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Dennis Saam/Paulding County ProgressAndrea Padilla cuts off a piece of net after the Raider victory last Thursday. The 2011

Wayne Trace girls’ basketball team finishes the regular season undefeated with 20 wins, 0losses. They play again on Feb. 26 in Division IV sectional action at Paulding High School.For more photos and coverage of recent games, see inside.

Historic season

The Leadership in Action class is having a mural painted on the Marshall Memorial Building as their community proj-ect. Local art teacher Sandra Dobbelaere will be doing the painting which will include scenes depicting the BlackSwamp, farming, the Paulding County Fairgrounds and Fort Brown. The mural should be finished by May 18 weatherpermitting.

See LILLY, page 2A

By NANCY WHITAKER

Progress Staff Writer

PAULDING — Lilly

Dearing, age 4, of Paulding,

was diagnosed with an

Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (in-

operable brain tumor) in

January. Lilly, the daughter of

Mandy Briner and Todd

Dearing, is a beautiful little

girl who is fighting to survive

this devastating disease.

Fundraisers were held for

Lilly to travel to the famed

Burzynski Clinic in Houston,

Texas. The family decided to

try a different type of treat-

ment with a doctor who has

had great success with this

type of tumor.

Lilly, Mandy and Todd ar-

rived in Texas and following

the approval of the FDA and

an MRI, she received her first

treatment on Feb. 14.

Lilly’s grandmother,

Tammy Saul, has kept the

community updated during

this difficult time. We started

her diary in last week’s

Progress.Tammy writes: “Today will

be Lilly’s fourth treatment.

The doctor read her MRI yes-

terday and said that at some

point Lilly has had a tiny hem-

orrhage in her brain. He also

said that the oldest part of the

tumor has begun to calcify.

“What do these things

mean? I don’t know. Mandy

didn’t ask. They are so tired

they don’t know what to ask

anymore. The good news is

the darn thing has not grown

any larger since the Jan. 18

MRI.

“I talked to Mandy nearly

an hour last night. They will

increase the dose of meds a

little each time as not to shock

the system. When they are at

full strength the meds look

like Mountain Dew.

“They also got scammed by

a cab driver. This jerk pretend-

ed to be lost and charged them

$70 for a six-mile trip to the

house. It’s the oldest trick in

the book and it’s a good thing

Granny wasn’t along.

“I cannot help but fall apart

now and then. This still all

seems like a bad dream I can

not wake myself from. I cried

so much that first week, I had

no more tears.

“A strange trancelike a

By BILL SHERRY

Correspondent

PAULDING – It is good

news to hear that the First

Lady is taking the initiative to

plant a garden at the White

House, but it is equally excit-

ing to hear that several com-

munities in Paulding County

are planting community gar-

dens.

They will be about the

same size as the one at the

White House, but in various

locations around Paulding

County. The community gar-

dens began last year when

Tim Collardey from Flint,

Mich., visited Nothing But

Nature Organic Farms in Fort

Brown. Collardey proposed

and went to work on a “victo-

ry garden” next to Kircher’s

Flowers in Defiance.

Some people may remem-

ber when Eleanor Roosevelt

planted a victory garden at the

White House during World

War II.

The garden in Defiance

was a huge success and pro-

duced so much, that some of

the produce had to be given to

local food pantries and sold at

the local farmer’s market.

This year, the Sherrys of

Nothing But Nature have un-

dertaken the project of setting

up community gardens in

Paulding, Oakwood, Grover

Hill and Melrose. The com-

munity gardens will consist of

two or more raised beds about

100 feet long with nice walk-

ways between the beds.

Phil described the process,

noting that he will come in

with the right equipment and

subsoil the proposed plot. The

subsoil process consists of a

piece of equipment behind a

tractor that runs a shovel

about two feet down, break-

ing the subsoil for better plant

root penetration. Then the

area is tilled, complete with

several loads of compost.

This is followed by making

four-foot-wide raised beds for

planting. Each plot will be

slightly different due to the

size and location of the vil-

lage lot.

The Sherrys are donating

their time and effort to get

the beds ready, providing

seeds, plants and expertise as

needed.

The community garden in

Paulding will be north of the

Communitygardens arespringing uparound county

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Marshall Memorial Foundation build-

ing was chosen,” Helle explained.

“This site was our first choice because

we feel this is one of the strongest as-

pects with the community and a visi-

ble site. This is a center of influence

for the community and we feel that

this will help the community become

By NANCY WHITAKER

Progress Staff Reporter

PAULDING – The Leadership In

Action Class of 2010-11, which is

comprised of business professionals

and youth leaders in the Paulding

area, is currently seeking donations

for their community project.

Currently sponsored by the

Paulding Chamber of Commerce, the

LIA class was assigned the project of

designing and completing a mural on

a downtown building. The project is a

community investment, will beautify

a building and also the downtown

area.

The site chosen was The Marshall

Memorial Foundation building,

which is located at Perry and

Williams streets. Chosen to paint the

mural is local artist Sandy

Dobbelaere.

When the mural will be completed

will depend on the weather.

LIA participant and project co-

chairman Alicia Helle said,

“According to Sandy, this project

could be completed in a three- to five-

day span, with the detail the design

has and weather conditions. She

would need a few days at 50 to 60 de-

grees and no precipitation.”

Dobbelaere painted the mural on

the Landing Strip in Oakwood, which

has lasted around 20 years without

any repair.

Her daughter, Kinsey Dobbelaere,

will be assisting her with painting the

project. The duo has completed many

murals together and separately, in-

cluding painting the main road in

Oakwood for Oakwood Homecoming

every year on Labor Day weekend,

murals for Paulding Schools, and a

wonderful, detailed mural in Gary and

Cheri Cooper’s home in Oakwood.

Other LIA participants working on

the project are project co-chairman

Melanie Rittenour, Gretchen

Noneman, Cindy Koenig, Rachelle

Farley, Maria Rellinger and high

school students Kelly Zartman, April

Manz, Rachel Banks and Taylor Vail.

“The site of this project was brain-

stormed by the LIA group, and the

Leadership group spearheads mural project

Lilly’s progress, from Grandma’s diary

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n LILLYContinued from Page 1A

n MURALContinued from Page 1A

n GARDENSContinued from Page 1Aschool and the Paulding FFA

will be starting plants and

composting at the school

greenhouse.

The community garden in

Oakwood will also be on the

north side of the school with

composting being located on

Third Street behind the home

of Pat Kelly, who will be

leading the efforts at

Oakwood.

The Grover Hill communi-

ty garden will be located

where the old Goddard

Building stood with compost-

ing in the back of the lot.

The Melrose community

garden will be located east of

the Melrose United Methodist

Church with composting at

the end of the garden.

There are no hard and fast

rules about who can plant,

care for and harvest crops in

and from the community gar-

den. The hope is that this will

build the community as vari-

ous people from each com-

munity become active in

planting, caring for and har-

vesting crops from the gar-

den. The excess can go to the

local food pantries to help

feed those in need.

The plans are to plant three

crops in the gardens. The first

early spring crop will consist

of peas, radishes, lettuce,

beets, turnips, cilantro, arugu-

la, kale and some Asian

greens. The second or sum-

mer crop will consist of toma-

toes, pole beans, green beans,

cucumbers, squash, cabbage

and maybe some corn. The

last crop in the fall will again

consist of some of the spring

or cool-weather crops.

The seeds are being donat-

ed by an organization called

Seed Savers Exchange and

through some generous dona-

tions being made by national

seed companies. The plants

are being started in the

Paulding FFA greenhouse,

Nothing But Nature green-

house, Kircher’s Flowers

greenhouse and Bill Sherry’s

greenhouse.

If you would like to be a

part of this community gar-

den venture, feel free to con-

tact Phil or Diane Sherry at

Nothing But Nature at 419-

594-2438. There is no cost in-

volved other than some hon-

est hard work and pleasure as-

sociated with gardening.

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By STEVE MAJOR

Correspondent

PAULDING – The Paulding

Exempted Village Schools Board of

Education was further updated on

the proposed plan for the district to

run single bus routes next school

year.

If approved, this would mean that

all district schools would be on the

same schedule of 8 a.m. until 3 p.m.

so that the district may be able to

save money on transportation costs.

Superintendent Pat Ross reported

that later this month, a representa-

tive of the Ohio Department of

Education Transportation

Department will visit the school to

review the proposal.

“That person will look at our data

and spend time at the school exam-

ining the financial impact of chang-

ing from the double to single

routes,” said Ross. “With this assis-

tance, we hope to now make a deci-

sion by March.”

The final decision will be made

by the school’s administration, but

the board will be fully consulted and

informed.

The board decided to proceed

with development of a policy on

random drug tests for all students in

extracurricular activities.

“A representative from Great

Lakes Bio-Medical Services will

meet with the board at the March

meeting,” said Ross. “The goal is to

start the program next fall, so all of

the details have to be worked out yet

this school year.”

Those details include such issues

as when tests would be conducted,

how many students to test and what

substances to test for.

Ross reported to the board that the

Paulding Eagles donated $1,415 to

purchase an iPad and iPod Touches

for the high school and middle

school autism unit. Presently there

are four students in that unit and

there are similar units in the elemen-

tary schools.

The board approved issuing of

Energy Conservation Notes in the

amount not exceeding $587,206 for

purchasing and installing energy

conservation measures, as author-

ized by House Bill 264.

“This will allow us to put in place

changes for energy saving and the

improvements will pay for the in-

vestment,” explained Ross.

Improvements will include up-

grading the air handling units on the

high school that will improve cool-

ing and heating and installing high

efficiency lights.

Of the amount authorized by the

board Ross explained that $187,206

will come from the district’s capital

improvement fund. Thus only

$400,000 will need to be borrowed

from a commercial source for a five-

year period.

The board approved the resigna-

tion of two long-term employees for

the purpose of retirement. William

Wonders, middle school physical

education, and A. Jane Gudakunst,

high school teacher’s aide, will re-

tire at the end of the current school

year. Wonders has worked for the

district for over 35 years and

Gudakunst for 25 years.

“Both of these individuals have

been excellent employees for the

district,” said Ross. “They have

touched a lot of lives over the years

by being involved with so many

children.”

In other personnel actions, the

board approved Kyle Mawer and

John Weisenburger as volunteer as-

sistant baseball coaches and Bill

Voirol as volunteer assistant softball

coach.

The next regular monthly board

meeting will take place at 7 p.m. on

Monday, March 14.

more active.

“Upon looking further,

some of the other elements

we felt was a good fit for our

choice is the condition of the

building (the concrete sur-

face), the lack of obstructions

such as windows and pipes,

and the fund-raising effort

that we feel this building

would help bring.”

When the LIA members

considered what scenes to put

on the mural, they remem-

bered the core purposes of the

Marshall Memorial

Foundation and the history of

Paulding County. The four

mural scenes to be painted

will depict farming images

and represent historical views

on the canals, Fort Brown, the

Black Swamp, and the Flat

Rock Creek Festival/fair-

grounds, which are the per-

fect examples of the county’s

history.

The Leadership In Action

team wanted the design to re-

flect the community as well.

Their ideas were presented to

Sandy Dobbelaere, who cre-

ated the perfect design that

the group had envisioned.

Prior to painting the mural,

some repairs are needed on

the exterior wall by the

Marshall Memorial

Foundation.

Helle noted, “They are cur-

rently working on setting up

that project and the timing to

work with our time frame.”

A base primer will be ap-

plied. For the main portions

of the mural, house paint will

be used, with the exceptions

of the small details that will

require a more specific type

of paint. The entire mural will

then be coated with a sealant.

“As a group, we have

greatly enjoyed our time to-

gether working on this proj-

ect. We have really come to-

gether to work as a team and

it has been a great opportuni-

ty to work with other business

professionals throughout the

community. We have gotten

to know one another and

formed ties and connections

that will stick with us after

our program is complete,”

Helle added. “Watching the

progress and how the project

and team has come together

has been the most rewarding

and enjoyable experience so

far.”

For a mural this size, Sandy

Dobbelaere gave a “ballpark”

cost estimate without know-

ing the final detail of the de-

sign. The price will range

from $3,000 to $4,000. The

money will come from dona-

tions and/or funds and grants.

LIA has raised close to half of

the cost of the project and is

still seeking donations. They

all feel that the community ef-

fort so far has been great.

Donations may be sent to:

Arend, Laukhuf & Stoller

Inc.; Attn: Rachelle Farley,

LIA Project; P.O. Box 249;

Paulding OH 45879.

Helle commented, “We

have hopes that this project

can be completed before our

(LIA) graduation on May 18,

weather permitting. Sandy

Dobbelaere is a very talented

artist with an exceptional re-

sume.”

For more information

about the mural project, con-

tact Helle at 419-796-8368.

The Leadership in Action

program has been in exis-

tence since 1993. The pro-

gram began as a part of the

Ohio State Extension Office,

but is now sponsored by

Paulding Chamber of

Commerce.

calm feeling came over me.

That’s when you try to accept

what may happen and you are

reasonable for a time. I slept

all of two hours. That ‘tiny

hemorrhage’ keeps bothering

me and that calcified part of

the tumor.

“Will that have weight

now? Will it pull loose by its

own weight, maybe cause a

bleed in her brain? Oh, the an-

guish of not knowing and

even knowing can be horrible,

too. Shoot me. Just shoot me.”

UPDATE: “Lilly had her

treatment today. She got to go

to a huge mall and ride the

merry-go round. She got some

spring dresses and she had

fun.

“Mandy said she can see

that Lilly is feeling better and

acting more like herself. She

still does not walk, but tries.

Mandy also commented that

her speech sounds better. If

my bones weren’t bad, I

would do a cartwheel.”

UPDATE: “Friday was an-

other treatment day. Lilly

seemed in a good mood. I

spoke to them around 2 p.m.

our time and they were at the

clinic, so I didn’t talk very

long.

“Mandy told me that they

treated Lilly to a fancy meal at

a real nice restaurant. Lilly

had ‘shrimpies.’ It was her last

normal meal, because now

they are cracking down. Lilly

is getting put on a very re-

stricted diet. This means no

processed meats, no salt and

only natural foods. She can

have no sugar and no sweets.

“Her doctor said junk food

and unnatural things help feed

the tumor. Mandy and Todd

will have to go to a health

food store to buy the food, and

this is where the nutritional

care treatment comes in. This

will be another big expense as

we know it is not cheap to eat

right.

“Mandy got a money order

in the mail for $200 from

some nice folks in Florida. I

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Cone in Paulding, Stokely’s

and Dana Weatherhead. She

was a member of the First

Baptist Church in Hicksville.

She was an avid collector of

Precious Moments figurines,

bells and Boyd’s Bears. She

also enjoyed doing cross stitch

as a pastime.

Also surviving are a daugh-

ter, Casey; her favorite dog,

Patty; one sister, Wanda (Don)

Sprow of Sherwood; two

brothers, Douglas (Virginia)

Crisp of Latty and Duane

Crisp of Haviland.

She was preceded in death

by her parents and one brother,

Randy Crisp.

Funeral services will be held

at 11 a.m. today, Feb. 23 in the

Oberlin-Turnbull Funeral

Home & Crematory, 230 E.

Elm St., Sherwood, with Pas-

tor Patrick Holt officiating.

Burial will follow in Sherwood

Cemetery.

Visitation is one hour prior

to services.

Memorial tributes in the

memory of Tammy Lynn

Thomas may be given to the

family.

Condolences may be sent to

the family or the online guest

book may be signed at

www.oberlinturnbull.com

MARCEILE TUOHY

1920-2011

DEFIANCE – Marceile J.

Tuohy, age 90, died Wednes-

day, Feb. 16 at Community

Health Professionals Hos-

pice, Defiance.

She was

born Aug.

16, 1920

in Dupont,

the daugh-

ter of Dorr

B. and

Ethyl M.

(Bair) Di-

mock. In 1946, she married

Victor R. Tuohy, who pre-

ceded her in death on March

13, 2008. She was a member

of the former St. Mary’s

Catholic Church in Junction

and the Altar Rosary Society.

She is survived by a son,

Dennis R. Tuohy, Defiance;

three daughters, Carol

(James) Birkemeier of Ot-

tawa and Mary (Jerry) Price

and Cheryl (Al) Tennyson,

both of Defiance; 11 grand-

children; 20 great-grandchil-

dren; and three siblings, Ed

(Carolyn) Dimock of

Napoleon and Faye Kam-

phaus and Donna (Nolan

“Tucker”) Shisler, both of

Oakwood.

She also was preceded in

death by four brothers,

Darold “Doc” Dimock, Paul

Dimock, Harold “Bud” Di-

mock and Carl Dimock; six

sisters, Thelma Bradford,

Maxine Clark, Ada Squires,

Eileen Myers, Betty Corey

and Marlene Foos; and a

grandson, Steve.

A Mass of Christian Burial

was held Monday, Feb. 21 at

St. John Catholic Church,

Defiance, with the Rev.

Jacob Gordon officiating.

Burial was in Riverside

Cemetery. Den Herder Fu-

neral Home, Paulding, was in

charge of arrangements.

Preferred memorials are to

Masses or Hospice.

Online condolences may be

sent to www.denherderfh.com

Services were held Thurs-

day, Feb. 17 at Hanenkrath-

Clevenger-Schaffer Funeral

Home, Defiance.


Hospice the Caring Way of

Defiance County or the Amer-

ican Cancer Society.

Condolences may be left at

www.HCSfuneralhome.com

RICHARD

GUNDERMAN

1933-2011

PAULDING – Richard

Lowell Gunderman, age 77,

died Tuesday, Feb. 15 at The

Gardens of Paulding.

He was born Nov. 3, 1933 in

P a u l d i n g

County, the

son of

William L.

and Lilias F.

( M u s s e l -

man) Gun-

derman. On

May 6, 1956, he married Leah

Dean Haney, who survives. He

was a U.S. Army veteran, serv-

ing during the Korean War. He

was a shift foreman at Lafarge

for 43 years. He was a member

of the First Christian Church of

Paulding, where he served as

an elder. He was previously a

Boy Scout leader and girls’

softball coach. He was a life-

time member of Paulding

VFW Post #587 and was a

volunteer firefighter for 20

years. He enjoyed deer hunt-

ing, fishing and camping.

Also surviving are four chil-

dren, Debra S. (Tony) Santo of

Defiance, Lori J. (Kevin)

Phlipot of Paulding, Bruce A.

(Annie) Gunderman of Edger-

ton, Ind. and Brenda L. (John)

Mathys, Columbus; a sister,

Ruth (Bob) Riley, Paulding;

and eight grandchildren,

Derek, Tara, Steve, Angela,

Shawn, Zach, Alex and Elliott.

He was preceded in death by

his parents; two brothers,

Lewis D. and Paul W. Gunder-

man; and two sisters, Ferne I.

Wonderly and Mabel M. Pen-

ton.

Funeral services were held

Saturday, Feb. 19 at the First

Christian Church, Paulding,

with the Rev. Greg Bibler offi-

ciating. Burial was in St. Paul

Cemetery, Paulding, with mil-

itary graveside rites accorded

by VFW Post #587. Den

Herder Funeral Home, Pauld-

ing, was in charge of arrange-

ments.


the Serenity Park at the First

Christian Church or the

Alzheimer’s Disease Research

Foundation.

Online condolences may be

sent to www.denherderfh.com

ELIZABETH LUST

1939-2011

ANTWERP – Elizabeth

Anne Lust, age 71, of

Antwerp, passed away

Wednesday, Feb. 16.

She was born April 17, 1939

in South Norfolk, Va., the

daughter of the late Paul and

Virginia (Overton)

Coughenour. On Sept. 8, 1962,

she married Jack L. Lust, who

survives.

Also surviving are a son,

Leland; a daughter, Mary

(David) Wheeler; two sisters,

Diane and Carolyn; six grand-

children; and six great-grand-

children.

Memorial services were

held Monday, Feb. 21 at the

Cecil Community Church,

Cecil, with Pastor Ted Ramey

officiating. Dooley Funeral

Home was in charge of

arrangements.

Memorials are to the family.

Condolences and fond

memories may be shared at

www.dooleyfuneralhome.com

The Church Corner

ROGER ARDLEN

1939-2011

HAVILAND – Roger E.

Ardlen, age 71, of Haviland,

died at 3:22 p.m. Monday, Feb.

14 in Havi-

land.

He was

born Dec.

12, 1939 in

Warren, the

son of

Thomas and

K a t h r y n

(Schaff) Ardlen. He worked as

a janitor at Campbell Soup and

General Tire Corp. He was a

member of the N.R.A. for

many years.

Surviving are a daughter,

Krista Gray of Defiance; and

three grandchildren.


his parents and a sister, Anna

Mae Harris.

Services were held Friday,

Feb. 18 at Alspach-Gearhart

Funeral Home & Crematory,

Van Wert. Burial was in Blue

Creek Cemetery, Paulding

County.


the American Diabetes Foun-

dation.

Condolences may be ex-

pressed at

www.alspachgearhart.com

FLOYD BURKHART

1939-2011

OAKWOOD – Floyd E.

Burkhart, 71, Oakwood, passed

away Monday, Feb. 14 at St.

Rita’s Medical Center, Lima.

He and his wife were in an auto

accident Friday night, near

Lima, on their way back from

Florida and were then hospital-

ized.

He was born Nov. 21, 1939

in Paulding County, the son of

Albert and Gladys (Thrasher)

Burkhart. On Aug. 16, 1958, he

married Marilyn Critten, who

she survives. He worked as a

truck driver at Cooper Hatch-

ery, a truck driver for The Cres-

cent-News, and was a lifelong

farmer. He was a member of St.

John’s Catholic Church in De-

fiance.

Also surviving are a daugh-

ter, Lisa Burkhart of Defiance;

two sons, Terry (Connie)

Burkhart of Defiance and Mike

Burkhart of Defiance; a sister,

Margaret (Dean) Wineland of

Ney; and five grandchildren.


a sister, Catherine Clemens;

and his parents.

A Mass of Christian Burial

was held Friday, Feb. 18 at St.

John’s Catholic Church, Defi-

ance, with Father Todd Do-

minique officiating. Burial was

in Riverside Cemetery, Defi-

ance. Lawson-Roessner Fu-

neral Home, Defiance, was in

charge of arrangements.

Suggested memorials are to

the Polio Survivors Associa-

tion.

Condolences may be left to

the family at www.defiancefuner-alhome.com

JUDITH STETTER

1947-2011

OAKWOOD – Judith E.

Stetter, 64, died Monday, Feb.

14 at her residence in Oak-

wood.

She was born Feb. 11, 1947,

in Liberty Center, the daughter

of Clyde and Stella (Waxler)

Burdue. On June 11, 1966, she

married Charles Stetter Sr.,

who survives. She was a wait-

ress at McDonald’s in Pauld-

ing and attended Family

Christian Center, Defiance.

Also surviving are a son,

Charles (Beth) Stetter Jr., Lo-

ganville, Ga.; seven grandchil-

dren; two great-grandchildren;

and three sisters, Donna

McEwen of Cygnet, Patsy

Myers of Defiance and Mary

Stetter, Napoleon.

Preceding her in death were

her parents; a son, Larry Stet-

ter, in 2009; six brothers; and

two sisters.

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Wednesday, February 23, 2011 Paulding County Progress - 3A

Sunday, Feb. 27

Guest Speaker

On Sunday, Brad Hurtig

will be filling the pulpit at the

First Presbyterian Church in

Paulding. Hurtig lives in

Sherwood and has a youth

ministry at Sonrise Christian

Fellowship there. When he

was a sophomore in high

school and a starting line-

backer on the Fairview High

School football team, Brad

lost both hands in an indus-

trial accident. His story, plus

his Christ-centered views on

the grace of God, will be

shared from the pulpit at the

10:30 a.m. worship service.

This service is open to the

public and all are invited.

Wednesday, March 2

Soup supper

MELROSE – The Melrose

United Methodist Women

will be sponsoring a ham and

bean soup and corn bread

supper from 4-7 p.m. March

2. There also will be sand-

wiches available along with

salad and desserts. A free-

will offering will be accepted

with monies going toward

the mission ministry of the

UMW.

Obituaries areposted daily

The Paulding CountyProgress is now posting obit-

uaries daily as we receive

them. Check our Web site at

www.progressnewspaper.organd click “For the Record”

then “Obituaries.”

TAMMY THOMAS

1969-2011

CECIL – Tammy Lynn

Thomas, 42 years, of rural

Cecil, passed away Friday,

Feb. 18 in her residence with

her family surrounding her.

She was

born Feb.

13, 1969 in

Paulding,

the daugh-

ter of McK-

enley J. and

Eilene R.

( W e b e r )

Crisp. She was a 1987 gradu-

ate of Wayne Trace High

School. On Oct. 23, 1993 in

Paulding, she married Robert

“Bobby” Thomas, who sur-

vives. A devoted homemaker,

wife and mother, she had pre-

viously worked at the Polar

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A Special Thanks to My WifeI would like to take this opportunity to thank my wife, EliaPatricia Garcia De La Garza Sanderson for all the lovingsupport which she has shown to my mom, Esther FlorenceSanderson, who passed away on January 23rd of this year.When I look back, I must say that Elia was an advocate formy mom even when it was not a popular position witheveryone. She (and I) was instrumental in arranging formeals on wheels for mom, weekly phone calls to momwhen mom was at home, frequent visits to the nursinghome, and advocating for mom’s personal hygiene care. Inaddition to this, Elia (and I) arranged for a nice Christianfamily to visit mom during the time when no one was avail-able to visit with mom. My wife also maintained mom anddad’s house hoping that one day mom would return home.Prayerfully, we hoped for this, but it wasn’t to be. Whenmom’s body took a final turn for the worse, Elia (and I andmy cousin Elaine) advocated for mom to spend her finaltime at the hospice in Defiance. Though it was difficult formy wife to see hope slip away, Elia (and I) spent the lastdays and hours with mom. My wife was a true blessing inmy mom’s life....and is a blessing in mine. Thank you, dearfor your love and care. And, thank all of mom’s neighborsand relatives who took the time to pray for mom and visither in her time of need.

Love, Delmar Sanderson

The Amish CookBy: Lovina Eicher

By KEVIN WILLIAMS

Lovina is currently taking

this week off because it is

butchering time again at the

Eicher household. The Eich-

ers are butchering a 1,250-

pound steer, which will

supply them with plenty of

meat for the year ahead in the

form of hamburger, chunk

beef and steaks.

Butchering is a messy job,

but the whole family pitches

in. I have a friend who was

able to capture some of the the

butchering day scenes, so if

you are interested in viewing,

visit www.oasisnewsfeatures.comand click the “butchering day”

link. The photos might not be

for the squeamish, but I think

they have documentary value

since home-butchering is such

a part of Amish culinary cul-

ture.

This is a quick, easy recipe

that is a favorite of the Eicher

family on busy days and is a

great way to use fresh ham-

burger.

HAMBURGER

CASSEROLE

2 pounds fresh hamburger

1 medium onion, diced

8 to 10 medium sized pota-

toes, shredded

2 cans of cream of mushroom

soup

colby or cheddar cheese

In a large skillet, brown

hamburger and onions. Re-

move skillet from burner and

add the shredded potatoes.

Season to taste with your fa-

vorite seasoning and then

spread cream of mushroom

over the top of the potatoes.

Bake in the skillet 35-40 min-

utes. When potatoes are tender,

spread slices of cheese over the

top. This is a very easy casse-

role to make on a busy day.

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Arnold’s contract extended asAntwerp High School principal

By STEVE MAJOR

Correspondent

ANTWERP – The

Antwerp Local School Board

approved a three-year con-

tract for current high school

principal Steve Arnold at its

monthly meeting on Feb. 17.

Arnold, who has been in

this position for the past six

years, is now approved to be

contracted through the 2013-

14 school year.

In other personnel action,

the board approved Cord

Ehrhart for a one-year teach-

ing contract for next school

year. Ehrhart was also ap-

proved as the track and field

head coach for the upcoming

spring season.

Arnold reported to the

board that it is planned to

have wrestling as an inter-

scholastic sport next year for

the first time.

In other sports-related

news, Arnold reported that

the “Antwerp Has Talent”

athletic booster fund-raiser

pulled in $1,915 for the all-

weather track project. The

athletic boosters are also

planning a reverse raffle at

Grant’s on April 9, which

will include prizes, a meal

and entertainment.

The athletic department re-

ported to the board that it

plans to contract with Ortho-

pedics Northeast to provide

sports trainers at some ath-

letic events next school year.

It is planned that trainers

would be available at least at

all varsity football and bas-

ketball games. Details for

this new program are to be

worked out.

Several upcoming events

are planned, including: Feb.

28, PTO Movie Night; Blood

Drive on March 4 sponsored

by the National Honor Soci-

ety; March 5, GMC cheer-

leading competition at

Hicksville; Winter sports

awards meeting on March

22; Ohio Graduate Testing

March 14-18; Spring sports

parents meeting on March

17; March 19, a dance spon-

sored by S.A.D.D.; March

21, meeting for junior class

parents for college applica-

tion and scholarships; Winter

sports awards meeting on

March 22; and on April 7,

parents meeting for Washing-

ton, D.C., trip.

The school administration

reported that 85 high school

students and 57 middle

school students made the

honor roll.

The board also adopted a

resolution recognizing the

importance of teaching finan-

cial literacy and college and

career readiness. Based on

the resolution, the school will

prepare a plan of action to

teach these subjects in junior

high social studies classes.

Superintendent Mark Hart-

man reported to the board

that at this point, Antwerp

will have two calamity days

to be made up a the end of

the school year. However, it

is possible that the state may

change the number of

calamity days allowed per

year from three back to five,

which would mean there may

not be any days to make up.

Hartman also reported that

the number of bullying inci-

dents was down this past se-

mester when compared to

last year. There were seven

incidents in elementary

school and three in high

school that required interven-

tion by principals.

The board’s next monthly

will be at 6 p.m. Thursday,

March 17.

also got a phone call from a

gentleman whose church in

Antwerp wants to make a nice

donation. I will say more about

this when I double check the

information.”

UPDATE: “I felt so much

better about Lilly that I finally

got some sleep. I talked to

Mandy and she wants to bring

Lilly home and continue treat-

ments here. We will see what

they tell her. I want her to be

sure she is ready to leave that

doctor’s overseeing of her, be-

cause doctors here are not

going to know about this treat-

ment. Plus, we have snow

lined up for the next 7-10 days.

“We have to get this little

girl well. She belongs to all of

us now. This means all the lov-

ing people who have come to

rescue her. It really has been

heart warming. The prayers,

well wishes and donations let

us know that people do still

care, especially in this world

where people can be so cruel

to each other. It is great that

love can still be found. Thank

you all with all my heart and

soul and may God bless each

and every one of you!!!”

n LILLYContinued from Page 2A


For the RecordFORUM Reader’s OpinionExpress your opinion The Paulding County Progress pro-vides a public forum through “FORUMReader Opinion” Letters to the Editor forarea residents to express their opinionsand exchange ideas on any topic of pub-lic interest. All letters submitted are subject to thePublisher’s approval, and MUST includean original signature and daytime tele-phone number for verification. We won’tprint unsigned letters. Letters should be brief and concise.Letters must also conform to libel lawand be in good taste. Please limit lettersto no more than 500 words. We reservethe right to edit and to correct grammat-ical errors. We also reserve the right toverify statements or facts presented inthe letters. The opinions stated are those of thewriter, and do not necessarily reflect thatof the newspaper. Where to write: Letters to the Editor,Paulding County Progress, P.O. Box 180,Paulding OH 45879; or drop them off atthe office, 113 S. Williams St. The dead-line is noon Thursday the week prior topublication.

K of C SpecialOlympicstourney a hit Dear Editor,

On Jan. 29, 2011, the

PARC Lane PC Tigers

played in the annual Knights

of Columbus Tournament

held at the Paulding High

School.

Playing at home and com-

ing out victorious in both

games was special. The

kindness and special atten-

tion given to our team, as

well as the other teams, was

awesome.

My special thank you

goes out to Randy Robinett

and his wife. They went out

of their way to make sure

that every person there was

welcomed. To the Arend

family for their community

service, I thank you. And to

everyone who helped in

anyway make this an unfor-

gettable experience for Spe-

cial Olympics participants, I

thank you.

Mark Holtsberry, instructor

P.C. Tigers

basketball program

Gym class shouldbe year-roundDear Editor,

Schools should have gym

class all year long. Not only is

it fun for students, but it is

one class where they can

relax and get a little energy

out. Most kids are not active

at home; this class is the only

time they get exercise.

Gym class is a link to good

health. The value of physical

fitness can never be over-

stated. It’s only in physical

educational classrooms that

students learn the value of

taking care of themselves and

get regular exercise.

It builds self-esteem. Stu-

dents who are active in physi-

cal activities like basketball,

volleyball and running are

more confident with them-

selves according to most

studies. It’s because of the

self-discipline and dedication

to excel in a sport that brings

out the best in students. In

school, physical education in-

troduces these sport activities

to students allowing them to

make choices to which sport

areas they want to get in-

volved in.

Gym class also develops

cooperation, teamwork and

sportsmanship skill. This

class allows student to inter-

act together to win and excel

physically. It brings out the

competitive sides of students

working both body and mind,

but also promotes sportsman-

ship.

Gym class should be year

long. It would benefit stu-

dents so much. If you agree

with me contact your local

school today.

Taylor Kochenour

Paulding 7th grade

Divorce hurtschildrenDear Editor,

Divorce is a big nation-

wide problem for children. I

have to go through it and I

hate it. I don’t think some

parents know what their

child has to go through

when they get a divorce.

Divorce makes kids feel

down and this is an issue

sometimes at school. Some

kids whose parents have

gotten a divorce bully other

kids because they don’t

know what to do with their

feelings. Others just have a

low self-esteem and are re-

Chris Johnson (left) gave a program at the Paulding Kiwanis Clubmeeting. He discussed the complexities of government economicstatistics and the difficulty of their interpretation. The U.S. Treasuryconducted a comprehensive survey across all age groups (elemen-tary school through senior citizen) in 2010. “Basic financial literacy”of such concepts as compound interest was 15 percent (85 percentilliterate). George Carter was program chairman.

ally shy. Also some kids

might not pay attention in

class or even fall asleep be-

cause of this.

Transportation is also an

issue. When a kid is at their

dad’s and they want to go to

their mom’s, sometimes

they can’t because maybe

the kid’s mom already has

plans or the dad is busy.

Also, something that goes

along with this issue is

schools. Some kids have

parents that live in different

school districts and the con-

stant running to take their

child to their dad’s or to

school makes them want

their kid to go to the school

they live closer to. For kids,

already having the divorce

issue to go through is

enough, but switching

schools is too much stress.

My last reason not to have

divorce is forgetting things

at the other parent’s house.

When a kid leaves some-

thing at the other parent’s

house and they want it,

sometimes the parent won’t

take them to get it. This

makes kids feel mad and

down on themselves for for-

getting it.

My point is, is that we

should not have divorce. It

makes kids’ lives miserable.

If you are going through this

and need someone to talk to,

call a counselor.

Emilee Ringler

Paulding 7th grade

Sheriff’s ReportACCIDENT REPORTS

Friday, Feb. 4

11:20 p.m. Two people

were hurt in a snowmobile

accident on private property

south of Ohio 637 in

Auglaize Township near the

intersection with Ohio 66.

Riley J. Hart, 21, of Pauld-

ing, was traveling west

across a field and attempted

to cross a ditch at a drive ac-

cess. He missed the drive and

struck the ditch at a high rate

of speed, causing his 2003

Polar Edge snowmobile to

come to an immediate stop.

Ashley K. Dobbelaere, 23, of

Defiance, was following Hart

on a 2001 Polar XC600. Re-

ports say her sled struck

Hart’s. Both snowmobiles

were heavily damaged. The

drivers were ejected. They

were transported by Oak-

wood EMS units to Defiance

Regional Medical Center.

Hart was later transferred to

The Toledo Hospital.

Auglaize Fire Department as-

sisted at the scene.

Friday, Feb. 11

3:14 p.m. Doris J. Walker,

53, of Monticello, Ind., was

driving east on Road 424 in

Crane Township near the

U.S. 127 intersection. Tiffany

J. Risk, 25, of Paulding, was

traveling north on U.S. 127.

Reports say Risk stopped at

the stop sign and attempted a

left turn onto Road 424 into

Walker’s path. Walker’s 1998

Pontiac Grand Am was func-

tionally damaged. Risk’s

1986 Chevy Cavalier was

disabled and towed. Risk was

transported by Paulding EMS

to Paulding County Hospital

for treatment of nonincapac-

itating injuries. She was cited

for failure to yield right-of-

way. Cecil/Crane Township

and Paulding fire depart-

ments assisted at the scene.

INCIDENT REPORTS

Thursday, Feb. 10

3:11 p.m. Telephone ha-

rassment complaint was

lodged from Road 180 in

Crane Township.

5:04 p.m. Three Antwerp

fire units responded to a re-

port of smoke smell in an

Antwerp home. They were

on the scene less than 10

minutes.

9:18 p.m. Report of threats

came in from Payne.

Friday, Feb. 11

8:52 a.m. Possible break-

ing and entering was called

in from Ohio 500 in Paulding

Township.

8:35 a.m. Snowmobiles

trespassing was reported on

property along Road 27B in

Carryall Township.

9:28 a.m. Deputies ar-

rested a subject for adult pro-

bation.

Saturday, Feb. 12

12:09 a.m. Domestic prob-

lems on Road 110 in Brown

Township were investigated.

8:27 a.m. Mailbox damage

overnight occurred on Road

149 in Auglaize Township.

8:01 p.m. Damage to a

home was reported on Road

12 in Latty Township.

Monday, Feb. 14

2:16 a.m. Deputies assisted

Putnam County Sheriff’s De-

partment by checking resi-

dences of a threatened

subject.

9:20 a.m. Van Wert County

Sheriff’s office requested the

Payne Fire Department pro-

vide mutual aid for Convoy

Fire Department. Two units re-

sponded to a fire for about

three hours.

2:19 p.m. A 16-year-old

Oakwood girl was entered into

the computer as missing.

Tuesday, Feb. 15

3:54 a.m. Deputies assisted

Post 81 attempt to locate a

semi traveling west on U.S. 24.

8 a.m. Telephone harass-

ment complaint was lodged

from Ohio 49 in Harrison

Township.

6:49 p.m. Jackson Township

resident of Road 126 registered

a telephone harassment com-

plaint.

9:19 p.m. Report of an un-

ruly juvenile came in from

Grover Hill.

Wednesday, Feb. 16

12:45 a.m. Deputies arrested

a subject on Ohio 111 in Pauld-

ing Township on a warrant out

of Dekalb County, Ind.

4:45 a.m. A motorist re-

ported a duffel bag on the road

near the intersection of Roads

192 and 230 in Crane Town-

ship. They also said a 55-gal-

lon drum further down the

road contained dead animals.

3:50 p.m. Possible animal

abuse in Auglaize Township

was called in.

5:32 p.m. Casey Owens was

arrested on a warrant out of

Common Pleas Court.

7:28 p.m. Two Oakwood

fire units and both EMS units

responded to a house fire in

Oakwood. No runs were

made. Units remained on the

scene about 2.5 hours.

Weather report weekly summary as recorded at Paulding Village’s water treatment plantObservations recorded for the 24 hours ending at 7:30 a.m. on the morning of:

PRECIPITATION24-HOUR AMOUNTS Snow/Ice on

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

Feb. 15 42 18 -0- -0- 6”Feb. 16 35 18 -0- -0- 4”Feb. 17 45 29 -0- -0- 4”Feb. 18 55 40 -0- -0- -0-Feb. 19 55 31 -0- -0- -0-Feb. 20 43 27 -0- -0- -0-Feb. 21 33 28 0.19” -0- -0-

Hospital NewsAdmissions

Feb. 14 – Erma Pratt, Hav-

iland; Terry Minix, Cecil.

Feb. 15 – Marcie

Huizenga, Oakwood; Eliza-

beth Elrod, Paulding.

Feb. 16 – Gertrude Bus-

sell, Paulding; Mercedes

Ramon, Defiance.

Feb. 20 – Amelia Levos,

Paulding; Mercedes Ramon,

Defiance.

Dismissals

Dec. 16 – Gertrude Bus-

sell, Paulding.

Dec. 17 – Mercedes

Ramon, Defiance; Terry

Minix, Cecil; Elizabeth

Elrod, Paulding; Erma Pratt,

Haviland.

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In My OpinionHow far is it?

On a cold winter morning, when I was 6, it was a long

way from my warm bed to go downstairs to wait for the bus.

Then it was even further for a first grade boy to get on the

bus and travel the half mile to Melrose for school. Later that

cold winter evening, it took

several long trips to the barn

carrying buckets of water to

satisfy the thirst of all the an-

imals. Those trips got longer

and longer as the light of day

faded into early winter dark-

ness. Sometimes I would see

the moon or another light in

the sky and wonder how far away it was. Even though the

trip to the barn carrying water was a long way, I thought it

certainly was a longer trip to the moon, but what really mat-

tered was the trip to the barn with buckets of water.

I have been thinking this week about a phrase, “Space-

time continuum.” The more I investigated this phrase, the

more real it became to me. From my home to the Middle

Creek UM Church, it is about 30 miles or 40 minutes. From

my house to the Detroit Airport is about 85 miles or 2.5

hours. From DTW to Tel Aviv, Israel, it is about 6,000 miles

or 14 hours. In my travels, I think of space-time continuum

because as I travel to far away places the distance becomes

less important than the time.

I was looking at some stars last Sunday evening just after

sunset and it made me think about our solar system and the

distance to outer space. Scientists tell us that the sun is about

93 million miles from the earth. The sun’s heat/light takes

about eight minutes to reach earth and you can feel warmth

from the sun’s rays even on a cold winter day. If I would be

able to travel to the sun, our nearest star, on the jet plane that

took me to Israel at about 450 mph, it would take about 24

years to get to the sun.

In my research, I found that the next nearest star to us is

Proxima Centauri, which is 4.3 light-years away. A light

year is the distance light travels in a year and light travels at

about 186,000 miles per second. I think the picture of space-

time just got clearer to me. It is easier to say 4.3 light years

than billions upon billions of miles. Thinking about time and

space makes me think that our God is really an Awesome

God because He created all of this and I have trouble just

thinking about it!

There was a time when it was a long walk from the house

to the barn. Scientists are discovering regions farther into

deep space than I can comprehend, but in my opinion, to a

6-year-old boy not nearly as far as the walk to the barn, car-

rying buckets of water, on a cold winter night.

I hope to see you in church on Sunday! Come and visit

us; we may have something in common. We will save a seat

for you.

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

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

In MyOpinion

Bill Sherry

and Paula Perl.

Jeffrey Todd Targosz, 41,

Fowlerville, Mich., student

and Crisceus Marie Olson,

45, Fowlerville, Mich., man-

ufacturing tech. Parents are

Anthony Frank Targosz and

Bernadeen Denau; and Carl

Robert Olson and Marlene

Turkovics.

Andrew William Kinney,

29, Paulding, shipping clerk

and Renee Beate Muir, 27,

Paulding, phlebotomist. Par-

ents are Ralph Kinney and

Marie Bryant; and Kyle Par-

ton and Ingrid Kirstgen.

Joseph Michael Vielma,

21, Paulding, roofer and

Kristy Ann Jones, 19, Pauld-

ing, homemaker. Parents are

David Vielma and Tina

Burns; and Randy Jones and

Lora White.

Administration Docket

In the Estate of Anthony

Wayne Humbarger, last will

and testament filed.

Criminal Docket

Leroy Miller, 23, of

Toledo, was sentenced Feb.

14, having previously been

found guilty of receiving

stolen property (F5). He was

ordered to serve three years

community control sanctions

on standard conditions, plus:

30 days jail with one day

credit and work release, pay

$250 fine.

Adam J. Bauer, 26, of De-

fiance, will be sentenced

March 28 following a change

of plea on Jan. 24. He had

been indicted in October for

forgery (F5).

Jacob I. Aldred, 26, of

Paulding, will be sentenced

March 31 following a recent

hearing. He entered a guilty

plea to illegal use of food

stamps or WIC program ben-

Civil Docket

The term “et al.” refers to and

others; “et vir.,” and husband; “et

ux.,” and wife.

The Sherwood State Bank,

Sherwood vs. Wesley C.

Foust, Middle Point and

Bethany J.A. Foust, Middle

Point and Paulding County

Treasurer, Paulding and Dis-

cover Bank, New Albany.

Foreclosures.

Citibank (South Dakota)

N.A., Sioux Falls, S.D. vs.

Jane L. Caserta, Paulding.

Money only.

GMAC Mortgage LLC,

Fort Washington, Pa. vs.

Robert P. Miller and his un-

known spouse if any, Defi-

ance and Charter One Bank

N.A., Providence, R.I. and

Paulding County Treasurer,

Paulding. Foreclosures.

Wright-Patt Credit Union

Inc., Ewing, N.J. vs. Douglas

L. Marvin, Oakwood and

Jane Doe, Oakwood and

Paulding County Treasurer,

Paulding. Foreclosures.

Betty L. Blockberger,

Paulding vs. Darren Block-

berger, co-executor Roy

Blockberger estate, Paulding

and Jason Blockberger, co-

executor Roy Blockberger

estate, Paulding. Money only.

Jay Klopfenstein, Paulding

vs. Andrea Klopfenstein,

Paulding. Divorce.

In the matter of: Melissa

Richey, Antwerp and Adam

Richey, Antwerp. Dissolution

of marriage.

Marriage Licenses

Lucas Bradley Gerber, 23,

Bluffton, Ind., landscape de-

sign and Andrea Lynne

Nuest, 22, Payne, nuclear

medicine tech. Parents are

Steve Ray Gerber and Gayla

Baumgartner; and Lee Nuest

Common Pleasefits (F5) per plea agreement

on Feb. 10.

Christopher L. Smith, 31,

of Paulding, was sentenced

Jan. 24, having previously

been found guilty of posses-

sion of heroin (F5). He was

ordered to serve three years

community control sanctions

on standard conditions, plus:

30 days jail with work re-

lease, complete substance

abuse evaluation and treat-

ment, comply with drug and

alcohol restrictions, and sub-

mit to random tests.

Jeremy A. Lamond, 32, of

Paulding, had a motion for

continuance filed Feb. 16 be-

cause the State would not be

available. Journal entry filed

the same day continued the

matter until April 19. He had

been indicted in December

on allegations of trafficking

in marijuana (F3), possession

of marijuana (F5) and having

weapons while under disabil-

ity (F3).

Jennifer C. Lamond, 28, of

Paulding, had a motion for

continuance filed Feb. 16.

Journal entry filed the same

day continued the case until

April 19 because the State

was unavailable. Her Decem-

ber indictment alleges traf-

ficking in marijuana (F3) and

possession of marijuana (F5).

Coty L. Moore, 23, of

Paulding, was in court Feb.

10 for a change of plea con-

cerning a December indict-

ment alleging illegal use of

food stamps or WIC program

benefits (F5). He entered a

guilty plea per plea agree-

ment and sentencing was set

for March 31.

Nathan A. Hornish, 24, of

Ney, failed to appear for ar-

raignment Jan. 24 following

his indictment for failure to

comply with a signal of a po-

lice officer (F3). A warrant

on indictment issued for his

arrest was served Feb. 10. He

was arraigned Feb. 14. At

that time he entered a not

guilty plea. His pretrial con-

ference will be March 21

with an April 19 jury trial. He

is being held on $50,000

bond with no cash privilege.

Brian W. Ward, 30, of In-

dianapolis, was arraigned

Jan. 24 following his recent

indictment alleging impor-

tuning (F5). He waived ex-

tradition and was released on

his own recognizance on the

conditions that he have no In-

ternet access outside profes-

sional research

responsibilities and have no

unsupervised contact with fe-

males under the age of 18.

His pretrial conference will

be March 7 with an April 26

jury trial date.

Kristina L. Smith, 27, ad-

dress unavailable, who is

being held in Putnam County

Jail, was arraigned Feb. 16.

Her recent indictment alleges

breaking and entering (F5).

Johnny R. Smith, 39, ad-

dress unavailable, who is being

held in Putnam County Jail,

was arraigned Feb. 16. He was

indicted recently on allegations

of breaking and entering (F5).

Timothy P. Bullinger, 33,

of Toledo, who is being held

in Putnam County Jail, will

be arraigned Feb. 28 follow-

ing his recent indictment al-

leging felonious assault (F2).

The prosecutor filed a motion

Feb. 16 to allow the sheriff’s

department to transport him

to and from Toledo for ar-

raignment. The Court ap-

proved.

three counts failure to register

dog; $25 fine for each, $87

costs in each, pay all by June 8

or appear in court.

Jeanene L. Lewis, Cecil,

three counts failure to confine

dog; $25 fine for each, pay all

by June 8 or appear in court.

Traffic Dockets

Bryan W. Eustler, Haviland,

O.V.I./under influence; $375

fine, $95 costs, three days jail,

six-month license suspension;

may attend DIP program in

lieu of jail, complete by April

6 or appear, ALS vacated im-

mediately, 177 days jail re-

served.

Bryan W. Eustler, Haviland,

marked lanes; dismissed.

Kevin W. Sheehan, Burun-

gion, Ont. seat belt; $30 fine,

$47 costs.

James S. Slavens, Indi-

anapolis, 76/65 speed; $33

fine, $77 costs.

Daniell M. Gonzalez, Fort

Wayne, failure to control; $68

fine, $77 costs.

Luan Orhanasi, Clinton

Township, Mich., 67/55 speed;

$33 fine, $77 costs.

Jagjit S. Jeor, Brampton,

Ont., 64/55 speed; $33 fine,

$77 costs.

Rachel M. Parrett, Paulding,

failure to control; $68 fine, $77

costs.

Douglas S. Schlatter, Defi-

ance, 68/55 speed; $48 fine,

$77 costs.

Robert A. Luderman Jr., De-

fiance, 66/55 speed; $33 fine,

$77 costs.

Allison L. Habern, Latty, as-

sured clear distance; $68 fine,

$77 costs.

Laura L. Rohrs, Fort Wayne,

76/65 speed; $33 fine, $82

costs.

Michael X. Tippmann, Fort

Wayne, 86/65 speed; $43 fine,

$82 costs.

Robert E. Pease, Haviland,

CONCLUDED CASES

Civil Dockets

Credit Adjustments Inc.,

Defiance vs. Heidi M. Hasch,

Cecil. Money only, satisfied.


Defiance vs. Gregory A.

Mullins, Paulding. Money

only, satisfied.


Defiance vs. Tracey L.

Fisher, Antwerp. Money

only, satisfied.

Nicholas B. Merritt, Payne

and Jessica Merritt, Payne vs.

Brenda K. Bischoff, Fort

Wayne. Money only, dis-

missed.

Advantage Assets II Inc.,

Columbus vs. Bobbi Doster,

Antwerp. Money only, judg-

ment for the plaintiff in the

sum of $3,134.18.

Wilma Hall, Oakwood vs.

Douglas May, Oakwood and

Cheryl May, Oakwood.

Forcible entry and detainer,

dismissed.

Criminal Dockets

Donald R. Kanable,

Antwerp, assault; upon mo-

tion of State, matter dis-

missed without prejudice,

costs waived.

Gregory Hoellrich, Oak-

wood, failure to confine dog;

upon motion of State, matter

dismissed with prejudice,

$155 costs.


wood, failure to confine dog;

dismissed with prejudice at

State’s request.


wood, seven counts failure to

register dog; one case dis-

missed without prejudice, the

remaining six with prejudice.

William A. Sherry, Van

Wert, domestic violence;

$250 fine, $120 costs, 180

days jail suspended and re-

served; defendant removed

from diversion program and

placed on standard commu-

nity control; no unlawful

contact with anyone in a spe-

cific residence, 20 hours com-

munity service, submit to

anger management evaluation

and complete recommenda-

tions.

Jeanene L. Lewis, Cecil,

County Courtassured clear distance; $68

fine, $77 costs.

Torrey L. Martinez, Payne,

seat belt; $30 fine, $47 costs.

Michael Villena, Hicksville,

seat belt; $30 fine, $47 costs.

Marcy J. Banet, Cecil, 70/55

speed; $43 fine, $77 costs.

Dorthy J. Dietrich, Paulding,

stop sign; $53 fine, $77 costs.

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Warranty deed.

Harrison Township

Mary L. Litzenberg, dec. to

Linda S. Baumert, et al.; Sec.

9, 48.902 acres and Sec. 33,

12.573 acres. Affidavit.

Robin Ann Stockberger and

Katherine S. Thompson,

trustees to Robin Ann Stock-

berger, et al.; Sec. 31, 191

acres. Fiduciary deed.

Jackson Township

Mark A. Justinger and Kim

M. Justinger to Guy S. and

Marcine D. Watkins; Sec. 27,

5.467 acres. Warranty deed.

James O. Gillet to Regina B.

Taner; Sec. 34, Lot 8, Kim-

mel’s Parcels, 2 acres. War-

ranty deed.

Paulding Township

Atlas Alchem Plastics Inc.

The term “et al.” refers to

and others; “et vir.,” and hus-

band; “et ux.,” and wife.Auglaize Township

Brett E. and Amanda Keezer

to Douglas Schlatter; Sec. 32,


Lamonte L. and Virginia M.

Warner, trustees to Michael L.

and Karin J. Weible; Sec. 28,


Benton Township

Angela M. and Tony A.

Zartman to Thomas J. and Pa-

tricia M. Bowers; Sec. 15,


Joe D. and Linda G. Mess-

man to Richard A. and Renee

L. King; Sec. 5, 1.193 acres.

Warranty deed.

Blue Creek Township

Charles D. and Bonnie R.

Rodman to Charles D. Rod-

man, trustee; Sec. 8, 135.95

acres and Sec. 13, 1.445 acres

and Sec. 24, 162.75 acres. Quit

claim.

Brown Township

Lisa L. Land, undivided 1/2

interest to Bradley R. Hornish;

Sec. 11, 1.5 acres. Warranty

deed.

Crane Township

Homer J. Sanders Jr., dec. to

Karen M. Sanders; Sec. 19,

2.644 acres and 5.051 acres.

Affidavit.

Ronald L. and Kathleen M.

Cline to Jason J. Saylor; Sec.

4, 63.136 acres. Warranty

deed.

Emerald Township

Fifth Third Mortgage Com-

pany to Alan W. and Cheri L.

Griffiths; Sec. 30, Lot 14,

Nolan Subdivision, 0.39 acres.

Property Transfersto Spartech Polycom Inc.; Sec.

11, 14.358 acres. Warranty

deed.

Washington Township

Churches of Christ in Chris-

tian Union to Mandale Church

of Christ in Christian Union;

Sec. 25, Lots 69-71, Mandale

Outlots, 0.717 acres. Quit

claim.

Paulding Village

Robert I. Simpson, dec. to

Delores K. Howell, et al.; Lot

6, Bittersweet Village Subdivi-

sion. Affidavit.

George Leo Bussing, dec. to

Adam Molitor; Lots 22 and

23, Dix’s First Addition, 0.164

acres. Executor deed.

Karen Trevino, by Sheriff to

True Grit LLC; Lot 41, Dix’s

First Addition, 0.202 acres.

Sheriff’s deed.

Federal Home Loan Mort-

gage Corporation to Cross

Roads Venture Group LLC;

Lot 51, Dix’s First Addition,


Federal Home Loan Mort-

gage Corporation to Delmar A.

and Elia P. Sanderson; Lots 59

and 70, Original Plat, 0.118

acres. Warranty deed.

Payne Village

Mabel M. Jenkins, dec. to

Allen L. Jenkins and Ramona

J. Gause, co-trustees; Lots 50

and 51, Gibson’s Division of

Outlots, 0.59 acres. Affidavit.

Mary L. Litzenberg, dec. to

Linda S. Baumert, et al.; Lot

57, Gibson’s Subdivision of

Outlots, 0.486 acres. Affi-

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CommunityThe Spice Rack

By: Dortha Schaefer

Anniversaries

Birthdays

George wants to know if

you remember when no one

needed a garbage man or a

garbage disposal in the

kitchen sink because any

scraps left over were tossed

out the back door for the

dog, cat, or chickens ...

When a status symbol was a

bathroom with a commode,

a lavatory and a tub ... When

small foreign countries were

afraid to spit in the face of

the USA ... When you could

buy all sorts of things with a

nickel ... When high schools

didn’t need huge parking

lots ... When “e-mail” and

“online” were unheard-of

words?

• • •

Recently, a new hobby

appeared on the scene –

people actually collect

mousetraps! There are only

just so many ways to catch

mice. Early ways were traps

made with wooden mallets

that fell on the little critter,

or with spring-and-lever

mechanisms similar to those

often used today.

There is an old saying

about mouse traps – he who

invents a new and better

mousetrap will find the

world will build a path to

his door. That old saying

must no longer be true since

many new ideas have shown

up with no paths to doors of

the inventors.

Modern traps are ingen-

ious devices that capture

live mice and can be used

more than once. One 19th-

century trap was a tube-like

contraption that ended up in

the air over a pail of water.

A frightened mouse would

jump out of the tube, fall

into the water below and

drown. Another device was

a glass canning jar with a

special top. The mouse

could run into the jar and

not get out again as a little

fence prevented escape.

Very few people I know

want to think about mice

and do so only when in dire

need of traps to get rid of

them. If you have that need,

you may want to the try the

newer devices such as glue

to catch the critters.

• • •

“Clutter,” says Maude

Mopp, harried housewife,

“is the bane of my exis-

tence. I hate clutter. Dust

and even dirty windows do

not bother me as much as

clutter, especially that made

by people other than myself.

“Clutter, a silent, creep-

ing, shadowy thing that

breeds and grows like an all-

consuming fungus, threatens

to swallow up the entire

household in the homemaker

isn’t ever vigilant, not to

speak of always cleaning it

up.

“It doesn’t help the insis-

tent clutter chaser for some-

one to tell them, ‘Don’t you

know – everything has to be

someplace?’” sighs Maude.

• • •

After all these years of

electing people to the presi-

dency of the USA, we still

have never had a woman

president. Which brings to

mind a saying by Charlotte

Whitton: “Whatever women

do they must do twice as well

as men to be thought half as

good.”

“Luckily,” says Lottie,

“this is not difficult.”

• • •

Do you often fight clutter

at your house, have you

found a new mousetrap, or

wonder about the presidency?

Tell us, we’ll tell everybody.

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

Feb. 26 – Emma Anderson,

Ted Bauer, Susan R. Gilbert,

Thais Stallbaum, Janet

Wirick.

Feb. 27 – Phyllis Albert,

Martha Bender, Rose Ann

Hall, Brian Wenninger.

Feb. 28 - Mildred Combs,

Linda Farris, Gilbert Schick,

Mason Schlatter, Jessica

Vance, Cory Yosick.

Feb. 29 – Roy Coil, Karl

Wilhelm.

March 1 – Tawnie Barrett,

Harry Cluts, Bobby Joe

Davis Jr., Jacki M. Dunakin,

Kelly Evans, Marcie Eberle,

Madge Elliott, Kemper For-

rer, Clay Justinger, Storm

Tracy, Elizabeth Williamson.

March 2 – Molly Clark,

Angie Colwell, Frank Eck,

Greg Hicks, Brooke Howell,

Esther Morrow.

March 3 – Chad Bear,

Denny Coburn, Eathon

Coughlin, Sally Davis,

JoAnne Klopfenstein, Zaine

McMichael, Lonnie Miller,

Glen Plotts, Wendy

Roughton, Alice Wenninger,

Helen Williams, Misty Zizel-

man.

March 4 – Addison

Adams, Tammy Ball, Brook-

lyn Genero, Dan Goyings,

Lyndsey Miller, Marilyn Or-

dway, Anthony Perelez,

Kiana Elizabeth Recker,

Braxton H. Ricker, Russell

Ross, Amelia Wannemacher,

Andrew Wharry.

Feb. 26 – Kenny and Mar-

sha Adkins, Bill and Luella

Huff, Harold and Dorothy

Phlipot, Richard and Joan

Schmidt.

Feb. 27 – Harley and Mar-

garet Wearley.

Feb. 28 – Lee and Elisa-

beth Bates, Louie and Laurie

Karolyi.

March 2 – Kenneth and

Delores Greutman, Dana and

Flora Jean Welch.

March 3 – Ferd and Laura

Burden, Mark and Robin

Gonzales.

March 4 – Ned and Linda

Sporinger.

Police ReportACCIDENT REPORTS

Saturday, Feb. 12

2:37 p.m. Two people were

cited following a crash on

North Williams Street. Ronald

G. Schilt Jr., 25, of Paulding,

was driving north on Williams

behind a 1999 Mercury Sable

operated by Michelle L. Bech-

tol, 35, of Paulding. Reports

say Bechtol stopped for traffic

and Schilt’s 1990 Chevy S-10

rear-ended her car. Damage to

both was nonfunctional. Nei-

ther driver was hurt. Schilt

was cited for assured clear dis-

tance, while Bechtol was cited

for a tail light violation.

INCIDENT REPORTS

Tuesday, Feb. 8

3:55 p.m. Officers were dis-

patched to South Summit

Street for an unwanted person

complaint.

Wednesday, Feb. 9

2:12 p.m. A family distur-

bance brought officers to a

West Wayne Street location.

Thursday, Feb. 10

1:58 p.m. Attempted theft of

drive-thru boxes over night

was called in from North

Williams Street.

Friday, Feb. 11

2:15 p.m. Money was re-

ported missing from a DeWitt

Street home.

3:15 p.m. A male subject

came on station to say he was

assaulted on West Perry Street.

3:40 p.m. Police assisted the

sheriff’s office execute a

search warrant on a location in

the 700 block of North

Williams Street.

4:16 p.m. Family distur-

bance was investigated on

Emerald Road.

10:50 p.m. Officers were

called to a family disturbance

on West Wayne Street.

Saturday, Feb. 12

11:45 a.m. Jodi Perl was ar-

rested on a warrant.

Monday, Feb. 14

8:40 a.m. Break-in was in-

vestigated on West Caroline

Street.

10 a.m. An Emerald Road

resident reported wires cut in

the engine area of their vehi-

cle.

3:10 p.m. Officers received

a call reporting a male with his

pants down on South DeWitt

Street. The subject was gone

on arrival.

8:12 p.m. Suspicious per-

son was called in from West

Garfield.

8:35 p.m. Report of an as-

sault on West Perry Street

was denied by the accused.

Statements were taken from

alleged participants and wit-

nesses.

Wednesday, Feb. 16

2 p.m. Rape investigation

began.

2:49 p.m. Investigation of

a hit/skip on North Perry

Street began.

2:50 p.m. Defiance Police

Department reported two of

three “bait” money orders

taken from Hamler Post Of-

fice in 2009 were recently

cashed in Paulding. The per-

petrator was located. A copy

of the report was faxed from

Defiance.

8:40 p.m. Drug investiga-

tion opened. Individual told

officers his son was ap-

proached by kids along

Emerald Road trying to sell

pre-rolled joints as candy.

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Payne officials look intogrants for fire department

PAYNE – Members of Payne Village Council

met in regular session Feb. 14 to discuss a short

agenda.

Mayor Nancy Speice advised the group that

she will be applying for two grants for the fire

department.

The first is a 2011 Community Development

Block Grant. Funds from this source would be

used for a thermal imaging camera.

Secondly, Speice is researching the possibility

of application for a grant through the Ohio De-

partment of Forestry. She is hoping this grant

would be available for vehicles and/or equip-

ment.

Mike James appeared before council on behalf

of the fire department. He was seeking permis-

sion to have a truck pull as a fund-raiser for the

department. Council took the matter under ad-

visement.

A resident expressed concern about junk items

on a property along Fox Avenue.

According to EMS coordinator, Greg Bollen-

bacher, EMT training was to begin Feb. 22.

In other business, council:

• learned Mayor’s Court receipts totaled $200

for January.

• heard Kerry Hook will provide part-time

help as needed.

• thanked, along with Mayor Speice, village

employees and volunteers for snow removal after

the recent storms.

• learned a Verizon representative will be view-

ing sites in the village as possible locations for a

cell phone tower.

• found out the 2011 contract with the Payne

Ball Association will go out soon.

• was told electrical rates through AEP may go

up after a proposed merging with Columbus

South.

Next regular meeting will be Monday, Feb. 28.

Antwerp cancelscouncil meeting

By STEVE MAJOR

Correspondent

ANTWERP – The Antwerp

Village Council failed to con-

vene a quorum for the monthly

meeting scheduled on Mon-

day, Feb. 14. With only three

of the six council members

present, the council was not

able to conduct any business.

With no urgent issues to at-

tend to, the council, mayor and

village administration tenta-

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p.m. at the Lion’s Club build-

ing in downtown Scott. As

always, it’s “all you can eat”

for $6 for adults or $3 for

children. Fact of the weekThe 2010 Roper Public

Opinion Poll found 45 percent

of Americans trusted public

television over any other news

source including the federal

government and are more sat-

isfied with PBS programming

than cable or commercial tele-

vision. Forty percent of Amer-

icans also said they trusted

PBS news and public affairs

programs more than any other

network, also ranking them the

most unbiased.


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HIDING IN THE FRIDGEOne thing we all do is go to

our refrigerator and say, “What

do we have to eat?” Actually,

sometimes I may open the

door of the fridge three or four

times before I decide what it is

I want.

Our refrigerators hold a lot

of good, healthy foods, such as

lettuce, celery, carrots, broccoli

and cauliflower. It also holds

our drinks such as juice and

milk. These things may sound

healthy to munch on, but usu-

ally not my first choice of what

I want to eat.

I find myself looking for a

Pepsi, candy, bologna and

Swiss cheese. In the freezer I

look for ice cream, popsicles,

meats, frozen vegetables, and

ice, of course.

Our fridge may hold a lot of

good things, but sometimes

every now and then we get a

surprise. Not too long ago, I

was looking for my Sechler

pickle relish because I needed

it in a recipe. I spotted the jar,

opened it, then screamed and

hurriedly set it down.

In the jar was all kind of

gross looking sprouts growing.

After hearing my screams the

perpetrator came running and

said, “Are you okay? What’s

wrong?”

I said, “Oh, no. Look, that

pickle relish is sprouting and

growing pickles. It even turned

black.”

Very calmly he replied, “Oh

no. Those are my peach seeds.

I am trying to start a peach tree

and it said to put them in dirt

and keep them in the refriger-

ator.”

I really should be used to

finding things in the refrigera-

tor. A long time ago, I took a

partial container of what I

thought was cottage cheese in

my lunch sack. I had even

packed some fruit to go on the

top. As I opened my container

of cottage cheese, contemplat-

ing the taste of cottage cheese

and pineapple, I looked in the

container and started scream-

ing. Inside was soil and fish

worms. Wow. The worms

were kind of sleepy but still

moving.

I hurriedly put the lid back

on them and said a few choice

words. So much for lunch!

Of course, I should have

known that fish worms are al-

ways kept in the refrigerator. I

suspect this is a common oc-

currence with fishermen, but

my son finally owned up to the

offense.

My lesson was don’t have

two cottage cheese containers

in your fridge, because nine

chances out of 10 one may be

fish worms.

A weird thing happened in

Florida in 2007. This news

item was reported: A duck had

been shot and placed in the re-

frigerator. The poor bird was

waiting to be the main course

at dinner.

Two days later, the lady of

the house opened up the refrig-

erator to remove the duck.

Then all of a sudden, the duck

moved his head. It was still

alive. The woman wanted to

save the duck, so she took it to

a wildlife rehabilitation center.

It was later reported that the

duck would recuperate, but

probably would not return to

the wild. Now, it is so strange

that the duck survived for two

days in a refrigerator.

I have heard of putting

these items in the refrigerator:

nail polish, lipstick, batteries,

camera film, sculpting clay

and coffee. Of course, we all

know where some people hide

their money, don’t we? That’s

why we call it “cold cash.”

What are some of the things

in your refrigerator? Have you

ever found anything like fish

worms or seeds in your fridge?

Let me know and I’ll give you

a Penny for Your Thoughts.

A Penny For Your Thoughts....

By: Nancy WhitakerBy JIM LOPSHIRE

OSU Extension educator

If you are looking at alter-

native agriculture on small

acreage, interested in local

foods, or looking for some

new enterprises for your fam-

ily farm operation, then plan

to attend the Northern Ohio

New & Small Farm College

being offered by the Ohio

State University Extension.

This four-week introduc-

tory short course is for the

new landowner or anyone

wishing to learn how to make

the most of a few acres. The

program seeks to improve the

productivity and enhance the

viability of small farm opera-

tors.

The program will answer the

four essential questions: “How

to get started in planning for

success?”; “What options are

there for growing vegetables or

livestock?”; “How do I market

what I grow?”; and “What re-

sources exist to help me pursue

my business plans?” Don’t

miss this chance to increase

your agricultural knowledge.

This workshop will focus on

topics related to profitable and

alternative agriculture as well

for small acreages and adding

new enterprises to existing farm

operations. The topics taught at

each site will include: develop-

ing real-life expectations for

your farm, developing a busi-

ness plan for your operation, se-

lecting agricultural enterprises,

developing budgets, marketing

your product through direct

marketing tools, and the re-

sources available.

Sessions will be held once a

week for four weeks during

March. Each session will run

from 6:30-9 p.m.

The sessions will be held at

two locations. The Putnam

County Extension office in Ot-

tawa will be the site for the

Monday sessions scheduled for

March 7, 14, 21 and 28. The

EHOVE Career Center in

Milan will be the site for the

Tuesday sessions scheduled for

March 8, 15, 22 and 29. The

same program is offered at each

site.

Cost is $50 with each addi-

tional registrant from the family

or operation at $30. The fee in-

cludes course notebook, class

handouts, and light refresh-

ments. Registration deadline is

March 1.

Contact the Putnam County

Extension office at 419-512-

6294 or e-mail [email protected] register.

More information about this

program is available on the

Agriculture and Natural Re-

sources page of

http://putnam.osu.edu and an in-

formational flyer can be found

at http://wood.osu.edu/pdf-files/2011%20small%20farm%20flyer.pdf

Paulding County Area Foundation

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A gift that lives forever

Forever is a long time.

However, that is the purpose

of a foundation, to fulfill a

donor’s wishes forever. Let’s

say you wish to donate to a

community organization.

Your donation is invested,

and the earnings can be

granted annually to the organ-

ization of your choice, per

your instructions, by the foun-

dation, forever. We mortals

will come and go, but the good

that we do in our lives can live

forever in a foundation fund.

Consult with your attorney

or accountant. They can give

you tax saving procedures to

use to not only support your

favorite charity, but provide

you with a tax savings at the

same time. Paulding Area

Foundation would be happy to

assist you as well.

Want to know more? Ask

your attorney, your accountant

or your local Paulding County

Area Foundation office 419-

399-8282 for more informa-

tion.

‘Light Up the Night’ atannual chamber banquet

The Paulding Chamber of

Commerce will be hosting its

fifth annual banquet on Friday,

March 4, at the Paulding Ea-

gles. The event will begin at

5:30 p.m. with a networking

social hour including hors

d’oeuvres and a cash bar.

Throughout the social hour

and dinner, the jazz group

West Central Quartet will be

providing background music.

These musicians perform at

Club Soda in Fort Wayne.

Dinner will be served at 7

p.m. with the Paulding Eagles

catering the meal. Dinner in-

cludes choice of Chicken Cor-

don Bleu or a New York strip

steak. Both selections include

a vegetable, salad and dinner

roll. A chocolate fountain will

take center stage as dessert.

Throughout the evening,

raffle and 50/50 tickets will be

sold. Also there will be draw-

ings for door prizes.

The program will include a

presentation from the Cham-

ber’s Leadership In Action

program participants, some

surprise announcements, an

annual report on activities dur-

ing the past year, John Pauld-

ing Days planning, and other

exciting projects and events for

2011. Several recognitions and

awards will be presented dur-

ing the program.

It is expected that there will

be a large turnout for this

event. Only reserved tickets

for the banquet are being sold

and all reservations need to be

in by Monday, Feb. 28.

The Chamber is offering

V.I.P. sponsorship tables. The

sponsorship tables seat six

people at a prime location, and

include dinner, six drink tick-

ets, six raffle tickets, and spe-

cial recognition in the program

and during the event.

The annual banquet is a

great opportunity to meet other

people, have a good meal,

relax and have a good time.

To make reservations, con-

tact the chamber office at 419-

399-5215, or email

[email protected]

CARRIAGE RIDE – United Way of Paulding County sponsored Valentine’s carriage rides onFeb. 12 in Paulding. The love birds pictured here are Robert and Marilyn Ladd of Paulding. UWPCwill hold Mother’s Day carriage rides on Saturday, May 7. The United Way annual business meetingwill be held at 5 p.m. Tuesday, March 8 at the office at 101 E. Perry St. Paulding.

Kindergarten registrationfor Wayne Trace schools

Wayne Trace Grover Hill and Wayne Trace Payne elementaries

will be holding kindergarten registration for all-day, every-day

kindergarten.

The dates will be:

• Thursday, April 14 – WT Grover Hill Elementary

• Friday, April 15 – WT Payne Elementary

If your child will be 5 years of age on or before Aug. 1, 2011,

please call with the following information: Child’s full name,

child’s birth date, child’s Social Security number, parents’ names,

child’s address including the county, and telephone number.

Kindergarten packets will be sent to the new kindergarten parents

as the schools are notified.

The Payne School office number is 419-263-2512, option #4

and ask for Tammie.

The Grover Hill school office number is 419-587-3414, option

#3 and ask for Marcie.


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ANTWERP AND SURROUNDING Antwerp Community Church, 704 S. Erie St., SR 49, Antwerp; PastorRicky L. Grimes 419-258-2069. Bible Study Fellowship 9:30 am; Con-temporary Worship 10:30 am, Wednesday Discipleship Study, 7:00 pm Antwerp United Methodist Church, East River Street, Rev. Pastor MikeSchneider, church telephone number is 258-4901, Comtemporaty serviceSunday 8:30a.m., Sunday school 9:30a.m., Traditional Service 10:30a.m. Church of Christ, 15413 St. Rt. 49, P.O. Box 1150, Antwerp. 258-3895.Sun. class 9:30 am, Sun. worship 10:30 am, Sun. eve. class 6:00 pm,Sun. eve. worship 7:00 pm. Wed. night J.A.M. at 7:00 pm. Divine Mercy Catholic Parish, 303 S. Monroe, Antwerp. Office: 417 N.Main, Paulding, 399-2576, Pastor Very Rev. G. Allan Fillman, Masses: Sun-day at 8:30am. First Baptist Church, US 24 East, Rev. Jim Edwards, 258-2056, band,praise team and message 8:30-9:30 a.m., Sunday school at 9 a.m., Sun-day worship 10 a.m.; evening service 6 p.m. First Presbyterian Church, 126 W. River St., Pastor Mike Pennington,258-2864, Sunday school at 9:15 a.m., Sunday worship at 10:35 a.m. Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, 2937 US 24, 258-2290. Publictalk 10 a.m. Sunday, Congregation Bible Study, Theocratic Ministry School& Service Meeting, Theocratic school 7:30 p.m. Thursday. Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church, Pastor Robert Becker. Sunday school at9 a.m., Sunday worship at 10 a.m.

ARTHUR/FIVE SPAN AREA Apostolic Christian Church, 13562 Road 147, Defiance (Junction),399-3121, William Schlatter, Elder, Sunday services at 10:15 a.m. and12:30 p.m., Sunday school at 1 p.m., Wednesday services at 8 p.m. Bethel Christian Church, Ohio 66, Defiance (Arthur), Pastor ChristopherBaker, Sunday worship at 10:30 a.m. Church of Christ, corner of County Roads 166 and 191, Evangelist Lon-nie Lambert, 399-5022, Sunday worship at 10:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.,Bible study at 9:30 a.m. Sunday. Junction Bible Christian Church, County Road 111, Defiance (Junction),393-2671 or 594-3794, Sunday school at 9:30 a.m., Sunday worshipfollows at 10:30 a.m. Pleasantview Missionary Baptist Church, County Road 180, Defiance(Junction), Rev. Alan Ray Newsome, Sunday worship at 11 a.m., eveningservice at 6 p.m.; Wednesday evening services at 7 p.m. Rock Church, SR 637, Five Span-Arthur area, Pastor Bobby Branham393-2924, Sunday school at 10 a.m., Sunday worship at 10:45 a.m.,Sunday evening worship at 7 p.m., Wednesday evening worship at 7 p.m.,Youth Service Wednesday at 7 p.m.

GROVER HILL AND OUTLYING Bible Baptist Church, corner of Cleveland and Perry streets, Grover Hill,Pastor Pat Holt, 587-4021, Sunday school at 10 a.m., Sunday worship at11 a.m., Sunday evening worship at 6 p.m.; Wednesday prayer meeting at7 p.m. Grover Hill Church of the Nazarene, Maple and East Jackson streets,Pastor Jonathan L. Hoagland, 587-3376, Sunday school at 9:30 a.m.,

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Pentecostal Church of God, 601 W. Caroline St., Paulding, ElderGeorge Robinson, Sunday school at 10 a.m., worship service at noon,prayer services Monday at 6 p.m. and Thursday at noon, Bible studyat 6 p.m. Tuesday. Pioneer Christian Ministries, County Road 108 and Ohio 637, Pauld-ing, Rev. Chuck Oliver, Sunday worship at 10:30 a.m., Thursday eve. 7:00pm. Rose Hill Church of God, corner of SR 637 and Charloe Trail, Paulding,399-3113, Pastor Ron Hofacker, Sunday school at 9:30 a.m., Sundayworship at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday service from 7-8 p.m. with children’shour. St. John Lutheran Church–ELCA, 7611 Road 87, Briceton, PastorJoseph Allen, parsonage telephone number is 263-2580, church tele-phone number is 399-4962, Sunday worship at 8:15 a.m., Sunday schoolat 9 a.m. St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church, 601 Flat Rock Drive (P.O. Box156), Paulding, Pastor Kare Stetins, church telephone number is 399-2320, Sunday Worship at 10:15 a.m., Sunday school at 9 a.m.PAYNE AND OUTLYING AREAS Divine Mercy Catholic Parish, 203 W. Townline, Payne, 399-2576, Pas-tor Very Rev. G. Allan Fillman, Masses: Saturday at 4:00 p.m. Edgerton Wesleyan Church, 1717 Bertha St., Woodburn, (Edgerton)Ind. 46797, Pastor Dave Dignal, church telephone number is 260-632-4008, Sunday school at 9 a.m., children’s church at 10 a.m., worship at10 a.m., home groups at 6 p.m., Wednesday evening services at 6:30p.m. (Indiana time). Living Water Ministries, Contemporary worship service Sunday nightsat 10 a.m. & 6:30 p.m., The “Well” church for kids, Sunday mornings from10-11:30 a.m. All services are held at Payne Community Center “TheRock” 104 S. Main St., Payne. Pastor Rich Phelan, 419-263-2728. Payne Church of Christ, 220 West Merrin Street, Payne, Minister DanStaifer. Sunday worship at 9:30 am. 419-263-2092. Payne Church of the Nazarene, 509 E. Orchard St. (Ohio 500) Payne,Pastor Mike Harper, 263-2422, Sunday school at 9:30 a.m., Sunday wor-ship at 10:30 a.m. Sunday night service at 6:30 p.m., Wednesday prayermeeting at 7:30 p.m. St. Jacob United Church of Christ, southwest corner of Oak and Hymanstreets, Payne, Rev. Jim Langham, 263-2763. Sunday School-9:00 am,Church service-10:00 am. St. James Lutheran Church–ELCA, West Townline Street (P.O. Box 42),Payne, 263-2129, Pastor Joseph Allen, 263-2580. Sunday School at9:30 a.m., Sunday worship at 10:30 a.m. St. Paul United Methodist Church, (P.O. Box 154) 312 South MainStreet, Payne, Rev. Julia Ronngren, church telephone number is 263-2418,parsonage telephone number is 263-2017, Sunday school at 9 a.m.,Sunday worship at 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. Editor’s Note: If your church doesn’t have service times listed, pleasecontact the Paulding County Progress office to notify of Sunday servicetimes.

a.m. Bethlehem Temple Pentecostal, 818 West Jackson Street, Paulding,399-3770, Rev. Burpo, Sunday school at 10 a.m., Sunday worship at12 p.m. Calvary Bible Church, Ohio 111 West across from Paulding CountyHospital, 399-4919, elders John Mohr, (260) 632-4356, Bob Fessel419-399-3398, Jack Fetter 419-587-3660, Brad Sisson 419-263-3108. Sunday school at 9 a.m., morning worship at 10:15 a.m., Ad-venture Club and youth group at 6 p.m. Wed. Cecil Community Church, 203 S. Main St., Cecil. Pastor Ted Ramey.Sun. school 10:00 am, Worship service 11:00 am, Sun. eve. 6:00 pm,Wed. eve. 6:00 pm. Cecil First Presbyterian Church, Main Street, Cecil, Sunday worshipat 8 a.m., Sunday school at 9 a.m. Divine Mercy Catholic Parish, 417 N. Main, Paulding, 399-2576,Pastor Very Rev. G. Allan Fillman, Masses: Saturday at 5:30 p.m.; Sun-day at 10:30 a.m. Emmanuel Baptist Church, 1275 Emerald Road, Paulding, 419-399-5061, Sunday School at 9:30 a.m., worship services at 10:45a.m. and 6 p.m. Sunday and 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. Pastor Drew Gard-ner. First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), 1233 Emerald Road,Paulding, Rev. Gregory Bibler, 419-399-4576, Sunday school 9:00a.m., Worship service 10:00 a.m. First Presbyterian Church, 114 West Caroline Street, Paulding, 399-2438, Rev. David Meriwether, 9:00am Sunday school, 10:15 a.m.praise singing, 10:30 a.m. Sunday worship. House of Love Ministries, 220 N. Williams St., Paulding. Pastor Pre-

dest (Dwayne) Richardson or Sister Brenda Richardson, 419-399-9205 or 419-796-8718, Sunday worship at 3:00 p.m. Jail Ministry,Food Ministry, Outreach Ministry. Overcomer Outreach - a Christian 12-steap meeting, Sundays at 5:00 p.m. New Beginnings Church (Church of God), Cecil, Pastor Roy Burk,399-5041, Sunday worship at 11 a.m. Paulding Church of Christ, East Perry Street, Paulding, MinisterChristopher Reno, 419-399-4761. Bible school at 9:30 a.m., Sundayworship at 10:30 a.m. Paulding Church of the Nazarene, 210 Dooley Dr., Paulding, 399-3932, Revs. Kim and Cindy Semran, Sunday school at 9:15 a.m., Sun-day worship at 10:30 a.m., Sunday evening at 6:00 p.m.: Kids’Summer Jam (ages 4-4th grade), Preteen class (5th-6th grade), Teengroup (7th-12th grade), and adult service. Wednesday at 7:00 p.m.:Teen group (7th-12th grade), adult bible study and prayer. Nurseryavailable for all services. Paulding Family Worship Center, 501 West Perry Street, Paulding,399-3525, Rev. Monte Moore, Sunday worship at 10:30 a.m. Paulding United Methodist Church, 321 North Williams Street,Paulding, church telephone number is 399-3591, Rev. Ben Lowell,Sunday School, 9:00 a.m.; Worship service at 10 a.m.; Youth Group,Sunday, 6:30 p.m.; Bible studies on Monday, 10:30 a.m. & Wednes-days 7 p.m.; Wed. worship at 6:00pm.

Morning worship at 10:30 a.m., Sunday evening gospel hour at 6 p.m.,Wednesday evening service at 7 p.m. Grover Hill Zion United Methodist Church, corner of First and Harrison,Rev. Dr. Paul G. Bunnell, 587-3941, Sunday school at 9:30 a.m., Sundayworship at 10:20 a.m., nursery available during all services. Mandale Church of Christ in Christian Union, Ohio 66, Rev. Don Rogers,587-3829, Sunday school at 9:30 a.m., Sunday worship at 10:30 a.m.and 6 p.m., Wednesday prayer meeting at 7 p.m. Middle Creek United Methodist Church, County Road 24, Grover Hill,Pastor William Sherry, Sunday worship at 9 a.m., Sunday school at 10:15a.m., Sunday evening Bible study at 7 p.m. Mt. Zion United Methodist Church, Grover Hill, County Road 151, Sun-day school at 9:30 a.m., Pastor David Prior, Sunday worship at 10:30 a.m.,Wednesday evening prayer meeting at 7:30 p.m. Roselms Christian Church, Ohio 114, Pastor Gary Church, 594-2445,Sunday school at 9:30 a.m., Sunday worship at 10:30 a.m.

HAVILAND/LATTY/SCOTT Apostolic Christian Church, 12867 Road 82, Haviland, 399-5220, wor-ship service at 10:30 a.m. Country Chapel United Methodist Church, Haviland, 419-622-5746,Sunday school at 9:30 a.m., Sunday worship at 10:15 a.m. Latty Zion Baptist Church, Latty, Pastor Levi Collins Jr., 399-2748, Sun-day school at 10 a.m., worship service at 11:15 a.m. Harvest Field Pentecostal Church of God, 13625 Road 12, Scott, PastorTerry Martin, 419-622-2026, Sunday school at 9:30 a.m., Sunday morningworship at 10:30 a.m., Sunday Evening worship at 6:00 pm, Wednesdayevening worship at 7:00 pm, Wednesday Youth Group at 7:00 pm. Friends United Methodist Church, Latty, Pastor Ron Johnson. Sundayworship at 9 a.m., Wednesday Bible Study at 7 p.m.

OAKWOOD/MELROSE AREAS Auglaize Chapel Church of God, rural Oakwood, 3 miles south and halfmile west on County Road 60, Pastor Stan Harmon, 594-2248, Sundayworship at 9:00 a.m. Sunday school at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday servicesfor children, youth and adults at 7:00 p.m. Melrose United Methodist Church, Melrose, 594-2076, Pastor EileenKochensparger 399-5818; Sunday school 9:30 a.m., Sunday worship at10:30 a.m., Sunday evening worship at 6:30 p.m., Wednesday Bible studyand prayer at 6:30 p.m. Twin Oaks United Methodist Church, corner of Harmon and Secondstreets, Oakwood, Pastor Eric Dailey. 419-594-2992. Sunday worship at9:30 a.m., Sunday school at 10:45 a.m., Bible Study Wednesdays at10:00 a.m. Prairie Chapel Bible Church, one mile east and a half-mile north ofOakwood on the corner of roads 104 and 209, Pastor Earl Chapman, 594-2057, Sunday school at 9:30 a.m., Sunday worship at 10:30 a.m., eveningworship at 6 p.m., Wednesday Bible study at 7 p.m.PAULDING AND OUTLYING Bethel United Methodist, Forders Bridge, Cecil, Pastor Kevin Doseck(419) 899-4153, worship service at 10:30 a.m., Sunday school at 9:30

119 N. Main St.Payne, OH 45880419-263-2705

QUESTION: It’s February

and I’ve already blown my

New Year’s resolution to lose

weight. I was really moti-

vated, but can’t seem to stick

with it. Any advice?

JULI: Truth be told, few of us

have been diligent to keep the

promises we made to ourselves

on Jan. 1. Whether it was to

lose weight, stop smoking or to

be a better parent, real change

is difficult to consistently stay

committed to.

One of the greatest barriers

to keeping your New Year’s

resolution is all-or-nothing

thinking. In other words, since

I ate a pint of ice cream yester-

day, I guess the diet will have

to wait until next year, or at

least next week. Let’s face it ...

we all fail to perfectly measure

up to our greatest aspirations.

The difference between suc-

cess and failure is really based

on whether or not you keep try-

ing, even after you fail. Change

doesn’t happen overnight. Re-

search suggests that it takes an

average of 66 days to form a

new habit.

As you work toward losing

weight, keep a couple of things

in mind. Set goals that will

change your lifestyle, like a

healthy eating and exercise

plan instead of targeting a

number on the scale. Create a

form of accountability, whether

a friend to work out with or a

formal weight loss program. It

is much easier to stay commit-

ted to your goal when someone

is cheering you on. Also, re-

member that medical or emo-

tional issues can impact

weight. You may want to con-

sult your physician or perhaps

a counselor if you continue to

struggle.

Finally, consider this quote

by GK Chesterton: “Anything

worth doing is worth doing

badly.” In other words, don’t

give up just because you

haven’t succeeded one hundred

percent. Even a little progress

this year is better than no

progress!

QUESTION: My husband

and I are at our wit’s end

with our 6-year-old daughter.

She’s determined to chal-

lenge our authority and have

things her own way. We’d

like to think it’s just a stage,

but our son wasn’t anywhere

near this difficult when he

was 6. What’s going on?

JIM: I think all parents have

those times when they feel like

they’re fighting a losing battle.

No matter how many times we

discipline our kids and try to

help them make the right

choices, the message just does-

n’t seem to get through.

My wife, Jean, and I have

faced this kind of frustration

with our oldest son. He’s your

typical strong-willed child. He

sees things in black and white,

which is not a bad quality in it-

self. But he often has trouble

respecting authority. Time and

again, we have tried to teach

him the importance of being

respectful. And time and again,

he’s had us tearing our hair out!

He never seemed to learn his

lesson – until, that is, just re-

cently.

Something has changed in

our firstborn son. It’s like he’s

had a burst of maturity. He’s

getting perspective, and it’s

clear that he’s beginning to un-

derstand that his actions have

consequences, both for himself

and for those around him. He’s

more respectful of his mom

and dad, not to mention his lit-

tle brother.

Did Jean and I discover

some magic formula to bring

about this change? No – we’ve

just been doing what we’ve al-

ways done. But I think that’s

the point. If we’re consistentand persistent with our kids

when it comes to discipline and

boundaries, the message is

going to get through eventually.

There may be conflict along the

way, as you’ve discovered with

your daughter. But by God’s

grace, one day she’ll thank you

for your efforts to develop char-

acter in her when she was

younger. The important thing is

that you don’t give up. And

above all, make sure she knows

you love her.

By Jim Daly and Dr. Juli Slattery

‘Winning the Battle for a Generation’By Rick Jones

exec. director, Defiance

Area Youth for Christ

Best-selling speaker and author Steven

Covey has made a living out of focusing on

“right priorities,” or what he has come to call

in his books The Seven Habits of Highly Ef-fective People.

Speaking of priorities, on Jan. 4, 2006,

Mack Brown won the biggest football game

of his three-decade coaching career. His Texas

Longhorns rallied from a 12-point deficit

against the University of Southern California

to win both the Rose Bowl and the National

Championship.

The win erased that perpetual criticism, “He

can’t win the big one.” After this incredible

victory, Brown put the game into perspective

for the young men on that team.

In the locker-room that night, Brown told

his players, “Don’t let this be the best thing

that ever happens in your life. Maybe it’ll be

the best sports event, but don’t let it be the best

thing. Make sure you’re a better father than

this today. Make sure you’re a better husband

than this today, because this goes away. It’s a

game.”

Some contended Brown’s comments were

poorly timed following such an incredible

win, but wise individuals will remember it as

one of the greatest speeches ever given by a

coach.

With regard to living our lives in the light of

eternity, getting our priorities right, the scriptures

remind us in Matthew 6:33 (KJV): “But seek ye

first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness;

and all these things shall be added unto you.”

For more information about the work of Youthfor Christ, you may contact Youth for Christ at419-782-0656, P.O. Box 111, 210 Clinton Street,Defiance, Ohio 43512, or email to: [email protected]

School MenusHamburger with bun, green beans,fruit, milk.

TUESDAY – Breakfast: Assortedcereals, crackers, fruit, milk. Lunch:Salisbury steak, whipped potatoes,gravy, bread, fruit, milk.

WEDNESDAY – Breakfast: Egg,bacon and cheese pizza, fruit, milk.Lunch: Hot dog or chili dog with bun,oven potatoes, fruit, milk.

THURSDAY – Breakfast: Breakfastburrito, fruit, milk. Lunch: Ham andcheese sub, corn, fruit, milk.

FRIDAY – Breakfast: Assorted ce-reals, crackers, juice, milk. Lunch:Taco in a bag, lettuce, cheese,, fruit,milk.

PAULDING ELEMENTARYWeek of Feb. 28

Packed lunch: Bologna sand-wich, vegetable, fruit, milk.

MONDAY – Breakfast: assortedcereals, graham crackers, juice, milk.Lunch: pizza, corn, fruit, milk.

TUESDAY – Breakfast: Cereal bar,graham crackers, juice, milk. Lunch:Hamburger with bun, oven potatoes,fruit, milk.

WEDNESDAY – Breakfast: Muffin,graham crackers, juice, milk. Lunch:Salisbury steak, whipped potatoes,gravy, bread, fruit, milk.

THURSDAY – Breakfast: Assortedcereals, graham crackers, juice, milk.Lunch: Taco salad, lettuce, cheese,salsa, fruit, milk

FRIDAY – Breakfast: Cinnamonbreadstick, milk, applesauce. Lunch:

Menus are subject to changeANTWERP LOCAL SCHOOLS

Week of Feb. 28MONDAY – Cheeseburger or

Sloppy Joe on bun, French fries or-ange smiles, milk. PLUS: Salad baror cook’s choice.

(No further menus were receivedby press time.)

PAULDING HIGH SCHOOLWeek of Feb. 28

MONDAY – Breakfast: Breakfastpizza, juice, milk. Lunch: Country friedsteak, whipped potatoes, gravy, bis-cuit, or sausage gravy, biscuit, tatortots, fruit, milk.

TUESDAY – Breakfast: Cinniminisor cherry turnover, juice, milk. Lunch:Mandarin chicken salad, garlic breadstick, fruit, milk.

WEDNESDAY – Breakfast:Sausage and egg burrito with salsa,juice, milk. Lunch: Taco salad or grilledchicken with bun, celery with dip,baked chips, fruit, milk.

THURSDAY – Breakfast: Frenchtoast sticks, sausage links, juice, milk.Lunch: Cooks choice.

FRIDAY – Breakfast: Sausagegravy with biscuits, juice, milk. Lunch:Chili dog with bun, oven potatoes, fruit,milk.

OAKWOOD ELEMENTARYWeek of Feb. 28

Packed lunch A: Peanut butterand jelly, vegetable, fruit, milk.

MONDAY – Breakfast: Mini Pills-bury pancakes, fruit, milk. Lunch:

Sloppy Joe scoops, carrots, fruit, milk. WAYNE TRACE SCHOOLS

Week of Feb. 28MONDAY – Breakfast: Pizza.

Lunch: Creamed chicken sandwich,green beans, peaches.

TUESDAY – Breakfast: Egg,cheese, bacon muffin. Lunch: Rotiniwith meat, corn, cheesestick bread-stick, pears.

WEDNESDAY – Breakfast: Pan-cakes, sausage. Lunch: Hot ham andcheese sandwich, s. potatoes, greenfruited jello with topping

THURSDAY – Breakfast: Egg,cheese omelet, toast, jelly. Lunch:Chicken or cheese quesadilla, tossedsalad, pineapple.FRIDAY – Breakfast: Turnover. Lunch:Sloppy joe sandwich, green beans,yum-yum cake.

DIVINE MERCY SCHOOLWeek of Feb. 28

Same menu as Wayne Trace.

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Rochelle Clark (center) received her Certificate of Achievementfrom the PARC Lane Training Center on Feb. 15. Congratulating herare her teacher, Alicia Tipton (left) and Lisa Recker, acting superin-tendent of the Paulding County Board of Developmental Disabilities.Clark will now become part of the workforce at the PC WorkshopInc.

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will hold its regular bimonthly

meeting at 7 p.m. Feb. 24 in

the Paulding Eagles. The pub-

lic is welcome to attend. Meet-

ings are held the second and

fourth Thursdays of the month

unless a holiday conflicts with

the date. Next month meetings

will be March 10 and 24.

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Since homemade pasta was the lesson plan for the day, guest chef and Vantage graduate DrewFisher demonstrated the technique he learned while he studied in Italy for three months.Watching carefully are, from left – Lexi Cummings (Lincolnview), DJ Price (Antwerp), EddieHibbard (Wayne Trace) and Kayla Garb (Crestview).

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A little Archer cheerleader takes the floor at halftime ofthe Paulding Antwerp Boys Basketball Game.

Dr. and Mrs. Michael Mott recently visited Oakwood Elementary First Graders to teach themabout dental health. Pictured with Dr. and Mrs. Mott are Hayden Newsome and Nicole Mobley,who were chosen to dress up like dentists.

The four and five year old class at Divine Mercy Payne Preschool enjoying their Christmasparty.

The Grover Hill Elementary third graders wrote poems in the fall. Recently we were notifiedthat these students’ poems were published! Super Writers!

Vantage’s Tony Valle (Paulding) installs a receptacle outlet in the fitness center at theYWCA. The Vantage senior electricity class relocated several receptacle outlets in the fitnesscenter, traced circuits in the kitchen, added a receptacle for a freezer in a storage room andadded another receptacle for a food warmner in the kitchen.

At the Paulding Boys Basketball game at Ada onFebruary 11, Paulding cheerleader Derrick Echols showshis jumping ability.

The Vantage senior electricity class recently provided some much-needed electrical help atthe Van Wert YWCA. Chris Stalberg, a senior electricity student from Wayne Trace, installs abreaker in the panel at the Y.

Green trends for 2011equals sustainability

By Becky Suvar

WMEA Program Manager

There are four themes that we need to take a look at for

Going Green in 2011.

Energy efficiency

The name of the game in greening up your life style starts

with reducing your overall power consumption. “Smart” tech-

nologies in home appliances like refrigerators, washing

machines and ovens that monitor the grid and can tell users

when the least expensive time to run a cycle or cook a meal

will occur.

These appliances will also learn when you most often use

them (such as how many times a day and when you open the

freezer) and adjust the temperature accordingly to keep foods

fresh, even at slightly warmer temperatures, to reduce power

consumption. You can even receive a text message from your

oven to start and stop cooking cycles when you’re out in the

backyard or even on the road.

Companies also have met energy efficiency standards

head-on, and the U.S. EPA is already revising its Energy Star

program to take the requirements up another notch.

The bottom line is that consumers can expect their gadgets

to strive to maximize efficiency and minimize power drain in

new, intuitive ways.

Monitoring home energy usage

Jumping off of the efficiency trend, being able to monitor

and control your home energy usage from any location is a

huge theme in consumer electronics.

“Smart” plugs offer a fast way to modify existing homes in

order to monitor power usage, without needing a full-scale

home energy monitoring system.

While their features vary by manufacturer, essentially,

smart plugs are outlet units that plug into regular household

outlets to prevent vampire power drain, monitor energy con-

sumption and generally reduce the overall costs to run various

electronics.

Many versions offer wi-fi or radio wave technology that

communicate consumption rates to energy profiles accessible

from any location. This capability, as well as updates avail-

able by text or email, make unusual usage patterns easier to

spot and money easier to save in the process.

E-cycling and utilizing recycled materials in products

As part of companies’ overall corporate social responsibil-

ity plans, electronics recycling inevitably comes into play.

Companies are establishing nationwide collection

opportunities and responsible recycling initiatives for not only

their own tech, but their competitors’ as well.

Utilization of reclaimed materials both from post- and pre-

consumer streams is also a hot trend across manufacturers.

For example, the Sony Alpha A55 DSLR series camera bod-

ies are made from post-industrial waste made from the CD

and DVD manufacturing process. Also, Panasonic has a goal

to use 16 percent recycled materials in every product it makes

by 2018.

Convergence

Essentially, the concept of “convergence” implies

that gadgets can do more outside their traditional range of

functionality.

The newly revealed smart TVs from LG give a perfect

example of this by showcasing a platform that brings more

advanced levels of streaming online content and Web brows-

ing. Panasonic’s new integrated TVs host chatting on Skype,

visit Facebook and even tracking your fitness to the tradition-

al television experience.

Convergence of tech means that fewer resources are uti-

lized to produce the same capabilities, and it may mean that

people buy “smarter” for their lifestyles. Rather than having

more consumer electronic devices, they purchase fewer that

have more functionality.

It is important at the end of life for all our gadgets, that they

are responsibly recycled to find a new life and a new usage.

If you have any questions about Paulding County

recycling opportunities, please give Becky Suvar, WMEA

Program manager, a call at 419-399-3630.

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News in briefIf you would like your group’s event

listed in our monthly GreenSpaceCalendar, please contact our office nolater than the second Wednesday ofeach month. You may email [email protected], faxto 419-399-4030, or call our office at419-399-4015.

COMING UP

EATING LOCAL FOODS (ELF)NETWORK MEETING – Is 6:30p.m. Tuesday, March 8 atNorthwest State CommunityCollege, McDougle Room (withinthe library). ELF is a network ofpeople in the greater northwestOhio area promoting a sustainable,local food system through educa-tion that improves quality of lifeand protects the environment. Thenetwork was initiated by NorthwestState Community College as partof its Education for SustainabilityProgram. For more information,visit www.eatinglocalfoods.org

EVERYBODY EATS: PROMOT-ING THE PRODUCTION, DISTRI-BUTION AND CONSUMPTIONOF LOCAL FOODS – Will be pre-sented from 7:30 a.m.-4:15 p.m.Saturday, April 2 at NorthwestState Community College,Archbold, presented by EatingLocal Foods (ELF) Network, withco-sponsors Northwest State andOSU Extension. Register now totake advantage of early bird ratesat www.eatinglocalfoods.org.

EPA’s budgetproposalreflectstough choices

WASHINGTON – The

Obama Administration last

week proposed a FY 2012

budget of $8.973 billion for

the U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency (EPA).

This proposal reflects

President Obama’s commit-

ment to ensuring the govern-

ment lives within its means

while ensuring that EPA can

carry out its core mission:

protecting public health and

our environment while

reducing air and water pol-

lution in communities across

America.

This budget proposal rep-

resents about a 13 percent

decrease from the FY 2010

budget of $10.3 billion.

“As millions of families

are cutting back and spend-

ing less, they expect the

same good fiscal sense out

of their government. That is

why this budget reflects the

tough choices needed for

our nation’s short- and long-

term fiscal health – and

allows EPA to maintain its

fundamental mission of pro-

tecting human health and the

environment,” said EPA

administrator Lisa P.

Jackson. “This budget

focuses our resources on the

most urgent health and envi-

ronmental challenges we

face. Though it includes sig-

nificant cuts, it provides

EPA with what we need to

fundamentally protect the

health of the American peo-

ple.”

Some key 2012 budget

initiatives include $350 mil-

lion for projects strategically

chosen to target the most

significant threats to peo-

ple’s health in the Great

Lakes ecosystem, a $125

million decrease from FY

2010, the first year of the

initiative.

For more information on

EPA’s proposed FY2012

budget, visit www.epa.gov/planandbudget/annualplan/fy2012.html

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Using wind as an energy option

Wind turbines can be an environmentally and financially beneficial resource to landowners.

AEP Ohio offers Energy

Star appliance rebate

As both businesses and pri-

vate citizens continue to look

for alternative sources of ener-

gy to help the environment,

wind continues to generate a

back and forth discussion as to

its efficacy as an energy solu-

tion. While there are pros and

cons to wind, it’s also impor-

tant to note there are certain

myths and misconceptions

about wind that can cloud the

discussion.

Before discussing the

advantages and disadvantages

of wind, it’s helpful to exam-

ine certain elements of the

argument that might be more

rooted in myth than fact.

Myths About Wind

One of the more commonly

cited issues surrounding the

use of wind turbines to gener-

ate energy is their potentially

harmful effects on avian life.

In reality, wind turbines are

much less harmful to birds

than felines. According to

HealthLink, a nonprofit organ-

ization dedicated to informing

individuals about environmen-

tal risks to human health, stud-

ies have shown that wind tur-

bines may be responsible for

1.5 to 2 deaths per year in most

areas. Cats, on the other hand,

are responsible for 8 to 10 bird

deaths a year in most areas.

Another myth with regard to

wind power is the safety risk

of wind turbines should weath-

er turn severe. While this was

once a genuine concern, as

wind turbine technology has

evolved, the safety risk has

decreased significantly.

Today’s wind turbines are

designed to prevent them from

being active in severe weather,

meaning there is essentially no

turbined-related risk to sur-

rounding residents should a

storm occur.

In addition to safety con-

cerns, some homeowners are

worried that wind turbines will

increase their property taxes.

This concern is rooted in fact,

but not necessarily costly to

homeowners. Wind turbines

often do increase property

value because they represent a

means for homeowners to pro-

duce long-term income.

However, the majority of land-

lease agreements include pro-

visions stating that the wind

developer will cover any addi-

tional property taxes that result

from the installation of a wind

turbine.

Benefits of Wind Turbines

Arguably the greatest bene-

fit of wind turbines is their

environmental impact. Once

the turbine has been construct-

ed, its environmental impact is

minimal. Wind turbines pro-

duce zero emissions, meaning

there will be no CO2, sulfur,

particulates, or nitrogen oxide

entering the atmosphere from

wind turbines. And because

environmental conditions have

been linked to a host of med-

ical maladies, it’s safe to say

wind turbines could help

improve human health.

Another benefit of wind tur-

bines is the potential financial

benefits to homeowners who

agree to lease their land to

wind developers. While the

amount a homeowner can earn

depends on the size of the

wind turbine and how produc-

tive it is, projects in Minnesota

and Iowa saw landowners earn

between 2 and 4 percent of the

turbine’s annual gross revenue.

For a turbine that earns

$200,000 per year in gross rev-

enue, that’s an annual payment

of $2,000 to landowners, a

hefty windfall for homeown-

ers, particularly in today’s

economy.

Reduced energy loss is

another potential benefit of

wind turbines. Energy is often

lost via transfer through ener-

gy lines, with some estimates

suggesting as much as 50 per-

cent of all total energy is being

lost to energy line transfers.

Locally produced power, how-

ever, is much more efficient.

Disadvantages Of Wind

Turbines

One of the more widely

cited disadvantages to wind

turbines is the noise they cre-

ate. Large-scale wind turbines,

at the peak of their production,

can be very noisy. However,

today’s turbines are much less

noisy than those of yesteryear,

often being compared to the

noise generated from a modern

refrigerator. In fact, the wind

generated from today’s tur-

bines often drowns out the

noise generated from the tur-

bine itself.

The cost of wind turbines is

commonly considered the

greatest disadvantage. This

isn’t a great concern for home-

owners, as most wind turbines

are owned by investors who

then lease lands once the tur-

bine has been built. However,

the tenuous nature of the econ-

omy has led many investors to

more closely examine where

their money is going, and

some investors might question

if wind turbines are the best

way to invest their money.

Safety also must be consid-

ered when considering the

installation of a wind tur-

bine. Large turbines could

pose risks in areas with fre-

quent air traffic. That’s a

genuine concern in rural

areas, where small personal

aircraft are often employed for

farming purposes.

To learn more about wind

power, visit the Environmental

Protection Agency at

www.epa.gov

AEP Ohio, a unit of

American Electric Power,

recently introduced its

Residential ENERGY STAR

Appliance Program.

In an effort to increase con-

sumer awareness and encour-

age the purchase of ENERGY

STAR products, AEP Ohio is

offering mail-in rebates as a

way of reducing the price of

ENERGY STAR qualified

products to their customers.

“During the first quarter of

2011, we are offering a $50

mail-in rebate to AEP Ohio

residential customers who pur-

chase an ENERGY STAR

clothes washer,” said Jon

Williams, AEP Ohio manager

energy efficiency and peak

demand response. “By replac-

ing older or inefficient prod-

ucts with ENERGY STAR

qualified products, consumers

reduce energy use, save money

and help reduce pollution.

ENERGY STAR clothes

washers also use less water

thus helping to preserve this

vital resource.”

The rebate is good for pur-

chases made Jan. 1-April 30,

2011. A clothes washer rebate

form must be completed and

mailed in no later than May

15. Rebate forms can be

obtained at participating retail-

ers or on-line at

www.gridSMARTOhio.com. In

order to take advantage of this

opportunity, an individual

must be a current AEP Ohio

residential service customer.

The AEP Ohio Residential

ENERGY STAR Appliance

Program is part of the

gridSMART initiative offered

by the utility to help residential

and commercial customers use

less energy, manage their bills

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ENERGY STAR (www.ener-gystar.gov) is a joint program of

the U.S. Environmental

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from Erie Insurance and its Lookin’ Out pro-

gram, students from Antwerp High School

will spread the word about safe driving among

their peers.

“Car crashes are the leading cause of death

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Krista Schlemmer of Leland Smith Insurance

Services Inc. Schlemmer is partnering with the

students at Antwerp to implement the Lookin’

Out program.

“By giving teens the resources to educate

their peers, we can help save lives and make

the roads safer for everyone,” said Schlemmer.

“The students at Antwerp are to be com-

mended for their proactive efforts.”

Lookin’ Out is different from other safe

driving programs, as it is rooted in a student-

driven approach of positive peer influence.

Through Lookin’ Out, teens work with school

and agency advisors to create a series of

events and activities addressing risk factors

such as distracted driving, lack of seatbelt use,

speeding, driving under the influence and

other reckless behaviors.

The Antwerp Lookin’ Out committee has

planned a number of activities throughout the

school year that will be funded by this grant,

including a visit from the Lookin’ Out Safety

Bug, a mechanically engineered car that sim-

ulates impairment, and more.

Since its 2001 inception, Lookin’ Out has

been launched in more than 200 high schools

and awarded more than $500,000 in grants.

This marks Antwerp’s fifth year participating

in the program.

Antwerp to hold ‘Ohio MainStreet’ meeting March 2

ANTWERP – At a community meeting held

Feb. 8, area residents heard about the Heritage

Ohio program, “Ohio Main Street,” which has

been working with communities across the

state to revitalize their historic or traditional

commercial areas.

A second community meeting is scheduled

for 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 2 in the

Antwerp School Auditeria.

Ohio Main Street is not just a “project” or a

grant, but a process. The structure of the pro-

gram may provide important guidelines for the

Village of Antwerp.

The trademarked structure uses a four-point

methodology to create a total image for the

community providing the retail/professional

area with its necessary market niche, creating

a cohesive visual identity unique to the com-

munity, and nurturing a cultural ambiance as-

sociated with the community’s location,

appearance, and way of life.

The “Main Street” approach gradually

builds on existing resources and fosters im-

proved community leadership and support on

behalf of the central business district for the

long term. The four points or committees are

organization, design, promotion, and eco-

nomic restructuring.

The lead committee is Organization, trying

to get everyone working toward the same vi-

sion for downtown. The organization commit-

tee builds consensus and cooperation among

the many groups and individuals involved in

the revitalization process.

To ensure a self-reliant, broad-based, long-

lasting downtown revitalization program, the

entire community must rally around the idea.

Cooperation from both the public and the pri-

vate sector is critical to achieve visible results.

As the keystone to success, organization is

broad based, public and private oriented, and

volunteer driven.

A second committee focuses on Design, get-

ting downtown into top physical shape. Mem-

bers of this committee work to improve the

downtown’s image by improving its physical

appearance.

In addition to the appearance of buildings,

it also addresses street lights, window dis-

plays, parking areas, signs, sidewalks,

streetscapes, street furniture, landscaping,

zoning, promotional materials and all other el-

ements that convey a visual message about

what the downtown is and what it has to offer.

Main Street’s goal is to work with all these

elements to create a friendly, attractive place

that will draw in visitors and businesses.

The third committee deals with Promotion,

getting more people to visit downtown. Mar-

keting the commercial district’s assets to cus-

tomers, potential investors, present and new

businesses, local citizens, and visitors. To keep

investors, visitors, and businesses coming

downtown, Main Street must reshape the com-

munity perspective of downtown as a hub of

activity.

Successful downtown image campaigns, as

well as promotional activities that build upon

the community’s unique heritage and culture

send a consistent, compelling message pro-

moting the downtown area. Effective promo-

tion creates a positive image of the downtown

through retail promotional activity and special

events utilizing the downtown as a stage area

of community activities.

A final committee, Economic Restructuring,

works at getting downtown businesses health-

ier. The focus is on strengthening the down-

town district’s existing economic base while

finding ways to diversify it and expand it to

meet new opportunities and challenges from

outlying development.

The ultimate goal is to create downtowns

that are economically viable, helping existing

downtown businesses to expand and recruiting

new businesses while providing a balanced

mix, converting unused space into productive

property, and sharpening the competitiveness

of downtown merchants. Researching the re-

gional market and consumer trends give Main

Street organizations a realistic picture of what

market mix will work for their downtown.

The goals of the March 2 meeting will be to

more fully understand the structure of the four

committees, identify a participant “wish list”

of items needed to continue improvements in

Antwerp, and determine when each committee

will meet next. Connie Mack, a certified Main

Street manager, will be the presenter.

For more information, call 419-258-2455.

ODOT warns against

snow left on highwaysLIMA (February 10, 2011)

– ODOT is issuing what has

become an annual warning to

residents living on state high-

ways: Don’t leave snow

plowed from private drive-

ways on the highways.

“Not only is it not advisable

to leave snow from your

driveway in the middle of the

highway, it is against the law,”

said Kirk Slusher, Ohio De-

partment of Transportation

District 1 deputy director.

Ohio Revised Code

4511.74 prohibits the place-

ment of injurious material on

a highway except that which

is placed on the roadway by a

proper authority, such as the

salt or grit which ODOT uses

to treat icy roads.

Placing anything on the

highway could be dangerous

to motorists in that they may

hit these obstructions and lose

control of their vehicle. “If it

is found that snow displaced

from a private drive onto a

highway contributes to an ac-

cident, the individual who

placed it there could be found

liable,” said Slusher.

According to the Ohio State

Highway Patrol, the offense is

considered a first degree mis-

demeanor and carries a maxi-

mum penalty of six months in

jail and a $1,000 fine.

ODOT advises snow from

private drives be pushed com-

pletely off the highway. It is

recommended that residents

place the snow on the far side

of their drives so that a pass-

ing ODOT plow will not

throw the snow back into the

driveway, said Slusher.

In addition, the department

recommends individuals clear

snow away from their mail-

boxes. “Moving snow to the

far side of the mailbox may

reduce the likelihood that

snow thrown from a passing

plow will cause damage,”

said Slusher.

ODOT also reminds par-

ents to keep their children

from playing in piles of snow

which are close to the road.

District One serves the

counties of Allen, Defiance,

Hancock, Hardin, Paulding,

Putnam, Van Wert and Wyan-

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Wednesday, February 23, 2011 Paulding County Progress - 1B

Sports

Congratulations to the

Wayne Trace Lady Raiderson a Spectacular

20-0 SEASON!

From Wayne Trace Athletic Boosters

Good Luck with Tournament!

VarsityGamesof theWeekGirls’ basketballWayne Trace ..........57Crestview ..............38

Antwerp ................41Stryker ..................34

Paulding ...............44Defiance ...............35

Wayne Trace ..........69Miller City..............50

Antwerp ................46Hicksville ..............16

Spencerville..........52Paulding ...............50

Wayne Trace ..........76Fairview ................39

Boys’ basketballAntwerp ................57Hicksville ..............44

Paulding...........72 OTSpencerville..........65

Fairview ................60Wayne Trace ..........53

Antwerp ................48Hilltop...................24

Paulding ...............57Bryan....................51

WrestlingAt Lima:Div. III SectionalsAllen East 1st .....173W. Trace 5th ........130

At Archbold:Div. III SectionalsDelta 1st .........211.5Fairview 7th .......79.0Paulding 9th ......48.0

SportsscheduleTHURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24 –Boys Basketball: Antwerp atMontpelierFRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25 –Boys Basketball: Antwerp atWoodlan; Paulding at Allen East;Wayne Trace hosts OttovilleSATURDAY, FEBRUARY 26 –Girls Basketball: Div. III Sec-tionals, Paulding-LCC winner vs.Coldwater at 8 p.m., played atVan Wert High School; Div. IVSectionals, Continental-Kalidawinner vs. Wayne Trace at 6:15p.m., played at Paulding HighSchool; Edon-Montpelier winnervs. Antwerp at 8 p.m., played atBryan High SchoolWEDNESDAY, MARCH 2 –Boys Basketball: Div. IV Sec-tionals, Wayne Trace vs. Edon at7 p.m., played at Hicksville

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Raiders wrap up historic regular seasonBy KEVIN

WANNEMACHERSportswriter

HAVILAND – There is no

better way to end a historic

regular season than to cap it off

with a pair of records in the

final contest.

The Wayne Trace Lady

Raiders did just that.

Wayne Trace wrapped up a

20-0 regular season and be-

came the first Raider girls team

to do so after a 76-39 win over

Green Meadows Conference

rival Fairview Thursday

evening.

With the win, the Lady

Raiders also wrapped up an

undefeated 7-0 mark in the

conference that gives Wayne

Trace four straight league titles

for the first time in the girls

program’s history.

Senior standout guard

Kacee Hockenberry wrapped

up her career in the Palace by

scoring her 1,000th point in

her final game, hitting a free

throw at the 2:47 mark of the

opening quarter against the

Lady Apaches. Hockenberry

closed her career at home with

16 points, four assists and three

steals in the victory.

Senior forward Jo Ellen

Fickel also hit the record books

in the contest, eclipsing the

two-point field goals made for

a career with her 336th with

7:07 left in the third quarter of

the Raider win. Fickel finished

the night with 10 points, three

assists and two steals.

It was a night that saw five

seniors play the final home

game of their careers, wrap-

ping up a record of 64-14 in

regular season action over four

seasons.

Senior guard Janelle Davis

scored 10 points in the contest

while adding six assists and

three steals. Senior guard

Kelsey Heck added a dozen

markers while senior guard

Andrea Padilla chipped in

three rebounds, an assist and

two steals.

“This has been a tremen-

dous group of girls to coach

and they are a very special

group of kids,” noted Wayne

Trace head coach Greg Davis.

“They have worked extremely

hard and they deserve the suc-

cess and recognition they are

being rewarded with. We still

have some work to do, but it is

nice to get the regular season

wrapped up and we can come

back next week looking for-

ward to the tournament.”

Only one other basketball

team in the history of Wayne

Trace has completed a regular

season undefeated. The Raider

boys’ squad from the 1980-81

season finished the regular

schedule 20-0 before losing to

Fairview in the sectional

championship, finishing 21-1.

“Winning the league was

the first goal for this team and

the girls did a great job of

keeping that in focus all year,”

Davis continued. “They have

had a superb regular season

Jim Bowers/Paulding County ProgressWayne Trace senior JoEllen Fickel #21 drops in an jumper for

an early score against Fairview last Thursday night. JoEllen cel-ebrated her birthday by helping her team remain unbeaten andscoring her record setting 357th 2-pointer for the Raiders.

Jim Bowers/Paulding County ProgressThe Lady Raider’s senior Janelle Davis #22 sets up for a steal

against Fairview last Thursday night.

and deserve a lot of credit for

their success.”

Wayne Trace jumped on top

25-8 after one quarter and re-

ally was never threatened.

Fairview did close within 29-

21 on an Abby Grinnell bucket

but the Lady Raiders pushed

the margin back to 39-26 at the

intermission.

The red, white and blue then

put the game away in the third

quarter outscoring the visiting

Apaches 26-4 in the period for

a commanding 65-30 advan-

tage.

Krystal Wannemacher,

Sarah Feasby and Ashley

Saylor all chipped in eight

markers for the Raiders while

Tanya Sinn and Kari Myers

had the other Raider baskets.

Wayne Trace’s junior var-

sity also captured the Green

Meadows Conference title

with a 43-11 win over the

Apaches, closing the season

at 15-4 overall and 6-0 in the

league.

Becca Habern bucketed 10

points for Wayne Trace with

Lauren Speice adding eight

markers. Emily Whitman,

Rachel Long, Stacy Wen-

ninger and Taylor Grant all

chipped in four markers.

Antwerp Archers GMC co-championsBy STEVE MAJOR

Sportswriter

ANTWERP – The

Antwerp Archers claimed a

second consecutive GMC

championship by besting

rival Hicksville 57-44 last

Friday night at home. After

losing its first league game to

Tinora, the Archers had their

backs against the wall for six

straight GMC games. But

Antwerp came through with

six straight league wins to

claim the title along with

Tinora and Edgerton, who all

finished at 6-1 in the GMC.

“We lost our first confer-

ence game so we where up

against it,” said Antwerp

coach Scott McMichael.

“But we got better and better

each week.”

The three-way tie for the

league championship had a

very nice symmetry – Tinora

beat Antwerp, Antwerp beat

Edgerton and Edgerton beat

Tinora. The GMC title is the

third time a Scott

McMichael-coached team

has won the championship.

Also over the weekend, the

Archers took a road victory

at Hilltop by a score of 48-

24. With that win Antwerp

has claimed 10 of their last

11 games, including seven in

a row. For the season,

Antwerp is now 13-5.

The victory over

Hicksville was extra sweet

for Antwerp’s six seniors –

Logan Lucas, Jordan Kop-

penhofer, Shaile Chamber-

lain, Dustin Hitzeman,

Tanner Copsey and Zac

Coleman – who were playing

their last home game of their

careers.

“It was a memorable night

for the seniors,” said

McMichael. “They all con-

tributed and they all got to

cut down the nets. They got

to do something they will re-

member the rest of their

lives.”

Ten Archers cracked the

scoring column against the

Aces, with Coleman leading

the way with 11 points.

Chamberlain had eight and

Lucas, Koppenhofer and

Drew Taylor added seven

points apiece.

At Hilltop, the Archers

again had great balance with

nine players scoring points.

Copsey was the top scorer

with 11 points and sopho-

more Justin Butte added 10

markers.

McMichael also had praise

for the community’s backing.

“We appreciate the fan

support,” said the Antwerp

coach. “So winning the title

at home was special for the

fans and players.”

The JV Archers also

racked up two wins this past

weekend to up their record to

15-3 for the year and claim a

JV GMC champion along the

way. Against Hicksville the

JV Archers won 37-30 and

then they beat Hilltop 35-27.

“For these two games we

had a couple of guys hurt and

a couple sick, so it was like a

MASH unit out there,” said

Antwerp JV coach Jason

Hormann. “We pulled both

games out in the second half.

Against Hicksville, we

outscored them by 12 points

in the third quarter after lead-

ing by just one at half-time.

Then at Hilltop we were tied

going into the last quarter

and we outscored them 6-0

over the last two-and-a-half

minutes.”

The win against the JV

Aces allowed Antwerp to

claim the GMC JV title out-

right when combined with

Tinora’s victory over Holgate

in that JV matchup.

Antwerp’s JV team, like

the varsity, has had very bal-

anced scoring all year. Zach

Dunlop scored nine points

against the JV Aces to lead

the way and Noah Ganger

added eight. Austin Stout

bucketed eight points at Hill-

top and Ganger and Dunlop

added seven apiece, too.

This week, Antwerp has

two games. On Thursday

night Antwerp traveld to

Montpelier for a make-up

game. Then on Friday night,

the Archers cross over into

Indiana to play the Warriors

of Woodlan.

Neither of those opponents

have good records, but the

Archers need to stay focused

and not rest with the state

tournament just ahead. A

team always wants to be

playing its best ball at the end

of the season.

“For the rest of our sched-

ule, if we play up to our po-

tential, we should get a few

more wins,” said McMichael.

“We have grown in confi-

dence by getting better every

week the last four weeks. We

lost a few games early, but

this team may be peaking at

the right time.”

Jim Bowers/Paulding County ProgressDustin Hitzeman #24 pulls up for a short jumper against GMC

rival Hicksville last Friday night.

Jim Bowers/Paulding County ProgressTom Taylor #3 works against an aggressive Hicksville defense

last Friday night in GMC action.

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Lady Archers tune up fortournament with pair of wins

By STEVE MAJORSportswriter

ANTWERP – The Lady

Archers racked up two more

wins this past week against

two very dissimilar oppo-

nents. On Tuesday at home

Antwerp came back from a

first-half deficit to beat BBC

league champs Stryker 41-

34. Then on Thursday, the

Lady Archers traveled to

Hicksville and clobbered the

Aces 46-16 giving Hicksville

their 17th loss of the year.

The two wins enabled

Antwerp to finish the regular

season at 12-7. But more im-

portantly, Antwerp built mo-

mentum for the state

tournament starting this week.

“We are closer to being

ready, especially after the

Stryker game,” said Antwerp

coach Kevin Taylor.

As has been a problem all

year, Antwerp came out flat in

the first quarter. That allowed

Stryker to race to 9-0 lead

early in the second stanza.

But Antwerp didn’t give up.

“We had seven turnovers in

the first-half against Stryker,

but just two in the second-

half. We also played defense

much better in the second-

half; we talked and we com-

municated. We also learned

from our mistakes,” said Tay-

lor.

AJ Stuck came up big time

for Antwerp against the Lady

Panthers, leading team with

13 points.

“AJ was key to us coming

back,” said the Antwerp

coach. “She kept us in the ball

game there in the second

quarter by scoring our first

five points. She also had a

couple big steals for us. She

was moving her feet and get-

ting into the passing lane.”

Antwerp completed their

comeback against Stryker by

outscoring their opponents

12-4 in the fourth quarter to

win going away.

Taylor also had praise for

point guard Tricia Smalley,

who added 12 points on the

night.

“Tricia took care of the ball

and knocked down the open

shots,” said Taylor. “It was

one of her better games.”

Against Hicksville, the

Lady Archers were quicker

off the mark and built a 22-12

half-time lead. Then Antwerp

turned up the heat even fur-

ther by outscoring Hicksville

by 20 points in the second

half.

Senior Jessie Arnold led

Antwerp with 16 points at

Hicksville and sophomore

Alexis Jones added 14.

Unable to field a full team,

the JV Lady did not play ei-

ther opponent last week.

Thus, they ended the season

with a 5-12 overall record.

The Lady Archers earned

the second seed at the Bryan

sectional, thus they get a first-

round bye. Antwerp will play

this Saturday night taking on

the winner of the Edon-Mont-

pelier game.

Based on their overall

records, Edon is the clear fa-

vorite in that contest.

Antwerp has already beaten

the Lady Blue Bombers twice

this season, 47-30 and 33-27.

However, it is always tough

to beat a decent team three

times.

“We have two wins over

Edon, but the second game

was much closer,” said Tay-

lor. “If we play Edon we

know that we will have a bat-

tle on our hands. We will need

to keep them off the boards.”

“At practice this week, we

will focus on taking the first

good shot there is for us. We

will also focus on communi-

cation on defense. We will

need to make them beat our

defense,” concluded Taylor.

Jim Bowers/Paulding County Progress6012. Senior Jesse Arnold #22 brings the ball up-court against

Stryker last Tuesday night.

Jim Bowers/Paulding County ProgressThe Lady Archers’ senior Toni Winslow #10 looks for an open-

ing in the Stryker defense last Tuesday night in non-league play.

Panther boys on a rollwith 2 weekend victories

By JIM LANGHAMSportswriter

The Panther boys im-

proved their record to 14-5

with a pair of weekend wins,

a 72-65 overtime win over

conference foe Spencerville

and a non-conference road

win, 57-51, over Bryan.

“It was a big weekend for

us as we prepare for the tour-

nament,” said head boys

coach Shawn Brewer. “We

had a tough game on the

road. We beat two teams that

helped prepare us for the

tournament.”

Friday night was senior

night as team officials hon-

ored the play of eight players

over the past several years:

Derrick Pease, Devan

Bermejo, Travis Keeran,

Logan Stoller, Sam Heilshorn,

Grant Harder, Jesse Glass and

Dylan Welch.

Paulding faced the hot-

shooting hands of the Bearcats

early to nudge into a 17-15

first quarter advantage.

Spencerville continued its re-

lentless offensive attack in the

second stanza, but Paulding

still maintained a 36-32 ad-

vantage.

The fight continued in the

third quarter as Spencerville

chipped a point off the lead to

cut the Paulding advantage to

47-44. However, Paulding’s

defense wore down the

Bearcat attack as the Pan-

thers won the overtime

thriller.

Travis Keeran led Paulding

with 14 points while Derrick

Pease and Dylan Welch each

contributed 12 points and

Anthony Arellano added 10

points to the Panther’s bal-

anced attack.

“Our kids played hard.

Spencerville really shot the

ball well,” said Brewer.

“They did a nice job of at-

tacking our zone. I thought

we did a nice job offensively

taking our time to work for

high quality shots. By doing

that we were able to keep

ourselves in the game.

“In the second half, we

were playing like it was close

to tournament time,” contin-

ued Brewer. “Each posses-

sion was important. We had

several good defensive stops.

We executed well in over-

time.”

On Saturday, Brewer felt

that the Panthers came out a

little flat following Friday’s

exciting overtime game.

“We scrambled and clawed

our way back. I felt good

about where we were at the

half. It was their senior night

and they were excited about

that. In the third quarter, our

pressure took their game

away. We did a good job of

capitalizing on their

turnovers.”

Bryan jumped out to a 17-

13 advantage but Paulding

tied the game at 25-25 at the

halfway mark. Bryan pulled

out to a 43-40 advantage at

the end of the third quarter,

but the Panthers got the best

of the Golden Bears, 17-8, in

the final stanza, to win going

away.

Pease led the Paulding

scoring with 15 points while

Bermejo and Stoller each

added 13 points for Paulding.

This Friday, the Panthers

travel to Allen East for an im-

portant game with the Mus-

tangs. Should Paulding win,

they will set themselves in

position for a runners-up spot

in the Northwest Conference.

Lima Central Catholic will

take on Columbus Grove also

on Friday night. Both of

those squads stand at 6-1. A

win at Allen East would

guarantee the Panthers a run-

ner-up spot.

“I really want to thank our

fans for the way they have

supported us. The crowds we

have had at our games, both

at home and on the road,

have been outstanding,” em-

phasized Brewer. “It has

been awesome to see our fans

get there before the junior

varsity games and cheer for

both games. The crowds

have done one awesome job

of supporting us.”

Jim Bowers/Paulding County ProgressPanther senior Travis Keeran #23 takes the ball in for a late

fourth quarter bucket to help force overtime against Spencervillelast Friday.

Jim Bowers/Paulding County ProgressPaulding’s Dylan Welch #54 finds the going tough inside

against Spencerville last Friday night.

Panthers advancethree to districts

By KEVIN WANNEMACHERSportswriter

ARCHBOLD – The Paulding wrestling team participated in

one of the toughest Division III sectionals in Ohio over the

weekend with three Panthers advancing to district action.

Nick Hanenkratt took third place at 215 with three wins out

of four matches at the sectional. Hanenkratt posted victories

over Delta’s Brandon Vasquez, Ayersville’s Andy Brink and

Archbold’s Jacob Strong.

The Panthers’ Sidney Salinas finished fourth at 103, featur-

ing a key win over Liberty Center’s Cody Kaiser to qualify for

the districts.

Taylor Deatrick also moves on after a fourth place finish, in-

cluding a win over Delta’s Seth Colvin that advanced Deatrick

on to the districts.

Paulding’s Brandon Jarell just missed moving on with a fifth

place finish at 285. Chazz Hahn recorded a sixth place finish

at 171 and Nick Flint took sixth at 145.

Jim Bowers/Paulding County ProgressDevan Bermejo #22 puts up a foul shot to help the Panthers

pick up a thrilling victory against NWC foe Spencerville on Fri-day.

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Wayne Trace posts wins over Miller City, CrestviewBy KEVIN


In action early last week,

the Lady Raiders posted a

non-league 69-50 win over

Miller City on Wednesday

evening that saw Kacee

Hockenberry break another

record. (See related story.)The senior guard set a new

career record for assists in the

contest, breaking the old

record held by Natalie Davis

of 206.

Wayne Trace led 20-14 at

the end of one period before

posting a 32-26 halftime ad-

vantage. The Lady Raiders

widened the margin to 50-35

after three quarters and never

were threatened in the final

eight minutes.

Hockenberry paced the

Raiders with 19 points with

Jo Ellen Fickel adding 18

while Kelsey Heck and Krys-

tal Wannemacher chipped in

10. Janelle Davis (nine), Ash-

ley Saylor (two) and Sarah

Feasby (one) had the other

red, white and blue markers.

Wannemacher led Wayne

Trace on the boards with

seven with Davis getting six.

Heck also had five caroms

for the Raiders. Hockenberry

and Davis each dished off

seven assists as well.

Wayne Trace also posted a

57-38 win at rival Crestview

to start the week, a victory

that broke the school record

for victories in a season.

Heck, Fickel and Hocken-

berry all hit twin digits with

13, 12 and 11 markers, re-

spectively. Wannemacher

(eight), Padilla (five), Davis

(five) and Feasby (three) also

found the scoring column for

Wayne Trace.

Feasby grabbed eight

boards to pace Wayne Trace

with Davis adding three as-

sists and five steals. Hocken-

berry also had four steals for

the Raiders.

The Lady Raiders posted a

15-8 advantage after one

quarter and widened the lead

to 28-14 at the break. Wayne

Trace held a 41-29 lead going

into the final stanza.

The Raider junior varsity

posted a 35-24 win over the

Knights behind 10 points

from Lauren Speice and six

by Emilie Linder. Karena

Egnor (five), Rachel Long

(five), Rylee Zartman (one),

Kari Myers (four), Becca

Habern (two) and Tanya Sinn

(two) also scored for Wayne

Trace.

The Lady Raiders will

open tournament play at

Paulding High School as

Wayne Trace takes on either

Continental or Kalida in the

first game Saturday evening.

Game time for the contest is

set for 6:15 p.m.

Dennis Saam/Paulding County ProgressWayne Trace’s Sarah Feasby fights Crestview’s Maddie Etzler

for a rebound.

Dennis Saam/Paulding County ProgressAgainst Crestview, JoEllen Fickel scored inside often for

Wayne Trace.

Dennis Saam/Paulding County ProgressSarah Feasby #32 and Kacee Hockenberry #3 apply the press

on Crestview.

Dennis Saam/Paulding County ProgressAndrea Padilla scores on a lay-up after stealing the ball at

midcourt.

Raiders let lead slip awayBy KEVIN


HAVILAND – It’s a pat-

tern that Wayne Trace head

coach Jim Linder really

wishes would just go away

from his varsity boys basket-

ball team.

Another early lead disap-

peared over the final two

quarters and Wayne Trace

couldn’t hold on down the

stretch as the Raiders fell at

Fairview 60-53 Friday

evening.

Wayne Trace had leads of

11-2 and 27-15, the latter of

which was midway through

the second stanza.

However, the host Apaches

outscored the visiting Raiders

45-26 over the last 19 min-

utes of the contest to record

their sixth win of the season.

“We had opportunities to

widen the lead and didn’t take

advantage,” noted Raider

head coach Jim Linder. “We

didn’t make good decisions at

key times and it came back to

haunt us.”

The Apaches got within 14-

8 after one quarter and were

within 20-15 at the six-minute

mark of the second stanza.

However, a bucket and trey by

Ryne Jerome and a Gage Crit-

ten basket put Wayne Trace on

top 27-15 with 4:24 left in the

half.

Fairview then put together a

9-3 run that brought the

Apaches within 30-24 before a

Dalton Sinn basket just before

halftime gave the red, white

and blue a 32-24 lead at the in-

termission.

“We got a nice shot there by

Dalton just before halftime,

but we didn’t come out and

seize that momentum in the

third quarter,” Linder contin-

ued.

Instead, the stanza was dom-

inated early on by Fairview.

The Apaches opened the

second half with a 12-3 run,

capped by a free throw from

Brett Fitzwater, to take a 36-35

lead.

Wayne Trace picked up bas-

kets from Ryan Kortokrax and

Grady Gudakunst before a

Jerome three-pointer gave the

local squad a 42-38 lead enter-

ing the final stanza.

Fairview scored nine of the

first dozen points in the final

period, using a basket by

Austin Zeedyk to take the lead

for good at 47-45 with 4:18

remaining.

Quenton Yoder followed

with six straight Apache

points and the Raiders never

recovered. Wayne Trace did

get within 53-51 on a Sinn

basket, but could get no

closer.

The Apaches scored seven

consecutive points to seal the

victory, hitting six of seven

free throws in that stretch.

Jerome led the Raiders with

14 points while Sinn added a

dozen and Gudakunst

chipped in 10. Critten also

added nine markers and eight

rebounds for Wayne Trace

with Gudakunst dishing out

five assists.

The Raiders fall to 4-14

overall and 1-6 in the confer-

ence.

Yoder paced all scorers

with 20 points with Tony

Meyer and Jacob Schwiefert

bucketing in 10 each.

The Raider junior varsity

moved to 13-5 overall and 5-

2 in the league with a 40-38

win over the Apaches.

Devon Wenzlick bucketed

15 points for the Raiders with

Korbin Showalter chipping in

seven.

Wayne Trace returns to ac-

tion this evening as the

Raiders host Leipsic in a non-

league, make-up game. The

Raiders then welcome in Ot-

toville Friday evening in the

final home game of the sea-

son.

Women’s volleyballleague beginning inAntwerp March 17

ANTWERP – Coaches and players of the Antwerp High

School volleyball program are hosting a women’s volleyball

league.

Kara Eicher, junior varsity coach, said, “We had a success-

ful league last year and are hoping for even more teams this

year.”

Pool play will be conducted each Thursday evening from

March 17 through April 28. A single elimination tournament

will take place in the seventh and final week.

Members of the Antwerp volleyball squads will line judge

and keep score at the games.

Women of all ages and skill levels are encouraged to form

six-people teams. Registration deadline is March 10.

They expect play to be fun, but competitive.

Proceeds from the team fees will benefit the school’s vol-

leyball program. This includes offsetting the cost of camps

and tournaments they participate in during the summer

months.

During the summer, they have a skills and team camp, and

have weekly open gyms.

For information about the league and registration contact

Eicher at 419-506-1715 or [email protected]

Wrestlers ratedWayne Trace has four varsity wrestlers that are in the top rat-

ings of the Lima Area Wrestling Coaches Association. 135 lb.

Kameran Clemens 2nd. 112 lb Joey Stahl 2nd. 152 lb. Tyler

Arnett 3rd. 144 lb. Sawyer Temple 4th.

Leagues forming at Reservoir ParkSpring/summer softball and wiffleball leagues are now

forming at Paulding Reservoir Park.

Men’s league will be on Tuesday or Thursday nights.

Women’s and wiffleball leagues will be held on Wednesday

nights. Summer coed league will be on Monday night.

A league meeting will be held at 6 p.m. April 3 at TJ’s Bar.

To enter your team, contact 419-399-2981 or [email protected]. Deadline to enter is April 1.

Visit www.eteamz.com/theswamp for more info and to down-

load a 2011 Paulding tournament schedule.

The Progress goes to 40 states so farThe Paulding County Progress Goes To – The Progress has

traveled all over the world and to 40 states and the District of

Columbia. We are still waiting for vacation photos from 10

states: Connecticut, Delaware, Idaho, Maine, Maryland, Ne-

braska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Oregon and Rhode Is-

land. Will you be the first to travel there?

Take the Progress along with your camera and send a photo

and a little information about your trip to [email protected]

We publish vacation photos as space allows. This is a free,

fun way to make the pages of your hometown newspaper!

Cabaret concert set for March 19DEFIANCE – It will be an evening of music, conversa-

tion and desserts as the Defiance College Community Band

presents “Come to the Cabaret, My Friends” at 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, March 19. This fourth annual event will be held

in the Weaner Community Center on the Defiance College

campus with doors opening at 6:30 p.m. All seats are re-

served.

The concert, titled “Jazz, Swing, A Bit of Irish, and a Kat

Too!” will feature a variety of familiar selections, highlight

many members of the DCCB, and feature a special guest

soloist.

Tickets are $10, and seating is limited. Table reservations

may be reserved for as few as one person to as many as

eight. For more information or to make reservations, please

contact Linda Schatz at 419-784-2606 or email at

[email protected]


Sports Scoreboard(Editor’s note: Team coaches are re-minded to please submit resultforms to the Progress office. We relyon these forms to report game re-sults to your fans. You may drop offforms or fax them to 419-399-4030,or email info to [email protected])PAULDINGJunior High Girls Basketball –Paulding’s seventh grade girls squadsaw its season come to a close asthe Panthers fell to Lincolnview, 28-9. Kelsey Beck had six points withJaycie Varner adding two andSamantha Meggison chipping inone. Paulding finishes the seasonwith a record of 3-11 while standing

1-6 in the Northwest Conference.WAYNE TRACEFreshman Basketball – WayneTrace moved to 12-5 on the seasonwith wins over Antwerp, Lincolnviewand Fairview last week.

The Raiders wrapped up the reg-ular season with a 50-31 win overthe Apaches on Thursday. Jake Ger-ber and T.J. Blackmore each buck-eted 10 markers for Wayne Tracewith Colby Speice adding eight andWesley Goings seven. MatthewKlopfenstein (one), Bailey Poling(five), Jared Sherry (three) andBrock Worden (six) also scored forthe red, white and blue.

Wayne Trace outscored Lincol-

nview 26-15 in the middle quartersen route to a 46-34 victory over theLancers. Worden paced the localsquad with 17 points followed bySpeice (11), Gerber (seven), Poling(seven), Goings (three) and Black-more (one).

Against the Archers, the Raidersheld on down the stretch to post a52-50 victory over their county rivals.Speice (14), Poling (13), Worden(12) and Gerber (10) all hit doubledigits for Wayne Trace. Sherry had theother three Raider points. Smalleypaced Antwerp with 18 whileBrumett added 11. Other scorers forthe Archers were Jones (five), Burkle(six), Stout (two) and Jones (eight).

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Raiders advance 6 wrestlers to districtsSubmitted by

Dianna Clemens LIMA – Wayne Trace will

be sending six wrestlers to

districts this coming week-

end.

Joe Stahl was the Raiders’

lone sectional champion in

action at Lima Central

Catholic.

As a team, Wayne Trace

finished fifth out of 12

schools.

In the championship

round, Stahl decisioned

Baker from Allen East 10-5,

making him the 112 lb. sec-

tional champion.

In other action during the

final round, Loyde from Allen

East decisioned Kameran

Clemens 8-3. Clemens had

defeated Loyde twice during

the regular season.

Wilson from Allen East had

a technical fall over Zach

Cotterman. Cotterman had

earlier beaten a high-rated

wrestler, Brian Musser from

Delphos St. John’s.

Cody Hahn from LCC had

a major decision over Sawyer

Temple.

Clemens, Cotterman and

Temple each finished in the

runner-up spot.

Wrestling for third and

fourth place were Aaron

Miller and Tyler Arnett. Miller

pinned Steel from Lincol-

nview in 54 seconds. Arnett

decisioned Tramollie from

LCC, 6-2. Miller and Arnett

finished third. Raider Andy

Norling will make the trip as

alternate.

“I was well pleased with

the guys’ performances this

weekend,” said coach George

Clemens. “I thought they

wrestled to their potential. We

beat some real tough

wrestlers. I think we are ready

for the next level, the district

tournament this coming

weekend.”

Wrestling begins at 4:30

p.m. Friday at Kettering Fair-

mont High School.

Paulding girls lose heartbreakingconference finale to Spencerville

By JIM LANGHAMSportswriter

SPENCERVILLE – Foul

trouble proved to be an

achilles heel for the Paulding

girls on Thursday at

Spencerville as the local

squad dropped a 52-50 heart-

breaking loss to the foe

Bearcats.

The Panthers put on a furi-

ous rush in the final minutes,

outscoring the Bearcats 15-7

in the final eight minutes, to

just fall short.

The Panthers sped to an 8-

2 lead early on, but

Spencerville rallied to take

over 13-10 at the end of the

first stop. In the second quar-

ter, Paulding post player Jes-

sica Farr sat out with two

fouls as the Bearcats built a

34-21 lead at the halfway

mark.

Paulding chipped off three

points in the third quarter, in

spite of the fact that Farr took

her third foul early in the

quarter. With 10 seconds to go

in the contest, Panther coach

Lyndsi Shininger set up her

offense the way she wanted

for the tying or winning shot.

“We were down by two

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a really good shot but it just

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“We played really well in the

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Shininger said that in the

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Unfortunately, said the men-

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Alyssa Mulholland, who hit

three treys to lead the Bearcats

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Ashley Myers was the lead-

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points for the Panthers.

For Paulding, it was the

final regular season game for

three seniors, Hayley Clellan,

Kass Hammon and Ashley

Myers.

Abbey Edwards led the

Panthers from behind the arc

with two three-point shots.

Paulding finished the regu-

lar season with an overall

record of 8-12 and 4-5 in the

NWC. Spencerville’s record

improved to 7-12 overall and

5-4 in conference play.

“We played a good game.

We had a nice rally at the end.

We had a chance, we had the

perfect shot at the end, but it

just didn’t fall,” noted

Shininger.

Dennis Saam/Paulding County ProgressCoach George Clemens (standing) shouts instructions to

Dustin Taylor (underneath), who is going for takedown points.

Dennis Saam/Paulding County ProgressAfter a very quick pin in his sectional match, Sawyer Temple

has his arm raised in victory.

Dennis Saam/Paulding County ProgressKameran Clemens just moments away from pinning his opponent in 135 pound weight division

at sectional action Feb. 18.

Jim Bowers/Paulding County ProgressPaulding senior Kass Hammon #25 gives a little head fake to

try and get a clean look at the basket against Defiance last Tues-day night.

Jim Bowers/Paulding County ProgressPaulding’s Ashley Myers #32 drops a shot in over the Defiance

defense last Tuesday night in the Jungle.

Jim Bowers/Paulding County ProgressSenior Hayley Clellan #12

drives against the Lady Bull-dog defense last Tuesdaynight.

WT, Antwerpfrosh boysbattle fortourney hopes

By KEVINWANNEMACHER

The Green Meadows Con-

ference freshman boys’ bas-

ketball tournament started on

Saturday with Paulding

County rivals squaring off in

the opener.

Wayne Trace jumped on

top 21-7 after one quarter and

stretched the lead to 34-10 at

the intermission en route to a

57-38 win over Antwerp.

Bailey Poling and Brock

Worden scored 14 points each

as the Raiders moved to 13-5

on the season. Colby Speice

chipped in 10 for the Raiders

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Jared Sherry (five), Matthew

Klopfenstein (three), Wesley

Goings (two), Jake Gerber

(two) and T.J. Blackmore

(one).

Smalley paced the Archers

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Elizabeth D-55.....Limited Edition Angelina Porcelain.....Musical

Baby.... Porcelain Victorian Seasons, Pink & Silver Dress .....Hello

Dolly Collectible Noel -9045....... Antique Heritage Porcelain Light Pur-

ple Dress w/ Flowers .....Adorable Memories Fashion w/ Dark Blue

Dress, Flowers, Apron.....Treasury Parcolise Galleries Premier Edition

Angel in Blue.....Melody Melissa Plays Lullaby.....Hand Crafted Porce-

lain Memories Cinderella Purple Dress.....Limited Collection Pink

Dress & Hat and White Dress w/ Pink & Purple Flowers.....Baby’s

Dream Mom w/ Baby & Little Girl...Collectible Porcelain Alex Pig

Tails w/ Blue Bows in Hair.....Connoisseur Collection Doll Light Blue

Dress & Curly Hair.....Treasured memories Abigail Burgundy Dress.....

Broadway Collection White Dress.....Collector’s Choice Curly Brown

Hair w/ Blue, Red Dress & Bow.....Genuine Poreclain Sugar n Spice.....

Noble Heritage Dark Blue Dress w/ Flowers and Pink Dress w/ Flowers

& Black Hair.....Caroline Taylor Dark Blue & White Dress w/ Flowers

& Curly Blonde Hair.....Some Doll Accessory Items.....Apt / Office

Size Refrigerator.....9 Chandeliers & Other Light Fixtures.....Child’s

Table & Chairs.....Hall Tree.....Knic Knacs.....Table & Floor Lamps.....

Jewelry Boxes & Related....Wood & Stuffed Side Chairs.....4 Portable

TV’s.....Apt / Office Size Refrigerator..... Blender & Related.....

Microwave.....Portable DishWasher.....Electric Range.....Electric Dryer..

2 Radio Control Cars......Matching Sets Of Dishes.....Figurines.....

2 Small Glass Door Display Cases.....VCR Movies.....Clocks Of Varied

Descriptions.....Minature Lamps.....Wicker Stool.....Baskets.....Several

Wooden Shelves Of Various Sizes & Descriptions.....Nice Varied

Picture Frames......Pictures......Decorator Items......Small Glass Door

Display Cabinets......Wood Stands, Shelving Units & Book Cases......

3 Wood High Chairs......2 Console Electric Sewing Machines......End &

Coffee & Other Tables.....4 Entertainment Centers.....File Cabinets.....

Fruit Jars......3 Fishing Poles.......Old Stand Up Ash Tray.......Suit Cases

Power Buffer.......Belt Sander.....Skill Saw.......Misc Small Tools –

Partial listing. Open Inspection For All Items Fri., March 4 from 3 P.M

to 6 P.M with dressing area for inspection of gowns & dresses -------

gowns, dresses & bridal items can be inspected anytime between 9:00

A.M until 4:00 P.M. Mon. thru Fri. the week prior to the auction.

Terms: Cash or approved check day of auction with proper ID; VISA,

Master Card or Discover Card with 3% processing charge For photos

visit our web site www.gorrellbros-paulding.com or call for brochure.....

Gorrell Bros. Auctioneers - Don Gorrell, Larry Gorrell, AaronTimm, Nolan Shisler, Joseph Barker, Sandra Mickelson, StephenSprow

AuctionSat., March 5th

10:00 A.M.

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

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Land Auction324 Acres

Defiance Co., Ohio

Farm Location: 2 mi west of Defiance, OH on CR 424 (formerly Rt. 24)to Ashwood Rd.; then south on Ashwood Rd. for 1/2 mi. - Frontage onAshwood Rd. and Whetstone Rd. - watch for Auction signs.

Parcel 1 ---- 81.469+- acres mostly tillable with frontage on AshwoodRd.

Parcel 2 ----3.181+- acreswith house, farmbuildings & pondlocated at 12266Ashwood Rd ....this is the Batthomestead .... 4bedroom country home with 1 bath, enclosed porch, breakfast area inkitchen, large living room, forced air heat, useable basement - AND -outbuildings that include 2 large barns, machine shed, milk house &more

Parcel 3 ---- 77.733+- acres - mostly tillable with frontage along Ash-wood Rd. with a small CRP filter strip along the drainage ditch

Parcel 4 ---- 80.894+- acres - mostly tillable with frontage on WhetstoneRd. with a small CRP filter strip along Whetstone Rd.

Parcel 5 ---- 81.216+- acres - mostly tillable with frontage on WhetstoneRd. with a small CRP filter strip along Whetstone Rd.

Terms: $8,000 earnest money for Parcels 1, 3, 4 & 5 and $3,000 earnestmoney for Parcel 2 on the day of auction upon the signing of the pur-chase agreement with the balance due at closing on or before May 27,2011. Call for bidder’s information packet that includes soil maps, CRP& FSA information, lease terms and other information. Auction Loca-tion: Gorrell Bros. Office & Auction Facility at 1201 N. Williams St.,Paulding, Ohio - free refreshments Seller: Rosa M. Batt Trust...GorrellBros. Auctioneers; Sandra Mickelson, Sale Mgr; Larry D. Gorrell,Broker; Don Gorrell - Stephen Sprow - Joe Barker - Aaron Timm -Nolan Shisler - Auctioneers

Land Auciton of 324 Acres of Rosa M. Batt TrustThurs. - March 24 - 6:00 P.M.

1 large Tract Offered in 5 parcels & combinations3 Acres With Buildings and 4 Land Parcels of 80+- Acres

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LEGALS

LEGAL NOTICE

The Village of

Paulding, Ohio will

receive sealed bids for

the 2011 and 2012

Mowing and

Trimming Contract for

the following proper-

ties:

1. Paulding Reservoir

Park

2. Paulding Village

Water Plant and

Reservoir

3. La Fountain Park

4. Lela McGuire

Jeffery Park-property

north of the utility

poles that run east and

west across the prop-

erty and outside the

outfield fences

5. east side of ditch

bank at Lela McGuire

Jeffery Park

6. south side of ditch

bank on Johnson Road

Invitation for Bids for

Mowing and

Trimming Contract

for the Years 2011

and 2012

Take notice that sealed

bids for the mowing

contract for the year(s)

2011 and 2012 for cer-

tain properties located

in the Village of

Paulding and listed as:

1) Paulding Reservoir

Park; 2) Paulding

Village Water Plant

and Reservoir; 3)

LaFountairi Park; 4)

Lela McGuire Jeffery

Park-property north of

the utility poles that

run east and west

across the property

and outside the out-

field fences; 5) east

side of ditch bank at

Lela McGuire Jeffery

Park; and, 6) south

side of ditch bank on

Johnson Road, will be

received by the

Paulding Village

Office at 116 South

Main Street, Paulding,

Ohio 45879 until

12:00 o’clock noon on

March 9, 2011, when

the bids shall be

opened and publicly

read. The bids must be

labeled “2011 and

2012 Mowing and

Trimming Contract

Bid” and delivered to

Melissa Tope, Finance

Director. The Village

of Paulding reserves

the option to award

contract for each prop-

erty listed (1, 2, 3, 4, 5

and 6) separately and

in any combination or

total for 2 years. All

bids must list the bid-

der’s experience in

mowing and shall

comply with the terms

in the proposed agree-

ment, copies of which

may be obtained from


Director, (419) 399-

4011. The mowing

contract will be grant-

ed to the lowest and

best bidder.

The bid must include

an affidavit of non-

delinquent personal

property taxes, and the

full name of every per-

son interested in such

bid. No bid will be

considered unless

accompanied by a bid

bond or certified

check for Ten percent

(10%) of the amount

of the bid to guarantee

that if the bid is

accepted, a contract

will be entered into

and its performance

properly secured. The

Bidder to whom the

contract is awarded

will be required to fur-

nish a Surety Bond or

Letter of Credit on a

solvent bank made

payable to the Village

of Paulding, Ohio in

the amount of the bid

awarded. The

Paulding Village

Council reserves the

right to reject any and

all bids and to waive

any informality in the

bids. If there is collu-

sion or combination

among bidders, the

bids of those con-

cerned therein shall be

rejected.


Director Village of

Paulding 25c2

LEGAL NOTICEThe Annual Financial

Report of the Village

of Paulding for 2010

has been completed.

The report is available

for inspection at the

Village of Paulding,

Office of the Finance

Director, 116 South

Main Street, Paulding,

OH 45879.

Melissa S. Tope,

Finance Director 26c2

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PROGRESSP.O. Box 180, Paulding • 419-399-4015

www.progressnewspaper.org

SHERIFF’S SALE OFREAL ESTATE

General Code, Section11681 R e v i s e dCode, Section2329.26THE STATE OF OHIO,PAULDING COUNTY:DEUTSCHE BANKNATIONAL TRUSTCOMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FORCITIGROUP MORT-GAGE LOAN TRUST,SERIES 2005-OPT1, ASSET BACKEDPASS-THROUGH C E R T I F I C AT E S ,SERIES 2005-OPT1,Plaintiff, vs.WALLACE C.DANIELS, III, ET AL.,Defendants,Case No. CI 10 302.

Pursuant to an Orderof Sale in the above

entitled action, I willoffer for sale at publicauction, at the Eastdoor of theCourthouse in theVillage of Paulding,in the above namedCounty, on Thursday,the 31st day ofMarch, 2011 at 10:00o’clock A.M., the realestate located at:710 Country ViewDrive, Paulding, Ohio45879 Parcel Number: 30-11C-001-00Said premisesappraised at Seventy-five Thousand andNo/100 ($75,000.00)Dollars and cannot besold for less than two-thirds of that amount. The appraisal of thisproperty was com-pleted without an

interior inspection.Neither the Sheriff’sOffice nor theappraisers are respon-sible for the condi-tion of the property atthe time the purchasertakes possession.TERMS OF SALE:Ten percent down onday of the sale andbalance before deed isto be issued.Sheriff David I.HarrowPaulding County,Ohiopauldingohsheriff.com Robert R. Hoose,Attorney for Plaintiff


General Code, Section11681 R e v i s e dCode, Section

2329.26THE STATE OF OHIO,PAULDING COUNTY:FIRST PLACE BANKSUCCESSOR BY MERGER WITHHICKSVILLE BUILD-ING LOAN AND SAVINGSBANK, Plaintiff, vs.JASON A. TURN-BULL, ET AL. ,Defendants,Case No. CI 10 317.

Pursuant to an Orderof Sale in the aboveentitled action, I willoffer for sale at publicauction, at the Eastdoor of theCourthouse in theVillage of Paulding,in the above namedCounty, on Thursday,the 31st day ofMarch, 2011 at 10:05o’clock A.M., the real

estate located at:303 Park Avenue,Antwerp, Ohio45813103 Maple Avenue,Antwerp, Ohio45813 Parcel Number: 12-21S-002-00 and 12-21S-001-00Said premisesappraised at Fifty-fourThousand and No/100($54,000.00) Dollarsand cannot be sold forless than two-thirdsof that amount. The appraisal of thisproperty was com-pleted without aninterior inspection.Neither the Sheriff’sOffice nor theappraisers are respon-sible for the condi-tion of the property atthe time the purchaser

takes possession.TERMS OF SALE:Ten percent down onday of the sale andbalance before deed isto be issued.Sheriff David I.HarrowPaulding County,Ohiopauldingohsheriff.com James L. Sassano,Attorney for Plaintiff


General Code, Section11681 R e v i s e dCode, Section2329.26THE STATE OF OHIO,PAULDING COUNTY:GMAC MORTGAGE,LLC, Plaintiff,vs.BRADLEY J. WEI-

DENHAMER, ET AL.,Defendants,Case No. CI 10 184.

Pursuant to an Orderof Sale in the aboveentitled action, I willoffer for sale at publicauction, at the Eastdoor of theCourthouse in theVillage of Paulding,in the above namedCounty, on Thursday,the 31st day ofMarch, 2011 at 10:10o’clock A.M., the realestate located at:16413 County Road149, Defiance, Ohio43512 Parcel Number: 01-01S-007-06Said premisesappraised at Sixty-nine Thousand andNo/100 ($69,000.00)Dollars and cannot be

sold for less than two-thirds of that amount. The appraisal of thisproperty was com-pleted without aninterior inspection.Neither the Sheriff’sOffice nor theappraisers are respon-sible for the condi-tion of the property atthe time the purchasertakes possession.TERMS OF SALE:Ten percent down onday of the sale andbalance before deed isto be issued.Sheriff David I.HarrowPaulding County,Ohiopauldingohsheriff.com Rebecca R. Shrader,Attorney for Plaintiff

Paulding Progress February 23, 2011

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