Paulding Progress March 2, 2016

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Tour your 100-yearold public library during

the March 3 Centennial
Reception. Join Andy
Carnegie, who will lead
tours of the entire library,
including many service
areas rarely seen by the
public. Paulding County
Carnegie Library staff
members are getting
ready for the event, to be
held from 12:30-7:30 p.m.
They include, front from
left Teresa Reel and
library director Susan
Pieper; back Jennifer
Habern, Kelly Taylor, Ali
McCauley and Sara Molitor.
Special sales
events from ...
Chief, Rite Aid,
Rural King,
WalMart,
Ruler Foods
Around
Paulding
County
Lions pancake
and sausage day
SCOTT Scott Lions

Clubs Pancake & Sausage
Day will be from 6 a.m.-1
p.m. Saturday, March 5 at the
Lions Club Building in Scott.
Enjoy all you can eat, for
donations only. Proceeds will
help fund local Lions Projects.
Firefighters to
host breakfast
GROVER HILL The

Grover Hill Fire Department
will be having an all-youcan-eat pancake and sausage
breakfast on Saturday, March
5 from 7 a.m.-noon at the
Grover Hill Elementary
School.
The breakfast will bepreparedby the Grover Hill firefighters, and will include an
all-you-can-eat menu of pancakes, sausage, orange juice
and coffee. The cost of the
breakfast will be a free will
donation.All donations are
greatly appreciated and will
be going toward the purchase
of a thermal imaging camera.
Weather report
A summary of Februarys
weather highs and lows, as
recorded at Pauldings water
treatment plant:
Maximum temperature:
67 on Feb. 21.
Low temperature: 2 on
Feb. 13, 14 and 15.
Most rain/melted snow in
a 24-hour period: 0.72 inch on
Feb. 25; most ice/snow: 1.5
inches on Feb. 25.
Total rainfall/melted
snow for the month: 1.47
inches; total ice and snow: 1.9
inches.
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March 3 events mark librarys 100th

PAULDING Join the Paulding
County Carnegie Library on Thursday,
March 3, as they celebrate the 100th
anniversary of Opening Day.
The library was funded in 1912, built
in 1915 and opened on March 3, 1916.
The library is the first library in the
United States funded by Andrew Carnegie to serve an entire county.
The reception honoring this special
day will begin at 12:30 p.m. and continue until 7:30. Aspecialribboncutting ceremony will be held at 1:30 p.m.,
ushering in the next century of library
service.
A special commemorative item will
be given to the first 100 visitors.
Library tours will be offered throughout the day. Special refreshments will
be served. See what goes on behind the
scenes. See the old coal room. Find

out where ghostly things were said to
happen.
The library will have on display
scrapbooks from throughout the decades and some original books that
were in the 1916 opening day collection.
The Bookmobile also will be open
for tours from 12:30-5 p.m. The library
Homicide report reveals some details

By MELINDA KRICK
Progress Editor
PAULDING Several details have emerged in a recent
homicide in Paulding.
A suspect is still at large in
the death of Hannah Fischer, 21,
whose body was found Feb. 9 in
a Paulding apartment.
The Progress received a copy
of the incident report after first
requesting a copy week earlier,
on Feb. 18. After actively pursing the report for seven days,
and numerous contacts between
the police chief, county prosecutor, village solicitor and Ohio
Newspaper Association, the
four-page document was obtained late Thursday. Some information, including most of the
narrative section, was redacted
in the fax copy received.
Paulding Police Officer Regina Weidenhamer reported that
at about 4:56 p.m. Feb. 9, she
received a phone call from Riley Hart. Hart told her there was
a dead woman in Frank Tracys

apartment at 119 W. Perry St.
Hart said Tracys sister had
asked Hart to let her into the
apartment because no one had

seen Tracy. When they went inside, they found a body.
While en route, Weidenham-
Montpelier, expressed some frustration at not

receiving more information about her daughters
death. Im her mother and I havent heard a
word about how she died. I dont know what
date she died.
Late Friday, Wheeler went to the Paulding
Police Department where she requested and received a copy of the incident report.
Wheelers birthday was Feb. 4. They celebrated on Jan. 31, which was the last time she saw
Hannah. Hannah cooked dinner for them at the
apartment she shared with Tracy. That was the
found one victim, Fischer, a

resident of the apartment. No
injuries to her were reported or
described. Fischers mother, in
an interview Friday, contradicted that part of the report (see related story).
No forced entry was noted to
the apartment.
The victim/suspect relationship was listed as Frank H. Tracy Jr., boyfriend.
Authorities impounded a
2016 Jeep Compass, which was
found with damage and was
unlocked. The ownership was
not recorded; however, ownership was listed as verified by
LEADS.
Reportedly, blood was found
in the vehicle, but authorities
havent confirmed that information.
A Feb. 12 police department
press release stated that on the
previous day, the department is-
er contacted the sheriffs office

and requested they send her a
deputy.
The report indicates they
See WHEELER, page 7A
See REPORT, page 2A
Victims mom: I just

want justice for Hannah
By MELINDA KRICK
Progress Editor
Family members of Hannah Elizabeth Fischer, who was found murdered in Paulding Feb. 9,
are planning a vigil for her on Saturday, March
12.
The vigil will be held at 6 p.m. at Montpelier
High School, according to Hannahs mother,
Lori Wheeler.
A suspect in the homicide, Frank Tracy Jr.,
47, has not been apprehended yet. A murder
warrant for him was filed by Paulding Police
Department on Feb. 11.
In a telephone interview Friday, Wheeler, of
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A Grand Centennial Celebration for
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include a hog roast and picnic, games,
vintage car show and culminating in a
fireworks display.
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2A - Paulding County Progress Wednesday, March 2, 2016
Reinhart working to bring pride to a close knit village
By JOE SHOUSE
Progress Staff Writer
Part 4 of a Series
PAULDING After a too-close-to-call mayoral election, Pauldings Greg Reinhart had to wait
a couple of extra weeks to hear the final vote and
when all the votes were finally tallied, it was a slim
victory for Reinhart just 10 votes (514-504) over
his opponent, Jim Guelde. Now, two months after
taking the leadership role for the largest Paulding
County village, Reinhart is quickly finding his
way through the many responsibilities he now
holds.
One responsibility is working with his village
council, who Reinhart describes as being born
and bred here and wanting the best for the community. Knowing that everyone has different
ideas and avenues to getting the job done, Reinhart knows the key to getting the job done is by
working together.
Right now one of my main concerns, a goal
you could say, is seeing the streets repaired. We
have many main streets and secondary side streets
that need repaved. Its going to be an ongoing process that will take several years, said Reinhart.
Also high on Reinharts agenda is economic
development, utility extension and showing fiscal
responsibility.
We certainly dont want to go into debt. We
are in debt enough with the sewer separation project and the new water plant, commented Reinhart.
When it comes to carrying out a plan to benefit
the village and its citizens, Reinhart would like to
see the Community Reinvestment Area (CRA) tax
exemption program be advertised and taken advantage of by those homeowners who are looking
to improve their homes.
This exemption is already approved for the village, and homeowners who would like to remodel
their home or construct a room addition can receive the exemption that would not increase their
taxes on their dwelling, said Reinhart.
As the new mayor considers the upside to the
village and what it offers or what it can capitalize
Photo courtesy Matt Strayer
Pauldings new mayor, Greg Reinhart, began his first term in January. He would like to see the
development of more community pride. Taking care of our property and helping each other out,
he says. Its about pride and doing all we can to make Paulding a better place to live.
on when it comes to its future, Reinhart thinks new
U.S. 24 and rail service for transportation is a plus
along with the new water plant, sewer improvements, good schools and churches, which are all
positives for the community.
We have made several community improvements over the years and hopefully will continue.
It would be a great asset to the area if we could
secure another factory on our building site out by
Alex Products, Reinhart said.
As a new leader in the village, Reinhart has
a trio of individuals he looks to for advise, sup-
port and guidance.

The three commissioners in Defiance County,
Thomas Kime, Ryan Mock and Otto Nicely.
They have helped me understand the importance
of fiscal responsibility and how local government
works. Those three men as well as former commissioner Jim Harris are leaders that I admire and
always appreciate their input, commented Reinhart.
When dealing with people, Reinhart would like
to see the community develop a sense of pride for
their homes, yards and surroundings.
Taking care of our property and helping each

other out. This is a tight knit community where
everybody knows everybody. Its about pride and
doing all we can to make Paulding a better place
to live.
Its the idea of taking pride in the community
that Reinhart emphasized in greater detail when
he was asked what he would do if he received a
$1 million grant to spend any way he would like.
Make downtown more attractive, get rid of
the blighted houses and pay down the debt. Those
would be three things I would do with the make
believe grant funds, Reinhart said.
Reinhart wants to be a mayor who will go to bat
for the citizens.
I want to be a leader who will listen to people
and allow them to vent and try to understand their
feelings and concerns. Its important to understand
where they are coming from and to encourage
them to work together to solve any important issues, he said.
When describing what makes a good citizen,
Reinharts first word was respect.
Everyone needs to develop a sense of respect
for where they live their country, state, county
and village. To love life, realize what you have,
and honor your neighbor by helping them out
when possible, Reinhart said.
The Paulding Village Council meets on the first
and third Monday of each month at 6:30 p.m..
When asked why more people do not attend meetings, Reinhart was quick to answer.
I believe its because people dont think we
will listen to them, plus our chamber is not very
accommodating. Sure, people will come when
they have a problem, but for the most part, its
just the way it is today. There are other boards and
committees I serve on and people do not come to
listen in or observe.
Note: Five new mayors took office in the county
in January: Steve Wobler of Payne Village, Ray
DeLong of Antwerp Village, Brian Ripke of Oakwood Village, Greg Reinhart of Paulding Village,
and Donna Greear of Broughton Village. We are
interviewing each.
March 15 primary election information announced

PAULDING The Board of
Elections of Paulding County
is informing voters of the upcoming Presidential Primary
Election to be held on Tuesday,
March 15.
Voting will take place at the
following locations:
AUGLAIZE TWP - Fire
House at Ohio 637 & Road 169
BLUE CREEK TWP
Wayne Trace High School in
the Junior High gymnasium,
4915 US 127, Haviland
BROWN TWP - Oakwood
Fire and EMS Station, 201 N
Sixth St., Oakwood
ANTWERP VILLAGE and

CARRYALL TWP Antwerp
Catholic Church Hall, 303 W.
Daggett St., Antwerp
CRANE TWP and CECIL
Divine Mercy Fellowship Hall,
303 W. Daggett St., Antwerp
EMERALD TWP Paulding
Co. Extension Building, 503
Fairground Dr., Paulding
BENTON TWP (Payne Village) and HARRISON TWP
(Payne Village) Payne Legion
Hall, 229 N. Main St., Payne

JACKSON
TWP
&
BROUGHTON Township
House at Road 126 and Road
131
PAULDING VILLAGE 1, 2
and 3 Paulding Co. Extension
Building, 503 Fairground Dr.,
Paulding
LATTY TWP & GROVER
HILL Wayne Trace High
School in the Junior High gymnasium, 4915 US 127, Haviland
PAULDING TWP & LATTY VILLAGE Paulding Co.
Extension Building, 503 Fairground Dr., Paulding
WASHINGTON TWP
Wayne Trace High School in
the Junior High gymnasium,
4915 US 127, Haviland.
This election is for the purpose of choosing Democratic or

Republican Delegates-at-Large
and Alternates-at-Large to the
National Convention for President.
Nominations of candidates
for the following offices will
also take place:
U.S. Senator; U.S. Congress; Representative to Congress (5th District)
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (FTC* 1-1-17);
Justice of the Supreme Court
(FTC 1-1-2017 and 1-2-17);
Judge of the Court of Appeals
(3rd District - FTC 2-9-17 and
2-11-17);
State Representative (82nd
District)
Judge of the Court of Common Pleas (General Division
(FTC 1-1-17)
Judge of the Court of Common Pleas (Probate and Juvenile
Divisions)(FTC 2-9-17);
County
Commissioner
PAULDING Paulding Putnam Electric employees, along

with the help of cooperative
members, local businesses, and
community leaders have raised
close to $30,000 so far to go
toward the Honor Flight organization.
The goal is to raise $70,000
to sponsor an entire Honor
Flight out of the Northeast Indiana Chapter, which serves
Northwest Ohio and Northeast
Indiana.
For those not familiar with
Honor Flight, it is a nonprofit organization created solely
to honor Americas veterans
for all their sacrifices by flying them to Washington, DC
to reflect at their memorials.
The cost to sponsor an entire
flight averages anywhere from
$65,000 to $70,000.
ALL Firestone
Ag Tire
Purchases
Now thru March 28th

We now
offer
aluminum
wheel
polishing for
trucks
Paulding Putnam Electric

Co-ops (PPEC) other goal is
to locate the remaining World
War II Veterans in this region,
so they can go on this amazing
experience.
While there is a long waiting list currently, World War II
Veterans and those terminally
ill are bumped up on the first
flights, says Erika Willitzer,
marketing and economic development manager at PPEC. We
want to make sure these brave
men and women get this opportunity, before its too late.
In order to accomplish our
goal of sponsoring an entire
flight, PPEC is accepting corporate and individual donations. We are also holding a
truck raffle, where you have
the opportunity to win a brand
new Chevy Silverado truck.
Donations and tickets can be

purchased online at the website
www.PPEC.coop.
To purchase a raffle ticket or
to make a donation speak with
any PPEC employee.
When the weather gets warmer, Paulding Putnam Electric employees also plan to hold several
community luncheons to bring
awareness to the cause. These
luncheons will be held throughout the service territory, which
is made up of Paulding, Putnam,
Defiance, Van Wert and Allen
counties in Ohio, and Adams
and Allen counties in Indiana.
Details on the times and dates of
the community luncheons will
be announced at a later time.
Any questions regarding this
conference, should be directed
to Willitzer at 419-399-1868 or
email at ewillitzer@ppec.coop.
Also on Feb. 12, the Paulding

County Sheriffs Office reported Tracys gold/beige Chevy
Silverado pickup truck as stolen. Ten minutes later, the truck
was located on Ashpacher Road
in Defiance County. It was later towed. Tracy has not been
found.
The incident report shows that
oral statements were obtained
from six witnesses, including

two on Ashpacher Road.
No autopsy results have been
disclosed, including cause of
death or day or time of death.
Tracys apartment is still
sealed with crime scene tape.
Anyone with information on
Tracy is urged to contact the
Paulding Police Department at
419-399-3311.
n REPORT
Continued from Page 1A
sued an arrest warrant for Tracy,

47. The warrant is for murder in
the death of Hannah Fischer.
The warrant was filed in
Paulding County Court and remains sealed.
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Any questions should be directed to the Paulding County
Board of Elections at 105 E.
Perry St. , Paulding OH 45879
or by calling 419-399-8230.
Early voting office hours are:
March 2-4, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.; Saturday, March 5, 8 a.m.-4 p.m.;
March 7-11, 8 a.m.-7 p.m.; Saturday, March 12, 8 a.m.-4 p.m.;
Sunday, March 13, 1-5 p.m.;
and Monday, March 14, 8 a.m.
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The office email address is
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Paulding.
Board members are David
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Bob Burkley, board members.
Brenda Crawford is the director,
and Janet Commers, deputy director.
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Sheriff
County Recorder
County Treasurer
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Coroner.
The Green party has a candidate for U.S. Senator.
Candidates to the following
political party offices will be
elected:
Republican ballot only
Member of the State Central
Committee 1 Man and 1 Woman (1st District);
Democratic and Republican ballot: Members of County
Central Committee.
Polls for the election will
open at 6:30 a.m. and remain
open until 7:30 p.m. on election
day.
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Overdue fines dropped to 1950 levels

PAULDING Happy Birthday to the Paulding County
Carnegie Library! And, you
get the gift. In celebration of
the librarys 100th birthday,
all fines during the month of
March will be reduced to 2
cents per item.
All materials (all formats)
will be charged only 2 cents

per day for overdue. This
is a great time to return all
long-overdue materials. Visit
any library location in March.
Fees and costs for lost or
damaged items will not be reduced; this special rate is for
overdue items only.
Wednesday, March 2, 2016 Paulding County Progress - 3A
Obituaries Updated weekdays at www.progressnewspaper.org

ROBERT
HARTSOCK
1947-2017
V A N
WERT Robert Gene Hartsock, 68, of Van Wert, died
Friday morning, Feb. 26 at the
I.U. Medical Center in Indianapolis.
He was
born on
May 18,
1947, in
Big Stone
Gap, Va.,
the son
of the late
Donald
and Ruth
(Fields) Hartsock. On March
2, 2013, he married the former
Paula Reynolds, who survives.
Other family members include four children, Robin
(Tom) McCord of Fort Wayne,
Aaron (Kelli) Hartsock of Fort
Wayne, Deann (Jeff) Daulton
of Brownsburg, Ind., and
Kristin (Mike) Blochowski
of Maumee; two stepsons,
Jeff (Adrienne) Sterrett of
Van Wert and Justin (Kelly)
Sterrett of London, Ohio; 14
grandchildren, Logan, Cassy,
Carly, Seth, Casey, Luke, Austin, Chelsea, Madison, Josh,
Carter, Corbin, Connor and
Callie; seven great-grandchildren; five step-grandchildren, Dalton, Alexis, Larissa,
Jonathan and Karalina; one
great-stepgrandchild;
two
brothers, William (Chris) Hartsock of Van Wert and David
Hartsock of Cleveland; and
one sister, Linda (Mike) Kemper of Delphos.
Bob graduated from Delphos Jefferson High School
and after a brief stint in the Air
Force, he worked at and retired
from B.F. Goodrich in Woodburn. He was a member of the
Payne Church of the Nazarene,
American Legion Post and
VFW Post of Van Wert.
Services were held Tuesday, March 1 at the Payne
Church of the Nazarene with
Pastor Mike Harper officiating. Interment followed at
Walnut Grove Cemetery near
Delphos, where military rites
were conducted by the combined honor guard of the VFW
and American Legion posts of
Van Wert. Cowan & Son Funeral Home, Van Wert, was in
charge of arrangements.
Preferred memorials are to
the Wounded Warriors organization.
MARSHALL
MARTY JONES
1957-2016
PAULDING Marshall
Marty R. Jones, age 59, died
Friday, Feb. 26.
He was
born Jan.
16, 1957
in Paulding, the
son of the
late Clifford and
Myrtle
(Worline)
Jones Sr. On Aug. 25, 2001,
he married Jane E. Snodgrass,
who survives. He was a member of Divine Mercy Catholic
Parish, Paulding. He was formerly maintenance supervisor
for Jackson Township.
He is also survived by a
brother, Paul (Carolyn) Jones,
Latty; stepmother, Ethel Keck
Jones, Paulding; and many
nieces and nephews.
He also was preceded in
death by a brother, Clifford M.
Jones Sr.
A Mass of Christian Burial
will be conducted 10 a.m.
today, March 2 at Divine
Mercy Parish, Paulding, with
the Rev. Joseph Poggemeyer
officiating. Burial will follow
in Pleasant Grove Cemetery,
Paulding County. Den Herder
Funeral Home, Paulding, is in
charge of arrangements.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations made to
Paulding County Dog Shelter.
Online condolences may
be sent to www.denherderfh.
com.
ROBERT
NORLING
1949-2016
PAULDING Robert E.
Norling, age 66, died Saturday, Feb. 27.
He was born Oct. 30, 1949
in Paulding, the son of Roberta
(Hudson) and the late Kenneth
Norling.
He was
a
U.S.
A r m y
veteran,
serving
during
the Vietnam War,
and was
formerly
employed by General Motors
Powertrain, Defiance.
He is also survived by his
wife, Brenda Norling, Arnold, Mo.; son, Robert Alan

Norling, Paulding; a sister,
Penny (Joe) Kidd, Paulding;
a brother, Richard (Jeanetta)
Norling, Paulding; grandchildren, Andy, Bailey and Jessica Norling; and great-grandchildren, Jayden and Waylon
Norling.
Funeral services will be conducted 2 p.m. today, March 2
at Den Herder Funeral Home,
Paulding. Burial will follow in
Hedges Cemetery, Paulding
County, with military graveside services conducted by
VFW Post 587.
Visitation will be noon until
time of services today.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations made to
Disabled American Veterans.
Online condolences may be
sent to www.denherderfh.com.
ARTHUR
ZELLNER
1940-2016
PAULDING Arthur B.
Zellner, age 75, died Sunday,
Feb. 28.
He was born Dec. 17, 1940
in Mansfield, the son of the late
Charles and Dora (Yarnell)
Zellner. On June 24, 1994, he
married Carol A. (Kelly), who
preceded him in death. He
was a self-employed construction contractor and previously
employed as an Antwerp and
Paulding area Crescent News
carrier.
He is survived by his children, Jeff Zellner, Sherwood,
Sabrina (Dustin) Favourite,
Montpelier, Mark (Pam) Zellner and Todd (Debbie) Zellner, both of Mansfield, and
Tammy Cully, Sherwood; six
brothers and five sisters, all
of Mansfield; eight grandchildren; and two stepchildren.
He also was preceded in
death by a brother, Joseph
Zellner.
Funeral services will be conducted noon Friday, March 4
at Den Herder Funeral Home,
Paulding, with Pastor Jeremy
Thompson officiating. Burial
will be at 3 p.m. in Schiffler
Cemetery, Williams County.
Visitation will be 3-7 p.m.
Thursday, March 3 at the funeral home and one hour prior
to services on Friday.
In lieu of flowers, the family
requests donations made to the
family in care of Sabrina Favourite.
Online condolences may be
sent to www.denherderfh.com.
Principals receive new

contracts at Wayne Trace
By JOE SHOUSE
Staff Writer
HAVILAND The Wayne
Trace Local School board met
Feb. 23. Contracts were awarded
to several staff members while
resignations were also accepted
at the meeting.
Two guests were introduced
to the board. Payne Elementary
principal Jody Dunham introduced Rachael McCroskey, a
new instructor who teaches the
cross categorical class. McCroskey shared a few words about
herself to the board.
Also, representing Payne Elementary PTO, Lora Lyons spoke
about the Kaboom grant the PTO
applied for and was awarded for
new playground equipment at the
Payne building.
The following consent
items were accepted:
Retirement resignation of
Kristine Gerardot as a teachers aide after 30 years of service effective at the end of the
2015-16 school year.
Retirement resignation
of Deb Bidlack as a bus drive
after 18 years of service effective at the end of the 2015-16
school year.
Resignation of Tim Baker
as bus mechanic/bus trainer,
effective Feb. 26 and approve
him as a substitute mechanic/
bus trainer.
Resignation of Colleen
Saylor as junior varsity volleyball coach.
Resignation of Don Kipfer as junior high assistant
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track and field coach.

Administrative contracts
for the following employees
were approved:
Jody Dunham, three-year
contract as Payne Elementary
principal Aug. 1, 2016 - July
31, 2019.
Jerry Hessek, three-year
contract as district technology coordinator Aug, 1, 2016
- July 31, 2019.
Phil Nofziger, one-year
contract as Wayne Trace JH/
SH principal Aug. 1, 2016 July 31, 2017.
Ann Olwin, one-year
contract as superintendent administrative assistant Aug. 1,
2016 - July 31, 2017.
Kevin Wilson, one-year
contract as Grover Hill Elementary principal Aug. 1,
2016 - July 31, 2017.
List of voluntary transfers including Terry Ulm to
Grover Hill Elementary as
head cook beginning at the
start of the 2016-17 school
year.
One-year supplemental
contracts for 2015-16 classified personnel including Terry Campbell, head junior high
track and field; Jason Vest
Hower and Christie Vest, assistant junior high tract and
field.
Anita Branch as volunteer track and field coach for
2015-16 school year.
Adopt various text books
and materials for use in kindergarten - grade 12.
Calendar for the 2016-17

school year.
Teacher professional development days for the 201617 school year: two-hour delays on Sept. 16, Oct, 14, Nov.
18, Jan. 20, Feb. 10, March 10
and April 28, and full days
Sept. 2 and March 24.
A new job description for
the bus mechanic/bus trainer.
Northwest Ohio Area
computer services cooperative service provider contract
internet service for July 1,
2017 - June 30, 2021.
Commended Grover Hill
student Faith Meraz for winning the 2018 Paulding County spelling bee.
Commended the wrestlers for claiming individual
championships in the Green
Meadows Conference including George Clemens, Ruger
Goeltzenleuchter and Chase
Marroquin.
One year contract for Jay
Lamb as bus mechanic/bus
trainer beginning March 7.
The following financial
items were approved by consent:
Investment report and
payment of bills as presented
by treasurer Lori Davis.
Cash reconciliation for
January 2016.
Amend appropriations
and revenues for fiscal year
2016.
Section 125 flexible benefit play effective Feb. 1, 2016Dec. 31, 2016.
Saturday butchering fills

freezers for another year
We butchered three hogs on

Saturday. One hog is for Timothy and Elizabeth. We raised
an extra one to give to them. The Eichers and their butchering helpers enjoyed a lunch of pork tenderloin.
We had plenty of good help,
which made the workload
were dumped on with around eight to ten inchlighter for everyone.
In addition to plenty of good fresh tender- es of snow. This was a good thing for Joseph,
loin and other cuts, we cooked remaining meat since he couldnt have gone anyway. Daughter
off the bones and used to make pon hoss, a Susan, 20, is off from the factory until Tuesfried dish made from leftover hog meat. We day. I am glad for her help.
had enough to make 12 gallons of pork broth Son Benjamin, 16, is also home from work
today as his driver didnt want to drive in this
into pon hoss.
We rendered the lard, making around 18 to snow. Benjamin has been busy all morning,
20 gallons. The sausage was put through the shoveling out walks and the driveway. The
grinder and seasoned with different kinds of snow is really heavy, so hes going to be glad
seasonings. Then everything was packaged for a rest when hes done.
and put in the freezers. We still want to make We are doing the chores for my sisters Susummer sausage, using venison and pork. We san and Verena. They will be gone for 10 days,
add the pork sausage so it doesnt get so dry. staying with some friends in Ellenton, Fla.,
We made a breakfast casserole on Friday not too far from Sarasota. They picked a good
evening so it was easy to put in the oven on week to be in Florida!
Saturday morning. The men and boys started Recently our friends Jim and Ruth and
with the butchering at 4 a.m. All three hogs their friend Sue invited our family, Jacob and
were really bigwe guessed roughly around Emma and family, and sisters Verena and Su500 pounds each. After the men had the hogs san over to Jim and Ruths cottage by the lake.
dressed (the initial phase of butchering), they With all our horses and buggies, Jim and Ruth
had to tie a rope from one tree to another to
all came in to eat breakfast.
Our noon meal was a little later. On the have room to tie all our horses.
menu was: fresh fried pork tenderloin, mashed Ruth and Sue showed us all how to do CPR
potatoes, gravy, chicken noodles, dressing, (cardiopulmonary resuscitation). Everyone
corn, hot peppers, lettuce salad, pasta salad, had a chance to try it with the equipment Ruth
cheese, homemade bread, butter, strawberry had. We appreciated the time they took to
jam, banana cake, brownies, chocolate chip show us and also for treating us to pizza and
snacks. It is so good for everyone to know how
bars, hoho cake, and ice cream.
It was a long hard day, but I am so glad to to do CPR. We also appreciated one of the lohave the freezers filled for another year. And cal EMTs who joined us and showed us more
the boys are glad to have fewer chores out in things to do in an emergency situation.
This week Ill share a recipe for pork chops.
the barn.
Timothy is still on crutches and off work. God bless everyone! Stay healthy!
GLAZED PORK CHOPS
His foot seems to be in the healing process and
6
pork
chops
he doesnt have too much pain if he stays off
2/3 cup brown sugar
his feet.
Last night son Joseph, 13, hurt his knee and 1 teaspoon paprika
leg. He was pumping air into a cold basketball 1 teaspoon sage
and it blew up, knocking him back. His knee 1 teaspoon dry mustard
and leg are all bruised, and he cant put weight 1/2 teaspoon salt
on his leg.
We have an appointment at 1/2 teaspoon pepper
1 tablespoon water
the doctor this afternoon.
Sure hope its not broken, but we will need Place chops in a shallow baking dish or
to get an X-ray to determine that. Joseph cake pan. Do not stack or overlap chops.
learned a lesson: dont pump up a cold bas- Make a paste from the rest of the ingredients
ketball. Luckily it didnt hit his head. I heard and spread over chops. Bake uncovered in a
it blow up from the house and thought it was a 250-degree oven for one hour, then 15 minutes
at 350 degrees. Turn chops once after baking
gun being shot off.
Schools in the area are closed today, as we 45 minutes and spoon some of the mixture in
the bottom of the pan over each chop.
Nominations
accepted for
preservation
Its time to nominate properties for Preservation Ohios 2016
list of Most Endangered Historic
Sites - places that represent the
best of Ohios past and are in
danger of slipping away.
Deadline for nominations is
April 1.
Several properties on last
years list have been saved due to
advocacy efforts and increased
awareness of their threatened
status.The group wants to identify endangered sites as early
as possible to save as much of
Ohios heritage as possible.
Local efforts do make a difference. Citizens are encouraged to
go to www.PreserveOhio.com
and make one or more nominations for the 2016 list to help ensure that future generations can
enjoy these treasured places.
PAULDING
HOSPITAL
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NOW TAKING ORDERS
Easter
Flowers
Last Sale Day is
March 11th
Delivery Date is
March 18th
To our family, friends, neighbors and the entire Paulding community, we just cant express our gratitude
enough for all the love and compassion you showed us
during the loss of Devan. Your thoughtfulness has meant
more than you could ever know. Thank you for the cards,
gifts, food and most of all your prayers. A special thank you
to the Nazarene Church for the meal and Mr. Den Herder
for his professional handling of all the arrangements.
God Bless each of you,
Mike, Kendra, Drey, Dylan & Karli Gamble
3 Choices of Lilies,
Hydrangeas,
Pericallius,
Regal Geraniums,
Daisy and Dahlias
Get order forms at
the GIFT SHOP or
Call 419-399-5818
Church Calendar
Wednesday, March 2
Lenten Lunch
PAULDING Beginning on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 10, and
continuing each Wednesday through March 16, there will be a
lunch and a brief time of worship at the Presbyterian Church
hosted by the Paulding Ministerial Association. Service time
is noon until 1 p.m.
Local churches will rotate to provide meals and Lenten
meditations.
All the meals will be in the church fellowship hall, located
at the corner of Caroline and Cherry streets.
Lenten Services
MELROSE The Melrose United Methodist Church will
host the final three Lenten services in the Oakwood-Melrose
area. This Wednesday at 7 p.m. Pastor Mark Burden will bring
the message.
Next week Pastor Wayne Karges will speak.
Free community dinner
PAULDING First Presbyterian Church of Paulding will
be hosting a free dinner at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 2.
Church Calendar listings are free. If your church is having
any special services or programs, please email us your information at progress@progressnewspaper.org or call the Paulding County Progress at 419-399-4015.
County Democrats to reorganize

PAULDING Members of the Paulding County Democratic
Central Committee will hold its election of officers and executive committee members at the March 8 meeting.
The gathering begins at 7 p.m. in the Paulding Eagles Hall.
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Blakely running
for GOP central
committee
Dear Editor,
Were in the midst of vetting candidates for the President of the United States, a
task much like interviewing
applicants for employment,
only with higher stakes.
As we suffer the political
mayhem, some politicians
vilifying their opponents and
a few exaggerating their own
self-importance, there walks
among us a dedicated patriot
who has, for several years,
quietly and diligently become
involved in many levels of
government.Shes traveled
Ohio extensively, educating
herself on the perils of intrusive government in healthcare, education,property
rights, and immigration laws,
among others.Shes in turn
shared her findings with many
along the way.
Thats why I believe Cheryl
Blakely would be a competent candidate for State Republican Central Committee.
Having had experience
serving on our local Republican Central Committee,
she would work to unite our
Republican party and not continue to splinter it as has been
happening for several years.
How refreshing!
These primary elections
and subsequent November
elections are perhaps the most
critical in my lifetime. When
we note how many citizens
prefer government assistance
over personal responsibility,
we know were in a downward spiral.Utopia is unsustainable.Elections have
consequences; not voting can
have dire consequences.
If you cherish genuine
conservative principles, believe in liberty afforded us
by our Constitution, want to
preserve our First and Second
Amendment rights, support
limited government and
Christian values, I encourage
you to join me next month
and choose Cheryl Blakely as
our Republican Central Committee representative in this
eleven-county Senate District
1.
It might be a good place to
start mending our ailing party.
Sondra Bixby
Findlay
our house to warm up.

Craig told me he was
running for the 82nd House
District because he believes
that this country needs strong
Christian leadership more
now than ever, and he is the
man for the job. Craig has no
political background and has
spent 27 years in the private
sector. He is a fiscal conservative who is also Pro Life and
Pro Second Amendment.
As my wife and I spoke to
him and Danette it became
obvious to me that he is
exactly the kind of person
I want to elect for political
office.He stands by what he
says and will go to Columbus
and come up with solutions
to the issues which currently
confront us all.
Today, governments will
have to respond faster and
develop the political maturity
and leadership needed to help
our society navigate the rapid
pace of change. Those who
govern will need to reset their
intuition, just as business
leaders will. I believe that
Craig Riedel will strive to restore our priorities and use his
talent to profoundly outpace
our current policy makers.
I often marvel at individuals who can fuel creativity
and drive change in the world
I believe I met one of these
individuals on a cold winter
day walking door to door
down Glynwood Road in
Wapakoneta, Ohio.
Please give Craig Riedel
your vote for Ohios 82nd
House District!
Craig Alan Brown
Wapakoneta
Candidate is
fresh voice
Dear Editor,
At a time of great political
polarization, its great to see
a candidate for elected office
who understands what it takes
to get work done in Columbus. Craig Riedel is that candidate.
Craig is running for state
representative and displays a
combination of values-based
leadership along with a
healthy dose of pragmatism.
If you talk with Craig, you
quickly understand that his
strong values and beliefs will
guide his service in the Statehouse. But he also understands what it takes to govern
which is an ability to find
the middle and make progress
in incremental steps.
I am excited to see Craig
run for this seat. He possesses
the passion, conviction and
thoughtfulness to be a great
legislator. I hope others will
join me in supporting a candidate who represents a fresh
voice in the political landscape.
Gary M. Cates
Defiance
policies and candidates actually put forth in the course of

general elections.
Cheryl Blakely, who resides in Findlay, is exactly the
kind of true Conservative we
all would want to represent
our interests in Columbus.
In fact, we need more such
principled individuals at that
office.
I have known Cheryl for
about five or six years and
have worked with her on numerous conservative projects
that have amply illustrated
her devotion to serving those
interests in our state.
Her work as Northwest
Regional Coordinator of the
Health Care Freedom Amendment was instrumental in collecting the thousands of signatures necessary in our area
which finally lead to getting
that amendment on the ballot.
It was easily passed by a two
thirds majority in 2011.
She has served her community in diverse other
capacities over the years in
leadership positions.She is
a college graduate in graphic
design with additional education in mechanical engineering. She is truly a qualified,
and capable leader.
In two to three weeks, we
go to the polls in Ohio.I
strongly urge you consider
voting for Cheryl for our areas Central Committeewoman. She is challenging the
incumbent member and she
faces a rather difficult battle.
But America has always
been a nation for the underdogs especially the credible and worthy ones.Please
do not forget the name Cheryl
Blakely on March 15.
Robert Cooper
Payne
Ikerd would serve

well as appellate
judge
Dear Editor,
Today, given the dysfunction of government, we look
for elected officials who will
live within their constitutionally defined role in government. This is especially true
when we look at candidates
who will serve in the judicial
branch.
Assistant Prosecuting
Attorney Amy Ikerd has
demonstrated throughout her
over 20 years of public service that she upholds the law.
As an assistant prosecuting
attorney serving for nearly 17
years in the Mercer County
Prosecuting Attorneys Office,
she applied the law, as written, to the facts and evidence
presented. As a practicing
attorney she served the needs
of her community by giving
sage legal advice.
There is humility to Amy
Ikerds approach to the pursuit of justice that is refreshing. She will not let power
go to her head. Serving on
Ohios Third District Court
of Appeals, she will look at
Dear Editor,
the evidence, ask tough ques This letter is written to introduce voters in our District tions, demand good answers,
and go the Constitution for
to Cheryl Blakely, who is
guidance. She will draw upon
running for our areas State
her own magnificent backCentral Committeewoman.
ground when she addresses
This position is one that
the towering issues facing
is often underestimated in
Ohios Third District.
its importance to our states
No one is handing this
political process; and oftenDear Editor,
Third District Court of Aptimes people simply vote
Last month Craig Riedel
peals seat to Amy Ikerd. She
for the candidate the Party
and his wife, Danette, stopped usually puts forth with little
is going out and earning it.
by my house as they were
Amy Ikerd is no stranger to
examination into what that
going door to door speaking
individual actually represents. hard work and that lifelong
with voters.It was very cold
The State Central Committee habit of working hard and
outside so I invited them in
has immense influence of the smart is what she will bring
Conservatives
must vote
Reidel gains
mans support
to every decision she renders

as our newest member of the
Ohio Third District Court of
Appeals. Her love of the law
and passion for justice will
serve us well. Ohios Third
District needs her now.
Richard Delzeith
St. Henry
president of the Mercer County Bar Association
vice chairman of the Mercer
County Republican Party
Former state rep

supports Riedel
Dear Editor,
Hello everyone. This is
retired State Representative
Bruce Goodwin. I am writing
this letter to ask for your support of Craig Riedel for state
representative of Defiance
County, Paulding County,
Van Wert County, and part of
Auglaize County.
I met Craig several months
ago and have had the good
fortune to get to know him
as he campaigns for this position. I know what it takes
to be successful as your representative in Columbus and
Craig has those qualities. He
is strong in the traditional values of home and family and
will work hard to protect life,
guns and limited government
and taxation. He is articulate,
knowledgeable about the
needs of the people he will
represent and focused on
working hard for you.
I am convinced that he will
stand up and fight hard for
you regardless of how much
pressure the Columbus insiders will try to place on him.
And believe me that can be
considerable. He will not be a
go along to get along politician.
Finally, I believe that Craig
will always be there for his
constituents who need help.
This is a major component of
the job, but not all representatives do this well. Craig is
committed to making this a
priority. I will be voting for
Craig Riedel on March 15 in
the Republican primary and
hope you will consider doing
the same.
Bruce Goodwin
Defiance
Groups unite to
promote drugfree lifestyles
Dear Editor,
5 Minutes for Life is a
new educational campaign
to reduce, and ultimately
eliminate, the demand for
illegal drug use among high
school students and other
young adults. The campaign,
which began in fall 2013, is
a partnership including the
Ohio State Highway Patrol,
Ohio High School Athletic
Association, Ohio National
Guard and Ohio Department
of Public Safety.
The program centers on
Ohio State Troopers, Ohio
National Guard members
and Local Law Enforcement
talking for five minutes with
studentathletes from high
school sports teams before or
after a practice about responsible decision making, leadership and encouraging those
in their peer group to live a
drugfree lifestyle.
These presentations may
also include testimonials from
those directly impacted by
drug addiction. Following the
before or after high school
practice presentations by
troopers, guard members, and
Commissioners journal
Commissioners Journal February 3, 2016
This 3rd day of February, 2016,
the Board of County Commissioners met in regular session with the
following members present: Tony
Zartman, Mark Holtsberry, and Nola
Ginter, Clerk. Absent: Roy Klopfenstein.
MEETING NOTES OF APPOINTMENTS
Ed Bohn, Paulding County EMA,
met with the commissioners to discuss various areas in the county that
are designated flood plains. He noted
the quality of the fill materials and

the soil content must be considered
before allowing the filling (or partial
filling) of a flood plain.
He then reported Resource Solutions (consultants) has begun the task
of writing Paulding Countys Mitigation Plan. Bohn noted a coalition
core committee of professionals will
be established and several meetings
will take place in order to identify
the needs of communities. The public
will be invited to attend the meetings
and offer input. Resource Solutions
Visit us online at
estimates it will take 10 months to

write the mitigation plan. It will then
go to FEMA for approval, which
could take several months. Once in
place, the plan will need reviewed
and updated, if necessary, every five
years.
Bohn voiced his interest in creating a website for EMA. The commissioners complemented Bohns
ability to communicate with Paulding
County residents via Facebook. They
also are pleased with the positive impact he has had while educating the
community on EMA functions.
Bohn reminded the commissioners of upcoming training exercises.

Bohn is planning to attend the cybersecurity training on Feb. 10. He
also reported the paperwork for cost
recovery from the US 637 accident is
finally being considered by the state.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
A motion was made by Holtsberry
to go into executive session at 9:18
a.m. with the Paulding County Auditor to discuss personnel matters.
At 9:40 a.m. all members present
agreed to adjourn the executive session and go into regular session.
local law enforcement role

model athletes are encouraged to spread the message
within their school creatively
using the 5 Minutes for Life
key points. High school students will be encouraged to
use social media to promote
these key concepts and post/
send related video messages
to campaign Facebook and
Twitter sites operated by the
Ohio State Highway Patrol. 5
Minutes for Life represents a
tangible way in which Ohio
high school students and athletes can contribute to a safer
Ohio. Its only five minutes
for the rest of their life.
The statewide partnership
involves all 55 Patrol Posts,
National Guard units, and
local law enforcement located
throughout Ohio, and more
than 800 OHSAA member
high schools. Whether its
golf, tennis, cross country,
field hockey, soccer, volleyball, or football, 5 Minutes for
Life is intended to remind and
encourage studentathletes,
cheerleaders, band members,
and students to lead by example and encourage peers to
live a responsible, drug-free
lifestyle.
Across Ohio, studentathletes, coaches, cheerleaders,
band members, and other
people who realize their example can make a difference
are pledging their support of 5
Minutes for Life.
Additional information on
the 5 Minutes for Life can be
found at www.facebook.com/
fiveminutesforlife or www.
twitter.com/5minutesforlife.
Lt. Timothy Grigsby, commander, Ohio State Highway
Patrol Van Wert Post
Sergeant Orta, Ohio National
Guard, Toledo
Daniel B. Ross, Ph.D., commissioner, OHSAA
Website offers
insight for voters
Dear Editor,
Two weeks from today,
Ohioans will vote in the 2016
primary election to determine
the judicial candidates who
will appear on the general
election ballot.
JudicialVotesCount.org,
a nonpartisan website that
features biographies of court
candidates running for judge,
can assist voters. Launched
in September, the website
includes updated 2016 candidate information for Supreme
Court, court of appeals, and
common pleas court races.
There are 145 seats up
for election and more than
200 candidates on the ballot.
County court candidates will
be added after their filing
deadline in August.
In addition to candidate
bios, the website includes descriptions about what judges
do and the duties of different

courts and videos about how
Ohios court system works.
Candidates were also asked to
describe their qualifications
and their reasons for running
for judge.
Finding this type of information in one place is crucial
given results from a 2014
survey that found most Ohio
voters dont vote for judicial
candidates because they dont
know enough about them.
Judicial Votes Count is a
collaboration among the Ohio
State Bar Association, the
League of Women Voters of
Ohio, the Ohio Newspaper
Association, the Ohio Association of Broadcasters, the
Bliss Institute for Applied
Politics at the University of
Akron, which houses and
maintains the website, and
me.
I urge all voters to go to
JudicialVotesCount.org to
become better educated in
order to cast an informed vote
for judge.
Maureen OConnor
Chief Justice,
Supreme Court of Ohio
Writer suggests
Riedel vote
Dear Editor,
Craig Riedel has
submitted his nominating
petition for the elected position of state representative
of the 82nd House District.
Craig has our support for the
following reasons. He is devoted to his wonderful wife,
Danette, and their two grown
children.
Craig has strong
conservative convictions and
outstanding leadership qualities. His work ethic is second
to none and he is determined
to preservethe fragile rights
and freedoms of the entire
82nd district.

Please exercise your
precious right to vote in the
upcoming primary election
and hopefully you willconsider casting your ballot for
Craig Riedel.We truly believe he can and will make a
difference as our state representative.
Mike Snyder
Defiance
The Deadline for

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5p.m. Friday, March 4. Any
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Police Report
ACCIDENT REPORTS
None.
INCIDENT REPORTS
Friday, Feb. 19
4:47 p.m. Rural Cecil resident reported a family member
who lives in Paulding missing.
5:10 p.m. Officers were told to disregard a business alarm on
McDonald Pike.
Sunday, Feb. 21
1:02 a.m. Juvenile matter was reported on North Walnut
Street. Officers did not observe any unseemly behavior.
8:52 a.m. Responding to an alarm, officers found a North
Water Street business secure.
Monday, Feb. 22
2:30 a.m. Domestic situation was revealed as a result of investigating a traffic violation.
7:24 p.m. Domestic disturbance was handled on South DeWitt Street.
10:51 p.m. Officers responded to a business alarm sounding
on East Jackson Street.
10:59 p.m. While clearing the previous call, police heard
loud voices. They discovered a fight on East Caroline Street.
Tuesday, Feb. 23
8:28 p.m. Domestic dispute was handled on East Perry Street.
Weather report weekly summary as recorded at Paulding Villages water

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

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Property transfers
The term et al. refers to and others; et vir., and husband; et ux.,
and wife.
Benton Township
Kenneth M. and Judith
Myrna Gordon to Tiffany M.
Robinson; Sec. 29, 1.5 acres.
Warranty deed.
Maude King et al. to John
Laukhuf; Sec. 26, 2 acres.
Warranty deed.
John and Marcia Laukhuf to
Willow Tree Pork LLC; Sec.
26, 2 acres. Quit claim.
Blue Creek Township

Secretary of HUD to Karl
W. and Angie K. Klopfenstein; Sec. 10, 1.71 acres.
Warranty deed.
Janet M. Williamson to
Robert B. Williamson; Sec.
11, 36.99 acres. Quit claim.
Brown Township
Nolan G. and Ladonna K.
Shisler to Rick G. Shisler;
Sec. 17, 0.43 acre. Quit claim.
Terrance G. Terhark, trustee
to Roger C. and Patricia L.
Eckart; Sec. 8, 1 acre. Warranty deed.

Carryall Township
Lucinda K. Seslar, dec. to
Michael R. Seslar; Sec. 21,
0.25 acre and Sec. 28, Lot 17,
Noneman Carryall Allotment,
0.475 and Sec. 28, 0.16 acre.
Affidavit.
Michael R. Seslar to Michael R. Seslar Life Estate;
Sec. 21, 0.25 acre and Sec.
28, Lot 17, Noneman Carryall
Allotment, 0.475 and Sec. 28,
0.16 acre. Quit claim.

Jackson Township
Loretta and Donald R.
Heingartner to Doris J. Smith,
et al.; Sec. 22, 2.7 acres. Quit
claim.
Latty Township
Lillian Schlatter Life Estate,
dec. to Nanette Marie Horney,
et al.; Sec. 1, 160 acres and
Sec. 8, 80 acres. Affidavit.
Kent E. and Pamela S.
Eddy, trustees to Nicholas
E. and Kerry E. Ruble JTS;
Sec. 22, 18.431 acres. Trustee

deed.
Grover Hill Village
Wayne and Kathy M. Risner to Steven and Deborah
Plummer; Lot 8, Meyer Addition, 0.2 acre. Warranty deed.
Latty Village
Lillian Schlatter Life Estate,
dec. to Nanette Marie Horney,
et al.; Sec. 36, 3.1 acres. Affidavit.
Oakwood Village
Derrick L. and Sandra J.
Seibert to Rick G. Shisler;

Lots 112 and 113, 0.20 acre.
Warranty deed.
Paulding Village
Marjorie A. Gorman, dec. to
Gregg R. Gorman, et al.; Lots
46 and 47, Dixs First Addition, 0.4 acre. Certificate of
transfer.
Scott Village
Janet D. Speelman, dec. to
Kenneth L. Speelman; Lots 43
and 44, 0.7 acre. Affidavit.
Common Pleas
Civil Docket
The term et al. refers to and others; et

vir., and husband; et ux., and wife.
No new cases filed.

Marriage Licenses
Zechariah Carl Gerhardt, 30, Antwerp, parts counter person and Rachel Leigh Hall, 30, Pierceton, Ind.,
nurse. Parents are Michael C. Gerhardt and Darlene Stoll; and Glenn
E. Hall and Teressa Perry.
Rafael Martinez Ruan, 35,
Haviland, laborer and Joann Marie
Watts, 31, Ottawa, surgical tech.
Parents are Rafael Martinez G. and
Maria Arias; and Roy Watts and
Debrah Boroff.
Administration Docket
In the Estate of Elizabeth M.
Water, application to administer file.

In the Estate of Lisa Ann Recker,
last will and testament filed.
In the Estate of Jakie J. Meeker,
application to administer file.
In the Estate of Eugene Weis, application to administer file.
In the Estate of Joyce M. Kimmel,
last will and testament filed.
In the Estate of Lloyd Dean
Miller, application to administer file.
Criminal Docket
Samantha J. Stahl, 36, of Oakwood, has been scheduled for a
pretrial conference on April 25 for
complicity to aggravated arson (F1).
Her attorney filed a waiver of time.
Bill Joe Mills, 45, of Antwerp,
was released on his own recogni-
zance following arraignment for aggravated arson (F2). Conditions of

the release include no arrests and no
drugs or alcohol. Pretrial conference
was set for March 21 with an April
26 jury trial.
Alfonso S. Gonzales Jr., 44,
of Paulding, was scheduled for a
March 9 pretrial conference regarding his indictment alleging illegal
use of a minor in nudity-oriented
matter or performance (F2). After
being held on $75,000 bond with no
10% privilege for a time, the privilege was later allowed and he is now
out on bond. Because the resident
judge disqualified herself from this
case, it has been assigned to retired
Judge Charles Douglas Chamberlain
of Logan County Family Court.

Zackary R. Strable, 22, of Paulding, was ordered two years intervention in lieu of conviction for
possession of methamphetamine
(F5). Conditions of these sanctions
include following the intervention
plan recommended, use no drugs or
alcohol, participate in treatment and
recovery services, submit to random
tests and pay $298 court costs.
Kirk Echols, 47, of Paulding, was
scheduled for a March 30 pretrial
conference for his indictment alleging nonsupport of a dependent (F4).
Cody L. Johnson, 26, of Latty,
was scheduled for a March 30 pretrial conference regarding his indictment alleging theft (F5) and
receiving stolen property (F4) and

two counts receiving stolen property (M1). A jury trial date of Feb.
23 was vacated.
Misty R. Mattern, 40, address unavailable, had court dates set for an
April 4 pretrial conference and May
10 jury trial regarding her indictment for possession of drugs (F5).
Brittney A. Farris, 22, of Grover
Hill, will have a pretrial conference
March 30 regarding her indictment
alleging two counts of unlawful sexual conduct with a minor (F4). The
prosecution was ordered to fully
preserve and catalogue the physical
evidence of this case in response to
a motion filed by her attorney.
15 minutes.
10:59 a.m. Telephone harassment
was looked into on Road 177 in
Brown Township.
11:59 a.m. Brown Township resident of Road 179 told deputies of
telephone harassment.
12:32 p.m. Two Paulding fire units
responded to a ditch fire in the area
of Emerald and Johnson roads.They
were there less than 10 minutes.
12:45 p.m. Defiance County Sheriffs office relayed information about
an unwanted male who had broken
a window on Road 10 in Auglaize
Township.
1:16 p.m. Four-wheelers were
seen operating in Melrose.
1:21 p.m. Dog complaint came in
from Haviland.
6:26 p.m. Suspicious vehicle was
noted on Road 86 in Brown Township.
8:39 p.m. Theft of a jack was reported from Road 163 in Auglaize
Township.
9:10 p.m. Two-vehicle accident
was investigated on Ohio 114 in
Blue Creek Township. Both Scott
EMS units responded and one made
a transport from the scene. Scott
Fire Department also assisted at the
scene. No further information was
available.
10:02 p.m. Car/deer crash on Ohio
500 in Harrison Township was documented.
10:37 p.m. A Crane Township
resident of US 127 reported hearing
what sounded like gun shots.
Sunday, Feb. 21
8:58 a.m. Payne resident told deputies someone kicked in their door.
3:52 p.m. One Paulding fire unit
responded to a report of a phone line
smoking on Road 126 at Road 117 in
Jackson Township. They were there
less than 15 minutes.
7:23 p.m. Motor vehicle accident
was reported on US 127 in Crane
Township. Further information was
not available.
Monday, Feb. 22
1:32 a.m. Landowner reported a
suspicious vehicle parked in their
side yard in Oakwood.
6:22 a.m. Shop door alarm sounded on Road 151 in Latty Township.
6:30 a.m. Suspicious vehicle was
seen parked on the bridge on Road
33 south of Ohio 500 in Benton
Township.
6:33 a.m. Deputies responded to
an alarm on Emerald Road.
9:41 a.m. Dog complaint was
lodged from North Williams Street
in Paulding.
10:22 a.m. Theft from an Antwerp
business was investigated.
10:41 a.m. Domestic disturbance
was handled on Road 181 in Brown
Township.
10:56 a.m. Deputies delivered a
message for Steuben County, Ind. on
Harrison Street in Mandale.
2:42 p.m. Dog complaint was
looked into on Ohio 613 in Latty
Village.
4:25 p.m. Deputies assisted Job
and Family Services in Cecil.
4:39 p.m. Dog complaint was handled on Road 180 in Crane Township.
5:30 p.m. Theft of tools was investigated in Oakwood.
7:19 p.m. Domestic situation
was handled on US 127 in Jackson
Township.
7:19 p.m. Car/deer crash was
documented on Road 192 in Crane
Township.
10:59 p.m. Deputies assisted
Paulding police with a fight complaint near Caroline and North Main
streets. Three deputies were on scene
up to an hour. Paulding EMS made a
transport from the location.
11:35 p.m. Car/deer collision was
documented near the intersection of
Road 169 and Ohio 637 in Auglaize

Township.
Tuesday, Feb. 23
8:21 a.m. Damage to a pickup
truck was reported from Grover Hill.
9:16 a.m. Deputies assisted at Probate Court by standing by during a
hearing.
11:46 a.m. A subject was arrested
on North Williams Street in Paulding.
11:56 a.m. Deputies arrested a
subject on Tom Tim Drive in Paulding.
1:18 p.m. Johnathon Bowman was
arrested.
3:02 p.m. A driver passing through
Washington Township on Ohio 66
told deputies they thought there was
a dead horse at the elk farm.
4:42 p.m. Package was reportedly
stolen from a mailbox on Road 163
in Auglaize Township.
Wednesday, Feb. 24
5:06 a.m. Defiance County Sheriffs office requested an Auglaize
Fire Department tanker for mutual aid with a garage fire on Powers
Road.
Sheriffs Report
ACCIDENTS:
None.
INCIDENTS:
Friday, Feb. 19
12:31 p.m. Melrose parent told
deputies a minor was receiving sexting.
2:13 p.m. Mailbox damage was
looked into on Ohio 637 in Auglaize
Township.
2:57 p.m. Dog complaint came in
from Oakwood.
4:24 p.m. A Cecil resident told
deputies the neighbors dog got into
the coop and killed the chickens.
5:59 p.m. Possible sexual abuse
was investigated in Jackson Township.
6:43 p.m. Dog complaint was handled on Road 128 in Brown Township.
7:41 p.m. Car/deer crash on Road
123 in Emerald Township was documented.
9 p.m. Possible woods fire off
Ohio 49 in Carryall Township was
reported.
Saturday, Feb. 20
12:38 a.m. Putnam County Sheriffs office requested mutual aid
from Oakwood for a barn fire Continental was fighting. Two fire units
and an EMS responded for less than
County Court
Civil Docket:
Boyd Automotive, Paulding
vs. Eric Hart, Paulding. Small
claims, case stayed in bankruptcy.
Van Wert County Hospital,
Van Wert vs. Nichelle R. Lee,
Grover Hill. Other action, dismissed.
Credit Adjustments Inc.,
Defiance vs. Mariano Resendez, Antwerp. Small claims,
satisfied.
Paulding County Treasurer,
Paulding vs. William Steffes,
Oakwood. Small claims, satisfied.
Van Wert County Hospital,
Van Wert vs. Arvell McGuire,
Grover Hill and Teresa McGuire, Grover Hill. Other action, stayed in bankruptcy.
Paulding Ace Hardware
LLC, Paulding vs. Randall
Richards, Paulding. Small
claims, satisfied.
Midland Funding LLC, San
Diego vs. Samuel Goodwin,
Payne. Other action, judgment
for both parties in the sum of
$1,528.92.
Credit Acceptance Corp.,
Columbus vs. Reanne White,
Paulding. Other action, judgment for the plaintiff in the
sum of $4,196.96.
Credit Adjustments Inc.,
Defiance vs. Scot A. Lamb,
Paulding. Other action, judgment for the plaintiff in the
sum of $5,156.01.
IOM Health System, LP.,
Cincinnati vs. Julie A. Ruppert, Cecil. Money only, dismissed.
Criminal Docket:
Evon Haynes, Defiance,
disorderly conduct with persistence; $100 fine, $95 costs,
2 days jail and 28 suspended;
no contact order amended to
no unlawful contact with victim order, maintain general
good behavior.
James A. Brown, Van Wert,
possession marijuana; $75
fine, $87 costs, 6-month license suspension.
Rebeca R. Brown, Paulding, confinement of dog; $25

fine, $77 costs.
Traffic Docket:
Barbara J. Fischer-Rittner,
Defiance, driving under FRA
suspension; $25 fine suspended, $87 costs, proof of insurance shown in Court.
Verlona
Chester-Herd,
Grosse Pointe, Mich., 77/65
speed; $53 fine, $95 costs.
Matthew G. Allen, Jackson,
Mich., 66/55 speed; $53 fine,
$95 costs.
Kasey L. Zartman, Grover
Hill, OVI/under influence;
$375 fine, $179.49 costs, pay
$50 monthly, pay all by Dec.
16 or turned in for collection (POC), three days jail,
6-month license suspension;
proof of financial responsibility not shown, restitution to
victim, 177 days jail reserved.
Hill, driving under FRA suspension; dismissed.
Hill, assured clear distance;
dismissed.
Pamela Jean Newsom,
Compton, Calif., 84/65 speed;
$43 fine, $82 costs.
Ileana Bacos, Windsor,
Ont., seat belt; $30 fine, $47
costs.
Caid M. Blessing, Fort
Wayne, head lights; $68 fine,
$80 costs.
Daniel K. Palmer, Fort
Wayne, 80/65 speed; $40 fine,
$83 costs.
Chuanliangzi Liu, Troy,
$80 costs.
Joshua R. Haller, Dublin,
seat belt; $30 fine, $50 costs.
Patricia A. Houston, Fishers, Ind., 82/65 speed; $43
fine, $80 costs.
Joseph R. Christie, Franklin, Mich., 77/65 speed; $33
fine, $80 costs.
Vernell L. Baker, Oakwood,
improper backing; $53 fine,
$77 costs.
Melanie L. Perry, Payne,
66/55 speed; $33 fine, $77

costs.
Krista L. Lambert, Cloverdale, stop sign; $53 fine, $80
costs.
Brenda S. Sobieck, Grove
City, stop sign; no fine, $133
costs.
Lucas C. Turner, Northville,
$80 costs.
Catherine A. Elder, Avon,
77/65 speed; $33 fine, $80
costs.
Lisa J. Matthews, Riverview, Mich., following closely; $53 fine, $80 costs.
Brandon M. Boroff, Celina, 74/55 speed; $43 fine, $80
costs.
James D. Miller, Granger,
Ind., 73/55 speed; $43 fine,
$80 costs.
John A. Smurdon, Lake Station, Ind., 75/65 speed; $100
fine, $95 costs, Feb. 26 POC.
Abdulhamid Hadi Gadoua,
Bloomington, Ind., 84/65
Cody Alan Goings, Oakwood, FRA suspension; $50
fine suspended, $95 costs.
Thomas Jamal Tate, Indianapolis, 80/65 speed; $43 fine,
$85 costs.
Angela J. Coffin, Greenwood, Ind., driving under suspension; dismissed.
Angela J. Coffin, Greenwood, Ind., 79/65 speed; $33
fine, $77 costs.
Christopher R. Michelini,
Muncie, Ind., 77/65 speed;
Stanley L. Holbrook, Defiance, stop sign; $53 fine, $77
costs.
Dean J. Schroeder, Ottawa,
65/55 speed; $33 fine, $77
costs.
Aric D. Martin, Fort Wayne,
stop sign; $53 fine, $80 costs.
Brian L. Pancake, Van
Wert, 67/55 speed; $33 fine,
$80 costs.
Thomas L. Miner, Oakwood, failure to control; $68
fine, $77 costs.
Ricky S. Colwell, Auburn,

Ind., 64/55 speed; dismissed
without
prejudice,
costs
waived.
Gabriela Acavedo, San
Benito, Texas, 80/65 speed;
Yasmin F. Tootla, Bloomfield Hills, Mich., 98/65
Jasmine M. Rodriguez, Detroit, failure to yield to emergency vehicle; $68 fine, $82
costs.
Jasmine M. Rodriguez, Detroit, 84/65 speed; $43 fine,
$85 costs.
Adrien C. Nehls, Antwerp,
failure to control; dismissed
without
prejudice,
costs
waived.
Amy L. Kutzli, Paulding,
child restraint; $68 fine, $77
costs.
Rachel L. Regula, Rocky
River, 83/65 speed; $43 fine,
$80 costs.
Susan M. Hersey, Paulding,
Benjamin J. Sheppard, Holland, 78/55 speed; $43 fine,
$80 costs.
Julie N. Mohr, Van Wert,
Danny K. Reed, Latty, stop
sign; $53 fine, $77 costs.
Joseph D. Alsup, Camby,
$80 costs.
Karen L. Jones, Defiance,
Wendy L. Groves, Cecil,
Justin P. Puttock, Canton,
$80 costs.
Samantha R. Owens, Oakwood, 81/65 speed; $63 fine,
$77 costs.
Anthony J. Stites, Fort
Wayne, following closely;
Ventia R. Johnson, Colonia,
N.J., 110/65 speed; $93 fine,
$85 costs.
Tammie J. Lijewski, Indianapolis, 76/65 speed; $33 fine,
$85 costs.
Colin Andrew Parker, Findlay, 70/55 speed; $55 fine, $95

costs, April 29 POC.
Sheena S. Tracy, Latty, seat
belt; $30 fine, $47 costs.
Neimar C. DaSilva, Ashland, Va., 78/65 speed; $33
fine, $85 costs.
Timothy A. Wolford II,
Payne, left of center; $53 fine,
$77 costs.
April A. Flynn, Woodburn,
$80 costs.
Ross N. Barrientos, Fort
$80 costs.
Tonya L. Meyer, Paulding,
John Michael Cole, White
Lake, Mich., 86/65 speed; $53
fine, $95 costs.
Kyle Joseph Swerczek, Columbia, Mo., 86/65 speed; $43
fine, $80 costs.
Mark Avery Weidenhamer,
Oakwood, 86/55 speed; $43
fine, $77 costs.
Benjamin W. Hunt, Paulding, 71/55 speed; $43 fine,
$80 costs.
Sheena S. Tracy, Latty, stop
sign; $53 fine, $77 costs.
Shylo E. Nailor, Edgerton,
Ohio, 72/55 speed; $43 fine,
$80 costs.
Robert L. Boyd, Paulding,
Bailey D. Combs, Paulding,
Gregory L. Morris, Grabill,
Ind., failure to control; $65
fine, $83 costs.
Gregory L. Morris, Grabill,
Ind., physical control; $68
fine.
Brian A. Smith, Saginaw,
$80 costs.
Bryan J. Wilkie, Livonia,
$80 costs.
Andrew R. Barthold, Washington, Mich., 82/65 speed;
Kevin Y. Shi, Rochester,
$80 costs.
Susan K. Duly, Monroeville, Ind., 68/55 speed; $33

fine, $80 costs.
Ray F. Volk, Grover Hill,
Mendy R. Reed, Yorktown,
$80 costs.
Kimberly J. Draghiceanu,
Defiance, 84/65 speed; $43
fine, $80 costs.
Nathaniel Sage Thill, Rancho Cucamon, Calif., failure
to yield at intersection; $53
fine, $85 costs.
Mara A. James, Flint,
$85 costs.
Catherine E. McCorkle,
McClure, 66/55 speed; $33
fine, $80 costs.
Ronald T. Delong, New
Haven, 67/55 speed; $33 fine,
$77 costs.
Melanie D. Bandy, Paulding, stop sign; $53 fine, $77
costs.
Melanie D. Bandy, Paulding, seat belt; $30 fine.
Brandon A. Osborn, Defiance, 75/65 speed; $33 fine,
$80 costs.
Kevin W. Agler, Van Wert,
78/65 speed; $33 fine, $80
costs.
Seth L. Nash, Fairmount,
$77 costs.
Duane L. Donaldson, Bowling Green, seat belt; $30 fine,
$50 costs.
Ryan W. Renker, Madison
Heights, Mich., 88/65 speed;
Joseph W. Boggess, Defiance, 65/55 speed; $33 fine,
$80 costs.
Felicia J. Wilson, Antwerp,
68/55 speed; $33 fine, $80
costs.
Robert D. Anderson, Fort
$80 costs.
Isaac W. Ludwig, Paulding,
PAU LD I N G PRO G R E SS
COMMUNITY
NPAC to host Ohio Has
Talent! fundraiser for CHP
VAN WERT The ninth annual Ohio
Has Talent! competition returns to the NiswongerPerforming Arts Center in Van Wert
on Saturday, March 5, at 7 p.m.
The benefit show raises funds for Community Health Professionals Hospice patient care
fund. This years show features 18 local and
regional performers competing for $1,000,
$500 and $250 prizes determined by audience
votes.
Ohio Has Talent! 2016 contestants include:
Awakened Commotion is a pop a cappella singing group from Hardin Northern High
School in Dola. Last year, they placed third
at Ohio Has Talent! and first at the Ohio FFA
Convention Talent Show.
Gabe Bailey an eighth grade student from
Berne, Ind., plays drums, piano and guitar.
Courtney Bettinger and Bobby Klosterman
duet singers from Coldwater High School.
Morgan Bland - a junior at Hicksville High
School. She has played violin for nearly 10
years and is first violinist in the Fort Wayne
Philharmonic Youth Symphony.
Bella Chorvas singer from Ohio City and
student at Crestview High School.
May and Yan Coppler a mother/daughter
opera duet from Fostoria.
Claudia Cromly singer from Swanton,
freshman at Evergreen High School.
Jeff Davis singer from Lima,
Drawing Blanks - a band consisting of
Hannah Sunderman and Alex Sunderman of
Johnstown and Evan Reed of Pataskala.

Lauren Dunlap singer from Lima.
Emily Jackson - student at Celina High
School.
Julia Lyall - from Powell, is a senior at
Olentangy Liberty High School.
Mallet Ensemble nine-member percussion group from Delphos St. Johns High
School consists of Ethan Benavidez, Hannah
Benavidez, Ally Gerberick, Kristina Koester,
Anna Mueller, Adam Schneer, Aaron Schnipke, Cassandra Schnipke and Makenzie Stose.
Kasey Middaugh - a sophomore at Bellefontaine High School.
Craig and Michelle Muhlenkamp swing
dance duo from Russia, Ohio. Craig has performed and placed at past Ohio Has Talent!
shows.
Autumn Pelok sixth-grader at Wauseon
Middle School.
The Quintramonics a barbershop quintet
comprised of five boys from Versailles High
Jim Langham/Paulding County Progress
School - Quincy Baltes, Isaac Buschur, Brody Jillene McMichael and Jamie Lammers are not only best friends, they are a team in the fight
Hyre, Mitchell Rawlins and Kyle Wuebker.
against cancer through the Paulding County Relay For Life.
Sarah Vanbrocklin eighth grader from
Botkins.
Contestant photos and biosare posted at
Facebook.com/ComHealthPro on the Ohio
Has Talent! event page.
Tickets are available through Community
Health Professionals at 419-238-9223 or the
NPAC ticket office, 419-238-6722 and online
at www.npacvw.org.
Best friends unite on

cancer victims behalf
By JIM LANGHAM
Feature Writer
PAULDING Whencancer volunteer Jillene McMichael saw how dedicated her
friend Jamie Lammers was to
being a caregiver for her cancer-stricken grandmother, she
resolved to learn even deeper
dedication from the example
of her friend.
What I learned from Jamie,
I added being a caregiver to my
list, commented McMichael.
What she did for her grandma was the kind of caregiver I
wanted to learn to be.
Lammers grandmother, Carla Yoh, passed away in 2012,
but not before Jamie had fully
devoted the final year of her
grandmothers life to making
HONORED AT OPEN HOUSE Vantage Career Center Alumni Hall of Fame inductees Bill Gor- things as comfortable for her as
don, Faith (Ebel) Fabian, Mindy (Miller) Fairbanks and Rick Turner pose at Vantages 40th anniver- she could.
Both McMichael and Lamsary Open House celebration on Feb. 22.
mers had been involved with

Relay For Life, but neither realized its full meaning until they
were touched by cancer striking
members of their own families.
For McMichael, the disease
started with an uncle, followed
by a grandfather, grandmother
and personal friend.
Lammers faced the full
impact of all of the stages of
cancer because she personally
cared for her grandmother, a
woman she had admired and
appreciated her whole life.
When I told (Grandma) I
would be her caregiver, I did
not realize what all was going
to be involved, said Lammers. It touches you to the
very center of your heart.
I never knew what she
was going to need each day,
continued Lammers. When
you are a caregiver, you never
know what another day is going to bring.
Lammers said her grandmother had lived away from
the area. When she came back,
the two became closer and
Lammers learned a lot from
listening.
We did a lot of talking
on the drives to the doctor
and to treatments. We had a
lot of mealstogether. I never
dreamed that we were going
to have the bonding that came
to us, said Lammers. We became very close.
Within a short time, Lammers realized that she was on

a new journey and was going
to learn a lot about all of the
aspects of life, her family and,
sadly, cancer.
Even though it has been
a few years since Lammers
special year with her grandmother, it is still emotional
and very heart-rending for her
to reflect on how special that
time was.
I went to help her, but I
cant put into words what
those days meant to me,
Lammers said.
When McMichael, a longtime Relay supporter, saw her
best friends care and dedication, it opened up for her
a whole new appreciation of
the life of a caregiver and all
that is involved with the overwhelming task.
Jamie was doing one thing
that was on my bucket list,
said McMichael. She saved
someones life in the sense of
making things better for someone while they were here on
earth. She did what I always
wanted to do; she had been a
caregiver in someones life.
I am unbelievably proud
of having her for a friend and
what she did, added McMichael. Thats what makes
cancer so personal, when you
can talk to each other and be
there for each other.
Anniversaries
March 6 Tony and Sheryl Garza, Marquis and Tonya
Goings.
March 7 John and Dessie Ganger Jr.
March 9 Mike and Kendra Gamble, Mr. and Mrs. John
LaFountain.
March 10 Matthew and Brittany Gurtzweiler, Mr. and
Mrs. Ed Wenninger.
Birthdays
March 5 Ethan Arend, Amanda Gerschutz, Debbie
Graf, Georgia Tsaftarides.
March 6 Alicia Adkins, Kate Densmore, Helen Gunderman, Tom Krick, Thomas Lantow, Andy Smiley, Ruby Thornton.
March 7 Marty Evans, Doug Habern, Rae McMichael,
Jessie Miler, Ryan Noggle, Sandra Parrish, Jason Daniel Rios,
Ruby Tinker, Natalie Webb.
March 8 Landen Bennett, Amy Brewer, Joyce Cheek,
Terry Hurlburt, Duke Miler, Rita Shininger, 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 Noggle, Linda Rhoad, Kaitlin Slade.
March 10 Mike Arend, Mary Kenny, Kelly Kochensparger, Danielle Roughton, Maxine West.
March 11 Brian Caris, Denny Coburn, Cheryl Ganger, Cory Goldfuss, Cory Kipfer, Jamie Long, Richard Paulus,
Holly Vance.
Do you remember
Teacher Mr. T,
Terry Miller
from Wayne Trace?
Please send a birthday card
by March 12th to:
7235 CR 60
St. Joe, IN 46785
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What if you were a millionaire?

Do you ever stop and wonder what you would do with
the money if you won the
lottery? Of course, the first
thing you have to do is buy a
ticket. I often ask myself the
question, How would I spend
the money if I did win some of
that green stuff?
I like to think that I would
live in the same apartment,
drive the same car, play the
same keyboard, shop for
clothes from the clearance
racks and look at the grocery ads every week. But,
would just knowing I was rich
change me and my lifestyle?
It probably would. Perhaps I
would splurge and get me a
new car, who knows?
Considering that the U.S.
economy has been shaky over
the past decade, more people
are choosing to cut costs in
their living conditions in order
to save, invest, or pay down
debt. Its smart, and, technically, its necessary. The entire
country could do with a little
penny pinching.
I tend to believe that most
celebrities are rich and buy
what they want. Some pay
thousands for a designer dress
and shoes. Many have several homes and cars and live a
lavish lifestyle. It is refreshing
to know, however, that some
of the richest people practice
frugality.
Sure, they may command
millions of dollars during a
concert tour, run a Fortune 500
company, or play a leading
role in a blockbuster movie,
but some of these rich people
have no intentions of throwing
away their hard-earned funds
on an overly excessive lifestyle. Some live off of an allotment of cash flow and tuck
away the rest, while others
incorporate frugal habits into
nearly every aspect of their
existence.We expect the rich
to work hard, play hard and
look good while they do it, but
are a few who count their pennies.
Actress Hillary Swank may
have grasped her claim to
fame with the movie Million
Dollar Baby, but she is very
conservative when it comes
to cash. Even though she has
won two academy awards for
best actress, she contributes
her frugality to her humble
beginnings of growing up in a
trailer park. She can be found
shopping from a clearance
rack and cutting coupons.
Another frugal millionaire
a penny
for your Thoughts
By Nancy Whitaker
is Jay Leno. TheTonight

Showdefinitely played a role
in his life making him millions, but Jay shared that as
a young man he worked two
jobs. He worked at McDonalds and at a Ford dealership.
His strategy was to live off
one income and save the other.
He states that he has kept
that same method with show
business. While he may have
been putting away one paycheck for a rainy day, he was
far from unadventurous. The
guy owns an extensive collection of vintage cars. Yet, even
those could be viewed as wise
spending decisions since they
are all certainly appreciating
in value with each passing
year.
Then there is Jennifer Lawrence. Who doesnt love a star
who is immensely talented
and hilarious with a charming
personality? Sheis the Girl
on Fire in more ways than
one. Plus, she has long-standing spending habits in place
that would make even the biggest penny-pincher look over
with envy.
This starlet has no shortage of cash from theHunger
Gamesempire to a whole
bunch of other projects, but
she actually cares more about
the work itself than spending the money she gets from
working. The actress upgraded her old Volkswagen for a
modestly priced Chevy Volt,
but still lives in the apartment
she called home long before
fame came calling. Whats
more, she hunts for bargains
when shopping and considers
a lavish night out to consist
of wine and TV on her couch.
Theres a girl who hasnt let
money and fame go to her
head.
You may have spotted Leo
DiCaprio living it up in the
film The Great Gatsby, financing elaborate parties for
New Yorks upper class, but

in real life, this award winning
actor is not a million dollar
playboy. Well, at least not the
million dollar part. He thinks
of his money as merely a factor of comfort and security.
His status as an environmentalist further affects his
modest spending habits. The
guy avoids flying private
jets, choosing coach instead;
in addition, he drives a Prius, the only car he owns. He
is protecting the environment
and his pocketbook by cutting
costs in economically green
ways. With his estimated $100
million net worth, this A-lister
has a desire to save his money
so that he can use it to impact
the world someday.
The world-renowned investor, business magnate, and
philanthropist, Warren Buffetis the last person one would
expect to be adopting a frugal
lifestyle. At 80+ years old with
a net worth of approximately
$65.5 billion dollars, he has
all the cash to enjoy himself to
the fullest. Yet, he doesnt.
He is legendary for financial advisement and he actually walks the walk of actively
using his own tips. He has
concerned himself more with
amassing wealth than with
the act of doing away with it.
In Buffets eyes, a billionaire
doesnt require fancy digs. He
still lives in the $31,000 Omaha, Nebraska home that he
purchased more than 50 years
ago.
A suggestion from the Oracle of Omaha: enjoy your job.
Obviously, people who are
passionate about their work
spend less unnecessary cash
on luxuries. Judging by the
figures Buffet is pulling in
from his passion, it appears
he may be on to something.
I know the good book says,
The love of money is the root
of all evil. But, as my old
grandaddy used to say, Id
sure like to have a root. (Me
too!)Well I really dont have
to be concerned, because I
dont plan on becoming rich.
I guess I am still waiting for
my ship to come in.Lets just
say you were a billionaire,
would you go wild and crazy
and spend it all? Would you
still shop for bargains or buy
from the clearance racks?Let
me know and Ill give you a
Penny for your Thoughts. You
never know if I get rich, it
might be a nickel.
Paulding Chamber to host Casino Night

PAULDING The Paulding Chamber of
Commerce will be holding its annual membership banquet on March 10. The event will
be a Casino Night featuring fun games of
chance such as roulette and blackjack.
Sweetwater Chophouse of Defiance will
provide a buffet of heavy appetizers and bar.
We began discussing how we could
make our annual banquet a more fun and social event. We want this to be a great time for
everyone and hopefully raise some funds for
the chamber as well, said Peggy Emerson,
executive director for the chamber.
We will still present our awards honoring local businesses and volunteers as part of
the evening. It is an event we look forward to
all year.
There will also be some big prizes this

year. A 49-inch flat screen television is the top
prize for the night, but there will be other prizes that will be displayed at Don & Perrys Furniture in Paulding. Other prizes include $100
cash, $50 gift cards for Sweetwater Chophouse, a weekend package for the Paulding
Horsepower Holiday in May, a tree from Solid
Ground LLC, a gift basket from the Cooper
Farms Country Store and more.
Tickets are on sale now at www.pauldingchamber.com. Admission is $30 per person
and includes the buffet, drink coupons, play
money and more.
For more details, please contact the chamber of commerce at 419-399-5215.
Recently, third graders enjoyed an interactive presentation about Ohio wildlife, including handling animal pelts. From left are Kamryn Sutton, Ameah Garza and Conner Couts.
Third graders go
wild for Ohio wildlife
By Staci Miller
Education specialist
Paulding SWCD
The third grade students at Paulding Elementary
got the opportunity to learn about Ohio Wildlife as
they start their unit on wildlife.
Last week, Staci Miller, education specialist with
the Paulding Soil and Water Conservation District,
went into the third grade classrooms and gave a funfilled presentation about wildlife in Ohio.
Her presentation featured a PowerPoint where
students were given facts about 25 different Ohio
animals and the students got the opportunity to
identify each animal and hear their specific animal

sound.
The students really enjoyed this interactive way
of learning about the wildlife native to Ohio. The
presentation allowed for students to get a better understanding of Ohio wildlife.
After the PowerPoint, students got the opportunity to see and touch the wildlife pelts and play Ohio
Wildlife Bingo.
Anyone interested in the Ohio Wildlife presentation for a classroom or group should contact Staci
Miller at 419-399-4771 to schedule this program.
Protecting domestic violence victims

One of the biggest responsibilities in my role as state representative is being a voice for
Ohioans and working to pass
legislation that serves to benefit our community. Recently, I
was proud to be a co-sponsor of
legislation that does exactly that
by extending protection rights
to domestic violence, menacing
by stalking and other sexual violence victims throughout Ohio.
For victims of domestic violence who have courageously
escaped their abuser, they live
in constant fear of being found
in their new home, which leads
to more physical and emotional
damage. For this reason, many
victims who have escaped their
horrifying situation often refrain
from basic activities such as registering a car or registering to
vote because their address can
become part of the public record.
These individuals who have already endured so much chaos
in their life should not have to
struggle with, or refrain from,
partaking in everyday activities
that many of us take for granted.
House Bill 359, which was
unanimously passed by the Ohio
House just last month, allows
domestic violence victims to register to vote while keeping their
home address private so their
abusers are not able to use public records to track them down.
From The
State House
Rep. Tony Burkley

Similar address confidentiality
programs exist in many other
states throughout the country,
and it became clear that Ohio
needed to join the effort to ensure these victims can keep their
whereabouts confidential while
still being able to participate in
their basic civil rights.
This legislation, once passed
by the Ohio Senate, will allow
these sexual violence victims
enroll in the Address Confidentiality Program through the Ohio
Secretary of States office. The
individual will be assigned a PO
Box which they can use for all
government registration such
as enrolling in college courses
or registering their vehicle. The
Secretary of States office will
be responsible for forwarding
all mail from the PO Box to the
individual, while removing any

record of the individuals private
address from public record.
During the committee hearings for HB 359, a Canton
woman, Marcia Eakin, bravely
told her story about how her
ex-husband was able to use the
voter registration record to locate
her and her kids. While she was
absent at the time of the attack,
her two kids and mother were
the victims of a senseless murder. Even with her ex-husband
behind bars, Ms. Eakin testified
that she still does not feel completely safe and believes that the
legislation can help give victims
like her added protection.
Domestic violence victims
deserve to live a life free from
fear of being found, and I am
confident that HB 359 is a positive step toward achieving that
goal for Ohioans. Protecting
these victims home address is
a crucial step in ensuring their
safety, which is why I was proud
to stand strong for these individuals by voting in favor of this
valuable piece of legislation.
Rep. Burkley may be
reached by calling 614-6445091, e-mailing Rep82@ohiohouse.gov or writing to State
Representative Tony Burkley, 77
South High Street, Columbus,
Ohio 43215.
Wheeler
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only time Wheeler visited the

apartment.
Mother and daughter last
spoke on Feb. 2 by telephone.
Wheeler said Hannahs phone
was out of minutes, so she tried
contacting her through Tracys
phone the next day, Feb. 3, but
found his phone was disconnected.
On Wheelers Feb. 4 birthday, she didnt hear from Hannah,
which she said was unusual.
Wheeler heard nothing more
until police came to her workplace
on Feb. 10 and said her daughter
had been the victim of a homicide. She traveled to Paulding and
met with police, who escorted her
to Paulding County Hospital to
identify Hannahs body.
Wheeler had not seen a copy

of the incident report released by
police on Thursday. When told
that the report form lists no injuries to the victim, Wheeler quickly countered that she saw blood
on Hannahs head during the
identification.
She obviously was injured,
Wheeler said.
Hannah Fischer and Frank
Tracy met through mutual friends,
according to Wheeler. The pair
had been dating about a month
and a half. Following a two-week
trip to Maine in December, Hannah ended up staying with Tracy
at his Paulding apartment.
Wheeler said that during the
Jan. 31 visit, she asked her daughter if Tracy had ever been mean
or touched her. She told me, No,

Mom, were happy together,
Wheeler said.
Neither woman was aware
of Tracys previous arrest record.
Asked why she thinks Tracy
has been connected to the crime,
Wheeler responded, Because
her body was found in his apartment and hes on the run. If he
had nothing to do with it, hed step
forward. Further, she said there
must be evidence against Tracy or
there wouldnt be a warrant for his
arrest.
I feel people know more
and are afraid to come forward,
Wheeler said.
I just want justice for Hannah. She deserves it. I wont rest
until hes found.
Hometown Pantry
GUEST SPEAKER Wayne Trace Jr./Sr High School students recently welcomed Jeremy Taylor.
Jeremy spent several years teaching and coaching before leaving for a lifestyle in which he felt he
could positively affect more people. Jeremy is charismatic in his approach to encouraging people
to dream, building leadership, and helping restore manhood. He and his wifes mission is to help
people see their value, recognize their potential and live out their existence, through equipping,
empowering and encouraging. This assembly was sponsored by The 21st Century program. The
after-school program is in its fourth year at Wayne Trace Jr./Sr. High School and currently has 36
students attending for homework help, tutoring and mentoring.
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Palau is candidate for Third Craig Riedel is candidate

District Court of Appeals
for 82nd House District
TIFFIN Richard Henry

Palau of Tiffin has announced
his candidacy for Third District Court of Appeals in the
Republican primary March
15.
Currently a city prosecutor
in Tiffin, the 54-year-old matriculated from the University
of Virginia with a B.A. I have
majors in both economics and
history. I had a Juris Doctor
from Capital University Law
School, he said.
Besides being a prosecutor
in Tiffin Municipal Court for
the past 13 years, he has represented various villages as
their solicitor (legal counsel)
over the past decade.
At night I represent four different villages as solicitor on
an appointed basis. The villages of Bettsville, New Riegel, Attica and Green Springs
rely on me to draft ordinances,
resolutions, contracts, deeds,
and provide legal counsel regarding employees, liabilities,
sewer plants and a host of other matters.
He is licensed in the US Supreme Court of Ohio, and the
Federal Courts of Ohio both
Southern and Northern Districts. He spent time working
for a law firm and had his own
practice for seven years.
I practice in both civil and
criminal law. An appellate
judge must be well versed in
all areas to provide the knowledge and balance necessary.
Without this balance the boat
will capsize. The keel to this
boat is my service as a prosecutor where trial work is an

everyday affair, Palau said.
His former private practice included work in federal
courts, family and juvenile
law, estate planning, wills,
personal injury, and trusts has
made me a better prosecutor.
He has chosen which side of
the law he wishes to protect.
I love the Constitution, he
said. It should be interpreted in light of our Declaration
of Independence as Abraham
Lincoln stated in the Gettysburg Address. Each Amendment is precious. As a member of the Conservative Club
of Tiffin, I came to realize that
more needs to be done to protect our Constitutional rights
which are under attack.
I not only love the Constitution but my family as well.
My career has been one of
tough love. This is the love
that protects our family and
Constitution. The law is a
fence around the playground
of our freedoms where we
can dance, play, sing, drink
and frolic. Outside this fence
we have no freedoms but are
victims to those who would
assault our persons and steal
our property.
He suggests values has
become a nonsense word.
Virtue needs to be our
focus, he said. The four
cardinal virtues are wisdom,
strength, justice and temperance. Notice that justice is a
virtue. That is why the appel-
late court is so important.

Saying that virtue is a good
habit while vice is a bad habit,
he noted he chose to become
a prosecutor over more lucrative areas of practice.
This is why I chose to
serve the poor with the Legal
Aid Society of Columbus in
Marion for a year. Service is a
love affair with patriotism and
my Christian faith.
I do not believe in the careerism of judges who quit
currently elected posts early,
at taxpayer expense, for their
own advancement. Judicial
elections costs are multiplied
to cover primaries and general elections of new judges to
fill the post of those who quit
before their term is finished.
This disregard of taxpayer
funds for the purpose of career
advancement is the hidden
cost of judicial politics. I am
firmly opposed to this practice
and I am happy to say that I
have not, do not, and will not
engage in this conduct, he
concluded.
He said he has refused all
donations and is self-funded,
...can one make impartial
decisions based upon the law
and Constitution alone if one
takes offered donations from
both judges and lawyers who
will appear in front of you?
Palau was born to a military
family that moved frequently throughout my childhood.
He chose to settle in Ohio 32
years ago. He is married with
one daughter and two sons.
New church
plant in
Jackson
Township
D.A.R.E. GRADUATES Students at Wayne Trace Payne

Elementary recently completed the D.A.R.E. program presented by Officer Mendez of the Paulding County Sheriffs Office.
At the end of the program, students were asked to write an
essay about what they had learned through the program and
how they would use what they had learned in the future. The
winners of the essay contest were Isaac Munger (third place),
Lillian Anderson (second place) and Martin Alejo (first place).
PAULDING Freedom
Church is a new church in
Paulding County reaching out
to folks in the surrounding area.
They are a deliberately simple
church, which means no flashy
or over complicated leadership
structure or programming.
It is our aim to share Gods
Word in a way that will transform lives. Our music is modern worship music while incorporating other styles and is
focused on giving God praise.
We are a church that believes
in investing in the community
without expecting the community to invest back in us, say
Pastor Brad Colley.
We realize we dont have it
all together but invite others to
join us as we grow in Christ.
Our key verse is Luke 4:18-19,
where Jesus said that He came
to minister to the brokenhearted,
the blind, the poor, and those in
need of freedom. This is where
we get our name.
The community is welcome
to come check out their grand
opening service at 10:30 a.m.
Sunday, March 6.
Wednesday night services are
at 7 p.m.
The church is located at
17936 Road 108 Paulding.
DEFIANCE Craig
Riedel, a Defiance Republican, has
announced
his candidacy
and filed his
nominating
petitions for
State Representative for
Ohios 82nd
House District, which
CRAIG RIEDEL
includes Defiance, Paulding, and Van Wert counties as well as part of
northern Auglaize County.
Riedel, 49, a retired businessman, has spent
the last five months discussing the concerns
that the voters have, and explaining how he
can help.
It is obvious to me, as I go around to the

different communities, that people are sick and
tired of career politicians. Riedel is running
because he believes that we need new people
in office who can bring different ideas and
new ways of solving problems to Columbus.
Riedel, who has no political background,
graduated from The Ohio State University
with a civil engineering degree, and worked at
Nucor Vulcraft Group for 27 years.
As part of the management team at Nucor,
I helped strategically lead our company into
the future. I want to do the same for the state
of Ohio.
Riedel and his wife, Danette, live in Defiance. They have two children, who are both
graduates of Defiance High School and The
Ohio State University. This is his first time
seeking office.
Our best days lay ahead of us and I cannot wait to get started, and bring more strong
Christian leadership to Columbus, said Riedel.
The Republican Primary is March 15.
His campaign website is www.citizenstoelectriedel.com.
County Courts community

service workers log 2,229 hours
PAULDING The Paulding County Court Probation
Department has announced its
year-end report on the Courts
Community Service Program.
Community Service is ordered by Judge Suzanne Shuman Rister and administered
and supervised by the Paulding County Court Probation
Department.
In 2015, community service
workers logged 2,229 hours.
Figured at the Ohio minimum
wage of $8.10, this equals
$18,054.90 worth of work performed for the benefit of the
community.
Any non-profit or governmental agency who wishes to
receive further information on
the community service pro-
gram can contact the Paulding

County Court Probation Department at 419-399-3016.
Agencies that benefited
from the program in 2015 include:
Antwerp United Methodist,
Bargain Bin, Blessings from
Above, Caring & Sharing
Food Pantry, Carryall Township, Christs Cupboard, Cloverdale Community Club, Defiance Humane Society, Divine
Mercy, Eagles Post 2405, Faith
United Methodist,
First Christian Church
Berne, First Church of Nazarene, Friends of Felines, Grover
Hill Food Pantry, Grover Hill
Village, House of Love Ministries, Ideal Fish and Game
Club, Jehovah Witness church,
Lockport Mennonite Church,

Mandale Food Pantry,
Oakwood Fire Department,
Paulding County Dog Shelter,
Paulding County Fair, Paulding County Senior Center,
Paulding Eagles, Paulding
County Law Library, Paulding
County Sheriff, Payne American Legion, Payne Fall Festival, Putnam County YMCA,
Scott Village, St. Paul
United Methodist, St. Pauls
Food Pantry, T.G.I.F., Vancrest, V.F.W./D.A.V., Village
of Antwerp, Village of Cloverdale, Village of Hicksville,
Village of Oakwood, Village
of Stryker, Voice of Life Ministries, Washington Township, Wayne Trace Wrestling,
Y.M.C.A.
OSHP plans enforcement initiative
VAN WERT The Van Wert Post of the

Ohio State Highway Patrol is planning an
enforcement initiative that targets distracted
driving beginning in March.
From March 1 through April 30, Troopers
will be working alongside local law enforcement in Van Wert and Paulding counties to
combat the ever increasing problem of distracted driving. Violations such as driving
outside of marked lanes, following too closely, texting and driving, and failing to yield will
be targeted for enforcement.
Driving needs to be treated as a primary
activity, not a secondary activity, reports Lt.
Tim Grigsby, commander of the Van Wert
Post. He further emphasized the dangers of
using electronic hand held devices while operating a motor vehicle.
Taking your eyes off of the road for two
to three seconds can dramatically change the
entire roadway landscape. In that amount of
time, driving 55 mph, your vehicle will have
traveled the length of a football field.
This enforcement initiative works in conjunction with a roadway engineering change
made by the Ohio Department of Transporta-
tion. Last fall, centerline rumble stripes were

installed on US 127, starting at the Mercer
County line and ending south of the Village of
Paulding.
Rumble stripes affect driver behavior in a
way that few highway engineering elements
can. They provide immediate feedback to the
motorist of their unsafe decision, said Kirk
Slusher, Ohio Department of Transportation
District 1 Deputy Director.
The two agencies began collaborating
in 2015 to find a solution to the increasing
amount of injury and fatal crashes being handled on US 127, a major US route that runs
north and south through Van Wert and Paulding counties. From 2013 to 2015, six fatalities
related to lanes violations were reported on
US 127 in the two counties.
Each time someone gets behind the wheel
and drives recklessly and inattentively, we are
going to be there to take enforcement action,
said Lt. Grigsby.
Deputy Director Slusher adds, We support
the Patrol in their efforts and will continue our
partnership with them to improve other areas
of highway safety in the future.
Legals
LEGAL NOTICE
The Antwerp Exchange Bank
Company v. Mark A. Marenberg,
et al., Case No, CI-14-066
The Defendant Ying Ma, aka Ma
Ying whose last known address is
Ying Ma, 4-31-45, Feng Cheng
Street, Wang Hua District, Fu
Shun City, Liao Ning Province,
China 113001, and whose present address is unknown, will take
notice that on April 17, 2014, The
Antwerp Exchange Bank Company filed its Complaint for Foreclosure in Case No. CI-14-066 in
the Court of Common Pleas of
Paulding County, 115 North Williams Street, Paulding, OH 45879,
seeking foreclosure and alleging
that the Defendant Ying Ma has or
may claim to have interest in the
real estate commonly known as
105-109 South Main Street, Antwerp, Ohio 45813 and described
below:
Tract I
Being a part of Lots Number One
(1) and Two (2) in Daggetts Addition to the Village of Antwerp,
Ohio, and bounded and described
as follows:
Commencing on the East line of
said Lot #1, Seventy-six (76) feet
south of the Northeast corner of
said Lot #1; thence westerly and
parallel with the north line of said
lot, One Hundred and three (103)
feet; thence southerly and parallel with the east line of said lot to
within thirty (30) feet of the south
line of said Lot #2; thence easterly
and parallel with the south line of
said Lots #1 and 2 to the east line

of said Lot #1; and thence northerly on the east line of said Lot #1
to the place of beginning.
The west ten (10) feet of the land
hereby conveyed/described to be
kept free, perpetually, as and for
an alley.
Parcel Nos.: 12-10S-003-00; 1210S-004-00; 12-10S-005-00; 1210S-006-00
Tract II
Being a part of Lots #1 and #2 in
Daggetts Addition to the Village
of Antwerp, Paulding County,
Ohio, which is more particularly
described as follows:
Beginning at a point on the westerly right-of-way line of South
Main Street (St. Rte. #49) and
the easterly line of said Lot #1,
said point of beginning being
Twenty-nine and zero hundredths
(29.00) feet S. 20 deg. 05 00 E.
(assumed bearing for purposes
of description) from the West
River Street right-of-way, (using
33 feet as the distance measured
from centerline of said street);
thence S. 20 deg. 05 00 E., on
the easterly line of said Lot #1 and
the westerly right-of-way line of
South Main St. (State Rte. #49),
Forty-four and twenty hundredths
(44.20) feet to a point; thence S. 68
deg. 13 20 W., on and along the
southerly line of an existing brick
wall between Shaffer Hardware
and the Village Apothecary, and
said wall line extended One Hundred Three and zero hundredths
(103.00) feet to a point; thence N.
20 deg. 05 00 W. , Forty-three
and zero hundredths (43.00) feet to
a point; thence on a line N. 67 deg.
33 00 E., which becomes the
northerly line of an existing brick
wall between Black Creek Properties, Inc. and Shaffer Hdwe.,
One Hundred Three and zero hundredths (103.00) feet to the point
of beginning, hereby reserving the
right-of-way as an open alley in
the westerly 10 of the above-described land, perpetually, together
with all the appurtenances and hereditaments thereunto belonging.
Parcel Nos.: 12-10S-007-00; 1210S-008-00; 12-10S-009-00; 1210S-009-01
The Plaintiff further alleges that by
reason of default of the Defendants
Mark A. Marenberg and Village
Square, Inc., dba Village Apothecary, in the payment of a certain
Promissory Note and Security
Agreement, according to its tenor,
the conditions of a mortgage given
to secure the payment of said note
and conveying the premises described, have been broken, and
the same has become absolute.
The Plaintiff prays that the Defendant Ying Ma, aka Ma Ying,
be required to answer and set up
her interest in said real estate or be
forever barred from asserting the
same, for foreclosure of said mortgage, the marshalling of any liens,
and the sale of said real estate, and
the proceeds of said sale applied
to the payment of Plaintiffs claim
in the property in the order of its
priority, and for such other and fur-
ther relief as is just and equitable.

THE DEFENDANT NAMED
ABOVE IS REQUIRED TO
FILE HER ANSWER TO SAID
COMPLAINT WITHIN TWENTY-EIGHT (28) DAYS OF
THE LAST DATE OF PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE
WHICH WILL BE ON MARCH
30, 2016.
Michael C. Jones,
Supreme Court Reg. #0020805
Attorney for Plaintiff
3239 Winding Woods Drive
Powell, Ohio 43065
(740) 881-0018
LEGAL NOTICE
The Annual Financial Report of
Paulding for 2015 has been completed. The report is available at
the Village of Paulding, Office of
the Finance Director, 116 South
Main Street, Paulding, OH 45879.
Annette D. Hasch
Finance Director
ORDINANCE NO. 1515-16
Ordinance 1515-16 was passed by
Paulding Village Council on February 1, 2016, and goes into effect
and shall be in force immediately.
The summary of this legislation is
as follows:
AN ORDINANCE APPROVING, ADOPTING AND ENACTING AMERICAN LEGAL
PUBLISHINGS OHIO BASIC
CODE, 2016 EDITION, AS
THE CODE OF ORDINANCES
FOR THE MUNICIPALITY OF
PAULDING, OHIO, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
Copies of the full text of this leg-
islation may be obtained at the Finance Directors Office, 116 South

Main Street, between the hours of
8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday
through Friday.
Annette D. Hasch
Finance Director
ORDINANCE NO. 1516-16
Ordinance 1516-16 was passed by
Paulding Village Council on February 1, 2016, and goes into effect
and shall be in force immediately.
The summary of this legislation is
as follows:
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR OF THE
VILLAGE OF PAULDING TO
EXECUTE ANY AND ALL
DOCUMENTS REQUIRED
BY THE STATE OF OHIO,
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR PAVING
OF STREETS WITHIN THE
VILLAGE OF PAULDING, TO
EXECUTE CONTRACTS AS
REQUIRED AND DECLARING
AN EMERGENCY.
Copies of the full text of this legislation may be obtained at the Finance Directors Office, 116 South
Main Street, between the hours of
8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday
through Friday.
Annette D. Hasch
Finance Director
PUBLIC NOTICE
The Village of Payne, Paulding
County, Ohio is letting bids to
enter into a contract for the collection and removal of garbage,
rubbish, refuse, and bulky waste
pickup from the Village of Payne,

Paulding County, Ohio and allowing businesses to independently
contract for such service. Bid
packets are available from the
Mayor and Fiscal Officer Offices.
Bids will be accepted till March
28, 2016 until 7:00 p.m. when all
bids shall be opened and taken
under advisement for awarding.
PUBLIC NOTICE
The Paulding County Family
and Children First Councils
annual financial report for calendar year 2015 is available for
public inspection at the Western Buckeye ESC fiscal office
located at 202 N. Cherry St.,
Paulding, OH.
Public Notice
The Maumee Watershed Conservancv District Board of Directors
meeting will be held on Tuesday,
March 8th, 2016 at 10:00 a.m.
at 1464 Pinehurst Dr. Defiance.
Ohio. This meeting is open to the
public and involves the citizens
of the following counties: Allen,
Auglaize, Defiance, Fulton, Hancock, Hardin, Henry, Lucas, Mercer, Paulding, Putnam, Shelby,
Van Wert, Williams and Wood.
Please call 419-782-8746 and give
24 hour notice if you would like to
be included on the agenda.
PUBLIC NOTICE
The Paulding County unaudited
2015 Annual Financial Report is
now complete and available for
inspection at the office of the
County Auditor.
Claudia J. Fickel, County Auditor
PAULD I N G PROGR E SS
SENIORS
Among those celebrating their February wedding anniversaries at the senior center were, from left February birthdays observed at the Paulding County Senior Center included, front row from left
Jeanette and Donald Mesker, James and Carolyn Spangler and Dora Mae Laney (Larry Laney is absent). Dave Stouffer, Carolyn Spangler, John Adams, Charlie Wilson; back Mary Jo Phlipot, Caroline
Zimmerman, Arnold Fulk, David Rodman and Jim Donovan. March birthdays and anniversaries will
be celebrated Wednesday, March 16.
we love
seniors
GALA MENU
March
Paulding County Senior Center
401 E. Jackson St., Paulding

Served 11:30 a.m. Mon.Fri. Reservations: 419-399-3650
Wednesday, March 2
Meatloaf, Hashbrown Bake, Creamed Peas, Mixed Fruit,

Dinner Roll, Apple Cinnamon Bar
Thursday, March 3
Liver & Onions, Mashed Potatoes, Broccoli, Oranges & Pineapple,

W.W. Bread/Graham Crackers, Liver Alt: Swiss Steak
Senior center supports

local events, services
PAULDING Several special activities are scheduled

at the Paulding County Senior Center during the month of
March.
A free tax clinic sponsored by the Northwestern Ohio
Community Action Commission will be conducted from 9:30
a.m.-3:30 p.m. on Monday, March 7. The free service is offered through the Ohio Benefit Bank. Appointments are required. Call 419-399-2150, ext. 1100.
AmeriCare Home Health will conduct a canvas painting
class on Thursday, March 10. The two-hour instruction begins at 9:30 a.m.
Participants will complete the same picture during a
paint with instruction project. Cost is $20-25.
The 14th annual Health, Business and Industry Fair will
scheduled for Wednesday, March 23 at the Paulding County
Extension Building.
Doors are open from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m.
Over 50 vendors will be set up. Promotional items and
door prizes will be given away. Food will be offered all day
with carryout available.
During February, the senior center held an evening meal and

Sweetheart Dance. Jack and Louise Orthman were the couple
married the longest and were crowned King and Queen.
Friday, March 4
Baked Fish, Mixed Vegetables, Macaroni & Cheese, Mixed Fruit,

Tomato Juice, Dinner Roll
Monday, March 7
Pork Cutlet, Rice Pilaf, Scalloped Corn, Fruit Compote,

Grape Juice, W.W. Bread
Tuesday, March 8
Chili w/Crackers, Tossed Salad, Tropical Fruit, Gingerbread,

Apple Jucie, W.W. Bread
Wednesday, March 9
Sausage, Egg, & Cheese Sandwich on English Muffin, Hashbrown

Potatoes, Stewed Tomatoes, Fruit Salad, Orange Juice
Thursday, March 10
Pork Chop, Hashbrown Bake, Beets, Mixed Fruit,

Cookie, W.W. Bread
Friday, March 11
Salmon Patty, Scalloped Potatoes, Candied Carrots, Pears,

Cake, W.W. Bread
Monday, March 14
Oven Fried Chicken, Red Potatoes, Scandanavian Vegetables,

Grape Juice, Cookie, Biscuit
Tuesday, March 15
Beef Stroganoff, Key West Blend Vegetables, Apple Sauce,

Cole Slaw, Dinner Roll
Wednesday, March 16
Swiss Steak, Mashed Potatoes, Brussel Sprouts, Banana,

Easter Cupcakes
Thursday, March 17
Irish Chicken & Dumplings/Vegetables, Green Salad, Lime Jello

w/Fruit, Fruit & Grain Bar
Friday, March 18
Tuna Salad Sandwich, Potato Soup, Tomato Cucumber Salad,

Tropical Blend Fruit, Sherbet
Monday, March 21
Cabbage Rolls Casserole over White Rice, Pineapple Tidbits,

Dinner Roll, Fruit Crisp
Tuesday, March 22
Cheeseburger, Oven Potatoes, Buttered Lima Beans, Orange

Juice, Rice Krispee Treat
Wednesday, March 23
Beef & Noodles, Mashed Potatoes, Glazed Carrots,

Blushing Pears, Dinner Roll
Thursday, March 24
Pork Cutlet, Baked Potato, Creamed Peas, Peaches,

W.W. Bread, Cookie
Friday, March 25
Egga nd Cheese Bake, Yogurt, Stewed Tomato, Potatoes,

Tropical Blend Fruit
Monday, March 28
Roasted Turkey, Rice Pilaf, Green Beans, Tropical Fruit,

Green Beans, Tropical Fruit, Grape Juice, Dinner Roll
Tuesday, March 29
Hamburger Gravy, Mashed Potatoes, Biscuit, Betty Salad,

Hot Fruit Compote, Fruit & Grain Bar
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those taking part in the
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Wednesday, March 30
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Private Duty Therapy Adult Day Services
Johnny Marzetti, Italian Green Beans, Apricots, Tomato Juice,

Garlic Bread, Rainbow Yogurt
Thursday, March 31
Ham & Cheese Casserole, Stewed Tomatoes, Spinach Salad,

Hot Applesauce, Dinner Roll
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250 Dooley Dr., Ste. A, Paulding 419-399-4708
38TH ANNUAL 24-HOUR BASKETBALL MARATHON

For P.A.S.S. Paulding Area Support Society
(Formerly known as The Paulding County Society For Crippled Children & Adults)
BASKETBALL
MARATHON
The Object of the Marathon Games

To raise money for the Paulding Area Support Society.
The Society helps to provide the handicapped & other medically challenged
residents of Paulding County with equipment & services that they are unable
to afford. The Society helps 125-150 people per year. Basketball Marathon
participants are encouraged to have a great time playing a game of basketball
& scoring as many points as possible in the 24-minutes allowed per game.
ENTRY FORM DEADLINE IS WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9TH, 2016
RULES GOVERNING PLAY
Please retain this paper for your records

Unsportsmanlike conduct will not be tolerated

No foul shots are permitted, fouls are awarded by taking the ball out of bounds
No time outs permitted
5 players maximum on the floor at one time
No dunking the basketball (we have had to pay for a cracked glass backboard &
have had to stop the game to fix broken break away rims causing the schedule
to be interrupted)
No full court press in mini-tots, tots, or mini-youth divisions
In adult co-ed competition, at least two female players on the floor at all times
In adult co-ed competition, male players are not permitted to cross, remain, shoot,
or rebound from the area known as the key. Girls only in the key.
The mini-tots division will use 8 baskets & a youth basketball
The tots, mini-youth, women, & co-ed will use 10 baskets with a womens basketball
Youth division can use mens or womens basketball on 10 baskets
Men will use a mens basketball
OHIO HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC

ASSOCIATION RULES
AWARDS (Donated by Fessel Jewelers)

First place & second place trophies will be awarded to the top two teams in the
mini-youth, youth, women, men, & co-ed divisions. (If there is a tie the award
will be given to the team with the larger point spread over their opponent.
Sportsmanship trophies will be given to teams that were mismatched
with a team of a higher skill level that caused the
largest point differential in each of the seven divisions.
Ten individual medals will be awarded for first and second place
in the Mini-Tots and Tots Divisions.
THE MARATHON COMMITTEE

Owen Brigner
John Claymiller
Chad Cluts
Jeremy Dunderman
Clint Reinhart
Ben Winans
419-263-2277
or 769-4708
419-786-9703
419-399-8440
419-263-0327
419-769-0680
419-494-5570
419-508-6017
Brian Vest
Alec Vest
Kaleigh McClain
Krystal Wannemacher
Jennifer & Rylee Zartman
Myra Zartman
Russ Zinser
419-788-0754
419-786-8626
419-786-0796
419-263-4007
419-263-0312
419-506-0258
Email: basketball24hour@yahoo.com
The Marathon Committee will endeavor to make this Marathon the most
enjoyable for you and the fans, and the most profitable for the Society and
the people in Paulding County who need our help. If you have questions,
you may contact any of the Committee members.
Thank you for participating in this most worthwhile
Paulding County charity event!!
This year the Marathon will be held in the Payne Elementary gym
Good Friday, March 25 & Saturday, March 26,
starting at approximately 5 pm Friday & ending at approximately 7 pm Saturday.
The team schedule/pairings will be emailed to you if you provide your email address.
You can also find the schedule in the Weekly Reminder March 21,
or the Paulding Progress & West Bend News Paper March 23.
Check us out on Facebook at Paulding County 24hr Basketball Marathon
Please Mark the Division of Play

__MINI-TOTS(0-2nd Grade) __TOTS(3rd-5th Grade) __MINI-YOUTH(6th-8th Grade)
__YOUTH(9-12th Grade) Please designate: BOYS___ GIRLS___ CO-ED___
__MEN adult* __WOMEN adult* __CO-ED adult* *denotes no age restriction
REQUESTED WORDING ON BACK OF SHIRTS

One line of copy only:________________________________(print clearly)
Select Color Of Shirts (circle one)
Kelly Green, Lime Green, Safety Green, Safety Orange, Red, Maroon,
Daisy Yellow, Gold, Dark Heather, Black, Ash Grey, Light Blue, Royal Blue,
Navy Blue, Carolina Blue, Heliconia Pink, Purple
Please pick your 10 shirts, extra shirts are $8.00/ 2XL & 3XL shirts add $3.00
The OHSAA is organized to administer & supervise the athletic programs for students grades 7-12.
The constitution of the association does not contain any responsibility for any type of
athletic program below 7th grade. Anyone & everyone who is not yet in enrolled in
7th grade may participate in the Marathon without jeopardizing their future eligibility.
Students in grades 7-12 who are participating in basketball now & in the future, may
participate in the Marathon so long as not more than two players from the same
Jr. high or High school team do not play on the same team.
Chad Benschneider
38th ANNUAL BASKETBALL MARATHON
~~~~OFFICIAL ENTRY FORM~~~~
Sportsmanlike conduct is the rule, not the exception!!!
CLIP & MAIL TODAY
Select Size Of Shirts

Childrens Sizes
Adult Sizes
Extra Small (2-4):_____________
Small (34-36): ______________
Small (6-8): _________________
Medium (38-40): ____________
Medium (10-12):_____________
Large (42-44): ______________
Large (14-16): _______________
X-Large (46-48):_____________
XX-Large: _________________
3X-Large: _________________
*add $3.00
*add $3.00
PREFERRED TIME OF PLAY

Please give several different time areas, this is a 24-hour event & we cant grant everyones request.
The little kids normally play Saturday morning after 8am or afternoon.
Time #1_______ Time #2_______ Time #3_______
PREFERRED COMPETITION
Want To Play A Team??:_____________ Cant Play A Team??:______________
_____________________________________________________________
IF YOU HAVE CERTAIN TIMES YOU CANT PLAY LIST REASON ABOVE
NOT EVERYONE CAN PLAY AT 8pm OR 9pm/ 10am OR 11am
ENTRY FEE CALCULATION

Basic Entry Fee (includes 10 shirts)
Additional Shirts @ $8.00/shirt
$100.00
(players must also pay admission at the door)
$ _______________ ($8.00 X # of shirts in excess of 10)
Charge for XXL and XXXLarge Shirts $ _______________ ($3.00 X # of XXL or XXXL shirts)
Total Amount Due With This Entry.
$ _______________
Make checks payable to Paulding Area Support Society. Please mail entry form & check to:
Basketball Marathon, 8602 Rd. 51, Payne, Ohio 45880.
**DEADLINE FOR ENTRIES IS WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9TH**
TEAM REPRESENTATIVE INFORMATION

Name:__________________________ Address:_________________________
Phone#_________________________ Email:___________________________
RETURN THIS FORM WITH YOUR CHECK
PLAYING BALL FOR THOSE WHO CANT
PAULDING EXEMPTED VILLAGE SCHOOLS

MARCH 2016 NEWSLETTER
ers we have in attendance. We are organiz- event for 2016-2017 kindergartners, on Tues- year will start at the end of the month. It will
SUPERINTENDENTS MESSAGE ing these times by the first letter of your stu- day, April 19th, from 6:00 to 7:00. If you be important for parents to be sure to look
Dear Friends of the Paulding Exempted Village Schools,

We are currently in the middle of the 3rd 9
weeks already here at PEVS, and the 20152016 year is quickly coming to the end so
plans are already starting for next year. We
have our calendar for the 2016-2017 school
year under the Calendar tab on our website, www.pauldingschools.org. Be sure to
check out the dates for school next year and
plan ahead! The winter activities are coming
to a close and we see some of the spring activities getting ready to begin. Our Spring
Break is scheduled for March 24 to March
29, 2016. The next regular BOE meeting is
scheduled for Tuesday, March 15, 2016 at
7:00 PM in the Administration Building
Conference Room. All Board meetings are
open to the public, and community residents
are invited to attend.
As far as calamity days for this school year,
we have missed 15.5 hours of instruction,
which includes hours missed for delays as
well as full cancellations. Make up days will
be needed after missing 47.5 hours of
instruction, therefore we have no makeup
days at this time. You may keep track of our
calamity hours by looking under the Parent
Links tab on our website. The determining
factor for delaying or cancelling school is
always the safety of our students. The Honeywell Instant Alert System has been very
helpful for keeping families informed of
delays, cancellations, and event changes.
Please keep your contact information up to
date in the system.
The district continues to upgrade technology
for our staff and students. Oakwood and
Paulding Elementary are the latest buildings
to get some new laptops. The goal is for access to technology for all students Pre-K to
12. The High School and Middle School are
currently in the second year of having a 1 to
1 for students who are enrolled in grades 712. Our buildings continue to provide opportunities for our students to succeed.
The Paulding Middle School will be hosting
a Career Day on March 23. There will be
guest speakers coming in to speak to our 8th
graders about their career and the preparation
it took to get there. This is another example
of ways our kids are preparing for their future.
The state tests are fast approaching for the
2015-16 school year. Parents wanting to
gather
more
information
can
go
to www.ohiostatetests.org and click on the
Students and Families section for practice
tests and other resources. The district testing
window is April 11, 2016 through May 13,
2016. Eleventh and twelfth grade students
who have yet to pass all of the sections of the
OGT's will have another opportunity the
week of March 14 through March 18. The
district has received their State Report Card
results from the 2014-15 school year. Although the results were not what the district
was hoping for, the staff is working extremely hard this school year to improve on those
results on the 2015-16 tests.
As a final note, I invite you to become an
active part of our school district and to get
involved in the lives of our young people by
attending as many of the student activities as
your schedule allows. Remember to check
out our website to see what activities are
scheduled at PEVS. Please feel free to visit
me at my office in the Paulding Administration office, call me at 419-399-4656 or email
me at w_hanak@pauldingschools.org if you
have any questions about our school district
or anything in this community newsletter.
William D. Hanak
Superintendent
Go Panthers!
NOTES FROM THE PRINCIPALS
Paulding Elementary- Stephanie Tear
Hello to all in Paulding! I would like to
thank all the parents who came for Parent/
Teacher Conferences in February. It is so
great to see the parent involvement and support in our school. If you were unable to attend, please contact your childs teacher. Im
sure s/he would love to speak to you about
your childs progress.
Kindergarten Round Up is set for April 5!
This will be an opportunity for parents and
their child, who will be five before August 1,
2016, to visit our school! It will assist your
child to get familiar with the teachers and the
school. A parent information meeting will
take place, and fun activities are planned for
the future Kindergarteners. You will not
need to bring any paperwork, but we will
have you fill out some when you arrive.
There are two different times set for this
evening due to the number of Kindergarten-
dents last name. The times are last names

ending in A-L from 6:00-6:30 p.m. and last
names ending in M-Z from 6:45-7:15 p.m.
This is an exciting time for your child, as
well as for us! We look forward to a wonderful evening together.
Our teachers have had many opportunities to
go to professional development to gain more
knowledge. The District is generous in supplying two days in which our teachers can
get more training on strategies and techniques to implement with our children. When
teachers return from the trainings, we discuss
what they have learned and you can feel the
excitement in the room! Teachers have renewed energy and new ideas and our students benefit immensely!
This month we will have assemblies planned
for our children! The Columbus Childrens
Theatre will be here March 4 to perform.
They always do a wonderful job and mesmerize the students with their message in
song and drama. We are hoping the children
will learn the valuable lesson of antibullying. March 7 we will be in an assembly
focusing on safety. This comes to us from the
Sheriffs department. Anytime we can partner with the Sheriffs department we are
blessed! March 15 we have Science of a
Super Hero Assembly and this is a fun assembly to excite our children about science.
The Cookie Dough Fund raiser begins March
9 and we will be taking orders through
March 22. This fund raiser goes to the Principals account which is used for teacher resources, field trips, assemblies, and all the
student incentives given. Any support you
can give to Paulding Elementary would be
deeply appreciated.
March will be a terrific month with exciting
events. March 14-18 is our Book Fair week
and information will be coming home with
your child soon. It is also Safety Week, so a
letter explaining our procedures will be coming home in March. March 15 is Family
Night! We have spring pictures March 21 so
get your sunny smiles ready! March 23 is the
end of the third quarter and there is no school
March 24-29. Paulding Elementary is an
exciting place to be!
Oakwood Elementary-Jennifer Manz

A sunny hello from Oakwood Elementary! I
am curiousDid you hear a Panther roar
coming from the eastern side of Paulding
County on Friday, February 5th? That is the
day Oakwood Elementary hosted a PHS Panther pep rally, and it was a loud and rowdy
occasion!! Our students very much enjoyed
hosting the PHS varsity athletes in their
classrooms, in our caf, and at our rockin
pep rally they were definitely Panther
SUPER fans!
We completed our Spring Parent/Teacher
Conferences in early February, and we want
to thank all of the parents who attended. We
appreciate your questions, concerns, and support; and we hope you will stay in close contact with us throughout the remainder of the
year. When communication lines between
home and school are open and direct, a student has the support system in place to be
successful. Please continue to encourage
your child to stretch and grow to master the
concepts set for each grade level by the State
of Ohio.
March brings the end of the third quarter of
the 2015-2016 school year. This means the
Ohios State Tests are rapidly approaching
for our 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th graders (late April/
early May). All year, our students have been
tracking their progress as they learn new concepts; and we know they will be prepared to
give their very best effort on these State assessments. As these tests are on-line, not
every grade level will be testing on the same
day. A testing schedule for each grade level
was attached to 3rd quarter progress reports.
If you are interested in challenging yourself
and in seeing what online testing looks like
for Ohios students, please visit ohiostatetests.org and click on practice tests, from
there you can choose a grade level and subject.
The Oakwood Elementary PTO is busy planning the annual PTO Spring Carnival. The
Carnival will be on Friday, March 18, from
5:30 to 8:00. There will be plenty of food,
games, raffles, prizes...fun for all ages and all
are welcome! The PTO will also be hosting
a Mom-to-Mom sale on Saturday, April 9th
from 9:00 to 1:00. (If you are interested in
renting a table for this event, please contact
the school office at 419-594-3346). We are
very grateful to our PTO for the special
extras they provide for the students and
staff!
Oakwood Elementary is hosting Kindergarten Camp, a Kindergarten pre-screening
have or know a child in the Oakwood Elementary school district who will be five before August 1st, please bring him/her to visit
us on April 19th to see the school and meet
the people he/she will be working with during kindergarten screening on May 6th.
(Screening appointments may be made at the
Camp on April 19th or by calling the school
office after April 19th.) Watch for more details in the newspaper soon.
Your continued support of our school is very
much appreciated!
Middle School-Chris Etzler
Hello from Paulding Middle School!! Hopefully this newsletter finds us with warmer
weather with spring and the Easter season
fast approaching.
A big thank you goes out to all of those that
attended our Parent-Teacher Conferences on
February 1 and 8. These meetings allow the
teacher, student and parent to be on the same
page when it comes to the education of our
students.
Congratulations to our junior high athletic
teams this winter. We had three wrestlers
win their respective divisions at the NWC
tournament. They were Riley Coil, Jordan
Mudel and Michael Humphreys. Nathan
Hodge was a runner-up, while Cole Mabis
finished 3rd. Our boys 8th grade basketball
team made it to the semi-finals of their NWC
tournament this year.
Congratulations to all of our students that
competed in our annual Science Fair held on
February 19. We will share how those students fared in our April newsletter. A big
thank you goes out to Mrs. Favorito for all of
her hard work that she puts in to coordinate
this event at Paulding.
Our 8th grade teachers are hosting a Career
Day on March 23 for our 8th grade students.
There will be guest speakers from all walks
of life to talk about their careers. Students
will have the opportunity to listen to a wide
variety of these speakers throughout the day.
A big thank you to our 8th grade teachers for
coordinating this event.
Just a reminder that Easter is early this year,
so our Easter/Spring break will be held from
March 24-29. As of this writing, there are no
make days that need to be used during that
time.
Please visit our team webpages, as our teachers are updating this information on a regular
basis. Information such as teacher email
addresses, homework assignments and upcoming work can be found there. Those
webpages can be accessed by going to the
Middle School homepage and selecting team
webpages in the choices along the left hand
side of the screen. If you are not sure which
team your child is on, please ask them.
As we draw closer to the end of the year, our
state testing gets closer as well. Our students
will start their state testing during the last
week of April and will finish up the second
week of May. We will have more specifics
on those dates in the April newsletter.
As always, thank you for your continued
support of Paulding Middle School!!
High School-Todd Harmon

Paulding High School would like to thank
the efforts of the wrestlers and basketball
players and wish them good luck in tournaments and also good luck to those students
participating in Science Olympiad and the
Science Fair. A big thank you to those
teachers that help Mrs. Favorito with the
judging at the science fair. Last year, students went on to be one of the highest ranked
teams in the state for Science fair.
Paulding High School has once again been
selected as a site for OHSAA basketball tournaments. We take great pride in being selected for this honor and thank all the volunteers and donations that help to make this site
a great place to host tournament
games. Thank you to Jon Snodgrass, Matt
Carr and Chris Etzler for all they have done
to organize these tournaments at PHS.
Paulding High School Houses would again
like to thank our sponsors - Paulding Putnam
Electric, Insource, INSBIT, Kiwanis, VFW
post 587, the Klint Manz family and those
wishing to remain anonymous. We would
like to invite those who would like to sponsor the Houses Palmarium, Excellentia, Vinco Vici Victum and Stupendum to contact
the High School office. The current scores
for winning the 3rd nine weeks and the overall highest scores are: 3rd 9 week totals Palmarium - 288, Excelletia - 602, Vinco Vici Victum - 483, and Stupendum-590.
Current totals Palmarium - 2388 Excellentia
- 2760 Vinco Vici Victum - 2636 and Stupendum - 2798.
Student scheduling for the 2016-17 school
over forms and information for your child's

scheduling options. Also, March 14-18 will
be OGT testing for Junior and Seniors that
still need to pass in order to graduate, and the
new End of Course tests will be taken at the
end of April and beginning of May. A schedule for the specific days of testing will be
mailed out with the 3rd nine weeks grade
cards. The dates of testing in April and May
will be ran on a 2 hour delay schedule so be
looking for the 3rd nine weeks grade card
and the new testing schedule for the 2 hour
delays, in the mail.
May will be here soon and Prom has usually
been held on the first weekend. This year, it
has been moved to the second weekend, so it
will be held on May 14th. Please note this on
your calendar.
Paulding High School Drama will be performing The Music Man on March 11th,
12th, and 13th. Friday and Saturday night
performances
will
be
at
7:30
p.m. and Sunday at 3:00 p.m. The PHS Band
will have their entertaining fundraiser "Music
of the Night" on April 2nd and there will be a
silent auction with many good items to bid
on, so stop in the high school office and get
your tickets to these events.
FREE PRESCHOOL SCREENING
A countywide preschool screening will be
held March 11 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in
Paulding from 11-3:00 p.m. Snow date
March 18. Please call 419-399-4800 to preregister.
GUIDANCE OFFICE
Scholarships are available for Seniors on the
website at pauldingschools.org, High School
Guidance page.
HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL
Paulding High School Drama Department
presents, Meredith Wilson's The Music Man.
This production is a musical comedy has
been entertaining audiences since 1957 and
is a family-friendly story to be shared with
every generation. The Music Man follows
fast-talking traveling salesman Harold Hill,
played by junior, Christopher Elder as he
cons the people of River City, Iowa into buying instruments and uniforms for a boys'
band he vows to organize - this despite the
fact he doesn't know a trombone from a treble clef. His plans to skip town with the cash
are foiled when he falls for Marian the librarian,Tori Bradford who transforms him into a
respectable citizen by curtain's fall. Come
join us to see how the troubled citizens of
River City cope with this fast talking salesman on March 11 and 12 at 7:30 p.m. and on
March 13 at 3:00 p.m. in the High School
Auditeria. Presale tickets will be sold the
week of March 7 at the high school office for
$6. All tickets at the door will be $10.
ATHLETIC CALENDAR EVENTS

Girls JV Softball
Mar. 21 Wauseon-T Scrimmage
Mar. 28 Shawnee-T
Mar. 29 Antwerp-T
Boys JV Baseball
Mar. 28 Shawnee-T
Mar. 29 Van Wert-H
Mar. 31 Hicksville-H
Boys Varsity Baseball
Mar. 28 Shawnee-H
Mar. 29 Fairview-T
Girls Varsity Softball
Mar. 17 Hilltop-H-Scrimmage
Mar. 21 Wauseon-T-Scrimmage
Mar. 26 Continental-T
Mar. 28 Shawnee-T
Mar. 29 Bryan-H
Varsity Track
Mar. 31 Ottoville/Ft. Jennings
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DISTRICT CALENDAR EVENTS

Mar. 2 Athletic Booster Meeting
5:30p
Mar. 4 ACT Registration Deadline
Mar. 7 Band Booster Meeting
7:00p
Mar. 11 OE Student/Month Lunch
Mar. 11,12 Band/Choir OMEA Dist Contest
Mar. 11 & 12 Spring Musical- Aud 7:30p
Mar. 13 Spring Musical-Aud 3:00p
Mar. 14-18 OGT Testing
Mar. 14 OE Spring Pictures
Mar. 14-18 PE Book Fair
Mar. 15 PE PTO Fam Fun Night 5:30-6:30p
Mar. 15 Board Meeting-Adm. Bldg. 7:00p
Mar. 17 OE Kdg Family Game Night 6:00p
Mar. 18 OE Carnival
5:30-8:00p
Mar. 18 MS Spring Pictures
Mar. 19 Sci. Olympiad Regionals-BGSU
Mar. 21 PE Spring Pictures
Mar. 23 8th Grade Career Day
Mar. 23 End of 3rd nine weeks
Mar. 24-29 No school Spring Break
Mar. 28 Sci Olymp Boosters Mtg-Aud 7:00p
Mar. 31 Mandatory Senior Meeting 8:00a
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Those funny looking blobs

you see on the shrubs
Winter is drawing to a close
(isnt it?), and trees and shrubs
are just biding their time before bursting into leaf and
flower. Theyre actually doing
some behind the scenes work
right now, but it will be a few
weeks before we see evidence
of that.
This is a good time of year
to get out there and prune
those trees and shrubs, while
theyre still dormant. Because
you can see the structure of
the branching, pruning crossed
branches, broken limbs, and
diseased parts is an easier task.
But pay close attention as
youre pruning because you
might be disturbing the habitat of a familiar garden insect.
Have you ever seen the light
brown blobs about the size of
a quarter that are attached to
branches? In the right light, they
resemble spun brown sugar.
In the fall, adult female
praying mantids (also called
mantises) choose sturdy stems
and branches where they will
lay about 300 eggs in a frothy
substance that dries hard. This
ootheca will protect the eggs
through harsh winters until
temperatures warm in midspring.
The ootheca will then crack
and the nymphs will crawl out.
Theyll hang out around the
egg casing for a little while
and may actually feed on each
other. Then theyll venture out
and eat other small insects as
they begin to grow.
Praying mantids will go
through several growth periods (instars), molting along
the way. During this time,
In the Garden
By Kylee Baumle
they are vulnerable to predators such as spiders and birds,

which is ironic, as some of the
predator types will eventually
become victims of the praying
mantids, the most remarkable
being hummingbirds.
Mantids will also feed on
small lizards, mice, frogs, and
other young birds, but they are
more notable to the gardener
because of their voracious appetites for pests such as aphids
and beetles. Theyve been
documented as eating more
than 20 species of insects.
Adult praying mantids
will live approximately six
months with females dying
shortly after laying eggs. They
can vary in length, up to five
inches, depending on their
species, but our most common
ones here are native Carolina
mantis and the non-native Chinese mantis. They vary in color
from green to brown to gray
and a combination of these.
Youre most likely to see
the Chinese mantid, and the

way to differentiate between
the two is by their wings. The
Carolina mantis wings will
fall short of covering its abdomen when they are folded over
their back, while the Chinese
mantis will have wings that
extend beyond its abdomen.
The egg cases differ, too.
Ive only ever found the egg
cases of the Chinese mantis
here on Our Little Acre, which
are more rounded in shape
than the linear Carolina mantis
egg case.
Some entomologists frown
upon the Chinese mantis because of its lack of discretion
in its choice of prey, but its
negative effects are probably
minimal in this respect. Like
some non-native species of
ladybugs, the Chinese mantids
have been thought to be displacing the native species.
It is said that a female praying mantis will eat the head of
the male during mating. While
they can, its not a practice
that they engage in with any
regularity (5-30%). If the female is particularly hungry,
she might chow down, but the
male has been known to do the
same on occasion.
With the exception of the
monarch butterfly, the praying
mantis may just be my favorite
insect of all. Theyre quirky,
clever, and one of natures
true works of art. Its the only
insect that can rotate its head
side-to-side like humans do.
Though they may look dangerous to us, they arent, and Ive
handled many with nary a nip.
A Chinese praying mantis egg case on our weeping willow tree hatched baby praying mantids
in May 2007. Each nymph was about 1/4-inch long.
I once checked out of a garden center where I was buying
plants, with a praying mantis
perched on my shoulder, unbeknownst to me. The young
sales associate nearly hyperventilated and thought I was
more than a little strange be-
cause I was excited when she

called the large green bug to
my attention.
Bonus! I said to her,
placed it on the plant I was
buying, and walked out the
door with a smile. Because
having another praying man-
tis in the garden was a good

thing. In my book, anyway.
Read more at Kylees blog,
Our Little Acre, at www.ourlittleacre.com and on Facebook
at www.facebook.com/OurLittleAcre. Contact her at PauldingProgressGardener@gmail.com.
NOTICE OF PROPOSED MAJOR UTILITY FACILITY
The project is known as the Timber

Switch-Haviland 138kV Transmission
Line Rebuild Project. AEP Ohio Transco
has filed a Letter of Notification with the
Ohio Power Siting Board, under Case No.
16-0074-EL-BLN. This number should
be included in all communications with
respect to this project. The Letter of
Notification to construct, operate and
maintain this facility is now pending
before the board.
Petitions to intervene in the Letter of
Notification will be accepted by the
siting board up to 10 days following the
publication date of this notice required
by Rule 4906-2-12, Ohio Administrative
Code. Petitions should be addressed to
Ohio Power Siting Board, 180 East Broad
Street, Columbus, Ohio, 43215-3793 and
must cite Case No. 16-0074-EL-BLN.
The accompanying map depicts the
project area. It should be noted that
due to the reduced scale and limited
detail, this map should be used only as a
general guide. Copies of the actual Letter
of Notification, including specific details
about the location and construction are
available for public inspection at the
following locations:
Paulding County Carnegie Library
205 South Main Street
Paulding, Ohio 45879
Ohio Power Siting Board
180 East Broad Street
Columbus, Ohio, 43215-3793
1-866-270-6772
contactopsb@puc.state.oh.us
24
Michigan
Woodburn
469
Indiana
613
OHIO
The purpose of the Timber SwitchHaviland 138-kV Transmission Line

Rebuild Project is to rebuild a 138-kV
transmission line using existing right of
way. AEP Ohio Transco will build the new
line using standard double-circuit 138-kV
structures. The project will help improve
and maintain the quality of electric
service and reliability to the northwestern
Ohio area. The Timber Switch-Haviland
transmission line is approximately 18
miles long with 11 miles located in Ohio.
This project will be an approximate $12
million investment by AEP Ohio Transco.
Construction is scheduled to begin in
late 2017.
111
INDIANA
AEP Ohio Transmission Company

(AEP Ohio Transco) proposes to
improve the transmission system in
northwestern Ohio by upgrading an
existing 138-kilovolt (kV) transmission
line in Benton and Blue Creek townships
in Paulding County in Ohio and Allen
County in Indiana.
Ohio
Payne
49
Haviland
Allen Station
30
101
114
Haviland Station
PAU L D I N G CO U N T Y
Scott
VA N W E R T CO U N T Y
Monroeville
Hoagland
ALLEN COUNTY
Convoy
ADAMS COUNTY
49
Substation
Proposed AEP
Transmission Line
Existing AEP
Transmission Line
Electronic versions of the Letter of

Notification can be found at http://
www.aeptransmission.com/ohio/ and
at the Ohio Power Siting Board website
at http://opsb.ohio.gov. Search under
current cases for case number Case No.
16-0074-EL-BLN.
The following local city and county
government officials have been served
with a copy of the application as required
by state of Ohio Power Siting Board
regulations:
Paulding County Board of
Commissioners
Mr. Roy W. Klopfenstein
Rebuild Route
Mayor Richard C. Bowers

Village of Haviland
Benton Township Trustee
Mr. Joseph W. Thome
Mr. Mark A. Crosby
Mr. Randy W. Noggle
Benton Township Fiscal Officer
Ms. Julie A. Dinger
Blue Creek Township Trustee
Ms. Jammie L. Hughes
Paulding County Engineer

Mr. Travis R. McGarvey

Mr. Douglas R. Laukhuf
Paulding County Soil & Water

Conservation District
Ms. Coral Fetzer

Mr. Calvin Sinn
Blue Creek Township Fiscal Officer
Mr. Chris Laukhuf
1.5
Miles
If you are a local city or county

government official and would like an
electronic or hard copy of the Letter
of Notification, please contact Brett
Schmied at the information listed below.
To ask a question or make a comment
about the project, please call 614552-1929 or 1-877-215-9261 or send
an email inquiry to beschmied@aep.
com. Mail inquiries may be sent to the
following address:
AEP Ohio
Attention: Brett Schmied
700 Morrison Road
Gahanna, Ohio 43230
way
THE PAULDING COUNTY PROGRESS GOES TO INDIANA The Middle Creek and Melrose United Methodist churches enjoyed a winter get away to Pokagon State Park outside Angola, Ind. on
Feb. 14-15. Those enjoying their time away included, front Staci and Tony Miller; back Penny,
Kathy Denny, Deb Ruble, Angie Head, Jerry Hammons, Pastor Eileen Kochensparger, Max Kochensparger and Vickey Hammons. Their source for exclusive Paulding County news? The Paulding
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PAULD I N G PROGR E SS
SPORTS
Wayne Trace wrestling
sends duo to the Schott
TROY Raider wrestling
will be sending two wrestlers
to the Schottenstein Center on
Thursday, March 3 to compete in the OHSAA Division
III state wrestling tournament.
It will be the fifth consecutive
year that Wayne Trace was
able to get multiple wrestlers
qualified out of the tough Troy
district.
The red-white-and-blue sent
five wrestlers to Troy to compete against wrestlers from 63
other schools. The team finished tenth at the district with
three wrestlers in the top six
spots.
George Clemens IV became the first Raider and the
first wrestler from Paulding
County to qualify for state
competition all four years of
his high school career. Ruger
Goeltzenleuchter qualified for
his first ever state tournament.
Noah Reel, freshman and
heavy-weight, made his first
trip to Troy, but was unable to
garner a win. He lost matches
to Ben Ferguson of Miami

East and then Liam Kirkpatrick of Newark Catholic.
Sophomore Braxton Asher
made his inaugural trip to districts in the 220 weight class,
but dropped a match to Elijah
Price of Purcell Marian becoming injured in the process.
He had to medically default
his next match.
Chase Marroquin, 138
senior, won his first match
against North College Hills
Mekhi Jones, but then dropped
a match to state-ranked Tanner Smith of Mechanicsburg.
He was victorious in back-toback matches against Mount
Gileads Brandon Strickland
and Coldwaters Cody Tebbe.
Marroquin found himself
in the go-to match but fell
short to Tanner Bey of Versailles, 12-9. Marroquin finished sixth on the day.
Chase hadnt wrestled for
two years due to some shoulder issues. To come into this
district, and wrestle the way
he did, and get to that go-to

match, well thats pretty impressive, said Coach Clemens.
At 120, Ruger Goeltzenleuchter finally got over the
hump and become a state
qualifier his junior year.
Ruger could have avoided
this nasty weight altogether,
and opted to wrestle in a
weaker 132 class, but didnt.
Four of the top eight ranked
wrestlers in the state were at
this one district, and he chose
to compete in this class.
Ruger opened the day with
a pin in 1:33 against Nate
Weaver of Mount Gilead.
He then faced off against
fifth ranked Michael Sergent
of Troy Christian. Ruger
dropped this hard fought
match 4-2 and found himself
in the consolation brackets,
wrestling back for a chance
at the Schott.
Ruger dominated the consis winning by way of a
technical fall 18-3 over Nick

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Wayne Traces George Clemens looks to make a move during the D-III wrestling districts held at
Troys Hobart Arena over the weekend. Clemens won the 126 district title and became a four-time
state qualifier with his 11-1 major decision over Richie Stainaker of Newark Catholic in the finals.
Miller of North Union and following that up with a major
decision 19-7 over Jesse Potts
of Deer Park.
This set up an all too familiar scenario for the Raider
junior. For two years, Ruger
worked himself into the
golden ticket match, the go-to
match at districts. Quite sim-
ply, the winner is guaranteed

to wrestle on the floor of the
Schott; the loser is not. Ruger
has had heartbreaking defeats
for two years in this match.
However, this year the
tears that were flowing from
all were tears of joy as Ruger
defeated Preston Plattfoot of
Versailles by a major decision
10-2.
No one has worked harder
in the off season than Ruger.
He wrestles much of the year
in addition to doing weight
training workouts with a
trainer. He has focused on
perfecting his style and has
to do today.
Wayne Trace especially
took control in the first half,
when the Raiders out rebounded the Wildcats 27-11 and took
a 29-17 halftime advantage.
We wanted to get off to a
good start and we didnt do
that, Smith continued. But
I dont fault our effort at all.
We played hard and we made
a run there in the fourth quarter.
After two Dalton Hicks free
throws gave the Wildcats their
last lead of the contest at 7-6,
consecutive baskets by Justin
Speice, Luke Miller and Ethan
Linder put Wayne Trace on
top 12-7.
The Wildcats closed within 17-13 at the end of eight
minutes on a Jace Stockwell
3-pointer but Wayne Trace ex-
tended the margin in the second quarter.

A 3-pointer and two free
throws by Miller along with
a Speice basket pushed the
Raider lead to 24-13 at the
5:26 mark of the period.
Following a basket by
Trey Smith that got Delphos
Jefferson within 26-17, a free
throw by Cole Shepherd and
a late bucket by Speice put
the Raider margin at 29-17 at
intermission.
One of the keys was the
play of Justin (Speice), noted the Raider mentor. He really stepped up for us today.
That gave us an inside presence that weve been missing
and it made a big difference.
Another big key was the
Raiders ability to contain
Wildcat senior Trey Smith,
who entered the game averaging 24 points and eight rebounds a game.
While Smith did get his
eight rebounds in the game,
the Wildcat star was limited
to a dozen points in his final
game for Delphos Jefferson.
It concludes an outstanding
career that ends with 1,997
points.
First, he is a heck of a
player, Linder noted. We
have a lot of respect for him
and what he has accomplished.
Smith will continue his
basketball career at the Air
Force Academy next season.
We came in with the idea
of mixing up defenses, added Linder. Last time, we
See RAIDERS page 2B
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Board dominance leads WT past Jefferson
By KEVIN
WANNEMACHER
Sportswriter
VAN WERT Both coaches
knew it would be important in
the outcome.
Wayne Trace head coach
Jim Linder knew if Wayne
Trace was to have success, the
Raiders had to be able to limit
Delphos Jefferson to one shot
and hope his squad could get
some offensive rebounds.
The Raiders did that and
more, dominating the boards
43-25 and using a balanced
scoring effort to defeat Delphos Jefferson 67-58 and advance to Thursdays district
semi-final against Spencerville.
Both coaches pointed to the
boards as a big factor after the
contest.
We felt there were two
keys for us going into the
game, commented Delphos
Jefferson head coach Marc
Smith. We wanted to play the
game inside out and rebound
the basketball on both ends of
the floor. We felt like we had
an advantage inside and we
wanted to exploit that. But we
didnt do it and it killed us.
Jim Bowers/Paulding County Progress That was the big thing we
The Raiders Ethan Linder #30 helps seal the deal late by draw- had written on the board in
ing this foul from Delphos Jeffersons Dalton Hicks #40 and then the locker room, Linder commented of rebounding. The
making the ensuing free throws.
guys did what we asked them
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2B - Paulding County Progress Wednesday, March 2, 2016
Panthers lose sectional

heartbreaker by one
By JIM LANGHAM
Sportswriter
DEFIANCE The Paulding
Panthers lost a hard-fought
47-46 game to Tinora in the
Northwest Sectional Boys Division III finale at Defiance on
Friday night. A Paulding shot
from inside the paint with less
than five seconds to go just
narrowly missed, awarding
the title game to the Rams.
This was a very hardfought sectional final contest
between two teams that were
dead even, said Paulding
head coach Shawn Brewer.
We were just a little short
there on that last shot.

We wanted someone to
attack the basket. We were
able to get the shot up. Its too
bad that we didnt get a better
look, added Brewer.
The biggest margin between
either team was a six-point
lead by Tinora, 40-34, with
6:34 left in the final quarter,
but Paulding was able to work
back to grab the lead, 44-43,
on a trey by Jaret Miller with
2:30 left in the contest.
Seconds later, Tinoras Brevin Renollet drove coast-tocoast and slammed the ball
off the backboard to give the
Rams a 45-44 advantage.

Paulding stellar senior Alex
Arellano wiped a rebound and
tapped it between the cords
with a minute to go to place
the scoreboard in favor of the
maroon-and-white,
46-45.
But a quick shot by Tinoras
Conor Gilbert sealed the deal
and the sectional title for the
Rams with 42 seconds left in
the contest.
Paulding jumped into an
early 5-0 advantage on baskets
by Nathan Gee and a 3-point
bucket by Arellano. However,
Tinora fought back and took
the lead for the first time, 1110, on a rebound by 6-5 Logan
Bailey late in the first quarter.
A 3-point play by Bailey seconds later gave the Rams a 1410 lead at the end of the first
stanza.
A trey and 2-point bucket by
Arellano midway through the
second quarter enabled Paulding to regain the lead, 20-16, a
lead the Panthers maintained,
23-20, at the halfway mark.
One key in the contest occurred when Arellano posted
his third foul with 6:50 remaining in the third quarter,
forcing Brewer to rotate him
in and out of the lineup for
most of the remainder of the
game.
He (Arellano) had a couple
of fouls that put us in a tight situation, said Brewer. He was
trying to be aggressive and give
a little extra. He played hard all
year. There was no shame in
what he did.
Paulding played a relatively
clean game, committing just nine
miscues while Tinora turned the
ball over 16 times.
Another key factor was Tinoras hot shooting. The Rams
connected on 20-37 field goals
for 54 percent shooting while
Paulding hit on 18-43 for 41 perJim Bowers/Paulding County Progress
cent shooting.
Alex Arellano #32 gets a rare close shot against a sagging de- I didnt think that we gave
fense last Friday night against Tinora in sectional play at Defi- them tons of extra shots, but their
attempts were falling better than
ance.
ours, observed Brewer.
GMC announce winter

senior scholar athletes Raiders
The Green Meadows Conference has released a list of 47 winter
sports senior scholar athletes recently who were honored based on

grade point average and athletic recognition.
To be recognized, a student must letter in a recognized sport or
cheerleading and have a grade point average of 3.5 or better after
seven semesters.
Tinora led the league with 11 seniors honored while Ayersville
had eight athletes on the list. Antwerp and Fairview also had six seniors recognized with Wayne Trace and Edgerton both having five.
Athletes from Antwerp on the list included Audrie Longardner,
Kiana Recker, Mikayla Boesch, Sam Williamson, Jeff Coleman
and Josh Longardner.
Wayne Trace athletes honored included girls basketball players
Erin Mohr, Estie Sinn, Shayna Temple and Hollie Wannemacher.
Cole Shepherd also was recognized from the boys basketball team.
Jim Bowers/Paulding County Progress
Pauldings Corbin Edwards #3 drives to the basket and then passes around Tinoras Logan
Bailey #44 for an assist in sectional play at Defiance last Friday night.
Arellano led the Paulding
scoring with 16 points while
Brevin Renollet and Logan Bailey scored 15 and 13 points, respectively, for Tinora.
In a way, this game ended
the way our season ended. We
were in one possession games
the last five of six games of the
season, continued Brewer.
The guys played really hard.
2-4 4, Mohr 2 0-0 6, Bailey 6 1-2 13.

Totals 20 4-9 47. Three point goals:
Anders, Mohr 2,. Total fouls: 9. Rebounds: 28, Turnovers: 16.
Paulding (46): Edwards 2 0-0 4,
M. Miller 2 0-0 6, J. Miller 3 0-0 9,
Rhonehouse 0 0-0 0, Gee 1 0-0 2, InScore by Quarters
gol 2 1-2 5, Arellano 6 1-2 16, Sitton 2
Tinora 14 6 16 11 - 47
0-0 4.Three point goals: M. Miller 2,
Paulding 10 13 11 12 - 46
Tinora (47): Anders 4 0-0 9, Renol- J. Miller 3, Arellano 3. Total fouls: 12.
let 7 1-3 15, Bumb 0 0-0 0, Grube 1 Rebounds: 14, Turnovers: 16.
It was a good battle.

Paulding closed out the season with a 10-13 record while
Tinora moves on to Districts at
Napoleon with a record of 1211.
Continued from Page 1B

played a lot of box-and-one or
triangle-and-two and this time we
mixed it up more. Our goal was
to push them out as much as possible and I think we were able to
wear them down.
Delphos Jefferson cut the deficit to 45-36 at the end of three
quarters and the Wildcats made a
run in the fourth.
Early baskets by Stabler and
Linder pushed the Raider lead to
49-36 before Delphos Jefferson
made things interesting.
A 3-pointer by Drew Reiss and
four straight Stockwell foul shots
got the Wildcats within 50-43 at
the 5:17 mark before an Linder
3-point play pushed the Raider
lead to 53-43.
After a 3-pointer by Stockwell
and a basket from Josh Teman
got Delphos Jefferson within 5348, the Raiders answered with a
Luke Miller foul shot making it
54-48 with 3:43 remaining.
Stockwell added two more
free throws to cut the Wildcat
deficit to 54-50 at the 3:35 mark
and Delphos Jefferson appeared
ready to pull within two after a
Raider turnover.
However, Linder came from
behind to block a Smith layup attempt and proceeded to be fouled
and add two free throws on the
other end to expand the advanJim Bowers/Paulding County Progress
Justin Speice #50 takes an offensive rebound up strong for tage back to 56-50 with 2:42 left
the Raiders in the first half against Delphos Jefferson on Satur- on the clock.
The Wildcats never got closer
day afternoon.
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That was a big defensive
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coach. We had guys step up and
hit free throws down the stretch
after that and it gave us some momentum back.
Our pressure started to bother
them, added the Wildcats mentor. But we werent able to convert in key situations and they hit
their free throws on the other end.
That is a credit to them.
A 3-point play by Linder widened the lead to 59-50 at the 2:04
point and the Raiders cruised
from there to set up a district
appearance for the third straight
season.
Linder scored 19 of his gamehigh 24 points in the fourth quarter for Wayne Trace with Vest
adding 14 and Miller chipping in
12. Stabler and Speice also added
eight points each for the Raiders,
who improve to 16-7 on the season.
Stockwell paced the Wildcats
with 23 points and Trey Smith
added 12. Reiss, Teman and
Hicks each posted 6 points for
Delphos Jefferson, which closes
the year at 15-8.
Wayne Trace returns to action on Thursday as the Raiders
battle Spencerville (17-4), who
defeated Marion Local 51-43 in
the second game Saturday. The
Raiders and Bearcats will square
off at 6:15 p.m. at Lima Senior
High School in Thursdays first
semifinal. The second game features Lima Central Catholic (221) against Bluffton (15-8).
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WT advances with
win over Allen East
FRESHMAN CHAMPIONS The Wayne Trace freshman boys basketball team won the Green
Meadows Conference championship on Saturday at Tinora High School by defeating the host
Rams 38-35 in overtime. With the victory, the Raiders close the season with a record of 13-6. Trae
Sinn led Wayne Trace with 13 points while Mox Price added 11 and Josiah Linder chipped in eight.
Caden Bland, Caleb Yenser and Evan Mohr all added two points. Members of the team are, from
left Hayden Gillett, Alec Dunham, Mox Price, Braden Zuber, Josiah Linder, Caleb Yenser, Caden
Bland, Trae Sinn, coach Dan Bland, Evan Mohr, Reese Etzler, coach Brett Beckman, Korbin Slade
and ball boy Race Price.
MAC gym: Winter Jam, boys tourney

results; volleyball brackets announced
ANTWERP The MAC gym hosted the
Winter Jam tournament for the final girls
tournament event of the 2015-16 school year.
Four teams competed in both the fourth and
fifth grade divisions while eight teams competed in the sixth grade division.
Titles earned by three
In the sixth grade division Delphos Jefferson started the day with a narrow 14-13 win
over Kalida before a 30-27 setback in overtime
against Tinora. The next Delphos win over
Archbold, 28-10, put the Lady Wildcats in the
finals.
In the other bracket, Bryan had its way with
Fairview 31-6 before getting a scare from
Napoleon, 19-17. Bryan then beat Ayersville
30-2 to move into the finals.
The finals provided a great game with Jefferson prevailing 21-15.
The fifth grade division was round robin
play. Glandorf took down Ayersville 18-11,
Hicksville 22-13 and then Bryan to take the
title. Hicksville was runner up by beating both
Bryan and Ayersville.
The fourth grade division was also round
robin play. When the dust cleared the two
teams vying for the title were the same two
teams that were in the winter league finals.
Convoy Crestview started their day beating
Hicksville 47-8 then Bowling Green 23-0.
Fairview beat Bowling Green 29-17 and
Hicksville 25-4.
The finals were competitive but the final was
the same as the league outcome with Crestview prevailing 26-20.
The next tournament up at the MAC Gym
will be the St. Patricks travel team tournament March 12. Schedules can be found on the
MAC Gym website www.macgymohio.com.
Winter volleyball bracket
The MAC gym winter league sixth grade
and under volleyball tournament will be held
Sunday, March 6 beginning at 1:30 p.m. The
seeded tournament bracket has been released.
In the upper bracket Woodlan team three
took the overall number one seed and received

the only bye in the bracket. They will await the
winner of Antwerp Pink and Woodlan team
number one contest.
In the lower bracket Woodlan team number
four took the number two seed and will play
Defiance in the first round. Fairview will play
Woodlan team number two.
The winner of those four teams will play the
winner of the upper bracket.
In the fourth grade and under bracket Woodburn Lutheran School will play Antwerp Blue
in the finals. The brackets can be found on the
MAC Gym website www.macgymohio.com
School Tournament Results
The Antwerp Local School hosted its 17th
annual youth boys basketball tournament Feb.
20. The Antwerp school teams fared well winning both the fifth and sixth grade divisions.
It marked the first time in the history of the
tournament that the same school won both divisions in the same year.
The fifth grade Archers beat Wayne Trace,
Kalida and Lincolnview on their side of the
bracket. Eastside (Butler, Ind.) beat Paulding,
Hicksville, and Edon to win their side of the
bracket. In the finals Antwerp was able to hold
off a solid Eastside Blazers team for the championship victory.
With the new format in the sixth grade division there were four pools of three teams
each. Pool A winner was Antwerp after beating NWC foes Crestview and Paulding. Pool
B winner was Eastside (Butler, Ind.) who
knocked off both Napoleon and Bascom
Hopewell Loudon.
Pool C winner was Wayne Trace who defeated both Buckeye Central and Edon. Pool
D winner was Bedford, Mich. who outlasted
Bryan and an Antwerp B team.
In the four-team semi-finals Antwerp upended Eastside while Wayne Trace took down
the Bedford Mules. Antwerp then made it a
clean sweep for the day taking down Wayne
Trace in the all Paulding County final.
Arellano garners NWC First Team selection

Crestview senior Connor Lautzenheiser and Lincolnview head coach Brett
Hammons were named the
Northwest Conference Player
and Coach of the Year in voting recently by the leagues
coaches.
Hammons led the Lancers
to a Northwest Conference
championship as Lincolnview finished the regular season 21-1 overall and 8-0 in
league play.
Lautzenheiser scored 21.6
points a contest and grabbed

6.5 rebounds per game for
Crestview, which finished
tied for second in the league.
The Knight senior also dished
off 3.1 assists a contest and
shot 74 percent at the free
throw line and 43 percent
from the field.
Others voted to the allNWC First Team were Lincolnviews Chandler Adams,
Delphos Jeffersons Trey
Smith, Pauldings Alex Arellano and the Spencerville duo
of Dakota Prichard and Mason Nourse.

Arellano averages 18
points per outing along with
9.2 rebounds.
Second Team members
included Adas Brayden
Sautter, Delphos Jeffersons
Jace Stockwell, Columbus
Groves Gabe Stechschulte,
Allen Easts Spencer Miller and the Lancer tandem of
Hayden Ludwig and Trevor
Neate.
Annual Glow In the Dark

5K to benefit West family
PAYNE The Wayne Trace National Honor Society is holding its annual Glow
In the Dark 5K and one-mile fun run/walk
on Saturday, April 9, at the Payne ball park
across from the Payne Elementary School.
Any money raised this year will go to benefit
the family of Tim West.
West is a 2013 graduate of Wayne Trace and
unexpectedly passed away this past February.
He leaves behind a wife and young son. As a
Wayne Trace student, Tim was involved with
the football and wrestling programs. He is remembered by his teachers as a friendly, upbeat
and outgoing student.
Registration forms are available at the
MILLERS
METAL
Wayne Trace Jr./Sr. High School building, on

the Wayne Trace website www.waynetrace.
org, or on Facebook. The forms are due back
to the Wayne Trace High School by March 16
for those wishing a T-shirt.
On April 9, registration will begin at 6:30
p.m. with both the 5K and one-mile fun run/
walk starting at 7:45 p.m.
Local businesses that have not already been
contacted can also sponsor the event by calling
Wayne Trace High School at extension 229.
Any questions about the 5K should be
emailed to klopfensteinj@wt.k12.oh.us or call
Joni Klopfenstein or Heather Hatcher at the
Wayne Trace Jr./Sr. High School.
Cell 260-580-4087
25502 River Rd.
Woodburn, IN
By KEVIN
WANNEMACHER
Sportswriter
VAN WERT Wayne Trace
did just enough last Wednesday night at Van Wert High
School to move on to Saturdays sectional championship
as the Raiders outlasted a
scrappy Allen East squad, 6453.
Luke Miller scored 16 of
his 20 points in the first half
while Ethan Linder bucketed 17 of his 24 points in the
fourth quarter as the duo led
the Raiders to their 16th victory of the season.
It wasnt the prettiest victory for the Raiders, but head
coach Jim Linder knows it
isnt about style points at this
point of the season.
It definitely wasnt anything pretty to watch, commented Linder. But we had
different guys step up at different times and make plays
tonight. We will have to be a
lot better on Saturday.
Early on, the Raiders looked
ready to break the game open
as Wayne Trace scored seven
points in the games first 43
seconds.
Baskets by Cole Shepherd and Eli Sinn along with
a Luke Miller 3-pointer put
the Raiders on top 7-0 with
7:17 remaining in the opening
quarter.
However, Allen East then
gradually worked its way back
into the contest. The Mustangs
eventually pulled within 2221 at the end of eight minutes
of action on a late 3-pointer by
Johnny Brinkman.
The second quarter had a
much slower pace and saw
both teams make a run.
Wayne Trace got two Miller buckets and a Justin Speice
basket to open a 31-23 advantage with 2:08 left in the half,
but the Mustangs again answered.
After Spencer Miller connected on one of two free
Cole Shepherd #20 drives on Allen East in the first quarter in

throws, Shane Gipson hit a
trey at the halftime buzzer to
pull Allen East within 31-27 at
the break.
You have to give Allen
East a lot of credit, Linder
continued. We made some
runs but they never quit and
kept coming back at us.
Allen East tied the game
at 41-41 on Spencer Millers
basket with 2:31 left in the
third quarter before a Miller
foul shot gave the Mustangs
their first lead of the contest at
42-41 with 1:01 remaining.
Linder answered with a pair
of foul shots for Wayne Trace
with 27 seconds left to give
the Raiders a 43-42 advantage
entering the final quarter.
Another Spencer Miller
bucket at the 5:59 mark of the

fourth quarter put Allen East
on top for the final time at 4745, but it was all Raiders from
there.
Consecutive baskets by
Linder, Miller and Linder
again put Wayne Trace on top
51-47 at the 4:08 mark of the
final period.
A 3-point play by Spencer
Miller briefly brought the
Mustangs within 51-50 with
3:06 on the clock before six
consecutive Raider points
widened the margin to 57-50
at the 1:48 mark.
Wayne Trace then hit free
throws down the stretch,
converting seven of 10 free
throws.
I give our kids credit
as well, noted the Raider mentor. We kept battling tonight too and we hit
some free throws down the
stretch.
Cole Shepherd added seven
points and seven rebounds
for Wayne Trace, which improves to 16-7 on the season. Linder had eight boards
for the Raiders, who outrebounded the Mustangs 3430.
Eli Sinn chipped in five
points, three assists, three
steals and three rebounds
while Linder posted three
assists and two steals. Speice
also grabbed four rebounds.
Luke Miller also recorded
two rebounds and two steals
as well.

Luke was really good
again tonight, added the elder Linder. He has been so
consistent for us lately.
Spencer Miller topped Allen East with 20 points and
five rebounds while Caleb Smelcer chipped in 10
points. Miller also had four
assists and three steals for
The Wayne Trace Raiders owned the 2016 tournament at Van the Mustangs, who close the
Wert against Allen East with a seven-point lead based, in part, by season with a record of 11Luke Millers 3-point shot.
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4B- Paulding County Progress Wednesday, March 2, 2016
Fourth quarter woes

end Archers season
By JOE SHOUSE
Sportswriter
OTTAWA The Antwerp
Archers played short-handed in their Division IV
boys tournament opener last
Wednesday and as a result
came up on the short end of a
57-41 score.
The Archers trailed by just
one, 37-36, entering the fourth
period. However, Columbus
Grove outscored the Archers
in the final period 20-5, in-
Varsity
Games
of the
Week
cluding 12-of-13 from the foul

line, to post the 16-point win.
Antwerp was without starter Cole Seslar, who sustained
a head injury in the game
with Woodlan, and Brandon
Pendergrast, who was on the
sidelines due to a knee injury.
Keegan Skiver was also unable to play due to a knee injury suffered earlier in the season. The Archers had played
all year without the services of
senior Jeffrey Coleman due to
concussion issues.
Scoring leaders for the Archers came from two seniors
with Sam Williamson leading
with 18 and Josh Longardner
adding 13.
I cant fault our effort. The
guys gave us everything they
had; we just didnt shoot it very
well against Columbus Grove.
That effort goes to show what
the five seniors have put into
this program. They are a great
group of young men, and
itwas my pleasure to not only
coach those five but also this
entire team, said head coach
TJ Hammer.
The Archers will graduate
Sam Williamson, Josh Longardner, Jeffrey Coleman,
Keegan Skiver and Erik Buchan.
The Archers led early 2-0
on a Sam Williamson bucket
but the Bulldogs quickly took
control to close out the quarter
holding a 15-8 advantage. The
seven-point Columbus Grove
margin grew to as many as
10, but two Josh Longardner
free throws and a Williamson
basket kept the Archers close,
trailing 26-19 at intermission.
Antwerp scored the first
two baskets to start the third
period, one from Trey Mills
and Matt Jones to get the blueand-white within three at 2623. The Bulldogs responded
to take a 37-27 lead with 2:55
remaining. The 10-point lead
vanished as the third period
Jim Bowers/Paulding County Progress came to a close with the Ar 7194. Sam Williamson #24 pulls up for a tough 2-pointer chers claiming a 9-0 run on
against Columbus Grove last Wednesday night in Ottawa sec- a bucket from Williamson,
two from Longardner and a
tional action.
3-point buzzer-beater from
DIV. IV SECTIONALS
Columbus Grove........... 57
Antwerp........................ 41
DIV. III SECTIONALS
Wayne Trace................. 64
Allen East..................... 53
Tinora........................... 47
Paulding....................... 46

7211. Antwerps Trey Mills #10 tiptoes down the boundary line
against a very active Columbus Grove defense last week in Ottawa sectional play.
Wayne Trace................. 67
Delphos Jefferson......... 58
Wrestling
DIV. III DISTRICTS

At Troy:
10. Wayne Trace........ 55.5

Jones to draw the Archers to
within one at 37-36 and gaining the momentum heading
into the final quarter.
Columbus Grove placed a
dagger in the back of the Archers with an 11-0 run to secure a 12-point lead, 48-36,
and then held on for the win
by hitting 9-of-10 free throws
in the closing minutes.
Antwerp finishes the season
at 10-13.
ARCHER NOTES: Sam
Williamson finished a stellar
career for the Archers. The
senior who will continue his
education at IPFW in the fall
finished with 1,135 career
points, putting him in second
place behind school leader
Dave McCalla who totaled

1,148.
Score by Quarters
Antwerp
8 11 17 5 - 41
Col. Grove 15 11 11 20 - 57
Antwerp (41): Jones 2 1-2 6,
Mills 1 0-0 2, Poulson 0 0-0 0,
Williamson 8 1-3 18, Longardner
6 1-2 13, Altimus 1 0-0 2, Noel 0
0-0 0, Dooley 0 0-0 0, Buchan 0
0-0 0. Totals: 18 3-3 41. Three
point goals: Jones, Williamson.
Total fouls: 14.
Columbus Grove (57): Stechschulte 2 2-2 7, Clement 5 0-0
11, Diller 3 6-6 12, Aguirre 4 0-0
8, Roney 4 2-3 10, Grothaus 3
2-2 9. Totals: 21 12-13 57. Three
point goals: Stechschulte, Clement, Grothaus. Total fouls: 6.
At Toledo Waite:
22. Fairview............... 25.5

34. (tie) Paulding......... 5.0
43. (tie) Antwerp......... 1.0
Sports schedule
THURSDAY, MARCH 3
Boys Basketball: Div. III District Semifinal - Wayne Trace vs.
Spencerville, played at Lima Sr.
High School 6:15 p.m.
Wrestling: State tournament March 3-5
SATURDAY, MARCH 5
Boys Basketball: Div. III District
Final - Wayne Trace-Spencerville
winner vs. Lima Central Catholic-Bluffton winner, played at
Lima Sr. High School 7 p.m.
Wrestling: State tournament March 3-5
STATE
DC Community Band to present cabaret concert

DEFIANCE The Defiance College Community Band will host its eighth annual Cabaret concert on Saturday, March 19, at 7:30
p.m.
The performance will be held in the Weaner
Center on the Defiance College campus with
doors opening at 6:30 p.m. All seats are reserved.
The concert will feature sections of the band
as well as vocalists Steve and Kristin Wendell.
The featured band sections include the clarinets, trumpets, percussion and a small Dixie-
Boys basketball
land combo.
The program contains many different styles, Continued from Page 1B
something that everyone can enjoy.
Seating is limited, and table reservations are
requested by calling 419-783-2337 or completing the form electronically at www.defiance.edu/music.
Each table seats eight, and there are no limits for purchasing tickets. The cost per ticket is
$10, covering admission to the concert as well
as various hors doeuvres and non-alcoholic
beverages.
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This 8th day of February, 2016, the Board of County Commissioners met in regular session with the following members
present: Tony Zartman, Roy Klopfenstein, Mark Holtsberry,
and Nola Ginter, Clerk.
Coral Fetzer, Paulding County SWCD, presented paperwork to complete as a final step to grant dollar reimbursement
for the parking lot paving project at the Nature Center.
Brian Shuherk, Solid Ground, met with the commissioners
to discuss the second phase of the courthouse square landscaping project. Phase one was completed last summer/fall. Phase
two will address the area of ground between the sidewalk surrounding the courthouse and the sidewalks next to the highway. Work around the gazebo is included in phase two as well.
Shuherk agreed to work on a plan for phase two and will
schedule an appointment when he is ready to present his plan.
The commissioners applauded Shuherk, noting they have
had several positive comments about how nice the grounds
look after phase one.
Matt Miller presented his farm plan for the Eaton Farm.
He is also quite concerned about the trespassing issues and the
rutting of the fields. Miller noted repair work will need to
be done to restore the fields to their best tillable condition. He
shared pictures of the results of recent activity. The commis-
Ruger Goeltzenleuchter of Wayne Trace placed fourth at the D-III wrestling districts held at
Troys Hobart Arena to qualify for the state tournament to held next weekend. Goeltzenleuchter
went 3-2 during the meet to improve to 44-3 on the season.

sioners have posted signage, but still the destructive activity

continues. More frequent patrolling of the area will be suggested to the sheriff.
Sheriff Jason Landers, Louis Berroteran and Tony
Hayek-MS Consultants Inc. - The commissioners and Sheriff Landers discussed with Berroteran and Hayek the office.
MS Consultants Inc. provides engineering, architectural and
planning services. Hayek and Berroteran accompanied Sheriff
Landers to the sheriffs office to access the building. The commissioners goal is to gather facts to present to the general public regarding the possible re-opening of the Paulding County
Jail.
Phil Maag and Mike Brinkman, Metalink; Ann Pease,
Clerk of Courts - Pease was invited to join this meeting with
Metalink representatives and the commissioners. The main
topic of conversation was issues with faxing in both the clerk
of courts office and the Title Office. Brinkman suggested installing a port. The commissioners signed a letter of authorization allowing Metalink to attempt to find a solution to the
problem.
Bill Edwards from the health department joined the conversation via telephone. He noted the state will soon (July 1)
be charging county health departments for phone and internet
services. Maag and Brinkman agreed to go to the health department and meet with Edwards.
wrestled all over the nation in

the off season.
This all culminated in that
match when he was able to put
all that work, disappointment,
heart break, and dedication to
the test and come out a state
qualifier, commented Coach
Clemens.
Ruger defaulted his finals
match, finishing on the podium in fourth place and found
himself in the position he has
worked so hard for: a state
qualifier.
I am so happy and excited
for Ruger and his entire family.
If anyone thinks this is easy,
they should come watch what it
takes to get to the Schott. There
is no wrestler more deserving
of fulfilling his dream than
Ruger, stated Coach Clemens.
George Clemens IV, 126
pound senior, took his perfect
record and dominating season
into Troy with his eyes set on
different goals, and he would
not be denied.
George started in a flurry
defeating Steven Mangen
of Versailles with a tech fall
18-3. He then garnered a win
over Blanchesters Clayton
Schirmer in 40 seconds.
His next match solidified his
wrestling for a district championship. He went out and won
by major decision over Alex Isbrandt of Miami East by a score
of 8-0. This placed George in
unfamiliar territory, wrestling
for a district championship.
George squared off against
Richie Stalnaker of Newark
Catholic, dominating his championship match and winning by
another major decision 11-1.
This made him Wayne Traces
first ever district wrestling
champion.
George put together his best
performance ever here. He is
really peaking and has the experience to be more successful
than he was last year when he
placed sixth at the state tournament. We are definitely looking at finishing his senior season higher on the podium this
year, Coach Clemens said.
Brackets for the state tournament have been drawn and
the prognosticators have already made their picks. Both
of the two more respected
wrestling sites have Clemens
and Goeltzenleuchter in the top
eight at the Schott this weekend, but that is just paper.
Anything can happen down
there on the floor of the Schott.
You have the very best of the
best wrestling and it usually
isnt which wrestler does something right, but more often,
which wrestler doesnt make
a mistake. With this type of
talent, one little mistake, and
they will make you pay for it.
I like our draws and chances
with both George and Ruger,
but we still have to wrestle,
commented Coach Clemens.
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Wednesday, March 2, 2016 Paulding County Progress - 5B
PAULDING COUNTY PROGRESS

2016 ALL-COUNTY BASKETBALL TEAM
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Erin Mohr
wayne trace high School

Senior, #5
Erin has been a girl that has put in a lot of extra time in the gym over the past four years. ... It really paid off when it came to game
time for her.
Raider Head Coach Bethany Hughes
ALL-PAULDING COUNTY FIRST TEAM
Gracie Gudakunst
Wayne Trace
Sophomore, #20
Danae Myers
Wayne Trace
Junior, #30
Faith Vogel
Rachel Williamson
Paulding
Junior, #11
Antwerp
Sophomore, #5
Kiana Recker
Antwerp
Senior, #15
HONORAbLE MENTION
Peyton Short
Antwerp
Junior, #32
Bri Townley
Brooke Sinn
Paulding
Freshman, #45
Wayne Trace
Sophomore, #32
Mohr voted county Player of the Year

HAVILAND Wayne
Trace senior Erin Mohr was a
unanimous choice as Paulding
County girls basketball Player
of the Year in voting by the
county coaches recently.
Mohr led the Raiders with
19.2 points per game and also
paced Wayne Trace in steals
with 78. The senior guard finished as the top girls basketball scorer in Paulding County history with 1,447 points.
Erin has been a girl that
has put in a lot of extra time
in the gym over the past four
years, whether it be playing
AAU, open gyms, or just
shooting around with her siblings, commented Wayne
Trace head coach Bethany
Hughes.
Mohr also graduates holding career records in 2-point
field goals made (549),
2-point field goals attempted (1,166), total field goals
made (607), total field goals
attempted (1,331), rebounds
(626) and games played (94).
It really paid off when it
came to game time for her,
Hughes continued. She has
been the leading scorer on our
team for the last four years
and we will definitely miss her
shooting abilities next year. I
wish her all the luck in college
next year at Huntington.
Mohr finishes as the individual season record holder in
total field goals made (194),
total field goals attempted
(399) and points (456).
Joining her on the First
Team are Wayne Trace teammates Gracie Gudakunst and
Danae Myers, Pauldings
Faith Vogel and the Antwerp

duo of Kiana Recker and Rachel Williamson.
Gracie Gudakunst ended
the year averaging 9.4 points
per game and led Wayne
Trace in assists with 78 while
finishing second on the squad
with 68 steals. The sophomore guard also recorded
73 rebounds on the year and
connected on 21 3-pointers
for the Raiders.
Danae Myers was the second-leading scorer for Wayne
Trace at 9.8 points a contest
and topped the Raiders with
7.1 rebounds per game. Myers also chipped in 25 assists
and 16 steals for the redwhite-and-blue.
Faith Vogel topped Paulding at 11.7 points a contest
and paced the Panthers on
the boards with 9.3 per game.
She also dished out 25 assists
for the maroon-and-white and
recorded 23 steals.
Rachel Williamson was
the lone Archer to average
in double figures at 10 points
per game and topped Antwerp with 209 rebounds on
the season. Williamson also
led Antwerp with 38 steals on
the season.
Kiana Recker chipped in
8.4 points and 4.7 rebounds
per game for Antwerp. Recker also collected 34 steals and
19 assists.
Three county players also
received Honorable Mention
in Antwerps Peyton Short,
Pauldings Bri Townley and
Wayne Traces Brooke Sinn.
Peyton Short was third for
the Archers in scoring at 5.5
points a contest and was second with 14 3-point field goals

made. Short also recorded 41
rebounds, 24 assists and 35
steals for Antwerp.
Bri Townley posted 7.4
points a contest for Paulding
and finished second in rebounding with 7.3 boards a
game. Townley recorded 20
assists and 14 steals as well
for the maroon-and-white.
Brooke Sinn posted four
points a night for Wayne
Trace while grabbing 61
rebounds on the season.
The sophomore guard also
chipped in 23 assists and 29
steals for the Raiders.
County Players
of the Year
Since 2000, the Paulding Progress has chosen an
All-County Girls Basketball
Team. Athletes who have been
named Player of the Year have
included:
2016: Erin Mohr - WT
2015: Shayna Temple - WT
2014: Lauren Speice - WT
2013: Alexis Jones - AHS
2012: Jessica Farr - PHS
2011: Kacee Hockenberry - WT
2010: Kacee Hockenberry - WT
2009: Renee Bidlack - WT
2008: Bryn Schlatter - AHS
2007: Bryn Schlatter - AHS
2006: Ashley Clark - PHS
2005: Bethany Hughes - WT
2004:Ashleigh Stallkamp - PHS
2003: Tanya Rickenberg - PHS
2002: Natalie Davis - WT
2001: Natalie Davis - WT
2000: Debbie Koenn - AHS
Final county girls basketball stats

2015-16 final regular season statistics
FREE THROWS
for Paulding County high school girls basFTM
FTA
ketball, compiled by sportswriter Kevin PLAYER/HS
Audrie
Longardner/AHS
44
55
Wannemacher:
SCORING AVERAGE
PLAYER/HS
GP
PTS
Erin Mohr/WT
Faith Vogel/PHS
Rachael Williamson/AHS
Danae Myers/WT
Gracie Gudakunst/WT
Kiana Recker/AHS
Bri Townley/PHS
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
422
257
222
216
207
179
162
Gracie Gudakunst/WT
36
Erin Mohr/WT
55
28
AVG. Avery Braaten/AHS
Bri
Townley/PHS
32
19.2
40
11.7 Danae Myers/WT
Samantha
Meggison/PHS
39
10.1
65
9.8 Faith Vogel/PHS
Kiana
Recker/AHS
65
9.4
8.1
ASSISTS
7.4
PLAYER/HS
FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE

PLAYER/HS
Erin Mohr/WT
Bri Townley/PHS
Faith Vogel/PHS
Danae Myers/WT
Gracie Gudakunst/WT
FGM
FGA
FG%
175
65
96
88
75
361
141
211
202
180
48.5
46.1
45.5
43.6
41.7
3-POINT PERCENTAGE
PLAYER/HS
Gracie Gudakunst/WT
Erin Mohr/WT
Skyler McCullough/PHS
Peyton Short/AHS
Rachel Williamson/AHS
FGM
21
17
10
14
24
FGA
54
50
31
53
55
FG%
38.9
34.0
32.2
26.4
25.3
RB
209
204
160
157
152
110
103
AVG.
9.5
9.3
7.3
7.1
6.9
5.0
4.7
REBOUNDING
PLAYER/HS
Faith Vogel/PHS
Bri Townley/PHS
Danae Myers/WT
Erin Mohr/WT
Samantha Meggison/PHS
Kiana Recker/AHS
GP
22
22
23
22
22
22
22
FT%
80.0
67.9
67.1
62.2
58.2
58.0
57.3
54.6
52.0
53
82
45
55
69
68
119
125
No.
Gracie Gudakunst/WT
Erin Mohr/WT
Allison Arend/PHS
Skyler McCullough/PHS
Courtney Mead/WT
Audrey Manz/PHS
78
64
50
34
31
30
30
STEALS
PLAYER/HS
Erin Mohr/WT
Gracie Gudakunst/WT
Peyton Short/AHS
Kiana Recker/AHS
Avery Braaten/AHS
No.
78
68
40
38
35
34
32
6B - Paulding County Progress Wednesday, March 2, 2016
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The Paulding Village Cemetery Board is seeking
interested applicants for the 2016 seasonal
mowing and maintenance of the Live Oak and
Memorial Cemeteries in the Village of Paulding.
Must have your own mowing/trimming equipment and be licensed and insured. If interested,
submit a quote to the Village of Paulding, 116
S. Main Street, Paulding, Ohio 45879, or e-mail
to pldgvil@paulding-net.com.
Quotes will be accepted
until Wednesday, March 9, 2016.
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Attn: Training Supervisor
1070 Navajo Drive
Bluffton, OH 45817
phone: 419-358-9015
E.O.E.
00167291
This 10th day of February, 2016,
the Board of County Commissioners
met in regular session with the following members present: Tony Zartman,
Roy Klopfenstein, Mark Holtsberry,
and Nola Ginter, Clerk,
EXECUTIVE SESSION
A motion was made by Holtsberry
to go into executive session at 10:32
a.m. with the Paulding County Sheriff
to discuss personnel matters.
At 10:32 a.m. all members present
agreed to adjourn the executive session and go into regular session.
Cyber Security Training - The
courthouse was closed today from
8-9:30 a.m. to hold a cybersecurity
training for all county offices
Scott Halbur, FBI agent from the
Toledo Division of the Cleveland
Office, presented the first hour of the
training. Halbur was very informative
and emphasized the importance of
doing all we can to secure information
on our computers. He also strongly
suggested that we be attentive to
passwords, firewalls and anti-virus
software. He advised elected officials
and department heads to contact the
Toledo regional office of the FBI for
assistance with cyber-related issues.
Ginny Shrimplin, CORSA marketing manager, then spoke to the group,
explaining the cyber liability coverage
the county has through CORSA. She
noted CORSA added the coverage at
no charge to participating counties.

Shrimplin also provided a handout
listing the CORSA Cyber Panel and
denoting five cyber things to think
about and be aware of. The handout
also included the top five security
threats that affect organizations, the
top two being negligent insider and
failure to patch known vulnerabilities.
Sherry Barbosky, CORSA underwriting manager, cautioned the group
about being aware of the various social engineering types: pretexting,
phishing, baiting and diversion.
Phillip Jackson, INSBIT and countys IT consultant, spoke for a few
minutes. He assured those in attendance that he is doing all he can to
protect the countys interest.
Zartman distributed copies of their
proposed cybersecurity policy. He
suggested everyone review the policy
and submit any questions or clarifications to the commissioners office.
If warranted, another meeting will
be scheduled to review the questions
with Phillip Jackson. Zartman asked
that the elected officials and department heads consider adopting the policy as their own.
The training ended with Zartman
expressing his thanks to those in attendance for their time and interest.
All in attendance agreed the training
was interesting and informative.
Sheriff Jason Landers; Jim Turissini and Chris Monnin, Garmann/
Miller Architects-Engineers - Turissini introduced himself and Monnin
and then gave a brief overview of
Garmann/Miller. The company is 43

people strong and includes in-house
architects, engineers, interior designers, landscape architects, educational
technology, and construction administration.
Klopfenstein informed Turissini
and Monnin of the situation at the
Paulding County Sheriffs Office and
former jail, going back to 2007 to the
present.
Sheriff Landers commented that he
would love to see the jail open again,
but realizes the facility would not
meet current, let alone future, needs
of the county. He acknowledged the
fact that re-opening the jail portion of
the sheriffs office would require the
addition of offices and storage rooms.
The sheriff pointed out that, from
strictly a business standpoint, it is less
expensive to continue to out-house to
Putnam County. However, if the voters decide to re-open the jail, their tax
dollars would stay in the county, resulting in a positive economic impact
on Paulding County. Sheriff Landers
added Paulding County has paid close
to $2 million to Putnam County for
out-housing services since 2008.
The commissioners and Sheriff
Landers requested a feasibility study
from Garmann/Miller, outlining their
recommendations for renovating the
jail to meet the current and future
needs of the county. The feasibility
study would then be used as a tool to
educate Paulding County residents.
The goal of the commissioners and
Sheriff Landers is to present the pub-
lic with facts and figures to better

equip voters to make a decision as to
the direction of Paulding County Jail.
Ed Bohn, Paulding County EMA,
presented the mitigation plan timeline
along with an activity table, indicating
the completion date, grant funds, cash
match, invoice, and in-kind match information. Bohn also noted the hazmat trailer should be in service by this
Friday.
Niki Warncke and Emma Kirkpatrick, Maumee Valley Planning Organization - Warncke conducted the first
public hearing for the PY 2016 CDBG
Home and OHTF Programs.
In attendance were Neil Beining
(Washington Township), Richard
Bowers (Mayor of Haviland), Dennis
Sanderson and Bill Strahley (Jackson Township), Sara Keeran (Village
of Antwerp), Stanley Pratt (Village
of Scott), Terry Daniels, Larry Offerle and Donna Greear (Village of
Broughton), Jerry Zielke (Paulding
County Economic Development),
Harry Wiebe (Village of Paulding),
Craig Mescler (Access Engineering
Solutions), Matthew Miller (Village
of Grover Hill), Brian Ripke (Village
of Oakwood), Kay Miller and Roger
Miller (Village of Latty), Charlie
Simpson (Crane Township), and
Commissioners Zartman, Klopfenstein and Holtsberry.
Warncke distributed a Programs
Overview flyer for review. She then
explained the various programs and
the amounts she anticipates will be
available for PY 2016. Each attendee
received an application for the allocation program, due by April 6 to

Maumee Valley Planning Organization. Warncke reminded the group the
projects chosen must be completed by
Dec. 31, 2017. She also encouraged
those in attendance to call her at her
office with any questions pertaining to
the application process and whether or
not a project would qualify.
In an attempt to receive more grant
dollars, she noted Paulding County,
the City of Defiance and Defiance
County created the Maumee Valley
South CHIP Consortium (MVSCC)
in 2014. Warncke will also assist with
applications for CHIP.
Warncke then reviewed the Community Development Programs that
are competitive statewide, pointing
out some of the projects that funds
may be used for. She noted the application and explanation of grants may
be accessed through the Maumee Valley Planning Organization website at
MVPO.org.
Warncke explained that once the
applications have been accepted, she
will review them with the commissioners. A second hearing will be held
at a date to be announced.
Jerry Zielke, PC Economic Development; Lou Ann Wannemacher,
County Treasurer; Claudia Fickel,
County Auditor - Tonya of Moodys
Investment Services joined the commissioners and others present for a
telephone conference to review the
auditors comments on the countys
2015 audit.
Fickel responded to questions regarding the 2016 revaluation, stating

the tax base will go up. Zielke answered commercial questions, noting
all major employers have hired at least
one employee, with an estimated 300
employees hired in the county during
2015. He also reported $20 million
was invested in equipment by county
employers in 2015 and he anticipates
$4 million in 2016 with a few new
hires. Fickel is to send a 2015 fund
summary report and the 2016 budget
numbers.
Craig Riedel met briefly with the
commissioners to introduce himself
as a candidate for the state representative position. Riedel lives in Defiance
County and will be running against
Tony Burkley in the primary election
this spring.
Bill Edwards, PC Health Department; Phillip Jackson, INSBIT - Edwards informed the commissioners
that the State has been paying for
health departments Internet and
e-mail services. Effective July 1, they
will no longer cover those expenses.
Edwards asked about the possibility
of being included on the countys system. Jackson will assess the situation
and recommend a plan.
Edwards also discussed accreditation and how difficult it is for a small
countys health department to qualify.
8B- Paulding County Progress Wednesday, March 2, 2016
PA U L D I N G P R O G R E S S
SCHOOL ZONE
State Representative Tony Burkley, of Ohios 82th House District, came to talk to the 4th grade students at Payne Elementary. The fourth grade students are learning about the branches of
government and how the government is run at the national, state, and local levels. Mr. Burkley helped the students understand his role in government, and helped the students learn how a bill
can become an Ohio law.
The Paulding Elementary Preschoolers had a great time learning to

bowl at Alley Cat Lanes during Family
Kindergarteners at Divine Mercy School are showing off their Valentines boxes, back row- Fun Day. It was a great way for them to
Jaxon Cook, Calleigh Young, Taryn Wolford, front row - Anabelle Saylor, Peyton Sennebogen practice counting their numbers.
and Kori Carlisle.
The fifth grade students at Paulding Elementary have been learning

about motion. They created marble roller coasters that would bring the
marble down with the slowest amount of time. Many factors like gravity,
force, and friction had to be considered in building their slow coaster.
Shown with their coaster are fifth graders Alejandro Hernandez and Zane
Gribble.
Paulding Countys Early Intervention Group recently

Students at Paulding and Oakwood Elementary were challenged celebrated Valentines Day.
to perform Random Acts of Kindness for the past two months. Each
student was encouraged to write an essay about the acts performed
and how it made them feel. Emma and Drake shown with the items
they purchased to send overseas for children in need in Pisoli located
in Ecuador. Some of the items purchased for the children are puzzles,
bouncy balls, coloring books, reading books, jump ropes, combs, toothpaste, matchbox cars, hair ties and various other items.
On Wednesday, Feb. 10, Wayne Trace High Schools Art II, III and IV classes spent the day at the Toledo Museum of Art. Thirty students participated in a 90
minute tour which included a variety of interactive discussions that focused on developing the students visual literacy skills. In todays image-rich world, it is
crucial for young people to be able to understand how to take in and process what they see--from pictures on their screens to signs along the road. The activities
in which these students participated helped them to better describe what they saw in various works of art while developing skills to help them better communicate
their ideas and express their own personal interpretation of each work.
The Following Businesses are proud to

present the Paulding County School Zone
Proud Sponsor of
Paulding Countys School Zone
Paulding
Elementary
School had a special guest on
Wednesday, Feb. 24. Tanya
Crevier, a former professional basketball player, put on an
outstanding program for our
students. Tanya has amazing
skills at handling a basketball.
Tanya shared a bit about her
life growing up in a large family and being a short person.
She learned very quickly that
it took lots of dedication and
hard work to be able to achieve
her goals. Tanya is shown with
Chloe Cicero, a second grader at
Paulding Elementary.
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Tour your 100-yearold public library during

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March 3 events mark librarys 100th

scenes. See the old coal room. Find

Homicide report reveals some details

a dead woman in Frank Tracys

apartment because no one had

Montpelier, expressed some frustration at not

found one victim, Fischer, a

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2A - Paulding County Progress Wednesday, March 2, 2016

Reinhart working to bring pride to a close knit village

Photo courtesy Matt Strayer

port and guidance.

Taking care of our property and helping each

March 15 primary election information announced

ANTWERP VILLAGE and

This election is for the purpose of choosing Democratic or

PAULDING Paulding Putnam Electric employees, along

Now thru March 28th

Paulding Putnam Electric

Donations and tickets can be

Also on Feb. 12, the Paulding

from six witnesses, including

sued an arrest warrant for Tracy,

Paulding County Progress

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the best voter turnout in Ohio.

PPEC support for Honor

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

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

(FTC 1-2-17 and 1-3-17)

Overdue fines dropped to 1950 levels

will be charged only 2 cents

Wednesday, March 2, 2016 Paulding County Progress - 3A

Obituaries Updated weekdays at www.progressnewspaper.org

wife, Brenda Norling, Arnold, Mo.; son, Robert Alan

Principals receive new

The Progress has a

track and field coach.

Calendar for the 2016-17

Saturday butchering fills

We butchered three hogs on

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