Paulding County Progress March 12, 2014

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PAULDING The
ALCO Discount Stores
final day is scheduled for
Sunday, March 16. The
store will be closed after this
date.
Co-op meeting
is Saturday
PAULDING Paulding
Putnam Electric Coopera -
tive Inc. will hold its annual
members meeting, Saturday,
March 15. The meeting will
be held at the corporate of-
fice, 401 McDonald Pike,
Paulding. Registration be-
gins at 9 a.m. with the meet-
ing beginning at 10 a.m.
Lego Night
at the library
PAULDING The
Childrens Room of the
Paulding County Carnegie
Library is sponsoring a
Lego Night at the Library.
Lego sets will be provided
by the library.
The event is open to chil-
dren in grades 4-6. It will be
held from 6-7 p.m.
Thursday, March 20 at the
main historic Carnegie li-
brary in Paulding. Snacks
and prizes will be provided
as well as the Legos. Space
is limited, so preregistration
is required. Call the
Childrens Room at 419-
399-2032 to register and for
more information.
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CECIL A commercial vehicle fire on U.S.
24 near Cecil last week partially closed the
highway to traffic for several hours.
According troopers from the Ohio State
Highway Patrols Van Wert Post, the incident
occurred Tuesday, March 4 on 24 near U.S.
127 in Crane Township.
At about 2:34 p.m., according to the
Paulding County Sheriffs Office, the Crane
Township Fire Department was dispatched to a
commercial semi-truck fire.
Troopers said a 2013 Kenworth semi driven
by Jaspal Dosanjh, age 33, of Brampton,
Ontario, was eastbound on U.S. 24 when he
observed smoke coming from the trailer. He
pulled onto the side of the road and observed
that the rear tires of the trailer were on fire.
Dosanjh attempted to extinguish the fire with
his fire extinguisher, but was unable to due to
the amount of smoke and flames. He unhooked
his trailer and pulled the tractor away before
the fire reached it.
A total of three Cecil/Crane Township fire
units and four from Paulding responded. By 4
p.m., the Crane Township Fire Department,
with assistance from the Paulding Fire
Department, was able to have the fire under
control.
The trailer and load of oranges were a total
loss.
Dosanjh was not injured.
The cause of the fire is unknown and still
under investigation.
U.S. 24 eastbound between Ohio 49 and
U.S. 127 was closed to traffic several hours
during the incident. Some emergency respon-
ders were on scene up to 8.5 hours.
Troopers were assisted on scene by Crane
Township Fire Department, Paulding Fire
Department and EMS, Ohio Department of
Transportation, Paulding County Sheriffs
Office and Paulding County EMA.
This photo, from Paulding Fire Departments Facebook page, shows firefighters sifting
through the ruined cargo of a semi trailer fire on U.S. 24 last week.
Semi fire on US 24 closes
highway several hours
GROVER HILL A fatal
crash that occurred March 5
on Ohio 637 in Van Wert
County claimed the life of a
Paulding County high
school student.
Dead is Robert A.
Seffernick, age 17, of
Melrose.
According to troopers
from the Ohio State Hig -
hway Patrols Van Wert Post,
the incident occurred at 2:55
p.m. last Wednesday on 637
near Elm Sugar Road in
Hoaglin Township, south of
Grover Hill.
Troopers said a 2002
Chrysler Sebring, driven by
Seffernick, was northbound
on Ohio 637. He lost control
on the snow-covered road-
way and slid left of center
and collided with a 2014
Jeep Grand Cherokee driven
by David Simko, age 64, of
Toledo.
The Jeep overturned and
both vehicles came to rest
off the west side of the road-
way.
Seffernick sustained fatal
injuries in the crash and was
pronounced dead on scene
by the Van Wert County
Coroner. Seffernick was
wearing his seat belt at the
time of the crash.
Simko was extricated
from his vehicle by emer-
gency personnel on scene
and transported by
Samaritan LifeFlight heli-
copter to Parkview North
Regional Medical Center in
Fort Wayne with serious in-
juries. Simko was wearing
his seat belt and also had
front and side air bag de-
ployment, which minimized
his injuries.
Alcohol is not believed to
be a factor in the crash and
the investigation is ongoing.
Assisting at the scene
were the Paulding County
Sheriffs Office, Grover Hill
Volunteer Fire and EMS,
Brickner EMS, Parkview
Samaritan, Delpha Chevy
Towing, and Straightline
Auto Body.
Crash in Van Wert
County claims life
of Melrose teen
By BILL SHERRY
Correspondent
OAKWOOD Oakwood
Village Council held a regu-
lar meeting on March 10,
2014 with four council mem-
bers present. Absent for
tonights meeting were Todd
Dangler and Heather Huff.
Newly appointed councilman
Beau Leatherman was sworn
in to fill the seat vacated by
Phil Stucky.
Resident Kelly Tumblin
voiced her concern about
event scheduling and infor-
mation dissemination to the
village and the surrounding
area. Kelly told council that
last year the Four Years Out
of Heaven 5K Run was in di-
rect conflict, both date and lo-
cation, with the Oakwood
clean-up day.
Tumblin stated, We need
to figure out a way to sched-
ule events and inform the
public without one event
being scheduled the same
day and location as another.
Tumblin went on to say
that she is scheduling this
Oakwood resident
asks council for
better community
event planning
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to early literacy develop-
ment by increasing atten-
tion span, memory, creativi-
ty, and language and vocab-
ulary skills. It also lays the
foundation for logical
mathematical thinking, sci-
entific reasoning, and prob-
lem solving things youth
will carry with them
throughout their school
years.
But perhaps the main
reason the Childrens Room
is sponsoring this event is
that it is just plain fun and
allows children to use their
creativity. Plus, it provides
another opportunity to in-
troduce the library to young
readers.
Blood drive set
PAULDING An
American Red Cross blood
drive is scheduled for 8:30
a.m.-1:30 p.m. Wednesday,
March 19 in the Paulding
High School gymnasium in
Paulding.
To schedule an appoint-
ment to donate blood,
please call 1-800-RED
CROSS (1-800-733-2767)
or visit redcrossblood.org
for more information.
Thanks to you ...
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years 5K event right now so it
could be put on the calendars
of village residents and inter-
ested parties. The run is sched-
uled for June 7 and will start at
the fire station. There will be
several events associated with
the run. Watch for more infor-
mation or contact Tumblin for
more information.
Jerry Zielke, director of the
Paulding County Economic
Development Inc., introduced
himself and asked if council
had any suggestions for him
about economic development.
Zielke informed council that
he was working on a solution
for the old Oakwood elevator
property. One attempt to allevi-
ate the problem area had failed
but Zielke stated that he was
working on another one.
Village administrator John
Keyes reminds village resi-
dents that they can sign up for
the budget plan for their gas
bill this month.
Keyes also told council that
during the recent thaw, the ice
had broken up on the Auglaize
River and blocks of ice had
piled up behind one of poles
used to hold the boat docks in
place. This resulted in one pole
bending. Keyes does not think
that this will have any adverse
effect on the use of the docks.
It was noted that there was a
problem with bags of garbage
at 201 Superior St. There was
discussion concerning two
other locations having exces-
sive amounts of garbage which
can attract mice and rats.
Police Chief Mark Figert re-
ported the following calls re-
ceived and cleared for the
month of January: prowler (1),
domestic (1), theft (1), unclas-
sified criminal complaint (1),
assist EMS (10), keep the
peace (2).
Figert requested and re-
ceived approval to take an
eight-hour course at Rhodes
State College concerning han-
dling violence. The cost of the
course is $100.
Council unanimously de-
clared an emergency and unan-
imously voted to pass:
Ordinance 14-03 provid-
ing for the issuance and sale of
bonds for the new gas system.
Ordinance 14-05 adjust-
ing the rate for distribution and
sale of natural gas from the
Village of Oakwood.
Resolution 14-R-01 au-
thorizing the mayor to enter
into EMS contracts with the
Village of Melrose.
Council voted 3-1 to keep
the Ohio Plan Insurance for the
village employees until the end
of the year. Jen Asbacher voted
against the proposal.
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ANTWERP Antwerp School presents the
musical Footloose at 7 p.m. Friday and
Saturday, March 14-15, in the Antwerp Local
Schools Auditeria.
Tickets are available in the high school office
or at the doors the evening of the show.
One of the most explosive movie musicals in
recent memory bursts onto the live stage with
exhilarating results. When Ren and his mother
move from Chicago to a small farming town,
Ren is prepared for the inevitable adjustment
period at his new high school. What he isnt pre-
pared for are the rigorous local edicts, including
a ban on dancing instituted by the local preach-
er, determined to exercise the control over the
towns youth that he cannot command in his
own home.
When the reverends rebellious daughter,
Ariel, sets her sights on Ren, her roughneck
boyfriend tries to sabotage Rens reputation,
with many of the locals eager to believe the
worst about the new kid.
The heartfelt story that emerges is of a father
longing for the son he lost and of a young man
aching for the father who walked out on him.
R&H Theatricals Footloose celebrates the
wisdom of listening to young people, guiding
them with a warm heart and an open mind.
Cast members include: Ren McCormick
Aaron Schneider, Ethel McCormack Kirsten
Price, Reverend Shaw Moore Nathanael
Hawley, Vi Moore Tiffany Romero, Ariel
Moore Kirsi Smith,
Lulu Warnicker Maria Bradbury, Wes
Warnicker Josh Steiner, Coach Roger Dunbar
Alex Vail, Eleanor Dunbar Maggie Reinhart,
Rusty Beth Hawley, Urleen Bailee Sigman,
Wendy Jo Sam Provines, Bobbie Sue
Marissa Elkins, Chuck Cranston Danny
Manella, Lyle Arron Romero, Travis Dalton
Gremling, A Cop Alex Smith, Betty Blast
Lauren Barrand, Willard Hewitt Erik Miesle,
Principal Clark Rachel Becker, Jeter Erik
Buchan, Bickle Brian Geyer, Garvin
Brandon Laney, Cowboy Bob Jeffrey
Coleman,
Dance Club Backup Singer #1 Paige
Rebber, Dance Club Backup Singer #2
Maggie Wilson, Dance Club Backup Singer #3
Blaire Rebber, Dance Club Cowgirl Alyssa
Jackson
Townspeople/high school students/chorus
Sayge Bonifas, Karsyn Brumett, Kaitlyn
Clevinger, Alyvia DeVore, Izik Garrett,
Rebecca Major, Erica Meyer, Aqiyl Moore,
Haley Timbrook, Kenzie Timbrook, Kaitlyn
Titus, Rosa Vachon, Ashtyn Wendel Elisabeth
Wolf
Blue Group Dancers Maria Bradbury, Erik
Buchan, Logan Emerson, Beth Hawley,
Addison Hindenlang, Alex Hindenlang, Annie
Miesle, Erik Miesle, Kirsten Price, Sam
Provines, Maddie Reinhart, Maggie Reinhart,
Holly Sanders, Chloe Saul, Aaron Schneider,
Bailee Sigman, Kirsi Smith, Kortney Smith
White Group Dancers Madison Boesch,
Mariah Elkins, Marissa Elkins, Allyssa Jackson,
Taylor Provines, Blaire Rebber, Paige Rebber,
Tiffany Romero, Hope Smith, Maggie Wilson
Red Group Dancers Madison Edgar, Eden
Kilcoin, Meagaen Price, Hannah Rettig,
Amanda Roberts, Alyssa Romero, Rosa
Vachon, Melanie Wann
Directors: Mrs. Mary Smith and Mrs. Rose
Reinhart
Choreographer: Mrs. Katie Taylor Scharr
Antwerp presents Footloose
Antwerp High School students will present the popular musical Footloose this weekend.
In botanical gardens around the nation, garden enthusi-
asts and curiosity seekers are flocking to see and smell
exotic voodoo lilies, which are in bloom right now. Sherri
Black, who resides on Road 171 near Five Span, has a
massive voodoo lily corm in full bloom. This was given to
me by my cousin and is a native of Thailand, China and
Indonesia. The lilys bloom smells like rotting flesh to at-
tract bees and flies to pollinate, Black says. The stench
is unreal, but this truly is an amazing plant to see. Friends
and neighbors have been marveling at the 4-foot-tall, cone-
shaped stalk surrounded by a blood-red frill. She truly is
a gorgeous lily right now, and will be blooming for a cou-
ple more days. The flower will die off. If you plant it outside
in the spring, it grows and it produces a palm tree look in
the summer months. Voodoo lilies, or Amorphophallus
konjak, are also called devils tongue, snake palm or ele-
phant yam.
Red Cross of Paulding County
to hold open house March 13
Red Cross members and staff met with Randy Shaffer, Paulding County EMA director, in February to discuss potential bad-
weather scenarios and what each agencys role would be in the event of a tornado, flood, high wind or snowstorm. Seated are,
from left Sandy Lane, Community Chapter Executive of American Red Cross of Van Wert and Paulding counties; Kristy
Bidlack, board member of Van Wert County Red Cross; Rick Noggle, Paulding County Disaster Action Team (DAT) chairman;
and Randy Shaffer, EMA director. Standing are Phil Wells, Paulding County DAT volunteer; Jennifer Messana, disaster program
manager of the Northwest Ohio Region of American Red Cross; and Mark Klausing, Van Wert County DAT chairman.
PAULDING March is nationally rec-
ognized as American Red Cross month. In
celebration, an open house will be held
from 11 a.m.-6 p.m. on March 13 at the
Paulding office.
Do you know where the Red Cross of-
fice is located in Paulding? Not many
people do, so this is a great opportunity
for residents to stop in, get acquainted
with the local volunteers, ask questions
and learn about the services provided by
the agency.
Located at 211 N. Main St. in the First
Financial Bank building, the American
Red Cross of Paulding County has been
an integral part of the community for
many years.
Rick Noggle, current Disaster Action
Team chairman, said the volunteer-rich
agency is one of the countys best-kept
secrets.
Ive talked to a good number of people
who arent even aware that Red Cross has
a presence in the county, he said. I guess
if theyve never needed our services,
theyre just not aware of our existence.
The American Red Cross of Paulding
County receives a portion of its funding
from United Way. The funds provide serv-
ices and assistance to people in the coun-
ty regardless of their socioeconomic sta-
tus when they are in need of emergency
aid following tornadoes, fires, floods or
high-wind damage.
So far this year, weve had eight fires
in the county, Noggle added. Some of
them have been minor, but most have
been large and have caused partial or total
loss of the victims homes. Weve provid-
ed emergency assistance, such as tempo-
rary housing and help with food and
clothing, to all of them who needed it. It
makes us feel good to be able to help fam-
ilies get back on their feet.
In May, the Paulding County EMA and
Red Cross will be participating in a full-
scale mock disaster involving a fire at an
agricultural and chemical storage facility.
Both Noggle and EMA director Randy
Shaffer say theyre looking forward to the
exercise and gaining experience in setting
up command stations and shelters and
working with other emergency-response
agencies in the county.
If you would like more information
about Red Cross or the open house, would
like to become a volunteer, or have any
questions about the American Red Cross
of Paulding County, call 419-399-3557 or
visit the office.
Flower with powerful smell
Flames engulf a semi trailer on eastbound U.S. 24 near U.S. 127 last week. Photo courtesy
Caci Hyman Photography.
LARRY
TERNET
1940-2014
MONROEVILLE, Ind.
Larry R. Ternet, age 73, of
Monroeville, died at 12:51
p.m. Monday, March 3 at his
residence.
He was born March 12,
1940 in Monroeville, the son
of Robert W. and LaVerne M.
(Reuille) Ternet. He was a
graduate of Monroeville High
School Class of 1958. Larry
served his country in the
United States Air Guard in
France during the Berlin Cri-
sis. On Jan. 12, 1963 in the
St. Rose Catholic Church in
Monroeville, he married Jean
D. Wass, who survives. He
retired in 1995 from Navistar
after 25-1/2 years of service.
He also had worked for the
Paul Wilson farms for 20
years and was a lifetime
farmer. Larry was a member
of the St. Louis Catholic
Church Besancon, New
Haven; the Fort Wayne
Corvette Club; Tractor
Pullers Association, and
Cockshutt Club. He enjoyed
Corvettes, restoring antique
tractors, pulling tractors and
collecting toy tractors.
Also surviving are two
daughters, Jeanette M. (Mark)
Figert of Oakwood and Ja-
neece M.(Paul Swander) Fries-
ner, Van Wert; three sons,
Randall E. Ternet of Louisville,
Ky., Robert E. (Kim) Ternet of
New Haven and Richard E.
Ternet, Orange County, Calif.;
and seven grandchildren, Justin
and Melissa Figert, Landon,
Jeremy and Garret Ternet, and
Ashlynn and Ezra Friesner.
A Mass of Christian Burial
was held Friday, March 7 at
the St. John the Baptist
Catholic Church, New
Haven, with Fr. Stephen
Colchin officiating. Burial
was in St. Louis Catholic
Cemetery-Besancon in New
Haven. Zwick and Jahn Fu-
neral Home, Jacobs Chapel,
Monroeville, was in charge of
arrangements.
Preferred memorials are to
St. Louis Besancon Catholic
Church Restoration Project or
Monroeville EMS .
To sign the on-line guest-
book, visit
www.zwickjahn.com.
ROBERT SEFFERNICK
1996-2014
MELROSE Robert An-
drew Seffernick, age 17, died
on Wednesday, March 5 from
injuries sustained in an auto
accident.
He was
born Oct.
24, 1996 in
Paul di ng,
the son of
J e a n n e
Seffernick
and Mark
Seffernick.
R o b b i e
was in the junior class at
Wayne Trace High School
and Vantage Vocational
School. He was employed by
Coopers Walnut Ridge Facil-
ity and had previously
worked for Porter Auction.
He had a love for hunting,
spending time with his grand-
fathers, friends and family,
telling original stories and
working. He had a long desire
to be a member of the U.S.
Marine Corps.
Robbie is survived by his
parents, Jeanne (Shawn Grib-
ble) Seffernick of Melrose,
and Mark (Tina) Seffernick,
Lima; sister, Courtney (Ash-
ton Duer) Seffernick, Mel-
rose; stepsiblings, Samantha
Boyd and Jennifer Boyd, both
of Arlington, and Jamie
Williams of Lima; grandpar-
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The Amish Cook
By: Lovina Eicher
to keep getting bigger, but I
cant complain as all the boys
are very nice and respectful.
Yesterday, the girls and I
had a cold drive to the veteri-
nary clinic and back. We re-
newed the dog license for
Buddy, our border collie, and
Rover, our rat terrier.
Rover had to be along as he
needed his shots updated. He
looked pretty cozy laying on
the buggy floor. There were
so many other dogs there, but
Rover is well behaved, so we
didnt have any problems. I
was glad Buddy didnt need
any shots as he takes up a lot
more space in the buggy.
I cant wait to start sewing
again since my sewing ma-
chine is once again in working
order. Our friend, Terry,
stopped in to say hi on Fri-
day evening, so I asked him if
he would look at it. It was
knocked out of timing and that
was what was messing up the
stitching. I will wait until all the
meat is put up though.
It sounds like we will be
hosting church services here
in May. Spring cleaning will
have to be started soon. Sat-
urday will also bring us into
March already and that
means the planting season
isnt too far off. Right now
with the cold weather, that is
hard to imagine.
I will share the doughnut
recipe that mother always
made on butchering day
morning. I want to make
some Saturday. These dough-
nuts taste good for only one
day then they get soggy. They
are very good!
YEAST DOUGHNUTS
2 packages yeast
1 cup lukewarm water
1 cup scalded milk
6 cups flour
2 teaspoons salt
1/4 tablespoon shortening
3 eggs
4 tablespoons sugar
Sift flour in a separate
bowl. Pour water over yeast
and 1 teaspoon sugar. Stir and
let stand. Meanwhile, pour
scalded milk into a bowl and
add salt and then shortening.
When lukewarm, add
water, yeast and 3 cups flour.
Beat until smooth. Add
beaten eggs and rest of flour.
Let rise till double. Punch
We had 200 gallons of
propane delivered here this
morning. The price was $2.69
a gallon, which is probably
the most we have paid since
we started using it. When we
lived in Indiana we didnt use
propane.
It makes one eager to see
spring and the arrival of
warmer weather. Also, with
the days getting longer and
staying daylight longer, it will
also help not to use the
propane lights as much.
With using the lights for
heat on those really cold
days, it emptied that tank fast.
We had our 500-gallon tank
filled right after Christmas,
just before the price went up
to almost $5 a gallon.
We sure felt relieved that
our propane supply held out
till the price came down this
much. We use propane for our
water pump, water heater, re-
frigerator and the heater we
have in our pump house.
This morning the mercury
dipped down to 4, but it
sounds like warmer weather
is on the way for the week-
end. We are hoping that holds
true as we want to butcher
four hogs.
Friday evening, we will
dress four big hogs. Two will
be for Jacob and Emma and
two for us. Early Saturday
morning the big black kettles
will be filled with water to get
it boiling to cook all the meat
from the bones.
All the hams, pork steak,
tenderloin, and bacon will be
cut out and the meat cut from
the bones. The sausage will
be ground, pon hoss (scrap-
ple) made and lard rendered.
We decided instead of
butchering hogs at Jacobs
and here that we would rather
just make one big day of it
and butcher them all at the
same time.
We should have plenty of
help with Jacob, Emma, and
family and sisters Verena and
Susan helping. Our oldest
daughters special friends will
also come help and they sure
make the work easier and go
so much faster.
Its hard to believe daugh-
ter Verena is seeing someone.
Time does not stand still that
is for sure. The family seems
down. Cut out into shapes
and let rise again. Then fry in
hot grease until golden.

By KEVIN WILLIAMS
Amish Cook editor
The term Amish Country
often stirs images of crowded
roads in beautiful Holmes
County, Ohio or tourist-
packed Lancaster, Pa. But
Amish country is much
more than that.
Over the past 25 years Ive
explored Amish settlements
from Maine to Montana and
numerous points in between.
I recently decided that I
would put all of my tips, sug-
gestions and discoveries into
one handy travel guide, so
that I could share the knowl-
edge Ive painstakingly ac-
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ents, John and Sue Guyton,
Melrose, and Steve Seffer-
nick of Delphos; great-grand-
parents, Myrtle Seffernick
and Jean Ott, both of
Delphos, and Rolland and
Mary Porter, Grover Hill; un-
cles, John (Kalyn Miller)
Guyton Jr. of Wetzel, Joe
Guyton of Melrose, David
(Ruby Ann) Seffernick, Lima,
and Chuck Davis, Paulding;
aunts, Maggie Guyton of Oak-
wood and Pamela Law of
Louisville, Ky.; stepnephew,
John Andrew Boyd; and
cousins, Trista, Allison, Kelsey,
Selena, Jordan, Nathan, Jeri-
cho, Addie Jo Guyton and
Corey Adkins.
He was preceded in death by
his grandmother, Linda Seffer-
nick; and great-grandfathers,
Alfred Seffernick, Chester Ott,
and Homer and Methel (Mc-
Cullough Aldrich) Guyton.
Funeral services were
Monday, March 10 at Dupont
Church of the Brethren,
Dupont. Burial was in Little
Auglaize Cemetery, Melrose.
Den Herder Funeral Home,
Paulding, was in charge of
arrangements.
Memorial donations may
be made to the junior class at
Wayne Trace High School.
Online condolences may be
sent to www.denherderfh.com.
REV. G. ALLAN
FILLMAN
1951-2014
PAULDING The Rev-
erend G. Allan Fillman, age
62, of Paulding, passed away
Friday, March 7, at his resi-
dence.
Father Fillman was born in
Defiance on Sept. 17, 1951, a
son of William H. Fillman
and Mary Monica
(Justinger) Fillman. He was
ordained a Catholic priest on
June 11, 1977 at Holy Rosary
Cathedral by the Most Rev-
erend John A. Donovan. He
was an associate pastor at
Fostoria St. Wendelin (1977-
82); Toledo Blessed Sacra-
ment (1982-89);
chaplain/teacher at Tiffin
Calvert High School (1989-
99); sacramental minister at
Tiffin Heidelberg College
(1989-90); chaplain Tiffin
Sisters of St. Francis (1989-
99); pastor Paulding St.
Joseph and Payne St. John the
Baptist (now Antwerp, Pauld-
ing and Payne Divine Mercy)
(1999-present).
Father Fillman will be
sadly missed by his father,
William Fillman of Defiance;
brother, Pat (Martha) of Sher-
wood; sisters-in-law, Helene
of Thermopolis, Wyo. and
Greta (Tom) Porter of Defi-
ance; and a host of nieces and
nephews.
Preceding him in death
were his mother, Monica; and
two brothers, Mike and Bill.
A Funeral Mass will be cel-
ebrated at 11 a.m. today,
March 12, with visitation
from 9-10:45 a.m. at Divine
Mercy Catholic Church,
Paulding. A luncheon will be
held immediately after Mass.
He will be laid to rest pri-
vately in Saint Stephen
Cemetery, The Bend.
In lieu of flowers, memori-
als are preferred for Divine
Mercy Catholic Parish, 417
N. Main St., Paulding OH
45879.
Condolences and fond mem-
ories may be shared at
www.dooleyfuneralhome.com.
HELEN KEATING
1918-2014
ANTWERP Helen Max-
ine Keating, 95, of Antwerp,
passed away Friday, March 7
at Park View Nursing Center,
Edgerton.
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would like to thank all of our family
and friends for your loving support
during Tonys hospitalization and after his
passing. Thanks also to the nurses,
doctors, and hospital staff who lovingly
provided care for Tony. We would
especially like to thank Pastors Ron
Johnson, Ben Lowell, Paul Hamrick,
Dwayne Richardson, Solomon, and St.
Joseph Hospital Chaplains and the
many church communities for their
prayerful support. God used each of you in
a way that brought comfort and
strength to Tony and his family
during this difficult time.
The Family of Lucille Den
Herder wishes to thank each of
you for your kind words,
prayers and donations made in
her memory. A special thank
you to Rev. Ben Lowell, Bob
Iler, Craig Hoffman, Susan
Crossland, Mary Price,
Paulding Township Trustees:
Mike Kauser, Jay Dangler, and
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Free healthcare
enrollment help
Hands of Hope celebrating
its first year anniversary
PAULDING With the
Health Insurance Market-
place officially open, many
uninsured and underinsured
members of the community
are looking to enroll in a
health insurance plan or Med-
icaid Extension.
To assist individuals in
finding a suitable plan,
Toledo/Lucas County
CareNet along with The Pauld-
ing County Carnegie Library,
are partnering with the Ohio
Association of Foodbanks to
offer a free healthcare enroll-
ment event on Mondays at the
Paulding County Carnegie Li-
brary. Anyone interested in an
appointment can call Laurie
Ricker at 419-779-8679.
Free application assistance
is provided by trained health
care Navigators and certified
application counselors.
Through the Health Insur-
ance Marketplace set up
under the Patient Protection
and Affordable Care Act,
uninsured and underinsured
Ohioans can compare cover-
age options side-by-side,
learn about their eligibility for
premium tax credits designed
to lower premium costs, and
enroll in a Qualified Health
Plan (QHP).
Open enrollment will con-
tinue through March 31.
For individuals who qualify
for Medicaid Extension, their
coverage will be back dated to
the date of application once
processed and approved.
Ohioans can visit
www.healthcare.gov to apply
for insurance on their own or
can visit
www.benefits.ohio.gov to
apply for Medicaid Extension.
Those seeking help with en-
rolling who are unable to at-
tend can call 1-800-648-1176
or visit www.ohioforhealth.org
to find assistance.
PAULDING The Hands
of Hope Pregnancy Services
Inc. will be celebrating one
year of ministry with a bene-
fit and the introduction of
new staff.
They will be hosting an
event, Tapestry, at 7 p.m.
Tuesday, March 18, at the
Paulding Church of the
Nazarene, which is located at
210 Dooley Drive in Pauld-
ing.
The event will feature con-
cert violinist, Ann Strubler.
Tapestry is a creative expres-
sion of sight, sound and testi-
mony of redemption which
shares how Ann found her
birth parents and discovered
her musical heritage.
A free will offering and
monthly pledges will be re-
ceived to benefit Hands of
Hope.
After the performance,
guests are invited to stay and
meet Ann and enjoy the
chocolate fountain in the fel-
lowship hall.
At the benefit, the new ex-
ecutive director, Jeanne
LeMieux, will be introduced,
and Mindy Stoller R.N., who
has accepted the position of
volunteer nurse manager.
LeMieux, of Paulding,
started her position on March
1. She has been a volunteer at
the facility since it opened.
She is married to Michael and
they are the parents of three
children.
Mindy Stoller R.N. is from
rural Haviland. She is mar-
ried to Caleb and they are the
parents of two children. She
will be in charge of schedul-
ing nurses for the center and
along with Rita Diaz, R.N.,
will be trained to do ultra-
sounds this summer.
Both new staff members
feel that they are following
the Lords leading in these
positions and they are excited
to be a part of the Hands of
Hope team.
Hands of Hope services are
available to any woman who
is pregnant, or who has a
child 1 year old or younger.
The pregnancy center is lo-
cated at 1030 W. Wayne,
Suite A, across from the hos-
pital in the east wing of the
Samaritan Center.
County Court
Police Report
Weather report weekly summary as recorded at Paulding Villages water treatment plant
Observations recorded for the 24 hours ending at 7:30 a.m. on the morning of:
PRECIPITATION
24-HOUR AMOUNTS Snow/Ice on
DATE HIGH LOW Rain-Melted snow Snow-Ice the ground
March 4 18 -3 -0- -0- 10
March 5 24 3 0.08 0.5 9
March 6 28 9 -0- -0- 8
March 7 28 7 -0- -0- 8
March 8 41 9 -0- -0- 6
March 9 37 18 0.17 0.8 7
March 10 37 17 -0- -0- 6
Pastor Drew Gardner was the speaker at the Paulding Kiwanis
Club meeting. He talked about the new community center to be
built at the Emmanuel Baptist Church property on Emerald Road.
The building will include a gymnasium, classrooms and large
meeting room where a large number of people can get together.
At the present time, the church uses the Kiwanis building on
Wednesday evenings; each week they have over 125 people
there. Erika Willitzer was program chairman.
Common Pleas
Property Transfers
NOTICE
All grave decorations and/or flowers on gravesites,
grave stones or in urns must be removed from the
Village of Paulding Live Oak Cemetery and
Memorial Cemetery by this date: March 27, 2014.
Any decorations and/or flowers remaining after this date
will be disposed of by order of the Paulding Village
Cemetery Board. New decorations and/or flowers may be
placed in the cemeteries after this date: April 12, 2014.
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Civil Docket:
Credit Adjustments Inc., Defiance vs.
Robert C. McGough, Paulding and
Renee McGough, Paulding. Small
claims, satisfied.
Van Wert County Hospital, Van Wert
vs. Kayla Grant, Grover Hill and Patrick
L. Grant, Grover Hill. Other action, dis-
missed.
William S. Bricker DDS, Inc.,
Antwerp vs. Vicki Switzer, Melrose and
Jay Watson Sr., Paulding. Small claims,
judgment for Switzer in the amount of
$183.60 and dismissed against Watson.
Ohio Government Risk Management
Plan, Toledo vs. Walter K. Jensen, Kern-
ersville, N.C. Other action, judgment for
the plaintiff in the sum of $5,829.61.
Joseph P. Yates, Oakwood. Small claims,
satisfied.
Midland Funding LLC, San Diego vs.
Jasmine Goins, Grover Hill. Other ac-
tion, judgment for the plaintiff in the sum
of $923.07.
Stacy A. Campbell, Paulding vs. Jason
Blockberger, Defiance. Other action,
judgment for the plaintiff. No monetary
amount specified.
William S. Bricker DDS, Inc.,
Antwerp vs. Bonnie J. Parker, Atlantic
City, N.J. Small claims, judgment for the
plaintiff in the sum of $183.
Sara J. Sutton, Paulding and Nathan Sut-
ton, Paulding. Small claims, judgment
for the plaintiff in the sum of $724.05.
Returned To You Ltd., Paulding vs.
Jessica Bryant, Payne. Small claims, dis-
missed.
Van Wert County Hospital, Van Wert
vs. Audrey M. Chavez, Payne. Other ac-
tion, dismissed.
Danielle M. Weidenhamer, Paulding.
Small claims, dismissed.
Criminal Docket:
Pete E. Schlegel, Defiance, confine-
ment of dog; $25 fine, $77 costs.
Pete E. Schlegel, Defiance, failure to
register dog; $25 fine.
Josh Duslak, Oakwood, passing bad
check; $3 costs.
Linda S. Franklin, Paulding, theft;
$135 costs; 60 hours community service,
no unlawful contact with victim, com-
plete The Third Millennium program,
make restitution.
Jonathan L. Wells, Fort Wayne, man-
ufacturing drugs; defendant waived pre-
liminary hearing in writing and case
bound over to Common Pleas Court.
Jonathan L. Wells, Fort Wayne, pos-
sess chemicals; case bound over to Com-
mon Pleas Court.
Dennis R. Mullins Jr., Antwerp, man-
ufacturing drugs; waived preliminary
hearing, bound over to Common Pleas
Court.
Dennis R. Mullins Jr., Antwerp, pos-
sess chemicals; case bound over to Com-
mon Pleas Court.
Bradley Glenn Ramsey, Oakwood,
theft of drugs; waived preliminary hear-
ing, bound over to Common Pleas Court,
$99 costs.
Traffic Docket:
Bryan J. Foltz, Defiance, 78/65 speed;
$33 fine, $82 costs.
Bryan J. Foltz, Defiance, seat belt; $30
fine, $52 costs.
William E. Martin, Paulding, 72/55
speed; $43 fine, $80 costs.
Joshua R. Schlegel, Defiance, 79/65
Joshua R. Schlegel, Defiance, seat
belt; $30 fine.
Michaela M. Wells, Antwerp, 78/65
Timothy P. Yenser, Antwerp, seat belt;
Lakisa Woodmore, Toledo, 84/65 speed;
Christopher J. Chiles, Rochester Hill,
Mich., 79/65 speed; $33 fine, $80 costs.
E. Dean Meade, Springfield, 67/55
Nathaniel J. DeWitt, Troy, Mich.,
92/65 speed; $43 fine, $80 costs.
Zavion J. Bailey, Defiance, no opera-
tors license; $100 fine, $172 costs, pay
all by April 25 or matter sent for collec-
tion, warrant and warrant block re-
scinded.
Zavion J. Bailey, Defiance, 86/65
speed; $93 costs, pay by April 25 or
turned in for collection.
Terry Anthony D. Suffel, Paulding,
OVI/under influence; dismissed at
States request.
OVI/breath low; $375 fine, $165 costs,
pay $25 monthly, pay all by June 27 or
turned in for collection, three days jail,
six-month license suspension; ALS va-
cated, community control ordered, 20
hours community service, secure valid
drivers license, stay in Westwoods
mens group, complete Third Millen-
nium, 87 days jail reserved.
Terry Anthony D. Suffel, Paulding, no
driver license; $150 fine, pay $25
monthly, pay all by June 27 or sent to
collection.
loud exhaust; dismissed at States re-
quest.
seat belt; dismissed at States request.
Steven L. Flores, Payne, OVI/under
influence; $500 fine, $140 costs, pay $60
monthly, pay all by Sept. 26 or turned in
for collection, three days jail, six-month
license suspension; ALS vacated, com-
munity control ordered, evaluation at
Westwood, 30 hours community service,
Third Millennium program, 177 days
jail reserved, no bars or taverns, shall not
possess or consume alcohol.
Allen James West, Paulding, reckless
operation; $500 fine, $165 costs, pay
$50 monthly, pay all by June 27 or
turned in for collection, 10 days jail, six-
month license suspension; ALS vacated,
community control ordered, 25 hours
community service, 91 days of SCRAM,
report to Paulding County Job Center,
complete Ridge Project and Third
Millennium programs, 20 days jail re-
served.
Allen James West, Paulding,
OVI/breath low; dismissed at States re-
quest.
Allen James West, Paulding, failure to
reinstate; $200 fine, pay $50 monthly,
pay all by June 27 or turned in for col-
lection.
Allen James West, Paulding, turn sig-
nals; $50 fine.
Allen James West, Paulding, seat belt;
$30 fine.
Angela M. Burtch, Paulding, seat belt;
Felix Hernandez Mendoza, Juchitan,
Mexico, driving without license; $200 fine,
$87 costs, proof of financial responsibility
not provided.
Felix Hernandez Mendoza, Juchitan,
Mexico, slow speed; $50 fine.
David Lee Giddeons, Morrison, Tenn.,
Steven C. Ramey, Lafayette, Ind., 75/65
Shelby A. Key, Chandler, Ind., 78/65
Kelly M. Masser, Celina, failure to yield
to emergency vehicle; $68 fine, $80 costs.
Rachael Marie Mourey, Paulding, 66/55
Rickey G. Hatzidakis, Toledo, 77/65
John L. Poling, Lima, 67/55 speed; $33
fine, $80 costs.
Jeffrey L. Miller, Indianapolis, 90/65
Margaret E. Mullins, Woodburn, 71/55
Rex M. Lichty, Antwerp, OVI/under in-
fluence; dismissed at States request.
Rex M. Lichty, Antwerp, reckless oper-
ation; $250 fine, $120 costs, proof of fi-
nancial responsibility provided,
community control ordered, evaluation at
Westwood, no possession or consumption
of alcohol, no bars or taverns, 30 days jail
reserved.
Rex M. Lichty, Antwerp,display plates;
dismissed at States request.
Joshua Michael Eldridge, Defiance,
Devon Jaie Macleod, Port Franks, Ont.,
seat belt; $30 fine, $47 costs.
Dennis R. Matt, Windsor, Ont., 75/65
William Paul Blonde, Chatham, Ont.,
Benjamin Haskell, Carmel, Ind., 83/65
Hollie R. King, Chesterfield, Mich.,
Steven G. Harrison, Grover HIll, seat
belt; $30 fine, $47 costs.
Kevon Donnel Savage, Detroit, 89/65
Mathew F. Summers, Anderson, Ind.,
Ashley L. Moir, Saint Clair, Mich.,
Christopher C. McClellan, Convoy,
Shane E. Miller, Defiance, 77/65 speed;
Robert A. Mason, Windsor, Ont., 78/65
Darcy Lynn Weible, Fort Wayne, 68/55
Kyle D. Ryan, Antwerp, failure to con-
trol; $68 fine, $77 costs.
Tyler Curtis Stewart, Hicksville, failure
to control; $68 fine, $77 costs, pay all by
March 14 or sent for collection.
Coralea A. Corbitt, Continental, assured
clear distance; $68 fine, $80 costs.
Riley J. Hart, Paulding, seat belt; $30
fine, $47 costs.
Dalton Sterrett, Payne, failure to control;
Michael A. Walters, Cloverdale, seat
belt; $30 fine, $47 costs.
Pam G. Dougherty, Portage, Ind., 70/55
Joshua N. Lopez, Crawfordsville, Ind.,
Caitlin Nicole Pennington, Paulding,
FRA suspension; dismissed at States re-
quest.
Caitlin Nicole Pennington, Paulding,
Karen Moyer, Haviland, 75/55 speed;
Isaiah Gerig Rupp, Palmyra, Mich.,
Kyle W. Zachrich, Pandora, 80/65
Cyle J. Carlisle, Van Wert, stop sign; $53
fine, $77 costs.
Gerald R. Berg, Fort Wayne, seat belt;
Aaron Jonathan Matyas, Fort Wayne,
Jacob Douglass Roop, Payne, seat belt;
Mitchell L. Winner, Rossburg, seat belt;
Dennis B. Zerkle II, Casstown, 65/55
Jose P. Lopez, Paulding, stopped school
bus; dismissed at request of State.
Dane G. Madsen, Trabuco Canyon,
Calif., 83/65 speed; $43 fine, $77 costs.
Aaron M. Williams, Fort Wayne, 77/65
Steven Scott Weigle, Naples, Fla. 76/65
Walter Curtis Potter, Oklahoma City,
changing lanes; $53 fine, $80 costs.
Polly A. Carroll, Roanoke, Ind., 78/65
Adam L. Adkins, Van Wert, 65/55
William Thomas Jr., Fort Wayne, failure
to control; $68 fine, $77 costs.
Civil Docket
The term et al. refers to and others;
et vir., and husband; et ux., and
wife.
JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.,
Columbus vs. Patricia R. Will-
ingham and her unknown
spouse if any, Payne and Pauld-
ing County Treasurer, Paulding.
Foreclosures.
Fifth Third Mortgage Com-
pany, Cincinnati vs. Cheryl L.
Bowers and her unknown
spouse if any, Hamilton, Ind.
Foreclosures.
In the matter of: Zechariah C.
Gerhardt, Antwerp and Kellie
R. Gerhardt, Woodburn, Ind.
Dissolution of marriage.
Marriage Licenses
Sean Michael Marsee, 27,
Oakwood, factory and Shauna
LaNae Hornish, 26, Oakwood,
homemaker. Parents are Cletus
Marsee and Myrna Waltmire;
and Bradley Hornish and Kelly
March.
Administration Docket
In the Estate of Herbert A.
Mundt, last will and testament
filed.
Criminal Docket
Angelo R. Andreotti, 39, of
Navarre, will be sentenced
March 13 following a recent
court appearance concerning his
importuning (F5) case when he
was found to have qualified for
intervention in lieu of convic-
tion.
Robert A. Spooner, 37, ad-
dress unavailable, had a hearing
on a motion to suppress
changed from March 3 to
March 11 and his jury trial was
set for April 22. He is charged
with breaking and entering (F5)
and theft (F5).
Dennis R. Mullins Jr., 38,
of Antwerp was sentenced re-
cently, having previously
been found guilty of at-
tempted pandering obscenity
involving a minor (F3). He
was ordered to serve a stated
prison term of 30 months in the
Ohio Department of Rehabili-
tation and Correction and pay
costs. He was deemed a Tier II
sex offender and is required to
register every 180 days for the
next 25 years. He was given
credit for three days already
served. All contraband seized
may be destroyed by law en-
forcement.
Cassandra R. Crites, 30, of
Paulding, was sentenced to a
24-month stated prison term
with ODR&C for endangering
children (F3). The sentence is
to be served consecutively with
that imposed for two Defiance
County cases. She will receive
credit for 87 days served and is
to pay costs.
Abbie L. Holton, 24, of rural
Oakwood, is being held on
$10,000 with no cash privi-
lege following arraignment
for forgery (F5). She is sched-
uled for further hearing on
April 7.
Jennifer L. McMillan, 29,
of Scott, pled guilty to a plea
agreement recently and will
be sentenced April 7. A
charge of trafficking in drugs
(F4) was dismissed upon a
motion of State and she en-
tered a guilty plea to posses-
sion of heroin (F4).
ACCIDENT REPORTS
None.
INCIDENT REPORTS
Thursday, Feb. 27
12:01 p.m. Paulding Ele-
mentary School officials told
officers a student had hitched a
ride to school with a stranger.
Matter turned over to Job &
Family Services.
Friday, Feb. 28
11:38 a.m. Officers were
called to East Perry Street for a
fight. A woman claimed to
have been assaulted by a cou-
ple. Statements and photos
were taken.
12:32 p.m. Paulding Fire
Department, AEP and the fair-
grounds electrician were called
to the Extension office where a
semi had hit a generator,
pulling down power lines.
1:01 p.m. Officers were
called to Partridge Place Apart-
ments to assist the EMS with
an entry for a call.
5:40 p.m. A hit/skip accident
in the 100 block of South
Williams Street was docu-
mented.
6 p.m. Possible domestic sit-
uation was reported on North
Williams Street. The call was
unfounded.
10:37 p.m. Suspicious activ-
ity was reported at an East
Perry Street business. The call
was unfounded.
called to an alleged underage
party on East Perry Street.
They discovered 15 of 17 peo-
ple in an apartment were under
21. Marijuana, several bottles
of vodka and several marijuana
pipes were confiscated.
Saturday, March 1
1:40 a.m. Paulding County
Hospitals ER requested an of-
ficer for a male who had been
assaulted.
Noon. Neighbor problems
were looked into on West Jack-
son Street where a man shot a
squirrel.
3:35 p.m. A South Cherry
Street resident reported receiv-
ing a bad check.
3:40 p.m. A second South
Cherry Street resident told of-
ficers he received a bad check
from the same subject.
8 p.m. Telephone harass-
ment complaint was lodged
from East Perry Street. Sub-
jects were warned.
10 p.m. A North Williams
Street business reported two
suspicious subjects in their
premises. Investigation re-
vealed the man was a sex of-
fender released from prison in
November. His parole officer
requested the man be arrested
on parole violations. Paul Jef-
fery was arrested and taken to
Paulding County Jail. His fe-
male companion went to the
sheriffs office to await a ride
home.
Sunday, March 2
3:30 a.m. Officers assisted
the Ohio State Highway Patrol
with a BAC test.
3:40 p.m. Traffic control was
provided during an attic fire on
Johnson Road.
11:27 p.m. Report of danger-
ous behavior around children
on East Wayne Street appeared
to be unfounded. The matter
was turned over to Job & Fam-
ily Services.
Monday, March 3
2:10 p.m. Two males were
told to have no contact with
one another following a report
from East George Street.
4:35 p.m. A rural Cecil resi-
dent told officers his vehicle
was struck while parked on
West Perry Street on Feb. 28.
called to a West Perry Street es-
tablishment for a fight. The
matter was settled before offi-
cers arrived. No assault had
taken place.
Tuesday, March 4
2 p.m. Officers were alerted
to a juvenile missing from Fort
Wayne where he reportedly
took a vehicle and a firearm.
They were to be on the look out
for him because he had previ-
ously been found in Paulding
County with family members.
10:23 p.m. Officers cited
Alex Scott for driving under
suspension.
Wednesday, March 5
5:15 a.m. Theft of a televi-
sion, a heater and a freezer was
reported from South Coupland
Street.
2:50 p.m. Backing mishap
on North Water Street was doc-
umented.
11:35 p.m. A juvenile was
reported missing from West
Perry Street. The complainant
called back later when the ju-
venile returned home.
Thursday, March 6
10:15 a.m. Complaint of ha-
rassing texts and calls came in
from Bryans Alley. A female
was warned to stop.
1:34 p.m. Paulding High
School officials told officers
about an issue with two male
students. The pair was warned.
5:48 p.m. Alleged violation
of a police no contact order was
reported from McDonald Pike.
5:55 p.m. A Van Wert man re-
quested no contact from a
Greenbriar Avenue resident.
6:15 p.m. Report of a suspi-
cious female at a Johnson Road
residence was made. Officers
were unable to locate the vehi-
cle described.
The term et al. refers to and others; et vir., and husband; et ux., and wife.
Auglaize Township
Larry G. Allen, dec. to Sue C. Allen; Lot 5, Hartzog Auglaize
Allotment, 0.51 acre. Affidavit.
Benton Township
Lorrie R. Watkins to Dale B. Young; Sec. 29, 1.5 acres. War-
ranty deed.
James R. Davis, et al. to Zachary Neil Litzenberg; Sec. 3, 0.29
acre. Warranty deed.
Emerald Township
Robert B. Duffey, dec. to Barbara Ann Duffey; Lots 4 and 5,
Woodland Subdivision #1, 1.919 acres. Certificate of Transfer.
Paulding Township
Harry E. Cluts Life Estate, et al. to Vickie Beecher and Matthew
Wells; Sec. 30, 40.44 acres. Affidavit.
Broughton Village
Thomas G. and Kimberly K. Sinn to Bypass Agronomy LLC;
Lots 14 and 15, Outlots, 2.067 acres. Warranty deed.
Cecil Village
Madaline J. Wagner to Sheila Smith and Joseph Thompson;
Sec. 11, 3.659 acres. Warranty deed.
Melrose Village
Enviroscape Erosion Control Materials Ltd. to Carl B. Wright
III; Lots 81 and 82, Original Plat, 0.34 acre. Warranty deed.
Payne Village
Ethel A. Flaugh to Scott L. and Kathy S. Phillips; Lot 159, Gib-
sons Second Addition, 0.69 acre. Executor deed.
Sheriffs Report
Police Report
For the Record
It is the policy of the Paulding County Progress to pub-
lish public records as they are reported or released by var-
ious agencies. Names appearing in For the Record are
published without exception, to preserve the fairness and
impartiality of the Progress and as a news service to our
readers.
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ACCIDENTS:
Sunday, March 2
12:30 a.m. Willie Thomas Jr., 77, of Fort
Wayne, was cited for failure to control fol-
lowing a single-vehicle accident on Ohio
111 east of Ohio 49 in Harrison Township.
He was traveling east in a 2007 Ford Es-
cape when he lost control on the icy road-
way. Reports say the vehicle went off the
right and rolled before righting itself. The
vehicle was disabled and towed. He was
taken to Paulding County Hospital by
Paulding EMS for assessment. Paulding
Fire Department assisted at the scene.
Monday, March 3
10:44 a.m. Noah Michael Leatherman,
19, of Oakwood was cited for failure to
control after a single-vehicle slide-off from
Road 60 west of Ohio 66 in Washington
Township. Reports say he was driving east
when he was alerted to a text message. He
told deputies he grabbed his phone and
went off the road. Reports say he overcor-
rected and ran into a traffic sign before
coming to rest in a ditch. Damage to the
minivan was minor. He was not hurt.
Wednesday, March 5
6:19 p.m. Mirissa Annkay Scott, 22, of
Grover Hill was cited for failure to control
in wake of a single-car accident on Ohio
637 south of Road 60 in Latty Township.
She had been driving south in a 2004
Chevy Impala when it slid on ice and went
off the left side of the road. Damage was
functional. She and a 2-year-old boy were
assessed at the scene by Grover Hill EMS,
but were not transported. Grover Hill Fire
Department also assisted at the scene.
Thursday, March 6
8 a.m. Sarah L. Sennebogen, 30, of
Payne, was cited for failure to control after
a single-car mishap on Road 87 south of
Road 48 in Blue Creek Township. She was
south bound in a 2008 Ford Fusion when
she lost control on the icy pavement, went
off the right into a field. Damage was
minor. She was not hurt.
INCIDENTS:
Thursday, Feb. 27
9:20 a.m. Harassment complaint was
lodged from Melrose.
6:33 p.m. A Latty Village resident told
deputies a suspicious vehicle was parked
in their driveway.
Friday, Feb. 28
2:29 a.m. A loud boom was heard out-
side a home on Road 122 in Brown Town-
ship.
9 a.m. Dog complaint came in from near
the intersection of Emerald Road and Elm
Street in Paulding.
11:38 a.m. Deputies assisted another de-
partment with an alleged assault.
12:38 p.m. A Paulding fire unit and the
EMS responded to a call on the fairgrounds
where a semi hit a generator. The generator
started smoking and lines were torn down.
They were on the scene over an hour.
2:37 p.m. Threats by phone were looked
into on Road 24 in Blue Creek Township.
2:44 p.m. An Auglaize Township resi-
dent of Ohio 111 told deputies someone
put something in their gas.
8:25 p.m. Prowler complaint was lodged
from Ohio 111 in Auglaize Township.
11:11 p.m. Deputies were called to assist
Paulding police with an underage party.
Saturday, March 1
1:30 a.m. A man told dispatch he had
been assaulted earlier and was now having
difficulty breathing.
2:38 a.m. Deputies were called to assist
Post 81 with a traffic stop on North Main
Street in Antwerp.
12:11 p.m. A Washington Township res-
ident of Road 203 told deputies their
neighbor was trespassing along with his
dog.
7:47 p.m. Stalking was the complaint of
a Brown Township resident who came on
station.
9:10 p.m. K-9 unit was deployed on East
Baldwin Avenue near Lincoln Avenue in
Paulding.
11:33 p.m. Suspicious people were seen
on North Williams Street in Paulding.
Sunday, March 2
9:30 a.m. Report was made that Road
117 in Jackson Township was blocked at
the railroad crossing.
11:02 a.m. Antwerp Police Department
relayed a dog complaint.
11:27 a.m. Telephone harassment was
reported from Cecil.
3:32 p.m. Four Paulding fire units re-
sponded to a fire on Johnson Road. They
were there over an hour. Paulding EMS
stood by.
6:14 p.m. Defiance Police Department
requested a deputy at Ohio 637 in Auglaize
to meet their unit for a prisoner transfer.
Tanner Welch had been arrested on war-
rants.
Monday, March 3
2:58 a.m. Deputies investigated an alarm
that sounded at a location on Road 147 in
Auglaize Township.
3:33 a.m. A car/deer collision on Road
171 in Brown Township was docu-
mented.
8:57 a.m. Theft was the complaint
from Road 163 in Auglaize Township.
12:30 p.m. Littering was noted on Road
187 at Road 72 in Washington Township.
2:33 p.m. Two Paulding fire units in-
vestigated the source of a smell of burnt
wires in a Latty home. They were there
less than 15 minutes.
7:46 p.m. Dog complaint was lodged
from South Maple Street in Payne.
10:06 p.m. Four deputies assisted with
a traffic stop on Road 177 south of Road
82 in Washington Township.
10:16 p.m. K-9 unit deployed at the
above traffic stop gave a positive alert.
Tuesday, March 4
1:26 p.m. School bus violation was
noted on U.S. 127 in Paulding Township.
2:17 p.m. Car/deer accident was han-
dled on Road 171 north of Road 138 in
Brown Township.
2:34 p.m. Three Cecil/Crane Town-
ship fire units and four from Paulding re-
sponded to a semi fire on U.S. 24 in the
eastbound lane. Some were there up to
8-1/2 hours. Paulding EMS stood by at
the scene.
3:31 p.m. Possible rape was reported
from Benton Township.
6:34 p.m. Dog complaint came in
from East Dallas Street in Payne.
8:52 p.m. Oakwood Police Depart-
ment requested that a vehicle be entered
as stolen.
Wednesday, March 5
1:31 a.m. Report of an intoxicated
pedestrian in the middle of Ohio 637 at
the Five Span area was investigated.
1:35 a.m. Defiance County Sheriffs
office requested a prisoner exchange on
Ohio 637 in Auglaize Township.
8:51 a.m. A dog complaint was han-
dled on Road 88 at the south edge of
Melrose.
9:44 a.m. Stalking was reported from
Ohio 66 in Brown Township.
3:09 p.m. Deputies arrested Nathan
Stuchell.
7:37 p.m. Four-wheelers on the rail-
road tracks were reported along Road
125 in Jackson Township.
9:06 p.m. Post 81 handled a crash on
Ohio 49 south of Ohio 114 in Benton
Township. Payne EMS made a transport.
Payne Fire Department assisted at the
scene. No further information was avail-
able.
Thursday, March 6
2:32 a.m. K-9 deployment on US 24
at US 127 in Crane Township resulted in
a positive alert.
7:42 a.m. A deputy reported a single-
vehicle accident on Road 87 at Road 72
in Blue Creek Township. No one was
around the crash site.
8:17 a.m. A deputy reported seeing a
car off the road at Road 87 near Road 60
in Blue Creek Township. No further in-
formation was available.
ACCIDENT REPORTS
None.
INCIDENT REPORTS
Thursday, Feb. 27
12:01 p.m. Paulding Elemen-
tary School officials told offi-
cers a student had hitched a ride
to school with a stranger. Matter
turned over to Job & Family
Services.
Friday, Feb. 28
11:38 a.m. Officers were
called to East Perry Street for a
fight. A woman claimed to have
been assaulted by a couple.
Statements and photos were
taken.
12:32 p.m. Paulding Fire De-
partment, AEP and the fair-
grounds electrician were called
to the Extension office where a
semi had hit a generator, pulling
down power lines.
called to Partridge Place Apart-
ments to assist the EMS with an
entry for a call.
5:40 p.m. A hit/skip accident
in the 100 block of South
Williams Street was docu-
mented.
6 p.m. Possible domestic sit-
uation was reported on North
Williams Street. The call was
unfounded.
10:37 p.m. Suspicious activ-
ity was reported at an East Perry
Street business. The call was
unfounded.
called to an alleged underage
party on East Perry Street. They
discovered 15 of 17 people in an
apartment were under 21. Mar-
ijuana, several bottles of vodka
and several marijuana pipes
were confiscated.
Saturday, March 1
1:40 a.m. Paulding County
Hospitals ER requested an of-
ficer for a male who had been
assaulted.
Noon. Neighbor problems
were looked into on West Jack-
son Street where a man shot a
squirrel.
3:35 p.m. A South Cherry
Street resident reported receiv-
ing a bad check.
3:40 p.m. A second South
Cherry Street resident told offi-
cers he received a bad check
from the same subject.
8 p.m. Telephone harassment
complaint was lodged from
East Perry Street. Subjects were
warned.
10 p.m. A North Williams
Street business reported two
suspicious subjects in their
premises. Investigation revealed
the man was a sex offender re-
leased from prison in Novem-
ber. His parole officer requested
the man be arrested on parole
violations. Paul Jeffery was ar-
rested and taken to Paulding
County Jail. His female com-
panion went to the sheriffs of-
fice to await a ride home.
Sunday, March 2
3:30 a.m. Officers assisted
the Ohio State Highway Patrol
with a BAC test.
3:40 p.m. Traffic control was
provided during an attic fire on
Johnson Road.
11:27 p.m. Report of danger-
ous behavior around children on
East Wayne Street appeared to
be unfounded. The matter was
turned over to Job & Family
Services.
Monday, March 3
2:10 p.m. Two males were
told to have no contact with one
another following a report from
East George Street.
4:35 p.m. A rural Cecil resi-
dent told officers his vehicle
was struck while parked on
West Perry Street on Feb. 28.
called to a West Perry Street es-
tablishment for a fight. The mat-
ter was settled before officers
arrived. No assault had taken
place.
Tuesday, March 4
2 p.m. Officers were alerted
to a juvenile missing from Fort
Wayne where he reportedly
took a vehicle and a firearm.
They were to be on the look out
for him because he had previ-
ously been found in Paulding
County with family members.
10:23 p.m. Officers cited
Alex Scott for driving under
suspension.
In My Opinion
Growing Ohio
Ohio Agriculture Week, March 10-14
By David T. Daniels
Director of the Ohio Department of Agriculture
The recently released U.S. Department of Agricultures 2012
Census of Agriculture validates what weve suspected all along:
the states largest industry is not only maintaining its strong sta-
tus, but is also growing.
From the increase in value of Ohios crop and livestock pro-
duction to gaining more land in farms, we have a lot to be
thankful for in our state. In Ohio, we have rich soils, a temperate
climate, and adequate water supplies all ideally located within a
500 mile radius of the majority of the nations population.
As we pause for a moment to give thanks for the natural gifts
that we have been blessed with, we must also give credit to
those who have built upon our strengths and have used agricul-
ture to grow Ohio.
Our planned success has been an intricate combination of
three interlocking puzzle pieces: rich and abundant natural re-
sources, a supportive administration working to reduce barriers,
and a network of stellar agricultural agents. Without any one of
these links, the census numbers might have told a far different
story.
Ohio has strong leadership in Governor Kasich, who under-
stands the importance of agriculture to our state. He has worked
hard to reduce barriers like the estate tax, eliminate outdated
rules and regulations that hinder production, and has spear-
headed initiatives to realign our workforce with our job needs
and revitalize youth interest in agriculture.
Let there be no mistake that we could never experience this
kind of success without the producers and agribusinesses. Ohio
producers follow industry practices that are based on science.
Farmers take care of the land and their livestock, not only be-
cause it is their livelihood, but because it is the right thing to do.
The fact that consumers have choices in production practices in
a world where food production must increase by 70 percent to
feed the population is nothing short of astounding.
These producers provide the raw inputs to support the food and
other agribusinesses that give us jobs, boost the economy and pro-
vide us with the things we need to survive while, at the same time,
doing it in a way that provides all of us with a better way of life.
This year, in honor of Ohio Agriculture Week, March 10-14, I
will be traveling across the state to visit many of the agribusi-
nesses and farm families that have helped contribute to a growing
Ohio.
Without these individuals, an essential link in our puzzle, our
growing food and agriculture industry could not thrive, let alone
survive.
Note: Look for our annual Salute to Agriculture special section
in the March 19 edition of the Paulding County Progress.
In My Opinion
2014 Polar Express
Oh! Sorry, I believe that is the partial title of a famous ani-
mated movie, but it could be the notation in the margin of some
of my favorite seed catalogues for what has happened to us this
2014 winter season. Meteorologists call it the Polar Vortex
and this weather phenomenon has pushed the Canadian Arctic
cold and snow further south
than, in my opinion, I have
ever experienced. Cold and
snow, cold and snow and then
some more cold and snow ...
and when we were com-
pletely fed up with cold and
snow, here it comes, more
cold and snow.
According to some Internet sources the North Pole or Arctic
Vortex is elongated in shape, with two centers, one normally lo-
cated over Baffin Island in Canada and the other over northeast
Siberia. Around the North Pole, the Arctic Vortex spins counter-
clockwise with wind speeds in the winter of 80 mph. In rare
events, the general flow pattern is amplified or changed by other
world weather patterns and the vortex can push farther south
into Canada or Siberia as a result of its axis interruption. This
moves the cold and snow further south and what we are experi-
encing this winter is the effect of the Polar Vortex being pushed
further south into Canada and the United States.
Some have speculated that the shift of the Polar Vortex to the
south has been caused by the strong storms that are coming
from the South Pacific regions. These are the same storms that
are producing heavy rain and storms on the western coasts of
Mexico and the United States. Whatever the cause, I am ready
for the Polar Vortex to go back to the North Pole and stay there.
But one more thing meteorologists indicate that the breakup
of the Polar Vortex generally occurs between middle March to
middle May, the average date being April 10. This event signi-
fies the transition from winter to spring or that time of the year
when we have more and more warm days.
Although this is another story I remember when I was a boy,
the hot stove league gathered around the warm morning stove
in the corner of my Grandfather Sherrys grocery store and
talked about the year with no summer. No one remembered this
summer, but they had been told it was about the year 1816 when
it had frosted in July and August. What do you think, could it
happen again?
I do hope to see you in church this Sunday; we need to talk
because we have something in common.
William W. Sherry is a correspondent for the Paulding County
Progress.
The opinions stated are those of the writer, and do not neces-
sarily reflect that of the newspaper.
Wednesday, March 5
5:15 a.m. Theft of a televi-
sion, a heater and a freezer was
reported from South Coupland
Street.
2:50 p.m. Backing mishap on
North Water Street was docu-
mented.
11:35 p.m. A juvenile was re-
ported missing from West Perry
Street. The complainant called
back later when the juvenile re-
turned home.
Thursday, March 6
10:15 a.m. Complaint of ha-
rassing texts and calls came in
from Bryans Alley. A female
was warned to stop.
1:34 p.m. Paulding High
School officials told officers
about an issue with two male
students. The pair was warned.
5:48 p.m. Alleged violation
of a police no contact order was
reported from McDonald Pike.
5:55 p.m. A Van Wert man re-
quested no contact from a
Greenbriar Avenue resident.
6:15 p.m. Report of a suspi-
cious female at a Johnson Road
residence was made. Officers
were unable to locate the ve-
hicle described.
In My
Opinion
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March 3, 2014
PAULDING Samuel and
Ashley Smith of Paulding are
the parents of a daughter,
Sophia Marie Smith, born at
12:32 a.m. Monday, March 3,
at Community Memorial Hos-
pital in Hicksville.
The new arrival weighed in
at 7 lbs. 9 oz. and was 19
inches long. She was wel-
comed home by a sister,
Lailah.
Grandparents include Char-
lie and Sue LaBounty of Plain-
field, Ill. and Jerry and Brenda
Smith and Chuck and Linda
Hankinson, all of Paulding.
Great-grandparents include
Georgine Vonderembse of
Lima and Erma Smith of
Antwerp.
Birthdays
Anniversaries
March 18 Jerry and Linda
Scarbrough, Kory and Jayme
Thomas.
March 20 Doyle and
Nancy Whitaker.
(The Paulding Progress maintains
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make any changes, please call our of-
fice at 419-399-4015 during business
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Box 180, Paulding.)
March 15 Sherrie Crone,
Devin Emerling, Lisa Gen -
ero, Genevieve May, Ashley
Noffsinger, Roberta Norling,
Noah Smith.
March 16 Joan Buchman,
Angie Dockery, Cyndie Eng-
lish, Kynsie L. Etzler, Jordan
Fuller, Monique A. Goings,
Monte Hoover, Abigail John-
son, Rylin Moore, Shelia
Webb.
March 17 Gabriel Buch-
man, Laura Butler, Darlene
Good, Tara Laukhuf, Emma
Porter, Brandy Roughton, Ed
Thrasher.
March 18 Bill Beckman,
Ed Carlisle, Nick Collins,
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LOOKING BACK AT 2013: LIBRARY IS WELL
USED IN PAULDING COUNTY
The library serves the entire population of
Paulding County. It is our goal for 100 percent
of our citizens to be library card holders by the
librarys 100th birthday (in 2016). That is a
great goal and every librarians dream.
The first quarter of each year finds us sub-
mitting numbers for the prior year to the State
Library of Ohio and other organizations that
track national library use. And, although we
have an idea day-to-day how folks are using
the library, it is always interesting to see the
numbers.
Our automation system counts everything.
Every book, movie, magazine, music CD, etc.
the library owns is barcoded, and every item
checked out is counted. In 2013, there were
over 63,000 fiction (adult and juvenile) titles
borrowed throughout the system, and over
55,000 movies (adult and juvenile) were bor-
rowed. Although these are good numbers, and
the collection of the library is the foundation
of library service, we also track other numbers
and evaluate services that may not be as visi-
ble as checking out a book or movie.
For example, over 200 preschoolers from
throughout Paulding County regularly visit the
Bookmobile. The Bookmobile team integrates
STEM (science, technology, engineering and
mathematics) into their storytime curriculum.
Children learn about numbers, shapes, emo-
tions and much more. When a class learns a
certain skill, they are awarded a coveted Cir-
cle Award from the Bookmobile. Many of
these preschoolers have never visited a public
library, so the Bookmobile is their first contact
with free public library service.
The library system, which includes our
branches in Antwerp, Oakwood and Payne,
also sponsored over 400 programs throughout
the past year. These included storytimes, spe-
cial events, author visits, book clubs and guest
speakers. William Meyer thought to be the
last surviving Holocaust survivor in Indiana
spoke twice. Library sponsored programs are
entertaining and informative. Over 8,700 peo-
ple of all ages attended library events in 2013.
Over 160,000 items were borrowed from
the library last year. If a value of $20 is at-
tached to each item that means that we saved
Paulding County residents $3.2 million if they
had to purchasing books, movies, etc. them-
selves. (Many library items cost much more
then $20, so the value or savings to patrons of
$3.2 million is low). Some call this a Return
on Investment or ROI. Lets say my property
in Paulding County is valued at $100,000. I
pay about $77 a year for property tax. I visit
the library every other week and borrow five
books and five movies each time. That is $200
worth of materials every other week or a value
of $5,200 per year! My return on my $77 in-
vestment is substantial.
Sometimes we do not see the patrons who
use the library. We have many Paulding
County citizens borrowing eBooks through
the librarys online eBook library. Over 5,300
eBooks were borrowed in 2013. That is up
2,000 items from 2012! If patrons had to
pay for the eBooks at $7 a pop, that means
that collectively, those who borrowed eBooks
for free from the library saved over $37,000!
You can access the eBook library via the li-
brarys homepage at www.pauldingcountyli-
brary.org. You will need an Ohio library card
in good standing to borrow these materials.
Numbers are important when planning li-
brary services. But I believe the true worth of
a library can be seen through the eyes of a pre-
schooler as she is engaged during a storytime;
a researcher, finally finding a missing link in
their family tree in our genealogy department;
a person with special needs laughing with joy
as they watch a library-sponsored movie; a
grandparent connecting via social media with
their distant family for the first time; a student
taking online courses; a job seeker finding the
best job online; the young parent applying for
assistance; a retiree relaxing with the Wall
Street Journal; a budding chef, checking out new
cookbooks to hone their craft; a greasy-hand me-
chanic, borrowing our Chilton car repair manu-
als (and even accessing the database online with
their Smartphone); a senior citizen borrowing a
stack of large print books; teenagers meeting and
visiting in our new Teen space. Your public li-
brary is all about connecting people with the in-
formation and services they need and want.
When was the last time you visited your local
public library? Were you one of the over 100,000
visitors to the library in 2013? Do not be a
stranger in 2014. We are here and open for
everyone! Your library team would love to meet
you and show off your public library! Happy
reading, viewing and listening!
Joe Shouse/Paulding County Progress
Payne Fire Department and EMS received a donation of a pet oxygen mask kit from Invisible
Fence Brand of Northwest Ohio. The mask will enable the EMS squad to administer oxygen to
pets suffering from smoke inhalation. Here, fire and EMS members Josh and Amber Anderson
and their Australian Shepherd, Justice, demonstrate a new oxygen mask.
Payne Fire/EMS receive
donation to save pets
By JOE SHOUSE
Correspondent
PAYNE The Payne fire
and EMS departments recently
received the first of four oxy-
gen mask kits for animals.
Dennis Cohen, pet safety con-
sultant for Invisible Fence vis-
ited the Payne fire station last
Thursday and presented the de-
partments with their newest
piece of equipment. The oxy-
gen mask is designed for ani-
mals such as dogs and cats who
may find themselves caught in
various structure fires while
breathing in smoke.
Josh Anderson, a 12-year
veteran for the Payne fire and
EMS department along with
his wife Amber, who has
served the two departments for
three years, allowed their dog
Justice, a 10-year-old Aus-
tralian Shepherd, to demon-
strate the new mask.
This is great for our depart-
ment. There have been times
when we could have used these
masks, said Anderson.
The goal for Invisible Fence
is to equip every fire station in
America and Canada with pet
oxygen masks.
These masks allow fire
fighters to give oxygen to pets
who are suffering from smoke
inhalation when they are res-
cued from fires. More than
10,000 pet oxygen masks have
been donated and more than
120 pets have been saved by
the donated masks.
Albert Lee, director of Invis-
ible Fence said, Pets are val-
ued family members, so we
want families to know that
their pet can be cared for if
tragedy strikes.
Lee went on the comment,
We realize that humans are
the first priority, but in many
cases, pets can be saved if fire
fighters have the right equip-
ment. Project Breathe program
is simply a way to give fire-
fighters the tools necessary to
save pets lives.
With the new kits the Payne
department will be able to
equip four of their vehicles.
We have several elderly
people who have pets and al-
though they are not children,
they are still an important part
of their lives. Having these kits
will be an asset to our depart-
ment, said Amber Anderson.
The Church Corner
Wednesday, March 12
Free community dinner
GROVER HILL Mt. Zion United Methodist Church will be
holding its free community dinner from 5-6:30 p.m. tonight,
March 12, in the church fellowship hall. Everyone is welcome to
attend. The church is located on Road 151, outside of Grover Hill.
Friday, March 21
Saturday, March 22
Faces Around the Cross
DEFIANCE The Trinity Seventh-Day Adventist Church will
be hosting a free event, Faces Around the Cross. The public is
welcome to meet four Biblical characters at the foot of the cross.
At 7:30 p.m. March 21, the Centurion will be featured.
At 10 a.m. March 22, meet Peter; at 11 a.m., John will be at the
foot of the cross and at 7 p.m., meet Judas.
The church is located at 20287 Ohio 18 in Defiance.
For more information, call 419-636-5104 or 419-594-2211.
Tuesday, March 25
Preschool open house
DUPONT The Dupont Church of the Brethrens preschool
fall registration will be held on Tuesday, March 25. Hours are from
noon-2 p.m. and 6:30-8:30 p.m. For more information call 419-
596-4314. the church is located on Ohio 634 in Dupont.
Church Corner listings are free. If your church is having any
special services or programs, please call the Paulding County
Progress at 419-399-4015 or email us your information at
progress@progressnewspaper.org.
WILL WORK FOR CHOCOLATE
I admit it. I am a choco-
holic. The thought of eating
chocolate can brighten up my
whole day.
When I think of chocolate,
I still remember the five and
dime stores having big candy
cases filled with all kinds of
wonderful chocolates. There
were all kinds of chocolate
covered candies such as:
peanuts, peppermints, cher-
ries, raisins, chocolate drops
and nut clusters.
I remember standing there
in front of the counter decid-
ing what I wanted and how I
could get the most chocolate
for my money.
Did you know that over
2,000 years ago chocolate
was first consumed as a bev-
erage by the Mayan Indians?
Do you think they called that
drink, hot chocolate? Plus,
prior to that, the chocolate or
cacao beans were used as
money.
Chocolate literally is the
Food of the Gods. The cacao
beans that are harvested come
from a tree species with a
genus name of Theobroma,
which translates to (you
guessed it) food of the
gods.
I love looking at choco-
lates, buying boxes of choco-
late and looking around to see
if there is any new chocolate
I may not have tried.
I love getting boxes of
candy and one of the best sur-
prises is biting into one and
not knowing what kind you
are going to find under the
chocolate coating. But, re-
cently they started putting
maps inside the boxes which
took the element of surprise
out of choosing a candy.
My solution to that is just
tossing the map away.
But, my least favorite is the
chocolate covered candies in
a box are the orange and
lemon. So help me, that is al-
ways the kind I manage to
pick out. In fact, it never fails.
They say that chocolate is
an aphrodisiac. It contains a
chemical which is the same
one that the brain produces
when youre in love. Does
that mean if you want some-
one to fall in love with you,
that you feed them the food
of the Gods and lots of it?
Chocolate is a natural form
of antidepressant. Yes, it al-
most always cheers me up. It
produces serotonin which is a
chemical that elevates the
mood. It is also referred to as
the happy chemical. Now
that is a happy fun chocolate
fact.
Critics of chocolate say
that chocolate causes acne.
This has proven to be a myth.
People say it is full of sugar,
but research proves that a
dark chocolate candy bar has
10-15 grams of sugar, while a
glass of orange juice has 22
grams.
Chocolate is also blamed
for obesity and the average
American eats approximately
10-12 pounds of it a year.
But, over in Switzerland, the
average Swiss will eat about
21 pounds of chocolate a
year. Plus they have one of
A Penny For
Your Thoughts....
By: Nancy Whitaker
the lowest heart failure rates
and obesity cases in the
world. (I think I want to move
there.)
Women crave chocolate
more than men. This fact is not
surprising. I just happen to
think women are more open
about loving chocolate and
men tend to sneak and eat it.
Easter time is approaching
and there are all kinds of
chocolate covered eggs, bun-
nies, and chickens for sale. I
love to look at that inviting
chocolate, but I would rather
be eating it than watching it.
I wonder if we worked in a
chocolate factory, if we could
eat the rejects? That brings to
mind the ever-popular I
Love Lucy TV series and the
episode where Lucy and
Ethel are working in a candy
factory. They fall behind in
their efforts and wind up
shoving chocolates in their
mouths.
Do you remember that
episode? Do you like choco-
late? What is you favorite
type of chocolate? Do you
ever read the map in a box of
chocolates? Let me know and
Ill give you a Penny for Your
Thoughts.
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By Mark Holtsberry
Education specialist
Paulding SWCD
I know as you read this topic, you will ask,
What is he thinking? With packed, cold,
heavy, icy snow lying on the ground, there
seems to be no green in the coming future. But
really, What has a tree done for you lately?
Those short and tall woody stemmed plants
with leaves for needles are true wonders of na-
ture. From the air we breathe to a 2x4 in your
homes wall, the tree has proven to be humans
best friend.
How many of us in our childhood or even
adulthood, have built a treehouse for ourselves
or grandchildren? How about putting up a tree
swing making sure that the branch was big
enough to hold two people?
What about watching a nest of birds finally
leaving the nest? The positive memories we
all have here about trees should outweigh the
negative ones.
Foresters around the globe are trying to
manage the worlds forest so they are health-
ier, more plentiful and at the same time pro-
vide the many products we all need to survive.
Please take a moment to realize just how
many things in your everyday life can be at-
tributed to trees: production of oxygen, pro-
vides cooling shade, reduce soil erosion, look
beautiful, create privacy, improve energy effi-
ciency, provide wood for construction, buffer
noise pollution, creates homes for various
wildlife and provides heat in your home dur-
ing winter.
The Paulding County SWCD annual tree
sales are going on now through March 31.
Stop in at the office at 503 Fairgrounds Drive
and discover the new additions for 2014. Or
for more information, call 419-399-4771.
Cottrell-Boylan Post 253 of the American Legion, Antwerp, is
pleased to announce selection of the following delegates to the
American Legions Buckeye Boys State, which will be held June
8-15 on the campus of Bowling Green State University. Collin
Perry (left) is the son of Jan and Angel Perry, and Alex Vail is
the son of Pete and Lynnette Vail. Both young men are juniors
at Antwerp High School.
Menus are subject to change
ANTWERP LOCAL SCHOOLS
Week of March 17
MONDAY Lunch: Beef and onion
burger, green beans, pineapple, milk.
Plus: Salad bar.
TUESDAY Lunch: Popcorn
chicken bowl, cheese, corn, mashed
potatoes, mixed fruit, roll, milk. Plus:
Salad bar.
WEDNESDAY Lunch: Chicken
strips, baked beans, peaches, milk.
Plus: Salad bar.
THURSDAY Lunch: Taco, sweet
potato fries, pears, milk. Plus: Salad
bar.
FRIDAY Lunch: Cheesy bread-
stick with marinara sauce, celery and
carrots, applesauce, milk. Plus: Salad
bar.
PAULDING HIGH SCHOOL
Week of March 17
MONDAY Breakfast: Breakfast
pizza, sausage, bacon, fruit, juice, milk.
Lunch: Pizza sticks, marinara sauce,
green beans, or salad bar, breadstick,
fruit, milk.
TUESDAY Breakfast: Tator tots
and cheese, sausage links, juice, fruit,
milk. Lunch: Chicken chunk salad,
edamame beans, cheddar biscuit, or
sandwich on bun, oven fries, milk.
WEDNESDAY Breakfast:
Sausage biscuit, hash browns, fruit,
juice, milk. Lunch: Idaho nachos,
salsa, sour cream, fruit churro or salsa,
or top your own Philly, WG chips, milk.
THURSDAY Breakfast: French
toast, sausage links, juice, fruit, milk.
Lunch: Potato soup, toasted cheese
sandwich or BD pizza slice, seasoned
corn, baby carrots, fruit, milk.
FRIDAY Breakfast: Sausage
gravy and biscuit, juice, fruit, milk.
Lunch: Cheeseburger on bun, pickles,
oven potatoes, or salad bar and bread-
stick, fruit, milk.
OAKWOOD ELEMENTARY
Week of March 17
Packed lunch: Ham and cheese
on bun, vegetable of the day, fruit,
milk.
MONDAY Breakfast: Powdered
donut, fruit, milk. Lunch: Mini pan-
cakes, mini sausage, celery sticks, car-
rot sticks, fruit, milk.
TUESDAY Breakfast: Biscuit,
egg, fruit, milk. Lunch: Breaded moz-
zarella sticks, marinara sauce, green
beans, fruit, milk.
WEDNESDAY Breakfast: Burrito,
fruit, milk. Lunch: Chicken nuggets,
whipped potato, gravy, bread, lettuce
salad, fruit, milk.
THURSDAY Breakfast: Mini pan-
cakes, fruit, milk. Lunch: Chicken fajita,
lettuce, corn, fruit, milk.
FRIDAY Breakfast: Assorted cere-
als, fruit, milk. Lunch: Taco in bag, let-
tuce, refried beans, fruit, milk.
PAULDING ELEMENTARY
Week of March 17
MONDAY Breakfast: Yogurt, Gold-
fish grahams, fruit, juice, milk. Lunch:
Chicken on wg bun, mixed vegetables,
fresh vegetable choice or peanut butter
and jelly, Gogurt, crackers, fruit, milk.
TUESDAY Breakfast: Pancakes,
fruit, juice, milk. Lunch: Hot dog on
bun, baked beans, fresh vegetable
choice, fruit snack, or p.b. and jelly,
Gogurt, crackers, milk.
WEDNESDAY Burrito, fruit, juice,
milk. Lunch: Egg and cheese omelet,
oven potatoes, tomato juice, muffin,
Goldfish graham, or pb and jelly,
Gogurt, crackers fruit, milk.
THURSDAY Breakfast: Muffin,
string cheese, fruit, juice, milk. Lunch:
Sloppy Joe on bun, oven potatoes,
green beans, or peanut butter and jelly,
Gogurt, crackers, fruit, milk.
FRIDAY Breakfast: Cereal or ce-
real bar, fruit, juice, milk. Lunch: Pizza,
fresh vegetable choice, sherbet or
peanut butter and jelly, Gogurt, crack-
ers, fruit, milk.
WAYNE TRACE SCHOOLS
Week of March 17
MONDAY Breakfast: Sausage
pizza. Lunch: Meatball sub with mari-
nara sauce, California blend vegeta-
bles, fruit, milk. Also offered to HS: Chef
salad, pizza sub or grilled chicken on
bun with salad bar.
TUESDAY Breakfast: Egg cheese
muffin. Lunch: Pizza Bosco sticks, let-
tuce salad, fruit, milk. Also at Jr/Sr High
- Chef salad, pizza sub or grilled chicken
on bun, salad bar.
WEDNESDAY Breakfast: Mini
pancakes and sausage. Lunch: Cooks
choice. Also at Jr/Sr High Chef salad,
pizza sub or pretzel with cheese, salad
bar.
THURSDAY Breakfast: Cheese
omelet, toast. Lunch: Cooks choice.
Also at Jr/Sr. High School Chef salad,
pizza sub or grilled chicken on bun with
salad bar.
FRIDAY Breakfast: Turnover.
Lunch: Cheese quesadilla with sauce,
fruit, milk. Also at Jr/Sr. High School
Chef salad, pizza sub or cheeseburger
sandwich with salad bar.
DIVINE MERCY SCHOOL
Week of March 17
Same menu as Wayne Trace; no
breakfast served.
PCED hosting Small Business Basics seminar
PAULDING The Paulding County Eco-
nomic Development office will be hosting a
Small Business Basics Seminar from 9:30-11:30
a.m. Thursday, March 20.
Exploring the possibilities of starting, buying
or expanding a business? Small Business Basics
is a FREE two-hour seminar that will answer the
necessary questions about starting, buying or ex-
panding a small business. This seminar will take
the confusion out of your efforts and help you to
avoid costly mistakes and unnecessary steps.
Learn the basics of name registration, licens-
ing, taxes, zoning, business entities, employees,
insurance, financing, business planning and
more.
The seminar is presented by Merry Beavers,
director at NW Small Business Development
Center located in Defiance. Pre-registration is re-
quired by calling 419-782-6270 or e-mail RSVP
to nwsbdc@defiance-county.com.
Jerry L. Zielke, PCED director, said that this
is an outstanding seminar for anyone thinking
about starting, buying or expanding a small busi-
ness. For any additional questions, contact the
PCED office at 419-399-8282.
Toby Keith tickets on sale
LIMA Tickets are now on sale for the
biggest country music act to take the stage at
the Allen County Fair in years, Toby Keith.
The concert will be presented on Aug. 23 at
this years fair.
Tickets can be purchased at the Allen
County Fair Box Office at the Fairgrounds,
2750 Harding Highway, Lima, or by phone at
419-228-7141 or on line at www.AllenCo-
Fair.com.
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Paulding County Church Directory
Paulding United Methodist Church, 321 North Williams Street,
Paulding, church telephone number is 399-3591, Rev. Ben Lowell,
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 wor-
ship 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, Pas-
tor Very Rev. G. Allan Fillman, 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
10-11:30 a.m. The church is currently in the process of relocating. For lo-
cation information, contact Pastor Rich Phelan, 419-263-2728.
Payne Church of Christ, 220 West Merrin Street, Payne, 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 wor-
ship 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., Sun-
day 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.
worship 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.
Calvary Bible Church, Ohio 111 West across from Paulding County
Hospital, 399-4919, elders John Mohr, 260-632-4356, Bob Fessel 419-399-
3398, Brad Sisson 419-263-3108, Don Baer 419-399-5805. Sunday school
at 9 a.m., morning worship at 10:15 a.m., Bible Study at 7 p.m. Wed.
Cecil Community Church, 203 S. Main St., Cecil. Pastor Ted Ramey.
Sun. school 10:00 am, Worship service 11 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,
Pastor Very Rev. G. Allan Fillman, Masses: Saturday at 6 p.m.; Sunday
at 10:30 a.m.
Emmanuel Baptist Church, 1275 Emerald Road, Paulding, 419-399-
5061, Sunday School at 9:30 a.m., worship services at 10:45 a.m. 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. Interim pastor is Rev. Dr. Paul Biery.
First Presbyterian Church, 114 West Caroline Street, Paulding, 399-
2438, Rev. David Meriwether, 9:00am Sunday school (youth and adult),
10:15 a.m. praise singing, 10:30 a.m. Sunday worship. Communion
1st Sunday each month.
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. 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, 399-
3932, 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.
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 avail-
able 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, Sun-
day school at 9:30 a.m., Pastor David Prior, Sunday worship at 10:30 a.m.,
Wednesday evening prayer meeting at 7:30 p.m.
Roselms Christian Church, Ohio 114, Pastor Gary Church, 594-2445,
Sunday school at 9:30 a.m., Sunday worship at 10:30 a.m.
HAVILAND/LATTY/SCOTT
Apostolic Christian Church, 12867 Road 82, Haviland, 399-5220, wor-
ship service at 10:30 a.m.
Country Chapel United Methodist Church, Haviland, 419-622-5746,
Sunday school at 9:30 a.m., Sunday worship at 10:15 a.m.
Latty Zion Baptist Church, Latty, Pastor Levi Collins Jr., 399-2748, Sun-
day school at 10 a.m., worship service at 11:15 a.m.
Harvest Field Pentecostal Church of God, 13625 Road 12, Scott, 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.
Prairie Chapel Bible Church, one mile east and a half-mile north of Oak-
wood on the corner of Roads 104 and 209, Pastor Earl Chapman, 594-
2057, Sunday school at 9:30 a.m., Sunday worship at 10:30 a.m., evening
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; Contem-
porary 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, Pastor Very Rev. G. Allan Fillman, Masses: Sun-
day 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, Pastor Robert Becker. 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), 399-
3121, William Schlatter, Elder, Sunday services at 10:15 a.m. and 12:30
p.m., Sunday school at 1 p.m., Wednesday services at 8 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 Lon-
nie 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, Rev. C. Joseph Fifer, 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., Sun-
day evening worship at 7 p.m., Wednesday evening worship at 7 p.m.,
Youth Service Wednesday at 7 p.m.
GROVER HILL AND OUTLYING
Bible Baptist Church, corner of Cleveland and Perry streets, Grover
Hill, Pastor Pat Holt, 587-4021, Sunday school at 10 a.m., Sunday worship
at 11 a.m., Sunday evening worship at 6 p.m.; Wednesday prayer meeting
at 7 p.m.
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Winning the Battle for a Generation
By Rick Jones
Defiance Area Youth for
Christ executive director
Do you live an alternative lifestyle? I read
an article on the website of
PreachingToday.com that caught my eye and
challenged me to think about Do you live an
alternative lifestyle?
The article went on to say From the
Olympics, NBC ran an interesting story on
David Wise, the 23-year-old American who
just won a gold medal in the halfpipe. The ar-
ticles headline ran David Wises alternative
lifestyle leads to Olympic gold.
What was his alternative lifestyle? asked
journalist Mollie Hemingway. Is he pangen-
dered? Is he polygamous? Is he dwelling in a
commune eating only raw foods? What could it
be?
No. Wise is married, has a 2-year-old
daughter, doesnt party, works out at the gym,
and hes a committed Christian. He also at-
tends church regularly and says he could see
himself becoming a pastor a little later down
the road.
The article mostly lauded Wise for his ma-
turity in a sport that seems to breed immatu-
rity. But, Hemingway had a good point about
that NBC headline. Isnt it fascinating that
NBC views a man taking care of his wife and
daughter as an alternative lifestyle?
Im glad David Wise won gold, but if this
is any indication of media views on normalcy,
our society is pretty much doomed.
For his part, Wise merely agreed that his
lifestyle is a little weird. He said, A lot of
people look at me and say that I am countercul-
ture.
With respect to living counterculture, or as
author Mollie Hemingway describes Olympic
gold medal winner Dave Wises alternative
lifestyle, the scriptures exhort us in 1 Peter 2:12
to ... Keep your behavior excellent among the
Gentiles, so that in the thing in which they slan-
der you as evildoers, they may on account of
your good deeds, as they observe them, glorify
God in the day of visitation.
For more information about the work of
Youth for Christ, you may contact Youth for
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Clinton Street, Defiance, Ohio 43512, or
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Payne approves pager trade in,
parking limits, insurance premium
By JOE SHOUSE
Correspondent
PAYNE Payne Village
Council met on Monday,
March 10. Council approved
trading in four EMS pagers,
approved the ordinance estab-
lishing two hour parking limits
within the village of Payne, and
approved the property liability
insurance premium for 2014.
A large portion of the meet-
ing was used to determine what
to do with some of its old
pagers used in the EMS and
fire departments.
With the purchase of new
pagers a few months ago, it
was agreed upon at that time by
council to trade in four of the
older working pagers to avoid
the possible repair fees in the
amount of $300 per pager in
the future. EMS director Joe
Garmyn felt it was prudent to
trade in the older pagers as was
previously expected when the
new pagers were ordered.
Garmyn also reminded council
the new pagers were under a
three-year warranty.
Fire Chief Jamie Mansfield
was in opposition to the trade
in and felt it was important to
keep the pagers since there
were no extra ones available. It
was Mansfields opinion that
the older pagers would not be
traded in since he was not au-
thorized to do so.
After much discussion,
council members unanimously
agreed to trade in the pagers.
The council heard the third
reading of an ordinance
amending a section of a previ-
ous ordinance establishing a
two-hour parking limit on cer-
tain streets within the village.
Upon hearing the reading,
council unanimously passed
the two-hour restriction.
Council approved the vil-
lages property liability insur-
ance premium for 2014 in the
amount of $21,831. The pre-
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to normal inflation amounts as
well as the 2012 wind storm
damage pay out.
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ruary.
Police Chief Rodney Miller
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electrical issue, causing the
battery to lose its charge. The
situation has been looked at by
local dealers, but no solution to
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Council encouraged Miller to
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take the vehicle to Fort Wayne
for further work.
Council approved Brandon
Schmidt and James Scarberry
as two potential firefighters.
They will go through the nec-
essary steps as well as back
ground checks.
All-day haz-mat training is
scheduled for March 29. Coun-
cil approved $50 to be used in
order to provide lunch for par-
ticipants.
Time Warner is still evaluat-
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cable distributor for the village.
At this time, the village is with-
out cable service.
The village is compiling a
list of street repairs, resurfacing
projects, and pothole locations
that will be addressed in April.
Currently, resurfacing is sched-
uled for West Merrin from
Foraker to the dead end and the
alley located by Youngblutts.
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County champs win district semi final over Wren 57-56
By GERALD SINN
Special to the Progress
Part 6 of 7
TOURNEY TIME
PAULDING COUNTY
1954
It happens every year in
February. The sunsets are dif-
ferent brighter. Days are
longer. Winter is practically
over. High school fans are
ready for the tournament
games. Will there be upsets?
Will league leaders continue
to win?
The opening game was
Tuesday, Grover Hill beat
Antwerp. On Thursday,
Grover Hill beat an improved
Payne team 52 to 45. At the
8:45 p.m. game, Blue Creek
faced Oakwood. Winner
plays Grover Hill in finals on
Saturday night.
Tournament game #1:
Blue Creek 79 Oakwood 54
(17-3).
Comets do it again twice
First five in double digits
An Ohio state record
(unauthenticated by the
OHSAA). The Ohio Associa-
tion simply had no teams and
no category for scoring in
five-double-digits. Blue
Creek was an exception in
Class B Ohio basketball. The
Comets scored two five dou-
ble-digit games and 12 four
double-digit games in the
same year. Both feats were
unheard of before 1954.
Here in the Oakwood
game, the Comets did it with
a backup sophomore center
Charlie Hart. He replaced the
injured Ken Zimmerman. So
much for Charlies 140
pounds at 63. He helped set
a scoring record as Blue
Creek wins its first tourna-
ment game in 1954 by 25
points.
Comets points: Walt Sinn
20, Charlie Hart 16, Dennis
Doster 14, Gerald Sinn 11,
Max Pease 10 (all double-
digits).
THE FATE OF THE
COMETS IN 1954
There was confusion
among the Comets. Ken Z.
was shooting baskets in prac-
tice. He wanted to play. Ned
Jay was still helpless, Kens
mom and doctor had the last
word. That was until Max
Pease went home to tell his
dad about it. Otis Pease got
into the mix. He wanted a
second opinion Jay agreed.
They talked Mom into it.
By noon on Friday, Otis,
Ned and Ken Z. were in Fort
Wayne. The opinion of the
bone specialist was fast. It
was a small quick-heal bone,
in the lower hand, the doctor
said. Yes, play ball.
Ken was in uniform at Sat-
urday nights Paulding
County basketball finals at 8
p.m. (February 17, 1954.)
THE
CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
Fans from every town in
Paulding County were in the
crowd that night. The glow in
the gym was the people; in
orange and black (Grover Hill
Hornets) and scarlet and grey
(Blue Creek Comets).
The hum of the crowd was
only overcome by the famil-
iar sound of the charming
cheerleaders. Their names
were Jeannine, Ruby, Noreda
and Cary for the Comets. The
Hornets girls were Greta,
Marian and Rosealie.
Their energy was excite-
ment for the players. Their
presence added meaning to
victory. These girls gave it
their all they got through to
the varsity. We liked them
and needed them was the
protected opinion of the guys
in the games though no high
school jock could ever show
such emotion. But its impor-
tant for the guys to say
thanks, girls, for all the years
and all the teams in Paulding
County and for all basketball
teams in America.
The Comets fans rose to
the surprise of seeing center
Ken Zimmerman in the tip-
off circle, back in uniform.
Ken Z. checked with Gerald,
who nodded yes, the first-five
was ready. The ref tossed up
the ball. It was two points in
four seconds. The exciting
Blue Creek Comets were back.
THE FINALS
PAULDING COUNTY
Tournament game #2:
Blue Creek 51 Grover Hill 47
(18-3).
Grover Hill had winning in
mind in the first-half but it
didnt stop there. They were
the Comets toughest oppo-
nent in league play. The Hor-
nets led by 15 to 9 in the first
quarter; the Comets always
led in the first quarter.
Ken Zimmermans hand
was holding up, he kept Hor-
nets center Jim Ladds points
in line a difficult task. The
Hornets were using a tough
man-to-man defense, the
score was low. It was the
Hornets 24 to 22 at half time.
The Comets led for the first
time in the third quarter 38 to
36. Dennis Doster put in 18
points for high scorer in the
game. Injured Ken Zs game
was strong, scoring 13 points.
Good news for the Comets
and thanks to Otis Pease.
Strange risk: Ned Jay
pulled his varsity off the floor
for celebration with 1 minute
30 seconds to go. Which
meant the Comets had no de-
fense on the floor. An upset
was still in the making
Grover Hill made a charge,
down only six points. The
two two-point tip-offs saved
the game COMETS WIN
by four points, 51 to 47.
BLUE CREEK COMETS
1954 PAULDING
COUNTY CHAMPIONS!
The Comets would now go
into the Celina basketball dis-
trict high school champi-
onships with momentum as
one of the top teams in Ohio
State basketball. Their three
losses would make them un-
derdogs, but their 18 wins
competed among the states
leaders. The Comets first-five
in double-digits was something
unknown to the other teams.
Seven years of top basketball
coaching experience would
also make a difference.
Tournament game #3: Blue
Creek 57 Wren 56 (19-3).
This was an exciting game.
The Comets literally crushed
Wren in November, doubling
the score 54-27, a 27-point
win. It was also happening at
Celina, in the divisional. The
Comets were up 19-10 in the
first quarter. At half time they
were up nine points, holding
Wren to 22 points. Both teams
scored well in the third period;
20 for the Comets, 17 for the
Eagles. The Comets were up
by 12 points, allowed only 39
points, 51 to 39, ready to cruise
in for the win.
Then came Wrens surprise
guard, Gene Baker. He was a
senior and didnt want to end
his season that night. He got
away from the Comets and
scored 13 points in five min-
utes then fouled out. His
damage nearly sunk Blue
Creek, who led by one point in
the last five seconds.
In fact, a split second made
the difference. The Eagles
center, lefty Dean Lichen-
steiger, took a long hook-shot
and hit the net, but was ruled
too late by the officials.
Gerald remembered, He
was too tall for me to stop him,
but I put my hands over his
eyes to block his sight. He still
saw the basket. The clock was
on our side.
Comets win, 57 to 56.
When Max Pease hit a foul
shot in the first quarter, the
Paulding County champions
held the lead the rest of the
game. (Van Wert Times).
Walt Sinn hit 12 foul shots
and four field goals for 20
game points, Gerald Sinn hit
five field goals for 10 points.
Only two Comets in double-
digits. Dennis and Ken each
with nine, and Max with seven
points. Tip-off points won
again, four points, four sec-
onds. Blue Creek advanced to
the semifinals.
nNext week: In the final
chapter, the Comets duel St.
Johns as the season comes
to a close.
Gerald Sinn 2014
e-mail: jerpro@msn.com
Up next for the Comets: #2 ranked Delphos St. Johns
Cheerleaders for the Blue Creek Comets were, from left Jeannine Gus Tarleton, Noreda Keysor,
Cary Elston and Ruby Hockenberry. Sitting on the bench in the background is Lois Williamson the
teams scorekeeper. According to Lois, I never missed a foul shot, said Gerald Sinn.
Walt Sinn was awarded a
trophy for team play and
sportsmanship in the Paulding
County tournament.
Otis Pease, a school custo-
dian and father to Max Pease,
along with Coach Ned Jay and
injured player Ken Zimmer-
man, went to Fort Wayne to
get a second opinion concern-
ing Zs injured hand.
Team members meet at center court to receive the trophy for being named Paulding County
champions. From left Ken Zimmerman, Gerald Sinn, Max Pease, Walt Sinn, Dennis Doster and
Harold Sinn.
St. Patricks tourney explodes to 46 teams
Teams and events galore at MAC Gym
ANTWERP The 2014
version of the third annual St.
Patricks Tournament has
grown into a two-town, six-
basketball court event. Burst-
ing out of the MAC Gym
with a great response, the
Antwerp Local School courts
and Paulding Elementary
and Middle School gyms
have been called into action.
Fifth and sixth boys teams
begin play on Friday night at
the MAC. Ohio teams
Fairview, Holgate, Archbold
and Edon join Indiana
schools Woodlan and Leo.
Twelve sixth grade girls
teams, from as far away as
Wapakoneta, Delphos, Park-
way, Auburn and Edgerton,
will battle for the champi-
onship at Antwerp and Pauld-
ing. Ten total fifth grade girls
teams will travel in from On-
tario, Wapakoneta,
Spencerville and Bryan to
join six local teams in their
quest for the top spot.
The fourth grade boys and
girls divisions seem to draw
the most attention from out-
side the area. Seventeen
teams plan to participate with
the Paulding girls being the
only county team. Girls teams
will also come from Bryan
(2), Hicksville, Napoleon,
Tinora, Wapakoneta and
Berne, Ind.
Boys teams will come from
Norwalk, Patrick Henry,
Lima Shawnee, Continental,
Hicksville, Spencerville, De-
fiance and Ottawa, as well as
Columbia City, Ind.
Come out to the MAC on
Friday night, or all day Satur-
day at all three sites in Pauld-
ing County, and see all the
excitement that is drawing
teams to the area.
ANTWERP The MAC
Gym continues to thrive with
new and bigger events with
everything offered. Following
the winter basketball league,
basketball tournaments and vol-
leyball leagues and tournaments
have been plowing right
through the winter snow.
February began with a six-
team fourth grade and under
event. Teams from Defiance,
Woodlan, Toledo Whitmer,
Paulding and Ayersville joined
the Antwerp squad for a one-
day basketball tournament
event. The Antwerp squad
pulled off the perfect 3-0 day in
defeating Defiance in the finals.
Winter then turned to volley-
ball as 12 sixth grade and under
teams joined forces to open the
second annual winter league in
Antwerp. Woodlan won the
most-players award with 37
girls participating on four teams.
Joining the Woodlan four are:
New Haven Fusion, Bryan, Van
Wert, Woodlan Lutheran
School White & Blue, Wayne
Trace, and Defiance fifth and
sixth grade teams.
In addition, 18 girls in grades
7-9 participate in a league to
bring 14 total teams to Antwerp
each Sunday. The league ends
Sunday.
For older kids, Fair Play Vol-
leyball has brought their adult
volleyball leagues to the MAC
out of Fort Wayne for a change
of venue. Twenty coed adult
teams participated in late Febru-
ary, and 21 teams on March 8.
Teams participated from Arch-
bold, Columbia City, Muncie
and the greater Fort Wayne area.
As winter leagues wrap up,
the gym will still flourish with
activity. The St. Patricks week-
end tournament has grown into
46 boys and girls teams. The
MAC Gym overflow will be
played at two courts in the
Antwerp Local School and an-
other two additional courts at the
Paulding Schools elementary
and junior high gymnasiums.
The school team only tourna-
ment follows up in April with the
areas first travel team tourna-
ment sponsored this year by the
Paulding Kiwanis Club.
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Planning under way
for northwest Ohio
transportation needs
DEFIANCE Maumee Val-
ley Planning Organization
(MVPO) is currently develop-
ing a rural long-range regional
transportation plan for Defi-
ance, Fulton, Henry, Paulding
and Williams counties with a
horizon year of 2040.
The plan, Moving Together
2040, is being funded in part
by a grant from the Ohio De-
partment of Transportation to
review existing transportation
conditions and proposed im-
provements. The plan will be
multi-modal and encompass
traffic volumes, accidents,
road and bridge conditions,
rail crossings and train charac-
teristics, environmental issues,
recreational trails, population
areas including age and envi-
ronmental justice, as well as
other elements pertaining to
transportation and planning
for the region.
MVPO is currently asking
residents in the five-county
area for their comments on the
draft goals and objectives of
the Long Range Transporta-
tion Plan. The draft goals and
objectives of the plan are as
follows:
Safety and Efficiency: Re-
duce serious injury/fatality
crashes and eliminate/reduce
congestion on the transporta-
tion network.
Environmental Steward-
ship: Reduce impacts to envi-
ronmental, natural, and
cultural resources.
Accessibility and Mobil-
ity: Improve accessibility for
the residents to work/activity
centers and movement of
goods/products in the region.
Bicycle and Pedestrian
Initiatives: Improve/expand
recreational trails for all citi-
zens.
Public Involvement: In-
volve and receive input from
the public during all stages of
the planning process.
Finance: Develop project
priority criteria to select proj-
ects.
Freight and Economic Vi-
tality: Identify regional growth
and investment areas for all
modes of transportation.
The goals and objectives in
their entirety can be found
under the Transportation
Planning tab on MVPOs
website at mvpo.org.
MVPO is asking residents
to submit their comments by
phone, standard mail, e-mail,
or by visiting the agencys
website and entering their
comments into the comment
box by April 15. E-mail com-
ments should be sent to Ellen
Barry at ebarry@mvpo.org
and residents may also contact
her by phone at 419-784-
3882.
Standard mail comments
can be sent to: Maumee Valley
Planning Organization, 1300
E. Second St. Suite 200, Defi-
ance OH 43512.
MURAL ADDED Wayne Trace students in Mrs. Judy Snooks art class recently completed a mural in the JH-HS cafeteria.
Shown is the mural along with Mrs. Snook, Emily Mohr, Abigail Shepherd, Alec Kuhn and Emilie Linder.
A thought from a Penny reader
This nice card was received
from Sharon Kepler, a reader
in Bryan:
Hi Nancy,
I enjoy reading your arti-
cles. Keep it up!
You mentioned making snow
ice cream. Is it safe to use our
snow nowadays? If it is, I
would like the exact amounts
of molasses, brown sugar and
snow to make the ice cream or
candy. We have plenty of snow
this year and this reminded me
of when I was a kid. My
Florida grandkids love our
snow and I thought it would be
fun to make.
Sharon, Here is the recipe
for the molasses candy made
by Laura and Mary on Little
House on the Prairie.
MOLASSES CANDY
You will need:
1 cup molasses
1 cup brown sugar
Fresh, clean snow (or crushed
ice)
Measuring cup
Large pot
Wooden spoon
Candy thermometer, or cup
filled with cold water
Shallow pan, such as a cake
pan
Clean towel
Boil the molasses and sugar
together in the large pot until
the mixture reaches the hard
crack stage on a candy ther-
mometer, or until a spoonful
dropped into cold water forms
a hard ball and cracks. Remove
the syrup from the heat.
Scoop fresh, clean snow (or
crushed ice) into the shallow
pan. Dip up a spoonful of syrup
and dribble it onto the snow in
circles, and curlicues, and
squiggledy things, as Laura
and Mary did. It will harden
and become candy. Lift the
candy off the snow and onto a
clean towel to dry.
Antwerp Wrestling Club
competes at Ayersville
State extends its
winter home energy
assistance program
The Home Energy Assistance
Winter Crisis Program will ex-
tend its application deadline
from March 31 to April 15,
2014. The program provides as-
sistance to eligible households
that are threatened with discon-
nection, have been disconnected
or if their tank contains 35 per-
cent or less of its capacity of
bulk fuel.
Our heating bills for these
cold winter days will come due
in March/early April. Extending
the Winter Crisis Program al-
lows Ohioans, who didnt think
they would need help, the op-
portunity to receive it, said
David Goodman, director of the
Ohio Development Services
Agency.
Since the start of the program
in November 2013, more than
116,000 Ohioans have partici-
pated in the program. To qualify
for the Winter Crisis Program a
household must be at or below
175 percent of the federal
poverty guidelines. For a family
of four, the annual income must
be at or below $41,212.50.
Individuals interested in re-
ceiving assistance must have a
face-to-face interview at their
Winter Crisis Program provider.
Please contact Northwestern
Ohio Community Action Com-
mission (NOCAC) to schedule
an appointment. Required doc-
umentation for all household
members includes: proof of 90-
day income (three months),
birthdates, social security cards,
electric bill, and gas bill. If dis-
abled, you will need to provide
proof of disability.
In Paulding County, phone
419-399-3650 and ask for
NOCAC.
Other area numbers:
Defiance County 419-784-
5136
Fulton County 419-337-8601
Henry County 419-599-2481
Van Wert County 419-238-
4544
Williams County 419-636-
4924
County health district advisory
council holds annual meeting
PAULDING The annual
meeting of the Paulding
County General Health Dis-
trict Advisory Council was
held on March 4.
During the meeting, Mark
Holtsberry was named presi-
dent of the council and Tony
Zartman was named secretary
for the ensuing year.
Dennis Miller was ap-
pointed to serve a five-year
term on the board of health, to
expire in 2019.
Reports were presented by
all the health department per-
sonnel for the calendar year
2013.
The following were in atten-
dance: Tom VanVlerah,
Antwerp mayor; Richard
Bowers, Haviland mayor; Ed
Stabler, Harrison Township;
Mark Holtsberry, Jackson
Township; Tony Zartman,
county commissioner;
Gene Sheets, Cecil mayor;
Ron Hunter, Broughton
mayor; Kevin Anderson,
Emerald Township; Randy
Noggle, Benton Township;
Joe Thome, Benton Township;
Ben Wyckoff, Carryall
Township; Dan Thomas,
Brown Township; Steve
Porter, Brown Township;
Marty Adams, Brown Town-
ship; Greg White, Paulding
mayor; Chris Bercaw, board
member;
Ronald Schmidt, board
member; Joseph Kuhn, DO,
board member; Larry B. Fish-
baugh, DO, health commis-
sioner; William Edwards, RS,
emergency response coordina-
tor; Carolyn Ross, RN, direc-
tor of nursing; Brandi
Schrader, RS, environmental
director; Robin Gonzales,
clerk/registrar.
The Paulding County
Health Departments 2013 fi-
nancial report and regular
audit for years ending Dec. 31,
2011-2012 are on file at the
health department. The report
and audit can be viewed dur-
ing regular health department
business hours.
AYERSVILLE The
Antwerp Wrestling Club com-
peted in the Curt Florence Invi-
tational at Ayersville High
School on March 8. All 16
archer wrestlers were able to
place in the top four of their re-
spective weight classes.
Placing fourth on the day
were CJ Eaton and Logan Mc-
Keever. Finishing third were AJ
Eaton, Karsen Donat, Eli Rein-
hart, Kaden Phares, Chase Clark
and Heaven Eaton.
Narrowly missing first place
and finishing second on the day
were Lance McKeever and
Skyler Octaviano.
The Archers were able to
crown five champions in the
tournament. They were Kamren
Johnson, Luke McKeever, Avin
Johnson, Tyler Bauer and Justice
Clark.
Catch the wrestling club as
they compete in the coming
weeks locally at Hicksville,
Wayne Trace and Defiance, and
ending their season at the Archer
Open in Antwerp on April 5.
Spring tractor
show coming up
FORT WAYNE The
Maumee Valley Steam and
Gas Association is having
their annual spring show on
March 22-24, in the Allen
County War Memorial Coli-
seum in Fort Wayne.
Featured will be JI Case
tractors and equipment, Ford
tractors, cars, trucks, Fordson
tractors, garden tractors and
the Cushman Scooters Club.
All exhibitors are welcome
and exhibitors are free.
Part vendors, flea markets
and toy vendors will be offer-
ing their wares. There will
also be a model engine dis-
play. There will also be crafts
to enjoy, a flea market and
working on a quilt.
Due to space, a pre-registra-
tion form is important. For a
pre-registration form, visit the
website at maumeevalley.org
or call 260-797-1222. Daily
admission is $8 per person.
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.
They go to school and to work.
They volunteer. They are your
neighbor. They are your friend.
They are people with developmental
disabilities. March is Developmental
Disabilities Awareness Month.
Paulding County Board of Developmental
Disabilities encourages everyone to
take time to get to know someone
with a developmental disability.
Recognize their ability at work and
picture their capabilities.
By
Kylee Baumle
In The
Garden
The power of a flower
The doorbell rang one cold
and snowy day last week. It
was fairly early and I was still
tinkering around upstairs,
getting ready for my day. I
peeked out of one of the bed-
room windows and saw a Fed
Ex truck backing out of our
driveway.
Id placed some orders re-
cently, so I figured it was one
of those that had been deliv-
ered. I also get quite a few
books each week to consider
for review and many of those
arrive via Fed Ex. In any
case, I didnt run right down
and see what it was until half
an hour later.
When I opened the door, it
was none of the things that I
was expecting. The shiny
black box with gold FTD
lettering told me Id received
some flowers. Now who
could be sending flowers to
me?
Though my husband does
many nice things for me, hes
only sent me flowers a hand-
ful of times. Im okay with
that. Once, he picked some
white daisies (my favorite)
and put them in the mailbox
for me to find, because he
knew that I would stop to get
the mail before continuing
into the driveway after com-
ing home from work. That
was the best bouquet ever and
Ill never forget that.
This time it wasnt my
birthday or anniversary and
we hadnt had an argument
that flowers might amend.
Valentines Day was nearly a
month before, so why was I
getting flowers this time?
I opened the box and inside
was a large bouquet of
brightly colored tulips - or-
ange, pink, purple, and white.
There was a card that read, in
part, Hoping a few blooms
help cheer your snowy days!
from Julie, a friend who lives
in South Carolina.
There are not too many
parts of the country that
havent been affected by the
weather this winter and
though South Carolina is con-
siderably warmer than Ohio,
they too have had it tougher
than in previous years. But
spring was making an appear-
ance there, while we were
facing yet another major
snowstorm.
Earlier that week, Julie had
posted a picture of her bloom-
ing purple reticulated iris on
Facebook and shared her hap-
piness over seeing some
spring color.
I countered with my own
photo of the very same iris in
my garden, but of course
mine was unseen, under a
foot of snow. It will be sev-
eral more weeks before mine
looks like hers.
We laughed a little about it
and in reality, I love seeing
photos of new blooms south
of us, because thats a prom-
ise that well be experiencing
the same, before much longer.
Then the tulips arrived. It
was like sunshine in a box.
Flowers have long been
used to send messages, from
love to apologies to friend-
ship. And though the beauty
of those tulips brightened my
day beyond measure, what re-
ally will warm my heart all
the way through spring was
the motivation behind send-
ing them. I wont soon forget
this random act of kindness
that was just for me.
Never underestimate the
power of a flower.
Read Kylees blog, Our Little
Acre, at www.ourlittleacre.com
and on Facebook at www.face-
book.com/OurLittleAcre. Con-
tact her at
Paul di ngProgres s Gar-
dener@gmail.com.
Kylee Baumle/Paulding County Progress
The power of a flower. These tulips were a gift from a friend in South Carolina where spring is
making an appearance.
Visit us online at
www.progressnewspaper.org ENCOUNTER WITH A SNOWY OWL Brian Gerber shares this rare encounter with a snowy owl:
I was out for a slow jog two Sundays ago about an hour before dark. The sun was shining and the
asphalt roads were soaking in a little heat. I came across this snowy owl. But thats not the most
unique part of this story. She wasnt a bit afraid of me. She actually flew towards me about 8 feet
above my head where we made eye contact. I stopped and she lit in the ditch right beside me. At that
time a field mouse ran across the road. I chased the field mouse back towards the snowy owl. She
landed on the mouse and it quickly became supper. At that point
on man and wild were friends. She followed me until I headed back
to the house. Hence this incredible picture. This is one of the most
beautiful animals I ever came across in the wild. It made me think
that God is in everything. Just wanted to share this experience and
picture with you.
SPRING FORWARD? Divine Mercy preschoolers are so ready for spring! With the official start
to spring (March 20) just over one week away, kids and adults alike are ready to put away the
heavy coats, boots and mittens for the season, but Mother Nature seems to have other ideas. A
winter storm watch in effect this week from Tuesday night through Wednesday afternoon almost
guarantees the ground will again be covered in white.
PAULDING Lets think
spring! The Paulding Soil &
Water Conservation District
(SWCD) is now taking orders.
Orders are open to the public,
and will be accepted until
March 31.
This year, the Paulding
SWCD is proud to announce
some new additions along with
the good old trees:
American Arborvitae, East-
ern Red Cedar, Colorado Blue
Spruce, Norway Spruce,
Eastern White Pine, Red Oak,
White Oak, Walnut, Sugar
Maple, Red Maple,
White Flowering Dogwood,
Red Osier Dogwood, Highbush
Cranberry, Black Cherry,
Forsythia, Red Bud, Lilac,
Pin Oak and Sycamore.
New specialty and bundles:
Domestic Apple Tree 12-
18 (pack of 5)
Ohio Buckeye 12-18
Red Canadice Grapes (2-
year-old plant)
Regent Serviceberry 12-18
(pack of 5)
Value Bundle: 25 American
Arborvitae, 25 Norway Spruce,
25 White Oak, 25 Sycamore
Specialty Bundle: 5 Domes-
tic Apple Trees, 5 Red Canadice
Grapes, 5 Regent Serviceberry
Quantity discounts are avail-
able. Anyone looking for a
species not listed or for large
quantity orders should contact
the Paulding SWCD office for
assistance.
There are several options for
Paulding SWCD annual tree
seedling sale deadline nears
placing an order:
Visit Paulding SWCD office
located at 503 Fairground
Drive, Paulding.
Visit the Paulding SWCD
website at www.pauld-
ingswcd.org for pictures and a
printable order form.
Email paulding@pauld-
ingswcd.org.
Call 419-399-4771 and re-
quest a form be mailed to you.
McAlexander competes at
JH state tourney
YOUNGSTOWN Antwerp wrestler Aidan McAlexander
competed in the Junior High State Championships on March 8-9
in Youngstown.
The seventh grader started his tournament with a win over
Jerome John Seubert by a score of 5-2. In his second match, he fell
to undefeated Dalton Burcher. The loss did not slow down Aidan
as he came back with a 13-0 win over Kaleb Long to conclude the
first day of wrestling.
In his opening match of the second day, Aidan lost to Brock
Lance to end his tournament. For both days of the tournament,
Aidan had a record of two wins and two losses.
Although he came up short of his goal of placing, Aidan can be
proud to have not only qualified but win two matches at what is
without a doubt the toughest tournament he has ever wrestled in.
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Raiders punch ticket to BGSU
Wayne Trace dominates Pilots in total team effort
By KEVIN
WANNEMACHER
Sportswriter
VAN WERT Wayne
Traces boys basketball per-
severed in a big way Friday
night at Van Wert High
School as the Raiders com-
pletely controlled the Divi-
sion IV district championship
against Green Meadows Con-
ference rival Ayersville.
The Raiders never trailed
in the contest and continued
to pull away the entire night
in rolling to a 53-25 win over
the Pilots to advance to re-
gional play this week.
Wayne Trace was set to
take on Buckeye Central in
the Division IV boys regional
semifinal at Bowling Green
State University on Tuesday,
March 11. Results were not
available at press time.
Friday was the most com-
plete game this season by the
red, white and blue and
couldnt have come at a better
time.
It was a total team effort,
commented Raider head
coach Jim Linder. We really
played well on the defensive
end of the floor and the other
thing was we controlled the
boards. Those were two key
areas and everybody played
their roles tonight.
Ayersville came into the
contest having outrebounded
its opponents by 230 boards
on the season.
On Friday, it was the red,
white and blue that controlled
the glass, posting a 37-24 ad-
vantage that played a big part
in the Wayne Trace success.
We knew coming in that
we had to do a good job of
being aggressive and I
thought we did that, Linder
continued. We rebounded
well as a team tonight and that
was big for us.
While the Raider defense
controlled the Pilot offense,
Wayne Traces offense turned
it up a notch in the second
quarter.
The red, white and blue led
9-4 after eight minutes of ac-
tion but used an eight-point run
midway through the second
quarter to take control.
Leading 11-8, consecutive
baskets by Devin Wenzlick and
Ethan Linder, a free throw
from Corbin Linder and an old-
fashioned 3-point play by
David Sinn stretched it to 19-8.
Ayersville did get within 21-
12 late in the first half on a Trey
Bauman free throw but Colby
Speice connected on a trey just
before halftime to make it 24-
12 Raiders at the break.
That was a huge shot,
added the Raider mentor. It
gave us the momentum there
just before halftime after they
had cut into the lead a little bit.
With the Raider lead at 26-
16 early in the third quarter,
Wayne Trace got consecutive
baskets from Corbin Linder,
Wenzlick and Ethan Linder to
extend the margin to 32-16
with 5:36 left in the period.
Following a Pilot timeout,
the Defiance County squad
quickly cut the deficit to 32-
20 after baskets from Kevin
Zimmerman and Dauson
Dales.
However, the Raiders an-
swered with a trey from
Corbin Linder that ignited an
11-0 run and pushed the
Wayne Trace lead to 43-22 at
the end of three periods.
The red, white and blue
forced nine Pilot turnovers in
the stanza, a fact not over-
looked by the Raider head
coach.
Our defensive pressure
was as good as it has been all
year tonight, commented the
elder Linder. We challenged
our kids to step up and raise
their level of play and they
did that. I am really proud of
these kids and the way they
played tonight.
Wayne Trace left no doubt
in the fourth quarter.
The Raiders scored the first
10 points of the final stanza
before cruising to the 53-25
final.
I am very proud of this
basketball team and the effort
they gave tonight, concluded
the Raider mentor.
Ethan Linder led a very
balanced Raider effort with
15 points while Corbin Lin-
der added 10 markers. Wen-
zlick chipped in eight
markers for the red, white and
blue with Speice and Sinn
recording seven each.
Wenzlick also led Wayne
Trace on the boards with
eight followed by Jake Arend
with seven and Ethan Linder
picked up six. Speice dished
out five assists and added
three steals while Ethan Lin-
der and Sinn posted two as-
sists and two steals a piece.
On the night, the Raiders
connected on 24 of 46 shots
(52 percent) and Wayne Trace
committed fewer turnovers,
16-18. Ayersville was limited
to 11 of 38 shooting (29 per-
cent) from the field.
Trey Bauman closed his
Pilot career with eight points
while Dauson Dales and sen-
ior Kevin Zimmerman
chipped in six markers each.
Senior Luke Lawson had two
points in his final game and
Gage Odom picked up a re-
bound in his last game in an
Ayersville uniform.
Bauman also had six
boards and three steals for the
Pilots, who close their season
with a record of 18-8.
RAIDER NOTES Wayne
Trace moved to 34-13 in the
series with the Pilots and 248-
74 overall against current
Green Meadows Conference
members. Fridays game was
only the second time Wayne
Trace has taken on a GMC
team in a district champi-
onship. The Raiders also de-
feated Edgerton in the 2010
district final at Napoleon by a
score of 49-41.
For results from Tuesday
nights regional semifinal,
visit our website at www.pro-
gressnewspaper.org.
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Corbin Linder #30 makes a tough shot against Ayersville last
Friday night to take the championship game and move on to
Bowling Green.
Jim Bowers/ Paulding County Progress
Wayne Traces Devin Wenzlick #34 takes advantage of a Ay-
ersville miscue to gain a 2-pointer for the Raiders.
Pauldings Quentin Vance #10 draws a foul against Ottawa-
Glandorf last Saturday afternoon at Bowling Green.
The Panthers Treston Gonzales #24 works the lane against a
tough second half Ottawa Glan-orf team at Bowling Green last
Saturday afternoon. Paulding bowed out of the tournament on
poor fourth quarter free throw shooting.
Titans end Panthers tournament run 36-32
By JIM LANGHAM
Sportswriter
The Paulding Panthers hope of advanc-
ing to the regional basketball tournament
was snuffed out at the last minute in a hard-
fight battle with a strong, physical Ottawa-
Glandorf team at Bowling Green State
University on Saturday afternoon.
The Panthers led the powerful Titans in
a hard-fought affair for three quarters but
OG rallied in the final eight minutes to
steal the thunder from the local squad.
Going into the fourth quarter, Paulding
was tightly holding on to a 21-19 advan-
tage, but the Titans, behind the strong play
of 6-7 junior Noah Bramlage, stole the fire
and outscored Paulding 17-11 in the final
quarter to pull out a 36-32 win.
The Titans led 8-7 at the end of the first
quarter, but Paulding surged early in the
second stanza to lead at one point, 15-8,
when Kyle Kauser buried a trey. Ottawas
long ball specialist Brad Recker connected
on a 3-point shot to close the gap to 15-11,
but Quentin Vance hit a pair of free throws
that weighed a ton to close out the half with
Paulding on top 17-11.
Neither team shot well in the third quar-
ter but OG managed to outscore Paulding
8-4 to close the gap to two points. Then, in
the final stanza, the Titans big Bramlage
managed to take over the scoring with nine
points that brought his team back for the
win.
Still, Paulding fought hard, with Kauser
muscling up a putback with 2:45 remain-
ing, but OG was leading 28-26 at the time.
The game then seesawed between two
and four points but the Panthers could
never get over the top. A pair of free throws
by Bramlage with 10.3 seconds remaining
closed the door on the Panthers.
I never wanted it to end this way. This
is a great group of kids, said Paulding
head coach Shawn Brewer. They turned
up their pressure the second half. We talked
about it at halftime; we knew that they
were going to do that.
The Titan defense forced the Paulding
attack into seven turnovers in the second
half. In the first half, Paulding had just
been attributed to two miscues.
Our kids did a good job, but we didnt
get enough shots in the second half, and
they started getting to the foul line, said
Brewer. We were able to hold them to
four field goals in that first half.
The game was hotly contested and nei-
ther team shot well. From the field, Pauld-
ing connected on just 9-32 from the field
for a 28 percent shooting percentage. The
Panthers had been shooting consistently in
the 45 to 50 percent range. Ottawa didnt
shoot much better, firing in 8-26 for 31 per-
cent shooting.
Paulding dumped in 10-15 free throws
while the Titans hit on 16-22 from the free
throw line.
I thought our defense once again did a
nice job, said Brewer. If I would have
known coming into the game that we were
going to hold them to 36 points, I would
have been happy with that. We just didnt
get off enough shots.
Kauser told a press conference follow-
ing that OG played a box-in-one defense
but that didnt really phase him.
We played our best and did our best to
score, said Kauser. We kept active and
trying to keep it going. These guys dont
get credit for the defense that they played.
They worked hard.
Brewer praised local fans for their strong
following and support of the team.
We had a great following and the guys
responded, said Brewer. We dont get
to do this very often, although weve
been able to do it twice in the last four
years. We have a wonderful crowd and
community.
Even at the end our guys believed in
themselves, continued Brewer. Im
very happy for them. It was a great sea-
son by a great group of guys.
Paulding finished the season with an
admirable 18-7 record.
2B - Paulding County Progress Wednesday, March 12, 2014
Panthers roar deeper into
tourney with win over Tigers
By JIM LANGHAM
Sportswriter
BOWLING GREEN The
Paulding Panther advanced
deeper into post-season play
on Thursday night, March 6
with a convincing 53-36 win
over Liberty Center in Divi-
sion III District Sectional
competition at Bowling
Green State University.
The Tigers stayed with the
local squad early, but Pauld-
ing continued to nudge fur-
ther away with a strong 17-7
performance in the second
quarter.
The Paulding offense es-
tablished itself early with a
trey by Kyle Kauser in the
first quarter sounding the
alarm of the Paulding offense.
In that quarter, Treston Gon-
zales tallied four points and
Guy Harder connected on
five points to lay the founda-
tion for their strong perform-
ances in the contest.
One Liberty Center defen-
sive accomplishment was to
hold Pauldings premier
scorer Kyle Kauser to seven
points for the contest. How-
ever, the local squad demon-
strated its ability to produce
weapons with the perform-
ances by Gonzales and
Harder.
Scoring-wise, Gonzales
ended the game with 14
points and Guy Harder tallied
16 points to lead the Paulding
attack.
We have a lot of boys on
the team that can shoot well,
said Paulding head coach
Shawn Brewer. We demon-
strated that tonight. When one
guy gets held down, some-
body else steps up. That bal-
anced attack has been one of
the important factors in our
success in late season.
As a team, Paulding con-
tinued its solid shooting, con-
necting on 19-41 shots from
the field for 46 percent. On
the other side of the ledger,
the Panther defense held LC
to 15-36 shooting for 42 per-
cent.
Paulding nudged into a 12-
11 lead at the end of the first
quarter, but its domination
(17-7) in the second stanza
left the Tigers reeling behind
29-18 at the half. Liberty
Center outscored Paulding, 8-
6, in a third quarter in an at-
tempt to get back into the
game, but Paulding pulled
away 18-10 in the final mo-
ments of the game for the
sound win.
Once again, Gonzales led
the way for Paulding in that
final quarter with three buck-
ets.
They were a good team,
better than the final score
shows, said Brewer. They
tried to come at us numerous
times, but our boys kept turn-
ing them back. It was a good
effort on everybodys part
again.
I felt late in the season that
we were coming together and
could make a good run, con-
tinued Brewer. We know we
have our work cut out on Sat-
urday against an Ottawa-
Glandorf team that is also
coming on right now. They are
always tourney-primed and
thats no different this year.
Our guys are determined
and working hard. I know they
leave their hearts on the floor
on Saturday. These are good,
unselfish kids. Were looking
forward to taking on the Titans,
a really sound program year
after year, added Brewer.
Pauldings Kyle Kauser #21 works the ball up court Liberty
Center at Bowling Green last Thursday night.
The Panthers Julian Salinas #25 puts up a shot in the second
half win against Liberty Center on Thursday in Bowling Green.
David Sinn #40 works for an inside shot against Pettisville at
Van Wert Districts last Tuesday night.
Wayne Traces Jake Arend #25 bulls his way to the basket in
the second half against tournament foe Pettisville last Tuesday.
Wayne Trace survives
for win over Pettisville
By KEVIN
WANNEMACHER
Sportswriter
VAN WERT It wasnt near the script
but the end result still was okay as
Wayne Trace overcame a sluggish effort
from start to finish to defeat Pettisville
47-37 in Division IV district semifinal
action at Van Wert High School last
Tuesday night.
The Raiders did what they had to
down the stretch to survive for the vic-
tory and move on to the district champi-
onship.
It wasnt one of our better games but
we survived and that is what you have to
do this time of the year, commented
Raider head coach Jim Linder.
The Raiders jumped in front 8-2 early
on before baskets by Tate Kauffman and
Korben Rychener got the Blackbirds
within 8-6.
However, a late basket by Raider senior
Colby Speice put the red, white and blue
on top 10-6 after eight minutes of action.
Pettisville took its only lead of the con-
test at the 6:01 mark of the second quarter
as a Rychener trey put the black and gold
on top 11-10.
Wayne Trace quickly answered with a
Jake Arend basket and a Luke Miller trey
to post a 15-11 advantage, but the Raider
run was short-lived.
Two Austin Dykstra foul shots, baskets
by Rychener and Dykstra and one of two
free throws from Rychener pulled the
Blackbirds into an 18-18 tie at the inter-
mission.
One thing tonight was we just have to
make better decisions, Linder continued.
But you have to give Pettisville credit as
well. They continued to battle all night
long and they played hard.
After the Blackbirds were the aggressor
in the opening two quarters, Wayne Trace
came out with a run to start the third quar-
ter.
The Raiders opened the second half with
a 13-2 spurt, opening a 31-20 advantage
with 1:23 left in the quarter.
Wayne Trace got a pair of baskets by
Ethan Linder in the spurt along with single
baskets from David Sinn and Colby Spe-
ice. Corbin Linder also had a trey and Jake
Arend added two free throws for the red,
white and blue.
It was a big run for us, stated Linder.
We needed to generate some energy and
we were able to do that for a little bit
there.
Jeremy Mann did give the Blackbirds a
lift, though, heading into the fourth quarter
as Manns trey got Pettisville within 31-23
after three periods.
Rycheners basket with 4:58 left in the
contest pulled the Blackbirds within 37-32.
Wayne Trace answered with four
straight Ethan Linder foul shots to push the
margin to 41-32 and the Blackbirds would
never get closer than six from there.
A pair of Josh Liechty foul shots pulled
Pettisville within 43-37 before the Raiders
sealed the win by hitting four of their final
six charity tosses.
Rychener wrapped up his career in a Pet-
tisville uniform with a dozen points, five
rebounds and three steals. Jeremy Mann
scored three markers to conclude his senior
season for the Blackbirds and Austin Dyk-
stra bucketed six markers and picked up
seven caroms in his final game. Jacob
Reyes also closed his career at Pettisville,
which finishes the year with a record of 13-
12.
Ethan Linder and David Sinn scored 15
and 11 points for the Raiders, who move
on with a record of 21-3. Colby Speice
added eight markers, three assists, three re-
bounds and four steals and Devin Wenzlick
chipped in nine boards and four steals.
Pettisville outrebounded the Raiders 29-
26 on the night but also committed more
turnovers, 22-12. Wayne Trace was 15 of
40 from the field (38 percent) while the
Blackbirds were 14 of 35 (40 percent). At
the charity stripe, the red, white and blue
converted 15 of 21 (71 percent) and Pet-
tisville hit 5 of 11 (45 percent).
NOTES It was the first ever meeting
between Wayne Trace and Pettisville and
the Raiders moved to 8-2 in school history
against Buckeye Border Conference
teams. Wayne Trace has played North
Central (1-0), Hilltop (4-0) and Edon (3-2)
as well from the BBC.
WIN CONFERENCE TITLE The Paulding Panther eighth grade boys basketball team captured the NWC title by defeating Lin-
colnview, 28-22. Team members include Anthony Garcia, Austin Howell, Ethan Dominique, Isaac Baldwin, Logan Bradford, Ethan
Rhonehouse, Blake Dobbelaere, Marcus Miller, Cade McGarvey and Hunter Vogel. The Panthers were coached by Brian Miller.
WRESTLING CLUB POSTS WINS On Saturday, March 2, Wayne Trace Wrestling Club competed in the Titan Open in Ottawa.
Placing first Hunter Long; second: Asa Ames, Corbin Kimmel, Jarrett Hornish; third Nathaniel Osborn, Eli Ames; fourth
Kaiden Suffel, Graiden Troth, Maddox Treece, Kaiden Feeney, Nicholas Barnett, Cassidy Knott. Friday, March 7, Wayne Trace and
Antwerp battled for the trophy for the 3rd Annual Kosch Classic. This dual was put in place in remembrance of the late Walt Kosch.
Walt was an influence to so many young wrestlers. Wayne Trace captured the trophy, winning with a score of 89-37. Finally, on
Sunday, March 9, the club kids wrestled at Ayersville in the Curt Florence Memorial. Placing first Graiden Troth, Jarrett Hornish,
Hunter Long, Gabe Sutton; second Kaiden Suffel, Corbin Kimmel, Devin Egnor; third Jericho Guyton, Asa Ames, Kaiden
Feeney, Nick Fleming, Jess Munger.
Varsity Games
of the Week
Boys basketball
DIV. III DISTRICTS
Paulding...............53
Liberty Center.......36
Ottawa-Glandorf ...36
Paulding...............32
DIV. IV DISTRICTS
Wayne Trace .........47
Pettisville..............37
Wayne Trace .........53
Ayersville..............25
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*PLAYER OF THE YEAR*
Corbin Linder
Wayne Trace HighSchool, Junior, #30
15.7 ppg, 51 assists,
64 free-throws, 63 treys
PAULDING COUNTY PROGRESS
2013- 2014 ALL-COUNTY BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM
2013- 2014 ALL-COUNTY BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM
Ethan Linder
Wayne Trace, Freshman
#15
Derek Smalley
Antwerp, Senior, #3
Guy Harder
Paulding, Senior, #40
Kyle Kauser
Kaden Brumett
Antwerp, Senior, #1
Devin Wenzlick
Wayne Trace, Senior, #34
Sam Williamson
Antwerp, Sophomore, #24
Treston Gonzales
Paulding, Junior, #24
HONORABLE MENTION
HONORABLE MENTION
WTs Linder named
Player of the Year
HAVILAND Wayne Trace
junior Corbin Linder was voted
Paulding County Progress 2013-
14 Paulding County Boys Bas-
ketball Player of the Year in
voting by the county coaches and
media last week.
Linder led the Raiders to the
Green Meadows Conference
championship as Wayne Trace
finished 19-3 in the regular sea-
son and 7-0 in the league for the
schools 25th conference title.
The junior guard paced all
county players with 15.7 points
per game and hit 63 3-pointers on
the year while connecting on 42
percent of his trey attempts.
Corbin has really worked
hard on becoming a better all-
around player, noted Raider
head coach and Corbins father
Jim Linder. He shoots the ball as
much or more than anybody in
the offseason out in the driveway
or at the gym. On top of that, I am
very proud of the way he has
overcome injuries and just con-
tinued to work through them,
both physically and mentally.
Linder added 51 assists and 34
steals for the red, white and blue,
while grabbing 66 rebounds on
the season.
One area he has improved in
is passing the ball, continued the
elder Linder.
Younger brother Ethan Lin-
der, a freshman on the Wayne
Trace team, also was named to
the All-County First Team after
scoring 14.0 points per game
while dishing out 49 assists and
recording 52 steals. The freshman
guard topped the county in shoot-
ing beyond the arc, hitting 31 of
63 shots for 49 percent on the
year.
Joining the two Raiders on the
All-County First Team are Kyle
Kauser and Guy Harder from
Paulding along with Derek Smal-
ley and Trenton Copsey from
Antwerp.
Kyle Kauser finished second
in the county in scoring at 15.5
points per game while also dish-
ing out 51 assists and picking up
47 steals. The Panther senior hit
56 3-pointers on the year, con-
necting on 56 of 137 for 41 per-
cent, while also hitting 55 of 64
free throws (86 percent) to lead
the county.
Guy Harder topped county
players in 2-point field goal per-
centage, converting 95 of 137 at-
tempts for 69 percent. Harder also
picked up 7.3 rebounds per game
and chipped in 10.4 markers a
night for the Panthers.
Trenton Copsey bucketed
11.0 points and led the county
with eight rebounds a game for
Antwerp. The junior forward for
the blue and white added 35 as-
sists and 13 steals as well and
connected on 86 of 151 two-point
field goal attempts (57 percent).
Derek Smalley was second on
the Antwerp squad at 11.4 points
per game and led all county play-
ers with 83 assists on the year.
The senior guard for the blue and
white also picked up 29 steals on
the year while grabbing 53 re-
bounds and connecting on 35 3-
point field goals.
Garnering Honorable Mention
honors were a pair of players
from each squad. Antwerps Kyle
Brumett and Sam Williamson
were selected as well as Pauld-
ings Quentin Vance and Treston
Gonzales. Wayne Traces Devin
Wenzlick and Colby Speice were
the Raider picks.
Colby Speice scored 7.4
points per game for the red, white
and blue and led the Raiders with
72 assists while also posting 56
steals on the season. The senior
guard also picked up 84 rebounds
for Wayne Trace, and chipped in
19 3-pointers during the year.
Devin Wenzlick bucketed six
markers a night for Wayne Trace
and topped the Raiders with 5.8
rebounds a game.
Quentin Vance posted a team-
high 77 assists for Paulding while
recording 47 steals as well. The
senior guard bucketed five points
a game and grabbed 2.5 rebounds
a game for the maroon and white
as well. Vance also connected on
29 of 33 free throw attempts (88
percent) on the season.
Treston Gonzales scored 10.6
points and picked up 4.9 caroms
per game for Paulding while also
posting 36 assists and 54 steals.
The junior forward shot 52 per-
cent from the field (95 of 181) as
well.
Sam Williamson connected
on 38 3-pointers on the season
and averaged 10.2 points for the
Archers. The 6-0 sophomore
guard also picked up 57 re-
bounds, 60 assists and 18 steals
for the blue and white.
Kaden Brumett, a 6-0 senior
guard, posted 11.9 markers a
night for Antwerp while grabbing
54 boards on the year. Brumett
hit a team-high 43 treys while
also dishing out 65 assists and
recording 42 steals for the blue
and white.
County boys basketball stats
2013-14 statistics for Paulding County high
school boys basketball, compiled by sports-
writer Kevin Wannemacher:
SCORING
PLAYER/HS GP PTS AVG
Corbin Linder/WT 21 329 15.7
Kyle Kauser/PHS 22 341 15.5
Ethan Linder/WT 22 309 14.0
Kaden Brumett/AHS 22 262 11.9
Derek Smalley/AHS 22 251 11.4
Trenton Copsey/AHS 22 243 11.0
Treston Gonzales/PHS 22 234 10.6
Guy Harder/PHS 22 229 10.4
Sam Williamson/AHS 22 225 10.2
TWO-POINT SHOOTING
PLAYER/HS FGM FGA FG%
Guy Harder/PHS 95 137 69
Ethan Linder/WT 78 119 66
David Sinn/WT 46 73 63
T.J. Blackmore/WT 49 85 58
Trenton Copsey/AHS 86 151 57
Kaden Brumett/AHS 49 88 56
Kyle Kauser/PHS 59 108 55
Devin Wenzlick/WT 46 87 53
Treston Gonzales/PHS 95 181 52
THREE-POINT SHOOTING
Corbin Linder/WT 63 150 42
Sam Williamson/AHS 38 104 37
Derek Smalley/AHS 35 109 32
Colby Speice/WT 19 78 24
FREE THROW PERCENTAGE
PLAYER/HS FTM FTA FT%
Corbin Linder/WT 64 81 79
Trenton Copsey/AHS 62 91 68
Guy Harder/PHS 39 59 66
Colby Speice/WT 41 63 65
Julian Salinas/PHS 32 49 65
REBOUNDING
PLAYER/HS GP REB AVG
Trenton Copsey/AHS 22 177 8.0
Guy Harder/PHS 22 161 7.3
Devin Wenzlick/WT 20 116 5.8
Treston Gonzales/PHS 22 107 4.9
Colby Speice/WT 22 84 3.8
ASSISTS
PLAYER/HS No.
Derek Smalley/AHS 83
Quentin Vance/PHS 77
Colby Speice/WT 72
Kaden Brumett/AHS 65
Sam Williamson/AHS 60
Corbin Linder/WT 51
Kyle Kauser/PHS 51
STEALS
PLAYER/HS No.
Colby Speice/WT 56
Treston Gonzales/PHS 54
Ethan Linder/WT 52
Quentin Vance/PHS 47
Kyle Kauser/PHS 47
Kaden Brumett/AHS 42
Colby Speice
Wayne Trace, Senior, #20
Quentin Vance
Corbin has really worked hard on becoming a better all-around player.. He has overcome
injuries and just continued to work through them, both physically and mentally.
Raider head coach Jim Linder
Trenton Copsey
Antwerp, Junior #32
ALL-PAULDING COUNTY FIRST TEAM
Sierra McCullough
Paulding, #4
Abby Pease
Paulding, #23
Erin Mohr
Wayne Trace, #5
Kaiya Jemison
Antwerp, #35
Brenda Feasby
Wayne Trace, #24
Peyton Short
Antwerp, #32
Lady Raiders Speice named Player of the Year
Faith Vogel
Paulding, #11
Honorable Mention
Honorable Mention
After setting a new single
game rebounding record and
a new single season rebound-
ing record, Wayne Trace sen-
ior Lauren Speice was voted
2013-14 Paulding County
Girls Basketball Player of the
Year by the county coaches
and media.
Speice finished the season
averaging 10.3 points and
12.3 rebounds per game for
the Lady Raiders, setting a
new single season record
with 284 boards on the year.
The senior forward also
broke the single game record
three times during the season,
breaking it for the final time
on Feb. 13 with 23 caroms
against Edgerton.
With missing most of last
season, I think that helped to
motivate Lauren a little bit
this year, noted Raider head
coach Bethany Hughes. She
worked very hard and she
was very determined that she
wanted to break her moms
rebounding record.
Angie (Hall) Speices old
record of 222 was set during
the 1986-87 season.
The Raider forward also
connected on 87 of 186 shots
(47 percent) while hitting 64
of 99 free throws (65 per-
cent). Speice dished out ten
assists and picked up 36
steals on the season.
She was a leader for us,
Hughes continued. She
stepped up and took over that
role this year for us.
Joining Speice on the First
Team are Antwerps Kaiya
Jemison, Pauldings Sierra
McCullough, the Raiders
Erin Mohr, the Panthers
Abby Pease and Wayne
Traces Brenda Feasby.
Erin Mohr led the county
in scoring at 14.5 points per
game and also picked up 6.2
rebounds a night for the red,
white and blue. The Raider
sophomore dished out 37 as-
sists and had 51 steals as
well, adding a team-high 18
3-pointers during the season.
Brenda Feasby chipped in
8.8 markers a night for the
Lady Raiders and recorded
3.9 boards per game. Feasby
also dished out 65 assists on
the season and posted a team-
high 56 steals.
Sierra McCullough
topped the Lady Panthers at
10 points per game and
picked up 4.7 rebounds a
night for Paulding. The sen-
ior forward added 42 assists
and 36 steals on the season
for Paulding.
Abby Pease was second
on the Panther team in both
points (8.8 per game) and re-
bounds (5.9 per night). Pease
also dished out 24 assists and
recorded 21 steals for the ma-
roon and white.
Kaiya Jemison paced the
Lady Archers in scoring at
9.4 markers a contest as well
as rebounding at 4.4 a night.
Jemison, a senior forward,
led the county in both free
throws made (67) and free
throw attempts (125).
Picking up Honorable
Mention were the Wayne
Trace duo of Madison Poling
and Shayna Temple as well
as Peyton Short and Audrie
Longardner. The Paulding
tandem of Suzanne Reinhart
and Faith Vogel also received
Honorable Mention.
Madison Poling scored
3.3 points per game for the
Lady Raiders but dished out
48 assists and recorded 53
steals on the season. The sen-
ior guard pulled down 58 re-
bounds as well for Wayne
Trace.
Shayna Temple bucketed
7.5 markers a night for the
red, white and blue while
also grabbing 5.1 rebounds a
contest. The sophomore
guard chipped in 67 assists
and 52 steals for the Lady
Raiders.
Peyton Short, a 5-7 fresh-
man guard, bucketed 4.4
points a game for the Lady
Archers while also grabbing
26 rebounds on the season.
The Archer frosh also con-
tributed six treys on the sea-
son and was 32 of 78 (41
percent) inside the 3-point
line.
Sophomore Audrie Lon-
gardner chipped in three
markers and three boards a
contest for Antwerp while
also hitting four times from
beyond the arc. The Lady
Archer guard connected on
20 of 30 foul shots on the
season (67 percent).
Faith Vogel added 5.2
points a night for the Lady
Panthers while also picking
up six boards a contest. She
also finished the regular sea-
son shooting 45 percent from
the field (45 of 99) and
picked up 31 steals.
Suzanne Reinhart also
chipped in 5.2 markers a con-
test and grabbed 2.4 re-
bounds per game. Reinhart
also dished out 29 assists and
recorded 21 steals on the
year.
Final county girls basketball stats
2013-14 final statistics (regular season
stats plus postseason) for Paulding County
high school girls basketball, compiled by
sportswriter Kevin Wannemacher:
SCORING AVERAGE
PLAYER/HS GP PTS AVG.
Erin Mohr/WT 23 333 14.5
Lauren Speice/WT 23 238 10.3
Sierra McCullough/PHS 21 211 10.0
Kaiya Jemison/AHS 22 206 9.4
Brenda Feasby/WT 23 203 8.8
Abby Pease/PHS 21 184 8.8
Shayna Temple/WT 23 173 7.5
FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE
Abby Pease/PHS 66 136 49
Lauren Speice/WT 87 186 47
Faith Vogel/PHS 45 99 45
Erin Mohr/WT 121 270 45
Brenda Feasby/WT 69 168 41
Payton Short/AHS 32 78 41
Sylvia Young/WT 55 136 40
3-POINT PERCENTAGE
Sierra McCullough/PHS 41 116 35
Suzanne Reinhart/PHS 10 34 29
Payton Short/AHS 6 27 22
FREE THROWS
PLAYER/HS FTM FTA FT%
Abby Pease/PHS 52 77 68
Sylvia Young/WT 31 46 67
Lauren Speice/WT 64 99 65
Shayna Temple/WT 45 77 58
Kaiya Jemison/AHS 67 125 54
REBOUNDING
PLAYER/HS GP RB AVG
Lauren Speice/WT 23 284 12.3
Erin Mohr/WT 23 142 6.2
Faith Vogel/PHS 21 125 6.0
Abby Pease/PHS 21 184 5.9
Shayna Temple/WT 23 118 5.1
Sylvia Young/WT 23 116 5.0
2013-2014 ALL-COUNTY GIRLS BASKETBALL TEAM
2013-2014 ALL-COUNTY GIRLS BASKETBALL TEAM
*PLAYER OF THE YEAR*
Lauren Speice
Wayne Trace HighSchool
10.3 ppg, 12.3 rpg,
64 free-throws, 36 steals
(Lauren) was a leader for us... She worked very hard and she was very determined.
Raider Head Coach Bethany Hughes
Audrie Longardner
Antwerp, #20
Madison Poling
Wayne Trace, #32
Shayna Temple
Wayne Traee, #10
Suzanne Reinhart
Paulding, #34
THE OBJECT OF THE MARATHON GAMES
To raise money for the Paulding County Society for Crippled Children & Adults, Inc.
The Society helps to provide the handicapped of Paulding County with equipment & services
that they are unable to afford. The Society helps 100-150 people per year. Basketball
Marathon participants are encouraged to have a great time playing a game of basketball
& scoring as many points as possible in the 24-minutes allowed per game.
Sportsmanlike conduct is the rule, not the exception!!!
RULES GOVERNING PLAY
Please retain this paper for your records
Unsportsmanlike conduct will not be tolerated
No foul shots are permitted, fouls are awarded by taking the ball out of bounds
No time outs permitted
5 players maximum on the floor at one time
No dunking the basketball (we have had to pay for a cracked glass backboard & have had
to stop the game to fix broken break away rims causing the schedule to be interrupted)
No full court press in mini-tots, tots, or mini-youth divisions
In adult co-ed competition, at least two female players on the floor at all times
In adult co-ed competition, male players are not permitted to cross, remain, shoot, or
rebound from the area known as the key. Girls only in the key.
The mini-tots division will use 8 baskets & a youth basketball
The tots, mini-youth, women, & co-ed will use 10 baskets with a womens basketball
Youth division can use mens or womens basketball on 10 baskets
Men will use a mens basketball
OHIO HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC
ASSOCIATION RULES
The OHSAA is organized to administer & supervise the athletic programs for students grades 7-12.
The constitution of the association does not contain any responsibility for any type of athletic program
below 7th grade. Anyone & everyone who is not yet in enrolled in 7th grade may participate in the
Marathon without jeopardizing their future eligibility.
Students in grades 7-12 who are participating in basketball now & in the future, may participate
in the Marathon so long as not more than two players from the same Jr. high or High school team
do not play on the same team however graduating seniors will not count against the teams 2 player unit.
AWARDS (Donated by Fessel Jewelers)
First place & second place trophies will be awarded to the top two teams in the mini-youth,
youth, women, men, & co-ed divisions. (If there is a tie the award will be given to the team
with the larger point spread over their opponent. Sportsmanship trophies will be given to
teams that were mismatched with a team of a higher skill level that caused the largest point
differential or a team that showed great sportsmanship in each division.
Ten individual medals will be awarded for first and second place
in the Mini-Tots and Tots Divisions.
THE MARATHON COMMITTEE
Chad Benschneider 419-263-2277 or 769-4708 Adam Taylor 419-506-1702
John Claymiller 419-399-8440 Brian & Alec Vest 419-263-0037
Chad Cluts 419-263-0327 Kaleigh Young 419-263-2801
Jeremy Dunderman 419-769-0680 Jennifer & Rylee Zartman 419-263-4007
Doug & Vicky Etzler 419-263-3132 Myra Zartman 419-263-0312
Allyssa Jackson 419-263-0327 Russ Zinser 419-506-0258
Krystal Wannemacher Email: 24hourbasketball@yahoo.com
The Marathon Committee will endeavor to make this Marathon the most
enjoyable for you and the fans, and the most profitable for the Society and
the people in Paulding County who need our help. If you have questions,
you may contact any of the Committee members.
Thank you for participating in this most worthwhile
Paulding County charity event!!
CLIP & MAIL TODAY
36th ANNUAL BASKETBALL MARATHON
~~~~OFFICIAL ENTRY FORM~~~~
ENTRY FORM DEADLINE IS WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2ND 2014
This year the Marathon will be held in the Payne Elementary gym Good Friday,
April 18 & Saturday, April 19, starting at approximately 3 pm Friday &
ending at approximately 8 pm Saturday.
The team schedule/ pairings will be published in the Weekly Reminder April 14,
or the Paulding Progress & West Bend News Paper April 16.
Check us out on facebook at playing ball for those who cant
Please Mark the Division of Play
__MINI-TOTS(0-2nd Grade) __TOTS(3rd-5th Grade) __MINI-YOUTH(6th-8th Grade)
__YOUTH(9-12th Grade) Please designate: BOYS___ GIRLS___ CO-ED___
__MEN adult* __WOMEN adult* __CO-ED adult* *denotes no age restriction
REQUESTED WORDING ON BACK OF SHIRTS
One line of copy only:________________________________(print clearly)
Select Color Of Shirts (circle one)
Caronina Blue, Royal Blue, Navy, Purple, Heliconia Pink, Orange, Red, Maroon,
Daisy Yellow, Ash Grey, Dark Heather, Lime Green, Kely Green, Black
Please pick your 10 shirts, extra shirts are $8.00/ 2xl & 3Xl shirts add $3.00
Select Size Of Shirts
Childrens Sizes Adult Sizes
Extra Small (2-4):______________ Small (34-36):______________
Small (6-8):__________________ Medium (38-40):____________
Medium (10-12):_______________ Large (42-44):______________
Large (14-16):_________________ X-Large (46-48):_____________
XX-Large _________*add $3.00
3X-Large__________*add $3.00
PREFERRED TIME OF PLAY
Please give several different time areas, this is a 24-hour event & we cant grant everyones
request. The little kids normally play Saturday morning after 8am or afternoon.
Time #1_______ Time #2_______ Time #3_______
PREFERRED COMPETITION
Want To Play A Team??:_____________ Cant Play ATeam??:______________
_____________________________________________________________
IF YOU HAVE CERTAIN TIMES YOU CANT PLAY LIST REASON ABOVE
NOT EVERYONE CAN PLAY AT 8pm OR 9pm/ 10am OR 11am
ENTRY FEE CALCULATION
Basic Entry Fee (includes 10 shirts): $100.00 (players must also pay admission at the door)
Additional Shirts @ $8.00/shirt..............$________($8.00 X # of shirts in excess of 10)
Charge for XXL and XXXLarge Shirts..$________($3.00 X # of XXL or XXXL shirts)
Total Amount Due With This Entry..$_______________
Make checks payable to Paulding County Society for C.C. & A. Mail entry form & check
to: Basketball Marathon, 8602 Rd. 51, Payne, Ohio 45880.
**DEADLINE FOR ENTRIES IS WEDNESDAY,APRIL 2ND**
TEAM REPRESENTATIVE INFORMATION
Name:_________________________Address:_________________________
Phone#__________________Email:___________________________
RETURN THIS FORM WITH YOUR CHECK
For The Paulding County Society For
Crippled Children & Adults
36TH ANNUAL 24-HOUR BASKETBALL MARATHON
PLAYING BALL FOR THOSE WHO CANT
$150 QUEEN PILLOWTOP
MATTRESS SET. New in
plastic, can deliver 260-493-
0805. 29p4
YEARS AGO ANTIQUE
MALL, 108 W. Main Street,
Van Wert (419) 238-3362, 30+
Dealers. Closed Tuesdays.
Buy & Sell. 27ctf
AL GRIFFITHS CON-
STRUCTION: Windows, light
electrical, drywall, siding,
doors and more. Call Al for
your repair or construction
needs. 419-506-2102 51ctf
708 W. PERRY ST - PAULD-
ING. Updated house - 2
bdrm., 1 bath, with appli-
anaces. $500 per mo. plus
deposit. 419-769-0355 29p2
ROOMMATE TO SHARE
EXPENSES, separate bath-
rooms, 419-263-2780. 12ctf
30 TILLABLE ACRES 4
MILES WEST OF GROVER
HILL. Optional 50 acres
fenced pasture with well
water. 419-399-2271 29p2
3 BEDROOM HOUSE IN
HAVILAND. $400 lease and
deposit. No pets. Apply at
Haviland Drainage office.
29c3
TWO, NICE 1 BDRM APTS.
on ground level. 1 mile West
of Antwerp, quiet country set-
ting. Laundry facility on site -
included in rent. 260-385-8799
14ctf
2 BDRM. APARTMENTS
FOR RENT in Paulding and
Defiance. Please call Al at
419-399-2419 for more de-
tails. 43ctf
IN PAULDING - Whispering
Pines - 2 bdrm. Call 419-
670-4655 or 419-399-2419
47ctf
NOW LEASING: ONE &
TWO BEDROOM APART-
MENTS. in Paulding. Please
call Straley Real Estate at
419-399-4444 or 419-399-
3721 for more informa-
tion 25ctf
PAULDING STORAGE CEN-
TER: Now renting storage
units. Different sizes available.
Call 419-399-2419 for info.
18ctf
PAULDING MINI STORAGE
UNITS. For more information
please call Straley Real Es-
tate at 419-399-4444 or 419-
399-3721 25ctf
ROOMMATE WANTED -
need someone to share my 3
bdrm home on Dix St. Steady
income a must, plus refer-
ences. $350 mo./deposit. In-
cludes ALL utilities. Call Terry
419-770-5267 29c1
CARE GIVER WANTED - in-
cludes light cooking and com-
panionship for elerly man who
is physically able. Would con-
sider part-time - flexible hours.
Must supply excellent refer-
ences, background check and
your own transportation. Meals
included. Reply to PO Box 294,
Payne, OH 45880 29p3
JOB FAIR - OPEN INTER-
VIEWS, THURSDAY, MARCH
13, 2014 1:30PM-4PM. 1st
Edition Building, Delphos Li-
brary, 302 West 1st Street,
Delphos, OH. Now Hiring for:
Sanitation, Production Work-
ers, Industrial Maintenance.
Preferred Clean Criminal Back-
ground. Sponsored by R&R
Employment. Questions, call
419-232-2008 29c1
CHRISTIAN TYPIST
WANTED - needs to be famil-
iar with on-line classes, web-
sites, and APA formatting.
$8/hour, up to 20 hours weekly.
Call 419-796-8718 28p2
WILL CARE FOR THE ELD-
ERLY - hourly or 24/7. 33
years of experience. Best of
references. 419-238-0001 or
419-771-8019 28p4
HOME FOR SALE BY
OWNER - 4 bdrm., 2 full
baths, eat-in kitchen, all-sea-
son room, natural gas heat,
central air, detached garage,
storage shed. Quiet Paulding
neighborhood, $62,000. Call
419-233-2951 29p1
NEW LISTING - BEAUTI-
FUL 3 BDRM, 1 1 /2 BATH
RANCH HOME. Great loca-
tion, 735 Tom Tim Dr., near
school & park. Lg. backyard
overlooking pond & forest.
Home includes lg. eat-in
kitchen, lg. family room, liv-
ing room & den. $130,000.
Call 419-576-7758 to tour.
51ktf
THE PAULDING COUNTY
FAMILY AND CHILDREN
FIRST COUNCILS ANNUAL
FINANCIAL REPORT for cal-
endar year 2013 is available for
public inspection at the West-
ern Buckeye ESC fiscal office
located at 202 N. Cherry St.,
Paulding, OH 29c1
CHARTER BUS TRAVEL
PARTY - SUNDAY, MARCH
16, 2014 RAMADA INN -
EXIT 13 - OHIO TURNPIKE.
1:30-4:00PM Free! Free!
Entertainment & Door prizes.
New Fliers available!! Eve-
lyns Excursions. 877-771-
4401 - 419-737-2055 29c1
LADIES SIZE 2XL WINTER
COAT. Excellent condition.
$25. Phone 419-399-2188
29k1
13-MONTH-OLD CHI-
HUAHUA. Call 419-670-
4306 after 4pm. 29k1
RED SHORT STRAPLESS
PROM DRESS - beaded top
7/8 size, $20. Womens 18/20
clothes, $50. Call 419-399-
3408 29k1
COINS, ANTIQUES, OLD
KNIVES, postcards, OLD
toys, jewelry, watches,
stamps, collections. Austin
White 419-399-3353 14p7
FOR SALE
SERVICES
ANTIQUES
FOR RENT
HOME FOR SALE
HELP WANTED
ROOMMATE
HEALTHCARE
NOTICE
TRAVEL
FREE ZONE
WANTED TO BUY
If its time to
get rid of it...
sell it
quick with
& WEEKLY REMINDER
P PROGRESS ROGRESS
P PAULDING AULDING C COUNTY OUNTY
CLASSIFIEDS
reaching up to
10,500 homes
every week
TO PLACE
YOUR AD,
CALL US AT
419-399-4015
M.L. Zehr Construction
The quality of our work speaks for itself
and will remain long after.
Metal Frame Buildings
Pole Barns
Commercial & Residential
25720 Notestine Rd., Woodburn, IN 46797
(260) 433-5628 Mon. - Fri. 6:30 am - 5:00 pm
Free
Estimates
30+ Years
Experience
19c1
KELLY SERVICE IS HAVING A JOB FAIR!!!
Kelly Services, in partnership with Whirlpool (both
Findlay and Ottawa Locations) are searching for asso-
ciates to work in manufacturing / production / assembly
positions. Are you or someone you know looking for
work? We are holding a Job Fair at the following location:
JOB FAIR
Date: Monday, March 10th 2014
Time: 10am - 3pm
JOB SOLUTIONS
7746 County Road 140
Findlay, OH 45840
If you are unable to attend our Job Fair,
contact us at the following numbers:
For the Findlay Location - 419-423-6161
For the Ottawa Location - 419-523-1325
Primarily 2nd and 3rd shifs are available.
Some frst shif positions may be available.
Starting pay is $10.00
29c1
FOLTZ REALTY
Donald K. Foltz, II - Broker: 106 N. Williams St. Paulding
www.foltzrealty.com 419-399-2347
REALTORS: Tim Boss 419-769-0823, Maurie Wannemacher 419-769-9090
#2841 OPEN TO OFFER 521
Plainfield Dr. Payne: Nice 3 Br.,
1 1/2 Ba., home with vinyl siding,
new flooring, built in appliances,
attached garage and above
ground pool with decking. $89,900
Call Maurie
#2847 907 Countryview Dr. Pauld-
ing: Open to Offer. Beautiful, well
kept" home in a nice, established
neighborhood. 3 BR., 2 BA., w/ fam-
ily room, living room, covered front
porch, fenced patio area in back and
16' x 20' pole building. Many more
amenities. $125,000 Call Maurie
#2833 Reduced Price! 733 N.
Cherry St. Paulding: Nice 3 BR.,
2 Ba., home with newer windows,
new roof, 24'x 36' detached
garage. Very well landscaped
and manicured. Extra 1/2 Lot and
partial basement!! $108,900
Call Maurie
#2837 212 E. Bailey St. Payne:
Make Offer Reduced to $45,900
This home has replacement win-
dows, newer roof, 3 Bdrms with
walk-in closets, 2 full baths, vinyl
fencing & fish pond W/ fountain.
Call Maurie
CHECK OUR WEBSITE @ foltzrealty.com
100 East Jackson St., Paulding, OH 45879
419-399-4444
STRALEY REAL ESTATE
3 BEDROOM one story
home with attached garage.
Newer siding, windows,
kitchen tops, and most floor
covering. Located in
Paulding. #330
ON THE MAUMEE RIVER:
Many recent improve-
ments both inside and out.
Theres a 3 bdrm., 1.5
bath home with basement,
garage, storage shed &
many trees, all on 1.88
acres. #356
PRICE REDUCED for this
2800 sq. ft., 3 bedroom 3
bath home having a private
living room, spacious
equipped kitchen, large
separate dining room, and a
family room with fireplace.
The attached garage that's
larger than some homes
has 1200 sq. ft. with plenty
of space for your vehicles,
work area, and storage. Out
back the rear-shaded patio
overlooks the pond with all
setting on 2.5 acres with
more land available.
Located on Road 132 near
the Paulding Hospital. #344
CLEAN & NEAT home on a
corner lot in Paulding with
hardwood floors, recent
updates, and fenced side
and rear yards. #357
For photos & more information please visit
www.straleyrealestateinc.com, or call
Matt Straley at 419-785-5161
Carolyn Straley at 419-769-1352 or 419-399-3721
Rudy Straley at 419-769-8996 or 419-399-3721
or email straleyrealestate@windstream.net
BUI LDI NG SI TES -
Located in and near
Paulding. Various sizes
and prices. Please call
for information.
TUE8DAY * MARCH 25
th
, 2014
7:00 P.M. 8harpl

AUCTION LOCATION: For Your Comfort this Auction will be held in the
Kalida Fish & Game Clubhouse 16415 8t. Rt. 694 KALDA, OH 45853
PARCEL # 1: 42.168 Surveyed Acres Part of East and Part of West of SW of Section 7 Greensburg Twp. Putnam
Co., Ohio. Which includes a 40` access lane to property from Rd. 19, This Parcel is Mostly
Nice and Square with Mostly All Paulding Soils, Ready for Spring Possession
PARCEL #2: 82.904 Surveyed Acres Part of East and Part of West of SW and SW of SE of Section 7 of
Greensburg Twp. Putnam Co., Ohio. This Parcel is a Nice and Square Parcel w/ Mostly Paulding Soils, Will Share Access
Over Lane from Rd. 19, West Part Ready for Spring Possession/ East 40 Acres is in Wheat and Subject to Tennant`s
Rights, Buyers to get $90.00 Per Acre Cash Rent for 2014 Crop Year
PARCEL #3: 125.072 Acres, This is the Combination of Parcels 1 & 2 as a SINGLE UNIT
PARCEL #4: 75.64 Acres +/- in NE Part of Section 18 Greensburg Twp. Putnam Co., Ohio ~Except Cemetery This
Parcel has a 2390 Sq. Ft. Frame Farm Home w/ Attached 2 Car Garage and Barn. Parcel is Split by Road I-18 w/ App.
41.5 Acres Farmland on North Side of Road and App. 22+ Acres South of Road Plus 4.5 Acres CRP Land SE of Home
Balance Home Site & Waste, Farm Soils are a Mixture of Roselm, Paulding, Haskins, Genesse, Sloan, and Seward, 41.5
Acres on North Side of Rd. I-18 is in Wheat and Subject to Tennant`s Rights, Buyers will get $90.00 Per Acre Cash Rent
for 2014 Crop Year
PARCEL #5: 200.7 +/- Acres, This is the Combination of Parcels 1-4 as a SINGLE UNIT

"COLLECTIVE BIDDING METHOD USED"

Owner: BYRON ARTHUR GB8ON GUARDAN8HP
KURT SAHLOFF GUARDIAN / ATTORNEY Putnam Co. Case #2002- 2024A

Conducted By:
8EFKER REAL E8TATE & AUCTON CO. * OTTAWA, OH
Aaron 8iefker, Broker/ Auctioneer 419-538-6184 Office 419-235-0789 Cell
Tom Robbins, Dan Limber, and Darrel D. Yoder Assisting Auctioneers
Licensed and Bonded in Favor of State of Ohio
View Pictures on the web www.siefkerauctions.com
SHOWN BY APPOINTMENT
FOR TERMS, CONDITIONS, or PRIVATE SHOWING Contact: AARON SIEFKER 419-235-0789
200.7 +/- ACRE8 FARM REAL E8TATE * Offered in 5 PARCEL8
8ECTON8 7 & 18 of Greensburg Twp. PUTNAM COUNTY, OH
HOME & VACANT FARMLAND "WATCH FOR AUCTION SIGNS"
FARM HOME8TEAD 18389 RD -18 CONTNENTAL, OHO
WANNEMACHER AUCTIONEERS
PUBLIC AUCTION
adba Foltz Realty
106 N. Williams St. Paulding, Ohio
Phone 419-769-9090
"Call Us, We're The Other Guys"
148.75 +- Acres Farmland
PAULDING CO., OHIO
PAULDING TWP.
OFFERED IN 5 PARCELS
6 P.M. Friday Night April 11, 2014 Friday Night 6 P.M.
DIRECTIONS: Take SR. 500 SW of Paulding, Ohio past P.C. Hospital
approx. 1 3/4 miles to CR. 87, turn (South) mile on left to property..
Watch for Auction Arrows
TO BE SOLD AT 6 P.M. SHARP - DONT BE LATE
NOTE: Farm is to be sold in 5 Parcels, in combination thereof as follows:
Parcel #1 = Being 40 Acres good productive farmland in the SW1/4 of
SW1/4 of Section 22, Paulding County, Ohio
Parcel #2 = Being 31.0 Acres good productive farmland in the NW1/4 of
the SW1/4 of Section 22
Parcel #3 = Being 77.75 Acres of good productive farmland in E1/2
SW1/4 of Section 22
Parcel #4 = Combination of Parcel #1 and Parcel #2 = 71 Acres Total
Parcel #5 = Combination of Parcels #1 and Parcel #2 and Parcel #3
a total of 148.75+- Acres.
TERMS: We will be selling this property to the highest bidder. Buyer to
sign Purchase Agreement, Property Disclosure, Buyers to pay: $10,000 down
on Parcel #1 and #2 and $20,000 down on Parcel #3, Parcel #4, and Parcel #5
Auction Day. Balance at Closing on or before May 11, 2014. Joseph Burkard is
the Attorney for the Seller and will be preparing Sellers closing documents that
includes Owners Policy of Title Insurance in the amount of the selling price.
Seller to pay all Real Estate Taxes for the year 2014. All Statements made day of
Auction take precedence over all printed matter. For more InformationCall the
Auctioneers at 419-769-9090 or 419-399-2347. Ask for Maurie
AUCTIONEERS NOTE: This is good productive farmland, and it shows, Latty
Type soil as to USDA Soil Survey. Farmed by a professional farmer. Buyer to
receive possession of said property upon the harvesting of the 2014 crops, or
when current 2014 lease is terminated. Buyer to receive all Lease Contract Money
for the year 2014. Come walk over the property, check farm for drainage outlets.
Paved road on 2 sides. Have your nances in order by day of auction and be ready
to bid and buy! Sold with conrmation of Seller.
NOTE: Auction to be held @ P.C. Fairgrounds, Extension Building @ 6 P.M.
on CR.132 on Fairground Rd.
OWNERS: Fredrick Vincent and Laura Vincent
WANNEMACHER AUCTIONEERS
106 N. Williams Street Paulding, Ohio 45879
Auctioneers: Maurice Wannemacher-Jeff Strahley-Kevin Anspach
JoEllen Sisson, Bev Wannemacher Clerks & Mike Winans Associate
SATELLITE
INSTALLER NEEDED
VAN WERT and
surrounding Counties
Full Time, benefits,
401k, Paid training at
$10.00 per hour, Drive
Co. truck, No exp.
necessary; Must pass
driving, background
& drug test.
Apply online @
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New Subscribers, Call 419.399.4015
The Paulding Progress/Weekly Reminder
ORDINANCE
1470-14
Ordinance 1470-14
was passed by Pauld-
ing Village Council on
March 3, 2014, and
goes into effect and
shall be in force imme-
diately. The summary
of this legislation is as
follows:
AN ORDINANCE
A U T H O R I Z I N G
THE ADVERTISE-
MENT FOR BIDS
FOR THE SALE OF
THE "BARNES
HOTEL" PROPERTY
LOCATED IN THE
VILLAGE OF
PAULDING, OHIO
AND DECLARING
AN EMERGENCY.
Copies of the full text
of this legislation may
be obtained at the
Finance Director's
Office, 116 South
Main Street between
the hours of 8:00 a.m,
and 5:00 p.m. Monday
through Friday.
Melissa S.Tope,
Finance Director 29c2
ORDINANCE
1471-14
Ordinance 1471-14
was passed by Pauld-
ing Village Council on
March 3, 2014, and
goes into effect and
shall be in force imme-
diately. The summary
of this legislation is as
follows:
AN ORDINANCE
A U T H O R I Z I N G
THE STATE Of
OHIO DEPART-
MENT OF TRANS-
PORTATION TO
RESURFACE US-
127/SR-l 11, AND DE-
CLARING AN
EMERGENCY.
Copies of the full text
of this legislation may
be obtained at the Fi-
nance Director's Of-
fice. 116 South Main
Street, between the
hours of 8:00 a.m. and
5:00 p.m. Monday
through Friday.
Melissa S.Tope,
Finance Director 29c2
LEGAL NOTICE
The Village of Pauld-
ing will be accepting
sealed bids for the sale
of the following de-
scribed real estate, to-
wit:
Inlot Number One
Hundred Eighty-nine
(189) in the Original
Plat of the Village of
Paulding, Paulding
County. Ohio, have
and except the North-
west Quarter (1/4) of
said Lot: more particu-
larly described as fol-
lows:
Beginning at the
Northwest corner of
said Inlot Number One
Hundred Eighty-nine
(189), running thence
East on the North line
of said Lot. Sixty-six
(66) feet; thence South
on a line parallel with
the West line of said
Lot, Thirty-three (33)
feet; thence West on a
line parallel with the
aforesaid North line.
Sixty-six (66) feet;
thence South on a line
parallel with the West
line of said lot, Thirty-
three (33) feet; thence
West on a line parallel
with the aforesaid
North line, Sixty-Six
feet (66) to the West
line of said Lot; thence
North on said West
line. Thirty-three (33)
feet to the place of be-
ginning.
Together with all the
appurtenances and
hereditaments there-
unto belonging.
Parcel No.: 30-24S-
064-00
The real estate being
sold is the former
"Barnes Hotel" prop-
erty and is located at
110 South Williams
Street. Paulding, Ohio.
All bids must be
placed in a sealed en-
velope and be identi-
fied as "BID FOR
BARNES HOTEL
PROPERTY" and re-
ceived by the Finance
Director, Village of
Paulding, 116 South
Main Street, Paulding.
Ohio 45879 by 12:00
P.M. (Noon) on
Wednesday. April 23,
2014, at which time
they will be opened
and read,
The real estate is to
be sold and conveyed
to the highest bidder
by quit claim deed on
the following terms:
1. Bids must be in a
minimum amount of
$8,000.00.
2. Ten percent (10%)
of the purchase price
to be deposited with
the bid by certified
check, and the bal-
ance to be paid to the
Finance Director of
the Village of Pauld-
ing within thirty (30)
days after the accept-
ance of the bid by the
Council of the Vil-
lage.
3. The successful bid-
der for the property
must agree, in writ-
ing, to comply with
all ordinances of the
Village of Paulding,
Ohio, that pertain to
possible uses for said
real estate.
The Village of Pauld-
ing reserves the right to
accept or reject any
and all bids.
Please contact Harry
Wiebe, Village Admin-
istrator, at 419-399-
2806 with any
questions. 29c5
PROBATE COURT
OF PAULDING
COUNTY, OHIO
JOHN A. DEMUTH,
JUDGE
In RE: CHANGE OF
NAME OF EMILIE
ANN HARLESS (Pre-
sent Name) EMILIE
ANN LINDER (Name
Requested) Case No.
20146004 .
NOTICE OF HEAR-
ING ON CHANGE
OF NAME (R.C.
2717.01)
Applicant hereby gives
notice to all interested
persons that the appli-
cant has filed an Appli-
cation for Change of
Name in the Probate
Court of Paulding
County, Ohio, request-
ing the change of name
of Emilie Ann Harless
to Emilie Ann Linder.
The hearing on the ap-
plication will be held
on the 24th day of
April, 2014, at 1:00 o-
clock P.M. in the Pro-
bate Court of Paulding,
County, located at 115
N. Williams Street,
Paulding, Ohio.
Emilie Ann Harless,
6327 St. Rt.. 49,
Payne, Ohio 45880
29c1
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