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Rite AidAroundPaulding County Soup-sandwichfundraiser set OAKWOOD OakwoodFire Department will host asoup and sandwich supperfrom 4:30-7:30 p.m. Friday,Jan. 30 at the re station. Themenu will include ham andbean, potato and chili soups;ham, beef, sloppy Joe and hotdog sandwiches; and a dessertbar. Free-will donations appre-ciated.

Blood drive set ANTWERP A Red Crossblood drive is scheduled inPaulding County from 8 a.m.-1p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 27 at Ant -werp High School. To donate blood, downloadthe American Red Cross Blood

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LINDER BREAKSRECORDS 12AWT/Delphos Game

Staff Photo/Paulding County Progress Last Friday the Paulding Elementary School received a pair of long-anticipated banners from the Ohio Department of Educa-tion during a special assembly. The banners represent the achievement made in the classroom in both reading and math at thestate level. The School of Promise award placed the school at No. 98 out of 4,000 schools. The second banner acknowledgesPEVS as a High Progress School of Honor and ranking them in the top 10 percent. Superintendent Bill Hanak and principalStephanie Tear along with some of the students look over the banners that will be displayed proudly in the school.

School receives awards

Antwerp Schoolneeds help to win

$60,000 prize ANTWERP The AntwerpLocal School BroadcastingCenter has entered a $200,000national education contest hop-ing for a chance at one of the13 prizes that will be awardedto recognize the best in K-12innovation. In addition to completing anonline application, Antwerpalso submitted a short video to

promote its innovative broad-cast program that teaches stu-dents 21st century skills. Ten of the prizes to be givenaway, valued at $8,000 each,are from the Peoples Choicecategory and will solely be

based on how many votes ap-

plicants have received for theirvideos from the public. Videovoting began Jan. 19. Ant -werps video is now posted onthe Follett Challenge website( FollettChallenge.com) underthe View Entries tab. After registering, users cancast one vote per day throughJan. 30, when voting ends. Not only are the publicsvotes signi cant in the videovoting portion of the contest,

but they will also play a role inthe overall rubric, as 20 percentof each schools nal score is

based on the number of votesAntwerp Local School broadcasts morning announcements and other programs to the en-

tire school (preschool through grade 12) over the television system. The school has enteredthe innovative program into a national competition. Here, volunteer members of Antwerp HighSchools STS tech crew work behind the scenes during a recent live broadcast.

10 studentsto competein annual

Spelling Bee ANTWERP The public iscordially invited to attend the2015 Journal Gazette Pauld -ing County Spelling Bee. Theevent is scheduled for 7 p.m.Monday, Feb. 2 at the AntwerpLocal School Auditeria. Ten school champions, ingrades four through eight,will compete for the honor ofrepresenting Paulding Countyat the Journal Gazette AreaSpelling Bee in Fort Wayne onMarch 7. Individual school champi-ons are: Grace Tuttle, Antwerp

Middle School Gaige McMichael, Ant -werp Elementary Joy McIntosh, ChristianHome Educators of PauldingCounty Kaden Sutton, DivineMercy Catholic School

Family LiteracyNight is Jan. 26

at Antwerp Elem. ANTWERP The AntwerpElementary faculty and staffinvite everyone to FamilyLiteracy Night from 5:15-7:30p.m. Monday, Jan. 26. Thetheme will be Big Hero 6. Celebrate reading, writingand learning superhero fami-ly style. Dinner will start at 5:15 p.m.in the cafeteria. Guest authorPaul Orshoski will speak at 6p.m. The evening will includefamily-centered activities,daycare for younger siblings,and a free family meal in the

cafeteria. Younger siblingsare welcome to participatein activities with their familythroughout the night.

Antwerp, WT athletes are in good handsBy JOE SHOUSE

Sportswriter When it comes to the athletic scene,whether it be college, professional oreven high school, the concern for theoverall well being of the athlete is moreand more prevalent. With the numberof concussions being recorded in sportsas well as the upswing with anteriorcruciate ligament injuries, commonlyreferred to as ACL tears, and other sea -son ending injuries, many schools areelecting to add staff with expertise indealing with those type injuries. For two local high schools, Antwerpand Wayne Trace, they have been pro -active in dealing with such issues in re-cent years. Both schools have partneredwith Parkview Sports Medicine and forthe past four years have shared the ser-vices of Bobbi Brkovic as their athletictrainer. She splits her time serving thehigh school sports programs at bothschools and nds herself in demand asshe serves as trainer as well as helpingathletes and families deal with their fu-ture concerning injuries. Employed by Parkview Sports Medi -cine, Brkovic came to Paulding Countyafter graduating from the University ofAkron. My bachelor of science degree is inathletic training and when I graduatedI needed a job. I always thought that Iwould like to work at a university oreven for a professional team, but whenthis job opportunity opened up I took itand I have no regrets. This is the placeI want to be and I cant see myself any-where else. I love it, said Brkovic. As the athletic trainer at two schoolsBrkovic has little free time. She is ded -icated to her job and in helping the stu-

dent athlete recover from injuries. Witha smile she said, Many people thinkthat we are nothing more than ankle ta-

pers. That is part of it because we aretrying to eliminate ankle injuries butthere is more to the job. Its a misconception that athlet-ic trainers just sit around in the gymwatching practice or ball games. I consider my job as if I am a secondshift employee. The day starts around2 or 2:30 p.m. I report to the school Iam scheduled to be at for that partic-ular day. There is usually an array of

job duties, from helping take care andgive attention to injuries that athletessustain in practice or in games to mak-ing appointments for athletes to see anorthopedic specialist or surgeon, saidBrkovic. Part of the job that Brkovic nds to

be the hardest is when she has to dealwith an athlete who may have a typeinjury that takes him or her out of com-

petition and is no longer able to partici- pate. Thats when it gets dif cult. Youcan help someone heal from an injurylike a twisted ankle but when an athletehas to deal with an injury that may takea year of rehabilitation, that can be quiteemotional. Or worse yet, being a victimof a concussion that ends a young per-sons sports career becomes very emo-tional not only for the young person butalso for their family, said Brkovic. Brkovic knows that often times whenan athlete or even a family member seeher coming their direction its going to

be bad news. When a kid goes down and is out

Joe Shouse/Paulding County Progress Bobbi Brkovic, athletic trainer at both Wayne Trace and Antwerp, tapes the ankleof basketball player Hunter Noel. Brkovic serves both schools and is a valuable assetto their athletic programs. In her fourth year, she helps athletes deal with a variety ofinjuries as well as the emotional aspect of working through possible career endinginjuries.


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SPELLING BEE WINNER Paulding Middle School held itSpelling Bee and the champion was eighth grader Heather Manz(left), daughter of Anthony and Denise Manz. She won the Beespelling the word farrago correctly. Runner-up is seventhgrader Savannah Shepherd, daughter of Aaron and JenniferShepherd.

PHS to induct Hall of Famers on Saturday PAULDING PauldingAthletic Department and ath-letic boosters will be inductingtwo new members into the Ath-letic Hall of Fame between thejunior varsity and varsity boysbasketball game with Ayers-ville this Saturday, Jan. 24. TheHall of Fame committee haselected 2004 graduate AshleighStallkamp and the 1964-65boys basketball team.

1964-65 BoysBasketball Team

The 1964-65 boys basketballteam is celebrating its 50th an -niversary this year. This teamis the only basketball team toreach the regional tournamentin school history. During the1964-65 season, the team wontheir second straight GreenMeadows Conference champi -onship along with winning theirsecond straight sectional title.The Panthers also captured theonly basketball district title inschool history during the 1964-65 season. During the season they com-piled a 19-5 record, which isstill the most wins in schoolhistory for a Paulding basket -

The Paulding Panther basketball team from 1964-65 will be inducted into the schools hall of fame this Saturday prior to thevarsity game with Ayersville. The team picture is from the March 18, 1965 Progress . Team members were, front row from left Bob Mott, Tim Hunter, Jim Cox, Dave Penn, Bob Miller; back row assistant coach Bob Deken, Jack Suman, Chuck Utterback,John Bissell, Jim Rosselet, Jim Jackson, Gene Baughman, coach Bill Follas.

ball team. The team won a totalof four games in tournament

play that year. They defeatedCrestview by a score of 60-50and Ayersville by a score of48-45 in sectionals. They wenton to defeat Hilltop by a scoreof 60-58 and Archbold by ascore of 67-58 in districts. Theirtournament run came to an endwith an 87-72 loss to Riverdalein the Class A tournament.

Ashleigh Stallkamp Ashleigh Stallkamp graduat-ed from Paulding High Schoolin 2004, where she earned fourletters in basketball, three let-ters in volleyball, and two let-ters in softball. In basketball, Ashleighscored 1,061 points, becomingthe second 1,000-point scor -er at Paulding High School.She was First Team NorthwestConference as a junior and asenior and earned numerousaccolades during her nal yearas a Lady Panther. She was Northwest Confer -ence Player of the Year, VanWert Independent Athlete ofthe Year, Paulding CountyPlayer of the Year, First Team

Ashleigh Stallkamp, a four-year member of the Lady Pantherbasketball team, will be recognized as a new inductee to thePaulding Athletic Hall of Fame. Stallhamp is shown in a Feb.8, 2004 picture after going over the 1,000-point mark. She issurrounded by teammates Jill Koenn, Stephanie Pease, ConnieWehrkamp and Brandy Roughton.

All-District, All Ohio SpecialMention and she played in theIndiana-Ohio All Star Game. In volleyball, Ashleigh was

rst team Northwest Confer -ence as a senior and was also

rst team All Paulding County.During her senior year in soft-

ball she earned All NorthwestConference honors and repre -sented Paulding High Schoolin the NWC vs. MAC All Stargame. After high school, Ashleighwent on and continued to havea record breaking career at thecollegiate level while attend-ing Bluffton University and theCollege of Mt. St. Joseph. Shegraduated from the College ofMt. St. Joseph in 2008 with adegree in psychology.

Ashleigh is currently a terri-tory sales manager for Pepsi inDayton and resides in Ketter-ing.

Hailey Hartzell, Oak -wood Elementary Gabriella Casper, Pauld -ing Elementary Heather Manz, PauldingMiddle School Faith Meraz, WayneTrace-Grover Hill Elementary Cameron Stoller, WayneTrace-Payne Elementary

Katie Strable, WayneTrace Jr. High.

Doug Grooms, of Van Wert,is the pronouncer for the Spell-ing Bee. Judges for the contestare Kevin Wilson, principal,Wayne Trace-Grover Hill El -ementary; Cathy Schoenauer,

principal, Divine Mercy Cath -olic School; and Chris Fe -

ichter, director of instruction,Western Buckeye ESC. Pat Ross, superintendent,Antwerp Local Schools, will

preside as master of ceremo-nies.

The Antwerp ExchangeBank sponsors the awardsfor the County Spelling Bee,which include gift cards andtrophies for rst and second

place nishers, as well as med -als and certi cates for all ofthe school champions. SandraFreeman, Western BuckeyeESC, is the awards liaison. Contestants are reminded toreport to the Antwerp Local

School Of ce at 6:30 p.m.Monday, Feb. 2.

generated for their video. We hope the communitywill support the broadcast pro-gram by voting for us in theFollett Challenge. As a smallschool competing against verylarge districts, we need everyvote we can get, says KaylaBagley, Antwerp Locals dis -trict librarian and broadcastteacher.

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for the season and we have totell them the bad news; thatsnot fun to do. Sometimes youhave to help kids and parentsdeal emotionally with the un-fortunate side of injuries. Itsnot easy to understand or ac-cept but you have to do all youcan to stay positive and helpthem work through it, shesaid. Always around sports,Brkovic played basketball inhigh school where she was afour year starter on the Ontario(Ohio) Lady Warriors basket -

ball team. She still holds theschool record with 111 career3-pointers, a record she set hersenior year in 2004. I love sports and I enjoy

being around this age group.I love the athletic atmosphereand knowing I can hopefullyhelp athletes is a great feeling,Brkovic commented. Living in the midst of a OhioState fan base and even grow-ing up in the Buckeye state,

Brkovic somewhat hesitated before admitting that her fa-vorite team is the Universityof Michigan. Asked how thatcame to be she had a simple re-sponse. Well, my older broth-er Anthony loved sports and Iguess I got it from him. He wasa Michigan fan and if it wasgood enough for big brotherthen it was good for me also,she said with a proud look. Brkovic appreciates her pro -fessional working relationshipshe has developed with athleticdirectors, coaches and schoolstaff. As an athletic trainer,Brkovic is licensed and certi -

ed by the state of Ohio and isresponsible for taking at least50 credit hours of continuingeducation every two years. With the advent of con-cussion injuries, there is somuch happening in the livesof many young athletes andwe are doing all we can to helprecovery time, education andunderstanding when it comesto these type injuries, saidBrkovic.

Concussions is somethingseen these days from littleleague diamond to the pro-fessional football eld andwith any injury it is not onla physical issue but also emo-tional and mental according toBrkovic. When an injured athleterecovers from a severe kneeinjury and they go out on thecourt or the eld for the rsttime it becomes a matter otrust. Helping the student ath-lete mentally trust their knee to

be healthy and to have a levelof success is a big step for themand very rewarding, she said. Both Antwerp and WayneTrace is fortunate to have Bob -

bi and the support of ParkviewSports Medicine. The athletesat these two schools are ingood hands and Brkovic willdo all she can to bring an in-

jured athlete back to the placewhere they can play the gamethey enjoy. She may be able toimprove them to the point thecan beat her in a 3-point con-test. No, I doubt it.

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MAXINEMcMULLEN

1929-2015 CECIL Maxine StickneyLaney McMullen, 85, of Ce-cil, passed away Saturday,Jan. 10 at The Gardens ofPaulding.

WILLIAM SMITH 1935-2015 PAYNE William PorteSmith, of Payne, passed awayat home on Saturday, Jan. 10.

RUBY VENGLARCIK TINKER 1929-2015

TUCSON, Ariz. RubyLee Venglarcik Tinker, aged85, died peacefully at homein Tucson, Ariz. on Tuesday,Jan. 13.

R u b ywas bornM a r c h7, 1929in Wau-seon, thedaughterof Claudeand Ra-chel (Smith) Jackson. On Oct.20, 1945, she married SteveM. Venglarcik, who precededher in death on Sept. 20, 1994.On July 4, 1998, Ruby mar-ried Ray Tinker, who pre-ceded her in 2009. Ruby was formerly em-ployed by Private IndustryCouncil, retiring in 1995.Ruby was an avid genealogyresearcher, tracing her familyback to the early 1400s. Shewas also very active in vol-unteer work and missions,having recently served threemonths in Kyrgyzstan, teach-ing the orphans how to sew.She was a member of thePaulding County RegionalEmergency Action Team(REACT) for several years,and volunteered at variousthrift stores. She is survived by sevenchildren, Ruby Meria (Lynn)Johnston, Sondra Adams,Steven (Darlene) Venglarcik,Caroline (Ronald) Grewell,Johanna Buchman, John Ven-glarcik and Richard (Julie)Venglarcik; 30 grandchildren;45 great-grandchildren; sevengreat-great-grandchildren;and numerous nieces andnephews. Ruby was also preceded indeath by her parents; ve sis -ters, Rebecca Moore, SarahKupfersmith, Irene Kupfer-smith, Mary Maple and Bur-netta Smith; five brothers,William Carl, Thomas Frank-lin, Claude Junior, EdwardEugene and Frederick; oneson-in-law, Donald Buchman;one granddaughter, JaydenHeidi Slaydon; and threegrandsons, David Palczewski,Jonah Venglarcik and NoahVenglarcik.

Funeral services were Mon-day, Jan. 19 at the PauldingNazarene Church, Paulding.Burial was in Cooper-HainesCemetery, Paulding Town-ship. Den Herder FuneralHome, Paulding, was incharge of arrangements. In lieu of owers, the fam -ily requests memorial con-tributions be made to LambInternational USA, 3146 N.Fennimore Ave., Tucson AZ85749. Online condolences maybe sent to www.denherderfh.com.

PAULINE WIELAND1929-2015

PAULDING Pauline R.(Stoller) Wieland, age 85,died Wednesday, Jan. 14 atThe Gardens of Paulding. She was born March 25,1929 in Paulding County, thedaughter of Herbert W. andLeah (Laukhuf) Stoller. OnJan. 25, 1987, she marriedHoward R. Wieland, whopreceded her in death on April13, 2007. She was employedby the former R.E. GormanInsurance Agency of Pauld-ing, retiring in 1986, and wasa member of Latty ApostolicChristian Church. Pauline is survived byHowards children, Rod (Ev-elyn) Wieland, Bay City,

Mich., Corrine (Ray) Schlat-ter, Hicksville, and Pam (Ken)Schlatter, Linwood, Mich.;two sisters, Velma Williamsand Ruth (Jim) Reinhard,

both of Bluffton, Ind.; sisters-in-law, Deloris Stoller, RubyStoller and Elaine Stoller, allof Paulding, Dorothy DeanStoller, Leo, Ind., LauraWieland and Edith Meier ofBay City, Mich.; 12 grand-

children; 16 great-grandchil-dren; and many nieces andnephews. She was preceded in death

by her parents ; husband; brothers, Justus Jud, Nel-son, Willis, Ernest and infantEdwin Stoller; brothers-in-law, Jim Williams and JoeRice; and sister-in-law, Ellen(Fiechter) Stoller. Funeral services were Sun-day, Jan. 18 at Latty Apos-tolic Christian Church, Latty.Burial was in the church cem-etery. Den Herder FuneralHome, Paulding, handled ar-rangements.

In lieu of owers, the fam -ily requests donations madeto Gateway Woods of Leo,Ind. or Morton Home for theHandicapped, Morton, Ill. Online condolences may

be sent to www.denherderfh.com.

JAMES LANEY JR. 1940-2015 PAULDING James ElmerJune Laney Jr., age 75, diedat his residence Friday, Jan.16. He was

born onJan. 5,1940, inAntwerp,the son ofJames E.and OliveJ a n e(Swann) Laney Sr. On March11, 1966, he married EarleneJowes, who survives. He wasa U.S. Army Master Sergeant,retiring in 1978 after 20 years.He received two Bronze Stars,a Silver Star, three PurpleHearts and an Oak Cluster. Hewas then employed by the for-mer Weatherhead of Antwerpand United Technologies ofGrabill, Ind.

He is also survived byfour children, Carl Laney,Defiance, Michael (Kathy)Laney, Hicksville, Ricky (Ni-cole) Laney, Grover Hill, andStarla (Tim) Laney Fabela,Oak Grove, Mo.; 17 grand-children, Daniel (Alissa) Her-nandez, Connor and Macken-zie Fabela, Kyrsten (Gaige)Tosspon, Benjamin, Holden(Danielle), Joshua, Alex,Austin, Brandon, Connor,Ethan, Dylan, Kaydee, Alli-son, Courtnie, Carlie Jo andGabrielle Laney; great-grand-children, Alexandria Her-nandez, Briella Gudakunst;Faith, Savannah, Gage, Lucaand Rhett Laney; brothers,Larry (Dora Mae) Laney, Cecil,George (Betty), Donald, Ken-neth and William Laney, all ofHicksville, and Danny Laney,Spencerville, Ind.; and sis-ters, Doris (George) Clemens,Continental, Mary Smith andSue (Gary) Mans eld, both ofHicksville, and Jean Robinson,Urbana. He was preceded in death bythree children, Angela, Tonyand Jack Laney; brothers, Jack,Richard, Robert and Ron-ald Laney; and a sister, Betty(Laney) Williams. Funeral services will beconducted 11 a.m. Thursday,Jan. 22 at Den Herder FuneralHome, Paulding. Burial will fol-low in Forest Home Cemetery,Hicksville, with military ritesaccorded by VFW Post #587. Visitation will be 4-8 p.m.today, Jan. 21 at Den HerderFuneral Home and from 10 a.m.until time of services on Thurs-day. In lieu of owers, the familyrequests donations made to acharity of the donors choice. Online condolences may


WALLACE GEYER 1922-2015 ANTWERP Wallace L.Geyer, age 92, died Saturday,Jan. 17 at CHP Hospice, De -ance. He was born July 22, 1922in Paulding County, the sonof George A. and Ada (Whir-rett) Geyer. On March 30,1947, he married Alice EileenKauser, who preceded him indeath on July 21, 1992. Hewas a self-employed farmer,a WWII U.S. Army veteranand a Purple Heart recipient.He was a member of St. PaulEvangelical Lutheran Churchin Paulding, VFW and Amer-ican Legion #253 Antwerp. He is survived by two sons,Gregory L. (Charlene K.)Geyer and Jerald H. (DonnaJ.) Geyer, both of Antwerp;two daughters, Janice A. (Ste-ven) Ouellette, Fort Wayne,and Cynthia S. (Lonnie)Keith, Houston; ve grand -children; ve great-grandchil -dren; a sister, Virginia Polete,Fort Wayne; two sisters-in-law, LaDonna Geyer of An-twerp and Marjorie Mathias,formerly of Fort Wayne;

brother-in-law, John Henry(Anna) Kauser, Paulding; andspecial friend, Lodena Brown,Paulding. He was preceded in death

by his parents; wife, Alice;a brother, George Geyer; asister, Merium Bickhard; anda brother-in-law, Lynn Bick-hard. Funeral services will beconducted 11 a.m. today, Jan.21 at St. Paul EvangelicalLutheran Church, Paulding,with the Rev. Karen Stetinsofficiating. Burial will fol-low in St. Paul Cemetery,Paulding County. Visitationwill be held one hour prior toservices. Den Herder FuneralHome, Paulding, is in chargeof arrangements. In lieu of owers the fam -ily requests donations madeto Antwerp American Legion#253 or St. Paul EvangelicalLutheran Church, Paulding. Online condolences may


RUTH FESSELHITCHCOCK

1915-2015 PAULDING A lovingmother and servant of God,Ruth E. Fessel Hitchcockwent home to her Lord onSaturday, Jan. 17. She was

born Nov.20, 1915 inPierceton,Ind., theda ugh t e rof Samueland Nellie

(Outcelt)Cormany.She was a graduate of Pierce-ton High School. Ruth mar-ried E.C. Bud Fessel in1941 and lived in Fort Wayne.Born to this union were fourchildren, Patricia Fessel Luo,

New York, Richard Fessel,Cape Coral, Fla., Robert Fes-sel, Paulding, and SharonFessel Chopin, Knoxville,Tenn. The family moved toPaulding in 1958. Bud Fessel

passed away in 1968 leavingRuth to continue the family

business, Fessel Jewelers. In1973, she married J. Gareth

Hitchcock, Common PleasJudge of Paulding County.He passed away in 1995. Shewas a member of St. PaulEvangelical Lutheran Churchof Paulding, life member ofJohn Paulding Historical So-ciety and Paulding CountyHospital Auxiliary. Also surviving are two sis-ters, Betty Whiteleather, FortWayne, and Joan Water, De-catur, Ga.; eight grandchil-dren; two stepgrandsons, sixgreat-grandchildren; and step-son, Jim Hitchcock, De ance. Others preceding her indeath are stepson, David

Hitchcock; three brothers,Dee, Donald and Paul; andtwo sisters, Mary and Sarah. Funeral services will be 11a.m. Saturday, Jan. 24 at DenHerder Funeral Home, Pauld-ing. Burial will be at a laterdate. There will be no visitation. In lieu of owers, the fam -ily requests donations madeto St. Paul Evangelical Lu-

theran Church, Gideons In-ternational or John PauldingHistorical Society. Online condolences may


MARY NEIDHARDT1925-2015

HICKSVILLE Mary M. Neidhardt, 89, of Hicksville,went to be with the Lord onSaturday, Jan. 17 with herfamily by her side. Mary was born on Aug. 25,1925, inPau ld i ngC o u n t y ,to the lateHarry andF l o e t t a(Gorman)Zar tman.Mary wasa 1942graduate of Central HighSchool in Fort Wayne. Shemarried Gene L. Neidhardt onSept. 4, 1945, in Fort Wayne.Mary was a cook at HicksvilleVillage Schools for 10 years

before her retirement in 1989.She also sold Avon productsfor many years. Mary was veryactive at St. John LutheranChurch in Hicksville whereshe served on Church Council,funeral luncheon committee,Lutheran Women, and taughtSunday School. She also wasinvolved in many other groupsincluding Hicksville GardenClub, Ladies Card Club, andBand Boosters. She also vol-unteered at the CommunityMemorial Hospital Auxiliaryand the Bargain Box. Maryloved her family and friendsoften spending time playinggames and cards. She enjoyedcooking and baking for otherswhenever she had the chance.Mary enjoyed spending timewith her husband, Gene,whether it be shing, bowling,

playing Yahtzee, Scrabble, gar-dening, watching birds outsidetheir bay window, or trying tocatch more sh than Gene did. Surviving are her husband,Gene, of Hicksville; threedaughters, Kathy (Dave)Schooley, of Hicksville, SusanEagleson, of Paulding and Lisa(Tom) Turnbull of Bryan; 10grandchildren, Jim (Tonya)

Neidhardt, Brent (Marsha) Neidhardt, Tom Neidhardt,Jason (Amy) Schooley, Jen-nifer (Carey) Gater, Jerome(Amy) Schooley, Sara (Paul)Prescott, Christen Turnbull,Josh (Alexis) Turnbull, CalebTurnbull and his anc EmilyGrisier; 17 great-grandchildren;and two great-great-grandchil-dren. Mary was preceded in death

by her parents; stepfather,Murel Newland; son, Michael

Neidhardt; and two grandchil-dren, Rich Sowers and TinaHolman.

Funeral services will beheld at 11 a.m. Friday, Jan. 23at St. Johns Lutheran Churchin Hicksville with PastorVicky Coombs officiating.Oberlin-Turnbull FuneralHome, Bryan, is in charge ofarrangements. Visitation will be held from4-8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 22 atthe church and one hour priorto services on Friday. Those planning an expres-sion of sympathy are asked toconsider memorial contribu-tions to Crippled Children andAdult Society, 309 WendellAve., Hicksville; St. John Lu-theran Church in Hicksville;or Hicksville Senior Center. Condolences may be sent tothe family or the online guest

book may be signed at www.oberlinturnbull.com.

The Progress ...is Paulding Countysnewspaper of record.

January is Sanctity oHuman Life month

PAULDING January is Sanctity of Human Life month. Jan.22 will mark the 42nd anniversary of the Supreme Courts de-cision in the Roe vs. Wade case. This decision was a landmarkruling that legalized abortion in America. Since that time, over 56,400,000 American babies have beenkilled through abortion. Currently in our country an abortiontakes place every 30 seconds. Some women choose to abort be-cause they dont feel they want their life interrupted by a baby.Some women are afraid that they wont be able to support thechild, and some are just frightened and overwhelmed at the ideaof bringing life into the world alone. At Hands of Hope we believe that each baby is a gift fromGod and that Jesus wants us to love our neighbors by supportingmoms who choose life for their child. We believe that no womanshould feel alone in their journey, said an organization spokes-man. We love to come along side women and their families byoffering free pregnancy testing, pregnancy options counseling,and educational classes. We also offer families free diapers, babyclothes, cribs, car seats, and other baby care items. We also know that Jesus asks us to walk alongside womenwho have an abortion in their past. We have a volunteer whoknows the feelings that come with having had an abortion whowould love to come along side any woman who needs someoneto talk to. We also offer a H.E.A.R.T. Bible study for post-abor-tive women, she said in conclusion. All of the services are completely free and con dential. Theyare glad to help any woman regardless of income or marital sta-tus. If you are interested in any of the services offered, call 419-399-2447 or stop by Mondays from 2-7 p.m. or Fridays from 9a.m.-2 p.m. Hands of Hope is located across from the PauldingCounty Hospital at 1030 W. Wayne St. in Paulding. Also, be watching for information on a March 18 bene t withPam Tebow.

Annual March For Lifeplanned in Deance DEFIANCE The annualMarch For Life sponsored byMother Teresa Respect for Lifewill be held Jan. 22 starting atnoon at the De ance CountyCourthouse. The reason for the march isto unite with others to walk and

pray across the nation that dayfor the voices of the unborn whocannot speak for themselves. Rick Small, area radio per-sonality, will be the host andmaster of ceremonies. Themarch will be escorted by De -ance City Police where a prayerwill be led by Rick Small for theunborn. Speakers include the follow-ing: Representative Tony Burk -ley will speak on the steps Ohiolegislature has taken to protectthe unborn. Pastor Susan St. Peterof Holgate United MethodistChurch will speak of goingfrom the darkness into light. Mary Walz, a medical tech -nologist, mom and grandmawill share a 40-year-old storyof a baby, our awesome God ofmiracles and how He trusts us to

help in His Work of answering prayers. St. Augustine CatholicSchool, Napoleon will give a

pro-life presentation. Sheriff Dave Westrick willshare how important life is evenif handicapped where all de-serve love. Jim Zipfel will use hisgreat gift of music to express hislove for life. Pastor Jimmy Fry of FreeChristian Church, Continental,will talk of the de nition oflife understanding sharing and

ghting for life, and ending with prayer. All are welcome to cometo support this vital issue. Hotchocolate will be served.

The Holy Sacri ce of theMass will be celebrated for lifeat St Johns Catholic Church,De ance, at 9 a.m. Jan. 22 withthe Rev. Joseph Poggemeyer,

pastor of Divine Mercy Par-ish, as celebrant. There will beAdoration of the Most BlessedSacrament throughout the dayending with Benediction at 5

p.m. with Deacon Mark Homierof ciating.

KATHY ZELLER HOGE1958-2015

PERU, Ind. Kathy Lynn(Zeller) Hoge, 56, of Peru, Ind.,

passed away Wednesday, Jan.7. She passed peacefully in herhome of heart failure. She was born April 27, 1958in De ance to Larry and BettyZeller. As a teenager, she movedto the Peru area with her family.She graduated from MaconaquahHigh School in 1977. She loved

ower gardening and being amother. She is survived by her daugh-ter, Kyleen, at home; former

husband, Jay Hoge; her parents,Larry and Betty Zeller of Day-ton; sister, Kim Zeller (Vicki) ofLogansport, brothers, Larry Jr. ofrural Miami County and Kyle ofSouth Bend, Ind.; one niece, Kris-tine Van Baalen (Travis); and agreat-nephew, Mason Van Baalenof Peru. There will be no service atthis time. It will be held in thespring, Kathys favorite time

of the year. Flowers-LeedyFuneral Home, Peru, Ind., is incharge of arrangements. Memorial: Love offerings may

be made to the Kathy L. Hogefamily, through the funeral homeat www. owersleedyallen.com.


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Public retireesshould join PERIDear Editor: I attended a meeting on Dec.3 of the Paulding Chapter ofPublic Employee Retirees Incor-porated (PERI) at the PauldingCounty Senior Center. I wasdisappointed to see that only 14members were present. Thereare 336 potential retired PublicEmployees in Paulding Countythat should be PERI state mem-bers. At the present time thereare 190 state PERI membersand 43 local chapter members. It is important that if you area Retired Public Employee, tobecome a member of PERI andattend the meetings. Especiallythis coming year, you need tobecome informed of the healthcare changes, which is going to

a connector model and any leg-islative changes that will affectour bene ts. PERI is a non-pro t, non-par -tisan corporation to support and

protect our retirement systemand its bene ts; to acquaint themembers with legislation per-taining to the general welfare ofOhios public employee retirees;and to provide a means for thefellowship of its members.Paulding County Chapters nextmeeting will be at 10 a.m. Feb.4 at the Paulding County SeniorCenter, 401 E. Jackson St. To learn more about becominga member or nding out more

information contact one of thechapter of cers: president Virgin -ia Paulus, vice president LindaWisda, secretary Justine Holts-

berry, treasurer Carol Schaefer, orlegislative of cer Rita Diaz.

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Water leak foundand xed quickly Dear Editor, You gotta LOVE a smalltown. I found a water leak in myyard yesterday and called the

village of ce and Jerry Smithcame down. I called KevinHanenkratt and he returned mycall 10 minutes later. He andJay Dangler showed up thismorning and they did the job forLESS than the estimate ANDJay cleaned my drive out beforehe left. THANK YOUS allaround!

Rhonda BaklePaulding

Katie Diaz (left) was guest speaker at Paulding Kiwanis Club.Diaz, owner of the Flat Rock Pottery and Ceramics located inPaulding, is starting a fund raising project to bene t the localfood bank. The project will be called the Empty Plate. Differ-ent people in the community will be asked to decorate a plate,then the plates will be on display at many activities throughoutthe year; those attending will be asked to judge the art work andbe asked for a donation to the food bank. Program chairmanwas Erika Willitzer.

The term et al. refers to and others;et vir., and husband; et ux., andwife.Auglaize Township Cheryl L. Bowers, et al. bySheriff to T3 Properties LLC;Sec. 36, 3.002 acres. Sheriffsdeed.Brown Township Michael R. and Kay E. De-Veaux to Cooper Hatchery Inc.;Sec. 22, 35.414 acres. Warrantydeed. Michael R. and Kay E. De-Veaux to Michael R. and Kay E.DeVeaux; Sec. 22, 3.109 acres.Quit claim. Elsie M. Gary, dec. to Greg-

ory L. Troyer, et al.; Sec. 8,25.678 acres. Fiduciary deed.Carryall Township Marie deLarme Farms Ltd.to Elaine L. Harp; Sec. 11, 40acres; Sec. 16, 59.48 acres andSec. 15, 120 acres. Warrantydeed. US Bank, N.A. to Christo-

pher Banks; Sec. 9, 1.714 acres.Warranty deed.Jackson Township Bank of NY Mellon TrustCompany to Arend BrothersInc.; Sec. 22, 1.118 acres. War-

ranty deed. Paulding Exempted VillageSchools to Jeremy D. and Jes-sica S. Goyings; Sec. 7, 38.183acres. Warranty deed. Paulding Extempted VillageSchools to Sue A. Gundermanand Bruce C. Mickatavage; Sec.7, 2.816 acres. Warranty deed.Latty Township Kent E. and Pamela S. Eddy,trustees, et al. to Mark W. andKaren M. Eddy; Sec. 28, 40acres. Quit claim.Haviland Village Patricia A. Ruger, dec. to Ed-win L. Ruger; Lots 80-82, Orig-inal Plat, 0.495 acre. Af davit.

Oakwood Village Shaffers Grain ElevatorLLC to Shaffers Grain Eleva-tor LLC; Lots 61-63 and partsof abandoned alley; 0.857 acre.Warranty deed.Paulding Village Ronnie H. Phlipot to AntwerpExchange Bank Co.; Lot 18,

Noneman DeMuth Allotment,0.26 acre. Quit claim. Bernice B. Carnahan, dec. toRoger D. and June R. Flemens;Lot 30, Noneman Subdivision,0.17 acre. Fiduciary deed.

Patrols Grigsby namedcommander of VW Post VAN WERT Sgt. Timo-thy P. Grigsby was promotedto the rank of lieutenant byColonel Paul A. Pride, Patrolsuperintendent, during a cer-emony at the Patrols Acade-my. Lt. Grigsby will transferfrom his current assignmentat the Lima Post to serve as

post commander of the VanWert Post. Sgt. Grigsby began hisPatrol career in June 2005as a member of the 145thAcademy Class. He earnedhis commission in Januarythe following year and wasassigned to the Lima Post,where he was selected as PostTrooper of the Year in 2009and 2010. While at the LimaPost, he also earned the AceAward for excellence in autolarceny enforcement in 2007

and 2009. In 2011, he was promoted to the rank of ser-geant and transferred to theVan Wert Post to serve as anassistant post commander. In2012, he returned to his mostrecent assignment at the LimaPost.

LT. TIMOTHY GRIGSBY

Weather report weekly summary as recorded at Paulding Villages water treatmentplant Observatio ns recorded for the 24 hours ending at 7:30 a.m. on the morning of:

P R E C I P I TAT I O N 24 -HOU R AMOUNTS Snow/ I ce on D AT E H I G H L O W Ra in -Me l t ed snow Snow- Ice t h e g round Jan. 13 32 3 0.10 1.1 6 Jan. 14 15 0 0.01 0.1 6 Jan. 15 9 -4 -0- -0- 6 Jan. 16 28 -4 -0- -0- 6 Jan. 17 33 15 -0- -0- 6 Jan. 18 39 22 -0- -0- 3 Jan. 19 36 28 -0- -0- 2

Civil Docket The term et al. refers to andothers; et vir., and husband; etux., and wife. Lynette S. Huckabaa,Payne vs. Kenneth J. Hucka-baa, Paulding. Divorce.Marriage Licenses Michael Paul Barnes, 20,Paulding, laborer and ShantelBrieann Schott, 22, Paulding,homemaker. Parents are Dan-iel Barnes and Melissa Miller;and James Schott and TamaraStephens. Donovan Storm Carnahan,19, Oakwood, parts washerand Marisa Lynn Armentrout,18, Oakwood, homemaker.Parents are Cory Clipping-er and Gwen Carnahan; andMarvel Armentrout and Kath-ryn Haruff.Administration Docket In the Estate of Robert D.Dix, application to administer

le.Criminal Docket Fidel Gomez Gutierrez, 26,of Paulding, was arrested ona bench warrant recently andwas arraigned for forgery(F5) on Jan. 14. The warrantwas issued in March 2014when he failed to appear forarraignment. Jazzy E. Dudley, 20, of Al-len Park, Mich., was grantedhis motions to suppress ev-idence recently. Afterwardsthe State led a motion to

dismiss a charge of identityfraud (F5). Jwanza Akeem Scott, 23,of Columbus, had his motionsto suppress evidence granted

by the Court recently. TheState has since led a motionto dismiss the identity fraud(F5) case against him. Jeffery D. Wieble, 25, ofOakwood, had charges of

breaking and entering (F5)and receiving stolen property(F5) against him dismissedwithout prejudice at the mo-tion of State. He must pay$243 costs. It was determinedthat although he did transporta stolen horse, he had been

presented with invalid papersof ownership. Sabrina E. Gutierrez, 24, ofPaulding, was scheduled fora hearing on her motion forintervention in lieu of convic-tion. It was set for March 2.She is accused of traf ckingin drugs (F4). Leland S. Lust, 51, addressunavailable, will be sen-tenced Feb. 9 after a recentchange of plea hearing. Atthat time, a rape (F1) chargeand four counts of gross sex-ual imposition (F3) were dis-missed upon a motion of theState. He entered a guilty pleato one count gross sexual im-

position (F3). Newlyn W. Baker, 36, andJeremy A. Lamond, 36, both

of Paulding, who had previ-ously had their indictments

joined for trial, had thoseindictments severed by theCourt. It was determined thatthe mens cases would be

prejudiced it they were triedtogether. Baker is chargedwith two counts complicity totraf cking in marijuana (F3)and possession of marijuana(F5), while Lamond is ac-cused of two counts traf ck -ing in marijuana (F3). Addi-tionally, the Court overruledBakers motion to suppressevidence on three points ofcontention. Wade R. Bissell, 24, ofPaulding, has been scheduledfor a Feb. 2 pretrial confer-ence regarding his indictmentalleging traf cking counter -feit controlled substance (F5). Shannon R. Lambert, 45,of Oakwood, was recently setfor a Jan. 22 pretrial confer-ence for his felonious assault(F2) indictment. A Jan. 13

jury trial date was vacated atthat time. Ricky L. Dix, 51, of Pauld-ing, was sentenced to 18months in the Ohio Depart-ment of Rehabilitation andCorrection after pleadingguilty to domestic violence(F4). He must pay $317 costs. Frankie L. Taylor, 34, ofPaulding, will be sentencedFeb. 9 after a recent changeof plea. Charges of illegal as-sembly of chemicals for themanufacture of drugs (F3)and possession of metham-

phetamine (F5) were dis-missed upon a motion of Stateand he entered a guilty plea toillegal manufacture of drugs(F2). Ruthann Swary, 39, ofAntwerp, was ordered to beevaluated to determine if shequali es for intervention inlieu of conviction regardingher indictment alleging pos-session of methamphetamine(F5). A hearing to make thedetermination was set forFeb. 17. A Feb. 24 jury trialdate was vacated. All criminal

proceedings in the case were

stayed until the outcome ofthe hearing. Damien A. Smith, 34, An-twerp, was ordered to servetwo ve-year sentences tocommunity control sanctions,having previously been foundguilty of two counts non-support of dependents (F5).They will be served concur-rently. In addition to standardconditions, he must serve 20days in jail, obtain/maintainemployment and seek workthrough Paulding CountyChild Support EnforcementAgency when unemployed,make support payments whendue, pay all arrearages be-fore sanctions are complete,comply with drug and alco-hol prohibitions, submit torandom tests, le income taxreturns, and pay $233 courtcosts. Tracy L. Hoeppner, 46, ofOakwood, had a motion forhouse arrest denied by theCourt. She is charged with

breaking and entering (F5),theft (F5) and possession ofdrugs (F5). Robert L. Carnahan, 49,of Oakwood, will be sen-tenced Feb. 17 for breakingand entering (F5). A chargeof breaking and entering (F5)was dismissed upon a motionof State. Jeremy Baer, 31, of VanWert, entered guilty pleas totwo counts nonsupport of de-

pendents (F5) and will be sen-tenced on March 2.

INCIDENT REPORTSSunday, Jan. 11 11:22 a.m. Of cers were called to Tom Tim Drive for an un -wanted person complaint. Before their arrival they were told todisregard because the subject left.Monday, Jan. 12 10:24 a.m. Family disturbance on Dennis Street was looked into. 12:10 p.m. Intoxicated pedestrian on Dooley Drive was trans-

ported home. 3 p.m. Paulding County Hospital ER requested assistance withan irate patient. 4:03 p.m. Rear-ending accident on North Williams Street wasdocumented. 4:50 p.m. Backing accident in the parking lot of an East PerryStreet business was handled. 6:35 p.m. Paulding County Hospital ER reported a walk away.Police located and returned her. 8 p.m. Police assisted Bryan Police Department by attempting todeliver a message.Tuesday, Jan. 13 10:14 a.m. Of cers were called to Paulding County Hospital foran uncooperative patient. 1:42 p.m. Unruly student complaint came from Paulding MiddleSchool. 5:20 p.m. Dog complaint was lodged from Miller ParkwayDrive. The complainant called back to say the animal had been

picked up. 5:40 p.m. Dog complaint was looked into on Maple Street. Of-cers were unable to nd the canine.

Wednesday, Jan. 14 4:50 p.m. Menacing was reported from McDonald Pike.Thursday, Jan. 15 2:35 p.m. Unwanted subject was addressed on McDonald Pike.A female was told to go and she left. 4:05 p.m. A North Main Street resident told of cers someonedamaged their truck while it was parked in the driveway.Friday, Jan. 16 12:20 p.m. Of cers were called to an altercation on East PerryStreet. The subjects worked the matter out. 12:30 p.m. Resident of West Perry Street told police someoneri ed through their home while they were gone. Nothing was notedto be missing.Saturday, Jan. 17 4:32 a.m. Police found a West Perry Street business secure upon

responding to an alarm.Sunday, Jan. 18 2:44 a.m. Unwanted subject was reported on East Perry Street. 7:45 a.m. A Woodring Avenue resident told police someone

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10:48 a.m. Family disturbance on North Main Street wasinvestigated. 10:10 p.m. Unwanted person was reported from WoodringAvenue. He was gone when of cers arrived.Monday, Jan. 19 2:20 a.m. Of cers observed three male juveniles walkingfrom the down town area, eventually onto North Water Street.They were told to get to their destination and warned aboutcurfew. They were to tell their parents about having interac-tion with law enforcement. 2:36 a.m. Police observed three more male juveniles walk-ing in the downtown area then toward North Water Street.They were stopped and told to get home due to curfew. Theywere informed to tell their parents about having interactionwith law enforcement.

Civil Docket:First Select Inc., Pleasanton, Ca-

lif. vs. Barbara C. Ramey, Oakwood.Money only, satis ed. Capital One Bank, Louisville, Ky.vs. Allison Crabill, Antwerp. Moneyonly, satis ed. Genfed Financial Credit UnionInc., Akron vs. Justin W. Tope, Pauld-ing. Other action, judgment for theplaintiff in the sum of $12,455.88. Garbani LLC, De ance vs. Mi -

chelle Sherry, Cecil. Small claims,judgment for the plaintiff in the sumof $476.04. Birdstone Inc., Paulding vs. CaseyPerez, Paulding. Evictions, judgmentfor the plaintiff in the sum of $2,810. Midland Funding LLC, San Diegovs. Annette Shepherd, Payne. Otheraction, dismissed. Peters Body Shop Inc., Fort Waynevs. Jerome P. Brock, Antwerp. Smallclaims, judgment for the plaintiff inthe sum of $2,915.94. William S. Bricker D.D.S., Ant-werp vs. Jodi (Grove) Lucas. Otheraction, judgment for the plaintiff inthe sum of $855.87. Returned To You Ltd., Paulding

vs. James Mehring, Oakwood andLee Ann Mehring, Oakwood. Smallclaims, judgment for the plaintiff inthe sum of $466.13. Credit Adjustments Inc., De ancevs. William Kelble, Antwerp. Smallclaims, dismissed.Traf c Docket:

Danielle Rae Flynn, Grover Hill,failure to reinstate; $100 ne, $95costs; provide proof of nancialresponsibility by Jan. 9, pay $75

monthy, pay or collect by April 24. Danielle Rae Flynn, Grover Hill,failure to control; $68 ne; POC byApril 24. Patrick J. Lothamer, Fort Wayne,37/25 speed; $33 ne, $82 costs. Paul Thomas McCrary, Belleville,Mich., 83/65 speed; $43 ne, $77costs. Kevin S. Brown II, Newburgh, Ind.,86/65 speed; $43 ne, $80 costs. Jennifer R. Herber, Antwerp, stop

sign; $53 ne, $77 costs. Lynn M. Herrick, Lincoln Park,Mich., 85/65 speed; $43 ne, $77costs. Michael L. Thomas, Pepper Pike,following close; $53 ne, $80 costs. Juan Antonio Valle, Van Wert, seat

belt; $30 ne, $50 costs. Tyler J. Becker, Bridgewater, Ma.,76/65 speed; $33 ne, $80 costs. Bridgit K. Farley, Noblesville, Ind.,79/65 speed; $33 ne, $80 costs. Timothy I. Haurez, Buck Creek,Ind., 85/65 speed; $43 ne, $77 costs. Sawyer L. Temple, Payne, left ofcenter; dismissed at the States re-quest. Ryan S. Dawson, Fort Wayne, OVI;

dismissed without prejudice, costswaived at the States request. Ryan S. Dawson, Fort Wayne,79/65 speed; dismissed without prej-udice, costs waived at the States re-quest. Sawyer L. Temple, OVI/breathlow; $375 ne, $132 costs, 3 days jail,6-month license suspension; may at-tend the DIP Program in lieu of jail,ALS vacated, POC date of Jan. 30,community control ordered, secure a

valid drivers license, 20 hours com-munity service, 87 jail days reserved. Sawyer L. Temple, Payne, left ofcenter; dismissed at the States re-quest. Sawyer L. Temple, Payne, 70/55speed; dismissed at the States request. Eugene A. Vajen, De ance, OVI;$525 ne, $120 costs, 18 days jail, 3year license suspension; may attendthe DIP Program in lieu of 3 days jail,105 days scram, POC by Jan. 30, com-

munity control ordered, restitution tovictim, evaluation at Westwood, 162days jail reserved. Eugene A. Vajen, De ance, failureto control; dismissed at the States re-quest. Justin Michael Stowe, CopperasCove, Texas, 83/65 speed; $43 ne,$85 costs. Ashley R. Gross, West eld, Ind.,85/65 speed; $43 ne, $80 costs. Jessica R. Vanvalkenburg, Pauld-ing, FRA suspension; $100 ne with$75 suspended, $87 costs; proof of -nancial responsibility provided, POC

by Jan. 30, defendants physical li-cense returned in open court. Robert C. Hurtig, Mark Center, fail-

ure to yield to emergency vehicle; $68ne, $80 costs. Caitlin A. Thompson, St. Louis,Mo., 80/65 speed; $43 ne, $80 costs. Matthew E. Dunmead, Warsaw,Ind., 77/65 speed; $33 ne, $80 costs. Anthony J. Higgins, Dayton, 65/55speed; $33 ne, $80 costs. William O. Graham, Paulding, stopsign; $53 ne, $80 costs. Charity L. Moore, Cloverdale, leftof center; $53 ne, $80 costs.

Corey Randall Hampson, Bloom-eld Hill, Mich., 83/65 speed; $43ne, $80 costs.

Laura M. Rood, Toledo, 76/65speed; $33 ne, $80 costs. Denzel E. Rome Harris, South eld,Mich., 81/65 speed; $43 ne, $80costs. Jordan N. Rex, Spencerville, 72/55speed; $43 ne, $80 costs. Steven Wade Ford, Benton, Ark.,76/65 speed; $63 ne, $80 costs.

Janna M. Kennedy, May eldHeights, 78/65 speed; $33 ne, $80costs. Merinda Branham, Oakwood, fail-ure to control; $68 ne, $77 costs. Scott A. Altic, Antwerp, theft; $154costs; pay restitution in the amount of$50.38 today, may be additional badcheck fee. Terrance N. Branson, Van Wert,FRA suspension; $100 ne with $50suspended, $112 costs; proof of nan -cial responsibility provided, POC byFeb. 27, warrant and warrant blockrescinded. Terrance N. Branson, Van Wert,38/25 speed; $50 ne; POC by Feb.27.

Daniel Li Wu, Ann Arbor, Mich.,85/65 speed; $43 ne, $121.50 costs. Michael Allen Cassavar, Indianap-olis, 76/65 speed; $33 ne, $80 costs. Benjamin J. Potts, Toledo, 77/65speed; $33 ne, $85 costs. Alexander J. Gregorich, Berkley,Mich., 80/65 speed; $43 ne, $77costs. Kyle H. Couch, Arcadia, Ind.,94/65 speed; $43 ne, $80 costs. Kitrick L. Schrader, Columbia

City, Ind., 78/65 speed; $33 ne, $80costs. Nathan J. Woodby, Cecil, failure tocheck trap; $83 ne, $77 costs. Aaron W. Woodby, De ance, fail -ure to check trap; $83 ne, $77 costs. John L. Bryan, Columbus, 69/55speed; $33 ne, $77 costs. Alijandro D. Catalan, Fort Wayne,82/65 speed; $43 ne, $80 costs. Charles Hinschlager, Sherwood,insecure load; $68 ne, $77 costs.

Justin R. Villella, Pittsburgh, Pa.,86/65 speed; $43 ne, $77 costs. Francisco P. Moreno, Toledo,81/65 speed; $43 ne, $80 costs. Cory Rager, Paulding, failure tocontrol; $68 ne, $77 costs. Christina Marie Scantlen, Bryan,69/55 speed; $33 ne, $77 costs. Rhonda S. Kidd, Melrose, failureto control; $68 ne, $80 costs. Jordan Mitchell Eimer, FortWayne, 78/55 speed; $43 ne, $80costs. Daniel J. Daunhauer, Muncie, Ind.,80/65 speed; $43 ne, $85 costs. Eric E. Rohrs, Napoleon, 77/65speed; $33 ne, $77 costs. Norman E. Engel Jr., Swanton,

78/65 speed; $33 ne, $77 costs. Evan M. Phillips, Indianapolis,79/65 speed; $33 ne, $80 costs. Jodi L. Butcher, Carmel, Ind.,80/65 speed; $43 ne, $80 costs. Amanda Joyce Allen, Paci c, Mo.,80/65 speed; $43 ne, $80 costs. Matthew D. Molnar, Fort Wayne,80/65 speed; $33 ne, $77 costs. Prit Pal Singh Pandher, Etobicoke,Ont., failure to control; $68 ne, $80costs.

INCIDENTS:

Friday, Jan. 9 10:35 a.m. De ance RegionalMedical Center told deputiesthey were treating a couple whoclaimed to have been assaultedin a parking lot along US 127 inEmerald Township. 11:09 a.m. Dog complaintwas looked into on Road 163 inAuglaize Township. 12:05 p.m. A Brown Town-ship resident of Road 177 lodgeda dog complaint. 2:45 p.m. Cut camera wirewas reported from Road 8 inEmerald Township. 6:57 p.m. Deputies docu-mented a car/deer accident on

Road 111 in Jackson Township.Saturday, Jan. 10 8:57 a.m. Neglect of horses onRoad 191 in Auglaize Townshipwas investigated. 9:30 a.m. A Melrose residenttold deputies they were missinga license plate. 10:32 a.m. K9 unit was de-ployed on Ohio 111 in EmeraldTownship. 2:09 p.m. Oakwood EMS wasencoded for a two-vehicle acci-dent on Ohio 66 at Road 10 inAuglaize Township. Post 81 ofOhio State Highway Patrol han-dled the investigation. AuglaizeTownship assisted at the scene.

No further information wasavailable. 2:49 p.m. Dog complaint washandled on Ohio 637 in LattyTownship. 3:38 p.m. Drive-off theft ofgas was reported from Melrose. 5:47 p.m. Three Antwerp reunits with their EMS respondedto a call about a gas leak on Road13 in Carryall Township. Theywere on the scene over 20 min-utes. 6:32 p.m. Car/deer crash onOhio 613 in Brown Townshipwas documented. 6:50 p.m. Hit/skip accidenton Road 176 in Crane Township

was investigated. 10:58 p.m. Deputies handledan accident on Ohio 66 at Road209 in Auglaize Township. Nofurther information was avail-able.Sunday, Jan. 11 1:53 a.m. A vehicle searchwas conducted along US 127south of Paulding in PauldingTownship. 9:35 a.m. Dog complaint waslooked into on Road 131 in Jack-son Township. 9:40 a.m. Damage to a housealong Road 87 in PauldingTownship was investigated. 5:23 p.m. Possible domestic

situation was reported form Road

166 in Brown Township. 5:24 p.m. Unwanted personcomplaint was handled on Ohio111 in Emerald Township. 5:47 p.m. Tree re was re -

ported along Ohio 637 in LattyTownship. 7:32 p.m. Car was seen in aditch along Ohio 637 at Road169 in Auglaize Township. Nofurther information was avail-able. 9:02 p.m. A vehicle was towedfrom the scene of an accident onUS 127 south of Paulding. Noother details were available. 9:35 p.m. Melrose residentcomplained about a dirt bike

being operated on the streets. 11:54 p.m. Two Paulding reunits, one from Antwerp and an-other from Payne responded to areport of a bedroom lling withsmoke on Ohio 500 in PauldingTownship. They were there over1 1/2 hours. Paulding EMS stood

by.Monday, Jan. 12 6:01 a.m. Deputies respondedto an alarm at a business on Road179 in Auglaize Township. 6:22 a.m. An alarm soundedat a business along Road 151 inLatty Township. 7:23 a.m. Motor vehicle ac-cident was investigated on Ohio

66 south of Ohio 613 in BrownTownship. No further informa-tion was available. 7:58 a.m. Car in a ditch wasinvestigated on Ohio 111 inRoad 93 in Paulding Township.

No other information was avail-able. 8:35 a.m. Deputies handleda motor vehicle accident alongRoad 21 in Benton Township.Further information was notavailable. 8:37 a.m. ODOT reported aslide-off along Ohio 613 at Road209 in Brown Township. 10 a.m. Dog complaint washandled on Maple Street in

Paulding. 11:46 a.m. Oakwood EMSmade a transport from a re onRoad 171 in Brown Township.Fire units on the scene includedthree from Oakwood, three fromGrover Hill, four from Paulding,and one from Auglaize Town-ship. First responders were onthe scene for nearly three hours. 12:24 p.m. Dog complaintwas lodged from an undisclosedlocation. 12:52 p.m. Two Payne reunits responded to a reported reon McDonald Pike in Paulding.They were there about ten min-utes.

3:49 p.m. Cecil resident re-

ported a scam. 4:34 p.m. Dog complaintcame in from Road 73 in Emer-ald Township. 7:39 p.m. Suspicious vehi-cle was seen along Road 176 inCrane Township. 8:25 p.m. Deputies assistedDe ance County Sheriffs of -

ce with a complaint on JerichoRoad in their county.Tuesday, Jan. 13 1:34 p.m. Barking dogswere the basis of a complaint inHaviland. 1:42 p.m. A motorist reportedseeing a man dressed in all blackwalking the tracks along Road

133 at Road 8 in Emerald Town-ship. 2:22 p.m. Threats by phonewere reported from Grover Hill. 3:27 p.m. Car/dog accidentwas reported from US 127 nearRoad 72 north of Haviland. 9:57 p.m. Land owner alongRoad 139 in Emerald Townshipreported four or ve snowmo -

biles trespassing on their prop-erty.Wednesday, Jan. 14 5:16 a.m. Three Cecil/Crane

re units plus two from Antwerpalong with their EMS respondedto a call about an outbuilding

lled with smoke on Road 230

in Crane Township. They werethere more than 30 minutes. 10:15 a.m. Dog bite was in-vestigated on Road 144 in Har-rison Township. 10:24 a.m. A Benton Town-ship resident of Road 47 reportedseeing a suspicious vehicle pull-ing in and out of driveways. 1:15 p.m. Deputies handledan accident on Road 87 nearthe intersection of Road 124 inPaulding Township. Further in-formation was not available. 2:53 p.m. Parking lot accidentwas investigated in Oakwood.

No further information wasavailable.

Thursday, Jan. 15 6:55 a.m. Deputies docu-mented a car/deer collision onRoad 424 east of Road 105 inCarryall Township. 10:40 a.m. Dog complaintcame in from Road 138 inBrown Township. 5:39 p.m. Vehicle search wasconducted on Ohio 114 in Ben-ton Township. 6:20 p.m. Deputies conducteda vehicle search on Road 424 inCrane Township. 7:04 p.m. Juvenile matter waslooked into on Ohio 637 in Aug-laize Township.Friday, Jan. 16

6:58 a.m. Paulding EMSmade a transport from the sceneof an accident on Road 87 atRoad 82 in Paulding Township.Paulding Fire Department as-sisted at the scene. No furtherinformation was available.

Commissioners JournalCommissioners Journal January 5, 2015 This 5th day of January, 2015, the Boardof County Commissioners met in regularsession with the following members pres-ent: Tony Zartman, Roy Klopfenstein,Mark Holtsberry, and Nola Ginter, Clerk.MEETING NOTES OF APPOINT-MENTS Deputy Dog Warden Jared Renollet met

briefly with the commissioners and countyAuditor Claudia Fickel to discuss dog tags.Dog tags will be on sale in the auditorsoffice through Jan. 31 for the calendar year2015. Renollet noted there will be one morenotice in the newspaper. He intends on fol-low-up to those who purchased tags in 2014and not for 2015 by sending postcards. Renollet reported handling 309 dogs in2014; 57 were adopted and 163 were re-deemed by their owners. 61 dogs were res-cued and only 24 were euthanized. Renol-let emphasized the Paulding County DogKennel has a no suffering policy. Mosteuthanizations were performed due to thedogs aggressive behavior or its unresolvedhealth/medical issues. Renollet requested permission to attenda Humane Agent Training on animal cru-elty and the law in London, Ohio, on Feb.17-19. The assistant dog warden will over-see the kennel on the days he is gone. Renollet reported mechanical issueswith the S-10. He also noted he is workingwith the sheriffs office to obtain a taser gunfor use on the job.

Pam Miller and Jerry Zielke, PauldingCounty Economic Development - Miller

presented paperwork for an RLF (paid infull) for the commissioners signatures.Zielke provided an update on the job/careerexpo he would like to sponsor at the Pauld-ing County Fair this summer.

Corey Walker, Defiance/PauldingCounty Consolidated Job and Family Ser-vices, reported he has the Harrison Street

building cleaned out with the exception of

two rooms. He noted a variety of officeequipment to relocate. Walker commentedthe agency is running smoothly, in spiteof the hurdles they have jumped this pastyear. He reminded the commissioners thenext board meeting is March 2 at 11 a.m. inPaulding.Commissioners Journal January 7, 2015 This 7th day of January, 2015, the Boardof County Commissioners met in regularsession with the following members pres-ent: Tony Zartman, Roy Klopfenstein,Mark Holtsberry, and Nola Ginter, Clerk.MEETING NOTES OF APPOINT-MENTS Sheriff Jason Landers and the commis-sioners discussed the full-time status ofthe dog warden. It was determined that 40hours/week is considered full time for thedog warden position. These hours coincidewith the sheriffs office policy. Sheriff Landers reported the dog kennel

is running well. Dog Warden Jared Renollethas done a good job of keeping the kennelclean and the dogs moving. Landers presented the union contract forthe commissioners review and signatures.He then discussed the general maintenanceand cleaning of the sheriffs office, whichincludes snow removal and mowing. Thetax-map office provided the sheriff with amap to determine the property line at thesheriffs office. County Auditor Claudia Fickel pre-sented quotes for getting postcards printedand mailed reminding dog owners to pur-chase dog tags. Ed Bohn, Paulding County EMA, pre-sented his 2015 goals-projects-plans forPaulding County EMA. He has identifiedeight goals, 10 projects and eight plans tocomplete for the State of Ohio. Bohn em-

phasized completion of these goals, proj-ects, and plans is a huge undertaking andwill require assistance. His plans are to relyheavily on other area county EMA directors(including state and regional EMA staff),local businesses, and the countys profes-sional first responders to accomplish hisgoals. One of Bohns priorities is to work onre-establishing Paulding Countys Mitiga-tion Plan. He hopes to secure grant dollarsto hire a professional firm to write the plan.

Paulding Countys plan has not been approved since 2010. Bohn pointed out thatonce the plan is back in place, he will beable to apply for several grants through thestate for the county. Bohn mentioned the possibility of part-time clerical help in the EMA office. Hewould like to revamp the office to allowadequate work space and to allow for pub-lic interaction. Bohn also plans to beginquarterly meetings with the EMA advisorycommittee to keep them abreast of EMAactivity. Although Bohn realizes he has put quitea bit on his plate for 2015, he noted it is nec-essary to set goals so the agency will havea sense of direction. The commissionerscommended Bohn for his work and dedi-cation and encouraged him to move aheadon his projects and plans for 2015.EXECUTIVE SESSION A motion was made by Klopfenstein togo into executive session at 8:06 a.m. withthe Paulding County Prosecutor to discusslegal matters. The motion was seconded byHoltsberry. All members voting yea. At 8:22 a.m. all members present agreedto adjourn the executive session and go intoregular session.IN THE MATTER OF ACCEPTINGA PROPOSAL FOR ENGINEER-ING SERVICES TO ASSIST IN RE-PAIRS TO THE DOMED CUPOLAPORTION OF THE COURTHOUSEROOF Klopfenstein moved to adopt the follow-ing resolution; WHEREAS, Poggemeyer DesignGroup, Inc. provides professional engineer-ing services; and WHEREAS, Poggemeyer DesignGroup, Inc. has analyzed the existing con-ditions of the domed cupola portion of thePaulding County Courthouse roof and hasdetermined repairs are necessary due tomoisture-related rot of the supporting tim-

ber frame; and WHEREAS, Poggemeyer DesignGroup, Inc. has submitted Proposal #02-2014-2225, quoting the lump sum feefor providing detailed design services at$9,250, including reimbursables; now,therefore BE IT RESOLVED, that the Boardof County Commissioners does herebyagree that Poggemeyer Design Group, Inc.

provide the engineering services to assistPaulding County with the necessary repairsto the existing structural supports of thedomed cupola portion of the Courthouseroof for the lump sum amount of $9,250,including reimbursables.IN THE MATTER OF MAINTE-NANCE, REPAIR AND IMPROVE-MENT OF PAULDING COUNTYROADS, CULVERTS AND BRIDGESFOR THE YEAR 2015 Klopfenstein moved to adopt the follow-

ing resolution: WHEREAS, the Board of CountyCommissioners has decided that the health,welfare, and safety of the people of Pauld-ing County can best and most efficientlyserviced by the Force Account in matters

pertaining to the construction, reconstruc-tion, improvement, maintenance, or repairof Paulding County roads, bridges, and cul-verts; now, therefore

BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board ofCounty Commissioners does hereby au-thorize Travis McGarvey, Paulding CountyEngineer, to proceed by force account forthe maintenance, repair and improvementof county roads, culverts and bridges for theyear 2015; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, thatthe Board of County Commissioners doeshereby authorize the County Engineer toclose necessary roads, bridges and culvertsfor the performance of said force accountwork pursuant to the Ohio Revised Code,Section 5543.19.IN THE MATTER OF APPROVALOF PURCHASES BY PAULDINGCOUNTY EMA

Klopfenstein moved to adopt the follow-ing resolution: WHEREAS, the Paulding CountyEMA hosts various meetings, trainings, andexercises throughout the year; and WHEREAS, it has been the practice tosupply coffee, cold beverages, cups, nap-kins, and other kitchen supplies; as wellas occasional snacks or meals for variousmeetings, trainings and exercises; and WHEREAS, the Board desires to au-thorize the agency to continue the practiceof providing the above-mentioned items forthe above-mentioned purposes; now, there-fore BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board ofCounty Commissioners does hereby autho-rize the purchase of coffee, cold beverages,cups, napkins, kitchen supplies, and occa-sional snacks or meals for the meetings,trainings and exercises hosted by the Pauld-ing County EMA.IN THE MATTER OF APPROVALOF PURCHASES BY PAULDINGCOUNTY LEPC

Klopfenstein moved to adopt the follow-ing resolution: WHEREAS, the Paulding CountyLocal Emergency Planning Committee

(LEPC) hosts various meetings, trainings,exercises, and review requirementsthroughout the year; and WHEREAS, it has been the practiceto supply coffee, cold beverages, cups,napkins, and other kitchen supplies; aswell as occasional snacks or meals forvarious meetings, trainings, exercises,and review requirements; and purchase

promotional items and/or candy forvarious functions such as the countyfair, parades, etcetera; and WHEREAS, the Board desires toauthorize the agency to continue the

practice of providing the above-men-tioned items for the above-mentioned

purposes; now, therefore BE IT RESOLVED, that the Boardof County Commissioners does herebyauthorize the purchase of coffee, cold

beverages, cups, napkins, kitchen supplies, and occasional snacks or meals

for the meetings, trainings, exercises,and review requirements; and purchase promotional items and/or candy forvarious functions such as the countyfair, parades, etcetera, hosted by thePaulding County LEPC, with the un-derstanding that these purchases aremade under any applicable grants, pro-grams, state, federal or county guide-lines.


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Butchering beef is a family affair Its another cold Januaryday. The temperature is -nally one degree above thezero mark. The sun is shiningthough, which gives every-thing a brighter look! We are glad for all the sunwe get in the winter months.The solar freezer we have de-

pends on the sun to keep run-ning. We are still glad we in-vested in it. We have not hadto spend a penny on it sincewe bought it a few years ago. Our freezers and canning

jars are lling up fast withmeat. We butchered a beeflast week. I gave my hus-

band Joe a meat grinder forhis birthday in December. Ithas sure come in handy. Thechildren gave Joe a hamburg-er patty and jerky maker forChristmas that attaches to thegrinder. Joe made the jerkywith it and now has madehundreds of hamburger pat-ties with it. He is very happyfor all of it. We put the pat-ties in the freezer with freezersheets between them. It is sohandy to just pull them apartand put them right in the fry-ing pan or on the grill. We also canned a lot of beefchunks. I cooked the meat offthe bones and want to makevegetable soup to can with themeat and broth.

Joe and some of the chil-dren like to eat the cow brains.I have never tasted them! Ifried the brains for them Sun-day morning. Joe likes it witheggs and fried potatoes. Our highlight of butch-ering is that we can makerare beef. We take very thinsliced pieces of the most ten-der steaks. Then we put saltand lots of black pepper on

both sides of each piece andfry in very hot lard or oil. Youonly put it in for a few turns,then ip it over for a fewmore turns and its done. This is a favorite meat for

us around beef butcheringtime. Everyone usually startseating as I fry it, as it is bestright out of the pan. I remem-

ber my mother standing bythe kerosene stove frying itone piece at a time. Now Iknow what she must havethought: it is a relief to bedone when everyone has hadtheir ll. Its a greasy job andmy propane stove keeps theoil lots hotter than when I hada kerosene stove to make iton. How blessed we feel toonce again be able to put meatin the freezer and jars. Sincewe have two freezers, I can alot less. It is so much easierto package it than to pressurecan everything. Saturday we have plansto butcher the four pigs weraised. They are really big al-ready so they should give us alot of pork. Jacob, Emma and familyand sisters Verena and Susanand all the special friends

plan to come help us. Manyhands do make lighter work.We appreciate all the help. Illwrite more about it in nextweeks column. Our school closed its doorstwo days last week due toextremely cold temperatures.Everyone is back to schooland work this week, leavingall the work to daughter Verneand me again. Gods blessings to all! Thisweek Ill share with you oneof our favorite breakfast cas-

seroles.SAUSAGE GRAVY

BREAKFASTCASSEROLE

8 oz. bacon, fried and crum- bled1/2 package smoky links,chopped1/3 cup ham, cubed2 cups shredded potatoes6-12 eggs (scrambled), quan-tity depending on how manyyou are serving1/4 cup green peppers, diced1/4 cup onions, diced1 cup Colby cheese, shredded2 quarts sausage gravy Mix everything togetherexcept gravy (see below).Spread in a greased 9x13-inch pan or larger. Spreadgravy over everything. Bakeat 350 for 40-45 minutes oruntil thoroughly heated.

SAUSAGE GRAVY1 pound bulk sausage1/4 cup our 4 cups milk Salt and black pepper In a cast-iron skillet, brownsausage over medium heat.Drain off grease. Sprinkle in

our and brown lightly. Grad -ually add milk and mix untilvery smooth. Bring gravy toa boil, stirring frequently. Re-duce heat and cook until thedesired thickness is reached.If gravy becomes too thick,additional milk may be add-ed. Season with salt and pep-

per to taste. Lovina Eicher is an OldOrder Amish writer, cook,wife and mother of eight. For-merly writing as The AmishCook, Eicher inherited thatcolumn from her mother, Eliz-abeth Coblentz, who wrote

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(The Paulding Progress maintainsa le of birthdays and anniversaries.To make any changes, please callour of ce at 419-399-4015 duringbusiness hours, email to [email protected], or drop us anote to P.O. Box 180, Paulding.) Jan. 24 Randy S. Ankney,Ruth Foust, Hope Hartwig,Beatrice A. Jackson, MaryKay Knoblauch, Scott St.John. Jan. 25 Kristy Aldrich,David L. Bakle, Dylan Flint,Wanda Hilgeman, JaxonKimpel, Kelly McMichael,Dave Shepherd, Suzan Um-

bach, Paul Vieth, Austin Wen-ninger. Jan. 26 Nathan Andrews,Draven Bradford, ShirleyHancock, Jesse Matthews,Tina Roughton, Ryan Rupp,Aaron Shepherd, SteveWobler. Jan. 27 Janette Cook,Gage Daniels, Roger Fle-mens, Betty Friend, PatriciaGordon, Douglas A. Goyings,Mary M. Keller, Brayden Mc-

Neely, Logan Mudel.

Jan. 28 Dane Budd, Jen-nifer L. Childs, Charlie Cook,Donnave Cooper, Edward S.Gonzales Sr., Alicia DawnGrimes, Nicole Mobley, JohnMurlin, Bartley Ripke, Mar-

garet Sunday. Jan. 29 Tyler Church,Paula Lichty, Cody Thomp-son. Jan. 30 Tara Bakle, Ash-ley Bauer, Kathryn Clark,Amanda Lentz, Sara Lentz,Jay Priest, Trisha Sams, Tiffa-ny Theobald.

Jan. 25 Donald and MiriamBaer. Jan. 26 David and DianneJones. Jan. 27 Joe and Penny Kidd.

Jan. 28 Gary and MaryBear, Lupe and Tulip Santos,Brent and Angie Stoller. Jan. 29 Joe and Amy San-tos. Jan. 30 Collie and MyrnaLamb.

PERI announces meeting schedule PAULDING Meeting schedule and speakersfor the remaining gatherings of the PERI Pauld-ing Chapter 10 has been released. Lisa McClure, executive director of the Pauld-ing County Area Foundation will address theFeb. 4 meeting. Mike Kauser will address the building projecton the Paulding County Fairgrounds at the April1 meeting. Sheriff Jason Landers will speak at the June 3

meeting. District meeting will be conducted in Lima onJune 18. Representative Tony Burkley will address theAug. 5 gathering. Members will attend the state meeting on Sept.29.

Margaret Needum of OPERS Healthcare willinform members of new insurance plans on Oct. 7. The 30th anniversary of Chapter 10 will beobserved Dec. 2. District representative MerrillAsher will speak. To become a member of Chapter 10, one must

be a state member or spouse. Dues are $3 and payable to Carol Schaefer, treasurer at 9257 Ohio49, Payne, OH 45880. Other of cers of the chapter are president Vir -

ginia Paulus, vice president Linda Wisda andsecretary Justine Holtsberry. They say, We need your support to keep ourretirement safe. Regular meetings are held at 10 a.m. in thePaulding County Senior Center at 401 E. Jack-son St. in Paulding.

FIVE GENERATIONS GATHER A ve generation photo was taken at a recent gathering of theMartinez family. Baby Quinn Morrison is being held by his great-great-grandmother Lupe Mar-tinez as his mom Danielle Martinez Morrison looks on. Behind them are the babys grandfatherJulian Martinez and great-grandfather Rosalio Martinez.

DONATE TO BUILDING PROJECT The Leaders of Tomorrow 4-H Club made a donation to thebuilding project currently taking place at the Paulding County Fairgrounds. Club treasurer JacobKlopfenstein presents the check to Lisa McClure, executive director of Paulding County AreaFoundation. Also present were club members Daniel Sinn, Adrienne Rosswurm, Dana Ross-wurm, Grace Spangler, Autumn Nuest, Bryce Rosswurm and Clint Spangler. Animal projects area big part of this club, and its members look forward to using the new barns at the 2015 PauldingCounty Fair.

SPELLING BEE WINNER Wayne Trace Grover Hill Elemen-tary announces this years Spelling Bee winner. Faith Meraz,daughter of Saul and Lucinda Meraz, won the Bee spelling theword celebrate correctly. Runner-up is Isaiah Rittenhouse,son of Todd and Aimee Rittenhouse.

Honor roll for Divine Mer-cy Catholic School in Paynefor the second quarter: 4th Grade Maggie Cox,Tyler Davis, Kyle Slade 5th Grade CameronGraham, Christina Graham,Ethan Noggle, Leslie Pol-lock, Kaden Recker, KennadiRecker, Joel Reinhart, RyanRupp, Claire Schweller, MolliShepherd, Grady Vogel 6th Grade CameronCox, Kenadie Daeger, CarsonRupp, Kaden Sutton

Morisy anniversary to be marked PAULDING Friends,neighbors and relatives of Jimand Isabel Morisy are invited

by their children to shower thecouple with cards in honor oftheir 60th wedding anniver-sary which they will observeon Jan. 29. The address to which thecards should be mailed is15736 Road 126, Paulding,OH 45879.

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A Penny for Your Thoughts

By Nancy Whitaker

Me and my shadow I think I have a shadow fol-lowing me that looks like acat. It even has a name. Theshadow follows me aroundthe house, gets under myfeet, watches me sleep, goesto the bathroom with me andwatches the toilet water whenI ush, reminds me when it istime to get up and has decid-ed to be under my feet at alltimes. The shadow is my cat,Miss Felix, who only comesto the name of Kitty Kitty. When Miss Felix came tolive with me, I was lonelyand just needed somethingto take care of. She was fourmonths old, neutered and hadher shots. The rst mistake Imade was not only giving herdry food, but the good cannedfood as well. Of course, beinga good Mommy like I was,I bought her some cat foodcalled Fancy Feast. Big mistake! She loved itso much that dry food becamealmost nonexistent in herdiet. It did not take me long to

gure out that this little kittyhad an attitude. I discoveredshe did not like any kind offood that was made with shand she preferred the gravylovers food above all else. Iget very frustrated when buy-ing her food, trying to gureout what kind of gravy lov-ers she likes. Theres chick-en, beef and turkey. But, Icant fool her with a tuna- a -vored food, gravy lovers ornot. I am very picky aboutcleaning her litter box everyday and Miss Felix intentlywatches me making sure I getit just right. (All this for oneday and she will make sureit is cleaned the next day aswell.) I have written beforeabout the time I got the litter

pan lid on backwards and shecouldnt get in! I dont thinkshe could cohabit with anoth-er cat and share a litter box. Toys are a necessity asshe loves to chase a ball, bataround a piece of string andshe spends hours just chas-ing her tail. Lately she hasfound out that if she climbsup on a chair or stool, she

can watch the birds and otherkitties through the window.Kitty also gets into anythingon the oor, such as a box ora sack. The other evening Ifound she had crawled insidemy purse. Sometimes I talk to her andsay, Now what are we goingto do today? She will lookat me and actually answer,Meeeow. One morning Iwoke up and my Miss Felixwas up on the dresser look-ing down at me watching myevery move. She will waittill I get up and then followsme to the upstairs bathroom.The toilet is very fascinatingto her and she is getting tallenough to stick her paw inthe water. I dont care whattime of day or night it is, sheis there to hear the ush and

watch the circling water as itgoes down. I thought that bynow she would not be as in-terested in the john as she is,

but who knows, maybe shewill learn how to use it her-self.

One day, my grandsonswere here and somehowshe followed them downinto the basement. This wasa place where she could hideand sneak around, and thatshe did. We called and calledand I thought she was stuckin the wall and I would neversee her again. I was crying,Call 9-1-1! Somehow myson and grandsons found thelittle crack she had crawledinto and coaxed her out. To me, this little kitty has

became part of my family.She follows me like my shad-ow and I would feel lost with-out her. I know I am probablysilly to talk to her and loveher like I do, but I got her ata time when I needed some-thing in my life. I guess it is

just good to know somethingor someone needs you andyou have something to carefor. Kitty and I have sharedThanksgiving, Christmasand New Years together.We watch Jerry Springer andMaury Povich every day to-gether, sharing any snack Imay have. I get aggravated sometimeswith her antics, but right nowshe is my companion anda part of my family. Not onlythat, I am trying to teach herall my goofy habits. Do you think a pet can be-come like a family member?Do you think that pets canunderstand us humans? Letme know and Ill give you aPenny for Your Thoughts.

Paulding schoolboard elects of cers

By SAMANTHAHABERN

Correspondent PAULDING The PauldingExempted School Board metfor an organization meeting onTuesday, Jan. 13 with its regularmeeting following immediatelyafter.

In their rst order of businessin the organization meeting, the

board elected their new of cersfor the year: James Foltz as

president and the Ohio SchoolBoard Association legislative li-aison, Mark Manz as vice pres-ident and Greg Reinhart as thestudent achievement liaison. Tentative school board meet-ings for the rest of the calendaryear were set at 7 p.m. the fol-lowing dates: Feb. 9, March 23,April 21, May 19, June 29, July21, Aug. 18, Sept. 22, Oct. 20,

Nov. 17 and Dec. 15. The board then unanimously

approved the following: Appointed the treasureras the representative for publicrecords training for all boardmembers as required. Authorized the superin -tendent or treasurer to enterinto and/or accept/participatein federal, state, or local grantsor agreements deemed advanta-geous to the schools district andauthorize the treasurer to appro-

priate funds for grants awarded. Authorized the superinten -dent or treasurer to accept all do-nations at the school district on

behalf of the board of education. Appointed the superinten -

dent as the purchasing agent for2015 with authorization to initi-ate expenditures up to a total of$25,000 with the appropriationswithout prior board approval. Authorized the superinten -dent to employ such temporary

personnel as needed in emer-gency situations with approval

by the board of education in thenext regular meeting.

In the regular scheduled m

Paulding County Progress Jan. 21, 2015.pdf

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