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of preschool storytimes at themain historic Carnegie libraryin Paulding. Preschool story-times are held every Tuesdayat 1 p.m. and every Wednes-day at 10 a.m. Storytimes are wonderfulways to introduce preschool-ers to the library, providethem with social opportunitiesand encourage the love of books and reading. Each sto-rytime is planned to engagea child in the love of readingand may include not onlysharing a book, but also activ-ities, crafts, music and snacks.Each storytime is theme-basedand provides 45 minutes to an

hour of non-stop fun. Preschool storytimes beganthe rst week of August inthe Children’s Room of thehistoric Carnegie library inPaulding. For more informa-tion, call 419-399-2032 andask for the children’s room.

Branch librariesclosed on Friday The branch libraries of thePaulding County CarnegieLibrary, including the Book-mobile, will be closed Friday,Aug. 7, for staff training. Themain library in Paulding will be open regular hours 9 a.m.-6

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By JIM LANGHAMFeature Writer

PAULDING – When Robert Habern, District IIICommander for Disabled American Veterans, gavethe “nal roll call” at the memorial service for RandallSmith on Saturday morning, silence and an occasionalmufed sob was all that could be heard in the PauldingHigh School Gym.

Habern rst called the names of a few Navy soldiersthat were present in the gym and they gave a resoundingresponse. He then called out Smith’s name once, twiceand eventually a third time with no response. Finally,Paulding County Sheriff Jason Landers stood to his feetand responded in Smith’s behalf; “Sir, he is not with us today. He lost his life to terror-

ism, while serving the United States of America.” “This is a solemn day for all of us,” commented NavyCommander Meghan Michael. “But this is also an opportunity to celebrate thoughts of Randall Smith. Weare a family that helps each other, whether it’s a longdeployment or during a difcult time like this.” Michael said that she never had the opportunity toactually serve with Smith, but she is proud of him and proud of the way he served the Navy.

“He was a petty ofcer that sang Disney songs withhis daughters. Whether he was a husband, friend, son orneighbor, he was part of the Navy family,” added Mi-chael. Although the memorial service was scheduled for 11a.m., a large number of grieving residents and friendsgathered at the entrance of the Paulding High Schoolgym by 9:30 a.m., when the gym was slated to open.

As a backdrop to the stage located at the south end ofthe makeshift sanctuary, a huge American ag proudly

displayed its colors. The stage was surrounded by var-ious family pictures and mementoes belonging to thefallen sailor. Outside the gym, another enormous American agwas suspended over Water Street between two re department aerial ladder trucks from Paulding and De-ance. The Stars and Stripes waved in the gentle morning breeze. The presence of multiple law enforcement vehiclesand ambulances reected the concern and preparednessfor the day’s events. About a mile north on Emerald Road, hundreds ofmotorcycles representing various veteran interest orga-nizations were gathering in the parking lot of the FirstChristian Church. At approximately 10:15 a.m., the roarof the cycles could be heard approaching en masse tohonor and pay tribute to Smith’s passing.

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Emergency responders raise an American ag over Water Street in front of Paulding HighSchool on Saturday morning prior to Randall Smith’s memorial service. The ag was suspendedfrom two aerial ladder trucks from Paulding and Deance re departments, creating a stunningsetting for a later motorcycle procession.

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Sailors attending Saturday’s memorial service forRandall Smith salute while Veterans of Foreign Warsmembers posted the colors to begin the ceremony.

Remembering a hometown heroBy JIM LANGHAM

Feature Writer PAULDING –Many communi-ty residents who attended the me-morial service in honor of RandallSmith stood in disbelief, quietly andtearfully meditating on what the lasttwo hours of tributes to their ownhometown hero meant as it sankinto their souls. Paulding High School facultymember Cheri Estle said that it isunbelievable to think that a former

student had his life snuffed outthrough the actions of a terrorist. “He was hit by a terrorist. I justcan’t get past that,” said Estle. “Hewas a great kid. He was denitely ahero from what I heard today.” Estle said that she sat in the bleachers with several of his formerteachers. “We all talked about how wewouldn’t expect this to happen toone of our hometown kids,” saidEstle. “This service was good for

us. It gave us some closure.” “I was emotional. It was a beau-tiful ceremony,” commented Pauld-ing County Common Pleas JudgeTiffany Beckman. “It’s very touch-ing how so many people in Pauld-ing can come together for one ofits own. We always remember andrespect our own.” State Rep. Tony Burkley referredto the recent dedication of a memo-rial plaque in the Paulding CountyCourthouse on behalf of those who

had given their lives from PauldingCounty. He said that he hoped at thetime it would never happen again. “The purpose of this service wasto honor the character of RandallSmith,” said Burkley. “PauldingCounty is truly blessed to have people such as Randall. He was notonly a good person but a wonderfulfamily man. “When you’re part of a smallcommunity where everybodyknows everyone, you take suffer-

ing personally when someone elsein the community suffers,” notedBurkley. Greg Reinhart, who had beenSmith’s baseball coach, sought hardto describe Smith with such wordsas ambitious, compassionate, lov-ing, easy going, fun loving, father,son, husband, grandson and hero. “This young man was wonderfulgrowing up,” said Reinhart. “Manygrew up with him in Paulding. Theinstincts he had in sports were the

same instincts he had that day.When my time comes, I hope to seehim again.” Andrea Klopfenstein was raisednear Syracuse, N.Y. and moved toPaulding County by reason of herhusband and his employment. Shesaid that this is the rst time she’sever witnessed such a tragedy in asmall community. “I’m glad I moved to a small


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What’s in a number? The Lipp family knowsBy JUDY WELLS

Correspondent PAULDING – For formerPaulding resident Aaron Lippand his family, the number 143has always had signicance. Butin May of last year, when his parents and grandfather wereinvolved in an auto accident onU.S. 24, the number took on aneven greater meaning. On May 29, 2014, the crashoccurred at the intersection ofU.S. Route 24 and a countyroad in Emerald Township.The number of that county roadwas 143. A southbound vehiclefailed to yield the right of waywhile crossing the highway andstruck the Chevrolet Equinoxdriven by Aaron’s dad, Gary.Also in the vehicle were hismom, Janice, and his grandfa-ther, Karl Werling. Karl was killed instantly.Gary and Janice both sustainedcritical injuries and were ownto a Fort Wayne hospital by Sa-maritan helicopters. Janice wasin the intensive care unit for six

weeks, but succumbed to her injuries on July 11, 2014. “It’s amazing how manytimes the number 143 hasshown up in our family,” saysAaron. “It almost seems likeit’s our lucky – or unlucky number. When my grandfather wasoverseas during World War IIhe would write letters home tomy grandmother. And he al-ways signed them “143”. Theone stood for I, the four for loveand the three for you. “Our family seemed to seethat number quite a bit afterthe accident, too. For example,when we were given my fa-ther’s belongings at the hospital,

he had exactly $143 in his wal-let. And my brother, Michael,noticed that the evening of theaccident they had written myfather’s blood sugar reading onthe wall in his ICU room. It was143. The number just kept com-ing up again and again.”

When Gary was nally re-leased from the hospital, hemoved in with Aaron and hiswife, Caroline, until he was ableto manage on his own. “Then we sold his houseand got him settled in his new place,” Aaron recalls. “It wasstressful for all of us, but wemanaged. Now Dad loves hisnew home.” Aaron, who lives with hiswife in Indianapolis, is a vascu-lar access nurse at the hospital atIndiana University. His sched-ule is exible, so he decided to

take some time off this springand recuperate from the stressfulmonths following the accident. “I wanted to do something tond myself again,” he says. “I just needed some solitude andquiet to get my head on straightafter all we’d been through.”

So he decided to hike part ofthe Appalachian Trail in mem-ory of his mom and grandfather.He decided to make his journeya fundraiser for a scholarshipin his mom’s name since she’d

been a teacher at Paulding for 30years and a substitute teacher forabout 10. She had also helpedrescue and facilitate adoptionsof countless dogs of various breeds, but she had a special

fondness for greyhounds. “I started my hike on March29 of this year at SpringerMountain, Ga., the south-ern-most point on the Trail,”Aaron says. “I did a lot of re-search before I left, so I’d knowwhat kind of terrain to expectand what I might encounteralong the way. Caroline hikedthe rst and last miles with me, but she had no desire to hike thewhole distance.” Carrying a pack that weighed36 pounds including water andfood, Aaron hiked 24 days and

covered a distance of 379 miles. “Sometimes I encountered

other hikers, but most of thetime I was alone,” he says. “Oc-casionally I’d meet someonegoing the other way, or somehikers would overtake me, but Inever had anyone to walk withor talk to. The solitude was awe-some. Hiking the trail was anamazing adventure, but a chal-lenge for me as well. So I didn’thave to carry all my food withme, I’d mail packages to my-self at some of the post ofcesor grocery stores in the townsalong the trail. That made it a loteasier than trying to carry every-thing at once.” One of Aaron’s most preciousmemories of his trip came on afoggy day in the Smoky Moun-tains in Tennessee. “I was up on a mountain topin the fog, by myself, and all Icould see were the tops of othermountains,” he recalls. “They looked like islandsthat went off into the distance.At that moment I knew I was at peace. If you believe in that sortof thing, it was like heaven on

earth. It was just an incredibleday when the fog lifted – thesun, the blue sky, and the beau-tiful mountains in the distance. Inished my hike in Tennessee,at Carvers Gap. I hadn’t plannedit that way but I ended up wherethe Appalachian Trail crossed North Carolina Road 143. I’msure that was my mom andgrandfather’s way of telling meeverything would be okay.” Author’s note: Aaron says support was great for the schol-arship in his mother’s nameand that he raised “quite a bit”of money for the fund. If youwould like to donate or wouldlike more information, you may

contact Maria Rellinger, treasurer at Paulding School.

Standing atop Charlie’s Bunion near Newfound Gap in the Great Smoky Mountains, Aaron Lipp says he could almost see thecurvature of the earth. He says his hike along part of the Appalachian Trail was an amazing, challenging journey.

Aaron Lipp encountered all kinds of terrain on his hike butsays the peace and solitude he found were well worth the timeand effort. “It was like heaven on earth,” he says of the view heobserved on a foggy morning.

Caroline Lipp was thrilled to meet up with her husband at theend of the trail and hike the last mile of his journey with him.

community like this,” said

Klopfenstein. “There’s a senseof warmth and down homespirit that brings everyone to-gether. It is amazing.” Paulding County VeteransService Ofcer Jon Lichty saidthat the most stunning aspectof this entire tragedy is the factthat it happening on our ownsoil during peace time. “It’s great to see the areacome together for a fallen sol-dier,” said Lichty. “Unfortu-nately, it’s sad to see that sucha tragedy can come together onU.S. soil as an act of terrorism.”

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Lovina’s daughters and extended family pressed out oodles ofnoodles – drying here – for the wedding meal.

This is already Thursdayand it’s time I get this columnwritten. Today, July 30, isnephew Steven’s eighth birth-day so happy birthday wishesgo to him! It seems like the days are

ying by. Tomorrow in twoweeks is the wedding for Tim-othy and daughter Elizabeth. Iordered 350 pounds of chickenthis morning for that day. Joe’scousin will grill it for us on themorning of the wedding. Last week we attended thewedding of niece Katie Ednaand Ben. They had a very niceday for their wedding. All ofJoe’s siblings were there ex-cept for one of his brothers.There are 12 siblings so it wasnice that most could be there.Hopefully all of them will beable to make it here for Eliza- beth’s wedding. We arrived back home at

midnight from the weddingand we had to get up a littleafter 3 a.m. for Joe to go towork. I could go back to bed but Joe had a rough day andwas glad to see Friday eveningcome. Yesterday Timothy’s par-ents, sisters, sister-in-law andsome of their children, mysisters Verena, Susan, Emma,and Emma’s children Emmaand Steven, came to help us.They made noodles using wellover 200 eggs. We saved theegg whites and put them in bags in the freezer – whichwill be used to make angel

food cakes for the wedding. The helpers washed all thedishes in both my cupboardsand corner cupboard. Somewent out to work in the gar-den and nished weeding andtilling most of it. The younger

girls washed off the outside porch and railings. So muchwas accomplished! Everyone

brought something for lunchso I didn’t have to take time tomake lunch. I painted the new closetthat Joe put in for me in our bedroom. Joe put in a newoor and brother-in-law Ja-cob hung the doors and trim. Now today I’m excited to beable to ll it and I know thatwon’t take long. I also want towash off walls and ceilings inour bedroom today. The girlsare washing clothes. Joseph,13, has been going with Ben- jamin, 16, every day to helpMose at his sawmill. Mose’s brother Freeman injured his

leg so he needed help stackingwood. I still haven’t sewn mydress for the wedding. I haveit cut out already. My goalis to work on it tomorrow. Itseems I keep pushing it off ev-ery week, and I need to sew it before I can’t concentrate onit. Most of the other sewing isdone, thanks to Elizabeth. Church services will be heldhere a little over a week afterthe wedding. We will have itin the pole barn where we willhave the tables for the wed-ding. What a relief it will be

when all of it is over. We hope tomorrow will bea nice day for Lyle and Leah. Isaw them in town one eveningthis week. I told them I’m notsure if we will make it to theirwedding as Joe is having ahard time taking more days offfrom the factory. They said ifwe can’t make it for the wed-ding, we can come for supper,so we will see if we can makeit. Appreciate the invitation! Try this chicken noodle cas-

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casserole in cold oven. Bakeat 400 degrees for 1 hour and15 minutes. 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, Elizabeth Co-blentz, who wrote from 1991to 2002. Readers can contact Eicher at PO Box 1689, South Holland, IL 60473 (pleaseinclude a self-addressed stamped envelope for a reply)or at LovinasAmishKitchen@ MennoMedia.org.

JOSEPH “ANDY”DeCAMP

1917-2015 GROVER HILL – JosephAndrew “Andy” DeCamp,age 97, of Grover Hill, diedTuesday morning, July 28 atThe Gardens of Paulding. He was born Aug.

15, 1917in LattyTownship,P au l d i ngC o u n t y ,the sonof JosephFranklin and Susan (Gattshall)DeCamp. He was a retiredlifetime farmer and a member of the former Mt. PleasantChurch in Van Wert County.Whether it was farming orhelping keep the roads of Lat-ty Township open, Andy wasalways willing to help anyonein need. Surviving are his wife,Joyce (Yearling) DeCamp,Paulding; two children, Garyof Apache Junction, Ariz.and Mary (Moe) Herman ofEdgerton, Ohio; and grand-children, Bruce (Christine)DeCamp, Teresa (Richard)Vondrak, Stephanie (Tim) Nubert, Kurt (Shelly) Hermanand Jamie (Libby) Herman. He was preceded in death by a daughter-in-law, MarieDeCamp; brothers, William,Ernest and Warren; and sis-ters, Sarah Grunden, EstherMiller, Dellie Pucket, EthelLong, Bessie Price, GraceMosier, Lucy Adams, VelmaDeCamp and Florence Daniel.

Services were held Friday,July 31 at Alspach-GearhartFuneral Home & Crematory,Van Wert, with the Rev. RonJohnson ofciating. Burialwas in Middle Creek Ceme-tery, Grover Hill. Preferred memorials are toGrover Hill Fire and EMS. Condolences may be ex- pressed at www.alspachgear-hart.com.

MARGARITABOWERS

1934-2015 ANTWERP – Margari-

ta Bowers, 81, of Antwerp, passed away Wednesday, July29 at Lutheran Hospital, FortWayne.

BETTY RIKE1927-2015

PAULDING – Betty J.(Bennett) Rike, age 88, passedaway Wednesday, July 29. She was born Jan. 5, 1927 inFindlay. She graduated fromMt. Blanchard High Schoolin Mt. Blanchard in 1945 andwas enrolled in the Air Tech-nical Service Command atTifn Business School, nowTiffin University. The war

ended two weeks before grad-uation so she was honorablydischarged. She married Ray-mond C. “Pete” Rike, who preceded her in death in No-vember 2001. Betty was an active memberof the Paulding United Meth-odist Church for 64 years,singing in the choir for over50 years and being the churchtreasurer for 20 years. Shewas also a member of GideonsInternational and the KnowYour Neighbor Club. Betty is survived by a brother , Robert “Bob” Ben-

nett, of Mt. Blanchard; twodaughters, Candace Stoffel ofLatty and Jacquelyn (Terry)Howell of Urbana; son, Dr.Gregory Rike of Evansville,Ind.; two grandchildren,Andrew (Cicily) Howell ofColumbus and Katherine(Joshua) Kin of Dayton; andve great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death

by her husband of 54 years;sister, Marilyn Modrall;granddaughters, Erica StoffelMurray and Andrea Stoffel;and grandsons, Jared Howelland Wesley Howell. Funeral services were con-ducted 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug.1 at the Paulding United Meth-odist Church. Den Herder Fu-neral Home, Paulding, han-dled arrangements. In lieu of owers, the familyrequests all memorials madeto the Paulding United Meth-odist Church in Betty’s name. Online condolences may be sent to www.denherderfh.

com.

DIANE HUGHES1956-2015

PAYNE – Diane L. Hughes,age 58, died Friday, July 31. She was born Nov. 14, 1956in Fort Wayne, the daughter ofFrederick and Deloris (Rich-art) Robinson. She is survived by hermother, Deloris Robinson,Fort Wayne; long-time com- panion, Dale Barrand; chil-dren, Angela (Guy) Barnes of New Haven, Sherray Elliott,Paulding, Jennifer (Michael)Lehman, Camden, Mich.,

Sarah Richards, Inverness,Fla., Chasity (Brad) Per-kins, Auburn, Ind., Samantha(Craig) Smith, Paulding, andShaine Barrand, Newville,Ind.; brothers, Fred, Don,Floyd and Charlie Robinson;sister, Karen Abbot; and 23grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her father; a daughter, Ali-cia Newby; and a granddaugh-

ter, Izabella Perkins. Visitation will be 1-5 p.m.today, Aug. 5 at Den HerderFuneral Home, Paulding. In lieu of owers, the fam-ily requests donations made toDen Herder Funeral Home. Online condolences may be sent to www.denherderfh.

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RICHARD DEMPSEY 1931-2015 PAULDING– Richard J.Dempsey, age 83, died Sun-day, Aug. 2. He was born Aug. 31, 1931in Van Wert, the son of Elmerand Louise (Davis) Dempsey.On Oct. 26, 1950, he marriedClara Fay Goldsberry, who preceded him in death on Jan.4, 1990. He was a former member of Ohio National Guardand retired in 1992 from BFGoodrich, Woodburn. He wasa member of VFW Post #587,Fraternal Order of Eagles

#2405, American Legion Post#178 of Van Wert and AmvetPost #1991 of Deance. He is survived by a son, Den-nis (Pam) Dempsey, daughter-in-law, Teresa Dempsey, and personal friend, Ruth Gerber,all of Paulding; seven grand-children; and 14 great-grand-children. He also was preceded indeath by a son, Michael; broth-ers, Gaylord Dempsey, ElmerDempsey and Murl Ross; anda sister, Shirley Travis. Funeral services will be con-ducted 11:30 a.m. Thursday,Aug. 6 at Den Herder FuneralHome, Paulding. Burial will bein Paulding Memorial Ceme-tery. Visitation will be 9:30 a.m.until time of services on Thurs-day. In lieu of owers, donationsmay be made to Mad Antho-ny’s Children’s Hope House,7922 W. Jefferson Ave, FortWayne, IN 46804. Online condolences may besent to www.denherderfh.com.

Commissioners’ Journal July 8, 2015 This 8th day of July, 2015, the Board of County Commis-

sioners met in regular session with the following members present: Roy Klopfenstein, Mark Holtsberry, and Nola Ginter,Clerk. Absent: Tony Zartman.MEETING NOTES OF APPOINTMENTS Bill Edwards, Health Department, met with the commis-sioners to report the need for a “safe house” for people whoare potential Ebola carriers. He has been working on updatingthe county plans to comply with the grant requirements. Up-date plans are to be completed by Aug. 1, 2016. PUI (PersonsUnder Investigation) are to be monitored for 21 days after ex- posure to Ebola. Edwards noted that most PUIs are able toself monitor; however, some need to be in a safe house. Sev-eral possible safe house sites were discussed. Any site chosenwould need to meet the quarantine and isolation laws. County Auditor Claudia Fickel and Treasurer Lou AnnWannemacher - The commissioners discussed the feasibilityof using land banks for foreclosure properties. Klopfensteinhad learned about this option at a recent meeting he attended. Wannemacher discussed a website for her ofce. She hada quote to present. Wannemacher noted several ways herofce could benet from a website; on-line paying of taxes,answers to frequently asked questions (FAQs), links to other

ofces’ websites, and completion of forms (address changesand CAUV, etc.) to name a few. Fickel inquired as to WiFiavailability in the courthouse. Jerry Zielke, economic development, presented the com-munity visit evaluations and community action prioritizationreport as prepared by Insite Consulting of Greer, S.C. Zielkewas very appreciative of the AEP sponsoring Insite’s visit toPaulding County. He noted the visit and report generated byInsite was very benecial. Zielke and the commissioners then discussed TIFs and thePaulding Industrial Park. Brenda Crawford and Janet Commers, Board of Elections – Crawford presented a quote for electronic poll books fromKnowink. She noted the board has suggested they purchase20, one for each precinct with several back-ups. Crawfordindicated she would like to purchase the electronic poll books by August so the poll workers will have time to be trainedand become accustomed to the books. Crawford also explained that Knowink and Triad GSI(current voting machine company) have the capability of

transferring data back and forth, updating each system. Crawford anticipates there will soon be voting “centers,”

making it possible for constituents to vote at any precinct inthe county. Electronic voting machines and electronic poll books are steps in that direction. She and Commers reminded the commissioners that theSecretary of State has mandated raises for the board of elec-tion members over the next couple of years.

Chad Crosby, engineer’s ofce, met with the commission -ers to open the bids for the 2015 Auglaize Township, et al.Road Improvements project (see resolution below). Ed Bohn, Paulding County EMA, reported governmententities have a window of opportunity to get reimbursementfor documented ood damage repairs. He noted the state will pay $3.56 per county resident (as determined by the 2010census), which is roughly $70,000 for Paulding County.Bohn further noted that manpower hours (including volun-teer hours), equipment, and supplies used may all be billedfor reimbursement. He has notied village mayors, townshiptrustees and the county engineer, encouraging them to workup bills to submit. The bills need to be submitted by Tuesday,July 14. Bohn reminded the commissioners of the LEPC meet-ing later today at the health department. He asked that the

commissioners be thinking of candidates to ll soon-to-beexpired LECP board member positions. Bohn and the commissioners discussed the status of themitigation plan. He explained he is meeting with the internfrom the state tomorrow to try and complete the plan. County Court Judge Suzanne Rister – The commissionersreviewed the estimate for replacing the water pipes in theCounty Annex building. Judge Rister asked when the workwould begin, noting scheduling is an issue because of courthearings. The commissioners suggested she call the contrac-tor/plumber to work out certain days that would be best to dothe work that would disrupt court the least. The commissioners then discussed the condition of theCounty Annex east parking lot. Judge Rister noted the lotdoes need attention, especially the alley and pavement leadingup to the exterior door.EXECUTIVE SESSION

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Thankful forsupport after fireDear Editor, We wish to thank all of ourfriends, family and the com-munity for their prayers, wellwishes and support after ourtragic house re.

Kay and Jake PriestGrover Hill

ACCIDENTS:Tuesday, July 21 10:59 p.m. Benjamin L.Mendez, 33, of Ney, was citedfor failure to control followinga single-car accident on Road424 in Carryall Township.He was driving east in a 2001Mercury Sable when it veeredoff the left side of the road. Re- ports say the car slid sidewaysand overturned several times before hitting a business signand landing on its wheels. Dis-abled, the car was towed. Men-dez went to the Deance Re-gional Hospital for treatmentof non-incapacitating injuries.

Monday, July 27 4:12 p.m. Holly B. May, 30,of Grover Hill, was cited forfailure to control after a sin-gle-vehicle crash on Road 209north of Road 178 in AuglaizeTownship. She told deputiesshe was driving south in a 2006Honda PLT when she swervedto miss a deer. The SUV wentoff the right side of the roadstriking a telephone junction box, crossed Road 178, slidthrough a yard into some smalltrees before coming to rest in acorn eld. Damage to the vehi-cle was functional and it wastowed. May was not hurt. Oak-

wood re and EMS units plusAuglaize re units assisted atthe scene.

Wednesday, July 29 9:53 a.m. Quinton JamesHarper, 17, of Payne, was nothurt in an accident on Ohio613 west of Road 71 in Pauld-ing Township. He was travel-ing west in a 2000 Ford Focuswhen reports indicate it wentoff the south side of the road-way striking two mailboxes before overcorrecting andgoing off the north side into atree. The car was disabled andtowed. Harper was cited forfailure to control.INCIDENTS:Friday, July 24 1:29 p.m. Unwanted subject

was handled on Road 48 inBlue Creek Township. 1:31 p.m. Deputies delivereda message to McDonald Pikefor the Putnam County Sher-iff’s ofce. 1:58 p.m. An unidentiedsubject was arrested. 3:05 p.m. Telephone harass-ment complaint was lodgedfrom Klingler Road. 5:33 p.m. K9 unit was de- ployed on West Gareld Ave-nue in Paulding.Saturday, July 25 1:13 a.m. Guns were reported missing from a home inPayne.

1:26 a.m. Deputies assistedPaulding police with an assaultcomplaint. 6:25 a.m. A motor vehicleaccident was handled on Road51 in Carryall Township. Nofurther information was avail-able.Sunday, July 26 1:31 a.m. Deputies assistedin Grover Hill with a juvenilematter. 3:34 a.m. Unwanted personat a Road 138 address in Jack-son Township was dealt with. 5:16 a.m. Assistance was provided to Payne police units. 2:33 p.m. Burglar alarm

sounded from US 127 in BlueCreek Township. 6:10 p.m. Fire units fromseveral departments wereon the scene of a barn re inPaulding Township for over2-1/2 hours. Responding to there on Ohio 613 were threeScott units, one from Antwerp,two from Payne, three fromGrover Hill and four fromPaulding. Both Paulding EMSunits were on scene. 7:15 p.m. Dog complaintcame in from Road 179 inAuglaize Township. 8:26 p.m. Kay Street residentmade a dog complaint. 9:03 p.m. An AuglaizeTownship resident alleged rape. 10:19 p.m. A car was rear-

ended by a semi in Grover Hill.Further information was notavailable. 10:21 p.m. Deputies re-sponded to a domestic complaint involving a knife on Road206 in Crane Township. 11:32 p.m. Noise complaintwas handled on Ohio 111 inAuglaize Township.Monday, July 27 12:03 a.m. Deputies arrestedAntonio Barajas. 12:36 a.m. Assault was inves-tigated in Payne. 1:04 a.m. The barn re onOhio 613 rekindled. Fire unitsremained on the scene almost

ve hours, including three unitseach from Scott, Payne andPaulding. Paulding EMS alsoassisted. 2:57 p.m. Identication theftwas looked into. 11:14 p.m. Report of a subject lying halfway in the streetin Scott was looked into.Tuesday, July 28 2:10 a.m. A resident told dep-uties their van had been stolenand put in a ditch along Road146 east of Ohio 637 in Jack-son Township. Paulding EMSmade a transport from the scenewhere the Paulding Fire Depart-ment assisted.

4:57 a.m. Unauthorized useof a vehicle was investigated onRoad 171 in Brown Township. 10:14 a.m. Dog complaintwas handled in Melrose. 12:20 p.m. Paulding PoliceDepartment requested trafficcontrol on behalf of PauldingFire Department for a call onWest Perry Street. Three reunits were on scene about 1-1/2hours. 2:50 p.m. Auglaize Townshipresident of Road 1037 told dep-uties of trespassers on ATVs. 3:03 p.m. Dog complaintwas lodged from West WayneStreet in Paulding.

6:30 p.m. Theft was investi-gated on Road 95 in PauldingTownship. 9:21 p.m. Suspicious vehicleswas seen in Haviland. 10:42 p.m. Unruly juvenilewas handled in Payne.Wednesday, July 29 7:18 a.m. Mailbox was hitalong Ohio 613 in PauldingTownship. 8:06 a.m. Telephone harass-ment was reported on HopkinsAlley in Paulding. 10:06 a.m. EMS was calledto Custom Assembly on Road107 in Blue Creek Townshipfor a leg cut with a circular

saw. 11:59 a.m. Deputies assistedthe probation department and

Antwerp Police Department onWest River Street in Antwerp. 2 p.m. Harassment was thecomplaint from Melrose. 3:02 p.m. Unwanted personwas dealt with on Road 173 inWashington Township. 3:30 p.m. Auglaize Townshipresident of Ohio 111 told depu-ties of an unwanted person. 5:46 p.m. Paulding VFWcalled for the EMS for a manwho had fallen and cut his arm. 6 p.m. Identification theftwas investigated on Road 192in Carryall Township. 8:06 p.m. A caller from Road72 in Benton Township told

deputies someone had openedan account in their spouse’sname. 9:55 p.m. Prowler complaintwas looked into on Road 226 inCrane Township.Thursday, July 30 8:33 a.m. Dog complaint washandled on North Main Street inPaulding. 10:49 a.m. West Perry Streetresident of Paulding reported adog issue. 11:22 a.m. Paulding Town-ship resident of Road 95 tolddeputies someone had cut theirfence. 11:59 a.m. Deputies assisted

probation on East Perry Streetin Paulding. 1:29 p.m. Two-vehicle crashat the intersection of Roads 148and 209 in Brown Townshipwas investigated. OakwoodEMS made a transport. Oak-wood and Paulding re unitsassisted at the scene. No furtherinformation was available. 3:02 p.m. Unwanted personin Grover Hill was handled. 4:23 p.m. An EmeraldTownship resident of Road 111told deputies someone was intheir driveway with the garagedoor open when they arrivedhome.

8:05 p.m. Search warrant wasexecuted on Emerald Road inPaulding.Friday, July 31 4:17 a.m. Theft of items froma house was investigated onRoad 10 in Auglaize Township. 7:08 a.m. Deputies assistedOakwood police with a call inMelrose. 12:29 p.m. Dog complaintcame in from Ohio 637 in LattyTownship. 1:22 p.m. A complainantfrom Grover Hill told deputiesa kid came into her home and punched her in the stomach. 3:20 p.m. Dog complaint

was looked into on North DixStreet in Paulding. 4:13 p.m. Auglaize Town-

ship resident of Road 8 lodgeda dog complaint. 5:44 p.m. Domestic situationwas handled on Road 162 inHarrison Township.Saturday, Aug. 1 2:32 a.m. Deputies re-sponded to an alarm on Road107 in Blue Creek Township. 3:41 a.m. Domestic situationwas handled in Antwerp. 3:19 p.m. Telephone harass-ment was reported from Road111 in Auglaize Township. 3:37 p.m. A Brown Town-ship resident of Road 179 tolddeputies they found a largehole in their house.

4:37 p.m. Four-wheelerstrespassing on Road 104 inBrown Township was lookedinto. 5 p.m. Trespassing complaint was made on Ohio 500in Harrison Township. 7:40 p.m. Threats were madeagainst a Brown Township res-ident of Road 171. 10:14 p.m. Underage con-sumption was investigated onOhio 613 in Jackson Town-ship. 10:30 p.m. Threats were reported from Ohio 637 in Aug-laize Township.Sunday, Aug. 2

1:26 a.m. Burglar alarmsounded from Road 107 inBlue Creek Township. 3:11 a.m. Deputies assistedOSHP with a trafc stop atthe intersection of US 127 andRoad 114 in Jackson Town-ship. 5:44 a.m. Report of an in-toxicated female walkingdown Road 173 in WashingtonTownship came in. 5:51 a.m. A call came infrom a woman about the samefemale. She had been told bythe female of involvement inan accident. 8:27 a.m. Burglar alarm

sounded from Road 191 inBrown Township. 1:03 p.m. Intoxicated pedes-trian on Road 115 in EmeraldTownship was investigated. 4:27 p.m. Juvenile matter inPayne was handled. 4:51 p.m. Vehicle searchwas conducted on Ohio 637 inAuglaize Township. 5:29 p.m. Deputies re-sponded to an alarm at a busi-ness on Road 107 in BlueCreek Township. 6:24 p.m. A Crane Town-ship resident of Road 180 tolddeputies of a suspicious car infront of their residence.

10:08 p.m. Car/deer crashon Ohio 66 in Brown Town-ship was documented.

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

Auglaize Township Douglas M. Wood by sheriff to Danielle R. Higginbotham; Sec.23, 2.21 acres. Sheriff’s deed. James D. Smiley, dec. to Gerald J. Smiley; Sec. 36, 4.605 acres.Certicate of transfer. James D. Smiley, dec. to Gerald J. Smiley and Jeannie K. Gay;Sec. 36, 90.976 acres. Certicate of transfer. Robert Carl Crisp and Betty L. Crisp to Blake and ChristinaDolt; Sec. 19, Lot 82, Hartzog’s Auglaize Allotment, 0.414 acre.Warranty deed. William C. and Melissa Kesler to Dean and Denise Bowers; Sec.25, 0.5 acre. Warranty deed.Benton Township Lynn A. Fensler, trustee to Jerry F. and Lynn A. Fensler, trust-ees; Sec. 25, 80.44 acres. Fiduciary deed. Hollie C. Doak to Eric Stephenson; Sec. 29, 4.203 acres. Quitclaim.Carryall Township George A. Major, trustee to George A. and Johanna V. Major,trustees; Sec. 36, 80 acres. Quit claim. Sidney J. and Michele R. Buehrer to Tiffany M. Wyckoff-Lein- bach; Sec. 21, Lot 14, Noneman’s Carryall Allotment, 0.528 acre.Warranty deed. Paul E. Culler, dec. to Mary I. Culler; Sec. 31, 171.11 acres.Afdavit.Crane Township Donald E. and Joyce H. Gustwiller to Michael L. and Lillie C.Porter; Sec. 21, 10 acres. Warranty deed.Harrison Township

Michael A. Wiesehan to Brandon E. Hermiller; Sec. 11, 1.569acres. Warranty deed. Gary L. Benschneider, trustee, et al. to Jonathan Robert andKara Lynn Knepper; Sec. 28, 1.543 acres. Warranty deed. Robin A. Stockberger et al. to Arend Farms LLC; Sec. 10,198.477 acres. Warranty deed. Robin A. Stockberger et al. to Arend Properties Inc.; Sec. 11,121.445 acres. Warranty deed. Anthony and Cheryl House to George G. Mohr and Pauline Cle-venger; Sec. 31, 1.509 acres. Warranty deed.Paulding Township Scott D. and Lindsey M. Arend to Ronald C. and Julie K. Wirts;Sec. 15, 1.51 acres. Warranty deed. Ronald C. and Julie Wirts to Lindsey E. Grilliot; Sec. 16, Lot 4, Noneman Melody Acres, 0.402 acre. Warranty deed.Washington Township Charles G. Lockie, dec. to Katherine Kriger et al.; Sec. 16,78.5 acres. Afdavit.

Kevin Diven and Jodie Diven to Sharon A. Newsome; Sec.9, 4.15 acres. Quit claim. Sharon A. Newsome to Benjamin D. Crites and MorganHammon; Sec. 9, 4.15 acres. Warranty deed. Frank G. Brinkman to Catherine A. Brinkman; Sec. 14,63.056 acres. Quit claim. Catherine A. Brinkman to Chicken Coop LLC; Sec. 14,63.056 acres. Quit claim. William Leonard and Jeanne Anne Calvert to William Leon-ard Life Estate and Jeanne Anne Calvert Life Estate; Sec. 2, 44acres. Warranty deed.Paulding Village French Britt to Jessica Betzer and Nathanael W. Smith; partLot 81, Dix’s First Addition, 0.218 acre. Warranty deed. Phillip D. Piersma to Creative Home Buying Solutions Inc.;Lot 81, Dix’s First Addition, 0.32 acre. Warranty deed. Dale F. Cluts to Patricia Cluts; Lot 41, 0.226 acres and Lot42, 0.43 acre. Quit claim.

Payne Village Thomas R. and Yvonne M. Stahl to John J. Wobler; Lot 33,0.2 acres and part Lot 38, 0.058 acres, Original Plat. Warrantydeed.

ACCIDENT REPORTS None.INCIDENT REPORTSWednesday, July 22 10:50 p.m. A North CherryStreet resident alleged beingassaulted while at a North Wil-liams Street location. 11:46 p.m. Harassing textswere looked into on McDonaldPike.Friday, July 24

10:42 a.m. A West WallStreet told police someone fromAcworth, Ga. opened an ac-count in their name. 5:05 p.m. A truck wasrear-ended by a car near the in-tersection of North Main Streetand East Baldwin Avenue. Bothdrivers requested no report beled. 9:16 p.m. Unruly juvenilematter was handled on WestWayne Street.Saturday, July 25 1:21 a.m. Cindi Finnegan wasarrested for assault and resistingarrest. 2:21 a.m. Unwanted personcomplaint was investigated on

North Williams Street. 10 a.m. Ofcers were calledto West Perry Street for a malewho had been beaten the previ-ous evening. 4:30 p.m. An East PerryStreet business told police a manclaiming to be from Toledo,driving a vehicle with Michigan plates, test drove a car. When he brought it back he left it lockedand took the keys with him. Thesubject did not return calls. 9:10 p.m. Police witnessed aBAC test for the Antwerp PoliceDepartment.

Sunday, July 26 3:40 a.m. Ofcers witnessedan OVI investigation by theOSHP and the Payne Police De- partment. 8:39 a.m. A Flat Rock Driveresident told police someone hadtoilet papered their property. Itwas noted they had previously been egged as well with trashthrown in the yard. 9 p.m. Junk notice was served

on Nancy Street. Notices werealso delivered on Rita, NorthCherry and East Perry streets aswell as Emerald Road. 9:55 p.m. Neighbor problemswere handled on West PerryStreet. 10:17 p.m. Report of a suspicious vehicle parked at a Lin-coln Avenue business was in-vestigated. Three subjects wereseen walking from the vehicleto LaFountain Park as well. Po-lice spoke with two occupants ofthe car when they arrived. Theywere told again three otherswere in the park. The group wastold the park was closed and thatthey could not park at the busi-

ness. The group of teens, aged15-17, left the area. 10:50 p.m. Neighbor prob-lems were looked into on WestPerry Street. 11:14 p.m. Two subjects cameon station regarding a smell ofgas outside a West Perry Street business. A Paulding re unitresponded with a detection de-vice, which did not show analert. 11:51 p.m. Police arrestedTony Barajas on a warrant forfelonious assault and took himto Paulding County Jail.

Monday, July 27 8:20 a.m. A Fort Wayne resi-dent told police a dog was miss-ing from their car after having been parked at a North WilliamsStreet business. 9 a.m. Cries for help had beenheard from Nancy Street for the past several mornings accordingto a Helen Street resident. 9:26 a.m. Hoover Avenue res-ident reported two accounts had

been opened in their names atone business. 4:30 p.m. Bike was reportedmissing from West Perry Street. 5:30 p.m. Anthony Tuckerwas arrested on a warrant. 5:59 p.m. Police responded toan alarm on Dooley Drive. A ve-hicle was seen in the lot and thedoors were secure, but no oneanswered the door. 9:30 p.m. Harassing texts wasthe complaint from North MainStreet. 9:30 p.m. An out-of-townresident complained of a sex of-fender harassing while at work.The man was advised to con-duct his business then leave with

no extra conversation.Tuesday, July 28 2:20 a.m. An unoccupied,suspicious vehicle was seen parked in the lot at a North Wil-liams Street business. 2:26 a.m. A second unoccupied vehicle was seen parkedin the lot of another North Wil-liams Street business. 4:52 a.m. Business alarmsounded from North WilliamsStreet where an employee acci-dentally tripped it.Wednesday, July 29 10 a.m. Police observed a sus-

picious male in a yard on NorthCherry Street. When he wasseen a second time, the manfrom South Cherry Streetwas advised to leave the area. 11:41 a.m. Sideswipe of a parked car on North CherryStreet was documented. 1:22 p.m. Hitskip of anSUV parked along WestWayne Street was handled. 5:47 p.m. EMS was called

to a lot on North Water Streetwhere a man fell and cut hisarm. The responding ofcerassisted with dressing thewound. 7:50 p.m. Four piggy bankswere missing from a WestPerry Street home. 8:09 p.m. Harassing callswas the complaint from North Main Street. The al-leged culprit was warned notto call any more.Thursday, July 30 7:54 a.m. Backing mishapin a West Wall Street busi-ness lot was documented. 2:05 p.m. Police handleda backing mishap in a North

Williams Street business lot. 2:50 p.m. A boy’s bikeat Paulding County Carne-gie Library was reportedlyspray painted and the chainremoved by a group of boys.Ofcers found the paintwould wipe off. Further in-vestigation was made to iden-tify those involved. 6:15 p.m. Report of some-one in the village pool afterhours was looked into. 10:50 p.m. Partridge Placeresident told police someonewas rattling their door knobs.

For the Record It is the policy of the Paulding County Progress to publish public records as they are reported or released byvarious 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 ourreaders.


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§Commissioners’Continued from Page 3A

Civil Docket The term “et al.” refers to and others; “et vir.,”

and husband; “et ux.,” and wife.

The Sherwood State Bank, Sherwoodvs. Larry Sherry and his unknown spouseif any, Sherwood and Paulding CountyTreasurer, Paulding. Foreclosures. Deutsche Bank National Trust Com- pany, Fort Mill, S.C. vs. James A. Spears,Oakwood and Shannon J. Spears, Oak-wood and Steven A. Scott, Oakwood and

Helen Scott, Oakwood and Sarah J. Mow-ery DDS, Inc., Antwerp. Foreclosures. Shirley Spain, Defiance vs. KevinSpain, Lima. Domestic violence. Carrington Mortgage Services LLC,Anaheim, Calif. vs. Leanna Y. Cody andher unknown spouse if any, Paulding andPaulding County Treasurer, Paulding.Foreclosures.Marriage Licenses David John Wajda Jr., 24, Paulding, banker and Amanda Marie Winchell, 24,Paulding, research technician. Parents areDavid John Wajda Sr. and Phyllis JaneRoberts; and Charles Winchell Jr. andCynthia Moorman. Shane Michael Bostic, 21, Hicksville,detailer/retail and Alyson Sydney Craw-ford, 20, Antwerp, Kohl’s associate. Par-ents are Michelle Norrick and ShawnBostic; and Jerry Crawford and MichelleHeimann. William Christopher Colley, 30, Pauld-ing, machine operator and Abigail JoHahn, 30, Paulding, waitress. Parents areLarry Colley and Karen Munger; andGregory Hahn Sr,. and Lisa McLaughlin. Daniel Frederick McCarty, 27, Wood- burn, Ind., banker and Richelle RoseFraley, 25, Woodburn, certied medicalassistant. Parents are Dennis McCarty andKristine Frieje; and Richard R. Fraley IIIand Debra Bender. Cody Stan Feasby, 24, Antwerp, pipe

tter and Cassandra Lynn Kipker, 26, Ant-werp, receptionist. Parents are Stan Feasbyand Ann Molitor; and Keith Kipker andKari Flores. Andrew Marc Allen, 21, Grover Hill,R&L Truss and Brittney Ann Farris, 21,Cloverdale, Braun Industries. Parents areWilbur M. Allen and Lorinda L. Ryb-czynski; and Willard Allen Farris and LoriAnn Blythe.Administration Docket

In the Estate of Viola Williamson, appli-cation to administer le.Criminal Docket Abbie L. Holton, 26, of Cloverdale, wasscheduled for an Aug. 12 arraignment fol-lowing an April indictment alleging iden-tication fraud (F5) and escape (F5). Dereck E. Mills, 40, of Dublin, Ohio,was ordered two years treatment in lieu ofconviction for possession of oxycodone(F5). He must follow the recommendedintervention plan, participate in drug andalcohol prohibitions, complete treatmentand recovery services, submit to randomtests, 20 hours community service, and pay$841.49 costs including a $500 ne splitequally by the prosecutor’s and sheriff’sofces. Heather A. Ladd, 28, of Oakwood, wasordered to complete intervention in lieuof conviction for possession of heroin(F5). For two years she must follow therecommended intervention plan, no drugor alcohol consumption, submit to ran-dom tests, participate in treatment andrecovery services, 20 hours communityservice and $342 costs. Holly A. McVey-Flores, 37, of Oak-wood, was given intervention in lieu ofconviction for possession of heroin (F5).For two years she must follow the inter-vention plan, consume no drugs or alco-hol, participate in treatment and recov-ery services, submit to random tests, 20

hours community service, and pay $352costs. Arie M. Hogans, 28, of Antwerp, wasarrested on a bench warrant July 24 whenshe failed to appear for sentencing onJuly 20. Her new sentencing date is Aug.10. She was previously found guilty of possession of heroin (F5). Tyler J. Levos, 30, of Paulding, whois accused of OVI (F4), was ordered re-leased from incarceration for work on

Aug. 3 upon a motion by his attorney.He will be put on SCRAM on Aug. 4. Justin M. Kipker, 27, of Antwerp,will be sentenced Aug. 31 after plead-ing guilty to vandalism (F5). A secondcharge, of escape (M1), was dismissed.He was released on an own recognizance bond on the conditions of no arrests andno drugs or alcohol. Michael K. Loop, 29, of Paulding, is being held on $50,000 bond at CCNOfollowing arraignment for theft (F5) andgrand theft (F3). He was scheduled foran Aug. 10 pretrial conference and aSept. 29 jury trial. Randall R. Letso, 52, of Paulding, wasreleased on his own recognizance fol-lowing arraignment for nonsupport ofdependent (F3). Alexander Ivan Glowinski, 21, of De-ance, was released on his own recog-nizance following arraignment for pos-session of drugs (F1). Conditions of hisrelease include no arrests and no drugs oralcohol. He was scheduled for an Aug.24 pretrial and a Sept. 29 jury trial. Jessica M. Rangel, 30, of Paulding,was released on her own recognizancefollowing arraignment for possession ofheroin (F5). Conditions of her release in-clude no arrests and her compliance withhouse arrest imposed by County Court.She is scheduled for an Aug. 24 pretrialdate and a Sept. 29 jury trial.

Pickup crashesalong river

From Staff Reports CHARLOE – A Continental man was seriously injured lastweek after his pickup truck went over an embankment along theAuglaize River north of Charloe. According to troopers from the Ohio Highway Patrol’s VanWert Post, the crash occurred on Saturday, July 25 on Road 171,three-tenths of a mile north of Charloe. The report was received

at 10:35 p.m. Codi Bird, 22, of Continental, was driving his 2008 ChevySilverado southbound, went left of center and struck a guard-rail. Troopers said the truck continued over the guardrail andan embankment before striking several trees and coming to rest before reaching the water. Bird sustained incapacitating injuries and was own by Pro-medica to Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne. No other passengers were in the vehicle. At rst, emergen-cy responders were uncertain whether Bird had been drivingalone, so as a precaution they used infrared equipment to checkthe water around the crash. The incident remains under investigation. Assisting at at the scene were troopers from Van Wert andDeance posts, Gideon’s Towing Service and Promedica.

Civil Docket: Birdstone Inc., Paulding vs. Cecelia Menzie,Paulding. Forcible entry and detainer, satised. Credit Adjustments Inc., Deance vs. AngelaE. Gamble, Grover Hill and David Gamble, Gro-ver Hill. Money only, satised. D.J. Cottrell, Antwerp vs. Jerry Stollings, Gro-ver Hill. Money only, satised. David M. Allen DDS, Cincinnati vs. ErikaPease, Paulding. Other action, satised. Credit Adjustments Inc., Deance vs. Kasey L.Lehman, Paulding and Robert A. Lehman, Pauld-ing. Small claims, satised. IOM Health System, L.P., Cincinnati vs. AnnMarie Munger, Paulding. Other action, satised. Returned To You Ltd., Paulding vs. David Ru-

pert, Payne. Small claims, satised. Credit Adjustments Inc., Deance vs. DanielHoffman, Cecil. Small claims, satised. Credit Adjustments Inc., Deance vs. James F.Myers, Paulding. Small claims, satised. Ohio Mutual Insurance Co., Cleveland andRichard Carnahan, Paulding vs. Corey J. Davis,Sherwood. Other action, judgment for the plaintiffin the sum of $1,529.57. Credit Adjustments Inc., Deance vs. LynetteS. Huckabaa, Paulding. Money only, judgment forthe plaintiff in the sum of $509.64. Snow & Sauerteig LLP, Fort Wayne vs. TorreyMartinez, Payne. Other action, judgment for the plaintiff in the sum of $3,380.69. Credit Adjustments Inc., Deance vs. Joseph Nicelley, Paulding. Small claims, judgment for the plaintiff in the sum of $568.63. Gregory R. Romes, trustee, Leo, Ind. vs. Eric

Schwab, Oakwood and Chelsi Cohan, Oakwood.Evictions, judgment for the plaintiff in the sum of$5,692.56. SLR Properties LLC, Paulding vs. CassandraGreene, Antwerp. Evictions, judgment for the plaintiff in the sum of $1,855. Inonovative Ag Management LLC, Hicksvillevs. Jan Zijlstra, Antwerp. Other action, judgmentfor the plaintiff in the sum of $5,698.79. Credit Adjustments Inc., Deance vs. RobertD. Wagner, Oakwood and Sharon Baldazo, Oak-wood. Small claims, judgment for the plaintiff inthe sum of $743.78. Credit Adjustments Inc., Deance vs. BeverlyD. Harrison, Paulding. Small claims, judgment forthe plaintiff in the sum of $2,120.22. Mark S. Kassab for Brentwood CommunityLLC, Farmington Hills, Mich. vs. Phillip Froelich,

Cecil. Evictions, dismissed.

Criminal Docket: Mark C. Levi, Grover Hill, domestic violence;waived preliminary hearing, case bound over toCommon Pleas Court. Devin E. Jewell, Grover Hill, gross sexual im- position; waived preliminary hearing, case boundover to Common Pleas Court. Bridgett Black, Fort Wayne, possession; dis-missed with prejudice per State, costs waived. Bridgett Black, Fort Wayne, assault; case dis-missed with prejudice per State, costs waived. Diane S. Goodwin, Paulding, telecommuni-cation harassment; dismissed with prejudice perState, costs waived. Isaih Hernandez, Paulding, falsication; $250ne, $120 costs, both taken from bond, two days

jail with credit given for two days served and 178days suspended; 40 hours community service,maintain general good behavior.Trafc Docket:

Jenny L. Gragg, Napoleon, tinted windows;$68 ne, $85 costs. Joseph F. Gilliland, Dupont, seat belt; $30 ne,$52 costs. Ursula H. Overdiek, Cedar Park, Texas, 75/65speed; $33 ne, $80 costs. Adam S. Noe, Berkey, 75/65 speed; $33 ne,$80 costs. Michaela N. Rogers, Marion, Ind., 81/65 speed;$43 ne, $80 costs. Johannes C. Van Ham, Continental, seat belt;$30 ne, $50 costs. Immanuela A. Onocha, Bloomington, Ind., fol-lowing closely; $53 ne, $80 costs. Immanuela A. Onocha, Bloomington, Ind.,

87/65 speed; $43 ne. Rama R. Pulipaka, Fishers, Ind., driving/tex-ting; $48 ne, $80 costs. Ryan H. Wank, Painesville, 87/65 speed; $43ne, $80 costs. Heath R. Troyer, New Haven, 78/65 speed; $33ne, $80 costs. Thomas C. Derbique, Indianapolis, 88/65speed; $43 ne, $80 costs. Theresa S. Adams, Atlanta, Ga., 88/65 speed;$43 ne, $85 costs. Julien K. Kibugu, Euless, Texas, 73/65 speed;$33 ne, $85 costs. Jonathan E. Gormely, Chestereld, Ind., driv-ing under suspension; $300 ne with $200 suspended, $95 costs, pay all by Aug. 28 or sent forcollection (POC), 180 days jail reserved. Isaih Hernandez, Paulding, no operator’s li-

cense; dismissed at State’s request.

Isaih Hernandez, Paulding, child restraint; $50ne, $95 costs, taken from bond. Isaih Hernandez, Paulding, failure to yield atintersection; $50 ne, taken from bond. Troy C. Pugner, Avon, Ind., 85/65 speed; $43ne, $85 costs. Nancy Jane Mulholland, Commerce Township,Mich., 77/65 speed; $33 ne, $85 costs. Paulos B. Teclemichael, Las Vegas, no taillights; $150 ne, $77 costs, pay all within 30 days. Shane A. Aden, Deance, marked lanes; $53ne, $85 costs. Kurt M. Evans, Indianapolis, 75/65 speed; $33ne, $80 costs. David C. Runge, Columbus, 80/65 speed; $43ne, $80 costs.

James E. Deitz, Amherst, 79/65 speed; $33 ne,$77 costs. Brett A. Bowen, Toledo, 80/65 speed; $43 ne,$80 costs. Joyce A. Cobb, Erie, Mich., 78/65 speed; $33ne, $77 costs. James M. Amstutz, Keystone, Ind., 78/65speed; $33 ne, $77 costs. Eric R. Schmidt, Paulding, seat belt; $30 ne,$47 costs. Gary Lee Keller, Oakwood, failure to control;$68 ne, $80 costs. Exsar Erasmo Aguilar, Indianapolis, stop sign;$53 ne, $80 costs. Yonika Jane Porritt-Ledbetter, Detroit, 81/65speed; $43 ne, $80 costs. Koteswara R. Myneni, Fishers, Ind., 79/65speed; $33 ne, $77 costs. Uday B. Murthy, Fishers, Ind., following close-ly; $53 ne, $80 costs. Julia D. Howe, Indianapolis, 91/65 speed; $43ne, $80 costs. Mukul Khanna, Avon, Ind., 81/65 speed; $43ne, $80 costs. Kevin R. Sholl, Fort Wayne, 66/55 speed; $33ne, $80 costs. Julie Butler, University Heights, 80/65 speed;$43 ne, $80 costs. Lukus Monroe Dull, Scott, ctitious plates;$100 ne, $95 costs, Aug. 28 POC date. Lukus Monroe Dull, Scott, 68/55 speed; $33ne, Aug. 28 POC. Lorie A. Baughman, Paulding, 68/55 speed;$150 ne, $95 costs, proof of nancial responsibil-ity provided. Daryl E. Schrock, Hilliard, 71/55 speed; $43ne, $80 costs.

Calden J. Bennett, Lafayette, Ind., 82/65 speed;

$43 ne, $80 costs. Thomas W. Turk, New Haven, 76/65 speed; $33ne, $80 costs. Tyris T. Spates, Decatur, Ill., no operator’s li-cense; dismissed at State’s request. Tyris T. Spates, Decatur, Ill., seat belt; $30 ne,$47 costs. Daniel C. Cook, Pendleton, Ind., followingclosely; $53 ne, $80 costs. Joseph D. Wright, Cecil, stop sign; $53 ne, $77costs; pay $20 monthly, Oct. 30 POC. Solomon H. Hinsta, Beltsville, Md., 77/65speed; $33 ne, $80 costs. Alexander P. Witte, Hoagland, Ind., 80/65speed; $43 ne, $80 costs. Zachary S. Coyle, Owings Mills, Md., failure to

yield to emergency vehicle; $68 ne, $80 costs. Charles A. Dantzler, Cincinnati, 73/55 speed;$43 ne, $80 costs. Corbin J. Stoller, Payne, 72/55 speed; $43 ne,$80 costs. Heather L. Badders, Woodburn, seat belt; $30ne, $50 costs. Naila Christine Ganatra, Toronto, Ont., 81/65speed; $43 ne, $80 costs. Hoa Thingoc Nguyen, Sterling Heights, Mich.,84/65 speed; $43 ne, $80 costs. Dawn L. Wenzinger, Continental, stop sign;$53 ne, $80 costs. Kebra Jo Hammons, Grover Hill, FRA suspen-sion; $200 ne, $87 costs, Oct. 30 POC; proof -nancial responsibility not provided. Kebra Jo Hammons, Grover Hill, improper backing; $50 ne, Oct. 30 POC. Jason J. Machunas, Cloverdale, seat belt; $30ne, $47 costs. Linda B. Kos, New Haven, failure to yield toemergency vehicle; $68 ne, $77 costs. James J. Allen, Payne, 82/55 speed; $43 ne,$77 costs. Constance R. Flamini, Northville, Mich., 79/65speed; $33 ne, $77 costs. Lory Ann Norden, Columbia City, Ind., 78/65speed; $33 ne, $80 costs. Jean B. Duet, Holland, 81/65 speed; $43 ne,$77 costs. John Robert Roberts III, Crawfordsville, Ind.,80/65 speed; $43 ne, $77 costs. William J. Fanelli, Indianapolis, 87/65 speed;$43 ne, $80 costs. Sankochkumar Gupta, Troy, Mich., 88/65speed; $43 ne, $80 costs. Douglas Gibbons, Detroit, 97/65 speed; $43

ne, $80 costs.

Election board announces voting location changes

PAULDING – The Paulding County Board ofElections has moved several precincts to differ-ent voting locations to be used beginning withthe Nov. 3, 2015, General Election and all futureelections. The decisions were made in order to better servethe voters of Paulding County in being proactivewith the future of elections in Ohio, by providing

more privacy, better accommodations for votersduring bad weather conditions, and improvingupon accessibility for all voters. The following precincts will be moving to newvoting locations: • Blue Creek Township, Latty Township andGrover Hill Village and Washington Township precincts will move to the Grover Hill ElementarySchool building in Grover Hill Village. • Crane Township and Cecil Village precinctwill move to the Antwerp Divine Mercy Fellow-ship Hall located in Antwerp Village. • Emerald Township and Paulding Town-ship and Latty Village precincts will move to thePaulding County Extension building located at the

Paulding County Fairgrounds, Paulding Village. Other options for voting include in-person vot-ing and vote by mail. The election board ofce,located at 105 E. Perry St., Paulding, is the votinglocation for in-person voting beginning on Oct. 6for the upcoming Nov. 3 general election. Oct. 6 is also the day that the ofce will beginto mail ballots requested by vote by mail. Should

anyone wish to vote by mail, call the ofce at anytime after Jan. 1 and request applications to vote by mail for elections in that year. Declaration of Candidacy Petitions for theMarch 15, 2016, Presidential Primary Electionare now available along with the 2016 Ohio Can-didate Requirement Guide. Normal election board ofce hours areMonday through Friday, 8 a.m.-noon and 1-4 p.m. The ofce website (www.electionsonthe.net/OH/Paulding) may be used for more up-to-date information on ofce closings or youmay call the ofce. The ofce email is [email protected] and the ofcetelephone number is 419-399-8230.

sion at 8:03 a.m. with the Paulding County Prosecutor to dis-cuss legal matters. The motion was seconded by Klopfenstein.All members voting yea. At 8:18 a.m. all members present agreed to adjourn theexecutive session and go into regular session.IN THE MATTER OF AWARDING BID FOR THE2015 PAULDING COUNTY COLD MIX PAVINGPROJECT Holtsberry moved to adopt the following resolution; WHEREAS, on July 1, 2015, three (3) sealed bids werereceived for the 2015 Paulding County Cold Mix PavingProject; and

WHEREAS, after review of the aforementioned bids,Travis McGarvey, Paulding County Engineer, has recom-

mended that the project be awarded to the apparent low bidder, Henry W. Bergman Inc., Genoa; now, therefore BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of County Commis-sioners does hereby award the 2015 Paulding County ColdMix Paving to Henry W. Bergman Inc. in the amount of$409,985.60.IN THE MATTER OF PERMISSIVE TAX APPLI-CATION FOR FUNDS AVAILABLE UNDER SEC-TION 4504.05 OF THE OHIO REVISED CODE FORTHE VILLAGE OF ANTWERP Antwerp Village, a municipal corporation within theCounty of Paulding, hereby makes application for fundsavailable under Section 4504.05 of the Revised Code ofOhio, to plan, construct, improve, maintain, or repair thefollowing streets within the municipality shown on a map presented to the Pauld ing County Engineer. Total amount of estimated cost of construction:$38,650

Amount available according to vehicle registration$8,241.28 Application date: July 6, 2015; Aimee Lichty, FiscalOfcer, Village of Antwerp I, Travis McGarvey, Engineer of Paulding County,hereby grant the foregoing request of the Village of Ant-werp in the amount of $8,200. Commissioners order to pay Antwerp Village. The Au-ditor is hereby authorized to issue a warrant to AntwerpVillage in the amount of $8,200 in conformance with Sec-tion 4505.05 of the Revised Code of Ohio, to be paid fromthe Municipal Permissive Tax Fund.IN THE MATTER OF RECEIVING BIDS FOR THE2015 AUGLAIZE TOWNSHIP, ET AL. ROAD IM-

PROVEMENT PROJECT This 8th day of July, 2015, being the day advertised inthe West Bend News, a paper of general circulation withinthe County, as per Section 307.86 of the Ohio RevisedCode, bids were received and opened for the 2015 Aug-laize Township, et al. Road Improvement Project, to-wit;BIDDER; BID AMOUNT; BONDHenry W. Bergman Inc.. Genoa; $321,480.43; Yes The Paulding County Engineer’s estimate for the proj-ect is $348,043.62. The specications will be studied witha determination to be made later.EXECUTIVE SESSION

A motion was made by Holtsberry to go into executivesession at 1:23 p.m. with the Paulding County Court Judgeto discuss personnel matters. The motion was seconded byKlopfenstein. All members voting yea. At 1:51 p.m. all members present agreed to adjourn theexecutive session and go into regular session.

Lions Club meets PAULDING – Members of the Paulding Lions Club meetthe second and fourth Thursdays of each month, excludingholidays, at the Paulding Eagles. Meeting time is 7 p.m. The public is welcome to attend.

Auglaize F.D. begins fund drive The Auglaize Township Fire Department is conducting afund drive. Representatives will be going door-to-door con-tacting homes throughout their protection area asking for a do-nation of $20 or more from each family and business location. Donations will be used to purchase needed equipment inorder to update and improve re service to the community. As a way to say thank you, each household or business thatmakes a contribution will be offered a complimentary family portrait for their suppor t.


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Notice of Public Hearing

The Crane Township Board of Trustees will be

conducting a Public Hearing on Mon., August

17, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. at the Crane Township

House located on Main Street in Cecil, Ohio.

The hearing is to consider the recommendation

from the Zoning Commission for a change in zon-

ing classification from Agriculture Residence Dis-

trict to Business District. Said property is a 3 acre

parcel of land #13-12S-004-001 located in sec-

tion 12 of Crane Township, on US 127, Cecil, Ohio.

COURTNEY SULLIVAN and JUSTIN RILEY

Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Sul-livan, of Stryker, are pleasedto announce the engagementof their daughter, CourtneyLynn Sullivan, to JustinRyan Riley, son of Terry andStacey Riley of Paulding. Courtney is a 2010 grad-uate of Stryker High Schooland received her bachelor’sdegree in accounting fromthe University of Saint Fran-

cis in 2014. She is employedat the accounting rm ofBKD LLP in Fort Wayne. Justin is a 2010 graduateof Paulding High School andis a sales associate at JX Pe-terbilt in New Haven. The couple will exchangevows at 1:30 p.m. on Aug. 8,2015 at the Saint Peters Cath-olic Church in Archbold.

VICTORIA ZUBER

and MIKE JOHNSON

Victoria Ann Zuber andMike Johnson of Marionhave announced their en-gagement and approachingmarriage. The bride-elect is thedaughter of Mike and Ju-lie Zuber of Payne. She is a2013 graduate of BlufftonUniversity and teaches sec-ond grade at North UnionSchool in Richwood. Her ancé is the son ofMaureen Howard of NewJersey and Sebran and Re-

gina Johnson of New Jer-sey. He is a 2013 graduateof Bluffton University and isthe store manager for Sher-win Williams in Marion. The couple will exchangevows at 5:30 p.m. on Aug. 8,2015 in Columbus.

(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. 8 – Lizzie Bond, Chel-sea Dempsey, Jim Densmore,Hannah English, Gloria Esc-obedo, John R. Gilbert, CaraLou Handy, Brion Hanen-kratt, Tyler Lynn Leather-

man, Peggy Porter, JonathanWiswell. Aug. 9 – Sam Bear, AndrewBurkard, Brad Hanenkratt,

Jason Pastor, Gerald Riggen- bach, Gage Schlegel, JamesSchmun, Shelbie Stahl. Aug. 10 – Aieden Adams,Mereidith Davis, Dave Dens-more, Nathaniel Guyton,Kathy Habern, Justus Hand,Marvin Robert Haney, JosephKarolyi, Ken Kemerer, LisaKay Leatherman, Scott Lee,Karson Mudel, Gerry Shidler,Dave Stallkamp, Kyle Varner. Aug. 11 – Scott Beck-man, Jim Bidlack, CarmenGalnares, Sarah Lantow, BillMowery, Trenton Thomas,Connie Weller.

Aug. 12 – Bev Bercaw, Sta-cy Bidlack, Shawn Dunakin,Aden Hancock, Jayme Jewel,Brian Ripke, Lucy Shuherk,

Dawn Speiser, Brian L.Vance. Aug. 13 – Edward S. Gon-

zales Jr., Jocelyn Jones, Han-nah Leaman, Shane Owens. Aug. 14 – Mackenzie Blan-kenship, Rita Brittig, Genny

Hoaglin, Matthew Hodge,Chet Manz, Doug McCarns,Peggy Potter, Karen Varner.

Aug. 8 – Jerry and Carol Retcher. Aug. 9 – Kathi and Doug Gross. Aug. 10 – Mel and Kelly Snyder, Mr. and Mrs. Juan Villareal. Aug. 11 – Francis and Bonnie Coughlin. Aug. 12 – Glen and Julia Deatrick, Robert and Tammie Santo,Rob and Deb Wannemacher. Aug. 13 – Travis and Chrissy Adkins, Harold and SandraWann. Aug. 14 – Jessica and Nathan Huebner, Curt and AshleyLaukhuf.

‘Gem of the Year’ makes Antwerpa better place to call home

This year’s recipient of the Antwerp’s Gem of the Year is Bill

Fish. Fish will be honored during festivities during Antwerp Inthe Park on Saturday, Aug. 8. An employee of the village, Fishhelps motivate young people in the community to work hard andbe the best at all they do in life.

By JOE SHOUSEProgress Staff Writer

ANTWERP – Known asthe “Diamond of northwestOhio,” the small PauldingCounty village of Antwerpselects one of their own eachyear and gives them the title“Gem of the Year.” On Satur-day during the village’s sum-mer festival, Day In the Park,the ofcial presentation will be made, honoring Bill Fish asthe 2015 recipient.

Fish, an employee of thevillage in their maintenanceand parks department the past eight years, is known forhis dedication to his job, thecommunity he loves, and thecountless number of young people he has challenged. ForFish, encouraging the youth ofthe community and challeng-ing them to become the best atwhat they do is the daily mottohe lives by. With his job, Bill can beseen doing numerous tasksfrom xing minor waterline breaks, hanging up thedowntown banners, ags andChristmas decorations, plant-

ing owers in the park andrepairing the park restrooms, just to name a few. “Bill is not the kind of per-son who wants or expects anyattention. He does so much inthe village while on the clockand even when he’s off theclock,” said village scal of-cer Aimee Lichty.

Originally from Detroit,Mich., Bill moved to Antwerpwhile in the seventh grade.He eventually met his wifeCheryl and the two of themhave called Antwerp home formany years. “This is a good place to callhome. Every town has a few

people who don’t care abouttheir town. But people herecare. It’s not unusual to have people wave, say ‘Hi’ and justwant to talk. People seem toreally take pride in their com-munity,” Bill said. It’s that one word – chal-lenge – that explains Bill’scharacter and vision for thefuture.

“Every day is a challengefor me. I’m proud of who Iam and what I have become. Ichallenge myself everyday todo my job and to do the best job possible,” Fish comment-ed. One of Bill’s challenges inlife is that of working withyoung kids and making a dif-ference in their lives. Fishlikes to work out and is seri-ous about his physical stature.

In the 1990s he had a burningdesire to help young kids be-come stronger and better inthe eld of athletics.

“It’s just the way I am. I’vealways wanted to challengeyoung people to be better physically as well as doingtheir best in everyday life sit-uations. There are enough bad people in the world and I dowhat I can to help these kids be the best they can be on theinside and out,” Fish said. Bill’s friendship with thecommunity kids took a posi-tive turn when he and Cherylattended their rst girls vol-leyball game.

“My wife and I just lovethese kids so much and a fewyears ago when Toni Winslowwas on the volleyball team weattended the game. We quicklynoticed not many were attend-ing and showing these kids thekind of support they deserved.There was not much of a fan base and we decided at thatmoment that these kids needsupport and since that time wehave attended every game we possibly can.” Fish went on to say, “Afterthat rst volleyball game, itseemed like the kids startednoticing our presence and they

liked the idea that we werethere supporting them. I re-member when (Toni) Winslowcame to us and said, ‘Whenyou are here watching us, wehave more condence and we play better.’” Fish admits that when youhear those kinds of statementsfrom young people, you feela responsibility to do all youcan to challenge them to thinkoutside the box.

“Whatever I can do to buildtheir condence, get themto play harder and better, to push them out of their comfortzone, then I think these kidswill realize they have moreon the inside of them to ac-complish more than they everdreamed,” Fish said. When it comes to beingnamed 2015 Gem of the Year,Bill is not the type of guy tostand out in order for people tonotice him. “I just go out each day anddo my job. I certainly neverexpected anything like this.It’s an honor and I appreciatethe opportunity to represent

Antwerp as this year’s Gem, but to be honest, being in thelimelight is the last thing Iwould ever want,” Fish said. On Saturday, Fish willhave no choice but to stepoutside his comfort zone andenjoy the limelight. It will bea challenge for him, but likeso many young people whoBill successfully tutored overthe years, he too, will meetthe challenge and then comeMonday morning he will be back on the job. No fanfare, but doing what he really en- joys, making Antwerp a better place to call home.


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Behind ‘It Is No Secret’ Recently I was looking atan old picture of me and mylittle brother, which was takensome time in the 1950s. LittleJimmy and I were sitting onGrandma’s piano bench look-ing right into the camera. I stillremember the room we werein, which not only had thoseold plastic drapes, but held

Grandma’s old upright piano.On the piano were pieces ofsheet music and I can see thename of one of them was “It Is No Secret.” Most of us older peopleare familiar with that sweetold gospel tune, but it is onethat has stuck in my mind formany years. I was recently re-searching another topic whenI came across the history ofthe song and its writer, StuartHamblen. Yes, there is a goodhistory behind this and I can’tkeep it a secret. Back in the ’50s, StuartHamblen was a well-known

comedian, radio host and songwriter. He was also known asquite a rebel rouser, drinkerand a woman chaser. In fact,one of his hit songs had the phrase, “I won’t go huntingwith you Jake, but I’ll go chas-ing women.” One day a young ministercame into town holding a tentrevival. Hamblen wanted toget the preacher to appear onhis radio show, supposedly to poke fun at him, so he made atrip that night to the revival togain some more information. In the middle of his sermon,the preacher announced, “Godtold me there is a man in thisaudience who is a fake.” Wellthat could have been anyone,

but Stuart Hamblen was sure itwas him. He didn’t like it andwanted no part of it. (They callthis conviction.) Still the words continuedto haunt him, until a coupleof nights later, he showed updrunk at the preacher’s hoteldoor around 2 a.m. demandingthat the preacher pray for him.The preacher refused, saying,

“This is between you and Godand I’m not going to get in themiddle of it.” However, he did invite Stu-art in and they talked untilabout 5 a.m. at which pointStuart with tears, cried outto God and accepted Christ.However, this is not the end ofthe story. Stuart quit drinking, quitchasing women, and he quiteverything that was “fun.”Soon he began to lose favorwith the Hollywood crowd.He was ultimately red by theradio station when he refusedto accept a beer company as

a sponsor. Hard times wereupon him. He tried writing acouple of “Christian” songs,

but the only one that had muchsuccess was “This Old House”written for his friend Rose-mary Clooney. As he continued to struggle,a long-time friend, John, tookhim aside and told him, “Allyour troubles started whenyou got this-here religion. Wasit really worth it all?”

Stuart answered simply“Yes.” Then his friend asked,“You liked your booze somuch, don’t you ever miss it?”And his answer was “No.” John then said, “I don’t un-derstand how you could give itup so easily.” Stuart’s responsewas “It’s no big secret. Allthings are possible with God.” To this John said, “That’sa catchy phrase. You shouldwrite a song about it.” As theysay, “The rest is history.” The chorus of the song goeslike this: “It is no secret whatGod can do. What He’s donefor others, He’ll do for you.

With arms wide open, He’llwelcome you. It is no secret,what God can do.” The song went on to becomea favorite hymn of many people. However, what is amazingis this: the friend, John, wasnone other than John Wayne.Plus, the young preacher whorefused to pray for him was ...Billy Graham. I have played and sang this beloved song so many times inmy life, but did not know itshistory, I found it fascinating. Have you ever heard thesong, “It Is No Secret?” Haveyou ever sang it? Have youever been to a tent revival? Letme know and I’ll give you aPenny for Your Thoughts.

SWCD attends eld

day in Fulton County

Javier Gonzalez, a research soil scientist with USDA-ARS-Na-tional Soil Erosion Research Lab (NSERL), gives a eld demon-

stration with a rain simulator showing the soil erosion with andwithout the application of gypsum at the eld day in FultonCounty.

By Staci MillerEducation specialist

Paulding SWCD On July 30, the PauldingSoil and Water Conserva-tion District staff attendedthe Field-to-Lake Field Dayin Fulton County. This eldday offered a variety of differ-ent sessions that covered soilhealth, cover crops, two stageditches, conservation systemsand gypsum research.

The speaker for each ses-sion where specialists in theirelds. First, Joe Nester, an in-dependent ag consultant spokeabout the 4Rs which includethe proper nutrient rates, timesand placement. Dr. Hans Kok with SoilHealth Partnership discussedthe importance of soil healthand ways to improve soilstructure through no-till farm-

ing, crop rotations and covercrops. Javier Gonzalez, a re-search soil scientist with US-DA-ARS-National Soil Ero-sion Research Lab (NSERL),conducted a demonstrationusing a life size rain simula-tor to demonstrate the reducedsoil erosion when gypsum isapplied. Then Dr. Warren Dick, a pro-fessor of Soil and Environmen-tal Chemistry from OSU-ATIspoke about the backgroundof gypsum and its potentialapplication for impacting soilquality and soil fertility as well

as improving water quality byreducing loss of soluble phos- phorus from the elds. There was also a soil pit witha smoking tile demonstrationdone by Frank Gibbs, who isa retired NRCS Resource SoilScientist.

This eld day was very edu-

cational and had a lot of goodinformation about current con-servation practices. The Pauld-ing Soil and Water Conserva-tion District invites the public

to stop in the ofce and learnmore about the many differentcost-share and incentive pro-grams available to producersin Paulding County.

Doctor Jeff Pruitt, a general surgeon serving Paulding County Hospital as well as Mercy De-ance Clinic and Mercy Deance Hospital, spent ve days in Kenya on a medical missions trip.Pruitt is surrounded by some of the local personnel who assisted in the clinic. Physicians treatedover 2,000 during their stay. Pruitt called it a positive experience and hopes to return again to helpthose in East Africa.

Lutheran team treats over

2,000 patients in five days DEFIANCE − Jeff Pruitt, M.D., generalsurgeon at Paulding County Hospital, Mercy

Deance Clinic and Mercy Deance Hospi-tal, recently returned from a medical missiontrip to Kenya in eastern Africa where the teamtreated 2,072 patients over ve days, an amaz-ing feat for four doctors and two advanced practice nurses, even with the enthusiastichelp of numerous translators and lay volun-teers. “It was a really good – a great – experience,”Dr. Pruitt said, so great that he is consideringmaking it an annual event. “The people I worked with were exception-al. The medical professionals and lay volun-teers all had tremendous energy and commit-ment to serving.” Dr. Pruitt was part of a Mercy MedicalTeam of the Lutheran Church Missouri Sy

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