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PAULDING Due to
the Level 3 issued by the
sheriffs office on Saturday,
the John Paulding Historical
Society postponed the Wine
& Cheese Tasting Event
for Saturday, Feb. 21 at the
same time, 7-9 p.m.
Blood drive set
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will be held from 3-7 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 26 at Antwerp Community Church of
the Nazarene, 704 S. Erie St.
in Antwerp.
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WHITEOUT On Saturday morning, area residents were surprised by an unanticipated ground blizzard with brief heavy show and winds gusting nearly 50 mph.
Unexpected blizzard causes havoc
By JIM LANGHAM
Feature Writer
A sudden ground blizzard accompanied by heavy snow squalls caught
many Paulding County residents offguard wherever they were on Saturday
morning. At approximately 10 a.m. a
sudden line of winds gusting to nearly
50 mph accompanied by heavy snow
squalls moved into the county, causing
whiteouts and blizzard-like conditions
for nearly an hour.
Paulding County EMA director Edward Bohn said that there were many
reports of residents being trapped in
rural areas, with vision at zero and a
sense of being lost.
Its an awful feeling when there
is so much snow blowing around that
you cant even see the road or have a
sense of where you are, said Bohn.
Its such an extremely dangerous situation. Thank God there were no critical
injuries or even deaths as a result.
Bohn said that the storm slammed
into the county with hardly any warning, dumping one to two inches of
fresh snow on what was already present and creating just enough snowfall
for the winds to whip around.
What makes it more difficult is that
the snow already on the ground was in
a frozen state, so the new snow blew
across the glacial conditions there, intensifying the situation.
In both Van Wert and Paulding counties, there were reports of numerous
slideoffs, people in ditches and collisions as a result of the sudden onslaught. (See related story.)
In a news release, Van Wert EMA
director Rick McCoy said that at one
County grand jury

indicts nine people
PAULDING A Paulding
County grand jury returned
indictments against nine persons on Thursday, Feb. 12,
including a woman charged in
connection with a recent house
fire.
The individuals will be arraigned in Paulding County
Common Pleas Court.
Jennifer C. Lamond, 32,
Paulding, was indicted with
one count aggravated arson,
felony of the first degree; one
count aggravated arson, felony
of the second degree. According to court documents, on
Jan. 12 she allegedly caused
physical harm to her residence,
an occupied structure, located
at 11682 Road 171, Paulding,
and caused a substantial risk
of serious physical harm to
firefighting personnel.
Four fire departments responded to the blaze, including Oakwood, Grover Hill,
Paulding and Auglaize Township.
Others indicted were:
Colton R. Bidlack, 20,
Paulding, one count rape,
first-degree felony; one count
sexual battery, third-degree

felony; and one count unlawful sexual conduct with a minor, felony of the fourth degree.
Amanda S. Saylor, 32,
Paulding, one count burglary,
second-degree felony; and one
count theft, fourth-degree felony.
Aaron M. Miller, 19,
Paulding, one count sexual
battery, felony of the third degree.
Scott C. Cramer, 51,
Payne, one count driving
while intoxicated, third-degree felony.
Tyler P. Kunsman, 28,
Paulding, one count grand
theft, felony of the fourth degree.
Ryan L. Fraley, 19, Paulding, one count trafficking in
marijuana, felony of the fifth
degree.
Anthony L. Parcher, 23,
Paulding, one count trafficking in marijuana, felony of the
fifth degree.
Brandi I. Yoh, 24,
Oakwood, one count theft,
fifth-degree felony.
time there were so many calls for assistance that there was no one to send out
anymore. He reported a multiple-car
accident near Delphos with several injuries, but none life-threatening.
Guys were telling me that it was
the worst conditions they have ever
encountered, said McCoy. Bohn noted that similar conditions existed in
Paulding County.
McCoy said that the situation was
created by a rapid surge of arctic air
moving into the area that had picked
up some moisture coming across Lake
Michigan.
It was a type of Lake effect setup,
but much more severe than we usually
have in this area, said McCoy.
Both McCoy and Bohn noted that
when the storm moved into the area,
temperatures were hovering around
Visions wins 1st place

COLUMBUS The Paulding County Progress is proud to announce it has earned another
award from the Ohio Newspaper Association.
The Progress received a first-place award for
special sections with its historical publication,
Visions of Paulding County Volume 15. This
edition presented the first part of a timeline of
history of Paulding County from prehistoric
times to the opening of the Miami and Erie Canal in 1845.
Visions is a yearly special section edited and
designed by Progress editor Melinda Krick and
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within an hour.
During the time, where there were
school or church activities going on,
county officials encouraged individuals to stay put until things settled
down.
In a short time, the Paulding County
Sheriffs Office issued a Level 3 emergency, encouraging people to stay off
the road except in the case of extreme
emergencies. Later in the day, that was
modified to Level 2.
Again, I cant say enough about the
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twice, for Volumes 13 (Then and Now) and 10.
The 16th edition of Visions, a continuation of
the timeline, will be published this summer.
Copies of the winning 2014 Visions are available at no cost in the Progress office and at the
library and John Paulding Historical Society.
Or, visit our Web site ww.progressnewspaper.
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The awards were presented Feb. 11 as part
of the Osman C. Hooper Newspaper Show at
the ONA annual conference in Columbus. The
contest is sponsored by the Ohio Newspaper
Association. A total of 55 participating member
newspapers submitted entries for judging.
All entries were taken from editions that were
published between Aug. 1, 2013 through July 31,
2014.
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PEVS board
approves
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graduation,
creating
positions
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LEVEL 3 SNOW EMERGENCY The Paulding County Sheriffs Office issued a Level 3 snow emergency in Saturday due to road conditions. Near-zero visibility bad
driving conditions caused several traffic mishaps.
Weather prompts multiple crashes

The Van Wert Post of the Ohio
State Highway Patrol is investigating
a series of weather-related crashes
that occurred on Saturday, Feb. 14.
The weather changed abruptly
Saturday morning leading to several
hours of hazardous weather. Snow
started to fall as well as an increase
in wind speed created areas of severe
low visibility and blowing snow.
This lead to a string of chain reaction
crashes in Van Wert and Paulding
counties.
Starting at approximately 10:03
a.m., the Van Wert Post began receiving calls of multiple vehicle crashes for both Van Wert and Paulding
counties. Over the next five hours,
calls of property damage and injury
crashes were reported.
A total of 13 crash investigations
were initiated with 39 persons involved. There were 11 occupants
treated and released at area hospitals
with no significant injury being reported.

The Ohio State Highway Patrol
reminds motorists to reduce speed
according to changing weather conditions and give adequate amount
of following distance to allow for
increased reaction time due to low
visibility conditions.
In addition, if involved in a crash
where visibility is diminished, always clear the roadway and move
the vehicles to the roadside.

Assisting at the crash scenes were
several local EMS and fire departments including Grover Hill, Scott,
Delphos, Middle Point and Ohio
City.
Troopers were assisted with scene
clean up by Gideons Towing and
Recovery of Paulding, Delpha and
Knippens wrecker services of Delphos, and 2As and Parker-Mace of
Van Wert.
Upcoming
local events
Feb. 18 Ash Wednesday

Feb. 19 Chinese New Year
Feb. 19 Sweetheart Dance
& Dinner at Paulding County Senior Center, 5 p.m. dinner, dance
at 5:30. RSVP required; call 419399-3650 for reservations.
Feb. 24 Paulding County
Pesticide Recertification 9 a.m.noon at the OSU Extension Office. For more information or to
register, phone 419-399-8225.
MARCH
March 8 Daylight Savings
Time begins
March 11 Paulding County Pesticide New Applicator
Training 9-11 a.m. at the Youth
Leadership Building. For more
information or to register, phone
419-399-8225.
March 12, 14-15 Wayne
Trace Jr./Sr. High and WT Performing Arts Association spring
musical Beauty & The Beast at
the Payne School auditorium
March 15-21 National Agriculture Week
March 15-21 Sunshine
STUDENTS HOLD FOOD DRIVE In honor of the 100th day of school, the Antwerp Elementary Student Council sponsored a Week, to educate the public
canned food drive last week. Mrs. Scharrs class donated the most items, but every class did its part to collect hundreds of cans for about the importance of open
the local food pantry.
government
Last weeks article on the

Feb. 9 Paulding Exempted
Village School board meeting
omitted two action items.
At the end of the regular
meeting, the board adjourned
into a brief executive session
to consider the employment
of public employees. After returning to regular session, the
board held a discussion about
eighth grade graduation.
Greg Reinhart moved and
Robert Burkley seconded a
motion to have eighth grade
graduation this year. The motion passed 3-2 with Reinhart,
Burkley and James Foltz in
favor and Mark Manz and
Clint Vance dissenting.
The board again adjourned
into executive session for
about 50 minutes to consider the employment of public
employees.
Upon returning to regular
session, a discussion was held
about three-hour delays.
Finally, the board unanimously voted to create one
Paulding Elementary fourth
grade position, one elementary computer technology
position, and to increase the
Paulding Elementary art position from .6 to .8 full-time
equivalent.
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Wordless communication and the rolled eye look

There is a lady in a nursing
home where I do a monthly service that has totally
learned to read my heart.
Through my columns she
caught on to the meaning
of cardinals in my life. One
time when I arrived for the
service, she was wearing a
beautiful cardinal sweatshirt.
Following the service, I went
to her immediately and commented on the sweatshirt.
With a warm look in her
90-year-old eyes, she replied,
I wore this for you. I read
your columns and I know
how much you love cardinals.
I was overwhelmed by the
warm look in her eyes and the
realization that she knew just
how to console a cardinal
heart. To think that she had
caught on to my heart and
wore that shirt on my behalf
touched me beyond words.
Beyond words, the concept of wordless communication, is a beautiful aspect

of human touch that we express more than we realize. If
we are really close to someone, it comes through in more
ways than, well, there are
words to describe.
So many times, in the presence of close friends, someone will say something and
we know exactly how the
close friend feels. So our eyes
fixate on each other for a split
second, maybe even with a
wink, and we exchange immeasurable words through
wordless communication.
With my best friend, Mert,
glances were everything,
and movements were everything. There was a sly grin
he would give to me, sometimes a stroke of the chin and
if it was something that really
touched his ego, a rolled eye
One sense
look totally
of wordless
characteristic
commuof him, benication
I
cause I knew
have come
that look.
Rolled eye
to apprecilooks can be
ate deeply
so powerful;
is that of
they can exthe total sipress frustralence when
tion, they can
I walk in
express
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the Limberinner whim
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be used to put
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their place.
are
born,
JIM LANGHAM
Wordless
prayers are
communicasensed and
tion was apparently a very powerful realizations are
important tool in communi- made without a word through
cating with our children when wordless
communication
they were home. If I glanced from nature and the Creator
at their mother or gave them of All. In fact, it is where I rethat look, adverse behavior alized the value of wordless
would change in a moment communication.
without me saying a word!
And then there is Kirsten,
HOMESPUN
our granddaughter, who has

already developed quite a
vocabulary of wordless
communication with her
grandpa. I glance and she giggles, I glance again and she
takes off running so I dont
get her. She says something
she knows will set me off in
humor. I glance and she giggles and hides, all with no
words.
But perhaps the greatest
wordless communication of
all is that which says, I love
you, and that comes through
a knowledge of the others

heart which knows which gift
to give, which restaurant to
drive to, where to give a reassuring pat or when to pass on
a soft eyed look that says it
all.
Recently I had that nursing
home service again. When I
arrived, there she was, wearing a bright red top, and when
I walked in she looked at me
with those soft elderly eyes
and I winked at her.
The resulting embrace said
it all.
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Wednesday, February 18, 2015 Paulding County Progress - 3A
Obituaries Updated weekdays at www.progressnewspaper.org

MILDRED
HOSCHAK
was conducted Saturday, Feb.

14 at Divine Mercy Catholic
Parish, Paulding. Burial was
1916-2015
in St. Paul Cemetery, Pauld PAULDING Mildred ing County. Den Herder FuJean Hoschak, age 99, died neral Home, Paulding, was in
Wednesday, Feb. 11 at The charge of arrangements.
Gardens of Paulding.
In lieu of flowers the fami She was
ly requests donations may be
born Jan.
made to Masses.
16, 1916
Online condolences may be
in Pauldsent to www.denherderfh.com.
ing,
the
daughter
ELAINE SWEET
of Albert
1937-2015
and Dora

WOODBURN
Elaine
(Cramer)
W. Sweet, 77, of Woodburn,
Anspach.
passed away Friday, Feb. 13.
On Feb. 20,
1939, she married Alphons J.
Hoschak, who preceded her
in death on Dec. 11, 1986. JAMES TOUSLEY
1938-2015
She was a member of Divine Mercy Catholic Parish, OAKWOOD - James Jim
Paulding where she was very Tousley, 77, of Oakwood, died
active in the church. She was 3:04 a.m. Monday, Feb. 16 at
a 1934 graduate of Paulding Grand Rapids Care Center,
High School and previously Grand Rapids.
worked at the former Grizzly
Manufacturing, Paulding Theater, Mentzers 5 & 10 Store, TIMOTHY BAKER
1958-2015
the Vagabond Restaurant; and
WPA. She was a member of PAULDING Timothy
the Paulding Eagles #2405 Louis Baker, age 56, of PauldAuxiliary and its drill team. ing and formerly of Celina,
She loved to sew and loved passed away at 9:44 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 15 at the Van Wert
African violets.
She is survived by four Inpatient Hospice Center.
children, Janice C. (William) He was
on
Wiseman, Ocala, Fla., Carol born
A. Merz, Paulding, Gregory Sept. 12,
in
C. (Mary) Hoschak, Ney, and 1958
Gary A. Hoschak, Paulding; Celina to
12 grandchildren; and many R o b e r t
and Mazie
great-grandchildren.
She was also preceded in ( F a u l k death by her parents; a grand- ner) Baker,
son, William Michael Merz; who live
and her siblings, Harry Ans- in Celina.
pach, Floyd Anspach, Amanda Also surviving are his son, Jay
Knisley, Gertrude Haushalter, Lee Baker of Celina; brother,
Alma Bennett, Violet Anspach Steve Baker of Paulding; sisters, Mazie (Steve) Mizelle
and Myrtle Hofstetter.
A Mass of Christian Burial of Pittsford, N.Y., and Rho-
da (Michael) Lane of Celina;

nieces and nephews Christina
Mizelle, Sarah Mizelle, Robert Mizelle and David Mizelle;
and his former wife Tammy
(Lockwood) Wallen.
Tim graduated in 1976 from
Celina Senior High School. He
was a self-published author of
several books and wrote numerous magazine articles. He
had a chronic illness since his
teenage years, which impaired
his ability to work. He loved
camping, hunting, weightlifting, fishing and writing stories.
Funeral services will be held
at 11 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 19 at
the Lehman-Hogenkamp-Dzendzel Funeral Home in Celina, with the Rev. Bruce Head
officiating. Burial will follow
in North Grove Cemetery in
Celina.
Friends may call from
4-6 p.m. today, Feb. 18 and
one hour before services on
Thursday at the Lehman-Hogenkamp-Dzendzel Funeral
Home in Celina.
Memorial
contributions
may be made to the Grace
Missionary Church in Celina
or the Van Wert Inpatient Hospice Center.
Online condolences may be
left at LHDfuneralhome.com.
Ham and bean soup: A winter

favorite that hits the spot
The temperature has dropped

down to the teens this morning.
It sounds windy outside.
Today is Thursday so its
laundry day again. We usually wash laundry on Mondays
and Thursdays. Usually by the
next morning the clothes are
dry on the lines in the basement. Oh, how nice when
spring weather comes and we
can wash clothes, dry them
outside, and have them folded
in one day.
Daughter Loretta came
home from school sick on
Monday forenoon. She hasnt
been able to go back yet. I
called the doctor and he thinks
it is probably the flu.
Tomorrow and Monday
there isnt any school, as its
midwinter break. My plans are
to take Joseph to the dentist to
get a small cavity filled and to
get some groceries.
Sons Benjamin, 15, and Joseph, 12, went over to Timothys house two nights this
week to help him with his
work. They really enjoy spending time helping him.
Son Kevin, 9, usually takes
care of our chickens. He has
been bringing in around 40
eggs every day from the new
chickens we raised this fall.
Kevin still has his run-ins with
the mean rooster.
Last Saturday my husband,
Joe, and sons helped Jacob
and Emma dress a beef. With
Loretta being sick, I havent
The Paulding County
had time to ask if they need
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Brother Amos is back to
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havent really been able to figure out what is causing them.
He still works construction
work, helping build Menards
buildings. They have quite a
few hours of traveling to do
every day. I hope its nothing serious. Amos has always
been a hard worker and its
hard to get him to slow down.
Hes 10 years older than I am
and will be 54 this year.
Daughters Verena, 17, and
Loretta, 14, recently attended
their friend Graces birthday
party. They enjoyed the evening
with friends and made some
new ones.
Joe plans to smoke the summer sausage this coming Saturday. He is hoping it wont be too
cold outside.
We still have lots of snow
piled outside. The driveway is
YFC WINTER FUN Defiance Area Youth for Christ recently took over 30 students on a Slippery cleared off and the roads are
Slope snow tubing trip. Students and YFC staff from Archbold, Paulding, Hicksville and Wayne dry, which is nice to see.
Trace all had a great time racing down the Mad River Mountain snow slopes, located in Zanesfield. This week Ill share a recipe
Obituaries are
posted daily
The Eicher family enjoyed ham and bean soup recently on a

cold evening and this week Lovina shares the recipe with readers.
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
Rinse beans; bring water to a
boil in a large pot. Add salt and
beans and remove from heat.
Let beans soak in hot water
for at least an hour. Then place
ham hock, carrots, celery, onion, garlic, mustard, and bay
leaves in the pot and return it
to high heat. Stir well and bring
to a boil. Reduce heat to low
and simmer for 60 more minutes. Remove ham hock, cut
off meat, and discard bone. Stir
in chopped ham and simmer
30 more minutes. Season with
black pepper.
Lovina Eicher is an Old Order Amish writer, cook, wife and
mother of eight. Formerly writing as The Amish Cook, Eicher
inherited that column from her
mother, Elizabeth Coblentz,
who wrote from 1991 to 2002.
Readers can contact Eicher at
PO Box 1689, South Holland, IL
60473 (please include a self-addressed stamped envelope for a
reply) or at LovinasAmishKitchen@MennoMedia.org.
that I tried for ham and bean

soup. Not too many in our family like ham and beans, but if
you do, I would suggest you try
this recipe. I sent some over to
Jacob and Emma, and they really liked it.
HAM AND BEAN SOUP
1 pound dry Great Northern
beans
8 cups water
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 ham hock
1 cup carrots, chopped
1/2 stalk celery, chopped
1 cup onion, chopped
1 teaspoon minced garlic
1 teaspoon mustard powder
2 bay leaves
2 cups ham, chopped
Heating assistance WBESC to meet

deadline approaching
DEFIANCE Northwestern
Ohio Community Action Commission (NOCAC) continues to
offer help with heating assistance.
The Home Energy Assistance Program provides a one
time credit to your main heating source. Applications will
be accepted until May 31.
The Winter Crisis Program
provides assistance to customers
that are threatened with disconnection, have already been disconnected, need to establish new
service or are in need of propane,
fuel oil or any other bulk fuel.
The Winter Crisis Program will
continue until March 31.
Income guidelines for these
two programs is at 175 percent
of the federal poverty guideline.
Please contact Northwestern Ohio Community Action
Commission to set up an appointment for these programs.
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Center will hold its regular
governing board meeting at 6
Required documentation for all p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 25 in
household members includes: the Van Wert Office, 813 N.
proof of 90 day income (three Franklin St., Van Wert.
months), birthdates, Social Security cards, electric bill and gas
bill. If disabled, you will need to
bring proof of disability.
In Paulding County, phone
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County Alcohol, Drug Ad Other area numbers:
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Defiance County 419-784- Services Board of Van Wert,
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Mercer and Paulding Counties
Fulton County 419-337-8601 will meet at 5 p.m. Feb. 24 for
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Reader seeks
to confirm data
Dear Editor,
I read with interest the
Area Guide enclosed in the
Paulding County Progress.
There was a historical sketch
of Paulding County provided

by the Paulding County Engineers office.
Around this time (1826)
John Chapman Johnny Appleseed planted apple seeds,
catnip, penny royal and hoarhound in Carryall Township.
ca. page 31.
What is the reference for
this information? In what
section of Carryall Township
were these things planted?
Did he reside there for a
time?
Is there any evidence of
these things out there at this
time? What is the longevity of
these plants?
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Caroline Zimmerman
Antwerp
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Property transfers
The term et al. refers to and others; et vir., and husband; et ux., and wife.
Blue Creek Township

Joanne M. Zamorski to Joanne M. and Daniel M. Zamorski;
Sec. 2, 40 acres. Quit claim.
Crane Township
Michael R. and Tara J. Todd to Michael R. and Tara Todd, trustees; Sec. 12, 131.399 acres and Sec. 13, 73.13 acres. Quit claim.
Emerald Township
Michael R. and Tara J. Todd to Michael R. and Tara Todd, trustees; Sec. 7, 92.98 acres and Sec. 18, 80.39 acres. Quit claim.
Paulding Township
William E. and Carol M. Waibel to William E. and Carol M.
Waibel, trustees; Sec. 27, 35.921 acres. Warranty deed.
Joanne M Zamorski to Joanne M. and Daniel M. Zamorski; Sec.
31, 40 acres. Quit claim.
Washington Township
Dennis R. and Cheryl D. Bidlack to Treece and Dunham Farms
Ltd.; Sec. 31, 1.2107 acres. Warranty deed.
Melrose Village
James A. and Nola A. Meeks and Craig M. Dobbelaere and Andrea Dobbelaere to Betty A. Mowery; Lots 186-194 plus parts of
vacant Putnam Street, 2.39 acres. Warranty deed.
Oakwood Village
William M. and Betty F. Mowery to Bobcat Investment Properties Inc.; Lot 13, Piney Woods Addition, 0.534 acre. Warranty
deed.
Paulding Village
Secretary of HUD to Creative Home Buying Solutions Inc.; Lot
105, Noneman Emerald Acres Allotment #3, 0.22 acre. Warranty
deed.
Payne Village
Payne Chamber of Commerce Inc. to Robert and Mary Lichty;
Lots 9 and 12, 0.079 acre. Warranty deed.
Chris Johnson (right) was the speaker at the Paulding Kiwanis

Club. He presented a PowerPoint travel program of his vacation to
Alaska. Juneau is the capital and there are no roads leading to it
the city is only accessible by boat or air. Most of the cites are located
along the ocean. The population of Alaska is still very small compared
to the other 49 states. He described the glaciers, how some have melted while others are still growing. Steve Arnold was program chairman.
Police Report
ACCIDENT REPORTS
None.
INCIDENT REPORTS
Friday, Feb. 6
11:57 a.m. An adult male who
had been texting a 12 year old girl
was warned to stop.
2:15 p.m. An officer met a deputy
on North Williams Street for a PBT
test for a male.
Saturday, Feb. 7
12:40 p.m. A West Wayne Street
resident told police someone had
been knocking on their door around
4 a.m.
7 p.m. Officers assisted sheriffs
deputies with a traffic stop and vehicle search just south of Paulding on
US 127 until an OSHP unit arrived.
Sunday, Feb. 8
2:25 a.m. Investigation of an
alleged assault in a bathroom of
a West Perry Street business was
started.
3:20 a.m. Fight was reported at
Colters Trailer Park. A female was
arrested for disorderly conduct.
3:50 a.m. Officers witnessed a refusal for the sheriffs office.

1:52 p.m. Police responded to
a North Williams Street business
alarm. The building was found secure.
5:38 p.m. Assistance was provided to the sheriffs office with a
traffic stop on South Williams Street
while deputies searched a vehicle.
6:04 p.m. A necklace was reported missing from South Williams Street. It was returned by the
suspect.
8:15 p.m. Residential alarm
sounded on West Perry Street. The
home was found secure.
Monday, Feb. 9
5:38 a.m. Business alarm went off
on East Perry Street. The building
was found secure.
3:27 p.m. West Perry Street residential alarm was investigated; the
location was secure.
3:45 p.m. An out-of-control child
reportedly broke part of a truck at
the intersection of Williams Street
and Baldwin Avenue. He also reportedly struck a female.

4:55 p.m. A rural Oakwood resident reported problems at Paulding
High School between two girls.
7:05 p.m. A 30-day vehicle tag
was reported missing from West
Perry Street.
8:03 p.m. Unwanted subject was
handled on West Wayne Street.
9:05 p.m. Residential alarm went
off on West Perry Street. Officers
found it secure.
Tuesday, Feb. 10
1:50 p.m. Unauthorized use of
identification to set up an account
was reported by a Flatrock Drive
resident.
2:10 p.m. Telephone scam was
reported from East Jackson Street.
5:24 p.m. Officers found cleaning
personnel at a North Williams Street
business where an alarm sounded.
Wednesday, Feb. 11
12:30 p.m. Officers were called
to Paulding schools where a student
was found to have drugs.
7:35 p.m. Rural Oakwood resident told police their childs phone
was stolen from the school.
9:32 p.m. Dog complaint was
handled on West Perry Street.
Thursday, Feb. 12
5 a.m. Junk notices were delivered to addresses on West Perry
Street and East Caroline Street.
10:15 a.m. Report of three male
intruders in a Dennis Street home
was investigated. There was no evidence of such activity.
2:13 p.m. Officers assisted the
sheriffs office as they made two arrests on West Wayne Street.
3:09 p.m. Rape allegations are
under investigation.
6:23 p.m. Police witnessed BAC
process for a deputy.
9 p.m. Residential alarm sounded
from West Perry Street.
Friday, Feb. 13
10:50 a.m. Loud music complaint
on West Perry Street was handled.
3:55 p.m. Assault complaint was
lodged from McDonald Pike.
5 p.m. An out-of-state caller alleged abuse to a child in the village.

The matter was turned over to Job &
Family Services.
11:09 p.m. Officers responded to
an East Perry Street business alarm
and found the building secure.
Saturday, Feb. 14
9:19 a.m. Unruly client was handled on McDonald Pike.
11:16 a.m. Unauthorized use of
a debit card belonging to a Nancy
Street resident is under investigation.
Sunday, Feb. 15
11:34 p.m. Threats were looked
into on South Williams Street.
9:50 p.m. Two Rip Sticks were
reported stolen from Partridge Place.
10:49 p.m. An officer stood by
with five sheriffs office personnel at
Paulding County Hospital following
a call to McDonald Pike.
11:50 p.m. Officers were unable
to locate a truck, reportedly stolen
from Defiance, that was seen in
town.
Sheriffs Report
ACCIDENTS:
Thursday, Jan. 29
5:33 a.m. Victoria Megan
Acevedo, 20, of Oakwood,
was cited for failure to control
after a single-car crash on Road
177 north of Road 82 in Brown
Township. Reports say she lost
control of the 1996 Chevy Lumina on the icy road. It slid off
the east side into a ravine. Damage was functional. The driver
was taken by Oakwood EMS
to Defiance Regional Medical
Center for treatment of possible
injuries.
Wednesday, Feb. 4
8:50 p.m. Karim Odabakshi,
49, of Brampton, Ont., was cited
for failure to control when his
semi jack-knifed. Reports say
he was west bound on US 24
east of Ohio 49 in Crane Township when he slowed for traffic
in front of him. The trailer of his
rig slid on the ice and snow covered pavement, pulling the rig
off the road. Damage was minor
and the driver was not harmed.
Friday, Feb. 6
12:45 p.m. James Michael
Schindler Jr., 41, of Defiance,
was cited for failure to control
after a single-SUV mishap on
Road 105 south of Road 200 in
Crane Township. Reports say
he was traveling south in a 1991
GMC Suburban when it went
out of control on the snow and
ice. It slid sideways off the road
and rolled at least two times before landing on its wheels in a
field. The vehicle was disabled
and towed. The driver was not
injured.
Monday, Feb. 9
5:50 p.m. Jeffery Lynn Shirk,
47, of Defiance, was cited for
failure to control following a
single-vehicle accident on Ohio
66 north of Road 60 in Washington Township. He was driving north on the highway in a
2010 GMC pickup truck when
it veered off and struck a mailbox. Damage to the truck was
minor and Shirk was not hurt.
INCIDENTS:
Thursday, Feb. 5
10:59 a.m. Deputies assisted
Ohio State Highway Patrol Post

20 on Road 180 in Crane Township.
12:36 p.m. Identification theft
was looked into on Road 137 in
Latty Township.
4:48 p.m. Telephone harassment was reported from Road
177 in Brown Township.
7:28 p.m. A Melrose business
told deputies a male who had
been missing was in their store.
7:37 p.m. A deputy requested
Oakwood EMS for an 87 year
old male at a Melrose store to
be transported to the hospital.
9:49 p.m. Assistance was given Paulding police with a call
on West Jackson Street.
10:58 p.m. Vehicle search was
conducted on Ohio 613 east of
Melrose.
11:49 p.m. Theft from a home
in Haviland was investigated.
Friday, Feb. 6
1:05 p.m. Theft of metal from
a barn was investigated on
Road 17 in Benton Township.
1:32 p.m. Damage to a cruiser was noted after a mishap on
Road 424 in Carryall Township. No further information
was available.
2:24 p.m. Stone from a snowplow cracked a window of a
passing vehicle according to its
driver, who had been driving
on US 127 in Paulding Township.
8:12 p.m. Three shotguns
were reported stolen from a location along Ohio 111 in Auglaize Township.
conducted on Ohio 613 east of
Melrose.
11:29 p.m. A Latty Township
resident of Road 117 told deputies someone had been opening
their mail.
Saturday, Feb. 7
8:16 a.m. Commercial fire
alarm sounded on West Gasser
Road.
3:04 p.m. K9 unit was deployed on US 24 at Road 133 in
Emerald Township.
completed on US 127 near
Paulding.
9:47 p.m. Deputies arrested

an unidentified subject on East
Perry Street.
Sunday, Feb. 8
1:02 a.m. Threats were reported from Road 107 in Paulding Township.
2:54 a.m. Paulding police
requested an EMS unit for a
female with a head injury on
North Williams Street.
3:20 a.m. Fight on North
Main Street was looked into.
12:51 p.m. Unwanted male
subject at a location on Road
166 in Brown Township was
dealt with.
2:30 p.m. Several vehicles
were seen off Ohio 49 in Benton Township with their hazard
lights on.
7:39 p.m. Deputies arrested
an unidentified subject on East
Perry Street.
Monday, Feb. 9
9:38 a.m. Dog complaint was
handled on US 127 in Crane
Township.
11:10 a.m. Deputies assisted Defiance County Sheriffs
office by picking up Michael
Loop at Paulding County Court
and holding him on their warrant.
11:40 a.m. An Emerald Township resident of Road 115 told
deputies their identification had
been stolen from their home.
1:29 p.m. A subject was arrested on Road 214 in Carryall
Township.
1:33 p.m. Suspicious person
was seen on Road 72 in Latty
Township.
1:50 p.m. Deputies assisted
county court probation on Ohio
637 in Jackson Township.
3:02 p.m. Brad Thompson
was arrested.
3:34 p.m. Theft from a home
in Haviland was investigated.
6:36 p.m. A tow truck was requested at a traffic stop on West
Jackson Street in Paulding.
6:43 p.m. Car/deer crash on
Ohio 637 in Jackson Township
was documented.
8:33 p.m. Deputies handled a
car/deer accident on Road 143
in Emerald Township.
9:44 p.m. Domestic situation

in Grover Hill was investigated.
Tuesday, Feb. 10
1 a.m. Car/deer collision was
documented near the intersection of Road 7 and 194 in Carryall Township.
2:09 p.m. Traffic stop with a
consent search of the vehicle
was conducted on North Williams Street in Paulding.
7:50 p.m. Telephone harassment
was reported from US 127 in
Blue Creek Township.
Wednesday, Feb. 11
5:52 a.m. Car/deer crash was
handled on Ohio 111 west of
Road 171 in Auglaize Township.
9:51 a.m. Scam about tax
fraud was reported from Payne.
11:53 a.m. Suspicious SUV
was seen on Road 230 in Carryall Township.
Noon. Search warrant was

executed on North Williams
Street in Paulding.
12:04 p.m. Ryelee Collins
was arrested on a warrant.
1:44 p.m. Telephone harassment was reported from Latty
Village.
4:06 p.m. Antwerp Police
Department requested an EMS
for a female with broken bones.
She was transported from the
scene.
7:18 p.m. Scam complaint
came in from Grover Hill.
11:16 p.m. Domestic complaint was lodged from Cecil.
Thursday, Feb. 12
9:05 a.m. Dog complaint was
handled on Road 424 in Crane
Township.
9:18 a.m. Dog complaint
came in from Road 111 in Auglaize Township.
11:10 a.m. Telephone harass-
ment was looked into on Ohio

111 in Benton Township.
4 p.m. Patricia Gillett was arrested on a warrant.
5:22 p.m. Two-vehicle accident was handled on Road 48 in
Benton Township. Payne EMS
and three fire units were on the
scene.
10:23 p.m. Two Oakwood fire
units and the EMS plus three
Paulding and one Auglaize fire
units responded to a truck fire
on Road 138 in Brown Township.
Friday, Feb. 13
12:26 a.m. Car/deer collision
was handled on Ohio 66 north
of Mandale in Washington
Township.
1:20 a.m. Business alarm
sounded in Melrose.
2:38 a.m. Deputies arrested
Michael Emmel on a Defiance
County warrant.
State Rep. Tony Burkley (above) and Sheriff Jason Landers recently visited with Payne Elementary fourth grade students to discuss their role in government. Sheriff Landers spoke about his
duties as sheriff and his role in judicial government. Burkley spoke about his role in the legislative
government and even conducted a mock passing of a bill. Fourth graders will be tested this spring
in social studies and these presentations aided in their understanding of our government.
Common Pleas
Civil Docket
The term et al. refers to and others; et

vir., and husband; et ux., and wife.
Paulding
County Treasurer,
Paulding vs. James Larson, Paulding and Nila Larson, Fort Wayne
and Ohio Department of Job and
Family Services, Columbus and
Ohio Bureau of Workers Compensation, Columbus and Ohio Department of Taxation, Columbus. Foreclosure of real property taxes.
Yvonne M. Stahl, Paulding vs.
Thomas R. Stahl, Payne. Divorce.
The Antwerp Exchange Bank,
Antwerp vs. John R. Roddy and his
unknown spouse if any, Ligonier,
Pa. and Paulding County Treasurer,
Paulding. Foreclosures.
Endres Michigan, Inc., Cincinnati vs. Zylstra Dairy LLC, Antwerp.
Money only.
PNC Bank, N.A., Miamisburg
vs. Willie J. Dawson and unknown
spouse if any, Payne and Beneficial Ohio Inc., Cleveland and Ohio
Department of Taxation, Columbus
and Paulding County Treasurer,
Paulding. Foreclosures.
Charles B. Rose, executor Thomas J. Ludemann Estate, address unavailable vs. James D. McNeely,
Defiance and Paulding County
Treasurer, Paulding. Cancellation of
land contract.
Civil Docket Concluded
Federal National Mortgage Association, Beaverton, Ore. vs. Brian
D. Shuherk and unknown spouse if
any, Cecil and Amanda M. Shuherk
and unknown spouse if any, Cecil
and The United States of America,

US Attorney General, Washington, D.C. and The United States of
America, US District Attorney, Toledo and Paulding County Treasurer, Paulding. Foreclosures, Sheriffs
sale confirmed and proceeds distributed.
PHH Mortgage Company, Mount
Laurel, N.J. vs. Shawn R. Ingol and
unknown spouse if any, Paulding
and Applied Card Bank, Newark,
Del. and Tidewater Finance Company, Cleveland and Paulding County Commissioners, Paulding and
Paulding County Treasurer, Paulding. Sheriffs sale confirmed and
proceeds distributed.
Paulding
County Treasurer,
Paulding vs. Scott C. Detray, Paulding and Lynette L. Detray, Paulding
and Citifinancial Financial Inc., Defiance and US Bank National Association, Cincinnati and unknown
heirs, legatees, beneficiaries of Scott
C. Detray and their spouses and the
unknown executor of the Scott C.
Detray Estate, Paulding. Foreclosure of real property taxes, Sheriffs
sale confirmed and proceeds distributed.
Paulding
County Treasurer,
Paulding vs. Randy J. Weaks and
unknown spouse if any, Defiance
and Deutsche Bank National Trust
Company, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Fifth Third Mortgage Company,
Cincinnati vs. Chad E. Critten and
unknown spouse if any, Grover Hill
and Tracy L. Critten and unknown
spouse if any, Van Wert and Larry
E. Hill, Defiance. Foreclosures, all

proceedings in the case will proceed
to a newer foreclosure case; motion
for default against the plaintiffs was
granted. Court costs taken from deposit.
Paulding
County Treasurer,
Paulding vs. David O. Schlatman
and unknown spouse if any, Van
Wert and Bank One, N.A., Columbus and Capital One Bank, Cincinnati. Foreclosure of real property
taxes, no bids received at auction,
property forfeited to the State.
Robert Parady, Payne and Sharon
Parady, Payne vs. Enos Bradenberger, New Haven. Money only, dismissed with prejudice, costs divided
by the parties.
Phillip J. Blossom, Toledo vs.
Craig K. Kaminski, Toledo and Life
Insurance Company of North America, Philadelphia, Pa. Money only,
dismissed.
Green Tree Servicing LLC, St.
Paul, Minn. vs. Timothy Brehm,
Oakwood and Misty Brehm, Oakwood and Nick Metz, Oakwood.
Replevin, dismissed.
Citibank N.A., Sioux Falls, S.D.
vs. Ricky L. Porter Jr., Grover Hill.
Money only, judgment rendered
against the defendant; notice of
bankruptcy filed.
Marriage Licenses
Justin Michael Kipker, 27, Antwerp, roofer and Michelle Ann
McCoy, 38, Antwerp, housewife.
Parents are Keith Kipker and Keri
Flores; and Leroy Tackett and Linda
VanHoose.
Administration Docket
In the Estate of Ruth E. Hitchcock, application to administer file.
In the Estate of Marc E. Reinman,
last will and testament filed.
In the Estate of William P. Smith,
last will and testament filed.
Criminal Docket
Leland S. Lust, 51, address unavailable, was sentenced to 48
months with the Ohio Department
of Rehabilitation and Correction
for gross sexual imposition (F3).
He was given credit for 111 days already served. A count of rape (F1)
and four other counts gross sexual
imposition were dismissed. He has
been deemed a Tier II sex offender,
meaning he must register with the
local sheriffs office every 180 days
for 25 years.
Frankie L. Taylor, 34, of Paulding, was sentenced for illegal manufacture of drugs (F2), having had
charges of assembly of chemicals
for the manufacture of drugs (F3)
and possession of methamphetamine (F5) dismissed earlier. He
was sentenced to four years with the
ODRC, three of which are mandatory. Credit was given for 96 days
already served. His drivers license
was suspended for six months. All
contraband seized will be destroyed by
law enforcement.
Paul J. Tingler, 32, of Scott, was
sentenced recently, having previously
been found guilty of illegal assembly of
chemicals for the manufacture of drugs
(F3). He was ordered to complete four
years community control sanctions
on the conditions of 61 days jail with

credit for 61 days served, comply with
drug and alcohol prohibitions, submit
to random tests, be assessed at Westwood and complete recommendations,
obtain and maintain employment, obtain GED, six-month license suspension, and pay $277 court costs.
Minh-Trong Do Tran, 20, of Warren,
Mich., had a pretrial conference regard his identity fraud (F5) indictment
changed from Feb. 17 to March 3.
Eric E. Kachenmeiser, 28, of Toledo, entered a not guilty plea to possession of cocaine (F5), waived extradition and was released on his own recognizance on conditions of no arrests,
and drug and alcohol prohibitions. His
court dates were set for a March 9 pretrial conference and an April 14 jury
trial.
Amy J. Egnor, 45, of Payne, will
have her theft (F4) case heard by Putnam County Common Pleas Judge
Randall L. Bassinger. The local judge
disqualified herself from participating
in further proceeding to avoid any appearance of impropriety.
Chad M. Schnepp, 30, of Paulding, was scheduled for a hearing on
a change of plea regarding his indictment alleging nine counts breaking
and entering (F5) and receiving stolen
property (F5). It will be held March
10.
Michael D. Baessler, age and address unavailable, had a Bill of Information filed against him on Feb.
6. He was accused of possession of
drugs (F5) and OVI (M1).
County Court
Civil Docket:
Credit Adjustments Inc., Defiance vs. Jerry Stollings, Grover
Hill. Money only, satisfied.
Van Wert County Hospital,
Van Wert vs. Gregory A. Mullins,
Paulding. Money only, satisfied.
Credit Adjustments Inc., Defiance vs. Sherri J. Ruder, Paulding. Other action, satisfied.
Credit Adjustments Inc., Defiance vs. John W. Gibson, Paulding. Small claims, dismissed.
Credit Adjustments Inc., Defiance vs. Zachary J. Neace, Antwerp. Small claims, satisfied.
Portfolio Recovery Associates,
Norfolk, Va. vs. Fallie Shelton,
Haviland. Other action, dismissed.
Greg Davis, Payne vs. William Carpenter, Ottoville. Small
Claims, dismissed.
Mark Price, Antwerp vs. Steve
Steele, Antwerp. Small claims,
dismissed.
Midland Funding LLC, San
Diego vs. Timothy Monroe,
Payne. Other action, judgment
for the plaintiff in the sum of
$1,205.56.
Defiance Regional Med. Center, Sylvania vs. Ronald Kline,
Cecil and Tammy Kline, Cecil.
Other action, satisfied.
Jamie Varner, Paulding and
Kristina Varner, Paulding vs.
Richard Williams, Paulding.
Evictions, dismissed.
Capital One Bank, Richmond,
Va. vs. Brian Tadsen, Anwerp.
Other action, dismissed.
Philip Piersma, Antwerp vs.
Ron Schilt, Paulding and Kaja
Smith, Paulding. Evictions, dismissed.
Criminal Docket:
Robert A. Roth, Delphos, false
info ck; $183 fine, $77 costs.
Brian E. Eblin, Grover Hill,
domestic violence; $275 costs;
complete remaining diversion
program, no unlawful contact
with victims or residence, complete Third Millennium online
course on marijuana, probation
ordered, submit to an evaluation.
Brian E. Eblin, Grover Hill,
domestic violence; complete conditions on first count.
Robert M. Sanchez III, Defiance, prohibition; $95 costs, dismissed at defendants costs per
State.
Dalton J. Johnson, Grover Hill,
possession; $75 fine, $87 costs, 6
months license suspension.
Traffic Docket:
Jason D. Christner, Branson,

Mo., 87/65 speed; $43 fine, $85
costs.
Mike A. Kalasho, West
Bloomfield, Mich., $43 fine, $85
costs.
Libyron C. Bryan, Louisville,
Ky., 78/65 speed; $33 fine, $80
costs.
Darlus W. E. Peterson, Defiance, seat belt; $30 fine, $47
costs.
Richard A. Olivero, Canton,
Mich., 78/65 speed; $33 fine, $80
costs.
Robert J. Sinn, Haviland,
66/55 speed; $33 fine, $77 costs.
Trisha A. Biljanic, Westfield,
Ind., 79/65 speed; $33 fine, $80
costs.
Leo Leroy Newburry Jr., Portage, Mich., seat belt; $30 fine,
$50 costs.
Glen P. Huszar, Avon, Ind.,
Ricky Allan Spears, Oakwood,
seat belt; $30 fine, $47 costs.
Robert M. Sanchez III, Defiance,
OVI/.08 breath; $250 fine, $184.98
costs, one year license suspension;
proof of financial responsibility
provided, pay all by Feb. 11 or sent
to collections, community control
ordered, 25 hours community service, complete Third Millennium,
30 jail days reserved.
Robert M. Sanchez III, Defiance, left of center; $150 fine, pay
by Feb. 11.
James R. Sulfridge, Continental, OVI/breath low; dismissed at
the States request, administrative
license suspension vacated.
James R. Sulfridge, Continental, failure to control; $150 fine,
$95 costs; pay $50 per month,
POC by June 26.
Aaron P. Porter, Avon, Mich.,
Ricky R. Richards, Sherwood,
no tail lights; $150 fine, $95 costs;
pay $50 per month, POC by June
26.
Megan Lynn Light, Angola,
Ind., driving under suspension;
$125 fine with $100 suspended,
$87 costs.
Todd A. Jacquay, Fort Wayne,
Fontaine D. Holland, Willingboro, N.J., 89/65 speed; $43 fine,
$80 costs.
Todd Lee Alan Penrod, Angola, Ind., seat belt; $30 fine, $47
costs.
Darla D. Leatherman, Defiance, violation being passed; $53
fine, $77 costs.
Andrew J. Messmann, Bellevue, 76/65 speed; $33 fine, $80

costs.
Skylar M. Blue, Van Wert,
Andrew Douglas Hershberger,
Defiance, 85/65 speed; $43 fine,
$80 costs.
Simule E. Moore, Fort Wayne,
Arkan G. Elia Jr., Sterling
Heights, Mich., 87/65 speed; $43
fine, $85 costs.
Jesse Sanchez, Defiance, 80/65
speed; $43 fine, $82 costs.
Corey Everett Carter, Cedar
Hill, Texas, 71/65 speed; $33 fine,
$80 costs.
Robin E. Dobbelaere, Paulding,
failure to control; $68 fine, $77
costs.
Bobbie J. Warncke, Paulding,
stop sign; $73 fine, $80 costs.
Tyler C. Danberry, Paulding,
Jan M. Kever, Anwerp, expired
plates; $68 fine, $77 costs.
Evariste Mikobi, Fort Wayne,
Kirsten Ariel Olwin, Payne,
Kyle Andrew Goodwin, Oakwood, stop sign; $53 fine, $77
costs.
Ryan P. Blakeley, Mason, 70/55
Stanley N. Adams II, Fort
Wayne, 76/65 speed; $33 fine, $77
costs.
Charles Raymond Stratton,
Guelph, Ont., 80/65 speed; $43
fine, $77 costs.
Megan M. Paytosh, Bay Village, 75/65 speed; $33 fine, $80
costs.
Nellie A. Rhodes, Paulding,
Lydio Delicana Dema-Ala, Defiance, 77/65 speed; $33 fine, $77
costs.
Corey D. Fenstermaker, Bryan,
William M. Henseley, Fort
Wayne, driving without license;
$75 fine, $87 costs; proof of financial responsibility not provided,
POC by March 27.
William M. Hensley, Fort
Wayne, 79/65 speed; $33 fine;
POC by March 27.
Anna Danielle Shepherd,
Payne, 75/65 speed; $33 fine, $80
costs.
Leeann M. McCarty, Hickman,
Ky., 76/65 speed; $33 fine, $77
costs.
Robin K. James, Payne, 68/55
Elizabeth Pilon, West Bloomfield, Mich., 77/65 speed; $33 fine,

$80 costs.
Alejandro M. Semary, Cleveland, seat belt; $20 fine, $50 costs.
Emily Melissa Weeks, Royal
Oak, Mich., 76/65 speed; $33 fine,
$80 costs.
Antoine Freeny, Detroit, Mich.,
Donald S. Bauer, Oakwood,
Beau R. Leatherman, Oakwood, seat belt; $30 fine, $47
costs.
Tony Brian Miller, Paulding,

Christina A. Skelton, Convoy,
Alyssa R. Puckett, Cecil, no tail
lights; $68 fine, $77 costs; did not
provide proof of insurance, POC
by April 24.
Debara J. McIntyre, Kalida,
Dakota J. Talbott, Paulding,
traffic device; $53 fine, $85 costs.
Ryan S. Replogle, Fort Wayne,
David L. Brummett, Mark Center, seat belt; $30 fine, $50 costs.
Theodore P. Owens, Middle-
town, seat belt; $30 fine, $50 costs.

Joseph D. Lyvers, Payne, stop
sign; $53 fine, $77 costs.
Debra Lynn Dorn, Maumee,
David Jesse Harbst, Ossian,
Ind., 81/65 speed; $43 fine, $80
costs.
Florence Windsor, Paulding,
costs.
Katelyn Johnson, Oakwood,
costs.
Bruce A. Couts, Van Wert, seat
belt; $30 fine, $50 costs.
Helping our students

with House Bill 7
Ohio House Bill 7 is a bill
sponsored by Representative Jim
Buchy that prohibits scores from
this first year of new state assessments, including those supplied
by the Partnership for Assessment
of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) from being used
against students in any way, offering them safe harbor. The bill
was passed in the Ohio House on
Wednesday, Feb. 11 with broad
bipartisan support.
I believe that this bill helps students to succeed by providing additional time to prepare students
for higher expectation.
The provisions of this legislation are straightforward. The bill
disallows the use of students
scores from state assessments to
make decisions regarding grade
promotion or retention and granting of credit. It ensures that students may re-take end of course
examinations for high school
courses throughout their high
school career. The bill also clarifies that the new state assessments
are not used to meet requirements
under the third grade reading
guarantee, and prohibits the release of individual students test
scores from tests administered
during the 2014-15 school year.
House Bill 487, passed and
signed into law during the last
General Assembly, provided protection to teachers and administrators by allowing local districts
to decline to use the student test
results from the 2014-15 school
year to make decisions such as
From The
State House
Rep. Tony Burkley

termination and granting tenure.
I was proud to support this bill.
However, I feel that it is our duty
to provide that same level of support to the students who are taking these tests.
By ensuring that these test
scores do not hold any of our
students back, we are giving
them a better chance to succeed. While HB 7 is not a fixall solution to our education
system, I believe that it is a
step in the right direction.

Acting sooner rather than later
on this issue is in the best interest
of the students. With the testing
already taking place in some
school districts, it is imperative
that these protections are put in
place expeditiously. With the
bills passage in the House, we
now must wait on our colleagues
in the Senate to continue the process. With their support, we can
have this bill become a law soon
enough to help our students this
school year.
As always, I would appreciate
hearing your feedback on this
and any other issues in the state
legislature. I encourage you to
contact my office with any concerns or ideas in regards to state
government.

Rep. Burkley may be
reached by calling 614-644-5091,
e-mailing Rep82@ohiohouse.
gov or writing to State Representative Tony Burkley, 77 South
High Street, Columbus, Ohio
43215.
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Hands of Hope benefit
to feature Pam Tebow
PAULDING Hands of
Hope Pregnancy Services in
Paulding is hosting its third annual benefit on March 18. The
speaker for the event will be
Pam Tebow, mother of Heisman
Trophy winner Tim Tebow.
Pam and her husband Bob
have five children and are active
in mission work.
The notoriety of the Tebow
family increased when ESPN
aired an interview with Pam
that focused on her refusal to
abort Timmy when she was
advised to do so. Because of
this testimony, Pam has been
given a national platform to
speak with a pro-life message.

An Evening with Pam Tebow will be held at the Niswonger Performing Arts Center,
in Van Wert. It will start at 7:30
p.m. on Wednesday, March
18. Tickets can be purchased
through the Niswongers website at npacvw.org or by calling
the box office at 419-238-6722.
Hands of Hope is a hand-up
organization dedicated to helping expecting moms and young
families. They are located at
1030 W. Wayne Street, Suite A,
in Paulding. For more information about services please call
419-399-2447.
PAM TEBOW
Straley Real Estate Inc. in Paulding and Straley Realty & Auctioneers Inc. in Van Wert are combining their
two offices and will locate together at the present Paulding location. Employees of the company are, from
left Nyletta Nofer, Chester M. Straley, Rudy K. Straley, Matthew Straley, Warren Straley and William Priest.
Straley to merge offices in Paulding
School Menus
Menus are subject to change
ANTWERP LOCAL SCHOOLS
Week of Feb. 23
Grab & Go Breakfast available daily
MONDAY Lunch: Chicken strips, corn, pineapple, milk.
Plus: Salad bar.
TUESDAY Lunch: Chicken fajita, sweet potato fries,
orange smiles, milk. Plus: Salad bar.
WEDNESDAY Lunch: Hot dog on bun, black-eyed
peas, pears, milk. Plus: Salad bar.
THURSDAY Lunch: Goulash, bread and butter, green
beans, mixed fruit, milk. Plus: Salad bar.
FRIDAY Lunch: Cheesy breadsticks w/ marinara, carrots and celery w/ dip, applesauce, milk. Plus: Salad bar.
PAULDING HIGH SCHOOL
Week of Feb. 23
MONDAY Breakfast: Breakfast pizza, sausage, bacon and egg, fruit, juice, milk. Lunch: Italian dippers, green
beans, marinara sauce or salad bar, garlic breadstick, fruit,
milk.
TUESDAY Breakfast: French toast, sausage links,
fruit, juice, milk. Lunch: Chicken chunk salad, tomatoes,
pretzel breadstick or assorted entree items, bun, pickle
slices, oven fries, fruit, milk.
WEDNESDAY Breakfast: Sausage, egg and cheese
biscuit, fruit, juice, milk. Lunch: Chicken fajita w/ peppers
and onions, or beef fiestada, pizza, refried beans, salsa,
peppers, sour cream, fruit, milk.
THURSDAY Breakfast: Cinnamon rolls, fruit, juice, milk.
Lunch: Barbecue pork on bun, pickles, potato soup, crackers
or Big Daddy pizza slice, seasoned corn, fruit, milk.
FRIDAY Breakfast: Sausage gravy and biscuits, fruit,
juice, milk. Lunch: Spicy chicken on bun, oven potatoes or
salad bar and garlic breadstick, fruit, milk.
OAKWOOD ELEMENTARY
Week of Feb. 23
Packed lunch: Peanut butter and jelly sandwich,
Gogurt, fruit, milk.
MONDAY Breakfast: Warm cinnamon roll, fruit, juice,
milk. Lunch: Chicken fajita, Romaine lettuce, corn, fruit, milk.
TUESDAY Breakfast: Mini pancakes, fruit, juice, milk.
Lunch: Corn dog, baked beans, celery sticks, fruit, milk.
WEDNESDAY Breakfast: Breakfast pizza, fruit, juice,
milk. Lunch: Grilled chicken on bun, oven potatoes, carrot
sticks, fruit, milk.
THURSDAY Breakfast: Sausage gravy, biscuit, fruit,
juice, milk. Lunch: Soft taco, Romaine lettuce, refried
beans, fruit, milk.
FRIDAY Breakfast: Assorted cereals, fruit, juice, milk.
Lunch: Cheese breadstick, marinara sauce, green beans,

fruit, milk.
PAULDING ELEMENTARY
Week of Feb. 23
Peanut butter and jelly sandwich, Gogurt, crackers
available daily instead of main dish
MONDAY Breakfast: Yogurt, Goldfish grahams, fruit,
juice, milk. Lunch: Hamburger on bun, carrots, celery, fruit,
milk.
TUESDAY Breakfast: Pancakes, fruit, juice, milk.
Lunch: Chicken fajita wrap, crackers, refried beans, Romaine blend, cheese, salsa, sour cream, fruit snack, fruit,
milk.
WEDNESDAY Breakfast: Muffin, string cheese, fruit,
juice, milk. Lunch: Pancakes, sausage, smiles, tomato
juice, fruit, milk.
THURSDAY Breakfast: Muffin, string cheese, fruit,
juice, milk. Lunch: Chicken nuggets, whipped potatoes,
gravy, corn, bread, fruit, milk.
FRIDAY Breakfast: Cereals or cereal bar, fruit, juice,
milk. Lunch: Fish sticks, Romaine blend, broccoli, bread,
fruit, milk.
WAYNE TRACE SCHOOLS
Week of Feb. 23
MONDAY Breakfast: Sausage pizza, fruit, juice,
milk. Lunch: Popcorn chicken, HS: whipped potatoes, ES:
French fries, corn, dinner roll, fruit, milk. Also offered to HS:
Chef salad, pizza sub or grilled chicken on bun with salad
bar.
TUESDAY Breakfast: Egg, cheese muffin, fruit, juice,
milk. Lunch: Mini corn dogs, tater tots, fresh vegetables w/
dip, fruit, milk. Also offered to HS: Chef salad, pizza sub or
grilled chicken sandwich with salad bar.
WEDNESDAY Breakfast: Mini pancakes, sausage,
fruit, juice, milk. Lunch: Shredded chicken sandwich, green
beans, carrot sticks, fruit, milk. Also offered to HS: Chef salad, pizza sub or pretzel with cheese, salad bar.
THURSDAY Breakfast: Cheese omelet, toast, fruit,
juice, milk. Lunch: Soft tacos w/meat, cheese and iceberg
lettuce, refried beans, corn, fruit, milk. Also at Jr/Sr. High
School Chef salad, pizza sub or grilled chicken sandwich
on bun with salad bar.
FRIDAY Breakfast: Fruit stick, fruit, juice, milk. Lunch:
Cheese quesadillas w/ salsa, Romaine lettuce salad, corn,
fruit, milk. Also at Jr/Sr. High School Chef salad, pizza sub
or fish sandwich with salad bar.
DIVINE MERCY SCHOOL
Week of Feb. 23
Same menu as Wayne Trace; no breakfast served.
New Arrivals
Feb. 9, 2015
Karrisa Carder and Logan
Wannemacher announce the
birth of their son, Bentley
John Wannemacher, at 4:55
a.m. Monday, Feb. 9 at St. Ritas Medical Center in Lima.
Bentley weighed 6 lbs. 9 oz.
and measured 19-1/4 inches in
length.
Grandparents are Keith and
Business Briefs
Lisa Wannemacher of Payne

and Jeff and Chris Carder of
Elgin.
Feb. 14, 2015

Nathan and Tina Shartzer of
Haviland announce the birth
of a daughter, Arianna Lynne,
on Valentines Day. Arianna
arrived at 4:20 at Community
Memorial Hospital in Hicks-
Call and Wish Marjorie Gorman
Happy 98th Birthday

FEBRUARY 22, 2015
Also the Gorman Family would like to

thank all friends, family, neighbors
and people from her church
for help and donations of food given.
ville. She weighed 5 lbs. 3 oz.

and measured 17.6 inches in
length.
She is being welcomed
home by seven siblings, Taylor, McKenna, Cierrah, Trae,
Autumn, Malakih and Gracie.
Grandparents are Mark and
Robin Shockley of Blakeslee,
Sam and Dena Shartzer of
Haviland and Bruce and Sandy
Preston of Jones, Mich.
PAULDING A merging of two area real estate companies has been announced. Straley Real
Estate (SRE), Inc. with its office in Paulding and
Straley Realty & Auctioneers (SRA) Inc. with its
office in Van Wert, will be combined into the latter
company while maintaining the existing office location in Paulding.
SRE Inc. started business in Paulding in 1976
with Rudy K. Straley being its principal broker.
SRA Inc. was started in 1984 in Van Wert, with
its principal broker being William C. Straley. The
new company will have Rudy Straley as Pauldings
broker and office manager with the addition of several new agents.
Rudy Straley will be joined by staff members:
Vance named bank manager

DEFIANCE First Federal
Bank is pleased to announce
the recent promotion of Elizabeth Vance to Community
Banking Center Manager at
the Paulding office located at
905 N. Williams St.
Vance has been with First
Federal since 2009 and will
be responsible for overseeing
branch operations and offering
banking solutions to retail and
business customers.
It is rewarding to offer
solutions that fulfill or meet
our customers needs, said
Vance. I look forward to

guiding customers along the
path of achieving their financial goals.
Vance is an active member
of her community and serves
as the secretary for Paulding
Elementary PTO, the treasurer
for Antwerp Presbyterian
Church, a member of Kiwanis
and Paulding Entrepreneur
Networking Group and is a
United Way volunteer. She
can be reached at her office at
905 N. Williams St. or by calling 419-399-9748.
PAULDING State Bank is

pleased to announce that James
R. States will lead the Paulding
County region as district sales
manager.
States is an Ohio Northern
University graduate with over
22 years of experience in financial services. He is responsible
to provide consumer and business financial education as well
as a vast array of business and
agricultural solutions for a variety of borrowers needs. His
knowledge of the market and
leadership capabilities makes
him a lender of choice for many
small businesses in the area.
He also maintains a thorough
knowledge of features and benefits of all bank products and
Paulding County Kiwanis and

resides in Dupont with his wife
Kathy and son Nick.
His offices are located at 220
N. Main St. in Paulding and 218
N. First St. in Oakwood. He can
be reached by phone at 419399-5270 or by email at Jim.
States@YourStateBank.com.
Based in Defiance, SB Financial Group Inc. is a financial services holding company
with two wholly-owned operating subsidiaries: State Bank
and RDSI Banking Systems
(RDSI). State Bank operates
JAMES STATES
through 17 banking centers in
services to assist customers in seven northwestern Ohio counobtaining specialized services ties, one center in Fort Wayne
from other bank departments.
and three loan production of State is a member of the fices. The Companys common
stock is listed on the NASDAQ
Global Market under the symbol SBFG.
Darla Marjorie Gorman, Dawn

Grimes, Erica Habern, Ralph
Hammons, Ola Hughes, Emma
Kraly, Shelli Lucas, Wyatt
Pessefall, Lisa Phlipot, Anitra
Sue Villearreal, Sherri Zeller.
Feb. 23 Michelle Carlisle,
Ron Cooper, Louise Craft, Jose
Guerra, Terri Knapp, Marge
Roughton, Gregory Schuchart.
Feb. 24 Michelle Bissell,
Lee Collins, Cathy Gross, Jessica Kyser, Kenny Neff, Lucas
Parrett, Judy Sheperd, Mike
Wiswell, Caroline Zimmerman.

Feb. 25 Laura Carder,
Evelyn Copsey, Katie Hicks,
Doris Johns, Melinda Krick,
Jack Phlipot, Kyle Slade, Ray
Staley, Ruth Varner.
Feb. 26 Emma Anderson, Ted Bauer, Abbie English,
Susan R. Gilbert, Janet Wirick.
Feb. 27 Phyllis Albert,
Martha Bender, Gabriel Gonzales, Rose Ann Hall, Brian
Wenninger.
Feb. 21 Mike Brown, Kyle

W. Childs, Cadence Cook,
Robert Deisler, Robert Franklin, Mary Jane Gilbert, Kaitlyn
Roughton, Caleb Schaefer, Doris Taylor, Mindy Wilt.
Feb. 22 Owen Brigner,
ELIZABETH VANCE
States joins State Bank
Birthdays
(The Paulding Progress maintains a
file of birthdays and anniversaries. To
make any changes, please call our office at 419-399-4015 during business
hours, email to progress@progressnewspaper.org, or drop us a note to
P.O. Box 180, Paulding.)
Matthew D. Straley, BPOR, SFR agent; William B.

Priest, agent and auctioneer, Grover Hill; Chester
M. Straley, broker and auctioneer; Warren J. Straley, agent and apprentice auctioneer; Nyletta Nofer,
GRI, agent; William C. Straley, CAI, GRI, real estate broker and auctioneer.
Until larger quarters can be obtained, the office
will remain at 100 E. Jackson St. in Paulding.
Upcoming activities will focus on career nights
and the expansion of the existing staff.
The main office phone number will continue to
be 419-399-4444.
Please call for any questions or interest in a real
estate career.
See more information in the classified ads.
Anniversaries
Feb. 21 John and Joan
Murlin, Ron and Diana Sierer.
Feb. 23 Bill and Wilma Fry,
Doug and Erica Habern.
Feb. 24 James and Stephanie Long.
Feb. 26 Kenny and Marsha Adkins, Richard and Joan
Schmidt.
Feb. 27 Harley and Margaret Wearley.
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I have always envied those

long-legged models on TV. I,
unfortunately, have always been
short. Being short has given me
nicknames such as Shorty, HalfPint and Little Bit. Being short
was instrumental in me having
to have a pillow under me when
I drive and contributed to me
not being able to reach things in
a store.
More than likely when I go
shopping, the very thing I want
is on the top shelf. So, if no one
is around to help reach the item,
I try climbing up the shelves.
This past weekend I was grocery shopping and of course I
was in the ice cream aisle. By
the way, even if I dont buy ice
cream, I still like to look at it.
Of course the flavors sounded
wonderful, but a certain brand
and kind caught my eye. It was
called sea salt caramel. Oh my,
I knew right away this was the
ice cream I wanted, but there
was a problem. It was on the
inside of the freezer on the top
shelf. Not only that, but there
were only two containers left
and they were located atthe
back of the shelf.
I jumped up and downtrying
to reach it. I took an ink pen and
tried to knock it off of theshelf,
however, that didnt work either. So, I had another option
and that was to climb up the
cold inside of the freezer and
then push the containers to the
frontwithmy trustypen.
I looked around to make sure
no one was watching and up
I went. So far, so good. Taking my pen I went under the
containers with my pen, wiggled the pen aroundand all of
a sudden down came the two
containers of that special ice
creamand one hit me in the
head. The other one landed on
the floor and I picked it up and
just stuck it on the lowest shelf.
But,it took a lot of work and
expertise to get those containers
down. Plus, my head hurt.
In the past I have climbed up
shelves to get something only
to have all of them fall to the
floor. This winter, I was looking
at boots. Of course all the ones
in my size wereon the highest
rack. Theboots weredisplayed
all in a row. I stood as tall as I
couldto reach a pair of my size
and wouldnt you know, the
whole row of boots went to the
floor. I hurriedly picked them
up but could not get themlined
A Penny for
Your Thoughts
By
Nancy Whitaker
up like they were before.I then
decided to just lay them all flat
and thenact like nothing happened.
In school I was never good at
sports. I was too short toplay
basketball and not fast enough
to run because of my short legs.
I have trouble climbing on a
stool at a restaurant or bar and

then have trouble getting down.
Well, being short isnt all
bad. I could never be a model,
butI could have been a horse
jockey.Driving a big car also
makes me look funny as people
say they cant see me behind the
wheel. There was a song written
and sang by Randy Newman
called Short People. I have
never liked that song and it is
sure not my favorite.
Well, none of us are perfect.
Some want to be shorter, taller,
skinnier, fatter, shorter, blonde,
or have long legs like those runway models. You know, we all
have different features and as
long as they work for us that is
all that is important.
If you ever climb up shelves,
get hit on the head with a frozen quart of ice cream or cant
run the fastest with short legs,
let me know and Ill give you a
Penny for Your Thoughts.
Lenten lunch
series planned
little tykes
2015
Nicholas Alexander &

Carter Crossland
Aria Lee Feasby
PAULDING Paulding Ministerial Association invites everyone

to its 2015 Lenten Lunch series. Beginning on Wednesday, Feb. 18,
and continuing each Wednesday through March 25, lunch and a
brief time of worship will be held at First Presbyterian Church.
The gathering begins promptly at noon and will end before 1 p.m.
so that participants can attend during their lunch hour.
While the six churches of the Ministerial Association (First Presbyterian, Paulding United Methodist, Divine Mercy Catholic, St.
Paul Lutheran, First Christian, and Paulding Church of the Nazarene) rotate providing the meal and the Lenten meditation, all weeks
are held in the Fellowship Hall of the First Presbyterian Church, at
the corner of Caroline and Cherry streets, Paulding.
The Ministerial Association will also be collecting non-perishable
food, cleaning products, and personal hygiene items each week for
the Caring and Sharing Food Pantry, Paulding, if attendees are able
to contribute.
For more information, please contact the church office of First
Presbyterian Church, 419-399-2438, or the office of any of the
churches listed above.
Born: October 8, 2012 & December 5, 2013

Parents: Maely & Garrett Alexander &
Jace & Natalie Crossland
Paulding, OH
Grandparents: Don & Ruby Crossland
Weather report weekly summary as recorded at Paulding Villages water treatment plant
Lillian Ruth Heck
Observations recorded for the 24 hours ending at 7:30 a.m. on the morning of:

PRECIPITATION

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Born: June 6th, 2014

Parents: Colby & Audrey Feasby
Antwerp, OH
Grandparents: Mark & Laura Bissell &
Steve & Terri Feasby
Arabella Niemasz
Born: June 22, 2014

Parents: Tim and Amber (Kipfer) Heck
Findlay, OH
Grandparents: Don & Marlene (Smith) Kipfer
Dan & Deb (Clark) Heck
Born: August 27, 2014

Parents: Nicole Gebers, Matt Niemasz
Toledo, OH
Grandparents: Mike & Denise Gebers
Bob & Carol Niemasz
Emma Jo Rhodes &

James William Dunbar
Merrick Timothy Wolfle
Born: November 6, 2013 & June 9, 2011

Parents: Courtney Foreman and Matt Rhodes,
Samantha Foreman and Alan Dunbar
Latty, OH
Grandparents:Josh Foreman, Heidi Conlon and
Stephanie and Bill Kelble
Born: September 19, 2014

Parents: Mark and Stephanie Wolfle
Paulding, OH
Grandparents: Rick and Jackie Pease &
Tim and Sandi Wolfle
Mallory Faye Coressel

Born: January 28, 2015
Parents: Kayla Kauser and Jesse Coressel
Paulding, OH
Grandparents:Kendra and Brad Kauser &
Penny Tressler, John Coressel
Anns Bright Beginnings

Preschool
And All Summer Kids
Its not too early to sign your
Little Tyke
up for Preschool!
We also offer daycare from 6 am to 6 pm
for ages 3 through 12
419-399-KIDS (5437)
Now accepting 3, 4 & 5 yr. olds
for the 2015/2016 school year
State Licensed Experienced
& Qualified Teaching Staff
Contracted with ODJFS
Call to reserve
your childs spot!
A Bright Beginning for

YOUR childs future
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The 51-acre Black Swamp Nature Center in Paulding, located next to the fairgrounds along Flat
Rock Creek, is a hidden gem with nature trails through woodands, wetlands and meadow.
A hidden treasure: Black

Swamp Nature Center
By Staci Miller
Education specialist
Paulding SWCD
A true piece of natural wonder exists at the Black Swamp
Nature Center. The nature center
wasnt always a wildlife area;
the land used to be part of a sugar
beet factory.
There were four ponds constructed by the beet factory to aid
in the production process of the
beets. Three ponds still exist today as part of the Black Swamp
Nature Center. There was also a
dam built for water retention that
still exists today.
The sugar beet factory closed
down in 1948. It wasnt until
1958 that the wildlife area was
established. From 1958-90,
the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) spent
monies on turning the wetlands,
wooded areas and ponds into a
fish-stocked wildlife refuge park

with a driveway and parking lot.
The site is what we know today
as the Black Swamp Nature
Center.
In 1990, the Paulding Ponds
Wildlife Area was offered and
approved for sale to the Paulding County commissioners from
ODNR. Today, the Black Swamp
Nature Center is maintained by
the Paulding Soil and Water District (SWCD) with the ownership
of the property being the Paulding County commissioners.
The Black Swamp Nature
Center is one of the few designated wildlife areas in Paulding
County. The nature center consists of 51 acres of land. There
are 24 acres of woodland, 14
acres of wetlands and 6 acres of
old meadow as well as the nature
center building.
The nature center building of-
Pioneer Christian
Ministries
Weve moved!
Come and see the
exciting things God is
doing at our new location:
3606 Slane Road, Van Wert, OH
fers a picturesque view of nature

for many different events such
as meetings, trainings, and field
trips for local schools and rentals
for personal events.
There are four nature trails
available to the public for daily
walkers or those who truly want
to enjoy the wonders of nature.
Year around, the nature center
is home to many different species of wildlife and birds. There
have been over 175 species of
birds documented at the Black
Swamp Nature Center. The
Black Swamp Nature Center is a
prized piece of history and natural wonder in Paulding County.
The Paulding SWCD would invite you to come visit the nature
center and explore the many
wonders of nature and wildlife.
If you are interested in learning more about the history of the
Black Swamp Nature Center,
please visit the Paulding SWCD
office at the fairgrounds for a
copy of the history.
Go walk, enjoy the peaceful
atmosphere of the Black Swamp
Nature Center!
By Phil Recker
Edward Jones Advisor
Your Social Security benefits can be an important part of
your retirement income strategy. But when should you start
taking these payments?
You can begin accepting
Social Security as early as 62,
but your monthly checks will
be much smaller than if you
wait until your full retirement age, which will likely
be between 66 or 67. And
these monthly payments will
get even bigger if you wait
until age 70, at which point
they max out. So, should
you take your Social Security
as early as possible and hope
that the smaller monthly payments will be justified by the
extra years of receiving them,
or should you wait until you
are older and hope that the
bigger checks will be worth
the delay?
In weighing this decision,
consider the acronym LENS,
which stands for Life expectancy, Employment, Need and
Spouse. Lets look at each
component:
Life expectancy If your
family has a history of longevity, and if you are in excellent
health, it may make sense for

you to take Social Security
later, when your monthly benefits will be higher. Youll also
want to consider your spouses
life expectancy.
Employment If you want
to keep working in your retirement years, be aware that
your earnings could affect
your Social Security payments. Specifically, if you
take Social Security early
that is, before your full retirement age your benefits will
be withheld by $1 for every
$2 in earned income above
a certain amount ($15,720
in 2015). During the year in
which you reach your full retirement age, this withholding
changes to $1 for every $3 in
earnings over the annual limit
($41,880 in 2015). The withheld amounts could also affect
spousal benefits. However,
beginning the month you attain your full retirement age,
benefits will no long longer
be withheld based on how
much you earn. Also, Social
Security will recalculate your
benefits at full retirement age
to account for the benefits that
were withheld. In any case, if
you do plan to continue working, and you think you could
have significant income, youll
need to understand the effect
that earnings will have on your
annual benefits.
Need In deciding when
to take Social Security, heres
a key question: Do you need
the money? If you can sup-
port your lifestyle for several

years with alternative sources
of income (such as a pension)
and modest withdrawals from
your investments, you may be
able to delay Social Security,
thereby increasing the size of
your monthly payments. Be
careful, though, because relying too heavily on your investment portfolio can shorten
its own life expectancy. Its
essential that you maintain a
reasonable withdrawal rate for
your investments throughout
your retirement.
Spouse Your decision of
when to take Social Security
will affect your spouses survivor benefit. Surviving spouses
can receive their own benefit
or 100% of their deceased
spouses benefit, whichever
is greater. So, if you were
to take your Social Security
early, when the payments are
smaller, your spouses survivor benefits will also be permanently reduced. If you are
older than your spouse, or otherwise expect your spouse to
outlive you, it might be a good
idea to delay taking Social Security to maximize the survivor benefits.
As you think about when
to take Social Security, look
at your decision through the
LENS described above. It
could help clarify your options.
This article was written
by Edward Jones for use by
your local Edward Jones Financial Advisor.
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419-258-5351
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Antwerp, OH 45813
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Payne, OH 45880
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260-657-1000
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Sunday School 9:30 am

Sunday Worship Service 10:30 am
Bible Study and Youth Group
Wednesday evening 7 pm
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419-399-3767
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MAKING SENSE OF INVESTING
Paulding County Church Directory

ANTWERP AND SURROUNDING
Antwerp Community Church, 704 S. Erie St., SR 49, Antwerp; Pastor
Ricky L. Grimes 419-258-2069. Bible Study Fellowship 9:30 a.m.; Contemporary Worship 10:30 a.m.
Antwerp United Methodist Church, East River Street, Rev. Pastor
Mike Schneider, church telephone number is 258-4901, Contemporary
service Sunday 8:30 a.m., Sunday school 9:30 a.m., Traditional Service
10:30 a.m.
Divine Mercy Catholic Parish, 303 S. Monroe, Antwerp. Office: 417
N. Main, Paulding, 399-2576, Rev. Joseph Poggemeyer: Sunday at 8:30
a.m.
First Baptist Church, 5482 CR 424, Pastor Todd Murray, 258-2056,
Sunday 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 11:15 a.m., Sunday worship at 10 a.m.
Kingdom Hall of Jehovahs Witnesses, 2937 US 24, 258-2290. Public talk 10 a.m. Sunday, Congregation Bible Study, Theocratic Ministry
School & Service Meeting, Theocratic school 7:30 p.m. Thursday.
Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church, Rev. Derek Evans. Sunday school at 9
a.m., Sunday worship at 10 a.m.
Riverside Christian Church, 15413 St. Rt. 49, (corner Ohio 49 and
Road 192), Antwerp. 258-3895, Pastor Regan Clem. Sunday School 9:30
a.m., Sunday gathering 10:30 a.m.
ARTHUR/FIVE SPAN AREA
Apostolic Christian Church, 13562 Road 147, Defiance (Junction),
399-3121, William Schlatter, Elder, Sunday services at 10:15 a.m. and
12:30 p.m., Sunday school at 1 p.m., Wednesday services at 7:30 p.m.
Bethel Christian Church, Ohio 66, Defiance (Arthur), Pastor Christopher Baker, Sunday worship at 10:30 a.m.
Church of Christ, corner of County Roads 166 and 191, Evangelist
Lonnie Lambert, 399-5022. Sunday School 9:30, Worship 10:30, Bible
Study 5:30. Wednesday Bible Study 5:30.
Junction Bible Christian Church, County Road 111, Defiance (Junction), 393-2671 or JunctionBible@copper.net, Interim Pastor Duane
Richardson, Sunday school at 9:30 a.m., Sunday worship follows at
10:30 a.m. and Bible Study on Wed. at 7p.m.
Pleasantview Missionary Baptist Church, County Road 180, Defiance
(Junction), Rev. Alan Ray Newsome, Sunday worship at 11 a.m., evening
service at 6 p.m.; Wednesday evening services at 7 p.m.
Rock Church, SR 637, Five Span-Arthur area, Pastor Bobby Branham 393-2924, Sunday school at 10 a.m., Sunday worship at 10:45 a.m.,
Sunday evening worship at 6 p.m., Wednesday evening worship at 7
p.m., Youth Service Wednesday at 7 p.m.
Grover Hill Church of the Nazarene, Maple and East Jackson Streets,
Pastor Jonathan L. Hoagland, 587-3376, Sunday school at 9:30 a.m.,
Morning worship at 10:30 a.m., Sunday evening gospel hour at 6 p.m.,
Wednesday evening service at 7 p.m.
Grover Hill Zion United Methodist Church, corner of First and Harrison, 587-3941; Pastor Mike Waldron, 419-238-1493 or 419-233-2241
(cell). Sunday school at 9:30 a.m., Sunday worship at 10:20 a.m., nursery
available during all services.
Mandale Church of Christ in Christian Union, Ohio 66, Pastor Justin
Sterrett, 419-786-9878, Sunday school at 9:30 a.m., Sunday worship at
10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m., Wednesday prayer meeting at 7 p.m.
Middle Creek United Methodist Church, County Road 24, Grover Hill,
Pastor William Sherry, Sunday worship at 9 a.m., Sunday school at 10:15
a.m., Sunday evening Bible study at 6 p.m.
Mt. Zion United Methodist Church, Grover Hill, County Road 151,
Sunday 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, worship 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,
Sunday school at 10 a.m., worship service at 11:15 a.m.
Harvest Field Pentecostal Church of God, 13625 Road 12, Scott,
Pastor Terry Martin, 419-622-2026, Sunday school at 9:30 a.m., Sunday morning worship at 10:30 a.m., Sunday Evening worship at 6 pm,
Wednesday evening worship at 7 pm, Wednesday Youth Group at 7 pm.
Friends United Methodist Church, Latty, Pastor Ron Johnson. Sunday worship 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
half mile west on County Road 60, Pastor Stan Harmon, 594-2248, Sunday worship at 9 a.m. Sunday school at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday services
for children, youth and adults at 7 p.m.
Melrose United Methodist Church, Melrose, 594-2076, Pastor Eileen
Kochensparger 399-5818; Sunday school 9:30 a.m., Sunday worship at
10:30 a.m., Wednesday Bible study and prayer at 7 p.m.
Twin Oaks United Methodist Church, corner of Harmon and Second
streets, Oakwood, Pastor Eric Dailey. 419-594-2992. Sunday worship at
9:30 a.m., Sunday school at 10:45 a.m., Bible Study Wednesdays at 10
a.m.
GROVER HILL AND OUTLYING
Prairie Chapel Bible Church, one mile east and a half-mile north of
Bible Baptist Church, corner of Cleveland and Perry Streets, Grover Oakwood on the corner of Roads 104 and 209, Pastor Earl Chapman,
Hill, Pastor Pat Holt, 587-4021, Sunday school at 10 a.m., Sunday wor- 594-2057, Sunday school at 9:30 a.m., Sunday worship at 10:30 a.m.,
ship at 11 a.m., Sunday evening worship at 6 p.m.; Wednesday prayer evening worship at 6 p.m., Wednesday Bible study at 7 p.m.
meeting at 7 p.m.
PAULDING AND OUTLYING
Bethel United Methodist, Forders Bridge, Cecil, Pastor Kevin

Doseck, worship service at 10:30 a.m., Sunday school at 9:30 a.m.
Bethlehem Temple Pentecostal, 818 W. Jackson St., Paulding, Rev.
Burpo, Sunday school at 10 a.m., Sunday worship at noon.
Cecil Community Church, 203 S. Main St., Cecil. Pastor Ted Ramey.
Sun. school 10 am, Worship service 11 a.m., Sunday eve. 6 p.m.,
Wednesday eve. 6 p.m.
Cecil First Presbyterian Church, Main Street, Cecil, Sunday worship
at 8 a.m., Sunday school at 9 a.m.
Christian Fellowship Church, Paulding High School Auditeria, 10
a.m. Sunday. Pastor Greg Cramer.
Divine Mercy Catholic Parish, 315 N. Main, Paulding, 399-2576, Rev.
Joseph Poggemeyer, Masses: Saturday at 6 p.m.; Sunday at 10:30 a.m.
Emmanuel Baptist Church, 1275 Emerald Road, Paulding, 419-3995061, Sunday School at 9:30 a.m., worship services at 10:45 a.m. and 6
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 a.m., Worship service 10 a.m.
Pastor Jeff Seger.
First Presbyterian Church, 114 W. Caroline St., Paulding, 399-2438,
Rev. David Meriwether, 9am Sunday school (youth and adult), 9:15 a.m.
praise singing, 9:30 a.m. Sunday worship. Communion first Sunday
each month. No first Wednesday supper.
Grace Community Church, West Wayne Street (Ohio 111) across
from Paulding County Hospital. Sunday school at 8:45 a.m., service at
10 a.m. Pastor Cameron Michael.
House of Love Ministries, 220 N. Williams St., Paulding. Pastor Predest (Dwayne) Richardson or Sister Brenda Richardson, 419-399-9205
or 419-796-8718, Sunday worship at 3 p.m., Wednesday night Bible
study at 5:30. Jail Ministry, Food Ministry, Outreach Ministry. Overcomer
Outreach - a Christian 12-step meeting, Sundays at 5 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, Minister
Christopher Reno, 419-399-4761. Bible school at 9:30 a.m., Sunday worship at 10:30 a.m.
Paulding Church of the Nazarene, 210 Dooley Dr., Paulding, 3993932, Pastor Jeremy Thompson, Sunday school at 9:15 a.m., Sunday
worship at 10:30 a.m., Sunday evening at 6 p.m.: Kids Summer Jam
(ages 4-4th grade), Preteen class (5th-6th grade), Teen group (7th-12th
grade), and adult service. Wednesday at 7 p.m.: Teen group (7th-12th
grade), adult bible study and prayer. Nursery available for all services.
Paulding Family Worship Center, 501 W. Perry St., Paulding, 3993525, Rev. Monte Moore, Sunday worship at 10:30 a.m.
Paulding United Methodist Church, 321 N. Williams St., Paulding,
church telephone number is 399-3591, Rev. Roger Emerson, Worship
service at 10 a.m.; Sunday School, 9 a.m.; Wednesday worship at 6 pm.
Church office is located at 308 N. Main St.
Pentecostal Church of God, 601 W. Caroline St., Paulding, Elder
George Robinson, Sunday school at 10 a.m., worship service at noon,
prayer services Monday at 6 p.m. and Thursday at noon, Bible study at
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
10:30 a.m., and Wednesday evening at 7 p.m. including a youth service
on at least 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
worship at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday service from 7-8 p.m. with childrens
hour.
St. John Lutheran ChurchELCA, 7611 Road 87, Briceton, Pastor
Karen Stetins, church telephone number is 419-399-4962 or 419-3992320. 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. Box
156), Paulding, Pastor Karen Stetins, church telephone number is 3992320, Sunday Worship at 10:30 a.m., Sunday school at 9:15 a.m.
PAYNE AND OUTLYING AREAS
Divine Mercy Catholic Parish, 203 W. Townline, Payne, 399-2576,
Rev. Joseph Poggemeyer, Mass: Saturday at 4 p.m.
Edgerton Wesleyan Church, 1717 Bertha St., Woodburn, (Edgerton)
Ind. 46797, Pastor Dave Dignal, church telephone number is 260-6324008, Sunday school at 9 a.m., childrens church at 10 a.m., worship at
10 a.m., home groups at 6 p.m., Wednesday evening services at 6:30
p.m.
Living Water Ministries, Contemporary worship service Sunday
nights at 10 a.m. & 6:30 p.m., The Well church for kids, Sunday mornings from 10-11:30 a.m. The church is currently in the process of relocating. For location information, contact Pastor Rich Phelan, 419-263-2728.
Payne Church of Christ, 220 W. Merrin St., Payne, Pastor Mikeal
George. Sunday worship at 9:30 am. 419-263-2092; 419-574-2150 (cell).
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 worship at 10:30 a.m. Sunday night service at 6:30 p.m., Wednesday prayer
meeting at 7:30 p.m.
St. Jacob United Church of Christ, southwest corner of Oak and
Hyman streets, Payne, Rev. Jim Langham, 263-2763. Sunday School 9
a.m, Church service-10 a.m.
St. James Lutheran Church NALC, West Townline Street (P.O. Box
42), Payne, 263-2129, Pastor Fred Meuter, 260-492-2581. Sunday School
at 9 a.m., Sunday worship at 10 a.m.
St. Paul United Methodist Church, (P.O. Box 154) 312 S. Main St.,
Payne, Rev. David Rohrer, church telephone number is 263-2418, parsonage telephone number is 263-2017, Sunday school at 9 a.m., Sunday
worship at 8 a.m. and 10 a.m.
Editors Note: If your church doesnt have service times listed,
please contact the Paulding County Progress office to notify of Sunday
service times.
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Missed days equal extra You want fries with that?

In the
hours at Wayne Trace
Garden
By JOE SHOUSE
Progress Staff Writer
jshouse@progressnewspaper.org
HAVILAND - An increase in the daily school
hours, the school audit being completed and individual student recognitions were discussed at the
Wayne Trace school board meeting held on Monday, Feb. 9.
With the school district missing several days
due to weather, the district will be increasing the
school day by one hour Feb. 16-19 and the following week, Feb. 23-26 in order to make up missed
days. Superintendent Steve Arnold explained to
the board that the district would make up lost hours
once the district reached 52.5 hours.
Currently the schools in the Wayne Trace district
have four days to make up. One of those days will
be made up on Presidents Day, leaving a balance
of three. With one hour being added each day for a
couple of weeks, another day will be met, leaving
two days to make up at this time. There are several
options being considered as to how two days plus
any future snow days that may occur will be made
up.
Arnold informed the board that state testing will
begin later this month. Two tests have the wifi
capability of being administered at Wayne Trace
main campus and one at the elementary buildings
in Grover Hill and Payne. Arnold and the districts
technology coordinator Jerry Hessel have worked
together in hopes that state testing can be done with
little problems. Treasurer Lori Davis informed the
board about the schools audit review and that it has
been completed. Sessions will be held in the near
future to discuss the review with the board scheduling a special meeting to be held in executive session
on Feb. 26 at 8 a.m.
The board also heard and approved the resolution
authorizing Arnold to enter into a contract with Cincinnati Floor Company to replace the gym floor at
the junior high and to update the wooden bleachers
and stage. The costs are not to exceed $75,000.
In other business, the board:
Accepted the resignations of Kay Head, who

will retire at the end of the 2014-15 school year
after 35 years of service as a teacher; and Susie
Johnson, boys ticket manager, effective at the end
of the winter sports season.
Approved the voluntary transfer of Tina Mead
as second grade teacher at Grover Hill beginning
the 2015-16 school year.
Agreed to stipends for Ann Olwin and Annette
Bauble as Workers Compensation safety coordinators.
Adopted English/language arts textbooks and
other supplemental materials from Pearson for
grades 7-12 in ELA courses.
Authorized treasurer Davis to enter into a
contract with Stratigic Management Solutions for
E-rate services.
Accepted a $3,000 donation from Grover Hill
PTO to purchase various technology equipment for
the classrooms.
Accepted a $500 donation from Fred and
Marcia Pond and the Pond Seed Company for the
purpose of purchasing technology equipment in
conjunction with the Monsanto Grant.
Approved the resignation of Mallory Diamond as eighth grade girls basketball coach.
Approved Terry Campbell as the head junior
high track and field coach for this year.
The board commended several students and
groups representing the school district, including
varsity wrestling coach George Clemens and his
team for winning the schools first Green Meadows
Conference championship. Wrestlers who were
individual winners in the conference were Max
Rassman, George Clemens, Ruger Goeltzenleuchter, Zaine Cotterman, Tyler Showalter and Jacob
Dingus.
The board also recognized Mallory Campbell
and her eighth grade girls basketball team for willing the GMC title. Fifth grade students Faith Meraz
from Grover Hill and Cameron Stoller from Payne
were commended for representing their school in
the county Spelling Bee.
As you might imagine, I

see and hear about all kinds
of plants during my travels
to flower shows, gardens, and
trade shows. Many of the new
ones are simply new to me, but
always theres an array of bigger, better, and brighter plants
that breeders have worked for
years to develop.
I once heard a well-respected horticulturist say during a
public speech, Do we really
need another Echinacea? At
the time, there was a plethora
of new coneflowers just introduced and I dont need to
tell you how her statement sat
with one person in particular
who happened to be in the audience the largest promoter
of these new varieties.
There were giggles heard
throughout the crowd though,
and the speaker was merely
expressing a thought that no
doubt had gone through many
minds there, if not about echinaceas, then perhaps another
genus. I mean, do we really
need more of what we seemingly already have?
In some cases, no. But
plants are really no different
than any other product on
the market. Their inventors
(breeders) are always looking
for ways to improve current
versions. In the plant world,
that might mean a plant thats
more drought tolerant, one
that has a longer bloom period, or one thats more resistant
to disease.
What might look like the
same thing might not be the
same at all, in ways that matter to a particular group of gar-
deners. Most of the last several summers have been hot and
dry here, so a plant thats more
drought resistant while still
giving me interesting foliage
or beautiful blooms appeals to
me.
But sometimes breeders
get a wild hair and try crazy
things. Crazy to us, maybe,
but they make perfect sense to
them. A very common practice
is to take similar plants and
cross-breed them to come up
with something new. A good
example of this are the heucherellas, commonly known
as foamy bells.
Heucherella got its start
about 100 years ago in 1912 in
France when a breeder decided to cross a Heuchera (coral
bells) with a Tiarella (foamflower). Both plants share
similar characteristics and are
members of the same family (Saxifragaceae). The new
genus, Heucherella, is an example of a portmanteau word
one that is formed by taking
regular session with the following members

present: Roy Klopfenstein, Tony Zartman,
Mark Holtsberry, and Nola Ginter, Clerk.
MEETING NOTES OF APPOINTMENTS
Becky Suvar, WMEA, presented a
grant application cover sheet with an attached sheet answering funding criteria
questions. She is in the process of securing
a grant that will purchase a glass crusher.
Paulding County currently does not have a
resource to recycle glass bottles. Suvar explained the crushed glass will then be sold
to Strategic Material in Columbus.
Jared Renollet, Paulding County Dog
Warden, reported positive feedback from
the post cards that were sent last week
reminding dog owners to purchase 2015
dog tags. Today, Feb. 2, is the last day to
purchase dog tags for 2015 without a late
fee/penalty. Renollet noted dog tag sales are
close to 2014 sales. He then reminded the
commissioners he will be attending training
on Feb. 17-19. His assistant is scheduled to
cover for him in his absence.
IN THE MATTER OF CREATING
A NEW EXPENSE LINE ITEM IN
FUND 001-031
Holtsberry moved to adopt the following resolution:
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of

County Commissioners does hereby direct
the County Auditor to create a new expense
line item to accurately track trial expenses
and appropriate as follows; 001-031-00013
General Fund/Commissioners Misc/Trial
Expenses; Appropriation $20,000.
IN THE MATTER OF AMENDING
THE 2015 ANNUAL APPROPRIATION (FUND 003)
Zartman moved to adopt the following
resolution:
the County Auditor to amend the 2015
Annual Appropriation by appropriating the
following in the Health Department Fund
(Fund 003), to-wit; 003-001-00017/Health
Department/WPCLF AMOUNT: $16,940.
IN THE MATTER OF MODIFYING
resolution:
County Commissioners does hereby modify the 2015 Annual Appropriation and
hereby directs the Paulding County Auditor
to transfer funds in the Auditor-Real Estate
Fund (Fund 015), to-wit; FROM: 015-
By
Kylee Baumle
part of each parents name.

Another way to come up
with a new plant is by grafting. Growers will take the root
stock of one plant and graft the
stem of another to it. Again,
there needs to be enough similarities between the two plants
in order for the grafted plant to
grow and thrive.
This year, Im hoping to get
my hands on one of the newest Frankenplants, as grafted
plants are often called the
TomTato. Ketchup n
Fries is the name given to the
plant developed by Thompson
& Morgan, a U.K. company,
and it will be available here in
the U.S. this spring.
What breeders did was
graft a cherry tomato plant to
the root stock of a white potato. Both are in the Solanaceae (nightshade) family and
though grafting tomatoes to
potatoes isnt really new, this
is the first time one has been
commercially marketed and
backyard gardeners will have
the opportunity to try it in
their own gardens.
Though I dont really like
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Commissioners Journal
Commissioners Journal January 28,
2015
This 28th day of January, 2015, the
Board of County Commissioners met in
regular session with the following members
present: Roy Klopfenstein, Tony Zartman,
Mark Holtsberry, and Cindy Peters, Clerk.
MEETING NOTES OF APPOINTMENTS
Jim Guelde discussed with the commissioners, maintenance work to the interior
steps of the courthouse Guelde also reported
that all the doors at the Harrison Street location had been installed. The commissioners and Guelde also discussed repairs that
needed to be made at the Jacob Eaton Childrens Home and courthouse landscaping
in the spring. Klopfenstein asked Guelde to
keep the board updated on his progress.
Corey Walker, PDJFS director, and the
commissioners discussed the remaining
contents in the Harrison Street building.
Zartman noted that the building was almost
ready for county offices to have access for
file storage.
Ed Bohn, Paulding County EMA, presented his activity report for the third week
of January. He and the commissioners discussed the upcoming LEPC meeting. Bohn
mentioned that he met with Sheriff Landers
and Lt. Brion Hanenkratt in regards to the

communication plan for Paulding County.
He expects to have a draft copy in February. He and Sheriff Landers also have previously discussed training for sheriff deputies on haz-mat awareness. The training
was set up for March 23.
Bohn noted that the EMA office is not
eligible to apply for a siren grant, but will
forward the information on to the United
Way director as per the recommendation
of the commissioners.
Bohn had correspondence with Norfolk
& Southern Railroad about obtaining the
top 25 hazardous materials commodities
that run through Paulding County.
Bohn is also working with Paulding
County Economic Development director
Jerry Zielke. They are in the process of
looking for grant monies to help EMA and
the LEPC with future projects.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
A motion was made by Mr. Tony Zartman to go into executive session at 8:04
a.m. with the Paulding County Prosecutor
to discuss legal matters. The motion was
seconded by Mr. Mark Holtsberry. All
members voting yea.
At 8:35 a.m. all members present agreed
to adjourn the executive session and go into
regular session.
IN THE MATTER OF AMENDING THE 2015 ANNUAL APPROPRIATION (FUND 044)
Mr. Tony Zartman moved to adopt the
following resolution:
the County Auditor to amend the 2015
Annual Appropriation by appropriating
the following in the Common Pleas Computer Purchase Fund (Fund 044), to-wit;
044-001-00001/Common Pleas Computer
Purchase Fund AMOUNT: $4,219.
IN THE MATTER OF CREATING
A NEW EXPENSE LINE ITEM IN
FUND 001
Mr. Tony Zartman moved to adopt the
following resolution:
County Commissioners does hereby direct the
County Auditor to create a new expense line
item to accurately track IT services for county
offices and appropriate as follows; 001-03100012 General Fund/Commissioners Misc/
IT Services; Appropriation: $50,000.
Commissioners Journal February 2,
2015
This 2nd day of February, 2015, the
Board of County Commissioners met in
HERES MY CARD
001-99999/Auditor-Estate Tax/Estate Tax

Transfer TO: 015-001-00005/Auditor-Estate Tax/Refunds AMOUNT: $18,891.
IN THE MATTER OF REDUCING
resolution:
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board
of County Commissioners does hereby
direct the County Auditor to reduce the
2015 Annual Appropriation in the Health
Department Fund (Fund 003); to-wit; 003001-00017/Health Department/WPCLF;
Current Appropriation $16,940; Change (+
or -) - $200; New Appropriation $16,740.
RECORDS COMMISSION
The Paulding County Records Commission met this 2nd day of February, 2015. In
attendance were: Roy Klopfenstein, Commissioner; Claudia Fickel, County Auditor;
Ann Pease, Clerk of Courts; Carol Temple,
County Recorder; and Nola Ginter, Clerk.
Fickel and Temple presented updated
RC-2s for submission to the State Archives
of Ohio. Commissioner Klopfenstein, as
Records Commission chairman, signed
the RC-2s and the originals will be mailed
to the Ohio History Connection in Columbus for approval.
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students came up with 100 reasons why they love their school and made 100 Day hats.Hampton
Paulding High Schools December Students of the Month were from left - Savannah Habern, Freshman; Rogge and Emory Ehrhart make Froot Loop necklaces to celebrate the 100th day of school.
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SPORTS
Varsity Wayne Trace wins 26th GMC title
Games
of the
Week
Girls basketball
Stryker.......................... 38
Antwerp........................ 37
Wayne Trace................. 70
Continental................... 40
Fairview........................ 37
Antwerp........................ 34
Paulding....................... 55
Lima Perry.................... 48
Tinora........................... 74
Wayne Trace................. 62
Boys basketball
Paulding....................... 60
Hicksville...................... 59
Fairview........................ 78
Antwerp........................ 66
Wayne Trace................. 68
Tinora........................... 41
Antwerp hosts Edon..........
postponed
Wayne Trace hosts Crestview............ppd to Feb. 24
Wrestling
At Paulding:
COUNTY TRI-MATCH
Paulding 33 Antwerp 17;
Wayne Trace 52 Paulding
27; Wayne Trace 60 Antwerp 12
ROSSFORD INVIT.
Paulding...................... 9th
Sports
schedule
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19 -
Girls Basketball: Lincolnview

at Paulding; Antwerp at Wayne
Trace
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20 Boys Basketball: Paulding at
Lincolnview; Wayne Trace at Antwerp
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21 Boys Basketball: Antwerp at
Hilltop; Paulding at Bryan; Ada at
Wayne Trace
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24
Girls Basketball: Div. IV Sectionals - Antwerp vs. Hicksville,
played at Bryan
Boys Basketball: Crestview at
Wayne Trace
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25
Girls Basketball: Div. III Sectionals - Paulding vs. Delta, played
at Defiance; Div. IV Sectionals
- Wayne Trace vs. Continental,
played at Bryan
Biddy wrestlers
compete at
Tinora tourney
By KEVIN
WANNEMACHER
Sportswriter
HAVILAND For the 26th
time in 44 seasons as a member of the Green Meadows
Conference, the Wayne Trace
Raiders boys basketball team
claimed at least a share of the
league championship with a
68-41 victory over Tinora Friday night at the Palace.
Wayne Trace improved to
17-1 overall and 6-0 in the
GMC to grab at least a share
of the crown with one game
remaining. The Raiders visit rival Antwerp on Friday in
search of the outright championship.
Edgerton kept its league title hopes alive as the Bulldogs
moved to 13-5 overall and 5-1
in the conference with a 55-38
victory over Holgate.
The Raiders used a 12-0 run
at the end of the first quarter
to jump in front and never
looked back. Wayne Trace
turned a 10-5 deficit into a
17-11 advantage at the end of
eight minutes of action.
That was a big run for us,
noted Raider head coach Jim
Linder. We turned up the intensity on the defensive end
and we were able to take advantage of some turnovers and
turn them into points.
Wayne Trace continued to
push the advantage in the second quarter.
Two early baskets by Cole
Shepherd and a 3-pointer from
Corbin Linder widened the
Raider lead to 24-12 with 5:03
left in the half.
After a Tinora timeout, the
Raiders scored seven straight
points to expand the margin to
31-14 at the 1:49 mark of the
quarter.
The Raiders forced seven
Tinora turnovers in the quarter and got eight points from
Corbin Linder to set the lead
at 37-19 at the intermission.
Shepherd also finished the
first half with eight points and
six rebounds for the Raiders.
Cole was big for us tonight, continued Linder.
Wayne Trace continued to
widen the margin in the third
quarter, outscoring the Rams
20-13 to take a 57-32 lead into
the fourth quarter.
Corbin Linder finished the
night with 24 points to lead all
scorers while also adding five
rebounds, two assists and two
steals. Ethan Linder chipped
in 19 points, six boards and
three assists while Shepherd
recorded 10 points to go along
with eight rebounds, three assists and three steals.
I am proud of the guys and
the way they have battled this
year, noted Linder. We have
had to battle through some
adversity and different guys
have stepped up at different
times. We are very happy
to get a share of the league
championship but we know
we have to come back ready
to play tomorrow night.
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PAULDING
Junior High Boys Basketball - Crestview, Lincolnview, Bluffton and Columbus Grove recorded quarterfinal
victories in the Northwest Conference tournament held at Crestview
High School on Saturday.
In its opening contest of the tournament, Paulding fell to Lincolnview
by a score of 40-35. Jaret Miller led
the way for the Panthers with 19
points and Fletcher Cook added 10
as Paulding falls to 5-8 on the season. Luke Brewer, Jacob Eblin and
Bailey Manz added two points each
for the maroon-and-white.
In the other games on Saturday,
the host Knights defeated Spencerville 51-29 while Bluffton got past
Allen East 36-19 in its opening contest. Columbus Grove slipped past
Ada 41-29 to also advance to semifinal action.
WAYNE TRACE
Junior High Boys Basketball Wayne Trace and Fairview split in
junior high boys basketball action
last Monday as the Apache seventh
graders and Raider eighth graders
recorded wins.
Fairview took the opener 55-20
behind 24 points from Singer and
13 by Lucas. Reid Miller and Nate
Gerber both bucketed six for Wayne
Trace followed by Max Laukhuf
(three), Nate Showalter (two), Drew
Forrer (two) and Cale Crosby (one).
The Raiders are now 8-6 on the season.
Jim Bowers/Paulding County Progress
In the eighth grade contest, the
Corbin Linder #30 gets through the TInora defense for a bucket last Friday night in GMC action Raiders moved to 9-3 with a 48-35
at the Palace. The Raiders blasted the Rams 68-41 to clinch at least a tie for the GMC title.
win over the Apaches. Josiah Linder
led the way for the red-white-and However, Saturdays game
blue with 14 points and Haydn Gilagainst Crestview was canlett adding a dozen. Trae Sinn (nine),
celed due to weather conditions. The Raiders will now
Caleb Yenser (four), Mox Price (four),
host the Knights on Feb. 24.
Caden Bland (two), Preston Moore
Jacob Miller led the Rams
(two) and Braden Zuber (one) scored
with 10 points and nine rethe other Raider points. Curny buckbounds while also posting
eted nine points and Lucas added
three steals. The Rams drop
six for the Apaches.
to 8-11 in all games and 2-4 in
Junior High Boys Basketball the conference.
Wayne Trace and Lincolnview split in
Wayne Traces junior varsiaction on Thursday.
ty posted a 46-28 win over the
The Raider seventh graders postRams to improve to 13-5 on
ed a 42-34 win over the Lancers to
the season and 4-2 in the confinish the season with a record of 10ference.
6. Nate Gerber bucketed 21 points
Seth Saylor led the way for
to lead the way with Nate Showalthe Raiders with 14 points
ter and Gage Waltmire adding six
while Brady Stabler chipped
points each. Reid Miller added five
in 11. Stabler also added six
while Austin Pierce and Max Laukhuf
assists and seven rebounds
chipped in two points each.
with Saylor and Jon Sinn both
Wayne Traces eighth graders fell
recording four steals. Eli Sinn
to 10-4 on the season as Lincolndished out three assists as
view posted a 39-31 victory. Caden
well.
Bland had 15 points for the red WRESTLERS HONORED
white-and-blue followed by Trae Sinn
At halftime of the varsity
(five), Josiah Linder (five), Haydn Gilgame, Wayne Trace honored
lett (four) and Mox Price (two).
the wrestling program for capJunior High Boys Basketball turing the first Green MeadWayne Trace advanced to the secows Conference championond round of the Green Meadows
ship in school history.
Conference eighth grade boys basJim Bowers/Paulding County Progress ketball tournament as the Raiders
Wayne Traces Alec Vest #32 runs the fast break against Tinora defeated Antwerp 44-39 on Saturlast Friday night in a GMC tilt that all but sealed a conference day at Holgate High School. Josiah
Linder bucketed 11 points and Trae
championship for the Raiders.
Sinn added 10 for the Raiders, who
move to 11-4. Caden Bland (nine),
Korbin Slade (five), Evan Mohr (four),
Mox Price (three) and Haydn Gillett (two) picked up the remaining
Raider points. Keaton Altimus paced
Antwerp with 21 points and Brayton
Stuckey added eight.
DEFIANCE Wayne Trace

and Antwerp competed in the
first annual Tinora wrestling tournament last Saturday.
Wayne Trace had 18 wrestlers
compete, all of them placing.
First place: Daniel Clark, Colton
Kimmel, Grayson Sutton, Graiden Troth, Asa Ames, Kamren
Johnson, Kamryn Sutton, Hunter
Long and Jarrett Hornish. Second place: Seth Meggison. Placing third: Corbin Kimmel, Arin
James, Eli Ames, Derrek Dangler, Avin Johnson, and Gabe
Sutton. Fourth place: Koden
Martz and Kameron Bevis.
For the 15 Antwerp wrestlers
competing, eight were able to
place in the top two of their respective weight classes.
Placing second for the Archers
were Gage Clevinger, Ethan
Karam, Dayne Sholl, Skyler Octaviano and Aidan McAlexander.
Taking first place honors and
going undefeated for the day
were Eli Reinhart, Kaden Phares
and Tyler Bauer.
Up next for the biddy wres- Justin Speice #42, filling in for an injured David Sinn, works
tling programs will be the annual hard for an offensive rebound last Friday night. Speice and the
Kosch Crash Classic on Feb. 22
Raiders took care of business and put Tinora away for a big GMC Wayne Trace mentor Jim Linder works his players into place on
at the Antwerp Wrestling Club.
victory.
the offensive end of the floor Friday night against GMC foe Tinora.
Named GMC
scholar athletes
HAVILAND Wayne
Traces Jake Dingus and Jake
Arend were named Green
Meadows Conference winter
sports scholar athletes by the
conference.
Dingus is a member of the
Raiders wrestling team while
Arend plays basketball for the
red-white-and-blue.
To be eligible, athletes must
be a senior and have a 3.5
grade point average or better
through seven semesters along
with participating and lettering in a recognized sport.
In all, the conference recognized 51 winter sports athletes
across the eight league members.
Panthers win in dramatic fashion Raiders cruise past Pirates by 30

By JIM LANGHAM
Sportswriter
HICKSVILLE It wasnt
Tom Brady or Peyton Manning throwing a winning
touchdown pass but for the
Paulding Panthers it was pretty darn close.
Looking at the Hicksville
scoreboard clock the Aces had
a 59-58 lead with 2.1 seconds
remaining. The Panthers had
to go the length of the court.
Along the baseline, enters Alex
Arellano who did his Brady/
Manning impression and unloaded a pass to receiver
Treston Gonzales. The 6-foot3 senior was not to be denied
as he took the Arellano heave
and laid the ball in the basket
as time expired and Paulding
escaping with a 60-59 win.
The win was the fourth in
five tries on the road this season for the maroon-and-white.
Overall, Pauldings record improved to 9-8 overall. Hicksville, which has been one of
the stronger teams in the area,
fell to 11-5.
Paulding jumped out to a

13-12 lead at the end of the
first stop and fought to a 20-16
lead at the halfway point.
The third quarter was the
only one that proved to be
problematic for the local
squad as Hicksville outscored
the Panthers 17-10 and pulled
out to a 33-30 advantage going into the final stanza.
The final quarter turned
out to be an old-fashioned
dogfight with Paulding winning out in the end, 20-16, to
claim the one-point momentum-building win.
The final eight minutes
turned out to be a personal battle between Pauldings
Alex Arellano, who bagged
10 points in the stanza, including going 5-5 at the charity
stripe, and Hicksvilles Jonny Giesige, who scored nine
shots, including a 6-6 performance in the final stanza.
Giesige led all scorers for the
contest with 24 points.
In addition, Treston Gonzales once again contributed
senior leadership with two

timely field goals to help carry
the Paulding cause in the last
quarter.
Paulding head coach Shawn
Brewer was not only happy
with the big win on the road,
he was also happy to see the
way his squad played on the
road to capture the win.
The fellows hung in there,
basket for basket. They never
gave up, said Brewer. I was
proud of the way they fought
back when we slipped behind
there late in the game. Chemistry is coming together; they
are really getting the savvy to
win.
This is where you want to
be at this point of the season,
added Brewer. Its the best
time of the season to get that
taste for winning.
Brewer was also pleased
with his squads consistency
(13-17) at the charity stripe.
Paulding will travel to Lincolnview this Friday night for a
conference game against rival
Lincolnview.
ROAD TO COLUMBUS BEGINS
Raiders, Panthers pick up seeds;

Archers in rematch with Pettisville
By KEVIN
WANNEMACHER
Sportswriter
Like the girls teams from a
week ago, yesterday was Selection Sunday as boys high
school basketball teams found
out their tournament routes in
the upcoming OHSAA tournaments in March.
Wayne Trace and Paulding
both claimed seeds in their
respective districts as the
Raiders took the top seed in
the Division IV district at Van
Wert while the Panthers were
selected as the fourth seed in
the Division III district at Anthony Wayne.
The third Paulding County
entry playing in Division IV,
the Antwerp Archers, will play
Pettisville in a rematch from
early December. Their game
will be played at Paulding on
March 4 at 6:15 p.m.
Division IV
District at Van Wert
Sectional winners from
Paulding and Bryan
Top four seeds:
1. Wayne Trace (17-1)
2. Edgerton (13-5)

3. Hicksville (14-5)
4. Ayersville (10-7)
Wayne Trace garnered the
top seed in the district followed by Green Meadows
Conference rivals Edgerton,
Hicksville and Ayersville.
The only game on March 3
at Bryan will have Ayersville

playing Continental (5-11)
with that winner returning to
play Edgerton on March 6.
Hicksville (14-5) battles
Edon in the first game March
4 followed by Fayette (12-6)
against Holgate (5-15). Those
two winners return to tangle in
the second game on March 6.
In the only game March 3 at
Paulding, Hilltop (7-11) hooks
up with fellow Buckeye Border Conference member North
Central (1-17). The winner
of that contest comes back
March 6 to play Wayne Trace
in the opener.
Doubleheader action at
the home of the Panthers on
March 4 features Antwerp (710) against Pettisville (8-10)
followed by Stryker (11-7)
against Patrick Henry (6-11).
Victors from the March 4
games return to face each other on March 6 in the nightcap.
The winner of the Van Wert
district will play the winner
of the Willard district in the
regional semifinals. The top
six seeded teams in the Willard district include Plymouth
(18-1), Sandusky St. Marys
(15-3), South Central (16-3),
Buckeye Central (12-7), Mansfield St. Peters (12-7) and
Mansfield Christian (12-6).
Division III
District at Anthony Wayne
Sectional winners from
Wauseon and Defiance

Top four seeds:

1. Ottawa-Gladorf (12-6)

2. Archbold (13-6)

3. Swanton (14-3)

4. Paulding (10-8)
Division III district tournament play at Anthony Wayne
will feature sectional action at
both Wauseon and Defiance.
Ottawa Glandorf, Archbold,
Swanton and Paulding captured the top four seeds in the
district.
At the home of the Indians,
Montpelier (3-15) and Evergreen (7-10) open play on
March 3 with Liberty Center
(11-6) and Tinora (8-11) tangling in the second game.
On March 6, Ottawa Glandorf will square off with the
Montpelier-Evergreen winner
before Paulding battles either
the Tigers or Rams.
At Defiance, Delta (12-6)
and Fairview (4-16) hook up
in the opener on March 3 before Bluffton (12-6) plays Van
Buren (11-6).
In the sectional championships, Archbold will play Delta or Fairview and Swanton
will tangle with either Bluffton or Van Buren.
zx
man to win the title 16-14.

The team that showed the
most improvement for the day
was Canal Winchester. After
battling the weather to get to
the MAC Gym, they were beat
down pretty hard by St. Henry, competed against Antwerp
20-8 and then defeated Tinora
22-20 before starting the long
trek home.
Other pool games had
Woodlan beating Tinora in
a close game 16-14 and Antwerp beating Woodlan 28-22.
In the fourth grade division
Defiance set the tone early in
their pool beating Tinora 3120, Woodlan 39-26 and Hicksville 38-6 to advance to the
finals. Ayersville made short
work of their day in the other
pool, beating Liberty Center
35-19, then West Unity Hill-
By KEVIN
WANNEMACHER
Sportswriter
CONTINENTAL One
good and one bad night was
the story of the week for the
Wayne Trace girls basketball
team as the Raiders rolled past
Continental before falling at
Tinora in Green Meadows
Conference action.
In Tuesday night non-league
action, the Raiders led 27-6
after one quarter and rolled to
a 70-40 win over the Pirates.
Wayne Trace was on top 3521 at the intermission and the
Raiders took a 56-29 lead entering the final period.
Erin Mohr led the way for
the Raiders with 16 points
while Shayna Temple added
15 followed by Gracie Gudakunst with 13 and Danae Myers with 10.
Mohr also recorded eight rebounds with Temple grabbing
six. Temple also dished out
four assists and picked up five
steals for the Raiders with Leah
Sinn recording four assists.
However, in GMC action
on Thursday, it was all Tinora from start to finish as the
Rams turned the tables and
pushed the ball at the Raiders
and coasted to an easy 74-62
victory.
It was a night that saw the
Rams be the aggressor from
the opening tip to the final
buzzer as Tinora never trailed
in the contest.
The green-and-white scored
10 of the first 12 points and
went on to lead by as much as
23-10 in the opening quarter.
However, five straight markers by Wayne Traces Shayna
Temple and a 3-pointer from
SEVENTH GRADE GIRLS CHAMPS The Wayne Trace seventh grade girls basketball team recently won the Edgerton Seventh Grade Tournament with a 28-23 victory over the host Bulldogs.
Wayne Trace defeated Hicksville 46-15 in the semifinals before winning the title to finish the season with a record of 12-3. Members of the squad include, front row from left Miriam Sinn, Taylor
Long, Libby Wenzlick, Addie Etzler and Morgan Butler; back row Coach Kara Thomas, Claire
Sinn, Kaitlin Vest, Maddy Laukhuf and Zoey Wright.
top 48-14 and finally Fairview

50-14. In the finals Ayersville
made a three-point halftime
lead stand up in a 27-24 win
over Defiance.
Other pool games had
Liberty Center beating Fairview 16-8 and Hilltop 20-6.
From Staff Reports
Fairview beat Hilltop 22-16.
Woodlan knocked off Hicks- PAULDING In the Pauldville 26-14 and Tinora 23-16. ing County wrestling tournament last Thursday featuring
Tinora beat Hicksville 28-4.
wrestlers from Paulding, Antwerp and Wayne Trace, it was
the Raiders prevailing over
Paulding and Antwerp.
Paulding 33
Antwerp 17
Individual results 106:
Ryan Woodring (P) - forfeit;
113: Kage Seals (P)- forfeit;
120: Clay Dockery (P) - forfeit; 138: Logan Mudel (P)
verses Logan Shaner (A) -
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Myers also posted three assists.

In an 82-minute junior varsity game that included 48
fouls, 71 foul shots and 40
turnovers, Tinora held off a
late Wayne Trace rally to post
a 58-48 victory.
Brooke Sinn and Madison Zartman each bucketed eight points for the redwhite-and- blue while Hollie
Wannemacher and Chelsea
Sinn added seven apiece. Brianna Sinn (six), Estie Sinn
(six), Courtney Mead (two),
Erica Mohr (two), Carrie
Thrasher (one) and Stacy Flint
(one) picked up the remaining
Raider points.
Chelsea Sinn led Wayne
Trace on the boards with six
while Estie Sinn and Brooke
Sinn grabbed five each. Flint
also added three assists and
three steals for the Raiders.
Against the Pirates, the two
squads only played two quarters due to a lack of players for
Continental.
Mead (six), Zartman (four),
Chelsea Sinn (four), Mohr
(two), Estie Sinn (two),
Brooke Sinn (two) and Lily
Sinn (two) all scored for the
Lady Raiders, who played to a
22-22 tie with the Pirates.
Mead also picked up five rebounds with Estie Sinn grabbing four.
Wayne Trace closes regular
season play tomorrow as the
Raiders host Antwerp in the
Green Meadows Conference
finale. The Lady Raiders then
open up sectional tournament
action on Wednesday when
they take on Continental in a
6:15 p.m. start at Bryan High
School.
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Gracie Gudakunst at the buzzer got the Raiders within 2318 after eight minutes of action.
Two free throws by Tinoras Ashley Mack along with
a bucket from Taylor Pedroza
put the Rams in front 27-18.
After Wayne Trace pulled
within 27-24 on an Erin Mohr
bucket, baskets by the Rams
Hope Hornish and Abby Hurley helped the green-andwhite post a 31-24 advantage
at the intermission.
Tinora then put the game
away in the third quarter.
Pedroza and Mack started
the run with buckets before a
Mack 3-point play extended
the Tinora lead to 38-24.
The Ram lead grew to 47-31
on a Hurley 3-point play before Tinora eventually settled
on a 55-41 lead entering the
final stanza.
In the fourth quarter, Tinora
answered nearly every Raider
basket as the Rams cruised the
rest of the way to record the
victory.
It was a disappointing effort
for Wayne Trace, which had
put together some solid efforts
recently.
Tinora played harder than
we did, commented Raider
head coach Bethany Hughes.
We didnt do a very good job
tonight on the defensive end.
Temple paced the Raider
attack with 23 points, eight
rebounds and three steals with
Mohr adding 15 points, eight
boards and seven steals. Gudakunst chipped in 11 markers
and four rebounds for Wayne
Trace. Danae Myers (nine)
and Leah Sinn (four) recorded
the remaining Raider markers.
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ANTWERP The weather hampered travel Saturday
but not before 14 youth boys
basketball teams travelled into
Antwerp for the Valentines
Day Love the Game Tournament. Six teams competed
in the 3rd grade division. In
one pool St. Henry defeated
Canal Winchester, who drove
up from the Columbus suburb
32-12, then beat Antwerp 2019 in a nail biting game.
In the other pool, Bryan beat
Tinora 19-16 then slipped by
Woodlan 20-18. The wins by
both St. Henry and Bryan set
up a phenomenal final for this
age boys. St. Henry took an
early 10-2 lead, only to have
the Golden Bears come clawing back with a 14-12 lead. St.
Henry battled back with four
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Shaner won by tech fall; 160:

Aaron Mock (P) won over
Justice Clark (A) 11-5; 170:
Ben Estle- forfeit; 182: Adam
Deatrick- forfeit; 220: Jarrett
Bute (A) - forfeit; 285: Jordan
Laker (A)- forfeit
Wayne Trace 48
Paulding 27
Individual results 106:
Woodring (P) forfeit, 113:
Seals (P) forfeit; 120: Clay
Dockery (P) pinned George
Clemens (WT) 2:48; 126: Ruger Goeltzenlauchter (WT)
forfeit; 132: Hunter Showalter forfeit; 138: Caleb Schultz
(WT) won over Logan Mudel
(P) 14-3; 145: Dylan Jackson
(WT) forfeit; 152: Zaine Cotterman forfeit; 160# Aaron
Mock (P) 6-4 decision over
Jacob Dingus (WT);170:
Brandon Laney (WT) pinned
Ben Estle (P) 0.57; 182: Adam
Deatrick (P) pinned Josh Reel
(WT) 5:04; 195: Braxton Asher (WT) forfeit, Heavy weight:
Quinton Stabler forfeit.
Wayne Trace 60
Antwerp 12
Wayne Trace defeated Antwerp. Most of the matches
were void due to Antwerp
not having wrestlers in each
weight class. Individual results Caleb Schultz (WT)
pinned Logan Shaner (A)
1:30; Zaine Cotterman (WT)
pinned Justice Clark (A) 1:40;
Jarett Bute (A) pinned Braxton Asher (WT) 2:45; Jordan
Laker pinned Quinton Stabler
1:50.
Rossford Invitational
Paulding wrestlers competed at the Rossford Invitational on Saturday. Individual
results 138: Logan Mudel,
fifth place; 160: Aaron Mock
defeated Eduardo Jackson of
Waite by a pin, for first place;
170: Adam Deatrick defeated
Kyle Walsh of Whitmer by a
pin for first place. Deatrick
had all pins for the day.
The Panthers placed ninth
with 12 teams participating.
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By JOE SHOUSE
Sportswriter
Two in a row for

Lady Panthers
By JIM LANGHAM
Sportswriter
LIMA The Paulding Panther girls basketball team won
its second game in a row on
Thursday night with a solid
55-48 win over Lima Perry.
What made this victory especially impressive was the fact
that it was played at Lima.
Paulding head coach Lyndsi
Schultz again praised her team
for coming together for a team
victory.
Our chemistry is finally
coming together, said a jubilant Schultz. These girls have
worked so hard to get to this
point. Theyve wanted to win
all along but theyve had some
challenges in bringing things
together. Other than a shaky
third quarter, we played three
quarters of solid basketball.
Thats what weve needed. Weve been playing one
or two good quarters and then
struggling. Hopefully, now
that weve got the taste of victory, we will keep on rolling,
added Schultz.
Brooke Combs led the Panther offensive attack with 16
points, including three from
behind the arc. In addition,
two other Panthers ended in
double figures with Suzanne
Reinhart and Cassidy Posey
each scoring 10 points.
Schultz said she liked the
combination of experience
and youth gaining self-confidence. Combs and Reinhart
are seniors while Posey, a
freshman, is one of several
underclassmen that have been
having stronger games lately.
Even though Perry jumped
out to a 17-12 lead, the Panthers held on and then totally
took over in the second quarter, with a strong defensive as

well as offensive showing. In
the second quarter, Paulding
outscored the Commodores,
15-1, to grab a 27-18 halftime
lead.
The third quarter belonged
to Perry, 22-8, as the Commodores pulled into a 40-35 lead
going into the final quarter.
However, the never-say-die
Panthers fought back to outscore Perry 20-8 in the final
eight minutes to pull out the
win.
There were still some
things we have to overcome.
We still had 24 turnovers.
I would like to cut that in
about half, said Schultz. Of
course, I am more than pleased
with the way the girls fought
back in the last quarter.
This type of spirit is what
we need this time of the season, continued Schultz. Now
weve got some momentum. I
could tell that the girls were
feeling really good about this.
The way they played in the
last quarter, it was evident they
were not about to lose again
after winning.
Alanna Sanks led the Commodores with 15 points while
Courtland Fowler added 13
points and LaKisha Edmonds
score 10 points.
Paulding was strong on the
boards, out-rebounding Perry,
29-22, with Posey, Samantha
Meggison and Faith Vogel
each hauling down six caroms.
The Panthers final game
of the season will be a home
game against Lincolnview on
Thursday evening.
Paulding also captured the
junior varsity game, 28-21.
ANTWERP The Lady Archers laid it all on the line and

played 32 minutes of competitive basketball against Stryker
last Tuesday. It took a 3-pointer in the last 20 seconds of the
contest, allowing the Panthers
to escape with a 38-37 win.
I cant say enough about
our effort. I was happy with
how hard the kids played. Unfortunately, this was one of
those games we let slip away
from us, said head coach
Kevin Taylor.
When it was all said-anddone, it was the 3-pointer that
Stryker used to stay close in
the game and eventually steal
the win. Sophomore Taylor
Haines finished with four
triples including the game
winner with team mates Brittany Greier and Megan Graber each collecting two from
long distance. For the contest
Stryker totaled eight goals
from 3-point land while making just three 2-pointers.
The trio of Haines, Greier
and Graber, who all stand under 54, were the difference
while the inside game of Audra Rupp (510) and Haley
Doehrmann (510) where
held in check by the Antwerp
defense. Rupp finished with
six points and Doehrmann
added five, all from the foul
line. The Antwerp defense in
the paint was led by Kiana
Recker, Rachel Williamson,
Avery Braaten and Annie
Miesle, who kept the Panther
bigs from scoring at close
range.
The Archers and Panthers
played even at eight a piece
after one period. The Lady Archers increased their margin to
18-12 on a Braaten 3-pointer
with 2:47 remaining in the
second. Stryker answered with
a 10-2 run including a 3-pointer by Graber as the halftime
buzzer sounded to move the
Panthers to a 22-20 lead at the
break.
Trailing 25-20 early in
the third stanza, Williamson
bucketed a 2-pointer and then
followed it up with a triple
to knot the score. A Graber
3-pointer followed by baskets
from Williamson and Recker
had the blue-and-white on top
29-28 heading into the final
eight minutes of play.
The fourth period saw the
Archers fall behind 32-29 only
to claw their way back to a 3432 advantage on a traditional
3-point play by Recker and
two Longardner free throws
with 4:07 remaining. Harris answered with a triple to
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With 2:16 remaining Williamson was fouled on a drive
to the hoop and sank one of
two throws to knot the score
at 35 a piece. After a Panther
turnover and a Archer time
out, Antwerp worked the ball
to Recker who found her way
into the paint and was fouled.
The junior missed her first attempt but Braaten snatched
the ball out of the outstretched
arms of a Stryker rebounded
and put the ball in the basket
for 37-35 Archer lead.
The Archer lead and the
prospects of a win quickly escaped them when Harris collected here fourth 3-pointer of
the night the game winner.
We got good contributions
from several players and although we had some trouble
shutting down their long range
shooters, I thought our interior
defense was really good tonight, said Taylor. We still
had 23 turnovers and thats
still too many.
Williamson, a freshman
who has a bright future in an
Archer uniform, finished with
14 points to lead all scorers.
Avery Braaten finished with
eight including a couple of
3-pointers.
We played one of our best
games and came up one point
short. I really feel bad for the
girls; they worked so hard and
deserved a win, said coach
Taylor.
With the win, Stryker improves to 11-7 while the Archers fall to 4-15.
Stryker 8 14 6 10 - 38
Antwerp 8 12 9 8 - 37
Stryker 38: Uribes 1 1-2 3, Breier
2 0-0 6, Graber 2 0-0 6, Haines 4
0-0 12, Doehrmann 0 5-6 5, Rupp 2
2-2 6. Totals: 11 8-10 38. Three point
goals: Breier 2, Graber 2, Haines 4.
Fouls: 16.
Antwerp 37: Williamson 5 3-4
14, Braaten 3 0-0 8, Miesle 0 2-2
2, Recker 2 1-2 5, Longardner 1 2-2
5 Smith 0 1-4 1, Short 1 0-0 2. Totals: 12 9-14 37. Three point goals:
Williamson, Braaten 2, Longardner.
Fouls: 17.
ANTWERP It was a tough

week for the Lady Archers.
Playing some of their best basketball and putting themselves
in a position to win at the end,
the blue-and-white came up
empty. After a one point loss
to Stryker last Tuesday, the
Archers fell to Fairview by
three on Thursday 37-34.
The Archers fall to 4-16 and
1-5 in the Green Meadows
Conference while the Lady
Apaches improve to 8-12,
2-4. The Apaches were 1-8 in
January, but with the win over
Antwerp they are 3-0.
Our defense was pretty good. This is a team that
scored 73 in a game recently
and we held them to 37. We
just needed to score a few
more points, said coach Taylor.
In the opening quarter Ali
Hug was on radar with two
3-pointers to give the Apaches
a 12-6 lead after eight minutes
of play. Fairview increased
their margin to as many as
nine but the Archers weathered the storm to trail by just
four at the break 19-15.
The Archers responded in
the third quarter with the first
six points, two each from
Braaten, Recker and Short,
while holding the Apaches
scoreless for just over four
minutes. The Archer twopoint lead was short lived
as Fairview scored the next
nine points to go in front 2821. Peyton Short canned two
free throws and Annie Miesle

scored from close range to
send the Archers into the final
period trailing 30-25.
We had some untimely
turnovers. It seemed like we
were ready to push the lead
we and we would shot ourselves in the foot and turn the
ball over and it would kill our
momentum, said coach Taylor.
Antwerp regained the lead
with 4:08 remaining when Rachel Williamson was on target
from behind the arc to put her
team on top 34-32. Unfortunately for the blue-and-white,
they would remain scoreless
in the final four minutes while
the Apaches would close out
with five points.
Offensively the Archers
got a huge boost from Peyton Short who chipped in
14 to lead the Archers. Rachel Williams added seven
for the blue-and-white. For
the Apaches, Ali Hug also
finished with 14 to lead the
Apache offensive attack.
We are getting better but I
am tired of losing and I know
the girls are tired of it. They
played so hard this week and
we have no wins to show for
it. I still believe in this team
and I think we can win a game
or two before this is all over,
commented Taylor.
Fairview 12 7 11 7 - 37
Antwerp
6 9 10 9 - 34
Fairview 37: Gebers 2 0-0 4, Marshall 2 0-0 4, Hug 4 4-4 14, Schroeder 1 0-0 2, Emilee Carder 1 0-0 2,
Sara Carder 3 2-3 9, Johns 1 0-2 2.
Totals: 14 6-7 37. Three point goals;
Hug 2, S. Carder. Fouls: 7.
Antwerp 34: Williamson 3 0-0 7,
Braaten 1 2-2 4, Miesle 1 1-2 3,
Recker 2 0-1 4, Longardner 1 0-0 2,
Short 6 2-2 14. Totals: 14 5-7 34.
Three point goals: Williamson. Fouls:
13.
Antwerp falls victim

to Apaches, 78-66
11-game skid ends for Fairview
By JOE SHOUSE
Sportswriter
SHERWOOD The Fairview Apaches hadnt won

since Dec. 29 when they
squeezed past Montpelier 5047. The Apaches had a streak
of losses totaling 11 but that
all came to an end last Friday.
The Antwerp Archers were
looking to go 3-2 in Green
Meadows action while the
Apaches were 0-5, but Fairview came out the aggressor,
hitting their shots, and after
giving the blue-and-white early 2-0 and 4-3 leads, it was
Fairview who took the upper
hand and surprised Antwerp,
78-66.
Fairview had nine players
score with senior Joe Macsay
scorching the Archers with 25
and teammate Matthew Kozumplik adding 21. The Apaches
also placed Philip Wagner in
double digits with 11 and Jarid
Schwiefert chipping in 10.
Most of the night the Archers seemed to be a step slow
in reacting to the ball while
committing several unforced
turnovers. Midway through
the first quarter Matt Jones
connected on his first of five
Scott Wagner
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ANTWERP The junior high Archer wrestlers wrapped

up their regular season schedule last Thursday at the annual
Paulding County wrestling match featuring the three county
schools. This years county showdown was held at Paulding
High School.
Individually, although the Archers did not win this years
team title, they had some outstanding individual performances.
Eighth grader Tyler Bauer was 2-0 on the day with two pins
at 104 pounds. Bauer ends his eighth grade season with a cumulative record of 22-2 with 18 wins coming by pin. He also
won individual titles this season at the Bryan Invitational, Antwerp Invitational, Pilot Invitational, and the GMC Tournament.
Tyler also made history in his junior high career by becoming
Antwerps first ever two-time GMC champion.
Also going 2-0 on the day was eighth grader Aidan McAlexander. Not only was Aidan undefeated on the day, but he was
also undefeated for the entire year. His season record this year
was 24-0 with 17 wins coming by pin.
This marks the first time any Antwerp wrestler has gone
undefeated for an entire season. On his way to an undefeated
season, McAlexander captured six individual tournament titles. He claimed first at the Wayne Trace Invitational, Bryan
Invitational, Antwerp Invitational, Pilot Invitational, Wauseon
Invitational, and the GMC Tournament.
3-pointers to pull the Archers

to within one, 11-10. The
Apaches went on to outscore
the blue-and-white 12-5 including a buzzer-beater from
Erich Wolfrum to end the first
quarter in favor of the Apaches, 23-15.
With 6:25 remaining in
the second period, Trenton
Copsey drained a short turn
around basket in which the
defender went to the floor.
Fairview head coach Kurt
Nusbaum thought a chargecall was in order and argued
the fact a little too long with
the officials and was Td up.
Sam Williamson went to the
line and was perfect on two
throws to bring the Archers a
little closer at 24-21.
However, the Apaches answered with three consecutive baskets in the paint from
senior Phil Wagner to put the
black-and-gold in front by
nine points, an advantage they
would take to the locker room
at the break, 36-27.
Fairview continued to hold
the upper hand in the second
half. The Apache lead grew
to as many as 14 midway
through the third on a Macsay jumper, 49-35. Late in the
quarter Kaozumplik and Wyatt Puffinberger added backto-back field goals giving the
host team a 55-40 margin. The
period closed out with two

free throws from Copsey and
a buzzer 3-pointer from Jones
to get the Archers to within
ten at 55-45.
Fairview placed their winning stamp on the contest after opening the fourth quarter
with the first six points and a
61-45 lead. Fairview never allowed the Archers to get their
margin under 10 until Jones
hit in the closing seconds
to make it 74-66. Fairview
closed out the scoring with
four free throws.
For the Archers, Sam Williamson finished with 19 and
close behind was Copsey and
Jones with 18 apiece.
The loss drops the Archers
to 7-10 and 2-3 in the GMC
while Fairview improves to
4-16, 1-6 in league play.
Antwerp 15 12 18 21 - 66
Fairview 23 13 17 25 - 78
Antwerp 66: Jones 6 2-2 19, Mills
1 0-0 3, Pendergrast 1 1-2 3, Williamson 7 4-4 19, Copsey 6 6-9 18,
Longardner 2 0-0 4. Totals: 23 1317 66. Three point goals : Jones 5,
Mills, Williamson. Fouls: 22.
Fairview 78: Wolfrum 1 0-0 2,
Robinson 1 0-0 3, Schwiefert 3 4-6
10, Breininger 0 2-4 2, Macsay 8 7-9
25, Kozumpik 6 6-7 21, Puffinberger
1 0-0 2, Timbrook 0 0-2 0, Wagner 5
1-2 11, King 0 2-2 2. Totals: 25 2232 78. Three point goals: Robinson,
Macsay 2, Kozumpik 3. Fouls: 14.
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ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES
HELP WANTED
FORT DEFIANCE Antiques. 402 Clinton

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B a c k g r o u n d . A p p l y : YEARS AGO Antique
www.mtstrans.comMTS: Mall, 108 N Main Street,
800-305-7223
Van Wert 419-238-3362,
30+ Dealers. Closed
PART TIME bartender Tuesdays. Buy & Sell.
needed. Please apply in
person at Paulding
GARAGE/YARD SALES
Eagles. Experience pre- ESTATE/GARAGE Sale
ferred but willing to train 204 Sycamore, Antwerp;
right person.
Feb. 19-21; Thursday-
FOR RENT
Saturday. Everything
must go, prices reduced,
2 BDRM, apartment for some items free. No
rent in Paulding and De- reasonable offer refused.
fiance. Please call Al at
419-399-2419 for more
details.
$150 QUEEN pillowtop
FOR SALE
IN PAULDING - Whis- mattress set. New in

pering Pines- 2 bdrm. plastic, can deliver 260Call 419-670-4655 or 493-0805.
THE ANNUAL 2014 fin- 419-399-2419.
PETS AND SUPPLIES
ancial report for the VilF
REE KITTENS - 4
lage of Cecil is now com- NOW LEASING: One &
months old. 2 girls, 3
plete and is available for Two Bedroom Apartboys. Some are litter
review by contacting m e n t s i n P a u l d i n g .
trained. Call 419-594Carlene Turner, Clerk- Please call Straley REal
3411.
Treasurer at 419-399- Estate at 419-399-4444
or 419- 3 9 9 - 3 7 2 1 fro
0520
more in fo r m a ti o n .
COINS, STAMP collecLOST AND FOUND
ROOMMATES WANTED
tions, comic books, old
LOST FROM 700 block ROOMMATE WANTED toys, antiques, military,
N. Main St. - white cat to share expenses. 4 old magazines, estates,
with hazel eyes, full bdrm. house, separate collections. 419-399around the neck. No col- bathrooms. Call Tim 3353
lar. 567-344-0019.
419-263-8195.
sell it
quick with
PAULDING C OUNTY
P ROGRESS
& WEEKLY REMINDER
CLASSIFIEDS
reaching up to
10,500 homes
every week
TO PLACE
YOUR AD,
CALL US AT
419-399-4015
WANTED TO BUY
Wanted
Farm Equipment
Clean Farm or Industrial Equipment
WantEd For auCtIon

AUCTION: Saturday, March 21, 10:30AM
at Farmers Grain & Ag, LLC., WILLSHIRE, OH
Turn Your Excess

Equipment into CASH
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from STATE roAD 33!
NatioNwide PRiNt &

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loadiNg available
affoRdable Rates
Call FarmErs GraIn & aG, 419-495-2338 or call ritter Cox at
800-451-2709
or 260-609-3306
Manufacturing Engineer
InSource Technologies, Inc, a contract manufacturer in
Paulding, OH, is looking for a Manufacturing Engineer
in their Assembly Solutions Business Unit.
Responsibilities include: Technical Drawing, BOM
Entry, Prototype Builds, First Sample Approval, ECNs
Work Instructions & Documentation, Improve Work Flow,
Production Troubleshooting, Customer Support
BS degree in Engineering and

5 years experience preferred.
Salary commensurate with experience, benefits and bonus plan included. Send resume to humanresources@
insource-tech.com or apply at InSource Technologies,
Inc., 12124 Co Rd 111, Paulding, OH 45879
Hornish Bros. Inc. is currently

accepting applications for 3RD
SHIFT CITY WORK/SHUTTLE
DRIVER for work in the Defiance
area. This is an hourly position w/
benefits. Pay starts at $13.00 And
goes up with experience. If being
home daily is important to you
& you have a class a CDL w/ at
least 2 years tractor-trailer experience, please fill out an application
at 2060 E. Second St. Defiance,
OH (west side of office building).
www.hornishgroup.com. E.O.E.
PAULDING STORAGE
Center: Now renting
storage units. Different
sizes available. Call 419399-2419 for info.
CONSTRUCTION
AL GRIFFITHS Construction: Windows, light

electrical, drywall, siding,
doors and more. Call Al
for your repair or construction needs. 419508-2102
STORAGE
1201 N. Williams St., Paulding, OH 45879
Sandra J. Mickelson &

Tamyra L. Humes
Cell: 419-506-1015
www.gorrellbros-paulding.com
Over 40 Years Combined Real Estate Experience
Multiple Listing
Service
Not a job opportunity but a CAREER OPPORTUNITY...
To see nice color pictures & interior shots of properties offered

by Gorrell Bros. go to: www.gorrellbros-paulding.com
estate sales allow you to be REWARDED for your

OWN hard work and skills.
Each meeting will be limited to only 6 applicants.

Please call or email for a reservation. No fees.
Light refreshments provided.
Your call or email could be one of the
MOST IMPORTANT you have ever made.
Monday, February 23 - 6pm

Tuesday, February 24 - 6pm
Thursday, February 26 - 6pm
Saturday, February 28 - 10am
DIVINE MERCY EDUCATIONAL CENTER

417 North Main St., Paulding
419-238-9733 - Van Wert
wstraley@straleyrealty.com
419-399-4444 - Paulding
CAREER NIGHT!
#1677 20648 Wetzel

Rd. Van Wert, 3 BR
country home on 2.2
acres, C/A, newer roof,
windows & vinyl siding
& some wiring updates.
Lg. wood sided barn
& 2 smaller bldgs.
New Price $87,500
Call Joe Den Herder
#1674 NEW PRICE. 3
bdrm., 2 bath home, 2
car garage, new kitchen, flooring, roof & furnace w/C/A, Paulding.
AT COOPER FARMS
Cooper Farms Hatchery will be holding

open interviews on Tuesday, February
24th from 9am - 11am at the Youth
Leadership Building at the Paulding
Fairgrounds located at 503 Fairground
Drive, Paulding Ohio 45879.
Job Opportunities Include

but are not limited to:
Turkey Farms (Part Time / Full Time)
Sow Farms (Full Time)
Turkey Hatchery (Full Time)
Automotive / Trucking / Maintenance
Technician (Full Time)
Cooper Farms offers a wide variety of benefits

including: medical / dental / vision / life / disability
insurance, Gainsharing and Profit Sharing programs
along with a 401 (k) retirement program.
Pre-interview drug screen required.

Cooper Farms is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
We seek a LPN, Social Worker, or Medical Professional who desires to move into
management at our Senior Living Community in Defiance, OH. This position involves
the direct problem solving and family counseling necessary to coordinate all aspects
of facilitating this life changing event and care. The candidate must be an excellent
communicator and problem solver with an enthusiastic can do attitude. They must
also be able to have direct (and sometimes difficult) family conversations. For more
information about us please go to our web site: www.chancellorhealth.com.
GORRELL BROS
#1680 2 BR home w/
some updates affordably priced. House
payment would be less
than rent. N. Cherry St.,
Paulding.
OPEN INTERVIEWS
LPN/ Social Worker/Medical Professional
CAREER NIGHT!
Straley Realty & Auctioneers, Inc. is

looking for a few people throughout
Paulding County. Our goal is to
SELECT, DIRECT, and TRAIN those
who are ambitious.
Email: pchhr@saa.net
www.cooperfarms.com
PAULDING MINI Storage Units. For more information please call

Straley Estate at 419399-4444 or 419-3993721.
Serving you from Sign Up to Sign Down!
us ontimes-Bulletin
any one of our four different dates
VanJoin
Wert
for an hour of information on what youll need
DelPHOs
DailY HeralD
to start and be successful on your new CAREER
PaulDinG
path - with PrOGress
a REAL ESTATE SALES LICENSE; age
(18/over); pastCOnneCtOr
employment is immaterial. Real
COmmunitY
RN - (PRN)
Provides professional nursing assessment and initiates care to patients admitted to the Med/Surg
Unit. Must be able to demonstrate the knowledge
and skills necessary to provide care to patients of
all age groups. Must have a current State of Ohio
RN License. CPR Certification, ACLS and PALS
required within 12 months of employment. Prior
Med/Surg work experience preferred.
Paulding County Hospital offers a variety of benefits to include State of Ohio PERS Retirement
benefits. Please submit your application online at
www.pauldingcountyhospital.com. or by email
to: mrittenour@pauldingcountyhospital.com. or
in person at Paulding County Hospital, 1035 W.
Wayne Street, Paulding, OH 45879.
Paulding County Hospital
1035 W. Wayne Street
Paulding, OH 45879
Requirements: Motivated, Willing to Learn, Represents

Company Values, Honest, Detail Oriented, Leadership
Abilities, Organized, Project Management Experience,
Written & Verbal Communication Skills
DRIVERS WANTED
STORAGE BUILDINGS
dEadlInE
FEBruarY
28th
Manufacturing Opportunity
IF INTERESTED in a
FREE KJV Bible or children's story Bible,
please contact 419-7869309. We welcome locations interested in helping to distribute bibles.
#1664 2 mi. S of
Melrose, Delightful 3 BR
home, 4 acres w/pond,
gazebo & 2 car garage.
12x20 sun room, propane heat & C/A.
Reduced to $105,000.
Call Sandra or Tamyra
419-506-1015
#1679 - 2.5 ACRE

BUILDING
SITE
WOODED, Well & Septic!
NE of Paulding. $29,900.
419-506-1015
NEW LISTING #1683
Newer 3 BR, 2 Bath
Home w/ corner lot,
C/A, 2 car att. garage...
Priced to sell $76,000
Paulding Call Joe Den
Herder 419-769-7684
#1682 3 BR, 1.5 Bath

Home w/family room,
sun room, C/A, vinyl
fence in back $89,900.
419-506-1015
#1659 - BEAUTIFUL
10 ACRES WOODED
W/POND & BLDG! 3
BR, 2 bath brick home
w/ family room, formal
dining & breakfast room.
$149,000. Call Sandra
or Tamyra 419-5061015
NEW LISTING #1684
4 BR home, hardwood
floors, att. garage,
needs little TLC but
Priced to Sell... Maple
Ave., Pldg. $68,900
Call Joe Den Herder
419-769-7684
This Counselor position is a full-time salaried position with employee health and
dental benefits paid at 100%. This individual will help drive the sales and marketing
program and it is not necessarily an 8-5 position.
Qualifications for this position include:
Healthcare professional
Relationship building ability must be outstanding
Excellent communication skills in person and on the phone
Strong referral marketing skills
Ability to facilitate community events
A true customer first service attitude Seriouslycustomer first!
Fun, zany and a little crazy Overly serious and pretentious need not apply
Our approach to senior living provides a home-like environment based upon customer service and hospitality. Please forward your resume to one of the following
options:
Chancellor Senior Management
Attn: Stacie Stoll
4100 Regent Street, Suite F
Columbus, Ohio 43219
Email sstoll@chancellorhealth.com
FOLTZ REALTY
Don K. Foltz II - Broker

Paulding, OH 106 N. Williams St. 45879
Maurie Wannemacher: 419-769-9090 Tim Boss: 419-769-0823 - Realtors
#2890 17519 R. 218 Cecil, 2 Story Country Home (New roof 2012) on 1.83 ac.
Includes 4 BR, 1 1/2 baths, pond and 2
metal blds. $99,000
# 2875 New Listing: Think Spring!! This

3 Bdrm 1 Bath home on the River with
great Views from the Back Yard. Dont
Miss out on this opportunity to enjoy
some Fun in the Sun $49,900
#2874 New Listing Country Home,

7 years old, 3 bd, 2 bath, lg family
rm. Oak Kitchen, Metal Bldg with
1.5 Acres. Antwerp School District.
$144,900 Call Maurie
#2872 New Listing: 3 Bedroom 1 1/2

bath home with 2 Car Attached Garage
and a Nice Workshop Area. Newer
Heat Pump & C/A, Some new Flooring.
Wayne Trace School District $69,900
View other listings @ www.foltzrealty.com Office : 419-399-2347
LEGALS
IN THE COURT OF
COMMON PLEAS
OF PAULDING
COUNTY, OHIO
Well Fargo Bank, N.A.
Plaintiff
vs.
Cherrie D. Corwin
aka Cherrie D. Alvarado, et al.
Defendants.
Case No. CI-14-180
Judge Tiffany Beckman
LEGAL NOTICE IN
SUIT FOR FORECLOSURE
OF
MORTGAGE
Cherrie D. Corwin aka
Cherrie D. Alvarado,
whose last known address is 701 Park Street
Melrose, OH 45861,
and The Unknown
Heirs, Devisees, Legatees, Executors, Administrators, Spouses
and Assigns and the
Unknown Guardians of
Minor and/or Incompetent Heirs of Terry L.
Corwin and The Unknown Heirs, Devisees,
Legatees, Executors,
Administrators, Spouses
and Assigns and the
Unknown Guardians of
Minor and/or Incompetent Heirs of Cherrie D.
Corwin aka Cherrie D.
Alvarado, all of whose
residences are unknown
and cannot by reasonable diligence be ascertained, will take notice
that on the 7th day of
October, 2014, Wells
Fargo Bank, N.A. filed
its Complaint in the
Common Pleas Court
of Paulding County,
Ohio in Case No. CI
14 180, on the docket
of the Court, and the
object and demand for
relief of which pleading
is to foreclose the lien
of plaintiffs mortgage
recorded upon the following described real
estate to wit: Property
Address: 327 North Dix
Street, Paulding, OH
45879 and being more
particularly described
in plaintiffs mortgage
recorded in Mortgage
Steven A. Carlisle has

defaulted on a promissory note held by Plaintiff and has broken the
mortgage covenants of
the mortgage held by
Plaintiff and Plaintiff
seeks to foreclose that
mortgage. The mortgage Plaintiff seeks to
foreclose, secures the
real property located
at 9518 Road 230,
Cecil, Ohio 45821.
The real property is
more specifically described as follows:
PARCEL NUMBER
13-04S-040-00 & 1304S-027-01; LEGAL
DESCRIPTION Situate in the Township
of Crane, County of
Paulding and State of
Ohio, and in the Southwest Quarter of SecAttn: Alex Arestides
tion 4, Town 3 North,
Dinsmore & Shohl, Range 2 East and conLLP
taining 4.710 acres
10 N. Ludlow St., Ste. and 1.09 acres. Steven
1100
A. Carlisle and Jane
Dayton, Ohio 45402
Doe, unknown spouse,
Ph: (937) 463-4935
if any, of Steven A.
Fax (937) 449-2821
Carlisle may have or
Email: alexander.ares- may claim to have an
tides@dinsmore.com
interest in the above
Re: Service by Publi- referenced property.
cation
Plaintiff seeks a finding
EXHIBIT A
from the Court of deNotice of Suit for fore- fault against the above
closure in the Paulding Steven A. Carlisle reCounty Court of Com- lating to the note held
mon Pleas, Paulding, by Plaintiff; a finding
Ohio. Case No. CI 14 that Plaintiffs mortgage
206, Wright-Patt Credit is valid and subsisting
Union, Inc., vs. Steven first lien on the above
A. Carlisle, et al. De- described real property,
fendants Steven A. subject only to any lien
Carlisle and Jane Doe, that may be held by
unknown spouse, if the Paulding County
any, of Steven A. Car- Treasurer; an order
lisle, whose places of (1) foreclosing the eqresidence are unknown uity of redemption and
and whom cannot be dower of all defendants
served within the State named in this action,
of Ohio, will take no- (2) requiring that the
tice that on December above described real
8, 2014, Wright-Patt property be sold free
Credit Union, Inc., filed and clear of all liens,
a Complaint as Plaintiff interests, and dower,
in the Court of Com- (3) requiring all demon Pleas of Paulding fendants to set up their
County, Ohio, in Case liens or interest in the
No. CI 14 206 against above described real
the above named De- property or be forever
fendants alleging that barred from asserting
Book Volume No. 527,
page 742, of this County
Recorders Office.
All of the above named
defendants are required
to answer within twenty-eight (28) days after
last publication, which
shall be published once
a week for for three consecutive weeks, or they
might be denied a hearing in this case.
Matthew I. McKelvey,
Trial Counsel
Ohio Supreme Court
Reg. #0074762
LERNER, SAMPSON
& ROTHFUSS
Attorneys for Plaintiff
P.O. Box 5480
Cincinnati, OH 452015480
(513) 241-3100
attyemail@lsrlaw.com
such liens or interest,

(4) requiring that the
proceeds of the sale of
the above described
real property be applied
to pay all amounts due
Plaintiff under Plaintiffs promissory note,
and (5) granting Plaintiff all other relief, legal
and equitable, as may
be proper and necessary, including a writ of
possession. Steven A.
Carlisle and Jane Doe,
unknown spouse, if
any, of Steven A. Carlisle are further notified
that they are required to
answer said Complaint
on or before 28 days
after the last week that
the publication has run
for
three successive
weeks, which dates are
Feb. 11, 18 & 25, 2015,
or judgment may be
rendered as prayed for
therein. By: Alexander
A. Arestides (0079608)
10 N. Ludlow St., Ste.
1100, Dayton, Ohio
45402, (937) 463-4935,
Attorneys for Plaintiff.
ADVERTISEMENT
FOR BIDS
Paulding County Hospital will accept sealed
bids for an Air Handler
for purposes of providing space conditioning
and positive air pressurization for three
zones in designated
sterilization, storage,
and office areas until
2:30 p.m. EDST on
February 26, 2015 at
the office of the Hospital CFO, 1035 West
Wayne Street, Paulding, Ohio 45879. Detailed specifications
may be obtained from
Bud Larimore, Facilities Director, at
419-399-4080. Bids
must include current
user listing, operation
manuals, on-site staff
training, freight costs,
all installation costs,
detailed product and
warranty information;
proposed delivery
and installation time

frames; and payment
terms; a bond or certified check equal to 5%
of the amount bid must
accompany all bids.
Bids will be opened at
2:35 p.m. on February
26, 2015 at the office
of the Chief Financial
Officer, and will be reviewed by the Board of
Trustees on or before
March 5, 2015. Paulding County Hospital
reserves the right to
reject any and all bids.
By order of the Board
of Trustees,
Randal R. Ruge
Chief Executive Officer
IN THE COMMON
PLEAS COURT
OF PAULDING
COUNTY, OHIO
THE FIRST
NATIONAL BANK
OF PANDORA
102 E. Main Street,
P.O. Box 329,
Pandora, OH 45877
v.
SCOTT B. HAVER
305 Lane 280A Hamilton Lake, Hamilton,
IN 46742, et al.
CASE NO.CI 14 217
PUBLICATION OF
NOTICE
To Defendants Eddie
D. Collins and Unknown Spouse, if any,
of Eddie D. Collins,
last known address of
1777 S. Clinton Street,
Defiance, OH 43512.
Take notice that, on
December 29, 2014,
Plaintiff, The First National Bank of Pandora,
filed its complaint in
the Paulding County
Court of Common
Pleas seeking judgment against Scott B.
Haver; to foreclose its
mortgage lien recorded
at Official Record volume 477, page 2606;
and for enforcement of
its assignment of rents
recorded at Official Record volume 477, page
2613, which mortgage
and assignment of rents
are a lien and encumbrance on the following

real estate, to wit: Parcel No. 10-23S-00200, property address:
306 N. First Street,
Oakwood, OH 45873.
You are required to
answer the Complaint
within twenty-eight
days after the last publication, which shall be
published once a week
for three (3) consecutive weeks, with the
last publication to be
made on the 25th day
of February, 2015. In
the case of your failure
to answer or respond as
permitted by the Ohio
Rules of Civil Procedure within the time
stated, a judgment of
default may be rendered against you for
the relief demanded in
the Complaint.
James A. Hammer
Maria A. Sidiq Steiner
112 East Oak Street,
Bowling Green, OH
43402
PH: 419-352-1581
Attorneys for Plaintiff, The First National
Bank of Pandora
LEGAL NOTICE
REQUEST FOR
PROPOSAL
NOTICE IS HEREBY
given that the NW
Ohio Job Center of Defiance, Fulton, Henry,
Paulding, Putnam, and
Williams Counties is
soliciting competitive
proposals for procurement of Youth Programs operated under
the Workforce Investment Act of 1988. This
request is for proposal
is being issued to meet
procurement process
requirements.
Copies of the Request for Proposal are
to be obtained at the
Defiance location of
Defiance/Paulding
Consolidated Job and
Family Services, 06879
Evansport Rd, Suite A,
Defiance, Ohio, 4351,
beginning March 2,
2015 at 7 AM.
The Defiance location
of Defiance/Paulding
Consolidated Job and
Family Services will
receive sealed proposals for all participating
counties at their office, located at 06879
Evansport Rd., Suite A,
Defiance, OH 43512,
attention Jane Crabtree,
until Monday, March
30, 2015. At that time,
all proposals received
will be delivered to
the Chair or designee
of the NW Ohio Job
Center Selection Committee.
The NW Ohio Job Center of Defiance, Henry,
Fulton, Paulding, Putnam, and Williams
Counties reserves the
right to reject any or
all proposals, to waive
minor irregularities,
and to award the subgrant to the grantee
with the lowest cost
AND best proposal.
Ordinance
1494-15
Ordinance 1494-15
was passed by Paulding Village Council on
February 2, 2015, and
goes into effect and
shall be in force immediately. The summary
of this legislation is as
follows:
AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 1448-12
AND ESTAUSHING
AN ADDITIONAL
MONTHLY
FEE
FOR
VILLAGE
SEWER
USERS
FOR PAYMENT OF
DEBT SERVICE
EXPENSES AND
DECLARING AN
EMERGENCY.
Copies of the full text
of this legislation may
be obtained at the Finance Directors Office, 116 South Main
Street, between the
hours of 8:00 a.m. and
5:00 p.m. Monday
through Friday.
Annette D. Hasch,
Finance Director
Resolution
1302-15
Resolution 1302-15
was passed by Paulding Village Council
on February 9, 2015,
and goes into effect
and shall be in force
immediately. The
summary of this legislation is as follows:
A RESOLUTION
AUTHORIZING
THE MAYOR OF
PAULDING
TO
ENTER INTO A
CONTRACT FOR
PHASE II OF THE
VILLAGES COMBINED
SEWER
SEPARATION
PROJECT PROVIDING
THE
CONTINGENCY
LISTED BELOW IS
FULFILLED AND
DECLARING AN
EMERGENCY.
Copies of the full text
of this legislation may
be obtained at the Finance Directors Office, 116 South Main
Street, between the
hours of 8:00 a.m. and
5:00 p.m. Monday
through Friday.
Annette D. Hasch,
Finance Director
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Wow! Its no longer science fiction

By Byron McNutt
DHI Media
The future is here now. Visionary minds tell us the Internet of Things revolution is
making science fiction a daily
part of our lives. Hundreds of
futuristic products with thousands of product applications
were on display the week
of Jan. 5 at the International
Consumer Electronics Show
in Las Vegas.
This new technology is
poised to touch every facet
of consumers lives, reducing
their time, cost and resources on most daily tasks. It has
the potential to transform our
economy, our society and how
we live, said BK Yoon, CEO
of $211 billion global giant
Samsung Electronics.
Leaders of the Internet of
Things movement say incredible technology is being built
into nearly everything consumer and industrial product.
Its in your car, your home,
your appliances and your recreational equipment. This new
technology is not only smarter, it is thinner, lighter and
smaller.
Super-smart censors and gizmos (thats a technical term)
will gather, analyze and store
data. It will download this data
to your Smartphone, computer
or to a variety of wearable devices that consumers will have.
Industry giants Apple, Microsoft and Google were not at the
CES exposition. They prefer to
host their own showcases.
What about all of us common people who do not want
to be connected every second
of the day? What if we dont
want, or need these science fiction gizmos intruding on every
facet of our lives...affecting
how we live. What if we like
good old face-to-face and personal interaction with humans?
The Internet of Things want us
to forget most of what we know,
and how we did it, just 10 years
ago. As we race ahead, we may
Church
Corner
Wednesday, Feb. 25
Lenten Services
The Melrose-Oakwood area
Lenten services will continue
on Wednesday, Feb. 25 at the
Melrose Methodist Church. Services will begin at 7 p.m. with
Pastor Jim States serving as the
speaker. This year the ministerial association selected Behold
the Lamb as their theme.
Church Corner listings
are free. If your church is having any special services or programs, please email us your
information at progress@progressnewspaper.org or call the
Paulding County Progress at
419-399-4015.
People
Make the Difference
By
Byron McNutt
forget, or ignore the unintended
consequences of this science fiction revolution.
The must have technology
of today will be obsolete and discarded tomorrow, replaced by an
even newer product. Visionaries
say the unlimited possibilities
of this revolution far outweigh
the negatives. While new industries are created, tell the tens of
millions of people who are displaced along the way how it is a
good thing as they scramble to
adapt in a timely manner.
As if we didnt already have
enough divides challenging us,
this Internet of Things revolution
will divide us into three cultures.
There will be those of us living
with pre-2005 technology and
values, those with the culture of
living in the present and those
with the culture of living in the
future.
Check please.
Think its easy to feed a hungry college football team? How
about two hungry teams? Before
Wisconsin played Auburn in
the Jan. 1 Outback Steakhouse
Bowl in Tampa. Outback treated the two teams to dinner and
the two teams left no crumbs on
their plates.
Outback says the two parties
devoured 750 pounds of sirloin
steak, 750 pounds of chicken,
900 pounds of ribs, 700 pounds

of salad, 400 pounds of potatoes, 1,600 coconut shrimp,
160 bloomin onions, 1,600 dinner rolls and 1,200 pounds of
cheesecake.
I doubt that either team
skipped breakfast or lunch that
day. How many diet sodas they
consumed wasnt reported. I
wouldnt want to own an All-UCan-Eat Buffet anywhere near
those teams motels.
In a university commencement address about 16 years ago,

Brian Dyson, CEO of Coca Cola
Enterprises, spoke of the relation
of work to ones other commitments.
Imagine life as a game in
which you are juggling some five
balls in the air. You name them
work, family, health, friends and
spirit and youre keeping all of
these in the air.
You will soon understand that
work is a rubber ball, he said. If
you drop it, it will bounce back.
But the other four balls--family,
health, friends and spirit--are
made of glass.
If you drop one of these,
they will be irrevocably scuffed,
marked, nicked, damaged or
even shattered. They will never
be the same. You must understand that and strive for balance
in your life, Dyson concluded.
Mark Twain once said: The

only way to keep your health
is to eat what you dont want,
drink what you dont like and
do what you would druther not
do. Twain also said: Let us be
thankful for the fools. But for
them the rest of us could not succeed.
He also said: It takes your
enemy and your friend, working
together, to hurt you to the heart;
the one to slander you and the
other to get the news to you.
And one more: Good breeding
consists in consists in concealing how much we think of ourselves and how little we think
of the other person.
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