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AroundPauldingCountyPancakes andsausage March 3

SCOTT – The ScottLions Club will be hostingits annual pancake &sausage day, Saturday,March 3. Serving times arefrom 6 a.m.-1 p.m. at theLions Club building indowntown Scott. As al-ways, it’s “all you can eat”pancakes and sausage fordonations only.

Blood drive setANTWERP – An

American Red Cross blooddrive will be held from 8a.m.-1 p.m. Friday, March2, in the Antwerp HighSchool gymnasium, locatedat 303 S. Harrmann Roadin Antwerp. Those who do-nate will receive a T-shirt.To schedule an appoint-ment, please call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or visit redcross-blood.org

Library directorto demonstratesalmon dish

OAKWOOD – JoinPaulding County CarnegieLibrary director SusanPieper at 5:30 p.m.Thursday, March 1, as shedemonstrates her own spe-cial recipe for HoneyGlazed Pecan Salmon.Hosted by the CooperCommunity Library inOakwood, Pieper will bepresenting her dish as partof the branch library’scooking class series. Theclass will be held in theCommunity Room andspace is limited, so pre-reg-istration is required. Callthe Cooper CommunityLibrary at 419-594-3337for more information and toregister.

JPHS is nowon Facebook

John Paulding HistoricalSociety president LesWeidenhamer announcedMonday that the organiza-tion is now on Facebook.

“We hope you ‘Like’ us,”he said.

To become a fan of thesociety and its museum, goto facebook.com, search for“John Paulding HistoricalSociety” and click on the“Like” button.

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By NANCY WHITAKERProgress Staff Writer

A hike in the price of elec-tricity has left many smallbusinesses, villages, schools,fairgrounds and churcheswith sky high utility bills thatthey will have trouble paying.Entities are saying they hadno forewarning of the rate in-crease and budgets alreadyhad been set when they gottheir first bill for the year.

The Village of Antwerp isjust one of many entities feel-ing the crunch from AEP’srate hike. The rates, whichwere approved by PUCO inDecember, raised the price ofelectric service by 40 percent.The rate hikes targeted smallbusinesses, schools, andchurches as a result of provi-sions that reduce costs forlarge manufacturers andtransfer much of the burden

to others.Loretta Baker, fiscal offi-

cer for Antwerp, said, “Wepay approximately 28 sepa-rate electric bills for Antwerpvillage. Our costs went up atleast 33 percent overall. Wepay bills for the fire station,street lights, sewer plant,water plant as well as the li-brary.

“The AEP bill runs approx-imately $75,000 for a normalyear. With these increases,we are looking to have to payat least an additional$25,000.”

Village administrator SaraKeeran emailed State Rep.Lynn Wachtmann about thecrises and how the villagehad been affected. Her emailstated, “The AEP increasejust approved by PUCO hasdealt a 33 percent increase inelectric bills for the Village of

Antwerp.”The email went on to say

that the increase would causegreat financial harm toAntwerp in the amount of$29,000 which the villagehas no way of covering.

Keeran also said that thevillage had filed a complaintwith PUCO and asked forWachtmann’s help in review-ing the increase.

Wachtmann replied thatafter receiving Keeran’semail, he contacted PUCOand was happy to report thatPUCO was taking up the rateimpacts and hoped to have itresolved by the end of themonth.

Meanwhile Shelly Clark,AEP CorporateCommunications Directorsaid, “We had meetings lastyear with approximately 20interveners. They represented

different areas of businessand were wanting us to movetowards market price. Wethought doing it this waywould be the best.

“Groups could petition tojoin the case when it began,but nobody stepped up to rep-resent the small business sec-tor.”

One report said the agree-ment reflected the wishes ofthose who attended. Theirwishes included rate cuts forbig business and a variety ofincentives for others.

Rates for residential cus-tomers went up significantly.For customers of AEP’s OhioPower, which covers a pre-dominately rural area, therate rose 5 percent.

Since January 2008, OhioPower’s rates have increasedby 47 percent, according tothe PUCO’s monthly rate sur-

vey. Compared with a yearago, Ohio Power’s rate is up17 percent.

While the agency pledgesto help small businesses,those in all-electric house-holds are raising concernsabout their costs. The newAEP rates do not include adiscount to residents whoheat with electricity.

Previously, AEP chargedits base-generation rate foronly the first 800 kilowatt-hours of usage in the cold-weather months. The baserate, which doesn’t includethe cost of fuel and other gen-eration charges, was about 3cents per kilowatt-hour.Since the new system startedin January, the base rate is thesame for all usage levels.

So, a house that uses 2,500

ences and opportunities toboys and girls that will helpthem develop to their fullestpotential,” continued Hiler.“Projects, along with clubprograms and activities, arethe tools used to developleadership, citizenship andcharacter in members. The 4-H project, which is based onreal life experiences, providesparticipants with the opportu-nity to learn by doing.”

In addition, new projectsthis year include Guinea pig,create your own clothing,cake decorating, interior de-sign and science fun withdairy food.

Eligibility for 4-H mem-bership begins when a childhas reached age 5 and is en-rolled in kindergarten as ofJan. 1 of the current year(Cloverbuds); membership tothe 4-H club program beginswhen a child is at least 8years old and enrolled in thethird grade as of Jan. 1 of thecurrent year.

Ohio 4-H membershipends Dec. 31 of the year in

which an individual attainsthe age of 19.

This year’s PauldingCounty Fair will be held June11-16.

Thirteen active clubs in thecounty accept a large varietyof projects. Clubs include: 5-H Saddle Club, Blue RibbonWorkers, Brown Betty’s andBuster Brown, CampgroundKids, Doe-C-Doe, FlatrockJr. Farmers, Happy Bunch,Leaders of Tomorrow,Livewires, Modern Miss andMister, P.L. Pals,Stablemates, The Out ofTowners and 4-H Carteens,with a focus on teen leader-ship.

In addition, this year’s 4-HCamp will be held at CampPalmer, near Defiance, July9-12. The theme for thisyear’s event is, “A PlaceWhere Dreams Come True.”Hiler emphasized that thereare scholarships available forassistance with camp regis-tration fees. Thirty counselors

They join because they wantto belong, do things that haveaction and succeed some-thing,” Hiler said.

“The main purpose of 4-His to provide learning experi-

By JIM LANGHAMFeature Writer

After involvement of 315young people in last year’sPaulding County 4-H pro-gram, program assistant StaciHiler is aiming for a goal of400 participants in this year’sinvolvement.

Hiler said that many regis-trations have already been re-ceived; however, those whowould yet like to join haveuntil March to join one of thecounty clubs for this season.

Anyone interested can pickup registration forms at theOSU Extension Office at thefairgrounds, county librariesor by going to the Web site atpaulding.osu.edu and clickingon the 4-H bar.

In addition, there is a page,Paulding County 4-HProgram, on Facebook.

“We have initiated new andexciting ways to spread theword of 4-H throughout thecounty,” said Hiler. “Our pro-motion includes school visitsto the third grade classes at all

elementary schools within thecounty, radio spots, 4-H li-brary displays at Paulding,Oakwood, Payne andAntwerp, and local newspa-per coverage.”

Hiler said that Dairy Queenice cream coupons will begiven to those who bring afriend to their meeting, andalso to the friend. In addition,they are having contests be-tween clubs to see who canget the most members. Thewinning club will receive aDairy Queen ice cream cakeparty sponsored by the 4-HAdvisory Committee.

Ohio 4-H’ers may choosefrom over 200 projects.Examples include first aid,woodworking, animal sci-ence, livestock projects, foodand nutrition, clothing, modelrocketry, creative arts andvarious types of livestock ex-hibits.

“Kids have fun becausethey can enjoy their friends at4-H meetings, social activi-ties, tours, camps and the fair.

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Ellie Miller, Jalynn Parrett and Kandee Manson talk to the third grade classes about 4-H.

Members of the Junior Leaders, as well as 4-H members from Antwerp, teach fellow thirdgraders the 4-H Pledge.

See ELECTRICITY, page 2A

Hiler projects 4-H enrollment goal of 400

held Friday, Feb. 17. She is survivedby her mother and three children.

Last week, Paulding CountyProbate Court issued a custody orderdesignating Aldrich’s mother as legalcustodian of the youngest child.

“The family is more at ease now,”said Brenda Cook, Aldrich’s aunt,following the arrests. “We have beenin turmoil since this happened. Ourhearts have been ripped out of ourchests. We can feel our hearts beatingagain because justice is being served.

“We know we are getting justice.Amy is getting justice.”

MARION – Last Wednesday, twoMarion men were arrested andcharged in connection with the Feb. 8shooting death of Paulding Countyresident Amy Aldrich.

Raymond Bertuzzi, 28, wascharged with one count of aggravat-ed murder.

Bo Cook, 25, was charged withtwo counts of complicity to commitaggravated murder, which means heis suspected of hiring or convincingsomeone to kill Aldrich.

Judge Teresa Ballinger set bondfor both suspects at $2 million.

A preliminary hearing is set forFeb. 23 in Marion Municipal Court.If the suspects waive that, thecharges will go to the prosecutor andthen to the grand jury, a court repre-sentative said.

Aldrich, who was living with hermother in Latty, had planned tospend Feb. 8 in Marion to attend achild support hearing. Cook, the fa-ther of Aldrich’s youngest child, wasa party to the hearing, but did not ap-pear.

Marion Police were called to ahome at 617 Bartram Ave. in Marion

on Feb. 8 and found Aldrich deadfrom a gunshot wound.

Cook was taken into custody thatnight as a person of interest, ques-tioned, and later arrested on unrelatedcharges of possession of heroin andassault. He was arraigned on thosecharges Feb. 9 then posted bond.

Cook was arrested by police onFeb. 15 following searches of tworesidences. Bertuzzi was apprehend-ed a few hours later when he attempt-ed to flee on foot during a traffic stop.He was caught by a police canine.

Funeral services for Aldrich were

Two men charged in Marion homicide

Customers resist shocking electric rates

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shoe was just awesome. I’mhoping people will againshow their creativity. Theyshould be able to have lots offun with these categories.”

Entries for the flowershow close at 5 p.m. June 8at the secretary’s office. Tagswill become available May29. Office hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Flowers are to be on thegrounds between 1-3 p.m.,Sunday, June 10. Judgingwill be that evening so rib-bons are in place openingday of the fair.ANTIQUE SHOW

This year the antiques dis-play will include vintageGirl Scout items in recogni-tion of the group’s 100th an-niversary.

“I’d like to see more an-tiques come out,” saidTownley. “It’s the only waythe youth and young peoplecan see how things have pro-gressed over the years.”

Some unusual items dis-played during the past haveincluded hair receptacles(for collecting hair), flatirons and chamber pots.

Entries for the antique de-partment close Friday, June8. Items are to be on thegrounds between 9 a.m.-2p.m. Saturday, June 9.

Please contact Townley at419-506-1275, Miller at419-587-3594 or CaroleOvermyer at 419-263-2596for further details or withany questions concerningclasses or categories inpreparation for the 2012 fair.

some beautiful ideas and ex-amples of wedding andbirthday cakes.”

Best of Show winner inthe Best Cookie in the Worldwill also win $20 and arosette.

“People need to be goingthrough their recipes to see ifthey have a cookie thatwould qualify for this presti-gious award,” Miller con-cluded.

Best of Show cash prizeswill also be awarded to thefollowing along with arosette: canned goods, $10;breads, $10; actual mud pies,$3; machine sewing, $10;scrapbooking, $10; art, $20and hobbies and crafts, $10.FLOWER SHOW

This year’s flower showartistic arrangements partici-pants will compete for a giftcertificate from Holly, Wood& Vine floral shop inPaulding. Four themes havebeen selected for this year’scontest.

“Opening Day at the BallPark” will feature flowers inthe color of the artists’ fa-vorite ball teams.

“Father’s Day” is open tothe artists’ depiction of theday.

“Morning Coffee” will bearrangements set in largecoffee cans.

“Granny’s FavoriteTractor” is to include a smalltractor in the arrangement.

“Last year I was im-pressed,” said fair boardpresident Ellie Townley.“The one in the high heel

ment heads, there are somespecial events coming thisyear.

“One of them includes aBest of Show premium of$100 to be paid again thisyear in the photography de-partment,” said Sue Miller.

“This nice premium waswon last year by MelissaFigert of Oakwood. She wasthrilled with the win,” Millersaid.COOKING and BAKING

“We hope to shake thingsup a little every year so thecategories represent morevariety in all the homemak-ing arts,” said Miller. “Thisyear will see an emphasis oncakes, so we hope that citi-zens will round up their mostfamous recipes for a cakeand enter the contest.”

Best of Show in the cakeswill earn $20 and a rosette.

One piece of the cakeswill be cut out for judgingand display purposes. Therest of the cake will be auc-tioned off in the nearby sen-ior pavilion.

“The baker gets to keepwhatever money is realizedat that auction in addition toany premiums due,” Millernoted.

Department organizers arealso looking for the bestlooking cake.

“There will also be a spe-cial category of best decorat-ed cake, which is not edible”said Miller. “Only the deco-ration will be judged, creat-ed on whatever form theartist chooses. We hope for

By DENISE GEBERSProgress Staff Writer

It is not too soon to bethinking about the PauldingCounty Fair and becoming aparticipant rather than justan observer.

Preparations are set forseveral events housed in theGrange Building during thePaulding County Fair.

Various fair board com-mittees, especially the com-mittee in charge of domesticarts, has long lamented thelack of participation fromthe general population in thecounty.

This department includescooking, baking, all kinds ofsewing and needlework,artistic endeavors and pho-tography.

According to the depart-

kilowatt-hours is facing anadditional cost of about $50because of the change. Thatlevel of usage likely wouldoccur only at a very largehouse or an all-electric house.Customers can expect a $9increase per 1000 kilowatthours. If you use a total of3000 kilowatt hours you canexpect to see your bill in-crease by $27.

An uncustomary statementfrom the Public UtilitiesCommission of Ohio onFriday stated that its chair-man said he will take actionto reduce rate increases forsmall businesses.

Longtime observers of thePUCO say they cannot recalla precedent for this kind ofbacktracking in response topublic outcry.

At one time the PUCO hadreceived 229 complaintsabout business rates since theAEP rate plan took effect.

Clark said that AEP hadnot heard anything fromPUCO about how they were

going to address the situation,but she did say that if AEPdoes not accept PUCOs pro-posal, it will be back to thedrawing board and back to2011 prices.

However, Clark said, “Bythe year 2016, AEP will notbe the generator of electricity,leaving customers to choosewho they want for a provider.It was also noted that PUCOset the rates based on infor-mation provided by the com-pany.

“Our decisions are only asgood as the company billinginformation they are basedupon,” a spokesperson said.“In this case, we dependedupon AEP to provide accu-rate data upon which to baseour decision.”

PUCO spokeswoman BethTrombold also noted thatAEP provided informationabout how the rate would af-fect classes of customers, butnot for specific customers.Rates ended up being higherthan expected, she said.

have been selected to assistwith this year’s camp.

Hiler emphasized thatgraduating seniors shouldconsider becoming involvedwith the Paulding County 4-H scholarship.

“The purpose of this pro-gram is help young people tocontinue their efforts towardbecoming self directing, pro-ductive and contributingmembers of society,” ob-served Hiler.

Four guidelines must bemet in order to successfullyapply for the assistance. Theyinclude turning in applica-

tions to the Paulding CountyExtension Office by May 1,must be a graduating senior,agreeing to use funds for tu-ition, books or lab fees andapplicant’s 4-H membershipin Paulding County standingfor at least four years.

Adult advisers volunteertheir time and talents to guide4-H members in the develop-ment of head, heart, handsand health – the four H’s of 4-H work. The 4-H programsare built around the enthusi-asm, interest and ambition ofthe 4-H members and adultsof the county, said Hiler.

fall which would end herwriting career.

She commented, “I justfell so easy, but I broke myleft arm in the process. Ican’t type or run the comput-er with one arm, so I decidedthis might be the right timeto bury ‘The Rack.’”

At the present time Dorthahas no plans to resurrect thecolumn, but you never know.

We are all wishing her aspeedy recovery and appre-ciate the time and effort shehas put into her writing forover four decades.

The Schaefers enjoy hear-ing from their friends andformer neighbors. Their ad-dress is: 1717 MaplecrestRoad Apt. 132, Fort WayneIN 46815.


PAULDING — The au-thor of the long running col-umn “The Spice Rack,”Dortha Schaefer, has retiredher pen due to a fall on Dec.17.

She started writing hercolumn, “Making theScene,” for the Progress onMay 27, 1971. “Making theScene” later evolved into thepopular weekly column,“The Spice Rack.”

In her first column,Schaefer wrote about a treefalling down, pantsuits, can-ning apricots, and variousother topics. Her writingstyle of wit, comedy, andcommon ordinary situationsmade her column a favoritewith Paulding CountyProgress readers.

Dortha and her husband,Roy, currently reside in FortWayne, but the couple hadresided in Payne for manyyears. They had lived in anapartment at the DallasLamb Foundation Homeuntil it closed last fall, thenrelocated to Fort Wayne,where Dortha suffered the


Throughout Ohio variousentities are trying to deal withthe rate hikes which tooktheir electric bills soaring.

Antwerp Local Schoolswho has AEP for electricityreceived their billing state-ment which was significantlyhigher. Christine Stuart,treasurer of the AntwerpSchool District reported thatthey were working with a pri-vate company called FirstEnergy. It was also noted thatthese high rates would havean impact on their school dis-trict.

Meanwhile, Wayne TraceLocal School Treasurer RobWannemacher told theProgress that the Payne andGrover Hill elementarieswere AEP customers whilethe high school was aPaulding-Putnam customer.

Wannemacher said, “Lastyear in the spring we went to-gether with a number of dif-ferent schools and answereda Request For Proposal. Wethen contracted with AEPRetail and locked in a lowerrate and even though priceswent up, we can offset thatwith the savings from thelower rates we had. Wesigned this for three years.”

Maria Rellinger, PauldingExempted Village schooltreasurer, also reported thatthe Paulding Schools hadalso contracted and pur-

chased their power sourcethrough AEP Retail.

Fairgrounds are anotherentity which will be effectedif an agreement is notreached with PUCO andAEP. Fairboard presidentEllie Townley said that theirelectric bill was always highand ran approximately$1,400. She also noted thatthey had received a letterfrom the Ohio Fair ManagersAssociation which encour-aged the board to contactPUCO about the raise inprices.

The fairground inPickaway County saw theirelectric bill take a 50 percenthike from December 2011through January 2012.According to their fairboardsecretary, the January billwhich covered from Nov. 29-Dec. 30, 2011 was in theamount of $1,136.59. TheFebruary bill which coveredfrom Dec. 31-Jan 31 was for$2042.35. This was despitethe fact that the weather hasnot been that cold and thatthere had been no increase inelectric use at the fair-grounds.

A spokesperson from AEPsaid they were going to workwith the Pickaway Countyaccount in hopes of helpingthem with their issue.

Meanwhile PUCO has re-ported they should reachsome type of decision by theend of this month.

This is Dortha Schaefer’s first column for the Progress,which appeared March 27, 1971.

DORTHA SCHAEFER

AEP electric bills

Local entities couldfeel the crunch

Who will be MissPaulding County 2012?

The Paulding Chamberof Commerce will hold thesecond Miss PauldingCounty ScholarshipPageant on Friday, June 8in the Paulding HighSchool Auditeria.

The applications to enterthe pageant will be avail-able beginning Feb. 27 atall three county high

schools. All interested girlswho were high school stu-dents during the 2011-12school year may enter ifthey qualify, based on thepageant rules. Home-schooled students andPaulding County residentswho attend private schoolsare also eligible to partici-pate.

Watch for more details incoming weeks.

Chamber is seekingcontestants for MissPaulding County

Farewell to ‘The Spice Rack’

The Board of Elections of PauldingCounty, Ohio, wishes to inform votersthat the PRIMARY ELECTION will beheld on Tuesday, March 6, 2012 at thefollowing locations:

• AUGLAIZE TWP - Fire House atOhio 637 & RD 169

• BLUE CREEK TWP – HavilandCommunity Center, 201 Vine St.

• BROWN EAST & OAKWOODand BROWN WEST & MELROSE –Oakwood Fire & EMS Station, 201 N.Sixth St.

• ANTWERP VILLAGE and CAR-RYALL TWP – Antwerp CatholicChurch Hall, 303 W. Daggett St.

• CRANE TWP & CECIL - CecilFire House, 301 Third St.

• EMERALD TWP - TownshipHouse at RD 133 & RD 218

• BENTON TWP (Payne Village)and HARRISON TWP (Payne Village) –Payne Legion Hall, 229 N. Main St.

• JACKSON TWP &BROUGHTON – Township House atRD 126 & RD 131

• PAULDING VILLAGE 1, 2 and 3 –County Extension Bldg. at Fairgrounds

• LATTY TWP & GROVER HILL –Township House, 204 E Jackson St.

• PAULDING TWP & LATTY VIL-

LAGE - Township House at Ohio 500 &RD 87

• WASHINGTON TWP – TownshipHouse, SR 114 & RD 177

for the purpose of choosing the fol-lowing offices: to nominate and vote onthe following Democratic or Republicancandidates:

• Delegate and alternates forPresident

• U.S. Senator• Representative to Congress (5th

District)• Justice of the Supreme Court (com-

mencing 1-1-13 and 1-2-13 and unex-pired term ending 12-31-14)

• Judge of the Court of Appeals (3rdDistrict - commencing 2-9-13)

• Member of the State CentralCommittee one man and one woman (1stDistrict)

• State Senator (1st District)• State Representative (82nd District)• County Commissioner (commenc-

ing 1-2-13 and 1-3-13)• Prosecuting Attorney• Clerk of Court of Common Pleas• Sheriff• County Recorder• County Treasurer• County Engineer

• Coroner• Members of County Central

Committee for each precinct.The minor parties of Green and

Libertarian also have candidates.• Green party: U.S. Senator• Libertarian party: U.S. Senator and

Representative to Congress (5thDistrict).

The polls for the election will open at6:30 a.m. and remain open until 7:30p.m. on election day. Please vote andhelp make Paulding the county with thebest voter turnout in Ohio.

For more information, contact thePaulding County Board of Elections at105 E. Perry St., Paulding, 419-399-8230. Office hours are Monday throughFriday, 8 a.m.-noon and 1-4 p.m.

The office will have extended hoursfor in-person absentee voting until 6 p.m.on Friday, March 2, the deadline for in-person absentee voting.

The office email address [email protected] and theWeb site is http://electionsonthenet/

Board members are chairman StanleyD. Harmon, David H. Cline, Ronald L.Farnsworth and William J Shugars.Brenda J. Crawford is director and JanetL. Commers is deputy director.

Election board announcesMarch 6 election information

Information released forflower, antique fair entries

the U.S.Army from 1960-62. On Oct.5, 1963, he married MarilynGonya, who survives.Leonard was a retired farmer,also worked at Dana Corp.and was a Benton Townshiptrustee from 1990-2010. Heenjoyed pheasant hunting,sports, gardening, travelingand wintering in Florida.Leonard was an avid OhioState Buckeye fan, but en-joyed his grandchildren’ssporting events most of all.He was a proud member ofthe Divine Mercy CatholicChurch Choir.

Also surviving are fivechildren, Mike (Cindy) andGreg (Ruth), both of FortWayne, Steve (Nicole) ofVan Wert, Laura (Rich)Brinkman of Monroeville,Ind. and Karen (Eric) Over-holt of Delphos; two siblings,Russell (Carol) of Payne andBeatrice (Leonard) Karr ofGarrett, Ind.; a brother-in-law, Gary Wobler of Carmel,Ind.; a former exchange stu-dent son, Dan Gadioma ofNew York, N.Y.; and 13grandchildren.

He was preceded in deathby his parents and two sib-lings, Arlene Wobler andDavid Zuber.

A Mass of Christian Burialwas held Tuesday, Feb. 21 atDivine Mercy CatholicChurch, Payne, with the Rev.G. Allan Fillman officiating.Burial was in St. John theBaptist Catholic Cemetery.Dooley Funeral Home was incharge of arrangements.

Preferred memorials are toDivine Mercy School.

Condolences and fondmemories may be shared atwww.dooleyfuneralhome.com

MARJORIE FONT1919-2012

PAUDLING – MarjorieLouise Font, age 92, diedThursday, Feb. 16 at St.Joseph Hospital, Fort Wayne.

She was born May 8, 1919in Van Wert County, thedaughter of Ray B. and LauraMae (Black) Rogers. OnAug. 28, 1951 she marriedForrest G. Font, who pre-ceded her in death on March14, 1994. She was a memberof the First Christian Churchof Paulding.

She is survived by adaughter, Marilyn (Randall)Baxter, Garland, Texas; twosons, Daniel (Mary) Font,Hampstead, N.C., andRichard Font, Paulding; 11grandchildren; and 25 great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were heldTuesday, Feb. 21 at DenHerder Funeral Home withthe Rev. Greg Bibler officiat-ing. Burial was in MohrCemetery, Van Wert County.

Donations may be made toa charity of the donor’schoice.

Online condolences maybe sent towww.denherderfh.com

JOHN TUTO1947-2012

ANTWERP – John Tuto,64, of Antwerp passed awaySaturday, Feb. 18 at his resi-dence.

He wasborn March4, 1947 inFort Wayne,the son ofthe lateJohn andE r c a l( B r o w n )Tuto. Hewas an avidskilled metal fabricator andcar enthusiast. He lovedspending time with his fam-ily friends. After 37 years ofemployment at Dana Weath-erhead, John ran his ownbusiness, Tin Man Fabrica-tion.

Surviving are his wife of40 years, Darlane Jo(Everett); four children, Lyn(Ken) Siegel, Tammy (Steve)VanVlerah and John andTroy Tuto; and eight grand-children, Taylor, John, Mike,Austin, Steven, Samantha,David and Bradley.

He was also preceded indeath by two sisters, Connie(Ron) Bergman and JudyPowell.

and Debra (Kim) Poling,Convoy; a son, Robert (Gina)Phlipot Jr., Antwerp; sixgrandchildren, Kris (Janet)Eby, Ryan (Amanda) Goy-ings, Miranda (Joe) Martel,Robbie Phlipot, Josh Polingand Ashley (Nathan) Long;eight great-grandchildren;and a brother, Romane Rick-els, Defiance.

Funeral services were heldMonday, Feb. 20 at DenHerder Funeral Home,Paulding, with Pastor WayneKarges officiating. Burialwas in Pleasant Grove Ceme-tery, Paulding.

Memorial donations maybe made to Country Inn Ac-tivity Fund or National Hu-mane Society.

Online condolences maybe sent towww.denherderfh.com

FRANKIE WEIBLE1929-2012

DEFIANCE – D. FrankieWeible, age 82, of Defiance,passed away with her familyat her side at 6:25 p.m. Tues-day, Feb. 14 at the PromedicaDefiance Regional Hospital.

She was born Aug. 7, 1929in Elida, the daughter ofHarold C. and Gay (Sherry)Vandemark. She graduatedfrom Defiance High Schoolin 1947 and attended LimaMemorial Hospital School ofNursing until she married thelove of her life, Ned Weibleof Oakwood, on Sept. 18,1948.

She worked with the pub-lic the majority of her life,beginning with ConomosCandy Shop. After nursingschool, she worked for Drs.Francis Lenhart and GeorgeBoomer, and the dental groupof Drs. Krouse, Behringerand Evans. Frankie workedalongside Ned at their busi-ness, Ned Weible Oil Inc. andWeible’s Carryout from the1960s to 1978. She alsoworked at the Hubbard Com-pany and Arps Hardware.She joyfully spent manyhours greeting visitors ofPromedica Defiance Re-gional Hospital for over 10years and was named Volun-teer of the Year in 2008. Shewas a member of SherwoodUnited Methodist Churchand was involved with thechurch’s foodstand at the De-fiance County Fair and alsotheir Swiss steak supper. Shemade her “world famous”peanut brittle, fudge andcaramel corn, not only for herfamily, but for the churchbazaar and the employees atthe hospital.

Surviving are four chil-dren, Cheryl Nedine(Richard) Buchhop andDenise (Mark) Hench, bothof Defiance, Heather (Al)Beam of Sherwood andHarold “Jake” (Lynette)Weible of Las Vegas; 13grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; a brother,Clarence “Bud” (Shirley)Vandemark of Hicksville;and many nieces andnephews, in-laws and dearfriends.

She was preceded in deathby her husband; a brother,William “Bill” Vandemark;and a sister, Gloria Powers.

Funeral services were heldSaturday, Feb. 18 at Ha-nenkrath, Clevenger andSchaffer Funeral Home inDefiance with Father JohnStites officiating. Burial wasprivate.

Preferred memorials, inlieu of flowers, are to the Ju-venile Diabetes Foundation,Defiance County HumaneSociety or DRMC Auxiliary.

LEONARDZUBER1937-2012

PAYNE – Leonard F.Zuber, 74, of Payne, passedaway Friday, Feb. 17, sur-rounded by his family, at hisresidence.

He wasborn Aug.1, 1937 inPayne, theson ofFrank andI s a b e l l e( W e t l i )Zuber. Heserved in

AMY ALDRICHMARION – Latty resident

Amy Lynn Aldrich, age 30,formerly of Marion, passedaway Wednesday, Feb. 8,2012,the vic-tim of ahomi-cide.

She issurvivedby hermother,threechildren,two sisters, three brothers,and numerous aunts, uncles,cousins and friends.

A celebration of Amy’slife was held at Friday, Feb.17 at Calvary Bible BaptistChurch with Pastor FloydRadebaugh officiating. Bur-ial was in Grand PrairieCemetery. Hughes-AllenFuneral Home, Marion, wasin charge of arrangements.

In lieu of flowers, herfamily requests contribu-tions be made to the UnitedFederal Credit Union in hermemory.

Expressions of sympathymay be sent directly to herfamily by logging ontowww.hughesallen.com andopening her obituary.

RUTH ROSS1918-2012

COLUMBIA CITY, Ind. –Ruth O. Ross, age 94, of Co-lumbia City, passed away at10 p.m. Monday, Feb. 13 atMiller’s Merry Manor Inc.,Columbia City.

She wasborn Feb. 9,1918 in Jel-l o w a y ,K n o xC o u n t y ,Ohio, thedaughter ofCharles E.Birkhold and Onata Zoe(Snellenberger) Birkhold-Jeffery. She graduated fromPaulding High School withthe Class of 1936. On Jan. 6,1936 in Hillsdale, Mich., shemarried Francis W. Ross,who preceded her in death. In1945, she moved from Ohioto Columbia City. Sheworked at Brune PrintingCompany in Paulding andMagnavox in Fort Wayne for36 years. She was a memberof Grace Lutheran Church,Eagles and Moose auxil-iaries.

Survivors include herdaughter, Betsy R. (Jack)Thompson of Albion; a son,John F. (Laura) Ross of Co-lumbia City; 11 grandchil-dren; 22 great-grandchildren;and 14 great-great-grandchildren.

She also was preceded indeath by a daughter, MaryJoan Boschet; a brother, Car-los J. Birkhold; and a sister,Margaret May.

Funeral services were heldFriday, Feb. 17 at DeMoney-Grimes Countryside Park Fu-neral Home, Columbia City.Burial was in South Park(Annex) Cemetery, Colum-bia City.

Memorial gifts may begiven in memory of Mrs.Ross to Grace LutheranChurch.

Please visit www.demoney-grimes.com to send familycondolences or sign the guestregister book.

DOLORES PHLIPOT1935-2012

PAULDING – DoloresJane Phlipot, age 76, diedMonday, Feb. 13 at PauldingCounty Hospital.

She was born Aug. 26,1935 in Paulding, the daugh-ter of Roy J. and Eva E.(Schortgen) Rickels. OnMarch 10, 1952, she marriedRobert W. Phlipot, who pre-ceded her in death on Nov.14, 2010. She was a GirlScout leader, Cub Scout denmother and a member ofOhio Harness Horsemen’sAssociation. Dolores devotedher life to her children,grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She loved na-ture, enjoyed needlework andplayed the piano.

She is survived by threedaughters, Sandra (Joseph)Weaver of Angola, Ind., Janet(Randall) Goyings, Paulding,

ObituariesWednesday, February 22, 2012 Paulding County Progress - 3A

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Wednesday, Feb. 22, at the Auglaize Chapel Church. Thespeaker will be Pastor Robert “Skip” Farmer.Wednesday, Feb. 29

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There will be Community Lenten Services at 7 p.m., Feb.29, at the Auglaize Chapel Church. Pastor Jim States will bethe speaker.

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ESTHER STINER1916-2012

ANTWERP – Esther Lu-cille Stiner, 95, of Antwerp,passed away Sunday, Feb. 19at The Gardens of Paulding.

She was born Sept. 29, 1916in Payne, the daughter ofLonnie and Ruey (Smalley)Watson. She graduated fromAntwerp High School and wasa nurses’ aide at Coldwater,Mich. and Van Wert. In 1950,she married Harry Stiner, whopreceded her in death in 2002.She was a member of theRoyal Neighbors of America.

Surviving are a sister, MaryBoesch Meyer of Antwerp; abrother, Earl (Ruth) Watson ofHicksville; and nieces andnephews.

Services will be held at 10a.m. Thursday, Feb. 23 atDooley Funeral Home,Antwerp. Burial will be inWiltsie Cemetery, Payne.

Visitation is from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. today, Feb. 22 at Doo-ley Funeral Home, Antwerp,and one hour prior to serviceson Thursday.

Preferred memorials are tothe Antwerp Christian Pantry.


DOROTHY CARLISLE1923-2012

PAULDING – Dorothy N.Carlisle, age 88, died Friday,Feb. 17 at CHP Inpatient Hos-pice, Defiance.

She was born Oct. 5, 1923in Spencerville, Ind., thedaughter of Clarence J. andJane L. (Dorsey) Hissong. OnDec. 23, 1945, she marriedGerald “Gib” Carlisle, whopreceded her in death on Dec.7, 1985. She was a home-maker and a lifetime memberand a “Golden Eagle” of thePaulding F.O.E. Lodge #2405Women’s Auxiliary.

She is survived by foursons, Edgar (Mae Lee)Carlisle, Roger (Janet) Carlisleand Dennis (Cheryl) Carlisle,all of Paulding, and Ronald(Susan) Carlisle, Antwerp;four daughters, Judith(Lawrence) Densmore of Oak-wood and Marsha Bennett, Pa-tricia (Larry) Burkley and PamFont, all of Paulding; abrother, Richard Hissong ofWoodburn; two sisters, RosaHannah of Bryan and VirginiaJohnston of Traverse City,Mich.; 30 grandchildren; 55great-grandchildren; and onegreat-great-granddaughter.

She also was preceded indeath by a grandson, a grand-daughter, a great-grandson, agreat-granddaughter, a son-in-law, four brothers and four sis-ters.

Funeral services will beheld at 10:30 a.m. today, Feb.22 at Den Herder FuneralHome, Paulding, with PastorEileen Kochensparger officiat-ing. Burial will follow at 2:30p.m. at Scipio Cemetery, AllenCounty, Ind.

Memorial donations may bemade to Community HealthProfessionals Inpatient Hos-pice Services of Defiance.

Online condolences may besent to www.denherderfh.com

MARJORIESICKMILLER

OAKWOOD – MarjorieMarie Eakins Evans Sick-miller, of Oakwood, died Sun-day, Feb. 19, 2012 at the ageof 100 years old.

She was born on Peach

Mountain in Adams County,the daughter of John Ray-mond and Martha Ann (Shoe-maker) Eakins. She was amember of Auglaize ChapelChurch of God and Gideon’sInternational Auxiliary. Shewas a life-t i m efarmer andw o r k e dmany yearsfor S.K.W a y n eFactory inDefiance.As a child,she helped her father plow thefields using a team of horsesto plant the tobacco crop onPeach Mountain.

Surviving are four sons,DeWayne (Sharon) Evans andJohn (Roberta) Sickmiller,both of Napoleon, Jerry Sick-miller of Elida and Joe Sick-miller, Oakwood; fourdaughters, Winona (Dick)Hays and Judy (Dennis)Baker, both of Oakwood,Janette (Stanley) Coplin ofPaulding and Marjane (Lee)Baker, South Lyon, Mich.; asister, Betty Tanner of Orient;21 grandchildren; 32 great-grandchildren; and nine great-great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in deathby her first husband, ClydeEvans, in 1994; her secondhusband, Eryl Sickmiller, in2003; a son, Donald Evans; adaughter, Garnett EvansNoble; a grandson, StuartNoble; a daughter-in-law,Nancy Sickmiller; a great-grandson, Samuel DavidSickmiller; two brothers,Charlie and Carson Eakins;and six sisters, Thelma Iler,Norma Spencer, BeatriceWalkenshaw, Ermith Well-man and Edra Elliott.

Funeral services will beconducted at 11 a.m. Thurs-day, Feb. 23 at AuglaizeChapel Church of God, Oak-wood, with Pastor Christo-pher Baker, the Rev. DavidCoplin, and Pastor Stan Har-mon officiating. Burial willbe in Blakeslee Cemetery,Charloe.

Visitation will be from 3-9p.m. today, Feb. 22 at DenHerder Funeral Home, Pauld-ing.

In lieu of flowers, the fam-ily requests memorial made toGideon’s International;Auglaize Chapel Church ofGod or a charity of thedonor’s choice.

Online condolences may besent to www.denherderfh.com

MAXSMITH1915-2012

ANTWERP – Max ArthurSmith, 96, of Antwerp, passedaway Friday, Feb. 17 at hisresidence.

He was born Nov. 21, 1915in Antwerp, the son of Carl F.and Norma C. (Filley) Smith.On Aug. 9, 1940 in Wauseon,

he married Hope Eleanor Re-vert, whos u r v i v e s .D u r i n gWWII, heserved inthe opera-tion of sup-ply pointsin France,B e l g i u m ,Luxembourg and Germanyin Patton’s Third Army. Hewas part of a group of sol-diers who inspected Buchen-wald Concentration Campthe day after it was liberated.

He was co-owner of L.Smith & Son Inc. until retir-ing in 1983. At that time, L.Smith & Son Inc. was theoldest Buick dealership andthe second oldest Pontiacdealership in the world.

He was a member of theAntwerp United MethodistChurch.

Also surviving are a son,Rob (Jennifer) of Melbourne,Ky.; a daughter, Carol (John)Chilcote of Antwerp; twograndsons, Scott (Nadine)Cottrell of Falls Church, Va.and Brad of Lexington, Ky.;and a sister, Dorothy (Ray)Jeffery of Antwerp.

Private services were heldat Maumee Cemetery. Doo-ley Funeral Home was incharge of arrangements.


DARLA CONSIDINE1960-2012

ANTWERP – Darla Dun-derman Considine, 51, ofAntwerp, passed away Sun-day, Feb. 19 at LutheranHospital, Fort Wayne.

She was born May 8, 1960in Martinsburg, W.Va., thedaughter of Richard and Ot-tilee (Murphy) Dunderman.

Surviving are her husbandof 12 years, Frank; two chil-dren, Chad (Laura) Dunder-man of Camden, Mich. andElecia (Brandon) Wobler ofHaviland; her father, ofAntwerp; a sister, Jackie(Dwight) Doctor, Antwerp;two brothers, Richard (Glo-ria) Dunderman of Mechan-icsville, Md. and David(Chris) Dunderman ofBryan; and 10 grandchildren.

She was preceded in deathby her mother.

Funeral services will beheld at 2 p.m. Friday, Feb. 24at Dooley Funeral Home,Antwerp. Burial will be inMaumee Cemetery,Antwerp.

Visitation is from 2-8 p.m.Thursday, Feb. 23 at DooleyFuneral Home, Antwerp, andone hour prior to services onFriday.

Memorials may be madeto a charity of the donor’schoice.


4A - Paulding County Progress Wednesday, February 22, 2012

For the Record

State Patrol

Property TransfersThe term “et al.” refers to and others; “et vir.,” and hus-

band; “et ux.,” and wife.Auglaize Township

Robert E. Roddy Jr., et al. by Sheriff to Citi-financial Inc.; Sec. 30, Lots 33-36, BallsParcels, 0.4 acre ($16,000). Sheriff’s deed.Brown Township

Jeanne A. and Michael Winans, et al. toJames A. Meeks, trustee; Sec. 33, 37.5 acres(Exempt). Warranty deed.Crane Township

Timothy R. and Rhonda L. Bakle, trusteesto Jame B. Miller; Sec. 1, 9.928 acres($30,000). Warranty deed.Harrison Township

Gary E. and Debra K. Ward, trustees toSusan M. Whitaker; Sec. 35, Lot 5, Riverview

Park Subdivision, 0.344 acre ($62,000). War-ranty deed.Washington Township

Jeanne A. and Michael Winans, et al. toJames A. Meeks, trustee; Sec. 10, 20.6 acres(Exempt). Warranty deed.Antwerp Village

Sandra Stewart to Michael A. Stewart; Lot5, Block E, 0.236 acre (Exempt). Quit claim.Oakwood Village

Po and Mi Cha Hwang to Earl and JuneHicks; Lot 54, Original Plat, 0.172 acre($19,000). Warranty deed.Payne Village

Darren J. and Sharon A. Sutton to Carol L.Snyder; Lot 59, Gibson’s Subdivision, 0.458acre (Exempt). Quit claim.

Paulding Police ReportACCIDENT REPORTSThursday, Feb. 9

3:05 p.m. A two-vehiclemishap at the intersection ofMiles and Williams streetsresulted in a citation. Kim-berly K. Doster, 46, of Pauld-ing, was stopped at the stopsign in a 2008 Chevy Impala.Behind her was Monico D.Moreno III, 18, of Paulding,in a 1994 Chevy. Reports sayDoster started to pull out, butsaw a car and stopped.Moreno also pulled forward,striking Doster when shestopped. Damage was light.Neither driver was hurt.Moreno was cited for assuredclear distance ahead.INCIDENT REPORTSFriday, Feb. 10

11:10 a.m. PauldingCounty Common Pleas Courtsent a copy of a judgmententry modifying/terminatinga domestic violence civil pro-tection order.Saturday, Feb. 11

2:53 a.m. Dispatch sent of-ficers to a home on EmeraldRoad where a man was at-tempting to enter a home.

10:55 p.m. EMS and an of-ficer were called to EmeraldRoad for an unresponsivemale. They were told he hadsmoked two K2 cigarettes

earlier. An EMT advised theyhad been getting reports ofsimilar incidents in the FortWayne area. K2 was confis-cated.Sunday, Feb. 12

12:46 a.m. Officers werecalled to West Perry Streetfor a fight. Subjects weregone when police arrived.

10:20 p.m. Officers re-turned to Emerald Road con-cerning K2. They confiscatedseveral bags of the substance,a pipe and a water bong. A re-port was sent to Job andFamily Services due to an in-fant being in the home.

11:20 p.m. A female calledfrom West Wayne Streetturning herself in for violat-ing a no contact order. Theresponding officer arrestedher for OMVI.Monday, Feb. 13

1:26 p.m. A subject cameon staton to report itemsmissing including small ap-pliances, jewelry, a vehiclekey and paperwork.Tuesday, Feb. 14

11:10 a.m. An out-of-townindividual turned in a copy ofan anonymous letter makingaccusations against a villageresident.

6:30 p.m. The same out-of-town individual requested a

welfare check.Wednesday, Feb. 15

2:15 p.m. A NorthWilliams Street business toldofficers they had someoneclaim a prescription that theydid not have permission toclaim.

10:55 p.m. Officers as-sisted the Defiance PoliceDepartment by attempting tocontact a subject on WestWayne Street.

Sheriff’s ReportACCIDENT REPORTSFriday, Feb. 10

11:57 p.m. Johnny E.Wright, 37, of Antwerp, wascited for failure to control fol-lowing a single-vehicle acci-dent on Road 144 west ofRoad 71 in Paulding Town-ship. Reports say he was driv-ing west in a 2001 Dodge STSwhen it went out of control onthe icy pavement. It slid offthe south side of the road,coming to rest in a ditch. Itwas towed from the scene.Wright was not injured.Saturday, Feb. 11

8:45 a.m. Autumn E. Sholl,24, of Antwerp, was cited forfailure to control following aone-car crash on West RiverStreet in Antwerp. Reports sayshe was driving west in a 2002Ford Ranger when she lostcontrol on the snow and ice.The vehicle slid off the right,striking a wooden split railfence. Damage was not func-tional. She was not hurt.

10:20 a.m. A two-vehiclemishap on Road 424 east ofRoad 1 in Carryall Townshipresulted in several injuries anda citation. Lana R. Scouten,60, of Antwerp, was travelingwest followed by Timothy A.Leonard, 25, of Fort Wayne.Leonard attempted to passScouten when he lost controlof his 2004 Ford F150 on thesnowy road. It spun intoScouten’s 2007 Toyota van,which spun into a guardrail offthe left. Leonard’s vehiclewent off the north side of theroad and overturned, comingto rest on the driver’s side,trapping him. Leonard wasflown to Parkview by Samar-itan. His passengers, David N.Miller, 63, and Jeremy P.Rockstroh, 36, both of FortWayne, were taken to be as-sessed by other means.Leonard was cited for failureto control.Tuesday, Feb. 14

5:43 a.m. Branden LeePowell, 27, of Antwerp, wascited for failure to control aftera single-vehicle mishap onOhio 49 south of Road 8 in

Carryall Township. Whiletraveling north, he swerved tomiss a deer and lost control ofhis 1990 Jeep Cherokee in thesnow and slush. The SUVwent off the right and rolledbefore coming to rest on itswheels. It was disabled andtowed. Powell was not hurt.

6:38 p.m. Mark Isiah Butler,30, of Defiance, was cited forfailure to yield in the wake ofa single-car accident on Ohio111 in Auglaize Township. Hetold deputies he was drivingsouth when he lost control ofhis 1997 Chrysler LHS. Heslid across the center line, offthe east side of the road, strucka mailbox and a bush beforehitting a tree. He was taken toDefiance Regional MedicalCenter by Oakwood EMS fortreatment. His car was se-verely damaged and wastowed.

10:15 a.m. Deputies werecalled to Road 143 north ofOhio 111 in Emerald Town-ship to investigate an accident.They located a 1998 IsuzuRodeo SUV, owned byKameron N. Cooper, of Mid-dle Point, in a stubble field.They determined the vehiclehad been northbound on 143when it veered off the left,sideswiping a pole. No onewas around the vehicle. Theowner claimed it had beenstolen.INCIDENT REPORTSSunday, Feb. 12

6:22 p.m. A Crane Town-ship resident of Road 85 re-ported guns had been stolen.

7:12 p.m. Melrose residentreported pills had been stolenfrom them. Monday, Feb. 13

12:15 a.m. A deputy as-sisted the Antwerp PoliceDepartment.

6:44 a.m. Threats by textwere reported from Road 169in Brown Township.

5:17 p.m. Theft of toolswas called in from Road 52in Benton Township.

5:45 p.m. A trailer for car-

Weather report weekly summary as recorded at Paulding Village’s water treatment plantObservations recorded for the 24 hours ending at 7:30 a.m. on the morning of:

PRECIPITATION24-HOUR AMOUNTS Snow/Ice on

DATE HIGH LOW Rain-Melted snow Snow-Ice the groundFeb. 14 33 15 0.09” 1.1” 1”Feb. 15 33 28 -0- -0- 1”Feb. 16 39 28 0.11” -0- -0-Feb. 17 43 26 -0- -0- -0-Feb. 18 44 29 -0- -0- -0-Feb. 19 40 22 -0- -0- -0-Feb. 20 34 19 -0- -0- -0-

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OSU Extension offeringpesticide training Feb. 27

By Jim LopshireOSU Extension educatorFarmers, lawncare and

landscaping companies, aswell as pest-control busi-nesses and public-healthagencies need pesticide recer-tification training every threeyears to comply with the pes-ticide-licensing requirementsto maintain their private orcommercial applicator’s li-cense.

In partnership with theOhio Department of Agricul-ture, The Ohio State Univer-sity Extension’s PesticideSafety Education Programhttp://pested.osu.edu is theprimary training provider forlicensed commercial and pri-vate pesticide applicators inOhio. Recertification pro-grams are offered at the localand regional levels by countyeducators and state specialists.

The Paulding County OSU

Extension is offering a privatepesticide applicator recertifi-cation training program onMonday, Feb. 27 in the Exten-sion building. The programbegins at 6 p.m. To pre-regis-ter for the program, please callthe office at 419-399-8225 orby email at [email protected]

“This is a vital job-retentionprogram,” states Joanne Kick-Raack, director of the Pesti-cide Safety EducationProgram. “New applicatorsneed this training to becomeemployed, and existing appli-cators need to get recertifiedevery three years to keep thelicenses necessary for theirjobs.”

By offering continuing ed-ucation to Ohio’s 28,000 li-censed applicators,applicators keep their licensesactive and are provided withcurrent pesticide informationfor personal safety and envi-

ronmental stewardship. Thetraining also promotes re-search-based pest manage-ment guidelines forapplicators as they apply pes-ticides on farms, neighbor-hoods, green spaces, andhomes.

In 2011, 84 percent of theparticipants indicated theyhad improved practices toprotect the environment afterattending this training, while94 percent said the program isimportant for maintainingtheir businesses or jobs.

A complete list of licensingand recertification proceduresin Ohio for commercial andprivate applicators is availableat http://pested.osu.edu. Thisincludes a comprehensive listof testing, recertificationschools, and new applicatortraining dates as well as studymaterials for exam prepara-tion.

Saturday, Feb. 112:53 a.m. Steven M. Of-

ferle, 36, of Payne, was in-jured in a single-vehiclemishap on Emerald Road atTom-Tim Drive in Paulding.He was northbound in a 2005Ford F250 pickup truck whenit went out of control. Reportssay the truck went left of cen-ter, off the left side of the roadwhere it struck a ditch. Itrolled and landed on its top inthe water in the ditch. He wastransported to PauldingCounty Hospital by the Pauld-ing EMS. His vehicle wastowed. Troopers cited him foroperating a vehicle withoutreasonable control. They said

the accident remains under in-vestigation.Saturday, Feb. 18

3:30 a.m. Jason L. VanCleve, 31, of Antwerp, wascited for failure to control andOVI following a single-vehi-cle accident on Road 180 eastof Road 69 in Carryall Town-ship. Reports say he was driv-ing west on Road 180 in a1995 Jeep Grand Cherokee atthe time of the mishap. Thevehicle was towed. Van Clevewas transported from thescene by Antwerp EMS. CecilFire Department assisted. Noother information was avail-able at press time.

rying cars was reported miss-ing from U.S. 127 in CraneTownship.

8:59 p.m. Cyberbullyingwas reported from Road 187in Washington Township.

11:49 p.m. A resident ofRoad 171 in Brown Townshipreported a suspicious vehicleat the neighbor’s place.Tuesday, Feb. 14

1:13 p.m. Suspicious vehi-cle was noted at a hog opera-tion on Road 1 in BentonTownship.

3:10 p.m. Threats were re-ported from a location onOhio 637 in Auglaize Town-ship.

3:45 p.m. Melrose residenttold deputies they had beenthreatened.

4:31 p.m. Deputy assistedJob and Family Services inGrover Hill.

5:03 p.m. A Jackson Town-ship resident of Road 111 re-ported their mailbox had beendamaged.Wednesday, Feb. 15

10:57 a.m. Possible phonescam was reported from Road96 in Benton Township.

1:35 p.m. Property damagewas called in by a resident ofRoad 1031 in Crane Town-ship.

10:21 p.m. Telephone ha-rassment was the complaintfrom Road 87 in Crane Town-ship.Thursday, Feb. 16

10:43 a.m. Threateningphone calls were reportedfrom Road 230 in CraneTownship.

4:23 p.m. A rural GroverHill resident came on stationto report a possible scam.

5:20 p.m. Deputies arrestedJeanette Willingham on a VanWert County warrant.Friday, Feb. 17

1:02 a.m. A Pauling Town-ship resident of Road 71 re-ported a suspicious person attheir door requesting hotwater.

4:46 a.m. Deputies pro-vided assistance to a Post 81unit on U.S. 127 at Road 24 inthe Scott area.

7:30 a.m. A Grover Hillarea resident called in sus-pected child abuse.

4:01 p.m. Items were re-ported stolen from a barn onRoad 51 in Harrison Town-ship.

4:29 p.m. Phone scamcomplaint was lodged fromRoad 117 in Jackson Town-ship.

6:36 p.m. Deputies wererequested to standby at a lo-cation until a Ohio StateHighway Patrol trooper ar-rived.Saturday, Feb. 18

2:47 a.m. Deputies assistedthe Paulding Police Depart-ment at the trailer court onMain Street.

3:57 a.m. Suspicious vehi-cle was reported stuck in themud in the Junction Cemetery.

10:37 a.m. Deputies ar-rested a subject on a warrantin Latty Village.

Sunday, Feb. 1912:38 a.m. Underage party

on Road 8 in Emerald Town-ship was investigated.

2:53 a.m. Deputy advisedthe dispatcher he was out ofhis vehicle concerning suspi-cious activity on U.S. 127 inCrane Township.

11:31 a.m. Litter complaintwas made by a deputy whileon Road 111 in EmeraldTownship.

2:48 p.m. An male subjectcomplained of an unwantedperson on Road 143 in Emer-ald Township.

4:37 p.m. Both PauldingEMS units made runs follow-ing an accident on Road 115at Road 224 in EmeraldTownship. No further infor-mation was available.

4:44 p.m. Two vehicleswere located on a mud road,Road 32 off Road 187 inWashington Township.Monday, Feb. 20

7:11 a.m. Payne EMSmade a run from a motor ve-hicle accident on Ohio 613 inBenton Township. No furtherinformation was available.

Stiff competitionI had a startling/humbling revelation the other day in the

middle of my yoga class. These light bulb moments oftenhappen at inopportune times, such as when I am in the awk-ward “downward-dog” yoga position. It must have some-thing to do with the increased blood flow to my brain cells,seeing how my head is actually upside down at that point.The revelation was this: “Mary Beth, you’re upside downright now, and you’ve actu-ally paid someone to instructyou to do this. You are trulydesperate to become Gumby-like, when you know in yourheart you’ll always have theflexibility of The Tin Man ona rainy day.”

I know it’s true. I justdon’t want to acknowledge it. I am so joint–stiff and inflexi-ble that compared to me, Frankenstein looks like Mary LouRetton. I’ve always been this way, probably thanks to my6’4” father, who had trouble folding his lanky frame to fitinto the front seat of a car, especially if my 5’4” mother wasthe last person who drove the vehicle. That situation oftenproduced some colorful language as my dad wrangled for thelever that would fling the seat back and allow him to breathefreely once again.

Despite my inherited board-like appendages, I played mul-tiple sports in grade school and high school. I put all dignityaside as I ran like a drunk giraffe around the softball basesand stood like a redwood at the volleyball net. I even had abrief stint as a cheerleader, back in the day when cheerlead-ers only had to have loud mouths and weren’t compelled toflip around like they had never heard of gravity. I couldn’t doa backbend or the splits, but I could paint a mean poster, andbelieve me, I never needed a megaphone.

Once, in my sophomore year gym class, we were requiredto perform a forward flip on the trampoline and land on ourfeet. We had to. For a passing grade. Never mind that thetrampoline was made of nothing but discarded full-figuredgirdles stretched between some fence posts (hey – my schoolwas small and didn’t have much money). Every last studenthad to bounce in the air, curl up like a frightened woolycaterpillar, then spring open at the last second and stick thelanding somewhere near the middle of the girdles. It wasmore than slightly mortifying to find myself mid-air, notcurled up but sprawled out like I had just parachuted out ofan airplane. There was not going to be any caterpillar-likemoves, or any stuck landing. I was lucky I didn’t impale my-self on a fence post. The teacher finally gave up and issuedme a C.

Thirty-some years later, I’m still anchored firmly in denial.I pop joint-building glucosamine pills like candy, donstretchy yoga pants and move haltingly from “downwarddog” to “cat-cow” position, still looking silly and still insearch of that elusive flexibility.

The Tin Man would be proud.Mary Beth Weisenburger is a columnist for the Paulding

County Progress. To let her know what you think of this article,or to contact her for a fun presentation to your group, emailher at [email protected].

The opinions stated are those of the writer, and do not nec-essarily reflect that of the newspaper.

Wednesday, February 22, 2012 Paulding County Progress - 5A

Business News

Estle Chevrolet Cadillacopens Feb. 24 in Defiance

In MyOpinion

Mary BethWeisenberger

DEFIANCE – Friday, Feb.24 marks the grand openingevent of Bob Estle’s EstleChevrolet Cadillac in Defi-ance. Events will begin at 4p.m.

Along with the grandopening, the mayor of Defi-ance will be in attendance,

cutting the red ribbon andmaking the ceremony offi-cial.

The business, formerlyBeckman Chevrolet Cadillac,is located at 1515 N. ClintonSt.

With the opening of thebrand new dealership, Estle

hopes to not only offer greatrates and deals, but to alsocontribute and give back tothe community.

“We’re here to serve andmake deals happen,” addsEstle.

The new dealership vowsto treat customers as guests,and become a staple to thecommunity, as a large con-tributor.

Along with the importanceof giving back to the commu-nity, Estle also mentioned hisplan of “wowing” his futurecustomers, from the show-room floor, to the dealsthey’ll be making.

“We’ll treat the customersas guests and ‘wow’ them allthey way through. We know,when it’s all said and done,people want a great deal.”

County CourtCONCLUDED CASESCivil Dockets

Sarah J. Mowery D.D.S.Inc., Antwerp vs. James L.Young, Cecil. Money only,satisfied.

Midland Funding LLC,San Diego vs. ThomasDobbelaere, Paulding.Money only, satisfied.

Credit Adjustments Inc.,Defiance vs. Marvin Burtin,Cecil. Money only, satisfied.

Credit Adjustments Inc.,Defiance vs. Gregory Neer,Paulding. Money only, dis-missed.

Credit Adjustments Inc.,Defiance vs. Diana K. Mohr,Paulding. Money only, judg-ment for the plaintiff in thesum of $886.31.

Credit Adjustments Inc.,Defiance vs. Brant A. Zuber,Payne. Money only, judg-ment for the plaintiff in thesum of $639.01.

Credit Adjustments Inc.,Defiance vs. Donald S.Bauer, Oakwood and KatrinaM. Bauer, Oakwood. Moneyonly, judgment for the plain-tiff in the sum of $332.29.

Preferred Anesthesia, FortWayne vs. Brandon Moore,Oakwood. Money only, judg-ment for the plaintiff in thesum of $880.

Credit Adjustments Inc.,Defiance vs. Jeffrey T. Huie,Paulding. Money only, judg-ment for the plaintiff in thesum of $661.15.

Michael M. Mott D.D.S.Ltd., Paulding vs. Robert L.Werfal II, Payne. Moneyonly, judgment for the plain-tiff in the sum of $1,872.

Michael M. Mott D.D.S.Ltd., Paulding vs. John Han-son, Paulding and AnnetteHanson, Paulding. Moneyonly, judgment for the plain-tiff in the sum of $476.60.

Michael M. Mott D.D.S.Ltd., Paulding vs. Brian D.Holbrooks, Oakwood.Money only, judgment forthe plaintiff in the sum of$324.80.

Michael M. Mott D.D.S.Ltd., Paulding vs. William J.Foreman, Haviland. Moneyonly, judgment for the plain-tiff in the sum of $217.

Credit Adjustments Inc.,Defiance vs. Amy K. Simon,Paulding and Bradley R.Simon, Paulding. Moneyonly, judgment for the plain-tiff in the sum of $772.35.

Credit Adjustments Inc.,Defiance vs. Kevin S. Gar-ber, Paulding and Joni Gar-ber, Paulding. Money only,

judgment for the plaintiff inthe sum of $410.14.

Credit Adjustments Inc.,Defiance vs. Carolyn D.Mosier, Grover Hill. Moneyonly, judgment for the plain-tiff in the sum of $798.51.

Credit Adjustments Inc.,Defiance vs. Kasey R. Dun-derman, Antwerp. Moneyonly, judgment for the plain-tiff in the sum of $1,619.09.

West Bend Printing andPublishing, Antwerp vs.Michelle Roberts, dba Rae’sCloset, Haviland. Moneyonly, judgment for the plain-tiff in the sum of $224.24.

Credit Adjustments Inc.,Defiance vs. Kris Kleman,Paulding. Money only, judg-ment for the plaintiff in thesum of $799.21.

Credit Adjustments Inc.,Defiance vs. Edgar L.Carlisle, Paulding. Moneyonly, judgment for the plain-tiff in the sum of $1,457.44.Criminal Dockets

Amy Edmond, Antwerp,passing bad checks; $200fine, $187 costs, pay $100monthly, pay all by April 25or appear in court; probationordered, no violations fed-eral, state or local laws or or-dinances and maintain goodbehavior.

James F. Griffith, VanWert, complicity; $200 fine,$165 costs, both to be takenfrom bond, 20 days jail; pro-bation ordered, 30 hourscommunity service, no viola-tions federal, state or locallaws or ordinances, maintaingood behavior.

Kayla M. Lee, Paulding,drug paraphernalia; $150fine, $128 costs, pay all byMarch 14 or appear, six-month license suspension;probation ordered, 20 hourscommunity service, sub-stance abuse evaluation atWestwood, complete “Think-ing for a Change.”

Kayla M. Lee, Paulding,possession of drugs, $75 fine,six-month license suspen-sion, comply with terms ofCount A.

Aaron S. McMillan, Scott,domestic violence; $250 fine,$165 costs, pay $50 monthly,pay all by June 13 or appear,11 days jail, probation or-dered, 20 hours communityservice, no unlawful contactwith victim.

Beverly A. Stahl, Oak-wood, passing bad check;$75 fine suspended, $170.54costs, pay $50 monthly, payall by June 13 or appear;

make restitution to victim.Keith Elston, Payne, para-

phernalia; $200 fine, $139costs, pay all by April 25 orappear, six-month licensesuspension; probation or-dered, 20 hours communityservice, submit to substanceabuse evaluation at West-wood.Traffic Dockets

Benjamin P. Reel, Cecil,OVI/under influence; dis-missed without prejudice atState’s request, $87 costs.

Andrew Jorge Mock, NewHaven, physical control,amended from OVI/under in-fluence, proof of financial re-sponsibility not provided;$375 fine, $165 costs, pay$100 monthly, pay all byJune 13 or appear, two daysjail, six-month license sus-pension; ALS vacated, com-munity control ordered, 30hours community service,178 days jail reserved.

Andrew Jorge Mock, NewHaven, failure to control;$150 fine, pay by June 13 orappear.

Andrew Jorge Mock, NewHaven, seat belt; $30 fine.

James L. Schultes, EatonRapids, Mich., driving with-out license; dismissed atState’s request.

James L. Schultes, EatonRapids, Mich., 69/55 speed;$33 fine, $77 costs.

Bruce Edward Rogers,Avon Park, Fla., 70/55 speed;$43 fine, $82 costs.

Chase Michael Dunder-man, Fort Wayne, 94/65speed; $43 fine, $77 costs.

Antonio F. Archer, Indi-anapolis, 80/65 speed; $43fine, $82 costs.

Aaron Douglas Chappell,Apex, N.C., 75/65 speed; $33fine, $77 costs.

Jimmie L. Dixon Jr., De-troit, 65/55 speed; $33 fine,$77 costs.

Gary M. Crill, Canton,Mich., 65/55 speed; $33 fine,$77 costs.

Nikki L. Martinez, Pauld-ing, physical control,amended from OVI/under in-fluence; $375 fine, $120costs, pay $50 monthly, payall by March 30 or appear,three days jail, three-monthlicense suspension; may at-tend DIP program in lieu ofjail, 177 days jail reserved.

Nikki L. Martinez, Pauld-ing, child restraint; dis-missed.

Nikki L. Martinez, Pauld-ing, seat belt; dismissed.

Dewayne E. Champion,

Antwerp, OVI/under influ-ence; $525 fine, $132 costs,pay all by June 13 or appear,10 days jail, one-year licensesuspension; serve 91 days onSCRAM, restrictive plates,ignition interlock, vehicledriven by defendant immobi-lized for 90 days, proof of in-surance by June 13,community control ordered,170 days jail reserved.

Dewayne E. Champion,Antwerp, red light; $50 fine,pay by June 13 or appear.

Cheryl D. Hochradel,Toledo, 52/35 speed; $43fine, $77 costs.

Alison C. Bauer, FortWayne, 67/55 speed; $33fine, $77 costs.

Sarah V. Yacyshun, GroverHill, 67/55 speed; $33 fine,$77 costs.

Benjamin D. Crites,Delphos, 70/55 speed; $43fine, $77 costs.

Brian Houser, Carmel,Ind., 77/65 speed; $33 fine,$77 costs.

Lisa M. Klingler, Oak-wood, 69/55 speed; $33 fine,$77 costs.

Jennifer L. Rich, Paulding,70/55 speed; $43 fine, $77costs.

Jamie M. Orozco, OhioCity, 67/55 speed; $33 fine,$77 costs.

David W. Marlin,Antwerp, 68/55 speed; $33fine, $77 costs.

Zachary T. Schlegel,Paulding, seat belt; $30 fine,$47 costs.

In My Opinion

Common PleasCivil Docket

The term “et al.” refers to and others; “et vir.,” and hus-band; “et ux.,” and wife.

In the matter of: Michael J. Edwards,Grover Hill and Patricia A. Edwards, GroverHill. Dissolution of marriage.

James S. Nowak, assignee, Toledo vs.Robert Fry, Paulding. Money only.

Jessica Massengale, Antwerp vs. JeffreyMassengale II, Paulding. Divorce.

In the matter of: Douglas R. Radel, Pauldingand Cindi K. Radel, Van Wert. Dissolution ofmarriage.Marriage Licenses

Bronson Edward Bartley, 41, Oakwood, la-borer, and Brianna Kay Scott, 24, Oakwood,student cashier. Parents are Ottis R. Bartley,dec. and Carolyn J. Spanger; and Brian LeeScott and Melody Marie Rohdy.Administration Docket

None.Criminal Docket

Matthew J. Brown, 24, address unavailable,was arraigned Feb. 13 after successful serviceof a warrant on indictment issued Oct. 17. Hehad been indicted on allegations of sexual of-fender registration violation (F4) and escape(F3).

James F. Griffith, 32, of Van Wert, had hiscase for complicity to forgery (F5) dismissedwithout prejudice on a motion of the State onFeb. 10. His bond was returned less courtcosts, processing fees and $1,442.14 restitu-tion.

Corey A. Rodriquez, 35, of Paulding, wasassigned a pretrial conference for Feb. 15 anda Feb. 23 jury trial in connection with his De-cember indictment alleging illegal manufac-

turing of drugs (F2), illegal assembly or pos-session of chemicals for the manufacture ofdrugs (F3) and possession of drugs (F1). Hisattorney filed a demand for a report signer’stestimony.

Jason A. Zamora, 34, address unavailable,filed (on his own behalf) a motion for earlytrial and a verified motion for discharge underCriminal Rule 40B and another under CR4(B). He was indicted last month on allega-tions of possession of drugs – crack cocaine(F5).

Carolyn S. Yates, 64, of Oakwood, was ar-raigned Feb. 13 following her arrest for traf-ficking in drugs (F2) alleged in a recentindictment. She entered a not guilty plea,waived extradition and was released on herown recognizance. Court dates were set for aMarch 19 pretrial and an April 4 jury trial.

Jeffrey J. Budd, 20, of Melrose, was ar-raigned Feb. 13 following his recent indict-ment alleging trafficking in drugs (F3).Further arraignment was set for March 5. Hewaived extradition and was released on hisown recognizance on the conditions of no ar-rests and he maintains his current address.

Cheri M. Todd, 40, of Oakwood, was ar-raigned Feb. 13 following her recent indict-ment alleging trafficking in drugs (F2). Sheentered a not guilty plea. Pretrial conferencewas set for March 19 with an April 17 jurytrial. She waived extradition and was releasedon her own recognizance on the conditions ofno arrest and no contact with Lloyd Shelton.

Jason L. Fisher, 36, of Stryker, who was re-cently indicted on two count forgery (F5), hadarrangements made by the court for his trans-port from CCNO for arraignment on Feb. 21.

Hospital Report

AdmissionsFeb. 14 – Mildred Zielke,

Paulding.Feb. 15 – Brooky Tressler,

Paulding.Feb. 16 – Bob McClaren,

Antwerp.Feb. 17 – Edward Moore,

Payne; Delores Stoller,Paulding.

DismissalsFeb. 12 – Katheryn Fannin,

Antwerp.Feb. 17 – Brooky Tressler,

Paulding; Bob McClaren,Antwerp.

Feb. 18 – Edward Moore,Payne.

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An eye-catcher forheartfelt treasures

What do you think of whenyou think of something thatcatches your eye – certaincolors, a special type offlower, your favorite kind offood, certain items related toa hobby or the discovery ofsomething you’ve lost andhave found again?

The Bible talks about apoor woman who lost a coin.For hours, she swept thefloor, looked under things,sorted through her closetsand hunted feverishly for thecoin. For one who was poorand had no money, one singlecoin was a treasure of greatvalue, said Jesus, and whenshe found it, her rejoicingwas as though she uncoveredan item that seemed manytimes its worth.

The coin finally caught hereye and it became the appleof her eye.

A close friend had abrother that was autistic andmentally disabled for a life-time. Several things were ofvalue to him, but theyweren’t your usual things ofimportance, for reasonsnever understood, anythinghaving to do with pigs caughthis eye.

Near his chair was a piggybank that had been named“Peter Hog.” Peter’s stomachwas full of lost coins. Any-time he or his brother wouldfind coins on the street, hewould feed them to Peter.Then, when Peter’s stomachwas totally filled, therewould first of all be a treattrip to McDonald’s, and thena trip to the bank to depositthe found coins in a bankingaccount, one that added to anunbelievable collection overthe years of time.

One of the most fun timeswith our buddy would occurwhen we went for rides in thecountryside. Unable to carryon fluid conversations, hehad his way of identifyingthings that caught his eye, es-pecially pigs, so much so thatit became a game. I can re-member one time when thethree of us were ridingthrough the rural Amishcountry of our home area. Wedrove past fields of horsesand cows. Suddenly, hestarted to laugh and point.There, up ahead in the road,was a field full of hogs. “Pig,pig,” he said excitedly. Atage 60, a simple field of pigswas worth more than money,wealth, fame or anything theworld might classify as“rich.” They were the apple

of his eye and they caught hisattention more than anything.

For those who know me, itis no secret that the main eye-catchers for my heart are car-dinals – spirit signs ofspiritual blessing beyond de-scription between my per-sonal God and I. The Bibleteaches that we are the appleof His eye and that He sendsthings along the way to let usknow that we have caughtHis attention.

Recently, on a mild spring-like day, I went for a walk ontrails in one of my favoriteareas to connect with nature.As I sauntered down the trailbeneath the warmth of agolden sun, suddenly I heardit in the distance – undeni-ably and clear – the song of acardinal echoing through thewoods, and my heart dancedin freedom and peace.

Recently, I was lookingthrough an old diary with anentry written when the chil-dren were small. On that oc-casion, Sandi was spending afew days with her grandpar-ents and Joyce and I hadtaken Julie to McDonald’s.As we sat at our table, an eld-erly man, bent over, wrinkledand walking with a cane,came into the restaurant.After he ordered a simplesandwich, he looked aroundand saw Julie playing at ourtable. His eye fell on her anda smile face-wide immedi-ately spread the wrinkles inhis cheeks.

With a smile as gentle as aa warm breeze, he walkedover to us and asked us if hecould give her a quarter. Weagreed. His shaking handsreached in his pocket, pulledout a quarter and placed it be-side her. Nothing was said,but their two smiles met inways that only hearts can em-brace. Quietly, he walkedover to pick up his order andwalk out of the restaurant.One more time, their eyesmet, caught each other’s at-tention, and responded with a

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fore and we never saw himafter that. He wasn’t a personwho was known by thosearound us. However, thevibes of a real person, whounderstood what true richesare, filled our souls. Some-how, over the years, in spiteof what life had done to hisphysical body, he had devel-oped an eyesight for the im-portant things of living. Hisjoy in life had come fromsmiles, greetings to thosearound him, and just afriendly exchange withsomeone passing him on thestreet. It appeared that hisworld was that of povertyand loneliness, but I sensedthat he didn’t look at it thatway.

Over the years, it has be-come obvious that life’sgreatest treasures are notthose things that pass throughour hands, but those thatcatch our eye at a glance. Atthat moment, the smile ofthat elderly man was life’sgreatest treasure. Thingscome and go, but the sun-shine smile of a young child(as in our granddaughter,Kirsten), words of encour-agement, people who readour hearts well, robins hop-ping across melting snow, thegentle flow of a never-endingriver and the song of a cardi-nal are, to me, the riches ofthe universe.

The wisdom of being over60 tells me that the happiestmoments of this day will notcome from things with aprice tag, but that whichcatches my eye ... cardinals,love, friends and family, andwarm smiles. After all, howdo warm response smilesoccur except through themeeting of the eye?

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AnniversaryMR. and MRS.PAUL ADAMS

ANTWERP — Mr. andMrs. Paul Adams of Antwerpwill celebrate their 50th wed-ding anniversary on March 3.

Marilyn Reinhart and PaulAdams were married March3, 1962 at the St. Mary’sCatholic Church in Antwerpbt the Rev. J.I. Shill.

The couple are the parentsof five children, Beth (Ed)Mendez, Annette (David)Parisot, Donna (Jerry) Geyer,Janean (Greg) Steinecker andMatt Adams.

They aare also blessed withnine grandchildren and ninegreat-grandchildren.

The couple will celebratewith a Mass followed by afamily dinner hosted by theirchildren.

AnniversaryMR. and MRS.GENE TILLIS

ENGLEWOOD, Fla. —Mr. and Mrs. Gene Tillis willbe celebrating their 60th wed-ding anniversary on Feb. 29.

Ruth Hineman of CrownCity, Ohio and Gene Tillis ofProctorville, Ohio, exchangedwedding vows on Feb. 29,1952, at Crown City.

Gene is a retired school ad-ministrator and is a former su-perintendent of PauldingCounty Schools.

Ruth is a retired beautician.They are the parents of four

children, Nancy (Greg) Arm-strong of Edgewood, Ky.,Patrice (Chuck) Miller ofFranklin, Tenn., Dwight Tillisof Pataskla and Chris Tillis ofEnglewood, Fla.

The couple also have fourgrandchildren, David and JillArmstrong, Catherine Tillisand Grant Tillis.

They reside in Englewood,Fla.

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FIXING IT?Economic times are hard

right now. Some forecasterssay the economy is lookingup, but we are still seeinghigh unemployment rates,many hungry people and fullhomeless shelters and soupkitchens.

The US has had its share ofdifficult times. We have sur-vived depression, duststorms, tornados, tsunamisand we have always man-aged to lift ourselves upthrough God and some goodleaders and remain a power-ful nation.

Naturally, I have alwaysthought a woman should beelected president of theUnited States, but that hasnot happened yet. That idea,as good as it sounds, may noteven be the solution to ourdebt, unemployment andeconomic crises.

One of the wealthiest menin America, Warren Buffet,was interviewed on CNBCand had some words of ad-vice about our country’sdeficit and debt ceiling. Buf-fet said, “I could end thedeficit in 5 minutes. You justpass a law that says that any-time there is a deficit ofmore than 3% of GDP, allsitting members of Congresswould be ineligible for re-election.”

But, how could anyone getthis law passed and wouldanyone vote for it? Here is

what Buffet went on to say,“Does anyone realize that the26th amendment (grantingthe right for 18-year-olds tovote took only 3 months and8 days to be ratified.)Why? The people demandedit. That was in 1971 beforecomputers, e-mail, and cellphones.”

Did you know that of the27 amendments to the Con-stitution, seven of them tookone year or less to becomethe law of the land, all be-cause of public pressure.

Here are some more ofBuffet’s ideas, but few if ei-ther political party wouldvote them in.

The first idea is that ourmembers of Congress shouldget no tenure and no pension.

Congress (past, present &future) should participate inSocial Security. All funds inthe Congressional retirementfund could move to the So-cial Security system immedi-ately.

All future funds flow intothe Social Security system,and Congress participateswith the American peopleand it may not be used forany other purpose.

To put in my penny’sworth I will add, “The SocialSecurity Administrationneeds protection and addi-tional income to survive an-other 10 years.”

In other words, Congresscan purchase their own re-

tirement plan just like every-one else. I say, “Why not?”

I like this next idea myself.It is that Congress could nolonger vote themselves in apay raise. Congressional paywill rise by the lower of CPIor 3%.

Then, Congress shouldlose their current health caresystem and participate in thesame health care system asthe American people. I knowwe are paying over $400 permonth for coverage.

Congress must equallyabide by all laws they imposeon the American people. Allcontracts with past and pres-ent Congressmen or womenwould be void.

“The American people didnot make the current contractwith Congressional mem-bers, they made all of thesecontracts themselves,” saidBuffet.

He went on to note, “Serv-ing in Congress is an honor,not a career. Our electedCongressmen should servetheir terms and then go homeand back to work.”

I am not saying these ideaswould work, but what isgood for the goose, is goodfor the gander.

What do you think of ourcurrent economic situationand what steps would youtake to help build our na-tion’s economy back up? Letme know and I’ll give you aPenny for Your Thoughts.

A Penny For Your Thoughts....

By: Nancy Whitaker

Tips for spring tree plantingBy Jim Lopshire

OSU Extension educatorThinking about planting a

tree or two this spring? Treesprovide a multitude of bene-fits, such as shade, protectionfrom the wind and providinghabitat for many species ofwildlife. The actual plantingof a tree can be as simple oras complex as you like. Nev-ertheless, there are a few im-portant tips to keep in mind.

The amount of space be-tween trees is a very impor-tant consideration. Mostshade tree species, such asmaple and oak, require aspacing of 16 to 20 feet be-tween trees and buildings, sothat adequate space is avail-able at the tree’s maturity.Remember, the little tree thatyou plant today will becomethe large tree that can causeproblems 20 or more yearsfrom now.

Additionally, pine andspruce planted as a wind-break require a 14-16 footspacing in most situations.These two groups of ever-greens are shade intolerant,which means that the lowerbranches can die back if treesare crowded and shaded, cre-ating holes in the lowercanopy of windbreak plant-ings. This will cause a wind

tunnel effect at the groundlevel, which will require cor-rective planting in the future.

Remember, too, that unlessa tree’s mature height is lessthan 15 feet, it should not beplanted under or near over-head utility lines, so plan andplant accordingly.

Old clay tile sewer linesmay also become cloggedwith roots if you plant a treetoo close to the sewer line’slocation.

A simple map of yourproperty, showing existingutilities, buildings, trees andactivity areas, will help youdetermine the amount ofspace you have available.

A common misconceptionis that trees should be planteddeep to help protect the plantfrom high winds. Treesshould be planted so that the

root flare, the area where thestem transitions to roots, is atthe ground level or slightlyhigher. Trees that are plantedat the proper depth, once theybecome established, are morewind firm than those plantedtoo deeply. These trees alsowill not have the health prob-lems that deep-planted treestypically suffer.

Select good quality plant-ing stock. The tree should berated for your plant hardinesszone and adaptable to the re-gion and soil type. A tree thatis native to your region willusually be easier to establishand maintain, and is oftenmore resistant to disease andenvironmental stress.

In some urban areas, youmay want to plant trees thatnormally live in wet soilhabitats, because urban com-pacted soil environmentshave similar oxygen condi-tions as wetland soils.

For those interested, thePaulding Soil and WaterConservation District(SWCD) is currently takingorders for their annual treesale. You can contact their of-fice at 419-399-4771 and re-quest an order form and colorpictures with descriptions tobe mailed to you. The dead-line for orders is March 1.

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The family of Catharine Caris would like to express our heartfeltthanks to the following people for their kindness to Mom and us

during her illness and passing.Rev. David Prior for his visits with Mom, for bringing Com-munion to her, and for his wonderful message at the service.

Our Mt. Zion United Methodist Church family for the wonderful meal prepared for us after the service, and for the

concern shown for Mom during her illness.Alisha Musgrave and Betty Rager for the beautiful

music provided during the service.Community Health Professional of Paulding for the loving care

and kindness shown to Mom while providing nursing services to her.

The nurses, nurses aides, physical therapists, and staff at Vancrest Health Care Center for the care, love, and kindness

shown to Mom during her stay there.To Dr. Hogan and his staff at the Oakwood Medical Center, andto Dr. Kalogerou for their care, concern, and kindness to Mom.

The nurses, aides, and staff at Paulding County Hospital,Lutheran Hosptial, and

Van Wert County Hospital for their care.Jack Den Herder, Mary Price, and Gary McClure for the

dignity, professionalism, and kindness provided to Mom and our family.

Leticia Musgrave, Joe and Connie DeWitt, and Tom & SandyBrown for their many acts of love and kindness to Mom.

Harriet Pierce for her help to Mom.Grover Hill EMS for the services provided.

The many friends who offered prayers, visited, sent cards, madephone calls, came to the viewing and services, gave memorials,

sent flowers, shared memories, provided food, and gave many other acts of kindness.

Our own family members for the love and support shown to Mom and to each other.

Mom was a very special lady. We are all blessed and are betterpeople because she was our mother, grandmother,

great grandmother, and sister. She is now at peace with the Lord and for that we are thankful.

Mr. and Mrs. James CarisTerry CarisDavid and Sharon AronsBruce and Cheryl CarisJames, Angie, Madison & Bailey CarisBrian, Susan, Pauly, & Belle CarisKaren CarisMr. and Mrs. Clarence Connin 26c2

School MenuMenus are subject to change

ANTWERP LOCAL SCHOOLSWeek of Feb. 27

MONDAY – Taco or chickenstrips, tator tots, mixed fruit, milk.Plus: Salad bar or chicken salad.TUESDAY – Corn dog or potatosoup with rivels, peas, pineapple,milk. Plus: Salad bar or fruit.

WEDNESDAY – Turkey andcheese on bun or cooks choice, cel-ery, peaches, milk. PLUS: Salad baror pudding.

PAULDING HIGH SCHOOLWeek of Feb. 27

MONDAY – Breakfast: Breakfastpizza, juice, milk. Lunch: Nachos orsalad bar, breadstick, assorted fruit,milk.

TUESDAY – Breakfast: Cheesesauce with tator tots, juice, milk.Lunch: Grilled chicken salad, roll orsandwich and oven fries, assortedfruit, milk.

WEDNESDAY – Breakfast: Egg,ham and cheese croissant, juice,milk. Lunch: Beef and noodles,whipped potatoes, bread, or tacobar, assorted fruit, milk.

THURSDAY – Breakfast:Sausage link, mini pancakes, juice,milk. Lunch: Toasted cheese sand-wich, potato or tomato soup, orPawburger with bun, baked beans,chips, assorted fruit, milk.

FRIDAY – Breakfast: Sausagegravy and biscuits, juice, milk.Lunch: Roasted potatoes, breadedchicken on bun, or mozzarella stickswith sauce, carrots with dip, as-sorted fruit, milk.

OAKWOOD ELEMENTARYWeek of Feb. 27

Packed lunch A: Peanut butterand jelly sandwich, vegetable,fruit, milk.

MONDAY – Breakfast: Mini pan-cakes, fruit, milk. Lunch: French

toast, mini sausage, celery sticks,fruit, milk.

TUESDAY – Breakfast: Sausagebiscuit, fruit, milk. Lunch: Chickennoodles, peas, bread, fruit, milk.

WEDNESDAY – Breakfast: Rain-bow yogurt, crackers, juice, milk.Lunch: Breaded pork chop, whippedpotatoes, gravy, bread, fruit, milk.

THURSDAY – Breakfast: Break-fast burrito, juice, milk. Lunch: Tacoin a bag, lettuce, cheese, fruit, milk.

FRIDAY – Breakfast: Assorted ce-reals, crackers, juice, milk. Lunch:Cheese breadstick with marinarasauce, green beans, fruit, milk.

PAULDING ELEMENTARYWeek of Feb. 27

Packed lunch: Peanut butterand jelly sandwich, vegetable,fruit, milk.

MONDAY – Breakfast: Assortedcereals, graham crackers, juice, milk.Lunch: BBQ pork with bun, augratinpotatoes, fruit cup, milk.

TUESDAY – Breakfast: Muffin,string cheese, juice, milk. Lunch: Eggand cheese omelet, hash browns,raisin muffin, fruit cup, milk.

WEDNESDAY – Breakfast: Pan-cake wrap, juice, milk. Lunch: Pizza,salad, fruit cup, milk.

THURSDAY – Breakfast: Cerealbar, crackers, juice, milk. Lunch:Breaded chicken with bun, oven po-tatoes, fruit cup, milk.

FRIDAY – Breakfast: Cereal bar,crackers, applesauce, milk. Lunch:Toasted cheese, tomato soup withcrackers, fruit cup, milk.

WAYNE TRACE SCHOOLSWeek of Feb. 27

MONDAY – Breakfast: Pizza.Lunch: Chicken nuggets, french fries,fruit, milk.

TUESDAY – Breakfast: Egg,cheese and bacon muffin, juice, milk.Lunch: Spaghetti, meat sauce, green

beans, cheese stick, fruit, milk.WEDNESDAY – Breakfast: Pan-

cakes, sausage, juice, milk. Lunch:Chili soup, crackers, grilled cheese,fruit, milk.

THURSDAY – Breakfast: Eggcheese omelet, hash brown, juice,milk. Lunch: Macaroni and cheese,pbj sandwich, carrot sticks, fruit, milk.

FRIDAY – Breakfast: Turnover,juice, milk. Lunch: Cheese pizza,green beans, fruit, milk.

DIVINE MERCY SCHOOLWeek of Feb. 27

Same menu as Wayne Trace; nobreakfast served.

‘Winning the Battle for a Generation’By Rick Jones

exec. director, DefianceArea Youth for Christ

Has the language of love be-come endangered?

In The Book of Babel byMark Abley, the author saysthere are 6,000 languages spo-ken in the world today, but halfof them are unlikely to surviveinto the next century.

Here are some of the lan-guages on the endangered list:Yuchi, Manx and Mati Ke. Isuppose it is to be expected thatsome languages eventually willcease to be used. We hope thereis one language that never willbecome extinct. That is the lan-guage of love.

Concerning the language oflove, the Bible says ... 1Corinthians 13:1-13 (NIV), “IfI speak in the tongues of menand of angels, but have not love,

I am only a resounding gong ora clanging cymbal. 2 If I havethe gift of prophecy and canfathom all mysteries and allknowledge, and if I have a faiththat can move mountains, buthave not love, I am nothing. 3If I give all I possess to the poorand surrender my body to theflames, but have not love, I gainnothing.

“4 Love is patient, love iskind. It does not envy, it doesnot boast, it is not proud. 5 It isnot rude, it is not self-seeking,it is not easily angered, it keepsno record of wrongs. 6 Lovedoes not delight in evil but re-joices with the truth.

“7 It always protects, alwaystrusts, always hopes, alwaysperseveres. 8 Love never fails.But where there are prophecies,they will cease; where there aretongues, they will be stilled;

where there is knowledge, itwill pass away. 9 For we knowin part and we prophesy in part,10 but when perfection comes,the imperfect disappears. 11When I was a child, I talkedlike a child, I thought like achild, I reasoned like a child.When I became a man, I putchildish ways behind me. 12Now we see but a poor reflec-tion as in a mirror; then we shallsee face to face. Now I know inpart; then I shall know fully,even as I am fully known.

“13 And now these three re-main: faith, hope and love. Butthe greatest of these is love.”

For more information aboutthe work of Youth for Christ,you may contact Youth forChrist at 419-782-0656, P.O.Box 111, 210 Clinton Street,Defiance, Ohio 43512, or emailto: [email protected]

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PAULDING — The Stahl-Stoller-Meyer Insurance Cen-ter has earned the premierdesignation under BuckeyeInsurance Group’s PreferredAgency Program.

As a premier agency thegroup received an engravedplate and a Weber grill and anOmaha Steak package wasawarded to the insurance of-fice.

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By Jim Daly and Dr. Juli SlatteryQUESTION: I worked atthe same job for 23 years,and was just recently laidoff. It’s been so long sinceI’ve had to “market” my-self, I don’t even knowwhere to begin.JIM: I’m sorry to learn aboutyour unemployment. This isa reality facing more andmore Americans.

Greg Pepe and Jim Vig-orito, members of the teamhere at Focus on the Family,have addressed the chal-lenges inherent to a jobsearch. They write: “There’sno sugarcoating it – lookingfor a job can be one of themost challenging experiencesyou’ll ever endure. It de-mands mental discipline,emotional resilience andeven physical stamina. You’llhave days when you are feel-ing encouraged and hopeful;you’ll also have times whenyou think it’s impossibleeven to get an interview.”

But there is hope! For ex-ample, Greg and Jim recom-mend that job seekers ask forfeedback about their skills,talents and gifts. You’veprobably gained unique abil-ities during your 23 years ofemployment. Don’t be afraidto seek assistance in puttingan impressive-looking re-sume together.

Greg and Jim also suggestdoing some active network-ing. When you were last in thejob market, tools such asLinkedIn, Facebook and Mon-ster.com didn’t even exist. Itmight be tough for someonewho hasn’t kept up with thelatest technology, but usingthese tools to connect withother people in your field canbe invaluable.

Other practical suggestionsinclude making yourself opento temporary assignmentsuntil a full-time job comesalong; becoming as knowl-edgeable as you can about apotential employer before aninterview takes place; and per-haps most importantly, beingyourself and maintaining apositive attitude throughoutthe job search process.

For Greg and Jim’s full listof recommendations for jobseekers, visit focusonthefam-ily.com. Best wishes to you inyour search!QUESTION: My husbandhas an addiction to down-loading music and playinggames on the computer. Allof his time at home is spenton the computer. We havetwo boys who need their fa-ther, and he isn’t there forthem. How can I help myhusband see that he has aproblem and that he’s hurt-

ing our family?JULI: Obsessive gaming andcomputer use is quickly be-coming a common marriage-killer. Although it doesn’tappear to be as sinister as pornor gambling, it’s a legitimateproblem.

Guys get pulled into obses-sive gaming because it pro-vides an escape from thestress of real life. Like goingto a movie or watching TV,gaming in moderation is a funform of entertainment andtemporary escape. However, itbecomes an addiction whenit’s used to “self-medicate” orto tune out of life. Videogames provide a virtual realitythat is far more exciting thanreal life. A 120-pound guywho works in tech supportduring the day can be a con-quering super-stud in the vir-tual world. Where real lifeseems mundane and depress-ing, video games provide end-less frontiers to explore and“do-overs” when you fail.

I would start with a seriousconversation with your hus-band about your concerns.Don’t just nag him when yousee him playing or yell at himwhen he’s not helping outwith the boys. Set aside a timeto talk about it when there areno distractions. Tell him thatyou care about him, aboutyour kids and about your mar-riage. Ask him to agree tosome parameters to his com-puter use and to commit to in-vesting more in the family.

If he doesn’t agree, youneed to involve a third party.Ask him to meet with a coun-selor or an older couple tohelp you work through thedisagreement. If he won’t seesomeone, you should meetwith a counselor to determinehow you should respond.

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The Amish CookBy: Lovina Eicher

AMISH COOKIt’s a little past 7 a.m. and

the bright glow in the easternsky looks like a promise fora sunny day. The sun is al-ways welcome at this time ofthe year. The ground is cov-ered with snow again and thetemperatures are colder. Fi-nally feels like winter. Satur-day morning ourthermometer showed 6°. Thelast few days, the morningtemperature has been around20°. The new stove is heatingwell and is saving us coal. Itwas high time for a new one.

I am making coffee. I don’tdrink coffee every morning,but it feels like I need somethis morning. I was up withdaughter Lovina, 7, duringpart of the night. I thoughtshe felt warm, so I took hertemperature and it showed103°. After some fever re-ducer, she is sleeping well.She didn’t even wake up withthe commotion of the otherchildren getting ready forschool.

When my children get sickand I am tending to theirneeds, my thoughts often goback to my mother. She wasalways there for us when wewere sick and I would oftenthink, “Doesn’t she ever gettired?” Now that I see it froma mother’s point of view itjust seems natural to takecare of them while they aresick. Sitting there in the mid-dle of the night holding Lov-ina makes me think of howfortunate and blessed wetruly are.

The quiet and peacefulnessof the night somehow gives aperson time to think backover the years. In May it willbe 12 years since my dear fa-ther passed away, but everyFeb. 17 my thoughts are withhim as he would be celebrat-ing another birthday if hewere still here. If he hadlived, he would be 81 thismonth.

Friday the 17th there will

be no school and also the fol-lowing Monday. The childrenare excited about having twofour-day school weeks. Thatis their midwinter break.

Wednesday will be their100th day of school for thisschool year. Lovina andKevin’s class do somethingspecial like bringing in 100small items to count. I willprobably let them take but-tons.

Also, Kevin’s class has tobring 100 pieces of some-thing edible like cereal,marshmallows, chocolatechips, cookies, pretzels or soforth. They mix it all togetherand call it “100 Hash” whichthey all enjoy eating.

Daughter Elizabeth stayswith three young childrenthree days a week while theirmother works. She watches1-year-old twins and a 3-year-old boy. She enjoys thechildren and is used towatching over little onesfrom her experience beingthe oldest of eight. Tuesday,Elizabeth and Susan will goclean a house nearby. I misstheir help when they aren’thome, but they like to earnmoney, too.

Last week I sewed Ben-jamin and Kevin each a newpair of pants. I have anotherone cut out for Kevin that Ihope to sew this week. Kevinhas had a growth spurt andneeds longer pants. I alsohave material to make myselfa few new dresses. It seems Isew for everyone else in thefamily and put my ownsewing off. I sure could use afew new dresses.

Another sewing project Ihope to do is make the boysnew Sunday pants and jack-ets. I don’t mind sewing thepants, but the jackets are notmy favorite things to sew.

Kevin brought home a fakesnake from school and theboys having fun trying toscare me with it. This morn-ing I went to put the eggs

back in the refrigerator and Ialmost dropped them when Isaw the snake between foodcontainers. I imagine theywould have laughed if theywould have seen me dropthem. It seems I should beused to that trick by now.

I’ll conclude the columnby sharing this great recipefor banana nut coffee cake.

BANANA NUTCOFFEECAKE

1/2 cup oil1/2 cup milk2 eggs2 mashed bananas1 cup packed brown sugar1-1/2 cups flour1 cup chopped nuts1-1/2 teaspoons baking pow-der1/2 teaspoon salt1/2 teaspoon baking soda

Preheat oven to 350°. In alarge mixing bowl combineall of the ingredients and beatuntil smooth and creamy.Pour into a greased 9x13-inch cake pan. Add the top-ping.

Topping: 1 cup brownsugar, 1/4 teaspoon cinna-mon, 1/2 cup nuts, 2 table-spoons butter, 4 tablespoonsflour. Combine sugar, cinna-mon, flour, nuts and cut inbutter. Sprinkle on top ofcake.

Bake at 350° for 25-30minutes.

For more Amish Cook in-formation, recipes, videos,and photos “like” The AmishCook Fan Page on Facebook.

Burkard seeks re-electionas prosecuting attorney

Paulding County Prosecu-tor Joseph R. Burkard is seek-ing re-election. Burkard hasserved the residents of Pauld-ing County in this positionsince 1996.

He graduated from FindlayUniversity in 1982 with a de-gree in business administra-tion and the University ToledoCollege of Law in 1992. Inaddition to his responsibilitiesas prosecuting attorney, he haspracticed as an attorney since1993 with the law firm ofCook, Troth, Burkard andGorrell, Ltd.

He has three children,Nicholas (Rebeca) Burkard ofLos Angeles, McCallaBurkard of Swanton and An-drew Burkard of Fort Wayne,and one grandchild, JoshuaBurkard.

Burkard is member of OhioState Bar Association, Pauld-ing County Bar Association,Paulding Kiwanis and an as-sociate member of the Pauld-ing County Republican party.He serves as a member of thePaulding County RevolvingLoan Fund and provides vol-unteer service to PauldingCounty Habitat for Humanity.

Past community service in-cludes being a member of theboard of directors for thePaulding Chamber of Com-merce, and Development Dis-abilities of Paulding County.

During his time as prosecut-ing attorney, Burkard has

made it a priority to not onlyprosecute criminals but alsoto bring a voice for victimsinto the courtroom. He suc-cessfully implemented thefirst victims’ advocate pro-gram in 1997 to assist victimsof criminal acts.

Three years ago, he ac-cepted responsibility to oper-ate the Paulding County ChildSupport Enforcement Agencywhen it was learned that theAgency could not pay its ex-penses from the State andFederal funds it received.After accepting the challenge,the agency was reorganizedand no county tax payer gen-eral fund money has beenused to operate the child sup-port office.

A close relationship hasbeen developed between the

prosecutor’s office and thelaw enforcement agencies inPaulding County. Access24/7 has been available to as-sist law enforcement officialsto keep Paulding County asafe place to live.

Burkard’s experience inand out of the courtroom hasbenefitted the PauldingCounty community. In thecourtroom, he has success-fully prosecuted more than1,500 felony criminal cases,and thousands of misde-meanor cases and juvenilecases during his career.

Outside the courtroom, hehas provided legal services tothe Paulding County commis-sioners, township trustees,board of elections, board ofdevelopmental disabilities,county auditor, county treas-urer and county recorder inaddition to other countyagencies.

“I feel that it is important tocontinue to aggressivelyprosecute individuals who vi-olate the law and hurt inno-cent people,” Burkard said.“The support that is providedby my office to local law en-forcement contributes tokeeping Paulding County asafe place to raise our fami-lies. I want to continue asprosecuting attorney and uti-lize my years of experienceboth inside and out the court-room for the benefit of thecitizens of our community.”

George Carter presents a check to Karen Schlatter and Randi Jones of Paulding Exempted Village Schools on behalf of the Paulding Putnam Electric Cooperative’s “Round-Up” program.The $1,000 check is to be used toward purchasing T-shirts for the kick-off of the Olweus BullyingPrevention Program in Paulding Elementary.

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Are you a World War II vet-eran who would like to shareyour experiences with our read-ers? Do you know a WWII vet-eran who would? If so, pleasecontact the Progress office at419-399-4015, or emailprogress @progressnewspaper.org

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Fishing, hunting, and trapping licenses on sale March 1

COLUMBUS — Ohio’s2012-13 fishing, hunting andtrapping licenses and permitswill be on sale starting March1, according to the Ohio De-partment of Natural Re-sources (ODNR), Division ofWildlife.

“Ohio’s new license salessystem performed very wellin its inaugural year,” saidScott Zody, chief of the Divi-sion of Wildlife. “Customeridentification (ID) numbersshould be used wheneverpossible to help streamlinethe license purchasingprocess. People can find thenumber at the top of lastyear’s license.”

Licenses purchased onlineor at retail outlets will be

printed on paper that can befolded down to credit cardsize, but will not be water-proof and must be protected.Licenses and permits will beprinted along with additionalinformation relevant to the li-cense or permit purchased.

Each license buyer musthave a Social Security Num-ber (SSN) recorded in thesystem. People who pur-chased licenses last year cannow use their customer IDnumber and will not have tosupply their SSN again.

SSNs are required to pur-chase a recreational license,regardless of age, for the pur-pose of child support collec-tion enforcement underFederal Statute 42.

As a recreational license

provider, the Division ofWildlife is obligated to com-ply with this law and cannotissue a license or permitwithout the SSN of the pur-chaser. The division will seethat a proper security systemis in place to protect SSNsand any databases that con-tain them.

The license will be validMarch 1 through Feb. 28,2013. The 2011-12 licenseswill expire on Feb. 29. Li-censes and permits can bepurchased online at wildo-hio.com and at hundreds ofagent outlets throughout thestate.

A complete list of partici-pating license sales agentscan be found atwildohio.com.

United Way of Paulding County received a $5,000 grant from Paulding-Putnam Electric Co-operative’s “Operation Roundup” program for its “Coats for Kids” project. Here, UWPC directorAmy McCreery accepts the donation from Ray Etzler from the Operation Roundup board. “Nochild should have to walk to school in tennis shoes or sweatshirts, or not be able to enjoywinter sledding because they don’t own proper clothing to keep them warm,” McCreery said.“Thanks to all who donate their change by rounding up to the nearest dollar on their electricbills, grants like ours are possible.”

Church collecting shoesfor Soles4Souls program

PAULDING – Area resi-dents are invited to recycletheir “gently worn” shoes in aneffort to help distribute shoes topeople in need.

St. Paul Lutheran Church ishelping those in need with ashoe drive to benefitSoles4Souls Inc., the shoecharity, from Feb. 22 throughApril 1.

Drop off times are 9-11:30a.m. Sundays and from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Monday, Wednesday,Thursday and Friday at 601Flat Rock Drive, Paulding.

Soles4Souls Inc. has com-mitted to collect and distributeshoes to people living in ex-treme poverty and recoveringfrom natural disasters. Theshoe charity provides one pairof shoes to a person in needevery 7 seconds. Since 2005,Soles4Souls has distributedmore than 13 million pairs ofshoes because of the generosityand commitment of people andorganizations like St. PaulLutheran Church.

Soles4Souls believes part-ners like St. Paul’s will chal-lenge others to become a force

of change by helping the char-ity cater to the evolving needsof the global community. Theshoe charity recognizes its suc-cess is the result of individualsand industry partners who cleanout closets and warehouses sothat individuals around theworld can have a better lifethrough Americans’ excess.

Soles4Souls and St. Paul’sLutheran Church will be col-lecting your new or gentlyworn footwear and/or dona-tions to make a tangible differ-

ence through the gift of shoes.Every donation will support thecharity’s initiative to distributeshoes to those in need.

People and companies inter-ested in donating can visit theorganization’s Web site atwww.giveshoes.org.

Soles4Souls’ other two divi-sions, Clothes4Souls andHope4Souls, provide the samerelief and support throughclothing and other necessities.Donating parties are eligible fortax advantages.

Procedures Available Evaluation and prevention of kidney disease Diagnosis and treatment of hypertension Treatment of anemia Evaluation for dialysis/pheresis Iron infusion Prevention of kidney stones Diagnosis and treatment of electrolyte imbalances In patient consultation

Paulding County Hospital Specialty Clinic Spotlight

Nephrology Outpatient Clinic Schedule

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Dr. O’Shaughnessy accepts most major insurance plans, and is conveniently located in PCH’s Outpa-tient Department

Paulding Office Hours Every other Wednesday

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You must be referred by your doctor for the cardiology clinic. In most other cases, referrals are not necessary.

Monday Doug Moore, M.D., OB/Gynecology Shane Gerber, Certified Nurse Practitioner Peter vanden Berg, M.D., General Surgeon/Wound-Care

Tuesday Steven Haman, M. D., Orthopedics Craig Hanson, M.D., OB/Gynecology Kim Molitor, Au.D. (Doctor of Audiology) Peter vanden Berg, M.D., General Surgeon/Wound-Care * Andrew O’Shaughnessy, M.D., Nephrology Richard G. Smith, M.D., Ear, Nose and Throat

Wednesday Raj Gunda, M.D., Oncology/Hematology Kim Molitor, Au.D. (Doctor of Audiology) Peter vanden Berg, M.D., General Surgeon/Wound-Care Thomas F. Walsh, M.D., Urology Ft. Wayne Cardiology, Cardiology/Echocardiograms Sleep Clinic, James Gray, D.O.

Thursday Kim Molitor, Au.D. (Doctor of Audiology) Samuel Neuschwanger, D.P.M., Podiatry Peter vanden Berg, M.D., General Surgeon/Wound-Care Ft. Wayne Neurological Center, Neurosurgery The Medical Group of Ft. Wayne, Cardiology/ Echocardiograms (The Heart Center)

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Members of girls volleyball teams from around the area were guest speakers at the PauldingKiwanis Club. From left are Brooke Combs, Blair Baumle, Pat Ross, Maddie Baumle, Kate Kohartand Madison Johnson. Chris Johnson (far right) was program chairman.

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It’s not too late to order treesThe Paulding SWCD still has tree seedlings available for

sale. Please contact the office as soon as possible; the dead-line for orders is March 1.

Currently available for order: Blue Spruce, NorwaySpruce, White Pine, American Arborvitae, Red Bud, Lilac,Red Maple, Red Osier Dogwood, White Flowering Dog-wood, Eastern Red Cedar, Red Oak, Swamp White Oak,Black Walnut, Sugar Maple, Sycamore, Scotch Pine, Amer-ican Cranberry, Black Cherry and Forsythia

Along with the seedlings, SWCD is offering two types ofnative wildflower mixes for sale: Midwest mix and bird andbutterfly mix.

Contact Paulding SWCD by email at [email protected], by phone at 419-399-4771, or visit the office at503 Fairground Drive, Paulding.


Chris Knight, superintendent of Toledo Diocese Schools, recently enjoyed celebrating the Eu-charist with students and staff of Divine Mercy School and visiting the school. After observingFather’s lesson with the children, Mr. Knight said, “I think it is safe to say that these studentsknow their faith! The school has a warm, inviting, nurturing feel that permeates the building.Clearly, there are good things happening at Divine Mercy!”

CCBanks Productions topresent the musical ‘Annie’

The huge broadway hit“Annie” will be making itsreturn to the Huber OperaHouse stage on March 2-4and March 9-11, presented byCCBanks Productions ofAntwerp.

Marking the 10-year an-niversary of its first run, theBanks’ are pleased to bring itback making this the firstshow to be reprised in theirrepertoire.

“Annie” has a cast of 32men, women and childrenplus one dog hailing fromHicksville, Antwerp, Pauld-ing, Payne, Fort Wayne, Day-ton, Woodburn, Van Wert,Bryan, and Defiance. Thistremendously talented casthas been in rehearsal for thepast five weeks and this ispromising to be one of thebest productions yet.

“We had so many talentedpeople audition for this showthat we were fortunateenough to have the privilegeof choosing two different An-nies. Lyndi Clinton of Pauld-ing will be portraying Anniethe first weekend and ElyssaMiglin of Van Wert will beAnnie the second weekend,”said Chris Banks. “We wereconcerned that we wouldn’tbe able to find even one girlto fill such a demanding roleand instead we found two!”

It has been a different re-hearsal process with twoleads sharing a role. In orderto make sure both girls getequal rehearsal time, every-thing is done twice.

Crystal Banks, co-directorsaid, “It has been fun experi-encing each girl portrayAnnie in their own individualway and watching them blos-som fully into the character –each different but equal in tal-ent and charm.”

Eric Miglin from Van Wertis reprising his role as OliverWarbucks from 10 years agowith CCBanks Productions.

“We are so happy to haveEric back as Warbucks. Hisvocals will definitely leaveyou wanting to hear more,”said Banks.

The orphans include Alli-son Banks, Chelsea Heise,Leah Thomas, Grace Tuttle,Chloe Parker, Kaitlyn Fisher,Hope Delagrange, SummerSchooley, Natalie Wakefield,Malia Witwer and Emily Za-marippa.

“This particular group ofchildren has been a joy towork with,” said CrystalBanks. “They learned each oftheir lines and all of theirsongs within the first twoweeks of rehearsal. It’s just in-credible! I feel audiences willbe amazed at the level of talentwe have in this group of girls.”

Crystal Bowers, who hasplayed in several CCBanks Pro-ductions, but most notoriouslyas Tracy Turnblad in “Hair-spray,” is the mean-spiritedMiss Hannigan. Her amazingvoice in her solo “Little Girls”will definitely bring audiencesout of their seats.

Rooster and Lilly are playedby Brian Shetterly and RachelBanks. Having been in showstogether for the past six yearsand playing every combinationof relationship possible, fromfather/daughter to younggirl/imaginary friend, this dy-namic duo team up once againand will have audiences laugh-ing every time they make an ap-

pearance on stage as Roosterand Lilly.

Rachel is also the show’s cho-reographer and has not failed toimpress with the productionnumbers “Hard Knock Life,”“Never Fully Dressed Without aSmile,” “Hooverville” and oth-ers. Rachel has studied underthe Cathy Ann Dance Studio inAuburn, Ind.

Rounding out this phenome-nal cast are Carissa Chrzan asGrace, Denver Henderson,Bruce Essex, Andrew Gross,Pam Diehl, Terina Wakefield,Josh Hahn, Mary Schauffel-berger, Virlyn Rex, Mary Smith,Jennifer Thomas, Dustin Man-son, Hayley Hesselschwardt,Audrey Davis, and MijanaMazur.

Tickets are on sale now andgoing fast. There is an optionaldinner catered by Grant’s ofAntwerp and it will be on bothSaturdays. Call now for reserva-tions at 419-506-1085 or pur-chase tickets at the AntwerpPharmacy.

Hookrafters guild discusses upcoming eventsThe February meeting of

the Northwest Ohio RugHookrafters Guild was heldat the Stryker library. Therewere 17 members present.The meeting was hosted byJan Den Herder, Mary Mc-Master and Thelma Lehman.

A final reminder was givenabout the February hook-in atSauder Village. Lori Neffwill make sure that guild in-formational cards are placedon the resource table at theevent.

The Michigan hook-in willbe held from 10 a.m.-4 p.m.April 28 at the WashtenawFarm Council Grounds in theSaline/Ann Arbor area. TheBlack Swamp SpinnersGuild will hold its Fiber Fair

on March 24 at the WoodCounty Jr. Fair Building,Wood County Fairgrounds,Bowling Green.

The group discussed hold-ing a guild hook-in in May.Doreen DeLisle suggestedthe possibility of having araffle, hooking demonstra-tion and rug show at the“Barn Fest” that is held inBryan in the fall. Doreen willgather more information onthe “Barn Fest.”

Neff reminded membersthat officer elections will beheld in May.

Julie Klinger gave a veryinformative program on pais-ley. Antique wool paisley isstill available today and itcan be used in hooked rugs.

The rich paisley patterns giverugs a special sparkle. Pais-ley shawls were quite valu-able and marked milestonesof marriage, birth and death.Shawls were woven in Pais-ley, Scotland, during the1800s and Paisley wasknown as the thread capitalof the world.

Julie gave each memberpaisley patterns for coastersand an individual hand-drawn paisley book markwith a monogram.

The next meeting will beheld on March 7 at Lisa Alla-mong’s Spruce Hill FiberFarm. For more informationcontact, Lori Neff, 419-428-5000.

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OBSERVES 90th BIRTH-DAY – Gilbert Schick will becelebrating his 90th birthdayFeb. 28. His family wants tohonor him with a card showerto help him observe his spe-cial day. They encourage hisfriends and neighbors to par-ticipate. His children, Gloria,Ruthann, Bob and Lesa andtheir families say, “HappyBirthday, Dad!”

CCBanks Products of Antwerp will present the musical“Annie” on March 2-4 and March 9-11 at the Huber Opera Housein Hicksville. Lyndi Clinton of Paulding (above) will portray Anniein the first weekend, and Elyssa Miglin of Van Wert will play Anniethe second weekend.

THE PAULDING COUNTY PROGRESS GOES TO FLORIDA Harold and Ruth Williams and fam-ily flew to St. Meyers, Fla. and stayed in Bonita Springs for a week. While there, they celebratedtheir 62nd wedding anniversary, visited Ruth’s sister-in-law, Helen Stahl of Ft. Meyers and Daveand Wendy’s son, Drew of Ft. Lauderdale. Enjoying their vacation are, Dave and Wendy Williams,Harold and Ruth Williams, Doug and Jane Williams and Dawn and Chris Bussing. Their sourcefor exclusive Paulding County news? The Paulding County Progress! Are you headed to somedistant, exotic destination? Take the Progress along with your camera and send a photo and alittle information about your trip to [email protected].


THE OBJECT OF THE MARATHON GAMESTo raise monies for the Paulding County Society for Crippled Children and Adults, Inc. for

use in providing handicapped people of all ages in Paulding County with equipment and services needed. Participants are encouraged to have a great time playing a game of

basketball, scoring as many points as the team can within the 24 minutes allowed for play. Sportsmanlike conduct is the rule, not the exception.

RULES GOVERNING PLAYThe Mini-Tots Division will use the 8’ baskets and a tiny ball. The Tots,

Mini-Youth and Womens Division will use the 10’ baskets with a women’s ball. All other Divisions will use the 10’ baskets with regulation basketball.*No foul shots are permitted. *No time outs*No Dunking the basketball (we have had to pay for a cracked glass backboard and also have

had to stop games to repair the break away rims, which changes the schedule for the rest of the games)

*5 players maximum on the floor at one time*In Adult Co-Ed competition, there must be at least two females on the floor at all times.*In Adult Co-Ed competition, male players are not permitted to cross, remain, shoot or rebound from the area on the floor known as the “KEY”

*Shirts can only be picked up by the team captain or sponsor 30 minutes before the game. * No-full court pressing In Mini-Tots, Tots, and Mini-Youth Divisions.

UNSPORTSMANLIKE CONDUCT WILL NOT BE TOLERATEDBEHAVE, ENJOY, HAVE FUN!!!!!

OHIO HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION RULES

The OHSAA is organized to administer and supervise the athletic program for students in grades 7 thru 12. The Constitution of the association does not contain any responsibility for any type of athletic programs below seventh grade. Anyone and everyone who is not yet enrolled in the

seventh grade may participate in the Marathon without jeopardizing their future eligibility.

Students in grade 7 thru 12 who are participating in or plan to participate in basketball in thefuture, MAY PARTICIPATE IN THE MARATHON SO LONG AS NOT MORE THAN TWO

MEMBERS OF THE SAME JR. HIGH OR HIGH SCHOOL TEAM DO NOT PLAY ON THE SAME MARATHON TEAM.

AWARDS (Donated by Fessel Jewelers)First and second place trophies will be awarded to the top two teams in the Mini-Youth,

Youth, Men, Women, and Co-Ed. (If there is a tie the award will go to the one with the mostpoint spread.) Sportsmanship trophies in all divisions will be awarded to teams who

were defeated by the largest margin, or that showed sportsmanlike conduct above all else.

Ten individual awards for first and Ten individual awards for second will be awarded in the Mini-Tots and Tots Divisions.

THE MARATHON COMMITTEEChad Benschneider 419-263-2277 or 769-4708 Ashley Litzenberg 260-515-7623John Claymiller 419-399-8440 Adam Taylor 419-506-1702Chad Cluts 419-263-0327 Brian Vest 419-263-0037Jeremy Dunderman 419-769-0680 Kaleigh Young 419-263-2801 Doug & Vicky Etzler 419-263-3132 Jennifer & Rylee Zartman 419-263-4007Allyssa Jackson 419-263-0327 Myra Zartman 419-263-0312Russ Zinser 419-506-0258

The Marathon Committee will endeavor to make this Marathon the most enjoyable for you and the fans, and the most profitable for the Society and the people in Paulding County who need our help. If you have questions,

you may contact any of the Committee members. Thanks for participating in this most worthwhile Paulding County charity.

CLIP & MAIL TODAY34th ANNUAL BASKETBALL MARATHON

~~~~OFFICIAL ENTRY FORM~~~~ENTRY FORM DEADLINE IS THURSDAY, MARCH 22ND

The Marathon begins on Friday, April 6th, 2012 (time TBA) at the PayneElementary School Gymnasium, and concludes on Saturday evening at (TBA).

Team pairings and time of play will appear in theApril 2 Weekly Reminder and the April 4 Paulding Progress.

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Please Check Proper Team Bracket__MINI-TOTS(0-2nd Grade) __TOTS(3rd-5th Grade) __MINI-YOUTH(6th-8th Grade)To make team pairings as fair as possible for the mini-tots, tots, and mini-youth divisions,

please designate: BOYS___ GIRLS___ CO-ED_____YOUTH(9-12th Grade) __MEN* __WOMEN* __CO-ED* *denotes no age restriction

REQUESTED WORDING ON BACK OF SHIRTS

One line of copy only:________________________________(print clearly)

Select Color Of Shirts (circle one)Kelly Green, Forest Green, Kiwi Green, Burnt Orange, Red, Maroon,

Gold, Yellow Haze, Cyber Pink, Deep Purple, Oxford Grey, Khaki, Black, Light Blue,California Blue, Royal Blue, Navy Blue

You may choose any combination of ten (10) shirts for your $100 entry fee.Extra shirts in excess of ten (10) are $8 each. There is an additional charge of

$3 per shirt for XXL and XXXL shirts ordered.*Select Size Of Shirts

Children’s Sizes Adult SizesExtra Small (2-4):______________ Small (34-36):______________Small (6-8):__________________ Medium (38-40):____________Medium (10-12):_______________ Large (42-44):______________Large (14-16):_________________ X-Large (46-48):_____________

XX-Large _________*add $3.00XXX-Large_________*add $3.00

PREFERRED TIME OF PLAYEvery effort will be made to accommodate your first, second or third request, however, the Marathon Committee can’t make any guarantee with respect to

these requests. This is a 24-hour event and prime time slots will be awarded on afirst come first serve basis, as well as how your team pairs in the bracket selection.

1st Choice_______ 2nd Choice_______ 3rd Choice_______

PREFERRED COMPETITIONWho does your team wish to play? Does that team want to play your team? Is there

a team your team cannot play or perfers not to play? (print clearly)Want To Play:______________ Can’t Play:_______________

ENTRY FEE CALCULATIONBasic Entry Fee (includes 10 shirts): $100.00

(players must also pay regular admission at the door)Extra Shirts @ $8.00/shirt..............$________($8.00 X # of shirts in excess of 10)Charge for XXL and XXXLarge Shirts..$________($3.00 X # of XXL or XXXL shirts)Total Amount Due With This Entry..$_______________Make checks payable to Paulding County Society for C.C. & A. and send with this entryform to: The Marathon, 8602 Rd. 51, Payne, Ohio 45880.

**DEADLINE FOR ENTRIES IS THURSDAY, MARCH 22nd, 2012**TEAM REPRESENTATIVE

Name_________________________Mailing Address_________________________

Phone#__________________Email:___________________________

RETURN THIS FORM WITH YOUR CHECK

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34TH ANNUAL BASKETBALL MARATHON

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Paulding County websitesThese local offices and agencies have websites:Auditor .........................................www.pauldingcountyauditor.comBoard of Elections .......http://sites.google.com/site/pauldingboe/County Court ...................................www.pauldingcountycourt.comDog Shelter ....................www.petfinder.com/shelters/OH709.htmlEconomic Development ............................................www.pced.netEngineer.....................................www.pauldingcountyengineer.comHealth Department ........................www.pauldingcountyhealth.comSheriff ..................................................www.pauldingohsheriff.comRecorder.............................www.ohiorecorders.com/paulding.htmlSchoolsAntwerp Schools...............................................www.aw.noacsc.orgPaulding Schools........................................http://pvhs.noacsc.orgWayne Trace Schools .........................www.noacsc.org/paulding/wtVantage Career Center .....................www.vantagecareercenter.comWestern Buckeye ESC .............................................www.wbesc.orgJohn Paulding Historical Society .................................................................................................www.johnpauldinghistoricalsociety.orgPaulding Co. Carnegie Library ..........www.pauldingcountylibrary.orgPaulding Co. Hospital ..................www.pauldingcountyhospital.comOSU Extension..........................................http://paulding.osu.eduPaulding SWCD ...........................................www.pauldingswcd.orgPaulding Chamber of Commerce ..........www.pauldingchamber.comPaulding County Progress....................www.progressnewspaper.orgPaulding Co. United Way ..........www.unitedwayofpauldingcounty.orgPaulding Co. Area Foundation....

www.pauldingcountyareafoundation.netVillage of Antwerp ..................................www.villageofantwerp.comVillage of Paulding ................................www.villageofpaulding.comVillage of Payne .....................................http://villageofpayne.com

VETS extends deadline for veterans’ bookANTWERP – Did you

know that there is an effort inthe Antwerp community topublish a book to furtherhonor our veterans to whomwe owe our freedoms?

Did you know that there isa committee that has beenworking hard on this projectfor the last year?

Did you know that each vet-eran, regardless of length oftime served or where, mayhave their photo and a 150word biography about them-selves published in the bookfor free?

Did you know that if theveteran is deceased a familymember may submit informa-tion for them?

If you have a positive an-swer to the above questions,the committee probably al-ready has your information. Ifyou did not know the answersor were not aware of the book

project, you still have time toget your information to thecommittee.

Looking over the biogra-phies that have been submit-ted, the committee realizesthat several of our veterans,both living and deceased, areconspicuously absent. Hope-fully you will at least submityour basic information for thebook.

The VETS-ContinuousHonor Committee signed acontract of M.T. Publishing inMarch 2011 to have a bookpublished. The original dead-line was October; that was ex-tended to January 2012. Thatdeadline has been extended toMarch 30. This will be thelast extension.

The committee needs thecontinued support from thecommunity to make this thebook that they know it can be.Several businesses and fami-

lies have purchased patronpages. Many people have or-dered and prepaid books. It’snot too late for you to be in-cluded.

For more details or to sub-mit information for the bookyou can meet the VETS-CHcommittee in the EssenHouse Restaurant hallway onthe following dates andtimes: March 3 and 24 from9 a.m.-noon and March 14from 3:30-6:30 p.m.

The committee may alsobe contacted at this address:Antwerp VETS-CH, PO Box742, Antwerp OH 45813.

Informational fliers that in-clude a book order form arestill available at these localbusinesses: Antwerp Ex-change Bank, Antwerp Phar-macy, Antwerp InsuranceAgency, Leland Smith Insur-ance Agency, Essen HouseRestaurant.

THE PAULDING COUNTY PROGRESS GOES TO AMSTERDAM – Libby Rollins who lives in“The Hague” and Casey Johanns of Dublin, Ohio, recently got together in Amsterdam and visitedfor a few days. They are the niece and granddaughter of Frances Johanns of Paulding. Theirsource for exclusive Paulding County news? The Paulding County Progress! Are you headed tosome distant, exotic destination? Take the Progress along with your camera and send a photoand a little information about your trip to [email protected].

CorrectionThe next Paulding County

Hospital board meeting willbe at 6:45 p.m. Feb. 29 in thehospital conference room. Areorganizational meeting willbe held at 6:15 p.m.

Wayne Trace board discusses many topics

The Wayne Trace SchoolBoard met Feb. 13 and fol-lowing the formalities ap-proved the treasurers consentagenda.

Vantage board member PatBaumle reported that Vantagewould be moving into the newbuilding over spring break.

Payne Elementary PrincipalSarah Franz gave her reportand announced:

• Ian Vogel was the PayneSpelling Bee winner;

• she would be doing finalrounds of observations forthose not up for contract re-newal this year and would bebeginning the third round forthose who were;

• the PTO was planning theannual event Family FunNight and set a tentative dateof March 9;

• they were continuing towork on setting standards for

OAA• said that the posting and

interviewing process for retir-ing teachers would begin assoon as they knew what posi-tions needed to be filled.

Alan Lautzenheiser GroverHill principal updated theboard on the activities atGrover Hill Elementary. Hereported:

• Leah Maassel representedGrover Hill at the spellingbee;

• an assembly will be heldFeb. 22 and would focus onNative American Indians;

• as soon as the weather isfit a catch basin will be in-stalled in the playground as-phalt.

Wayne Trace High Schoolprincipal Kevin Wilson gavehis report and reported:

• the sophomores had vis-ited Vantage Career Center;

• the new eight period day;• maintenance issues;• the schools new website

will be more user friendly.In the superintendents re-

port the following was dis-cussed:

• the Race to the Top;• state assessments;• the eight period day;• the blood drive.In the consent agenda:• the board accepted the

resignation of Kevin Snyder,Deborah Brigner and HollySnyder;

• approved Larry Pressleras head baseball coach, MikeSpeice as JV assistant coach,Kenny Speice and Tim Dun-lap as volunteer baseball;

• they commendedthewrestling teams for their fineshowings.

The next meeting will beheld on March 12.


THE PAULDING COUNTY PROGRESS GOES TO ILLINOIS – The Progress went to Chatham Ill to the Midwest Distribution Centerfor a week of mission work. Those going from Pauiding County were Bill and Phyllis Bidlack, Rosemary Thomas, Diane Sherry,Cheryl Germann and Max and Eileen Kochensparger. Their source for exclusive Paulding County news? The Paulding CountyProgress! Are you headed to some distant, exotic destination? Take the Progress along with your camera and send a photo anda little information about your trip to [email protected].

THE PAULDING COUNTY PROGRESS GOES TO AMSTERDAM – Libby Rollins who lives in“The Hague” and Casey Johanns of Dublin, Ohio, recently got together in Amsterdam and visitedfor a few days. They are the niece and granddaughter of Frances Johanns of Paulding. Theirsource for exclusive Paulding County news? The Paulding County Progress! Are you headed tosome distant, exotic destination? Take the Progress along with your camera and send a photoand a little information about your trip to [email protected].

VVA seeks vets asnew members

DEFIANCE – VietnamVeterans of America Chapter954 of Defiance is seekingPaulding County Vietnamveterans who served fromFeb. 28, 1961 to May 1975 orserved in the military fromAug. 5, 1964 to May 7, 1975.

Chapter 954 is currentlylooking for new members inPaulding County. Sign upuntil Feb. 29 and receive ayear’s membership for only$9.

The chapter meets the sec-ond Tuesday of each month at7 p.m. at the Defiance VFWPost 3360. Interested veteransare encouraged to attend oneof the meetings or call chapterpresident Ric Booher at 419-782-4731.

CMH Foundation Scholarshipapplications are available

HICKSVILLE – Scholarship applications for the Commu-nity Memorial Hospital (CMH) Foundation Scholarship Pro-gram are now available. The foundation’s scholarship programassists students pursuing a career in healthcare. Applicationsare available from high school guidance counselors, at theCMH front desk, and online at cmhosp.com. Application dead-line is March 23.

Applicants must reside in Mark, Milford, or HicksvilleTownships; or, live within the Ohio school districts ofHicksville, Edgerton, Antwerp, or Fairview; or, live within theIndiana school districts of Woodlan, Eastside or Leo.

We’re looking for WWII veteransAre you a World War II veteran who would like to share

your experiences with our readers? Do you know a WWII vet-eran who would? If so, please contact the Progress office at419-399-4015, or email progress @progressnewspaper.org

The Progress goes to 49 states so farThe Paulding County Progress Goes To – The Progress has traveled all over the world and

to 48 states and the District of Columbia. We are still waiting for vacation photos from onlyONE states: Rhode Island. Will you be the first to travel there?

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Sports VarsityGamesof theWeekGirls’ basketballWayne Trace 51Crestview 39

Defiance 55Paulding 44

Antwerp 57Hicksville 25

Ada 51Paulding 45

Fairview 65Wayne Trace 55

Boys’ basketballAntwerp 34Hicksville 27

Ada 64Paulding 60

Wayne Trace 71Fairview 41

Antwerp 53Hilltop 26

Paulding 64Bryan 57

WrestlingAt Lima:Div. III SectionalsColdwater 1st179.5W. Trace 3rd 142.5

At Archbold:Div. III SectionalsArchbold 1st 246Paulding 12th54Antwerp 13th19

Sports scheduleFRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24 –Boys Basketball: Antwerp hostsWoodlan; Paulding atSpencerville; Wayne Trace at Ot-tovilleWrestling: Div. III Districts – atOwens Community College andKettering Fairmont High SchoolSATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25 –Girls Basketball: Div. III Section-als – Wayne Trace-Coldwater win-ner vs. Allen East, played at LimaBath; Div. III Sectionals – LibertyCenter-Archbold winner vs.Paulding, played at Defiance; Div.IV Sectionals – Antwerp-NorthCentral winner vs. Edon, playedat BryanWrestling: Div. III Districts – atOwens Community College andKettering Fairmont High SchoolTUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28 –Boys Basketball: Div. III Section-als – Paulding vs. Wayne Trace,played at DefianceWEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 29 –Boys Basketball: Div. IV Section-als – Antwerp vs. Miller City,played at Paulding

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Panthers cage Golden Bearsbut fall short of Ada upset

By JIM LANGHAMSportswriter

After just falling short ofupsetting one of the strongestteams in the area, the Pauld-ing Panthers rallied to defeatBryan at home on Saturday inthe final home boys game ofthe season. The Panthers re-sponded to senior honor nightby posting a 64-57 win overover the visiting GoldenBears.

On Friday night, Pauldinglost a 64-60 fight with high-flying Ada in Northwest Con-ference action.

Although Panther headcoach Shawn Brewer wasconcerned about his team’ssluggish start on Friday, thehome team came out hardagainst the Golden Bears, es-pecially in the second stanza,to establish a 35-26 lead at thehalfway mark. However,Bryan refused to let go, andwhittled at the Paulding leduntil the home team prevailedby seven points.

Paulding out-reboundedBryan, 19-17, but the Pan-thers had one more turnover(13) than the visitors.

Anthony Arellano demon-strated his senior leadershipby leading senior night with17 points while Julian Salinasscored 13 points for Paulding.Adam McBride led all play-ers for the contest with 18points for Bryan.

With the win, Paulding im-proved its record to 10-9while the Golden Bearsdropped their overall recordto 7-12.

In junior varsity action,Paulding suffered a rare 42-34 loss to the Golden Bears.

The Panther lead against16-3 Ada on Friday night wasearly and brief. By midwaythrough the first quarter, theBulldogs had taken the leadand established themselvesagain Paulding, who alwaysseemed to be a step behindthroughout the contest. Still,

a last minute Panther rallynearly saved the day beforeAda’s high-scoring KonnorBaker dropped in a couple offree throws with seconds leftto guarantee the Bulldog win.

After establishing a 16-point lead midway throughthe fourth quarter, Ada had tofight for its life to escapePaulding from tarnishing theirNWC record.

With the win, Ada’s overallrecord improved to 16-3while their NWC mark nowstands at 6-2. Pauldingdropped to 3-5 in conferenceplay.

With the Bulldogs riding acomfortable 56-40 advantagemidway through the fourthstanza, Paulding went on an8-0 run to close the gap to 56-48. Ada broke the streak whenBobby Steiner sank a coupleof free throws but Paulding’sLance Foor, who led the Pan-thers with 18 points, droppedin two from the charity stripeon the Panther end of thefloor.

With Ada still leading 60-50 with two minutes remain-ing, Paulding made its finalcharge, tossing a tight fullcourt press at the Bulldogsand going on another eightpoint scoring string to closethe Ada lead to just twopoints, 60-58 when Foor sanktwo more free throws. But aPaulding desperation foul ofAda’s Konnor Baker closedthe door when the senior su-perstar calmly dropped twogame-clinching free throwsthrough the nets to guaranteethe victory.

Ada led 29-20 at thehalfway mark, but Baker, wholed all scorers with 24 points,contributed nine tallies in athird quarter run that vaultedthe visiting Bulldogs to a 47-34 advantage going into thefinal eight minutes.

“We weren’t aggressiveenough attacking their zone,especially in the first half,”

said Paulding head coachShawn Brewer. “In the secondhalf we were much more ag-gressive attacking back.

“We were a step behind allnight, especially in the firstthree quarters,” added Brewer.

Paulding’s only lead wasearly, 5-4. Still, the Panthershung around through the re-mainder of the first quarter, totrail by four points, 16-12, atthe end of the first stop.

The Bulldogs opened thesecond quarter with back-to-back baskets by Ben Baileyand Baker to grab a 20-12 ad-vantage. Paulding closed thelead to 20-16 with 4:20 re-maining in the half, but Adaoutscored Paulding 9-4 downthe home stretch to go to thelockers with a nine-point ad-vantage at the half.

In addition to Baker’sgame-leading tally, Steinerscored 13 points for the Bull-dogs while Mason Achesonadded nine points. Paulding’sArellano scored 14 points andNeil Roehrig accumulated 11points to join Foor in doublefigures.

Paulding outreboundedAda, 24-19, but the Bulldogstook better care of the ball,committing only fiveturnovers compared to 10miscues for the maroon andwhite.

“Give credit to the boys inthe fourth quarter, theyworked hard and came back,but it was too little too late,”Brewer said.

In Ada’s final inboundsplay, the Bulldogs set up theiroffense with Baker in the lead,forcing Paulding’s defense tofoul him in order to attempt toget the ball back. Baker, whohad already dropped in nine of10 free throws, calmly sankthe final two shots from thecharity stripe that clinched thewin.

“We got it down to twopoints, but we fouled thewrong guy,” said Brewer.“Our defense had done well.The last four minutes, we hadkept the ball out of Baker’shands. But he stepped upwhen his team needed it andmade those final free throws.That’s the kind of thing youexpect from one of the topplayers in the league.”

In junior varsity action,Paulding defeated the Bull-dogs, 62-49.


Anthony Arellano #32 attempts an shot from the lane but wasfouled on his way in against Ada last Friday night.

Ash is sectional champion

TYLER ASH

ARCBHOLD – Pauldingjunior Tyler Ash wascrowned champion in the 220weight class in Division IIIsectional at Archbold.

The top four wrestlers ineach weight class earn a spotin next week’s Division IIIdistrict tournament at OwensCommunity College.

Overall, the Panthersplaced 12th out of 13 teams,finishing with 54 points.Antwerp rounded out the fieldwith 19 points.

Also placing for Pauldingwere Adam Deatrick (170)and Brandon Jarrell (285),both finishing in fifth place,and Aaron Mock (120) in

sixth place.Ash, a transfer from Michi-

gan, was a regional qualifierin that state in the 220 cate-gory.

He won the title on Satur-day with a 3-1 decision overGriffin Friesner of Ayersville.Ash managed an escape and alate takedown for the win.

Last week, Ash finishedsecond in the NWC tourna-ment.


Antwerp’s Justin Bute #32 fights for control of the pumpkinwith a Hilltop player last Saturday night.



Noah Ganger #24 scores from the wing last Saturday night against non-league rival Hilltop.

Inspired Archers extendwinning streak to 8 games


The Antwerp boys basket-ball team extended its winningstreak to eight games this pastweekend with yet another“double win” weekend. OnFriday night, the Archer de-fense smothered Hicksville’soffense to defeat the Aces ontheir own court, 34-27. Then,on Saturday, the Archersjumped ahead of Hilltop earlyto cruise to a 53-26 win overthe Cadets to improve theiroverall record to 12-7.

Against Hicksville, the Acestook an early 9-6 lead, but theArchers scored nine of the next11 points to go into halftimewith a 15-11 advantage.Hicksville fought back to takea 21-19 lead at the end of thethird quarter, then the Archerspoured it on 15-6 in the finaleight minutes to fight back forthe win.

With the win, the Archersimproved their Green Mead-ows Conference lead to overthe .500 mark for the first timethis season, leaving the floorwith a 4-3 mark in GMC ac-tion.

Hicksville’s record stood at1-6 in league play.

Once again, Justin Bute ledthe Antwerp scoring with 12points while Logan Husted ledthe Aces with eight points.

“We didn’t shoot the ballwell, but it was good to get thewin,” said Antwerp head coachScott McMichael of the Archer

Friday night win. “We had agood defensive effort. Wemade our free throws when weneeded them. We made a lot offree throws to seal the win inthe last part of the game.”

McMichael especiallypraised the clutch play of sen-ior Drew Taylor, whose eightpoints included several heavy-weight tallies down the stretch.

“The guys have really beenworking hard in practice,”noted McMichael.

On Saturday, the Archersjumped into a 7-0 advantageearly in the Hilltop game, butthe Cadets grabbed a couple ofquick buckets near the end ofthe quarter to close theAntwerp gap to 9-4.

Early in the second stanza,Braeden Hormann drove ag-gressively to the basket to givethe Archers an 11-4 advantageand then Noah Ganger hit atwo-pointer to extend theAntwerp lead to 13-4.

The Archers carried a 21-10advantage in to the third quar-ter. However, the Antwerp of-fense unleashed 21-8 duringthe next eight minutes, includ-ing three treys by senior TomTaylor. With the Archers ontop 42-18 at the end of the pe-riods, McMichael substitutedfreely in the final quarter, giv-ing many players the opportu-nity to build up playing time inpreparation for the tournament.

“When Tommy (Taylor)started hitting those 3’s in thethird quarter, it opened up our

inside-outside game. I was re-ally pleased with the way thatNoah Ganger and BraedenHormann attacked the basket,”observed McMichael.

With Taylor firing from be-hind the arc, Antwerp’s insideposts Bute and Bryant Mieslebanged away at the boards andposted up from inside thepaint.

“This was a nice effort forus,” said McMichael of theHilltop game. “We were ableto play a lot of guys. We had10 guys that were able toscore.

“I still don’t think that we’replaying our best, yet, but I likewhere we’re at,” addedMcMichael.

Bute led the Archers with 11points while Payne Sentle ledthe Cadets with seven points.

Antwerp will finish off itsregular season this Fridaynight by entertaining Wood-lan. McMichael cautioned thatthe Archers will need to besharp in all areas of its game inorder to handle the Warriors.

“They may not have the bestrecord, but they play a lot ofreally tough teams,” saidMcMichael. “They’re going tocertainly come in here lookingfor a win. We’re going to haveto be playing our best, offen-sively and defensively.”

In addition to Bute’s 11points, Tom Taylor added ninepoints and Miesle bucketedeight points for the Archersagainst Hilltop.


The Archers’ Braeden Hormann #10 looks for an opening toexploit in the Hilltop defense last Saturday night.

Turnovers cost Panthersagainst NWC foe Ada


The inability to control theball at a key moment late inthe game cost the PauldingLady Panthers the opportunityto surprise Ada in a NorthwestConference matchup on theBulldogs’ home floor.

With the Panthers drawingback to within two points ofAda late in the game, the localsquad was whistled for travel-ing. At the time, Ada wasleading, 45-43, but theturnover took away the oppor-tunity to tie the game. Adawent on to win, 51-45.

“Turnovers have hurt us allyear,” said Paulding headcoach Lyndsi Shininger. “Weaverage 25 a game andtonight we were right at thatnumber.”

The local squad foughttough against the Bulldogs allnight, tying 10-10 at the endof the first quarter and trailingby four points, 24-20, at thehalf. In the third stanza, Adapulled out to 39-31 advantage,but Paulding fought back to

within two points before al-lowing the the game to slipaway.

Senior post player JessicaFarr led the Panthers with 21points.

“She (Farr) had a nicegame, but we struggled to gether the ball,” said Shininger.“Our post entry passing didn’tgive her a chance to have theopportunity to score more.”

With the win, Ada im-proved its record to 11-9 over-all and 5-4 in the NorthwestConference while Pauldingdropped to 3-17 overall and 1-8 in conference play.

Earlier in the week, thePanthers dropped a 55-44 de-cision at Defiance. In thatcontest, Defiance jumped outto a 21-13 advantage at theend of the first quarter. Thesecond quarter proved to befatal for Paulding as the Bull-dogs pounced on the localsquad, 14-2, to grab a 35-15halftime lead.

Paulding fought back, 16-7,in the third quarter to cut thelead to 42-31, but Defiance

pulled away for the win thefinal eight minutes.

Both squads had a difficulttime holding on to the ball;Paulding was whistled for 26turnovers, but the Bulldogscommitted 30 miscues.

Farr led the Panthers with15 points while Abby Peasedropped in 13 points.

The Bulldogs had threeplayers in double figures, in-cluding Lakesha Young with18 points, Ashley Fogle with17 points and Megan Sewell’s12 points.

The Panthers return to ac-tion in sectional finals at De-fiance on Saturday when theytake on the winner of the Lib-erty Center/Archbold game.

“The girls are working hardin practice this week,” saidShininger. “We continue towork on taking care of theball and our defense. Weknow that either one couldprovide a stiff challenge, butwe’re going to try as hard aswe can.”

That game will be played atapproximately 8 p.m.

Coaches vs. Cancer basketballgame is a huge success for ACS

Paulding High School coachLyndsi Shininger was one ofnearly a thousand basketballcoaches across the U.S. swap-ping her loafers for sneakersduring the Coaches vs. Cancerbasketball game – an effort tobring awareness to the Ameri-can Cancer Society’s vision ofa world with less cancer andmore birthdays.

Coach Shininger and PEVSstaff made a fashion statementas they sported sneakers withtheir business attire during thePanthers’ away game withContinental High School onFeb. 4 to spotlight the fact thatcancer remains a major healthconcern and everyone can takedaily steps to reduce their risk

of the disease.For those who do not smoke,

eating a healthy diet, adoptinga physically active lifestyle andmaintaining a healthy weightare the best ways to improvehealth and reduce risk. In theU.S. more than 72 million peo-ple – or about a third of thepopulation – are obese andoverweight, conditions thatcontribute to 14-to-20 percentof all cancer-related deaths.

Coach Shininger and theLady Panthers raised a total of$881 that was donated to sup-port the lifesaving mission ofthe American Cancer Society.

“We are excited that CoachShininger and the Lady Pan-thers along with council mem-

bers across the U.S., havejoined in the fight against thisdeadly disease,” says ChristianHoeffel, American Cancer So-ciety representative. “Becauseof their visibility in the com-munity, they can reach fans ina very influential way with im-portant information about re-ducing the risk of cancerthrough healthy lifestylechoices.”

Coaches vs. Cancer is a col-laborative initiative of theAmerican Cancer Society andthe National Association ofBasketball Coaches (NABC),empowering coaches, theirteams and local communitiesto make a difference in thefight against cancer.

Bute becomes Archers’first district qualifier

Submitted by Jeremy KoschBeing a first-year program in wrestling can be difficult.

Even seasoned veterans find it at times to be grueling. TheAntwerp Archers are a first-year wrestling program comprisedof all freshmen and sophomores, each with only a couple yearsof experience at best.

Each one of the young Archer wrestlers have seen theirshare of trials and tribulations, but have endured and improvedthroughout the season. Although they are young and inexpe-rienced, they have fought and showed the mental and physicaltoughness of wrestlers who have been doing it for years. That,in itself, has made them successful.

Recently, the Antwerp varsity wrestling squad competed inits first-ever sectional tournament on Feb. 17-18 at ArchboldHigh School. Of the five Archers competing in the tourna-ment, two were able to place in the top six of their respectiveweight classes.

Freshman Jordan Laker placed sixth at 220 pounds, nar-rowly missing out on the district alternate spot. Freshman Jar-rett Bute placed fourth at 285 pounds, making him the firstAntwerp wrestler to ever qualify for the district tournament.

Bute will travel to Owens Community College for districtson Feb. 24-25.

The Antwerp squad competed in its first GMC Conferencewrestling tournament on Feb. 11.

Placing second at 220 pounds was freshman Jordan Lakerand placing third at 285 pounds was Jarrett Bute, who is alsoa freshman.

Overall, Ayersville won the team tournament trophy.

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Raiders roll on Senior NightBy KEVIN

WANNEMACHERSportswriter

HAVILAND – It was Sen-ior Night at the “Palace” Fri-day night as the Wayne Traceboys basketball team honoredits lone senior in Austin Spe-ice.

Speice then followed thatwith a solid night for theRaiders, posting nine points,five steals and five reboundsto help lead the red, white andblue to a 71-41 route ofFairview in Green MeadowsConference action.

Junior guard Dalton Sinnalso had a stellar night forWayne Trace. Sinn recorded apair of slam dunks and led allscorers with 26 points to goalong with six assists, sevensteals and four rebounds asthe Raiders moved to 8-11overall and 3-4 in the confer-ence.

The Raiders led from startto finish, bucketing the firstsix points of the contest enroute to a 19-11 advantageafter eight minutes of action.Wayne Trace pushed the mar-gin to 37-21 at the intermis-sion.

“We were able to get off toa good start tonight,” notedRaider head coach Jim Lin-der. “We got some easy bas-kets out of the transition gameas well as hitting shots fromoutside so it was a good teameffort.”

Wayne Trace stretched thelead to as much as 47-29 mid-way through the third quarteron a Sinn basket. However,the Apaches finished the thirdquarter by scoring six of thefinal ten points to keep thedeficit at 51-35 entering thefinal period.

After a pair of free throwsby the Apaches’ Kalieb Critesmade it 51-37, the Raidersclosed the game on a 20-4 runto seal the 71-41 victory.

“It’s a good win and a goodway to finish out at home,”commented Linder. “It’s al-ways nice to win your finalgame at home as a senior andAustin was able to be a part ofa victory tonight. We have tomove forward from here andget better this week as we pre-pare for Ottoville.”

Grady Gudakunst chippedin 11 markers for the Raiderswhile Corbin Linder finishedwith nine markers. Ryan Kor-tokrax and Nick McClainadded six each as well. Gu-dakunst recorded four assistsand three steals with Kor-tokrax posting three assistsand four steals. Colby Speiceand Devin Wenzlick chippedin two points each for WayneTrace too.

Trevor Layman led theApaches with 20 points whileJacob Schwiefert added nine.Crites also had six markers forthe black and gold. JustinZeedyk, Brett Fitzwater and

Daniel Smith picked up twomarkers a piece for theApaches.

Fitzwater and Schwieferteach picked up seven caromsin the contest as well.

Wayne Trace’s junior var-sity moved to 11-8 on the sea-son and 4-3 in the league witha 44-35 win over the Apaches.

Jake Arend bucketed 16markers for the Raiders whileDevin Wenzlick chipped innine. Cade Harvey also postedsix points for Wayne Trace.T.J. Blackmore, Brock Wor-den and Caleb Mead addedfour points each and Jake Ger-ber scored one.

Daniel Smith recorded tenfor Fairview with Jordan Coreposting seven. Other scorersfor the black and gold wereJoe Macsay (six), Kaleb Eisel(four), Jared Elchinger (four),Erich Wolfrum (two) andAaron Schwarzbek (two).

Wayne Trace returns to ac-tion on Friday as the Raidersvisit Ottoville in the annualregular season finale for thetwo schools.

SENIOR NIGHT – WayneTrace also honored seniorcheerleaders Britney Ross-wurm, Holly Ludwig andCarlee Sinn as they cheered intheir final home game. Seniorpep band members includedJustin Theobold, Tara Ingoland Beth Ross.

Antwerp girls defeatHicksville for GMC win


ANTWERP – The Antwerpgirls basketball team claimedtheir first Green MeadowsConference win of the yearwith a 57-25 win over rivalHicksville at home on Thurs-day night. With the win, thegirls close out the regular sea-son with a 7-13 overall recordand a mark of 1-6 in the GMC.

Hicksville remained winlesswith a 0-20 season record andconference mark of 0-7.

The Archer defense held thevisiting Aces to single digitseach quarter while uniting itsoffense for the one-sided win.Antwerp jumped out to an 18-5 lead in the first quarter andincreased the margin to 33-13at the half.

The home team continued

to coast in the second half,outscoring Hicksville, 24-12,to win going away.

AJ Stuck continued her of-fensive pursuits by scoring agame-leading 23 points whileElise Wetli contributed 13points. Jamie Hablawetz ledthe Aces with 10 points.

Other Archers contributingsignificant scoring includedAlexis Jones with 10 pointsand Tricia Smalley with ninepoints. Jones and Smalleyeach sank a basket from be-hind the arc.

“Elise Wetli’s 13 points wasa career high for her,” saidAntwerp head coach KevinTaylor. “She really left herheart and soul on the floor inthis one. This was a great ef-fort on her part.”

Taylor liked his team’s totalchemistry and teamwork, afactor he hopes is indicative ofthe squad’s chemistry headinginto post-season play.

“We shared the ball realwell,” said Taylor. “I thought

we took care of the ball well.We limited our turnovers andwe shot the ball fairly well.They demonstrated the kindof chemistry and teamworkthat we need at this point.”

Earlier in the season, Taylorwas concerned because thesquad was having trouble withcontinuing the intensity itneeded for the entire game,but he sees the stamina in-creasing.

“The girls continue to workhard in practice. They’ve beenworking on fine tuning theirgame and building their stam-ina. I felt that we followedthrough well and played foursolid quarters of basketball inthis game,” said Taylor.

“Defensively, our girlsworked hard to hold downtheir offensive efforts,” con-tinued Taylor. “This was re-ally the total team effort thatwe’ve been looking for.”

In junior varsity action,Antwerp bested Hicksville,36-26.


Nikki Sanders #20 grabs a loose ball and sweeps into the lanearound the Hicksville defense.

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Tricia Smalley #24 puts up a trey against Hicksville last Thurs-day night in the Range.


Antwerp’s Ellise Wetli #21 gets inside for two against the LadyAces last Thursday night in GMC play.

Archer WrestlingClub competes

ANTWERP – The AntwerpArcher Wrestling Club trav-eled to Findlay on Feb. 12 tocompete in the Findlay YouthInvitational.

Placing third in his firsttournament ever was KadenPhares. Placing second wereCorey Zartman, Tyler Bauerand Skyler Octaviano.

Earning first place in thetournament were Lance Mc-Keever, Kaden Steele andAidan McAlexander.

Other competitors in thetournament who came up justshort of placing were LukeMcKeever, Alex Ziljstra,Jerry Davis and Logan McK-eever.

Anyone interested inwrestling is welcome to stopby practice at 5 p.m. on Tues-days and Thursdays in theAntwerp High School audite-ria.

Raiders advance 6wrestlers to districts

Submitted by Katie Clemens

LIMA – On Saturday, eb. 18,the Wayne Trace Raiders trav-eled to Lima Central CatholicHigh School to compete in theDivision 3 Sectional WrestlingTournament. The Raiders did anice job, placing nine wrestlersand advancing six wrestlers tothe district tournament startingFriday, Feb. 24 and ending Sat-urday, Feb. 25.

As a team, the Raidersplaced third of 12 teams com-peting for the title of sectionalchamps.

The top five teams wereColdwater, who ended with179.5 points, Lima Bath with143.5 points, the Wayne TraceRaiders with 142.5 points,Delphos St. Johns with 137.5points and Lima CentralCatholic with 133 points.

Head coach GeorgeClemens noted that he is proudof each and every one of hiswrestlers and looks forward toseeing what the team can do atthe district tournament.

Advancing to the districttournament for the Raiders are:

• sophomore Dustin Taylor(106) with a fourth place finish

• freshman Matt Baxter(113), who became one of onlyfive Raider freshmen ever toadvance to the district tourna-ment, with a fourth place finish

• sophomore Aaron Miller(126), who finished second

• senior Kameran Clemens(132) with a second place fin-ish

• senior Zach Cotterman(138), who finished in secondplace

• junior Sawyer Temple(152), who ended with second

place.A couple Raiders finished in

fifth place, making them alter-nates to the district tourna-ment. These wrestlers aresenior Tyler Arnett (160) andfreshman Tyler Showalter(145).


Paulding County Church Directoryat 6:00pm. Our church office is located at 308 N. Main St. Pentecostal Church of God, 601 W. Caroline St., Paulding, ElderGeorge Robinson, Sunday school at 10 a.m., worship service at noon,prayer services Monday at 6 p.m. and Thursday at noon, Bible studyat 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 10:30a.m., and Wednesday evening at 7:00 p.m. including a youth service onat 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 children’s hour. St. John Lutheran Church–ELCA, 7611 Road 87, Briceton, PastorJoseph Allen, church telephone number is 419-399-4962, cell phonenumber is 419-406-0987. Sunday worship at 9:00 a.m., Sunday schoolat 9:50 a.m. St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church, 601 Flat Rock Drive (P.O. Box156), Paulding, Pastor Kare Stetins, church telephone number is 399-2320, Sunday Worship at 10:15 a.m., Sunday school at 9 a.m.PAYNE AND OUTLYING AREAS Divine Mercy Catholic Parish, 203 W. Townline, Payne, 399-2576, PastorVery Rev. G. Allan Fillman, Masses: Saturday at 4:00 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., children’s church at 10 a.m., worship at10 a.m., home groups at 6 p.m., Wednesday evening services at 6:30p.m. (Indiana time). Living Water Ministries, Contemporary worship service Sunday nightsat 10 a.m. & 6:30 p.m., The “Well” church for kids, Sunday mornings from10-11:30 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, Minister DanStaifer. Sunday worship at 9:30 am. 419-263-2092. 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 prayermeeting at 7:30 p.m. St. Jacob United Church of Christ, southwest corner of Oak and Hymanstreets, Payne, Rev. Jim Langham, 263-2763. Sunday School-9:00 am,Church service-10:00 am. St. James Lutheran Church– NALC, West Townline Street (P.O. Box 42),Payne, 263-2129, Pastor Fred Meuter, 260-492-2581. Sunday School at9:00 a.m., Sunday worship at 10:00 a.m. St. Paul United Methodist Church, (P.O. Box 154) 312 South MainStreet, Payne, Rev. Julia Ronngren, 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. Editor’s Note: If your church doesn’t have service times listed, pleasecontact the Paulding County Progress office to notify of Sunday servicetimes.

(419) 899-4153, worship service at 10:30 a.m., Sunday school at 9:30a.m. Bethlehem Temple Pentecostal, 818 West Jackson Street, Paulding,399-3770, Rev. Burpo, Sunday school at 10 a.m., Sunday worship at12 p.m. Calvary Bible Church, Ohio 111 West across from Paulding CountyHospital, 399-4919, elders John Mohr, (260) 632-4356, Bob Fessel419-399-3398, Jack Fetter 419-587-3660, Brad Sisson 419-263-3108. Sunday school at 9 a.m., morning worship at 10:15 a.m., Ad-venture Club and youth group at 6 p.m. Wed. Cecil Community Church, 203 S. Main St., Cecil. Pastor Ted Ramey.Sun. school 10:00 am, Worship service 11:00 am, Sun. eve. 6:00 pm,Wed. eve. 6:00 pm. Cecil First Presbyterian Church, Main Street, Cecil, Sunday worshipat 8 a.m., Sunday school at 9 a.m. Divine Mercy Catholic Parish, 417 N. Main, Paulding, 399-2576,Pastor Very Rev. G. Allan Fillman, Masses: Saturday at 5:30 p.m.; Sun-day 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 10:45a.m. and 6 p.m. Sunday and 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. Pastor Drew Gard-ner. First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), 1233 Emerald Road,Paulding, Rev. Gregory Bibler, 419-399-4576, Sunday school 9:00a.m., Worship service 10:00 a.m. First Presbyterian Church, 114 West Caroline Street, Paulding, 399-2438, Rev. David Meriwether, 9:00am Sunday school, 10:15 a.m.praise singing, 10:30 a.m. Sunday worship. House of Love Ministries, 220 N. Williams St., Paulding. Pastor Pre-

dest (Dwayne) Richardson or Sister Brenda Richardson, 419-399-9205or 419-796-8718, Sunday worship at 3:00 p.m. Jail Ministry, Food Min-istry, Outreach Ministry. Overcomer Outreach - a Christian 12-steapmeeting, Sundays at 5:00 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, MinisterChristopher Reno, 419-399-4761. Bible school at 9:30 a.m., Sundayworship at 10:30 a.m. Paulding Church of the Nazarene, 210 Dooley Dr., Paulding, 399-3932, Revs. Kim and Cindy Semran, Sunday school at 9:15 a.m., Sun-day worship at 10:30 a.m., Sunday evening at 6:00 p.m.: Kids’ SummerJam (ages 4-4th grade), Preteen class (5th-6th grade), Teen group (7th-12th grade), and adult service. Wednesday at 7:00 p.m.: Teen group(7th-12th grade), adult bible study and prayer. Nursery available for allservices. Paulding Family Worship Center, 501 West Perry Street, Paulding,399-3525, Rev. Monte Moore, Sunday worship at 10:30 a.m. Paulding United Methodist Church, 321 North Williams Street,Paulding, church telephone number is 399-3591, Rev. Ben Lowell, Wor-ship service at 9:45 a.m.; Sunday School, 11:15 a.m.; Wed. worship

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,Rev. Dr. Paul G. Bunnell, 587-3941, Sunday school at 9:30 a.m., Sundayworship at 10:20 a.m., nursery available during all services. Mandale Church of Christ in Christian Union, Ohio 66, Pastor Justin Ster-rett, 419-786-9878, Sunday school at 9:30 a.m., Sunday worship at 10:30a.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 10:15a.m., Sunday evening Bible study at 7 p.m. Mt. Zion United Methodist Church, Grover Hill, County Road 151, Sundayschool 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, PastorTerry Martin, 419-622-2026, Sunday school at 9:30 a.m., Sunday morningworship at 10:30 a.m., Sunday Evening worship at 6:00 pm, Wednesdayevening worship at 7:00 pm, Wednesday Youth Group at 7:00 pm. Friends United Methodist Church, Latty, Pastor Ron Johnson. Sundayworship 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 halfmile west on County Road 60, Pastor Stan Harmon, 594-2248, Sundayworship at 9:00 a.m. Sunday school at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday servicesfor children, youth and adults at 7:00 p.m. Melrose United Methodist Church, Melrose, 594-2076, Pastor EileenKochensparger 399-5818; Sunday school 9:30 a.m., Sunday worship at10:30 a.m., Sunday evening worship at 6:30 p.m., Wednesday Bible studyand prayer at 6:30 p.m. Twin Oaks United Methodist Church, corner of Harmon and Secondstreets, Oakwood, Pastor Eric Dailey. 419-594-2992. Sunday worship at9:30 a.m., Sunday school at 10:45 a.m., Bible Study Wednesdays at 10:00a.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., eveningworship at 6 p.m., Wednesday Bible study at 7 p.m.PAULDING AND OUTLYING Bethel United Methodist, Forders Bridge, Cecil, Pastor Kevin Doseck

ANTWERP AND SURROUNDING Antwerp Community Church, 704 S. Erie St., SR 49, Antwerp; PastorRicky 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 MikeSchneider, church telephone number is 258-4901, Comtemporaty serviceSunday 8:30a.m., Sunday school 9:30a.m., Traditional Service 10:30a.m. Church of Christ, 15413 St. Rt. 49, P.O. Box 1150, Antwerp. 258-3895.Sun. class 9:30 am, Sun. worship 10:30 am, Sun. eve. class 6:00 pm, Sun.eve. worship 7:00 pm. Wed. night J.A.M. at 7:00 pm. 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 9:15 a.m., Sunday worship at 10:35 a.m. Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, 2937 US 24, 258-2290. Publictalk 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 9a.m., Sunday worship at 10 a.m.

ARTHUR/FIVE SPAN AREA Apostolic Christian Church, 13562 Road 147, Defiance (Junction), 399-3121, William Schlatter, Elder, Sunday services at 10:15 a.m. and 12:30p.m., Sunday school at 1 p.m., Wednesday services at 8 p.m. Bethel Christian Church, Ohio 66, Defiance (Arthur), Pastor ChristopherBaker, 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 [email protected], Sunday school at 9:30 a.m., Sun-day 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., eveningservice at 6 p.m.; Wednesday evening services at 7 p.m. Rock Church, SR 637, Five Span-Arthur area, Pastor Bobby Branham393-2924, 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., YouthService 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 at11 a.m., Sunday evening worship at 6 p.m.; Wednesday prayer meeting at7 p.m. Grover Hill Church of the Nazarene, Maple and East Jackson streets,

Wayne Trace splits gamesBy KEVIN


HAVILAND – After split-ting two games last week, theWayne Trace Lady Raidershead into Division III sec-tional tournament action atLima Bath looking to extendtheir season as long as possi-ble. (See related story.)

Wayne Trace comes intothe contest off of a disappoint-ing loss to Fairview on Thurs-day after defeating Crestviewon Senior Night at the“Palace” last Monday.

Seniors Sarah Feasby, KariMyers, Becca Habern, Ashley

Saylor and Rachel Long allput on their uniforms for thefinal time on the Wayne Tracefloor as the Raiders defeatedthe Knights, 51-39.

Feasby paced the way forthe red, white and blue, buck-eting 19 points while addingnine rebounds and six assists.Saylor chipped in eight pointswith Myers adding one point,one steal and one assist in thevictory.

“It was a good win againsta quality team for us,” con-cluded Raider head coachGreg Davis. “Crestview is al-ways a good basketball team.It’s a good victory for our sen-

iors in their last home game.”Wayne Trace’s junior var-

sity moved to 13-6 on the sea-son with a 32-24 victory overthe Knights.

Karena Egnor paced theRaiders with 10 points whileNatalie Sinn chipped in nine.Megan Hartman had eightmarkers and Aly Williamsonrecorded six for Crestview.

The Raiders closed the reg-ular season with a 65-55 lossto the Apaches in GreenMeadows Conference action.

Krystal Wannemachertopped the Raiders with 26points while Feasby recorded13 markers. Feasby also hadsix rebounds for Wayne Traceand Wannemacher recordedfour assists and four steals.Feasby and Kari Myers bothhad three steals and MadisonPoling picked up a pair. RyleeZartman dished out a pair ofassists.

Wayne Trace’s junior var-sity closed its season with arecord of 14-6 overall and 4-3 in the Green Meadows Con-ference after rolling to a 41-13win over the Apaches.

Danielle Kortokrax pacedthe red, white and blue witheight points with SylviaYoung and Erin Jewell addingsix each. Mackenzie Swary(five), Taylor Grant (five),Maddie Baumle (four), Na-talie Sinn (four), BrendaFeasby (two) and MadisonPoling (one) completed theRaider scoring.

Feasby also recorded sixsteals with Poling (four),Grant (three) and KarenaEgnor (two) also recordingmultiple steal nights. Polingdished out four assists whileLeah Sinn, Baumle and Sinnall had two.


The Raiders’ Sarah Feasby #32 has a little trouble seeing thebasket against Crestview last Monday.


Wayne Trace’s Kari Myers #10 drives the lane againstCrestview last Monday night.


Krystal Wannemacher #3 drops in a deuce against Crestviewlast Monday evening.

Raiders look to rebound against CavsBy KEVIN


Tonight, the Lady Raiderswill open tournament actionagainst Coldwater, who fin-ished the regular season at 12-8 overall while completing theMidwest Athletic Conferencewith a record of 4-5.

Coldwater is led by fresh-man point guard Sarah Kan-ney (5-6), who buckets 13.8points markers a night. Kan-ney has hit 60 of 185 3-pointfield goals on the seasonwhile recording 17 assists and56 steals.

Senior guard Jenae Muh-lenkamp (5-5) chips in 7.7points a night while hitting 31of 96 shots from beyond thearc. Courtney Wellman, a 5-7senior guard, records 7.1markers a contest and has hit

21 times from three-pointland.

The Cavaliers, which haveplayed nine girls in all 20games this season, shoot 30percent from 3-point land(115 of 416) and hit 62 per-cent (157-253) at the charitystripe.

Other top players for theblack and orange include sen-ior Kiya Dues (5-7, guard),senior Carly Schlater (5-8,forward), junior Megan Muh-lenkamp (5-6, guard), fresh-man Brooke Welsch (5-9,forward), senior LarissaGoubeaux (5-8, forward) andjunior Hailey Kahle (5-7,guard).

Megan Muhlenkamp pacesthe Cavaliers in assists with26 and is second on the squadwith 41 steals. Welsch topsColdwater in rebounds with

77 while Goubeaux hasgrabbed 69 and Kanney hasrecorded 64. Goubeaux (34),Welsch (32), Megan Muh-lenkamp (32) and Dues (30)top the orange and black onthe offensive boards.

As a squad, Coldwater av-erages 14 turnovers per gamewhile forcing its opponentsinto 17 a night. The MercerCounty squad posts 47.9points per game while allow-ing 46.6, with its top quarterbeing the third period whenthey outscore opponents 246-215. The Cavaliers also enjoytheir best shooting quarter inthe fourth in both total fieldgoal percentage and 3-pointfield goal percentage.

In looking at the schedule,Coldwater has posted victo-ries over Kalida (58-50),Delphos St. John’s (43-36),

New Bremen (49-46), VanWert (46-43), Elida (56-35),Parkway (52-38), Lima Cen-tral Catholic (52-48),Greenville (64-43), St. Marys(58-30), Wapakoneta (52-50),St. Henry (62-49) and Botkins(40-29).

Cavalier losses have beento Lima Bath (72-42), Celina(63-43), Fort Recovery (45-41), Versailles (61-50), Min-ster (61-53), New Knoxville(45-34), Lima Shawnee (61-53) and Marion Local (38-22).

Wrestling clubin PH Tourney

The Antwerp ArcherWrestling Club recently com-peted in the Patrick HenryTournament on Feb. 5. Eightwrestlers competed and alleight wrestlers placed in thetop three of their respectiveweight classes.

Placing first were KameranJohnson, Eli Reinhart, AidanMcAlexander and TylerBauer. Placing second wereAvin Johnson and Corey Zart-man. Placing third were JerryDavis and Alex Ziljstra.

This tournament markedthe first time the ArcherWrestling Club ever had fourchampions in the same tour-nament.

Snipes wins freethrow contest

Paulding Middle Schoolseventh grader Ashley Snipesparticipated in the Knights ofColumbus Regional FreeThrow Shooting Contest Feb.12 in Ottawa. Ashley made 19out of 25 foul shot attempts towin the regional competition.She defeated nine other par-ticipants to place first in herdivision.

Ashley now moves on to thestate championships to be heldin Columbus on March 17.

Raider 8th graders winGMC championship

Wayne Trace’s eighth grade boys basketball team won the GreenMeadows Conference championship on Saturday at Holgate HighSchool as the Raiders defeated Tinora 64-55 in the conference titlegame.

Alec Vest led Wayne Trace with 19 points with Gabe Woblerchipping in 15 to pace the Raiders, who finish 17-2 on the season.

Cole Shepherd and Justin Speice each added 10 for the red, whiteand blue with Luke Miller and Clint Sinn chipping in nine and one,respectively.

The Rams led 15-11 after one quarter before widening the marginto 35-22 at the intermission. The Raiders then closed to within 44-43 at the end of three periods before rallying for the victory.

Logan Bailey paced Tinora with 18 points.

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CHERRY ST/NORTHDR ASSESSMENTSThe Village WILL NOTbe sending out invoicesfor assessments regard-ing the CherryStreet/North Drive proj-ect. To avoid these costsbeing assessed to yourreal estate taxes, pay-ments wil be acceptedby the Village Officeuntil Friday, March 30that 5:00 pm. Please makechecks payable to the“Village of Paulding”.Please contact MelissaTope, Finance Director,with any questions at(419) 399-4011. Melissa Tope, FinanceDirectorVilalge of Paulding, OH419-399-4011 26c2

COUNTY : PAULDINGThe following applica-tions and/or verifiedcomplaints were re-ceived, and the follow-ing draft, proposed andfinal actions were is-sued, by the Ohio En-vironmental ProtectionAgency (Ohio EPA)last week. The com-plete public notice in-cluding additionalinstructions for sub-mitting comments, re-questing informationor a public hearing, orfiling an appeal may beobtained at:http://www.epa.ohio.gov/actions.aspx orHearing Clerk, OhioEPA, 50 W. Town St.P.O. Box 1049,Columbus, Ohio43216. Ph: 614-644-2129 email:[email protected] PER-MISSION FOR OPENBURNING OACCHAPTER 3745-19CHIEF JAMIEMANSFIELD -PAYNE FDP.O. BOX 176PAYNE, OH 45880OH ACTION DATE :02/13/2012FACILITY DESCRIP-TION: AIRIDENTIFICATIONNO. : 12-021This final action notpreceded by proposedaction and is appeal-able to ERAC. Permis-sion to burn two motorvehicles with tires andall automotive fluidsdrained at 10082 StateRoute 613 in PauldingTwp., OH, for firetraining purposes, perOAC rule 3745-19-04(C](2).DRAFT NPDES PER-

MIT RENEWAL -SUBJECT TO REVI-SIONGROVER HILL WWTP*E WAYNE STGROVER HILLOH ACTION DATE :02/20/2012RECEIVING WA-TERS: W BRANCHCREEKFACILITY DESCRIP-TION: MUNICIPAL-ITYIDENTIFICATIONNO. : 2PA00085*FDFINAL ISSUANCEOF PERMIT-TO-INSTALL AND OPER-ATEHAVILAND EN-ERGY LLC115 W. MAINSTREETH A V I L A N DOH ACTION DATE :02/14/2012FACILITY DESCRIP-TION: AIRIDENTIFICATIONNO. : P0109081Installation of anaero-bic digester with flare,digester gas firedboiler and engine/gen-erator. 26c1

NOTICE TO BIDDERS STATE

OF OHIO DEPARTMENT OF

TRANSPORTATIONColumbus, Ohio

Office of ContractsLegal Copy Number:

120183Sealed proposals willbe accepted from pre-qualified bidders at theODOT Office of Con-tracts until 10:00 a.m.on March 22, 2012.Project 120183 is lo-cated in PauldingCounty, SR-49-5.68and is a BRIDGE RE-PAIR project. The dateset for completion ofthis work shall be asset forth in the biddingproposal. Plans andSpecifications are onfile in the Departmentof Transportation.26c2

Public Notice of Estimated Assess-

ments(ORC §729.08)

The list of estimated assessments with re-gard to the construc-tion of certain curbsand gutters abuttingNorth Cherry Streetand North Drive, asprovided in Resolution1249-11, has beenmade and is on file inthe Office of the Clerkof the Village Councilfor the inspection andexamination of personsinterested therein.Any person objectingto such assessment

shall file their objectionin writing with MelissaTope, Finance Director,within two (2) weeksafter the last publicationof this notice, the date ofsaid last publicationbeing February 22,2012, Those individualswishing to pay theamount of the proposedassessment can makepayment to the Villageof Paulding on or beforeMarch 31, 2012.By order of the VillageCouncil of the Village ofPaulding, Ohio.Melissa S. Tope, Finance DirectorVillage of Paulding,Ohio419-399-4011 24c3

Resolution 1262-12 waspassed by Paulding Village Council on Feb-ruary 6, 2012, and goesinto effect and shall inforce immediately. Thesummary of this legisla-tion is as follows:A RESOLUTION AU-THORIZING THEMAYOR AND/ORTHE VILLAGE ADM-NISTRATOR OFPAULDING TOENTER INTO CON-TRACTS FOR THECONSTRUCTION OFA NEW WATER-PLANT, AND DECLARING ANEMERGENCY.Copies of the full text ofthis legislation may beobtained at the FinanceDirector's Office, 116South Main Street, be-tween the hours of 8:00a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Mon-day through Friday.Melissa S. Tope, Finance Director 24c2

Ordinance 1432-12 waspassed by Paulding Vil-lage Council on Febru-ary 6, 2012, and goesinto effect and shall bein force immediately.The summary of thislegislation is as fol-lows; AN ORDI-N A N C EE S TA B L I S H I N GFUND 211-EMS ANDFUND 217-EMSCONTRACT AS"SPECIAL REVENUEFUNDS" AS DE-FINED BY THE AU-

DITOR’S OFFICE OFTHE STATE OF OHIOAND DECLARINGTHE SAME TO BE" C O M M I T T E DFUNDS" AS DE-FINED BY THATSAME OFFICE ANDDECLARING ANEMERGENCY.Copies of the full textof this legislationmaybe obtained at theFinance Director's Of-fice, 116 South MainStreet. between thehours of 8:00 a.m. and5:00 p.m. Mondaythrough Friday.Melissa S. Tope, Finance Director 24c2

SHERIFF’S SALEOF REAL ESTATE

General Code, Section 11681Revised Code,

Section 2329.26THE STATE OFOHIO, PAULDINGCOUNTY:THE FIRST STATEBANK, Plaintiff,vs.RUSSELL R. HER-MAN, El AL., Defen-dants,Case No. CI 11 044.Pursuant to an Order ofSale in the above enti-tled action, I will offerfor sale at public auc-tion, at the East door ofthe Courthouse in theVillage of Paulding, inthe above namedCounty, on Thursday,the 22nd day of March,2012 at 10:10 o'clockA.M., the real estate lo-cated at:121 West CarolineStreet, Paulding, Ohio45879 Parcel Number:30-23S-049-00 and 30-23S-050-00Said premises ap-praised at Seventy-eight Thousand andNo/100 ($78,000.00)Dollars and cannot besold for less than two-thirds of that amount.The appraisal of thisproperty was com-pleted without an inte-rior inspection. Neitherthe Sheriff's Office northe appraisers are responsible for the con-dition of the property atthe time the purchasertakes possession.TERMS OF SALE:Ten percent down onday of the sale and bal-ance before deed is to

be issued. Sheriff David I. Harrow Paulding County, Ohiopauldingohsheriff.comPamela A. Fehring, At-torney for Plaintiff 25c3



Section 2329.26THE STATE OFOHIO, PAULDINGCOUNTY:JPMC SPECIALTYMORTGAGE LLC fkaWM SPECIALTYMORTGAGE LLC,Plaintiff,vs.BETH A. DAVEN-PORT, ET AL., Defen-dants,Case No. CI 11054.Pursuant to an Order ofSale in the above enti-tled action, I will offerfor sale at public auc-tion, at the East door ofthe Courthouse in theVillage of Paulding, inthe above namedCounty, on Thursday,the 22nd day of March,2012 at 10:05 o'clockA.M., the real estate lo-cated at:5774 State Route 500,Payne, Ohio 45880 Par-cel Number: 17-35B-012-00 and17-35B-013-00Said premises appraisedat Fifty-four Thousandand No/100 ($54,000.00)Dollars and cannot besold for less than two-thirds of that amount.The appraisal of thisproperty was completedwithout an interior in-spection. Neither theSheriff's Office nor theappraisers are responsible for the condi-tion of the property at thetime the purchaser takespossession.TERMS OF SALE: Tenpercent down on day ofthe sale and balance be-fore deed is to be issued.25c3Sheriff David I. Harrow Paulding County, Ohiopauldingohsheriff.comKevin L. Williams, Attorney for Plaintiff



Section 2329.26

THE STATE OF OHIO,PAULDING COUNTY:BANK OF AMERICA,N.A. SUCCESSOR BYMERGER TO BACHOME LOANS SERV-ICING, LP fka COUN-TRYWIDE HOMELOANS SERVICING,LP, Plaintiff,vs.VICKI R. LAMER-SON, ET AL., Defen-dants,Case No. CI 11 180.Pursuant to an Order ofSale in the above enti-tled action, I will offerfor sale at public auc-tion, at the East door ofthe Courthouse in theVillage of Paulding, inthe above namedCounty, on Thursday,the 22nd day of March,2012 at 10:00 o'clockA.M., the real estatelocated at:12116 Dennis Street,Paulding, Ohio 45879Parcel Number: 23-51B-039-00Said premises ap-praised at Sixty Thou-sand and No/100($60,000.00) Dollarsand cannot be sold forless than two-thirds ofthat amount.The appraisal of thisproperty was com-pleted without an inte-rior inspection. Neitherthe Sheriff's Office northe appraisers are responsible for thecondition of the prop-erty at the time the purchaser takes pos-session.TERMS OF SALE:Ten percent down onday of the sale and bal-ance before deed is tobe issued. Sheriff David I. Harrow Paulding County, Ohiopauldingohsheriff.comJoshua J. Epling, At-torney for Plaintiff 25c3

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Job responsibilities include, but are notlimited to, supervision of the trans-portation and maintenance areaswithin the district. A high schooldiploma and a commercial driver's license (class B with P and S endorse-ments) or the ability to obtain one, arerequired. Management skills, knowl-edge of school bus safety and laws,record keeping, computer skills, andHVAC, are a plus. Interested personsmay contact Patricia Ross at 419-399-4656, ext 1510 or at p_ross @pauld-ingschools.org, for more information.Resumes must be submitted by March9, 12:00 p.m. to Paulding ExemptedVillage Schools, attn: Patricia Ross,405 N. Water Street, Paulding, OH45879.

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#1482 New Listing -Paulding- VictorianHome with a History! In1990 a family room & 26x 24 ̓garage were addedto this late 1800ʼs house.C/Air, 2 fireplaces, origi-nal woodwork, 4 bdrms,2 baths, formal dining,library & parlor. 0.57 acrelot. $134,900. CallSandra/ Tamyra 419-506-1015.

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26 Firearms ------Handguns: Ruger Super Black hawk. 44 mag.; RugerNew Model Single Six, .22 cal; Ruger New Bearcat, .22 Cal; LCP, .380 cal.;H & R Young American, .32 cal.; Taurus 22 Magnum, .22 cal.; CobraentCLB 38, .38 cal; Browning Buckmark, .22 cal long; Colt Peacemaker, .22cal; Beretta 3032 Tom Cat, .32 cal; Beretta 21A, .22 cal.......Shotguns:Charles Daly Fied 12 ga; Stoeger Condor Over/ Under, 20 ga.; Remington870 Wingmaster, 20 ga.; Remington 1100, 12 ga.; Smith &Wesson 1000, 20ga.; New England Pardner, 20 ga; New England Pardner Tracker II, 12 ga ............ Rifles: Winchester 94, 30-30 cal; Ruger 10-22, 22 cal; Ruger M77,.22-25 0 cal.; Ruger Carbine, .44 cal.; Bushmaster XM15-e25, .223-5.56mm; Taurus 172, l7hmr; Taurus 62, .22 cal; Savage 93R17, l7hmr;Henry Repeating Arms, .22 cal.; .....Black Powder: Thompson Renegad.50 cal.; Connecticut Wolf Magnum, .50 cal. ---- Call For Firearm Cata-logued List or visit our Web Site - Firearms sold by Bruce C. French, Re-ceiver .....(Firearms sold in accordance with ATF regulations)..10+ WildlifePheasants Forever Prints & Pictures.....Household including 5 Pc. Double bedroom suite.......2 Wood Dining Tables & Chairs...... KitchenTable.....Recliner & Other Chairs...Love seat....End & Coffee tables Table &Other lamps.....2 Microwaves & Stand...Hall tree.....Stoneware & Otherdishes..... Pots, Pans, Kitchen Items...... Oak desk..(2) Entertainment cen-ters...TVs... Newer gas log fireplace insert.....China cabinet...Outdoor, Shop,Etc. including nice display of outside Christmas decorations including sev-eral lighted stand up figures, hundreds of feet of outdoor lighting & cords& related ...... 2 wagons of small tools and related....Very Partial Listing - 2 Auction Rings - Bring a Friend....visit our web site Inspection Fri., March2nd from 3 P.M to 6 P.M. and Beginning at 8:30 A.M. day of auction.....Terms: Cash or approved check day of auction with proper ID; VISA,Master Card or Discover Card with 3% processing charge ...For photos &more detailed list & complete firearms terms, visit our web site www.gor-rellbros-paulding.com or call for free brochure Sellers: Firearms - BruceC. French, Receiver, Mercer Co., Common Pleas Crt Case - and - Rus-sell Hoffman - and - June Taylor - and - Tony Ehresman - and - Others....Gorrell Bros. Auctioneers - Don Gorrell, Larry Gorrell, MatthewBowers Apprentice, Aaron Timm, Nolan Shisler

ANTWERP – 3 bedroom1.5 bath home with fire-place, attached garage anda 16x24 building/garage,all located on 1 & 6/10shaded acres near westedge of town. #325

READY TO MOVE IN – 2-Bedroom home with notmuch to do. Separate utilityroom, and detached 16x32ʼgarage. #310

COUNTRY 2.29 ACRES –with 3-bedroom 2 bath homegas heat, central air,detached 24x36 ̓ garage,and 2 storage buildings.Located in northern Van WertCounty. $69,900 #309

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SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING –or convert to MULTI FAMILY forextra income. Located inPaulding close to downtown.Owner said lower the price #317

NEW LISTING – 3 Bedroomspossible 4; 2 bath home builtin 1995 having basementwith 3 finished rooms,mechanical and storagerooms. Some of the homeʼsextras include the fulyequipped kitchen, sunroomwith deck, central air & natu-ral gas, village utilities, easycare vinl & brick exterior,attached garage, and storageshed. Listed at $111,900 &located in Antwerp. #304

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#2750 4802 Whippoor-will, Payne: 3 BR all oaktrim and cabinetry likenew throughout, C/A,gas log burning stove,total electric beautifulhome. Plus 24'x24' Mor-ton building with con-crete drive. Turn Keycondition! $108,000 Open

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#2761 403 Railroad St.Antwerp: Lovely homeon an extra large lot witha 2 car garage, barn anda carport. Parts of theback yard are fenced in,flowering trees and verynicely landscaped. Thehome has central air, 3bedrooms, 2 full baths,fireplace and 1809sq. Ft.$72,500 Call Don

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