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CountySteer tagging,weigh-in Dec. 7

PAULDING ThePaulding County Jr. Fairwill be holding its annualsteer tagging and weigh-infrom 9-11 a.m. Saturday,Dec. 7 at the fairgrounds.All members planning toexhibit a steer(s) at the 2014Paulding County FairMUST have their animals(s)tagged on this date.

Livestock trailers shouldenter through the west gateand weigh-in will take placeat the scales in the east endof the hog barn.

For questions about steertagging and weigh-in, pleasecontact the Extension Officeat 419-399-8225 or emailStaci Hiler, 4-H program as-sistant at [email protected].

Cookie walkPAULDING The

Paulding United MethodistChurch will be hosting itsannual cookie walk from 9

a.m.-noon on Dec. 14 in thefellowship hall. Homemadecookies and candy will beavailable for purchase. Anelevator is available forthose who prefer to use it toaccess the fellowship hall.

Weather reportA summary of Novem-

bers weather highs andlows, as recorded at Paul-dings water treatment plant:

Maximum temperature:64 on Nov. 18.

Low temperature: 15on Nov. 24.

Most rain/melted snowin a 24-hour period: 1.09inches on Nov. 1; mostice/snow: 1.5 inches onNov. 12.

Total rainfall/meltedsnow for the month: 2.45inches; total ice and snow:1.5 inches.

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By KEVINWANNEMACHER

SportswriterWAPAKONETA Wayne

Traces defense stole the showFriday night at Harmon Fieldin Wapakoneta as the Raiders

held Mechanicsburg to 52rushing yards through threequarters and cruised to a 57-10 victory over the Indians.

With the victory, the red,white and blue advance totake on Kirtland (14-0), theAssociated Press poll champi-on for Division VI. TheHornets and Raiders willsquare off at 11 a.m. on Fridayat Fawcett Stadium in Cantonin the Division VI state cham-

pionship.While the Raider offense

has dominated throughout thisplayoff run, it was the Raiderdefense that stole the show

against the Indians.Wayne Trace completely

shut down a Mechanicsburgrushing attack that averaged280 yards per game but fin-ished with only 146 against

the Raiders.Our defense was outstand-

ing tonight, noted Raiderhead coach Bill Speller.After the first two plays, we

just shut them down and ittook them out of their game

plan.Indians running back

Aeryton Erwin gained 47yards on Mechanicsburgsfirst two plays but WayneTrace would allow only five

more yards over 15 plays inthe first three quarters.

It was a tremendous effortdefensively, continued theRaider mentor. It was a totalteam effort on that side of the

ball and they just stepped upand made play after playtonight.

While the Raider defensewas dominating Mechanics-

burg, the red, white and blueoffense was playing prettywell, too.

After the Indians won thecoin toss but elected to defer,Wayne Trace took the ball and

proceeded to march down thefield in five plays before find-ing the end zone.

Jared Sherry finished offthe drive, running 17 yards to

put Wayne Trace on top 8-0with 10:07 left in the openingstanza.

The Indians closed to with-in 8-3 on a 34-yard BrandonPurk field goal but that would

be all of the Mechanicsburg

JOSHUA P. SMITH JONATHAN HORNISH CASSANDRA CRITES

The Wayne Trace Raiders run onto the field before the state semifinal game last Friday at Wapakoneta. They advance to Fridays state championship game.

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Meth lab bust nets 3 arrestsPAULDING Three individuals are in cus-

tody following a meth lab bust last Wednesdaymorning in Paulding.

According to Sheriff Jason Landers, deputieswith the Paulding County Sheriffs Officealong with investigators from the West CentralOhio Crime Task Force executed a search war-rant on Rita Street in Paulding on Nov. 27.

The search warrant was for a suspected methlab inside the residence located at 13570 RitaStreet in the Emerald Acres subdivision.

Arrested at the scene were Joshua P. Smith,age 36, Jonathan C. Hornish, age 24, andCassandra R. Crites, age 30. All are fromPaulding.

Preliminary charges filed on the suspects in-clude possession of drugs, assembly of chemi-cals to produce methamphetamine and felonychild endangering.

During the execution of the search warrant,investigators located Crites with her 10-year-old daughter inside the residence. Investigatorsworked with Paulding Job & Family Servicessocial worker investigators to properly care for

the juvenile.I appreciate everyones efforts today. This

investigation has been ongoing for severalmonths, said Landers. I enjoy the coopera-tion from Job & Family Services investigatorsas they acted quickly to take good care of the

juvenile that resides in the residence. All folksinvolved worked together to make EmeraldAcres neighborhood a little safer for the holi-days.

The investigation continues in regards to thiscase. More charges are expected to be filed atthe December session of the county grand jury.

If anyone has information regarding drug ac-tivity or any other crime, please contact thesheriffs office at 419-399-3791. Leave infor-mation via Facebook by searchingFacebook/Paulding County Sheriffs Office orvisit the website atwww.pauldingohsheriff.com and leave anemail for the sheriff. Anonymous tips can besubmitted via the website by scrolling to the

bottom of any page and clicking on Send usan anonymous tip.

PAULDING On Mon-day afternoon, PauldingCounty Sheriff Jason Lan-ders issued the following

press release:In attempt to keep the cit-

izens informed, I would liketo report BCI&Is finding in

regards to the shoe that wasfound in the old PauldingCounty Jail on Oct. 11, 2013.It was believed the shoemight have been missing evi-dence in relationship to a1960 unsolved murder of

Nancy Eagleson.The shoe was tested at

BCI for potential biologicalevidence. The report this of-fice recently received fromBCI states no DNA profilewas obtained from the shoe.This investigation remainsopen.

If anyone has informationregarding this case, contact

the sheriffs office at 419-399-3791. You can also leaveinformation via Facebook bys e a r c h i n gFacebook/Paulding CountySheriffs Office; go towww.pauldingohsheriff.com

and leave an email for thesheriff; or leave an anony-mous tip via the website byscrolling to the bottom of any

page and clicking on send usan anonymous tip.

Asked if BCI investigatorswere able determine anything

else about the shoe, such asage, Landers responded,When I submitted it theycould only look for biologicalevidence and thats all theywere going to do.

Eagleson, at age 14, wasabducted, raped and shot todeath on Nov. 13, 1960. Theabduction occurred while sheand her younger sister werewalking home from themovies in Paulding. Evidenceand personal effects, includ-ing her shoes, have beenmissing for several years. InOctober, the new owners ofthe old jail were digging in

the basement and uncovered ashoe and a few other items.after the family examined theshoe and determined it ap-

peared to be similar to onesworn by Nancy Eagleson onthat fateful evening.

Sheriff: No DNAobtained on shoefound in old jail

Jim Bowers/Paulding County Progress

After picking up a big gain, Tyler Showalter #20 gets draggeddown with his face mask, costing the Mechanicsburg defenseanother 15 yards.


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2A - Paulding County Progress Wednesday, December 4, 2013

By JIM LANGHAMFeature Writer

PAULDING According toPaulding County AuditorClaudia Fickel, 2014 dog tagswent on sale Monday, Dec. 2with new options. They in-

clude the following: One-year tag, $15 Three-year tag, $45 New permanent tag for

$150.Paulding County dog li-

censes for 2014 are availableon sale, as of Monday, saidFickel. Due to change in thelaw, three-year or permanentlicenses are available for your

dog in addition to the one-yearlicense.

Owners should be awarethat these long-term licensesare not refundable and maynot be transferred from dog todog.

Fickel noted that the fee fora kennel license is $75, but ifpurchased late (after Jan. 31,2014), the fee will increase to$150.

The auditor noted that as aconvenience to the public, doglicenses may be purchased on-line at www.paulding-countyauditor.com. Online

purchases require an addition-

By NANCY KLINEDHI Correspondent

OTTAWA A contract approvedlast month between the PutnamCounty and Paulding County com-missioners will provide a steady, con-sistent stream of money for thePutnam Countys Adult DetentionCenter. Putnam County has agreed tohouse Paulding County prisoners for$250,000 annually through Dec. 31,2015.

In the past, Putnam Countycharged Paulding County a set fee

per night and per prisoner for housingout-of-county prisoners.

The new contract was designedlike some counties who have agree-ments with another county that is aflat rate for so many beds, whetherthey are full or not, said PutnamCounty Commissioner John Love.He said the figure is consistent andnot based on the number of prisonershoused in Putnam County.

According to figures from thePutnam County Auditors office,Paulding County paid PutnamCounty $239,865.94 to house prison-ers at the Putnam County Adult

Detention Center in 2012.

As of Nov. 19, 2013, PauldingCounty had paid $303,426.

For Paulding County Sheriff JasonLanders, the agreement came downto dollars and cents.

Known prisoner population iswhat caused me to attempt to saveour taxpayers money. Projected pop-ulation can only be guessed off of

past numbers and that was my moti-vator, Landers said.

Love said earlier this year, Putnam

County Sheriff Michael Chandler ex-pressed concerns to the PutnamCounty commissioners that PauldingCounty officials were consideringhousing their prisoners in anothercounty if they could save money.

Love said Putnam County officialswanted to keep this revenue streamand also felt Putnam County had agood working relationship withPaulding County on housing the pris-oners.

Following discussions betweenPutnam and Paulding county offi-cials, Commissioners Love andTravis Jerwers, along with SheriffChandler, met with the PauldingCounty commissioners and their sher-

iff to work out a contract. This meet-

ing was held in executive session.At the conclusion of the session, an

agreement was reached wherePaulding County will pay PutnamCounty quarterly installments of$62,500 until the end of 2015.

Love said Paulding County willbegin paying the set quarterly fee forthe last quarter of 2013.

Im happy with the deal, Lovesaid. It gives our sheriff a set rev-enue figure for the next two years and

it gives Paulding County a budgetnumber for expenses.

Commissioner Vince Schroedersaid he voted no on the proposal be-cause of the amount.

I still wanted to keep prisonershere but said I would only approve acontract for $300,000 or more.

Schroeder said he was basing thatfigure on the amount received byPutnam County from PauldingCounty during the first three quartersof 2013.

The numbers are going up and Ifelt we should have asked for more inthe contract, Schroeder said.

Paulding County was the onlysource of income for housing out-of-

county prisoners in 2012. During

2013, Wood County, Van WertCounty, Defiance County, DefiancePolice Department and WyandotCounty used the Putnam CountyAdult Detention Center to house their

prisoners.According to figures from the au-

ditors office, Putnam County re-ceived $40,821 as of Nov. 19, 2013from these counties. This is in addi-tion to the $303,426 paid by PauldingCounty.

We have spent over $300,000 toPutnam County this year in out-hous-ing costs. I dont see our inmate num-

bers decreasing in the coming years,Landers said. This agreed-upon pay-ment of $250,000 annually will allowme to budget a solid number for myout-housing expense, and potentiallysave Paulding County over $50,000 ayear.

So far this year, the daily inmateaverage is over 20, compared to13.54 in 2011 and 15.74 in 2012.

Landers said he approachedSheriff Chandler to let him know he

planned to pursue options to seek abetter deal for out-housing inmates,due to cost. Landers also met with

Sheriff Thomas Riggenbach in Van

Wert County to seek an offer fromhim for holding inmates.

While that was happening, SheriffChandler contacted me to present mewith an offer. This $250,000 offercame to me from Putnam County,and Sheriff Riggenbach could notmatch it, Landers said.

I am very pleased with the deal,and I believe the commissioners areas well, Landers noted. We wouldhave to go back to our lowest year in

20 years, as far as daily inmate aver-age, to see a substantial loss, and my

projections are thats not going tohappen. Please understand this is aneducated guess and inmate numberscould go up or down.

Does the two-year agreement endany discussions on reopening thePaulding County Jail?

Absolutely not, Landers stated.We made sure there is a sentence inthe MOU (memorandum of under-standing) that states, In the eventPaulding reopens its jail facility, itmay terminate this agreement by pro-viding Putnam with written notice 90days prior to the termination date.

Additional reporting by Progress

editor Melinda Krick

STATE BOUNDContinued from Page 1A

To see more newsphotosfrom our photographers go towww.progressnewspaper.org.

You can order prints and photo giftsof your favorite photos there too.

From Staff ReportsMusic, lights, food, fun and

helping others are among theholiday events happening thismonth in Paulding County.Mark your calendar now to at-

tend:Wednesday, Dec. 4 Drop off donated items for

TGIF giveaway from 8 a.m.-8p.m. at the county extensionbuilding.Thursday, Dec. 5

Final day to drop off donat-ed items for TGIF giveaway, 8a.m.-3 p.m. at the county ex-tension building.

Seventh Annual LibraryWinter Wonderland Party 6-8p.m. in the Childrens Room ofthe main historic Carnegie li-brary in Paulding. Free photoswith Santa, refreshments,crafts and goody bag.

Paulding Elementary Christ-mas program, Crazy Carols,

7:30 p.m. in the auditeria.Friday, Dec. 6

Holiday light show at VanWert County Fairgrounds, 6-9

p.m. Enter Fox Road, Gate 5.Saturday, Dec. 7

A craft bazaar and a cookiewalk will be held from 8:30a.m.- 2:30 p.m., Dec. 7, at theThe Lifeway WesleyanChurch. The church is locatedat 7722 Moeller Road in FortWayne.

Annual TGIF (Thank GodIts Free) giveaway 9 a.m.-noon at the OSU ExtensionBuilding, hosted by PauldingUMC.

Mom 2 Mom Sale 9 a.m.-3p.m. in the Paulding Elemen-tary gym. Bake sale, book fair,Santa Shop where kids canshop for their parents or sib-lings. Proceeds benefit stu-

dents of Paulding Elementary.Meet Santa Day from 11a.m.-1 p.m. at Paulding Eagles,sponsored by Paulding LionsClub. Santa arrives aroundnoon. Crafts, free lunch forkids, raffles.

Friends of the Payne LibraryChristmas Walk from 3-7 p.m.Tickets can be purchased at thelibrary.


p.m. Enter Fox Road, Gate 5.Santa stops in Saturday night.

The Defiance CollegeChamber Singers in conjunc-tion with the University

Chorale of The Ohio StateUniversity at Lima will presenta holiday concert at 7 p.m. atSt. John United Church of

Christ, 950 Webster St.,Defiance. The event is free andopen to the public. A free-willoffering will be taken at theend of the performance.Sunday, Dec. 8

Paulding United MethodistChurch Christmas Walk, 5-8p.m. Tickets available at 419-399-3591 or 419-399-3547.


p.m. Enter on Fox Road, Gate5. Carriage rides will be avail-able.

The 42nd annual DefianceCollege community perform-ance of Handels Messiah at7 p.m. in St. John UnitedChurch of Christ, Defiance.The event is free and open tothe public. A free-will offeringwill be taken at the end of the

performance.

Tuesday, Dec. 10 Grover Hill ElementaryChristmas program, 1:30 p.m.and 7 p.m.Wednesday, Dec. 11

Paulding Schools annualSenior Citizens ChristmasBreakfast at 8:30 a.m. in theauditeria; registration deadlineDec. 4.

Christmas For Kids livedrive from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. atFirst Federal in Paulding. Thiswill be the seasons final livedrive in Paulding County.Thursday, Dec. 12

Wayne Traces 18th annualSenior Citizens Dinner for $1

at 12:45 p.m. in the junior highgym; to register, call KathieKipfer at the high school, 419-399-4100.

margin at 30-3.It was a big possession,

added the Raider mentor.Any time you can score rightbefore halftime, it is a big mo-mentum shift.

Wayne Trace then sealedany doubt on the openingdrive, started by an AustinKuhn recovery of the secondhalf kickoff at the Indian 36.

Six plays later, Speicehooked up with Showalter ona 13-yard touchdown toss thatgave the Raiders a 36-3 lead.

The Raiders added a Speicetouchdown pass to Arendfrom three-yards out inwidening the margin to 44-3with 5:31 left in the third

quarter.Speice then concluded hisnight with an eight-yard tossto Arend for another score,setting the advantage at 50-3entering the final stanza.

I am so proud of thesekids and coaches, concludedSpeller. They have put in atremendous amount of timeand effort. Its an honor torepresent the Wayne Tracecommunity and the GreenMeadows Conference andweve got one more game to

play.Gabe Wobler found Cole

Shepherd on a 35-yard scor-

ing strike for the Raiders finalscore in the contest.Speice finished the night

with 347 yards passing, com-pleting 30 of 46 passes. JaredSherry ran for 115 yards on10 carries for Wayne Trace.

Erwin posted 113 yards on23 attempts for the Indians,who finish 11-3 on the sea-son.

sessions of the first half.Wayne Trace pushed the

margin to 22-6 on a 32-yardscoring strike from Speice toKorbin Showalter before amomentum killing score toend the half.

Taking over at their own10-yard line with 3:38 left inthe half, the red, white and

blue drove 90 yards in 17plays, culminating the posses-sion on a Speice one-yard

plunge for a touchdown astime expired.

Speice then hooked up withJake Arend to set the halftime

offense through three quar-ters.

Meanwhile, the Raidersscored on their second pos-session as well. Senior quar-terback scrambled nine-yardsto put Wayne Trace on top 16-3 after one stanza.

We were able to answertheir scoring drive and thatwas a big score, Speller con-tinued. We needed to do thatto put the pressure back onthem and then our defenserose to the challenge.

Mechanicsburg went three-and-out on its last four pos-

Jail agreement should save county thousands of dollars

County dog tags are now

available with new options

Denise Gebers/Paulding County Progress

NEW MRI SERVICE DEBUTS A new MRI service is available at the Paulding CountyHospital. They have contracted with DMS Health Technologies to supply open bore MRItechnology to better serve local patients. The mobile unit will be available on Saturdays andTuesdays featuring a Siemens MAGNETOM Espree. The unit is larger than a traditional MRI:it is 125 cm front to back, has a 70 cm diameter and accommodates up to 550 lbs. on itstable. An open house for the countys medical personnel and the community at large wasconducted Monday. Here, Andy Cunningham, RT(R), MR, an MRI applications specialistwith DMS, explains some of the features to a volunteer patient about to enter the unit.

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FOOTBALL STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAMEThe Wayne Trace Raiders (13-1) play Associated Press top-ranked

Kirtland (14-0) in the Division VI title game Friday, Dec. 6, 2013 at11 a.m. at Canton Fawcett StadiumTICKET SALESALL tickets are RESERVED seating. Pre-sale tickets are $8 for adultsand students. Wayne Trace receives 20% of the presale ticket dol-lars sold. Tickets will be available at WT Wednesday and Thursday,7:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., and Wednesday evening 5-7:30 p.m. in theschool library.Tickets purchased at the gate will be $10.SENDOFF ON THURSDAYWayne Trace will be hosting a sendoff for the football team as itleaves for the state championship game on Thursday, Dec. 5. Theteam is slated to practice from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. with a sendoff for theteam at 1 p.m.LIVE COVERAGEListen live at WZOM 105.7, WKSD 99.7, or WPAUSports Time Ohio/Fox Sports Ohio has the TV rightsWELCOME HOME CELEBRATION

A welcome home celebration will be held honoring the Wayne Tracefootball team on Saturday, Dec. 7, beginning at 1 p.m. at WayneTrace High School. All fans are encouraged to attend as the squadis recognized on its outstanding and record-breaking season.STATE CHAMPIONSHIP SPECIAL SECTIONTheProgress is planning to publish a special souvenir section on theRaiders football season on Dec. 18. Contact our office at 419-399-4015 or email [email protected] for information.Deadline is Dec. 10.For more coverage, see Pages 1B and 3B inside.

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Dog tags for 2014 are on sale now through Jan. 31. This year,options have been added to buy one-year, three-year or per-manent tags. Showing off some adoptable canines at the dogshelter are, from left Shelly and Rick Grimes, Elaine Bradford,

Don Rhonehouse and Dog Warden Mark Rassman.

al fee of $2.25 per license for aone-year license, $3.75 for athree-year license and $9.75for the permanent license.There is also an additional feeof 50 cents per order for online

purchases to cover postage

and mailing supplies.Licenses also may be or-dered by mail. To use this op-tion, the dog owner shouldmail the appropriate fee and astamped self-addressed enve-lope to the Paulding CountyAuditor, 115 N. Williams St.,Paulding OH 45879. Theowners name, address, phonenumber, and a description ofthe dog (age, color, breed)must be provided.

For in-person purchases, li-censes are always availablewith a handling fee during reg-ular operating hours at thePaulding County Auditors

Office in the courthouse. Theoffice is open from 8 a.m.-4:30

p.m. Monday through Friday.Purchases under this arrange-ment must be by cash or checkonly.

The deadline to purchase2014 tags is Jan. 31, 2014.Late feels will apply to tags

purchased after the deadline.The phone number is 419-

399-8205.The law states that all dogs

three months of age or oldermust be licensed, said Fickel.

No dog shall be harbored,kept or owned without dis-

playing a valid registration

tag, she added.

A full calendar forthis Christmas season


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WINFREDBUDAGNESS1925-2013

SPENCERVILLE WinfredE. Bud Agness, 88, ofSpencerville and formerly ofGrover Hill, died at 9:55 a.m.Monday, Nov. 25 in theRoselawn Manor NursingHome, where he had residedsince May 22.

He wasborn Sept.25, 1925 inG r o v e r Hill, theson ofW i l l i a mBilly andPearl (Hoy)A g n e s s ,who are deceased. On Oct. 3,1945, he married his lovingwife of 68 years, Mary H. Wil-son, who survives along with ason, William Bill Agness ofLima; a daughter, Yvonne Mur-dick of Worthington; and hisgrand dog, Shelby. We will miss

his witty sense of humor and hisdevotion to family and friends.He was a devoted husband andfather. He enjoyed bowling,fishing and was an avid baseballfan.

Bud was a graduate ofGrover Hill High School andwent on to serve in the Army inEurope during WWII. Heowned a milk route after thewar, picking up at area farmsand delivering to the DefianceMilk Products, then became aninsurance agent for 17 yearswith Western & Southern Insur-ance Co. in Lima. With his wifeMary he was co-owner of the

MariStan Co. Inc. inSpencerville for over 20 years,manufacturing infant wear thatsold in New York City andaround the country. He retiredas owner-operator of BudsDairy Freeze at Haviland.

Funeral services were Satur-day, Nov. 30 in the Thomas E.Bayliff Funeral Home inSpencerville with the Rev.Keith Hamblin officiating. Bur-ial was in the SpencervilleCemetery, where theSpencerville veterans con-ducted military rites.

Condolences may be ex-pressed at [email protected].

MARY JANE GILBERT1927-2013

FORT WAYNE FormerPaulding County resident MaryJane Gilbert, age 86, died Tues-day, Nov. 26 at the LutheranLife Villages The Village atPine Valley, Fort Wayne.

She was born Feb. 21, 1927in Cecil,the daugh-ter of FloydE. andMabel M.(Dysinger)Simpson.On July 12,

1947, shem a r r i e dRobert G.Gilbert, who survives. A retiredhomemaker, she was previouslya member of First PresbyterianChurch, Paulding; life memberof American Legion Auxiliary;and past state officer of OhioRural Letter Carriers Auxiliary.

Mary Jane is survived by herhusband, Robert Gilbert; threechildren, David (Nancy)Gilbert, Dorothy Gilbert andDebra (David) Zimmerman, allof Fort Wayne; five grandchil-dren, John (Jamie) Gilbert, Al-lison (Steve Schneider)

Zimmerman, Sue (Jeremy)Foutz, Laura Gilbert and BrianZimmerman; and four great-grandchildren, Sarah Gilbert,Elliott Gilbert, Evan Foutz andIsaac Foutz.

She was preceded in death byher parents; and siblings, RuthBreedlove Commers, RobertSimpson and Max Simpson.

Funeral services were heldSaturday, Nov. 30 at DenHerder Funeral Home, Pauld-ing. Burial was in RochesterCemetery, Cecil,

In lieu of flowers, donationsmay be made to Visiting Nurse

& Hospice Home, Fort Wayneor Alzheimers Association.

Online condolences may besent to www.denherderfh.com.

EVAN GORDON1989-2013

Evan Joseph Gordon, age 24,formerly of Payne, diedWednesday, Nov. 27 in an auto-mobile accident in Van WertCounty.

He was born July 31, 1989 inVan Wert to Bill and Lori(Schneider) Gordon. Evanworked atDi scoun tTire in FortWayne forfive years.He was in-volved formost of hislife in thefamily busi-ness, Gordon Tool Inc., and forthe last two years worked full-time where he was responsiblefor logistics, maintenance aswell as sales.

Evan truly had a great lovefor God, life and country. He es-

pecially enjoyed cars and racingcars. He was an active memberof the Fort Wayne car club, FortWayne Muscle. He was a for-mer Boy Scout and altar serverat (St. John the Baptist) DivineMercy. He was also a life mem-

ber of the NRA. Evan was pro-life and was involved with ZIJAInternational, where he activelyworked to help those in need invarious parts of the world. Hewas a member of Divine MercyCatholic Church.

Evan is survived by his par-ents, Bill and Lori Gordon,

Payne; a brother Nicholas J.Gordon, Payne; paternal grand-father, Paul A. Gordon, Payne;maternal grandparents, JamesC. Sr. and Carolyn Schneider ofMiddle Point; aunts, Linda(Dennis) Sullivan of Indianapo-lis and Eileen (Marc) Durette ofMinocqua, Wis.; uncles, David(Debra) Gordon and KennethGordon, both of Payne, andJames Jr. (Julie) Schneider ofConvoy; and by many cousins.

He was preceded in death byhis grandmother, Maxine Gor-don, and an uncle, Richard Gor-don.

A Mass of Christian Burial

was held Tuesday, Dec. 3 at Di-vine Mercy Catholic Church,Payne with the Rev Jacob Gor-don officiating. Evan was laid torest at St. Johns CatholicCemetery, Payne. Dooley Fu-neral Home, Payne, was incharge of arrangements.

Suggested memorials are tothe Wounded Warrior Fund orThe ZIJA Miracle Foundation.

DEN ADAMS1942-2013

PAULDING Den Adams,age 70, left this earth to go to bein his Heavenly home on Fri-day, Nov. 29.

He was born Dec. 6, 1942 inJeremiah, Ky., the son of Arthurand Helmer (Thompson)Adams. OnAug. 31,1962, hemarried Ju-dith A.Commers,who sur-vives. Hewas a char-ter memberof PauldingEMS, a Paulding County Sher-iff Dept. deputy, lieutenant forthe Paulding Police Reserves,and employed by Johns

Manville.But his greatest triumph was

receiving Jesus Christ as hisSavior and serving the Lord.His relationship with God waswhat he held most near and dearto his heart. He witnessed tomany people and openly pro-fessed how the Lord had healedhim of cancer twice. He lovedeverybody and enjoyed takingany opportunity to ask them ifthey knew Jesus. He also lovedtaking his 67 GTO to carshows and cruise-ins at theVagabond Village. Den was aman of strength, integrity, con-

viction and piety who loved hisfamily more than anything elsein the world. His family is very

proud of him and he truly wasBlessed coming in and blessedgoing out Deuteronomy28:6.

He is survived by his wife,Judith A. Adams; three children,Dennis (Lana) Adams, JohnAdams and Tracy (Paul) Roddy,all of Paulding; five brothers,

Alfred Adams, Isom, Ky., Bill(Louise) Adams, Jeremiah, Ky.,Bud (Christine) Adams ofPaulding, and J.R. Adams andTony (Linda) Adams, both ofLetcher, Ky.; four sisters, Janet(Roger) Hill, Hazard, Ky., Deb-

bie (Woody) Adams, Jeremiah,Ky., Maggie Adams, Somerset,Ky., and Tammy Adams, Jenk-ins, Ky.; six grandchildren,Sheri (Nate) Rhonehouse,Kelsey (Kyle) Kauser, Maycee,Madison and Bailey Adams,and Jack Roddy; and five great-grandchildren, Ethan, Westonand Landen Rhonehouse, Char-lotte Kauser and one on the

way.He was preceded in death by

his parents; a brother, ShannonAdams; and three sisters,Geneva Adams, Reneva Hayes,and Anis Adams.

Funeral services will be con-ducted at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec.7 at Den Herder Funeral Home,Paulding. Burial will follow inPaulding Memorial Cemetery.

Visitation will be from 2-8p.m. Friday, Dec. 6 and onehour prior to services on Satur-day at the funeral home.

In lieu of flowers, the familyrequests donations may be sentto Wounded Warriors, World

Challenge, or a charity of thedonors choice.

Online condolences may besent to www.denherderfh.com.

DOLORES RETCHER1923-2013

DEFIANCE Dolores E.Retcher, 90, of Defiance, passedaway Saturday, Nov. 30 at theCHP Defiance In-Patient Hos-

pice Center.She was born on May 5,

1923 to Glen and Mabel(Houck) Porter at Defiance. Shewas a housewife, mother of 10children, and a member of St.John Lutheran Church. Dolores

loved spending time with herchildren, grandchildren andgreat-grandchildren. She wasknown for her amazing cookies,and for al-ways hav-ing theLawrenceW e l k S h o w

playing onthe TV.

Doloresis survived

by her sons, Jerry (Carol)Retcher of Defiance, Terry(Mary Ellen) Retcher of Cecil,Don (Michelle) Retcher of De-

fiance, Marvin (Lois) Retcherof Defiance, Melvin (Mary)Retcher of Defiance; daughters,Cynthia Retcher of Fort Wayne,Barbara Ratzlaff of Defiance,Connie (Mike) Kohart of Oak-wood, Marsha (Matt) Hackmanof Idaho Falls, Idaho, Greda(Jim Ransbottom) Retcher ofFort Wayne; 39 grandchildren;39 great-grandchildren; twogreat-great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death byher loving husband, Irvin W.Retcher; mother, Mabel Houck;father, Glen Porter; brothers,Darl, Eugene and Gerald Porter;and sister, Helen Shawver.

Funeral services will be heldat 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7 at St.John Lutheran Church, Defi-ance, with the Rev. DonaldLuhring officiating. Burial willtake place at Riverside Ceme-tery.

Visitation will be held from2-8 p.m. Friday Dec. 6 at Schaf-fer Funeral Home Inc., Defi-ance, and from noon-1 p.m.Saturday at the church.

Memorials are suggested toHospice and St. JohnLutheran Church.

Online condolences can begiven at www.Schafferfh.com.

Wednesday, December 4, 2013 Paulding County Progress - 3A

ObituariesUpdated weekdays at www.progressnewspaper.org The Amish Cook

By: Lovina Eicher

Son Benjamin is in his lastyear of school and daughterLoretta has only one moreafter this one.

I treasure evenings whenwe all gather around our tableto eat supper. Everyoneshares about how their dayswent. Making memories! Thegirls enjoy singing as theywash the supper dishes. Itmakes you want to stay rightin this stage of life. We knowit wont always be like this,

but trust the Lord will guideus through the years. Timedoes not stand still for any-one.

I probably baked my firstand last gooseberry pie. Itwas not a hit with Joe and thechildren. I wasnt too fond ofthe gooseberry taste, but amglad I got to try it.

Today is laundry day. It

looks like we will have tohang it in the basement.Looks like rain.

We had a storm go throughSunday afternoon while wewere at Jacob and Emmashouse after church services.The tornado sirens in thenearby town went off.

We had a few days of sun-shine this week. The girlstook advantage of it andraked up the rest of the leavesin our yard. We still havesome here and there, but themost part of them are pickedup. What a relief before theweather gets too muchcooler!

Daughter Elizabeth is offall week from the factory andthe school-age children willonly have a three day schoolweek. I bought two turkeysfor our Thanksgiving dinner.Both are around 20 pounds. Ihave only one oven, so hope-fully I can figure out a way tocook both at the same time.

It seems like after Thanks-giving Day is over Christmasseems really close already.Every year just seems to gofaster than the one before.Every year we are all anotheryear older.

Our third oldest child, Ver-ena, will be 16 in a fewweeks. I cannot believe she isthat old already. Next year,daughter Elizabeth, will leaveher teenage years. DaughterSusan will turn 18 in January.

On Monday, this area waswithout electricity, so the

public school was closed forthe day. The children wereexcited to have a day off.Everything looked dark out-side Monday morning withall the neighbors yard lightsout.

How thankful we are whena bad storm passes throughand not much damage. Otherareas were not quite so fortu-nate. May God be with themand His blessings to all andeveryone have a wonderfuland blessed ThanksgivingDay.

This is a great soup for acold winters day after all theturkey leftovers are gone!

CABBAGE SOUPA couple meaty beef bones1 small head cabbage(chopped)

4 big carrots (chopped)12 stalks celery2 onions (chopped)4 6 potatoes (chopped)2 quarts tomato chunks

Cook until all is tender. In-stead of using beef bones,chunks of beef can also beused.

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SundaysFree breakfast

GROVER HILL Everyone is welcome toa free breakfast every Sunday morning from9:15-10:15 a.m. at Grover Hill Zion UnitedMethodist Church. The church is located at thecorner of Harrison and First streets in GroverHill. The community is invited to come and

break bread together. For more informationcall 419-587-3941.Saturday, Dec. 7

Moms time awayVAN WERT The Christmas shopping sea-

son is a hectic and sometimes chaotic time forall mothers and especially single mothers try-ing to get their Christmas shopping done.

The First Friends Church is offering Single

Mothers & Others, a mothers time away.It will be from 1-5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7 at

the First Friends Church. Single Mothers &Others can get a break from the kids, so theycan have some peaceful time to go Christmasshopping.

While area Single Mothers & Others areshopping, their children will be enjoying afun-filled time at the Kids Holiday Carnivalat the First Friends Church. There will begames, prizes, crafts, and fun for all of thekids. Because of limited space and to makesure there will be plenty of crafts and prizesfor the children, the event will be available forthe first 60 children to pre-register.

Pre-register by calling Pastor Paul at 419-771-9378. There is no cost for the event.Sunday, Dec. 8

Musical programVAN WERT The First Presbyterian

Church of Van Wert Chancel Choir, under thedirection of David Van Tilburg, will be pre-senting the Christmas cantata, A City of TheKing, by Jack Coleman during the 10 a.m.worship service.

Costumed, live, still-picture settings all cel-ebrating the story and purpose of the birth ofour Lord Jesus will be performed by membersof the church youth group. There will also beseveral selections with dancers choreographed

by Katelyn Welch.Featured soloists are Matt Alessandrini as

Joseph, Sheila Chilcote-Collins as Mary, RickEberle as the innkeeper, Cricket Dobmeyer asthe innkeepers wife and Hugh Saunier as the

prophet.Additionally, performing recitatives or

singing narrations are Lexi Ayres, NancyEberle, Terry Fox, Cheryl Griffiths, WillHawkins and Trena Proffitt-Bartz. HarrietSchaadt will serve as organist.

The church is located at the corner of Wash-

ington and Crawford streets in Van Wert.For more information, please contact the

church office at 419-238-3670 or [email protected], Dec. 13

Mamas Little HelperDUPONT The Dupont Church of the

Brethren is offering to watch the childrenwhile Mom goes shopping. If ladies want toshop without the kids take advantage of thisopportunity to do so.

Moms can go shopping child-free from 6-11 p.m. Friday, Dec. 13 by dropping theiryoung ones off at the church for a night ofmovies, games and snacks. Free will dona-tions will be accepted with all proceeds goingto help the Needs Pantry at the church.

The church is located at the corner of Maple

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The evening will beginwith a carry-in meal at 6:30

p.m., with candle lightingstarting at 7 p.m. Bring oneor two dishes to share. Bev-erages and tableware will be

provided. The meeting isopen to all bereaved parents,grandparents, siblings andextended family.

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Civil Docket:Charlene Grant, Defiance

vs. Gene Halker, Elida. Evic-tions, dismissed.

Portfolio Recovery Associ-

ates, Norfolk, Va. vs. JedidiahHoisington, Paulding. Otheraction, judgment for the

plaintiff in the sum of$1,951.57.

Credit Adjustments Inc.,Defiance vs. Falon D. New-some, Oakwood. Other ac-tion, dismissed.

Credit Adjustments Inc.,Defiance vs. Theresa L. Hib-

bard, Paulding. Small claims,judgment for the plaintiff inthe sum of $2,783.01.

Credit Adjustments Inc.,Defiance vs. Jessica N. Dem-ing, Paulding. Small claims,

judgment for the plaintiff inthe sum of $1,486.11.

Paulding County Board ofHealth, Paulding vs. EmeraldFox Club, Defiance. Otheraction, dismissed.

Credit Adjustments Inc.,Defiance vs. Robert L. Wer-fal, Payne. Small claims,

judgment for the plaintiff inthe sum of $970.30.

Credit Adjustments Inc.,Defiance vs. Dennis Marvin,Paulding and Kristy Marvin,Paulding. Small claims, judg-ment for the plaintiff in thesum of $1,298.61.

Credit Adjustments Inc.,Defiance vs. John E. Baker,Paulding. Small claims, judg-ment for the plaintiff in thesum of $1,563.60.

Sarah J. Mowery DDS Inc.,Antwerp vs. Cody Fitch,Paulding. Small claims, judg-ment for the plaintiff in thesum of $182.

Sarah J. Mowery DDS Inc.,Antwerp vs. Cory Stafford,

Paulding and MelissaStafford, Paulding. Smallclaims, judgment for the

plaintiff in the sum of$368.40.

Returned To You Ltd.,Paulding vs. Robert G. Smith,Paulding. Small claims, judg-ment for the plaintiff in thesum of $304.50.

Returned To You Ltd.,Paulding vs. Tessia Amatulli,Stryker. Small claims, dis-missed.

Sarah J. Mowery DDS Inc.,Antwerp vs. Patricia Wood,Paulding. Small claims, judg-ment for the plaintiff in thesum of $312.

Sarah J. Mowery DDS Inc.,Antwerp vs. Ryan Shartzer,Haviland. Small claims, judg-

ment for the plaintiff in thesum of $161.

Sarah J. Mowery DDS Inc.,Antwerp vs. Carrie Jones,Paulding and Joseph Jones,Paulding. Small claims, judg-ment for the plaintiff in thesum of $143.Criminal Docket:

Andrew Bradford Meyer,Lancaster, Pa., paraphernalia;$150 fine, $95 costs, six-month license suspensionconcurrent with another case.

Andrew Bradford Meyer,Lancaster, Pa., possession;dismissed.

Ryan T. Curtis, Sherwood,nonsupport of dependents;$125 costs, 180 days jail sus-

pended; probation ordered,40 hours community service,

pay all child support currentand arrearages, maintain em-

ployment.Robert L. Carnahan, Oak-

wood, trespassing; $250 fine,$180 costs, 30 days jail sus-

pended; 20 hours community

service, have no contact withvictim or their property.Traffic Docket:

Andrew Bradford Meyer,Maumee, OVI/under influ-

ence; dismissed at States re-quest.

Andrew Bradford Meyer,Maumee, physical control;$150 fine, $95 costs, pay$100 monthly, pay all byApril 25 or matter will be sentto collections, three days jail,11-month license suspension;may attend DIP program inlieu of jail, ALS vacated, 20hours community service, 87days jail reserved.

Cesar Celedon, Mission,Texas, 72/55 speed; $33 fine,$77 costs, pay all by Feb. 28or appear in Court on March

3.Ronald Mac Roberts II,

Greenfield, Ind., 84/65 speed;$43 fine, $80 costs.

Penni D. Mayes,Moorsville, Ind., 85/65speed; $43 fine, $80 costs.

Andrew J. Radar,Okawville, Ill., 78/65 speed;$33 fine, $85 costs.

Donald N. Tyrrell, Scar-boro, Ont., 75/65 speed; $33fine, $77 costs.

Joseph Lee Channey,Wixom, Mich., 71/65 speed;$33 fine, $77 costs.

Michael Wayne Cash,

Hamilton, Ohio, followingclosely; $53 fine, $77 costs.Jeffrey Scott Hardesty, Ox-

nard, Calif., 78/65 speed; $33fine, $80 costs.

Cindy L. Schlosser,Hicksville, 66/55 speed; $33fine, $77 costs.

Giuseppe Giuliani, WestLafayette, Ind., 89/65 speed;$43 fine, $77 costs, pay all byDec. 9 or appear; scheduled

pretrial conferences vacated.Heidi A. Kovacs, Osceola,

Ind., 69/55 speed; $33 fine,$85 costs.

Logan Andrew DeWitt,

Lakeland, Fla., stop sign; $53fine, $82 costs.

Jessica R. VanValkenburg,Paulding, seat belt; $30 fine,$47 costs.

Daryl Evans, Ypsilanti,Mich., 79/65 speed; $33 fine,$77 costs.

Michael P. Kroger, Indi-anapolis, 80/65 speed; $43fine, $80 costs.

Migon Lakiece Murry, De-troit, 76/65 speed; $33 fine,$80 costs.

Bethann N. Graves, Indi-anapolis, 80/65 speed; $43fine, $77 costs.

Jon N. Lengerich, Gibson-burg, 75/65 speed; $33 fine,$80 costs.

Heather Dawn Moline,Fort Wayne, 80/65 speed; $43fine, $80 costs.

David Patrick Walter,Carmel, Ind., 76/65 speed;$33 fine, $80 costs.

Harry R. Thomas,Hicksville, 78/65 speed; $33fine, $77 costs.

Estil Lee Hatfield, Oak-wood, OVI/under influence;dismissed at States request.

Estil Lee Hatfield, Oak-wood, OVI/breath high; $525

fine, $120 costs, 30 days jail,one-year license suspension;ALS vacated, pay by Aug. 29,2014 or matter will be sentfor collections.

Estil Lee Hatfield, Oak-wood, OVI suspension; $250fine, three days jail, six-month license suspension;

pay all by Aug. 29, 2014 ormatter will be sent for collec-tions.

Estil Lee Hatfield, Oak-wood, display plates, dis-missed at States request.

Estil Lee Hatfield, Oak-wood, equipment regulation;

dismissed at States request.Estil Lee Hatfield, Oak-

wood, seat belt; dismissed atStates request.

Roger D. Cudaback, Gib-bon, Neb., 79/65 speed; $33fine, $82 costs.

John E. Moore Jr., Pauld-ing, driving under FRA sus-

pension; $100 fine with $75suspended; $87 costs; pay all

by April 25 or matter will besent for collections.

John E. Moore Jr., Pauld-ing, equipment regulations;$68 fine, pay all by April 25or matter will be sent for col-

lections.Chad E. Rosalez,

Hicksville, driving underFRA suspension; $100 finewith $75 suspended; $87costs; pay all by Jan. 31 ormatter will be sent for collec-tions, proof of insuranceshown.

Chad E. Rosalesz,Hicksville, traffic control de-vice; $53 fine; pay by Jan. 31or matter will be sent for col-lections.

Suzanne Pyrros Sadek,Birmingham, Mich., 80/65speed; $43 fine, $85 costs.

Julio R. Licardie, Defiance,seat belt; $30 fine, $47 costs.Hannah Gail Cochran,

Pendleton, Ind., 94/65 speed;$43 fine, $80 costs.

Angelia Marie Jackson,Redford Township, Mich.,86/65 speed; $43 fine, $80costs.

Charles Robinson Jr., Indi-anapolis, 84/65 speed; $43fine, $80 costs.

Melissa L. Neilson, Pauld-ing, failure to control; $68fine, $77 costs.

Nicholas J. Stevenson,Cecil, failure to control; $68

fine, $77 costs.Brett Michael Belew,

Paulding, 73/65 speed; $100fine, $87 costs, pay all byDec. 11 or matter will be sentfor collections.

Douglas B. Miller, Hol-land, 83/65 speed; $43 fine,$80 costs.

Alexandia M. Singer,Charleston, Ill, 75/65 speed;$33 fine, $77 costs.

Diana Ann Ayyoub, Ro-seville, Mich., 80/65 speed;$43 fine, $80 costs.

Linda Ann Dunn, Macomb,Mich., 78/65 speed; $33 fine,

$80 costs.Daniel J. Bowers, Antwerp,

seat belt; $30 fine, $50 costs.Craige W. Solomon, Indi-

anapolis, 79/65 speed; $33fine, $80 costs.

Danette M. Hudson, Ypsi-lanti, Mich., 79/65 speed; $33fine, $82 costs.

Darin S. Crawford, Frank-ford, Ont., seat belt; $30 fine,$55 costs.

Julia Rothwell, Indianapo-lis, 82/65 speed; $43 fine, $77costs.

Trina Kathleen Devine, Yp-silanti, Mich., 80/65 speed;

$43 fine, $77 costs.Antoine Lamont Shyne,Hamilton, Ohio, 80/65 speed;$63 fine, $80 costs.

Susan J. Fisher, Aurora,81/65 speed; $43 fine, $80costs.

Scott A. Degroff, Ney, 70/55speed; $43 fine, $77 costs.

Andrea Singer, Grover Hill,failure to control; $68 fine, $77costs.

ACCIDENT REPORTS:Tuesday, Nov. 12

7:14 p.m. Andrea D. Singer, 18, of Pauld-ing, was cited for failure to control followinga single-vehicle accident on Ohio 613 west ofOhio 637 in Jackson Township. She was driv-ing a 2000 Mercury Cougar eastbound when,according to reports, she went left of center,off the road into a plowed field where sherolled the vehicle. She was taken by PauldingEMS to Paulding County Hospital to be as-sessed for injuries. The car was disabled andtowed.INCIDENT REPORTS:Thursday, Nov. 21

2:16 p.m. Three Payne fire units and theEMS responded to a two-vehicle accident inPayne.

2:23 p.m. Dog complaint came in from

Grover Hill.3:33 p.m. Dog complaint was handled near

the intersection of Roads 192 and 109 inCrane Township.

4:44 p.m. Deputies assisted Post 81 OSHPwith an accident on Ohio 613 at Road 95 inPaulding Township. Paulding EMS trans-ported a subject. Paulding Fire Department as-sisted at the scene.

8:52 p.m. A car/deer collision at the inter-section of US 127 and Road 38 in Latty Town-ship was documented.

9:55 p.m. Deputies arrested Michael Dunnon an Auglaize County warrant.

11:47 p.m. Possible prowler was reportedon Road 213 in Brown Township.Friday, Nov. 22

12:13 a.m. Deputies assisted Defiance Po-lice Department in Melrose.

8:16 a.m. Threats were reported from US127 in Crane Township.

8:27 a.m. Threats on Facebook were notedon Road 230 in Carryall Township.

9:48 a.m. Paulding Police Department re-quested the EMS squad on station for a subjectof an assault.

10:22 a.m. Dog complaint was lodged fromUS 127 in Emerald Township.

10:41 a.m. Animal complaint came in fromRoad 180 in Crane Township.

2:26 p.m. A Carryall Township resident ofRoad 230 reported receiving unwanted texts.

4:47 p.m. Antwerp EMS was called to arollover accident on Road 43 in Carryall

Township. Two Antwerp fire units assisted atthe scene. No further information was avail-able.

5:59 p.m. Car/deer mishap on Ohio 66 inBrown Township was handled.

7:59 p.m. Deputy conducted a vehiclesearch on East Perry Street in Paulding.Saturday, Nov. 23

1:49 a.m. Deputies assisted another depart-ment in Cecil. They requested Paulding EMSbe encoded for a victim of an assault.

2:07 a.m. Van Wert County Sheriffs officerequested the Grover Hill Fire Departmentstanker for a house fire in Middle Point. Thetruck was later told to disregard.

11:04 p.m. Dog complaint came in from US127 in Emerald Township.

1:36 p.m. Damage to mud Road 173 inWashington Township was reported.

9:45 p.m. Deputies assisted another depart-ment by attempting to contact a subject on

Road 138 in Jackson Township.8:10 p.m. A hit/skip accident on Ohio 66 in

Brown Township was reported.8:42 p.m. Threatening texts were noted by

a resident of Payne.Sunday, Nov. 24

3:38 a.m. Fight on North Main Street inAntwerp was investigated.

4:16 a.m. A deputy reported being out withthree subjects on Road 192 east of Road 105in Crane Township.

11:46 a.m. Dog complaint was lodged fromRoad 87 in Paulding Township.

11:59 a.m. Unwanted persons were re-moved from a location near the intersection ofRoad 123 and US 24 in Latty Township.

1:04 p.m. A Blue Creek Township residentof US 127 called in a dog complaint.

1:05 p.m. A dog complaint also came in

from US 127 in Crane Township.2:29 p.m. Dog complaint came in from

Ohio 66 in Brown Township.2:44 p.m. Deputies assisted OSHP on US

127 in Jackson Township.3:28 p.m. A car/dog accident was handled.

Monday, Nov. 251:22 a.m. Deputies conducted a vehicle

search in Scott.9:22 a.m. Dog complaint was made from

Road 218 in Emerald Township.9:29 a.m. A second dog complaint came in

from Emerald Township; this one on Ohio111.

11:38 a.m. Theft of split wood was reportedfrom Grover Hill.

1:45 p.m. Dog complaint was made from

Latty Village.3:47 p.m. Medications were turned in to be

destroyed.Tuesday, Nov. 26

9:09 a.m. Paulding Police Department re-quested the EMS for the driver of a vehiclewho might be seizing and drove into a ditch.

1:50 p.m. Litter complaint came in fromMelrose.

2:38 p.m. Two Payne fire units respondedto an open burning complaint on Laura Street.They were there about 30 minutes.

2:48 p.m. Dog complaint was lodged fromRoad 151 in Washington Township.

3:12 p.m. Hicksville Police Department re-layed information about possible sexual abuse.

3:25 p.m. A car/deer accident from the pre-

vious night was documented.Wednesday, Nov. 27

5:20 a.m. Defiance County Sheriffs officenotified deputies of yelling and gunshots onRoad 10 in Auglaize Township. They also sentunits in response to the call.

ACCIDENT REPORTSNone.

INCIDENT REPORTSThursday, Nov. 21

10:25 a.m. A North CherryStreet resident reported twovehicles had been enteredovernight and several CDsand sunglasses were missing.Friday, Nov. 22

9:45 a.m. A male subjectcame on station regarding analleged assault on West PerryStreet.

11:55 a.m. Officers werecalled to Paulding CountyHospital ER to assist with a

patient.2:15 p.m. Eva Miller was

cited for improper backingfollowing a motor vehicle ac-cident on North CherryStreet. No further informationwas available.

7:35 p.m. Family distur-bance was looked into onSouth Copeland Street.Saturday, Nov. 23

2:55 a.m. Joseph Millerwas arrested on charges ofdomestic violence.

7:28 p.m. Shoplifting com-plaint came in from a NorthWilliams Street business. Thesubject was gone when offi-cers arrived. The matter is

under investigation.8:38 p.m. Threats were re-

ported by a North WilliamsStreet resident.

10:05 p.m. Officers inves-tigated a neighbor probleminvolving noise on EmeraldRoad.Sunday, Nov. 24

12:08 a.m. A second com-plaint about noise on EmeraldRoad was handled. Subjectswere warned.

3:08 a.m. Unwanted personcomplaint was lodged fromWest Wayne Street. Theywere gone when officers ar-

rived.Monday, Nov. 25

1:50 p.m. Juvenile matterat the school was turned overto Job and Family Services.

3:15 p.m. Drive-off theft ofgas was investigated on NorthWilliams Street.

4 p.m. Family disturbanceon Dennis Street was lookedinto.

6:31 p.m. A motor vehicleaccident at the intersection ofWilliams and Baldwin in-volved one vehicle rear-end-ing a stopped vehicle.Tuesday, Nov. 26

9 a.m. A subject was trans-ported from Dooley Drive toPaulding County Hospital byPaulding EMS after driving

into a ditch. The vehicle wastowed.

9:15 a.m. Theft of moneywas reported from WoodringAvenue.

4:40 p.m. Theft from anEast Perry Street business isunder investigation.Wednesday, Nov. 27

3 a.m. Junk notices wereprepared for locations on EastCaroline Street and WestPerry Street.

8:26 p.m. Report of a pos-sible gun shot in the area ofJackson and Dix streets camein. The office had alreadyheard a boom and saw the skylight up, indicating it was not

a gun shot.Thursday, Nov. 28

1:35 p.m. Officers arrestedWilliam A. Johnson on afelony warrant out of Indiana.He was taken to PauldingCounty Jail.

10:10 p.m. Alleged assaulton West Wayne Street was in-vestigated.Friday, Nov. 29

5:18 p.m. Junk noticeswere prepared for locationson West Harrison and WestWayne streets and EmeraldRoad.

12:20 p.m. A vehicle win-

dow was shot with BBs whilethe vehicle was parked along

North Williams Street.4:06 p.m. Harassment was

the complaint from NorthWater Street.

10:20 p.m. A West JacksonStreet resident reported gettingunwanted texts.

Saturday, Nov. 307:25 Family disturbance was

looked into on West WayneStreet.Sunday, Dec. 1

12:50 a.m. A customer at aWest Perry Street businesslodged a complaint. It wasdeemed unfounded.

1:27 a.m. Tim Miller was ar-rested for criminal trespass onWest Perry Street and taken to

jail.3:20 a.m. Officers assisted

the Ohio State Highway Patrolwith a BAC test.

5 a.m. Family disturbance onSouth Main Street was han-dled.

7:02 a.m. Officers assisted apatient at Paulding CountyHospital ER who had beentransported by Paulding EMS.

11:13 a.m. West Perry Streetbuilding had a window brokenout. The owner told police itwas storm damage.

11:57 a.m. A trailer windowwas reportedly broken out on

North Main Street.4:34 p.m. Officers arrested

Shane Zartman on a DefianceCounty warrant.

10 p.m. Sexual assault fromNov. 27 was reported.Monday, Dec. 2

1:28 a.m. Family distur-bance on North Williams Streetwas investigated.

VWCH receives excellence awardVAN WERT Van Wert County Hospital is proud to

announce it has been named a 2013 Guardian of Excel-

lence Award winner by Press Ganey Associates Inc. TheGuardian of Excellence Award recognizes top-perform-ing facilities that consistently achieved the 95th per-centile of performance for patient satisfaction.

The Press Ganey Guardian of Excellence Award is ahealth care industry symbol of achievement. Fewer than5 percent of all Press Ganey clients reach this thresholdand consistently maintain it for the one year reporting pe-riod.

Press Ganey partners with more than 10,000 healthcare facilities, including more than half of all U.S. hos-

pitals, to measure and improve the patient experience.According to Mark Minick, Van Wert County Hospi-

tals president and CEO, Our patients are center to thecare we provide and our staff member take great pride in

providing compassionate, personalized care to our com-

munity. This award recognized the dedication our em-ployees have to patient care and our commitment toproviding an excellent patient experience.

Poll resultsResults from last weeks poll question on

our web site www.progressnewspaper.org:Do you think one man, Lee Harvey Oswald,was responsible for the assassination of Pres-ident Kennedy, or do you think others were in-volved in a conspiracy?

76.5% Others involved 17.6% One man acting alone

5.9% Uncertain 0% No opinionVisit our web site and cast your vote in this

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PropertyTransfers

Brown Thursdayor Thanksgiving?

There was a time when we had a holiday that happened onthe last Thursday of November and we called it Thanksgiv-ing. As a boy, growing up in Melrose (thats a little villageon the eastern side of Paulding County), we started this dayat 9 a.m. with my uncles and dad hunting for wild rabbitsand pheasants while my aunts and mom prepared the

Thanksgiving meal. Aboutnoon we gathered in a circle,talked about what we werethankful for, gave thanks,and then ate a wonderfulThanksgiving meal.

The Thanksgiving holidayhas really changed over theyears! Some non-retail work-ers still get time off work for the holiday, but a large numberof people, including my son, has been scheduled for workevery day of the holiday and weekend.

The day after Thanksgiving has been given the nameBlack Friday. Thats right it has not always been calledBlack Friday. According to Wikipedia, the name origi-nated in Philadelphia about 1961, and began to see broaderuse outside Philadelphia around 1975. It originally was used

to describe the heavy and disruptive pedestrian and vehicletraffic which would occur on the day after Thanksgiving.

Later, some say as late as 2005, an alternative explanationwas made because retailers traditionally operated at a finan-cial loss from January through November, and Black Fri-day indicated the point at which retailers begin to turn a

profit, or begin operating in the black. Today the notion ofhuge sales and all the favorite gifts being available in limitednumbers has given retailers a marketing tool to get shoppersinto their stores in vast numbers on the day after Thanksgiv-ing. Estimates are that Americans will spend a record 20 bil-lion dollars this year on Black Friday.

Whats this I hear? There now is a shopping day beforeBlack Friday, the day that used to be Thanksgiving, we arecalling Brown Thursday? On Nov. 21, 2013, late night co-median, Jimmy Kimmel, simply shook his head and stated,This is not happening. We are not calling it Brown Thurs-

day. It already has a name, its Thanksgiving! Thats thename of the day.

Too late, the term Brown Thursday is everywhere andretailers are picking up on the burst of energy that seems to

be sweeping the nation by opening their retail outlets at 8p.m. on Thanksgiving, which is now being called BrownThursday. There are rumors that some retailers will notclose at all.

Wake up America, there is more to life than shopping!Lets take some time to give thanks to God our Creator forall our blessed gifts! I do hope to see you in church this Sun-day. We might have something in common.

William W. Sherry is a correspondent for the PauldingCounty Progress.

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

In My Opinion

In My

Opinion

BillSherry

Weather report weekly summary as recorded at Paulding Villages water treatment plant

Observations recorded for the 24 hours ending at 7:30 a.m. on the morning of:

PRECIPITATION24-HOUR AMOUNTS Snow/Ice on

DATE HIGH LOW Rain-Melted snow Snow-Ice the ground

Nov. 26 31 21 -0- -0- -0-

Nov. 27 34 22 -0- -0- -0-

Nov. 28 32 21 -0- -0- -0-

Nov. 29 30 18 -0- -0- -0-

Nov. 30 39 21 -0- -0- -0-

Dec. 1 49 28 -0- -0- -0-

Dec. 2 46 27 -0- -0- -0-

Common Pleas

Civil DocketThe term et al. refers to and others; et vir.,

and husband; et ux., and wife.

In the matter of: Robert L. Adkins,Payne and Karen M. Adkins, Van Wert.Dissolution of marriage.

Victor E. Nieto, Grover Hill vs. DarciL. Nieto, Van Wert. Divorce.

Rhonda K. Branch, Paulding vs.Bobby G. Branch, Paulding. Divorce.

Fifth Third Mortgage Company,Cincinnati vs. Chad E. Critten and his

unknown spouse if any, Grover Hill andTracy L. Critten and her unknownspouse if any, Van Wert and Larry E.Hall, Defiance. Foreclosures.Marriage Licenses

Matthew Allen Temple, 37, Van Wert,office manager and Erica ElizabethSmalley, 35, Paulding, factory. Parentsare Edwin Temple, dec. and Carol E.Thomas; and R. Douglas Smalley andRhonda Dangler.

Mark D. Shepherd, 42, Payne, laborerand Anna Danielle Tippie, 40, Pittsburg,Kan., insurance. Parents are David Shep-herd and Judy Spencer; and David T.Tippie and Dorothea Cox.Administration Docket

None.Criminal Docket

Zachary T. Schlegel, 20, of Paulding,was sentenced recently, having previ-ously been found guilty of forgery (F5).He was ordered to serve three yearscommunity control sanctions on stan-dard conditions plus three days jail withcredit for time served, 60 hours commu-nity service, comply with drug and alco-hol restrictions, submit to random tests,obtain and maintain employment, and

pay $261 court costs.Nicolette L. Collins, 23, of Oakwood,

was sentenced to four years communitycontrol sanctions, having previously

been found guilty of theft (F4). In addi-tion to standard conditions, she must alsospend 200 days in jail with credit for 117days served, complete the WORTH Cen-ter program, comply with drug and alco-hol restrictions, submit to random tests,maintain employment and pay costs.

Nickolas P. Sandoval, 34, of Paulding,had his bond modified recently from$15,000 to a recognizance bond. Condi-tions of the bond include no arrests, hemust reside at a specific residence inPaulding, and comply with drug and al-cohol restrictions. He is charged withforgery (F5).

Maurice S. Faries, 26, of Payne, wasarraigned recently on charges of posses-

sion of cocaine (F5). A not guilty pleawas entered. Pretrial conference was setfor Jan. 6 with a Feb. 25 jury trial. Hissurety bond, posted in the amount of$25,000, was continued.

Abagail L. Baumle, 21, of Paulding,was arraigned for theft (F5) recently. Anot guilty plea was entered. Court dateswere set for a Jan. 6 pretrial conferenceand a Feb. 25 jury trial. She waived ex-tradition and was released on her own re-cognizance on the condition of no

arrests.Justin R. Meglich, 30, of Antwerp,

was arraigned for nonsupport of depend-ents (F5). He entered a not guilty plea,waived extradition and was released onan OR bond on the conditions of no ar-rests and that he seek employment. His

pretrial conference will be Jan. 6 with aFeb. 25 jury trial.

Darin L. Rhoad, 29, of Paulding, wasarraigned on two counts nonsupport ofdependents (F5). He entered a not guilty

plea. His court dates were scheduled fora Jan. 6 pretrial conference and a Feb. 25

jury trial. He waived extradition and wasreleased on a recognizance bond on theconditions of no arrests, and must pro-

vide verification of disability or else seekemployment.

The term et al. refers to and oth-ers; et vir., and husband; et ux.,and wife.

Auglaize TownshipEdward F. and Rose Arlene

Cline to Darwin L. Cline, etal.; Sec. 31, 65.77 acres. Quitclaim deed.Benton Township

Robert L. and Deborah M.Wannemacher, trustees toToby and Sarah L. Sennebo-gen; Sec. 11, 1.5 acres. War-ranty deed.Crane Township

Dusty Todd to RonaldLynn Slattery; Sec. 6, 16acres. Quit claim deed.

Edward F. and Rose ArleneCline to Darwin L. Cline, etal.; Sec. 6, 52.31 acres. Quitclaim deed.

Brad S. and Charie N. Pe-ters to Seth M. and Melinda J.Bidlack; Lots 4-6, NonemanRolling Acres, 0.83 acre.Warranty deed.Jackson Township

Daniel R. and Susan E.Arend, et al. to Arend Broth-ers Inc.; Sec. 22, 3.08 acres.Quit claim deed.Latty Township

Virginia F. Sealscott Fam-ily LLC to Sealscott FamilyLLC; Sec. 23, 79 acres. Quitclaim deed.Paulding Township

Alan R. Whirrett, dec. toDeloris M. Whirrett; Sec. 14,2.63 acres. Affidavit.

Alan R. Whirrett, dec. toDeloris M. Whirrett Life Es-tate, et al.; Sec. 7, 7.99 acres

and 93.65 acres. Affidavit.Washington Township

Tommie R. Lytle, et al. bySheriff to Federal Home LoanMortgage Corp.; Sec. 27,3.23 acres. Sheriffs deed.Broughton Village

Georgianna and WeldonAdkins to Dalton Adkins; Lot27, Whites Addition, 0.35acre. Quit claim deed.Latty Village

Helen M. Abbott and Lau-rence L. Abbott to James T.Varner; Lots 20-22, 0.81 acre.Warranty deed.Melrose Village

Kenneth R. and Tammy S.Branham to Amanda Hop-kins, et al.; Lots 226 and 228,Original Plat, 0.344 acre.Warranty deed.Paulding Village

Alan R. Whirrett, dec. toDeloris M. Whirrett Life Es-tate, et al.; Lot 81, Dixs FirstAddition, 0.01 acre. Affi-davit.

Claudia J. Setty to HartselR. Bryant Jr. and Annette C.Bryant; Lots 24 and 25,Gassers Second Addition,0.24 acre. Warranty deed.

Connie S. Shepherd et al.

to Kenneth C. and CassandraJ. Bland; Lot 45, NonemanSecond Addition, 0.26 acre.Warranty deed.

Connie S. Waters, et al. toJon E. and Denice Ringler;Lot 2, 0.26 acre. Warrantydeed.

Paulding Council workson year-end legislation

By BILL SHERRYCorrespondent

PAULDING Paulding Village Councilmet on Monday, Dec. 2 and acted on several

pieces of legislation.Council heard the first reading of Ordinance

1468-13, amending the current income tax or-dinance 1239-00, adopted on Dec. 18, 2000.The proposed ordinance would amend sec-tions 1, 3, 4 and 11

Council scheduled a committee of thewhole meeting to discuss the financial itemsof the income tax ordinance and budget appro-

priations for 5:30 p.m. on Dec. 12. There wasa comment that this could be a long meeting.

Council continued with legislation by unan-imously voting to table Ordinance 1465-13amending appropriations for 2013, and Ordi-nance 1466-13 for permanent appropriationsfor 2014. These two budgeting ordinances will

be discussed at the upcoming committee of thewhole meeting next week. It was commentedthat council would like to enact the two appro-

priation ordinances at their next regular coun-cil meeting.

Council voted unanimously to enact Ordi-nance 1467-13, which reappoints Michael C.Jones as village solicitor.

Council also unanimously voted to enactResolution 1287-13 authorizing the purchase

of supplies for the village for 2014. These sup-plies include things like bituminous materials,stone aggregate, soda ash, liquid chlorine,copper sulfate, dust laying oil, and servicework on various sewer and water distributionlines, repair and improvement of various

streets and traffic control equipment.Recreation committee chairman Mike

Trausch advised council that Brett Kauser hadcalled and asked if the ball association couldget a few more No Smoking signs for Jef-fery Park to help with enforcement.

Trausch reported that the committee had fi-nalized a maintenance agreement for the SAYSoccer League and asked Jones to make onelast change prior to enactment.

Trausch also told council that the committeediscussed possible ways about cleaning andrefurbishing the backwash tanks at the swim-ming pool and how to make the pool run moreefficiently. The tanks in question are sand fil-ters that filter out the particulates from the

pool water. Trausch commented, We will be

looking into options for getting the tankcleaned once we evaluate its condition.

Mayor Greg White reported that the pro-ceeds from Mayors Court for the month of

November totaled $3,617.16.The next regularly scheduled meeting will

be 6:30 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 16.

Gov. Kasich authorizes statedisaster relief for Cloverdale

COLUMBUS On Nov.26, Governor John R. Kasichauthorized use of State Disas-ter Relief funds to assist the

villages of Cloverdale (Put-nam County) and Jerry City(Wood County) as they con-tinue to recover from the se-vere storms and tornadoesthat impacted Ohio on Nov.17.

Ive reached out to localofficials across the impactedareas to make sure the state isdoing all we can to help ourneighbors get back on theirfeet, said Kasich.

Both Cloverdale and JerryCity are in need of some ad-ditional assistance, so weregoing to help them get

through this and will continue

to monitor the situation incase future needs arise.

The State Disaster ReliefProgram is an authorized re-

imbursement program in-tended to provide assistanceto local governments and eli-gible private non-profits or-ganizations for costsassociated with debris re-moval, emergency protectivemeasures and permanentwork.The Ohio Emergency Man-agement Agency (OhioEMA) continues to work withlocal communities in affectedareas to determine the impactof the severe storms and tor-nadoes.

On Sunday, Nov. 17, the

Ohio EMA began monitoring

potential severe weatherthroughout the state. TheState Emergency OperationsCenter (SEOC) was activated

and the SEOC Assessmentroom was staffed around theclock from Nov. 17 through

Nov. 19.A line of severe thunder-

storms moved across Ohioduring the afternoon and con-tinued moving east with aconstant string of intense ac-tivity into the evening. At its

peak, the storm packed windsreaching 40-50 mph, withsome wind reports indicatinggusts of 75 to 85 mph. Winddamage to buildings, trees,and power lines was reported,especially in the western part

of the state.

After Black Friday, Ohioans

encouraged to shop smallBy Mary Kuhlman

Ohio News ConnectionCOLUMBUS As the commotion of Black

Friday winds down, Ohioans are being en-couraged to remember the little guys in theirown neighborhood.

Saturday, Nov. 30 was Small Business Sat-urday, an effort launched in recent years to cel-ebrate and support local merchants.

Martin Golden, district director for theColumbus district of the Small Business Ad-ministration (SBA), says while big retailersalso are important, shoppers often get more

personal service and care when they shoplocal.

They dont have the resources that biggercompanies have, clearly they dont have thecost advantages that you see with Internet re-tailers, he says. So, its important for peoplein the area to realize that small businesses pro-vide a valuable service in our local communi-ties.

Last year, according to the SBA, SmallBusiness Saturday attracted an estimated 70million people, who spent more than $5 billionat independent stores.

Golden says small businesses play a vitalrole in the health and well being of a commu-nity.

The money that is spent in small busi-nesses tends to stay in the local area, he ex-

plains. You dont have the profits that arebeing made repatriated out to other parts of thecountry. So, it can have I think a stronger ef-fect on the local economy if the money isspent in a small business.

Golden says that half the people employedin Ohio either own or work at a small busi-ness, with small businesses accounting for twoout of three new jobs created.

There are an estimated 28 million smallbusinesses nationwide.

Nazarene garagesale Dec. 6-7

PAYNE Need stocking stuffers or a gooddeal? The Payne Church of the Nazarenegarage sale will be held from 8 a.m.-5 p.m.Friday and Saturday, Dec. 6-7.

There will also be peanut brittle sales, alongwith a 30-year accumulation of some new andused household items, furniture, brand newVera Bradley bags, bicycle and many miscel-

laneous items.The church is located at 509 E. Orchard St.,

Ohio 500 East in Payne.

For the RecordIt is the policy of thePauld-

ing County Progress to publishpublic records as they are re-ported or released by variousagencies. Names appearing inFor the Record are publishedwithout exception, to preserve

the fairness and impartiality ofthe Progress and as a newsservice to our readers.

PEVS to host breakfastfor senior citizens

PAULDING Paulding Schools annual Senior Citizen

Breakfast will be held Wednesday, Dec. 11. All district resi-dents age 60 and over are invited to join students and staff at8:30 a.m. in the auditeria for a great breakfast, fellowship andentertainment. Doors will open at 8:15 a.m.

The talents of students in each building will be showcased.Contact the school at 419-399-4656 Ext. 1512, or 419-594-

3309 by Dec. 4 to register.Parking will be available in the lot on the corner of Emerald

Road and Caroline Street.

Wayne Trace to hostsenior citizens dinner

HAVILAND Wayne Trace Local Schools 18th annualSenior Citizens Dinner for $1 will be held at 12:45 p.m. Thurs-

day, Dec. 12 in the junior high gym.Students will provide entertainment during the meal.To register for the luncheon or for more information, call

Kathie Kipfer at the high school, 419-399-4100. Guests areasked to park on the north side of the school since this is theclosest entrance to the gym.

Western Buckeye ESChires new treasurer

PAULDING The WesternBuckeye ESC board held aspecial meeting Wednesday,

Nov. 27, at the Paulding ESCoffice.

The announcement wasmade that Kimberly Joneshad been hired as the newtreasurer.

Superintendent Brian Ger-ber stated that the pool ofcandidates were numerousand very strong.

I was surprised with thenumber of candidates whoapplied for the position. Notonly were there numerous ap-

plicants, but the candidates

were highly qualified.It was a tough decision,

but we believe we selectedthe best candidate. The maincharacteristic that separated

Kimberly Jones from theother candidates was her non-abrasive demeanor and hertotal willingness to workwithin the team concept.

We rely on each other andwork hard within the teamconcept to serve our partnerdistricts to the best of ourability. Our goal was to findsomeone who fit into that cat-egory and we did, said Ger-

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Birthdays

AnniversariesDec. 7 Dennis and Sandi

Vance.Dec. 8 Ron and Mary

Mapes.Dec. 10 Matt and Robbyn

Hodge, Dave and Inga Kil-gus, Chet and Pam Moore.

Dec. 12 Allan and Dar-lene Harpster.

(The Paulding Progress maintains afile of birthdays and anniversaries. Tomake any changes, please call our of-fice at 419-399-4015 during businesshours, email to [email protected], or drop us a note toP.O. Box 180, Paulding.)

Dec. 7 Dokkota Clippinger,Jayme Denny, Ernie Holtsberry,Ethel Jones, Bruce LaBounty,Collie Lamb, Joyce Lloyd,Brady Miller, Shelly K. Miller,Marcella Moreno, Chelsey

Murlin, Kyle Sunday, RickWilliamson.

Dec. 8 Patricia Buchman,Maxine Farnsworth, TiffanyGoings, Dustin Miller, Cary L.Parsons, Brenda Rau, WilliamRau, Isaac Reeb, John Weaver,Dick Wilson.

Dec. 9 Isaac Andrews,Phyllis Brown, Lomas Collins,Samantha Gerber, Aletha Kade-sch, Mark Snider.

Dec. 10 Andrew Douglas,Krysten Erford, Ember Helms-Keezer, Sean Matty, SheilaMoore, Margie Noggle,

Amanda Taylor, Albert NoelVillarreal, Helen Whitman,Julie Wirts.

Dec. 11 Travis Adkins,

Noah Bradbury, Ed Doster,Michael D. Estle, JohnathonRathburn, Gloria Sherman,Candace Springer, Billy Yates.

Dec. 12 ChristopherCombs, Myrna Lamb, InezMcIntosh, Chase Sandoval,Roberta Stoller, Sebastian Suf-fel, Sarah Wenninger.

Dec. 13 Kristina Baldwin,Jay Denny, Karen Goins,

Nathan Haines, Chad Merritt,Charles Noll, Doug Nutter, BillRahrig, Marietta Riley, KurtisRingler, Penny Talbott.

4-H Exchange Club

Holiday Light Show at the FairVan Wert County Fairgrounds

ENTRANCE: Fox Rd., Gate 5

November 29 - December 25Friday, Saturday & Sunday 6-9 pm

Drive- thru Light Showwith over 60 displays.

Featuring new disp laysand many of the

Baughman FamilyLights Disp lay

Santa stops in onSaturday nights:Nov. 30, Dec. 7,

14 & 21!!!

$500Per Car

$700Sunday, Dec. 8th ONLY

Carriage Ridesby Poling Farms and

Towne & CountryCarriage

$2500Oversized Vehicles

and Buses

$1000Multi-Trip Sticker

For information contact the Club at 419.203.2234 or 419.203.1413This is a community service project as well as a fundraiser for the clubs trips

and hosting of exchange students.Supported in part by The Baughman Family and Van Wert County Agricultural Society.

December 7th 9 am - 3 pmPaulding Elementary Gym - $1 Admission, Kids Free

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MOM 2 MOM SALE

SANTA SHOPThe Santa Shop is back...

Kids can do a little shopping for theirparents, brother or sister.

All proceeds benefit the students of Paulding Elementary.

Bake

Sale

BookFair

ScripCards4-sale&order

Annual Holiday SaleCookie, Candy Walk & Craft Sale

and other GoodiesEdgerton Wesleyan Church

In Edgerton, IndianaDawkins Rd and the IN/OH State line

Hurry In One Day OnlySaturday, Dec. 7th; 8am-5pm

Lots of Different flavored Candies 15p1

Christmas Open HouseDecember 6 & 7

Open Daily 9-6

328 George St., Van Wert

(off Shannon St.)

Several Vendors Displaying

Crafts - Florals - Dragons

Dolls - OSU Items - Pampered

Chef - Collectibles - Clothing -

Baked Goods - Refreshments &

Door Prizes & So Much More.15p1

Happy 21stBirthdayKayla!

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WINTER WONDERLAND PARTY Tis the season to be jolly and join the party at the PauldingCounty Carnegie Library. Mark your calendar now for the 7th Annual Winter Wonderland Partyto be held on Thursday, Dec. 5 in the Childrens Room of the main historic Carnegie library inPaulding. Children are invited to visit anytime from 6-8 p.m. to have a free photo taken with Santa.Santa visitors will follow a wintery path through a forest of Christmas trees while they make theirway to see this jolly ol elf. Partygoers will also enjoy refreshments, make a craft and go homewith a fun goody bag. Enjoy the sounds of the seasons, twinkling lights and beautiful decorations,plus check out the librarys selection of awesome Christmas and holiday books and movies dur-ing this fun-filled event. Here, children enjoy making a craft during the Winter Wonderland eventin 2012. For more information contact the library at 419-399-2032.

Many Payne area families are busy decorating their homes for the Friends of the Payne Branch Library Annual Christmas Walkwhich will be held this Saturday. One of the homes included in the walk is the Richard Swary home.

Paynes Christmas Walk this SaturdayBy JIM LANGHAM

Feature WriterPAYNE Many Paynearea families are busy deco-rating their homes to greetarea residents who will besharing in the annual PayneBranch Library ChristmasWalk this Saturday from 3-7 p.m. Tickets can be pur-chased at the library up tothe time that the walk beginson Saturday at the library.

Its simple, but it lookseloquent, commentedDenise Kohart at her resi-dence located at 4594 Ohio

500 southwest of Payne.We use a lot of greenery

and various color schemes,said Kohart. We have sil-ver, reds, golds and variousother schemes.

Kohart said that she andher husband, Ken, decidedto share in this years walk

because of their apprecia-tion and support of the workof the Friends of the Libraryin Payne. She said that sheand her husband understandthe dynamics of the busi-ness world and all that goes

into it.Weve always had a

business in the county, saidKohart. This is our way ofsharing our blessing. Its agreat cause, with the moneygoing to the Friends of the

Library.

Dick and Rachelle Swaryhave often developed anelaborate Christmas, mainly

because of the way it drawstheir family together in dec-orating. This year there will

be at least 15 trees at theirresidence located at 4837Ohio 500, southwest ofPayne.

All three floors of thehouse will be decorated,said Rachelle Swary, whonoted that many of the treesrepresent hobbies and inter-ests of family members.

Tree themes include angeltrees, snowman trees, Victo-rian trees, a tree with aZebra theme. In the kitchen,there will be a special wine

bottle tree.The whole family helps

decorate. Its always so ful-filling to get together andhelp each other do this. Wedecorate like this way everyyear, said Swary.

I hope that they have agood turnout. This is suchan important cause, addedSwary.

Kevin and Patty Lee, wholive on the last drive on theeast side of 500 East beforearriving at Ohio 613, willalso be sharing insights intofamily hobbies and intereststhrough the Christmas trees

spread throughout the home.Patty Lee said that at least

nine trees will represent dif-

ferent interests of familymembers. Oldest son, Cole,will decorate his tree withan allegiance to North Car-olina athletics. Aiden willhave a sock monkey treewhile daughter, Brittany,will show forth her love forcolors, pink, purple and

blue, including decorationswith feathers.

Pattys tree will be deco-rated with owls, a specialhobby of hers.

We have a big variety ofdecorations, said Lee. Weare hoping for a large turnout.The money goes toward a

great cause. We hope to servemore people this year than wehave in years.

Lyn Collis and her son,Kaden, have been busy

preparing their home for vis-itors from the community.

I love trees so we love todecorate with trees, saidCollis. Were going to deco-rate like we normally do. We

plan to serve hot chocolateand cookies to those whocome.

One of Collis favoritetrees is decorated with Hall-mark ornaments that repre-sent family memories and

family members specialtimes over the years.

These represent memo-ries that have been given tous over the years, com-mented Collis. This is myfirst year to do this; we geta lot of benefit from the li-

brary. We are happy to helpsuch a good cause.

Other homes decoratedand excited to greet visitors

are the residence of Juliaand Mitch Snyder, located at4805 Ohio 500; CarryWilliams, 6325 Mead-owlark Lane; and NadineBaumert.

Genealogy Society meetsSome interesting information about Paulding

County. Did you know?It was formed from old Indian Territory, April

1, 1820. It was named after John Paulding, a na-tive of Peekskill, N. Y., and one of the three militia

men who captured Major Andre in the war of theRevolution; he died in 1818. The surface is leveland the county covered by the Black Swamp.

In 1887 the acres cultivated were 61,555: inpasture, 6,167; woodland, 56,362; lying waste,1,469; produced in wheat, 154,723 bushels; rye,5,379; buckwheat, 1,056; oats, 205,373; barley,593; corn, 478,972; broom corn, 300 lbs. brush;meadow hay, 9,872 tons; clover hay, 2,103; pota-toes, 30,922 bushels; tobacco, 5,050 lbs.; butter,261,187; sorghum, 5,181 gallons; maple sugar,430 lbs.; honey, 5,703; eggs, 335,593 dozen;grapes, 1,400 lbs.; sweet potatoes, 207 bushels;apples, 10,684; pears, 112; wool, 23,587 lbs.;milch cows owned, 3,809. School census, 1888,8,063; teachers, 186. Miles of railroad track, 75.

The Genealogy Society met on Nov. 13 with

23 members and two guests attending. KelliBergheimer, O.G.S. member, shared an internettechnology presentation featuring Online Toolsto Organize and Collaborate with Your Cousins.

Using social media, blogging and other means

to find cousins, she introduced the group to MSOne Note, a place to drop information.On Dec. 11 at 6 p.m., there will be a catered

dinner and a home-made Christmas gift exchangeat the P.C. Historical Society across from the fair-grounds. R.S.V.Ps are required. Most of themeetings are held at the Paulding CountyCarnegie Library, ground floor meeting roomat 6:30 pm on the second Wednesday of themonth.

Did your ancestors reside in Paulding County,Ohio 100 years or 134 years or more ago? An-cestors of those who lived in Paulding County in1914 or earlier are now eligible to join. ContactRay Keck at 419-399-4

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