Paulding County Progress March 26, 2014

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County WT specialboard meeting

HAVILAND – TheWayne Trace LocalSchools Board of Education will hold a spe-cial board meeting at 6:30a.m. Thursday March 27 in

the administration officeconference room for thepurpose of passing a reso-lution to extend the schoolday.

Preschool story time April 1

PAULDING – Only twomore months to go of pre-school storytimes at thehistoric Carnegie library inPaulding. Kooky Kirk willbe “buzzing” around dur-ing a bee-themed storytimeon April 1 at 1 p.m. During

storytime, Children are ex-posed to wonderful books,fun crafts and a yummysnack.

Storytimes are held atthe main library every firstand third Tuesday throughMay at 1 p.m. Call theChildren’s Room at 419-399-2032 for more info.

Blood drives setTwo American Red

Cross blood drives arescheduled in PauldingCounty:

• Friday, April 4 from 8a.m.-1 p.m. at AntwerpHigh School gym, locatedat 303 S. Harrmann Roadin Antwerp.

• Friday, April 11 from2-7 p.m. at Vancrest of Payne, located at 650 N.Main St. in Payne.

To donate, call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or visit redcross-blood.org.

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The ‘Nice’ story of ‘Married to Millie’

Herb and au-thor Jane Niceshare a momentat a social event.She interviewedhim nearly everyFriday for 10

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Jane Nice is theauthor of the

book Married to

Millie: The

Humble Life of

Herb Monroe. Thebook is an inspi-rational biography

about Paulding’sbeloved Herb

Monroe and wife,Millie. The bookcover, designed

by Herb’s grand-daughter, shows

Herb and Millie ontheir wedding day

in 1940.

f all people, I feel so humble that you would do this.I’m a poor subject,” said Herb Monroe, as author

Jane Nice was working on his biography.

Almost everyone from Paulding is fa-miliar with the name “Herb Monroe.”Those who knew Herb were impacted byhis humility, compassion and sense of humor.

“Herb Monroe was locally famous, not because of big accomplishments, but be-cause he loved people,” Nice said. Henever sought recognition, but consideredeach honor he received as “mountain topexperiences,” which came when he need-ed to get through life’s troubles.

Nice’s book is titled Married to Millie:

The Humble Life of Herb Monroe. Milliewas Herb’s beloved wife who passedaway in 1997 from Alzheimer’s Disease.The inspirational book details their livesfollowing the couple from the time theymet until Herb’s passing on 11-11-11 atthe age of 98.

Herb Monroe grew up on a farm incentral Ohio and was taught the value of hard work. He had always been interested

in electricity and had the desire to becomean electrical engineer. He attended a lib-eral arts college which really did not offer that type of class, so he majored in

physics.He worked after college for Farm

Bureau Rural Electric helping set up elec-tricity in rural areas.

Herb met lovely Millie, his bride-to-bein 1938 at a church hot dog roast. Milliewas very classy and had gone to secretar-ial school, He was immediately takenwith her poise and beauty and she by his

caring and great attributes. Herb said thatthrough the smoke from the wiener roast,he could tell it was love at first sight.

The couple married in 1940 and in1941 moved to Paulding where Herbtook a job as the manager of Paulding-Putnam Electric. They moved in thesummer time and Millie was expecting

By NANCY WHITAKER • Progress Staff Writer

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BY JOE SHOUSESportswriter

ANTWERP – AntwerpHigh School will host thefirst SportONE All-Star Basket ball Classic onSaturday, April 5.

At 6 p.m., seniors repre-senting the three highschools from PauldingCounty and the three highschools from Van WertCounty will band together to form the Ohio squad.

Ohio teams will includePaulding, Wayne Trace,Antwerp, Lincolnview, Van

Wert, and Division IV statechampion Crestview.Their opponent will come

from across the border rep-resenting Indiana schoolsincluding Adams Central,South Adams, Bellmont,

New Haven, Heritage,Eastside and Churubusco.

The girls’ contest will tip-off at 6 p.m. followed bythe boys match-up at ap-

proximately 8 p.m.Between the two gameswill be a 3-point contest.During halftime of the

boys’ game will be a dunk contest.

Coaches for the Classicwill be T.J. Hammer for theOhio boys and Adam

Central’s head coach, AaronMcClure.

For the girls, Paulding’sLyndsi Shultz will be thehead coach and will be as-sisted by Wayne Tracecoach Bethany Hughes. TheHoosier girls will becoached by Shawn Shearer,head coach from NewHaven.

SportONE is sponsoringthe event that Antwerp’sathletic director hopes to bea yearly event. “We have agreat relationship withSportONE and we are ap-

preciative of their supportfor this all star game,” DrewAltimus said.

Proceeds from the eventwill go toward Antwerpathletics.

“We are looking at in-stalling a new scoreboard inthe gym,” according toAltimus. “The new boardwill highlight the players

jersey number, the number of points he or she has andthe number of fouls.”

Admission to the double-header all-star game is $5.

In next week’s Paulding Progress will be complete

rosters for all four teamsalong with other statisticsand coaching information.

Antwerp to host

first-ever All-Star

Basketball Classic Paulding, Van Wert county players to battle Indiana

By JOE SHOUSECorrespondent

With a sigh of relief, thecalendar reminds us thelong-awaited first day of spring has finally arrived.And after enduring a long,cold, snowy winter, it’s nowtime for Paulding Countyvillages to assess how theyfared in what will go downas one of the most challeng-ing winters in history.

Snow removal, street repairs, potholes, overtime,

frozen pipes, and other un-usual hardships and addedexpenses have taxed com-munities since early January.

For the village of Oakwood, administrator John Keyes reports that over-all the village is in prettygood shape.

“We had two homes thatwere without water due tofrozen lines,” said Keyes.

Overall, Keyes believesOakwood escaped withouttoo many potholes or muchovertime; where the villagehas seen an increase is in the

salt usage, fuel costs, andnatural gas bills to heat itsfour buildings.

Fiscal Officer SusanBarron has seen a jump inheating the fire house, water

building, EMS building, andthe town hall. “Last year for the three winter months, wespent $5,535 heating the

buildings while this year wehave totaled $7,782,” saidBarron.

There has been a slight in-crease in road salt and fuel

for its vehicles.The Village of Antwerp is

looking at a $40,000 setback when it comes to expensescaused by the winter weath-er.

“We’ve had water main breaks, equipment break-downs, and other expensesdue to frozen pipes,” saidAntwerp treasurer LorettaBaker.

The village’s front endloader required a major re-

pair in the amount of $6,600,

Melting snow leaves behindrepairs, budget

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The luau will feature asteak dinner for $12 or grilledchicken breast dinner for $10.Other items on the menu in-clude a baked potato and afull salad bar. Kids under 12eat free (hot dog and chips).

Bring your hula skirts andHawaiian shirts – best dressedwin a trophy.

Guests also will have achance to win gifts or cash. A50/50 raffle will be held aswell as a raffle for an iPadMini.

Tickets for this year’s Luaufundraiser are available at theUnited Way of PauldingCounty, 419-399-8240, or atthe Paulding Eagles, 419-399-3057.

PAULDING – The UnitedWay of Paulding County in-vites everyone to attend thisyear’s Luau fundraiser onSaturday, April 5 at thePaulding Eagles, located onWest Perry Street in Paulding.

which was not budgeted.Appropriations for snow re-moval, salt and grit was set at$4,500 while the village hasspent nearly $10,000. A non-

budgeted item addressed bythe village was icing in the

water tower due to malfunc-tioning sensors in the tank thatmeasure the water level.Repair on the tower totaled$3,500.

Water lines under Ohio 49froze, causing residents to nothave water and forcing the vil-lage to close the highway for aday in order to make necessaryrepairs. The non-budgeted re-

pair was $4,003.Like the other villages with-

in the county, Payne is

equipped to manage their win-ter issues when it comes tosnow removal. However, thisyear, the challenge to stayabove the task was often times

beyond their capabilities.“We had to contract out for

some of our snow removal. Inaddition to our own depart-ment working, we also paid anadditional $5,487 for snow re-moval by outside contractors,”said Fiscal Officer CherylHalter.

The job of snow removaland keeping the streets clear required 100 extra-man hours.

“We know we have pot-holes that will need repaired.We are scheduled to havesome of our streets sealed and

paved later this spring and wehope to take care of the pot-hole problem at that time,”said Mayor Terry Smith.

Last Wednesday’s quick snowstorm that dumped over seven inches of snow in thearea was the worst snowstormof the winter season, accord-ing to Paulding street supervi-sor Jerry Smith.

“It was quick and a very wetsnow that delivered another challenge for our equipmentand manpower,” said Smith.

Paulding’s four-man crewand its four trucks can usuallyclear the village in six to eighthours. “I know the public isgetting tired of all the snowand to be honest we are gettingtired of cleaning the streets,

but it’s our job and overall Ithink we have done a good

job,” said Smith.Although the plowing sea-

son is winding down, it is important to remove vehiclesfrom the streets in order toclear the snow properly.

“With so much snow, resi-dents often times will havetheir driveways cleaned, al-lowing snow to blow right

back out into the streets andcausing more problems,” saidvillage administrator HarryWiebe. The administrator went on to comment on howPaulding snow removal has

been superior compared toother communities similar insize to Paulding.

The village encountered be-tween 10 and 12 frozen serv-ice lines. These lines run be-tween the main to the shut off

valve in the street right-of-way.

“To give you an idea howthe long periods of cold tem-

peratures effect the lines, wehad a dozen this year and inthe past 15 years we had one,”

said Smith.There have been a fewwater main breaks with thefrost line penetrating theground by as much as threefeet. The repair of water main

breaks have been a little moretime consuming due to thefrozen ground.

“Because of the frozenground and needing a jack-hammer to break through thearea in question, it often timestakes longer to determinewhere the actual break is locat-ed,” said Smith.

Concerning costs, hours onthe job, and assistance, the vil-

lage has encountered its shareof increased expenses. In2012-13 there were 90 hoursof overtime issued for snowand ice control while this year the number of hours increasedto 380.

Cost of salt has nearly dou- bled from $6,000 last year to$10,000 so far in 2013-14.

There was no outside con-tract for assistance concerningdowntown snow removal in2012-13; however, the villagehas spent $10,800 this year.

Potholes will be an immedi-ate issue once the weather warms up and the existing

water is eliminated from theholes. “Once the water is outand the temperatures consis-tently get to the upper 20s wewill be able to fill the pot-holes,” said Wiebe.

Wiebe went on to say howthe street department employ-ees, while working on snowremoval and other issues, haveother continuing responsibili-ties such as digging graves.

“These long extended coldspells have been tough on theequipment as well as the crewworking outside in the ele-ments,” he said.

“It’s been a long, tough win-

ter and we are all looking for-ward to spring. I want to thank everyone for their patienceand for those who removedtheir cars from the streets sowe could do our job,” saidSmith.

will tentatively be completed by this summer; however,there is a $5 savings if you re-serve your copy early.

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but lived for the moment.Herb Monroe’s contribu-

tions to the community are being recognized by a park which is currently under con-

struction and will be calledThe Herb Monroe Com-munity Park.

The book Married to Millie

their first son, Daniel.The weather was hot, they

did not know a lot of peopleand both missed their nativecounties and home. Milliewas miserable. Herb made apromise to her that theywould only stay in Pauldingfor five years.

Needless to say, they re-mained in Paulding and be-

came parents of three sons.It was very important to get

electricity into the rural areasas WWII became a reality.With electrification, farmerswere able to produce milk andfood more effectively. In fact,Nice said that had it not beenfor the rural areas beinghooked up to electricity,

America probably could nothave won the war.

In 1949, Herb and Millielost their oldest son, Danny, ina drowning accident. Theystruggled with their loss, butthe Paulding communityshowed an outpouring of sup-

port and love for the family.Herb and Millie became

members of the First

Presbyterian Church wherehe sang in the choir. Herb wasactive in many clubs and or-ganizations, but always hadtime for a smile and time toask how you were.

One club the Monroes wereactive in was the SchoonersClub. This was a church or-ganization and was active

from 1943-1993. Herb con-tinued to work for Paulding-Putnam until he retired in1978 and then worked part-time for another 23 years.

Jane Nice met Herb andMillie in 1992 when her fam-ily attended the FirstPresbyterian Church. Janeand her husband were greetedwarmly by Herb. Millie was

nicely dressed and very digni-fied. Nice soon picked up thatMillie was suffering fromAlzheimer’s Disease.However, Herb always keptMillie well cared for andmaintained her dignitythroughout her battle with thedreaded disease.

Eventually Millie was sent

to a nursing home where shelost her battle in January,1997. Herb visited her every-day, took her for hair appoint-ments and above all loved hisMillie unconditionally.

His level of caregivingearned him the Ohio FirstLady’s award for Elder Caregiving in December of 1997. In 1998 the Paulding

County Senior Center held aHerb Monroe Day in hishonor.

Jane was intrigued with thisman, his humbleness, and hisways of looking at situations.In 2002, she began her biog-raphy on Herb and named it Married to Millie. The Humble Life of Herb Monroe.

She interviewed him everyFriday and Herb got to readmost of the book before hisdeath. He said, “God is work-ing this thing out. To me, itwould seem that you hadenough for about three pagesand that would be it.”

Herb lost another son,Glenn, at age 64, in 2010, butstill kept his positive outlook,never fretted about the past,

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NATURE COLLECTION ON DISPLAY – Last week, a new display case was unveiled at theBlack Swamp Nature Center building in Paulding. It contains a sampling of specimens fromthe collection of the late Homer Price, including bird nests, bird and reptile eggs, animalskulls and journals. He spent most of his life studying and documenting Paulding County’splants and animals. The bulk of Price’s collection is at the John Paulding Historical Society,including taxidermy specimens and journals covering insects, butterflies, snails, birds andmore. SWCD education specialist Mark Holtsberry built the cabinet for the display, which isa joint project with the historical society. From lef t are Holtsberry; Carole Wood Overmyer of Paulding, a granddaughter of Homer Price; and Kim Sutton, historical society president.Anyone interested in studying Price’s journals, records or specimens should contact thehistorical society.



THOMASORTHMAN SR.1934-2014

FORT MYERS, Fla. – Thomas Frank Orthman Sr.

passed away at 1:20 p.m.Thursday, Feb. 20.

CRAIG BAILEY1961-2014

PAULDING – Craig T.Bailey, 52, died Sunday,March 16, at Parkview Re-gional Medical Center, FortWayne.

He was born on Aug. 18,1961 in Defiance County, theson of the late Thomas andKay (Anderson) Bailey. Heattended Defiance HighSchool and received a bache-lor’s degree from DefianceCollege in 1992. Craig servedhis country in the UnitedStates military until his hon-orable discharge in 1988.Craig was employed by AlexProducts, Paulding, and wasa member of the AmericanLegion and the NRA.

Surviving Craig are hisaunts, uncles and cousins andhis best friend, Ken (Joyce)Bland of Paulding.

A graveside service will beheld at 1 p.m. Saturday,March 29 at Forest HomeCemetery. Smith & BrownFuneral Home, Hicksville, isin charge of arrangements.

Online condolences may beshared at www.smithbrown-funeralhome.com.

ROBERTTARLTON1934-2014

Robert E. “Bob” Tarlton

died at 10:05 p.m. Tuesday,March 18 at Lutheran Hospi-tal, Fort Wayne, Indiana.

He was born May 15, 1934in Paulding, the son of Charles W. and Mabel M.(Speelman) Tarlton, who are

both deceased. On July 3,1952, he married MarianAkom, who preceded him indeath in 2003 after 50 yearsof marriage. He was a U.S.Army veteran of the KoreanConflict and a member of American Legion Post 178 of Van Wert. Bob loved the out-doors and camping, whichhe did until 2013 when his

health began to fail. He alsolooked forward to going tothe Paulding County Senior Center and to the Porter Auc-tion in Grover Hill on Satur-days.

He is survived by hisdaughter, Cheryl Ann(Richard) Burdge of OhioCity; two sons, Kevin Wayne

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(Deb) Tarlton and Scott Eu-gene Tarlton, both of Scott;grandchildren, Kandi (Adam)Stripe, Joseph (Renee) Tarl-ton, Mandi (Eric) Dangler and Kendra (David) Wessel;stepgrandchildren, Sarah Bur-dge and Jon Burdge; and15 great-grandchildren. He isalso survived by a sister, Irene“Susie” (John) Thomas of VanWert; a close friend, Ann

Bigelow; and his dog, Benji.Services were held Satur-day, March 22 at Brickner Funeral Home in Van Wertwith Pastor Terry Martin offi-ciating. Burial was in ScottCemetery, with gravesidemilitary rites conducted bythe Combined Honors Unit of Van Wert American LegionPost 178 and VFW Post5803.

Preferred memorials may be made to Paulding CountySenior Center and AmericanLegion Boys State.

Condolences may be left atwww.bricknerfuneralhome.c

om or sent to [email protected].

RICHARDGOINGS1921-2014

PAULDING – Richard J.Goings, age 92, died Thurs-day, March 20 comfortably athis home in Paulding, sur-rounded by family.

Richardwas bornJune 18,1921 inP a u l d i n gCounty toL u l a

(Vena) andJames Go-ings. Hewas a graduate of PauldingHigh School and a veteran of WWII. After serving hiscountry, he moved to Toledo,where he made his residencefor more than 50 years. In1950, he married Ada E.Glenn, who preceded him indeath. A retiree of the Depart-ment of the Army and theU.S. Postal Service, Richardloved sports and was a greatfan of the Ohio State Buck-eyes. An avid golfer, he was amember of the Midwestern

Golf Club and the YoungSenior Bowling Team, bothof Toledo.

He is survived by severalnieces and nephews, familyand friends, among them agreat nephew, Allen Davis,Toledo; two nieces, RobertaHardman, Paulding, and Mar-garet Ann Crutchfield, Latty;

and a great-niece Tara Ingolof Latty.

He also was preceded indeath by his parents; two sis-ters, Alice Crutchfield and aninfant; five brothers, Leo,Howard, Roy, Ray andRobert; one niece and four nephews.

Military graveside serviceswill be conducted by VFWPost #587 at 2 p.m. Saturday,

March 29 at the Zion BaptistChurch Cemetery, Grover Hill.

Visitation will be 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday prior to serv-ices at Den Herder FuneralHome, Paulding.

Donations may be made toPaulding County HospitalHome Health Care and Com-munity Health Professionals& Hospice.

Online condolences may besent to www.denherderfh.com.

DONALD HOMER 1944-2014

FORT WAYNE – Donald

Ray Homer, 69, of FortWayne, passed away Satur-day, March 22.

He was born Aug. 31, 1944in Pauldingto the lateWalter andG e o r g i a( C u s t e r )Homer. Heworked for G e n e r a lE l e c t r i c

before re-tiring after 30 years. He wasa member of Amvets 55 andthe VFW 1421.

Surviving are his wife,

Joyce Homer; Fort Wayne;daughter, Maria (Ralph) Cle-venger; New Haven; step-daughters, Virginia (Bob)Monhollen of Payne, Cynthia(Larry Ketzler) Hale, NewHaven, Suzan (Clem) Drey-fus of Fort Wayne andTheresa (Dewayne) Sarrazin;

New Haven; sister, ConniePolanco, Payne; and severalgrandchildren and great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by a son, Donnie Homer Jr.;stepson, Victor Shaffer; and

brother, Tyrone Homer.Visitation will be from 2-4

and 6-8 p.m. Wednesday,March 26 at Klaehn, Fahl &Melton Funeral Home, Win-chester Road Chapel, 6424Winchester Road. Burial will

be in Wiltsie Cemetery at alater date.

For online condolences, please visit www.klaehn-fahlmeltonfunerals.com.

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The Amish CookBy: Lovina Eicher

8 a.m. The rest of the chil-dren get up and after check-ing the messages on the

phone we find out school has been canceled. It is a whiteworld outside and still blow-ing snow. Right now it seemsimpossible that spring begins

next week.We are still adjusting to the

time change as well. The boys go do the morningchores. I fry pon hoss, makecoffee soup and eggs for

breakfast. We have severalmore pans left of pon hossand it seems they are stillhungry for it every time Imake it.

10:30 a.m. Dishes arewashed and floors swept.Verena, 16, and Loretta, 13,clean out the closet in Lorettaand Lovina’s bedroom. Ben-

jamin, 14, goes outside toshovel snow. Joseph, 11, Lov-

ina, 9, and Kevin, 8, help memix up some noodles.

We put 36 eggs into noodles,then let the dough set for awhile in airtight containers tokeep it moist. Our neighbor,Lila, stops in to get eggs.

1 p.m. Verena makes grilledcheese and eggs for everyone’slunch. They are done with theclosest upstairs. They alsocleaned out the dresser drawersin that bedroom. We are stillworking on the noodles, buttake time to eat lunch.

3:30 p.m. Elizabeth and

3:15 a.m. Time to start an-other day. I pack my husbandJoe’s lunch while he getsready for work.

3:50 a.m., Joe left for work.It is raining outside.

4:45 a.m. Daughters Liz,19, and Susan, 18, pack their

lunches and get ready for work. It is really snowing andthe ground is already coveredwith quite a few inches of snow. It is windy, so our driveway is drifting shut withthe blowing snow.

5:15 a.m. Elizabeth andSusan leave for the RV fac-tory. Susan seems to be ad-

justing well to her job and anew schedule. They work indifferent areas of the factory,so they don’t always gethome at the same time. Icatch up on reading the dailynewspaper and The Budget .

6 a.m. Time to get the chil-

dren up for school. After tak-ing a look outside at theweather, we go check our

phone for messages. Schoolhas called saying there is atwo-hour delay. Most of thechildren go back to bed, ex-cept Lovina stays up.

I read while she puts to-gether beads. She has a kitthat has all kind of beads andshe makes different kinds of crafts with it. She is also re-ally enjoying making thingsout of plastic canvas and isvery creative.

Susan come home from work.We are putting the rest of thenoodles through the cutter onthe noodle maker. The childrenenjoy helping make noodles.We have an eight-quart and asix-quart table set up to put thenoodles on to dry for a week. I

put cheesecloth over them sodust can’t get on them. Thecheesecloth is thin enough thatthey can still dry.

4 p.m. Joe is home fromwork. The boys and Joe go dothe evening chores and Joetakes care of the stove. Thegirls and I make mashed pota-toes, beef and noodles and pork and beans for supper.

6 p.m. Time to eat supper.8 p.m. Everyone is cleaned

up and ready to relax.God’s blessings to all.

For those of you that havestorage apples, try this recipe tohelp use them up.

APPLE PIE PUDDINGCAKE

2 cups sugar 2 eggs1/2 teaspoon cinnamon2 cups flour 3/4 cup butter or oil1/2 teaspoon nutmeg2 teaspoons soda4 cups peeled chopped apples

Dissolve soda in 1/4 cup hotwater. Mix all ingredients to-gether and bake at 350° de-grees for 30-35 minutes in pie

pans. Serve with milk or whipped cream.

Divine Mercy to host spring craft show, luncheonANTWERP – Divine Mercy Parish at

Antwerp is taking on a new event. A spring craftshow is new for the parish and the first craftshow of the year in the community.

The craft show and bake sale will be Saturday,April 5 with the doors opening at 9 a.m. andclosing at 2 p.m. The show will be at DivineMercy Center in Antwerp on Daggett Street.

Also at this show will be a soup and sandwichluncheon and bake sale featuring Divine Mercy’shomemade noodles and other pastries made by

our ladies of the Divine Mercy parishes.The women and men who have the ability to

design and create a product that you personallyenjoy wearing or displaying at your home areendless. Handcrafted jewelry, hand made cloth-ing, handbags, children’s attire, variety of woodcrafts, candles, soaps and many styles of floralarrangements; you just never know what youmay find.

There are booths available. For information,call 419-258-6361 or 419-258-2276.

Fulton OSU Extension to offer low tunnel/high tunnel workshop, farm tour

ARCHBOLD – The FultonCounty OSU Extension of-fice invites area producers toparticipate in the Low Tun-nel/High Tunnel Workshopand Farm Tour on April 24from 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m. at Her-

itage Inn in Archbold.This program is geared to-

wards new low tunnel/hightunnel producers or for thosewho wish to “brush up” onthe basics of integrating tun-nel systems into their fruit or vegetable operations.

The workshop will offer three instructional sessionswith the theme of Growing

Crops Under Covers: 1) WhyIt Works, Why It Fails, 2)Linking Under-Cover Cropsto Profitable Markets and 3)Tunnels of Many Types andUses.

Thanks to a Warner Grant

for Sustainable Agriculture,OSUE Fulton County, in col-laboration with Doug and Va-lerie Kinsman, will completethe day with case studies of microclimate managementand a tour of the KinsmanFarm.

Speakers for the day willinclude Matt Kleinhenz, theOSUE vegetable specialist;

growers Doug and ValerieKinsman; and Eric Richer,Extension Educator, FultonCounty. The day will includemany small roundtable dis-cussions, a light breakfast andfull lunch.

Presentation materials anda select grower publicationwill be included in the regis-tration. Cost of the event is$30 for the first person fromthe farm and $20 for each

person thereafter. Registra-tion form can be found atwww.fulton.osu.edu or bycalling 419-337-9210. Regis-tration deadline is April 17.

WT district receivesfirst half tax proceeds


HAVILAND – The WayneTrace Local School DistrictBoard of Education met inregular session on March 10,high school lecture hall.

Treasurer Gary Ginter reported that Wayne Trace hadreceived all of the first half

proceeds from the PauldingCounty auditor, includingwind farm proceeds, duringthe month of February, ascompared to last year when a

portion was received in Janu-ary and part in March.

The amount received washigher due to increase in farmground valuations, more windturbines coming on-line, andlowered fees charged by thecounty auditor.

Superintendent SteveArnold provided the boardwith several updates includ-ing curriculum, personnel,

building and grounds, events

and operations.Wayne Trace continues to

be in line wi th the proposedtimeline for Ohio Improve-ment Process. OGT testingwill be held March 10-14while the OAA window has

been extended one week andis scheduled for May 7-9.Race to the Top prioritiescontinue to be teacher profes-sional development andteacher evaluations. TheStraight A Grant committeescontinue to meet regardingthe ordering of 500 new com-

puters and creating languageconcerning policies and

guidelines for 1:1 program.Arnold reported that Digi-

tal Academy enrollment hasgrown to 25 students after starting the year with seven.In addition, 21 students aretaking 40 college classes thissemester through the

NWSCC Jump Start pro-gram. These classes are of nocost to students of the district.

Arnold stated that over thenext few weeks, RIF letterswill be sent to Title I teachersat both buildings. “We shouldknow Title I allocations for next year by late July or earlyAugust,” said Arnold.

The building and groundscommittee continues to meetregarding the creation of a

multipurpose building; how-ever, no recommendations areready to be made. Options for the repair of the leaky gymroof continue to be studied.

Arnold reported that cur-rent enrollment stands at1,024 students and the openenrollment period beginsApril 1.

The following consentitems were unanimously

passed:• To accept the resignation

of Tom McCord as assistantfootball coach and JV girls’

basketball coach and to thank him for many years of coach-

ing service.• Upon the recommenda-

tion of the superintendent, tooffer a one-year contract toKevin Wilson as principal of WTGH Elementary for the2014-15 school year.

• Upon the recommenda-tion of the superintendent andJH/HS principal, to approvethe voluntary transfer of Christina Sinn to the positionof JH/HS computers and mar-keting teacher.

• Upon the recommenda-tion of the superintendent andWTGH principal, to approveleave of absence for Allyssa

Alvarez from approximatelyMay 27 through the end of the 2013-14 school year.

• To commend the varsity

wrestling team and coachesGeorge Clemens and DennisStabler for an excellent show-ing in this year’s tournament.Senior Dustin Taylor, juniorsMatt Baxter, Jacob Dingus,Riley Moore, Justin Pierceand Tyler Showalter, sopho-more George Clemens, andfreshman Ruger Goeltzen-

leuchter all qualified for thedistrict tournament. Clemensand Showalter then qualifiedfor the state tournament.

• To confirm that open en-rollment applications will beaccepted between April 1-June 1 for the 2014-15 schoolyear, with such applications

being accepted from qualify-ing students from anywherein the state of Ohio (not sim-

ply just students who residein contiguously borderingschool districts).

• To accept the resignationof Tasha Stucke as a teacher,effective at the end of the

2013-2014 school year;• To accept the resignation

of Dennis Stabler as an assis-tant wresting coach and tothank him for many years of service.

• Upon the recommenda-tion of the superintendent,JH/HS principal, and athleticdirector, to approve KaylaGawronski as a volunteer softball coach for the 2013-14school year.

• To commend the cast andcrew of “Bye Bye Birdie” for three outstanding perform-ances. The musical was di-rected by Miss Sharon

Spinner with Joni Wenninger serving as assistant director.

The next board meetingwill be held April 14.




For the Record It is the policy of the Paulding County Progress to pub-

lish public records as they are reported or released by var-ious agencies. Names appearing in “For the Record” are

published without exception, to preserve the fairness andimpartiality of the Progress and as a news service to our readers.

Police Report Property Transfers The term “et al.” refers to and others; “et vir.,” and husband; “et ux.,” and

wife.

Blue Creek TownshipEileen D. Jeffery to Eileen D. Jeffery Life Estate, et al.; Sec.

3, 50.493 acres. Quit claim.Clare Lanz, dec. to Kerry Lynn Lanz, et al.; Sec. 16, 33.311

acres. Affidavit.Emerald Township

Sylvester D. Ankney, dec. to Joann Ankney; Sec. 4, 2.5acres. Affidavit.Jackson Township

Eileen D. Jeffery to Eileen D. Jeffery Life Estate, et al.; Sec.9, 140 acres. Quit claim.

Latty TownshipEileen D. Jeffery to Eileen D. Jeffery Life Estate, et al.; Sec.

24, 20 acres. Quit claim.Paulding Township

Clare Lanz, dec. to Kerry Lynn Lanz, et al.; Sec. 33, 30.459acres. Affidavit.Antwerp Village

Deborah A. Stevenson and Douglas L. Stevenson to Troy L.Russell; Sec. 27, Outlots, 2.129 acres. Warranty deed.

Deborah A. Stevenson and Douglas L. Stevenson to Troy L.Russell; Sec. 27, Outlots, 0.757 acre. Quit claim.Oakwood Village

Howard L. Brown, dec. to Dawn A. Brown Life Estate, etal.; Lots 114-115, Original Plat, 0.2 acre. Affidavit.Paulding Village

Sandra K. Oyler by Sheriff to Federal Home Loan MortgageCorp.; Lot 24, Dix Second Addition, 0.2 acre. Sheriff’s deed.

Eileen D. Jeffery to Eileen D. Jeffery Life Estate, et al.; Out-

lots, 23.983 acres. Quit claim.The State Bank & Trust Co. to Jamie M. and Kristina K.

Varner; Lot 5, Hakes Addition, 0.218 acre. Warranty deed.M&T Bank to Timothy R. Bakle; Lot 22, Outlots, 0.46 acre.

Warranty deed.Payne Village

Jeffrey P. and Sheila J. Tempel to Thomas G. and KimberlyK. Sinn; Lot 4 and part of abandoned alley, 0.148 acre and Lots5-6 and part of abandoned Mills Street, Hyman’s Addition,0.312 acre. Quit claim.

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In My Opinion

The historybeneath our feet

By Kim SuttonPresident, John Paulding Historical Society

Eight days ago, I received an email from Arc of Ap- palachia Preserve System, a charitable nonprofit organiza-tion, who manages and stewards 14 preserves in Ohio. I

signed up for their emails while on a camping trip to PaintCreek State Park. We had spent the day sightseeing and hik-ing trails in the area and wehappened to run into the di-rector, Nancy Stranahan, atthe Highlands Nature Sanctu-ary. She and I hit it off imme-diately. Our love for natureand history evaporated anyawkwardness or shyness thatcan occur when you start aconversation with a stranger.

The email explained the story of the Junction Earthworks,located at the junction of Paint Creek and the Scioto River insoutheastern Ohio. The earthworks were built 2,000 yearsago, but had long been flattened and forgotten. So how didthey even know they were there? Because they were mapped

and described by Ephraim Squier and Edwin Davis in the1840s and appeared in their book, Ancient Monuments of the Mississippi Valley, the first book ever published by theSmithsonian Institution. With this information and usingmodern imaging technology, Dr. Jarrod Burks, president of the Heartland Earthworks Conservancy, was able to deter-mine that the foundations of the earthen walls are still intact.The land was farmed for generations, but beneath the cornstubble lay Ohio’s history that was now on the auction block.Arc of Appalachia was sending out a desperate plea for

pledge donations to purchase this land and preserve this an-cient site.

That was eight days ago; this morning I get an email thatsays “WE WON!” The Junction Earthworks has been saved.The web-based campaign raised enough money, which will

be used as leverage towards a Clean Ohio grant to pay the re-maining balance of the acquisition funds needed. (Note:

They had been bidding against a housing developer.)Why am I telling you this? And why should we care about

this in Paulding County? The Paulding County Atlas of 1892,Chapter V, tells us when describing the Oquanoxa Reserva-tion and Village of Charloe ... “Just north of the village wastheir cemetery, many mounds, beneath whose sod sleep thedust of their braves, are yet plainly visible.”

Where is this? Who owns this? Does anyone know aboutthis? Should we seek this out and try to preserve it before itis lost forever? Food for thought....

Kim Sutton is a guest columnist for the Paulding County Progress.

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

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ACCIDENT REPORTS:Thursday, March 13

9:47 a.m. Susan Eagleson,59, of Paulding, was cited for failure to yield while turningfollowing a two-vehicle acci-dent on North Williams Streetat Perry Street. She was travel-ing south on Williams Street ina 2006 Ford Escape when re-

ports say she attempted a turnonto Perry Street. She collidedwith a 2005 Chevy MonteCarlo driven by Anna M.Gideon, 52, of Paulding. Dam-age was minor to both. Neither driver was hurt.Tuesday, March 18

2:30 p.m. Judith A. Sentel,70, of Paulding, was cited for disobeying a traffic light after atwo-vehicle crash on EastPerry Street at North MainStreet. She was driving northon Main Street in a 2012Chevy Impala when reportssay she failed to stop for a redlight at the intersection of PerryStreet. Her car collided with avan operated by Matthew A.Hormann, 41, of Antwerp.

Both vehicles were disabledand towed. Sentel was taken toPaulding County Hospital byPaulding EMS for assessmentof injuries. Paulding Fire De-

partment assisted at the scene.INCIDENT REPORTS:Monday, March 17

8:56 a.m. Report came infrom North Williams Street of suspicious activity in theneighborhood.

4:24 p.m. A North WalnutStreet resident reported their child had been receivingstrange messages on an iPod.

7:45 p.m. Juvenile problemswere looked into on EmeraldRoad.Tuesday, March 18

10 a.m. An alarm sounded ata North Williams Street busi-ness. It was unfounded.

8:42 a.m. Hit/skip accidentwas reported from an unknownlocation in Paulding, at one of two business parking lots.

9:35 a.m. Suspicious activitywas noted on West PerryStreet. The report was deemedunfounded.

Voter registrationdeadline is April 7

PAULDING – A PrimaryElection will be held on Tues-day, May 6.

All people who are not reg-istered to vote and wish tovote in the upcoming PrimaryElection on Tuesday, May 6must register by Monday,April 7, at the Board of Elec-tions; or, register to vote at anoffice of any Deputy Regis-trar of the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles; public li-

braries; public high schoolsor vocational schools; countytreasurer’s office; office of Secretary of State or any of the 88 county boards of elec-

tions). Normal office hours for the

Paulding County Board of Elections office are Mondaythrough Friday 8 a.m.-noonand 1-4 p.m. The office will

be open until 9 p.m. on Mon-day, April 7, voter registrationdeadline.

Have you moved or changed your name since thelast time you voted? If so,you should notify the boardof elections by Monday, April7.

Persons not certain of their registration validity may con-tact the election board at 419-

399-8230, or write, email, or stop in the office at 105 E.Perry St. in Paulding. Youmay review your voter infor-mation on our website athttp://electionsonthe.net/oh/Paulding or searching “Pauld-ing County Ohio Board of Elections.” You may alsochange your name or addressonline at www.My-OhioVote.com.

Should you wish to register at the Paulding County Bu-reau of Motor Vehicles whichis located at 831 N. WilliamsSt., Paulding, the office hoursare Monday 8 a.m.-6:30 p.m.;

Tuesday through Friday 8a.m.-5 p.m.; and Saturday 8a.m.-noon.

You are qualified to vote if:• You are a citizen of the

United States.• You will be at least 18

years old on or before Nov. 6.• You will be a resident of

Ohio for at least 30 days im-mediately before the election

in which you want to vote.• You are not incarcerated(in prison) for a felony con-viction under the laws of thisstate, another state or theUnited States.

• You have not been de-clared incompetent for voting

purposes by a probate court.• You have not been per-

manently disfranchised for violations of the electionlaws.

You are eligible to vote inelections conducted in your voting precinct more than 30consecutive days after youare properly registered to vote

in Ohio.If you have any questions,

please call the board of elec-tions at 419-399-8230 or email [email protected] with any other questions. The website ishttp://electionsonthe.net/oh/Paulding/

Early voting begins April 1 for Ohio

Primary ElectionCOLUMBUS – Absentee voting begins Tuesday, April 1 for

the 2014 Primary Election. Ohioans will vote on primary racesfor a number of statewide and local candidates, as well as de-cide the outcome of a statewide ballot issue and more than 600local issues.

Voters can review the ballot language and summary for StateIssue 1: Capital Improvements – General Obligation Bonds atwww.sos.state.oh.us. Information on the 614 local issues onthe ballot, including school and local tax levies, bond issuesand charter amendments, is also available online at the OhioSecretary of State’s website.

Voters wanting to cast an absentee ballot by mail have untilnoon Saturday, May 3 to request an absentee ballot by contact-ing their county board of elections for more information, or bydownloading an absentee ballot request form atMyOhioVote.com.

Beginning April 1, boards will mail out absentee ballots tothose who have requested them. Voters must complete, signand seal their voted ballots, taking care to provide the requiredinformation, including proper identification. Voted ballots must

be postmarked the day before Election Day and received nolater than the 10th day after the election (May 16). Absentee

ballots may also be delivered in person to boards of electionsno later than the close of the polls on Election Day. They maynot be returned at polling locations.

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Oakwood EMS getting new equipment; income surveys discussedBy BILL SHERRY

CorrespondentOAKWOOD – At its regu-

lar meeting March 24, Oak-wood Village Council votedunanimously for the Oak-wood EMS to acquire a stair chair and add a “no lift” cotto the main EMS squad.

The stair chair is a unitcosting about $3,400 that willsafely move a patient from anupstairs location.

Councilwoman Vicki Longcommented, “It is extremely

difficult to move someonefrom an upstairs location, butwith this stair chair, it will bemuch easier and safer.”

EMS coordinator ChadBrown told council that theywould be installing a “no lift”cot in the main squad unit ata cost of $40,000 of which$30,000 will be covered by aBWC grant.

A second “no lift unit” wasdiscussed, but no action wastaken at this time.

Mayor Erhard “Bud”Henke advised council thatresident Kelly Tumblin is

passing out the income sur-veys to each household in thevillage. Survey informationwill be used to help the vil-lage get some grant moneyfor village projects. Tumblinis also explaining the processto anyone having any questionsor concerns regarding the sur-

vey.Completed surveys can be

dropped off at the OakwoodBank or mailed to MaumeeValley Planning Organization.

There was considerable con-cern at the meeting regardingvarious locations that had asubstantial collection of garbage/junk. Council Presi-dent Todd Dangler noted that

in one location there had beena huge pile of what appeared to

be snow, but now that the snowhas melted it turns out to be a

pile of junk and garbage cov-ered with a tarp.

Council agreed to work onrevision of the garbage andweed/grass control ordinancesat the next council meeting.

Mayor Henke noted thatthere were numerous repeat of-fenders. Some of the village lo-cations noted as needingattention were 201 Superior,

501 Superior, 316 N. First,and a location on WalnutStreet.

Village administrator JohnKeyes told council that thevillage maintenance has beencleaning up the debris re-

maining from the piles of snow.

Keyes also stated that the park will need extensiveclean up and that there is a 4-H group willing to get in-volved with the cleanup oncethe weather improves. Mayor Henke asked Keyes to get in-volved and give the group as-sistance as needed.

Mayor Henke told councilthat the bonds for the OakwoodGas Company had been sold as20-year bonds instead of 30-

year, which means there will be10 less years to pay for thegas system. It was noted thatthere has been a lot of hardwork getting the natural gassystem into Oakwood.

Council unanimously ap-

proved fire contracts for theVillage of Melrose, andBrown and Washington town-ships.

Police Chief Mark Figertreported the following callsreceived and cleared for themonth of February: intoxi-cated driver (1), domestic (2),keys locked in vehicle (2),unclassified criminal com-

plaint (1), assist EMS (5), lostitems or property (1) and keepthe peace (1). Thirteen com-

plaints were reported and

cleared for the month.Brown requested and council

unanimously approved goinginto executive session to discuss

personnel issues.The next regular meeting will

be at 6:30 p.m. on April 14.

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ommunity

Birthdays Anniversaries March 29 – Randy and

Margie Noggle.March 31 – Troy and Tasha

White.April 1 – Jim and Joni

Arend.April 2 – Ken and Judy

Bowers.

April 3 – Jerry and Gin-geretta Olds.

April 4 – Danny and Al-malee Riggenbach.

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P.O. Box 180, Paulding.)

March 29 – Barb Bashore,Louise Burgess, Pearl Fulk,Chris McClure, Blake Wap-pelhorst, Raymond Webster,Jennifer Wiswell.

March 30 – Spencer Adams, Pat Bryan, EddieCrisp, Audra Gerber, Mark Graf, Jacob Hoisington, Chal-lis Lee, Eugene Sheely, JillianTreece, Dennis K. Vance,Spencer Wenninger, Lois

Westfall.March 31 – Dave Albert,

Jack Berry, Joseph Branham,Esther Johnson, Donald Lee,Doris Phlipot, Krista Gonza-les.

April 1 – Scott Aldrich,Kirk Gary, Sallie Gebers,Joan Hoover, Larry Laukhuf,Trista Schlegel, LindaSchwartz, Alex Snyder, JimStahl, Annie White, PatYenser.

April 2 – Katelyn Beck-man, Karen Chamberlin,Eliseo Escobedo, AbigailGunderman, Sylvia Guyton,Herman Kaiser, OleyMcMichael, Kaden Merritt,

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STILL TARGET SHOOTPaulding County Fish & Game Club

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FCCLA students qualify for state competitionVAN WERT – Paulding

High School Family, Career

and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) membersrecently attended the FCCLARegional Rally held at VanWert High School.

Congratulations to KristenSchilt, who earned her Power of One degree; HaleySchlegel and Taylor Schoo-ley, who earned a gold medalwith their Chapter ServiceProject Display project“Think Pink”; Jordan Shulland Kacie Karlstadt, whoearned a gold medal and qual-ified for state with their Focuson Children project “Read

More, Know More”; KelsiManz and Tiffany Spangler,who earned a gold medal andqualified for state with their National Programs in Actionproject, “Bookin’ it toEthiopia”; and MichelleYoung, Jenifer Switzer andBridgett Moore, who earneda silver medal and qualifiedfor state with their Chapter Service Project Portfolioproject “Warm Welcoming.”

FCCLA is a national non-profit career and technicalstudent organization for young men and women in

family and consumer sci-ences education in public andprivate schools through grade12.

FCCLA provides the ulti-

mate leadership experience tomore than 220,000 studentmembers and 7,000 teacher advisers from 50 state associ-ations including Puerto Ricoand Virgin Islands.

FCCLA is unique amongyouth organizations becauseits educational programmingand leadership activities are

planned and executed by its

members – the students. It theonly career and technical co-curricular student organiza-tion with the family as itscentral focus. Participation instate and national programs,chapter activities and compet-itive events provide studentsan opportunity to becomestrong leaders in family, ca-reer and community life.

At the FCCLA Regional Rally, Haley Schlegel and Taylor Schooley earned a gold medal withtheir Chapter Service Project Display project “Think Pink.”

Michelle Young, Jenifer Switzer and Bridgett Moore earned a silver medal and qualified for state with their Chapter Service Project Portfolio project.

Jordan Shull and Kacie Karlstadt earned a gold medal andqualified for state with their Focus on Children project.

Kelsi Manz and Tiffany Spangler earned a gold medal andqualified for state with their National Programs in Action projectat the FCCLA Regional Rally.

Kristen Schilt earned her FCCLA Power of One degree.

Anne Pieper, Jordan Warner.April 3 – Rowena Aldrich,

Clarissa Armstrong, Laura R.Gilbert, Cheyene Goings,Michael Goodwin, MicahLumpkins, Catherine Matson,Diana Rodriguez, David San-

doval, Cory Sholl, SamanthaWenninger.April 4 – Darlene Bair,

Matthew Paul Doan, PattyLassiter, Zachary Martinez,Kathy Rodman, AmerionaStiltner.

The Community Memorial Hospital Auxiliary in Hicksville pur-chased a new exam table for the Antwerp office. This exam tablecan be used as an exam table or a chair. It can be lowered to 18inches off the floor, allowing for easy wheelchair transfer. Thistable eliminates the need for patients who have limited mobilityto step up onto an exam table. Pictured are Nicole, LPN, andGreta, CMA.

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GOOD DAY BAD DAY Everyone has “good days”

and “bad days.” There arethose wonderful days whenthings fall right into place andthe whole world seems great.

Then there are days whenunexpected things arise thatmay bring you a change of plans, tears or just plain frus-tration. I just experienced oneof those “bad days” and amoptimistically glad that alldays are not like that one.

This particular day wasMarch 20. Plus it was our wedding anniversary. Theday went fairly well and weboth got ready to go to theAmerican Legion in Auburnwhere I play the keyboardwith a band called GoldenMemories. We always look forward to getting out, seeingour friends, eating and, of course, the music.

We like to arrive a littleearly so we can eat supper atthe Legion, so we normallyleave around 4 p.m. We wererunning right on schedule andafter stopping to refuel, wewere on our way.

Well, we were drivingdown Ohio 49 in PauldingCounty and we saw a statetrooper approaching us in theopposite lane. My hubbylooked at our speedometer and said, “Oh no. I was going71 mph. I bet that cop turnsaround.”

I said, “Oh, he probably didnot even notice us, just slowdown and act like nothing iswrong.”

Well, we looked at therearview mirror, saw lightsflashing and knew we hadbeen caught. By the time allthe formalities were over,Hubby had a speeding ticket,which took over half an hour to write, plus we had a bigfine to pay.

We arrived in Auburn, but just in time for me to set up to play. I just could not believe

my husband (who never speeds) got a speeding ticket.

The night of music wentwell, and we were done by8:30 p.m. We pulled out of the legion parking lot andheard kind of a “ka-thud, ka-thud.”

Hubby said, “Do you hear that?”

“Yes,” I replied. “Wonder what it is?”

He replied, “It sounds likea flat tire.”

Needless to say, it was. Wemanaged to get to a gas sta-tion who had air for tires, butno amount of air was going to

help that flat.The wind was starting to

get chilly, and we managed toget a little tire (donut) out of the trunk. Now, the thing to

jack up the car looked hard tomaneuver and when you areolder, it is hard to crawlaround on the cold pavementto jack up a vehicle and at-tempt to change a tire.

I called a musician friendof ours and he and his friendcame to help us out. Well,

being close to our age, theycouldn’t budge that jack or the lug bolts either. Weneeded a miracle, One towing

place was called and we weretold it would be 90 minutes

before they got there and thenit would cost close to $150 toget the car jacked up. Forgetthat!

Just about that time, a car pulled up and a young mangot out and said, “Do youguys need help?”

We replied, “We sure do.”The young man had on a

white tank top and jeans with big holes (which were hisstyle), tattoos and had hishead shaved. He was with his

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mother, who remained in thecar.

The young guy said, “I can

have you guys back on theroad in no time.’

So the man who happenedto be named Dennis, told ushe was a country boy fromthe little town of Newland,

just down the road fromAuburn.

I told Dennis, “This has been a really bad day for usand thanks so much for your help.”

He replied, “Ma’am mywhole week has been bad,”and he proceeded to tell usabout himself. I heard hisstory and I knew that we allhave good times and bad

times in our lives.Dennis got our tire on and

we thanked him and at-tempted to pay him some-thing. He said, “No I couldnot take anything. I was justhappy to help.”

So I went up to him and Isaid, “Young man, take thismoney and go buy you andyour mom a sandwich or something and may God

bless you.”Dennis looked at the cash

we gave him, broke into a bigsmile and acted like we madehis day instead of him mak-ing ours .

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Paulding-Putnam Electric Cooperative members re-elected trustees Dr. John Saxton (District6), Gerald Sorg (District 1) and Gary Hayden (District 9) at the annual meeting.

Three directors re-electedat annual co-op meeting

PAULDING – Paulding-Putnam Electric Co-operative (PPEC) celebrated a year of exemplarymember service at its 2014 annual meeting, held

Saturday, March 15 at PPEC headquarters inPaulding.

Three seats on PPEC’s board of directors wereup for election at the annual meeting. Re-electedto the board were directors Gerald Sorg, Dr. JohnSaxton and Gary Hayden.

Sorg represents District 1, comprised of Marion,Madison and Monroe townships in Allen County,Ind.; and Preble and Union townships in AdamsCounty, Ind.

Saxton – who also serves as board president – represents District 6, comprised of Auglaize,Brown, Latty and Washington townships in Pauld-ing County and Defiance and Highland townshipsin Defiance County.

Hayden – who also serves as board treasurer – represents District 9, comprised of Pleasant,Union, Ottawa and Riley townships in Putnam

County.George Carter, CEO and general manager of

PPEC, highlighted the cooperative’s ongoing com-mitment to providing reliable service at affordablerates. PPEC’s rates are the lowest of any electriccooperative in the state, and among the lowest of any electric utility in Ohio.

Carter credited this accomplishment to the co-operative’s outstanding employees.

“We have a great group of employees,” saidCarter. “We only have 37 employees here. The av-erage cooperative of our size has 46. We do a lotmore here with less.

“Other utilities spend roughly 1.3 cents on their operating and maintenance expenses. Here atPaulding-Putnam, we spend 0.6 cents. That is at-tributable to our employees.”

Saxton encouraged PPEC members to becomeadvocates for the cooperative. With the Environ-mental Protection Agency attempting to imple-

ment unfeasible regulations on coal-fired power, potentially driving the cost of electricity substan-tially higher in future years, Saxton implored mem-

bers to send a message to the agency through twowebsites: www.action.coop and www.tellepa.com.

“I understand it can be hard to be an advocatewhen you get that electric bill,” said Saxton. “Butwhen you understand what is driving the cost of that bill, hopefully you can become one.”

PPEC also celebrated outstanding area youth atthe annual meeting. The cooperative announcedthe winners of its Children of Members andTouchstone Energy Achievement scholarships.

First place in the Children of Members scholar-ship competition went to Kaitlyn Roughton andMatthew Klopfenstein in the girls’ and boys’ divi-sions, respectively. Roughton is a senior at Pauld-ing High School and Klopfenstein is a senior at

Wayne Trace High School.First place in the Touchstone Energy Achieve-

ment Scholarship was awarded to Katrina Riepen-hoff, a senior at Ottawa Glandorf High School.

The three first-place scholarship winners willcompete for additional state-level scholarshipsnext month at Ohio Rural Electric CooperativesInc. in Columbus.

Also announced were PPEC’s representativeson the 2014 Electric Cooperative Youth Tour.Katherine Murphy, a sophomore at HicksvilleHigh School, and Jacob Ellerbrock, a sophomoreat Miller City-New Cleveland High School, willtravel to Washington, D.C. in June to tour the na-tion’s capital, meet members of Congress and learnmore about the nation’s electric cooperative sys-tem.

Make-up days at AntwerpSchool are May 23, 27, 28


ANTWERP – Last Thursday, March 20, theAntwerp Local School board met in regular session for their March meeting. Calamitydays, after school tutoring program, and thevirtual academy update were highlighted dur-ing the session.

Superintendent Patricia Ross shared the in-formation that the House and Senate agreed tothe Calamity School Days House Bill and it

was approved. Four additional calamity dayshave been granted after making up the originalcalamity days.

Antwerp has made up one day and willmake up three days on May 23, 27, and 28,therefore allowing the district to use the four days most recently granted.

The Northwest Ohio Virtual Academy(NOVA) and Antwerp Virtual Academy cur-rently has several Antwerp juniors and seniorssigned up and will be enrolled in 23 differentclasses.

Elementary principal Tim Manz introducedan after school tutoring program. The programwill focus on reading and math and will be for students in grades three through eight. Stu-dents will meet two times each week on Mon-day and Wednesday or Tuesday and Thursday.

Students are recommended to the program bytheir teachers.

The 2012-13 school audit was completedwith positive results. Board members along

with superintendent Ross were appreciativefor the hard work by district treasurer KristenStuart.

The following consent items were approved:

• Eric Walk as Junior Varsity softball coachfor the 2013-14 school year.

• Boston Hormann as Junior Varsity baseball coach for the 2013-14 school year.

• Class of 2014 students for graduation pending they meet all local and state gradua-

tion requirements.• Resolution accepting the amounts and

rates for fiscal year 2015 as determined by the budget commission and certify to the countyauditor.

• Resolution to waive up to four additionalcalamity days for the 2013-14 school year.

• Approved Jon Short, Jassmine Reyes, Jeff Tomlinson, Travis Hammer, Amy Hammer.Katlyn Scharr, Pam Bailey, Betty Smazenko,Mary Jane Miller, Harla Long, and LindaMabis as after school tutors for the 2013-14school year.

• 21 students in the sophomore class are en-rolled to attend Vantage next year.

Additional information which was reported

included:

• The Senior trip is scheduled for April 15-

17 for Gatlinburg, Tennessee.

Genealogy society, library to hold free workshop

PAULDING – This cold,snowy winter, looks to beover and the Paulding CountyChapter of the Ohio Ge-nealogical Society can get

back to regular monthlymeetings. January and Marchmeetings were canceled dueto the inclement weather.

Paulding County Libraryapproached the society for help in the genealogy depart-ment for the upcoming FreeBasic Genealogy Workshopto be held from 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Saturday, March29. It will be held on the sec-ond floor and the PCCOGSmembers will be volunteeringtheir time helping anyonewho wants to learn how to re-search ancestors or just gen-eral help using the manyresources available.

This will consist of usingancestor charts, microfilm,obituary files, vital record in-dexes, census records, andAncestry.com on the library’scomputer. If the program iswell-received, it will becomea regular event.

Watch for the library’s nextvolunteer help session in thisnewspaper.

At the Feb. 12 meeting, ex-cerpts were heard from“Charlie Bissell’s Journal” byKelly Taylor. A copy of the

journal helped the group tolearn of over two hundredobituaries, local news, familyactivities and much morefrom articles cut from news-

papers or daily penciled en-tries.

A call to Stanley Jordanwas made and he knew of Charlie (a.k.a. C.A. Bissell),

but only a few facts abouthim. He died circa 1940 whenStan was about 10 yrs. old.Bissell held several council

positions beginning in April1887 with one being mayor with the longest number of consecutive terms in the his-tory of Antwerp.

Some interesting informa-tion about early PauldingCounty, written by HenryHowe in Historical Collec-tions of Ohio in 1886:

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The county has no basins;every acre is drainable. Thereis no boggy or swampy land.Where drained, it is solid andevery acre can be drained andcultivated. They are begin-ning to tile extensively andmany tile factories are scat-tered over the county; thetiles varying from two-and-a-

half to 10 inches.”At the April 9, meeting thegroup will resume with regu-lar meetings and watch amovie about Johnson’s Is-land. The meeting which wascanceled in March was to re-search through Baker/Parrishvery early books from the

New England states. The re-search will be done as time

permits.Most meetings are held at

the Paulding CountyCarnegie Library, groundfloor meeting room, at 6:30

p.m. on the second Wednes-day of each month.

First Families and or Cen-tury Families: Did your an-

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Paulding County Church Directory Paulding United Methodist Church, 321 North Williams Street,

Paulding, church telephone number is 399-3591, Rev. Ben Lowell,Worship service at 9:45 a.m.; Sunday School, 11:15 a.m.; Wed. worshipat 6 pm. Church office is located at 308 N. Main St. Pentecostal Church of God, 601 W. Caroline St., Paulding, Elder George Robinson, Sunday school at 10 a.m., worship service at noon,prayer services Monday at 6 p.m. and Thursday at noon, Bible studyat 6 p.m. Tuesday.

Pioneer Christian Ministries, County Road 108 and Ohio 637, Paulding,Rev. Chuck Oliver, Sunday school at 9:30 a.m., Sunday worship at 10:30a.m., and Wednesday evening at 7 p.m. including a youth service on atleast three Wednesday evenings. Rose Hill Church of God, corner of SR 637 and Charloe Trail, Paulding,399-3113, Pastor Ron Hofacker, Sunday school at 9:30 a.m., Sunday wor-ship at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday service from 7-8 p.m. with children’s hour. St. John Lutheran Church–ELCA, 7611 Road 87, Briceton, Pastor Karen Stetins, church telephone number is 419-399-4962 or 419-399-2320. Sunday worship at 8:30 a.m., Sunday school at 9:30 a.m. St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church, 601 Flat Rock Drive (P.O. Box156), Paulding, Pastor Karen Stetins, church telephone number is 399-2320, Sunday Worship at 10:30 a.m., Sunday school at 9:15 a.m.

PAYNE AND OUTLYING AREAS

Divine Mercy Catholic Parish, 203 W. Townline, Payne, 399-2576, Pas-

tor Very Rev. G. Allan Fillman, Masses: Saturday at 4 p.m. Edgerton Wesleyan Church, 1717 Bertha St., Woodburn, (Edgerton)Ind. 46797, Pastor Dave Dignal, church telephone number is 260-632-4008, Sunday school at 9 a.m., children’s church at 10 a.m., worship at10 a.m., home groups at 6 p.m., Wednesday evening services at 6:30p.m.. Living Water Ministries, Contemporary worship service Sunday nightsat 10 a.m. & 6:30 p.m., The “Well” church for kids, Sunday mornings from10-11:30 a.m. The church is currently in the process of relocating. For lo-cation information, contact Pastor Rich Phelan, 419-263-2728. Payne Church of Christ, 220 West Merrin Street, Payne, Pastor MikealGeorge. Sunday worship at 9:30 am. 419-263-2092; 419-574-2150 (cell). Payne Church of the Nazarene, 509 E. Orchard St. (Ohio 500) Payne,Pastor Mike Harper, 263-2422, Sunday school at 9:30 a.m., Sunday wor-ship at 10:30 a.m. Sunday night service at 6:30 p.m., Wednesday prayer meeting at 7:30 p.m. St. Jacob United Church of Christ, southwest corner of Oak andHyman streets, Payne, Rev. Jim Langham, 263-2763. Sunday School 9a.m, Church service-10 a.m. St. James Lutheran Church– NALC, West Townline Street (P.O. Box42), Payne, 263-2129, Pastor Fred Meuter, 260-492-2581. Sunday Schoolat 9 a.m., Sunday worship at 10 a.m. St. Paul United Methodist Church, (P.O. Box 154) 312 South MainStreet, Payne, Rev. David Rohrer, church telephone number is 263-2418,parsonage telephone number is 263-2017, Sunday school at 9 a.m., Sun-day worship at 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. Editor’s Note: If your church doesn’t have service times listed, pleasecontact the Paulding County Progress office to notify of Sunday servicetimes.

worship at 6 p.m., Wednesday Bible study at 7 p.m.

PAULDING AND OUTLYING

Bethel United Methodist, Forders Bridge, Cecil, Pastor Kevin Doseck(419) 899-4153, worship service at 10:30 a.m., Sunday school at 9:30 a.m. Bethlehem Temple Pentecostal, 818 West Jackson Street, Paulding,399-3770, Rev. Burpo, Sunday school at 10 a.m., Sunday worship at 12p.m. Calvary Bible Church, Ohio 111 West across from Paulding CountyHospital, 399-4919, elders John Mohr, 260-632-4356, Bob Fessel 419-399-3398, Brad Sisson 419-263-3108, Don Baer 419-399-5805. Sunday schoolat 9 a.m., morning worship at 10:15 a.m., Bible Study at 7 p.m. Wed. Cecil Community Church, 203 S. Main St., Cecil. Pastor Ted Ramey.Sun. school 10:00 am, Worship service 11 am, Sun. eve. 6 pm, Wed.eve. 6 pm. Cecil First Presbyterian Church, Main Street, Cecil, Sunday worshipat 8 a.m., Sunday school at 9 a.m. Christian Fellowship Church, Paulding High School Auditeria, 10a.m. Sunday. Pastor Greg Cramer. Divine Mercy Catholic Parish, 417 N. Main, Paulding, 399-2576,Pastor Very Rev. G. Allan Fillman, Masses: Saturday at 6 p.m.; Sundayat 10:30 a.m. Emmanuel Baptist Church, 1275 Emerald Road, Paulding, 419-399-

5061, Sunday School at 9:30 a.m., worship services at 10:45 a.m. and6 p.m. Sunday and 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. Pastor Drew Gardner. First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), 1233 Emerald Road,Paulding, 419-399-4576, Sunday school 9 a.m., Worship service 10a.m. Interim pastor is Rev. Dr. Paul Biery. First Presbyterian Church, 114 West Caroline Street, Paulding, 399-2438, Rev. David Meriwether, 9:00am Sunday school (youth and adult),10:15 a.m. praise singing, 10:30 a.m. Sunday worship. Communion1st Sunday each month. House of Love Ministries, 220 N. Williams St., Paulding. Pastor

Predest (Dwayne) Richardson or Sister Brenda Richardson, 419-399-9205 or 419-796-8718, Sunday worship at 3 p.m. Jail Ministry, FoodMinistry, Outreach Ministry. Overcomer Outreach - a Christian 12-steapmeeting, Sundays at 5 p.m. New Beginnings Church (Church of God), Cecil, Pastor Roy Burk,399-5041, Sunday worship at 11 a.m. Paulding Church of Christ, East Perry Street, Paulding, Minister Christopher Reno, 419-399-4761. Bible school at 9:30 a.m., Sundayworship at 10:30 a.m. Paulding Church of the Nazarene, 210 Dooley Dr., Paulding, 399-3932, Pastor Jeremy Thompson, Sunday school at 9:15 a.m., Sundayworship at 10:30 a.m., Sunday evening at 6 p.m.: Kids’ Summer Jam

(ages 4-4th grade), Preteen class (5th-6th grade), Teen group (7th-12th grade), and adult service. Wednesday at 7 p.m.: Teen group (7th-12th grade), adult bible study and prayer. Nursery available for allservices. Paulding Family Worship Center, 501 West Perry Street, Paulding,399-3525, Rev. Monte Moore, Sunday worship at 10:30 a.m.

Pastor Jonathan L. Hoagland, 587-3376, Sunday school at 9:30 a.m.,

Morning worship at 10:30 a.m., Sunday evening gospel hour at 6 p.m.,Wednesday evening service at 7 p.m. Grover Hill Zion United Methodist Church, corner of First and Harrison,587-3941; Pastor Mike Waldron, 419-238-1493 or 419-233-2241 (cell).Sunday school at 9:30 a.m., Sunday worship at 10:20 a.m., nursery avail-able during all services. Mandale Church of Christ in Christian Union, Ohio 66, Pastor JustinSterrett, 419-786-9878, Sunday school at 9:30 a.m., Sunday worship at10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m., Wednesday prayer meeting at 7 p.m. Middle Creek United Methodist Church, County Road 24, Grover Hill,Pastor William Sherry, Sunday worship at 9 a.m., Sunday school at 10:15a.m., Sunday evening Bible study at 6 p.m. Mt. Zion United Methodist Church, Grover Hill, County Road 151, Sun-day school at 9:30 a.m., Pastor David Prior, Sunday worship at 10:30 a.m.,Wednesday evening prayer meeting at 7:30 p.m. Roselms Christian Church, Ohio 114, Pastor Gary Church, 594-2445,Sunday school at 9:30 a.m., Sunday worship at 10:30 a.m.

HAVILAND/LATTY/SCOTT

Apostolic Christian Church, 12867 Road 82, Haviland, 399-5220, wor-ship service at 10:30 a.m.

Country Chapel United Methodist Church, Haviland, 419-622-5746,Sunday school at 9:30 a.m., Sunday worship at 10:15 a.m. Latty Zion Baptist Church, Latty, Pastor Levi Collins Jr., 399-2748, Sun-day school at 10 a.m., worship service at 11:15 a.m. Harvest Field Pentecostal Church of God, 13625 Road 12, Scott, Pastor Terry Martin, 419-622-2026, Sunday school at 9:30 a.m., Sunday morningworship at 10:30 a.m., Sunday Evening worship at 6 pm, Wednesdayevening worship at 7:00 pm, Wednesday Youth Group at 7 pm. Friends United Methodist Church, Latty, Pastor Ron Johnson. Sundayworship at 9 a.m., Wednesday Bible Study at 7 p.m.

OAKWOOD/MELROSE AREAS

Auglaize Chapel Church of God, rural Oakwood, 3 miles south and half mile west on County Road 60, Pastor Stan Harmon, 594-2248, Sundayworship at 9:00 a.m. Sunday school at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday servicesfor children, youth and adults at 7:00 p.m.

Melrose United Methodist Church, Melrose, 594-2076, Pastor EileenKochensparger 399-5818; Sunday school 9:30 a.m., Sunday worship at10:30 a.m., Wednesday Bible study and prayer at 7 p.m. Twin Oaks United Methodist Church, corner of Harmon and Secondstreets, Oakwood, Pastor Eric Dailey. 419-594-2992. Sunday worship at

9:30 a.m., Sunday school at 10:45 a.m., Bible Study Wednesdays at 10a.m. Prairie Chapel Bible Church, one mile east and a half-mile north of Oak-wood on the corner of Roads 104 and 209, Pastor Earl Chapman, 594-2057, Sunday school at 9:30 a.m., Sunday worship at 10:30 a.m., evening

ANTWERP AND SURROUNDING

Antwerp Community Church, 704 S. Erie St., SR 49, Antwerp; Pastor Ricky L. Grimes 419-258-2069. Bible Study Fellowship 9:30 am; Contem-porary Worship 10:30 am, Wednesday Discipleship Study, 7:00 pm

Antwerp United Methodist Church, East River Street, Rev. Pastor MikeSchneider, church telephone number is 258-4901, Comtemporaty serviceSunday 8:30a.m., Sunday school 9:30a.m., Traditional Service 10:30a.m. Divine Mercy Catholic Parish, 303 S. Monroe, Antwerp. Office: 417 N.Main, Paulding, 399-2576, Pastor Very Rev. G. Allan Fillman, Masses: Sun-day at 8:30am. First Baptist Church, 5482 CR 424, Pastor Todd Murray, 258-2056,Sunday school at 9 a.m., Sunday worship 10 a.m.; evening service 6 p.m.,Wednesday Bible Study 6:30 p.m. First Presbyterian Church, 126 W. River St., Pastor Mike Pennington,258-2864, Sunday school at 11:15 a.m., Sunday worship at 10:00 a.m. Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, 2937 US 24, 258-2290. Publictalk 10 a.m. Sunday, Congregation Bible Study, Theocratic Ministry School& Service Meeting, Theocratic school 7:30 p.m. Thursday. Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church, Pastor Robert Becker. Sunday school at9 a.m., Sunday worship at 10 a.m. Riverside Christian Church, 15413 St. Rt. 49, (corner Ohio 49 andRoad 192), Antwerp. 258-3895, Pastor Regan Clem.

ARTHUR/FIVE SPAN AREA

Apostolic Christian Church, 13562 Road 147, Defiance (Junction), 399-3121, William Schlatter, Elder, Sunday services at 10:15 a.m. and 12:30p.m., Sunday school at 1 p.m., Wednesday services at 8 p.m. Bethel Christian Church, Ohio 66, Defiance (Arthur), Pastor Christopher Baker, Sunday worship at 10:30 a.m. Church of Christ, corner of County Roads 166 and 191, Evangelist Lon-nie Lambert, 399-5022, Sunday worship at 10:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m., Biblestudy at 9:30 a.m. Sunday. Junction Bible Christian Church, County Road 111, Defiance (Junction),393-2671 or [email protected], Rev. C. Joseph Fifer, Sundayschool at 9:30 a.m., Sunday worship follows at 10:30 a.m & Bible Study onWed. at 7pm. Pleasantview Missionary Baptist Church, County Road 180, Defiance(Junction), Rev. Alan Ray Newsome, Sunday worship at 11 a.m., eveningservice at 6 p.m.; Wednesday evening services at 7 p.m. Rock Church, SR 637, Five Span-Arthur area, Pastor Bobby Branham393-2924, Sunday school at 10 a.m., Sunday worship at 10:45 a.m., Sun-day evening worship at 7 p.m., Wednesday evening worship at 7 p.m.,Youth Service Wednesday at 7 p.m.

GROVER HILL AND OUTLYING Bible Baptist Church, corner of Cleveland and Perry streets, Grover Hill, Pastor Pat Holt, 587-4021, Sunday school at 10 a.m., Sunday worshipat 11 a.m., Sunday evening worship at 6 p.m.; Wednesday prayer meetingat 7 p.m. Grover Hill Church of the Nazarene, Maple and East Jackson streets,

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‘Winning the Battle for a Generation’By Rick Jones

Defiance Area Youth forChrist executive director

Have you mourned with those who mourn?One of the great takeaways of Jesus coming

in flesh and then subjecting himself to all thefears of humanity is that Jesus identifies withus in our suffering and shame. For example,Christian doctor and author John White writes:

John White tells the story of his days as amedical student. For one of his classes, hemissed a practicum about venereal disease and

had to make it up at the clinic.When he arrived at the clinic, he ended up ina line with a bunch of patients who had actu-ally contracted a venereal disease. White

barged up to the front and told the head nurse,“I need to see the doctor.”

“That’s what everybody says,” snorted thenurse, “Now get in line.”

“But I’m a medical student.”“Big deal,” said the nurse. “You got it the

same way as everybody else; now you canstand in line like everybody else.”

John White writes, “In the end I managed toexplain to her why I was there, but I can stillfeel the sense of shame that made me balk atstanding in line with the other men who had avenereal disease.”

Yet Jesus shunned shame as he went to thecross. And the moral gulf that separated himfrom us was far greater than that separatingme from the men at the clinic. But he crossedthe gulf, joining our ranks, embraced us andstill remained pure. He identified with thosehe came to save. He became like us.

Regarding Jesus’ practice to identify withhumanity, the writer to Hebrews writes ... He- brews 4:15 (NIV), “For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has beentempted in every way, just as we are, yet waswithout sin.”

For more information about the work oYouth for Christ, you may contact Youth for Christ at 419-782-0656, P.O. Box 111, 210Clinton Street, Defiance, Ohio 43512, or email to [email protected].

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QUESTION: What’s thebest way for a stepparent toform strong bonds with astepchild? I recently mar-ried a wonderful man. He’skind, but firm with mythree children and plans toadopt them. Unfortunately,

my preschool-age son hashad a hard time warmingup to him.JIM: Having struggled as ayoung stepson myself, it’seasy for me to view the situa-tion through your preschooler’s eyes. A newman has suddenly moved in,taking up a lot of his mother’stime and attention, whichonce belonged to him.

To make things worse,she’s actually been seen kiss-ing and hugging this guy.Yuck! And to top it all off,this man is now telling himwhat to do and punishing him

when he misbehaves.The problem can be evenmore challenging if there has-n’t been consistency in set-ting limits with your kids. It’snot uncommon for tired andbusy single moms to besomewhat lenient with inap-propriate behavior. If your new husband is a firm disci-plinarian, your son probablyisn’t going to like it.

I’d encourage your hus-band to spend lots of specialone-on-one time with your son. Sincere demonstrationsof warmth and love are criti-cal for your son right now.

I’d also suggest that your husband go out of his way topraise your boy when he be-haves well instead of simplypunishing him when he actsup. In other words, he needsto make an intentional effortto “catch him being good.”

At the same time, you maywant to complement whathe’s doing by firming up your own disciplinary techniques.Don’t put your husband in theposition of having to play the

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771-HELP (4357).QUESTION: My wife and Ihave been married just afew months, and alreadywe’re constantly arguingabout chores. I’m the onewho cares that the house isclean and orderly, and so Iend up doing most of thework. What should I do?DR. GREG SMALLEY,vice president, Family Min-istries: You’ve stumbled on achallenge that blindsidesmost newlyweds and often

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To honor and surprise his mom, Cory shaved off his longlocks and may have them made into a wig for her.

BY JOE SHOUSECorrespondent

HAVILAND – For manyWayne Trace High Schoolstudents the focus the lastcouple of weeks was on theRaider basketball team andtheir tournament run. Theseason ended back on Satur-day, March 15 with a loss onthe Bowling Green floor tothe eventual state champions

from Crestview. And whilethe Raiders have the memo-ries of a great season and adeep tournament run, for onestudent, it wasn’t a trip toBowling Green, but a trip toColumbus that was a priority.Far more important than bas-ketball was seeing how frag-ile life is and how to forgivein the midst of uncertainty.

Wayne Trace sophomoreCory Pinson, who plays thealto saxophone in the WayneTrace marching band is a kidanxious to get his driver’s li-cense, but last weekend atelephone call came that

forced the 16-year-old togrow up a little bit.

On Wednesday, March 12,his mother, Rebecca, wentinto the hospital and after acouple of days it was appar-ent there was a more serious

problem and she was trans-ferred to Grant Medical Cen-ter in Columbus.

“She had different symp-toms off and on and about aweek before she went to thehospital in Marion. Her entireright side went numb and she

collapsed. It was then her husband made her go to thehospital after trying to con-vince her to go prior to thattime,” said Cory.

After getting the call abouthis mother being in the hospi-tal Cory immediately wantedto go and be at her side. Itwasn’t going to be easy for several reasons. After runningthe tests the results came back

and it wasn’t good. Rebeccahad a malignant brain tumor with surgery scheduled for Saturday morning, March 15.

Another reason why thisvisit would be difficult for Cory was because of some-thing that happened whenCory was just a toddler.Today, Cory lives with hisgrandmother, Edy Schmidt inGrover Hill, and when Corywas 2 years old it was evidenthis young parents wouldstruggle to offer the kind of care and nurturing a young-ster would need.

Due to their lack of

parental support the courtseventually ruled in such away that Cory would becomecustody of his grandmother.Soon after, the parents di-vorced and went their sepa-rate ways. It was at that pointthe relationship between Coryand his parents would straindue to distance. Rebeccawould find herself living inMarion, Ohio near Colum-

bus, and his dad would settlesouth of Cleveland in Barber-ton.

Some 14 years have pastwith the relationship betweenson and parents being some-what nonexistent. “I was madat my mom for all that hap-

pened. My dad went to courtin order to have supervisedvisits and that was fine withme,” said Cory. Prior tohearing of his mom’s recenthospital stay, Cory had notseen his mother since last

summer. But with all of that behind him, Cory said, “Whathappened in the past reallyisn’t that important anymore.

“What is important is that Ihave forgiven my mom and Iwant to see her as much as Ican.”

And so, on Saturday, theday of the surgery, Cory en-tered his mom’s room to seea scared young woman. Her head shaved and patientlywaiting to be escorted to theO. R. The news was not whatthey were hoping for follow-ing the surgery. The fastgrowing tumor, the size of a

golf ball, could only be par-tially removed. The cancer-ous portion that could not berecovered was growing intoher brain.

Leaving her room on Satur-day evening, Cory realizedthat he needed to do some-thing to encourage his mom.The young teenager with longhair, maybe 10-12 inches inlength, decided to cut it off and shave his head in supportof his mom‘s situation. OnSunday morning, Cory

waltzed into his mom’s room,not knowing what her reac-tion would be to his newlook.

Cory said, “She laughedand hugged me and quietlysaid that I didn’t look likeJustin Bieber.”

When Cory first heardabout what his mom wasgoing through and hearing theword cancer associated with

her illness, he went throughseveral emotions. “I brokedown and cried, but after see-ing her it was okay. I justwanted her to have quality of life and to be able to spend asmuch time with her as possi-

ble.,” said Cory.Several days have passed

since their time spent at theGrant Medical Center. Notonly did Rebecca receive sup-

port from her son, but Re- becca’s brother, Nick Decker joined Cory by shaving hishead. Today, Rebecca ishome and while on spring

break Cory plans to spend as

much time with his mom as possible.

Cory is not exactly surewhat he will do with hislocks, but one thought he hasis to have it made into a wig for his mom. “That’s somethingthat I have seriously thoughtabout doing. But for now I amthankful for the time I havewith my mom. There is some-thing about offering forgive-ness that allows you toappreciate your future whileforgetting the past,” Cory said.

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Large AuctionSat., April 5 @ 10:00 A.M.

LOCATION: Gorrell Bros. Auction Facility - 1201 N. Williams St., Paulding, OH

Antiques - Collectables

Clean Household - Shop & Hand Tools

'87 Cutlass - '62 Thunderbird - '01 Crown Victoria

1987 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme 2 door, V-8, 52,400+- mi., nice looking vehicle ownedby Ehresman Estate.... 1962 Ford Thunderbird (Bruce C. French, Trustee)....2001 FordCrown Victoria, new engine 2013, 113,000 mi former police cruiser, (owned by VillageOf Antwerp, OH) ...... Older Service Manuals, Car Parts, Etc. including over 400 service

manuals & related mostly from 1986 to 1999 for Covette, Camaro, Celebrity, Toronado,Deville, Impala, etc., etc., etc., etc plus over 3 large flatbeds ofnew car parts from thesame era including 35+- hub caps, 50+- wheel caps, 25 boxes of varied size exhaust pipeflanges, varied exhaust gaskets, thread repair kits, wiper blades, splash guards, 20+- radios& electronics, grills & related, interior & exterior trims, visit our web site for photosShop &Hand Tools & Related 2 Flatbed Wagons of Small Tools and Related including 2 QuincyQT 7.5 stationary upright air compressors, 20 large metal parts bins & shelving units (3 ft.wide x 7 ft. high), 4 step ladders, Hunter Alignment machine, Air jack, Lincoln Idealarc SP-200 welder, CT2 Coolant Transfusion System, Engine Stand, Sun Computer Balancer, Hyd jack, hammers, GM Computer Balancer, ax, grease gun, hand saws, circular saw, car vac,canning jars, garden tools, wheel barrow, etc, etc..... Antiques & Collectables & Relatedincluding 16 old mantel & shelf clocks, Chevrolet pop cooler, some NASCAR items, miscposters, etc round oak kitchen table, church pew, restaurant Pepsi & Dr Pepper & Cokedispensers that appear from the '60s plus restaurant dishes from the '60s, old Lance glasscontainer, porcelain top cabinet, crocks, glassware, etc., etc., etc.....Office Equipment &Related including copying machine, computer, printer, 75+ office chairs of various styles,desks, file cabinets, etc., etc,,,,, Furniture & Household including Bedroom suite, sofas,lift chair, side chairs, kitchen tables, heavy buffet, 8 dining or side chairs, end tables, dishes,pots, pans, knic knacs, bedding, linens, Bissell power steamer, high chair, baby buggy fans,Amana Washer & Dryer,Outdoor Items including Schwinn Sting Ray Chopper Bicycle, pic-nic table, 9' - 7' dome tent, cement ornaments incl 6 ft lady 4 ft. bench, flower pots, lionheads, etc.... 2 auction rings.....Very Partial Listing - visit our web site or call for brochure.....Inspection:Vehicles & car parts the week prior to auction from 10 AM to 3PM with inspection of all items on Fri., April 4 from 2:00 P.M. to 5 P.M. and beginning at 8:30 A.M. on the day of the auction .... Terms: Cash, approved check, VISA, Master Card or Discover Card.....Sellers: Josephine M. Ehresman Estate, Marian K. March Co-Executor,

Allen Co., OH Probate Case 2014 ES 5.....and.....Stykemain Chevrolet LLC..... andBruce C. French Trustee in Case 13-30450, U.S. Bankruptcy Crt..... and other con-signors..... Gorrell Bros. Auctioneers - Don Gorrell, Larry Gorrell, Matthew Bowers, Aaron Timm, Sandra Mickelson, Nolan Shisler

Wed., April 16 - 6 P.M.

51+-Acres

Carryall Twp., Paulding Co., OH Farm Location: 3 mi north of Antwerp, OH on Rt. 49 to C-230; then east on C-230for 3 1/2 mi.— located in Sec. 1, Carryall Twp (watch for auction signs)........ 51+-acres offered in one parcel with spring possession - buyer farms it in 2014.....MarieDelarme Creek borders the southeast side of the farm ......FSA indicates 46.34 till-able acres with approximately 1/2 of the tillable land being nice creek bottom andapproximately 1/2 of the tillable land being upland with mostly Latty & Nappaneesoil...... there is a nice wildlife area along the creek and along the slope from theupland to the creek bottom...... Call for survey, soil maps & FSA aerial maps & in-formation...... Terms:$5,000 earnest money on the day of auction upon the signing of the purchase agreement with balance due at closing on or before May 16, 2014- Possession for spring planting upon signing of purchase agreement....... AuctionLocation: Gorrell Bros. Office & Auction Facility @ 1201 N. Williams St., Paulding,OH........ Seller: Sherry (Gordon) Bernal...... Gorrell Bros. Auctioneers & RealEstate ; Sandra Mickelson Auction Mgr; Larry D. Gorrell, Broker; Don Gorrell

Aaron Timm - Nolan Shisler -Auctioneers

Land Auction

PUBLIC AUCTION6 PM - THURS., APR. 10 - 6 PM

80 ACRE FARM

GOOD LOCATION—IMMEDIATE POSSESSION

FARM LOCATION: N ½ of NW ¼ Section # 25, BrownTownship, Paulding County, OH; One mile NORTH ofOakwood, OH on St. Rt. 66 to Road 110 (Rhees Road)then EAST one mile to the corner of Road 209 (DickeyRoad) and Road 110; watch for signsSALE SITE: Cooper Library conference room; down-town Oakwood, OH on St. Rt. 66 across from theschool; watch for signs.

All tillable excepting for the road frontages on Rheesand Dickey plus a small water way in the far southwestcorner—survey underway; soil types almost 50/50 ofPaulding on the east half and Roselm on the west half;two outlets with one only being a year old but not fin-ished; straight good-looking farm with no point rows;farm is ½ mile WEST of the Paulding/ Putnam Countyline road; 1 mil e NORTH of St. Rt. 613 and 1 mile EASTof St. Rt. 66; good location; professional farmed manyyears; possession given day of sale for the year 2014with proper deposit and signed contract; call for bro-chure with FSA information, plat, aerials, survey, andother auction information or see STRALEYREALTY.COM

TERMS: $20,000.00 deposit w/balance due within 30days; warranty deed awarded; seller to pay taxes for2013 plus transfer tax; seller to provide survey; pos-session day of sale w/deposit and signed contract. 10

acres of growing wheat to be awarded to the purchaserwith no fees involved.SELLERS: Mr. & Mrs. Louis R. & Pamela Renollet, Mr.Michael O’Malley, Schierloh, O’Malley And Associates,LLC, Ottawa, OH, AttorneyAUCTIONEERS: William C. Straley, CAI; Chester M.Straley, App. Warren J. Straley; William B. Priest

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Many recent improve-ments both inside and out.There’s a 3 bdrm., 1.5bath home with basement,garage, storage shed &many trees, all on 1.88acres. #356

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AT home on acorner lot in Paulding withhardwood floors, recentupdates, and fenced sideand rear yards. #357

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Out back is a pond. All on2.5 acres, located near thePaulding Hospital. #344

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WANNEMACHER AUCTIONEERS

PUBLIC AUCTION

adba Foltz Realty106 N. Williams St. Paulding, Ohio

Phone 419-769-9090"Call Us, We're The Other Guys"

WANNEMACHER AUCTIONEER’S106 N. Williams Street Paulding, Ohio 45879

Auctioneers: Maurice Wannemacher-Jeff Strahley-Kevin Anspach

JoEllen Sisson, Bev Wannemacher Clerks & Mike Winans Associate

148.75 +- Acres FarmlandImmediate Possession

PAULDING CO., OHIOPAULDING TWP.

“OFFERED IN 5 PARCELS”

6 P.M. Friday Night • April 11, 2014 • Friday Night 6 P.M.

DIRECTIONS: Take SR. 500 SW of Paulding, Ohio past P.C. Hospitalapprox. 1 3/4 miles to CR. 87, turn (South) ½ mile on left to property……..

Watch for Auction Arrows

•••••TO BE SOLD AT 6 P.M. SHARP - DON’ T BE LATE •••••

NOTE: Buyer to receive possession of all farmland for the 2014 farmingseason, including 36 acres of growing wheat, and a 24’x40’ Morton Building.

NOTE: Farm is to be sold in 5 (new surveyed) Parcels, in combination thereofas follows:

Parcel #1 = Being 40 Acres good productive farmland in the SW1/4 of

SW1/4 of Section 22, Paulding County, Ohio

Parcel #2 = Being 31.0 Acres good productive farmland in the NW1/4 of

the SW1/4 of Section 22

Parcel #3 = Being 77.75 Acres of good productive farmland in E1/2

SW1/4 of Section 22 including a 24’x40’ Morton Building.

Parcel #4 = Combination of Parcel #1 and Parcel #2 = 71 Acres Total

Parcel #5 = Combination of Parcels #1 and Parcel #2 and Parcel #3

a total of 148.75+- Acres.

TERMS: We will be selling this property to the highest bidder. Buyer to

sign Purchase Agreement, Property Disclosure, Buyers to pay: $10,000 downon Parcel #1 and #2 and $20,000 down on Parcel #3, Parcel #4, and Parcel #5Auction Day. Balance at Closing on or before May 11, 2014. Joseph Burkard is

the Attorney for the Seller and will be preparing Seller’s closing documents thatincludes Owner’s Policy of Title Insurance in the amount of the selling price. All

Statements made day of Auction take precedence over all printed matter. For

more Information and Brochure….. Call the Auctioneers at 419-769-9090 or

419-399-2347. Ask for Maurie

AUCTIONEERS NOTE: This is good productive farmland, and it shows,Predominantly Latt y Type soil as to USDA Soil Survey.Farmed by a professional

farmer who has relinquished his 2014 farming rights so Buyer can receive

possession of property at closing or the 2014 planting season. Including 36

acres of growing wheat. Come walk over the property, check farm for drainageoutlets. Paved road on 3 sides. New Survey. Have your finances in order by day of

auction and be ready to bid and buy! Sold with con firmation of Seller.

NOTE: Auction to be held @ P.C. Fairgrounds, Extension Building @6 P.M. on CR.132 on Fairground Rd.

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The Village of Paulding, Ohio, is taking application for a Water Treatment Plant

Operator/maintenance employee.

All applicants must have a valid high school

diploma or equivalent; valid Ohio driver's license;

perform mathematical calculations, communicate

effectively; be computer literate; work as a team

member or alone; provide a safe operation of the

water treatment facilities in compliance with federal,

state and local requirements; perform all duties of

an Operator as necessary, as well as other related

duties as assigned. Required to do general equip-

ment, building, grounds and plant maintenance;

and become certified to conduct lab chemical and

microbiological analysis. Candidate will be required

to attend training as needed. Work hours include

weekdays, weekends and holidays. All employees

are subject to call out if an emergency arises. Pay

rate is according to experience and education. Ap-

plications are available for pickup in the Village Util-

ities Office, or by emailing a request to

[email protected]. Applications will be taken

until Friday, April 18th, or until the position is filled.

The Village of Paulding is an Equal Opportunity Em-

ployer. To apply, please submit application and re-

sume to: 116 S. Main St.; Paulding, Ohio 45879,

or by email to the above mentioned address.31c2

JOB OPPORTUNITY RN

Full Time position in the Emergency Departmentis available on the evening shift from 7pm - 7am.The Emergency Department RN provides profes-sional nursing assessment and initiates nursingcare to patients presented in the Emergency De-partment. Must have the ability to assess data re-flective of the patient's severity/priority. Relateseffectively with other departments for continuityof care.Must have a current State of Ohio RN license.Prior ER work experience.To apply, please send resume to: [email protected],or online at www.pauldingcountyhospital.com, orby mail to Paulding County Hospital, 1035 W.Wayne Street, Paulding, OH 45879. 31c1

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Paulding County Board of DDPart Time Office Manager

Duties would include but not limited toclerical tasks, maintaining records andassisting the Service and SupportAdministrators. The position is subject toa criminal background check and appli-cant must be able to pass a pre-employ-ment drug screening. If interested submitresume by April 3, 2014:

Paulding County Board of DD

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Menus are subject to changeANTWERP LOCAL SCHOOLS

Week of March 31MONDAY – Lunch: Breaded

chicken on bun, cooked carrots, or-ange smiles, milk. Plus: Salad bar.

TUESDAY – Lunch: Spaghettiwith meatballs, breadstick, tossedsalad, pineapple, milk. Plus: Saladbar.

WEDNESDAY – Lunch: Fish onbun, baked fries, pears, milk. Plus:Salad bar.

THURSDAY – Lunch: Turkey withcheese on bun, black bean dip withchips, mixed fruit, milk. Plus: Saladbar.

FRIDAY – Lunch: Cheese pizza,carrots with dip, applesauce, milk.Plus: Salad bar.

PAULDING HIGH SCHOOLWeek of March 31

MONDAY – Breakfast: Breakfastpizza, sausage, bacon, fruit, juice,milk. Lunch: Chicken fajita, peppers,

onions, beans, salsa or salad bar,breadstick, fruit, milk.

TUESDAY – Breakfast: Bagel, yo-gurt, or string cheese, juice, fruit,milk. Lunch: Spicy chicken Caesar salad, edamame beans, garlic toast,or sandwich on bun, oven fries, milk.

WEDNESDAY – Breakfast: Ham,egg and cheese croissant, fruit, milk.Lunch: Pizza sticks, marinara sauce,green beans or top your own que-sadilla, refried beans, churro, milk.

THURSDAY – Breakfast: Waffles,sausage links, juice, fruit, milk.Lunch: General Tso’s chicken bowl,egg roll, or Big Daddy pizza, lettucesalad, fruit, milk.

FRIDAY – Breakfast: Sausagegravy and biscuit, juice, fruit, milk.

Lunch: Cheeseburger on bun, ovenpotatoes, pickles or salad bar andbreadstick, fruit, milk.

OAKWOOD ELEMENTARYWeek of March 31

Packed lunch: Hot dog on bun,vegetable of the day, fruit, milk.

MONDAY – Breakfast: Yogurt,

Goldfish grahams, fruit, milk. Lunch:Mini corn dogs, baked beans, carrotsticks, fruit, milk.

TUESDAY – Breakfast: Pan-cakes, fruit, milk. Lunch: Breadedchicken strip wrap, lettuce, corn,fruit, milk.

WEDNESDAY – Breakfast:Breakfast pizza, fruit, milk. Lunch:Pancakes, sausage, oven potatoes,carrot sticks, fruit, milk.

THURSDAY – Breakfast: Egg andcheese omelet, fruit, milk. Lunch:Barbecue pork on whole grain bun,oven potatoes, celery sticks, fruit,milk.

FRIDAY – Breakfast: Cereal or cereal bar, fruit, milk. Lunch: Cheesepizza, lettuce salad, carrot sticks,fruit, milk.

PAULDING ELEMENTARYWeek of March 31

MONDAY – Breakfast: Yogurt,Goldfish grahams, fruit, juice, milk.Lunch: Chicken on whole grain bun,mixed vegetables, fresh vegetablechoice, or peanut butter and jelly,Gogurt, crackers, fruit, milk.

TUESDAY – Breakfast: Pan-cakes, fruit, juice, milk. Lunch: Corndog, baked beans, fresh vegetablechoice, or peanut butter and jelly,Gogurt, crackers, milk.

WEDNESDAY – Breakfast: Bur-rito, fruit, juice, milk. Lunch: Pan-cakes with sausage, oven potatoes,tomato juice, or corn dog, fruit, milk.

THURSDAY – Breakfast: Muffin,string cheese, fruit, juice, milk.

Lunch: Barbecue pulled pork onwhole grain bun, oven potatoes,corn or peanut butter and jelly,

Gogurt, crackers, fruit, milk.FRIDAY – Breakfast: Cereal or

cereal bar, fruit, juice, milk. Lunch:Mozzarella sticks with marinarasauce, spaghetti rings or peanut but-

ter and jelly, Gogurt, crackers, fruit,milk.WAYNE TRACE SCHOOLS

Week of March 31MONDAY – Breakfast: Sausage

pizza, fruit, juice, milk. Lunch: Bread-sticks and cheese, broccoli andcheese, fruit, milk. Also offered toHS: Chef salad, pizza sub or grilledchicken on bun with salad bar.

TUESDAY – Breakfast: Egg,cheese muffin. Lunch: Cook’sChoice. Also offered to HS: Chef salad, pizza sub or chicken sand-wich with salad bar.

WEDNESDAY – Breakfast: Minipancakes, sausage, fruit, milk.Lunch: Rotini with meat sauce,green beans, cheesestick, garlic

bread, fruit, milk. Also offered to HS:Chef salad, pizza sub or pretzel withcheese with salad bar.

THURSDAY – Breakfast: Cheeseomelet, toast, fruit, milk. Lunch:Chicken fajita with lettuce andcheese, black beans with salsa,corn, fruit. Elementary: Breadedchicken sandwich, baked beans,fruit. Also at Jr/Sr. High School –Chef salad, pizza sub or grilledchicken on bun with salad bar.

FRIDAY – Breakfast: Fruitturnover, fruit, milk. Lunch: Cheesepizza, romaine lettuce salad, fruit,milk. Also at Jr/Sr. High School –Chef salad, pizza sub or cheese-burger sandwich, with salad bar.

DIVINE MERCY SCHOOL

Week of March 31Same menu as Wayne Trace; nobreakfast served.

Oakwood Elementary School has an-nounced the honor roll for the third nineweeks:* Denotes all A’s

Grade 1 – Logan Peters, Bryce Manz,

Jaiden Stokes, Alexis Wharry, Abbie Bail*,Matthew Bail*, Emma Elkins*, Elana Bid-lack*, Aeylah Hitzeman*, Allison Carnahan*,Brooke Kilgore*, Libby Dotterer*, CurtisLangsdorf*, Hayden Elston*, Riley Leather-man*, Jericho Guyton*, Ashley Rickels*,Kayla Hunter*, Brooklyn Schlatter*, EmilyKeezer*, Kadence Thomas*, Cadance Lucas*,Ehan Warner* Max Stork*, Jack Woods*

Grade 2 – Trinity Cohan, Harley Collins,Arielle Conner, Royce Cooper, Courtney Dix,Taegan Manz, Emma Dotterer, Jesse Shaffer, Nathan Guyton, Blake Weible, Braden Her-nandez, Elli Barton*, Jackson Keller, KurtisBauer*, Liberty Lucas, Kacy Hornish*, Parker Mapes, Layla Logan*, Jocelynn Parrett, KylieMcCray*, Tyler Schlatter, Aiden Miller*,

Jamy Hunt*, Rhaegan Marshall*, Ally JoMerriman*Grade 3 – Ashleigh Densmore, Caydence

Rue, Shelby Ford, Tristan Dix, Bridget Grib- ble, Gavin King, Gabe Nunez, Gage Lloyd,Benji Parks, Mason Schlatter, Savannah Pe-ters, Logan Seibert, John (JB) Rickels, JaydenKeith, Cassie Weller, Emma Florence*, JoeEstle*, Hayden Mullen*, Ean Seibert*

Grade 4 – Erika Dobbelaere, TiannaCooper, Brianna Ford, Sophia Fisher, KalynGoshia, Jude Marshall, Vanessa Krueger,Cassy Mullen, Stephanie Ladd, Haiden New-some, Wyatt Noffsinger, Carson Perl, AliviaPerl, Billie Vargo, Makayla Sherry, JarrettHornish*, Mark Butler*, Sam Woods*, Dea-con Laney*, Hunter Long*

Grade 5 – Sadie Estle, Hunter Dobbelaere,Alexis Lamond, Selena Guyton, Ben Weible,

Hailey Hartzell, Marquise Seibert*, MeganDearth*, Kaitlyn Shaffer*Grade 6 – Braxton Conley, Taylor Long*,

Kennedy Foor, Audra Stuck*, Kelsey Guyton,Mackenzie Weible*, Brendan Keith, Kaela

Lucas, Claire McClure, Jordyn Merriman, TJVargo, Samantha Wagner

Vantage Career Center has announced thehonor roll for the third nine weeks. In-cluded are:* Denotes 4.0 GPA

ANTWERPJuniors – Jarett Bute, Jack Godeke,

Cheyenne Miller-Sweet, Sophie Schroeder Seniors – *Bethany Dunderman, *Asia

Flinn, *Jenna Hankinson, Alyssa RomeroPAULDING

Juniors – David Fisher, Sam Froelich,Chelsea Kelly, *Emily Pastor

Seniors – Logan Stahl, Kylie Bishop, EmilyFarr, Chazz Hahn, Derek Varner WAYNE TRACE

Juniors – Zaine Cotterman, Grant Gillett,Samantha Hinchcliff, *Jenny Holbrooks, Ken-neth Mansfield, Jill Ross, Samantha VanVlerah

Seniors – Sam Gibson, Eric Hicks, AllisonLaney, Dalton Miles, Danielle Miles, KaylaThompson, Alexandra Winebrenner

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of Common Pleas of Paulding County, seek-ing foreclosure and al-leging that theDefendants Unknown

Heirs, Fiduciaries,Beneficiaries, Doneesand Devisees of JudithL. Crowell have or claim to have an inter-est in the real estate de-scribed below:Permanent Parcel #:30-09S-027-00Property Address: 779 North Cherry Street,Paulding, OH 45879The Defendant(s)named above are re-quired to answer on or before the 30th day of April, 2014U.S. Bank National As-sociation, as Trustee for Citigroup Mortgage

Loan Trust 2007-WFHE3, Asset-BackedPass-Through Certifi-cates, Series 2007-WFHE3BY: Shapiro, VanEss, Phillips & Barra-gate, LLP Brian Duffy4805 MontgomeryRoad, Suite 320

Certificates, Series2007-WFHE3-vs-JAMES R. CROW-ELL et al.

LEGAL NOTICEUnknown Heirs, Fidu-ciaries, Beneficiaries,Donees and Deviseesof Judith L. Crowell,whose present place of residence is unknown,will take notice that onJanuary 24, 2014, U.S.

Bank National Associ-ation, as Trustee for Citigroup MortgageLoan Trust 2007-WFHE3, Asset-Backed Pass-ThroughCertificates, Series2007-WFHE3 filed itsComplaint in Case No.CI 14 014 in the Court

der for the propertymust agree, in writ-ing, to comply withall ordinances of theVillage of Paulding,Ohio, that pertain topossible uses for saidreal estate.The Village of Pauld-ing reserves the right toaccept or reject anyand all bids.Please contact HarryWiebe, Village Admin-

istrator, at 419-399-2806 with anyquestions. 29c5

U.S. Bank NationalAssociation, as Trusteefor Citigroup Mort-gage Loan Trust 2007-WFHE3, Asset-Backed Pass-Through

LEGAL NOTICEThe Village of Pauld-ing will be acceptingsealed bids for the saleof the following de-scribed real estate, to-wit:Inlot Number OneHundred Eighty-nine(189) in the OriginalPlat of the Village of Paulding, PauldingCounty. Ohio, haveand except the North-

west Quarter (1/4) of said Lot: more particu-larly described as fol-lows:Beginning at the Northwest corner of said Inlot Number OneHundred Eighty-nine(189), running thenceEast on the North line

of said Lot. Sixty-six(66) feet; thence Southon a line parallel withthe West line of saidLot, Thirty-three (33)feet; thence West on aline parallel with theaforesaid North line.Sixty-six (66) feet;thence South on a line parallel with the Westline of said lot, Thirty-three (33) feet; thenceWest on a line parallel

with the aforesaid North line, Sixty-Sixfeet (66) to the Westline of said Lot; thence North on said Westline. Thirty-three (33)feet to the place of be-ginning.Together with all theappurtenances and

hereditaments there-unto belonging.Parcel No.: 30-24S-064-00The real estate beingsold is the former "Barnes Hotel" prop-erty and is located at110 South WilliamsStreet. Paulding, Ohio.All bids must be placed in a sealed en-velope and be identi-fied as "BID FOR

BARNES HOTELPROPERTY" and re-ceived by the FinanceDirector, Village of Paulding, 116 SouthMain Street, Paulding.Ohio 45879 by 12:00P.M. (Noon) onWednesday. April 23,2014, at which time

they will be openedand read,The real estate is tobe sold and conveyedto the highest bidderby quit claim deed onthe following terms:1. Bids must be in aminimum amount of $8,000.00.2. Ten percent (10%)of the purchase priceto be deposited withthe bid by certified

check, and the bal-ance to be paid to theFinance Director of the Village of Pauld-ing within thirty (30)days after the accept-ance of the bid by theCouncil of the Vil-lage.3. The successful bid-

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to begin at approxi-mately 5:00 p.m. o’-clock EST.Commissioner Otto L. NicelyPolicy CommitteeChairman 31c1





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Sports Trio named District 7 First Team; Brewer named Coach of the Year

By KEVINWANNEMACHER

SportswriterPanther head coach Shawn

Brewer was named Co-Coach of theYear in Division III as the District 7awards were announced recently.

Brewer led the Panthers to a 16-6regular season record while also fin-ishing 5-3 in a very competitiveNorthwest Conference.

Paulding’s Kyle Kauser and theWayne Trace duo of Corbin Linder and Ethan Linder all were namedDistrict 7 First Team players re-cently in their respective divisionsof Division III and Division IV.Division III

Tinora’s Derek Drewes was theDistrict 7 Division III Player of theYear with Liberty Center’s GregBadenhop also being named a Co-

Coach of the Year in Division III.Also garnering First Team honors

were Archbold’s Luke Fisher, East-wood’s Jake Schmeltz, Liberty Cen-ter’s Kaleb Pohlman, Evergreen’sLogan Pinkleman, Swanton’s BryceMcComb and Delta’s Justin Calla-han.

Picking up Second Team awardswere Archbold’s Tyson Schnitkey,Elmwood’s Aaron Arnold, Delta’sScott Garlinger, Tinora’s JacobMiller, Paulding’s Guy Harder,Fairview’s Daniel Smith and Lib-erty Center’s Logan Meyer.

Paulding’s Quentin Vance andTreston Gonzales each receivedHonorable Mention.

Delta’s Brigan Wymer and Arch- bold’s Brian Zeigler were namedPlayer and Coach of the Year in Di-vision III girls.

Archbold’s Cassidy Wyse,Genoa’s Clara Albright, Oak Har- bor’s Andrea Cecil, Evergreen’sHaili Mossing, Elmwood’s KristenCurtis, Rossford’s Julie Hotz andWoodmore’s Allie Wank werenamed to the First Team.

Second Team players includedLiberty Center’s Niki Meyer, Arch- bold’s Jesse Fidler, Ottawa Hills’Allie Dewine, Tinora’s AshleyMack, Genoa’s Haley Pickard,Archbold’s Cassidy Williams andOtsego’s Morgan Smoyer.

Paulding’s Abby Pease and SierraMcCullough both picked up Honor-able Mention.Division IV

Ottawa Hills’ John Lindsay andGeoff Beans were named DivisionIV Coach and Player of the Year, re-spectively.

Other First Team players includedCorbin and Ethan Linder of WayneTrace, Stryker’s Parker Ruffer, Ay-ersville’s Trey Bauman, CardinalStritch’s Austin Adams and Edger-ton’s Max Nihart.

Second Team honorees wereAntwerp’s Derek Smalley, Gibson- burg’s Jordan Kreglow and AndrewCantrell, Patrick Henry’s A.J. Wag-ner, Toledo Christian’s KyleKenpton, Fayette’s Chandler San-ford and Maumee Valley CountryDay’s Thad Woodard.

Picking up Honorable Mentionwas the Antwerp trio of KadenBrumett, Sam Williamson and Tren-ton Copsey along with WayneTrace’s Colby Speice and DevinWenzlick.

On the girls’ side, Pettisville’sJason Waldvogel was tabbed as

Coach of the Year while the Black- birds’ Dana Fricke and Holgate’sMarissa Myles were named Co-Players of the Year.

Receiving First Team awardswere Stryker’s Conner Varner, Ay-ersville’s Megan Schubert andMolly Hammersmith, Edgerton’sDevin Stark, Hilltop’s HannahBleikamp and the Fayette duo of Kaela Seiler and Taylor Griffiths.

Second Team honors went to Mont- pelier’s Hannah Blake, Pettisville’sMikala Avina, Patrick Henry’s KristinBostelman, Holgate’s Sarah Nieseand Mattie Grim and Toledo Christ-ian’s Faith Johnson and Darian West-meyer.

Antwerp’s Kaiya Jemison receivedHonorable Mention as did the WayneTrace trio of Brenda Feasby, ErinMohr and Lauren Speice.

Numerous Paulding MiddleSchool students were namedNorthwest Conference Scholar Athletes for the winter sportsseason.

The Paulding seventh grade girls basketball team completed a successful season as the NWCWestern Division Champions with a perfect 8-0 record. They advanced to the semifinals of theNWC tournament and finished the season with an overall record of 13-4. Team members are, frontrow from left – Asia Arellano, Megan Tope, Jennifer Stahl, Harmony Burtin, Kamdyn Etzler, Eliz-abeth Temple, Ashlynn Rice; back row – Coach Andrea Mead, Trinity Temple, Emma Horstman,

Haylee Dominique, Brianna Townley, Kalyn Strahley and Katelyn Estle.

The Paulding eighth grade girls basketball team completed a successful season as the NWCtournament runners-up. They finished the season with a record of 11-7. Team members are, frontrow from left – Allison Ankney, Alex Brown, Kaylen Hale; back row – Elizabeth Mobley, CaitlynMyers, Cassidy Posey, Audrey Manz, Abby Adams and Coach Kathy Kuckuck. Not pictured is

Daviah Pessefall.

Paulding Middle School students Charles Clapsaddle, Ryan Woodring and Logan Mudel werecrowned NWC champions in wrestling this season.

The Paulding eighth grade boys basketball team completed a successful season as the NWC tournament champions. They wonnine out of their last 10 games to finish the season at 10-8. Team members are, front row from left – Cade McGarvey, Ethan Do-minique, Isaac Baldwin, Blake Dobbelaere, Anthony Garcia, Marcus Miller; back row – Hunter Vogel, Austin Howell, Logan Bradford,Ethan Rhonehouse and Coach Brian Miller.

Named to GMC Basketball TeamIn voting recently by Green Meadows Conference boys basket-

ball coaches, Tinora senior Derek Drewes was named Boys Bas-ketball Player of the Year.

Drewes was joined on the First Tea, by Antwerp’s Derek Smalley, Ayersville’s Trey Bauman, Edgerton’s Max Nihartand the Wayne Trace duo of Corbin Linder and Ethan Linder.

Second Team members included Tinora’s Jacob Miller, Hol-gate’s Terrell Clark, Hicksville’s Jonathan Giesige, Fairview’sDaniel Smith, Edgerton’s Duane Miller and Ayersville’s BraytonMartin.

Receiving Honorable Mention were Trenton Copsey (Antwerp),Dauson Dales (Ayersville), Nolan Wright (Edgerton), Joe Macsay(Fairview), Garrett Crall (Hicksville), Sean Mack (Holgate), KurtKahle (Tinora) and Devin Wenzlick (Wayne Trace).

Girls named to all-GMC teamHolgate’s Marissa Myles was named the Green Meadows

Conference girls basketball player of the year in voting by theleague’s coaches after leading the Lady Tigers to a co-GMCtitle with Ayersville.

Myles is joined on the First Team by Ayersville’s MeganSchubert and Molly Hammersmith, Edgerton’s Devin Stark,Tinora’s Ashley Mack and Wayne Trace’s Lauren Speice.

Second Team honorees included the Holgate trio of RachelDesgranges, Mattie Grim and Sarah Niese along with Edger-ton’s Jaime Newman, Fairview’s Ali Hug and Wayne Trace’sErin Mohr.

Picking up Honorable Mention were Kaiya Jemison (Antwerp),Brittany Addington (Ayersville), Brenna LaLonde (Edgerton),Alexa Monroe (Hicksville), Samantha Sell (Hicksville), JillianClady (Holgate), Rachel Wachtman (Tinora) and Brenda Feasby(Wayne Trace).




*WRESTLER OF THE YEAR*

GEORGE CLEMENS Wayne Trace High School

Sophomore

47-5 record

PAULDING COUNTY PROGRESSPAULDING COUNTY PROGRESS

2013- 2014 ALL-COUNTY WRESTLING TEAM2013- 2014 ALL-COUNTY WRESTLING TEAM

HONORABLE MENTIONHONORABLE MENTION

Tyler ShowalterWayne Trace

Junior

Justice Clark Antwerp

Sophomore

Dustin TaylorWayne Trace

Senior

HAVILAND – WayneTrace sophomore GeorgeClemens has been selected asthe Paulding County Progress2013-14 Paulding CountyWrestler of the Year in voting by the county’s coaches re-

cently.Clemens was 47-5 this past

year and also captured theGreen Meadows Conferencechampionship along with asectional title. The sophomoregrappler also advanced to thestate tournament for the sec-ond straight year. Clemens’league title and sectionalchampionship was the secondstraight year for both as well.

“I think what helps himtremendously is the fact hestarted so young,” notedRaider coach George

Clemens, the sophomorewrestler’s father. “We haveencouraged him and sup- ported him but it has been hisdesire to be successful inwrestling. As he has gottenolder, he has really set it as a

goal to make it to the state podium.”

Clemens has a very impres-sive overall record of 93 winsand eight losses in his twoseasons at the high schoollevel.

“Last summer he wrestledwith kids from Wauseon,Delta and Defiance,” addedthe Raider mentor. “He alsowent with a team from Cleve-land down to Disney inFlorida. He has worked very,very hard on his skills and haswrestled virtually nonstop. He

needs to keep getting stronger and will have to really improve his strength for nextyear because he will probably be wrestling at 126 or 132.”

The Raider grappler took individual championships at

““George has really set it as a goal to make it to the state podium. ...

He has worked very, very hard on his skills and has wrestled virtually nonstop.”

– Raider head coach George Clemens

Taylor Deatrick PauldingSenior

Adam Deatrick Paulding

Junior

Lima Central Catholic, Lin-colnview and Van Buren aswell.

Receiving Honorable Men-tion from the county coacheswere the Wayne Trace trio of Dustin Taylor, Ruger Goeltzenleuchter and Tyler Showalter along with Pauld-ing’s Adam Deatrick and Tay-lor Deatrick. Antwerp’sJustice Clark also garneredHonorable Mention.

Justice Clark was 20-12on the season at 152 andrecorded 14 pins on the year.

The Archer sophomore alsowas a district qualifier for the blue and white.

Adam Deatrick posted 34victories in 43 matches at 170for the maroon and white andfinished in the Northwest

Conference championships.The Panther wrestler also took sixth place at the district meet.

Taylor Deatrick was 35-4for Paulding in the 132 poundclass, leading the Panthers invictories on the year. He alsowon the NWC championshipfor the maroon and white andwas a district qualifier.

Ruger Goeltzenleuchterwrestled at 120 for WayneTrace and finished the seasonwith a record of 34-8. TheRaider grappler finished sec-ond in the Green Meadows

Conference while also win-ning the sectional title.Goeltzenleuchter claimedsixth place in the district aswell.

Tyler Showalter won 16 of

21 wrestling matches at 145

for the red, white and blue

and also captured the Green

Meadows Conference cham-

pionship. Showalter was a

state qualifier for the Raiders

and won championships at

sectionals and the Lima Cen-

tral Catholic invitational.

Dustin Taylor partici-

pated in the 113 pound

weight class and finished the

season with a record of 36-

12. The Raider grappler won

the Green Meadows Confer-

ence tournament and was thesectional runner-up. Taylor

also won the Lincolnview in-

vitational and took second at

Lima Central Catholic’s

tournament.

WT’s Clemens picked as Wrestler of the Year

Ruger GoeltzenleuchterWayne Trace

Freshman

Antwerp wrestlers win teamtrophy at Wayne Trace tourney

Wayne Trace Wrestling Clubwrestlers place at tournaments

HAVILAND – The AntwerpWrestling Club competed in

the Wayne Trace Tournamenton March 22. A season-high29 wrestlers competed for theArchers with 24 of thosewrestlers placing in the topfour of their respectiveweight classes.

Placing fourth on Saturdaywere Ysabelle Ocampo,Melanie Mills, Tyler Bauer,and Ethan Steele. This wasboth Melanie Mills’ andEthan Steele’s first tourna-ment as well as their firsttournament placement of their careers.

Finishing third at the tour-

nament were AJ Eaton, Ju-lianna Ocampo, CJ Eaton,Kamren Johnson, Karsen

Donat, Heaven Eaton andAidan McAlexander.

Those finishing second onSaturday were Ethan Karam,Dayne Sholl, Tavin Sholl,Luke McKeever, Lance Mc-Keever, Avin Johnson andLogan McKeever.

The Archers were also ableto crown three champions atthe tournament. They wereEli Reinhart, Alyssa Schuller and Justice Clark.

Due to the hard work anddetermination of the Archer wrestlers, they were able to bring home a fourth placeteam finish. This is the firsttournament this year that the

Antwerp Wrestling Club wasable to bring home a team trophy.

Congratulations to all of the club wrestlers for their ef-

fort in helping bring home ateam trophy. The Archers willhave two more chances for team trophies as they finish outtheir season at Defiance andthen at Antwerp on April 5.

Saturday, March 15 was the start of the two-dayOAC Grade School State Wrestling Tournament.In elementary school, this is every little boy’s or

girl’s dream, to make it to the state wrestling tour-nament. Two boys from Wayne Trace WrestlingClub did just that.

Jarrett Hornish placed fifth at the district tour-nament at Oregon Clay High School, whileHunter Long placed third.

Hornish and Long both started off the tourna-

ment losing their first matches. Hornish lost by pin and Long by a score of 7-9. Both won their next match respectively, Hornish 5-4, Long win-

ning with a pin.Sunday morning, both boys came back to thearena in hopes of making it to the podium.

Hornish fell short in his first match with a scoreof 13-0. He finished the tournament with a 1-2record.

Long’s first match was a win with a score of 5-4, as well as a second win with the score of 4-3.Long’s next match was the match to place; he fellshort with a score of 8-1. Long’s journey endedwith a record of 3-2.

Both boys wrestled their hearts out and should be proud of their accomplishments.

On Saturday, March 15, WTWC also had sev-eral wrestlers compete in the first annual Mustangwrestling tournament at Allen East. Placing first – Asa Ames; second – Devon Huffine; and third – Maddox Treece.

Wrestlers also competed at the Brian “Chico”

Garza Memorial Wrestling Tournament inHicksville. Placing first – Devan Egnor; second – Gabe Sutton and Brennan Egnor; third – KamrynSutton.

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Wow! Spring is here. Only one grading period

remains for the Wayne Trace Class of 2014. Ithas been a great pleasure for me getting to know

very positive impression on me these past threeschool years. I believe I speak for many membersof our faculty and staff when I say that we willmiss the members of Class of 2014.

Speaking of spring, we are now entering what isstatistically the most dangerous time of year forhigh school juniors and seniors spring break, to our impressionable seventeen and eighteen-year-olds the importance of making wise deci-sions during this time of the school year. Despitewhat many juniors and seniors may believe, theparents are still calling the shots on most issues to step up, take charge, and lead our youngpeople down the right path and away fromdestructive decisions. Thank you for all you do in

Right or wrong, the Ohio Department of Educa-

tion grades much of our academic success onhow well our students perform on the annualstate mandated tests, better known as the OhioGraduation Tests and the Ohio AchievementAssessments. Because so much emphasis isplaced on these tests at the state level, we feel itnecessary to put equal emphasis on these tests that we all work together during this ever-important time of the year. Good attendance,good attention, and a good attitude all go a longway in determining success at school. In addi-tion, the state of Ohio continues to raise the baron academic achievement, so we must alsoanswer the call of duty and expect more from ourstudents. A failure to do so is a failure to fulfill

times, we must all work together, as success atschool is a team effort between home andschool. Everyone plays a vital part in the educa-

tion of our students.Turning our attention to calamity days and

make up days, the board of education and teach- formulate a plan for making up several missedschool days. Options may include extending theschool day and/or adding days on to the end ofthe school year. Once we have an agreed-uponplan in place, we will advertise this plan througha variety of communication tools: A messagethrough our Honeywell Instant Alert system,press releases in local newspapers, and noticesfrom school buildings just to name a few. Asalways, we will do our very best to keep you aswell informed as we possibly can concerningchanges to the school calendar.

Time is running out to nominate a former staffmember to be considered for the 2014 WayneTrace Staff Hall of Fame. Our HOF committee May BOE meeting. As in past years, we will hosta formal ceremony prior to the start of a homefootball game, at which time the Class of 2014will be officially inducted. We would like to thankeveryone who has nominated a former employeefor this prestigious award, as this honor wouldnot be possible without members of our commu-nity playing such a key role in the process.

Congratulations to the cast and crew of this and Mrs. Joni Wenninger, Bye Bye Birdie attract-ed very large crowds for each performance. Yourcontinued support of our performing arts depart-ment is critical to the overall development of ourstudents and greatly appreciated by everyoneinvolved in this department.

Finally, we hope that all of our students had anenjoyable spring break and feel refreshed andready to go for the remainder of the 2013-2014

school year.As always, if you have questions or concerns

Wayne Trace, feel free to contact your buildingprincipal or superintendent.

Glow in the Dark 5K or 1 Mile Run/WalkThe WT National Honor Society is holding its sec-ond Glow in the Dark 5K or one mile run/walk onSaturday, April 12, at 7:45 p.m. with registrationbeginning at 6:30. This event will be held at thePayne Elementary School ball park. Only thosepre-registered by March 21 are guaranteed at-shirt. Registration the day of the race is $25 foradults; students 18 and under are $20. All of theproceeds this year will benefit cancer treatmentfor Steve Hall, a 1988 Wayne Trace graduate,who was diagnosed with colon cancer this pastAugust. Steve currently lives with his wife, Kellie,and two children, Eli and Emma, in Columbus

where he teaches at Grandview Heights and forms are available at school or online atwaynetrace.org. If you have questions, pleaseemail [email protected].

2014-2015 Young 5's (Transitional Kindergarten)

and Traditional Kindergarten Wayne Trace is excited to announce the possi-

bility of two Kindergarten age programs for the2014-2015 school year. These options include apossible Young 5's (Transitional Kindergarten)and a regular Traditional Kindergarten.

Both programs are all day, every day programsthat provide students with a Kindergartencurriculum based on the Ohio Department ofEducation content standards. After each child'sKindergarten screening, a team of academic pro-fessionals will meet and gather their findings. Arecommendation will then be made to parentsregarding a placement for their child.

Students enrolled in Traditional Kindergartenwill need to be 5 years of age prior to August 1,2014. Students enrolled in the Young 5's(Transitional Kindergarten) must be 5 years ofage on or before September 30, 2014.

It is important to note that the creation of theYoung 5's (Transitional Kindergarten) classroomwill be contingent upon a minimum enrollmentas determined by Wayne Trace administration.

All students interested in enrolling in eitherprogram are required to participate in the Kinder-

garten screening process. Screenings will takeplace at WTPE on April 21 and 22 and at WTGHon April 23 and 24.

To register your child for Kindergarten, pleasecall WT Payne Elementary at 419-263-2512 or WTGrover Hill Elementary at 419-587-3414.

SUBSTITUTE BUS DRIVERS NEEDEDWe are currently seeking individuals interested

in becoming bus drivers who possess good driv-ing skills, a strong work ethic, and dedication.Interested individuals should be available from6:00-8:30 a.m. and 2:15-4:30 p.m. for bus routesor from 3:00-9:00 p.m. for activities.

To become a licensed bus driver, you must gothrough the training process, pass a physical, passa pre-employment drug screening, and have aclean background check. Other rules and qualifi-cations are laid out in the Ohio Pupil Transporta-tion Operation and Safety Rules that can be

found at www.ode.state.oh.us.If you would like to find out more information

or have any questions, please call Amy Noggle,WT Transportation Director, at 419-263-2512 ext.405 or by email at: [email protected].

Laurie DeLong, Director of Student Services

Our next Coffee & Dessert Parent/ProfessionalSeries will be Tuesday, April 1, from 4:30-6:30p.m. at the Jr./Sr. High School Lecture Hall. LinellWeinberg, Executive Director of the AutismSociety of Northwest Ohio, will be presenting"What You Don't Know Can Hurt You: The HiddenCurriculum of Interacting with Law Enforcementand First Responders". Individuals with develop-mental disabilities, including autism, can havedifficulty communicating with police and otherfirst responders in incidents where there is acrisis in the home or community and no adult isavailable (i.e. accident, injury, fire, lost, etc.). Thistraining will help parents and school profession-als prepare the child for interaction and willinclude videos, useful handouts, and other"freebies". This training is free. If interested, con-tact Cathy Ruiz at Payne Elementary (419-263-2512) or by email at [email protected]. Forany information about preschool, Coffee & Des-sert Trainings, or any special education topic orrelated services, please contact Laurie DeLong atGrover Hill Elem. or at WBESC (419-399-4711) orby email at [email protected].

WT PAYNE ELEMENTARY

Jody L. Dunham, PrincipalWTPE has been a very busy school lately. Our

students have been putting the final touches ontheir Ohio Achievement Assessment preparation.

Study sessions are available for students to at-tend from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. on Saturday April12, 26 and May 3. Teachers will be working withstudents to give them personalized instruction tosupport their success when taking the test. Weencourage all students to take advantage ofthese special study times.

Our school has completed our second lockdown drill using the Alert, Lock Down and Informcomponents of the A.L.I.C.E. procedures. Pauld-ing County Deputies assisted with this drill andwe want to thank them for their guidance andinstruction. We are very proud of the level ofpreparedness that our students and staff demon-strate during these drills.

In other news, please note that we will be start-ing our school day on April 3 at the regular timeof 8:40 a.m. A staff in-service had been previous-ly planned for that date.

The Battle of the Books is an annual event thatWTPE students participate in each April. Thebuilding-wide competition will take place at 1:30on April 9. The winning team will represent

WTPE at the Paulding County Battle of the Bookscompetition held at the Paulding County YouthLeadership Building on April 16 at 12:30 p.m.

Please remember that Kindergarten screeningwill be held April 21 and 22 at WTPE. All childrenwho will be 5 by September 30, 2014 are invited

to participate in this process. Please call us at419-263-2512 to register your child for theKindergarten screening.

Finally, we wish to thank Instructional Tutor,Mrs. Lisa Laukhuf, for initiating a Math Facts Blitzin our building. Students in grades 3-6 are tached to their locker. Staff randomly asks stu-dents to repeat their math fact throughout theday. We encourage families to do the same eachevening. We are very proud of what our studentsknow!

WT GROVER HILL ELEMENTARY

Kevin E. Wilson, PrincipalThe beginning of April reminds us that the Ohio

Achievement Assessments are not far off. Overthe course of this school year teachers have beenworking hard to ensure each student is leaningthe material required by the Ohio Standards

which is what all students in grades 3 6 will betested on. Students will be tested in Reading andMath, while the 5

th graders will also be tested in

Science. Testing will begin with Reading onWednesday, May 7, followed by Math on Thurs-day, May 8, and Science on Friday, May 9.

To assist our students in reviewing the Ohio

May 3. This is a great opportunity for your childto review standards taught throughout theschool year. We hope you will take advantage ofthis opportunity. If you should have any ques-tions you may contact the GH Elementary office.

At this time of year we have many goals tofinalize, but at the same time we must also begin-ning preparation for the 2014 2015 school year.The dates for kindergarten screening at WTGHare set for April 23 and April 24. On these two

assessment time. If you have a child eligible forkindergarten next year and would like to signthem up for kindergarten screening, pleasecontact the WTGH office.

WT JR./SR. HIGH SCHOOL

Greg Leeth, PrincipalAs mentioned in the March newsletter, spring

is testing time in Ohio. We have completed OGTtesting and now look forward to OAA testing ofour seventh and eighth grade students. We willadminister those tests on May 7, 8, and 9. Specialtutoring sessions will be available on Saturdays inApril. Those dates and times will be released thefirst week of April.

I would like to congratulate our students fortheir many successes since the last newsletter.Under the direction of Miss Sharon Spinner, ourhigh school students put on three outstanding

performances of the musical Bye Bye Birdie.Also under the direction of Miss Spinner and

Mrs. Wenninger, the band and choir earnedexcellent ratings at the District OMEA contestheld in Celina on Saturday, March 15.

Our winter sports season came to a close with

Regional Final Championship game, two wrestlersadvancing to the State meet, and the varsitycheerleading team taking 2

nd place at the GMC

meet and 4th

place at the State meet.

Congratulations to all of the coaches and play-ers for representing Wayne Trace with pride,class, and sportsmanship.

Calamity days and make-up days have been thetalk of many in the education business. Whilesome decisions still need to be made concerninghow we are going to make up school days forstudents in grades 7-11, I can tell you that the

House Bill 416, seniors are not required to makeup days after their graduation date.

As always, feel free to contact us anytime if you education.

February Students of the MonthThe Jr./Sr. High Students of the Month include7th Gr.: Ellie Stoller; 8th Gr.: Wes Brigner; 9th Gr.:Brady Stabler; 10th Gr.: Victoria Ryan; 11th Gr.:Sarah Young; and 12th Gr.: Wes Goings. Thesestudents were nominated and voted upon bytheir teachers. They received a "Raider Pride -Pay Forward" t-shirt as part of their award. WAYTO GO RAIDERS!!

Americanism Essay Winner AnnouncedCongratulations to 8th Grader Gracie Gudakunst,who won the Americanism essay hosted by the

Elks Lodge. Gracie competed against several ofher classmates as well as students from area later on this year. GREAT JOB GRACIE!

Athletic Department News be held on Friday, April 25, starting at 7:00 p.m.at the Jr./Sr. High School. Tickets are $50 eachand may be purchased from the Athletic Depart-ment or from any Booster Club officer.

April 1 Coffee & Dessert Parent/ProfessionalSeries at WTHS 4:30-6:30

April 4 Payne Elem. PTO Family Fun NightDoors open at 5:30; games at 6:00

April 8 GH Elem. Battle of the Books 1:00April 8 FFA Banquet at WTHS 6:30April 9 Payne Elem. Battle of the Books 1:30April 9 GH Elem. spring pictures KG-gr. 6April 10 GH Elem. Preschool spring picturesApril 10 Payne Elem. Preschool spring picturesApril 11 Payne Elem. KG-gr. 6 spring picturesApril 12 ACT testApril 12 OAA Review at PN & GH 9:00-11:00April 12 Glow in the Dark 5K or 1 mile 7:45

Run/Walk (registration starts at 6:30)April 16 Pldg. Co. Battle of the Books 12:30April 18 NO SCHOOLApril 21/22 Kindergarten Screen. at Payne El.em.April 23/24 Kindergarten Screen. at GH Elem.April 25/26 HS state band & choir contestApril 25 Athletic Dept. Reverse Drawing 7:00April 26 OAA Review at PN & GH 9:00-11:00April 26 NHS dodgeball tournament 6:00April 28 8th gr. leave for Washington D.C. trip

Varsity SoftballApril 1 Ottoville-H 5:00April 3 Paulding-H 4:30April 5 Lima Central Catholic-H 11:00April 10 Edgerton-H 5:00April 11 Hicksville-H 5:00April 12 Ayersville Inv.-T 11:00April 14 Heritage-T 5:00April 15 Holgate-T 5:00

April 17 Antwerp-H 5:00April 19 Ottawa-Glandorf-H 10:00April 21 Miller City-H 5:00April 22 Tinora-T 5:00April 23 Crestview-H 5:00April 24 Hicksville-H 5:00April 28 Woodlan-H 4:30April 29 Ayersville-T 5:00

JV SoftballApril 8 Lincolnview-T 5:00April 10 Edgerton-T 5:00April 11 Crestview-T 5:00April 14 Antwerp-H 4:30April 19 Ottawa-Glandorf-T 11:00April 21 Miller City-T 5:00April 26 Hicksville-H 11:00April 28 Edgerton-T 5:00

Varsity Baseball

April 1 Stryker-T 4:30April 3 Lima Bath-T 5:00April 5 Edon-T 11:00April 7 Antwerp-T 5:00April 10 Edgerton-H 5:00April 12 Lincolnview-T 12:00April 14 Ottawa-Glandorf-H 5:00April 15 Holgate-T 5:00April 17 Antwerp-H 5:00April 21 Van Wert-H 4:30April 22 Tinora-T 5:00April 24 Hicksville-H 5:00April 25 Paulding-T 5:00April 26 North Central-H 10:00April 29 Ayersville-T 5:00April 30 Ottoville-H 5:00

JV BaseballApril 15 Holgate-H 5:00April 21 Crestview-T 5:00

April 22 Tinora-H 5:00April 23 Lincolnview-H 5:00April 24 Hicksville-T 5:00April 28 Delphos St. Johns-H 5:00April 29 Ayersville-H 5:00

High School TrackApril 3 Antwerp/Tinora-H 4:30April 7 Hicksville-T 5:00April 11 Tinora Inv.-T 4:30April 15 Fairview-T 4:30April 17 WT Track Invitational-H 4:30April 22 Fairview-T 4:30April 26 Ayersville Inv.-T 9:00

Jr. High TrackApril 3 Fairview-T 4:30April 7 Crestview-T 5:00April 15 Van Wert-T 4:30April 10 Continental-T 4:30

April 22 Antwerp-T 4:30April 24 WT Invitational-H 4:30

CheerleadingApril 4 Tryouts in JH gym 6:00

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ByKylee Baumle

In TheGarden

The perfumerie in the gardenFragrance in some form or

another makes up one of themost successful luxury indus-tries the world has ever known.Few things that are by and largeunnecessary, can boast of such

popularity as the use of scent inour everyday lives.

Think of it - we don’t just usefragrance in perfumes andcolognes. Cleaning supplieshave it. We burn candles, plugcartridges into our walls andhang deodorizers in our cars. It’seven in our garbage bags. Thismakes it tough for those who areallergic to perfumes, because welive in a world that’s inundatedwith them.

Thank goodness I’m not ad-versely affected by perfumes,

because I love fragrance and useit in all forms. In my garden, Igrow some plants expressly for their fragrance, not because Ithink the plant or flowers they

bear are particularly attractive.Recently, I’ve become enam-

ored with the scent of lavender.I’ve always grown it in my gar-den, but I was never particularlyattracted to its scent before now.

This year, I’m thinking of mak-ing a special garden just for growing different kinds of lavender. I want more of it sothat I not only can enjoy it out-side, but inside too, as I use the

buds and blooms to make sa-chets and potpourri.

Lavender can be challengingto grow here in the clay soil of northwest Ohio, but it doesn’thave to be. Classified as an herb,it requires full sun and nearly

perfect drainage. It prefers alka-

line soil, which we generallyhave, and soil with low fertility.Drought tolerant once estab-lished, it can be a good choicefor our hot, dry summers if youwant a deliciously fragrant gar-den.

Drainage is the biggest issuewith lavender, so amending theclay soil with gravel and/or compost can help. Don’t addsand to the clay, thinking thatwill improve drainage though;you’ll just get something resem-

bling concrete. (Trust me onthis.) Planting lavender in amound or in raised beds will

help and using a gravel mulcharound the base rather than awood-based mulch will discour-age stem rot.

With 40 different species of lavender and over 400 varietieswithin the species, you’ll findseveral perennial lavenders (La-vandula angustifolia and L. x in-termedia) in our garden centers.You may also encounter annualtypes, such as Spanish lavender (L. stoechas). The flower bractson Spanish lavender are quite at-

tractive, with their “plumes” atthe top of the stem, and differ slightly from blooms of thelavenders that are perennial inZone 5.

If you have a known microcli-mate in your garden where itstays a little warmer, you may beable to grow Spanish lavender asa perennial. Extra mulching dur-ing winter may help too, al-though I’ve tried growing ittwice with no luck, even takingthese extra precautions. Theseare generally only hardy toZones 6 or 7.

Older varieties of perenniallavender that grow well here are‘Grosso’, ‘Provence’, ‘Mun-stead’ and ‘Hidcote’. I’ve got twoof those and they’ve performedwell for me for many years now,

but this year I’ll be adding a newvariety called ‘Phenomenal’.

Developed by Peace TreeFarms in eastern Pennsylvania,‘Phenomenal’ was introduced in2012. It’s extremely winter hardy,resistant to root and foliar dis-eases, tolerates high heat and hu-midity, and is deer and rabbitresistant.

Lavender has been known for centuries for its calming effect.Used in teas and various modesof aromatherapy, it can ease anx-iety, stress, and insomnia. Can’twe all use a little more calm inour busy lives? Maybe youshould grow some lavender too.

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By Ryan MapesPaulding SWCD ditch

maintenance supervisorA watershed is the area of land where all the

water that is under it or drains off of it goes intothe same place. John Wesley Powell, scientistgeographer, put it best when he said that a wa-tershed is “that area of land, a bounded hydro-logic system, within which all living things areinextricably linked by their common water course and where, as humans settled, simplelogic demanded that they become part of a com-munity.”

Watersheds come in all shapes and sizes andcross county, state, and national boundaries. Inthe continental United States, there are 2,110 wa-tersheds; including Hawaii, Alaska, and PuertoRico, there are 2,267 watersheds.

The quality of a watershed can be identifiedin a couple of simple ways. The first is lookingat what vegetation is established. Does it have anice stand of grass growing, are invasive weedsand brush growing in spots and what is the sever-ity of growth, or is it just soil present which may

be due to erosion issues.Another issue is standing or stagnant water.

Water laying for long periods of time may be dueto grade changes caused from soil depositedfrom one area to another, for example. This may

be from a deteriorating structure or just years andyears of deposits from surface erosion. Water that is stagnant may be caused by vegetationwhich can act as a restriction, due to structure,or aggressive growth and overtaking.

Also, quality of a watershed can be measured by pollution. Water pollution can come from farmrunoff such as fertilizer or herbicide after a heavyrain storm. Animal waste run off from a barn or feed lot can contribute greatly to watershed pol-

lution. Factory spills or dumps can produce a dis-astrous effect on the ecosystem as well as aroadside vehicle accident that was never cleanedup properly, such as fuel, antifreeze. Also, oldfunctioning sewer outlets that are not regularlymaintained is also a form of water pollution.

Water pollution prevention and control meas-ures, in a watershed, are critical to improvingwater quality and reducing the need for costlywastewater and drinking water treatment. Be-cause water pollution can come from many dif-ferent sources, a variety of pollution andmaintenance control measures are needed.

Is our watershed healthy?

Nature center to see $21k

from Ohio Capital BudgetFrom Staff ReportsPAULDING – The Black Swamp Nature Center

has been awarded a project grant through Ohio’s2014 Capital Budget.

Gov. John R. Kasich, Senate President Keith Faber and House Speaker William G. Batchelder unveiledthe Capital Budget in Columbus on March 19. Themore than $2.386 billion in appropriations includessignificant new support for local communities’ con-struction priorities as part of an overall plan for needed improvements to Ohio’s public facilities, in-cluding local schools, colleges and universities, parksand prisons.

Paulding County is one of 74 counties to receivefunding.

The Black Swamp Nature Center is slated to re-ceive a $21,525 grant through Ohio Department of Natural Resources to pave the parking lot at the edu-cation center, located along Fairground Drive inPaulding.

The nature center is owned by the county and op-erated by Paulding Soil & Water Conservation District(SWCD).

“Tony Burkley (state representative) called me onMonday and notified me the grant went through,” saidSWCD education specialist Mark Holtsberry. He saidBurkley had phoned him and said money was stillavailable for ODNR funding and encouraged Holts- berry to write a grant proposal for the paving project.

“Tony initiated the contact. It was his idea to apply,”Holtsberry added.

The entire funding request has been approved.Paving could be completed in mid-August, following preparation and drainage work.

A paved parking area will increase accessibility for handicapped individuals, school buses and senior cit-izens’ transportation, as well making the educationcenter more attractive.

For more information about the 51-acre naturecenter, visit www.pauldingswcd.org.

Paulding County Progress March 26, 2014

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Transcript of Paulding County Progress March 26, 2014