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AroundPaulding County Blood drive set PAULDING – An Amer-ican Red Cross bloodmobilewill be held from 11:30a.m.-5 p.m. Thursday,March 3 at the First Chris-

tian Church, 1233 EmeraldRoad, Paulding. To donate blood, download the Ameri-can Red Cross Blood DonorApp, visit redcrossblood.orgor call 1-800-RED CROSS(1-800-733-2767) to makean appointment or for moreinformation.

K of C fish fry PAULDING –PauldingKnights of Columbus willhold a sh fry on Friday,Feb. 26. Lunch will beserved from 11 a.m.-1 p.m.and dinner from 4-7 p.m.The public is welcome.

Library ‘birthday’event March 3 PAULDING – PauldingCounty Carnegie Library ishosting an event marking the100th annniversary of thelibrary’s opening day. The public is invited to attend areception from 12:30-7 p.m.Thursday, March 3. A ribboncutting will be held at 1:30 p.m.

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A tribute to Ray E. Keck

Ray Keck, called a “Paulding County historian and genealogist extraordinaire,” was honored tobe the rst to ring the county’s Ohio bicentennial bell in 2003. He passed away last week.

Relay For Life annual kickoff raises over $4,000

A crowd of people gathered for the annual kick-off event for the county’s Relay For Life effortsover the weekend. Over $4,000 was generated through an auction and team activity. To date over$10,000 had been realized toward this year’s goal of $84,000.

Progress wins 3Ohio Newspaper Association awards

By Susan PieperPaulding County Carnegie Library, director/

librarian “I believe that when a person passes away,there should be a record of where they are laidto rest.” This simple statement was one quietly uttered by a man who tirelessly researched and publishedvolumes of records recording the history ofPaulding County’s citizens. Ray Keck was a simple man with a great passion for research and history. Not simplythe history of a nation, a state or a county, but

the history of each individual. In many countiesthroughout Ohio and the nation, researchers arehard-pressed to nd these types of records, butrural Paulding County Ohio is blessed. Blessedto have the visions of our older citizens keepingalive the philosophy of “writing it down.” Ray Keck’s passion for recording the details ofPaulding County’s citizens began almost thirtyyears ago when he realized that there was not agood index or record book of Paulding County’sveterans of foreign wars. Being a veteran of the

Police releasing few facts in homicideBy MELINDA KRICK

Progress Editor PAULDING – Ofcials are decliningto release any details in the recent homi-cide of a young woman in Paulding. Paulding Police are still searching for

Frank Tracy Jr., age 47, of Paulding. Amurder warrant was issued for him inconnection with the death of HannahFischer, 21. Fischer’s body was found just before 5 p.m. on Feb. 9 at 119 W.Perry St. Apt. C in Paulding. Report-edly, the couple shared the apartment,which had been rented to Tracy. The warrant, led in Paulding Coun-ty Court, remains sealed.

Many questions remain unanswered,and ofcials are keeping quiet on thecase. No information has been releasedregarding the time of death, cause ofdeath, or why law enforcement believes

Tracy is involved. Blood was found ina nearby vehicle that was towed fromthe scene, but it is unclear whether the blood matches Fischer’s. Funeral services for the Montpeliernative were held Feb. 18 in Montpelier.More than 250 mourners attended. On Feb. 12, Deance County Sher -iff’s Ofce deputies found what is be-lieved to be Tracy’s gold/beige Chevy

Silverado at a residence on AshpacherRoad near Ohio 15 in the area of Brun-ersburg. The truck was towed, appar-ently to the Paulding Police Depart-ment. Records indicate that the PauldingCounty Sheriff’s Ofce reported the pickup truck as stolen at 5:58 p.m. Feb.12. The truck was found on AshpacherRoad at 6:08 p.m. and deputies were onthe scene at 6:18 p.m. Capt. Chris Clawson of the DeanceCounty Sheriff’s Ofce said their dep-uties checked a couple of residencesof who he thinks were known acquain-tances of Tracy.

The suspect’s whereabouts are notknown, but some speculate that he hasleft the area and some speculate thatother persons are involved and Tracymay be dead. The lack of facts has fu-eled rumors as residents try to under-

stand what happened and a named suspect remains at large. “To protect evidence for trial, the prosecuting attorney doesn’t want any-thing released,” Police Chief RandyCrawford told the Progress. Anyone with information about Tra-cy’s whereabouts is urged to contactthe Paulding Police Department at 419-399-3311.

COLUMBUS — The Paulding County Progress is proud to announce it has earned

three awards from theOhio Newspaper As-sociation. A rst-placeaward amongall divisionswas given tothe Progress for Best GroupWebsite. The judgec o m m e n t e d ,“Stronger photo pres-ence than most other sites inthese categories. Simple nav-igation made it easier to ndwhat you’re looking for. Article page-level design distinguishedfrom competition.” The website, which has ac-cess to e-Editions of both the Progress and the Weekly Re-minder , can be viewed at www. progressnewspaper.org. The Progress received a sec-ond-place award for Special

Edition or Section with its his-torical publication, Visions of Paulding County Volume 16 .

This edition presentedthe second part of atimeline of histo-

ry of PauldingCounty cov-ering nearly50 years ofe x p l o s i v egrowth from

the canal erato the dawn of

the 20th century. Visions is a yearly

special section edited anddesigned by Progress editorMelinda Krick and designed byKelly Pracht. The judge commented,“Timeline approach showshow a simple idea can yield asmart, attractive section.” Referring to Visions andthe rst-place Chardon Mag-azine, the judge noted, “The

By JIM LANGHAMFeature Writer

PAULDING – PauldingCounty Relay For Life raisedover $4,000 last Saturday nightat its annual “kick-off” held atthe Paulding Eagles. Throughthe effort of teams, a major auc-tion based on local donationsand personal donations, theyoung effort for the 2016 RelayFor Life now has raised $10,637towards this year’s ultimate goalof $84,000. “It was a fun night and weare really excited about all ofthe participation,” commented program chairman Jillene Mc-Michael. “People’s donationstoward the auction were amaz-ing. I am so proud of the peopleof this county and the way theyget behind this effort.” This year’s actual relay will be held once again at the Pauld-ing County Fairgrounds and

will kick off at 6 p.m., June 3.In addition to team participation,residents will have an opportu-nity to honor friends and lovedones through luminaria tribute,donate items for sale and gener-ate other ways to raise fundingfor the local cause. One individual who was present on Saturday was ex-tremely grateful for the localRelay and the National CancerSociety. Dean Miller, who wasdiagnosed with bone cancer in2010, went into remission overthe past several years. Then, just a month ago, he discoveredthat the dreaded disease has re-turned. “It originally started in my prostate and went to my bones.I’ve started radiation again; it isconsidered incurable but theycan treat it,” said Miller on Sat-

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Oakwood’s “new” mayor, Brian Ripke, returned to ofce inJanuary after an absence of several years. A business owner,youth softball coach and former reghter and EMT, he believesthat “being involved in your community is very important.”

By JOE SHOUSEProgress Staff Writer

Part 3 of a Series OAKWOOD – OakwoodMayor Brian Ripke returns tothe ofce he once held backin 1997. Ripke resigned after7-1/2 years of service due tohealth issues. Now, the long-time Oakwood resident islooking forward to meeting the

many small town challengesand using his experience tomove the village forward. “I told council at our veryfirst meeting back in earlyJanuary that we need to allwork together in building asolid working relationship. Iknow most of the council buthave not worked with them.For the most part, this is ayoung group and as we learnto work together we will alsowork at including the trusteesfrom both Auglaize and Browntownships,” said Ripke. When it comes to leader-ship, Ripke believes that com-munication is important.

“Speaking to people one-on-one is the best way to commu-nicate. When there’s a problemor issue, you have to talk it out.When you explain your viewand they have the opportunityto share their view, there isusually a better understanding.I certainly don’t rule with aniron st and I have no problemadmitting when I’m wrong,”Ripke said. Ripke believes that he aswell as the council share some

common goals with top prior-ity being downtown revitaliza-tion. “We have a challenge be-fore us when it comes to revi-talization. The village has itsshare of dwellings that needcleaned up and we need to doall we can to bring pride intothe village and get some of the blighted areas looking better,”

said Ripke. Ripke is excited about thegrant that has been received toclean the water wells, whichis certainly a positive for thevillage, but he has other goals.Repaving streets, alley workand getting the rst businessin the industrial park are at thetop of his list. Doing the many projects onthe mayor’s wish list requiresmoney. “That’s always the chal-lenge. Having the funding todo necessary projects to benetthe community,” said Ripke.“Grant money is out there, butyou have to go after it. Myself

and our village administrator,John Keyes, will work aggres-sively to get needed funding to benet the village. Workingwith the Maumee Valley Plan-ning Organization and the CICare valuable resources that willsupport our efforts and give usguidance.” One advantage Ripke be-lieves is a plus is owning theirown natural gas company.The Oakwood Municipal GasCompany will belong to the

village in 16 years. Once the20-year loan is paid off, thecost of natural gas will be re-duced for the residents, ac-cording to Ripke. The benet of the gas company and lower prices in the

future, plus water, sewer anda major state highway, placethe village in a good positionto grow as the mayor sees it. Right now, Ripke would liketo see the village adopt onegarbage collection service.

“Currently, we have severaldifferent companies cominginto town on various days.These heavy trucks bring wearand tear on our streets and wecould do much better with justone service picking up every-one’s garbage. This is whatis taking place in other smallvillages like ours and it seemsto work well for them,” com-

mented Ripke. With several new mayors inthe county, Ripke noted thatthe county mayors associationhas had a restart, which he be-lieves will be helpful in seek-ing advice and having some-one close by to share ideas. When it comes to changesthat Ripke would like to seetake place in Oakwood, hegoes back to his goals. “Revitalization, building personal relationships with thelocal citizens and having people feel the importance of com-ing to council meetings,” saidRipke. “People need to feelthat they can come to council

meetings and get what theyask for. This is a good commu-nity to live in. People are morethan just taxpayers. People re-ally like and want to help other people.” Ripke, and his wife Pam,who is a nurse at ParkviewHospital, have what he calls a“family affair” in owning theOakleaf Restaurant in down-town Oakwood. Owning arestaurant has been a dream ofRipke.

“My grandpa, WillardMcVey, died 20 years agoon Valentine’s Day and I re-member how we would comeinto the restaurant for coffeeevery day, Monday throughFriday, and we would sit in thefth booth. And now today Iown the restaurant. Everydaywhen I come in I think of mygrandpa,” said Ripke.

“Oakwood is home to myfamily and I care what happenshere. I like the restaurant busi-ness and talking to people. I’ve been involved in the ball asso-ciation and coached softball 33years, served on the OakwoodHomecoming committee, andI’ve been a reman and anEMT. Being involved in yourcommunity is very important,”Ripke said. Whether it’s a business, likea restaurant, or a resident wholives on a quiet street, Ripkesees people who truly care andsupport each other. Oakwood,with its many resources to drawfrom and to look to for growth

may nd their greatest assetnext door – their neighbor – people who desire the very bestthat will work together to bring pride and a positive future. Note: Five new mayors tookofce in the county in January:Steve Wober of Payne Village, Ray DeLong of Antwerp Vil-lage, Brian Ripke of OakwoodVillage, Greg Reinhart of Paulding Village, and DonnaGreear of Broughton Village.We will be interviewing each.

South Pacic Theater in WorldWar II, he knew the importanceof legacy. (Regarding WW II,Keck says he volunteered to be inducted, meaning that thearmy would not take him withonly one good eye. He hoppedin line anyway, memorized theeye chart and ended up rankeda Technician 5 with the U.S.Army.) In the mid-1980s, Keck sin-glehandedly researched, compiled and typed an exhaustiveindex of all veterans of foreignwars for Paulding County from1775-1989. Utilizing publicrecords, newspapers and per-sonal interviews, his nal prod-

uct will save future researchershours of time when lookingfor military history or serviceof their loved-ones. That rst book was published in 1989. While researching the vet-eran’s record book, Mr. Keckfound an alarming gap in localcemetery records. There are 79cemetery records in the county,and Ray inspired a growingtroop of volunteers to visit eachgrave site, recording each stoneor grave marker and ascertain-ing each resting spot of everysoul. This comprehensive workresulted in an 600+ page bookhand-typed (back and front for

a total of over 1200 total pages) plus index of all the cemeteryinscriptions of those who are buried in the county to 1986.Although published in 1989,volunteers continue to updatethese records regularly. As Keck’s research becamemore involved, he found thatthere was a need for a compre-hensive high school graduateindex for all students graduat-ing from high schools in Pauld-ing County. Senior Classesof all County High Schools,1880-2000 continues to providequick access to researcherstrying to nd when and wheretheir ancestor graduated from

high school. Since the libraryhas an almost complete collec-tion of most of the high schoolyearbooks, researchers areoftentimes able to immediatelyturn to the original book for photos and class activities oftheir “kin.” Mr. Keck’s dedication andtenacity was an inspiration toothers around him. Not onlyolder citizens but youngercitizens are now seeing theimportance of recording historyand family records. On aging,Ray once commented, “When Iretired in 1986 I did not want to just sit around. I found a needand I am continuing to do what

I can to take care of that need. Ihave seen many of my friendsand generation laid to rest be-fore their time. If older peoplestay active and keep their mindsalert, they can be of service tothe public for many years.” The seed of Ray’s public ser-vice passion was perhaps plant-ed by what some would consid-er a disability or disadvantage.Mr. Keck had eyesight in onlyone eye. After he returned fromhis service in the war, he wasnot able to be hired for factorywork, so all the jobs he foundwere public-service related. Whether working for the phone company or in his own

store, Ray gained valuable

insight and passion for publicservice – a passion that maynot have been ignited if he hadnot had to overcome his visiondisability. To date there have been eigh-teen books published, editedor compiled by Ray Keck. Inaddition to the aforementioned,Keck has his name on censusindexes, records of rst familiesof Paulding County, mortalityrecords, histories of Payne,Ohio and vicinity, obituariesand family histories of formerresidents of the county, early births of the county and earlymarriages of Paulding County. For years, Mr. Keck could

be found every Tuesday seatedat a table in the local history/genealogy wing of the Pauld-ing County Carnegie Library.Surrounded by volunteers,Ray continually pored overrecords, veried facts, updatedresources and found answers toresearcher’s questions – or atleast, pointed them to one of themany unique titles that will pro-vide the information they need. In his later years he contin-ued to dream and have visionsof the future. His goal was tosee an online master-databaseof every individual’s name thathas died in Paulding County.Then, attached to their name

would include information

that would lead the researcherto one of the numerous hand-typed books written, compiledand/or edited by Keck. Can you imagine? Futuregenerations looking up infor-mation for a genealogy projectand nding not only the nameof their ancestor, but birth in-formation, marriage, war, highschool, mortality and cemeteryrecords? The online compre-hensive master-database ofPaulding County’s citizenswas a dream of Mr. Keck’s – adream that because of his vi-sion, dedication and inspirationwill surely become a reality.If not in his lifetime, then in

the lifetime of those he hasinspired to carry on this noblework. A life dedicated to publicservice – a life dedicated torecording today’s and yester-day’s history for tomorrow’sresearcher – a life worthy ofrecognition and tribute. RayKeck’s passing has left a voidin the world of the PauldingCounty Carnegie Library andthe Paulding County Chapter ofthe Genealogy Society. Perhaps someone, somedaywill pick up the torch and carryon the great works and visionof an amazing man who will be sincerely missed, but never

forgotten.

two award winners show that size is no limit onexcellence when editors combine a thoughtful approach to content with good writing and sparklingdesign.” Visions has earned four previous rst-placeawards and two second-place honors. Finally, a third-place award for Best FeaturePhoto was given to editor Melinda Krick’s photoof a spiderweb dripping with morning dew on aclothesline. “A beautiful image that surprises us,”

said the judge. The awards were presented Feb. 17 as part ofthe Osman C. Hooper Newspaper Show at theONA annual conference in Columbus. A total of49 participating member newspapers submittedentries for judging. All entries were taken from editions published between Aug. 1, 2014 and July 31, 2015. The Progress has received ONA awards for the past 10 consecutive years.

urday evening. “Relay For Lifeoffers such a hope, knowing that people are working so hard tond a cure. “It (Relay) means that thereare people who care no matterwho you are,” continued Miller.“It means so much to know that people are trying to help. I am sothankful for the people that areclose to me in this.”

Linda Baumert represented agroup of people from the Ant-werp United Methodist Churchwho had worked hard bakinggoodies to be sold in order toraise Relay money. “My mother died from pan-creatic cancer,” said Baumert.“She walked the survivor lap forseveral years. I am doing this inhonor of her.” Others such as Michelle Rus-sell from Deance dedicatedher painting talent to set up anexhibit in honor of a cousin whohad passed away from cancer as

well as a grandma, who had suf-fered from the disease. “It’s very, very important tome to do all I can to raise moneyfor this,” said Russell. Another out-of-town personwho came to Paulding whenthey heard of the “kick-off” wasKat Liddy from Fort Waynewho makes jewelry. Liddy saidthat she keeps her eyes open forarea benets and then donatesa portion of her income to thatcause. She said that as soon asshe learned of the Pauldingevent she planned to attend.

“I do a lot of benets whetherit is fund-raising, work needs,church, organizations such ascancer or everyday living,”stressed Liddy. McMichael said that the mis-sion of Relay For Life nation-wide is donating money to nda cure for cancer. “I do feel like the people ofPaulding County have such atight sense of community,” saidMcMichael. “I am unbelievably proud of the way adults and chil-dren work for Relay for Life inour county.”

Paulding County resident Nicole Gross connected withfund-raising support through anorganization known as, “AromaTherapy Body Treatment,” toassist in her fund-raising efforts. “I belong to Country Innteam; a portion of my sales goesto them,” said Gross. “I had afriend that I worked with formany years. Now she is in andout of the hospital for treatment.It’s amazing how this draws uscloser together. I visit her reg-ularly in the hospital; we keepclose touch with each other.”


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logical Society; Century Fam-ilies of Ohio; John PauldingHistorical Society; and FirstFamilies of Ohio where he hadserved as chairman He wonThe State of Ohio “Citizen ofthe Year” award; “The Histo-ry Award” from the NationalD.A.R.; as well as numer-ous “Volunteer of the Year”awards. Ray penned several

hardbound books of PauldingCounty records for genealogy.He was the rst veteran fromWWII to ring the PauldingCounty Bicentennial Bell. He is survived by his daugh-ter, Rae Ann (Rev. Tim) Pieper,of Arcanum; granddaughters,Becky Pieper, Marie Pieper,Lona (Eric) Trombley andMary Pieper; great-grandchil-dren, Byron Cullison, Timothy,Logan, Ethan, Eli and Eliz-abeth Trombley; and sisters,Justine Holtsberry, Paulding,and Joy Harris, Hicksville. He was also preceded indeath by a brother, Roy B.Keck.

Funeral services were con-ducted Monday, Feb. 22 at DenHerder Funeral Home, Pauld-ing, with the Rev. Tim Pieperofciating. Burial followed inHedges Cemetery with mili-tary graveside rites accorded by VFW Post #587. In lieu of owers, the familyis requesting donations madeto Paulding County Genealogi-cal Society or Paulding UnitedMethodist Church. Online condolences may besent to www.denherderfh.com.

MARIO BAZALI1960-2016

ANTWERP – Mario Ba-

zali, age 56, formerly of An-twerp, passed away unexpect-edly on Friday, Feb. 19.

jandros S. Gonzales. He is survived by hismother, Rachel Hill; wife,Brandi (Kline); children, Es- peranch Kline, James Isabella,Genevieve, Joshua, Gonzalesand Jacob Campos; siblings,Mark, Robert, Joe, Cynthia,Caroline, Jessica and Melinda;and 10 grandchildren. He also was preceded in

death by his brother “Bubba”;grandmother, Delores Uribe;and grandson, Jesus Trinadad. Funeral services were Sat-urday, Feb. 20 at Den HerderFuneral Home. In lieu of owers, the familyrequests donations made to hischildren Online condolences may be sent to www.denherderfh.com.

RAYKECK 1924-2016

PAULDING – Ray E. Keck,age 91, died Wednesday, Feb.17, at his residence. He was born June 20, 1924in Paulding, the son of the lateOrvel andFlorence(Manson)Keck. OnJune 19,1948, hem a r r i e dCarrie G.T i n l i n ,who pre-ceded himin deathon Oct. 16, 2002. He was em- ployed by Paulding-PutnamElectric Cooperative, retir-ing in 1986, and was a U.S.Army WWII veteran. He was

a member of Paulding UnitedMethodist Church; lifetimemember of Paulding VFWPost #587; Paulding Genea-

If my dad were still living,he would turn 85 years old to-day. But God had other plans,and Dad passed away in May2000, at the age of 69. Everyyear on his birthday we stillremember what day it is.

My dad left me a legacy ofwonderful memories and of precious love. My dad wasquiet in a group, but if youknew him, you would ndhim cracking a few jokes andnd he had a sense of humor.Dad grew up in a family of 13children. He was the third old-est. There were three girls and10 boys. Dad found out early in lifehow to work, and it stayedwith him all his life. He wasan early riser and never liked

going to bed late. If he didhave free time, he loved tak-ing care of his purple martin birdhouses or reading. I in-herited my love of readingfrom him. If he found a good book, he would always ask meif I wanted to read the book.Dad loved to read educational books and learn new things. Dad passed away about veweeks before we had Loretta.Benjamin, 16, doesn’t remem- ber him, but the older girls re-member him for teasing thema lot. I’ll never forget when ourrst son, Benjamin, was born.I had him at home, with Joe’s

aunt Sylvia being my mid-wife. Mom was also there, andafter Benjamin was born, Dadand my sister Verena broughtour daughters Elizabeth, Su-san and Verena back home tomeet their new little brother. At rst they didn’t wantto look at the baby, and wecouldn’t gure out why. Fi-nally they said, “Well, Grand- pa said that we have a brothernow and that he will be able tohandle all three of us.” Theycouldn’t gure out how thatcould be when they saw little4-pound, 13-ounce Benjamin!We had a good laugh aboutit. Benjamin is not so “little”

anymore, and is taller than allhis sisters. My uncle Emanuel’s birth-day is also today. He is a yearolder than dad. If you get toread this, Uncle Emanuel, Iwish you a happy 86th birth-day! May God bless you andAunt Leah with good health!

I had the privilege of visit-ing with Emanuel and Leahin Marysville at Uncle Ben- ji’s viewing. Their daughter,cousin Emma, lives in Salem,

Ind., and was also at the view-ing. I hadn’t seen Emma inyears. After we looked morethan once, we recognizedeach other. My thoughts arewith Emma, as she has been awidow for almost nine years.A few years before she losther husband, their almost15-year-old son was killed.

Emma has 12 children livingyet, with all but a few married,if I am correct. Yesterday the girls and I at-tended sister Emma’s Tupper-ware party. She served a deli-cious lunch to everybody af-terward. We picked up daugh-ter Elizabeth to go with us tothe party. Then in the eveningTimothy and Elizabeth camehere for supper.

Timothy is on crutches andwill probably be off work forseveral weeks yet. A weekago he was cutting a pieceof log with a chainsaw whenit somehow slipped and wentthrough his shoe, cutting right

into his foot. He goes to get itchecked out every few days.Elizabeth changes the ban-dages every six hours aroundthe clock. It’s been very hard for himto sit quietly, especially know-ing there isn’t any incomecoming in and the paymentsare still due every month. Itold them God will provide ifthey keep their trust in him,although I do understand theirconcern. Accidents like thatcan happen so fast. Hopefullyit will heal quickly and with-out too much nerve damage inhis foot. We wish God’s blessings

and good health to everyone.This week I’ll share the rec-ipe for pepper steak potatoes.A good winter evening meal!

PEPPER STEAK POTATOES

5 small potatoes, cut into slices1/2 cup water 1 pound beef steaks, cut intostrips1 garlic clove, minced2 tablespoons olive oil1 medium green pepper, cutinto strips1 small onion, chopped pepper to taste1 tablespoon cornstarch1 cup beef broth Cook potatoes in water untiltender. Sauté beef and garlicin oil until meat is no longer pink. Remove and keep warm.

Drain drippings. In the sameskillet, sauté pepper and on-ion. Return beef to pan andadd potatoes and pepper. Ina small saucepan, combinecornstarch and broth untilsmooth. Bring to a boil andcook until thickened. Drizzleover meat mixture and toss.

Hernandez; and nieces andnephews. She was preceded in death by siblings, Johnnie Cain,Janice Salter, Patti Wells andKaren Johnson. Funeral services were Fri-day, Feb. 19 at Den Herder Fu-neral Home, Paulding. Burialwill be at a later date. In lieu of owers, the fam-

ily requests donations made toPaulding County Senior Cen-ter or a charity of the donor’schoice. Online condolences may besent to www.denherderfh.com.

DAVID SPROUL1947-2016

OAKWOOD - David AlanSproul, 68, of Oakwood, diedMonday, Feb. 15 at his resi-dence. He was born April 28, 1947in Defi-ance toLeslie andC o l l e e n( G r a n t )

S p r o u l .His fa-ther is de-ceased, hism o t h e r ,now Colleen Jeffers, survives

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legacy remembered

IDA COLWELL1946-2016

CECIL – Ida M. Colwell,69, of Cecil, passed away Sat-urday, Feb. 13 at Deance In- patient Hospice Center.

PHYLLIS BAXTER 1937-2016

PAULDING – PhyllisMelvina Baxter, age 78, diedMonday, Feb. 15 at Van WertInpatient Hospice. She was born Oct.19, 1937 inLawrenceC o u n t y ,Ohio, thedaugh t e rof the lateLevi M.and ViolaE. (Scott)Cain. She retired from GMPowertrain, Deance and wasa member of UAW #211. Shewas pastor at the former Beth-lehem Temple, Paulding.

She is survived by her sib-lings, Leona Brown, VanWert, Wayne (Alice) Cain,Fostoria, Debra Bess Cain,Fort Wayne, and DouglasKeith (Beverly) Cain, FortWayne; special friend, Joni

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Campbell Soup, where he wasa union steward. He was a vol-unteer for Auglaize Village. A funeral service was heldTuesday, Feb. 23 at HeitmeyerFuneral Home, Oakwood,with Pastor Brent Gibson of-ciating. Memorials may be made toa charity of the donor’s choice. Condolences can be expressed at www.heitmeyerfu-neralhome.com.

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ALETHAKADESCH

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PAULDING – Aletha Mae(Dangler) Kadesch passed onSunday, Feb. 21 at The Gar-dens of Paulding at the age of93. She was born Dec. 9, 1922,the daughter of Seth and Al- bertha (Wittmer) Dangler. OnJune 11, 1942, she marriedFrancis “Dale” Kadesch on his birthday. Dale preceded her indeath on May 4, 2003. She is survived by a daughter,Sharon (Richard) Kepler; twosons, Gary (Linda) Kadesch andRonnie (Vicki) Kadesch; sixgrandchildren, Sharolee (Jef-frey) Huet, Brian (Sandra) Ke- pler, Steven (Jennifer) Kadesch,Tisha Sandys, Kody (Beth)Kadesch and Kassi (Jared) Ea-sley; six great-grandchildren, Nathan and Shelby Huet, Paige,Isabel and Logan Sandys andBenjamin Kadesch; and twogreat-stepgrandchildren, Kater-ina and Ryan Betts.

She also was preceded indeath by her parents; two broth-ers, Sylvester and Virgil Dan-gler; and a sister, Ruth Hanen-kratt. Visitation will be held Friday,Feb. 26 from noon until time ofservices in the Paulding FirstChristian Church on EmeraldRoad. Funeral services will be heldat 2 p.m. in the church with theRev. Jesse Blevins and SethStout ofciating. Burial will bein Cooper-Haines Cemetery,Paulding, on Ohio 500. The family suggests memori-als may be given to the Pauld-ing First Christian Church or the

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PAULDING PROGRESS

FOR THE RECORD

Property transfers

Police Report

Business News

Common Pleas

Forum Reader’s Opinion

Express your opinionThe Paulding County Progress pro-

vides a public forum through “FORUMReader Opinion” Letters to the Editorfor area residents to expres their opin-ions and exchange ideas on any topicof public interest. All letters submittedare subject to the Publisher’s approval,and MUST include an original signa-ture and daytime telephone number forverification. We won’t print unsignedletters. Letters should be brief and concise.Letters must also conform to libel lawand be in good taste. Please limit let-ters to no more than 500 words. Wereserve the right to edit and to correctgrammatical errors. We also reservethe right to verify statements or factspresented in the letters. The opinions stated are those of thewriter, and do not necessarily reflectthat of the newspaper.

Where to write: Letters to the Editor,Paulding County Progress, P.O. Box180, Paulding, OH 45879; or drop themoff at the office, 113 S. Williams St. Thedeadline is noon Thursday the weekprior to publicaiton.

If you don’t advertise, you arenot likely to get customers. Learnhow your community newspapercan help you – call the Progresstoday at 419-399-4015.

For the Record It is the policy of the Paulding County Progress to publish public records as they arereported or released by various agencies. Names appearing in “For the Record” are published without exception, to preserve the fairness and impartiality of the Progress and as a news service to our readers.

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

Benton Township Elizabeth N. Lichty to Elizabeth N. and Johnathon J. Lichty;Sec. 29, 1.18 acres. Warranty deed. Jane L. Snyder Life Estate to Julie A. Dinger and Nan E. Cas-tle, trustees; Sec. 16, 152.748 acres and Sec. 17, 78.75 acres.Warranty deed. Jane L. Snyder to Julie A. Dinger and Nan E. Castle, trustees;Sec. 17, 1.25 acres. Warranty deed. Patsy I. Bland, dec. to Shawn C. Bland; Sec. 6, 2 acres. Afdavit.Brown Township Dianne L. Cooper to Dianne L. Cooper Life Estate; Sec. 10,20.37 acres. Quit claim. Keith E. and Pamela J. Myers to Keith E. Life Estate and Pamela

J. Myers Life Estate; Sec. 7, 84.847 acres. Quit claim. Charles E. Grimes Life Estate, dec. to Emma L. Grimes; Sec. 3,30 acres. Afdavit.Jackson Township Bonnie L. Grifths to Scott L. and Karina M. Dickinson; Lot 38, Noneman Emerald Acres Allotment #3, 0.26 acre. Warranty deed.Washington Township Carolyn Kay Pruden, trustee to Steven Douglas Reed, et al.; Sec.17, 76.99 acres. Fiduciary deed.Cecil Village Peggy Wendt to Roy Wendt; Lot 14, Original Plat, 0.11 acre. Quitclaim.Grover Hill Village Paul E. Snyder by Sheriff to US Bank, N.A.; Lot 4, Meyer Addi-tion, 0.2 acre. Sheriff’s deed.Oakwood Village JPMorgan Chase Bank to Michael T. Dotson; Lot 6, Mead’s Sub-division, 0.20 acre. Warranty deed.Paulding Village

Brian Wayne and Adrienne Lipp to Aaron R. Gross and Sara R.English; Lot 92, 0.182 acre. Warranty deed. Candace J. Stoffel, et al. to Ronnie and Margaret A. Scozzari; Lots22, 23, 32, 33, Gasser Second Addition, 0.3 acre. Warranty deed.

Weather report weekly summary as recorded at Paulding Vil-lage’s water treatment plant Observati ons recorded for the 24 hours ending at 7:30 a.m. on the morning of:

PR EC I P I T AT I ON 2 4 -HOUR A MOUNTS S now/Ice on DAT E H I GH L OW Rain -Me l t ed snow S now - Ic e t he g r ound

Feb. 16 30 28 -0- -0- -0- Feb. 17 31 27 0.01” -0- -0-Feb. 18 37 20 -0- -0- -0-

Feb. 19 41 19 -0- -0- -0- Feb. 20 62 19 -0- -0- -0- Feb. 21 67 30 -0- -0- -0- Feb. 22 51 29 -0- -0- -0-

Joe Burkard (right) was the speaker at the recent Kiwanis Club

of Paulding County meeting. Burkard, the prosecuting attorneyfor Paulding County, discussed a new program that he thinkswill help solve some of the problems of drug addiction plaguingthe country. He showed a video presentation of why a person ondrugs cannot get off of them. He is working with the court to helpmake it a success. Matt Miller was program chairman.

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

and husband; “et ux.,” and wife.

In the matter of: Wayne R. Jones, An-twerp and Karen Lynn Jones, Deance.Dissolution of marriage. Steven Boroff, Scott and Heather Bo-roff, Scott vs. Erie Insurance Company,

Columbus. Money only.Marriage Licenses Colton Alan Hall, 19, Antwerp, ma-chine operator and Katie Elizabeth Hunt,19, Cecil, retail employee. Parents areCraig Hall and Susana Perez; and JosephHunt and Stacy Kwiatkowski. Donald Leroy Smith, 27, Paulding,labor and Jessica Ann Wolford, 35,Paulding, labor. Parents are James Don-ald Smith and Margaret Marcum; andAlvin Roy Simonin and Cathy Keeran. Jason Lynn Grace, 41, Paulding, car- penter and Kiersten Anne Sunday, 27,Paulding, ER clerk. Parents are LarryGrace and Kimberley Crabill; and VerlSunday and Mary Bakle. Ronald Franklin Harsh Sr., 44, Pauld-ing, forklift operator and Heather Lee

Powell, 29, Paulding, laborer. Parentsare Roger E. Harsh Sr. and MildredClemons; and Claude L. Powell and Di-anne Boyd.Administration Docket In the Estate of Catherine Snellen- berger, last will and testament led.

In the Estate of Patsy I. Bland, last willand testament led. In the Estate of Marilyn M. Lytle, lastwill and testament led. In the Estate of James E. Laney Jr., lastwill and testament led.Criminal Docket Ashley N. Jordan, 25, of Belleville,

Mich., was sentenced to four years com-munity control sanctions for forgery(F4). Conditions of her sanctions in-cluded 62 days jail with credit given fortime served, comply with drug and alco-hol prohibitions, submit to random tests,get and keep a job, obtain her GED and pay $526 court costs. Contraband seizedmay be destroyed by law enforcement.She may submit a written itemized listof items for return from Antwerp PoliceDepartment within 30 days or the goodswill be forfeited. Jaerria Janice Jordan, 21, of Detroit,was sentenced to four years communitycontrol sanctions for forgery (F4). Con-ditions of her sanctions included 62 days jail with credit given for time served,comply with drug and alcohol prohibi-

tions, submit to random tests, get andkeep a job, obtain her GED and pay $480court costs. Contraband seized may bedestroyed by law enforcement. She maysubmit a written itemized list of items forreturn from Antwerp Police Departmentwithin 30 days or the goods will be for-

feited. Diamond Howard, 21, of Detroit, wassentenced to four years community con-trol sanctions for forgery (F4). Condi-tions of her sanctions included 62 days jail with credit given for time served,comply with drug and alcohol prohibi-tions, submit to random tests, get and

keep a job, obtain her GED and pay $521court costs. Contraband seized may bedestroyed by law enforcement. She maysubmit a written itemized list of items forreturn from Antwerp Police Departmentwithin 30 days or the goods will be for-feited. Jeremy J. Sharp, 37, of Oakwood, wassentenced to 17 months with the OhioDepartment of Rehabilitation and Cor-rections for forgery (F4) with 41 dayscredit for time served. He must pay courtcosts, which includes $880 restitution toone victim and $1,050 to another. A sec-ond charge, theft (F4), was dismissed per plea agreement. Billy Joe Mills, 45, of Antwerp, wasscheduled for a March 21 pretrial con-

ference and an April 26 jury trial for ag-gravated arson (F2). Alfonso N. Gonzales Jr., 44, of Pauld-ing, was scheduled for a March 9 pre-trial conference regarding his indictmentalleging illegal use of a minor in nudi-ty-oriented matter or performance (F2).

ACCIDENT REPORTS None.

INCIDENT REPORTSMonday, Feb. 15 3:40 a.m. Ofcers provided witness to a deputy’s investigation. 3:45 p.m. Unruly juvenile complaint was handled on WestPerry Street. 6:30 p.m. Out-of-county caller told police they overheard athreat to a Paulding County resident. 9:50 p.m. Lincoln (Nebraska) Police Department merged acall to local police with a former resident who aired severalconcerns.Tuesday, Feb. 16 2:55 p.m. A West Wall Street business reported a window broken out. 4:35 p.m. Unwanted person complaint was handled on SouthWilliams Street. 8:33 p.m. Shoplifting was reported by an East Perry Street business. 9:25 p.m. Suspicious activity was investigated on West Bald-win Avenue involving three young males who threw somethingat the caller’s house then ran.Wednesday, Feb. 17 3:55 p.m. Police responded to a North Main Street businessalarm. The building was secure. 5:05 p.m. Violation of a protection order was reported fromKlingler Road. A report was sent to the prosecuting attorney. 10 p.m. Family disturbance was investigated on West PerryStreet.Thursday, Feb. 18 6:05 a.m. A North Williams Street business reported an exteriorwalk-in door had been broken and the entrance door had been tamperedwith without success. 6:29 p.m. Family disturbance was looked into on East Wayne Street.

RECEIVES LICENSE –Brooke Greear recently passedthe state licensing test in Jan-uary to become a licensed in-surance agent for Stahl, Stoller,Meyer Insurance. Greear is ea-ger to help with any insuranceneeds. Feel free to stop bythe ofce at 113 N. Main St. in

Paulding, and congratulate her.

Support Blakely

for state central

committeeDear Editor,

Cheryl Blakely is a can-didate for Republican StateCentral Committee in the Northwest Ohio counties ofHardin, Van Wert, Putnam,Paulding, Deance, Logan,Fulton, Williams, Auglaize,

Hancock and Henry. In theeight years I have known her,she has demonstrated a lovefor her country by being in-volved in various projects atthe local, state and nationallevel. She is a true conservativeand walks that walk daily.She educates herself on manytopics such as private prop-erty rights, Common Core,immigration and healthcare;and is very proactive on theseissues as well. Cheryl is con-cerned about the large numberof conservative voters who nolonger vote because the can-didates they allow us to vote

for no longer represent theirconstituents nor share thesame values. The RepublicanParty needs a transfusion ofnew life blood for its overallhealth if it is to survive. She rmly believes that ourleaders should stand rm onthe principles of the U.S. andOhio Constitution which atone time made us a great stateand nation. Too many of ourleaders have become career politicians instead of truestatesmen and are only inter-ested in being elected againand again. She believes it isher duty to run for state cen-tral committee and make the

party better by putting new people in ofce more oftenand make the party stronger by voting for statesmen ratherthan career politicians. Please elect Cheryl Blakely,new life support for the Re-

publican Party, who believesin smaller government, lesstaxes, and will uphold yourFirst and Second Amendmentrights. Please stay awake andvote for Cheryl Blakely if you believe in a stronger, better,Republican Party.

Linda BishopFindlay

Recommends

Riedel for repDear Editor: Next month, the people ofthe 82nd House District ofOhio will be voting on a staterepresentative for representa-tion of this district. This is animportant decision that each person must make, it will de-termine how the state of Ohiowill function in the comingmonths. I am sure that the people of the 82nd are wellaware of the importance oftheir decision-making processand have studied the candi-dates’ positions thoroughly; but in case you have not, I amwriting this article to encour-age you to do so and suggestwhom I consider the bestcandidate for this important position. Running for the Ofce asthe 82nd House District Rep-resentative is Mr. Craig Rie-del. I have had the pleasureof knowing Craig for manyyears and have found him to be a very sincere, honest andknowledgeable man aboutmany subjects. He is partic-ularly interested in how thegovernment is managed andhow efcient it is. Mr. Riedel is a born leader!He is a very good listenerand has the unique ability ofthinking over what has beensaid before he speaks. He isalways polite with the people with whom he comes incontact and has a warm smilewhen greeting them.

Craig has been active inleadership roles as he is deep-ly involved with the AthleticBoosters for Deance HighSchool. He was instrumentalin working on the passage ofthe Deance School levy thatwas passed two years ago inthe building of a new highschool for the city of De-ance. He is committed to hiscommunity, as he is a memberof the Deance Rotary andDeance Elks, he also vol-unteered to coach both youth baseball and youth basketball. Mr. Riedel is not onlycommitted to his community but also is very active in his

church. He has been on thePastoral Council of St. MaryCatholic Church and is pres-ently an Eucharistic Ministerin the church. Once you have met CraigRiedel, you will realize that

he has your best interest atstake; and he will do what isnecessary to assure you thathe is interested in your health,safety and well-being. I canthink of no other person assincere and honest as Craig. Irecommend him for the posi-tion of representative for thedistrict without reservation.

Roger L. Gardner Kingwood, Texas

Donation is

appreciatedDear Editor, I can’t thank [the Pauld-

ing Progress] enough for thedonation of the 1956 Spring- feld Post (“Progress donateshistorical newspapers,” Feb.10). I found the paper listedin the Bibliographic Checklistof African American Newspa- pers, by Barbara K. Henritze.Evidently, it was printed from1956 to 1960. This is a won-derful addition to our localhistory collection, especiallysince it adds to our resourcesin African-American History.

Thanks again for sendingit home!

Cathy Hackettreference department,

Clark County Public Library

Springeld

Riedel would have

positive impactDear Editor, On March 15 we have theopportunity to vote for local,state and federal political can-didates. I am writing to askyou to support Craig Riedelfor State Representative. Craig and his family rstcame to Deance in 1989They lived in Grand Rapidsfor a few years but returnedin 2002 and have become ac-tive members of the Deancecommunity. Their children,

Steve and Renee, both grad-uated from Deance HighSchool and, with advancededucation, have gone on to professional jobs in Colum- bus and Chicago, respective-ly. Recently retired, Craig hasa passion for public serviceand is running in the Repub-lican Primary for the 82ndHouse District. His opponentis Tony Burkley from Paynewho is in his second term. Itis time for a change! Craig has 27 years of expe-rience in private business ex- pansion and has a strong stra-tegic planning background.

He is scally conservativeand understands the limits ofindustrial regulations Craigis a communicator, a listenerand a team player. He would bring strong Christian leader-ship to the position and have

positive impact on our area. For too long, northwestOhio has been left on the“back burner.” The hierarchyin Columbus needs to be chal-lenged. I believe Craig Riedelis the right candidate for the position of Representative ofthe 82 House District. I be-lieve he can break down the barriers and move us forward. Thank you for your con-sideration when you Vote onMarch 15.

Rita Kissner Deance

Riedel has letter

writer’s voteDear Editor, I attended the HeartlandPatriots “Meet the Candi-dates” night in Van Wertabout a week ago. I posed aquestion to our current StateRepresentative Tony Burkleyabout House Bill 190. Mr.Burkley is a co-author of the bill. I asked him if he thoughtthe current wind turbine set- back laws holding up Apexfrom building Phases 1 and2 in Van Wert should be atownship/village decision ora county level decision. Hedodged my direct questionwith why he drafted HB 190.

His answer was legitimateas to why he co-authored the bill. I supported what he said.But he did not answer myquestion. So I respectfully probedhim to give his opinion onwho should have the say, ourthree commissioners or ourtownship level trustees andvillage councils about setbacklaws. He dodged again. Hischallenger, Craig Riedel, notonly answered my question,he SLAM DUNKED IT. Hesaid he is “not against alter-native energy at all, but heis against companies that aresubsidized.” Mr. Riedel went

on to say that he supports adecision to lter down andempower the township/villagelevel representatives. I know many people whoare for and against this windfarm project. Mr. Riedel hadthe courage to give the peoplean answer, right or wrong,depending on where youstand. Mr. Burkley answeredlike a politician. Is that whatwe want in our leaders? I amstrongly supporting Mr. Rie-del and I’ve gotten to knowhim pretty well since then.He is a genuine, sincere, pas-sionate and charismatic man.I hope those who are voting

in the Republican primaryare willing to look into Mr.Riedel and give him a chance.I know he has my vote 100 percent.

Jeremy KitsonWren


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Legals

Sheriff’s Report

County CourtCivil Docket: Returned To You Ltd.,Paulding vs. Aaron Villarreal,Sherwood. Small claims, satis-ed. Credit Adjustments Inc., De-ance vs. Danielle M. Weiden-hamer, Paulding. Small claims,

satised. Credit Adjustments Inc., De-ance vs. Eric B. Castillo, De-ance. Small claims, satised. Michael M. Mott DDS,Paulding vs. Amanda Bauer,Payne. Other action, satised. Credit Adjustments Inc., De-ance vs. Janelle Myers, Ant-werp. Small claim, satised. Automotive Credit Corpora-tion, Richmond, Va. vs. PatrickMolitor, Antwerp. Other ac-tion, satised. Credit Adjustments Inc.,Deance vs. Casey J. Springer,Antwerp. Small claims, satis-ed. Credit Adjustments Inc.,

Deance vs. Joseph Nicelley,Paulding. Small claims, satis-ed. Credit Acceptance Corp.,Columbus vs. Taryn Stiltner,Paulding. Other action, judg-ment for the plaintiff in thesum of $7,705.12. Michael S. Boggs Inc.,Hicksville vs. Randy Forrer,Payne. Small claims, satised. Credit Adjustments Inc.,Deance vs. Scott L. Tressel,Oakwood. Small claims, judg-ment for the plaintiff in thesum of $1,486.77. Village of Cecil, Cardingtonvs. Richard A. Adams, Cecil.Other action, judgment for the

plaintiff in the sum of $746.49. Michael M. Mott DDS,Paulding vs. Laurie Bergman,Grover Hill. Other action,

judgment for the plaintiff inthe sum of $868.40. Sterling Jewelers Inc., Ak-ron vs. Jason McClain, Payne.Other action, judgment forthe plaintiff in the sum of$2,327.87. SAC Finance Inc., Auburn,

Ind. vs. Timothy Bittinger,Paulding and Kasey Thomas,Paulding. Other action, judg-ment for the plaintiff in thesum of $3,841.29. Credit Adjustments Inc., De-ance vs. Timothy D. Miller,Paulding. Small claims, judg-ment for the plaintiff in thesum of $1,603.16. Credit Adjustments Inc.,Deance vs. Jeannie Fisher,Paulding. Small claims, dis-missed. Credit Adjustments Inc., De-ance vs. Chad Speaks, Pauld-ing. Small claims, judgmentfor the plaintiff in the sum of$1,835.56.

Credit Adjustments Inc.,Deance vs. Shannon M. Gill,Paulding. Small claims, judg-ment for the plaintiff in thesum of $2,256.03.Criminal Docket: Shannon M. Kraegel, De-ance, two counts passing badchecks; $100 ne for each,$254 costs, pay $339.80 resti-tution, three days jail and 177days suspended; probationordered, 25 hours communityservice, complete personal -nance program, maintain gen-eral good behavior. Damaris Brock, Toledo, pos-session marijuana; $75 ne,$95 costs, 6-month license

suspension, concurrent withanother case. Teresa L. Halliwill, Pauld-ing, possession marijuana;

$75 ne, $95 costs, 6-monthlicense suspension, all contraband forfeited and destroyedor put to lawful use by arrest-ing agency. Isaac Highwarden, Pauld-ing, underage offense; dis-missed per State, $212 costs

paid per terms of the diversion program. Jordan Leiter, Cecil, theft;dismissed without prejudice per State, $233 costs paid perterms of the diversion pro-gram.Trafc Docket:

Alves F. Rossandro, NewBritain, Conn., 71/65 speed;$33 ne, $77 costs, pay all byFeb. 26 or sent for collection(POC). Kenisha Silas, Fort Wayne,80/65 speed; $43 ne, $85costs. Mark W. White, Deance,70/55 speed; $43 ne, $85costs.

Teresa L. Halliwill, Pauld-ing, OVI/under inuence; dis-missed. Teresa L. Halliwill, Pauld-ing, hit-skip; dismissed. Teresa L. Halliwill, Pauld-ing, failure to control; $68 ne,$77 costs, pay $50 monthly,Aug. 28 POC. Teresa L. Halliwill, Pauld-ing, seat belt; dismissed. Amanda C. Bell, Eastpointe,Mich., 88/65 speed; $43 ne,$77 costs. Amanda Marie Mullins, De-ance, stop sign; $53 ne, $77costs. Patrick M. Vanzo, FortWayne, 75/65 speed; $82.51

ne, $112.49 costs, March 18POC. Tricia E. Berryman, VanWert, 50/35 speed; $43 ne,

$80 costs. Brian Roop, Holland, 84/65speed; $43 ne, $80 costs. Judy A. Engle, Latty, 69/55speed; $33 ne, $77 costs. Chance M. Hair, Indianapo-lis, 82/65 speed; $43 ne, $80costs.

Jesse A. Kaiser, Burketts-ville, stop sign; $53 ne, $80costs. Alexander Q. Patterson, In-diana, Pa., 70/55 speed; $43ne, $80 costs. Reba C. Grissom, FortWayne, 77/65 speed; $33 ne,$82 costs. Jian Cui, Berwyn, Pa., 65/55speed; $150 ne, $95 costs,April 29 POC. Caroline G. Hitchcock, Car-mel, Ind., 90/65 speed; $43ne, $85 costs. Elizabeth R. Tucker, Pon-tiac, Mich., 79/65 speed; $43ne, $95 costs. Samantha R. Linebrink, De-

ance, 80/65 speed; $43 ne,$85 costs. Christopher M. Alaniz,McAllen, Texas, followingclosely; $53 ne, $80 costs. Todd J. Hilton, Greenwood,Ind., 84/65 speed; $43 ne,$80 costs. David T. Ruple, Hamilton,Ind., 83/65 speed; $43 ne,$80 costs. Emmunuel Juan Cruz, Tay-lor, Mich., 93/65 speed; $43ne, $80 costs. Katrina G. Richards, Albi-on, Ind., 78/65 speed; $33 ne,$80 costs. Caroline A. Dangler, Cecil,crossing a divided highway;

$53 ne, $77 costs. Michaela L. Burns, Ant-werp, reckless operation; $93ne, $80 costs.

Wilberto G. Mendoza, Val- paraiso, Ind., 88/65 speed; $43ne, $77 costs. Bonnie N. Wolnger, India-napolis, 82/65 speed; $43 ne,$80 costs. Ryan J. Fereza, Toledo, fol-lowing closely; $53 ne, $80

costs. Rolinda K. Toles, FortWayne, 79/65 speed; $33 ne,$80 costs. Spenser J. Reed, Montpelier,left of center; $53 ne, $80costs. Christopher T. Richardson,Fort Wayne, stop sign; $53ne, $80 costs. Anthony David Stoller,Paulding, 81/55 speed; $43ne, $77 costs. James C. Morris, FortWayne, 79/65 speed; $30 ne,$83 costs. Raydale Townsend, Cleve-land, 80/65 speed; $43 ne,$85 costs.

Donald A. Dougal, De-ance, driving under suspen-sion; $250 ne, $95 costs, May27 POC. Sirria L. Church, FortWayne, 84/65 speed; $43 ne,$85 costs. James A. Tutwiler, Conti-nental, 51/35 speed; $43 ne,$77 costs. Michael A. Smith, Melrose,seat belt; $30 ne, $47 costs. Amber Smith, Melrose, seat belt; $20 ne, $47 costs. Benjamin J. Gilmore, Ver-sailles, seat belt; $30 ne, $50costs. Clinton J. Schroeder,Leipsic, seat belt; $80 costs.

Allen D. Phelps, Shepherds-ville, Ky., 82/65 speed; $43ne, $80 costs. Samandeep K. Gill, Bramp-

ton, Ont., violation being

passed; $53 ne, $80 costs.

Stacy S. Ross, Haviland,

stop sign; $53 ne, $77 costs.

Gary B. English, Paulding,

seat belt; $30 ne, $50 costs.

Deanna F. Rhonehouse,

Paulding, stop sign; $53 ne,$80 costs.

Harlee R. Hudson, Antwerp,

67/55 speed; $33 ne, $77

costs.

Ebony M. Jackson, Terre

Haute, Ind., 82/65 speed; $43

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ORDINANCE NO. 1515-16

Ordinance 1515-16 was passed byPaulding Village Council on Feb-ruary 1, 2016, and goes into effectand shall be in force immediately.The summary of this legislation isas follows:AN ORDINANCE APPROV-ING, ADOPTING AND EN-ACTING AMERICAN LEGALPUBLISHING’S OHIO BASICCODE, 2016 EDITION, ASTHE CODE OF ORDINANCESFOR THE MUNICIPALITY OFPAULDING, OHIO, AND DE-CLARING AN EMERGENCY.Copies of the full text of this leg-islation may be obtained at theFinance Director’s Ofce, 116South Main Street, between thehours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.Monday through Friday.

Annette D. HaschFinance Director

ORDINANCE NO. 1516-16

Ordinance 1516-16 was passed byPaulding Village Council on Feb-ruary 1, 2016, and goes into effectand shall be in force immediately.The summary of this legislation isas follows:

AN ORDINANCE AUTHO-

RIZING THE MAYOR OF THEVILLAGE OF PAULDING TOEXECUTE ANY AND ALLDOCUMENTS REQUIREDBY THE STATE OF OHIO,DEPARTMENT OF TRANS-PORTATION FOR PAVINGOF STREETS WITHIN THEVILLAGE OF PAULDING, TOEXECUTE CONTRACTS ASREQUIRED AND DECLARINGAN EMERGENCY.

Copies of the full text of this leg-islation may be obtained at theFinance Director’s Ofce, 116South Main Street, between thehours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.Monday through Friday.

Annette D. HaschFinance Director

LEGAL NOTICEThe Antwerp Exchange BankCompany v. Mark A. Marenberg,et al., Case No, CI-14-066The Defendant Ying Ma, aka MaYing whose last known address isYing Ma, 4-31-45, Feng ChengStreet, Wang Hua District, FuShun City, Liao Ning Province,China 113001, and whose pres-ent address is unknown, will takenotice that on April 17, 2014, The

Antwerp Exchange Bank Com-

pany led its Complaint for Fore-closure in Case No. CI-14-066 inthe Court of Common Pleas ofPaulding County, 115 North Wil-liams Street, Paulding, OH 45879,seeking foreclosure and allegingthat the Defendant Ying Ma has ormay claim to have interest in thereal estate commonly known as105-109 South Main Street, Ant-werp, Ohio 45813 and described below:

Tract IBeing a part of Lots Number One(1) and Two (2) in Daggett’s Ad-dition to the Village of Antwerp,Ohio, and bounded and describedas follows:Commencing on the East line ofsaid Lot #1, Seventy-six (76) feetsouth of the Northeast corner ofsaid Lot #1; thence westerly and parallel with the north line of saidlot, One Hundred and three (103)feet; thence southerly and paral-lel with the east line of said lot towithin thirty (30) feet of the southline of said Lot #2; thence easterlyand parallel with the south line ofsaid Lots #1 and 2 to the east lineof said Lot #1; and thence north-erly on the east line of said Lot #1

to the place of beginning.

The west ten (10) feet of the landhereby conveyed/described to bekept free, perpetually, as and foran alley.Parcel Nos.: 12-10S-003-00; 12-10S-004-00; 12-10S-005-00; 12-10S-006-00Tract IIBeing a part of Lots #1 and #2 inDaggett’s Addition to the Villageof Antwerp, Paulding County,Ohio, which is more particularly

described as follows:Beginning at a point on the west-erly right-of-way line of SouthMain Street (St. Rte. #49) andthe easterly line of said Lot #1,said point of beginning beingTwenty-nine and zero hundredths(29.00) feet S. 20 deg. 05’ 00” E.(assumed bearing for purposesof description) from the WestRiver Street right-of-way, (using33 feet as the distance measuredfrom centerline of said street);thence S. 20 deg. 05’ 00” E., onthe easterly line of said Lot #1 andthe westerly right-of-way line ofSouth Main St. (State Rte. #49),Forty-four and twenty hundredths(44.20) feet to a point; thence S. 68deg. 13’ 20” W., on and along the

southerly line of an existing brick

wall between Shaffer Hardwareand the Village Apothecary, andsaid wall line extended One Hun-dred Three and zero hundredths(103.00) feet to a point; thence N.20 deg. 05’ 00” W. , Forty-threeand zero hundredths (43.00) feet toa point; thence on a line N. 67 deg.33’ 00” E., which becomes thenortherly line of an existing brickwall between Black Creek Prop-erties, Inc. and Shaffer Hdwe.,

One Hundred Three and zero hun-dredths (103.00) feet to the pointof beginning, hereby reserving theright-of-way as an open alley inthe westerly 10’ of the above-de-scribed land, perpetually, togetherwith all the appurtenances and he-reditaments thereunto belonging.Parcel Nos.: 12-10S-007-00; 12-10S-008-00; 12-10S-009-00; 12-10S-009-01The Plaintiff further alleges that byreason of default of the DefendantsMark A. Marenberg and VillageSquare, Inc., dba Village Apoth-ecary, in the payment of a certainPromissory Note and SecurityAgreement, according to its tenor,the conditions of a mortgage givento secure the payment of said note

and conveying the premises de-

scribed, have been broken, and

the same has become absolute.The Plaintiff prays that the De-

fendant Ying Ma, aka Ma Ying, be required to answer and set up

her interest in said real estate or beforever barred from asserting the

same, for foreclosure of said mort-

gage, the marshalling of any liens,and the sale of said real estate, and

the proceeds of said sale applied tothe payment of Plaintiff’s claim in

the property in the order of its pri-ority, and for such other and fur-

ther relief as is just and equitable.THE DEFENDANT NAMED

ABOVE IS REQUIRED TO

FILE HER ANSWER TO SAIDCOMPLAINT WITHIN TWEN-

TY-EIGHT (28) DAYS OFTHE LAST DATE OF PUBLI-

CATION OF THIS NOTICEWHICH WILL BE ON MARCH

30, 2016.

Michael C. Jones,Supreme Court Reg. #0020805

Attorney for Plaintiff 3239 Winding Woods Drive

Powell, Ohio 43065(740) 881-0018

ACCIDENTS:Wednesday, Feb. 10 10:14 p.m. Ryan Lee Fraley,20, of Melrose, was cited forfailure to control following asingle-vehicle accident on Ohio66 south of Road 178 in Aug-laize Township. He told deputieshe was driving north in a 1999Jeep Grand Cherokee whenhe swerved to miss a deer. TheSUV slid off the ice and snow

covered road into a tree. Thevehicle was disabled and towed.Fraley was not hurt.INCIDENTS:Wednesday, Feb. 10 7:31 a.m. Paulding EMSmade a run from a motor vehi-cle accident at the intersectionof Perry and Williams streets inPaulding. Further informationwas not available. 12:30 p.m. Dog complaintwas handled on Ohio 500 inPaulding Township. 4:26 p.m. Report of an assaultwhile at work in Haviland waselded by deputies. 10:18 p.m. Litter complaintwas lodged from Latty Village.

Thursday, Feb. 11 9:30 a.m. Two Cecil/Cranere units and one from Paulding plus the Paulding EMS respond-ed to a call concerning a semicrashing into a pole on US 24 inCrane Township. Further infor-

mation was not available. Noon. Deputies arrestedZachorie Ball. 2:01 p.m. Dog complaint waslodged from North Main Streetin Paulding. 2:46 p.m. Car/dog accidentwas handled on Road 176 inCrane Township. 9:01 p.m. Suspicious vehiclewas seen parked in a caller’sdrive on Road 111 in Emerald

Township. 9:10 p.m. Prowler reportcame in from Payne.Friday, Feb. 12 1:19 a.m. Prowler complaintcame in from Payne a secondtime. 9 a.m. Suspicious vehicle wasseen on Road 1036 in AuglaizeTownship from which a subjectwas taking pictures of a house. 9:37 a.m. Michael Gonzaleswas arrested. 10:35 a.m. Telephone harass-ment was looked into on Road232 in Emerald Township. 11:53 a.m. Allen County (In-diana) Sheriff’s ofce relayedinformation about a drone ying

close to a plane over PauldingCounty. 2:30 p.m. Antwerp caller expressed concern for certain chil-dren in the village. 2:46 p.m. Dog bite complaintwas lodged from Road 230 in

Carryall Township. 2:48 p.m. Dog complaint waswas handled on Road 230 inCarryall Township. 5:58 p.m. The sheriff relayedinformation about a truck stolenfrom 119 West Perry Street inPaulding. 6:45 p.m. Deputies arrestedAlfonso Gonzales on a warrant. 6:50 p.m. Billy Mills was ar-rested on a warrant.

8:39 p.m. Dog kennel re onOhio 613 in Jackson Townshipwas doused by re units fromScott, Grover Hill and Paulding.Fireghters and the PauldingEMS were on scene less than anhour. 11:08 p.m. Breaking and en-tering was investigated in Mel-rose.Saturday, Feb. 13 1:53 a.m. Suspicious male in black clothing was seen walkingalong US 24 in Crane Township. 8:20 a.m. Telephone harass-ment was looked into on Road230 in Carryall Township. 8:51 a.m. Deance CountySheriff’s ofce relayed informa-

tion about a supposed Publish-er’s Clearing House presentationof Road 198 in Auglaize Town-ship. The information was deter-mined to be a hoax. 2:51 p.m. Melrose residentlodged a dog complaint.

Sunday, Feb. 14 4:02 a.m. Deputies transport-ed two subjects for DeanceCounty Sheriff’s ofce to a lo-cation on US 127 in EmeraldTownship. 3:30 p.m. A subject discov-ered trash bags with deer partsalong Road 180 near Road 105in Crane Township. 9:50 p.m. Telephone harass-ment was looked into on West

Gasser Road in Paulding.Monday, Feb. 15 10:56 a.m. Deputies arrestedMisty Mattern on a warrant. 2:35 p.m. Benton Townshipresident of Road 55 told depu-ties someone drove through theiryard. 2:49 p.m. Dog complaint washandled on East Wayne Street inPaulding. 5:57 p.m. Four-wheeler wasseen driving in a church yard inMelrose. 9:22 p.m. A man in black wasseen prowling on Road 48 inLatty Township. 11:07 p.m. Domestic issuewas investigated on Road 87 in

Crane Township.Tuesday, Feb. 16 6:58 a.m. Car/deer accidentwas handled on road 176 west ofRoad 105 in Crane Township. 9:42 p.m. Mailboxes were“taken out” on Ohio 613 in Jack-

son Township. 11:19 a.m. Attempted break-ing and entering was looked intoon Ohio 500 in Benton Town-ship. 12:39 p.m. Residential alarmsounded from Road 170 in Aug-laize Township. 2:15 p.m. Identication theftwas the complaint from Road126 in Jackson Township. 3:34 p.m. Two Paulding re

units and one from Cecil/CraneTownship responded to a chim-ney re on Road 180 in CraneTownship. 11:22 p.m. Collision of a carwith a semi tire on US 127 inJackson Township was docu-mented.Wednesday, Feb. 17 7:48 p.m. Car/deer crash onOhio 66 in Brown Townshipwas documented. 10:40 a.m. Identication theft by credit card use was reportedfrom Road 220 in Crane Town-ship. 3:30 p.m. Deputies arresteda subject on East Perry Street inPaulding.

3:42 p.m. Damage to a caron Ohio 637 was investigated inAuglaize Township.Thursday, Feb. 18 12:23 a.m. Residential alarmsounded on Road 8 in EmeraldTownship.

3:26 a.m. Prowler complaintcame in from Ohio 637 in Aug-laize Township. 6:39 a.m. Damaged mailbox-es were reported on Road 171 inAuglaize Township. 8:40 a.m. Second complaintabout damaged mailboxes onRoad 171 in Auglaize Townshipwas elded. 12:38 p.m. Theft from a

home on Road 12 in WashingtonTownship was investigated. 3:20 p.m. Cows were seen onRoad 144 in Harrison Township. 3:28 p.m. Deputies assist-ed Job and Family Services onRoad 1021 in Auglaize Town-ship. 3:55 p.m. Paulding CountyHealth Department relayed in-formation about a dog bite onRoad 124 in Paulding Township. 3:58 p.m. Dog complaint washandled in Melrose.Friday, Feb. 19

12:34 a.m. Deputies assistedAntwerp Police Department on

North Main Street. 1:21 a.m. Telephone harass-ment was looked into on Road45 in Carryall Township. 7:23 a.m. Theft from a mailbox was reported from Road 33in Benton Township.


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PAULDING PROGRESS

COMMUNITY

Anniversaries

Birthdays

New Arrivals

Feb. 27 – Phyllis Albert, Martha Bender, Gabriel Gonzales, RoseAnn Hall, Brian Wenninger.

Feb. 28 - Joe Burkard, Mildred Combs, Linda Farris, BrendaKoch, 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, Kemper Forrer, ClayJustinger, 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, JoAnneKlopfenstein, Zaine McMichael, Lonnie Miller, Glen Plotts, WendyRoughton, Alice Wenninger, Helen Williams, Misty Zizelman.

March 4 – Addison Adams, Tammy Ball, Brooklyn Genero,Dan Goyings, Lyndsey Miller, Marilyn Ordway, Anthony Perelez,Kiana Elizabeth Recker, Braxton H. Ricker, Russell Ross, AmeliaWannemacher, Andrew Wharry.

Feb. 27 – Harley and Margaret Wearley. Feb. 28 – Lee and Elisabeth Bates, Louie and Laurie Kar-

olyi, Doug and Sherry Miller. March 2 – Kenneth and Delores Greutman, Dana and Flo-

ra Jean Welch. March 3 – Paul and Marilyn Adams, Mark and Robin

Gonzales. March 4 – Ned and Linda Sporinger.

P CV’ S O

Te Paulding County Veterans’ Service Office isdedicated to aiding Paulding County veterans and

their families in time of need.

Tere are two basic services the agency provides:

1 - Emergency Financial Assistance - Provide shortterm financial assistance to eligible veterans andtheir amilies who demonstrate a need. Tis in-cludes, but is not limited to, ood, gas, mortgage/rent and assistance with utility payments.

2 - Claims Assistance - Provide services or veteransand other claimants or help with VA claims or anyederal, state, or local benefits.

We also provide reimbursement or the cost otransportation to VA medical acilities in our area, or

in the case where the veteran cannot drivehimsel, we will provide a driver.

Our office hours are uesday thru Friday,9:30 a.m.-2:00 p.m.

Arrangements can be made orafer office hours appointments

Any questions, please call 419-399-8285810 E. Perry St, Paulding

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Feb. 19, 2016 PAULDING – Clint and Malerie Reinhart of Paulding are proud to announce the birth of their son, Trent Gregory, on Feb.19 in the Community Memorial Hospital, Hicksville. He arrived at 9:21 a.m. weighing 10 lbs. 8 oz. and measuring21.3 inches in length. Paternal grandparents are Greg and Ann Reinhart of Pauld-ing. Maternal grandparents are Tom and Lisa Klingler of Oak-wood. Great-grandparents include Linda Reinhart of Paulding, Peteand Joyce Woods of Oakwood, LuluBell Klingler of Paulding,the late Tom Reinhart and the late Duane Klingler.

RESCUE EQUIPMENT PURCHASED THROUGH GRANT – The Paulding County Area Foundation recently made grant awards forgrain rescue equipment to all Paulding County re departments. The Grover Hill Fire Department received $5,856 from the founda-tion to purchase a grain rescue tube, grain auger and drill, a K-12 rescue saw as well as rescue harnesses. In the event of a grainentrapment, the rescue tube would be used to go around the victim while the auger is used to remove grain that is surrounding theentrapped person. Here, members of the Grover Hill Fire Department look over the new grain rescue equipment. From left are FireChief David Volk, reghters Brad Volk and Mike Schnipke, foundation executive director Lisa McClure, Campbell Volk inside a grainrescue tube, reghters Charlie Howe and Keith Klopfenstein and reghter trainee Chris Howe.

Franklin observes95th birthdayPAYNE – Robert Franklin, a lifetime resident of Payne, cele-

brated his 95th birthday on Feb. 22, having been born on that datein 1921.

He served his country in theU.S. Navy during World War IIfrom Jan. 16, 1941 until October1946.

He married the “love of hislife,” Helen Bogdanski from New York, on Oct. 21, 1944. She passed away this past Decem- ber. The two had been married71 years. Bob misses her dearly.

Bob loved to hunt, sh,

camp and travel. He is an amaz-ing man of great faith.

His birthday celebrationwith family and friends wasdinner at one of his favoriterestaurants.ROBERT FRANKLIN

Paulding Council appoints new councilman, hears fireworks plansBy SAMANTHA

HABERNCorrespondent

PAULDING - The Pauld-ing Village Council selecteda new council member andheard concerns from threeindividuals during its regularmeeting on Feb. 16. The meeting was postponedfrom Monday due to the Pres-idents Day holiday. At the last meeting, ofcialsannounced that CouncilmanJim Guelde has resigned fromcouncil on Jan. 21. Eight peo-

ple expressed interest in the position, either in person or bysubmitting resumes. On Mon-day, council voted to appointRobert Boyd as the new coun-cilman. Others considered wereLois Beamer, Thomas Diaz,Laron Hodgin, Greg Jeffery,Fred Manz, Aaron Powell and

Dave Stallkamp. Council learned PauldingChamber of Commerce hasdecided to move John Pauld-ing Days to July 8-9 to havingthree major events - the othertwo being the county fair andRelay For Life - occurring onconsecutive weekends in June. The chamber is planning tohave reworks on July 9 as part of the celebration, whichis also the date for the librarycentennial event. The chamber is currently raising moneyto have a deposit for the re-

works by April. There goal isto raise $8,000. Also, the chamber’s Lead-ership In Action class is vol-unteering to replace the stonearound the skate park. Theyare currently doing fundrais-ing to cover costs. County EMA director EdBohn informed the council

that Paulding County has re-ceived a FEMA grant to re-view/rewrite the mitigation plan, which is required by thestate. The mitigation plan ad-dresses natural events such assevere thunderstorms, torna-dos, ooding, etc. Meetings with profession-als will start in April, withthe meeting dates being an-nounced two weeks in ad-vance, as Bohn would likeeveryone to have input on the plan. The project will take 12-16 months.

Tim Franklin appeared be-fore the council to discusshaving stricter regulationsabout lling ood plains. Hefelt that the trucks dumpingand lling ood plains alongFlat Rock Creek are raising thewater and causing more ood-ing. The council wants to see a plan and have it discussed in a

building and grounds commit-tee meeting, as well as havingit addressed in the new mitiga-tion plan. Mike Iler, who owns thePast Time Cafe on West PerryStreet, approached council foran easement for a water line.After discussion, council de-cided to split the cost of theeasement with Iler. Councilman Tim Boss wasappointed as chair for the rec-reation committee and RyanMapes was appointed as chair

for the street committee. The council approved totransfer of $55,000 from theIncome Tax to the Police Fund. A building and groundscommittee meeting was sched-uled for March 8 at 5:30 p.m. The next regular councilmeeting will be on Monday,March 7 at 6:30 p.m.

Martin enters insanity plea PAULDING – A Payne man accused of involuntary man-

slaughter and drug offenses entered a not guilty plea and a notguilty plea by reason of insanity Monday in Paulding CountyCommon Pleas Court.

Andrew J. Martin, age 26, was in court with a new attor-ney Feb. 22. His legal counsel entered the plea on his behalf.

He will be scheduled for referral with the Court Diagnos-tic and Treatment Center in Toledo for evaluation. His casewill have no activity until the Center returns its report to thecourt.

Martin’s four-count indictment from September allegesinvoluntary manslaughter (F1), two counts corrupting anotherwith drugs (F2) and illegal manufacture of drugs (F3).

The charges stem from incidents surrounding the Aug. 15death of Cary L. Parsons in his home in Payne where he wasfound in the kitchen by his girlfriend.

Art classes at Wassenberg VAN WERT – The Wassenberg Art Center’s current classline up includes: • ArtNight, Thursday from 6–9 p.m. Bring a friend, drinksome wine and be a maker. Staff will provide project ideas and perhaps some materials to get you started. • Classic Watercolors (ongoing) Tuesdays 10 a.m.-noon,

ages 15-150. Instructor: Pat Rayman. Students will learn someof the classic and time-tested watercolor techniques for a solid base and further their watercolor painting skills. Some materi-als required.

For more information on exhibits or to register for classesand events, visit wassenbergartcenter.org. The Wassenberg ArtCenter is located at 214 S. Washington St. (former Van WertArmory). It can be reached by telephone at 419-238-6837 oremail at [email protected]. The website is wassenbergartcenter.org.

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Have you ever wondered ifyou could pass a citizenshiptest? I hope that all of us arewell versed in our governmentand can pass. Of course being born and raised in America,we don’t have to worry about passing a test. However, justthink of all those who do. Itwould be especially difcultif you came into the USA and

did not speak or understandour language. Now if you study and knowyour history and government,I found a few questions onlinethat may be asked of a persontaking the USA citizenshiptest. Can you pass it? Herewe go with a sampling of 13questions which may makeyou do some thinking. 1. How many changes, oramendments, to the Constitu-tion are there? 2. What is the Bill ofRights? 3. Who becomes presidentif both the president and vice president die?

4. Who is chief justice ofthe Supreme Court? 5. Who was the person who

said: “Give me liberty, or giveme death” ? 6. What was the 49th stateadded to the United States? 7. What are some of the re-quirements to be eligible to become president? 8. How many SupremeCourt justices are there? 9. Who was the main writerof the Declaration of Indepen-dence?

10. Who wrote the“Star-Spangled Banner”? 11. Name the amendments

(by number) that address vot-ing rights 12. In what year was theConstitution written? 13. How many times maya senator or congressman bere-elected? I took the test and therewere a few I wasn’t sure of thecorrect answer. Answers: 1. 27; 2. The frst

10 amendments; 3 The Speak-er of the House; 4. Accord-ing to this test it was John Roberts; 5. Patrick Henry; 6. Alaska; 7. You must be nativeborn not naturalized, at least35 years old, and lived inthe United States for at least14 years; 8. There are 9; 9.Thomas Jefferson; 10. Fran-cis Scott Key; 11. Amendments15, 24, 19 and 26. It took thismany for women and minori-ties to get the right to vote; 12.1787; and 13. They can serveas long as they can get them- selves elected. How did you do? Did you pass the test or were you un-

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Devin Linder got to celebrate her 5th birthday with family and friends at The Agora at Waldo’sHill in Antwerp recently. This was a very special tea party because the Agora was the home of hergreat-great grandparents, Edna and Waldo Witt. Devin, left, her little sister, Nora, right, and friends,Ava and Kinsie, were served with Great-great Grandma Edna’s china. Devin’s Nana Ann Feasbyplanned the special day and all were impressed with the special treatment and hospitality, makingwonderful memories for the group.

Can you pass the test? Kindergartners learnabout worms, composting

Grover Hill kindergarten students Isabella Baker, Ashlyn Manz and Karsyn Troth each hold a livered worm.

By Staci Miller

Education specialistPaulding SWCD

Recently, Grover Hill kindergarten studentsgot to learn about the wonderful things wormscan do. Staci Miller with Paulding SWCD vis-ited the classrooms with her very own wormfarm. The students learned about vermicompost-ing, which is the process of using worms (“ver-min” is Latin for “worm”) to proces

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