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What were our most-read online stories of the year?
The Top 10 of 2015

By MELINDA KRICK
Progress Editor
What stories captured readers interests
during 2015?
Listed below are the top 10 mostviewed stories read on the Progress website, www.progressnewspaper.org, during
the past year. The number of pageviews
was calculated by Google Analytics. Visit
the website to view stories in their entirety.
The total number of pageviews was
current as of Dec. 31, 2015.
During 2015, our website received
203,919 visits with 399,460 pageviews
the most since we first launched our
website. The number of visits increased
by more than 32 percent over the previous year, while the number of pageviews
jumped 21 percent.
The peak number of visits on a single
day was 5,933 on June 9. That same day,
our website had its biggest number of pageviews with 10,240.
Mobile website access to the Progress
website continues to increase. Mobile and
tablet usage now accounts for an average
of 61 percent of visits, up from 45 percent
during 2014.
Most of the top stories were breaking news, published prior to the regular
Wednesday publication date of the Progress. The stories spanned the entire year,
from January through December.
Weve posted a slideshow of the years
events as reflected on Page One for the
past 12 months. Look for Slideshow
2015: The Year in Progress Front Pages teacher Donald Schnepp.

under the News section.
In dealing with this story from the beginning and to some extent investigating
of the long-ago allegations, I was
10. Schnepp victim number some
quite positive that I would not hear the end
three tells his story
of this saga and somewhere victim numPageviews: 3,266 Date Posted: April 15
ber three existed and would soon make an
Writer: Joe Shouse
appearance.
PAULDING From the beginning, Well, sure enough, out of the blue, it
when Barry Vance courageously came happened. Last Thursday, while working
forward with his hidden secret from when at the Paulding Progress office, the call
he was a student in the Paulding school came and victim three was on the other
system, several articles have been writ- end of the line, ready to share his story.
ten. As an early teen, Vance, who is now We talked for nearly an hour and it was a
in his mid-40s, has publicly expressed to good conversation. In fact, he thanked me
the Paulding Exempted Village School for listening and he expressed how he felt
Board, on more than one occasion, and to
the media how he was molested by then
See TOP 10, page 2A
PAULDING First Presbyterian Church of Paulding

will host a free supper for the
community at 5:30 p.m. today, Jan. 6.
Countys 2016
appropriations
top $5.5 million
Ribbon cutting
for new business
OAKWOOD A ribbon
cutting ceremony and grand
opening for Matson Family
Chiropractic will be held at
1:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 9 in
Oakwood.
The offices are located at
411 Hakes St. An open house
for the public is planned for
1:30-3:30 p.m.
Weather report
A summary of Decembers
weather highs and lows, as
recorded at Pauldings water
treatment plant:
Maximum temperature:
72 on Dec. 24.
Low temperature: 19 on
Dec. 20.
Most rain/melted snow in
a 24-hour period: 1.22 inches
on Dec. 27; most ice/snow:
none.
Total rainfall/melted
snow for the month: 3.27
inches; total ice and snow:
none.
2015 extremes:
Maximum temperature:
93 on July 29.
Low temperature: -9 on
Feb. 20 and 24.
Most rain/melted snow in
a 24-hour period: 1.70 inches
on June 27.
Most ice/snow in a 24hour period: 3.8 inches on
Feb. 5.
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The Penguin Peddler recently made a donation to all the ball associations in the county. Brad
Taylor, representing the Paulding Ball Association, and his daughter, Darcy, accept the $1,050
donation from Carmen Hale, owner of the Penguin Peddler, and her son, Jordan. Both Darcy and
Jordan play baseball during the summer.
Ball associations receive donation
By JOE SHOUSE
Progress Staff Writer
PAULDING Last week the Penguin Peddler supported the area ball associations with a
check in the amount of $1,050.
Brad Taylor, representing the Paulding Ball
Association, received the donation that will be
equally divided among the Antwerp, Grover
Hill, Latty, Oakwood, Payne, Scott and Paulding associations.
The gift represents the amount donated
during 2015 by clients taking in consignments

of clothing, housewares and other miscellaneous items that requested the commission on
their items be used to benefit others in the area.
Carmen Hale, owner of the business, also
contributed her share of the commission for a
total of 100 percent being given to the ball association.
One of the goals for the family-owned business is to work with a county organization by
providing funds at the end of the year.
Paulding Police to try body cams

By SAMANTHA
HABERN
Correspondent
PAULDING The Paulding
Village Council met in a regular
meeting on Jan 4.
The meeting marked the first
for new Mayor Greg Reinhart and new Councilmen Dan
Workman and Ryan Mapes.
Police Chief Randy Craw-
ford was present at the meeting

to discuss getting body cameras
for the police department.
The camera charge will last
up to eight hours running continuously. Chief Crawford stated
he would encourage officers to
turn it on every time they talk to
someone. The footage could be
used in court.
The first camera for the de-
partment to try out will cost

$150, with each camera costing almost $300 after that. The
department wants to acquire no
more than five cameras, one for
each full-time officer and one for
the part-time officers.
The department also wants
to get a hard drive once a year
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By JIM LANGHAM
Feature Writer
PAULDING ThePaulding
County commissioners have
approved appropriations for the
2016General Fund. In the action, commissioners increased
the general appropriations by
$340,301 over the 2015 original
appropriations. Thetotal appropriations for the new year are
$5,565,601.08, compared to the
2015 original appropriations of
$5,225,300.23.
We always go back to the
original appropriations in comparison, said Commissioner Tony Zartman. Budgets
change during the year when
unknown expenses are incurred.
All offices saw an increase
in their budget this year, continued Zartman. Thelargestnotable differences were in
the insurance line item and the
Sheriffs line item.
Zartman noted the insurance line item hasincreased
$132,000 because of theincreased cost of health insurance
benefits for employees.
Thesheriffs office line item
has increased by $85,402, the
largest percentage of the increase occurringdue to higher
cost of out-housing prisoners to
Putnam County. Out-housing
costs with Putnam County have
jumped to $325,000 for 201617, said Zartman.
Thats just for the cost of
keeping [our] prisoners in their
jail, said Zartman. Any other
expense above the out-housing costs are additional. While
prisoners are in the hospital, we
have to hire a corrections officer
to stay with them.
One thing we were able to
do last year with the help of
the sheriffs office was to bring
back the community DARE
[Drug Abuse Resistance Education] program, continued
Zartman. The commissioners appropriated money from
General Fund Transfers to the
Paulding County General

Fund Budgets 2006-2016
Year Total
2016 $5,565.601
2015 $5,225,300
2014 $4,945,076
2013 $4,674,526
2012 $4,295,880
2011 $3,945,815
2010 $3,768,240
2009 $4,065,250
2008 $4,284,479
2007 $4,325,955
2006 $4,199,157
DARE Special Fund to be able
to pay the DARE salary.
We were able to re-assign
an officer for the DARE program and equip him with a vehicle, Zartman said. It has not
had to come from the sheriffs
budget.
Zartman said General Fund
Transfers typically supplement
offices like Soil and Water,
EMA and the health department. Funding for the DARE
officer has also been allocated
into that fund.
This has given the DARE
officer the opportunity to educate our young people without
costing the taxpayers any additional funding, said Zartman.
We have a fabulous working
relationship with the sheriffs
department.
Other budget projections
(with 2015 projections in parenthesis) include Commissioners,
$214,000 ($193,639); County
Auditor, $186,329 ($185,439);
County Treasurer, $120,996
($120,439); County Prosecutor,
$241,690 ($238,318); Court
of Common Pleas, $168,351
($162,724); Juvenile Court,
$122,017 ($121,588) and Probate Court, $65,157 ($64,696);
Clerk of Courts, $117,823
($117,336); Coroner, $53,878
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Mohr rewriting Wayne Trace record book

By KEVIN WANNEMACHER
Sportswriter
HAVILAND The Wayne Trace
girls basketball program entered its
fifth decade of existence this year with
a lot of optimism and expectation after
a sectional championship a year ago.
Although the Raiders suffered a
devastating injury prior to the season
in the loss of senior guard Shayna
Temple, Wayne Trace still is a formidable foe with four other seniors on
the squad.
One of those remaining four has
continued to raise the bar in her final
season in a Wayne Trace uniform in
senior guard Erin Mohr.
Mohr, who came into the season
already owning three career records
at Wayne Trace, has continued that
success when she recently broke
the schools record for career points
scored.
In a recent game at Ottoville, Mohr
eclipsed the mark with a free throw in
the fourth quarter to break the record
formerly held by standout Natalie
(Davis) Winans of 1,175 points. Mohr
now stands at 1,196 points over her career as of January 2 and is one of only
three Raider girls to hit the 1,000 point
mark.
The Raider senior is quick to thank
many people for her success in that
journey.
First, my parents have always
been there for me, commented Mohr.
They are always there to support me
and have done anything I have needed.
I also want to thank my grandparents
for all of the time and support they
have given me. It has meant a lot.

Mohr also is quick to note that her
teammates have been a very big reason for her success as well.
The teammates have been great,
continued the Raider senior. We have
had a lot of memories as a group and
it has been a lot of fun. I think, as a
team, we have grown a lot and we
have gotten better as a group. We all
get along and we want to be successful
as a team.
The Raider senior already owned
career records at Wayne Trace in
2-point field goals made (458), 2-point
field goal attempts (981) and total field
goals made (502). She also holds single season records for total field goals
made (194), total field goals attempted
(399) and points in a season (456).
She has been blessed with getting
an opportunity to play early in her career, commented Greg Mohr, Erins
father. She was given an opportunity
by Gus (former head coach Greg Davis) and it allowed her to get valuable
varsity experience.
Playing as a freshman also allowed
Mohr to learn some things early in her
career that has paid off for her.
I think playing her freshman year
was a little bit of a wakeup call to her
but it showed her some things she had
to work on, continued her dad. She
was capable of scoring but she learned
that she needed to do a better job of
rebounding and improve her game in
all areas of the game.
The Raider senior also got valuable
experience in the offseason, playing in
many summer tournaments each year.
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We traveled a lot in the summer
time on the AAU team, Mohr noted.
We played in tournaments in cities
like Indianapolis, Chicago, Lexington,
Toledo and Cincinnati as well as in
Michigan.
One thing I think the summer stuff
did for her was forced her to become
a better player overall, stated Jennifer Mohr, Erins mother. Every girl
she played against was just as good as
her so it made her improve her game.
You couldnt go into a game and not
play hard because all of the girls on her
team and the other teams were just as
good or better. It helped to push her to
become a more all-around player. She
had to learn to play without the ball
more.
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the friendships she has made, Jennifer

continued. She has met so many people around northwest Ohio because of
athletics and that has also been a great
thing for her. That is one of the best
things of high school athletics.
Mohr also feels that the current
Raider coaching staff has played a big
role in not only her success but the
teams success.
Coach Hughes (current Raider
head coach Bethany Hughes) pushes
me a lot but she just wants me to be
the best player I can, Mohr noted.
Mike (Assistant coach Mike Priest) is
always trying to help me and the other
girls out as well. They do a great job
with us and want us to the best we can
be.
While the records are nice, Mohr is
excited about the opportunity ahead
for this years version of the Lady
Raiders.
I think we have shown a lot of
improvement this year, Mohr noted. When Shayna went out with the
injury, it has forced all of us to play
different positions and it has been an
adjustment for all of us. But I think as
the year has progressed, we have continued to get better and all of my teammates have worked extremely hard.
I am proud of all of them and look
forward to continuing this year with a
great group of teammates.
Mohr, the second oldest of five siblings (sisters Emily, Erica, Elizabeth
and brother, Evan), has stepped up her
role in her final year at Wayne Trace
leadership wise.
I have had to become more of a
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better sharing his heart, the truth, vicemen.

his experience, as despicable as it Randall was born April 16,
sounded.
1989 in Paulding, where he
from Paulding High
9. Paulding County graduated
School in 2007. Randall served
issues same-sex mar- with the U.S. Navy as an acriage license on the tive duty logistics specialist on
the USS Wasp in Norfolk, Va.
first day
for three years. Upon his recent
Pageviews: 4,253 Date Posted: re-enlistment, he was stationed
July 7
at the Naval Operations SupWriter: Melinda Krick
port Center in Chattanooga. He
PAULDING A Paulding was responsible for the training
County couple was one of a few and transportation of active duty
in Ohio to receive a marriage Naval personnel. Randall was
license on Friday, June 26, the honored to serve on special desame day same-sex marriages tails at the Chattanooga National
were made legal in all 50 states. Cemetery. His intentions were to
Quinton Stechschulte, 29, and retire from the Navy. He was also
Thomas Baxter, 31, who reside enrolled at Ashford University,
in Auglaize Township, have where he was on the Deans List
been together five and a half working on a degree in hospital
years.
administration.
I didnt want to get married
until it was legal in Ohio, Bax- 7. Armed robbery unter said. My family has lived in der investigation in
Ohio nine generations; I didnt
Paulding
want to go anywhere else.
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8. PO2 Randall Smith Nov. 13
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lice are searching for an armed
This article is Randall Smiths robber who struck at the Marobituary:
amart gas station Thursday eve CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. ning.
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd At about 10 p.m. Nov. 12, a
Class Randall Scott Smith, age white male entered the gas sta26, of Paulding, Ohio, stationed tion, located at 1001 N. Williams
in Chattanooga, Tenn., selflessly St., and demanded that the emsacrificed his life Saturday, July ployee give him all the cash in
18, 2015 in Chattanooga after the cash register. Police Chief
protecting his fellow servicemen Randy Crawford said a handgun
during the tragic events of July was displayed, but never pointed
16. Randall will be remembered at the employee.
by the heroic way in which he The robber then exited the
saved the lives of his fellow ser- building and went south on foot
to store all the footage from the

cameras, costing about $100.
The money will come from the
Drug Law Enforcement Fund.
Council approved the purchase of the first camera, as well
as the purchase of the remaining
cameras and hard drive, pending
approval from Chief Crawford,
following the testing of the first
camera.
The police department is also
looking into getting assault rifles, two for each police cruiser.
With police cruisers being
made smaller, it is difficult to
fit shotguns. Smaller assault rifles would be easier to store and
provide safety for the officers.
Chief Crawford is going to look
into the cost.
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Update: Paulding resident
John J. Gosnell was arrested on
Nov. 14 and charged in connection with this hold-up as well as
two others in Van Wert and Defiance. He has pleaded not guilty
to aggravated robbery and currently is set for a jury trial Feb.
9 in Paulding County Common
Pleas Court.
6. Woman arrested
in meth lab bust near
Charloe
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June 12
CHARLOE A county woman is facing felony charges after
local law enforcement investigated a suspected meth lab on
Thursday.
Deputies with the Paulding
County Sheriffs Office, along
with investigators from the West
Central Ohio Crime Task Force,
executed a search warrant at
11682 Road 171, just north of
Charloe, according to Sheriff
Jason Landers. The search warrant was served at approximately
1:40 p.m. June 11 for a suspected
meth lab.
Arrested at the scene was resident Jennifer C. Lamond, age 32,
who was the only occupant at the
time of the search.
Update: Lamond pleaded
guilty to illegal assembly or possession of chemical for the manufacture of drugs, a third-degree
felony. She was sentenced to
four years of community control
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vocal leader, Mohr said. Our chemistry is a reason for our success and as
a group we all love basketball. It has
been a great opportunity to play with
these girls and we have become closer
as a team.
With the end of her high school career coming in the next 60-90 days, it
does not bring the end of a basketball
career for the Raider standout.
Mohr will continue her career next
season as a Forester, committing to
Huntington University earlier this
school year, looking to become a dentist in the future.
But, for now, Mohr and her parents
just want to enjoy what they hope is an
extended season for this years Wayne
Trace basketball team.
It has been great so far and I hope
we can put together a long tournament
run, concluded Mohr. I enjoy the
time with my teammates and coaches
and want to do that as long as possible.
I have really enjoyed watching her
play, stated Mohrs mom, Jennifer.
She has really enjoyed the game of
basketball and likes being on the same
team with her sister (Erica is a junior
varsity player at Wayne Trace). I just
want her to enjoy the time she has to
play the game. It is such a small part
of the big picture in life but it is something that the girls enjoy and you hope
they are able to have success at it. You
want them to play hard at all times, be
able to have fun at it and learn not only
lessons about the game but about life.
She has been able to do all of that and
that has made it special.
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Randy Daeger was appointed council president.

The 2016 council rules will
be given to the members to read
over. The rules will be voted on
in the next meeting.
Council heard the third
reading of and unanimously
approved Resolution 1311-15,
declaring the official intent and
reasonable expectation of the
village, on behalf of the State
of Ohio (the borrower), to re-
imburse its Ohio Small Government Capital Improvements

Program for the water meter replacement, Project No. CT72S/
CT73S.
An executive session was
held to discuss personnel matters.
The next council meeting will
be held Tuesday, Jan. 19, one
day later than usual due to the
Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday.
n BUDGET
($37,378); County Court,

$300,125 ($298,312); Election
Board, $203,167 ($163,167);
Commissioners
Building and Grounds, $362,277
($362,277); Sheriff, $1,756,197
($1,670,795); County Recorder, $134,632 ($134,009);
Health and Welfare, $30,000
($30,000); Insurance, $287,000
($155,000); Soldiers Relief,
$215,169.93
($211,169.92);
Engineer,
$23,209.15
($20,806.30); Insurance Loss/
Control, $335,950 ($335,115);
Commissioners
Misc.,
$161,563 ($137,022); Court of
Appeals, $6,500 ($6,500); General Fund Transfers, $358,420
($358,420) and General Fund
Settlement Fees, $38,650
($38,650).
Zartman said that when he
came into office in 2009, the
county was in a financial crisis that necessitated closing the

courthouse one day a week.
Through that crisis, we were
able to build a team that looked
out for one another, said Zartman. We made sure that things
happened so that county government could continue. Now,
with the economic recovery and
the slight additional revenue we
receive from the wind farms,
we have not only been able to
compensate our employees,
but bring an additional program
to the public and still maintain
the atmosphere that was there
during the economic crisis.
With a steady increase in
sales tax, weve been able to recover and repair our buildings,
said Commissioner Mark Holtsberry. But the thing Im proud
of the most is our employees.
Wednesday, January 6, 2016 Paulding County Progress - 3A
Obituaries Updated weekdays at www.progressnewspaper.org

HELEN MAJOR
ANTWERP Helen Eileen

Major, 86, of Antwerp, passed
away Saturday, Dec. 19, 2015
at Community Memorial Hospital, Hicksville.
ALLAN
KELBLE

1938-2015
PAULDING Allan Nicholas Kelble, age 77, died Monday,
Dec. 28 at his residence.
He was
born Feb.
26, 1938
in Payne,
the son of
the
late
Erhart J.
Nick and
Eleanor E.
(Gremaux)
Kelble. On
Aug. 15,
1959, he
married
Starlee E.
Miller, who
survives.
He served
in the U.S. Army from 1961-63
and retired in 1999 from Superior Linkage, New Haven, after
35 years. He was a member of
Divine Mercy Catholic Parish
and Paulding VFW Post #587.
He was a fisherman and an avid
card player, enjoying many
games of poker at the VFW.
He is also survived by a son,
Nick (Michelle) Kelble, Antwerp; daughter, Amy (Kris)
Knight, Bryan; grandchildren,
Larisa, Andrew, Elaina and
Kelby; great-granddaughter,
Mallory; sister, Jeanine (Frank)
Germano, East Hartford, Conn.;
brother, Vincent (Carolee) Kelble, Mooresville, N.C.; and
nieces and nephews.
He also was preceded in death
by a brother, Phil.
A Mass of Christian Burial
was conducted Monday, Jan. 4
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at Divine Mercy Catholic Parish

in Payne. Burial was in St. John
the Baptist Catholic Cemetery,
Payne, with military graveside
rites accorded by Paulding VFW
Post #587. Den Herder Funeral
Home, Paulding, was in charge
of arrangements.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations made
to VFW Post #587 or Divine
Mercy Catholic Parish/Masses.
Online condolences may be
sent to www.denherderfh.com.
BUTCH COBURN
1972-2015
GROVER HILL Butch
Carl Coburn, 43, of Grover
Hill, passed away Thursday,
Dec. 31 at Defiance Regional
Medical Center.
MARK VOGEL
1955-2016
LEIPSIC Mark W. Vogel,
60, of Leipsic, died at 2:50
p.m. Friday, Jan. 1 at Putnam
County Ambulatory Care Center.
He was
born Feb.
16, 1955
in Lima
to the late
Vern and
Dorothy
(Schaeper)
Vogel. Mark worked for Ford
Motor Company, Lima, and
was a former member of the
Leipsic EMS. He was a member of the Leipsic Eagles and

VFW.
He is survived by his son,
Shawn Vogel of Leipsic;
two granddaughters, Kayla
and Katelynn Vogel, both of
Leipsic; nine brothers, Vern
(Patsy) Vogel Jr. of Archbold,
Paul (Linda) Vogel of Tampa,
Fla., Alan (Lori) Vogel of Cartington, Tyrone (Terri) Vogel
of Fort Wayne, Robert (Dori)
Vogel, Dana (Leslie) Vogel
and Patrick (Shelly) Vogel, all
of Cecil, Tony (Kellie) Vogel
of Lancaster, and Todd (Paula)
Vogel of Waterville; and four
sisters, Rose (Pat) Bowers of
Cecil, Regina Vogel of Paulding, Rita (Jeff) Engel of Fremont and Ruth (Bill) Graham
of Paulding.
He also was preceded in
death by two nephews, Brandon and Justin Vogel.
The funeral service will
be 6 p.m. today, Jan. 6 at
Love-Heitmeyer Funeral
Home, Leipsic, with Deacon
Tom Niese officiating. Burial
will be at a later date in Immaculate Conception Cemetery, Cecil.
Visitation will be from 3-6
p.m. today at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may
be made to the charity of the
donors choice.
Condolences may be expressed at www.lovefuneralhome.com.
New feature religion page

to be published Jan. 13
Beginning with the January 13 edition of the Paulding

County Progress, a religion page will be included on a twice
per month basis. The new and improved religion page will include news and events featuring county churches and religious
organizations.
If you have news of interests, events or story ideas please
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Cookies, memories and

a long-lost rolling pin
This will be my final column for 2015. After that, we
enter into a brand new year.
What does it have in store for
us? The future is unknown, but
if we trust in God to lead our
way, it seems so much more
encouraging.
Our life brought changes in
2015, with the first of our children, Elizabeth, getting married and leaving home. It was
hard to see our firstborn move
out and start a life of her own.
What made it easier was that
we know she is happily married.
Yesterday Elizabeth came
home for the day to help since
she and Susan are off from the
factory for two weeks. The
girls made Christmas cut-out
cookies. I know Christmas
is now past, but we will have
our annual gathering with my
sisters who live in the area on
New Years Day. The cookies
were made for that day, and
there is enough to snack on before.
While the girls were making the cookies, I had to think
of all the years that we made
these cookies when they were
young. I remember how they
would pull up chairs to help
cut out all the cookies with my
Christmas cookie cutters. They
liked to squeeze the dough, and
it took forever to get the cookies done!
Lovina, 11, used my recipe
for frosting and made it for
the first time. To write one of
my cookbooks, I had to measure out the ingredients for
my frosting recipe. Mom had
just taught us to use a little of
this and a little of that and to
keep adding until we had what
amount we needed. But it now
comes in handy to have a recipe. Loretta divided the frosting into three bowls and added
green food coloring to one and
red food coloring to another
to make different colors. They
made snowmen, Christmas
trees, bells and stars.
As they used the rolling pin

sanctions, to be served consecutively to 17 months of incarceration imposed in a separate case.
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5. One arrest made in connection with

Payne death
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PAYNE One person has been arrested in connection with
the death of a Payne man on Saturday.
Paulding County Sheriff Jason Landers said Monday afternoon that on Sunday, Aug. 16, Andrew J. Martin, age 26, of
Payne, was arrested on preliminary charges of illegal manufacturing of drugs, a third degree felony, and corrupting another
with drugs, a second degree felony.
The arrest came as a result of the death investigation of Cary
Parsons, age 50, of 202 E. Townline St., which occurred on
Aug. 15.
It is our belief Mr. Martin provided a controlled substance
that he manufactured to Mr. Parsons, which we believe might
have contributed to the death of Mr. Parsons, said Landers.
As this investigation continues, I feel more criminal charges
will be considered by the prosecuting attorney.
Update: Martin is facing charges for involuntary manslaughter, corrupting another with drugs and illegal manufacture of
drugs. Currently, authorities are awaiting an official cause of
Parsons death, pending additional toxicology results.
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4. Jury acquits Noffsinger
Pageviews: 4,608 Date Posted: May 1

The story of this suspects arrest was among our top 10
most-read articles of 2014.
Writer: Joe Shouse
PAULDING After five hours of deliberation, the jurors in
the Steven Noffsinger aggravated murder case returned a not
guilty verdict in Paulding County Common Pleas Court.
Noffsinger, 59, from Defiance was charged with with the
1981 death of his ex-wife, Alma Noffsinger.
The case was featured on the TNT program Cold Justice
and had drawn a growing interest from the area.
No emotion was expressed as Judge Tiffany Beckman read
the not guilty verdict for the two charges; aggravated murder
and murder. Once the lawyers agreed not to poll the jurors,
they were dismissed from the court room.
The verdict ended a five-day trial.
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3. Meth lab bust results in one arrest
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OAKWOOD An Oakwood woman is facing felony charges
after local law enforcement investigated a suspected meth lab
late Tuesday.
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According to Sheriff Jason Landers, deputies with the Paulding County Sheriffs Office, along with investigators from the
West Central Ohio Crime Task Force, executed a search warrant
at 13027 Road 191, Oakwood. The search warrant was served at
approximately 11:30 p.m. May 26 for a suspected meth lab inside
the residence.
Arrested at the scene was resident Jessica L. Beane, age 27,
who was the only occupant at the time of the search.
Update: Beane pleaded guilty to illegal manufacture of drugs
and illegal assembly or possession of chemicals for the manufacture of drugs. A charge of possession of methamphetamine was
dismissed. She was sentenced to a total of 48 months in prison.
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2. Drug search in Oakwood leads to four

arrests
This week, Lovina tells the story of her mothers rolling pin,
pictured here.
to roll out the dough, it brought

back lots of memories of my
mother. This rolling pin was
hers. A friend had made it for
my mother; it is one piece of
wood, with the handles carved
out, and it is bigger than most
rolling pins. When my parents
belongings were sold through
a public auction, I tried hard to
get that rolling pin. It went for
too high a price, however, and
I thought I would never see it
again.
A few years went by. Then
one day I received a call from
my editor saying that a reader
had bought moms rolling pin
at the auction that day and no
longer needed it. The reader
wondered if I would want it.
Oh, I was so excited to have it
back in my hands! I cant recall
the name of the reader, but if by
chance you read this column, I
want to thank you again!
Not one time do I miss thinking of my mother when I use
this rolling pin. I still thank her
for all she taught me. Most of
all, I thank her for teaching me
about God and to always turn
to him when we need help.
Rest in peace, Mother you
lived your life to the fullest and
have left a legacy to us. No one
else could have done any better.
I will share the recipe we use
for Christmas cut-out cookies.
We love this recipe!
God bless all you readers in
2016 and always!
SOUR CREAM CUT-OUT
COOKIES
1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
1-1/2 cups sugar
3 large eggs, beaten
1 cup sour cream
2 tablespoons vanilla extract

3-1/2 to 4 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
Frosting:
1/3 cup shortening
1 teaspoon vanilla
4 cups powdered sugar
1/2 cup milk
Food coloring (optional)
Colored sprinkles, for decorating (optional)
Chocolate chips, for decorating
(optional)
Preheat the oven to 350F.
Lightly grease a baking sheet.
Cream the butter and sugar
together in a large bowl. Stir in
the eggs, sour cream and vanilla.
Combine the flour, baking
powder and baking soda in a
medium bowl and stir with a
whisk to blend. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients
and stir until a soft firm dough
is formed. Sometimes more
flour needs to be added so the
dough rolls out better.
Roll the dough out to 1/2inch thickness on a floured surface. Use your favorite shaped
cookie cutters to cut out the
dough. Place the shapes on the
prepared pan.
Bake until golden brown
around the edges, about 10
minutes. Remove from the
oven and let cool on the pan
for 5 minutes, then transfer to
wire racks to cool completely.
Makes about 18 cookies, depending on shapes.
To make the frosting: Cream
the shortening with the vanilla and 1 cup of the powdered
sugar. Gradually add the milk
and the rest of the powdered
sugar, beating constantly.
More powdered sugar can be
added for desired thickness.
Food coloring can also be
added. Spread the frosting on
the cookies and decorate with
colored sprinkles or chocolate
chips. Let the frosting set before storing.
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OAKWOOD Three women and one man were taken into
custody last week after authorities searched an Oakwood residence for drugs.
Arrested were Benjamin D. Smith, age 30; Holly McVeyFlores, age 37; Heather Ladd, age 28; and Sheri Kraegel, age
28.
On Feb. 23, a search warrant for narcotics was executed at
113 E. Harmon St. in the Village of Oakwood, according to
Sheriff Jason Landers. Investigators with the West Central
Ohio Crime Task Force seized suspected heroin and paraphernalia.
At the time of the search warrant, investigators located four
adult residents and six children ranging from 1-16 years of
age. The adults were taken into custody and Job & Family
Services were on scene to care for the children.
Weatherreport weekly summary as recorded at Paulding Villages water treatment
plant
Update: Smith was sentenced to four years of community

Observations recorded for the 24 hours ending at 7:30 a.m. on the morning of:
control sanctions for possession of heroin; a count of traffick

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1. Teen dies in crash early Tuesday
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CECIL A single-vehicle crash claimed the life of a county
teen early Tuesday.
Dead is Skyler D. Huth, 18, of Paulding.
The Van Wert Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol received a call at 7:39 a.m. June 9 about the accident, on U.S.
127 just south of Ohio 111 (Canal Road), about three miles
north of Paulding.
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Sheriffs Report
ACCIDENTS:
Friday, Dec. 25
7:06 p.m. Russell L. Baker, 64, of
Payne, was cited for failure to control following a two-vehicle mishap on East Oak
Street west of South Laura Street in Payne.
He was driving south on Laura, turned
west onto Oak when his 2002 Mazda sideswiped a parked minivan owned by Shelli
R. Cramer of Paulding. Minor damage
was inflicted to each. Baker was taken by
Payne EMS to Paulding County Hospital
for possible injuries. Payne Fire Department assisted at the scene.
INCIDENTS:
Thursday, Dec. 24
9:18 a.m. Security light on Ohio 613
in Jackson Township was reportedly shot
out.
11:08 a.m. Deputies were called to an
Auglaize Township business on Ohio 637
where someone hit the building.
11:34 a.m. Two fire units each from
Paulding, Payne and Antwerp and Paulding EMS were called to a house fire on
Ohio 111 in Paulding Township. They
were there less than five minutes.
12:08 p.m. Trespassing complaint was
investigated on Road 171 in Auglaize
Township.
12:10 p.m. Threats by a neighbor were
looked into on Road 1036 in Auglaize
Township.
12:18 p.m. Break-in at a cabin was
investigated on Ohio 66 in Washington
Township.
4:18 p.m. Dog complaint was lodged
from Ohio 613 in Paulding Township.
7:55 p.m. Minor motor vehicle accident
on private property was documented on
Road 178 in Auglaize Township.
9:24 p.m. A female juvenile was reported missing from Grover Hill.
10:48 p.m. Trespassing complaint was
looked into on Road 156 in Auglaize
Township.
Friday, Dec. 25
11:09 a.m. Car/deer crash on Road 151

in Jackson Township was documented.
3:31 p.m. An Auglaize fire unit and
one each from Paulding and Oakwood
responded to a possible electrical fire on
Road 198 in Auglaize Township. They
were there less than 15 minutes.
10:35 p.m. Car/deer collision on Road
144 in Paulding Township was handled.
Saturday, Dec. 26
10:08 a.m. Deputies assisted Oakwood
police with a neighbor problem.
11:06 a.m. Two Payne fire units and
the EMS responded to a call of smoke in
a house on Road 55 in Benton Township.
They were on scene less than 20 minutes.
11:34 a.m. Yard was vandalized on
Ohio 111 in Auglaize Township.
1:17 p.m. Brown Township resident of
Road 122 told deputies someone vandalized their yard.
1:22 p.m. Loud explosive sounds were
heard for about an hour in the area of Road
71 and Ohio 500 in Paulding Township.
5:10 p.m. Motor vehicle accident on US
24 in Crane Township was handled. No
further information was available.
6 p.m. Harassment complaint was investigated on Road 87 in Crane Township.
6:54 p.m. A vehicle was seen mudding
on Road 146 in Brown Township.
Sunday, Dec. 27
12:58 a.m. Suspicious vehicle was noted
on Ohio 66 in Brown Township.
4:21 a.m. Assault by a male on a female
was investigated in Payne.
3:34 p.m. Two vehicles were seen tearing up property on Road 177 in Washington Township.
7:57 p.m. Break-in of a house on Road
126 in Jackson Township was investigated.
8:26 p.m. Car/deer crash on Ohio 49 in
Benton Township was documented.
8:27 p.m. Deputies arrested Daniel Ordway on a Defiance County warrant.
9:38 p.m. Defiance County Sheriffs relayed information about a domestic com-
plaint on Ohio 111 in Auglaize Township.

10:22 p.m. Motor vehicle accident on
Road 114 in Paulding Township was investigated. No further information was
available.
11:35 p.m. Defiance County Sheriffs
office called for mutual aid from Antwerp
Fire Department for a house fire in Hicksville. One unit responded for over an hour.
Monday, Dec. 28
10:17 a.m. Deputies arrested a subject
on a Defiance County warrant.
11:48 a.m. A Cecil/Crane Township
fire unit and two each from Antwerp and
Paulding and EMS were called to a house
fire on Road 424 in Crane Township.
Units were there less than five minutes.
11:52 a.m. Backing accident on Road
156 in Jackson Township was handled.
No further information was available.
3:51 p.m. Dog complaint came in from
Road 143 in Auglaize Township.
3:53 p.m. Paulding County Health Department reported a dog bite in Oakwood.
3:54 p.m. Dog complaint was handled
on Road 86 in Brown Township.
4:18 p.m. Grover Hill resident lodged a
dog complaint.
7:33 p.m. Unruly juvenile complaint
came in from Grover Hill.
10:18 p.m. Melrose resident told deputies about a motor vehicle accident on
Thanksgiving.
Tuesday, Dec. 29
12:27 a.m. Car/deer crash on Ohio 613
east of Melrose was handled.
12:59 a.m. Lines were reported down on
Road 105 north of Road 176 at Road 180
in Crane Township.
3:03 a.m. Three or four prowlers were
seen on a porch and in a yard on Road
1037 in Auglaize Township.
6:06 a.m. An alarm sounded from US
127 in Blue Creek Township.
7:19 a.m. A second break-in of a cabin
on Ohio 66 in Washington Township
was investigated.
County Court
Civil Docket:
Credit Adjustments Inc., Defiance
vs. Elizabeth K. Lantz, Paulding and
Jeff Lantz, Defiance. Money only, satisfied.
vs. Julie K. Hartsock, Payne and Scott
J. Hartsock, Payne. Money only, satisfied.
vs. Nathan E. McAlexander, Antwerp
and Jennifer McAlexander, Antwerp.
Small claims, satisfied.
Sarah J. Mowery DDS Inc., Antwerp vs. Michael Geiger, Cecil and
Kerry Geiger, Cecil. Small claims,
satisfied.
vs. Bruce L. Sowder, Paulding. Other
action, satisfied.
Van Wert County Hospital, Van
Wert vs. Harold R. Spangler, Grover
Hill. Other action, statisfied.
vs. Samantha Branham, Oakwood.
Small claims, satisfied.
Cach LLC, Denver vs. Charles s.
Gonzales, Paulding and Krista Gonzales, Paulding. Other action, satisfied.
Midland Funding LLC, San Diego
vs. Tonya Walke, Paulding. Other action, judgment for the plaintiff in the
sum of $5,302.33.
Lima Memorial Hospital, Lima vs.
Candi Marie Harruff, Cecil. Other action, judgment for the plaintiff in the
sum of $2,222.15.
Michael S. Boggs DDS Inc.,
Hicksville vs. Tim Smith, Antwerp
and Brandy Smith, Antwerp. Small
claims, satisfied.
Cavalry SPV I LLC, Valhalla, N.Y.
vs. John Doster, Scott. Other action,
dismissed.
Springleaf Financial Services of
Indiana, Evansville, Ind. vs. Michael
Kever, Antwerp. Other action, judgment for the plaintiff in the sum of
$4,134.22.
Van Wert County Hospital, Van
Wert vs. Michele Daeger, Payne and
Jeremy Daeger, Payne. Other action,
dismissed.
Criminal Docket:
Zachariah D. Graber, Defiance,
possession and paraphernalia; $75 fine
and $95 costs per charge, 6-month license suspensions to run concurrently.
Traffic Docket:
Gabrial A. Rodriguez, Defiance,
58/35 speed; $43 fine.
Robert Lajuan Smith, Toledo, 86/65
speed; $43 fine, $85 costs.
Caikondi L. Kamvazaana, Dayton,
71/55 speed; $43 fine, $85 costs.
James L. Bragg, Oregon, 78/65
Jason R. Trehan, Toledo, 80/65
speed; $43 fine, $77 costs, pay all by
Jan. 29 or sent for collection (POC).
Kayla Marie Heath, Fort Wayne,
John F. Kyle, Genoa, 75/65 speed;
$33 fine, $77 costs.
Julio C. Garcia, Romulus, Mich.,
Douglas P. Rellinger, Ottoville, seat
belt; $30 fine, $50 costs.
Freida J. Hopkins, Melrose, seat
Jennifer Lyn OShaughnessey,

Payne, 73/55 speed; $43 fine, $80
costs.
Thang Q. Vuong, Toledo, failure to
yield to emergency vehicle; $68 fine,
$77 costs, Feb. 29 POC.
Johnathon R. Foster, Defiance,
OVI/under influence; $375 fine,
$120 costs, Sept. 30 POC, 3 days
jail, 6-month license suspension;
may attend DIP program in lieu of
jail, community control ordered, 20
hours community service, secure
valid license, 87 days jail reserved.
Johnathon R. Foster, Defiance,
loud exhaust; dismissed at States request.
Eric B. Edington, Hanna City, Ill.,
Kimberly A. Parrish, Indianapolis,
Tiffany M. Rodriguez, Indianapolis, 80/65 speed; $43 fine, $85 costs.
Albrecht C. Miller, Riga, Mich.,
Gary L. Bendele, Paulding, seat
Dylan M. Litzenberg, Cecil, 87/55
Diana L. Overmyer, Antwerp,
Paul C. Morkin, Belle River, Ont.,
violation being passed; $53 fine, $80
costs.
Alexandria I. Stanfield, Fort
Wayne, 86/65 speed; $43 fine, $80
costs.
Shawn Miller, Fayette, failure to
control; $68 fine, $80 costs.
Brennan J. Stinebuck, Hicksville,

Nicole S. Blythe, Van Wert, 72/55
Jolene Poland, Indianapolis, 80/65
Jason P. Henline, Spencerville,
Ohio, 76/55 speed; $43 fine, $80
costs.
Sandra S. Dobbelaere, Oakwood,
Brian G. Hewitt, Bloomfield Hills,
Mich., 84/65 speed; $43 fine, $80
costs.
Divya Garikapati, Columbus, Ind.,
Lucille M. Price, Paulding, stop
sign; $53 fine, $77 costs.
April S. Hollinger, Antwerp, stop
sign; $53 fine, $77 costs.
Scott Allen Trammel, Grover Hill,
proof of FRA; dismissed at States
request.
Scott Allen Trammel, Grover Hill,
failure to control; $68 fine, $77 costs,
Jan. 29 POC, proof of financial responsibility not provided.
Camren J. Raymond, Toledo,
Jennifer Anciso, Grosse Pointe
Woods, Mich., 89/65 speed; $43 fine,
$80 costs.
Alfred E. Bendele, New Haven,
Thomas K. Boyd, Payne, 71/55
Pamela Sue Berger, Lakeland,
Fla., 79/65 speed; $33 fine, $80 costs.
Dashyia Monet Haywood, Fort
Wayne, child restraint; $68 fine, $80
costs.
Property transfers
The term et al. refers to and others; et vir.,
and husband; et ux., and wife.
Blue Creek Township

Shirley J. Long, fka Poulson and James
A. Long to Shirley J. Long, trustee; Sec.
12, 2.526 acres and Sec. 13, 80 acres.
Quit claim.
Kurt M. and Sarah R. Plummer to
George V. and Rebecca S. Suvar; Sec.
12, 0.87 acre. Warranty deed.
Stanley and Chris Eddy to Leslie D.
Eddy; Sec. 31, 164.9656 acres. Warranty
deed.
Brown Township
Marion and Sandra Myers to Mildred
Myers Life Estate; Sec. 5, 6.45 acres.
Warranty deed.
Jerry E. Matson, dec. to Catherine
Matson; Sec. 25, 22 acres; Sec. 26, 12.84
acres and Sec. 36, 40 acres. Affidavit.
Jerry E. Matson to Thomas Bidlack;
Sec.36, 2 acres. Affidavit.
Carryall Township
James D. and Sherri L. Lockhart to
Jonathon L. and Amy L. McCreery; Sec.
20, 2.549 acres. Warranty deed.
Douglas E. And Michelle C. Dunakin
to Acres Inc.; Sec. 13, 26.036 acres.
Warranty deed.
JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. to Ronald
E. and Nicole R. Gerken; Sec. 31, 5.83

acres. Warranty deed.
Jackson Township
Marguerite L. Germann to Evan M.
and Miranda M. Schlatter; Sec. 24,
96.235 acres. Warranty deed.
Latty Township
Wayne Trace Local Schools to Brian
E. and Debra E. Ruble; Sec. 10, 1 acre.
Quit claim.
Ronald P. Bendele Jr. and Michelle
Bendele to Ronald P. Bendele Jr. and
Michelle Bendele; Sec. 8, 1.35 acres.
Quit claim.
Paulding Township
James E. and Rebecca L. Boes to Russell P. White and Janelle J. Miller; Sec.
9, 1.812 acres. Warranty deed.
Washington Township
Lucille G. Ziegler, dec. to Juanita
Carder; Sec. 8, 35 acres. Certificate of
transfer.
Amber Jean Reed McCoy to Learn
More Today LLC; Sec. 22, 40 acres; Sec.
27, 40 acres and Sec. 28, 82.75 acres.
Quit claim.
Antwerp Village
Harbour Portfolio VI, LP to Headlands
Asset Managment Fund III, Series E, LP;
Lot 61, Wilhelm Addition, 0.2 acre. Quit
claim.
Melrose Village
Margaret G. Fellers to Margaret G.
Fellers and Lori Lassiter; Lots 160, 162,
164, 0.345 acre. Quit claim.
Justin A. Parrett and Alyssa A. Price to
Derrick L. Seibert and Sandra J. Seibert;
Lots 9-12, Densmore Parcels, 0.91 acre;
Sec. 32, Outlots, 1.46 acres. Warranty
deed.
Paulding Village
William R. Beverly, trustee to Delores
Whirrett Life Estate; Lot 11, Latty Addition, 0.2 acre. Warranty deed.
Lonnie L. and Donna R. Schooley to
Lonnie L. and Donna R. Schooley Life
Estate; Lots 2, 3 and 6, Noneman Subdivision, 0.504 acre; parts Lots 25 and
40 plus half of alley, 0.38 acre; Lots 5
and 16 plus half of alley, Old Prentice
Addition, 0.353 acre; Sec. 12, Lot 16,
Outlots, 0.212 acre; Lot 39, Barnes Addition, 0.217 acre. Quit claim.
Timothy R. Bakle, trustee to Matthew
W. and Stephanie S. Hollar; Lot Lot 235,
Original Plat, 0.15 acre. Fiduciary deed.
Elizabeth D. and Lee Bates, et al. to
Zachary R. Rosenbeck and Kathryn E.
Schulze; Sec. 12, Lot 17, Utterback Subdivision, 0.3 acre. Warranty deed.
Elasha Marcell Lewis, Redford,

Mich., 86/65 speed; $63 fine, $95
costs.
Rachael Lynn McCroskey, Van
Wert, 68/55 speed; $33 fine, $77
costs.
Claire E. Rogers, Maineville,
Vickie Jean Johnson, Palm Coast,
Fla., 83/65 speed; $43 fine, $85 costs.
Ronnie O. Smith, Fort Wayne, seat
Shondell M. Day, Indianapolis,
Jason C. Sowers, Roanoke, Ind.,
John G. ODonnell, Lewisville,
Texas, 84/65 speed; $43 fine, $85
costs.
Sara Bartsch, Aylmer, Ont., following closely; $53 fine, $77 costs.
Frank L.J. van Riemen, Lindedreef, Belgium, following closely;
$53 fine, $77 costs.
Jeffery C. Malnor, Grand Rapids,
Mich., 90/65 speed; $43 fine, $80
costs.
Robert S.M. Duran, Ypsilanti,
Mich., seat belt; $30 fine, $47 costs.
Erick H. Bruck, Carleton, Mich.,
Lynn P. Wells III, Payne, disobeyed traffic signs; $53 fine, $77
costs.
R. Douglas Armstrong, North
Palm Beach, Fla., 83/65 speed; $43
fine, $80 costs.
Ahmed Kareem Touma, El Cajon,
Calif., 85/65 speed; $43 fine, $77
costs.
Sentence dates set

for forgery quartet
PAULDING All four Detroit area residents arrested Oct.
22 following an incident at the Antwerp have been released on
their own recognizance after entering guilty pleas to forgery
(F4).
Guilty pleas from Ashley N. Jordan, 25, of Belleville, Mich.,
Jaerria Janice Jordan, 20, of Detroit and Diamond Howard, 21,
also of Detroit, were all filed with the Paulding County Clerk
of Courts on Dec. 30.
Each waived extradition and was released on her own recognizance on the conditions of no arrests and to be present for
pre-sentence investigation interviews on Dec. 28.
All three are to be sentenced in Paulding County Court of
Common Pleas on Monday, Feb. 8.
A fourth subject was released previously after pleading
guilty to the charge. Devonte D. Hardy, 23, of Detroit, is to be
sentenced on Monday, Feb. 1.
The four were accused of possessing 38 phony checks written in amounts totaling over $80,000, and knowing they were
fake.
Legals
NOTICE TO BIDDERS
STATE OF OHIO
DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION
Columbus, Ohio
Division of Construction
Management
Legal Copy Number: 160064
Sealed proposals will be accepted
from pre-qualified bidders at the
ODOT Office of Contracts until
10:00 a.m. on January 28, 2016.
Project 160064 is located in
Paulding County, SR 637-10.76
and is a CULVERT REPLACEMENT 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.
LEGAL NOTICE
The Unknown Heirs at Law,
Devisees, Legatees, Executor
or Administrators of Glema J.
Baxter, (Address Unknown),
whose last place of residence
is known as but whose present
place of residence is unknown
and Unknown Spouse, if any,
of Charles T. Baxter, whose
last place of residence is known
as 11201 Road 71, Paulding,
OH 45879 but whose present
place of residence is unknown,
will take notice that on November 25, 2015, Quicken Loans
Inc., filed its Complaint in Foreclosure in Case No. CI 15 193
in the Court of Common Pleas
Paulding County, Ohio alleging
that the Defendants, The Unknown Heirs at Law, Devisees,

Legatees, Executor or Administrators of Glema J. Baxter, (Address Unknown) and Unknown
Spouse, if any, of Charles T.
Baxter, have or claim to have an
interest in the real estate located
at 11201 Road 71, Paulding, OH
45879, PPN #27-07S-014-00. A
complete legal description may
be obtained with the Paulding
County Auditors Office located
at 115 North Williams Street,
Suite 101, Paulding, OH 45879.
The Petitioner further alleges that
by reason of default of the Defendant(s) in the payment of a promissory note, according to its tenor,
the conditions of a concurrent
mortgage deed given to secure the
payment of said note and conveying the premises described, have
been broken, and the same has
become absolute.
The Petitioner prays that the
Defendant(s) named above be
required to answer and set up
their interest in said real estate or
be forever barred from asserting
the same, for foreclosure of said
mortgage, the marshalling of any
liens, and the sale of said real
estate, and the proceeds of said
sale applied to the payment of
Petitioners claim in the property
order of its priority, and for such
other and further relief as is just
and equitable.
THE DEFENDANT(S) NAMED
ABOVE ARE REQUIRED TO
ANSWER ON OR BEFORE
THE 10th DAY OF FEBRU-
ARY, 2015.
BY: THE LAW OFFICES OF
JOHN D. CLUNK CO., L.P.A.
Robert R. Hoose #0074544
Attorneys for Plaintiff-Petitioner
4500 Courthouse Blvd.
Suite 400
Stow, OH 44224
(330) 436-0300 - telephone
(330) 436-0301 - facsimile
notice@j ohndclunk. com
ORDINANCE 1512-15
Ordinance 1512-15 was passed
by Paulding Village Council on
December 21, 2015, and goes
into effect from and after the earliest period allowed by law. The
summary of this legislation is as
follows:
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING
AND INCREASING APPROPRIATIONS FOR CURRENT
EXPENSES AND OTHER EXPENDITURES OF THE VILLAGE OF PAULDING, OHIO,
DURING THE YEAR ENDING
DECEMBER 31,2015.
Copies of the full text of this legislation may be obtained at the
Finance Directors Office, 116
South Main Street, between the
hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
Monday through Friday.
Annette D. Hasch
Finance Director
liest period allowed by law. The

follows:
AN ORDINANCE TO MAKE
PERMANENT APPROPRIATIONS FOR CURRENT
EXPENSES AND OTHER EXPENDITURES OF THE VILLAGE OF PAULDING, OHIO,
DURING THE YEAR ENDING
DECEMBER 31, 2016.
Monday through Friday.
Annette D. Hasch
Finance Director
ORDINANCE 1514-15
Ordinance 1514-15 was passed
by Paulding Village Council on
December 21, 2015, and goes
into effect from and after the earliest period allowed by law. The
follows:
AN ORDINANCE CHANGING
THE ZONING CLASSIFICATION OF CERTAIN PORTIONS OF THE VILLAGE OF
PAULDING TO B-2.
ORDINANCE 1513-15
Ordinance 1513-15 was passed Monday through Friday.
by Paulding Village Council on Annette D. Hasch
December 21, 2015, and goes Finance Director
into effect from and after the ear-
LEGAL NOTICE
The following matters are the
subject of this public notice by
the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency. The complete public
notice, including any additional
instructions for submitting comments, requesting information,
a public hearing, or filing an appeal may be obtained at: http://
www.epa.ohio.gov/actions.aspx
or Hearing Clerk, Ohio EPA,
50 W. Town St. P.O. Box 1049,
Columbus, Ohio 43216. Ph: 614644-2129 email: HClerk@epa.
ohio.gov
Solid Waste Landfill License Action
Lafarge North America
11435 Co Rd 176, Paulding, OH
45879
ID #: RSWL018767
Date of Action: 12/28/2015
A Renewal Residual Solid Waste
- Class 3 Facility License was issued to Lafarge North America,
11435 County Road 176, Paulding, Ohio 45879
Application for Antidegradation
Project
Paulding WTP
901 McDonald Pike, Paulding,
OH 45879
Facility Description: Water Treatment Plant
Receiving Water: Flat Rock
Creek
ID #: 2IW00230
Date of Action: 01/06/2016
Antidegradation project as defined by OAC 3745-1-05 - an
exclusion or waiver is not applicable.
Comments and/or request for

public hearing must be received
within 30 days of public notice date. Send comments to
DSWComments@epa.ohio.gov
or by mail to: Ohio EPA-DSW,
Permits Processing, PO Box
1049, Columbus, OH 432161049.
ORDINANCE 2015-12-01
On December 14, 2015, the
Council of the Village of Latty
passed the follwoing legislation:
Ordinance 2015-12-01, an ordinance amending Ordinance 201412-01, amending the revenue and
appropriation amounts (year-end
supplemental increase/decrease)
to reflect actual revenue amounts
received in 2015 and actual expenditure amounts effective December 3, 2015, and declaring an
emergency.
Ordinance 2015-12-02, an ordinance adoopting the temporary
appropriations for 2016 an declaring an emergency.
Ordinance 2015-12-03, an ordinance establishing the pay of
seasonal employees at $8.50 per
hour.
A complete copy of these ordinaces may be obtained by contacting Kay Miller, Clerk-Treasure at
(419) 399-2644.
The Progress ...

is Paulding Countys
newspaper of record.
Police Report
ACCIDENT REPORTS
Saturday, Dec. 19
7:20 p.m. Beverly D. Apple, 54,
of Paulding, was cited for improper
backing following a two-vehicle accident on Perry Street at Williams
Street. Reports say that as Randall
Ren Letso, 52, of Cecil, was stopped
in traffic Apple backed a 1999
Chevy pickup truck from a parking
space into his 2005 Cadillac STS.
Damage was minor to both. Neither
driver was hurt.
Monday, Dec. 21
11:54 a.m. Raymond E. Harrison,
53, of Byron Center, Mich., was
cited for assured clear distance after
a two-vehicle crash on East Perry
Street (US 127) at Wayne Street.
Linda R. Ames, 58, of Van Wert,
was southbound on Perry in a 2009

Chevy Impala waiting for vehicle to
turn onto Wayne. Harrison, who was
driving a 2007 Volvo tractor-semi
trailer rig, reportedly failed to see
Ames was stopped and ran into her
from behind. Both vehicles received
minor damage. Paulding EMS took
Ames to Paulding County Hospital
for assessment of injuries.
INCIDENT REPORTS
Saturday, Dec. 19
5:50 p.m. From North Williams
Street came a request for no contact
amongst four individuals.
Sunday, Dec. 20
2:17 p.m. Family disturbance was
looked into on West Wayne Street.
4:53 p.m. Neighbor problems involving loud music were handled on
West Wayne Street.

Wednesday, Dec. 23
6:15 p.m. A caller told officers
they saw a red Ford pickup truck
strike several mailboxes along Emerald Road.
Thursday, Dec. 24
8:12 a.m. Tree down on North
Sherman Street was reported to the
utilities department.
10:32 a.m. Suspicious person was
reported from West Perry Street.
Friday, Dec. 25
3:30 a.m. A loud party was reported on West Wayne Street.
6:35 p.m. Officers assisted Hicksville Police Department by attempting to deliver a message on West
Wayne Street. No one was home.
6:55 p.m. Suspicious vehicle was
seen in the Paulding Place parking

area. It was located and occupants
were told to leave the lot.
8:45 p.m. Police assisted Ohio
State Highway Patrol by contacting
a subject on Springdale Drive.
Saturday, Dec. 26
2 a.m. While on patrol officers
discovered damage to a pop machine at a Jackson Street location.
7:03 p.m. Family disturbance was
handled on Kay Street.
8:52 p.m. Officers were called
to North Walnut Street for a family
disturbance.
Sunday, Dec. 27
2 a.m. Domestic issue was investigated on East Perry Street.
4:45 p.m. Unwanted calls and
texts were reported from East Perry
Street.
5:50 p.m. Junk notice was prepared for a North Cherry Street address.
Monday, Dec. 28
12:58 a.m. Police discovered an
unoccupied vehicle parked in a business lot on East Perry Street. Its registration came back to a Fort Wayne
residence.
1:50 p.m. Unwanted calls and texts
were handled on West Perry Street. A
subject was advised to quit.
11:31 p.m. Harassing texts were
looked into on Emerald Road. An
individual was warned to stop.
Tuesday, Dec. 29
4:03 a.m. Water was reported
over the roadways on Emerald Road
and McDonald Pike.
Common Pleas
Civil Docket
The term et al. refers to and others; et vir., and husband; et ux.,
and wife.
In the matter of: Pamela A.

Stotz, Bryan and Phillip W.
Stotz, Bryan. Dissolution of
marriage.
Amber R. Frederick, Cecil
vs. Tyler Ray Foster Bryner,
Pioneer. Civil stalking protection order.
Christopher A. Jackson,
Cecil vs. Elizabeth C. Jackson, Tucson, Ariz. Divorce.
In the matter of: Ricky S.
Rickard Jr., Paulding and
Justina Rickard, Paulding.
Dissolution of marriage.
PNC Bank, N.A., Brecksville vs. Julie Font, Paulding.
Replevin.
Marriage Licenses
Christopher Robert Simmons, 40, Fort Wayne,
scheduler and Crissy Faye
Reinhart, 41, Fort Wayne,
production. Parents are Roger
L. Simmons and Deborah A.

Knecht; and Billy Joe Hicks
and Shirley L. Slone.
Administration Docket
In the Estate of Lillian
Schlatter, application to administer file.
Criminal Docket
Randall R. Letso, 52, of
Paulding, had a charge of
nonsupport of dependent (F3)
against him dismissed with
prejudice. He must pay $137
court costs.
Matthew H. Scott, 43, of
Defiance, was recently sentenced to four years in the
Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction for
illegal manufacture of drugs
(F2). Charges of possession
of methamphetamine (F5)
and illegal assembly of chemicals for the manufacture of
drugs (F3) were dismissed.
He was given credit for 132
days served, a 6-month license suspension and must
pay $123 court costs. Any

contraband seized may be destroyed by law enforcement.
Jeremy J. Sharp, 37, of
Oakwood, has had arraignment set for Jan. 4 for his
indictment alleging forgery
(F4) and theft (F4).
Brandon M. Cooper, 18, of
Oakwood, had his oral motion
for reduction of bond from
$100,000 denied. He is accused of aggravated arson (F1).
Adrien C. Nehls, 34, of
Antwerp, was released on his
own recognizance following
arraignment for felony DWI
(F4). Pretrial conference was
set for Jan. 25 with a March
8 jury trial. Conditions of the
bond include no arrests, no
drugs or alcohol, continue
with SCRAM monitoring,
and shall not sell the vehicle
stated in the indictment specification.
John J. Gosnell, 26, of
Paulding, is being held on
$100,000 bond following arraignment for aggravated robbery (F1). He is set for a Jan.
12 pretrial conference and a
Feb. 9 jury trial.
Cody L. Johnson, 26, of
Latty, is also being held on
$100,000 bond. He is accused
of theft (F5) and three counts
receiving stolen property (F4
and two M1). Pretrial conference will be Jan. 28 with a
Feb. 23 jury trial.
Timothy B. Edwards, 56,
Antwerp, was released on his
own recognizance and a cash
bond returned to the poster
following arraignment for illegal manufacture of drugs/
cultivation of marijuana (F3),
and unlawful possession of
dangerous ordnance (F5). He
is to appear for a Jan. 28 pretrial conference and a March
1 jury trial. Conditions of
his release are: no arrests,
no drugs or alcohol, and no
moving without consent of
the Court.
Michael W. Elders, 29,
address unavailable, is being
held on $50,000 bond with
no cash privilege following
arraignment for two counts
breaking and entering (F5)
and grand theft (F3). His
court dates are a Jan. 19 pretrial conference and a Feb. 23
jury trial.
Shannon M. Highwarden,
38, address unavailable, was
released on her own recognizance following arraignment
for possession of cocaine
(F5). Her pretrial conference
is Jan. 8. No trial date was set.
Jonathan A. Coyne, 28, of
Van Wert, was released on
his own recognizance after
pleading not guilty to receiving stolen property (F4). His
pretrial conference will be
Jan. 28 with a March 8 jury
trial. Conditions of his release include: no arrests and
no drugs or alcohol.
Michael A. Lehman, 40,

address unavailable, is being
held on $25,000 bond for escape (F3). His pretrial conference is set for Jan. 4 with a
Feb. 23 jury trial date.
Samantha J. Stahl, 35, of
Oakwood, had her bond continued in connection with her
case alleging complicity to
aggravated arson (F1). Her
pretrial conference is set for
Jan. 25 with a Feb. 2 jury
trial. All tangible evidence
in this case was ordered to be
preserved.
Constantina L. Bauer, 32,
of Melrose, was released on
her own recognizance following arraignment for possession of heroin (F5) and
endangering children (M1).
Conditions of the release are
no arrests, no drugs or alcohol
and submit to random tests.
She is scheduled for a Jan.
25 pretrial conference and a
March 8 jury trial.
Commissioners Journal
Commissioners Journal December 16, 2015
This 16th day of December, 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
Coral Fetzer and Matt Stoller, SWCD Fetzer was pleased to announce Paulding
County SWCD has been awarded a two-year
grant through Western Lake Erie Basin for
$60,000 per year. The grant is to be utilized
by hiring a technician assistant. Fetzer explained three counties (Paulding, Defiance
and Williams) will be sharing this position;
however, Paulding County is the lead county
and will be providing an office, vehicle, office
equipment, etc. for the position.
Fetzer noted there is another grant in Area
1 that will allow for four positions. This grant
will not be available until 2017. With the
addition of another person in March, Fetzer
and SWCD board member Matt Stoller have
some concerns about office space. Fetzer is
investigating possible locations should the
need arise. Although the commissioners
are not obligated to provide office space
for SWCD, the commissioners encouraged
Fetzer to continue to keep them updated.
County Treasurer Lou Ann Wannemacher
presented the November investment report
for the commissioners review. She invests
a total of $10,482,418.12 for the county.
Wannemacher also presented the Revenue
Summary Display for interest income. She
had estimated revenue at $45,000 for 2015
and was happy to report receipts so far in
2015 total $72,096.95.
Wannemacher noted tax collection is
going well. She has worked with several
people with delinquent taxes, agreeing on a
payment plan. Wannemacher then reported a
total of $19,272,470.42 billed for 2105 taxes,
payable in 2106.
County Auditor Claudia Fickel reported

the December sales tax numbers are not available as of today. She advised the commissioners that conveyance fees are up. Regular
deed transfers are up by 60 from last year and
exempt deed transfers are up by 30. Conveyance fees are $4 per $1,000. Fickel reported
General Fund receipts are down from October.
The commissioners advised Fickel the
General Fund appropriations for 2016 were
approved today (See related story.).
Fickel announced that dog tag sales have
begun. Dog tags are $18 per tag. Fickel noted
there were ads in both the West Bend News
and the Paulding Progress regarding dog tag
sales.
Revaluations for the county are going well.
Fickel reported ads were also placed in both
papers alerting county residents that appraisers are out and about. She added that the appraisers have marked vehicles.
Fickel noted the forms for reporting destroyed buildings are due by Jan. 31. She emphasized the importance in filing the forms to
receive a reduction of 2015 taxes. She also
noted that even though agricultural buildings
do not require a building permit, they must
be reported to her office for taxing purposes.
Homestead applications are available Jan. 1.
Residents must be 65 years or older to qualify.
Fickel then reviewed the distribution of
the wind farm companies PILOT for 2105,
payable in 2106. She noted that Vantage
and Wayne Traces millage was lowered by
.5 and 1.0, respectively, while .25 mill was
added with the passage of the OSU levy. (See
resolution below.)
Brenda Crawford and Jan Comers, BOE
- Crawford reported no issues were filed for
the primary ballot, the deadline to file being
today. She then presented a partial bill from
Dominion Voting for preparatory work done
prior to the fall election. Another bill for the
concrete work at the OSU Extension building, making the entrance to the building
handicapped accessible, was also submitted
for payment. The work was mostly funded
through a HAVA grant, with $100 balance
due.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
A motion was made by Holtsberry to go
into executive session at 8:03 a.m. with the
Paulding County Prosecutor to discuss legal
matters.
At 8:18 a.m. all members present agreed
to adjourn the executive session and go into
regular session.
IN THE MATTER OF DISTRIBUTION OF EDP RENEWABLES TIMBER ROAD II WIND FARM (BENTON
TOWNSHIP) P.I.L.O.T. (PAYMENT IN
LIEU OF TAXES) FOR 2015, PAYABLE
IN 2016
Zartman moved to adopt the following resolution:
WHEREAS, Paulding County will soon be
receiving revenue generated by EDP Renewables Timber Road II Wind Farm located in
Benton Township for tax year 2015, payable
in 2016; and
WHEREAS, Ohio Revised Code Section
5727.75 sets forth the framework for the receipt of the revenue to be generated by the
wind turbines, stating: The County Treasurer shall allocate the payment on the basis
of the projects physical location; and
WHEREAS, it is the Paulding County
Prosecutors opinion, dated September 25,
2012, that the Paulding County Board of
Commissioners have the authority by resolution to determine how the revenue to be
generated by the wind turbines is to be distributed; now, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Paulding
County Board of Commissioners, in consideration of the current levies in place for
county entities, do hereby resolve to distribute the 2015 PILOT, payable in 2016, for
the Timber Road II Wind Farm in Paulding

County, Benton Township, be distributed as
follows:
Name; Milage Rate; % of total rate
Paulding County General Fund; 3.4; 6.4487%
Paulding County Health Department; .8;
1.5173%
Paulding County Board of Developmental
Disabilities; 4.3; 8.1557%
Paulding County Senior Center; .5; .9483%
Paulding County 911; 1.074; 2.0370%
Paulding County Hospital; .3;.5690%
Paulding County Carnegie Library; 1.5;
2.8450%
Paulding County OSU Extension; .25;
.4742%
Tri-County Mental Health; 1; 1.8967%
Benton Township; 5.5; 10.4317%
Vantage Career Center; 4.7; 8.9143%
Wayne Trace Local School District; 29.4;
55.7621%
and be it FURTHER RESOLVED, that
said distribution of the PILOT for said Timber Road II Wind Farm be reviewed annually.
IN THE MATTER OF DISTRIBUTION
OF IBERDROLAS BLUE CREEK
WIND FARM (BLUE CREEK TOWNSHIP) P.I.L.O.T. (PAYMENT IN LIEU
OF TAXES) FOR 2015, PAYABLE IN
2016
WHEREAS, Paulding County will soon
be receiving revenue generated by Iberdrolas Blue Creek Wind Farm located in Blue
Creek Township for tax year 2015, payable
in 2016; and
WHEREAS, Ohio Revised Code Section
5727.75 sets forth the framework for the receipt of the revenue to be generated by the
wind turbines, stating: The County Treasurer shall allocate the payment on the basis
of the projects physical location; and
WHEREAS, it is the Paulding County
Prosecutors opinion, dated September 25,
2012, that the Paulding County Board of

Commissioners have the authority by resolution to determine how the revenue to be
generated by the wind turbines is to be distributed; now, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Paulding
County Board of Commissioners, in consideration of the current levies in place for
county entities, do hereby resolve to distribute the 2015 PILOT, payable in 2016, for the
Blue Creek Wind Farm in Paulding County,
Blue Creek Township, be distributed as follows:
Paulding County General Fund; 3.4; 6.4856%
Paulding County Health Department; .8;
1.5260%
Paulding County Board of Developmental
Disabilities; 4.3; 8.2024%
Paulding County Senior Center; .5; .9538%
Paulding County Hospital; .3; .5723%
Paulding County Carnegie Library; 1.5;
2.8613%
.4769%
Tri-County Mental Health; 1; 1.9075%
Blue Creek Township; 5.2; 9.9191%
Wayne Trace Local School District; 29.4;
56.0812%
and be it FURTHER RESOLVED, that
said distribution of the PILOT for said Blue
Creek Wind Farm be reviewed annually.
IN THE MATTER OF DISTRIBUTION
OF IBERDROLAS BLUE CREEK WIND
FARM (LATTY TOWNSHIP) P.I.L.O.T
(PAYMENT IN LIEU OF TAXES) FOR
2015, PAYABLE IN 2016
WHEREAS, Paulding County will soon
See COMMISSIONERS, page 6A
COMMUNITY
Enjoy every moment of every day
Engagement
RACHEL DUNCAN
and
DERRICK BAKSA
WALBRIDGE Wedding
vows between Rachel Erin
Duncan of Northwood and
Derrick Steven Baksa of
Paulding will be exchanged
June 4, 2016 at the Athens
Missionary Baptist Church
in Walbridge at 3:30 p.m.
The bride-elect, a daughter of Ron and Sara Duncan of Northwood, holds a
bachelors degree in early
childhood education from
Bluffton University. She is
employed by Lakota Local
Schools.
Her fianc teaches English
at Paulding High School.
His degree in English and
adolescent/young adult education is also from Bluffton
University. He is the son of
Roger Baksa of Paulding and
the late Susan Baksa.
Birthdays
Jan. 9 Natalie Genero, Joann Johnson,
Kenneth Klender, Charles Schaefer, Brandon
Shoup.
Jan. 10 Brandon Baker, Vickie Fisher,
Mark Graf II, Ron Kadesch, Stella Laukhuf,
Paula Riggenbach, Zachary Austin Saylor,
Toni Theis, Sally Wannemacher.
Jan. 11 Robbyn Hodge, Nicole Hull, Mike
Mapes, Kenneth Robinson, Bernice Speiser,
Louella Thomas.
Jan. 12 Susie Combs, Edith English,
Emmalee Fulk, James G. Genero Jr., Tricia
Grant, Henry Manz, Pat Marcom, Jason T.
Miller, Leann Moser, Mikayla Pieper, Lily
Roehrig, Nathan Thatcher, Sydney Trahin,
Brenda Troyer.
Jan. 13 Donald Baer, Allison Cessna,
William K. Clemens, Lupe Contreraz, Wally
Daniels III, Ethel Jewel, Alicia Rose, Makayla Sherry, Pat Spitnale, Scott Spitnale, Caleb
Wilson.
Jan. 14 Joanne Adair, Wade Bissell, Rob
Goshia, Julia Hart, Martha Hessler, Princess Ladd, Angie Moser, Jennifer Ricica,
Hillary Roughton, Quentin Vance, Maurie
Wannemacher.
Jan. 15 Aaron Bryant, Shelly Dobbelaere,
Sara Lawhorn, Naomi Meyer, George Porter,
Kellen Simonin, Florence Smith, Samantha
Suffel.
By Byron McNutt
DHI Media
The following two stories
illustrate how something positive can come from unexpected places. The first story titled
A Dogs Purpose, from a
6-year-olds viewpoint, was
forwarded tous by Dan Moericke about eight years ago.
A veterinarian recalls the
time he was called to examine
a ten-year-old Irish Wolfhound
named Belker. The dogs owners, Ron, his wife, Lisa, and
their little boy, Shane, were all
very attached to Belker, and
they were hoping for a miracle
to save their family pet.
The vet examined Belker
and found he was dying of
cancer. He told the family he
couldnt do anything for Belker, and offered to perform the
euthanasia procedure for the
old dog in their home.
As arrangements were
made, Ron and Lisa told the
vet they thought it would be
good for six-year-old Shane to
observe the procedure. They
felt as though Shane might
learn something from the experience. The next day, the vet
felt the familiar catch in his
throat as Belkers family surrounded him.
Shane seemed so calm, petting the old dog for the last
time, that the vet wondered if
he understood what was going on. Within a few minutes,
Belker slipped peacefully
away.
The little boy seemed to
accept Belkers transition
without any difficulty or confusion. Everyone sat together for a while after Belkers
death, wondering aloud about
People
Make the Difference
By
Byron McNutt
the sad fact that animal lives
are shorter than human lives.
Shane, who had been listening quietly, piped up, I know
why.
Startled, they all turned to
him. What came out of his
mouth next stunned the vet.
Hed never heard a more comforting explanation.
He said, People are born
so that they can learn how to
live a good life, like loving
everybody all the time and being nice, right? The six-yearold continued, Well, dogs
already know how to do that,
so they dont have to stay as
long.
The lesson is: Live simply.
Love generously. Care deeply.
Speak kindly.
Remember, if a dog was the
teacher you would learn things
like: When loved ones come
home, always run to greet
them. Never pass up the opportunity to go for a joyride.
Allow the experience of fresh
air and the wind in your face
to be pure ecstasy.
n COMMISSIONERS
be receiving revenue generated by
Iberdrolas Blue Creek Wind Farm
located in Latty Township for tax year
2015, payable in 2016; and
WHEREAS, Ohio Revised Code
Section 5727.75 sets forth the framework for the receipt of the revenue to
be generated by the wind turbines,
stating: The County Treasurer shall
allocate the payment on the basis of
the projects physical location; and
WHEREAS, it is the Paulding
County Prosecutors opinion, dated
September 25, 2012, that the Paulding County Board of Commissioners
have the authority by resolution to
determine how the revenue to be generated by the wind turbines is to be
distributed; now, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Paulding County Board of Commissioners,
in consideration of the current levies
in place for county entities, do hereby
resolve to distribute the 2015 PILOT,
payable in 2016, for the Blue Creek
Wind Farm in Paulding County, Latty
Township, be distributed as follows:
Paulding County General Fund; 3.4;
6.6310%
Paulding County Health Department;
.8; 1.5602%
Paulding County Board of Developmental Disabilities; 4.3; 8.3863%
Paulding County Senior Center; .5;
.9752%
Paulding County Hospital; .3; .5851%
Paulding County Carnegie Library;
1.5; 2.9255%
Happy 18th Birthday
Haley!
Love, Mom
.4876%
Tri-County Mental Health; 1;
1.9503%
Latty Township; 4.05; 7.8987%
Wayne Trace Local School District;
29.4; 57.3390%
and be it FURTHER RESOLVED,
that said distribution of the PILOT for
said Blue Creek Wind Farm be reviewed annually.
IN THE MATTER OF ENTERING
INTO A LEASE AGREEMENT
WITH THE PAULDING COUNTY
AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY FOR
THE RENTAL OF THE PAULDING COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS
WHEREAS, The Paulding County
Commissioners own the real property
known as the Paulding County Fairgrounds, located in Paulding Township, Paulding County, Ohio; and
WHEREAS, The Paulding County
Commissioners lease the real property
to the Paulding County Fair Board, an
agricultural society established under
Chapter 1711 of the Ohio Revised
Code, subject to the Permitted Encumbrances, terms, and conditions as
listed in the Lease which is on file in
the Paulding County Commissioners
Office;
WHEREAS, Said Lease shall be in
effect from January 1, 2016, through
December 31, 2016; now, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED, That the
Board of County Commissioners
have hereby entered into an agreement
with the Paulding County Fair Board
Public Notice
This is to make Public Notice

that there is to be no
trespassing, dumping,
hunting or cutting of trees
on the property known as
Pleasant Valley, situated in
Benton Township, section
16, Paulding County, OH.
Violators will be
prosecuted to the fullest
extent of the law.
R & K Brady Corporation
take me to
Batt & StevenS!
for the leasing of the Paulding County

Fairgrounds for the period of January
1, 2016, through December 31, 2016,
for the amount of $1; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED, That
both parties have affixed their signature on said Lease on the 15th day of
December, 2015.
IN THE MATTER OF AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE
PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF
PAULDING COUNTY COMMISSIONERS TO APPROVE THE
RELEASE OF A COMMUNITY
HOUSING IMPROVEMENT
PROGRAM (CHIP) MORTGAGE
WHEREAS, a total of $21,683 was
spent on a CHIP project to rehabilitate
property located at 409 E. Harmon
Street, Oakwood, Ohio, by the Paulding County Board of Commissioners
on September 29, 2010, with an affordability period of 10 years. A mortgage lien was placed on the property
owned by Derrick and Sandra Seibert;
and
WHEREAS, Derrick and Sandra
Seiberts home has been damaged by
mold and they are unable to sell the
home for market value. The balance
due on the 10-year mortgage amortization schedule is $12,468, which includes the recapture fee of $3,253; and
WHEREAS, Mr. and Mrs. Seibert are offering to pay the Recapture
fee of $3,253 for the satisfaction of
the CHIP loan, leaving the balance
of $9,215 to be forgiven in order to
release the mortgage lien; now, there-
fore
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board
of County Commissioners hereby approves the release of the CHIP mortgage with the payment of $3,253 by
Derrick and Sandra Seibert as full satisfaction of the obligation.
IN THE MATTER OF THE
PAULDING COUNTY COMMISSIONERS BILLING THE PAULDING COUNTY EMA FOR TELEPHONE SERVICE
of County Commissioners does hereby
have the authority to bill and collect
from the Paulding County EMA the
monthly amount for the Paulding
County EMA telephone service.
IN THE MATTER OF THE
PAULDING COUNTY COMMISSIONERS BILLING THE PAULDING COUNTY EMA FOR INTERNET SERVICE
Holtsberry moved to adopt the following resolution:
of County Commissioners does
hereby have the authority to bill and
collect from the Paulding County
EMA the monthly amount for the
Paulding County EMA internet service.
IN THE MATTER OF DISPOSAL OF UNNEEDED, OBSOLETE, OR UNFIT PERSONAL
PROPERTY
WHEREAS, the Paulding County
Sheriffs Office has acquired three ve-
FREE SUPPER
for the community
hicles through criminal court cases that

are unfit for use; and
WHEREAS, the fair market value
of each vehicle is, in the opinion of the
Board, two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) or less; now, therefore
authorize the Paulding County Sheriff to
sell privately or trade in the following
vehicles:
2002 Chevrolet VIN# 1GCHK29192E281774
2002 Chrysler Town &Country VIN#
2C4GP44362R782187
1996 Buick Regal VIN# 2G4WB52KXT1499569
IN THE MATTER OF A SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION
(FUND 078)
authorize and direct the County Auditor
to make a Supplemental Appropriation
in the Infrastructure Projects Fund (Fund
078), to-wit: FROM: Pay-Ins #108781
and 108811 TO: 078-001-00001/Infrastructure Projects/Infrastructure Projects
Expenses AMOUNT: $553,595.91.
Sportsman banquet Jan. 16

DUPONT Dupont Church
of the Brethren will host a
sportsman banquet on Saturday, Jan. 16.
Doors open at 5 p.m. for
appetizers and silent auction.
The meal will be served at 6
Pet Grooming
Large & Small

We do them all
Cats & Dogs Grooming
Wednesday, January 6th

at 5:30
Take naps. Stretch before

rising. Run, romp and play
daily. Thrive on attention and
let people touch you. Avoid
biting when a simple growl
will do. On warm days, stop to
lie on your back on the grass.
On hot days, drink lots of
water and lie under a shady
tree. When youre happy,
dance around and wag your
entire body. Delight in the
simple joy of a long walk.
Eat with gusto and enthusiasm. Stop when you have had
enough.
Be loyal. Never pretend to
be something youre not. If
what you want lies buried, dig
until you find it. When someone is having a bad day, be
silent, sit close by and nuzzle
them gently. Be always grateful for each new day.
The second story reminds
us that sharing with others has
its rewards. It was sent to me
by Del Keup.
A holy man was having a
conversation with the Lord
one day and said, Lord, I
would like to know what
Heaven and Hell are like.
The Lord led the holy man
to two doors. He opened one
of the doors and the holy man
looked in. In the middle of the
room was a large round table. In the middle of the table
was a large pot of stew, which
smelled delicious and made
the holy mans mouth water.
The people sitting around
the table were thin and sickly.
They appeared to be famished.
They were holding spoons
with very long handles that
were strapped to their arms
and each found it impossible
to reach into the pot of stew
and take a spoonful.
But because the handle was
longer than their arms, they
could not get the spoons back
into their mouths.
The holy man shuddered at
the sight of their misery and
suffering. The Lord said, You
have seen Hell.
They went to the next room
and opened the door. It was
exactly the same as the first
one. There was the large round
table with the large pot of stew
which made the holy mans
mouth water.
The people were equipped
with the same long-handled
spoons, but here the people were well nourished and
plump, laughing and talking.
The holy man said, I dont
understand.
Its simple, said the Lord.
It requires but one skill. You
see, they have learned to feed
each other. The greedy think
only of themselves. When Jesus died on the cross, he was
thinking of you.
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p.m. including pulled pork

sandwiches, cheesy potatoes,
green beans, dessert and
drink. Tickets are by donation
and can be reserved by calling
419-596-4314.
Guest speaker will be
Ike Murphey, founder of
Murphsmallard Duck Calls,
and youth pastor at Enon Baptist Church in Kentucky.
The Dupont Church is located at 104 River St. in Dupont.
First Presbyterian Church

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Be careful - dont watch alone Its not too early to think

One special event I always enjoy is going to the movies. I love
going into the darkened theater,
forgetting about the outside world
and get lost in an adventure. Personally, I prefer romantic comedies instead of anything creepy.
However, I did recently go and
see the latest Moby Dick movie and it was pretty interesting and
that big whale still appears in my
nightmares.
If you ask someone what their
favorite movie is, you may get
many different answers. For instance, someone may say their
favorite film is the oldie Casablanca, while someone else
might like something with Robert
Downey Jr. as the star. As for me,
my favorite movie of all times
has to be Dumb and Dumber,
with my Number 2 spot going to
Steve Martin and The Jerk.
One of the first movies I happened to see was Alfred Hitchcocks, Psycho. The famous
shower scene with Janet Leigh
and all the bloody aftermath left
me shaking in my shoes. After that thriller, I have mostly
watched shows that make me
laugh instead of scream. While
some movie buffs love the scarier
movies, if I do go see one, I generally hide my eyes.
I love reading top 10 lists
and according to a recent poll,
the top 10 scariest movies of all
times has been decided. I have
not seen any of them, so you
decide if you agree on the selection.
First and foremost was The
Exorcist. Easily one of the best
films ever crafted, it will remain
a classic until the end of time for
its disturbing imagery and dark
atmosphere. I do recall seeing
previews of this movie starring
Linda Blair.After all these years
it still creeps me out big time!
Taking the Number 2 spot is
The Shining. It has been said
that its not that scary but has
a great storyline and amazing
actors. Heeeeeeres Johnny!
A Nightmare on Elm
Street ranks in spot Number 3.
A reviewer said, Great movie,
has really stood the test of time
and is good now as it ever was.
1, 2 Freddys coming for you.
Number 4 on the scariest list
of movies isHalloween with
Michael Myers, who is always
chasing someone. Like I said, I
do not care for these frightening movies, but it is fun to see
how they are judged.
Friday the 13th made the
list at Number 5. One movie
A Penny for
Your Thoughts
By
Nancy Whitaker
fan said, I love horror movies and trust me it is one of the
best.
The Grudge takes Number
6 on the list and some say that
this movie is shockingly scary
and they had trouble sleeping
for weeks. This is another one
for all of you scary movie
buffs to view.
The Conjuring at Number
7 is said to be the scariest movie ever by some. It is said to be
a combo of The Grudge and
the Exorcist combined. So
dont watch it alone.
Steven Kings movie It is
Number 8 and will probably
make you scared of clowns. A
gal watched It and she is still

terrified of clowns, thanks to its
yellow teeth and its long, gruesome fingernails.
The movie Ring comes in
at Number 9. Critics said it was
eerie and demon possessed. In
fact, one person commented,
After I watched that show, I
went home and played gospel
music and got out my Bible to
get rid of the evil spirits I felt. It
was very atmospheric and puts
the viewers in a jumpy frame
of mind.
Insidious is Number 10. It
is definitely a movie to see if
you like scary movies! A lot of
scary shows dont make people
jump; however, this one will
several times. It was polled and
decided if you like scary films
go and see Insidious.
I dont plan on seeing any of
these horror films as I would
probably disturb the whole
theater by screaming. To each
his own. Lets all go to the
lobby. Thats where the good
popcorn and candy are calling
my name.
Do you like scary movies
either on TV or at the theater?
Do you hide your eyes, scream,
or get out your Bible? Let me
know and Ill give you a Penny
for Your Thoughts.
Enter chambers
chili cookoff
PAULDING It is time for the Paulding Chamber of Commerce Second Annual Chili Cookoff.
Last year, Ed Bohn from Paulding EMA took home the Hot
Sauce, but it could be you this year. Anyone can enter. Just bring
a slow cooker of chili to the chambers Business After Hours at
the Paulding Eagles from 4:30-6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 14.
Anyone can come and sample and vote with dollars that will
help fund the Herb Monroe Community Park. There is no cost
to attend this event, but there will be a cash bar available.
Make sure your company or organization is represented with
your own special recipe. Those planning to enter are asked to
contact the chamber office at 419-399-5215 or by email at pauldingchamber@gmail.com.
about spring tree seedlings

By Staci Miller
Education specialist
Paulding SWCD
Since there isnt any snow
and it doesnt feel like winter
in northwest Ohio, we might
as well start thinking about
spring. Now is the perfect time
to start thinking about what
tree seedlings you would like
to plant this spring.
There are many advantages to
planting trees on your property.
Trees are a vital part of our community and wildlife in Paulding
County. Trees can provide you
with shade, a serene atmosphere,
provide natural cover for vital
wildlife, as well as increase your
property value.
According to the USDA
Forest Service, Healthy, mature trees add an average of 10
percent to a propertys value.
Planting trees is a true investment in not only our environment, but your property for the
future.
The Paulding Soil and
Water Conservation District
(SWCD) is holding its annual tree seedling event now
through March 1. This year,
the event will offer over 22
different varieties of trees to
meet individual needs.
The Paulding SWCD is able
to work one-on-one with landowners to help determine the
trees that best fit for their own
unique soil types based on the
location of the property.
New this year, the Paulding SWCD is offering scarlet
oak, black maple, tulip poplar,
butterfly bushes and dwarf
red raspberries. Residents are
invited to visit the Paulding
SWCD office to acquire more
information about the many
different trees available and to
Roman DeLong picks up his grandmas tree seedlings during

last years tree seedling event.
determine what trees can meet OSU Extension building at
your needs.
the fairgrounds, contact them
As an Ohioan, show your at 419-399-4771 or visit the
true spirit for the Ohio State website at pauldingswcd.org.
Buckeyes by planting an Ohio Paulding Soil and Water
buckeye tree seedling.
Conservation District looks
To obtain an order form, forward to working with you
please stop into the Paulding to help with your tree planting
SWCD office located in the needs.
New feature religion page Girl Scout cookie time is upon us

to be published Jan. 13
Beginning with the January 13 edition of the Paulding County Progress, a religion page will be included
on a twice per month basis.
The new and improved religion page will include news
and events featuring county
churches and religious organizations.

If you have news of interests, events or story ideas
please call the Progress at
419-399-4015 or email at
progress@progressnewspaper.org.
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Returning are familiar Thin Mints, Samoas,
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There are several ways to order the cookies.
A girl you know can invite you to buy cookies
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Cookie sales begin this Friday, Jan. 8 and in
one form or another runs through March 27. Deliveries will be made Feb. 26 through March 2.
National Girl Scout Cookie weekend and Operation Cookie Booths are simultaneous, Feb.
26-28.
Booth sales start March 4 and run through
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Saving brought the

family closer together
Some of my favorite books
during my childhood days were
those published with my
grandmother and I as a team.
We would browse through discarded magazines and cut out
pictures of cars, machinery, toys
and any items that would catch
our fancy.
Then we would lay them
out on the table in an order that
would create some type of story.
Finally, we would paste them in
a scrapbook in storybook like
fashion. The creative moment
would come when we would go
through the newly created book
page by page and make a story
out of the book.
This was just one example of
the many ways we would create
our own books in a day that was
just beyond the Great Depression. I thought that was the way
everyone did things at the time;
the thought that we were saving
money by utilizing the things
around us never crossed my
mind. These days I realize that it
was actually the very beginning
of the creativity that turned into
writing and eventually into over
25 years now, of publishing in
local newspapers.
But it was only the beginning
of how our lives were made up of
scavenger-hunting for the things
that we lived on. We would take
feed sacks to the railroad to retrieve coal that had fallen off of
train cars. Our table always had
containers where we collected
everything from paper clips to
HOMESPUN
By
JIM LANGHAM
rubber bands. To the day that he
passed, my dad would collect
rubber bands from newspapers
and threw them in the junk
drawer for usage as needed.
Nothing went unnoticed from
the world around us. We picked
up the smallest items off of sidewalks, including every penny and
coin we found along the street. I
can remember the time when we
turned in a years worth of street
coins to the bank which turned
out to be nearly $90 in cash.
Every penny counts, was a
primary motto from around our
home.
But it was doing things together that brought the real value to
our family life. My grandmother
would somehow obtain sacks of
wool that I would card while
she sat and told me stories about
the one room school she had
attended. The end result of the
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carded wool would be warm

comforters made from salvaged
material, comforters that would
keep us warm when the cold air
would blow through the cracks
of our bedroom windows on cold
winter nights.
I would be told family legends
as we worked together in the family garden and during days when I
would help her put in flower beds
in the spring. I quickly learned to
cherish and develop family values that are still the fiber of my
life to this day. I was taught how
to learn lessons for life from the
nature and the creation around
me, lessons that pertained to the
deep religious faith that was inspired and taught in our family.
These days, I still find myself
salvaging usable items that may
not represent need as much as
memories from the days when
I learned to appreciate the closeness of saving together, working
together, communicating together and ultimately, in my case,
writing and reading together.
Sometime ago I found a box
in the attic that had papers of stories I had written that had been
saved by my grandmother. But
even more emotional for me was
when I learned that she had also
placed papers in that box that
had been written by my mother
in much the same fashion a generation before me. Somehow she
knew that in the distant future
her grandson would find those
and realize the value of saving
and learning.
Church Corner
Beginning with the Jan. 13
edition of the Paulding County Progress, a religion page
will be included on a twice
per month basis. The new and
improved religion page will
include news and events featuring county churches and
religious organizations.
If you have news of interests, events or story ideas
please call the Progress at
419-399-4015 or email at
progress@progressnewspaper.org.
Saturday, Jan. 9
Special Service
VAN WERT The Chapel
will be having special services

with Pastor Vincent Cantu on
Saturday, Jan. 9 at 6 p.m. Pastor Cantu will be sharing his
testimony of how God set him
free from a long life of addiction to alcohol and drugs. His
testimony is a powerful presentation of the fact, that there
is hope for the tragic epidemic
of alcohol and drug addiction
that grips our area. Pastor
Cantu will be having anointed
prayer for families and those
in trapped addictions.
The chapel is a Quaker or
Friends Outreach Ministry
bringing effective and infor-
Appraisers Begin Visits
applicants upon verification of

criteria.
Golden Shovel
This award recognizes
those who have expanded,
opened, renovated or introduced new services to the area
in the past year.
Outstanding Business of
the Year
Outstanding
Business
Person of the Year
Two awards - one for a
business and one for an individual. Each award honors the
company or individual who
has demonstrated leadership
within the Paulding community by its many faceted contributions including business
responsibility, productivity
strength, employee empower-
ment and service to the community.

Volunteer of the Year
Nominees for this award
should be those who have volunteered tirelessly to make
our community a better place.
The top three finalists will
receive two tickets to the banquet from the Paulding Chamber of Commerce.
Any nominations should be
submitted by email to pauldingchamber@gmail.com. The
chamber will be voting in the
month of February,
The banquet and Casino
Night is scheduled from 6-9
p.m. March 19 at the Paulding
County Extension Building.
For ticket information, contact the chamber office.
Commissioners Journal
Commissioners Journal December 16,
2015
This 16th day of December, 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.
IN THE MATTER OF APPROVAL
OF THE 2016 GENERAL FUND
ANNUAL APPROPRIATIONS
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of
County Commissioners hereby approve
the 2016 Annual Appropriations as recorded in Journal 54, Pages 807-814, to
provide for current expenses and other
expenditures of said County during the
fiscal year ending December 31, 2016.
The same are hereby set aside and appropriated for the several purposes for
which expenditures are to be made for
and during said fiscal year.
2016 BUDGET PAULDING
COUNTY GENERAL FUND
COMMISSIONERS
001-001-00001 Salaries-Officials
$115,594
001-001-00002 Salaries-Employees
$27,925
001-001-00003 Supplies $7,000
001-001-00004 Equipment $7,000
001-001-00005 Legal Counsel $001-001-00006 Travel $7,500
001-001-00007 Advertising/Printing
$2,500
001-001-00008 Other Expenses $21,908
001-001-00009 PERS $20,092
001-001-00010 Workers Comp $2,400
001-001-00011 Medicare $2,081
001-001-00012 Insurance $001-001-00013 Social Security $Total 2016 Budget $214,000
COUNTY AUDITOR
001-002-00001 Salaries-Official $53,431
$77,000
001-002-00003 Supplies $5,000
001-002-00004 Equipment $1,000
001-002-00005 Contracts/Services
$13,098
001-002-00006 Travel $1,000
$5,000
001-002-00008 Other Expenses $2,000
001-002-00009 Salaries-Assessing/PP $001-002-00010 Supplies/PP $001-002-00011 Other Expenses/PP $001-002-00012 PERS/PP $001-002-00013 Workers Comp/PP $001-002-00014 PERS-Auditor $18,500
001-002-00015 Workers Comp-Auditor
$2,100
001-002-00016 Weights/Measures
Travel $3,000
001-002-00017 Medicare $1,900
001-002-99991 Mobile Home Fees $800
001-002-99992 Rollback/Homestead
$2,500
Total 2016 Budget $186,329
COUNTY TREASURER
$49,488
001-003-00003 Supplies $662
001-003-00004 Equipment $001-003-00005 Contracts/Services
$10,060
001-003-00006 Travel $1,670
$300
001-003-00008 Other Expenses $001-003-00009 PERS $12,411
001-003-00010 Workers Comp $1,463
001-003-00011 Court Expenses $001-003-00012 Insurance $-
001-003-00013 Medicare $1,285

001-003-00014 Bank Fees $4,500
001-003-00015 Interest Fund 169 $Total 2016 Budget $120,996
COUNTY PROSECUTOR
$122,995.84
001-004-00003 Supplies $001-004-00004 Equipment $001-004-00005 Allowances $23,972.60
001-004-00006 Other Expenses $10,200
001-004-00007 PERS $24,809.93
001-004-00008 Workers Comp
$2,569.60
001-004-00009 Medicare $2,924.03
001-004-00010 Insurance $Total 2016 Budget $241,690
BUREAU OF INSPECTION
001-006-00001 State Audit $48,200
001-006-00002 Special Reports $14,300
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
$57,000
001-008-00003 Supplies $4,000
001-008-00004 Equipment $4,000
001-008-00005 Contracts/Repairs
$1,700
001-008-00006 Attorney Fees $50,000
001-008-00007 Jurors Fees $4,000
001-008-00008 Witness Fees $1,000
001-008-00009 Transcripts $2,000
001-008-00010 Travel $2,000
001-008-00011 Expenses-Foreign Judge
$1,000
001-008-00012 Other Expenses $17,738
001-008-00013 Salaries-Jury $300
001-008-00014 PERS $9,000
001-008-00015 Workers Comp $700
001-008-00016 Contracts/Services/Jury
$001-008-00017 Medicare $260
001-008-00018 Mediation $10,000
JUVENILE COURT
$38,098.32
001-010-00002 Supplies $2,643.88
001-010-00003 Equipment $001-010-00004 Jurors Fees $001-010-00005 Witness Fees $001-010-00006 Child Support $40,000
001-010-00007 Travel $1,500
001-010-00008 Expenses/Foreign Judge
$001-010-00009 Other Expenses $2,000
001-010-00010 PERS $10,933.76
$1,288.62
001-010-00012 Medicare $552.42
001-010-00013 Insurance $001-010-00014 Appointed Counsel
$25,000
PROBATE COURT
$39,705.12
001-011-00003 Supplies $3,500
001-011-00004 Equipment $8,307.32
001-011-00005 Jurors Fees $001-011-00006 Witness Fees $001-011-00007 Travel $200
001-011-00008 Expenses/Foreign Judge
$001-011-00009 Other Expenses $3,000
001-011-00010 PERS $5,558.71
001-011-00011 Workers Comp $655.13
001-011-00012 Insurance $001-011-00013 Medicare $575.72
CLERK OF COURTS
$41,954
001-012-00003 Supplies $8,000
001-012-00004 Equipment $7,500
001-012-00005 Travel $3,049
001-012-00006 Other Expenses $4,900
001-012-00007 PERS $11,356
001-012-00008 Workers Comp $1,339
001-012-00009 Medicare $568
001-012-00010 Insurance $Total 2016 Budget $117,823
CORONER 2016
001-013-00002 Supplies $10
001-013-00003 Contracts/Services
$20,000.60
001-013-00004 Witness Fees $001-013-00005 Travel $1,000
001-013-00006 Other Expenses $001-013-00007 PERS $3,092.60
001-013-00008 Workers Comp $364.49
001-013-00009 Lab and Morgue $001-013-00010 Insurance $001-013-00011 Medicare $320.31
001-013-00012 Salary, Employees
$7,000
COUNTY COURT
$157,013
001-014-00003 Supplies $5,000
001-014-00004 Equipment $2,000
001-014-00005 Contracts/Repairs
$5,000
001-014-00006 Jurors Fees $945
001-014-00007 Witness Fees $001-014-00008 Other Fees $001-014-00009 Other Expenses $9,500
001-014-00010 PERS $27,441.82
$3,567.44
001-014-00012 Medicare $2,822.69
001-014-00013 Insurance $001-014-00014 Salary-Bond Officer $001-014-00015 PERS-Bond Officer $001-014-00016 Workers Comp Bond
Officer $001-014-00017 Medicare-Bond Officer
$001-014-00018 Indigent Defense
$47,835.05
ELECTION BOARD
$19,200
$84,959
001-015-00003 Supplies $10,000
001-015-00004 Equipment $001-015-00005 Contracts/Services
$40,500
$1,000
001-015-00007 Other Expenses $5,000
001-015-00008 PERS $13,900
001-015-00009 Workers Comp $1,750
001-015-00010 Salaries/Precinct Workers $24,000
001-015-00011 Health Insurance $1,358
001-015-00012 Medicare $1,500
COMMISSIONERS BUILDING &
GROUNDS
001-016-00002 Capital Projects $001-016-00003 Salaries-Employees $001-016-00004 Supplies $31,000
001-016-00005 Maintenance Repairs
$47,963
001-016-00006 Utilities, Phone $162,557
See COMMISSIONERS, page 14A
Scott Wagner
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Paulding County Auditor Claudia Fickel announced

that appraisers will be working throughout Paulding County over the next few months. It is part of
the 2016 Re-evaluation project. All vehicles will be
clearly marked. Contact the auditors office with
questions at 419-399-8205.
mative assistance in dealing

with lifes struggles. For more
information about the special
service or upcoming recovery
programs please call Pastor
Paul at 419-771-9378. The
Chapel is located at 9010 Van
Wert Willshire Road, southwest of Van Wert.
Saturday, Jan. 22
March for Life
DEFIANCE Defiance
County courthouse will be the
starting point for the annual
March for Life Jan. 22. The
reason for the march is to unite
in prayer and walk for the
voices of the unborn who cannot speak for themselves. All
are invited to join the march.
Father Dan Bogelt from St
Marys Edgerton will start the
march at 8 a.m. with a prayer.
A police escort will lead the
marchers to the monument of
the unborn where Rick Small
master of ceremonies and host,
will lead a prayer for life. Several speakers throughout the
day will share their story at the
St. Johns Catholic Church.
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.

PAULDING
Paulding Chamber of Commerce

will hold its annual banquet
and a Casino Night Thursday, March 19 in Paulding.
As the time for the banquet
approaches, the chamber is
looking for nominations for
several awards.
The chamber would love to
hear nominations from members of the public. Here are the
awards to be presented:
Milestone/Anniversary
in 2015
Recipient business must be
a current Chamber member
who, during the past year, celebrated a business anniversary of five, 10, 15, 20 or more
years. This award is not voted
on, but will be presented to all
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Earlier this year, the first grade classrooms at Antwerp Elementary created videos for the
Lysol Healthy Habits contest. Based on the number of votes for their videos, the classrooms
won a large stash of Lysol supplies and $1,300 for classroom supplies of their choice. Pictured
here are Brayden Dunderman, Michael Rohrs, Emery Jones, and Madison Schmidt with some of
the Lysol products the classrooms won.
The Paulding Elementary

Spelling Bee was held on Friday,
Dec. 4th. Haley Manz was declared
the Spelling Bee Champ and will
represent Paulding Elementary at
the County Spelling Bee. The first
runner-up was Jacob Martinez.
Students at Divine Mercy School listened to a presentaThere was a two-way tie for second place. Madison Verfaillie and tion from the Timber Mill Wind Farms and learned all about
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Katie Beckman tied for second.
Mrs. McMichaels kindergarten class at Antwerp Elementary School finished a

Thanksgiving unit and celebrated by making cornbread and butter. Alexis Halker,
Kora Zuber, and Weston Woodby take turns making homemade butter.
The Wayne Trace physics students were responsible for designing and building toothpick bridges over the
past four weeks. Each students was responsible for their own individual design, and they were given an imaginary budget for the purchase of toothpicks and other building materials. They will be testing the strength of the
bridges and ranking their efficiency soon.
Paulding eighth grade students who are in the U.S. Constitution class recently visited the Paulding County Court. The students As the Grover Hill Elementary sixth graders learn about the
are studying the judicial system and the individual rights protected under the 6th and 7th Amendments.
states of matter, we welcomed in Heidi and Maddy. They used
their liquid nitrogen and ice cream to demonstrate the changes
of state for us. We could see the evidence of the change of the
particles speed. And of course were able to enjoy a taste too!!!
The Payne Elementary PTO recently provided students preschool through

grade six with a fall season obstacle course. The amazing obstacle course
was a reward to the students for participating in the PTO fundraiser. The orgaRaelyn Schweinsberg, daughter of Michael and Beth
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The Preschoolers at Paulding Elementary had Schweinsberg, a fourth grade student at Divine Mercy School
Anyone interested in donating may contact the school at 419-263-2512 to leave fun making Rudolph sandwiches for a snack. won first place in the recycling poster contest. She received a
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PAULD I N G PROGR E SS
SPORTS
Archers runner-up in 49 Classic
Jim Bowers/Paulding County Progress
Antwerps Josh Poulson #14 drives the baseline against

Hicksvilles defense last Tuesday night in the Route 49 Classic
tournament. Poulson finished with 11 points and a spot on the all
tournament team.
The Archers Brandon Pendergrast #20 fights for rebounding

position against Hicksville last Tuesday night. The Aces defeated
Antwerp in the title game 57-46.
By JOE SHOUSE
Sportswriter
HICKSVILLE A quick
start by the Antwerp Archers
wasnt enough as Hicksville
used disciplined offense and
a scrappy defense to work
their way back from an early
10-point deficit to win the title
game of the Route 49 Classic,
57-46.
The Archers scored the first
seven points and held a 15-5
advantage when Brandon Pendergrast bucketed a 2-pointer.
Josh Poulson canned two free
throws to close out the quarter
with the blue-and-white holding a 17-7 margin. Poulson, a
sophomore, tallied 10 points
in the first period to lead the
Archer attack.
Josh Longardner scored the
first Archer basket in the second stanza to keep the lead at
19-10 but the Aces outscored
the Archers 12-3 in the closing
minutes to knot the score at 22
apiece at intermission.
The third quarter proved to
be a low scoring affair with
each team scoring just three
baskets. Hicksville managed
to secure their first lead with
44 seconds remaining in the
third quarter when Payton
Tunis drained a 3-pointer to
move the Aces in front 29-28
heading into the final eight
minutes of play. Once the
Aces got the lead, they never
trailed again.
After a low-scoring third
quarter, both teams picked up
their offensive punch. After
scoring 29 points through
three quarters of play the Aces
nearly matched that total in
the fourth with a 28-point outburst. The Archers scored 18
in the final eight minutes of
play, but couldnt overcome
the aggressive play of the
Aces.
The Archers pulled to within
four at 38-34 on a steal and
bucket by Sam Williamson but
the Aces rattled off seven unanswered points to take control 45-34 midway through the
quarter.
They made their free
throws down the stretch (2126 in the fourth quarter) and
increased their lead and we
didnt have an answer, said
Antwerp head coach TJ Hammer.
In the hotly contested match
up, played before a capacity

crowd, the tournament atmosphere brought a technical foul
to both benches as both Green
Meadows Conference teams
battled to the very end.
With the win, Hicksville
remains perfect on the year at
7-0 while the Archers fall to
5-4. Both teams will face each
other for the conference win in
a couple of days on Thursday,
Jan. 7 at Hicksville.
They (Hicksville) were
very aggressive defensively
and they made it very difficult for us to get into our stuff.
Their pressure kept us from
executing our game plan.
Give them credit, they are a
well-disciplined team that is
well coached, said Hammer.
The Antwerp scoring came
from Williamson who finished
with 14 and Poulson adding
11. Williamson, who was
working on the school record
for consecutive free throws,
connected on his first throw
to give him 38, but missed his
second to end his mark.
Hicksville shot 15-37 from
the field for (41 percent)
while the Archers connected
on 17-43 (40 percent). Both
teams were nearly even in
the rebound department with
the Aces grabbing 26 and the
blue-and-white snagging 24.
Antwerp turned the ball over
just nine time and Hicksville
committing five miscues.
The Aces were without the
services of their 6-foot-5 senior center Garrett Crall, who
is out with a foot injury.
Score by Quarters
Antwerp 17 5 6 18 - 46
Hicksville 7 15 7 28 - 57
Antwerp (46): Jones 3 2-2 9,
Poulson 3 5-6 11, Pendergrast 3 0-0
6, Williamson 5 3-4 14, Longardner 3
0-2 6, Mills 0 0-2 0. Totals: 17 10-16
46. Three point goals: Jones, Williamson. Total fouls: 22.
Hicksville (57): Tunis 4 5-6 13, L.
Thiel 2 7-9 11, P. Thiel 2 1-1 6, Harvey 3 6-6 13, Lysaght 2 0-0 4, Tear
2 4-6 10. Totals: 15 22-27 57. Three
point goals: P. Thiel, Harvey, Tear 2.
Total fouls: 13.
Semi Final Game
HICKSVILLE A 10-day
lay-off didnt seem to slow
down the Archers as they came
out of the gate in the opening
round of the Route 49 Classic
and ran past Edgerton 66-53.
The blue-and-white took an
early 14-point lead after one
quarter of play 20-6 and then
used foul shooting down the
stretch to secure the tournament win.
I was really proud of the
way we executed. Our offensive play and shot selection
was what we were hoping
for tonight and this team really came through, said head
coach TJ Hammer.
The two teams played even
in the second and third quarters allowing the Archers to
continue to lead by 14 heading
into the final eight minutes of
play. With the score in favor
of the Archers 38-24 heading
into the fourth frame, both
teams lit up the score board
with the Bulldogs netting 29
points and the Archers collecting 28.
The second half had the Archers scoring just three field
goals, but the foul line was
friendly to Hammers team

hitting 26-34 in the fourth and
37-46 for the game. Edgerton
went to the line 13 times, hitting on nine.
The Archers had three in
double digits with Sam Williamson hitting for 20 including a perfect 9-of-9 from the
stripe. Matt Jones added 15
and Josh Longardner had a
solid performance with 10
markers.
We have smart kids who
know what their job is on the
court. I thought the play of Josh
(Longardner) was huge tonight.
He contributed on both ends of
the court and we need that from
him in each game we play. We
were very good both offensively and defensively, said
Coach Hammer.
Edgerton got 18 points from
Dustin Miller and 13 from
Travis Perry to lead the Bulldogs offensively.
Score by Quarters
Antwerp 20 10 8 28 - 66
Edgerton 6 11 7 29 - 53
Antwerp (66): Jones 4 7-8 15,
Poulson 2 3-4 7, Pendergrast 2 5-5
9, Williamson 5 9-9 20, Longardner 1
8-13 10, Mills 0 5-7 5. Totals 14 37-46
66. Three point goals: Williamson.
Total fouls: 16.
Edgerton (53): Siebenaler 1 0-0 2,
Hug 1 0-0 2, Cercone 1 2-2 5, Perry 6
0-1 13, Brady 1 0-0 2, Miller 8 2-3 18,
Thiel 2 0-0 4, Michael 1 5-7 7. Totals:
21 9-13 53. Three point goals: Cercone, Perry. Total fouls: 29.
ALL TOURNAMENT TEAM
Braden Miller
Edon
Alex Michael
Edgerton
Dakota Harvey
Hicksville
Logan Thiel
Hicksville
Payton Tunis
Hicksville
Josh Poulson
Antwerp
Sam Williamson
Antwerp
Raiders claim 3rd place

at Thunderbird Classic
Senior George Clemens garners 150th win
LIMA The Wayne Trace wrestling team
traveled to Lima Central Catholic on Dec. 29
to compete in the LCC Thunderbird Holiday
Invitational wrestling tournament in a field of
19 teams. Beginning the season with several
dual matches and dropping only one of those
to Tinora, the team had just been crowned
champs at the Lakota dual tournament.
This year is a little different. Last year we
had several seniors, and this year we have
only two. This is a very young team and I am
glad we started the year off with those dual
matches to gain some mat experience for some
of the younger wrestlers to prepare them for
the larger tournaments, commented coach
George Clemens.
Entering the tournament with three open
weight classes, it was unsure of how competitive this young team would be. The team
leaned heavily on their two most accomplished
wrestlers, Clemens and Ruger Goeltzenleuchter, and hopefully find several underclassmen
step up to put together a fine performance.
Freshman Noah Reel (heavy weight) would
place 11th and Brandon Laney (182) 10th.
Finishing a little better than middle of the
pack, Hunter Showalter (145) 9th and Anthony Rooks at 8th place. Chase Maroquinn
(138) and Austin Smith (120) would both
place sixth for the Raiders.
Sophomore Braxton Asher (220) and Junior
Caleb Schultz (152) would both wrestle to a
4-1 record and both garner third place finishes
for the red-white-and blue.
Freshman Tyler Bauer (106) has made an
impact for the team this year, bringing his 10-1
record for the season into the tournament. He
would suffer an early loss to Neal of Preble
Shawnee. However, Bauer battled back and
face off against Neal again in the finals. Bauer
would fall to Neal 8-0 and finish in the runner
up spot.
Junior Ruger Goeltzenleuchter (126),
bringing an unblemished record of 11-0 into
the tournament, would not disappoint. He remained undefeated on the day garnering wins
over all challengers and eventually LCCs
Joey Caprella to place himself in the finals.
He then faced Kendall Johnson, a sectional

runner-up last year, and hung a 15-2 major decision on him. Ruger finished the tournament
without allowing a wrestler to score a point on
him and was crowned the 126 champion.
Senior George Clemens IV (132) put up as
an impressive performance as did Goeltzenleuchter. His first win on the day was a 26-second pin. However, his next match may be one
of his more memorable ones.
As Clemens hand was raised following a 29
second pin, it was being raised for the 150th
time in a Raider singlet. Many wrestlers celebrate 100 wins as a major accomplishment, as
it is difficult to attain, but 150 wins in a career
is something very special.
Clemens remained focused and followed
that win up in the quarters with a tech fall.
This set up a championship match against
LCCs state ranked Collin Hennon. Clemens
dominated his finals match and posted a major
decision of 10-1 against Hennon.
Again, history was made as Clemens hand
was raised. He would become the first ever
four-time LCC Thunderbird Holiday tournament champion.
150 wins is an almost unheard of accomplishment. Then for George to follow that up
with being a four-time tournament champion
is really something special, said Coach Clemens.
Wayne Trace finished in third place. All
Wayne Trace wrestlers captured at least one
win on the day to earn points for the team
total. Coldwater took the team title (219.5)
with Williamsburg in second (213.5). Wayne
Traces 167.5 would be enough to place in
front of LCCs 162.5, to round out the top
four.
We rely on Ruger and George to set the
pace. They both came out and controlled every
match they were in from start to finish. They
were both dominant today, said Coach Clemens. We have a lot of young wrestlers, and
they are all improving. The coaches main
focus is to continue the development of the 12
underclassmen we have on the team, finished
Clemens.
Sports Scoreboard
(Editors note: Team coaches are
reminded to please submit result
forms to the Progress office. We
rely on these forms to report game
results to your fans. You may drop
off forms or fax them to 419-3994030, or email info to progress@
progressnewspaper.org)

Jim Bowers/Paulding County Progress PAULDING
Sam Williamson #24 makes a leaping pass against Hicksville last Tuesday night in the Route 49 Junior Varsity Boys Basketball
Classic championship game. The senior led the Archers with 14 points and was named to the all In the junior varsity game featuring
Paulding at Delphos St. Johns, it was
tournament team.
the Panthers hitting on a a 15-0 run
to open the second half. Paulding

went on the secure a 37-31 win led
by the 16 points from Luke Brewer.
WAYNE TRACE
Junior Varsity Boys Basketball
The Napoleon Wildcats squeaked
past Wayne Trace by a 41-35 margin, rallying in the second half after trailing 25-12 at halftime. Josh
Kuhn and Jake Kuhn paced Wayne
Trace with 12 and 11 points, respectively. Trae Sinn (six), Josiah
Linder (four) and Kolyn Hilkey (two)
recorded the other Raider points.

Junior Varsity Boys Basketball
Wayne Traces junior varsity pushed
its record to 4-5 on the season
with a 48-43 win over the Woodlan
Warriors. Trae Sinn scored 12 points
for Wayne Trace and Josiah Linder
chipped in 10. Other scorers included Blaine Jerome (seven), Jake Kuhn
(seven), Adam Stoller (five), Kolyn
See SCOREBOARD, page 11A
Raiders keep Van Wert winless
Linder hits 1,000 career points

Wayne Traces Gracie Gudakunst #20 looks for a teammate cutting down the lane against Woodlan
last Tuesday night. The Lady Raiders outpointed their Indiana opponent by a single point, 54-53.
Egnors free throw lifts

WT in closing seconds
By KEVIN
WANNEMACHER
Sportswriter
WOODBURN The youth of
the Wayne Trace girls basketball
program proved to be the difference Tuesday night at Woodlan
High School.
Sophomore Gracie Gudakunst scored a career high 20
points while adding six assists
and nine steals and freshman
guard Olivia Egnor hit a key
free throw with 14 seconds left
to lift Wayne Trace to a 54-53
win over Woodlan (Ind.) in nonleague girls basketball action.
Gudakunst also picked up
three rebounds in helping
Wayne Trace improve to 8-1 on
the season.
Raider head coach Bethany
Hughes was very pleased with
the efforts of her sophomore
point guard.
Gracie played very well tonight, noted Hughes. She has
worked very hard and has continued to improve her game in
all areas.
The Raiders also got 19
points from senior Erin Mohr
and Wayne Trace needed every
point in holding off the Warriors
down the stretch.
Wayne Trace led 45-35 at
the end of three quarters before
a furious Woodlan rally. Baskets by Rain Hinton, Samantha
Mouser and Samantha Voors
quickly cut the deficit to 45-41
before a Mohr basket put the
Raider lead at 47-41.
Mouser and Hinton added
baskets to bring the Warriors
within 47-45 but Wayne Trace
again answered, this time on a
Gudakunst assist to Courtney
Mead for a basket that made it
49-45. An Olivia Egnor bucket extended the Wayne Trace
margin to 51-45 but Woodlan
wasnt done.
Trailing 53-47, two foul shots
by Voors preceded steals and
baskets from Hinton and Kayla
Reidenbach to knot the contest
at 53-53 with 26 seconds remaining.
Egnor was then fouled with
14 seconds left on the clock and
proceeded to hit the first of two
shots to make it 54-53 Wayne
Trace.
Woodlan did have one final
opportunity but the Warriors
failed to get off a clean shot as
the Raiders held on for the victory.
Its a good win on the road,
Hughes added. We did a lot of
good things tonight but we need

to improve on our play down
the stretch. For the most part, I
was pretty pleased with the way
we played though.
Mohr added four rebounds and
eight steals for Wayne Trace with
Egnor chipping in six points. Danae Myers also recorded eight rebounds and five points. Courtney
Mead and Brooke Sinn picked up
a basket each.
Wayne Trace appeared to take
control of the contest early on,
jumping out to a 17-5 lead after eight minutes thanks to an
effective pressure defense that
cause nine Woodlan turnovers
in the opening quarter. However,
the Warriors would rally in the
second quarter thanks in part to
Raider foul trouble.
With Mohr and Myers on the
bench due to two fouls for most
of the second quarter, Woodlan
outscored Wayne Trace 17-10 in
the stanza to pull within 27-22 at
halftime.
Our foul trouble definitely
hurt us tonight, added the Raider head coach. Defensively, our
pressure was able to cause them
some problems and we were able
to get good scoring opportunities
out of it.
Rain Hinton led the way for
Woodlan with 22 points and 13
rebounds while Voors added 15
points and six boards. Ellie Kayser chipped in ten points for the
Warriors, who fall to 8-8 on the
season.
Score by Quarters
Wayne Trace 17 10 18 9 - 54
Woodlan
5 17 13 18 - 53
Wayne Trace (54): Mohr 9 1-6 19,
Gudakumst 6 7-8 20, Mead 1 0-0 2,
Ednor 2 1-4 6, Myers 2 1-4 5, B. Sinn
1 0-0 2. Totals: 21 10-24 54. Three
point goals: Gudakunst, Egnor.
Woodlan (53): Mouser 2 0-0 4,
Kayser 4 0-1 10, Reidenbach 1 0-0
2, Voors 6 2-2 15, Hinton 9 4-11 22.
Totals: 22 6-14 53. Three point goals:
Kayser 2, Voors.
By KEVIN
WANNAMACHER
Sportswriter
VAN WERT Wayne Trace
junior guard Ethan Linder recorded a double-double and a
milestone last Monday night.
The junior scored 16 points
and grabbed 11 rebounds to
lead the Raiders to a 55-42
win over host Van Wert in
non-league boys basketball
action at the Cougars Den.
The Raider guard also became the eighth boys basketball player in school history to
reach 1,000 points for his career with a basket at the 4:37
mark of the fourth quarter. The
bucket put Wayne Trace on top
47-39 and ignited a nine-point
Raider run to seal the win.
Im very proud of him,
commented Raider head
coach Jim Linder. He has had
a lot of great teammates over
the last three years and it is as
much a team accomplishment
as an individual.
Ethan joins older brother Corbin Linder as 1,000
point scorers at Wayne Trace.
Corbin finished with 1,226
points for his career which
came to an end last season.
He has worked very hard,
noted Jim of son Ethan.
There has been a lot of time
put in over the years and lots
of shots taken. But it couldnt
have been accomplished without teammates like he has
been fortunate to have.
The Linder brothers are the
second set of siblings to break
the 1,000 point mark at Wayne
Trace but the only boys duo.
Aaron Hockenberry (2008
graduate) finished with 1,053
points while sister Kacee
Hockenberry (2011) totaled
1,040 points as a Raider.
As far as Mondays game,
the Cougars and Raiders battled back and forth for much
of three quarters before
Wayne Trace pulled away in
the fourth.
With the Raiders on top 3935, a basket by Wayne Traces
Eli Sinn was quickly answered
by a Josh Braun bucket for
Van Wert.
However, the key basket
of the game came just before
the third quarter buzzer when
Raider senior Justin Speice
tipped in the rebound of a
Linder miss to give Wayne
Trace a 43-37 advantage.
Justin has done a pretty
good job for us all season,
commented the Raider head
coach. That was a big rebound and put-back there at
the end of the third quarter. He
has done a good job of going
to the boards on both ends of
the floor.
Two Linder free throws
opened the fourth quarter
scoring before a Braun bucket
kept Van Wert within 45-39.
However, Linders milestone basket started a 9-0 run
for the Raiders that put the
game away.
That has been the story of
our season, noted Van Wert
head coach Mark Bagley. A
couple of turnovers turn into
baskets on the other end and
we miss some shots. We have
been right there all year long
but just havent been able to
make shots or make plays.
Brady Stabler added a
3-pointer for Wayne Trace to
push the margin to 50-39 before a Speice bucket and single free throws by Alec Vest
and Linder helped the Raiders

Ethan Linder #30 takes the ball up along the baseline for his
1000th career point last Monday night at Van Wert High School.
Linder finished with 16 as the red-white-and-blue took out the
Cougars 55-43 in non league play.
wrap up the 55-42 victory.
Luke Miller chipped in ten
points for the Raiders, adding a pair of 3-pointers that
sparked a 20-point outburst by
Wayne Trace in the third quarter.
He hit some big shots for
us there early in the third quarter, Linder continued. Luke
does so many things for us on
both ends of the floor.
After Wayne Trace posted a
13-11 lead after eight minutes
of action, the Cougars rallied
to take their only lead of the
contest with 1:20 remaining in
the half.
Davis Munroe hit the second of two free throws to put
Van Wert on top 19-18 but the
advantage would be shortlived.
Wayne Trace got a bucket
and a 3-point play by Linder
to end the second quarter as
the visiting Raiders took a 2319 halftime lead.
Van Wert did slice the deficit to 33-31 midway through
the third quarter on a Ryan
McCracken 3-pointer at the
4:17 mark before back-toback Raider treys by Sinn and
Linder put Wayne Trace back

in control.
Sinn added nine points and
three steals for Wayne Trace,
which improves to 6-2 on the
season. Alec Vest posted eight
points and five rebounds and
Speice recorded eight boards.
Vest, Linder and Miller all
dished out three assists for the
Raiders.
Stabler and Speice also
chipped in six points apiece.
Braun topped the Cougars
with 12 points and seven rebounds while Jacoby Kelly
posted 11 points and three
steals. Colin Smith also recorded eight points and five
boards for Van Wert, which
remains winless in six games.
Scores by Quarters
Wayne Trace 13 10 20 12 - 55
Van Wert
11 8 18 5 - 42
Wayne Trace (55): Stabler 2 3-3 6,
Miller 3 1-2 10, E. Sinn 4 0-0 9, Linder
5 5-8 16, Vest 3 1-2 8, Speice 3 0-0 6.
Stabler, Miller 3, Sinn, Linder, Vest.
Van Wert (42): 5 0-0 11, Smith 3
2-6 8, Braun 5 2-2 12, McCracken 2
0-0 5, Munroe 0 2-4 2, Cross 2 0-0 4.
Kelly, McCracken.
n SCOREBOARD
Hilkey (three), Josh Kuhn (three) and Seth Yenser (one).
Junior Varsity Boys Basketball The Van Wert Cougar junior varsity squad
improved to 4-2 on the season with a 47-34 win over the Wayne Trace Raiders, who fall to 3-5. Nate Place and Drew Bagley posted 14 and 12 points,
respectively, for Van Wert. Josh Kuhn bucketed eight for the Raiders while
Kolyn Hilkey posted seven and Jake Kuhn chipped in six. Adam Stoller (three),
Blaine Jerome (three), Josiah Linder (three), Trae Sinn (two) and Seth Yenser
(two) completed the Raider scorers. Jake Kuhn picked up seven rebounds
with Stoller and Jerome both grabbing five. Stoller also posted two assists
and three steals with Linder dishing out three assists and getting two steals.
Junior Varsity Girls Basketball Wayne Traces junior varsity picked up a
60-29 win over the Woodlan Warriors to improve to 8-1 on the season last
Wednesday. Kaylee Shepherd led the Raiders with 15 points with Ellie Stoller
and Natalie Torman chipping in eight each. Sara Edwards (seven), Lily Sinn
(seven), Chelsea Sinn (six), Sadie Sinn (three), Natalie Schwarze (two), Sara
Sinn (two) and Erica Mohr (two) also scored for Wayne Trace.
Eighth Grade Girls Basketball Wayne Trace posted a 46-42 overtime victory
over Ottoville last week as the Raiders improved to 7-4 on the season. Claire
Sinn led the way for the Raiders with 23 points with Miriam Sinn adding 11
and Maddy Laukhuf chipping in six. Taylor Long (two), Zoey Wright (two), Kaitlin
Vest (two) and Libby Wenzlick (one) completed the list of Wayne Trace scorers.
Eighth Grade Girls Basketball In other action, Miriam Sinn scored 17
points and Claire Sinn bucketed 15 to lead Wayne Trace to a 42-38 win over
Delphos Jefferson. Also scoring for the Raiders were Libby Wenzlick (four),
Taylor Long (two), Kaitlin Vest (two) and Maddy Laukhuf (two).
Eighth Grade Girls Basketball Wayne Trace also knocked off Fairview 3819 in recent action. Claire Sinn and Miriam Sinn scored 15 points each for
the Raiders with Wenzlick chipping in four. Laukhuf and Etzler recorded three
points and one point, respectively, for Wayne Trace.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK

A couple of Wayne Trace Raiders have been selected as Player of the Week
because of their outstanding performances.
Ethan Linder
On the hardwood,
Ethan Linder collected his 1,000th point
in a 55-42 win over
Van Wert. In the contest Linder recorded
a double - double
with 16 pts. and 11
rebounds.
The Lady Raiders Brooke Sinn #32 passes the ball off on a fast
break against Woodlan last Tuesday in non league action. The
Lady Raiders squeaked past Woodlan 54-53 for an exciting win.
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Paulding girls drop two

at Bryan tournament
By JIM LANGHAM
Sportswriter
BRYAN The Paulding girls basketball
team dropped two games at the Bryan Holiday
Tournament on Dec. 28-29.
In the first round, the Panthers fell behind
14-7 in the first stanza and never could recover
in losing 54-24 to the host Golden Bears. With
the win, Bryan advanced to the championship
game while the local squad moved on to the
playin consolation activity.
Much of Pauldings problems came with ball
control as the Panthers turned the ball over 23
times to just seven turnovers for Bryan.
Once again, Faith Vogel led the local squad
with nine points.
In the consolation matchupthe following
night, the Panthers fell behind Fairview 15-8
in the first quarter and was unable to catch up.
The Apaches pulled ahead to defeat Paulding,
51-29.
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Alex Arellano shoots over several defenders in the Paulding match up with Delphos St. Johns. The
Panthers got 21 points from Arellano, but it wasnt enough as the Blue Jays held on for a 46-41 win.
Panthers lose on the

road in non-league action
By JIM METCALFE
DHI Media
DELPHOS A pair of fivewin teams hoped to end 2015 on
a winning note as Paulding (5-3)
traveled to Delphos St. Johns (52) for a non-league contest last
Tuesday night.
Alex Arellano scored 21
points for the Panthers but the
Varsity
Games
of the
Week
Girls basketball
Bryan.................................... 54
Wayne Trace......................... 24
Wayne Trace......................... 54
Woodlan............................... 53
BRYAN HOLIDAY
Bryan.................................... 54
Paulding............................... 24
Fairview................................ 51
Paulding............................... 29
Boys basketball
Paulding............................... 46
Delphos St Johns.................. 41
Wayne Trace......................... 55
Van Wert............................... 42
Napoleon.............................. 57
Wayne Trace......................... 55
ROUTE 49 CLASSIC
Antwerp................................ 66
Edgerton............................... 53
Hicksville.............................. 57
Antwerp................................ 46
Wrestling
TROY INVITATIONAL
1. Coldwater.................... 328.0
2. Northmont................... 303.0
3. Covington....................288.5
4. Wayne Trace................ 208.0
LCC T-BIRD CLASSIC
1. Coldwater.................... 219.5
2. Willamsburg................ 213.5
3. Wayne Trace.................167.5
4. LCC............................. 162.5
Blue Jays had a bit more fire

power to outlast Paulding 46-41.
The Panthers were playing
their first game in eight days and
both teams appeared sluggish
from the long holiday break trying to find an open shot against
the opponents zone defense.
Ryan Hellman of Delphos St.
Johns opened the scoring with a
triple from the corner as the Jays
got on the board. Nearly five
minutes ran off the clock before
Jarrett Sitton found Paulding
teammate Arellano open for the
easy lay-in with 3:21 left in the
first.
Hellman added another three
with a baseline drive for the hoop
and foul as the Jays lead 6-2.
Arellano displayed his defensive
skills with a steal and a layup
at the other end followed by a
banker by Ethan Rhonehouse
to even the score. The Panthers
played for the last shot of the
opening period and Rhonehouse
delivered with a trey from in
front of the Blue Jay bench. Blue
Jay sophomore grabbed the inbound pass and heaved a threequarters-of-the-court shot at the
buzzer that hit nothing but net to
ignite the hometown fans and tie
the game at nine.
The Blue Jays went on a
7-0 run to open the second as
Kreeger scored from the paint,
Jared Wurst returning from injury drained a 3 and Robbie
Saine hit a pull up jumper for a
16-9 lead. After a Paulding timeout and a pair of free throws
by Kreeger, Arellano had two
more steals for buckets and an
offensive rebound for two to
pull Paulding within 18-15 at the
half.
We are a young team that is
learning while winning, said
Blue Jay coach Aaron Elwer.
We are turning the ball over
too many times and Paulding
took advantage of our mistakes
tonight for easy points.
Pauldings Edwards hit a
jumper to pull the Panthers
within a point to open the second
half. Big man Jesse Ditto got an
assist on a pass to Kreeger as the
Jays lead 20-17. Arellano connected from the top of the key for
a triple and a perfect vision score
of 20-20. Four consecutive shots
were from downtown as Hellman hit twice and Arellano continued the air strike with another.
Wurst put the Jays up 28-24 with
a 20-foot jumper. The Panthers
scored the final five points of the
third on a Rhonehouse triple and

Arellano scored inside.
The Jays regained the lead to
open the final eight minutes as
Kreegers baseline pass to Hellman gave St. Johns a 30-29 lead.
The big guys on both sides began
to dominate inside as Arellano
and Sitton scored for Paulding
along with Kreeger scoring three
straight buckets for the Jays.
Later Arellano connected on
another 3 ball to knot the contest at 38. Kreeger had only six
points entering the fourth quarter, exploded for 14 points when
the game was on the line including a banker to give the Jays
the lead for good, 40-38. Sitton
drilled a shot from long range for
the Panthers but the Jays were 6
of 8 from the charity stripe in the
closing minutes to put the game
away.
We played hard and had the
lead in the fourth quarter but
a pair of bad processions after
that changed the complexity of
the game, explained Paulding
coach Shawn Brewer.
Our players learned some
things out there tonight playing
on the road in a close contest. We
will use our long break until our
next game to make adjustments
so everyone on the floor can contribute.
The Panthers shot 36 percent
from the floor including 6 of 17
from long range. Besides Arellanos 21 points, Ethan Rhonehouse added nine points for the
Panthers.
Delphos St. Johns was lead in
scoring by Tim Kreeger with 20
points and Ryan Hellman was a
spark on the floor contributing
16. The Jays shot 46 percent in
the contest and converted five
triples on 12 attempts.
This was a fun game to coach
because it was like a chess match
against Pauldings versatility,
continued Elwer. The Panthers
could come out with a big or
small line up and our guys made
in game adjustments based on
their offense.
Score by Quarters
Paulding 9 6 14 12 - 41
St. Johns 9 9 10 18 - 46
Paulding (41): Edwards 2 0-0 4;
Rhonehouse 3 1-2 9; Ingol 1 0 0 2;
Arellano 9 0-3 21; Sitton 2 0-0 5.
Totals 17 1-5 41. Three point goals:
Rhonehouse 2, Arellano 3, Sitton
St. Johns (46): Kreeger 6 8-10 20;
Wurst 2 0-0 5; Hellman 5 3-3 16;
Collins 1 0-0 3. Totals: 15 11-14 46.
Three pointers: Wurst, Hellman 3,
Collins.
14. Paulding...................... 44.0
Sports schedule
THURSDAY, JANUARY 7
Boys Basketball: Antwerp at
Hicksville; Wayne Trace hosts Fairview
Girls Basketball: Paulding at Allen
East
FRIDAY, JANUARY 8
Boys Basketball: Paulding hosts
Allen East
Girls Basketball: Antwerp hosts
Hicksville; Wayne Trace at Fairview
SATURDAY, JANUARY 9
Boys Basketball: Paulding at Fairview; Wayne Trace hosts Delphos
Jefferson
Wrestling: Paulding at Lima Senior Spartan Invite
MONDAY, JANUARY 11
Girls Basketball: Wayne Trace
hosts Lima Central Catholic
TUESDAY, JANUARY 12
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Girls Basketball: Antwerp hosts

Pauldings
Corbin
Edwards
attempts
to
dribble
past
the defense
Lincolnview; Paulding at Van Wert
Wrestling: Paulding, Fairview, of Owen Rode of DSJ. The Blue Jays eased past the Panthers in
the fourth quarter to post a five- point win over Paulding 46-41.
Hicksville at Tinora
Katie Crites led the Apaches with 14 points

while Vogel and Bri Townley each scored 11
points for Paulding.
Pauldings only winning quarter was a
7-5besting of Fairview to cut the Apache led
to 20-15 at the halfway mark. However, Fairview roared out to grab a 16-10 advantage in
the third stanza to secure the win.
Stryker won the tournament crown with a
narrow 48-46 win over the host Golden Bears.
Game 1
PAULDING(24) Vogel 9, Arend 2, Meggison 3, McCullough 2, Townley 6. Totals 9 6 24.
BRYAN (54) Miley 9, Arnold 3, Shindeledecker 10, Minor13, Krupp 4, Sabins 7, Grube 3, Shuherk 2. Totals
22-5-54.
Game 2
PAULDING (29) Vogel 11, Townley 11, McCullough 3,
Meggison 2, Ankney 2. Totals 12 2 29.
FAIRVIEW (51) Crites 14, Wagner 10, Schroeder 7,
Vetter 7, Phillips 7, Wending 6. Totals 22 5 51.
Varsity Basketball: Antwerp Archers

points of the period to trail by
Monday night
nine 45-36.
The fourth period saw the
roundball goes to
Archer nine point advantage
balloon to as many as 16 beArchers
fore the Tigers made its final
ANTWERP In a rare Monday night basketball game the
Antwerp Archers had to hang
on for a 66-61 non league win
over visiting Liberty Center.
Leading from the opening
tip and never trailing the Archers had to weather a couple
of Tiger comebacks before
settling for the win their fifth
in the last six games for the
blue-and-white.
The Archers raced out to
a 10-point margin midway
through the first quarter 12-2
on the offensive play of senior
Josh Longardner who chipped
in eight points in the first eight
minutes of play.
Brandon Pendergrast also
had a solid performance in the
paint and collected six first
quarter points for the winners.
Those two (Longardner
and Pendergrast) did an outstanding job rebounding. They
were huge on the offensive
glass and their aggressive play
allowed us to get several second shots, said head coach TJ
Hammer.
While those two were hurting the Tigers in the paint,
Matt Jones, Sam Williamson
and Trey Mills were manag-
ing the outside play. Jones,

with four 3-pointers to his
credit and Williamson, the
mainstay at the foul line down
the stretch, hitting eight free
throws in the fourth period,
each finished with 21 points.
Mills returned to the starting line up with Josh Poulson
missing with the flu and contributed solid minutes at both
ends of the floor and finishing
with five points.
The Archers took an 18-10
lead into the second period
and Liberty Center closed the
gap to just four at 25-21 before
Williamson connected on a traditional 3-point play followed
by a Jones trey and the Archers
leading 31-24 at the break.
Antwerp opened the third
stanza with back-to-back
3-pointers from Jones and a
9-0 run to improve its lead to
16 at 40-24. The Tigers answered, scoring the last five
run to close to within seven

65-58 with a minute remaining.
I wasnt real pleased at
how we gave up the lead but
I thought we showed tonight
that we are more than a two
man show. We were a little
short handed and I thought
Erik Buchan and freshman
Cole Seslar played very well
when they were in there, said
Coach Hammer.
With the win the Archers
improve to 6-4 and will play
at Hicksville on Thursday
in a rematch of the Route 49
Classic that was played just 10
days ago.
Score by Quarters
Lib. Center 10 14 12 25 - 61
Antwerp 18 13 14 21 - 66
Liberty Center (61): Studer 7 4-5
19, Hinton 7 0-0 17, J. Saneholtz 1
0-0 2, Chambers 4 0-0 8, Graber 2
1-2 7, Wymer 2 0-0 4. Smith 2 0-0 4.
Studer, Hinton 3, Graber 2. Total
fouls: 21.
Antwerp 46: Jones 7 3-5 21, Mills 1
3-6 5, Pendergrast 4 0-0 8, Williamson 5 11-14 21, Longardner 4 3-3 11,
Buchan 0 0-0 0, Seslar 0 0-0 0. Totals: 21 20-28 66. Three point goals:
Jones 4. Total fouls: 11.
Varsity Basketball: Wanye Trace Raiders

Raiders fall by
two as Napoleon
stays perfect
HAVILAND A pair of key

defensive stands in the final 15
seconds propelled visiting Napoleon past Wayne Trace 57-55
in non-league boys basketball
action Saturday night at the Palace.
The Wildcats Drew Garringer
blocked an Alec Vest shot with
the Wildcats on top 56-55 with
eight seconds on the clock, leading to a Nick Daman free throw
that pushed the lead to two.
After missing the second free
throw, Daman stepped up on the
defensive end to block a Brady
Stabler shot before the loose ball
allowed the clock to run out for a
victory that improved Napoleon
to 7-0 on the season.
Napoleon started the fourth
quarter with a 42-40 advantage
before two Brett Lauf baskets
helped widen the margin to 4742.
Following a Raider timeout, junior guard Brady Stabler
brought the Raiders back with a
bucket and a 3-point play to knot
the game at 47-47 at the 4:58
mark.
We had some kids grow up
tonight, commented Raider
head coach Jim Linder. We
worked all week on our toughness and I thought we had kids
that grew up physically tonight.
Brady took the ball to the hole
and we talked early about our
kids not being scared.
Napoleon took the lead for
good at 52-49 after a 3-pointer
by Lauf.
Single free throws from Ethan
Linder and Stabler pulled Wayne
Trace within 52-51 but a Derek
Gerken basket at the 2:04 point
put the Wildcats on top 54-51.
Vest hit one of two foul shots
for Wayne Trace to cut the deficit
to 54-52 but a pair of Daman free
throws at the 45 second mark put
Napoleon on top 56-52.
A Linder trey got Wayne
Trace within one at 56-55 before a Wildcat turnover gave
the Raiders another opportunity.
However, the blocks by Garringer and Daman preserved the
Napoleon victory.
Our young kids really developed tonight, commented the
Raider head coach. Justin (Speice) came out of his shell and
played really hard.
The Wildcats held a slim advantage after eight of the first
two quarters as well, leading
11-9 after eight minutes of action
before taking a 32-27 lead at the
intermission.
Vest led the way for Wayne
Trace with 13 points on the
night while Stabler added 12
points. Ethan Linder chipped
in 11 points and eight rebounds
for the Raiders, who fall to 6-4
on the season. Luke Miller (seven), Eli Sinn (six), Justin Speice
(four) and Seth Saylor (two) also
scored for Wayne Trace.
Speice led the Raiders with
ten rebounds while Vest came up
with three steals.
Lauf topped the Wildcats with
22 points and Logan Peckinpaugh added 11.
Wayne Trace won the battle of
the boards on the night, 37-32,
but also committed 16 turnovers
compared to Napoleons 11.
The Raiders return to Green
Meadows Conference action on
Thursday when they host Fairview. Wayne Trace then welcomes in Delphos Jefferson for
a non-league battle on Saturday.
Warriors knock off

Raiders 76-68
WOODBURN In the annual

cross-state rivalry battle between
Wayne Trace and Woodlan, it
was the Warriors who picked up
the win as Andrew Krahn scored
25 points and Austin Fancher
added 21 in a 76-68 win over the
visiting Raiders.
Woodlan rode the backs of
Krahn and Fancher to overcome a
39-point effort by Wayne Traces
Ethan Linder. The Raider junior
added six rebounds and four assists for the red-white-and-blue,
which drops to 6-3 on the season.
The Warriors scored 49 second
half points to earn the victory,
including 30 alone in the fourth
quarter. Woodlan did so by hitting 18 of 24 shots from the field
in the second half (75 percent),
including four of seven from beyond the arc.

They shot the ball well, commented Raider head coach Jim
Linder. It just seemed like they
didnt miss a lot of shots tonight.
Leading 27-21 at the break,
Woodlan opened the second half
with a 9-4 run that was capped by
a Fancher basket to make it 3625.
Following a Raider timeout,
Wayne Trace responded with
a 12-0 spurt that made it 37-36
Wayne Trace following an Ethan
Linder assist to Justin Speice for a
basket.
The Warriors, though, came
right back to score 10 of the last
15 points in the third quarter to
take a 46-42 advantage into the
final quarter.
Wayne Trace was still within
50-46 following a pair of Alec
Vest free throws before baskets
by Woodlans Cole Weiss and
Josh Gerig and a 3-pointer by
Krahn pushed the Warrior lead to
57-49.
The Raiders made one final
push, trimming the deficit to 6157 after a 3-pointer and bucket
from Luke Miller along with a
3-point play by Ethan Linder.
However, Krahn connected on
a pair of free throws and Fancher added a trey that extended the
lead to 66-59 and Woodlan would
not look back.
Weiss chipped in 14 points for
the Warriors, who improved to
5-4 on the season. Krahn picked
up six rebounds to top Woodlan
and Gerig picked up five boards.
Fancher also recorded five assists
for the Warriors.
Luke Miller chipped in nine
points, five rebounds and five
assists and Alec Vest picked up
eight points. Eli Sinn (six), Justin
Speice (four) and Brady Stabler
(two) picked up the remaining
Raider points.
Woodlan finished the night 28
of 46 from the field (61 percent)
compared to Wayne Traces 25
of 52 (48 percent). The Warriors
connected on 8 of 17 shots from
beyond the arc (47 percent) with
the Raiders hitting 8 of 24 (33
percent).
At the charity stripe, the host
Warriors hit 10 of 15 (67 percent)
and Wayne Trace was 10 of 18
(56 percent). Both teams grabbed
25 rebounds and each team
committed 20 turnovers.
NOTICES
LAND CONTRACT or
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available. Several
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419-586-8220.
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Blue Creek Township
Trustees will be held
Thursday, January 7,
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ated at the corner of
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ance Bonus! Regional &
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mattress set. New in
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charitable non-profit nursing facility,
is seeking qualified candidates for
the following positions:
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old toys, knives, old
bottles, antiques, collections. Call 419-3993353.
Management
Cooper Farms is seeking experienced
Managers for our recent & upcoming
expansion.
Qualified candidates must be capable of:
Leading/managing 4-8 people
Conducting & attending required trainings
Leading team meetings
Meeting & reporting production targets
Ensuring quality & safety at all times
Maintaining facility upkeep.
Previous animal handling experience/
management is encouraged but not
expected.
Interested applicants should send a resume to:
Attn: Human Resource Manager
P. O. Box 547, Oakwood, Ohio 45873
PAULDING COUNTY
IF INTERESTED in a
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1937 Pontiac Project Car ---- Model A Parts

Large Amount of Shop Tools
2 Accordions - Collectables Household
Land Auction
30+- Acres
LOCATION: Gorrell Bros. Auction Facility 1201 N. Williams St., Paulding, OH
Sec. 7, Crane Twp., Paulding Co.
1937 Pontiac Project Car & Wagon Load Of Model A Parts - Shop & Hand Tools & Related
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Estates
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$119,900.
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Don
Gorrell
399-7699
Price
$67,000......
Call
Don
Gorrell
latheBuffalo metal cutting band saw...1 HP Sears router ... Craftsman 5HP air compressor
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Large Craftsman table saw... Pipe and bench vises... 3 t floor jack and several other jacks other
#1733 21387 Rd. 128 Oakwood... #1738 Large 3 bdrm 2 bath home,
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4 BDRM, 2 bath country home on w/some updates, C/A, newer roof,
one parcel - buyer farms it in 2016 ....FSA indicates 30+3.74
acres.
Many
updates
incl.
shin756
N.
Cherry,
$69,900.
Call
Don
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smaller levels... Many welding clamps, c-clamps, bar clamp and many other clamps of varied sizes
survey, soil maps, aerial maps & auction information..
C/A, 3 out buildings. New Price #1730 1020 N. Williams St., 3 bdrm
home
with
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fin.
garage.
Priced
and styles... Assortment of electric hand tools including saws, grinders, drills, routers, etc., etc plus
$129,000 Call Joe Den Herder
Terms: $3,000 earnest money day of auction with closing
Reduced
multiple air tools, etc., etc. etc. Boxes of hammers from large to small... Screw drivers, chisels,
on or before Feb. 23, 2016Auction Location: Gorrell
drill bits, etc., etc. Air hoses, extension cords, work lights, etc., etc., etc. Scaffolding... Shovels,
Bros. Office & Auction Facility @ 1201 N. Williams St.,
rakes, etc., etc. Wagon of lumber - still un-boxing and moving Accordions, Glassware, PrimiPaulding, OH..Seller: Bradbury Farms, Floyd Ramsier
tives & Collectables including... American Flyer TrainChipped stone hammer Plastic Wind Up
Attorney . Gorrell Bros. Auctioneers & Real Estate;
SM
Mickey Mouse, Mickeys tractor, Marx tin dozer and other old toys Bernelli Polka King Accordion
Larry D. Gorrell, Broker; Don Gorrell - Aaron Timm Hohner Accordion1937 Ohio license plate... Several nice framed pictures including oil on canNolan Shisler - Auctioneers
vass... Rooster pitcher... Copper boiler Old photos & pictures & paper items including 1888 diary,
Delineator Magazines (1913) plus a few post cards plus books including Reprint of 1892 Paulding
Co Atlas & Reprint of 1880 Putnam Co Atlas & Defiance Co. Men & women of WWII & Paulding
Co. Sr Classes & Jay Goulds Hello World, etc., etc. Jimmy Carter items... Wood wagon wheel
converted to table Fenton, Fostoria, Viking & other glassware... Carnival bowl Glass birds
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Depression Glasses & bowl... Hen on nest Flow Blue plates... Coffer Jar...Tins... Amethyst vase...
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Flexible scheduling
Plates & Bowls including Paulding Co. plate, Apostolic Church Plates & Items...Stemware... 2 Hum621 Harrison, Paulding 7827 Rd. 1031, Antwerp
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mel, 10+ Norman Rockwell & many other figurines... Salt dips... Cobbler Shoe Stand... Primitives
Very
well
updated
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& Kitchen Tools & old tableware...Piano rolls... Pitchers...Glass sets... Crock...Glass Baskets, Vases,
3bedroom, 2 bath, 2
Very rewarding
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Baskets...Silver plate serving set Old & New Books including many cook books. Newer quilt Nice
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and
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paint. Owner may help
Doilies, Etc .Over 20 box flats full of small old collectables sold by the flat box full - Partial Listing
paint.
Owner
may
help
opportunity
finance, $0 down and 0
finance. $0 Down and
Household & Related including Cannon EOS3 Camera Minolta 9000 camera & lenses...
closing cost possible!
$0
Closing
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Stands...box of newer Childrens books & toys Sonic mobility scooter - needs repair Round oak
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Around
Paulding
County
JPHS event is
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Due to
Kylee Baumle/Paulding
WHITEOUT On Saturday
morning, area residents
were surprised by
an unanticipated
ground blizzard with
brief heavy show
and winds gusting
County Progress
nearly 50 mph.
causes havoc
Unexpected blizzard
into the teens

30 degrees, but dropped
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dangerous situwas
During the
on,
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activities going
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county officials
Feature Writer
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blizzard accomnone life-threatening. it was uals to stay put until
Bohn said that the
warn- juries, but
A sudden ground
me that
snow squalls caught into the county with hardly any
Guys were telling
ever down.
Paulding County
panied by heavy
to two inches of the worst conditions they have notresidents offIn a short time, the a Level 3 emering, dumping one
presmany Paulding County
issued
McCoy. Bohn
were on Saturday fresh snow on what was already
in Sheriffs Office
encountered, said
people to stay off
guard wherever they
10 a.m. a
just enough snowfall ed that similar conditions existed
gency, encouragingthe case of extreme
ent and creating
morning. At approximately
gusting to nearly
County.
road except in
to whip around.
was
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Later in the day, that
McCoy
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was in
of arctic air emergencies.
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enough about the
squalls moved into
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the area that
the new snow
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was out there immediately,
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reports of residents
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PAULDING COUNTY
n COMMISSIONERS
001-016-00007 Contract Services
$120,757
001-016-00008 Land-Capitol Improvement $001-016-00009 PERS $001-016-00010 Workers Comp $001-016-00011 Equipment-Capitol
Impvmt $001-016-00012 Soil Survey $001-016-00013 Unemployment Comp
$001-016-00014 Medicare $001-016-00015 Computer Upgrade $001-016-00016 AEP Balance New Jail
$Total 2016 Budget $362,277
SHERIFF
001-017-00002 Salaries, Employees-Sheriff $645,000
001-017-00003 Salaries-Employees, Jail
$210,000
001-017-00004 Salaries-Employees,
Comm $25,898.97
001-017-00005 Supplies/Sheriff $80,000
001-017-00006 Supplies/Jail/Outhousing $400,000
001-017-00007 Supplies/Comm $001-017-00008 Equipment/Sheriff
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001-030-00006 Workers Comp $1,459
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Senior center January events
PAULDING Paulding County Senior

Center is planning many events for January.
A road trip to Advantage Salon & Spa
is scheduled for Jan. 13. A van will leave
the center at 8 a.m. Seats are limited, so
call early for transportation reservation.
Senior students provide health and beauty
services at a fraction of the cost.
Services include, but are not limited to,
manicures, pedicures, mens haircuts and
ladies shampoo, cut and style.
West Ohio Food Bank will conduct a
commodity distribution starting at 11
a.m. on Friday, Jan. 15. A limited amount
of produce will be available monthly, but
will require additional paperwork.
The center, located at 401 E. Jackson
St. in Paulding, will be closed Monday,
Jan. 18, to observe Martin Luther King Jr.
Day.
The months birthdays and anniversaries will be celebrated Wednesday, Jan.
20. Call the center for lunch reservations.
Januarys evening meal will be 5 p.m.
Thursday, Jan. 21 with the meal donations
sponsored by The Gardens of Paulding.
On the menu for the night are country
fried chicken, mashed potatoes w/ country gravy, Italian green beans, warm cinnamon peaches, ice cream, dinner roll
and milk. Contact the senior center for
reservations.
Steering committee meeting begins at
noon on Monday, Jan. 25.
There are two openings on the centers
advisory board which meets monthly at
noon on the third Monday. The commitment is for a three-year time frame.
One seat is for a senior representative

of Paulding Village. The person should be
very familiar with center programs and
can participate in events.
Call Marsha for details, 419-399-3650.
Shedding Pounds is an accountability
support group for weight loss. It will be
held Monday mornings at 9:30 a.m. The
meeting is about sharing ideas, being accountable and getting awards for success.
Exercise follows at 10 a.m. on Mondays,
and also on most Thursdays.
Taylor Hahn has agreed to visit the center twice monthly to provide mini-manicures. She will be available from 10 a.m.
until noon on selected Monday mornings.
Call the center for an appointment.
Community Health Professionals will
continue to provide toe nail clinics the
first and third Thursdays of the month,
Jan. 7 and 21. They are available from 9 The Paulding County Senior Center observed December birthdays and anniversaries. Among
a.m. until 1 p.m.
those celebrating were, front row from left Mary Meyer, Floy Begley, Marjorie Phlipot; back row
Deb Lockie is a retired Ayersville art Ann Snider, Ramona Fillman, Rheba Baker and Eileen Jeffery.
teacher who resides in the Grover Hill
area. She can make treasures out of trash.
She is extremely artistic and will be
coming to the center at 12:30 p.m. each
Wednesday to demonstrate some creative
ideas.
Marsha Will be out of her office Jan.
18-22, so seniors needing transportation
should call early to make arrangements.
Tis the season for inclement weather.
Seniors should listen for announcements
concerning changes in center services
on WDFM 98.1 FM, The Bull 105.7 FM,
WONW 1280 AM or Wert 1220 AM or
by viewing WANE-TVs announcement
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Those celebrating their December birthdays at Paulding County Senior Center last month included, front row from left Richard Bower, Richard Cotterman, Ada Burk; back Frank Scott.
Januarys birthdays and anniversaries will be observed during lunch on Jan. 20. For meal reservations, call the center at 419-399-3650.
Assessing abilities as an aging driver

When a person first earns
a drivers license, theyve
earned more than just the
right to legally operate an automobile. To many drivers, a
drivers license is symbolic of
freedom and self-sufficiency.
The significance of a drivers license never truly dissipates, which makes it difficult
for aging men and women
to address their abilities as a
driver and whether or not they
can still safely share the road
with other motorists. Though
many drivers can safely stay
behind the wheel well into
their golden years, others begin to recognize their skills
are starting to diminish as
they approach senior citizen
status. For those who want
help gauging their abilities as
a driver, some self-examination can help.
Assess your eyesight
Healthy eyes are essential to
being a safe driver, and drivers can assess their eyesight
in a number of ways. In addition to visiting an eye doctor
for an eye examination, drivers should look for signs that
theyre having difficulty with
driving.
If signs and street markings
arent so easy to read anymore, you might need a new
prescription for eyeglasses.
When the glare of headlights
at night makes it difficult to
see, your drivers seat might
need to be adjusted or you
Aging drivers should weigh a host of factors when determining if its still safe for them to be on the road.
might want to consider antiglare eyeglasses that make it
easier to see at night.
Assess your comfort level
Safe drivers are also comfortable drivers. To assess
your comfort level as a driver, ask yourself the following
questions before getting back
behind the wheel:
Is it troublesome to look
over your shoulder and change
lanes?
Has steering become difficult?
Has your reaction time
when switching from the gas
pedal to the brake pedal decreased?
If you can answer yes to
any of the questions above,
then it could be that youre
beginning to lose strength,
coordination and/or flexibility, which can make it more
difficult to operate a motor

vehicle.
Answering yes doesnt
mean you have to give up your
drivers license. In fact, your
doctor might be able to prescribe therapies or medicines
or suggest a fitness regimen
that can make it easier for you
to comfortably drive a car.
In addition, if youre having
trouble steering or operating
a motor vehicle in any way,
you might just want to find a
vehicle thats easier to drive,
such as one with an automatic
transmission that has power
steering and brakes.
When assessing your comfort level, also examine your
mental state while driving. If
other drivers make you uncomfortable or traffic signs
are confusing, this can make
it difficult to safely operate
an automobile. Such feelings

when driving could also be
a side effect of a particular
medication, so discuss the issue with your doctor to see if
thats the case and if there are
any alternatives.
Honestly address loved
ones concerns
Aging drivers are often the
last to notice if their abilities
behind the wheel are starting
to diminish. Loved ones are
often put in the position of
talking to aging drivers about
their abilities, and this can
cause friction. If loved ones
have expressed concern about
your abilities as a driver, honestly address these concerns,
even if its initially hurtful or
embarrassing to do so.
Your loved ones are sharing
their feelings out of genuine
concern for your well-being,
so dont look at it as an assault
on your self-sufficiency. Some
organizations, including the
AARP and AAA, offer driving classes for mature drivers
to help them more adequately
handle the challenges aging
drivers might face.
Aging drivers face obstacles they may or may not
be prepared for. When such
challenges arise, that doesnt
necessarily mean its time to
stop driving entirely. Instead,
honestly weigh a host of factors before deciding if its still
safe for you to be behind the
wheel.
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Circa Plants is a small family business in Logan, Ohio, selling historic seeds, many of them
discovered or bred in Ohio. They can be found at gardening events throughout the state as well as
on their website.
Seed catalogs are arriving
It was shortly before Christmas that I received my first

seed catalog and I was too
busy with the holiday festivities to pay much attention
to them. But they are coming
in the mail three and four at a
time now and begging me to
look at them.
Im a little bit afraid to look.
For one thing, Ive already got
boxes of seed packets that Ive
accumulated over the last few
years that are probably still viable and at least one grocery
bag full of more that probably
would have germination rates
of at least 50 per cent.
But the seeds! The beautiful photos in the catalogs play
their siren songs and before
you know it, you have a list
a mile long in your shopping
cart. And thats from just one
seed catalog. What is it about
them? Why do we overbuy
those seeds?
I suppose you could liken it
to anyone with a hobby. Take
knitters, for example. Ask them
if they use all the yarn they
buy? Even better, ask them how
much yarn theyve got stashed
somewhere, unwilling to let go
of it because they might use it
for a project someday.
You know what theyre going
to say in retort, dont you? But
yarn will last forever. Okay,
Ill give them that, but seeds
dont take up much room. And
they dont really cost much per
packet. And they will keep for
several years, so what are a few
extra seed packets, anyway?
Bugger off.
What I dream of is for all the
seed companies to form a guild
or something, so we can see all
of whats out there, all in one
place, and can order just what
we want and pay one shipping
fee. That would be really nice
and convenient.
But thats not going to happen so I go through the stacks
of physical catalogs, browse
through the offerings in the online catalogs, and then pick and
choose what I REALLY AM
GOING TO GROW. Right.
Im going to share a few of
my favorite seed companies.
Ive ordered from them in the
past and have already placed
orders from some of them for
this year. Each has their niche
in the seed world.
Baker Creek Heirloom
Seeds - Though Ive only occasionally ordered from them,
Ive met the owner, and his
story is a fascinating one thats
too long to tell here. But he
knows seeds - exotic seeds,
rare seeds, heirloom seeds.
I once bought seeds here for
growing rice and was very
nearly successful until the
August dry weather was more
than it could take.
Prairie Moon Nursery - If
you want natives that will do
well in our part of the country, this is the place to go. This
year, I ordered five different
types of milkweed to plant for
the monarchs. They should arrive this week and Ill winter
sow them, as most milkweed
seeds need cold stratification
to germinate.
Johnnys Selected Seeds The sheer number of varieties
of commonly grown seeds can
be overwhelming when looking through their offerings.
There are 238 new varieties
in their catalog just this year.
They do a lot of research on
their seeds and Ive always had
good results when Ive grown
them.
Renees Garden Seeds
- Ive met Renee Shepherd,
too, and there probably isnt
another seed seller out there
who is more enthusiastic about
seeds. There isnt a huge variety compared to some seed
companies, but enough that
In the
Garden
By
Kylee Baumle
youll find basic good varieties, a few quirky ones, and she
always has several new ones
each year.
Botanical Interests - This
seed company reminds me a
bit of Renees in the amount
of seed varieties they offer and
like Renees, their seed packets offer so much information
about how to grow them and

what you can expect through
the season. Again, Ive met the
owners and can highly recommend this company.
There are many other seed
companies, too numerous to
mention, but these are my usual
go-to ones. Theyre reasonably
priced, have fresh seed, and are
willing to help you out if you
have questions. Most of them
have physical catalogs, and all
have a website, which you can
find by using Google.
Oh, you might be wondering
what unique thing Im going to
grow from seed this year. I havent quite decided on that yet,
but Im taking a look at garbanzo beans. How about you?
Read more at Kylees blog,
Our Little Acre, at www.ourlittleacre.com and on Facebook
at www.facebook.com/OurLittleAcre. Contact her at PauldingProgressGardener@gmail.
com.
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at the University of Lyon in Lyon, France. On Dec. 30, they went to the Cathedral of Notre Dame
in Paris. Martin Miller is superintendent of Antwerp Local Schools. Their source for exclusive
Paulding County news? The Paulding County Progress! Are you headed to some distant, exotic
destination? Take the Progress along with your camera and send a photo and a little information
about your trip to progress@progressnewspaper.org.

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