Paulding County Progress February 11, 2014

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PAULDING The John
Paulding Historical Society
will be hosting its annual
Wine and Cheese Tasting
event from 7:30-9 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 15.
Advance tickets can still
be purchased for $15. They
will be $20 at the door if
any is available as seating is
limited.
To buy tickets call: Sue
Beck 419-399-3806;
Louella Thomas 419-399-
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399-3473.
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Wii pro? Do you want to
compete for prizes and test
your skills? Open to kids in
grades 4-6, the Olympic-
fun will be held from 6-7
p.m. Thursday, Feb. 20 at
the main library in
Paulding. Youth will com-
pete in Wii competitions as
well as other games for
bragging rights and prizes.
Snacks will also be served.
Preregistration is re-
quired. Register by calling
the Childrens Room at
419-399-2032.
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County still
dealing with
snow events
Amber said, I turned
around and he was down be-
hind it on one knee. Since we
are Rocky fans he said, So,
uh what are ya doing for the
next 40 or 50 years? I was
wonderin if ya wouldnt mind
marrying me too much?
Just as Rocky proposed to
Adrian, it was funny, sweet
and thoughtful, and SO us! It
was perfect!
Krista Johnson said that her
future spouse asked her out to
eat at The Old Spaghetti
Factory in Louisville.
She noted, While waiting
on our table, we went on a 30-
minute horse an carriage ride
around Louisville. He asked
me to put my hand in his coat
pocket to get warm. There was
a box with the ring in his pock-
et. He proposed on Valentines
Day last year. We are getting
married on Feb. 15.
Krystal Smith Mahlkes
proposal came in the Smokies
when her boyfriend treated her
to a weekend trip for her birth-
day.
We rented a cabin and
made dinner together. We
were on the balcony over
looking the mountains when
he told me that he had a gift for
me, she remembers. I as-
sumed it was a birthday gift. I
opened the card and every-
thing he wrote was so sweet.
At the end there was some-
thing written in a different lan-
guage. He wouldnt tell me
what it said. My gift happened
to be an Italian dictionary (we
always talked about Italy for a
dream honeymoon).
When I translated the mes-
sage in the card it said, I love
Ian and Amber Gochenour
were on a beach in Florida
when Ian proposed. He waited
until Amber wasnt looking,
and wrote Marry me? really
big in the sand. See CUPID, page 2A
See SNOW, page 2A
Cupid finds his mark in
unique marriage proposals
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From Staff Reports
PAULDING A total of four can-
didates have filed for two county of-
fices for the May 6 Primary Election.
In addition, one countywide tax
issue will appear on the ballot.
Filing deadline was 4 p.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 5.
Posts that will be filled this year
are county auditor and county com-
missioner (term commencing Jan. 1,
2015).
Current County Auditor Claudia J.
Fickel of Oakwood is seeking re-
election. The Republican will be un-
opposed in the primary.
Commissioner Fred Pieper is also
seeking re-election. However, he
will face a challenge from fellow
Republican Mark W. Holtsberry of
Paulding in the primary.
Bob Burkley of Payne has filed as
Democratic candidate for commis-
sioner. He will run against the
Republican primary winner in the
November General Election.
Write-in candidates interested in
running for either office have until 4
p.m. Feb. 24 to file for the primary.
Filing deadline for Independent
candidates for the Nov. 4 election
will be 4 p.m. May 5.
Only local tax issue will be on the
May 6 primary ballot. The Paulding
County Carnegie Library is seeking
renewal of a 2.17-mill levy for cur-
rent operating expenses. The renew-
al would be for five years, 2014-18.
Last fall, the librarys effort to pass
a continuing levy failed by about 300
votes.
The Paulding County Board of
Elections is scheduled to meet
Tuesday, Feb. 11 to review and certi-
fy the petitions.
Deadline to register to vote in the
primary is 4 p.m. April 7.
Contact the Paulding County
Board of Elections with any ques-
tions at 105 E. Perry St., Paulding,
419-399-8230. The office email ad-
dress is paulding@ohiosecretaryofs-
tate.gov. The office website may be
located at www.electionsonthe.net.
Office hours are Monday through
Friday, 8 a.m.- noon and 1-4 p.m.
County commissioners seat to be
contested; library seeks levy renewal
Demetrius Diaz and Charity Batman met in 2011 at a Brew at the Zoo fundraiser in Louisville.
The creative Diaz surprised her two years later at the same location with a fake raffle and a mar-
riage proposal.
By NANCY WHITAKER
Progress Staff Writer
Valentines Day, Feb. 14, is
a day that we celebrate love. It
is a day we buy candy, flow-
ers, jewelry and gifts for the
significant others in our life.
Many Valentines Day cards
are sent to that special person
and candle lit dinners in a se-
cluded restaurant are also an-
other romantic way to say, I
love you.
Love is what also prompts a
marriage proposal. The words,
Will you marry me? go right
along with, I love you.
The age-old tradition of ask-
ing for a hand in marriage has
been said and done in many
unique ways. The Progress
went on a search to find out
some of those unique situa-
tions. Here are some of the sto-
ries from our readers.
Chelsey Biederman said,
Doug had set up a photo
shoot for my two-year an-
niversary present from him
since he was leaving the next
month for boot camp.
We went to the botanical
gardens for our pics and he
had it set up with the photog-
rapher that he was going to
propose and where. When we
got to that particular location
of the gardens, he proposed on
top of a waterfall.
By JIM LANGHAM
Feature Writer
County road employees are
getting weary, families with
children in school are won-
dering how to plan their sum-
mers and school officials are
trying to stay up with the lat-
est information from the Ohio
Education Department as the
result of a winter that has al-
ready dumped more than
twice the amount of regular
snowfall on the area.
Both Fort Wayne and Van
Wert have already measured
in excess of 57 inches for the
season. In Paulding, over 30
inches of snow has fallen
since the first of the year.
2A - Paulding County Progress Wednesday, February 12, 2014
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We have more than dou-
bled what we use from a fuel
standpoint in a normal year,
said Paulding County
Engineer Travis McGarvey.
There have been 40 times
that we have had overtime in
addition to the regular hours
that we spend.
McGarvey said that county
employees have put in 2,200
hours of overtime since Dec.
1, 2013. That includes 16,000
gallons of fuel and 60,000
miles that have been driven on
county road snow removal.
One good thing is that our
salt supply has been fine,
McGarvey said. A number of
years ago salt prices went up
and then the prices went down
again. We have been stock pil-
ing a lot of salt since then.
One immeasurable resource
is the fatigue of the county
workers. Unfortu nately, said
McGarvey, workers have only
had two days off so far this
year.
For most of those guys out
there, if you would ask them
what day it is, they would
have no idea, observed
McGarvey. They just keep
working their shifts day after
day with no break.
I feel for them. They are
doing such a great job. I went
out with them yesterday
(Sunday), McGarvey said on
Monday after things were
cleaned up from Saturday
nights unexpected four-inch
snowfall.
McGarvey said that an
added problem this winter has
been the perpetual wind. It
may not snow for two or three
days, but if the wind keeps
blowing, it doesnt take long
for the county roads to keep
filling up.
It takes so long to deal
with one snow event because
of the wind, McGarvey said.
Plowers are telling me that
they can go down a road and
turn around an hour later and
their work is already covered
up.
In between snow events,
county workers continue to go
out and push snow back so
roads are prepared if snow-
plows have to work for anoth-
er snowstorm.
There are a lot of areas that
can drift back, said
McGarvey. In many cases,
we dont have any room to
push the snow anymore.
Were taking back hoes out
and pushing back areas that
are drifted to make room for
more snow, in case it is need-
ed.
McGarvey said that in the
case of another major snow
event, county officials have
talked with people in the area
who have four-wheel drives
and backhoes.
If we have another major
snow event, were going to
offer them to be contracted by
us to help the situation out,
said McGarvey.
Another major county
storm concern is the mounting
number of days off from local
schools. Most schools in the
county have experienced nine
snow days so far.
At Wayne Trace, an extra
day is to be made up because
of the schools participation in
the state football champi-
onship.
So far, said Arnold, If
there would be no more days
off, the last day that Wayne
Trace students would go to
school would be June 3, with
a teacher in-service day yet on
June 4.
The Ohio Education
Department formula calls for
182 days of school. However,
exceptions are made for spe-
cial teacher instruction days,
special school instruction
days, plus five calamity days.
In addition, said Arnold,
Schools are permitted to add
a half hour at the end of each
day. The Wayne Trace super-
intendent said that 11 such
days makes up for one normal
school day.
Arnold also noted that state
legislators are meeting this
week to work out a proposi-
tion to allow for extra calami-
ty days this year due to all of
the snow around the state.
Its sad, because the kids
really need to be in school, but
because of the extra finances
of having more days, most
schools will probably opt to
take advantage of those
calamity days, if they pass,
Arnold said.
In Paulding, where students
have also missed nine days,
make-up days include Feb. 17
and April 17, May 23 and 27,
plus any other extra days that
might be required to be added
on at the end.
formed her the ring Lester had
ordered was ready for pick up.
When he came home from
work, she said, Hey, lets go
get my ring. Then they went
to Pizza Hut for dinner.
Carrie Jo Lero recalls, I got
my engagement ring seven
days before we got married.
We decided to get married
three days before that. We
planned a wedding in 10 days
and I got married in a red dress
on the Fourth of July.
Allison Ankney Recchiuti
was on the beach in Florida
and found her ring in a
seashell.
Christa Font Manz com-
mented, He came to my
apartment at about 6 a.m. (He
had a key.) This was on a
Saturday and we did not work
weekends. I was sleeping be-
cause I worked late the night
before.
He made me breakfast and
he had a vase with one white
flower in it and a card that
said, Will you marry me?
There was an arrow pointing
down to a red box that said,
Open!
This was the second time
he asked me to marry him as I
said, NO the first time! The
first time he proposed, was not
romantic at all. He just got on
one knee and said like, Lets
get married. I think his mom
helped him out with the sec-
ond plan.
Bev Huebner-Hanenkratt
said that her future husband
just told her one day, Im
going to marry you.
And she said, I was think-
ing I already know this, be-
cause the first night I met him
I told my girlfriends that were
with me that I was going to
marry that man. That was Dec.
22, 1979.
Michelle Dempsey-Hill said
that her proposal came during
a weekend of live shows fea-
turing Phish and Dave
Matthews Band. He asked
me, What would you say?
with a ring on bended knee
after DMB played, What
Would You Say?
Jen Mudel said that she and
her future husband, Mike, met
you, will you marry me? He
got down on one knee and
asked me to marry him.
Kylee Hunts future hus-
band, Jeff, arrived at her house
with a bag, gave it to her and
left. It was the beginning of a
scavenger hunt that took sev-
eral hours to complete and
Kylee driving all over to find
all the other clues. The clues
finally led her to Jeff, who was
waiting for her down on his
knee!
Jenna Lynn DeCraene tells
this story, My hubby took me
out for a nice dinner and then
we went back to his brother
and his wifes house. We sat
out by a bonfire and soon, it
was just Joe and me left out-
side.
He then gets out his guitar,
wrote me a song, sang it to me,
and proposed in the song. I
cried, he got down on one
knee and I said, Yes! We
went inside and toasted with
some champagne with his
brother and his wife!
Amber Wulff Lucas tells
this unique story about her
proposal and wedding saying,
I came home from work and
Nate hollered at me from the
living room. Hey, wanna go
to Vegas and get married?
I was still in the utility
room and said, Sure, let me
see how much time I can get
off of work.
Within a week, we eloped
and were married on April 1,
2003 by Elvis at the Viva Las
Vegas Wedding Chapel.
We called our family from
our pink limo to let them know
we were not vacationing in
North Carolina, like they
thought, but had just gotten
married. Many of them did not
believe us.
Jessica McDonald was pro-
posed to during the grand fi-
nale of the Fourth of July fire-
works in Washington, D.C.
Mandy Shelton said that she
answered the phone from the
jewelry store and they in-
in September 1995. He told
her shortly after he had been
dating her that he didnt know
if he would want this relation-
ship six months down the
road.
She responded, In my head
I said, Right, you are not
going anywhere, but I said,
OK.
In 1999, we went to the
fireworks in Defiance and as
the finale went off, he asked
me to marry him. He gave me
the heart-shaped diamond that
I wanted. After 18 years, I
guess he decided he wanted
this after all.
Carrie Shinabarger Reeb got
proposed to on a sidewalk in
front of Ziffles Restaurant in
Fort Wayne with barbecue
sauce under her fingernails
and her friends hiding behind
cars taking photos.
Charity Batman and
Demetrius Diaz met at a Brew
at the Zoo fundraiser in
Louisville, Ky., two years ago.
Diaz had a vendors table at
the event and Charity was
there with some friends. Diaz
said his table ran out of sam-
ples when Charity and her
friends came up.
She caught his interest and
they exchanged phone num-
bers.
In August 2013, they were
both at the same event at the
zoo, but Demetrius arranged a
big surprise. He arranged for
Charity to have her ticket
drawn for a fake raffle. In the
raffle she was to win a huge
stuffed gorilla. Of course they
called her winning number
and when she went up to claim
her prize, Demetrius was be-
hind her on one knee with a
ring, asking her to marry him.
This was all captured on video
and can be viewed on
YouTube at
http://youtu.be/WwFsOsOae_
M.
We wish these couples and
all our readers a happy
Valentines Day!
By JIM LANGHAM
Progress Feature Writer
PAULDING Iberdrola
Renewables, along with
State Senator Cliff Hite and
State Representative Tony
Burkley, presented a check to
local officials in Van Wert
and Paulding counties on
Thursday to commemorate
the first of the annual PILOT
payments the Blue Creek
Wind Farm will be making to
the counties.
Van Wert County, with 115
turbines, received
$2,070,000, an amount that
will make the wind farm the
largest single taxpayer in the
county. Paulding County re-
ceived $666,000, based on
37 turbines located in the
county. The turbines each
pay $18,000 a year.
This is proof that state
policies are doing what they
were intended to do, generat-
ing tremendous local eco-
nomic development as well
as clean energy. Ohio Senate
District One has abundant
wind resources and we look
forward to more investments
in Blue Creek, said State
Senator Cliff Hite.
This represents progress
that is clearly needed to bring
money to this district, con-
tinued Hite. This is a boon
to the economy of this dis-
trict; it is here for a 20-year-
contract. We cut local gov-
ernment funds; now we can
provide funds for local gov-
ernment because of this.
One thing I like about this
is that it adds additional rev-
enue and provides less pres-
sure on these entities. When
resources get tight, we look
for other sources, comment-
ed Burkley. This is a good
way of releasing taxes in this
area. Its not very often you
hear of an industry providing
this amount of revenue to the
county.
These funds support proj-
ects and services that benefit
everyone across the region,
from schools, public safety
and public health programs
to road repairs, continued
Burkley. Its great to see this
kind of investment in north-
west Ohio, and its better to
see the benefits have such a
positive impact on the people
who live and work here.
Since the wind farm is
spread across two counties,
six townships, including
Benton, Blue Creek and
Latty in Paulding County,
and four school districts, the
PILOT (payment in lieu of
taxes) funds will be spread
far and wide. The townships
will each see an average of
$1,400 per year per turbine.
With great wind, support-
ive communities, great work-
ers, and we hope a stable reg-
ulatory environment, wind
should continue to have a
bright future in Ohio, said
Neil Voje, the Blue Creek
plant manager.
Weve built strong part-
nerships here and were
hopeful we can do more.
Among other county part-
nerships sponsored by
Iberdrola Renewables are
Flat Rock Creek Festival,
Friends of the Paulding
Chamber Inc., John Paulding
Historical Society, Paulding
County Youth Baseball and
Vantage Career Center.
Wayne Trace school super-
intendent Steve Arnold said
that the local district is very
fortunate to have a partner-
ship with Iberdrola.
We feel very fortunate to
be in an area that is able to
reap benefits of wind energy.
As a school district we will
be frugal stewards of this
money, said Arnold.
This is a great benefit to
our county and our school,
commented Paulding County
Commissioner Roy
Klopfenstein. It is a real
blessing to our community.
Wayne Trace district treas-
urer Gary Ginter said that he
is excited about the extra
things that can be done for
students of the school district
because of the income.
As treasurer, I can see
that this is definitely a boon
for the county, the school
district and its citizens, said
Ginter. With this increased
revenue, we are definitely
going to be able to do more
things for the children of the
district.
The Blue Creek Wind
Farm has already begun
making approximately $2
million in annual lease pay-
ments to local landowners.
Farm officials noted that
of the 28,000 leased acres of
corn, soybeans and wheat
fields, Blue Creek occupies
less than 200 acres.
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n SNOW
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n CUPID
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Amber and Nate Lucas tied the knot in Las Vegas. They were
pronounced husband and wife by The King less than a week
after Nate popped the question.
Cupid finds his mark in
unique marriage proposals
County receives first Blue Creek Wind Farm PILOT payment
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An overly familiar sight this winter: plowing snow in the county. This scene was taken along
Ohio 500 northeast of Payne.
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Paulding County and Wayne Trace school officials gathered at Wayne Trace High School on Thursday afternoon to receive
the first PILOT payment from the Blue Creek Wind Farm.
Progress wins 2 awards
COLUMBUS The
Paulding County Progress is
proud to announce it has
earned two more awards
from the Ohio Newspaper
Association.
The Progress received a
third-place award in two cat-
egories news coverage and
design.
The awards were present-
ed as part of the Osman C.
Hooper Newspaper Show at
the ONA annual conference
last week in Columbus. The
contest is sponsored by the
Ohio Newspaper
Association.
All entries were taken
from editions that were pub-
lished between Aug. 1, 2012
through July 31, 2013.
Since 1999, the Progress
staff has been recognized for
excellence with numerous
awards from ONA and also
the national Inland Press
Associations Local News
Writing Contest.
RICHARD BAKER
1948-2014
PAULDING Richard A.
Baker, age 65, died Friday,
Feb. 7 at his residence.
He was born June 8, 1948 in
Fort Wayne, the son of Dale
and Dolores (School craft)
Baker. He was a former em-
ployee of Spec-Temp of
Antwerp for 16 years.
Surviving are three daugh-
ters, Randi Baker, Katina
Thomas and Sarah Baker; a
son, Steve Baker; one brother,
James Baker; three sisters,
Suzanne Yenser, Patricia
Decker and Sandi Thomas;
eight grandchildren; three
great-grandchildren; and many
nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by
his parents.
Funeral services were con-
ducted Tuesday, Feb. 11 at Den
Herder Funeral Home, Pauld-
ing.
In lieu of flowers, planters,
statuary or blankets, the family
requests memorial contribu-
tions be made to the Richard A.
Baker Family.
Online condolences may be
left at www.denherderfh.com.
ALVERTA GRAHAM
1927-2014
VAN WERT Former
Payne resident Alverta M.
Graham, age 86, of Van Wert,
died at 4:10 a.m. Saturday,
Feb. 8 at Vancrest Healthcare
Center, Van Wert.
She was born March 20,
1927 in Grantsville, Md., the
daughter of
Ema n u e l
E. and Ida
Mae (Bit-
t i n g e r )
Durst. On
Dec. 24,
1952, she
ma r r i e d
Merwin D.
Graham, who preceded her in
death May 9, 2005. She was
a homemaker and member of
the Church of the Nazarene in
Payne, where she taught Sun-
day School for 27 years.
Alverta found much joy in
flower gardening, baking and
most importantly, spending
time with her grandchildren.
Surviving are her children,
Diane (John) Hearne of
Gilbert, Ariz. and Maudie
(Tom) Wingo of Van Wert; a
sister, Delores (Glenn) Sisler
of Grantsville, Md.; five
grandchildren, Michelle Bar-
low, Chad Fisher, Natalie
Fisher, Brittany Gleason and
Olivia Wingo; and three
great-grandchildren, Brant
Barlow, Madison Fisher and
Scarlett Fisher.
She also was preceded in
death by three brothers, Char-
lie, Lester and Menno Durst;
and a sister, Melda Havener.
Private family memorial
services will be held at a later
date in Grantsville, Md., where
she will be buried in Oak
Grove Cemetery. Alspach-
Gearhart Funeral Home & Cre-
matory in Van Wert is in charge
of arrangements.
Preferred memorials are to
the Lustgarten Foundation for
Pancreatic Cancer Research.
Condolences may be ex-
pressed at
www.alspachgearhart.com.
WAYNE ZIELKE
1925-2014
ANTWERP Wayne L.
Zielke, 88, of Antwerp, died
on Saturday, Feb. 8.
ESTHER HUEBNER
1932-2014
PAULDING Esther W.
Huebner, 81, passed away at
4:30 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 9 at
The Gardens of Paulding.
She was
born Dec.
14, 1932
in Minster
to Harry
and Anna
Minnie
W i l -
h e l mi n a
(Kloster-
man) Rempe. On Aug. 18,
1956, she married Leo L.
Huebner, who preceded her in
death on May 5, 1987. She
was a wonderful mother,
aunt, sister and friend. She
had many jobs over the years,
but the one she enjoyed the
most was bookkeeping.
She is survived by a son,
Michael, Paulding; three
daughters, Lori (Alan) Vogel
of Cardington and Beverly
(Kevin) Hanenkratt and Amy
(John) Kennedy, both of
Paulding. She was blessed
with nine grandchildren in
birth order: Benjamin Ha-
nenkratt, Emily Hanenkratt
Gorrell, Allyson Vogel Alli-
son, Andrew (Megan) Ha-
nenkratt, Adam Vogel, Sierra
Kennedy, Kelsey Huebner,
Luke Vogel and Evan Hueb-
ner; three great-grandchil-
dren, Zoe Kochel, Ella and
Ryder Gorrell, and one on the
way; two sisters: Ruth Rush,
Kendallville, Ind. and Linda
McDermitt, St. Marys; and
three brothers, Paul and
James, both of St. Marys, and
Thomas in South Carolina.
Preceding her in death
were her parents; husband;
two sisters, Marie Hobrock
and Dorothy Delzeith; and a
brother, Robert.
Funeral services will be
conducted 10 a.m. Friday,
Feb. 14 at Divine Mercy
Catholic Church, Paulding,
with Fr. Stites officiating.
Burial will follow in St. Paul
Cemetery, Paulding.
Visitation will be 3-8 p.m.
with a wake service at 7:30
p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 13 at
Den Herder Funeral Home,
Paulding. Visitation also will
be one hour prior to services
on Friday at the church.
In lieu of flowers, dona-
tions may be made to Parkin-
sons Foundation, The
Gardens of Paulding Activity
Fund or Masses.
Online condolences may be
sent to www.denherderfh.com.
Wednesday, February 12, 2014 Paulding County Progress - 3A
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The Amish Cook
By: Lovina Eicher
feeling that our three oldest
children are the only ones of
our children who really re-
member much about their
grandparents. They were such
loving grandparents but our
Heavenly Father knows best.
Last Friday turned out to be
a very cold day, but with many
willing hands, 9,000 sub sand-
wiches were made by 12:30
p.m. This was to help a local
Amish family with their hospi-
tal bills. Im guessing 175-200
people gathered to help with
this event. What a blessing to
help each other in times of
need.
Daughter Susans 18th birth-
day was that day, so we cele-
brated that evening with sub
sandwiches, Swiss roll bars
(which she preferred over
cake) and ice cream. It was an
easy meal after being gone dur-
ing the day to help make the
subs.
While the children were
home yesterday we baked
chocolate chip cookies and
made noodles. Susan cut her
and Mose out two new outfits.
The material was part of her
gift from Mose. She is taking
more of an interest in sewing
and wants to sew the outfits
with me coaching her.
Last week, I cut out and sewed
three dresses for daughter, Ver-
ena. She is in need of more
dresses.
I want to teach her how to
sew her own dresses, too, but
am short one sewing machine
due to it needing adjustments.
I keep hoping our good
friend, Terry, will show up at
our front door one day when he
gets back in the area. He al-
ways does a good job of getting
it back in working order.
The last few times we made
noodles, I used a different
recipe and really liked it better
than the one I usually use. I will
share it with you and see if you
like it too.
NOODLES
3 cups egg yolks (usually 1
dozen yolks make a cup)
1 cup boiling water
3 tablespoons salt
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
3 pounds flour
Beat egg yolks really well
and then add water, salt, and
oil. Keep beating while adding
water, salt and oil. Pour egg
mixture over the flour and mix
together very well.
Put in an airtight container
for 10 minutes before rolling
out and cutting or putting
It is Thursday morning and
the temperature is 14. That
seems warm after all of these
subzero temperatures weve
had all week.
The children returned to
school this morning after
being off since last Friday,
due to the extreme cold tem-
peratures. My husband, Joe,
and daughter, Elizabeth, were
home on Monday and Tues-
day from the factories due to
the bad weather. We barely saw
any traffic go by during those
two days.
It was still dark on Tuesday
morning when a lady came to
our door asking for help to get
her car out of a ditch close by
our house.
She was on her way home
from work and said our house
was the only one with lights on.
Joe and the boys went to help
shovel her car out of the snow
and get her back on the road.
They had to dress warm and
were cold by the time they
were back in the house. The
temperature was -18, with the
wind chill even colder.
Yesterday was the funeral
of my Aunt Frances, age 79,
from Berne, Ind. We regret
that we were unable to attend
because of the bad weather.
Our deepest sympathy goes
to the family. They, too, are
without both their parents
now. That makes such a
lonely feeling and I can sym-
pathize with them.
Frances is my Dads sister
and is the fourth of the 13 sib-
lings to pass. Life sure brings
changes in different ways.
I recently had a letter from
my oldest sister, Leah, an-
nouncing the exciting news of
the birth of her daughter,
Elizabeths, third child named
Rosemarie. This makes six
grandchildren for Leah and
Paul.
Brother Amos and Nancy
have 11 grandchildren. Little
Harley Coblentz, born re-
cently to nephew Joe and
Amanda, is grandchild num-
ber nine for brother Albert
and Sarah Irene.
What made Harleys ap-
pearance so special is that he
is the first grandson after
eight granddaughters. My
parents would be so proud of
their 25 great-grands to enjoy
and spoil, but our dear Lord
had other plans for them. We
never want to question His
ways.
It always gives me a sad
through noodle cutter.
Cold winter days, and there
have been plenty in the Mid-
west this winter, are a perfect
time for a hearty, simmer
soup. Following are a few fa-
vorites from The Amish Cook
column over the years.
VEGETABLE SOUP
1 pound hamburger
1 onion, chopped
2 cups potatoes, diced
1 cup carrots, diced
1 pint corn
1 pint peas
1 quart tomato juice
1-1/2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon black pepper
Brown hamburger and
onion in a skillet. Put ham-
burger and onion into a large
pot and add potatoes, carrots,
corn peas, tomato juice, and
salt and pepper. Cook over
medium heat until vegetables
are soft.
Recipe note: Sometimes I
use a pint of beef chunks in-
stead of hamburger. I also
leave the onion whole and
cook it with the rest of the
vegetables.
COFFEE SOUP
1 cup water
2 heaping teaspoons of in-
stant coffee
4 teaspoons of white sugar
3 cups milk
Crackers or toasted bread
Heat water until boiling
and set off. Add coffee and
sugar and mix. Put on stove
again and add milk. Take off
when hot and crumble toasted
bread or crackers into it. Or it
can be enjoyed without either.
ONE KETTLE SOUP
1 quart canned, cooked beef
1 quart homemade noodles
4 medium potatoes, diced and
peeled
salt and pepper to taste
1 medium onion, chopped
Fill 6 quart kettle with 3
quarts of water and bring to a
hard boil. Add potatoes, noo-
dles and onion together in the
kettle on top of the stove and
return to a hard boil about 8
minutes.
Then add cooked beef and
hard boil for 12 more min-
utes. Do not overcook or too
much liquid will be lost. Beef
soup base can be used in
place of the beef. If using
soup base, no salt should be
added until serving, as soup
bases are already high in
sodium. Add two more quarts
of water. Change heat from
high to low and cook for
about 15 minutes.
Wednesday, Feb. 12
Free community dinner
GROVER HILL The Mt.
Zion United Methodist
Church will be having a free
community dinner from 5-
6:30 p.m. tonight, Feb. 12 in
the fellowship hall.
The church is located on
Road 151 outside of Grover
Hill. Everyone is welcome.
Saturday, Feb. 15
Spaghetti dinner
MANDALE The Mandale
Church is having a spaghetti
dinner fundraiser from 5-7 p.m.
on Saturday, Feb. 15. Funds are
to go towards upgrading the
church nursery.
The menu will be
spaghetti, choice of corn or
green beans, roll, dessert, and
drink. This is a free-will of-
fering event open to the pub-
lic. The church is located at
2820 St. Rt. 66, Cloverdale.
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Slated for March 13 and 15 at 7 p.m., the
fundraiser helps maintain Oakwoods Cooper
Community Library, a branch of the Paulding
County Carnegie Library.
The Community Room will be transformed
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aged to join in the spirit of the night by don-
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seated, guests can expect to be entertained and
overwhelmed with a minimum of 30 chocolate
goodies.
The fun continues throughout the night with
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Doug Roop (right) was the guest speaker at the Paulding Kiwanis Club meeting. Roop is the
head of the Youth For Christ organization in this area. He told of the many things they are involved
in and the good things that happens as a result of it. He talked about their basketball program an
how successful it has been, and thanked the Kiwanis Club for its help by donating the use of the
gymnasium at the building. Mike Zeedyk (left) will be taking over the job that Roop was doing.
Chris Johnson was program chairman.
Sheriffs Report
ACCIDENTS:
Thursday, Jan. 30
4:20 p.m. Chad A. Bradford, 40, of Oak-
wood, was cited for failure to yield at an in-
tersection following a two-vehicle collision on
Road 180 at Road 51 in Carryall Township.
He was driving south on Road 51 in a 1995
Dodge 2500 pickup truck. Reports say he
failed to yield to an eastbound 2005 Buick
Rendezvous SUV operated by Jennifer L.
Clark, 32, of Antwerp. She swerved to avoid
collision and left the roadway causing minor
damage. She was taken to Hicksville Commu-
nity Hospital for possible injuries by Antwerp
EMS. Bradford was not hurt and his truck was
not damaged.
Saturday, Feb. 1
4:52 a.m. Lacey Renee Showalter, 30, of
Ottawa, was cited for failure to control follow-
ing a single-vehicle accident on Road 171
north of Road 177 in Brown Township. She
was traveling north on Road 171 in a 2007
Chevy SUV when she lost control while ne-
gotiating a curve. The vehicle slid into a
mound of snow before coming to rest on its
side. Oakwood EMS transported her and her
passenger, Dominique Rowe, 11, of Paulding,
to Paulding County Hospital for assessment
for injuries. Oakwood Fire Department also
assisted at the scene.
Sunday, Feb. 2
4:44 p.m. Patricia L. Hartwell, 54, of Payne,
was cited for assured clear distance ahead after
a two-vehicle crash on Ohio 111 at Ohio 49 in
Harrison Township. She was driving west on
Ohio 111 in a 1998 Chevy Cavalier. Reports
say she struck the rear of a stopped 2007 Ford
Crown Victoria cruiser owned by the Paulding
County Commissioners. Both vehicles re-
ceived minor damage. Neither she nor the
cruisers operator, Deputy Nick Mendez, was
injured.
INCIDENTS:
Thursday, Jan. 30
10:32 a.m. Deputies documented a motor
vehicle accident on Road 424 at Road 11 in
Carryall Township. No further information
was available.
10:19 p.m. A juvenile pick up order was car-
ried out.
11:51 p.m. Report of a vehicle in a drift on
Road 176 east of US 127 in Crane Township
was handled.
Friday, Jan. 31
8:16 a.m. A Carryall Township resident of
Road 31 told deputies there was a horse in
their yard.
8:41 a.m. Dog complaint came in from
Road 171 in Auglaize Township.
12:07 p.m. Carryall Township resident of
Road 160 lodged a dog complaint.
12:57 p.m. Deputies handled a dog com-
plaint on Road 149 in Auglaize Township.
4:36 p.m. Unruly juvenile complaint came
in from Ohio 66 in Brown Township.
4:44 p.m. Dog complaint was lodged from
Road 190 in Carryall Township.
8:54 p.m. A car/deer accident on Road 162
at 119 in Jackson Township was documented.
9:52 p.m. Car was seen in a ditch along US
127 in Jackson Township.
Saturday, Feb. 1
12:53 p.m. Antwerp EMS and two Antwerp
fire units responded to a motor vehicle acci-
dent at US 24 and Ohio 49 in Carryall Town-
ship where a vehicle was off the road. No
transport was made.
2:26 a.m. An alarm sounded at a Brown
Township business on Road 138.
3:33 a.m. Deputies investigated a report of
a male entering a home on Road 123 in Emer-
ald Township.
6:23 a.m. Elaine I. Bremmer was arrested
on a warrant.
10:44 a.m. Deputies handled a truck/pole
accident on Ohio 637 in Jackson Township.
11:07 a.m. An unwanted person complaint
was handled on Road 232 in Emerald Town-
ship.
8:09 p.m. Deputies assisted Post 81 with a
traffic stop on Road 424 at Road 87 in Crane
Township.
9:46 p.m. A vehicle was seen in a ditch
along US 24 near the state line in Carryall
Township.
10:47 p.m. Melrose resident reported being
threatened.
Sunday, Feb. 2
2:25 a.m. Deputies responded to a domestic
problem on Ohio 114 in Washington Town-
ship.
2:34 a.m. Assistance was provided to Pauld-
ing Police Department with a possible
drunken driver.
6:46 a.m. Report of a vehicle stuck on Road
144 in Paulding Township was made.
7:37 a.m. A two-vehicle accident on Ohio
49 north of Ohio 111 in Harrison Township
was handled. Antwerp EMS made a transport
after a trapped subject was released from one
of the vehicles. Antwerp Fire Department also
assisted at the scene. No further information
was available.
7:38 a.m. Defiance County Sheriffs office
called for mutual aid from Cecil/Crane Town-
ship Fire Department for a house fire. Two
units responded; they were there nearly three
hours.
1:48 p.m. Deputies assisted another depart-
ment with a slide-off on US 127 at Road 48
north of Haviland.
2:43 p.m. Trespassing complaint came in
from Road 1037 in Auglaize Township.
3:54 p.m. Dog complaint was investigated
on US 24 near Antwerp.
6:43 p.m. Deputies looked into a dog com-
plaint on Road 114 in Paulding Township.
6:54 p.m. Car/deer collision on Road 190 at
Road 13 in Carryall Township was docu-
mented.
7:44 p.m. Slide-off of Road 144 at Road 87
in Paulding Township was handled.
9:15 p.m. Deputies were called to a domes-
tic situation on Road 132 in Paulding Town-
ship.
9:34 p.m. A car/deer crash on Road 168 near
Ohio 637 in Emerald Township was handled.
Monday, Feb. 3
12:57 a.m. Motion alarm sounded at a loca-
tion on Road 138 in Brown Township.
9:48 a.m. Dog bite was reported from Road
169 in Auglaize Township.
3 p.m. Two Cecil/Crane Township fire units
and Paulding EMS responded to a fire on
Road 105 in Crane Township. They were on
the scene less than 50 minutes.
6:41 p.m. Suicide was reported from Road
205 in Carryall Township.
Tuesday, Feb. 4
5:20 a.m. Consent search of a vehicle was
conducted at the intersection of Emerald and
Johnson roads.
7:34 a.m. An Antwerp fire unit responded to
a tree fire on North Main Street for about 25
minutes.
11:21 a.m. Phone scam report came in from
Road 72 in Washington Township.
12:52 p.m. Breaking and entering with theft
was reported from Melrose.
4:23 p.m. Unruly juvenile complaint was
handled on Road 122 in Brown Township.
5:05 p.m. Telephone harassment was re-
ported from Ohio 637 in Auglaize Township.
6:57 p.m. Deputies investigated an unruly
juvenile complaint from Road 122 in Brown
Township.
9:59 p.m. Payne EMS was called for a
woman involved in an alleged assault in the
village.
Wednesday, Feb. 5
7:14 p.m. ODOT reported a vehicle off US
127 north of Road 82.
INCIDENT REPORTS
Friday, Jan. 31
10:55 a.m. A Countryview
Drive resident told officers a
North Main Street resident
pawned nearly 40 BluRay
DVDs belonging to him.
4:40 p.m. A backing acci-
dent in the parking lot of an
East Perry Street business
was documented.
10:40 p.m. Suspicious ac-
tivity was reported from
Bryans Alley.
10:56 p.m. Officers re-
sponded to a family distur-
bance on Nancy Street.
11:45 p.m. A West Perry
Street business owner re-
quested a female be not al-
lowed in their establishment
for allegedly causing trouble.
11:57 p.m. An East Perry
Street resident reported suspi-
cious activity at their back-
door. The matter was
unfounded.
Saturday, Feb. 1
1:42 p.m. Officers were un-
able to locate a loose dog in
the area of Water Street and
Baldwin Avenue.
9 p.m. A driver reported a
pothole in the 400 block of
North Williams Street caused
a flat tire on their vehicle.
9:54 p.m. Neighbor com-
plaint involving loud music
was looked into on Kay
Street. It was deemed un-
founded.
10:15 p.m. Telephone ha-
rassment was reported from
West Wayne Street.
Sunday, Feb. 2
1:24 a.m. Assistance was
provided to a West Perry
Street business with an un-
wanted person. The subject
was warned not to return.
2:30 a.m. Officers arrested
a driver for OMVI and the
passenger for open container
following a slide-off accident
at the intersection of East
Wayne and East Perry streets.
9:48 a.m. Slide-off on
Klingler Road at East Wayne
Street was looked into.
5:05 p.m. Dog complaint
came in from 600 block West
Harrison Street.
5:20 p.m. Officers assisted
Paulding County Sheriffs
deputies with a BAC test.
6:48 p.m. A business alarm
on West Perry Street was un-
founded.
7:51 p.m. An unreported
two-vehicle mishap on
Williams Street at Caroline
was called in. One driver
claimed the other rear-ended
them, while the second
claimed the other driver
backed into them. Case is
under investigation.
8:53 p.m. Officers assisted
with an unwanted subject on
West Perry Street where the
person was allegedly causing
problems.
Monday, Feb. 3
12:19 a.m. A Holgate resi-
dent told officers they had re-
ceived threatening calls from
a West Perry Street resident.
Both were warned about con-
tacting one another.
6:10 p.m. A male Flatrock
Drive resident claimed to
have been assaulted on West
Perry Street. A female denied
the claim.
Tuesday, Feb. 4
3:45 p.m. Criminal use of a
credit card by another was re-
ported from South Main
Street.
7:55 p.m. Dog complaint
was looked into on Bryans
Alley.
Wednesday, Feb. 5
3:45 p.m. ODOT com-
plained to village officials of
a businessman who had
pushed snow onto the road
and it needed removed. The
man was notified and he
complied.
6:10 p.m. A landowner on
Flatrock Drive told officers
snow was being pushed onto
their property from the
church lot.
10 p.m. A female resident
of West Perry Street re-
quested no contact with a sec-
ond female. Both were
warned.
Civil Docket:
Discover Bank, Hebron, Ky. vs.
Anthony R. Bullinger, Oakwood.
Money only, satisfied.
Asset Acceptance LLC, Warren,
Mich. vs. Paul L. Winchester, Oak-
wood. Other action, dismissed.
Arnulfo Deanda, Defiance vs.
Gary Hardy, Paulding. Evictions,
dismissed.
Brian Brown, Paulding vs. Lori
McHugh, Paulding and Greg
Thatcher, Paulding. Small claims,
judgment for the plaintiff in the sum
of $541.91.
Capital One Bank (USA) N.A.,
Columbus vs. Gregory S. Altic,
Antwerp. Other action, judgment
for the plaintiff in the sum of
$3,760.33.
Integrity Ford Inc., Paulding vs.
William Antoine, Antwerp and
Kelly Antoine, Antwerp. Small
claims, judgment for the plaintiff in
the sum of $348.78.
Integrity Ford Inc., Paulding vs.
Amanda Apple, Paulding. Small
the sum of $412.05.
Returned To You Ltd., Paulding,
vs. Joshua Finfrock, Paulding.
Small claims, judgment for the
plaintiff in the sum of $662.45.
Returned To You Ltd., Paulding
vs. Carlos Campos Valadez, Pauld-
ing. Small claims, dismissed.
vs. Richard W. Miler Jr., Paulding.
Small claims, judgment for the
plaintiff in the sum of $1,124.09.
vs. Scott Keeran, Hicksville. Small
the sum of $1,560.46.
Pekin Insurance Co., Dublin and
Spyker Contracting Inc., Defiance
vs. Andrew J. Rekeweg, Woodburn.
Other action, dismissed.
Criminal Docket:
Leslie A. Porter, Defiance, men-
acing; $100 fine, $134.50 costs;
two-year probation ordered, evalu-
ation at Westwood, 40 hours com-
munity service, no contact with
victim.
Leslie A. Porter, Defiance, disor-
derly conduct; $50 fine.
Roy E. Wendt, Cecil, failure to
register; $25 fine, $104 costs.
Roy E. Wendt, Cecil, failure to
register dog; no contest.
Michael J. Buchman, Paulding,
under age consumption; $400 fine,
$120 costs, 180 days jail suspended;
40 hours community service, two-
year probation ordered.
open container; dismissed.
Ken H. Kohart, Paulding, con-
finement of dog; $25 fine, $77
costs.
Traffic Docket:
Ski Lar, Fort Wayne, child re-
straint; $68 fine.
Joseph H. Mack II, Indianapolis,
89/65 speed; $43 fine, $77 costs.
Pamela G. Smith, Monroe, Mich.,
Stacy Wilson, Convoy, driving
under FRA suspension; $75 fine,
$87 costs, pay by April 25 or matter
turned in for collection.
Brent Lee Marriott, Jupiter, Fla.,
Amanda Sue Lee, Defiance, driv-
ing without license; $150 fine sus-
pended on condition defendant gets
valid license by June 27, $87 costs,
pay by Feb. 28 or matter turned in
for collection.
Amanda Sue Lee, Defiance,
66/55 speed; $33 fine.
Robert Jones Jr., Detroit, 108/65
speed; $93 fine, $77 costs.
Jose A. Gonzales III, Wauseon,
Heather L. Robillard, Beaver-
creek, 78/65 speed; $33 fine, $80
costs.
Zoran Dimovich, Washington,
Mich., 81/65 speed; $43 fine, $80
costs.
Michael E. Greenwald, Arcadia,
directional signals; $53 fine, $77
costs.
Sharon E. Wilson, Macomb,
Mich., 77/65 speed; $33 fine, $85
costs.
Douglas G. Carnahan, Oakwood,
failure to control; $68 fine, $77
costs.
Joshua A. Sharp, Paulding, failure
to control; $68 fine, $77 costs.
Peggy S. Mathews, Paulding, fail-
ure to control; $68 fine, $77 costs.
Angela C. Woolbright, Grover
Hill, failure to control; $68 fine, $80
costs.
Elaine Ida Bremmer, Chillicothe,
Mo., physical control; $600 fine,
$112 costs, pay all by April 25 or
matter turned in for collection, two
days jail; community control or-
dered, evaluation at Westwood, war-
rant and warrant block rescinded, ID
card returned, 88 days jail reserved.
Elaine Ida Bremmer, Chillicothe,
Mo., open container; $75 fine.
OVI/under influence; dismissed at
States request.
costs, pay all by Feb. 28 or matter
turned in for collection.
seat belt; dismissed at States re-
quest.
Breanna S. Hammons, Fort Jen-
nings, failure to control; $68 fine,
$77 costs.
Darian Nicole Fowler-Crawford,
Payne, no temporary permit; $68
fine, $87 costs, pay all by Feb. 28 or
matter turned in for collection.
Darian Nicole Fowler-Crawford,
Payne, failure to control; $68 fine.
Michael E. Williams Jr., Fort
Wayne, 75/65 speed; $33 fine, $80
costs.
Amy Jo Van Vlerah, Cecil, failure
to control; $68 fine, $77 costs.
Christopher J. McClure, Ashtab-
ula, 76/65 speed; $33 fine, $80
costs.
Troy E. Ralson, Fort Wayne,
Chelsea J. Keller, Cloverdale, dis-
play plates; $68 fine, $77 costs.
Kenneth E. Neff, Antwerp, seat
belt; $30 fine, $47 costs.
Shane P. Somerton II, Van Wert,
seat belt; $30 fine, $50 costs.
Carlos Muro Bedolla, Paulding,
driving without license; $200 fine
with $100 suspended if defendant
shows valid license, $87 costs.
Carlos Muro Bedolla, Paulding,
failure to control; $68 fine.
Jeffery C. Budd, Oakwood, 69/55
speed; dismissed at Courts request.
Adam W. Molitor, Paulding, fail-
ure to control; $68 fine, $80 costs.
Jeffery S. Rodriguez, Antwerp,
stop sign; $53 fine, $80 costs.
Anthony W. Adams, Paulding,
stop sign; $53 fine, $77 costs.
Lorean Y. McCollum, Payne, as-
sured clear distance; $68 fine, $77
costs.
Alfonzsa F. Jackson, Columbus,
Ind., 84/65 speed; $43 fine, $85
costs.
Holly A. Kemper, Cloverdale,
seat belt; $30 fine, $50 costs.
Mohamao Tabatabal, Washing-
ton, Pa., 68/55 speed; $33 fine, $77
costs.
Elizabeth M. Brown, Paulding,
costs.
Nathan A. Dobbealere, Oakwood,
Stephanie Renee Gerschutz, De-
fiance, failure to control; $68 fine,
$77 costs.
Mark R. Lauber, St. Henry, over-
height; $68 fine, $80 costs.
Jennifer K. Knott, Genoa, 77/65
speed; $33 fine, $80 costs.
Jesse J. Wantuck, Northville,
Mich., failure to control; $68 fine,
$80 costs.
Chad A. Bradford, Oakwood, fail-
ure to yield right of way; $53 fine,
$77 costs.
Cathy Beard, Oakwood; dog
breeding.
Carlene Turner, dba C&S Rescue,
Cecil; dog rescue.
Chris Bragg, dba Bragg Chiro-
practic, Antwerp; chiropractor.
Jayson Gerald Dangler, dba
Landscape Supply LLC, Paulding;
landscaping.
CMH Foundation to host Purse Bingo
HICKSVILLE The Community Memorial Hospital (CMH)
Foundation is hosting a new event at 1:30 p.m. Feb. 22, called
Purse Bingo.
Guests will play bingo for purses. Brand names will include in-
clude Vera Bradley and Coach. Proceeds will benefit the founda-
tions scholarship program.
Purse Bingo will be held at the Fraternal Order of the Eagles
in Hicksville. For more information contact Carol at 419-542- 5690.
County Court
Property Transfers
Common Pleas
Civil Docket
The term et al. refers to and others; et
vir., and husband; et ux., and wife.
3 Rivers Credit Union, Cincinnati
vs. Cindy S. Fletcher, Antwerp.
Money only.
Fifth Third Mortgage Company,
Cincinnati vs. Keri A. McMillan
and her unknown spouse if any,
Scott and Cody L. McMillan and his
unknown spouse if any, Scott and
Paulding County Treasurer, Pauld-
ing. Foreclosures.
Civil Docket Concluded
Amanda M. Townsend, Paulding
vs. James Townsend, Savanna, Ill.
Divorce granted.
Bryan K. Coyne, Grover Hill vs.
Brandi Coyne, Grover Hill. Divorce
granted.
Robert O. Hobart Sr., Paulding vs.
Stephanie A. Hobart, Paulding. Di-
vorce dismissed.
Rowena Kochenour, Antwerp vs.
David B. Kochenour, Antwerp. Di-
vorce granted.
In the matter of: Robert L. Ad-
kins, Payne and Karen M. Adkins,
Van Wert. Dissolution of marriage
granted.
Samuel N. Carnahan, Paulding
vs. Bureau of Workers Compensa-
tion, Columbus and Morton Build-
ing Inc., Morton, Ill. Workers
compensation, summary judgment
granted as no genuine issue of ma-
terial fact remained to be litigated.
Morton Building Inc. entitled to
judgment as a matter of law as rea-
sonable minds construing the evi-
dence in favor of the non-moving
party could reach but on conclusion,
that conclusion being adverse to the
non-moving party. Notice of appeal
was filed by attorney on behalf of
the plaintiff on Feb. 3.
Bank of America, Simi Valley,
Calif. vs. Gregory L. Kutzli, Grover
Hill and Deb Kutzli, Hicksville and
ing. Foreclosures, dismissed with-
out prejudice at plaintiffs costs of
$221.40.
Nationstar Mortgage LLC,
Lewisville, Texas vs. Jennifer S.
Zartman, Paulding and Brian K.
Zartman, Paulding and Ohio De-
partment of Taxation, Columbus
and Paulding County Treasurer,
Paulding. Foreclosures, dismissed.
Nationstar Mortgage LLC,
Lewisville, Texas vs. John M. Mar-
tinez, Paulding and Heather Mar-
tinez, Paulding and Ohio Depart-
ment of Taxation, Columbus. Fore-
closures, dismissed.
Fifth Third Bank, Cincinnati vs.
Matthew S. Kelly, Paulding and
Beth A. Kelly, Paulding and Ohio
Department of Taxation, Columbus
Paulding. Foreclosures, dismissed
without prejudice at plaintiffs costs.
Wells Fargo Bank N.A., Fort
Mill, S.C. vs. Laura Schoenherr and
her unknown spouse if any, Payne
Paulding. Foreclosures, dismissed.
Wright-Patt Credit Union Inc.,
Trenton, N.J. vs. Chad Justinger and
his unknown spouse if any, Cecil
and unknown tenant if any, Cecil
Paulding. Foreclosures, dismissed
without prejudice.
The Bank of New York Mellon
Trust Company, Fort Washington,
Pa. vs. Amy K. Simon, Paulding and
Bradley Simon, Paulding and USA
Attorney General, Washington, D.C.
and USA District Attorney, Toledo
Paulding. Foreclosures, sheriffs
sale confirmed and distribution or-
dered.
Paulding County Treasurer,
Paulding vs. William A. Carpenter,
Haviland and Jeannie A. Carpenter,
Haviland and Bankone N.A.,
Columbus and Beneficial Ohio,
Inc., Cleveland. Foreclosure of real
property tax, sheriffs sale con-
firmed and distribution ordered.
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.,
Westerville vs. Dawn Kuhlman, De-
fiance and Christopher Kuhlman,
Defiance and First Federal Bank of
the Midwest, Defiance and Paulding
County Treasurer, Paulding. Fore-
closures, sheriffs sale confirmed
and distribution ordered.
Paulding County Treasurer,
Paulding vs. James P. Ringler,
Payne and Linda K. Ringler, Payne.
Foreclosure of real property tax,
sheriffs sale confirmed and distri-
bution ordered.
Thomas H. Powell, co-trustee,
Defiance and Jacqueline A. Powell,
co-trustee, Defiance vs. Debora
McCague, nka Pike, Melrose and
Estate of Dail Pike, Melrose and
ing. Cancellation of land contract,
dismissed with prejudice.
Citibank N.A., Sioux Falls, S.D.
vs. John A. Doster, Scott. Money
only, judgment granted in the
amount of $4,079.92 with interest
and costs.
Business Revenue Systems Inc.,
address unavailable vs. James
Maples, address unavailable.
Money only, release of judgment
filed.
Marriage Licenses
Timothy Micheal Miller, 30,
Paulding, unemployed and Sierra
Rochelle Zimmer, 21, Paulding, un-
employed. Parents are Samuel
Miller and Sandra Merrifield; and
Mike Zimmer and Kimberly Stone.
Administration Docket
In the Estate of Larry G. Allen,
application to administer file.
In the Estate of Thomas J. How-
ell, application to administer file.
Criminal Docket
Charles I. Perry, 50, of Paulding,
was sentenced recently having pre-
viously been found guilty of three
counts gross sexual imposition (F3).
He was ordered to serve stated
prison terms of 36 months for one
count and 24 months for each of the
other two for a total of 84 months in
the Ohio Department of Rehabilita-
tion and Corrections with credit for
114 days served. He was deemed a
Tier II sex offender, subject to reg-
istration. He was ordered to pay
costs, which was stayed pending in-
carceration.
Brandon K. Siegel, 22, of
Napoleon, had his community con-
trol sanctions revoked and was sen-
tenced to 17 months with ODR&C
for improper handling of firearms in
a motor vehicle (F4). He received
credit for 207 days already served.
He was ordered to pay costs of
$7,492.82.
Jodi L. Perl, 29, of Paulding, re-
ceived judicial release from prison
with the remainder of her sentence
suspended. She was sentenced to
four years community control sanc-
tions on standard conditions plus: be
committed to the WORTH Center to
complete the program and aftercare,
substance abuse evaluation and
treatment, submit to random tests,
seek and maintain employment, pay
costs. She had been sentenced to 22
months prison for possession of
drugs (F5).
Michael S. Wheeler, 35, of Pauld-
ing, was granted judicial release
from prison and the remainder of his
sentence was suspended. He was
sentenced to four years community
control sanctions on standard condi-
tions plus: drug and alcohol restric-
tions, submit to random tests, abide
by midnight curfew, seek and main-
tain employment, be assessed by
Adult Parole Authoritys sex of-
fender specialist and complete rec-
ommended treatment, pay $65.68
restitution, and pay $846.44 costs.
Estil Lee Hatfield, 28, of Oak-
wood, was granted judicial release
from prison recently and with the
remainder of his 12-month sentence
suspended. He was ordered to serve
three years community control sanc-
tions on standard conditions plus: be
committed to the WORTH Center
for its program and aftercare, un-
dergo substance abuse evaluation
and treatment, comply with drug
and alcohol restrictions, submit to
random tests, obtain and maintain
employment, obtain valid drivers
license and pay $753.76 costs.
Angelo R. Andreotti, 39, of
Navarre, was found to qualify for
intervention in lieu of conviction in
his importuning (F5) case. His plea
was changed to guilty and a disposal
hearing was set for March 3.
Robert A. Spooner, 37, address
unavailable, was scheduled for a
pretrial conference on his motion to
suppress on Feb. 28. He is accused
of breaking and entering (F5) and
theft (F5).
Jessica L. Smith, 23, of Payne,
will be in court March 10 for a hear-
ing on restitution and a dispositional
hearing concerning her theft (F4)
charges.
Dennis R. Mullins Jr., 38, of
Antwerp, recently changed his plea
to guilty after his indictment was
amended to attempted pandering
obscenity involving a minor (F3).
He will be sentenced March 3.
Brandon L. Saylor, 27, of rural
Defiance, changed his plea to guilty
of violating sex offender registration
(F3). He will be sentenced March 10.
He waived extradition and was re-
leased on his own recognizance on
the conditions of no arrests, comply
with drug and alcohol restrictions,
must reside at a certain address, and
no contact with a couple except
once to retrieve possession with the
assistance of law enforcement.
Maurice S. Faries, 26, of Payne,
was in Court for a change of plea re-
cently, pleading guilty to possession
of cocaine (F5). He will be sen-
tenced March 10.
Cassandra R. Crites, 30, of Pauld-
ing, changed her plea to guilty of
endangering children (F3) after it
was amended. She will be sentenced
Feb. 27.
Jonathan C. Hornish, 24, of Sher-
wood, changed his plea to guilty of
possession of heroin (F5) and
waived indictment for a Bill of In-
formation accusing him of traffick-
ing in drugs (F4). His sentencing
was set for March 12 for both. He
waived extradition and was released
on his own recognizance on the con-
ditions of no arrests, no contact with
co-defendants and must reside at a
certain address.
Jason C. Clark, 36, of Paulding,
will be sentenced March 10 after
changing his plea to guilty of nonsup-
port of dependent (F5).
Jennifer L. McMillan, 29, and
Aaron S. McMillan, 31, both of Scott
had their indictments alleging traffick-
ing in drugs (F4) and possession of
heroin (F4) joined for jury trial on
March 4.
Scott J. Collins, 36, of Paulding,
changed his plea to guilty of a sexual
offender registration violation (F3)
and was scheduled for a March 12
sentencing.
Donald E. Hammons III, 36, ad-
dress unavailable, was arraigned for
his indictment alleging complicity to
robbery (F3). Not guilty plea was en-
tered. His bond was set at $25,000 or
10 percent privilege. Bond was posted
in the amount of $2,500 on the condi-
tions of no arrests and no contact with
his victims or their business. A motion
to preserve evidence was granted.
Nickolas P. Sandoval, 34, of Pauld-
ing, had his indictment alleging for-
gery (F5) dismissed with prejudice
due to his polygraph test showing him
to be telling the truth.
Richard T. Stacey, 39, Archbold,
was recently sentenced for having
weapons under disability (F3). He
was ordered to serve four years com-
munity control sanctions on standard
conditions plus: 80 days jail with
credit for 66 days served, comply with
drug and alcohol restrictions, submit
to random tests, complete substance
abuse and mental health evaluations
and treatment, obtain and maintain
employment, no contact with victim,
obtain a GED and pay $232 costs.
The term et al. refers to and oth-
ers; et vir., and husband; et ux.,
and wife.
Auglaize Township
Estle Properties LLC to
Kenneth R. Branham; Sec. 27,
5.01 acres. Warranty deed.
Samuel D. Kieffer to Rickey
A. and Myra J. Heck; Sec. 30,
0.837 acre. Warranty deed.
Wesley B. and Debra K.
Ratliff to Larry R. Sherry;
Sec. 20, 1.37 acres. Warranty
deed.
Dolores Retcher, dec., Life
Estate to Jerry I. Retcher, et
al.; Sec. 25, 64.99 acres. Af-
fidavit.
Benton Township
Leo F. Davis, dec. to James
R. Davis, et al.; Sec. 3, 0.29
acre. Certificate of transfer.
Brown Township
Lynn and Sandra Bradford,
et al. to Jerrolyn Parrett; Sec.
23, 3.51 acres. Quit claim.
To H. Nam and Ae Ja Kim
to Graber Tilapia LP; Sec. 8,
6.88 acres. Warranty deed.
Carryall Township
Donald G. and Jeannine L.
Leckrone to Donald G. and
Jeannine L. Leckrone; Sec. 33,
1.31 acres. Quit claim.
Mercer Landmark Inc. to
James M. Hertel; Sec. 27, 5.135
acres. Quit claim.
Darlene Stuck to Michael S.
Stuck and Rebecca E. Ringler;
Sec. 24, 2.36 acres. Warranty
deed.
Marsha M. Oberlin et al. to
James R. and NaDene M.
Gerenscer; Sec. 8, 1 acre. Quit
claim.
Crane Township
Mary Kathryn Woodbridge
to Michael R. and Tara J. Todd;
Sec. 13, 30 acres. Warranty
deed.
Pamela D. Keller, fka
Bricker to Michael R. and Tara
J. Todd; Sec. 12, 15.46 acres.
Warranty deed.
Rebecca Ann and Jeffrey
Riley to Michael R. and Tara J.
Todd; Sec. 13, 43.13 acres.
Warranty deed.
Harrison Township
Joshua P. and Jessica A.
Pinardi to S&L Schrenk Family
LLC; Sec. 29, 93.58 acres and
Sec. 30, 80 acres. Warranty
deed.
Paulding Township
John Michael and Lucinda
Beth Kauser to Zachary A.
Kauser; Sec. 14, 0.89 acre. War-
ranty deed.
Barbara Marie King to
Richard L. and Jacqueline Jo-
hanns; Sec. 5, 45.467 acres.
Warranty deed.
Paulding Village
Den Adams, dec. to Judith
Ann Adams; Lots 45 and 46,
Schultz Addition, 0.393 acre.
Affidavit.
Payne Village
Young Brothers Farms LLC
to Kyle A. and Sarah E. Mawer;
Lots 10 and 11, Young Subdivi-
sion Phase I, 0.56 acre. Sur-
vivorship deed.
Secretary of State receives statewide
candidate petitions for May primary
COLUMBUS Ohio Secretary of State Jon
Husted has announced the complete list of can-
didates who filed with his office to run for
statewide offices. Candidates filing petitions in-
clude:
Attorney General: Mike DeWine (R),
Steven R. Linnabary (L), David Pepper (D)
Auditor of State: John Patrick Carney (D),
Robert C. Coogan (L), David A. Yost (R)
Governor/Lt. Governor: Larry Ealy/Ken
Gray (D), Charles R. Earl/Sherry L. Clark (L),
Edward D. FitzGerald/Sharen Neuhardt (D),
John Kasich/Mary Taylor (R), Dennis S.
Spisak/Suzanne Patzer (G)
Secretary of State: Aaron Keith Harris (L),
Jon Husted (R), Nina Turner (D)
Supreme Court: Judi French (R) Term
Commencing 1/2/15, Sharon L. Kennedy (R)
Term Commencing 1/1/15, Tom Letson (D)
Term Commencing 1/1/15, John P. ODonnell
(D) Term Commencing 1/2/15
Treasurer of State: Marc Allan Feldman (L),
Josh Mandel (R), Connie Pillich (D)
The Secretary of States office will process
and catalog the petitions prior to sending them to
the county boards of elections, which are tasked
with verifying that the signatures collected repre-
sent qualified electors of Ohio who are registered
at the address provided. County boards have been
instructed to complete their review of statewide
candidate petitions by Friday, Feb. 14.
To qualify for the ballot, candidates must have
collected a certain number of signatures from
qualified electors. Major party candidates need
1,000 signatures and minor party candidates need
500 signatures.
Burkley, Hill introduce
calamity days legislation
COLUMBUS State Representatives Tony
Burkley (R-Payne) and Brian Hill (R-
Zanesville) have announced that they are in-
troducing legislation to increase the number of
calamity days that school districts are allocated
for the 2013-2014 school year.
Schools are currently allotted five calamity
days for the year, with school districts making
up calamity days beyond the fifth. The legisla-
tion introduced by Representatives Burkley and
Hill would allow four additional calamity days,
bringing the total number of days to nine for the
remainder of the 2013-2014 school year. The bill
introduced was HB 416.
Approximately a third of the states school
districts have already used five or more calamity
days, and the winter is far from over. One of my
districts is approaching ten calamity days, Rep.
Burkley said. I credit my constituents for bring-
ing this issue to my attention.
The recent cold, snow and ice have put
Ohio schools at a necessary stand-still in order
to keep our kids safe, Hill said. Im confi-
dent that those at the local level can be trusted
to adapt to the change in calamity days and en-
sure that students are taught the needed cur-
riculum they will need to succeed before the
end of the school year.
With the passage of House Bill 59, the state
operating budget, schools will be switching
from a measurement of days to hours starting
with the 2014-2015 school year.
PCH ranks high among
Critical Access Hospitals
PAULDING IVantage
Health Analytics, an inde-
pendent hospital rating com-
pany, has recently released its
data regarding the Top 100
HealthStrong Critical Access
Hospitals in the United
States. Paulding County Hos-
pital overall ranked sixth
among the 33 Critical Access
Hospitals in Ohio.
The categories ranked were
Market Strength, Value-
Based Strength and Financial
Strength. Notable was that
Paulding County Hospital
ranked first in Ohio among
Critical Access Hospitals in
the Cost & Charge Index.
This measures PCHs af-
fordability and efficiency,
while still ranking in the
upper half of its peers in the
overall clinical outcomes of
patients.
To put this in more simple
terms, PCH is a lower cost
healthcare provider that has
good patient outcomes.
The hospital also ranked in
the upper quarter nationally
in Financial Stability, which
measures the hospitals finan-
cial viability.
The data presented was
gathered by IVantage from
publicly accessible data bases
such as MedPar and the
Medicare Cost Report.
The mission and vision of
our hospital is to continually
improve the health status of
the residents of our area by
providing local access to high
quality affordable care, hos-
pital CEO Gary Adkins
stated. We are pleased that
our efforts are leading to suc-
cess not only with affordabil-
ity but with clinical outcomes
as well. We will continue to
strive to be the best hospital we
can be in the New Year.
The administration of Pauld-
ing County Hospital believes it
is important to compare the
costs, patient outcomes and fi-
nancial stability of PCH with
other hospitals in Ohio and the
United States.
Commissioners to sell
downtown property
By JIM LANGHAM
Feature Writer
PAULDING Paulding
County commissioners are
selling two lots located on the
west side of the old jail in
Paulding.
The lots, 206 and 195, had
been purchased by the com-
missioner board several years
ago when consideration was
being given to relocate the
jail. Commissioners at that
time had considered building
a structure on those lots as
one option for the relocation.
They were also thinking
of using that property for a
county employee parking
lot, said Commissioner Fred
Pieper.
However, the distance
from the courthouse made
that an impractical distance.
Now that the current com-
missioners have purchased
property from Stykemain to
renovate into a courthouse
employee parking lot, that
particular need is no longer
considered valid.
That definitely made
those two lots less desirable
for us, said Pieper.
A legal notice by Nola Gin-
ter, clerk of the Paulding
County Commissioners,
states that all sealed bids shall
be marked, bid for lots and
delivered to the Paulding
County Board of Commis-
sioners at 115 N. Williams St.
in Paulding.
The deadline for bids is
9:45 a.m. Wednesday, March
12. The bids will be opened at
10 a.m. on March 12.
The bid will then be
awarded at 9 a.m. Monday,
March 17.
We had sold the old jail,
so we decided that we didnt
have any use for that any-
more, commented Tony
Zartman, now chairman of
the commissioners. The
commissioners at the time
had purchased two vacant lots
just in case they might need it
for jail expansion.
Commissioners said they
hope the lots can be pur-
chased and used for some
type of business expansion
downtown.
We had to mow it and
maintain it, Pieper said. We
did this in order to reduce the
cost of maintenance of these
lots and to allow for develop-
ment of the village.
A non-disclosed minimum
is being set by the commis-
sioners, who reserve the right
to reject any and all bids.
Weather report weekly summary as recorded at Paulding Villages water treatment plant
Observations recorded for the 24 hours ending at 7:30 a.m. on the morning of:
PRECIPITATION
24-HOUR AMOUNTS Snow/Ice on
DATE HIGH LOW Rain-Melted snow Snow-Ice the ground
Feb. 3 29 7 -0- -0- 6
Feb. 4 28 2 -0- -0- 6
Feb. 5 23 8 0.48 4.4 10
Feb. 6 29 2 0.04 0.2 10
Feb. 7 16 -14 0.01 0.1 10
Feb. 8 9 -16 -0- -0- 10
Feb. 9 15 -2 0.13 1.8 12
Feb. 10 21 1 0.07 0.8 12
The Progress ...
is Paulding Countys newspaper of record.
New Arrivals
Birthdays
Anniversaries
Feb. 15 James and Patri-
cia Buchman, Jane and
Rocky Martinez.
Feb. 16 Thomas and
Donna Place.
Feb. 17 Jerry and Beth
Cristo, Matt and Stephanie
Hull.
Feb. 18 Mike and Shelley
Shinners.
Feb. 19 Eugene and
Nancy Gerschutz.
Feb. 20 Mr. and Mrs.
Bruce A. Caris, William and
JoAnne Youngblutt.
Feb. 21 John and Joan
Murlin, Ron and Diana
Sierer.
(The Paulding Progress maintains
a file of birthdays and anniversaries. To
make any changes, please call our of-
fice at 419-399-4015 during business
hours, email to progress@progress -
newspaper.org, or drop us a note to
P.O. Box 180, Paulding.)
Feb. 15 Gary Bear, Alvin
Brinkman, Clara Burgoon,
Maely Crossland, Marty
Crossland, Kynzi Knapp,
Randy Miller, Ricky J. Rios,
Dora Schlegel, Amber Wan-
nemacher, David Warner.
Feb. 16 Candi Elliott,
Jacob Kline, Courtney Lamb,
THE TALE OF TWO TAILS
I am a dog and puppy lover
and treat my dogs like mem-
bers of my family. We probably
all do.
However, when I was grow-
ing up, we always had outside
dogs. Grandpa always named
our dogs Rover.
We had Rover 1, Rover 2
and Rover 3. Rover 1 bit peo-
ple; Rover 2 got loose, went to
the neighbors and killed sheep;
and Rover 3 succumbed to nat-
ural causes.
As an adult, I love dogs and
puppies, and especially like lit-
tle house dogs. We have a Shih-
Tzu named Baylee. Earlier this
summer, our other dog, a
weiner dog named Brownie,
passed away at age 20. The two
dogs were very close and old
Brownie was a very nurturing
adult dog when Baylee was a
pup.
Baylee is now about 8 years
old and we thought that a new
puppy could be companion for
him since Brownies passing.
We found a miniature 8-
week-old Yorkie for sale and
after much discussion, de-
cided to buy him. We named
the new little guy, Rylee.
When we brought him
home, Baylee just did not
know what to do. I thought
the two dogs would sniff each
other and be friends, but that
is not how it went down.
All Baylee could do was
bark. He barked, growled and
put his tail between his legs and
was not happy. Meanwhile, the
Yorkie, Rylee, wanted to play.
He tried chasing Baylee, cud-
dling, and sniffing him. All
Baylee did was look at us as if
we committed a crime and went
and hid.
The first few days were very
testy. Little Rylee made himself
at home, ate, played with toys
and tried making up with
Baylee.
We do know now that
Baylee thinks this house is his
territory and doesnt appreci-
ate an intruder. We tried keep-
ing them apart, but there is
only so much room in a house
and sometimes they both have
to be in the same room.
It is amazing, too, how the
dogs both compete for our at-
tention. We have plenty of
love for both of them, but as
the days turned into a week, it
did not improve much. There
was still growling, barking,
and the showing of teeth.
I was almost ready to take
Rylee back, but my hubbie
said to give it a few more
days. Would these two ever
see eye-to-eye and ever be
able to live in the same home?
Now this is where the tale
(tail) takes a whole new turn!
Baylee is long haired and has
a long wavy tail. Rylee doesnt
have a tail but is fascinated
with Baylees.
A Penny For
Your Thoughts....
By: Nancy Whitaker
One day, Baylee ran into the
living room wanting attention
and Rylee was waiting on his
new friend (?) to walk by him.
Rylee crouched down behind
Baylee and grabbed onto his
long tail. Baylee began to run
with little Rylee hanging on for
dear life.
It was so cute and funny that
we laughed and applauded
them. They loved our applause
and that was when the two pets
started to accept each other or
should I say tolerate each other?
Even though they vie for our
attention, they are slowly be-
coming friends. I will say that
Rylee is a challenge. His fa-
vorite toy is a toilet brush. If the
bathroom door is open, he will
get the toilet brush out of the
holder and proudly carry it out
to us as if to say, Look what I
did.
Pets really become a part of
your family. They are always
glad to see us when we get
home and are never too busy to
share a kiss or curl up on our
lap. Maybe a dog or a pet isnt
your fort, but in this long
snowy winter they have added
a lot of laughter and love to our
lives.
Do you have a dog that you
treat like family? Do you think
an old dog can learn new
tricks? Have you ever had a dog
named Rover? Let me know
and Ill give you a Penny for
Your Thoughts.
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Eric Krick, Emilie Linder,
Juanita Martinez, Aric Mericle,
Anne Ramsier, Lula Saylor,
Jan Stoller, Gennie Stults, Rick
Varner.
Feb. 18 Connor Arend,
Courtney Highwarden, Mark
Holtsberry, Janet Krick, Tyler
Lucas, Jannai Mapanao, Lyn-
din Poor, Luke Stouffer, Jenelle
Wagaman.
Feb. 19 Thor Etter, Mark
Hutchins, Evelyn Murphy,
Janis Nickols, Jaylen Rollins,
Dave Stouffer.
Feb. 20 Mildred Bashore,
Pam Belcher, Elaine Dauch,
Matt Jones, Debra Kipfer,
Matthew Ludwig, Marsha
Wharry.
Feb. 21 Mike Brown, Kyle
W. Childs, Cadence Cook,
Robert Deisler, Robert
Franklin, Mary Jane Gilbert,
Kaitlyn Roughton, Caleb
Schaefer, Doris Taylor, Mindy
Wilt.
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Antwerp EMS receives
donation to save pets
The Antwerp EMS received a donation of a pet oxygen mask kit from Invisible Fence Brand of
Northwest Ohio. The mask will enable the EMS squad to administer oxygen to pets suffering from
smoke inhalation. Here, Antwerp EMS coordinator Randy Shaffer (left) holds George the cat while
Dennis Cohen demonstrates how to administer oxygen to the animal.
ANTWERP Last week, Antwerp first re-
sponders became some of the best-equipped
in the nation to save a pets life. Thats because
Invisible Fence Brand of NW Ohio donated a
pet oxygen mask kit to the Antwerp EMS De-
partment.
This donation is just a small part of Invisible
Fence Brands Project BreatheT, which was
established with the goal of equipping first re-
sponders in America and Canada with pet oxy-
gen masks. These masks allow them to give
oxygen to pets who are suffering from smoke
inhalation when they are rescued from fires
and they often save pets lives.
Antwerp EMS coordinator Randy Shaffer
said that the department received enough
equipment to stock one ambulance with more
equipment coming for a second squad.
Invisible Fence Brand has donated a total of
more than 10,000 pet oxygen masks all over
the U.S. and Canada throughout the life of the
program. A reported 90+ pets have been saved
by the donated masks so far, including a cat
saved on Jan. 1 in Tecumseh, Ontario.
When a family suffers the tragedy of a fire,
lives are turned upside down, said Albert
Lee, director of Invisible Fence Brand. Pets
are valued family members, so we want fam-
ilies to know that their pet can be cared for if
tragedy strikes.
We realize that humans are the first-prior-
ity, but in many cases, pets can be saved if first
responders have the right equipment, said
Lee. Project Breathe is simply a way of giv-
ing them the tools necessary to save pets
lives.
Antwerp is now joining the ranks of cities
like Denver, Cleveland and Memphis, who
have all received donated pet oxygen masks
from Project BreatheT.
Thank God they had the masks. They (the
dogs) are just like family. I dont know what
Id do without them. Things can be replaced.
Lives cant, whether theyre animals or peo-
ple, said a pet owner whose dogs were re-
cently rescued using donated masks.
Although the number of pets that die in fires
in not an official statistic kept by the U.S. Fire
Administration, industry web sites and sources
have cited an estimated 40,000 to 150,000 pets
die in fires each year, most succumbing to smoke
inhalation. In most states, emergency responders
are unequipped to deal with the crisis.
These masks truly are blessings for
Antwerp, said Shaffer. Weve seen residents
run back into burning homes to save a pet. Its
understandable, but extremely dangerous.
These masks will give residents comfort in
knowing that we can save their pets if they are
suffering from smoke inhalation.
Shaffer added that the Antwerp area has had
several animal deaths from fire in the past few
years. The oxygen mask kits fill a need and
hopefully will prevent more pets from dying,
he said.
The company has set up a website, www.in-
visiblefence.com/O2, where people or compa-
nies can support the effort.
Feb. 6, 2014
PAYNE Shelby and Jes-
sica Williams of Payne are
the parents of a son, Brayden
Karl Williams, born at 10:07
p.m. Thursday, Feb. 6, at the
Community Memorial Hospi-
tal in Hicksville.
The new arrival weighed in
at 6 lbs. 15 oz. and was 19.2
inches long.
He was welcomed home by
his sisters, Chloe and Avah
Williams.
Grandparents include Robert
and Karen Williams of Payne
and Tonya Neeley of Van Wert.
Great-grandparents include
Ethel Flaugh of Hicksville
and Mike Andrews of Lima.
Retired teachers
coffee Feb. 17
PAULDING The Pauld-
ing County Retired Teachers
Association coffee will be
held from 9-11 a.m. Monday,
Feb. 17 at the Black Swamp
Nature Center on Fairground
Drive in Paulding.
There will be no business
meeting, but members may
bring donations for local food
pantries and for the scholar-
ship fund. All retired teachers
are invited to attend. All other
retired school employees are
also invited to join the group
for coffee and conversation.
Gypsum, for field application
By Mark Holtsberry
Education specialist
Paulding SWCD
A soil biochemist at OSUs College of
Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sci-
ence, says applying fluidized gas desulfuriza-
tion gypsum to crop fields can keep soluable
phosphorus, the main nutrient feeding the
algae, from being washed from the soil by
heavy rains and then running off into streams
and rivers and eventually, the lake.
Gypsum is an abundant by product from
coal burning plants. The scrubbers remove
sulfur dioxide which would cause acid rain
from the plants exhaust emissions. The
process creates large amounts of quality gyp-
sum as a byproduct. This form of gypsum,
known as FGD gypsum, is powdery and re-
sembles flour, and can be applied using con-
ventional farm spreaders. It costs $35 to $50
per ton to spread on a field with a typical ap-
plication rate being one ot two tons per acre
every two or three years.
When spread on a field, gypsum binds in the
soil with phosphorus to make calcium phos-
phate, a much less soluble form of phosphorus.
This means its less able to run off in water.
Gypsum is also an excellent source of sulfur
nutrition for plants for improving crop yields.
It interacts with nitrogen to make it more effi-
cient. And it interacts with the soil itself. Some
documentation has indicated a nearly seven
percent increase in corn yields from using
gypsum and an 18 percent jump in alfalfa ton-
nage.
Plants are getting more and more deficient
in sulfur, studies indicate, one reason being
that coal plant scrubbers are working, contin-
uing to harvest huge amounts of alfalfa off a
field. If you harvest corn grain or soybean
grain, youre removing a lot of sulfur every
year. If you never put anything back, eventu-
ally you start to run deficits, this according to
OSU data and studies.
Nitrogen fixing crops, such as soybeans and
alfalfa, have an especially high sulfur require-
ment. Gypsum provides calcium too, which
can stimulate plant root growth and help crops
reach more water and nutrients.
Gypsum also can allow farmers to use con-
servation-tillage practices, such as no-till, on
the Maumee watersheds heavy clay soils,
which often dont lend themselves well to the
methods.
Using gypsum on corn, for instance, could
increase yields by about five bushels an acre
and at a conservative price of $5 per bushel.
An OSU Extension bulletin that Warren
Dick co-authored called Gypsum as an Agri-
cultural Amendment can be purchased
through OSU Extensions eStore at
go.osu.edu/Qzu
As a reminder, the SWCD annual tree sales
are currently going on, stop in and pick up an
order form at 503 Fairgrounds Drive, at the
Extension office.
Defiance College to launch
program for students with autism
DEFIANCE Defiance College announced
the start of an innovative program to enable
college-age students with autism to pursue a
college education.
Under the program, which will begin ac-
cepting applications from qualified students
immediately to enter Defiance College with
the beginning of the fall semester in August,
students will receive a broad range of compre-
hensive services to enable them to adjust to
and succeed in a college environment.
There are very few specialized college pro-
grams for students with autism spectrum dis-
order (ASD), and Defiances new program, to
be known as the ASD Affinity Program,
breaks new ground in its approach to provid-
ing inclusive services to support academic,
residential and social environments thereby
providing a comprehensive living and learning
environment for the students.
The ASD Affinity Program builds on Defi-
ance Colleges success with its Hench Autism
Studies Program, in which high school stu-
dents with autism have been receiving high-
school level instruction on the Defiance
College campus, in coordination with the De-
fiance City Schools.
The new program will accept a limited
number of college students each year who are
academically qualified yet may require social
and living support to navigate the traditional
college residential campus.
The Affinity Program will provide a quality
academic experience with appropriate support
services. The program seeks to foster inde-
pendence for young adults with autism by pro-
viding a residential campus experience with
numerous services in place to maximize op-
portunities for success and entry into the
workforce.
Students accepted into the program will re-
ceive campus housing with live-in staff support
and supervision by trained individuals; peer
mentoring with advice on courses, co-curricular
opportunities and other academic matters; fac-
ulty advisors within their area of study; and reg-
ular meetings with staff members.
The ASD Affinity Program will be directed
by Dr. Clarissa Barnes, the director of Defi-
ances Hench Autism Studies Program and an
assistant professor of special education at De-
fiance College.
Students interested in applying to the ASD
Affinity Program should go to http://www.de-
fiance.edu/autism/affinity/index.html on the
Defiance College website to begin the appli-
cation process. Additional questions regarding
applications can be directed to Brad Harsha,
director of admissions, at 419-783-2365 or
bharsha@defiance.edu.
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Its not heaven, but its Ohio
I still remember the famous
line from the movie, Field of
Dreams, when one of the
baseball players that came to
an Iowa farm and played on
actor Kevin Costners corn-
field baseball field asked the
question, Is this heaven?
To that, Costner proudly re-
sponded, No, its Iowa.
I thought of that line on
Sunday afternoon when
Joyce and I took a traditional
Sunday afternoon drive
through one of our favorite
rustic parts of Paulding
County.
Following a scrumptious
ham dinner at a little caf in
Antwerp, I turned left instead
of right when I exited around
the piles of snow beside the
parking lot of the small
eatery.
Joyce looked at me and
smiled. That turn signaled to
her that we were probably
going to take a long-overdue
Sunday afternoon drive
through the beautiful snow-
laden countryside of our
county.
I drove through Antwerp
with its streets framed by
piles of snow, wondering if
my dad had ever seen the
town look like that when he
spent his childhood there in
the 1920s and 30s. After
crossing the Maumee River
on Highway 49 north of
town, we turned right on to
beautiful scenic, County
Road 192, a drive that always
brings multiple clicks from
my camera along the way.
On Sunday, the entire area
looked like a combination of
northwest Ohio, New Eng-
land and northern Michigan
in the winter. The rarity of a
two-foot blanket of snow in
this area in the winter was
something we felt we should-
nt pass up. After all, the last
time such a phenomenon oc-
curred in this area was 1982,
32 years ago.
If it waits that long again, it
might be harder for me to
navigate my vehicle through
such snow at 97 years of age.
For the next hour and a
half, we slowly crept through
the Currier-and-Ives-like
countryside. Trees laden with
snow, a beautiful fleece-look-
ing smooth blanket of the
white stuff across and the
fields and Gods color con-
trasts, such as bush with red
leaves set against the back-
ground of a snow-covered
pine tree, greeted us.
I snapped pictures every-
where, of snow-covered trees
that caught my fancy because
of their peculiar shapes, rural
cemeteries where half of the
stones were buried under the
winter blanket and great farm
scenes of beautiful barns and
old farmhouses.
At one of the bridges cross-
ing the Maumee River, there
was the New England look of
a little white country church
at the top of a hill across from
an old cemetery.
In a more primitive area, a
beautiful red-tailed hawk
flew in front of us, looked us
over and then glided to a
snow-covered branch on a
huge oak tree.
At one point, the road had-
nt been plowed following
Saturday nights recent snow-
storm, so we followed the
two tracks in the middle of
the road through a tree-laden
forest where a gust of wind
would occasionally shake the
snow off of a branch like
some magical, mystical
poof of beauty.
Scenes such as the ones at
Forders Bridge and Cecil
Bridge looked more like sites
from rustic New England.
Huge mounds of snow
framed the roads, piled five
or six feet high with snow on
either side of the road.
We eventually drove through
Cecil on back roads to Pauld-
ing and to the magnificent tree-
framed drive leading into the
Black Swamp Reserve.
As we were driving back to
Payne, I had noticed that Joyce
had been unusually quiet
throughout the drive.
Finally, I asked her if she was
okay.
Her reply was, Yea, Jim, I
am just soaking it all in. It is
awesome.
I couldnt have agreed more;
we might have been two aging
people on a laid back Sunday
afternoon drive, but the won-
ders of the beauty around us
captured our attention as much
as it had in our childhood.
It was then I looked at her
and smiled and said, Remem-
ber this? Is this heaven? No its
Ohio.
HOMESPUN
By
JIM LANGHAM
Dangler to resign from
Oakwood Village Council
By BILL SHERRY
Correspondent
OAKWOOD Traffic
around the school, water rates
and a projected council resig-
nation were among the dis-
cussion items at Oakwood
Village Councils meeting
Monday, Feb. 10.
Mayor Erhard Bud
Henke told council that he
had been in conversation with
the Oakwood Elementary
principal regarding traffic
flow in the afternoon. Morn-
ings seem to be okay.
Following some discus-
sion, council agreed that it
would be possible to open the
north side to help correct the
problem. Henke will discuss
this matter with the principal
and bring it back to council at
the next meeting.
Henke and various council
members stated that they had
been asked about the increase
in water rates. It was reported
that most people were not
happy with the increase, but
realized that it was necessary.
Village administrator John
Keyes told council that be-
sides plowing snow, they had
fixed a low water pressure
problem on Main Street and
are waiting on better weather
to fix a leak on Superior
Street.
Councilwoman Jen Ash-
bacher advised council that
trash is being burned at a lo-
cation on Harmon Street and
the villages no burning or-
dinance needed to be en-
forced. Police Chief Mark
Figert will investigate the
problem.
Councilman Todd Dangler
advised council that he would
be resigning about April 1 be-
cause he will be moving to
Paulding. Dangler com-
mented that this was just a
heads-up since council mem-
bers are hard to find. Dangler
also commented that since he
had been serving on council,
he has discovered that a lot of
people do a lot of things that
make Oakwood a better place
to live and many go unno-
ticed.
Figert presented council
with a detailed report con-
cerning the police activities
for 2013. A detailed graph in
the report clearly indicates
that most police activities
other than traffic violations
happened in the evening
hours. It is noted these num-
bers and times closely resem-
ble, but are earlier in the
evening than, the 2012 graph.
The graph also provided
the description of the police
activity broken down by time
of day/night and the officer
handling the call.
Figert reported the follow-
ing calls received and cleared
for the month of December:
assault (1), prowler (1), un-
wanted person (1), open door
or window (1), criminal dam-
aging (1), assist EMS (4),
keep the peace (3), and mis-
cellaneous (5). Seventeen
complaints were reported and
cleared for the month.
EMS coordinator Chad
Brown received unanimous
vote from council to adopt the
new EMS rates proposed by
the village EMS billing com-
pany, Medicount. The new
billing schedule was worked
out using the Medicare guide-
lines.
Brown also notified coun-
cil that the Oakwood EMS is
moving into electronic report-
ing, which will save on
billing costs.
County Commissioner Roy
Klopfenstein engaged council
with a meet and greet
(which included cookies).
Klopfenstein told council that
he plans to get out and see
what was happening around
the county as often as possi-
ble and that he would occa-
sionally be attending village
council meetings.
Klopfenstein also ex-
plained how the money gen-
erated by the wind farms was
being distributed.
Turning to other matters,
council agreed to table any
activity concerning the vil-
lage employees medical in-
surance until the next meeting
Council heard the first
reading of Ordinance #14-03,
which provides for the is-
suance and sale of special ob-
ligations. This ordinance will
allow the village to sell bonds
for the Oakwood Gas Com-
pany.
Council voted unanimously
to suspend the rules, declared
an emergency and unani-
mously passed Ordinance
#14-04 to adopt and enact the
American Legal Publishings
Ohio Basic Code 2014 edi-
tion.
The next regular meeting is
scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Mon-
day, Feb. 24.
Paulding High School art teacher Sandy Dobbelaere and her team again competed in the Zehn-
ders Snowfest at Frankenmuth, Mich., held Jan. 22-27. We did not place this year, but as always,
we had fun competing and completing our project, she said. Pictured with their entry are, from
left Sandy Dobbelaere; her daughter, Kinsey Dobbelaere, an art teacher at Lincolnview High
School; and Eric Miller, Fruchey Construction iron worker.
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Paulding United Methodist Church, 321 North Williams Street,
Paulding, church telephone number is 399-3591, Rev. Ben Lowell,
Worship service at 9:45 a.m.; Sunday School, 11:15 a.m.; Wed. worship
at 6 pm. Church office is located at 308 N. Main St.
Pentecostal Church of God, 601 W. Caroline St., Paulding, Elder
George Robinson, Sunday school at 10 a.m., worship service at noon,
prayer services Monday at 6 p.m. and Thursday at noon, Bible study
at 6 p.m. Tuesday.
Pioneer Christian Ministries, County Road 108 and Ohio 637, Paulding,
Rev. Chuck Oliver, Sunday school at 9:30 a.m., Sunday worship at 10:30
a.m., and Wednesday evening at 7 p.m. including a youth service on at
least three Wednesday evenings.
Rose Hill Church of God, corner of SR 637 and Charloe Trail, Paulding,
399-3113, Pastor Ron Hofacker, Sunday school at 9:30 a.m., Sunday wor-
ship at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday service from 7-8 p.m. with childrens hour.
St. John Lutheran ChurchELCA, 7611 Road 87, Briceton, Pastor
Karen Stetins, church telephone number is 419-399-4962 or 419-399-
2320. Sunday worship at 8:30 a.m., Sunday school at 9:30 a.m.
St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church, 601 Flat Rock Drive (P.O. Box
156), Paulding, Pastor Karen Stetins, church telephone number is 399-
2320, Sunday Worship at 10:30 a.m., Sunday school at 9:15 a.m.
PAYNE AND OUTLYING AREAS
Divine Mercy Catholic Parish, 203 W. Townline, Payne, 399-2576, Pas-
tor Very Rev. G. Allan Fillman, Masses: Saturday at 4 p.m.
Edgerton Wesleyan Church, 1717 Bertha St., Woodburn, (Edgerton)
Ind. 46797, Pastor Dave Dignal, church telephone number is 260-632-
4008, Sunday school at 9 a.m., childrens church at 10 a.m., worship at
10 a.m., home groups at 6 p.m., Wednesday evening services at 6:30
p.m..
Living Water Ministries, Contemporary worship service Sunday nights
at 10 a.m. & 6:30 p.m., The Well church for kids, Sunday mornings from
10-11:30 a.m. The church is currently in the process of relocating. For lo-
cation information, contact Pastor Rich Phelan, 419-263-2728.
Payne Church of Christ, 220 West Merrin Street, Payne, Pastor Mikeal
George. Sunday worship at 9:30 am. 419-263-2092; 419-574-2150 (cell).
Payne Church of the Nazarene, 509 E. Orchard St. (Ohio 500) Payne,
Pastor Mike Harper, 263-2422, Sunday school at 9:30 a.m., Sunday wor-
ship at 10:30 a.m. Sunday night service at 6:30 p.m., Wednesday prayer
meeting at 7:30 p.m.
St. Jacob United Church of Christ, southwest corner of Oak and
Hyman streets, Payne, Rev. Jim Langham, 263-2763. Sunday School 9
a.m, Church service-10 a.m.
St. James Lutheran Church NALC, West Townline Street (P.O. Box
42), Payne, 263-2129, Pastor Fred Meuter, 260-492-2581. Sunday School
at 9 a.m., Sunday worship at 10 a.m.
St. Paul United Methodist Church, (P.O. Box 154) 312 South Main
Street, Payne, Rev. David Rohrer, church telephone number is 263-2418,
parsonage telephone number is 263-2017, Sunday school at 9 a.m., Sun-
day worship at 8 a.m. and 10 a.m.
Editors Note: If your church doesnt have service times listed, please
contact the Paulding County Progress office to notify of Sunday service
times.
worship at 6 p.m., Wednesday Bible study at 7 p.m.
PAULDING AND OUTLYING
Bethel United Methodist, Forders Bridge, Cecil, Pastor Kevin Doseck
(419) 899-4153, worship service at 10:30 a.m., Sunday school at 9:30 a.m.
Bethlehem Temple Pentecostal, 818 West Jackson Street, Paulding,
399-3770, Rev. Burpo, Sunday school at 10 a.m., Sunday worship at 12
p.m.
Calvary Bible Church, Ohio 111 West across from Paulding County
Hospital, 399-4919, elders John Mohr, 260-632-4356, Bob Fessel 419-399-
3398, Brad Sisson 419-263-3108, Don Baer 419-399-5805. Sunday school
at 9 a.m., morning worship at 10:15 a.m., Bible Study at 7 p.m. Wed.
Cecil Community Church, 203 S. Main St., Cecil. Pastor Ted Ramey.
Sun. school 10:00 am, Worship service 11 am, Sun. eve. 6 pm, Wed.
eve. 6 pm.
Cecil First Presbyterian Church, Main Street, Cecil, Sunday worship
at 8 a.m., Sunday school at 9 a.m.
Christian Fellowship Church, Paulding High School Auditeria, 10
a.m. Sunday. Pastor Greg Cramer.
Divine Mercy Catholic Parish, 417 N. Main, Paulding, 399-2576,
Pastor Very Rev. G. Allan Fillman, Masses: Saturday at 6 p.m.; Sunday
at 10:30 a.m.
Emmanuel Baptist Church, 1275 Emerald Road, Paulding, 419-399-
5061, Sunday School at 9:30 a.m., worship services at 10:45 a.m. and
6 p.m. Sunday and 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. Pastor Drew Gardner.
First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), 1233 Emerald Road,
Paulding, 419-399-4576, Sunday school 9 a.m., Worship service 10
a.m. Interim pastor is Rev. Dr. Paul Biery.
First Presbyterian Church, 114 West Caroline Street, Paulding, 399-
2438, Rev. David Meriwether, 9:00am Sunday school (youth and adult),
10:15 a.m. praise singing, 10:30 a.m. Sunday worship. Communion
1st Sunday each month.
House of Love Ministries, 220 N. Williams St., Paulding. Pastor
Predest (Dwayne) Richardson or Sister Brenda Richardson, 419-399-
9205 or 419-796-8718, Sunday worship at 3 p.m. Jail Ministry, Food
Ministry, Outreach Ministry. Overcomer Outreach - a Christian 12-steap
meeting, Sundays at 5 p.m.
New Beginnings Church (Church of God), Cecil, Pastor Roy Burk,
399-5041, Sunday worship at 11 a.m.
Paulding Church of Christ, East Perry Street, Paulding, Minister
Christopher Reno, 419-399-4761. Bible school at 9:30 a.m., Sunday
worship at 10:30 a.m.
Paulding Church of the Nazarene, 210 Dooley Dr., Paulding, 399-
3932, Pastor Jeremy Thompson, Sunday school at 9:15 a.m., Sunday
worship at 10:30 a.m., Sunday evening at 6 p.m.: Kids Summer Jam
(ages 4-4th grade), Preteen class (5th-6th grade), Teen group (7th-
12th grade), and adult service. Wednesday at 7 p.m.: Teen group (7th-
12th grade), adult bible study and prayer. Nursery available for all
services.
Paulding Family Worship Center, 501 West Perry Street, Paulding,
399-3525, Rev. Monte Moore, Sunday worship at 10:30 a.m.
Pastor Jonathan L. Hoagland, 587-3376, Sunday school at 9:30 a.m.,
Morning worship at 10:30 a.m., Sunday evening gospel hour at 6 p.m.,
Wednesday evening service at 7 p.m.
Grover Hill Zion United Methodist Church, corner of First and Harrison,
587-3941; Pastor Mike Waldron, 419-238-1493 or 419-233-2241 (cell).
Sunday school at 9:30 a.m., Sunday worship at 10:20 a.m., nursery avail-
able during all services.
Mandale Church of Christ in Christian Union, Ohio 66, Pastor Justin
Sterrett, 419-786-9878, Sunday school at 9:30 a.m., Sunday worship at
10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m., Wednesday prayer meeting at 7 p.m.
Middle Creek United Methodist Church, County Road 24, Grover Hill,
Pastor William Sherry, Sunday worship at 9 a.m., Sunday school at 10:15
a.m., Sunday evening Bible study at 6 p.m.
Mt. Zion United Methodist Church, Grover Hill, County Road 151, Sun-
day school at 9:30 a.m., Pastor David Prior, Sunday worship at 10:30 a.m.,
Wednesday evening prayer meeting at 7:30 p.m.
Roselms Christian Church, Ohio 114, Pastor Gary Church, 594-2445,
Sunday school at 9:30 a.m., Sunday worship at 10:30 a.m.
HAVILAND/LATTY/SCOTT
Apostolic Christian Church, 12867 Road 82, Haviland, 399-5220, wor-
ship service at 10:30 a.m.
Country Chapel United Methodist Church, Haviland, 419-622-5746,
Sunday school at 9:30 a.m., Sunday worship at 10:15 a.m.
Latty Zion Baptist Church, Latty, Pastor Levi Collins Jr., 399-2748, Sun-
day school at 10 a.m., worship service at 11:15 a.m.
Harvest Field Pentecostal Church of God, 13625 Road 12, Scott, Pastor
Terry Martin, 419-622-2026, Sunday school at 9:30 a.m., Sunday morning
worship at 10:30 a.m., Sunday Evening worship at 6 pm, Wednesday
evening worship at 7:00 pm, Wednesday Youth Group at 7 pm.
Friends United Methodist Church, Latty, Pastor Ron Johnson. Sunday
worship at 9 a.m., Wednesday Bible Study at 7 p.m.
OAKWOOD/MELROSE AREAS
Auglaize Chapel Church of God, rural Oakwood, 3 miles south and half
mile west on County Road 60, Pastor Stan Harmon, 594-2248, Sunday
worship at 9:00 a.m. Sunday school at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday services
for children, youth and adults at 7:00 p.m.
Melrose United Methodist Church, Melrose, 594-2076, Pastor Eileen
Kochensparger 399-5818; Sunday school 9:30 a.m., Sunday worship at
10:30 a.m., Wednesday Bible study and prayer at 7 p.m.
Twin Oaks United Methodist Church, corner of Harmon and Second
streets, Oakwood, Pastor Eric Dailey. 419-594-2992. Sunday worship at
9:30 a.m., Sunday school at 10:45 a.m., Bible Study Wednesdays at 10
a.m.
Prairie Chapel Bible Church, one mile east and a half-mile north of Oak-
wood on the corner of Roads 104 and 209, Pastor Earl Chapman, 594-
2057, Sunday school at 9:30 a.m., Sunday worship at 10:30 a.m., evening
ANTWERP AND SURROUNDING
Antwerp Community Church, 704 S. Erie St., SR 49, Antwerp; Pastor
Ricky L. Grimes 419-258-2069. Bible Study Fellowship 9:30 am; Contem-
porary Worship 10:30 am, Wednesday Discipleship Study, 7:00 pm
Antwerp United Methodist Church, East River Street, Rev. Pastor Mike
Schneider, church telephone number is 258-4901, Comtemporaty service
Sunday 8:30a.m., Sunday school 9:30a.m., Traditional Service 10:30a.m.
Divine Mercy Catholic Parish, 303 S. Monroe, Antwerp. Office: 417 N.
Main, Paulding, 399-2576, Pastor Very Rev. G. Allan Fillman, Masses: Sun-
day at 8:30am.
First Baptist Church, 5482 CR 424, Pastor Todd Murray, 258-2056,
Sunday school at 9 a.m., Sunday worship 10 a.m.; evening service 6 p.m.,
Wednesday Bible Study 6:30 p.m.
First Presbyterian Church, 126 W. River St., Pastor Mike Pennington,
258-2864, Sunday school at 11:15 a.m., Sunday worship at 10:00 a.m.
Kingdom Hall of Jehovahs Witnesses, 2937 US 24, 258-2290. Public
talk 10 a.m. Sunday, Congregation Bible Study, Theocratic Ministry School
& Service Meeting, Theocratic school 7:30 p.m. Thursday.
Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church, Pastor Robert Becker. Sunday school at
9 a.m., Sunday worship at 10 a.m.
Riverside Christian Church, 15413 St. Rt. 49, (corner Ohio 49 and
Road 192), Antwerp. 258-3895, Pastor Regan Clem.
ARTHUR/FIVE SPAN AREA
Apostolic Christian Church, 13562 Road 147, Defiance (Junction), 399-
3121, William Schlatter, Elder, Sunday services at 10:15 a.m. and 12:30
p.m., Sunday school at 1 p.m., Wednesday services at 8 p.m.
Bethel Christian Church, Ohio 66, Defiance (Arthur), Pastor Christopher
Baker, Sunday worship at 10:30 a.m.
Church of Christ, corner of County Roads 166 and 191, Evangelist Lon-
nie Lambert, 399-5022, Sunday worship at 10:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m., Bible
study at 9:30 a.m. Sunday.
Junction Bible Christian Church, County Road 111, Defiance (Junction),
393-2671 or JunctionBible@copper.net, Rev. C. Joseph Fifer, Sunday
school at 9:30 a.m., Sunday worship follows at 10:30 a.m & Bible Study on
Wed. at 7pm.
Pleasantview Missionary Baptist Church, County Road 180, Defiance
(Junction), Rev. Alan Ray Newsome, Sunday worship at 11 a.m., evening
service at 6 p.m.; Wednesday evening services at 7 p.m.
Rock Church, SR 637, Five Span-Arthur area, Pastor Bobby Branham
393-2924, Sunday school at 10 a.m., Sunday worship at 10:45 a.m., Sun-
day evening worship at 7 p.m., Wednesday evening worship at 7 p.m.,
Youth Service Wednesday at 7 p.m.
GROVER HILL AND OUTLYING
Bible Baptist Church, corner of Cleveland and Perry streets, Grover
Hill, Pastor Pat Holt, 587-4021, Sunday school at 10 a.m., Sunday worship
at 11 a.m., Sunday evening worship at 6 p.m.; Wednesday prayer meeting
at 7 p.m.
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Winning the Battle for a Generation

By Rick Jones
exec. director, Defiance
Area Youth for Christ
Is there an antidote to the fateful disease of
pride?
The Bible has several words that it uses to
describe one of humanitys great problems, a
haughty spirit, a prideful heart, an arrogant at-
titude. Call it what you will, the troubling
question for us to consider is this, Is there is
a remedy for this fateful disease, a cure that is
the antithesis of its nemesis, pride? Pastor
and author David Jeremiah writes in his
March 7, 2006, Turning Point Devotional
the following on the subject of pride.
Sir John Templeton, the 92-year-old founder
of the Templeton Prize in science and religion,
said, What I am financing is humility. I want
people to realize you shouldnt think you know
it all.
Perhaps admitting we dont know it all, that
God is God and were not, is step one toward hu-
mility. When God spoke to Israel about its fu-
ture, He said, If my people will humble them-
selves I will hear from heaven.
Humility is saying, I need God. There is
much I do not know and cannot do on my own.
Im not ashamed to admit I am inadequate to
save myself now or for eternity. Grace fuels hu-
mility, and grace comes from God.
In fact, James wrote that God gives grace to
the humble. More grace, more humility. More
humility, more grace. Tell God what you dont
know and let His grace lead you to a greater de-
pendence on Him.
If Christ was willing to humble Himself be-
fore God, shouldnt we who follow Him do the
same?
(Turning Point Daily Devotional, 3-7-06)
For more information about the work of
Youth for Christ, you may contact Youth for
Christ at 419-782-0656, P.O. Box 111, 210
Clinton Street, Defiance, Ohio 43512, or
email to: defyfc@embarqmail.com.
QUESTION: Do you have
any recommendations for
celebrating Valentines
Day? Id like my daughter
to be able to enjoy the expe-
rience, but I dont want to
reinforce our cultures mis-
guided ideas about ro-
mance.
JIM: Youre wise to recog-
nize that Valentines Day has
the potential to promote the
wrong ideas about love. But,
theres no reason why you
cant get beyond the glitter of
cards, flowers and boxes of
candy to help your child un-
derstand loves real meaning.
Here are some suggestions of
things you might do to en-
courage a proper perspective
on the subject.
List the characteristics
that distinguish true love
from infatuation. Place the
lists side by side and have
your child decide which set of
qualities she wants in her life.
Talk about the signs or ev-
idence of true love. How do
you know when two people
really love one another? Have
your child provide specific
examples from relationships
she respects. Discuss her rea-
sons for feeling this way.
Take a critical look at tel-
evision, movies, music and
even greeting cards with your
child, and help her discern the
messages they communicate.
Are they promoting infatua-
tion or real love? Shallow
feelings or genuine intimacy?
Mere physical chemistry or a
deep, selfless commitment to
relationship? Youd be sur-
prised what a valuable exer-
cise this might turn out to be.
All things considered, this
holiday can be a great time to
help kids, teens in particular,
consider the larger issues of
love and the importance of
choosing a spouse wisely.
Emotions and chemistry
arent necessarily wrong,
after all, who wants a pas-
sionless marriage without any
spark? But if romance is only
an emotional buzz, its not
love at all. Flowers, cards and
chocolates can be wonderful
expressions of affection, but
its important that kids learn
to keep these things in their
proper place.
QUESTION: Is it a good
idea for married couples to
take separate vacations?
My husband was invited to
take an out-of-state trip
with a friend of his. Ive al-
ways thought that those
times should be spent exclu-
sively with each other.
DR. GREG SMALLEY,
vice president, Family Min-
istries: There are actually two
different questions you and
your husband need to answer.
The first is, Does your hus-
band want to go, and if so,
why would this be a bad thing
for your relationship?
The uncertainty youve ex-
pressed isnt uncommon, es-
pecially for newlyweds who
often feel theyve found total
fulfillment in each other. But
this attitude is neither healthy
nor realistic. No matter how
much they have in common
or enjoy one another, couples
need the input of and interac-
tion with others if they are to
grow together and as individ-
uals.
The second question
spouses who are considering
a separate vacation should
ask is, Why do I want to
go?
There are actually lots of
great reasons. In your hus-
bands case, it could be to de-
velop a deeper, encouraging
and enriching relationship
with his friend. In others, one
spouse may have a strong de-
sire to travel somewhere that
the other has no interest. Or it
could be an opportunity to
connect and bond with a
child, such as prior to the
onset of adolescence.
That said, separate vaca-
tions should be an addition,
not a substitute, for time
away with just the two of
you. If there are tensions and
difficulties in your marriage,
and the desire for a vacation is
merely to escape from having
to deal with these issues, the
time away will only lead to a
greater sense of loneliness and
exacerbate the problems in
your relationship.
Otherwise, a long weekend
away with the girls, or camping
with the guys is a good way to
rejuvenate, grow and
strengthen a healthy marriage.
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who have sown seeds into this ministry & we ask the Lord
that your return harvest will be 100 fold.
We thank you for allowing God to use you. Keep us lifed up in
your prayers & we will do the same for you.
So come join us for a
Holy Baptismal ~ Holy Matrimony
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In war time, Latty High School gains a true friend and fan
In 1945 Italy, the Bells of San Benedetto resolved the fate of the 54 Comets
By GERALD SINN
Special to the Progress
Part 2 of 7
It was an armistice. No
country would attack or
bomb the ancient city of
Rome in World War II. Thus,
when the U.S. 85th Mountain
Infantry Regiment entered
Rome it was a walk through;
Mussolinis fascists were out
of the war. That was in June
of 1944. Roman citizens
praised our soldiers and allies
for their freedom. Still, a lot
of war was ahead, as the 85th
marched north from Rome
into the Apennines Moun-
tains. It would take four
months to reach Po Valley.
The Allies would not win the
war until they knocked the
Nazis out of Po Valley.
Otis Pease came into the
war on January 13, 1945. He
was 29 years old. America
needed sugar, so he worked at
the sugar beet factory in
Paulding until March 1944.
Then he joined the Army,
leaving a young family be-
hind. The USS West Point,
his troop ship with over 2,500
soldiers aboard (for the 85th
Infantry), in time docked in
Loriento, Italy, near Pisa.
That put him in the middle of
World War II in the spring of
1945. A place not to be.
As a private first class mor-
tar gunner, Otis was in fox
holes through snow, rain and
mud; shooting into Nazi fox-
holes 25 to 50 yards away.
Since he was a super semipro
baseball pitcher back in Latty,
his sergeants used his skills to
throw hand grenades in Nazi
foxholes and machine gun
nests.
A soldier in Otiss unit,
named George, tells of Nazi
mortar shells hitting an Amer-
ican foxhole only 12 feet
away on Feb. 23. Only pieces
of three American bodies
were found later which
drove George into extreme
shock. He actually cried four
days in a row when with-
drawn from the front line,
though he didnt remember a
single day of crying.
What Otis had seen, in
those three months, from Pisa
to the Po River was combat
in hell. That he had escaped
death in the Apennines
Mountains took courage and
skill beyond reality on the
battlefield. PFC Otis L. Pease
was truly an American hero.
A worthy recipient of the
EAME Medal for bravery,
meritorious and heroic
achievement. Three bronze
stars were attached, for serv-
ing in battle campaigns in
Rome/Arno, North Apen-
nines and Po Valley.
IN PO VALLEY
It was a pleasant day on
April 23, 1945 sunny, mild,
no rain, no wind, quiet; un-
usual for the Po Valley. It was
so quiet you could hear sound
three miles away. In fact, 119
B-24 bombers from the U.S.
15th Air Force were dropping
2,500 bombs at that moment,
and the explosions were com-
ing in loud and clear.
The mighty 85th Infantry
was packed up, today would
be the day they cross the Po
River and do it for America.
PFC Otis Pease would be a
part of it. Hed just heard the
15th AF bombs in the valley.
He also knew General Eisen-
hower and Mark Clark had
picked his famous 85th In-
fantry to spearhead the last
ground battle in WWII in
Italy. Today, with no Nazis in
sight, it should be easy to
cross the river.
By noon the 85th moved
into the very small town of
San Benedetto, on the Po
River. This was a massive un-
dertaking, the whole 5th
Army was in the valley. The
river was not deep and only
150 yards wide. The banks
were like desert sand, flat, no
trees, no protection, you
could see for miles on the
other side. The 85th was
ready to move into Germany
to end the war. They moved
tanks, trucks, guns, boats,
equipment and ready-to-at-
tack soldiers. There were still
no Nazis in sight.
THE BELLS OF
SAN BENEDETTO
The first platoon was in po-
sition and started moving
across the river. In concert,
bells in a steeple started ring-
ing. It was from a nearby
church in San Benedetto, the
only church in town. Soldiers
thoughts were it was a tribute
to the troops. What ever else
would they think? Shortly
after, enemy artillery fire
came blasting in, hitting two
of the U.S. boats. Soldiers
were falling everywhere.
It wasnt caught immedi-
ately, it kept happening. Bells
rang after our troops moved
up in position to cross the
river each time the bells
rang, Nazi artillery fire ex-
ploded on our troops. The in-
juries and deaths were adding
up.
Suddenly it happened. Otis
was hit by shrapnel, from an
artillery shell when boarding
a transport boat. He fell to the
ground by the vehicle hidden
from the medics. Others were
also injured. It was chaos.
What was Otis thinking? Will
he live? His wife, his four
children needed him in Latty.
He couldnt leave them. What
were his injuries? There was
pain. He had a breathing
problem. He was losing
blood. It was very possible,
this could be the day he
would die.
A soldier yelled, Medics!
Otis heard him. He had shrap-
nel in his right arm and shoul-
der. He knew he would never
pitch another Ohio baseball
game again. But how do you
fix a torn or severed carotid
artery on a battlefield? Sev-
ered arteries were fatal.
Forty-two others were injured
already, in one hour, at San
Benedetto, and 20 dead.
THE BELLS
Italian civilians reported
how two fascist drifters rang
the church bells in the tower
to signal the Nazis. It was the
ringing of the church bells at
San Benedetto that caused
Otiss lifetime injuries and
threatened his life.
It was like a miracle that a
medic found Otis that day on
the battlefield. Also, what a
feat it was to find a stint or
hose in his medic kit in 1945.
Whatever was used, it got
Otis to a hospital.
Years later, in 2012, talking
to Otiss son, Max, he said, I
was never informed how Dad
got to a hospital that day, he
wouldnt talk about the war.
Max was too young to re-
member what country Otis
had served in. He did say,
however, Dad told me nu-
merous times hed seen the
fascist Italian dictator, Benito
Mussolini, hanging up side
down on a meat hook he
was close enough to spit on
him.
To put figures together:
Otis was injured on April 23,
1945; Mussolini was cap-
tured on April 27 in Milan,
Italy, then executed on April
28 by the military of Italian
Resistance; his revengers
hung his body at an Esso gas
station on April 30, for one
day only. The only day that
Otis could have seen Mus-
solini was April 30, 1945 in
Milan.
It was clear then. Otis was
put on a vehicle and driven 65
miles from the war zone in
San Benedetto, to a hospital
in Milan. There he would
have recovered good enough
to ride to the nearby hanging
later. U.S. soldiers would
never miss revenge on Mus-
solinis crimes. Though its
obvious Otis didnt throw
stones at Mussolini, as did the
real Italians.
THE RETURN HOME
The U.S. Army kept Otis in
the Milan hospital for 30
days, then put him on a plane
to New York City, but they
didnt send him home. He
went to Percy-Jones Medical
for nine months (in Fort
Custer, Michigan). His wife
Doris and the kids got to visit
only once or twice. His fam-
ily was in disarray.
Paul and Max were Otiss
older sons. They were in fifth
and fourth grades at Latty
School when their dad came
home from the war in Febru-
ary 1946. Otis was unable to
work as he did before. His
sons were valiant, good stu-
dents and good friends to
many. They faced the burden
to help keep their family to-
gether. They stayed in school,
while other students did not.
Years later they made a life
for themselves with good
homes and families.
Max told of going over to
the Nickel Plate railroad
tracks to pick up chunks of
coal to take home for fire and
heat. Engineers in a locomo-
tive saw him gathering coal in
passing. Amazing, Max re-
calls, how more chunks of
coal seemed to lay next to the
tracks in snowy months.
American veterans serving
in World War II gave the ulti-
mate sacrifice, then had to ad-
just when coming home. Otis
had memories to overcome:
the disappointments of daily
life, a bout with alcohol and
anything else a foxhole ex-
plosion of a Nazi shell would
do to a soldiers life.
THE CUSTODIAN
An important time was
when Otis got the custodian
job at Latty school. He be-
came a friend of the young
Lions. He was a sports fan
and his sons were star athletes
in basketball and baseball.
Otis walked out on a new job
at GM to watch his sons play
in a district final baseball
game at Kingsbury Park in
Defiance in 1952. He wasnt
asked back. Thats devotion
by a real sports fan. He was
an outspoken guy for the
Comets; he added support
when the team needed him.
COACH NEWTON
Otis was also a good friend of
coach Charles Newton, when
his boys were freshmen and
sophomores. It was learned 60
years later that Coach Newton
was a WWII pilot (15th Air
Force), whose B-24 bomber
Group dropped 2,500 bombs on
Po Valley, Italy on April 23,
1945. That was within a mile
from where Otis was injured on
the Po River the same day and
hour. They were both helping to
save America in the same place
at the same time in World War
II. It was their
memory for a lifetime. Otiss
son, Paul, was on Coach New-
tons Latty Lions first five in
1951. That was the year the
Lions won their first Paulding
County basketball champi-
onship after 27 years in waiting.
nNext week: Meet the varsity
coach and the team
Gerald Sinn 2014
e-mail: jerpro@msn.com
Otis Pease was 29 and a father of four when he joined the
Army during WWII. He returned home and became a custodian
at Blue Creek School. His son, Max, would become a senior
guard for the 1954 Comets.
Nazi canons blasted the U.S. soldiers at San Benedetto, Italy, at noon hour, April 23, 1945. It
was at Po Valley where Latty soldier Otis L. Pease was injured.
Otis Pease (left) and his brother, Barney, met up overseas
while serving during WWII.
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Antwerp ................20
Boys basketball
Fairview ................50
Paulding................66
Hicksville...............41
Antwerp ................53
Antwerp ................57
Edon.....................43
Paulding................59
Ottoville ................44
Crestview ..............70
Wrestling
At Haviland:
COUNTY MEET
Wayne Trace 59
Antwerp 18; Wayne
Trace 60 Paulding 18;
Paulding 62 Antwerp 5
ROSSFORD INVIT.
Paulding...............3rd
Sports
schedule
THURSDAY, FEB. 13
Girls Basketball: Antwerp at Ay-
ersville; Paulding at Lincolnview;
Wayne Trace hosts Edgerton
FRIDAY, FEB. 14
Boys Basketball: Antwerp hosts
Ayersville; Paulding hosts Lincol-
nview; Wayne Trace at Edgerton
SATURDAY, FEB. 15
Hilltop; Paulding hosts Bryan;
Wayne Trace at Ada
MONDAY, FEB. 17 _
North Central; Wayne Trace hosts
Hicksville
TUESDAY, FEB. 18
Girls Basketball: Div. IV Section-
als Antwerp vs. Hicksville,
played at Paulding
Sports
Scoreboard
WAYNE TRACE
Junior High Boys Basketball Wayne
Traces seventh graders moved to 10-5
on the season with a 51-8 win over
Delphos Jefferson last Monday. Korbin
Slade bucketed eight points to lead the
Raiders with Mox Price and Caden
Bland chipping in seven markers each.
Rounding out the red, white and blue
scorers were Hayden Gillett (six), Caleb
Yenser (six), Josiah Linder (six), Trae Sinn
(five), Evan Mohr (four) and Braden
Zuber (two).
The Raider eighth graders dropped
a 43-29 decision to the Wildcats to fall
to 5-8 on the season. Scoring for Wayne
Trace were Jake Kuhn (seven), Josh
Kuhn (four), Eli Sinn (four), Noah Glass
(three), Joel Johnson (three), Adam
Stoller (two), Weston Sinn (two), Jordan
Saylor (two) and Gabe Sinn (two).
Eighth Grade Girls Basketball
Wayne Trace claimed third place in the
Green Meadows Conference tourna-
ment with a 30-22 victory over Edger-
ton in the consolation game. Gracie
Gudakunst paced the Lady Raiders with
a dozen markers while Erica Mohr
added nine points. Brooke Sinn (five),
Maggie Crosby (three) and Lily Sinn
(one) picked up the other Raider points.
Junior High Boys Basketball Wayne
Traces seventh grade boys basketball
team wrapped up its season with a 49-
38 win over Lincolnview to finish the
year with a record of 11-5. Trae Sinn led
the way for the red, white and blue with
15 points while Evan Mohr added nine
markers. Caden Bland (eight), Josiah
Linder (seven), Mox Price (six), Caleb
Yenser (two) and Braden Zuber (two)
wrapped up the Raider scoring.
The Raider eighth graders dropped
a 39-33 decision to the Lancers to fall
to 5-9 on the year. Eli Sinn topped the
local squad with a dozen markers fol-
lowed by Jake Kuhn (10), Noah Glass
(eight) and Weston Sinn (three).
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Role players help Wayne
Trace hold off Antwerp
By KEVIN
WANNEMACHER
Sportswriter
HAVILAND Looking to
stay atop the Green Meadows
Conference, the Wayne Trace
boys basketball team couldnt
have gotten out to a better
start in Fridays class with
rival Antwerp.
The Raiders scored the first
15 points of the game and led
by as much as 20 in the first
quarter before having to hold
for a 66-56 win over the vis-
iting Archers.
With the victory, the red,
white and blue stay atop the
GMC standings with a per-
fect 5-0 record in conference
action.
Early on, it was all Raiders.
Jake Arend scored the games
first two baskets and Ethan
Linder added seven straight
points as Wayne Trace quickly
posted a 15-0 advantage.
After the Archers Trenton
Copsey scored to get the blue
and white on the scoreboard,
an Ethan Linder basket and
three Corbin Linder free
throws pushed the margin to
20-2. Arend would add an-
other bucket and Blackmore
hit one of two free throws as
Wayne Trace posted a 23-5
lead at the end of one quarter.
We just didnt come out
ready to play, noted Antwerp
head coach TJ Hammer. I
think we came out a little ten-
tative and Wayne Trace took
advantage of that. They are a
good basketball team and you
cant dig a hole like that
against them.
Antwerp, though, chipped
away at the deficit in the sec-
ond quarter.
With Wayne Trace on top
30-9 early in the period, two
Copsey free throws and a trey
by Kaden Brumett trimmed
the Archer deficit to 30-14.
Two TJ Blackmore baskets
extended the Raider advan-
tage to 34-16 but Antwerp
wasnt done. A Brumett
bucket followed by a 3-
pointer from Sam Williamson
got the Archers within 34-21
before an Arend basket made
it 36-21.
The blue and white scored
the final five points of the
quarter, highlighted by a
Copsey basket and two
Brumett free throws, to trim
the Raider lead to 36-26 at the
intermission.
You have to give Antwerp
a lot of credit, noted Wayne
Trace head coach Jim Linder.
We were able to get the start
we wanted but they were able
to hit some shots and get right
back in it.
I am proud of the effort
and the way we battled back
and really played with them
for three quarters, Hammer
noted. I told the guys that I
was very pleased with the
way they competed.
Antwerp opened the sec-
ond half with two straight
treys by Brumett to pull
within 36-32.
We got it down to four,
Hammer added. They made
some plays there when they
had to and that is what good
teams do.
The Raiders answered with
nine straight points, using a
trey by Ethan Linder and an
old-fashioned 3-point play
from Devin Wenzlick to take
a 45-32 advantage.
Two Sinn baskets and a
Wenzlick bucket pushed the
margin to 51-36 before
Wayne Trace went on to post
a 56-41 lead entering the final
stanza.
The red, white and blue led
by as much as 17 in the final
quarter, getting three straight
Blackmore buckets to go on
top 62-45.
Antwerp would make one
final run to pull within 64-56
on a Williamson 3-pointer but
the Raiders iced the victory
with two Colby Speice free
throws to wrap up the 66-56
victory.
Its a good league win for
us, noted the Raider mentor.
These kids have played
through a lot of adversity this
year with all of the schedule
changes and so many games in
a week. But they have contin-
ued to play hard and do what
we ask them to do.
Ethan Linder led the red,
white and blue with 15 points
with Blackmore adding 13
markers and Arend chipping in
11. Wenzlick topped the
Raiders on the boards with six
followed by Sinn, Blackmore
and Speice with five caroms
each. Speice also dished out
five assists and recorded three
steals. Sinn and Corbin Linder
both added four assists.
TJ made some big plays for
us tonight, concluded the head
coach of Wayne Trace. David
Sinn came in and rebounded
and hit some key shots. We
need guys to continue to come
in and make plays like that.
Getting those kinds of efforts is
a key for us.
Brumett scored 16 points to
top the Archers while
Williamson and Copsey buck-
eted 14 markers each. Copsey
also had seven rebounds for the
blue and white and Brumett
chipped in five boards and
three steals.
Wayne Traces junior varsity
improved to 5-0 in the Green
Meadows Conference after
posting a 46-19 win over the
Archers.
Alec Vest and Justin Speice
both had eight markers for the
Raiders while Gabe Wobler
chipped in seven. Speice also
picked up seven boards for the
red, white and blue. Other scor-
ers for Wayne Trace were
Quinton Harper (four), Clint
Sinn (four), Chris Davis
(three), Luke Miller (three),
Nick Glass (three), Rylen
Asher (two), Cole Shepherd
(two) and Darius Hale (two).
Matt Jones recorded 10
points for Antwerp. Josh Lon-
gardner (four), Brandon Pen-
dergrast (two), Jeffrey
Coleman (two) and Matt Doo-
ley (one) had the other markers
for the Archers.
Jim Bowers/Paulding County Progress
Antwerps Trenton Copsey #32 gets a good look at the basket
over Wayne Traces Devin Wenzlick #34 last Friday night in GMC
play.
Jake Arend #25 drives to the hoop in the second half cross
county matchup with Antwerp last Friday night.
Wanye Traces Colby Speice #20 gets a fast break bucket ahead
of Antwerps Derek Smalley #3 last Friday night in the Palace.
Balanced scoring lifts
Archers past Edon 57-43
By JOE SHOUSE
Sportswriter
EDON The Antwerp Archers bounced
back after its 10-point loss to Wayne Trace last
Friday and handed the Edon Bombers a 14-
point setback, 57-43.
The win was the Archers third of the season
on the Bomber floor including the Route 49
Classic in late December.
Edon, which plays in the Buckeye Border
Conference, falls to 7-9 overall following the
loss while the Archers improve to 11-7 with
their final four dates all at home.
Trailing early, the Archers took the lead for
good midway through the first period on back-
to-back 3-pointers from Derek Smalley and
Sam Williamson. The quarter ended with
Smalley rattling home a couple of 2-point
goals to push the Archer lead to 15-9.
Trenton Copsey had a quiet first quarter but
found his groove late in the second frame. A
Copsey goal at close range followed by a free
throw gave Antwerp its first double-digit mar-
gin at 24-13 with 2:38 remaining.
The 6-foot-4 Copsey finished with 21 points
(six rebounds) to lead all scorers and was one
of four Archers in double figures.
When Trenton is on it opens it up for
everyone else, said head coach TJ Hammer.
Tonight, Trenton played really well for us.
Balanced scoring was one of the keys in vic-
tory for Antwerp. Joining Copsey with double
figure scoring were Kaden Brumett and Smal-
ley with 12 points each and 10 points from
Williamson. The other bucket came from sen-
ior Garrett Jones.
We didnt shoot well from the 3-point line
(4-of-17) but we had open looks and we didnt
really force any shots so I can live with that,
said Hammer.
While the 3-point shots werent falling, the
2-point goals were much better for the
Archers. The blue and white drilled 16 of 27
for 59 percent.
Standing near center court and looking over
the stat sheet following the game, Hammer
pointed to the play of Brumett. Twelve
points, six assists and zero turnovers. That is
a good floor game, said Hammer.
The third period saw the Archer lead grow
to as many as 20 when Copsey collected a tra-
ditional 3-point play, putting the blue and
white up 44-24 with 1:11 remaining in the
third. Edon scored the final five points and the
Archers were in control, 44-29, heading into
the final period.
Edon managed to get the Archer lead down
to 13 on a couple of occasions, but no closer.
Down the stretch, the Bombers were forced to
foul and the Archers responded by canning
seven of 11 free throws in the closing minutes.
I thought we came out with good energy
and set the tone early. We may have struggled
a bit with our shooting but we had guys step-
ping up and getting key rebounds or an assist
or a defensive stop, said Hammer.
Edon was led in scoring by senior Jacob
Brown with 16 points followed by teammate
Brock Thiel with 10.
In the junior varsity matchup the Archers
prevailed, 42-29. Antwerp held the Bombers
to just five points in the middle two quarters
and then outscored them 13-5 in the final
quarter to close out the win. Leading scorer
for the blue and white were Josh Longardner
with 15 and Jeffrey Coleman chipping in 10.
Score by Quarters:
Antwerp 15 11 18 13 - 57
Edon 9 6 14 14 - 43
Antwerp (57): Brumett 3 4-6 12, Smalley 4 3-4 12, Williamson
4 1-2 10, Jones 1 0-0 2, Copsey 8 5-6 21. Totals: 20 13-18
57. Three point goals: Brumett 2, Smalley, Williamson. Fouls:
16.
Edon (43): Sapp 1 0-0 2, Brown 4 8-11 16, Bloir 1-3-4 5, Thiel
3 3-4 10, Walkowski 1 0-0 2, Peeples 4 0-0 8. Totals: 14 14-
19 43. Three point goals: Thiel. Fouls: 14.
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Raiders fall in battle of
ranked teams to Crestview
By KEVIN
WANNEMACHER
Sportswriter
On Saturday, the host Knights outscored the
visiting Wayne Trace Raiders 39-16 in the sec-
ond half and pulled away for a 70-40 victory
in a battle of state-ranked teams at Ray Etzler
Gymnasium.
Crestview used a 14-5 run to start the sec-
ond half to break the game open, turning a 31-
24 halftime advantage into a 45-29 lead that
just continued to expand.
Knight head coach Jeremy Best was very
pleased with his squads performance.
I thought we came out and made plays
tonight on both ends of the floor, commented
the Knight mentor. Defensively, we played
with a lot of intensity and made them work for
everything. Offensively, we got contributions
from a lot of guys and that is something we
have been working on all year.
Following a T.J. Blackmore basket for
Wayne Trace, the Knights followed with a
Cam Etzler bucket and a Damian Helm trey to
push the margin to 50-31. Crestview went on
to post a 52-34 lead entering the final quarter.
They played really well tonight, noted
Raider head coach Jim Linder about the
Knights. They hit shots and everybody was
hitting shots for them. They are a very good
basketball team on both ends of the floor.
The Raiders closed within 55-38 early in the
fourth period on an Ethan Linder trey but the
visitors would get no closer. Crestview an-
swered with an 11-0 run, getting four points
each by Helm and Tyson Bolenbaugh in the
run along with a trey by Mitchell Rickard, to
push the lead to 66-38.
We work hard on developing our depth and
it was a factor tonight, commented Best.
Our guys played very hard and we did a good
job of taking care of the basketball and mak-
ing good decisions.
Crestview jumped out to a 12-5 lead early
on with Connor Lautzenheiser and Bolen-
baugh scoring five points each in the run.
We dug ourselves a hole early and you
cant do that against good basketball teams,
noted Linder. Crestview is going to make you
pay for mistakes and they did tonight.
The Knights led 16-9 after one quarter of
action but the Raiders would make a run.
Wayne Trace got within 25-21 on a Colby
Speice 3-point play before the hosts quickly
responded.
A Helm trey and an Etzler basket just before
halftime expanded the Knight margin to 31-
24 at the break and Crestview would take over
from there.
We have to go back to work on Monday
and come ready to play on Tuesday at Lincol-
nview, closed Linder. Weve got some tough
challenges yet, and we just need to learn from
this and get better next week.
Helm led all scorers with 21 points for the
Knights, who remain unbeaten at 18-0 on the
season. Bolenbaugh chipped in 14 markers
with Etzler adding 13 and Lautzenheiser
recording a dozen. Bolenbaugh and Preston
Zaleski each had seven boards for the Knights
and Helm picked up six. Etzler also had seven
assists and four steals for Crestview.
Ethan Linder paced Wayne Trace with 10
points followed by Corbin Linder with nine
and Blackmore added seven. Speice and
Devin Wenzlick both picked up three boards
for the Raiders, who were outrebounded 33-
20 in the contest.
Speice dished out four assists for the
Raiders, who fall to 14-2.
Crestview limited Wayne Trace to 14 of 41
shooting on the night (34 percent) while the
Knights were 28 of 52 (54 percent). The
Knights also committed only seven turnovers
compared to Wayne Traces dozen miscues.
The Raider junior varsity dropped a 43-36
decision at Crestview to fall to 13-3 overall.
Justin Speice topped Wayne Trace with 13
points followed by Luke Miller (six), Rylen
Asher (six), Nick Glass (four), Cole Shepherd
(three), Darius Hale (two) and Alec Vest (two).
Earlier in the week, a lopsided match-up on
paper ended with a 92-50 win over visiting
Fairview in Green Meadows Conference ac-
tion.
The Raiders poured in on from the opening
tip, racing out to a 25-8 lead after one quarter
and a 50-27 advantage by halftime.
Fairview falls to 2-15 overall and 0-4 in
GMC action. The Raiders are now 4-0 in con-
ference tilts.
The Raiders had an astounding 35 made field
goals in the game, coming on 62 attempts (56
percent) and went 14-for-27 (52 percent) from
3-point range. Fairview, meanwhile shot 19-for-
48 overall (39.5 percent) from the floor. Wayne
Trace also out-rebounded its opponent 38-23.
Twelve of the 13 Raiders who dressed for
the varsity squad reached the scoring column.
Three were in double figures Ethan Linder
(13), Corbin Linder (16) and David Sinn (11)
and six more scored at least six points.
Fairview also placed three players in double
figures on the night.
Wayne Trace returns to action on Friday
with a road game at Edgerton before visiting
Ada Saturday night. The Raiders then host
Hicksville on Monday.
Parkway 12 better than Lady Archers
By JOE SHOUSE
Sportswriter
ROCKFORD In a rescheduled game, the
Antwerp Lady Archers traveled to Rockford
on Saturday afternoon to play the Parkway
Panthers.
The home team from the Midwest Athletic
Conference improved their overall record to
6-12 with a low-scoring win over the blue and
white, 32-20.
For the Archers, who fall to 1-17, it was an-
other lackluster effort that resulted in a frus-
trating loss for head coach Kevin Taylor.
I could tell by our attitude and body lan-
guage when we were boarding the bus that this
was going to be one of those games, said
Taylor.
Cheyenne Miller-Sweet put the Archers on
the board first, splitting a couple of free
throws. The 1-0 lead would be the only lead
Antwerp would enjoy.
An 8-0 Panther run ended when Kaiya
Jemison connected on a free throw at the close
of the first period. Parkway took an 8-2 mar-
gin into the second period and increased it to
11-2 before the Archers managed their first
field goal on the afternoon. With 4:58 remain-
ing, Miller-Sweet scored followed by a 3-
pointer by Avery Braaten to trim the Parkway
advantage to 11-7.
The first half ended with a bucket from
sophomore Annie Miesle and the Archers on
a short end of a 14-11 score at intermission.
Jemison picked up a quick basket to start the
third quarter and to pull the Archers to within one
14-13, but the Panthers answered with another
8-0 run to lead 22-13 with just under three min-
utes remaining in the third. Braaten stopped the
Parkway attack with a short jumper with 2:42
showing on the clock. Braaten, who came in off
the bench, led the Archers in scoring with seven
points. The quarter ended with the Panthers in
control, 24-16.
While Parkway was able to double up the
score in the final period at 8-4, the Archers
points came from Braaten with a 2-point goal
and a free throw each from Jemison and
Kianna Recker. Free throw shooting hurt the
Archers, who canned just five of 15.
Parkway was led in scoring by the 13 points
of 5-foot-11 senior Sierra Fent. Senior Cami
Hellwarth added eight with freshman Sarah
Gehron coming off the bench to chip in eight.
The Archers will be on the road for their
final regular season game on Thursday when
they travel to take on 17-3 Ayersville.
Score by Quarters:
Parkway 8 6 10 8 - 32
Antwerp 2 9 5 4 - 20
Parkway (32): Hellwarth 4 0-0 8, Gehron 3 2-4 8, Heckler 1
0-0 2, Heindel 0 1-2 1, Fent 6 1-3 13. Totals: 14 4-9 32. Total
fouls: 15.
Antwerp 20: 1 1-4 3, Braaten 3 0-1 7, Miesle 1 0-0 2, Recker
0 1-2 1, Longardner 1 1-2 3, Jemison 1 2-6 4. Totals: 7 5-15
20. Three point goals: Braaten. Total fouls: 12.
Panther boys win two,
improve record to 13-4
By JIM LANGHAM
Sportswriter
The Paulding boys basket-
ball team won two games last
week to carry a record of 13-
4 down the home stretch of
this years basketball season.
The squad will be home
twice this weekend, taking on
conference foe Lincolnview
on Friday and hosting Bryan
on Saturday.
Last week, the Panthers
hosted Hicksville and walked
off the floor with a 66-41 win
last Tuesday. In that contest,
Kyle Kauser led all scorers
with 24 points for the home
team while Treston Gonzales
contributed 13 points to the
local cause. Trevor Kinn led
the Aces with 17 points.
Paulding led 13-11 at the end
of the first step and 30-25 at the
half. But in the third quarter,
the Panthers blew away the
Aces with an 18-2 run to estab-
lish a lead that Hicksville could
never overcome.
Saturday afternoon, Pauld-
ing pulled away from Ottoville
in the second half to claim a 59-
44 over the Big Green. In that
contest, Paulding held a narrow
27-24 lead over the visitors at
the halfway mark, but then
outscored Ottoville 14-6 and
18-14 to pull away in the final
16 minutes of the game.
Although Paulding led
throughout the third quarter, the
game was close until three out
of four baskets by Gonzales al-
lowed the Panthers to establish
a 39-30 advantage. Then a
quick basket by Kauser with
three seconds remaining in the
third quarter placed the Pauld-
ing squad into a more comfort-
able 41-30 advantage for the
Panthers with eight minutes left
to go in the game.
This was much better pro-
duction today, said Paulding
head coach Shawn Brewer. We
executed well and did what we
needed to do.
The offense was more ver-
satile and the defense matched
up, continued Brewer. We
were able to go to the basket
much better.
The Panthers took good care
of the ball, allowing only eight
turnovers while the Paulding
defense forced Ottoville into
12 miscues. The teams re-
bounded evenly, with Ottoville
holding down 26 rebounds
while Paulding grabbed 23 re-
bounds.
For the game, Paulding con-
nected on 23-43 field goals for
53 percent while the Paulding
defense limited Ottovilles
shooting percentage to 39 per-
cent (15-38).
We came out in the third
quarter to control the game,
observed Brewer. This was a
good win against a great solid
team.
Brewer noted that things
dont get any easier for the
Panthers, with home games
against Lincolnview and
Bryan this weekend.
Paulding won the junior
varsity game, 59-20, over the
Ottoville JV team.
Raiders garner top seed at Paulding;
Panthers named second seed at Defiance
By KEVIN
WANNEMACHER
Sportswriter
Like girls basketball teams
did last Sunday, the boys ver-
sion of sectional tournament
draws was held around the
state of Ohio on Sunday.
DIVISION IV
In Division IV at Paulding,
Wayne Trace garnered the top
seed with a record of 14-2
while Ayersville was the sec-
ond seed with a record of 12-6.
The lone game on Feb. 25
has Continental (6-12) taking
on Patrick Henry (4-15) at 7
p.m. Wayne Trace then plays
the winner of the Pirates-Patri-
ots contest on Feb. 28 at 6:15
p.m.
Semifinal action on Wednes-
day, Feb. 26 features the Pilots
against Hicksville (7-10) in the
first game of the evening fol-
lowed by Antwerp (11-7) tak-
ing on Holgate (8-10). The two
winners will meet in the second
game on Feb. 28.
DIVISION II
Division III sectional draw
results from Defiance saw Ot-
tawa Glandorf (11-7) and
Paulding (13-4) pick up the top
two seeds.
The opener on Feb. 25 has
Tinora (12-5) playing Van
Buren (10-7) with the winner
returning for the opener on
Feb. 28 to battle Paulding.
Bluffton (8-10) and Fairview
(2-16) tangle in the nightcap on
Feb. 25 for the right to take on
the top-seeded Titans in the
second game on Feb. 28.
Raiders win opening game
of GMC 8th grade tourney
HOLGATE Eli Sinn scored 18 points and Noah Glass
chipped in nine to lead the Wayne Trace eighth grade boys bas-
ketball team to a 45-37 win over Antwerp in the opening round
of the Green Meadows Conference tournament at Holgate
High School on Saturday.
Josh Kuhn chipped in seven markers for the Raiders, who
also got four markers by Weston Sinn and three from Joel
Johnson. Owen Brigner and Jake Kuhn added two points each.
Wayne Trace is now 6-9 on the season.
Dylan Peters bucketed 17 points for the Archers and Josh
Poulson added a dozen.
Register now for
Oakwood summer
ball leagues
OAKWOOD Oakwood
Ball Association is now accept-
ing registrations for 2014.
Deadline is Feb. 18. Open en-
rollment will be held at Cooper
Community Library from 6-
7:30 p.m. Feb. 10, 10 a.m.-noon
Feb. 15 and from 6-7:30 p.m.
Feb. 18.
Forms are available for
download at www.league-
lineup.com/oakwoodballassoci-
ation. Forms and payment may
be mailed to Mandy Woods,
OBA Secretary, 8335 Road 187,
Oakwood OH 45873.
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points over Antwerp in GMC win
By JOE SHOUSE
Sportswriter
ANTWERP Playing their last home game
before their faithful and loyal fans, the Antwerp
Lady Archers put forth a solid effort for 32 min-
utes before falling to a more experienced Wayne
Trace Lady Raider squad, 43-35.
Wayne Trace improves to 13-6 overall and 5-
2 in the GMC.
With six seniors wearing the red and blue, it
was sophomore Erin Mohr pacing the winners
with a double-double. Mohr finished with 15
points including 5-of-7 from the floor and 5-of-
6 from the foul line.
Standing at 5-foot-10, Mohr collected 10
boards to lead both teams in rebounding. The
much taller Raiders won the battle of the boards,
38-17.
Even with the offensive performance by
Mohr, it was the defense that was most impres-
sive, according to Raider head coach Bethany
Hughes.
We had some kids who really stepped it up
defensively. Mohr and Madi Poling played in-
spired defense tonight while (Brenda) Feasby
and Mohr did exactly what we needed when we
went to our full court press, said Hughes.
Both teams played a tight first quarter with
four lead changes and two ties. The Raiders en-
joyed a four-point margin while the Archers had
one point leads on two occasions. Wayne Trace
was a perfect 4-for-4 from the charity stripe in
the first period when the Archers were whistled
for five fouls.
The initial quarter ended with the Raiders
holding a slim one-point lead, 10-9.
With 7:13 showing on the clock in quarter
number two the Raiders went to their 2-2-1 full
court press and quickly turned a one-point mar-
gin into a 20-12 advantage.
It was our press that kept us in the game. We
were able to cause some turnovers and was able
to build a little bit of a lead before halftime, said
Hughes.
A highlight in the first half came with less than
a tick remaining on the clock. Having the bas-
ketball out of bounds under their own basket, the
Raider trigger man (girl) lofted the ball over the
Archer defense, falling into the waiting hands of
Mohr, who softly laid the ball over the rim as the
buzzer sounded. The Lady Raiders enjoyed its
largest first half lead, 22-14, at intermission.
The second half resulted in even play when it
came to points scored, with the Raiders winning
the third period 12-10 and the Archers outscoring
their opponent in the fourth 11-9.
Antwerp senior Kaiya Jemison drained a 3-
pointer to close the Wayne Trace margin to five
at 24-19, forcing the Raider head coach to call
on the full court press. The Archers turned the
ball over and the Raiders answered with a 3-
point goal from Feasby followed by a 2-point
goal from Lauren Speice to give the red, white
and blue a double-digit lead, 29-19, with 5:22 re-
maining in the third frame.
Tonight we played about as well as we can
play. We played 32 minutes and thats something
weve been looking for all season, said Antwerp
mentor Kevin Taylor.
In the fourth quarter, the Raiders relied on free
throws with all nine of their points coming from
the line. For the game, Wayne Trace shot 16-of-
20.
That was a welcomed sight. Our free throw
shooting has been suspect but lately we have
been shooting much better, said coach Hughes.
Although free throw shooting was good,
turnovers were another story. The Raiders fin-
ished with 32 miscues and the Archers coughed
it up 24 times.
Jemison, the only senior on the Archer roster,
finished with 16 points, including two 3-pointers,
a 2-point goal, and 8-of-12 from the line.
Antwerp stands at 1-16 on the season.
We cut our turnovers way down in the second
half. Our team needs to understand they are not
going to get better by going half speed in prac-
tice. Tonight we stepped it up and did some
things better. I was pleased with our overall ef-
fort, said coach Taylor.
Score by Quarters:
Wayne Trace 10 12 12 9 - 43
Antwerp 9 5 10 11 - 35
Wayne Trace (43): Mohr 5 5-6 15, Temple 1 2-2 4, Speice 2 4-4
8, Wilcox 0 2-2 2, Feasby 3 0-0 7, Poling 1 0-2 2, Young 1 3-4 5,
Totals: 13 16-20 43. Three point goals: Feasby. Total fouls: 11.
Antwerp (35): Miller-Sweet 2 0-0 4, Braaten 2 0-0 4, Miesle 1 0-
2 2, Recker 2 0-0 4, Longardner 1 0-0 3, Short 1 0-0 2, Jemison
3 8-12 16. Totals: 12 8-14 35. Three point goals: Longardner, Jemi-
son 2. Total fouls: 17.
Strong second half gives
Paulding girls win over Perry
By JIM LANGHAM
Sportswriter
A strong second half by the Paulding girls
basketball team enabled the Panthers to pull
out a 58-55 win over Lima Perry on the local
floor last Thursday night.
The win lifted Pauldings overall record to
6-12 while Perry dropped to 3-16 overall.
Paulding head coach Lyndsi Schultz espe-
cially liked the win since it was part of the
home stretch run to Division III tournament
action which will take place in Defiance next
week.
In that action, the Lady Panthers received a
bye and will play on Saturday, Feb. 22, at 6:15
p.m. The local squad will either take on sec-
ond-seeded Delta or Tinora in the sectional
championship. Delta and Tinora will square
off at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday night, Feb. 18.
Also on Feb. 18, top-seeded Archbold takes
on Liberty center in the second game. The
winner of that contests advances to take on
Fairview in the second game on Feb. 22.
You love to get wins going into the tour-
nament, Schultz commented. Its always a
confidence booster to go into post season play
with wins under your belt.
We knew that Lexi Davis was their best
player and we did well defending on the first
shot, but we didnt do well boxing her out and
that is where she got a lot of her shots,
Schultz continued.
For the night, Davis scored 18 points while
Faith Vogel and Abby Pease each scored 11
points for the Panthers.
Paulding jumped into an 18-12 advantage at
the end of the first quarter, but Perry stormed
back to outscore the Paulding squad 19-10 in
the second quarter to grab a 31-28 lead at the
halfway point.
Paulding took over the lead again in the
third stanza by outscoring Perry 11-7 to come
out with a 39-38 lead going into the final
stanza.
Schultz praised Faith Vogel for making
Davis work hard for every shot that she took.
Defensively, we didnt get comfortable on
the perimeter until the third quarter and our
guards started to apply more pressure. We
were able to force 30 turnovers.
Offensively, Abby Pease worked very hard
on the inside and gave them a lot of prob-
lems, continued Schultz. We started to look
inside more in the second half and thats
where we had a lot of success.
Earlier in the week, Paulding dropped a 55-
38 nonconference loss to Delphos St. Johns.
In that contest, Jaycie Varner dropped in eight
points to lead the Panther scoring. Senior
Sierra McCullough and junior Suzanne Rein-
hart chipped in seven apiece.
Delphos jumped out an 11-8 lead at the end
of the first quarter, and led at every stop.
Our problem, as usual, was one quarter.
Generally this year, its been the third and it
was true again tonight, Schultz explained.
We just couldnt score nor could we stop
them. We got a couple of key players Abby
and Brooke (Combs) in foul trouble. We
did better the second half handling the ball but
their half-court defense in particular gave us
trouble, which we knew would be the case.
In junior varsity action, the Jays grabbed a
32-14 triumph. The Panthers were led by
Samantha Meggison with 10.
Panthers finish third at Rossford
ROSSFORD The Paulding Panther
wrestling team traveled to Rossford High
School for the Rossford Invitational on Satur-
day, Feb. 8 and came home with a third-place
finish. There were a total of 12 teams partici-
pating at the tournament.
The Panthers had 10 wrestlers going into the
finals.
Taylor Deatrick 132 lb., placed first after de-
feating Joe Barlage of Rossford. Aaron Mock
152 lb. placed first defeating Timmy Smith,
Napoleon.
Adam Deatrick 170 lb. placed second due to
injury default. Cotey Nichols 185 lb. and Dakota
Valdez 195 lb. both placed second.
Sydney Salinas 106 lb. placed third after de-
feating Tanner Krotzer of Rossford. Kage Seals
113 lb. placed third after defeating Charley
Boles, Napoleon. Branson Minck 120 lb. placed
third after defeating Justin Lutz, Whitmer.
Cody Jarrell 160 lb. placed fourth. Nelson
Foster 126 lb. placed sixth.
It was good going into finals with 10
wrestlers, considering we had two empty weight
classes all day, stated Paulding head coach Tony
Gonzales.
Strong second half gives
Paulding girls win over Perry
By JIM LANGHAM
Sportswriter
A strong second half by the
Paulding girls basketball
team enabled the Panthers to
pull out a 58-55 win over
Lima Perry on the local floor
last Thursday night.
The win lifted Pauldings
overall record to 6-12 while
Perry dropped to 3-16 over-
all.
Paulding head coach Lyn-
dsi Schultz especially liked
the win since it was part of
the home stretch run to Divi-
sion III tournament action
which will take place in De-
fiance next week.
In that action, the Lady
Panthers received a bye and
will play on Saturday, Feb.
22, at 6:15 p.m. The local
squad will either take on sec-
ond-seeded Delta or Tinora in
the sectional championship.
Delta and Tinora will square
off at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday
night, Feb. 18.
Also on Feb. 18, top-
seeded Archbold takes on
Liberty center in the second
game. The winner of that
contests advances to take on
Fairview in the second game
on Feb. 22.
You love to get wins
going into the tournament,
Schultz commented. Its al-
ways a confidence booster to
go into post season play with
wins under your belt.
We knew that Lexi Davis
was their best player and we did
well defending on the first shot,
but we didnt do well boxing
her out and that is where she got
a lot of her shots, Schultz con-
tinued.
For the night, Davis scored
18 points while Faith Vogel and
Abby Pease each scored 11
points for the Panthers.
Paulding jumped into an 18-
12 advantage at the end of the
first quarter, but Perry stormed
back to outscore the Paulding
squad 19-10 in the second
quarter to grab a 31-28 lead at
the halfway point.
Paulding took over the lead
again in the third stanza by
outscoring Perry 11-7 to come
out with a 39-38 lead going
into the final stanza.
Schultz praised Faith Vogel
for making Davis work hard
for every shot that she took.
Defensively, we didnt get
comfortable on the perimeter
until the third quarter and our
guards started to apply more
pressure. We were able to
force 30 turnovers.
Offensively, Abby Pease
worked very hard on the inside
and gave them a lot of prob-
lems, continued Schultz.
We started to look inside
more in the second half and
thats where we had a lot of
success.
Earlier in the week, Paulding
dropped a 55-38 nonconfer-
ence loss to Delphos St. Johns.
In that contest, Jaycie Varner
dropped in eight points to lead
the Panther scoring. Senior
Sierra McCullough and jun-
ior Suzanne Reinhart chipped
in seven apiece.
Delphos jumped out an 11-
8 lead at the end of the first
quarter, and led at every stop.
Our problem, as usual,
was one quarter. Generally
this year, its been the third
and it was true again tonight,
Schultz explained. We just
couldnt score nor could we
stop them. We got a couple of
key players Abby and
Brooke (Combs) in foul
trouble. We did better the sec-
ond half handling the ball but
their half-court defense in
particular gave us trouble,
which we knew would be the
case.
In junior varsity action, the
Jays grabbed a 32-14 tri-
umph. The Panthers were led
by Samantha Meggison with
10.
GMC Jr. High Wrestling Tournament
Raiders claim jr. high championship
EDGERTON The Wayne
Trace Junior High wrestling
team won its third conference
title in the past five years and
fourth overall at the GMC
Tournament in Edgerton on
Feb. 8.
The Raiders placed all 11
wrestlers for the day. Taking
all-conference honors were
Max Rassman, Nick Barnett,
Braxton Asher and Quinton
Stabler.
Bringing home a second-
place finish was Dylan Jack-
son. Placing third were Austin
Smith, Caleb Baughman,
Hunter Showalter and Matt
Stouffer. Taking fourth were
Cassidy Knott and Wyatt Sta-
bler.
The Antwerp Junior High
wrestling team only had two
wrestlers competing in the
tournament, but those
wrestlers faired very well for
themselves.
Seventh grader Aidan
McAlexander finished sec-
ond at 80 pounds to close his
season with a 9-4 record.
The second wrestler com-
peting for Antwerp at the
GMC tournament was Tyler
Bauer. He was the first sev-
enth grader to become a
GMC champion for the
Archers. He finishes his sea-
son with an 11-4 record.

Softball tourney
slated in July
ST. MARYS The Ohio Fury Softball Pro-
gram will hold Star Spangle Shootout ASA
Eastern Qualifier Girls Softball Tournament
on July 4-6 at KC Geiger Park in St. Marys.
There are 10U, 12U, 14U, 16U and 18U year
old divisions. If interested, contact Mike Short
at 419-738-3795 or Eric Langsdon 419-305-
2512 by e-mail at mshort@bright.net. Entry
forms are available on the website at
www.eteamz.com/ohiofury1.
Baseball tourney
set in St. Marys
ST. MARYS The Ohio Fury Softball Pro-
gram will hold Star Spangle Shootout Base-
ball Tournament on July 4-6 at KC Geiger
Park in St. Marys. There are 14U, 16U, 18U+
/ American Legion division year old divisions.
If interested contact Mike Short at 419-738-
3795 or by e-mail at mshort@bright.net. Entry
forms are available on the website at
www.eteamz.com/ohiofury1.
Local wrestling club competes
ARCHBOLD On Sunday, Feb. 9, the Wayne Trace
Wrestling Club participated in the Archbold biddy wrestling
tournament. Placing first for WTWC Maddox Treece, Jarrett
Hornish, Eli Ames, Brendon Bidlack, Hunter Long, Gabe Sut-
ton; placing second Kaiden Suffel, Kamryn Sutton, Brayden
Sherry, Ty Tinlin; placing third Kaiden Feeney, Brendon
Egnor; placing fourth Jess Munger, Graiden Troth, Devin
Egnor.
School Lunch Menus
Menus are subject to change
ANTWERP LOCAL SCHOOLS
Week of Feb. 17
MONDAY Lunch: Mini corn
dogs, corn, pears,milk. Plus: Salad
bar.
TUESDAY Lunch: Chicken faji-
tas, sweet potato fries, orange smiles,
milk. Plus: Salad bar.
WEDNESDAY Lunch: Beef and
onion burger on bun, baked beans,
sliced apples, milk. Plus: Salad bar.
THURSDAY Lunch: Walking
taco, tossed salad, pineapple,
milk. Plus: Salad bar.
FRIDAY Lunch: Pepperoni
pizza, cole slaw, applesauce, milk.
Plus: Salad bar.
PAULDING HIGH SCHOOL
Week of Feb. 17
MONDAY Breakfast: Break-
fast pizza, fruit, juice, milk. Lunch:
Pizza sticks, marinara sauce,
green beans or salad bar, bread-
stick. fruit, milk.
TUESDAY Breakfast: Tator
tots and cheese, sausage links,
juice, fruit, milk. Lunch: Chunk
chicken salad, bean salad, ched-
dar biscuit or sandwich on bun,
oven fries, milk.
WEDNESDAY Breakfast:
Sausage biscuit, hash browns, fruit,
juice, milk. Lunch: Glazed chicken,
vegetable blend, mac and cheese, or
top your own burrito, fruit, milk.
THURSDAY Breakfast:
French toast, sausage links, juice,
fruit, milk. Lunch: New Orleans
chicken bowl, egg roll, or BD pizza
slice, seasoned corn, fruit, milk.
FRIDAY Breakfast: Sausage
gravy and biscuit, juice, fruit, milk.
Lunch: Cheeseburger with bun, pick-
les, oven potatoes, salad bar and
breadstick, fruit, milk.
OAKWOOD ELEMENTARY
Week of Feb. 17
Packed lunch: Ham and cheese
on bun, vegetable of the day, fruit,
milk.
MONDAY Breakfast: Powdered
donut, fruit, milk. Lunch: Corn dog,
corn, fruit, milk.
TUESDAY Breakfast: Biscuit,
egg, fruit, milk. Lunch: Breaded moz-
zarella sticks, marinara sauce, green
beans, fruit, milk.
WEDNESDAY Breakfast: Bur-
rito, fruit, milk. Lunch: Chicken
nuggets, whipped potato, gravy,
bread, lettuce salad, fruit, milk.
THURSDAY Breakfast: Mini
pancakes, fruit, milk. Lunch: Chicken
fajita, lettuce, fruit, milk.
FRIDAY Breakfast: Assorted ce-
reals, fruit, milk. Lunch: Taco, lettuce,
refried beans, fruit, milk.
PAULDING ELEMENTARY
Week of Feb. 17
MONDAY Breakfast: Yogurt,
Goldfish grahams, fruit, juice, milk.
Lunch: Vegetable soup, bread, fresh
vegetable choice, or hot dog on bun,
fruit, milk.
TUESDAY Breakfast: Pancakes,
fruit, juice, milk. Lunch: Hot dog on
bun, baked beans, fresh vegetable
choice, or peanut butter sandwich,
Gogurt, crackers, fruit, milk.
WEDNESDAY Burrito, fruit, juice,
milk. Lunch: Egg and cheese omelet,
potatoes, tomato juice, muffin, Gold-
fish grahams, peanut butter sand-
wich, fruit, milk.
THURSDAY Breakfast: Muffin,
string cheese, fruit, juice, milk. Lunch:
Sloppy Joe on bun, oven potatoes,
green beans, or peanut butter, fruit,
milk.
FRIDAY Breakfast: Cereal or ce-
real bar, fruit, juice, milk. Lunch: pizza.
salad, fresh vegetable choice, sherbet
or peanut butter.
WAYNE TRACE SCHOOLS
Week of Feb. 17
MONDAY Breakfast: Sausage
pizza. Lunch: Hot dog, baked beans,
baked chips, fruit, milk. Also offered to
HS: Chef salad, pizza sub or grilled
chicken on bun with salad bar.
TUESDAY Breakfast: Egg
cheese muffin. Lunch: Chicken and
noodles, mashed potatoes, green
beans, dinner roll, fruit, milk. Also at
Jr/Sr High - Chef salad, pizza sub or
grilled chicken on bun, salad bar.
WEDNESDAY Breakfast: Mini
pancakes and sausage. Lunch:
Cheeseburger, french fries, lima
beans, fruit, milk. Also at Jr/Sr High
Chef salad, pizza sub or pretzel with
cheese, salad bar.
THURSDAY Breakfast: Cheese
omelet, toast. Lunch: Chicken
nuggets, tator tots, carrot sticks with
dip, fruit, milk. Also at Jr/Sr. High
School Chef salad, pizza sub or
grilled chicken on bun with salad bar.
FRIDAY Breakfast: Turnover.
Lunch: Pizza Bosco sticks, romaine
lettuce salad, corn, fruit, milk. Also
at Jr/Sr. High School Chef salad,
pizza sub or pretzel with cheese,
salad bar.
DIVINE MERCY SCHOOL
Week of Feb. 17
Same menu as Wayne Trace;
no breakfast served.
Raiders sweep county tri-match
By KEVIN
WANNEMACHER
Sportswriter
HAVILAND Wayne Trace posted a pair
of wins over Paulding County rivals Paulding
and Antwerp in wrestling action last week.
The red, white and blue rolled past Paulding
60-18 and also posted an easy 59-18 victory
over the Archers.
Against the Archers, Wayne Trace picked up
seven victories via forfeits while also record-
ing a pair of wins in the match.
George Clemens (106), Dustin Taylor (113),
Matt Baxter (126), Caleb Schultz (132), Zaine
Cotterman (138), Tyler Showalter (145) and
Riley Moore (285) recorded wins by forfeit.
Jacob Dingus (160) pinned Antwerps Colton
Hall in 1:11 and Josh Reel (170) defeated the
Archers Chase Gerken in 15 seconds.
The Raiders Ruger Goeltzenleuchter (120)
got past Antwerps Logan Shaner 20-5 as well.
Jordan Laker (195) and Austin VanAtta
(182) each picked up wins by forfeit for the
Archers. Jarett Bute (220) slipped past Wayne
Traces Justin Pierce 3-0 and the Archers Jus-
tice Clark (152) won over Brandon Laney 6-
2.
The Panthers and Raiders each had a pair of
grapplers record wins via forfeits. Dustin Tay-
lor (113) and Riley Moore (285) had victories
for Wayne Trace while Dakota Valdez (195)
and Adam Deatrick (170) got wins for the
Panthers.
On the mats, Pauldings Taylor Deatrick
pinned Wayne Traces Caleb Schultz at the
1:51 mark.
Raider wrestlers securing pins included
Justin Pierce (220), Josh Reel (182), Brandon
Laney (145), Zaine Cotterman (138) and
George Clemens (106).
Goeltzenleuchter (120) defeated the Pan-
thers Branson Mink 14-1 and Tyler Showalter
(152) won by default over Zach Wesley. Matt
Baxter (126) also recorded an 11-3 decision
over Nelson Foster with Jacob Dingus (160)
defeating Cody Jarrell 13-1.
I think when my team is all present and
healthy that we are a solid team, noted Raider
head coach George Clemens. The county
meet was one of our goals for the season. Now
its time to prepare and get as many as we can
to the districts.
In the third matchup, Paulding dominated
Antwerp, 62-5.
Jarett Bute (220) had Antwerps sole win,
going past Pauldings Clystal Ramirez 17-2.
Winning by falls for Paulding were Branson
Minck (120) over Logan Shaner in 1:02, Cody
Jarrell (160) over Colton Hall in 3:45, Adam
Deatrick (170) over Chase Gerken in 1:23 and
Cotey Nichols (182) over Austin VanAtta in
3:29.
Aaron Mock (152) won an 8-4 decision
over Justice Clark, while Dakota Valdez (195)
blanked Jordan Laker by 15-0.
Panthers Sidney Salinas (106), Nelson Fos-
ter (126), Taylor Deatrick (132), Dylan Gam-
ble (138) and Tyler Nichols (145) all won via
forfeits. There were double forfeits at 113 and
285 pounds.
QUALIFY FOR STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS The Wayne Trace cheerleaders qualified for the state
championships to be held on Sunday, March 2, by placing in the top three at the Anthony Wayne
regional competition on Feb. 1. The Lady Raiders will compete at the state level in the Division
IV non-mount grouping at St. John Arena on the campus of The Ohio State University. Members
of the squad include, front row from left Treanna Bidlack, Alexis Flores, Shannon Boroff, Brittany
Jenkins, Mackenzie Haney and Jordan Elick; back row Allie Boroff, Brooke Ludwig, Blair Ludwig,
Jessica Offerle, Kelsee Rittenhouse, Ally Dunning, Kayla Zuber, Gabby Gudakunst and Monique
Goings. Coaches of the Lady Raiders are Chrissy Sinn, Chrissy Landrum and Kerry Gudakunst.
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DOG FOOD FOR SALE
Available at:
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Located 3 Miles South of
Antwerp on the corner of
SR 49 and 111
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by Phone at 419-258-2584
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DONATE TO FAIR BUILDING PROJECT Individuals and busi-
nesses have been donating toward three new animal barns to
be built on the fairgrounds, replacing some outdated buildings.
Here, committee member Dan Howell (left) thanks Charles Cook
for his familys donation. Costs of the project are expected to be
around $250,000. Headway continues to be made toward the
goal. Current commitments for the project are over $236,000, in-
cluding an anonymous pledge of a $100,000 matching donation.
Racster is
new SWCD
technician
PAULDING Tim Racster is
the new technician for Paulding
County Soil & Water Conserva-
tion District (SWCD). He also
heads up and manages the rental
equipment program through the
SWCD office.
Racster is able to assist with
technical engineering services
for drainage needs and erosion
control assistance. He can show
farmers and property owners
their land tract and plots through
satellite imagery and elevation
contours along with free field
soil maps.
SWCD can offer surveying
toward conservation and
drainage projects; examples
could include pre-ditch dip outs,
grass waterways and
filter/buffer strips.
For any questions or assis-
tance, fell free to contact Racster
or visit the SWCD office at 503
Fairground Dr. in the OSU Ex-
tension office at the fairgrounds.
Or, 419-399-4771 or email
tim.racster@pauldingswcd.org.
The SWCD website is
www.pauldingswcd.org.
SOFA, 2 ROCKER RECLIN-
ERS, 1 GLIDER ROCKER- all
like new. Antique treadle
sewing machine - excellent
condition. Antique vanity. Call
419-399-5493 24p2
$125 QUEEN PILLOWTOP
MATTRESS SET. New in
plastic, can deliver 260-493-
0805. 25c4
YEARS AGO ANTIQUE
MALL, 108 W. Main Street,
Van Wert (419) 238-3362, 30+
Dealers. Closed Tuesdays.
Buy & Sell. 27ctf
AMISH CONSTRUCTION
CREW. New construction,
reroof, remodel, barns,
houses, additions, pole
barns. Reasonable rates. 1-
419-953-8215. 18c8
AL GRIFFITHS CON-
STRUCTION: Windows, light
electrical, drywall, siding,
doors and more. Call Al for
your repair or construction
needs. 419-506-2102 51ctf
PARK AVENUE VILLAS II &
III. Call (419) 258-2603. Hand-
icap Accessible. Equal Hous-
ing Opportunity. This institution
is an equal opportunity
provider, and employer. 22c4
ONE BDRM APARTMENT,
downtown Antwerp. Quiet
neighborhood, washer/dryer,
stove, refrigerator, water,
sewer, trash included. Lease
and deposit. $350/month.
419-786-9652. 24c2
ROOMMATE TO SHARE
EXPENSES, separate bath-
rooms, 419-263-2780. 12ctf
TWO, NICE 1 BDRM APTS.
on ground level. 1 mile West
of Antwerp, quiet country set-
ting. Laundry facility on site -
included in rent. 260-385-
8799 14ctf
2 BDRM. APARTMENTS
FOR RENT in Paulding and
Defiance. Please call Al at
419-399-2419 for more de-
tails. 43ctf
IN PAULDING - Whispering
Pines - 2 bdrm. Call 419-
670-4655 or 419-399-2419
47ctf
NOW LEASING: ONE &
TWO BEDROOM APART-
MENTS. in Paulding. Please
call Straley Real Estate at
419-399-4444 or 419-399-
3721 for more informa-
tion 25ctf
PAULDING STORAGE CEN-
TER: Now renting storage
units. Different sizes available.
Call 419-399-2419 for info.
18ctf
PAULDING MINI STORAGE
UNITS. For more information
please call Straley Real Es-
tate at 419-399-4444 or 419-
399-3721 25ctf
COINS, ANTIQUES, OLD
KNIVES, postcards, OLD
toys, jewelry, watches,
stamps, collections. Austin
White 419-399-3353 23p6
GRAIN FARM HELP
WANTED - part-time or full-
time possible. Must be self-
motivated and mechanically
inclined. CDL is a plus.
Please send contact informa-
tion to: P.O. Box 294, Payne,
OH 45880. 25p4
PAULDING PUTNAM ELEC-
TRIC COOPERATIVE IN
PAULDING, OHIO HAS AN
OPENING FOR A PART-
TIME CASHIER. This posi-
tion is approximately 20 hours
per week. DO NOT APPLY IN
PERSON. Interested candi-
dates should send cover letter
and resume by March 1 to:
NWEC, Attn: HR, 04125 State
Route 576, Bryan, OH 43506.
Equal Opportunity Employer,
Minorities/Females/Disabili-
ties/Veterans 25c3
R&R EMPLOYMENT. Look-
ing for: Sanitation, Produc-
tion Workers, Industrial
Maintenance. Preferred
Clean Criminal Background.
Apply online www.rremploy-
ment.com or call 419-232-
2008. 25c1
HAIR STYLIST WANTED at
Lindsey & Co. in Paulding.
419-506-1060. 25p1
CAREGIVER NEEDED. Fritz
House, 451 McDonald Pike,
Paulding, OH. Apply in per-
son. No phone calls. 21p5
NEW LISTING - BEAUTIFUL
3 BDRM, 1 1 /2 BATH RANCH
HOME. Great location, 735
Tom Tim Dr., near school &
park. Lg. backyard overlooking
pond & forest. Home includes
lg. eat-in kitchen, lg. family
room, living room & den.
$130,000. Call 419-576-7758
to tour. 51ktf
THE ANNUAL FINANCIAL
REPORT OF THE PAULD-
ING COUNTY CARNEGIE LI-
BRARY for the year ended
December 31, 2013, has been
completed and is available for
public inspection in the office
of Michelle Stahl, Fiscal Offi-
cer, at 205 S Main St, Pauld-
ing, Ohio between 9:00 a.m.
and 4:00 p.m., Monday
through Thursday 25c2
THE 2013 ANNUAL FINAN-
CIAL Report for Crane Town-
ship is complete and
available for public inspec-
tion at the Township Hall by
appointment 419-258-9319.
Kristine Stuart, Fiscal Officer,
Crane Twp.
THE ANTWERP LOCAL
SCHOOL DISTRICT'S unau-
dited financial statements for
fiscal year ended June 30,
2013 are available for public
inspection at the Treasurer's
office located at 303 S Har-
rmann Road, Antwerp, OH
45813. Kristine Stuart,
Treasurer
ROOMMATE WANTED -
need someone to share my 3
bdrm home on Dix St. Steady
income a must, plus refer-
ences. $350 mo./deposit. In-
cludes ALL utilities. Call Terry
419-770-5267. 25c2
FOR SALE
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accepting applications for city
work/shuttle driver for work in the
Defiance area. This is an hourly
position w/ benefits. If being
home daily is important to you &
you have a class a CDL w/ at least
2 years tractor-trailer experience,
please fill out an application at
2060 E. Second St. Defiance, OH
(west side of office building).
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Agribusiness Insurance Company Has
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This exclusive agency of nationwide agri-
business is seeking qualied professionals to
produce new accounts as well as retain and
develop renewing accounts.
This position requires a professional with
an agricultural background, strong sales abil-
ities, service orientation, good organizational
skills, and all of the licenses required by the
State of Ohio Department of Insurance to sell
insurance products.
Related farm sales experience is desirable.
To be considered for this position, please
send a complete resume via e-mail to
ruhlc1@nationwide.com
or fax 419.462.5301.
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accepts applications Monday through
Friday from 8:30am until 4:00pm.
Also, the 1st Monday of each month,
applications will be accepted until
6:00pm (please arrive by 5:30).
YOU MUST APPLY IN
PERSON AND SUBMIT A $20.00
APPLICATION FEE
payable by personal check,
money order, MasterCard or Visa
(no cash, please).
Applications are accepted at:
803 LIME CITY RD.
ROSSFORD, OH 43460
The following documentation is required
to qualify for the apprenticeship:
Copy of Birth Certificate (you
must be 17 to apply)
Official copy of High School
Transcript. (cannot hand deliver)
Copy of GED if not a HS graduate.
Proof of successful completion of
one (1) credit of Algebra.
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training of apprentices is done without
discrimination due to race, religion,
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PolyOne Corporation, the worlds premier
provider of specialized polymer materials,
services and solutions seeks candidates for a
Maintenance Technician & Associate
Engineer for our Paulding, OH plant.
In these roles you will repair, build, inspect,
install and troubleshoot all phases of both
electrical and mechanical systems of the
production equipment and building facilities.
Qualifications: Associates degree or high
school diploma/GED with 4 years related work
experience in an industrial maintenance
environment. All work experience must be in a
manufacturing environment. Must have a valid
drivers license, strong computer and
communication skills and knowledge of lock-out/
tag-out, confined space, PPE and fall protection
procedures. This position requires excellent
fabrication skills, light and heavy industrial.
Extrusion Experience and PLC programming
preferred. Ability to read and build off blueprints
is a plus.
To be considered you must apply online
at http://careers.polyone.com
PolyOne is an EOE/M/F/D/V
ONLINE BIDDING
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Donald K. Foltz, II - Broker: 106 N. Williams St. Paulding
www.foltzrealty.com 419-399-2347
REALTORS: Tim Boss 419-769-0823, Maurie Wannemacher 419-769-9090
#2849 211 E. Perry St. Paulding:
Formerly Stykemain Chevrolet
building, 6580 Sq. Ft. building W/
city water & sewer and furnishings
may remain. $89,500 Call Tim
#2833 Reduced Price! 733 N.
Cherry St. Paulding: Nice 3 BR.,
2 Ba., home with newer windows,
new roof, 24' x 36' detached
garage. Very well landscaped and
manicured. Extra 1/2 Lot and par-
tial basement!! $124,900 To
$108,900 Call Maurie
#2846 214 W. George St. Pauld-
ing: "Move in ready" 3 Bedroom
home offering new roof, new
flooring, newer windows and
freshly painted interior. $69,900
Call Don
#2841 OPEN TO OFFER 521
Plainfield Dr. Payne: Nice 3 Br.,
1 1/2 Ba., home with vinyl siding,
new flooring, built in appliances,
attached garage and above
ground pool with decking.
$89,900 Call Maurie
CHECK OUR WEBSITE @ foltzrealty.com
Land Auction
Sat., March 8
10:00 A.M.
199+- Acres
Jackson Twp. & Latty Twp.
Paulding Co., Ohio
Offered In 2 Parcels & Combinations
160+- acres & 39+- acres
Auction Parcel 1 --- 160+- acres in Sec. 30, Jackson Twp. - 3 mi.
south of Paulding, OH on Rd. 127 to Rt. 613; then east on Rt. 613
for mi. with frontage on Rt. 613 and T-117 . FSA indicates
157.72 tillable acres ------ USDA Soil Survey indicates all Latty type
soil - nice level productive quarter section.. Farmed by a pro-
fessional farmer with 5.495 tons 0-0-60 and 10.205 tons 11-52-0 fall
fertilizer applied with the entire parcel turbo tilled and strip tilled
with surface drainage installed for 2014 corn crop - The fertilizer
and fall tillage have been paid by the seller. The buyer farms the farm
for 2014 receives the fall fertilizer and fall tillage.. Auc-
tion Parcel 2 --- 39+- acres in Sec. 33, Latty Twp. - 2 mi east of
Scott, OH on the Paulding / Van Wert County Line with frontage on
County Line Rd. 12 and Rd 123 --- FSA indicates 38.56 tillable acres
---- USDA Soil Survey indicates all Latty type soil. The farm has
been farmed by a professional farmer and has been fall turbo tilled
and paid for by the Seller. Buyer farms the farm for 2014 and re-
ceives the fall tillage .Call for Brochure, Surveys, FSA and other
auction information .. Auction Procedure & Terms: Multi Par-
cel Bidding with bidder able to bid on either or both Auction Parcels
$20,000 earnest money for Parcel 1 and $10,000 earnest money
for parcel 2 with closing on before April 8, 2014. Seller will furnish
an owners policy of title insurance for the amount of the selling price
.. Auction Location: Gorrell Bros. Auction Facility - 1201 N.
Williams St., Paulding, OH . Seller: Ruth E. Mohr Trust,
Rudy Mohr & Carol Wyatt, Co-Trustees --- Norman E. Cook of
Law Office of Cook, Burkard & Gorrell LTD is the Attorney for
the Seller and will be preparing Sellers closing documents that in-
cludes Owners Policy Of Title Insurance in the amount of the selling
price..Gorrell Bros. Auctioneers; Don Gorrell, Sale Mgr;
Larry D. Gorrell, Broker; Sandra Mickelson - Aaron Timm -
Nolan Shisler - Auctioneers
Land Auction
38+- Acres
Productive Hoytville Soil
Mark Twp., Defiance Co., OH
Sat., March 1 - 10:00 A.M.
Farm Location: 4 mi south of Farmer, OH on
Farmer Mark Rd; Corner of Farmer Mark Rd.
and Buckskin Rd.....38+- acres - nearly all till-
able - offered in one parcel....USDA Soil Survey
indicates nearly all productive Hoytville type
soil...Parcel will be surveyed prior to
auction...Terms: $10,000 earnest money on the
day of auction upon the signing of the purchase
agreement with balance due at closing on or be-
fore April 10, 2014. Subject to confirmation of
the sellers. Possession: At closing with buyer
having the farming rights for 2014...Call for
FSA, Survey & Other information .... Auction
Location: Farmer, Ohio American Legion (cor-
ner of Rt. 2 & Rt. 249) - 4 mi. north of the farm
- free refreshments....Sellers: Kenneth E. Crites
(Ian A. Weber, Attorney) and Mary L. Crites
(Ryan S. Breininger, Attorney)...... Gorrell
Bros. Auctioneers & Real Estate; Don Gorrell,
Auction Mgr; Larry D. Gorrell, Broker; San-
dra Mickelson - Aaron Timm - Nolan Shisler
- Auctioneers
100 East Jackson St., Paulding, OH 45879
419-399-4444
STRALEY REAL ESTATE
QUALITY CONSTRUCTED.
3 bdrms, 3 baths, 2800 sq.
ft. of living area, 1200 sq. ft.
garage/vehicle storage and
still room for your workshop.
Out back is a pond. All on
2.5 acres, located near the
Paulding Hospital. #344
3 BEDROOM one story
home with attached
garage. Newer siding, win-
dows, kitchen tops, and
most floor covering.
Located in Paulding. #330
CLEAN & NEAT home on a
corner lot in Paulding with
hardwood floors, recent
updates, and fenced side
and rear yards. #357
ON THE MAUMEE RIVER:
Many recent improve-
ments both inside and out.
Theres a 3 bdrm., 1.5 bath
home with basement,
garage, storage shed &
many trees, all on 1.88
acres. #356
For photos & more information please visit
www.straleyrealestateinc.com, or call
Matt Straley at 419-785-5161
Carolyn Straley at 419-769-1352 or 419-399-3721
Rudy Straley at 419-769-8996 or 419-399-3721
or email straleyrealestate@windstream.net
BUILDING SITES - Located in and near Paulding.
Various sizes and prices. Please call for information.
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Paulding Elementary third graders performed "Crazy Carols" for family and friends on Thursday, Dec. 5 in the high school auditeria. The
students sang a delightful version of many well-known carols. The students are under the direction of Mrs. Dawn Sloan.
Students in Mrs. Arend's first grade class at Oakwood Elementary are learn-
ing to use laptops from their school's mobile computer lab. Mrs. Williams, dis-
trict librarian, is providing instruction.
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Paulding Elementary kindergarten stu-
dents had a fun time making and decorating
gingerbread houses. Shown with the com-
pleted project is student Karrlie Grubb from
Mr. Jacobs' class.
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Monday - Saturday 10:30-9:00
Sunday 11:00-9:00
Mrs. Brenneman's 6th grade language arts classes at Payne Elementary are
studying action verbs. As part of this unit, they participated in a "Verb Safari"
in which they had to hunt for hidden words around the room and write down
only those words that were action verbs.
At WT Grover Hill Elementary, Mr. Florences 5th & 6th reading class read the story "Hatchet," which is about a
boy who finds himself forced to survive in the wilderness in Canada after the plane he was flying in to go visit his
father crashed in a lake. The students had to create a mobile or diorama based off of the events and information
from the story. Pictured front row left to right: Aubrey Puckett, Drake Sanders, Kara McDonald and Madison
Adams. Back row left to right: Mr. Florence, Ethan Moore, Jacobe Carpenter, Bryan Coyne, Jessica Norling, Dakota
Nickols and Destiny Armentrout.
The Oakwood Elementary Second grade students put on a Christmas program on Tuesday, Dec. 17 at 7 p.m. for
a full house. The program was titled, "Christmas Around the World." Shown are the students as they are ready
to begin the program. The students are under the direction of Mrs. Nancy Wehrkamp.
Students in Antwerp High School's Engineering Your Future (EYF) class
recently finished a project that required them to design a light but functional card-
board chair capable of holding 200 pounds. Kaden Brumett, Jacob O'Donnell,
and Steven Bowers designed the winning chair, which weighed only three
pounds; the chair was also very comfortable and attractive. Mr. Bute, the high
school principal, sat in the chair to test it live on the morning announcements
broadcast. Mr. Cord Ehrhart and Mr. Rick Weirich co-teach the EYF course.
Fifth grade students in Mrs. Stouffer's science classes at Payne
Elementary have been learning about the roles of different organisms in
an ecosystem. As part of their lessons, students were divided into dif-
ferent ecosystems. Each student then had use the Internet and their
textbook to create a food chain for that ecosystem. After creating their
individual food chains, students assigned to the same food chains
came together to create a food web for their ecosystem to show how the
different food chains interact within a food web.
PAULDING COUNTY
PROGRESS
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Mini Relay at
PEVS in talks
PAULDING The Relay
For Life Mini Relay protest
that was set for the morning
of Jan. 29 at Paulding
School is canceled. The
Progress received an report
that the school had decided
to bring back Mini Relay at
the school; however, in a
phone conversation late this
morning, superintendent
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superintendents and some of
the transportation employees
drive the roads at 5 a.m. and
some even earlier to check
road and weather conditions.
This is a job that is taken very
seriously by those involved as
each one makes sure that roads
and conditions are safe for the
buses and students.
Frigid temperatures, snow
and the wind have been a
problem this year. It has been a
long time since temperatures
have dipped to below zero and
remain so low for such a long
time.
So, when is too cold, too
cold?
A lot of it depends on where
one lives and what one is used
to. In Florida, 40 is consid-
By NANCY WHITAKER
Progress Staff Writer
It has never been necessary
to enact a cold weather poli-
cy in Paulding County. That
is until this month of January.
Theres been an onslaught of
below-zero temperatures, high
winds and an accumulation of
snow.
It appears that there is not
much relief coming this week,
as temperatures are to dip
down to below zero once
again.
When the road conditions
are bad, residents usually get
fair warning from the news
media, EMA and weather
services informing of ap-
proaching bad weather.
Information is also available
on all of the school delays and
closings. Sometimes, the de-
lays and closings are an-
nounced the night before.
What nobody realizes is the
process involved in making
the decision whether to cancel
school or just delay it.
All of the Paulding County

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HAVILAND The Ohio
State Highway Patrols Van
Wert Post is investigating
an injury crash involving a
Wayne Trace Elementary
school bus that occurred at

Payne, was northbound
coming from Wayne Trace
High School.
Troopers said Dingus was
distracted in the vehicle and
drifted left of center. Etzler
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THE PAULDING COUNTY PROGRESS GOES TO JAMAICA Recently, 20 members of the Paulding Church of the Nazarene
traveled to Frome, Jamaica. The Work and Witness team volunteered at the Gamertsfelder Center, a Nazarene medical clinic and
nursery school, completing construction projects as well as sorting and organizing medical supplies and equipment. The group
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County hospital to see
reduction in Medicare
reimbursements
By BILL SHERRY
Correspondent
PAULDING The Paulding County Hospital (PCH) board
met Feb. 6.
Chief Executive Officer Gary Adkins reported that a Senate
finance committee is proposing an additional 1 percent reduc-
tion in Medicare reimbursement for the hospital beginning
April 1.
Adkins told the board that Dr. Gilreath has picked up 51 new
patients from Dr. Millers practice since he retired. Millers
former patients are advised that if there are any of his patients
records that were not picked up or transferred, Dr. Gilreath now
has them.
Chief Financial Officer Rob Goshia reported that for the year
2013, the hospital had experienced a gain of $396,072.
Goshia is planning some conversion training and plans to go
live with the new EPIC computer system on June 1. He is also
mapping out education and training for ICD 10 coding com-
pliance.
Goshia also accepted the Auditor of the State of Ohio award
which is awarded to organizations demonstrating a clean fi-
nancial audit. The award was given in January and this is the
third year in a row that this award was received.
Chief Operating Officer Randy Ruge reported that the new
open bore MRI has been well received by patients and has
resulted in an increase of volume in the first month of operation
with approximately a 33 percent increase in December over
the prior 11 month average.
Ruge also reported that he is also working with Parkview to
perform cardiolyte studies at the hospital. He is continuing to
work with the medical nursing department to upgrade ameni-
ties for the swing-bed rooms.
Ruge also told the board that the emergency department vol-
ume had increased for the month of December.
The next meeting will be at 6:45 p.m. March 6, in the con-
ference room.
NOTICE
Notice is hereby given
to all residents of De-
fiance, Fulton, Pauld-
ing, and Williams
counties, Ohio. There
will be a meeting of
the Joint Solid Waste
Management District
of Defiance, Fulton,
Paulding, and
Williams Counties
Board of Directors.
The date of the meet-
ing is Monday, March
10, 2014. The meet-
ing will be held in the
Williams County
Community Office
Complex, 1425 E.
High St., Bryan, Ohio.
The time of the meet-
ing is scheduled to
begin at 1:30 p.m. o-
clock EST. A Solid
Waste District Coordi-
nators session will
immediately follow.
Commissioner
Otto L. Nicely
Board of Directors
President 25c1
LEGAL NOTICE
INVITATION TO
BID
Sealed bids properly
endorsed "Bid for
Collection, Trans-
portation and Disposal
of Residential Solid
Waste within the Vil-
lage of Paulding,
Ohio" shall be re-
ceived by the Village
Administrator of the
Village of Paulding,
Ohio at the Paulding
Utilities Office, 116
South Main Street.
Paulding. Ohio, until
12:00 P.M., March 5,
2014, at which time
they will be publicly
opened and opened
and read aloud.
The principal items of
the Required Services
include the Regular
Weekly Collection
Service of Acceptable
Waste generated by
Residential Customers
located within the Vil-
lage of Paulding, Ohio
and the Bulky Waste
Collection Service
from Residential Cus-
tomers located within
the Village of Pauld-
ing, Ohio. The Bidder
is made aware that the
Required Services in-
clude regularly sched-
uled collection from
Public Buildings and
Locations at no
charge.
Copies of the Village
of Paulding map are
on file in, and can be
obtained from, the
Paulding Utilities Of-
fice at 116 South
Main St., Paulding,
Ohio, where they may
be examined and ob-
tained at any time dur-
ing regular business
hours without charge.
Bidders must use the
prepared Bid Forms
available at the Pauld-
ing Utilities Office to
submit their Bids.
Bids must contain the
names of every person
or company interested
therein. Each Bid
shall be accompanied
by a Bid Bond or
Cashier's Check in the
amount of 10% of the
total bid price as a
guarantee that if the
bid is accepted a writ-
ten contract wil be en-
tered into by the
Bidder and the Vil-
lage. The Bidder to
whom the contract is
awarded will be re-
quired to furnish a
Surety Bond or a Let-
ter of Credit; on a sol-
vent bank made
payable to the Village
of Paulding, Ohio in
the amount of three
(3) months of the total
bid price to be re-
newed at the end of
the first year if the op-
tion to extend the con-
tract for one (1)
additional year is ex-
ercised, and at the end
of the second year if
the option to extend
the contract for a third
year is also exercised,
and at the end of the
third year if the option
to extend the contract
for one (1) additional
year is exercised, and
at the end of the
fourth year if the op-
tion to extend the con-
tract for one one (1)
additional year is ex-
ercised for the faithful
performance of the
Agreement.
The Village of Pauld-
ing reserves the right
to waive any and all
formalities or irregu-
larities in any Bid or
in the bidding. to ac-
cept any Bid which is
deemed lowest and
best and to negotiate
contract terms with
the successful Bidder.
The Village of Pauld-
ing shall have the ab-
solute right to reject
any or all Bids.
Any Bid may be with-
drawn prior to the
scheduled time for the
opening of the Bids,
but no Bid may be
withdrawn for at least
ninety (90) days after
the actual opening
thereof.
Capitalized terms
shall have the mean-
ings defined in the
Bid Documents.
By order of the Coun-
cil of the Village of
Paulding. 25c2
IN THE COURT OF
COMMON PLEAS
OF PAULDING
COUNTY, OHIO
First Federal Bank of
the Midwest, 601 Clin-
ton Street, Defiance,
OH 43512,
Plaintiff
vs.
Sean W. Sprouse, etc., et
al. Defendants.
Case No. CI-13-236
JUDGE RIGHTER-
BECKMAN
John M. Liming
(0008159), of
Clemens, Korhn, Liming
& Warncke, Ltd.
Block Six Business Cen-
ter
419 Fifth Street, Suite
2000
P. O. Box 787
Defiance, OH 43512-
0787
Telephone: 419-782-6055
Facsimile: 419-782-3227
E m a i l :
jmllaw@defhet.com
Attorneys for Plaintiff
LEGAL NOTICE
Sean W. Sprouse. aka
Sean Sprouse, whose last
known address was 9206
County Road 171, Oak-
wood, Ohio: and whose
present residence address
is unknown and whose
place of residence cannot
be ascertained and, the
unknown spouse, heirs,
devisees, legatees, execu-
tors, administrators, cred-
itors and assigns and the
unknown guardians of
any minor and/or incom-
petent spouse, heirs, de-
visees or legatees of Sean
W. Sprouse, aka Sean
Sprouse, all of whose ad-
dresses are unknown and
whose places of residence
cannot be ascertained,
shall take notice that, on
December 26,2013, First
Federal Bank of the Mid-
west filed a Complaint in
Foreclosure of Mortgage
in the above-captioned
action in the Court of
Common Pleas of Pauld-
ing County, Ohio, Court-
house, 115 North
Williams Street, Pauld-
ing, OH. The object of the
Complaint is to foreclose
the lien of Plaintiffs
mortgage recorded upon
the following described
real estate in which Plain-
tiff alleges that the fore-
going Defendants have or
may claim to have an in-
terest in the subject real
estate. Pursuant to
2703.141, the complete
street address for the sub-
ject real estate is 9206
County Road 171. Oak-
wood, Ohio, and the par-
cel number is
08-22S-017-00. You are
further advised that the
complete legal descrip-
tion of the parcel may be
obtained from the county
auditor.
Defendants are required
to answer within twenty-
eight (28) days to the last
publication of this Legal
Notice and to serve a
copy of their Answer
upon Plaintiff's attorney
who is John M. Liming,
P.O. Box 787, Defiance,
Ohio, 43512-0787, or de-
fault judgment may be
granted against them, for-
ever barring assertion of
their claims. 25c3
Ann E. Pease
Paulding County Clerk of
Courts
115 North Williams
Street
Paulding, Ohio 45879
LEGALS

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