Paulding County Progress November 26, 2014 PDF

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Fire chief given 90-day suspension
By JOE SHOUSE
Progress Staff Writer
PAYNE The conference room
normally used to house the bi-monthly meetings for the Payne Village
Council was the scene of a small-town
courtroom on Monday night.
A hearing was held as a result of
Fire Chief Jamie Mansfield receiving
notice from council dated Oct. 27 for
being guilty of making one purchase

without prior approval of the fiscal
officer and therefore failing to receive
a proper purchase order prior to purchase.
Because of the nature of the allegation brought against the chief, Mansfield sought out legal council on the
matter. Therefore a hearing allowing
cross examination was held on Mon-
day evening.
Following the hearing the council
elected to go into executive session.
After 20 minutes of deliberation, the
council, under the direction of its solicitor, attorney James Sponseller, returned with a guilty charge. Mansfield
would be suspended for 90 days without pay. The suspension took effect
immediately.
The one misconduct charge made

against Mansfield stems from him
having one of his firefighters sized for
turnout gear and then making a purchase without a purchase order. The
purchase was made after Mansfield was
informed by council that all purchases
required a purchase order number.
See HEARING, page 2A
Around
Paulding Antwerp students learn ABCs of Thanksgiving
County
Blood drive set
PAULDING The American Red Cross asks eligible

donors to give something that
means something this holiday
season a lifesaving blood
donation.
A blood drive is scheduled
from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday,
Dec. 8, at First Financial Bank,
201 N. Main St. in Paulding.
To donate blood, download
the American Red Cross Blood
Donor App, visit www.redcrossblood.org or call 1-800RED CROSS (1-800-7332767) to make an appointment
or for more information.
Frozen program
offered at
Paulding Library
PAULDING Do you want

to build a snowman? The
Paulding County Carnegie
Library Childrens Room announces A Very Frozen Evening from 6-7 p.m. Tuesday,
Dec. 9 at the main historic
Carnegie library in Paulding.
Children in grades K-2 are
invited to don their favorite
Frozen costume and join
in the fun with crafts, games,
activities and more. Space is
limited so pre-registration is
required. Call the Childrens
Room at 419-399-2032 to register your child.
Shop
locally
Christmas is only 29 days
Members of Chad Schindlers pre-school class in Antwerp have been spending time learning the meaning of being thankful.
They include front from left Elliana Burtnett, Anneliesse Zijlistra, Alyssa Phillips, Devin Hicks, Inara Meine, Kora Zuber; second
row Levi Alvarez, Braxton Peters, Kati Phares, Landon Bryant, Charlotte Hook, Elise Meyer; back row Chad Schindler (teacher)
and Laura Boesch (aide).
Official count: Library

levy passes by 26 votes
From Staff Reports

PAULDING
The Paulding
away! Please remember to
shop locally whenever possible County Board of Elections held
its official ballot count for the
the best way to support the
hometown economy is to shop Nov. 4 General Election starting
at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 18.
where you live.
Sixty-three provisional bal Count down to Christmas
lots and several absentee ballots
with special ideas and tips
returned by mail were to be
posted daily on our website
considered in the official results.
www.progressnewspaper.org.
The board certified its results
early Tuesday afternoon.
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In the unofficial count on

election night, the library levy
renewal led by a slim 20-vote
margin. Following the official
count, that margin increased to
26.
The election board will hold
a mandatory recount on the library levy at 9:30 a.m. Monday,
Dec. 1.
The full results are posted at
www.progressnewspaper.org.
Meet Santa Dec. 6

PAULDING The Paulding Lions Club will again be
hosting Meet Santa for the
children. The event will be
held from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6, at the Paulding
Eagles. Activities begin at 11
with Santa arriving on a fire
truck at noon.
Activities will include crafts
for kids while waiting for San-
ta, Christmas music and a free

meal for the children provided
by the Eagles Ladies Auxiliary. Adults can purchase lunch
for $1.50. Other activites include a raffle for kids to win
toys and the opportunity to
sit on Santas lap. All children
will receive a candy treat so
that no child goes home without a prize.
See ABCs, page 2A
Chief Super Market chain is

acquired by Fresh Encounter
FINDLAY Fresh Encounter Inc. announced Nov. 19 that
it has entered into a definitive
agreement to acquire Chief Super Market Inc.
Headquartered in Defiance,
Chief is a retail grocery chain
with stores located in west central and northwest Ohio. The
acquisition incorporates all
Chief Super Market Inc. retail
locations, Boots BBQ, Chief
Kitchen and Chief Smokehouse operations into the Fresh
Encounter retail business.
This acquisition will be
transformative for Fresh Encounter Inc. The Chief locations will increase our retail
footprint in Ohio as well as
onboard premier grocery retail
locations into our operation,
said Michael Needler Jr., CEO
and president of Fresh Encounter Inc.
Fresh Encounter operates

25 stores in Ohio and Indiana.
Chief Supermarkets operate 11
stores in Ohio.
It is difficult to create a
merger of this size in such
close proximity and not overlap retail locations, but this
is one of those rare instances
when we can consolidate resources without sacrificing any
retail operations.
Michael Needler Sr. and the
late Susan Needler founded
Fresh Encounter in 1995, after
the acquisition of CWC Companies from Carroll Cheek.
CWC Companies was founded
in 1964. The chain of grocery
stores celebrated 50 years of
continuous service to Ohio
and Indiana residents in 2014,
operating under the banners of
Great Scot, Community Markets and Sack n Save.
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ANTWERP Students at
Antwerp pre-school have been
learning the ABCs of Thanksgiving under the guidance of
their teacher, Chad Schindler,
over the past few weeks. These
days, the classroom is fully
decorated in Thanksgiving attire and students are dressed
with costumes representing the
pilgrims and Native Americans
who were present at the first
Thanksgiving dinner.
Students are dressed to role
play, observed Schindler. All
of the learning about Thanksgiving is being done through
scrapbooks, arts and crafts and
role playing. Weve been having a lot of fun.
Schindler said that he wants
students to know the history behind the Thanksgiving celebration and why it is done.
We want to make it more
meaningful and relevant to the
students, especially the meaning of being thankful, noted
Schindler. We cover everything from toys to clothes.
Kora Zuber gets the meaning
of it all and is thankful for toys,
toy telephones, her baby brother, sister, stuffed animals and
the familys two kittens.
Were going to my grandmas across the train tracks for
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Fresh Encounter is an obvious succession plan for our
organization. We have been
colleagues for many years and
respect their approach to the
challenging, yet rewarding,
grocery business. We look forward to watching the combined
organizations continue to grow
and prosper, said Stephanie
Skylar, president and CEO of
Chief Super Market Inc.
The retail stores will continue to operate under their
existing brands. The combined
companies will now operate 36
stores in Ohio and Indiana and
employ approximately 2,200
people.
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2A - Paulding County Progress Wednesday, November 26, 2014
A full calendar for Christmas n HEARING

From Staff Reports
Mark your calendar now to
attend:
Wednesday, Nov. 26
Night of Lights annual holiday lighting ceremonies in
downtown Fort Wayne, starting
at 5:15 p.m. The iconic Santa and his Reindeer display at
Main and Berry streets will be
lit at 6:15 p.m. For full schedule, visit www.HolidayFestDowntown.com.
Fantasy of Lights at Franke
Park in Fort Wayne will be open
every nightly Nov. 26-Dec. 31.
Thursday, Nov. 27
Thanksgiving Day.
30th annual Embassy Festival of Trees Nov. 27-Dec. 3 at
the Embassy Theatre in downtown Fort Wayne. For times and
schedule of events, visit www.
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Friday, Nov. 28
Santa Claus will be arriving
in Bryan in the Santa Parade at
6:30 p.m. Nov. 28. The citys
holiday lights will be turned on
for the season.
Parade of Lights at 6:30 p.m.
in Archbold. Lite the Nite 5K
at 5:45 p.m. prior to the parade.
Archbold Festival of Lights at
Ruihley Park 4:30-11 p.m. daily
through Jan. 1. Visit http://archboldchamber.com.
Monday, Dec. 1
Christmas For Kids live drive
from 7-9 a.m. at Wayne Trace
High School.
Drop off donated items for
TGIF giveaway from 8 a.m.6 p.m. at the county extension
building.
More at www.progressnewspaper.org
Continued from Page 1A
The purchase was made using grant funds Mansfield had

secured to purchase fire gear
to benefit his department. The
purchase in question was not
made using village funds.
The hearing opened with
Sponseller giving a brief overview of the case. Members of
the Benton and Harrison township fire departments were in
attendance in support of Mansfield. The townships asked if
Payne Council was responsible
for making all decisions such as
the one made concerning Mansfield and the answer was yes.
Attorney Shaun Putnam,
from Van Wert and representing Chief Mansfield, was first
to cross examine the village and
called Mayor Terry Smith to the
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stand for questioning.

Putnam grilled the mayor for
nearly 40 minutes. Pinpointing
when the gear was purchased,
the interpretation of what misfeasance and malfeasance are,
and the working relationship
between the mayor and the
chief, were all part of Putnams
questioning of the mayor.
When asked by Putnam if
there was any animosity between him and the chief, Smith
said, No. Putnam went on to
say, Is this not abuse of power
against my client? A vendetta?
And the mayor again responded, I dont have a vendetta.
So, Chief Mansfield receives a free grant to purchase
fire gear that costs the village
nothing. Gear that will protect
the firemen and the village residents. Mayor, what would be
your recommendation? Smith
said no less than a 30-day suspension.

Jennifer Bowen, owner of
Van Wert Fire Equipment, was
called to testify in order to again
determine when the fire equipment was ordered through her
company.
The order was placed before Sept. 8, said Bowen. According to Bowen, her records,
through emails, show that Mansfield sought a quote on Aug.
22 followed by a Sept. 3 email
from Mansfield requesting that
an order be made.
On Sept. 8, I got a call from
Jamie confirming the order and
then setting a time when the
fireman would come in to be
sized for the new gear. The sizing took place on Sept. 12 and
the order was then placed on
Sept. 16, said Bowen.
Following the testimony
from Bowen, Putnam then

called on former Fire Chief
Dave Krouse, who preceded
Mansfield.
Putnam asked, Do you feel
this whole thing is an effort for
the mayor to flaunt his power?
Yes, I do. And do you feel
Jamie has done a good job as
chief? And again, Krouse said,
Yes.
Putnam concluded by asking
Krouse, Do you have any concerns? Krouse hesitated then
said, There seems to be a power problem.
Mansfield, who sat next to
his attorney while remaining silent, finally had opportunity to
speak.
Mansfield said he had been
chief for 3-1/2 years and has received over $100,000 in grants
to benefit the department as
well as the village. When asked
how he felt about the situation
he said, I feel Ive been picked
apart by the mayor.
Councilman Ron Etzler
asked Mansfield, You had the
opportunity to stop the order
and you could have but you
didnt.
In closing, Putnam said, No
one knows for sure if the purchase was made prior to Sept.
8. I would ask council to reject
and deny the reprimand.
Following executive session,
Council President Ron Schoenauer read a closing statement
stating a 90-day suspension
without pay based on the fact
that Mansfield could have
stopped the purchase. Assistant
Chief John Hall will serve as
acting chief during the 90-day
period.
Following the hearing, Putnam said, Mansfield has been
suspended for fulfilling a legal
contract and providing for the
safety of his department and the
citizens of Payne, Harrison and
Benton townships.
It is readily obvious that
council had their minds made
up prior to the presentation of
evidence. It is further obvious
the evidence failed to support
the reprimand. Council realizes
this, and resorted to fabricating
a new reprimand with which
to suspend the chief. Personal
vendettas have trumped the citizens safety and well being with
tonights decision, concluded
Putnam.
n ABCs
Thanksgiving dinner, said

Zuber. I want to play with my
cousin. My favorite Thanksgiving food is pumpkin pie.
Levi Alvarez is looking forward to going to his cousins
house and playing with the toys
there.
We are going to eat turkey
with his family. I really like turkey, said Alvarez.
Students such as Braxton Peters explained that during the
first Thanksgiving, the pilgrims
celebrated a big meal with the
Native Americans.
Were going to my grandmas house, said Peters. I like
eating there.
People are coming to our
house for Thanksgiving dinner, said Kati Phares. Were
going to have turkey and have a
big dinner just like the pilgrims
and Native Americans did for
that first dinner.
Were going to my grandma and grandpas house for
Thanksgiving. We eat turkey
and go up to my cousins room
to play with her dolls, observed Elise Meyer, who said
that she is really thankful for
her family.
Teachers aide Laura Boesch
said that the spirit of Thanksgiving has bonded an entire
family spirit among class members.
The kids are pretty on-thespot with what this all means,
said Boesch. They talk about
their families a lot and are
thankful for them.
I love getting to know the
kids, added Boesch. I love
seeing how much they learn by
the end of the year. Needless to
say, I am very thankful for all of
them.
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Obituaries Updated weekdays at www.progressnewspaper.org

LOU ANN MARTIN
1955-2014
ALVADORE, Ore. Lou
Ann Martin, 59, of Alvadore,
Oregon, died Oct. 31.
She was born July 25,
1955 in Paulding, to Robert
and Marjorie Gorman. Lou
Ann graduated in 1973 from
Paulding High School. She
worked for Walt Disney
Productions, approving all
print material for Lion
King, Little Mermaid
and Beauty and The Beast
and met Mr. Walt Disney on
several occasions. In 1996,
she moved to Springfield,
Oregon as production
manager for Shorewood
Packaging Corp.
She is survived by her
husband, Joseph W. Martin;
a son, Patrick; a daughter,
Ann Marie Wallace; her
mother, Marjorie Gorman,
of Paulding; brothers, Gregg
and Jeff Gorman, Paulding;
and grandchildren, Bailey,
Olivia and Madison Stauch
and Luke, Nathan, Morgan
and Lynn Wallace.
She was preceded in death
by her father, Robert Gorman;
and grandparents, Mr. & Mrs.
T.E. Gorman and Mr. & Mrs.
T.W. Albery.
Memorial donations may
be sent to Marist Catholic
High School, Eugene, Oregon
97401.
The family would like
to thank all of her friends,
student faculty at Marist, and
Sacred Heart Hospice for
their prayers, thoughtfulness,
and extended kindness.
VERNON POND
1913-2014
SCOTT Vernon O. Pond,
age 101, died at 8:43 a.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 18 at Country
Inn Living Center, Latty.
He was
born Nov.
8, 1913 in
Van Wert
County, the
son of Omar
and Myrtle
(Weyer)
Pond. On
May 4, 1936,
he married Ruth Mosier, who
survives. He was a lifelong
farmer and second generation
owner of Pond Seed Company
in Scott. Vernon was proud of
his family. His biggest wish
was they would all have a
college degree. He lived to
see that become a reality.
Then he started working on
the grandchildren and they
are on their way. Vernon
loved visiting with people. In
his later years, he loved to sit
in one of the chairs in front of
Pond Seed Company and talk
with everyone who came by.
Vernon Pond thought Scott,
Ohio, was the center of the
universe!
He was a graduate of
Haviland School; 32nd
degree Mason; member of
Van Wert Masonic Lodge,
K.Y.C of Honor, Zenobia
Shrine Temple; past president
of Scott Lions Club; former
member of Paulding National
Guard, Scott Equity Exchange
Board of Directors; past
president of both the Ohio
and International Flying
Farmers Association. He had
also attended International
Business College in Fort
Wayne.
Also surviving are his
children, Maxine Pond of Van
Wert, Milford (Sherri) Pond of
San Diego, Roger (Marianne

Renz) Pond of Seal Beach,
Calif., and Fred (Marcia)
Pond of Scott; two halfbrothers, Ray (Nancy) Pond of
Tallahassee, Fla., and Richard
Pond of Chattahoochee, Fla.;
10 grandchildren; six greatgrandchildren; and two greatgreat-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death
by a sister, Dorothy Foust; and
three half-sisters, Aileen Barley,
Mary Pond and Eleanor Long.
A Masonic funeral service
was held Saturday, Nov. 22
at Alspach-Gearhart Funeral
Home & Crematory in Van
Wert. Private family burial was
in Scott Cemetery.
Preferred memorials are to
Scott EMS, Scott Lions Club or
Country Inn Activities Fund.
Condolences
may
be expressed at www.
alspachgearharat.com.
PAUL EICHLING
1945-2014
DEFIANCE Paul W.
Eichling, 69, of Defiance,
passed away on Wednesday,
Nov. 19 at the CHP Defiance
Area In-Patient Hospice Center in Defiance.
FERN RATH
1915-2014
ANTWERP Fern E. Rath,
99, of Antwerp, passed away
Thursday, Nov. 20 at Twin
Rivers Care Center, Defiance.

JAMES
BECKER

1945-2014
ANTWERP James R.
Becker, 69, of Antwerp,
passed away Sunday, Nov. 23
at Parkview Regional Medical Center.
Commissioners Journal
Commissioners Journal October 27, 2014
This 27th day of October, 2014, the Board of County
Commissioners met in regular session with the following
members present: Tony Zartman, Roy Klopfenstein, Fred
Pieper, and Nola Ginter, Clerk.
MEETING NOTES OF APPOINTMENTS
Ed Bohn, EMA Bohn reported the recent training for
handling residents who been exposed to the Ebola virus
went very well. He noted he will be working with Rich
Lauffer on the list of revisions recommended in Lauffers
letter of November 2013.
Bohn reported he has been tracking down and testing
defibrillators purchased by a grant. He noted he has
checked the six that were purchased and would like
to use some of the dollars left in the grant to purchase
new batteries and electrode patches. He estimates these
supplies would cost approximately $475. Bohn would
also like to purchase a couple more for distribution to
other county entities that currently do not have one.
Marsha Yeutter, Senior Center Yeutter noted she had
recently had the alley behind the senior center building
surveyed and discovered it is village property. She will
schedule a meeting with the village council to explore its
use for parking purposes.
Yeutter discussed the issue of inadequate parking lot
lighting at the senior center. The commissioners will
continue to work with Yeutter to remedy this issue.
Yeutter noted the chamber has several wreaths that
they will not be using to decorate the square. She asked
the commissioners to consider possible uses for them.
She also noted she would like to sell the senior center
van and will contact either Ed Bohn or Aaron Timm to
see if they will list it on gov deals for her.
Sheriff Jason Landers recommended the appointment
of an assistant dog warden (see resolution below).
He also reported a big savings in the medical expenses
for inmates. $134,184.91 has been billed for 2014;
however, through the efforts of one of his employees,
the sheriff was pleased to announce the negotiated cost
was only $28,768.44, a savings of $105,416.47. He noted
this cost does not include nursing services and the cost of
prescriptions/drugs for inmates.
Landers discussed the 2015 budget, noting his main
concerns are health insurance and a prescription plan. He
also reported he is working on a security system at the old
JFS building.
APPOINTMENT IN THE OFFICE OF THE
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Pieper moved to adopt the following resolution:
This 27th day of October, 2014, the Board of County
Commissioners approved the following appointment
effective October 25, 2014, at the hourly rate of $11.15
per hour, to-wit: Kayla Klausing, assistant deputy dog
warden.
AUDIT COMMITTEE
The commissioners hosted the quarterly audit
committee meeting. Those in attendance were Claudia
Fickel, Lou Ann Wannemacher, Robin Baughman, Linda
Weidenhamer, Bill Shugars, Jason Landers and Ed Bohn.
Fickel was asked to present the Sales Tax Revenue
and the General Fund Receipts and Expense reports.
Third quarter sales tax revenue was up $1,662.87 from
second quarter, 2014; however, down $35,260.40 from
third quarter, 2013, figures. General Fund receipts were
strong for the third quarter, being $417,691.76 up from
second quarter, 2014; however, down $60,674.28 from

third quarter, 2013.
General Fund expenses for the third quarter, 2014,
were down $130,537.67 from second quarter, 2014; and
also down $38,577.62 from third quarter, 2013. Fickel
reported the General Fund cash balance remains strong.
Zartman reported the commissioners are knee deep
in budgets. He noted the commissioners have already
increased their contribution to the employees health
insurance premiums and they hope to increase each
departments budget to allow for wage increase, adding
the decision for salary increases is up to each department
head or elected official.
The budget worksheets should be available by Nov. 5
and should be returned to the Auditors Office by Nov.
19.
Zartman reported on the progress of the repairs to the
courthouse, to the County Court/CSEA Annex (which
now houses the Law Library), and the roof repairs to the
County Court/CSEA Annex. He also noted as soon as
the security system can be installed, the former site of
the Job and Family Services on Harrison Street will soon
be available for file storage. He encouraged department
heads and elected officials request their needs as soon as
they can.
Fickel noted there is an Auditors Sale this Thursday.
Five properties are on the docket. Wannemacher reported
she mailed letters to those delinquent on taxes and has
had good response, with many being on a payment plan.
Bohn reported the Ebola alert from a neighboring
county has now been lifted.
Wannemacher announced 11 a.m. on Dec. 31 will be
the latest they will receive pay-ins for the 2014 calendar
year.
Weidenhamer and Shugars reported the Election
Board has been very busy with early voting.
Zartman noted a change in the phone system, which
should be completed late November or early December.
The next quarterly audit committee meeting will be
held in the commissioners office on Monday, Jan. 26 at
11 a.m.
Chapter 10 P.E.R.I. meeting
The Paulding County Chapter 10 Public

Employee Retirement Incorporated (P.E.R.I.)
will be meeting at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 3
at the Paulding County Senior Center. Guest
speaker is district representative Merrill Asher.
Dues of $3 for 2015 will be collected from
members and associate members at the meeting.
Early deadline announced
The upcoming Thanksgiving holiday will

change the deadline for the Weekly Reminder. During Thanksgiving week, the Reminder
ad deadline for the Dec. 1 edition will be at
noon Wednesday, Nov. 26.
Our staff appreciates your cooperation.
For this week I am going to

write a diary of November 18,
Tuesday.
3:25 a.m. The alarm rings
and its time to start another day. I pack my husband
Joes lunch. He doesnt eat
breakfast until his first break
so I pack a ham and cheese
sandwich for that. For lunch
I put in some pizza casserole,
peaches, a clementine, cookies, and crackers. Then I fill
his water jug with ice cubes
and water.
4 a.m. Joe leaves for work.
I go back to bed.
5 a.m. I get up again as
daughters Elizabeth, 20, and
Susan, 18, are ready for work.
Son Benjamin, 15, usually
leaves around the same time
as they do. Today he doesnt
have to work, as something at
the sawmill is broken down.
It is 10 degrees this morning
with a wind-chill of minus 10
so I think Benjamin is glad to
stay home.
5:15 a.m. The girls leave
for work at the RV factory.
6 a.m. I check the phone for
messages and have a message
that says school is cancelled
for the day. There is a winter
storm warning and because
the wind-chill is so cold, it
is cancelled. The children
werent awake yet so I let
them sleep in.
8 a.m. Everyone is awake
and we have grilled cheese
sandwiches and cereal for
breakfast.
9:30 a.m. Dishes are
washed and the morning
work is done. The boys carry
the baskets of clothes up from
the basement. We washed
clothes yesterday and hung
the laundry on the lines in the
basement. They were dry and
ready to bring
up. The girls fold all the
clothes and put them away.
11:30 a.m. The boys and
Lovina are out in the field
sledding down the big hill.
There isnt that much snow
but enough ice to make the
sled glide down the hill.
1:30 p.m. The children are
back in and warming up. We
have ham and cheese sandwiches and vegetable soup
for lunch.
3 p.m. Daughters Elizabeth
and Susan are home from
work.
4 p.m. Loretta, 14, and
Lovina, 10, have cleanings
at the dentist so I leave with
them. After their cleanings we
go to get some groceries.
5:45 p.m. Back home. Joe

came home from work soon
after we had left. Chores are
done.
6:30 p.m. The girls have
supper ready, which is fried
chicken, vegetable soup,
cheese and crackers. We are
also enjoying some venison
summer sausage and jerky
Timothy brought us from the
deer he shot.
7:30 p.m. Dishes are
washed and everyone is getting cleaned up for bed. The
wind is still very cold with
the temperature never going
higher than 19 today.
9 p.m. Everyone is in bed
so I think Ill do the same.
Until next week, God bless!
This week Ill share my
recipe for vegetable soup. We
also canned some so we will
have it for a quick meal.
VEGETABLE SOUP
1 pint canned beef chunks
1 medium yellow onion,
cleaned but whole with stem
removed
2 potatoes, peeled and diced
1 cup diced carrots
1 cup diced green beans
2 cups corn kernels
2 cups green peas
4 cups tomato juice
1-1/2 teaspoons salt
1-1/2 teaspoons ground pepper
Brown the beef chunks in a
large skillet over medium heat.
Put the beef chunks and the
whole onion in a large pot and
add the remaining ingredients.
Add enough water to cover all
the vegetables. Cook over medium heat until the vegetables
are soft, about 30 minutes.
Lovina Eicher is an Old Order Amish writer, cook, wife
and mother of eight. Formerly writing as The Amish
Cook, Eicher inherited that
column from her mother, Elizabeth Coblentz, who wrote
from 1991 to 2002. Readers
can contact Eicher at PO
Box 1689, South Holland,
IL 60473 (please include a
self-addressed stamped envelope for a reply) or at LovinasAmishKitchen@MennoMedia.org.
Church Corner
Friday, Dec. 5
Sunday, Dec. 7
The Journal
DUPONT The Dupont
Church of the Brethren will
present The Journal on Friday, Dec. 5 at 6:30 p.m. and
Sunday, Dec. 7 at 6 p.m.
The Journal is a mystery
when someone leaves an old
journal on a park bench just
outside of the local Book Nook
book store.
As the owners of the store
seek its owner, they find themselves drawn to the secrets it
holds.
Along with the play, the
church will be serving a dinner
of ham, potato, veggie, dessert
and drink. The cost for the meal
is a donation but a ticket is required. Tickets can be obtained
by calling 419-596-4314.
The church is located on
Route 634 in Dupont.
Saturday, Dec. 6
Cookies with Santa
CONTINENTAL Saturday, Dec. 6 cookies with Santa
from 1-3 p.m. at Northcreek
United Methodist Church. Santa arrives at 1:30 p.m. There
will be a time for crafts and activities for all children. All are
welcome.
Sunday, Dec. 7
Christmas musical
OAKWOOD Auglaize
Chapel Church of God will
present the Christmas musical
The First Noel Celebrating
the Birthday of a King on Sunday evening, Dec. 7 at 6 p.m.
The cantata is arranged and
created by Russell Mauldin and
Sue C. Smith. Admission for
this performance is free to the
public.
Auglaize Chapel is located at
22652 County Road 60, Oakwood.
Sunday, Dec. 12
Spanish Mass
PAULDING Divine Mercy Catholic Parish of Paulding
County invites everyone to the
feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Nuestra Virgen de Guadalupe, on Friday, Dec. 12.
The celebration begins with
music, maanitas, at 7:30 a.m.
and 8 a.m. Spanish Mass.
Following the Mass will be a

breakfast/brunch potluck in the
church basement.
The church is located at 317
N. Main St. in Paulding.
Church Corner listings
are free. If your church is
having any special services
or programs, please email us
your information at progress@
progress newspaper.org or call
the Paulding County Progress
at 419-399-4015.
Obituaries are
posted daily
The Paulding County
Progress posts obituaries
daily as we receive them.
Check our Web site at www.
progressnewspaper.org
and click on For the Record.
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County Court
Civil Docket:
Credit Adjustments, Inc.,
Defiance vs. Robin Thiel,
Paulding. Money only, satisfied.
Orthopedic Institute of
Ohio, Lima vs. Matthew D.
Sensibaugh, Grover Hill.
Other action, satisfied.
Affiliated
Oral
Surgeons LLC, Lima vs. James
Landwehr, Paulding. Other
action, satisfied.
Alan W. Griffiths, Paulding
vs. Kim Bowersox, Haviland.
Evictions, dismissed.
Van Wert County Hospital,
Van Wert vs. Kitty Adkins,
Oakwood and Harold Adkins,
Oakwood. Other action, dismissed.
Returned To You Ltd.,
Paulding vs. Yvonne Rhoad,
Antwerp. Small claims, judgment for the plaintiff in the
sum of $857.57.
Mark S. Kassab for Brentwood Community LLC,
Farmington Hills, Mich. vs.
Phillip Froelich, Cecil. Evictions, dismissed.
Cheri Mach-Collins, Cecil.
Evictions, dismissed.
Patti Coressel, Cecil. Evictions, dismissed.
Criminal Docket:
Daniel D. Slone, Paulding,
domestic violence; $119.50
costs; 3 days jail with 177
days suspended; credit for 3
days jail, no contact with victim, shall exchange children
through a third party.
John M. Straka Jr., Paulding, possession; dismissed
per State.
John M. Straka Jr., Paulding, drug paraphernalia; $75
fine, $95 costs; license suspended for six months and
run concurrent with traffic
case.
Dolores Bartley, Paulding,
unauthorized use; $250 fine
with $150 suspended, $129
costs, 30 days jail suspended;
maintain good behavior.
Randy R. Martin, Payne,
criminal trespassing; $200
fine, $147 costs; 30 days jail
suspended; pay $80 restitution, submit to an evaluation
at Westwood and complete
such counseling.
Dustin N. Ripke, Oakwood,
domestic violence; $200 fine,
$120 costs, 10 days jail with
170 days suspended; complete an anger management
evaluation at Westwood, addition to rules for probation,
20 hours community service,
no contact with victim.
Steven M. Dunderman,
Antwerp, domestic violence;
$250 fine, $145 costs, 18 days
jail with 162 days suspended;
no contact with victim or her
children, 20 hours community service, complete Thinking
For a Change, bond revocation hearing dismissed, probation ordered.
Steven M. Dunderman, Antwerp, intimidating victim;
$140 costs; case dismissed
per State at defendants cost.
Ricky L. Dix, Paulding,
domestic violence; $25 fine;
waived the preliminary hearing in court, case shall be
bound over to the Common
Pleas Court.
Skyler M. Hensley, Paulding, unauthorized used; $100
fine, $137 costs; 30 days jail
suspended; 20 hours community service, maintain good
behavior.
Amber L. Vance, Paulding,
theft; $141 costs, 2 days jail
with 178 days suspended; report to jail on Nov. 18 for 2
days, pay for stay at jail, complete GED by end of probation term, probation ordered,
seek employment through the
Job Center, complete 3rd Millennium online theft course.
Martina Alverado, Paulding, unauthorized use; $100
fine, $129 costs, 30 days jail
suspended; no unlawful contact with undisclosed location.
Brenda K. Dyer, Oakwood,
confinement of dog; $25 fine,
$108 costs; pay or collection
date of April 24, 2015.
Rodney S. Miller, Paulding, drug abuse; $75 fine,
$110 costs, drivers license
suspended for six months.
Nicholas J. Jinks, Brownsburg, Ind., drug parapherna-
lia; $75 fine, $87 costs, drivers license suspended for six
months.
Nicholas J. Jinks, Brownsburg, Ind., possession; $75
fine, $87 costs, drivers license suspended for six
months.
Matthew J. Mennel, Indianapolis, possession marijuana; $100 fine, $95 costs, 30
days jail suspended, drivers
license suspended for six
months and shall run concurrent with traffic case, fines
and costs to be taken from
bond.
Matthew J. Mennel, Indianapolis, drug paraphernalia;
$75 fine; drivers license suspended for six months concurrent with traffic case.
Gage Steven Rettig, Antwerp, offense involving minor; $95 costs; case dismissed
per State at defendants cost.
Frankie L. Taylor, Paulding, manufacturing of drugs;
defendant has been indicted,
case bound over to the Common Pleas Court.
Frankie L. Taylor, Paulding, possession chemicals;
defendant has been indicted
by the Common Pleas Court
of Paulding, case bound over.
Frankie L. Taylor, Paulding, possession drugs; defendant has been indicted by
the Common Pleas Court of
Paulding, case bound over.
Robin D. Ratliff, Paulding,
possession chemicals; defendant has been indicted by
Paul J. Tingler, Paulding,
possession chemicals; defendant has been indicted by
Traffic Docket:
John M. Straka Jr., Paulding, OVI; $375 fine, $129.98
costs, 3 days jail, 6 month
license suspension; may attend the DIP program in lieu
of jail, POC date of Feb. 27,
2015, DIP to be complete by
Feb. 27, 2014, 87 days jail reserved.
John M. Straka Jr., Paulding, display plates; dismissed
at the States request.
Brian A. Thornton, Fort
Wayne, FRA suspension;
$500 fine, $95 costs; POC
date of Sept. 25, 2015, secure
a valid drivers license.
Brian A. Thornton, Fort
Wayne, 95/65 speed; $150
fine; POC date of Sept. 25,
2015.
Robert Carlyle Woodard II,
Antwerp, reckless operation;
$500 fine, $132 costs, 3 days
jail; may attend the DIP program in lieu of jail, pay $200
per week, POC date of Dec.
20, community control ordered, secure a valid drivers
license, 20 hours community
service, motion to suppress
is withdrawn, 57 jail days reserved.
Fabian Jesus Aguilar, Oakwood, 65/55 speed; $33 fine,
$77 costs.
Landon Branning, Arcola,
Ind., 80/65 speed; $43 fine,
$129 costs.
Iisha Adelle
Gamble,
Southfield, Mich., 78/65
speed; $43 fine, $112 costs.
Susan K. Thompson, Middle Point, failure to yield to
emergency vehicle; $68 fine,
$129 costs, pay all within 30
days of the date of entry.
Katelyn Hope Parker, Muncie, Ind., 88/65 speed; $43
fine, $80 costs.
Michael A. Elliott, Sterling
Heights, Mich., 86/65 speed;
$43 fine, $77 costs.
Angela A. Brown, Hicksville, seat belt; $20 fine, $50
costs.
John M. Duffy, Brookville,
66/55 speed; $33 fine, $80
costs.
Jonathan K. Lichty, Payne,
assured clear distance; $68
fine, $77 costs.
Marco Antonio Gonzalez,
Leipsic, stop sign; $53 fine,
$80 costs.
Kimberly K. Vandenberg,
Trenton, Mich., 81/65 speed;
John M. Bradley, Antwerp,
68/55 speed; $33 fine, $77
costs.
Veronica M. Hughes, Hillsboro, 67/55 speed; $33 fine,
$80 costs.
Kathy A. Bradford, Oakwood, 65/55 speed; $33 fine,
$77 costs.
Amy M. Elston, Defiance,
72/55 speed; $43 fine, $77

costs.
Kasey L. Zartman, Paulding,
FRA suspension; $100 fine,
$95 costs.
Kasey L. Zartman, Paulding,
expired plates; dismissed at the
States request.
John David King, Bowling
Green, equipment regulation;
$68 fine, $112 costs, pay all
fines within 30 days of the entry.
Benjamin J. Kremer, Grover
Hill, FRA suspension; $200
fine with $175 suspended, $87
costs, POC date of April 24,
2015.
Mackenzie K. McBride,
Bryan, FRA suspension; $200
fine, $87 costs.
Mackenzie K. McBride,
Bryan, expired decal; $50 fine,
POC date of Feb. 27, 2015.
Dean A. Baughman, Fort
Wayne, 79/65 speed; $33 fine,
$85 costs.
Wesley Wade Bowman Sr.,
Paulding, failure to reinstate;
$1,000 fine with $500 suspended, $145 costs; provide proof
of financial responsibility by
Nov. 14, 2015, pay $25 per
month, POC date of June 26,
2015, community control ordered, secure a valid drivers
license, 30 days jail reserved.
Wesley Wade Bowman Sr.,
Paulding, fictitious plates; POC
date of June 26, 2015.
Thomas M. Lamar, Martinsville, Ind., seat belt; $30 fine,
$50 costs.
Keith B. Cartmill, Lorain,
seat belt; $30 fine, $50 costs.
Linda S. Costa, Noblesville,
Ind., 78/65 speed; $33 fine, $80
costs.
Thomas Alan Flora, Scipio,
Ind., 75/65 speed; $33 fine, $80
costs.
Nathan J. Woodby, Cecil,
Andrew J. Kouts, Fremont,
77/65 speed; $33 fine, $80
costs.
Oscar Gonzalez, Carmel,
Ind., 86/65 speed; $43 fine, $80
costs.
Nicholas J. Jinks, Brownsburg, Ind., 90/65 speed; $43
fine, $77 costs.
Adam Simpson Bayer, Maumee, 85/65 speed; $43 fine,
$80 costs.
Hyok Ju Maeng, Ann Arbor,
Mich., 79/65 speed; $33 fine,
$80 costs.
Keely Jo Gladieux, Indianapolis, 76/65 speed; $38 fine,
case waived.
Janet M. Williamson, Paulding, 69/55 speed; $33 fine, $82
costs.
Yifon Law, Ann Arbor,
$85 costs.
Timothy W. Overmyer,
Paulding, 82/55 speed; $43
fine, $77 costs.
Andrea M. Mead, Oakwood,
67/55 speed; $33 fine, $80
costs.
Yipeng Wang, Southfield,
$80 costs.
Travis J. Bodine, Irving,
Texas, 96/65 speed; $43 fine,
$80 costs.
Corrie L. Kreger, Toledo,
87/65 speed; $43 fine, $80
costs.
James Sanchez, Paulding,
stop sign; $53 fine, $77 costs.
Jeffrey E. Centers, Continental, 73/55 speed; $43 fine, $80
costs.
Marquis A. Goings, Latty,
Virginia R. McMonigal,
Continental, 68/55 speed; $33
fine, $77 costs.
Russell James Cooper, Bay
Village, 77/65 speed; $33 fine,
$77 costs.
Daniel A. Garman, Huntertown, Ind., stop sign; $53 fine,
$77 costs.
Nickolas C. Patrick, Butler,
Ind., driving under suspension;
Mohammad H. Ajrouche,
Dearborn Heights, Mich.,
90/65 speed; $93 fine, $112.49
costs.
Matthew J. Mennel, India-
napolis, OVI; $375 fine, $95

costs; 3 days jail, 6 month license suspension; may attend
the DIP program in lieu of jail,
fines to be taken from the bond,
compliance date of March 27,
2015, 177 jail days reserved.
Matthew J. Mennel, Indianapolis, Ind., 86/65 speed; dismissed at the States request.
Richard Glynn Kihlken, St.
Louis, Mo., 77/65 speed; $33
fine, $85 costs.
Tyran Jarmaine Ottbridge,
South Bend, Ind., 82/65 speed;
Jessica J. Wilson-Silas, New
York, NY, 76/65 speed; $33
fine, $85 costs.
Peter J. Everett, Fort Walton,
Fla., 82/65 speed; $43 fine, $85
costs.
Deitra Charlene Lockhart,
Roanoke, Ind., 79/65 speed;
Gage Steven Rettig, Antwerp, OVI; dismissed at the
States request.
Gage Steven Rettig, Antwerp, OVI/.08 breath; $250
fine, $145 costs, 3 days jail,
3 month license suspension;
may attend the DIP program
in lieu of jail, pay $100 per
month, POC date of May 29,
2015, community control ordered, evaluation at the DIP,
20 hours community service,
must attend school, 27 jail days
reserved.
Gage Steven Rettig, Antwerp, turn signals; $100 fine,
pay $100 per month, POC date
of May 29, 2015.
Stephen R. Reynolds, Rome
City, Ind., 84/65 speed; $43
fine, $80 costs.
Kenton L. Gibson, Fort
Wayne, seat belt; $30 fine, $50
costs.
Mohammed S. Bu Abdal,
Bowling Green, 91/65 speed;
Camden D. Gower, Decatur,
Ga., 87/65 speed; $43 fine, $80
costs.
Danny L. Finch, Cecil, following too close; $53 fine, $77
costs;.
Danny L. Finch, Cecil, seat
belt; $30 fine.
Carolyn R. McCartney,
Maumee, 75/65 speed; $33
fine, $80 costs.
Stephen Omobude, Eastlake,
display plates; dismissed at the
States request.
Stephen Omobude, Eastlake,
98/65 speed; $125 fine, $87
costs.
Lorraine M. Carpenter,
Granville, 75/55 speed; $43
fine, $80 costs.
Judith Ann Gardner, Lima,
stop sign; $73 fine, $80 costs.
Frank Merriman III, Payne,
66/55 speed; $33 fine, $80
costs.
Martin W. Rockwood, Carmel, Ind., 77/65 speed; $33
fine, $80 costs.
Dustin Joseph Underwood,
Garrett, Ind., 76/65 speed; $33
fine, $77 costs.
Jaime Elaine Wesley, Defiance, 49/35 speed; $33 fine,
$77 costs.
Tyler A. Roche, Alsip, Ill.,
81/65 speed; $43 fine, $80
costs.
Elizabeth Vicens, Arleta, Calif., 81/65 speed; $43 fine, $77
costs.
Kelly Jo Feeney, Antwerp,
75/65 speed; $33 fine, $80
costs.
Melissa M. Holley, Oakwood, stop sign; $53 fine, $77
costs.
Amy Rachelle Straley, Fort
$80 costs.
Kenneth C. Sullivan Jr.,
Painesville, 77/65 speed; $33
fine, $77 costs.
Cyle J. Carlisle, Van Wert,
72/55 speed; $43 fine, $85
costs.
Caleb R. Caldwell, Fort
$85 costs.
Sunilkumar Eda, Manchester, Conn., 89/65 speed; $43
fine, $80 costs.
Melanie J. Banks, Payne,
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Jerry Zielke (right) was the speaker at the Paulding Kiwanis

Club meeting. Zielke is the economic development director for
Paulding County. He showed a video of the Lima Tank Plant that
he recently had the privilege of touring. When in full production,
the plant employs over 1,000 people. Matt Reineck was program
chairman.
Property transfers
The term et al. refers to and others; et vir., and husband; et ux., and
wife.
Auglaize Township
Fifth Third Mortgage Company to Roger C. and Patricia L.
Eckart; Lots 14-16, Auglaize Country Club, 0.78 acre. Warranty deed.
Lori J. Weber, trustee to William J. Webb; Lots 51 and 52
plus vacated Washington Street and part vacated alley, 0.42
acre; Lots 54 and 57 plus vacated Wall Street and parts vacated alley, 0.62 acre; Lots 59 and 60 plus part vacated alley,
0.32 acre and Lot 62 with part vacated street and vacated alley,
0.28 acre. Fiduciary deed.
Benton Township
Barbara A. Ames, dec. to Sean R. and Scotty L. Ames; Sec.
1, 30.49 acres. Affidavit.
Edward E. Moore, trustee of N. Donna Moore, trustee, dec.
to Steven E. Moore, trustee; Sec. 6, 79.47 acres. Affidavit.
Edward E. Moore, trustee, dec. to Steven E. Moore and Michael A. Moore, trustees; Sec. 6, 79.46 acres. Affidavit.
Brown Township
Midwest Community Federal Credit Union to Scott Rostorfer; Sec. 21, 0.28 acre. Warranty deed.
Mary L. McCullouth Life Estate, dec. to Jennifer Sue
DeSote; Sec. 8, 1.042 acres. Affidavit.
Marc E. Reinman, dec. to Ruth Ann Reinman; Sec. 22,
1.048 acres. Affidavit.
Jack and Margaret A. Craft, trustees to Jack and Margaret
A. Craft Life Estate; Sec. 26, 76.5 acres. Quit claim.
Carryall Township
James H. and Nellie Wroblewski to US Bank National Association, trustee; Sec. 9, 1.714 acres. Sheriffs deed.
Lana K. and Stephen W. Peters to Michael R. and Lucinda
K. Seslar; Sec. 21, 0.155 acre. Warranty deed.
Michael R. and Lucinda K. Seslar to Michael R. and Lucinda K. Seslar; Sec. 21, 0.63 acre. Quit claim.
Kellie R. Gerhardt to Zechariah C. Gerhardt; Sec. 33, 1.5
acres. Quit claim.
Emerald Township
Sandra J. Kuntz to Michael J. and Susan M. Dunn; Sec. 2,
1.5 acres. Warranty deed.
Louise C. Hanenkratt, dec. to R. Phillip Hanenkratt, et al.;
Sec. 8, 34.648 acres. Affidavit.
Harrison Township
Carole N. Overmyer, dec. to James R. Overmyer; Sec. 25,
37.681 acres. Affidavit.
Jackson Township
Rex E. and Catherine Shaner to Michael J. and Tara A.
Miller; Sec. 25, 37.29 acres. Warranty deed.
Jill L. Cook to Stanley M. Cook Jr.; Sec. 7, 0.949 acre. Quit
claim.
Susan K. Baksa, dec. to Roger W. Baksa; Sec. 33, 2.601
acres. Certificate of transfer.
Paulding Township
Melissa J. Bowman, et al. to Robert P. Noneman, trustee;
Sec. 14, 14.48 acres. Warranty deed.
Davis Family Partners LLC to Robert F. Davis II and Holly
K. Davis; Sec. 20, 1.77 acres. Quit claim.
Jim N. and Sylvia A. Lopshire to Jarrod J. and Sara S. Phlipot; Sec. 10, 1.764 acres. Survivorship deed.
John J. Heck to Paulding Leasing LLC; Sec. 6, 2.602 acres.
Warranty deed.
Washington Township
John Paul Rose Jr. and Patricia Irene Rose to Johnathon
Bradley Rose; Sec. 10, 4 acres. Warranty deed.
Antwerp Village
Matthew D. Parks, by Auditor to Walter R. Lang; Lot 15,
Smith Addition, 0.179 acre. Auditors deed.
Theresa M. Essex to Bruce W. Essex; Lot 3, Jump Addition,
0.23 acre. Quit claim.
Cecil Village
Roger L. Simpson, by Auditor to Choosers Inc.; Lot 8, Outlots, 0.442 acre. Auditors deed.
Grover Hill Village
Walter Lang to Thaddeus Walter Lang; Lots 94 and 99,
0.248 acre. Quit claim.
Oakwood Village
Helen M. Williams, dec. to Tonda Colwell and Frances Dian
Okuly; Lot 10, Keck Addition, 0.278 acre. Affidavit.
Paulding Village
Carla S. Willitzer to Mark K. Willitzer; Lot 29, 0.007 acre.
Quit claim.
Ernest C. Crutchfield by Auditor to PSG Holdings LLC;
Lots 141 and 148, 0.045 acre. Auditors deed.
Deborah K. Schaefer, et al. to Casey Cornelius; Lot 22,
Noneman Subdivision, 0.25 acre. Warranty deed.
JPMorgan Chase Bank to Paul F. Miller; Lots 5 and 6, Henning Addition, 0.33 acre. Warranty deed.
Jill L. Cook to Stanley M. Cook Jr.; Lots 18 and 19, Klingler
Addition, 0.446 acre. Quit claim.
Chad L. And Loral R. Manz to Scot C. and Melanie A.
Harris; Lot 120, Noneman Emerald Acres Allotment #3, 0.26
acre. Warranty deed.
Ethal R. Bair, dec. to Charles Douglas Bair; Lot 35, Hartzog
Country Side Estates, 0.3 acre. Affidavit.
Payne Village
Connie S. Crawford to Timothy J. Motycka; Lot 32, Townline Acres, 0.26 acre. Warranty deed.
Edward E. Moore, trustee, dec. to Steven E. Moore and Michael I. Moore, trustees; Lot 35, Block G, Outlots, 0.28 acre.
Affidavit.
Police Report
Editorial
ACCIDENT REPORTS
None.
INCIDENT REPORTS
Thursday, Nov. 13
6:14 p.m. A suspicious male was seen in
the area of Hopkins Alley wearing camo
and carrying a rifle. Officers were unable to
locate the subject.
9:10 p.m. Police documented an unparking accident in the parking area at Paulding
Place.
11:35 p.m. A suspicious male was seen in
the parking area of a facility on Road 103.
He was gone when officers arrived.
Friday, Nov. 14
2:13 a.m. Unruly client at a McDonald
Pike facility was reported.
10:30 a.m. Conditions in a home on Nancy Street were reported to police and turned
over to Job and Family Services.
12:27 p.m. A stop sign was run over at
the intersection of Harrison and Coupland
streets.
1 p.m. A New York Police Department
investigator requested police interview two
local subjects. The case remains under investigation.
3:20 p.m. Suspected siphoning of gas
from a vehicle was looked into on North
Cherry Street.
4:40 p.m. No charges were filed after a
West Perry Street resident told police their
child had been punched by another.
5:05 p.m. Threats were investigated on
West Perry Street.
5:028 p.m. Storage units on West Wayne
Street had locks cut off.

8:55 p.m. Unwanted person at a West
Perry Street business was gone when officers arrived.
10:20 p.m. Tools and items were reported
missing from a West Perry Street location.
11:27 p.m. Motion alarm sounded at a
West Perry Street business. The building
was found secure, but a water leak was located inside.
Saturday, Nov. 15
12:04 p.m. A hitskip backing accident
with property damage was noted near the
intersection of German and West Wayne
streets.
Sunday, Nov. 16
12:19 a.m. Unwanted person complaint
came in from an East Perry Street business.
1:56 a.m. Houses were seen TP-ed on
North Cherry Street and Hoover Avenue.
2:46 a.m. Officers provided witness for
an Ohio State Highway Patrol test.
12:51 p.m. Suspected child abuse to a local resident while in Hicksville was reported.
Monday, Nov. 17
Midnight. Threats were investigated on
McDonald Pike.
8:05 a.m. A West Perry Street resident
told officers he awoke to find a woman
standing near his bed.
8:58 p.m. Police delivered a message for
Hicksville Police Department.
10:23 p.m. A suspicious vehicle with
Texas plates was seen parked at a West Perry Street business that was closed for the
evening.
Tuesday, Nov. 18
5:41 a.m. Resident complaint from McDonald Pike brought officers to the scene.
9:25 a.m. A motor vehicle accident at a
business on West Wall Street resulted in the
vehicle being stuck on a pole.
10:05 a.m. Suspicious person was seen at
the door of a West Perry Street home.
12:41 p.m. A North Williams Street business reported an Android tablet was stolen.
The suspect was contacted and he returned
the item.
Wednesday, Nov. 19
1:18 a.m. An adult left the premises at
McDonald Pike without her required guardian. Police were unable to locate her.
4:47 a.m. Suspicious person was reportedly seen on McDonald Pike.
6 p.m. Theft of money and medication
was investigated on North Sherman Street.
6:48 p.m. Unwanted subject was reported
on West Perry Street. They were gone when
officers arrived.
Thursday, Nov. 20
8:02 a.m. Alarm sounded from a West
Perry Street business. The building was
found secure.
5:58 p.m. Unwanted person complaint
came in from a West Wayne Street location.
7:49 p.m. A subject was seen attempting
to get into vehicles parked at apartments
along Harrison and West Perry streets. He
was gone when officers arrived.
9:16 p.m. Dog complaint was handled on
North Williams Street.
Sharing the joy
As we approach Thanksgiving and continue our countdown

to the holidays, its an appropriate time to stop and reflect.
Why do we give thanks? Why do we celebrate Christmas?
What do we hope to achieve or experience?
Everyone has something to be thankful for; we just dont
always recognize or appreciate it. Good health. Food on the
table. The love of parents and grandparents. A spouse or special someone. The love of children and grandchildren. Good
friends. Warmth in the winter. A roof over our heads. An education. A job. A talent or gift. Two arms and legs, 10 fingers and
toes. A sense of humor. Faith. Laughter. The ability to get out
of bed and walk. Running water. Clean water to drink. A good
nights sleep. Happy memories.
Theres more, certainly, but think for a moment about all the
people dont have many or any of these things we take for
granted. Here in our own backyard. Young children, families,
adults and senior citizens. We often are so focused on giving to family and friends at Christmas, to make them smile
and create fond memories, that we can easily overlook those
in need. Even a small amount of thought for someone else
can turn a bleak holiday into something wonderful for them.
Please consider a monetary gift, buying an item to donate,
or volunteering a few hours in a local project. Many projects
are already under way Christmas For Kids, TGIF, Christmas
Elf Project, for example. Probably well over 1,000 local residents, neighbors, classmates and familiar faces, are hoping
for someone to help make this a happier holiday season. Will
you share your joy this Christmas?
For a full list of local giving opportunities, see the Nov. 19
Progress or visit our website www.progressnewspaper.org.
Common Pleas
Civil Docket
The term et al. refers to and others; et vir.,

and husband; et ux., and wife.
In the matter of: Jessica Steffes, Delphos and Daniel Steffes, Oakwood.
Dissolution of marriage.
Jaime R. Lambert, address unavailable vs. Shannon R. Lambert, Oakwood. Divorce.
Dayena Worden, Paulding vs. Jeremy Shane Worden, Paulding. Domestic violence.
Fifth Third Mortgage Company,
Cincinnati vs. Nadean M. Ridenour,
aka Whitehead, Antwerp and Benjamin A. Ridenour, Antwerp. Foreclosures.
The Huntington National Bank, Columbus vs. John A. Adams, Haviland
and Amy A. Adams, fka Pierce,
Haviland. Foreclosures.
Douglas G. Blair, address unavailable vs. Dennis A. Miller, address unavailable. Quiet title.
Marriage Licenses
None.
Administration Docket
In the Estate of Sharon L. Enz, last
will and testament filed.
Criminal Docket
Daniel D. Slone, 43, who is being
held in a correctional facility in Caldwell, was recently sentenced for two
counts nonsupport of dependents (F5).
He was ordered to serve five years
community control sanctions for each
count. The sanctions are to be served
concurrently, but consecutive to his
current sentence from Shelby County.
Once released from prison, he is to obtain and maintain employment, seeking
work through Paulding County CSEA
when unemployed, make child support
payments when due, pay all arrearages

by end of sanction period, comply with
drug and alcohol prohibitions, submit
to random tests, file income taxes when
due, and pay $1,233 court costs.
David Mendieta, 52, of Hicksville,
was sentenced recently, having previously been found guilty of felony DWI
(F3). He was ordered to serve four
years at the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction with 120 days
mandatory, $1,500 mandatory fine,
15-year license suspension, complete
a drug/alcohol program upon release
from prison, pay court costs.
Romil J. Frison, 33, of Detroit, was
sentenced recently for receiving stolen
property (F4), having previously been
found guilty. He was ordered to serve
four years community control sanctions on conditions of complying with
drug and alcohol prohibitions, submit
to random tests, obtain and maintain
employment, and pay $318 costs. His
76 days jail sentence has been served.
All seized contraband to be destroyed
by law enforcement.
Angela T. Gomez, 39, of Paulding,
had a motion for intervention in lieu of
conviction filed by her attorney in regard to her indictment alleging possession of cocaine (F5).
Dallas E. Fortner, 20, of Mendon,
was sentenced to intervention in lieu of
conviction concerning his possession
of drugs (F5) indictment. Having met
the criteria for cannabis dependence
and alcohol abuse, he was ordered a
two-year intervention period. During
this time he must comply with drug
and alcohol prohibitions, follow his
intervention plan, complete 20 hours
community service, submit to random
tests, and pay $241.73 court costs.

Jason C. Kremer, 31, of Payne, entered a plea agreement recently to a
three-count indictment. After charges
of illegal assembly of chemicals for the
manufacture of drugs (F2) and endangering children (F3) were dismissed, he
entered a guilty plea to illegal manufacture of drugs (F1). He will be sentenced
on Dec. 12.
Brenda J. Dennison, 27, of Antwerp,
was scheduled for further pretrial conference on Dec. 1. Her jury trial set for
Nov. 18 was vacated. She is accused of
aggravated vehicular assault (F2), endangering children (F3), and OVI (M1).
Donald R. Kanable, 55, of Antwerp,
was scheduled for sentencing on Jan. 5
after a hearing on a change of plea for
illegal cultivation of marijuana (F3).
Justin A. Suffel, 30, of Paulding,
had a motion for intervention in lieu of
conviction for attempted burglary (F4)
was filed by his attorney. A Nov. 18
jury trial date was vacated and a pretrial
conference to determine his qualifications for intervention was scheduled for
Dec. 22.
John D. Egnor, 45, of Payne, had
charges of theft (F4) of dismissed
without prejudice upon a motion of
the State. Costs were waived. Further
investigation revealed he had been a
victim of identity fraud and had no
knowledge of the crime.
Nickolas P. Sandoval, 35, of Paulding, was sentenced for possession of
cocaine (F5) recently. He was ordered
to serve four years community control
sanctions on the conditions of 38 days
jail with credit for time served, comply
with drug and alcohol prohibitions,
submit to random tests, complete sub-
stance abuse evaluation and treatment,

obtain and maintain employment, and
pay $270 court costs. All seized contraband was ordered destroyed by law
enforcement.
Jeremy A. Lamond, 36, of Paulding,
had a hearing on all pending motions
concerning his two-count indictment for
trafficking in marijuana (F3) set for Nov.
25. His jury trial originally set for that date
was continued until further order of the
Court.
Wade R. Bissell, 23, of Paulding, had
a status conference concerning his indictment alleging trafficking counterfeit
controlled substance (F5) set for Dec. 12.
His attorney also filed a motion for intervention in lieu of conviction.
Megan D. Gee, 20, of Defiance, was
scheduled for a Dec. 29 pretrial conference for her theft (F4) charge. A Sept. 17
jury trial date was vacated.
James R. Shugars, 28, of Antwerp, had
his sentencing date changed from Dec.
15 to Dec. 22. He was previously found
guilty of breaking and entering (F5).
Michael Dunn, 27, of Latty, waived
indictment and entered a guilty plea to
a Bill of Information charging him with
attempted abduction (F4). He will be
sentenced on Dec. 12.
Ricky L. Dix, 51, of Paulding, is
being held on $50,000 bond following arraignment for domestic violence
(F4). He was scheduled for a Dec. 29
pretrial conference and a Jan. 21 jury
trial.
Tyler J. Barnes, 22, Paulding, is
being held on $100,000 bond following
arraignment for burglary (F2). He was
scheduled for a Jan. 12 pretrial conference with a Jan. 27 jury trial.
Frankie L. Taylor, 34, of Paulding, is
being held on $100,000 bond with no

10 percent privilege following arraignment for illegal manufacture of drugs
(F2), illegal assembly or possession
of chemicals for the manufacture of
drugs (F3), and possession methamphetamine (F5). He was set for a Jan.
5 pretrial conference and a Jan. 27 jury
trial.
Tracy L. Hoeppner, 46, of Oakwood,
is being held on $50,000 bond without
ten percent privilege following arraignment for breaking and entering (F5),
theft (F5) and possession of drugs (F5).
Not guilty pleas were entered for each
count. Court dates were set for a Dec.
29 pretrial conference and a Feb. 3 jury
trial.
Paul J. Tingler, 32, of Paulding, is
being held on $100,000 bond without
ten percent privilege following arraignment for complicity to illegal manufacture of drugs (F2) and illegal assembly
drugs (F3). He was scheduled for a Jan.
5 pretrial conference and a Jan. 27 jury
trial.
Robin D. Ratliff, 33, of Paulding, is
being held on $100,000 bond with no
ten percent privilege following arraignment for complicity to illegal manufacture of drugs (F2) and illegal assembly
drugs (F3). She is scheduled for a Jan.
12 pretrial conference and a Jan. 27
jury trial.
Robert L. Carnahan, 48, of Oakwood, was released on a $50,000
general surety appearance bond after
arraignment for breaking and entering
(F5) and theft (F5). He is set for a Dec.
29 pretrial conference and a Feb. 3 jury
trial.
Sheriffs Report
ACCIDENTS:
Seven car/deer collisions.
Sunday, Nov. 9
11:40 a.m. Gregory Carl Fluttrow, 43, of Continental, was
cited for OVI following a crash
on Road 138 in Brown Township. Reports say he was pulling
into the Charloe Store lot when
the 1990 Chevy 1500 pickup
truck he was driving struck two
pop machines and the building. Damage to the vehicle was
minor. He was not hurt.
INCIDENTS:
Friday, Nov. 14
8:37 a.m. Loose horse in the
area of Roads 263 and 166 in
Brown Township was reported.
11:54 a.m. Suspicious vehicle
was seen on Ohio 637 in Jackson
Township.
2:34 p.m. A male was seen
slumped over the wheel in a Jeep
on Ohio 49 in Benton Township.
3:18 p.m. Robert L. Carnahan
was arrested on a warrant.
10:43 p.m. Theft of tools from
a truck was reported from West
Wayne Street in Paulding.
Saturday, Nov. 15
11:08 a.m. Dog complaint
was handled on Road 12 in
Washington Township.
11:43 a.m. Car/pole crash occurred on Road 166 in Brown
Township. Oakwood EMS
made a transport. Oakwood Fire
Department assisted at the scene.
No further information was
available.
2:18 p.m. Garage fire in Melrose was fought by three fire
units from Oakwood, one from
Grover Hill and one from Auglaize Township. They were there
less than 30 minutes. Oakwood
EMS was at the scene.
2:48 p.m. Small grass fire on
US 24 at Road 21 in Carryall
Township was dealt with by Antwerp fire and EMS units. They
were on scene less than 10 minutes.
3:42 p.m. A subject came on

station to report threats on Road
250A in Carryall Township.
4:53 p.m. Dog complaint was
looked into on Road 1037 in
Auglaize Township.
5:24 p.m. Antwerp EMS
made a transport from a rollover
accident on Road 144 in Harrison Township. Antwerp Fire
Department assisted at the scene.
No further information was
available.
6:49 p.m. Van Wert County
Sheriffs Office requested Grover Hill fire and EMS units at an
accident in their county.
7:22 p.m. Threats were reported by a Payne resident.
9:08 p.m. Deputies documented a car/deer accident on
Road 177 in Washington Township.
9:53 p.m. Juveniles were seen
messing around a house in Grover Hill.
11:35 p.m. Deputies assisted
the Ohio State Highway Patrol
with a call involving a car reportedly driving through some
trees near Roads 140 and 179 in
Brown Township. It traveled towards the river bank. No further
information was available.
Sunday, Nov. 16
1:57 a.m. Five juveniles were
seen prowling in backyards in
Grover Hill.
8:07 a.m. Commercial alarm
sounded on US 127 in Blue
Creek Township.
8:23 a.m. Deputies delivered a
message on Road 187 in Washington Township.
1:54 p.m. A security alarm
sounded on Road 60 in Benton
Township.
4:32 p.m. Cows were seen on
Ohio 111 in Emerald Township.
5:36 p.m. Ohio State Highway Patrol requested Paulding
EMS for an accident that produced a head injury. Paulding
Fire Department also assisted at
the scene. No further information

was available.
7:57 p.m. Deputies documented a car in a ditch along
Ohio 111 west of Road 123 in
Emerald Township.
8:55 p.m. Car went off the
road near the intersection of Ohio
637 and Ohio 613 in Jackson
Township.
Monday, Nov. 17
12:08 a.m. Paulding police requested an EMS for a subject on
McDonald Pike.
5:57 a.m. Deputies handled
an accident on Ohio 66 north of
6:53 a.m. A Paulding fire unit
responded to a complaint of an
odor of natural gas on East Perry
Street. They were on scene about
50 minutes.
8:54 a.m. Antwerp EMS and
one fire unit assisted at a motor
vehicle accident on US 24 eastbound under the Ohio 49 overpass in Carryall Township. No
further information was available.
9:19 a.m. Suspicious vehicle
was noted on Road 163 at Road
156 in Auglaize Township.
12:43 p.m. A van reportedly
ran off US 127 at Road 82 and
up a guide wire. No further information was available.
1:44 p.m. Unwanted subject
was handled in Payne.
4:01 p.m. Telephone harassment was looked into on Roa
191 in Auglaize Township.
10:48 p.m. Deputies arrested a
subject on a warrant.
11:27 p.m. Suspicious vehicle was seen on Road 82 west of
Road 151.
Tuesday, Nov. 18
1:09 a.m. Two Paulding fire
units responded to North Williams Street for a smoking vehicle. They were on scene for less
than 10 minutes.
5:34 a.m. Paulding EMS
made a transport from a motor

vehicle accident on Road 115
north of Airport Road. Paulding
Fire Department assisted at the
scene. No further information
was available.
9:15 a.m. A train was reportedly blocking the crossing since
7 a.m. at Road 117 in Jackson
Township.
10:09 a.m. Dog complaint
was handled on Road 133 in
Emerald Township.
12:34 p.m. Theft of money
was investigated on Road 111 in
Auglaize Township.
4:39 p.m. Dog complaint
came in from Ash Street in
Payne.
9:05 p.m. Car/deer crash was
documented on Ohio 111 in
Paulding Township.
Wednesday, Nov. 19
10:05 a.m. Report of starving
horses was made from Road 263
in Brown Township.
10:46 a.m. An EMS unit was
called to Wayne Trace High
School for a subject who was
unresponsive, but breathing.
11:15 a.m. Slide-off accident
was handled near the intersection
of Road 162 and 123 in Emerald
Township.
11:19 a.m. Deputies arrested
Shane Zartman.
5 p.m. A caller from Payne
said they had been involved
in an accident on North Main
Street. No further information
was available.
6:45 p.m. Van Wert County
Sheriffs Office relayed information about an unruly juvenile in
Grover Hill.
7:01 p.m. Car/deer accident
was documented on Road 192 in
Crane Township.
11:44 p.m. Suspicious person
complaint was lodged from Road
177 in Washington Township.
Thursday, Nov. 20
12:48 a.m. Deputies responded to a burglar alarm on
US 127 in Blue Creek Township.

1:21 a.m. Allen County, Indiana requested a tanker for a grain
elevator fire in Edgerton, Ind.
Two Payne fire units responded
for up to four hours.
5:11 a.m. Car/deer crash in the
900 block of West Wayne Street
was documented.
7:32 a.m. A second car/deer
accident was documented in the
900 block of West Wayne Street.
9:54 a.m. Two Oakwood fire
units plus one from Scott and
another from Grover Hill were
called to a truck fire on Road 60
in Washington Township. One
was there over 30 minutes.
9:55 a.m. Theft complaint
came in from Road 169 in
Brown Township.
3:47 p.m. Theft was investigated on Ohio 500 in Paulding
Township.
6:16 p.m. Car/deer collision
was handled on Ohio 613 in Harrison Township.
7:07 p.m. A backing accident
in a private driveway was documented on Ohio 111 in Auglaize
Township.
7:28 p.m. Car/deer collision
was handled on US 127 in Blue
Creek Township.
10:46 p.m. Deputies arrested
Shanda and Roger Carpenter on
Putnam County warrants.
Friday, Nov. 21
2:10 a.m. Two Oakwood fire
units and their EMS responded
to report of an accident on Ohio
66 north of Road 110 in Brown
Township. The vehicle was fully
engulfed in fire. No further information was available.
6:35 a.m. A Paulding resident of Emerald Road requested
charges for assault and sexual
assault following an alleged incident. Paulding EMS made a
transport from the scene.
8:45 a.m. K9 unit was deployed on US 127 in Blue Creek
Township.
8:55 a.m. Telephone harassment was the complaint from

9:47 a.m. Deputies delivered
a message on Road 72 in Washington Township.
10 a.m. K9 unit was deployed
on South Harrmann Road in Antwerp.
10:15 a.m. A Jackson Township resident of Road 82 requested no contact with another
subject.
11:15 a.m. Scam complaint
came in from Road 188 in Carryall Township.
11:21 a.m. Assault complaint
was investigated on Road 250A
in Carryall Township.
11:25 a.m. K9 unit was deployed on North Williams Street
in Paulding.
1 p.m. K9 unit was deployed
on North Water Street in Paulding.
1:51 p.m. Vehicle theft was
reported from West Wayne
Street in Paulding.
4:34 p.m. Report of a vehicle
on its top and smoking was made
from Flatrock Drive in Paulding.
A Paulding fire unit and the
EMS responded. No further information was available.
8:14 p.m. Car/deer crash was
documented on Road 98 west of
Road 87 in Paulding Township.
Saturday, Nov. 22
4:50 a.m. Domestic situation
was looked into on Road 79 in
Blue Creek Township.
4:54 a.m. Car/deer crash was
documented on Road 424 in Carryall Township.
5:10 a.m. Burglary complaint
was investigated in Grover Hill.
5:22 a.m. Deputies handled a
semi accident off US 24 at Road
115 in Emerald Township where
the vehicle went into a field at the
railroad crossing.
See SHERIFF page 7A
PAULDING PROGRESS
COMMUNITY
Anniversary
Anniversary
MR. and MRS.
DENNIS THRASHER

OAKWOOD Dennis and
Susie Thrasher will be observing
their 50th wedding anniversary
on Friday, Dec. 7.
The couple was united in
marriage on Dec. 5, 1964 by
the late Rev. Robert R. Kinney.
The couple has one daughter,
Melissa (Murel Leon) of Defiance, and two grandchildren,
Zach and Ashley Lloyd, both
students at The Ohio State University in Columbus.
Denny retired after 30 years
from Chrysler Corporation and
Susie served as the Paulding
County Recorder for 23 years
and was employed by the Ohio
Recorders Association.
On Sunday, Dec. 7 from 2-5
p.m., the couple will be honored with an open house at
Twin Oaks Fellowship Hall,
200 Main St. in Oakwood. The
couple requests no gifts, only
your presence.
PCH introducing
valet parking
PAULDING Paulding
Birthdays
(The Paulding Progress maintains
a file of birthdays and anniversaries.
To make any changes, please call
our office at 419-399-4015 during
business hours, email to progress@
progressnewspaper.org, or drop us a
note to P.O. Box 180, Paulding.)
Nov. 29 Ted Brown Jr.,

Hayden Gorrell, Corbin Griffiths, Maxine Hanenkratt,
Elaine Kemerer, Alice Shipman, Rob Wright.
Nov. 30 Bettie Eagleson,
Rob Egnor, Dan Heck, Jessica Mize, Rosie Sholl, John
Dallas (J.D.) Stoller, Ashley
Thrasher, Deb Unger.
Dec. 1 Taylor Aldrich,
Tiffany Crabtree, Bernard
English, Bruce Gunderman,
Chuck Kipfer, Sarah Nardone, Christy Porter, Dana
Schnipke, Judie Schwartz,
Mike Schwartz, Cheryl Staley, Kaitlyn Stockman.
Dec. 2 Javier P. Bernal,
Sharon Berryhill, Thomas Hill,
Laura Kochel, Ed L. Monhollen, Katie Morman, Olive
Scherer, Arliss Woodard.
Dec. 3 Danielle Friend,
Sara Paputsakis, Mike Snider,
Preston Stoller.
Dec. 4 Jeff Guyton, Kelli
Haines, Mike Lassiter.
Dec. 5 Cris Colwell,
Lois Congleton, John Ganger, Kayla L. Kauser, Brittany Rhonehouse, Helen Sigley, Kyle Stoller, Lou Ann
Wannemacher.
CARD SHOWER Arliss E.

Woodard will celebrate her
92nd birthday on Tuesday, Dec.
2. Wish her a Happy Birthday
and send a card to: 12651 CR
82, Paulding OH 45879.
Anniversaries
Nov. 30 Harry and Donna
Gray, Dan and Deb Heck, David and Amy Noggle.
Dec. 2 Ed and Mae Lee
Carlisle, Gerry and Kim
Shidler.
Dec. 4 Bruce and Vickie
Laukhuf.
County Hospital has announced that it is offering

valet parking starting Dec.
2. The service will be free
of charge. It will be offered
Monday through Friday from
8 a.m.-6 p.m.
Persons wishing to use the
service are asked to drive
their car under the main entrance canopy and park their
car in the designated place.
They will then give their keys
to the front desk staff that
will arrange to have the car
parked. To retrieve their car,
they are asked to present their
receipt to the front desk staff
and the car will be returned to
them at the main canopy.
Many persons going to the
hospital are ill or have other
limitations that make it difficult for them to walk from the
parking lot. This service is
offered to assist those people
and their drivers to more easily obtain healthcare.
December events at Antwerp library
Pet Grooming
ANTWERP Antwerp Branch Library has a busy month of

activities planned in December.
Story Times will be on Dec. 3 and 10 at 10:30 a.m. The teen
book club will meet at noon on Dec. 6. The Great Escape adult
book club will meet on Dec. 8 at 6:30 p.m. The Cookbook Club
will meet on Dec. 15 at 6:30 p.m.
The branch will have two special programs in December. Frozen Karaoke will be on Dec. 1 at 6:30 p.m. Teen Poetry Night
will be Dec. 9 at 6:30 p.m. Bring your favorite poems to share!
Saturdays will be movie days with Mr. Peabody & Sherman
on Dec. 13 and Dec. 20 will be the Muppet Christmas Carol.
Both movies start at 11 a.m.
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Large & Small

We do them all
Cats & Dogs Grooming
9ctf
Paparazzi
Jewelry
The
Bargain
BIN
December 1st
Specials
Book Sale
VHS Tapes
8-4 pm
Scentsy
Candles
8-4 pm
Variety
of Framed
Pictures
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Van Wert County 4-H Exchange Club
Enjoy seeing this event at the Van Wert County

Fairgrounds - Entrance on Fox Rd., Gate 5
November 28-December 25
Friday, Saturday & Sunday 6-9 pm
Drive thru light show with over 75 displays. Featuring new

displays and many of the Baughman Family Lights Displays.
$5 per car $7 carriage ride on Sundays

$25 oversized vehicles/buses $10 multi-trip sticker
Santa stops in on Saturday Nights:
Nov. 29, Dec. 6, 13 & 20!
Take a horse-drawn wagon ride thru the lights
on Sunday, December 7 & 14.
Featuring Poling Farms and Towne & Country Carriage
For information contact the Club:

Jay 419-203-2234 or Cindy 419-203-1413
This is a community service project as well as a fundraiser
for the clubs trips and hosting of exchange students.
Supported in part by The Baughman Family and Van Wert County
Agricultural Society and Masters Heating and Air.
Win-a-Turkey winners named

PAULDING - The Paulding County Progress has announced the winners of its
Win-a-Turkey contest.
We want to thank all of our
Paulding County businesses
that sponsored our Win-aTurkey pages and for giving
us an opportunity to give 29
Turkeys away to our readers.
Each of the 29 participating
merchants and their winners
are:
Vagabond Village - Susan
Knapp, Paulding; Antwerp
Bank Payne - Amy Kochenour, Oakwood; Antwerp
Bank Antwerp - Robert Clark,
Paulding; Hartzog Lumber
- Marjorie Scott, Paulding;
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- Charlie McGuire, Paulding; Paulding County Hospital - Maria Martinez; Susies
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Twenty-nine frozen turkeys were distributed Friday, Nov. 21

in the Paulding County Progress sponsored annual giveaway
in cooperation with local businesses. Jenny Martinez of Paulding was the winner of the Progress drawing. The Progress staff
wishes everyone a Happy Thanksgiving!
Chevrolet - Michelle Arend,
Paulding; Chief Supermarket - Pat Friend, Cecil; Ross
Service Station - Claire Smith,
Scott; Fiesta Habeneros Clara Rohdy, Paulding;
Paulding Auto Group - Wanda Rohlf; Ebels Butcher Shop

- Lou Ann Grant, Defiance;
Koharts - Pat Crutchfield,
Paulding; Paulding Progress Jenny Martinez, Paulding.
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Turkey, parades and football

All of us haveThanksgiving traditions. Most of us consume turkey, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, stuffing
and the ever popular green
bean casserole. Of course,
dont forget the cranberries
and pumpkin pie.
I remember years ago when
my kids were little, they used
to take the rack out of the
turkey roaster and get little
plastic cowboys and Indian
figures and play with them.
It was always nice to smell
that turkey roasting in the
oven and knowing soon youd
be able to dig into the feast.
The first time you stuff and
cook a turkey can be intimidating. I remember when I
cooked my first turkey, I was
scared to death and at that
time, the bird had no pop up
timer in it. The very first time
a new turkey cooker pulls
out the insides of the turkey
all wrapped up in a little bag
can be tense as you worry if
you got everything out of it.
Oh! Dont forget, too, there
is a big neck stuffed up inside
of the fowl that also needs to
come out.
Some people prefer to go
buy a fresh turkey, while
others just go to the store
and get a frozen one. There
are so many different ways
to cook a turkey. They are
not just roasted anymore,
the feathery creature can be
deep fried, smoked, grilled
and barbecued. You can marinate it overnight in a brine
or take a stick of butter and
give the lucky fellow a butter massage. I remember one
year, I bought an instrument
that looked likea shot injector. I melted butter and put
it in the needleand I recall
shooting him(or her) under
A Penny for
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By
Nancy Whitaker
the wings, between the legs,
down the breast, and in the
cavity. When I finished with
the butter, salt and pepper,the
20-pound turkey was ready to
put in the oven.
Oh, thesmells and tastes
of Thanksgiving are indeed
something to look forward to
every year.
Another tradition is the Macys Thanksgiving Day parade through Manhattan, New
York. I wonder how many
people have attended at least
one parade since its inception
in 1924? One constant theme
of Macys parade is characters
made of balloons. Some say
Macys parade did not start
until 1927,because the naming of the 1924 version, Macys Christmas Day Parade,
the confusion arises because
it was held at Thanksgiving.
Old timers say they used to
release balloons with prizes
for those who found the balloon. Many think it would be
great if Macys resurrected
the tradition.
Amongst other cities, Detroit is at the forefront of celebrations. Since 1924 they
have their own parade down
Woodward Ave. Also their

NFL team, the Detroit Lions, always play a game on
Thanksgiving, a tradition that
goes back to 1934.
There is the Presidential
pardon of a turkey and its
alternate which takes place
on the Wednesday before
Thanksgiving. The ceremony
traditionally takes place on
the White House Rose Garden, andthen the lucky bird
issent to Disneyland, where
it will be the grand marshal of
the Disney Thanksgiving Day
Parade.
The traditions origin is
uncertain. One story claims
that Harry Truman pardoned
a turkey in 1947, but the Truman Library has been unable
to find any evidence for this.
Another claims that the tradition dates back to Abraham
Lincoln, in October 1863,
pardoning his son Tads pet
turkey. Both of these stories
have been cited in recent
presidential speeches.
Interestingly, the great
American public is allowed
to vote for the turkeys names
on the White House web
site.Pardoned turkey names
include May and Flower, Flyer and Fryer, Marshmallow
and Yam,Biscuit andGravy,
Stars and Stripes and Pumpkin and Pecan. This year a
local lucky turkey from Cooperswas chosen to be pardoned by the president.
One tradition to remember
is to thank God for his blessings and the bounty we have
here in the USA. So if you
like to eat turkey and all the
trimmings, watch the parade
or football, have a joyous holiday! Happy Thanksgiving
and may God Bless all the
turkeys.
Snakes are gone for now

By Mark Holtsberry
Education specialist
Paulding SWCD
Working on the wetland area this fall has
gotten me to wonder, where have the snakes
gone? Now, I am not wanting to see any because those creatures just give me the creeps!
Snakes and many other reptiles find shelter
in holes or burrows, and spend the winter inactive or dormant. This is similar to hibernation. Snakes crawl into caves, hollow logs, or
some other animal burrow to hibernate.
Snakes may also hibernate in any freefrom-frost area and can be found in narrow
crevices in rocks, animal burrows, holes under trees and stumps, under wood piles, and
occasionally in basements.
Snakes will increase their intake of food
before hibernating if they can. They can also
hibernate during normal conditions, due to a
loss of food, but this normally corresponds

to extreme temperature changes. For many
snakes, hibernation is an important part of a
healthy lifestyle and they should be hibernating every year to prevent stress and illness.
During the first warm days of spring,
snakes emerge from their dens and begin
sunning. After temperatures consistently stay
above freezing, snakes will begin searching
for food and move gradually to their summer
range and birthing areas. These movements
can be as far away as five miles or as short as
one-fourth of a mile.
In the fall, snakes move back to the previous years den. If a sudden cold snap catches
them they may either die or be fortunate and
find a suitable secondary den. They usually
do not stay long at the den entrance, but hurry
in for the long winter sleep. So I hope they
still sleep while I work on the wetland area.
Get tickets for Christmas walk

PAYNE Tickets are now on sale for the Friends of the
Payne Branch Library Christmas Walk on Dec. 6. Tickets can
be purchased from the Payne Library now until the day of the
walk. The walk will be from 3-7 p.m.
Six residents have generously opened their homes for this
fundraiser. The library will be open for a bake sale, wreath
auction, and refreshments this day as well. Call the Payne
Branch Library for more information, 419-263-3333.
Sheriff

6:10 a.m. A motor vehicle accident was reported on Road 24 at
Road 87 in Benton Township. No further information was available.
6:39 a.m. ODOT reported an accident on Ohio 49 south of Payne
where a car was in a ditch on its top. Payne EMS and fire department
assisted at the scene. No further information was available.
7:54 p.m. Deputies responded to an alarm at Payne Elementary
School.
8:16 a.m. Report of a car in a ditch along Road 180 west of US
127 was handled. The vehicle was towed. No further information
was available.
8:26 a.m. A motor vehicle accident on Road 60 at Road 107 in
Blue Creek Township was handled. The vehicle hit a guardrail and
was towed. No further information was available.
9:20 a.m. A driver told deputies he went through a guardrail along
Road 162 at Road 123 and went into a field in Jackson Township. No
further information was available.
10:34 a.m. Domestic situation was looked into on Road 250a in
Carryall Township.
2:37 p.m. Juvenile matter was handled on Road 143 in Emerald
Township.
7:16 p.m. Burglar alarm sounded on Road 107 in Blue Creek
Township.
10:06 p.m. Car/deer accident on US 24 at Road 133 in Emerald
Township was documented.
Sunday, Nov. 23
4:26 a.m. Car/pole accident was handled on Gasser Road. No further information was available.
9:23 a.m. Breaking and entering was investigated on Road 177 in
Brown Township.
12:46 p.m. Residential burglar alarm sounded on Road 33 in Harrison Township.
5:46 p.m. Car/deer mishap on Road 209 in Brown Township was
handled. Oakwood EMS made a run from the scene. Oakwood Fire
Department assisted. No further information was available.
6:28 p.m. Deputies documented a car/deer accident on Road 177
in Brown Township.
11:30 p.m. Paulding fire and EMS units responded to a report of
smoke filling an apartment on West Perry Street. They were on scene
less than 30 minutes.
Monday, Nov. 24
2:20 a.m. Threats complaint came in from North Main Street in
Antwerp.
8:38 a.m. K9 unit was deployed at Defiance High School.
8:59 a.m. Possible scam was looked into on Road 169 in Auglaize
Township.
Learn to read
at the library
PAULDING Reading.
Do not take it for granted.
One of the best gifts you can
give to an adultfamily member, friend or neighbor is the
chance to learn how to read.
The Paulding County Carnegie Library is proud to partner
with Vantage Career Center
in offering Adult Basic Literacy Education (ABLE) classes. The classes are held each
Thursday from 5-7:30 p.m.
at the main historic Carnegie
library in Paulding. Many
adults attend ABLE classes to
refresh basic skills in reading,
writing and math, improve
skills needed for employment or further education, or
prepare for the GED exam to
obtain a high school equivalency diploma. For more information contact the ABLE
office at 1-800-686-3944, extension 2075.
Jim Langham/Paulding County Progress
Rick Small, popular broadcaster for 98.1 radio, talks to kids at Divine Mercy School in Payne
last week during the annual tour of Christmas For Kids.
Christmas For Kids on 20th tour of the area

By JIM LANGHAM
Feature Writer
PAYNE Popular broadcaster Rick Small,
of 98.1 radio, Defiance, is on his 20th tour of
Christmas For Kids which is geared to raise
money and presents for families with special
needs during the holiday season.
Small said at Divine Mercy in Payne last week
the program helps 5,000 kids in need annually
plus many entire families in need. The effort is
a partnership between Mix 98.1 and the Marine
Corps League.
Those counties included in the drive are
Paulding, Defiance, Williams, Fulton, Henry
and Putnam.
This is done through the work of various
agencies in the area, said Small. They have
the names of kids and families with need. They
put the package together.
Small said that live broadcast appearances are referred to as a live drive. Small and
Marine veteran Ray Dailey go from place to
place and collect Christmas gifts and funds for
the effort. He noted that they will be making at
least 80 different appearances during the holiday season.
I love getting out to meet the people, said
Small. The good Lord gave me a big mouth. I
love doing this because I enjoy seeing the best
in people.
Teacher Joe Linder said that he likes the way
the program teaches students about how good
they really have it.
They see people bring in things from

around the community and they realize that
it is for kids with needs, said Linder. They
realize how good they have it. I think that it
makes them more thankful.
As a Catholic school, we always believe in
giving back to our community, said reading
instructor Amy Wannemacher. The kids are
really into it. The kids understand it and they
love giving to the homes where there is need.
Divine Mercy principal Cathy Schoenauer
lauded the parents and students for their supportive effort in reaching out to the needs of others.
She was impressed with the way that parents
kept bringing gifts and money to the Christmas
For Kids effort and the way students brought
gifts when they arrived for school.
The barrel was almost full right away, said
Schoenauer. When you ask for something like
this, they always come forth. During the first
Friday mass every month, the students bring
groceries that fill up baskets for the United
Methodist Church food pantry.
Marine Ray Dailey accompanies Small in
the live drive effort. Daily said he has been
involved in the project for several years because he and the Marine Corps love to give
little kids a chance to have Christmas.
We help out kids with families at Christmas. We also help with groceries year around,
said Dailey. Everything that is given stays in
the six-county area. This is always a good start
to Christmas.
Changes coming to
county Extension program
By DENISE GEBERS
PAULDING Without taking provisional and absentee
ballots into consideration, the
proposed levy to benefit the
OSU Extension program in
Paulding County failed by just
over 110 votes.
How will this effect operation
at the local Extension office?
According to Jerry Zielke,
president of the Paulding
County Extension Advisory
Committee, change is coming.
Sarah (Noggle, OSU agriculture educator) will continue
on with some constraints. The
(Paulding County) agronomy
committee will fund her position as long as funds are available. But it doesnt look like
there is enough for a full year,
he said.
In the past, the agronomy
committee would use their
money to help upgrade equipment in the Extension office
and other projects, said Zielke.
The money they will be using
(to support the ag agent position) would have still been in
reserve.
Additionally, he said there is
no money available to pay support staff.
The operating budget will
be VERY limited, continued
Zielke. We will be doing some
number pushing with Bruce
(Clevinger, the countys Ex-
Paulding Eagles
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Extension agent in Defiance
County).
Zielke said Paulding County
Commissioners have set aside
$40,000 for the OSU 4-H program for 2015. The local agronomy committee will pick up
about $35,000 for the ag agent
position.
We could use some more,
he quipped.
It would have been great if
the levy would have passed.
All the issues would have been
cleared up, he concluded.
At 0.15 mill additional
money, the tax would not have
been burdensome for most people, costing around 44 cents a
month while generating $66,000
to support an agricultural agent
locally.
The agronomy committee
intends to put the levy before
voters again next fall in another
attempt to fund the Paulding office.
In the meantime, changes will
be evident in the OSU program
in the county. Zielke said OSU
has made a commitment to the
Ohio County Commissioners
Association to give priority to
4-H in all Ohio counties.
Paulding County is now re-
quired to have a full-time 4-H

Extension agent and may no
longer have just a program
assistant in charge of 4-H. Because of this, Staci (Hiler) Miller
will be leaving her position.
Zielke said she was let go by
OSU this summer when funding for her position ran out. But
there have been enough donations to bring her back until the
full-time agent is in place, according to Zielke. He noted the
funds came from a 4-H project
fund through Paulding County
Area Foundation in a release
signed by three people.
OSU Extension has been
advertising for candidates for a
4-H agent for Paulding County.
Deadline for applications for the
position was Nov. 9.
Zielke said OSU human resources personnel will screen
the applications and pick out
three or four people to meet with
the local interview committee in
mid-December.
Members of this committee
are yet to be appointed, but will
be five or six persons who serve
on the local 4-H Council and
Extension Advisory Committee.
Their goal is to have someone in place in January, Zielke
said.
In the old days, we

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the evening. Then I would go
to the coal pile and carry in
a bucket of coal for the evening.
My favorite activity in the
living room would be to sit
beside the stove and read
books. One summer we visited the home of Mark Twain
in Hannibal, Mo. That winter,
I read Twain books that I had
purchased on our visit that
summer.
The other living room activity would be making log
cabins out of Lincoln logs, a
favorite of many children of
that time.
Not only would I carry in

wood for our family, I would
go down the street and do the
same thing for a widow lady
whose husband had been
killed in a Model-T Ford
several years earlier. Evening chores would also mean
fetching water in two buckets from the neighbors well,
since we didnt have a well on
our property.
In the utility room, where
we stored our canned goods,
just off the kitchen, we had
a coal oil strove we kept lit
during the bitterest winter
days and evenings.
On this cold November
night, I find myself stepping
back into those days. Really,
in spite of the many years that
have transpired since then,
some things havent changed.
A candle is burning beside
my computer keyboard as I
write stories to publish for our
readers to enjoy during recess. And my mind dreams
stories just like it did back
in those days, and as was the
case back then, I never know
whats coming or the how the
story is going to turn out until
I put the final period on the final sentence.
By Phil Recker
Edward Jones Advisor
Its almost Thanksgiving, a
holiday that once celebrated
the harvest season. Although
many of us today may not
be directly connected to agriculture, we still gather on
Thanksgiving with our loved
ones to share whatever bounty we may have. But this
practice doesnt have to begin
and end with food. Why not
incorporate the spirit of sharing into your overall financial
strategy?
Here are a few suggestions
for doing just that:
Substitute teachers needed

PAULDING All across the state of Ohio,
there is a great need for motivated and qualified substitute teachers. Are you someone who
would be interested? Do you enjoy working
with children and helping them learn to their
full potential? If you are interested in something
part-time and bringing in a little extra income,
then substitute teaching could be for you.
The Western Buckeye Educational Service
Center is seeking qualified candidates with a
Bachelors degree to substitute teach in Paulding and Van Wert County. The school districts
covered would include Antwerp Local, Crest-
Antwerp, Ohio
419-258-5351
305 S. Main Street
Antwerp, OH 45813
Payne, Ohio
419-236-2705
102 N.
N Main Street
Payne, OH 45880
Harlan, Indiana - LPO
260-657-1000
18214 SR Thirty-Seven
Harlan, IN 46743
view Local, Lincolnview Local, Wayne Trace

Local, Thomas Edison Preschools, and the
Western Buckeye ESC Resource Center in Van
Wert.
Interested and qualified candidates should
contact superintendent Brian Gerber, or administrative assistant Jan Smith at 419-3994711 in Paulding, or administrative assistant
Carol Williman in Van Wert at 419-238-4746.
Administrators will guide you through the
process in becoming a substitute teacher and
explain the requirements and costs you would
incur.
Make financial gifts. You

could give shares of stock to
your loved ones, or perhaps
give them money to help fund
their IRAs. (They must have
earned income, however, to
be eligible to contribute to
an IRA.) You can give up to
$14,000 per year, per recipient. If you are married, you
and your spouse can each give
up to the $14,000 yearly limit.
Invest in your childrens
future. To help your children
meet the high costs of higher
education, you might want
to invest in a college savings
vehicle. One option to consider is a 529 plan. When you
contribute to a 529 plan, your
earnings are subject to taxfree growth potential and distributions are free of federal
taxes, provided they are used
for qualified higher education expenses. (Keep in mind,
though, that Section 529 plan
distributions not used for
these qualified expenses may
be subject to income tax and
a 10% penalty.) Furthermore,
if you invest in your home
states 529 plan, you may
receive state tax incentives.
Tax issues for 529 plans can
be complex, though, so youll
need to consult with your tax
advisor about your situation.
Another benefit of 529 plans:
You control the assets right up
to the point at which they are
actually used. So, if you have
been putting away money for
a particular child (or grandchild) and he or she decides
against college, you can easily switch to another beneficiary.
Review your insurance
policies. If something were
to happen to you, is your life
insurance sufficient to take
Scott Wagner
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Sitting here beside my

computer on this January-like
cold night with a vanilla
candle emanating light and
warmth takes me back to our
Indiana living room over 55
years ago when I would do
the same thing at our kitchen
table.
In the corner of the kitchen,
there was what we referred to
as a kindling stove and it
was usually stoked with kindling from Smith Brothers
Furniture Co., where my dad
worked. My dad and I would
hitch the trailer behind our
car and drive to his factory to
load salvageable kindling to
heat our country kitchen.
On those cold nights, with
windows often coated with
frost designs, there was little I loved to do more than
light a candle, place it on the
kitchen table and sit there
and write make up stories.
Even at age eight and nine, I
would write such stories, take
them to school the next day
and kids would gather around
me while I read the stories to
them.
The idea for such a thing no
doubt came from my enjoyment of bedtime stories, and
my love for historical reading
which painted pictures in my
mind of Abraham Lincoln
reading and writing by the
light of the crackling logs in
the fireplace in his childhood
home.
In those days, most of the
downstairs rooms in our
two-story 100-year-old home
that had first been a log
cabin, were heated by separate stoves. There was an
old wood stove in the living
room. When I came home
from school, I would split
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words, would there be enough
money available to pay off
your mortgage, send your
children to college and help
your surviving spouse meet at
least some of his or her retirement expenses? A financial
professional can help you determine if your life insurance
is sufficient for your needs.
Consider involving your
family with your estate plans.
To help ensure your wishes
get carried out the way you
intended, consider keeping
family members informed of
your estate strategy, which
could involve your will, living trust, power of attorney
and other legal documents.
And dont forget to keep your
beneficiary designations up to
date on your retirement accounts and your life insurance
policy. So if youve gone
through changes in your family situation, such as a divorce
or remarriage, work with your
professional team, including
your financial advisor and
your tax and legal advisors, to
make ensure your investment
strategy aligns with your estate goals.
Once the turkey is eaten
and the football games have
ended, Thanksgiving will
draw to a close. But consider these strategies sharing
your bounty with your
loved ones all year long and
throughout your lifetime.
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Paulding County Church Directory

ANTWERP AND SURROUNDING
Antwerp Community Church, 704 S. Erie St., SR 49, Antwerp; Pastor
Ricky L. Grimes 419-258-2069. Bible Study Fellowship 9:30 am; Contemporary Worship 10:30 am, Wednesday Discipleship Study, 7:00 pm
Antwerp United Methodist Church, East River Street, Rev. Pastor Mike
Schneider, church telephone number is 258-4901, Comtemporaty service
Sunday 8:30a.m., Sunday school 9:30a.m., Traditional Service 10:30a.m.
Divine Mercy Catholic Parish, 303 S. Monroe, Antwerp. Office: 417 N.
Main, Paulding, 399-2576, Pastor Very Rev. G. Allan Fillman, Masses: Sunday at 8:30am.
First Baptist Church, 5482 CR 424, Pastor Todd Murray, 258-2056,
Sunday school at 9 a.m., Sunday worship 10 a.m.; evening service 6 p.m.,
Wednesday Bible Study 6:30 p.m.
First Presbyterian Church, 126 W. River St., Pastor Mike Pennington,
258-2864, Sunday school at 11:15 a.m., Sunday worship at 10:00 a.m.
Kingdom Hall of Jehovahs Witnesses, 2937 US 24, 258-2290. Public
talk 10 a.m. Sunday, Congregation Bible Study, Theocratic Ministry School
& Service Meeting, Theocratic school 7:30 p.m. Thursday.
Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church, Rev. Derek Evans. Sunday school at 9
a.m., Sunday worship at 10 a.m.
Riverside Christian Church, 15413 St. Rt. 49, (corner Ohio 49 and Road
192), Antwerp. 258-3895, Pastor Regan Clem.
ARTHUR/FIVE SPAN AREA
Apostolic Christian Church, 13562 Road 147, Defiance (Junction), 3993121, William Schlatter, Elder, Sunday services at 10:15 a.m. and 12:30
p.m., Sunday school at 1 p.m., Wednesday services at 7:30 p.m.
Bethel Christian Church, Ohio 66, Defiance (Arthur), Pastor Christopher
Baker, Sunday worship at 10:30 a.m.
Church of Christ, corner of County Roads 166 and 191, Evangelist Lonnie Lambert, 399-5022, Sunday worship at 10:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m., Bible
study at 9:30 a.m. Sunday.
Junction Bible Christian Church, County Road 111, Defiance (Junction),
393-2671 or JunctionBible@copper.net, Interim Pastor Duane Richardson,
Sunday school at 9:30 a.m., Sunday worship follows at 10:30 a.m & Bible
Study on Wed. at 7pm.
Pleasantview Missionary Baptist Church, County Road 180, Defiance
(Junction), Rev. Alan Ray Newsome, Sunday worship at 11 a.m., evening
service at 6 p.m.; Wednesday evening services at 7 p.m.
Rock Church, SR 637, Five Span-Arthur area, Pastor Bobby Branham
393-2924, Sunday school at 10 a.m., Sunday worship at 10:45 a.m., Sunday
evening worship at 7 p.m., Wednesday evening worship at 7 p.m., Youth
Service Wednesday at 7 p.m.
Grover Hill Church of the Nazarene, Maple and East Jackson streets,
Pastor Jonathan L. Hoagland, 587-3376, Sunday school at 9:30 a.m., Morning worship at 10:30 a.m., Sunday evening gospel hour at 6 p.m., Wednesday evening service at 7 p.m.
Grover Hill Zion United Methodist Church, corner of First and Harrison,
587-3941; Pastor Mike Waldron, 419-238-1493 or 419-233-2241 (cell). Sunday school at 9:30 a.m., Sunday worship at 10:20 a.m., nursery available
during all services.
Mandale Church of Christ in Christian Union, Ohio 66, Pastor Justin Sterrett, 419-786-9878, Sunday school at 9:30 a.m., Sunday worship at 10:30
a.m. and 6 p.m., Wednesday prayer meeting at 7 p.m.
Middle Creek United Methodist Church, County Road 24, Grover Hill,
Pastor William Sherry, Sunday worship at 9 a.m., Sunday school at 10:15
a.m., Sunday evening Bible study at 6 p.m.
Mt. Zion United Methodist Church, Grover Hill, County Road 151, Sunday school at 9:30 a.m., Pastor David Prior, Sunday worship at 10:30 a.m.,
Wednesday evening prayer meeting at 7:30 p.m.
Roselms Christian Church, Ohio 114, Pastor Gary Church, 594-2445,
Sunday school at 9:30 a.m., Sunday worship at 10:30 a.m.
HAVILAND/LATTY/SCOTT
Apostolic Christian Church, 12867 Road 82, Haviland, 399-5220, worship service at 10:30 a.m.
Country Chapel United Methodist Church, Haviland, 419-622-5746, Sunday school at 9:30 a.m., Sunday worship at 10:15 a.m.
Latty Zion Baptist Church, Latty, Pastor Levi Collins Jr., 399-2748, Sunday school at 10 a.m., worship service at 11:15 a.m.
Harvest Field Pentecostal Church of God, 13625 Road 12, Scott, Pastor
Terry Martin, 419-622-2026, Sunday school at 9:30 a.m., Sunday morning
worship at 10:30 a.m., Sunday Evening worship at 6 pm, Wednesday evening worship at 7:00 pm, Wednesday Youth Group at 7 pm.
Friends United Methodist Church, Latty, Pastor Ron Johnson. Sunday
worship at 9 a.m., Wednesday Bible Study at 7 p.m.
OAKWOOD/MELROSE AREAS
Auglaize Chapel Church of God, rural Oakwood, 3 miles south and half
mile west on County Road 60, Pastor Stan Harmon, 594-2248, Sunday
worship at 9:00 a.m. Sunday school at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday services for
children, youth and adults at 7:00 p.m.
Melrose United Methodist Church, Melrose, 594-2076, Pastor Eileen Kochensparger 399-5818; Sunday school 9:30 a.m., Sunday worship at 10:30
a.m., Wednesday Bible study and prayer at 7 p.m.
Twin Oaks United Methodist Church, corner of Harmon and Second
streets, Oakwood, Pastor Eric Dailey. 419-594-2992. Sunday worship at
GROVER HILL AND OUTLYING
9:30 a.m., Sunday school at 10:45 a.m., Bible Study Wednesdays at 10 a.m.
Bible Baptist Church, corner of Cleveland and Perry streets, Grover Hill, Prairie Chapel Bible Church, one mile east and a half-mile north of OakPastor Pat Holt, 587-4021, Sunday school at 10 a.m., Sunday worship at 11 wood on the corner of Roads 104 and 209, Pastor Earl Chapman, 594-2057,
a.m., Sunday evening worship at 6 p.m.; Wednesday prayer meeting at 7 Sunday school at 9:30 a.m., Sunday worship at 10:30 a.m., evening worship
p.m.
at 6 p.m., Wednesday Bible study at 7 p.m.
PAULDING AND OUTLYING

Bethel United Methodist, Forders Bridge, Cecil, Pastor Kevin Doseck
(419) 899-4153, worship service at 10:30 a.m., Sunday school at 9:30 a.m.
Bethlehem Temple Pentecostal, 818 West Jackson Street, Paulding,
399-3770, Rev. Burpo, Sunday school at 10 a.m., Sunday worship at 12 p.m.
Cecil Community Church, 203 S. Main St., Cecil. Pastor Ted Ramey.
Sun. school 10:00 am, Worship service 11 am, Sun. eve. 6 pm, Wed.
eve. 6 pm.
Cecil First Presbyterian Church, Main Street, Cecil, Sunday worship
at 8 a.m., Sunday school at 9 a.m.
Christian Fellowship Church, Paulding High School Auditeria, 10 a.m.
Sunday. Pastor Greg Cramer.
Divine Mercy Catholic Parish, 417 N. Main, Paulding, 399-2576, 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, 419-3995061, Sunday School at 9:30 a.m., worship services at 10:45 a.m. and 6
p.m. Sunday and 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. Pastor Drew Gardner.
First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), 1233 Emerald Road,
Paulding, 419-399-4576, Sunday school 9 a.m., Worship service 10
a.m. Interim pastor is Rev. Dr. Paul Biery.
First Presbyterian Church, 114 West Caroline Street, Paulding, 3992438, Rev. David Meriwether, 9:00am Sunday school (youth and adult),
9:15 a.m. praise singing, 9:30 a.m. Sunday worship. Communion 1st
Sunday each month. No 1st Wednesday supper.
Grace Community Church, Ohio 111 West across from Paulding County
Hospital.Sunday school at 8:45 a.m., service at 10:00 a.m. Pastor Cameron
Michael.
House of Love Ministries, 220 N. Williams St., Paulding. Pastor Predest (Dwayne) Richardson or Sister Brenda Richardson, 419-399-9205
or 419-796-8718, Sunday worship at 3 p.m. Wednesday night bible study
at 5:30. Jail Ministry, Food Ministry, Outreach Ministry. Overcomer Outreach - a Christian 12-steap meeting, Sundays at 5 p.m.
New Beginnings Church (Church of God), Cecil, Pastor Roy Burk,
399-5041, Sunday worship at 11 a.m.
Paulding Church of Christ, East Perry Street, Paulding, Minister
Christopher Reno, 419-399-4761. Bible school at 9:30 a.m., Sunday
worship at 10:30 a.m.
Paulding Church of the Nazarene, 210 Dooley Dr., Paulding, 3993932, Pastor Jeremy Thompson, Sunday school at 9:15 a.m., Sunday
worship at 10:30 a.m., Sunday evening at 6 p.m.: Kids Summer Jam
(ages 4-4th grade), Preteen class (5th-6th grade), Teen group (7th-12th
grade), and adult service. Wednesday at 7 p.m.: Teen group (7th-12th
grade), adult bible study and prayer. Nursery available for all services.
Paulding Family Worship Center, 501 West Perry Street, Paulding,
399-3525, Rev. Monte Moore, Sunday worship at 10:30 a.m.
Paulding United Methodist Church, 321 North Williams Street, Paulding, church telephone number is 399-3591, Rev. Roger Emerson, Worship
service at 9:45 a.m.; Sunday School, 11:15 a.m.; Wed. worship at 6 pm.
Church office is located at 308 N. Main St.

Pentecostal Church of God, 601 W. Caroline St., Paulding, Elder
George Robinson, Sunday school at 10 a.m., worship service at noon,
prayer services Monday at 6 p.m. and Thursday at noon, Bible study at
6 p.m. Tuesday.
Pioneer Christian Ministries, County Road 108 and Ohio 637, Paulding,
Rev. Chuck Oliver, Sunday school at 9:30 a.m., Sunday worship at 10:30
a.m., and Wednesday evening at 7 p.m. including a youth service on at least
three Wednesday evenings.
Rose Hill Church of God, corner of SR 637 and Charloe Trail, Paulding,
399-3113, Pastor Ron Hofacker, Sunday school at 9:30 a.m., Sunday worship at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday service from 7-8 p.m. with childrens hour.
St. John Lutheran ChurchELCA, 7611 Road 87, Briceton, Pastor Karen
Stetins, church telephone number is 419-399-4962 or 419-399-2320. Sunday worship at 8:30 a.m., Sunday school at 9:30 a.m.
St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church, 601 Flat Rock Drive (P.O. Box
156), Paulding, Pastor Karen Stetins, church telephone number is 399-2320,
Sunday Worship at 10:30 a.m., Sunday school at 9:15 a.m.
PAYNE AND OUTLYING AREAS
Divine Mercy Catholic Parish, 203 W. Townline, Payne, 399-2576, Pastor
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 1011:30 a.m. The church is currently in the process of relocating. For location
information, contact Pastor Rich Phelan, 419-263-2728.
Payne Church of Christ, 220 West Merrin Street, Payne, Pastor Mikeal
George. Sunday worship at 9:30 am. 419-263-2092; 419-574-2150 (cell).
Payne Church of the Nazarene, 509 E. Orchard St. (Ohio 500) Payne,
Pastor Mike Harper, 263-2422, Sunday school at 9:30 a.m., Sunday worship
at 10:30 a.m. Sunday night service at 6:30 p.m., Wednesday prayer meeting
at 7:30 p.m.
St. Jacob United Church of Christ, southwest corner of Oak and Hyman
streets, Payne, Rev. Jim Langham, 263-2763. Sunday School 9 a.m, Church
service-10 a.m.
St. James Lutheran Church NALC, West Townline Street (P.O. Box 42),
Payne, 263-2129, Pastor Fred Meuter, 260-492-2581. Sunday School at 9
a.m., Sunday worship at 10 a.m.
St. Paul United Methodist Church, (P.O. Box 154) 312 South Main
Street, Payne, Rev. David Rohrer, church telephone number is 263-2418,
parsonage telephone number is 263-2017, Sunday school at 9 a.m., Sunday
worship at 8 a.m. and 10 a.m.
Editors Note: If your church doesnt have service times listed, please contact the Paulding County Progress office to notify of Sunday service times.
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CROSBY SIGNS LETTER OF INTENT Molly Crosby, a senior at Wayne Trace High School,

Wayne
Trace
wrestlers
work
out
as
they
prepare
for
the
upcoming
season.
A couple of rooms
signed a letter of intent to play collegiate softball at the University of Findlay starting next fall.
near
the
main
gym
have
been
converted
into
a
wrestling
room
for
the
team
to
practice.
Crosby, who will go to college to become an intervention specialist, is coming off of a season
that saw her post a record of9-3 on the mound with a 2.54 earned run average, striking out 84
hitters in 82-2/3 innings. Attending the signing at Wayne Trace High School were, front from left
Mark Crosby (father), Molly Crosby, Cindy Crosby (mother); back row Wayne Trace athletic director Jim Linder, Buckeye Heat softball coaches Tom Kontak and Chris Rawski, pitching coach
Cortney Dommer and Raider head coach Jack Baumle. Offensively, Crosby hit .269 for the Lady
Raiders with 20 runs batted in and 18 runs scored during her junior season.
CLARETT VISITS WAYNE TRACE Wayne Trace JH-HS students recently welcomed former
Ohio State footballplayer Maurice Clarett (left) into the Home of the Raiders. Clarett led the
Buckeyes to the 2002 National Championship. After that season, Maurice fell into a spiral of poor
decisions that cost him continuing success in football. Maurice now travels speaking to schools
Joe Shouse/Paulding County Progress to share his story, letting people know that IT IS NEVER TOO LATE to change the direction of
Construction continues on the new press boxes at the Wayne Trace baseball and softball their life. The assembly was organized by Mr. Zach Boyer, and sponsored by The 21st Century
fields. The addition will improve the facility as both teams look ahead to the 2015 spring season. After School Program.
Varsity Lady Raiders to compete in

Games Tip-Off Tourney this weekend
of the
Week
Sports schedule
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 28 Girls Basketball: Wayne Trace at
Van Wert Tip Off vs. Ottoville
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 29 Girls Basketball: Wayne Trace at
Van Wert Tip Off
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 2 Girls Basketball: Paulding at
Antwerp
VAN WERT The McDonalds Tip-Off

Tournament for girls basketball will be held
Friday, Nov. 28, and Saturday, Nov. 29, at Van
Wert High School.
The Lady Raiders of Wayne Trace and the
Lady Big Green of Ottoville will open up the
basketball season at 6 p.m. Friday, while Van
Wert and Crestview will play at approximately
7:30 that evening.
On Saturday, the consolation game begins at
6 p.m., with the championship game to follow.
Games will be open sessions, with one ticket gaining admittance to both games each evening.
Ticket prices are $6 for adults and $4 for students at the door. There will be no ticket presale.
The profit from the games is divided equally
between the four schools. For more information, people should contact their home schools
athletic department.
The south high school gym entrance will be
the only gate open for both games each night.
Doors open at 5:30 p.m. both nights.
For a preview of this seasons Lady Raiders,
as well as all the countys basketball teams,
check out our 2014-15 Winter Sports Preview
special section in this newspaper.
Antwerp bus fleet named most improved

By JOE SHOUSE
ANTWERP In their regular monthly
meeting the Antwerp Local School Board
received an update about the reduction of
electricity, consideration of having threehour delays, and the bus fleet being named
most improved.
Superintendent Patricia Ross reported
several items of interest within the district.
Ross reported that following the inspection
of the schools bus fleet at the beginning of
the year, the school received the honor of
being named most improved fleet by the
highway patrol.
The senior citizens breakfast is scheduled
for Dec. 11 at 8:15 a.m. All area seniors are
encouraged to attend and will need to call
the school to reserve a spot. The student
council is sponsoring the event and is looking forward to the opportunity to meet the
senior citizens of Antwerp.
Ross shared that four teachers will be
resigning at the end of the current school
year due to retirement. Ross recognized he
dedication and years of service of Rebecca
Geyer, Robin McKibben, Mary Jane Miller
and Donna Hibbard.
The newly formed grounds committee
has done a walk-through of the school facility and is make changes in order to im-
prove the school. Additional doors are being

installed in the A wing at the elementary to
help better control cold air that enters he
building. The committee will continue to
work on an overall five-year plan to help
better maintain the building.
Ross also shared with the board that at
the moment the school is operating on days
and not hours as previously thought. Due
to weather related issues the school has
already missed four days. The district is
allowed to miss five days before they are required to make up days. The board will consider using a three-hour delay in the future.
With a three-hour delay school would begin
at 10:50 a.m. and conclude at 3:44 p.m.
IT director Harold Gottke informed the
board about various ways to cut back on
electricity consumption. He shared that he is
beginning to see costs come down. Switching to LED lighting is one area that is helpful in cutting costs.
Gottke is also seeking various rebates for
the electrical updates that have been made.
Treasurer Kristine Stuart reported to the
board the financials for October. Total receipts were $659,512.01 with expenses totaling $656,844.95. Interest accrued on investments for the month was $1,622.11.
Both principals, Mike Bute for the middle/
high school and Tim Manz from the elemen-
tary, gave general reports concerning holiday activities and upcoming winter sporting
events.
Manz reported that the school Spelling
Bee will be held on Dec. 12 and will include
a winner from the middle school as well as
the elementary.
Consent items acted upon:
Accepted the resignation of Heather
Mills as varsity cheerleading coach and Jerika Miller as junior high cheerleading coach.
Approved Miller as varsity cheerleading coach and Jessi Getrost as junior high
cheerleading coach.
Rescinded the contract of Shelly Billman as seventh grade girls basketball coach
for 2014-15 and approved Mike Rohrs as
coach for the same position.
Approved the overnight trip for the
yearbook class April 10-11, 2015 to Kent
State. Amy Sorrell will be supervising the
trip.
Approved the senior class trip from
March 31-April 6, 2015 to Nashville, Tenn.,
with teacher Lisa Girlie Jordan supervising.
Approved 2014-15 calendar with minor revisions concerning make-up days.
Accepted the resignation of Drew Altimus as weight room supervisor effective
Nov. 30 and approved Jason Hale as supervisor effective Dec. 1.
School Menus
Menus are subject to change
ANTWERP LOCAL SCHOOLS
Week of Dec. 1
Grab & Go Breakfast available daily
MONDAY Lunch: Hog dog on bun,
baked beans, pineapple, milk. Plus: Salad bar.
TUESDAY Lunch: Goulash, green
beans, pears, bread and butter, milk.
Plus: Salad bar.
WEDNESDAY Lunch: Cheeseburger on bun, carrots with dip, mixed
fruit, milk. Plus: Salad bar.
THURSDAY Chicken fajitas,
baked fries, orange smiles, milk. Plus:
Salad bar.
FRIDAY Hodgepodge pizza, veggie juice, applesauce, milk. Plus: Salad
bar.
PAULDING HIGH SCHOOL
Week of Dec. 1
MONDAY Breakfast: Breakfast
pizza, sausage, bacon and egg, fruit,
juice, milk. Lunch: Italian dunkers,
green beans, marinara sauce or salad
bar, garlic breadstick, fruit, milk.
TUESDAY Breakfast: Tator tots w/
cheese, sausage links, fruit, juice, milk.
Lunch: Grilled chicken tender salad
w/ cheese, garbanzo beans, cheese
breadstick or assorted entree items,
pickle slices, oven fries, fruit, milk.
WEDNESDAY Breakfast: Ham,
egg and cheese croissant, fruit, juice,
milk. Lunch: Idaho nacho w/ meat and
cheese, breadstick or chicken quesadilla, refried beans w/ salsa, banana
peppers, and sour cream, fruit, milk.
THURSDAY Breakfast: French
toast slices, sausage links, fruit, juice,
milk. Lunch: Barbecue pork w/ bun,
potato soup, crackers, carrots or Big
Daddy pizza, seasoned corn, juice box,
fruit, milk.
FRIDAY Breakfast: Sausage gravy and biscuit, fruit, juice, milk. Lunch:
General Tao chicken, chicken tortilla
wrap, lettuce, deli roasters or salad bar,
garlic breadstick, fruit, milk.
OAKWOOD ELEMENTARY
Week of Dec. 1
Packed lunch: Peanut butter and
jelly, Gogurt, crackers, milk.
MONDAY Breakfast: Warm cinnamon roll, fruit, juice, milk. Lunch:
Hot dog on whole grain bun, corn,
celery stix, fruit, milk.
TUESDAY Breakfast: Mini pancakes, fruit, milk. Lunch: Breaded
chicken on whole grain bun, peas,
carrot stix, fruit, milk.
WEDNESDAY Breakfast: Breakfast pizza, fruit, juice, milk. Lunch:
Salisbury steak, roll, whipped potatoes, gravy, Romaine mix salad, fruit,
milk.
THURSDAY Breakfast: Breakfast burrito, fruit, juice, milk. Lunch:
Cheese cup, tortilla chips, green
beans, carrot stix, fruit, milk.
FRIDAY Breakfast: Assorted cereal, fruit, juice, milk. Lunch: Cheese
pizza, Romaine mix salad, bean salad, fruit, milk.
PAULDING ELEMENTARY
Week of Dec. 1
Peanut butter and jelly sandwich
available daily instead of main
dish
MONDAY Lunch: Hamburger on
whole grain bun, carrots, tomatoes,
fruit, milk.
TUESDAY Lunch: Chicken fajita
wrap, refried beans, Romaine blend
lettuce, salsa, cheese, fruit, milk.
WEDNESDAY Lunch: Cheesy
bread w/ marinara sauce, green
beans, fruit, milk.
THURSDAY Lunch: Chicken nuggets, whipped potatoes w/ gravy, corn,
bread, fruit, milk.
FRIDAY Lunch: Fish on bun, salad, fresh broccoli, fruit, milk.
WAYNE TRACE SCHOOLS
Week of Dec. 1
MONDAY Breakfast: Sausage
pizza, fruit, juice, milk. Lunch: Rotini
w/ meat sauce, green beans, cheese
stick, garlic bread, fruit, milk. Also offered to HS: Chef salad, pizza sub or
grilled chicken on bun with salad bar.
TUESDAY Breakfast: Egg, cheese
muffin, fruit, juice, milk. Lunch: Breaded
chicken sandwich, baked beans, corn,
fruit, milk. Also offered to HS: Chef
salad, pizza sub or grilled chicken
sandwich with salad bar.
WEDNESDAY Breakfast: Mini
pancakes, sausage, fruit, juice, milk.
Lunch: HS - Barbecue rib sandwich,
ES - Pizza burger sandwich, tator tots,
peas and carrots, fruit, milk. Also offered
to HS: Chef salad, pizza sub or pretzel
with cheese, salad bar.
THURSDAY Breakfast: Cheese
omelet, toast, fruit, juice, milk. Lunch:
Barbecue pork sandwich, sweet potato
fries, peas, fruit, milk. Also at Jr./Sr. High
School Chef salad, pizza sub or grilled
chicken sandwich on bun with salad
bar.
FRIDAY Breakfast: Fruit stick,
fruit, juice, milk. Lunch: Pizza, Romaine
lettuce salad, fruit, milk. Also at Jr./Sr.
High School Chef salad, pizza sub or
cheeseburger sandwich with salad bar.
DIVINE MERCY SCHOOL
Week of Dec. 1
Same menu as Wayne Trace; no
breakfast served.
Collections: Garden style

People love to collect
things, sometimes for reasons
only known to themselves.
A love of history might lead
someone to collect Civil War
memorabilia or a fascination
with travel may take the form
of a postcard collection.
Psychologists have studied the topic of why people
collect things and why they
choose to collect the things
they do and various theories
have been posed. A desire
to remember things past is
a common motivation; just
looking at a collection of
dolls might cause the collector to relive happy moments
of playing with her own as a
little girl.
Sometimes its a simple
interest in a subject or thing
and who can guess the why
of that? I can no more explain
the reason red is my favorite
color than tell you why someone falls in love with a particular person.
Gardeners collect things,
too. At the very basic level,
we collect plants. We nurture
them in our gardens because
we like to see them, smell
them, photograph them, and
design with them, but also
because we enjoy the rewards
of caring for living things and
believing that because we do
take care of them, they thrive.
Ive always described my
gardening style as that of a
plant collector. This means
that you arent likely to find
big swaths of any one plant
in my gardens because I love
trying new things. Even with
an acre of ground to work
with, theres only so much
room and I need every inch of
the gardens to accommodate
all the different plants I want
to grow.
Over the years, Ive focused on a specific genus for
a while, for example, coneflowers (Echinacea spp.).
Back when I fell in love with
them, there werent as many
varieties as there are now.
In the last several years, so
many new cultivars have
been introduced that I could
have only coneflowers in our
largest flower garden and they
would fill it up.
More recently, its been
toad lilies (Tricyrtis spp.).
I adore this plant, which
blooms in fall, in shade, and
whose blooms look like they
could be a type of orchid.
These are a little harder to
come by, but I pick them up
whenever I see a variety I
dont have.
In the
Garden
By
Kylee Baumle
On a related note, I also
collect old gardening books,
with most of those in my
collection published in the
late 1800s to the early 1900s.
These old books contain
some interesting tidbits of information and give a glimpse
into the way things were done
in my grandmothers day.
Most things havent really
changed all that much, after
all, gardening is a process of
the natural world. But cultural customs, design trends,
and language patterns can be

quirky and provide entertainment while imparting gardening tips.
I have a fellow gardening friend who also collects
old gardening books, but
shes better known for her
hoe collection. Im not sure
how many different hoes she
owns, but its more than I
even thought existed.
Other collections Ive seen
are old gardening tools, brass
hose nozzles, birdhouses, and
in the way of plants, some
collect cacti, roses, and others. Sometimes a collection
forms before you even realize
youve got it. That happened
to me with my amaryllis
bulbs, which are beginning
their bloom season now.
Do you have a garden-related collection? Email me to
share what it is youre passionate, maybe even obsessive, about.
Read more at Kylees blog,
Our Little Acre, at www.ourlittleacre.com and on Facebook at facebook.com/OurLittleAcre.
@ Your
Library
Susan Hill Pieper, Library Director
EARLY LITERACY AND YOUR LIBRARY
The Paulding County Carnegie Library
Board of Trustees has adopted Creating New
Readers as the number one service goal for
the library. This means the board believes that
connecting children with books, reading and
the library is one of the most important missions of the public library.
To fulfill that mission, team members are
trained in how to connect children with books
and encourage literacy development. Training and resources are provided for all branch
library staff so that they may deliver the best
programming possible to young children.
Kirk Baker has been a team member at the
library since 1998 and is the early literacy
specialist for the main library in Paulding.
He came to us from the retail world of books
and brought a wealth of knowledge about
publishing trends and connecting books with
a variety of ages. He holds a degree from Defiance College and has been instrumental in
developing an award-winning early literacy
program that has received tremendous support and feedback from patrons.
Mr. Baker has a gift for connecting the
youngest child with books and reading.
Through characterizations, puppetry, props,
and other storytime methods, he brings stories
alive and provides an opportunity for children
to not only enjoy a book, but think critically about the story and possible outcomes.
His comprehensive storytime programs can
include reading aloud, physical activities,
crafts, refreshments and more.
There is a talent in being about to capture
the attention and imagination of a group of
youngsters. There is much more involved
then reading a book aloud to a group of children. Todays storytime has to be engaging
and compelling in order to not only excite the
child to the written word, but also ignite their
imagination and curiosity.
According to Kirk, Reading is so important to children. Books are the only thing that
allows a child to travel to other places through
their imagination. Many children never have
a chance to travel, and books provide a way
for children to journey to remarkable desti-
Defiance College to host 5

holiday concerts in December
DEFIANCE Defiance College Music Programs will offer five concerts in nine days all
in the holiday spirit, but each with a different
musical flavor.
The season begins with a Holiday Choral
Concert presented by the DC Chamber Singers
at 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6, in St. John United
Church of Christ in coordination with the Uni This photograph from one of the books in my collection - The versity Chorale of OSU-Lima. Familiar carols
Little Garden by Mrs. Frances King - illustrates that in 1921, as will be presented in new arrangements with
today, we garden for many of the same reasons.
chamber orchestra and more than 100 voices
filling the beautiful sanctuary. Admission is
free, and the doors open at 6:30 p.m.
On Tuesday, Dec. 9, at 7 p.m. the Defiance
College Community Band will offer a Holiday
Pops family-friendly concert at the Defiance
Commissioners Journal November 3, 2014
be reunited with owners by utilizing the Fairfield software. The
This 3rd day of November, 2014, the Board of County dog warden, sheriff, or county auditor all have the capability of
Community Auditorium. The program is full
Commissioners met in regular session with the following entering the dog tag number into the system to locate its owner.
of childhood favorites, old and new, and an apmembers present: Tony Zartman, Roy Klopfenstein, Fred Pieper, Renollet reported a good working relationship with
pearance by the DC Sisters. Bring the kids and a
and Nola Ginter, Clerk.
neighboring counties dog wardens. He also noted he is
sometimes called upon to investigate possible animal neglect and
camera for some great family photos with some
Jared Renollet, Dog Warden; Claudia Fickel, County Auditor; or abuse.
special guests. Admission is free, and the doors
and Jim Langham, Paulding Progress Langham interviewed Fickel then presented an updated list of dog kennel fees. She
open at 6:15 p.m.
Renollet, who is the current Paulding County Dog Warden.
noted it had been six years since the commissioners had approved
The Defiance College Black Swamp Orches Renollet explained he attended the Northwest State Law an increase in fees. The commissioners commented the Paulding
Enforcement Academy and began working for the Paulding County Dog Kennel is a nice facility and is being well maintained.
tra will perform a Holiday Concert at 7 p.m.
County Sheriff in January. His first appointment as deputy sheriff Additionally, Fickel announced dog tag sales for the calendar
Thursday, Dec. 11, at St. John United Church of
was assistant dog warden. He is appointed by the commissioners; year 2015 will be on sale beginning Dec. 1, running through Jan.
Christ. An orchestra of all ages, the group celehowever, his position is under the direct supervision of the sheriff. 31. Tags may be purchased in the auditors office (located on
Renollet was appointed the dog warden Sept. 13.
the main floor of the courthouse) Monday through Friday from 8
brates the holiday season with a family friendly
He enjoys his position and praised the many volunteers who

assist him with the operation of the kennel. He noted that Lynn
Mansfield works closely with him in placing dogs in rescue
centers and shelters. Mr. Renollet stated, Ms. Mansfield is an
indispensable asset to the Paulding County Dog Kennel.
He mentioned there are several other volunteers who transport
dogs to rescue centers and also some families who foster dogs
in their homes until other arrangements can be made.
Renollet emphasized responsible dog ownership and explained
how much easier his job would be if owners would report missing
dogs within hours as opposed to days. Dogs found with tags can
Susies Family
BAKERY
nations. Kirks passion is infectious and

provides weekly sparks to dozens of children
who happily bound into the library for their
weekly storytime. Bakers creativity and
initiative have also resulted in a variety of
cardboard creations, from a covered bridge
to school bus, to reading castle and more,
children delight in the imaginative world
created in the childrens room via these cardboard wonders. I still stand by the belief that
Kirk is our librarys answer to Mr. Rodgers.
We are very fortunate to have someone of his
caliber, expertise and talents working for our
children and cross our fingers that the Public
Television industry does not snatch him away
from us.
Baker is a key component in planning family events and programming. Along with the
head of youth services, Sara Molitor, they
plan and organize events and programming
that entertain, educate and inform families.
Thousands of children have benefited from
the programs offered by the youth services
department. In addition to his duties as an
early literacy specialist, Kirk also performs
all the duties of a library clerk which include
providing excellent customer service to all
patrons, helping with collection management,
displays, checking materials in and out and
much more.
Now, lest you think that the main library is
the only location where you can find quality
childrens programming, think again. Each
branch library, including the bookmobile,
provides quality and entertaining storytimes
and childrens programming each week.
Team members undergo extensive training
in early literacy development and are always
looking for new ways to connect children in
their communities to books.
Next time your child or grandchild asks
you to read them a story, visit the library and
select books together. Take them home and
enjoy the places you both can go through the
stories found in a book. And, be sure to bring
your preschooler and other young readers to
one of the many storytimes and childrens programs offered throughout the county at your
Paulding County libraries. Happy Reading!
a.m.-4:30 p.m. They may also be purchased through the mail or

on line.
Fickel also noted dog owners may purchase one-year, threeyear, or lifetime tags. Renollet commented all dogs three months
old and older must have tags within 30 days of ownership. Fickel
stated Paulding County honors tags purchased in other counties
in Ohio.
Clerk of Courts Ann Pease met briefly with the commissioners
to discuss the 2015 budget. The commissioners noted the expense
worksheets will be distributed to the various elected officials and
department heads this Wednesday.
Now Accepting
#4 plastics, computer equipment, cell phones, VCRs
and batteries (no TVs)
concert full of traditional carols, scenes from the

Nutcracker and vocal guests the DCples. Admission is free, and the doors open at 6:30 p.m.
On Saturday, Dec. 13, at 7 p.m., the Northwesternaires barbershop chorus will join with
the DC Chamber group, the DCples, and a brass
ensemble to present a Holiday Blend concert at
the Community Auditorium. The sounds of the
season will be heard through voices, brass, harp,
and many more surprises. The concert admission is $5, and doors open at 6:15 p.m.
On Sunday, Dec. 14, at 7 p.m., the Defiance
College Music Programs will present the 43rd
annual performance of Handels Messiah at
St. John United Church of Christ. Accompanied
by string orchestra, Defiance tradition features
soloists from Defiance College and the surrounding community. Admission is free, and the
doors open at 6:15 p.m.
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By JOE SHOUSE
ANTWERP The Antwerp Community Development Committee (ACDC) held its annual meeting at the Antwerp VFW on
Thursday, Nov. 20.
President Jim Pendergrast called the meeting to order that was
attended by 24 members and guests.
Pendergrast reported that the ACDC had a great year with just
under $10,000 being distributed throughout the area for improvement projects and for the overall betterment of the community.
Its our desire to put money back into the community, to bring
people to the village and to help Antwerp grow, said Pendergrast.
Projects held in 2014 were highlighted including the Cleveland
Street Rib Fest and the Big Hole golf outing. The fest netted $2,600
and the golf outing had a profit of $2,355.
During 2014 ACDC distributed funds to 13 different organizations including five planters that are displayed throughout the village with seasonal flowers and greens.
ACDC member Tony Langham reported there are 75 members
with 30 new members joining this year.
ACDC will meet again on Dec. 9 at 6:30 p.m. at the Depot. New
officers will be selected at that time. The January meeting will be
scheduled with the members working together on the 2015 projects they hope to complete.
As always, our meetings are open to the public and we are always looking for new members, said Pendergrast.
Staff Photos/Paulding County Progress
Approximately 1,500 people went through the John Paulding The cost for becoming an ACDC member is $10 per year or a
Historical Societys three buildings to view the Festival of Trees lifetime membership of $50.
on Nov. 13-16. This years theme was A Caroling We Will Go.
Winning trees were first place, Country Inn Enhanced Living
Center of Latty; second place, Lutheran Church in Paulding and
Briceton; third place, Marathon Moms Relay For Life team; and
youth tree, Grover Hill Second Grade. The raffle for OSU items
was won by Dr. Mott and family. The Progress has a slideshow
of this years Festival of Trees at www.progressnewspaper.org.
Look for Festival of Trees 2014 slideshow under News.
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local businesses throughout
the holiday season. But this
year, the new director has
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I decided that if I was
going to urge others to shop
locally, then I better be ready
to put my money where my
mouth is and go all out, said
Peggy Emerson, chamber of
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When I have told people
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been met with some rolled
eyes and Good lucks, which
is very sad because Paulding
County has some really great

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Emerson continues, I want
people to understand this is
real and we are talking making a real difference in our
community. Every time you
buy things outside of our
county, that is real money that
doesnt come back here. For
instance, the county receives
1.5 cents in tax revenue from
each taxable dollar spent
which doesnt sound like
much until you start adding it
up. If each family in Paulding
County spends approximately
$780 on their Christmas celebrations multiplied by the
7,800 households we have
in the county, we are talking
about $91,260 that is potentially not returning to our own
agencies and services right
here at home. It is going to

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WAYNE TRACE LOCAL SCHOOLS - DECEMBER 2014 NEWSLETTER

SUPERINTENDENTS MESSAGE
By STEPHEN ARNOLD
As we approach the upcoming holiday
season, Id like to pause for a moment and
thank the Wayne Trace faculty & staff and
the families in our community for making
student-learning the highest priority in our
district. We must all remember that what
takes place during the regular school day is
the most important part of the school
experience. We will continue to have high
academic expectations for all students, and
family support is critical for these expectations to be met.
Speaking of family support, thank you to
all family members who attended the recent
parent/teacher conferences held at all three
school buildings. Remember, you may set
up a conference with your child(ren)s
teachers at any time, not just during parent/
teacher conferences. As Ive stated many
times, educating a child is a joint endeavor
between the school and home.
In academic news, our teachers, staff, and
students continue to work diligently as we
transform into the new learning content
standards and the PARCC system of statemandated testing. As stated many times
before, the Ohio Department of Education
has raised the bar, and our students will be
taking a variety of tests this year to measure
their understanding of the new standards.
Everyones continued cooperation is appreciated as we work through this transformation period.
In other academic news, we extend much
appreciation to our local farming community
for nominating our elementary schools for
the Monsanto Grant, a grant given to
schools with rich farming traditions. This
exclusive grant, totally $25,000 this school
year, will allow us to upgrade our elementary science departments by adding more
student-centered supplies and materials.
Again, thank you to everyone who played a
part in securing this grant money for our
school district.
Turning to school transportation, we have
entered the time of year where our hazardous weather situations have turned from fog
to snow and ice. When it comes to making
decisions about whether to delay or cancel
school, the good news is that snow and ice
seem to be a little more consistent and
predictable than what fog is. Although bad
winter weather may set in after buses are
out, this is less-likely to happen than with
fog. With that said, please demand that
your student-drivers slow down and use
caution during the winter season. Likewise,
we will continue to use common sense
when calling school delays and cancellations
with the safety of our students of utmost
importance.
Congratulations go out to Miss Sharon
Spinner, Mrs. Joni Wenninger, Miss Mallory
Diamond and the entire performing and
visual arts departments for the outstanding
Fine Arts Festival held at the JH/HS on
November 8. Countless hours of behind-the
-scenes work goes into making such an
event a success, and wed like to thank the
teachers and the Wayne Trace students for
their work. Wed also like to express our
gratitude to everyone who attended the
festival and for their support of our
performing and visual arts departments.
Thanks also go out to the staff members
who organized this years Veterans Day
assemblies at each school building and to
the Veterans in our community who
attended one or more of the assemblies.
From everyone at Wayne Trace Local
Schools, thank you for your service to our
great nation.
With the approaching Christmas season,
Wayne Trace student organizations will be
sponsoring various food, clothing, and gift
drives. If you are able, please consider
helping those less fortunate than you are.
Helping others is the real gift of life.
As always, if you have questions or
concerns about your childs educational
experience at Wayne Trace, feel free to
contact your building principal or superintendent.
Go Raiders!
SENIOR CITIZENS LUNCHEON

Our 19th annual Senior Citizens luncheon
is scheduled for Thursday, December 11, at
12:45 p.m. We invite you to enjoy a
delicious meal for only $1 while being entertained by our many talented students. For
additional information or to register for the
luncheon, please call Colleen Saylor, the
secretary in the Jr./Sr. High School office, at
419-399-4100.
MESSAGES FROM THE PRINCIPALS

WT PAYNE ELEMENTARY
Jody L. Dunham, Principal
As always, we anticipate that December will be
a very exciting month at Payne Elementary.
Students and staff will be focused on completing
all first semester lessons along with taking time
to enjoy the traditional holiday events.
We wish to thank the community for
supporting our Market Day Pie Fundraiser in
November. A profit of more than $900 was
raised to fund our field trips and assemblies.
Joey Branham and Mya Endicott were the top
boy and girl salesmen for the second year in row!
Their reward was to throw a pie in the principals
face!
We wish to thank all of the students and staff
who contributed to our Neighbors in Need food
collection during the month of November. All
items collected were given to the food bank at
the St. Paul United Methodist Church in Payne.
December is the month to invite Grandparents
to come in to the First and Fifth Grades. Fifth
grade will celebrate this day on December 8 and
First grade on December 11.
The community is invited to join us for our
Christmas program on December 12 at 9:30 and
1:30 in the auditorium. Students in grades 3-6
will be participating in this program. Students in
K-2 will be participating in a spring program this
year. This change was made to support Ohios
new spring testing administration.
This month, the Student Council will be leading
the annual Penny Pitch Collection. Proceeds
from this drive will be used to purchase hygiene
and cleaning products for four families. The
collection will conclude the morning of the
annual Benefit Basketball game. Sixth grade
students have played the staff for many years.
You are invited to attend this fun event at 9:30
on Friday, December 19.
The staff at Payne Elementary wishes each of
you a blessed Christmas Season!
WT GROVER HILL ELEMENTARY
Kevin Wilson, PrincipaL
At this time of year, the staff and I can sense a
change in the students. The student's conversations and thoughts have turned to talking about
Christmas break. This excitement can only mean
that December is here. When the students think
of December they are looking forward to Christmas, but when the teachers think of December
they think of the many events and activities taking place before Christmas Break arrives.
One such thought brings to mind the annual
Christmas Program.
This years Christmas
program will be on Thursday, December 11. On
December 11, we will hold two performances.
The first performance will be at 1:30 with the
final performance at 7:00. Parking for this
performance is always an issue. I do ask that as
you are looking for a parking space you will keep
in mind that Perry Street is a one-way street.
Parking on the north side of Perry Street is
reserved for those who live along Perry Street. I
would ask that you be respectful of these families
and not park on the north side of Perry Street.
We hope to see you on December 11.
As we think about the upcoming Christmas
Program we cannot forget the PTOs basket raffle
and bake sale. This raffle and bake sale always
coincides with the Christmas program. This year
there will be a few different baskets to choose
from including the traditional Ohio State Basket.
Tickets may be purchased in the Grover Hill
Elementary office beginning Monday, December
1. The cost this year is $1.00 for one ticket or
$5.00 for six tickets. The proceeds from ticket
sales and bake sale are used to benefit the GH
students and school.
Once again, the GH Student Council will be
organizing their annual food drive. All items
collected during this drive will be used to help
the area churches food pantry. This year the
food drive will run from December 1 through
December 12. Items include canned goods;
boxed goods; baby wipes, diapers and cereals;
laundry items, hygiene items, and cleaning
supplies. If you wish to donate, you may do so by
sending your items to school with your children.
If you do not have a child in school but would still
like to donate, you may bring your items to the
school office between the 8:00 and 3:00. Thank
you for helping to make a better Christmas for a
needy family.
The staff and I would like to thank all of the

parents who were able to attend Parent/Teacher
Conferences. It is so important for the teachers
and parents to keep the lines of communication
open and Parent/Teacher Conferences were a
great way to do just that. If you were unable to
attend the conferences but would still like to
speak with your childs teacher, you may do so by
contacting the Grover Hill Elementary office.
I would like to commend the Grover Hill
Elementary Student Council along with Mrs.
Wieland for an outstanding Veterans Day
program. This years program included songs by
the first, second and third-grade students.
Students in fifth and sixth grade wrote essays,
and four students were selected to read their
essays. Finally, the GH Student Council, with the
help of the student body, put together a video
about what Veterans Day means to them. We
would like to thank those Veterans, who came to
share this day with our students.
At this time, I want to wish you a very Merry
Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Music Department News

On Tuesday, December 2, the High School
Choir will be performing on stage at the Ft.
Wayne Embassy Festival of Trees at 10:00 a.m.
Come out and enjoy the displays and listen to
our amazing WT choir!
Thanks to all who attended the Fine Arts Festival in November! We appreciate the support of
the community in helping to provide an evening
showcasing the talent of the art, choir and band
students plus an opportunity to hear a professional group perform.
Let us help you with Christmas gift giving and
order your gift cards through us! Go to the HS
website and you will find order forms and additional information on the left hand side under
Performing Arts.
Athletic Department News

The Lady Raider basketball team will be hosting
a pork chop dinner fundraiser on Saturday,
December 13, in the HS cafeteria from 4:00-6:00
p.m. Dinner will include a pork chop, baked
potato, green beans, dessert, and water. Proceeds will go to the Lady Raider Basketball
WT JR./SR. HIGH SCHOOL
team. Tickets may be purchased from any Lady
Greg Leeth, Principal
Can you believe it? We are rapidly closing in on Raider Basketball coach or player for $8. Tickets
the end of the first semester. If you have not had will be presale only.
the opportunity to do so already, I encourage you
to call or email your childs teachers to introduce
yourself and to involve yourself in his or her eduDISTRICT CALENDAR OF EVENTS
cation. The teachers at Wayne Trace Jr./Sr. High
School welcome parent communication.
Dec. 1 HS-Performing Arts meeting 7:00
We have some tremendously talented students Dec. 2 HS-Choir to perform at Ft. Wayne
in our student body whose abilities were showEmbassy Festival of Trees 10:00
cased recently. Once again, I would like to Dec. 3 GH-Kidzone
extend my appreciation to Mrs. Joni Wenninger, Dec. 3 PN-6th grade field trip
Ms. Sharon Spinner, and Miss Mallory Diamond Dec. 8 Board of Education mtg. 7:30 at HS
for the outstanding Fall Arts Festival held Novem- Dec. 8 PN-5th gr Grandparents Day 12:30-2:30
ber 8. For those who missed it, there was food, Dec. 10 PN-Market Day pick up
artwork displayed, and musical performances by Dec. 10 Financial Aid Workshop at VW HS 6:30
the band, choir, and Heartland Jazz Quintet. I Dec. 11 HS-Senior Citizens Luncheon 12:45
encourage you to make a priority of getting to Dec. 11 HS-21st Century Family Bingo 6:30
next years Fall Arts Festival. It truly is an out- Dec. 11 PN-1st gr Grandparents Day 10:00-11:30
Dec. 11 GH-Christmas Program 1:30 & 7:00
standing evening of entertainment.
Dec. 12 PN-Christmas Program 9:30 & 1:30
I also want to thank the social studies depart- Dec. 12 HS Band & Choir Concert in gym 7:00
ment and music department for the Veterans Dec. 13 ACT test date
Day Assembly held on November 11. More Dec. 13 Girls BB team pork chop dinner prior to
importantly, I want to thank the local veterans
Boys Basketball game w/Paulding
for their service to our country and for attending Dec. 15 Jr. High Band/Choir Concert in gym7:00
our program. If you have not attended a Dec. 17 GH-Kidzone
Veterans Day program at the jr./sr. high school, Dec. 19 PN-Benefit Basketball Game Staff vs.
6th graders 9:30
I encourage you to join us next year.
On November 26, the National Honor Society Dec. 19 Last day of classes before break
Dec. 22Jan. 2 NO SCHOOL-Christmas Break
will conduct its annual induction ceremony. The Jan. 5 CLASSES RESUME
program will begin at 1:40 p.m. in the junior high
gym. I count this celebration of academic
achievement as one of the two most important
ATHLETIC EVENTS
days of the year. The most important, of course,
is graduation.
Jr. High Girls Basketball
Usher in the holiday spirit by attending the Dec. 1 Lincolnview-T
4:30
upcoming band and choir Christmas concerts. Dec. 2 Edgerton-T
4:30
The high school will perform on December 12 at Dec. 6 Holgate-H
9:30
5:00
7:00 p.m. and the junior high will perform on Dec. 9 Continental-H
5:00
December 15 at 7:00 p.m. The concerts will be Dec. 11 Antwerp-T
Dec. 13 Crestview-H
10:00
held in the high school gymnasium.
5:00
Lastly, I want to congratulate the fall athletes Dec. 13 Hicksville-H
Dec. 18 Parkway-H
5:00
and coaches for another incredibly successful High School Girls Basketball
season. The time and dedication you have Dec. 1 Crestview Tip-Off (JV)
TBA
displayed in representing Wayne Trace with class Dec. 9 Bryan-H
6:00
and dignity, whether win or lose, will long be Dec. 15 Liberty Center-T
6:00
remembered by those who watched you Dec. 16 Paulding-H
6:00
compete.
Dec. 23 Lincolnview-T
6:00
Dec. 27 Ft. Jennings-T
1:00
Jr. High Boys Basketball
JH/HS Students of the Month
Dec. 9 Ft. Jennings-T
5:00
Wayne Trace Jr./Sr. High School teachers Dec. 11 Crestview-H
5:00
recently nominated and voted on November Dec. 16 Hicksville-T
5:00
Students of the Month.
Recipients were: Dec. 18 Ayersville-T
5:00
4:30
7th Grade: Tyce Homier; 8th Grade: Emily Wil- Dec. 30 Woodlan-H
liams; 9th Grade: Erica Mohr; 10th Grade: Cory Freshman Boys Basketball
5:00
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7:30
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11:30
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By JIM LANGHAM
Feature Writer
When New Hampshire native Greg Hindy stopped at
a Payne restaurant last Tuesday morning, he was hungry
really hungry so hungry
that he ordered and downed a
large full omelet, toast, meat
and a full order of plate-sized
pancakes.
But it was understandable,
after all, Hindy was on his
way back to New Hampshire
after taking a year and a half
to walk across the United
States and photograph it.
It was on July 9, 2013, his
22nd birthday, when Hindy
left his home area of Nashua,
N.H. (a little way outside of
Manchester) and started on
a trek on foot that took him
across northern Pennsylvania to Youngstown, down
to West Virginia where he
joined up with the East Coast
and walked south to Daytona
Beach.
From Daytona, the aspiring walker stepped his way
to Nashville and Memphis
and then back south to New
Orleans. From there, during
last winter, he was walking
through south Texas, southern New Mexico and Arizona
to the Grand Canyon. There
he proceeded north to Zion
National Park, Bryce Canyon,
north through Salt Lake City
and into Montana.
South of Missoula, he caught
up with the trail once walked
by Lewis and Clark through
the northwest passage, and
then cut south again through

the giant trees of California
into southern California.
He eventually meandered
back towards the center of the
country to the Rocky Mountains and Denver. From there,
he headed back east through
Kansas, Missouri, Illinois and
Indiana.
After having crossed Indiana on State Route 14, Hindy
entered Ohio by way of Dawkins Road from New Haven
and Ohio 613. He plans to
eventually join up with U.S.
6, which will become his primary thoroughfare back to the
East Coast and New England.
His goal is to be home by
Christmas.
After graduating from college with a degree in art and
photography, Hindy decided
to undertake the adventurous
trip to become familiar with
nature photography, outdoor
America and the people of
our country.
As a personal discipline,
he decided to keep silent for
the entire first year, which he
adhered to without a word
being spoken. In the case of
family emergency, he could
be tracked down by his cell
phone (which he seldom
looked at) or by tracking
down his purchases along the
way.
During that time, Hindy
also chose not to watch any
movies, read or take part in
any entertainment.
As it turned out, Hindy
never had to speak a word.
New Hampshire resident Greg Hindy stopped at a Payne restaurant for a hot meal last Tuesday morning. Hindy passed through
Paulding County during a year-and-a-half nationwide trek.
The first time he spoke after
a years absence of uttering a
word, it came out like a whisper.
I felt like I was shouting
when I finally got my voice to
project, said Hindy.
I decided I wanted to pursue a career in art and photography, said Hindy. I wanted
to do a big project to focus
on that aspect of my personal
creative practice.
I have been inspired by
Employees recognized at Paulding school board meeting

By SAMANTHA
HABERN
Correspondent
PAULDING The Paulding
Exempted Village School Board met
Nov 18. The following individuals were
recognized and rewarded by the board:
Caroline Arend, Beth Kelly,
Deedi Miller, Erin Schroeder, Shelley
Shinners, and Ellen Williams, all
teachers that completed the requirements
to attain the Master Teacher status.
PEVS bus driver Mike Mericle,
for his action in helping an ill mother
during his bus route.
FFA students Estee Miller and
Kortney Thomas, who competed at
the 2014 FFA National Convention in
Louisville, Ky. on Oct 30. They earned
a gold rating and placed fifth in the
nation in their division.
The mens group from the First
Christian Church donated $300 to the
No Child/Student Goes Hungry fund.
Ellie Barnes and a former student

spoke about the valuable Clyde Burt
artworks hanging in the conference
room. They asked the board to help
take better care of the artworks by
putting them in a display case. Barnes
also presented the idea of moving the
artworks to a better place to be viewed
by the public. A frame/display case is
currently being looked at as an option.
Paulding Elementary was recognized
as a High Progress School of Honor
and School of Promise by the Ohio
Department of Education.
The board was informed the
Academic Hall of Fame nominations
are due Feb 1.
The board unanimously approved:
Awarding Jeremy Goyings a threeyear Gorman Family Trust Scholarship
Farm Lease at $268 per acre/51.3
tillable acres/per year for 3 years.
A one-year limited contract for
Jamye Jones, Paulding Elementary
aide; Joann Bail, Oakwood Elementary

aide, and Kathleen Hawkins, part-time
Paulding Middle School aide, and a oneyear limited extracurricular contract,
for Jeanne Windsor as the high school
Science Olympiad advisor.
A worksite agreement of the
Paulding County Department of Job
and Family Services: Ohio Means Jobs
Youth Work Experience Program,
allowing Audrey Smith to serve an
internship with the PEVS Technology
Department.
The senior citizens Christmas
breakfast will be 8:30 a.m. Dec. 10
in the Paulding High School/Middle
School auditeria.
a lot of artists and how they

make things. I see the action-making process as important as the outcome. If I
want to make photographs, I
want to be immersed in the
project by walking. I felt that
this was the visceral way that
I could do it.
Hindy said that he learned
that photography is a way of
being aware of who you are
and a way of listening to the
world around you.
I feel that art is ultimately a way of appreciating the
beauty of the world in front of
you, Hindy said. I changed
my views of nature. When I
was in school, I had the arrogant assumption that all there
was was what could be seen.
I found it comforting to find
that life is more important
and you are part of a system
so much more intelligent than
you are.
Hindy said that one of the
areas he enjoyed the most was
the former trek of the Lewis
and Clark expedition. He noted that he had read about their
travels, but on the trail he
could read historical markers
and actually follow the rivers and trails where the Native Americans guided them
through the mountains.
As I went up the trail, it
was snowing. I remembered
reading how they struggled
with frostbite, said Hindy.
Almost by accident, I was
following exactly the same
trail that they did. The best
trail to go through is still the
trail that they took. It is the
Commissioners Journal November 5, 2014
This 5th day of November, 2014, the Board of County Commissioners met
in regular session with the following members present: Tony Zartman, Roy
Klopfenstein, Fred Pieper, and Nola Ginter, Clerk.
Don Foltz, Foltz Insurance - Foltz and the commissioners worked on updating the listing of vehicles and buildings insurance by the county through
CORSA.
He then reviewed the renewal rates for 2015. Foltz offered to assist in the
safety inspections of the buildings to take advantage of CORSAs reduced rates.
County Engineer Travis McGarvey - The commissioners discussed budget
with McGarvey, stating the special funds worksheets will be going out this
week.
McGarvey noted his staff are preparing for snow and ice. He reported he has
an ample supply of salt for the 2014-15 winter season.
There was a brief discussion on the transition to the new owners of the windfarm to be located along US 114 in Blue Creek and Latty townships. McGarvey
stated he believes the original rental and road agreements remain in effect when
there are sales involved.
Sheriff Jason Landers presented quotes for a security system at the old JFS
building on Harrison Street. The commissioners plan to make the building available for file storage for county offices. Two quotes were reviewed. One for
surveillance cameras and the other for key/FOB entry.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
A motion was made by Klopfenstein to go into executive session at 8:07 a.m.
with the Paulding County Prosecutor to discuss legal matters. The motion was
seconded by Pieper. All members voting yea.
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Hindy only had one physical problem during the trip.
He became ill with a food
poisoning like illness at Salt
Lake City. When he went to
a service station inquiring
about a hospital emergency room, the owner pointed
across the street and said that
it was one of the best hospitals around.
They treated me. When I
got out my wallet when I left,
they told it was on them. They
wouldnt take any money for
it, said Hindy.
After arriving home, he
would like to teach photography as a professor. He feels
that his project will contribute
to the background for such a
career.
I have become even more
passionate about the environment, Hindy said. A career
as an artist makes people more
aware of the good things and
bad things that are out there.
I looked at the trees that are
thousands of years old in
California that had started as
a single seed sometime. The
thought of what one seed can
generate has much greater
meaning to me now.
Last Tuesday, he spent
most of the day walking
through Paulding County on
Ohio 613. An anonymous donor treated him to breakfast.
People are so nice, said
Hindy, who was taken by the
kindness. There are a lot
of wonderful people in this
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Finnarn asks farmers to speak up and utilize their influence

By JIM LANGHAM
Feature Writer
PAYNE Ted Finnarn, attorney Ag Advisory Committee
member for the Ohio Department of Taxation, told a group
of Farmers Union Members in
Payne last Thursday evening that
farmers need to realize their clout
in speaking up for their concerns
with state and federal government
officials.
Dont think theres nothing
you cant do, Finnarn said at a
joint Farmers Union meeting
of members from Paulding and
Defiance counties. Farmers can
have clout. More farmers vote
than any other group. The Farmers Union is a good organization.
Finnarn told those present that
the Ohio Farmers Union (OFU)
has proposed substantial recommendations to the governor, the
Ohio Department of Taxation
and the General Assembly concerning corrections and improvements to the Current Agricultural
Use Value (CAUV) program.
Under CAUV, farmland is
taxed on its agricultural use rather than its recent fair market sales
value (FMV).
The CAUV formula has
worked well in the past, but during
the recent three years, it has gone
out of whack, said Finnarn. The
problem was mainly due to the
extremely low interest-capitalization rate in the formula, as a result
of the Federal Reserves unprec-
edented monetary intervention

policy known as the QE, and lack
of a three-year averaging factor in
the computations.
Joe Logan, president of the
Ohio Farmers Union, said that
the union originally led the effort for the CAUV program in
the 1970s with the first passage
of use value legislation in the
General Assembly that was declared unconstitutional by the
Ohio Supreme Court.
This then led to the effort for
the CAUV constitutional amendment that was approved overwhelmingly by the states voters
in 1973, said Logan. Our main
goal is to preserve the integrity of
the CAUV program and to correct some of the problems in the
formula that have been festering
the last few years.
As a result, Farmers Union
officials are recommending the
following corrections and changes in the formula:
Establish a Stabilization
Equalization Factor with threeyear averaging within the formula
that would even out the roller
coaster gyrations in the CAUV
as it is applied to the applicable
counties during their year of valuation change.
Regarding the capitalization
interest rate, go back to a longer
term fixed rate that was originally
used in the formula (30 years) and
take out any influence from the
QE program.
Return to a more traditional

Joe Logan, president of the Ohio Farmers Union, was one of
the speakers to address the joint Paulding-Defiance Farmers
Union meeting in Payne last Thursday. It is his view that the
current CAUV formula needs revamped to maintain its integrity.
loan-equity percentage split of percent appreciation which were
say 80 percent versus 20 percent mistakenly put in a few years ago,
equity rather than the too restric- since they are somewhat related
tive breakdown of 60 percent/40 to commercial building appraisal
percent.
methods, and not farm income
Eliminate and take out the valuations.
two sinking fund adjustments of The OFU has endorsed the
less equity build up and less 5 petition drive of Ohio Farmers
Oakwood Arbor hears about

Native American artifacts
OAKWOOD Oakwood Arbor Group, an extension of the Gleaner Insurance Co., met recently
for a regular monthly meeting at the Oakwood Cooper Library.
Guest speaker for the evening was Ryan Weller,
a Paulding High School graduate, graduate of Defiance College under the auspices of professor Randy
Buchman, and an OSU graduate with a degree in
Archeology. Members and guest enjoyed a very
informative talk on his hobby turned occupation of
spending hours searching for specimens of arrow
heads, pottery and knives left here by the Native
Americans as early as 800 B.C.
Ryan shared that his Grandmother Weller piqued
his interest as early as the age of four. He spent every possible minute going up and down fields that
had been recently plowed searching for artifacts.
At this time he has over 10,000 in his possession.
All of them are marked in individual sacks with the
place he found them, the date, a map, and a description.Ryan gave a presentation to the fourth grade at
Oakwood Elementary and shared that he found a
piece of artifact that had been broken. He remembered where he had put a piece that looked similar
in shape and color and to his surprise it matched.
Along with the artifacts, Ryan also share slides
of some of the excavations that his company has
been doing. They have found sites of homes that
were built by Hopewell Native Americans along
the Olentangy River near Delaware and Columbus.
The homes were supported with wood posts and
then grass was woven in and around the sticks and

covered with mud. A summer home had a fire pot
on the outside and a winter home had the fire pot on
the inside.
They built their homes near fresh water springs
and salt licks knowing that animals would soon be
coming by and that meant food for the family. To
his amazement some of those homes were perfect
circles. The finding of pottery gave proof that there
had been someone living there for however long.
His most prized possession was found in South
Carolina. He shared that he was asked to go fishing.
As he and his friend were floating down the river
his eye caught a flash of something on a ledge close
to the waters edge. It was a great find and from that
moment on even his fishing buddy began searching
for treasures. Ryan shared that when the next rain
came along it probably would have been washed
into the river.
In his searching he noted that the Native Americans
traveled miles to get to Lake Erie and the Maumee
River for food. He found artifacts in Paulding County that originated near the Coshocton area. At one of
his sights he shared there was a bald eagle resting in
a tree. As they uncovered the area they discovered
an Indian burial ground. They stopped their excavation and contacted the appropriate groups that
would be involved. As they looked again the eagle
was gone.
Thanks goes to Arbor member Helen Maddock
for inviting Ryan to the meeting.
Ted Finnarn, attorney and long time member of the Ag Advisory Committee for the Ohio Department of Taxation, spoke at
the joint Paulding-Defiance Farmers Union meeting in Payne
last Thursday.
United which calls not only the 2.5 percent reduction and
for relief on the skyrocketing restricted the homestead exCAUV values, but also re- emption.
quests the governor and the Farmers cannot continue
General Assembly to reverse to be productive in Ohio and
the recent action taken in the be expected to feed the world
Ohio State budget that re- if they are taxed out of exispealed the 10 percent rollback, tence, said Logan.
Funding made available to combat

harmful algal blooms, improve water
Ohios Department of Natural

Resources Division of Soil
and Water Resources has a
new conservation program for
local farmers and landowners
to participate in that will help
improve water quality in Lake
Erie.
USEPA, under its Great
Lakes Restoration Initiative
(GLRI), has approved
$5,940,000 in funding to help
combat the recent harmful algal
blooms (HAB) in the western
basin of Lake Erie. The recent
HABs were a factor in the
drinking water scare in Toledo
on Aug. 2.
This program aims at reducing
the phosphorus loading,
including dissolved phosphorus
loading from agricultural
landscapes in the Maumee
River to waters into the western
basin of the lake. The program
will use a systems approach
that uses a combination of
management practices such as
soil testing, cover crops, drainage
water management, precision
soil sampling with fertilizer
placement and manure storage.
The program will be targeted
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hydrologic unit codes (HUCs)
in the western basin that lie
within parts of nine counties.
The selected watersheds are:
South Turkey Creek, Flat Rock
Creek-Auglaize River, Bad
Creek-Swan Creek and Rock
Creek-Sandusky River.
The goals of the program are
to complete 40,000 nutrient soil
tests, 60,000 acres in cover crops,
500 drainage control structures,
20,000 acres of fertilizer systems
with cover crops and 25 manure
storage facilities.
Best Management Practice
(BMP) and cost-share
information:
BMP Controlled Drainage
Structures an installation will
be eligible to receive a maximum
payment of $1,500 on a structure
based upon the actual costs. The
site needs to drain a minimum
of 15 acres. The opening and
closing dates must be reported to
the SWCD office for a three year
period.
Soil testing soil sampling
will be for acres that do not have
a current soil test or any samples
that are four years or older at $9
per acre. Sample size or grid/
zone will be a maximum of 7.5
acres. Soil test must include
Co-op CEO talks impact of proposed regulations JOURNAL

CEO/General Manager George
Carter of Paulding Putnam Electric
Cooperative says massive job loss,
blackouts, and any chance of attracting manufacturing to the U.S. will
be gone if the EPA shuts down more
power plants. The EPA is seeking to
reduce the amount of carbon dioxide
coming from U.S. power plants in the
name of combating climate change.
These proposed rules add layers of
regulatory bureaucracy even though
U.S. carbon dioxide emissions have
been declining and will continue to
do so without EPAs proposal.
Our wholesale supplier, Buckeye
Power, has already spent close to a
billion dollars to make our coal plants
some of the most efficient plants in
the world, said Darin Thorp, CEO/
president of North Western Electric

Co-op in Bryan. These costs have
been borne by our members to ensure
affordable, reliable and clean energy
but nowthe EPA says that may
not be good enough.
Also according Buckeye Power,
coal-fired power plants generate 40
percent of Americas electricity and
shield the economy from spikes in
energy demand but new EPA regulations could change that. The EPAs
war on coal has troubling economic
implications for every American and
U.S. business, Carter said. As the
new regulations take effect, Americans could see their electric bills increase monthly anywhere from $40
to $50.
Coal power helps keep energy
rates reliably low, Carter added,

which gives U.S. manufacturers
an edge over global competitors.
In June, the National Association
of Manufacturers said the EPA rule
could single-handedly eliminate
this competitive advantage.
If industry continues to leave the
U.S., the EPAs proposed plan will
have the opposite effect. Emissions
will increase as companies move
to countries with lower labor costs,
cheaper energy, and lax environmental policies. An additional unintended consequence will be more
jobs lost in manufacturing. Thorp
added, India and China have plans
to build almost 1,000 coal plants between now and 2020. They are using
coal because it is cheaper and more
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Flatrock Pottery & Ceramics
Oakwood State Bank
Advanced Auto
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Styles Unlimited
Clara Burgoon
Antwerp Root Beer Stand
Cleveland Indians
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Woodbridge Campground
Puckerbrush Eatery
Jerry Walk
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BJs Beauty Saloon
R&B Fabrications
Evelyn Goings
Napa True Value
Chief Supermarket
Slattery Oil Company
Oakleaf Restaurant
Essen House
Ralph Johnson Woodworking
Antwerp Pit Stop
Sanderson Meats
Ebels Butcher Shop
Oakwood Hardware
Keytone Saloon
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Dr Mowery
Mercer Landmark
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Country Times
Pams Cut
Angies Hairport
Pleasant Valley Golf
Dennings Drive Inn
Lichty Barber Shop
Stablers Carpet Clean
Payne Supervalue
Al-Co Products
Blue Creek Markets
Good Times Saloon
Payne Super Value
Golden Heritage
JTS Automotive
Homier Implement
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Lichty Barbershop
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Jerry & Karen Bortel
Dr Tope
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Don & Perrys
Georgia Kohart
H&H Cleaners
Morning Star
Dr Reese DDS
Auction City
Fawn Burley
Patti Bissel
Auglaize Golf Club
Jeanette Figert
Ross Gas Station
Dairy Queen
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Signature Embroidery
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Holly, Wood & Vine
Paulding Progress
Boyd Automotive
Marcos Pizza
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Intergrity Ford
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C&Y Oil (Mara Mart)
PCH rehab
Gen Fed
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Antwerp Exchange Bank
Pierce Automotive
Bragg Chiropractic
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Cartas Cut & Curl
Doggie Sudz N Style
West Bend Printing &
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H&H Cleaners
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Creative Hair Saloon
Metzer Family
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readily available than any other fossil fuel.

Just this week (Nov. 12) a landmark agreement was announced
by President Obama and President
Xi Jinping of China, which includes
new targets for carbon emissions
reductions by the United States and
a first-ever commitment by China
to stop its emissions from growing
by 2030. Thorp says, It makes no
sense, the U.S is being forced to cut
back starting now and China can
continue to grow until 2030. This
will most definitely have a negative
impact on our economy nationally
and locally.
Coal also provides, directly and
indirectly, hundreds of thousands of
jobs across the country, Carter said.
In Ohio, more than 22,000 jobs are
tied to coal production and in Indiana
more than 35,000 count on coal, including thousands of manufacturing
jobs in factories powered by coal.
The CEOs said the proposed
EPA plan will seriously threaten
Americas electric reliability, unless
the EPA backs down on its harsh
regulations and coal-fueled power
plants get a reprieve, blackouts are
almost guaranteed, especially when
it comes to harsh winters. During
the 2014 polar vortex experienced
earlier this year, close to 89 percent
of the coal electricity capacity that
was due to go offline was utilized
as the backup to meet the winter
demand. The whole eastern coast
to the Midwest very nearly escaped
rolling blackouts during last years
winter, Thorp said. Our only savior was the coal plants.
So if youre asking if there is
something you can do, there is. The
EPA is accepting public input until
Dec. 1 regarding this issue. Both
electric cooperatives encourage you
to take a stand on the issue and visit
Action.coop and TellEPA.com.
Not only do the websites contain valuable information, visitors
also have the opportunity to send a
comment to the EPA asking them to
protect affordable electricity for all
Americans.

At 8:39 a.m. all members present
agreed to adjourn the executive session and go into regular session.
IN THE MATTER OF MODIFYING THE 2014 ANNUAL APPROPRIATION (FUND 001-016)
Klopfenstein moved to adopt the
following resolution:
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board
of County Commissioners does hereby
modify the 2014 Annual Appropriation and hereby directs the Paulding
County Auditor to transfer funds, towit; FROM: 001-030-00001/General
Fund/Insurance/Loss Control/CORSA
TO: 001-016-00007/General Fund/
Commissioners Buildings & Grounds/
Contract Services AMOUNT: $10,000.
IN THE MATTER OF RECEIVING AND AWARDING QUOTES
FOR GENERAL OBLIGATION
NOTES
This 5th day of November, 2014,
the Board of County Commissioners
received quotes from County banking institutions to borrow funds in the
amount of $58,666.68 for the CIC #1,
to-wit:
Local Bank; Interest Rate; Interest Payment:
State Bank & Trust; 1.32%; $785.15
Antwerp Exchange Bank; 2.00%;
$1,173.33
First Financial Bank; 1.42%; $1,344.64
(Attorney Documentation Fee $500)
A motion was made by Pieper to
accept the quote from State Bank &
Trust for a general obligation note at an
interest rate of 1.32%, with no penalty
for early payment; and be it
RESOLVED, that the Board of
County Commissioners does hereby
authorize any two of the three commissioners to sign the note. The note will
be for one (1) year with the Prosecutors opinion to be included.
fertilizer recommendations
that are based on the Tri-State
Fertility Recommendations
Guide.
Cover crops a flat rate
of $25 per acre will be used for
this practice. The minimum
number of acres a producer can
enroll is 25 acres. Cover must be
established and maintained until
March 15 and be over-wintering
variety.
Precision Soil Sampling
and placement with cover crop
precision soil sampling done
in grids/zones of a maximum
grid or zone size of 7.5 acres;
soil testing will reimbursed at a
rate of $15/acre and will used in
a systems approach that include
fertilizer placement below
surface along with a cover crop.
All fertilizer must be placed 1.5
inches below the surface and
will be reimbursed at a rate of
$20/acre; cover crop must be
established into the rotation at a
reimbursement rate of $30/acre.
Total system will be reimbursed
at a rate of $65/acre. Fertilizer
recommendations will be at the
Tri-State Fertility level of 80 lbs/
acre.
Manure Storage and Roofing
each storage system will be
required to have a Comprehensive
Nutrient Management Plan
(CNMP). Cost to be based upon
engineers estimate.
The GLRI-NRP (Nutrient
Reduction Program) is a voluntary
program that reimburses farmers
to plant cover crops, install
drainage management devices
such as controlled drainage
structures, soil testing, precision
soil sampling with fertilizer
placement and over-wintering
cover crop system and manure
storage facilities. In addition to
reducing runoff of nutrients and
pesticides the practices will allow
farmers to manage and maintain
the water from their fields after
harvest and during the growing
season, ultimately enhancing
production. Cropland enrolled
must be approved by local SWCD
technical staff and ODNR Division
of Soil and Water Resources area
engineers.
Landowners in the above
mentioned watersheds can sign up
for the program in the following
counties: Fulton, Henry, Putnam,
Sandusky, Defiance, Lucas,
Paulding and Seneca. Program
will be implemented the fall of
2014.
Farmers and others owning land
in Paulding County are encouraged
to contact Deb at the Paulding Soil
and Water Conservation District at
419-399-4771.
Information is also available
by contacting the ODNR
Division of Soil and Water
Resources at 614-265-6610 or
soilandwater.ohiodnr.gov.
EVENTS!
6 HOUR SALE
AFTER THANKSGIVING
Sunday, November 23 Through

Sunday, December 7, 2014
Friday, November 28, 2014

6 AM 12 PM
DOORS OPEN AT 6 AM FRIDAY
DAY SUPER SALE
3 DAY SALE
Friday, November 28
& Saturday, November 29, 2014
HUGE HOME IMPROVEMENT
Friday, November 28 Through

Sunday, November 30, 2014
CLOSED THANKSGIVING DAY
One St p
Sh pping!
Toys,
Toys,
Toys!
TOOLS, APPLIANCES,
HEALTH & BEAUTY,
GROCERIES AND MORE
TRAINS,
PUZZLES,
ARTS & CRAFTS,
SPORTS,
DOLLS
Apparel for
Him & Her!
VESTS, JACKETS,
HATS, PANTS,
SHIRTS, GLOVES
Stay Warm this Season!

BLANKETS, HEATERS, FIREPLACES
FIND GREAT GIFTS FOR EVERYONE ON YOUR LIST!

ALL ITEMS ARE WHILE SUPPLIES LAST. HURRY IN FOR BEST SELECTION.
Wednesday, November 26, 2014 Paulding County Progress - 1B
OCK
OCK
ST
2 IN
ST
6 IN
SAVE
$6,462
SAVE
$9,941
OFF MSRP
2015 Chevrolet Traverse LS
2014 Chevrolet Silverado
Stock# T-15118
MSRP:
Jim Schmidt Chevy Discount
CCR
Lease Price
$32,095
$1,066
$1,500
$29,529
$0
Down
Lease for
DELIVERS
OFF MSRP
Stock# T-14228 Regular Cab Pickup
MSRP:
Rebate
Trade-in
$29,015
$2,962
$2,000
$1,500
You Pay
Stock# T-14387 2WD Double Cab
MSRP:
Rebate
Trade-in
$36,970
$4,691
$3,750
$1,500
You Pay
2014 Buick Verano 1SL Stock# T-14076
LEF
1
Y
ONL
MSRP $35,290
Jim Schmidt
Chevy Discount
$1,520
2015 Chevrolet Colorado

CK
OCK
ST
0 IN
Lease for
$28,725
$2,017
$1,500
$25,208
$0
Down
DELIVERS
2014 Buick Encore
Stock# T-14105
Lease for
Stock# T-15124 4WD Z71 Crew Cab
TO
IN S
MSRP:
CCR
FT
1 LE
Y
L
Lease Price ON
MSRP:
CCR
EFT
Lease Price ONLY 1 L
You Pay
$29,065
$2,002
$2,700
$25,563
$0
Down
DELIVERS
OCK
ST
0 IN
SAVE
$10,938
OFF MSRP
2015 Chevrolet Equinox LS
Stock# T-14448 4WD Crew Cab
MSRP:
Rebate
Trade-in
$44,525
$5,438
$3,500
$2,000
You Pay
17
MSRP:
CCR
Lease Price
CK
10
2015 Chevrolet Malibu LT

Stock# T-15031
MSRP:
CCR
Lease Price
$26,125
$1,055
$1,500
$23,570
$0
Down
DELIVERS
$25,530
$1,042
$700
$23,788
$0
Down
Lease for
TO
IN S
Lease for
Stock# T-15039
DELIVERS
CK
MSRP:
CCR
Lease Price
$27,805
$1,199
$1,500
$25,106
$0
Down
Lease for
DELIVERS
ST
4 IN
2014 Chevrolet Cruze 1LT

Stock# T-14218
Lease for
Stock# T-15120
OCK
TO
IN S
MSRP:
CCR
Lease Price
2015 Chevrolet Equinox LT
$21,285
$662
$1,400
$19,223
$0
Down
DELIVERS
2014 Chevrolet Spark 1LS

Stock# T-14196
MSRP:
$12,995
$1,530
You Pay
-OR-
Lease payments are figured at 36 months plus tax. 12,000 miles per year, 0 down, with approved credit. Buy payments figured at 72 months at 4.99% plus tax and title, with approved credit.
4B - Paulding County Progress Wednesday, November 26, 2014
Call us at 419-542-7776 or 800-344-5722
New 2014 Ford C-Max Hybrid SE
Stock# FC14116 It is powered by A 2.0L Atinkinson Cycle I-4 Gas ENGINE and
ELECTRONICALLY CONTROLLED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION YOU WON T BELIEVE
THE POWER AND FUEL EFFICIENCY!! TUXEDO BLACK METALLIC WITH CHARCOAL
BLACK CLOTH SEATS VERY SHARP!!! Be the first in your neighborhood to own a
CMAX!!! INCLUDED ON THIS VEHICLEEQUIPMENT GROUP 201A PWR LIFTGATE & RR
PRK AID PKGPOWER LIFTGATEREVERSE SENSING SYSTEM
New 2015 Ford Escape Titanium
Stock# FT15049 This ESCAPE TITANIUM FRONT WHEEL DRIVE features NAVIGATION, POWER
PANORAMA ROOF, 19 NICKLE LUSTER WHEELS AND ALL WEATHER MATS! It is powered by Ford
s 1.6L 4 cylinder ECO BOOST ENGINE and SUPER SMOOTH SHIFTING 6 SPEED AUTOMATIC
TRANSMISSION PLENTY OF GIDDY UP AND FUEL EFFICIENT, VERY NICE!! THE EXTERIOR IS RUBY
RED METALLIC WITH MEDIUM LIGHT STONE LEATHER SEATS VERY SHARP!!! Equipment Group
300A Audio Sony -branded 10-speaker system with HD Radio Intelligent Access with pushbutton start Remote Start System Seating premium sport-styled cloth/leather-trimmed
MSRP:
$25,790
Retail Customer Cash:
$1,500
Ford Credit Retail Bonus Customer Cash: $1,000
Jim Schmidt Ford Discount:
$2,374
MSRP:
Ford Credit Retail Bonus Customer Cash:
You Pay
You Pay
You Save
4,874
You Save
$33,370
$1,500
$500
$2,774
4,774
You Save
*Some Ford factory rebates may only apply with Ford Motor Credit financing. Price does not include tax, title and dealer fees. W.A.C.
May require up to $1,000 matching down payment, trade or cash.
New 2015 Ford Fusion S
New 2015 Ford SuperDuty Commercial

F-250 XLT Crew Cab 4x4
MSRP:
$22,735
Retail Bonus Cash:
$500
$1,500
$500
$1,719
Stock# FT15036 This F250 SUPERDUTY Supercrew XLT 4x4 172 WHEELBASE features the
603A Equipment Group, Snow Plow & XLT Premium Pkgs , ELECTRONIC SHIFT ON THE FLY, and
POWERSCOPE TRAILER TOW MIRRORS!! VERMILLION RED VERY NICE!!! Powered by Fords 6.2L
V8 engine, teamed up with a smooth 6 SPD AUTO TRANS!! PLENTY OF TORQUE & HORSEPOWER
TO GET THE JOB DONE! 603A EQUIPMENT GRP PKG, XLT TRIM, Includes: Trailer towing pkg AM/
FM/CD XLT PREM PKG 18 chrome-clad whls, 6 angular chrome step bars, Autolamp/rainlamp,
Autolock/autounlock, metallic exhaust tip, Chrome bed tie-down hooks, Chrome tow hooks
Compass Electrochromic auto-dimming rearview mirror, Fog lamps LCD Productivity screen
MSRP:
You Save
You Save
4,219
New 2014 Ford F-150 XLT Regular Cab
Stock# FT14294 This great lookin truck is powered by Fords 3.7L V6 ENGINE and
6 SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SMOOTH AND POWERFUL!! It is RACE RED
with GRAY CLOTH 40/20/40 SEATS! CLASSIC COMBO! Equipment Group 301A,
all 300A equipment, plus: SiriusXM Radio, Trailer Tow Package,
XLT Convenience Package
New 2015 Ford Escape SE
Stock# FT15043 2.0L 4 CYLINDER ECO BOOST ENGINE and SUPER SMOOTH SHIFTING
6 SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION...GET IN AND HANG ON! INGOT SILVER METALLIC WITH
CHARCOAL BLACK SEATS. CLASSIC!!! 201A EQUIPMENT GROUP SE CONVENIENCE GROUP,
PLUS STANDARD SE EQUIPMENT-Reverse Sensing System-Perimeter AlarmSYNC Voice Activated System-Dual Electronic A/T Control
MSRP:
You Pay
You Pay
You Save
6,781
You Save
*Some Ford factory rebates may only apply with Ford Motor Credit financing. Price does not include tax, title and dealer fees.
W.A.C. May require up to $1,000 matching down payment, trade or cash.
New 2015 Ford Fusion SE
Stock# FC15025 RUBY RED METALLIC W/DUNE LTHR SEATS GREAT LOOKIN COMBO!! It has
the 202A equipment group & SE Tech pkg, PLUS 18 PAINTED LUX WHLS!! Powered by
Fords 2.0L ECOBOOST 4 cyl fuel sipper ENGINE & 6 spd auto transmission - SMOOTH AND
EASY!! The new Fusion WILL NOT DISAPPOINT!! Equipment Grp 202A, all 201A equipment,
plus: Luxury Pkg (includes 1.5L EcoBoost I-4 engine) Chrome moldings around windows,
Driver 10-way pwr seat w/3 memory settings, Electrochromic auto-dimming driver-side ext
mirror w/memory, Electrochromic auto-dimming rearview mirror
New 2015 Ford Escape Titanium
Stock# FT15046 Powered by Fords 1.6L 4 cylinder ECO BOOST ENGINE and SUPER
SMOOTH SHIFTING 6 SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION PLENTY OF GIDDY UP
AND FUEL EFFICIENT, VERY NICE!! THE EXTERIOR IS TUXEDO BLACK METALLIC
WITH MEDIUM LIGHT STONE LEATHER SEATS VERY SHARP!!! Equipment Group 300A
Audio Sony -branded 10-speaker system with HD Radio Intelligent Access
with push-button start Remote Start System
You Pay
New 2014 Ford Focus SE
MSRP:
Ford Credit Retail Bonus Customer Cash
$21,195
$2,500
$500
$1,799
4,799
New 2015 Ford Fiesta S
Stock# FC15014 GREAT VALUE!! CHECK OUT THE PRICING ON THIS BRAND NEW FIESTA S SEDAN.
THIS CAR IS NEW WITH FULL FACTORY WARRANTY YOU COULD BE THE FIRST ONE TO HAVE
THEIR NAME ON THE TITLE OF THIS GREAT CAR!!! This Fiesta has equipment group 100A!
The 1.6L 4 CYLINDER FUEL SIPPER ENGINE and the 5 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION
makes this car a BLAST TO DRIVE!
MSRP:
You Save
3,401
7,896
Stock# FC14146 RACE RED with Medium Light Stone cloth seats - SEDAN SE - CLASSIC COLOR
COMBO!! This little cutie is equipped with the 200A equipment group Package, PLUS REVERSE
SENSING SYSTEM AND POWER MOONROOF !! 2.0L 4 CYLINDER ENGINE, 6 SPEED AUTOMATIC
TRANSMISSION! Winning combo right here great looks and 38 MPG ON THE HIGHWAY!! 200A
Equipment Group 12-volt powerpoint (rear) Armrest floor console Audio 110-watt single-CD/MP3
with 6 speakers Automatic headlamps Cruise control Floor mats front Heat ducts rear seat
Illuminated entry Mirrors, exterior side marker lamps Package tray removable (hatchback)
You Pay
You Save
$30,710
$500
$500
$2,401
$53,090
$1,500
$1,000
$5,396
You Save
You Pay
5,951
MSRP:
You Pay
4,471
MSRP:
$30,790
$1,500
$500
$2,471
MSRP:
$30,200
Retail Bonus Cash:
$500
$1,500
$500
$3,451
You Save
Stock# FT14334 This sharp lookin truck is powered by Ford s 5.0L V8 ENGINE and 6 SPEED
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SMOOTH AND POWERFUL!! THE EXTERIOR IS STERLING GRAY
METALLIC WITH BLACK LEATHER BUCKET SEATS. GREAT LOOKIN TRUCK! Exterior Badging, fender
Platinum Bumpers, front/rear body-color, Exhaust tip chrome, single Grille satin finish 3-bar grille
and surround with chrome mesh insert, Handles, door body-color with chrome strap, Headlamps
high-intensity discharge (HID) Mirrors power-folding with auto-dimming driver-side and chrome
caps, Moldings, bodyside bright accent Running boards, power-deployable Tires
You Save
5,092
New 2014 Ford F-150 Platinum

Crew Cab 4x4
8,319
MSRP:
$32,445
$1,000
F-150 XLT Special Retail Customer Cash: $1,500
Ford Credit Retail Bonus Customer Cash: $1,000
$3,281
$47,070
$3,000
$1,000
$4,319
$21,035
$2,500
$500
$2,092
You Pay
You Pay
You Pay
MSRP:
You Pay
*Some Ford factory rebates may only apply with Ford Motor Credit financing. Price does not include tax, title and dealer fees.
W.A.C. May require up to $1,000 matching down payment, trade or cash.
Stock# FC15023 .5L 4 cylinder fuel sipper ENGINE & 6 spd auto transmission!
Guard metallic - Hot new color for 2015 - Earth cloth seats VERY NICE! This Fusion
WILL NOT DISAPPOINT!!100A Eqpt grp pkg, 16 Sparkle Silver painted alum whls
12-volt powerpoints, Accessory delay Audio single-CD/MP3 w/4 speakers, 80 watts
Audio, Clmt cntrl, frnt Console w/armrest, Cruise, Decklid release, remote Defrost,
rear-window Dr lcks, power Easy Fuel capless fuel filler, Flr mats carpeted,
lockable Glove cmprtmnt, auto on/off Headlamps, Hill start assist, Instrumentation
msg cntr, w/trip computer, ext perimeter Lighting, interior center dome lamp w/map
lights, interior Mirrors, ext pwr adjstbl w/integrated blind spot mrrrs, Keyless Entry
New 2014 Ford Focus SE
Stock# FC14173 HATCHBACK SE EASY TO MAINTAIN COLOR COMBO!! This little cutie is equipped
with the 200A equipment group Package !! 2.0L 4 CYLINDER, 6 SPD AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION!
Winning combo right here great looks and 38 MPG ON THE HIGHWAY!! 200A Equipment Group
12-volt powerpoint (rear) Armrest floor console, Audio 110-watt single-CD/MP3 with 6 speakers,
Automatic headlamps, Cruise control, Floor mats, front Heat ducts, rear seat Illuminated entry,
Mirrors, exterior side marker lamps Package tray removable, Seating 60/40 split-fold-down
rear seat backs, Steering wheel redundant audio controls, Sun visors dual illuminated
vanity mirrors, Storage map pockets, SYNC with MyFord
$14,690
$1,000
$688
1,688
Check Out Our Preowned Inventory @ www.jimschmidtford.net

Mon, Tues & Thur: 9am-7pm
Wed & Fri: 9am-5:30pm
Saturday: 9am-3pm
www.JimSchmidtFord.net
*Must finance with Ford Motor Company for discount. W.A.C.

Some pictures are for illustration purposes only.
2B - Paulding County Progress Wednesday, November 26, 2014
PLACE A CLASSIFIED AD
QUICKLY...EASILY...
JUST PHONE 419-399-4015
FOLTZ REALTY
Multiple Listing
Service
To see nice color pictures & interior shots of properties offered
by Gorrell Bros. go to: www.gorrellbros-paulding.com
#1661 320 N. Cherry

St., Paulding... 2 BR
home, full bsmt, many
updates, incl. siding
& shingles, corner lot,
att. garage, spacious
backyard... $57,500!
Call Joe Den Herder
NEW LISTING #1678
Inviting 3 BR, 2 bath
home on 1 acre town
lot. Updated thru-out
incl. eat-in kitchen w/
island & granite countertops, dining room,
family room, master BR w/bath, full
basement, 2 car att.
garage, deck to pool,
501 W. Gasser Rd.,
Pldg. Priced to sell
$137,000. Call Don
Gorrell 419-399-7699
#1643 - Unique Home,

32x64 Pole Barn w/ 1/2
bath, 5 AC. WOODED
COUNTRY SETTING!
1841 sq. ft., new metal
roof, 27x29 Great Room,
2 car garage New
Price of $145,000. Call
Sandra or Tamyra 419506-1015
ANTWERP BUILDING
LOTS! Buy Now - Build
Later! Lots 1, 2, 3 of The
Colony NEW PRICE
$14,000 Next to school
on Rd. 43(Harrmann Rd).
SELLER MAY ACCEPT
LAND
CONTRACT!
Lots in Wabash & Erie
Canal Addition (fronting Diamond Drive) .31
to .69 acres. $9,000
to $17,000. Lot on
Harrmann Rd. (N. of
School) - 1.95 acre,
$25,000. Call Sandra or
Tamyra 419-506-1015
#1670 Lg. 4 BR 3 bath home w/lg. town lot, 2 car

garage & det. pole bldg... family room, dining,
C/A, many updates thru-out must see... 742 E.
Perry St., Pldg. $149,000... Call Don Gorrell
419-399-7699
Real Estate Auction
#1659 - BEAUTIFUL 10
ACRES WOODED W/
POND & BLDG! 3 BR
2 bath brick home w/
family room, formal dining & breakfast room,
$149,000.Call Sandra or
Tamyra 419-506-1015
#1638 BEAUTIFUL 4
BR VICTORIAN HOME!
NOW $117,500! Lots
of extras, C/A, bsmt.,
lg. rear deck, det. 2-car
garage.
Corner
lot
Paulding. Call Sandra or
Tamyra 419-506-1015
#1674 Like new 3 BR, 2
bath home. Completely
remodeled down to
studs... new roof, 2 car
garage. Priced to sell
$82,900. 824 W. Jackson
St., Pldg. Call Don
Gorrell 419-399-7699
Sat., Nov. 29 @ 10:00 A.M.

Location: 203 Kroos Dr, Antwerp, OH - East edge of
town on Canal to Kroos Dr., then North mile
Economical 3 BR 1 1/2 bath Single Story Home, 2

car att. garage. The property needs some work and
updating that probably leaves room for the investor
or speculator Nice Town Lot Disregard all Previous Asking Prices. Visit our Website @ www.gorrellbros-paulding.com or call for information packet
.Terms: $500.00 earnest money on the day of
auction upon the signing of the purchase agreement;
balance due at closing on or before December 29,
2014 upon delivery of Deed and Evidence of Marketable Title. All statements made day of auction from
the auction block takes precedence over prior printed
matter ... Sellers: Richard R. & Gloria J. Dunderman, David W. & Crystal S. Dunderman, Jacqueline
M. & Dwight S. Doctor Jr., Donald D. & Michelle
K. Dunderman, Elecia A. & Brandon A. Wobler and
Chad M. & Laura L. Dunderman . Don Gorrell
Sale Mgr; Larry D. Gorrell, Broker - Aaron Timm,
Sandra Mickelson, Nolan Shisler Auctioneers
M.L. Zehr Construction

The quality of our work speaks for itself
and will remain long after.
Metal Frame Buildings 30+ Yea
rs
Experien
Pole Barns
ce
Commercial & Residential
#AC63001504 #AU19300123
PREVIEW WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 3RD

3:00 PM TO 6:00 PM
COSTUME JEWELRY
collectibles & Antiques: Over 100 boxes of costume
jewelry; many sets of silverplate silverware and many silverware
wood boxes; lots of toys including farm items; boxes of old comic
books; jars and jars of buttons; many advertising coin banks; lots of
small show cases; hundreds of postcards; large amount of sewing
related items; lots.
Dishes and glassware; jewelry boxes; pocket knives; cigarette
lighters; medallions and tokens; fountain pens; advertising pens
& pencils; local advertising memorabilia; milk bottles; dresser sets;
Occupied Japan items; chalkware; Barbie dolls; Roseville bookends; cookbooks; automobile license plates; military items and SO
MUCH MORE.
LARGEST AUCTION IN VAN WERT IN 2014

removal information: No items removed until paid for.
terms: Cash or check with proper ID. 7.25% sales tax will apply
seller: Dee Zimmerman and Family of the late Billy Burk
Visit our Web site at www.BeeGeeRealty.com
to view the Auction Calendar and see more information/
photos of this auction and all upcoming auctions.
View other listings @ www.foltzrealty.com Office : 419-399-2347
Land
Auction
Farm Land & Recreational

3 BR Home
Extensive Repairs Needed
The home has been unoccupied for several years - --- roof damage from a couple of
years ago has created a situation where one
bedroom ceiling has fallen with ceiling joists
and roof rafters visible --- plumbing probably froze - the utilities are not connected
(part of the house doesnt look too bad, while
part of the house looks rough and tough) ..
Approximately 1,449 sq. ft. dwelling with
attached garage .. the property needs
repaired (probably not something for the
beginner), but could be a real opportunity
- located in the midst of fine homes -------
Investors and Speculators Are Welcome

--- Open Inspections with portable lighting on Fri., Nov. 28, Wed. Dec. 3 and
Thurs., Dec. 11 from 3 P.M. to 4 P.M.
or call the office and bring your flashlight for

other inspections .. Visit our web site @
www.gorrellbros-paulding.com Terms:
$1,000 earnest money on the day of auction
upon the signing of the purchase agreement;
balance due at closing on or before Jan. 20,
2015 upon delivery of Deed and Evidence
of Marketable Title. All statements made
day of auction from the auction block takes
precedence over prior printed matter ..
Seller: Keith E. Baird, Jr. (David A. Hyman, Attorney) and Carolyn J. Baird, Janet
Williamson, POA (Norman E. Cook, Attorney) . Don Gorrell Sale Mgr; Larry
D. Gorrell, Broker - Aaron Timm, Sandra
Mickelson, Nolan Shisler Auctioneers
EQUIPMENT AND PERSONAL PROPERTY
19c1
Auctioneers note: Come prepared for an all-day auction. We are selling the items formerly owned by the late
Minnie Burk. Minnie bought items at hundreds of auctions over
many years. Selling in 2 auction rings ALL DAY
#2854 Country Home 10133

SR 127, Paulding. Fireplace,
big deck, gazebo, 1892 sq. ft.
$119,900
Sat., Dec. 20th @ 1:00 P.M.
LOCATION: Gorrell Bros. Auction Facility 1201 N. Williams St., Paulding, OH
HUGE AUCTION 1,000S OF ITEMS
#2870 Countryside Estates Completely remodeled 4 BR, 1 1/2 bath

home. Estates. New Floor coverings, Roof, Light Fixtures, Kitchen
Cabinets, sinks & Faucets. Appliances included.
R!
OFFE
Location: 12438 Maple Ave, Paulding, OH
Hundreds and Hundreds and Hundreds of Xmas items including over 200
Santa figures ranging in size from 3 to 4 including hand carved wood of varied styles and sizes, porcelain ranging from single figures to scenes, and most
types and materials in between ------- this collection has Santa figures of most
styles throughout history and the world . Many flats of jewelry and
individual jewelry items including Xmas jewelry, antique jewelry, costume
jewelry and related Nativity Sets and Parts Over 80 Dolls
including 1 old bisque, some older china, many newer china, Several figural
and seasonal dolls including 5 Elvis Dolls, some Barbie dolls, Etc., Etc., Etc.
Several dish sets including Xmas themes and others . Goblet & Glass Sets
. 10 Crock Bowls .. Fire King large bowls 4 Cookie jars ..
Old and new Tableware .. Porcelain panther . Decorator and Collector
plates and bowls .. Creamers Pitchers Candy & Relish & Other
dishes . Vases .. Pink and green depression . . Hundreds of
Villages and accessories including village figurines and scenes Many,
many, many boxes and strings of lights of varied types, sizes and descriptions including bubble lights .. Bells, Musical decorations, snow globes
. Large assortment of wreaths and hanging decorations including lighted
wreaths Candles WWF figures, new in box Wrapping Paper,
Bags, Etc. Reindeer, Snowmen, Stockings, Angels Individual lights and related including lighted candles, candle and lantern tree .
Greatland Express Train Set .. Newer mechanical including Carousel,
Ferris wheel, Santa Band, Skating Pond, etc. etc., etc. Tall and short
trees A few Easter decorations .. C clamps and some small tools
Snow blower . Hand Tools, Household & furniture including chairs,
washer and dryer, tables, kitchen items, etc - watch next week for detailed ad
. A few toys . Very Partial listing Terms: Cash, Check,
VISA, Master Card or Discover Card Seller: Carolyn Dangler Estate,
Pldg Co. Probate Crt Case 20141055, Mary Elder Ex., James M. Sponseller, Attorney ... Gorrell Bros. Auctioneers - Don Gorrell,
Larry Gorrell, Chris AuFrance, Apprentice; Aaron Timm, Sandra Mickelson, Nolan Shisler
Thursday, December 4, 2014 9:30 a.m.

Van Wert Co. Fairgrounds
1055 S. Washington St., Van Wert, Ohio
E AN
EM
MAK
Sat., Dec. 13, 2014 @ 10:00 A.M.
Sat., Dec. 6 @ 10:00 A.M.
Public Auction
#2868 New Listing, 7555 Rd. 1031

Antwerp. 4 bdrm, 2 bath home. Eat-in
kitchen, newer replacement windows,
sunroom, pond. $77,000.
40 Acres Paulding OH
Christmas Related Items

Decorations - Entertaining - Enjoying
80+ Dolls - Glassware - Jewelry
25720 Notestine Rd., Woodburn, IN 46797

(260) 433-5628 Mon. - Fri. 6:30 am - 5:00 pm
#2890 17519 R. 218 Cecil, 2 Story

Country Home (New roof 2012) on
1.83 ac. Includes 4 BR, 1 1/2 baths,
pond and 2 metal blds. $99,000
Real Estate Auction
Auction
Free
s
Estimate
Don K. Foltz II - Broker

Paulding, OH 106 N. Williams St. 45879
Maurie Wannemacher: 419-769-9090 Tim Boss: 419-769-0823 - Realtors
AUCTION
DUWAYNE STAUFFER COLLECTION
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13 10 AM
17320 CUBA ROAD, SPENCERVILLE, IN
(LOCATED 4 1/2 MILES NORTH OF SR 37)

John Deere Antique Tractors
2 Cylinder Engines
John Deere Antique Implements
Farm Implements and Wagons
55+ piece Collection of John Deere Die Cast Toys
Lawn and Garden, Tools, and Farm Misc. Equpiment
Antiques
Outstanding Collection of 142 Pocket Ledgers and Pocket
Companions - Overall in excellent condition
Dozens of dealer parts books and manuals - One of the
finest manual collections ever
Preview: Friday, December 12 9AM - 5PM

ONLINE BIDDING AVAILABLE
Paulding School Farm
2 Parcels - 3 acres & 37 acres
Farm Location: East edge of Paulding, OH on CR 111- watch for auction signs
Auction Parcel 1 ---- 37+- acres lays south of Rd 111 --- FSA & aerial map indicates
34+- tillable acres . USDA soil survey indicates predominate soils are Latty and Roselms silty
clay loam with small areas of St. Clair silty clay loam and Fulton loam. Auction Parcel 2 ---- 3+acres . Lays north of Rd. 111 ----- rough and tough little parcel of wooded, recreational, Flat
Rock Creek bottom land. A small fun parcel that probably wont fetch much money
Call or Stop In The Office For Survey, Aerial Map & Information
Auction Location: Gorrell Bros. Auction Facility At 1201 N. Williams St., Paulding, OH.
Auction Procedure: Multi Parcel Bidding with the bidder able to bid on either one or both
Auction Parcels Terms: $5,000 earnest money for parcel 1 and $500 earnest money for parcel
2 on the day of auction; balance due at closing on or before Jan. 10, 2015 upon delivery of
deeds and sellers closing documents .. Owner: Paulding Exempted Village School Board
Of Education . Gorrell Bros. Auctioneers; Don Gorrell, Sale Mgr; Larry D. Gorrell,
Broker; Sandra Mickelson - Aaron Timm - Nolan Shisler - Auctioneers
Land
Auction
Sat., Dec. 20th 10:00 A.M.
146 Acres
Sec. 18 & 19 Crane Twp.

Paulding Co., Ohio
Farm Land With River Bottom
Woods & Recreational
Offered In Three Parcels
Parcel 1 ------ 51.93+- acres nice parcel with the River
Rd. bordering the farm on the south and east (along the long
curve in the road) and Rd. T-163 bordering the farm on the
west ---- FSA indicates 29.61 tillable acres with a large wooded
/ recreational area . Parcel 2 ----- 24.94+- acres
mostly fertile river bottom with frontage along Rd 192 and the
Maumee River - FSA indicates 21.37 tillable acres .. Parcel 3 ------ 69.2+- acres mostly fertile river bottom with
frontage along the River Rd. and the Maumee River - FSA
indicates 61.07 tillable acres . Call for Brochures, Surveys,
Soil Maps, FSA and other auction information or visit our
web site .. $5,000 earnest money for each parcel with Closing on before January 20th, 2015. Farm Location: 1 mi. north
of Antwerp, OH on Rt. 49 to Rd. C-192 (River Road); Then
east on C-192 for 3 mi.- watch for auction signs
Auction Location: Gorrell Bros.- 1201 N. Williams St., Paulding, OH .. Seller: Family of Helen Keating, Norman E.
Cook, Attorney Gorrell Bros. Auctioneers; Sandra Mickelson, Sale Mgr; Larry D. Gorrell, Broker; Don
Gorrell - Aaron Timm - Nolan Shisler - Auctioneers
A 4% convienience fee will be added to any credit card purchases.
No Sales Tax! No Buyers Premium! All Sales Final!
Seller: Duwayne Stauer
Auctioneer: Jerry Ehle
SCHRADER REAL ESTATE AND AUCTION OF FORT WAYNE, LLC

call or visit our website for brochure
260-749-0445 866-340-0445
www.SchraderFortWayne.com
GORRELL BROS
1201 N. Williams St., Paulding, OH 45879
Sandra J. Mickelson &

Tamyra L. Humes
Cell: 419-506-1015
www.gorrellbros-paulding.com
122 N Washington St., Van Wert, OH 45891. 419-238-5555

Auctioneers: Bob Gamble, CAI, Broker; Dale Butler, Broker;
Ron Medaugh, Broker; DD Strickler & Andy Schweiterman;
Apprentice Auctioneer: Robert Priest
Member of Ohio & National Auctioneers Associations
Over 40 Years Combined Real Estate Experience
Serving you from Sign Up to Sign Down!
Wednesday, November 26, 2014 Paulding County Progress - 3B
FOR SALE
LARGE SECTIONAL SOFA EXCELLENT condition. Pastel colored.

Fessel-Hitchcock. 419-399-3885. 13ctf
LARGEST SELECTION EVER!!
Used furniture for your home, cottage or
office. We carry it all. NEW TO YOU
FURNITURE, 408 Clinton St., Defiance. 419-782-6828
14c6
$150 QUEEN PILLOWTOP
MATTRESS SET. New in plastic,
can deliver 260-493-0805.
13p4
VINYL WINDOW BLOWOUT
SALE! All Credit Accepted. House
Full Windows for 99.00 per month. Free
estimates. Low Prices, High Quality. No
money down. 740-385-6511 www.thermaltechexteriorsohio.com
ANTIQUES
SCOTT ANTIQUE MARKET

- NOV 29TH & 30TH Ohio Expo
Center: I-71, Exit 111 (17th Ave).
800-1200 Exhibit Booths www.scottantiquemarket.com
FORT DEFIANCE ANTIQUES
- 402 Clinton St., Defiance, OH 43512.
419-782-6003. Hours: Mon.-Sat. 10am5pm.
12c2
YEARS AGO ANTIQUE MALL,
108 W. Main Street, Van Wert (419) 2383362, 30+ Dealers. Closed Tuesdays.
Buy & Sell.
27ctf
FOR RENT
IN OAKWOOD AREA - 2 bedroom, 1 bath apartment. $400 a

month. Country setting. Water and
swere included. 321-696-6696 14p2
3 BDRM. MOBILE HOME FOR
RENT IN PAYNE AREA. Fully
remodeled. 1st months rent plus deposit.
419-263-8304 or 419-263-4700. 15c2
2 BR. APARTMENT FOR RENT
IN PAYNE $425 month. No pets. Call
419-258-1681.
13p2
NOW RENTING PARK AVE
VILLAS I, II, III - 419-258-2603
Handicap Accessible Equal Housing
Opportunity. This institution is an equal
opportunity provider and employer. 11c5
LEGALS
PROBATE COURT
OF PAULDING
COUNTY, OHIO
JOHN A. DEMUTH,
JUDGE
IN THE MATTER OF
THE ADOPTION OF
CHAD KELLY GONZALES CASE NO.
20145010
NOTICE OF HEARING ON PETITION
FOR ADOPTION BY
PUBLICATION
To Chad Kelly Rowe,
Sr. whose last known
address was 2145 North
Dixie Highway, Lot 17,
Lima, Ohio 45801:
You are hereby notified
that on the 28th day
of
October 2014,
Johnny G. Gonzales filed
in this Court a Petition
for Adoption of Chad
Kelly Rowe, Jr., a minor,
whose date of birth is
September 20, 2012, and
for change of the name
of the minor to Chad
Kelly Gonzales. This
Court, located at County
Courthouse, 2nd Floor,
Room 202, 115 North
Williams Street, Paulding, Ohio 45879 will
hear the Petition on the
16th day of December
2014 at 10:30 oclock
a.m. It is alleged in the
Petition, pursuant to R.C.
3107.07, that the consent
ROOMMATE WANTED TO
SHARE EXPENSES. 4 bdrm.
house, separate bathrooms. Call Tim
419-263-8195.
8ctf
2 BDRM. APARTMENT FOR
RENT in Paulding and Defiance. Please
call Al at 419-399-2419 for more details. 43ctf
IN PAULDING - Whispering Pines
- 2 bdrm. Call 419-670-4655 or 419399-2419

47ctf
NOW LEASING: ONE & TWO
BEDROOM APARTMENTS in
Paulding. Please call Straley Real
Estate at 419-399-4444 or 419-3993721 for more information
25ctf
PAULDING STORAGE CENTER: Now renting storage units.
Different sizes available. Call 419399-2419 for info.
18ctf
PAULDING MINI STORAGE
UNITS. For more information
please call Straley Real Estate at
419-399-4444 or 419-399-3721 25ctf
HELP WANTED
TRUCK DRIVERS TOP PAY.

Home Weekends Available. Class A CDL.
EOE. 866-954-8836 GordonTrucking.com
OWNER OPERATORS CDL-A
$1.00 per Mile plus FSC. 2500 miles a week
or $3365 WK. Equals $170,000 per year.
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DRIVERS - NO EXPERIENCE?
Some or LOTS of experience? Lets Talk!
No matter what stage in your career, its time,
call Central Refrigerated Home. 844-3226249 www.CentralTruckDrivingJobs.com
FLATBED DRIVERS - TRUCKS
NOW set at 70MPH. Starting pay up to
.41 CPM, health Ins, 401k, $59 daily per
diem pay, home weekends. 800-6489915 or www.boydandsons.com
BUTLER TRANSPORT, YOUR
PARTNER in Excellence. Drivers
Needed! Great home time. $650.00 sign
on bonus! All miles paid. 1-800-528-7825
or www.butlertransport.com
SERVICES
AL GRIFFITHS CONSTRUCTION: Windows, light electrical,

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

51ctf
of Chad Kelly Rowe, Sr.

is not required due to the
following: that person is
a parent who has failed
without justifiable cause
to provide more than de
minimis contact with the
minor for a period of at
least one year immediately preceding the filing
of the adoption petition
or the placement of the
minor in the home of the
petitioner; or, that person
is a parent who has failed
without out justifiable
cause to provide for the
maintenance and support
of the minor as required
by law or judicial decree
for a period of at least
one year immediately
preceding the filing of
the adoption petition
or the placement of the
minor in the home of the
petitioner.
A FINAL DECREE
OF ADOPTION, IF
GRANTED, WILL
RELIEVE YOU OF
ALL PARENTAL
RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES,
INCLUDING THE
RIGHT TO CONTACT
THE MINOR, AND,
EXCEPT WITH RESPECT TO A SPOUSE
OF THE ADOPTION
PETITIONER AND
RELATIVES
OF
A CUT ABOVE THE REST

TREE SERVICE AND STUMP
REMOVAL. Free estimate, fully insured. 419-576-6485.
11p5
REACH 2 MILLION NEWSPAPER READERS with one ad
placement. ONLY $335.00. Ohios
best commu-nity newspapers. Call
Mitch at AdOhio Statewide Classi-fiedNetwork, 614-486-6677, or
E-MAIL at: mcolton@adohio.net or
check out our website at: www.adohio.net.
REACH OVER 1 MILLION
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your local newspaper about our 2X2
Display Net-work and our 2X4 Display Net-work $1860 or Call Mitch
at 614-486-6677/E-mail mcolton@
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MISC.
CASH PAID FOR UNEXPIRED,

SEALED DIABETIC TEST STRIPS! 1
DAY PAYMENT & PREPAID shipping.
HIGHEST PRICES! Call 1-800-2198322. www.cash4diabeticsupplies.com
SAWMILLS
FROM
ONLY
$4397.00- MAKE & SAVE MONEY
with your own bandmill- Cut lumber any
dimension. In stock, ready to ship. Free
Info/DVD: www.NorwoodSawmills.com
1-800-578-1363 Ext. 300N
MEET SINGLES RIGHT NOW!
No paid operators, just real peo-ple like
you. Browse greet-ings, exchange messages and connect live. Try it free. Call
now: 1-877-485-6669
THAT SPOUSE, TERMINATE ALL LEGAL

RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE MINOR
AND YOU AND THE
MINORS OTHER
RELATIVES,
SO
THAT THE MINOR
THEREAFTER IS A
STRANGER TO YOU
AND THE MINORS
FORMER
RELATIVES FOR ALL
PURPOSES. IF YOU
WISH TO CONTEST
THE ADOPTION,
YOU MUST FILE AN
OBJECTION TO THE
PETITION WITHIN
FOURTEEN DAYS
AFTER PROOF OF
SERVICE OF NOTICE
OF THE FILING OF
THE PETITION AND
OF THE TIME AND
PLACE OF HEARING IS GIVEN TO
YOU. IF YOU WISH
TO CONTEST THE
ADOPTION, YOU
MUST ALSO APPEAR
AT THE HEARING. A
FINAL DECREE OF
ADOPTION MAY BE
ENTERED IF YOU
FAIL TO FILE AN
OBJECTION TO THE
ADOPTION PETITION
OR APPEAR AT THE
HEARING.
This notice is being issued pursuant to Rule
PUBLIC NOTICE
Date of Notice: November 26, 2014

Name and address of facility:
Blue Stream Dairy, Inc.
3242 Mentzer Church Rd.
Convoy, Ohio 45832
Name and address of applicants:
Blue Stream Dairy, Inc.
215 S. Elizabeth St.
Spencerville, Ohio 45887
Ohio Decorative Products, LLC
Teresa Moeller
Marcia Elliott
John Stapleton
TRAINING
MEDICAL BILLING TRAINEES

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OTR opportunities! Need your CDL?
3 wk training available! Dont wait,
call today to get started! 1-866-2038445
Dale Coleman
Jon Morrison
Candace Moeller
Moeller Family
Limited Partnership, LLC
In accordance with OAC rule 901:10-6-01, public notice is hereby given that the Ohio
Department of Agriculture (ODA) is accepting comments on a draft Permit to Install (PTI)
and a draft Permit to Operate (PTO) modification for the facility called Blue Stream Dairy
Inc. which is located at 3242 Mentzer Church Rd. Convoy, Ohio 45832 in Van Wert and
Paulding Counties in Tully, Blue Creek and Paulding Townships, in the Auglaize Watershed. If the final permit is issued, the PTO would be valid for five-years
Copies of the draft permit can be reviewed and/or copies made at the Division of Livestock
Environmental Permitting (DLEP) office at: A.B. Graham Building, 8995 East Main Street,
Reynoldsburg, Ohio 43068, (614) 387-0470. Any person may submit written comments
and/or request a public meeting on the draft permit. A request for a public meeting must
be in writing and shall state the nature of the issues to be raised at the public meeting.
Comments and/or public meeting requests must be received by the DLEP office no later
than 5 p.m. December 29, 2014. Comments received after this date will not be considered.
A public meeting will be held when required by OAC 901:10-6-04(C) and may be held
where authorized by OAC 901:10-6-01(D). Persons have a right to provide a written or oral
statement for the record at the public meeting, if a meeting is scheduled. - end -
4.4 of the Ohio Rules of

Civil Procedure and will
be published once each
week for six (6) consecutive weeks. The last
publication will be made
on December 10, 2014
Dated October 28, 2014
John A. DeMuth
Probate Judge
By: Robin Dobbelaere
Deputy Clerk
11c6
ORDINANCE
1485-14
Ordinance 1485-14
was passed by Paulding Village Council
on November 3, 2014,
and goes into effect
from and after the earliest period allowed
by law. The summary
of this legislation is as
follows:
AN ORDINANCE
DESIGNATING THAT
ONLY ONE-WAY
MOTOR VEHICLE
TRAFFIC SHALL BE
PERMITTED WESTBOUND ON EAST
GEORGE STREET
BETWEEN NORTH
WATER STREET
AND NORTH MAIN
STREET IN THE VIL-
CONDO FOR SALE
CENTRAL FLORIDA DIRECT

Waterfront Condo at below builder
cost! Was $560,000, NOW $169,900.
3 bedroom, turnkey, close to major
cities. Visit online fllakefrontcondos.
com
COLLECTIBLES
CASH FOR OLD COMICS!

Buying 10c and 12c comic books or
MASSIVE quantities of after 1970.
Also buying toys, sports, music and
more! Call Brian: 1-800-617-3551
HEALTH
SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY BENEFITS. Unable to

work? Denied Benefits? We Can
Help! WIN or Pay Nothing! Contact
Bill Gordon & Associates at 1-800362-4014 to start your application
today!
ATTENTION: VIAGRA &
CIALIS USERS! A cheaper alternative to high drugstore prices! 50 Pill
Special - $99 FREE Shipping! 100%
Guaranteed. CALL NOW: 1-800-4061896
LOST
LOST - WHITE CAT WITH

BLUE EYES LAST SEEN 1115-14. 729 N. Main St. Has tatoo
NS in left ear. Call 567-344-0210 13k2
FARM EQUIP.
FUEL YOUR PASSION FOR

MUSCLE TRACTORS! Subscribe to HERITAGE IRON, the
bi-monthly magazine covering all
brands of farm equipment from 196090. Perfect Gift! 1-855-OLD-IRON;
heritageiron.com
FREE ZONE
FREE KITTENS: 2 males, 3 females. Litter trained. 419-594-3411.

14k1
IF INTERESTED IN A FREE
KJV Bible or childrens story Bible,
please contact 419-786-9309. (We
welcome locations interested in helping to distribute Bibles)
14k1
AUTOS
AUTOMOTIVE PARTS SWAP

MEET & CAR SALE. All Make &
Model - All Indoor - 700 Spaces. NOVEMBER 29TH. Indiana State Fairgrounds. Indianapolis, IN. 8am-3pm.
Info: 708-563-4300 www.SuperSundayIndy.com
CORVETTES
WANTED:
1953-1972, Any condition, Competitive buyer. 1-800-850-3656 vinceconncorvette.com
WANTED
COINS, STAMP COLLECTIONS, COMIC BOOKS, old

toys, antiques, military, old magazines, estates, collections. 419-3993353.
13p6
ANTIQUE PROFESSIONALLY REFURBISHED Bride Doll.

Long hand made gown. New veil &
hair (OLD is included). stand/box.
$100 firm. Caroline Zimmerman 419258-2222.
14k1
FOR SALE - BLACK WALNUT MEATS. $7 a pint or 3 for
$20. 419-399-2136. 14k1
The
Weekly
Reminder
Deadline is
Thursdays
at 3 p.m.
Public Auction
9 AM - Sat., Dec. 6 - 9 AM
Location: 213 S. Washington St. Van Wert, OH 45891
Saw Sharpening and woodworking

equipment Liquidation
25 pieces +/- Foley Belsaw and Delta Home Craft
blade sharpening and woodworking equipment plus
misc. items
tERMS: Cash or Check w/ proper ID. Possession with
successful bid with removal upon payment.
SaLE ManagER: Warren J. Straley Apprentice
Auctioneer 419-979-9308
419 W Ervin
Van Wert, oH
419.238.9733
800.727.2021
419-238-9733
eVerYthing we touChturnS to SoLd
LAGE OF PAULDING, OHIO.

Copies of the full text
of this legislation may
be obtained at the Finance Directors Office, 116 South Main
Street, between the
hours of 8:00 a.m. and
5:00 p.m. Monday
through Friday.
Annette D. Hasch,
Finance Director 13c2
ORDINANCE
1486-14
Ordinance 1486-14
was passed by Paulding Village Council
on November 3, 2014,
from and after the earliest period allowed
by law. The summary
of this legislation is as
follows:
AN ORDINANCE
DESIGNATING
THAT ONLY ONEWAY MOTOR VEHICLE TRAFFIC
SHALL BE PERMITTED SOUTHBOUND
IN THE ALLEY
BETWEEN LOTS
NUMBER 181 AND
188 (WEST SIDE OF

ALLEY) AND LOTS
NUMBER 182 AND
187 (EAST SIDE OF
ALLEY) OF THE
ORIGINAL PLAT
OF THE VILLAGE
OF
PAULDING,
OHIO (SAID ALLEY
BEING BETWEEN
EAST
PERRY
STREET AND THE
CROSS
ALLEY
IMMEDIATELY
TO THE SOUTH
OF EAST PERRY
STREET).
Street, between the
5:00 p.m. Monday
through Friday.
Annette D. Hasch,
ORDINANCE
1489-14
Ordinance 1489-14
was passed by Paulding Village Council on
November 17, 2014,
and shall be in force

immediately. The
summary of this legislation is as follows:
AN ORDINANCE
AUTHORIZING
THE MAYOR OF
THE VILLAGE OF
PAULDING TO EXECUTE ANY AND
ALL DOCUMENTS
REQUIRED BY THE
STATE OF OHIO,
DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION
FOR RECEIPT OF
SAFE ROUTE TO
SCHOOL FUNDS
AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE PROJECT, TO EXECUTE
CONTRACTS AS
REQUIRED AND
DECLARING AN
EMERGENCY.
Street, between the
5:00 p.m. Monday
through Friday.
Annette D. Hasch,
If its time to
get rid of it...
sell it
quick with
PAULDING C OUNTY
P ROGRESS
& WEEKLY REMINDER
CLASSIFIEDS
reaching up to
10,500 homes
every week
TO PLACE
YOUR AD,
CALL US AT
419-399-4015
HELP WANTED
The Paulding Soil & Water Conservation District is currently
accepting applications for a Full Time Educational Specialist.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Experience with Education, Agriculture, Natural Resources, or
Related Field preferred.
Goal Oriented
Excellent Planning, Time Management, and Organizational skills
a Must
Must be able to work both independently and as a Team Player
Excellent Communication skills with both Children and Adults
Working knowledge of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
Experience in Surveying, Ag Engineering, Auto CAD a plus, but
not required
Higher Education Levels a plus, but not required
Valid Drivers License and must be Insurable
Must be able to pass a Drug Screen and Criminal Background Check
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Continue to build an Educational Program to reach out to our
Community
Create, Promote, and Present Conservation Methods and Programs
to a variety of audiences
Organize and Conduct Student Events and Contests
Organize, Promote, and Conduct Classroom Programs and Adult
Workshops
Assist in Management, Utilization, and Maintenance of the Black
Swamp Nature Center Building and 50 acres of natural areas
Assist the District in other Programs
APPLICATION DETAILS:
Complete applications in the Paulding SWCD Office
(8:30a 4:00p) 503 Fairground Dr. NO PHONE CALLS
Please bring a Resume to include with your application
Please include a short essay (250 words or less) with the topic being
Conserving Our Natural Resources.
Deadline for Applications: November 28, 2014
The Paulding SWCD is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
13c2
STNA
State Tested Nursing Assistants

Get your application submitted today!
10357 Van Wert Decatur roaD
Van Wert, ohio
www.vancrest.com
jpond@vancrest.com
Van Wert
For details call
419.238.4646

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Winter Sports

Fire chief given 90-day suspension

being guilty of making one purchase

The one misconduct charge made

PAULDING The American Red Cross asks eligible

PAULDING Do you want

Official count: Library

From Staff Reports

In the unofficial count on

Meet Santa Dec. 6

ta, Christmas music and a free

See ABCs, page 2A

Chief Super Market chain is

Fresh Encounter operates

OIL CHANGE, TIRE ROTATION &

COOLING SYSTEM SERVICE

2 gallon dexcool flush includes

5 qt. conventional oil change, dexos and sythetic oils extra.

Chief Super Market Inc.

Our Price Match Guarantee

Up to 5 quarts with filter. Excludes diesels, synthetic and dexos oils.

Free Loaners & Free Estimates

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2A - Paulding County Progress Wednesday, November 26, 2014

A full calendar for Christmas n HEARING

Continued from Page 1A

The purchase was made using grant funds Mansfield had

Door Prizes Refreshments Gift & Decorating Ideas

Wreaths Grave Blankets

Hours: Mon.-Fri. 8:30-5:30 pm Sat. 9-5 pm

MERCY DEFIANCE ORTHOPEDICS

stand for questioning.

said no less than a 30-day suspension.

from Bowen, Putnam then

Thanksgiving dinner, said

Paulding County Progress

Dr. David Beeks

Dr. Nathan Fogt

Wednesday, November 26, 2014 Paulding County Progress - 3A

Glide into winter with vegetable soup

Obituaries Updated weekdays at www.progressnewspaper.org

San Diego, Roger (Marianne

second quarter, 2014; however, down $60,674.28 from

Chapter 10 P.E.R.I. meeting

The Paulding County Chapter 10 Public

Early deadline announced

The upcoming Thanksgiving holiday will

For this week I am going to

5:45 p.m. Back home. Joe

Following the Mass will be a

Lovina Eicher shares her recipe for homemade vegetable

State License #25417

NON-GMO CORN HYBRIDS

A select number of homeowners in Paulding

An Erie Metal Roofing System will provide

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FOR THE RECORD

72/55 speed; $43 fine, $77

napolis, OVI; $375 fine, $95

Weatherreport weekly summary as recorded at Paulding Villages water treatment

Jerry Zielke (right) was the speaker at the Paulding Kiwanis

Wednesday, November 26, 2014 Paulding County Progress - 5A