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Park district board seeks ways to re-energize

By JIM LANGHAM
Feature Writer
Following a decision by Judge John
A. DeMuth of the Paulding County
Probate Court those who had served as
park district commissioners are starting
to examine possibilities to re-energize
ways to successfully revitalize a county
park district.
Following an appeal from county
commissioners and prosecutor to dissolve the board due to several years of
inactivity, plus financial concerns of
using money not being utilized from
county funds, DeMuth ruled Dec. 23
that the Paulding County Park Districts

board of commissioners would be given 10 months to re-energize the district.

We are not opposed to the park district, but it has been inactive for years,
said Commissioner Roy Klopfenstein.
The judge has made a ruling so we
need to see now what can be done.
Tim Franklin, an original member of
the park district commissioners, said
earlier this week that he had attempted
to contact Judge DeMuth to see whether or not originally appointed terms of
the board of commissioners still stand.
In addition to Franklin, other park
district commissioners include Doug
Dunakin and Steve Sprow.

We need to find out if those terms

are expired, forgotten and retired, said
Franklin.
Once the board is appointed, they
will need to get together and form a
plan and strategy, Franklin continued.
We will need to get an organizational
meeting. There are presently no plans
for properties or fundraising.
Franklin said that in order for new efforts to be successful, things will have
to move deliberately step by step with
getting a board appointed and an organizational meeting.
Dunakin agreed with Franklin that
the number one concerns are funding

and property.
The problem is funding, observed
Dunakin. We need to get the park
board assistance to work with in state
funding, grant monies and various
sources of revenue.
One thing that has to be considered
in order to finance the effort is to put
a tax levy on, but if you have trouble
getting people to pass a library tax, how
can you get them to fund a park board,
Dunakin said. Theres a lot of stuff we
can do in different places if we have the
money.
See PARKS, page 2A

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PAULDING A Paulding
County grand jury returned
indictments against 12 persons
PAULDING The Pauldon Thursday, Jan. 8.
ing County Election Board
The individuals will be aroffice will be closed Jan. 14raigned in Paulding County
16 for the OAEO conference.
Common Pleas Court. Those
The office also will be closed
indicted were:
Monday, Jan. 19 in obser Napoleon Shurelds Jr., 30,
vance of Martin Luther King
Van Wert, two counts traffickJr. Day.
ing in heroin, second-degree
felony.
Christopher J. Corwin,
32, Van Wert, two counts complicity to trafficking in heroin,
third-degree felony.
Coty L. Moore, 27, Pauld COLUMBUS On Moning, one count possession of
day, Speaker of the Ohio
methamphetamine, fifth-deHouse Clifford A. Rosenberg- gree felony.
er (R-Clarksville) appointed
Jacob I. Aldred, 30, PauldRep. Tony Burkley (R-Payne) ing, one count possession of
to serve as vice chair of the
methamphetamine, fifth-deHouse Agriculture & Rural
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Development Committee.
Emily E. Breininger, 21,
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finding ways to help agriculthe third degree; one count obture remain Ohios top indus- structing justice, fifth-degree
try, Burkley said.
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Jason C. Elston, 34,
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By JIM LANGHAM
Feature Writer
If enduring nearly 10 days of sub-zero and single digit temperatures wasnt
enough, Mother Nature dropped its
other shoe on Paulding County Sunday night and Monday morning with
between 3 and 5 inches of heavy snow
falling across the county.
National Weather Service officials
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some freezing rain for Paulding County, but when the storm approached our
area, a short time of sleet and snow
quickly converted to heavy snow, clogging area roads with heavy wet snow,
causing numerous slide-offs and minor
accidents during the Monday morning
rush hour.
However, there could be one bright
spot at the end of the tunnel. Weather

specialist Rick McCoy said on Monday evening that Sundays storm and a
couple of cold days following could be
the final gasp of the present Arctic grip
on the area.
This has been a tough one, said
McCoy. We had several nights of
sub-zero weather, one night at -10.
However, it appears that a moderation
trend could begin late in the week that
could lead into what some might refer
to as a January thaw.
McCoy said that National Weather
Service officials are looking for possible highs in the upper 30s or close to
40 over the weekend. That trend, said
McCoy, could settle into a period of
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First snow day make up is Feb. 16 at Antwerp

By JOE SHOUSE
Progress Staff Writer
ANTWERP Prior to the regular scheduled Antwerp Local School
board meeting, the board held its organizational meeting. Dennis Recker
was elected president and Mark Ryan
vice president by a unanimous vote.
During the meeting, Recker appointing board member Anita Bok as
student achievement liaison to OSBA
and board member Robert Huber as
the legislative liaison to OSBA. The
superintendent, treasurer, and board
president were appointed to the records commission for 2015 with the
superintendent, treasurer, board vice
president and legislative liaison ap-

pointed to the audit committee for

2015.
Board meetings will continue meeting as in the past (with few exceptions)
on the third Thursday of each month at
6 p.m.
Immediately following the organizational meeting, the regular board
meeting was brought to order by
Recker.
One of the main topics of interest
was the number of school days missed
due to weather. At the time of the
meeting, the district has missed six
days. According to superintendent Pat
Ross, the district will need to make up
one day at this time. The first make up
day will be on Presidents Day, Feb. 16.

Middle school/high school principal

Mike Butes brief report was a reminder of three upcoming dates of importance Midterm for the second semester
is Feb. 13; Professional development
day is planned for Tuesday, Jan. 20;
Financial Aid Night will be conducted
on Jan. 26 at 6:30 in the auditoria for
juniors and seniors.
Tim Manz, elementary principal,
was also brief in his report. He shared
that a family literacy night is scheduled for Jan. 26 with a meal at 4:30
p.m. followed by other activities. On
Feb. 2, an orthodontic group from Fort
Wayne will be at the school to present
a program to students concerning dental hygiene.

Ross recognized that January is

School Board Recognition Month as
she presented each board member a
certificate of recognition for their leadership and work within the school
district.
Ross also reported that as a part of
the building and grounds committee,
new doors have been installed in the
A wing. The board is considering
options to better secure the bus garage.
Ross reported that two bids have been
received for fencing around the garage
and a third bid be received soon.
District treasurer Kristine Stuart reported the receipts for December 2014
were $404,501.05 with expenses totaling $572,532.76. Investment interest

for the same time was $1,587.69.

The following consent items were
approved for the 2014-15 school
year: Heather Barnhouse - softball
head coach; Zac Feasby - baseball
head coach; Diana Rogge - track head
coach; Pat Miesle - track assistant
coach; Boston Hormann - junior varsity baseball coach; Jon Short - girls
Mini Archer basketball coach; Travis
Hammer - boys Mini Archer basketball coach; Amy Sorrell - Saturday
school supervisor; Wade Sisson - Saturday school supervisor.
Also approved was the 2015 fiscal
year library services and technology
act (LSTA) grant appropriations for
$14,161.

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should especially be concerned about trying

to shovel themselves out of snow situations.
The combination of heavy wet snow and cold
air can be deadly on the heart, said Bohn.
Dont be afraid to ask for help when you
need it.
Bohn advised area residents to especially check in on elderly neighbors and family
members on a daily basis during the harsh
winter weather.
Never be afraid to dial 911 if you feel
that you are in a situation of peril or danger,
stressed Bohn. Thats what its there for.

If its nothing more than one or two phone

calls a day, make sure that elderly people
are checked on, said Bohn. Every so often
there is a sad story of an elderly person who
was overlooked and didnt, for some reason,
make it through the severe cold.
McCoy said that normal snowfall for January ranges between 8 and 9 inches.
Many areas have had that much, now, following Sunday nights storm, said McCoy.
The weather specialist noted that the average high for the month in January is 31 while
the average nighttime low is 16.

Commissioners reorganize for 2015

By JIM LANGHAM
Feature Writer
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Commissioners noted that
they are also considering various options with the old law
library on the south side of
the square. The law library recently relocated to the County
Annex.
The new wind farm is starting construction, said Klopfenstein. It is my understanding that they hope to have it
online by the end of 2015.
Klopfenstein said that
Northwest Ohio Wind has already started building bases
and putting in roads for construction.
The new chairman said that
his board is working diligently
with the Paulding County Economic Development director
Jerry Zielke to create an atmosphere that will attract new
business to the area.
I know that he is currently working on projects that
should result in jobs and job
retention in our county, Klopfenstein said.
You never know what
might come up, but right now
were looking for a fairly normal successful operational
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Even if we get ground, we

have to have funding to clear
the pathways, make a place for
people to go.
It all sounds like a great
idea, but it takes someone
smarter than me to get things
going, added Dunakin. We
need the help of someone to
apply for grants and funding. I
dont have any idea how to do
that.
Sprow said that there are
plenty of places to go in Paulding County to develop a park
district but it cant be done
without money.
Ive talked to the judge a
couple of times, but we cant
do anything without the funding, Sprow said.
Sprow admitted that he lost
a little energy for the project
when possibilities died off.
However, he noted, if support-

ers, volunteers and assistance

come forward, he would quickly be in favor of any supportive
efforts.
Kevin Haver, director of the
Johnny Appleseed Metropolitan District in Allen County
(Ohio) attended the Dec. 15
hearing concerning the matter.
Following the hearing
Monday, I was given a tour of
some of the natural resources
remaining in Paulding County, Haver said in a subsequent
letter to DeMuth. Im amazed
at not only the number of areas,
but the exceptional quality and
unique potential that you have.
The 400-acre parcel on the
Maumee River is a good deal
for regional water-based events
and environmental education
programs that will draw people
and activities from near and
far, wrote Haver.

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being completed from major
safety and building preservation items, Klopfenstein said
on Monday morning that the
board has a few more minor
details that will facilitate courthouse maintenance this year.
We have completed most
of the major work. There is
still some sidewalk and landscaping that needs to be done,
but that will probably have to
wait until spring, said Klopfenstein. We need to do a
little work by the west entrance
where the sidewalk is broken.
Repairs recently completed
include repairing loose bricks,
tuck pointing and sealing the
structure, maintenance on the
windows and new chimney repairs.
One responsibility before
the commissioners is that of
what to do with the old Job and
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Harrison Street, now that all of
the offices have been moved to
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Paulding Historical Society
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Sunday, Jan. 18 at the museum, located across from
the fairgrounds. The public
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Commissioners Journal

Obituaries
MARY (HOAGLIN)
MILLS

COLUMBUS Mary Elizabeth Mills, age 94, of Columbus, passed away peacefully Monday, Jan. 5, 2015.
A graduate of HavilandScott School (1936) and International Business College,
she was a member of Van
Wert Chapter O.E.S. for 70
years and was president of
Executive Women International for one year. She retired
as benefits director with Adria
Laboratories. Grammy as
she was lovingly called by
her grandchildren, was an excellent cook and baker. She
enjoyed needlework, reading
and gardening. She was also
a pianist.
Surviving are a sister, Eleanor Kramer; brother, William J. (Noreda) Hoaglin;
daughters, Diana Reynard
and Mary Jane Pees; grandchildren, Carrie Marie Reynard, William Bill (Christa) Pees, Ann (Russ) Vance;
great-grandchildren, Elena
and Natalie Vance; son-inlaw Thomas H. Reynard; and
friend Richard Burns.
She was preceded in death
by her parents, Burton R. and
C. Marie Hoaglin.
Private family services will
be held. Rutherford-Corbin
Funeral Home, Worthington,
is in charge of arrangements.
Contributions may be made
to a charity of the donors
choice in Marys memory.
To send condolences, visit
www.rutherfordfuneralhome.
com.

NORMAN
SCHOENAUER

JUNE SMITH

1934-2015
ANTWERP June Smith,
80, of Antwerp, passed away
Monday, Jan. 5 at Community Memorial Hospital, Hicksville.

MARGARET RAU

1937-2015
PAYNE Margaret (Szabo) Rau, 77, of Payne, passed
away Wednesday, Jan. 7 at
Brookview Healthcare Center, Defiance.

DONNA GRAY

ing, and Dianna J. (Randall)

Cotton of Lagrange, Ga.;
four grandchildren, Charles
(Erica Hall) Gray, Defiance,
Tabatha (Josh) Calhoun, Lagrange, Ga., Daniel (Lindsey)
Gray, Hicksville, and Christina (Tony) Stork, Hicksville;
stepgrandchildren, Amy Freeman, Wendy (Jay) Johnson
and Robin (Jason) Daniel of
Lagrange, Ga.; great-grandchildren, Kallen Stork and
Carter Calhoun; great-stepgrandchildren, Jacob and Sidney Freeman, Josie Johnson,
Hudson Daniel, Braeden and
Brielle Hall; sisters, Kathleen
(Don) Stiener and Ruth (Don)
Boday; and special sister-inlaw, Marilyn Smith.
Preceding her in death
were her parents; brothers,
Kenneth, Edward and a stillborn infant; sister Diane; and
four grandchildren, Anthony,
William, Kathleen and David
Gray.
Funeral services were
Tuesday, Jan. 13 at Paulding
Church of the Nazarene with
the Rev. Jeremy Thompson
officiating. Burial was in
Hedges Cemetery, Paulding
County. Den Herder Funeral
Home was in charge of arrangements.
In lieu of flowers the family requests donations made
to Paulding County Senior
Center, Paulding Fire Dept.
Paulding Church of the Nazarene or PC Workshop.
Online condolences may
be sent to www.denherderfh.
com.

1940-2015
PAULDING Donna L.
Gray, age 74, passed away
Thursday, Jan. 8 at CHP Hospice, Defiance.
She was born April 29,
1940 in Paulding County, the
daughter of James Gilbert and
Gladys (Ketner) Smith. On
Nov. 30, 1957, she married
Harry F. Gray, who survives.
She was previously employed
by W. Stollers Honey and
Paulding County Senior Center. She was a member of
Paulding Church of the Nazarene, Latty Bunco Bells and
Paulding Fire Auxiliary. She
enjoyed working at the Paulding County Hospital Gift
Shop and volunteering at the
Paulding County Senior Center where she also enjoyed
playing cards.
Donna is also survived
by four children, Michael L.
(Regina) Gray and Marvin L.
(Nancy) Gray, both of Latty,
Debora J. Williamson, Pauld-

1930-2015
PAYNE Norman Ray
Schoenauer Sr., 84, of Payne,
passed away Thursday, Jan. 8,
at Paulding County Hospital.
Norm
was born
on May
7, 1930
in Briceton, a son
of the late
Fredand
L e o n a
(Zartman)Schoenauer. On
Oct. 30, 1954, Norm married
Mary Jo Putman. He proudly
served his country in the U.S.
Army, he owned Norms Shell
Station and Norms Small
Engine Repair and worked at
BF Goodrich for many years.
He was a devoted member of
Saint Paul United Methodist
Church and the Payne American Legion. Norm loved to
fish and was a sports fan, especially Ohio State, but nothing compared to the love he
had for his family.
Norm will be sadly missed
by his wife, Mary Jo; children, Norma Jo (Dan Russell) Molitor of Paulding
and Norman Ray Jr. (Cindy)
of Winter Garden, Fla.; siblings, Donna (Robert) Foehl of Convoy, Betty Gloor
of Hicksville, Gene (Mick)

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and Ron (Cathy), both of

Payne; brother-in-law, Bruce
(Becky) Putman of Antwerp;
seven grandchildren; and 13
great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death
by his mother- and father-inlaw, Helen Dunderman and
Gerald Putman; and brotherin-law, Bob Putman.
His funeral service is at
11 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 15 at
St. Paul United Methodist
Church, Payne. He will be
laid to rest at Lehman Cemetery, with military honors.
Visitation is 2-8 p.m.
Wednesday, Jan. 14 at Dooley Funeral Home, Payne, and
also at the church one hour
prior to services on Thursday.
Memorials are to St Paul
UMC for the roof or Community Health Professionals.
Condolences and fond
memories may be shared at
www.dooleyfuneralhome.
com.

CLAIR
GREW

1927-2015
VAN WERT Clair C
Grew, 87, of Van Wert, died at
11:50 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 11 at
Van Wert Inpatient Hospice,
surrounded by family.
He was
born July
28, 1927
in North
Baltimore, the
son
of
Ralph and
Bertha
(Arend)
Grew. On Sept. 15, 1951,
he married Isabelle Adair of
Brooklyn, N.Y., who preceded
him in death in August 2003.
He served in the U.S. Army
during the Korean War and
is a member of the American
Legion Post 178. He retired
in 1990 from Continental Can
(Sonoco Fibre Drum) after
40 years of service. He was a
member of St. Marys of the
Assumption Catholic Church.
He enjoyed woodworking,
especially clock-making.
He is survived by two sons,
Gary (Pam Keltner) Grew of
New Knoxville, Mike (Jane
Welch) Grew of Van Wert;
a daughter, Laura (Stuart)
Smith of Fort Wayne; three
brothers, James Antoine of
Defiance, Edward Antoine
of Sherwood and Carl (Sue)
Antoine of Paulding; a sister,
Marilyn Minck of Sherwood;
seven grandchildren; and
three great-grandchildren.
In addition to his wife,
mother and father, he was
preceded in death by his stepfather, James B Antoine; and
three sisters, Ethel Ankney,
Lucille Hammon and Mary

Ellen Saylor.
Services will be held at
10:30 a.m. Monday, Jan. 19
at Alspach-Gearhart Funeral
Home in Van Wert. Burial
will be held at Woodland
Cemetery, Van Wert, with
military graveside services
being performed by combined
units of the Van Wert American Legion and VFW Posts.
Visitation is from 1-5 p.m.
Sunday, Jan. 18 at the funeral
home with rosary to start at 5
p.m.
Preferred memorials are to
the Van Wert Inpatient Hospice Center.
Condolences may be expressed at www.alspachgearhart.com.

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Commissioners Journal December 22, 2014

This 22nd day of December, 2014, the Board of County Commissioners met in regular session with the following members present: Tony Zartman, Roy Klopfenstein, Fred
Pieper, and Nola Ginter, Clerk.
MEETING NOTES OF APPOINTMENTS
Coral Fetzer and Deb Hubbard, Soil and Water Conservation District Fetzer introduced Hubbard as the newest SWCD employee. Hubbard announced the receipt of
a joint ditch petition with Defiance County for Rosedale Ditch. She noted a joint ditch
board has been formed, with two members from Paulding County and one from Defiance County. Paulding County has the most acreage draining into the ditch, so it will be
the lead county. The length of the improvement will be about 1/2 mile.
The commissioners reported they are working on cabinet storage for the SWCD office. Fetzer reported she would very much like to be able to secure a GPS for SWCD.
They currently use the FSA offices GPS. Fetzer noted that any appropriations to SWCD
from county entities could be matched with grant dollars.
Sarah Noggle, Agriculture & Natural Resources educator, presented an overview of
the fourth quarter activity:
Tree Diagnostic and Tree Pruning Clinic in October attracted over 60 participants, which included local business owners, school groundskeepers, and community
members. The 2014 Farm Bill was the topic for three large group and 11 small group
computer sessions, educating over 250 adults.
Paulding Countys Dairy Manure Plot, highlighting dairy manure research, was
finished.
Three large groups and 11 small group computer sessions were taught by OSU
Extension based on the 2014 Farm Bill. Noggle worked with the local Farm Service
Agency to offer Rick Management education.
The Paulding County Master Gardener Volunteers welcomed two new volunteers, Nolan Shisler and Marsha Cooper, at their annual appreciation banquet in December. 2014 total volunteer hours were 1,753 which is valued at $37,514.20, based
upon $21.40/hour given by the Independent Sector Value of Ohio. Since 1999, Paulding
County Master Gardeners have volunteered a total of 8,403.5 hours, a lifetime value
of $180,412.70. They have worked with villages and towns in Paulding County and
are working with the Habitat for Humanity group to landscape the two new houses in
Paulding.
The campaign for the .15 millage levy continued through election day. Presentations were made to many groups to educate the voters on what Extension does for the
county.
Paulding County Agriculture and Natural Resource Extension programs already
scheduled for 2015 are as follows: Pesticide Application Recertification (3 hours); Fertilizer Applicator Certification (2 hours); Fertilizer Certification Training (3 hours); Agronomy Events; Farm Bill Sessions; Farm Business Management; Horticulture; Natural Resources; Livestock Production; Miscellaneous Ag; Annies Project, Risk Management
Education for Farm Women.
Ed Bohn, Paulding County EMA, presented the last two weeks report of activity.
Highlights were: responding to a car/semi accident; attended the Ohio EMA Winter
Conference; attended the Black Swamp Area EMA directors meeting; met with Tracy
Bush of Henry County EMA for assistance on Paulding Countys EOP plan; met with
Rich Lauffer to complete EMPG paperwork and review the Haz-Mat Plan for Paulding County; met with Brion Hanenkratt on the communications plan; programmed the
Paulding Fire Department in to the eDispatch Program; attended the NW Sector EMA
Directors meeting in Kenton, where he met the new OEMA field liaison for northwest
Ohio who is over 11 offices in NW Ohio; did paperwork and paid agency bills for the
end of the year; learned of bomb-sniffing dog services available from Bowling Green or
Lima.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
A motion was made by Klopfenstein to go into executive session at 8:02 a.m. with
the Paulding County Prosecutor to discuss legal matters. The motion was seconded by
Pieper. All members voting yea.
At 8:18 a.m. all members present agreed to adjourn the executive session and go into
regular session.
APPOINTMENTS IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Klopfenstein moved to approve the following appointments for 2015, to-wit;
Cindy Peters, clerk to the Board of County Commissioners; Nola Ginter, clerk to the
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4A - Paulding County Progress Wednesday, January 14, 2015

PAULDING PROGRESS

FOR THE RECORD

Property Transfers
The term et al. refers to and others; et vir., and husband;
et ux., and wife.

Benton Township
Randy W. Noggle and Margaret C. Noggle to
Randy W. and Margaret C. Noggle, trustees; Sec.
24, 40 acres. Quit claim.
Randy W. Noggle and Margaret C. Noggle to
Randy W. and Margaret C. Noggle, trustees; Sec.
27, 40.226 acres. Quit claim.
Randy W. Noggle and Margaret C. Noggle to
Randy W. and Margaret C. Noggle, trustees; Sec.
20, 118.83 acres. Quit claim.
Randy W. Noggle and Margaret C. Noggle to
Randy W. and Margaret C. Noggle, trustees; Sec.
33, 45 acres. Quit claim.
Randy W. Noggle and Margaret C. Noggle to
Randy W. and Margaret C. Noggle, trustees; Sec.
25, 5.647 acres. Quit claim.
Randy W. Noggle and Margaret C. Noggle to
Randy W. and Margaret C. Noggle, trustees; Sec.
24, 40 acres. Quit claim.
Randy W. Noggle and Margaret C. Noggle to
Randy W. and Margaret C. Noggle, trustees; Sec.
27, 40.226 acres. Quit claim.
Randy W. Noggle and Margaret C. Noggle to
Randy W. and Margaret C. Noggle, trustees; Sec.
20, 118.83 acres. Quit claim.
Randy W. Noggle and Margaret C. Noggle to
Randy W. and Margaret C. Noggle, trustees; Sec.
33, 45 acres. Quit claim.
Randy W. Noggle and Margaret C. Noggle to
Randy W. and Margaret C. Noggle, trustees; Sec.
25, 5.647 acres. Quit claim.
Blue Creek Township
Steven and Ann L. Harry to Troy E. and Maureen E. Greulach; Sec. 19, 44.93 acres and Lots 1,
2, 5-7, 1 acre. Warranty deed.
Brown Township
Doyle A. and Helen J. Price to Trevor Chance
Worline and Brittany R. Worline; Sec. 25, 23.779
acres. Survivorship deed.
Carryall Township
Dorothy C. Jeffery, trustee, dec. to Ray R. Jeffery, trustee; Sec. 29, 111.32 acres. Affidavit.
Ray R. Jeffery, trustee to Jan and Jeffrey Boterf; Sec. 29, 1.536 acres. Warranty deed.
Marabeth Lee Miller and Henry Miller, et al.
to Keith E. and Beth A. Derck; Sec. 4, 56.445
acres and Sec. 6, 35.697 acres. Warranty deed.
Marabeth Lee Miller and Henry Miller, et al.
to Gary J. and Patricia M. Derck; Sec. 9, 94.293
acres. Warranty deed.
Marabeth Lee Miller and Henry Miller, et al.
to Joseph Edwin and Victoria E. Kemerer; Sec.
4, 71.664 acres. Warranty deed.

Marabeth Lee Miller and Henry Miller, et

al. to Richard J. Carr; Sec. 6, 2 acres. Warranty
deed.
Marabeth Lee Miller and Henry Miller, et al.
to Thomas A. and Mary K. Kemerer; Sec. 5, 1
acre. Warranty deed.
Thomas A. and Mary K. Kemerer to Thomas
A. and Mary K. Kemerer; Sec. 5, 1.223 acres.
Quit claim.
Virgil R. Taylor to Virgil R. Taylor Life Estate; Sec. 8, 20.12 acres. Quit claim.
Virgil R. Taylor to Virgil R. Taylor Life Estate; Sec. 19, 72.19 acres. Quit claim.
Virgil R. Taylor to Virgil R. Taylor Life Estate; Sec. 31, 20.76 acres. Quit claim.
Emerald Township
Dan and Rose Froelich to Elizabeth Froelich;
Sec. 2, 5.16 acres. Quit claim.
Jackson Township
Ruth M. Crone Life Estate, dec. to Cheryl
Wistner, et al.; Sec. 36, 30 acres. Affidavit.
Latty Township
Aaron L. and Tamara J. Sharp to Thomas L.
and Sabrina L. Roth; Sec. 13, 2 acres. Warranty
deed.
Thomas L. and Sabrina L. Roth to Thomas L.
and Sabrina L. Roth; Sec. 13, 5.35 acres. Quit
claim.
Ruth M. Crone, dec. to Cheryl Wistner, et al.;
Sec. 28, 78.09 acres. Affidavit.
Joshua Sinn et al. to Stanley A. and Janahn J.
Sinn; Sec. 18, 40 acres. Quit claim.
Washington Township
Douglas J. Reed, dec. to Carolyn Pruden Life
Estate; Sec. 16, 78.5 acres. Affidavit.
Mark T. and Lisa M. Vorst, et al. to MIJOSH
LLC; Sec. 36, 66.27 acres. Warranty deed.
Mark T. and Lisa M. Vorst to MIJOSH LLC;
Sec. 24, 80 acres. Warranty deed.
Antwerp Village
Cynthia K. Lyons to Timothy P. and Cynthia
K. Yenser; Lot 16, Maumee Lane Subdivision
Phase II, 0.74 acre and Lots 15A and 15B, Maumee Landing Subdivision, 1.4 acres. Quit claim.
Cecil Village
Ted Koenn & Sons Inc. to Koenn Farms Inc.;
Sec. 11, 76.525 acres. Quit claim.
Haviland Village
Ross A. and Joy L. Stoller to Ross A. and Joy
L. Stoller; Lots 170-174, Original Plat, 0.825
acres and Lots 177-179, Original Plat, 0.495
acre. Warranty deed.
Paulding Village
Mark K. Willitzer to JPMorgan Chase Bank,
N.A.; Lot 29, 0.01 acre. Quit claim.

Sheriffs Report
ACCIDENTS:
Friday, Dec. 26
7:55 a.m. Oswaldo Martinez Muniz, 25, of Paulding,
was cited for failure to control following a single-vehicle accident on Road 115 in
Emerald Township. He was
traveling north in a 2001 Ford
F-150 pickup truck when he
lost control on the icy curve,
sliding into a mailbox. Damage to the truck was functional. He was not injured.
Saturday, Dec. 27
11:04 a.m. Kaitlin Maria
Gardner, 23, of Wapakoneta,
was driving west across the
Five Span Bridge when she
began to slow for a stop sign.
She told deputies the rear
of her 2001 Dodge Dakota
pickup truck slid around and
its back end struck the 2008
Chevy HHR in front of her,
operated by Dora M. Laney,
76, of Cecil. Laneys SUV
was disabled. Damage was
minor to the truck. Neither
driver was injured, nor was
Gardners passenger. She was
cited for failure to control.
Thursday, Jan. 1
1:26 p.m. Charles E. Hinschlager, 56, of Sherwood,
was charged with insecure
load after a freezer in the bed
of his 1990 Ford pickup fell
out and struck a 2003 Buick
LeSabre driven by Brenda J.
Adams, 56, of Scott, causing
functional damage. No one
was hurt in the mishap.
Saturday, Jan.3
2:02 p.m. Cory David
Rager, 20, of Paulding, was
cited for failure to control following a single-car accident
on Road 143 south of Road
218 in Emerald Township.
Reports say he was traveling
south in a 2002 Chrysler car
when he lost control on the
icy pavement. The car slid off
the west side of the road into
some trees. The vehicle was
disabled and towed. Rager
was not hurt.
INCIDENTS:
Friday, Jan. 2
4:41 p.m. Suspicious vehicle was seen in a business lot
along Road 144 in Paulding
Township.
5:02 p.m. Deputies assisted
Defiance County Sheriffs office by attempting to locate a
vehicle in Melrose.
6:43 p.m. Car/deer collision on Ohio 111 in Emerald

Township was documented.

8:55 p.m. Vehicle search
was conducted on U.S. 24 at
Road 87 in Crane Township.
9:52 p.m. Possible child
abuse in Cecil was reported.
Saturday, Jan. 3
4:50 a.m. Post 81 handled
an accident on U.S. 24 west of
Road 232 in Emerald Township where a semi was laying
on its side in the westbound
lane. Paulding EMS made
a transport from the scene;
Paulding Fire Department assisted as well. No further information was available.
10:07 a.m. A resident of
Crane Townships Road 230
told deputies a neighbor shot
their dog.
2:02 p.m. Deputies handled
a slide-off into a tree along
Road 143 near Road 202 in
Emerald Township.
Sunday, Jan. 4
7:26 a.m. Payne business
alarm sounded.
8:54 a.m. Dog complaint
was lodged from West Harrison Avenue in Paulding.
11:10 a.m. Smoke was seen
coming from a house on Road
61 in Benton Township. Two
Antwerp fire units, two from
Paulding, three from Payne
and their EMS were on scene
less than an hour.
6:30 p.m. Suspicious vehicle complaint came in from
Ohio 114 in Benton Township.
8:16 p.m. Suspicious vehicle was also seen on Road 137
in Jackson Township.
10:13 p.m. Dog complaint
was lodged from Road 230 in
Crane Township.
Monday, Jan. 5
8:04 a.m. Unwanted male
wouldnt leave a residence in
Scott.
8:38 a.m. Paulding police
relayed information about a
reported rape.
10:13 a.m. Theft of property from a location on Road
155 in Washington Township
was investigated.
11:21 a.m. Melrose resident lodged a theft complaint.
1:22 p.m. Dog complaint
came in from Road 177 in
Brown Township.
2:14 p.m. Residential burglar alarm sounded in Latty.
4:20 p.m. Animal complaint came in from Road 111
in Jackson Township.
5:38 p.m. Search warrant

was executed in Payne over

the course of 3-1/2 hours.
10:56 p.m. Three Oakwood
fire units, three from Paulding
and one from Auglaize Township responded to a chimney
fire on Road 171 in Auglaize
Township. Oakwood EMS assisted.
Tuesday, Jan. 6
1:59 a.m. Telephone harassment was looked into in
Latty.
2:55 a.m. Van Wert County
Sheriffs office relayed information about a suspicious vehicle with no plates in Scott.
1:55 p.m. K9 unit was deployed on North Coupland
Street in Paulding to do a
building search.
1:57 p.m. Deputies assisted
the adult parole office on North
Coupland Street in Paulding.
2:05 p.m. Zacharie Ball was
arrested.
2:57 p.m. Theft complaint
was investigated on Road 138
in Jackson Township.
3:15 p.m. Menacing was
reported from Haviland.
5:54 p.m. Harassment in a
domestic situation was looked
in Latty.
8:55 p.m. Slide-off into
mailboxes was documented on
Ohio 66 south of Ohio 637 in
Auglaize Township.
Wednesday, Jan. 7
2:12 p.m. Dog complaint
was looked into on Road 206
in Crane Township.
2:47 p.m. Slide-off accident with a vehicle in the ditch
along Ohio 49 near Road 192
in Carryall Township was documented.
Thursday, Jan. 8
11:14 a.m. Dog complaint
was lodged from South Maple
Street in Payne.
11:54 a.m. A dog complaint
was handled on North Main
Street in Paulding.
1:38 p.m. Burglar alarm
sounded on Ohio 613 in Jackson Township.
2:25 p.m. Deputies arrested
Shawn Dempsey.
3:41 p.m. Telephone harassment was looked into in rural
Paulding.
5:58 p.m. Assistance was
given Paulding police with a
stolen vehicle complaint.
Friday, Jan. 9
10:02 a.m. Dog warden reported possible animal neglect
on Broughton Pike in Jackson
Township.

Members of the Paulding County Girl Scouts Lynn Brian, Megan Remay and Peggy Emerson
(far right) were the guest speakers at the Paulding Kiwanis Club meeting. They told of the many
things the Girl Scouts are are interested in and how they meet those goals. Currently, over 1,700
girls are enrolled in Paulding County with 60 volunteers to oversee the program. Harry Wiebe
was program chairman.

Common Pleas
Civil Docket

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

Linda A. Gesler, Fort

Wayne and William L.
Gesler, Fort Wayne vs. Ben
Schmucker Construction
LLP, New Haven and Russell
D. Williams, Auburn and Progressive Casualty Insurance
Company, Fort Wayne and
Progressive Southeastern Insurance Company, Indianapolis. Personal injury.
Alicia Goodwin-Miller,
Paulding vs. Joe E. Miller,
Ottawa. Divorce.
Ohio Department of Taxation, Columbus vs. James
Larson, Payne and Nila Larson, Payne. Money only.
Civil Docket Concluded
Paulding County Treasurer,
Paulding vs. Tomas Moreno
and his unknown spouse if
any, Paulding and Citifinancial Inc., Van Wert and Midland Funding LLC, San Diego
and Ohio Department of Taxation, Columbus and Capital
One Bank, Richmond, Va.
Foreclosure of real property
taxes, dismissed without prejudice upon a motion of State.
PHH Mortgage Corporation, Mount Laurel, N.J. vs.
Jacqueline K. Gremling and
her unknown spouse if any,
Antwerp and Kurt Gremling,
Cecil and Rachel Lynn Buell,
Antwerp. Foreclosures, Sheriffs sale confirmed and proceeds distributed.
Lester O. Hardesty, Cherokee, N.C. and Lisa Hardesty,
Cherokee, N.C. vs. Dorothy
L. Hoagland, Grover Hill and
Jonathon Hoagland, Grover
Hill and First Federal Bank
of the Midwest, Defiance and
Paulding County Treasurer,
Paulding. Partition, property
ordered sold and sheriff ordered to deliver deed to purchaser, and distribution of
proceeds ordered.
Amy M. Adams, Haviland
vs. John A. Adams, Paulding.
Divorce, granted.
Tasha Ashworth, Paulding
vs. Justin Ashworth, Paulding. Divorce, granted.
Travis D. Dix, Paulding vs.
Kelly Dix, Antwerp. Divorce,
granted.
Elizabeth K. Ratliff, Antwerp vs. Chadd C. Ratliff,
Chillicothe. Divorce, granted.
Esther E. Carnahan, Paulding vs. Samuel N. Carnahan,
Paulding. Divorce, granted.
Adam Provines, Fort Drum,
N.Y. vs. Miranda Provines,
Marysville. Divorce, granted.
Drew A. Davis, Delphos vs.
Megan A. Davis, Oakwood.
Divorce, granted.
Brianna J. Watson, Defiance vs. Michael R. Morgan,
Federal Heights, Colo. Divorce, granted.
Marriage Licenses
Joshua Keith Johnson, 33,
Paulding, manufacturing and
Meghan Renee Crawford,
29, Paulding, teacher. Parents
are Keith Johnson and Susan
Brady; and Randy Crawford
and Brenda Davis.
Administration Docket
In the Estate of Nancy Ray
Burns, last will and testament
filed.
Criminal Docket
Cara J. Phillips, 26, of
Paulding, had her intervention in lieu of conviction revoked. She was sentenced to
four years community control sanctions for theft (F5).
Conditions include 30 days
jail with credit for four days

served. She must also pay

$508.70 in court costs.
Joshua W. Beard, 27, of
Paulding, had his community
control sanctions revoked and
was transported to prison.
He had been sentenced in
January 2013 for receiving
stolen property (F5) and had
received a judicial release in
October 2014.
Kevin L. Clay, 29, of Van
Wert, was granted judicial
release from prison and the
remainder of his 11-month
sentence for breaking and entering (F5) was suspended. He
was ordered to complete four
years community control and
pay $1,424.74 court costs.
Larry Mullins, 31, of Paulding, was granted judicial release from prison after receiving a 22-month sentence last
March for possession of cocaine and possession of methamphetamine. The remainder
of his prison term was sus-

pended and he was ordered

to serve community control
sanctions and was transported
to WORTH Center.
Cassandra R. Crites, 34,
of Paulding, was granted
judicial release and her 24month sentence for endangering children (F3) was suspended. She was ordered to
serve four years community
control sanctions on the conditions that she complete the
WORTH Center Program, abstain from drugs and alcohol,
submit to random tests, report
to Westwood Behavioral for
aftercare, obtain and maintain employment, obtain valid
drivers license and pay costs.
Dereck E. Mills, 39, of
Dublin, Ohio, entered not
guilty pleas to charges of possession of oxycodone (F5)
and of heroin (F5). Pretrial
conference was set for Feb. 2
with a March 3 jury trial date.
See COMMON PLEAS page 5A

Guest Column

Supporting agriculture
to remain a top priority

By David T. Daniels
Director of the Ohio Department of Agriculture
The past four years have certainly been a time of change
and progress for Ohios agriculture industry. Tax cuts, research, new investments and priorities, and strong leadership
have helped our states farmers and food producers grow
even stronger.
One of the most monumental transformations for the agriculture industry in decades has been Governor Kasichs
tax reform. The 2011 elimination of the death tax means
farmers and their families are no longer under a long-term
financial burden just to do their jobs. Additional tax cuts for
small businesses are helping farmers by cutting taxes in half
for the first $250,000 of business income. These tax breaks
are putting money back in the pockets of those who provide
us with our most basic necessities.
In 2011, we also enacted the nations first comprehensive
livestock care standards after months of reviewing scientific
information and holding numerous public meetings. The result is a regulatory structure that has become a national model for balancing farmers production needs with consumers
demand that farm animals be cared for responsibly. The standards protect farmers who are doing a good job and allows
them to continue to produce safe, wholesome and abundant
food.
In 2012, Ohio became the first state to be granted approval
in the new federal program that allows certain state-inspected
small businesses to sell their meat products across state lines.
For small and specialty meat processors this is a long overdue opportunity to expand customer base and get Ohio products into new markets without burdensome and expensive
changes to facilities.
The Ohio Department of Agriculture began recognizing
bicentennial farm families in 2013 as a way to honor these
incredible small businesses and recognize farm families
who have made a commitment to keeping their businesses
in Ohio. These families have been living and farming on the
same property for at least 200 years, making them some of
the oldest continuously operating businesses in the state. We
now have identified 73 bicentennial farms in 34 counties, not
to mention the more than 1,000 century farms also registered
all across the state.
Just this past year, Ohio Department of Agriculture scientists made a scientific breakthrough that is helping pork
producers all across the nation in the fight against the Porcine
Epidemic Diarrhea virus. Genetic sequencing of a new strain
of this virus, performed by staff at the departments Animal
Disease Diagnostic Laboratory, may lead to a marketable
vaccine for swine in the near future.
Over the last four years, weve been working together to
feed a growing population while making vast strides in the
efforts to improve water quality in the state. Weve made
much progress in this area, including fertilizer certification
training and the promotion of nutrient stewardship practices,
research on best management practices, watershed monitoring, and septic system cleanup, but there is still more to
do. In the next four years, we will continue to prioritize
research and training to equip farmers with the best, most
effective and most efficient tools available.
As we usher in a new year, Ohios farmers and food processors have much for which to be thankful, as do the 11.5
million Ohioans who benefit from the products they produce
and the jobs they provide.
The opinions stated are those of the writer, and do not necessarily reflect that of the newspaper.

Wednesday, January 14, 2015 Paulding County Progress - 5A

Guest Column

County Court
Civil Docket:
Cavalry Spv. I LLC, Columbus vs.
Daniel Hake, Payne. Other action, satisfied.
Criminal Docket:
Paige A. Mortakis, Grover Hill, disorderly conduct; $144 costs; case dismissed per State, costs to defendant,
costs to be taken from bond on another
case.
Seth J. Nonnemaker, Bradner, possession; $100 fine, $95 costs, six-month
license suspension; defendant granted
permission to drive home from court
then suspended.
Seth J. Nonnemaker, Bradner, paraphernalia; $100 fine, $95 costs, sixmonth license suspension.
Benjamin Ross Jones, Paulding, paraphernalia; $150 fine, $116 costs, six
month license suspension; paraphernalia is to be forfeited to the arresting
office.
Jami L. Alezetes,
Antwerp, domestic violence; $100 fine
suspended, $95 costs suspended, 30
days jail with 150 suspended, 30 days
jail served, defense made the motion to
withdraw the not guilty plea by reason
of insanity plea, motion granted, court
diagnostic appointment cancelled, shall
have no unlawful contact with victim.
Traffic Docket:
Emily S. Apple, Paulding, 68/55
speed; $33 fine, $82 costs.
Nathan Dale Henderson, Ypsilanti,
Mich., 77/65 speed; $33 fine, $85 costs.
Lawrence C. McDaniel, Perrysburg,
74/65 speed; $150 fine, $95 costs; POC
by Jan. 25, any further hearing or conference set to occur after the date of the
filing of this agreement is hereby vacated.
Jacob K. Dill, Evansville, Ind., 86/65
speed; $43 fine, $85 costs.
Ted M. Wade, Indianapolis, following close; $53 fine, $82 costs.
Larry E. Woods Sr., Lima, 69/55
speed; $33 fine, $80 costs.
Kyle R. Hicks, Hicksville, stop sign;
dismissed at the States request without
prejudice, costs waived.
Robert Chevise Sloan, Indianapolis,
87/65 speed; $43 fine, $80 costs.
Minh Trong Do Tran, Warren, Mich.,
82/65 speed; Count B is dismissed
without prejudice, costs waived at the
States request, count a was bound over
to the Common Pleas Court with the
felony matter.
Riley James Moore, Payne, 66/55
speed; $33 fine, $77 costs.
Joel D. Niese, Bloomington, Ind.,
76/65 speed; $33 fine, $80 costs.
Joseph M. Kappel Jr., Greenwood,
Ind., 80/65 speed; $43 fine, $80 costs.
Melanie Nichols, Paulding, 77/65
speed; $33 fine, $82 costs.
David P. Dangelo, Maumee, 77/65
speed; $33 fine, $85 costs.
Justin A. Suffel, Paulding, 65/55
speed; $33 fine, $82 costs.
William A. Mielke, Rockville, Ind.,

overheight; $68 fine, $82 costs.

Lisa Marie Janiszewski, Statesboro,
Ga., 78/65 speed; $33 fine, $85 costs.
Garrett Thomas Memmer, Mooresville, Ind., 79/65 speed; $33 fine, $80
costs.
Kevin Wichmann, Defiance, seat
belt, $30 fine, $47 costs.
Spencer Leigh McFern, Westlake,
81/65 speed; $43 fine, $80 costs.
Donald H. Freeborn III, Toledo,
82/65 speed; $43 fine, $80 costs.
Zacia D. Green, Indianapolis, 78/65
speed; $33 fine, $80 costs.
Brian V. Engel, Maumee, 89/65
speed; $43 fine, $77 costs.
Saim Asif, Valley Stream, N.Y., 77/65
speed; $33 fine, $80 costs.
David Adams Smith, Indianapolis,
82/65 speed; $43 fine, $80 costs.
Danny L. Finch, Cecil, FRA suspension; $100 fine, $95 costs; POC by Jan.
30, defendants vehicle can be released
upon payment of all towing and storage
to a licensed and insured driver, defendants license plates have been forfeited
to the BMV.
Joyce Ann Lenhart, Fort Wayne,
83/65 speed; $93 fine, $95 costs.
Andrew David Gieselmann, Southfield, Mich., 87/65 speed; $43 fine, $80
costs.
Dsa Vera Paulette, Bridgeport, Ct.,
85/65 speed; $43 fine, $80 costs.
Randall R. Lee, Holgate, 81/65
speed; $43 fine, $80 costs.
Jacob A. Smith, Wauseon, 100/65
speed; $93 fine, $77 costs.
Daylan T. Hough, Wauseon, 108/65
speed; $93 fine, $77 costs.
Cody I. Crousore, Fort Wayne, 93/65
speed; $43 fine, $80 costs.
Megan L. Keller, Birmingham,
Mich., 84/65 speed; $43 fine, $80 costs.
Landon B. Merkley, Greenfield, Ind.,
87/65 speed; $40 fine, $83 costs.
Suzanne F. Omalley, Fishers, Ind.,
86/65 speed; $43 fine, $80 costs.
Tamara J. Sandrick, Willoughby,
79/65 speed; $33 fine, $80 costs.
Abigail Ivey Martz, Van Buren, Ind.,
88/65 speed; $43 fine, $80 costs.
Leena L. Kronewetter, Fort Wayne,
78/65 speed; $33 fine, $80 costs.
Rachel E. Zimmermann, Sylvania,
88/65 speed; $43 fine, $77 costs.
Israel Alvarez Jr., Toledo, 83/65
speed; $43 fine, $77 costs.
Thomas Urdiales, Defiance, 83/65
speed; $43 fine, $80 costs.
Christine A. York, Fort Bragg, N.C.,
70/55 speed; $43 fine, $80 costs.
Shilpa R. Badlani, Highland Hts.,
Ky., 80/65 speed; $43 fine, $80 costs.
Thomas Devine, Fort Wayne, 82/65
speed; $43 fine, $80 costs.
Cory D. Evans, Van Wert, 66/55
speed; $33 fine, $80 costs.
Joseph Robert Geddes, Indianapolis,
80/65 speed; $43 fine, $80 costs.
Gary A. Grant, Paulding, 69/55
speed; $30 fine, $83 costs.

Eric G. Klein, Fishers, Ind., 90/65

speed; $43 fine, $80 costs.
Amanda R. Lotz, Payne, 71/55 speed;
$43 fine, $80 costs.
Deborah L. Lester, Holland, 75/65
speed; $33 fine, $80 costs.
Brittany A. Barnes, Paulding, DUS;
$100 fine with $75 suspended, $95
costs; show proof of insurance by Jan.
9, pay $25 a month, POC date of May
29.
Nicholas D. Powell, Grabill, Ind.,
69/55 speed; $33 fine, $80 costs.
Tovi A. Snapstailer, Palm Harbor,
Fla., 87/65 speed; $43 fine, $80 costs.
Chad R, Snader, 79/65 speed; $33
fine, $80 costs.
Aaron M. Scott, Paulding, traffic device; $53 fine, $77 costs.
Jonathan R. Hollingsworth, Russiaville, Ind., 100/65 speed; $93 fine, $80
costs.
Kris M. Kniceley, Antwerp, failure to
control; $65 fine, $83 costs.
Jaclyn N. Cusson, Royal Oak, Mich.,
85/65 speed; $43 fine, $80 costs.
Rose Wilson, Oakwood, 67/55 speed;
$33 fine, $80 costs.
Amy J. Brunswick-Shaw, Defiance,
73/55 speed; $43 fine, $80 costs.
William R. Maxwell, Sylvania, 80/65
speed; $43 fine, $80 costs.
Steven W. Elkins, Continental, stop
sign; $53 fine, $80 costs.
Stasha M. Jackson, Morganfield, Ky.,
96/65 speed; $93 fine, $80 costs.
Sarah R. Marzec, Woodbridge, Va.,
80/65 speed; $43 fine, $80 costs.
Jaclyn Beattey, Fishers, Ind., 85/65
speed; $43 fine, $80 costs.
Maria D. Huerta, New Haven, traffic
device; $53 fine, $80 costs.
Alan J. Dunbar, Cloverdale, stop
sign; $53 fine, $77 costs.
Aubrey A. Stanfield, Defiance, 90/65
speed; $43 fine, $77 costs.
Erwin D. Davis, Indianapolis, 74/65
speed; $100 fine, $95 costs.
John R. Auble, Avon Lake, 78/65
speed; $33 fine, $85 costs.
Rafael Garcia, Defiance, 78/65 speed;
$33 fine, $85 costs.
Craig M. Sage, Norwalk, 75/65
speed; $33 fine, $80 costs.
Michael W. Holmes, Payne, 68/55
speed; $33 fine, $80 costs.
Birane Seck, Dearborn, Mich., 81/65
speed; $43 fine, $80 costs.
Chad C. Brown, Grover Hill, 72/55
speed; $43 fine, $80 costs.
Kevin J. Donohue, Edison, N.J.,
80/65 speed; $43 fine, $80 costs.
Julie C. Driscol, Indianapolis, 75/65
speed; $33 fine, $80 costs.
Madison R. Poling, Grover Hill,
50/35 speed; $43 fine, $80 costs.
Dewayne G. Dalton, Ann Arbor,
Mich., 75/65 speed; $33 fine, $80 costs.
Amique Mohamed Azhar, Waterloo,
Ont., 80/65 speed; $43 fine, $80 costs.
Dennis W. Bennett, Oakwood, seat
belt; $20 fine, $47 costs.

Police Report
ACCIDENT REPORTS
Wednesday, Jan. 7
9:46 a.m. Kathy M.
Karnes, 49, of Paulding was
cited for failure to yield following a two-vehicle crash
at the intersection of West
Perry and North Williams
streets. Karnes was driving
east on Perry in a 2013 Kia
as Anissa K. Williamson, 43,
of Paulding was north bound
on Williams in a 2007 Pontiac Torrent, having the green
light. Reports say Karnes told
police she attempted to stop,
but slid into the intersection
striking the Pontiac. Damage
was minor to her vehicle, but
the Torrent was disabled and
towed. Neither driver was injured.
INCIDENT REPORTS
Wednesday, Dec. 31
11:00 p.m. A female told
police she had been assaulted
on North Coupland Street.
Friday, Jan. 2
1 p.m. Violation of a police
no contact order was reported
from West Jackson Street.
Saturday, Jan. 3
3:26 a.m. Family disturbance on West Wayne Street
was looked into.
Sunday, Jan. 4
6:16 a.m. A McDonald
Pike facility told police a
male subject left in a wheelchair.
9:05 p.m. Missing medication was reported from East
Perry Street. The matter is
under investigation.
10:12 p.m. Harassing texts
were reported by a West Caroline Street resident who requested a no contact order.

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Monday, Jan. 5
1:31 a.m. Suspicious person seen on North Water
Street was gone when police
arrived.
2:25 a.m. Assault complaint was lodged from McDonald Pike.
4:25 a.m. A walk-away
from McDonald Pike was
reported. He was found in a
parked car nearby. As he was
not dressed for the weather,
he was transported to a warm
location.
11:10 a.m. Police responded to a residential alarm on
Kay Nora Avenue. The home
was found to be secure.
11:53 p.m. Investigation
of a possible rape was turned
over to the sheriffs office.
Tuesday, Jan. 6
10:19 a.m. Paulding High
School requested assistance
with a combative student. The
subject was calm when police
arrived.
12:30 p.m. A hit and run
backing accident was reported at the intersection of Williams and Perry streets.

1:23 p.m. Police assisted

the sheriffs office and adult
probation department with
a search on North Coupland
Street.
3:15 p.m. A vehicle/pole
mishap on North Cherry
Street was documented.
7:15 p.m. Dog complaint
came in from Miller Parkway
Drive.
9:56 p.m. An East Perry
Street business employee reported a suspicious person in
a vehicle at the neighboring
business. The suspect was
gone when officers arrived,
but evidence of their presence
remained.
Wednesday, Jan. 7
11:20 a.m. Defiance Police
Department requested an officer make contact with a resident whose vehicle had been
involved in a crash in their jurisdiction. Contact was made.
Thursday, Jan. 8
12:21 p.m. Two-vehicle
crash was handled on North
Williams Street. A car that
had slowed down for a turn
was struck from behind. Fur-

Commissioners

Losses, exhaustion,
faith and choices
in the new year

By Susan Hill Pieper

I always think of the beginning of the new year as turning a
corner from the end of the prior year and facing headlong into
a road with new possibilities, new beginnings and new goals.
But after turning 57 corners and living through 57
Januaries, I cannot seem to muster the strength, fortitude,
energy or inspiration to start any new page or new beginning.
Simply said, I am exhausted. And, from talking with friends,
I find that many of us share that same feeling of lack of
energy and motivation.
I do not think I am suffering from a crisis of faith,
although I did have to consciously check that possibility off
of my list. My faith is stronger than ever. Jesus Christ is still
my best friend. He gave us two commandments: 1. to love
him with all of our heart and soul and mind; and, 2. to love
our neighbors as ourselves. And, although I struggle with the
love thy neighbor part, I do think I am making progress
in forgiving and feeling compassion and empathy for those
whom I would rather drop-kick off the planet. (I said I am
making progress still a ways to go.)
I suppose I am grieving for the many losses experienced in
the past twelve months. I lost my dear brother, Steve. Then,
a few months after that, we lost Steves son, Ryan. There
was a car crash which forced me to reconcile a subtle loss of
sense of safety and comfort. These losses were piled on top
of the daily struggles we all have in our lives loss of jobs,
loss of opportunities, dreams crushed, priorities realigned.
So, here I am, at the corner of the new year and I feel like
a giant big sigh all the time. I look down the road and I have
choices to make. I can choose to continue to wonder the
purpose of my life and consequently the purpose of doing
anything (including dishes, laundry and vacuuming); or, I
can lean on my faith and grab on to it like a life preserver,
knowing my Lord is trying to pull me out of this muck and
mire of exhaustive depression.
We have choices each day. We can choose to be kind, or
we can choose to be mean. We can choose to turn the other
cheek, or we can choose to slap the face that offends. We
can choose to be welcoming to new neighbors, or we can
choose to shun because they may not look like us or dress
like us or believe like us. We can choose to listen and try
to understand, or we can choose to close our ears and our
minds. The choice we make will impact our daily spirit
and walk. It is easier to love than hate. It is easier to be
compassionate than it is to be unfeeling. It is easier to move
forward than to turn away.
There is so much happening that is positive in our little
400 some-odd square mile county of northwest Ohio. If
we just open our eyes and try to be more optimistic than
pessimistic; to see our cup half-full rather than half-empty;
to be loving and not fearful and hateful. To trust in the two
simple rules we were given: Love our God and Love our
Neighbor those two simple rules that we all continuously
either ignore or screw up. It is a road map for the new road
we face each January; a road map with two simple rules
which illuminate the path to eternity. And, those rules matter
to the future of our little corner of the world.
So, although I am weary, exhausted, depressed and overall
feeling an overwhelming lack of energy and motivation I
will chose to live each day with those two rules on my mind.
I will love Him because His love for all of us is so deep, so
warm, so overpowering you cannot imagine. And, I will
look upon every human I see, who crosses my path, who
crashes into me, who slaps my face, who spits on my life,
who spews evil as my neighbor. And I will choose to love.
Susan Pieper is a guest columnist for the Paulding County
Progress.
The opinions stated are those of the writer, and do not
ther details were not avail- necessarily reflect that of the newspaper.
able.
1:50 p.m. Backing mishap
on Helen Street was documented.
5:40 p.m. A 2014 Chevy
Silverado was reported stolen Continued from Page 4A
from North Williams Street.
Saturday, Jan. 10
10:55 a.m. A three-vehicle His $5,000 bond with $1,000 assembly of chemicals for the
accident at the intersection of recognizance was continued. manufacture of drugs (F3).
Williams and East Caroline Cory M. Mendez, 32, of He will be sentenced Feb. 9,
streets was documented. De- Paulding, had his sentencing having waived extradition
date for theft (F5) changed and being released on his own
tails were not available.
from Jan. 12 to Jan. 15.
recognizance. Conditions of
Sunday, Jan. 11
10:41 p.m. Sugar Street Megan D. Gee, 20, of De- his release include no arrests,
resident told officers about fiance, was scheduled for a comply with drug and alcohol
a suspicious vehicle follow- hearing on change of plea prohibitions, maintain his resing them and driving by the concerning her theft (F5) idence outside Scott and he is
charge. It will be Feb. 2. Her not allowed to move without
house.
attorney also filed a waiver of preapproval of the Court.
Monday, Jan. 12
Robin D. Ratliff, 33, of
2:17 a.m. Defiance County time.

Ruthann
Swary,
39,
of
AntPaulding, had a new pretrial
Sheriffs office relayed information for a welfare check werp, will be in Court on Feb. conference date set for Jan. 15
on a male subject. The man 9 for a hearing on her motion for complicity to illegal manwas transported to Paulding for intervention in lieu of ufacture of drugs (F2) and ilCounty Hospital by Paulding conviction for possession of legal assembly of chemicals
methamphetamine (F5).
to manufacture drugs (F3).
EMS.

Paul
J.
Tingler,
32,
of
Scott,
Alyssa M. Johnston, 22,
4:34 a.m. Paulding Counhad
a
charge
of
complicity
to
of Defiance, had her pretrial
ty Hospital ER requested an
illegal
manufacture
of
drugs
conference date changed from
officer for an aggravated pa(F2) dismissed, and he en- Jan. 7 to Jan. 15 for complictient.
tered a guilty plea to illegal ity to burglary (F2).

Common Pleas

Continued from Page 4A

Commissioners; Becky Suvar, program

manager, Waste Management Education
and Awareness Program; C. Edward Bohn,
EMA director; Jared Renollet, Paulding
County dog warden; Pamela Miller, Paulding County Economic Development
IN THE MATTER OF A SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION
(FUND 078)
Pieper moved to adopt the following
resolution:
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board
of County Commissioners does hereby
authorize and direct the County Auditor to
make a Supplemental Appropriation in the
Infrastructure Projects (Fund 078) for the
following: FROM: Pay-In # 104914 TO:
078-001-00001/Infrastructure Projects
AMOUNT: $69,879.65.
IN THE MATTER OF AMENDING
THE 2014 ANNUAL APPROPRIATION (FUND 046)
Pieper moved to adopt the following
resolution:
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of
County Commissioners does hereby direct
the County Auditor to amend the 2014
Annual Appropriation by appropriating
the Felony Del Care & Custody Fund
(Fund 046); to-wit; 046-001-00001/Felony Del Care & Custody/Salary $19,656;
046-001-00002/Felony Del Care &
Custody/Staff Salary 5,978.50; 046-00100003/Felony Del Care & Custody/PERS

-0-; 046-001-00004/Felony Del Care &

Custody/Medicare -0-; 046-001-00005/
Felony Del Care & Custody/Insurance
5,637; 046-001-00006/Felony Del Care
& Custody/Workers Comp -0-; 046001-00007/Felony Del Care & Custody/
Supplies 200; 046-001-00008/Felony Del
Care & Custody/Travel 2,000.
IN THE MATTER OF AMENDING
THE 2014 ANNUAL APPROPRIATION (FUND 072)
Klopfenstein moved to adopt the following resolution:
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of
County Commissioners does hereby direct
the County Auditor to amend the 2014

Annual Appropriation by appropriating

the following in the Tri County Mental
Health Fund (Fund 072), to-wit; 072-00100001/Tri County Mental Health/Various
Expenses AMOUNT: $65,855.87.
IN THE MATTER OF MODIFYING
THE 2014 ANNUAL APPROPRIATION (FUND 001-017)
Pieper moved to adopt the following
resolution:
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board
of County Commissioners does hereby
modify the 2014 Annual Appropriation
and hereby directs the Paulding County
Auditor to transfer funds, to-wit; FROM:
001-017-00005/General Fund/Sheriff/

Supplies-Sheriff; TO: 001-017-00006/

General Fund/Sheriff/Supplies/Jail/Outhousing AMOUNT: $1,545.20.
IN THE MATTER OF MODIFYING
THE 2014 ANNUAL APPROPRIATION (FUND 009)
Klopfenstein moved to adopt the following resolution:
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of
County Commissioners does hereby modify the 2014 Annual Appropriation and
hereby directs the Paulding County Auditor to transfer funds in the Engineer-Gas
Tax Fund (Fund 009) to-wit; FROM:
009-001-00043/Engineer-Gas Tax/Laborers Work Comp TO: 009-001-00010/

Engineer-Gas Tax/Insurance AMOUNT:

$2,000.
IN THE MATTER OF MODIFYING
THE 2014 ANNUAL APPROPRIATION (FUND 062)
Pieper moved to adopt the following
resolution:
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board
of County Commissioners does hereby
modify the 2014 Annual Appropriation
and hereby directs the Paulding County
Auditor to transfer funds in the Emergency
911 Fund (Fund 062) to-wit; FROM: 062001-00010/Emergency 911/Salaries-Dispatchers TO: 062-001-00001/Emergency/
Salaries AMOUNT: $1,485.10.

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PAULDING PROGRESS

COMMUNITY
Frigid cold, but warm
friendly fellowship

MR. and MRS.

JAMES MORISY
PAULDING Mr. and
Mrs. James Morisy of
Paulding will be celebrating
their 60th wedding anniversary.
James Morisy and Isabel
Rakonza were married Jan.
29, 1955 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Paulding by
Rev. Charles Ruess.
James is retired from
farming.
The couple has five children, Pamela (Ron) Crone
of Grover Hill, Joseph (Pamela) Morisy of Defiance,
John Morisy of New Haven, Carol (Bill) Krakowski
of South Bend, Ind., and
Rachel (George) Kelly of
Granville. They also have
five grandchildren, six
great-grandchildren and two
great-stepgrandchildren.
A celebration will be held
at a later date.

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Jan. 17 Kara Bok, Jane

Hill, Mary Keezer, Kris
Noffsinger, Mencharo Rosalez, Austin Scheiner, Tim
Thompson, Krisi Williams.
Jan. 18 Brian Aldrich,
Lexie Beckman, Bonnie Clemens, Richard Combs, Jeromy Gonzales, Jerry Hessel,
Tam Jay, Rachel Meynardie,
Gavin Mobley, Jack Orthman, Hannah Renollet, Victoria Rios, William M. Sitton
Sr., Dereck Taner.
Jan. 19 Brenda Mathys,
Ella Gorrell, Kalyn Goshia,
Eileen Kochensparger, Floyd
Lee, Carla Manz, Rhaegan

Marshall, Jeff Pieper, Tracy

Weller.
Jan. 20 Doug Arend,
Shade Blair, Zachary Braun,
Cody Clark, George Dougal, Melissa D. Hale, Kristen
Koenig, Marsha Perl, Greg
Porter, Keira Sargent, Mya
Wobler.
Jan. 21 Kala Burrows,
Dexter Chapman, Craig Doctor, Carolyn Fast, Zeretha
Hamman, Bob Ladd, Wava
Martin, Jennifer Mudel,
Gary Roughton, Kirk Roughton, Jessica Steele, Florence
Windsor.
Jan. 22 Kevin DeLong,
Madison Farquhar, Thomas
Grant, Dylan Haney, George
Hardesty, Nichole Huebner, Mark Marenberg, Julie
Mast, Anthony Stoller, Hazel
Strong, Bob Vielma, Harry
Wiebe.

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the day. We are having frigid temperatures with a bitter
cold wind. The wind chill is
minus 30 this morning and
the temperature minus 8.
Brrrr! But we are enjoying
winter scenery. The ground is
covered with snow.
My husband Joe and daughters Elizabeth and Susan are
back working at the RV factories after a two-week break.
Their holiday vacation went
way too fast. Joe has been at
this factory ten years now.
Jacob, sister Emma and
family, sisters Verena and
Susan, and the girls special
friends Timothy, Mose, Marvin, Menno, and Manuel were
all here for a breakfast brunch
on New Years Day. We added an eight-foot table and a
card table to our ten-foot dining room table to make room
for 24 people to sit down. We
had a breakfast haystack.
For a breakfast haystack
you put a variety of foods
on top of each other such as:
scrambled eggs, diced ham,
Jan. 23 Carol Parsons, diced Smokies, crumbled baKelly J. Ricker, Jacquelyn con, crumbled biscuits, hash
Schmunk, Betty St. John.
brown potatoes, diced tomatoes, diced green peppers,
diced onions, hot peppers,
salsa, cheese sauce, and sausage gravy.
Jan. 17 Daniel and Darla After the brunch we exchanged gifts. We had traded
Smith.
Jan. 18 Dave and Kim But- names earlier. Its always exler, Laurence and Mary Goings. citing to see what all everyone
Jan. 19 Tim and Darlene gets and who had each others
name. Jacob and Emmas son
Lothamer.
Jan. 20 Wesley and Kathy Benjamin had my name. He
gave me three Pyrex bowls,
Goings.
Jan. 21 Dale and Regina two memory foam pillows,
and cookie cutters.
Lucas.

In the afternoon Moses
Jan. 23 Max and Iris
parents
and some of his family
Woodcox.
came by to pick up Mose and
daughter Susan. They headed
The Progress ...
to Iowa to visit Moses sister
is Paulding Countys
Marilyn for a few days.
Friday evening daughter
newspaper of record.
Verena left to travel the couple hours to Marvins place.
They attended a family gathering on Saturday.
There will be a meeting
Daughter Elizabeth and
concerning the Grover Hill
Timothy left Friday evening
ball season for 2015.
to attend a dinner that Timothys employer was having
We are in dire need of help
for all his employees. The
this year. The meeting will
house seemed empty with the
be on Jan. 18th at N&N
three oldest not at home.
Quickstop in Grover Hill
Saturday afternoon Timoat 4 pm. If we dont receive
thy came over to help Joe and
any help there may not be
the boys dress one of the beef
any ball games this year.
cows we raised. They think
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the beef weighed around
1,400 pounds. How thankful
we are that we will have hamburger and beef chunks again.
Joe also smoked some
venison trail bologna in the
smoker. We made quite a few
pounds of venison jerky and
some venison breakfast sausage. This was all from the
deer that Timothy and Mose

The Eicher family celebrated on New Years morning with a

haystack breakfast.

Anniversaries

gave to us.
On Tuesday, Jan. 6, Joe and
all the children were home in
honor of Epiphany. Timothy
and Mose came for dinner
and we had a nice family day
together.
This week we are working
on cutting up the beef. I will
write more about that next
week.
God bless you all! Stay
warm and healthy during this
cold weather. Try this recipe
for barbecued meatballs. Enjoy!
BARBECUED
MEATBALLS
3 pounds ground beef
1-3/4 cups milk
2 cups oatmeal

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Possible headlines for 2059

It is always interesting to
look back 50 years agoand
seewhat people thought the
world would be like in 2015.
Inthe1960s it was predicted
that50 years into the future,
we would have: cities under
the sea, automated kitchens
that would cook, make coffee and serve meals, cars that
would run without a driver
and alsocars that would hover over the skies and fly.
They were not too accurate
in their predictions and must
have had a lot of faith in futuretechnologyto believe
that we would have those new
inventions. Stop and think, it
wasin 1964, that George Jetson and hisspacey family
came rolling into our homes
via television. Of course the
Jetsons had all of those things
and perhaps that is why those
predictionswere forecast.
Much to my surprise,
someone has came up with predictions for the year 2059. They
are outlandish and I would think
they are meant to be humorous,
but hereis what has been predicted and maymake the headlines 44 years from now:
The spotted owl plague
threatens Northwestern United States crops and livestock.It appears as if the
writer thinks we will have an
abundance of the spotted owl.
They will have multiplied and
no longer be an endangered
species.

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Your Thoughts

By
Nancy Whitaker
Another headlinewas that a
baby wasconceived naturally
andscientists were absolutelystumped.
Also Fidel Castro finally
died at age 112 andCuban
cigars can now be imported
legally.However,President
Chelsea Clinton has banned
all smoking.
Also in politics, George
Z. Bush says he will run for
President in 2060.
The postal service raises
price of first class stamp to
$17.89 and reduces mail delivery to Wednesdays only.
Wow. Perhaps no one will
mail anything.
I hope this never happens,
but one headline reveals that
theaverage weight of Americans willdrop to 250 pounds.
Not only that, but, an 85-year,
$75.8 billion study revealed

that diet and exercise is the

key to weight loss.
Japanese scientists have
created a camera with such
a fast shutter speed they now
can photograph a woman
with her mouth shut. (Now
that isnt even funny.)
Supreme Court rules any
punishment of criminals
willviolate their civil rights.
The average height of NBA
playerswill be nine feet seven
inches and they can only have
five illegitimate children.
A new federal law willrequires that all nail clippers,
screwdrivers, fly swatters and
rolled-up newspapers must be
registered by January 2060.
They will be considered
weapons.
The IRSwill set thelowest
tax rate at 75 percent.
And finally, the Floridian
voters are still having trouble
with voting machines.
Of course these predictions
are humorous and beyond our
imaginations, but you never
know what the future is going
to hold. I just wish we would
get the automated cars and
kitchens that were predicted
50 years ago.
What do you think the
world will be like in 2059?
Do you remember The Jetsons? Would you like to own
a car that didnt require a
driver? Let me know and Ill
give you a Penny for Your
Thoughts.

The Ohio buckeye tree a true gem

By Staci Miller
Education specialist
Paulding SWCD
The Ohio buckeye tree is a vital part of
Ohios history and heritage. The buckeye tree
is the state tree of Ohio. It was
adopted as our state tree on
Oct. 2, 1953, according to the
Ohio Department of Natural
Resources.
The name buckeye came
from the Native Americans
who noticed that the glossy,
chestnut-brown seeds with the
lighter circular eye looked
very similar to the eye of a buck
(male) deer. This brought about
its name, buckeye tree, from our Native American ancestors.
The fruit of the buckeye tree is a nut. The
tree features hulls that are filled with a nut
that ripens in September containing a buckeye. This nut is considered to be poisonous
and shouldnt be eaten.
It serves several other purposes, such as a
good luck charm for Ohioans. The buckeye
can be kept in your pocket to help relieve

rheumatism pain. It is also used to create jewelry and souvenirs to help cheer on our own
Ohio State Buckeyes.
The buckeye tree is a rather slow growing
tree, reaching maturity in 60-80 years. Its
height will range from 30
to 50 feet tall and two to
three feet in diameter. The
flowers of the tree are pale
white to greenish yellow
color with a grey bark on
the tree.

The Paulding
Soil and Water Conservation District is offering
this tree during its annual
tree seedling event now
through March 1. The buckeye seedlings will
be 2 to 3 feet tall and ready to be planted.
Planting this tree is a sure sign of your Ohio
spirit and the true pride in The Ohio State
Buckeyes.
If you would like more information about
the buckeye tree or the other trees being offered during this event, please contact the
Paulding SWCD office at 419-399-4771 and
Go Bucks!

DONATE TO SCHOOL LIBRARY Grover Hill Elementary School librarian Vicky Noffsinger
(center) accepts a $120 donation from Gleaner Oakwood Arbor members Bonnie Pier and Kathy
Denny. The donation will be used to purchase special books for the library. Gleaner Life Insurance Group donates money for the Arbor to reinvest into the community.

Five gain staff privileges at PCH

PAULDING Chief Nursing Officer Kyle Mawer reported to the Paulding County
Hospital board that the hospital met all federal requirements (meaningful use) for
implementation of the health
information system. Achieving meaning use is a requirement tied to reimbursement.
Medical staff privileges were granted to two new
emergency department physicians, a new pathologist, and
a radiologist. The hospital is
recruiting additional family
practice and physician extenders for the future.
We are also examining
ways to make the services of
specialty physicians available
remotely through telemedicine. Advances in telemedicine allow for the transmission of physiological findings
such as electrocardiograms as
well as transmission of heart
and breath sounds over the
link, said hospital officials.
Those advances, coupled
with the ability to have live
audio video conferencing,
has allowed for virtual office
visits. The hospital is exploring acquiring the purchase of
equipment to make telemedicine a reality in Paulding
County.

The month has been busy

in the emergency department
and the medical unit as well.
Chief Financial Officer Rob
Goshia announced that the
month ended positively.
The funding drive for the
new mammography machine resulted in donations of
$16,320. Two large donations
were made by individuals
wishing to remain anony-

Payne Elementary held its Spelling Bee on Jan. 7 for students

in grades 5-6. After 17 rounds, fifth grader Cameron Stoller
(right) won the Bee when she spelled the word tulip correctly.
Sixth grader Waylon Smallwood was the runner-up and will be
an alternate if needed at the county Spelling Bee.

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Carriage ride spurs memories

Recker, Buchman accept limited partnerships

PAULDING Phil Recker and Jane Buchman of Edward Jones in Paulding have accepted invitations to become limited partners in The
Jones Financial Cos., the holding company for
the St. Louis-based financial services firm.
I am honored to be invited to become a
limited partner in the firm, said Recker. I
enjoy working for Edward Jones, and I am
very proud of the way we do business and the
way we treat our clients.
I, too, am very honored to receive this
invitation, Buchman said. Ive always
enjoyed my job its both challenging and
rewarding but being invited to become a
limited partner in the firm is really exciting.

James D. Weddle, the firms managing

partner, said, Edward Jones is employee-owned. We believe one of the best ways
to reward outstanding associates is to offer
them an opportunity to share in the ownership of the firm they help build. Im pleased
to say that these associates certainly deserve
the limited partnership offering.
Edward Jones currently employs nearly
40,000 associates in all 50 states and through
its affiliate in Canada. This year marks the
40th anniversary of the firms first partnership offering and today Edward Jones has
expanded the partnership to more than 20,000
limited partners.

Archbold Equipment names Hetterick CEO

ARCHBOLD Archbold
Equipment Company has
named Zach Hetterick Chief
Executive Officer of the sixstore CASE IH dealership
complex.
Zach brings a wealth of
farm equipment industry
knowledge, leadership and
expertise to the company,
Ross Wyse, chairman of the
board said. He has the vision
to lead Archbold Equipment
into an even more dynamic
company.
Hetterick comes to Archbold Equipment Company
from CASE IH, where he held
various roles including parts
and service manager, territory sales manager, livestock
marketing manager for North

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marketing manager for high
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America. He began his career

at AGCO and also worked for

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Im excited to have the
opportunity to lead the staff at
Archbold Equipment as well
as become a shareholder in
this growing business, Hetterick said. Together, well
continue to create ways to be
a true business partner to our
customers. The new facility
being built in Portage and the
shop expansion at the Sherwood location are a great start
to that.
Archbold Equipment Company currently has six locations: Topeka, Ind., Adrian,
Mich., and four Ohio locations in Ottawa, Portage,
Sherwood, and is headquartered in Archbold.

Allen appointed First Federal VP

DEFIANCE First Federal Bank has appointed Gregory R. Allen as executive vice
president, community banking president of
First Federal Bank, effective Jan. 1.
Allen is responsible for leading the sales
and business development activities throughout First Federal Banks footprint with a
focus on building lending relationships with
consumer and commercial customers. He will
oversee retail, commercial and wealth man-

agement divisions and the development and

delivery of all bank products and services.
Formerly the southern market area president, Allen has been with First Federal Bank
for over 16 years. Throughout his career, he
has satisfied the needs of commercial clients and remained an active member in his
community. He has also been successful in
bringing our community banking philosophy
to realization in each area he has served.

We Buy Gold

A surprise was looming under the family tree on Friday

evening, Dec. 26, the day after
Christmas. Joyce and I were told
to be at our sons house in Fort
Wayne at 5:30 p.m. and a surprise would happen.
I had no idea what was going
to happen. That was soon going to change, thanks to the excitement of our granddaughter,
Kirsten, when she met us at the
door.
Grandma and Grandpa,
were going on a carriage ride,
she exclaimed as she opened the
front door excitedly!
Sure enough, Jason was going to take Joyce and I, Kirsten,
and our daughter, Sandi, on a
carriage ride in downtown Fort
Wayne, something we had always wanted, but had never experienced. Somewhere along the
line, one of us mentioned that we
would like to go on a carriage
ride sometime and it registered
in his mind as a nice Christmas
gift to give his mom and dad.
What a beautiful evening it
was; it was in the 40s, warm
enough to be able to tour downtown and all of its Christmas
lights with the top down. Kirsten
was so excited that she was
jumping up and down and clapping her hands as we boarded
a beautiful white carriage that
would provide the opportunities
to carve new Christmas memories in our family heritage log.
For the next hour, we passed
displays, the famed Coney Island hot dog restaurant, Lincoln Tower with all of its orange candles in the windows
and many other familiar spots
in downtown Fort Wayne.
Our tour guide was generous with local tidbits, some of
them revealing items of interest I had never heard of before.
For example, I dont recall
knowing of seeing a peace
garden behind the art center
that had been donated by Fort
Waynes sister city. Neither
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tually shaped in the figure of a
nutcracker.
Perhaps one of the most exciting moments for me, as it
has been for the past 66 years,
was coming into view of the
beautiful Santa Claus and reindeer display that once hung on
the side of the old Wolf and
Dessauer department store.
I reminisced about the way
mom and dad and I would
come to Fort Wayne during
the Christmas season and park
our car in the parking lot across
the street from the famed Santa Claus and reindeer. At that
time, there would be a jingling
sound with it. We would eat
supper at the Hobby House
Restaurant, which was located

on the same block.

Then we would visit Wolf
and Dessauer and the famous
Santa Claus that was broadcast
live every afternoon at 4:30
p.m. on Channel 33, with Mr.
Hilliard (Gates) as the sidekick.
We would end up in Murphys dime store with all of
its counters of candy, toys
and other dime store items. At
some point, my dad would say,
Jim, would you like to go to
Coney Island and of course,
he would receive the same
response we got from Kirsten
about riding the carriage.
What I didnt know at the
time was that my dad was actually taking me to Coney Island
so that my mom could purchase my Christmas gifts and
take them to the trunk of the car
to hide them.
So here we are two generations later on the family tree.
Kirsten will be turning four in
a little over a week, about the
same age I was back then. I
cant help but wonder if there
might not be a moment years
from now when she might
tell her children or grandchildren about the night her dad,
Aunt Sandi and Grandma and
Grandpa went for that Christmas carriage ride in downtown
Fort Wayne.

Ohio Has Talent! returns Feb. 28

VAN WERT Auditions have been held and the lineup is set
for the annual Ohio Has Talent! competition atNiswongerPerforming Arts Center in Van Wert on Saturday Feb. 28, at 7 p.m.
The benefit show, now in its eighth year, raises funds for the
nonprofit Community Health Professionals Van Wert Inpatient
Hospice Center. This years show features 16 local and regional performers ranging in age from 12 to 90 competing for
$1,000, $500 and $250 prizes determined by audience votes.
Contestant photos and biosare posted at comhealthpro.org/
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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 am; Contemporary Worship 10:30 am, Wednesday Discipleship Study, 7:00 pm
Antwerp United Methodist Church, East River Street, Rev. Pastor Mike
Schneider, church telephone number is 258-4901, Comtemporaty service
Sunday 8:30a.m., Sunday school 9:30a.m., Traditional Service 10:30a.m.
Divine Mercy Catholic Parish, 303 S. Monroe, Antwerp. Office: 417 N.
Main, Paulding, 399-2576, Rev. Joseph Poggemeyer, Masses: Sunday at
8:30am.
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 10:00 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.
ARTHUR/FIVE SPAN AREA
Apostolic Christian Church, 13562 Road 147, Defiance (Junction), 3993121, 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 worship at 10:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m., Bible
study at 9:30 a.m. Sunday.
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 & Bible
Study on Wed. at 7pm.
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 7 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 7:00 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 9:00 a.m. Sunday school at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday services for
children, youth and adults at 7:00 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
Bible Baptist Church, corner of Cleveland and Perry streets, Grover Hill, Prairie Chapel Bible Church, one mile east and a half-mile north of OakPastor Pat Holt, 587-4021, Sunday school at 10 a.m., Sunday worship at 11 wood on the corner of Roads 104 and 209, Pastor Earl Chapman, 594-2057,
a.m., Sunday evening worship at 6 p.m.; Wednesday prayer meeting at 7 Sunday school at 9:30 a.m., Sunday worship at 10:30 a.m., evening worship
p.m.
at 6 p.m., Wednesday Bible study at 7 p.m.

PAULDING AND OUTLYING

Bethel United Methodist, Forders Bridge, Cecil, Pastor Kevin Doseck
(419) 899-4153, worship service at 10:30 a.m., Sunday school at 9:30 a.m.
Bethlehem Temple Pentecostal, 818 West Jackson Street, Paulding,
399-3770, Rev. Burpo, Sunday school at 10 a.m., Sunday worship at 12 p.m.
Cecil Community Church, 203 S. Main St., Cecil. Pastor Ted Ramey.
Sun. school 10:00 am, Worship service 11 am, Sun. eve. 6 pm, Wed.
eve. 6 pm.
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, 417 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 West Caroline Street, Paulding, 3992438, Rev. David Meriwether, 9:00am Sunday school (youth and adult),
9:15 a.m. praise singing, 9:30 a.m. Sunday worship. Communion 1st
Sunday each month. No 1st Wednesday supper.
Grace Community Church, Ohio 111 West across from Paulding County
Hospital.Sunday school at 8:45 a.m., service at 10:00 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-steap 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 West Perry Street, Paulding,
399-3525, Rev. Monte Moore, Sunday worship at 10:30 a.m.
Paulding United Methodist Church, 321 North Williams Street, Paulding, church telephone number is 399-3591, Rev. Roger Emerson, Worship
service at 9:45 a.m.; Sunday School, 11:15 a.m.; Wed. 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 419-399-2320. Sunday worship at 8:30 a.m., Sunday school at 9:30 a.m.
St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church, 601 Flat Rock Drive (P.O. Box
156), Paulding, Pastor Karen Stetins, church telephone number is 399-2320,
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, Masses: Saturday at 4 p.m.
Edgerton Wesleyan Church, 1717 Bertha St., Woodburn, (Edgerton)
Ind. 46797, Pastor Dave Dignal, church telephone number is 260-632-4008,
Sunday school at 9 a.m., 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 1011:30 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 West Merrin Street, 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 South Main
Street, 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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Free mental health

ed class for family
members starts Feb. 5

DEFIANCE A free mental health education class for family
members and friends of persons with a mental illness will be offered
next month by NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) Four
County.
The class, called Family to Family, begins Thursday, Feb. 5 starting at 6 p.m. in Defiance at the Sherwood State Bank community
room, 400 W. Third St.
Family to Family is a 12-week class that meets for 2.5 hours with
each class covering a different topic, including learning about the
symptoms and facts of major depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, panic disorder and obsessive compulsive disorder, and understanding each diagnosis as well as the treatment of each illness.
Other topics covered include dealing with difficult periods that a
person suffering from a mental illness goes through, including relapse; an up-to-date medication review; a problem-solving workshop; developing strategies on how to better communicate with the
mentally ill loved one; making sure family members and friends take
care of themselves; and more.
The class curriculum was professionally developed by NAMI,
and instructors Gary and Barb Arnos are family members who have
been trained by NAMI to teach the class. In fact, this will be the fifth
class that they have taught.
Family to Family is now listed in SAMHSAs national registry of
evidence-based programs and practices.
Participants will receive a notebook full of information on each
topic covered during the class.
Although the classes are free, registration is required. To register or
get more detailed information about the Family to Family class, please
call Gary or Barb Arnos at 419-636-0148 evenings or weekends.

GEOGRAPHIC BEE Shana Manz, an eighth grader at Paulding Middle School, and daughter of Chris and Erica Manz, won the
district competition of the National Geographic Bee on Jan. 6 and a chance at a $50,000 scholarship. Runner-up was Sam Woods,
a fifth grader at Oakwood Elementary School. Sam is the son of Joe and Mandy Woods. The school champions, including Shana,
will take a written test; up to 100 of the top scorers on that test in each state will then be eligible to compete in their state Bee
on March 27. Those competing at Paulding last week were, from left Zachary Gorrell, Trace McKinley, Paige Hull, Ethan Matty,
Sam Woods (runner-up), Jacob Deisler, Shana Manz (winner), Megan Dearth, Ean Seibert and Heather Manz. State winners will
participate in the bee national championship rounds May 11-13.

State committee urges winter safety

Commissioners Journal
Commissioners Journal December 24, 2014
This 24th day of December, 2014, the Board of
County Commissioners met in regular session with the
following members present: Tony Zartman, Roy Klopfenstein, Fred Pieper, and Nola Ginter, Clerk.
MEETING NOTES OF APPOINTMENTS
Marsha Yeutter, Senior Center - Yeutter presented inkind paperwork for her 3B funding for the chairmans
signature. She reported she has hired a cook for the center. Yeutter discussed the centers transportation issues in
lieu of reduced funding for 2015.
County Auditor Claudia Fickel presented December
Sales Tax Revenue report for the commissioners review.
She also distributed the General Fund Receipts and Expense reports for period ending Nov. 31, 2014. Fickel
noted dog tag sales will run through the month of January
2015.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
A motion was made by Klopfenstein to go into executive session at 8:06 a.m. with the Paulding County Prosecutor to discuss legal matters. The motion was seconded
by Pieper. All members voting yea.
At 8:22 a.m. all members present agreed to adjourn
the executive session and go into regular session.
IN THE MATTER OF EXECUTING A COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE TOLEDO-LUCAS COUNTY PORT AUTHORITY AND
THE PAULDING COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Pieper moved to adopt the following resolution:
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of County Commissioners does hereby, on this day, execute the Cooperative Agreement between the Toledo-Lucas County Port
Authority and the Paulding County Board of Commissioners regarding future economic development projects.
IN THE MATTER OF AMENDING THE 2014 ANNUAL APPROPRIATION (FUND 001-016)
Pieper moved to adopt the following resolution:
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of County Commissioners does hereby direct the County Auditor to
amend the 2014 Annual Appropriation by appropri-

WBESC to meet

PAULDING Western
Buckeye Educational Service
Center will hold its organizational meeting with regular
meeting to follow at 6 p.m.
Wednesday, Jan. 21 at the
Paulding ESC, 202 N. Cherry
St., Paulding.

Lions Club meets

PAULDING Members of
the Paulding Lions Club meet
the second and fourth Thursdays of each month, excluding holidays, at the Paulding
Eagles. Meeting time is 7
p.m. The public is welcome
to attend.

ating the following; to-wit; 001-016-00007/General

Fund/Commissioners Building & Grounds AMOUNT:
$150,000.
IN THE MATTER OF AMENDING THE 2014 ANNUAL APPROPRIATION (FUND 001-031)
Pieper moved to adopt the following resolution:
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of County Commissioners does hereby direct the County Auditor to
amend the 2014 Annual Appropriation by appropriating
the following; to-wit; 001-031-99997/General Fund/
Note/Unvoted Jail AMOUNT: $50,000.
IN THE MATTER OF AMENDING THE 2014 ANNUAL APPROPRIATION (FUND 175)
Pieper moved to adopt the following resolution:
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of County Commissioners does hereby direct the County Auditor to
amend the 2014 Annual Appropriation by appropriating
the Unvoted Jail Debt Fund (Fund 175); to-wit; 175-00100001/Unvoted Jail Debt/Note Principal AMOUNT:
$50,000.
IN THE MATTER OF MODIFYING THE 2014 ANNUAL APPROPRIATION (FUND 185)
Pieper moved to adopt the following resolution:
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of County Commissioners does hereby modify the 2014 Annual Appropriation
and hereby directs the Paulding County Auditor to transfer
funds in the Sanitary Sewer Rev Fund (Fund 185), to-wit;
FROM: 185-001-00001/Sanitary Sewer Rev/Salaries TO: 185001-00009/Sanitary Sewer Rev/Insurance AMOUNT: $1,381.
IN THE MATTER OF AUTHORIZING WESTERN
BUCKEYE EDUCATIONAL SERVICE CENTER TO
BE THE FISCAL AGENT FOR PAULDING COUNTY
FAMILY AND CHILDREN FIRST/HELP ME GROW
PROGRAM (FISCAL YEAR 2016)
Pieper moved to adopt the following resolution:
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of County Commissioners does hereby authorize the Western Buckeye Educational Service Center to be the fiscal agent for Paulding County
Family and Children First Council/Help Me Grow Program for
Fiscal Year 2016, to be effective from July 1, 2015, through
June 30, 2016.

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License (DL) and Identification Cards (ID) to customers renewing their DL or ID.
Visible changes to the DL and ID include:
Blue/green card in place of the salmon colored card
Laminate on front of card now contains the word OHIO
and the year 1803 near the top of the card
Individuals holding a DL or ID printed in the old formats
are still valid until the DL or ID is expired. Customers are not
required to obtain a replacement DL or ID if they have the old
format.
Anyone who wishes to obtain a new DL or ID before their
current DL/ID expires may do so by paying a $25.75 (DL) or
$8.50 (ID) fee at a local deputy registrar.
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contact the Ohio BMV at: 614-752-7500.

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Family and emergency
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Extra cash (if extended
power outage, ATMs may
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Extra blankets, sleeping
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Install battery-operated
CO alarms in the home. Test
batteries monthly.
FIRE SAFETY
Never leave burning
candles unattended.
Check/test your smoke
detectors monthly.
Replace the batteries in
your smoke detectors twice
a year. When you change the
time on your clocks for Daylight Savings, change your
smoke detector batteries.
Have a fire escape plan.
Each room should have two
ways out. Practice fire drills
with family members. Have
a meeting place outside of
the home.
Ensure house guests are
aware of your fire escape
plan.
If a fire occurs in your
home, GET OUT, STAY
OUT and CALL 911 for
help.
BUILD
EMERGENCY
SUPPLY KITS
Part of being prepared
is being equipped with the
proper supplies you may
need in case of an emergency or disaster. Keep your
supplies in an easy-to-carry
emergency preparedness kit
that you can use at home or
take with you, in case you
need to evacuate. Basic supplies for kits are as follows:
Bottled water 1 gallon per person, per day (3day supply for evacuation;
2-week supply for home, if
possible)
Food Non-perishable,
easy-to-prepare items (minimum, 3-day supply)
Flashlights
or
battery-operated lanterns
Battery-powered NOAA
weather radio
Extra batteries
First aid kit, extra prescribed medications
Multi-purpose tool
Sanitation and personal
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Winter time is an opportune time for home disasters
such as fires or enduring
severe winter events such
as snow storms, flooding or
prolonged power outages.
The Ohio Committee for
Severe Weather Awareness
offers these safety tips to
help Ohio families reduce
their risks of suffering winter
hazards and emergencies:
ALTERNATIVE HEATING/POWER SOURCES
Use kerosene heaters
and space heaters according
to the manufacturers instructions.
Alternative heaters need
space. Keep anything combustible at least three feet
away.
Ensure your alternative
heaters have tip switches.
These switches are designed
to automatically turn the
heater off, in the event it tips
over.
Do not use the kitchen
oven or stove to heat your
home. In addition to being a
fire hazard, it can be a source
of toxic fumes, such as carbon monoxide.
Never refuel a space
heater while it is operating
or still hot. Refuel outdoors,
only.
When using power generators, follow the manufacturers instructions and
guidelines.
Never use a generator
inside enclosed areas such
as the home, garage, crawlspace, shed, or similar area,
even if using fans or opening
doors and windows for ventilation. Deadly levels of carbon monoxide can quickly
build up and linger for hours,
even after the generator has
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10A - Paulding County Progress Wednesday, January 14, 2015

PAULDING PROGRESS

SPORTS
Varsity Panthers bounce back for Raiders run past
Edgerton for win
Games 54-42 win over Parkway
of the
Week
By JIM LANGHAM
Sportswriter
PAULDING After losing
a heartbreaking Northwest
Conference tilt at Allen East
on Friday night, the Paulding
Panthers turned things around
to capture a 54-42 win over
non league foe Parkway at
home on Saturday evening.
Antwerp..............................26 With the win, Pauldings
Woodlan.............................23 overall record now stands at
5-5 overall while Parkway
Allen East...........................67 slipped to 3-8.
Paulding.............................46 I thought we worked the
ball around better and looked
for the open shot, said PauldAyersville.............................53 ing head coach Shawn Brewer,
Antwerp..............................31 who was disappointed in Fridays Allen East appearance.
Wayne Trace........................64 The fellows came out and
Edgerton.............................43 were into the game for four
quarters. That makes a lot of
difference, said Brewer. I
was much more pleased with
Delphos St. Johns...............62 our defense tonight.
Paulding.............................40 I thought we didnt have
ourselves into the game at Allen East, added Brewer.
Antwerp at Ayersville................
At Allen East, Paulding fell
postponed to Feb. 16
short of the Mustangs, 55-53,
in what Brewer felt would have
been an important conference
Wayne Trace at Edgerton.........
win. Going into that contest,
postponed to Jan. 13
Paulding was undefeated with
a 1-0 mark while Allen East
Allen East...........................55
was 0-1. The mentor felt that a
Paulding.............................53 win at AE was very attainable.
This Friday, Paulding takes
Stryker................................57 on Bluffton in Paulding. The
Antwerp..............................46 Pirates are currently undefeated in conference play.
Paulding.............................54 Saturday night, the Panthers
initially fell behind Parkway,
Parkway..............................42
17-9, at the end of the first stanza. However, Paulding rallied
Napoleon............................44 behind three key baskets by
Wayne Trace........................41 Alex A in the second stanza to
outscore the visitors 14-5 and
nudge into a 23-22 advantage
at the halfway mark.
Pauldings defense conLIMA SPARTAN INV.
Paulding 8th................. 142.0 tinued to perform well in the
third quarter as the local squad
shut down Parkway, 11-7, to
carry a 34-29 advantage into
the final quarter.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 15 Arellano led the Panther
Boys Basketball: Hicksville at Antcharge with a 2-pointer and a

Girls basketball

Boys basketball

Wrestling

Sports schedule

werp; Wayne Trace at Fairview

Girls Basketball: Paulding at
Bluffton
FRIDAY, JANUARY 16 Boys Basketball: Bluffton at
Paulding
Girls Basketball: Antwerp at Hicksville; Fairview at Wayne Trace
SATURDAY, JANUARY 17 Boys Basketball: Fairview at
Paulding; Wayne Trace at Delphos
Jefferson
MONDAY, JANUARY 19 Boys Basketball: Antwerp at Liberty Center
Girls Basketball: Lima Central
Catholic
TUESDAY, JANUARY 20 Girls Basketball: Antwerp at Lincolnview; Van Wert at Paulding
Wrestling: Antwerp GMC Quad at
Edgerton

Sports
Scoreboard
(Editors note: Team coaches are
reminded to please submit result
forms to the Progress office. We
rely on these forms to report game
results to your fans. You may drop
off forms or fax them to 419-3994030, or email info to progress@
progressnewspaper.org)
PAULDING
Junior High Boys Basketball
- Pauldings seventh grade team
recorded a 39-22 victory over the
Raiders as Tyrel Goings scored 13
points and James Stultz added seven. Evan Edwards added six and
Seth Dysinger chipped in five for
the Panthers as well. Jacob Deisler,
Matt Schroeder and Kolson Egnor
picked up two markers a piece.
Nate Gerber led Wayne Trace with a
dozen points. Cale Crosby (three),
Max Laukhuf (two), Gage Waltmire
(two), Reid Miller (two) and Austin
Pierce (one) picked up the remaining Raider points.
WAYNE TRACE
Junior High Boys Basketball - In an
eighth grade matchup, the Raiders
moved to 5-1 on the season with
a 49-35 win over Paulding. Trae
Sinn topped the Raider efforts with
14 points while Caleb Yenser also
reached double figures with 13
markers. Evan Mohr (seven), Mox
Price (seven), Josiah Linder (five)
and Caden Bland (three) rounded
out the Wayne Trace scorers. Jaret
Miller paced the maroon-and-white
with 11 followed by Fletcher Cook
(10), Luke Brewer (five), Carson
Shull (five) and Brock Schooley
(two).

Jim Bowers/Paulding County Progress

Alex Arellano #32 looks for an entry pass against Parkway

last Saturday night in non-league play in the Jungle.
trey to lead the Panthers to a
20-13 advantage in the final
stanza and lead Paulding to the
win.
Brewer said that it was important that his team come back
with a win after Fridays disappointing loss at Allen East.
In addition to Arellanos
performance, Ethan Rhonehouse scored 11 points against
Parkway and Treston Gonzales connected on two treys
that led to a nine-point performance.
Bluffton is good but we
are going to have to focus on
them. They are undefeated so
we really have to get this one,
said Brewer. Our guys are capable of playing good enough
ball to do that.
Against Allen East, Corbin

Edwards, Ben Heilshorn, who

played an outstanding game
against Parkway on Saturday,
and Treston Gonzales each tallied 11 points while Arellano
led the pack with 15 points.
In that contest, Spencer Miller led the Mustangs with 15
points.
Earlier in the week, the Panthers dropped a 63-40 loss to a
tough Delphos St. Johns club
that boasted a 7-1 record.
In junior varsity ball, the
Panthers lost to St. Johns, 4435, dropped a 47-32 decision
to Allen East and defeated
Parkway, 45-17.

By KEVIN
WANNEMACHER
Sportswriter
EDGERTON At halftime of
Fridays Green Meadows Conference girls basketball contest,
Wayne Trace held a slim 30-28
advantage over host Edgerton.
However, the Raiders faced
some early foul trouble as junior guard Shayna Temple and
sophomore forward Danae Myers both sat out the entire second
quarter.
Wayne Trace responded by
dominating the third quarter in
outscoring the Bulldogs 22-5 as
they pulled away for a 64-43 victory in the GMC opener for both
schools.
The Raiders opened the third
quarter with 10 straight points to
take control of the contest.
Gracie Gudakunst started the
run with a trey before baskets by
Myers and Gudakunst expanded the lead to 38-28. Following
an Erin Mohr basket for Wayne
Trace, Edgertons Cloey Whitman temporarily stopped the run
with a Bulldog 3-pointer and got
Edgerton within 40-31.
Wayne Trace, though, answered with a Mohr 3-pointer
and followed it up with baskets
by Temple and Mohr to push the
margin to 47-31.
Mohr would add five more
points in the stanza and Myers
chipped in a bucket to put Wayne
Trace on top 52-33 entering the
final quarter.
We played well in the third
quarter, noted Raider head
coach Bethany Hughes. We had
to battle a little bit of foul trouble but the girls did a good job of
playing through it.
A Morgan Rowe basket pulled
the Bulldogs as close as they
could get in the fourth quarter
at 54-35 before the Raiders got
consecutive buckets by Mohr
and Temple to widen the lead to
58-35. From there, Wayne Trace

cruised to the 64-43 victory.

Mohr paced the Raiders with
22 points, five rebounds and
three steals with Temple adding
15 points, nine boards and four
steals.
Erin got off to a slow start but
still had another good game for
us, Hughes continued. Shayna
played well again tonight and has
really played well recently.
Gudakunst also was a big
factor for the Raiders, contributing a season-high 10 points for
Wayne Trace while adding three
rebounds, three assists and three
steals.
I was happy to see Gracie have a good game, added
Hughes. She has worked hard
and this should be a little confidence builder for her. She hit
some big shots for us and made
some big plays for us.
Whitman posted 16 points for
Edgerton with Morgan Rowe
chipping in 11 points. Natalee
Landel led the Bulldogs with 10
boards and five steals.
Wayne Trace limited the Bulldogs to 11 of 44 shooting on the
night (25 percent) and forced 21
Edgerton turnovers while committing 18.
The Raiders also won the battle
of the boards 34-32. Wayne Trace
connected on 24 of 47 shots from
the field (51 percent).
Wayne Trace moves to 6-3
overall and 1-0 in the Green
Meadows Conference with the
victory while Edgerton drops to
2-8 in all games and 0-1 in the
conference.
The Raider junior varsity also
opened GMC action with a 37-25
win over the Bulldogs.
Estie Sinn topped Wayne Trace
with 13 points with Maddie Zartman adding 10 points and six
steals. Chelsie Sinn, Courtney
Mead and Brooke Sinn all had
five rebounds for the Raiders.
The Lady Raiders host Fairview in GMC action on Friday.

Raiders run past Edgerton

for GMC opening win

By KEVIN
WANNEMACHER
Sportswriter
EDGERTON At halftime of
Fridays Green Meadows Conference girls basketball contest,
Wayne Trace held a slim 30-28
advantage over host Edgerton.
However, the Raiders faced
some early foul trouble as junior guard Shayna Temple and
sophomore forward Danae Myers both sat out the entire second
quarter.
Wayne Trace responded by
dominating the third quarter in
outscoring the Bulldogs 22-5 as
they pulled away for a 64-43 victory in the GMC opener for both
schools.
The Raiders opened the third
quarter with 10 straight points to
take control of the contest.
Gracie Gudakunst started the
run with a trey before baskets by
Myers and Gudakunst expanded the lead to 38-28. Following
an Erin Mohr basket for Wayne
Trace, Edgertons Cloey Whitman temporarily stopped the run
Jim Bowers/Paulding County Progress
The Paulding Panthers Preston Ingol #25 brings the ball up with a Bulldog 3-pointer and got
Edgerton within 40-31.
court last Saturday against the Panthers of Parkway.
Wayne Trace, though, answered with a Mohr 3-pointer
and followed it up with baskets
by Temple and Mohr to push the
margin to 47-31.
Mohr would add five more
points in the stanza and Myers
chipped in a bucket to put Wayne
Trace on top 52-33 entering the
final quarter.
We played well in the third
quarter, noted Raider head coach
Bethany Hughes. We had to battle a little bit of foul trouble but
the girls did a good job of playing
through it.
A Morgan Rowe basket pulled
the Bulldogs as close as they
could get in the fourth quarter
at 54-35 before the Raiders got
consecutive buckets by Mohr
and Temple to widen the lead to
58-35. From there, Wayne Trace
cruised to the 64-43 victory.
Mohr paced the Raiders with
22 points, five rebounds and
three steals with Temple adding
15 points, nine boards and four
steals.
Jim Bowers/Paulding County Progress Erin got off to a slow start but
Pauldings Treston Gonzales #24 looks for an offensive re- still had another good game for
us, Hughes continued. Shayna
bound against the Panthers of Parkway.

played well again tonight and has

really played well recently.
Gudakunst also was a big
factor for the Raiders, contributing a season-high 10 points for
Wayne Trace while adding three
rebounds, three assists and three
steals.
I was happy to see Gracie have a good game, added
Hughes. She has worked hard
and this should be a little confidence builder for her. She hit
some big shots for us and made
some big plays for us.
Whitman posted 16 points for
Edgerton with Morgan Rowe
chipping in 11 points. Natalee
Landel led the Bulldogs with 10
boards and five steals.
Wayne Trace limited the Bulldogs to 11 of 44 shooting on the
night (25 percent) and forced 21

Edgerton turnovers while committing 18.

The Raiders also won the battle
of the boards 34-32. Wayne Trace
connected on 24 of 47 shots from
the field (51 percent).
Wayne Trace moves to 6-3
overall and 1-0 in the Green
Meadows Conference with the
victory while Edgerton drops to
2-8 in all games and 0-1 in the
conference.
The Raider junior varsity also
opened GMC action with a 37-25
win over the Bulldogs.
Estie Sinn topped Wayne
Trace with 13 points with Maddie Zartman adding 10 points and
six steals. Chelsie Sinn, Courtney
Mead and Brooke Sinn all had
five rebounds for the Raiders.
The Lady Raiders host Fairview in GMC action on Friday.

PHS girls drop NWC tilt

By JIM LANGHAM
Sportswriter
PAULDING It was all Allen East in Paulding on Thursday night
as the Lady Panthers fell behind early andlost a 67-46 game to the
powerful Mustangs.
Allen East remains undefeated with a 2-0 mark in the Northwest
Conference and 6-5 overall record, one that reflects tough competition playing in the Lima area.
Paulding dropped its record to 0-10 overall and 0-3 in the NWC.
After falling behind, 20-13, at the end of the first quarter, the Mustangs bested the Panthers, 15-9, in the second quarter to take a 35-22
lead off the floor at halftime.
The Mustangs roared out to gain a 57-36 advantage at the end of
three quarters. Both squads battled to a 10-10 tie in the final eight
minutes.
Kylie Wyss proved to be the strong player that broke the Paulding
defensive back with 24 points.
Offensively, the Panthers showed some scoring balance with Samantha Meggison scoring 12 points and hauling down 14 rebounds
for a double-double. Other players who contributed to Pauldings
balanced scoring included Suzanne Reinhart with 12 points and
Faith Vogel with 10 points.
It was good to see several girls stepping up to score, said Paulding
head coach Lindsey Schultz. We need that as we try to improve our
attack and look ahead to post season play in a few weeks.
Obviously I was very happy with the play of Samantha Meggison,
said Schultz. She is working hard to get the job done right now.
Meggisons rebound total contributed to the Panthers out rebounding the Mustangs, 28-20. Both teams committed 14 miscues.
Allen East came away with a 32-30 nail-biter in junior varsity ball.
Crestview continues to be the powerhouse in the Northwest Conference girls action with a record of 2-0 in league play and an undefeated 9-0 record overall. While Allen East is second, Lincolnview
is third with a 2-1 record and an 8-2 overall mark. Columbus Grove
and Spencerville are tied for third.

Wednesday, January 14, 2015 Paulding County Progress - 11A

In 113 weight class

Seals first at Invite
By LARRY HEIING
DHI Media Correspondent
LIMA The sub-zero temperatures on Saturday morning forced a pair of southern
Ohio schools to cancel their
plans to make the long, cold
bus ride to Lima Senior for
the 2015 Spartan Wrestling
Invitational. With two fewer
squads than planned, the tournament director was forced
to make last minute changes
to the pairings, leaving wrestling fans confused while trying to follow the mixture of
brackets and pool drawings.
When all the dust finally
settled, it was clear that the
area was well-represented on
the awards podium as six local wrestlers claimed Spartan
titles.

In the 16-team field, Tippecanoe took team honors by

slipping past Eastwood 277.0
to 275.0. The Paulding Panthers had a respectable tournament with an eighth place finish with six wrestlers finishing
in the top eight of their respective weight classes.
Pauldings Kage Seals defeated Andrew Foust of Delphos Jefferson to claim the
first-place award at 113 pounds.
After leading 2-0 after the first
period, Seals extended his advantage with a pair of near fall
points. Foust battled back with
a reversal as the match was
close, 4-2 at the end of the second. Seals notched a pair of reversals and a takedown to win
the match 10-6.
Other Paulding wrestlers

who found themselves placing in the top eight included:

160 pounds, Aaron Mock
fourth place; 106 pound,
Ryan Woodring seventh
place; 138 pound, Logan Mudel sixth place; 170 pound,
Adam Deatrick second
place; 220 pound, Dakota
Valdez third place.
Team standings: 1. Tippecanoe 277.0; 2. Eastwood
275.0; 3. Troy 189.0; 4.
Bellefontaine 188.0; 5. St.
Marys Memorial 176.5; 6.
St. Johns 174.0; 7. Jefferson
165.0; 8. Paulding 142.0; 9.
Spencerville 131.0; 10. Ada
126.0; 11. Lima Senior 100.0;
12. Mt. Gilead 98.0; 13. Lima
C.C. 96.0; 14. Lincolnview
61.0; 15. Wauseon 58.0; 16.
Cory-Rawson 17.0

Jim Bowers/Paulding County Progress

Antwerps Matt Jones #3 works on the defensive side of the ball last Saturday night against
Stryker.

Stryker uses size and

speed to down Archers

By JOE SHOUSE
Sportswriter
ANTWERP Following
the Archers disappointing effort against Stryker last Saturday, Antwerp head coach
TJ Hammer had few words to
share but what he did share he
kept repeating several times.
They (Stryker) out-played us
in every aspect of the game.
They played very well and
we didnt play well at all,
commented the Archer head
coach.
The blue-and-white was
soundly defeated 57-46 as the
Panthers came to The Range
ready to show their game plan
and the Archers having no answer to stop them. After opening up with a 2-pointer from
Matt Jones for an early lead,
the Archers were never ahead
again.
Stryker used their experience from three seniors including the height of Parker
Ruffer, the outside shooting
of Tanner Clingaman and the
quickness of Brannan Wollace to to keep the Archers off
balance all evening. Ruffer, at
6-foot-5, owned the paint area
most of the night and finished
with 22 including a perfect
6-of-6 from the foul line.
Hes a good, tough kid. He
was first team all district last
year and we knew we would
have to shut him down but
our effort wasnt there, said
Hammer.
Clingaman, who registers at
64 added 13 points including a couple of long triples
and five free throws. Woolace,
the third Panther in double
digits with 12 was quick and
the Archers had a hard time
slowing him down as he penetrated the defense with little
resistance.
With the aggressive style
of play displayed by the Panthers, they managed to go to
the foul line 23 times hitting
16 of their attempts. On the
other side, the Archers managed just six-of-seven from
the charity stripe.
Stryker entered the contest
with a less than stellar record
at 2-5, but first-year head
coach Kevin Beck was more

Deann-Larry Heiing/DHI Media

Pauldings Kage Seals defeated Andrew Foust of Delphos Jefferson 10-6 to win the 113 pound
title at the 2015 Spartan Wrestling Invitational held Saturday at Lima Senior High School.

Napoleon hands WT first loss

Jim Bowers/Paulding County Progress

Sam Williamson #24 looks to get the ball out of the corner
against a tough Stryker defense last Saturday night.
than pleased with the progress his team is making.
Our first few games on our
schedule were a meat grinder and I told the guys that if
they would hang in there and
believe in the system we are
teaching that 2015 would be
different. I believe they have
done that and I couldnt be
prouder of their effort tonight.
For Antwerp, Sam Williamson finished with 14 followed
by Trenton Copsey chipping
in 13, to lead the Archers offense. Antwerp committed 21
fouls that allowed Stryker 23
trips to the line.
We just didnt play well
and Stryker had our number
tonight. We couldnt penetrate the gaps and get in the
paint. But give them credit,
Stryker guarded and rebounded. Its disappointing because
we had a good week of practice but it just didnt carry
over. We have got to get better
defensively and improve our
rebounding, said Hammer.

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Antwerp will be home to

Hicksville on Thursday. The
Aces defeated the Archers
just a couple of weeks ago in
the Route 49 Classic 44-33.
Hicksville, winners of their
first eight games lost their
first on Saturday to Fayette
57-43.
Also of note, the Ayersville
game that was to be played
last Thursday has been moved
back to Feb. 16 at Ayersville.
JUNIOR
VARSITY:
Stryker defeated the Antwerp
junior varsity 25-22. Scoring for the Archers with five
points each were Josh Poulson, Brandon Laney, Brandon
Pendergrast and Erik Buchan;
Mathew Dooley added two
points.

Stryker
13 15 11 18 - 57
Antwerp
6 11 7 22 - 46
Stryker 57: Woolace 4 4-5 12, Aguilar 1 0-0 2, Chad Ruffer 1 1-3 3,
Shock 1 0-0 3, Grisier 1 0-1 2, Parker Ruffer 8 6-6 22, Clingaman 3 5-8
13. Totals: 19 16-23 57. Three point
goals: Shock, Clingaman 2. Fouls: 8.
Antwerp 46: Jones 3 2-2 9, Mills
1 0-0 3, Pendergrast 2 1-1 5, Williamson 5 2-2 14, Copsey 6 1-2 13,
Longardner 1 0-0 2. Totals: 16 6-7
46. Three point goals: Jones, Mills,
Williamson 2. Fouls: 21.

By KEVIN
WANNEMACHER
Sportswriter
NAPOLEON Napoleon
senior guard Blake Dunbar
suffered through a dismal first
half against Wayne Trace Saturday night at the Grand Canyon.
Dunbar hit only 1 of 13
shots and neither team generated any offense as the Wildcats held a slim 13-11 advantage at the intermission.
But Dunbar found his
shooting touch in the second
half, scoring 20 points in
the final two quarters to finish with 22 on the night and
lead the Wildcats to a 44-41
win over the Raiders in nonleague action.
The victory lifted the Wildcats to 7-3 on the season
while Wayne Trace suffered
its first loss of the year in
eight games.
Neither team was able to
put together any offensive
flow in the first half.
While Napoleon showed
patience on offense and
slowed the game down,
Wayne Trace was unable to
take care of the basketball as
the Raiders finished the first
half with as many turnovers
(11) as points.
On top of that, the Raiders
hit only 4 of 14 shots (29 percent) in the first half.
Meanwhile, the Wildcats
werent any better.
Napoleon made only 6 of
23 shots in the first half (26
percent) until a late basket by
Dunbar gave the hosts a 13-11
lead at the break.
It was an ugly first half,
commented Wayne Trace
head coach Jim Linder. We
didnt get into any kind of
flow and they were able to
slow the game down like they
wanted to. I think having our
game canceled on Thursday
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games.
The Raiders, who played a
zone primarily in the first half,
switched to a man defense in
the second half which pushed
the pace of the contest.
Napoleon got a pair of Dunbar buckets and a basket from
Michael Gilliland to push the
lead to 19-13 before a Corbin
Linder 3-pointer cut the Raider deficit to 19-16.
The Wildcats led 26-19 following Dunbars four field
goals of the third quarter but a
late basket by Corbin Linder
got Wayne Trace within 2621 entering the final stanza.
We werent able to generate much offensively at all tonight in a lot of areas, Linder
added. We had open looks
but shots were not falling
when we had opportunities
for the most part.
A Dunbar basket early in
the stanza widened the Wildcat lead to 33-24 and Napoleon still led 40-31 after Dunbars second basket of the
period.
They were able to get
some easy baskets and we
didnt execute defensively the
way we need to, continued
Linder. It was a struggle all
night for us.
Wayne Trace would make a
run though.
A 3-point play by David
Sinn and a basket from Cole
Shepherd trimmed the Raider
deficit to 40-36 with 2:28 remaining in the contest.
Following two Dunbar foul
shots, Sinn answered with a
pair of free throws to keep the
Raiders within four at 42-38.
Nick Daman then drove to
the basket and connected on a
layup for Napoleon to expand
the margin to 44-38 before
Wayne Trace got a 3-pointer
from Corbin Linder, his sixth
of the night, to get the Raiders
within 44-41.
Thanks in part to a Wildcat turnover and missed free
throws, Wayne Trace would
have two more chances to tie.
With 40 seconds left, the
Raiders missed a 3-pointer
to tie but Napoleon failed to

take advantage of as Brandon

Sickmiller missed both foul
shots.
The Raiders got one more
chance, getting the ball back
with 11 seconds remaining.
However, Ethan Linders
last-second 3-pointer went in
and out before falling off the
rim to give Napoleon the victory.
We had opportunities and
we probably didnt deserve
to be in that position, Linder
concluded. Napoleon is a
good basketball team and it
is a tough place to play. Our
kids battled but we just never
were able to get in sync.

Besides
Dunbars
22
points, the Wildcats also
got 10 from Gilliland along
with three assists, three rebounds and three steals. Derek Gerken topped Napoleon
with eight rebounds.
Corbin Linder led the way
for Wayne Trace with 21
points and four rebounds.
David Sinn chipped in seven
points and seven rebounds
while Ethan Linder dished
out three assists.
Wayne Trace finished the
game with 15 turnovers compared to Napoleons eight and
the Raiders won the battle of
the boards, 30-25.
Neither team shot well. The
Wildcats were 17 of 44 from
the field (39 percent) compared to Wayne Traces 14 of
40 (35 percent).
No free throws were shot
in the game until the fourth
quarter. Napoleon hit 7 of 11
(64 percent) and the Raiders
were six of seven (86 percent).
Wayne Traces junior varsity improved to 5-3 on the
season with a 40-37 win over
the Wildcats.
Brady Stabler posted a
season high 20 points for the
Raiders while adding three
assists and four steals. Seth
Saylor chipped in five points
and seven rebounds and Justin Speice added six points.
Wayne Trace visits Fairview in GMC play on Thursday before a road trip to Delphos Jefferson Saturday.

12A - Paulding County Progress Wednesday, January 14, 2015

Lady Archers outlasts state line rival Woodlan

Second half blitz leads state-ranked Pilots to win
By JOE SHOUSE
Sportswriter
ANTWERP The Antwerp
Lady Archers played 13thranked (Division IV) Ayersville even throughout the first
half but the Pilots took away
any chance for an upset, outscoring the blue-and-white
33-13 in the second half. The
Archers dropped their first
GMC game 53-31.
With the win the Lady Pilots improve to 9-1, 1-0 while
the Archers fall to 3-8, 0-1.
The Archers never led in
the contest and trailed by as
many as seven in the first
quarter 13-6 but the Archers
played some of their best basketball of the season to pull to
within three 15-12 at the end
of the first period.
Both teams continued to
play solid defense in the second quarter with the Archers
winning the second eight
minutes 6-5 to trail at intermission by just two points
20-18.
I really liked the first half.
From tip-off to the buzzer
we were very competitive
and at times out played them
(Ayersville), said Antwerp
head coach Kevin Taylor.
However, the Lady Pilots
proved their lofty ranking
with their play in the second half. After being held to
just five points in the second
quarter, the Pilots answered
with 16 in the third and 17 in
the fourth to put the game out
of reach for the home team.
Midway through the third
quarter, the Archers trailed
by just four at 28-24 but the
Pilots used a 13-0 run to take
away any hope of an upset.
Leading 41-24, the Pilots
continued to build their lead
to as many as 22 on several
occasions.
In the first half we did a
great job with their (Ayersville) traps. Kiana Recker
did a nice job distributing
the ball to the outlets and we
got the shots we were looking for. But in the second half
we became too complacent.
Its hard for us to sustain that
type of play with the kind of
pressure Ayersville applies,
said Taylor.
After the game I told the
girls that with the way they
played for nearly three quarters is the way they need to
play for four quarters in order
to get the win. I think they
gained some confidence tonight. This team is improving
and we will get through this
and win some games, said
Taylor.
Off the bench, Isela Brown
led the Pilots in scoring with
15 followed by Kyra Waldron who chipped in 11.
For the Archers, Avery
Braaten tossed in nine with
teammate Audrie Longardner
adding seven.

Ayersville 15 5 16 17 - 53
Antwerp 12 6 6 7 - 31
Ayersville 53: Martin 1 0-0 3, Bailey 1 1-2 3, Hammersmith 4 0-0 9,
Addington 2 0-4 4, Johnston 2 0-2
4, Engel 2 0-0 4, Brown 5 5-10 15,
Waldron 3 5-7 11. Totals: 20 11-24

Jim Bowers/Paulding County Progress

Antwerps Rachel Williamson #5 runs out of room very quickly against Woodlan last Tuesday night.

15 teams compete
in Antwerp Junior
High Invitational

Jim Bowers/Paulding County Progress

Avery Braaten #10 pulls up for a second half shot against visiting Woodlan last Tuesday night.
53. Three point goals: Martin, Hammersmith. Fouls: 16.
Antwerp 31: Williamson 2 2-3 6,
Braaten 4 1-2 9, Miesle 0 0-1 0,
Recker 0 2-4 2, Longardner 2 2-2 7,
Smith 1 0-0 2, Short 2 1-4 5. Totals:
11 8-16 31. Three point goals: Longardner. Fouls: 16.

After scoring just three

points in the third quarter,
the Archers exploded for 13
fourth quarter points to outhustle the Warriors of Woodlan to post a 26-23 win.
The non-league win put
Antwerp at 3-7 on the season
and dropped Woodlan to 5-8,
losing their last four.
I was really pleased with
our play tonight. We cut down
our turnovers and played
much more intense defensively, said Coach Taylor.
The low-scoring contest
had both teams even after the
first quarter at six apiece. The
second frame had both teams
tied twice but the Warriors
held a slim two-point margin
at the break 12-10.
Woodlan went up 16-10
early in the third quarter
when the Archers used a 9-0
run to go in front 19-16 with
5:10 remaining in the contest.
The blue-and-white collected
its nine points on a 3-pointer
from Peyton Short to end the
third quarter. Annie Miesle

MORRIS

connected on a free throw in

the fourth stanza followed by
a 2-point goal from Rachel
Williamson.
The Archers gained its first
lead with 5:56 remaining
when Kiana Recker followed
up a Williamson miss from
close range. Short answered
with a free throw and the Archers were on top 19-16 at the
5:10 mark.
Woodlan answered with
a Rain Hinton 2-pointer and
a triple from Kendra Graber
to regain a two-point margin. The Archers came back
with Short scoring from close
range and with 2:19 remaining Miesle was perfect at the
line with two free throws to
put Antwerp back on top 2321.
Hinton finished with 12
points to lead the Warriors in
scoring.
She had 10 in the first half
and then in the second half we
held her to just two. I think the
defense of Recker and Miesle
really got to her and we got
her out of her style of play,
said Taylor.
The Archers had no one in
double figures but was led
with the eight points from
Short and six from Recker.
The blue-and-white was 11-

for-17 at the foul line while

the Warriors were just 2-of-4.
With 58.4 seconds remaining Woodlans Kenzie Salzbrenner tied the score with a
couple of free throws. With
the ball in the Archers hands
the blue-and-white worked
20 seconds off the clock before calling time out. Out of
the stoppage of play, Antwerps Recker was fouled
with 16.1 seconds remaining.
The junior was nothing but
net in making both attempts.
Following a Woodlan
time out the Lady Warriors
coughed the ball up and the
Archers had the ball back
with 6.9 ticks remaining.
Longardner was fouled and
hit one of two for the final
score at 26-23.
We were aggressive and
played hard. We never gave
up. When we got behind by
six we fought our way back
and played much better, said
Taylor.

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Antwerp 6 4 3 13 - 26
Woodlan 6 6 4 7 - 23
Woodlan 23: Graber 2 0-0 5, Cook
2 0-0 4, Salzbrenner 0 2-2 2, Hinton
6 0-2 12. Totals: 10 2-4 23. Three
point goals: Graber. Fouls: 12.
Antwerp 26: Williamson 1 2-2 4,
Miesle 0 3-4 3, Recker 1 4-4 6,
Longardner 2 1-5 5, Short 3 1-2
8. Totals: 7 11-17 26. Three point
goals: Short. Fouls: 12.

ANTWERP On Saturday
Antwerp hosted its annual
junior high invitational wrestling tournament. Fifteen
teams converged in Antwerp
on what turned out to be a
great day for wrestling.
For the home team Archers, two wrestlers won
their weight classes. At 80
pounds, eighth grader Aidan
McAlexander won his home
tournament, pinning four out
of five wrestlers he faced.
For the season Aidan sits undefeated at 11-0 with seven
pins. He is also a two-time
Antwerp Invitational champion.
Also claiming first place
over the weekend was another eighth grader, Tyler Bauer
at 104 pounds. Bauer was 3-0
with three pins on the day.
He, too, is undefeated so far
this season at 10-0 with seven pins. This also marks the
second consecutive year Tyler won the Antwerp Invitational.
The Wayne Trace Junior
High wrestling team also
participated in the Antwerp
invitational on Saturday with
good results.
Placing for the Raiders
where Noah Reel first place,
Kameron Bevis second

place, Austin Smith fourth

place, and Zack Moser fourth
place.
We are really improving
as the year progresses. Noah
Reel won an overtime match
to place first. He did a great
job at pushing the pace, said
coach Josh Neilson.
Also, Bevis won his semifinal match against an Edgeon
wrestler who had beaten him
earlier in the season.
One thing I keep preaching
to the kids is that we have
to get better from all positions. We have to do the little
things right, said Neilson. I
want us to be fundamentally
sound and not have to rely
on catching an opponent to
win matches. I dont think we
are where we need to be yet,
but we are definitely making leaps and bounds toward
where we need to get to every
week.
Antwerp coach Jeremy
Kosch was pleased with the
Saturday tournament.
It takes many volunteers
and once again we had a very
smooth and efficient wrestling day here at Antwerp. As
coaches we are truly grateful
and blessed to have such dedicated people behind our program, said Kosch.

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School Menus
Menus are subject to change
ANTWERP LOCAL SCHOOLS
Week of Jan. 19
Grab & Go Breakfast available
daily
MONDAY No school, Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
TUESDAY No school, in-service
day.
WEDNESDAY Lunch: Cheeseburger on bun, tator tots, mixed fruit,
milk. Plus: Salad bar.
THURSDAY Walking taco,
baked beans, pineapple, milk. Plus:
Salad bar.
FRIDAY Cheesy breadsticks w/
marinara, veggie juice, applesauce,
milk. Plus: Salad bar.
PAULDING HIGH SCHOOL
Week of Jan. 19
MONDAY No school, Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
TUESDAY Breakfast: Sausage
biscuit, tator tots, fruit, juice, milk.
Lunch: Chicken noodles, whipped potatoes, dinner roll, celery w/ peanutbutter cup or salad bar, garlic breadstick, fruit, milk.
WEDNESDAY Breakfast: Sausage, egg and cheese pocket, fruit,
juice, milk. Lunch: Chicken dippers
w/ biscuit or Philly steak sandwich,
augratin potatoes, broccoli, fruit, milk.
THURSDAY Breakfast: Coffee
cake, fruit, juice, milk. Lunch: Cheese
lasagna roll w/ sauce, lettuce salad, tomatoes, garlic toast or pretzel
cheese cup, marinara sauce, fresh
vegetable, fruit, milk.
FRIDAY Breakfast: Sausage gravy and biscuit, fruit, juice, milk. Lunch:
Spicy chicken on bun, oven potatoes

Antwerp Elementary Honor Roll

or salad bar and breadstick, fruit, milk.

OAKWOOD ELEMENTARY
Week of Jan. 19
Packed lunch: Ham and cheese
on bun, Gogurt, crackers, milk.
MONDAY No school, Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
TUESDAY Breakfast: Biscuit,
sausage patty, fruit, juice, milk.
Lunch: Breaded mozzarella sticks,
marinara sauce, green beans, fruit,
milk.
WEDNESDAY Breakfast: Pancake on a stick, fruit, juice, milk.
Lunch: Chicken nuggets, whipped
potatoes w/ gravy, bread, Romaine
mix salad, fruit, milk.
THURSDAY Breakfast: Breakfast pizza, fruit, juice, milk. Lunch:
Shredded chicken on bun, broccoli,
carrot sticks, fruit, milk.
FRIDAY Breakfast: Assorted cereal packs, fruit, juice, milk. Lunch:
Cheese pizza, Romaine mix salad,
salsa bean salad, fruit, milk.
PAULDING ELEMENTARY
Week of Jan. 19
Peanut butter and jelly sandwich
available daily instead of main
dish
MONDAY No school, Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
TUESDAY Breakfast: Pancakes, fruit, juice, milk. Lunch: Corn
dog, baked beans, carrots, fruit
snack, fruit, milk.
WEDNESDAY Breakfast: Burrito, fruit, juice, milk. Lunch: Pancakes, sausage, smiles, tomato
juice, fruit, milk.
THURSDAY Breakfast: Muffin, string cheese, fruit, juice, milk.

Lunch: Barbecue pulled pork on

whole grain bun, tator tots, peas,
fruit, milk.
FRIDAY Breakfast: Cereal or
cereal bar, fruit, juice, milk. Lunch:
Pizza, Romaine blend, broccoli,
sherbet, fruit, milk.
WAYNE TRACE SCHOOLS
Week of Jan. 19
MONDAY No school, Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
TUESDAY Breakfast: Egg,
cheese muffin, fruit, juice, milk.
Lunch: Chicken strips, tator tots,
carrot sticks 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: Rotini w/ meat sauce, green
beans, garlic bread, 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: French toast sticks, sausage
links, hash brown patty, orange juice,
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: Quesadillas w/ salsa, romaine lettuce salad,
fruit, milk. Also at Jr/Sr. High School
Chef salad, pizza sub or cheeseburger with salad bar.
DIVINE MERCY SCHOOL
Week of Jan. 19
Same menu as Wayne Trace; no
breakfast served.

Antwerp Elementary School has announced the honor roll for the second nine
weeks. They include:
THIRD GRADE
All As Myranda Brooks, Camden Fuller, Haley Hammer, Cohen Hitzeman, Tycen Jones, Reid Lichty, Aewyn McMichael,
Brooke Molitor, Hannah Molitor, Macy Nutter, Emma Saul, Kahlea Shook
All As & Bs Carson Altimus, Alexander
Buerkle, Nathan Dzib, Addyson Hormann,
Caleb Laker, Sara Lawhorn, Christopher Lyons-Jones, Jill Magoulas, Falynn McAlexander, Taylor Morales, Maegan Pendergrast,
David Puckett, Isaac Reutter, Samantha
Sheedy, Connar Shiple, Caydence Shull, Kellen Simonin, Lillian VanCleve, Lucy Wales,
Chloee Walls, Mya Wobler, Lizzy Zartman
FOURTH GRADE
All As Zachery Devall, Shaylee Garrett,
Hayleigh Jewell, Lydia Krouse, Makenna
Lawson, Madelyn ODonnell, Rayni Rister,
Ethan Sanders, Carl Shipman, Aeriel Snyder,

Autumn Zuber
All As & Bs Allison Banks, Taylor Carr,
Gavin Clevinger, Katryna Fish, Becca Hathaway, Brooke Hounshell, Ross Lee, Ethan
Lichty, McCartney Lucas, Michael McCreery, Lance McKeever, Levi Miller, Lyndsey Miller, Melanie Mills, Parker Moore,
Keersten Peters, Ezura Planz, Eli Reinhart,
Hope Roebel, Seth Salinas
FIFTH GRADE
All As Emerson Litzenberg, Gaige McMichael, Megan ODonnell, Ilse Zijlstra
All As & Bs Mia Altimus, Reece
Buerkle, Astianna Coppes, Nathan Dunstan,
Kate Farr, Summer Franklin, Breanna Fulk,
Jaidis Getrost, Brady Hatlevig, Grace Jones,
Luke Krouse, Jagger Landers, Alexandra
Lehman, Luke McDorman, Jonathan Meyer,
Faith Nestleroad, Jared Phillips, Allison Reinhart, Kiera Reyes, Grace Schuette, Lauren
Schuller, Bradley Shroades, Emma Shuherk,
Kennedy Trabel, Trinity Wieland, Caleb Wilson

Payne Elementary Honor Roll

The Payne Elementary honor roll for the second nine weeks grading period:
GRADE 1
All As Krystal Bradbury, Mya Endicott,
Kaelyn Clementz, Nichole Kennedy, McKenzie
Gasser, Hunter Lyons, Stella Laukhuf, Raegan
McGarvey, Chase Pack, Octavia Stoller, Ryan
Parker, Kaden Wilcox, Clay Stoller
All As & Bs Landon Blankenship, Blake
Dunn, Nadia Franklin, Tanner Laukhuf, Eric
Reinhart, Caitlyn Mead, Amber Stoller, Chloe
Murphy, Emma Stouffer, Caroline Winans, Mylie Wittwer
GRADE 2
All As Tyson Gerber, Isabella Knowles,
Luke Stouffer
All As & Bs Adelae Collins, Jordan Banks,
Riley Hildebrand, Christian Bohland, MaKenna
Johnson, Brennan Egnor, Braden Miller, Mason
Lee, Cole Morehead, Beth Miller, Allison Noggle, Ty Riebesehl, Kayson Ross, Dyson Scott
All Bs Kendel Franklin, Scottie Santiago,
Chase Holt
GRADE 3
All As Breven Anderson, Emma Lyons, KatieAnna Baumle, Brenna Parker, Logen Bland,
Meara Rager, Melanie Dunham, Tori Stoller,
Emma Laukhuf
All As & Bs Dylan Hildebrand, Kyren
Karhoff, Lucas Kennedy, Jude Stoller, Caitlyn
Thomas, Emily Thrasher, Zach Wobler, Devan

Egnor, Adrian Laukhuf, Brooks Laukhuf, Brenna Thomas, Meg Thompson, Caden Tumblin,
Ava Zartman
GRADE 4
All As Lilli Anderson, Laura Stoller, Jared
Pierce, Nyle Stoller
All As & Bs Martin Alejo, Arin Elston, Jacob Banks, Nicholas Huckabaa, Elizabeth Mohr,
Morgan Riebesehl, Madison Bash, Ian Clevenger, Evan Crosby, Mallory Moore, Marissa Gray,
Emily Cotterman, Lane Morehead, Isaac Munger, Gracie Shepherd, Skylar Vance, Chase Schaefer, Zerika Burkley, Oliver Zamarripa
All Bs Samuel Moore
GRADE 5
All As Anastasia Gonzales, Kaylena Gray,
Kate Laukhuf, Ethan Reust, Cameron Stoller,
Malia Wittwer
All As & Bs Carly Blankenship, Xander
Kohart, Therin Coyne, Brookelynn Lee, Raydyn
Egnor, Carson Laukhuf, Morgan Hefner, Jeremiah Molitor, Jacob Howell, Jordan Williams
GRADE 6
All As Emma Crosby, Owen Manz, Carlee Mead, Chloe Parker, Natalie Schultz, Riley
Stoller, Jacob Stouffer, Ryan Wenninger
All As & Bs Kearstin Karolyi, Joey Munger, Samuel Rager, Waylon Smallwood, Maria Stoller, Gage Tinlin, Dylan Wobler, Emily
Zamarripa
All Bs Greg Lammers

AMERICANISM TEST The Payne American Legion Post 297 sponsored the Americanism Test
for Wayne Trace sophomores, juniors and seniors. The winners in each class were awarded with
$50 checks.From left are Legion Commander Tim Baumle, senior winner Addison Baumle, junior
winner Christopher Davis, sophomore winner Emil Stoller and principal Greg Leeth.

Nursing
STNAs
A leader in the healthcare services
industry, Genesis HealthCare is
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Grover Hill Elementary Honor Roll

The Grover Hill Elementary
honor roll for the second nine
weeks grading period:
GRADE 1
All As Addison Stoller,
Torree Sinn, Natalie Richie,
Riley Manz, Lance Maenle,
Gauge Landwehr, Lily Boyd,
Landen Bennett, Andrew Peters, Izzy Foust, Gabby Carman, Whitney Boroff
All As and Bs Zanden
Wineland, Zander Gray, Ethan
Fisher, Lexi Moore, Lance
Whitman, Micah Sinn, Caden
Sinn, Myleigh Sheets, Aubree
Miller, Koden Martz, Zachariah Landwehr, Ian Jewell, Ryann Jay, Jordan Hale
GRADE 2

All As Tori Young, Kathleen Stoller, Ava Stoller, Lorie

Sinn, Amos Sinn, Brady Miller,
Anna Meraz, Corbin Kimmel,
Morgan Elliott, Elana Bidlack,
Natalie Stoller, Tianna Sinn,
Eli Martinez, Ciarra Cotterman
All As and Bs Mackenzie Silance, Trent Thornell, Nicholas Sinn, Trenitie
Ream, Blake Osborn, Gage
Ogle, Justin Manning, Jarrett Jewell, Nevaeh Jackson,
Ryan Bostelman, Asa Ames
All Bs Mackenzie Silance, Anna Clemens
GRADE 3
All As Kyle Stoller,
Lynsey Pease, Laryssa Whit-

LEGALS

ORDINANCE
1491-14
Ordinance
149114 was passed by
Paulding
Village
Council on December
29, 2014, and goes
into effect from and
after
the
earliest
period allowed by
law. The summary of
this legislation is as
follows:
O R D I N A N C E
AMENDING AND
INCREASING
APPROPRIATIONS
FOR
CURRENT
E X P E N S E S
AND
OTHER
EXPENDITURES
OF THE VILLIAGE
OF
PAULDING,
OHIO,
DURING
THE YEAR ENDING
DECEMBER
31,
2014.
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 20c2
ORDINANCE
1492-14
Ordinance
149214 was passed by

Paulding
Village
Council on December
29, 2014, and goes
into effect from and
after
the
earliest
period allowed by
law. The summary of
this legislation is as
follows:
O R D I N A N C E
TO
MAKE
APROPR1ATIONS
FOR
CURRENT
E X P E N S E S
AND
OTHER
EXPENDITURES OF
THE VILLIAGE OF
PAULDING, STATE
OF OHIO, DURING
THE YEAR ENDING
DECEMBER
31,
2015.
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 20c2
NOTICE TO
BIDDERS
STATE OF OHIO
DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION
Columbus,
Ohio Division
of Construction
Management
Legal Copy Number:

man, Libby Meraz

All As and Bs Nolan
Walls, Ally Stephey, Kassidy
Lewis, Tucker Antoine, Evan
Walls, Taylor Sherry, Logan
Miller, Kyla Hurd
All Bs Kaden Landwehr,
Nathaniel Osborn
GRADE 4
All As Laura Thornell,
Ezra Sinn, Rylee Miller, Anna
Miller, Sydnee Sinn, Hannah
Maenle
All As and Bs Kara
Stoller, Blake Stoller, Josh
Shelton, Elise Miller, Alyssa
Greathouse, Makenna Elliott,
Ava Dougal
All Bs Macy Doster
GRADE 5

150076
Sealed proposals will
be accepted from prequalified bidders at
the ODOT Office of
Contracts until 10:00
a.m. on February 10,
2015. Project 150076
is located in Paulding
County, SRTS Paulding
Sidewalks and is a
MISCELLANEOUS
project. The date set
for completion of this
work shall be as set
forth in the bidding
proposal. Plans and
Specifications are on
file in the Department of
Transportation.
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NOTICE
Notice
is
hereby
given to all residents
of Defiance, Fulton,
Paulding, and Williams
counties, Ohio. There
will be a meeting of
the Joint Solid Waste
Management District
of Defiance, Fulton,
Paulding, and Williams
Counties Board of
Directors. The date of
the meeting is Monday,
January 26, 2015. The
meeting will be held in
the Williams County
C o m m i s s i o n e r s
East Annex Main
Conference
Room,
1425 E. High St., Bryan.
The time of the meeting
is scheduled to begin at
1:30 p.m. oclock EST.

A Solid Waste District

Coordinators session
will
immediately
follow.
Commissioner
Otto L. Nicely
Board of Directors
President
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NOTICE OF
VOLUNTARY
DISSOLUTION OF
WENNINGER
DRYWALL INC.,
AN OHIO
CORPORATION
TO ALL CREDITORS
AND CLAIMANTS
OF
WENNINGER
DRYWALL INC.
Wenninger Drywall Inc.,
an Ohio Corporation
(The
Corporation)
has dissolved. You
must present to the
corporation
any
claim
against
the
corporation, including
any claim by a creditor
or any claim that is
conditional, unmatured,
or contingent upon
the occurrence or
nonoccurrence of future
events, pursuant to the
following:
1. All claims shall be
presented in writing
and shall identify the
claimant and contain
sufficient information
to reasonably inform
the corporation of the
substance of the claim.
2. The mailing address

All As Abbie Stoller, Nathan Sinn, Faith Meraz, Claudia Sinn

All As and Bs Brayson
Parrish, Allen Minck, Madison Farquhar, Rachel Stoller,
Karlie Simindinger, Hunter
Long, Haylee Finfrock
All Bs Isaiah Pirani
GRADE 6
All As Lydia Whitman,
Cara Davis
All As and Bs Katrina
Stoller, Katie Stoller, Isaiah
Rittenhouse, Bailie Kamphaus, Gabbie Donis, Alena
Denny, Tiffany Sinn, Julie
Sinn, Wyatt Shelton, Lauren
Barnett
All Bs Trevor Speice

to which the person

must send the claim
is: Wenninger Drywall
Inc., 2723 Road 71,
Haviland, Ohio 45851
3. The deadline by
which the corporation
must receive the claim
is Sixty (60) days after
the date this notice is
given (the Deadline).
The last giving of
this notice will be on
January 21, 2015.
4. The claim will be
barred if the corporation
does not receive the
claim by the deadline.
The corporation may
make
distributions
to other creditors or
claimants,
including
distributions
to
shareholder of the
corporation,
without
further notice to the
claimant.
Dated: January 5, 2015
WENNINGERDRYWALL
INC.
Edwin L. Wenninger,
President
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PUBLIC NOTICE
Date
of
Notice:
January 14, 2015
Name and address of
facility; Blue Stream
Dairy, Inc.
3242 Mentzer Church Rd.
Convoy, OH 45832
Name and address of
applicants: Blue Stream
Dairy, Inc.
215 S. Elizabeth St

full time 2pm-10p and part time

on all shifts: 6a-2p, 2p-10p, 10p6a and every other weekend
at our Twin Rivers Center in Defiance, OH. New grads are welcome. Must be State Tested. We
offer competitive compensation,
good benefits, growth opportunity
and more. Apply online:
www.genesiscareers.jobs or
call Tam Vu: 1-844-279-1181,
Fax: 610-612-3973, email: tam.
vu@genesishcc.com.

Spencerville, OH 45887
Ohio
Decorative
Products, LLC
215 S. Elizabeth St.
Spencerville, OH 45887
Teresa Moeller
215 S. Elizabeth St.
Spencerville, OH 45887
Jon Morrison
215 S. Elizabeth St.
Spencerville, OH 45887
Candace Moeller
215 S. Elizabeth St.
Spencerville, OH 45887
Marcia Elliott
215 S. Elizabeth St.
Spencerville, OH 45887
John Stapleton
215 S. Elizabeth St.
Spencerville, OH 45887
Dale Coleman
215 S. Elizabeth St.
Spencerville, OH 45887
Charlene McCullough
215 S. Elizabeth St.
Spencerville,
Ohio
45887
Moeller Family Limited
Partnership, LLC
215 S. Elizabeth St.
Spencerville, OH 45887
In accordance with
OAC rule 901:10-601, public notice is
hereby given that the
Ohio Department of
Agriculture has issued
a final Permit to Install
and a final Permit to
Operate for Blue Stream
Dairy, Inc.
The final Permit may
be appealed. The notice
of Appeal and the filing
fee as may be required

EOE M/F, Vet, Disabled.

00109758

must be sent to:

The Environmental
Review
Appeals
Commission (ERAC),
77 South High Street,
17th Floor, Columbus,
Ohio 43215, (614-4668950) by February
13, 2015at 5 p.m.
Questions regarding
the appeal process may
be directed to ERAC.
A copy of the appeal
must be served on the
director of agriculture
within three days after
filing the appeal with
ERAC. 21c2
LEGAL
The Paulding Township
2014 Annual Financial
Report is complete and
available for inspection
by appointment at the
office of Fiscal Officer,
Jane Buchman, 732
Miller Parkway Drive,
Paulding OH. Phone
419-399-5938
after
5:30 pm. The Board
of Trustees will hold
regular meetings on
the 2nd Wednesday of
the month. November
through May meetings
begin at 7 pm. and
April through October
meetings begin at
8 pm. The Trustees
remind all residents
that Cemetery Rules
will be enforced.
Please call for a
current copy of the

regulations.

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RESOLUTION
1301-15
Resolution
1301-15
was passed by Paulding
Village Council on
January 5, 2015, and
goes into effect and shall
be in force immediately.
The summary of this
legislation is as follows:
A
FINAL
RESOLUTION
AUTHORIZING
THE MAYOR OF
THE VILLAGE OF
PAULDING
TO
EXECUTE ANY AND
ALL DOCUMENTS
REQUIRED BY THE
STATE OF OHIO,
DEPARTMENT
OF
TRANSPORTATION
FOR RECEIPT OF
SAFE ROUTE TO
SCHOOL FUNDS AND
CONSTRUCTION
OF THE PROJECT,
TO
EXECUTE
CONTRACTS
AS
REQUIRED
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 21c2

14A - Paulding County Progress Wednesday, January 14, 2015

FOR SALE

LAND FOR SALE - 2 ACRES

plus 30'x81' building. Northern Paulding
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FOR RENT

3 BDRM. HOUSE FOR RENT.

740 Fourth St., Latty, Oh. $475 mo.
includes sewer. $525 deposit. No
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Please call Al at 419-399-2419 for
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IN PAULDING - Whispering Pines
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25ctf
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Different sizes available. Call 419399-2419 for info.
18ctf
PAULDING MINI STORAGE
UNITS. For more information
please call Straley Real Estate at
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SERVICES

AL GRIFFITHS CONSTRUCTION: Windows, light electrical,

drywall, siding, doors and more. Call
Al for your repair or construction
needs. 419-506-2102

51ctf

WANTED

COINS, STAMP COLLECTIONS, COMIC BOOKS, old

toys, antiques, military, old magazines, estates, collections. 419-3993353
21p7

RENTAL PROPERTY (option to

buy) 1 story with yard for service dog in
Payne area preferred. 419-605-8114. 21p2

NOTICES

THE 2014 ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT FOR BLUE

CREEK TOWNSHIP is complete
and available for review. To make an
appointment with the fiscal officer,
please call 419-786-9525
21c2
HAVILAND VILLAGE 2014
unaudited annual report complete.
Haviland Village, 101 North Street,
Haviland, OH 45851.
21c1
THE ANNUAL FINANCIAL
REPORT FOR THE VILLAGE
OF LATTY, Ohio, is complete and
available for inspection at the office
of the Clerk-Treasurer, Kay Miller, by
appointment. 419-399-2644. 21c1

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Wednesday, January 14, 2015 Paulding County Progress - 15A

The seed catalogs have arrived

A couple of seed catalogs
came during the hustle and
bustle of the holiday season
and I put them aside for later
browsing. But now theyre arriving fast and furiously and
theyre begging for my time
to have a look at what I might
want to grow this year in the
garden.
Ive got seeds that I save
from year to year seeds of
annuals that are tried and
true in my own garden (if
not yours), like Calendula,
Snow-on-the-mountain, various marigolds and zinnias,
and of course, Cosmos. But
its always fun to grow something new, so this week I took
some time to look through the
catalogs.
I thought about what makes
a plant appealing to me
enough to have the patience
to grow it from seed instead
of buying a seedling or larger
plant. Seedlings provide instant gratification, but there
are plenty of arguments for
growing plants from seed.
Youll have a much larger
choice of varieties to grow.
My favorite bush bean is
Jade. Try finding that as a
seedling. It can sometimes be
difficult for me to find seeds
for it too, but when your
100-year-old-grandmother
declares it to be the best
green bean Ive ever eaten,
its worth the effort to track it
down.
Variety isnt the only reason to grow plants from seed.
They generally grow pretty
quickly once germinated and
you can have just what you
want and more of it for a
fraction of what plants would
cost.
Now heres where I get
on my soapbox about seed
companies bragging that they
dont sell GMO seeds. Of
course they dont, because
guess what? GMO seeds arent available to the general
public. Hybrids are, and thats
not the same thing. Weve
been growing hybrids for decades, centuries even.
NO seed available to you
as a home gardener is GMO.
Period. So if a company you
buy from is stating that they
dont sell GMOs, its no big

In the
Garden

By
Kylee Baumle
deal and they dont really
need to say that. But theres a
lot of false information about
GMOs out there, so these seed
companies are likely saying
this just in case gardeners are
concerned (needlessly).
Climbing down from my
soapbox, here are a few seeds
Im considering planting this
year:
Since my husband loves
snapdragons, I think Ill try
the new Candy Showers series that comes in orange, red,
rose, deep purple and yellow.
I think the red and orange
ones grown together would
be hot.
I have declared 2015 to
be The Year of the Petunia
at Our Little Acre (more on
that in a future column!) and
one that Im considering is
Espresso Frappe Ruby, a
frilly dwarf variety. The last

several years have seen oodles of new petunia varieties

on the market and if you still
think petunias are boring, you
just havent been paying attention.
You know how you like
some flowers only in certain
colors? Im like that with
globe amaranth (Gomphrena).
I only like it in red. I finally
found a source that sells it
in individual colors instead
of a mix, so Ill definitely be
growing it this year.
And finally, there are
those things that are maddeningly difficult for me to grow,
yet I keep trying, because,
you know...hope springs eternal. I absolutely love Bells of
Ireland (Moluccella laevis),
but theyre so elusive for me.
One year, I was jumping up
and down because I had a few
bells on one lonely flower
stalk, but so far, thats the
best Ive been able to do with
them. This year Ill give them
another shot.
What seeds are you planning to sow this year? Do you
have things that youve tried
to grow from seed and cant
seem to have success with
them? Please let me know
Id love to hear from you!
Read more at Kylees blog,
Our Little Acre, at www.
ourlittleacre.com and on
Facebook at www.facebook.
com/OurLittleAcre. Contact
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16A - Paulding County Progress Wednesday, January 14, 2015

Commissioners Journal
Commissioners Journal December 29,
2014
This 294th day of December, 2014,
the Board of County Commissioners
met in regular session.
IN THE MATTER OF AMENDING
THE 2014 ANNUAL APPROPRIATION (FUND 010)
Pieper moved to adopt the following
resolution:
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board
of County Commissioners does hereby
direct the County Auditor to amend the
2014 Annual Appropriation by appropriating the Soil Conservation-Soil and
Water Fund (Fund 010); to-wit; 010001-00001/Soil Conservation-Soil and
Water/Salaries, Employees AMOUNT:
$4,013.35; 010-001-00012/Soil Conservation-Soil and Water/Medicare
AMOUNT: $32.99.
IN THE MATTER OF AMENDING
THE 2014 ANNUAL APPROPRIATION (FUND 015)
Pieper moved to adopt the following
resolution:
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board
of County Commissioners does hereby
direct the County Auditor to amend the
2014 Annual Appropriation by appropriating the Auditor-Estate Tax Fund
(Fund 015); to-wit; 015-001-99999/
Auditor-Estate Tax/Estate Tax Transfers AMOUNT: $152,007.19.
IN THE MATTER OF AMENDING
THE 2014 ANNUAL APPROPRIATION (FUND 048)
Pieper moved to adopt the following
resolution:
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board
of County Commissioners does hereby
direct the County Auditor to amend the
2014 Annual Appropriation by appropriating the Library Fund (Fund 048);
to-wit; 048-001-00001/Library/Library
Expenses AMOUNT: $134,672.04.
IN THE MATTER OF MODIFYING THE 2014 ANNUAL APPROPRIATION (FUND 068)
Pieper moved to adopt the following
resolution:
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board
of County Commissioners does hereby
modify the 2014 Annual Appropriation and hereby directs the Paulding
County Auditor to transfer funds in the
Sheriffs Reserve Fund (Fund 068), towit; FROM: 068-001-00003/Sheriffs
Reserve/Workers Comp TO: 068001-00001/Sheriffs Reserve/Salaries
AMOUNT: $787.50.
IN THE MATTER OF MODIFYING THE 2014 ANNUAL APPROPRIATION (FUND 162)
Pieper moved to adopt the following
resolution:
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board
of County Commissioners does hereby
modify the 2014 Annual Appropriation and hereby directs the Paulding
County Auditor to transfer funds in the
Victims Assistance Fund (Fund 162),
to-wit; FROM: 162-001-20122/Victims Assistance/PERS TO: 162-00120121/Victims Assistance/Salaries
AMOUNT: $561.50; FROM: 162-00120122/Victims Assistance/PERS TO:
162-001-20123/Victims Assistance/
Medicare AMOUNT: $8.14.
IN THE MATTER OF MODIFYING THE 2014 ANNUAL APPROPRIATION (FUND 164)
Pieper moved to adopt the following
resolution:
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board
of County Commissioners does hereby
modify the 2014 Annual Appropriation and hereby directs the Paulding
County Auditor to transfer funds in the
DRETAC/Prosecutor Fund (Fund 164),
to-wit; FROM: 164-001-00006/DRETAC/Prosecutor/Other TO: 164-00100001/DRETAC/Salaries AMOUNT:
$940.02; FROM: 164-001-00006/
DRETAC/Prosecutor/Other TO: 164001-00002/DRETAC/Prosecutor/PERS
AMOUNT: $131.66; FROM: 164-00100006/DRETAC/Prosecutor/Other TO:
164-001-00004/DRETAC/Prosecutor/
Medicare AMOUNT: $13.60.
IN THE MATTER OF MODIFYING THE 2014 ANNUAL APPROPRIATION (FUND 183)
Pieper moved to adopt the following
resolution:
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board
of County Commissioners does hereby
modify the 2014 Annual Appropriation
and hereby directs the Paulding County
Auditor to transfer funds in the Pldg
WF #2 Timber Road Fund (Fund 183),
to-wit; FROM: 183-001-00001/Pldg
WF #2 Timber Road/Other Expenses
TO: 183-001-99999/Pldg WF #2 Timber Road/Transfer Out AMOUNT:
$53,734.94.
IN THE MATTER OF MODIFYING THE 2014 ANNUAL APPROPRIATION (FUND 184)
Pieper moved to adopt the following
resolution:
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board
of County Commissioners does hereby
modify the 2014 Annual Appropriation
and hereby directs the Paulding County
Auditor to transfer funds in the Blue
Creek Wind Farm Fund (Fund 184),
to-wit; FROM: 184-001-00001/Blue
Creek Wind Farm/Other Expenses TO:
184-001-99999/Blue Creek Wind Farm/
Transfer Out AMOUNT: $45,946.42.
MEETING NOTES OF APPOINTMENTS
Jim Langham, Paulding Progress
- Langham met briefly with the commissioners. In lieu of Sunday evenings
house fire near Scott, the commissioners
emphasized their appreciation for the
many first responders volunteering their
services to the residents of Paulding
County. The commissioners noted the
volunteers professionalism and dedication to our county are second to none.
2014 has proved to be a very busy year
with accidents, weather-related issues,
and other calamities. The commissioners also commented the volunteers keep
current on training and CEUs so they
can maintain their excellent level of
services. At the scene of the fire were
four fire departments, Scott, Grover
Hill, Paulding, and Payne, all working
together. Many county residents take
these services for granted. Kudos to the
first responder volunteers who step up to
the plate when the need arises.
Lisa Nicely, Defiance Crescent Nicely had some questions about the
dissolution hearing for the Paulding
County Park District held in Paulding
County Probate Court on Dec. 15, 2014.
She reviewed a copy of the judges decision dated Dec. 23, 2014, to allow a
10-month stay so the Park District
Board, as well as interested members
of the public, be given an opportunity
to re-energize the District. The commissioners noted they will be watching
with interest to track the Park Districts
activity. They view an active park district as a positive tool with benefits to the
county.
Commissioners Journal December
31, 2014
This 31st day of December, 2014, the
Board of County Commissioners met in
regular session with the following members present: Tony Zartman, Roy Klopfenstein, Fred Pieper, and Nola Ginter,
Clerk.
MEETING NOTES OF APPOINTMENTS
Brion Hanenkratt, E-911 - Hanenkratt reported the FCC has a frequency
available; however, it may not be com-

patible with the current system. ERS is

working on the issue. Hanenkratt noted
the system is working well now with
little to no complaints. He also reported
that some deputies now have the use of
e-dispatch and can be paged over their
smart phones.
IN THE MATTER OF REDUCING
THE 2014 ANNUAL APPROPRIATION (FUND 072)
Klopfenstein moved to adopt the following resolution:
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board
of County Commissioners does hereby
direct the County Auditor to reduce
the 2014 Annual Appropriation in the
Tri County Mental Health Fund (Fund
072); to-wit; 072-001-99990/Tri County
Mental Health/Real Estate Fees From
$10,400 To $8,997.31.
IN THE MATTER OF REDUCING
THE 2014 ANNUAL APPROPRIATION (FUND 154)
Klopfenstein moved to adopt the following resolution:
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board
of County Commissioners does hereby
direct the County Auditor to reduce
the 2014 Annual Appropriation in the
HAVA Fund (Fund 154); to-wit; 154001-00001/HAVA/Equipment From
$5,000 To $0.
IN THE MATTER OF RECEIVING AND AWARDING COUNTY
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
SERVICES PROVIDER BIDS FOR
2015
Klopfenstein moved to adopt the following resolution:
WHEREAS, on the 31st day of December, 2014, sealed bids were received
and opened by the Paulding County Administrator; to-wit: INSBIT, Cecil, $65/
hour
now, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED, that the
Board of County Commissioners
does hereby award the Information
Technology services provider to INSBIT, 17490 US Hwy 127, Cecil OH
45821 for the calendar year 2015 in
the amount of $65 per hour.
IN THE MATTER OF RECEIVING AND AWARDING BIDS
FOR CLEANING THE COURTHOUSE AND OTHER COUNTY
OFFICES
The 30th day of December, 2014,
being the day advertised in the Paulding Progress, a paper of general circulation within the County, as per
Section 307.86 of the Ohio Revised
Code, bids were received for cleaning
the courthouse and other offices, with
specifications on file in the Board
of County Commissioners Office.
This 31st day of December, the bids
were open; to-wit: BIDDER: Vernon
Killion, Paulding; BID AMOUNT
$2,500/month (3-year contract)
BE IT RESOLVED, that the
Board of County Commissioners
does hereby award the cleaning of the
courthouse and other offices to Vernon Killion at the monthly rate bid by
him of $2,500/month, said agreement
effective immediately.

Best sermons are lived,not preached

By Byron McNutt
DHI Media
Nothing beats a real life
story. Consider this one: Today, I watched my dog get
run over by a car, I sat on the
side of the road holding him
and crying. And just before
he died, he licked the tears off
my face.
There are thousands of real
life stories that teach you
many things in life. The following list of examples are
based on true incidences both
wonderful and inspirational.
You can find these, and others, in books, articles and on
the Internet. This particular
list was passed on to me by
Larry Tobin of Tomahawk.
These real life stories are
something to think about
before it is too late. They go
to show we can gain knowledge and wisdom from daily
events. Its a pleasure to share
them with you this week.
1. Today, I interviewed my
grandmother for part of a
research paper Im working
on for my psychology class.
When I asked her to define
success in her own words,
she said, Success is when
you look back at your life
and the memories make you
smile.
2. Today, when I witnessed
a 27-year-old breast cancer
patient laughing hysterically
at her 2-year-old daughters
antics, I suddenly realized
that I need to stop complaining about my life and start
celebrating it again.
3. Today, I was traveling
in Kenya and I met a refugee from Zimbabwe. He said
he hadnt eaten anything in
over three days and looked
extremely skinny and unhealthy. Then my friend offered him the rest of the sandwich he was eating. The first
thing the man said was, We
can share it.
4. Today, I asked my mentor a very successful busi-

ness man in his 70s what asked me to start recycling. I

his top three tips are for chuckled and asked, Why?
success. He smiled and said, She replied, So you can help
Read something no one else me save the planet. I chuckis reading, think something led again and asked, And
no one else is
why do you
thinking, and
want to save
do something
the planet?
People
no one else is
Because
doing.
thats where
Make the Difference
I keep all my
5. Today, afstuff, she
ter a 72-hour
said.
shift at the
fire station, a
10. Today,
woman ran up
a boy in a
to me at the
wheelchair
grocery store
saw
me
and gave me
desperately
a hug. When
struggling
I tensed up,
on crutchshe realized I
es with my
didnt recogbroken leg
By
nize her. She
and offered
Byron McNutt
let go with
to carry my
tears of joy in
her eyes and
the most sincere smile and
said, On 9-11, 2001, you
carried me out of the World
Trade Center.
6. Today at 7 a.m., I woke
up feeling ill, but decided I
needed the money, so I went
into work. At 3 p.m. I got laid
off. On my drive home I got a
flat tire. When I went into the
trunk for the spare, it was flat
too. A man in a BMW pulled
over, gave me a ride, we chatted, and then he offered me a
job. I start tomorrow.
7. Today, as my father,
three brothers, and two sisters
stood around my mothers
hospital bed, my mother uttered her last coherent words
before she died. She simply
said, I feel so loved right
now. We should have gotten
together like this more often.
8. Today, I kissed my dad
on the forehead as he passed
away in a small hospital bed.
About 5 seconds after he
passed, I realized it was the
first time I had given him a
kiss since I was a little boy.
9. Today, in the cutest
voice, my 8-year-old daughter

backpack
and books
for me. He helped me all the
way across campus to my
class and as he was leaving
he said, I hope you feel better soon.
11. Today, I was feeling
down because the results of a
biopsy came back malignant.
When I got home, I opened
an e-mail that said, Thinking
of you today. If you need me,
Im a phone call away. It was
from a high school friend I
hadnt seen in 10 years.

William Ward once wrote:

We have not completely
fulfilled our responsibility as
parents until we bequeath to
our children a love of books, a
thirst for knowledge, a hunger
for righteousness, an awareness of beauty, a memory of
kindness, an understanding of
loyalty, a vision of greatness
and a good name.

If the speed of innovation in

our high-tech world doesnt
have you losing sleep at night,
maybe these bits of information will have you breaking
out in sweat.

Google and six automakers

want to have vehicles on the
road with systems that will
allow you and your family to
travel without a driver at the
controls by the year 2020 ...
they call it autonomus (driverless) travel. This self-driving
vehicle uses robotics and GPS
technology.
In a way, think of it as if
you were riding a city subway train, a bus or a cab on
cruise-control.The GPS technology is already used to navigateunmanneddrones.
Not to be left behind, NASA
and Rockwell Collins Inc. believe it is possible to fly large
commercial airliners with just
one pilot onboard. This would
be a prelude to eliminating the
need for any pilot in the cockpit. What? Thats crazy!
Not to worry, the pilot, or
co-pilot, would sit in a command center/tower on the
ground and be able to take
control of the plane, should the
need arise. Feel any better?

2015Ohio fairs
schedule offered

REYNOLDSBURG

Ohioans can start planning

visits to all of their favorite
fairs across the state. The
Ohio Department of Agriculture today released the
official dates for the 2015
fair season, which includes
Ohios 94 county and independent fairs and the Ohio
State Fair.
The Paulding County Fair
will kick off the 2015 fair
season on June 8, and the
season will wrap up on Oct.
17 with the Fairfield County Fair.
For a complete schedule,
visit the departments website at www.agri.ohio.gov,
click on Divisions and
then click on Communications Office.

Its time to feel

good again.
Start with a visit to a Mercy primary care
physician. Youll get more than a doctor.
Youll get a partner who can help you and
your family be your healthy best. Karin
Black, DO, is honored to serve families
like yours in Defiance and Napoleon.

Karin Black, DO, Family Medicine

Schedule an appointment
today at 419-784-1414
or 800-925-4642.
Mercy Defiance Clinic
1400 E. 2nd Street
Defiance, Ohio

Mercy Napoleon Clinic

1426 North Scott Street
Napoleon, Ohio

mercyweb.org

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serving Ohio and Kentucky
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