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Meet ‘Beauty andthe Beast’ cast PAYNE – In anticipationof the March 12, 14 and 15 production of the musical“Beauty and the Beast” by the Wayne Trace HighSchool, a meet-and-greet has been set up. Get your picture taken withyour favorite character, dancewith Belle, arm-wrestle Gas-ton, get autographs, color

pictures, enjoy refreshmentsand more. From 3-5 p.m. on March7, the public is welcome toan interactive event with the play’s characters in the PayneElementary School gym.Adults must accompany chil-dren. Admission is $5 per child.Tickets are available at Payneand Grover Hill elementaryschools, Divine Mercy, andthe junior/senior high untilFeb. 27. A limited number of pre-sale tickets for the musicalwill also be available. Pictures may be picked up

at any of the performances.

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See SENIOR, page 2A

See ANTWERP, page 2A

See SCHOOL, page 2A

Antwerp Council names new fiscal officer

Ross resigning from

Antwerp Local School

County man, four others

indicted on federaldrug conspiracy charges

Transportation funding cut for senior center

Wind farm payment

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Several dignitaries were on hand for the ceremonial presentation of a “check” to PauldingCounty from Iberdrola Renewables representative Dan Litcheld (front left) on Feb. 23. Litch-eld is a senior business developer from the wind energy company. Receiving the “check”for $333,000 on behalf of the county was Commissioner Roy Klopfenstein (front right). Othersin the picture are, from left – County Treasurer Lou Ann Wannemacher, State RepresentativeTony Burkley, Wayne Trace Local School superintendent Steve Arnold, County Auditor Clau-dia Fickel, and Vantage superintendent Staci Kaufman. This “check” represented the rstinstallment of Iberdrola’s annual PILOT (Payment In Lieu Of Taxes) payment for the year 2014.

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Home-delivered meals are just one of the services the Paulding County Senior Center offers to residents in the county whoare age 60 years or older. Here, preparing the meals are, from left – Paul Steele, Roxanne Rodman and Yvonne Stahl. Althoughthe meals budget will not be effected, the center will lose approximately $3,000 from its transportation budget this year.

By JUDY WELLSFeature Writer

PAULDING – The Paulding Coun-

ty Senior Center has learned that thefunding for its transportation programis being decreased for 2015. The cen-ter, under the leadership of the ToledoArea Ofce on Aging (AOOA), whichserves 10 counties in this region, hasdetermined that Paulding County hasthe lowest number of residents overthe age of 60 in those 10 counties. But,using a formula to determine grantawards based on population and cer-tain other statistics, the AOOA has alsodetermined the county has the highest percentage of seniors still living inde- pendently in their own homes. “We have three main components ofservices,” said Marsha Yeutter, seniorcenter director. “We offer transporta-tion, meal services and social events.

It’s only the funding for transportationthat is being cut. We transport seniorsto and from dialysis treatments in De-ance ve days a week, for groceryshopping, to health and beauty appoint-ments, therapy, doctor or attorney visits,and to and from the center for meals andsocializing.” She says the meals and social events budget will not be affected. Yeutter, who wears many hats at thecenter, is responsible for submitting theannual budget to AOOA. “When I applied for funds this year,

FORT WAYNE – A Pauld-ing County man, along withthree other men, are beingheld following an indictmentfor drug charges by a federalgrand jury in late January. Ryan Bowman, 35, was ac-cused of conspiring with fourother men to distribute hero-in, cocaine and marijuana. Others listed in the in-dictment are Allan L. Bates,James W. Lepper, 66; LarryJ. Norton, and Eric D. White,52. Bates remains at-large. The other four appeared before a magistrate judgein the United States DistrictCourt, Northern District ofIndiana, Fort Wayne Divisionfor preliminary hearings onJan. 29. At that time Bowman en-tered a not guilty plea and

was remanded to the custodyof U.S. Marshals. A telephon-ic nal pretrial conferencewas set for March 24. The indictment alleges thatfrom Oct. 2, 2014 until Jan.27, the group of men didknowingly and intentional-ly conspire and agree witheach other and other personsunknown to the grand juryto distribute Schedule I andSchedule II Controlled Sub-stances. It also asked for theforfeiture of any propertyused to commit the allegedcrimes or were obtained as aresult of them. Each man faces at least 10years in prison if convictedof the charges, according tocourt documents. A 10-day jury trial has beenscheduled to begin April 6 inthis case.

By JOE SHOUSEProgress Staff Writer

[email protected] ANTWERP – In what cameas a surprise to many, superin-tendent Pat Ross submitted herresignation to the Antwerp Lo-cal School Board. At its regularmonthly meeting last Thursday

the board accepted her resigna-tion and will move forward inits search for her replacement. Ross included in her formalletter of resignation that she hadenjoyed her job as Antwerp’ssuperintendent and looks for-

By JOE SHOUSEProgress Staff Writer

[email protected] ANTWERP – On Monday, the An-twerp Village Council unanimouslyselected Aimee Lichty as its new scal

ofcer based on the recommendation byMayor Tom VanVlerah. Lichty will bereplacing Loretta Baker, who informedthe council last month of her intentionsto retire.

Lichty has served as the village’s util-ity billing clerk for the past eight yearsand is looking forward to her new assign-ment. “I love Antwerp. It’s a small town witha wonderful atmosphere. The people be-lieve in each other and they take care ofone another. I plan to take the experience

I have gained over the years and continueto do the same as Loretta,” said Lichty. Lichty, a lifelong resident of Antwerp,is married to husband Brian and theyhave three sons, Austin, Ethan and Aiden,who attend Antwerp Schools. Aimee is

active in the community and school andis a member of the Antwerp CommunityDevelopment Committee (ACDC). In other business, the following ordi-nances were passed as emergency: • Authorizing the fiscal officer totransfer $27,500 from the general fundto the police fund for its operation of thedepartment. • Establish a change cash fund for theutility ofce. The purpose of the fund isto have necessary change available whenindividuals pay their utility bill using

cash. The total amount to be drawn at anyone time of the village treasury for thechange cash fund will be no more than$200. • An amendment to the agreementwith Harrison Township for providing

fire protection services through June2015. • The village has entered into prelimi-nary participatory legislation of the SafeRoutes to School. The second phase will be the construction of new sidewalksalong the west side of Harrmann Roadfrom Antwerp School to Canal Street andalong the north side of Canal Street fromHarrmann Road to Kroos Drive. • A maintenance and construction

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Hall left a legacy on and off the courtBy JOE SHOUSE

Progress Staff Writer [email protected]

I was reminded again this weekabout what really matters in life.How fragile it all is and how it evenseems a little unfair.

In sports we think it is so unfairwhen a referee makes a bad call orthe football doesn’t have enough air

in it and we complain – we silently boo the one we blame. But what is really unfair is howthe “c” word took away one of our best when it comes to a qualitysports gure but more so as an ed-ucator who made a difference in theclassroom. I will even go as far as to blame and boo the word “cancer.” It really doesn’t seem all that longago the Wayne Trace Raiders were

on their way to a high school nalfour in Dayton. But it was 28 yearsago. Yes, the Raiders lost by a single point to Bucyrus Wynford 50-49, but for today, the score, the outcomedoesn’t really matter. One member of the 1986-87 statenals team, Steve Hall, a 6-foot-8 junior center, was named SecondTeam All Ohio that year and fol-

lowed it up his senior year with FirstTeam All Ohio honors. In sports, Hall knew what itmeant to battle as a player as wellas a coach. As a student athlete atOSU, Hall played basketball for theBuckeyes and was named AcademicAll-Big 10 three consecutive years. With a degree in mechanical en-gineering, Hall quickly realizedthat he wanted more out of life and

decided he wanted to teach with anopportunity to coach. Hall went back to school and re-ceived his master’s degree in educa-tion at Ohio Dominican University.

It was at that point, Hall foundhimself at Grandview High School,located in the center of Columbus. He served as the girls tennis coachfor 16 years and 12 years as the girls

basketball coach. Most recently hewas an assistant for the boys varsityteam. One battle Steve faced didn’t take place on the court but within him-self. Discovered in July 2013, Hallwould hear the news that no onewants to hear – colon cancer. A dis-ease he would live through with thesame dignity and humility as any-thing else he would deal with in his

young life. The short battle came to an endlast Tuesday, Feb. 17. Steve passedaway at the Arthur G. James CancerHospital in Columbus. A very somber Al Welch, whowas Steve’s coach at Wayne Trace,had nothing but positives in describ-ing his former all-stater. “Right now I’m in mourning.

Looking back, Steve was a good person and very humble. He wasa 4.0 student who was very smartand it transferred to the court wherehe was an intelligent player,” saidWelch. Hall continues to hold records atWayne Trace including the schoolsall time leading shot blocker, sec-ond leading scorer, and rst or sec-ond leading rebounder according to

Coach Welch. “Steve was a great kid who played four years and started fouryears. It was during his four yearsthat we won four consecutive GreenMeadows Conference titles,” CoachWelch recalled.

In the classroom at GrandviewHigh School, Steve was well likedand respected by his students where

he taught high school math includ-ing honors precalculus, AP calculus. On the surface, it doesn’t seemto add up – so unfair. But for thosewho have the memories of SteveHall hitting a key shot or carryingthe Wayne Trace pride to the OSU basketball team, its was his caringspirit and a desire to help others thatmake all of Paulding County a win-ner.

Buckeye tree featured

in SWCD tree saleBy JIM LANGHAM

Feature Writer PAULDING – Staci Miller of Paulding Soiland Water (SWCD) has been pleasantly sur - prised by the results that have taken place featur-ing the Ohio Buckeye tree in this year’s annualtree seedling sale. “People have been ordering these trees in hon-or of the Buckeye football team’s national championship,” said Miller. “We’ve had orders from people in Florida who want to order this tree to plant in honor of the Buckeyes’ championship.” The cost of Ohio Buckeye trees are $5 perseeding, due to the prominence and size. Mostseedlings range from $1.50 to $2, Miller said.

In addition, there are discounts for the number of trees purchased. For those purchasing be-tween 51 and 75 trees, there is a 10 percent dis-count; those purchasing 76 to 100 seedlings willreceive a 15 percent discount. Other discountsinclude 20 percent off for those purchasing 101to 125 trees while a purchase of 126 seedlings ormore will land a 25 percent discount. “The trees are offered as a low cost source of plant materials for wildlife, timber plantings,windbreaks and other conservation uses,” saidMiller. “They are available to anyone withoutrestriction. “Because of their low price, we cannot fur-nish replacements,” continued Miller. “You will be notied by post card or email as to when andwhere to pick up your order but they normallyarrive in the middle of April. Weather conditionsat the nurseries will determine when the plants

can be dug and shipped. Please pick up your or-

ders promptly when notied.” Miller said that the plants are seedlings whichaverage 12 to 18 inches in height with the ex-ception of Ohio Buckeye trees and Red OsierDogwood which are two to three feet tall. Milleremphasized that trees are a vital part of our com-munity and wildlife in Paulding County.

“Trees can provide you with shade, a sereneatmosphere, provide natural cover for vital wild-life as well as increase your property value,”noted Miller. “The USDA Forest Service reportsthat healthy, mature trees add an average of 10 percent to property value.” Miller said that Soil and Water is able to workone-on-one with landowners to help determine

the trees that best t for properties based onunique soil types on a property. This year’s saleoffers over 20 varieties of trees.

Miller said that those purchasing trees oftendo so as a celebration or memorial to those theylove. She noted that some families have pur-chased trees to honor each of their children.

Miller has also been visiting area school class-es to explain the nutrient and soil base and use ofvarious other trees. “We invite you to visit the Paulding SWCDofce to acquire more information about themany different trees available and to determinewhat trees can meet your needs,” said Miller.

Miller said that those wishing to acquire anorder form should visit the SWCD ofce locatedin the Extension Building at the fairgrounds orcontact the ofce at 419-399-4771 or visit thewebsite at pauldingswcd.org. In addition, Pauld-

ing SWCD has a site on Facebook.

Staci Miller, education specialist with the Paulding SWCD, witha tree “cookie” that she will be taking into the rst grade class-rooms for students to understand that the rings on the tree cookierepresent the age of the tree. As part of the community awarenessand conservation, each rst grade student will be given a tree they

can take home and plant as part of her presentation in mid-April.

I applied for approximate-ly $53,000,” she said. “We’d been getting about $48,000 forthe last few years, but with theincrease in transportation needsand requests I needed to ask fora little more. Because PauldingCounty Hospital no longer of-fers Phone-A-Ride, our trips

have increased. The hospitaldid make a nice donation to uswhen they eliminated their ser-vice, though, and we’re appre-ciative of that.” Most people don’t realizethat the senior center does notreceive money from the coun-ty’s general fund. They arethankful that since they are acounty entity they do receive

the benet of using the servicesof the county auditor’s ofce,commissioners’ ofce and thetreasurer’s ofce. The PauldingCounty commissioners admin-ister the senior center. “Basically our money comesfrom federal funding which isawarded by the AOOA, the

Passport program, which is re-imbursement for Medicaid cli-ents, United Way, tax levy andfrom donations from consum-ers and the general public. Wealso get about $12,000 a yearfrom wind farm money.” Because Paulding Countyhas more seniors living inde- pendently, based on percentageof seniors 60 years of age andolder, than the other countiesserved, AOOA has awarded thecounty more than the formuladetermined but still less thanrequested.“The senior center, along withlocal home health agencies,makes that possible,” Yeutter

continued. “They did award usmore than their formula said weshould have gotten, but it’s stilla $3,000 decrease from previ-ous years and almost an $8,000decrease from the amount I re-quested in our application.” She said the annual bud-get for the center is about$425,000, which includes allservice expenses, utilities, pay-roll for the ve full-time andsix part-time employees. Mostsocialization and any entertain-ment expenses are paid from anauxiliary steering committee

fund or they solicit for spon-sors. There will be a levy renewalgoing on the ballot in Novem- ber, which if they le for a replacement levy, may generate alittle extra income, but Yeuttersaid that won’t help with thisyear’s expenses.

“We may have to start pri-oritizing trips for our consum-ers,” she said. “We try not tohave waiting lists or to denyservices, but that may becomenecessary.” Some of the services offeredat the center, in addition tothe dialysis trips to Deance,include transportation to andfrom medical appointments inLima, Toledo, Fort Wayne, VanWert and Deance, a groceryshopping trip every Wednes-day, and about 180 home-de-livered and congregate meals per day. “We travel about 10,000miles per month,” Yeutter said.

“And there’s never a charge toour consumers. We ask for adonation of 25 cents per milefor the transportation, but ifthey’re not able to afford thatwe understand. We also ask fora $3 donation for each meal, but that, too, is up to the con-sumer. As long as they live inthe county, we’re here to servetheir needs.” To donate to the transporta-tion fund at the senior center orto volunteer call the center at419-399-3650 and speak withMarsha.

ward to nishing up her careerat Antwerp and move on withretirement. “I was surprised,” said schooldistrict treasurer Kristine Stuart,“I have appreciated so muchworking with her and havelearned so much from her.” Board president Dennis Reck-er echoed those same sentiments.“She’s done a very good job. Wehate to see her go; we are goingto miss her.” The board will meet in exec-utive session on Thursday, Feb,26 at 6 p.m. to start the process ofselecting its next superintendentto lead the Antwerp schools. Also on the agenda was theadoption of a new school calen-dar that will take into account the

days missed due to weather. With the number of daysalready missed the board approved a new daily schedule thatwill add 30 minutes to each day beginning March 2 and will con-clude on May 4 for a total of 45days. “With this new schedule wewill be making up one day ofschool for each 11 days we in-crease the day by 30 minutes,”said Ross. With the 30 additionalminutes, the day will dismiss at3:15 p.m. Ross also informed the boardthat an additional $2,054 has been received that will be usedthrough the Race to the Topgrant. The funding will be usedfor professional development

and supplies. The board heard that a pur-chase of stadium lights from theClyde School auction was madein the amount of $5,500. “These lights will be used atthe football eld and will make agreat improvement in the facili-ty. To purchase new lights wouldhave cost between $150,000 and$200,000,” said Ross. In other business: • Kindergarten registrationwill be held March 25-26. • the estimated bid for enclos-ing the bus garage is $13,900. • the June meeting will be

moved to Tuesday, June 30. • the building and groundscommittee is working on receiv-ing quotes on Phase II of interior painting of the building as wellas resealing the parking lot.

• Both high school principal Mike Bute and elementary principal Tim Manz reported no bullying issues for the rst se-mester; however, Bute reportedthat one bullying issue has beenreported so far for during the sec-ond semester. In the nancial review forthe month of January, it was reported that total receipts were

$681,353.11, expenditures$686,374.06 and investment in-terest totaling $1,380.22.

The following consent itemswere unanimously passed: • supplemental contractsfor the 2014-15 school year forShari Owusu-Safo (JV softballcoach), Katie Scharr (assistantmusic director), Travis Hammer(assistant track coach), ShellyBillman (junior high trackcoach), Josh Hoeppner (juniorhigh track coach). • resignation of school cus-todian Deborah Ricard effectiveJan. 14.

agreement with AntwerpLocal Schools concerning theSafe Routes to School project. The board also heard fromvillage administrator SaraKeeran concerning the two lotsthat the village received as partof the demolition of two homeson Oswalt Street. The two lotsare eligible to be sold in July.Prior to bids being received inJuly, the lots will be surveyedand appraised. The planning commissionwill be meeting with RandyMieinik, a planner from Pog-gemeyer, to start reviewing thecommercial zoning options forthe village. They will look atdeveloping zoning that will ad-dress business development inareas primarily on the south sideof town near the U.S. 24 exit. A motion was made andunanimously passed to amendthe minutes of last monthscouncil meeting after strikingthe phrase “and property dam-age insurance” in dealing withthe military tank that will bedisplayed at Riverside Park. Thetank will be maintained entirely by the Antwerp VFW and it willnot be necessary for the villageto obtain property damage in-surance. Police Chief George Clemensreported that 104 calls of servicewere made in January and 17offenses being referred to May-

or’s Court.

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STEVE HALL1970-2015

COLUMBUS – Steven V.Hall, age 44, passed away onTuesday, Feb. 17 at the OSUJames Cancer Center, wherehe has undergone treatmentduring the last 18 months. He was born March 15,1970 inLima, Heg r a d u a t -

ed fromW a y n eTrace HighS c h o o lin 1988where heearned 11varsity letters and was classvaledictorian. He deeply lovedthe people of Payne and wasthankful for his upbringingthere. Steve graduated fromThe Ohio State Universitywith a bachelor’s degree inmechanical engineering in1993. He went on to obtain amaster’s degree in educationfrom Ohio Dominican Univer-sity.

While at The Ohio StateUniversity, Steve played bas-ketball for the Buckeyes forfour years. During that time,he was part of two Big TenChampionship teams. Stevewas named an OSU scholarathlete each of his four yearsand was an academic all BigTen athlete for three years. Steve was a beloved teach-er and coach at GrandviewHeights High School for the past 18 years. While teachingmath, he was known for hissense of humor and treatinghis students, and everyone heencountered, with kindnessand respect. While coaching

multiple sports, he valued histime in the gym and on theeld of play. He especiallyvalued all the lessons sportshave to offer. Above all, Steveenjoyed time spent with hisfamily. He treasured timespent outdoors – hiking withhis family from the top of theSmoky Mountains and to the bottom of the Grand Canyon. He is survived by his wife,Kellie (Leggett); children, Eliand Emma; parents, John andRose Ann; brother, Bill (Tri-cia) Hall; sister, Angie (Ken-ny) Speice; nieces and neph-ews, Lauren, Justin, MeaganSpeice, and Zachary and

Ethan Hall; grandmother, Ma-rie Hall; mother-in-law, VickiLeggett (Terry); sister-in-law,Jodie (Leggett) Jones; brother-in-law, Scott Jones; nephews,Easton and Isaiah; and grand-mother Kate Swaldo. In lieu of owers, the familyrequests donations be made toeither the Steve Hall Memo-rial Scholarship Fund for the benet GHHS students (mailto 1021 Avondale Avenue,Columbus, OH 43212) or theJimmy V Foundation (www. jimmyv.org). Steve appreciated the carehe received from his doctorsat the James and especially

the nursing staff on the 19thoor. A future Pelotonia teamwill be formed in his honor asa way to give back to OSU andthe James. His funeral Mass was Mon-day, Feb. 23 at Our Lady ofVictory Catholic Church,Marble Cliff. Burial followedat Resurrection Cemetery,Lewis Center. John Quint Tre- boni Funeral Home, Colum- bus, was in charge of arrange-ments. Condolences may be sentvia www.johnquint.com.

BONNIE RODMAN1937-2015

HAVILAND – Bonnie R.

Rodman, age 77, died Thurs-day, Feb. 19 at Van Wert Hos- pital, Van Wert. She was born Aug. 13,1937 inPaulding,Ohio, thedaughterof Edward“Ed” andGladys E.(Carlisle)

Tope. OnDec. 27, 1955, she marriedCharles Rodman, who sur-vives. She was a member ofCountry Chapel United Meth-odist Church, Haviland whereshe was a ladies aide. She wasa former member of Grangeand Order of the Eastern Star. She is survived by her husband, Charles, Haviland; threechildren, Charlene Coulter,Van Wert, Shelly (Albert)Bartoch, Salem, Ind., andRenee (Tim) Hall, CambridgeCity, Ind.; six grandchildren;and two great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; a brother, Low-

ell Tope; and a sister, AliceMallone. Funeral services were Mon-day, Feb. 23 at Den Herder Fu-neral Home, Paulding. Burialwas in Blue Creek Cemetery,Haviland. Donations may be made toCountry Chapel United Meth-odist Church or Scott EMS. Online condolences may be sent to www.denherderfh.

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ROBERT

VANCE1944-2015

PAULDING – Robert E.Vance, age 70, died Tuesday,Feb. 17 at the Van Wert In- patient Hospice Center, VanWert. He was born March 12,1944 in Paulding County, theson of Dale C. and Marie W.(Knapp) Vance. On Jan. 30,1968, he married Linda D.Elston, who preceded himin death on March 30, 2007.He was a U.S. Army veteran,serving during the VietnamConict and retired in 1997from Ohio Art, Bryan. He is survived by three chil-dren, Barry (Dorrean) Vance,and Rob (Rachel) Vance,

both of Paulding, and Nancy(Taylor) McDonald, of BatonRouge, La.; his siblings, Con-nie Starkey, Bryan, Janet(Bill) Larson, Fort Wayne, andBill (Patty) Vance and DavidVance, both of Paulding; andnine grandchildren, Isaak,Becca, Olin, Bill, Mandy,Kylee, Kaleb, Hannah andLogan. He also was preceded indeath by his parents; a son,Mark; a brother, Tom; and asister, Patty Darrow. Funeral services were Satur-day, Feb. 21 at Den Herder Fu-neral Home, Paulding. Burialwas in St. Paul Cemetery,

Paulding County, with mili-tary graveside rites accorded by VFW Post #587. In lieu of owers, the familyrequests donations made to thePaulding County Senior Cen-ter.

Online condolences may be sent to www.denherderfh.com.

LINDA

PENDERGRAST1948-2015

ANTWERP – Linda Der-

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“BUD” MARCH1926-2015

DEFIANCE – L.A. “Bud”March, 89, of Deance, passed away on Saturday, Feb.14 at his residence.

He was born on Feb. 1, 1926to Vernon and Helen (Boden- b e n d e r )M a r c hin De-ance. Budw o r k e dfor severalyears as anelectricianfor Gen-eral Motors. In July 1969, hemarried Helen (Stork) March,who proceeded him in death.Bud was a member of theAMVETS in Deance. Heenjoyed hunting, shing, gar -dening and cutting wood. Budloved his dogs and feeding the birds.

Bud is survived by hisdaughter, Sheila (David)Moore of Paulding; step-daughters, Sharon (Don)Shaffer of Cecil and Linda(Jack) Bruan of Chehalis,Wash.; six grandchildren;nine great-grandchildren; 12great-great-grandchildren; brothers, Irvin (Katie) Marchof Reading, Mich., and Mar-vin (Marian) March of De-ance; and a sister, MarvelleWilhelm of Paulding. He was preceded in death byhis parents, Vernon and HelenMarch; wife, Helen March;grandson, Brian Moore; sister,Bernice Bayliss; brothers, Eu-gene and Darrell March; andson, William March. Funeral services were Fri-day, Feb. 20 at Schaffer Fu-neral Home, Deance, with

Pastor Max Begley ofciat-ing. Burial was in RiverviewMemory Gardens.

Memorials are suggested tothe Deance County HumaneSociety or to a charity of thedonor’s choice. Online condolences can be

given at www.Schafferfh.com.

JAY

JACKSON1932-2015

ANTWERP – William

“Jay” Jackson, 82, of Ant-

werp, passed away Friday,

Feb. 20 at Community Memo-

rial Hospital, Hicksville.

RUTH REINHARD1936-2015

BLUFFTON, Ind. – RuthHelen Reinhard, age 79, ofBluffton, Ind., passed awayat 5:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 22at Lutheran Hospital, FortWayne. She was born Feb. 3, 1936in Paulding to Herbert W. andLeah (Laukhuf) Stoller theyoungest of eight children.She made a confession of herfaith andwas bap-

tized on Nov. 25,1951 at theApostolicChristianC h u r c hin Latty.Exactly ve years later, shemarried James P. Reinhardon Nov. 25, 1956 at the samechurch; he survives. Ruth was valedictorian ofPaulding High School Classof 1953. She moved to WellsCounty with her husband in1959 where she has residedfor over 55 years. While herchildren were growing up,she owned and operated her

own bakery, Countryside Fan-cy Pastries, near Petroleum.In 1979, she graduated from

Wednesday, March 4Lenten lunch series

PAULDING – PauldingMinisterial Association’sweekly Lenten Lunch seriesfrom noon-1 p.m. Wednes-days at the First Presbyteri-an Church Fellowship Hall,Paulding. The association isalso collecting nonperish-able food, cleaning productsand personal hygiene itemsfor Caring and Sharing FoodPantry.

Taste of spring and wedding invitations brighten flu season Oh dear! I completely for-

got to write my column thisweek. I like to have it doneon Wednesdays or before.Our four children just left forschool, and I looked at the cal-endar and thought of the col-umn. So, before my work be-gins for the day, this will haveto get written rst. So much has been going onhere that it’s no wonder I have

my days mixed up! Since lastweek it seems one of the chil-dren has been down with theu. Yesterday I took daughterSusan, 19, and son Benjamin,15, to the doctor. Susan has been having a very painfularm. The doctor says its bursi-tis from overusing it at her jobat the RV factory. He told Su-san she needs to slow down.He gave her a muscle relaxantand she needs to get a few adjustments at a chiropractor toloosen the joints. She will behome until Monday to rest thearm. She thought she shouldstill go to work, but the doctorordered rest.

Benjamin was having a highfever, but the doctor said it’sonly a sinus infection and hetested negative for the u. Sohopefully with the medicinehe will feel better. It’s hard totell when Benjamin is sick be-cause he keeps going. He re-ally thought he should be ableto go to work today, but I toldhim to wait until next week. I’m hoping the u has leftour house now. The tempera-ture has been cold this week,and the wind chill so muchcolder. We are getting moresnow almost every day. I thinkI’m ready for spring! We received our rst wed-ding invitation for this year.Mose’s brother Alvin and Su-sanna will exchange vows onThursday, March 12. They

asked me to be a cook at theirwedding and to come help aday before the wedding. Moseand Susan and Timothy andElizabeth also have parts inthe wedding. This means newdresses for Elizabeth, Susan,and I. Susan has been workingon hers when time allowed the

last few weeks. It only has to be hemmed and then it will benished.

Daughter Elizabeth’s friendTimothy had the u the lastfew days, so Elizabeth, 20, andLovina, 10, went over therefor a few hours last night.They washed his laundry andhung it on his enclosed porchto dry. They made supper andstayed to eat with him. Timo-thy bought a place of his owna few years ago. He lives byhimself. With him working ev-ery day and having a few jobsafter work, things can get pret-ty busy for him. I’m sure hewas glad for the help and thecompany! Several readers have askedfor my recipe for rhubarb juice.I have changed the amounts ofthe ingredients over the years,and this is the way we like it

best. Enjoy!RHUBARB JUICE

8 pounds rhubarb (can use fro-zen)8 quarts water 2 12-ounce cans frozen orange juice1 46-ounce can pineapple juice4 cups sugar

3 3-ounce boxes strawberrygelatin Combine rhubarb and waterand cook until rhubarb is soft.Drain and add the rest of theingredients. Stir until thor-oughly mixed. Freeze or can

according to your preference.

Lovina Eicher is an Old Or-der Amish writer, cook, wifeand mother of eight. Formerlywriting as The Amish Cook, Eicher inherited that column from her mother, Elizabeth Co-blentz, who wrote from 1991to 2002. Readers can contact Eicher at PO Box 1689, South Holland, IL 60473 (pleaseinclude a self-addressed

stamped envelope for a reply)or at LovinasAmishKitchen@ MennoMedia.org.

Wednesday, March 4Lenten service

MELROSE – The Mel-rose Methodist Church will behosting the third lenten ser-vice of the season on March4. The 7 p.m. service will fea-ture Pastor Wayne Karges.

The last three servicesscheduled for March 11, 18and 25 will be held at the Aug-

This week, Lovina looks ahead to spring by sharing her recipe

for rhubarb juice.

laize Chapel Church of God. “Church Corner” list-

ings are free. If your churchis having any special ser-vices or programs, pleaseemail us your information at progress@progressnewspaper.org or call the PauldingCounty Progress at 419-399-4015.

Taylor University and thenworked for the Departmentof Public Welfare in Adamsand Wells counties for over 13years and at Gateway Woodsnear Leo for four years. After being retired for a year, sheworked part-time for sevenyears at Bluffton RegionalMedical Center in the medicaltranscription department. Shewas a devoted Christ-follow-

er who will always be lovedand remembered for her goodcooking, hospitality, generosi-ty and wisdom. Also surviving are threesons, Ed Reinhard of Poneto,Ind., and Herb (Martha) andTom (Sandy), both of Bluff-ton, Ind.; two daughters, LouAnn Reinhard of Poneto andPolly (Phil) Beer of Craigville,Ind.; a sister, Velma (James)Williams, Bluffton, Ind.; andnine grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a grandson, Uz Reinhard;a sister, Pauline Wieland; andve brothers, Nelson, Justus,

Willis, Ernest and (stillborn)Edwin Stoller. Services will be held at10:30 a.m. Thursday, Feb.26 at the Apostolic ChristianChurch East with John Rein-hard and Ron Kipfer ofciat-ing. Burial will be in the Ap-ostolic Christian Cemetery,Bluffton. Visitation will be from 2-8 p.m. today, Feb. 25 at Good-

win-Cale & Harnish Memo-rial Chapel in Bluffton and atthe church one hour prior toservices on Thursday.

Preferred memorials are toGateway Woods or GideonsInternational. Condolences may be left atwww.thegmcfamily.com.

Human trafficking topic of concern PAULDING – A forum about human trafcking will be con-ducted today for those who wish to know how to battle this problem. The event is being conducted from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.today, Feb. 25 at the Black Swamp Nature Center. Lunch will be provided. Presenter will be Sarah Ladd, attorney-at-law and SkaddenFellow with Legal Aid of Western Ohio Inc. Reservations are not required, but are appreciated. Contact [email protected]. The nature center is located at 753 Fairground Drive inPaulding.

Lions Club meets PAULDING – Members ofthe Paulding Lions Club meetthe second and fourth Thurs-days of each month, excluding

holidays, at the Paulding Ea-gles. Meeting time is 7 p.m.The public is welcome to at-tend.


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Property transfers The term “et al.” refers to and oth-

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

and wife.Brown Township Robert A. Schick, et al. toRobert Schick Life Estate;Sec. 27, 78.302 acres. Quitclaim. Robert A. Schick to RuthAnn Bair, et al.; Sec. 27, 3.137acres. Quit claim. Ruth Ann Bair, et al. to Rob-ert Schick Life Estate; Sec. 28,4.071 acres. Quit claim. Robert Fry, et al. to G.Grimes and Heirs LLC; Sec.21, 36.38 acres and Sec. 34,40.63 acres. Quit claim. Nicole Bair, et al. to R.A.Bair and Heirs LLC; Sec. 27,

70.836 acres. Quit claim. Ruth Ann Bair, et al. to RuthAnn Bair Life Estate; Sec. 28,25.199 acres. Quit claim. Ruth Ann Bair, et al. to LesaManseld Life Estate; Sec. 28,

25.199 acres. Quit claim. Ruth Ann Bair, et al. to Lesa

Manseld Life Estate; Sec. 28,77.841 acres. Quit claim. Lesa Manseld, et al. toRobert A. Schick Life Estate;Sec. 27, 39.151 acres. Quitclaim. Ruth Ann Bair, et al. to Rob-ert A. Schick Life Estate; Sec.27, 39.151 acres. Quit claim.Crane Township Ruth Hart, trustee to LesterR. Hart, trustee, et al.; Sec.18, Koenn Bros. SubdivisionD and part RIV, 3.705 acres.Warranty deed.Paulding Township Robert A. Schick, et al. toRobert A. Schick Life Estate;

Sec. 24, 39.038 acres. Quitclaim. Robert A. Schick to RuthAnn Bair, et al.; Sec. 24, 1.723acres. Quit claim.

Robert Fry, et al. to G.Grimes and Heirs LLC; Sec.

24, 40.813 acres. Quit claim. Nicole Bair, et al. to R.A.Bair and Heirs LLC; Sec. 24,40.819 acres. Quit claim. Kylee Shirey, et al. to LesaManseld Life Estate; Sec. 24,40.85 acres. Quit claim. Ruth Ann Bair, et al. to Rob-ert A. Schick Life Estate; Sec.24, 39.038 acres. Quit claim.Antwerp Village Lindsay and Bradley Frank-lin to Amy L. Salyers; Lot103, Wilhelm’s Addition,0.121 acre. Warranty deed.Grover Hill Village Mary Scott to Jay Clem-entz; Lot 22, Meyer Addition,

0.2 acre. Warranty deed.Payne Village Kevin T. and Patricia A. Leeto St. Jacob’s Church Inc.;Lot 8, Gibson Third Addition,

0.17 acre. Warranty deed.

POLICE REPORTSACCIDENT REPORTSThursday, Feb. 19 1:55 p.m. Jen I. Wei, 38,of Toledo, was cited for improper backing following atwo-vehicle collision on EastJackson Street east of NorthWilliams Street. She was backing from a parking spacein a 1998 Acura CL when shedidn’t see a 2014 Ford Edgeowned by Advanced AutoParts LSE and driven by JasonC. Konz, 39, of Adrian, Mich.Reports say she backed intoit, causing minor damage to

both. Neither driver was hurt.INCIDENT REPORTSSunday, Feb. 15 5:18 p.m. Police werecalled to McDonald Pike foran unruly client.

8:55 p.m. Again officerswere requested at McDonaldPike for a client who had be-come violent.Monday, Feb. 16 9 a.m. Paulding HighSchool requested an ofcer totalk with a student harassinganother on Twitter. A secondmale from another school wasalso notied. 12:30 p.m. Again the schoolcalled, this time about a malestudent bullying another. 1:10 p.m. Harassment andthreats were looked into on

South Williams Street. 4:15 p.m. Drive-off theft ofgas from an East Perry Street business was reported.Tuesday, Feb. 17 4:47 p.m. Backing hit-skip

accident in the Paulding Place parking area was documented. 5:05 p.m. Police werecalled about a hit-skip in theschool parking area, but werelater told to disregard. 5:35 p.m. Disturbance wasinvestigated on West WayneStreet. 8:45 p.m. Police werecalled to West Wayne Streetagain for an unwanted subject. 11:45 p.m. Officers wit-nessed a test on a male subject by a deputy.Wednesday, Feb. 18

2:55 p.m. No contact orderwas requested from WestPerry Street. 4 p.m. Break-in on SouthWilliams Street was docu-mented. 4:41 p.m. Unruly juvenilecomplaint was handled on North Dix Street. 7:45 p.m. A rural Pauldingcitizen claimed harassing textsand calls from a Nancy Streetresident. Both were warned. 8:13 p.m. Police werecalled to West Wayne Streetwhere an apparent drunkman walked into a home andstarted yelling. He was gonewhen police arrived. 11:40 p.m. Possible tres-

passing was repor ted fromPartridge Place Drive.Thursday, Feb. 19 1:55 p.m. Complaint aboutharassing calls and texts camein from West Wayne Street. No contact was requested.

Weather reportweekly summary as recorded at Paulding Village’s water treatmentplant

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

P REC IP I T A T IO N 24 -HOUR AMOUNT S Sn ow/Ice on D A T E H IGH LO W Ra in -Me l t ed sn ow Sn ow- Ic e t h e g r ou n d

Feb. 17 9 -6 -0- -0- 2” Feb. 18 21 0 -0- -0- 2” Feb. 19 13 -4 -0- -0- 2” Feb. 20 13 -9 -0- -0- 2” Feb. 21 18 -8 0.07” 0.7” 3” Feb. 22 29 1 0.01” 3.0” 6” Feb. 23 31 -7 -0- -0- 6”

Civil Docket The term “et al.” refers to and oth-ers; “et vir.,” and husband; “et ux.,”

and wife.

Wells Fargo Financial Indi-ana Inc., Fort Mills, S.C. vs. Nancy A. Hessler, Payne andJohn D. Hessler, Dubuque,Iowa and United State ofAmerica, Department of theTreasury, IRS, Washington,D.C. and United State ofAmerica, Department of theTreasury, IRS, Toledo andOhio Department of Taxation,Columbus. Foreclosures. Janet M. Williamson, Pauld-ing vs. Robert B. Williamson,Paulding. Divorce.

First Federal Bank of theMidwest, Deance vs. Ken-neth E. Deel and his unknownspouse if any, Paulding andCapital One Bank (USA), N.A., Columbus and PauldingCounty Treasurer, Paulding.Foreclosures. TD Bank USA, N.A., Min-neapolis, Minn. vs. Jeffrey J.Pieper, Paulding. Money only.Marriage Licenses Bruce Farquhar, 51, Pauld-ing, factory and Cynthia Anne

Haines, 54, St. Joseph, Mich.,caregiver. Parents are FrankFarquhar Sr. and Edith Bland;and William Christians andMildred LaPorte.Administration Docket In the Estate of RaymondMcClure, last will and testa-ment led.Criminal Docket Islam Mohamed Gellani,36, from Dearborn, Mich., hadhis sentencing date changedfrom Feb. 23 to March 9. Hehad been found guilty of iden-tity fraud (F5) in January. Audrey B. Davis, 35, ofPaulding, had her indictment

alleging theft (F5) and bur-glary (F2) dismissed with prejudice upon a motion ofState. Her polygraph examshowed no deception on her part. Court costs were $139. Ruthann Swary, 39, of An-twerp, had the matter of hercharges of possession of meth-amphetamine (F5) reassignedto March 9. At that time therewill be a hearing on her mo-tion for intervention in lieu ofconviction.

Robert L. Carnahan, 49,of Oakwood, was sentenced,having previously pled guiltyto breaking and entering (F5)with a count of theft (F5)having been dismissed. Hewas ordered to serve a stated prison term of 11 months inthe Ohio Department of Reha- bilitation and Correction, payrestitution of $3,380 to hisvictim plus court costs whichcombined amounts to $3,707.He has joint and several re-sponsibility for restitutionwith his co-defendant. All ev-idence pertaining to a specicincident report was allowed to

be destroyed by law enforce-ment. He received credit forsix days served. Christian W. Shephard, 21,of Warren, Mich., entered aguilty plea to forgery (F5)after a count of identicationfraud (F5) was dismissedupon a motion of State. Hewaived extradition and wasreleased on his own recogni-zance on the condition of noarrests. He will be sentencedon March 30.

Rhonda Smalley was the speaker at the Paulding Kiwanis Club meeting. She is the president

of the Bargain Bin of Paulding County, which has been responsible for generous donations to

the Paulding County Hospital over the past 50 years. Her topic was the new building they are

planning for the corner of Cherry and Harrison streets. The members are raising money to com-

plete the building. Stan Searing was program chairman.

Commissioner’s Journal

Commissioners’ Journal February 11,2015 This 11th day of February, 2015, theBoard of County Commissioners metin regular session with the followingmembers present: Roy Klopfenstein,Tony Zartman, Mark Holtsberry, and Nola Ginter, Clerk.MEETING NOTES OF APPOINT-MENTS Sheriff Jason Landers met with thecommissioners for his regularly sched-uled monthly meeting. He presentedgrant paperwork for signatures. Thegrant will help fund tablets for thedeputies, replacing the laptops they arecurrently using. The sheriff then discussed program-ming the emergency buttons to workoff the new radio frequency. Landers updated the commissionerson his vehicle eet, noting the cost ofvehicles has gone up. He emphasizedthat all their vehicles are maintainedvery well. The sheriff’s ofce currently

has 20 vehicles. They average 18,000to 20,000 miles per year. Sheriff Land-ers reported two incidents that resultedin slight damage to vehicles. Neitherresulted in a claim. Landers then presented January2015 budget report. He pointed out thatinmate population is up slightly. The commissioners and SheriffLanders discussed the idea of establish-ing a drug court in Paulding County.They also talked about trying to securefunding to reinstate the DARE pro-gram. County Auditor Claudia Fickel reported all of her ofce’s old recordshave now been removed from the PerryStreet building and moved to the newHarrison Street records storage facility.She expressed her appreciation for theassistance from the engineer’s ofce.Fickel also noted records to be de-stroyed were sent to the PC Workshopfor shredding purposes. Ken Maag, Poggemeyer Design

Group, reviewed the procedure camp-grounds need to follow to receive a permit from the healt h department toinstall a sewer system in the AuglaizeRiver Sewer District. He noted theEPA has to approve the plans beforethe campground can receive a permit. Ed Bohn, Paulding County EMA,and Rich Lauffer, EMA District –Bohn presented his weekly reportsform Jan. 26 and Feb. 2 for the com-missioners’ review. He reported he isstill working with the prosecutor on re-imbursement from the insurance company for the work done on the p lanecrash last fall. He also noted he has been listingitems on govdeals.com for the benetof county ofces. Aaron Timm hasagreed to list the engineer’s items. Bohn continues to work on thecounty’s EOP (Emergency Opera-tions Plan). He announced he has beenworking with OEMA to bring a modelof a residential storm shelter to the

Paulding County Fair. Lauffer advised the commissionersBohn has been making great stridesto completing the paperwork to bringPaulding County up to standards. Com-missioner Klopfenstein asked Bohn tosend notication of the LEPC meetingsto Ronald Hunter, Mayor of Brough-ton, so he may start attending the meet-ings. Bohn asked about the green awningsat the OSU Extension Building. Theyare in need of repair, replacement orremoval. He also reported the HVACsystem needs attention. Lauffer encouraged Bohn to con-tinue to attend training classes not onlyto learn proper procedures and policies, but also t o make professional connec-tions. Luke Jackson met with the commis-sioners representing the Jr. Fair Board.They are requesting permission toconnect to the Internet at the OSU Ex-tension Building for use during Jr. Fair

Board meetings and during the Pauld-ing County Fair. The commissionersemphasized the security issues and theimportance of closely monitoring useof the Internet. Jackson assured thecommissioners there would be limitedaccess and control and the connectionwould be disconnected when not inuse. Judge John DeMuth, Juvenile/Pro- bate Court, reported he is working onappointments to the park district board.He also noted the J.P. Crain hearing hasnot been set yet. He will keep the com-missioners informed on both subjectmatters. Jerry Zielke, PC Economic Devel-opment, reported on a meeting he hadattended earlier today. He also recentlymet with Dennis Miller of MaumeeValley Planning Organization regard-ing new business funding. Zielke wasexcited to report the PCED website is being updated. He noted economic development

hinges around ve major issues: watersupply, sewer availability, access toelectricity, roadways, and communi-cation (ber optic) options. Zielke will be taking advantage of a webinar of-fered on Feb. 25-26 on new businessfunding. He continues to be very busyattending meetings and working with potential businesses to try and pull de-velopment to Paulding County.EXECUTIVE SESSION A motion was made by Zartman togo into executive session at 8:02 a.m.with the Paulding County Prosecu-tor and the County Auditor to discuss personnel matters. The motion wasseconded by Holtsberry. All membersvoting yea. At 8:10 a.m. all members presentagreed to adjourn the executive sessionand go into regular session.EXECUTIVE SESSION A motion was made by Zartman togo into executive session at 8:11 a.m.with the Paulding County Prosecutor to

discuss legal matters. The motion wasseconded by Holtsberry. All membersvoting yea. At 8:16 a.m. all members presentagreed to adjourn the executive sessionand go into regular session.IN THE MATTER OF AMENDINGTHE 2015 ANNUAL APPROPRIA-TION (FUND 106) Zartman moved to adopt the follow-ing resolution: BE IT RESOLVED, that the Boardof County Commissioners does herebydirect the County Auditor to amend the2015 Annual Appropriation by appro- priating the following in the Victims’Assistance Fund (Fund 106), to-wit;106-001-00001/Victims’ Assistance/Other AMOUNT: $5,256.13.IN THE MATTER OF MODIFY-ING THE 2015 ANNUAL APPRO-PRIATION (FUND 001-016) Zartman moved to adopt the follow-ing resolution: BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board

of County Commissioners does herebymodify the 2015 Annual Appropria-tion and hereby directs the PauldingCounty Auditor to transfer funds, to-wit; FROM: 001-016-00005/GeneralFund/Commissioners’ Buildings &Grounds/Maintenance Repairs TO:001-016-00004/General Fund/Com-missioners’ Buildings & Grounds/Supplies AMOUNT: $5,000.IN THE MATTER OF MODIFY-ING THE 2015 ANNUAL APPRO-PRIATION (FUND 081) Zartman moved to adopt the follow-ing resolution: BE IT RESOLVED, that the Boardof County Commissioners does herebymodify the 2015 Annual Appropriationand hereby directs the Paulding CountyAuditor to transfer funds in the WMEAGrant Fund (Fund 081), to-wit; FROM:081-001-00005/WMEA Grant/OtherExpenses TO: 081-001-00001/WMEAGrant/Salaries AMOUNT: $1,200.IN THE MATTER OF APPOINT-

MENT TO THE PAULDINGCOUNTY HOSPITAL BOARD OFTRUSTEES This 11th day of February, 2015,the appointing authority for the Pauld-ing County Hospital Board of Trusteesmet with the following members pres-ent: Commissioners Roy Klopfenstein,Tony Zartman, and Mark Holtsberry;Common Pleas Court Judge TiffanyBeckman; and Probate/Juvenile Divi-sion Judge John DeMuth. A motion was made by Judge JohnDeMuth to reappoint Tommy Lit-zenburg (Democrat) to the PauldingCounty Hospital Board of Trustees fora six-year term expiring March 1, 2021.The motion was seconded by JudgeTiffany Beckman. Upon the call of theroll, the following vote resulted: JudgeJohn DeMuth, yea; Judge TiffanyBeckman, yea; Mr. Roy Klopfenstein,yea; Tony Zartman, yea, and Mr. MarkHoltsberry, yea. Motion carried.


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Police Report

Sheriff’s Report

County CourtCivil Docket:

Joseph R. Burkard, Pauld-

ing vs. Christina Wenzlick,

Paulding. Money only, satis-

ed.

Grange Mutual Casualty

Co., Columbus vs. Cynthia

Jiminez, Paulding. Money

only, satised.

Credit Adjustments, Inc.,

Deance vs. ALisha R.

Schlosser. Money only, satis-ed.

Michael S. Boggs DDS,

Inc., Hicksville vs. Ashley

McCrea, Antwerp. Small

claims, satised.

Garbani, LLC, Deance vs.

Jonathon B. Higbee, Cecil.

Small claims, dismissed.

Mary Kay Martin, Payne

vs. Braxton Asher by and

through his next of friend

John Asher, Payne, John Ash-

er, Payne, Quintin Pachuta by

and through his next of friend

Angela Pacheta, Monroeville,

Ind., Jackson Pachuta by and

through his next of friend An-

gela Pachuta, Monroeville,

Ind., Angela Pachuta, Mon-

roeville, Ind., and Daniel Pa-

chuta, Cleveland. Other ac-

tion, judgment for the plaintiff

in the sum of $7,164.

Capital One Bank, Rich-

mond, Va. vs. Robert A. Ver-

faillie, Paulding. Other action,

judgment for the plaintiff in

the sum of $1,578.85.

Sarah J. Mowery DDS Inc.,

Antwerp vs. Alyssa Nardone,

Paulding and Garry Nardone,

Paulding. Small claims, satis-

ed.

Snow & Sauertieig LLP,

Fort Wayne vs. Henry Mc-

Donald, Grover Hill. Small

claims, judgment for the plain-

tiff in the sum of $1,595.44.

The Antwerp Exchange

Bank, Antwerp vs. Jenni-

fer McAlexander, Antwerp.

Small claims, satised.

Wells Fargo National Bank,West Des Moines, Iowa vs.

David R. Cox aka David R.

Lox aka David Ray Cox,

Payne. Other action, judgment

for the plaintiff in the sum of

$8,572.95.

Deance Radiologist As-

soc., Ottawa Hills vs. Paul V.

Hall, Oakwood and Cynthia

Hall, Oakwood. Other action,

dismissed.

Credit Adjustments Inc.,

Deance vs. Tony Dangler,

Oakwood. Small claims, judg-

ment for the plaintiff in the

sum of $736.


Deance vs. Angela R. John-

son, Paulding. Small claims,


the sum of $875.62.


Deance vs. Daniel Hoffman,

Cecil. Small claims, judgment

for the plaintiff in the sum of

$592.


Deance vs. Torrey L. Marti-

nez, Payne. Small claims, dis-

missed.

Snow & Sauerteig LLP, Fort

Wayne vs. Timmy D. Miller,

Paulding. Small claims, dis-

missed.


Wayne vs. Nichelle R. Lee,

Grover Hill. Small claims,


the sum of $371.37.


Wayne vs. Janelle J. Miller,

Paulding. Small claims, judg-

ment for the plaintiff in thesum of $630.84.

Criminal Docket:

Edwin L. Lindow, Joliet,

Ill., possession; $75 ne, $95

costs, 6-month license suspen-

sion.

Virgil W. Lee, Grover Hill,

aggravated menacing; $140

costs, 8 days jail with 172 days

suspended; pay for stay at jail,

no contact with victim, secure

a valid operator’s license, 40

hours community service,

probation two years, complete

Third Millennium online alco-

hol course, seek employment,

submit evaluation.

Virgil W. Lee, Grover Hill,

resisting arrest; 8 days jail

with 82 days suspended; same

rules and conditions as Count

A, jail time to run concurrent-

ly with Count A.

JP Morgan Chase Bank,

zoning violation; $100 ne,

$259.68 costs; plaintiff may

remove the abandoned build-

ings on the property in accor-

dance with the statutes of the

State of Ohio.

Zacharie J. Ball, Oakwood,

theft; $142 costs, 7 days jail

with 173 days suspended; no

unlawful contact with Morn-

ing Star, restitution is paid in

full.

Amanda S. Saylor, De-

ance, burglary; $138 costs;

case bound over to the Com-

mon Pleas Court.

Amanda S. Saylor, De-

ance, theft prescription drug;

bound over to the CommonPleas Court.

Zachari W. Hall, Antwerp,

disorderly conduct; case dis-

missed per State with preju-

dice, costs waived.

Jayson Dangler, Paulding,

connement of dog; $25 ne,

$77 costs.

Trafc Docket:

Nicholas P. Colburn, De-

ance, seat belt; $20 ne, $52

costs.

Everet Gary Walker, De-

troit, Mich., 70/65 speed; $33

ne, $82 costs.

Damaris Trujillo, Indianap-

olis, driving under suspension;

$300 ne, $120 costs; pay all

nes by March 27 or will be

sent to collections.

Damaris Trujillo, Indianap-

olis, 79/65 speed; $50 ne;

POC by March 27.

Kevin Peter Davis, London,

Ont., 90/65 speed; $43 ne,

$77 costs.

Autumn Rae Garcia, De-

ance, 73/65 speed; $33 ne,

$80 costs.

Jesus Martinez Tano, Pauld-

ing, 79/65 speed; $33 ne, $77

costs.

Jarrett A. Conner, Payne,

seat belt; $30 ne, $52 costs.

Jenise D. Protsman, Synva-

nia, 77/65 speed; $33 ne, $85

costs.

Christine L. Wade, New

Boston, Mich., 76/65 speed;

$33 ne, $80 costs.

Sherrie P. Fox, Novi, Mich.,

77/65 speed; $33 ne, $77

costs. Kimberly K. Sinn,

Haviland, 65/55 speed; $33

ne, $77 costs.

Elizabeth E. Werling, Os-

sian, Ind., 80/65 speed; $43

ne, $80 costs.

Jerimiah B. Wright, White

Cloud, Mich., 75/65 speed;

$33 ne, $80 costs.

Cheryl R. Hahn, Deance,

75/55 speed; $43 ne, $80

costs.

Jessica Marie Rangel,

Paulding, 72/55 speed; $63

ne, $77 costs.

Jessica Marie Rangel,

Paulding, seat belt; $30 ne.

Harold E. Raub Jr., Cecil,


Holly A. Vance, Paulding,


David Latrell Reese, Livo-

nia, Mich., 75/65 speed; $100

ne, $95 costs.

Ivan E. Maples Sr., Ant-

werp, OVI/breath low; $500

ne, $87 costs, 3 days jail,

6-month license suspension;

may attend the DIP program

in lieu of jail, ALS vacated,

community control ordered,

secure a valid driver’s license,

50 hours community service,

complete Third Millennium,

177 days jail reserved.

Ivan E. Maples Sr., Ant-

werp, 81/65 speed; $50 ne.

Sherice Chantel Clark, Ha-

zel Park, Mich., 82/65 speed;

$43 ne, $85 costs.

Zachary D. Fry, Butler, Ind.,

stop sign; $53 ne, $85 costs.

Raymond C. Homier, Conti-nental, seat belt; $30 ne.

Christopher D. Bowles, In-

dianapolis, 82/65 speed; $43

ne, $80 costs.

James E. Greene, Holgate,

68/55 speed; $48 ne, $80

costs.

Meagan J. Weller, Oak-

wood, 66/55 speed; $48 ne,

$77 costs.

Thomas W. Evon, Canton,

Mich., violating being passed;

$53 ne, $80 costs.

Raymond C. Homier, Con-

tienetal, 74/55 speed; $43 ne,

$77 costs.

Adriana Yin Gao, Indianap-

olis, 79/65 speed; $33 ne,

$80 costs.

Marilyn Provines, Antwerp,

69/55 speed; $33 ne, $77

costs.

Darcie M. Ripke, Oakwood,


Gerilyn Marie Larson,

Paulding, stop sign; $53 ne,

$77 costs.

John L. Guyton Jr., Middle

Point, wrongful entrustment.;

dismissed at the State’s re-

quest.

ACCIDENTS:Thursday, Feb. 12 5:22 p.m. Craig ArnoldHulett, 47, of Cloverdale wascited for left of center after atwo-vehicle crash on Ohio 49south of Road 48 in BentonTownship. He was drivingsouth in a 2014 Chevy pickupwhen reports say the truckwent left of center, strikinga north bound SUV operated by Rachel Lynn Franklin, 29,of Antwerp. Her 2013 FordEdge and the truck were bothdisabled and towed. Neither

driver was hurt.Saturday, Feb. 14 1:20 a.m. Kellie A. Cotton,29, of Cecil, was cited forfailure to control after a sin-gle-vehicle accident on Ohio637 south of Ohio 613 inJackson Township. Reportssay she was traveling north ina 2002 Chevy Cavalier whenshe hit slush and lost control.The car went off the road intoa eld where it rolled once be-fore coming to rest. It was dis-abled and towed. Cotton wasunhurt.INCIDENTS:

Friday, Feb. 13 10:23 a.m. Possible childneglect in Latty Village waslooked into. 11:14 a.m. Dog complaintwas lodged from Road 138 in

Jackson Township. 11:17 a.m. Dog complaintwas handled on West Harri-son Street in Paulding. 11:20 a.m. Emerald Town-ship resident of Road 232made a dog complaint. 11:22 a.m. Telephone ha-rassment was reported fromLatty Village. 3 p.m. Mailbox damage waswitnessed on Road 123 in Lat-ty Township. 3:36 p.m. Dog complaintcame in from Ohio 49 in Ben-ton Township.

6:39 p.m. Suspicious personwas seen in Melrose Park. 9:45 p.m. Deance RegionalMedical Center relayed infor-mation they received about a3-year-old found asleep on a porch in Auglaize Township.Saturday, Feb. 14 12:45 a.m. Both OakwoodEMS units made transportsfrom an accident on Ohio 66south of Road 72 in Wash-ington Township. OakwoodFire Department assisted. Nofurther information was avail-able. 1:20 a.m. Ohio Departmentof Transportation reported avehicle rolled over south ofthe tracks on Ohio 637 southof Ohio 613 in Jackson Town-ship. Further information wasnot available.

8:28 a.m. Deputies arrestedWendy Tillery. 10 a.m. Grover Hill EMSmade a transport from anaccident on US 127 at Scott.Their second unit and GroverHill EMS unit was also onscene. Both re departmentsassisted at the scene. No fur-ther information was avail-able. 10:47 a.m. Cars were seenoff the roadway on Ohio 111east of Ohio 49. No further in-formation was available. 11:17 a.m. A Paulding re

unit responded to a re alarmon Road 82 in Paulding Town-ship. They were there lessthan 50 minutes. 11:42 a.m. Payne re andEMS units responded to are call on Road 82 in Ben-ton Township. A Paulding reunit assisted. The call lastedabout 50 minutes. 12:30 p.m. Paulding EMSmade a run from an acci-dent on Road 108 in JacksonTownship. Paulding re unitsassisted. No other informationwas available. 1:02 p.m. Deputies handledan accident on Road 162 inCrane Township. 1:02 p.m. Two-vehicle crashon Road 166 at Ohio 66 inBrown Township was docu-mented.

1:03 p.m. Two pickup truckswere involved in a backing ac-cident on Road 138 near Road131 in Jackson Township. 1:13 p.m. A semi and pickuptruck crash at Ohio 613 andUS 127 was documented. 2:12 p.m. Two-vehicle col-lision on US 127 at Ohio 613was handled. 9:05 p.m. Dog complaintwas handled on South DixStreet in Paulding. 9:43 p.m. Telephone harass-ment was reported from Gro-ver Hill.

Sunday, Feb. 15 2:38 a.m. Drug complaintwas handled on Road 424 inHarrison Township. 2:03 p.m. Suspicious vehiclewas seen near the intersectionof US 127 and US 24 in CraneTownship. 3:36 p.m. Deputies conduct-ed a trafc stop and vehiclesearch at the intersection ofRoad 191 and 166 in AuglaizeTownship. 9:11 p.m. Two Oakwood reunits with the EMS plus twounits from Paulding and onefrom Auglaize Township re-sponded to a chimney re onRoad 169 in Auglaize Town-ship. They were there lessthan 10 minutes.Monday, Feb. 16 2:07 a.m. Deputies assisted

Paulding police with a subjectat Paulding County Hospital. 3:13 p.m. K9 unit was de- ployed on East Perry Street inPaulding.Tuesday, Feb. 17 10:49 a.m. Dog complaintwas handled in Haviland. 11:22 a.m. Dog bite wasinvestigated on Road 111 inAuglaize Township. 11:23 a.m. A second dog bite complaint came in fromPayne. 1:46 p.m. Deputies took a prisoner into custody.

2:39 p.m. Ohio State High-way Patrol requested assis-tance with an arrest. 2:57 p.m. Juvenile matterwas looked into on Ohio 500in Paulding Township. 8:31 p.m. Possible child en-dangering was reported onOhio 500 in Paulding Town-ship. 11:04 p.m. Payne EMS and are unit responded to a call onSouth Main Street for a motor

vehicle accident. No transportwas made. Further informa-tion was not available.Wednesday, Feb. 18 7:46 a.m. Domestic situationwas handled on Magee Streetin Briceton, Paulding Town-ship. 9:51 a.m. Search warrantwas executed on Magee Streetin Briceton. 6:32 p.m. Two Paulding reunits and the EMS respondedto a call about a smoke-lledroom where a furnace wasscreeching. They were on

scene less than 25 minutes.Thursday, Feb. 19 1:10 a.m. Three Paulding reunits and the EMS respondedto a chimney re on Road 146in Jackson Township. Theywere on scene over two hours. Noon. Juvenile issue washandled on Ohio 114 in BlueCreek Township. 12:21 p.m. Car was reportedmissing from Melrose.

ACCIDENT REPORTSThursday, Feb. 19 1:55 p.m. Jen I. Wei, 38, ofToledo, was cited for improper backing following a two-vehi-cle collision on East JacksonStreet east of North WilliamsStreet. She was backing froma parking space in a 1998

Acura CL when she didn’tsee a 2014 Ford Edge owned by Advanced Auto Parts LSEand driven by Jason C. Konz,39, of Adrian, Mich. Reportssay she backed into it, causingminor damage to both. Neitherdriver was hurt.INCIDENT REPORTSSunday, Feb. 15 5:18 p.m. Police were calledto McDonald Pike for an un-ruly client. 8:55 p.m. Again officerswere requested at McDonaldPike for a client who had be-come violent.Monday, Feb. 16 9 a.m. Paulding High

School requested an ofcer totalk with a student harassinganother on Twitter. A secondmale from another school wasalso notied. 12:30 p.m. Again the schoolcalled, this time about a malestudent bullying another. 1:10 p.m. Harassment and

threats were looked into onSouth Williams Street. 4:15 p.m. Drive-off theft ofgas from an East Perry Street business was reported.Tuesday, Feb. 17 4:47 p.m. Backing hit-skipaccident in the Paulding Place parking area was documented. 5:05 p.m. Police were calledabout a hit-skip in the school parking area, but were latertold to disregard. 5:35 p.m. Disturbance wasinvestigated on West WayneStreet. 8:45 p.m. Police were calledto West Wayne Street againfor an unwanted subject.

11:45 p.m. Officers wit-nessed a test on a male subject by a deputy.Wednesday, Feb. 18 2:55 p.m. No contact orderwas requested from West PerryStreet. 4 p.m. Break-in on SouthWilliams Street was docu-

mented. 4:41 p.m. Unruly juvenilecomplaint was handled on North Dix Street. 7:45 p.m. A rural Pauldingcitizen claimed harassing texts

and calls from a Nancy Streetresident. Both were warned. 8:13 p.m. Police were calledto West Wayne Street wherean apparent drunk man walkedinto a home and started yell-ing. He was gone when policearrived. 11:40 p.m. Possible tres-

passing was repor ted fromPartridge Place Drive.Thursday, Feb. 19 1:55 p.m. Complaint aboutharassing calls and texts camein from West Wayne Street. No contact was requested.


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March 2 – Kenneth andDelores Greutman, Dana andFlora Jean Welch.

March 3 – Paul and Mar-ilyn Adams, Mark and RobinGonzales.

March 4 – Ned and LindaSporinger.

March 6 – Tony and Sher-yl Garza, Marquis and TonyaGoings.

Anniversary Engagement

MR. and MRS. JOHN BALDWIN

CECIL – Mr. and Mrs. JohnBaldwin are celebrating their40th wedding anniversary. John Baldwin and Kar-en Howell were married onMarch 1, 1975 by the Rev.John Richardson in Cecil. The couple has two chil-dren, Jeremy of Swoyersville,Pa. and Gina (Seth) Overmy-er of Antwerp. Their grand-children are A.J. Schooley,Colton and Summer Overmy-er and Cameron Baldwin. The couple will enjoy an

Alaskan cruise in June tocommemorate the occasion.

MARISSA BISHOP and

DYLAN DUNAKIN

Mike and Karen Bishop ofDeance wish to announcethe engagement and upcom-ing wedding of the daugh-ter, Marissa Kay, to DylanCharles Dunakin, son of Tomand Lisa Porter, Van Wert. The bride-to-be is a gradu-ate of Paulding High Schooland is currently a homemaker. The prospective groom,also a graduate of PauldingHigh School, is employed by Stykemain Chevrolet inPaulding.

The couple is planning anApril wedding.

Buzzards: A pleasant sight to see

Buzzard Day in Hinckley, Ohio, comes March 15. When the

buzzards, or turkey vultures, arrive at the Hinckley Reservation

near Cleveland, it is a sign that spring is on its way.

By Staci MillerEducation specialist

Paulding SWCD Buzzards or turkey vultures being called a pleasant sight?The groundhog may be ableto predict how much longerwinter will last, but buzzardshave their own day to welcomespring! Buzzard Day is a longstanding history for the city ofHinckley since 1957. Buzzard Day takes place onMarch 15, where many peopleeagerly await the return of the buzzards at “Buzzards’ Roost”at the Hinckley Reservation, part of the Cleveland Met-roparks. The annual Return ofthe Buzzard celebration startsat 6:30 a.m. at the HinckleyReservation. Many people gather to com- pete for the rst sighting ofthe buzzards. The event has become a fun way to gather people together and witness asure sign that spring is on theway. The buzzards are famousin Hinckley, but many peopleview them as gross creatures

of the world. Vultures are scavengers andthey feed almost exclusive-ly on carrion (dead animals).However, many people donot see the importance of vul-tures as scavengers, and theyare, in fact, very benecial.These vultures play a very im- portant role in the ecosystem by disposing of carrion thatwould otherwise be a breedingground for disease. Just think of what it would be like without vultures todispose of dead animal car-casses. All of the animals thatare killed by cars would just

remain on the side of the roadfor weeks until they either de-composed completely or aredisposed of by someone. Thetruth is, vultures make ourworld a much cleaner placeand should be appreciated fordoing so. Turkey vultures nd theirfood using their keen eyesightand sense of smell. They ylow enough to detect the gas-es that are produced by the

beginnings of the process ofdecay in dead animals. Theirkeen sense of smell is a traitthat is very uncommon to theavian (bird) world. This abil-ity allows turkey vultures tosearch for carrion. They preferto feed on animals that are re-cently dead, and tend to avoidcarcasses that have reachedthe point of decomposition. There are three species ofvultures in North America; theturkey vulture, the black vul-ture, and the California con-dor. The two most commonspecies are the turkey vultureand the black vulture. Theturkey vulture has the largestarea range that spans fromsouthern Canada to the south-ernmost tip of South America.

Turkey vultures have a wing-

span of 6 feet. The turkey vulture’s prima-ry form of defense is regur-gitating semi-digested meat,a foul-smelling substancewhich deters most creatures.The turkey vulture’s life ex- pectancy in the wild rangesupward of 16 years. A captivelife span of over 30 years.Information about the turkeyvulture was provided by theCornell Lab of Ornithology. It has been a long and coldwinter, but with Buzzard Day just around the corner, thismeans that winter is almostover. Springtime is near ...so when you spot a buzzardknow that they are scaven-gers, but they are helping to

keep our environment clean.


7/16


A Penny for Your Thoughts

By Nancy Whitaker

Escaping the crab bucket Sometimes, I believe the

older we get, the harder it isto accept change. If we stopand think about it, life is fullof changes. We come into theworld, learn to eat and walk,go to school, attend college,hopefully get a job and settledown. Perhaps you will getmarried, have three kids, ahouse with a picket fence andlive a perfect life. This is whatI call the American Dream.However, personally, my lifehas been lled with changes,some good, others bad. When I grew up and gotmarried, I learned how tocook and how to drive andexperienced the pain and joyof bearing four children. Ilived through various hairstyles, different dance crazes, jobs I hated and jobs I loved. Of course, now that I amgrowing older (?), I wouldlove to wear those high stilettoheels and a miniskirt like I didwhen I was young. However,I nd I dress now more for

comfort than style. These are changes we allexperience and love or hatethem, there will always besome kind of change going onin our lives. Life can throw you curve- balls that you can either hitout of the park for a homerun or wait around for thingsto get better. During my life-time of changes, I’ve dealtwith the loss of two husbands.This was something that notonly made drastic changes

in my life, but really playedhavoc in my emotional statusas well. There have been somany things to learn, things Inever really considered. Just

navigating around the area isa challenge to me, but in eachsituation I either learn from itor try it over again. Devastating illnesses, disas-ters, accidents and loss of a job can bring many changes to

our normal lives. Taking thatstep out of our comfort zoneand dealing with life outsidethe box is what contributes towho we are today. Which brings to mind thisstory: One time a man waswalking along the beach andsaw another man shing in thesurf with a bait bucket besidehim. As he drew closer, he sawthat the bait bucket had no lidand had live crabs inside. “Why don’t you cover your bait bucket so the crabs won’t

escape?” he asked. “You don’t understand,” theman replied, “If there is onecrab in the bucket it wouldsurely crawl out very quick-ly. However, when there aremany crabs in the bucket, ifone tries to crawl up the side,the others grab hold of it and pull it back down so that it willshare the same fate as the restof them.” So it is with people. It is verydifcult in life to deal with themany issues that confront us.Working through changes can be daunting, but there is some-thing inside of each and everyone of us that knows that wecan and will adjust by our in-ner strength. Moral of the story: Ignorethe crabs. Charge ahead anddo what is right for you in thegood and bad issues. It maynot be easy and you may notsucceed as much as you like, but you will NEVER share thesame fate as those never try. My hope is that 2015 will

bring good things for every-one. But, if it doesn’t, try jumping out of the crab buck-et. Prove that just by trying tohandle the many changes, lifewill let us know we are survi-vors. Have you handled manychanges in your life? Are therea lot of things that so-calledchanges have made it difcultfor you to do? Do you everfeel like you are stuck in the“crab bucket?” Let me knowand I’ll give you a Penny forYour Thoughts.

PauldingHospitalnamedHealthstrong PAULDING – Paulding

County Hospital has been

named a Healthstrong facility

by iVantage Health Analytics

Inc.

iVantage identied and pro-

led all U.S. hospitals with

consideration for the wellness,

cost and population manage-

ment effects in their markets. Their research revealed

that, among the 4,334 hospi-

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centered around ve tiers of

statistically signicant perfor -

mance. The top tier is com-

prised of 572 Healthstrong

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present in 283 markets around

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Hospitals are measured

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pillars of performance (out-

patient market share, inpatient

market share, population risk,

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comes, patient perspective,and nancial stability) which

encompass 56 individual met-

rics. The combined scores

across each pillar determine a

hospital’s overall index.

“The index analysis offers

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healthcare decision makers.

Paulding Council hires two

firemen, rehire parks personnelBy SAMANTHA

HABERN

Correspondent PAULDING – The PauldingVillage Council met on Thurs-day, Feb. 19. The hiring of tworeghters and the rehiring oftwo pool and park employeeswere approved. Vanessa Frick and MitchellManz will be joining the redepartment under an initial probation period. Followingthe mandatory training re-quired, the probation will belifted. A representative from the

recreation board proposedcouncil rehire Jacob Shook as pool manager and Bruce Whit-man as village parks managerthis summer, at the same sal-ary. The council approved. The following was approvedfor transfer: • $55,000 income tax fundto the police fund. • $58,512.64 income taxfund to the general fund. • $120,000 sewer fund tothe sewer capitol improvementfund. Council heard the thirdreading of Ordinance 1493-15, authorizing the mayor

to execute any and all docu-ments required by the OhioDepartment of Transporta-tion (ODOT) for paving workto be preformed by ODOTwithin the village to executecontracts as required. The or-dinance unanimously passed. On March 5, there will be asafety committee meeting at5:30 p.m. followed by a streetmeeting at approximately 6 p.m. A utility meeting will beheld at 5:30 p.m on Feb. 26. todiscuss meters. Councilman Randy Daegerreminded everyone to leavefaucets to trickle to avoid pipes freezing. Council adjourned into ex-ecutive session to discuss per-sonnel matters. No action wasreported. The next council meetingwill be at 6:30 p.m. March 2.

Father and daughter

elected as PCH officers

PAULDING – The Pauld-ing County Hospital’s MedicalExecutive Committee votedunanimously to elect Drs.James Gray and Kate Gilreathto chief of staff and vice chiefof staff, respectively. In that capacity, they willlead and shape medical prac-

tice with their fellow physi-cians. While there is a longlegacy of female physiciansat the hospital, this is the rstfather and daughter team. Dr. Wendell Spangler wasalso unanimously elected sec-

DR. JAMES GRAY DR. KATE GILREATH

retary/treasurer. Dr. Gray came to PauldingCounty Hospital in 1985 open-ing his practice in Antwerp.Dr. Gilreath joined the hospital in 2013. She has estab-lished her ofce at the hospitaland also practices in the An-twerp ofce. Both physicians

are specialized in family med-icine. Dr. Gray’s son, Bryan, re-cently graduated from medicalschool and is in a residency program.

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