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event is planned for Oscar“Oggie” Lehman on Satur -day, Sept. 26 at PauldingEagles. Admission is a $1lottery ticket.  Lehman was diagnosedwith stage 4 cancer in July.  The day starts with an8-ball pool tournament withsign-up from 10-11:30 a.m.and play starting at noon.  A poker run begins at noonwith last bike in at 5 p.m. Acorn hole tournament will be held at 7 p.m. as well as akids’ corn hole tournament at2 p.m.  Also scheduled are a DJat 7 p.m., food by free will

donation, rafes, 50/50, silentauction and bake sale.  Anyone wishing to donateto the event should contactKasey at 419-506-2930 orStacey at 419-399-9164.

Lady Panthersto host ‘Volley for the Cure’  PAULDING – It will bea special night of volleyballat Paulding High School onMonday, Sept. 28. The Pan-thers will host a “Volley forthe Cure” event at their matchagainst Delta. The teams will

 be raising awareness andfunds for the Susan G. Komenfoundation for breast cancer.  The event will start at 4:30 p.m. with the freshmen team playing followed by juniorvarsity and varsity matches.There will be a bake saleand 50/50 rafe taking placeduring the games.  The Lady Panthers wouldlike to invite the communityto wear pink or the “2015Volley for the Cure” shirtsthat were sold, and come outto support the team and thisgreat cause on Monday.

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Fire damages skateparkBy MELINDA KRICK 

Progress Editor  PAULDING – Paulding Police Departmentis investigating a re that damaged a portion ofthe village’s skatepark early last Monday.  The department received a call about a reat the park at 5:07 a.m. Monday, Sept. 14. Onarrival, a police ofcer found a mattress on reatop one of the skate ramps. No one was ob-served in the park, which is closed from dusk todawn.  The Mary “Sal” Hench Skateboard Park islocated off Emerald Road next to LaFountainPark. It opened Oct. 30, 2005 and was namedfor its major benefactor, who grew up in Pauld -ing.  The Paulding Fire Department arrived onscene and extinguished the ames.  No injuries were reported.

  The damaged ramp originally cost $4,500when installed, but replacement cost will behigher, according to police.  On Tuesday, a gate lock was found brokenand a gate was bent.  Village resident Carol Cowell, who helpedspearhead the skateboard park’s construction,spoke to police and was given permission toclean up debris from the re and reopen the park.“We worked hard over the weekend and now the park is open,” Cowell reported Monday.  An insurance claim has been led for thedamage, she added.  Cowell, who is a member of the village’srecreation committee, said ofcials are lookinginto placing a security light as a vandalism de-terrent.  If anyone has information about the incident,contact the police department at 419-399-3311.

Melinda Krick/Paulding County Progress

  Vandals damaged a skateboard ramp at Paulding’s skateboard park early Sept. 14 after lightinga mattress on re. The incident is under investigation.

Sentence handed

down for fatal

traffic accidentBy DENISE GEBERSProgress Staff Writer  PAULDING – A Pauld-ing man was sentenced forvehicular manslaughter lastweek for the death of a Gro-ver Hill woman last Septem- ber.  Lewis Belcher, 74, whohad entered a no contest pleato vehicular manslaughter(M2) in August, was givena multi-faceted order by theCourt on Sept. 17 followingemotional statements to theCourt by family members ofthe deceased.  He was ordered to pay$12,349.81 restitution to thefamily of Shirley Hunsakerwho passed away last Sep-tember of injuries she sus-tained in an Aug. 24, 2014crash at the intersection ofRoads 232 and 143 in Emer -ald Township.  His driver’s license wassuspended for two years andhe will need to pay a rein-statement fee to get it back atthe end of the suspension.  Additionally, he was placed on a two-year proba-tion, being required to attendmonthly meetings with his probation ofcer during the period.

  Fine and costs totaled$933.47. He is to pay $100each month and must paythe total before his probationwill be released. The entireamount must be paid byJune 24 or the matter will beturned over for collection.

  Belcher was also orderedto complete 80 hours ofcommunity service.  A 90-day jail sentencewas suspended as long as hecomplies with the balance ofhis sentence.  A charge of negligent ve-hicular homicide (M1) had been led by the Ohio StateHighway Patrol in Dec. 10, but the State of Ohio ledan amended complaint onAug. 5 including the secondcharge.  The original charge wasdismissed.  A  Progress  article aboutthe crash said Belcher ran astop sign while westboundon Road 232, his minivanstriking a minivan driven by Hunsaker on Road 143.Her husband, Dewayne, wasa front seat passenger. Allthree were transported fromthe scene.  Belcher was treated atPaulding County Hospitaland released. The Hunsakerswere transported to DeanceRegional Medical Center be-fore being transferred to FortWayne for treatment.  Mrs. Hunsaker passedaway on Sept. 14 at VanWert Inpatient Hospice.  Alcohol was not a factor inthe collision, and blood testson Belcher revealed he mayhave had a heart attack.  A civil lawsuit againstBelcher by the Hunsakers is pending in Paulding CountyCommon Pleas Court.

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  There was plenty to do at this year’s Flat Rock Creek Fall Festival,held at the fairgrounds in Paulding Sept. 18-20.

Judy Wells/Paulding County Progress

  ABOVE – The broom-maker, who’s been at thesame corner for the past

several years, drew alarge crowd of onlookers

at the Festival.

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  Fall Festival visitors enjoyed a quilt show among the many attractions. Other events included championship draft horse pulls,antique tractor pulls and live music.

 Scenes from the Fall Festival

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Active meeting for Antwerp CouncilBy JOE SHOUSE

Progress Staff Writer  ANTWERP – Antwerp VillageCouncil on Monday accepted a bidfor its old re truck, heard the low-to moderate-income confidentialsurveys continue to be received andnew Christmas decorations will be in-stalled this holiday season downtown.  After receiving three bids for the purchase of the old re truck, coun-

cil unanimously passed a motionto accept the bid by Baker Farms of$2,025.  There were no bids received on thetwo properties located at 118 and 120Oswalt Street. The consensus was toseek bids in the spring of 2016.  New Christmas decorations have been purchased and will be installedin Nov. on 20 poles throughout thevillage. The mounted LED lighteddecorations were purchased by thegenerous donations from the Ant-werp Chamber of Commerce, VFWand Antwerp Community Develop-ment Committee (ACDC). During themeeting, the ACDC presented coun-cil with a donation in the amount of$2,500. The VFW gave $1,911 and

$1,000 from the chamber.  ACDC members approached coun-

cil seeking information on how torequest additional electrical outletsduring the annual ribfest to accom-modate the vendors. Council assuredACDC they would pursue their re-quest to be better equipped for nextyear’s event.  Village administrator Sara Keeranreported:  • Waterline replacement project onWest Woodcox is to start this week.

The project is to be completed by theend of the year. Trafc will be open tolocal trafc only.  • The new standards for building/rental properties are still being con-sidered. The standards used by theVillage of Montpelier have been for -warded to the Maumee Valley Plan-ning Organization for their housing in-spectors to review. Based on their sug-gestions, a public service committeemeeting will be called to review theirsuggestions for establishing a rentalinspection program for Antwerp.  • The second of three rounds ofmailing the condential income sur -vey was completed and as of Sept. 14,178 surveys have been returned. Atotal of 300 returned surveys are re-

quired for a qualied survey. Of the178 returned, 79 were non-LMI and

99 were LMI (low to moderate in-come) which is 55 percent LMI. Thethreshold to meet is 51 percent whichthe village is surpassing at this time.A third mailing is scheduled to go outlater this week. After the nal mail-ing if additional surveys are needed,a door to door canvassing will be un-dertaken. Residents with questions orneeding a survey should contact thevillage administrator.

  • Currently a $100 water/sewer/trash deposit is required by renterswhen moving in to a dwelling. The$100 deposit is not enough to covera normal quarterly water bill let aloneadditional trash pick up. Currentlythe average quarterly bill without anywater usage is a minimum of $90.74.Therefore, Keeran suggested the de- posit amount be increased from $100to $150. An amendment to the ordi-nance allowing the increase will needto be brought before council at a laterdate in order to permit the increase.

By a recent Ohio Supreme Courtdecision, it was determined that metalstorage bins (grain bins) are now con-sidered personal property. Due to thenew decision, the Village of Antwerp

was informed by the Paulding CountyEconomic Development ofce that all

metal corrugated modular units whichcan be disassembled and reassembled,moved or sold are not personal prop-erty and will not carry a value as real property. This will be adjusted for taxyear 2015 payable in 2016.  The village currently has two com-munity reinvestment area agreementswith Mercer Landmark for grainstorage bins. One was established inAugust 2006 with an expiration date

of July 15, 2015. The second bin wasestablished in June 2007 with an expi-ration date set for June 10, 2016.  Mercer Landmark has been payingto the village approximately $4,571each year because the bins have beenclassied as real property. Now, withthe court decision, abatement will notgenerate any more re-directed taxes tothe village after the payment this year.  The new facility that will house theofce for Dr. Sarah Mowery contin-ues to take the necessary steps for con-struction. The architect has submitteda zoning application and the building permit was also included in the appli-cation. The new projected cost is esti-mated at $600,000.  Trick-or-Treat is scheduled for Sat-

urday, Oct. 31 from 5-6:30 p.m.  The mayor will have Thursday

night with the mayor from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Mayor Tom Vanvlerah will bein ofce to meet with village residentswho may have a question or concernthey would like to share with themayor.  Council heard the rst reading ofOrdinance 2015-28 establishing a policy on the reimbursement to thevillage for emergency medical techni-cian training costs. The purpose of the

ordinance is that training is very ex- pensive and in order to advance fundsfor the training, which at times cancost in excess of $5,000, the recipientwill be required to complete the train-ing and stay with the program a mini-mum of one year. If the trainee fails tocomplete the agreement, they will berequired to pay back to the village theamount invested in their training.  Police Chief George Clemens re- ported that 214 calls for service werereceived in August with 34 offenseswritten into mayors court.  The council gave permission toFire Chief Ray Friend to install a new300-gallon diesel fuel tank to be lo-cated between the re house and theEMS building. There will be no cost

to the village for the new tank or itsinstallation.

Paulding Council hears drainage

complaints from two residentsBy SAMANTHA HABERN

Correspondent  PAULDING – Two citizens came to thePaulding Village Council on Monday, Sept. 21to discuss drainage issues in their areas.  The rst was Karen Sunday, who was return-ing to make sure the drainage issues at EmeraldAcres she had brought to the attention of the

council last week was still being worked on.  She stated she knew that the problem wasn’tgoing to be xed overnight, but didn’t want theissue to be “put on the back burner.” She said shewas happy as long as progress was being made.  The council stated that the issue is beinglooked into. This past weekend, during the rain-fall, tests were run to gure out where all thewater was going from one water basin. To thecouncil’s surprise, it was going, for some reason,to a sanitary sewer.  It was stated that the council is “learning moreabout the area” and that hopefully a short-termx will be found for the time being while a long-term solution is being looked at.  The second citizen was Sarah Knapp. Afterliving at her home for nine years, she was forcedto leave on June 27 due to ooding, costing her

about $15,000-$20,000 in damages.  The ooding was speculated to be the result ofthe drain in a nearby alley not working properly.Knapp stated that this had never happened be-fore.  Council was stumped as to what caused the problem in the rst place, and admitted that theydo not know a lot about the area. The council

 plans to meet with Knapp this week to “piece to-gether” what the issue is and hopefully resolve it.  A utility meeting will be held at 5:30 p.m.Monday, Sept. 28 to discuss the drainage issues.

Council heard the second reading of Resolu-tion 1309-15 accepting the amounts and rates asdetermined by the budget commission and au-thorizing the necessary tax levies and certifyingthem to the county auditor.  Councilman Tim Boss was appointed to thePlanning Commission board.  A pre-construction meeting will be held at 9a.m. Friday, Sept. 25 to discuss the Gasser Roadand Walnut Street project.  There was an executive session held for legalmatters.  The next council meeting will be at 6:30 p.m.Oct. 5.

Judy Wells/Paulding County Progress

  Eating corn on the cob was just part of the fun at the Flat RockFestival for 4-year-old Tyler Hanneman of Fort Jennings. He andhis mom and dad and sister said they enjoyed the sunny weatheron Sunday.

Tawnya English/Paulding County Progress

  Signs of autumn were everywhere at the Flat Rock Creek Fall Festival last weekend.

BIKE RODEO – Cub Scout Pack 317, Paulding, recently held a Bike Safety Rodeo. The childrenlearned about bike safety rules, skills and hazards. They had a campre with snacks, and got torun some cars down the Pinewood Derby track. It was a very fun day. Anyone interested in joiningthe pack can nd them on BeAScout.org.