVIEW
with them at all times.
MENTS
plained that dogs are affected by drugs COUNCIL
For more information on Brion Hanenkratt, E-911, reported much like humans. Renollet that some Holtsberry moved to adopt the followis a crew working to install a new dogs, depending on their exposure to the ing resolution:
providing proof of insurance, there
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board
antenna on the tower across from the fair drug, cannot be saved.
visit http://www.bmv.ohio.gov/ ground today. He also reported continuing He reported only one dog in the kennel of County Commissioners does hereby
fr_laws.stm.
to work with various villages and town- at the present time. The commissioners accept the recommendations concerning
complimented him on a job well done.
the countys Enterprise Zone Agreements
For more information about ships on radio communications issues.
Warden Jared Renollet noted he ECUTIVE SESSION
and Community Reinvestment Area
auto insurance, visit www.in- hadDog
been to a training session last week A motion was made by Zartman to go Agreements as presented by the Paulding
surance.ohio.gov or call ODI and was able to meet a lot of other dog into executive session at 8:02 a.m. with County Economic Development Tax Inwardens in the state. He is also planning the Paulding County Prosecutor and the centive Review Council.
at 800-686-1526.
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Personnel matters dominate WT agenda

Adjustments were made to
the hourly rates for the athletic directors secretary and
for the junior high/high school
groundskeepers.
Resignations were accepted
from Brandi Godoy as Grover
Hill school cafeteria worker,
Ann Olwin as girls ticket
manager as of the end of 201415 winter sports season; Terri
Overmyer as part-time boys
ticket manager effective at
the end of the 2014-15 winter
sports season; and Christina
Sinn as junior high cheerleading advisor at the end of the
2014-15 season.
Open enrollment applications will be accepted between
April 1 and June 1 for the
2015-16 school year. Applications are being accepted from
qualifying students from anywhere in the state of Ohio.
In other business, the board:
Commended Payne Ele-
mentary fifth grade student

Cameron Stoller for capturing
the Paulding County spelling
bee and to Faith Meraz from
Grover Hill for finishing runner up.
Accepted a $1,500 donation for the athletic department
from Ed and Jackie Scarborough.
Commended senior Hank
Sinn for being chosen Paulding Countys Franklin B. Walter award winner for this year.
Handled a stipend of
$1,672 from Jan Kohart from
the 21st Century Grant to
cover professional development and additional coordinator duties.
Approved Kindergarten-grade six ELA textbook
series as selected by the elementary building principals,
ELA teaching staff, and director of curriculum and instruction.
Hailey McDaniel, an eighth grade student at Paulding Middle

School, recently placed first in the VFW Northwest District Patriot Pen Essay Contest. Hailey received $425 for her essay. Here,
Hailey accepts her prize from Judy Davis, president of the Paulding VFW Post 587 Ladies Auxiliary.
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Time for Financial Spring Cleaning
By Phil Recker
Edward Jones Advisor
Weve just about arrived at
spring, the time when many
people spruce up their homes,
yards and other parts of their
surroundings. This year, why
not extend that practice a little
further and give your financial
and investment environment a
good spring cleaning?
Here are a few suggestions
for doing just that:
Reduce duplication. If
youve ever worked to de-clutter your home, you may have
discovered a lot of extraneous
items. Did you really need three
blenders? Did you have more
remote control devices than you
did televisions? As you look
through your investment portfolio, you might also find some
duplication, perhaps in the form
of multiple stocks of companies in the same industry. You
might want to consider whether
youd be better off by reducing
this concentration and using
the proceeds to broaden your
investment mix to create new
potential for growth, income or
a combination of both.
Repair your roof. As part
of your exterior spring-cleaning efforts, you might examine
your roof to determine if you
need to repair or replace any
torn or missing shingles. After
all, a strong roof is essential to

protecting your home. And your
financial foundation needs protection, too so, review your
life and disability insurance to
ensure they are still adequate to
meet your familys needs. You
also might want to consult with
a financial professional for ways
of dealing with the potentially
devastating costs of an extended
nursing home stay or another
type of long-term care.
Plant some seeds. Spring
is a good time for re-seeding
parts of your lawn that may be
bare. Once youve planted the
seeds, of course, youll need to
water and fertilize them to encourage growth. As you look
over your financial landscape,
you may also find areas that are
somewhat barren. For example,
you might be adequately funding your own retirement goals
through your employer-sponsored retirement plan and other
investments, but are you putting away enough money for
your childrens college education? If not, you might need to
plant some seeds for potential
growth by investing in a college
savings account, such as a 529
plan. And you may need to continually nourish your plan by
contributing money each year.
DEFIANCE The Defiance Chapter of the Barbershop Harmony Society will present their annual barbershop show next
weekend.
Down on the Farm will feature Lunch Break Quartet, from
Nashville; The Reen Family Singers and the hosts, The Northwesternaires.
Two shows are scheduled for Saturday, March 28 in the Defiance Community Auditorium. The first will begin at 2 p.m. with
the second starting at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets are $15 for patrons, seating front and center eight
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When you bought and arranged
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youve said goodbye to grown
children who have struck out on
their own, so you might want to
make new uses for old rooms.
And maybe your old stuff just
isnt as comfortable as it was before, or the layout of your furniture isnt as efficient. Whatever
the case, it may well be time to
update your environment. And
the same thing can happen with
your financial house. To reflect changes in your family situation, employment, economic
circumstances, retirement goals
and other factors, you will need
to periodically review your
financial strategy and your investment portfolio, and make
adjustments as needed.
Tidying up your living space
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HAVILAND - In regular session the Wayne Trace
Local School district met
last Monday. Several consent
items were passed including financial transfers, necessary tax
levy rates and several resignations.
Adjustments in the districts
financial line items included a
transfer of $118,373.26 from
the general fund to the severance fund; and an advancement
of $82,000 from the general
fund to the lunch room fund.
Board members voted to accept the amounts and rates as
determined by the budget commission and authorizing the
necessary tax levies and certifying them to the county auditor.
These amounts include 4.0
mills for inside operating;
23.70 mills for outside operating; 1.40 mills for 2000 OSFC
construction and renovation
bond; 0.80 mills for 2000
local funded initiative bond
and 0.50 mills for OSFC construction maintenance.
Numerous personnel items
were acted upon, including
granting a one-year contract
to Kevin Wilson as principal
of Grover Hill for the 2015-16
school year.
April Krouse had a voluntary
transfer to the position of Title
1 teacher at Payne Elementary.
One-year supplemental contracts for the remainder of this
school year went to: Brian
Yenser, assistant high school
track and field; Tiffany Dargenson and Dan Shepherd, assistant high school track and
field (50 percent of assistant
coachs pay for each).
Mallory Diamond was hired
as an assistant junior high
track and field coach for the
2014-15 school year while
Jason Hower will be a volunteer track and field coach for
2014-15 school year.
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Paulding County Church Directory

ANTWERP AND SURROUNDING
Antwerp Community Church, 704 S. Erie St., SR 49, Antwerp; Pastor
Ricky L. Grimes 419-258-2069. Bible Study Fellowship 9:30 a.m.; Contemporary Worship 10:30 a.m.
Antwerp United Methodist Church, East River Street, Rev. Pastor
Mike Schneider, church telephone number is 258-4901, Contemporary
service Sunday 8:30 a.m., Sunday school 9:30 a.m., Traditional Service
10:30 a.m.
Divine Mercy Catholic Parish, 303 S. Monroe, Antwerp. Office: 417
N. Main, Paulding, 399-2576, Rev. Joseph Poggemeyer: Sunday at 8:30
a.m.
First Baptist Church, 5482 CR 424, Pastor Todd Murray, 258-2056,
Sunday school at 9 a.m., Sunday worship 10 a.m.; evening service 6
p.m., Wednesday Bible Study 6:30 p.m.
First Presbyterian Church, 126 W. River St., Pastor Mike Pennington,
258-2864, Sunday school at 11:15 a.m., Sunday worship at 10 a.m.
Kingdom Hall of Jehovahs Witnesses, 2937 US 24, 258-2290. Public talk 10 a.m. Sunday, Congregation Bible Study, Theocratic Ministry
School & Service Meeting, Theocratic school 7:30 p.m. Thursday.
Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church, Rev. Derek Evans. Sunday school at 9
a.m., Sunday worship at 10 a.m.
Riverside Christian Church, 15413 St. Rt. 49, (corner Ohio 49 and
Road 192), Antwerp. 258-3895, Pastor Regan Clem. Sunday School 9:30
a.m., Sunday gathering 10:30 a.m.
ARTHUR/FIVE SPAN AREA
Apostolic Christian Church, 13562 Road 147, Defiance (Junction),
399-3121, William Schlatter, Elder, Sunday services at 10:15 a.m. and
12:30 p.m., Sunday school at 1 p.m., Wednesday services at 7:30 p.m.
Bethel Christian Church, Ohio 66, Defiance (Arthur), Pastor Christopher Baker, Sunday worship at 10:30 a.m.
Church of Christ, corner of County Roads 166 and 191, Evangelist
Lonnie Lambert, 399-5022. Sunday School 9:30, Worship 10:30, Bible
Study 5:30. Wednesday Bible Study 5:30.
Junction Bible Christian Church, County Road 111, Defiance (Junction), 393-2671 or JunctionBible@copper.net, Interim Pastor Duane
Richardson, Sunday school at 9:30 a.m., Sunday worship follows at
10:30 a.m. and Bible Study on Wed. at 7p.m.
Pleasantview Missionary Baptist Church, County Road 180, Defiance
(Junction), Rev. Alan Ray Newsome, Sunday worship at 11 a.m., evening
service at 6 p.m.; Wednesday evening services at 7 p.m.
Rock Church, SR 637, Five Span-Arthur area, Pastor Bobby Branham 393-2924, Sunday school at 10 a.m., Sunday worship at 10:45 a.m.,
Sunday evening worship at 6 p.m., Wednesday evening worship at 7
p.m., Youth Service Wednesday at 7 p.m.
Grover Hill Church of the Nazarene, Maple and East Jackson Streets,
Pastor Jonathan L. Hoagland, 587-3376, Sunday school at 9:30 a.m.,
Morning worship at 10:30 a.m., Sunday evening gospel hour at 6 p.m.,
Wednesday evening service at 7 p.m.
Grover Hill Zion United Methodist Church, corner of First and Harrison, 587-3941; Pastor Mike Waldron, 419-238-1493 or 419-233-2241
(cell). Sunday school at 9:30 a.m., Sunday worship at 10:20 a.m., nursery
available during all services.
Mandale Church of Christ in Christian Union, Ohio 66, Pastor Justin
Sterrett, 419-786-9878, Sunday school at 9:30 a.m., Sunday worship at
10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m., Wednesday prayer meeting at 7 p.m.
Middle Creek United Methodist Church, County Road 24, Grover Hill,
Pastor William Sherry, Sunday worship at 9 a.m., Sunday school at 10:15
a.m., Sunday evening Bible study at 6 p.m.
Mt. Zion United Methodist Church, Grover Hill, County Road 151,
Sunday school at 9:30 a.m., Pastor David Prior, Sunday worship at 10:30
a.m., Wednesday evening prayer meeting at 7:30 p.m.
Roselms Christian Church, Ohio 114, Pastor Gary Church, 594-2445,
Sunday school at 9:30 a.m., Sunday worship at 10:30 a.m.
HAVILAND/LATTY/SCOTT
Apostolic Christian Church, 12867 Road 82, Haviland, 399-5220, worship service at 10:30 a.m.
Country Chapel United Methodist Church, Haviland, 419-622-5746,
Sunday school at 9:30 a.m., Sunday worship at 10:15 a.m.
Latty Zion Baptist Church, Latty, Pastor Levi Collins Jr., 399-2748,
Sunday school at 10 a.m., worship service at 11:15 a.m.
Harvest Field Pentecostal Church of God, 13625 Road 12, Scott,
Pastor Terry Martin, 419-622-2026, Sunday school at 9:30 a.m., Sunday morning worship at 10:30 a.m., Sunday Evening worship at 6 pm,
Wednesday evening worship at 7 pm, Wednesday Youth Group at 7 pm.
Friends United Methodist Church, Latty, Pastor Ron Johnson. Sunday worship at 9 a.m., Wednesday Bible Study at 7 p.m.
OAKWOOD/MELROSE AREAS
Auglaize Chapel Church of God, rural Oakwood, 3 miles south and
half mile west on County Road 60, Pastor Stan Harmon, 594-2248, Sunday worship at 9 a.m. Sunday school at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday services
for children, youth and adults at 7 p.m.
Melrose United Methodist Church, Melrose, 594-2076, Pastor Eileen
Kochensparger 399-5818; Sunday school 9:30 a.m., Sunday worship at
10:30 a.m., Wednesday Bible study and prayer at 7 p.m.
Twin Oaks United Methodist Church, corner of Harmon and Second
streets, Oakwood, Pastor Eric Dailey. 419-594-2992. Sunday worship at
9:30 a.m., Sunday school at 10:45 a.m., Bible Study Wednesdays at 10
a.m.
GROVER HILL AND OUTLYING
Prairie Chapel Bible Church, one mile east and a half-mile north of
Bible Baptist Church, corner of Cleveland and Perry Streets, Grover Oakwood on the corner of Roads 104 and 209, Pastor Earl Chapman,
Hill, Pastor Pat Holt, 587-4021, Sunday school at 10 a.m., Sunday wor- 594-2057, Sunday school at 9:30 a.m., Sunday worship at 10:30 a.m.,
ship at 11 a.m., Sunday evening worship at 6 p.m.; Wednesday prayer evening worship at 6 p.m., Wednesday Bible study at 7 p.m.
meeting at 7 p.m.
PAULDING AND OUTLYING
Bethel United Methodist, Forders Bridge, Cecil, Pastor Kevin

Doseck, worship service at 10:30 a.m., Sunday school at 9:30 a.m.
Bethlehem Temple Pentecostal, 818 W. Jackson St., Paulding, Rev.
Burpo, Sunday school at 10 a.m., Sunday worship at noon.
Cecil Community Church, 203 S. Main St., Cecil. Pastor Ted Ramey.
Sun. school 10 am, Worship service 11 a.m., Sunday eve. 6 p.m.,
Wednesday eve. 6 p.m.
Cecil First Presbyterian Church, Main Street, Cecil, Sunday worship
at 8 a.m., Sunday school at 9 a.m.
Christian Fellowship Church, Paulding High School Auditeria, 10
a.m. Sunday. Pastor Greg Cramer.
Divine Mercy Catholic Parish, 315 N. Main, Paulding, 399-2576, Rev.
Joseph Poggemeyer, Masses: Saturday at 6 p.m.; Sunday at 10:30 a.m.
Emmanuel Baptist Church, 1275 Emerald Road, Paulding, 419-3995061, Sunday School at 9:30 a.m., worship services at 10:45 a.m. and 6
p.m. Sunday and 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. Pastor Drew Gardner.
First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), 1233 Emerald Road,
Paulding, 419-399-4576, Sunday school 9 a.m., Worship service 10 a.m.
Pastor Jeff Seger.
First Presbyterian Church, 114 W. Caroline St., Paulding, 399-2438,
Rev. David Meriwether, 9am Sunday school (youth and adult), 9:15 a.m.
praise singing, 9:30 a.m. Sunday worship. Communion first Sunday
each month. No first Wednesday supper.
Grace Community Church, West Wayne Street (Ohio 111) across
from Paulding County Hospital. Sunday school at 8:45 a.m., service at
10 a.m. Pastor Cameron Michael.
House of Love Ministries, 220 N. Williams St., Paulding. Pastor Predest (Dwayne) Richardson or Sister Brenda Richardson, 419-399-9205
or 419-796-8718, Sunday worship at 3 p.m., Wednesday night Bible
study at 5:30. Jail Ministry, Food Ministry, Outreach Ministry. Overcomer
Outreach - a Christian 12-step meeting, Sundays at 5 p.m.
New Beginnings Church (Church of God), Cecil, Pastor Roy Burk,
399-5041, Sunday worship at 11 a.m.
Paulding Church of Christ, East Perry Street, Paulding, Minister
Christopher Reno, 419-399-4761. Bible school at 9:30 a.m., Sunday worship at 10:30 a.m.
Paulding Church of the Nazarene, 210 Dooley Dr., Paulding, 3993932, Pastor Jeremy Thompson, Sunday school at 9:15 a.m., Sunday
worship at 10:30 a.m., Sunday evening at 6 p.m.: Kids Summer Jam
(ages 4-4th grade), Preteen class (5th-6th grade), Teen group (7th-12th
grade), and adult service. Wednesday at 7 p.m.: Teen group (7th-12th
grade), adult bible study and prayer. Nursery available for all services.
Paulding Family Worship Center, 501 W. Perry St., Paulding, 3993525, Rev. Monte Moore, Sunday worship at 10:30 a.m.
Paulding United Methodist Church, 321 N. Williams St., Paulding,
church telephone number is 399-3591, Rev. Roger Emerson, Worship
service at 10 a.m.; Sunday School, 9 a.m.; Wednesday worship at 6 pm.
Church office is located at 308 N. Main St.
Pentecostal Church of God, 601 W. Caroline St., Paulding, Elder
George Robinson, Sunday school at 10 a.m., worship service at noon,
prayer services Monday at 6 p.m. and Thursday at noon, Bible study at
6 p.m. Tuesday.
Pioneer Christian Ministries, County Road 108 and Ohio 637, Paulding, Rev. Chuck Oliver, Sunday school at 9:30 a.m., Sunday worship at
10:30 a.m., and Wednesday evening at 7 p.m. including a youth service
on at least three Wednesday evenings.
Rose Hill Church of God, corner of SR 637 and Charloe Trail, Paulding, 399-3113, Pastor Ron Hofacker, Sunday school at 9:30 a.m., Sunday
worship at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday service from 7-8 p.m. with childrens
hour.
St. John Lutheran ChurchELCA, 7611 Road 87, Briceton, Pastor
Karen Stetins, church telephone number is 419-399-4962 or 419-3992320. Sunday worship at 8:30 a.m., Sunday school at 9:30 a.m.
St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church, 601 Flat Rock Drive (P.O. Box
156), Paulding, Pastor Karen Stetins, church telephone number is 3992320, Sunday Worship at 10:30 a.m., Sunday school at 9:15 a.m.
PAYNE AND OUTLYING AREAS
Divine Mercy Catholic Parish, 203 W. Townline, Payne, 399-2576,
Rev. Joseph Poggemeyer, Mass: Saturday at 4 p.m.
Edgerton Wesleyan Church, 1717 Bertha St., Woodburn, (Edgerton)
Ind. 46797, Pastor Dave Dignal, church telephone number is 260-6324008, Sunday school at 9 a.m., childrens church at 10 a.m., worship at
10 a.m., home groups at 6 p.m., Wednesday evening services at 6:30
p.m.
Living Water Ministries, Contemporary worship service Sunday
nights at 10 a.m. & 6:30 p.m., The Well church for kids, Sunday mornings from 10-11:30 a.m. The church is currently in the process of relocating. For location information, contact Pastor Rich Phelan, 419-263-2728.
Payne Church of Christ, 220 W. Merrin St., Payne, Pastor Mikeal
George. Sunday worship at 9:30 am. 419-263-2092; 419-574-2150 (cell).
Payne Church of the Nazarene, 509 E. Orchard St. (Ohio 500) Payne,
Pastor Mike Harper, 263-2422, Sunday school at 9:30 a.m., Sunday worship at 10:30 a.m. Sunday night service at 6:30 p.m., Wednesday prayer
meeting at 7:30 p.m.
St. Jacob United Church of Christ, southwest corner of Oak and
Hyman streets, Payne, Rev. Jim Langham, 263-2763. Sunday School 9
a.m, Church service-10 a.m.
St. James Lutheran Church NALC, West Townline Street (P.O. Box
42), Payne, 263-2129, Pastor Fred Meuter, 260-492-2581. Sunday School
at 9 a.m., Sunday worship at 10 a.m.
St. Paul United Methodist Church, (P.O. Box 154) 312 S. Main St.,
Payne, Rev. David Rohrer, church telephone number is 263-2418, parsonage telephone number is 263-2017, Sunday school at 9 a.m., Sunday
worship at 8 a.m. and 10 a.m.
Editors Note: If your church doesnt have service times listed,
please contact the Paulding County Progress office to notify of Sunday
service times.
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AHS reunion set

for Aug. 7-8
ANTWERP Every three years, since 2006, the Antwerp

Community Development Committee (ACDC)has held an Antwerp High School Reunion for all persons who ever attended
the Antwerp School. This year the dates are Aug. 7-8, this coincides with the Antwerp Day in the Park event.
Friday night, during the reunion weekend celebration, there
will be a DJ meet and greet at the Antwerp VFW.
On Saturday evening a dinner and live band and dance will
be held at the MAC Gym.
As always, a class representative from each class is needed
to contact their classmates. Reservation forms and full information is available by emailing mrsmaut@gmail.com.
Tables will be provided at the dinner for each class that responds and makes reservations. Awards and recognition will be
given out at the dinner for classes attending.
Committee members include Tony Langham, Christy Williamson, Pam and Kyle Zartman, Jerry Zielke, Jan and John
Reeb, Karlann Lee, Laurel Hopkins, Kara Eicher, Kathy Gormely, and Melanie Oberlin.
All proceeds from the reunionwill be donated for the improvement of Antwerp by the ACDC.
Co-op to host
annual meeting

PAULDING - Paulding
Putnam Electric Cooperative
(PPEC) will hold its annual
business meeting on Saturday,
March 21 at PPECs headquarters located at 401 McDonald
Pike, Paulding. The doors open
at 9 a.m. with the business meeting beginning promptly at 10
a.m.
Members will be treated to a
free lunch andwill hear an update on the state of the Cooperative from CEO/general manager
George Carter and president of
the board of trustees, Dr. John
Saxton.
All those members in attendance will receive a $10 bill
credit (one per household).
More than600 members are
expected to attend the 79th annual meeting of the member-owned
cooperative.
According to CEO George
Commissioners
Journal
Commissioners Journal March 2, 2015
This 2nd day of March, 2015, the
Board of County Commissioners met in
regular session with the following members present: Roy Klopfenstein, Tony
Zartman, Mark Holtsberry, and Nola
Ginter, Clerk
MEETING NOTES OF APPOINTMENTS
Ed Bohn, Paulding County EMA,
presented weekly activity reports for the
commissioners review. He noted he has
successfully completed the training program requirements for OH-230 Introduction to Emergency Management in Ohio.
He also shared a flyer announcing
the 2015 Spotter Training which will be
held at the Paulding County Extension
Building on Monday, March 16, at 6
p.m. This training is being hosted by the
Paulding County EMA and presented by
National Weather Service Northern Indiana.Those interested in the training may
register on line at http://paulding-oh-spotter.eventzilla.net or call 419-399-3500 or
574-834-1104, extension 726.
Bohn spent Wednesday, Feb. 11, with
Rich Lauffer from Ohio EMA. Lauffer
updated Bohn on state changes and reviewed the EOP (Emergency Operations
Plan), discussing various sections of the
plan that need to be completed in the near
future. They then discussed the Hazard
Analysis Plan progress and reviewed the
LEPC Table Top Exercise. Finally, the
went over the fifth quarter EMPG grant
paperwork before submitting it to Ohio
EMA.
Bohn then spoke about the mitigation
plan for Paulding County. His recommendation is to solicit by RFP (Request
for Proposal) from potential grant writers. Bohn updated the commissioners
on last falls plane crash. He noted he is
still working with AIG on getting some
expenses reimbursed/covered.
Bohn commented he is hopeful the
harsh winter weather is now behind us.
Even with the warming trend, he doesnt
anticipate flooding issues.
With spring approaching, Bohn reminded the commissioners of the weather
siren check every Wednesday.
He also expressed appreciation for
the records storage room at the Harrison
Street facility.
Bohn attended an Introduction to
Emergency Management Course in Columbus Feb. 23-26. He reported the installation of ceiling tile in his office went
smoothly.
Western Buckeye ESC submitted The
Family and Children First Council 2014
Calendar Year Fiscal Report. The commissioners reviewed and approved.
Marsha Yeutter, Paulding County
Senior Center, was excited to present a
possible senior center program, On the
Road. She is working on feasibility of
meeting in several area villages once a
year as an outreach program for the senior
center. Her goal is to introduce the county
residents to the senior center and what it
has to offer. She is beginning to lay the
groundwork by considering suitable facilities for the days activities.
Yeutter also noted she is also on the
edge of securing a donation to give the
transportation program a boost.
She updated the commissioners on the
parking lot agreement with the Village of
Paulding, stating the lot would be graveled when the weather breaks.
She announced that Zumba and Bible
study will soon be offered at the senior
center.
She also reminded the commissioners
the next CDBG meeting will be held at
the senior center on March 24, 2015, from
9-11 a.m. The meeting will be led by Niki
Warncke of Maumee Valley Planning
Organization for the purpose of reviewing
program requirements and guidelines.
Paulding High School Drama Departments presents Chitty Chitty Bang Bang this Friday and Saturday. This fantastic musical
adventure with an out-of-this-world car that flies through the air and sails the seas takes place March 20-21 at the Paulding High
School Auditeria. Doors open and hors doeuvres will be served at 6:30 p.m. and the performance will begin at 7 p.m. Presale tickets
are available now through Friday in the high school office or Oakwood Elementary School office. Prices are $6 per student or $8 per
adult. All tickets will be $10 at the door. Chitty Chitty Bang Bangis one family-friendly blockbuster that audiences will find Truly
Carter, The annual meeting Scrumptious. Pictured here is the Chitty Chitty Bang Bang cast and crew.
makes us unique in the electric
utility industry. No other utility
has member-owners. The annual
meeting highlights that ownership. It also gives our members PAULDING Kindergarten are not needed to attend the must be 5 by Aug. 1 to attend school office at 419-399-4656
a chance to meet their CEO and Round Up for Paulding Ele- March 26 Kindergarten Round kindergarten this fall. Those ext. 1312 after March 30 to
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who cannot attend the Kinder- schedule an appointment for
employees that they talk to on a 26 at Paulding Elementary. On At this Round Up, infor- garten Round Up can call the the kindergarten screening.
regular basis.
this date there will be two ses- mation about the school will
Members of Paulding Putnam sions for children who are eli- be given to parents during a
Electric Cooperative are also en- gible for kindergarten by being parent meeting, while the chilcouraged to bring their family 5 years old before Aug. 1.
dren enjoy guided activities in
members. For those members Students with their last the gym. Parents will be given
unable to attend, PPEC will have name beginning with A-L will the opportunity to complete
a live feed of the event. It will be come from 6-6:30 p.m. and paperwork for school registra ANTWERP Paulding County Area Foundation is hostposted to www.PPEC.coop.
students with their last name tion. No copies or forms are
ing its 11th annual business meeting and dinner on Friday,
We are very excited to host beginning with M-Z will at- required to be brought to the
April 10.
over 600 of our member-owners tend from 6:45-7:15 p.m.
event.
Social time begins at 6 p.m. with dinner at 6:30 p.m.
on Saturday, March 21. This is Those unable to attend the On this evening there will
Grants Catering Hall in Antwerp is the location.
one of the largest events held in assigned time should attend also be a sign-up for a time
Learn more about how the Foundation can help local
Paulding County and we hold it the other session. This will be to attend either the April 8 or
residents and the community. The public is welcome.
in our own facility, which makes an enjoyable evening for the April 9 kindergarten screening
Tickets are $15 per person. Call 419-399-8296 for reserit even more special, Carter add- upcoming kindergarteners and at Paulding Elementary.
vations.
ed.
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County Health District Advisory

Council holds annual meeting
PAULDING The annual
meeting of the Paulding County
General Health District Advisory Council was held on March 2.
During the meeting, Randy
Noggle was named president of
the council and Chad Benschneider was named secretary for the
ensuing year.
Ronald Schmidt was appointed to serve a five-year term on the
board of health, to expire in 2020.
Reports were presented by all
the health department personnel
for the calendar year 2014.
The following were in attendance: Richard Bowers, Haviland
mayor; Ed Stabler, Harrison

Township; Tony Zartman, county
commissioner; Gene Sheets, Cecil mayor; Kevin Anderson, Emerald Township; Randy Noggle,
Benton Township; Mark Crosby,
Benton Township;
Ben Wyckoff, Carryall Township; Marty Adams, Brown
Township; Mike Kauser, Paulding Township; Lonnie Lytle,
Washington Township; Ray Johanns, Jackson Township; Rick
Weippert, Emerald Township;
Chad Benschneider, Harrison
Township;
Chris Bercaw, board member;
Ronald Schmidt, board member; Joseph Kuhn, DO, board

member; Larry B. Fishbaugh,
DO, health commissioner; William Edwards, RS, emergency
response coordinator; Carolyn
Ross, RN, director of nursing;
Sherry Miller, WIC director; Carol Sanford, RS, environmental
director; Robin Gonzales, clerk/
registrar.
The Paulding County Health
Departments 2014 Financial Report is on file at the health department. The report can be viewed
during regular Health Department business hours.
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Vantage partners with regional grant award
VAN WERT Vantage Career Center will

receive grant funding to help plan a program
that will assist adults, 22 years and older in
earning their high school diploma, while completing an industry credential. The goal of this
project is to provide a template of services to
reduce barriers, to help those seeking a high
school diploma and occupation skills. Five regional grants were awarded in Ohio, and Vantage is a partner in the Northwest Ohio region.
The collaborative will be launched July 1.
This collaborative supports the State of
Ohios effort to improve the workforce delivery system in Ohio, local career centers
includes, Apollo Career Center, Four County
Career Center, and Penta Career Center. The
latter will coordinate the grant and serve as
fiscal agent for $500,000. Other participating
educational institutions include Northwest
State Community College and Rhodes State
Community College. Together these institutions will plan a comprehensive system to
serve Northwest Ohio adults. Assistance from
local Ohio Means Jobs Centers, Chambers of
Commerce and Economic Development agencies will be included.

Participation with local business and industry partners will be critical to the success of
this initiative. Participants will be reaching
out to employers in their area to determine
immediate and future workforce needs and design curriculum around those needs to deliver
certified and credentialed workers. The grant
funds available are for the planning phase of
the pilot program, and participants are asked
to develop a plan to sustain the service after it
is implemented.
Vantage will continue to address the needs
of area adults in Paulding, Van Wert, Putnam,
and Mercer Counties during the implementation phase of this project, through its current
training programs. Adult Basic Literacy Education (ABLE) services will continue at Vantage in partnership with Apollo Career Center,
which offers adults the opportunity to build
literacy skills. In addition, Vantage will also
provide credential testing at its Assessment
Center.
Wednesday, March 18, 2015 Paulding County Progress -1B
PAULD I N G PROGR E SS
SPORTS
George Clemens became the first member of the Clemens wrestling family to make it to the state Wayne Trace senior Tyler Showalter lost to Brandon Bates of Genoa in the second round of
wrestling awards podium on nine tries with a 9-5 victory over Louis DeMarco of Gate Mills.
consolation finals.
Third time a charm

for Clemens at state
6th place podium spot for Raider junior; Showalter and
Deatrick fall in consolation rounds on second day
By JOE SHOUSE
Sportswriter
jshouse@progressnewspaper.org
COLUMBUS The 2015

OHSAA state wrestling tournament was held this past
weekend at the Jerome Schottenstein Center on the campus
of The Ohio State University.
The 78th annual event featured two Wayne Trace Raider
wrestlers, senior Tyler Showalter and junior George Clemens IV. Once again, the two
Paulding County grapplers
found themselves wrestling
on the biggest stage in Ohio.
For Showalter, a second trip to
the big stage and for Clemens
number three.
This would also mark the fifth
year in a row that Wayne Trace
would send multiple wrestlers to
the state wrestling tournament.
They wrestled before nearly
12,000 fans who jammed the
Schottenstein Center for the
three-day showdown.
Tyler Showalter, a twosport Raider athlete who admits football comes first then
wrestling, finished the year at
35-6. In a sport that demands
so much to be in the elite,
most wrestlers will only focus

on wresting and wrestle yearround.
The two-sport standout
dropped a close match to Josh
Weber of Loudonville to open
the tournament by a score of
9-7. He followed that up by
pinning Mitchell Davidson of
Eastwood in 44 seconds.
Another Showalter win
would ensure a spot on the
podium. However, Brandon
Bates from the Genoa area was
to be the opponent Showalter
came up short with in his bid
to advance, losing out to Bates
6-2.
I am thankful that the last
time I stepped on a wrestling
mat was here. This is the biggest stage for an Ohio wrestler,
wrestling against the top 16
kids in the state. Many seniors
dont get the chance to even
come here and compete, and I
am just glad I had the opportunity to do it again, commented
Showalter.
For Clemens IV, wrestling is
his passion. He wrestles nearly
12 months a year and is driven
by a desire to break what his
family has deemed the Clem-
ens curse at the state wrestling

tournament.
When he stepped on the mat
for his first match this year, it
was the ninth time a Clemens
attempted to place on the podium. His first match was a very
tight and competitive one, as
he lined up against Luke Coniker from Steubenville Catholic
Central. Clemens outlasted his
opponent for a 2-1 decision.
Next up for Clemens was
Louis DeMarco from Gates
Mills Hawken. Mills was a returning state qualifier who finished in the top eight last year.
With a win, Clemens would
secure a spot that his father,
uncle, and brother before him
were unable to attain a spot on
the podium.
In a very competitive match,
and as the clock began to tick
downward, the former Clemens wrestlers including their
head coach, stood at the side
lines, yelling encouragement to
the youngest of the family.
With triple zeros showing on
the clock and the score reading
9-5 in favor of the Raider junior,
a huge weight was lifted off the
wrestling family from Paulding
Pauldings Adam Deatrick (182 pounds) lost to Deltas Mark Francis, 17-14, in consolation round
two.
County.
Clemens IV was guaranteed
a podium finish, but more importantly, he had done what no
Clemens before him had been
able to.
In his third match Clemens
fell to Archbolds Damian Short
9-6, forcing him to the consolation round.
Going up against Aric Peters from Bethel-Tate, Clemens
dropped a 2-1 decision. In his
last match of the three-day state
meet, Clemens came up short
in his season finale to Tanner
Smith from Mechanicsburg,
3-0.
With the sixth place finish,
Clemens became the highest
placer at the wrestling state

tournament in Wayne Trace
school history.
Clemens ended the season
with a 44-7 record, becoming
Wayne Traces career wrestling
wins leader with 137 wins with
one more season remaining for
the Raiders.
Its great to finally get on the
podium this year, said Clemens. As a competitor, it would
have been nicer to be higher in
the final standings. But, now
that I made it to the third day
and the awards presentation,
my goals will definitely much
higher next year.
Raider head coach George
Clemens, father to Clemens IV,
said, I just didnt know if we

would ever get it done. Nine
trips down here to wrestle, and
finally, on Georges third attempt, we can say a Clemens
is standing on the podium. It is
overwhelming now, but I am so
proud of his performance down
here. This is the hardest place
to win at, and I am just glad we
could finally get on the podium, said Coach Clemens.
The Clemens family received
a trip back to Wayne Trace High
School in style. The Grover
Hill Fire Department escorted
Clemens, his family members,
and Raider wrestling fans from
Mandale back to the school on
Saturday evening.

Raider Tyler Showalter (left) bounced back from an opening round defeat with a 1:44 pin of
Eastwoods Mitchell Davidson.

Pauldings Adam Deatrick (left) defeated Jake Schmidt of Coldwater to finish 1-1 on the first day of wrestling.
Deatrick wrestles his

best in state competition
By JOE SHOUSE
Sportswriter
COLUMBUS Representing Paulding High
School, Adam Deatrick, who comes from a family
of wrestlers, made the best of his trip to Columbus
last weekend. Wrestling in the 182 pound weight
class and finishing second at the Fostoria regional
a week earlier, Deatrick wanted to wrestle his best
and have the opportunity to compete. He simply
wanted to wrestle his best. And according to Deatrick, he did just that.
Although the senior was not on the podium when
it was all said and done, he managed some solid
moments as his high school career came to a close.
Its hard to believe this is my senior year. I came
up short but I believe I wrestled to my abilities. Just
to be here in front of 12,000 people is an awesome
feeling, Deatrick said.
In the championship preliminaries, Deatrick (45 CO-CHAMPIONS The Paulding eighth grade girls basketball team is the Northwest Conference 7) lost to John Kelbly (40-6) from Smithville in a
Western Division co-champion this basketball season. Team members include, front row from left pin at 5:02. The early loss put the Panther in the
consolation bracket, where he found himself up
Asia Arellano, Megan Tope, Ashlynn Rice, Jennifer Stahl, Kamdyn Etzler, Elizabeth Temple; back against a familiar foe in Jake Schmidt from Coldrow Katelyn Estle, Briana Townley, Coach Mark Rhodes, Kalyn Strahley and Trinity Temple.
water.
I wrestled him last year and he beat me and so

there was some extra determination to get him back.
I knew that if I lost, it would be over, and I wasnt
ready to quit. I wanted to beat him to kind of make
up for last year and to get a win here at the state.
Wrestling to his abilities paid off for Deatrick as
he left it all out on the mat and defeated Schmidt in
a 11-5 decision.
In his final match as a Paulding Panther, Deatrick was up against someone he had seen in the
sectional and district meets. Both times previously,
Deltas Mark Francis (41-11) defeated Deatrick
and on the huge Schottenstein Center floor, it was
Francis again getting past Deatrick, 17-14. Francis
went on to finish seventh in the 182 class.
It was a great time at Columbus. The hard work
and being able to do what my family has experienced in the past was all worth the time and effort,
he said.
The top five teams in Division III were: 1. Dayton Christian 161.5; 2. Delta 150.5; 3. Milan Edison
69.0; 4. Mechanicsburg 60.5; 5. Genoa Area 57.0.
Deatrick finishes his senior year with a 46-9 record.
2B - Paulding County Progress Wednesday, March 18, 2015
Raiders in regionals for 11th time

By KEVIN
WANNEMACHER
Sportswriter
VAN WERT A fast start
and good free throw shooting
down the stretch propelled
Wayne Trace into the regional
tournament for the 11th time
in school history with a 60-53
victory over Edgerton last Friday night.
The Raiders, now 23-1 on
the season, captured the Division IV regional championship at Van Wert High School
for the second consecutive
year and will now take on
Plymouth (25-1) on Tuesday
at Bowling Green State University. Game time is set for
6:15 p.m.
While brothers Corbin
Linder and Ethan Linder led
the Raiders in scoring, it was
the efforts of the rest of the
Raider lineup that were just as
critical to the victory.
Wayne Trace got off to the
start it wanted, outscoring the
Bulldogs 19-6 in the first quarter getting five points each
from Corbin Linder and Justin
Speice along with four from
Cole Shepherd.
Justin came in and got
some big offensive rebounds
for us early in the game,
noted Raider head coach Jim
Linder. He has really gotten
better here down the stretch
as he has gotten more playing
time and taken advantage of
that.
On the other end, it was senior Jake Arend who picked
up three key boards that limited Edgerton to one shot. The
Raider defense limited the
Bulldogs to 2 of 12 shooting
in the opening quarter.
In the first quarter, we did
a pretty good job of keeping
them off the boards and we
were aggressive, continued
Linder. The second half we
stood around more and that
is something we have to correct.
Wayne Trace also took advantage of nine Bulldog turnovers in the first period, closing the stanza with a dozen
straight points.
I thought we did a good
job of forcing them into doing
things they dont like to do,
added Linder. Defensively,
we were pretty solid early on.
Edgerton, though, opened
the second quarter with two
Michael Cercone free throws
followed by a Max Nihart basket to get within 19-10.
Two Cole Shepherd free
throws, a Corbin Linder basket and a pair of foul shots by
Corbin Linder quickly widened the lead to 23-10 but the
Raiders werent done.
Buckets by Shepherd and
Speice along with two foul
shots by Corbin Linder expanded the Raider advantage
to 29-15 before another Shepherd basket put Wayne Trace
on top 31-17 at the intermission.

Cole was a key for us tonight, Linder continued. He
is about always at a disadvantage size wise but he works
hard and just finds ways to get
rebounds for us.
The third quarter, though,
had a much different script.
Edgerton held Wayne Trace
without a field goal in the
quarter as the Raiders missed
all nine shots from the field
and the Bulldogs trimmed the
deficit to 38-30 entering the final period.
The Bulldogs took advantage of five offensive rebounds
in the quarter and outrebounded Wayne Trace 11-6 in the
stanza.
Edgerton got within 32-27
midway through the stanza on
a 3-pointer by Nihart before
the Raiders answered late.
With the lead at 35-30,
Wayne Trace caught a big
break just before the third
quarter buzzer as Ethan Linder
was fouled shooting a 3-point
attempt. The sophomore guard
proceeded to hit all three free
throw attempts to push the
margin to 38-30.
Those were crucial free
throws, Linder noted. They
had the momentum and Ethan
stepped up and hit those foul
shots and that was big.
In the fourth, Wayne Trace
had an answer for any Bulldog
run.
A foul shot by Nihart got
Edgerton within 40-33 before
Luke Miller answered with
a 3-pointer for the Raiders
to make it 43-33 at the 6:04
mark.
Lukes shot was a big one
because they had some momentum there, Linder noted.
We had guys who stepped up
and made big-time plays for
us and that is what it takes this
time of year.
Cercone would continue to
keep the Bulldogs close, getting Edgerton within 50-43 at
the 2:49 mark with what turn
out to be the final 3-pointer of
the night for the Bulldogs.
Two Carter Knecht foul
shots and an Alex Michael
bucket cut it to 51-47 at the
2:01 mark but that would be as
close as Edgerton would get.
One of two foul shots from
Ethan Linder, a David Sinn
bucket and two Ethan Linder
foul shots pushed the Raiders
back on top 56-48 with 49.9
seconds remaining.
Wayne Trace would close
it out from there, getting an
Ethan Linder basket off of a
long pass from Corbin Linder
along with single free throws
by Sinn and Luke Miller to
seal the 60-53 win.
Ethan Linder finished with
13 points on the night, including hitting 9 of 11 second half
free throws to help seal the
victory. Senior Corbin Linder
chipped in a dozen points for

Wayne Trace while adding
seven rebounds and five assists.
Shepherd chipped in 11
points and four rebounds and
Speice recorded nine points
and two boards. Miller also
pitched in seven points, two
rebounds and two assists. David Sinn, seeing his first action in over a month, aided the
Wayne Trace cause with six
points and a steal.
I think that was a little bit
of a lift for us, Linder noted
of Sinn returning to the lineup. It gave us a little bit of a
boost and I think our crowd
got behind us more at that
point too.
Edgerton, which sees its
season end at 19-6, was led
by 19 points from Max Nihart.
Duane Miller chipped in 10
points and 10 rebounds while
Mitchell Cercone added nine
points and seven boards.
NOTES: This is the 11th
time in the history of the
Wayne Trace boys basketball
program that the Raiders have
advanced to the Sweet Six-
teen. Wayne Trace has played

in seven regional championships, winning four. This is the
fourth time the Raiders have
made regional appearances in
back-to-back seasons (others
were 1986-1987, 1991-92,
and 2001-02).
This also the 12th team in
Wayne Trace history to record
at least 20 wins in a season.
However, it is the first time
in Raider history that three
straight 20-win seasons has
been accomplished. Wayne
Trace was 20-3 in 2012-2013
and 23-4 last season.
With nine wins against
league squads this year (seven
regular season, tournaments
wins over Antwerp & Edgerton), Wayne Trace improves
its record to 257-74 against
Green Meadows Conference
squad (.776 winning percentage).
The Raiders record against
GMC teams include Antwerp
(35-14), Ayersville (34-14),
Edgerton (37-5), Fairview
DHI Media/Tina Eley
(38-12), Hicksville (38-7), Jake Arend #4 puts up a shot against Egertons Chase McClelHolgate (34-10) and Tinora lan #24 during Wayne Traces district championship win over the
(41-12).
Bulldogs on Friday night in Van Wert.
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Wayne Trace sophomore Ethan Linder #15 drives past EdgerDHI Media/Tina Eley
tons Duane Miller #22 during Friday nights district champion- Wayne Traces Cole Shepherd #20 tries a finger roll during Friship game in Van Wert. The Raiders built a big lead early, then days Division IV district final game against Egerton. The Raiders
held off a Bulldog rally for the victory.
(24-1) knocked off Egerton for the second time this season.
Titans end Panthers tournament run
By JIM LANGHAM
Sportswriter
WHITEHOUSE The
Paulding Panthers gave it every
ounce of energy against powerful Ottawa-Glandorf on Thursday night in district semi-final
action at Anthony Wayne High
School, but when the smoke
settled, O-G had eliminated the
Panthers for the second year in
a row.
The settling smoke came
from the hot hand of the Titans in the second half when
O-G fired in 13 of 21 shots for
62 percent field goal shooting
while their tenacious defensive tightened and forced 10
turnovers and allowed just 14
Paulding shots.
Pauldings defense put on
its own show in the first half,
holding Ottawa-Glandorf to
just 10 points in the first quarter. While O-G managed to
lead throughout the contest, a
3-point basket by Pauldings
Ben Heilshorn tied the contest
temporarily, 5-5, at the 3:28
mark of the first quarter.
Even though the Titans managed to stay in the lead, the
game remained tight for the
first 16 minutes with O-G barely on top, 10-9, at the end of the
first quarter while increasing
their advantage to just three at
the break 24-21.
Midway through the second

quarter, it appeared that Ottawa
might break the game open as
the Titans pulled out to a 22-12
advantage, but Paulding scored
nine of the final 11 points of the
quarter, including five by senior Treston Gonzales, to close
the gap to just three points.
I thought we executed exactly what we had to do in the
first half, said Paulding head
coach Shawn Brewer. We
took away a lot of their looks.
I thought we played good defense that first half. We did exactly what we had to do.
Midway through the third
quarter, O-Gs defense appeared to start wearing down
the Paulding effort. The Titans
pulled out to a 34-23 advantage
and eventually led, 42-30, at
the end of three stops.
Much of Ottawas power
in the second half came from
Noah Bramlage, who scored
11 of his game-leading 17
points in the final 16 minutes
of the game. Bramlage is a blue
chip player from western Ohio
who has signed to play college
basketball at Princeton.
In the third quarter we were
lacking a little bit offensively
tonight, said Brewer. When
you do it against a team like
O-G, youre going to come up
short.
FIVE Span MarIna
Gonzales led Paulding with

13 points while Alex Arellano
tallied 12 points for the Panthers.
Paulding finished its season
with a record of 12-12, but secured its second sectional title
in a row.
The Panthers shot 37 percent
from the field while the Titans
finished the game with 47 percent shooting.
We worked in practice as
hard as we could but they are
a very sharp team, said Brewer. Their athletic ability wore
us down in the second half.

Credit it to their defense. Our
boys gave it a great effort.
They worked as hard as they
could and I was proud of their
effort.
I am proud of how they
improved through the season
to become sectional champs
again, continued Brewer.
That is a tribute to how
hard they worked. I want to
praise the seniors for their
good leadership. We had a
great group of kids all the way
around.
GMC names girls team
Ayersville junior Molly Hammersmith was named the Green

Meadows Conference girls basketball Player of the Year in voting by the leagues coaches recently.
Hammersmith helped lead the Lady Pilots to the Green
Meadows Conference championship with a perfect 7-0 record.
Joining her on the first team were the Wayne Trace junior
duo of Shayna Temple and Erin Mohr, Holgate seniors Rachel
Desgranges and Mattie Grim along with Tinora senior Ashley
Mack.
Second team honorees included Ayersville junior Kyra Waldron, Fairview senior Ali Hug, Hicksville sophomore Chelsey
Taylor, Holgate junior Sarah Niese, Tinora senior Taylor Pedroza and Hicksville freshman Addison Bergman.
Garnering honorable mention were Antwerp sophomore
Peyton Short, Ayersville junior Brittany Addington, Edgerton
junior Natalee Landel, Fairview senior Erin Marshall, Hicksville senior Rachel Schroeder, Holgate senior Dani Like, Tinora senior Emma Bowden and Wayne Trace senior Leah Sinn.
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Raiders outlast Archers in district showdown Junior cage classic

results from the MAC
By JOE SHOUSE
Sportswriter
jshouse@progressnewspaper.org
VAN WERT In what was

billed as the Green Meadows
Conference invitational, the
Van Wert Division IV district
tournament featured Hicksville
and Edgerton in game one and
Paulding County rivals Wayne
Trace and Antwerp in the nightcap.
The Raiders, 23-1 and ranked
number 2 in the Division IV
state rankings, had its hands full
throughout the first half with
the Archers. The Raiders held
a slim 26-25 lead at the break
before breaking the game open
late in the third period. The
Raiders eliminated the Archers
with a 63-46 win to advance to
the district title with GMC foe
with Edgerton.
At halftime we decided to
switch it up a little bit with our
press. We went from a man
press to what we call a diamond
press and we were much more
effective in the second half and
I think we wore them down a
little, said Wayne Trace head
coach Jim Linder.
Following the first points
of the second half, two free
throws from Antwerps Sam
Williamson, to pull the Archers
to within two at 32-30, the
Raiders answered with a 13-0
run including four consecutive
buckets from Ethan Linder. The
sophomore collected just two
points in the first half but used
the second half to pour in 14.
The third period ended with
the red-white-and-blue in control 47-34. The fourth quarter
margin grew to as many as 22.

With the Raiders comfortably
in the lead 55-39, Corbin Linder
drained two free throws and
back-to-back two-pointers to
push the Raiders ahead 61-39.
Corbin Linder led all scorers
with 22 including a perfect fivefor-five at the foul line.
I am so proud of our guys.
We gave them a little scare in
the first half but their aggressiveness took a toll on us as the
game progressed. We are not a
very deep team but I could not
be more pleased with the way
we played in the tournament,
said Antwerp head coach TJ
Hammer.
In the first half, with an electric atmosphere and both teams
sporting a large fan base, it was
back-and-forth with three lead
changes and two ties. The first
eight minutes ended with the
Raiders hanging on to a twopoint margin 12-10.
The second quarter opened
with a Williamson basket to
knot the score at 12 each. It
would be the last tie of the contest as the Raiders would slowly
keep the lead for good. Wayne
Trace widened their margin to
18-12 and with a basket by Alec
Vest and a Corbin Linder triple,
the Raiders had its largest lead
at that point 25-16, and appeared ready to run away from
the Archers.
However, the blue-andwhite got an old-fashioned
3-point play from Brandon
Pendergrast, a basket from
Josh Longardner, two free
throws from Trey Mills and a
two-pointer from Matt Jones to
ANTWERP Parkview Sports Medicine and the Team MAC

8th grade girls team combined to put on a junior cage classic
event at the MAC Gym in Antwerp last Sunday.
Forty-one girls and 48 boys participated from 18 different
northwest Ohio junior high schools. Four games were played
in seventh grade boys and girls and eighth grade boys and girls.
The first time event brought over 400 spectators to the gym for
the post season fun.
Game one was played by the seventh grade girls. A great battle ensued with the Scarlett team edging the Gray 34-32. The
second game brought in seventh grade boys. The Gray team
edged the Scarlett 41-34. The third game of the day brought
in eighth grade girls. A see-saw battle ended with the Scarlett
team holding on for a 35-27 win.
The final game of the day was the eighth grade boys. The
play was intense but Gray ran away with the lopsided victory,
61-27.
MAC Gym St. Patricks

Tournament is a success
Jim Bowers/Paulding County Progress
Antwerp stayed right with the Raiders in the first half with inspired play like this drive by Matt Jones #3 and cold shooting
from Wayne Traces players.
close out the first half on a 9-1
run, to trail by a single point
26-25.
The Archers placed three
players in double digits with
senior Trenton Copsey, playing in his last game as an
Archer. Copsey tallied 16 followed by 11 from Williamson
and 10 from Jones.
TC (Trenton Copsey),
played well for us in the tour-
nament and I am so proud of

him. Even in defeat and knowing the guys are hurting right
now, I feel good at how TC not
only matured on the court as
a player but also his maturity
level off the court grew in a
positive manner. In four years
Copsey really grew up and
matured as a person. Hes a
great kid. In fact, every player
on the Archer team are great
kids, said Hammer.
Give Antwerp credit. They
had a good tournament and
Copsey had a nice run, said
Linder.
Antwerp 10 15 9 12 - 46
Wayne Trace 12 14 21 16 - 63
Antwerp 46: Jones 3 2-2 10,
Mills 0 4-4 4, Pendergrast 1 1-1 3,
Williamson 4 3-4 11, Copsey 5 5-5
16, Longardner 1 0-0 2, Peters 0 0-0
0, Poulson 0 0-0 0, Noel 0 0-0 0,
Buchan 0 0-0 0, Sukup 0 0-0 0. Totals: 14 15-16 46. Three point goals:
Jones 2, Copsey. Fouls: 16.
Wayne Trace 63: Miller 3 2-3 9, E.
Linder 8 0-0 16, Shepherd 2 2-2 6,
C. Linder 8 5-5 22, Vest 1 1-5, Speice 2 3-5 7, Arend 0 0-0 0, Hale 0
0-0 0, C. Sinn 0 0-0 0, Totals 24 1320 63. Three point goals: Miller, C.
Linder. Fouls: 17.
ANTWERP The fifth

annual St. Patricks weekend tournament was held at
the MAC Gym last weekend. Twenty girls teams from
around the area participated
on Friday evening and all day
Saturday to battle for three
division crowns. Thirty total
games were played in fourth,
fifth, and sixth grade divisions.
Fourth grade girls started
the weekend with teams from
Eastside (Butler, Ind.) and
Edgerton, Hicksville, Tinora, Crestview and Archbold,
in Ohio. Pool play brought
Crestview and Hicksville into
the Saturday afternoon finals.
Crestview prevailed 19-15.
Fifth grade teams included
Hicksvilles Red and White
teams, Continental, Tinora,
Napoleon, and Huntington,
Ind. Pool play put Huntington and Tinora into the finals.
Huntington was just too much

for the Rams in a 24-14 win.
The sixth grade division
was the biggest with eight
teams. Ontario, Ohio made
their third annual trip to the
tournament along with Bryan,
Defiance, Lincolnview, Crestview, and the only Paulding
County team, Wayne Trace.
New Haven and Huntington
travelled from Indiana.
Games were close all day
long in this division. When the
dust settled it was Defiance
and Crestview standing tall.
This game was a rematch of
the most exciting final game
in the winter leagues this last
season. In that game Crestview prevailed at the buzzer.
The outcome this time was
almost an exact repeat and remained the same as Crestview
hit a shot with time winding
down for a 20-18 victory.
This brings a close to the
2014-15 school year tournaments. MAC Gym summer league tournaments and
leagues are scheduling now.
The Progress ...
is Paulding Countys
newspaper of record.
Varsity
Games
of the
Week
Boys basketball
DIV. IV DISTRICTS:
Wayne Trace................. 63
Antwerp........................ 46
Wayne Trace................. 60
Edgerton....................... 53
DIV. III DISTRICTS:
Ottawa-Glandorf........... 60
Paulding....................... 40
Sports schedule
FRIDAY, MARCH 20 Boys Basketball: Div. IV

Regional finals Wayne
Trace-Plymouth winner vs. Delphos St. Johns-Cardinal Stritch
Jim Bowers/Paulding County Progress winner, played at BGSU
Jim Bowers/Paulding County Progress Raider Ethan Linder gets position as he grabs a rebound be- THURSDAY, MARCH 26 Antwerps Trenton Copsey and #15 Ethan Linder both attempt to get control of a jump ball to tip tween Antwerps Josh Longardner and Trey Mills. The Archers Boys Basketball: Div. IV state
off the district game held at Van Wert last Tuesday. The Raiders defeated the Archers 63-46 to end and Raiders played a close first half before the Raiders pulled semifinals in Columbus, 10:45
a.m.
away in the third quarter for the win.
the season for Antwerp while the Raiders continue their quest to Columbus.
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10895 Rd 87, Paulding, 1.5 mile west of Paulding off of SR111, 3 bedrooms, lots of
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with covered patio, additional lot. Natural gas and electric, central air. Appliances remain. Excellent condition. Contact Ellen Schlegel 419-439-0384. Priced $139,900.
Real Estate
Auction
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STATE OF OHIO
DEPARTMENT OF
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Columbus, Ohio
Division of Construction Management
Legal Copy Number:
150207
Sealed proposals will be
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tracts until 10:00 a.m.

on April 9, 2015. Project 150207 is located in
Paulding County, SR 49/
SR 613-5.78/0.00/6.08
and is a TWO LANE
RESURFACING project. The date set for
completion of this work
shall be as set forth in the
bidding proposal. Plans
and Specifications are on
file in the Department of
Transportation.
Payne, OH.
Thurs., April 9th @ 6 P.M.
80 Acres
Sec. 27
Harrison Twp.
Paulding, Co., OH
Open Inspections
Wed., March 25 - 5 PM to 6 PM
Thurs., April 2 - 4 PM to 5 PM
Parcel 1: 1 +- acres with Home Located at 4270 Rd. 96, Payne,
OH (1 mi north of Payne on Rt. 49 to T-96; then west on T-96 for mi --Approx 1,416 sq. ft. 3 BR, ranch style home with 1 baths, 2 car garage, full
basement, propane generator, asphalt drive, garden shed & mature trees -nice
affordable property close to Payne . Parcel 2: 38 +- acres of land
. Located adjacent to Parcel 1 with frontage on Rd. 96 . Parcel 3:
40+- acres of land Located mi north of Payne on Rt. 49 to Rd. T-94;
then west on T-94 for mi with frontage on Rd. 94 . Both land tracts
are mostly Hoytville & Nappanee type soils and are mostly tillable - Parcels 2
& 3 are contiguous tracts with Parcel 1 having frontage on Rd T-96 and Parcel
2 having frontage on T-94 . Buyer Receives Farming Rights for 2015
. Call for brochure and bidders packet with house information, FSA maps
& information, soil maps & tile information or visit our Web Site @ www.
gorrellbros-paulding.com .. Terms: Multi parcel bidding with bidding on
each individual parcel or any combination of parcels during the auction process . $2,000 earnest money for Parcel 1 and $5,000 earnest money each
for Parcels 2 & 3 on the day of the Auction upon the signing of the purchase
agreement. Balance due at closing on or before May 11, 2015 upon delivery
of Deed & Certificate Of Title. Auction Location: Divine Mercy Catholic
Church Reception Hall / Gym - 203 W. Townline St. (Rt. 613) Payne, Ohio block west of Rt. 49. Seller: Alice Bruns Estate, William J. Brunns, Ex.,
Paulding Co. Probate Crt. Case 20141074, James M. Sponseller, Attorney Aaron Timm, Sale Mgr.; Larry D. Gorrell, Broker; Sandra
Mickelson, Nolan Shisler Auctioneers
Large
Auction
Sat., March 21
10:00 A.M.
15 Project Pickup Trucks & Cars

12 Guns - JD Lawn Tractor - Generator
Household - Furniture - Tools
Glassware - Collectables - Related
LOCATION: Gorrell Bros. Auction Facility 1201 N. Williams St., Paulding, OH
15 Shop Project & Parts Vehicles including 1984 Chevy Monte Carlo; 1980
Cadillac Deville; 1992 Chevy Astro; 1972 Cadillac Coupe Deville; 1972 Chevy C10
Pickup; 1995 Chevy KTA; 1970 Chevy 25 Pickup; 1972 GMC Sierra Grande Pickup;
1986 Lincoln Town Car; 1984 Chevy S10 Pickup; 1985 Chevy C10 Pickup; 1990 Chevy
GMT 400, 1500 Slilverado Pickup; 1989 Chevy Model GC1 Pickup; 1975 Chevy CK1
Blazer; 1990 Chevy Pickup; and 12 Guns including Henry Repeating Lever Action
.22 cal Rifle; Winchester Model 120 Youth Pump Shotgun, 20 ga.; Stevens Model 67L
Pump Shotgun, 12 ga; Mossberg Model 395M Shotgun, 12 ga.; SKS 7.62x39 mm;
American Gun Co Single Shot Shotgun, 12 Ga; Mass Arms 12 Ga Single Shot Shotgun;
Davenport Model 1865 12 ga. single shot shotgun; Victor Model CTGE .38 cal S &
W; NEF .32 Model B32 Blanks Gun; Charter Arms Undercoverette .32 cal revolver;
Gaucha IGA 12 ga. Double barrell shotgun (Firearms sold according to ATF regulations)
Tools, Lawn & Garden including JD 165 Hydro Lawn Tractor, 38 deck
(bought new by Herb Monroe in 1987, with original invoice); Pincor 4500 Watt 11 HP
Generator; Vanguard Propane Space Heater; Wagon Load Of Hand & Garden Tools;
Floor Jack; Electric Tools; Battery Charger; Garden Hose; Electric Cords; Bolts; Shop
Vac; Plastic Shelving; Electric lawn mower; Patio Furniture; Etc., Etc., Etc. ..
Collectables, Glassware, Related including Conn Clarinet (60s); Older Boy Scout Uniform; gaf Talking View Master; Green Fire King; Pyrex; 20+ Old Pictures & Frames;
Decorator Bowls; Old racing trophy; Essex Hatchery match holder; Wood Diehl Ginger
Beer box; several flats of salts & peppers; History Of Grover Hill & Paulding Co.
History books; covered dishes; 1 McCoy & 1 Roseville vase; pitchers; glasses; plates;
figurines; cook books, 2 flats of old post cards & pictures; oil lamps; glass lamp shades
& globes; Crocks & Many Crock Bowls (both older and newer), etc., etc., etc. Toys,
Bicycles, Books, Records, Outdoors including Snow Skis; Barbie Dolls & Related;
Comic Books; Radio Cars; Ball Cards; Daisy BB Gun; Large and small metal & plastic
newer toys; Golf Clubs; Small Wagons including Radio Flyer; 5 bicycles; Bowling
Ball; Lawn Items, 45 & 78 RPM records; Books including several boxes of cook books;
Plastic totes; Etc., Etc., Etc. Kitchen & Household including Sofa, Maple Table
& 4 chairs; Lamps; 3 Pc Bedroom Suite; Multiple small stands, tables, etc. including
Mersman End Tables; Portable & Console Sewing Machines; Twin Beds; Towels, Bedding, Sewing & Quilting Material; Microwave; Large Electric Roasters; Small Kitchen
Appliances including coffee makers, blender, large Kitchenaide mixer; Multiple Sweepers; Sets Of Tableware; Decorator Items; Nice console stereo; Sewing Items; Baking
Dishes; Granite Roasters; Tupperware; Sets Of Nice Pots & Pans; Dish Sets; Xmas
Decorations; Glass Sets; Steamer; Entertainment Center; Stacked Chairs; Fans; Stands;
------ This is a very partial listing . 2 auction rings guns sell at approx 10:30 &
vehicles sell at approx 12:00 noon Inspection: Vehicles can be inspected from 9:00 A.M.
to 3:00 P.M. beginning Tues., March 17th with inspection of all items Fri., March 20 from
3 P.M. to 5 P.M. and beginning at 8:30 on the day of auction .. Visit our web site @
gorrellbros-paulding.com - or - auction zip for photos & details . .. Terms: Cash,
Check, VISA, Master Card or Discover Card . Sellers: Vehicles and 8 guns are
from The Sidney Johnson Estate, Defiance Co. Probate Crt Case 17714, Troy Essex,
Admin., Michael C. Wahl, Attorney; Other sellers are Stephen A. Bland Estate,
Pldg Co. Probate Crt Case 20141084, Amanda Bok, Admin, Tim Holtsberry, LLC
Attorney - and - Carolyn Dangler Estate, Pldg Co. Probate Crt Case 20141055,
Mary Elder Ex., James M. Sponseller, Attorney - and - Robert & Marilyn Monroe
.. Gorrell Bros. Auctioneers - Don Gorrell, Larry Gorrell, Chris AuFrance,
Apprentice; Aaron Timm, Sandra Mickelson, Nolan Shisler
Real Estate Auction
Wednesday, April 8 @ 5:00 P.M

Location: 10775 RD 171, Paulding (Charloe) E. Edge
of Charloe Park Watch For Auction Signs
Economical 3 BR Country Home with Small Pond,
1 bath, 2 car att. garage. Lot size per Auditor 111 x
120. Range, Refrigerator, Washer and Dryer remain
with the property. The property needs some work and
updating that probably leaves room for the investor or
speculator Open Inspection: Saturday, March 28
from 12:00 P.M. to 1:00 P.M and Thursday, April
2 from 4:00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M.. call for information
or visit our web site @ www.gorrellbros-paulding.com
Terms: $500.00 earnest money on the day of auction upon the signing of the purchase agreement; balance
due at closing on or before May 8, 2015 upon delivery of
Deed and Evidence of Marketable Title. All statements
made day of auction from the auction block takes precedence over prior printed matter. .. Sellers: Paula S.
Schoepflin; Joseph R. Burkard, Atty Cook, Burkard & Gorrell, LTD and Stephen L. Schoepflin;
Troy A. Essex, Atty - Clemens, Korhn, Liming &
Warncke, Ltd . Nolan Shisler - Sale Mgr; Larry
D. Gorrell, Broker - Aaron Timm, Sandra Mickelson; Auctioneers
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Call Sandra or Tamyra
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Land
Auction
Payne, OH.
Sat., April 4th @ 10 A.M.
156 Acres - Enz Farm
Sec. 16, Harrison Twp., Paulding, Co., OH
Parcel 1: 80+- Acres Of Land Located 3 mi north of Payne on Rt. 49 to

Rt. 111; then west on Rt. 111 for 1 mi. .. Frontage on Rt. 111 USDA
Soil Survey indicates all Hoytville type soil, Nearly all tillable ..There was
161 ton ($7,084) of poultry manure applied to Parcel 1 in the fall of 2014, for
which the Buyer of Parcel 1 will reimburse the Seller at closing. Parcel 2:
76+- Acres Of Land Located 3 mi north of Payne on Rt. 49 to Rt. 111; then
west on Rt. 111 for 2 mi to Rd. 21; then south on Rd. 21 for mi. with frontage
on Rd. 21 USDA Soil Survey indicates all Hoytville type soil ..Nearly
all tillable . Parcels 1 & 2 are contiguous tracts with Parcel 1 having frontage
on Rt. 111 and Parcel 2 having frontage on T-21 . Buyer Receives Farming
Rights for 2015 . Call for brochure, FSA maps & information, soil maps
or visit our Web Site @ www.gorrellbros-paulding.com .. Terms: Multi
parcel bidding with bidding on each individual parcel or the combination of
parcels during the auction process . $10,000 earnest money for each parcel
on the day of the Auction upon the signing of the purchase agreement. Balance
due at closing on or before May 4, 2015 upon delivery of Deed & Certificate Of
Title. Auction Location: Divine Mercy Catholic Church Reception Hall / Gym
- 203 W. Townline St. (Rt. 613) Payne, Ohio - block west of Rt. 49. Seller:
Sharon L Enz Estate, Mary Jo Schoenauer, Ex., Paulding Co. Probate Crt.
Case 20141102, James M. Sponseller, Attorney Aaron Timm,
Sale Mgr.; Larry D. Gorrell, Broker; Sandra Mickelson, Nolan Shisler
Auctioneers
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Land Auction
Ottoville, OH
Wed., April 1 @ 6 P.M.
59 Acres
Offered In Two Parcels

Sec. 10 & 11, Monterey Twp.
Putnam Co., OH
Farm Location: 1 mi. west and 2 mi north of Ottoville on Rt. 66 to Rd O; then west on Rd. O for 1 mi.
to Rd. 27; then north on Rd. 27 for mi. (watch for
auction signs) --- Parcel 1 - 40 +-Acres in Sec. 11
- FSA indicates 34.9 tillable acres with a wooded area
in the northeast corner .. Parcel 2 - 19.21+Acres in Sec. 10 - FSA indicates 18.58 tillable acres
. USDA Soil Survey indicates that both Parcels
are mostly Latty type soil . The Parcels will be
offered individually and not combined with bidding
remaining open on both parcels until the close of the
auction . Auction held at Grover Hill VFW (1
block south of downtown on Rt. 637) Call
or stop in the office for brochure, surveys, soil maps,
FSA information and auction information or visit our
web site @ www.gorrellbros-paulding.com
Terms: $3,000 earnest money for each parcel on the
day of auction with the balance due at closing approximately 30 days from the date of the auction upon delivery of Deed and Certificate Of Title. Possession at
closing with Buyer receiving farming right for 2015
.. Sellers: Caroline Schroeder - and - Linda &
Dale Case - and - Loy & Katherine Taylor .
Larry D. Gorrell, Broker - Nolan Shisler, Aaron
Timm, Sandra Mickelson, Auctioneers
Land Auction
Grover Hill, OH
Thurs., March 26 @ 6 P.M.
40.421
Acres
Offered In Two Parcels
Sec. 16 & 27, Washington Twp.

Paulding Co.
Parcel 1 Location: 20.203 Acres in Sec. 16, Washington Twp. - 4 mi. east of Grover Hill on Rt. 114 to T-187;
then north on T-187 for 1 mi. (across from the Young
Family 55 acres that is selling pursuant to Paulding Co.
Common Pleas Court Case NO. CI-12-148 - see ad in
this paper) --- Parcel 2 Location: 20.218 Acres in Sec.
27, Washington Twp. - 4 mi east of Grover Hill on Rt.
114 . Both farms are mostly tillable Parcels
1 and 2 are selling with multi-parcel bidding for these
two parcels with separate bidding for the 55 acres that is
selling pursuant to Case NO. CI-12-148 . Auction
held at Grover Hill VFW Call or stop in the
office for brochure, surveys, soil maps, FSA information
and auction information or visit our web site @ www.
gorrellbros-paulding.com Terms: $3,000 earnest
money for each parcel on the day of auction with the
balance due at closing approximately 30 days from the
date of the auction upon delivery of Deed and Owners
Policy Of Title Insurance in the amount of the selling
price .. Sellers: (Family Of Alfred Young)
Jerry W. Young Estate, Paulding Co., OH. Probate
Crt. Case 20121133, Jacqueline S. Hyman, Ancillary
Administrator - and - LeAudrey Buckner - and Lisa McClendon - and - Pierre Sims - and -Yvette R.
Sealy - and - Hosea Sims II . Larry D. Gorrell,
Broker - Nolan Shisler, Aaron Timm, Sandra Mickelson, Auctioneers
Land Auction
Grover Hill, OH
Thurs., March 26 @ 6 P.M.
56.916
Acres
Sec. 15, Washington Twp.
Paulding Co.
Farm Location: 4 mi. east of Grover Hill on Rt. 114

to T-187; then north on T-187 for 1 mi. --- Auction held at Grover Hill VFW .. 56.916 acres
offered as one parcel . FSA indicates 49+- tillable
acres with a small wooded area in the southwest corner of the farm USDA soil survey indicates mostly
Paulding & Roselm type soils (This farm is across the
road from Parcel 1 of the Alfred Young Family 40
acres that is selling at the same time - see ad in this
paper) Call or stop in the office for brochure,
surveys, soil maps, FSA and Auction information or
visit our web site @ www.gorrellbros-paulding.com
Terms: $3,000 earnest money on the day of
auction with the balance due at closing approximately
30 days from the date of the auction upon delivery of
Sheriffs Deed and / or such instruments to convey
marketable title as ordered by the Court and Owners Policy Of Title Insurance in the amount of the
selling price.. Being Sold Pursuant to Journal
Entry Dated Feb. 4, 2015, In The Common Pleas
Court Of Paulding County, Ohio in Case NO.
CI-12-148; Complaint for Partition; Leaudrey
Buckner, et al. Plaintiffs vs. Renotta Kelly, et al.,
Defendents . Larry D. Gorrell, Broker
- Nolan Shisler, Aaron Timm, Sandra Mickelson,
Auctioneers
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Wednesday, July 9, 2014 Paulding County Progress - 13A

PAULDING PROGRESS
SCHOOL ZONE
First graders at Antwerp

Elementary celebrated Dr.
Mrs. Brennemans 6th grade students at Payne Elementary had a fun time celebrating Seuss birthday on Monday,
Valentines Day. Each student enjoyed creating their own Valentines Day box for the class March 2. Pictured here is
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Students in Mrs. Reutters Spanish I, II, and III classes at
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4th grade students at Grover Hill have been studying the framing of the Constitution and the U.S.
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and the Three-fifths Compromise of the Legislative Branch and created trees to diagram the Federal
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Mr. Fessel from Fessel Jewelers talked to the fifth graders at Paulding Elementary School about
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geodes and grew some crystals. Mr. Fessel brought in beautiful examples of minerals for the students to look at and learned why they form and how valuable some actually are.
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SCOTT The Third Annual Tammy Gibson Memorial

PAULDING The John

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PAULDING The general

Officials plan career opportunity and job fair

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PAULDING A Paulding County grand jury returned indictments

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network bust, indictments

17 federal searches lead to seizure of drugs, cash, firearms

Texas. In addition, the DeKalb County and

OVI-related fatal crashes on downward trend

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