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By: Timothy Kays

THE VILLAGE REPORTER

Members of the Fayette Village Councilconvened in regular session on the eveningof September 24.

An item from the report of VillageAdministrator Steven Blue dealt witha standing ordinance regarding animalprohibitions within the village. Varioussubcommittees of Council have beenaddressing the issue, as a request topermit chickens has been brought forward.

The Governmental Affairs Committeesuggested an open public hearing on thematter. That hearing has been scheduledfor October 16 in the Fairview School

Auditeria.Mr. Blue reported that there has beenno response from TRW since the ZoningBoard of Appeals granted their full requestfor variances. Mr. Doug Cox of TRW saidthat he believes a response should becoming by the middle of next week.

In a heavy voting schedule, Councilapproved Ordinance 2014-10 pertainingto increased estimated revenues,

and Ordinance 2014-11 pertainingto supplemental appropriations andamending estimated revenues.

Ordinance 2014-12 was approved,allowing for a vacating a 224-foot portionof Fulton Street from the easternmost partof the intersection with North Gorham, onto the east.

Council approved an ordinancerenewing the permits of the Ohio GasCompany and successors to continue toinstall and service gas lines within thevillage.

Council approved Resolution 2014-05, an annual formality approving taxamounts and rates as set by the Budgetcommission. Finally, with the new policetruck currently being outtted for duty,

Council approved the sale of the 2007Chevy Trailblazer at a cost of no less than$5,000.

In legislative actions, Council approvedwaiving the hearing pertaining toResolution 2014-05, and approved theallocation of $31,516.69 for 2015. Councilalso approved the expense of $3.350 forthe door replacement at the water plant.

In their nal actions

of the evening, Councilaccepted the September15 resignation of KevinHoward, with the paymentof 60 hours of unusedvacation time. Councilalso approved the hiringof Mitch Martin as a full-

time police ofcer, effectiveSeptember 29.

Timothy Kays may be

reached at

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Not only was she serving the hungry

Coldwater people, Melody was eldingquestions as well.

Why was she doing this? Was someonemaking her? Or, from the youngerchildren, where did she get that crown?

Melody Nofziger, this years Teen MissEdon, says what she liked most aboutvolunteering at the Coldwater food pantrywas seeing all the smiles. It didnt matterthat the homeless and less fortunatepatrons werent particularly clean or wellgroomed, or that their clothes were tatteredand torn. Just seeing them happy was allshe needed.

I just like helping people in general.Nofziger admitted.

A quick glance at her other volunteerwork removes all doubt about that.Nofziger has spent her time helping to serve

community meals, working the concessionstands, assisting with parties for little kidsat the library, setting up the yearly EasterEgg hunt in Waltz Park, and even givingthe town Santa Claus, who happens to beher grandfather, a hand when childrencome to tell him their holiday wishes.

That grandfather, Bruce Kannel,has had his own battle with cancer.Diagnosed with terminal cancer of thekidney three years ago, Kannel wasgiven six months to live. The Teen MissEdon Queen accompanied her grandpato his treatments, getting to know themedical professionals keeping himalive. She also saw the Williams CountyCancer Assistance Program help fund histreatments, something she still hasntforgotten. In fact, its motivated her.

I thought it would be nice to try to

help.Indeed, upon hearing about her old

friend Chloe Merillat, whom she has knownmostly from New Hope Church in Bryan,which they both attend, Nofziger knewshe had to do something. Her Teen MissEdon Pageant Community Concentrationhappened to be assisting the CancerAssistance Program, and raising moneyfor the Merillat Family, themselves givingmembers of the Edgerton Community,was a cause near her heart.

The question then became where tostart. How could she begin her campaign togive some nancial relief to the Merillats?

The answer which came to her is perhapsin her blood. The Kannel family has a longand proud tradition of doing it after all.When one thinks about it, it was the mostlogical conclusion to which she could havecome.

Of course the answer was squaredancing.

We cleared out the tables at our familyreunions and did it. Lynne, Melodysmom, remembered.

There is a long history, going back atleast as far as Lynnes grandmother, ofKannels organizing and calling squaredances.

This particular square dance, heldin the Edon Fire Hall, will involve threecallers, which also happen to representthree generations of the Kannel lineage.Matriarch Gus Kannel, her daughterLynne, and of course Melody herself willfollow the lead of her grandmother andmother. It just so happens that this will beMelodys rst time calling a square dance,

but shell be ready. She has to be, as shedoesnt have a choice in the matter.

Were making her call at least one(song). Lynne joked.

Preparation for calling a square dancenot only pertains to the creation of

routines, but the continuous practice ofsaid routines as well. This practice willalso include working with the band playingthe event, which is comprised of MelodysUncle Doug Kannel and Dallas Fike, whoseinstruments of choice are the drums andthe keyboard. Fike happens to have someprofessional experience working squaredances, having toured with the Hee HawBand in the past.

Doug isnt the only Kannel helping outfor the benet. His wife, Becky, a manager

at Bob Evans in Angola, is having heremployer donate drinks for the dance.Wendys Chili will also be available, aswell as hot dogs and chips. Baked goods,provided in part by the Williams CountyQueens for a Cause, an organizationcomprised of all the queens from everypageant in Williams County, will also beavailable. The Queens will also help withthe serving of food and setting up the FireHall for the event.

The benet, set for October 11 from

ve to nine in the evening, will depend

on freewill donations to collect money fortheir cause. Donations are still welcomedfor those unable to attend. The moneyreceived will be split between the Merillat

family and the Williams County CancerAssistance Program. The Program will usethe money to cover gas cards and bill co-pays for those diagnosed with cancer.

A prime ambassador of the community,Melodys giving nature has won her a goodmany crowns already. She won the JuniorMiss Edon pageant two years ago, whilewinning the Teen Miss Edon monikerearned her a shot at the Williams CountyPageant, which she won as well. That winelevated her to the Tri-County Pageant,and she took the crown there, too. Hervolunteer work has even won her the titleQueen of Queens.

So what drives her to compete? Hermotivation comes from a simple place,actually.

I wanted to enter pageants to meetnew people, Nofziger stated, adding, andto be a role model for the younger kids.

Its pretty clear shes alreadyaccomplished the latter, crown or not.

T.J. Hug may be reached at

[email protected]

Teen Miss Edon To Host Square

Dance For Chloe Merillat &

Williams County Cancer Assistance

CHICKENS IN THE VILLAGE: YES OR NO?

Fayette Village CouncilAddresses Several Legislative

& Ordinance Issues

Teen Miss Edon Melody Nofziger is put-ting a new twist on an old family tradition

by hosting a square dance on October 11to raise money for both ten year old Chloe

Merrilat, in remission from a rare and ag-

gressive form of cancer, and the WilliamsCounty Cancer Assistance Program.


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T H E V I L L A G E R E P O R T E R

A r e a O b i t u a r i e s & D e a t h N o t i c e s

Shelia A. Breininger,57, passed away at herhome on September 18thafter a lengthy illness.

She was born on April 23,

1957 in Monroe, Michiganto Kenneth O. and Betty

J. (Forrest) Smith. Sheattended the House of

Prayer.

She is survived by

three daughters, Dana(Richard) Terry ofMorenci, Michigan, April(Bernard Leonard) Gigax

of Montpelier, and Tamara Diaz and Izell Wilson ofAdrian, Michigan; two sons, Mark (Denise) Gigax, Jr.of Hudson, Michigan and Clinton Gigax of Morenci,Michigan; special friend and lifelong companion DaveMapes of Montpelier; grandchildren, Stephanie Gigax,Clay Harvey, Mark Gigax III, Gage Gigax, AdreannaGigax, Landon Rodriguez, Mackenzie and Izac(Reynolds), Jasmine Altaffer and Bryson Altaffer; great

grandchildren, Khloe Gigax and Sylar Harvey; onebrother Michael W. Smith of Swanton, Ohio; one sisterConnie (Larry) Sintobin of Delta, Ohio; and extendedfamily Holly Layman and Sabrina and Louie Brown.

She was preceded in death by her parents, grandsonWade Gigax, and brother Kevin Smith.

Donations can be made to the Funeral Hometo help defray funeral costs for the family. Online

condolences may be left for the family at www.

thethompsonfuneralhome.com

Shelia A. Breninger (1957 - 2014)Robert Hancock, age 83, of Napoleon and formerly

of Huyck Lake, Michigan and Stryker, Ohio passedaway late Tuesday September 23, 2014 at Orchardsof Northcrest in Napoleon. Prior to his retirement he

had worked alongside his late wife, Phyllis, in theirtwo businesses in Stryker, Hancock Oil Companyand the Hub Market.

Bob was born the son of the late Delbert andViola (Cooley) Hancock in Williams County onAugust 21, 1931. On August 3, 1950 he marriedthe former Phyllis Planson and she preceded him

in death in 2012. He was a member of the StrykerUnited Methodist Church. He enjoyed spendingtime with his family and his time at the lake. He

was also active in the Stryker community as town

councilman, mayor, the industrial board, Masons,Rotary Club, Chamber of Commerce, Moose, andTroop 79 Scoutmaster.

Surviving are two sons, William Hancock ofPortland, Indiana; Thomas (Linda) Hancock ofIndianapolis, Indiana; six grandchildren, RebeccaHancock, Victoria (John) Krivulka, Amy (Jeremy)

Wendt, Teresa (Brady) Lantz, Dawn (Lonnie)Rhodes, Joseph (Christina) Freeman and six great-grandchildren. Preceding him in death besides his

wife was son, Michael and brothers Richard andCharles Hancock.

The family requests that memorial contributions

be made to the Alzheimers Association. Onlinecondolences may be made to the family at www.

GrisierFH.com

Robert Hancock (1931 - 2014)Joan K. Leidy, 82,

of Pioneer passed away

last Tuesday night at

Hillside Country Living

in rural Bryan. A very

proud Canadian citizenall her life, she wasborn in Campbellford,Ontario, Canada onJanuary 5, 1932 toDaniel Neil and GraciaRebecca (LaFontaine)OKeefe. Joan graduatedfrom Campbellford

High School in 1950. On September 21, 1956 shemarried Bill A. Leidy and he preceded her in death

on November 14, 2001.After high school Joan worked as a dental

assistant for four years in Campbellford. In 1954she moved to Montpelier, Ohio and began workingas a surgical assistant at Montpelier Hospital for

a short time before becoming a homemaker. She

was a member of the American Legion AuxiliaryPost 307 in Pioneer. Joan was a wonderful mother,grandmother and great grandmother. She was

funny and full of life. She loved to read and dance,especially the Jitterbug. She also was a great

swimmer, ice skater and enjoyed listening to music,especially when it came to her husband playing the

guitar.

She is survived by three daughters, Laurie (Aaron)Castor of Hillsdale, Michigan, Rae (Kevin) Aschlimanof Bellevue, Ohio and Cindy (Darryl) McNamara ofFayette, Ohio; one sister Barbara (Gaston) Boivinof Campbellford, Ontario; ten grandchildren, KariSparks, Jared Leidy, Rachel, Nathan and BethAschliman, Ashley, Amanda, Daniel, Tristan andLynsey McNamara; and four great grandchildren,Liam, Rachel, Dilana and Autumn.

Joan was preceded in death by her parents,

husband Bill, and three sisters, Colletta Werden,Claire Pella and Wilma Ingram.

Donations may be made to Community HealthProfessionals Hospice. Online condolences can be

left for the family at www.thethompsonfuneralhome.com.

Joan K. Leidy (1932 - 2014)

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ICE COLD ... Four County Career Center staff has brought awareness of ALS and raised $745 for the ALS IceBucket Challenge after a challenge from Vanguard Tech Center & Sentinel CTC Superintendent Greg Edingerand his staff. The Career Center now challenges Penta Career Center Superintendent Ron Matter and his staff

to take the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge and encourages other career centers to continue this challenge. The ALS

Ice Bucket Challenge is a fundraising effort that has gone viral on social media and raised millions of dollars for

ALS research. Several staff members families have been affected by this disease and the Career Center wantsto show their support to those families. Staff members (BACK - LEFT TO RIGHT) Kim Waldvogel; Susan Sweet;Angela Zetter; Stephanie Pippin; Matt Zwyer; Linda Mahnke; and Donna Badenhop donated the most moneyare given the honor of pouring ice water over school administrators (FRONT - LEFT TO RIGHT) Rick Hupe; LisaHite; Tami Kunesh; Rick Bachman; Jennifer Bonner; Tony McCord; and Bill Jeffery.

Four County Career Center Staff Raises AwarenessOf ALS By Accepting Ice Bucket Challenge

GENERAL AREA NEWS


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EDON P.D.

(Sept. 14) Found property(Sept. 15) Juvenile complaint(Sept. 15) Warning, solicitingwithout a permit(Sept. 16) Warning, stop signviolation(Sept. 16) Warning, no brakelights(Sept. 16) Warning, no frontplate(Sept. 16) Warning, speed

(Sept. 16) Warning, speed(Sept. 16) Agency assist(Sept. 17) Criminal mischief(Sept. 17) Trafc complaint

(Sept. 17) Parade escort(Sept. 18) Warning, speed(Sept. 18) Issued three solicitorpermits(Sept. 18) Alarm call(Sept. 18) Warning, equipmentviolation(Sept. 18) Warning, dog at large(Sept. 19) Handle parade escort(Sept. 19) Extra patrol for foot-ball game(Sept. 19) Agency assist(Sept. 20) Citizen assist(Sept. 20) Citizen assist(Sept. 20) Agency assist(Sept. 20) Arrest for aggravatedmenacing and disorderly con-duct

STRYKER P.D.

(Sept 19) Open Door - Commer-cial(Sept 19) Citizen Assist(Sept 19) Telephone Harassment(Sept 19) Information Report(Sept 20) Warrant Service(Sept 20) Theft(Sept 20) Trafc Warning -

Squealing Tires(Sept 21) Trafc Citation - Head-lights Required(Sept 21) Trafc Warning - Speed

(Sept 21) Trafc Warning - Speed

(Sept 21) Criminal Damaging(Sept 22) Trafc Warning - Speed

(Sept 23) Prowler(Sept 23) Citizen Assist(Sept 23) Trafc Citation - Stop

Sign, Driving Under Suspension(Sept 24) Animal Complaint(Sept 24) Trafc Warning - Speed

(Sept 25) Trafc Warning - Speed

(Sept 26) Assault

PIONEER P.D.

No reports received at time ofpress.

WEST UNITY P.D.

(Sept 15) Agency Assist x2(Sept 15) Ordinance Violation(Sept 15) 2 Speeds/Warning(Sept 15) Assist Medic(Sept 16) Vandalism

(Sept 16) Weaving/Warning(Sept 16) Phone Harassment(Sept 16) Speed/Warning(Sept 16) Ordinance Violation(Sept 16) Speed/Citation

(Sept 17) Ordinance Violation(Sept 17) Phone Harassment(Sept 17) Drug Complaint(Sept 17) Driving Complaint(Sept 17) Assist Medic(Sept 18)Disabled Vehicle(Sept 19) Speed/Citation

(Sept 19) Assist Medic(Sept 19) Equipment/Warning(Sept 21) Failure to Dim/Warn-ing(Sept 21) Equipment/Warning

MONTPELIER P.D.

Aaron A. Strauss, Age 22,Montpelier, OH, was arrested onSeptember 18 on a warrant outof the Bryan Municipal Courtfor failure to appear for pre-trialon an original charge of drivingunder suspension. He was tak-en to CCNO.

A 14 year old Montpelier fe-male was arrested on September19 for Disorderly Conduct andwas released to a parent.

Robert L. Sheldon, age 49,Montpelier, OH was arrestedon September 20 for OVI, driv-ing under suspension, stop signviolation, and open container.Judy A. Wagner, age 60, Fay-

ette, OH was arrested on Sep-tember 23 for Theft.

On September 23, 2014, atapproximately 7:15 PM, theMontpelier Police were called to424 S. Pleasant St, Montpelier,OH, for a male subject who wasthreatening to harm himself.Duane M. Perez, 38 years old,was threatening to harm him-self by ingesting unknown med-ications and refused to cooper-ate with ofcers on scene. Entry

was made into the residence

where Mr. Perez fought with of-cers by punching and kicking.

Mr. Perez was taken into custo-dy. One ofcer on scene received

an abrasion and minor scratch-es. Mr. Perez was taken to theMontpelier Hospital where hewas treated and then taken toCCNO. Mr. Perez was chargedwith Disorderly Conduct Intoxi-cated while Persisting and Felo-nious Assault on a Police Ofcer.

His initial appearance will be atthe Bryan Municipal Court onSeptember 24, 2014.

FAYETTE P.D.

No reports received at time ofpress.

WAUSEON POLICE

(Sept 18) 200-B E Elm St, Ac-cident - Injury(Sept 18) N Shoop Ave @ AirportHwy, Hit-Skip(Sept 18) 1373 N Shoop Ave,Lost/Found/Recovered(Sept 18) 205 S Shoop Ave, In-vestigate Complaint(Sept 18) E Linfoot St @ Wood St,Pedestrian Stuck By Car(Sept 18) 229 Commercial St,

Juveniles(Sept 18) 1112 Barney Oldeld

Dr, Civil Matter(Sept 19) 248 N Fulton St, In-vestigate Complaint(Sept 19) 485 E Airport Hwy,Civil Matter

(Sept 19) 437 W Elm St, Acci-dent (Property Damage)(Sept 20) 491 E Airport Hwy, In-vestigate Complaint(Sept 20) 1046 N Shoop Ave,

Alarm Drop(Sept 20) 100-B Mulberry St,Accident (Property Damage)(Sept 20) 810 N Shoop Ave, Ani-mal Call(Sept 20) 203 Beech St, Vandal-ism

(Sept 20) 712 Lawrence Ave Unit1, Domestic Trouble(Sept 20) 475 E Airport Hwy,Suspicious Person(Sept 20) 141 S Franklin St,Neighbor Trouble(Sept 21) 230 Clinton St,

Threats/Harassment(Sept 21) 112 Depot St, 911Hang Up Contact In Person(Sept 21) 700-B N Shoop Ave,Open Door(Sept 21) 411 E Superior St,

Threats/Harassment(Sept 21) 1375 N Shoop Ave,Lost Wallet(Sept 21) 740 Wauseon SeniorVillage, Larceny(Sept 22) 940 E Oak St, RunAway or Unruly(Sept 22) 485 E Airport Hwy, Ac-cident (Property Damage)(Sept 22) 810 N Shoop Ave, Lar-ceny(Sept 22) 604 S Shoop Ave Unit200, Mental(Sept 22) 250 Depot St, AnimalCall(Sept 22) 600-B Meadow Ln, 911Open Line on Bike Path(Sept 22) 725 S Shoop Ave, Ac-cident (Property Damage)(Sept 22) 230 Clinton St, CivilMatter(Sept 22) 725 S Shoop Ave, Ac-cident (Property Damage)(Sept 22) 230 Clinton St, CivilMatter(Sept 22) 214 Madison St, Van-

dalism(Sept 22) 177 E Leggett St, Bur-glary(Sept 23) 940 E Oak St, Trans-port Juvenile to JDC(Sept 23) 810 N Shoop Ave, Ac-cident (Property Damage))Sept 23) 1375 N Shoop Ave, An-imal Call(Sept 23) E Oak St @ N ShoopAve, Investigate Complaint(Sept 23) 136 N Brunell St, Un-ruly Juvenile(Sept 23) 1442 N Shoop Ave,Alarm Drop(Sept 24) 230 Clinton St, Lost/Found/Recovered(Sept 24) 1285 N Shoop Ave Unit26, Investigate Complaint

(Sept 24) 15165 State Hwy 2, In-vestigate Complaint(Sept 24) 810 N Shoop Ave, Ac-cident (Property Damage)

WILLIAMS COUNTY

SHERIFFS OFFICE

Ashley R. Derks, age 21, Bry-an, OH, was arrested on herindictment for Illegal Manufac-ture of Drugs and AggravatedPossession. She was taken toCCNO.John Jay Kreischer, III, age

34, Edgerton, OH, was arrest-ed on his indictment for IllegalManufacture of Drugs and Ag-gravated Possession of Drugs.He was taken to CCNO.Terry W. Leu, Jr, age 36,

Montpelier, OH, was arrestedfor Failure to Appear. Originalcharge was OVI. He was takento Court and released.

WILLIAMS COUNTY

CRIMINAL

Travis L. Crandal, Edon. Ag-gravated menacing. No futureviolations within the next two

years, no violent or threateningcontact with the victim, cred-

it for time served. Fine $300,costs $90.Travis L. Crandal, Edon. Dis-

orderly conduct. Fine $150,costs $40.

Guilmar Deleon Mazariegos,Bryan. Open container. Fine$35, costs $85.

Angel Resler, Montpelier.Passing bad checks. No futureviolations within the next ve

years, restitution of $220 byNovember 7, 2014 to prosecu-tor, no checking account for ve

years. Fine $100, costs $114.Angel Resler, Montpelier.

Passing bad checks. No futureviolations within the next ve

years, restitution of $171.50 byNovember 7, 2014 to prosecu-tor, no checking account for ve

















Passing bad checks. No futureviolations within the next veyears, restitution of $220 byNovember 7, 2014 to prosecu-tor, no checking account for ve




years. Fine $100, costs $84.

WILLIAMS COUNTY TRAFFIC

Terry W. Leu, Jr. OVI. Nofuture violations within next2 years, recovery services ofNorthwest Ohio, license sus-pended and fees, work release

granted. Fine $750, costs $90.Joseph C. Boggs, West Unity.

Regristration violation. Fine$50, costs $40.Joseph C. Boggs, West Unity.

Speed 100/55. Fine $100, costs$40.Joseph C. Boggs, West Unity.

Operator license suspended.$200, costs $79.

Angel F. Alcantar Mendoza,Bryan. Speed 65/55. Fine $40,

costs $40.Angel F. Alcantar Mendoza,

Bryan. Seat belt. Fine $30,costs $40.

Guilmar Delon Mazariegos,Bryan. OVI. No future violationswithin the next two years, li-cense suspended, and fees. Fine$650, costs $90.

Guilmar Delon Mazariegos,Bryan. Lanes of travel. Fine $30,costs $40.

FULTON COUNTY

TRAFFIC & CRIMINAL

Glenn A. Moore, Toledo. Speed67/55. Fine $37, costs $80.

Angela M. Navarro, Toledo.FRA suspension. Fine $200,costs $80.

Mark J. Wheeler, Youngstown.OVI. Fine $575, costs $88.

Angela M. Navarro, Toledo. Novaild operators license. Fine$150, cost $88.

Harold D. Sims III, Speed.65/55. Fine $47, costs $88.

Chaudhry A. Sawar, Scher-erville, IN. Speed 93/70. Fine$50, $88.

Alexandrea Martinez,Wauseon. OMVUAC. Fine $250,costs $88.

Ginny L. George, Archbold.Brake equipment. Fine $37,costs $88.

Dennis A. Espinoza, Lincol-nwood, IL. Speed. 81/70. Fine$37, costs $88.

Lawanda D. Hester, Cleveland.Speed. 81/70. Fine $37, costs$88.

FULTON COUNTY

SHERIFFS OFFICE

Sheriff Roy E. Miller announc-es that the Fulton County Sher-iffs Ofce will be conducting a

High Visibility Trafc Blitz, des-ignated as Homecoming Blitz,which will start on September26, 2014 and will run throughSeptember 27, 2014. The Sher-iffs Ofce will be working this

Blitz in correspondence with theEvergreen High School Home-coming Football Game andDance. Deputies will be work-

ing various hours and locationsaround Evergreen High Schoolduring this Blitz. The SheriffsOfce will be primarily look-ing for impaired driving, speed,seatbelts, and distracted driv-ing violations during the datesof this Blitz. Sheriff Miller andhis deputies are dedicated toprotecting the citizens of FultonCounty and the motorists whotravel its highways. This Blitzis being funded from a grantthat was awarded to the FultonCounty Sheriffs Ofce from the

Ohio Department of Public Safe-ty. The grant pays for extra pa-trol to enforce trafc laws that

will increase the safety of mo-torists on the roadways in areas

that are prone to a higher num-ber of serious and fatal crashes.

WILLIAMS & FULTON COUNTY AREA LOCAL POLICE, EMS & FIRE REPORTSKEEPING READERS NOTIFIED OF LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT, FIRE, COURT & CRIME STOPPER ACTIVITIES

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Aurora, Colorado - Sheriff Steven M.Towns of the Williams County SheriffsOfce completed participation in the

106th session of the National SheriffsInstitute (NSI) held in Aurora, Colorado,September 14-19, 2014. The NSI is theonly national executive developmentprogram designed for sheriffs. This no-cost program is co-sponsored by theNational Institute of Corrections (NIC)and the National Sheriffs Association(NSA).

Sheriff Towns joined 25 other sheriffsfrom across the country for trainingon contemporary challenges facingAmericas sheriffs today. In light of thosechallenges, the sheriffs explored the roleof the local sheriff in providing effectiveleadership for the public good in suchareas as public safety, criminal justicesystem policy, community relations,and organization effectiveness andefciency.

Fred G. Wilson, NSA Director ofOperations said, Sheriff Towns is aleader with vision for the WilliamsCounty Sheriffs Ofce. It is an honor to

have Sheriff Towns join the more than2,500 graduates of the NSI since 1973.

The NIC is a division of the U.S.Department of Justice, Bureau ofPrisons. It is the primary federal source

of technical assistance, training, andinformation services for state and localcorrections. NIC provides a wide varietyof services to the nations jails, most ofwhich are the responsibility of sheriffs.

The NSA is a non-prot professional

association located in Alexandria,Virginia. NSA represents the nearly3,100 elected sheriffs across the nationand has more than 20,000 members,including law enforcement professionals,state and federal government employees,concerned citizens, students, andothers. Since 1940, NSA has servedas an information clearinghouse forlaw enforcement professionals. NSAalso provides management training forsheriffs and their personnel in courtsecurity, crime victim services, domesticviolence, homeland security initiatives,jail operations, and trafc safety.

Additionally, NSA administers the highlysuccessful National NeighborhoodWatch and Triad Programs.

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Sheriff Steven M. TownsCompletes 106th Session OfNational Sheriffs Institute On September 25th, 2014 atapproximately 1400 hours the

Williams County Sheriff Ofce

was contacted by the US Mar-shall Service for assistance in

apprehending Corey Witsman,a wanted Sex Offender from In-diana.

When the Marshalls advisedthe location in Edon, Ohio, theWilliams County Sheriffs Ofce

was aware of the location andhad knowledge of the subjectsthat lived there. The fugitivewas located and arrested withthe Edon Police Departmentcalled to assist. The two adultsat the residents were chargedwith two separate felonies.

Melisa Robertson wascharged with felony obstruc-tion in the apprehension of anoffender for lying about Mr.Witsmans being inside the resi-

dences. David Robertson Sr. ischarged with felony possessionof a stolen rearm. The MAN

unit was called in when drugs were located and numerous felony drug charges arepending. Also, other stolen property was located that will lead to charges in bothWilliams County and in Indiana.


Manhunt For Sex OffenderEnds With Capture In Edon


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WHAT WE READ YEARS AGO - THE EDON COMMERCIAL

1997 Edon Football Cheerleaders

FOOTBALL CHEERLEADERS ... Row 1: Connie Kohl, Jamie Allomong, Carol

Kohl. Row 2: TJ Shea, Deanna Carlson. Row 3: Lindsey Hays, Beth Kohl,

Courtny Wyrick, Danielle Hickman, Tessie Bowles, Michelle Straw. Row 4:

Kierstin McLain.

EDON COMMERCIAL

70 YEARS AGO

OCTOBER 1944

Employees of the Wabuck canneryat Blakeslee enjoyed a ne potluckdinner with plenty of chicken dur-ing the noon hour. The dinner was

a surprise to the Buck family and allpresent had an enjoyable time.

A good sized crowd assembledat the town corner to see and hearJames Gareld Stewart, Republicancandidate for governor, Saturdaynight, who was given a respectfulhearing.

Mrs. Kermit Lautzenhiser of Lake-worth, Florida, arrived Thursday eve-ning for an indenite stay with hermother, Mrs. Mary Keppler.

60 YEARS AGO

OCTOBER 1954

Miss Marilyn D. Kinnison of Edonexchanged her nuptial vows with Le-roy F. Held Saturday morning, Oct. 9at 9:30 a.m. Miss LaRue Held servedas maid of honor. Melvin N. Held at-

tended as best man.Little Miss Marilyn Harroff cele-

brated her sixth birthday last Tuesdaywith 3 little guests for supper, Beckyand Penny Curry and Susan Rockey.Ice cream and a birthday cake wereserved. She received gifts.

50 YEARS AGO

OCTOBER 1964

Mr. and Mrs. Carl Berry andfamily entertained Sunday, Mr.and Mrs. Henry Burkhardt, Mr.and Mrs. John Burkhardt and son,Mr. and Mrs. George Burkhart and

daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Wordand family, and Mr. and Mrs. Lew-is Burkhardt. The occasion was agoing-away party for Barbara, whowill be leaving this week for airlineschool in Minneapolis, Minn.

Mr. and Mrs. Jack Hurd are theparents of a 7 pound 1 1/2 ouncedaughter, born Tuesday, October 6in Bryan Cameron Hospital. She hasbeen named Laura Jean.

40 YEARS AGO

OCTOBER 1974

Mrs. Juanita Kaiser entertained inhonor of her husband Dons birthdayand E.C. Derbyshires birthday Sun-day evening. Helping them celebratewere Mr. and Mrs. Wendell Cook, Mr.and Mrs. Frank Walz, Mrs. E.C. Der-byshire and the hostess.

Mrs. Donna Lump, editor of theEdon Commercial the last 4 years willsoon become the editor of the Edger-ton Earth. Mrs. Lump will succeedpresent editor R. Swope. Meanwhile,Mrs. Charles Liggett has been namedthe editor of the Commercial.

E n g a g e m e n t A n n o u n c e m e n t

Mr. and Mrs. Jody Miller, of Edon, are pleased to announce the engagement

of their daughter, Heather, to Thomas Trowbridge, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jim

Trowbridge of Archbold. Heather graduated from Edon High School in 2002and graduated from BGSU in 2006. She is employed at Walters and Peck In-

surance Agency as a CSR. Thomas graduated from Archbold High School in2003 and is employed at the Ohio Department of Transportation at the Wil-

liams County Garage as a Highway Technician. The couple is set to be married

on November 29th, 2014 at the St. Joseph Catholic Chapel in Blakeslee, Ohio.

Miller - Trowbridge

Edon Northwest School Announces 2014-2015 Band & Choir Ofcers

PHOTOS BY LUCINDA HELD-FAULHABER, STAFF

2014-2015 EDON JUNIOR HIGH CHOIR OFFICERS Elected to serve as Edon

Junior High Choir Ofcers this year are, clockwise from top, Tamara Mills, Librarian;

Faith Livensparger, President; Riley Manahan, Stage Manager; Melody Nofziger,

Vice President; Jennifer Cook, Public Relations and Alea Brandt, Secretary. Their

advisor is Mrs. Cathy Frastaci, Director of Choirs at Edon Northwest Local Schools.

2014-2015 EDON JUNIOR HIGH BAND OFFICERS Elected to serve as Edon

Junior High Band Ofcers this year are, clockwise from top left, Zoe Maier, Vice

President; Naomi Hickman, President; Natasha Warner, Manager; Jordan Runyan,

Secretary and Tammie Julian, Librarian. Their advisor is Ms. Christa Perry, Director

of Bands at Edon Northwest Local Schools.

2014-2015 EHS BAND OFFICERS Serving as Edon High School Band Ofcers

(and showing their Homecoming spirit!) are, clockwise from top center, Michael

Martin, Manager; Hannah Kaylor, Librarian; Karli Munger, President; Alyssa Maier,

Secretary and Tyler Frantom, Vice President. Their advisor is Ms. Christa Perry,

Director of Bands at Edon Northwest Local Schools.

2014-2015 EHS CHOIR OFFICERS Elected to serve as Edon High School Choir

Ofcers (and proudly touting their Bomber spirit!) are, clockwise from upper right,

Kaitlyn Sonneberger, President; Meghan Dunkle, Librarian; Karlee Trausch, Stage

Manager; Karli Munger, Secretary; Logan Bloir, Secretary; Kaylie Jo Brown, Public

Relations and Crista Wortkoetter, Vice President. Their advisor is Mrs. Cathy

Frastaci, Director of Choirs at Edon Northwest Local Schools.


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.FR

1947 Montpelier Senior Officers

REFLECTIONS OF THE PAST

SENIOR OFFICERS ... Seated: R. Lockhart, Pres.; E. Mocherman, Sec.Standing: R. Ely, V. Pres.; J. Cook, Treas.; Mr. Jacobs, Advisor.

PHOTOS AND INFORMATION PROVIDED

TEACHING SAFETY ... Montpelier Schools Transportation Director Diann Sandersrecently held assemblies for preschool through 3rd grade students. During theseassemblies, Mrs. Sanders and Montpelier students were visited by Buster the Busdriver who helped explain school bus safety to all those in attendance. Bustereven helped demonstrate how to properly cross the road and made sure student

volunteers completed this task properly and in a safe manner. At the end of theassembly, Buster roamed the halls and shared some laughs with the students.Pictured here are a handful of 3rd grade students accompanied by Buster and Mrs.Sanders.

Montpelier Students Enjoy A

Visit From Buster The Bus Driver

POST ASSEMBLY FUN ... The morning preschool class and all of the kindergartnersalso got a chance to hang out with Buster after the assembly.

By: Chelsie Firestone


Jessica Smith was on

hand for the September 22meeting of the MontpelierVillage Council to answerquestions raised about thelarge number of palletspiled in her back yard onMill Street. Those palletswill soon be serving a pur-pose.

As she done when shelived in Tennessee, Smithhas been working to put to-gether a Haunts for Hun-ger event to raise food forthe needy over Halloween.

The only problem wasthat Smith had been un-aware of local ordinancesthat soon raised concerns

and a nuisance complaint.Smith responded to thoseconcerns quickly by ad-dressing Council that eve-ning. She shared withcouncil that the pallets,donated from Two BrothersMarket, are being used tobuild a haunt that will ac-cept donated canned foodsin exchange for admission,pizza, candy, and a drink.

Those canned items willthen be donated to HelpingHands Food Pantry to helpthose in need.

Smith also providedproof of liability insur-ance she has purchasedto cover the event as well

as described the structurebeing built. The venue willmeasure approximately 35x 44 and consist of fourrooms. There is no electric-ity or running water. Dur-ing the haunt there will bean adult in every room andonly 4-5 occupants will beallowed in at a time. Shealso explained that thestructure will be torn downimmediately following theevent.

Taking notice of Smithsknowledge on all aspects ofthe event, Councilor DanClum noted that this isobviously not her (Smiths)rst rodeo, a sentimentthat the rest of councilseemed to agree with asthey decided to not moveforward with the nuisancecomplaint provided thatthe structure is taken downby October 31. It was sug-gested to Smith, however,that she work with the Vil-lage to coordinate efforts in2015 by having her venueat Main Street Park during

Trick or Treat.Smith noted that she

will look forward to doingso and thanked council fortheir time and willingnessto work with her so that shecan continue the project for

Halloween 2014.Council also heard from

John Courtney and As-sociates regarding water,sewer, and electric rates.Courtney explained thatthe revenue generated fromthese services are not keep-ing up with costs. As a re-sult, Courtney recommend-ed that Council considerraising the rates to ensureadequate revenue was com-ing in. Regarding waterprojections show shortfallsof $61,000 in 2015 and$83,000 in 2016.

Courtney explained thatinstallation of newer wa-ter-saving appliances arethe biggest reason for thechange in revenue projec-tions since they lead to peo-ple using less water thanwas originally consideredwhen the rates were origi-nally set.

Also discussed was how

the extremely harsh weath-er this past winter as wellas the shutting down of

coal powered plants are ef-fecting supply and electricrates.

Council will considerrate increases in the follow-ing months.

Council also heard fromBeniah Harris, pastor ofHouse of Prayer Church,who told members thatthe Ohio Building Boardof Appeals voted in favorto allowing port-a-pottiesat Storrer Park when theplanned shelter house isbeing rented. Harris alsoreminded council andmembers of the communityabout the forum concerningdrugs coming up on Octo-

ber 9 at 5:30 PM in BryansNew Era auditorium.

In addition to theseitems, Mayor Steve Yagel-ski also read two procla-

mations concerning bothPublic Power Week and FirePrevention Week. Yagelskicommented on the coinci-dence that the two weeksare both observed October5 through October 11 asthey are tied together. Resi-dents are urged to installsmoke detectors and testthem monthly.

Council entered into ex-ecutive session for the pur-pose of discussing possiblelitigation. No further actionwas taken.

The next meeting of theMontpelier Village Coun-cil will be held on October13th at 6:00 PM.

Chelsie can be reached [email protected]

Montpelier Village Council Hears OfHaunts For Hunger Plans, Sewer Rates

Elayna Hasty, founder of Girls Against Bullying Girls (G.A.B. Girls) will be hostingThe Princess Within Me event at Cookies On Demand on Saturday, October 4thfrom 10:00 to 11:00 AM. The Princess Within Me is geared towards girls ages 5-8years old. Teaching young girls about beauty from within and that all girls aretheir own unique princess. Games and story time with The Super Duper PrincessHeroes: How It All Started will also take place. Free will donations are welcomed.There is a sign up sheet at Cookies On Demand as space is limited to the rst 12girls.

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Montpelier Attendants Ready For Homecoming

The 2014 Montpelier Homcoming Court stands together. From left to right: Freshman Attendant Joy Scholma, Sophomore Attendant Alyssa Stoy, Junior Attendant

Hope Scholma, and the three candidates for Homecoming Queen, Senior Attendant Christy Duchene, Senior Attendant Breanna Stein, and Senior Attendant Sidney

Houk.

By: T.J. Hug


Facing off against Delta on October 3,

the Montpelier Homecoming game will

be about more than just the play on the

feld. There are six Attendants selected

by their peers, with three seniors among

them hoping to earn the much covetedtitle of Homecoming Queen.

There will be a parade held in their

honor at 6:00 on game day, beginning

at the pool parking lot. It will travel

north to Wabash Street, and from there

to Charlies Way, where it will go past

the nursing home and the feld house.

The parade will be comprised of the

Homecoming Court, the Montpelier

Marching Band and Cheerleaders, and

representatives of each class carrying

banners.

Freshman Attendant Joy Scholma,

the daughter of Jeff and Mary Scholma,

will be escorted by Jaden Vantong, the

son of Remington and Amy Beck, as

well as the late Bobby Beck. Scholma

can be found on Wednesday nightsattending the Youth Encounter hostedby House of Prayer. She also loves beingan active member of the 4-H Goat Club

and watching sports with her sister,Hope, who also happens to be in theHomecoming Court.

Alyssa Stoy, Sophomore Attendant,is the daughter of Terri and Rich Stoy.Her escorts are Nick Buehrer, son of

Brian and Laura Beck, and C.J. Roth,son of Jan and Troy Roth. A cheerleaderand choir member, Stoy enjoys singingvery loudly. She also works as alifeguard. Her focus after high school isto attend college and become a Family

and Marriage Therapist.Junior Attendant Hope Scholma

is also the daughter of Jeff and MaryScholma, and is the older sister ofFreshman Attendant Joy Scholma.

Her escorts are Zech Thompson, sonof Sherri and Richard Thompson,and Dylan Snyder, son of Chuck andJennifer Snyder. She takes part inband, jazz band, cheerleading, track,

and Locomotion. Hope hopes to attendGrand Valley State University, OhioState University or Bowling Green StateUniversity, where she plans to major

in either music education or fashionmerchandising and design.

Christy Duchene is one of three

Senior Attendants, and a possibleHomecoming Queen. Her parents areTammy and Bob Duchene. She is

escorted by Jared Lyons, son of Chadand Kim Lyons, and Jared Sargent,son of Julie and Terry Sargent. One ofChristys three siblings, Jessy Duchene,was actually last years HomecomingQueen. Her activities include volleyball,

softball, student council, NationalHonor Society, Locomotion, and theButtery Project. She intends to studynursing at Northwest State Universityupon graduation.

Senior Attendant Breanna Stein,the daughter of Kim Boya and thelate Casey Stein, will be escorted byCody Caudill, son of Jason and KylieCaudill, and Hunter McKelvey, son of

Tracy and Rex McKelvey. Stein keeps

busy with basketball, softball, secretary

work for the student council, serving

as Treasurer for the National Honor

Society, and the Buttery Project. She

also enjoys umpiring and helping out

with little girls softball. She hopes to

attend college and major in fnance.Sidney Houk is Senior Attendant as

well, the daughter of Troy and Kandy

Houk. Her escorts are Jake Dewire, son

of Gerry and Craig Dewire, and Jared

Shoup, son of Doug and Cathy Shoup.

She plays volleyball and softball, is

the yearbook editor, a member of

FCA, Treasurer of student council,

and Secretary of the Senior Class and

National Honor Society. Her plan is

to attend either Bowling Green State

University or the University of Toledo

to earn a degree in Speech Language

Pathology.

T.J. Hug may be reached [email protected]

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REFLECTIONS FROM PIONEERS PAST

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VARSITY CLUB ... Front Row: Wanda Douglass, Secretary - Treasurer;

Julie Fackler, Joyce Henry. Second Row: Dick Gruber, Brad Collie, DennyGuy, Dave Bistline, Don Gruber. Third Row: Marshall Landis, President;

Joe Keck, Bill Hock, Butch Bell, Denny Bell. Last Row: Bill Bushong,

Vice-President; Rusty Lanius, Dennis Harrington, Ron Tademacher, Rod

Hersha, Bill Williams.

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West Unity Village Council Meeting

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By: Chelsie Firestone

THE VILLAGEREPORTER

Both Williams and

Fulton Counties saw a

signicant improvement in

their unemployment rates

between July and August.

Williams County dropped

from 5.7% to 5.0% over

the course of the month

and Fulton County from

6.1% to 5.0% in the same

time frame. This marks

one of the largest gains for

both counties, particularly

Fulton County, in some time and is also

the rst time in quite a while that the

counties have had comparable rates.

This improvement moved Fulton Countyup 13 spots from 36th to 49th in the state

rankings. However, Williams County fell

from 50th to 48th in the same rankings.

Williams Countys fall can most likely be

attributed to decreasing unemployment

rates in all of Ohios 88 counties.

However, while all of these statistics

suggest that statewide unemployment

rates should have seen the same

improvement, Ohios unemployment

rate remained unchanged at 5.7%,

with 200 jobs gained but 1000 more on

unemployment, over the course of the

month. The national unemployment

rate did better, decreasing from 6.2%

to 6.1%. All rates are better than they

were 12 months ago when Ohios rate

was 7.5% and the U.S. rate was at 7.2%.

Statewide, unemployment rangedfrom a low of 3.0% in Mercer County

to a high of 10.7% in Monroe County.

Counties in Ohio with the lowest rates

included Mercer (3.0%), Holmes (3.4%),

Auglaize (3.6%), Delaware (3.8%),

Hancock (4.0%) and Putnam (4.0%).

Counties with the highest rates included

Monroe (10.7%), Meigs (8.1%), Pike

(7.8%), Scioto (7.6%), Jefferson (7.2%),Morgan (7.2%), and Cuyahoga (7.0%).

Throughout the state, job growth

was seen in local government (+8700),

education and health services (+2700),

professional and business services

(+1200), manufacturing (+1100), and

federal government (+100). Losses

were seen in trade, transportation,

and utilities (-6600); construction

(-3500); other services (-1100); nancial

activities (-700); state government

(-600); information (-600); and leisure

and hospitality (-500).

Ohioans wishing to learn more

about unemployment benets or who

are in search of a job can visit www.

ohiomeansjobs.com. The information in

this article and the monthly statisticalanalysis it is based upon are also

available at http://jfs.ohio.gov/ocomm.


Williams & Fulton CountiesSee Signifcant Improvement

In Unemployment Rates

Clinic hours this year are 9:00 a.m.

to 1:00 p.m. every Thursday and Friday

that the Career Center is open. Walk-

ins and appointments are accepted

during these hours. No appointments

or customers will be accepted after

1:00 p.m. and no chemical service

appointments after 12:00 noon. This

year the salon will be offering a savings

to customers who make appointments

for services after 11:30 a.m.Being a full service salon, we offer

the following services--perms, nails

(including the new gelish polish),

manicures, pedicures, facials, hair color

services, haircuts and hair styling.

All services are performed by

Four County Career Center Senior

Cosmetology students under the

supervision of licensed cosmetologists,

senior instructor Kim Dunbar, and

junior instructors Krista Whetro and Jill

Westhoven, using the newest procedures

and equipment.

Clinic patrons are charged a minimal

cost to cover materials and supplies.

To make an appointment or for

information call the Four County CareerCenter Cosmetology Clinic at 1-800-

589-3334, Ext. 2234. Reserved parking

is available near the entrance to the

clinic, which is located at the east end

of Four County Career Center.


FCCC Cosmetology Salon WillOpen To Public Starting October 2

PHOTO AND INFORMATION PROVIDED

SPECIAL GUEST ... Four County Career Center was pleased to host Congressman Bob

Latta as he toured the new addition to the school and visited with students. During hisvisit he spent time talking to government students about the importance of registering

to vote and their role in the voting process in the United States. He also took time tospeak with two Early Childhood Education students who spearheaded raising money

for the Four County Adamhs Board Suicide Coalition and the Mikayla Smith Memorial

Scholarship. Their goal was to not only raise money but to spread awareness aboutsuicide prevention and they presented Congressman Latta with a yellow ribbon to wear

in support of this. Superintendent Tim Meister also relayed to Congressman Latta the

schools gratitude for his continued support of career and technical education and FourCounty Career Center. Shown above during his visit are (LEFT TO RIGHT) Congressman

Latta with Early Childhood Education students Breann Martinez (Liberty Center); andKaci Hunt (Bryan); and Early Childhood Education instructor Susan Myers.

Congressman Latta VisitsFour County Career Center


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By: Chelsie FirestoneTHE VILLAGE REPORTER

Due to what West

Unity Mayor Peg Bernathand West Unity Council

members all agreed was a

unique situation when

Fiscal Ofcer Kim Grimemoved from her previ-

ous position of Deputy

Clerk to being a the sala-ried Fiscal Ofcer, Grimespent a great deal of night

and weekend time eitherbeing trained for her new

position. With other area

scal ofcers only being

available during thosehours and Grime need-ing to herself train new

Deputy Clerk, Katie Bal-tosser, there simply wasnot a lot of other choice.

In order to compen-sate Grime for this time,which everyone agreed

was above and beyondwhat even a salaried of-

cer should be expectedto do, Council considereda resolution that would

have paid Grime $800 for

approximately 60 hoursof training time.

Council member Ron

Hausch, however, ques-tioned whether or not

such a resolution was inthe best interest of the

Village. Hausch agreed

that Grime is doing agreat job for the Village

and that he is not nec-

essarily opposed to com-pensating her in some

way for her extra efforts.Im just afraid that thismight be setting a prec-

edent and could come

back and bite us in the

future, he explained.Village Solicitor Ryan

Thompson noted that,while the resolution hadbeen approved by the au-

ditor and was the most

direct way to compensateGrime, there are otherways that the Village may

wish to consider doingso. The matter has been

tabled while Thompson

draws together alternate

solutions for Council

consider.As Grime has also com-

pleted her six month pro-bationary period, councildid approve raising her

annual salary from theprobationary salary of

$33,000 to a starting sal-ary of $34,500.

Police Chief J.R. Jones

also had personnel items

to bring to Councils at-tention. As ofcer MitchMartin has recently tak-

en a full time position

in Fayette, Ofcer DylanWoods has recently been

brought in to West Uni-

tys Police Departmentin a part time capacity.

Woods will continue to

work part time for theStryker Police Depart-

ment and Martin will

continue to work parttime for the West Unity

police department.

In his report , VillageAdministrator Ric Beals

informed council that:

Water Well No. 1 is inneed of having a pump re-

placed at a cost of $9000.Toledo Edison has

put in a temporary volt-

age recorder at the South

Liberty Street pumping

station in hopes of deter-

mining the cause of uc-tuating voltage.

There will need to beadditional funds bud-

get for solution used in

the recently purchased

dura-patcher. The unit

has seen a lot of use and

has been very useful in

repairing pot holes and

cracks in the Villages

streets.

New signage has beenput out near Kamco, onLeigh and Linda, and onBuckeye and LeeAnne.

After some discussion,Council also set Trick or

Treat in West Unity to be

held on Saturday, No-vember 1 from 6:00 to7:30 PM. Mounted depu-ties planned to be used

again this year.

Additionally, Councildiscussed changing the

frequency of their regular

monthly meetings from

twice per month to once

per month. They are con-sidering meeting only on

the second Thursday of

the month and using the

fourth Thursday for com-

mittee and/or special

meetings. The change

would most likely not

happen until January

and will be considered

over three readings of anordinance to be drawn up

by Village Solicitor RyanThompson.

Council entered into

executive session for thepurpose of discussing

employee compensation.

No further action wastaken. The next meet-

ing of the West Unity Vil-lage Council will be held

at 7:30 PM on Thursday,October 9 in CouncilChambers.



WHAT WE READ YEARS AGO

1996 Hilltop Girls Basketball

GIRLS BASKETBALL ... Left to Right: Amanda Shelton, Laura Connolly, Me-lissa Yoh, Alex Weber, Jen Hanley, Theresa Weber, Jill Chupp, Monica Borton,Amy Waggoner, Amber McCabe.

WEST UNITY REPORTER130 YEARS AGO

OCTOBER 1884

Rev. J.W. Lilly has been reappoint-ed presiding elder of the UB Church.

The overcoat feels pretty good thesemornings.

Samuel Weaver, an old and re-spected citizen of this place, died atthe age of 52.

120 YEARS AGO

OCTOBER 1884Joseph Bradick left last week for

Chicago to work at his trade.A.M. Rittenour is rebuilding the

Union block at Waldron, Mich., and

Clinton Stoner is helping him.Frank Kent is now employed as

clerk at the Bee Hive.Mrs. George Crawford, 35, died at

her home in Kunkle.

110 YEARS AGO

OCTOBER 1904Prof. J.H. Diebel returned home

from Napoleon where he had attendedthe Henry County Fair and with his

automobile was one of the chief attrac-

tions. His second race came out aheadwith a record of a mile in 2 minutes 14seconds.

J.D. Gleason, one of Bryans mostsuccessful grocers and businessmen,was instantly killed at Port Clinton

where he was buying peaches. He

stepped off the train onto anothertrack on which a train was approach-

ing.

100 YEARS AGOOCTOBER 1914

Earl Runnion has moved his family

to Pittsburgh, where he will begin towork in a department store.

Lydia Prickett Magnus, 37, passedaway September 8.

Rev. O.L. Curl has gone to Upper

Sandusky to attend the annual con-ference of the Central Ohio Conferenceof the M.E. Church.

90 YEARS AGO

OCTOBER 1924Mr. Clyde Shull and Miss Blanche

Page were united in marriage Septem-ber 1.

Wilbur Milton Fyke died here onAugust 29 at age 65.


Miss Catherine Grisier and HaroldRosa were married Friday in Wauseon.

Miss Mabel Zimmerman went toRedbird Beach for a week and then

will go to Hiram College for the com-

ing year.


Robert Sickmiller, who recently en-listed in the U.S. Marines, left Tues-day for Cleveland and will go to Nor-folk, Va., where he will enter training.

Services were held for Mrs. ClaraCoslet at Manitou Beach. She was 68.

Maynard Smith of West Unity whohas been desk man at the Elder Ho-tel for several years had an interest-ing talk with Walter Winchell, whocalled him from New York City afterhis broadcast. A few days ago, May-nard sent him an item about a sign hesaw saying Hitler Sundae-Half Nuts.Winchell used it in his column.

Hilltop Elementary ChoosesStudent Council & GoodStudents In September

PHOTOS PROVIDED

STUDENT COUNCIL ... Row 1: Tori Bauer, Carson Jennings, Alex Horton, HannahRiley. Row 2: Emmitt Burdine, Alex Swany-Richmond, Laurynn Wieland, StephanieMoncaleano.

SEPTEMBER GOOD STUDENTS .,. Row 1: Ayden Bennett, Addison Whitman,Natalie Tompkins. Row 2: Terry Lee Rebeck, Taylor Bexten, Destiny Wilson, TarynGillespie, Cristian Garcia, Anthony Pelland. Row 3: Brooke Moreland, CarmenMerillat, Ian Hoffman, Taryn Grant, Kodi Brenner, Kyla Zuver, Joscelyn Layman.

West Unity Council Discusses Compensation For Excessive Training Hours

PHOTO BY CHELSIE FIRESTONE, STAFF

CAUTION Remember to use caution when traveling20A near Kamco as employees may be crossing from themain plant over to Linden Street.


10/24


MORE WEST UNITY AREA NEWS

ACI (AW/SW/FMF)

Brock A. McNeal retired

on September 5, 2014

from the United States

Navy after 20 years of

serving our country. A

retirement ceremony

was held at the National

Museum of Naval Aviation

in Pensacola, Florida.

Air Trafc ControlFirst Class Petty OfcerBrock McNeal was born

in Montpelier, Ohio on

January 31, 1976 to

Marsha (Thompson)

and Scott McNeal. In

November 1994, he

enlisted in the Navy and

attended basic training

at Recruit Training

Command, Great Lakes,

IL. After boot camp, Petty

Ofcer McNeal attended

Air Trafc Control ASchool followed by

Carrier Air Trafc Control

Center (CATCC) School

at Naval Air Technical

Training Center (NATTC),

Millington, TN.

Upon graduation,

he was assigned to the

aircraft carrier USS

Constellation (CV-64)

homeport, San Diego,

CA. While assigned, he

qualied Radar FinalController and advanced

to Third Class Petty

Ofcer.

In July 1998, AC3

McNeal transferred to

Fleet Area Control and

Surveillance Facility

(FACSFAC), Pearl Harbor,

HI. While onboard, he

attained full qualicationas Facility Watch

Supervisor, advanced

to Second Class Petty

Ofcer, and was awardedCommand 2001 Junior

Sailor of the Year.

In July 2003, he

reported to Naval Support

Facility, Diego Garcia.

During his tour, he

qualied as a Facility

Watch Supervisor and

advanced to First Class

Petty Ofcer.

In August 2004, Petty

Ofcer McNeal reported to

Marine Corps air Facility,

Kaneohe Bay, HI, where he

earned full qualicationas a Facility Watch

Supervisor, completed

his Bachelors Degree in

Professional Aeronautics

and was awarded Patrol

and Reconnaissance

Wing Two, 2006 Senior

Sailor of the Year.

At the end of 2007,

AC1 McNeal reported

aboard the aircraft carrier

USS John C. Stennis(CVN-74) homeport,

Bremerton, WA. In the

middle of that tour,

he was called upon to

work alongside Marine

controllers under an

Individual Augmentee

billet in Al Asad, Iraq. After

nine months in theater

and completing Fleet

Marine Force Warfare

Specialist, he returned

to the ship and took over

divisional Leading Petty

Ofcer. While onboard,

he completed his Aviation

Warfare and Surface

Warfare Specialist

programs and was

awarded Command. 2008

Air Trafc Controller of

the year.

Petty Ofcer McNeals

nal tour of duty was

at Naval Air Technical

Training Center (NATTC),

in Pensacola, FL. He

reported in July 2010,

quickly certied as an Air

Trafc Control Instructor

an qualied as Master

Training Specialist. He

caught Control Tower

Operations and Carrier

Air Trafc Control Center

courses.

AC1(AW/SW/FMF)McNeal has 20 years of

mishap free operations

while working over

six different control

facilities throughout

the US and abroad.

He has been awarded

22 Commendation

and Achievement

awards to include the

4 Navy & Marine Corps

Achievement Medals and

carious unit awards and

service medals. He will

be returning home to

Northwest Ohio to spend

more time with his family

and his sons, Adley and

Brody.


PHOTO PROVIDED

NAVY RETIREE ... Brock A. McNeal is pictured here

with his Grandfather, Willard Miller of West Unity, who

served as an E5, 2nd Class Petty Ofcer in the United

States Navy during WWII as an Aviation Storekeeper.

West Unitys Brock McNealRetires After Serving

20 Years In Navy

Freshman Attendant Johnnie Roth links arms with her

escort, fellow Freshman Chase Masters as they pose

for pictures.

Holding the arm of her escort, Kelby Grime, SeniorAttendant Adreyn Yates faces the home crowd at the

Homecoming Game.

Sydni Rivera, Sophomore Attendant, stands beside her

escort, Ethan Dunson, during the Homecoming Ceremonyprior to the Football teams game against Cardinal Stritch.

Homecoming Queen Autumn Jermeay and her King,Justin Ashenfelter are coronated during the Homecoming

Festivities leading up to the game itself.

PHOTOS PROVIDED

COURT ... Front Row: 2013 King and Queen Jesse Westball and Emily Armbruster stand beside Princess JaydenWhite and Prince Caiden Hartzell. Behind them, the 2014 Hilltop Homecoming Court is all smiles for their big day.

Hilltop Homecoming Celebrated


11/24


WHAT WE READ YEARS AGO

1979 Stryker Golf Team

GOLF TEAM ... Kneeling: Dave Fox, Duane Hogrefe, Tom Coulon, Mitch Robinson,Matt Nofzinger. Standing: Steve Reiniche, Mike Burkholder, Jamie Clingaman,

Coach DeGroff, Jeff Clingaman, Bill Oyer.

STRYKER ADVANCE


Mrs. Henry Bourquin is quite sickwith malarial fever.

Louis Thourots new barn was struckby lightning and entirely consumed byre yesterday with the damages esti-mated at $1,200.

The Archbold Post Ofce has been

advanced from a fourth class to a thirdclass post ofce.

100 YEARS AGO

OCTOBER 1914

A splendid lecture course beginsOct. 19 with the Wilbur Starr Quartet.

John Conrod is doing jury duty in

Toledo.Governor Harmon will speak in Bry-

an on October 1.Charles Cramer sold his 113 acre

farm to Mr. Beck of Wauseon for$11,500.


Clarence Young has just returnedfrom a years sojourn in the southwestand California, but says theres no placelike home.

Nine Stryker girls enjoyed a wiener

roast in Rumseys woods.The Hub Market, which has been

run for the past six months by HarryMignerey and Harvey Meyers, passedinto the hands of Mr.Mignerey and willhave his brother James as an assistantbeginning Monday.

80 YEARS AGO

OCTOBER 1934

Mr. and Mrs. H.L. Louys attendedthe funeral of a relative in Rittman lastweek.

G.D. Wiederkehr accompanied hisson Gaylord to Columbus Friday wherethe young man will attend Ohio State.

The local Community Club has pur-chased a Giant Whirl Around and given

it to the local school as a permanentpiece of playground equipment.


I.F. Donze, 87, was killed instantlywhen he was struck by an automobilein Toledo.

A 50 year membership pin was pre-sented to Mrs. Ricka Witt by Springeld

Grange during the lecturer hour.Methodist women reorganized under

the name of Womens Society of Chris-tian Service.

MORE WEST UNITY AREA NEWS

While noting there was still a waysto go, Quadco Executive Director BruceAbell reported that he had seen somebetter nancial news in recent days.

Speaking at the regular monthlymeeting of the Quadco Administrativeand Non-Prot Boards, Mr. Abell pointed

to improving nancial statements.

The statements still show a loss,he said, but the loss was less than inprevious months he noted.

Were seeing improvements, Mr.Abell said, thanks to the hard work ofeveryone. Weve all been diligent, madesacrices, and have worked to make this

happen.Bill Priest, Director of Marketing,

reported that the Four County ADAMhsBoard recently decided to provide someadditional funding to serve people atQuadco.

Mr. Priest said in addition to theannual $90,000 Title XX contract thatthe ADAMhs Board awarded to Quadcoat their meeting earlier this month, theirboard approved a $79,000 contract toprovide more employment services tothe people served by the ADAMhs Boardthrough Quadco.

Its been about three years since theADAMhs Board has been able to provideany additional funding, but theyve beenable to save some money on some of theirprojects and they are sharing it with usso we can provide employment servicesfor some of the people they serve, Mr.

Priest told the board members.Mr. Abell said he has noticed anincrease in the volume of cardboardpallets produced at the center. He saidhe expects more companies will becomeinterested in using cardboard palletsand that the increase in the productionof cardboard pallets will continue. Withhigher costs for wood and the greaterease of recycling, he said the cardboard

pallet is becoming the pallet of the future.In action items during the meeting,

the board members approved the 2015calendar. They also reviewed the sickleave policy and decided not to make anychanges to it.

The board members received thepreliminary budget gures for 2015. The

board members will have a month toreview the gures. Next month they will

receive the nal version at which time itis expected they will act on it.

Program Manager Shannon Zellersreported on a dog agility programgiven to some participants of QuadcosDeance Center and Stryker facility at

the dog park in Deance. She said the

program was led by Karen Kent, who isalso a Training Specialist at the DeanceCenter, along with a number of herfriends and students and their dogs.

Ms. Zellers said participants at theDeance Center also held a garage saleduring the month along with other peoplein the neighborhood who surround thecenter.

Members of the Senior ActivitiesCenter visited the Williams County Fair.During their time there they saw someof the prize ribbons on artwork done by

Training Specialist Bobbi Schlosser, whoworks with them in Quadcos Art Club.

Ms. Zellers showed some examplesof art work made during the month,including a wooden door hanging and abear claw. In honor of the fair, they made

a special rodeo plaque with the initial ofthe person who made it placed on it.More Mens and Womens Club

members took a trip to the dairy herdoperation that some other members hadvisited the month before. Some membersof the clubs also took time to visit thefair, Ms. Zellers said.


Financial Conditions Becoming

Brighter At Strykers Quadco

Are you interested in learning aboutthe latest exercise craze, Zumba? Wouldyou like to know what other tness

opportunities are offered in Stryker? Ifthe answer to these questions is yes, thenthe Stryker Branch Library has exactly

what you are looking for! On Monday,October 6th, special guest speakerLavone Benner, Zumba instructor, willbe at the Stryker Library to introduceZumba, an exercise which involvesaerobic and dance elements and hasquickly grown in popularity throughout

the United States. Other tness classes

offered in Stryker will also be discussed.The program will begin at 6:00 pm. Allages are invited to attend. Wear yourworkout clothes if you like, or simplyobserve to see what all the excitement

is about!The Stryker Branch Library is

located at 304 S. Deance Street. For

more information, please contact librarymanager Connie Aeschliman at 419-682-5081.


Learn About Zumba & Fitness At The Stryker Library

By: Timothy Kays


What an evening it was in West Unityon September 20, when the Living HopeFree Methodist Church played host tothe acclaimed gospel quartet, Keepers ofthe Faith. Pastor David Mathis of Liv-ing Hope promoted the event, saying,

Originally from Samoa and living inWashington State, this group brought15,000 people to their feet at the 2013National Quartet Convention. PastorMathis closed by saying, This groupwill knock your socks off. Guaranteed.

That guarantee was a ringer, as the Pas-tor and his wife met the group at the2013 Convention, and invited them tostop in West Unity on their way to the2014 meeting in Pigeon Forge, Tennes-see. He knew that his guarantee was asure thing before the group even wenton stage. Thirty seconds into the open-ing song, everyone in the packed houseknew it too. The powerfully moving andSpirit-lled harmonies of the caliberof Keepers of the Faith have not been

heard in Northwest Ohio in years.Originally from Samoa, the core

of the group is comprised of the threeTaito brothers Lima, the leader, bari-tone Ace, and tenor, Levi. Their soundhas been honed over 14 years of familyharmonies, acapella and accompanied.

Their combination of modern music,mixed with a healthy share of old gos-pel standards, was all done awlessly.Of course, when familiar music is per-formed at the energy level of KOTF, thegroup had extra accompaniment froman audience that was singing and clap-ping along. There were moments wherethe group intentionally changed the di-rection of the evening, and in doing sobrought riveting testimonies that evoked

tears.Ace stepped forward and told of hisyouth and how he remembers seeing hisfather coming home late at night, andin a drunken rage thrashing his moth-er until she was hardly recognizable.He also remembers that on Sundaysthough, they were the model family atchurch. This horrible secret conictedAce What kind of God would allowthis to happen. He eventually fell awayand joined a gang. As he grew older, hehad ideas of actually killing his father.One evening though, his mother pulledhim aside to show him something thatchanged his life. She opened a doorslightly so that Ace could see inside, andwhat he saw stunned him his fatheron his knees, praying.

Stunned by what he was seeing, hestood there in disbelief until he heardhis father, the same man he earlier hadvisions of killing, praying for him. Acetold of how the change in his father pro-vided the spark that began the changewithin him. Ace then looked out over anaudience that had grown still with thewiping of tears. He pointed to the backof the hall and said, That man, my fa-ther is here tonight. In 1997, the el-der Mr. Taito helped put together the

family group that after many changesbecame the ensemble that stood on thestage on this evening. He travels withhis sons, assisting with the tour.

Levi also shared a surprising testi-mony. After consulting with his broth-ers, they came to an agreement thatthey would pack it in and close down

their ministry in 2013 after their moth-er was diagnosed with breast cancer.When informed of their decision, Mrs.

Taito played the maternal trump cardand overturned the decision of her sons.She told them to continue and continuethey didwith God doing the rest. To-day, Mrs. Taito is cancer-free, and hersons were on their way back to PigeonForge, their ministry ongoing. Levi usedthe story of his mother as an introduc-tion for one of her favorite songs, the oldfamiliar standard, Oh What a Savior.

The power behind the voices was pal-pable.

A curious moment took place short-ly after the beginning of the concert. Arapidly approaching line of strong thun-derstorms that stretched from Michiganback to Illinois was nearing the Ohioline. The only part of the line that wassevere was located in DeKalb County,Indiana, and it was headed straight forWest Unity. When it arrived, the cus-tomary ickering of lights in the pres-ence of a strong storm failed to materi-alize. Even more impressive, unless youwere advised in advance of the impend-ing arrival of the storm, you never knewthat anything was happening outsidethe walls of the church. No thunder,no sounds of the pelting of rain or hail,and no roaring of the wind. Those in-side the church continued listening tothe music, while a Mark 4:39 momentwas playing out, unbeknownst to theaudiencePeace, be still.

While I know that the mere wordsof a reporter recalling the events sur-rounding a concert cannot truly capturethe power of the performance, I can saywith certainty that those who attendedcame away blessedone and all. As aformer professional musician, I can alsosay with certainty that a pinnacle of per-forming is to see your audience giving

you a standing ovation. On this night,the Keepers of the Faith saw that pin-nacle, and saw it againand again. Not

just two or three standing ovations weregiven to the group, but SEVEN standingovations in alland every one was wellearned.

The group has several recordingsavailable through their website at

http://www.keepersofthefaithministry.com/index.html. To those who appreci-ate spiritual harmony, I would stronglyencourage you to pay that site a visit.

Getting back to that guarantee madebefore the concert by Pastor Mathis, Istill need to get in touch with him inhopes of nding my socks. It seems as

though they were knocked off in hischurch by the Keepers of the Faith.

Timothy Kays can be reached [email protected]

Living Hope Free Methodist Church Welcomes

Keepers Of The Faith To West Unity

PHOTOS BY TIMOTHY KAYS, STAFF

HANGING TEN WITH A NEW FRIEND ... After the concert, the group paused from theirtear-down work to take pictures with newfound friends.

IT IS WELL WITH MY SOUL ... Sung with power, this song drew one of seven standingovations on the night.


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By: Timothy Kays


Members of the Fayette Local Boardof Education convened in regularsession on the evening of September 22in the Art Room of the Fayette School.All were present, with the exception ofMs. Amy Metz-Simon.

Superintendent Erik Belcherreported that the District has beenawarded a security grant to offset someof the costs of relocating the schoolsecurity cameras. He also reported thatthe District report card from the ODEis in, and like most other districts,mixed results were seen. The FayetteDistrict had improvements which thenew standards failed to recognize, butthey received an A in the value-addedcategory. Value-added is an analysisof the educational growth of a studentfrom year to year, and the A-gradeindicates that the students are growingin knowledge at an excellent rate.

District Treasurer Kelly Bentleyreported that the scal year 2015appropriations were on the agenda forapproval, noting that the $4.4 million,which is in line with the budget forscal year 2014. She also reportedthat the nal expenditure gures forthe Straight-A Fund Grant have beencalculated at $3.4 million.

Technology Director Becky Shortreported that the new District websitewent online on September 12, then wentdown shortly after. After some tweaks,the site was soon back online, and iseasy to navigate as it is impressive. TheURL of the site remains http://www.

fayettesch.org/.The new District Principal Jon Molter

gave a detailed report about the movehe and his family have made into theDistrict. With a few humorous cultureshock adjustments resulting from themove from the greater Toledo Metroarea, the Molters are adjusting well torural living.

In nancial matters addressed by theBoard, the Financial Report for August2014. and the permanent appropriationsfor scal year 2015 were approved.The general fund was approved at thefund/object level, with all other funds

approved at the fund level. This is theoriginal scal year 2015 budget for thepurposes of meeting the requirementsof Governmental Accounting StandardsBoard-Statement 34. The Boardapproved a list of items to be disposed,form RC-3 approving the recordsretention disposal list, and a donationfrom the Parent Support Group in theamount of $1,500.00 for Class of 2015caps and gowns.

With Board Member Fred Stockburgerdissenting due to the narrowlyconstrued language of the measure, theBoard approved by a 3-1 vote a contractwith the Fulton County Health CenterSports Medicine Outreach Program toprovide athletic training consultationand/or treatment services for a rate of$20.50 per hour for 2014-2015.

Approved without dissent was thestatement of work from ConnectionsLearning to include the counties thatthe Fayette Virtual School will beserving K-12 educational products and

services to as participating members,including Continental Local Schools,New Reigel Local Schools, the HicksvilleExempted Village School District,Morenci Area Schools, Bedford Public

Schools, the New Horizon Academy, theIndependence Educational Center andMillcreek-Unity Local Schools.

Also approved without dissent wasthe contract with the Wood CountyJuvenile Detention Center and JuvenileResidential Center of Northwest Ohioin the amount of $64.00 per day atthe Juvenile Detention Center, and a$64.00 long-term care daily rate at theJuvenile Retention Center. The Boardapproved two payments for in-lieu oftrans

the village reporter - october 1st, 2014

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