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Threat of avian flu means no poultry show at the fair

By DENISE GEBERS
Progress Staff Reporter
PAULDING The Paulding County
Agricultural Society issued a statement
Wednesday, May 27: Due to the avian influenza, the junior and senior fair
board, along with the Ohio Department
of Agriculture, have decided, in the best
interest of Paulding County, to cancel
the poultry show at the 2015 Paulding
County Fair.
Avian influenza is becoming big
news these days. Since Dec. 19, 2014,
over 200 flocks of domestic birds have
contracted the disease nationwide and
over 44,670,000 birds have died. Even

then, deaths in 14 flocks over four states

are yet to be tallied.
That being said, no avian flu has been
reported in Paulding County, or even in
Ohio. Local officials would like to keep
it that way as long as possible.
So, fair officials are trying to decide
what activities they will have for junior
fair poultry project exhibitors since
their decision last week that the Paulding County Fair will not be holding a
poultry show this year. This action was
taken as an attempt to prevent any contamination of avian flu within the county.
A contributing factor in the decision

is that a less virulent (H5N8) strain of

the very deadly (H5N2) virus was recently discovered in Whitley County,
Ind. one of the pending flock counts.
There, a mixed flock of backyard poultry was found to be infected with no
preceding illness reported in adjacent
states.
In the last few days, Indiana and
Michigan have banned fair poultry
shows as a preventive measure. The
Ohio Department of Agriculture was
scheduled to host a statewide conference call on the topic on Tuesday morning.
The initial plan for the local fair is to

have exhibitors take pictures of their

project birds for display in the poultry
barn. During the junior fair auction,
those youth would participate by carrying the pictures into the sale arena.
The senior fair board was planning to
decide at a meeting Tuesday night on
how poultry projects will be handled
this year.
Sarah Noggle, Paulding County
Extension educator in the areas of agriculture and natural resources said,
Paulding is the first fair in the state,
and peoples eyes are on us as the senior fair board makes its decision how
to handle this.

Fair board members were approached by a proactive group of local

leaders including Noggle last week
about the avian flu and what might be
good local options for the fair.
Back on May 20, an avian influenza preparedness team was initiated in
Paulding County. Its goal is to determine a course of action should the flu
reach our borders. Safety and biosecurity is the first concern with economic
impacts a close second.
A second brain-storming meeting
was conducted May 26. It was deterSee AVIAN FLU, page 2A

Goings, Williamson,
relay teams moving
on to state meet
By KEVIN
WANNEMACHER
Sportswriter
TIFFIN Wayne Trace
sophomore sprinter Monique
Goings qualified for the Division III state track and field
meet in three events after moving on individually in one and
as part of two relay squads.
Goings advanced to Columbus in the 100 dash by taking
fourth in 12.57.
The Raider sophomore is
also part of the 800 relay squad
that advanced with a second
place finish in 1:46.21. Carrigan Critten, Stacy Flint and
Shayna Temple are the other
three runners moving on in the
800 relay.
Wayne Traces 400 relay
squad of Flint, Temple, Gracie
Gudakunst and Goings advanced to the state meet as well
by finishing third in 51.07.
Goings fell short in trying to
make it four events, finishing in
sixth place in the 200 dash with
a time of 25.87 seconds.

Antwerps Sam Williamson

advanced to the state meet as
well after winning the 3200 run
in 9:32.30.
The Archers Audrie Longardner also closed her year in
the 800 run, placing sixth in
2:24.85. Antwerps 3200 relay
quartet of Bailee Sigman, Rachel Williamson, Jaime Ryan
and Longardner took fifth in
10:12.70.
Wayne Traces Hank Sinn
took 10th in the shot put with a
toss of 47-2-3/4.
The Lady Raiders Erin Mohr
also saw her season come to an
end after tying for 15th in the
high jump with a leap of 4-6.
The Raiders Seth Saylor saw
his season come to an end after
eighth place finishes in both the
110 hurdles (15.26) and 300
hurdles (45.10).
Division III running preliminaries will be held on Friday
starting at 9:30 a.m. with the
finals beginning at 9:30 a.m. on
Saturday at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium.

Jim Langham/Paulding County Progress

RELAY FOR LIFE Hundreds of luminarias cast a glow around the track at the annual Relay For Life on Friday evening. They
are lit in honor of or in memory of a loved one. This years event raised more than $76,000.

Popular rib
fest this
Saturday
in Antwerp

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Around
Paulding
County
Weather report

A summary of Mays
weather highs and lows, as
recorded at Pauldings water
treatment plant:
Maximum temperature:
87 on May 8.
Low temperature: 36
on May 20 and 21.
Most rain in a 24-hour
period: 1.11 inches on May
31.
Total rainfall for the
month: 4.81 inches.

Thanks to you ...

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Ohio State Highway Patrol and the Paulding County Sheriffs Office will be working together
during June and July to help cut down on speeding traffic on U.S. 24 in Paulding County. Here, Van
Wert Post Commander Lt. Timothy Grigsby (left) shares information with Ohio Department of Transportation personnel Rhonda Pees and Matt Rosebrock, Paulding County Sheriff Jason Landers and
OSHP Sergeant Jon Gray concerning the target enforcement area that will have a high visibility from
the state patrol as well as the county.

New US 24 safety
initiative in effect
By JOE SHOUSE
Progress Staff Writer
CECIL Over the course of the past several
months, the Ohio State Highway Patrol, Paulding
County Sheriffs Office and the Ohio Department
of Transportation have collaborated in making U.S.
24 through Paulding County a safe stretch of four
lane highway. Since 2010, seven fatalities have
been recorded in Paulding County and due to the
number of accidents and subsequent deaths several
initiatives have culminated in order to help make
U.S. 24 safer.

This past week, the state patrol announced another initiative that will be implemented during the
busy summer months while family vacations and
summer travel peak.
Beginning June 1 through July 31, the state patrol and the county sheriffs office will have a higher visibility not only on U.S. 24, but above it, according to Van Wert Post Commander Lieutenant
Timothy Grigsby.
We will all be working together during this twoSee US 24 SAFETY, page 2A

By JOE SHOUSE
Progress Staff Writer
ANTWERP This Saturday, the aroma of barbecue will waft its way
through the streets of
downtown Antwerp signaling the Cleveland Street
Rib Fest is well under way.
Between the VFW and
the fire station, three rib
joints will offer some of the
best ribs in the area. Pickles
BBQ, Stella Blue and Timmys BBQ will serve up an
array of mouth-watering
ribs to please the tastebuds
of any lover of barbecue.
Sponsored by the Antwerp Community Development Committee (ACDC)
and billed as the sixth annual rib fest, vendors will
begin serving at 11:30 a.m.
and will continue to 8 p.m.
Those who prefer a different fare can feast on
pulled pork, brats, hog
dogs, hamburgers, curly
fries, steamed corn on the
cob, lemonade shake-ups,
soda, water, sweet tea and
slushies. A beer tent will
also be available for adults.
The day will start with
the 5K Rib Fest River Run.
Registration will begin at
8 a.m. with runners taking
their mark at 9 a.m. The

pre-registration prior to the

day of the event is $15 and
will guarantee the participant a free shirt. On Saturday, registration will be
$20.
At noon, the popular
corn hole tournament will
get underway. Registration
begins at 11 a.m. and is $15
per person or $30 per team.
Pre-registration is available
by calling Tom Derck at
419-506-0671.
New for this years fest is
the cot race sponsored by
the Antwerp EMS. Pre-registration will be accepted
and encouraged by May
30. For information contact
Coni Gaisford or Ashley
McDougall at McDougall
Firearms. Registration is
$50 per team with the race
starting at 3 p.m.
DJ music will be enjoyed during the day with
the Sham Band hitting the
stage at 7 p.m. for a concert.
For additional information contact Dustin Sensabaugh at 419-506-0756 or
Tom Derck. Information
is also available at www.
villageofantwerp.com or
on Facebook under ACDC
Antwerp Community Development Committee.

2A - Paulding County Progress Wednesday, June 3, 2015

Luminary service lights up the spirit of Relay For Life

By JIM LANGHAM
Feature Writer
PAULDING A large crowd
turned out for this years 2015
Relay For Life at the Paulding
County Fairgrounds. While
the visiting, walking, hugs
and goodies available brought
about a festive atmosphere,
nothing represented the spirit of
Relay more than the 10 p.m.
luminary service, heightened
by the light of a silver moon.
For many, the bright moon
was the crowning light of
loved ones who had passed
from cancer. As heartfelt songs
such as, Angel by Your Side,
echoed sacredly over the fairgrounds, friends and loved
ones embraced in tears by their
luminary remembering or celebrating the lives of those being honored.
By the time those attending
completed the victory lap by

Saturday noon, $76,171 had

been raised for the cause of
cancer in Paulding County this
year.
Jillene McMichael, who
has worked with the event for
many years, had nothing but
offerings of thanks to those
who had been involved in this
years successful event.
Before my body and mind
shut down from yet another amazing Relay For Life, I
want to say my thank yous to
my team members who may
be few but strong, said McMichael. I want to thank my
event leadership who continues to astound me.
The way this close-knit
community comes together
and helps each other continues
to show the greatness and true
character of this community,
continued McMichael.
Near one of the luminaries,

a mother held a little child.

The child held a flashing star;
whether she realized it or not,
the little child was being introduced to one of the most
sacred traditions in the county.
As quietness fell over the
fairgrounds, McMichael began the ceremony by saying,
Remember why we are here;
remember who we are here to
celebrate and remember. Take
time in this relay to respect and
remember those who no longer
have to battle this illness. The
feelings of this moment are defined differently by everyone
who is here.
We pray for families still
behind. Give grace to move
forward to whatever lies
ahead, prayed Pastor Jerry Thompson. We celebrate
those who are in remission,
knowing that you are the giver of all good gifts. May we

know in the midst of it that we

dont go anywhere but where
you are in the midst of us.
As those present lit their
luminary candles, McMichael
asked them to remember their
father and mother, spouse,
brother or sister, grandparent,
aunt or uncle, cousins or other
relatives, friends and all other

loved ones. The moonbeams

continued to filter over the
crowd during a moment of silence.
Quietly, bagpipes started
playing, Amazing grace, how
sweet the sound that saved a
wretch like me.
A large crowd followed the
bagpipes around the track, tak-

ing in the light of the luminaries. Quiet hugs and occasional

sobs accompanied the sacred
moment.
When weve been there
10,000 years, bright shining as
the sun, weve no less days to
sing Gods praise than when
we first begun, played the
bagpipes.

Motorcycle crash claims one

GROVER HILL The Ohio
State Highway Patrols Van Wert
Post is investigating a fatal crash
that occurred at approximately 3:42 a.m. Friday, May 29, on
Wetzel Road near Hoaglin Center Road in Van Wert County.
Dead is Jeffrey C. Bidlack,
age 53, of Grover Hill.
According to troopers, a 2008
Harley-Davidson
motorcycle
driven by Bidlack was traveling
westbound on Wetzel Road approaching Hoaglin Center Road

n AVIAN

when he struck a deer that was

crossing the roadway.
Bidlack was thrown from his
motorcycle and sustained multiple injuries.
He was lifeflighted by Samaritan Medical Transport to
Parkview Regional Medical
Center in Fort Wayne, where he
later succumbed to his injuries.
Bidlack was not wearing a
helmet at the time of the crash.
The motorcycle sustained disabling damage and was towed

from the scene.

Wetzel Road was closed between Hoaglin Center Road and
Slane Road for approximately
two hours while the scene was
cleared.
Troopers also were assisted Terry Neer, Caleb Thompson and Karen Price were this years honorary survivors at Relay For
on scene by Grover Hill Fire and Life. They carried the banner leading the survivors lap on Friday evening to begin the annual twoEMS, Van Wert County EMS, day event. Photo courtesy Erika Pease.
Van Wert County Sheriffs Office, and Superior Collison.
The crash remains under investigation. Alcohol is not believed to be a factor in the crash.

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mined at that meeting later that

evening to address the fair board
with its concerns.
At the fair board meeting
that night, the team, consisting
of OSU Extension educators,
Paulding EMA, with representatives from the county commissioners, the sheriffs office,
the health department, the Ohio
Department of Agriculture and
Cooper Farms, gave an educational presentation about the
progression of the disease across
the country and some repercussions in the 15 states involved.
For example, in Minnesota

alone, losses in production and

related businesses are in the
hundreds of millions of dollars
and rising daily.
The team laid out two possible options for the fair board to
consider. Their choices were: no
poultry show; or a one-day full
terminal show in which all the
poultry would be shipped out
that day for immediate slaughter.
It was decided the second option was not viable; so the show
was canceled.
This is real; this is life. It may
not be easy to explain (to junior

24 SAFETY

fair exhibitors) or for them to understand, concluded Noggle.

We want to be in front of
this and not playing catch up,
said Ed Bohn, Paulding County
EMA director. Its not if, its
when.
We want to be of one voice
in the county as how to handle
this matter, added Noggle.
Noggle said they contacted
the Ohio Department of Agriculture for guidelines for how to
deal with the fair.
The local fair board agonized
over its decision, but in the end
voted to cancel this years event.

The junior and senior fair

boards thank you for your
patience and understanding
through this most difficult decision, said a release given to
poultry exhibitors at their May
27 Skill-a-thon.
Currently, the ODA is recommending no poultry from
infected states will be permitted
to show at the Ohio State Fair.
The possibility of canceling that
show is also real should the outbreak hit Ohio.
While the disease is rapidly
spread and lethal to some types
of birds, risk to humans is considered to be low. No human
cases of these viruses have been
detected in the United States,
Canada, or internationally, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
People who believe their
poultry may have contracted the
virus are asked to immediately
contact ODA on their animal
disease hotline: 800-300-9755
or 614-728-6220.
Watch for educational articles on this subject from the
local OSU office, submitted by
Noggle, which will appear in
upcoming editions of the Paulding Progress.

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month period as we concentrate

on speed and failure to yield.
Not only will we have a greater
visibility on the highway but we
will also take advantage of the
aviation unit out of Columbus,
said Grigsby.
The designated area of concern, known as the target enforcement area, has received several upgrades in recent months to
help improve the safety of those
driving on U.S. 24. With the help
of the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT), studies and
analysis have been completed to
help guide them when it comes
to implementing new road markings and signage.
The bottom line is that we
can have the proper markings
and bright signs for drivers to
read but speed is the issue. Speed
is usually the main factor for
many accidents along this stretch
of highway, said Van Wert Post
Commander Sergeant Jon Gray.
He went on to say, Educating
people about crossing intersections is so important.
Recent statistics have shown
that of 57,000 vehicles monitored, over 16,000 were speeding
with many traveling over 90 mph
and even a handful being clocked
at over 100 mph.
With that kind of speed,
I think people are sometimes
fooled as they attempt to enter
U.S. 24 from one of the at-grade
intersections and therefore, failing to yield causing an accident.
Many of the accidents we investigate involve people who live
outside of the area. This time of
year, we expect out-of-state traffic to be heavier at times with vacationers heading to Cedar Point
and the lakes; anxious to get to
their destination, said Grigsby.
Rhonda Pees, public information officer, and Matt Rosebrock,
traffic and safety engineer from
ODOT, explained some of the
improvements made by ODOT
in order to make U.S. 24 a safer
highway.
New pavement markings have
been added to help aid drivers
navigate at each intersection.

Along with the pavement markings have been the addition of

new signs.
We have added new markings at the intersections with U.S.
24 at County Road 21, Township
Road 83, County Road 87, County Road 115, County Road 232,
County Road 133 and County
Road 143. The new markings
better define the median areas at
each at-grade intersection, said
Pees.
The installation of signs have
been posted at the Indiana state
line as well as the Paulding/Defiance County line stating Intersections for the next 19 miles.
Also, posted at the at-grade
intersections are orange colored
signs stating Look Again.
The look-again signs are
unique in that they are the only
ones of this type being used in
Ohio. The purpose of the look
againsign is to serve as a reminder when crossing U.S. 24 (four
lanes). A vehicle needs to come
to a stop when they approach the
center and while at that location,
look again making sure traffic
is clear, said Rosebrock.
The concern for making U.S.
24 a better traveling experience
has caused area leaders to hold
town hall meetings, conduct corridor studies including camera
surveillance video at two intersections (County Roads 87 and
143), add new road markings
and signs. There has been many
hours dedicated to the study of
the highway and its future safety. The Ohio Highway Patrol
and the sheriffs office plan to be
out in force as they make themselves visible in order to curtail
speeders and hopefully encourage a safer highway that will
take individuals and families to
their summer destinations.
We appreciate the efforts by
so many to help make U.S. 24
a safer highway to travel and
with everyone working together
we can make the highway even
safer in the future. But for now
we want to send a clear message
that you dont want to speed in
Paulding County, said Grigsby.

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Obituaries Updated weekdays at www.progressnewspaper.org

JASON OUTLAND

1935-2015
INDIANAPOLIS Former
Paulding County resident Jason Lee Outland, 80, passed
away peacefully surrounded by his family on Tuesday,
May 12.

ROBERT
GOTTSCHALK

1924-2015
ANTWERP Robert J.
Gottschalk, 90, of Antwerp,
passed away at home on
Thursday, May 21.

ERMA FRIEND
PRATT

1934-2015
HAVILAND Erma J.
Friend Pratt, age 80, died Sunday, May 24.

DOROTHY
HORNISH

nish, Kevin (Abby) Hornish,

Kristine (Scott) Jenkins, Cheryl
(Korey) Grow, Tiffany (Andreas) Janzen, Austin Hornish
and Havianna Hornish; and 14
great-grandchildren.
She also was preceded in
death by a brother, the Rev.
Raymond Matson.
Funeral services were held
Saturday, May 30 at Bethel
Christian Church in Arthur
with Pastor Chris Baker officiating. Burial followed in
Sherman Cemetery, Oakwood.
Heitmeyer Funeral Home,
Oakwood, was in charage of
arrangements.
Memorials may be made to
Bethel Christian Church, Arthur.
Condolences can be expressed at www.heitmeyerfuneralhome.com.

ROBERT MILLER

1950-2015
ANTWERP Robert Gizmo Miller, 64, of Antwerp,
1933-2015
passed away Thursday, May
OAKWOOD Dorothy M.
28 at The Gardens of PauldHornish, 82, of Oakwood, died
ing.
at 2:36 a.m. Wednesday, May
27 at Glenn Park of Defiance.
JEFF BIDLACK
She was
1962-2015
born May
GROVER HILL Jeff C.
5, 1933 in
Bidlack, 53, of Grover Hill,
Paulding
died at 5:13 a.m. Friday, May
County
29 at Parkview Medical Cento the late
ter from injuries sustained in
Elwood
a motorcycle accident.
and Jennie

(ReynHUBERT
olds) Matson. On June 15,
NOBLE
1952, she married Don Allen
1931-2015
Hornish, who died Sept. 15,
2010. Dorothy was a devoted PAULDING Hubert
homemaker and she assisted Noble, age 84, died Friday,
her husband with insurance May 29.
and tax planning for Hornish He was
Financial Insurance Services. born March
She was an unselfish servant 20, 1931
to God, her entire extended in Jackfamily, and her community.
son, Ky.,
Surviving are three sons, the son of
Daniel (Mary) Hornish of Na- George W.
poleon, Ronald (Vicki) Hornish and Sallie
of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and B. (Spicer)
Thomas (Suzanne) Hornish of Noble. On Nov. 10, 1956, he
Seattle; nine grandchildren, married Garnett E. Evans,
Ryan (Tonya) Hornish, Lynette
who preceded him in death on
(Jeff) McCord, Brad (Lisa) Hor-

May 18, 1996. He was a U.S.

Army veteran, serving during
the Korean War, and retired
in 1996 from Johns Manville,
Defiance. He was a member of
Oakwood American Legion
and VFW Post #587. He attended Paulding Church of the
Nazarene.
He is survived by three
daughters, Diana DePrimio,
Antwerp, Renee (Tim) Boss,
Paulding, and Gwyn (Richard) Jones, Anderson, Ind.; a
brother, Raymond Noble, Cincinnati; six grandchildren, Joel
Ruch, Justin and Tyler (Halie)
Boss, Jocelyn (Justin) Overby,
Micayla and Clayre Jones; and
two great-grandsons, Branson
Boss and Carter Overby.
He was also preceded in
death by his parents; son, Stuart; and son-in-law, Gary DePrimio.
Funeral services were conducted Monday, June 1 at St.
Paul Evangelical Lutheran
Church, Paulding. Burial was
in Blakeslee Cemetery, Charloe, with military graveside
rites accorded by VFW Post
#587. Den Herder Funeral
Home, Paulding, was in charge
of arrangements.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations made to
Star 88.3 Radio Station, Fort
Wayne; Diabetes Foundation
of NW Ohio; or Heartland
Hospice, Fort Wayne.
Online condolences may be
sent to www.denherderfh.com.

VICKI KEMERER

1956-2015
ANTWERP Vicki Kemerer, 58, passed away Saturday,
May 30 at Community Memorial Hospital, Hicksville.

RUTH STEWART

1915-2015
GROVER HILL Ruth L.
Stewart, 99, of Grover Hill,
died on Sunday, May 31 at the
VanCrest Health Care Center
in Van Wert.

4-H Camp coming soon

By JOE SHOUSE
Progress Staff Writer
PAULDING During the summer, youth
camp is a popular activity for kids of all ages.
This summer, as in summers past, 4-H camp
will be made available to young camping enthusiasts and will offer a variety of ways to
spend a few days stretching imaginations,
learning teamwork, while enjoying the outdoors. Camp is available to those who have
completed the third grade through the eighth.
4-H camp will be held July 9-13 and registration is due by June 22. Forms can be secured online at www.paulding.osu.edu or at
the 4-H office in the extension building located on the Paulding County fairgrounds. Cost
of the camp is $165 for 4-H members and
$185 for non-members.
The camping experience will be held at
Camp Palmer in Fulton County near Fayette.
The camp site includes 145 acres and is adjacent to Harrison Lake State Park.
Campers will be housed in cabins near the
central area of the camp. Each camper will
have a bunk and area for personal belongings.
Each cabin will be assigned a well- trained
counselor. Friends may request to stay in the
same cabin. Three home-style meals will be
served each day in the dining hall and a snack
will be offered daily.
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them for the camp. This years theme is Stepping into the World of Seuss. In addition to
the traditional camping activities, campers
will have the opportunity to experience optional sessions including swimming, canoeing, archery, nature hikes and a high ropes
course.
The 4-H camp is always a great week for
the kids. I am really excited about this years
camp and Im looking forward to a large number of campers, said Michael Schweinsberg,
4-H Youth Development Educator.
All camp activities are held in various locations and facilities including a craft hall, nature
lab, multi-purpose recreation hall, Adirondack
shelter and dining hall. Recreational activities
will take place on sports fields, volleyball,
tennis and basketball courts, miniature golf
courses and archery range. Swimming will be
on site at an Olympic-sized pool.
On Saturday, July 11 at the same camp location, a Cloverbud camp will be offered to
those age 5-8. The one-day camp is open to
all children and the fee is $10. If parents wish
to stay for the day camp, they, too, will be required to pay the same camp fee.
Camp forms are available at the 4-H office
and questions can be answered by calling Schweinsberg at 399-8225.

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Birthday celebration includes

eating out, new gas grill
I am already a day late in
getting this column to my
editors. I appreciate their patience.
Tomorrow morning we
leave at 5:30 a.m. for nephew
John and Arlenes wedding
day. Everything is sewn as
needed for this wedding. I am
making Verenas dress, cape
and apron for nephew Bens
wedding next week. It is the
color peacock. I need to cut
out and sew mine yet. I am
supposed to wear periwinkle.
I want to thank all the readers for their happy birthday
wishes. My 44th birthday was
on Friday, May 22. My husband Joe took the family and I
out to eat at Ponderosa. What
a treat! The children asked the
waitresses and waiters to sing
Happy Birthday to me.
Joe also gave me a gas grill
for my birthday. I have always
wanted one but Joe prefers to
grill on a charcoal grill. I have
it on my front porch and have
used it to grill hamburgers
and pork steak. It has a burner
on the side which Im sure Ill
use a lot this summer to cook
on to keep the house cooler
and cleaner.
Daughter Elizabeth is enjoying her week off from the
RV factory. She is getting a
lot of sewing done. She has
two more weddings to sew
dresses for, where she and
Timothy will be table waiters.
Saturday, the younger children helped me get most of
the garden planted. I wasnt
going to put out as many
plants since Im short in space
with the pole barn going up
where my other garden was.
I went to get my plants at the
greenhouse and should have
been counting how many tomato and pepper plants I was
getting. I like to try different
varieties and before I knew
it, I had 80 tomato plants
and 40 green pepper plants
to squeeze in one garden. It
looks like Ill be canning lots
of salsa, pizza, and spaghetti
sauce, V-8, tomato juice, etc.
That is if they all produce
well.
The men are here today
finishing the pole barn. It is
looking really nice! Neighbors Joas and Susan walked
over here last night to look at
it. Their son is getting married
next week and they will be
our new neighbors. The wedding is at Joas and Susans
house so they are really busy
right now.
The horse Mighty that
we bought from brother
Amos is still doing great for
us. Daughter Susan drove him
to work one day. She picked
up my sister Susan and another girl on her way to work.
Susan is still training Prancer
every chance she gets. They
are putting in longer hours at
nephew Emanuls woodworking shop so her time is limited
in the evenings.
Our thoughts and prayers
are with a family in our

Mighty the Eichers new horse and designated for buggy

driving is proving to be a good horse.
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1 box strawberry or cherry
Jell-O
1 box cake mix (yellow or
white)
3/4 cup melted oleo
1 10.5-ounce package marshmallows
Put rhubarb cuts in buttered
9x13-inch baking dish. Pour
dry Jell-O and marshmallows
community. The 49-year-old over this. Pour dry cake mix
mother died of that dreadful over all of this and drizzle
disease, cancer. She was laid to oleo on top. Bake at 350 for
rest last week. Her daughter is 40 to 50 minutes.
getting married in a few weeks. Lovina Eicher is an Old OrOur sympathy goes out to the der Amish writer, cook, wife
lonely husband and children. and mother of eight. Formerly
May God help them through writing as The Amish Cook,
this difficult trial in life.
Eicher inherited that column
Readers of my mothers for- from her mother, Elizabeth Comer column requested that I blentz, who wrote from 1991
share her recipe with my new to 2002. Readers can contact
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marked with several changes. Holland, IL 60473 (please
They say its a winner!
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June 8-12

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DUPONT Dupont Church of the Brethren will offer Vacation Bible School each evening beginning Monday, June 12.
VBS will start each night at 7 p.m. and conclude at 9:10 p.m.,
June 8-12.
This years theme, A Journey with the Rudes, is based on
the movie The Croods who are on a journey to escape the
destruction of this world to find light. Our journey with The
Rudes will be traveling down the Roman Road to find Light.
The invitation to attend VBS is for preschool through high
school age. For more information call 419-596-4314.
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4A - Paulding County Progress Wednesday, June 3, 2015

PAU LD I N G PRO G R E SS

FOR THE RECORD

Sheriffs Report
ACCIDENTS:
Tuesday, May 19
10:20 a.m. Brion C. Hanenkratt, 37,
of Payne, was cited for improper backing following a two-vehicle mishap on
Nancy Street in Paulding. Reports indicate that as he was backing from a private drive, the 2011 Ford F150 pickup
he was driving struck a 2004 Saturn Ion
which was driven westbound by Sharon
R. ONeil, 73, of Paulding. Damage was
minor to the car while the truck was not
harmed. Neither driver was hurt.
INCIDENTS:
Wednesday, May 20
11:50 a.m. Dog complaint was fielded
on West Wall Street in Paulding.
11:57 a.m. Antwerp resident of North
Main Street lodged a dog complaint.
Noon. Dog complaint came in from
East Canal Street in Antwerp.
2:11 p.m. Dog complaint was handled
on Ohio 500 in Paulding Township.
3:13 p.m. Possible sexual abuse is
being investigated in Emerald Township.
3:54 p.m. Dog complaint was lodged
from Road 8 in Emerald Township.
5:06 p.m. EMS was called to Road
103 in Paulding Township for a man
who had fallen into a pond.
5:23 p.m. Vehicle search was conducted in Auglaize Township along Ohio
637.
5:24 p.m. K9 unit was deployed along
Ohio 637 in Auglaize Township.
9:05 p.m. Four fire departments
worked a barn fire on Road 49 in Benton
Township: three from Payne with their
EMS, two from Scott with their EMS,
two from Grover Hill and four from
Paulding. They were on scene about
three hours.
Thursday, May 21
10:16 a.m. A small child was seen
standing naked along a street in Melrose.
11:26 a.m. Theft of a sweeper and
debit card was investigated on Ohio 500
in Paulding Township.
11:41 a.m. Threats were looked into
on Road 1021 in Auglaize Township.
11:55 a.m. Domestic disturbance was
handled in Cecil.
1:54 p.m. Rekindle of the barn fire on
Road 49 in Benton Township was reported. A single Payne fire unit was on
scene less than 30 minutes.
4:34 p.m. Dog complaint was lodged
from Ohio 613 in Brown Township.
4:37 p.m. Latty Township resident of
Ohio 114 reported a dog complaint.
4:51 p.m. Subject was arrested.
5:50 p.m. Paulding EMS made a
transport from a motor vehicle accident
involving a semi on Ohio 637 in Jackson
Township.
7:15 p.m. Telephone harassment was
looked into in Grover Hill.
10:01 p.m. A Benton Township resident of Road 17 reported seeing a truck
stuck in a field.
Friday, May 22
3:42 a.m. Vehicle search was conducted at Erie and Buffalo streets in Antwerp. The vehicle was towed from the
scene.
10:58 a.m. Domestic problem overnight involving a student was reported

by the school.
12:29 p.m. Loose horse was seen on
Road 165 in Washington Township.
5:10 p.m. Dog complaint was registered from West Jackson Street in Paulding.
9:16 p.m. Dog complaint was handled
on Road 173 in Washington Township.
11:12 p.m. A truck was found on its
side along Road 138 in Jackson Township. It was smoking and had been abandoned.
Saturday, May 23
12:55 a.m. Car/deer crash was documented near the intersection of Roads
168 and 123 in Emerald Township.
11:58 a.m. A driver was seen shooting
from a truck at the intersection of Roads
48 and 177 in Washington Township.
2:51 p.m. Tractor/camper accident
was handled in Cecil. No further information was available.
3:20 p.m. Two Paulding fire units and
the EMS responded to a grass fire on
Nancy Street. They were there less than
15 minutes.
4:35 p.m. Dog complaint came in
from Road 95 in Paulding Township.
5:57 p.m. Deputies assisted Defiance
Police Department by delivering a message on Ohio 613 in Paulding Township.
7:26 p.m. Prowler complaint was
lodged from Road 162 in Crane Township.
7:28 p.m. An Auglaize Township resident of Road 201 reported explosives
being used and four-wheelers racing.
Sunday, May 24
4:54 a.m. Drugs was the complaint in
Antwerp.
6:17 a.m. Car/deer crash on Ohio 500
south of Payne in Benton Township was
handled.
12:45 p.m. Dog complaint came in
from Road 115 in Emerald Township.
3:42 p.m. Dog complaint was looked
into on Road 250 in Carryall Township.
4:41 p.m. Ditch bank was seen smoldering on Road 151 in Washington
Township.
9:25 p.m. Dog bite was investigated
on Road 137 in Jackson Township.
10:56 p.m. Gun shots were heard in
the area of Road 108 in Jackson Township.
Monday, May 25
12:18 a.m. Dog complaint was handled on US 127 in Crane Township.
12:45 a.m. Vehicle search was conducted on South Grant Street in Paulding.
5:24 a.m. Car/deer collision was documented on US 127 north of Ohio 114 in
Blue Creek Township.
11:14 a.m. Commercial burglar alarm
sounded on Ohio 49 in Harrison Township.
11:19 a.m. Dog complaint was handled near the intersection of Roads 48
and 187 in Harrison Township.
12:19 p.m. Dog complaint was investigated on Road 60 in Washington
Township.
2:19 p.m. Two vehicle crash at the
intersection of Ohio 111 and US 127
in Crane Township was documented.
Paulding EMS made a transport. Cecil/

Crane Township and Paulding fire departments assisted at the scene. No further information was available.
3:13 p.m. A Brown Township resident
of Road 209 told deputies a farmer had
cut a tree down in his yard.
10:49 p.m. K9 unit was deployed on
McDonald Pike.
11:18 p.m. Deputies reported finding
marijuana on McDonald Pike.
11:36 p.m. Breaking and entering was
investigated on Road 73 in Crane Township.
Tuesday, May 26
Midnight. Subject on a four-wheeler
was seen peeking in windows of a home
on Road 228 in Emerald Township. The
homeowner followed the white male
south on Road 139.
12:01 a.m. Threats were reported from
Road 143 in Emerald Township.
10:56 a.m. Dog complaint was looked
into on Nancy Street in Paulding.
1:16 p.m. Neglected horses were reported on Road 230 in Crane Township.
2:55 p.m. Identification theft was investigated on Road 171 in Brown Township.
2:59 p.m. Defiance Clinic reported
they were treating a dog bite that occurred on Ohio 637 in Jackson Township.
7:06 p.m. Deputies arrested Justin
Phipps on a Williams County warrant.
8:21 p.m. An Auglaize Township resident of Road 218 reported a golf cart on
the road.
11:29 p.m. Oakwood EMS and Auglaize Fire Department were called to
assist standby during a meth lab deconstruction on Road 191 in Auglaize
Township.
Wednesday, May 27
1:48 a.m. Unwanted male was reported from Melrose.
9:28 a.m. Dog complaint was handled
on West Perry Street in Paulding.
10:20 a.m. Deputies arrested Arin
Canfield.
10:24 a.m. A message was delivered
for Napoleon Police Department on
Road 424 in Carryall Township.
11:26 a.m. Consent search of a vehicle was conducted on US 24 in Carryall
Township.
3:15 p.m. Theft complaint was investigated on Ohio 613 in Paulding Township.
3:25 p.m. Dog complaint was reported
from Latty Village.
10:04 p.m. Four-wheeler and a truck
were seen tearing up Eaton Farm on
Road 192 in Crane Township.
10:55 p.m. Telephone harassment
was looked into on Road 230 in Carryall
Township.
10:56 p.m. Threats were investigated
in Melrose.
11:10 p.m. Unruly juvenile complaint
was handled on Road 79 in Blue Creek
Township.
Thursday, May 28
3:17 a.m. Vehicle search was conducted at the intersection of Road 105
and 206 in Crane Township.
9:05 a.m. Search warrant was executed at an undisclosed location.

Kim Sutton was the guest speaker at the Paulding Kiwanis

Club meeting. She spoke on behalf of the John Paulding Historical Society, telling about some of the things they do and how they
do it. The society is run by volunteers and the artifacts have all
been donated. Every year, the society hosts different programs
and fundraising events to help with the upkeep and expenses.
Bill Hanak was the program chairman.

For the Record

It is the policy of the

Paulding County Progress
to publish public records as
they are reported or released
by various agencies.
Names appearing in For
the Record are published
without exception, to
preserve the fairness and
impartiality of the Progress
and as a news service to our
readers.

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

None reported.

The Progress ...

is Paulding Countys
newspaper of record.

Paulding Council
hears truck and
mowing concerns

By SAMANTHA HABERN
Correspondent
PAULDING The Paulding Village Council met in a regular session Monday, June 1. Council President Roger Sierer
presided in the absence of Mayor Greg White.
Concerns were heard about property in Emerald Acres not
being mowed, with grass being knee deep. It was stated the
police chief has sent out letters and is working on the problem.
Sierer commended the police for keeping semi trucks without
business in Paulding out of residential areas during the sewer
separation project. As a reminder, big trucks can easily tear up
residential streets and it is asked that they follow the detour
signs.
The council unanimously approved the Proposal and Contract Agreement, which will have the water storage tanks inspected.
The council heard the second reading of Ordinance 1503-15
authorizing participation in the State of Ohio cooperative purchasing program.
The following committee meetings were scheduled:
Tuesday, June 2: utility meeting at 5:30 p.m.
Monday, June 8: safety committee meeting at 5:30 p.m.
Tuesday, June 9: street meeting at 5:30 p.m.
The next council meeting will be at 6:30 p.m. Monday, June 15 .

Police Report
ACCIDENT REPORTS
Saturday, May 23
7:50 p.m. Neither driver
was hurt in a two-vehicle accident on East Perry Street.
Judy A. Engle, 48, of Latty
was traveling southbound in
a 1997 Dodge Caravan when
Justin Edward Speice, 17, of
Latty pulled from a business
lot and the two collided. Damage was minor to the van and
the 1991 Chevy Lumina operated by Speice. Neither driver was hurt. The youth was
charged with failure to yield
right-of-way.
INCIDENT REPORTS
Wednesday, May 20
8:10 p.m. A West Perry
Street resident requested no
contact with two other women.

9 p.m. Threats were investigated on North Main Street.

Thursday, May 21
2:34 p.m. Open burning
was reported on West Jackson
Street. An unattended fire was
put out by the Paulding Fire
Department.
3:25 a.m. Medication was
reported missing from a
North Main Street home.
4 p.m. A wide load was
seen hung up at the intersection of Williams and Miles
streets. The vehicle was gone
when officers arrived.
5 p.m. Representative from
a construction crew told police one of their skid loaders
had been stolen from a Fort
Wayne location and was reportedly seen in use in Paulding by another crew.

7:21 p.m. A vehicle was

struck while parked in a
business lot along West Perry Street. Police indicated
the damage appeared to have
been made by something other than a vehicle.
Friday, May 22
1:06 a.m. Suspicious vehicle was seen in a business
parking area along Dooley
Drive.
1:36 p.m. Possible violation of a no contact order was
looked into on North Water
Street with a report sent to the
prosecutors office.
4:11 p.m. Complaint of high
grass on North Dix Street was
addressed.
9:26 p.m. Junk issue on
North Cherry Street was addressed.

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11:10 p.m. Police assisted

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left the scene of a crash on
Charloe Trail just east of the
village.
Saturday, May 23
3:26 p.m. Grass fire was reported on Nancy Street.
11:14 p.m. Semi driver on
operating on North Main
Street was issued a citation.
11:49 p.m. Suspicious person was seen in a yard on
West Perry Street. The subject
was dressed in black and wore
a ski mask.
Sunday, May 24
8:40 a.m. Family disturbance was looked into on
Dennis Street.
11:39 p.m. Junk ordinance
issue on North Cherry Street
was investigated.
Monday, May 25
12:40 a.m. Traffic stop
at the intersection of West
Wayne and Grant streets
yielded paraphernalia. Deputies assisted with the matter.
2:49 a.m. Dog complaint
was lodged from West Perry
Street.

1:40 p.m. Officers were called

for a family disturbance on North
Cherry Street, but were told to
disregard.
5:50 p.m. A North Walnut
Street resident requested no contact with a North Main Street resident.
Tuesday, May 26
12:10 a.m. Harassing calls
were handled on North Sherman
Street.
7:30 p.m. Possible violation of
a protection order was investigated at the ball fields on Road 103.
10 p.m. Junk notice was
served on a North Cherry Street
property.
11:14 p.m. Junk notice was
prepared for a West Perry Street
location.

Wednesday, May 27
12:05 a.m. Junk notice was
prepared for a West Jackson
Street address.
12:10 a.m. Junk notice was
readied for a Nancy Street
property.
4:53 a.m. Paulding County Hospital ER requested an
officer for a male and female
arguing in a car. The car and
female were gone when officers arrived, but the man was
inside, in need of stitches.
2:20 p.m. Theft of $20 from
vending machines on McDonald Pike was investigated.
8:45 p.m. One female reported being harassed by another while at a North Williams Street business.

Weather report weekly summary as recorded at Paulding Villages water

treatment plant

Observations recorded for the 24 hours ending at 7:30 a.m. on the morning of:

DATE HIGH LOW

May 26
82
61
May 27
86
63
May 28
79
56
May 29
82
56
May 30
85
63
May 31
83
52
June 1
55
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Wednesday, June 3, 2015 Paulding County Progress - 5A

Common Pleas
Civil Docket

The term et al. refers to and others; et

vir., and husband; et ux., and wife.

Rickey A. Heck, Defiance and

Myra J. Heck, Defiance vs. Keith
Knox, Lima and Knox Holdings
LLC, Lakview. Money only.
Jennifer R. Richards, Paulding vs.
Randall L. Richards, Jr., Paulding.
Divorce.
In the matter of: Tabbetha M.
Scott, Continental and Steven A.
Scott, Oakwood. Dissolution of
marriage.
In the matter of: Leora C. Smalley,
Paulding and John E. Smalley,
Cecil. Dissolution of marriage.
Midfirst Bank, Oklahoma City vs.
Kenneth Hodges, Defiance and Michelle Hodges, Defiance and Paulding County Treasurer, Paulding.
Foreclosures.
Marriage Licenses
Dmitry James Billingsley, 18,
Latty, PC technician and Katrina
Marie Lusk, 18, Latty, student.
Parents are James Stoker and
Cher Dixon; and Dewey Lusk and
Tammy Keys.
Tomas Moreno Jr., 33, Antwerp,
union carpenter and Kelly Jo Feeney, 32, Antwerp, not applicable.

Parents are Tomas Moreno Sr. and

Dorothy Dix; and Dale Feeney and
Sylvia DeLeon.
Wesley Wade Bowman Jr., 25,
Paulding, factory worker and Cynthia Areal Renna Powell, 22, Paulding, McDonalds. Parents are Wesley
W. Bowman Sr. and Carrie Kowalis; and Dale Powell and Susan Langenderfer.
Administration Docket
In the Estate of Charles H.
Stenger, application to administer
file.
Criminal Docket
Napoleon Shurelds Jr., 30, of Van
Wert, was found guilty of trafficking
in heroin (F3) while a second identical charge was dismissed. He was
sentenced to four years community
control sanctions on the conditions
of 30 days jail, no drugs or alcohol,
submit to random tests, assessment
at Westwood Behavioral, obtain and
maintain employment, six-month
license suspension, pay $1,067.49
costs including $880 restitution to
the Paulding County Sheriffs office. Seized contraband may be destroyed by law enforcement.
Anthony L. Parcher, 24, of Paulding, changed his plea to guilty of

trafficking in marijuana (F5). He

will be sentenced July 6.
Ryan L. Fraley, 20, of Paulding,
was sentenced to four years community control sanctions after being
found guilty of trafficking in marijuana (F5). Conditions of the sanctions include 30 days jail with work
release, no drugs or alcohol, submit
to random tests, obtain and maintain
employment, six-month license suspension, and pay $841 in costs including $100 restitution and a $500
fine which is to be split 50/50 between the sheriffs and prosecutors
offices for drug enforcement. Seized
contraband may be destroyed by law
enforcement.
Scott C. Cramer, 52, of Payne,
changed his plea to guilty of felony
DWI (F3) and was released on his
own recognizance on the conditions
of no arrests, no drugs or alcohol and
no driving motor vehicles.
Heather A. Ladd, 28, of Oakwood,
had a hearing for intervention in
lieu of conviction set for June 15.
Her bond was also modified from
no contact with a specific female to
no unlawful contact with her. Ladd
is charged with possession of heroin
(F5).

Holly A. McVey-Flores, 37, of

Oakwood, was ordered to be evaluated to see if she is a proper candidate
for intervention in lieu of conviction.
The matter will come for hearing
June 22 to make the determination.
A June 16 jury trial was vacated. Her
bond was modified to allow her to
have no unlawful contact with a specific female. She is accused of possession of heroin (F5).
Amber L. Orona, 31, of Napoleon,
was scheduled for further pretrial
conference on Aug. 27. Her June 16
jury trial was vacated. Her indictment
alleges three counts nonsupport of
dependents (F5).
Brittany A. Sprow, 28, of Paulding, was set for a June 11 pretrial
conference regarding her indictment
alleging two counts complicity to
trafficking in drugs (F5). All tangible evidence of the case was ordered
preserved and the defendant to be
granted the opportunity to inspect,
review and copy it.
Tyler J. Levos, 30, of Paulding,
made an appearance on the States
motion to revoke his recognizance
bond. He denied the allegations and
a bond revocation hearing was set for
June 2. A pretrial conference set for

June 15 was vacated. He is charged

with felony OVI (F3).
Scott Russell Haney, 33, of Paulding, entered a not guilty plea to possession of methamphetamine (F5)
and had court dates set for a June 29
pretrial conference with an Aug. 18
jury trial. He waived extradition, and
his $2,500 bond was continued with
additional conditions of no arrests,
and no alcohol or drugs.
Leslie A. Porter, 30, of Cecil, had a
not guilty plea entered to possession
of heroin (F5). Dates were set for
a June 15 pretrial conference and a
July 14 jury trial. She waived extradition and was released on her own
recognizance on the conditions of no
arrests, no drugs or alcohol, report for
drug testing after release and weekly
thereafter with immediate incarceration upon a failed test.
Leonard Jack Feeney, 29, of Melrose, entered not guilty pleas to failure to comply with order of police
(F3) and endangering children (F3).
Court dates are a July 2 pretrial conference and an Aug. 11 jury trial. He
waived extradition and was released
on his own recognizance on the conditions of no arrests and no drugs or
alcohol.

County Court
Civil Docket:
T.D. Bank USA, N.A.,
Minneapolis, Minn. vs. Jennifer Saul, Antwerp. Money
only, satisfied.
Credit Adjustments Inc.,
Defiance vs. Larry L. Switzer, Melrose and Cynthia
Switzer, Melrose. Small
claims, satisfied.
Michael L. Mott, DDS,
Ltd., Paulding vs. Brian K.
Brown, Paulding. Other action, satisfied.
Credit Adjustments Inc.,
Defiance vs. Michael D.
Johnson, Antwerp and Lidia
B. Johnson, Antwerp. Small
claims, satisfied.
Credit Adjustments Inc.,
Defiance vs. Thomas Shrider, Paulding. Small claims,
satisfied.
IOM Health Systems L.P.,
Lutheran Hospital, Cincinnati vs. Randall R. Thomas,
Cecil. Other action, judgment for the plaintiff in the
sum of $1,025.14.
Returned To You Ltd.,
Paulding vs. Travis Christian, Payne. Small claims,
judgment for the plaintiff in
the sum of $1,637.
Snow & Sauerteig LLP,
Fort Wayne vs. Brandi L.
Mosier, Antwerp. Small
claims, judgment for the
plaintiff in the sum of $351.
Returned To You Ltd.,
Paulding vs. Christopher
Smith, Oakwood. Small
claims, judgment for the

plaintiff in the sum of

$735.35.
Indiana Institute of Technology, Cincinnati vs. Logan Thom McCord, Payne.
Other action, judgment for
the plaintiff in the sum of
$1,998.48.
Credit Acceptance Corp.,
Columbus vs. Greg A.
Dysinger, Paulding. Other action, judgment for
the plaintiff in the sum of
$7,628.07.
Cach, LLC, Denver vs.
Chris Bragg, Antwerp. Other
action, dismissed.
Criminal Docket:
David J. Chandler, Defiance, criminal damage; $150
fine, $121.50 costs, $480
restitution, 90 days jail suspended; probation ordered,
20 hours community service.
Kyle Andrew Godwin,
Oakwood, criminal damage;
$150 fine, $166 costs, $480
restitution, 90 days jail suspended; probation ordered,
20 hours community service.
Kacy L. Brumett, Antwerp, underage offense; dismissed with prejudice per
State, costs waived.
Dylan M. Litzenberg, Cecil, underage offense; dismissed with prejudice per
State, costs waived.
Otis McKinsey Jr., Paulding, aggrevated menacing;
$75 fine, $120 costs, no contact with victims, maintain
good behavior.

Ashley A. Turner, Paulding, disorderly conduct with

persistence; $100 fine, $120
costs, 30 days jail suspended;
probation ordered, do not enter Cecil, remain med- compliant, no contact with victim, write an apology letter
to victim, complete Handsdown program.
Jason M. Farquhar, Paulding, confinement of dog; $25
fine, $77 costs, pay by June 26
or turned over for collection
(POC).
Troy Smith, Antwerp, confinement of dog; $25 fine, $77
costs.
Tony B. Miller, Paulding,
junk notice; dismissed without prejudice, warrant and
warrant block recalled.
Traffic Docket:
Arthisha Sampally, Indianapolis, 100/65 speed; $93
fine, $85 costs.
Stephen C. Myers, Brownsburg, Ind., 84/65 speed; $43
fine, $90 costs, pay within 30
days; points assessed to driving record waived.
Rebecca Anne Schofield,
Grand Rapids, Mich., 86/65
speed; $43 fine, $85 costs.
Gary Robert Hutton, Carmel, Ind., 78/65 speed; $33 fine,
$80 costs.
Taylor S. Laughlin, Elwood, Ind., seat belt; $30 fine,
$50 costs.
Fred W. Long, Oakwood,
68/55 speed; $33 fine, $77
costs.

Petitions are available

now for Nov. 3 election

PAULDING Nominating Petitions may be

picked up now for the November 3, 2015 General Election. The filing deadline for petitions
is by 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 5 (90 days
before the general election). This filing deadline is also the same filing deadline for local
questions and issues.
The following offices are up for election:
Villages: The mayor in each village except
Cecil Village; two council members in each
village except Cecil which has four council
members; clerk/treasurer in Broughton, Cecil,
Latty and Scott; and two board of public affairs
members in Latty and Payne Village.
Townships: one trustee and fiscal officer in
each Township, and one trustee for the unexpired term in Jackson Township.
Board of Education members: two for Antwerp Local School District, three for Defiance
City School District, two for Ottoville Local
School District, three for Paulding Exempted
Village School District, and two for Wayne
Trace Local School District.
Western Buckeye Governing Board members: one each in District 1 (Antwerp), District
3 (Lincolnview) and District 5 (at large).

Putnam County Educational Service Center members: two.

Interested persons do not have to wait until
the filing deadline to file a petition or local
questions and issues. The election board office
staff is ready to answer any questions. Regular office hours are Monday through Friday, 8
a.m.-noon and 1-4 p.m.
Office closings prior to the filing deadline
date of Aug. 5 are Friday, June 26 and Friday,
July 3.
For the most up-to-date information on office
closings and any other election information, call
the office at 419-399-8230 or check the website
at www.electionsonthe.net/OH/Paulding/. The
fax number is 419-399-8250 and the email address is paulding@ohiosecretaryofstate.gov.
If you or someone you know wants to become more involved in elections, such as running for office or working as an election official on election day, please contact the office.
Staff members include Brenda Crawford, director; Janet Commers, deputy director; David
Cline, board chairman; and Stanley Harmon,
William Shugars, and Linda Weidenhamer,
board members.

Rep. Burkleys bill promoting

agritourism passes Ohio House

COLUMBUS

On
Wednesday, State Representative Tony Burkley
(R-Payne) applauded the
Ohio Houses passage of
legislation that grants agritourism operators civil liability protection for injuries
that occur during agritourism activities.
The goal of this legislation is to help protect Ohios
farmers who seek to educate
the public about our number
one industry without fear of
unjustified litigation, said
Burkley, who sponsored
the bill. This pro-business
legislation addresses agri-

tourism operators in regards

to civil liability, property
taxation, and zoning regulation.
The bill protects agritourism providers from frivolous lawsuits resulting from
accidents that occur during
an activity with inherent
risk, including surface and
subsurface land conditions,
the actions of animals, and
ordinary dangers associated
with equipment and structures used in farming operations.
Conversely, the legislation holds all operators accountable by withholding

immunity in the case of willful or wanton disregard for

participants safety, criminal
behavior that causes harm
to visitors, or failure to post
and maintain required warning signs on the property.
In addition, by ensuring
that agritourism operations
cannot be prohibited by
zoning authorities, House
Bill 80 enables local farm
markets and agriculture
property owners to offer the
farm experience to everyday Ohioans.
The bill now goes to the
Ohio Senate for further consideration.

Glenn H. Troth, Paulding,

seat belt; $30 fine, $47 costs.
Michael S. Wheeler, Latty,
failure to reinstate; $100 fine
suspended, $87 costs, POC
date June 26.
Sharri L. Ormsbee, Franklin, Ind., 90/65 speed; $43
fine, $85 costs.
David Martin Parker, Kokomo, Ind., 74/65 speed; $150
fine, $95 costs, POC date June
30.
Nathan L. Bradley, Paulding, driving without license;
$87 costs, POC July 31; defendant has secured valid license.
Nathan L. Bradley, Paulding, seat belt; $30 fine, POC
date July 31.
Aaron E. Ball, Commerce
Township, Mich., 89/65
speed; $43 fine, $85 costs.
Hannah J. Mowery, Continental, driving under suspension; $100 fine with $75 suspended, $87 costs.
Garret Dwayne Alexander,
Bowie, Md., 77/65 speed; $33
fine, $80 costs.
Brent D. Cousino, Toledo,
76/55 speed; $350 fine, $87
costs, show proof of insurance.
Natasha Rodriquez, Van
Wert, 71/55 speed; $43 fine,
$80 costs.
Scott A. Smith, Lima, driving under suspension; $500
fine with $400 suspended
if taking steps to correct license, $112 costs, pay $50

monthly, POC date Nov. 20;

community control ordered,
secure valid drivers license,
complete remedial driving
course, 180 days jail reserved.
Scott A. Smith, Lima, fictitious plates; $50 fine, pay $50
monthly, POC date Nov. 20,
30 days jail reserved.
Scott A. Smith, Lima, expired plates; $50 fine, POC
date Nov. 20.
Rolland M. Andrews Jr.,
Oakwood, 80/55 speed; $43
fine, $77 costs.
Brent A. Bohner, Oakwood, seat belt; $30 fine, $47
costs.
Daniel C. Goyings, Paulding, seat belt; $30 fine, $47
costs.

Robert
Wade
Elliott,
Milledgeville, Ga., traffic device; $53 fine, $80 costs.

Brion C. Hanenkratt,
Payne, improper backing; $53
fine, $77 costs.
Kiley A. Flaugh, Payne,
seat belt; $30 fine, $50 costs.
Stacy L. Barnes, Paulding,
failure to control; $68 fine,
$82 costs.
Gregory R. Kleyman,
OFallon, Mo., 87/65 speed;
$43 fine, $85 costs.
Max P. Kochensparger,
Paulding, seat belt; $30 fine,
$50 costs.
Stacy Sue Ross, Haviland,
seat belt; $30 fine, $47 costs.
Danielle Lynn Thomas, Cecil, 75/55 speed; $43 fine, $80
costs.

Kristine Marku, Clinton Township, Mich., 79/65

speed; $33 fine, $85 costs.
Aaron T. Powell, Defiance,
stop sign; $500 fine with $250
suspended on the condition
that he complete 20 hours
community service, $100
costs, pay $20 monthly, POC
date Nov. 20.
Kyle E. Pollock, Van Wert,
failure to control; $68 fine,
$77 costs.
Dennis A. Dunlap, Plain
City, 73/55 speed; $43 fine,
$80 costs.
Brett A. Bok, Oakwood,
seat belt; $30 fine, $47 costs.
Kip Aaron Salas, Antwerp,
registration violation; $68
fine, $77 costs.
Robert E. Apple, Paulding,
seat belt; $30 fine, $47 costs.
Bailey Dean Combs, Paulding, seat belt; $30 fine, $47
costs.
Troy N. Russell, Kenney,
Ill., 67/55 speed; $33 fine, $80
costs.
Ryan K. Tromblay, Paulding, child restraint; $68 fine,
$77 costs.
Jordan M. Miller, Grover
Hill, seat belt; $30 fine, $50
costs.

Tyler
A.
Schoenauer,
Payne, seat belt; $30 fine, $50
costs.
Sophia A. Schroeder, Antwerp, 41/20 speed; $43 fine,
$80 costs.
Terry L. Minic, Hicksville,
seat belt; $30 fine, $50 costs.

PCH earns Auditor of State Award

PAULDING A recent financial audit of Paulding County Hospital by the Auditor of
States office has returned a
clean audit report. Paulding
County Hospitals excellent record keeping has earned it the
Auditor of State Award.
The Auditor of State Award is
presented to local governments
and school districts upon the
completion of a financial audit.
Entities that receive the award

meet the following criteria of a

clean audit report:
The entity must file timely
financial reports with the Auditor
of States office in accordance
with GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles):
The audit report does not contain any findings for recovery, material citations, material weaknesses, significant deficiencies, Single
Audit findings or quested costs;
The entitys management

letter contains no comments

related to: ethics referrals, questioned costs less than $10,000,
lack of timely report submission,
reconciliation, failure to obtain
a timely Single Audit, findings
for recovery less than $100, public
meetings or public records.
The Auditor of States office, one
of five independently elected statewide offices in Ohio, is responsible
for auditing more than 5,800 state
and local government agencies.

Commissioners Journal
Commissioners Journal April 29,
2015
This 29th day of April, 2015, the Board
of County Commissioners met in regular
session with the following members present: Roy Klopfenstein, Tony Zartman,
Mark Holtsberry, and Nola Ginter, Clerk.
IN THE MATTER OF ACCEPTING
THE PAULDING COUNTY SOIL
AND WATER CONSERVATION
DISTRICTS DITCH MAINTENANCE REPORT AND APPROVING DITCH MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENTS FOR 2015-2016
Mr. Tony Zartman moved to adopt the
following resolution:
WHEREAS, on April 29, 2015, the
Commissioners accepted the Paulding County Ditch Maintenance Report
prepared by the Paulding Soil & Water
Conservation District and reviewed by
the Paulding County Engineer pursuant
to Section 6137.06 of the Ohio Revised
Code; and
WHEREAS, the joint ditch maintenance assessments during the year of
2015-2016 was included in the Ditch
Maintenance Report; now, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of
County Commissioners does hereby accept the Paulding County Soil and Water
Conservation Districts Joint Ditch Maintenance Report and approve the ditch
maintenance assessments included in said
report for the year 2015-2016.
AUDIT COMMITTEE
The commissioners hosted the quarterly Audit Committee meeting. Those in
attendance were: Carol Temple, Lou Ann
Wannemacher, Bill Shugars and Robin
Dobbelaere. Klopfenstein reviewed the
General Fund Revenue and Expenses
Reports. First quarter 2015, sales tax
revenue was up $12,467.26 from the
fourth quarter, 2014; and up $41,745.59
from first quarter, 2014, figures. General
Fund receipts for the first quarter, 2015,
were up from the fourth quarter, 2014, by
$1,014,398.93, largely due to first half tax
settlement; and also up from first quarter,
2014, by $41,519.05.
General Fund expenses for the first
quarter, 2015, were down by $30,220.61

from the fourth quarter, 2014; however,

up by $193,328.36 from the first quarter,
2014.
Treasurer Lou Ann Wannemacher presented copies of the breakdown of sales
tax revenue and the county investment
report.
In other business, Temple noted the fax
machines on the main floor are still not
working. They have had issues this past
week.
Shugars gave a brief update on the
board of election and the voting machines.
Klopfenstein noted there will be internal work done on the dome. Wannemacher asked about the landscaping. Zartman
noted the landscaping is scheduled
to be done by John Paulding Days.
Wannemacher noted her staff would still
like to do the flower urn outside her office.
The next quarterly audit committee
meeting will be held in the commissioners office on Wednesday, July 29 at 10
a.m. (note change in hour).
MEETING NOTES OF APPOINTMENTS
Ryan Mapes, Paulding County Soil
and Water Conservation District, presented the complete Joint Ditch Maintenance
Report for 2015-2016. Paulding County
shares ditches with Defiance, Putnam and
Van Wert counties.
Paulding County maintains six ditches shared with Defiance County, being:
Hasselwerth Jt. County, Hurtig Jt. County,
Marie DeLarme Creek Jt. County, Proxmire Jt. County, Renollet Jt. County, and
Simpson Group Jt. County.
The Putnam County list is as follows:
Bobenmeyer Jr. County, Cowen Jt. County, Van Ness Jt. County, and Wannemacher Jt. County.
Van Wert County shared ditches are:
Blue Creek Jt. County, Bruckhart Jt.
County, and Hog Run Jt. County.
Mapes also presented separate reports
for each county for distribution and approval at the Jt. County Ditch meetings to
be scheduled with all three county boards
of commissioners prior to June 1. Mapes
reported he has been communicating with
Ross Laukhuf at ODOT regarding ditch
maintenance along state routes.

Holtsberry requested going on record

and stated, Ryan Mapes and Sam Smith
do a wonderful job maintaining and improving Paulding Countys ditches. The
reports he presents are very professional
and detailed.
As a side note, Mapes reported the gutters are almost full at the OSU Extension
building and there is a leak in the mens
bathroom ceiling. He then noted the concrete work looks good.
Mapes provided an update on the ruts
at the Nature Center. He reported those
responsible were to have filled in the ruts
and grassed the area effected. Mapes said
he would follow-up. He reminded the
commissioners the next SWCD meeting
is May 13.
Peggy Emerson, Paulding County
Chamber of Commerce, met with the
commissioners to ask permission to use
the courthouse lawn for the John Paulding
Days in June. The commissioners granted
permission; however, strongly reminded
Emerson vendors are not to connect to
the county electricity. They must have
their own generators. Emerson agreed and
promised to monitor the vendors electric
use.
She announced there are eight
graduates of Leadership In Action.
A celebration in appreciation will be
held at the senior center on May 13.
Becky Suvar, WMEA, reviewed
the discussion at the solid waste districts coordinators meeting that was
held after the Jt. Solid Waste meeting
on Monday, April 27. She explained
the out-of-state trash coming to the
districts two landfills has recently
been less than expected. Therefore,
dollars generated to fund programming is down. As a result, allocations
to be given to the counties in the district in July will no doubt be less than
anticipated.
In lieu of the anticipated decrease
in funding, Suvar stated the county
program managers will need to be
even more frugal and creative in ways
to bring in extra operating money. The
commissioners expressed their appreciation to Suvar for a job well done.

6A - Paulding County Progress Wednesday, June 3, 2015

PAU LD I N G PRO G R E SS

COMMUNITY
Anniversary
MR. and MRS.
LENNIS SAYLOR

PAYNE Mr. and Mrs. Lennis Saylor observed their 60th
wedding anniversary last week.
Lennis Saylor and the former
Lula Burkley were wed on April
3, 1955 by the Rev. C.B. Hale at
the Payne Church of the Nazarene.
The couple are the parents of
four children, Brent (Cheryl)
Saylor of Haviland, Denise
(Randy) Wright of Defiance, Danette (Tim) Hall of Fishers, Ind.,
and Joni (Randy) Wenninger of
Haviland. There are 12 grandchildren, one of whom is deceased,
and 12 great-grandchildren.
Lennis is retired from BF Goodrich. Lula is retired from the
bank and her private piano studio.
They celebrated the occasion
with family on Saturday, May 30
at Sauders Barn Restaurant in
Archbold.

Anniversaries

Birthdays
(The Paulding Progress maintains a file of birthdays and anniversaries. To make any changes,
please call our office at 419-3994015 during business hours,
email to progress@progressnewspaper.org, or drop us a note
to P.O. Box 180, Paulding.)
June 6 Dave Butler, Melissa Lyn Carlisle, Phyllis
Gerken, Betty Lichty, Chris
Mapanao, Logan McCord,
Hayle Miller.
June 7 Clark Aden, Katherine Anneken, Noelia Gonzales, Mackenzie Haney, VioThe Paulding County Board
of DD would like to recognize
and thank Ron Schmidt
and the Masons of Flat
Rock Lodge #580 for their
generous donation to the
Paulding County Special
Olympic Program.
This program continues to
operate with the support of
organizations like you. The
staff, students/athletes,
and parents appreciate your
thoughtfulness!

la M. Stuckey, Harrison Waldron.

June 8 Mary Messer-Adkins, John Ankney, Rick Baker, Sharon Enz, Dalton Lee,
Brenda Riggenbach, Ashleigh
Stallkamp, Mike Tapia.
June 9 Velma Albert,
Donna Aufrance, Anna Emrich, Joseph Haines Jr., Maxine Reinhart, Anna Myles,
Steve Offerle.
June 10 Jayden Daniels,
Devan Gamble, W.C. Meek,
Ralph Roughton, Ron Sierer,
Joe Stromski.
June 11 Tony Ankney, Jordan S. Childs, Nickie Crabtree,
Matt Doll, Inella Finnegan,
Darnell Goings, Alexia Lester, Mary Matson, Pat Meyer,
Kendric Robinson, Eric Seslar.
June 12 Tony Butler II,
Tyler Carlisle, John Hartman,
Ken Jay, Fannie Long, Ivy
Puckett.

June 6 Fred and Phyllis

Merritte.
June 7 Elmer and Judie
Schwartz, Myron and Caroline Zimmerman.
June 8 Mike and April
Krouse, Mike and J.J. McClain, Calvin and Dorothy
Myers, Larry and Jeannine
Sinn, Brian and Kristy Vest.
June 9 Robert and Cynthia Crist, Chuck and Debbie Kipfer, Kevin and Sally
Wannemacher.
June 10 Terry and Terri Overmyer, Ed and Amy
Thrasher.
June 11 Fred and Susan
Pieper.
June 12 Frieda and Bill
Coleman, Jason and Stephanie Dockery, Ross and Karla
Laukhuf, Earl and Marilyn
Peters, Earl and Altha Reighter, Larry and Cindy Switzer,
Glen and Mary Lou Vance.

Super summer reading activities

at Paulding Countys libraries
The entire Paulding County Carnegie Library (PCCL) system is gearing up for a super
summer of super-hero events, activities and
fun. Each branch location has special events
planned as well as ongoing activities to ensure
every child has opportunities to read and be
connected to books.
Studies have shown throughout the years
that children who read during the summer
months are better prepared to enter school in the fall. Reading
is like exercise for the mind
and is a superpower that
lasts a lifetime, said library director Susan
Pieper. We want
to provide your
child or grandchild
with a lot of choices
available at their
favorite branch library.
Each
location
will feature ongoing
summer activities including arts and crafts,
storytimes, book clubs,
cookbook clubs, Wii gaming fun, Lego fun, movies,
science
projects and much more. Call your favorite
branch now to sign a child or grandchild up
for the Summer Reading Program and for a
complete schedule of events.
The Antwerp Branch Library 419-2582855 July 8: Heroes throughout History!
July 15: Community Heroes! July 22: Heroes
to the Rescue! July 29: Bam! Pow! Read! Programs are repeated at 10:30-11 a.m. or 1-1:30
p.m. and are geared for grades K-4. July 10
and July 24: Make-N-Take Craft Day: Children may visit the library at any time on these
days to make a craft to take home.
The Bookmobile 419-399-2032 Summer Reading Program runs from June 15-July
15. Activities at each stop include contests,
goal-setting, art, quizzes and more. Superheroes in costumes will make appearances

throughout the summer including Denise

Dewey and the Reading Reinforcers.
The Cooper Community Branch Library in Oakwood 419-594-3337 June
17: Rockman from Stoneco! June 24: Super
Surprise Program! July 1: Super Hero Conservation Crusader! July 8: Summer Reading
Program Finale! The time of this super party will be announced at a later date. These
Summer Reading Program events are
for students who have completed kindergarten through the
completion of third grade.


T h e
Payne Branch Library
419-263-3333 June
23: Summer Reading
Kickoff: My Community is Full of Heroes,
5-7:30 p.m. at Payne
Fire Department. Open
for families and children of all ages. July 8:
The Hero in Every One of
Us! 10:30-11:30 a.m. July
15: Firefighters to the Rescue!
10:30-11:30 a.m. July 22: Animals
a r e Heroes, too! 10:30-11:30 a.m. July
29: Be a Hero, Thank a Hero: Thanking Those
Who Serve! 10:30-11:30 a.m. Young readers
will write a letter to a soldier.
Childrens Room, Main Library in
Paulding 419-399-2032 June 10: Whos
that Masked Hero? June 17: Heroes without
Capes. June 24: You Can Be a Hero. July
1: Summer Reading Finale (time to be announced). The schedule for each day is: Preschool-K, 10-11 a.m.; Grades 1-2, 1-2 p.m.;
Grades 3-4, 3-4 p.m.. Reading logs can be
turned in all summer long.
For more information about the library or
any summer event call 419-399-2032. The
Paulding County Carnegie Library was built
in 1915 and opened in 1916. Thousands of
children have benefited throughout the decades from Summer Reading Programs sponsored by the library.

Breakfast On the Farm hosted by Fulton Co.

WAUSEON The agriculture community of Fulton
County will host Breakfast On
the Farm (BOTF) in northwest
Ohio on Saturday, June 13.
Fulton Soil and Water Conser-

YOUR HOME IMPROVEMENT STORE

vation District, the Ohio Farm

Bureau Fulton County and The
Ohio State University Extension Fulton County Office along
with Sandland Dairy Farm are
hosting this event, which will be
free to the public. The event will
be held at Sandland Dairy Farm,
in Swanton, from 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
Nearly 2,000 guests are expected to attend this event.
The event is free to the public and registration is required.
To register, go to www.fultonohbreakfastonthefarm.com.
Tickets will be printable after
web registration.
BOTF is a free family-friendly event that gives the
general public a firsthand look

at modern food production. Participants will be able to enjoy

a breakfast featuring an Ohiogrown and produced menu of
items as well as a self-guided
tour.

Free access

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Progress e-Edition and all
web site articles is included
free. Call 419-399-4015 or
email subscription@progressnewspaper.org to get
your username and password. Find out what youre
missing.

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Store hours 7 am to 5 pm M-F & Sat. 7 am to Noon.
4th annual
Join
Us!

BIKER
fundraiser for
JOHN PAULDING
HISTORICAL SOCI6TY

June 7th
Registration begins
as 9:30 a.m.

First bike out at 11:00 a.m.

Cost $15.00 for bike and rider

and $5.00 for extra passenger

Sponsored by the Black Swamp Cruisers Club

This ride will be a poker run going
around Paulding County.
Meet and end at the museum on fairground drive.

Food will be available.

Contact Jay Denny 419-587-3143 or 419-786-0767

Wednesday, June 3, 2015 Paulding County Progress - 7A

Dressing the dog Bugs on the brain

and in your tummy

One of the most popular meats

of the summer is the lowly hot
dog. I have heard people say, Oh
I never eat hot dogs, but did you
know this summer on July 4th
alone, the nation will consume
approximately 150 million of this
American favorite?You know
spring and summer has arrived
when you think and hear about
coney dogs, root beer and the root
beer stands.
Remember the cute advertisement, Oh, I wanna be an Oscar
Mayer wiener? I still find myself
singing that catchy tune.
Sometimes we tend to think of
a hot dog as something kids like,
but probably deep down inside
we all like wieners or hot dogs.
Did you ever wonderhow this
particular meat got the name of
hot dog?
The name for hot dog was
created somewhat by German
immigrants in the 1800s.The
immigrant vendors of the time
sold their sausages from a cart
and also brought their dachshund
dogs which made people call
the dog carts. As a joke, these
vendors were known to tease that
their sausages were made out of
their dachshunds.
A cartoonist was at the New
York Polo grounds and saw these
vendors selling red hot dachshund dogs. The cartoonist did
not how to spell dachshund so he
simply wrote Red Hot Dogs.
So what is a hot dog? To me,
they are just a treat you can buy at
a ball game, a park, fairs and carnivals. I very seldom cook a hot
dog but they are actually good
tasting especially when cooked
outdoors over an open fire.
Hot dogs or smoked sausages
are cooked or prepared from one
or more kinds of muscle meat
or poultry (like chunks of stew
meat). Water or ice, or both, may
be used to help mix and blend
seasonings, like salt, pepper, garlic, coriander, mustard, and curing
ingredients like sodium nitrite,
that give hot dogs their characteristic color and flavor. According

A Penny for
Your Thoughts

By
Nancy Whitaker
to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, hot dogs may contain no
more than 30% fat or 10% water.
Whatever ingredients are used
must appear on the package.
Did you know that if the hot
dog doesnt contain a certain percent of meat, it cant be called a
hot dog? They may have the tubular shape and the looks of a hot
dog, but those without meat or
poultry products are just wannabe hot dogs.
New York City has an annual
hot dog eating contest on July 4.
It is an international event which
has been going on for almost a
century. Current winner in the
mens division ate 68 hot dogs in
10 minutes and the womens winner ate 41. It is broadcast live on
ESPN and is a tradition on the 4th
of July.
Mustard is the number one
topping for hot dogs in the United
States but actually there are many
ways to dress a wiener. You can
dress them with pineapple, cottage cheese, mayonnaise, shrimp,
coconut, tomatoes and just about
anything else you can think of.
Even though mustard is one of
the preferred toppings, there is a
certain way to dress a dog. First
of all you want to dress the dog
not the bun. So the proper way to
do it is to put the toppings on the
dog not the bun. So you place the
wiener on the bottom of the bun,
followed by condiments. They

get put on in the following order

... (they do). Wet condiments like
mustard and chili are applied first,
followed by chunky condiments
like relish, onions and sauerkraut,
followed by shredded cheese, followed by spices, like celery salt
or pepper.
Hmmm. I never knew there
was a certain way to top your
hot dog. Not only that, there are
suggested rules to follow when
eating one.
First of all, always use a paper
napkin to wipe your mouth when
eating a hot dog.
Always eat the hot dog on a bun
with your hands and always serve
them on a paper plate. It is said
not to serve them on china plates.
Here is a great rule of thumb.
Take at least five bites to finish a
hot dog and seven bites for a foot
long. (Who ever counted?)
Here is a nice practice to follow: dont eat catsup on your hot
dog if you are over 18. I guess by
that time, the wiener companies
believe you are old enough to try
other toppings.
Now after you finish eating
your hot dog, the condiments left
on your fingers should be licked
off. (I didnt make this up. This is
actual proper etiquette when consuming a dog.)
They say also to never send a
thank you note following a hot
dog barbecue and dont bring any
wine either. The lowly dog is just
very unpretentious.
Did you know that hot dogs are
on the menu at the Vatican and
they have also been served at the
White House?
Now here is just one hot dog
joke: What did the hot dog say
after the race when it crossed the
finish line in first place?
Get ready: It said, Im a wiener!
Did this make you hungry for
a hot dog? Do you follow these
rules of thumb when consuming
a hot dog? Have you ever been in
a hot dog eating contest? Let me
know and Ill give you a Penny
for Your Thoughts.

Commissioners Journal
Commissioners Journal May 4, 2015
This 4th day of May, 2015, the Board of
County Commissioners met in regular session with the following members present:
Roy Klopfenstein, Tony Zartman, Mark
Holtsberry, and Nola Ginter, Clerk.
MEETING NOTES OF APPOINTMENTS
Damien Morales and Linda Hodges,
Park District Board Morales thanked
the commissioners for supplying the park
district board with a copy of the deed to
the New Rochester Park No. 105, which
is located in Crane Township and consists
of 5.56 acres. Exhibit A to the Quit Claim
Deed provides a full description of the land.
The deed indicates the land was donated to
the Ohio Department of Transportation.
It is currently being overseen by the Ohio
Department of Natural Resources.
Morales stated the purpose of the park
district board is to provide areas throughout
the county that will promote outside activity
to encourage healthier living and wellness
for the residents of Paulding County. He
also updated the commissioners on the park
districts recent activity.
Morales noted the board has been partnering with the John Paulding Historical
Society, as well as similar groups from
Lima and Toledo. He reported they also
plan to work with Pauldings Marshall
Memorial Supporting Foundation. The
commissioners commended the board for
their work so far and noted their support its
working with and through already established entities to gain credibility. Morales
explained the boards plans to mentor
school kids on water activity and safety.
Hodges reminded the commissioners
of the art display at the John Paulding Historical Society on May 16. She explained
this year will focus on wood carvings and
graphic art. Hodges encouraged the commissioners to attend, saying, Paulding
County has a lot of talented artists.
Morales suggested regular meetings
with the commissioners to discuss the
progress of the park district board. He will
schedule on an as needed basis.
IN THE MATTER OF A SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION (FUND
079)
Holtsberry moved to adopt the follow-

ing resolution:
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of
County Commissioners does hereby authorize and direct the County Auditor to make
a Supplemental Appropriation for the following: FROM: Pay-In #106415 TO:
079-001-00005/EMA/ Communications
AMOUNT: $100.
IN THE MATTER OF AWARDING THE BID FOR THE FY 2014
VILLAGE OF BROUGHTON TORNADO SIREN PROJECT (CDBG)
Holtsberry moved to adopt the following resolution;
WHEREAS, Two (2) proposals were
received for the FY 2014 Village of
Broughton Tornado Siren Project; and
WHEREAS, after review of the aforementioned proposal, Maumee Valley
Planning Organization and the Village of
Broughton have recommended that the
project be awarded to P&R Communications Service Inc., Dayton; now, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of
County Commissioners does hereby award
the FY 2014 Village of Broughton Tornado
Siren Project to P&R Communications
Service Inc. in the amount of $21,900, with
CDBG funds in the amount of $23,700
allocated to the project. In addition to the
siren, the Village is collecting quotes for the
electrical work required to finish the installation of the project. Total costs above and
beyond the $23,700 will be the responsibility of the Village of Broughton; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the
Board of County Commissioners does
hereby authorize the Chairman of said
Board, Mr. Roy Klopfenstein, to sign all
paperwork related to the project on behalf
of the Board of County Commissioners.
IN THE MATTER OF AWARDING
THE BID FOR THE FY 2014 VILLAGE OF MELROSE TORNADO
SIREN PROJECT (CDBG)
Holtsberry moved to adopt the following resolution;
WHEREAS, Two (2) proposals were
received for the FY 2014 Village of Melrose Tornado Siren Project; and
WHEREAS, after review of the aforementioned proposal, Maumee Valley
Planning Organization and the Village of
Melrose have recommended that the proj-

ect be awarded to P&R Communications

Service Inc., Dayton; now, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board
of County Commissioners does hereby
award the FY 2014 Village of Melrose
Tornado Siren Project to P&R Communications Service Inc. in the amount of
$21,900, with CDBG funds in the amount
of $23,000 allocated to the project. In addition to the siren, the Village is collecting
quotes for the electrical work required to
finish the installation of the project. Total
costs above and beyond the $23,000 will
be the responsibility of the Village of Melrose; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the
Board of County Commissioners does
hereby authorize the Chairman of said
Board, Mr. Roy Klopfenstein, to sign all
paperwork related to the project on behalf
of the Board of County Commissioners.
IN THE MATTER OF AWARDING
THE BID FOR THE FY 2014 TOWNSHIP OF AUGLAIZE TORNADO
SIREN PROJECT (CDBG)
Zartman moved to adopt the following
resolution;
WHEREAS, Two (2) proposals were
received for the FY 2014 Township of
Auglaize Tornado Siren Project; and
WHEREAS, after review of the aforementioned proposal, Maumee Valley
Planning Organization and the Township
of Auglaize have recommended that the
project be awarded to P&R Communications Service Inc., Dayton; now, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board
of County Commissioners does hereby
award the FY 2014 Township of Auglaize
Tornado Siren Project to P&R Communications Service Inc. in the amount of
$21,600, with CDBG funds in the amount
of $13,300 allocated to the project. In addition to the siren, the Township is collecting
quotes for the electrical work required to
finish the installation of the project. Total
costs above and beyond the $13,300 will
be the responsibility of the Township of
Auglaize; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the
Board of County Commissioners does
hereby authorize the Chairman of said
Board, Mr. Roy Klopfenstein, to sign all
paperwork related to the project on behalf
of the Board of County Commissioners.

By Staci Miller
Education specialist
Paulding SWCD
Recently, students at Oakwood Elementary had their
Right to Read Week with the
theme being Go Buggy for
Books. Staci Miller, education specialist with the Paulding Soil and Water Conservation District was asked to do
a presentation about bugs for
each grade level.
The students in grades K-2
learned about mosquitoes.
They learned that female mosquitoes are the ones that bite
humans and animals, because
they need the protein from the
blood for their eggs in order to
reproduce. Male mosquitoes
dont bite humans or animals,
they just feed on flower nectar.
When humans or animals get
bit by mosquitos, its not the
bite that make us inch, but the
drop of saliva that the female
mosquito leaves behind after
sucking the blood. The saliva
contains histamines that cause
us to inch.
After learning about mosquitos, the students got a
chance to make their own
mosquito out of a straw, pipe
cleaners, a pom pon and tissue
paper. The students really enjoyed this activity.
The students in grades 3-6
learned about mealworms.
The students were read a story
called Bugs for Lunch by Margery Facklam, and then got the
opportunity to learn about different countries that eat bugs
as part of their culture. Staci
showed the students pictures
of different bug cuisines such
as stink bug pat, mealworm
spaghetti and leaf-footed bug
pizza.
Students learned that mealworms are the larva of dark-

Mealworm chef Staci Miller, Paulding SWCD education specialist, and Oakwood third grader Jocelyn Parrett hold a plate full of
fresh cooked mealworms during Oakwood Elementarys Right to
Read Week Go Buggy for Books.
ling beetles. The darkling
beetles experience a complete
metamorphosis of four distinct
stages of life. The four stages
are egg, larva stage which
is a meal worm, pupa and
adult. Mealworms commonly
feed on grains and oats. They
learned about the different part
of a mealworms and why they
arent considered a worm.
After learning all about
mealworms, the students were
given the opportunity to taste
a mealworm for themselves.
The mealworms were fried

in butter and sprinkled with

ranch seasoning and served
up for the students to try them.
This was quite the experience
for these students. The majority of the students tried them
and actually thought they were
pretty good, even some of the
teachers tried them. Yummy,
Yummy, Mealworms in my
Tummy!
Anyone interested in having
Staci Miller come in and do a
presentation or program for a
school or group, may contact
her at 419-399-4771.

Lafarge employees named

volunteer champions
During the 2015 National Volunteer Month this April, Lafarge
North American supported more
than 20 environmental and community improvement projects.
Lafarge U.S. volunteer champions worked hard to organize efforts throughout the month, leading to a total of close to 300 employees devoting approximately
1,500 hours to the community.
We are proud of everyone
who has been participating in
volunteering activities, not only
during the month of April, but
since the start of the year, said
John Stull, president and CEO,
Lafarge U.S. Lafarge is committed to supporting our neighbors
by devoting time and providing
donations to the programs and
services most important to the
communities in which we work
and live.
During National Volunteer
Month, employees participated in
several adopt-a-highway cleanup
projects, including one in Paulding, where 26 employees volunteered for eight hours each, totaling 208 hours of devoted time.
In Smithfield, Ky., 120 employees from the Three Rivers
Quarry also participated in an
adopt-a-highway project, resulting in the highest number of
volunteers to participate in one
project during the month. Other
projects included disaster relief

support for those affected by

tornadoes in Illinois, Earth Day
cleanup projects, and support for
local food banks.
Lafarge is committed to giving
back to the communities where
they operate, and volunteering
is an important part of these efforts. On a global scale, Lafarge
Groups goal is to contribute one
million volunteer hours per year
across all Lafarge operations by
2020.

In order to reach this goal, Lafarge employees participate in a

number of different types of volunteer events, with most falling into
one of three categories that support
the work Lafarge does: community
investment and leadership, environment, or sustainable construction and affordable housing. In particular, the company works closely
with organizations like Habitat for
Humanity, Living Lands and Waters and other groups.

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The 5th Annual

Old
Timers
Ride

Saturday,
June 20, 2015

$20 for a single rider

$25 with passenger

With The Defiance County Senior Services Auxiliary

Includes a BBQ Chicken or Pulled Pork dinner

Go and SHOW Bike Show (with trophies),
raffles & more!
- Registration with coffee and donuts at 10:30 AM
- Breakfast Burriots available for purchase
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8A - Paulding County Progress Wednesday, June 3, 2015

Flowers grown to honor

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I will never forget Memorial Day morning around

our rural Indiana home. My
grandmother and mother were
specialists in knowing how
to grow and what to grow in
flower gardens around our
property, especially as a need
arose to harvest them.
Quite often, cut personal
flowers were a way of showing concern for neighbors who
had faced hard times or showing friendship or reaching out
to those who had done special
deeds.
No occasion, however, was
more sacred than that of assembling bouquets on Memorial Day morning.
The aroma of irises and
sometimes peonies filled our
kitchen as my mother and
grandmother filled Ball jars
with hand cut flowers designed
to go to the area cemeteries. As
I got older, I helped assemble
the beautiful displays, put rubber bands around them, put water in the jars and arrange the
flowers.
Displays were intended for

By
JIM LANGHAM
an uncle that had fought in
World War II and other family members who were being
honored for their service to our
country. One distant relative
had even served in the Civil
War.
Being such a close-knit family, this was always a time to
honor all family members who
had passed on. It didnt take me
long to realize what a special
moment this was to my grandmother and mother especially.

These days, Memorial Day

morning has taken on a new
meaning for me. My grandmother and mother (and dad)
passed many years ago. These
days I am the one in our family
who still pays tribute in such
fashion. I take flowers to the
grave of Uncle Clyde, who
served in World War II, and
to our family loved ones such
as my parents, Joyces mother,
our stillborn daughter Kimberly Sue, great-grandma Hirschy,
my grandmother and other relatives.
I also put a cardinal on the
grave of my beloved friend,
Meredith Sprunger, and his
brother, Max, who is honored
with his favorite animal, a pig.
Along the way, I walk around
and read the military inscriptions and thank them for their
service for us. And as the aroma of irises, peonies and other
flowers waft through the air,
their scent reminds me of the
early days when I was taught
to respect those who gave their
lives, and family members who
had respected them before.

Jubilee flower show June 6-7

VAN WERT The annual 54th Van Wert
County Jubilee Flower Show will be held on
June 6-7 at the Wassenberg Art Center, located at 214 S. Washington St., Van Wert.
The flower show will be in conjunction with
the Peony Festival weekend.
The flowers may be viewed on Saturday
from 15 p.m. and on Sunday from 11 a.m.4
p.m. There is no admission to the flower show.
Entries will be accepted on June 6 at 8 a.m.
and close at 10:30 a.m. Entries will be received
through the back door (on the east side) of the
art center where there will be ample parking
for dropping off flowers.
Judging begins promptly at 11 a.m. on Saturday.
There are two sections in the show: horticulture and artistic design. Entries are open to

the public. It is not necessary to be a resident

of Van Wert County or a member of a garden
club. Books and entry tags may be picked up
at Balyeats Coffee Shop (see Marcia Davies).
There is no entry fee.
The show is sponsored by Evergreen Garden Club, Gardeners of Van Wert County and
Wren Garden Club. They invite everyone to
enjoy the flower displays in the show from the
gardens of the local areas.
The committee appreciates the grant from
The Van Wert County Foundation, which
made this show possible through their generosity. The grant was made from the Clara
Anderson Fund.
Further information may be obtained by
calling Paula Stemen or any member of the
above garden clubs.

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Some 529 plans offer an option

that automatically adjusts your
investment mix toward a more
conservative approach as your
children near college age. But
you may want to make your own
adjustments, possibly with the
help of a financial professional,
to ensure that your 529 plan accurately reflects your own preferences and risk tolerance.
As you save for your childrens
college education, you may find
a 529 plan to be a great help. Just
be sure to keep a close watch on
your plans investments as the
years go by.
This article was written by Edward Jones for use by your local
Edward Jones Financial Advisor.

ODOT
projects
The following is a weekly re-

port regarding current and upcoming highway road construction projects in the Ohio Department of Transportation District
One, which includes Paulding
County:
Ohio 114 east of U.S. 127 to
the Putnam County line will be
restricted to one lane through the
work zone for pavement repair.
Ohio 613 from Ohio 500
to U.S. 127 east of Payne will be
restricted to one lane through the
work zone for pavement repair followed by resurfacing. Paving will
begin within two weeks at the state
line working east. The project will
continue until late June.
U.S. 127 between Garfield
Avenue and Jackson Street in
Paulding will be closed for approximately eight months beginning
April 13 for a sewer separation
project. Traffic detoured onto Ohio
613, Ohio 637 and Ohio 111 back to
U.S. 127. Work is being performed
by VTF Excavation, Celina.

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at least a few months, you dont
have to worry about encouraging kids to do their homework,
study for tests, give you their permission slips for field trips, and so
on. But one day, these obligations
will give way to a substantially
bigger one paying for college.
If youve already begun preparing for that day with a tax-advantaged college-savings vehicle,
such as a 529 plan, youre taking
a positive step, because higher
education is expensive. But its
not enough to just set up your 529
plan you may also need to adjust it over time.
Up until this year, you were
only allowed to change the investments in your 529 plan once
a year. This caused concern
among some investors, who
wanted the freedom to change
their 529 investments in response
to movements in the financial
markets. But late in 2014, President Obama signed into law
the Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) act, the key

purpose of which was to create

tax-free accounts allowing people to save for disability-related
expenses. And one provision of
the ABLE act also allows 529
plan investors to change their
investments twice a year, rather
than once.
If you invest in a 529 plan, you
might welcome this additional
freedom to adjust your investments. Still, keep in mind that a
529 plan is a long-term vehicle
thats not really designed to accommodate frequent tweaking. And, as is true with any
investment account, such as your
IRA and 401(k), you dont want
to over-react to short-term market fluctuations by making radical changes to your investment
mix.
Nonetheless, you will almost
certainly want to adjust your 529
plan investments somewhat at
least in the long term. If youve
opened a 529 plan when your
children are young, you have
many years until you need to tap
into the money which means
your account has more time for
growth potential and more time
to smooth out those periods of
market volatility, which will certainly occur. Consequently, you
may be able to afford to invest
somewhat more aggressively
when your children are young.
However, as your kids near
college, you will probably want
to revisit the level of risk in your
529 plan. So, during the last couple of years before you need to
access your plan, you may want
to consider moving some of
your investment dollars to more
conservative allocations. By doing so, youll cut back on your
growth potential, but youll also
lessen the risk of taking a big hit
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Paulding County Church Directory

ANTWERP AND SURROUNDING
Antwerp Community Church, 704 S. Erie St., SR 49, Antwerp; Pastor
Ricky L. Grimes 419-258-2069. Bible Study Fellowship 9:30 a.m.; Contemporary Worship 10:30 a.m.
Antwerp United Methodist Church, East River Street, Rev. Pastor Mike
Schneider, church telephone number is 258-4901, Contemporary service
Sunday 8:30 a.m., Sunday school 9:30 a.m., Traditional Service 10:30 a.m.
Divine Mercy Catholic Parish, 303 S. Monroe, Antwerp. Office: 417 N.
Main, Paulding, 399-2576, Rev. Joseph Poggemeyer: Sunday at 8:30 a.m.
First Baptist Church, 5482 CR 424, Pastor Todd Murray, 258-2056,
Sunday school at 9 a.m., Sunday worship 10 a.m.; evening service 6 p.m.,
Wednesday Bible Study 6:30 p.m.
First Presbyterian Church, 126 W. River St., Pastor Mike Pennington,
258-2864, Sunday school at 11:15 a.m., Sunday worship at 10 a.m.
Kingdom Hall of Jehovahs Witnesses, 2937 US 24, 258-2290. Public
talk 10 a.m. Sunday, Congregation Bible Study, Theocratic Ministry School
& Service Meeting, Theocratic school 7:30 p.m. Thursday.
Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church, Rev. Derek Evans. Sunday school at 9
a.m., Sunday worship at 10 a.m.
Riverside Christian Church, 15413 St. Rt. 49, (corner Ohio 49 and Road
192), Antwerp. 258-3895, Pastor Regan Clem. Sunday School 9:30 a.m.,
Sunday gathering 10:30 a.m.
ARTHUR/FIVE SPAN AREA
Apostolic Christian Church, 13562 Road 147, Defiance (Junction), 3993121, William Schlatter, Elder, Sunday services at 10:15 a.m. and 12:30
p.m., Sunday school at 1 p.m., Wednesday services at 7:30 p.m.
Bethel Christian Church, Ohio 66, Defiance (Arthur), Pastor Christopher
Baker, Sunday worship at 10:30 a.m.
Church of Christ, corner of County Roads 166 and 191, Evangelist Lonnie Lambert, 399-5022. Sunday School 9:30, Worship 10:30, Bible Study
5:30. Wednesday Bible Study 5:30.
Junction Bible Christian Church, County Road 111, Defiance (Junction),
393-2671 or JunctionBible@copper.net, Interim Pastor Duane Richardson,
Sunday school at 9:30 a.m., Sunday worship follows at 10:30 a.m. and Bible
Study on Wed. at 7p.m.
Pleasantview Missionary Baptist Church, County Road 180, Defiance
(Junction), Rev. Alan Ray Newsome, Sunday worship at 11 a.m., evening
service at 6 p.m.; Wednesday evening services at 7 p.m.
Rock Church, SR 637, Five Span-Arthur area, Pastor Bobby Branham
393-2924, Sunday school at 10 a.m., Sunday worship at 10:45 a.m., Sunday evening worship at 6 p.m., Wednesday evening worship at 7 p.m.,
Youth Service Wednesday at 7 p.m.

Grover Hill Church of the Nazarene, Maple and East Jackson Streets,
Pastor Jonathan L. Hoagland, 587-3376, Sunday school at 9:30 a.m.,
Morning worship at 10:30 a.m., Sunday evening gospel hour at 6 p.m.,
Wednesday evening service at 7 p.m.
Grover Hill Zion United Methodist Church, corner of First and Harrison,
587-3941; Pastor Mike Waldron, 419-238-1493 or 419-233-2241 (cell). Sunday school at 9:30 a.m., Sunday worship at 10:20 a.m., nursery available
during all services.
Mandale Church of Christ in Christian Union, Ohio 66, Pastor Justin
Sterrett, 419-786-9878, Sunday school at 9:30 a.m., Sunday worship at
10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m., Wednesday prayer meeting at 7 p.m.
Middle Creek United Methodist Church, County Road 24, Grover Hill,
Pastor Eileen Kochensparger, Sunday worship at 8:45 a.m., Sunday school
at 10:15 a.m., Sunday evening Bible study at 6 p.m.
Mt. Zion United Methodist Church, Grover Hill, County Road 151, Sunday school at 9:30 a.m., Pastor David Prior, Sunday worship at 10:30 a.m.,
Wednesday evening prayer meeting at 7:30 p.m.
Roselms Christian Church, Ohio 114, Pastor Gary Church, 594-2445,
Sunday school at 9:30 a.m., Sunday worship at 10:30 a.m.
HAVILAND/LATTY/SCOTT
Apostolic Christian Church, 12867 Road 82, Haviland, 399-5220, worship service at 10:30 a.m.
Country Chapel United Methodist Church, Haviland, 419-622-5746,
Sunday school at 9:30 a.m., Sunday worship at 10:15 a.m.
Latty Zion Baptist Church, Latty, Pastor Levi Collins Jr., 399-2748, Sunday school at 10 a.m., worship service at 11:15 a.m.
Harvest Field Pentecostal Church of God, 13625 Road 12, Scott, Pastor
Terry Martin, 419-622-2026, Sunday school at 9:30 a.m., Sunday morning
worship at 10:30 a.m., Sunday Evening worship at 6 pm, Wednesday evening worship at 7 pm, Wednesday Youth Group at 7 pm.
Friends United Methodist Church, Latty, Pastor Ron Johnson. Sunday
worship at 9 a.m., Wednesday Bible Study at 7 p.m.

OAKWOOD/MELROSE AREAS
Auglaize Chapel Church of God, rural Oakwood, 3 miles south and half
mile west on County Road 60, Pastor Stan Harmon, 594-2248, Sunday
worship at 9 a.m. Sunday school at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday services for
children, youth and adults at 7 p.m.
Melrose United Methodist Church, Melrose, 594-2076, Pastor Eileen
Kochensparger 399-5818; Sunday school 9:30 a.m., Sunday worship at
10:30 a.m., Wednesday Bible study and prayer at 7 p.m.
Twin Oaks United Methodist Church, corner of Harmon and Second
streets, Oakwood, Pastor Brady Feltz. 419-594-2992. Sunday worship at
9:30 a.m., Sunday school at 10:45 a.m., Bible Study Wednesdays at 10 a.m.
GROVER HILL AND OUTLYING
Bible Baptist Church, corner of Cleveland and Perry Streets, Grover Hill, Prairie Chapel Bible Church, one mile east and a half-mile north of
Pastor Pat Holt, 587-4021, Sunday school at 10 a.m., Sunday worship at Oakwood on the corner of Roads 104 and 209, Pastor Earl Chapman, 59411 a.m., Sunday evening worship at 6 p.m.; Wednesday prayer meeting at 2057, Sunday school at 9:30 a.m., Sunday worship at 10:30 a.m., evening
7 p.m.
worship at 6 p.m., Wednesday Bible study at 7 p.m.

PAULDING AND OUTLYING

Bethel United Methodist, Forders Bridge, Cecil, Pastor Kevin Doseck,
worship service at 10:30 a.m., Sunday school at 9:30 a.m.
Bethlehem Temple Pentecostal, 818 W. Jackson St., Paulding, Rev.
Burpo, Sunday school at 10 a.m., Sunday worship at noon.
Cecil Community Church, 203 S. Main St., Cecil. Pastor Ted Ramey.
Sun. school 10 am, Worship service 11 a.m., Sunday eve. 6 p.m.,
Wednesday eve. 6 p.m.
Cecil First Presbyterian Church, Main Street, Cecil, Sunday worship at
8 a.m., Sunday school at 9 a.m.
Christian Fellowship Church, Paulding High School Auditeria, 10 a.m.
Sunday. Pastor Greg Cramer.
Divine Mercy Catholic Parish, 315 N. Main, Paulding, 399-2576, Rev.
Joseph Poggemeyer, Masses: Saturday at 6 p.m.; Sunday at 10:30 a.m.
Emmanuel Baptist Church, 1275 Emerald Road, Paulding, 419-3995061, Sunday School at 9:30 a.m., worship services at 10:45 a.m. and 6
p.m. Sunday and 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. Pastor Drew Gardner.
First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), 1233 Emerald Road,
Paulding, 419-399-4576, Sunday school 9 a.m., Worship service 10 a.m.
Pastor Jeff Seger.
First Presbyterian Church, 114 W. Caroline St., Paulding, 399-2438,
Rev. David Meriwether, www.pauldingpresbyterian.com, 9:15 a.m. praise
singing, 9:30 a.m. Sunday worship. Communion first Sunday each month.
Grace Community Church, West Wayne Street (Ohio 111) across from
Paulding County Hospital. Sunday school at 8:45 a.m., service at 10 a.m.
Pastor Cameron Michael.
House of Love Ministries, 220 N. Williams St., Paulding. Pastor Predest (Dwayne) Richardson or Sister Brenda Richardson, 419-399-9205 or
419-796-8718, Sunday worship at 3 p.m., Wednesday night Bible study at
5:30. Jail Ministry, Food Ministry, Outreach Ministry. Overcomer Outreach
- a Christian 12-step meeting, Sundays at 5 p.m.
New Beginnings Church (Church of God), Cecil, Pastor Roy Burk,
399-5041, Sunday worship at 11 a.m.
Paulding Church of Christ, East Perry Street, Paulding, Minister Christopher Reno, 419-399-4761. Bible school at 9:30 a.m., Sunday worship at
10:30 a.m.
Paulding Church of the Nazarene, 210 Dooley Dr., Paulding, 3993932, Pastor Jeremy Thompson, Sunday school at 9:15 a.m., Sunday
worship at 10:30 a.m., Sunday evening at 6 p.m.: Kids Summer Jam
(ages 4-4th grade), Preteen class (5th-6th grade), Teen group (7th-12th
grade), and adult service. Wednesday at 7 p.m.: Teen group (7th-12th
grade), adult bible study and prayer. Nursery available for all services.
Paulding Family Worship Center, 501 W. Perry St., Paulding, 3993525, Rev. Vincent Kroterfield, Sunday worship at 10:30 a.m.
Paulding United Methodist Church, 321 N. Williams St., Paulding,
church telephone number is 399-3591, Rev. Roger Emerson, Worship
service at 8 a.m. and 10 a.m.; Sunday School, 9 a.m.; Wednesday worship at 6 pm. Church office is located at 308 N. Main St.

Pentecostal Church of God, 601 W. Caroline St., Paulding, Elder

George Robinson, Sunday school at 10 a.m., worship service at noon,
prayer services Monday at 6 p.m. and Thursday at noon, Bible study at 6
p.m. Tuesday.
Pioneer Christian Ministries, County Road 108 and Ohio 637, Paulding,
Rev. Chuck Oliver, Sunday school at 9:30 a.m., Sunday worship at 10:30
a.m., and Wednesday evening at 7 p.m. including a youth service on at least
three Wednesday evenings.
Rose Hill Church of God, corner of SR 637 and Charloe Trail, Paulding,
399-3113, Pastor Ron Hofacker, Sunday school at 9:30 a.m., Sunday worship at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday service from 7-8 p.m. with childrens hour.
St. John Lutheran ChurchELCA, 7611 Road 87, Briceton, Pastor Karen
Stetins, church telephone number is 419-399-4962 or 419-399-2320. Sunday worship at 8:30 a.m., Sunday school at 9:30 a.m.
St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church, 601 Flat Rock Drive (P.O. Box
156), Paulding, Pastor Karen Stetins, church telephone number is 3992320, Sunday Worship at 10:30 a.m., Sunday school at 9:15 a.m.
PAYNE AND OUTLYING AREAS
Divine Mercy Catholic Parish, 203 W. Townline, Payne, 399-2576, Rev.
Joseph Poggemeyer, Mass: Saturday at 4 p.m.
Edgerton Wesleyan Church, 1717 Bertha St., Woodburn, (Edgerton)
Ind. 46797, Pastor Dave Dignal, church telephone number is 260-632-4008,
Sunday school at 9 a.m., childrens church at 10 a.m., worship at 10 a.m.,
home groups at 6 p.m., Wednesday evening services at 6:30 p.m.
Living Water Ministries, Contemporary worship service Sunday nights at
10 a.m. & 6:30 p.m., The Well church for kids, Sunday mornings from 1011:30 a.m. The church is currently in the process of relocating. For location
information, contact Pastor Rich Phelan, 419-263-2728.
Payne Church of Christ, 220 W. Merrin St., Payne, Pastor Mikeal
George. Sunday worship at 9:30 am. 419-263-2092; 419-574-2150 (cell).
Payne Church of the Nazarene, 509 E. Orchard St. (Ohio 500) Payne,
Pastor Mike Harper, 263-2422, Sunday school at 9:30 a.m., Sunday worship at 10:30 a.m. Sunday night service at 6:30 p.m., Wednesday prayer
meeting at 7:30 p.m.
St. Jacob United Church of Christ, southwest corner of Oak and Hyman
streets, Payne, Rev. Jim Langham, 263-2763. Sunday School 9 a.m,
Church service-10 a.m.
St. James Lutheran Church NALC, West Townline Street (P.O. Box
42), Payne, 263-2129, Pastor Fred Meuter, 260-492-2581. Sunday School
at 9 a.m., Sunday worship at 10 a.m.
St. Paul United Methodist Church, (P.O. Box 154) 312 S. Main St.,
Payne, Rev. David Rohrer, church telephone number is 263-2418, parsonage telephone number is 263-2017, Sunday school at 9 a.m., Sunday
worship at 8 a.m. and 10 a.m.
Editors Note: If your church doesnt have service times listed, please
contact the Paulding County Progress office to notify of Sunday service
times.

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Susan Hill Pieper, Library Director

ENCOURAGING YOUR CHILD TO READ FOR

PLEASURE
Children are distracted with everything and
anything electronic. It makes me worry about
the future. It makes me worry about whether future generations will be able to read,
comprehend, interpret and think critically. It
makes me worry about attention spans, stagnant creativity, limited inspiration and lack of
passion. It makes me worry about the summer
downward slide of literacy loss for children
who do not read.
Libraries have been in the connecting
books with children business for over a hundred years. Libraries have provided the safety
net for families who cannot afford to purchase
books, but still want to surround their children with books. Books are still the number
one format borrowed by patrons at our public
libraries in Paulding County.
What has been a discouraging trend over
the past decade has been that children are not
reading for pleasure anymore. They have to
read in order to earn points in school. They
cannot read a book that is a great read because the book may not have enough points.
What are we accomplishing by forcing children to read titles that may be unsuitable for
their age (subject matter) just because it has
the required number of points?
As a professional librarian, it has me troubled. I hear from parents on a weekly basis
about how frustrated they are with the points
system at their public school. Everything is
now a competition. I hear that their children
use to love reading until they are forced to
read books that are not in their interest level
just because there are points attached. I have
heard from parents who say their child has to
pick titles more appropriate for teenagers because those books have a higher point level. I
have heard from parents whose children use
to be straight A who are struggling in English now because they have not read enough
books with the points they need.
Now that children are out of school, there
are ways to encourage them to read for pleasure. If a child is a reluctant reader, consider
borrowing graphic novels from the library.
These books are written in a comic book
style, heavy on graphics with dialogs in
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Let the child choose the books they want to

borrow. Let them take home a stack of books
each week. Provide a basket or box for the
books to be stored in the home. Introduce your
child to the non-fiction collection. They might
enjoy borrowing books that teach them how
to draw, or books with information about pets
and farm animals. Maybe warfare is more up
their alley and books with information about
weaponry will be exciting.
Many favorites from past decades are still
recommended, like Where the Red Fern
Grows by Rawls. This book is guaranteed to
touch the emotions of your child. Make sure
there is a box of tissue nearby. Or, Number
the Stars by Lowry, a story of a Jewish family
trying to escape the Holocaust. Think of your
favorite books growing up and share them
with your child or grandchildren. Read aloud
to your children.
Make sure your child sees you reading.
Surround your child with books. Make sure
there are books in the house, on coffee tables,
by bedsides. I once told my son that when he
started dating and visited his friends home,
look around for books. If a house has no
books, what does that tell him about the values of the family? Might have been a generalization, but it did let him know how serious I
felt reading and books were to a persons life.
So, take the pressure off your child. Let
them choose a book to read. Let them discover or rediscover the thrill of a good book. Of
reading for pleasure. And, while you are at it,
why not pick up a book for yourself? See you
at the library!

PCH meeting

PAULDING The Paulding County Hospital Board of Trustees meeting scheduled for
June 4 has been rescheduled for June 11 at
6:45 p.m. In the hospital education room.

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.
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While Im sensitive to these
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to tell you that I grow both vegetables and flowers. This doesnt
mean that someone who does
one or the other but not both is
any less of a gardener, its just an
indication that we should never
assume what the answer to the
question really means.
I dont know whether putting
out a garden is a regional expression, but we have our share
of those as it relates to gardening. For example, I grew up with
a green pepper being called a
mango. My mother called it that,
my mother-in-law called it that,
and it was just a few years ago
that I saw a sign in a local grocery store selling mangoes and
they werent the fruit. In fact, I
didnt even know the mango was
a fruit until I was in my 20s.
A little research on the subject
revealed that calling a green pepper a mango probably originated
in the 1600s when fruit man-

goes were transported by ship

and had to be pickled so they
wouldnt spoil. Other fruits and
vegetables were pickled for preservation as well, and over time,
the word mango became a verb,
referring to the process of pickling, usually as a stuffed vegetable. With stuffed green peppers
being one of the most popular
pickled items, they were called
mangoed peppers and eventually the pepper itself was called a
mango pepper, then shortened
to just mango.
And that reminds me of another regional expression the
pickle shower. I get funny looks
when I talk about this and many
times have to explain just what it
is, even though Ive been familiar with the phrase for as long as
I can remember.
In summer, as the day heats
up, well often get a brief rain
shower and sometimes the sun
will even be shining through the
rain. It only lasts a short time,
maybe five or ten minutes, just
enough to perk up the plants in
the garden, including the cucumbers thus, a pickle shower! Oh
yeah, thats another one I know
at least one person who calls
them pickles, even when theyre
still growing in the garden.
Now if youll excuse me, I
need to go check on the pickles
and mangoes in the garden I put
out before we get another pickle
shower.
Read more at Kylees blog,
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at www.facebook.com/OurLittleAcre. Contact her at PauldingProgressGardener@gmail.
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Those who know me, know

that I came to gardening later
in life, in 2005. Oh, Ive always grown houseplants and
I helped my husband plant a
vegetable garden, but to be
honest, for about 30 years I
really could take gardening
or leave it, and most times Id
leave it.
Thats completely changed,
and gardening has grown from
being an obsession to being an
integral part of my life to the
extent that most everything I
do either centers around gardening or is connected to it in
some way. Im no longer infatuated with it its grown into
a deeper, lasting kind of love.
But I am still also a dental hygienist. For 31 years,
I worked in a private dental
practice, cleaning teeth and
educating patients on how
to enjoy better oral health.
For the past seven years, Ive
worked on an as-needed basis
in dental research, doing my
part to help develop the best
oral health products for all of
us to use.
One of the things a dental
hygienist must do in order to
establish a good rapport with
her patients is to be able to relate to them and engage them
in conversation that conveys
that they arent just a mouth.
They are a real person that you
care about in a professional
way, but also are interested in
as a human being.
There are a few standard
questions I ask when getting to
know someone for the first time
and during spring and summer,
one of them is likely to be, Do
you garden? There are actually
a few ways to ask this question
and depending on which one you
choose, you may get different
answers.
If I ask, Do you garden? or
Are you a gardener? I might
hear back, Just vegetables,
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PAULDING PROGRESS

SPORTS
MAC Gym summer
basketball begins

Ryne Jerome, a senior at The

Ohio State University, recently received the Scholar Athlete Award
for the Lima Campus. Ryne is a
four-year starter for the Barons
baseball program and has enjoyed success both on the field
and in the classroom where he
has a 3.20 GPA and has been a
Deans List selection. He was also
selected to ORCC All-Academic
Team in 2012 2013 and 2015. He
finished his senior season strong
hitting over .450 while driving in
17 runs over his final 15 games,
including the ORCC tournament.
Ryne is a health science major
and will graduate in December.
His parents are Mike and Teri Jerome of Payne.

ANTWERP The summer basketball season begins at the

MAC Gym this week; 47 teams will participate in six leagues
weekly for six weeks.
The Monday night league brings 12 teams to town. Edgerton, Edon, Delphos Jefferson, Woodburn Lutheran, Heritage,
Bryan, Holgate and Butler Eastside will each bring a team and
join two teams from Leo and Fairview.
Tuesday night brings nine varsity girls teams and four JV
girls teams to the MAC in addition to eight JV boys teams at the
Antwerp School. Varsity girls teams include Paulding, Woodlan, Heritage, New Haven, Edgerton, Hamilton, Hicksville,
Delphos Jefferson and Antwerp. Woodlan, Hicksville, Paulding
and Antwerp all bring JV teams as well. JV boys teams include
Crestview, Lincolnview, Paulding, Edgerton, Hicksville, two
Wayne Trace teams and Antwerp.
Wednesday night will host an overflow of Tuesday teams
as well as four youth girls teams, two from Fairview, Eastside
and Holgate. Thursday brings in six junior high boys teams.
Wayne Trace, Hicksville, Fairview, Bryan and Antwerp will
join Lane Middle School from Fort Wayne. Friday brings four
mens adult teams.
Teams will play for four weeks, take off the week of the July
4 holiday, and then play one more week in July before playing
a single elimination tournament.
The summer season ends prior to school team football and
volleyball seasons.

Six named to GMC softball squad

The Green Meadows Conference released
its All-Conference softball selections on Monday with six Paulding County athletes garnering honors.
Fairviews Haley Robbins was named the
leagues Player of the Year in voting by the
conferences coaches.
Wayne Traces Addison Baumle was named
to the GMC first team. Fairview, Hicksville
and Tinora all got two selections on the first
team. The Apaches Mallory Polter and Ali

Hug were selected as were the Aces Michaela Bauer and Allison Brickel. Tinoras Tiffany
Fairchild and Ali Cheek were honored as well
as Ayersvilles Katie Brown and Edgertons
Cloey Whitman.
Second team selections included Antwerps
Olivia Tempel and Cheyenne Miller-Sweet as
well as Wayne Traces Molly Crosby.
The Archers Avery Braaten and Wayne
Traces Bailey Bergman received honorable
mention as well.

Commissioners Journal
Commissioners Journal May 11,
2015
This 11th day of May, 2015, the
Board of County Commissioners met
in regular session with the following
members present: Roy Klopfenstein,
Tony Zartman, Mark Holtsberry, and
Nola Ginter, Clerk.
MEETING NOTES OF APPOINTMENTS
Kevin Hanenkratt provided an
update on the sewer/septic issues at
the dog kennel and the Jacob Eaton
Childrens Home. He noted changes
in the size of the tank and piping. The
commissioners asked that Hanenkratt
proceed, using the supplies necessary
to complete the project.
Jerry Zielke, PC Economic Development; Chase Eikenbary, Governors
Northwest Ohio regional liaison; Mike
Jay, director of Strategic Networks for
Jobs Ohio; and Dave Dorner, Rocket
Ventures Eikenbary and Jay scheduled this meeting with the commissioners to introduce them to Dorner,
director of business development at
Rocket Ventures in Toledo.
Dorner is responsible for assisting
18 counties in northwest Ohio in creating businesses. He reported there
were 76 projects Rocket Ventures
was involved in, with only eight being
in Lucas County. Rocket Ventures
offers assistance in obtaining patents,
building businesses, technology and
managerial services. They work with
attorneys, accountants and bankers on
behalf of the potential business.
Dorner explained Rocket Ventures
is funded by donations from several groups and individuals that are
matched by the state.
Eickenbary then introduced the
Start Talking program. The grantfunded program focuses on student
athletes, parent, and law enforcement,
partnering them in an anti-drug program.
Eickenbary also briefly explained
the Community Connectors program
through the Ohio Department of Ed-

ucation. She noted there was overwhelming response with 191 applicants for a related grant, resulting in
26 chosen to receive benefits.
Eickenbary noted the best thing
commissioners can do is to be supportive to their economic development director. Jay also complimented
Zielke, stating he has been good
representation for Paulding County.
Paulding County is more active than
ever, he noted.
Ed Bohn, Paulding County EMA,
reported contacting P&R Communications Services regarding the three
weather siren projects they were recently awarded. The CDBG funded
projects will be in Broughton, Melrose
and Auglaize Township. Bohn said
that he requested P&R Communication utilize local electricians to complete the projects. He then reported
that Schweller Electric has received
the parts to repair other weather sirens
throughout the county.
Bohn noted he had done his homework in locating adapters for two
generators that would allow them to
be connected a distributor panel for
use in an emergency. He further commented the cost would be between
$1,200 and $1,500 per generator, a
cost the LEPC could cover. Bohn suggested maybe one generator now and
the other next year.
He reported the LEPC exercise
last Saturday was a success with
18 participants. Bohn noted he was
complimented on the preparation
and presentation and there were no
negative comments from the regional
representatives. A full report will be
hand-delivered next week by Rick
Lauffer, regional EMA representative.
The SERC board will meet in June to
approve the exercise.
Bohn announced he has another
volunteer to assist first responders. He
also reported the NOWA weather radios have been ordered. He also noted
the Bicycling Across Greater Ohio
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Bohn is working on updating the
DWARTH listing for the county. He
also had an updated Emergency Preparedness Plan for the county courthouse and county annex buildings. He
reviewed a list of upgrades needed for
the EOC (Emergency Operations Center) located at the health department.
The EMA will fund the upgrades at
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Sharon Zonker (left) talks about the quilt pattern titled Women of Influence while Dave Betts
assists. The quilt discussion was part of the program during the last genealogy meeting.

Genealogists hear presentation

on fight for womens suffrage
role.
In 1848, a group of mostly women abolitionist activists gathered in Seneca
Falls,N.Y,to discuss the
problem of womens rights
around the world. Susan B.
Anthony, a great orator and
Elizabeth Stanton, the speech
writer, pooled their talents
along with Frances Willard
to promote American women
who deserved their own political identities and have the
right to vote.
During the 1850s, the
womens rights movement
lost momentum when the
Civil War began. After the
war ended, the 14th and 15th
amendments to the Constitution raised familiar questions
of suffrage and citizenship.
As a result, they refused to
support the 15th Amendment.
This animosity eventually
faded, and in 1890 the two
groups merged to form the
National American Woman Suffrage Association. By
then, the suffragists approach
had changed. Instead of arguing that women deserved
the same rights and responsibilities as men they argued
that women deserved to vote
because they weredifferentfrom men.
Starting in 1910, some

Western states began to extend the vote to women for

the first time in almost 20
years. Still, the more established Southern and Eastern states resisted. In 1916,
NAWSA presidentCarrie
Chapman Cattunveiled what
she called a Winning Plan
to get the vote at last.
World War Islowed the
suffragists campaign. Womens work on behalf of the
war effort proved that they
were just as patriotic and deserving of citizenship as men.
On Aug. 26, 1920, the19th
Amendmentto the
Constitution was finally ratified.
On June 10, the society will
hold a social meeting in the
Antwerp Riverside Park pavilion at 6:30 p.m., including
a picnic style meal with the
society providing the chicken. A Riverside Cemetery
walk will follow. Any member wanting to may give a
short report about the person/
family buried there.
No meetings will be held
in the months of July and August.

For more information
about the genealogy society,
contact Ray Keck at 419-3994415 or email Karen15806@
gmail.com.

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now those oldand say all
er folks that we
the things that
used to see and
you want your
never thought
loved ones to
wed become.
remember, and
Each
day
hope that they
now, I find that
appreciate and
just getting a
love you for all
By
shower is a real
the things that
Byron McNutt
target for the
you have done
day! And takfor them in all
ing a nap is not a treat anymore, the years past.
its mandatory! Cause if I dont Life is a gift to you. The way
on my own free will, I just fall you live your life is your gift to
asleep where I sit.
those who come after. Make it a
And so ... now I enter into fantastic one. Live it well. Enjoy
this new season of my life unpre- today. Do something fun. Be
pared for all the aches and pains happy. Have a great day. Reand the loss of strength and abili- member, it is health that is real
ty to go and do things that I wish wealth and not pieces of gold
I had done but never did. But, at and silver.
least I know, that though Im on Here are some additional
the back nine, and Im not sure thought-provoking messages
how long it will last, this I know, from Fortgang.
that when its over on this earth,

its over.
Your kids are becoming
A new adventure will be- you...but your grandchildren are
gin. Yes, I have regrets. There perfect. Going out is good...
are things I wish I hadnt done, coming home is better.
things I should have done, but You may forget names ... But
indeed, there are many things its OK because some people
Im happy to have done. Its all forgot they even knew you.
in a lifetime.
Life isnt about surviving the
So, if youre not on the back storm ... but learning to dance in
nine yet, let me remind you, that the rain. You realize youre
it will be here faster than you never going to be really good at
think. So, whatever you would anything like golf.
like to accomplish in your life The things you used to care
please do it quickly. Dont put to do, you arent as interested in
things off too long. Life goes anymore, but you really do care
by quickly. So, do what you can that you arent as interested.
today, as you can never be sure You sleep better on a lounge
whether youre on the back nine, chair with the TV on than in bed.

Its called pre-sleep.

You miss the days when everything worked with just an
on and off switch.
You have three sizes of
clothes in your closet ... two of
which you will never wear.
Old is good in some things:
Old Songs, Old movies, and best
of all, Old Friends!
Do not regret growing older.
It is a privilege denied to many.
And finally, Its not what you
gather, but what you scatter that
tells what kind of life you have
lived.

Art Linkletter used to say

Kids say the darnedest things.
John Mors forwarded this
thought Only a grandmother
would know. Its a cute story
about a cup of tea that was made
with cold water asremembered
by a granddaughter.
One day my grandma was
out, and my grandpa was in
charge of me. I was maybe 3
years old. Someone had given
me a little tea set as a gift, and it
was one of my favorite toys.
Grandpa was in the living
room engrossed in the evening
news when I brought him a little
cup of tea, which was just water. After several cups of tea, my
grandma came home.
My grandpa made her wait
in the living room to watch me
bring him a cup of tea, because it
was just the cutest thing!
Grandma waited, and sure
enough, here I came down the
hall with a cup of tea for Grandpa, and she watched him drink
it up. Then she said, (as only a
grandma would know), Did it
ever occur to you that the only
place she can reach to get water
is the toilet?

PAULDING The May

13 meeting of the Paulding
County Chapter of the Ohio
Genealogy Society began
with member Robert Wilder introducing guest speaker
Sharon Zonker. Her presentation included period costume clothing and array of
quilts depicting the era of
Womens Suffrage Right
to Vote.
On Election Day in 1920,
millions of American women
exercised their right to vote
for the first time. It took activists and reformers nearly
100 years to win that right.
Women did not have rights
to hold public office; serve
on a jury; own property; keep
their work wages (was given
to husbands) and, if divorced,
they lost all inheritance and
their children to the husband.
The campaign for womens
suffrage began decades before the Civil War. During the
1820s and 1830s, most states
had extended the franchise to
all white men, regardless of
how much money or property
they had. All sorts of reform
groups were proliferating
across the United States. In
religious movements, moral-reform societies and anti-slavery
organizations,
women played a prominent

Reflecting on The Back Nine

By Byron McNutt
DHI Media
You know...time has a way
of moving quickly and catching you unaware of the passing
years. It seems just yesterday
that I was young, just married
and embarking on my new life
with my mate.
Yet in a way, it seems like
eons ago, and I wonder where
all the years went. I know that I
lived them all. I have glimpses of
how it was back then and of all
my hopes and dreams.
Those are not my words, but
they could have been. This essay
was written by Laura Fortgang,
an author and public speaker. It
was posted on the Internet two
years ago. It was forwarded
to me several months ago by
agreat friend.
I believe its titled The Back
Nine. The message is very
thought provoking, especially for those of us over 60 years
of age. It makes you stop and
think...and then it is winter.
Fortgangs essay continues.
But, here it is...the back nine
of my life and it catches me by
surprise. How did I get here so
fast? Where did the years go and
where did my youth go?
I remember well seeing older people through the years and
thinking that those older people
were years away from me and
that I was only on the first hole
and the back nine was so far
off that I could not fathom it or
imagine fully what it would be
like.
But, here it is...my friends are
retiring and getting gray. They
move slower and I see an older
person now. Some are in better
and some worse shape than me,
but I see the great change. Not

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Wednesday, June 3, 2015 Paulding County Progress - 11A

PAULDING COUNTY PROGRESS

2015 ALL -COUNTY boys baseball TEAM

*PLAYER OF THE YEAR*

Damon Egnor

Paulding High School

92 Strike-outs,
2.77 ERA, 22 runs scored
Damon took the ball in every big game and performed well. We could not ask any more of him. He is very deserving of this
award.
Panther Coach Brock Bergman

ALL -PAULDING COUNTY FIRST TEAM

Aaron Mock

Noah Stoller

Paulding

Wayne Trace

Caleb Schaefer

Guadalupe
Martinez

Wayne Trace

Paulding

Preston Johanns

Corbin Edwards

Paulding

Paulding

Matt Jones
Antwerp

Jarrett Sitton

Trenton Copsey
David Sinn

Antwerp

Paulding

Wayne Trace

Justice Clark
Antwerp

Egnor takes Player of the Year honors

By KEVIN
WANNEMACHER
Sportswriter
PAULDING Pauldings
Damon Egnor was voted
Paulding County Baseball
Player of the Year in voting by
the county coaches recently.
Egnor led the county in innings pitched (53), strikeouts
(92) and posted a 2.77 earned
run average on the mound for
the Panthers.
Damon is a great kid who
was our leader, especially on
the mound, noted Paulding
head coach Brock Bergman.
He took the ball in every big
game and performed well.
We could not ask any more of
him. He is very deserving of
this award.
Egnor also totaled four doubles on the year at the plate
and finished with a .239 batting average while scoring 22
runs and driving in a dozen.
Joining Egnor as an
all-county selection from the
Panthers were Corbin Edwards, Preston Johanns, Guadalupe Martinez, Aaron Mock
and Jarrett Sitton.
The Antwerp trio of Justice
Clark, Trenton Copsey and
Matt Jones also were selected
as were Wayne Traces Caleb Schaefer, David Sinn and
Noah Stoller.
Edwards led all county
players by hitting .455 on the
season with 27 runs scored
and 23 runs batted in.
Johanns finished the sea-

son with a .352 batting average, scoring 14 runs and driving in eight. He also pitched
27 innings for the maroonand-white with a 2.07 earned
run average and 18 strikeouts.
Martinez was second in
the county in innings pitched
at 40-1/3 with a 2.60 ERA.
Martinez also hit .364 with 17

runs scored and 16 RBIs.

Mock posted 26 hits for
Paulding while scoring 21
runs and driving in 16 and securing a .371 batting average
on the season.
Sitton completed the year
with a .359 batting average,
picking up seven doubles and
17 runs scored with 16 runs

batted in.
Clark hit .361 on the season with nine runs scored,
three doubles and three runs
batted in.
Copsey and Jones both
ended with .333 batting averages, with Copsey scoring
ten times and posting seven
runs batted in along with three

Final county baseball stats

BATTING AVERAGE

PLAYER/HS
Corbin Edwards/PHS
David Sinn/WTHS
Aaron Mock/PHS
Seth Yenser/WTHS
Guadalupe Martinez/PHS
Justice Clark/AHS

AB
77
47
70
52
66
36

HITS

PLAYER/HS
Corbin Edwards/PHS
Aaron Mock/PHS
Guadalupe Martinez/PHS
Jarrett Sitton/PHS
Seth Yenser/WTHS
Preston Johanns/PHS

DOUBLES

PLAYER/HS
Jarrett Sitton/PHS
Aaron Mock/PHS
David Sinn/WTHS
Noah Stoller/WTHS
Damon Egnor/PHS

TRIPLES

PLAYER/HS
Josh Poulson/AHS
Jake Baksa/WTHS
Michael Taylor/AHS

H
35
18
26
19
24
13

AVG.
.455
.383
.371
.365
.364
.361

HOME RUNS

PLAYER/HS
Noah Stoller/WTHS
Jarrett Sitton/PHS
Corbin Edwards/PHS
Aaron Mock/PHS
Grant Gillett/WTHS

RUNS BATTED IN

No.
35
26
24
23
19
19
No.
7
5
5
4
4
No.
1
1
1

PLAYER/HS
Corbin Edwards/PHS
Jarrett Sitton/PHS
Guadalupe Martinez/PHS
Aaron Mock/PHS
Damon Egnor/PHS

STRIKEOUTS

PLAYER/HS
Damon Egnor/PHS
Guadalupe Martinez/PHS
Noah Cline/AHS
Noah Stoller/WTHS
Dylan Peters/AHS
Corbin Edwards/PHS
Blaine Jerome/WTHS
Preston Johanns/PHS

doubles. Jones chipped in six

RBIs and four runs scored for
the blue-and-white.
Schaefer hit .304 for
Wayne Trace while recording
two doubles, five runs scored
and four runs batted in.
Sinn topped the Raiders
with a .383 batting average,
posting five doubles while

driving in four runs and scoring nine.

Stoller added four doubles,
two home runs and nine runs
batted in along with scoring
four and hitting .290 on the
year.

2015 final statistics for Paulding County high school baseball, compiled by sportswriter Kevin Wannemacher:

INNINGS PITCHED

No.
2
1
1
1
1

PLAYER/HS
Damon Egnor/PHS
Guadalupe Martinez/PHS
Preston Johanns/PHS
Blaine Jerome/WTHS
Noah Stoller/WTHS

No.
23
16
16
16
12

PLAYER/HS
Noah Stoller/WTHS
Preston Johanns/PHS
Guadalupe Martinez/PHS
Damon Egnor/PHS

No.
92
25
23
21
21
19
19
18

IP
53
40-1/3
27
24-2/3
24

EARNED RUN AVERAGE

IP
24
27
40-1/3
53

RUNS SCORED

PLAYER/HS
Corbin Edwards/PHS
Damon Egnor/PHS
Aaron Mock/PHS
Jarrett Sitton/PHS
Guadalupe Martinez/PHS

ER
5
8
15
21

ERA
1.46
2.07
2.60
2.77
No.
27
22
21
17
17

12A - Paulding County Progress Wednesday, June 3, 2015

DESIGNER PURSE
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at the Council on Aging
Friday June 12 @ 6 pm
All purses are
authentic designer
handbags with the
majority being
Coach brand.
Mention this ad
For a $20 ticket!
Limited quantities
available. For tickets
call
419-238-5011
220 Fox Rd, Van Wert

Plans, implements and

evaluates instruction in
Health Technology
curriculum designed to
address a wide range of
maturity and skill levels.

FOR SALE

$150 QUEEN pillowtop

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plastic, can deliver 260493-0805.

GRASSHOPPER 725-D
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FOR RENT

NOW LEASING: One &

Two Bedroom Apartments in Paulding, Ohio.
For information, please
call Straley Apartments
at 419-399-4068 or on-
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PRODUCE

VILLAGE OF Melrose
will be having a Farmer's
Market at the park starting in June - September.
Will be held on the
Second and Fourth Saturdays of each month.
The time will be 10am 4pm. Vendors are
needed. Please contact
Julie Shaffer 419-5942972 or Janet Stroup
419-594-2133.

ELDERLY HOME CARE

WILL CARE for elderly
i n their home. Part time/Full-time. Excellent
references, 25 years experience. 419-232-3344

HELP WANTED

CULLIGAN WATER
Conditioning is currently
seeking a sales and service representative for
Van Wert and Paulding
Counties. Responsibilities will primarily be servicing and growing our
current customer base. If
you are great with
people, good with your
hands, and want to learn
the water industry send
resume to: scott@culliganftwayne.com or apply in person at 215 E
Main St., Van Wert, OH
PRODUCTION TIG / Mig
Welder. Fabrication skills
a plus. Vacation and benefit package available
after probation. Starting
pay $12-$14 hour, based
on experience. Must be
dependable and be willing to work overtime.
Send resume to
jan@mansfieldwelding.c
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THE VILLAGE of Payne

is taking applications for
the position of Village
Fiscal Officer. Please
drop resumes off to the
Village Administration
Office. Attention: The
Mayor. A complete job
description is also available at the Village Administration Office.

Possesses or be
eligible for valid state
department of
education license/
certificate
appropriate for
the position
RN Degree
NATCEP Train the
Trainer or eligible to
be certified
Meets all mandated
health requirements
Clean criminal
record
Complies with
drug-free work
place rules and
board policies
Keeps current with
technology and
other work place
innovations that
support job
functions

Must be certified
American Heart CPR
Instructor and American
Heart First Aid Instructor
within 1st year
of employment.
Salary commensurate
with experience and
education.
Interested applicants
should submit a letter of
interest, a Vantage
Career Center
Employment application,
resume, transcripts,
copy of certifications and
three letters
of reference by
4:00 p.m., Friday,
June 12, 2015 to:
Staci A. Kaufman,
Superintendent
818 N. Franklin St.
Van Wert, Ohio 45891
Or email to:
kaufman.s@vantage
careercenter.com
**Applications are
available on the
Vantage Career Center
website at www.
vantagecareer
center.com

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Holland is hiring Drivers in

Fort Wayne. Drvs w/ 1 year
or 50k miles exp, w/ tanker & hazmat. The recruiter
will be on site June 9, 10
& 11 from Noon to 5pm at
4320 Merchant Road,
Fort Wayne, Ind, 46818.
Apply at
Hollandregional.com/careers
EEO/AAE Minorities
/Females/Persons
with Disabilities/
Protected Veterans

SEEKING AN
energetic and caring
chairside dental
assistant.Being a team
player with strong
interpersonal
communication skills is a
must.
Experience required. If
you would like to help us
help others direct your
resume to:
Dept. 123
Times Bulletin
P.O Box 271
Van Wert, Ohio 45891

P A Y N E
GARAGE/MOVING
SALE - 210 South
Laura Street (garage
off of alley in back of
house), WednesdayFriday 9-5, Saturday 92. Lots of clothes (kids
sizes up to Adult XXL),
Bedroom Dressers,
Household Items,
Puzzles, Kids Books &
Toys, Golf Caddy, Kids'
Vaporizers & Baby/Toddler Items, VCR, DVD
Player, Stereo, Fasteners (nuts, bolts, screws,
etc.), Blankets, Stuffed
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residential aide, apply in
JUNE 5 & 6 - Payne
person at
Community-Wide GarCountry Inn Living
Center, 12651 Rd 82, age Sale. Contact Nancy
Spiece 419-263-2863.
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mart.
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HEALTHCARE

WANTED TO BUY

COINS-STAMP collections-toys-comic booksold knives-antiques-estates-collections. 419399-3353

GARAGE/YARD SALES
BOOKS, CLOTHING,
furniture, crafts, antique
organ, household items,
miscellaneous, too much
to list. June 4,5,6. 9-5.
Crossland 940 W Wayne
St, Paulding.

LEGAL NOTICE
The annual election of the
Directors of the Paulding County Agricultural
Society will be held on
Saturday, June 13, 2015
between the hours of 12
noon and 4:00 pm. Said
election will be held in
the Secretarys Office
on the Paulding County
Fairgrounds. Only those
persons holding a 2015
Paulding County Agricultural Society membership will be allowed
to vote in said election.
Susan Miller
Paulding County Agricultural Society
Secretary

SERVICES

LEGAL NOTICE
John Doe, Unknown
Spouse, if any, of
Donna Thacker, whose
last place of residence is
known as 14278 Road
72, Haviland, OH
AUTOMOTIVE BODY 45851 but whose presWork - small garage/low ent place of residence is
overhead, the boss does unknown and Unknown
all the work. Antwerp Heirs at Law, Devisees,
area/419-506-0998
Legatees, Executors
and Administrators
TRAVEL
of Donna Thacker,
CHARTER BUS Tours:
Call for new Fliers! Lots Deceased, whose presof day & multi-day tours. ent of residence is unJuly 29-31Illinois Rt. known, will take notice
66 $429Includes all that on April 30, 2015,
meals! Jan. 8-179 Day The Bank of New
H a w a i i b y L a n d & York Mellon FKA The

LOCAL CONCRETE
contractor. Specializing
in driveway, sidewalks &
patios. Call Mitch for a
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GARAGE AND Bake

Sale - June 5&6; 8-5pm.
Collectables, glassware,
signs, bottles, lots of
misc. V. Fisher, 6342 Rd Sea7 seats left Feb. 714Panama City & the
39, Payne.
Panama Canal Call for
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GARAGE SALE

Everything priced to sell.

marquise engagement ring
baby swing, saucer and
toys mens womens and
baby clothes small oak
antique rocker mans
bicycle doctors scale
decorating items

LEGALS

Careers in
healTh Care

The Gardens of PauldinG

is seeking experienced, dedicated candidates to join

our professional nursing team for the following positions:

sTnas

FREE & LOW PRICE

EXERCISE BIKE, in excellent shape and many

extras. $25.00. 419-3990632
WORK BENCH with
vise, $50. Apple peeler,
$40. Call 419-399-5878.

Bank of New York as

Trustee for the Certificateholders of the
CWABS, INC., AssetBacked Certificates,
Series 2005-3, filed its
Complaint in Foreclosure in Case No. CI
15 073 in the Court of
Common Pleas Paulding County, Ohio alleging that the Defendants,
John Doe, Unknown
Spouse, if any, of Donna
Thacker and Unknown
Heirs at Law, Devisees,
Legatees, Executors
and Administrators of
Donna Thacker, Deceased, have or claim to
have an interest in the real
estate located at 14278
Road 72, Haviland, OH
45851, PPN #24-08S004-00. A complete legal
description may be obtained with the Paulding
County Auditors Office
located at 115 North Williams Street, Suite 101,
Paulding, OH 45879.
The Petitioner further alleges that by reason of default of the Defendant(s)
in the payment of a promissory note, according to
its tenor, the conditions
of a concurrent mortgage
deed given to secure the
payment of said note and
conveying the premises
described, have been

All Shifts

lPns

All Shifts
Please submit your resume to mschwab@ltcoh.com,
or call 419-399-4940 and ask for Molly in HR.
You may also apply in person at

DRIVERS WANTED
Hornish Bros. Inc. is currently accepting
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SHUTTLE DRIVER for work in the Defiance
area. This is an hourly position with benefits.
Pay starts at $13 and goes up with experience. If being home daily is important to you
and you have a Class A CDL with at least
2 years tractor-trailer experience, please fill
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Napoleon Machine continues to grow and is making

investments in major capital equipment for both machining
and fabrication. Our benefits are among the top in the
area and we are looking for people with cooperative
attitudes looking to make a difference.
CNC Machinists - 2nd & 3rd Shift VMC, HMC and Boring Mill

Programming/Mastercam experience a plus

Manual Machinist - Lathes and Prototrak Mill
Our benefits include:
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100% Paid Medical
3% Profit Sharing Match
4-7% Monthly Bonus Potential
35% Paid Uniforms
Safety Boot Allotment
Life Insurance & Long-Term Disability
Please email resumes to:
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RN/LPNs lst & 2nd shift

Full & Part time
STNAs lst & 2nd & 3rd shift
Full & Part time
If you have what it takes and want to
become a member of our team, please
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of Nursing at 419-784-1450.

9 am to 1 pm General Public
Place:
NapoleonSoup
American
Legionthe worlds leading maker and marketer of soup, seeks
The Campbell
Company,
500 Glenwood Avenue, Napoleon, OH 43545

quality and safety conscious individuals to join our Napoleon operations team for the currentthe
season.
candidates
will
have manufacturing
pany,
worldsIdeal
leading
maker and
marketer
of soup, seeks work experience, be willing to work
individuals
joinmust
our Napoleon
operations
team foras
the
current Forklift experience is a plus. Most
any shifttoand
be able to
work overtime
needed.
he first
hour ofrequire
our jobthe
fair ability
exclusively
to veterans.
positions
to lift/carry
50 lbs. repeatedly.

e manufacturing
workthis
experience,
be willinglabor
to work
anydistribution
shift and center/forklift positions will be
Applications for
seasons general
and
e as needed. Forklift experience is a plus. Most positions require
accepted on Friday June 26th, at the Emergency Management Agency (In the Oakwood
epeatedly.

Plaza) from 8-1p.m. If an applicant has completed a WorkKeys assessment prior to the job

ons
general
labor and
distribution
positions
fair,
they should
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a copycenter/forklift
of their scores
when will
theybeapply.
t the Napoleon American Legion from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. for veterans
1 p.m.
for thepositions
general public.
If an
applicant hasSeason
completed
a run from July through February.
Seasonal
start at
$14.42/hour.
may
to the job fair, they should bring a copy of their scores when they
Employees
will
be
required
to
satisfactorily
complete
a
background check, physical and
one the WorkKeys assessment will have an opportunity to register

drug screen. Applicants who have already applied for the 2015 season through their
local Ohio Means Jobs office do not need to attend. Those who cannot attend the Campt atbell
$14.42/hour.
Season
run from
Julylocal
through
February.
Soup Job Fair
maymay
apply
at their
county
Ohio Means Jobs Office. Veterans are
o satisfactorily complete a background check, physical and drug
strongly
encouraged
to
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ed to attend. Those who cannot attend the Campbell Soup Job Fair
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ty Ohio
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and an overall satisfaction of making a difference
in the lives of individuals with developmental
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The job openings are in Paulding and
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CAMPBELL
Time:
8 amSOUP
to 1JOB
pmFAIR
First hour is exclusively for veterans
Place:
EMA
Building
Date:
Friday,
May 8th in Oakwood Plaza
Address:
1847
Oakwood
Time: 8 am to 9 am Veterans
Only Ave Napoleon Ohio 43545

THE DEFENDANT(S)
NAMED ABOVE ARE
REQUIRED TO ANSWER ON OR
BEFORE THE 15TH
DAY OF JULY, 2015.
BY: THE LAW OFFICES OF JOHN D.
CLUNK CO., L.P.A.
Charles V. Gasior
#0075946
Attorneys for PlaintiffPetitioner
4500 Courthouse Blvd.
Suite 400
Stow, OH 44224
(330) 436-0300 - telephone
(330) 436-0301 - facsimile
notice@johndclunk.com

199 County Road 103, Paulding, OH

Twin Rivers Center in Defiance

CAMPBELL SOUP
JOB FAIR

broken, and the same has

become absolute.
The Petitioner prays that
the Defendant(s) named
above be required to
answer and set up their
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 Petitioners
claim in the property
order of its priority, and
for such other and further relief as is just and
equitable.

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Applications for

Maintenance Technician
Machine Operator
will be accepted in person or by mail beginning
June 1st at the plant, 150 Fisher Ave. Van Wert,
OH 45891. Pay for the Maintenance Technician
starts at $19.17/hr and the Machine Operator starts
at $12.67/hr and will support production on any
of the 3 shifts. Comprehensive benefit package
offered including medical, dental, vision, short
term disability, 401k, vacation and holidays. This
work may include overtime and weekends. Those
interested must also apply online at:
www.federalmogul.com/careers.
High School Diploma or GED; or 10 years
manufacturing experience required.
Applicants will be required to pass a criminal
background check and drug test.
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Women/Veterans/Disabled

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Radiologic Technologist - (Part time)

Under the general supervision of the Department
Manager and the Radiologist, performs radiographic imaging procedures to assist in diagnosis
of diseases and injuries. Perform procedures at a
technical level requiring no constant supervision
of technical detail. Performs a variety of technical procedures that will require independent
judgment, with ingenuity and initiative to apply
prescribed ionizing radiation for radiologic diagnosis.
Qualifications: Current State of Ohio Radiology License; Current ARRT Certification; Must
be capable of all routine diagnostic procedures;
Completion of a minimum of two year program
in Radiologic Technology; Desire for furthering
ones education in the various specialties; Previous work experience with CT Scanning; Previous
work experience in mammography; Previous
work experience in ultrasound
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Paulding, OH 45879
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No telephone calls please

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Those interested must also apply online at:
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High School Diploma or GED; or 10 years

manufacturing experience required.
Applicants will be required to pass a criminal
background check and drug test.
Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/
Women/Veterans/Disabled
No telephone calls please

Wednesday, June 3, 2015 Paulding County Progress - 13A

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Service

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100 EAST JACkSOn ST.
PAuLding, OhiO

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w/Innkeepers residence on the first floor; ABSOLUTELY
tip top shape and clean as a whistle; by appointment only;
$269,900; Rudy 419-769-8996
NEW LISTING: TOM-TIM DRIVE; Paulding; very well kept
ranch; 3 and 1 w/family room; newer cabinets; beautiful
landscaping; $149,900; #423; Bill Priest; 419-786-9440
NEW LISTING: CENTERFIELD DR; Paulding; no money
down/VA/RD; picture perfect ranch 3 and 2; garage/family
room combined w/ gas fireplace; $118,000; # 394;
Bill Straley 419-203-4616
NEW LISTING: GASSER ROAD; Paulding-NW corner;
gorgeous ranch w/new kitchen; Living Room + party size
Family Room; landscaped; extra building; $139,900;
Jeff Clark; 419-399-2511
NEW LISTING: RITA STREET; Paulding; 3 plus 1 ; also
family room; no money down/ VA/ RD; a good buy at
$74,900; Rudy; 419-769-8996
NEW LISTINGS: Paulding; (x2) bare building lots; North
Main/ $14,900 (and) West Perry/ $14,900; Rudy
419-769-8996
NEW LISTING: Paulding; SE 2 miles; Rd. 126; well-kept
efficient ranch; one car attached/ 2 car detached; no
money down/ VA/ RD/ $77,900; Jeff Clark 419-399-2511
PAULDING: south on US 127; out-of-state owner wants it
GONE! 3 and 2 ranch w/2 car; living plus family/fireplace;
large covered rear deck; $114,900; Rudy 419-769-8996
PAULDING; Dennis Street; 3 and 2 ranch; clean; mother
of all bargains; no money down/VA/RD; Jeff Clark
419-399-2511

LEGALS
RESOLUTION
1304-15
Resolution 1304-15
was passed by Paulding
Village Council on May
18, 2015, and goes into
effect and shall be in
force immediately. The
summary of this legislation is as follows:
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING PARTICIPATION IN THE
ODOT COOPERATIVE PURCHASING
PROGRAM, 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

PUBLIC NOTICE
The Paulding County
unaudited 2014 Annual Financial Report
is now complete and
available for inspection at the office of the
County Auditor.
Claudia J. Fickel,
County Auditor

RESOLUTION
1305-15
Resolution 1305-15
was passed by Paulding
Village Council on May
18, 2015, and goes into
effect and shall be in
force immediately. The
summary of this legislation is as follows:
A RESOLUTION DECLARING IT NECESSARY TO LEVY IN
EXCESS OF THE TEN
MILL LIMITATION,
AND DECLARING
AN EMERGENCY.
Copies of the full text
of this legislation may
be obtained at the Finance Directors Office,
116 South Main Street,
between the hours of
8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
Monday through Friday.
Annette D. Hasch
Finance Director

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- Tree Mulching
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To see nice color pictures & interior shots of properties offered

by Gorrell Bros. go to: www.gorrellbros-paulding.com

GORRELL BROS

1201 N. Williams St., Paulding, OH 45879

Sandra J. Mickelson &

Tamyra L. Humes
Cell: 419-506-1015
www.gorrellbros-paulding.com

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Right 3 BR home,
replacement windows,
newer roof shingles,
lg. lot, rear patio,
fenced yard. Paulding.
$72,900. Call Sandra or
Tamyra 419-506-1015

#1710 1266 sq. ft. 3

BR, 1.5 baths, beautiful open kitchen, living room w/ hardwood
floor & wood burner,
fenced backyard w/pet
area. $72,000. Payne
area. Call Sandra or
Tamyra 419-506-1015
#1704 Inviting 4 bdrm 1
1/2 bath home w/C/A,
updated kitchen, 3 car
det. garage. Nice corner
lot, updates thru-out...
Paulding. $119,000.
Must See. Call Don
419-399-7699

#1706 Fenced backyard

w/above ground 24
pool, nice patio area! 3
bdrms, separate family
room, shed. $72,000.....
Call Sandra or Tamyra
419-506-1015

Over 40 Years Combined Real Estate Experience

#1701 - COUNTRY
ANTWERP - 0.65 acre
w/nice shade trees, extra
building & shed. 3 BR 1.5
bath home w/ fresh paint
& new floor covering!
$91,000 Call Sandra or
Tamyra 419-506-1015
#1705 - Immaculate 3
bdrm country home w/
double lot... replacement windows, lg.
newer 48x38 pole barn.
Must See! Rd. 87,
Paulding $95,000 Call
Don Gorrell 419-3997699

#1686 7951 SR 111...

Well-kept 3 bdrm, 1.5
bath home w/newer
shingles. 32x48 pole
barn w/concrete floor &
220 electric. New Price
$59,900..... Call Joe
DenHerder
#1665 - Reduced
$15,000... 3 bdrm 2
New Listing #1711
bath home w/mas2 bdrm 2 bath, mobil
ter bath, family room,
home w/detached 2 car
newer hardwood floors,
garage... Corner lot.
newer roof, corner lot Appliances incuded...
seller is relocating says
Priced to sell. $29,500.
sell. Realtor owned,
Located in Payne. Call
Paulding. Call Don
Don 419-399-7699
419-399-7699

LEGALS
PROBATE COURT
OF PROBATE
COUNTY, OHIO
JOHN A. DEMUTH,
JUDGE
ADOPTION OF: Zane
Aric-Rian Thimlar
(Name after Adoption)
CASE NO: 20155005
NOTICE OF PUBLICATION
To: Nathan Aric Miller
and Tamer E. Blackburn
You are notified that on

the 27th day of April,

2015, a Petition for Adoption of Zane Aric Miller,
born on 7/3/2010, was
filed in Paulding County,
Ohio Probate Court, and
a hearing on the Petition
will be held in this Court
on the 6th day of July,
2015, at 1:00 P.M.
It is alleged in the petition that you, as a natural
parent of this child, have
failed without justifiable

cause to provide for the

maintenance and support
of the child or have failed
to provide more than de
minimis contact with the
child, as required by law
or judicial decree, for a
period of at least one year
immediately preceding
the filing of the adoption
petition.
JOHN A. DeMUTH,
JUDGE

Serving you from Sign Up to Sign Down!

Real Estate
Auction
Thurs., June 4
5:00 P.M.

3 Maumee River Front Tracts

Located From The Sherwood Area To Defiance

Parcel 1 - 6 acres With Barn, Well & Septic - CR 424 Located

on CR 424 in Sec. 27, Delaware Twp., Defiance Co. . Go 7 mi north of

Paulding on Rt. 127 to CR 424 (old Rt. 24) then east on CR 424 for 3 mi
6 acre site with 30 ft. x 40 ft. pole barn .. Well .. Septic System
. 800+- ft. of river frontage Trees & Driveway

Parcel 2 - 3.7 acres Former R.R. Right Of Way, CR 424 & Rt

127 Located on CR 424 just east of the intersection of Rt. 127 and CR

424 . Go 7 mi north of Paulding on Rt. 127 to CR 424 (old Rt. 24) then
east .. 3.7 acres of mostly thick brush and trees with 100+ ft. of frontage
along CR 424 and 170+- ft. of frontage along the Maumee River that is the
former Penn Central Railroad track area . A wooded parcel with River
Frontage that probably wont bring a lot of money - looks like a nice place
to unwind Parcel 3 - 5.4 acres Wooded River Front - Switzer
Rd. Located on Switzer Rd Go 2 mi west of Defiance on Switzer
Rd. - watch for auction signs Heavily wooded parcel with frontage
along the Maumee River .. Located in an area where wooded river front
sites of this size are seldom for sale . Be careful walking over these sites
as they have not been used for several years Call for brochure, survey,
maps & information or visit our Web Site @ www.gorrellbros-paulding.
com .. (Auctioneers Note: Watch For Auction Ad For Antique Tractors
& Related that are selling at Parcel 1 location on May 30) Terms: Multi
parcel bidding with bidding on each individual parcel or any combination
. $1,000 earnest money for each Parcel with closing on or before July 3,
2015. Auction Location: Gorrell Bros. Auction Facility, 1201 N. Williams
St., Paulding, OH. Seller: James E. Ankney Sandra Mickelson, Sale Mgr.; Larry D. Gorrell, Broker; Don Gorrell, Aaron Timm,
Nolan Shisler Auctioneers

14A - Paulding County Progress Wednesday, June 3, 2015

Whats made in Paulding County? Meth lab bust results in arrest

Find out next week at the fair and be surprised

By JOE SHOUSE
Progress Staff Writer
PAULDING The Paulding County extension building will house the displays by
commercial businesses located
throughout the county during
the fair.
Billed as What Is Made
In Paulding County, over 20
county businesses will showcase their wares and the opportunity available to those who
live in the area.
Many of the businesses
will be showing video or PowerPoint describing what they
do and how they manufacture
products that people may possibly use everyday, said Tim
Shafer, senior fair board committee member. I think people
will be interested as well as
surprised to see what is made
right here in Paulding County.
Shafer went on to comment
how people might be surprised when they find out how
a product made right here in
Paulding County benefits
each of us everyday.
For example, those who
are familiar with the popular
little K-cups used for making single cups of coffee in
matter of seconds, might be
surprised to know the plastic
is produced here in Paulding
County, said Shafer.
The display booths will be
open each evening during the
fair. Those county businesses

OAKWOOD An Oakwood
woman is facing felony charges
after local law enforcement inwho will be promoting their
Lafarge
vestigated a suspected meth lab.
Paulding County products inMansfield Welding Service
According to Sheriff Jason
clude:
Paragon Tempered Glass
Antwerp Tool Die & Engineering Paulding-Putnam Electric Coop Landers, deputies with the Paulding County Sheriffs Office,

Baughman Tile Company
PolyOne Corporation
Cooper Farms
Precision Mechanical Installation along with investigators from the
West Central Ohio Crime Task
Gordon Tool Inc.
R&B Fabrications
Force, executed a search warrant
Haviland Drainage
Roberts Manufacturing Co.
at 13027 Road 191, Oakwood.
H.E. Orr
Stoneco
The search warrant was served
InSource Technologies
Taylor Made Glass Systems
at approximately 11:30 p.m. May
Jay Dangler Excavation
Thompson Steel Service
26 for a suspected meth lab inside
Kauser Trucking Service
Tooling Connection

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the residence.
Arrested at the scene was resident Jessica L. Beane, age 27,
who was the only occupant at the
time of the search.
Preliminary charges filed on
Beane include illegal manufacture
of drugs, a second degree felony,
and illegal assembly or possession
of chemicals for manufacture of
drugs, a third degree felony.
I appreciate the Auglaize Fire
Department for assisting my
guys last night. These things are
extremely volatile and its comforting to see the fireman stand
behind my trained staff while
neutralizing the labs, said Sheriff
Landers.
We are being aggressive in
following drug tips that come
into my office. I urge you to utilize my website, social media or
the telephone to provide us with
leads. We need your help and I
dont make any bones about it.
Assisting the sheriffs deputies
at the scene were members of the
West Central Ohio Crime Task
Force, the Auglaize Fire Department and the Oakwood EMS.

JESSICA BEANE
If anyone has information regarding drug activity or any other
crime, please contact the sheriffs
office at 419-399-3791. You can
also leave information via Facebook by searching Facebook/
Paulding County Sheriffs Office or view the website at www.
pauldingohsheriff.com and leave
an email for the Sheriff. You may
also leave an anonymous tip via
the website by scrolling to the
bottom of any page and clicking
on send us an anonymous tip.

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5K River Run $15 pre-entry, $20 day of entry 9am start time

(Call Carrie Reeb @ 517-243-0735 to pre-register or for more information on 5K)

50/50 Rafe DJ Music 12-7 pm

Sham Band 7-11 pm

Rib Vendors 11:30 am - 8:00 pm:

PICKLES BBQ TIMMYS BBQ STELLA BLUE
Ribs Pulled Pork Brats Hamburgers Hotdogs Curly Fries
Steamed Corn on the Cob Pop Water Sweet Tea
Lemonade Shake-ups Beer Pavilion

Corn Hole Tournament $15 per person Starting at noon

(Contact Tom Derck at 419-506-0671 to register or for more info)

Paulding FFA members set up a Pie in the Face booth at the

PEVS Mini-Relay event on May 26. Here, Ty Harwell delivers a pie
into Austin Howells face. The booth raised over $100.

For more information visit www.villageofantwerp.com

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Wednesday, June 3, 2015 Paulding County Progress - 1B

A SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT TO THE PAULDING COUNTY PROGRESS

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John A. DeMuth -

PROBATE/JUVENILE JUDGE

Paid for by John A. DeMuth, PO Box 5, Paulding, OH 45879

Tiffany Beckman -

COMMON PLEAS JUDGE

Paid for by Tiffany Beckman, 16373 Rd. 156, Paulding, OH 45879

Suzanne Shuman Rister -

COUNTY COURT JUDGE

Paid for by Suzanne Shuman Rister, 516 W. Canal, Antwerp, OH 45813

Carol Temple -

PAULDING COUNTY RECORDER

Paid for by Carol Temple, 13563 Rita St., Paulding, OH 45879

Claudia Fickel -

PAULDING COUNTY AUDITOR

Paid for by Claudia Fickel, 5376 Rd. 197, Oakwood, Ohio 45873

Ann E. Pease -

CLERK OF COURTS

Paid for by Ann Pease, 215 Emerald Rd., Paulding, OH 45879

Lou Ann Wannemacher TREASURER

PAULDING COUNTY

Paid for by Lou Ann Wannemacher, 5440 Rd. 47, Payne, OH 45880

Travis McGarvey -

ENGINEER

Paid for by Travis McGarvey, 14270 Rd. 123, Paulding, OH 45879

Joseph M. Kuhn, D.O. -

COUNTY CORONER

Paid for by Joseph M. Kuhn, D.O., P.O. Box 529, Payne OH 45880

Jason Landers -

SHERIFF

Paid for by Jason Landers, 14483 Rd. 31, Antwerp, OH 45813

Joe Burkard -

PROSECUTOR

Paid for by Joseph Burkard, 3699 Rd. 279, Antwerp, OH 45813

Roy Klopfenstein -

COUNTY COMMISSIONER

Paid for by Roy Klopfenstein, 2673 Rd. 87, Haviland, OH 45851

Tony Zartman -

COUNTY COMMISSIONER

Paid for by Tony Zartman, 4376 Rd. 33, Payne, OH 45880

Mark Holtsberry -

COUNTY COMMISSIONER

Paid for by Mark Holtsberry, 15804 SR 613, Paulding, OH 45879

2B - Paulding County Progress Wednesday, June 3, 2015

John Paul
A Strong Foundation for a Strong Future
A parade of grand marshals
For more than three decades, the Paulding Chamber of
Commerce has chosen a grand marshal to lead the John
Paulding Days Parade. These individuals and groups were
chosen for their positive contributions to the quality of life
for the Paulding community. Grand marshals have included:

2015: Jane Nice

2014: George Carter
2013: Tony & Nancy Burkley
2012: John & Karen Saxton
2011: Phyllis Crossland
2010: Les Weidenhamer
2009: Jack & Karen Fetter
2008: Bob & Marge Gorman
2007: Wayne Lothamer
2006: Francis Koenn
2005: Paulding EMS (30th anniversary)
2004: Don Schweller
2003: Ray Keck
2002: Norm Rulman
2001: Iris Gallagher
2000: Jim Noneman
1999: Stan Searing
1998: Monte & Joan Hoover
1997: Howard Mawer
1996: Dr. Charles Weaver
1995: Jack Moore
1994: Kenny Bryan
1993: William & Shirley Smith
1992: Leo & Aretta Goings
1991: Herb Monroe
1990: Rosemary Young
1989: Ab Rife
1988: Farmers (Don Stoller, Tony Zartman,
Blane Fickel, Jeff Spangler, Mark Spangler)
1987: Carl Ankney
1986: John Geyer
1985: John Faust
1984: Willis Strable
1983: A.E. Doc Allensworth
1982: Glendine Crain
1981: Carl Ankney
1980: Otto Ludwig
1979: none listed
1978: Mayor Ralph Wyatt

Parade, zoo animals, music

and kids fun at JP Days
By JOE SHOUSE
Progress Staff Writer
PAULDING John Paulding Days will welcome back
its three day format after a two
day affair last summer. Many
of the traditional events will
sprinkle the schedule along
with some new and exciting
summertime activities geared
toward family and kids.
All the activities will take
place downtown along or near
the court house square.
I am really excited about
this years John Paulding
Days. We will have the parade
as usual which is always a big
kick off but I am happy about
the new events, said Peggy
Emerson, executive director
of the Paulding Chamber of
Commerce.
Like years past, the popular
parade will step-off at 7 p.m.
on Thursday and will follow
the route as in the past. Line
up for the parade will be at
the Paulding County Fairgrounds beginning at 5:45
p.m. Leading this years parade as its grand marshal will
be Jane Nice, a local author
who penned the popular book
titled Married to Millie: The
Humble Life of Herb Monroe.
This years theme for the parade and weekend events is
A Strong Foundation For a

Floyd A. Ramsier
Family and Staff

Join in on the fun at

Strong Future.
Following the parade, on the
courthouse lawn, will be a free
concert featuring Becca Bradley. A contemporary Christian
singer, Bradley has toured
with some popular names in
Christian music including Jeremy Camp, Big Daddy Weave
and Sanctus Real. Prior to
her solo tour Bradley toured
with Francesca Battistelli as a
member of her band and back
up singer. The concert is sponsored by Culligan Water Systems.
The Friday schedule includes a Cruse In sponsored
by Integrity Ford at 6 p.m.
Classic cars will be parked
and displayed near the courthouse.
The popular candy drop will
be at 6:30 p.m. on the courthouse lawn. A second candy
drop will be held on Saturday
at noon. Kids are encouraged
to bring a plastic bag and line
up around the courthouse lawn
and await instructions to go
after all the sweet treats.
The Friday night scene will
close with a concert at 7 p.m.
featuring the sounds of three
bands including Geoff Burns,
Resonance Collective and the
Jim Fry Band.
Saturday will be an exciting day for kids. Several

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mals will be held at 1:30. The

60 minute stage show is for
all ages and is sponsored by
the Animal Clinic of Paulding
County.
Several area churches will
be providing a variety of
activities on Saturday. The
Branch Christian Fellowship,
Paulding Church of the Nazarene and the Paulding United
Methodist Church will make
their presence on Saturday
This year the carnival style
rides will be provided by
D&D Putting & Amusements.
The schedule for rides will
be Thursday and Friday 5-10
p.m. and on Saturday from 1-4
p.m. Daily wristbands can be
purchased for $15 for Thursday and Friday and $10 for
Saturday.

John Paulding Days

Sponsors:
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Dilly Door Inc.
First Federal Bank
Paulding County Hospital
Putnam Law Offices LLC
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Antwerp, OH 45813

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Phone: 419-399-2542

activities including another

candy drop will be featured
at 12 noon. New this year is
the free kids raffle. Each child
attending between age 4 and
12 will receive one free entry
into the kids raffle drawing.
Prize drawings will begin at
noon and continue throughout the afternoon. Giveaways
will include bicycles, free ride
wristbands, pizza packs and
many others. A free ticket for
the raffle can be picked up at
the chamber tent. You must
be present at the time of the
drawing to win.
I am really looking forward
to the free raffle. We have had
many generous donations
made that will allow us to give
away some super prizes. Its
free and every young person
will have an opportunity to
participate, said Emerson.
Another highlight on Saturday will be the appearance of
several animals from the Fort
Wayne Zoo. Wild About Ani-

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coffee, cold pop, juice
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Wednesday, June 3, 2015 Paulding County Progress - 3B

ding Days
Schedule of Events June 4-6
THURSDAY, JUNE 4

SATURDAY, JUNE 6

KIDS DAY!
5-10 p.m. Rides & Concessions on the Square
by D&D Putting & Amusements. Wristbands available for $15. 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. Rides & Concessions on the Square
Wrist bands available for $10. for rides from 1 - 4 p.m.
5:30 p.m. Parade Line-up
11 a.m. - 3 p.m. Free Events for kids
7 p.m. John Paulding Annual Parade Begins
More than 100 floats, marching bands, horses, twirling Noon - Free kids raffle and candy drop
groups, clowns and candy. This years theme is A Strong
Foundation for a Strong Future. Parade grand marshal 1:30 Wild About Animals
is Jane Nice
A 60-minute stage show for kids of all ages as the Fort
Wayne Childrens Zoo show off a variety of animals from
8 p.m. Concert with Becca Bradley sponsored by the zoo.
Culligan Water Systems

FRIDAY, JUNE 5
5-10 p.m. Rides & Concessions on the Square
Wristbands available for $15.
6 p.m. Cruise-In sponsored by Integrity Ford
6:30 Candy Drop
On the courthouse lawn next to the gazebo
7 p.m. Music! Music! Music!
Geoff Burns, Resonance Collective and Jim Fry Band

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2:30 Kids Variety Show

The main stage will be the place where kids will have a
chance to show off their special talent and receive their
few minutes of fame.
Churches reaching out to kids
Several churches including Paulding United Methodist
(Vacation Bible School preview), Paulding Church of the
Nazarene (kids fun) and Branch Christian Fellowship
(kids games) will be on the scene entertaining kids with a
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4B - Paulding County Progress Wednesday, June 3, 2015

Paulding Co. Fair begins June 8

By JOE SHOUSE
Progress Staff Writer
PAULDING Before you know
it, the Paulding County 4-H fair will
be underway. With the distinction of
being the Buckeye states first fair to
kick off the summer season, the annual show will run from June 8-13.
Its been a busy place these last
few weeks and we are excited about
this years fair and what it offers,
said board president Larry Colley.
Many fair events will remain the
same as they have in the past but
like any large scale summer gathering change is always in order.
Whats new at the fair
Since the 2014 fair, the grounds
have taken on a new look with the
construction of three new livestock
barns. The barns will have a grand
opening celebration on Monday,
June 8 at 7:30 p.m. Other festivities
associated with the grand opening
include visits from the state fair
queen Sarah Everhart from Ross
County, Ohio State veterinarian
Tony Forshey, State Representative
Tony Burkley and Paulding County
fair queen Katie Carnahan.
This is the biggest fair activity
we have this year. The grand opening reception will be a special time
and the entire community is encouraged to attend. We want to welcome
everyone to the fair and to recognize and thank the many sponsors
who made it possible for us to have
these new structures, said Colley.
Although small in stature, the
fair will also have on the grounds an
ATM machine for those needing the
service.
We have had several people request a bank machine on the premises and so we will provide that
service this year. The ATM will be
located in the extension building,
said Colley.
The Paulding County Area
Foundation along with the Paulding County Farm Bureau is holding
its collective breath as they hope to
have its new building up and ready
to go.
Both the Foundation and Farm
Bureau have partnered in the construction of a new pavilion to be located near the same location of the
Foundation tent in previous years.
Right now we are in the midst
of the permit process and we have
had some changes to make. Its going to be close but we are all ready
to go and if the weather cooperates
its still possible to have the pavilion built by fair time, said Lisa Mc-

Paulding County Fair Schedule

Sunday, June 7
9:00-4:00 Livestock Arrival
5:00
Weigh-In with Exception of Swine
Monday, June 8 Cancer Awareness Day
8:00
Vet Checks
9:00
Jr Fair Rabbit Show
12:00
Jr Fair Poultry Show
1:00
Food & Nutrition Judging
5:00
Prince/Princess Contest
6:00
Jr Fair Parade Line Up
6:30
Jr Fair Parade
6:30-7:30 Tom Frye & The Frye Family Singers - Sr Pavillion
7:00
Jr Fair Coronation Ceremony
7:30
Dedication of New Barns- Swine Barn
8:00
Corn Hole Tourney - Show Arena
8:30-9:30 Tom Frye & The Frye Family Singers - Sr Pavillion
Tuesday, June 9 Senior Day
8:00
Senior Refreshments
9:00
FFA Project Judging
10:00
Jr Fair Goat Show
11:30
Senior Lunch
1:00
Clothing Judging
4:00
Style Review/Modeling Contest
6:00
Jr Fair Swine Show
6:00
Harness Racing
6:00-7:00 Wills Comedy - Sr Pavillion
8:00
Community Appreciation Party / Barn Dance
Show Arena
8:00-9:00 Wills Comedy - Sr Pavillion
Wednesday, June 10 Flag Day/Scouts Day
9:00
Small Animal & Horseless Horse and Jr Leaders
Judging
10:00
Money Scramble
12:00
Jr Fair Sheep Show
2:00
Water Balloon Toss
2:00
Jr Fair Dairy Show
4:00
Jr Fair Beef Show
5:00
Open Swine Show Entries Close
6:00
Harness Racing
6:00-7:00 Spittin Image - Sr Pavillion
7:30
Feeder Calf Auction
8:00-9:00 Spittin Image - Sr Pavillion

Clure, Area Foundation executive

director.
The pavilion will be 30x46
and will display the 4-H colors to
blend with the other facilities on the
grounds.
Our purpose for the structure
is to have a visibility that allows
us to promote the Foundation. We
have plans to use the pavilion in a
multipurpose fashion, however, this
year we may be limited in what we
can do to begin with, commented
McClure.

Thursday, June 11 Veterans Day

9:00
Jr Fair Pleasure & Performance Horse Show
9:00
Cloverbud Judging - Youth Leadership Building
1:00
Goat Obstacle Course - Show Arena
4:00
Bean Supper
4:30
Truck Pull Weigh-In
5:00
Decorated Lamb Contest - Show Arena
6:00
Open Swine Show - Show Arena
6:00-7:00 Dazzling Mills Show - Sr Pavillion
6:30
Tri-State Diesel Shoot Out Truck Pull Grandstand
6:30
Registration for Kiddie Tractor Pull and Hay

Bale Stacking Contest - Both Events will take

Place at the Grandstand in between Heats

of the Truck Pull
8:00-9:00 Dazzling Mills Show - Sr Pavillion
Friday, June 12 FFA Alumni/Safety Day
9:00
Conservation/Science Judging
12:00
Youth for Christ - Jack Fetter
12:00
Needle in a Haystack
1:00
Family Consumer Science Judging
4:00
Showman Of Showman
4:00
Entries Close for Open Beef Show
5:30
Paulding County Idol Contest - Sr Pavillion
6:00
Open Beef Show - Show Arena
6:00
Jr Fair Contesting Horse Show
7:00
Tug-A-Truck - Grandstand
7:00 Tug-O-War
8:00-10:00 Becca Bradley - Sr Pavillion
Saturday, June 13 4-H Alumni Reunion
8:00
Farmer Share Breakfast - Sponsored by

Paulding County Farm Bureau
9:00
Jr Fair Livestock Auction
12:00
Polls Open for Election Of Directors
4:00
Polls Close
4:00
Horse Fun Show
6:00
Open Goat Show - Show Arena
6:00
Sand Castle
6:30
Registration for Paulding County 500.

This event will take place at the Grandstand in

between heats of the Demo Derby
7:00
Demo Derby - Grandstand
7:30-9:30 Pete Schlegel Band - Sr Pavillion

The pavilion will eventually have

capability to host speakers as well as
audio and video of the events in the
arena as they happen.
For the convenience of fair goers, we will have tables and chairs
for people to use as they visit and
mingle with friends. There will be
an enclosed section of the pavilion
that will serve as a meeting hall for
Farm Bureau, said McClure.
Also new to the fair will be the
tug-a-truck competition. The first
ever event at the fair will be held

Friday, June 12 at 7 p.m.

Returning favorites
Amusement rides along the midway and the game booths will be
provided again this year by D&D
Putting and Amusements Inc. Rides
will be free from 1-5 p.m.; after 5:30
p.m., the cost will be 75 cents each.
For a nominal fee, fair goers can
play miniature golf, carnival games
and arcade. Grenko pony rides and
games will be available Monday
through Saturday while GMH Snyder Farms will have their mechanical bull ready for any
cowboy
enthusiast
who would like attempt the ride.
Harness
racing

will also be held during the fair.

Races will begin at 6 p.m. on Tuesday and Wednesday, June 9-10. The
speed program calls for six heats
each evening. Pari-mutuel wagering
will also be available.
Getting ready for the fair takes
a lot of prep work. We have wonderful sponsors who are generous in
so many ways. We couldnt do this
without them, Colley said.
Even with a host of sponsors
that continue to support year end
and year out, Colley is always looking for new sponsors. Anyone interested should talk to Colley or Sarah
Plummer.
Paulding County businesses and
industry as related to agriculture
will showcase their business and
products at the extension building.
Its been a very busy place
here at the fairgrounds the last
few weeks. Nerves become tense
at times but there is a job to to be
done. Ive been involved since I was
nine years old. I get involved now
because I know someone did this for
me when I was younger, said Colley.
MONDAY Cancer Awareness
Day
Opening day at the fair will begin bright and early with a couple
of junior fair shows including the
rabbit at 9 a.m. followed by poultry
at noon. The prince/princess contest
will select its winners beginning at
5 p.m.
The junior fair parade will line
up at 6 p.m. with step off time for
the parade at 6:30 p.m.
The junior coronation ceremony
will begin at 7 p.m.
For entertainment, Tom Frye and
the Frye Family Singers will be at
the senior pavilion from 6:30-7:30
p.m. and again at 8:30 p.m. for a
60-minute concert.
The open house celebration and
reception for the three new livestock
buildings will be at 7:30 p.m.
A corn hole tournament will begin at 8 p.m.
TUESDAY Senior Day
A day when the senior citizens
will be honored. The events on this
popular day will be complimentary
for all seniors age 60 and older. Refreshments, games, lunch and entertainment will be provided in the
Brenda Thomas Senior Pavilion
from 8 a.m.-2 p.m.
Judging activities on Tuesday
will include FFA projects and clothing.
Comedian William McDaniel
will be offering his brand of comedy with two shows. The funny guy
from Toledo will perform at 6 p.m.

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Wednesday, June 3, 2015 Paulding County Progress - 5B

Barn project to be dedicated during fair

By DENISE GEBERS
Progress Staff Writer
PAULDING The three
new barns on the Paulding
County Fairgrounds are ready
for their first fair, June 8-13.
A dedication of the structures is being planned for opening day of the fair, at 7:30 p.m.
at the east end of the new swine
building. Light refreshments
will follow.
Its a time to show appreciation to those who contributed to the completed livestock
building project, said Lisa
McClure, director of the Paulding County Area Foundation,
which oversaw the financial
end of the project.
The trio of barns is located
towards the west end of the
fairgrounds where the swine,
poultry and goat/sheep barns
were previously located. One
is designated for swine, another for poultry and the third will
house goats and sheep.
Two concrete wash areas
are located between the buildings. The wash areas both lie
between the hog barn, to the
south, and the other two buildings. One is 100 feet by 20 feet,
flanked by the hog barn and the
poultry barn on the northeast.
The second wash area is 60
feet by 20 feet, lying between
the hog barn and the sheep/goat
barn to the northwest.
Construction of the buildings spanned from the October 2014 groundbreaking until
completion last month.
The project was the brainchild of Paulding FFA Alumni
members who approached the
Paulding County Senior Fair
Board in February 2013 about
improvements to the buildings
on the grounds. A Friends of

the Fair project committee

was formed.
In May of that year, an
anonymous $100,000 match
was donated to get the ball rolling. During the fair, committee members busily explained
their vision for the project and
at junior fair livestock sale that
summer, over 10 individuals
and businesses indicated they
would be willing to participate
in the fundraising.
An estimated $43,000 was
pledged during that event. An
additional $3,100 was donated
by buyers as they made good
on their bids.
It was originally thought
$250,000 would be enough to
construct two 60x90-foot barns
and one 40x100-foot barn.
The project was modified
to include more concrete than
originally intended. Costs ended up totaling about $400,000,
including cash and in-kind donations of materials, time and
labor.
General contractor for the
job was JY Custom Builders.
Members of the Paulding
County Area Foundation building committee included Mike
Kauser, McClure, Rusty Rager,
Spencer Beckman, Steve Sukup, Mark Spangler, Dan Howell, Tim Shafer, Mike Molitor,
Ryan McClure, Roy Klopfenstein and Lonnie Miller.
Nearly 100 monetary donors have shown their support
for the cause, while many others have made in-kind donations of materials, which offset
construction costs.
Roy Klopfenstein expressed
his appreciation to all who donated to the project, saying,
Thank you for your support!

Denise Gebers/Paulding County Progress

Keys for the three new animal barns constructed on the Paulding County Fairgrounds were passed from the building committee to the Paulding County commissioners on Wednesday, May 27. An open house and dedication of the buildings is planned for
7:30 p.m. Monday, June 8 in front of the swine barn. Present for the key exchange were, from left - junior fair board secretary Alexis
Howell, Paulding County Area Foundation director Lisa McClure, senior fair president Larry Colley, building committee chairman
Mike Kauser, fair board member Dan Howell, county Commissioner Roy Klopfenstein, livestock committee chairman Lonnie Miller,
Commissioner Mark Holtsberry, junior fair board president Katie Carnahan and Commissioner Tony Zartman.

Gates are
FREE again

Again this year, generous local businesses have made it

possible to attend the Paulding County Fair for free.
Sponsoring the daily gates are:
Monday Paulding County Area Foundation
Tuesday Timber Road Wind Farm/EDPR
Wednesday Cooper Farms

The new animal barns at the Paulding County Fairgrounds are a nice upgrade to the facilities. Located in the general vicinity of
the old swine, sheep/goat and poultry barns, they replace the old wooden structure. All three pole frame structures feature concrete
floors and concrete side walls. There are two concreted wash rack areas north of the south (swine) building; one between that barn
and the goat/sheep barn to the northwest and another flanked by the poultry barn to the northeast. An open house/dedication of the
barns is set for 7:30 p.m. on Monday, June 8, opening day of this years Paulding County Fair. The public is encouraged to attend.

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Friday Baughman Tile
Saturday Ag Credit, Paulding County Farm Bureau, Stoller
Seeds LLC, Becks Hybrids, and Williamson Insurance Agency
Midway rides will also be free of charge during afternoons
from 1-5 p.m. After 5:30 p.m.,
ride tickets will be available for a minimal cost.
General sponsors: A Plus Propane, Antwerp Exchange Bank,
Best One Tire and Service, Commodity Concepts, Custom
Assembly, Dangler Excavating, Fuel King, Hartzog Lumber,
Haviland Drainage Products, Helena Chemical, Kauser Trucking
and Excavating, Logisticize Trucking, Mercer Landmark,
Paulding Ace Hardware, Paulding Dairy, Real Waste Disposal,
R.I. Simpson and Sons Farms, State Bank, Stoller Brothers
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Outstanding Livestocker candidates named

Two young people have
submitted applications for the
honor of being named the 2015
Outstanding Livestocker.
Winner of this years trophy
will be announced during the
Showman of Showmen competition, which begins at 4 p.m.
Friday, June 12, in the show
arena.
Competing for the honor are
Jacob Sukup and Alexis Howell.
Jacob Sukup is the son
of Steve and Chris Sukup of
Paulding. Jacob attends Vantage Career Center with his
home school being Antwerp
High School and will be a senior this fall.
He is a nine-year member of
Doe-C-Doe 4-H Club as well as
a one-year member of Vantage
FFA.
Jacob is a very active member
of his 4-H club. He has served
as club president, vice president,

treasurer and recreation officer.

He has participated in various
4-H club community service
projects such as clean-up at
the fairgrounds, helping with
Antwerp Day In the Park, landscaping Antwerp Youth Center, helping clean and wash
Cecil fire trucks, and cleaning
Antwerp EMS station. He also
helps with mini-Archers basketball, and assists with church
spring cleaning.
As part of the FFA, he is FFA
president and has participated
in small engines career development where he received second place at districts. He also
received the following FFA
awards: second place fruit sales,
110% Award and Quiet Leadership Award. He is a Vantage
Student Ambassador and has
helped with building new hog
gates for the new hog barn at
the fair.
Jacob has won the beef Skill-

a-thon award for five years

and has also won the clean pen
award during the fair. He has
shown market hogs, market
steers and beef feeders as his
projects at the Paulding County
Fair. Jacob has won grand and
reserve champion with his livestock projects throughout the
years.
After graduation, he plans to
farm with his dad. They raise
corn, beans, and wheat currently, and he would like to incorporate a cow herd into their
farm and raise show calves. He
gives credit to 4-H and FFA program for helping him to learn
about animals and teaching him
to work hard and achieve his
goals.
Alexis Howell is the daughter
of Daniel and Debra Howell of
Paulding. Alexis is a graduate of
Paulding High School and will
be a freshman at The Ohio State
University-Lima Branch this

Camping at the 2015 fair

Camping during the Paulding County Fair is available to exhibitors and their families.
Sites are set up in the south and west sections of the fairgrounds.
Campers must be 18 or accompanied by an adult. (An adult is a person over 18 years
of age who takes and accepts responsibility for the others on the same campsite and their
actions in the campground area.)
At least one adult must be staying on a campsite who is responsible for the actions of
all those on their site.
Cost of camping is $120. It includes electrical hook-up with air conditioning to those
who have it, and a parking permit. All camper fees were to be paid by May 25.
Some of the rules of the campground area include:
Fire lane must be clear.
Midnight curfew is enforced.
Permits must be prominently displayed.
No tents.
After the first vehicle, all others must be parked across the street in the north

parking lot.
Refuse is to be put in garbage bags then into the provided garbage containers.
Three-prong plugs with a ground are required.
Campfires are allowed in an above ground firebox.
No bikes, dogs, alcohol or firearms are allowed on the fairgrounds.
Camp site request forms are to include the name of the exhibitors 4-H club, FFA chapter or other organization; name of the responsible adult(s); and a list of all people who will
be staying on the site.
Although a particular site may
be requested, campers are not guaranteed that spot, or the same spot
yearly. Attempts to accommodate the
requests will be made, however.
The Paulding County Ag Society
is not responsible for damage, theft or
injury to self or property.
Dalton Thomas is the director in
charge of the camping area, 419-4383132.

fall.
She is a 10-year member of
the Flatrock Jr. Farmers 4-H
Club. She is also a four-year
member of the Paulding FFA,
Junior Leaders 4-H Club and
the Paulding County Jr. Fairboard. She has also been a 4-H
camp counselor for four years
and a member of the Paulding
FCCLA for three years.
Alexis is a very active member of the Paulding FFA, she
was the 2014-15 FFA president,
past FFA secretary, and recently
received her State FFA degree.
She also has her Greenhand and
chapter degree. She received the
FFA 110% award in 2014 and
the Star Senior Award this year.
She was Paulding FCCLA
president this year. She served
as her 4-H club president for
two years and participated in
4-H officer training.
Alexis has shown market
hogs and breeding and mar-

JACOB
SUKUP
ket rabbits about the Paulding
County Fair. She has received
various awards for her breeding
rabbit projects.
Alexis will be majoring in
agriscience education at OSU
Lima for the first two years then
she will transfer to the Ohio
State University in Columbus

ALEXIS
HOWELL
to finish her degree.
She gives credit to 4-H and
FFA, which has allowed her
to determine what she is passionate while learning many
skills such as dedication, commitment, responsibly and hard
work, which she can use in the
future.

Special days set for

seniors, vets, alumni

Each day of this years

Paulding County Fair, June
8-13, has been assigned a special significance with special
coordinating events.
Monday is Cancer Awareness Day
Tuesday is Senior Citizens
Day
Free admission is offered
to everyone 60 years young
and up on Senior Citizens
Day, Tuesday, June 9. Brenda Thomas Memorial Senior
Pavilion will house the days
events.
Beginning at 8 a.m., seniors

will be served a variety of

snacks. Games will be played
from 10-11 a.m.
The complimentary boxed
lunch, served at 11:30 a.m.,
will be prepared by the senior center. Those who plan
to attend need to contact the
Paulding Senior Center at 419399-3650 or the fair board secretarys office by 4 p.m. Friday,
June 5 to reserve a meal.
From noon-1 p.m., Rick
Heffner will entertain.
Senior Day is sponsored by
the fair board and several area
businesses.

Wednesday is Flag Day and

Scouts Day
Thursday is Veterans Day
Snacks will be available
to veterans and their spouses
throughout the day. These are
provided by the fair board,
and Paulding County Veterans Service Office.
A ham and bean supper will
be served by the Paulding VFW
Post 587 in the senior pavilion.
Serving starts at 4 p.m.
Friday is FFA Alumni and
Safety Day
Saturday is 4-H Alumni Day

Farm Bureaus Farmers

Share Breakfast June 13
The Farmers Share Breakfast will again be on tap at the
Paulding County Fair. This
popular event, in its 15th year,
is scheduled for Saturday,
June 13 at the Brenda Thomas
Senior Pavilion.
Serving begins at 8 a.m.
and concludes when food is
gone. The public is invited and
is encouraged to arrive early
due to the anticipated large

crowd. There is no charge for

the breakfast; however, donations will be accepted.
Paulding County Farm Bureau will be serving sausage
gravy with biscuits, pancakes,
fruit cup, sweet rolls and muffins along with coffee, juice
and milk.
Additionally, the Paulding
County chapter of the Ohio
Farm Bureau is cooperating

with Williamson Insurance,

Ag Credit, Archbold Equipment, Paulding County Area
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with a second show at 8 p.m. at
the Senior Pavilion.
WEDNESDAY Flag Day/
Scout Day
The day will concentrate
on junior fair shows, judging
and harness racing in the evening.
The musical talents of
Spittin Image will perform
on stage at the Senior Pavilion
at 6 p.m. with a second show
at 8 p.m.
THURSDAY Veterans
Day
A bean soup supper at 4
p.m. along with snacks and
entertainment at the senior
pavilion for all veterans and
spouses are on the slate for
Thursday.
The Tri-State Diesel Shoot
Out truck pull at 6:30 p.m.
with the Dazzling Mills Family presenting their show at the
senior pavilion at 6 p.m. and a
second performance at 8 p.m.
FRIDAY FFA Alumni/
Safety Day
The 2015 Paulding County
Idol competition will get underway at 5:30 p.m. on Friday.
Entries will be accepted until
5:30 p.m. Contestants need to
provide two song tracks. The
first song determines final contestants and the second track
determines winning places.
Cash prizes will be awarded to
the top three places.
Other evening events include an open beef show at 6
p.m.
SATURDAY 4-H Alumni
Day
At 8 a.m. the Farmers
Share Breakfast sponsored

by the Paulding and Van Wert

County Farm Bureaus will be
held at the pavilion. There is
no charge for the breakfast
but a donation is encouraged.
Later that day, from 3 p.m.
- 6 p.m. the Farm Bureau will
also sponsor Kids Dream
Day. This is an opportunity
for kids dreams come true
as they channel heir inner
farmer and drive a tractor a
the fairgrounds.
Sugar Creek Brothers, a
brothers duo featuring Indie
folk/rock duo Mitchell and
Ian Maiback will offer a refreshing acoustic sound as
they perform at 2 p.m.
The demolition derby will
have seven heats with the first
race beginning at 7 p.m. Entry
fee is $20 and pit passes are
$10 per person.
Pre-fair Tractor Pull
The annual spring antique
tractor pull will hold its competition prior to the fair on
Saturday, June 6. Weigh-in
starts at 8 a.m. and pulling
at 10 a.m. The Black Swamp
and Maumee Gas Engine and
Tractor Club along with the
Paulding County Fair is presenting this years event.
The fair grounds and its
many facilities are available
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Fair board directors to be elected

Fifteen director positions
will be up for grabs during this
years Paulding County Fair,
when members of the Paulding
County Agricultural Society
select its leaders.
The election is from noon4 p.m. in the fair secretarys
office on Saturday, June 13.
Membership tickets must be
displayed in order to vote.
Memberships are $1 and are
available to Paulding County
residents 18 years of age or
older. They may be purchased
in the fair secretarys office on
the fairgrounds.
Six terms actually expire
this year; the additional seven
are unexpired terms that were
filled for a one-year time frame
or vacant.
Expiring this year are: Joel

Parrett, Brown Township; Pam

White, Crane Township; Tim
Shafer, Payne Village; Dalton
Thomas, Washington Township; Francis Saxton, Paulding
Township and Sue Miller, Latty Township.
One-year unexpired terms
include Kenny Thomas, Oakwood Village; Dan Howell,
Jackson Township; Evan
Schlatter, Auglaize Township;
Katelyn Hughes, Harrison
Township; David Phillips,
Benton Township; Stephanie
Thomas, Haviland Village and
Sarah Plummer and Alison
Stoller, both at-large directors
with one unfilled office: Carryall Township.
Persons who wish to run
for one of these posts must
be members of the agricul-

tural society, have at least 10

other members sign a petition
obtained from the fair board
secretary Sue Miller, 419-5873594 or 419-203-0316, and file
it by 5 p.m. June 5.
Mike Molitor, Antwerp
Village and Lonnie Miller,
Grover Hill Village hold director terms expiring in 2016.
Additionally, anyone elected
for the directorships in Benton
and Carryall townships and
Haviland and Paulding villages will expire at that time.
Terms ending in 2017 are
held by Caleb Schlatter, Emerald Township and Larry
Colley, Blue Creek Township.
Those elected to directorships
in Oakwood Village, Jackson,
Auglaize and Harrison townships will also expire then.

The next Paulding County Idol could be you

Paulding County Idol is entering its
ninth year with the 2015 talent competition.
The talent show starts at 5:30 p.m. Friday, June 12 in the Brenda Thomas Memorial Senior Pavilion.
As in the past, winners will be determined on the merit of one song. Finalists
will be determined by the first song they
perform. All contestants must bring a second song tract, for the second performance
that determine the winners.
The top three winners will receive cash
prizes. Prize money has increase over last

years amount First place will earn $200;

second, $150; and third, $100.
Potential contestants may register until
5:30 p.m. the day of the event or registration
forms can be picked up at the secretarys
office beginning June 1. If mailing forms
to the fair office, please send them to the
Paulding County Agricultural Society, P.O.
Box 222, Paulding, Ohio 45879.
There is no entry fee and the competition
is open to everyone. Contact Larry Colley
for more information at 419-399-5162.

Three vie for Jr. Fair Queen

The 2015 Junior Fair Queen
will be selected from a field of
three candidates this year.
No applications were submitted this year for Junior Fair
King.
The contest will be held at
7 p.m. Monday, June 8 in the
grandstand area.
Estee Miller is the daughter
of Mike and Deedi Miller of
Oakwood. Estee attends Paulding High School and she will be
a junior this fall. She is an 11year member of Brown Betty
and Buster Brown 4-H Club.
She is also a two-year member
of Paulding FFA. She has been
part of the Junior Leaders 4-H
Club as well as the Paulding
County Jr. Fair Board for the
past two years as well.
Estee is a very active member of her 4-H club; she has
served as secretary for the past
four year, attended 4-H officer
training and helped to plan and
organize various community
service projects. Estee has
taken a variety of different 4-H
still projects and shows markets goats at the fair.
In FFA, she has competed
in various career development
events, including one national
level event. She won the star
agriscience award and is the
2015-16 Paulding FFA secretary.
Currently, Estee is undecided
in her exact career path, but is
interested in the following early
childhood development, education, ag business, food science
and speech therapy. She gives

credit to 4-H and FFA for her

interest in these career choices.
Devon Smith is the daughter of Dan and Darla Smith
of Paulding. Devon attends
Paulding High School and she
will be a sophomore this fall.
She is an eight-year member of
Flatrock Jr. Farmers 4-H Club.
She is also an 11-year member
of Girl Scout Troop 20526. She
is a first-year member of the
Paulding FFA and the Paulding
County Jr. Fair Board.
Devon shows market rabbits
at the fair and has also taken
still projects to the fair. She is
a very active member of Girl
Scouts, receiving the bronze
award as well as participating
in various community service
events such as the food pantry
and Friends of Felines Rescue,
cleaned up PARC Lane playground and helped with Breakfast with the Easter Bunny
at PARC Lane. In FFA, she
competed in the job interview
contest and received her Greenhand degree.
Currently, Devon wants to
attend college and become
a writer. She wants to help
change the world by writing
about endangered animals or
oceans being polluted. She
gives credit to the Girl Scouts
for helping her build courage,
character and confidence to inspire others to make the world
a better place.
Alexis Howell is the daughter of Daniel and Debra Howell
of Paulding. Alexis is a grad-

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Club and the Paulding County
Jr. Fair Board.
She has also been a 4-H
camp counselor for four years
and a member of the Paulding
FCCLA for three years.
Alexis is a very active member of the Paulding FFA, she
was the 2014-15 FFA president, past FFA secretary, and
recently received her State
FFA degree. She also has her
Greenhand and chapter degree.
She received the FFA 110%
award in 2014 and the Star Senior Award this year. She was
Paulding FCCLA president this
year. She served as her 4-H
club president for two years
and participated in 4-H officer
training.
Alexis will be majoring in
agriscience education at OSU
Lima for the first two years
then she will transfer to the
Ohio State University Columbus campus to finish her degree. She gives credit to 4-H
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skills such as dedication, commitment, responsibly and hard
work, which she can use in the
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FAIR

Whos playing at the fair

& ENTERTAINMENT

All concerts at the Senior Pavilion

Date Featuring Time(s)

Monday, June 8

Tom Frye Family Singers

6:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.

Tuesday, June 9

Wills Comedy Show

6 p.m. and 8 p.m.

Wednesday, June 10

Spittin Image

6 p.m. and 8 p.m.

Thursday, June 11

Dazzling Mills Family

6 p.m. and 8 p.m.

Friday, June 12

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8 p.m.

Saturday, June 13

SugarCreek Brothers

2 p.m.

Saturday, June 13

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7:30 p.m.

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Open shows to feature

swine, beef and goats

Open animal shows at this

years fair are swine, beef and
goats.
The open swine (hog) show
is set for 6 p.m. Thursday, June
11 at the Show Arena. Open
beef show will be the following
night at 6 p.m. and the open goat
show on Saturday also at 6 p.m.
SWINE SHOW
Entries for the swine show
close at 5 p.m on Wednesday,
June 10. All animals must be

on the grounds, identified and

weighed by 4 p.m. June 7. Barrows and gilts of any purebreds,
crossbreeds and grades are eligible to participate.
All breeds will show together. Classes will be divided
by weight following weigh-in.
Weights must be delivered to
the fair secretarys office before
5 p.m. on Thursday June 11 or
the entry will be disqualified.
Trophies will be awarded

for grand champion and reserve

champion overall market hogs,
Over-and-Out showmanship
(for those over 18 and not involved in the Junior Fair) and
Pee Wee Showmanship for 8
year olds and under.
Plaques will be presented
for showmanship 9-13 year olds
and showmanship 14 years and
up.
Entry fee is $5 per head with
the exception of showmanship

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Several workers began framing the new pavilion and meeting room at the Paulding County Fairgrounds earlier this week. A collaboration of the Paulding County Area Foundation and the Farm
Bureau, the new structure will be located across from the new animal barns that have recently
been constructed. The purpose of the pavilion is multi-functional with the idea of promoting the
local foundation as well as providing a place of rest and relaxation. This will afford people the
opportunity to mingle and visit with others as they enjoy the fair, said Foundation director Lisa
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must purchase an exhibitor ticket.
Junior fair exhibitors may
show their hogs in the open
show. Animals not shown in
the junior fair program are not
allowed to go through the livestock sale, but may be sent to
the packer at market price.
Evan Schlatter is superintendent of this department with the
assistance of Caleb Schlatter.
See fair book for more information.
BEEF SHOW
The open beef show will be
held on Friday, June 13 at 6 p.m.
Check-in is required by 4 p.m.
This is a pull-in show. Any
out-of-state exhibitors must carry completed health papers for
their animals. All pull-ins will
be dismissed after the shows.
$20 entry fee includes showmanship entry. $5 single showmanship entry. This year will
feature the Over -and-Out
showmanship contest. Entry fee
is $15 and all proceeds will be
given to first place (60 percent)
and to second place, 40 percent.
Premiums: grand champion
steer $100; reserve champion
steer $50; grand champion heifer $100; reserve champion heifer $50; grand champion feeder
calf $50; reserve champion
feeder calf $25 and first place
showmanship $10. Showmanship will be divided junior and
senior showmanship.
Kenny Thomas is the superintendent for this department.
Consult the fair book for further information.
GOAT SHOW
An open goat show is scheduled for Saturday, June 13. This
will be a pull-in wether and
breeding show.
A Boer breeding class will
feature does, age 0 to 5 years.
Animals will be divided into
classes according to age.
Paulding County born and
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only market goats born- andraised within the county. All
will show in one class regardless of weight.
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