Paulding Progress March 20, 2013

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PAULDING – The annu-al Health, Business andIndustry Fair, sponsored byPaulding County SeniorCenter, will be held from11 a.m.-2 p.m. today,March 20 at the county ex-tension building at the fair-grounds. Admission is free.

Exchange studentto speak at JPHS

PAULDING – The JohnPaulding Historical Societywill host a general meetingat 7:30 p.m. Tuesday,March 26 at the museum,located across from thefairgrounds. The public isinvited to attend.

The program for theevening will feature Yifan“Nan” Cheng, 16, a foreignexchange student at WayneTrace High School. Chengis from Zhengzhou, China.He will speak to the groupabout his homeland andculture. Nan enjoys bicy-cling and swimming andloves music.

In addition, Sue Thomasof Oakwood will be doinga PowerPoint presentationon a recent trip she and herfamily took to Thailand.

ER entranceto reopen

PAULDING – PauldingCounty Hospital Emer -gency Room (ER) entrancewill return to its original lo-cation effective noonFriday, March 29. The reno-vation-expansion project isscheduled for completionthis summer.

CorrectionIn last week’s edition of

the Progress, an article re-garding the release ofMindy Berenyi from prisonincorrectly listed the num-ber of years of her incar-ceration. She had been inthe Ohio Department ofRehabilitation andCorrection system for 16years, since December1996.

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By NANCY WHITAKERProgress Staff Writer

PAYNE – A “Glow In the Dark” 5K or 1-Mile Fun Run/Walk is to be held at 7 p.m.Saturday, April 6. All proceeds will be donatedfor a kidney transplant for baby Maddox Franz.

Registration begins at 6 p.m. at the PayneElementary School ball field. Pre-registrationfees are $20 and will be $25 the day of the race.

Little Maddox Dean Franz was welcomedinto the world at 9:57 p.m. Wednesday, Nov.28, 2012, at the Dupont Hospital in FortWayne.

He was the firstborn to Brian and Sarah(Deatrick) Franz. Sarah is the principal ofWayne Trace Payne Elementary. The new littleboy weighed in at 7 lbs. and was 20 incheslong.

Shortly after birth, he was transferred to theDupont NICU because of some breathing trou-ble. He was diagnosed with a pneumothorax (aburst air sac in the lung), which would heal it-self in a few days.

Little Maddox was kept sedated in theDupont NICU to help heal his pneumothorax.Because he was in the NICU for the pneu-mothorax, the doctors did more in-depth bloodtests.

They found his creatinine and BUN numbersfrom his blood work kept increasing over time.These increasing numbers usually signal kid-ney troubles.

He was transferred to Riley Children’sHospital in Indianapolis on Friday evening,

Nov. 30. Around this same time, his pneu-mothorax problem was better, but a kidney ul-trasound showed he had one underdevelopedkidney and the other one had many cysts on it.This indicated he needed surgery and dialysisThe little boy would undergo three differentsurgeries in a few weeks’ time.

The first surgery on Dec. 2 was to insert acentral venous line as nurses were unable to getan IV into his tiny veins.

On Dec 4 another surgery was done to installhis dialysis catheter line in his abdomen.During that surgery, doctors learned there wasa urethral membrane blocking the flow of urineout of his bladder. Urine had backed up fromhis bladder, through the ureters, and into thekidneys and is called kidney reflux. This hadpoisoned his kidneys in the womb and limitedtheir ability to grow normally.

Following six days for his catheter site toheal, little Maddox started dialysis on Dec. 10.He had nightly dialysis for a week and then athird surgery was done.

On Dec. 17, surgery was done to repair a her-nia that was allowing some of the dialysis fluidto leak out of his peritoneal cavity into otherareas.

After hernia surgery, he was off dialysis fortwo nights to allow his hernia time to heal. Hehas been on nightly dialysis every night sincehe restarted on Dec. 19.

The Franzes said, “The Riley Hospital NICU

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By JIM LANGHAMFeature Writer

PAULDING – The latest incontinued supportive im-provements for Paulding ath-letics is on the drawing boardsand being launched by localbusinesses, school groups andprivate individuals.

After considerable study ofneed and potential, theAthletic Grounds Committeeis recommending the con-struction of a new press boxand concessions/restroom fa-cility.

“The Athletic GroundsCommittee for the school dis-trict has determined that this isthe greatest need down at ourathletic complex (KeysorField),” stated a fund-raisingcommunication being madeavailable to local supporters.“Currently we have one set ofrestrooms in the football stadi-

um for the entire crowd and itcurrently sits on the visitor’sside of the stadium, which canbe an inconvenience for manyPanther fans.”

Local supporters are hopingto raise $150,000 to addressthe situation. Other possibleimprovements include a newsound system and permanentfencing for the softball field.

“The new sound systemwould not only be for the foot-ball field, it would be portablefor school use as well,” saidPaulding High School athleticdirector Chris Etzler. “It wouldhave iPad and iPod potential inorder to be able to play musicall of the time.”

Etzler also likes the fencingissue being addressed. Henoted that permanent fencingwould be put in for the softball

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A kidney for Maddox

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Big improvements planned at Keysor Field

PPROGRESSROGRESS

McMichaelends 13-yearrun at Antwerp

By JOE SHOUSESportswriter

ANTWERP – After 13years on the sidelines as theAntwerp varsity boys’ basket-ball coach, Scott McMichaelis stepping aside.

For several weeks, the suc-cessful and well-liked mentorknew this would be his finalyear directing the Archer pro-gram and he is ready for achange.

“I’ve done this for 13 yearsat Antwerp and I could nothave asked for a better admin-istration, coaching staff, orgroup of kids to work withyear in and year out. But, Iknow it’s time and I have no

regrets.”As a sportswriter who fol-

lowed the Archers this yearand had the privilege to writeabout their games while inter-viewing the coach after eachcontest, I must admit thatCoach McMichael was a classact. Weather it be a 20-pointwin or a bitter two-point lossat the very end, he would al-ways make himself availablefor an interview. He was gra-cious in defeat as much as hewas grateful for the win.

It was about half waythrough the season that I feltthe community should know

The Paulding Athletic Boosters are raising funds to construct a new press box, concessionstand and restroom facility for the football and track athletic complex at Keysor Field.

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By BILL SHERRY • CorrespondentPAULDING – Paulding Village Council met

Monday, March 18, with park maintenance andinformation about a new neighborhood watchtopping the agenda.

Recreation committee chairman MikeTrausch reported that the Committee met onThursday, March 7 and reviewed the status ofthe ball leagues at all the village parks.

Trausch also told council that the committeealso compiled the following list of maintenanceand park improvement issues that needs to be

addressed at various village parks:• WATER PARK – Paint the exterior of the

storage building, paint exterior of pump house,install three-compartment sink in concessionstand, spot paint pool bottom, seal parkinglot/striping (after pool closes).

• SKATEBOARD PARK – The ramps needplywood repaired or replaced, stain/seal allwood surfaces, something needs to be doneabout flooding – this is what is damaging the

field, as versus the portablefence being used currently.

“Last year we put in newparking lots and a new practicefield,” said Etzler. “In 2009,we put in a new weight roomthat has made a tremendousdifference in our program.”

Local dentist Michael Mott,president of the PauldingBooster Club, is very enthusi-astic about the new project.

“We are trying to raisemoney for a new restroom,concessions and press box,”said Mott. “The need for a new

restroom on our side of the sta-dium is great. There is a longways to walk to the southeastside of the stadium to use thecurrent facilities. We are tryingto make a much better experi-ence for older fans and thehandicapped, as well as thepublic in general.

“Our fans will simply beable to walk down the steps tothe concessions and rest-room,” continued Mott.

“Our need for a new pressbox is great. The present one isundersized; we receive numer-ous complaints from othercoaches. We need extra spacefor press and coaches, as wellas our own game day staff.”

Mott likes the idea of hav-ing a centralized facility on thePaulding fans side of the com-plex. He noted that it wouldmake a huge difference in thepublic’s perception of a mod-ernized facility.

“Our community has al-ways been so supportive ofour local young people,” saidMott. “We are looking for-ward to working on this proj-ect together.”

Recommended pledge lev-els for supporting the projectinclude: Platinum Level($2,500), Gold Level ($1,000),Silver Level ($500) andBronze Level ($250).

Those with questions aboutdonating are advised to callEtzler at 419-399-4656.

rent goal is a kidney transplant.This can be done when hereaches 25-30 lbs., so his bodycan accommodate his newadult kidney that will be trans-planted in him. His currentweight is now 12 lbs. 12 oz.

When how are they prepar-ing for a kidney transplant,Brian and Sarah replied, “Weadminister the daily medicinesrequired to keep him healthyand the nightly dialysis to helpdraw out toxins the kidneyscan’t filter. We will continuewith monthly visits to the dial-ysis outpatient clinic at RileyChildren’s Hospital. We alsomonitor his growth to makesure we continue towards the25-30 lb. goal.

The couple have coped withtheir son’s illness with a strongsupport system from their fam-ily, friends and faith which hashelped keep them strong.

Sarah said, “The communi-ty has also been very support-ive during the past fourmonths. We see many benefitsfrom everyone’s prayers andhope that everyone will contin-

ue to pray for Maddox.”The transplant will be done

at Riley Hospital when thetime comes and they have notlearned details yet. It will bediscussed more with the doc-tors as the time draws closer.

When little Maddox reaches25 lbs., the hospital will begintesting Sarah and Brian andother family, friends or neigh-bors who are willing to donatea kidney. They look for match-ing blood characteristics andthe health of the potentialdonor in determining whowould make a good match forMaddox.

The couple said, “Maddoxis doing well right now. He iseating, growing and his bloodwork results are staying steady.We are hoping for good weath-er so that Maddox can attendthe benefit with us.”

The Glow In the Dark runbenefit is being presented byWayne Trace High SchoolNational Honor Society. Formore information or any ques-tions, email [email protected].

is arranged with approximate-ly 10 beds in a large room.

“There is no place for par-ents to sleep next to their childin the NICU. We were lucky tobe able to stay with some ofBrian’s family on the northeastside of Indianapolis for thefirst two weeks of Maddox’shospital stay.

“For the last week, we wereable to stay at the RonaldMcDonald House just acrossthe street from the hospital.“Once he was moved to a pri-vate room, either Mom or Dadalways spent the night at hisbedside.”

In order to take littleMaddox home, Brian andSarah had to take training fourhours each day for about twoweeks. The new parents had tolearn correct procedures forhome dialysis as well as howto perform sterile dressingchange, how to administer in-jections, and how to spot thesigns and symptoms of infec-tion.

Maddox is currently on dial-ysis at night at home. The cur-

The kids are a little oldernow with 9-year-old Gaigeand 6-year-old Zaine servingas varsity team managers thispast season. Between the twoboys is 7-year-old daughterAewyn. “It’s my three kidsthat I want to spend more timewith. I want to play golf withthem and help coach theirteams, and be there for them,”the proud coach said.

McMichael realizes that hehas been coaching for 19years, dating back to that sen-ior year at OSU. Over those 19years he has seen changes takeplace. The job is more de-manding of your time.“Coaching has grown into a10-month job and it can domi-nate your entire summer, andlately I realized how much Iwas missing my kids and theiractivities they are involvedin.”

Looking back, the veterancoach recognizes that he hadthe support of the school ad-ministration, staff, athletic di-rector, and the community. Healso appreciates the coachingstaff he has worked with overthe years.

“I had a very loyal and hardworking group of coaches.People like T.J. Hammer, Mattand Jason Hormann, TimCopsey, Jon Short and DougBillman did a tremendousjob.”

The coach will no doubtmiss coaching when fallcomes around again. There areso many aspects of the gamethat no one understands like acoach. “The relationships youhave with your players on andoff the court. Not only theplayers, but the friendshipsyou build with the media andbelieve it or not, even the ref-erees and your coaching fra-

ternity.”One colleague from the

coaching family, Holgate headcoach Paul Wayne, had noth-ing but praise for his sidelinecompetitor.

“We had a friendly rivalry.And you knew that when youplayed Antwerp, Scott wouldhave his team prepared andready to play. Scott is a goodcoach, but more than that he isa very good person. He wasgood for the game of basket-ball and for the student ath-lete,” said Coach Wayne.

Although the coach is hang-ing up his whistle, he still hasopinions about the game andthe way it’s played today.“Basketball has gone from agame of finesse to a powergame. If I could make anychanges, it would be to add ashot clock.”

And when considering whatthe game has taught him, thecoach paused for a moment ortwo and then said, “It hastaught me to persevere andcontinue to work hard throughthe highs and the lows.”

McMichael, while coachingone of the smallest schools inthe GMC, has had his share ofhighs and lows. The highswould be the two regional ap-pearances and the five section-al titles along with the threeGMC titles. But McMichaelpointed out how the last gameof every season is a low, andwhen the Archers lost in thedistrict semifinal to Holgate ona buzzer shot in 2004 and theywent on to win the state – thatone really stung a bit.

“My first thought when Iknew Scott was going to re-sign was how bad I felt for thekids coming up and how theyare going to miss out on somuch not having Scott coachthem,” said athletic directorDrew Altimus.

And then Altimus got a littlepersonal, saying, “Scott is agood co-worker. I look to himas an equal. He knew the gameand was successful at what hedid. He represented Antwerpbasketball with class.”

Some of the players thatcome to mind that McMichaelhad the privilege to coachwere people like T.J. Short,who was All-State in 2009-10;Logan Lucas, honorable men-tion All-State in 2011; andAaron Taylor, who played in2005. “Those players come tomind because they were dedi-cated to the game. They werethe ones who spent a lot oftheir own time working andperfecting their game.”

The coach now plans to getout on the golf course moreand he even wants to try somenew things like hunting fordeer.

But the truth is, CoachMcMichael will always be“Coach.” Having a passion forthe game, he admits he stillwants to be involved at somelevel. So, it probably won’t bein Florida, or in the Antwerpgym on a cold wintery Fridaynight in January, but whereverit is, I just bet it will involvehis kids and their buddieslearning how to block out andplay defense. After all, basket-ball is in his blood.

County woman arrested for 2003 slaying in Mark CenterFrom staff reports

DEFIANCE – Paulding Countyand Paulding Village law enforce-ment officials assisted with an inves-tigation leading to the indictmentand arrest of an Oakwood womanwho is accused of killing her hus-band nine years ago in DefianceCounty.

Sheriff Jason Landers andPaulding Police Chief RandyCrawford traveled to Defiance earlythe morning of March 8 prior to thearrest of Judith Hawkey, 46, at her

Oakwood home that morning.Search and arrest warrants were

issued and executed for addresses onEmerald Road in Paulding and Road110 in Brown Township, bothowned by the Hawkey family. Thesheriff and six of his deputies wereinvolved.

Records at the local sheriff’s of-fice indicate deputies arrested an un-named subject in the county at 7:42a.m.

Incident report records also saythat they assisted another department

on Road 110 at 7:45 a.m., again onEmerald Road at 8:20 a.m. and final-ly at Paulding schools at 9:21 a.m.

Hawkey was indicted on sixcharges by a Defiance County grandjury on March 7: aggravated murder,an unclassified felony; four countsendangering children, one a seconddegree felony and three third degreefelonies; and insurance fraud, also athird degree felony.

All are related to the Nov. 3, 2003shooting death of her husband at thetime, Robert L. Breininger, in Mark

Center, which was originally ruledan accident.

According to Defiance CountyProsecutor Morris Murray, “…re-cent information and the related in-vestigation (have) resulted in the fil-ing of this indictment. Hawkey willbe prosecuted on the basis of evi-dence indicating she was in complic-ity in the commission of the offenseby having caused an innocent or ir-responsible person to commit themurder.”

Hawkey was arraigned March 12

in Defiance County Common PleasCourt where she entered a not guiltyplea to all counts.

She is being held on $3 millionbond in the Corrections Center ofNorthwest Ohio near Stryker.

A pretrial conference is set forApril 1.

In addition to the police and sher-iff’s deputies, other local entitiesinvolved with the investigation in-cluded Paulding County ProsecutorJoe Burkard and child protectiveservices.

See COUNCIL, page 8A

about this coach who seeks thegood from his team. Morethan a man who stood in thecoaches box and chewed onthe ref’s ear as he ran by oryelled instructions at a player,Coach McMichael is a manwho truly cared for THE team– each individual player.During the season it was mygoal to interview the coachone-on-one and tell a little bitabout his story so you couldget to know him a little better.He asked me that if I didn’tmind to hold off and wait untilthe end of the season becausehe was going to resign. So thestory may have a few moretwists and turns because to behonest I didn’t want to hearthat. But, I can’t change thestory, just report it. With that inmind, the following is what Ihave learned about the coach.

The Paulding graduate hada solid career wearing thePanther uniform. McMichaelcapped off his senior year asthe team’s leading scorer at 18points per game and addedseven assists per outing.Playing the guard position,Scott was named All-Northwest Conference. Whenlooking back on his days atPaulding, McMichael creditshis coach, Paul Chapman, as apositive role model. “I had agreat coach and he taught meso much on and off the court.It was Coach Chapman whoinspired me to go into educa-tion.”

Following his playing daysat Paulding, it was off to OhioState where Scott began hisquest for a college degree anda future in teaching. But it wasbasketball that was always inhis blood – it was his passion.It was at Ohio State where hegot his first taste of coaching.

“I was a senior and Icoached a junior high teamoutside of Columbus,” he said.And since that senior year,Coach McMichael has beenguiding a team on the courtevery year.

Upon graduation fromOSU, McMichael went toFlorida for a little vacation andto visit with relatives, but itwas on that trip where thecoaching bug bit again. “I wason vacation and the next thingI knew I was interviewing fora varsity head coaching job forthe girls’ team at Lake Placid.I wasn’t all that prepared andbefore the interview I had togo out and buy a sports coat inorder to go on the interview.”

With no varsity experienceand just a few months re-moved as a one-season juniorhigh coach, McMichael musthave impressed the school ad-ministration. And for the nextfour seasons, McMichael andhis Lake Placid teams wereimpressive on the court. Hisfour-year stint in the SunshineState allowed McMichael topost an overall record of 73-22. His best season came in1997-98 when the Dragonsfinished 23-4 and made a tripto the Class 3A state playoffs.The following year, he guidedthe girls to a 17-7 season and adistrict championship.

Following his time inFlorida, Coach McMichael re-turned home to PauldingCounty and a physical educa-tion position at Antwerp. Withcoaching still in his blood, thesuccessful varsity coach inFlorida took what was avail-able at Antwerp – it was backat the junior high level coach-ing girls. However, the follow-ing year, the boys’ varsity jobopened up and he began whatwould become a 13-yearcoaching career with theArchers.

After returning back home,the coach would soon meet theformer Courtenay Zartmanwho would become thecoach’s wife. “She is an amaz-ing wife and mother. We havethree children and when theywere real young she stayedhome and took care of themand the house while I was outmost every night coaching,scouting and practicing.”

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Antwerp coach Scott McMichael talks to his players late infourth quarter during a time-out against Miller City in a tourna-ment game this season. McMichael announced at Tuesdaynight’s school board meeting that he is resigning as coach.

SCOTT McMICHAEL’SVARSITY CAREER

1995-96 Lake Placid 18- 41996-97 Lake Placid 15- 71997-98 Lake Placid 23- 41998-99 Lake Placid 17- 72000-01 Antwerp 4-182001-02 Antwerp 12- 92002-03 Antwerp 6-152003-04 Antwerp 17- 52004-05 Antwerp 10-122005-06 Antwerp 5-162006-07 Antwerp 13- 82007-08 Antwerp 19- 42008-09 Antwerp 16- 52009-10 Antwerp 18- 32010-11 Antwerp 17- 62011-12 Antwerp 12- 92012-13 Antwerp 15-10

Totals 237-142

Tournament ResultsUnder Coach McMichael

Sectional finalSectional final2004 District Semi final2005 District Semi final2007 Sectional final2008 District Semi final2009 Sectional final2010 Sectional final2011 District final2013 District Semi final

Green Meadows ConferenceTitles Under Coach

McMichael2004 6-12010 7-02011 6-1

Paulding Council recreationcommittee presents to-do list

HELEN STAHL1930-2013

OCALA, Fla. – Helen Mae(Hardesty) Stahl, age 82,passed away peacefully athome on Friday, March 15.

She was born June 16,1930 in Paulding and hasbeen a Florida resident for 30years. She is a retired officemanager from BuckeyeStamp Redemption Center.She enjoyed bingo, playingcards, cooking, crosswordpuzzles, social gatherings,bowling and traveling.

She is survived by a son,Steven (Sandra) in Ocala;stepdaughter, Linda HartGrise in Germantown, Ohio;granddaughters, Lisa GriseBell (Dan) in Germantownand Smokie (Billie) West inOcala; great-grandchildren,Syntillie, Syra, SheyanaStahl, Christopher Grise andEmily Bell; a brother, GeorgeHardesty in Paulding; and sis-ters Mary Frank in Ocala andBettie Eagleson of Paulding.

She was preceded in deathby her husband, Paul, andbrother, Jack.

We would like to thank thenurses and staff ofOdyssey\Hospice for helpingmake this a beautiful transi-tion.

A celebration of life will beheld in her home at noon Sun-day, April 7.

DAVIDTHOMAS1928-2013

VAN WERT – David T.Thomas, 85, of Van Wert, for-merly of Grover Hill, diedearly Friday morning, March15 at Van Wert Hospital.

He wasborn Jan.9, 1928, inMorenci,Mich., theson ofJohn W.and Rosie( A d a m s )T h o m a s .His wife, Beverly (Knotts)Thomas, survives of VanWert. They were married for62 years. He retired fromGeneral Electric in FortWayne and had formerly beena Paulding County Sheriff re-serve officer. He was a mem-ber of the former Grover HillChurch of Christ. He was aUnited States Army veteranof 101st Airborne Division,Grover Hill volunteer fire-man, a member of Van WertAmerican Legion and VanWert F.O.P., Van WertU.S.B.C. Bowling Associa-tion board member and hadbeen inducted into its Hall ofFame. He bowled in the VanWert Tuesday Night Indus-trial League. Dave loved hisgrandchildren, his cars, wasan avid coin collector andbowler.

Other survivors include hischildren, Julia (Manuel)Rhodes, Susan Moorman,Paula J. (Danny) Mullins andSteven (Melissa) Thomas, allof Van Wert; grandchildren,Calvin Rhodes, RebeccaDull, Amber Etzler, JasonMullins, John Moorman,Amanda Bragg, JenniferChavarria and Jessica More-field; and 17 great-grandchil-dren.

He was preceded in deathby brothers, John E. andClarence W. Thomas;brother-in-law, James C.Knotts; and sister, MaryAnkney.

Services were Monday,March 18 at Alspach-

Gearhart Funeral Home &Crematory with the Rev. PaulMiller officiating.

Preferred memorials are toAmerican Cancer Society,American Heart Associationor Van Wert Men’s BowlingAssociation.

Condolences may be ex-pressed atwww.alspachgearhart.com.

ROBIN WOLFORD1960-2013

ANTWERP – Robin Wol-ford, 52, of Antwerp, passedaway Tuesday, Feb. 26 at herresidence.

She was born Dec. 14,1960 in Erie, Pa., the daugh-ter of the late Aurelia(Nowaki) and Robert Wol-ford.

Robin will be sadly missedby her daughter, Aurelia(Ronald) Krick of Van Wert;siblings, Dede Goodison ofHamburg, N.Y., Mary Lynn(Ronald) Van Atta ofAntwerp, Terry Whitaker andKaren Barnes, both of FortWayne, and Ronald Richardsof Tucson; and a grandson,Jakob Krick.

She also was preceded indeath by a brother, GeraldRichards.

Services will be held atnoon Saturday, March 23 atthe First Presbyterian Church,114 W. Caroline St., Pauld-ing. Dooley Funeral Home isin charge of arrangements.

Memorials are to Fort De-fiance Humane Society, Box2, 7169 St Rt 15, Defiance,Ohio 43512.

Condolences and fond mem-ories may be shared atwww.dooleyfuneralhome.com.

ROSEMARY KAPPEL1924-2013

PAULDING – RosemaryKappel, age 89, died Wednes-day, March 13 at GrandRapids Care Center, GrandRapids, Ohio.

She was born Feb. 19, 1924in Henry County, the daugh-ter of Joseph H. andGenevieve (Long) Dietrick.On April 8, 1967, she marriedFriedrich Kappel, who pre-ceded her in death on May26, 1998. She was employedby Kappel Hardware TrueValue, New Holstein, Wis.,retiring in 1986. She was amember of Divine MercyCatholic Church, Paulding,where she also volunteered inthe parish office, and was for-merly a member of the HolyRosary Catholic Church,New Holstein. She was amember of Paulding VFWPost #587 Auxiliary, pastpresident of New HolsteinChamber of Commerce and amember of Business and Pro-fessional Women Associationof New Holstein.

She is survived by niecesand nephews, Karen (Marv)Traver, Marsha Mathews,Larry Widmer, EdwardStults, Genevieve Stults,Suzanne Plummer, DavidStults, Jody Tudico, SandyMiller and a special niece, IdaRonan; 19 great-nieces andnephews; 41 great-great-nieces and nephews; and onegreat-great-great-nephew.

She was preceded in deathby her parents; husband; twobrothers, Norbert and Bill Di-etrick; and two sisters, DorisWidmer and Patricia Stults.

A Mass of Christian Burialwill be conducted at 11 a.m.today, March 20 at the DivineMercy Catholic Parish,Paulding, with the Rev. G.Allan Fillman officiating.

Burial will follow in St. PaulCemetery. Den Herder Fu-neral Home is in charge ofarrangements.

Visitation will be from 9-11a.m. prior to services at thechurch.

Donations may be made toMasses, Hospice of North-western Ohio or GrandRapids Care Center, GrandRapids.

Special thank you to Vickiand Tonya from Hospice ofNorthwest Ohio and all thestaff at Grand Rapids CareCenter.

Online condolences may besent to www.denherderfh.com.

MORGAN BUSSINGRAINBOW CITY, Ala. –

Morgan Christopher Bussing,age 23, of Rainbow City, diedMonday, March 11, 2013.

He wasa memberof ChristC e n t r a lC h u r c h .He gradu-ated withh o n o r sf r o mSouthside High School in2007, where he was a mem-ber of the varsity soccer teamand played the saxophone inthe PRIDE of Southside. Heattended UAB where heplanned to major in nursingand was a member of DeltaSigma Phi Fraternity. Morganwas known for his brilliantintellect, wonderful sense ofhumor and kind and lovingspirit.

Survivors including hisparents, Chris and DawnBussing of Rainbow City;grandparents, Harold andRuth Williams of Oakwood; asister, Meghan Bussing Tins-ley of Birmingham, Ala.;brother-in-law, Brandon Tins-ley, Birmingham; uncles andaunts, Doug and JaneWilliams of Rossford, Ohio,Dave and Wendy Williams ofMinerva, Ohio, and Steve andBeverly Bussing, Tim andMelody Bussing, Carol andLeon Goyings, Joni Bussing,Jamie and Amy Bussing andMary and Russ Hermans, allof Paulding; and many lovingcousins.

He was preceded in deathby his grandmother, AnnaFaye Bussing; grandfather,George Bussing; and uncle,Randy Bussing.

Services were held Satur-day, March 16 at Christ Cen-tral United MethodistChurch, Rainbow City, withSherri Reynolds officiating.Morgan Funeral Chapel andCrematory was in charge ofarrangements.

Special thanks to specialfriends, the Hohenadel familyand Juan Robledo.

In lieu of flowers, memori-als may be made to ChristCentral United MethodistChurch youth program.

CHRISTOPHERLONGSTRETH

1974-2013VAN WERT – Christopher

E. Longstreth, age 38, of VanWert, died Monday evening,March 11, at Lutheran Hospi-tal in Fort Wayne.

He was born July 5, 1974in Van Wert, the son of Terryand Pamela (Jackson)Longstreth.

Surviving are his mother,of Van Wert; his father, Terry(Zoe) Longstreth of OhioCity; his wife, Lacey GrayLongstreth of Paulding; chil-dren, Olivia and Aubrie

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Obituaries Updated weekdays at www.progressnewspaper.org

The Church CornerSaturday, March 23

Food giveawayThe Mt. Zion United

Methodist Church will behaving a food giveaway from9-11 a.m. Saturday, March23, at the church fellowshiphall. Mt. Zion UnitedMethodist Church is locatedon CR 151 outside of GroverHill.

“Church Corner” listingsare free. If your church ishaving any special servicesor programs, please call thePaulding County Progress at419-399-4015 or email usyour information [email protected]

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Greetings from the House of LoveRumor has it that we’re closed.Well, WE ARE NOT CLOSED.

(The devil is a liar)

The HOUSE OF LOVE IS OPEN for God’s business. Jesus is LORD - andHis Word does not return to us void!!!These are the baptisms since Jan. 1

Jack Angeli (1-8-13)John Lane (1-8-13)

Damien Woods (1-20-13)Elda Martens (2-10-13)

Crawford Tidwell (Pastor Dwayne’s father-in-law) (2-10-13)Larry Taylor (2-24-13)

Estevban Martens (2-24-13)Tim Miller (3-13-13)

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Longstreth of Paulding, SaigeKarcher of Van Wert andTyson Crone of Van Wert; twobrothers, Eric Showalter ofPensacola, Fla. and Matt(Amy) Longstreth of OhioCity; and two sisters, Michelle(Travis) Finkhousen andSumer Figley, both of VanWert.

Services were held Thurs-day, March 14 at Alspach-Gearhart Funeral Home &Crematory, Van Wert, with theRev. Neil Hammons officiat-ing.

Preferred memorials are tohis children.

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CHRISTINE LAKER1924-2013

Wednesday, March 13,Christine E. Laker, 88, wasfreed from the bonds of herearthly body and journeyedhome withthe BlessedV i r g i nMary to ber e c e i v e dinto thel o v i n garms of hers a v i o rJesus Christ. Christine re-joiced at meeting her earthlymother Marie (Kummerant)Phlipot for the first time sinceher birth June 19, 1924. And

once again at her side her AuntRose (Phlipot) McGrathmother who raised, cared forand loved her as a daughterjoined in the celebration.

Christine married the loveof her life, Roman C. Laker,Aug. 21, 1945 as the world re-joiced at the end of WWII.She was a dedicated, support-ive and loving wife for 67years. As Roman and Chrisshared their joyful love in thesacrament of marriage, Chris-tine devoted her life to caringfor her nine children, David(Janet) Laker of Cecil, Jim(Karen) Laker of Antwerp,George (Susan) Laker ofBryan, Jerry Laker of Defi-ance, Ken (Arlene) Laker ofCecil, Bonnie (Tim) Nally ofDefiance, Ted (Donna) Lakerof Antwerp, Rosann (Carol)Laker of Paulding, Mary(Scott) DeGood of Syracuse,Ind.; her 27 grandchildren,Shelly, Jen, LeAnn, Tamara,Brian, Stephanie, Stacy,Heather, Andy, Danielle, Tim,Ashley, Matt, Mandy, Sara,Brad, Adam, Wes, Ryan andAbby Laker, Regina, Kim,Nate and Aimee Nally andJoshua, Caylyne and Cassan-dra DeGood; her 46 great-grandchildren; and fivegreat-great-grandchildren.

Christine is the daughter ofRaymond (Marie) Phlipot andraised by Rose (T.J.) McGrath.She has four living Phlipot

siblings, Helen Coil of Tra-verse City, Mich., Harold ofPaulding, Laura Pease ofPaulding and Dorothy Alt,Columbus.

She was preceded in deathby her parents, Raymond,Marie, Hazel Phlipot; Rose,T.J. McGrath; her siblings,Lawrence, Howard, Ruth,Earl, Mabel, Jerry Phlipot andCharles, Pat, Loretta, Leo Mc-Grath.

Christine was a member ofImmaculate ConceptionCatholic Church, Cecil , until2003 and at the end a memberof Divine Mercy CatholicChurch, Paulding. She was amember of the Altar RosarySociety and prayed the rosarydaily to our Blessed Mother,Mary. She loved square danc-ing, gardening, harness horseraces, local fairs, traveling andher many, many grandbabies.

A Mass of Christian Burialwas held Tuesday, March 19 atDivine Mercy Catholic Parishwith the Rev. G. Allan Fillmanofficiating. Burial was in Im-maculate Conception Ceme-tery, Crane Township,Paulding County. Den HerderFuneral Home, Paulding, wasin charage of arrangements.

Please make memorials fora Mass or to Hospice Care ofPaulding County or TheAlzheimer’s Association.

Online condolences may besent to www.denherderfh.com.

Area HolyWeek services

Holy Week will start with services on March 24, and Easteris March 31. Celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ and at-tend the church of your choice. Special services will be heldat the following churches:Sunday, March 24

• Holy Week services will be held at the Mandale Church ofChrist in Christian Union Church, located on SR 66. Thespeaker will be Gary Church. Monday, March 25

• Holy Week services to be held at 7 p.m., at Mt. ZionUnited Methodist Church on Road 151, Grover Hill. Thespeaker will be Ron Johnson. Tuesday, March 26

• Holy Week services continue at 7 p.m. at Zion ChristianUnion Church. Joe Fifer will be the speaker.Wednesday, March 27

• Holy Week services to be held at Junction Bible Church at7 p.m. Bill Sherry will be the speaker.

• The Free Christian Church of God will present an Easterdrama titled, “Journey Through Time.” It will be presentedWednesday, March 27 at 6, 7 and 8 p.m. The church is locatedat 20799 SR 15, the corner of SR 15 and 623 in Continental.

Note: More Holy Week, Good friday and Easter services tobe announced in next weeks Paulding County Progress.

No craft sale duringPeony Fest weekend

VAN WERT – Due to a scheduling conflict, there will be nocraft and garage sale in the Van Wert County Fairgrounds dur-ing the Peony Festival.

The Van Wert County Fairgrounds would like to confirmother craft and garage sales they are having. They include:

• Highway 127 Craft & Garage Sale, Wednesday, July 27through Saturday, Aug. 3.

• Hot Air Festival Craft & Garage Sale, Friday, Sept. 6-8.Both of these sales have spaces available at this time. For

further information and space rental, contact Ann Marshall,fair board director, phone 419-238-4551.

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Sheriff’s ReportCommon Pleas

Sheriff Jason Landers was the speaker at the Paulding KiwanisClub. He spoke about the possibility of opening up the county jailagain if all the things preventing it can be worked out. He comparedthe cost of transporting the prisoners to other facilities to keepingthem here in the county. Tiffany Beckman was program chairman.

For the RecordFORUM Reader’s OpinionExpress your opinion The Paulding County Progress providesa public forum through “FORUM ReaderOpinion” Letters to the Editor for area res-idents to express their opinions and ex-change ideas on any topic of publicinterest. All letters submitted are subject to thePublisher’s approval, and MUST include anoriginal signature and daytime telephonenumber for verification. We won’t print un-signed letters. Letters should be brief and concise.Letters must also conform to libel law andbe in good taste. Please limit letters to nomore than 500 words. We reserve the rightto edit and to correct grammatical errors.We also reserve the right to verify state-ments or facts presented in the letters. The opinions stated are those of thewriter, and do not necessarily reflect thatof the newspaper. Where to write: Letters to the Editor,Paulding County Progress, P.O. Box 180,Paulding OH 45879; or drop them off atthe office, 113 S. Williams St. The deadlineis noon Thursday the week prior to publi-cation.

It’s marathonbasketball timeDear Editor,

This year’s “24 HRBasketball Marathon” isfast approaching and Iwanted to encourage yourreaders to attend this 35thannual charity event, rais-ing much needed moniesfor the Paulding Co. Soci-ety for Crippled Childrenand Adults Inc.

The event will takeplace at the WayneTrace/Payne ElementaryGymnasium at the westedge of Payne beginningearly in the afternoon on

Good Friday, March 29and conclude the eveningof the next day. There willbe at least 124 teamscompeting in various divi-sions, with varying de-grees of talent ... all“‘playing ball for thosewho can’t.” An absolutelygreat weekend of nonstopbasketball – for all toenjoy for just a small,weekend admission fee.

Concluding, I’d like togive a special “shout out”to longtime marathonchairman Chad Ben-schneider of Payne andhis many loyal, dedicatedand hard working com-

mittee members from allaround Paulding Countywho have, once again,done a superb job of se-curing a record number ofteam entries, pairingthem, and finding othervolunteers to referee thegames, work the clock,work the concessionstand, collect admissionsat the doors, keep thegymnasium clean, etc.etc. The spirit of “selfless-ness” abounds…and howappropriate – it’sEASTER weekend!!

Be a part of it....Jim HookerMesa, Ariz.

Antwerp Elementary honor roll

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

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

Nicholas Financial, Inc.,Clearwater, Fla. vs. DanielMiles, Paulding. Money only.

In the matter of: Don E.Egnor Jr., Payne and LeslieEgnor, Hicksville. Dissolu-tion of marriage.

Maria Enmark, Pauldingvs. Anthony P. Enmark, Mar-ion. Divorce.

The Huntington NationalBank, Columbus vs.Christina K. Landrum and herunknown spouse if any,Paulding and Cashland Fi-nancial Services Inc., Cleve-land and Ohio ReceivablesLLC, Columbus and OhioDepartment of Taxation,Columbus and PauldingCounty Treasurer, Paulding.Foreclosures.Marriage Licenses

Shane Thomas Adams, 22,Haviland, factory and TiffanyRenee Roberts, 22, Haviland,student. Parents are MichaelAdams and Theresa Canavan;and Timothy Roberts andLaura Gallimore.Administration Docket

In the Estate of Brenda K.Whitehouse, application toadminister file.

In the Estate of Thelma A.Hill, last will and testament

filed.In the Estate of Walter J.

Kosch Jr., application to ad-minister file.

In the Estate of Kayla AnnBidlack, application to ad-minister file.Criminal Docket

Jeremy E. Shaffer, 32, ofOakwood, had charges offelonious assault (F2) and ag-gravated assault (F4) dis-missed without prejudiceupon a motion of State onMarch 7. The parties haveagreed to settle the matter inCounty Court. His costs are$211.

Brenton S. Clements, 23,of Paulding, had a domesticviolence (F4) charge againsthim dismissed without preju-dice upon a motion of State.The parties agreed to settlethe matter in County Court.His costs are $159.

Elizabeth Smallwood, 24,of Paulding, had her sentenc-ing date for burglary (F4)changed from March 21 toMarch 28.

Mark Seibert II, 31, ofContinental, waived extradi-tion and was released on hisown recognizance on the fol-lowing conditions: no arrests,no contact with alleged vic-tim, comply with alcohol re-strictions, do not enterPaulding County except for

scheduled appointments withJob and Family Services orcourt appearances and if he isfound in the county other-wise, he is to be immediatelyarrested. A telephone statusconference was set for April1. Seibert is accused of aggra-vated robbery (F1).

Alejandro Perez-Jimenez,34, of Fort Wayne, entered aguilty plea to an amendedcharge of attempted forgery(M1) recently. He was sen-tenced to 72 days jail withcredit for 72 days served.Costs were waived.

Robert W. Berry, 32, Pauld-ing, was arraigned recentlyfor felonious assault (F2). Hispretrial conference was setfor March 25 with an April 9jury trial with co-defendantDerek Showalter. He waivedextradition and was releasedon his own recognizance onthe conditions of no arrests,no contact with his allegedvictim or co-defendant andcomply with drug and alcoholrestrictions.

Kevin L. Clay, 27, of VanWert, was arraigned recentlyfor breaking and entering(F5). His pretrial confer-ence/change of plea hearingwas set for March 25 withsentencing to be April 11. Hisbond was set at $15,000 withno 10 percent privilege.

ACCIDENT REPORTS:Wednesday, March 6

12:07 a.m. Johnathan Gre-gory Vanalst, 19, of PortRichey, Fla. was cited forfailure to control following asingle-vehicle accident nearthe intersection of Roads 49and 60 in Benton Township.Reports say he was driving a1999 Dodge Durango northon Road 49, attempted a U-turn and backed into a ditchstriking a drainage tile. Dam-age to the vehicle was minor,but it was towed. He and hispassenger were unhurt.INCIDENT REPORTS:Friday, March 8

5:48 a.m. Unwanted personcomplaint was handled onRoad 10 in Auglaize Town-ship.

7:42 a.m. Deputies arrestedan unidentified subject.

7:45 a.m. Deputies assistedanother department on Road110 in Brown Township.

8:20 a.m. Deputies assistedanother department on Emer-ald Road.

9:21 a.m. Deputies assistedanother department at Pauld-ing Schools.

10:55 a.m. Damage to a lotnear the intersection of Roads198 and 1029 in AuglaizeTownship was looked into.

2:04 p.m. A minor fenderbender in a business lot onMain Street in Payne wasdocumented.

5:38 p.m. Payne EMS wasrequested at a motor vehicleaccident in Payne. Transportwas refused. The vehicle wastowed; AEP was contacted;Payne Fire Department as-sisted at the scene.

6:27 p.m. Breaking and en-tering complaint from Mel-rose was investigated.

7:52 p.m. Van Wert CountySheriff’s office requested a

welfare check on Road 12 inWashington Township.

10:33 p.m. A car/deermishap on Ohio 114 at Road95 in Blue Creek Townshipwas documented.Saturday, March 9

7:57 a.m. Missing adultcomplaint came in from US127 in Latty Township.

6:52 p.m. A deputy re-ported conducting a vehiclesearch.

8:48 p.m. Drive-off theft ofgas from Grover Hill the pre-vious night was called in.

10:11 p.m. Shots were ex-changed by a propertyowner’s son and someone ina passing pickup truck onOhio 114 in WashingtonTownship. Two deputies wereon the scene over 30 minutes.Sunday, March 10

1:01 a.m. Deputies docu-mented a car/deer collision onOhio 49 in Benton Township.

1:26 a.m. A Paulding fireunit was on the scene of a carfire on West Perry Street foralmost two hours. PauldingEMS was also called to thescene.

9:39 a.m. Deputies assistedVan Wert Sheriff’s office bydelivering a message on Road197.

7:44 p.m. David Pratt wasarrested by deputies.

10:43 p.m. Suspicious ve-hicle complaint came in fromEmerald Township, near theintersection of Roads 153 and218.Monday, March 11

6:23 a.m. A caller allegeddogs had been poisoned onRoad 110 in Brown Town-ship.

11:42 a.m. Telephone ha-rassment complaint came infrom Grover Hill.

7:54 p.m. Underage partywas investigated on Road 177in Brown Township.

10:14 p.m. Deputies assistedthe Paulding Police Depart-ment investigate a robbery onNorth Williams Street.Tuesday, March 12

5:33 p.m. Harassment com-plaint came in from Ohio 114in Washington Township.

7:32 p.m. Suspicious activitywas reported from Road 169 inAuglaize Township.

10:30 p.m. A car/deer acci-dent on Road 128 in BrownTownship was handled.

11:36 p.m. Telephone ha-rassment was reported fromOhio 613 in Jackson Township.Wednesday, March 13

12:04 a.m. Suspicious per-son was reported on Ohio 613in Jackson Township.

8:57 a.m. Deputies arrestedZachery N. Davis.

3:11 p.m. Investigation of anaccident on Ohio 127 at Road180 included an EMS run byPaulding and a Paulding fireunit on scene over an hour.

3:59 p.m. Telephone harass-ment was reported from Ohio114 in Latty Township.

5:07 p.m. Report of a bodyin Payne came in. The coronerwas called to the scene.

9:23 p.m. Deputies arrestedWesley Bowman on a Defi-ance County warrant.Thursday, March 14

12:51 a.m. Reports of shotsfired came in from a home onOhio 66 in Washington Town-ship.

5:24 a.m. Deputies werecalled to a fight in Haviland.

8:05 a.m. Possible scamwas reported from Paulding.

Business News

Wobler named CHPnursing supervisor

Brenda Wobler,RN, BSN, ofAntwerp, has beennamed nursing su-pervisor for Com-munity HealthProfessionals, Defi-ance.

She brings morethan 27 years ofpractical experi-ence and 17 yearsof management ex-perience at local and regionhospitals.

“The future of health carewill be focused on providingservices in alternative ways todecrease costs,” Wobler said.“I believe home health will bethe solution to providing pa-tient care.”

Wobler says she is lookingforward to providing care forpatients in their own homes asopposed to the unfamiliar set-

ting of a hospital.She has

served on theboard of directorsfor Van WertCounty UnitedWay Day andwas vice presi-dent of the PayneBranch Library.She has two chil-dren, CourtneyLamb and Gabe

Wobler.Community Health Profes-

sionals is a nonprofit agencywith nine offices, providinghome health and hospice serv-ices to patients and familiesthroughout northwest andwest central Ohio.

More information aboutservices provided by Commu-nity Health Professionals canbe found at ComHealthPro.orgor on Facebook.

BRENDA WOBLER

Insurance agents offer scholarshipsThe Paulding County Inde-

pendent Insurance Agents As-sociation (PCIIAA) Inc. isagain accepting scholarshipapplications from all PauldingCounty high school seniors.PCIIAA will award sevenscholarships this year.

Applications are availableat each school’s guidance of-fice as well as the PauldingCounty independent insur-ance agencies: Antwerp In-surance Agency, Foltz

Insurance Agency, Hornish Fi-nancial-Insurance ServicesInc., Stahl-Stoller-Meyer In-surance Center andWilliamson Insurance Agency.

The deadline to return appli-cations is Friday, April 19 tothe guidance office or at Stahl-Stoller-Meyer Insurance Cen-ter.

The PCIIAA is proud of thecounty’s students and looksforward to receiving many ap-plications.

Antwerp Elementary Schoolhas announced the honorroll for the third nine weeks.They include:THIRD GRADE

All A’s – Mia Altimus, Bre-anna Fulk, Alex Lehman, LukeMcDorman, GaigeMcMichael, Megan O’Don-nell, Bradley Shroades,Kennedy Trabel, Ilse Zijlstra

All A’s & B’s – Alex Ade,Reece Buerkle, Nathan Dun-stan, Kate Farr, SummerFranklin, Tucker Franklin,Jaidis Getrost, Hailey Grant,Brady Hatlevig, Grace Jones,Zachary Jones, Morgan Knice-ley, Luke Krouse, Jagger Lan-ders, Landon Lee, EmersonLitzenberg, Zachary Lockhart,Cade Lothamer, Shaelin Mc-Crea, Jonathan Meyer, FaithNestleroad, Kaden Phares,Jared Phillips, Draven Raens,Allison Reinhart, SamanthaRigsby, Grace Schuette, Lau-ren Schuller, Emma Shuherk,Madison Smith, Mason Steele,Austin Wade, Hayden Wagner,Trinity Wieland

FOURTH GRADEAll A’s – Rylan Brooks,

Johnathon Buehrer, MayceeContreraz, Carmen Cruz,Halie Davis, Kadi Donat,Dylan Hines, Austin Lichty,Logan McKeever, Katie Ober-lin, Molly Reinhart, MadisonRuen, Emily Sanders, GraceTuttle

All A’s & B’s – MorganBoesch, Heaven Bruce, JordanBuerkle, Lydia Butzin, ChaseClark, Mallory Ehrhart, JasonGeyer, Hunter Grant, AaronHawley, Asa Humes, AliciaMaag, Patrick Meyer, ChetMiller, Laura Miller, Eli Moli-tor, Siera Octaviano, EricThornell, Joshua Timbrook,Ryan Van VlerahFIFTH GRADE

All A’s – Aleyah Cline,Alyssa Fuller, Adison Hinden-lang, Chloe Saul, BlakeSchuette

All A’s & B’s – MadisonBoesch, Sayge Bonifas,Karsyn Brumett, Alyvia De-Vore, Boston Dunderman, IzikGarrett, Destiney Gerken,

Carlie Hanes, Codee Hath-away, Nicole Kashner, JayvinLanders, Garrett Laney,Nicholas McCreery, SydneyMiller, Ashton Minck, HeatherOberlin, Khadija Planz, HollySanders, Julia Steiner, ElyseSteury, Timmy Taylor, KenzieTimbrook, Melanie Wann,Shayla Wieland, Ellie Wolf,Emma Zielke

The Rock openPAYNE – Christ’s Com-

munity Center (The Rock) inPayne is now open from6:30-8:30 p.m. Wednesdaysand Fridays. Children ingrades 5-12 are welcome.


Weather report weekly summary as recorded at Paulding Village’s water treat-ment plant

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

PRECIPITATION24-HOUR AMOUNTS Snow/Ice on

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

March 12 51 32 0.21” -0- -0-March 13 35 26 0.01” 0.2” -0-March 14 31 23 -0- -0- -0-March 15 41 23 -0- -0- -0- March 16 46 29 0.11” -0- -0-March 17 35 28 -0- -0- -0-March 18 32 27 0.14” 0.1” -0-

Vendor’s Licenses

Property Transfers

County Court In My OpinionWhere is inspiration?

What inspires us? Maybe it’s a black and white photo-graph, a famous painting, a classic novel. There is beautysurrounding us everyday and inspiration can be found almostanywhere.

I actually found myself suffering from “writer’s block,”which for a columnist, is a real buzzkill. I was grasping onideas on what to write about. What inspired me? How do wefind something to fascinateus, conjure up dreams andthoughts around us?

For me, it’s as simple astaking a walk all alone, tofeel a parallel connectionwith nature, to contemplatemy own inner desires anddreams. That is real inspira-tion that can’t be found on a website or on a TV show.

There is something magical on finding your own personalthoughts without any influence from anyone or anything elseother than the natural beauty that surrounds you. Maybe I amrambling on a bit, but lately, I have found myself almostsearching for something to stimulate me in a way that I havebeen missing.

I think this happens to us all from time to time and weneed to get out there and find our own creativity and motiva-tion to keep us fresh and to keep us in touch with ourselves.It is important to us all to be able to continuously evolve andchange, because the world is forever changing. Therefore,we, too, must find our inner wishes to keep ourselves on ourtoes, as we continuously adapt to our surroundings.

So what motivates you? Are you finding yourself in a rutat times and needing something more? Try taking a walk,look through black and white photographs, go to a museum,read a classic novel, ask yourself questions, find your dreamsand you will find your inspiration.

Amber McManus is a correspondent for the PauldingCounty Progress.

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

Police Report

In MyOpinion

Amber McManus

ACCIDENT REPORTSTuesday, March 12

2:12 p.m. Susan K. Stouffer, 64, of Paulding was cited for im-proper backing following a mishap on North Main Street at Jack-son. Roxanne S. Book, 57, of Hicksville was driving a 2010 FordFocus north on Main Street and stopped at the intersection ofJackson Street. Reports say Stouffer backed her 1989 Ford Thun-derbird from a parking space into Book’s car, inflicting minordamage to each. Neither driver was hurt.INCIDENT REPORTSThursday, March 7

3:50 p.m. A Payne resident reported receiving harassing textsfrom a Paulding subject. A report was sent to the prosecutor.

6:57 p.m. A hit-skip accident in Paulding Place parking areawas documented.

10:10 p.m. Officers investigated a family disturbance on Hop-kins Alley.Friday, March 8

6:30 a.m. Chief of police attended a meeting at the DefianceCounty Sheriff’s office in reference to a search and arrest warrantissued in the Village of Paulding. He was there 30 minutes.

10:50 a.m. Telephone scam was reported by a South WilliamsStreet resident.

2 p.m. School bus violation was turned over to the Ohio StateHighway Patrol when it was discovered the driver was from VanWert County.

3:15 p.m. Paulding EMS was encoded for an unresponsivemale on Emerald Road. He came around before the squad ar-rived.

3:36 p.m. Four-wheeler complaint came in from Nancy Street.They were gone when officers arrived.

6:48 p.m. Charges were requested following a family distur-bance on West Perry Street.

11:02 p.m. Subjects were warned during follow up to a loudmusic complaint.Saturday, March 9

12:45 a.m. Officers assisted OSHP by witnessing a BAC test.10:20 a.m. An officer observed a four-wheeler pulling a trailer

on North Williams Street. It was found three juveniles were usingthem for a job. They were informed of potential danger and twowere transported home.

10:33 a.m. A West Caroline Street resident told officers theirhouse had been egged.

11:06 a.m. Yard damage on West Jackson Street was investi-gated. The responsible party agreed to fix the damage.

6:36 p.m. Neighbor problems were handled on West HarrisonStreet.

10:26 p.m. Officers arrested Larry Taylor for OMVI, drivingunder suspension and open container.Sunday, March 10

1:26 a.m. A Paulding fire unit and an officer responded to a carfire on West Perry Street. The vehicle was towed.

4 p.m. Report was made of four-wheelers operating around thesewage lagoons off Airport Road. A pair of males were locatedpushing four-wheelers on Dennis Street. They denied havingbeen at the lagoons.Monday, March 11

7:30 a.m. An anonymous report of Emerald Road residents al-legedly killing five or six dogs came in. The matter was turnedover to the dog warden.

4:35 p.m. Officers assisted the Defiance County Sheriff’s officeby delivering a message on Centerfield Drive.

9:32 p.m. A holdup alarm came in from Brookside North. Caseremains under investigation.Tuesday, March 12

6 p.m. A family disturbance complaint was handled on WestHarrison Street.

11:04 p.m. A female reported being grabbed by a male whileat an East Perry Street business. The matter is under investiga-tion.Wednesday, March 13

3:10 p.m. An Oakwood resident reported an alleged threat to ajuvenile which had been received at a Paulding school.

7:05 p.m. A matter was reported to Job and Family Servicesfor investigation.

CONCLUDED CASESCivil Dockets:

Credit Adjustments Inc.,Defiance vs. Kimberly R.Baumert, Antwerp. Moneyonly, satisfied.

Credit Adjustments Inc.,Defiance vs. Thomas Stahl,Payne. Money only, satisfied.

Portfolio Recovery Associ-ates, Norfolk, Va. vs. GaryKeller, Oakwood. Other ac-tion, dismissed.

William S. Bricker, DDS,Inc., Antwerp vs. Tim Neer,Paulding and Tina Neer,Paulding. Small claims, satis-fied.

Sarah J. Mowery DDS,Inc., Antwerp vs. NathanMcAlexander, Antwerp andJennifer McAlexander,Antwerp. Small claims, satis-fied.

Midland Funding LLC,San Diego, Calif. vs. NancyLaney, Antwerp. Other ac-tion, judgment for the plain-tiff in the sum of $1,387.16.

Credit Adjustments Inc.,Defiance vs. Julie A. Knapp,Paulding. Small claim, satis-fied.

Capital One N.A., LasVegas vs. Nicole E. Gunder-man, Antwerp and David L.Beck, Defiance. Other action,dismissed against Beck only.

Kent Laney, Defiance andBelinda Laney, Defiance vs.Paulding Exempted VillageSchools, Paulding and Princi-pal Todd Harmon, Paulding.Small claims, dismissed.

Midland Funding LLC,San Diego vs. Matthew Arel-lano, Oakwood. Other action,judgment for the plaintiff inthe sum of $1,533.49.

William S. Bricker DDS,Inc., Antwerp vs. Daniel EricMartinez, Paulding andTiffany Martinez, Paulding.Small claims, dismissed.

William S. Bricker DDS,Inc., Antwerp vs. AliciaPerez, Paulding. Smallclaims, judgment for theplaintiff in the sum of $124.

Matthew J. Hodge, Cecilvs. Steve J. Jacko, Mid-dleville, Mich. Small claims,judgment for the plaintiff inthe sum of $1,727.16.

The Antwerp ExchangeBank Co., Antwerp vs.Stephanie Kruse, Paulding.Small claims, dismissed.Criminal Dockets:

Thomas G. Wolfenbarger,Antwerp, disorderly conduct;$200 fine, $243 costs, pay byAug. 14, repay counsel fees,30 days jail suspended; nocontact order with victims hasbeen lifted.

Thomas G. Wolfenbarger,Antwerp, assault; dismissedper State.

Christina M. McKeever,Antwerp, disorderly conduct;$50 fine, $166 costs.

Jeremy G. Baer, Antwerp,aggravated menacing; $250fine, $112.71 costs, 30 daysjail concurrent with Van Wertsentence, no contact with vic-tim, work release granted.

Shawn Ingol, Paulding,unauthorized use property;$200 fine, $112 costs, pay allby June 12 or appear, 30 daysjail suspended; probation or-dered, 10 hours communityservice, complete “Thinkingfor a Change” program, resti-tution has been paid.

Abraham N. Saldana, Bel-more, open container; dis-missed per State.

Chad L. Long, Melrose,disorderly conduct; $150fine, $95 costs, taken frombond; no contact with victimor property.

Jeremy E. Shaffer, Oak-wood, assault; $300 fine,$132 costs, 10 days jail and170 days suspended, pay tostay; probation ordered, com-plete “Thinking for aChange” program, no contactwith victim, 30 hours com-munity service, comply withalcohol restrictions.

Brenton Clements, Pauld-ing, assault; $300 fine, $132costs, pay all by Aug. 14, 30days jail and 150 suspended,pay for stay; probation or-dered, complete “Thinkingfor a Change” and angermanagement programs, nocontact with victims or theresidence.

Cheri Todd, Oakwood,confinement of dog; $25 fine,$77 costs, pay by Aug. 14 orappear.

Harold G. Schilt, Oak-wood, open container; $100fine, $108.50 costs, pay all byAug. 14 or appear.

Harold G. Schilt, Oak-wood, possession, $100 fine,$95 costs, pay all by Aug. 14or appear, six-month licensesuspension to run concur-rently with another case.

Harold G. Schilt, Oak-wood, paraphernalia; $100fine, six-month license sus-pension to run concurrentwith another case.

John Paul Sandoval, Pauld-ing, assault; waived prelimi-nary hearing, mattertransferred to the docket ofCommon Pleas Court.

John Paul Sandoval, Pauld-ing, possession; matter trans-ferred to the docket ofCommon Pleas Court.Traffic Dockets:

Shannon M. Yelder, Defi-ance, 74/65 speed; $250 fine,$120 costs, pay $50 monthly.

Chay Jackson, Antwerp,failure to control; $68 fine,$77 costs.

John H. Walker, Detroit,65/55 speed; $33 fine, $85costs.

Tiffany R. Poletta, Bryan,65/55 speed; $33 fine, $77costs.

Travis Nathan Taylor, FortWayne, seat belt; $30 fine,$47 costs.

Thomas D. Nagel,Napoleon, 65/55 speed; $33fine, $77 costs.

Brandy L. Yordy, Wood-burn, 68/55 speed; $33 fine,$77 costs.

John J. Panico, Mark Cen-ter, 66/55 speed; $33 fine,$77 costs.

Abraham N. Saldana, Bel-more, OVI/under influence,amended to first in six; $375fine, $47.95 costs, 30 daysjail, two-year license suspen-sion.

Abraham N. Saldana, Bel-more, OVI/refusal; dismissedat State’s request.

Abraham N. Saldana, Bel-more, 12-point suspension;dismissed at State’s request.

Abraham N. Saldana, Bel-more, loud exhaust; dis-missed at State’s request.

Miguel R. Hernandez,Oakwood, OVI/under influ-ence, amended to first in sixyears; $850 fine, $169.70costs, pay all by April 10 orappear, 30 days jail, two-yearlicense suspension; commu-nity control ordered, 20 hours

community service, evalua-tion at Westwood, complete“Thinking for a Change” pro-gram, ignition interlock onvehicle for six months, 150days jail reserved.

Miguel R. Hernandez,Oakwood, OVI/refusal; dis-missed at State’s request.

Miguel R. Hernandez,Oakwood, left of center; dis-missed at State’s request.

Jasbinder Singh, Burling-ton, N.J., 65/55 speed; $150fine, $95 costs.

Dianne Lynn Cary, High-land Spring, Va., 65/55 speed;$150 fine, $95 costs.

Ventsislav P. Kosev, De-splaines, Ill., brake equip-ment; $150 fine, $77 costs.

Grainne M. Krasovic,Rochester Hill, Mich., 81/65speed; $43 fine, $77 costs.

Thomas A. Cummings,Fenton, Mich., 78/65 speed;$33 fine, $77 costs.

Joseph Varga, Peoria, Ariz.,70/55 speed; $43 fine, $80costs.

Teddy Bessesen Jr., De-catur, Ind., 66/55 speed; $33fine, $80 costs.

Anh Nguyen Quoc Pham,Indianapolis, 76/65 speed;$33 fine, $80 costs.

Jacob A. Turner, Ossian,Ind., seat belt; $30 fine, $47costs.

John Lloyd Reyst, RoyalOak, Mich., 75/65 speed; $33fine, $85 costs.

James Alford McCowan,Morenci, Mich., 64/55 speed;$33 fine, $77 costs.

Joni L. Fiechter, Bluffton,Ind., 70/55 speed; $43 fine,$77 costs.

John Davis Fifer III, Defi-ance, failure to control; $68fine, $77 costs.

Diana L. Kanneman,Toledo, 80/65 speed; $63fine, $80 costs.

Michael David Tembreull,Michigamme, Mich., stopsign; $53 fine, $80 costs.

Jesus Salas Jr., Antwerp,73/55 speed; $43 fine, $77costs.

Jesus Salas Jr., Antwerp,

seat belt; $30 fine.Gary L. Jones, Paulding,

seat belt; $30 fine, $47 costs.Harold G. Schilt, Oak-

wood, reckless operation;$500 fine, $133.50 costs, pay$200 monthly, pay all byAug. 14 or appear, three daysjail, six-month license sus-pension; may attend DIP pro-gram in lieu of jail, ALSterminated, community con-trol ordered, 20 hours com-munity service, complete“Thinking for a Change” pro-gram, 57 days jail reserved.

Harold G. Schilt, Oak-wood, left of center; dis-missed at State’s request.

Harold G. Schilt, Oak-wood, seat belt; $30 fine, payall by Aug. 14 or appear.

Travis Roy Platt, Roanoke,Ind., 82/65 speed; $43 fine,$77 costs.

Stacie N. Caradine,Manila, Ariz., 80/65 speed;$33 fine, $77 costs.

Michael T. Lawson, Butler,Pa., seat belt; $30 fine, $50costs.

Jeffery S. Rider, Paulding,failure to control; $68 fine,$77 costs.

Abrahim Al Aboody, De-troit, 68/55 speed; $33 fine,$80 costs.

Marvin Howe Jr., Ossian,Ind., seat belt; $20 fine, $47costs.

Robert P. Ferguson, Lees-burg, Ind., 65/55 speed; $33fine, $77 costs.

Kim L. Simmons, Findlay,65/55 speed; $33 fine, $77costs.

Jack W. Pierce Jr., Noble,Okla., seat belt; $30 fine, $50costs.

Lucas R. Stevens, Oak-wood, 64/55 speed; $48 fine,$80 costs.

Nikolai Jenis Mejer, Defi-ance, display plates; $68 fine,$77 costs.

Kaytie M. Mason, Defi-ance, 65/55 speed; $33 fine,$77 costs.

Harcharan S. Brar, Laval,Que., seat belt; $30 fine, $47costs.

The term “et al.” refers to and oth-ers; “et vir.,” and husband; “et ux.,”and wife.Crane Township

Ronald LeRoy Slattery toCynthia A. Shull Slattery;Sec. 18, 3.264 acres. Warrantydeed.

Cynthia A. Shull Slattery toRonald Leroy Slattery; Sec. 7,59.273 acres. Warranty deed.Grover Hill Village

Elma R. McClure, dec. toDanielle M. Nuding; Sec. 23,Lot 11, Outlots, 0.898 acre.Executor deed.

Paulding VillageNorma J. Phlipot, dec. to

Carson L. Laney; Lot 18,Homeside Allotment, 0.155acre. Executor deed.

Cheryl L. and Glenn H.Troth to Joseph R. Burkard, etal.; Lots 158 and 159, OriginalPlat, 0.3 acre. Warranty deed.Payne Village

Frances W. and James A.Litzenberg to Roger A. andLana E. Stuart; Lots 14 and15, Townline Acres Addition,0.55 acre. Warranty deed.

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Four Boys

Favorites

Returns to the Paulding County Hospi-tal just in time for Easter

March 26th 9-12Come early for best selection

Premier

DesignsWill be at hospitalApril 1st 9-4

Cash and carry jewelryor order from the catalog

Once I Was

Creations

May 7th 9-4New to the Auxiliary

Just in time for Mother’sDay and Graduation!

**NOTICE**ST. PAUL AND COOPER-HAINES

CEMETERY CLEANUPAll grave decorations are to be re-moved from St. Paul and Cooper-Haines Cemeteries by March 20,2013 if you wish to keep them. TheTrustees will dispose of anything re-maining on graves and stones be-tween March 21 and March 23,2013. Decorations may be placedback on graves March 24, 2013.Due to safety issues and concerns,shepherd hooks, wind chimes, planthangers and items not directly onstones or foundations are absolutelyprohibited on all gravesites. NO EX-CEPTIONS. Please refer to the regu-lations posted in the back of thecemeteries. Thank you in advancefor your cooperation.

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Poll resultsResults from last week’s

poll question on our websitewww.progressnewspaper.org:“Are you looking forward tomore wind farms being con-structed in PauldingCounty?”

• 66.7% – Yes• 33.3% – No• 0% – Don’t knowVisit our website and cast

your vote in this week’s pollquestion.

Community6A - Paulding County Progress Wednesday, March 20, 2013

Anniversaries

Birthdays

We SaluteArmy Pfc. Jerry E.

Matthews Jr. has graduatedfrom basic combat training atFort Jackson, Columbia, S.C.

Matthews is the son ofKelly Slattery and stepson ofDave Slattery, both ofHicksville. He is also the sonof Jerry Matthews of Cecil.He is a 2007 graduate ofHicksville High School.

March 27 – Brett and MarlaGibbs.

March 28 – Jeff and Jill Er-ford, Charlie and RachelKelly.

March 29 – Randy andMargie Noggle.

(The Paulding Progress main-tains a file of birthdays and anniver-saries. To make any changes,please call our office at 419-399-4015 during business hours, emailto progress@progress -newspaper.org, or drop us a note toP.O. Box 180, Paulding.)

March 23 – Maribeth Fulk,C.J. Gaskill, Goldie Getrost,John Hall, Jeannie Weaver-Jewell, Max Kochensparger,Chase Schaefer.

March 24 – Jarrod W.Childs, Ashlyn Goings, JarodHartwig, James Lhamon, Jil-lian Renollet, Thelma M.Shisler, Sue Wannemacher.

March 25 – Molly Ander-son, Ann Bachellor, EricBear, Michelle Crabtree,Kristie Hale, DorothyHobeck, James King, JoeyManz, Caleb Miller, CoryMiller, Claire Schweller.

March 26 – Marcia Goy-ings, George Underwood,Dan Vance.

March 27 – John Asher,Tammy Merz-Bauer, TeriDaniels, Randy Derck, MaryGray, Josh Lero, Max Pease,Brad Ripke, Vaughn Sander-son, Dan Wilhelm, LaurieWilhelm, Sherri Wright.

March 28 – Taelyn Etzler,John Henchcliff, StephanieHull, Brenda Spencer-LaFountain, Jerry Sholl,Jason Stockman.

March 29 – Barb Bashore,Louise Burgess, Pearl Fulk,Chris McClure, Blake Wap-pelhorst, Raymond Webster,Jennifer Wiswell.

WT board accepts Davis’resignation as coach

By AMBER GEBERSCorrespondent

HAVILAND – The WayneTrace School Board met onMonday, March 11 and ap-proved multiple consentitems.

Approved was the proposalfrom Poling Excavating &Waterways for the amount of$13,750 for labor and materi-als to effect repairs and waterdiversion for the sewagetreatment plant. The cost ofthe project are to be split be-tween the Ohio School Facil-ities Commission (81%) andthe Wayne Trace School Dis-trict (19%).

The board also entertaineda motion to adjust the pick-uppercentage for all StateTeachers Retirement Systememployees to be equal to thecurrent legal employee con-tribution percentage. The pol-icy change would take effectJuly 1.

Also accepted was a$1,000 donation from theCooper Family Foundationfor the junior class prom/af-terprom.

The state’s official reportcard for the district was givenand they received an overallperformance index of 99.8and an “Effective” rating. Fordetails, view the report cardonline atwww.ode.state.oh.us/report-c a r d f i l e s / 2 0 1 1 -2012/DIST/049031.pdf.

The board was also in-formed that the school districthas received the first round ofmoney from the wind farms.

The board also approvedthe following:

• the resignation of Greg“Gus” Davis as head girls’basketball coach.

• Jordan Reynolds’ resig-nation as head cheerleadingcoach.

• the voluntary transfer ofKathy Sinn to the openWayne Trace Grover Hillfourth grade teaching posi-tion.

• the voluntary transfer ofTammy Nouza to the openWayne Trace Grover Hill firstgrade teaching position.

• John Dawson for the sup-

plemental volunteer coachingposition for track and field.

• the National Honor Soci-ety overnight trip for its sen-ior members for April 11-13.

The board also confirmedthe dates that the school dis-trict will be accepting openenrollment applications. Ap-plications will be acceptedbetween April 1 and June 1 ofthe current year, for enroll-ment in the 2013-14 schoolyear.

Applications will be ac-cepted from qualifying stu-dents from anywhere in thestate of Ohio, not just thosewho live in bordering schooldistricts.

The school board alsomoved to accept the donationof a Kodak Easy Share cam-era and a Nintendo Wii gam-ing system from WesternBuckeye Educational ServiceCenter. The donation is partof the 21st Century Grantprogram.

The next regularly sched-uled meeting will be held onMonday, April 8.

The emerald ash borerin Paulding County

By Mark HoltsberryEducation specialist

Paulding SWCDIn North America, the

emerald ash borer is an inva-sive species, highly destruc-tive to ash trees in itsintroduced range. The poten-tial damage of this insect ri-vals that of Chestnut blightand Dutch Elm Disease.

Since its accidental intro-duction into the United Statesand Canada in the 1990s andits subsequent detection in2002, it has spread to 14states and adjacent parts ofCanada. It has killed at least50 to 100 million ash trees sofar and threatens to kill mostof the 7.5 billion ash treesthroughout North America.

The emerald ash borer isnow one of the most destruc-tive non-native insects in theUnited States. It and otherwood-boring pests cause anestimated $3.5 billion in an-nual damages in the U.S.

The green ash and theblack ash are preferred by theash borer. The white ash isalso killed rapidly, but usuallyonly after green and black ashtrees are eliminated, as wehave seen in PauldingCounty.

The emerald ash borer in-festation pattern is similar toa locust plague in that popu-lations grow exponentiallyafter it is introduced into anarea. In approximately 11

years, it can wipe out all theash trees within a sizableperimeter.

A typical emerald ash borerfemale will lay approximately100 eggs during her two-month life; 56% of these eggson average will be female. Ina typical scenario, each yearthe EAB population multi-plies by a factor of 50. ByYear 9 of an infestation, theEAB population originatingfrom this one female will benearly one trillion insects. InYear 10 it will be 50 trillion.These insects will then moveon and create an expandingwake of destruction.

In individually infestedtrees, it is difficult to seesymptoms in the first one totwo years of infestation. Typ-ically in the third year afterinfestation, the tree will ex-hibit significant dieback. Bythe end of the fourth yearafter the original infestationbegins, the tree will be dead.

After five years (one yearafter death), the dead ashtrees will become brittle andstart to drop major limbs.

Because the volume of thetrees that die at on time isoften so large, cities andhomeowners are being caughtunprepared and are not ableto remove the trees becauseof the lack of resources aswell as available removalservices.

There are currently 3 treat-

ments – Emamectin benzoate,Imidacloprid and Dinotefuran– that are recommended asbeing affective for the emer-ald ash borer as determinedby a collaborative documentfrom five universities calledInsecticide Options for Pro-tecting Ash Trees from Emer-ald Ash Borer.

A number of new productsare currently being tested thatmay be added to the list in thenear future. Be sure to keepup on the latest research anddo your due diligence beforedetermining what direction togo with treatments as the sci-ence is evolving and new in-formation is emergingquickly.

Also be aware that thereare a number of products thatare being marketed that haveno proven efficacy.

Paulding County has beenhit hard with this environ-mental destruction. But thePaulding SWCD has a pro-gram to help homeowners.The Ash Tree ReplacementProgram is a rebate programto help landowners plant newspecies of trees to replace thedead ash.

The Paulding SWCDyearly tree sales is still goingon. This program is to pro-mote planting of trees for theyears or environment. Formore information call thePaulding County Soil andWater Conservation Districtat 419-399-4771.

These students were selected by the Antwerp Local School Music Department to perform inthe OMEA District III Junior High Choir and Band Concert. It was held March 2 at Wapakoneta.Forty-two schools in the district participated in the event. Participants were given challengingmusic that was a above their grade level. Students worked on their music, before their perform-ance, under the guidance of their choir and band directors, but practice was done mostly on theirown. The entire practice was then rehearsed on the Friday evening and Saturday morning beforethe concert. The OMEA choir was directed by Dr. Ben Ayling from Ohio Northern University andthe band was directed by Dr. Tremon Kizer from the University of Dayton. Antwerp was repre-sented by Maggie Wilson for choir, Matthew Dooley for trumpet in the band and Hayden Sprynfor tenor saxophone in the band.

STILLTARGET SHOOT

Paulding CountyFish & Game Club

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will have a Still Target ShootSunday, March 24th

at the club grounds located 1-1/2 miles south of Paulding on US 127

Events will start at 11:45 a.m. for 12, 16, 20 & 410 gauge shotguns

with smoked hams as the main prize.Shells and refreshments will be available.

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419-393-2211 or 419-769-2962Book Your 2013 Outing!

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NOTICEBy order of the Jackson Township Trustees, all old wreaths,flowers and grave blankets left on graves after March 24th,

2013, will be removed and destroyed by the cemetery caretaker.New flowers can be put back on graves on March 29th, 2013.

Due to safety concerns, shepherds hooks, decorative stones, etc.are not allowed. Any items that are not directly on the grave

stone or its foundation are not allowed. Please refer to the rulesand regulations that are posted at the entrance of each cemetery.

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Heating assistance program set to end March 31Northwestern Ohio Com-

munity Action Commission(NOCAC) continues to offerhelp with heating assistance.

The Winter Crisis Programwill come to an end on March31. This program provides as-sistance to customers that arethreatened with disconnection,have already been discon-nected, need to establish new

service or are in need ofpropane, fuel oil or any otherbulk fuel.

Income guidelines for theprogram is at 200 percent ofthe Federal Poverty Guideline.

The Home Energy Assis-tance Program provides a one-time credit to your mainheating source. Applicationswill be accepted until May 31for this program.

Please contact NOCAC to

set up an appointment for oneor all of these programs. Re-quired documentation for allhousehold members includes:proof of 90-day income (threemonths), birthdates, Social Se-curity cards, electric bill, andgas bill. If disabled, you willneed to bring proof of disabil-ity.

For more information inPaulding County, phone 419-399-3650.

In The Garden

By Kylee Baumle

New vegetables in an old gardenMy husband and I have had

a vegetable garden ever sincewe’ve lived here, which isgoing on 36 years. Over theyears, we’ve grown the usualfare; peas, green beans, car-rots, radishes, lettuce, corn,spinach, beets, broccoli, butin the last eight years or so,I’ve tried to plant somethinga little different, just to keepit interesting.

One of the first years that Itried to get creative, I plantedan assortment of purple veg-etables. We’re used to seeinggreen veggies, but imagine agarden full of purple or bur-gundy ones!

We had purple-poddedbeans (which turn greenwhen you cook them), bur-gundy okra (beautiful plantand fruits, but we didn’t eatthem), red Chinese beans(a.k.a. yard-long beans), pur-ple lettuce, and even bur-gundy sweet corn (just astasty as yellow). It was abeautiful thing to behold.

Two years ago, we plantedparsnips. I didn’t even knowwhat parsnips really wereuntil I decided to plant some.We’ll be growing those againthis year.

We also grew peanuts thatyear, from small plants Ifound at a Cleveland nurseryand then grew them from seedlast year. They do need alonger growing season thansome vegetables, but ours waslong enough to see themthrough to harvest.

can pop ‘em out into mymouth directly, but I also likethem already shelled, withlots of butter and salt. I can’tever imagine our summer gar-den without edamame now.

Though not edible, I grewcotton last year. It was a red-leaf variety with a shortergrowing season (120 days)that was just right for ournorthern garden. The foliage,flowers, and maturing bollsare so pretty, I’ll be growingthat again this year from seedI saved. We’re using the cot-ton we harvested instead ofbuying cotton balls.

Several years ago, I sowedseeds for Texas bluebonnets.My Texan friends said they’dnever bloom. My seed packetguaranteed they would. It wasthat long growing season (sortof) that came into play again,but guess what? I got blooms!They weren’t as lush as theyget in Texas, but still.

So what will I be plantingthis year that’s new and differ-ent? Rice! I found a variety(‘Blue Bonnet’) that doesn’tneed to be flooded during thegrowing period and will growfine in our lovely Ohio clay aslong as I keep it moist.

Rice is a grain harvestedfrom grass, and though mostgrasses grow well here, it tooneeds a long growing season,so my actual harvest will bedependent on the weather. For$2.75 for 100 seeds and a lit-tle bit of real estate, I’m will-ing to give it a try.

Are you growing anythingnew or unusual this year?Email me at [email protected] there’s something elseI need to plant.

Read more at Kylee’s blog,Our Little Acre, atwww.ourlittleacre.com and onFacebook atwww.facebook.com/OurLit-tleAcre.

By the way, peanuts arevegetables, related to peas, al-though both are botanicallyclassified as fruits, right alongwith tomatoes.

Last year, I plantedkohlrabi, because I’d just dis-covered via a co-worker’sgarden that I liked them. I’mnot a big fan of raw vegeta-bles (no carrot sticks or celery,thank you), but kohlrabi ap-peals to me not only in taste,but especially in texture. Addsome ranch dip and I’m offand snackin’. Yes, there willbe kohlrabi again, in both pur-ple and white varieties.

Also new to the garden lastyear was edamame. That’s an-other one that I hadn’t trieduntil last year and it was loveat first bite. Seriously, it’s ashame I didn’t discover thatone sooner.

It’s one of my favorite veg-etables, tasting to me some-what like Lima beans with nocasing and never mushy. I likethem prepared in the pod so I

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A Penny For Your Thoughts....

By: Nancy Whitaker

ME AND JACK SPRATTIt seems like since I am

older, it takes me forever togo grocery shopping. I thinkI am just going to stop for afew items and it shouldn’ttake that much time. Wrong!

Now, since I am older, ittakes me quite a while to gro-cery shop, as I spend moretime reading labels. My hus-band has to watch salt andsugar intake. We both have towatch fats as well as carbsand proteins.

If I read a label on some-thing it may be low in sugarand fat, but high in sodium. IfI find a food low in sodium,nine chances out of ten, it ishigh in carbohydrates. Itseems as if our diet and menuhas evolved into chicken,turkey and fish.

Now I know the meaningof the nursery rhyme aboutJack Spratt and his poor littlewife. Jack could not have fatand his wife could not haveanything lean.

I remember when I was

young and went groceryshopping, I was more con-cerned with saving a buck,than how much sugar or fatwas in foods. I rememberbuying and cookingspaghetti, macaroni andcheese, pork chops, frenchfries and pizza. If somethingwas on sale or had a coupon,I bought it.

I don’t ever recall lookingat a food content label backthen. In fact, I am not evensure if anything even had alabel. However, when I wasyoung, I only weighed 90pounds, so anything I couldeat to put weight on myself, Idid.

I do think that today peopleare more health consciousand are not only eatinghealthier, but also eating pre-ventatively. A lot of emphasisis being put on weight gain,fats and sugar. It is encour-aged now in school for kids toeat healthier foods.

The other day I was shop-ping and I observed some

older couples who were alllooking at labels on food.

One elderly man was look-ing at juices. He would readone, put it down, pick up an-other and put it back. Ithought to myself, I am notthe only one who does that.

I believe I am becomingeducated on the various addi-tives in foods, the amounts ofsalt and how big a servingsize should be.

As we all make the transi-tion into our so called“Golden Years,” you wouldthink that we should be ableto eat what we want, drinkwhat we want and enjoy allthose fatty, salty and fatteningfoods.

As lunch time approaches,I am thinking of a Big Mac, alarge order of fries and agreen shamrock shake. Will Iget it? Should I just splurgeand get it? Will it hurt orhelp? Let me know and I’llgive you a Penny for YourThoughts.

By Jim LopshireOSU Extension educatorAccording to the National

Agricultural Statistics Serv-ice, 70 percent of the winterwheat stands in Ohio wererated good to excellent goinginto the winter. The other 29percent was rated fair andonly 1 percent fell into thepoor category.

As the winter wheat beginsto green-up, farmers need tobe aware of the condition oftheir wheat stands. This timeof year marks the start of pos-sible stand losses from heav-ing, a situation where groundfreezing and thawing pushesthe plant crowns and roots tothe surface. The result ofheaving is the desiccation andeventual death of the plants.

Another concern is standloss in fields due to pondingcaused by very wet soil con-ditions and/or poor drainage.

Fields should not be evalu-ated until completely greenfrom warmer temperaturesfor at least 10 to 14 days.Stand evaluations will bemore accurate when madeduring weather periods thatpromote growth. Yield poten-tial is reduced if tiller num-bers fall below 25 per square

foot after green up.Farmers can evaluate

wheat stands by selecting 10to 15 spots in the field andcount the number of plantsper foot of row. A stand withan average of about 12 plantsper foot of row may still re-sult in a good population ofhead-bearing tillers per acre.

For those fields with tillers,15 tillers per square foot isconsidered minimum for aneconomic crop. The numberof tillers per square foot isequal to the number of tillersin 19.2 inches of 7 inch widerows or 14.5 inches of 10inch wide rows. Extensionstudies have shown thatunder adequate weather con-ditions, tillering may com-pensate for relatively poorinitial stand establishment.

If your winter wheat hasnot started to green-up, youmay be wondering if yourwinter wheat crop survived.To evaluate whether yourwinter wheat survived, beginby digging up severalseedlings across the field andcut them longitudinal orlengthwise with a very sharpknife or a safety razor blade.If the crowns look white toyellow to light green in color,they are healthy and will con-tinue to grow. If you find thatthe crown has turned tan tobrown and is soft, it did notsurvive the cold weather.

In addition, you can checkwhether seedlings will growby trimming the roots andleaves down to about 1/4 to1/2 inch above and below thecrown. Place these seedlingson a wet paper towel andplace the towel in a Ziplocbag or plastic container thatcan be sealed. Place the con-tainer at room temperatureand check for re-growth in24-48 hours.

Viable seedlings will showre-growth almost immedi-ately. Stressed wheat will takelonger than usual to develop,but as long as the crown ishealthy, a stand will establish.

Evaluating your wheat stand

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tomatoes, coffee, and juice.9 a.m. We are ready to start

on the beef. Joe cuts out thesteaks while the rest of uswork on cutting up strips ofhamburger for the grinder.We also cut the meat intosmall chunks, which I willprocess later.

Noon. Emma’s son,Steven, gets off the bus herefrom school.

1 p.m. We finally take abreak and eat grilled cheesefor lunch. I also fixed some“rare beef” for us all.

1:45 p.m. We are almostfinished with the secondquarter. It takes a lot of timeto trim all the bones and cutall that meat. I am also slicingsome of the steaks.

3:30 p.m. The rest of thechildren are home fromschool.

4 p.m. Jacob and his chil-dren come over to help. Ourfriend, Dan, also comes inand gives us a lift. It helpsthat he keeps our knivessharpened too. Workingaround the bones the knivesget dull fast.

5 p.m. Daughter Elizabethis home from work. She isworking 10 hour days, whichgets tiresome. Elizabeth’sfriend, Timothy, also comesto help with the beef. Thingsare moving faster with somany people helping withcuts of meat. The boys gooutside to do the chores. Eliz-abeth makes supper foreveryone.

6:30 p.m. We are almostdone and the hamburger isbeing put through the grinder.All the cut up meat is carried

4:50 a.m. My husband Joedidn’t have to work today, sowe were able to sleep laterthan usual. I get up as daugh-ter Elizabeth is awake andpacking her lunch for work.

5:15 a.m. Elizabeth leavesfor work, Joe gets up to checkon the coal-stove while I fixus a pot of coffee.

6 a.m. I wake up the rest ofthe children. They want cof-fee soup for breakfast whilethey get dressed for school.Seems this hour always goesfast. Usually someone can’tfind their shoe or someoneelse has forgotten to do theirhomework, so that it is rush,rush to get ready for the bus.

Joe is outside cutting aquarter off the 1,740 poundsof beef we dressed Fridaynight. The boys go outside tohelp push the pony wagonthat Joe put the beef on downto the basement where wewill cut up the beef.

It is nice to have walk-outdoors so that they can pull thewagon up to the table. Thequarters of beef are heavy sojust lifting them from thewagon to the table was hardenough.

7 a.m. The bus comes andthe children are off to school.Daughter Susan doesn’t haveto babysit today, so I will beglad for her help. We getsome more tables set up in thebasement and get everythingready to cut up all that beef.

8 a.m. Sister Emma and herdaughter, Elizabeth, arrive tohelp us.

8:15 a.m. We have break-fast which is Egg Dutch,bacon, toast, cheese, sliced

out to the tool shed. It willstay cold while we work ongetting it bagged andprocessed for the freezer overthe next few days.

7:30 p.m. It is late to eatsupper and we wanted to fin-ish up first. The younger chil-dren ate while we werefinishing up. Elizabeth madespaghetti and meatballs, po-tato soup, along with cheeseand crackers for supper.While we start eating I fixedrare beef. It is best to eat itright out of the skillet.

It is also time-consumingsince we only make one pieceat a time. It just wouldn’t bethe same to not get to tasterare beef on butchering day.

8:30 p.m. Dan, Jacob, andEmma all leave for home. Weappreciated everyone’s help.It was really windy andsnowy when they left. Thechildren are hoping for asnow day and no school to-morrow. I am also hopingthey will have off so I willhave more help with themeat.

9 p.m. Timothy leaves andwe are all ready for bed. It hasbeen a long, tiring day.

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Paulding County Church Directory Paulding United Methodist Church, 321 North Williams Street,Paulding, church telephone number is 399-3591, Rev. Ben Lowell, Wor-ship service at 9:45 a.m.; Sunday School, 11:15 a.m.; Wed. worship at6:00pm. Our church office is located at 308 N. Main St. Pentecostal Church of God, 601 W. Caroline St., Paulding, ElderGeorge Robinson, Sunday school at 10 a.m., worship service at noon,prayer services Monday at 6 p.m. and Thursday at noon, Bible studyat 6 p.m. Tuesday. Pioneer Christian Ministries, County Road 108 and Ohio 637, Paulding,Rev. Chuck Oliver, Sunday school at 9:30 a.m., Sunday worship at 10:30a.m., and Wednesday evening at 7:00 p.m. including a youth service on atleast three Wednesday evenings. Rose Hill Church of God, corner of SR 637 and Charloe Trail, Paulding,399-3113, Pastor Ron Hofacker, Sunday school at 9:30 a.m., Sunday wor-ship at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday service from 7-8 p.m. with children’s hour. St. John Lutheran Church–ELCA, 7611 Road 87, Briceton, PastorKaren Stetins, church telephone number is 419-399-4962 or 419-399-2320.Sunday worship at 8:30 a.m., Sunday school at 9:30 a.m. St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church, 601 Flat Rock Drive (P.O. Box156), Paulding, Pastor Kare Stetins, church telephone number is 399-2320,Sunday Worship at 10:15 a.m., Sunday school at 9 a.m.

PAYNE AND OUTLYING AREAS Divine Mercy Catholic Parish, 203 W. Townline, Payne, 399-2576, Pas-tor Very Rev. G. Allan Fillman, Masses: Saturday at 4:00 p.m. Edgerton Wesleyan Church, 1717 Bertha St., Woodburn, (Edgerton)Ind. 46797, Pastor Dave Dignal, church telephone number is 260-632-4008, Sunday school at 9 a.m., children’s church at 10 a.m., worship at 10a.m., home groups at 6 p.m., Wednesday evening services at 6:30 p.m.(Indiana time). Living Water Ministries, Contemporary worship service Sunday nightsat 10 a.m. & 6:30 p.m., The “Well” church for kids, Sunday mornings from10-11:30 a.m. The church is currently in the process of relocating. For lo-cation information, contact Pastor Rich Phelan, 419-263-2728. Payne Church of Christ, 220 West Merrin Street, Payne, Minister DanStaifer. Sunday worship at 9:30 am. 419-263-2092. Payne Church of the Nazarene, 509 E. Orchard St. (Ohio 500) Payne,Pastor Mike Harper, 263-2422, Sunday school at 9:30 a.m., Sunday wor-ship at 10:30 a.m. Sunday night service at 6:30 p.m., Wednesday prayermeeting at 7:30 p.m. St. Jacob United Church of Christ, southwest corner of Oak and Hymanstreets, Payne, Rev. Jim Langham, 263-2763. Sunday School-9:00 am,Church service-10:00 am. St. James Lutheran Church– NALC, West Townline Street (P.O. Box42), Payne, 263-2129, Pastor Fred Meuter, 260-492-2581. Sunday Schoolat 9:00 a.m., Sunday worship at 10:00 a.m. St. Paul United Methodist Church, (P.O. Box 154) 312 South MainStreet, Payne, Rev. David Rohrer, church telephone number is 263-2418,parsonage telephone number is 263-2017, Sunday school at 9 a.m., Sun-day worship at 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. Editor’s Note: If your church doesn’t have service times listed, pleasecontact the Paulding County Progress office to notify of Sunday servicetimes.

Sunday school at 9:30 a.m., Sunday worship at 10:30 a.m., evening worshipat 6 p.m., Wednesday Bible study at 7 p.m.

PAULDING AND OUTLYING Bethel United Methodist, Forders Bridge, Cecil, Pastor Kevin Doseck(419) 899-4153, worship service at 10:30 a.m., Sunday school at 9:30 a.m. Bethlehem Temple Pentecostal, 818 West Jackson Street, Paulding,399-3770, Rev. Burpo, Sunday school at 10 a.m., Sunday worship at 12p.m. Calvary Bible Church, Ohio 111 West across from Paulding County Hos-pital, 399-4919, elders John Mohr, 260-632-4356, Bob Fessel 419-399-3398, Brad Sisson 419-263-3108, Don Baer 419-399-5805. Sunday schoolat 9 a.m., morning worship at 10:15 a.m., Bible Study at 7 p.m. Wed. Cecil Community Church, 203 S. Main St., Cecil. Pastor Ted Ramey.Sun. school 10:00 am, Worship service 11:00 am, Sun. eve. 6:00 pm,Wed. eve. 6:00 pm. Cecil First Presbyterian Church, Main Street, Cecil, Sunday worshipat 8 a.m., Sunday school at 9 a.m. Christian Fellowship Church, Paulding High School Auditeria, 10a.m. Sunday. Pastor Greg Cramer. Divine Mercy Catholic Parish, 417 N. Main, Paulding, 399-2576,Pastor Very Rev. G. Allan Fillman, Masses: Saturday at 6 p.m.; Sundayat 10:30 a.m. Emmanuel Baptist Church, 1275 Emerald Road, Paulding, 419-399-5061, Sunday School at 9:30 a.m., worship services at 10:45 a.m. and6 p.m. Sunday and 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. Pastor Drew Gardner. First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), 1233 Emerald Road,Paulding, 419-399-4576, Sunday school 9:00 a.m., Worship service10:00 a.m. First Presbyterian Church, 114 West Caroline Street, Paulding, 399-2438, Rev. David Meriwether, 9:00am Sunday school, 10:15 a.m. praisesinging, 10:30 a.m. Sunday worship. House of Love Ministries, 220 N. Williams St., Paulding. Pastor Pre-

dest (Dwayne) Richardson or Sister Brenda Richardson, 419-399-9205or 419-796-8718, Sunday worship at 3:00 p.m. Jail Ministry, Food Min-istry, Outreach Ministry. Overcomer Outreach - a Christian 12-steapmeeting, Sundays at 5:00 p.m. New Beginnings Church (Church of God), Cecil, Pastor Roy Burk,399-5041, Sunday worship at 11 a.m. Paulding Church of Christ, East Perry Street, Paulding, MinisterChristopher Reno, 419-399-4761. Bible school at 9:30 a.m., Sundayworship at 10:30 a.m. Paulding Church of the Nazarene, 210 Dooley Dr., Paulding, 399-3932, Revs. Kim and Cindy Semran, Sunday school at 9:15 a.m., Sun-day worship at 10:30 a.m., Sunday evening at 6:00 p.m.: Kids’ SummerJam (ages 4-4th grade), Preteen class (5th-6th grade), Teen group (7th-12th grade), and adult service. Wednesday at 7:00 p.m.: Teen group(7th-12th grade), adult bible study and prayer. Nursery available for allservices. Paulding Family Worship Center, 501 West Perry Street, Paulding,399-3525, Rev. Monte Moore, Sunday worship at 10:30 a.m.

Grover Hill Church of the Nazarene, Maple and East Jackson streets,Pastor Jonathan L. Hoagland, 587-3376, Sunday school at 9:30 a.m., Morn-ing worship at 10:30 a.m., Sunday evening gospel hour at 6 p.m., Wednes-day evening service at 7 p.m. Grover Hill Zion United Methodist Church, corner of First and Harrison,587-3941; Pastor Mike Waldron, 419-238-1493 or 419-233-2241 (cell). Sun-day school at 9:30 a.m., Sunday worship at 10:20 a.m., nursery availableduring all services. Mandale Church of Christ in Christian Union, Ohio 66, Pastor JustinSterrett, 419-786-9878, Sunday school at 9:30 a.m., Sunday worship at10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m., Wednesday prayer meeting at 7 p.m. Middle Creek United Methodist Church, County Road 24, Grover Hill,Pastor William Sherry, Sunday worship at 9 a.m., Sunday school at 10:15a.m., Sunday evening Bible study at 7 p.m. Mt. Zion United Methodist Church, Grover Hill, County Road 151, Sun-day school at 9:30 a.m., Pastor David Prior, Sunday worship at 10:30 a.m.,Wednesday evening prayer meeting at 7:30 p.m. Roselms Christian Church, Ohio 114, Pastor Gary Church, 594-2445,Sunday school at 9:30 a.m., Sunday worship at 10:30 a.m.

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

OAKWOOD/MELROSE AREAS Auglaize Chapel Church of God, rural Oakwood, 3 miles south and halfmile west on County Road 60, Pastor Stan Harmon, 594-2248, Sundayworship at 9:00 a.m. Sunday school at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday services forchildren, youth and adults at 7:00 p.m. Melrose United Methodist Church, Melrose, 594-2076, Pastor EileenKochensparger 399-5818; Sunday school 9:30 a.m., Sunday worship at10:30 a.m., Wednesday Bible study and prayer at 7:00 p.m. Twin Oaks United Methodist Church, corner of Harmon and Secondstreets, Oakwood, Pastor Eric Dailey. 419-594-2992. Sunday worship at9:30 a.m., Sunday school at 10:45 a.m., Bible Study Wednesdays at 10:00a.m. Prairie Chapel Bible Church, one mile east and a half-mile north of Oak-wood on the corner of roads 104 and 209, Pastor Earl Chapman, 594-2057,

ANTWERP AND SURROUNDING Antwerp Community Church, 704 S. Erie St., SR 49, Antwerp; PastorRicky L. Grimes 419-258-2069. Bible Study Fellowship 9:30 am; Contem-porary Worship 10:30 am, Wednesday Discipleship Study, 7:00 pm Antwerp United Methodist Church, East River Street, Rev. Pastor MikeSchneider, church telephone number is 258-4901, Comtemporaty serviceSunday 8:30a.m., Sunday school 9:30a.m., Traditional Service 10:30a.m. Divine Mercy Catholic Parish, 303 S. Monroe, Antwerp. Office: 417 N.Main, Paulding, 399-2576, Pastor Very Rev. G. Allan Fillman, Masses: Sun-day at 8:30am. First Baptist Church, 5482 CR 424, Pastor Todd Murray, 258-2056, Sun-day school at 9 a.m., Sunday worship 10 a.m.; evening service 6 p.m.,Wednesday Bible Study 6:30 p.m. First Presbyterian Church, 126 W. River St., Pastor Mike Pennington,258-2864, Sunday school at 9:15 a.m., Sunday worship at 10:35 a.m. Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, 2937 US 24, 258-2290. Publictalk 10 a.m. Sunday, Congregation Bible Study, Theocratic Ministry School& Service Meeting, Theocratic school 7:30 p.m. Thursday. Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church, Pastor Robert Becker. Sunday school at9 a.m., Sunday worship at 10 a.m. Riverside Christian Church, 15413 St. Rt. 49, (corner Ohio 49 and Road192), Antwerp. 258-3895, Pastor Regan Clem.

ARTHUR/FIVE SPAN AREA Apostolic Christian Church, 13562 Road 147, Defiance (Junction), 399-3121, William Schlatter, Elder, Sunday services at 10:15 a.m. and 12:30p.m., Sunday school at 1 p.m., Wednesday services at 8 p.m. Bethel Christian Church, Ohio 66, Defiance (Arthur), Pastor ChristopherBaker, Sunday worship at 10:30 a.m. Church of Christ, corner of County Roads 166 and 191, Evangelist Lon-nie Lambert, 399-5022, Sunday worship at 10:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m., Biblestudy at 9:30 a.m. Sunday. Junction Bible Christian Church, County Road 111, Defiance (Junction),393-2671 or [email protected], Rev. C. Joseph Fifer, Sundayschool at 9:30 a.m., Sunday worship follows at 10:30 a.m & Bible Study onWed. at 7pm. Pleasantview Missionary Baptist Church, County Road 180, Defiance(Junction), Rev. Alan Ray Newsome, Sunday worship at 11 a.m., eveningservice at 6 p.m.; Wednesday evening services at 7 p.m. Rock Church, SR 637, Five Span-Arthur area, Pastor Bobby Branham393-2924, Sunday school at 10 a.m., Sunday worship at 10:45 a.m., Sundayevening worship at 7 p.m., Wednesday evening worship at 7 p.m., YouthService Wednesday at 7 p.m.

GROVER HILL AND OUTLYING Bible Baptist Church, corner of Cleveland and Perry streets, Grover Hill,Pastor Pat Holt, 587-4021, Sunday school at 10 a.m., Sunday worship at11 a.m., Sunday evening worship at 6 p.m.; Wednesday prayer meeting at7 p.m.

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By JIM LANGHAM

Sowing seeds for generations to come

in our little hamlet believedthat ladybugs brought goodluck and served as a goodomen to their gardens. Onepossible source of the super-stition could be that ladybugsserved as a predator of de-structive insects like aphidsthat can attack flowers and es-pecially vegetable gardens.

Many of the tales that werespun from the elderly in mychildhood were based aroundthe moon. Controlling pests,fertilization, harvesting, irri-gation, planting and even ani-mal breeding were oftendictated by the moon’s phases.For gardeners, the important

rule was to plant aboveground vegetables such as let-tuce and other leafy plants “bythe light of the moon,” the pe-riod of the new moon whenlight gradually increased tofull moon.

Crops that produced belowthe ground such as onion andpotatoes were planted by “thedark of the moon,” the periodafter the full moon when thelight was said to be decreas-ing.

My grandmother and manyothers from her generation be-lieved that by following prac-tices such as that, crops wouldgrow larger and more quicklywith bigger yields.

I will never forget the day Icame home from school andmy grandmother told me thatI might want to take a peak atthe garden. I did and there it

My first garden was locatedin the remains of what hadbeen a small chicken yard. Itwas the last week of Marchwhen I was a young child andmy grandmother, who livedwith us, asked if I would likefor her to help me put out agarden.

With the place of high es-teem that gardening held inour family, I was delighted; itwas a real self-esteem builder.I could hardly wait to tellneighbors in our little hamletwhere drawing well waterfrom a pump, sharing dailywith neighbors and putting outa family garden was a way oflife.

It was after school on abalmy afternoon. Grandmahad it all set, the process andthe planting. I spaded a plot insoil that housed rich manurefrom having housed chickens,then broke the clods down andthen, with grandma’s instruc-tion, worked up the soil untilit was fine enough to plant.

My first planting includedpeas, lettuce, onions and someof the early seedlings thatcould be planted on that earlyspring day. It was the begin-ning of a love affair with gar-dening that continues to thisday, a heartwarming reminderof memories of my dad run-ning a garden tractor and mymom and grandma in theirbonnets hoeing on warm,steamy summer mornings.

For me, it was the begin-ning of work, something wewere proud of at our countryhome. I never looked at it astoil, it was always a part of theteamwork that fed and caredfor our family.

Since our neighborhoodwas composed of mainly eld-erly people, I took in all of thecomparisons of gardeningpointers that the pioneer an-cestors had connected withnature around us.

For example, many of those

was, shooting plants out ofthe ground, dark and green,and ready to mature to har-vest.

These days, gardening oc-curs in the backyard ofdaughter, Julie, who hasshared in developing a nice-sized garden.

We get our heads togetherand manage the planting,hoeing and watering of thegarden. Last summer, in themidst of heat and drought, westill had abundant harvests oftomatoes, watermelon,muskmelon, egg plant, greenbeans, cucumbers and varioustypes of squash.

Two generations and an en-tire cycle has passed sincethat early March in the mid-’50s when Grandma Cookguided the planting of myfirst garden.

And while I appreciate thegardening wisdom I wasgiven that day, I even appre-ciate more the seeds of lifethat were sown and distrib-uted even to this spring, in thehearts and ambitions of ourfamily.

In that heart’s soil lies thereal planting that God had in-tended all along.

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By JOE SHOUSECorrespondent

ANTWERP – The costlydepot heating bill, a new depotfurnace, and a $42,000 reim-bursement request were items ofpriority at the Antwerp VillageCouncil meeting on Mondayevening.

Discussion continued con-cerning the high heating bill atthe depot. A recent monthly billof $4,212 was received forcingthe council to approach the en-gineering firm for answers to thehigh cost. The electric heat wasinstalled with the thought thatgas would not be available how-ever it was later determined oth-erwise.

Council members have metwith a representative fromPoggemeyer Design who willmake the change from an elec-

tric to gas furnace at virtually nocost to the village. A $170 fee forthe gas hook-up would be the re-sponsibility of the village. Coun-cil agreed to have the changemade from electric to gas, butwould like to see informationconcerning what future costsmay be.

In the meantime, the councilunanimously voted to pay theoutstanding AEP bill of $4,212.

The village has submitted toOhio Department of Transporta-tion a request for reimbursementin the amount of $42,285 for en-gineering costs related to workon the depot project.

Police Chief George Clemensreported that 74 calls were madein February along with six cita-tions.

Clemens urged the council tostay informed with what the po-

lice department is doing on aregular basis. He also challengedthem to encourage the commu-nity to come to the departmentwhen they have questions orconcerns about the department’sperformance.

Mayor Tom Van Vlerah in-formed the council of being ap-proached about vacant homesnot being secured in the village.“The individual was asking thatthe village be more vigilant inseeing these types of buildingslocked and secured.”

“I am not so sure it is the vil-lage’s responsibility. These va-cant houses belong to someoneand it is their responsibility, notthe village,” said Council-woman Jan Reeb.

The next village councilmeeting will be at 5:30 on Mon-day, April 15.

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•LaFOUNTAIN PARK PLAYSTATION – Re-pairs are needed to the features, sand in boat,flower beds need attention at entrance, flowerbeds at flagpole need mulch, mulch needs leveled(piles from two years ago did not get leveled) andsidewalk needs sprayed for weeds.

•RESERVOIR PARK – The flagpole needs tobe put back up, flower bed at flagpole needs re-placed, all new fencing, back stops needs painted,all advertising signs on outfield fences need takendown and should not to be hung on fences. Thisis a recommendation from the fence contractor.The roof on shelterhouse needs replaced (stormdamage), paint exterior of shelter house, removedead trees from storm damage in wooden area,centerfield light pole on field #1 needs installed,remove cement supports/wooden planks at field#1, fill in stone areas with concrete where sup-ports were removed, new bleachers at field #1 toreplace concrete bleachers, new restrooms atfield #1, mulch needed in both playgrounds, yel-low tile needs to be replaced on #2 field, outfieldfence, circle drive around shelterhouse needsstone, old steel swing frame in wooden areaneeds removed.

•WIFFLE BALL FIELD – Wooden outfieldfence needs repaired, guardrail along street andfirst baseline needs installed.

•JEFFERY PARK – Gate installed across en-trance drive, the Paulding Ball Association would

like to have parking lot expanded to the north, pro-vide an access road along east side of park goingto south end of park, Paulding Ball Associationwill remove advertising signs on outside fences,need to grade and level parking lot and entrancedrive, add stone where needed, exhaust fan in con-cession stand needs looked at.

Each committee member was assigned differ-ent areas to look into and how to best get itemsfixed or areas cleaned up this spring, and report atthe next committee meeting.

The recreation board will be hiring 10 returninglifeguards and one returning concession workerfor the 2013 season at the Paulding Water Park.They will be hiring nine new lifeguards pendingcertification. The board will hire seven new work-ers for concessions and front desk pending theirachieving CPR and first aid certifications.

A pay scale for lifeguards, front desk and con-cession workers was unanimously approved bycouncil.

Council President Roger Sierer informed coun-cil that the residents of Emerald Acres would bestarting a neighborhood watch program becauseof the problems last summer with people walkinginto homes unannounced and cars driving up anddown the streets. Sierer stated that if this is suc-cessful in Emerald Acres, it could be used in otherareas in the village

Finance Director Melissa Tope told council thatthe state auditors would be starting March 19.


By Lisa McClurePaulding County Area Foundation

It is once again, time for the PauldingCounty Area Foundation annual businessmeeting and dinner. This year’s eventwill be held on Friday, April 12, at Grant’sCatering in Antwerp. The social timewill begin at 6 p.m. with dinnerfollowing at 6:30 p.m.

Following dinner, a briefmeeting consisting of a recapof the fund growth of Paulding County AreaFoundation and a report on the 2012 annualcrop year of the Marshall Memorial Support-ing Foundation will be shared.

The evening will end with entertainmentfrom the southern gospel music group, “TheHelmsmen” from Michigan.

If you are not a supporting contributormember of the Paulding County Area Foun-dation and would like to attend the annualmeeting and dinner, please contact the officefor dinner reservations.

Dinner reservations are $15 each. If youwould like to consider being a supporting con-

tributor of the foundation, the levels of contri-bution are: premier - $250, which allows for

four free reservations to the annual meet-ing; sustaining - $150, which allows fortwo free dinner reservations; associatelevel - $50, which allows for one free

dinner reservation. Please respondby phone or mail by April 1 with

your RSVP.Someone will be happy to

assist you if you want to be-come a supporter. As a supporter your finan-cial gift allows for the foundation to grant501(c)3 organizations funds through the Gen-eral Endowment Fund.

In 2012, the PCAF were able to grant$3,200 to local organizations, making a differ-ence in Paulding County.

The Paulding County Area Foundation isproud to assist the needs of the people ofPaulding County.

For reservations to the banquet, contact theoffice at 101 E. Perry St., Paulding, Ohio,45879 or call 419-399-8296 for further infor-mation.

Mark your calendar

PAYNE FARMER IS NATIONAL CONTEST WINNER � Payne farmer Ben Moorehas been named a national winner in the 2012 Asgrow Yield Chasers Contest.Moore (center) is recognized for being one of the top-yielding competitors inthe nation. He yielded an impressive 89.5 bushels-per-acre with his AsgrowAG3832 brand soybeans. Winning farmers were recently acclaimed during the2013 Commodity Classic in Kissimmee, Fla. He was congratulated by Dan Kur-dys (left), Asgrow marketing manager, and Fabrice Houdebert, Asgrow brandlead. To recognize farmers who strive for and achieve high yields, Asgrow branddebuted its national yield contest in 2012 to encourage soybean producers tocompete with their peers to raise the most soybeans per acre.

FAMILY DONATES TO NEW PARK – Marge Roughton (left), Ron Williamson, food service pro-gram director with the senior center and LIA fund-raising chair, and Sonya Herber, executive di-rector of the United Way of Paulding County and LIA project chair, look over plans for the HerbMonroe Community Park. Roughton and her family Kevin and Sue Dangler, Greg and Jan Stollerand Marge’s brother, Donald Bidlack, have made a donation toward this community project.

School MenusMenus are subject to change

ANTWERP LOCAL SCHOOLSWeek of March 25

MONDAY – Chicken patty on bun,regular or spicy green beans,peaches, milk. Plus: Salad bar.

TUESDAY – Tex-Mex chili, frenchfries, orange smiles, milk. Plus:Salad bar.

WEDNESDAY – In Service DayTHURSDAY – Spring BreakFRIDAY – Spring Break

PAULDING HIGH SCHOOLWeek of March 25

MONDAY – Breakfast: Breakfastpizza, juice, fruit, milk. Lunch: Pop-corn chicken bowl, whole wheat rollor salad bar, breadstick, fruit, milk.

TUESDAY – Breakfast: Bagel, yo-gurt, string cheese, juice, fruit, milk.Lunch: Grilled chicken salad, pretzelbreadstick or sandwich with bun,oven fries, fruit, milk.

WEDNESDAY – Breakfast: Eggtaco, tator tots, juice, fruit, milk.Lunch: Pizza sticks with marinarasauce, green beans or top yourPhilly sub, fruit, milk.

THURSDAY – Breakfast: Linksausage, mini pancakes, fruit, juice,milk. Lunch: Stromboli, potato soup

or Big Daddy pizza slice, tossed gar-den salad, assorted fruit, milk.

FRIDAY – No school OAKWOOD ELEMENTARY

Week of March 25Packed lunch A: Peanut butter

and jelly sandwich, vegetable,Gogurt, crackers, fruit, milk.

MONDAY – Breakfast: Mini pan-cakes, fruit, juice, milk. Lunch:Chicken fajita with lettuce, corn,bean salad, fruit, milk.

TUESDAY – Breakfast: Sausagebiscuit, fruit, milk. Lunch: Cheesebreadstick with marinara sauce,green beans, fruit, milk.

WEDNESDAY – Breakfast:Breakfast pizza, fruit, milk. Lunch:Chicken and noodles, peas, romainelettuce salad, fruit, milk.

THURSDAY – Breakfast: Break-fast burrito, fruit, milk. Lunch:Cheese pizza, corn, celery, fruit,milk.

FRIDAY – No schoolPAULDING ELEMENTARY

Week of March 25 Each day a corn dog will be

available.MONDAY – Breakfast: Yogurt,

Goldfish crackers, fruit, juice, milk.Lunch: Hamburger on whole wheatgrain bun, carrots, vegetable choice,fruit, milk.

TUESDAY – Breakfast: Pan-cakes, fruit, juice, milk. Lunch:Chicken fajita wrap, lettuce, cheese,salsa, crackers, refried beans, fruit,milk.

WEDNESDAY – Breakfast:Breakfast burrito, juice, fruit, milk.Lunch: Cheezy bread stick withmarinara sauce, green beans, fruit,milk.

THURSDAY – Breakfast: Muffin,string cheese, fruit, juice, milk.Lunch: Cheese ‘N’ nachos, tator tots,peas, fruit, milk.

FRIDAY – No schoolWAYNE TRACE SCHOOLS

Week of March 25MONDAY – No schoolTUESDAY – No schoolWEDNESDAY – No schoolTHURSDAY – No schoolFRIDAY – No school

DIVINE MERCY SCHOOLWeek of March 25

Same menu as Wayne Trace; nobreakfast served.

Paulding Co. Fish &Game Club located 11⁄2 miles south of

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Gerber discusses state’sbudget cuts to WBESC

The Western Buckeye ESCboard held meeting onWednesday, March 12.

Superintendent Brian Ger-ber informed the board thatKasich’s FY14 and FY15 bi-ennial budget proposal is cur-rently in House hearings. Theproposed budget will go toSenate hearings in April orMay. The proposed budgetwill then go to conferencecommittee for passage inJune.

Gerber said that he is in theprocess of formalizing a fi-nancial plan for WesternBuckeye ESC in response toKasich’s budget proposal.

“We have been proactivelypreparing for funding cutssince the first biennial budgetin 2012 and 2013.

“We knew at that time theKasich administration wasnot a friend to public educa-tion and not a friend to the ed-

ucational service centers whoserve the public schools todrive down costs by sharingpersonnel and services.

“When Kasich was cam-paigning to be governor, hecontinually preached aboutsharing services and person-nel in order to drive down op-erating cost across the state.

“By cutting ESC funding,he is going to cost our partnerschools more money. For ex-ample, Western BuckeyeESC was receiving $46,836to pay for bus driver physi-cals, bus driver in-services, li-censer cost, truancy services,reduction of alternativeschool cost and fingerprintingcosts for the schools ofAntwerp, Wayne Trace,Paulding, Crestview, Lincol-nview, and Van Wert City.

“According to the Kasichplan, those dollars were to‘flow back’ to those schooldistricts. Those school dis-tricts, with the exception ofVan Wert City, are receiving0% increases for FY2014 andFY2015.

“Therefore, it is now goingto cost those school districtsmore money, because theynow have to pay for thoseservices. Those school dis-tricts always counted on us topay the bill. Now, they haveto pay the bill with 0% in-creases; 368 school districtswill experience a 0% increasein funding under the gover-nor’s budget proposal.

“Western Buckeye ESCoperates very lean and effi-cient. For the past two years,since his last biennial budget,we have prepared for moreKasich cuts. We sold our VanWert building and relocated

to offices in the Thomas Edi-son Early Childhood buildingin order to reduce operatingcosts and save money. We ab-sorbed a fiscal position, elim-inated an office position,eliminated three paraprofes-sional positions, reduced daysfor administrative personnel,and took 0% salary increases.

“This proactive responsewill allow Western BuckeyeESC to continue to serve ourpartner schools without in-creasing their cost for person-nel services. Even thoughthey will spend more moneyon bus driver physicals, in-services, licenser costs, tru-ancy services, andfingerprinting.

“As a superintendent, I tryto plan for the worst and hopefor the best. However, thewriting was on the wall withthe first Kasich biennialbudget which led us to pre-pare for more funding cuts.

“When he is questionedabout these things, he re-sponds with anger and sar-casm. So it becomes verydifficult to communicate fi-nancial concerns to a gover-nor who responds in negativetones when you say some-thing he doesn’t agree with.”

In the business portion ofthe meeting the followingitems were approved:

• Intermittent FMLA leavefor Pam Zartman.

• the 2013-2014 ThomasEdison Early Childhood Cen-ter Preschool calendar as pre-sented.

• submission of the Family& Children First CouncilFY14 OCTF Grant.

The next meeting will be at6 p.m. Wednesday, April 10,at the Paulding ESC office.

DONATES TO PARK PROJ-ECT – George Suvar (right),manager of Latty Grain, iseager to get back into theswing of things since the June29, 2012 storm that caused ex-tensive damage to his business.Suvar stated, “We (Latty Grain)are back in business after thestorm and are ready to serve thecommunity.” Demonstrating hiscommitment, Suvar and LattyGrain have donated to the HerbMonroe Community Park proj-ect. With Suvar are RonWilliamson, food service pro-gram director with the seniorcenter and LIA fund-raisingchair, and Megan Clark, admin-istrative assistant with Arend,Laukhuf, & Stoller and LIA fund-raising team member.

Easter egg huntsPayne

PAYNE – The Flat Rock Lodge #580 will host an Easter egghunt from 11 am.-1 p.m. Saturday, March 23. The age groupsinclude: 0-3; 4-8 and 9-12 years old. Refreshments will alsobe available. For more information call 419-399-3519.

HavilandHAVILAND – There will be an Easter egg hunt at 2 p.m.

Saturday, March 30, at the Haviland council building.

DefianceDEFIANCE – There will be a Kids Easter Egg Hunt at 10:30

a.m., Saturday, March 30. It is to be held at the Freshlife Commu-nity Church, which is the blue building on the corner of SR 15and Watson Road, in Defiance. The event is for all children underage 10. Children must be accompanied by a parent or legalguardian. There will also be snacks and a story time.

For more information call Pastor Matt at 815-383-3236.

Grover HillGROVER HILL – The Pioneer Christian Ministries will be

holding and Easter egg hunt from noon-2 p.m., Saturday, March30 at the Welcome Park in Grover Hill. There will be games andfood as well as 4,000 eggs to find.


Livestock exhibitors startingto prepare for 2013 fair

By Staci Hiler4-H Program assistantPAULDING – Paulding

County livestock exhibitorsare beginning to prepare forthe 2013 fair season withPaulding County being thefirst fair in Ohio. This year,the fair runs June 10-15 at thePaulding County Fair-grounds.

This week, all livestock ex-hibitors will be completingthe Quality Assurance Train-ing Program required for alllivestock exhibitors in theState of Ohio. PauldingCounty’s Quality Assurancedates are March 21 from 6-8p.m. and March 23 from 9-11a.m. in the Extension Build-ing. The exhibitor and a par-ent/guardian must attend oneof these programs or contactthe Extension office at 419-399-8225 to attend a programin another county.

All exhibitors must com-plete QA by June 1 to exhibitat the fair.

This year’s program fo-cuses are on identifying andtracking animals, establishingan efficient and effective ani-mal health management pro-gram and providing propercare for animals.

The senior and junior fairboards are gearing up forlivestock weigh-in and tag-ging. The tagging and weigh-in is set for 9-11 a.m.Saturday, April 6 at the eastend of the swine barn at thefairgrounds. This will includethe following animal species:goats, swine, sheep, dairybeef feeders and beef feeders.Livestock trailers and ex-hibitors are asked to enter

through the west entrancegate.

Rabbit tattooing is sched-uled for 9-11 a.m. Saturday,May 4 in the rabbit barn. Allmeat pen and single fryersmust be tattooed with thePaulding County Junior Fairtattoo to show at the fair.

Also on May 4 is Commu-nity Service Work Day at thefairgrounds. If you or yourgroup is interested in helpingto prepare the fairgrounds forfair, please contact Staci atthe Extension office at 419-399-8225.

For poultry exhibitors, theExtension office will be againplacing a bulk order of chick-ens from Milan Center Feedand Grain. Order forms areavailable at the Extension of-fice or online atpaulding.osu.edu. Orderforms are due by 4:30 p.m.March 28 at the Extension of-fice.

Members exhibiting horses

at the fair will need to meetthe following deadlines:Horse I.D. with current pic-ture and “Permission to Par-ticipate” forms as well aslease agreements are dueMay 1 to the Extension of-fice. First-year horse ex-hibitors are required tocomplete the safety videos.They are available to borrowfrom the Extension office.

Skill-A-Thon is set for 2-5p.m. May 29 in the ExtensionHall. Livestock exhibitorswill be required to know theparts, breeds and medicationlabel identification as well asbring their completed 2013record book to Skill-A-Thon.Anyone unavailable to attendSkill-A-Thon may attend Pre-Skill-A-Thon at 6 p.m. onMay 20 in the Extension Hall.RSVP must be made by May16.

This year’s fair theme is“Growing and Showing at thePaulding County Fair.”

Check out the new look of the fair secretary’s office. This office renovation is part of the ongoingefforts of the Paulding County Agricultural Society to make the county fair bigger and better.

Cooper Farms will have a‘pig experience’ at the fair

By BILL SHERRYCorrespondent

PAULDING – The Paulding County Agri-culture Society met March 13, where theyheard and approved a $1,000 fee for promo-tions to be done by Clear Channel Radio.

There will be 65 spots leading up to fairtime with promotions for free tickets forgrandstand events and on location spots.

Cooper Farms will be setting up a displaycalled “Pig Experience.” This will give fair-goers the opportunity to an “on farm” experi-ence which will allow fairgoers to seefirsthand how pigs are born and raised.

They will be bringing two sows to the fairto demonstrate how the sows are housed im-mediately before and after giving birth.

Each of the sows will be due to give birth toa litter of piglets during the fair. Cooper Farmswill have an experienced and trained staffmember with the sows during fair hours to an-swer questions and oversee the care of thesows and piglets.

The junior fair board has donated the pro-ceeds from their “Lights at Christmas” displayto the Paulding County Agricultural Society tobe used for work on the poultry barn. The jun-ior fair youth received contributions of over$4,000 that was designated for use for thepoultry barn.

The junior fair board has now sold 10benches that will be placed around the fair-grounds as part of an ongoing advertisingcampaign and fund-raiser.

They are also selling different types of laun-dry detergent and fabric softeners as a fund-raiser. Contact any of the youth or call theextension office for more details. The benchand detergent sale fund-raisers will help re-plenish the junior fair board bank account.

The junior fair board has designated everyTuesday evening between now and fair timeas work nights. Some Saturday work may beneeded.

There was extensive discussion regardingcapital improvements and maintenance of thefairground buildings, with a list being com-piled of capital improvements needing com-pletion prior to the fair.

It was stated that donations had been re-ceived and the board was responsible to getthe improvements made.

The improvements that were approved wererenovation of the cement block restrooms, var-ious roof replacements, gutter work on severalbuildings and painting.

The camper pull out is scheduled for March23.

The next meeting is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.April 10.

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The Paulding County Chap-ter of the American Red Cross,located in the First FinancialBank building, is now openfrom 9:30 a.m. until noon, eachTuesday. Disaster ChairmanRick Noggle will be in the of-fice to answer the phone andany questions. Noggle also re-minds everyone that March isRed Cross Month and thereare donation canisters aroundthe county. All money col-lected will stay local. The RedCross is funded by UnitedWay and by donations. To vol-unteer or for more informationcall 419-399-3557.


It’s not always the first con-sideration in estate plan-ning, but many folks thatdepend on tenant farmersmay want to be mindful ofthe tenant in an estateplan. Perhaps none of yourchildren are local or perhapsnone of them decided tofarm. No matter the cir-cumstance, many ruralfolks maintain a higherquality of life by having areliable farm tenant. Oftentimes these landlord-tenantrelationships are built onyears of trust and evolveinto family-like friend-ships. Just knowing that thetenant will bring down theloader tractor to dig out thedrive after a heavy snow-storm can offer greater in-dependence and peace ofmind. Such a valuable rela-tionship can be a true giftfrom God. Here are a fewideas on how to rewardsuch a relationship.By "reward" I don't neces-sarily mean leaving a hugelump sum of cash or evenan outright gift of farmground. There are simplethings you can build intoyour estate plan to rewardthe faithful tenant. For in-stance, a well-defined rightof first refusal can give thetenant the right to purchasethe farm ground at either theappraised value or even adiscounted value. In VanWert County, we've beenseeing farm ground sell inthe neighborhood of$10,000 an acre. If theterms of the trust grant thetenant farmer the right topurchase the farm at a 20%discount, the tenant wouldpay $8,000 an acre, insteadof the full price. Keep inmind that most estates areprofessionally appraised atthe time of death anyway,so these numbers will beeasily at hand. A well-con-structed offer should in-clude a timeline and methodwhereby the tenant wouldhave the right to accept theterms of the offer. For in-stance, perhaps the farmer

may be given 60 days fromthe time he receives writtennotice of the offer to closeon the real estate. Thiswould give the farmer anadequate amount of time toweigh the purchase and lineup any necessary financ-ing. Another reward has nothingto do with your written es-tate plan at all. The gift ofclear communication withyour beneficiaries now canhave a big effect on yourtenant farmer after you aregone. The thought of deal-ing with a tenant farmer canbe intimidating, especiallyfor beneficiaries withoutany current experience infarming. Many people arenot in the habit of dis-cussing their finances orbusiness with their children,whether from pride or lackof forethought. Thereforemany beneficiaries inheritfarm ground and the rela-tionships with the tenantfarmer without any frame ofreference for how the rela-tionship with the tenant op-erates. Suddenly there is anoverwhelming amount ofquestions to be answered:how expenses are shared,how to determine the fairmarket value for cash rent,how to incentivize good fer-tility practices, and so forth.Often, the result is an over-whelmed beneficiary whoeither decides to sell or de-cides to hold on through thebumpy stages of developinga working relationship withthe tenant farmer. Howmuch better to be clear witha prospective beneficiaryabout the details of yourlandlord-tenant relationshipand the rationale behindyour business decisions?This can preserve confi-dence, trust and farm stabil-ity on both sides. Informyour beneficiaries as to thedetails of your farm rentagreement. In the end, youare equipping the relation-ship between your benefici-aries and your tenant farmerto succeed.

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Notice of Public InformationalMeeting for Proposed MajorUtility Facility (Wind Farm)

Northwest Ohio Wind Energy, LLC, whose manager is National Wind,LLC, schedules an April 9, 2013 Public Informational Meeting to outlineplans for its wind farm project in Paulding County.

Northwest Ohio Wind Energy, LLC, invites residents of Paulding Countyand other interested persons to attend a public informational meeting re-garding plans to build a wind farm project. The project will result in a gen-erating capacity of up to 100 megawatts (MWs), using approximately 50turbines with a capacity of approximately 2 MWs each, and will include as-sociated infrastructure. The wind farm will be spread across approximately10,000 acres of leased land in portions of Blue Creek and Latty townshipsin Paulding County, and could potentially expand to a generating capacityof up to 250 MWs.This wind farm will help the State further its goal of building a portfolio ofrenewable energy projects.Northwest Ohio Wind Energy, LLC anticipates to file its application with theOhio Power Siting Board in late spring or early summer, and to begin con-struction by the end of the year so that commercial operation will be in thefall of 2014.The public meeting will take place from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday,April 9, 2013, at the Wayne Trace Junior-Senior High School, which islocated at 4915 U.S. 27, Haviland, Ohio 45851. Use the north entranceand proceed to the gymnasium. Attendees will be able to visit stationsthroughout the room with each having information about various aspects ofthe project. Company representatives will be available to respond to in-quiries at each station. If you have questions, you may call the local officein Grover Hill at 419-587-3620.

PAULDING YOUTH GIRLS WIN CHAMPIONSHIP – The Paulding fifth grade girls basketball teamdefeated the Kalida Wildcats 14-8 to win the St. Patrick’s Day Spring Fast Break Tournament.This year, the tournament was moved from Paulding JH/HS to the Manor House Gym in Antwerp.The fifth grade girls backed up last year’s fourth grade championship to win the title back to back.The Lady Panthers defeated Crestview 15-9, Hicksville 18-5 and West Unity Hilltop 25-3 in poolplay to make it into the finals. The team celebrated the championship with shamrock shakes atthe Paulding McDonald’s. Team players include Syd McCullough, Ivy Riggenbach, Sydney Kohart,Miah Rue, Katie Strayer, Julia Fife, Megan Garrity, Sierria Kupfersmith and Mozerat Martinez. Thefifth graders are coached by Ron Riggenbach, Matt Strayer and Sam Rue.

Paulding High School Drama Dept. will be performing Monty Python’s “Spamalot” at 7:30 p.m. Fridayand Saturday, March 22-23 in the high school auditeria. Spamalot tells the story of King Arthur andhis Knights of the Round Table as they embark on their quest for the Holy Grail. Flying cows, killerrabbits, taunting Frenchmen and show-stopping musical numbers are just a few of the reasons audi-ences everywhere are eating up Spamalot! Pictured here are King Arthur and The Lady of the Lake,played by seniors Trey Schroeder and Emily Thielbar. Pre-sale tickets are on sale in the high schooloffice; $5 for students and $6 for adults. All tickets at the door will be $8.

St. Pat’s tourneydraws 20 teams

ANTWERP – The ManorHouse Gym was the new siteof the former Paulding GirlsSt. Patrick’s Spring FastBreak Tournament. Thisyear, 20 teams participatedfrom all over Ohio andnortheast Indiana.

The fifth grade divisionwas won by the host Pauld-ing Lady Panthers, defeatingKalida 14-8, defending lastyear’s championship in thetournament.

Wayne Trace and Antwerpalso played locally. Thebrackets were completed byteams from Crestview (VanWert County), West UnityHilltop (Williams County)and Continental (PutnamCounty).

Versailles fielded a strongteam from Darke County.Versailles upended Montpe-lier (Williams) in the finalsfollowing wins over Bryan(Williams) and Hicksville(Defiance). Montpelier beatContinental and Leo, Ind.(Allen, Ind.) in their pool.

In the fourth grade girlstournament, Spencerville(Allen, Ohio) also beatMontpelier in the finals.Spencerville got to thechampionship game by beat-ing Crestview and Tinora(Defiance). Montpelier gotto the finals through WestUnity Hilltop and the youngOntario ladies traveling allthe way from RichlandCounty, near Mansfield.

Next year’s tournamenthas been established onMarch 14-15.

Volleyball leagueends season

ANTWERP – The sixthgrade and under winter vol-leyball season has come to aclose with Defiance St. JohnLutheran defeating WoodlanBlue 25-22; 25-22 in a hard-fought final.

The game was a culmina-tion of a great day of im-proved play. Bryan knockedoff the Woodlan White teamto advance on, only to betaken down by Defiance SJ.

Other early round gameshad Defiance beating theWoodburn Lutheran SchoolWhite team 25-22, 25-18 andWoodlan Blue taking out theWoodburn Lutheran SchoolBlue team 25-8 and 25-13.

Lincolnview knocked outWayne Trace 25-16; and along set of 28-26. In the finalfour semifinal round it tookextra matches and excitingplay on both courts as Defi-ance SJ beat Lincolnview 25-21; 22-25; and 15-8. WoodlanBlue came from behind tobeat Defiance 14-25, 25-23and 15-13, setting up thechampionship final.

It was noted that the leaguewas organized to help im-prove volleyball play at thisyounger age level and it wasevident in all games that thelevel of play was raisedthroughout the season.

VarsityGamesof theWeekSports scheduleTHURSDAY, MARCH 21 –Baseball: Paulding at Montpe-lier (scrimmage)MONDAY, MARCH 25 –Softball: Wayne Trace hostsParkway (scrimmage)TUESDAY, MARCH 26 –Softball: Paulding hostsWauseon (scrimmage)Baseball: Wayne Trace hostsAntwerp (scrimmage)

Jones, Foor leadDistrict 7 honors

By KEVINWANNEMACHER

SportswriterSeveral Paulding County basketball players were hon-

ored by the District 7 Coaches Association recently. In Division IV girls, Antwerp’s Alexis Jones garnered

First Team honors with teammate Kaiya Jemison pickingup Honorable Mention.

Paulding’s Abby Pease and Sierra McCullough eachtook Honorable Mention in Division III as did WayneTrace’s Erin Mohr.

Division III boys teams saw Paulding’s Lance Foorearning a First Team award with Wayne Trace’s RyanKortokrax and Dalton Sinn recording Second Team hon-ors.

The Raiders’ Nick McClain, Grady Gudakunst andCorbin Linder all received Honorable Mention. Pauld-ing’s Kyle Kauser and Neil Roehrig also garnered Hon-orable Mention.

Antwerp’s Noah Ganger was named to the SecondTeam while Derek Smalley picked up Honorable Men-tion.

The Progress ...is Paulding County’snewspaper of record.

Audubon Societyto visit preserve

BRYAN – The Black Swamp Audubon Society will hosta field trip to Mud Lake Bog preserve in Williams Countyon Saturday, April 13. This is one of the few remaining gla-cial kettle lakes in northwest Ohio.

Plans are to carpool to the site due to limited parking atthe bog. Persons who want to participate should meet be-hind McDonald’s in Bryan at 10:15 a.m. Dress for muddyconditions.

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#2797 912 W. Wayne St. Pauld-ing: Beautiful all brick 3 Br, 1 1/2Bath home with 2 car detachedgarage. Updates include C/A, allnew plumbing, windows, roofand heating system. Nicely land-scaped and mature trees. CallMaurie $115,900 All appliancesstay. Motivated Seller

#2819 REDUCED! 401 W. CanalSt. Antwerp: Nice 3 Br, 2 Ba,brick & vinyl sided home with 2car attached garage on a cornerlot in Antwerp. City water andsanitary sewer on a crawl space.Call Don $79,900

#2817 NEW LISTING! 121 W.Wayne St. Paulding: Very nice &well maintained home offering 4BR., 1 3/4 BA., large living room,dining room, den and modernkitchen W/ appliances. 2 car de-tached garage. A real "Must See"priced at $60,000. Call Maurie

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#1556 4 bdrm, 2 bathcountry home! Formaldining, bsmt partiallyfinished. Major remod-eling in 2007! C/A,Paulding. $105,900.Call Sandra orTamyra 419-506-1015

#1540 12741 Maple Ave.Paulding 3 BDRM, 2bath home. Well main-tained home, kitchen hasGrabil cabinets, spa-cious family room, mustsee. $89,900. Call DonGorrell or Joe DenHerder

#1491 2 bdrm home w/useable basement, 25 x14 living room, appli-ances remain. Antwerp.Now at $52,900. CallSandra & Tamyra 419-506-1015

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NEW LISTING #1559 -Open 2-3 bdrm home w/updates thru--out, includ-ing newer windows, roof,flooring, etc. Priced tosell @ $63,000. 607 W.Jackson St., Pldg. CallDon 419-399-7699

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#1553 - Newer 3 bdrm,2 1/2 bath, 2 story homew/ rec. room or 4thbdrm. Some updates,1998 sq. ft., deck & pool- Country Side Estates,Paulding. $135,000.Call Don Gorrell 419-399-7699

AuctionThurs., April 11

6:00 P.M.

3 Parcels From 23 acres to 52 acresFarm Location: Northeast edge of Paulding, OH - From McDonalds atthe north edge of Paulding on Rt. 127 go east 1/2 mi. on Dooley Drive toEmerald Rd; Turn north on Emerald Rd. & go 1/2 mi. to Rd. 154 (John-son Rd.); Then east on Johnson Rd. for 1/4 mi. -watch for auction signsAuction Parcel 1 — 52.462 acres with frontage on Johnson Rd.... 48+-tillable acres with Emerald Acres to the west, Auction Parcel 2 to the southand Auction Parcel 3 to east.... USDA soil survey indicates a mixture ofLatty and Nappanee type soils ...... There is a .67 acre CRP filter strip onParcel 1 and Buyer will succeed to the CRP contract.

Inspection: A Gorrell Bros. Representative will be at Auction Parcel1 on Sat., March 30th from 12:00 Noon to 2:00 P.M. with an ATV util-ity vehicleAuction Parcel 2 — 23.112+- acres of wooded, recreational land withFlat Rock Creek meandering through it.... Much seclusion and close toPaulding ... This parcel includes a lot in the southeast corner of Emeraldacres at the intersection of Helen St. and Dennis St. that is the access - thelot has city water & sewer and concrete slab.

Call or Stop In The Office For Survey, Aerial Map & InformationAuction Parcel 3 — 50.326+- acres of wooded, recreational land ... Ac-cess to this parcel is at the southeast corner of the parcel from a small areathat has frontage on C-l 11 at the curve near the old County Home .... It isvery difficult to enter with a small amount of frontage along the curve inthe road -- once you enter, the surroundings consist of trees, brush, logs,water & wildlife - stop in the office for information

Auction Location: Gorrell Bros. Auction Facility At 1201 N. WilliamsSt., Paulding, OH. Auction Procedure: Multi Parcel Bidding with thebidder able to bid on one, all, or any combination of Auction Parcels Terms:$5,000 earnest money for each parcel on the day of auction; balance due atclosing on or before May 11, 2013 upon delivery of warranty deeds and cer-tificate of title. Possession: At closing - buyer farms the land for 2013 Seller:Horizon Land I, LTD - Dale E. Duncan, Member .... Gorrell Bros. Auc-tioneers; Don Gorrell, Sale Mgr; Larry D. Gorrell, Broker; SandraMickelson - Aaron Timm - Nolan Shisler- Auctioneers

126 Acres Paulding, OH

WoodedRecreationalHunting Farm Land

Personal Property AuctionWilliam D. Weber, Sr., EstateSat., March 23 – 10:00 A.M.

At The Farm Buildings Location: 7310 Rt. 66 - 2 mi north of De-fiance, OH on Rt. 66 Glassware - Antiques - Longaberger Baskets- Very Large Amount Of Glassware including Antique Tokheim850 clock face gas pump & glass globe.... Sears Surveying LevelIn Wood Box.... '50s Coke sign .... & other old items from thebarns.... 28 Longaberger Baskets (list available).... Over 25 tablesfull of Glassware including hundreds of pieces of DepressionMoonstone....pink and green Depression.... Forest Green.... RubyRed.... Bubble pattern in Ruby, Forest Green, Sapphire Blue....OpenLace .... Pink & Crystal Hobnail.... Pink & Green Block pattern.... Modern Tone.... Sandwich.... Fire King including Peach Luster....Fenton ....Opalescent hobnail in Topaz, French, Blue, Cranberry,Peach Opalescent pitcher & 8 tumblers ... Avon Cape Cod .... LenoxChina dinnerware including Poppy on Blue etc., etc., etc., etc. PlusNearly New Furniture & Household Including (2) BR Suites ...Flat Screen TV's (20"x31" & 27" x 43") Living Room, DiningRoom, Kitchen ... Firearms - Coins - Jewelry - Power Wheel Chairs& Related including Remington 410 model 870.... Sako 243Rifle .... H&R Model 922 revolver.... Mossburg Model 340 KA .22cal rifle.... Reloading equipment & supplies including brass ....Coins including gold & silver (list available).... Mobility Items in-cluding Invacare Pronto M71 power wheel chair.... 4 wheel PrideVictory 9 mobility scooter.... Cat Napper electric lift chair.... SewingMachines & Items.... Jewelry including 18 jewelry lots that in-clude gold rings, pendants, etc.... jewelry list available.... Ukulele& Mandolin very large auction Farm Equipment - Lawn & Garden- Tools & From The Barns including Polaris 500 Ranger 4x4.... JD4010 D Tractor.... Ford 800 tractor.....IH B tractor .... Ford 8N tractor(dismantled).... 1969 Dodge Chinook Mobilodge motor home(has not been recently used).... Clean & sharp Bush Hog 2012Rotary Cutter, 12 ft., SN 12-00481 .... flare box wood wagon withwood gear.... small 3 Pt items.... Simplicity (green color) Zero Turn20 HP Morgan Derby 2061 mower, 20HP V-Twin Motor, 361 hrswith Cyclone Rake Commercial Pro Jet Pac Lawn Vac System ....Simplicity (orange color) Zero Turn 20 HP Morgan TW 2061Mower.... Harley Davidson Electric Golf Cart.... Murray 2 HP tiller,Lawn cart, Push mowers & other lawn items.... IndustrialC-AIRE Model CK410822 upright air compressor.... 4 cyl Wisconsingas motor & 4 cyl Wisconsin gas motor w generator (older).... (sev-eral wagons full of tools, shop and barn items).... 2 Auction Rings- Call for free brochure, visit our web site or visit auction zip....Personal Property Terms: Cash or approved check day of auction.... Seller: William D. Weber, Sr. Estate, Carol Maag, Executrix, Defi-ance Co. Probate Crt Case 17362 ... Stanley J. Yoder, Attorney ofWeaner Zimmerman Bacon Yoder Gorrell Bros. Auctioneers.... Don Gorrell, Auction Mgr -Larry D. Gorrell - Sandra Mickelson -Aaron Timm - Matt Bowers - Nolan Shisler

Farm Location: 7310 Rt. 66 - 2 mi north of Defi-ance, OH on Rt. 66 ... Real Estate Auction Location-K of C Hall @ Elliot Rd., Defiance, OH .... Real Es-tate Auction Procedure & Terms: Multi Parcel Bid-ding; $5,000 earnest money each parcel; closingApril 26, 2013; possession at closing; Call for in-spections, brochure & information or visit our website @ www.gorrellbros-paulding.com

Real Estate Auction223 Acres – Defiance, OH William D. Weber, Sr., Estate

Tues., March 26 @ 6:00 P.M.4 Parcels & Combinations7 Acres with Newer Custom

Built Home, Pole Barn, Pond3 Land Parcels of 39 Acres

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1991 Redmond Lakeside 16x80 - 3 bedroom mobilehome with 2 bathrooms, kitchen & living room....Themobile home roof “could use some coating to reallylook sharp” -- the inside has been updated and mightfool you .... Nice garage/shop with storage buildingthat Roger used to store & repair his equipment ....Investors, speculators, money makers are welcome -probably the price range of many used pickup trucks.... Terms: $500 earnest money; balance due at clos-ing on or before May 3, 2013 (Roger L. Eagleson Es-tate owns the mobile home and Roger’s mother -Betty L. Copsey owns the real estate with both mo-bile home and real estate selling as one offering) ....Auctioneer’s Note: Furniture, household, tools,vehicles, lawn & garden of the Roger L. EaglesonEstate sells on Wed., April 3 at 5:00 P.M. at Gor-rell Bros. Auction Facility - watch this paper forad or call the office at 419-399-4066 or visit ourweb site @ www.gorrellbros-paulding.com ....Seller: Roger L. Eagleson Estate, Kendra Kauser,Adm., Pldg Co. Probate Crt Case 20121120,David A. Hyman, Attorney & Betty L. Copsey ....Don Gorrell, Auction Mgr; Larry D. Gorrell, Bro-ker; Aaron Timm - Sandra Mickelson - NolanShisler, Auctioneers

Auction

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Paulding County Hospital1035 W. Wayne StreetPaulding, OH 45879Email: [email protected]

JOB OPPORTUNITYRespiratory Care PractitionerPRN, as needed position. Performs routine res-piratory care and cardiopulmonary proceduresand resuscitation techniques including arterialblood gas sampling and analysis as well as the du-ties of the ER tech position while working in theER. Must be a graduate of a Respiratory CareProgram accredited by the AARC. Must be aRegistered or Certified Respiratory Care Practi-tioner. Must have a current State of Ohio Respi-ratory Care Practitioner license. Benefits include: Vacation, Sick, and HolidayPay, State of Ohio PERS Retirement, FitnessCenter Membership, and much more. To applyfor this position at Paulding County Hospital,email a resume to [email protected], or apply onlineat www.pauldingcountyhospital.com 30c1

HELP WANTEDThe Village of Paulding's Utility Depart-ment is currently accepting applicationsfor part-time SUMMER help. Must be18 years of age and have a valid Ohiodriver's license. First preference will begiven to qualified Village residents. Applications will be accepted until April8, 2013 Applications may be picked upat the Village Office, 116 S. Main St.EOE 29c3

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AL GRIFFITHS CONSTRUCTION: Windows, light electri-cal, drywall, siding, doorsand more. Call Al for your re-pair or contruction needs.419-506-2102 51ctf

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3 BDRM. 2 BATH HOME$450 rent or own in Brent-wood Community next toVagabond Restaurant 419-388-9977. 43ctf

PAULDING STORAGECENTER: Now renting stor-age units. Different sizesavailable. Call 419-399-2419for info. 18ctf

NOW LEASING: ONE &TWO BEDROOM APART-MENTS. Deposit & lease re-quired. No pets. Please call

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PAULDING MINI STOR-AGE UNITS. Located atsouth side of Paulding onUS 127. Various sizes.Please call 419-399-4444or 419-399-3721 20ctf

REPLACING FOOTER ANDFOUNDATION - basementrepair floor leveling, roofing,cement work. Call Bill Miner419-596-3018 26p8

3 ACRE LOT $9,900, $500DOWN, $119 mo.; 3 acre lotwith well, septic, electric anddriveway $29,900, $1,000down, $325 mo. 813-349-0618. 23

768 N. CHERRY ST.. PAULD-ING. Just Reduced. 3 bdrm., 2full bath, beautiful oak floors, 2fireplace, FR, Game Rm, fulldry basement. Too many up-dates to mention, yet keepingthe home’s original characterand charm. I have listed myhome with Sandra Mickelsonof Gorrell Bros. Please contacther for more information, 419-506-1015 or www.gorrellbros-paulding.com 22ptfn

BROOKSIDE EXPRESS -VALERO GAS Station/Con-venience Store, Paulding is

now accepting applicationsfor opening & closing shifts.Please apply in person,Mon.-Fri., 9am-4pm. Appli-cants must be neat, clean &dressed in appropriate workattire. 30c3

PUBLIC NOTICE: ThePaulding County HospitalBoard of Trustees will meetthe first Thursday of everymonth at 6:45 p.m. in thePaulding County HospitalEducation Room as follows:April 4, May 2, June 6, July11, August 1, September 5,October 3, November 7, De-cember 6 in 2013. January2, February 6, March 6 in2014. The re-organizationalmeeting will be held onMarch 6, 2014 at 6:15 p.m.prior to the regular boardmeeting. 30c1

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• Items (or group of items) must sell for $100 or less.

• Only “For Sale” or “Free” captions, excludes all others including garage sales,

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IN THE COMMONPLEAS COURT OF

PAULDINGCOUNTY, OHIOPROBATE DIVI-

SIONIN THE MATTER OFTHE GUARDIAN-SHIP OF:MASON CLYNTONSMITHCASE NO. 20132004NOTICE OF HEAR-ING ON APPLICA-TION FORGUARDIANSHIPTHE COURT herebygives notice to ShawnaM. Smith, aka ShawnaHostettler, biologicalmother of Mason Clyn-ton Smith, (DOB:8/03/01) and, UnknownFather of Mason Clyn-ton Smith, that ClyntonTracy Smith filed anApplication for Ap-pointment of Guardianof said Minor in the Pro-bate Court of PauldingCounty, Ohio. Saidhearing on appointmentof guardian will be heldon: WEDNES-DAY - MAY 22, 2013 at9:00 a.m. at the Pauld-ing County ProbateCourt - Courthouse 2ndFloor - Office 202 - 115N. Williams Street,Paulding Ohio. 28c6

John A. DeMuth, Judge

ADVERTISEMENTFOR BIDSPaulding County Hospi-tal will accept sealedbids for: Mobile Mag-netic Resonance Imag-ing a minimum of 2days per week to includetechnician, specifiedprocessing software, re-lated computers/moni-tors, interface tohospital's PACS, otherrelated equipment, ACRphantom, processing ofACR application, andmaintenance of allequipment. Initial termis 3 years. Bids will beaccepted until 2:30 p.m.EDST on March 29,2013 at the office of theHospital COO, 1035West Wayne Street,Paulding, Ohio 45879.Detailed specificationsmay be obtained fromRandal Ruge, COO, at419-399-1105. Bidsmust include currentuser listing, operationmanuals, detailed prod-uct and warranty infor-mation, proposeddelivery and installationtime frames and pay-ment terms. A bond orcertified check equal to5% of the amount bidmust accompany allbids. Bids will beopened at 2:35 p.m. onMarch 29, 2013 at theoffice of the Chief Oper-ating Officer, and will bereviewed by the Boardof Trustees on or beforeApril 4, 2013. PauldingCounty Hospital re-serves the right to rejectany and all bids. Byorder of the Board ofTrustees.Gary W. Adkins 29c2

Chief Executive Officer

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Paulding County Hospi-tal will accept sealedbids for: Onsite nuclearimaging service a mini-mum of 3 mornings perweek to include techni-cian, physicist, nuclearcamera, processing soft-

ware, related comput-ers/monitors, interfaceto hospital's PACS, hotlab, other related equip-ment, and maintenanceof all equipment. Initialterm is 3 years. Bids willbe accepted until 2:30p.m. EDST on March29, 2013 at the office ofthe Hospital COO, 1035West Wayne Street,Paulding, Ohio 45879.Detailed specificationsmay be obtained fromRandal Ruge, COO, at419-399-1105. Bidsmust include currentuser listing, detailedproduct information,proposed delivery andinstallation time framesand payment terms. Abond or certified checkequal to 5% of theamount bid must ac-company all bids. Bidswill be opened at 2:35p.m. on March 29, 2013at the office of the ChiefOperating Officer, andwill be reviewed by theBoard of Trustees on orbefore April 4, 2013.Paulding County Hospi-tal reserves the right toreject any and all bids.By order of the Board ofTrustees.Gary W. Adkins 29c2

Chief Executive Officer

SHERIFF’S SALEOF REAL ESTATE

General Code, Section11681 Revise Code,

Section 2329.26THE STATE OFOHIO, PAULDINGCOUNTY:FIFTH THIRD MORT-GAGE COMPANY,Plaintiff,vs.TYSON N. SCHILT,ET AL., Defendants,Case No. CI 13 003Pursuant to an Order ofSale in the above enti-tled action, I will offerfor sale at public auc-tion, at the East door ofthe Courthouse in theVillage of Paulding, inthe above namedCounty, on Thursday,the 25th day of April,2013 at 10:05 o’clockA.M., the real estate lo-cated at:104 North Fifth Street,Oakwood, Ohio 45873 Parcel Number: 10-15S-032-00 and 10-15S-033-00Said premises appraisedat Thirty-nine Thousandand No/100($39,000.00) Dollarsand cannot be sold forless than two-thirds ofthat amount. The appraisal of thisproperty was completedwithout an interior in-spection. Neither theSheriff’s Office nor theappraisers are responsi-ble for the condition ofthe property at the timethe purchaser takes pos-session.TERMS OF SALE:Ten percent down onday of the sale and bal-ance before deed is tobe issued.Sheriff Jason K. LandersPaulding County, Ohiopauldingohsheriff.com Charles V. Gasior, At-torney for Plaintiff30c3

COUNTY : PAULDINGThe following applica-tions and/or verifiedcomplaints were re-ceived, and the follow-

ing draft, proposed andfinal actions were is-sued, by the Ohio Envi-ronmental ProtectionAgency (Ohio EPA) lastweek. The completepublic notice includingadditional instructionsfor submitting com-ments, requesting infor-mation or a publichearing, or filing an ap-peal may be obtained at:http://www.epa.ohio.gov/actions.aspx or Hear-ing Clerk, Ohio EPA, 50W. Town St. P.O. Box1049, Columbus, Ohio43216. Ph: 614-644-2129 email:[email protected]

FINAL APPROVALOF PLANS ANDSPECIFICATIONSPAYNE VILLAGEPWSPO BOX 347PAYNE OHACTION DATE:03/12/2013FACILITY DESCRIP-TION: COMMUNITYWATER SYSTEMIDENTIFICATIONNO. : 921540This final action not pre-ceded by proposed ac-tion and is appealable toERAC. Detail Plans forPWSID:OH6300712PLAN NO:921540 Re-gardingChlorine RoomImprovements 30c1

SHERIFF’S SALEOF REAL ESTATE

General Code, Section11681 Revise Code,

Section 2329.26THE STATE OFOHIO, PAULDINGCOUNTY:THE HUNTINGTONNATIONAL BANK SUCCESSOR BYMERGER TO SKYBANK, Plaintiff,vs.AARON T. POWELL,ET AL., Defendants,Case No. CI 12 054.Pursuant to an Order ofSale in the above enti-tled action, I will offerfor sale at public auc-tion, at the East door ofthe Courthouse in theVillage of Paulding, inthe above namedCounty, on Thursday,the 25th day of April,2013 at 10:00 o’clockA.M., the real estate lo-cated at:20842 Road 60, Pauld-ing, Ohio 45879 Parcel Number: 32-17S-002-00Said premises appraisedat Fifteen Thousand andNo/100 ($15,000.00)Dollars and cannot besold for less than two-thirds of that amount. The appraisal of thisproperty was completedwithout an interior in-spection. Neither theSheriff’s Office nor theappraisers are responsi-ble for the condition ofthe property at the timethe purchaser takes pos-session.TERMS OF SALE:Ten percent down onday of the sale and bal-ance before deed is tobe issued.Sheriff Jason K. LandersPaulding County, Ohiopauldingohsheriff.com Robert H. Young, Attor-ney for Plaintiff 30c3

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DEPARTMENT OFTRANSPORTATION

Columbus, OhioThe Ohio Department ofTransportation (ODOT)hereby notifies all inter-ested persons that theproposed FY 2014-2017Statewide Transporta-tion Improvement Pro-gram (STIP) will beavailable for review andcomment at thirty loca-tions throughout thestate. These locationsare the Planning and En-gineering Administra-tor's Office in each ofthe twelve ODOT Dis-trict Offices, the ODOTCentral Office Divisionof Planning located inColumbus, Ohio, andeach of the seventeenOhio Metropolitan Plan-ning Organization(MPO) Offices duringnormal business hoursfrom April 8, 2013 toApril 19, 2013. TheSTIP identifies thestatewide program ofhighway and transitmaintenance, new ca-pacity, bicycle, andother transportation re-lated projects that willbe implementedthroughout the state overthe next four years. TheODOT District Officeserving your area is lo-cated at 1885 N. McCol-lough Street, Lima,Ohio (419-222-9055).The MPO serving theAllen County area is theLima-Allen County Re-gional Planning Com-mission (419-228-1836)located at 130 WestNorth Street, Lima,Ohio. To facilitate theSTIP review, the DistrictOffice and the Lima-Allen County RegionalPlanning Commissionwill jointly sponsor anopen house at theMPO's office from 2p.m. to 6 p.m. on Tues-day, April 9, 2013.Any comments concern-ing the Statewide Trans-portation ImprovementProgram may be sub-mitted by email [email protected] or by mail to:Mrs. Jennifer Townley,Acting Deputy DirectorDivision of PlanningAttn: Natasha TurnerOhio Department ofTransportationMail Stop #32601980 West Broad StreetColumbus, Ohio 43223Written comments mustbe received by the closeof business on April 22,2013.JERRY WRAYDEPARTMENT OFTRANSPORTATION30c1

LEGALThe Paulding CountyDepartment of Job andFamily Services will beconducting a publichearing to discuss andcomment on the pro-posed Title XX Plan forthe period of October 1,2013 to September 30,2014 and the plan for theperiod of October 1,2014 to September 30,2015.The Plan is a coopera-tive effort of the Depart-ment of Job and FamilyServices, Department of

LEGALSMental Health and De-partment of Develop-mental Disabilities toprovide needed servicesto residents of PauldingCounty. These servicesare funded by Title XXof the Social SecurityAct. The proposed planwill be available at thismeeting.Representatives fromPaulding County De-partment of Job andFamily Services will beavailable to answerquestions about the bi-ennial plan. The publicis invited and urged toattend.The hearing will beheld: April 5, 2013Beginning at 8:00 a.m.until all testimony isheard at 303 W. Harri-son St, Paulding, Ohio30c1



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Antwerp Wrestling Club hasvery productive weekend

The Antwerp WrestlingClub had the opportunity towrestle in two differenttournaments this past week-end, March 15-16.

On Friday, March 15,eight Archer wrestlers com-peted at the Archbold Tour-nament. All eight wrestlerswere able to place in the topfour of their respectiveweight classes.

Placing fourth wasHeaven Eaton. Capturingthe third place spot wereAvin Johnson and LoganMcKeever. Finishing run-ner-up were CJ Eaton andAidan McAlexander.

The wrestling club hadthree champions at Arch-bold as well. They wereKamren Johnson, Eli Rein-hart and Kaden Phares.

The Antwerp WrestlingClub also wrestled at

Hicksville on Saturday,March 16. Many of thewrestlers competing Fridaynight returned Saturdaymorning to wrestle atHicksville.

All 15 Antwerp WrestlingClub participants placed inthe top four of their respec-tive weight classes. Finish-ing fourth on the day atHicksville were DerekMiller, Logan McKeever,Justin Shaffer and TylerBauer.

Placing third were AlexZijlstra, Hunter Sproles andHeaven Eaton.

Finishing second on theday were CJ Eaton, KadenPhares and AidanMcAlexander.

Placing first for theAntwerp Wrestling Clubwere Karsen Donat, SkylerOctaviano, Luke McK-

eever, Lance McKeeverand Eli Reinhart.

This was also Luke Mc-Keever and Karsen Donat’sfirst time to ever win a tour-nament. Also, Skyler Octa-viano and Lance McKeeverwere able to win their firsttournaments of this season.

For the whole weekend,the Antwerp WrestlingClub was able to place allof the wrestlers who com-peted, which is quite an ac-complishment. They alsohad eight individual cham-pions with two first-timewinners as well as a doubletournament winner in EliReinhart.

As the wrestling club sea-son nears its end, catch theAntwerp Wrestling Club asthey compete at WayneTrace on March 23 and thenat their home finale on April6 at Antwerp High School.

Note: Last week’s articleomitted that Logan McK-eever placed second at theCurt Florence Tournamentin Ayersville on March 9.

Paulding Progress March 20, 2013

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