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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2014

Volume 141 No. 28, Paulding, Ohio One Dollar USPS 423630

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AroundPaulding County Library will salute

patrons March 6 ANTWERP – The AntwerpBranch Library will have a

“Patron Appreciation Day” onMarch 6 from 1-5 p.m. Re-freshments will be served and prizes will be given. Also, the library will havea “Teen Domino” night onMarch 23 at 6:30 p.m. The library offers an adult book club which meets onMarch 9 at 6:30 p.m. and ateen book club meeting onMarch 7 at noon. Both areopen to new members. Two movie Saturdays are planned for March 14 and 28at 11 a.m. Story time for chil-dren is every Wednesday at10:30 a.m.

Lions’ pancakesand sausage day SCOTT – Scott Lions Clubwill host an all-you-can-eat pancake and sausage dayfrom 6 a.m.- 1 p.m. Saturday,March 7 at the Scott LionsClub in downtown Scott. Ac-cepting donations only.

March is RedCross Month March is Red Cross month.Paulding County has had anunusual number of house ressince December. The RedCross responded with assis-

tance to over 30 people dis- placed from seven house res,helping them with food, cloth-ing and shelter. To providethese services, donations areneeded and much appreciated. During the month of March,the local Red Cross will con-duct a donation can drive atvarious business locations.All donations will stay withinPaulding County. For any questions or otherinformation, call thecountyRed Cross ofce at 419-399-3557 or Rick Noggle, disasterchairman, 419-594-3411.

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Judge names county park board membersBy DENISE GEBERSProgress Staff Writer

PAULDING – Five people have been appointed by Paulding CountyProbate Judge John DeMuth to over-

see the county’s park district. Theirterms began March 1. Members of the Paulding CountyPark District’s board of commission-ers are Damien Morales, Brad Dysing-er, Linda Hodges, Douglas Dunakinand Tim Franklin. Their rst meeting remains to be

scheduled. Their appointments were made of-cial in a Journal Entry le stampedFeb. 27 with the Probate Court. Morales is executive director of the

Oakwood Development Corporation.He received a one-year appointment. Dysinger, a rural Grover Hill busi-nessman and shooting sports enthusi-ast, was appointed for a two-year term. Also receiving a two-year term wasHodges, who is president of the Oak-wood Development Corporation.

Dunakin is an incumbent member ofthe board from the Antwerp area. Hewill be on the board for three years. Franklin is also a past member ofthe board who received a three-year

appointment. He is from the Paynearea. Dunakin and Franklin had previous-ly been members of the county parkdistrict board along with a third member, Steve Sprow. In mid-December, the PauldingCounty commissioners and the prose-

cuting attorney approached Judge De-Muth about dissolving the park district board due to several years of inactivityand the expense of bonding. At that time the judge took the mat-

ter under advisement and allowed the public a period of time to weigh in onthe subject in writing. On Dec. 23, 2014, Judge DeMuthgave the board at least 10 months tore-energize the park district. That timeframe began with the March 1 termcommencements.

Drug search inOakwood leads

to four arrestsSuspected heroin found in homewhere six children resided OAKWOOD – Three wom-en and one man were taken intocustody last week after authori-ties searched an Oakwood resi-dence for drugs. Arrested were Benjamin D.Smith, age 30; Holly McVey-Flores, age 37; Heather Ladd,age 28; and Sheri Kraegel, age28. On Feb. 23, a search warrantfor narcotics was executed at113 E. Harmon St. in the Vil-

lage of Oakwood, according toSheriff Jason Landers. Inves-tigators with the West CentralOhio Crime Task Force seizedsuspected heroin and parapher-nalia. At the time of the searchwarrant, investigators locat-ed four adult residents and sixchildren ranging from 1-16years of age. The adults weretaken into custody and Job &Family Services were on sceneto care for the children. All reportedly reside at theHarmon Street address. Initial charges led againstthe four are: • Smith, Ladd and McVey-

Flores – possession of drugabuse instruments and endan-gering children. Smith wasalso charged with possessionof drugs. • Kraegel was transportedto Deance County to be heldon an outstanding MunicipalCourt warrant. Additional charges are pend-ing the county prosecuting at-torney’s review of the case le. Smith, Ladd and McVey-Flores were arraigned Feb. 26in Paulding County Court. Allare being held on $100,000 bond with no 10 percent priv-ilege. Each has a preliminaryhearing set for March 5. The

trio is to have no contact withone another. “It aggravates me beyondwords when adults are so self-ish and careless they chooseto leave drugs and parapher-nalia accessible to innocentchildren,” said Landers. “TheVillage of Oakwood is a safercommunity today with these people off the streets.” Assisting with the investiga-tion were the Ohio State High-

way Patrol, Oakwood PoliceDepartment, Job & Family Ser-vices, West Central Ohio Crime

Task Force and the PauldingCounty Sheriff’s Ofce. If anyone has informationregarding drug activity or anyother crime, please contactthe sheriff’s ofce at 419-399-3791. You can also leaveinformation via Facebook bysearching Facebook/PauldingCounty Sheriff’s Ofce. Viewthe website at www.pauldin-gohsheriff.com and leave anemail for the sheriff.

HOLLY McVEY-FLORES

BENJAMIN SMITH

HEATHER LADD

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Kevin Haver, director-secretary of the Johnny Appleseed Metropolitan Park District headquar-

tered in Lima, is excited by possibilities for park development in Paulding County. He currentlyoversees 12 park areas encompassing more than 1,200 acres.

Haver takes love of nature

to the surrounding areaBy JIM LANGHAM

Feature Writer LIMA – Kevin Haver still remembers June28, 1972 as though it was yesterday. That’sthe day he founded the dream of introducinghis love of nature to the Lima community andsurrounding area: the Johnny Appleseed Met-ropolitan Park District in Allen County, Ohio,

“We founded the park district without land,staff or any money to back us up,” said Haver. Forty-three years later, Haver is still head ofthe growing district, but things have changed.These days the park district has 12 park areaswith over 1,200 acres. Activities and facilitiesinclude hiking, picnicking, environmental ed-ucation, camping, swimming, shing, boating, biking and many other activities. Haver recently visited Paulding Countyduring a hearing in probate court to determinethe continuation of the Paulding County ParkDistrict. After the hearing, he was given a tourof possible park sites in the local county. “I was really excited when I saw many ofthe resources you people have to work within Paulding County,” said Haver. “There areall kinds of areas, especially along the rivers,where there is major potential for develop-

ment.” Haver was one of those who submitted awritten request to the judge asking for the park district to continue, citing “not only thenumber of areas, but the exceptional qualityand unique potential” for park development inPaulding County. (See related story above.) Haver says he would welcome dialoguefrom Paulding county residents interested inexpanding and developing a successful parkdistrict. The Johnny Appleseed park district wasfounded according to Chapter 1545 of the

Ohio Revised Code and is a separate politicalsubdivision of the State of Ohio. “This is all about families enjoying eachother and quality of life of everyone who getsinvolved,” said Haver, who is the group’s di-rector-secretary. “This is all designed to enhance the qualityof life of the citizens of Allen County by pro-

viding passive outdoor recreational and edu-cational opportunities while conserving and protecting the natural resources of the area forfuture generations.” Parks in the district include Agerter RoadRiver Access, Allen County Farm Park, DeepCut Historical Park, Hermon Woods MetroPark, Kendrick Woods Lippincott Bird Sanc-tuary, McLean Teddy Bear Park, Motter MetroPark, Ottawa Metro Park, Rotary Riverwalkand Veterans Freedom Flag Monument. Haver said he never ceases to be amazedhow donors step up to the plate and assist withfunding and sponsoring aspects of the park dis-trict. He cited Hermon Woodlands Metro Parkas an example of such an experience. “Carole Hermon called me from southernCalifornia and informed me she was leaving$604,000 to purchase and develop a new park

in honor of her parents,” observed Haver. “Weused part of it for a local match to obtain astate grant. This leveraged the money for a$400,000 state grant. With that we purchased70 acres of woodlands which is in the processright now of site work.” Haver said that site work includes drive-ways, utilities, parking lots and two enclosedshelter houses, absolute vitals for a good park.Other important aspects include restroom,complete trail system and children’s nature


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AroundPaulding County Library cookbook

club plans tasting PAYNE – The PayneBranch Library will host the

Cookbook Club at 6 p.m.Monday, March 9. Good foodand good company are two ofthe ner things in life. Choosea recipe from the selectedcookbook, bring the prepareddish to the meeting and enjoytasting all of the fun recipesmade by the other home chefs.For more information, call419-263-3333.

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“We want our facilities tohave family oriented pro-

grams, year around opportu-nities for all ages, pre-schooland senior adult activities, picnicking, shing, hiking,walking, wild life watching, boating, swimming, camp-ing, playgrounds and specialevents. Haver noted that one ofthe keys to the park district’ssuccess has been proper appli-cation of funding and grants.He noted that the district hastapped the Cooperative ParkImprovement Grant for nearly$1 million.

“Fourteen political subdivi-sions have received fundingthrough this program,” noted

Haver.Haver noted that distribu-

tion of funding is determined

through a special meeting ofthe subdivisions and their owndecision as to how to distrib-ute funds. “We like to acquire lands,within or without the district,with unique characteristics inforestry, ground cover, water,terrain, wildlife or historic sig-nicance,” said Haver. “We are constantly search-ing for and maintaining an in-ventory of the natural areas,”Haver said. “We are all for promoting the study of plantsand animals with reference totheir environment and to thefactors that control or havecontrolled their distribution.”

Loan approved for

Paulding’s sewer

separation projectBy SAMANTHA

HABERNCorrespondent

PAULDING – The PauldingVillage Council met in a regular

meeting on Monday, March 2. The loan for $5.2 million

was approved by the state forPhase II of the Sewer Separa-tion Project. The council approved to have administratorHenry Wiebe sign a notice to

send to VTF Excavation in Ce-lina. Councilman Tom Diaz passed along complaints fromcitizens concerning the time ofstreet sweeping, though there islittle council can do since theyfollow the company’s sched-ule. Wiebe brought up a citizen’s praise on snow removal, aswell as how hard crews workand get up early to do their job. The council heard the rstreading of Ordinance 1495-15approving, adopting, and en-acting American Legal Pub-lishing’s Ohio Basic Code,2015 Edition, as the code of

ordinances for the village.The street committee meet-ing that was scheduled forThursday, March 5 has beencanceled and is currently beingrescheduled. The March 5 safe-ty committee meeting will still be held at 5:30 p.m.

The next council meetingwill be at 6:30 p.m. Monday,March 16

Public can share ideas for long-range transportation possibilities By JOE SHOUSE

Progress Staff Writer [email protected]

PAULDING – The Maumee ValleyPlanning Organization (MVPO) is cur-rently in the process of developing along range regional transportation plan

for the ve-county area including De-ance, Fulton, Henry, Williams andPaulding counties.

On Wednesday, March 11, MVPO rep-resentatives will conduct an informationalmeeting at the Paulding County CarnegieLibrary in Paulding. Ellen Smith and RickWeaver will facilitate a meeting that will

include viewing maps of the ve-countyarea and its potential for future transporta-tion needs.

The purpose of the Paulding Countymeeting is to update the public on the pro-gram titled Moving Together 2040 as wellas present the identied potential projects

that have been prioritized for the longrange plans. Individuals are encouraged to attendand share their ideas, ask questions, anddream of moving together toward 2040and the transportation possibilities for thefuture.

“We are excited about coming to Pauld-

ing and listening to the citizens as theyshare their thoughts and ideas. Right nowwe are simply gathering information in or-der to put together a blue print for wherewe want to go in the future,” said Smith. Doors will open at 6 p.m. with attendeeshaving the opportunity to view area maps

and projected ideas in an informal settingAt 6:30 the meeting will begin with Smithand Weaver sharing many of the detailsand ideas foe moving together 2040.

The plan is being funded in part by agrant from the Ohio Department of transportation to review existing transportationconditions and propose improvements.

Jim Bowers/Paulding County Progress

SECTIONAL CHAMPIONS – The Wayne Trace Lady Raiders captured the Division IV girls sectionalchampionship on Saturday with a 61-55 victory over Fayette. Wayne Trace now plays tomorrow atArchbold High School against Pettisville starting at 6:15 p.m. Members of the squad include, frontrow from left – managers Careen Winans, Elizabeth Mohr and Caroline Winans; second row – BrookeSinn, Gracie Gudakunst, Leah Sinn, Hollie Wannemacher, Brianna Sinn; back row – assistant varsitycoach Mike Priest, JV coach Elyse Boyer, Stacy Flint, Shayna Temple, Danae Myers, Courtney Mead,Estie Sinn, Erin Mohr and head coach Bethany Hughes. Presale tickets for Thursday’s game will besold all day Wednesday and until noon on Thursday at Wayne Trace High School.

WT Glow in the Dark 5K to benefit Chase Holt PAYNE – The Wayne Trace National Honor Society (NHS)is holding its annual Glow-in-the-Dark 5K on Saturday, April11 at the Payne ball park acrossfrom the Payne ElementarySchool. Any money raised this

year will go toward the medi-cal treatment for Chase Holt, aPayne Elementary student. Chase was diagnosed witha rare genetic disorder called Neurobromatosis Type 2(NF2). He has undergone sev-eral surgeries to remove tumors but still suffers from many sideeffects of NF2. The medicationthat has shown success for oth-er disorders is only considered

experimental for Chase; there-fore, the insurance companywill not cover the medicationat this time. The Holts hope toraise $40,000 for Chase’s careand already have raised $21,783towards their goal.

The Wayne Trace NHS wouldlike to help close that gap inneeded funds and encourage allwho can attend the 5K to comeout and show their support for

Chase and his family. The 5K and one-mile fun run/walk will begin at 7:45 p.m.April 11. Registration will startat 6:30 p.m. Registration forms are avail-able at local businesses, at the

Wayne Trace Jr./Sr. High School building, on the Wayne Tracewebsite www.waynetrace.org,or on Facebook. Registrationforms are due back at the high

school by March 20 to be guar-anteed a T-shirt. Local businesses who havenot already been contacted canalso sponsor the event by callingthe Wayne Trace High Schoolextension 229.

For any questions about the5K, please email [email protected] or call JoniKlopfenstein or Heather Hatch-er at WTHS.

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Obituaries Updated weekdays at www.progressnewspaper.org

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The Paulding CountyProgress posts obituariesdaily as we receive them.Check our Web site at www.progressnewspaper.organd click on “For the Re-cord.”

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The Trustees will dispose of anything

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between March 20 and March 27,

2015. Decorations may be placed

back on graves March 28, 2015.

Due to safety issues and concerns,

shepherd hooks, wind chimes, plant

hangers and items not directly on

stones or foundations are abso-

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NO EXCEPTIONS. Please refer to the

regulations posted in the back of the

cemeteries. Thank you in advance

for your cooperation.

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Eichers anticipate spring training for

pony, homemade butter and cheese

Susan’s pony, Prancer, soon after he was born. Lovina’sdaughter Susan is looking forward to warmer weather so that

she can train her miniature pony, Prancer.

This column will wrap upmy columns for February2015. This year is going waytoo fast for me to keep up. I re-member Mother telling me thatthe older your children get, thefaster time goes. I see that isvery true!

I often would be glad to

have one more conversationwith Mother. God had other plans, and I need to accept Hiswill. Mother always had goodadvice. Especially when thechildren were sick, she wouldcome over and take care of ev-erybody. Memories—I’ll trea-sure them always! We are all well again hereat the Eichers. So many bless-ings to thank God for! Susan isstill under a doctor’s care but is back to work. The chiropractorsays she has pinched nerves inher neck. Susan is active andalways full of energy. She islooking forward to trainingPrancer, our miniature pony, as

the weather warms up. Prancerwill be two years old in April.Benjamin is also glad to be go-ing back to work. Tonight we are getting amilk cow. This has been allthe boys have been talkingabout. We sold our cow whenwe lived in Indiana. Since ourmove to Michigan almost 11years ago, we have not had amilking cow. We go through somany gallons of milk in a weekso the milk will be good tohave. I would also like to makeour own butter. Another thing Iwould like to try that I’ve neverdone is making cheese. If anyof you readers have a good rec-

ipe for cheese, I would be hap- py to have it. Sunday our family, Timothy,and Mose attended the baptis-mal services in Nappanee, Ind.,for niece Salome. Her specialfriend, Myron, was also bap-tized with her. What a blessingto the family and church! We were all able to meetHenry and Loretta’s sweet lit-tle Damaris. The girls and I hadfun holding her during churchservices. She was really smil-ing. She’s just a tiny bundleof joy, but her smile lit up thewhole room. Niece Verena and Melvin’slittle Micah is already 11months old. He is growing fasttoo. He’s a sweetie! Joe’s sisterChristine, husband Jake, andnine children from Hershey,Mich., were also there. It wasgood to see Melvin and Verenaand Jake again. We also met Myron’s fami-ly. Everyone was friendly. Weappreciated the hospitality. It’salways nice to visit church dis-tricts in other communities andmeet new people.

Friday evening we are in-

vited to the local community building for Salome’s 19th birthday supper. Salome was born on Feb. 29. Jake, Chris-tine, and family have plans tocome for this. It sounds likethey might come to our houseto sleep on Friday and Satur-day evenings. Daughter Verenahas some friends coming forthe night as well. Somehow wewill nd room for everyone –the more the merrier! Son Kevin, Jake and Chris-tine’s son Matthew alwayshave so much fun together.On Sunday after church, Kev-in and Matthew were walking beside each other. Both weretalking at the same time. Idon’t think either of them waslistening to the other! We hadto laugh as we watched them.Seemed like they had so muchto catch up on.

I’ll share a recipe for a favor-ite soup of ours this week.

VEGETABLE CHEESESOUP

1/4 cup butter 1/4 cup onion, minced1/4 cup our 4 cups milk pinch salt1 cup cheddar cheese, grated1 10-ounce package mixedvegetables, cooked Melt butter in saucepan. Addonions and sauté until onionsare clear. Blend in our, milk,and salt to taste. Cook untilthick, stirring constantly. Add

cheese and stir until melted. Addcooked vegetables. Let simmerfor a while. You can add yourown vegetables from the garden,such as corn, peas, or carrots.

Lovina Eicher is an Old Or-der Amish writer, cook, wifeand mother of eight. Formerlywriting as The Amish Cook, Eicher inherited that column from her mother, Elizabeth Co-blentz, who wrote from 1991-2002. Readers can contact Eicher at PO Box 1689, South Holland, IL 60473 (please in-clude a self-addressed stampedenvelope for a reply) or at [email protected].

METHEL

DENSMORE1918-2015

MELROSE – Methel L.Densmore, age 96, died Sun-day, Feb. 22. She was born July 4, 1918 inPaulding County, the daughterof Erna and Lula R. (Smith)Doster. On Dec. 23, 1935, shemarried Delmar Densmore,who preceded her in deathon May 20, 1993. She was amember of the Melrose UnitedMethodist Church and UnitedMethodist Women. She en- joyed ceramic crafts. She is survived by a son,Lawrence “Butch” (Judith)Densmore, Oakwood; son-in-law, Franklin “Pee Wee”Weller, Oakwood; sister, EthelSutton, Toledo; ve grandchil-dren; 12 great-grandchildren;and 10 great-great-grandchil-dren. She was also preceded indeath by her daughter, ErmaWeller; two granddaughters,Kendra Rena Weller andCheryl Smith; sister, MaryHartwig; and four brothers,Lawrence, Arthur, Vadis andinfant Ira Doster. Funeral services were Sat-urday, Feb. 28, at UnitedMethodist Church, Melrose.Burial was in Sherman Cem-etery, Charloe. Den HerderFuneral Home, Paulding, wasin charge of arrangements. In lieu of owers, the fam-ily requests donations madeto Melrose United MethodistChurch. Online condolences may be sent to www.denherderfh.com.

WILMA RAKES1930-2015

OAKWOOD – Wilma “Bo”Rakes, 85, of Oakwood, diedat 8:50 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 26at her residence. She was born Jan.30, 1930in Sterrat,W.Va, to

the lateG o r d o nand Josie( K a z e e )C ass i dy .On Jan.13, 1951, she married BethelGene Rakes Sr., who died Jan.3, 2012. Wilma retired in 1988from General Motors in De-ance. She was a member ofLocal UAW 211. She is survived by twodaughters, Carol Stahl of Mel-rose and Pamela (Darwin)Sherry of Perrysburg; sevengrandchildren, David (Niki)Stahl, Michael (Tracey) Stahl,Johnny Rakes, Aaron Rakes,

Karisa (Rob) Long, Lance(Amanda Fike, ancee) Sherryand Cory (Kara) Sherry; sixgreat-grandchildren, Shel- bie and Tyler Stahl, JenniferStahl, Taylor and Hunter Longand Kinlee Jo Sherry; and twosisters, Jackie (Dave) Say-lor of Deance and AdaleneWorkman of Temple, Texas. Wilma also was preceded indeath by a son, Gene Rakes;a daughter, Janet Rakes; agranddaughter, Crystal Tritsh;a great-grandson, AustinTritsh; three sisters, GordeanWalter, Shirley Rakes andMavis Coyle; and two broth-ers, James Cassidy and FloryEdward Cassidy.

A funeral service was heldTuesday, March 3 at Heit-meyer Funeral Home, Oak-wood, with Pastor CarolRetcher officiating. Burialwas in Riverview MemoryGardens, Deance. Memorial contributions may be given to Paulding CountyHospice or donor’s choice. Condolences may be expressed at www.heitmeyerfu-neralhome.com.

MADONNA KOENN1923-2015

CECIL – Madonna TheresaKolb Koenn, age 91, passedaway on Sunday, March 1 athome surrounded by her family. She was born Nov. 3, 1923to Leo and Mildred (Mangas)Kolb. On Aug. 29, 1953, shemarried Ted Koenn, who sur-vives. She was a member of the

former Immaculate ConceptionCatholic Church, Cecil, whereshe taught CCD, was very ac-tive in the Altar Rosary Soci-ety and was Sacristan for manyyears. She was a member ofDivine Mercy Catholic Parish,Paulding. She is survived by her husband; four children, Leo (Kathy)of Cecil, Ann (Gary) Knuck-les of Antwerp, Marie (Jeff)Fidler of Spencerville, Ind., andBill (Rainell) of Cecil; grand-children, Lisa, Amy, Debbie,Jackie, Bob, Sr. Mary O.SS.T.,Vicki, Teresa, Aaron, Lauren, Nick, Jodi, Jami, Jill, Julie andJason; 20 great-grandchildren

with two more expected laterthis year; and a sister-in-law,Jenny Kolb, Ney. She was preceded in death byher parents; grandson, AdamFidler; great-grandson, Bra-den Anderson; brothers, Lesterand Eugene; sister, Mary LouMandly; and a special aunt,Elizabeth Kolb. A Mass of Christian Burialwill be conducted 10 a.m.Thursday, March 5 at DivineMercy Catholic Church. Burialwill follow in Immaculate Con-ception Catholic Cemetery,Cecil. Visitation will be 2-8 p.m.today, March 4 at Den HerderFuneral Home, Paulding, with

a rosary service at 7:30 p.m.There will also be visitation atthe church on Thursday, March5 from 9 a.m. until time of ser-vices. To honor Madonna’s wishers,the family requests donations toMasses, Divine Mercy Catho-lic Parrish, or the Sisters of theMost Holy Trinity. Online condolences may besent to www.denherderfh.com.

Genealogy society plans open

meeting at Antwerp depot PAULDING – The Feb. 11 meeting of thePaulding County Chapter of the Ohio Genealo-gy Society addressed business on the upcomingApril 8 meeting, to be held in the baggage roomat the historic Antwerp Norfolk and Western Rail-road Depot located at 503 W. River St. (old US24).

A tour guide will be on hand to talk about the

depot’s importance and its restoration. Historicalinformation and tour will highlight the meeting,to begin at 6:30 p.m. Due to space limitations, extra seating will beavailable along with additional parking at the An-twerp Branch Library, 205 N. Madison Street, forshuttle service to the depot from 6:10-6:25 p.m. Members watched a documentary on the LimaLocomotive Works factory circa 1940. Theymade the “new generation” of steam locomotives.Wooden “mock ups” were sent to the foundryfor casting in sand. Building #5 constructed the boilers used on locomotives. Every part neededto build them was made in this facility. They alsomade the tanks that carried the locomotive’s wa-ter, coal or oil. The March 11 meeting will be informal; thegroup’s president and vice president are attending

genealogy conferences. Future meetings and events include: May 13- Women’s Suffrage and Quilts; June 10 - members’ annual picnic and cemetery walk at Ant-werp’s Riverside Veteran’s Memorial Park 6 p.m.;July and August - no meetings; Sept. 9 - MargaretHobson: Civil War; Oct. 14 - to be announced;Oct. 25 - annual banquet and presentation of First

Families and Century Families of Paulding Coun-ty Certicates; Nov. 11 - to be announced; Dec.9 - members’ Christmas party and homemade giftexchange. The original Paulding County cemetery bookthrough 1986 is available on DVD-R. ContactKelly by mailing a request to 205 S. Main St.,Paulding OH 45879 or by calling 419-399-2032Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m.-8 p.m., Friday,9 a.m.-6 p.m. or Saturday, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Potential members of First Families and/orCentury Families: Did your ancestors reside inPaulding County 100 years or 135 years or moreago? Ancestors living in Paulding County in 1915or earlier are eligible. Contact Ray Keck at 419-399-4415 or Karen Sanders at [email protected] for applications or assistance provingeligibility.


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PAULDING PROGRESS

FOR THE RECORD

Property transfers

Police Report Sheriff’s Report

Forum Reader’s Opinion

Express your opinionThe Paulding County Progress pro-

vides a public forum through “FORUMReader Opinion” Letters to the Editorfor area residents to expres their opin-ions and exchange ideas on any topicof public interest. All letters submittedare subject to the Publisher’s approval,and MUST include an original signa-ture and daytime telephone number forverification. We won’t print unsignedletters. Letters should be brief and concise.Letters must also conform to libel lawand be in good taste. Please limit let-ters to no more than 500 words. Wereserve the right to edit and to correctgrammatical errors. We also reservethe right to verify statements or factspresented in the letters. The opinions stated are those of thewriter, and do not necessarily reflect

that of the newspaper. Where to write: Letters to the Editor,Paulding County Progress, P.O. Box180, Paulding, OH 45879; or drop themoff at the office, 113 S. Williams St. Thedeadline is noon Thursday the weekprior to publicaiton.

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All grave decorations and/or flowers on gravesites,grave stones or in urns must be removed fromthe Village of Paulding Live Oak Cemetery andMemorial Cemetery by this date: March 15, 2015.Any decorations and/or flowers remaining after thisdate will be disposed of by order of the PauldingVillage cemetery board. New decorations and/orflowers may be placed in the cemeteries after thisdate: April 1, 2015.

Doug Fiske was the speaker atthe Paulding Kiwanis Club. He isthe manager of Thompson Steelhere in Paulding. He is interestedin race cars and race car drivers.When he was younger, he enrolledat The International Speedway inMichigan to see if he could qualify tobecome a driver. An instructor tookhim around the track at over 200mph. He said the curves are harder

to drive through than they appearto be when watching on TV. Fiskesaid that safety is very important tothis dangerous sport. George Carterwas program chairman.

Sheriffs’ Assoc.

seeking supportDear Editor, Some residents of Pauld-ing County will be receivinga letter in the mail signed byme very soon. This request isfrom the Buckeye State Sher-iffs’ Association (BSSA) inattempt to seek new associatemembers. I am a proud member of this association. I feel it is imperative tocommunicate with our cit-izens and let you all knowthis is not a scam. The BSSA

will only request for mem- bership using this system,and only with my approval.The Association does notcontact prospective members

by telephone. In November 2014, I wasvoted to serve as a NW Dis-trict sheriff director for theBSSA by the other 21 sher-iffs within the district. I alsosit on the Legislative, CivilProcess, Carry ConcealedWeapons, Education &Training, Image Enhancingand Newly Elected SheriffsCommittees for the associ-ation. I feel by committingmyself to these assignments,I can better serve you byhaving a working knowledgeof what is coming out of Co-lumbus through our associa-

tion. The funds collected bythe BSSA using this mem- bership drive directly affectmy ofce. Our association

will continue to have theresources necessary througheducation to advance myofce into the ever-changingworld we all live in. I urgeyou all to consider becomingan associate member of thisfabulous organization. My ofce is committed tomaking our neighborhoodsa safe place to live. It is imperative that we seek prog-ress to reduce the negativeinuences that crime has onour children and to help safe-guard the elderly. Throughyour nancial contributionto this associate member

program, my ofce will con-tinue to receive the trainingand guidance necessary tomove forward. If you have any questions

in regards to this program, please contact the associationat 800-589-2772 or by mailat 1103 Schrock Road, Suite401, Columbus OH 43229.As always, you can contactmy ofce and ask for me di-rectly.

Jason K. Landers, Sheriff

ACCIDENT REPORTS None.INCIDENT REPORTSThursday, Feb. 19 5:50 p.m. Harassing texts were reported fromJohnson Road. Two women were warned to stop.Friday, Feb. 20 10:17 a.m. Hit/skip accident in the PauldingPlace parking area was documented.

12:22 p.m. A backing mishap in a driveway onSouth Main Street was looked into. 10:29 p.m. Dog complaint was led from North Sherman Street. It was deemed unfounded.Saturday, Feb. 21 1:40 p.m. Deance County Sheriff’s ofcerelayed information about a theft complaint theyreceived from a North Cherry Street resident. 8:03 p.m. Drive-off theft of gas was reported by a North Williams Street business. The subjectlater returned and paid for the gas. 10:54 p.m. An ofcer stood-by on Flat RockDrive at a report of a hot breaker box until a reunit arrived.Sunday, Feb. 22 3:21 a.m. Motion alarm at a West Perry Street business sounded. Police found the building se-cure. 3:02 p.m. Unruly juvenile complaint on NorthWilliams Street was handled. 10:37 p.m. Deance Police Department re-quested local ofcers check a location on JohnsonRoad for a juvenile missing from their jurisdic-tion. While on the scene ofcers were told by De-ance ofcers to disregard.Monday, Feb. 23 3:01 a.m. An ofcer assisted the Paulding FireDepartment with an odor investigation at a facilityon Road 103.

8:30 p.m. Possible phone scam from an out-of-town “bank” was reported by a Maple Streetresident. 10:09 p.m. Damage to a vehicle in the Pauld-ing Place parking area was investigated. Chargeswere at rst requested by the owner, but were laterdropped. 10:25 p.m. Suspicious people were seen at a North Williams Street business.

Tuesday, Feb. 24 5:23 p.m. After handling an unruly juvenilecomplaint on North Williams Street, a report ofthe incident was forwarded to Job and Family Ser-vices. 6:34 p.m. Unruly juvenile was handled on WestPerry Street.Wednesday, Feb. 25 Midnight. Residential alarm was accidentallyset off on West Perry Street. 10:47 a.m. Ofcers assisted Job and FamilyServices on East Perry Street. 3:40 p.m. Writing on the side of a county build-ing was investigated on West Caroline Street. 3:56 p.m. Paulding Elementary School told of-cers about a child who had not been picked up by a parent. After speaking with the parent onSouth Cherry Street a report was forwarded toJob and Family Services. 5:05 p.m. An out-of-county individualcalled about a child who was allegedly as-saulted at the school in December.Thursday, Feb. 26 7:55 p.m. Unwanted sexual advances werereported from Partridge Place.Friday, Feb. 27 12:48 a.m. Ofcers responded to a residen-tial alarm on West Perry Street where the res-ident accidentally set it off.

The term “et al.” refers to and oth-

ers; “et vir.,” and husband; “et ux.,”

and wife.

Auglaize Township Randy J. Weaks, et al. by

Sheriff to V.E. and Amy Schle-gel; Lot 38, Auglaize CountryClub RSA, 0.36 acre. Sheriff’sdeed. Renee L. Wank, fka Zim-merly to David P. Wank; Sec.36, 2.163 acres. Quit claim.Benton Township Wells Fargo Bank N.A. toSecretary of HUD; Sec. 9, 2.11acres. Warranty deed. Maureen K. King to V.Storm Mercer, et al.; Sec. 35,36.911 acres. Quit claim. V. Storm Mercer et al. toMaureen K, King; Sec. 35,36.911 acres. Quit claim.Blue Creek Township Ian and Kim Miller to Ian

and Kim Maller; Sec. 26, 0.93acre. Afdavit. Wenninger Farms Inc. toWenninger Farms Inc.; Sec.26,79.074 acres. Afdavit.Brown Township Randall S. Porter, trust-ee to Craig A. and JenniferA. Lloyd; Sec. 20, 6.5 acres.Trustee deed.Crane Township John R. and Debra Dix etal. to William E. and Kelly R.Antoine; Sec. 16, 1.538 acres.Warranty deed. T&K Investments of De-ance Inc. to Betsy L. Rice;Sec. 2, 6.36 acres. Warrantydeed. Cathy L. and Tim R. Cal-lahan to Charles and Susan

Simpson; Sec. 13, 31.23acres. Warranty deed. Stephen E. Keister, exec-utor Delores K. Howell Es-tate to Charles E. and Susan

K. Simpson; Sec. 13, 31.23acres. Executor deed. Rebecca A. Figert to ScottA. Figert; Sec. 3, 1.13 acres.Quit claim. Carolyn M. Straley, dec.to Rudy K. Straley; Sec. 24,2.92 acres. Afdavit. Gary and Paulette Sinn etal. to Gary and Paulette Sinnet al.; Sec. 23, 159.24 acres.Afdavit. Mark D. and Diane K.Sinn to Mark D. and DianeK. Sinn; Sec. 23, 80.75 acres.Afdavit.Emerald Township Cathy L. and Tim R. Cal-lahan to Charles and Susan

Simpson; Sec. 4, 105.29acres. Warranty deed. Stephen E. Keister, exec-utor Delores K. Howell Es-tate to Charles E. and SusanK. Simpson; Sec. 4, 105.29acres. Executor deed. Myra J. Evans to BobbyEvans; Sec. 7, 1.43 acres.Quit claim.Harrison Township William D. Gonya, dec. toMary C. Gonya; Sec. 31, 0.88acre. Afdavit. Nancy W. Mathews to LisaHolloway; Sec. 20, 80 acres.Warranty deed.Jackson Township Pauline V. Wieland to Rex

E. II and Vicki R. Boroff;Sec. 1, 31.939 acres. Warran-

ty deed.Latty Township Paul E. and Brenda K.Ladd to Robert C. and KarenAnn Winters; Sec. 23, 1.77

acres. Survivorship deed.Paulding Township Brian M. and Melissa S.Tope to Charles J. and SusanM. LaBounty; Sec. 14, 1.35acres. Warranty deed.Antwerp Village Eugene Handy, dec. to CaraLou Handy et al.; Lot 3, JonesAddition, 0.2 acre. Afdavit. Carol Ann Brown, et al.to Cara Lou Handy; Lot 3,Jones Addition, 0.2 acre. Quitclaim. Carol Ann Brown to CaraLou Handy et al.; Lot 3,Jones Addition, 0.2 acre. Quitclaim. Cara Lou Handy to D&L

Properties of Antwerp, OHLLC; Lot 3, Jones Addition,0.2 acre. Warranty deed. Earl and Agatha P. Cole-man to Randall Coleman andHelen J. Kuziatek, trustees;Lot 14, Block F, 1.243 acres.Warranty deed.Latty Village Tony James Gray, dec. toJane A. Gray; Lot 12, 0.981acre. Certicate of transfer.Melrose Village Gale and Glenna Doster toSal Biliti; Lot 31, OriginalPlat, 0.1 acre. Warranty deed. Richard L. Densmore toDavid L. and Catherine A.Densmore Life Estate; Lots

238-240, Original Plat, 0.516acre. Quit claim.

ACCIDENTS:Saturday, Feb. 14 12:45 a.m. Melissa June Os- borne, 38, of Oakwood, wascited for failure to control fol-lowing a single-vehicle crashon Ohio 66 south of Road 72in Washington Township. Shewas traveling north on the

highway in a 2004 Buick RNRwhen reports say it veered offthe right, came back onto theroad then slid off the left, over-turning before landing on itswheels. The SUV was disabled.The driver and her three passen-gers, Joshua A. Cupps, 17, andTaylor A. Cupps, 20, both ofOakwood, and Amelia Thomp-son, 17 of New Hampshire,Ohio; were all taken to PauldingCounty Hospital by OakwoodEMS for treatment of possibleinjuries.Saturday, Feb. 21 11:40 a.m. Anthony Berrios,52, of Paulding, was cited forfailure to control after a sin-gle-truck accident on Ohio 111west of Ohio 500 in PauldingTownship. He was driving westin a 2004 Dodge Dakota whenhe lost control on the snow andice. Reports say the truck slidsideways off the road and over-turned before coming to rest onits wheels. It was towed withminor damage. Paulding EMStook the driver to PauldingCounty Hospital for treatmentof non-incapacitating injuries.Paulding Fire Department as-sisted at the scene. 3:15 p.m. Dylan A. Flint, 23,of Haviland, was cited for failureto control following a single-carmishap on Road 82 west of Road71 in Paulding Township. Hewas east bound in a 2000 PontiacGrand Am when reports say helost control on snow and ice. Thecar went off the left side of theroad, striking a pole. The vehiclewas disabled and towed. Pauld-ing EMS took Flint to PauldingCounty Hospital for treatmentof non-incapacitating injuries.Paulding Fire Department as-sisted at the scene.INCIDENTS:Thursday, Feb. 19 3:44 p.m. Deputies handled amotor vehicle accident on US127 in Crane Township. No fur-ther information was available. 10:51 p.m. Assistance was giv-en Paulding police with testing

marijuana samples.Friday, Feb. 20 12:54 p.m. Domestic matterwas investigated on Road 250ain Carryall Township. 2:15 p.m. Deputies delivereda message for Deance CountySheriff’s ofce on Road 8 in Em-erald Township. 2:21 p.m. Stephanie Phillipswas arrested by deputies. 6:11 p.m. Deputies assistedwith a subject who was out ofcontrol on Ohio 114 in BlueCreek Township. 11:17 p.m. Motor vehicle acci-dent at the intersection of Ohio111 and Road 139 in EmeraldTownship was documented.

Saturday, Feb. 21

1:01 a.m. Deputies assisted theAntwerp police with a domesticissue on South Main Street. 11:08 a.m. Cecil/Crane reunits investigated an odor reported from Road 176 in CraneTownship. 12:01 p.m. Dog complaint waslodged from Oakwood.

1:17 p.m. Paulding EMS madea transport from an accident onUS 24 at Road 115 in EmeraldTownship. Paulding Fire Depart-ment assisted at the scene. Nofurther information was avail-able. 2:34 p.m. Deance Coun-ty Sheriff’s ofce requested atanker from Auglaize TownshipFire Department on Kiser Roadin their county. The unit was onscene more than 30 minutes. 3:04 p.m. Vehicle search wasconducted near the intersectionof Roads 192 and 105 in CraneTownship. 5:30 p.m. Deputies arrestedMichael Coombs on a Van Wertwarrant. 5:44 p.m. An alarm sounded onRoad 82 in Paulding Township. 8:36 p.m. Deputies investigat-ed a complaint from Road 230in Carryall Township of a malewho was drunken and out of con-trol. 10:33 p.m. Two Paulding reunits looked into a report of a hotfuse box on Flatrock Drive. Theywere there between 15-30 min-utes.Sunday, Feb. 22 12:47 a.m. Suspicious vehiclewas seen south of the Latty rail-road tracks on US 127. 3:20 a.m. Business alarmsounded in Melrose. 8:06 a.m. Dog complaint washandled on Road 72 in LattyTownship. 9:53 a.m. Commercial burglaralarm went off on US 127 in BlueCreek Township. 12:22 p.m. Unwanted male wasremoved from a Melrose resi-dence. 7:35 p.m. Domestic complaintwas handled in Payne. 7:40 p.m. Theft of pills was in-vestigated on Road 171 in Aug-laize Township.Monday, Feb. 23 1:51 a.m. Vehicle search onOhio 637 east of Road 169 inAuglaize Township netted paraphernalia. 2:43 a.m. Car/deer accident

on Ohio 66 south of Ohio 613in Brown Township was docu-mented. 2:59 a.m. Odor of a possiblegas leak was investigated onRoad 103 in Paulding Township.Paulding Fire Department and

a police unit were on scene lessthan 30 minutes. 12:22 p.m. Investigation of arear-end collision was completedon US 127 at Road 62 in CraneTownship. 12:43 p.m. Deputies werecalled to Haviland where a male,who had a no contact order with

the complainant, was makingthreats. 1:22 p.m. Dog complaint waslooked into on West Perry Street. 9:37 p.m. Sherry Kraegel wasarrested on a Deance Countywarrant. 10:16 p.m. Deputies assistedPaulding police at a North Wil-liams Street business.Tuesday, Feb. 24 12:24 a.m. Criminal damagewas investigated in Haviland. 11:56 a.m. Dog complaint washandled in Grover Hill. 1:40 p.m. Commercial alarmsounded on Road 82 in PauldingTownship. 2:51 p.m. Theft from a Pauld-ing Township storage unit wasinvestigated. 6:06 p.m. Threats were made inHaviland. 6:07 p.m. Deance CountySheriff’s ofce requested a wel-fare check on Road 232 in Em-erald Township of young peopleinvolved in an accident in theircounty. 7:58 p.m. Report of an intoxi-cated driver on US 127 in Emer-ald Township was looked into. 8:12 p.m. Three Oakwoodre units plus two from GroverHill and another from AuglaizeTownship responded to a housere for over an hour. OakwoodEMS was on scene as well.Wednesday, Feb. 25 8:57 a.m. Dog complaint waslodged from West HarrisonStreet in Paulding. 9:57 a.m. Possible breaking andentering of a garage on Road 180in Crane Township was investi-gated. 12:18 p.m. Dog complaint washandled in Melrose. 12:50 p.m. Grover Hill residentlodged a dog complaint. 3:29 p.m. An unidentied fe-male was arrested. 9:08 p.m. Domestic situationwas looked into on Ohio 613 inPaulding Township.Thursday, Feb. 26 8:37 a.m. Theft complaint wasinvestigated on Road 1036 in

Auglaize Township. 9:58 a.m. Student issue atPayne Elementary School waslooked into. 1:49 p.m. Dog complaint washandled on US 24 in EmeraldTownship.

Weather report weekly summary as recorded at Paulding Village’s watertreatment plant Observati ons recorded for the 24 hours ending at 7:30 a.m. on the morning of:

P REC IP I T A T IO N 24 -HOUR AMOUNT S Snow/Ice on D A T E H IGH LO W Rain-Me l t ed snow Snow- Ic e t he g r ound

Feb. 24 9 -9 -0- -0- 6” Feb. 25 24 -7 -0- -0- 6” Feb. 26 28 11 0.01” 0.1” 6” Feb. 27 20 -6 0.07” 0.4” 6” Feb. 28 19 -8 -0- -0- 6” March 1 23 -4 0.24” 2.0” 8”

March 2 25 12 0.16” 1.6” 10”

For the Record It is the policy of the Pauld-ing County Progress to pub-lish public records as they arereported or released by vari-ous agencies. Names appear-ing in “For the Record” are

published without exception,to preserve the fairness andimpartiality of the Progress and as a news service to ourreaders.


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Common Pleas

County Court

Commissioners’ JournalCommissioners’ Journal February 18,2015 This 18th day of February, 2015, theBoard of County Commissioners met inregular session with the following members present: Roy Klopfenstein, TonyZartman, Mark Holtsberry, and NolaGinter, Clerk.EXECUTIVE SESSION A motion was made by Mr. TonyZartman to go into executive sessionat 8:04 a.m. with the Paulding CountyProsecutor and to discuss legal matters.The motion was seconded by Mr. MarkHoltsberry. All members voting yea. At 8:17 a.m. all members presentagreed to adjourn the executive sessionand go into regular session.MEETING NOTES OF APPOINT-MENTS Larry Colley and Lonnie Miller –Representing the Ag Society and the

Sr. Fair Board, Colley announced theFarm Bureau and the Paulding CountyArea Foundation are joining resourcesto construct a 30x45 pavilion near the pump house at the Paulding County Fair-grounds. The commissioners explainedthe county will own the building since itwill be constructed on county property.The Paulding County Area Foundationand the fair board will need to draw up alease agreement. A brief discussion washeld on the possible rental of the buildingand liability issues. Niki Warncke, Maumee Valley Plan-ning Organization, conducted the rst public hearing for the FY 2015 CDBGHome and OHTF Programs. In atten-dance were Bill Strahley, Dennis Sand-erson and Ray Johanns (Jackson Town-

ship); Janet Stroup (Village of Melrose);Jerry Zielke (PCED); Marsha Yeutter(PC Senior Center); John Moon (GroverHill); Lonnie Lytle, Lynn Noffsinger and Neil Beining (Washington Township);and Roy Klopfenstein, Tony Zartmanand Mark Holtsberry (Paulding Countycommissioners). Warncke distributed a ProgramsOverview yer for review. She thenfurther explained the various programsand the amounts available for FY 2015.Each attendee received an applicationdue by April 30 to Maumee ValleyPlanning Organization. Warncke re-minded the group the projects chosenmust be completed by Dec. 31, 2016. She also encouraged those in atten-dance to call her at her ofce with anyquestions pertaining to LMI (Low toModerate Income) qualications, not-ing the income surveys are only valid

for ve years. She reviewed the community devel-opment programs that are competitivestatewide, pointing out the projects thatmoney may be used for. Warncke announced the next meetingwill be in March (date to be announcedlater) and reminded the group the strategy plan would need to be completed by then. County Treasurer Lou AnnWannemacher met with the commission-ers for her regularly scheduled monthlymeeting. She presented the Februarysales tax report and noted a $12,570.53increase from January. Wannemacher then reviewed the realestate tax collection report for calendaryear 2104, payable in 2015. As of Feb-ruary 17, only 6% of the rst half (2015)

taxes are delinquent, which is muchlower than in previous years. Wannemacher praised her staff fortheir quality work. Zartman expressedhis appreciation to the treasurer’s per-sonnel for their hard work.

County Auditor Claudia Fickel metwith the commissioners for her regu-larly scheduled monthly meeting. Shereported a healthy cash balance in theGeneral Fund and noted settlement for therst half taxes should be done at the end ofFebruary. Fickel stated dog tag sales were upslightly from last year. She stated severaldog owners expressed their appreciationfor the reminder post cards that weremailed last month. Some admitted theymight have forgotten to purchase tagsand were glad to receive the reminder.Fickel noted the Dog Kennel Fund isstrong again after a dip in 2014 from 2013.

She then announced Homestead applications would be accepted until June.She also reported an extension for theaudit had been approved. Training forPictrometry will begin next week. Corey Walker, Defiance/PauldingCounty Consolidated JFS, met brieywith the commissioners to discuss Ja-cob-Eaton Children’s Home mainte-nance issues.

Jim Guelde updated the commission-ers on the work to be done on the inte-rior steps on the east and west sides ofthe courthouse. He would like to beginsoon and will let us know a couple ofdays ahead so we can alert the appropri-ate ofces. The commissioners selectedthe caution strips that will be used on thesteps.

Civil Docket The term “et al.” refers to and oth-

ers; “et vir.,” and husband; “et ux.,”

and wife.

In the matter of: Tiffany M.Wyckoff-Leinbach, Antwerpand Joshua M. Leinbach, Ant-werp. Dissolution of marriage. U.S. Bank N.A., Irvine, Ca-lif. vs. Paul E. Snyder and hisunknown spouse if any, OakHill and unknown occupant,Grover Hill and Federal De- posit Insurance Corp., Dallas,Texas. Foreclosures. Wendy A. McCourt, Pauld-ing vs. Bobby B. McCourt Jr.,Toledo. Divorce. In the matter of: DebraCarnahan, Oakwood and Co-rey Carnahan, Paulding. Dis-solution of marriage. Deutsche Bank NationalTrust Company, West PalmBeach, Fla. vs. Andrew E.Gribble, Deance and Ma-rie G. Gribble, Deance andJane M. Mobley, Deance.Foreclosures. Ruth M. Reed, Grover Hillvs. Keith James Reed, admin-istrator of Estate of DouglasReed, Haviland. Money only.Administration Docket In the Estate of Lavon C.

Miller, last will and testamentled. In the Estate of RaymondLeroy Webster, application toadminister le.Civil Docket Concluded First Federal Bank ofthe Midwest, Deance vs.Birdstone Inc., Pauldingand Gary R. Selhorst, Otta-wa and Alan W. Grifths,

Paulding and First FinancialBank, Paulding. Cognovit judgment; plaintiff granted judgment against each defen-dant, jointly and severally, for$2,175,194.30 plus interest,late charges and attorney fees. First Federal Bank of theMidwest, Deance vs. AlanW. Grifths, Paulding andCheri L. Grifths, Paulding.Cognovit judgment; plaintiffgranted judgment in the sumof $266,232.03 plus interest. First Federal Bank of theMidwest, Deance vs. AlanW. Grifths, Paulding andCheri L. Grifths, Paulding.Cognovit judgment; plaintiffgranted judgment in the sumof $174,754.89 plus interest,late charges and attorney fees.Criminal Docket Tyler J. Barnes, 22, De-

ance, was sentenced recent-ly, having previously beenfound guilty of burglary (F2).He was ordered to serve fouryears stated prison term withthe Ohio Department of Re-habilitation and Correction.Credit was given for 104days already served. He isto obtain his GED while in-carcerated and was ordered

to pay restitution to sever-al victims in the followingamounts: $1,500, $200, $30,$229, $30, $250 and $75 pluscourt costs. He also had twocharges of theft (F5) and onefor burglary (F4) dismissedwithout prejudice upon a mo-tion of State. Justin A. Suffel, 31, ofPaulding, was scheduled fora hearing on his motion forintervention in lieu of con-viction concerning his in-dictment alleging attempted burglary (F4). It will be heldApril 1. Jeremy A. Lamond, 36,Paulding, has been scheduledfor a pretrial conference onMarch 25 and a jury trial onMay 19 in connection withhis indictment alleging twocounts trafcking in marijua-

na (F3). Tonya L. Thompson, 55,of Payne, made a change of plea recently. After a chargeof theft (F5) was dismissed,she entered a guilty plea toforgery (F5). She will be sen-tenced on April 6. Robin D. Ratliff, 33, ofPaulding, was sentenced re-cently, having previously

been found guilty of illegalassembly of chemicals for themanufacture of drugs (F3).She was ordered to servefour years community controlsanctions. Conditions includ-ed 71 days jail with 71 dayscredit for time spent, complywith drug and alcohol pro-hibitions, submit to randomtests, complete assessmentand recommendations ofWestwood Behavioral, obtainand maintain employment,and pay $290 court costs. Herlicense was suspended for sixmonths. A count of complic-ity to illegal manufacture ofdrugs (F2) was dismissed. Tyler P. Kunsman, 28, ofDeance, is being held on$75,000 bond with no 10 percent privilege followingarraignment for grand theft

auto (F4). His pretrial confer-ence will be March 9 with anApril 7 jury trial. Jennifer C. Lamond, 32, ofPaulding, entered a not guilty plea to two counts aggravatedarson (F1) and (F2) and hadcourt dates set for a March30 pretrial conference with aMay 12 jury trial. She waivedextradition and was released

on her own recognizance onthe condition of no arrests. Ryan L. Fraley, 19, ofPaulding, entered a not guilty plea to trafcking in marijua-na (F5). His court dates are aMarch 9 pretrial conferenceand an April 7 jury trial. Hewaived extradition and wasreleased on his own recogni-zance on the conditions of noarrests, and drug and alcohol prohibitions. Amanda S. Saylor, 32, ofPaulding, entered not guilty pleas to theft (F4) and bur-glary (F2). Dates were sched-uled for a March 30 pretrialconference and a May 6 jurytrial. She is being held on$75,000 bond with no 10 per-cent privilege. Brandi Yoh, 24, of Oak-wood, was released on her

own recognizance followingarraignment for theft (F5).Conditions of her release areno arrests and no contact withher victim. Her court datesare a March 30 pretrial con-ference with a May 12 jurytrial. Anthony L. Parcher, 23, ofPaulding, was released on hisown recognizance following

arraignment for trafcking inmarijuana (F5). Conditionsof the OR bond are no arrestsand to comply with drug andalcohol prohibitions. Courtdates were set for a March 30 pretrial conference and a May12 jury trial. Colton R. Bidlack, 20, ofPaulding, was released onhis own recognizance afterarraignment for rape (F1),sexual battery (F3), and un-lawful sexual conduct with aminor (F4). He has a March30 pretrial conference with aMay 19 jury trial. Aaron M. Miller, 19, ofPaulding, was released on hisown recognizance after ar-raignment for sexual battery(F3). His pretrial conferencewill be March 30 with a June2 jury trial.

Civil Docket:Credit Adjustments Inc., Deance

vs. Ann M. Shrader, Oakwood. Smallclaims, satised. Credit Adjustments Inc., Deance vs.Ashley N. Unger, Grover Hill. Smallclaims, satised. LVNV Funding LLC, Greenville,S.C. vs. David Williams, Oakwood.Other action, judgment for the plaintiff

in the sum of $810.62. Van Wert County Hospital, Van Wertvs. Roxane M. King, Payne and FrankKing, Payne. Other action, dismissed. Bill Martin, Paulding vs. HerbertLovell, Paulding and Carl Lusk, Pauld-ing. Small claims, judgment for the plaintiff in the sum of $400. Ronald R. Miller, Antwerp vs. Cas-sandra Greene, Antwerp. Evictions, judgment for the plaintiff in the sum of$900. Dupont Hospital, Cincinnati vs. Can-dy J. Minck, Grover Hill. Other action,dismissed. Credit Adjustments Inc., Deancevs. Nicole L. Halker, Antwerp andTodd Halker, Antwerp. Other action, judgment for the plaintiff in the sum of

$7,627.74. Credit Adjustments Inc., Deance vs.Bradley L. Baughman, Paulding. Smallclaims, dismissed. Returned To You Ltd., Pauldingvs. Lisa Schaffner, Grover Hill. Smallclaims, judgment for the plaintiff in thesum of $268.21. Returned To You Ltd., Paulding vs.Jamie Holbrook, Payne. Small claims, judgment for the plaintiff in the sum of$1,025. Returned To You Ltd., Paulding vs.Christine Zuver, Payne. Small claims, judgment for the plaintiff in the sum of$604. Credit Adjustments Inc., Deancevs. Michelle Bowers, Antwerp. Smallclaims, dismissed.

Preferred Anesthesia, Fort Waynevs. Nichelle Lee, Grover Hill and Ran-dall Lee, Grover Hill. Other action, judgment for the plaintiff in the sum of$344.68. Mercy Health, Toledo vs. Erica S.Ramsey, Oakwood. Other action, dis-missed.Criminal Docket: Michelle Sherry, Oakwood, passing bad check: $480 costs, 90 days jail suspended; pay restitution of $60, close allchecking accounts for two years, takea personal nance class, probation or -dered, 20 hours community service. Stacey R. Hurst, Oakwood, assault;

$250 ne, $145 costs, 180 days jail suspended; repay court appointed attorneyfees, no contact with victim, shall not possess or consume alcohol nor enterany bars, complete the domestic vio-lence course, two years probation, 50hours community service. Tony L. Stephey, Oakwood, assault;$250 ne, $155 costs, 3 days jail with177 days suspended; repay attorney

fees, maintain employment, completedomestic violence course, pay restitu-tion if requested, shall have no contactwith victim, complete 50 hours commu-nity service, two years probation. Michelle R. Sherry, Oakwood, pass-ing bad check; $165 costs, 1 day jailwith 89 days suspended; pay restitutionin the amount of $190 on count A and$240 on count B, complete a course in personal nancial management, closeall checking accounts, destroy all blankand unused checks, no checking ac-count for two years. Michelle R. Sherry, Oakwood, pass-ing bad check; 90 days jail suspended;shall pay all restitution in the amount of$240, same conditions as Count A.

Patricia L. Bevins Gillett, Cecil, con-

nement of dog; $100 ne, $168 costs. Linzey N. Chapman, Deance, drug paraphernalia, $75 ne, $95 costs,6-month license suspension. Linzey N. Chapman, Deance, pos-session drugs; $75 ne, 6-month licensesuspension; to run concurrent withCount A. Eric Jones, Paulding, passing badcheck; defendant’s case is dismissed perState, costs waived. Luis M. Morales, Paulding, identityfraud; case bound over to the CommonPleas court, bond set at $15,000 andmay be secured by a 10 percent deposit,defendant waived the preliminary hear-ing. Luis M. Morales, Paulding, criminaltrespassing; case bound over to the Com-

mon Pleas Court with above case.Trafc Docket: David Latrell, Livonia, 75/65 speed;$100 ne, $95 costs. Andrew S. Heater, Ney, 54/20 speed;$200 ne, $87 costs; pay all by Feb. 27or sent to collections. Dennis J. Batt, Paulding, OVI; $600ne, $165 costs, 10 days jail, one-yearlicense suspension; restrictive plates re-quired, pay $50 per month, pay or collec-tion date of Oct. 30, community control,repay attorney fees, 20 hours communityservice, remain on SCRAM, vehicle toremain stationary until March 31, 170 jail days reserved.

Dennis J. Batt, Paulding, OVI/refusal;count dismissed at the State’s request. Dennis J. Batt, Paulding, left of center;dismissed at the State’s request. Dennis J. Batt, Paulding, seat belt; $30ne, POC date of Oct. 30. Charles H. Fetty, registration; $150ne, $95 costs; POC by March 13. Copsey D. Bogle, Convoy, failureto control; $68 ne, $77 costs; POC by

March 27. Gorbin M. Welcher, Fort Wayne,80/65 speed; $43 ne, $85 costs. Balbino M. Nazario, Fort Benning,Ga., 77/65 speed; $33 ne, $82 costs. Robert A. Roth, Delphos, false infock; $183 ne, $77 costs. Arlene M. Deradoorian, Orangevale,Calif., 81/65 speed; $43 ne, $85 costs. Paul J. Knight, Fishers, Ind., 76/65speed; $33 ne, $80 costs. Kara R. Relyea, 66/55 speed; $33 ne,$85 costs. Victoria M. Acevedo, Oakwood, fail-ure to control; $68 ne, $77 costs. James W. Slaughterbeck, Fort Wayne,77/65 speed; $33 ne, $80 costs. Craig A. Stoller, Haviland, seat belt;$30 ne, $50 costs.

Mindy Lynn Contreraz, Bryan, driv-ing under suspension; $200 ne with$150 suspended, $95 costs; POC byMay 29, proof of insurance provided incourt, defendant was given her physicallicense back in open court. Amanda Marie Ringler, Scott, 77/55speed; $43 ne, $77 costs. Robert L. Carnahan, Oakwood,OVI; $375 ne, $120 costs, 3 days jail,6-month license suspension; proof of -nancial responsibility no provided, POC by Dec. 18, 177 jail days reserved. Robert L. Carnahan, Oakwood, fail-ure to reinstate; dismissed at the State’srequest. Robert L. Carnahan, Oakwood, unau-thorized use; $100 ne suspended, POC by Dec. 18.

Robert L. Carnahan, Oakwood, fail-ure to control; dismissed at the State’srequest. Robert L. Carnahan, Oakwood, seat belt; dismissed at State’s request. Amanda Marie Ringler, turn signals;$77 ne. William Patrick Dooley, Glen, Miss.,assured clear distance; $68 ne, $85costs. Richard Harold Bitter, Seaford, De.,seat belt; $30 ne, $55 costs. James E. Brewer, Painesville, 79/65speed; $33 ne, $80 costs. Nicholas Leo Rokicki, Toledo, 79/65speed; $33 ne, $80 costs.

Malek M. Smadi, Fishers, Ind., 76/65speed; $33 ne, $80 costs. Craig A. Hulett, OVI/refusal; dis-missed at the State’s request. Craig A. Hulett, FRA suspension;dismissed at the State’s request. Craig A. Hulett, left of center; dis-missed at the State’s request. Craig A. Hulett, seat belt; dismissedat the State’s request.

Luis Perez Alvarez, driving withoutlicense; $200 ne with $100 suspended,$95 costs; proof of nancial responsibil-ity not provided, POC by Feb. 27. Luis Perez Alvarez, head light re-quired; $50 ne, POC by Feb. 27. Luis Perez Alvarez, seat belt; $30ne, POC by Feb. 27. Wesley Wade Bowman Sr., Paulding,FRA suspension; $200 ne, $87 costs; proof of nancial responsibility not pro-vided, POC by Aug. 28. Wesley Wade Bowman Sr., Paulding,improper passing; $25 ne; POC byAug. 28. James L. Smith, Melrose, stop sign;$53 ne, $80 costs. Elizabeth Rose Craft, Paulding, seat belt; $30 ne, $47 costs.

Earl R. Hermiller, Grover Hill, seat belt; $30 ne, $47 costs. Kyle Andrew Godwin, Oakwood,seat belt; $30 ne, $47 costs. Kenneth D. Harbin, Warren, follow-ing close; $53 ne, $80 costs. Andrew M. Porter, Paulding, failureto control; $68 ne, $77 costs. Timothy C. Coon, assured clear dis-tance; $68 ne, $80 costs. Jason L. Grace, Paulding, 76/65speed; $33 ne, $77 costs. Harvey D. Easter, Hannibal, Mo.,seat belt; $30 ne, $47 costs.

Douglas S. Miller, Convoy, seat belt;$30 ne, $47 costs. Mitchell A. Manz, Paulding, drivingwithout license; $100 ne with $50 suspended; $107 costs.

Robert E. Brown Jr., Toledo, seat belt; $30 ne, $53 costs. Andrew D. Young, Toledo, stop sign;$53 ne, $85 costs.

Nathan A. Bushey, Indianapolis,77/65 speed; $33 ne, $85 costs. Brenda J. Fraley, Oakwood, failure tocontrol; $68 ne, $77 costs. Debra Katherine Mesker, Lake Mon-tezuma, Ariz., OVI; dismissed at theState’s request. Debra Katherine Mesker, Lake Mon-tezuma, Ariz., lights required; $150 ne,$87 costs. Debra Katherine Mesker, Lake Mon-tezuma, Az., seat belt; $30 ne.

Amir Aziz Kassab, Walled Lake,Mich., 76/65 speed; $33 ne, $77 costs. Taylor R. Martin, Fort Wayne, 78/65speed; $33 ne, $80 costs. James M. Schindler Jr., Deance,failure to control; $68 ne, $77 costs,POC by April 24. Jacob Carl Janssen, Monroe, Mich.,77/65 speed; $33 ne, $77 costs. Jericha Joy McBride, Napoleon, seat

belt; $30 ne, $50 costs. Jeffery L. Shirk, Deance, failure tocontrol; $68 ne, $77 costs. Rebecca L. Byers, Toledo, seat belt,$30 ne, $50 costs. Jennifer R. Marschke, Fort Wayne,76/65 speed; $33 ne, $80 costs. James A. Sheldon, Deance, 75/65speed; $33 ne, $80 costs. Harry T. Becker, Fort Wayne, 45/35speed; $113 costs. Brandon J. Blankenship, Paulding,seat belt; $20 ne, $50 costs. Brian D. Kline, Haviland, assuredclear distance; $68 ne, $77 costs. Kelli Cotton, Cecil, failure to control;$68 ne, $77 costs; POC by April 24. Nathan D. Johnson, Paulding, failureto reinstate; $1,000 ne, $87 costs; POC

by April 24, ne can be reduced in 60days at April 24 POC, proof of nancialresponsibility provided. John C. Woody, Clinton, Mich.,78/65 speed; $33 ne, $77 costs. Terry D. Hawkins, Deance, seat belt; $30 ne, $47 costs. Shirley Stoller, Paulding, stop school bus; defendant is found not guilty, allcosts waived. Jeffrey T. Huie, Paulding, seat belt;$30 ne, $50 costs. Allison L. Stroud, Indianapolis,81/65 speed; $43 ne, $85 costs. Thomas R. Timms, Fort Wayne,79/65 speed; $33 ne, $85 costs. Michael Ryan Kuzdal, Taylor, Mich.,80/65 speed; $43 ne, $80 costs. Kerry W. Henry, Fort Wayne, 83/65

speed; $43 ne, $80 costs. Kerry W. Henry, Fort Wayne, seat belt; $30 ne. Bradley Lai, Chestereld, Mo., 82/65speed; $43 ne, 80 costs. Austin Steve Bortel, Paulding, failureto control; $68 ne, $80 costs. Jason W. Cunefare, Paulding, seat belt; $30 ne, $50 costs. Yu Xie, Muncie, Ind., 85/65 speed;$43 ne, $80 costs. Anand Arasu Thanigai-Arasu, Au- burn Hills, Mich., 90/65 speed; $43ne, $80 costs. Justin Lee Halliwill, Cloverdale,driving/texting; $48 ne, $80 costs.

Register for kindergarten for Payne, GH HAVILAND – Wayne Tracewill have two kindergartenage programs for the 2015-16school year. These options in-clude a Young 5’s (transitionalkindergarten) depending uponnumbers, and a regular tradi-tional kindergarten. Students enrolled in tradi-tional kindergarten will needto be 5 years of age beforeAug. 1, 2015. Students en-rolled in the Young 5’s (transi-tional kindergarten) must be 5years of age on or before Sept.30, 2015. Both programs are all-day,every-day programs that pro-vide students with a kinder-

garten curriculum based onthe Ohio Department of Edu-cation content standards. Af-ter each child’s kindergartenscreening, a team of academic professionals will meet andgather their ndings. A recommendation willthen be made to parents re-garding a placement for theirchild. It is important to note thatthe creation of the Young 5’s(transitional kindergarten)classroom will be contingent

upon a minimum enrollmentas determined by Wayne Traceadministration. All students interested inenrolling in either programare required to participate inthe kindergarten screening process.

Screenings will take placeat WT/Payne Elementary onApril 20 and 21. Screeningswill take place at WT/GroverHill on April 22 and 23.

To register a child for kin-dergarten, parents need to calltheir elementary. The WTPEnumber is 419-263-2512 andWTGH can be reached at 419-587-3414.

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PAULDING PROGRESS

COMMUNITY

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FREE Farm Estate andBusiness Planning Seminar

Tuesday, March 3, 2015 at 7:00 p.m.

Wassenberg Art Center, 214 S. Washington St., Van Wert, OH

Call 419.238.2488 to RSVP

Area Foundation awards grants The Paulding County Area Foundation has granted $5,943to four organizations in Paulding County for the year ending

2014. The Paulding County Area Foundation’s purpose is toreceive, grow and distribute gifts for the benet of the people

of Paulding County. For further information regarding Paulding County Area

Foundation, please contact Lisa McClure, executive director,at 419-399-8296.

Scott Ball Association was awarded $2,942.18 for the purchaseof an outeld fence at the Scott Ball Diamond. Pictured are ChrisMartinez of the Scott Ball Association with Lisa McClure, execu-tive director Paulding County Area Foundation.

Charloe Park was awarded $1,000 to be used for the upkeep ofthe park in Charloe. Pictured are John and Bonnie Pier represent-ing Charloe Park and Lisa McClure, executive director, PauldingCounty Area Foundation.

Grover Hill Welcome Park Boosters was awarded $1,000 to beused for the purchase of restaurant quality equipment for the con-cession stand at Grover Hill Welcome Park. Pictured are Kerry Shel-ton, representative for Grover Hill Welcome Park Boosters, and LisaMcClure, executive director, Paulding County Area Foundation.

Friends of the Paulding Chamber of Commerce was awarded$1,000 with funds to be used for the longterm maintenance andpreservation of Herb Monroe Community Park. Pictured are Peg-gy Emerson, executive director of Paulding Chamber of Com-merce with Lisa McClure, executive director of Paulding CountyArea Foundation.

(The Paulding Progress main-tains a le of birthdays and anni -versaries. To make any changes,please call our ofce at 419-399-4015 during business hours,email to [email protected], or drop us a noteto P.O. Box 180, Paulding.) March 7 – Marty Evans,Doug Habern, Rae McMi-chael, Jessie Miler, Ryan Noggle, Sandra Parrish, JasonDaniel Rios, Ruby Tinker, Natalie A. Webb. March 8 – Landen Bennett,Amy Brewer, Joyce Cheek,Terry Hurlburt, Duke Mil-

er, Shanna L. Reinhart, RitaShininger, Kris Stallkamp,James Stanton, Jude Stoller,Emily Thrasher, Moses Wilder. March 9 – Reta Beckman,Eunice Bell, Michelle Cooper,Kristin Cox, Lindsay Cox, Neil Gordon, Ginny Graf,Whitney Jewel, Mildred Nog-gle, Josephine Reyes, LindaRhoad, Kaitlin Slade. March 10 – Mike Arend,

Mary Kenny, Kelly Kochen-sparger, Danielle Roughton,Maxine West. March 11 – Brian Caris,Denny Coburn, Cheryl Gang-er, Cory Goldfuss, Cory Kip-fer, Jamie Long, Richard Pau-lus, Holly A. Vance. March 12 – Ella Cook, Tim-othy Heck, Florence Lucas,Anna Meraz, Donald Shull,Logan Tope, Robert E. Vance,Jennifer Wenninger, TomWhitaker. March 13 – Alicia Aldrich,Tom Doan, Alexander Heck,Becky Ringler.

March 7 – John and DessieGanger Jr. March 9 – Mike and Kend-ra Gamble, Mr. and Mrs. JohnLaFountain. March 10 – Matthew andBrittany Gurtzweiler, Mr. andMrs. Ed Wenninger.

Alzheimer’s Association to

host caregiver support group PAULDING – To help caregivers deal with the physical andemotional stresses associated with their role, the Alzheimer’sAssociation, Northwest Ohio Chapter is hosting a caregiversupport group on Wednesday, March 11 at 1 p.m. The groupwill meet at the senior center located at 401 E. Jackson St. inPaulding. The facilitator will be Rita Gross. These caregiver groups are free and open to the public. Reg-istration is not required. However, it is suggested that you con-tact the facilitator of the group you plan to attend the rst timeto conrm the time, place and date of the meeting. To contactGross call 419-770-0355. For more information on caregiver groups or other programsof the Alzheimer’s Association, Northwest Ohio Chapter, call419-537-1999 or 1-800-272-3900.

Jubilee Flower Show

will bloom in June VAN WERT – The VanWert County Jubilee FlowerShow committee met recentlyto confirm the 54th flowershow will be held at the newhome of the Wassenberg ArtCenter, 214 S. Washington St.,Van Wert.

Set up date for the show will be on June 5 at 1 p.m. Teardown will be on Sunday June7 at 4 p.m. Entries will be ac-cepted on June 6 at 8 a.m. and

close at 10:30 a.m. All entrieswill be accepted at the east doorof the building where there isample parking for dropping offowers. Work tables will beavailable at the east door. Judging will begin promptlyat 11 a.m. on Saturday June 6.There is no admittance duringthe judging. Hours for view-ing the ower displays: Satur -day from 1-5 p.m. and Sundayfrom 11 a.m.-4 p.m.

Ohio 4-H, FFA members can win pair of ewes The Ohio Corriedale Club is encour-aging youths who are beginning a sheep breeding project to consider raising Cor-riedales. Corriedales are ideal for youth breeding sheep projects because they areeasy to care for, have a docile tempera-ment, and are relatively inexpensive to purchase. The Ohio Corriedale Club is offering a pair of Corriedale ewes to a 4-H or FFAmember that is interested in starting theirown ock. The family of the recipient may

not currently raise Corriedale sheep. TheCorriedale Club will provide two ewes forthe member, registered in the member’sname, before May 1. The club will also assist the member inmanagement decisions and answer ques-tions regarding the project throughout theyear. The ewes will become a part of themember’s 4-H or FFA project and will be exhibited at the Ohio State Fair JuniorCorriedale Show and the recipient’s coun-ty fair.

Any 4-H or FFA members interested inapplying for the ewes should submit anapplication form along with a short essayabout their experience before April 1. TheCorriedale Club will select one member toreceive the ewes and contact the recipient before April 15. Application forms are available fromthe county’s OSU Extension Service orfrom Jodie Duffy, Ohio Corrriedale Club,4279 Eaton Road, Hamilton OH 45013 ore-mail at [email protected].


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March 7th Grover Hill VFW 9:00-11:00 a.m.

Haviland Park 11:15-11:45 a.m. Scott Equity 12:00-12:30 p.m.

March 14th Melrose Methodist Church 9:00-9:30 a.m.

Oakwood Park 9:45-11:00 a.m.

Junction (old Catholic Church) 11:15-11:45 a.m.

March 21st Payne Ball Park 9:00-11:00 a.m.

Briceton Propane 11:15-11:45 a.m.

Latty Community Bldg. 12:00-12:30 p.m.

This activity is provided by the WMEA Program and the Paulding County Commissioners.

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Benefits of planting seedsindoors for your garden

Start planning and planting indoors to get a jumpstart on thisyear’s vegetable garden.

By Staci MillerEducation specialist

Paulding SWCD It’s March and spring timeis approaching, what bettertime to start thinking aboutyour garden. End your winterrestlessness and start plan-ning for your garden by grow-

ing your plants from seeds.There are so many benets togrowing your own seeds andtransplanting them into yourgarden. Whether you are arst time gardener or a veterangardener, growing your owntransplants can allow you toexperiment with unique vari-eties or grow your traditionalvarieties with this cost savingmethod. Indoor seed startingis easy, and the small initialinvestment in equipment will pay off quickly. Starting seeds indoors willgive you a jump on the grow-ing season, allowing you toharvest heat-loving crops

such as tomatoes, peppersand melons earlier and overa longer period of time. Somecool-weather crops, such as broccoli, also benet from anindoor start so they have timeto mature outdoors in spring orfall, before midsummer heat orwinter freezes set in. Not everycrop is a good candidate for in-door seed starting. Beans, peasand root crops should be sown

directly in the garden becausethey don’t transplant well. In-formation provided by Mother Earth News. Start with high-quality seedsand varieties suited to yourregion’s conditions. Quali-ty seeds sprout faster and ata higher rate, they grow into

stronger seedlings, and theycan produce more. Timing is very important for planting seeds. If you start theseed too early, the transplantscan become weak and root- bound making it harder forthem to grow outside. Howev-er, starting seeds too late canmean you miss the optimumgrowing window. To nd outwhen to start seeds of specic

crops in your area, check outthe farmer’s almanac for plant-ing dates in your area at www.almanac.com/gardening/plant-ing-dates/OH/Paulding. This small investment willallow you to spend quality timewith your family. Make thisindoor garden a family event.

Research and learn about thedifferent varieties of seeds youwant to plant and grow thisyear. Develop a timeline forgrowing your seeds to ensurethat transplants are ready foryour garden this spring. This isa great way to spend time witheach other while growing yourfamily’s favorite fruits andvegetables to enjoy this sum-mer.

Decisions or divine intervention Every day, we literally maketens of thousands big and smalldecisions, consciously or un-consciously. From priorities weset at work, to stories we tell,from which shirt to wear, towhat we have for dinner. Nowthese are not big decisions, theyare simple choices we makesuch as: “What do I want for breakfast? Do I want tea or cof-fee? Do I even want breakfast?”

Then we decide, “Do I wantto take a bath or shower? ShouldI pack my lunch? Should I eatout? Oh my! What should Iwear today? How should I domy hair? Shall I wear a jacketor a sweater?” These every day choices wemake may only effect us, butsometimes even these choicescan alter your life or someoneelse’s. For instance here is ascenario of what happened to aman when he was preparing forwork. The story goes: It’s a sunnyday in Midland, Texas, in 1954.It’s 8 a.m. and the man is aboutto leave for work. He walks out

of his home, closes the door be-hind himself and walks towardshis car. While he opens the cardoor, he notices he is not wear-ing his watch. He thinks for acouple of seconds and decidesto go back in the house and re-trieve it from the kitchen table.At 8:01 a.m. he walks out againto his car, heading for anotherday at work. A mere 30 secondslater, he hits a young boy cross-ing the street, because he failedto notice the child. The child isdead. Now, look at the other pic-ture. This is the same scenario, but a different outcome. Insteadof making the decision to go back in and get his watch, theman decides that he didn’t real-

ly need a watch that day, droveaway and headed for anotherday at work. Approximately30 seconds later, he looks inhis rear-view mirror and sees ayoung child crossing the street.The man goes on without hiswatch and the child goes onhis way to school. The child isalive. Let’s assume the second sce-nario actually happened. Thechild would grow up, and as

a young man get married(which would not have happened had he been killed in acar accident) a girl he met at a barbecue (where he would nothave been had he been killed ina car accident). Had he actual-ly been killed in a car accident,it is likely that the girl wouldhave married someone else. Now that same couple hadtwo daughters, twins, whichwould not have been born inthe rst scenario; the youngman went into politics and hadquite an impact on his countryand the world, which would nothave happened had he died as achild.... Small decisions (or the lackthereof) have the potential to

change the course of your lifeand the lives of others, and po-tentially the entire world. Thisdoesn’t mean we have to pon-der each decision we make eachday. That would set us nuts. Butit doesn’t hurt to think throughthis concept and become moreaware of the processes that leadto different outcomes. I have read and heard abouthow a gut feeling not to take a

certain ight or travel at a cer -tain time has resulted in what Ilike to call divine intervention.In a lot of these cases the air- plane crashed or there was a pileup on the highway. Againdecisions have the power to impact. When looking at it from a dif-ferent perspective, doing some-thing small for another personcan have a great positive impacton one’s life. Recently while playing music at a restaurant,I went up to pay my bill. I stilldon’t know why, but I paid forone of the musician’s pie andcoffee. I just felt like doing it. He was amazed that I had

paid for his food. Actually, itmade his day because he had just helped another person bydoing a good deed. We dis-cussed how it all played outand how that sometimes whenyou do good things for people,good things will return. Evenlittle decisions can help some-one and sometimes little deci-sions and circumstances canharm or hinder someone. Did you ever take a verysmall decision that, in the end,had enormous good things re-turn to you? Do you believe thatcertain decisions we make canimpact someone’s life? Deci-sions, choices, divine interven-tion? Let me know and I’ll giveyou a Penny for Your Thoughts.

Paulding Science Olympiad teams competed in the Regional Science Olympiad competitionFeb. 28 at BGSU. The Division C ranked high enough to qualify for the State Science Olympiad atOSU in Columbus. Division C medalists include, front row from left – Estee Miller, Alli Harpel, EllieMiller, Kathryn Clapsaddle; back row – Aaron Horstman, Isaac Nice and Michael Tope.

The Paulding Science Olympiad teams competed in the Regional Science Olympiad competitionheld Saturday, Feb. 28 at BGSU. The Division B team captured second place and qualied for theState Science Olympiad competition to be held in Columbus in April. Division B medalists include,front row from left – Joe Reineck, Brian Matson, Charles Clapsaddle; back row – Trace McKinley,Quincy Porter, Luke McCullough, Jonathan Clapsaddle, Sydney Reineck, Ethan Matty, CourtneyLuderman and Gillian Porter.

Fair Quality Assurance training set PAULDING – Ohio State University ExtensionPaulding County. along with the Paulding CountyJunior and Senior Fair boards. have scheduled the2015 Quality Assurance training for all fair members taking livestock or horse projects to the 2015Paulding County Fair. This training will take place from 6-8 p.m.Tuesday, March 17 or from 9-11 a.m. Saturday,

March 21 at the Extension Building on the Pauld-ing County Fairgrounds. Youth participants will only need to be in atten-

dance for one of the Quality Assurance trainings.All youths planning on bringing an animal to the2015 Paulding County Fair must complete Qual-ity Assurance by June 1 in order to show and/orsell their animal at the fair. It is also required thata parent/guardian be in attendance with the childwhile completing Quality Assurance. For more information please contact Michael

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