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Special grand jury indicts

Defiance man for murder
By MELINDA KRICK
Progress Editor
PAULDING A special grand jury
met Monday and returned two murder
indictments against a Defiance County
man in connection with the deaths of
two Paulding residents.
Bradley R. Gillespie, age 42, of Defiance, is accused in the homicides of
Hannah Fischer and Frank Tracy Jr.
Prosecutor Joseph Burkard said the twocount indictment is for murder with a
gun classification and is an unclassified
felony.
The grand jury did not return a specification for a death penalty, Burkard
said. If further evidence is uncovered
that would support the specification, the
Brad Gillespie is set to be arraigned charges could be amended later.
March 31 on two charges of murder.
If convicted, Gillespie could face
from 15 years to life in prison on each

charge.
Gillespie is scheduled to be arraigned
at 1 p.m. Thursday, March 31 in Paulding County Common Pleas Court.
Paulding County Sheriff Jason Landers announced Friday that a warrant has
been issued for Gillespie, who already
was in custody at the Corrections Center
of Northwest Ohio (CCNO) on charges
out of Defiance County.
Fischer, 21, was found dead Feb. 9 in
a Paulding apartment where she resided
with Tracy. Tracy, who originally was
sought as a suspect in her homicide, was
found dead March 17 at Rochester Cemetery.
Paulding Police Departments incident report on Fischers homicide listed
Brad Gillespie as a witness in the case.
His address is Ashpacher Road in Defiance County. A Silverado pickup truck,

at first thought to be owned by Tracy,
was found by authorities at a location on
Ashpacher Road. The pickup belongs to
Tracys younger brother, Adam.
Gillespie was arrested March 19 by
Defiance County Sheriffs Office and
charged with one count each possession
of controlled substances and receiving
stolen property, both fifth-degree felonies. Burkard said the receiving stolen
property charge is related to the Silverado pickup truck.
Autopsies show that both Fischer and
Tracy were killed with single gunshots
to the head.
The investigation has proven Frank
See INDICTMENT, page 2A
Grover Hill residents Marathon raises over $7,200

should be vigilant
for PASS, increase from 15
after recent break-ins
GROVER HILL In the past

few weeks, two break-ins and
an attempt of another have been
experienced in Grover Hill.
According to Police Chief
Charles Howe, a residential
break-in was investigated on
March 14, with the village water treatment plant being targeted later.
One other home was not successfully entered, but evidence
remains that someone tried.
While nothing was missing
from the water treatment plant,
goods were missing from the
home.
We have a few leads from

fingerprints left at the treatment plant, Howe said. It is
believed that these are local
thieves because no cars have
been seen.
Howe requests the public to
be on alert for circumstances
that seem unusual.
I am asking if you see anything that looks out of place
to call the Paulding County
Sheriffs office, said the chief.
These thieves will be caught
and brought to justice.
The number at the sheriffs
office is 419-399-3791.
Free career opportunity

showcase offers options
to adults and students
PAULDING For those
looking for employment in the
area a unique opportunity to
see what is locally available
will be showcased under one
roof during the Career Opportunity Showcase on Monday,
April 4 at the OSU Extension Center at 503 Fairground
Drive.
The free event is open to the
public and will not only offer
opportunity to those already in
the workforce but those juniors
and seniors who are just beginning the challenging aspect of
their life.
Those attending, including students from Paulding,
Wayne Trace and Antwerp
will have a unique opportunity
to visit the upcoming Career
Opportunity Showcase and
have one-on-one conversation
with both the business and educational side when it comes to
career planning.
The Paulding County Career

Opportunity Showcase will
feature business and industry
representatives located within
the county. The purpose of the
Showcase is to bring awareness to the current and future
workforce of the many career
opportunities available here in
Paulding County.
The event is being hosted by
the Paulding County Economic Development and Paulding
County Commissioners and
will begin at 9 a.m. and conclude at 3 p.m. and is free to
those who attend.
We have a number of partners in this event, including
the Ohio Means Jobs Paulding County, Paulding County
Commissioners, Paulding
County Area Foundation, Antwerp Local School, Paulding
Exempted Village School,
See CAREER, page 2A
By JIM LANGHAM
Feature Writer
PAYNE This years 38th
annual Basketball Marathon
raised an estimated $7,200 for
the Paulding Area Support Society (PASS), according to director Chad Benschneider. Benschneider. He said that the figure will have to be considered
estimated until all expenses
have been paid.
That projection, said Benschneider, is actually $1,000
more than last years final figure
of $6,100.
We had some deeply appreciated donations including
$200 from the Antwerp VFW,
said Benschneider. We would
also like to thank the Edgerton
Wesleyan Church for helping
us clean up. They have done
that for several years and that
helps those of us who are really
tired by that point. They bring
in about 20 people and do in a
about half what would take us
about an hour and a half to do.
Money from the Marathon,
fall mailing and individual donations throughout the year
are used for county residents
on such things as medication,
assistance with medications,
physical and occupational therapy, speech therapy, handicap
programs, appliances such as
wheelchairs, braces and more.
The countywide volunteer
board of PASS screens every
application to ensure that there
is need and that the need is not
fulfilled by other means.
Seven divisions of play saw
106 teams compete. This years
winners included:
Traveling Plaque - Chase
Holt
Mini-Tots Division - 1.
Hooker Enterprises, 2. Divine
Mercy Schools
Tots Division - 1. Divine
Mercy Schools, 2. Parkview
Sports Medicine, Sportsmanship - Payne Super Valu
Mini-Youth Division - 1.
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Hundreds of volunteers make it possible to complete the

annual 24-hour basketball marathon fundraiser for PASS. This
years event raised over $7,200 for the charity organization.
Paulding Napa True Value, 2.
Williamson Insurance Agency,
Sportsmanship - Grosstrotters
Youth Division - 1. Benschneider Auto, 2. Prestige
Worldwide, Sportsmanship Jamaican Hopscotch Mafia
Womens Division - 1. St.
Johns Tire Service, 2. Good
Times Saloon
Co-Ed Division - 1. A-Trains
a Pimp, 2. Sioux City Currys,
Sportsmanship - Baughman
Tile
Mens Division - 1. The
Linder Clan, 2. The State Bank,
Sportsmanship - Susies Family
Bakery and Michael Mott DDS.
Some years things come
together a little faster than others. This was one of those years
when things didnt come togeth-
er so fast to start with, but it all

worked out together in the end,
said Benschneider.
We continue to appreciate all
of the support we get from businesses and individuals around
the area. Its not just Paulding
County, there are supporting efforts that come from surrounding counties and Indiana.
Benschneider said there is
one concern. The 50/50 winner of $45 is Spenser Wise, but
there was no phone number left
for him. Benschneider requested
a phone call to 419-769-4708 to
help locate Wise.
As always, we appreciate
the volunteers who work the
concessions, clock workers and
those who served officiating,
added Benschneider.
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New trash pick-up provider selected for Payne Village

By JOE SHOUSE
Progress Staff Writer
PAYNE A new refuse contract
was agreed upon, the probationary
status was lifted for a police officer,
and the management agreement for
the villages workers compensation
administrator was passed during the
Payne Village Council meeting.
In regular session on Monday
night, the council received two bids
for the refuse pick-up for the next
three years beginning in May 2016.
Bids from Werlor Waste Control,
the villages current company being
used for pick-up submitted a bid,
along with Real Waste Disposal.

The low bid accepted was from
Real Waste Disposal for $9.85 per
month for the next three years. The
cost of totes will is $24 per year.
The new contract will also include a once-a-month pick-up
of bulky items weighing over 20
pounds. Some exceptions including
building supplies, carpet and some
vehicle items/parts.
Werlor Waste Controls bid came
in at $10.20 for the first year with
an increase of 5 cents each year for
the remaining two years of the control. Totes would have cost $30 per
year.
Police Chief Rodney Miller suggested to council that the probationary period for part-time officer Brandon Shuherk be lifted. By
consensus the council agreed to the
recommendation and promoted the
officer to regular part-time status.
A motion was made and unanimously passed naming CompManagement to manage and administer
Workers Compensation claims for
the village. The cost of the service
is $1,130.
In other business:
EMS coordinator Chad Lyons
reported 13 runs for the month.

An opening for a captain position for the EMS will be posted.
Lyons reminded council that
money was budgeted for EMTs to
attend training. Between two and
four EMTs will be attending training sessions in Maryland in the near
future.
Fire Chief Jamie Mansfield reported that some hose on one of the
trucks needs replaced. A 100-foot
section will cost $580 and will replace the old faulty portion.
Zoning inspector Tom Sinn reported that he had served one 30-
day notice for an unplated vehicle

and issued two building permits.
Mayor Steve Wobler reported
that a meeting will be held on April
9 with Payne Elementary principal
Jody Dunham, superintendent Steve
Arnold and representatives from
Devine Mercy School concerning
the Safe Routes to School project.
Wobler reported that Poggemeyer Design had donated $250 to
the West Ohio food bank in the villages name.
The village accepted the insurance quote from Beck Insurance in
the amount of $22,095.
Benschneider has led

Marathon for 13 years
By JIM LANGHAM
Feature Writer
PAYNE It was 28 years
ago when Chad Benschneider,
then in elementary school, started participating in the Paulding
Area Support Society Basketball Marathon. The fundraiser,
which has raised multiple thousands of dollars over the years
toward the Paulding County
Society for Crippled Children
and Adults, was in its infancy at
the time.
These days, Benschneider
is in his 13th year as the marathons chairman. He has served
on the committee for a total
of 23 years. The event, which
is held annually on Easter
weekend at Payne Elementary
School, raises between $6,000
and $8,000 each year for the
Crippled Children Society.
The Marathon starts at 5 p.m.
on Friday and ends at 8 p.m.
on Saturday. During that time,
over 100 teams from Paulding
and surrounding counties continuously play basketball to
raise money for the well-known
fundraiser.
I still love this basketball
marathon, said Benschneider.
I still wish I could play like I
used to when I was junior high
age. Back then I had a team
called, Bennys Bad Boys.
Back then we started practicing
in January for the Easter weekend event.
Some of the veterans like
Chad Cluts, John Claymiller
and I look back; we cant see
many fundraisers that have
been successful for this long
(38 years), said Benschneider.
If we can keep this thing going for another 12 years, it will
have been a 50-year fundraiser.
Benschneider said seeing the
community come together and
This year marked the 38th year for the annual 24-hour basketball marathon at the Payne Elementary School to benefit Paulding Area Support Society. Proceeds from this years event totaled
over $7,200, an increase of over $1,000 from last year. Members of 106 teams participated.
n CAREER
Chad Benschneider of Payne has been chairman of the com- Continued from Page 1A
mittee guiding the annual PASS Basketball Marathon for 13 years. Wayne Trace Local School,
His first experience as a participant was in elementary school.
and Vantage Career Center,
said Paulding County Ecoespecially seeing the younger ship.
nomic Development director
kids having such a great time Benschneider said Hooker Jerry Zielke.
keeps him going as the leader brought the idea for the event According to Zielke, the
from year to year.
from Bowling Green State Uni- school plan is to bring all the
Of course this is all about versity. It started as fundraiser junior and senior students from
raising money to help those for Easter Seals, but eventually each district to this event with
who need the help, said Ben- transitioned to a money raiser each attending at a different
schneider. It makes me feel for the local society.
time during the day. The curgood to be a part of something Eighty percent of the society rent junior and senior enrolllike this for people with need. members are from the Wayne ment at the three Paulding
Benschneiders first experi- Trace School District, said County Schools is 436 stuence with the Marathon, other Benschneider, owner of Ben- dents, which also includes the
than as a player, was serving as schneider Auto Repair. We students attending Vantage Caa referee. Jim Hooker, found- have a few guys now that are in reer Center.
er of the fundraiser, and Mike their familys third generation There will be a number of
(Pinky) Brady started grooming of participation. Thats driving colleges present that offer a
him for a leadership position the us a little bit. I see light at the wide selection of workforce
next year. He eventually moved end of the tunnel where we may training for business and inup the ranks to the chairman- go 50 years on this.
dustry. The schools of higher
education who plan to be present at the Showcase include:

Northwest State Community
College Archbold; Defiance
College Defiance; Rhodes
State College Lima; Ohio
State University Lima; University of Northwestern Ohio
Lima; International Business
College Fort Wayne; Indiana
Tech Fort Wayne; Ivy Tech
Fort Wayne; Wright State University/Lake Campus - Celina;
University of St. Francis Fort
Wayne; Indiana University/
IPFW Fort Wayne; Vantage
Career Center Van Wert.
To compliment the schools
in attendance, area employers
will offer information about
their business and opportunities available in Paulding
County.
Attending will be Poly One
Corporation Paulding; Vancrest of Antwerp / Payne; Alex
Products Paulding, Bryan,

Ridgeville Corners; Taylor
Made Glass Systems Payne;
Paragon Tempered Glass
Antwerp; Haviland Plastics/
Haviland Drainage Haviland;
McDonalds of Paulding; The
Gardens of Paulding; Paulding County Hospital; Insource
Technologies Paulding;
Dairy Queen Paulding; Cooper Farms Oakwood, Van
Wert; Custom Assembly
Haviland.
Many of the area employers
are looking for full-time and
part-time employees.
Also attending the showcase
and offering beneficial information for those entering the
job market will be the Paulding
County Area Foundation, Ohio
Means Jobs Paulding County,
U.S. Army Recruiting Center
Defiance and Job 1 USA Career Coaching.
n INDICTMENT
Continued from Page 1A
and Hannah were both murdered inside the vehicle. It

took us some time to put all the
pieces together, and thats how
these complex cases work,
Landers said.
I can tell you investigators
have had some huge breaks
in this case over the past few
weeks. Fortunately we had
some witnesses come forward
with articulate information.
We were able to recover the
weapon used, as well as recover valuable evidence from the
Jeep Compass that was recovered on Feb. 9 when Hannahs
body was discovered, said
Landers.
Law enforcement from
multiple agencies did a fabulous job working together, the
sheriff noted.
The Jeep was parked near the
couples apartment off West
Perry Street. The vehicle, believed to be leased to Tracy, reportedly was found with blood
inside and a broken window.
We are treating where the
Jeep was found as the crime
scene at this time, according
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to the sheriff. If we learn of

another location, we will deal
with that at that time.
It is unclear exactly when
the killings took place, and
why Fischers body was inside the apartment and Tracys
body was at the cemetery. The
sheriff said it appears Tracys
remains had been at the cemetery the entire time, since early
February.
The U.S. Marshals had offered a $5,000 reward for information leading to Tracys arrest
when he was initially a murder
suspect. The person who found
the body in the cemetery, who
claimed to have been mushroom hunting, has not been
paid any reward money, the
sheriff said.
This case continues to be
investigated by the Paulding
Police Department and the
Sheriffs Office. If anyone has
information regarding this case,
please contact the police department or the sheriffs office
at 410-399-3971 or through the
website www.pauldingohsheriff.com.
There is still no evidence
which links this case to the Wilma Schwartz case from March
14. Our investigations on these
two cases indicate they were
isolated incidents, said Sheriff Landers. I am not going to
release any of the facts at this
point as to our investigations,
but they are not connected.
Schwartzs body was found
on the State Line Road east of
Woodburn on March 14. She
died of a gunshot wound to the
head.
No further information will
be released at this time in regards to the Fischer and Tracy
investigation, nor the Schwartz
investigation, as both cases
continue to be investigated.
Wednesday, March 30, 2016 Paulding County Progress - 3A
A surprise on Easter morning
CLARENCE
MIKE
OSBORNE
Memorials may be made to ily requests donations made to

Watchtower and Bible Tract Gideons International or The

Society.
Gardens of Paulding Activity
To view the online obituary, Fund.

go to www.mccombandsons. Online condolences may be

1944-2016
sent to www.denherderfh.com.
ANGOLA, Ind. Clarence com.
Michael Mike Osborne, age 72,
of Angola, Ind., passed away on
MARY GRUBB
ELIZABETH
Monday, March 21 at Parkview
1946-2016
WILLIAMSON
Regional Medical Center, Fort
PAULDING Mary E.
1924-2016
Wayne.
Grubb, age 69, died Sunday,
PAULDING Elizabeth A. March 28 at Parkview Regional
He was
Williamson, age 92, died Tues- Medical Center, Fort Wayne.
born on Jan.
day, March 22 at The Gardens of She was born Sept. 30, 1946
20, 1944
Paulding.
in Martin,
in Putnam County, the daugh She was
Ky., the son
ter of the late Donald and Edna
born March
of Edgar
(Forney) Corkwell. On April 3,
1,
1924
and Doro1965, she married John Henry
in
Fort
thy (Rone)
Grubb, who survives. She retired
Wayne,
Osborne,
in 2008 from Tela Flex.
the daughwho pre She is also survived by two
ceded him in death. He married ter of the
children, Julie Adams, OakDonna Mae (Kaminski) on Dec. late Peter
wood, and John Grubb Jr.,
29, 2004, in Angola. She pre- and Ruth
Continental; a brother, Larry
ceded him in death on March (Hicks) Treece. On March 9, (Betty) Corkwell, Continental;
18, 2005. A U.S. Army veteran, 1946, she married Kenneth E. a sister, Darlene Whitaker, New
serving during the Vietnam War, Williamson, who preceded her in Haven; grandchildren, Danielle
Mike was a retired truck driver death on June 20, 1987. She was Ripke, Heather Worman, Lucas
for Bostwick Braun Corporation, a member of Paulding United Grubb and Karrlie Grubb; and
and formerly worked for CFS in Methodist Church, the Ladies great-grandchildren, Alizae
Fremont and CW Transport in Church Group and the Know Alejo, Martine Alejo, Chloe
Coombs, Lincoln Worman and
Fort Wayne. He enjoyed riding Your Neighbors Club.
motorcycles, visiting with his She is survived by two sons, Abel Worman.
friends, drinking coffee at Toms Rex (Teresa) Williamson, Pauld- She also was preceded in
Donuts, traveling, and sitting on ing, and David (Raye) William- death by a brother, Donald Corkhis porch. He was a very simple son, Grover Hill; six grandchil- well; a sister, Linda Glass; and
man, he never met a stranger, and dren; 15 great-grandchildren; a great-granddaughter, Adele
was very happy with life. He also two brothers, Ray (Maxine) Worman.
Treece, Paulding, and James Funeral services will be conwas a former Free Mason.
Survivors include, a son, Chris- (Florence) Treece, Alabama; and ducted 1 p.m. Thursday, March
topher Osborne of Paintsville, a sister-in-law, Helen Treece, 31 at Den Herder Funeral Home,
Paulding. Burial will follow in
Ky.; a daughter, Anita Boone Briceton.
of Fort Wayne; stepdaughters, She also was preceded in St. Paul Cemetery, Paulding.
Wendy Emerick and Patty Fu- death by a grandson, Joshua Wil- Visitation will be 4-8 p.m.
gate, both of Fremont, Ind.; a liamson; sisters, Margaret Reece Wednesday, March 30 at the
stepson, David (Deannie) Morse and infant Nancy; and brothers, funeral home. There also will be
of Hicksville; 11 grandchildren; William, John, Donald, Richard visitation will one hour prior to
services on Thursday.
13 great-grandchildren; and a sis- and Frank.

Funeral
services
were
Friday,
In lieu of flowers, the family
ter, Carol Brady of Payne.
Funeral services were Friday, March 25 at Den Herder Funeral requests donations may be made
March 25 at Beams Funeral Home, Paulding. Burial was in to a charity of the donors choice.
Online condolences may be
Home, Fremont, Ind., with the St. Paul Cemetery, Paulding.
Rev. Jon Bruney officiating. In lieu of flowers, the fam- sent to www.denherderfh.com.
Burial was in Jamestown Cemetery, Fremont.
Memorials are requested to
Honor Flight or ASPCA.
Condolences may be sent on- Commissioners Journal March 7, 2016
This 7th day of March, 2016, the Board of County Commissioners met in regular
line to www.beamsfuneralhome. session
with the following members present: Tony Zartman, Roy Klopfenstein, Mark
com.
Holtsberry, and Nola Ginter, Clerk.

Commissioners Journal
DONNABELLE
CLARK
1934-2016
SCOTT Donnabelle A.
Clark, 81, of Scott, died at
2:05 a.m. Tuesday, March 22
at the CHP Inpatient Hospice
Center in Van Wert.
GENEVA GILBERT
FORT WAYNE Geneva

M. Gilbert, 97, passed away
Tuesday, March 22, 2016 in
Fort Wayne.
Born in
Antioch,
Ohio, Geneva loved
serving her
family as a
homemaker. She was
a 60-year
member of
Kingdom Hall of Jehovahs
Witnesses.
Surviving are her children, Allen (Loraine) Gilbert, Sandra Lopshire, Sierra
(Dale) Fifer, Sharry Lane;
and Cheryl (Richard) Smith;
12 grandchildren; and many
great-grandchildren.
Geneva was preceded in
death by her husband, Alvin
F. Gilbert Sr.; parents, Harry
and Anna Naylor; son, Alvin
Gilbert Jr.; and three sisters.
A gathering will be held 4
p.m. Saturday, April 9 at the
Kingdom Hall of Jehovahs
Witnesses, 11181 State Road
37 E., New Haven.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
A motion was made by Holtsberry to go into executive session at 1 p.m. with the
Paulding County Prosecutor to discuss legal matters.
At 1:05 p.m. all members present agreed to adjourn the executive session and go into
regular session.
MEETING NOTES OF APPOINTMENTS
Joe Burkard, Harvey Hyman, Pam Miller - Burkard lead the pre-separation meeting
with Miller and Hyman, her legal counsel. He explained the termination of the Memo of
Understanding (MOU) between the Paulding County Commissioners and the Paulding
County Economic Development (PCED) has resulted in the abolishment of the office
manager position at the PCED.
He further explained the commissioners intent is to sever ties with PCED which will
allow its board to govern the office.
Hyman spoke on behalf of his client, asking the commissioners if they would consider drafting a letter of recommendation for Miller, if requested.
Miller will be paid through March 17. Unemployment compensation (if applied for)
would be filed as a county employee.
County Auditor Claudia Fickel reminded the commissioners the auditors (Plattenburg) will be in the courthouse today. They discussed the credit cards and some of the
issues that result when payments are late.
Aaron Timm updated the commissioners on the work the engineers office has been
doing at the fairgrounds. He noted they have cleaned out brush, bushes and small trees
to allow room for the larger trees to flourish in a better growth area.
Timm talked briefly about some flooding and drainage pipe issues in driveways. He
noted there are driveway pipes that are off grade and broken.
He also noted they have been working at the Harrison Street storage building, installing shelves.
Jim Langham, Paulding Progress - The topic of discussion this morning was the
Eaton Farm. The commissioners described the property damage at the Eaton Farm.
The farm is located in Crane Township on Road 192. Years ago, the farm was willed
to the county and the crop proceeds are used to support the Jacob Eaton Childrens
Home. The current tenants reported deep ruts in the fields due to unauthorized vehicles
running through the mud. The farmers are very discouraged and explained they have a
lot of extra work to do before the fields can be planted.
They report there are only a select few that show no respect for the property. It was
noted the vehicles even run through the Eaton Farm Cemetery, rutting into the gravesites
and making it very hard to mow and maintain the grounds.
The farmers were quick to point out there are people who are respectful, picking up
trash and participating in general cleanup efforts.
The commissioners are considering several options and would remind those who are
unauthorized to be on the property they are prepared to fully prosecute.
The commissioners also discussed their no cash policy effective May 1. All payments received will be by check, money order, cashiers check, or debit/credit card. The
change in payment policy is to help eliminate human error or discrepancy.
Jim States and Lesley Parrett, State Bank - Parrett presented information on Bank
Card, the company that provides State Banks credit/debit card services. She explained
Bank Card is a nationally known company and then discussed the options available
through Bank Card. Parrett will prepare options and present them to the commissioners
at a later date.
The commissioners advised Parrett their desire is to be cash-free by May 1. The
commissioners then discussed the credit card billing procedure, stating each department
needs to receive their respective bills every month, with the commissioners office receiving a master bill for all accounts.
The commissioners met with Defiance County Commissioners Otto Nicely and
Ryan Mack for a Rosedale Road Jt. Ditch meeting. The purpose of the meeting was
to certify the ditchs completion and determine which county would be responsible
for the maintenance of the ditch. Paulding Countys Soil and Water representative was
unable to attend the meeting to present the appropriate paperwork. A meeting was set
for Monday, April 25 at 1 p.m. in the Paulding County commissioners office.
Friday is Good Friday and

we look forward to Easter on
Sunday. Good Friday we traditionally keep as a holiday,
so no one in our family will go
to work or school. The Amish
churches in this community
have fast (no eating) and
prayer until noon. Our family
will all be here and have family time. Then well gather here
for the noon meal.
On Easter Sunday, we will
go to church. Easter is the time
to rejoice and be thankful for
the gift of life Jesus gave for
someone like you and me.
The younger children still
enjoy coloring eggs for Easter. As I was growing up we
always colored eggs. The
bright colored eggs always remind me of the colors of the
rainbow. Our parents taught
us the true meaning of Easter.
May we all remember the true
meaning of Easter.
Son Benjamin always gathered the eggs when he was a
little boy around four and five.
One Easter morning Jacob and
Emma and family were here.
My husband Joe knew Benjamin
and Jacob would go gather the
eggs from the hen house as soon
as they were awake. Joe took all
the eggs out and replaced them
with colored eggs. I still remember the excitement those two
little boys had when they discovered the colored eggs.
Dandelion greens are getting bigger every day. We had
our first meal of dandelion
salad this week, and I shared
that recipe last week. This is
a good way to use up the extra colored eggs since it takes
hard-cooked eggs. I keep
watching for the asparagus to
pop through. The rhubarbs are
looking good.
I love spring and all the signs
of it. I know it brings more
work but it is so nice to go
out on a nice warm and sunny
day and feel the gentle breeze
blowing. I enjoy hanging the
clothes outside again. What a
wonderful creator God is!
Last Friday (the week before
Good Friday), sister Verena
had a Tupperware party in the
forenoon. She and sister Susan
made lunch for all who attended. They served hash brown
casserole, potato salad, jello
cake, golden M&M bars, apple
and strawberry slices with fruit
dip, punch and coffee. After
everyone else left, sister Emma
and my daughters Elizabeth,
Susan, Verena and Loretta
stayed and spent the afternoon
with sisters Verena and Susan.
Daughter Elizabeth came here
in the morning and went with
us to the party. Susan biked and
Elizabeth, Verena, Loretta and
I took Stormy our pony and
the pony buggy. The ride was a
little chilly but we didnt have
far to go. Stormy was eager to
run and was a little rowdy. He
**NOTICE**
ST. PAUL AND COOPER-HAINES
CEMETERY CLEANUP
All grave decorations are to be

removed from St. Paul and Cooper-Haines Cemeteries by April 11,
2016 if you wish to keep them. The
Trustees will dispose of anything
remaining on graves and stones between April 12 and April 22, 2016.
Decorations may be placed back
on graves April 23, 2016. Due to
safety issues and concerns, shepherd hooks, wind chimes, plant
hangers and items not directly on
stones or foundations are absolutely prohibited on all gravesites.
NO EXCEPTIONS. Please refer to the
regulations posted in the back of the
cemeteries. Thank you in advance
for your cooperation.
Paulding Township Trustees
**NOTICE**
Brown Township Cemeteries
Please remove all grave decorations, including grave
blankets, artificial flowers and pots, that you wish to
by April 15, 2016 for spring clean-up. Please do not
return any decorations until May 15, 2016. Due to
safety concerns, all shepherd hooks and plant hangers are to be removed and not returned.
Brown Township Trustees
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Saturday evening, Timothy and Elizabeth came for
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all night. Daughter Verena
left them sleep in her bedroom, which was Elizabeths
room before she was married. It seemed really good to
have them here for the night.
Mose (Susans friend) went
home with Timothy to do their
chores Sunday morning while
the girls and I made breakfast.
On our menu were eggs, potatoes, bacon, cheese, toast,
strawberry jam, butter, and
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Dear Editor,
The Paulding Chamber of
Commerce is so excited to
announce that we are making
some big changes to John
Paulding Days this year.
First is the date. Many years
ago, John Paulding Days
was held in July and we are
moving it back. We were competing with other great events
held in the area like Relay For
Life, Antwerps RibFest, and
the Paulding County Fair. So
this year, we will hold all the
fun on July 8-9.
Second change is the days.
We are moving to Friday and
Saturday only this year. It is
difficult to sustain a three-day
event in our small community
and we want everything to be
excellent.
The parade will be on Friday evening, followed by a
concert by Bekkah Bradley.
We will still have all the great

food and family fun you expect. We are also planning on
having activities for teens that
night.
Then on Saturday we will
start with a Miles for Meals
walk, the 100 Year Celebration at the Library, a Battle of
the Businesses, a visit from
Science Central, a cruise-in,
Liberty Rain in concert and
more.
But the end of Saturday
will be the biggest change of
all. We are currently working
with the Paulding County
Area Foundation to raise
money to have fireworks done
by Zambellis professionals to
close out the night.
This is where you come in.
The cost for the fireworks is
$8,000 and we need to put a
deposit down in early April
to make this happen. If every
person in Paulding County
gave just 50 CENTS to the
fireworks, we would have
them funded for this year
AND most of our deposit for
next year.
There are two ways you

can give. You can send a tax
exempt donation to the Paulding County Area Foundation
at 101 E. Perry St., Paulding,
OH 45879 just put fireworks display on the memo
line of your check. The other
way you can donate is to look
for the little red, white and
blue containers at businesses
around Paulding and drop
your contribution into the
bucket.
We want to celebrate all of
the great things about Paulding County. From our beautiful Flat Rock Creek and two
rivers, to the quiet farm fields,
to our growing industry, to
the small towns where people
know each other by name, we
have much to be proud of.
I hope each of you will help
us celebrate by both giving
generously to the fireworks
fund AND by coming and
supporting the event in July.
Peggy Emerson
executive director
Paulding Chamber of
Commerce
Silverado operated by Brenda

K. Doster, 42, of Paulding.
Neither driver was hurt. Both
vehicles had minor damage.
INCIDENT REPORTS
Friday, March 18
9:07 a.m. Postal service
reported mail had been taken
from a box on Tom Tim Drive
and scattered in a yard.
2:40 p.m. Theft of medication was investigated on
South Williams Street.
6:15 p.m. Windshield damage on South Dix Street was
looked into.
11:42 p.m. Suspicious vehicle was seen parked at an
East Perry Street business.
Saturday, March 19
3:52 a.m. Domestic disturbance on North Main Street
was handled.
12:02 p.m. Officers found
all okay following an alarm at
a North Williams Street business.
3:58 p.m. A male came on
station saying his missing
bike was behind the police
department. It was returned
to him.
Sunday, March 20
4:23 p.m. Possible unauthorized use of a vehicle from
West Perry Street is under investigation.
6:05 p.m. A South Williams Street resident told police someone shot their window with a BB gun.
6:27 p.m. Officers delivered a message on East Perry
Street for the Van Wert County Sheriffs office.
Monday, March 21
5:29 p.m. Police found a
North Main Street business
secure following an alarm.
8:15 p.m. A North Main
Street resident told police a
group of kids were looking
in windows. They were not
located.
Tuesday, March 22
1 a.m. Unwanted person
complaint was made by a
West Perry Street business.
An officer stood by while the
male subject left.
12:25 p.m. A passenger
side mirror was taken off a
vehicle parked along North
Main Street.
6 p.m. A Nancy Street resident requested no contact
with another male.
11:22 p.m. Police are investigating a burglary on
West Jackson Street. The
door was kicked in and a TV
and sound bar were missing.
The bar was entered at stolen
in LEADS at the sheriffs of-
fice.
Wednesday, March 23
11:10 a.m. North Main
Street business alarm resulted
in police finding the building
being secure.
2 p.m. An adult male was
reported missing by a West
Perry Street resident.
12:35 p.m. Damage at the
Live Oak Cemetery was the
result of a traffic mishap. Jack
Orthman of Paulding was
pulling a utility trailer with
a van when the trailer came
loose. It went into the cemetery and struck two tombstones, knocking them over.
Estimates to repair the damage is approximately $550.
6:33 p.m. Neighbor problems involving a juvenile
were investigated on West
Perry Street.
11:40 p.m. Suspicious person was seen in the 600 block
of North Cherry Street. They
were gone when police arrived.
Thursday, March 24
2:10 a.m. Officers delivered a message on East
Wayne Street for the sheriffs
office.
7:39 p.m. Juvenile matter
was looked into on Nancy
Street.
New date,
fireworks for
JP Days
Police Report
ACCIDENT REPORTS
Friday, March 18
12:39 p.m. Sylvia Bair, 66,
of Paulding, was cited for
improper backing following
a crash in the 100 block of
North Williams Street. Reports say she backed her 2000
Dodge Caravan into a 2004
Chevy Monte Carlo operated
by Nathan W. Holtsberry, 21,
of Paulding. Damage was minor to both vehicles; neither
driver was hurt.
Saturday, March 19
2:35 p.m. Lulu Klinger, 81,
of Paulding, was cited for improper backing after an accident in the 100 block of East
Jackson Street. Reports say
she backed her 2011 Chevy
Impala into a 2003 Chevy
driven by Katherine Pessefall, 36, of Paulding. Neither
driver was injured; damage
was minor to both cars.
Monday, March 21
4:06 p.m. Robert E. Simpson Sr., 63, of Paulding, was
cited for failure to yield following a two-vehicle collision at the intersection of
North Williams and West
Caroline streets. Reports indicate he pulled from a stop
sign in a 2011 Chevy striking
a southbound 2003 Chevy
The speaker at the recent Kiwanis Club of Paulding County

meeting was Pastor Roger Emerson of the Paulding United Methodist Church. He had the Kiwanis members present come up with
ideas of how the non-profit organizations could better serve the
community. Several suggestions were given, and he thanked the
members for their help. Peggy Emerson was program chairman.
Property transfers
The term et al. refers to and others; et vir., and husband; et ux., and wife.
Benton Township
Larry W. and Janice H. Bultemeier to Larry W. Bultemeier,
trustee and Janice H. Bultemeier, trustee; Sec. 30, 79.759 acres.
Quit claim.
Crane Township
M. Shapiro RE Group OH LLC, receiver to LBUBS 2005C5 Defiance Living LLC; Sec. 1, 0.655 acre and Sec. 12, 21.24
acres. Receivers deed.
Emerald Township
Katheryn K. Lucas to Robert P. and Gretchen Noneman; Sec.
18, 40 acres. Warranty deed.
Jackson Township
Rex E. II and Vicki R. Boroff to Boroff Family Farms LLC;
Sec. 1, 31.94 acres. Quit claim.
Antwerp Village
Clarissa Laux, dec. to Robert E. Rockstroh; Sec. 34, Lot 86 and
canal bed, 0.3 acre. Affidavit.
Grover Hill Village
Ernest P. and Molly A. Welch to Lyle R. and Debra K. Ebel,
trustees; Lots 50 and 63, Original Plat, 0.19 acre. Warranty deed.
Latty Village
Stacey M. (Smith) Henderson to Brian E. Smith; Lots 89 and
90, Rixsom North, 0.4 acre. Quit claim.
Paulding Village
Brion C. and Audrey J. Hanenkratt to Ryan A. Schroeder; Lot
229 and part abandoned alley, 0.136 acre. Warranty deed.
Zachery J. Heisler and Jennifer M. Heisler to Michael and
Sarah D. Emans; Lot 21, Hartzog Country Side Estates, 0.359
acre. Warranty deed.
Payne Village
Bradley S. and Tiffany A. Denning to Casey R. Helms and
Kasey Helms; Lots 25, 26, Cartwright and Gibson Subdivision,
0.17 acre. Warranty deed.
Dorothy S. Young, trustee to Bradley S. Denning; Lot 25,
Cartwright and Gibson Subdivision, 0.17 acre. Quit claim.
Suzanne M. Yenser, trustee to Bradley S. and Tiffany A. Denning; Lot 26, 96 sq. ft. Quit claim.
Weatherreport weekly summary as recorded at Paulding Villages water treatment plant
Observations recorded for the 24 hours ending at 7:30 a.m. on the morning of:

PRECIPITATION

24-HOUR AMOUNTS
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March 22
March 23
March 24
March 25
March 26
March 27
March 28
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64
37
59
42
53
75
27
38
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Common Pleas
Civil Docket
The term et al. refers to and others; et vir., and

husband; et ux., and wife.
Lori R. Fitzgerald, Fort Wayne vs. Jeffrey S.

Fitzgerald, Paulding. Notice of foreign support
order.
In the matter of: Lindsay N. Fuller, Oakwood
and Dustin J. Fuller, Oakwood. Dissolution of
marriage.
Marriage Licenses
Andrew Ray Brown, 30, Oakwood, delivery
driver and Chantelle Christina Pease, 30, Oakwood, homemaker. Parents are Larry Brown and
Diana Bullinger; and Carl Pease Jr. and Connie
Smith.
Steven Edward McClure Jr., 23, Defiance,
general labor/tech. and Catherine Elizabeth
Trowbridge, 26, Defiance, self-employed.
Parents are Steven E. McClure Sr. and Maria
Chasco; and Jerry Trowbridge and Terry Reeder.

Benjamin Allen Shull, 31, Akron, communicator and Tina Irene Miller, 30, Antwerp,
cashier. Parents are Robert D. Shull Jr. and
Kimberly A. Knecht; and Edward A. Miller and
Donna I. McCalla.
Mark David Parisot, 25, Cecil, toolmaker
and Megan Chantel Slattman, 20, Cecil, unemployed. Parents are David Parisot and Annette
Adams; and Randall E. Slattman and Brenda
Stewart.
Administration Docket
None filed.
Criminal Docket
Bobbi M. Brkovic, 30, of Paulding, waived
extradition and was released on her own recognizance following arraignment for aggravated vehicular homicide (F2). Conditions of her release
included no arrests, no alcohol and no drugs. She
is scheduled for an April 12 pretrial conference.

Billy Joe Mills, 45, of Antwerp, will be in
Court April 11 for a pretrial conference on his
charge of aggravated arson (F2).
Scott Russell Haney, 33, of Paulding, had a
possession of methamphetamine (F5) charge
dismissed without prejudice upon a motion of
State because the parties had agreed to settle
the matter in Paulding County Court. His bond
was returned to the poster and he must pay court
costs.
Donald A. Fee Jr., 55, of Paulding, has further
pretrial conference set for April 11 regarding his
indictment alleging possession of meth (F5) and
burglary (F4).
Jason A. Brown, 37, of Findlay, entered a
guilty plea to an amended charge of burglary
(F4), which had originally been a second degree
charge. He was sentenced to four years com-
munity control sanctions on the conditions of

a 30-day jail term, no drugs or alcohol, submit
to random tests, complete treatment program
at Anhedonia LLC in Findlay, find and keep a
job, pay $233 court costs plus $715 restitution
to his victim. He must also continue to pay toward a $5,763 restitution in an older case, $600
of which has already been paid. These action
were all the result of proceedings which revoked
Browns intervention in lieu of conviction order.
Constantina L. Bauer, 32, of Melrose, will
be in court April 11 for a pretrial conference
regarding her indictment alleging possession
of heroin (F5) and endangering children (M1).
Misty R. Mattern, 40, of Payne, had a pretrial conference rescheduled from April 4
to April 11. She is accused of possession of
drugs (F5).
Ohio industry investments: An investment in Ohio families

From The
State House
Rep. Tony Burkley

It is no secret that Ohio is
home to some of the best companies our nation has to offer.
From Kroger, to Nationwide
Insurance, to Marathon Petroleum and dozens more, Ohio
is able to be home to countless
successful companies both big
and small.
Having the headquarters
of 23 Fortune 500 companies
gives Ohio much more than
just bragging rights, however.

These companies allow us to
invest in our workforce, restore
economic prosperity to our
economy, and ultimately create
jobs both directly and indirectly
throughout our communities.
Seeing the need to make Ohio
competitive for the investments
of industry corporations is exactly why the Ohio General
Assembly developed JobsOhio.
JobsOhio is a non-profit, private
organization whose mission is
to attract industry investment
across our state so Ohioans can
reap the benefits of company
expansion and job creation.
Recently, JobsOhio released
their 2015 annual report, which
demonstrates the tremendous
impact this organization has
been having on Ohios economic development. Throughout 2015, JobsOhio was able
to collaborate with local and
regional partners to obtain 330
investment projects across vary-
ing industries. These projects

will directly account for 23,602
new jobs and $6.7 billion in new
capital, which is certainly a win
for all Ohioans.
In northwest Ohio specifically, JobsOhio has partnered
with the Regional Growth
Partnership to revitalize northwest Ohios economic centers.
Through the work of this alli-
ance in 2015 alone, our region

has been able to see $1.4 billion
in capital investment and the
creation of thousands of jobs.
One of the most notable acquisitions includes the recent announcement that NatureFresh
Farms has chosen northwest
Ohio for their first U.S. facility
to expand their operations from
Canada.
In light of these tremendous

economic development numbers, it is no wonder that Ohios
economy is beginning to thrive
again. With the help of JobsOhio and the Regional Growth
Partnership, our state and our
northwest Ohio communities
are able to feel the benefits of
industry investments that are
spurring job creation. I look for-
ward to the continued success

of JobsOhio, northwest Ohio
and most importantly our Ohio
families.
Rep. Burkley may be
reached by calling 614-6445091, e-mailing Rep82@ohiohouse.gov or writing to State
Representative Tony Burkley,
77 South High Street, Columbus, Ohio 43215.
Commissioners Journal March 9, 2016
This 9th day of March, 2016, the Board of County
Commissioners met in regular session with the following members present: Tony Zartman, Roy Klopfenstein,
Mark Holtsberry, and Nola Ginter, Clerk.
Perry Sinn, Don & Perrys, stopped in briefly to update the commissioners on the washer/dryer situation at
the Jacob Eaton Childrens Home. The commissioners
gave him verbal authorization to install a new washer/
dryer.
Sheriff Jason Landers will be trading in a couple of
vehicles soon. The titles were signed over to him.
Commissioner Holtsberry requested Sheriff Landers
provide an ALICE training for county employees. Landers said he would be happy to do that. A date for the
training will soon be scheduled.

Sheriff Landers then presented February reports for
the commissioners review. The inmate report, prepared
by Captain David Cline, jail administrator, noted a total
of 50 inmates were held during the month of February.
The average inmates per day was 14.62 and the average
stay was 8.48 days. There were 79 inmates transported,
with a total of 2,956 miles traveled. Sixty inmates utilized the temporary holding facility in Paulding. The
2016 Out Housing Cost report shows $81,250 was paid
to Putnam County for the first quarter of 2016.
Jerry Zielke, PCED, presented the PCED director
report for January and February. He noted the PCED
Small Business Innovation Center has added a couple
more offices. Office furniture and file cabinets from the
old Small Business Development Center in Defiance
have been obtained and are now being used in the PCED
Small Business Innovation Center.
Zielke highlighted several businesses that are either
under new construction, expanding or remodeling.
He announced the 2016 Career Opportunity Showcase, which is scheduled for April 4, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at the
OSU Extension Center. Zielke noted the Showcase is
geared to the 436 junior and senior students in the countys schools He reported there are over 20 colleges and
businesses already signed up for a display for the day.
Zielke stated he is working with AEP on the energy
grant for the Small Business Innovation Center for a recent lighting project.
See COMMISSIONERS, page 5A
Legals
LEGAL NOTICE
The Antwerp Exchange Bank
Company v. Mark A. Marenberg,
et al., Case No, CI-14-066
The Defendant Ying Ma, aka Ma
Ying whose last known address is
Ying Ma, 4-31-45, Feng Cheng
Street, Wang Hua District, Fu
Shun City, Liao Ning Province,
China 113001, and whose present address is unknown, will take
notice that on April 17, 2014, The
Antwerp Exchange Bank Company filed its Complaint for Foreclosure in Case No. CI-14-066 in
the Court of Common Pleas of
Paulding County, 115 North Williams Street, Paulding, OH 45879,
seeking foreclosure and alleging
that the Defendant Ying Ma has or
may claim to have interest in the
real estate commonly known as
105-109 South Main Street, Antwerp, Ohio 45813 and described
below:
Tract I
Being a part of Lots Number One
(1) and Two (2) in Daggetts Addition to the Village of Antwerp,
Ohio, and bounded and described
as follows:
Commencing on the East line of
said Lot #1, Seventy-six (76) feet
south of the Northeast corner of
said Lot #1; thence westerly and
parallel with the north line of said
lot, One Hundred and three (103)
feet; thence southerly and parallel with the east line of said lot to
within thirty (30) feet of the south

line of said Lot #2; thence easterly
and parallel with the south line of
said Lots #1 and 2 to the east line
of said Lot #1; and thence northerly on the east line of said Lot #1
to the place of beginning.
The west ten (10) feet of the land
hereby conveyed/described to be
kept free, perpetually, as and for
an alley.
Parcel Nos.: 12-10S-003-00; 1210S-004-00; 12-10S-005-00; 1210S-006-00
Tract II
Being a part of Lots #1 and #2 in
Daggetts Addition to the Village
of Antwerp, Paulding County,
Ohio, which is more particularly
described as follows:
Beginning at a point on the westerly right-of-way line of South
Main Street (St. Rte. #49) and
the easterly line of said Lot #1,
said point of beginning being
Twenty-nine and zero hundredths
(29.00) feet S. 20 deg. 05 00 E.
(assumed bearing for purposes
of description) from the West
River Street right-of-way, (using
33 feet as the distance measured
from centerline of said street);
thence S. 20 deg. 05 00 E., on
the easterly line of said Lot #1 and
the westerly right-of-way line of
South Main St. (State Rte. #49),
Forty-four and twenty hundredths
(44.20) feet to a point; thence S. 68
deg. 13 20 W., on and along the
southerly line of an existing brick

wall between Shaffer Hardware
and the Village Apothecary, and
said wall line extended One Hundred Three and zero hundredths
(103.00) feet to a point; thence N.
20 deg. 05 00 W. , Forty-three
and zero hundredths (43.00) feet to
a point; thence on a line N. 67 deg.
33 00 E., which becomes the
northerly line of an existing brick
wall between Black Creek Properties, Inc. and Shaffer Hdwe.,
One Hundred Three and zero hundredths (103.00) feet to the point
of beginning, hereby reserving the
right-of-way as an open alley in
the westerly 10 of the above-described land, perpetually, together
with all the appurtenances and hereditaments thereunto belonging.
Parcel Nos.: 12-10S-007-00; 1210S-008-00; 12-10S-009-00; 1210S-009-01
The Plaintiff further alleges that by
reason of default of the Defendants
Mark A. Marenberg and Village
Square, Inc., dba Village Apothecary, in the payment of a certain
Promissory Note and Security
Agreement, according to its tenor,
the conditions of a mortgage given
to secure the payment of said note
and conveying the premises described, have been broken, and
the same has become absolute.
The Plaintiff prays that the Defendant Ying Ma, aka Ma Ying,
be required to answer and set up
her interest in said real estate or be

forever barred from asserting the
same, for foreclosure of said mortgage, the marshalling of any liens,
and the sale of said real estate, and
the proceeds of said sale applied
to the payment of Plaintiffs claim
in the property in the order of its
priority, and for such other and further relief as is just and equitable.
THE DEFENDANT NAMED
ABOVE IS REQUIRED TO
FILE HER ANSWER TO SAID
COMPLAINT WITHIN TWENTY-EIGHT (28) DAYS OF
THE LAST DATE OF PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE
WHICH WILL BE ON MARCH
30, 2016.
Michael C. Jones,
Supreme Court Reg. #0020805
Attorney for Plaintiff
3239 Winding Woods Drive
Powell, Ohio 43065
(740) 881-0018
LEGAL NOTICE
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
Defiance/Paulding Consolidated
Job and Family Services is soliciting proposals from qualified
individuals/consulting firms with
experience in financial management programs funded by the US
Department of Health and Human
Services, the US Department of
Labor, and the US Department
of Agriculture (Food Assistance).
Also, they must have a high level
of technical understanding of the

flow of federal funds through the
Ohio Department of Job and Family Services to County Departments of Job and Family Services,
and OhioMeansJobs Centers. The
consultant is expected to provide
a range of financial management
services. Interested persons/firms
must submit a proposal which
meets the requirements of the Request for Proposals (RFP).
Packets will be available beginning Friday, April 1 by requesting
one electronically via jane.crabtree@jfs.ohio.gov
The deadline for submitting proposals is 9:00 AM, Monday, May
2nd. Proposals received after that
date will be rejected. The Defiance/Paulding Consolidated Joint
Board of Commissioners reserves
the right to reject any and or all
bids, and waive all irregularities in
favor of the agency.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY PROVIDER/EMPLOYER
RESOLUTION 1312-16
Resolution 1312-16 was passed
by Paulding Village Council on
March 21, 2016, and goes into
effect and shall be in force immediately. The summary of this legislation is as follows:
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE VILLAGE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE VILLAGE
OF PAULDING, OHIO TO
PREPARE AND SUBMIT AN
APPLICATION(S) TO PAULDING COUNTY FOR THE CDGB
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM AND TO
EXECUTE CONTRACTS AS
REQUIRED; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
Copies of the full text of this legislation may be obtained at the Finance Directors Office, 116 South
Main Street, between the hours of
8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday
through Friday.
Annette D. Hasch
Finance Director
NOTICE TO BIDDERS
STATE OF OHIO
DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION
Columbus, Ohio
Division of Construction
Management
Legal Copy Number: 160249
Sealed proposals will be accepted
from pre-qualified bidders at the
ODOT Office of Contracts until
10:00 a.m. on April 21, 2016. Project 160249 is located in Paulding
County, SRTS Antwerp Phase II
and is a MISCELLANEOUS project. The date set for completion of
this work shall be as set forth in the
bidding proposal. Plans and Specifications are on file in the Department of Transportation.
County Court
Civil Docket:
Credit Adjustments Inc., Defiance vs. Adam M.
Hibbard, Latty and Angel L. Hibbard, Latty. Other
action, satisfied.
Safe Auto Insurance Co., Columbus vs. Nathan
Harris, Latty. Other action, satisfied.
IOM Health System LP, Cincinnati vs. Beverly
Apple, Paulding. Other action, satisfied.
Credit Adjustments Inc., Defiance vs. Richard
A. Bennett, Paulding. Other action, satisfied.
Ohio Mutual Insurance Co., Cleveland vs. Catherine Trowbridge, Defiance. Other action, judgment for the plaintiff in the sum of $500.
Credit Adjustments Inc., Defiance vs. Les J.
Guelde, Paulding. Small claims, satisfied.
Ashley Suffel, Cloverdale vs. Randy Suffel,
Cloverdale. Evictions, judgment for the plaintiff in
the sum of $3,350.
Michael S. Boggs DDS Inc., Hicksville vs. Angela Burtch, Paulding. Small claims, satisfied.
Chester W. Thomas, Oakwood vs. Blaine Fickel, Oakwood and Gary C. Grant Insurance Agency
Inc., Defiance. Other action, dismissed.
Criminal Docket:
David J. Chandler, Defiance, criminal damage;
dismissed without prejudice per State, costs waived.
Tyler C. Enmark, Paulding, domestic violence;
waived preliminary hearing, case bound over to
Common Pleas Court, $25 costs.
Steven J. Jacko, Auburn, Ind., passing bad
check; case dismissed without prejudice per State.
Myranda R. Sherry, Oakwood, two counts failure to register dog; $25 fine for each, $77 costs.
Tara L. Fraley, Paulding, cruelty to animals;
$200 fine, $132 costs, 90 days jail suspended; 10
hours community service at the dog kennel, may
not own, purchase or have in possession any animals, maintain general good behavior.
Traffic Docket:
Joshua T. Lipps, Antwerp, seat belt; $30 fine,
$52 costs.
Lindsey N. Rusk, Remington, Ind., 86/65 speed;
$43 fine, $80 costs.
Juan C. Garcia Valle, Van Wert, seat belt; $30
fine, $47 costs.
Ruth E. Keysor, Haviland, stop sign; $53 fine,
$77 costs.
Philip A. Frederick Jr., Cecil, 79/65 speed; $33
fine, $77 costs.
Lawrence A. Stranahan, Paulding, seat belt; $30
fine, $47 costs.
Gina L. Weber, Hamilton, Ohio, 67/55 speed;
John C. Bidwell, Fort Wayne, 81/65 speed; $43
fine, $80 costs.
Calvin Lee Wood, Fort Wayne, 82/65 speed;
Zane R. Graham, Lynchburg, Va., no tail lights;
$150 fine, $95 costs, pay all by April 29 or turned
in for collection (POC).
Trina D. Rodgers, Portland, Ind., OVI/under influence; $375 fine, $120 costs, pay $30 monthly,
July 29 POC date, three days jail; may attend DIP
in lieu of jail, proof of financial responsibility provided, community control ordered, 10 hours community service, 87 days jail reserved.
Christina K. Stamm, Lizton, Ind., 77/65 speed;
Adam J. Basch, Indianapolis, following closely;
Robert W. Topping, Chatham, Ont., following
closely; $53 fine, $80 costs.
Marcos M. Santos, Woodburn, 81/65 speed; $43
fine, $87 costs.
Marcos M. Santos, Woodburn, no operators license; $100 fine.
Tiffany S. Parsons, Van Wert, 70/55 speed; $43

fine, $77 costs.
Delano R. Hornbuckle, Westland, Mich., 75/65
speed; $73 fine, $87 costs.
Rhonda G. Whitacre, Van Wert, failure to control; $68 fine, $77 costs.
Rebeca R. Brown, Paulding, following closely;
Thao Vy T. Bui, Houston, Texas, 83/65 speed;
Christopher D. Peterson, Twinsburg, 79/65
Daniel J. Kierpaul, Warsaw, Ind., 81/65 speed;
Bruce F. King, Indianapolis, 79/65 speed; $33
fine, $80 costs.
Nicole A. Hoeppner, Grabill, 81/65 speed; $43
fine, $80 costs.
Evan J. Ibrahim, Warren, Mich., driving/texting;
Glen N. Sadlowski, Fair Haven, Mich., 82/65
Nicholas E. Goins, Anderson, Ind., 75/65 speed;
Charles O. Martinez, Antwerp, stop sign; $53
fine, $82 costs.
Iziah T. Greathouse, Van Wert, stop sign; $53
fine, $82 costs.
Robin E. Elbode, Harrison Township, Mich.,
81/65 speed; $43 fine, $85 costs.
Bruce E. Scruggs, Potomac, Md., 81/65 speed;
Conrad L. Samonek, Whittaker, Mich., towing
violation; $65 fine, $83 costs.
Conrad L. Samonek, whittaker, Mich., high
beams; $68 fine.
David P. Erman, Defiance, seat belt; $30 fine,
$50 costs.
Lewis M. Wiggle, New Hudson, Mich., 80/65

Charles J. Lekander, Berkley, Mich., 78/65
Andrew L. Hulett, Cloverdale, failure to control;
Roman J. Osborn, Defiance, failure to control;
Roh H. Yu, West Lafayette, Ind., 77/65 speed;
Theodore J. Morley, Troy, Mich., 82/65 speed;
Chad E. Olszewski, Fort Wayne, 82/65 speed;
Tyler D. Yaple, Dublin, seat belt; $30 fine, $50
costs.
Jacob Sawmiller, Convoy, 78/65 speed; $33
fine, $80 costs.
Amrit S. Mundi, Brampton, Ont., failure to control; $68 fine, $80 costs.
Makato Kuboi, Paris, Ill., 81/65 speed; $43 fine,
$80 costs.
Thomas Owusu-Boanoh, New City, N.Y., 87/65
Darren G. McEntire, Bakersfield, Calif., 65/55
Joyce M. Gonda, Brighton, Mich., 80/65 speed;
Trent J. Church, Oakwood, 73/55 speed; $43
fine, $80 costs.
Derek J. Varner, Oakwood, failure to control;
Louis J. Hierholzer Jr., Celina, 72/55 speed; $43
fine, $80 costs.
Brittney N. Cupps, Sherwood, 75/65 speed; $33
fine, $80 costs.
Stephen M. Landis, Osseo, Mich., 65/55 speed;
Sheriffs Report
ACCIDENTS:
None.
INCIDENTS:
Tuesday, March 15
9:17 a.m. Deputies assisted
the US Geological Service with
a traffic detail on Ohio 49 near
Road 192 in Carryall Township.
Noon. Paulding police registered a dog complaint.
1:27 p.m. Paulding EMS was
called for an unresponsive male
on South Williams Street.
3:10 p.m. People on
four-wheelers were seen tearing things up along Road 8 in
Crane Township.
4:14 p.m. Hold-up alarm in
Melrose was investigated.
5:06 p.m. Dog complaint
came in from Road 140 in
Brown Township.
6:22 p.m. Defiance County
Sheriffs office requested mutual
aid for Hicksville Fire Department for a house fire. One Antwerp fire unit responded for over
two hours.
10:46 p.m. A man in black
was observed roaming the
streets of Cecil.
Wednesday, March 16
12:34 a.m. Paulding EMS
responded to a motor vehicle accident on Ohio 111 in Paulding
Township where a car was on its
side. No transport was required.
Paulding Fire Department assisted at the scene. No further information was available.
10:42 a.m. Theft complaint
was investigated on Road 192 in
Carryall Township.
3:08 p.m. Deputies arrested
Alyssa Puckett.
5:33 p.m. Report of fraud was
made from East Perry Street in
Paulding.
8:35 p.m. A semi was caught
between the railroad crossing
gates on US 127 east of Latty
Village in Paulding Township.
8:31 p.m. Backing mishap in
Melrose was documented.
Thursday, March 17
5:03 p.m. A deputy reported
drugs, possession, parapherna-
lia.
7:28 a.m. Unwanted person
was dealt with on Road 171 in
Brown Township.
11:04 a.m. Two Paulding fire
units, with one each from Payne,
Antwerp and Cecil, battled a
house fire on East Perry Street in
Paulding. Some were on scene
over three hours. Paulding EMS
units stood by.
2:51 p.m. Three Paulding fire
units and the EMS responded to
a grass fire on North Dix Street
behind the Stokely building.
Some were on scene over two
hours.
8:06 p.m. Domestic situation
in Melrose was handled.
8:36 p.m. Deputies assisted
Paulding police on North Williams Street where a man allegedly pulled a knife on another.
10:16 p.m. Suspicious male
subject was seen walking along
Ohio 613 in Jackson Township.
11:21 p.m. Unwanted person
complaint was handled on Road
123 in Jackson Township.
Friday, March 18
3:49 a.m. Van Wert Police
Department relayed information about a subject who may
be suicidal in Payne.
7:31 a.m. Theft of dirt bike
and more from an Auglaize
Township location on Road 163
was investigated. An outbuilding had been broken into.
3:27 p.m. A backing mishap
along US 127 in Blue Creek
Township was documented.
Post 81 Ohio State Highway
Patrol with a subject on US 24
in Emerald Township.
5:56 p.m. Assistance was
given Payne police with a domestic complaint.
11:47 p.m. Telephone harassment was the issue on Road 8 in
Crane Township.
Saturday, March 19
1:20 a.m. Subject was seen
walking down Ohio 613 in
Brown Township.
Post 81 with a vehicle search on

US 24 in Carryall Township.
11:05 p.m. Juvenile matter
was handled on Ohio 111 in
Auglaize Township.
11:59 p.m. Four Cecil/Crane
fire units along with two from
Antwerp, and three from Paulding responded to a house fire on
Road 424 in Crane Township.
They were there about an hour.
Paulding EMS stood by.
Sunday, March 20
7:25 a.m. Deputies arrested
Britany Lambert.
12:58 p.m. Harassment on
Facebook and by phone was
looked into for a Washington
Township resident of Ohio 114.
1:25 p.m. Paulding Police
Department relayed information to deputies about a neighbor dispute in Grover Hill.
1:34 p.m. Hunters trespassing was looked into on Road
153 in Auglaize Township.
7:03 p.m. Domestic situation
on Ohio 500 in Harrison Township was handled.
7:47 p.m. Breaking and entering on Emerald Township

Road 123 was investigated.
10:33 p.m. Hicksville Police
Department requested deputies
deliver a message on East Perry
Street in Paulding.
Monday, March 21
8:10 a.m. Theft of money
was reported from Road 150 in
Harrison Township.
9 a.m. An Emerald Township
resident reported someone may
be living in their car parked
along Road 123.
11:35 a.m. Report of a scam
came in from Grover Hill.
was handled on Road 119 in
Emerald Township.
1:08 p.m. Brush fire along
Road 206 in Crane Township
got out of hand. Three Cecil/
Crane Township fire units and
two from Antwerp were on
scene about 20 minutes.
2:35 p.m. Trespassing complaint was lodged from Road
200 in Crane Township.
Tuesday, March 22
9:29 a.m. Telephone harassment was looked into on Ohio
637 in Latty Township.
12:04 p.m. Dog bite was handled in Payne.
was documented from Ohio 111
i Auglaize Township.
4:08 p.m. Custody dispute
was handled on Road 171 in
Auglaize Township.
4:47 p.m. Joseph Hilt was
arrested on a Defiance County
warrant.
8:29 p.m. Four-wheelers
were seen in a field adjacent to
Grover Hill.
8:54 p.m. Car/deer crash on
Ohio 500 in Paulding Township
was handled.
9:10 p.m. Antwerp EMS was
encoded for a female who had
been attacked by a dog on South
Harrmann Street. At 10:45 p.m.
Antwerp Police Department requested a deputy to assist with
their investigation of the matter.
9:34 p.m. Car/deer collision
on Ohio 613 in Jackson Township was documented.

Wednesday, March 23
12:31 a.m. Paulding police
requested a sound bar be entered into the NCIC system as
stolen.
2 a.m. Oakwood EMS made
a run from an accident on Ohio
613 in Jackson Township. Oakwood Fire Department assisted
at the scene. No further information was available.
2:16 a.m. Prowler complaint
was handled on Ohio 613 in
Jackson Township.
8:48 a.m. Report came in
about a subject seen face down
in a field on Road 263 in Brown
Township. Oakwood EMS
transported the person from the
scene for treatment.
10:12 a.m. Three Grover Hill
fire units responded to a call
from Van Wert County Sheriffs
office regarding a trash fire in
their county. The first responders were on scene over 30 minutes.
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He reported there were nine of the 11 mayors at the
Paulding County Mayors meeting on Feb. 9. Scott Strahley with RCAP was the speaker. His presentation on how
RCAP can assist communities was informative. Zielke
prepared a new resource guide for the mayors. The guide
included important contacts at a number of state agencies.
Zielke commented he continues to work with InSite
Consulting in getting all the necessary things in place to
certify the Paulding Industrial Park.
He then shared a copy of the full-page ad that appears
in the Paulding County Guide directory. He also noted
the current unemployment rate for January 2016 is 5.6%.
Zielke shared the PCED board is currently reviewing
policies, manuals, and bylaws for possible changes and
updates.
Ed Bohn, EMA, reporting having met with Niki
Warncke of Maumee Valley Planning Organization to
discuss a capital improvement grant. He also asked permission to drive the EMA truck to a meeting in Bowling
Green in order to transport haz-mat supplies back to
Paulding.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
A motion was made by Klopfenstein to go into executive session at 8:04 a.m. with the Paulding County
Prosecutor to discuss legal matters.
At 8:22 a.m. all members present agreed to adjourn
the executive session and go into regular session.
IN THE MATTER OF ABOLISHING A POSITION
Klopfenstein moved to adopt the following resolution:

BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of County Commissioners does hereby abolish the position of office
manager held by Pamela Miller at the Paulding County
Economic Development Inc. office.
IN THE MATTER OF DISPOSAL OF UNNEEDED, OBSOLETE, OR UNFIT PERSONAL
PROPERTY
WHEREAS, the Paulding County Sheriffs Office
owns a vehicle that is no longer fit for the use for which
it was acquired; and
WHEREAS, the fair market value of said vehicle is,
in the opinion of the Board, $2,500 or less; now, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of County
Commissioners does hereby authorize the Paulding
County Sheriff to sell privately or trade in the following vehicle: 2008 Mercury Grand Marquis VIN#
2MEFM75V38X620137
IN THE MATTER OF DISPOSAL OF UNNEEDED, OBSOLETE, OR UNFIT PERSONAL
PROPERTY
WHEREAS, the Paulding County Sheriffs Office
owns a vehicle that is no longer fit for the use for which
it was acquired; and

WHEREAS, the fair market value of said vehicle is,
in the opinion of the Board, $2,500 or less; now, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of County
Commissioners does hereby authorize the Paulding
County Sheriff to sell privately or trade in the following vehicle: 2003 Chevrolet S Truck S10 VIN# 1GCDT13X63K156589
IN THE MATTER OF ACCEPTING THE ENTERPRISE ZONE AGREEMENT PROJECT
STATE REPORT FOR ZONE 141 SUMMARY
FOR 2015 AND THE CRA AGREEMENT PROJECT STATUS REPORT FOR 2015
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of County Commissioners does hereby accept the Enterprise Zone
Agreement Project Status Report for Zone 141 Summary for 2015 and the CRA Agreement Project Status
Report for 2015 as presented by Jerry Zielke, Paulding
County Economic Development Inc. and Zone Manager/CRA Housing Officer.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
A motion was made by Klopfenstein to go into executive session at 1:15 p.m. with the Paulding County
Auditor to discuss personnel matters.
At 1:38 p.m. all members present agreed to adjourn
the executive session and go into regular session.
PAU LD I N G PRO G R E SS
COMMUNITY
Birthdays
April 2 Katelyn Beckman, Karen Chamberlin, Eliseo Escobedo, Abigail Gunderman, Herman Kaiser, Oley McMichael,
Kaden Merritt, Anne Pieper, Jordan Warner.
April 3 Rowena Aldrich, Clarissa Armstrong, Laura Gilbert, Cheyene Goings, Michael Goodwin, Micah Lumpkins,
Catherine Matson, Diana Rodriguez, David Sandoval, Cory
Sholl, Samantha Wenninger.
April 4 Darlene Bair, Matthew Paul Doan, Patty Lassiter,
Zachary Martinez, Kathy Rodman.
April 5 Larry Adams, Kylee Aldrich, Jerry Bortel, Dave
Fellers, Doris Grubb, Zellma Grunden, Keith Jewel, Sarah Renollet, Jessica Roughton, Phyllis Smazenko, Mekayla Smith.
April 6 Jim Bissell, Vanessa Garcia, Zachary Jividen, Carolyn Roughton, Sarah Scarbrough, Jim Sitton.
April 7 Christopher Bercaw, Stephanie Bowman, Tricia
Gordon, Chelsie Mapes, Scott Mapes, Olga Napoles, Thomas Bret Place, Norma Priest, Brittany Scott, Ryan Vogel, Jane
Volk, Audry Walk.
April 8 Haiden Bendele, Madison Hull, Joan Moser, Gene
Roughton, Nelson Roughton.

Anniversaries
April 2 Ken and Judy Bowers.
April 3 Jerry and Gingeretta Olds.
April 4 Danny and Almalee Riggenbach.
April 6 Gene and Sheryl Cox, Annetta and Orman Goings,
Ivan and Lois Woodard, Tim and Robin Worline.
April 7 Ernest and Linda Farris, Robert and Laura Glancy,
Paul and Angela Keezer.
April 8 Jason and Jill Schlegel.
Becks perfection leads

Panthers to opening win
CONTINENTAL The softball season opened last Saturday in fine fashion for the Paulding Lady Panthers. Playing on
the road, the maroon-and-white held off the Lady Pirates of
Continental for a 8-7 non-conference win.
For Kelsey Beck it was a perfect day at the plate with the
senior totaling three singles and two doubles in her five appearances while adding four stolen bases. Beck drove in two
runs to help her team secure the one run win to start the season
at 1-0.
With Beck managing half her teams hits, the other five came
from five team mates. Darian Andrews, Haylee Dominique,
Bailey Pieper and pitcher Kristen Schilt each garnered a single
with Audrey Manz smacking a double.
Paulding gave up a run in the first inning to trail but then
scored five runs the next two innings to lead by five. Still leading with a three run margin heading into the final inning the
Panthers managed to stretch their lead 8-4 but had to battle
to the last out. Continental crossed the plate three times but it
wouldnt be enough.
Also credited with a run for the winners was Andrews,
Dominique, Manz and Stehanie Trausch with one RBI and
Pieper with two.
Going the distance on the mound was Schilt who completed seven innings of work, giving up nine hits and seven runs
while walking seven and striking out the same number.
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TEMPLE SIGNS WITH UNIVERSITY OF ST. FRANCIS Wayne Traces Shayna Temple (seated center) has signed a letter of intent
to further her education and basketball career at the University of Saint Francis. Watching Temple sign her letter are her parents,
Lawrence and Brenda Temple (seated); and in back, from left - Jim Linder, WT athletic director; Bethany Hughes, head girls basketball coach; Jason Ridge, U of SF womens head basketball coach; and Mike Priest, WT assistant coach.
Travelers can prevent the

spread of the Zika virus
COLUMBUS Spring break

has started across the state of
Ohio and the Ohio Department
of Health (ODH), and the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC), is reminding Ohioans to take special precautions if you are traveling to
countries with active Zika virus
transmission. Zika has spread
to about 28 countries and territories that include popular
spring break destinations such
as Mexico and Puerto Rico. For
the latest list of the current CDC
travel advisories, go to wwwnc.
cdc.gov/travel/page/zika-information.
We want you to have a safe
spring break which includes
taking precautions and keeping
yourself protected from mos-
quitoes, said Dr. Mary DiOrio,

medical director of ODH. If
you are pregnant, you may want
to postpone your trip.
So far there are 273 travel-associated Zika virus disease cases across the United States, led
by Florida with 70 cases. Ohio
has seven confirmed cases. The
primary mosquito that transmits
Zika virus is found in the tropics
and southern U.S., but it is not
established in Ohio.
Zika virus is primarily transmitted through a mosquito bite,
and there is no indication that it
can spread from person to person through casual contact. Of
people infected with the Zika
virus, 80 percent do not have
any symptoms. When symptoms occur, they are often mild,
lasting from several days to a

week, and include fever, rash,
joint and muscle pain, conjunctivitis (red eyes), and headache.
Severe disease requiring hospitalization is uncommon.
Prevention of mosquito-borne Zika virus transmission is the same as prevention
of any other mosquito-borne
diseases, Dr. DiOrio said.
You will want to use EPA-registered insect repellents and
wear long-sleeved shirts and
long pants where and when
mosquitoes are most active.
There is no vaccine available
for Zika virus.
Zika virus can also be spread
through a man to his partners
by sexual transmission. Men
who have traveled to an area
of active Zika virus transmission should use condoms every

time during sex or abstain from
sexual activity if their partner
is pregnant. At this time, there
is no evidence that women can
transmit Zika virus to their sex
partners.
ODH started a social media
campaign to bring awareness
and education to college students and families. The ads will
run on the agencys Facebook,
Twitter and Instagram accounts.
The messages provide important information on items to
bring on vacation and where the
Zika virus is being transmitted.
Go to the ODH website at
www.odh.ohio.gov/zika
for
more information about Zika
virus.
Paulding Eagles Banquet Hall Rental

125
Class reunion, family reunions, family dinners,

showers, graduations (alcohol not permitted for
school graduations) - kitchen available
250
Weddings, class reunions - kitchen available
25
Meetings for business, political, unions
No charge for benefits or events

during scheduled steak night
Phone 419-399-3057 for details
THANK YOU
for your continued support
in the recent election.
Ann Pease
Paulding County Clerk of Courts

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215 Emerald Rd., Paulding, Ohio 45879
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The elusive key to remembering
The past year and a half has

basically been a learning experience for me. Loss is hard to
deal with anyways, plus, downsizing and moving has turned
out to be challenging, but yet I
am getting the feeling that, I
can do this.
One thing in particular that
I have problems with is losing
items. I can never hang on to a
pair of sunglasses, gloves, earrings, watches, and keys. By
forgetting my keys I have managed to lock myself out of my
house at least three times. Now,
lets just make that four times.
The latest key loss incident
just happened Tuesday evening.
This is the night that my friend
and I go to the movies. He is
getting to know me pretty good
and will ask before we leave,
Do you have your purse?
Glasses? Phone? Keys? That
night I blatantly answered, Yes
of course I do.
We arrived back at my place
approximately 9:30 and I began
to fish for my keys. I fished for
about 10 minutes and no luck. I
had no keys. I remembered then
that once I had gotten four duplicates made and thought surely I can find one of those. Guess
again! No duplicates!
I called my daughter. She had
a key to my house, but she did
not know where it was. I went
over to my neighbors, thinking
my landlord had given them
a key just in case I lost mine
again. No, they said, we
never did have a key.
I started to panic. My neighbor and my friend started
looking for ways for me to get
inside. Well, after quite a wait,
entrance was made, and right
there where I left them were
my elusive keys. However,
I had locked my front porch
door with a latch hook from the
outside. So it took another trip
around the house to unlock the
front door and then unlatch the
inside door.
After all was said and done
and we were safely inside, I
wondered why it is always so
hard for me to remember my
keys. Now if I am driving, I
have to remember my keys, as
my car and house keys are all
together.
Later in the evening, I
dumped out my purse and clear
in the bottom I found an extra
a penny
for your Thoughts
By Nancy Whitaker
duplicate key. Of all things, I

had fastened the extra key to a
bracelet and it had got caught in
the bottom of my purse.
I know I have always tended
to forget where I put stuff or forget to take important items with
me, but like I said, everything I
do wrong, I try and learn from
it.
I wonder who is more forgetful, men or women? Most guys
keep their wallets and keys in
their pockets so they are less
apt to lose them. Maybe I have
selective memory and perhaps
I should wear my glasses, keys
and cell phone around my neck
on a chain.
However, another friend just
told me the other day that he
had shut his own finger in his
car door. Ooops. At least I havent done that yet. This reminds
me of a song which was recorded by Elvis called, I forgot to
remember to forget her. I think
I am going to rewrite the song to
I forgot to remember my keys,
glasses and phone.
I always like to believe that I
am never too old to learn something new. Believe me when
I say that, Life is a learning
experience, I see that I have

learned a lot this past year. Now,
where did I put those pesky keys
and my glasses and my purse? I
think I have an appointment in
about 15 minutes.
Have you ever locked yourself pout of the house or your
car? How did you get in? Do
you think men ever forget their
glasses or keys? Let me know
and Ill give you a Penny for
Your Thoughts.
OSU Extension
hosts focus group
PAULDING Beginning at 9
a.m. on Tuesday, April 9, a focus
group of 15 farmers will discuss
phosphorous management, agricultural practices and stewardship in Paulding County.
The agenda includes participation in conservation programs
and initiatives, exploration of
best management practices
(BMP) behaviors plus the barriers and benefits of BMPs, and
information needs.
Locals are invited to share
their thoughts on the most effective, behavior-based practices
for reducing phosphorus runoff,
and obtaining information about
how various organizations can
best support the agricultural
community in implementing
these practices.
Information will be used to
improve future programs related
to agricultural stewardship.
Space is limited. First 15 respondents will receive a $75
honorarium. Register by contacting Robert Pettit at rpettit@
ectinc.com.
The event is being hosted by
Environmental Counsulting &
Technology Inc. and LURA
Consulting.
Wayne Trace students Hunter Showalter, Anthony Baxter and Brooke Sinn use Paulding County
platbooks to locate their environmental impact property location.
SWCD assists students with

environmental impact project
By Staci Miller
Education specialist
Paulding SWCD
Staci Miller, SWCD education specialist, recently went
into Mrs. Heather Hatchers
10th grade biology class at
Wayne Trace High School to
assist them with their environmental impact project.
This is the first year for the
environmental impact project.
The students were organized
into groups where they were
given a specific plot of land
that made up approximately
324 acres in Paulding County.
Then the students decided as a
group what they were going to
build on their land. They had
a wide variety of choices that
Learning Is An Art night

at Oakwood Elementary
OAKWOOD Oakwood Elementary is celebrating the wonderful successes happening in their

building. On Thursday, April 7 from 6:30-8 p.m.
family, friends, neighbors, and community supporters are invited to Learning Is An Art open
house.
This special evening is an opportunity for Oakwood Elementary to showcase some really great
things going on at their school. Tours of the building will be offered as well as special events taking
place in the classrooms and hallways to enjoy.
A walk through a science fair, see some student
engineering, watch a live musical performance or
two, take a look at several different art projects,
and much more will all be displayed throughout
the evening.
included: power plant, amusement park, zoo, mall, amphitheater, oil refinery, farm, university or even a nature park.
Once the students decided
what they were going to be
building, they had to research
the various animal and plant
species that reside on their
piece of land.
They also had to learn about
the different soil types and put
together an environmental impact assessment as well as evaluate the economic and social
benefits of this project.
Miller assisted the students
with their projects by helping
them to identify their plot of
land in a platbook. The students then learned about the 12
different townships in Paulding
County and approximately how
many acres are in the county.
The students then got the
opportunity to locate their own
house in the platbook.
After learning how to use a
platbook, the students learned
about how the Paulding Soil
and Water Conservation District assists producers and
landowners with a variety of
different conservation practices to help them conserve
the land and natural resources
in Paulding County.
The students learned about
native and nonnative plants

that reside in Paulding County
as well as wildlife common to
the area. Miller brought a variety of different wildlife pelts
for the students to look at.
She then discussed the characteristics of a flood plain and
discussed the importance of
water quality to fish and wildlife. She shared with the students water samples collected
out of Flat Rock Creek where
their land drains into. The students analyzed the results to
help them determine the water
quality.
Students then learned about
macroinvertebrates as well as
the different groups they are
divided into to help determine
the amount of pollution present in the water. To conclude
the presentation, Staci had the
students think about what impact their projects will have on
the environment and to make
wise decisions as a group.
The students really appreciated this information and felt
that it was valuable for their
project. Once the students
complete their project they
will have to present their information to the town council
(Mrs. Hatcher) for consideration prior to construction of
project.
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Peony Pageant competitors introduced

Tianna Rager
Crestview
Tianna Rager, is daughter of Curt and Denise Rager, and sister to Alisha, David, Daniel, Jesse and Isaac. Tianna is representing
Crestview High School where she plays volleyball and softball for the Knights. She is also
involved in several school activities: FCA, art
club, student council and FCCLA.
Outside of school she attends youth group
at Lifehouse Church and spends time with her
family and friends. After high school she plans
on attending IPFW and majoring in interior
design.
Ashton Bowersock
Lincolnview
Ashton Bowersock daughter of Troy and
Tonya Bowersock, and the sister of Alek and
Evan. She plays volleyball, basketball and runs
track for the Lancers. She is involved in several
clubs at school: Beta Club, NHS, FCA, Agents
of Change, Benefit Counsel, Spanish and Science club and concert band.
Outside of school she attends Calvary Church
and spends time with her family. After high
school she plans on attending Calvin College
in Michigan majoring in speech pathology.
Maddie Pohlman
Delphos St. Johns
Maddie Pohlman is the daughter of Paul
and Donna Pohlman, with siblings Joel, Chris
and Kelsey. Maddie competes in volleyball
and basketball for the Blue Jays. She is very
involved at school she is the president of
mission society, a Junior Optimist, NHS and
CRESPI.
She is also very involved in 4-H as she is
the president of her group the 4-H Pathfinders. She loves shopping and spending time
with her family, after high school she plans on
VAN WERT Queen Jubilee XLI will be

crowned tonight Friday, April 1 at the annual
Peony Pageant held at The Marsh Foundation
Auditorium beginning at 7 p.m.
The event will showcase 10 area senior girls
representing the area schools as they preform
an opening number dance choreographed by
Kim Hohmans Dance Works, talent selection, on stage question and answer, and great
poise.
Tickets for the Peony Pageant are on sale
at Once I Was located at 121 S. Washington
St., Van Wert until 4 p.m. April 1. Remaining tickets will be on sale at the door at The
Marsh Foundation opening at 6:15 p.m. All
seats are reserved.
The night will be hosted by local emcee
Susan Burchfield. Judges for the pageant this
year are Sarah Nass, Gary Griffin, Dr. Greg
Homan, and Megan Baer.
The Foundation is located at 1229 Lincoln
Hwy., Van Wert.
The 10 area schools being represented by
some of their finest students are Antwerp,
Crestview, Delphos Jefferson, Delphos St.
Johns, Lincolnview, Parkway, Paulding,
Van Wert, Vantage Career Center, and Wayne
Trace high schools.
Competing for this years title are:
Makayla Ryan
Vantage Career Center
Makayla Ryan is a daughter of Lance and
Misty Ryan, and a sister to Delaney and Sidney. She will be representing Vantage Career
Center. She is a Junior Rotarian, student ambassador and a member of the honor society.
Makayla enjoys spending time with her family
camping and going shopping.
After high school she plans on attending
Rhoades State and majoring in nursing.
Sat., April 2nd

9 am to 2 pm
Divine Mercy Parish
of Paulding County
S HOW
Dagget St., Antwerp
majoring in exercise science.

Victoria Meadows
Paulding
Victoria Meadows is the daughter of Larry
and Bernice and the sister of Josh and Josiah.
She is in the Panthers marching band, science
club and an Olympiad.
She attends United Methodist of Paulding
and is a member of the Happy Bunch 4-H Club.
She loves to take pictures in her spare time.
After high school she plans on attending
Huntington University majoring in mathematics education and a minor in music theory.
Brooke Ludwig
Wayne Trace High School
Brooke Ludwig, daughter of Eric and Sandy
Ludwig, is the sister of Brittany, Holly, Andrew and Blair. She is involved with the Raiders spirit club. She also cheers for the Celina
Lakers All-Star Cheer and dances for KHDW.
She enjoys working as a lifeguard. After
high school she will attend IPFW to pursue a
degree in dental assisting.
Shelbe Eddington
Parkway
Shelbe Eddington, daughter of Neil (Karen)
Eddington and Shannon (Andy) Wagner has
four siblings; Chase Eddington, Jack, Drew
and Derrick Wagner. She runs track and plays
basketball for Parkway. She is also involved
with the marching and pep bands, show choir,
FTA, FFA and student council.
Outside of school she is active with 4-H and
loves spending time with her friends. After
high school she will pursue a degree in criminal justice.
Kiersten Teman
Delphos Jefferson High School
Kiersten Teman, is the daughter of Dan and
Maureen Teman and sister to Logan. She is a
Junior Optimist, on the yearbook staff, in musical and FCA.

She dances for KHDW and is involved with
the all-star cheer squad as well. Kiersten volunteers her time as a coach for Upwards.
After high school she will attend BGSU and
major in product development in apparel.
Mikayla Boesch
Antwerp
Mikayla Boesch, daughter of James and
Laura, sister of Madison and Morgan. Mikayla
is a three-year letter winner of cheerleading
and also runs cross country for the Archers.
She is also involved with yearbook, student
council, musical, show choir and a member of
NHS.
She dances at Dance Doll Studio in Antwerp and has a job at the Root Beer Stand.
After high school she will attend OSU and
major in nursing.
Katelyn Welch
Van Wert High School
Katelyn Welch, daughter of Rob and Jacque
Welch, is sister to Kyra, Kaiven, Keaten, Keiley and Kemlynn. Katelyn is involved with several clubs at school: Beta Club, Service Pack,
Scarlet Squad, FCA and Junior Rotarian.
Outside of school she is active with dance at
KHDW and her 4-H club the Bunny Hoppers
where she held the office of president for four
years. She also is a teachers assistant at Kim
Hohlmans Dance Works and works at Northwest Ohio Trophy.
In her spare time she loves to babysit, spend
time with her friends, siblings and all of her
family. After high school Katelyn will attend
Wright State University with focus on premed upon graduation with her bachelors will
enroll into medical school to become an anesthesiologist.
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Paulding Progress - James Arend, Antwerp
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Electric co-op trustees chosen at annual meeting

PAULDING Two new members were elected to the board of
trustees of Paulding Putnam Electric Cooperative (PPEC) and one
trustee was re-elected at the 80th
annual meeting of the cooperative,
held on March 19 at its headquarters in Paulding.
Approximately 450 members
of the cooperative and guests attended the meeting.
PPEC serves nearly 12,900 members in Paulding, Putnam, Defiance,
Van Wert and Allen counties in
Ohio and Adams and Allen counties
in Indiana.
Newly elected to the board
were William Dowler of Union
Township in Van Wert County and
Jay Dangler of Paulding Township
in Paulding County. Re-elected was
Steve McMichael of New Haven.
Dowler was elected to represent
PPECs District 2 in Van Wert County. A lifelong resident and farmer in
Union Township, Dowler and his
two sons are partners in a cash grain
farming operation. He serves as a
township trustee and is a member
of the Farm Credit Advisory Board
and president of the congregation at
Redeemer Lutheran Church in Convoy. He is a past member of the Lions Club and Farm Bureau.
Dangler will represent the cooperatives District 4, which encompasses Emerald, Jackson, Blue Creek
and Paulding townships in Paulding
County and Delaware Township in
Defiance County. He is the owner of
Jay Dangler Excavating LTD, which
he started in 1992. He also has been
a Paulding Township trustee for 22
years and the president of the Paulding County Township Association
for six years.
McMichael will continue as trustee for PPECs District 5 in Allen
County, Indiana. He has been a realtor since 1993 and owner of New
Haven-based Imagine Real Estate
since 2001. He has served on the
PPEC board of trustees for three
years and earned both the Credentialed Cooperative Director and
Board Leadership Certificate industry certifications. He is currently the
chair of the New Haven Community
Foundation, vice chair of the New
Haven Chamber of Commerce,
chair of the New Haven Board of
Paulding Putnam Electric Cooperative held its annual meeting recently, with about 450 attending. Trustees elected
that day were, from left Jay Dangler, Steve McMichael, and William Dowler.
Zoning Appeals and a board member of the New Haven Redevelopment Commission. He also serves
as board president of the Adams
Township board of trustees.
In his report to members, board
secretary/treasurer Gary Hayden
stated that margins exceeded $3.5
million in 2015, with the amount
reinvested in PPECs electric plant.
Total debt of the cooperative was reduced by about $3.5 million.
Purchased power continues to be
the cooperatives most significant
expense, accounting for more than
65 percent of each members bill,
Hayden said, but was reduced by
approximately $1.5 million from
the previous year, partly due to the
buyout of the cooperatives contract
with Wabash Valley Power Association. The resulting savings of more
than $870,000 in 2015 will allow
for a full payback of the buyout cost
in less than two years.
Total sales of the cooperative
were 351 million kilowatt hours,
slightly ahead of budgeted projections, Hayden said. Sales of electricity to members decreased by
about 2 percent in 2015, due in large
part to the mild summer weather.

Board president John Saxton told
the members that PPEC did not
have a rate increase in 2015 and will
also have no increases in 2016.
Saxton said the cooperatives electric rates are below those of Toledo
Edison and AEP Ohio and only slightly higher than Indiana Michigan Power. Paulding Putnams controllable
expenses are well below the Indiana
average and almost half of the Ohio
average, with PPEC having fewer
employees per member than other cooperatives its size, Saxton said.
Saxton also urged cooperative
members to join ACRE/COPA (Action Committee for Rural Electrification and Co-op Owners for Political Action), organizations which are
actively working with legislators
and elected officials in Washington
and Columbus to help keep electric
service reliable and affordable.
Imagine if our ACRE people
could go to the national and state
Houses and Senates and say I represent 900 electric cooperatives
with 42 million Americans who are
cooperative owners. That would be
a great and powerful story. You can
Choir presents Easter cantata in 66,

PTO officers announced at GH in 86
This week I am featuring 10,
30, 50 and 70 years ago. Hopefully you will recognize a name
or two.
From Easter plays and community skits to honor roll to a
two car fender-bender in the
Weatherhead parking lot, you
can read, recall and reminisce
the past few years.
March 30, 1946 ... The
Oakwood High School juniors
present Brother Goose. Playing the part of Brother Goose
Warren Elliot; Carol, Wes
and Hyacinth, his flock Margaret Bidlack, Raymon Rickner
and Helen Harris; Helen who
quits Alice Hunt; Peggy who
comes to the rescue Arlene
Riggenbach; Eve, a Southern
charmer Margean Mead.
An ad: Wanted large load
of well rotted manure. Inquire at
Paulding Democrat newspaper.
Floyd Lehman, former resident of Paulding, has been appointed to assume management
of Bowers Drug Store in Van
Wert.
March 31, 1966 ... Oakwood
Methodist choir will present
an Easter cantata The First
Easter on Palm Sunday evening April 3 at 8 p.m. Soloists:
Joann Dunlap, Nunna Hensley,
Phyllis Mohr, Jane Sharp, Stuart Ferris and Colleen Crosby.
Narrator: Thelma Shisler. Accompanist: Hazel Ferris. Director: James Shisler.
Paulding: Two cars were
damaged in the Weatherhead
parking lot near Antwerp. Helen M. Sigley, 30, Paulding, had
opened her door just as Shirley Finnegan, 25, Rt. 3, Paulding, started to pull ahead. The
bumper of the Finnegan 63
Ford caught and pulled the door
off of Sigleys 65 Pontiac.
Showing at the Paulding
Theatre: Jerry Lewis and Tony
Curtis in Boeing Boeing.
Engagement: Miss Patricia
A. Wobler to Pvt. Howard R.
Days
Those were the
By Joe Shouse
Baksa.
Captain Richard C. Bidlack,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Ansel C. Bidlack of R.R. 2 Oakwood, has been
awarded the Air medal at Miswana AB, Japan.
April 2, 1986 ... Brian Miller, president of Paulding Chamber of Commerce, said today
that 11 purchase agreements
have been signed for workers
from the Janesville, Wis., GM
plant to buy homes in Paulding
County.
Payne ... the Payne Chamber
of Commerce will present a
three-act farce on April 25-26.
Cast members include Gene
Olwin, Sue Thompson, Jim
Henriott, Sandy Gordon, Ellen
Henriott, Ethel Flaugh, Kathy
Cadwallader, Ardis Rau, Jane
Woodford and Pat Yenser.
Grover Hill PTO officers
were elected for the 1986-87
school year. President Dennis
Treece; vice president Rolland Taylor; secretary Laura
Priest; treasurer Carla Welch;
membership/hospitality Colleen Hitchcock; volunteers
Darlene Roth; fundraising
Nola Ginter; programs and
refreshments Cathy Taylor;
publications Marilyn Miller;
audit Gary Ginter.
March 29, 2006 ... Emmanuel Baptist Church in Paulding
recently held a baby shower for

the community pregnancy center in Defiance. Helping with
the event were Alma Potter,
Joann Perl, Linda Gretzinger,
Carolyn Straley, Kelly Gardner
and Cordella Smith.
Antwerp senior honor roll
(3.75-4.0): Audrey Bissell, Jeffery Derck, Jacquelyn Koenn,
John Laisure, Janelle Limber,
Brooke Shinabarger, Katlyn Taylor, Ellen Wetli, Kendra Womack.
Progress Kids Design an
Ad winners: First place Anthony Brown, PARC Lane and
Danille Hofmann, Grover Hill.
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PAULDING The Paulding County Chapter of the

Ohio Genealogical Society
met on March 9 at the Paulding
Carnegie Library.
January and February meetings were canceled due to inclement weather.
Vice president Dave Betts focused on what the group
wants to accomplish in 2016.
President Terri Gorney informed members that memorial donations have been received in honor of the late Ray
Keck. As one of the founding
members of this society, he
will be sadly missed by many.
Suggestions were to purchase an engraved memorial
bench, security cameras for the
librarys genealogy department,
create or display Kecks personal library for public use, or digitize popular indexes and books.
Another option was offered
from Rhonda Burke-Feasby.
She would create and maintain

a private website domain for
the genealogy society in Kecks memory. The First Family
and Century Family applications and other records would
be available for members use
or to print.
Requirements
suggested:
Must be a current member of
the PCCOGS and have an assigned log-in number to use
this new website.
No decisions were made at
this meeting. Any 2016 members with other ideas should
contact the society through the
library or attend the next meeting April 13.
Currently, Burke-Feasbys
personal Paulding County
Ohio History website has 246
members.
Members who havent paid
2016 dues are asked to send
$10, payable to PCCOGS
Treasurer Sue LaFountain, in
care of Paulding County Library, 205 S. Main St., Paulding OH 45879.

Members learned the society
purchased three books to be
used in the Paulding Library:
Abstracts & Extracts of the
Legislative Acts & Resolutions
of the State of Ohio Volume
20-29 (1821-1831);. The Ohio
Genealogy Society Periodicals
Index 1960-2000; Ohios Black
Soldiers Who Served In the
Civil War.
Most meetings are held
monthly at the Paulding County Carnegie Library, ground
floor meeting room, at 6:30
p.m. on the second Wednesday. Everyone is welcome.
Contact Marilyn Smith at 419399-4663 or Karen Sanders at
karen15806@gmail.com for
First and Century family applications or needing assistance in
proving eligibility in these two
categories.
Hospital becomes medical training site
PAULDING Paulding County Hospital

has become a training site for medical students
enrolled in the Ohio Universitys Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine.
The clinical affiliation will enable students
to gain valuable experience in the rural healthcare setting. The rural environment provides
unique educational opportunities not found in
metropolitan settings.
The hospital will benefit by having the potential to recruit medical students into physi-
cian practices upon graduation.

Were very excited that Paulding County
Hospital is helping to educate tomorrows
physician. This is especially important as our
country faces a shortage of physicians some
estimate at 80,000, said hospital CEO Randal
Ruge.
The medical students will train alongside licensed physicians in physician offices and all
areas of the hospital including the emergency
department.
Thank you
Paulding County Voters

for your continued support
CAROL E. TEMPLE
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In his presentation to the membership, PPEC CEO and general
manager George Carter began by
recognizing John McMaster, a lineman with the cooperative, who had
just returned from helping to electrify a remote mountain village in
Guatemala with other linemen from
other Ohio electric cooperatives.
Spending two and a half weeks
away from your family doing hard
work like that is a level of commitment we truly appreciate, Carter
said.
Carter also said that the cooperative will celebrate its 80th birthday on June 16 and among PPECs
many accomplishments, the cooperatives performance in 2015 was
also stellar.
We didnt have a rate increase in
2015, yet with cost control and favorable power costs, we had great
margins maybe the best ever. At
the same time, we reduced outage
hours and invested in utility plant
without adding to our debt in fact
we reduced debt by more than $3
million, said Carter. Our employ-
ees and the cooperative were recognized for national safety achievement, with an outstanding high
score.
As an example of how PPEC
takes to heart one of the Seven Cooperative Principles, Concern for
Community, Carter pointed out
that even though PPEC has 22 percent fewer employees than other
cooperatives its size, 90 percent of
them participate in the local United
Way campaign with an average donation of $219.
Employees also volunteered 188
hours to a service project helping
an elderly person with home repairs
and energy updates, and also were
helping to raise the $70,000 necessary to send World War II veterans
to Washington, D.C. via the Honor
Flight program.
Two retiring trustees, Ron Neiswander and Karl Bud Koenig,
were recognized during the annual meeting for their service. Both
served 15 years on the PPEC Board
of Trustees.
A number of employees with significant anniversaries in their years
of service were also recognized,
including Dennis Clark and Doug
Johans (30 years); Mike Klima and
Mary Arend (20 years); Joanne Mobley (15 years); Terry Minic and
Renee Boss (10 years); and Andy
Hermiller, Zachary Kauser, Amy
Waters, and Annette Schreiner (five
years).
Winners of the Children of Members Scholarships announced at
the meeting are Allison Harpel and
Brandon Weis, first place; Jenna
Niemeyer and Colton Niese, second
place; Taryn Homier and Abram
Klopfenstein, third place; and
Christian Ulman, at-large.
This years winner of the Touchstone Energy Achievement Scholarship is Jordan Schmenk.
Local high school students selected to attend the annual Youth Tour
to Washington, D.C. in June were
Alex Hoehn and Makenna Ricker.
Last years attendees, Megan Niese
and Maggie Wilson, told of their
experiences last year of attending
the Youth Tour, where cooperatives
from all over Ohio and all over the
country send high school students to
the nations capital.
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Gabbys impact was far and wide

The first time I connected
with little Gabby was the day I
bent over her cradle and made
some unsightly sound with my
mouth. She rolled her big blue
eyes toward me and giggled
like she had just had an experience with a circus clown.
It wasnt anything that extraordinary except that it was a
very special form of communication that developed between
Gabby and I for her short six
years of special smiles and
little touches to those who
learned how to connect and
feel her trust and love.
I will never forget the first
time her mother told me that
she had given birth to a special
needs child. She, the family
intended to love, care for and
appreciate the tender moments
that only a child like her could
provide as a special conduit
between heaven and earth.
Immediately, she became the
joy of her family, coddled and
embraced by her sisters. She
quickly became the attraction
of neighborhood friends and
church members.
Unfortunately, there was
much more involved with the
growth of little Gabby than
the toys and little dolls surrounding her. Health problems
quickly revealed themselves
in her disabled body that grew
into sleepless nights, broken
hearts and endless fatigue for
her mother and those who became her caretakers.
But in spite of the endless
trips to area hospitals and
special care demanded on a
daily basis, there was also a
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new love and appreciation for

Gods special children that
evolved and flowed from the
heart of a loving mother. Her
siblings rallied around her;
amazingly, as is often the case,
she served as a rallying point
for family love and bonding in
ways that cant be described.
The past few months, it became evident that Gabbys days
on earth were becoming numbered. One of the great family
events occurred when a special
organization sponsored a trip to
Disney World for Gabby and
her family. Its been less than
two months since Gabby, her
mother, siblings, other family
members and care provider were
escorted to the Ocala, Fla. area
and treated like royalty as Gabby
laughed and giggled at the Disney characters around her.
During that time, her mother
said, it became evident to Gabbys young siblings that mortality was taking its toll on
their special sister. But another
important ingredient of family

dynamics presented itself as
Gabby unknowingly allowed
her mother to begin to explain
the emotions and dimensions
of what was beginning to take
place.
Saturday, March 19, as
Gabbys minister, I was called
early in the morning to have
special prayer with the sixyear-old child, near the end
of her brief, but very touching
earthly journey. As I touched
her little hand, she clasped
my hand and I made my special little mouth noise, but this
time there was no response.
All she needed was a prayer,
mainly for the comfort of
those surrounding her bed in
these final moments.
It was late in the afternoon
when Gabby finally took her
flight. In all honesty, it had
been a very difficult day for
me, not only for the grief of
the family, but for another
reason. Gabbys day was exactly the same day, March 19,
as when Joyce and I had lost
our first little girl, Kimberly,
as a stillborn child. When I
took her little hand and prayed
in the morning, an unexplainable and beautiful warmth descended over my right shoulder I knew.
After a moment of silence
following her passing, I looked
at her mother, Maria, and said,
Well, we have something in
common at this moment. We
both have given up a little girl
to Heaven on March 19. I
glanced at Gabby and all was
peaceful.
grover hill honor roll

The Grover Hill Elementary honor roll for the third
nine weeks grading period:
GRADE 2

All As Lilly Boyd,
Gabby Carman, Riley Manz,
Caitlyn Mead, Torree Sinn,
Whitney Boroff, Izzy Foust,
Lance Maenle, Aubree Miller,
Lexi Moore, Addison Stoller

All As and Bs
Ethan Fisher, Jordan Hale,
Adan Jasso, Ryann Jay, Cole
Miller, Natalie Richie, Myleigh Sheets, Caden Sinn, Lance
Whitman, Zanden Wineland,
Audrey Dougal, Laura Garberson, Gauge Landwehr, Zachariah Landwehr, Koden Martz,
Micah Sinn
GRADE 3

All As Gage Ogle,
Nicholas Sinn, Kathleen Stoller,

Brady Miller, Ava Stoller, Natalie Stoller, Trent Thornell

All As and Bs
Morgan Elliott, Jarrett Jewell,
Eli Martinez, Amos Sinn, Ryan
Bostelman, Ciarra Cotterman,
Corbin Kimmel, Anna Meraz,
Lorie Sinn, Tianna Sinn, Tori
Young
GRADE 4

All As Kyla Hurd,
Kyle Stoller, Libby Meraz,
Laryssa Whitman
All As and Bs
Tucker Antoine, Kassidy
lewis, Hayden Manson, Citlali Aguilar, Harley Halliwill,
Mary Lands, Kaden Landwehr,
Graiden Troth
GRADE 5

All As Anna Mill-
er, Rylee Miller, Joshua Shelton, Ezra Sinn, Kara Stoller,

Hannah Maenle, Elise Miller,
Sydnee Sinn, Laura Thornell

All As and Bs
Macy Doster, Alyssa Greathouse, Kaden Colley, ava Dougal, Makenna Elliott, Kameron
Shellenberger, Blake Stoller
GRADE 6
All As Haylee
Finfrock, Faith Meraz, Tatum
Tigner, Madison Farquhar,
Claudia Sinn, Abbie Stoller

All As and Bs
Hunter Long, Brayson Parrish,
Rachel Stoller, Alexa Campbell, Allen Minck, Karlie Simindinger, Nathan Sinn, Eli
Spinner
New president selected at

health council board meet
PAULDING The annual meeting of the
Paulding County General Health District Advisory Council was held on March 8.
During the meeting, Mark Crosby was named
president of the council and Jay Dangler was
named secretary for the ensuing year.
Reports were presented by all the health department personnel for the calendar year 2015.
Attending were: Richard Bowers, Haviland
mayor; Janet Stroup, Melrose mayor; Edward
Thrasher, Melrose council; Jay Dangler, Paulding Township; Dennis Layman, Paulding Township; Tony Zartman, County Commissioner;
Chad Benschneider, Harrison Township; Ray
Johanns, Jackson Township; Gene Sheets, Cecil
mayor; Mark Crosby, Benton Township; Randy
Noggle, Benton Township; Dan Olwin, Harrison
Township; Daniel Thomas, Brown Township;

Donna Greear, Broughton mayor; Kevin Anderson, Emerald Township; Joe Thome, Benton
Township; Rick Weippert, Emerald Township;
Ray DeLong, Antwerp mayor; Joe Barker, Carryall Township; board members Chris Bercaw,
Ronald Schmidt and Lisa Nicelley;
Joseph Kuhn, DO, health commissioner; William Edwards, RS, emergency response coordinator; Carolyn Ross, RN, director of nursing; Amber
Gochenour, RN, staff nurse; Sherry Miller, RN,
WIC director; Carol Sanford, RS, environmental
director and Robin Gonzales, clerk/registrar.
The Paulding County Health Departments
2015 financial report is on file at the health department. The report can be viewed during regular health department business hours.
Western Buckeye ESC hires Womens history by the numbers

Dewar as area coordinator
VAN WERT The Western Buckeye ESC governing board held its regular monthly board meeting
March 16 at the Van Wert ESC office.
Superintendent Brian Gerber updated the board
on legislative issues, personnel items, and ESC activities.
Gerber informed the board that the Paulding
County and Van Wert County Ohio Department of
Education (ODE) area coordinator has officially retired. Ron Heitmeyer had been the area coordinator
for 15 years. Heitmeyer was a former superintendent
who provided excellent and outstanding service for
the local superintendents.
However, after lobbying ODE to replace his position, it was announced that Abby Dewar will replace
Heitmeyer as ODE Area Coordinator. Dewar has
principal and superintendent experience and she will
be a welcomed addition to the Paulding County and
Van Wert County administrative group.
Gerber congratulated Van Wert County Franklin
B. Walter Award winner Ashton Bowersock and
Paulding County FBW winner Scott Wenninger
on being selected as their county representative.
The award was established in 1989 to recognize
outstanding student achievement in and out of the
classroom. One senior is chosen from each county
to receive this annual award.
Gerber also discussed the Mid-Biennial Review
(MBR) with the Board. The MBR will be done be-
fore June. There could be some educational action

included in the MBR, but that is unknown at this
time since the education committee has not finalized
any language for a possible amendment.
Consent items approved included:
A motion to hold a public hearing during the
April 20 governing board meeting on the retirement/
rehiring of Pat Miller and Nancy Ruhe after 2015-16
school year.
Contracts for administrators effective beginning
of the 2016-17 school year for Margaret Schilb,
one year part-time limited; Jeff Humason, two-year
limited; George Dougal, one-year part-time limited;
Christine Feichter, one-year part-time limited; Maria
Clawson, three-year limited; Brian Gerber, one-year
part-time limited; Sandra Freeman, one-year parttime limited.
Out-of-state training, sensory processing workshop, for Chelsea Zeedyk, COTA/paraprofessional.
New or revised NEOLA Policies as presented.
Ten additional days, for Laurie DeLong, assistant principal/special education coordinator for the
2016-17 school year.
WBESC 2016-17 school calendar.
Treasurer Kim Jones reviewed the current financial reports, investments and the monthly expenditures with the board.
The next meeting will be at 6 p.m. Wednesday,
April 20 at the Paulding ESC office.
This 14th day of March, 2016, the Board of County
Commissioners met in regular session with the following
members present: Tony Zartman, Roy Klopfenstein, Mark
Holtsberry, and Nola Ginter, Clerk.
Ed Bohn, Paulding County EMA, shared his ideas for
equipment he would like to purchase if awarded the Local
Government Safety Capital Grant.
He presented pictures and information about the John
Deere four-wheel drive ATV Gator. Bohn feels the Gator
would be a good addition to EMA equipment. He is collaborating with Henry and Defiance counties EMAs in an effort
to secure a Gator for each of the three counties.
Bohn is also interested in purchasing a fire trainer and
shipping containers, which would provide live fire fighting
training for the countys firemen. The shipping containers
would also qualify for credits as a fire training facility.
IN THE MATTER OF AUTHORIZING APPLICATION FOR A GRANT
WHEREAS, a Local Government Safety Capital Grant
has become available for 2016 and 2017; and
WHEREAS, Edward Bohn, Director of Paulding EMA,
requests authorization to apply for said grant; now, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of County Commissioners does hereby authorize Mr. Bohn to apply for the
Local Government Safety Capital Grant lending the approval
of the Memo of Understanding by the Paulding County Prosecutor.
IN THE MATTER OF ENTERING INTO AN ADDENDUM SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH THE
HVAC SERVICE PROVIDER FOR THE PAULDING
COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE
WHEREAS, Smith-Boughan Inc. provides HVAC equipment, maintenance, and service for the Paulding County
Sheriffs Office; and
WHEREAS, Smith-Boughan recently installed temperature controls upgrade and have added said equipment to the
current full coverage service agreement, increasing the service agreement cost as follows:
Service Agreement Adjustment Period; Additional Quarterly
Costs:
February 1, 2016 to July 31, 2016 $1,221
August 1, 2016 to July 31, 2107 $1,257
August 1, 2017 to July 31, 2018 $1,295
A motion was made by Klopfenstein to accept Addendum
to Sheriffs Office Agreement No. F5250R1, Proposal No.
S-16-0070 with Smith-Boughan for the Paulding County
Sheriffs Office.
This 16th day of March, 2016, the Board of County Commissioners met in regular session with the following members present: Roy Klopfenstein, Mark Holtsberry, and Nola
Ginter, Clerk. Absent: Tony Zartman.
Common Pleas Judge Tiffany Beckman, Probate/Juvenile
Judge John DeMuth - Judge Beckman and Judge DeMuth
met with the commissioners to appoint two new members to
the Paulding County Hospital Board (see resolution below).
Lisa Nicely, Crescent News, stopped by the commissioners office with questions about the coroners budget.
Lou Ann Wannemacher, County Treasurer; Ryan Nelson, CFA, RedTree Investment Group Nelson presented
the Paulding County Investment Review as of Feb. 29, 2016.
He reported a slight increase in Target Federal Funds rate.
He also noted the nation has added 223,000 jobs on average per month for the past year. The unemployment rate is
now at 4.9%, down from 5.5% a year ago. Nelson pointed out
that as it is a good thing there are more jobs, more positions
are part-time, at a lower pay rate, and with no benefits.
Nelson praised Wannemacher for her diligent work with
the local banks resulting in securing good interest rates on
investments.
Wannemacher reported the county will surpass the
amount she estimated for interest income.
Corey Walker, JFS, stopped in for permission to stake
posters in the courthouse lawn for Child Abuse Awareness
month.
Doug Cook, Ewing Nursery, presented proposals for lawn
care at the Jacob Eaton Childrens Home and the Paulding
County Dog Kennel. He also submitted recommendations for
landscaping at the childrens home and for trees to be planted
in the yard. The commissioners will consider all proposals.
IN THE MATTER OF APPOINTMENT TO THE
PAULDING COUNTY HOSPITAL BOARD OF
TRUSTEES
This 16th day of March, 2016, the appointing authority
for the Paulding County Hospital Board of Trustees met with
the following members present: Commissioners Roy Klopfenstein, and Mark Holtsberry; Common Pleas Court Judge
Tiffany Beckman; and Probate/Juvenile Division Judge John
DeMuth.
A motion was made by Commissioner Mark Holtsberry
to reappoint Konnie Gerber and appoint Diane Olwin to the
Paulding County Hospital Board of Trustees, each for a sixyear term expiring March 6, 2022. Upon the call of the roll,
the following vote resulted: Mr. Mark Holtsberry, yea; Mr.
Roy Klopfenstein, yea Judge John DeMuth, yea; and Judge
Tiffany Beckman, yea. Motion carried.
IN THE MATTER OF AN ADDENDUM TO THE
HOLIDAY SCHEDULE FOR 2016
Holtsberry moved to adopt the following resolution:
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of County Commissioners does hereby amend the 2016 holiday schedule to include a half a day on Friday, March 25, 2016, as an approved
2016 holiday.
Lions Club meets
PAULDING Members of the Paulding Lions Club meet the second and fourth Thursdays of each month, excluding holidays, at the
Paulding Eagles. Meeting time is 7 p.m. The
public is welcome to attend.
ODOT
projects
The following is a weekly report regarding cur-
rent and upcoming highway road construction

projects in the Ohio Department of Transportation
District One, which includes Paulding County:
Ohio 49 north of the village of Payne, between Road 94 and Road 96, will be closed beginning March 21 for 60 days for a bridge replacement project. Traffic detoured onto Ohio 500 and
Ohio 111 back to Ohio 49.
Womens History Month:

March 2016
The roots of National Womens History Month go back to
March 8, 1857, when women
from New York City factories
staged a protest over working conditions. International
Womens Day was first observed in 1909, but it wasnt
until 1981 that Congress established National Womens
History Week to be commemorated the second week of
March.
In 1987, Congress expanded the week to a month. Every year since, Congress has
passed a resolution for Womens History Month, and the
President has issued a proclamation.
162 million The number of females in the U.S. as
of July 2014. The number of
males was 157.0 million.
2 to 1 At 85 and older, the
approximate ratio by which
women outnumbered men in
2014 (4.1 million to 2.1 million).
JOBS
75.6 million The number
of females 16 and older who
participated in the civilian
labor force in 2014. Women
comprised47.4 percent of the
civilian labor force in 2014.
63% Percentage of social
scientists who were women,
the heaviest representation of
women among all STEM (science, technology, engineering
and math) fields. Among other

STEM fields, approximately
14 percent of engineers, 45
percent of mathematicians and
statisticians, and 47 percent
oflife scientists were women.
The rates of mathematicians
and statisticians, and life scientists are not statistically different from each other.
WOMENS REPRESENTATION
In Select Occupations1970
vs. 2006-10
Registered nurses 97.3% vs.
91.2%
Dental assistants 97.9% vs.
96.3%
Cashiers 84.2% vs. 74.7%
Elementary and middle school
teachers 83.9% vs. 79.3%
Pharmacists 12.1% vs.
52.6%
Accountants 24.6% vs.
60.0%
Computer programmers
24.2% vs. 24.4%
Physicians and surgeons
9.7% vs. 32.4%
Lawyers and judges 4.9%
vs. 33.4%
Police officers 3.7% vs.
14.8%
Civil engineers 1.3% vs.
12.7%
14.0% Percentage of employed women 16 and over in
2014 who worked in management, business and financial
occupations, compared with
15.6 percent of employed men
in the same year.
MILITARY
April Fools Day

April Fools Day is a time for playing pranks on others, telling
jokes and enjoying some lighthearted fun.
Despite its popularity, April Fools Day is not a national holiday. Popular since the 19th century, April Fools Day is celebrated
by pranksters in Canada, Australia, Brazil, the United States, and
parts of Europe.
References to April Fools Day can be traced back to as early as
the 1500s, but information on its origins is vague and infrequent.
The beginnings of April Fools day remain something of a mystery, but many throughout history have offered their takes on the
holiday for hoaxers.
One of the more popular theories suggests that April Fools Day
sprung up after the French calendar reform in 1564. Pope Gregory
changed New Years Day from April 1 to January 1 - and some
people simply didnt get the memo.
Those who continued to celebrate the new year in March were
the victims of pranks. Pranksters stuck paper fish to the backs of
unwitting victims. To this day, Poisson dAvril, or April Fish, is the
term used for April Fools Day in France.
Other cultures celebrated the new year on or around April 1,
including many Romans and Hindus. The timing coincided with
the vernal equinox. Spring often heralded the start of the new year.
Some have linked April Fools Day to the notion of spring
fever. There may be something about changing from winter to
spring to serve as the catalyst of festive, lighthearted celebrations.
Today, people all around the world celebrate April Fools Day
with silly pranks and attempts to convince people to believe in
things that are truly ridiculous. Unless one wants to be the victim
of a prank, he or she should take things said and done on April 1
with a grain of salt. Nothing is what it seems on April Fools Day,
and thats part of the fun of it.
While foolishness is a large part of April 1 activities, the day is
known for some other notable reasons as well.
On April 1, 1873, classical composer Sergei Rachmaninoff was
born. On the same day in 1889, the first dishwasher was offered
for sale. Daytime television fans tuned into General Hospital for
the first time on April 1, 1963. And in 1976, Steve Wozniak and
Steve Jobs founded Apple Computer Inc., which has gone on to
change the world. Now thats no joke.
So have some fun and celebrate April Fools Day on Thursday,
April 1 ... April Fool!!!
1.6 million Number of

women veterans in the United
States in 2014.
EARNINGS
3% Percentage points of
increase from 6 to 9 percent
where the wife in married
couples earned at least $30,000
more than the husband between
2000 and 2015.
$39,621 The median annual
earnings of women 15 or older
who worked year-round, full
time in 2014. In comparison,
the median annual earnings of
men were $50,383.
79 cents The amount that
female year-round, full-time
workers earned in 2014 for every dollar their male counterparts earned.
EDUCATION
women enrolled in undergraduate college and graduate school
in 2014. Women comprised
55.2 percent of all college students (undergraduate and graduate).
30.2 Percentage of women
25 and older who had obtained
a bachelors degree or more as
of 2014. The percentage of men
25 and older who had obtained
a bachelors degree or more as
of 2014 was 29.9 percent.
BUSINESS
$1.4 trillion Estimated
receipts from women-owned
firms in the U.S. in 2012, rising
18.7 percent, from $1.2 trillion
in 2007.
9.9 million Estimated number of women-owned firms in
the U.S. 2012, up from 7.8 million or 26.8 percent in 2007.
35.8% Estimated percent
of U.S. firms that were owned
by women in 2012. They constituted the majority of firms in
the health care and social assistance sector (62.5 percent),
the educational services sector
(54.2 percent) and the other
services sector (51.8 percent).
For comparison, women accounted for 51.4 percent of the
18-and-older population in the
U.S. in 2012.
VOTING
43.0% Percentage of female citizens 18 and older who
reported voting in the 2014
election. By comparison, 40.8
percent of their male counterparts reported voting
MOTHERHOOD
43.5 million Estimated
number of mothers age 15 to 50
in the U.S. in 2014.
2.0 Average number of children that women age 40 to 44
had given birth to as of 2014,
down from 3.1 children in
1976, the year the Census Bureau first began collecting such
data. The percentage of women
in this age group who had ever
given birth was 85 percent in
2014, down from 90 percent in
1976.
MARRIAGE
married women 18 and older (including those who were
separated or had an absent
spouse) in 2015.
stay-at-home mothers nationwide in 2015, compared with
199,000 stay-at-home fathers.
Junior fair livestock tagging and weigh-in are set for Saturday,
April 2. Here, Abram Klopfenstein and Joe Schmidt are pictured
with Joes dairy feeder at last years Paulding County Fair.
A pair of fires were fought

in Paulding within a few hours
of one another on Thursday,
March 17. Shortly after 11 a.m.
two Paulding fire units were
assisted by units from Payne,
Antwerp and Cecil to battle
a house fire on East Perry
Street. Some units were there
over three hours. Shortly after
returning to service around
2:50 p.m., three Paulding fire
units responded to an out-ofcontrol grass fire under windy
conditions on North Dix Street
behind the old Stokely building. They were there over two
hours. Paulding EMS and police assisted at both fires.
Jr. Fair livestock

tagging, weigh-in
planned April 2
PAULDING Paulding County livestock exhibitors are beginning to prepare for 2016 fair season with Paulding County
being the first fair in Ohio. This year, the fair dates are June
13-18 at the Paulding County Fairgrounds.
The senior and junior fair boards are gearing up for livestock
weigh-in and tagging on April 2. The event will be from 9-11
a.m. at the fairgrounds.
The equipment used to weigh livestock is certified by the
auditors office every year for accuracy.
This tagging will include the following animal species: goats,
swine, sheep, dairy beef feeders and beef feeders.
Livestock trailers and exhibitors are asked to enter through
the Main Gate # 2 by the Extension office. Junior fair board
members will direct trailers to proper tagging locations.
For more information, please contact Tony Miller Jr., fair
board advisor, at 419-203-1673.
4-H club to hold

spaghetti dinner
PAULDING Blue Ribbon Workers 4-H Club of Paulding
County will be hosting a spaghetti supper fund raiser from 4-7
p.m. on Saturday, April 9 in the Youth Leadership Building on
the Paulding County Fairgrounds.
The club participates in several community service projects
indluding making fleece blankets for children cancer patients at
Lutheran Hospital, Easter baskets donated to local food banks
in Payne, Paulding and Grover Hill, and camp scholarships for
4-H Camp.
To facilitate these projects, the club is sponsoring this meal.
A freewill offering will provide spaghetti with meat sauce,
tossed salad, French bread, water or lemonade and a dessert.
A bake sale will also be conducted during the meal. Cookies,
pies, cakes, brownies and cupcakes will be available.
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throughout the region.
Funded in part by the SBA, SBDCs
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business ownership and help existing
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Small businesses in northwest Ohio
now have a one-stop shop for assistance
and guidance, thanks in part to the strong
partnership between the SBA and Ohio,
as well as the steadfast support of local
economic development institutions,
SBAs Cleveland Deputy District Direc-
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of new opportunity for entrepreneurship,
small business growth and job creation
in this region.
The Ohio Small Business Development Centers Network is the premier
technical assistance program for the
states small businesses. This addition
to the approximately 30 SBDC locations
will serve the states northwest region,
which has been without an SBDC for
nearly five years.
Staffed by trained business advisors, the center will provide in-depth,
one-on-one counseling for small businesses. Additional services will include
training, e-counseling, quality-based
assessments, technical assistance, loan
packaging guidance, and information
on federal, state and local regulations
and programs. The current Ohio SBDC
training calendar can be found at https://

clients.ohiosbdc.ohio.gov/
Today, federal, state and local partnerships contribute more than $10 million
in cash and resources to support Ohio
small business development.
Additional organizations involved in
the new SBDCs development include:
Defiance County Economic Development, Fulton County Economic Development Corporation, the Community
Improvement Corporation of Henry
County, Pauling County Economic Development Inc. and the Williams County
Economic Development Corporation.
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forward, one step back
Even if youre not as passionate about monarch butterflies as I am, they may have
caught your attention recently.
A few weeks ago, the news
was filled with various reports
about them.
The monarch has experienced
a severe decline in number in
recent years, due in part to the
use of Roundup-ready crops.
Herbicides have greatly reduced
their habitat by destroying large
numbers of the only plant on
which they raise their young
milkweed. Indiscretionary mowing of public and private natural
areas has also contributed to the
habitat decline.
Measures of all sorts are
being taken to remedy this situation, from home gardeners
like us planting milkweed, to
governmental agencies providing funding for the preservation and creation of pollinator habitats on both public and
private lands.
Each winter, the eastern population of monarchs
makes an epic journey to the
oyamel fir forests of central
Mexico, high in the Transvolcanic mountains of the Sierra
Madre. Conditions there are
very specific and well-suited
for them to be in a state of diapause a hibernation of sorts
before they make their way
north in spring.
Each winter, a population
estimate is made, based on the
area of land they inhabit. In
In the Garden
By Kylee Baumle
2013, the monarchs covered

.67 hectares of land, which
was an all-time low as compared to before the decline,
when they covered 20.97
hectares in 1996. There was
a slight increase in 2014 at
1.13 hectares but still were at
only 5% of what the levels had
been in the past.
At the end of February, the
count was released for this
winter and it was more than
300% higher than the previous year, at 4.01 hectares (9.9
acres). We like to think that
our awareness and initial efforts toward their restoration
were responsible for this
promising increase. In reality,
its only part of the picture.
But its the one thing we can
do to help.
And then, less than a week
after celebrating the announcement of the increase,
the overwintering grounds

were pummeled with an unseasonable snowstorm. Hail,
freezing rain, snow and high
winds did extensive damage
to not only the monarch colonies, but to the forest habitat
that protects them.
Trees were toppled, creating
gaping holes in the canopy that
helps hold the right amount of
heat in and protects the monarchs from lesser inclement
weather when it occurs in a
normal climatic way.
The reports in the first days
were confusing. The Mexican
government reported that the
monarchs survived the brutal
storm. But no one from the
governmental agencies had
yet visited the sites. Mexico,
and especially this location,
depends heavily on tourism,
so it was in their best interest
to report favorably.
Then other reports from people who actually had visited the
sites and had seen the damage
and the carnage began to trickle
out. The news was not good.
Some of the monarchs had
begun to leave the area and
head north, but the majority of
them were still in the sanctuaries when the storm hit. Dr.
Lincoln Brower, a pioneer in
the study of the monarch migration, has said that it may
take more than a month to determine the effect on the monarch colonies. We hope and
pray its not as bad as feared.
Small tags placed on the hind wing are used to track migrating monarch butterflies. When tags
are found, their location is reported to the University of Kansas and the data is used to learn about
monarch migration.
Going forward, this drives
home the need for continuing
our efforts to increase their
habitat in their reproductive
summer locations, which includes Paulding County. The
monarchs will have problems
surviving disasters such as this
if the habitat (milkweed) they

need for increasing their numbers isnt sufficient.
You know what to do. As
Margaret Mead said, Never doubt that a small group of
thoughtful, committed citizens
can change the world; indeed,
its the only thing that ever has.

Read more at Kylees blog,
Our Little Acre, at www.ourlittleacre.com and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/
OurLittleAcre. Contact her at
PauldingProgressGardener@
gmail.com.
By JOE SHOUSE
Progress Staff Writer
PAULDING Paulding
Village Council met on Monday evening and agreed to
follow through on a couple of
major projects during its regular meeting March 21.
Council agreed to proceed
with replacing 1,100 water
meters, the construction of a
780-foot, 10-inch sewer line,
and installing a security camera and lighting at the skate
park.
The water meter replacement project, recommended
by the committee of the whole,
will utilize the drive-by meter
reading system and the direct
purchase from Master Meter,
or a pre-approved equivalent
for the necessary meters.
It was also authorized by
the committee of the whole to
authorize a material bid and a
meter pit installation bid. The
project would include the installation of 1,100 meters. In

the meantime, the village has
secured funding in the amount
of a $500,000 grant from the
Ohio Public Works Commission along with a $300,000
zero-percent, 30-year loan for
the project.
The board heard a presentation from Jason Martintoni,
representing Utility Sales
Agency, on drive-by and
fixed base water meters. Upon
hearing their presentation, the
council advised the agency to
submit a bid for consideration.
Once bids are received and
finalized, the installation of
the meters could begin in June
2016 though May 2017.
The utility committee met
on March 16 with several
items discussed. A high service pump failure due to an
electrical board malfunction
caused the pump to restrict
the flow of water to the water
tower. According to Councilwoman Barb Rife, the preliminary cost of repairing/replacing the butterfly valves is
$7,674.
Council approved the utility
committees recommendation
to proceed with the back lot
sewer replacement project.
The project entails the replacement of a 10-inch sanitary
sewer line on the back lot line
of properties between Cherry
Street and North Williams
from Opossum Run to North
Drive. The 780-foot sewer line
will include four manholes
with a preliminary cost of the
project at $120,000.
According to the utility
committee report, the constant
breakdown of the aerators at
the sewer lagoons is of concern. Gary Donat is working
with the manufacturer in hope
of resolving the issue.
Rife also shared that a
6-inch water line crack on Dix
Street was reported by the utility workers and has since been
fixed.
The recreation board/committee shared with the council
that as of March 10, only a
few applicants had responded
for employment at the village swimming pool. As a
reminder, applications will be
distributed at Paulding, Wayne
Trace and Antwerp schools.
Council approved the recreation committees recommendation to install a security
camera and light at the skate
park. Cost of the project is
$3,275 and will be installed
by Schweller Electric.
Councilman Tim Boss informed council that two playgrounds at Reservoir Park
need to have a weed barrier
installed and mulched. Quotes
for the project will need to be
received before a final decision is made by council.
The council passed a resolution authorizing the village administrator to prepare and submit application for the Community Development Block
Grant (CDBG) program.
The next regular meeting is
6:30 p.m. Monday, April 4.
Facility will be resource for small Water meter replacement

businesses across the region
could start soon in the village
ARCHBOLD A new Small Business Development Center has opened at Northwest
State Community College, as a result of a
cooperative partnership with the U.S. Small
Business Administration (SBA), the Ohio Development Services Agency, community college and many economic development organizations throughout the region.
Funded in part by the SBA, SBDCs help
entrepreneurs realize the dream of business
ownership and help existing businesses remain competitive in a complex, ever-changing
global marketplace.
Small businesses in northwest Ohio now
have a one-stop shop for assistance and guidance, thanks in part to the strong partnership
between the SBA and Ohio, as well as the
steadfast support of local economic development institutions, SBAs Cleveland Deputy
District Director Jim Donatosaid. Today is
the start of new opportunity for entrepreneurship, small business growth and job creation
in this region.
The Ohio Small Business Development
Centers Network is the premier technical assistance program for the states small busi-
nesses. This addition to the approximately 30

SBDC locations will serve the states northwest region, which has been without an SBDC
for nearly five years.
Staffed by trained business advisors, the
center will provide in-depth, one-on-one
counseling for small businesses. Additional
services will include training, e-counseling,
quality-based assessments, technical assistance, loan packaging guidance, and information on federal, state and local regulations
and programs. The current Ohio SBDC training calendar can be found at https://clients.
ohiosbdc.ohio.gov/
Today, federal, state and local partnerships
contribute more than $10 million in cash and
resources to support Ohio small business development.
Additional organizations involved in the
new SBDCs development include: Defiance County Economic Development, Fulton
County Economic Development Corporation,
the Community Improvement Corporation of
Henry County, Pauling County Economic Development Inc. and the Williams County Economic Development Corporation.
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Wednesday, March 30, 2016 Paulding County Progress - 1B
PAULD I N G PROGR E SS
SPORTS
Long, Hornish sixth at elementary state meet
YOUNGSTOWN On
March 19, five members of the
Wayne Trace wrestling club
traveled to the Covelli Centre in
Youngstown for the OAC grade
school state wrestling championships. Colton and Corbin
Kimmel, Devin Huffine, Hunter
Long, and Jarrett Hornish, all
district placers, were hoping to
land a spot on the state podium
this year.
Colton Kimmel on his first
time making his trip to the state
wrestling tournament, was unable to pick up a win. Kimmel
lost his first match to Daniel Carroll (East Liverpool Pottermites)
with a score of 10-0.Falling into
the losers bracket, Kimmel had
his final loss to Sloan Mcghee
(CFW) with a score of 7-0.
Corbin Kimmel, just like his
brother, was making his first
trip to the state tournament as
well. Kimmel fell short his
first match with a score of 14-2
against Brennan Warwick (Midpark). Kimmels second round
match was against a tough
Prodigy wrestler, Nathan Attisano.Kimmel unfortunately fell
short in this match with a final
score of 6-2.
Devin Huffine, another wrestler to make his first trip to
state, won his first round with
a bye. Huffine won his second
round as well against Joe Reynolds (BRAV) with a score of
6-4.Huffine had now made it to
the second day of wrestling.Huffine was pinned in the quarterfi-
nals by Joe Thurston (VEW).

Huffine, now in his match to
stand on the podiumhad a devastating loss to Roman Henry
(THW). Huffine ended his first
journeyto state with a record of
2-2, which is a great accomplishment at this level.
Jarrett Hornish had one goal
and one goal only this year, and
that was to stand on the state
podium.Hornish has made it to
state five times, this year being
his last year to compete at the
elementary level. Hornish has
been only a match away from
standing on the state podium
several times, he wanted to be
there this year.
In the first round of competition, Hornish secured a win over
Brandon Allen (MTV) with a
dominating score of 10-1. In the
second round, Hornish secures
yet another win over Ryan Zentkovich (MASS), defeating him
8-7. In the quarterfinals, Hornish
fell short against Pablo Castro
(Brecksville) losing 7-2. Hornish advanced to day two of
wrestling and came back with
a big win against Alec Homan
(Burnett Trained) pinning him in
just 15 seconds. Hornish knew
he would now stand on the state
podium, now to see how far he
could go.
In the consolation quarter finals, Hornish once again defeated his opponent with a score of
7-2. In the consolation semis,
Hornish was defeatedwith a pin
by Branton Dawes.In his place-
day two of wrestling and came

back with a big win againstMaximus Shore (GFF)pinning him in
just 59 seconds. Long, just like
Hornish, knew he would now
stand on the state podium, the
only question yet to be answered
was where he would finish.
In the consolation quarter finals, Long once again defeated
his opponent with a score of 136.In the consolation semis,Long
was defeated by Eric Williams
(ELP) 5-0. Long wrestled for
a fifth or sixth place in his final
match and fell short against his
opponent, Ethan Birden (Palmer), 4-2.
Long finished his journey at
state for the final time with a
sixth place finish.
Sending five kids to the state
Two members of the Wayne Trace Wrestling Club finished their

elementary school wrestling season at the state competition in
Youngstown. Both Hunter Long and Jarrett Hornish ended with
a sixth place finish giving them the opportunity to stand on the
podium for their accomplishments.
ment match for either fifth or
sixth place Hornish was defeated
by Dominic Hoffarth (SVWC)
with a final score of 3-0. Hornish
not only met his goal, he managed to garner his highest finish
in the state elementary competition with a sixth place finish.
The final wrestler competing
for the Wayne Trace Wrestling
Club (WTWC) was Hunter
Long.Long is a four-time state
placer, and just like Hornish, he
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wanted to end his last year of elementary wrestling with anotherstate placement medal.Long
came in strong the first round,
pinning Jason Shaffer (GFF).In
to the second round of competition, Long managed a hard
fought win in over time over
Conner Kleinberg (Prodigy) by
a score of 4-2.
In the quarterfinals, Long fell
short to Ethan Birden (Palmer)
losing 10-3. Long advanced to
tournament was an accomplishment for WTWC.With the competition at this level, winning a
single match is an accomplishment for a young wrestler. Both
Kimmel boys fell short of winning a match, however they will
wrestle harder and try to come
back stronger next year after
gaining valuable experience at
the state level.
For Huffines first year he did
excellent winning two matches.
Long and Hornish have been
long time best friends and wrestling partners, they have put
in a lot of extra time and hard
work together this season. Both
ending with sixth place finishes
shows that hard work, determination, and having a goal paid
off.
Varsity Games of the Week

Softball
Paulding......................... 8
Continental..................... 7
Sports
schedule
THURSDAY, MARCH 31
Softball: Antwerp hosts Continental;

Wayne Trace hosts Paulding
Antwerp at Hilltop; Wayne Trace at
Lima Bath
Track & Field: Antwerp hosts Tinora/Wayne Trace tri meet; Paulding
hosts Fort Jennings and Ottoville
FRIDAY, APRIL 1
Softball: Antwerp at Paulding;
Baseball: Antwerp hosts North Central; Paulding hosts Hicksville
SATURDAY, APRIL 2
Softball: Antwerp hosts Defiance;
Paulding at Ottawa-Glandorf (DH);
Wayne Trace hosts Lima Central
Catholic
Baseball: Antwerp at Lincolnview/
Delphos St. Johns (DH); Paulding
at Ottawa-Glandorf (DH)
MONDAY, APRIL 4
Softball: Antwerp hosts Parkway
Baseball: Antwerp hosts Wayne
Trace; Paulding hosts Defiance
Track & Field: Wayne Trace, Stryker
and Hilltop at Hicksville
TUESDAY, APRIL 5
Softball: Antwerp hosts Delphos
Jefferson; Paulding hosts Ayersville
Track & Field: Antwerp hosts Fairview/Holgate tri meet; Paulding and
Defiance at Van Wert
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2B - Paulding County Progress Wednesday, March 30, 2016
PAULDING EXEMPTED VILLAGE SCHOOLS

APRIL 2016 NEWSLETTER
SUPERINTENDENTS MESSAGE The Ohio State Tests are the beginning of regional competition at Bowling Green State the school website for more inforth
Dear Friends of the Paulding Exempted
Village Schools,
It is difficult to believe there is just a couple
of months left in the 2015-2016 school year.
Although the calendar indicates the year is
winding down, we are actually very busy
with end of the year activities. Athletic
events, awards programs, concerts and student programs highlight the months of April
and May. Please check the district calendar
at www.pauldingschools.org and support our
students with your attendance at these celebrations. Our last day of school this year is
scheduled to be May 24, 2016. We currently
have missed 23 instructional hours which
includes 2 full days cancelled and 10 two/
three hour delays.
State testing is just around the corner. The
majority of students in grades 3-11 will be
taking some type of state assessment this
school year. As we did last year, students
will be completing all of the assessments
online. The testing window for our district
is April 11, 2016 through May 13, 2016.
Parents may contact their child's specific
building to see what assessment will be given
on what specific day. Parents are also encouraged to visit www.ohiostatetests.org to
learn more about the state assessments.
The District is starting to look at summer
maintenance projects including windows,
auditeria flooring, and a new phone system.
Maintaining our facilities is vital to prolong
the useful life of the school buildings and
equipment. Our annual audit was recently
completed by the Auditor of State of Ohio.
We are proud of the "clean report card" of
our financial operations. We strive for financial excellence and efficient spending of public funds.
The high school is preparing to make a shift
in the services they offer for students with
disabilities. Next school year, students will
have the option to take three different classes. The first course is called Transitions;
students will learn how to do laundry, prepare healthy meals from shopping on a budget to prep-work, cooking, and then clean-up
to completing daily life skills. Job Skills
course is designed to teach the soft skills
of keeping employment, so many students
with disabilities have a hard time understanding. The third course added to the schedule is
the Consumer Math for our Seniors, and is
designed to teach daily life skills with money
from opening an account to applying for
loans and understanding their personal credit.
The biggest addition to the coursework is
School Based Employment. Students are
going to learn hands-on job skills while completing different tasks around the district.
Students are going to have the option to help
build a student ran business to provide services and products for the district and the
community.
As always, I invite you to become an active
part of our school district and to get involved
in the lives of our young people by attending
as many of the student activities as your
schedule allows.
Please feel free to visit me at my office in the
Paulding Administration office, call me at
419-399-4656, ext. 1510, or e-mail me at
w_hanak@pauldingschools.org at your convenience if you have any questions about our
school district or anything in this community
newsletter.
William Hanak, Superintendent
NOTES FROM THE PRINCIPALS
Paulding Elementary-Stephanie Tear

Happy Spring! The 2015-2016 school year
is quickly coming to an end, but we still have
so much to accomplish this final nine weeks.
I am very proud of the students here at
Paulding Elementary! We have a wonderful
group of children who have worked hard at
their academics and on developing their
character traits. I appreciate all parents who
continue to encourage positive attitudes. We
need to finish the year strong, so we need
continued parental support.
We will be holding our Kindergarten RoundUp April 5th. Last names beginning with A-L
are encouraged to attend from 6:00-6:30 and
last names beginning with M-Z are encouraged to attend from 6:45-7:15. This is a wonderful opportunity for the children to meet
the teachers and socialize with hands-on activities organized by the Kindergarten teachers. The parents will have an opportunity to
meet with Mrs. Tear for an overview of Kindergarten information, complete some paperwork and set a kindergarten screening time.
The Kindergarten Screening is April 21st and
22nd and we are looking forward to a beautiful group of future Kindergarteners coming
through. This screening is important for your
child so we can prepare to serve them when
they come to school next year.
your childs testing career. They are very

important and will take place in April.
Teachers have been working with your children to ensure they have the skills needed to
be successful. Please make sure your children have excellent attendance throughout
the end of the school year. Keeping a routine
where homework is completed, consistent
sleep hours are set, and a healthy breakfast is
provided is essential to your childs success.
Drinking plenty of water is great for the
brain! Thank you for encouraging your children to put forth their best effort.
Upcoming dates: April 1st-Grade cards
home, April 5th- Kindergarten Round-Up,
April 8th Spring Dance from 6:30-8:30, April
13th- Art Show from 5:30-7:30, April 19thPTO meeting, April 21st & 22nd- Kindergarten Screening, April 26th- Midterms home
As we enjoy the changing of the season to
Spring, we appreciate you staying committed
to our childrens success.
Oakwood Elementary-Jennifer Manz

Hello from Oakwood Elementary! We are so
excited the calendar finally says spring!
We are finishing the third quarter of the 2015
-2016 school year as I write this article. For
grades 3-6, the month of April is a month full
of review as we make our final preparations
for Ohios State Tests which will be given
over a three week span from April 18
through May 6. As you may know, all students in grades 3-6 in the State of Ohio take
reading and math assessments. In addition,
4th and 6th graders have social studies assessments and 5th graders take a science assessment. Specific testing dates for these on-line
assessments were sent home for each grade
level in February. If you have not already
done so, please mark the weeks of April 18
through May 6 on your calendar. It will be
very important for your child to be at school,
to have plenty of sleep, to eat a good breakfast, and to receive tons of your support and
encouragement during the State Testing
weeks. Please encourage your children to
continue to give their very best effort through
the final quarter of the school year, finishing
on a strong, positive note.
We have a very special evening coming up
on Thursday, April 7! We invite all neighbors, friends, family and supporters of
Oakwood Elementary to join us for
Learning Is An Art from 6:30 to 8:00.
This special evening is an opportunity for us
to showcase some of the really wonderful
things going on in our building. Please plan
to come tour Oakwood Elementary and enjoy
special events taking place project displays,
educational games, live musical performances, dances, and much more. We hope you
will be able to join us as we share our students successes!
2016-2017 Kindergarten Camp and Kindergarten Registration/Screening have been set
for Oakwood Elementary.
Kindergarten
Camp will be on Tuesday, April 19, from
6:00 to 7:00. This is a chance for incoming
kindergarteners to meet their teachers and for
parents to get a head start on registration
paperwork. Kindergarten Screening will be
on Friday, May 6. Screening appointments
can be made at Kindergarten Camp or by
calling the office after April 19 (419-5943346).
We want to say CONGRATULATIONS to
Hayden Mullen, Shelby Ford, and Spencer
Ladd who earned 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place, respectively, in the Paulding Progress Design
an Ad contest. Doug Nutter, Paulding Progress publisher, visited our fifth grade to talk
a little about advertising and to introduce the
Design an Ad contest a few weeks ago. He
returned a couple of weeks later to announce
our winners. Thank you to the Paulding Progress for bringing this learning opportunity
to our school.
Thank you for supporting our childrens education!
University on March 19 and placed 4 . This

was good enough for the team to advance to
the State Science Olympiad competition.
The following students placed at the competition: Megan Dearth (two first place finishes), Jonathon Clapsaddle (two first place finishes), Sydney Reineck (first place), Luke
McCullough (second and third place), Kyle
Kelly (third place), Gillian Porter (third
place) and Isaac Smalley (first place). Congratulations to these students and thank you
for your hard work!!!
Our teachers and students have been working
hard to prepare for our AIR state tests that
will be administered starting in April. A list
of dates and testing groups was sent out with
the third nine weeks grade card.
Some of our 8th grade students will be taking
a three-day trip to Springfield and Chicago,
IL in May. This is a very educational field
trip that is under the direction of Mr. Jon
Snodgrass. The students will visit the Lincoln Museum while in Springfield and then
spend two days in the Windy City, where
they will visit several attractions in Chicago.
Our 8th graders will also be going to Cedar
Point on May 31 for our annual trip.
Our 8th grade students participated in a Career Day on March 23 that the 8th grade
teachers organized. There were 16 different
presenters that students could listen to
throughout the day.
Please visit our team webpages, as our teachers are updating this information on a regular
basis. Information such as teacher email
addresses, homework assignments and upcoming work can be found there. Those
webpages can be accessed by going to the
Middle School homepage and selecting team
webpages in the choices along the left hand
side of the screen. If you are not sure which
team your child is on, please ask them.
Our track team, as well as club baseball and
softball teams, have started practice and will
soon be having meets/games. Please come
out and support these young people as they
participate in these extracurricular activities.
We will send out more information about end
of the year activities, such as our awards ceremony, toward the end of April.
Thank you for your continued support of
Paulding Middle School!!
High School-Todd Harmon

PHS is supporting the Honor Flight fundraiser sponsored by Paulding Putnam Electric,
by awarding House points for $1-$2 minimum donations. The current House point
totals for the year so far are: Palmarium
3221, Excellentia3531, Vinco Vici Victum
3340, Stupendum 3675.
We want to thank and recognize our sponsors
again and also include a new one. Herbert E.
Orr Co. has joined the sponsors for the PHS
House Program. Current sponsors are Paulding Putnam Electric, The Klint Manz Family, INSBIT, VFW Post 587, Paulding Kiwanis, Insource, Paulding Eagles, and anonymous families that have supported this effective initiative. We are close to our support
goals for student incentives for achievement,
but could still use donations to meet the
goals. Your support goes 100% to program.
The District Science Fair was held on March
19 and PHS had 3 students qualify for State.
PHS also won the award for most Superiors
as well as the award for highest percentage
of Superiors! Also, our Science Olympiad
team has qualified for state competition on
April 8-9. See more on our website. Congratulations to our staff and students for all their
hard work in preparing for these competitions.
Congratulations to those students involved in
the production of "The Music Man" and
compliments to directors Beth Kelly and
Sandy Dobbeleare for 3 wonderful performances.
Music of the Night, sponsored by the PHS
band, is scheduled for April 2nd with a great
menu and a silent auction. Tickets can be
purchased at the High School or register
online at www.pauldingbands.org.
Mailings will be sent home with the 3rd nine
week grade cards and a schedule developed
for State testing purposes. One item to note
is that testing days will not be consecutive
days and we will be operating on a 2 hour
delay schedule on these days, so please pay
close attention to the schedule you will be
receiving.
Good Luck to those students involved in our
spring sports and a reminder that Prom will
be held on May 14th. Junior parents are encouraged to contact Deedi Miller if you
would like to still be involved in After Prom.
Go Panthers!
Middle School-Chris Etzler

Hello from Paulding Middle School! We are
thinking Spring as we are in the last quarter
of the school year.
We had students participate in the local science fair competitions within the last few
weeks. Hunter Kauser (Superior), Molly
Adams, Morgan Iler, Baylee March and Hailey Weidenhamer (all Excellent), participated
from Paulding Middle School. They went on
to compete at the district science fair competition at Ohio Northern University on
March 19 and had great results once again!
Hunter and Molly received Superior ratings
and advanced to the State Science Fair, while
Hailey, Baylee and Morgan received Excellent ratings. Congratulations to you all and
thank you for representing Paulding Middle GUIDANCE OFFICE
School well!!
Many scholarships will be available during
Our Science Olympiad team competed at the the month of April. Students should check
mation, including deadlines. The deadline to

register for the June 11th ACT is Friday May
6th. Senior Awards program is May 10th at
7pm.
PAULDING ATHLETIC BOOSTERS

The Athletic Boosters is selling 2016-17
300 Club tickets ($25) from April 1-June
30 as well as Maroon and White Club memberships ($10). Please see information on
the school website under Athletics. The
Athletic Boosters appreciate all your support
in helping our Panther Athletes. GO PANTHERS!!
NATIONAL VOLUNTEER WEEK
April 6-12 is National Volunteer Week.
PEVS wishes to take this opportunity to express our appreciation to everyone who gives
of their time and talents to make a big difference in our schools.
PUBLIC NOTICE
The school district has received federal
IDEA-B funds for special education services.
Public comment is encouraged and information is available. Contact Loni Porinchok,
Director of Special Education.
ATHLETIC CALENDAR EVENTS
Varsity Baseball
Apr. 1 Hicksville-T
Apr. 2 Ottawa-Glandorf (DH)-T
Apr. 4 Defiance-H
Apr. 7 Columbus Grove-H
Apr. 8 Pandora-Gilboa-T
Apr. 9 Edon-DH-T
Apr. 11 Crestview-T
Apr. 14 Delphos Jefferson-H
Apr. 16 @Antwerp/Hicksville-T
Apr. 19 Continental-T
Apr. 21 Lincolnview-H
Apr. 22 Wayne Trace-H
Apr. 25 Ada-H
Apr. 26 Archbold-T
Apr. 28 Spencerville-T
JV Baseball
Apr. 2 Ottawa-Glandorf (DH)-H
Apr. 7 Allen East-T
Apr. 8 Antwerp-T
Apr. 11 Ayersville-H
Apr. 12 Archbold-T
Apr. 15 Fairview-T
Apr. 19 Bluffton-H
Apr. 28 LCC-H
Apr. 29 Crestview-T
Apr. 30 Edgerton (DH)-H
Varsity Softball
Apr. 1 Antwerp-H
Apr. 2 Ottawa Glandorf (DH)-T
Apr. 5 Ayersville-H
Apr. 7 Columbus Grove-H
Apr. 11 Crestview-T
Apr. 12 Montpelier-H
Apr. 15 Parkway-T
Apr. 16 Van Wert (DH)-H
Apr. 25 Ada-H
Apr. 26 Stryker-T
Apr. 28 Spencerville-T
Apr. 29 Hicksville-H
JV Softball
Apr. 2 Ottawa-Glandorf (DH)-H
Apr. 7 Allen East-T
Apr. 11 Crestview-H
Apr. 12 Hilltop-T
Apr. 15 Montpelier-T
Apr. 16 Van Wert (DH)-H
Apr. 19 Bryan-T
Apr. 21 Defiance-H
Apr. 26 Hilltop-T
Apr. 29 Crestview-T
Varsity Boys/Girls Track
Apr. 5 @Van Wert/Defiance-T
Apr. 8 Bath Invitational-T
Apr. 12 Continental/Lincolnview-H
Apr. 15 Grove Bulldog Invitational-T
Apr. 19 Spencerville/Temple Christian-H
Apr. 23 Ayersville Diller Invitational-T
Apr. 29 Edgerton Invitational-T
JH Boys/Girls Track
Apr. 4 Spencerville/Shawnee-H
Apr. 7 @Hicksville/Bryan-T
Apr. 12 @Wayne Trace/Van Wert-T
Apr. 14 @L-view/C-view/S-ville-T
Apr. 19 Antwerp-T
Apr. 21 Wayne Trace Invitational-T
Apr. 25 @Lincolnview/Fairview-T
Apr. 29 Antwerp Invitational-T
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Apr. 2 Music of the Night-Auditeria

6:30p
Apr. 4 Band Bstr Mtg-Band Room
7:00p
Apr. 5 PE Kindergarten Round Up
Apr. 6 Athletic Booster Meeting
5:30p
Apr. 7 OE Learning Is An Art
6:30-8:00p
Apr. 8 PE Spring Dance
6:30-8:30p
Apr. 8-9 State Science Olympiad
Apr. 12 Donkey Basketball Game
5:30p
Apr. 13 PE Art Show
5:30-7:30p
Apr. 19 Board Meeting,Oakwood Cafe 7:00p
Apr. 23 FFA Banquet-Auditeria
5:00p
Apr. 21-22 PE Kindergarten Registration
Apr. 22 OE Kdg. Spring Sing
2:15p
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WAYNE TRACE LOCAL SCHOOLS - APRIL 2016 NEWSLETTER

SUPERINTENDENTS MESSAGE
By STEPHEN ARNOLD
Wow! Spring is here. Only one grading period
remains for the Wayne Trace Class of 2016. It has
been a great pleasure for me getting to know
many of this years seniors, as they have made a
very positive impression on me these past five
school years. I believe I speak for many members
of our faculty and staff when I say that we will
miss several members of the Class of 2016.
Speaking of spring, we are now entering what is
statistically the most dangerous time of year for
high school juniors and seniors spring break,
prom, and graduation. Please, lets all emphasize
to our impressionable seventeen and eighteenyear-olds the importance of making wise decisions during this time of the school year. Despite
what many juniors and seniors may believe, the
parents are still calling the shots on most issues
involving students. Its everyones responsibility
to step up, take charge, and lead our young people down the right path and away from destructive decisions. Thank you for all you do in this
area of your childs life.
Spring also brings upon us the next round of
the testing season. Right or wrong, the Ohio
Department of Education grades much of our
academic success on how well our students perform on the annual state mandated tests.
Because so much emphasis is placed on these
tests at the state level, we feel it necessary to put
equal emphasis on these tests with our staff and
students. Thats why its vital that we all work
together during this ever-important time of the
year. Good attendance, good attention, and a
good attitude all go a long way in determining
success at school. In addition, the state of Ohio
continues to raise the bar on academic achievement, so we must also answer the call of duty
and expect more from our students. A failure to
do so is a failure to fulfill our professional duties.
As Ive stated many times, we must all work
together, as success at school is a team effort
between home and school. Everyone plays a vital
part in the education of our students.
In further academic news, the Ohio Department
of Education has released the annual school
report cards, and we are very pleased with our
results for the 2014-2015 year. In ten graded
categories, Wayne Trace earned five As, three
Bs, one C, and one D. In comparison to many
NW Ohio school districts and similar districts
throughout the state of Ohio, we compare very
favorably. Congratulations go out to our students, parents, faculty, and staff for a job well
done.
Turning our attention to the school calendar,
our district has missed 35.5 hours of time this
year due to weather-related issues. This is substantially fewer hours than we have missed each
of the past two school years, and we are headed
into the stretch run with a decent cushion at
hand. Although those of us whove lived in Ohio
for many years can remember some snowy days
in April, odds are that the only issue remaining
will be fog. Should we manage to avoid a series
of foggy days, the last day for students will be
Wednesday, May 25 with the graduation ceremony scheduled for May 29. Should we find ourselves in a situation of having to make up any
days, we will communicate this news through
Honeywell Instant Alert and through documentation to be sent home with students.
Time is running out to nominate a former staff
member to be considered for the 2016 Wayne
Trace Staff Hall of Fame, as our HOF committee
hopes to announce this years inductees at the
May BOE meeting. Like in past years, we will host
a formal ceremony prior to a varsity football
game to induct our new members. As always, we
would like to thank everyone who has nominated
a former employee for this prestigious award, as
this honor would not be possible without members of our community playing such a key role in
the process.
Congratulations to the cast and crew of this
years musical. Directed by Mr. Joel Dunham, Mr.
Kaleb ODonnell, and Mrs. Kate Wenninger, Little
Mermaid attracted near-standing-room only
crowds for all three performances. Your continued support of our performing arts department is
critical to the overall development of our
students and greatly appreciated by everyone
involved in this department.
Congratulations go out to senior George Clemens for capturing the 126 pound state wrestling
title and completing a 50-0 season and to junior
Ruger Goeltzenleuchter, who reached the state
podium with a fifth place finish in the 120 pound
class. Congratulations also go out to our boys
basketball team for capturing both a conference
& sectional championship.
Finally, we hope that all of our students had an
enjoyable spring break and feel refreshed and
ready to go for the remainder of the 2015-2016
school year.
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!
Laurie DeLong, Student Services/Early Learning

We are making plans for the 2016-2017 school
year and would like to share information to help
make it a healthy and smooth start.
Parents of future 7th graders should know that
their immunizations will need to be updated
before attending school in the fall of 2016.
For 12th graders, in the fall of 2016 the Meningococcal Vaccine (Serogroups A, C, W, and Y) is
needed unless there was one received after the
age of 16.
There have been no changes to the vaccination
requirements for upcoming kindergarten students. Please contact your family physician or
the Paulding County Health Department for a
complete list of required immunizations.
For questions regarding the Student Services
department, please contact me at Grover Hill
Elementary or email delongl@wt.k12.oh.us.
MESSAGES FROM THE PRINCIPALS

PAYNE ELEMENTARY - Jody Dunham, Principal
Assessments
Grades three through six students are working
very hard as they prepare for the End of Year
State Assessments. Please refer to the district
calendar for these dates. If at all possible, please
do not plan vacations or doctor appointments on
those dates. Please feel free to contact your
childs teacher to get ideas of things that you can
do at home to support your childs success when
taking these high stakes assessments.
Kindergarten Registration
Kindergarten screening will be held April 18 and
19 at WTPE. All children who will be 5 by September 30, 2016 are invited to participate in this
process. Please call us at 419-263-2512 to register
your child for Kindergarten.
Annual Battle of the Books Events
The Battle of the Books is an annual event that
WTPE students participate in each April. The
building-wide competition will take place at 9:30
on April 5. The winning team will represent
WTPE at the Paulding County Battle of the Books
competition held at the Paulding County Youth
Leadership Building on April 13 at 12:30 p.m.
Good luck to all participants!
Payne PTO News
We wish to thank the Payne PTO for the
amazing work and dedication going into the playground upgrade project. The PTO continues to
collect donations for the addition of new equipment and new surfacing for the entire playground. Donations may be sent to Payne Elementary or the Wayne Trace Central Office with the
memo Payne Playground on the check.
Campbell Soup Label Collection
We wish to thank everyone who has sent in
Campbell Soup Labels over the years to provide
our school with funds to purchase playground
balls, hula-hoops and other materials. We are
sad to let you know that the Campbell Soup Company has decided to end this program after the
end of this school year. We encourage each of
you to forward all labels you have collected to
WTPE prior to the last day of school in May.
GROVER HILL ELEMENTARY - Kevin Wilson, Prin.

Let the Battle begin. This has been the talk
between the 5th and 6th-grade students as they
prepare for the Battle of the Books. On April 6
the local teams will do battle to see who will represent Grover Hill. Once we have our local winners, they will then compete to see who will be
crowned county champion on Wednesday, April
13. On behalf of the Grover Hill staff and students, I would like to thank the Paulding County
Carnegie Library staff for the time they put in
creating this outstanding, educational event.
On April 15 the fifth grade students will invite a
guest as their VIP. If you are invited to come as a
students VIP, know that you will have a great
experience. The fifth-grade teachers will send
letters with details about VIP Day in early April.
We hope you are selected as the VIP and look
forward to seeing you on April 15.
Each year during the month of April, Mrs.
Mohr's classes participate in "Jump Rope for
Heart", a program in which the students raise
money for the American Heart Association. Jump
Rope for Heart is a very worthwhile program, and
we would like to thank everyone who donates.
This year's state assessments begin the week of
April 18th. During this first week all students in
grades 3 6 will take the ELA state assessment in
two sessions. All students in grades 3 - 6 will take
session one on Tuesday, April 20 and then session
two on Wednesday, April 21. The students will
take the Math assessment on April 27 and 28
followed by the Science and Social Studies on
May 4 and 5.
As we begin to prepare for the 2016-2017
school year, we start with kindergarten screening.
This year the dates for kindergarten screening at
WTGH are set for April 20 and April 21. If you
have a child eligible to attend kindergarten next
year and would like to sign them up for the
screening, please contacting the WTGH office.
JR./SR. HIGH SCHOOL - Phil Nofziger, Principal

The third nine weeks which ended on Friday,
March 11, was a busy and successful quarter for
our students at Wayne Trace JR/SR High. I would
like to commend and highlight some of the
accomplishments:
George Clemens became the first Wayne
Trace wrestler in school history to win his
weight class at the state wrestling tournament and finish with a perfect 50-0 record
this season. Junior Ruger Goeltzenleuchter
finished fifth in the state tournament.
Our choir and band performed at the OMEA
district contest on Friday, March 11 with the
choir receiving an excellent rating (II) and
the band, a school first-ever, superior rating
(I) thus qualifying them for the state OMEA
contest the last weekend in April.
The seven members of our club competition
cheer squad (Courtney Mead, Jessica
Offerle, Monique Goings, Alex Fast, Ellie
Moore, Keagan Parrish, and Julianne Roop)
performed at a very high level winning the
GMC tumbling division, OASSA division V
non-mount state championship, and the
2016 Americheer Internationals grand champion award of all the flat mount divisions.
A new group of talented Wayne Trace students, the Raider Robotics team (Trent
Church, Arlyn Cooper, Nick Durre, Westin
Sinn, and Scott Wenninger) competed this
year for the first time as a group and have
done extremely well, recently winning the
West Virginia State Competition tournament
and also winning the Rockwell Collins
Innovate award. The team this past weekend competed in Cedar Rapids, Iowa at the
Super Regional Robotics tournament coming
away with the Judges Award.
Lastly, many of our students were members
of the cast and crew in the Disney musical
The Little Mermaid. These extremely talented young people were able to showcase
their talents in the performing arts by giving
fabulous performances in front of sold out
crowds.
State testing at Wayne Trace JR/SR High School
will be the last two weeks in April and the first
two weeks in May. All testing will be end-ofcourse testing at the following grade levels in the
following tested areas:
7th Grade (Math 7 & ELA 8)
8th Grade (Math 8 or Algebra I, ELA 8, and
Science 8)
Freshmen (Algebra I or Geometry, ELA I)
Sophomores (Geometry, ELA II, Biology,
American History)
Seniors (American Government) next year
we are offering Government to Juniors
As we head into the spring season, there are
many activities to keep our students very busy.
The spring sports teams begin competition, the
eighth graders go to Washington D.C., and the
juniors and seniors have prom. Please keep in
mind the importance of what we do every day:
educating the youth of tomorrow. We have great
young people and we want to turn them into
responsible and thoughtful adults!
Students of the Month

Wayne Trace Jr./Sr. High School teachers
recently selected the February Students of the
Month. They are: 7th Grade: Katie Stoller; 8th
Grade: Jacob Hull; 9th Grade: Brant Heck; 10th
Grade: Austin Young; 11th Grade: Ethan Crates;
and 12th Grade: Blair Ludwig. They each received
a Raider Pride Pay Forward t-shirt as part of
their award. Way to go Raiders!!!
NHS Glow-in-the-Dark 5K
The Wayne Trace National Honor Society is
holding its annual Glow-in-the-Dark 5K on Saturday, April 9, at the Payne ball park across from
the Payne Elementary School. Money raised will
go towards helping the family of Tim West.
Tim West was a 2013 graduate of Wayne Trace
and unexpectedly passed away this past
February. He leaves behind a wife and young
son. As a Wayne Trace student, Tim was involved
with the football and wrestling programs and is
remembered by his teachers as a friendly,
upbeat, and outgoing student.
Registration forms are available at the Jr./Sr.
High School, on the school website, or on Facebook. Local businesses can also sponsor the
event by calling the High School.
If you have any questions, please call Joni
Klopfenstein or Heather Hatcher at the Jr./Sr.
High School or email klopfensteinj@wt.k12.oh.us.
We thank you for your support!
Music Department News
Thanks to all who made The Little Mermaid a
success! Numerous hours were spent in preparation for this big event and we appreciate all who
contributed their time and talents!
Congratulations to our HS band and choir for
their fine performances at District contest on
March 11. The choir received an Excellent rating
and the band a Superior rating. The Superior
rating allows the band to go on to State contest in
Findlay the end of April.
The music department is busy preparing for the

spring concerts. Junior High band and choirs will
be headed to contest on May 6 and 7 and their
spring concert will be May 16 at 7:00 p.m. The
High School band and choir concert will be May
17 at 6:30 p.m. This will also include our 5th and
6th grade bands from both elementary buildings.
Athletic Department News
The Athletic Boosters will be holding their annual
Reverse Draw on Friday, April 22, at 6:30
p.m. Tickets are $50 for meal and draw or $25 for
just the meal. Contact the athletic department for
additional information or to purchase your ticket.
DISTRICT CALENDAR OF EVENTS

April 4 Pldg. Co. Career Fair in Paulding 10:00
April 5 PE-Battle of the Books 9:30
April 6 GH-Spring Pictures
April 6 GH-Battle of the Books in cafeteria
April 7 PE-Spring Pictures
April 7 GH-Spring Pictures (Alt. Preschool)
April 8 PE-Spring Pictures (Alt. Preschool)
April 9 Glow in the Dark 5K in Payne 7:45
April 12 Coffee with the Principal 9:30-10:30
April 13 Paulding Co. Battle of the Books
April 14-15 GH-Jump Rope for Heart
April 15 GH-5th gr. VIP day
April 18-19 PE-Kindergarten Registration
April 20-21 GH-Kindergarten Registration
April 20-21 Gr. 3-6 State Assessments for ELA
April 22 Two-Hour DelayStaff In-Service
April 22 Athletic Boosters Reverse Draw 6:30
April 27-28 Gr. 3-6 State Assessments for Math
April 29 GH-PTO Ice Cream Social during school
April 29-30 Band/Choir State Lg. Group Contest
April 30 Prom
ATHLETIC EVENTS
Varsity Softball
April 2
Lima Central Catholic-H
11:00
April 7
Fairview-H
5:00
April 9
Defiance-T
11:00
April 11 Heritage, IN-T
5:00
April 12 Edgerton-H
5:00
April 14 Holgate-T
5:00
April 15 Continental-T
5:00
April 16 Ottawa-Glandorf-H (DH)
10:00
April 18 Miller City-H
5:00
April 19 Antwerp-H
5:00
April 20 Crestview-H
5:00
April 21 Tinora-T
5:00
April 23 Delphos Jefferson-T (DH)
11:00
April 25 Woodlan-H
4:30
April 26 Hicksville-H
5:00
April 28 Ayersville-T
5:00
April 29 Parkway-T
5:00
JV Softball
April 2
Delphos Jefferson-T
11:00
April 7
Fairview-T
5:00
April 8
Crestview-T
5:00
April 9
Miller City-H (DH)
11:00
April 14 Holgate-H
5:00
April 16 Ottawa-Glandorf-T (DH)
11:00
April 18 Miller City-T
5:00
April 19 Antwerp-T
5:00
April 21 Tinora-H
5:00
April 23 Hicksville-H (DH)
11:00
April 26 Hicksville-T
5:00
April 28 Ayersville-H
5:00
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Varsity Baseball
April 4
Antwerp-T
5:00
April 7
Fairview-H
5:00
April 9
Lincolnview-T
12:00
April 11 Ottawa-Glandorf-H
5:00
April 12 Edgerton-H
5:00
April 14 Holgate-T
5:00
April 16 Ottoville at Toledo Mud Hens Stad. 10:00
April 18 Van Wert-H
4:30
April 19 Antwerp-H
5:00
April 20 Wayne, IN at Tin Caps Stadium
4:30
April 21 Tinora-T
5:00
April 22 Paulding-T
5:00
April 23 North Central-H (DH)
11:00
April 26 Hicksville-H
5:00
5:00
April 29 Crestview-H
5:00
JV Baseball
April 5
Edgerton-T
5:00
April 7
Fairview-T
5:00
April 12 Edgerton-T
5:00
April 14 Holgate-H
5:00
April 18 Crestview-T
5:00
April 19 Antwerp-T
5:00
April 21 Tinora-H
5:00
April 23 Fairview-T
10:00
April 25 Delphos St. John-H
5:00
April 26 Hicksville-T
5:00
April 28 Ayersville-H
5:00
April 30 Liberty Center-T
10:00
High School Track
April 4
Hicksville-T
4:30
April 8
Tinora Inv.-T
4:30
April 12 Fairview-T
4:30
April 15 WT Inv.-H
4:30
April 19 Edgerton-T
4:30
April 23 Ayersville Inv.-T
9:00
April 29 Edgerton Inv.-T
4:00
Jr. High Track
April 4
Parkway/Crestview-H
5:00
April 7
Continental-T
4:30
April 9
Parkway Inv.-T
9:00
April 12 Paulding/VW at WT
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April 21 WT Inv.-H
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For all your
automotive repair needs

8109 Ste Rte. 613 Paulding
419-263-1382
DAIRY QUEEN
of Paulding
419-399-2542
SPRING AUCTION - AUCTION CITY
211 N. Main
Paulding, OH
419.399.4444
9017 State Route 66 Oakwood, OH 45873
April 2, 2016 5:30 pm
Lawn Tractors - Push Mowers - Rototillers

Tools - Guns - Old Stamps - And so much more!
Pictures will be posted at
www.originalauctioncity.com, auctionzip and on
facebook so please keep checking on these places.
AUCTIONEER: CHUCK AMES

PHONE: 419-594-3364
Multiple Listing
Service
To see nice color pictures & interior shots of properties offered
by Gorrell Bros. go to: www.gorrellbros-paulding.com
#1740 Three Bdrm 2 bath New

Construction Home, det. garage...
Located in Oakwood on SR 613 New
Price. Call Don Gorrell 419-399-7699
#1733 21387 Rd. 128 Oakwood...

4 BDRM, 2 bath country home, 3.74
acres. Many updates incl. shingles, wiring, plumbing & windows, C/A, spacious
living room w/fireplace, 3 out buildings, above ground pool. New Price
$129,000 Call Joe Den Herder
#1717 607 N. Williams St.,

Paulding... 4 or 5 BR, 2 baths, elegant turn of the century home, gourmet kitchen, 3rd floor bonus room..
NEW PRICE Call Don Gorrell
#1741 Reduced! 7263 Rd 72,
Payne, Wayne Trace. 4 Bed, 3
bath home. Master Suite, move
in ready & beautiful. Pole Barn,
Shed, Many Updates.$169,900
Call Aaron 419-769-5808
#1721 Reduced! 726 Hoover,

Paulding. 3 Bed 2 Bath. New kitchen,
fireplace, garage w/ separate work
room. Whole house generator. Now
$110,00 Call Aaron 419-769-5808 #1752 NEW LISTING. Lot w/bldg. Corner Emerald Rd & Caroline St.
Zoned B-2 $9,000. Call Don Gorrell 419-399-7699
Land Auction
Sat., April 16
9:00 A.M.
126+- Acres
NOTICES
PUBLIC NOTICE: The

Paulding County Hospital Board of Trustees
meetings for 2016 will be
held the first Monday of
each month at 6:45 pm
in the Paulding County
Hospital Education
Room. Meeting dates
are as follows:
2016: April 7, May 5,
June 2, July 7, August 4,
September 1, October 6,
November 3, December
1. 2017: January 5,
February 2, March 2
Annual Organizational
Meeting: 6:30 p.m. prior
to March 2, 2017 regular meeting.
4 OPEN HOUSES!
Mon-Tues-Wed-Thurs 5-6 PM Sun-1-2 PM
702 N. Williams-Paulding
Beautiful 4 and 2 twoStory;
3 car; $98,700; # 395
Clean-3 and 1.5 two Story;
bargain-$57,900; # 334
Mon-Tues-Wed-Thurs 6-7 PM Sun 2-3 PM
New offering; 4and 2
4and2 two story; 3 lots; 3
TwoStory; CHARACTER;
Car; ANY REASONABLE OFFER?
$74,900; # 350 (sellers help) corner Lot; $57,900; #333
SEE PHOTOS-VIDEOS FOR 100+ MORE

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HELP WANTED
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES at Morning Star Convenience

Store, Melrose, Ohio.
Various shifts. Applications available at store.
Land Auction
Sec. 22, Jackson Twp. Paulding Co., Ohio
30 Acres
Sat., April 23 @ 9:00 A.M.

Farm Location: 1 mi. south of Paulding, OH on Rt. 127 to
C-126; then east on C-126 for 4 mi. to T-137; then south on
T-137 for 1/2 mi - watch for auction signs.
30.709 acres - FSA indicates approx. 29.64 tillable acres ...
USDA soil survey indicates Paulding & Roselms soil ... Possession given day of auction for preparing and planting 2016
crops ... Buyer Receives Farming Rights For 2016 ... Auction
location: Gorrell Bros. Auction Facility @ 1201 N. Williams St.,
Paulding, OH ... Call or stop in the office for bidders information packet ... Terms: $5,000 earnest money on the day
of auction with the balance due at closing approximately 30
days from the date of the auction upon delivery of Deed and
evidence of marketable title. Owner: Richard L. Ross Estate;
Ricky D. Ross, Executor; Paulding Co. Probate Court Case
2015-1086; Joseph Burkard, Attorney ... Larry D. Gorrell,
Broker - Don Gorrell, Nolan Shisler, Aaron Timm, Auctioneers
Sec. 31, Monroe Twp.
Putnam Co., OH
3 mi. East Of Oakwood Buyer Gets Farming Rights for 2016

Parcel 1 --- 48.6+- acres ... USDA Soil Survey indicates mostly Paulding soil, 44+acres tillable with small wooded area ... Parcel 2 --- 78+- acres ... USDA Soil
Survey indicates mostly Paulding soil with areas of Roselms . 75+- acres tillable
---- These are contiguous tracts Call for Brochures, Surveys, FSA and other
auction information or visit our web site Auction Procedure & Terms: Multi
Parcel Bidding with $5,000 earnest money for each Parcel. Closing on before May
16, 2016 . Possession to Buyer day of auction to prepare and plant 2016 crops
Farm Location: 2 mi. east of Oakwood, OH on Rt. 613 to Rd. 24; Then south
on Rd. 24 for mi. Auction Location: Twin Oaks Fellowship Hall, Corner Main &
2nd St., Oakwood, OH (1 block east of the Cooper Community Library) Seller: Relyea Family Revocable Living Trust, Cindy Wilson, Successor Trustee ---- Joseph
Burkard, Attorney For Seller . Gorrell Bros. Auctioneers; Nolan Shisler - Larry
D. Gorrell, Broker - Aaron Timm - Don Gorrell - Auctioneers
Land Auction
Sat., April 9
10:00 A.M.
267+- Acres
Jackson Twp.
Paulding Co., Ohio
Offered In 3 Parcels & Combinations

77+- acres & 115+- acres & 75+- acres
Farm Location: 6 mi east of Paulding, OH on Rd 138 (Charloe Trail) to Rd.
C-151; Then south on Rd. C-151 for 2 mi. Auction Parcel 1 --- 77+- acres
in Sec. 24, Jackson Twp. - FSA indicates 69.69 acres tillable (27.57+- acres of
wheat with balance fall tilled) ...Paulding, Roselms and Haskins soils... Frontage on
Rd C-151 and Rd T-108... Auction Parcel 2--- 115+- acres in Sec. 25, Jackson
Twp. - FSA indicates 96.04 acres tillable (32.44+- acres of wheat with balance
fall tilled) Paulding, Roselms & Latty soils 2 small wooded areas Frontage
on Rd T-108... Auction Parcel 3 ---75+- acres in Sec. 25, Jackson Twp. - FSA
indicates 64.77 acres tillable (32+- acres of wheat with the balance fall tilled)
Paulding soil... Frontage on Rd C-151 and Rd T-108 Multi Parcel Bidding Buyer
receives landlords share of growing wheat & farming rights for the other land for
2016Terms: $7,000 earnest money for each parcel with closing on before May
9, 2016 Auction Location: Gorrell Bros. Auction Facility - 1201 N. Williams St.,
Paulding, OH... Call for Surveys, FSA and other auction information or visit our
web site at www.gorrellbros-paulding.com. Sellers: Keck / Bennett Family --Norman E. Cook, Attorney Gorrell Bros. Auctioneers; Larry D. Gorrell, Broker;
Don Gorrell - Aaron Timm - Nolan Shisler - Auctioneers
Large Auction
Thurs., April 7 @ 5:00 P.M.
Lawn Tractor - Generator - Lawn & Garden

Antiques - Collectables - Glassware
Household - Related
LOCATION: Gorrell Bros. Auction Facility - 1201 N. Williams St., Paulding, OH
Antiques, Old Books, Glassware & Collectables ... 3 Indian

stones ... PW & Edgemont Cracker tins ... Round Oak Kitchen
Table ... Oak Chairs ... Oak chest... School desk ... Mantel Clock ...
MARQUIS by Harmony Guitar... 6 Head vases ... Pictures & frames
... Ornate wall mirror... NYC RR Lantern & Water Can ... Superior
Tractor Cast Iron Tool Box ... Griswold Dutch Oven Fenton Glass ...
Set of Green Fire King Dishes ... 6 Quilts ... Depression including
pink plates, bowls, etc.... 20+ crocks, crock bowls & related ... Old
dressing screen ... Diesel Hustler electric train ... 60s Oak Leaf
Oakwood year books ... Paulding County Plates & other collector
plates ... Brass candle holders ... Woody Wood Pecker lunch box
& other related items ... Sugar Bucker... Brass spittoon ... Salt
box ... Milk Glass bowls, plates and candle holders ... 2 Carnival
dishes ... Shaving mug ... Hot dish holder... Pitcher & Bowl ... Jelly
Jar ... Creamers ... knick-knacks... figurines ... Planters ... Vases ...
Pyrex including mixing bowls ... Old White House vinegar bottle
... Oakwood Oil thermometers ... Hen on nest... Powder dish ...
Cast Iron Mail Boxes ... Granite canner ...Pitchers ... 32 pc Thomson Pottery dishes ... 41 pc Newcor dish set ... Small Jewelry
Boxes & flat of costume jewelry ... Over 27 boxes of old books
including McGuffey Readers & sets and individuals ... Baskets ...
Household & Related including ... Chairs ... Cabinets ... Sofa &
oversized chair... Rocking horse ... Chest of drawers ... Lane Cedar
chest... Microwave stand and other stands ... Small bookcase ...
High Chair... Wicker furniture ... Small Armoire ... Bissell carpet
cleaner... Oak rocker... Several Dressers & Chests Of Drawers &
Bed Frames ... 2 Double size bedroom suites ... Recliner Chairs...
Pictures & Frames ... Sweeper... Shelving unit... Twin Bed Bedroom Suite ... Double Bed Bedroom Suite ... Mobility items ...
Dressers. Chests Of Drawers ... Night Stands ... Fans ... Window
Air Conditioner ... End & coffee Tables ... Paper shredder ...Card
Table & Chairs ... Suitcases ... Towels, linens, etc. ... file cabinet... Exerciser... Blankets, linens, bedding, etc. ... Plastic storage
tubs ... Pots, pans, Tupperware, Corning ware tableware, small
kitchen items ... Wagon load of Xmas and holiday decorations
plus villages, etc., etc., etc. ... Lawn & Garden & Related ...True
Life 6000E Portable Generator... Craftsman 14.5 HP lawn tractor... Push mowers ... Dog cage ... New pull golf cart ... Camping blankets & chairs ... Ice skates ... Gas powered trimmer ...
Small electric tools ... Wrenches & hand tools ... Pruning saw ...
Crafts man Wheel barrow ... Hand saws ... Shovels, Rakes, etc.
... Electric hedge trimmer ... Gas lot sets ... Camp fire tri pod ...
Tennis rackets ... Scotts lawn spreader... Hose ... Nails, screws,
cords, etc. ... Step Ladders ... Small hand and Lawn tools ... 2
Tool boxes ... Lawn and patio furniture, charcoal grill and other
outdoor items ...Many plastic tubs ... Lawn Ornaments, etc., etc.,
etc. Visit our web site @ www.gorrellbros-paulding.comm for
over 250 photos ..Inspection: day of auction beginning at 9:00
AM Partial Listing ... 2 auction rings ...Terms: Cash, Check,
VISA, Master Card or Discover Card Sellers: Marvin (Doc)
Estle, Bernie Claymiller & others ... Gorrell Bros. Auctioneers
- Don Gorrell, Larry Gorrell, Chris AuFrance, Apprentice; Aaron
Timm, Nolan Shisler
315 Oak Payne, $81,900

308 E. Jackson Paulding, $27,900
Cheap commercial property w/ so much potential. Charming 4-5 bedroom home. Includes large
Sits on 4 city lots. Use as office or convert to duplex. rooms, updated kitchen, and back deck!
SOLD
11886 Rd. 171 Paulding
103 Daggett Antwerp, $59,900
Attractive home with beautiful hardwood floors. Perfect location! Nice river home with lots of windows. Move in ready
Plenty of room for entertainment.
HAVILAND DRAINAGE
Products Company
Has immediate opening
for a full time customer
relation / miscellaneous
clerical person. The
successful applicant
must be self motivated
and computer skills a
must. We offer an
excellent benefit and
profit sharing package.
Apply at
Haviland Drainage
Products Company
P.O Box 97
Haviland, Ohio
45851
LPNS needed: Vancrest of Antwerp

(formerly Manor House)
and Vancrest of Payne
Assisted Livings currently have openings for
Full and Part time LPNs
on first and second
shifts. We are also seeking LPNs to help with
medpass 2 hours in the
morning and in the evening at the Antwerp Facility. Applications available at either facility or
send resume to lshipman@vancrest.com
PART TIME Office Assistant: 20 - 30 hrs per

week. Must have excellent communication, customer service skills and
be detail oriented.
Please send resume to
P.O. Box 180K, Paulding, OH 45879.
FOR RENT
DOWNTOWN ANTWERP. 2 bdrm apt.

Water, sewer and
garbage include. $400
deposit 419-258-9325
HOUSE FOR RENT

3 BEDROOM 1 Bath
Farmhouse with attached garage. Near
Oakwood. $525.00
monthly. Send name,
contact information, and
references to PO Box
222 Oakwood, OH,
45873.
ARE YOU SICK OF
BEING A LANDLORD?
We buy homes in any
condition.
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419-586-8220
USE YOUR tax return

for down payment on
new home. We have
options to help you buy.
Credit dings OK.
chbsinc.com or
419-586-8220
FOR SALE
$150 QUEEN pillowtop

mattress set. New in
plastic, can deliver 260493-0805,
LAYING HENS For Sale
Pullets 16 weeks- 1 year
419-622-1402
SERVICES
DJ SERVICES - Music
for all occasions. 30
years experience. Call
John Martinez at 419399-4583
TRAVEL
CHARTER BUS Tours Call for new Fliers! May

10 Holland Tulip, $109;
May 16 & 18 Holmes
Co. $299; June 10-12
Samson/Lancaster, PA.
$519. Evelyns Excursions 877-771-4401,
419-737-2055; Ivah
3 ACRE lot $11,900, Lothamer, 419-399-2386
$ 1 , 0 0 0 d o w n , $ 1 3 5 www.evelynexcursions.c
m o n t h l y ; 6 a c r e l o t om
$19,900, $1,000 down,
$219 monthly. 352-3412843
PAULDING MINI StorFor unit sizes and
HOUSES FOR SALE age:
prices please call 419HOUSE FOR sale - 213 399-4068.
Buffalo St., Antwerp. 3
bdrm/1 bath, all appliances stay. 419-769- ANNOUNCEMENTS
IF INTERESTED in a
8938
FREE KJV Bible or children's story Bible,
please contact 419-786BUYING COINS,
9309. We welcome locastamps, comic books,
tions interested in helpold toys, knives, old jewing to distribute bibles.
elry, antiques, collections. Call 419-3993353.
FOR SALE
STORAGE
WANTED TO BUY
BUYING ANTIQUES,
old photographs, old
photo albums, military
items, old signs,old postcards, old toys, antiques,
etc. 419-393-2107
GARAGE/YARD SALES
If its time to
get rid of it...
sell it
quick with
HEATED GARAGE Sale

- March 31, 3-6pm; April
1, 9-5pm; April 2, 9-1pm.
15830 Third St.,
Broughton. Lots of girls
clothes 14-16; Jr. sm. &
med. tops, pants (11)
and more. Still cleaning
out.
PROGRESS
LAWN & GARDEN
reaching up to
10,500 homes
every week
LAWN ROLLING and

Mowing. Reasonable
prices. 419-399-5186
PROMOW LAWN Care Are You Ready for
Spring? Servicing the
Beautiful Paulding
County area. Call Allen
for all your lawn care
needs-419-263-8090.
PAULDING C OUNTY
& WEEKLY REMINDER
CLASSIFIEDS
TO PLACE
YOUR AD,
CALL US AT
419-399-4015
211 N. Main
Paulding, OH
419.399.4444
HOME OF THE WEEK
NOW LEASING: One &

Two Bedroom Apartments in Paulding, Ohio.
For information, please
call Straley Apartments
at 419-399-4068.
This 2 story at
744 North Williams
Is a GREAT value! 3and
1 plus both formals
and family room; use $5K
WELCOME Home money
under $250 monthly
P/I; #334 Call Rudy at: 419-769-8996
HEATHER MILLER
Paulding-Payne
419-670-2609
7827 Rd. 1031, Antwerp

Very
well
updated
3bedroom, 2 bath, 2
car garage, ranch. New
roof, bath and kitchen
remodel, new flooring and
paint. Owner may help
finance, $0 down and 0
closing cost possible!
Dont let others tell you
no, contact us about this
affordable home today!
$89,900 Approx mo pmt
$640.27 PITI
www.chbsinc.com
419-586-8220
10718 Rd. 192 Cecil, $132,900

Rare, historic farm home with attractive updates
and outbuildings.
SOLD
2774 Rd. 17 Payne
Charming home with great updates. Move in
ready!
JEFF CLARK
Paulding (+)
419-399-2511
BARB BROWN
Melrose-Oakwood
419-980-3526
MADISON DeLONG
Antwerp-Payne
419-506-1620
SEE 100+ LISTINGS AT
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Member Toledo and Lima MLS Services
Shelton eState auction
6:00 PM THURSDAY, APRIL 7 6:00PM
Location: 7443 Rd. 71; Paulding, OH; north edge of

Worstville; 3 miles SW of Briceton mile south of St.
Rt. 613; watch for signs
sale on site;
Pole BlDG-GaRaGe-Well:
Situated on 27/100 of an
acre; has a well; 20x20
garage - 1995; 52x18 pole
building -2011; did have
power to the building(s) at
one time; surely needs attention but not much money for
storage/ your needs; auditors value is $8,900 you tell us
what its worth to you.
---see STRALEYREALTY.COM for more info/photos--teRMS: $1000 deposit w/balance due in 30 days;
fiduciary deed awarded w/taxes prorated; possession
upon closing; subject only to Paulding County Probate
Court approval-Case #2015-1017; ATTORNEY FOR THE
ESTATE; MR. GLENN TROTH- PAULDING, OHIO
SELLER: FALLIE WEBSTER SHELTON ESTATE
(by) LESTOR SHELTON, EXECUTOR
auctioneers:
Chester M. Straley
Warren J. Straley
William C. Straley, CAI
211 North Main St.,

Phone: 419-399-4444 or 419-203-4616
Paulding, OH

St. Mary Catholic Parish announces
an opening for the position of
Principal for our elementary school
for the 2016-2017 school year. Our
parents value a strong Catholic education,
the academic excellence that we strive to
provide through this ministry, as well as a
close personal connection to our students.
Applicants should be Catholic with an
enthusiasm for the Catholic faith. Resumes
may be sent to
St. Mary Parish
C/O Principal Search Committee

318 State St., Leipsic, OH, 45856.
Cover letter may include: the reasons you
would like to serve as our administrator,
the three most important roles you see
for a Principal, and salary requirements.
Submission of resume requested by April 2.
D & D TRUCKING
DELPHOS, OHIO
NOW HIRING
LOCAL CLASS A DRIVERS
Van, Bulk Hopper, Pneumatic work available Company will train on equipment.
F/T - No weekend or Holiday work
Assigned Trucks
Yearly potential earnings of $48,000-$68,000
$2000 Sign on Bonus
(1/2 paid after 6 months and remainder paid after 1 year)
F/T Benefits include Health, Dental,
Vision & Life Insurance.
Paid Short/Long term disability
Paid Holiday & Vacation,
401K with company contributions.
Attainable Quarterly Safety Bonuses & Yearly Safety
Performance Review Bonuses.
2 Years experience with good MVR
P/T drivers are welcome to apply
COME DRIVE FOR US AND BE PART OF OUR TEAM.
CLASS A
CDL DRIVER
Area company has an immediate
opening for a Class A CDL driver. Home
every night, day shift hours, weekends
off, dedicated routes and dedicated
equipment.
Applicants
must
be
dependable, self-motivated individuals
who learn quickly, take pride in their
work, and have valid Class A CDL with a
clean driving record. Competitive wages,
health, dental & life insurance, 401K, paid
vacations and holidays are all available.
5191 North Kill Road - Delphos, Ohio

or Call Steve for more information at
419-692-0062 ext 1034
email info@d-dfeed.com
Tool & Die Maker

Toledo Molding and Die Inc. has an immediate opening
on the 3 pm 11 pm shift for a Journeyman Tool & Die
Maker with Injection Molding experience at its Delphos,
Ohio facility. The successful candidate must be capable
of reading and analyzing prints or sketches in order to
maintain/repair injection molding dies. Design and fabricate gages, jigs, fixtures, and secondary process equipment. Candidate needs experience in new injection mold
startup, sampling, and troubleshooting. Shall maintain
an understanding of current technology as related to job
responsibilities. Good communication skills are a must.
Keller Trucking, a family owned company located in Defiance,

OH is hiring Class A CDL drivers with 12 months verifiable
experience. If youre looking for a company to call home, Thats
Close to YOUR Home, Join the Keller Crew today! We provide
our drivers a Guaranteed Pay Program, Newer Equipment,
and No Charge Access to Activate Health Care Clinic for you
and your eligible dependents. Interested? Call Lauren today at
419.785.3252
and visit our website at
www.kellerlogistics.com/drivers
Apply in person at
00170861
Class A CDL Drivers needed
EOE
Please apply in person at:

TEEM WHOLESALE
200 W. Skinner St.
Ohio City, Ohio 45874
No phone calls please.
For confidential consideration, please send a resume

and cover letter with salary requirements via e-mail to
hrdelphos@tmdinc.com with a subject of Job Tool-Del
or mail a copy to:
00161574
Material Planning &

Logistics Analyst
Toledo Molding & Die, Inc., a full service, Tier 1, automotive supplier located in Delphos, Ohio has a position open
in our Material Planning and Logistics department.
Individual responsibilities include ensuring timely delivery of production materials, supervising dock operations,
supplier and customer releases/shipments, maintaining
appropriate levels of inventory in a JIT environment.
Toledo Molding & Dies inventory strategy is supported by
state of the art MRP technology and methodology.
Successful candidates must possess a degree in a related field, proven communication and organizational skills,
and be proficient in excel spreadsheets. Previous experience in AS / 400 Systems preferred. Must be willing to
work afternoon shift.
Toledo Molding & Die, Inc.

Attn: Human Resource Manager
Re: Tool & Die Maker
24086 ST RT 697
Delphos, OH 45833
Fax: (419) 692-8058
EOE/MFDV
Toledo Molding and Die offers a competitive salary and

benefit package. Qualified candidates may email their resume and cover letter with salary history/requirements in
confidence to either location below:
OPEN INTERVIEWS
hrdelphos@tmdinc.com
with a subject of Job# MPLanDel or to:
Toledo Molding & Die, Inc.
Attn: Human Resources Manager
24086 ST RT 697
Delphos, OH 45833
An E.O.E. M/F/D/V
Tuesday, April 5th & Thursday, April 7th

9:00 am - 3:00 pm
DIRECT CARE STAFF
IMMEDIATE OPENINGS
Apply and interview same day/Paid training
No experience necessary, we will train you.

Opening in Williams, Defiance, Paulding, Henry, Fulton Counties.
We provide Direct Care to individuals
with developmentt Disabilities.
Must be 18 years or older

Have a valid high school diploma or GED
Must have a valid drivers license/with auto insurance
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1911 Baltimore Street

Suite 103
Defiance, Ohio 43512
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CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
Material Services

Get in on the ground floor of a growing company. FCC

(Adams) is an expanding Tier 1 Automotive Parts
Manufacturer who is looking for energetic and dedicated
team players. We offer a competitive benefits package
and the opportunity
for advancement.
4-%5
Business degree and/or equivalent hands

on experience for a variety of positions.
Champaign Residential Services, Inc. is a non-profit

organization for persons with developmental disabilities.
Experience needed:

PART TIME CARE SUPPORT SPECIALIST
Shipping and Receiving

Inventory Control/WIP
PFEP (plan for every part)
International shipments
Supervisory
Problem Solving
Professionalism in customer relations
Proven trouble shooting/root cause analysis methods
CRSI is looking for PART TIME CARE SUPPORT SPECIALIST in

Defiance, Paulding, and Williams Counties. CRSI is looking for caring
and compassionate people to provide direct care for individuals with
developmental disabilities.
DUTIES INCLUDE: Assisting individuals with daily living skills,
supporting them to be an active participant in their community and
helping them strive to live at their fullest potential. Assisting with health
care and personal hygiene. Household tasks such as meal preparation,
cleaning and laundry, running errands, doctor appointments,
recreation, social and leisure time. Transportation as required, NO
EXPERIENCE NECESSARY, we will train you! MUST BE RELIABLE.
CANs and STNAs welcome. You can keep you certifications up to date.
REQUIREMENTS INCLUDE: Valid drivers license, up to date
insurance, high school diploma / GED. Must be able to pass a
background check.
APPLY ONLINE at www.crsi-oh.com or e-mail resume to rsmitley@
crsi-oh.com or stop by our office at 1911 Baltimore St. Defiance, OH to
complete an application.
Equal Opportunity Employer
If you are seeking a challenging and

stable career you may apply in person;
by email to resumes@e-fcca.com;
or send your resumes to:
FCC (Adams), LLC
ATTN: Human Resources
936 East Parr RoadBerne, IN 46711
FCC is an equal opportunity employer
HELP WANTED
DHL Supply Chain
The Putnam County Sheriffs Office is seeking

qualified candidates to fill full-time open positions
in the Communications Division.
Looking for a GREAT job?
Applicants must have a High School diploma or G.E.D., have good

communications skills and enjoy working with and serving the public,
the ability to maintain confidentiality in a law enforcement environment.
Prerequisites:
A customer service oriented personality
The ability to work efficiently with computers
Good organizational skills
Accurate typing skills
Self-disciplined and assertive in nature
A team Player, a self-starter, & detail oriented
Strong written & oral communications skills
The ability to multi-task and handle
emergencies in a fast paced environment
The ability to work all days of the week on day,
afternoon or midnight shifts
What does your TOTAL COMPENSATION

package look like?
FORKLIFT OPERATORS
$11.60 per hour to start
FULL TIME
Weekly Pay + Overtime + $0.45 Shift Differential
Monthly Incentives up to $1.25 per hour
Low Benefit cost.
$14.29 $45.32 associate contribution for individual to family plans per week
depending on benefit selections.
(Medical, dental, vision, STD/LTD, Life Insurance, 401k, profit sharing)
Applications accepted and immediate

interviews on the following dates:
Requirements:
At least 18 years of age
Perform a computerized pre-testing skills assessment
Panel interview at the Putnam County Sheriffs Office
Pass a criminal background check
Tuesday April 5th

10:00 AM 4:00 PM
Holiday Inn
140 Valam Dr., Van Wert, OH 45891
Applications can be picked up at the Putnam County Sheriffs

Office or printed from the Sheriffs Office website at
www.sheriffoff.com
The Putnam County Sheriffs office is an equal opportunity employer
IMMEDIATE Openings in Leipsic, Ohio
QUALIFICATIONS:
Must be 18 to apply
Must have a clean drug screen and background check
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March 18, 2016
PAULDING COUNTY BOARD OF DD

SERVICE AND SUPPORT
ADMINISTRATOR
Position Description: The Service and
Support Administrator will establish individuals eligibility for county board services;
assess individual needs for services; develop
individual service plans based upon Person Centered Planning principles and self
determination; establish budgets for services;
assist in provider selection as necessary;
ensure that services are provided and monitor
individual service plans; comply with all local,
State, Federal rules, regulations, statutes,
and standards, including ODDD and CMS
interpretations of said rules. Performs other
related duties as assigned. This is a full time,
12 month position.
Qualifications: Bachelors Degree in social
work, special education or a related field;
must possess, or be able to obtain and maintain a Service and Support Administration
certificate as outlined in Ohio Administrative
Code 5123:2-5-02; must have a means to
drive and be insurable; must pass a criminal
background check. Prefer previous Service
and Support Administrator experience and
experience with Home and Community Based
Waiver Services and Medicaid.
Location: Paulding County Board of Developmental Disabilities, 900 Fairground Dr.
Paulding, Ohio 45879
Hours: Typically 8:00am-4:00pm, although
schedule may vary to meet the demands of
the job.
Compensation: Commensurate with education and experience.
Deadline: April 8, 2016
APPLICATIONS MAY BE MAILED TO:
Superintendent
Paulding County Board of DD
900 Fairground Dr
Paulding Ohio 45879
OR Email: parclane@pauldingdd.com
PAULDING PROGRESS
SCHOOL ZONE
Recently Mrs. Rogge, the guidance counselor at Antwerp Local School, visited the first grade classrooms at
Recently kindergartners at Antwerp Elementary School learned about the importance of
Antwerp Elementary and taught a lesson on friendship and kindness. Here, the first grade girls sit in front of the recycling from Becky Suvar. They learned what types of materials can be recycled. Pictured
words they brainstormed to describe qualities they like and appreciate in their friends.
with Mrs. Suvar are Aaden Friend, Tucker Doster, and Franco Rivera.
The Oakwood Elementary Kindergarten class called the KA Smarties recently learned about
Fourth graders in Mrs. Elyse Boyers class at Grover Hill Elementary participated in a poetry
the bassoon in Mrs. Wehrkamps music class during B week. They are shown here with a reading at Espresso Yourself Cafe. Each student selected a poem written by Shel Silverstein
bassoon in the middle. None of the KA Smarties are as tall as a bassoon, but they all think they to analyze rhythm, meter, and verse. Then, the students recited their poem on the last day of
will be taller than a bassoon some day!!
the poetry unit.
Sheriff Landers came to talk to the 4th grade students at Payne Elementary. The fourth grade students are learning about the branches of government and how the government is run at the national, state, and
local levels. Sheriff Landers helped the students understand his role in government and how he enforces the laws.
Paulding Exempted Village Schools are held a Red,

White, and Blue Jean Day on Wednesday, March 23 to help
raise funds for the Paulding Putnam Honor Flight project.
Students were encouraged to write thank you letters, design
cards, or color pictures for the veterans who will be going
on the Honor Flight. Mrs. Caroline Arends first graders at
Paulding Exempted Village Schools named Wednesday, March 23 as Red, White, and Blue Day as a day to raise money for the Paulding Oakwood Elementary designed small posters for some of
Putnam Honor Flight project. Over $2000.00 was raised and donated to the Paulding Putnam representatives that day. Members of the the veterans. Shown are first graders Chad Long and Tori
Paulding FFA presented a check to Tara Schlatter and Annette Schreiner, Paulding Putnam Honor Flight fundraiser members.
Schlatter with the poster they created together.
The Following Businesses are proud to

present the Paulding County School Zone
Proud Sponsor of
Paulding Countys School Zone
Paulding Maramart
Payne Maramart
127 Maramart
1883 2015
132 Continuous Years
8516, Rd. 137, Paulding

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Days

News from the Past; Those Who Made It

Leland Smith Ins.

Thanks to you ...

Wed like to thank E.J.

has been serving county

Special grand jury indicts

from 15 years to life in prison on each

His address is Ashpacher Road in Defiance County. A Silverado pickup truck,

Grover Hill residents Marathon raises over $7,200

GROVER HILL In the past

We have a few leads from

Free career opportunity

The Paulding County Career

Mail-in Rebate on Purchase of 4 Select Tires

Jim Langham/Paulding County Progress

Hundreds of volunteers make it possible to complete the

er so fast to start with, but it all

OIL CHANGE & TIRE ROTATION

* Excludes full synthetic oil & diesel engines.

TRANSMISSION FLUSH - $104.95+ tax

We Will Match Or Beat Any Competitive Service

15 Qt. Dexron VI synthetic transmission fluid.

Keep your tires in good shape

FRONT END - $39.95 or

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New trash pick-up provider selected for Payne Village

along with Real Waste Disposal.

reported 13 runs for the month.

day notice for an unplated vehicle

Benschneider has led

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Jim Langham/Paulding County Progress

education who plan to be present at the Showcase include:

Products Paulding, Bryan,

and Hannah were both murdered inside the vehicle. It

Paulding County Progress

Melinda Krick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Editor

Ruth Snodgrass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Circulation

to the sheriff. If we learn of

Wednesday, March 30, 2016 Paulding County Progress - 3A

A surprise on Easter morning

Memorials may be made to ily requests donations made to

FORT WAYNE Geneva

Friday is Good Friday and

All grave decorations are to be

YOUR HOME IMPROVEMENT STORE

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Since 1948 | 200 E. Central, Van Wert, OH

Lovinas married daughter Elizabeth and husband Tim have a

doesnt get out too much in the

en M&M bars. We like them!

The Progress ...

Obituaries Updated weekdays at www.progressnewspaper.org

Large & Small

West of Kalida on U.S. Route 224

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FOR THE RECORD