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OAKWOOD – Known simply as theOakwood Labor Day Homecoming, thesmall village in Paulding County trans-forms itself into a bustling communityof activities that will appeal to all ages.This year the Sept. 4-7 homecomingtakes on the theme of “Oakwood Coun-try Fair” and with the quaint village sur-rounded by the beautiful country farmelds, the “fair” will certainly be an ex-citing time throughout the village. Events, entertainment, food and lotsof laughter will ll the streets of Oak -wood as the annual homecoming is cel-ebrated under the warmth of the summersun while a hint of fall lls the air. Thehomecoming gives people from all overthe area and from far and wide to meetup with old friends while making newmemories. This year, a good mixtureof the popular events from the past andnew events promises to make for anoth-er wonderful homecoming.FRIDAY, SEPT. 4 Events are many with Friday beingthe kick-off to the homecoming as theOakwood Community Library will hosttheir annual dinner. In order to reservethe best tables please call 419-594-3337for reservations and details. The dinneris at 7 p.m. with proceeds going to thelibrary.SATURDAY, SEPT. 5 On Saturday from 7-11 a.m. the Oak-wood re department will host a commu-nity breakfast with the American Legiontaking its turn with hosting a breakfast onSunday also from 7-11 a.m. at the LegionHall. Community recognition will be an-

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Members of the Friends of the Cooper Community Library are pictured in front of the canal boat mural found in thechildren’s room. The group will be presented with a state award in October.

OAKWOOD – The Friends of theCooper Community Library, a branchof the Paulding County Carnegie Li- brary, are the 2015 winners of the OhioLibrary Council’s (OLC) Friends of theLibrary Recognition Award. This award recognizes a Friendsgroup, regardless of community size,that performs imaginative and effec-tive activities that increase communityawareness of its library, support library

programs, and promote the mission, vi-sion and core values of the library. The Friends group for the CooperCommunity Library, is an energizedgroup of individuals who not only be-lieve strongly in the importance of com-munity, but also the belief that the rural public library is the heart of the commu-nity. According to library director Susan

Pieper, “This group is highly deservingof statewide recognition.” Pieper nominated the group for thishonor highlighting the valuable rolethe group played in not only support-ing the integration of the all-volunteerOakwood Public Library into the coun-ty library system, but in also supportingthe library team and helping sustain phenomenal public library service in thesmall community.

“This group of individuals has helpedmold our branch library in Oakwoodinto much more than a library. Theyhave helped morph the library into acommunity center, into a revolving doorof activity that connects family, friends,neighbors and newcomers with libraryand community services,” shares Pieper. In the nomination letter, Pieper wrote: “Never has it been more evident as to

how a small village library can be theheart of a community than each summerin the charming village of Oakwood,Ohio. Nestled in a pocket of tree-lined streets next to the Auglaize River in southeast Paulding County, Oakwoodhas long had a tradition of pride andloyalty to its town and residents. Like theonce great river ood of over a centuryago, this pride washes over the com-munity each year on Labor Day week-

end with Oakwood Homecoming Days – and it seems the geographic heart ofthe planning for this event is the ruralcommunity public library.” Key elements of the nomination in-cluded imaginative and/or effective ac-tivities; and, activities that increase com-munity awareness of the library, support

By JIM LANGHAMFeature Writer

PAULDING – When ChrisHoeffel was looking for avariation in career change,the answer was waiting forhim in Paulding County.Hoeffel, of Continental, wasrecently hired as the new ex-ecutive director for the Unit-ed Way of Paulding County. “I was looking for a newopportunity and this fell intomy lap,” said Hoeffel, re-

cently, who spent his rstfull week in the local ofcelast week. “There were manythings that I did in my previ-ous position that I do here. Ilove working directly with people to help move a causeforward. “There appears to be agreat need here to get out andtalk to people,” said Hoeffel.“I look forward to sharing

what United Way does, howit affects agencies that needmoney to provide their ser-vices.” Hoeffel comes from De-ance County, where hegraduated from Tinora HighSchool and received a BSdegree in wellness from De-ance College. For four years,he worked as a programmanager for Deance AreaYMCA. After a brief stint inColumbus, he returned to the

Deance area and worked forthe American Cancer Societyfor 12 years. There he was incharge of fundraising, volun-teer recruitment and board ofdirector development.

While Hoeffel was at-tending Deance College,he began dating one of thecollege’s premier athletes,

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The northern part of Paulding County was subject to high winds as a severe thunderstormroared through the entire county late Sunday afternoon. This barn was brought down on Road8, north of US 24 in Emerald Township. Other damage was seen in the area. Rainfall amounts re-ported across the county ranged from 1 inch in the northern tier to over 3 inches in the southernportion of the county.

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nounced on Saturday at 7 p.m.followed by the “Ms. Oak-wood” contest at 8 p.m. andfamily movie night at 9 p.m. atthe library. The adult scavenger

hunt will begin its hunt at 9 p.m.Sign up for the Ms. Oakwoodcontest is Friday at the library.The one stipulation accordingto homecoming organizers is allcontestants must be male. “The homecoming com-mittee is looking forward toanother fun weekend. The Ms.Oakwood contest is sure to beentertaining,” said homecomingcommittee contact person Dee-di Miller. Several kid-friendly activ-ities will also run throughoutthe day on Saturday including achalk design contest, Little MissOakwood, Jr. Miss Oakwood,Little King and Queen and Miss

Oakwood. For those wishing to participate in the chalk artistrydesigns are to meet in front ofthe library at 1 p.m. and chalkwill be provided. Also on Saturday will be aco-ed softball tournament be-ginning at 9 a.m. along with afarm tour at the Schwartz Farmlocated at 7337 Ohio 66 and ca-noe/kayak rentals will be avail-able throughout the day (10a.m.-4 p.m.) in the park.SUNDAY, SEPT. 6 Sunday, another event-lledday will catch the attention ofmany who enjoy the outdoorsand the spirit of small townlife. A health walk at 8 a.m. fol-

lowed by a community worshipservice will be conducted at 9a.m. after everyone has enjoyedthe Legion breakfast. Doors for the alumni banquetwill open at 4 p.m. with the ban-quet scheduled for 5 p.m. The annual tractor pull willrun at 10 a.m, with the after-noon offering the pedal pull,cemetery walk, petting zoo,kids activities, corn hole tour-nament, inatable rides, kidsscavenger hunt, bingo at 4:30,

family olympics, jackpot bingoand line dance lessons. For those who plan to walkthe cemetery, the meeting timeand place is on Sunday at 1:30

p.m. at the Sherman Cemetery.This is a fairly new event that isgrowing in popularity. The day concludes with one-man-band sensation JohnnyRodriquez.MONDAY, SEPT. 7 Monday, Labor Day, willfeature one of the major eventsof the week-end: the homecom-ing parade. The parade will stepoff at 11 a.m. as it makes its waythrough the street of Oakwood. The Legion Hall will receivea makeover as it transforms it-self into a “grange hall” duringthe homecoming weekend. “We want to encourage resi-dents to bring hand made goods

(no food) to the make shiftgrange hall to display on Sun-day and Monday. Set up timeon Sunday is from noon to 2 p.m.,” said Miller. Other activities on Mon-day afternoon will be sawmilldemonstrations, Big Wheelrace, Price Is Right, jackpot bin-go and the annual duck race toclose out the festivities. “Best memories are made onthe farm” is the theme for the photo contest this year. Submis-sion of 5”x7” or 8”x10” framed photos can be taken to the library the week of at the librarythe week of Aug. 31. Photos can be picked up after Labor Day. A

rst place cash prize of $75, sec-ond place $50 and $25 for third place will be awarded. With all the activities keep-ing festival goers busy, a timeof refreshment is always a wel-come thought. The food standwill be open on Saturday from4-9:30 p.m.; Sunday from 2-10 p.m. and on Labor Day Mondayfrom noon-5 p.m. Along with the breakfastserved both days, there will belunch buffet served after the pa-rade at the Twin Oaks Churchfellowship hall. The Boy Scoutswill offer tacos in a bag all threedays at the legion hall and baked potatoes, wings and ice creamwill ll the menu fare at the library. Sno cones will be avail-able on Sunday and Mondayalong with lemon shake-ups. “We are excited that manyof our area teens have volun-teered their time to this year’shomecoming. We have the BoyScouts and venturing crew serv-ing food and some of the othershave volunteered to teach someof the new line dances to thosewho are interested,” Miller said. A full schedule of events will be published in the Sept. 2 edi-tion of the Progress.

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Chris Hoeffel is the new United Way executive director in Paulding County. A Continental resi-dent, he began the new post last week and looks forward to working with members of the Pauldingcommunity.

library programs, and promotethe mission, vision and core val-ues of the library. Imaginative activities haveincluded numerous fundraisersthat not only brought visitorsinto the library, but provideda source of revenue to supportthe maintenance of the building.Fundraising activities have in-cluded spring teas, chocolate ex-

travaganzas, homecoming daysdinner and the Christmas dinner. Activities that have supportedlibrary programming have in-cluded sponsorship of the Imag-ination Station (COSI), cookingclasses, scientic programs and book clubs for various ages.

The Oakwood Public Li- brary was founded due to the passion of Phyllis Bidlack andcommunity-minded citizens.The library was supported byan all-volunteer library groupknown as the Oakwood LibraryAssociation (OLA) who wasadept at holding a variety offundraisers to keep their com-munity library going. They held

hog roasts, spaghetti dinnersand one of the most successfulfundraisers, selling ice-cream atthe Labor Day Oakwood Home-coming event. The library continued onthrough the 1970s, ’80s and ’90s, but it soon became apparent that

they would not have the resourc-es to acquire the computers andonline resources that were be-coming a staple of the modern public library. They wantedtheir library to be more than areading center. It was in the late1990s that the then president ofthe OLA approached the countysystem about the possibility of becoming the third branch of the

county library system. Director Susan Hill broughttheir request to the board oftrustees and it was approved.Hill worked with Bidlack andthe OLA and the transforma-tion began. By March of 2000the new library was ready to be

opened with a paid staff, newmaterials and computers for pa-tron use. In 2001, the library sys-tem received computer grantsfrom the Bill and Melinda GatesFoundation, so the library wastruly a 21st century facility. The Friends of the CooperCommunity Library, a branchof the Paulding County CarnegieLibrary system, will be present-

ed with their award on Wednes-day, Oct. 7, at an 11:30 a.m. cer-emony at the OLC Conventionand Expo Awards and HonorLuncheon to be held at the Mil-lennium Hotel in Cincinnati. For more information, contactPieper at 419-399-2032.

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STORM DAMAGE – A severe thunderstorm passed through the county late Sunday. On Road143, a large tree came down, blocking the road and taking down power lines. Other damage was

seen in the area, and the sheriff’s ofce also received reports of trees and lines down in CarryallTownship.

basketball player Annette Rue,who had excelled as one ofthe area’s leading varsity starsat Continental High School.These days, the couple has been married for 15 years andhave two children, daughterAlexis, 13, and son Andrew,11. He replaces Sonya Herber,who resigned from the posi-tion last February. Currently, the UW ofPaulding County serves eightagencies with a distributionof $26,300. The fundraising

campaign goal for 2015-16 is$75,000. “I want to hit the groundrunning,” said Hoeffel. “Ihave a certain priority list ofcompanies that I would like tocontact. I want people to knowthat funds raised through the

local campaign stays in Pauld-ing County. The people ofPaulding County benet di-rectly from it. “The median income here islower than some areas,” notedHoeffel. “It seems like a larg-er total of businesses locatein bigger cities. When we can bring businesses to the area,it seems like we are bringingmore workers to the area ofdonations. “I look forward to workingwith the entire Paulding Coun-ty community; we hope to be

able to make a difference,”continued Hoeffel.” For more information onthe agency, visit its website athttp://unitedwayofpaulding-county.org/ or look for “Unit-ed Way of Paulding County” page on Facebook.


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HERBERT HANEY 1925-2015 COCOA, Fla. – Herbert H.Haney, age 89, of Cocoa, Fla., passed away Wednesday Aug.12 in Hospice care. H e r bwas bornin Pauld-ing on Oct.

28, 1925to Mabeland NutieHaney. He iss u r v i v e d by his wife, Betty Murrahof Cocoa, Fla.; daughters,Candy Haney Cawood ofHolland, Ohio, and SandyHaney Dieckman of Cocoa,Fla.; sister, Leah Gundermanof Paulding; granddaugh-ters, Heather Brown Oren-zak of Cocoa, Fla. and LauraCawood Robarge of Medina;and seven great-grandchil-dren. He was preceded in death by

his wife, Lois (Baird) Haney; brothers Paul and Owen; andhis parents. Herb graduated from Pauld-ing High School and upongraduation joined the ArmyAir Corps, where he attainedthe rank of sergeant. One ofthe highlights of his life camein August 2013 when he par-ticipated in the Space CoastHonor Flight for World War IIveterans. Herb was an avid outdoors-man who loved camping andshing. He also loved people and being an active partof his community. Herb andwife Lois owned and oper-ated Haney’s Dime Store inDundee, Mich. from 1960-72.Herb could always be seen infront of his store greeting people and just visiting. A memorial service is to beheld in Cocoa, Fla. at NorthMerritt Island United Method-ist Church at 11 a.m. Saturday,Sept. 12. In lieu of owers, memo-rial contributions in Herb’shonor may be made to SpaceCoast Honor Flight, P.O. Box560975, Rockledge FL 32956.

CARY PARSONS1964-2015

PAYNE – Cary Lee Par-

sons, 50, of Payne, passedaway at home on Saturday,Aug. 15.

WILMA

CARPENTER

1939-2015 OAKWOOD - Wilma F.Carpenter, 76, of Oakwood,died at 4:45 p.m. Sunday, Aug.16 at The Laurels of Deance. She was born May19, 1939in SouthW e b s t e rto the lateArnold Ed-

ward andEmma Mae(Belcher)Evans. Wilma was retiredfrom Campbell Soup in Napo-leon. She was a wonderful anddevoted mother. The familywould like to thank the Lau-rels of Deance for their lov-ing care of our mom. She is survived by twochildren, Greg Carpenter andTracy Hoeppner; a grand-daughter, Nicollette Collins;and two great-grandchildren,Daisy and Lilly Collins. She also was preceded in

death by a daughter, Gwendo-lyn Sue Carpenter; a grandson,Benji Collins; a brother, JimEvans; and two sisters, ClariceComer and Hauldie Stiles. A funeral service will beheld 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 29at Heitmeyer Funeral Home,Oakwood. Visitation will be from 2-8 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 28 andone hour prior to the service on

Saturday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made toa charity of the donor’s choice. Condolences can be ex- pressed at www.heitmeyerfu-

neralhome.com.

GABRIEL

DANIELS PAULDING – Gabriel Jo-seph Daniels died Tuesday,Aug. 18, 2015 at the St. Rita’sMedical Center, Lima. Surviving are his parents,Jason and Hillary (Rough-ton) Daniels; siblings, Evan,Issac, Adelene and Ryan, allat home; grandmother, PegRoughton; great-grandparents,Bob and Connie Dobbelaereand Justine Daniels; also sev-eral aunts, uncles and cousins. He was preceded in death bygrandparents Norman Rough-ton, Rick Daniels and FrancisDaniels. Graveside services wereheld Saturday, Aug. 22 atMiddle Creek Cemetery Gro-ver Hill. Den Herder FuneralHome was in charge of localarrangements. In lieu of owers, memori-als are to be made to the do-nor’s choice. On-line condolences may be sent to www.denherderfh.

com.

HELEN TAYLOR PAULDING – Helen Pau-line Taylor, 96, of Paulding,died at 9:43 a.m. Friday, Aug.21, at Countryside Inn. She was born inVan Wert,the daugh-ter of thelate Josephand Mary( T oml i n -son) Routt.On Dec.23, 1939,

she mar-ried Wil-liam F. Taylor, who precededher in death July 16, 1989. Shehad been employed as a cookat the Paulding County Jailand was a member of the for-mer Scott United MethodistChurch. She is survived by herdaughter, Jane Dyson ofPaulding; four grandchildren,Chet (Lori) Webster of VanWert, Ronda (Clifford) Dasherof Grover Hill, J. Shane (Geor-gia) Dyson of Payne and Sta-cie (Greg) Kohart of Borden,Ind.; 10 great-grandchildren;six great-great-grandchildren;

and one brother, Joseph Routtof Van Wert.Besides her parents, she was

preceded in death by a daugh-ter, Mailyn Sue Webster;grandson, Christopher Dyson;sister, Roxie Greishaber; and brothers, Robert, Frank andFred Routt, and Ralph Davis. Funeral services were Tues-day, Aug. 25 at BricknerFuneral Home in Van Wertwith Pastor Terry Martin of-ciating. Burial was at TaylorCemetery in rural Van WertCounty. Preferred memorials are tothe Country Inn Activity Fund.

Condolences may be left atwww.bricknerfuneralhome.com or emailed to [email protected].

DOROTHY VOGEL1934-2015

PAULDING – Dorothy J.Vogel, age 81, died at 2:10 p.m.Saturday, Aug. 22 at ParkviewRegional Medical Center, Fort

Wayne. Dorothy was born in VanWert County on March5, 1934, the daughter ofJacob and Regina (Werling)Schaeper. On July 18, 1953,she married Vern H. Vogel,who died on Jan. 27, 2009.She was a member of the Di-vine Mercy Catholic Parish ofPaulding, where she was veryactive as a religious educationteacher and a member of theAltar and Rosary Society. Shewas a 4-H leader and workedfor ISS of Paulding. Surviving are four daugh-ters, Rose (Pat Bowers) Sun-day, Rita (Jeff) Engle, Ruth

(Bill) Grahm and ReginaVogel; 10 sons, Vern “Butch”(Patsy) Vogel, Paul Vogel,Tyrone (Terri) Vogel, Dana(Leslie) Vogel, Tony (Kel-lie) Vogel, Mark Vogel, Alan(Lori) Vogel, Robert (Dori)Vogel, Patrick (Shelly) Vogeland Todd (Paula) Vogel; 48grandchildren; 22 great-grand-children; and two sisters, JoanAllemeier and Jeanette Moore. She is preceded in death by her parents; her husband,Vern; two grandsons, Justinand Brandon Vogel in 2004;and two sisters, Patricia Hogheand Evelyn Grimmer. A Mass of Christian Burial

will be conducted 10 a.m.today, Aug. 26 at DivineMercy Catholic Parish, Pauld-ing. Burial will follow in theImmaculate Conception Cath-olic Cemetery, Cecil. DenHerder Funeral Home, Pauld-ing, is in charge of arrange-ments. Visitation also will be heldat the church one hour prior toservices. In lieu of owers, the fam-ily suggests donations made toDivine Mercy Catholic ParishSchool, Payne. Online condolences may be sent to www.denherderfh.

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1948-2015 ANTWERP – Anna Dar-lene Botteron, 67, of Antwerp, passed away Friday, Aug. 21at Deance Inpatient HospiceCenter.

RICHARD STROUP 1936-2015 PAULDING – Richard L.Stroup, age 79, died Sunday,Aug. 23. He was born June2, 1936 inDefiance,the son of

the late Vi-ola (Beard)S t r o u p .On Oct.17, 1959, he married JanetP. Schlegel, who survives.He was a U.S. Army veter-an during the Korean Warand retired in 1995 from GMPowertrain, Deance. Hewas a member of UAW #211;Oakwood American Legion

Post #341; lifetime memberof AMA; and former Steel-Steeds Motorcycle Club. Hewas Melrose town marshalfrom 1969-74, a member ofMelrose Village Council, andspecial deputy of PauldingCounty Sheriff’s Ofce. Hewas an avid bowler, NASCARfan, Green Bay Packers fanand Ohio State Buckeyes fan.

Richard is also survived by a daughter, Tabbie (Brad)Bair, Melrose; grandson,Jordan Bair; brothers, Billy(Wendy) Stephey, Paulding,and Jimmy (Mary) Stephey,Oakwood; and sister, MargieFortney of Malinta. He is also preceded in death by a daughter, Corinna L.Stroup Miller; grandson, Ja-cob Bair; and brother, Larry

Stephey. Funeral services will be con-ducted 11 a.m. Friday, Aug. 28at Auglaize Chapel Church ofGod, Oakwood. Burial willfollow in Hedges Cemeterywith military graveside ritesaccorded by Oakwood Ameri-can Legion #341 and PauldingVFW Post #587. Visitation will be 2-8 p.m.

Thursday, Aug. 27 at DenHerder Funeral Home, Pauld-ing, and one hour prior to ser-vices on Friday at the church. In lieu of owers, the fam-ily requests donations madeto Paulding Hospice/Visiting Nurses or Auglaize ChapelChurch of God Food Pantry. Online condolences may be sent to www.denherderfh.com.

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RENOVATION PROJECT –The Paulding United MethodistChurch is in the process of abuilding renovation, they have

hired E. Lee Construction outof Delphos as the contractorfor the project, expected tocost over $50,000. This compa-ny has been in business since1955 and came with outstand-ing references. Workers arenow completing the mason-ry brick replacement whichinvolves replacing over 700bricks, removing two chim-neys, tuck pointing and water-proong. They will next beginreplacing the roof. The struc-ture dates from 1898 and hasbeen well maintained over theyears.

Friday, Sept. 4Kids Fun Night

OAKWOOD – As a part of the Oakwood

Homecoming festivities the Twin Oaks Unit-ed Methodist Church will feature a familyfriendly kids night to include face painting,fun activities, movie and snacks. From 7 p.m.- 9 p.m. parents and families are welcome toenjoy the evening activities at Twin Oaks lo-cated at 200 Main Street in Oakwood.

Melrose church servicemoved to Oakwood

Sunday, Sept. 6MELROSE – The Melrose United Meth-

odist Church will be attending the OakwoodHomecoming worship service at 9 a.m. in thetent at the park. Worship services at MiddleCreek UMC will be canceled on the 6th.

Monday, Sept. 7Homecoming Buffet

OAKWOOD – Twin Oaks United Methodist

Church is offering a buffet style meal with achoice of baked ham or turkey dinners withall the trimmings. Included will be a varietyof salads, veggie and cheese trays, scrump-tious desserts; pies, cookies, brownies, cupcakes and much more. Beverage included allfor a love offering.

Serving will be from 11:30 a.m. - 2 p.m.The church is located at 200 Main Street inOakwood. “Church Corner” listings are free. If yourchurch is having any special services or programs, please email us your information at [email protected] or call the Paulding County Progress at 419-399-4015.


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Benton Township Ken and Denise Kohart to Ken M. and Denise K. Kohart,trustees; Sec. 3, 6.429 acres. Quit claim.Blue Creek Township Mark and Donna Rassman to Paulding County Area Founda-tion – Marshall Memorial Supporting Fund; Sec. 15, 2.28 acres.Warranty deed.Brown Township Karena A. and Christopher Stroh to Susan K. Bohner; Sec.26, 30.3 acres. Quit claim. Julie A. Bullinger to Kenneth and Martha Fourman; Sec. 5,0.252 acre. Warranty deed.Carryall Township Lavon C. Miller Estate to Norma Molitor; Sec. 30, 3.25 acres.Executor deed.Crane Township

Habitat for Humanity of Paulding County, Ohio to MatthewJ. and Robbyn E. Hodge; Sec. 12, 3 acres. Warranty deed. Leora C. Smalley to John E. Smalley; Sec. 3, 4.088 acres.Quit claim.Paulding Township James Elmer Jr., dec. to Earline (aka Earlene) Laney; Sec. 13,Lot 3, Cook Allotment, 0.289 acre. Afdavit.Washington Township Jody Howell to Tina Howell; Sec. 31, 4.5 acres. Quit claim.Paulding Village Creative Home Buying Solutions Inc. to Jessica Denney,trustee; Lot 105, Noneman Emerald Acres Allotment #3, 0.22acre. Quit claim.Payne Village John Clark Latimer to James Helms; Lot 22, Block G, Out-lots, 2.91 acres. Warranty deed.

ACCIDENT REPORTS None.INCIDENT REPORTSWednesday, Aug. 12 8:24 a.m. Police respondedto a North Williams Street business alarm. Employeesentered a wrong code. 9:30 a.m. A North MainStreet resident told policetwo of her vehicle tires wereattened, trash was put onher car, owers ripped fromthe landscaping and re pit bricks were thrown in theyard.Thursday, Aug. 13 7:35 a.m. Backing mishap

in the Paulding County Hos- pital parking lot was docu-mented. 6:50 p.m. Report of kids at-tempting to get in a home onWest Harrison Street was in-vestigated. Two boys, friendsof the family, were trying toretrieve some belongings.They decided to wait for thefamily to return home.Friday, Aug. 14 9:30 a.m. An Emerald Road business reported ndingtheir back door unlocked andthe water running in a sink. 3:15 p.m. A West JacksonStreet property owner toldofcers a subject was seen

entering the house. Keys weregiven to police so they couldcheck on the location. Case inunder investigation. 4:15 p.m. Neighbor prob-lems involving loud musicwas handled on West Wayne

Street. 4:15 p.m. Ofcers arrest-ed Cindi Finnegan on a war-rant and took her to PauldingCounty Jail. 4:16 p.m. Dog complaintcame in from North WalnutStreet. 5:30 a.m. Police assistedsheriff’s deputies with a vehi-cle stop near the intersectionof West Wayne and Walnutstreets.Saturday, Aug. 15 Midnight. A West PerryStreet business alarm sound-ed. The building was foundsecure.

1:30 a.m. Taylor Suss wasarrested on a warrant and tak-en to Paulding County Jail. 3:45 a.m. Police investigat-ed a report of someone enter-ing a vacant house on WestJackson Street. They foundseveral doors unlocked andevidence that someone wasusing the house. No one wasfound inside. 11:58 a.m. Statement wastaken from a witness to a manentering the vacant houseon West Jackson Street, thehouse searched again. Photosof damage to a window usedfor entry were taken. Drugsand paraphernalia were locat-

ed. 1:40 p.m. A West PerryStreet resident told policetheir truck had been deliber-ately scratched. 10:40 p.m. A welfare checkwas requested for a teenage

girl that a local clergy member felt may be in trouble.Sunday, Aug. 16 1:09 a.m. Two male juve-niles were seen walking onthe downtown Square. Theyhad been warned about cur-few violations before, so theofcer advised them a viola-tion report would be drafted.The pair was told to let their parents know of their policecontact. 1:46 p.m. Report of dirt bikes and four-wheelersaround the ponds by the ballelds was looked into, but thevehicles were gone when po-

lice arrived. 3 p.m. McDonald Pike busi-ness alarm sounded. An em- ployee accidentally set it off. 5:10 p.m. Report of a subjectin the road near the hospital.While responding the ofcerwas agged down by a motor -ist who had taken the woman back to the Fritz House. 6:45 p.m. A juvenile wastold to turn down the volumefollowing a complaint froma neighbor on North MainStreet. 11:54 p.m. Building wasfound secure on East PerryStreet when police respondedto a business alarm.

Monday, Aug. 17 3:04 p.m. A resident told police someone attemptedto get into their house andgarage while they had beenaway. 8:38 p.m. Two subjects were

told not to contact one anoth-er after an alleged incident onWest Perry Street. 10:17 p.m. Further complaint of contact on West Per-ry Street resulted in a woman being warned a second time.Tuesday, Aug. 18 1:45 p.m. Report of a stolencell phone was taken from anEast Wayne Street resident. 3:40 p.m. A man told policea dog bit him as he was walk-ing his dog on West JacksonStreet. The bite only includeda pant leg and no skin was broken. The dog’s owner waswarned about it getting loose

and not having a license.Wednesday, Aug. 19 12:43 p.m. Subject hit a power pole guide wire whiledriving down Hopkin’s Alley. 2:50 p.m. Someone was re- portedly in the vacant houseon West Jackson Street again.Entry was made througha window and a door waskicked open. 6:51 p.m. Backing mis-hap was documented on EastJackson Street.Thursday, Aug. 20 2:50 p.m. A Cleveland manrequested kidnapping chargesagainst the mother of his child because she refused to return

the child. 4:45 p.m. Harassing callsand texts were investigated onWest Jackson Street. 8:30 p.m. Vandalism to afence was looked into on WestPerry Street.

Commissioners’ Journal July 29,2015 This 29th day of July, 2015, theBoard of County Commissioners metin regular session with the followingmembers present: Roy Klopfenstein,Tony Zartman, and Nola Ginter, Clerk.Absent: Mark Holtsberry.MEETING NOTES OF APPOINT-MENTS Larry Colley, Fair Board, met withthe commissioners to discuss the leaseof one of the animal buildings at the fair-grounds to the Rabbit Breeders of Pauld-ing County. Colley also announced thetentative 2016 Paulding County Fairdates as June 13-18. He noted the dateshave been submitted to the state forapproval. The fair board will know byJanuary if those dates are OK. Colley also told the commissioners

there will be an additional 30 campsitesat the fairgrounds. Five utility poleshave been set, with each pole havingsix connections. The sites are along the pond bank. Colley also reported there is a company interested in having a tractor/truck pull at the fairgrounds in the spring. Damien Morales and Linda Hodges,Park District - Morales presented twooptions for several lots of land owned bythe county along the rivers in PauldingCounty. Both options would allow thePark District to manage and develop thelots. Option one is to lease the groundfrom the county/commissioners througha lease management agreement. Thesecond option is to deed the land to thePark District through a resolution. Morales is hopeful there will be do-nations to fund the liability insurancefor the Park District. He will be work-ing with the Area Foundation to set up afund. The Park District’s goal is to have

boat ramps for accessibility to the riversevery 10 miles. Sheriff Jason Landers met with thecommissioners to update them on therecent accident involving the inmatetransport vehicle. He was relieved toreport nobody was seriously injured.The inmates all conducted themselvesvery well. Landers then reported on the plansfor the memorial services for SailorRandall Smith. He has scheduled ameeting to gather all involved to makesure everything is covered. The sheriff told the commissionershe will be shopping for a replacementinmate transport vehicle and also a ve-hicle for the DARE program. Ed Bohn, EMA, presented the LEPCapplication for board member appoint-ments for the commissioners’ signa-tures. He also copied the agreementfor emergency management services between LEPC and PCEMA. He re-minded the commissioners the LEPC plan approval is a 16 to 18 month pro-cess. Bohn noted he has completed the2014-15 LECP fund report for ling.He noted he has been busy assistingthe sheriff to prepare for the memorialservices taking place Saturday, Aug. 1,at the Paulding High School.EXECUTIVE SESSION

A motion was made by Zartman togo into executive session at 8:05 a.m.with the Paulding County Prosecutor todiscuss legal matters. At 8:12 a.m. all members presentagreed to adjourn the executive sessionand go into regular session.IN THE MATTER OF RECEIV-ING BIDS FOR THE 2015 PAULD-ING COUNTY PAVING PROJECT This 29th day of July, 2015, beingthe day advertised in the West Bend News, a paper of general circulationwithin the County, as per Section

307.86 of the Ohio Revised Code, bids

were received and opened for the 2015Paulding County Paving Project, to-wit;BIDDER; BID AMOUNT; BOND;ADDENDUM:Gerken Paving, Napoleon;$586,361.42; Yes; Two (2) received The Paulding County Engineer’sestimate for the project is $572,096.91.The specications will be studied witha determination to be made later.AUDIT COMMITTEE The commissioners hosted the quar-terly Audit Committee meeting. Thosein attendance were Carol Temple, AnnPease, Claudia Fickel, Brenda Craw-ford and Cindy Peters. Auditor Claudia Fickel reviewed theSales Tax Revenue report as of July 16.July sales tax revenue was $162,848.75,which was down slightly from June,

2015; however, up $24,063.10 fromthe four-year average for the month ofJuly and up 8% from July 2014. General Fund Receipts for Junewere up from May 2015; but downfrom June 2014 and the four year aver-age for June. Fickel explained this was partially due to wind turbine revenueand tax settlement revenue not being posted until July. Fickel also distributed a conveyancefee report. She noted the conveyancefees are up 4% from 2014. Conveyancefees are $4 on every $1,000 of real es-tate sales. Fickel then reported the state auditfor 2014 is completed. The only nd-ing was the lack of GAAP. The federalmonies audit went well. Fickel notednext year’s audit will be challenging, asthe nancial statements have to be donein January versus May. She reported the revaluation of prop-erty has begun for the year 2016, pay

2017. In Treasurer Lou Ann Wannemach-er’s absence, Fickel presented the de-linquency/foreclosure statistics. Shereported current year tax delinquenciesof 5%, with overall being 8%. Delin-quencies total $1,455,000.

Klopfenstein mentioned a couple ofemployees will be attending the Sun-shine Law training in Celina on Aug.13. He also informed the group a smok-ing policy is being worked on. Klopfenstein reported on the next building project, being work in the in-terior of the courthouse dome/copula.Poggemeyer Design Group is provid-ing the engineering services for the project, with bids being due by Aug. 17.

Klopfenstein then noted the old lawlibrary is in the process of being leasedto the Paulding County Economic De-velopment for ofce space rental to po-tential businesses. The goal is to “jumpstart” the business until they are readyto relocate in a permanent ofce. Crawford reported the deadlinefor ling at the Board of Elections isWednesday, Aug. 5. She noted theelectronic poll books will hopefully be available to use during the fallelections. The state will fund 85% ofthe cost. Crawford also mentioned theexpense involved in the supplementalmailing. Hopefully, the electronic poll books will eliminate some of the mail-ing costs involved in updating voteraddresses. Pease announced her new carpet andofce furniture looks nice. She noted itwas funded with Title Ofce revenue.Temple noted the computers had beenrecently rewired in the Recorder’s Of-ce. Listing items on gov.deals shouldgo through Ed Bohn or Aaron Timm. The next quarterly audit committeemeeting will be held in the commis-sioners’ ofce on Wednesday, Oct. 28

at 11 a.m.

ACCIDENTS:Monday, Aug. 17 11:43 a.m. Matthew L. McDermitt, 40,of Buckland was cited for assured cleardistance ahead following a two-truck ac-cident on Ohio 613 at Ohio 637 in JacksonTownship. He had been traveling east ina 1999 Ford pickup when reports say he

failed to see a 2010 Dodge 2500 pickupturn onto 637. The two collided. NeitherMcDermitt nor the second driver, Adam R.Hyer, 27, of Dayton, were hurt. The rsttruck was disabled while the second hadminor damage. Oakwood EMS and Aug-laize Fire Department assisted at the scene.Tuesday, Aug. 18 4:55 p.m. James William Snavely, 62,of Greendale, Ind. was cited for failure toyield at an intersection after a two-vehiclecrash on Ohio 49 at Ohio 114 in BentonTownship. He had been west bound in a2007 Honda Civic, stopped at the stop signthen continued into the intersection, notseeing a 2015 Ford F2500 pickup driven by James V. Meadows, 61, of Stanton,Ky. The collision left the car disabled andthe truck with functional damage. Both

were towed. Payne EMS took Snavely toPaulding County Hospital for treatment ofnon-incapacitating injuries. Meadows wasunharmed. Payne EMS and re departmentassisted at the scene.Thursday, Aug. 20 5:40 p.m. Randolph R. Manz, 33, ofPaulding, was cited for insecure load fol-lowing an incident on Road 146 west ofOhio 637 in Jackson Township. Reportssaid a trailer being towed behind his 1994Ford F250 pickup came off the hitch andwent off the left side of the roadway. Itthen struck a power pole causing the supply line to the house to be pulled from the building. Damage was minor to the truck.The driver was not hurt, nor were his two passengers.INCIDENTS:Monday, Aug. 17 7:47 p.m. Motion alarm sounded in ashop on Road 151 in Latty Township. 9:02 p.m. A passerby on Road 250 inCarryall Township told deputies they sawa male and female ghting at Road 424. 9:53 p.m. Missing juvenile was reportedfrom Payne.Tuesday, Aug. 18 11:19 a.m. Deputies assisted county probation ofcer at Whispering Pines inPaulding. 12:08 p.m. Dog complaint was handledin Melrose. 12:17 p.m. Unauthorized use of a motorvehicle was investigated on Road 31 inCarryall Township. 1:06 p.m. Telephone harassment waslooked into in Latty Village. 1:12 p.m. K9 unit was deployed during atrafc stop on Road 138 east of Road 151.

2:44 p.m. K9 unit made a positive alertduring a trafc stop on US 127 in CraneTownship. 3:44 p.m. Dog bite complaint came infrom West Jackson Street in Paulding. 4:03 p.m. Juveniles were seen shootingon Road 184 in Auglaize Township. 5:59 p.m. A door looked like it had

been kicked in on Road 1 in HarrisonTownship. 7:56 p.m. Trespassing was handled onRoad 192 in Crane Township. 9:56 p.m. Subjects were seen ghting atthe intersection of Ohio 66 at Ohio 613 inBrown Township. 10:44 p.m. Cows were on the road atthe intersection of Ohio 613 and Road123 in Jackson Township.Wednesday, Aug. 19 12:57 a.m. A caller from Scott said asuspicious vehicle had its lights shiningin their windows. 7:33 a.m. Car/deer crash on Road 138in Brown Township was documented. 8:43 a.m. Dog complaint was elded onRoad 60 in Blue Creek Township. 9:13 a.m. Deputies assisted the proba-

tion department in Haviland. 5:30 p.m. Vehicle search was con-ducted near the intersection of Ohio 637and Road 118 in Jackson Township. 9:55 p.m. Domestic situation in GroverHill was handled.Thursday, Aug. 20 10:07 a.m. Two-vehicle crash at the inter-section of Road 140 and Ohio 66 in BrownTownship was handled. Oakwood EMSmade a transport; Oakwood Fire Depart-ment assisted. Further information was notavailable. 3:18 p.m. An Auglaize Township resi-dent of Ohio 111 requested a deputy searchtheir home. 4:11 p.m. Vandalism to a family head-stone was reported from Road 424. 8:42 p.m. A caller from Road 10 inAuglaize Township told deputies a tenant pointed a gun at him.Friday, Aug. 21 10:32 a.m. A Blazer was seen in a ditchalong Road 250 in Carryall Township. 3:11 p.m. Deputies assisted the proba-tion department on East Caroline Street inPaulding. 3:26 p.m. Theft complaint was lodgedfrom Road 204 in Carryall Township. 3:31 p.m. Antwerp and Payne re de- partments sent units to an equipment re onRoad 144 where a loader was ablaze. Theunits were on scene less than an hour. Ant-werp EMS assisted. 4:28 p.m. Antwerp Police Departmentrequested a K9 deployment in the village. 4:44 p.m. The K9 unit was again deployed on US 24 east of Ohio 49 in CarryallTownship. 5:23 p.m. K9 unit was deployed on US

24 at Road 87 in Crane Township. 6 p.m. K9 unit was deployed on Ohio 49at Road 230 in Carryall Township. 6:25 p.m. K9 unit was again deployedin Antwerp. 7:20 p.m. Vehicle search was con-ducted in Antwerp. 7:45 p.m. A driver reported seeing a

cow and a pig loose near Road 121 inEmerald Township. 9:56 p.m. Smell of anhydrous ammoniawas investigated by a deputy and Pauld-ing re and EMS units on Road 92 inPaulding Township. They were on sceneover 30 minutes.Saturday, Aug. 22 7:26 a.m. Deputies handled a motorvehicle accident on Road 140 in BrownTownship. No further information wasavailable. 11:33 a.m. Message was delivered forWilliams County Sheriff’s ofce in Cecil. 6:12 p.m. K9 deployment was completed on US 24 at Ohio 49 in CarryallTownship. 6:44 p.m. Juvenile was seen driving agolf cart in Haviland.

10:13 p.m. Suspicious person with aashlight walking around a house was reported on Ohio 66 in Brown Township.Sunday, Aug. 23 1:39 a.m. Deputies assisted PutnamCounty Sheriff’s ofce with a domesticdisturbance in Delphos. 2:45 a.m. Two males allegedly at-tempted a breaking and entering on Road205 in Carryall Township. 4:22 a.m. Domestic situation was han-dled in Scott. 1:17 p.m. Assault was investigated on North Main Street in Paulding. 1:23 p.m. Unwanted person complaintwas lodged from East Perry Street inPaulding. 5:36 p.m. Paulding EMS made a transport from a motorcycle crash on US 127at Road 424 in Crane Township. Pauldingand Cecil/Crane Township re units as-sisted at the scene. No further informationwas available. 6:11 p.m. A tree was reported downacross Road 143 south of US 24 in Emer-ald Township. 7:42 p.m. Report of a tree downed alongwith power lines came in from Road 53 atRoad 214 in Carryall Township. 8:03 p.m. A caller from Carryall Town-ship Road 230 reported a tree and powerlines down on their car.Monday, Aug. 24 3:05 a.m. Deputies assisted Van WertCounty Sheriff’s ofce in Scott withtransporting a subject to Williams County. 3:20 a.m. Kathy Cooper was arrestedon a warrant. 7:12 a.m. Theft of soybeans was inves-tigated on Road 151 in Brown Township.


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Common Pleas

County Court

Civil Docket The term “et al.” refers to and oth-

ers; “et vir.,” and husband; “et ux.,” and

wife.

In the matter of: Melissa M.Egnor, Cecil and Steven E.Egnor, Cecil. Dissolution ofmarriage. Flagstar Bank FSB, Troy,Mich. vs. Raymond D. Mc-

Cloud, individually and as exec-utor of the Raymond McCloudestate plus his unknown spouseif any, Cecil and Joyce Carlisleand her unknown spouse if any,Paulding. Foreclosures. Dewayne L. Hunsaker, Gro-ver Hill and Timothy D. Hun-saker, administrator of ShirleyHunaker Estate, Springborovs. Lewis Belcher, Pauldingand Hastings Mutual InsuranceCompany, Hastings, Mich.Money only. USA, Department of Agri-culture’s Rural Development,Columbus vs. Penny L. Schaf-fer and her unknown spouse ifany, Stokes, N.C. and unknown

tenant, Payne and PauldingCounty Treasurer, Paulding.Foreclosures.Marriage Licenses Michael Becker Emans, 32,Paulding, IT and Sarah DawnCraig, 35, Paulding, GIS tech-nician. Parents are Charles Irishand Melody Becker; and RogerCraig and Deborah Sturtevant.Administration Docket In the Estate of Paul R.Schilb, application to administerle. In the Estate of J. AndrewDeCamp, last will and testa-ment led. In the Estate of Tommy Test,application to administer le.

Criminal Docket Martin G. Alejo, 27, of FortWayne, was sentenced to 11months in the Ohio Departmentof Rehabilitation and Correc-tions for possession of metham- phetamine (F5). He was givencredit for 21 days served, hasa six-month license suspensionand must pay $618 in costs. Ad-ditionally, he was sentenced fortwo counts nonsupport of de- pendents (F5). He was orderedto serve ve years communitycontrol sanctions for each count,to be served concurrently. Con-ditions of the sanctions includeobtain and maintain employ-ment, seek work through

Paulding County Child SupportEnforcement Agency whennecessary, make child support payments as they come due, pay all arrearages by the end ofthe sanctions, comply with drugand alcohol prohibitions, submitto random tests, le tax returnswhen due and pay $216 costs. Abbie L. Holton, 26, of Clo-

verdale, has been scheduled fora Sept. 17 pretrial conferenceregarding her November indict-ment alleging forgery (F5) anda second indictment from Aprilalleging identification fraud(F5) and escape (F5). Arie M. Hogans, 28, of An-twerp, was sentenced to fouryears of community controlsanctions recently, having beenfound guilty of possession ofheroin (F5). Conditions of hersanctions include 120 days jailwith credit for 23 days served,comply with drug and alcohol prohibitions, submit to randomtests, successfully completePaulding County Recovery

Court, complete assessmentat Westwood and follow therecommendations, obtain andmaintain employment, get aGED, 6-month license suspen-sion and pay $402 court costs. Stephen McElfresh, 35, ofMark Center, was sentencedto four years community con-trol sanctions for trafcking inmarijuana (F5). Conditions ofthe sanctions include 30 days jail with credit for 9 days served plus work release; comply withdrug and alcohol prohibitions,submit to random tests, complete assessment at WestwoodBehavioral and follow recom-mendations, obtain/maintain

employment, and a six-monthlicense suspension with occupa-tional driving privileges if validlicense shown by Aug. 21. Asum of $831 cash was forfeitedto the Paulding County Sheriff’sofce, as stated in the secondspecication of his indictment.Additionally there is as $317.50total for court costs. Scott Russell Haney, 33, ofPaulding, will appear for a hear-ing on his motion to suppressevidence related to his indict-ment alleging possession ofmethamphetamine (F5). It will be held Sept. 14. A jury trial previously scheduled for Aug.18 was vacated.

Leonard Jack Feeney, 29,of Melrose, was sentenced forfailure to comply with an orderof a police ofcer (F4). He wasordered to serve four yearscommunity control sanctionson the conditions of 60 days jailwith work release after 30 days,comply with drug and alcohol prohibitions, submit to random

tests, complete an assessmentat Westwood and follow rec-ommendations, obtain andmaintain employment, 3-yearlicense suspension and $1,000ne which goes to the sheriff’sofce. His Court costs totaled$1,321. A second charge ofendangering children (F3) wasdismissed per plea agreement. Jessica L. Beane, 28, of Oak-wood, was sentenced to 48months in the ODRC after beingfound guilty of illegal manufac-ture of drugs (F3) and illegalassembly of chemicals for themanufacture of drugs (F3). Hersentence included 36 months forthe rst count and 12 months for

the second, with the pair beingserved consecutively. Her driv-er’s license was suspended 6months and she must pay costs.A third charge, possession ofmeth (F5), was dismissed per plea agreement. Dustin A. Dobbelaere, 31,of Oakwood, will be in CourtAug. 31 for a change of plea re-garding his indictment allegingillegal assembly of chemical forthe manufacture of drugs (F3),failure to comply with the orderof a police ofcer (F3) and pos-session of meth (F5). Emmanuel J. Lucas, 47, ofPaulding, will appear Sept. 8 fora hearing on his recent motion

to suppress evidence regardinga felony OVI (F3) charge. Devin E. Jewell, 31, of Gro-ver Hill, had a case alleginggross sexual imposition (F4)against him dismissed with-out prejudice. His bond wasreturned and court costs werewaived. The Grand Jury didnot return an indictment againsthim in a case bound over fromPaulding County Court. Mark Levi, 53, of GroverHill, had a charge of domesticviolence (F5) dismissed with-out prejudice. Court costs werewaived. The State said the vic-tim could not be located andwas being uncooperative.

House committee will travel state

to study agriculture moderization As Ohio’s top industry, agriculture plays a vitalrole in our state’s economy. For Ohio’s farmers,and its economy as a whole, to remain competi-tive, it is important for lawmakers to identify andimplement policies that will al-low Ohio’s agricultural sector tomodernize with the times. I am pleased to report that the OhioHouse Agricultural and Rural

Development Committee will be traveling the state this sum-mer, to visit locations importantto Ohio’s agriculture industryand hear testimony on issues re-garding agricultural technology,agricultural education, rural andeconomic development, fertiliz-er use and crops, and livestock. As vice-chair of the HouseAgriculture Committee, I haveworked closely with SpeakerCliff Rosenberger and Chairman Brian D. Hill todetermine the committee’s priorities this summer.From the start, Speaker Rosenberger has empha-sized the importance of moving Ohio’s agricul-ture industry forward, and I am excited to beginthat process. Because agricultural technology is constantly

improving, it is important for legislators to under-stand how new equipment and processes affectthe industry. For example, the use of drones andsatellites to monitor crops from the air offers ex-citing new opportunities to increase the efciency

of Ohio’s agricultural production. While these technological advances are cer-tainly critical to Ohio’s continued agriculturalsuccess, they will mean little if we do not ensure

that the future of agricultural ed-ucation programs such as 4-Hand FFA are strong. I look for-ward to hearing testimony abouthow state lawmakers can con-

tinue to encourage and assist thenext new generation of Ohio’sagricultural leaders. Additionally the House Ag-riculture Committee will heartestimony regarding importantcrop issues such as expert pro- jections of commodity prices, aswell as potential new and excit-ing uses of crops outside of tra-ditional consumption. Finally, we will examine ways

to continue to develop the rural areas of our statethat support Ohio’s agriculture industry. From building and repairing roads and telecommunica-tions infrastructure, to implementing efcient en-ergy use on Ohio’s farms, the House Agriculturecommittee is committed to the continued economicdevelopment that will move Ohio’s agriculture in-

dustry, and our entire state, into the future. Rep. Burkley may be reached by calling 614-644-5091, e-mailing [email protected] orwriting to State Representative Tony Burkley, 77South High Street, Columbus, Ohio 43215.

From The

State House

Rep. Tony Burkley

Civil Docket: Credit Adjustments Inc., Deance vs. JamesD. Feehan, Oakwood. Money only, satised. Credit Adjustments Inc., Deance vs. Nan-cy Laney, Antwerp. Money only, satised. Credit Adjustments Inc., Deance vs. SusanM. Rhodes, Paulding and Jonathon Rhodes,Paulding. Small claims, satised. Credit Adjustments Inc., Deance vs. Jef -frey P. Carr, Paulding. Small claims, satised. Capital One Bank (USA) N.A., Columbusvs. Cheryl K. House, Oakwood. Other action,

satised. Asset Acceptance LLC, Warren, Mich. vs. Nathan R. Temple, Paulding. Other action,satised. Credit Adjustments Inc., Deance vs. Da-vid Williams, Oakwood and Patty A. Wil-liams, Oakwood. Small claims, satised. William S. Bricker DDS Inc., Antwerp vs. Nathan McAlexander, Antwerp and JenniferMcAlexander, Antwerp. Small claims, satis-ed. Vomac Leasing LLC, Cincinnati vs. MCKTrucking Inc., Haviland. Other action, dis-missed. Credit Adjustments Inc., Deance vs. Tiffa-ny Westendorf, Paulding. Small claims, judg-ment for the plaintiff in the sum of $609.85. Paulding County Treasurer, Paulding vs.Dean Germann, Oakwood. Small claims, sat-

ised. Alan Grifths, Paulding vs. Otis McK -ensey, Paulding. Evictions, judgment for the plaintiff in the sum of $2,410. Returned To You Ltd., Paulding vs. DarrelEgnor, Paulding. Small claims, judgment forthe plaintiff in the sum of $95. Midland Funding LLC, San Diego vs.Chase Dunderman, Grover Hill. Other action,dismissed.Criminal Docket: Ryan M. Kelley, Deance, theft; $200 ne,$132.50 costs, 90 days jail suspended; proba-tion ordered, complete GED and Third Mil-lennium online theft course, 40 hours com-munity service, no unlawful contact with vic-tim, make restitution. Rebecca A. Short, Payne, domestic vio-lence; dismissed per State.

Terry A. Replogle, Stryker, theft; $500 ne,$112 costs, 90 days jail suspended; probationordered, 15 hours community service, complete Third Millennium online theft course,secure valid operator’s license by end of probation. Aubree M. Davis, Grover Hill, disorderlyconduct; $75 ne, $87 costs, 30 days jail suspended; 20 hours community service, main-tain general good behavior. Alyssa Estrada, Paulding, connement ofdog; $25 ne, $77 costs.Trafc Docket:

Shannon M. Jung, Rochester, N.Y., 92/65speed; $43 ne, $80 costs. Erika Ilona Mayiras, North Olmsted, 79/65speed; $33 ne, $80 costs. Khyre S. Jones, Spring, Texas, 96/65 speed;$93 ne, $80 costs.

Kenneth D. Ballard Jr., Florissant, Mo.,85/65 speed; $43 ne, $80 costs. Dorothy A. Philpott, Parma, Mich., stopsign; $53 ne, $80 costs. Kelli A. Conner, Columbus, 77/65 speed;$33 ne, $80 costs. Robert L. Tom, Melrose, 87/55 speed; $43ne, $77 costs. Paul F. Schaffer, Whitehouse, 90/65 speed;$43 ne, $80 costs. Christa L. Carpenter, Fort Wayne, 78/65speed; $33 ne, $80 costs. Jayson D. Healy, Butler, Ind., seat belt; $30ne, $55 costs. Emily R. Monday, Clayton, Mich., 78/65speed; $33 ne, $82 costs. Patric M. Dunham, Paulding, 41/35 speed;$50 ne, $77 costs. Allison M. Singer, Grover Hill, 65/55

speed; $33 ne, $77 costs. Tisha Woodmansee, Greenwood, Ind.,87/65 speed; $43 ne, $80 costs. Edward C. Mignery, Xenia, 68/55 speed;$33 ne, $80 costs. Ebony E. Tate-Pruzenski, Erie, Pa., 87/65speed; $43 ne, $77 costs. Vincent M. Dwyer, McCordsville, Ind.,79/65 speed; $33 ne, $77 costs. David M. Fox, Orland, Ind., 69/55 speed;$33 ne, $80 costs. James R. Feehan, Paulding, overload; $200ne, $80 costs. Prabha Kumar, Westlake, following close-ly; $53 ne, $80 costs. Rehman Ur Atta, Mississauga, Ont., 91/65

speed; $43 ne, $80 costs. Meagan F. Simmons, Monticello, Ind.,77/65 speed; $33 ne, $80 costs. Barbara A. Youngs, Sylvania, 82/65 speed;$43 ne, $80 costs. Steven J. Carr, Deance, stop sign; $53ne, $80 costs. Jesus R. Marrero Jr., Lafayette, Ind., 80/65speed; $43 ne, $77 costs. Seth E. Dailey, Cecil, seat belt; $30 ne,$55 costs. Stanley J. Kasmarcak, Strongsville, 72/55

speed; $63 ne, $85 costs. Predest D. Richardson, Paulding, seat belt;$30 ne, $52 costs. Bradley A. Schultz, Indianapolis, 80/65speed; $43 ne, $77 costs. Scott P. Menlen, Troy, Mich., 85/65 speed;$43 ne, $80 costs. Lindsie M. Johnson, Columbia City, Ind.,85/65 speed; $43 ne, $80 costs. Nicholas Jason Smith, Clarence Center, N.Y., 83/65 speed; $43 ne, $80 costs. Annette K. Jackson, Grover Hill, improper backing; $53 ne, $80 costs. Jacob J. Merriman, Latty, seat belt; $30ne, $55 costs. Zachary Allen Jimenez, Deance, no mo-torcycle license; $25 ne, $77 costs, pay all by Aug. 28 or sent for collection (POC); de-fendant showed proof of insurance.

Zachary Allen Jimenez, Deance, 66/55speed; $33 ne, Aug. 28 POC. Cynthia X. Liu, West Lafayette, Ind., 78/65speed; $33 ne, $80 costs. Jimmie J. Poling, Scott, OVI refusal; $750ne, $140 costs, 10 days jail, 3-year licensesuspension with review after 6 months; proofof insurance provided, community controlordered, evaluation at Westwood ordered, se-cure valid driver’s license, 20 hours commu-nity service, 170 days jail reserved. Jimmie J. Poling, Scott, left of center; dis-missed at State’s request. Richard M. Pendery, Fort Thomas, Ky.,73/55 speed; $43 ne, $80 costs. Jeffrey A. Glossett, Van Wert, seat belt; $30ne, $47 costs, Oct. 30 POC. Gary B. Cusick, Auburn, Ind., seat belt; $30ne, $50 costs.

Gunther A. Mohr, Van Wert, 79/55 speed;$43 ne, $77 costs. Linda M. Case, Grover Hill, 67/55 speed;$48 ne, $77 costs. James C. Mitchell, Palmdale, Calif., 81/65speed; $43 ne, $80 costs. Heather L. Bird, Convoy, 69/55 speed; $33ne, $77 costs. M. Suzann Bauer, Deance, failure to con-trol; $68 ne, $80 costs. Kelly N. Taylor, Antwerp, stop sign; $53ne, $77 costs. Ronald G. Schilt Jr., Payne, 67/55 speed;$33 ne, $77 costs. Dana D. Eaken, Antwerp, overload; $146ne, $80 costs. Syed F. Raza, Dublin, 75/65 speed; $33ne, $80 costs. Timothy M. Mestrich, Fishers, Ind., 81/65

speed; $43 ne, $80 costs. Nathanial J. Swary, Payne, FRA suspen-sion; $100 ne, $87 costs, pay $20 monthly,Dec. 18 POC. Nathanial J. Swary, Payne, reckless opera-tion; $50 ne, pay $20 monthly, Dec. 18 POC. Nathanial J. Swary, Payne, seat belt; $30ne, pay $20 monthly, Dec. 18 POC. Deven U. Parmar, Windsor, Ont., 76/65speed; $33 ne, $80 costs. Dylan J. Keysor, Scott, 71/55 speed; $43ne, $77 costs. Kevin J. Carnahan, Oakwood, stop sign;$53 ne, $80 costs. Nicole L. Fastzkie, Toledo, 83/65 speed;$40 ne, $88 costs. Mary J. Karimin ia, Memphis, Tenn., 77/65speed; $33 ne, $82 costs. Jesn M. Fernandez, Commercial Point,

90/65 speed; $43 ne, $85 costs. Jamie L. O’Connell, Canton, Mich., 79/65speed; $33 ne, $85 costs. Hayward Eugene Smith, Fort Wayne, fail-ure to yield to emergency vehicle; $68 ne,$77 costs. Thomas L. Wannemacher, Payne, seat belt;$30 ne, $50 costs. Debbie Marie Hutchinson, Detroit, seat belt; $30 ne, $50 costs. Andrew W. Zurro, Sterling Heights, Mich.,82/65 speed; $43 ne, $80 costs. Robert A. Patterson, Beech Grove, Ind.,77/65 speed; $33 ne, $77 costs. Shelley A. Snyder, Antwerp, 68/55 speed;$33 ne, $77 costs.

SWCD offers prizes in first

nature center photo contest PAULDING – The Pauld-ing Soil and Water Conser-vation District is sponsoringa photo contest at the BlackSwamp Nature Center. This isan opportunity for county res-idents to explore the wondersof the Black Swamp NatureCenter and capture the beautyof nature and its elements. Photos must be taken at theBlack Swamp Nature Center between the dates of Sept. 1,2015 through May 1, 2016.This contest is open to all res-idents in Paulding County. Age divisions are under 18

years old and over 18 yearsold. Photos must be 8x10 insize and may not be framedor matted. The photo should be placed in a clear sheet pro-tector. They can be black andwhite or color. Each resident may submitup to three photos for thecontest. Photos should havea label or note card attachedto the back of it with the res-ident’s name, address, phonenumber, email, age divisionand date the photo was taken. Photos will not be returnedupon completion of the con-

test. Paulding SWCD reservesthe right to use all photo-graphs in publications or for promotional purposes. All entries are due by May1, 2016 and must be turned inat the Paulding SWCD ofceat 503 Fairground Dr., Pauld-ing, Ohio 45879. Photos will be judged at the2016 Paulding County Fair.Prizes will include $25 forrst place in each division and$10 for second place in eachdivision. Please contact StaciMiller, education specialist,at 419-399-4771 or [email protected] foradditional questions. The Paulding SWCD wantsto encourage county residentsto take part in this photo con-test and go out and enjoythe wonders of nature at theBlack Swamp Nature Center.

Weather report weekly summary as recorded at Paulding Village’s watertreatment plant

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

DATE HIGH LOW PRECIPITATION Aug. 18 85 65 0.03” Aug. 19 85 65 -0- Aug. 20 85 59 0.56” Aug. 21 85 54 -0- Aug. 22 81 53 -0- Aug. 23 82 53 -0- Aug. 24 85 55 1.21”

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Habitat for Humanity 5K

Hog Run set for Oct. 3 PAULDING – Paulding County Habitatfor Humanity will be constructing their nexthome in Oakwood in the near future. Withfunding being an important part of this com-munity outreach, a 5K Hog Run will be heldon Oct. 3. The 5K will run through the streets ofPaulding and a two mile walk will be throughthe fairgrounds. Registration will begin at 9a.m. and the run/walk begins at 10:30 a.m.

As in the past, the pink pig is scheduled tolead the walk/run again this year and whoever beats the pig will get a prize. In fact, prizeswill be awarded to those who nish in rst,second or third in the various categories. Applications for the Hog Run can be foundon the website or from any member or by call-ing 419-399-4791. A full menu will be made available from 11a.m.-noon. This event has taken place over the past sev-eral years and the support to Habitat for Hu-manity has been quite generous. Habitat for Humanity of Paulding County isan active organization that builds homes for

those who live in questionable living condi-tions. Anyone who lives in Paulding Countycan apply for a Habitat home. Homes have been built in Antwerp, Paulding, Melrose andHaviland and the next home is going to be built in Oakwood. Families who participate have homes and pay a monthly mortgage just as any familywould do but Habitat owns the mortgage for20 years. As families pay into the mortgage,

the money goes towards the construction ofthe next home. Paulding County families have been faithful in doing this. Some have beenin the system since 2000 when the rst homewas built on West Jackson Street in Paulding. Volunteers, organizations and churches area huge part of getting homes built. With vol-unteer work and donated materials, homesare built very reasonable in order to keep themortgage as low as possible. However, evenwith home owners paying towards their mort-gage, help is still needed when funding thesetypes homes. Habitat for a Humanity is a Christian orga-nization. New members are always welcome.


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(The Paulding Progress main-tains a le of birthdays and anni -versaries. To make any changes,please call our ofce at 419-399-4015 during business hours,email to [email protected], or drop us a noteto P.O. Box 180, Paulding.) Aug. 29 – Teresa Bair, TonyGraf, Daylen Hilty, Coltin

Hurd, Nevaeh Jackson, Eliza- beth Lassiter, Kayleigh Sand-ers, Jamie Smith Jr., DerickVogel. Aug. 30 – Betty Bauer, RosaBernal, Kaven Cohan, DylanDunakin, Vanessa Ferris, BenJohnson, Brett Kauser, SueMacDonald, Thomas CharlesPlace, Grace Reed, AudrianaRipke, Jodi Stoller. Aug. 31 – Matthew An-drews, Troy Daniels, KatelynGloor, Tyrel Goings, NyleStoller, Troy Wilhelm. Sept. 1 – Tim Adkins, JimArend, Stella R. Bernal, El-vene Dobbelaere, Dennis E.McVay, Bradley Mills, Zane

Sprow, Tom Webb. Sept. 2 – Rich Bennett,Randy Cotterman, Barb Dai-ley, Marcella F. Doan, SusanPieper, Darren Manz, Jo EllenMericle, Stephanie Porter. Sept. 3 – Bonnie Brinkman, Norma Cunningham, Ty-ler Fenter, Pam Foust, CheriGrifths, Marilyn Pier, Kear -styn Pierce, Myleigh Sheets,Stacy Staley, Quentin Vielma,Lori Winhover. Sept. 4 – Miriam Baer, TimDouglas, Daniel Foust, Do-nelda Keck, Francis Olwin,Alex Phlipot, Janelle Smith,Paul Stuckey, Louis E. Weav-er Sr., Zach Witkouski.

Aug. 29 – Greg and BethBollenbacher. Aug. 30 – Robert and Mar- jorie Foust.

Aug. 31 – John and SusanKeeler, Dan and Brenda La-Fountain, Bill and MarthaStrahley. Sept. 2 – Arnie and LindaFulk. Sept. 3 – Mike and DeniseGebers. Sept. 4 – Russel and MaryArend, Jim and Nancy Betzer,Dave and Sharon Goyings,Joe and Vickie Heffner, Pauland Viola Stuckey.

I don’t want to be president As election year approach-es, candidates are out in fullforce campaigning and doingwhatever they must do to tryand become president of theUnited States. I guess I tend to be more of a spectator politi-cian and have no desire to runfor any public ofce.

While it would be nice to vis-it the White House, I wouldn’twant to live there. I bet each president and their familieshave had gone through manyexperiences in their tenure atthe White House and all havemade some sort of impact onour nation. We always wish our kidsmay grow up to be president,however, most of those whohave been elected have had power and money. So I wondered, “Were most

of our presidents of the UnitedStates (POTUS) rich and havelots of money prior to elec-tion?” A study done in 2010 list-ed the poorest and wealthiest presidents. The list may sur- prise you. Making the list ofthe poorest presidents wereJames Buchanan, Abe Lin-coln, Andrew Johnson, Ul-ysses Grant, James Gareld,Chester Arthur, WoodrowWilson, Calvin Coolidge andHarry Truman. Most of these presidents were not necessarily poor but were worth $1 millionto $7 million.

You will not believe who isat the top of the list in beingthe richest president. It is noneother than George Washington.George made most of his mon-ey with real estate. Others making the richestlist were Thomas Jefferson,Andrew Jackson, ZacharyTaylor, Theodore Roosevelt,Herbert Hoover, Franklin D.Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy,Lyndon Johnson and GeorgeW. Bush. Comparing the wealth of

presidents between genera-tions is not something that can be done with precision. Most presidential wealth, it mustalso be noted, is family money,and it’s often hard to distin-guish between the two. Also,many pre-Civil War presidentswere land (and slave) rich, butcash poor. There’s no doubt about it: being the U.S. president isa hard and often thankless job. Richard Nixon famous-ly said, “Scrubbing oors andemptying bedpans has as muchdignity as the presidency.” I guess I am still decidingwhat I want to be when I growup. While being POTUS is thetop and most prestigious in thenation, I sure would not wantto do it. Why? First of all Idon’t have the money, politicalsavvy or even the desire to be president of anything. I guess I will just stay hereand write Penny for YourThoughts.

APPOINTED TO BOARD –At the recommendation of thePaulding County DemocraticExecutive Committee RobertL. Burkley was appointed tothe Paulding County Board ofElections by Ohio Secretary ofState Jon Husted. Burkley willcomplete the unexpired term ofWilliam Shugars, who movedout of the county. State law

requires the board have twoRepublican members and twoDemocratic members.

Joe Shouse/Paulding County Progress

QUILT RAFFLE – The Bargain Bin of Paulding County members met at The Gardens of Paulding onMonday. A report was shared by Rhonda Smalley concerning the construction of the new Bargain Binfacility. The $250,000 building project is scheduled to begin in early September. The organization helda quilt rafe, and prior to the luncheon the winner was selected. Elizabeth Paulus, who cut out manysquares used for the quilt, had the honor of drawing the winning ticket. Rhonda Smalley (standing),Erma Strahley (left) and Elizabeth’s daughter Carol McGrath (far right) await the name drawn. Thelucky winner of the new quilt, hand sewn by the Patchwork Pals, was Cindy Kauser.

Paulding leads state in archived county recordsBy JIM LANGHAM

Feature Writer PAYNE – Terri Gorney, who

has been president of the Pauld-ing County Genealogical Soci-ety for over two decades, told arecent gathering at Vancrest ofPayne that the local county hasmore county records than anyother county in Ohio. Currently,there are 78,000 obituaries notedin local records. Much of the gathered materialhas come from the expertise ofRay Keck and Gorney herself.Keck’s information is providedin a book he published titled, Early Marriages and Mortality

Records of Paulding County. Gorney recently spent anentire morning with interest-

ed residents at the Vancrest ofPayne facility, utilizing Keck’s book and several other sourcesof records to answer questionsthat many residents had abouttheir own family. In the midstof it, one resident learned thenal days and dwelling of agrandmother. Another residentlearned similar informationabout a grandparent. Other members present in-cluded Marilyn Smith, long-standing member from Cecil,and Vicky Laukhuf, activity

director at Vancrest, who ar-ranged the meeting. In her initial presentation,

Gorney spoke about HomerPrice and his knowledge of na-ture in the local county. “Homer was born here andwas a farmer,” said Gorney.“He was a veteran of World WarI. When he came back, he want-ed to stay in Paulding County.He did studies in butteries, birds and dragonies. One thingwe realize through him is thefact that cardinals are not nativeto this area. Early last centu-ry, there were only six nests ina ve-county area, includingPaulding County.”

One of Gorney’s primary re-sources with residents was nd-agrave.com. She also carried a

series of various iPods to helpwith her research. Many of the residents wereamazed to nd certain connec-tions between their births anddeaths and these of their familymembers. “Census reports from Pauld-ing County and surroundingnorthwest Ohio counties areavailable on microlm from1840 to 1930. Wills up to 1902and marriage licenses up to1952 are also available on mi-crolm,” noted Gorney. Gorney noted that PauldingCounty was formed from oldIndian territory, April 1, 1820. Itwas named for John Paulding,one of three militia men whocaptured Major Andre in theRevolutionary War. PauldingCounty covers 420 miles, muchof which was once covered bythe Great Black Swamp. Laukhuf said that residentstook immediate interest in Gor-ney’s presentation and stayedfor over an hour afterward toreceive Gorney’s research as-sistance in looking up familymembers. “I didn’t know many of thethings she (Gorney) told us,”said Laukhuf. “I didn’t realizethat our library has all of thegenealogy material that Terriexplained to us.”


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The wedding day of Timothyand daughter Elizabeth (Aug.14) is now past. We had a fewsprinkles of rain early in themorning and then nice weath-er the rest of the day. After ev-erything was over and cleanedup, we had a thunderstorm and

more than an inch of rain. Wewere thankful that it waited torain until all was over. It was hard to believe thisday was nally here after somuch preparation to get readyfor it! Joe’s cousin Samuelstarted grilling the 350 poundsof chicken at 4 a.m on Friday.Around 6:30 a.m. the cooksstarted arriving to get the food prepared. Wedding serviceswere held at our neighbors’,Joas and Susan’s. Timothy,Elizabeth and their four wit-nesses – Mose, Susan, Ernieand Martha (Tim’s sister andher husband) – left to go to theneighbors soon after 7 a.m. Elizabeth likes the color bur-gundy and Timothy likes purple, so the wedding colors werethose two colors. Elizabeth gotmarried in a burgundy-coloreddress with a white cape andapron. The grooms alwayswear a black suit and whiteshirt, as do the witnesses. Susan and Martha wore purple dresses with white capesand aprons. Family memberswore a shade of rose, and thetable waiter girls wore anoth-er shade of raspberry-coloredmaterial. Timothy’s mother and Iwore dresses of a dark plumcolor, and some of the help-ers wore purple. The cooksall wore dark gray. The menand boys all wore black pantsand vests with white shirts.Timothy’s nephews worerose-colored shirts and shark-skin-gray pants. His nieceswore rose-colored dresses. Around 11:30 a.m., toward theend of the service, Bishop Leroyasked Timothy and Elizabeth allthe marriage vows, which theyresponded to with yes. Thereare six questions that are asked.Then everyone is asked to standfor a prayer for the couple. Afterthe prayer the bishop takes thehand of the bride, places it in thehand of the bridegroom and pro-nounces them man and wife.

After the service endedaround noon, everyone came toour house for the noon meal. Weestimated that there were morethan 500 people here for thenoon meal. Our menu consistedof barbecued chicken, mashed potatoes, gravy, noodles, dress-ing, corn, cheese, lettuce salad,homemade bread, butter, straw- berry jam, angel food cake (withfrosting and Danish dessert top- ping), dirt pudding, mixed fruit,and cherry, pecan and peanut butter pies. We made 25 of eachkind of pie. Candy bars were passed around after the meal. The same menu was servedat night, but smoked sausage

and ice cream were added to themeal. We served around 575 forsupper. Timothy and Elizabethopened their gifts in the after-

noon. They have a lot of nicegifts to add to their new home.The gifts are usually householditems such as kitchen items, tow-els and bedding, and some givethings like tools and shovels forthe groom. Money is given bysome who aren’t sure what togive, which is also nice becausethe bride and groom can go buy

what they didn’t get. There is a lot more to writeabout the wedding, so I’ll sharemore in future columns. We are having to adjust hereat home without Elizabeth here.We really miss her, and the chil-dren also miss her dogs, Izzyand Crystal. Verena has movedher things into Elizabeth’s bed-room. It’s surprising how emptythe house feels with one of thechildren not here. I have to thank my friendRuth for all her help over thiswedding. She was here to goand get whatever we ran out ofor forgot. She took me shopping, one trip after another, to

get the many groceries neededfor this wedding. She also didloads of laundry for me whenwe had rainy weather. Shewashed all the towels and dish-

cloths after each meal. I don’tknow how I can ever repay her.

A true friend indeed! Thanks somuch, Ruth! Also, a thank you from Timo-thy and Elizabeth to all the read-ers who so kindly sent cards andgifts. They were greatly appre-ciated! God bless! God’s bless-ings to Timothy, Elizabeth andall you readers.

Here is the recipe for pecan pie that we served at the wed-ding.

PECAN PIE6 eggs, beaten1-1/2 cup light corn syrup1-1/2 cup sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla1 teaspoon salt1 teaspoon butter, melted

1 cup water 2 cups pecans, whole or crushed Mix together all ingredientsexcept pecans. Pour mixtureinto a 9-inch unbaked crust.Sprinkle pecans on top. Bakeat 350° for 10 minutes, then re-duce heat to 300° and bake un-til pie is set. Makes two 9-inch pies. Lovina Eicher is an Old Or-der Amish writer, cook, wifeand mother of eight. Formerlywriting as The Amish Cook, Eicher inherited that column from her mother, Elizab

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