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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2014

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donations for local Red Cross HAVILAND – On Feb. 14,the United Way of PauldingCounty Student AdvisoryCouncil from Wayne TraceHigh School is helping out theAmerican Red Cross of Pauld-ing County by taking donationsof Gatorade (small bottlesappreciated) at the boys’ bas-ketball game. The Red Cross isin need of the Gatorade bottlesfor disaster scenes for rst re-sponders and victims. ARC hasresponded to seven house ressince Dec. 1 and their supplieshave been sorely diminished.Those who donate to this cause

will be placed in a drawing fora $25 gas card. Additionally, the Antwerpand Paulding Youth Councilwill also be participating in thisdrive. Donations of Gatoradewill be accepted in Antwerp onFeb. 26 at the basketball game.Paulding’s event date is to beannounced. Monetary dona-tions are also accepted.

Chili cook-off will spice upchamber event PAULDING – A chili cook-off is the feature at the nextPaulding Chamber of Com-merce “Business After Hours”event. It will be conducted from4:30-6:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb.12 in the Kiwanis Club meet-ing room. To participate in the cook-off, an email should be sent tothe chamber ofce at [email protected] funds raised will be usedto support the Herb MonroeCommunity Park. Business After Hours will be held each month on the sec-ond Thursday.

Free community dinner tonight GROVER HILL – The Mt.Zion United Methodist Churchwill be holding its month-ly community dinner from5-6:30, today, Feb. 11. Thedinner is free and everyone iswelcome. The church is lo-cated on Road 151, outside ofGrover Hill.

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Just eight rounds needed to

name Spelling Bee championBy JOE SHOUSE

Progress Staff Writer ANTWERP – AntwerpSchool hosted the PauldingCounty Journal Gazette Spell-ing Bee on Monday evening.

Sandra Freeman, coun-ty Spelling Bee coordinator,welcomed parents, family andfriends and then introducedthe Antwerp superintendentwho shared the rules of the Beewhile congratulating each onefor their accomplishments. Doug Grooms, school psy-chologist/special services coor-dinator for Van Wert Schools,was introduced as the evening pronouncer of words. Following two practicerounds the students began the

competition with words suchas ninja, hundredth, elector-al, pragmatic and periscope toname just a few. Nine students participatedin the county Spelling Bee andafter eight rounds a winner wasdetermined. Cameron Stoller,daughter of Corbin and KatieStoller, who is a fth grader atPayne Elementary, correctlyspelled the word “behoove”and then followed it up withher championship word “hom-onym.” Taking the runner-up spotwas Faith Meraz, a fth gradeGrover Hill student. Merazspelled the words “typhoon”

and “begonia” in round 10. Meraz is the daughter of Sauland Lucinda Meraz. Competing against Merazin the nal round to determinesecond and third place wasGaige McMichael, a fth gradestudent at Antwerp. McMichael bowed out of the competitionto nish third after misspelling“nale”. Gaige is the son of Scott andCourtenay McMichael.

The other contestants were

Many new faces help jumpstart cancer RelayBy JIM LANGHAMFeature Writer PAULDING – A large crowd packed out Paulding Eagleson Saturday evening to give arousing kickoff to this year’sAmerican Cancer SocietyRelay For Life effort. In theend, those present contributed$4,700 toward this year’s goalof $98,000. The total amount alreadyraised this year to date is justunder $20,000. Committee member JilleneMcMichael said that she wasexcited about the response andespecially the number of new

people attending. “There are a lot of new fac-es here; that really excites me.We always welcome new bloodto the effort,” said McMichael.“We have 15 teams registeredalready. You can just feel theenergy behind this. This is sucha positive thing for our county.” McMichael, who has per-sonally been involved with therelay for 14 years, said that thisyear’s theme is a take-off on a

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Guests look over auction items at the Relay For Life kickoff on Feb. 7. The annual event raised $4,700 toward this year’s goal.

Joe Shouse/Paulding County Progress

Paulding County Spelling Bee champion Cameron Stoller (left) and runner-up Faith Meraz werethe nal two standing as the Spelling Bee came to a close. Stoller won the annual event by spelling

“behoove” and “homonym.”

Grace Tuttle, Antwerp JuniorHigh; Joy McIntosh, ChristianHome School; Kaden Sutton,Divine Mercy Catholic School;Hailey Hartzell, Oakwood Ele-mentary; Heather Manz, Pauld-ing Middle School; and CatieStrable, Wayne Trace JuniorHigh. Paulding Elementary’s repre-sentative, Gabriella Casper, didnot attend.

As champion, Stoller re-ceived a gift card to Barnes & Noble bookstore complimentsof Antwerp Exchange Bank aswell as a $100 cash award fromthe Antwerp VFW. Stoller will advance to theJournal Gazette Area SpellingBee in Fort Wayne on March 7. Runner-up Faith Meraz alsoreceived a Barnes & Noblegift card and $50 also from the

VFW. Medallions were presentedto each participant along with a pizza coupon and a certicate. Judging the Spelling Beewere Christine Feichter, di-rector of instruction, WesternBuckeye E.S.C.; Cathy Schoe-nauer, principal, Divine MercyElementary; and Kevin Wilson, principal, Wayne Trace GroverHill Elementary School.

UnitedWay

directorresigns PAULDING – The boardof United Way of PauldingCounty accepted directorSonya Herber’s resignationlate last week. Herber began as director inAugust 2012. During Herber’stime at UWPC, she exceededthe campaign goals in 2012and 2013. She also partneredwith organizations to bringnew programs to the countythat positively impactedhealth and nancial stability.

Those programs included taxclinics, Get-ting Ahead,Blessingsin a Bagand Coatsfor Kids, toname just afew. R epor t -edly, shewill bel e a v i n gas of Feb.27. In a message sent to the Progress on Friday, she gavethe “need to spend more timewith family” as the reason forher departure.

UWPC president GeorgeCarter stated, “On behalf ofthe board of trustees, I wantto thank Sonya for her ded-ication to United Way overthe past three years. She hasgreatly improved the aware-ness of United Way, notonly in Paulding County, butthroughout our region. Shehas taken the United Way ofPaulding County to a high

Herber

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At Paulding Schools

Parents question ending 8th grade graduationBy SAMANTHA HABERN

Correspondent PAULDING – The cancellation ofeighth grade graduation and making

up school days due to weather werethe main topic as a group of parents at-tended the Paulding Exempted VillageSchool board meeting Monday, Feb. 9. One parent, Randy Luderman, wasthe main speaker for the 15-20 people

present. Most parents are upset that theyfound out about eighth grade graduation being canceled in February instead of atthe beginning of the school year, feeling

that the kids had their hopes up for this.Many feel that the principal didn’t talkto anyone.

It was pointed out that Fairview andTinora still have eighth grade gradua-tion and the community still supports it.

One parent mentioned that it celebratesthe achievements of the children. Whilethere will now be a breakfast, a slide-show, and a cookout, the parents feel

like that is not a celebration. While the board understands why the parents are upset, they feel the principalhas not overstepped his bounds. They pointed out that he did talk to his staffand they agree. They said they are still

doing different things for the eighthgraders and that they would discuss thisfurther in executive session. With making up hours and three-hour

delays, many parents were confusedon how they work. Also, many wereunhappy that while classes and confer-ences were cancelled recently, athletics

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Dr. Seuss tale, with the word-ing shifted to, “One Wish, TwoWish, I Wish, You Wish, WeAll Wish For a Cure.” “This year’s campaign is

the 30th Relay For Life effortworldwide,” said McMichael.“The ofcial slogan for thisyear is, ‘30 Years Strong. Bringthe People. Build the Fun. Fundthe Cure.’” Cancer survivor Roger Sierersaid it felt wonderful to attendand be a part of the events, especially since he had been diag-nosed and treated for cancer in2010. “My mother died of cancer;I believe in this and will support it until the day I die,” saidSierer. “This is so good for ourcommunity,” continued Sierer.“It brings everybody together;

I like the way it brings all ofnorthwest Ohio together. Mycancer was a wake-up call andI know many others have expe-rienced that. We are all workingand praying for a cure. I knowit’s been a wake-up call forme.” Sue Young is in her 12th yearof involvement with MarathonMoms team, a group that shehelped initiate. This year, thereare 24 people on the team,

which will sponsor a quarterauction, “Dolly and Me TeaParty” and canoe trip amongother fundraising efforts. Over the years, Marathon

Moms has raised between$8,000 and $15,000 annually.Many of the teams have hadsimilar success with Crew 4 aCure raising a total of $86,000the past six years. “This is especially meaning-ful to me because my husband(Ken) has had four bouts ofcancer. Needless to say, this isvery dear to my heart becauseI see real hope in it all,” com-mented Young. It was three years ago whenKathy Eutsler, who has been in-volved with Relay For Life fora long time, decided to assist infounding the team Country Inn.Eutsler noted that much of her

effort is dedicated to her grand-father, who had cancer twice;her stepfather, who has battledit three times; and to her aunt,LuAnn Wannemacher, who iscurrently tackling cancer. “It makes you feel like you’redoing something,” said Eutsler.“We can’t ght cancer directly but we can all work together tohelp ght all the different as- pects of the illness.” Scott Mapes, a team memberwith Crew 4 a Cure, pointedout a different part of the entire

perspective. He said that his lifehas been changed by the faith-ful dedication of caregivers andtheir immense role in the entirecancer picture.

“The biggest thing for me isthat when my mother passedlast November, I heard so manystories about the caregivers,”Mapes said. “I am so gratefulfor their help, the way theywere close to her and the waythey stayed up late at nights toassist with her.” Jamie Orozco is ACS RelayFor Life specialist for Paulding,Putnam, Van Wert and Allencounties. She has been servingin that capacity for just over ayear, but is impressed by the in-dividual communities and howthey draw together to supportthe various Relay For Life ef-forts.

“I’m so amazed at how muchthey come together,” said Oroz-co. “I’m touched by how pas-sionate they are. There are a lotof passionate, caring people outthere.” This year’s Relay is May 29-30 at the Paulding County Fair-grounds. For more information aboutRelay For Life or how to getinvolved, visit www.Relay-ForLife.org/PauldingCountyor check the group’s Facebook page.

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2015 Welcome Home ProgramAn Affordable Housing Program developed to help create homeownership.

Welcome Home Programfunds are grants available onlyto banks that are members ofFHLB and choose to partici-pate in the Program. First Fed-eral of Van Wert is once againpleased to provide this grant op-portunity to qualified borrowers.

Banks can begin submittingapplications for fund reserva-tions on March 2, 2015. Fundsare available on a first comefirst serve basis. Funds may beavailable for only a few weeks. Approved funds are in the

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Algae blooms lead Ag Day discussionBy JIM LANGHAM

Feature Writer PAULDING – Those attending theannual Agronomy Day at the PauldingCounty Extension Building on Wednes-day, Jan. 28, heard discussion from MarkWilliams from the ARS Soil DrainageResearch Unit. Based out of Columbus,Williams described some of the problemsleading to algae bloom concerns in LakeErie. Williams’ topic was edge of eld re-search water and tiling. He told the nearly100 in attendance at this year’s meetingthat some of the leading theories of whathas been causing harmful algae blooms inLake Erie include climate change, com-modity prices, cropping system, cropnutrient efciency, ethanol production,fertilizer placement, fertilizer rates, tri-state recommendations, fertilizer timing,Roundup ready crops and increased soil phosphorous. Other theories include larger farms,lower levels of sentiment in the water,manure, increased nitrogen loads, no-till,alterations to soil biology and tile drain-age.

“Organic phosphorus sources general-ly result in greater dissolved phosphoruslosses in the drainage compared to inor-ganic phosphorus sources when appliedat a similar rate over many years,” saidWilliams. “Dissolved organic phosphorusleaches more readily than dissolved inor-ganic phosphorus. “Dissolved phosphorus loads in tiledrains tend to be greater when phosphorusis applied in the fall and winter comparedto the spring and summer,” Williams said.“Precipitation soon after phosphorus application signicantly increases the risk ofdissolved phosphorus loss in tile drains.” Williams said that research suggeststhere is a threshold beyond which an in-crease in soil test phosphorus concentra-tion results in higher phosphorus concen-trations in drainage water. Phosphorus transport to tile drains is de- pendent on the interaction of multiple fac-tors including climate, drainage design,soil properties and management, Williamssaid. “The Ohio Phosphorus Task Force sug-gests that 40 percent in dissolved phosphorus load is needed to prevent algal

blooms,” said Williams. Other presentations for the day includ-ed “Entomology Update for NorthwestOhio,” by Dr. Curtis Young, Van WertCounty Extension Educator; “On-FarmSolar” presentation by Eric Romich, as-sistant professor, state eld specialist withOhio State University Extension; and“Precision Agriculture: Am I Getting theMost Out of What I Have” by Dr. ScottShearer, professor, Department of Agri-culture and Biological Engineering, OhioState. In his presentation, Shearer discussedthe relatively new concept of digital ag-riculture and the monitors and high techmeans that can be utilized to facilitate dig-ital use on the farms. One of the most fascinating means ofthat is hyspherical reectants, said Shear -er. “Most people only visualize in threecolors,” said Shearer. “This measureshundreds of colors. This can tell whencorn is engaged, what hybrid and varietyit is. It can determine the usage of nitro-gen applications or herbicide applicationsto elds.”

Photo courtesy Sarah Noggle/OSU Extension

Paulding County Agronomy Day was held recently at theOSU Extension building. One of the presenters, Mark Williams(above), provided the crowd with the edge of eld tile researchabout phosphorus here in Paulding County.

level and she will be greatlymissed.” The UWPC board is nowlooking forward to completingits current campaign, whichwraps up at the end of March. “I would encourage everyoneto consider supporting UnitedWay and help us reach our goalof $75,000,” said Carter. A search committee for hir-ing the next UWPC has beenformed and will be running adsin local newspapers. The board

is searching for a person whohas a commitment to helpingothers and continuing the suc-cess UWPC has had in recentyears impacting local nonprof-its. This position is part-time at24 hours per week.

Anyone interested in apply-ing should email a cover let-ter and resume to [email protected]. A complete job de-scription can be found at www.unitedwayofpauldingcounty.org.

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programs still went on as usual, leaving many tofeel that athletics are considered more important. The board explained that they are under con-tract to ll certain hours and, if they fall below acertain number, they are required to make themup. As of now, the school is required to make upsix days. Make up days will be on Feb. 16, April 7, May29, June 1, June 2 and June 3.

As for three-hour delays, it is just one way theschool is trying to cut back on missed days. Theyare currently coming up with other ideas to makeup hours. Another speaker before the board was KathrynDeatrick regarding the Clyde Burt artwork that

is currently hanging in the board room. Plaquesexplaining the artwork went up Monday and arehanging next to each piece. Deatrick gave a brief history on the artworks,stating that money was raised and Mr. Burt, aceramic artist, was commissioned to make themas a memorial to three siblings after a fatal carcrash in the 1970s. The artworks were displayedin the elementary and high school libraries for allto enjoy. She was “shocked” and “upset” whenshe found out that they were no longer there andinstead in the boardroom. She pointed out that if someone “wanted tosteal them, they would have been stolen longago.” Deatrick believes that since the workswere not a gift to the school, they should either be put back into the libraries for the students toenjoy or given to the family of the three children.

Turning to other matters, the school is current-

ly updating things like the phone systems andgetting bigger numbers on the doors for emer-gency responders to see better.

High school art teacher Sandy Dobbelaerewas commended for competing in her 12th yearat Zehnder’s Snowfest in Frankenmuth, Mich. School nurse Beth Stoller will be taking a pro-fessional leave of absence during March 9-May19.

In other business, the board unanimously approved the following: • The new policy 5460.01 Diploma Deferral. • Resolution sending 12-13 National HonorSociety seniors and one chaperone to New YorkCity on March 31- April 2 at an estimated cost

of $900-950 each, which will be paid for by thestudents and fundraisers. • Resolution to authorize the superintendentto enter into collective and individual agreementwith Ohio Colleges and Universities for termsrelated to the college Credit Plus Program thatwill be implemented throughout Ohio during the2015-16 school year. • A one-year limited contract for AngelaSchroeder, special education and preschool sec-retary, effective March 2. • A one-year limited extracurricular contractfor the reminder of the 2014-15 school year forRob Kessler as the junior high boys track assis-tant. • An executive session to consider the employment of public employees. The next board meeting will be at 7 p.m. onMarch 23.

THE PAULDING COUNTY PROGRESS GOES TO MEXICO – The Harold and Ruth Williams familyenjoyed the beach at the Riviera Maya in Mexico for the couple’s 65th wedding anniversary. Theirsource for exclusive Paulding County news? ThePaulding County Progress! Are you headed tosome distant, exotic destination? Take theProgress along with your camera and send a photo anda little information about your trip to [email protected].

Valentine’s Day by the numbersFrom U.S. Census Bureau Valentine’s Day 2015: Feb.14 Expressing one’s love to an-other is a celebrated custom onValentine’s Day. Sweetheartsand family members presentgifts to one another, such ascards, candy, owers and othersymbols of affection. Opinionsdiffer as to who was the orig-inal Valentine, but the most popular theory is that he was aclergyman who was executedfor secretly marrying couples inancient Rome. In A.D. 496, Pope Gelasius

I declared Feb. 14 as ValentineDay. Esther Howland, a native ofMassachusetts, is given creditfor selling the rst mass-pro-duced valentine cards in the1840s. The spirit continues to-day with even young childrenexchanging valentine’s cardswith their fellow classmates.Candy 1,379 – Number of U.S. man-ufacturing establishments that produced chocolate products in2012, employing 37,998 people.California led the nation with152 of these establishments, fol-lowed by New York, with 119.

445 – Number of U.S. es-tablishments that manufacturednonchocolate confectionary products in 2012. These estab-lishments employed 20,419 people. California led the nationin this category with 46 estab-lishments. $13.5 billion – The estimatedvalue of shipments in 2011 forrms producing chocolate andcocoa products. Nonchocolateconfectionery product manufac-turing, meanwhile, was an esti-mated $8.4 billion industry. 3,170 – Number of confec-tionery and nut stores in the

United States in 2012.Flowers 14,344 – The total numberof orist establishments nation-wide in 2012. These businessesemployed 62,397 people. $294,730,180 – The value ofimports for cut owers and budsfor bouquets in 2014 through November. The total value offresh cut roses as of October2014 was $407,807,220.Jewelry 23,413 – The estimated number of jewelry stores in the Unit-ed States in 2012. Jewelry storesoffer engagement, wedding andother rings to couples of all ages.

“Please Be Mine” 29.0 and 26.6 years – Medianage at rst marriage in 2013 formen and women, respectively. 52.7% – The overall percent-age of people 15 and older whoreported being married. 68.6% – Percentage of people15 and older in 2013 who had been married at some point intheir lives — either currently orformerly. 36.9 – The provisional rate ofmarriages per 1,000 people per-formed in Nevada during 2011.So many couples tie the knot inthe Silver State that it ranked

number one nationally in mar-riage rates. Hawaii ranked sec-ond with a marriage rate of 17.6. 2.1 million – The provisionalnumber of marriages that took place in the United States in2011. That breaks down to near-ly 5,800 a day. 74.5% – The percentage ofwomen who married for the rsttime between 1990 and 1994,who reached their 10th anniver-sary. This compares with 82.8 percent of women who marriedfor the rst time between 1960and 1964. Men who married forthe rst time between 1990 and1994, who reached their 10th

anniversary was 77.3 percent.This compares with 83.4 per-cent who married for the rsttime between 1960 and 1964.Looking for Love 393 – The number of datingservice establishments nation-wide as of 2007. These estab-lishments, which include Inter-net dating services, employed3,125 people and pulled in $928million in revenue.

Local events in February Feb. 14 – Valentine’s Day Feb. 14 – Wine & Cheese Tast-ing fundraiser at John PauldingHistorical Society Feb. 16 – Presidents’ Day

Feb. 17 – Mardi Gras (Fat Tues-day) Feb. 17 – Paulding Chamber ofCommerce annual banquet, 5:30p.m. at the Paulding Eagles


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Obituaries Updated weekdays at www.progressnewspaper.org

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February brings snow drifts,

baptism services and butchering

The Eicher family recipe for summer sausage is a large one,calling for 100 pounds of hamburger and sausage. They addedeither cheddar or hot pepper cheese to some of the sausage.

Greetings from snowy Mich-igan! We received more than afoot of snow over the weekend.Some had reports of 16-18 inch-es. It’s a pretty sight to look at.The evergreen trees have enoughsnow on their branches to makesuch nice scenery. What a won-derful creator our God is! The

temperature also dipped downto almost zero degrees. The windchill was even colder.

With all the snow and wind,the roads weren’t opened untilMonday. Everyone was home –factories closed and schools allclosed in the county. We did thelaundry and Joe mixed the sum-mer sausage so we could get itin bags. We hung it in the pole building to cure for a week ortwo. Then Joe will smoke it in thesmoker. The recipe calls for 100 pounds of hamburger and sau-sage, so we ended up with almost40 bags of summer sausage. Weadded cheddar cheese to some ofit and also hot pepper cheese to

some of it. Saturday we helped Jacob andEmma with pork butchering. Wemade pon haus (similar to scrap- ple) out of 21 gallons of pork juice and rendered the lard. Sunday we visited a neigh- boring church district to attend baptism services for four youngsouls. One of the boys is a broth-er to Mose (Susan’s friend). The building was lled to capacitywith people. When we left in themorning only a few inches ofsnow were on the ground. By thetime we started home in the af-ternoon, the roads had nice-sizeddrifts on them. Our ramp andsteps to the house had quite a bit

of snow on them. By the time wewalked through the drifts of snowto the house, our shoes were allwet. Our neighbor boy shoveled outour drive on Monday with theirskid loader. In the yard we havehuge piles of snow, which theyounger children enjoy playingon.

Daughter Verena went to thecommunity building on Satur-day evening. The youth all gath-er there on Saturday evenings. Afew sets of parents go as chap-erones. Verena went home withniece Salome and some friendsand spent the night at Salome’shouse (Joe’s sister Loretta and her

husband, Henry). They all came to the baptismchurch on Sunday that we at-tended. Verena got to hold littleDamaris, Loretta and Henry’snew baby. Sounds like she’s a realcutie! Salome will be baptized tothe confession of faith in a fewweeks, so we hope to attend theservices in Nappanee, Ind. Whenchildren take this serious step,

what a blessing it is to parents. Tomorrow evening daughterSusan will go to her special friendMose’s house in honor of his birthday. Happy birthday, Mose!Mose and Elizabeth’s friend,Timothy, have both been suchwonderful friends to our daugh-ters. They are always willing

to pitch in and help when workneeds to be done around here. My very special friend, Ruth,will also have a birthday on Feb.9. Happy birthday, Ruth! She has been a great help and encourage-ment to me to continue with thiscolumn. God bless her! A reader requested a recipe forcashew crunch, which I didn’thave. But another reader was

kind enough to send one to me.

God bless!CASHEW CRUNCH1 pound cashews, coarselyground1 5-ounce can chow mein noo-dles, coarsely ground2 cups miniature marshmallows1 16-ounce package chocolatecandy coating Place cashews, noodles, andmarshmallows in a large bowl.Melt coating and pour over mix-ture. Mix well. Pour onto a wax paper lined cookie sheet andspread out. Let cool and breakinto pieces. Store in an airtightcontainer. Lovina Eicher is an Old Or-der Amish writer, cook, wife and

mother of eight. Formerly writ-ing as The Amish Cook, Eicherinherited that column from hermother, Elizabeth Coblentz, whowrote from 1991 to 2002. Read-ers can contact Eicher at PO Box1689, South Holland, IL 60473(please include a self-addressed stamped envelope for a reply) orat [email protected].

DANIEL

GRIFFITHS 1925-2015 PAULDING – Daniel W.Grifths, age 89, died Mon-day, Feb. 2 at Lutheran Hos- pital of Indiana, Fort Wayne. He was born May 31, 1925in Oak Hill, the son of DanielW. and Nellie (Ward) Grif-ths Sr. On June 28, 1982, he

married Bonnie L. Hartwick,who survives. He was a WWIIU.S. Marine sergeant servingin Okinawa. He retired in 1981as a state game protector, Divi-sion of Wildlife, Ohio Depart-ment of Natural Resources.He was a member of Pauld-ing United Methodist Church,Paulding Fish & Game Cluband Paulding Eagles #2405.

Daniel is also survived bytwo sons, Greg (Beth) Grif-ths and Alan (Cheri) Grif -ths, both of Paulding; DaveBashore, Hicksville, Debra(Kevin) Bashore, Van Wert,Danette Kochenour, andDoug (Meggan) Bashore both

of Paulding; a sister, EloiseHackworth, Williamsville, N.Y.; an aunt, Mildred Grif -ths Sandlin; 14 grandchil-dren; and 11 great-grandchil-dren. He was preceded in death byhis parents; a grandson, Na-than D. Grifths; and brother-in-law, Vaughn Hackworth. Funeral services were Fri-day, Feb. 6, at the UnitedMethodist Church, Pauld-ing. Burial was in St. PaulCemetery, Paulding County,with military graveside ser-vices accorded by PauldingVFW #587. Den Herder Fu-neral Home, Paulding, was in

charge of arrangements. To honor Dan’s wishes,the family requests memori-als made to Paulding Fish &Game Club, Wounded War-riors or a charity of the donor’schoice. Online condolences may be sent to www.denherderfh.

com.

BETTY KOENIG1922-2015

VAN WERT – Betty MaeKoenig, age 92, died Monday,Feb. 2 at Van Wert Manor,Van Wert.

She was born in Grover Hillon March 12, 1922, the daugh-ter of William and Leona(McClure) Thomas. On Jan.3, 1946, she married Frank

Xavier Koenig, who precededher in death on Jan. 22, 1997.She is survived by a brother,

William Thomas, Van Wert;two sisters, Olive Scherer,Grover Hill, and DonnaAdams, Paulding; and manynieces and nephews. She was also preceded indeath by her parents and a sis-ter, Reba Miller. Funeral services were Thurs-day, Feb. 5 at Den Herder Fu-neral Home, Paulding. Burialwas in Middle Creek Ceme-tery, Grover Hill. In lieu of owers, the fam-ily requests donations madeto Grover Hill Zion Methodist

Church or the EMS. Online condolences may be

sent to www.denherderfh.com.

KATHY HESSLER 1960-2015

FORT WAYNE – FormerPayne resident Kathy LynnHessler, age 54, died Thurs-day, Feb. 5 at Parkview Hos- pital, Fort Wayne. She was born Dec.3, 1960, thedaughter ofRex andB e v e r l y(Klinker)

B o r o f f .She was amember ofVFW Post #587 Auxiliary. Kathy is survived by twodaughters, Rhiannon (Chris-topher) Stork, Paulding, andAshley (Aaron Hockenberry)Hessler, Payne; four sisters,Kelly Boroff, Victoria “Tory”

Boroff and LeAnn (Steven)Johnson, all of Fort Wayne,and Kim (Dave) Braaten, NewHaven; and two grandchildren,Riley and Gabriella Stork. She is preceded in death by her parents and a brother,Terry J. Boroff. Funeral services were Tues-day, Feb. 10 at Den Herder Fu-neral Home, Paulding. Burial

was in Hedges Cemetery,Paulding County. Donations may be made toAmerican Cancer Society. Online condolences may be sent to www.denherderfh.

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DANA

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sister, Ina Gay Adkins of An-twerp. Dana retired from GlocalPrecisions in Ottoville andwas a veteran of the U.S.Army. Services were held Tuesday,Feb. 10 at Cowan & Son Fu-neral Home with Pastor NeilHammons ofciating.

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system connects globally PAULDING – The Pauld-ing County Hospital board oftrustees met on Feb. 5 and approved the lease of a computerand camera system that willenable physicians to remotelyassess patients and providecounseling. The system, known as tele-medicine, provides for a two-way audio and video connec-tion allowing the physicianand patient to see and talk withone another as they would inan ofce visit. Additional devices can be plugged into the system so thedoctor can examine the eyes,ears, nose, throat, and skin as

well as listen to the patientthrough a stethoscope. Thisequipment will allow special-ists anywhere in the world toexamine a patient in Paulding. Some of the specialties that practice telemedicine includecardiologists, dermatologists,dietitians, emergency medi-cine, family practice physi-cians, intensivists, internal

medicine, and psychiatry.The hospital announced thatlow-dose computed tomogra- phy screenings for lung cancerwill be offered to the public.The screenings are for persons55-77 years old with a 30 packyear history of smoking thatare currently smoking or havequit within the last 15 years.A pack year is one pack ofcigarettes a day for a year. A30 pack year history would betwo packs a day for 15 years.Annual screenings are rec-ommended. The cost of thescreening is $95 to cover theinterpretation of the study. The hospital’s annual health

screening fair will be done dif-ferently this year to increaseavailability to the area resi-dents. In addition to holding itat the hospital in Paulding, itwill be held in Antwerp, Oak-wood and Payne. The datesof the health fair will be an-nounced in the near future. The hospital reported a busymonth in all areas. Flu season

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FOR THE RECORD

Common Pleas

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

Where to write: Letters to the Editor,Paulding County Progress, P.O. Box180, Paulding, OH 45879; or drop themoff at the office, 113 S. Williams St. Thedeadline is noon Thursday the weekprior to publicaiton. If you don’t advertise,

you are not likely toget customers. Learnhow your communitynewspaper can help you – call the Progress todayat 419-399-4015.

The speaker at the recent Paulding Kiwanis Club meetingwas Tiffany Beckman (right). She is the common pleas judge forPaulding County. Her topic was how jurors are selected to siton trials that come before the court. The names on the list arepeople who voted in the last election. The names are put intoa round cylinder and randomly drawn from there. Potential ju-rors are screened very carefully to make sure they could serve ifneeded. Michele Stahl was program chairman.

Reader enjoys

online photosDear Editor, Please pass along a big“thank you” to all the peoplethat took the time to submittheir snow pictures follow-ing the weekend snowstorm.Also, thanks to the Paulding Progress for including themon their web site at www. progressnewspaper.org for

everyone to enjoy. Hopefully more people willsubmit pictures of area eventsso everyone can continue toenjoy them while seeing allthe things happening in ourcounty. I’m sure you don’t haveenough staff to cover all thearea activities, so when some-one loans their photos, it’sso generous of them and en- joyable for Paulding Countyreaders.

Joyce HusebyPaulding

Hospital giftshop offers

unique gifts Dear Editor, There is a word I havelearned over the years thatdoes not get used enough andthat is communication. Thelack of communication cansure get us into deep waterat times. So remember this ifyou are ever asked what themost important word is in theEnglish language. I say that to give you in-

sight on two of the entitiesthat are very important to thePaulding County Hospital.Those groups are the hospitalauxiliary and the BargainBin. Both of these volunteergroups have given thousandsof dollars to the hospital overthe years. I am sure if youhave had a reason to come tothe hospital you have bene-ted from the hard work ofthese volunteers who have been supporting the hospitalsince the ’60s. The auxiliaryis celebrating 35 years thisyear. That is quite an accom- plishment. I hear all of the time that people go out of town to shop.I admit that I do that also butit depends on what I am shopping for. We have a great placeto live and we should supportit as much as possible. Valentine’s Day is comingand the auxiliary gift shop hassome super nice items for yoursweetheart. We have some beautiful jewelry, scarves, andoral vases for her ofce deskor her favorite place to getaway, books, and surprises.Won’t you shop here? Remember those “lovely”footies that you get when you

are admitted to the hospital.My last pair cost a pretty penny. But you should seethe ones we have now at thegift shop just in time for Val-entine’s, or Easter, or evenMother’s Day. Toddler to adultsizes. I think you will likethem. We will be having a displayof cancer tupperware itemssoon and the proceeds fromthese sales will be going to thenew mammogram imagingmachine. I just had my mam-mogram. Have you had yours? Now to the Bargain Bin.I must say our thermometerat the corner of Harrison andCherry is not growing veryfast. I know you need heat toraise a thermometer and it has been pretty cold. In fact, rightnow it is surrounded by snow.We have just a short time leftto be able to begin buildingwith the quote that was givento us by our contractor. Thereis no assurance that they will be able to stick to this amountafter a year. The “heat” we need is thedonations that we are seekingfor our new building. Lettershave been sent out to over100 individuals, familiesof past members, presentBargain Bin members anda variety of businesses. Wehave a benefactor who hasa dream that we have a new building and let me tell youwe are bursting at the seams.We can’t thank you enoughfor your donations of gentlyused items but we need yourmoney donations to continuethis “gift” that will truly bene-t our community. Donations can be sent to118 West Perry. Not one bitof construction will be starteduntil we have what our con-tractor tells us we need to get

started. Won’t you help us bysending in your donation? Every week in the newsthere are articles where do-nations are being made tovarious organizations. It isour hope that you will ndthe Bargain Bin to be one ofthose. We can’t do it withoutyour help. And don’t forgetto come to the gift shop foryour Valentine shopping. Ifyou buy we will continue tosupply. And most important,the hospital will benet fromyour purchases and your do-nations to our new building.

Eileen Kochensparger Paulding

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

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

and wife. Lakeview Loan ServicingLLC, Coral Gables, Fla. vs.Jamie L. Holbrook and un-known spouse if any, Payneand The Antwerp ExchangeBank, Antwerp and PauldingCounty Treasurer, Paulding.Foreclosures. William W. Paholak III, De-ance and Deborah J. Pahol-ak, Deance vs. Brian Saylor,Stryker and Beverly Saylor,and any of her unknown heirsand assigns, names and ad-dresses unavailable. Cancella-tion of land contract. Martin Transport Ltd.,Mondovi, Wis. vs. The Estate

of Ashley Ann Messmann,Paulding and Ashley AnnMessmann, dec., Paulding andHarrison Messmann, Pauld-ing and Secord Farms LLC,Monroe, Mich. and Dale D.Janssens, Monroe, Ind. andLead Dog Transport LLC,Anderson, Ind. and HerbertE. Anderson, Anderson, Ind.and Hyway Trucking, Find-lay and Doug Bair, Findlayand John Doe corporations1-5, names and addresses un-known and John Doe individ-uals 1-5, names and addressesunknown. Personal injury. Paulding County Treasurer,Paulding vs. Robert A. Leh-

man and his unknown spouseif any, Paulding and MERS,Flint, Mich. and United Finan-cial Mortgage Corporation,Oak Brook Driver, Ill. andOhio Department of Taxation,Columbus and Credit Adjust-ments Inc., Deance. Foreclo-sure of real property taxes. Paulding County Treasurer,Paulding vs. John W. Oberdi-er and his unknown spouse ifany, Latty. Foreclosure of real property taxes.Civil Docket Concluded Wesley S. Bell, Antwerp vs.Chastity M. Bell, Paulding.Divorce granted. Daniel A. Hoffman, Cecil

vs. Cassandra M. Hoffman,Deance. Divorce granted. Teal A. White, Payne vs.Devin White, Fort Wayne. Di-vorce granted. Donald E. Craig, Pauldingvs. Sally Craig, Deance. Di-vorce granted. In the matter of: Dustin L.Swanson, Deance and Au-drey M. Swanson, Paulding.Dissolution of marriage grant-ed. In the matter of: RichardRussell Keeterle, Deanceand Vicki Sue Keeterle, Aber-deen. Dissolution of marriagegranted. In the matter of: Valarie

J. Kobee, Fort Wayne andJeffrey M. Kobee, Antwerp.Dissolution of marriage dis-solved.Marriage Licenses Christopher Shane Hitt, 38,Antwerp, laborer and Tran Ngoc Vu Le, 28, Fort Wayne,unemployed. Parents are Lon-nie David Hitt and SheridanLynn DeBarr; and Minh ThiLe.Administration Docket In the Estate of Ruth E. Ladd,application to administer le. In the Estate of Anthony

Leon Adamski, application toadminister le. In the Estate of Elsie Cain,

last will and testament led.Criminal Docket Raymond Sandoval, 31, ofPaulding, had his communitycontrol sanctions revoked andhe was sentenced to a prisonterm of 17 months with OhioDepartment of Rehabilitationand Correction (ODRC) withcredit for 78 days alreadyserved. He must also pay courtcosts. Last August he wasfound guilty of assault (F4)and sentenced to four yearscommunity control sanctions. John M. Talbott, 46, of Gro-ver Hill, was granted judicialrelease from prison and theremainder of his sentence was

suspended. He was orderedto serve four years commu-nity control sanctions on theconditions of drug and al-cohol prohibitions, undergosubstance abuse evaluationand treatment, submit to ran-dom tests, seek and maintainemployment, pay $1,000 ne plus court costs. He had beenimprisoned for trafcking inmarijuana (F5). Nickolas P. Sandoval, 35, ofPaulding, had his communitycontrol sanctions revoked andwas sentenced to 11 months inODRC for possession of co-caine (F5). Credit was givenfor 54 days served. He must

also pay court costs. Sanctionshad been ordered last October. Jennifer L. McMillan, 29,of Scott, had her communitycontrol sanctions revoked. Her17-month prison term withODRC was reinstated withcredit for 369 days alreadyserved. She had received ju-dicial release from prison lastAugust. Her original sentencefor possession of heroin (F4)was handed down in April. Jason E. Grunden, 35, ofVan Wert, had his communitycontrol sanctions continuedwith added penalty after beingfound to have violated condi-tions of the sanctions. He was

given the special condition ofentering into the WORTH pro-gram and aftercare program.He will receive 169 dayscredit for time served as a re-sult of the violation, and must pay costs. He had been foundguilty of two counts nonsup- port of dependents (F5) in2010. Angela T. Gomez, 39, ofPaulding, will be sentencedMarch 9 following a Jan. 30hearing on her motion for in-tervention in lieu of convic-tion regarding her indictmentalleging possession cocaine(F5). Jamie D. Coombs, 36, of

Payne, was granted his motionto suppress evidence regard-ing his indictment alleging il-legal cultivation of marijuana

(F2). The Court found “…theevidence obtained in this case by law enforcement was ob-

tained in violation of the de-fendant’s Fourth Amendmentrights…” It was further stat-ed no circumstances justiedthe warrantless search andseizure, so all evidence takenwas suppressed. Jeremy A. Lamond, 36, ofPaulding, will appear for ahearing on a change of pleaFeb. 23. He is charged withtwo counts trafcking in mar -ijuana (F3). Wade R. Bissell, 24, ofPaulding, will appear in CourtFeb. 23 for a hearing on hismotion for intervention inlieu of conviction regardinghis indictment for trafcking

counterfeit controlled sub-stance (F5). Megan D. Gee, 20, of De-ance, had her plea hearingmoved from Feb. 2 to March2. She has led a motion forintervention in lieu of convic-tion in connection with hertheft (F4) case. Michael Hoge, 44, of Oak-wood, had charges of break-ing and entering (F5) and re-ceiving stolen property (F4)dismissed without prejudiceupon a motion of State. Hemust pay $245 court costs. Shannon R. Lambert, 45, ofOakwood, will have a statusconference on Feb. 23 regard-

ing his indictment allegingfelonious assault (F2). Carl E. McStoots, 42, ofDeance, entered not guilty pleas to three counts nonsup- port of dependents (F5). Hewas scheduled for a March23 pretrial conference with anApril 21 jury trial. He waivedextradition and was releasedon his own recognizance onthe conditions of no arrests,report employer’s informa-tion to Paulding County ChildSupport Agency, pay childsupport obligation and paytoward the appointed counselfees on a monthly basis. Jason C. Elston, 34, of

Erie, Mich., entered not guilty pleas to three charges of non-support of dependents (F5)and was set for a March 23 pretrial with an April 14 jurytrial date. He waived extradi-tion and was released on hisown recognizance on the con-ditions of no arrests and thathe seek employment. Chad M. Schnepp, 30,Paulding, was arrested Jan.29 on a warrant on indictmentfrom January. It alleged ninecounts breaking and enter-ing (F5) and receiving stolen property (F5). He entered anot guilty plea to each andwas scheduled for a Feb.

9 pretrial conference and aMarch 10 jury trial. He is be-ing held on a $25,000 bondwith no 10 percent privilege.

Weather report weekly summary as recorded at Paulding Village’s water treat-ment plant

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

PR EC I P I T AT I ON 2 4 -HOUR A MOUNTS S now/Ice on DAT E H I GH LOW Rain -Me l t ed snow S now - Ic e t he g r ound

Feb. 3 16 0 -0- -0- 9” Feb. 4 32 -3 0.11” 0.3” 9” Feb. 5 34 0 0.14” 3.8” 10” Feb. 6 18 -3 -0- -0- 10” Feb. 7 28 18 -0- -0- 10” Feb. 8 42 24 -0- -0- 8” Feb. 9 45 22 0.01” -0- 2”

ACCIDENTS:Monday, Jan. 12 8:37 a.m. Monica M. Florence, 26, ofCecil, was cited for failure to control after asingle-vehicle accident on Ohio 613 west ofRoad 211 in Brown Township. Reports sayshe was traveling east in a 2003 Honda Od-yssey minivan when she lost control on thesnowy pavement. The van slid off the roadinto a telephone junction box. The vehiclewas not damaged and the driver was unhurt.Sunday, Feb. 1 2:32 p.m. Copsey D. Bogle, 19, of Con-voy, was cited for failure to control followinga single-car crash on US 127 north of Road12 in Blue Creek Township. He was drivingsouth in a 2000 Dodge Neon when it went out

of control on the snowy road, slid off the roadinto a sign. The car was disabled. Bogle wasnot hurt.Tuesday, Feb. 3 1:12 p.m. Florence E. Windsor, 85, ofPaulding, was cited for failure to control asthe result of a single-vehicle accident on Road95 in the 10000 block of Paulding Township.Reports say she was traveling north in a 1996Ford Ranger when it went out of control onthe snowy road and struck a pole off the eastside of the road. The vehicle was disabled andtowed. Windsor was unharmed. 4:27 p.m. Katelyn P. Johnson, 18, of Oak-wood, was cited for failure to control aftera two-vehicle collision on Ohio 66 south ofRoad 48 in Washington Township. She wasoperating a 2007 Saturn Aura north on thehighway as Jeffery J. Hahn, 44, of Oakwood

was southbound in a 2001 Chevy pickuptruck. Reports say her car went left of centerdue to slushy road conditions and struck thesecond vehicle. Both went off the west side ofthe road, receiving functional damage. Nei-ther driver was injured.INCIDENTS:Friday, Jan. 30 1:29 p.m. Dog complaint was lodged fromRoad 132 in Paulding Township. 7:38 p.m. A car was seen driving west- bound in the eastbound lanes of US 24 nearRoad 83 in Crane Township. 9:16 p.m. Deputies assisted Antwerp policewith a call on Erie Street. 10:07 p.m. A suspicious vehicle was parkedon Road 51 in Carryall Township, the driverhaving the complainant’s dog.Saturday, Jan. 31 3:27 a.m. Report of a prowler came in fromErie Street in Antwerp. 8:52 a.m. Dog complaint was handled onOhio 111 at Road 143 in Emerald Township. 1:55 p.m. Horses were seen loose in the2000 block of Road 192 in Carryall Town-ship. 2:45 p.m. Dog complaint was lodged fromOhio 613 near Road 151. 3:48 p.m. Deputies were informed of a ju-venile making threats on Road 71 in PauldingTownship. 4:08 p.m. A vehicle struck a building alongOhio 637 in Auglaize Township. 6:21 p.m. Driver reported a cow on Ohio613 in the Melrose area.

Vendors Licenses

Sunday, Feb. 1 12:19 a.m. Breaking and entering of ahome on Road 198 in Auglaize Township wasinvestigated. Money was reportedly missing. 7:14 p.m. A jack-knifed semi was blockingeastbound lanes of US 24 in Emerald Town-ship. 11:52 p.m. A car hit a porch at a location onRoad 1021 in Auglaize Township.Monday, Feb. 2 2:53 p.m. Three Oakwood re units withthree from Paulding and one from AuglaizeTownship fought a pole barn re on Road 178in Auglaize Township. They were on sceneover two hours. Oakwood EMS was also atthe scene. 4:49 p.m. A subject making threats with a

knife was investigated on Road 179 in BrownTownship.Tuesday, Feb. 3 1:30 a.m. Domestic situation was handledin Payne. 8:06 a.m. Dog complaint was handled onMcDonald Pike in Paulding. 9:05 a.m. Snowmobilers driving on Road1037 in Auglaize Township were reported. 9:20 a.m. Mailbox was struck on Road250A in Carryall Township. 1:11 p.m. Deputies arrested Antonio Con-cepcion on a warrant. 1:23 p.m. Possible child neglect was reported from Haviland.Wednesday, Feb. 4 6:05 a.m. Pole re was seen on US 127 atRoad 176 in Crane Township. Cecil/CraneFire Department had a unit on scene about an

hour. 10:32 a.m. Horse complaint was lodgedfrom Road 95 in Paulding Township. 12:25 p.m. Dog complaint was handled onWest Harrison Street in Paulding. 12:31 p.m. Deputies arrested a subject atPaulding County Court. 3:54 p.m. Paulding Exempted VillageSchool ofcials told deputies one of theirschool buses was stuck on Road 165 in BrownTownship. A deputy responded for an hour. 4:24 p.m. Dog complaint was looked intoon US 24 in Crane Township. 6:35 p.m. A driver told deputies somethingfrom an ODOT truck struck their vehiclewhile traveling on US 127 in Crane Town-ship. 8:50 p.m. Deputies were called for awrecked semi on US 24 near Mile Marker 5. No further information was available. 8:50 p.m. Deputies also documented a caraccident on US 24 near Mile Marker 5. Nodetails were available.

Sally Gross, dba Liberty Sewing, Paulding;sewing goods stores. Mary Kupfersmith, dba K&S Danes, Cecil;other animal production. Herbert Lovell, dba Lovell’s Repair, Pauld-ing; machinery, equipment, supplies.


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Wednesday, February 11, 2015 Paulding County Progress - 5A

Property transfers

Police Report

County Court

Paulding Mayor’s Court

Commissioners’ Journal

The term “et al.” refers to and others; “et vir.,” and hus-

band; “et ux.,” and wife.

Auglaize Township Marion Myers to Keith E. and Pamela J.Myers; Sec. 33, 80 acres. Warranty deed.Blue Creek Township Jeanne R. Reed, dec. to Douglas J. Reed;Sec. 12, 77.87 acres. Certicate of transfer.Brown Township Dennis E. and Kimberly K. Hanefeld toJames R. and Virginia Lhamon; Sec. 8, 1.36acres. Quit claim. Edith Luden Porter, dec. and Wanda Bisel,dec. to Deloy Porter, et al.; Sec. 32, 20 acres.Afdavit. Dana R. and Ruth Ann Bair to Dana R. andRuth Ann Bair; Sec. 27, 2.164 acres. Quitclaim.Carryall Township Neil and Nichole R. Balser to William J. andAmanda Barker; Sec. 19, 1.834 acres. Warran-ty deed.Crane Township Wells Fargo Bank NA to Karl T. Wilhelm,trustee; Sec. 28, 1.5 acres. Quit claim. Diana J. Trammell to Rickie D. Slone; Lots38-41, Noneman Rolling Acres, 1.5 acres.Warranty deed.Latty Township Jeanne R. Reed, dec. to Douglas J. Reed;Sec. 10, 80 acres and Sec. 17, 77.87 acres.

Certicate of transfer.Paulding Township

Chad Robert Price to G. Robert and Jo EllenPrice; Sec. 10, 1.25 acres. Survivorship deed.Washington Township Daniel R. and Kathleen R. Snider to GSCooper LLC; Sec. 9, 40 acres. Warranty deed.Haviland Village John A. Adams to Amy M. Adams; Lot 77,0.165 acre. Quit claim.Oakwood Village Jeffrey Adams to WeiseCo Real Estate Ltd.;Lot 2, Outlot, 0.341 acre. Warranty deed.

Paulding Village Betty L. Clark to Betty L. Clark Life Estate;Lot 12097, 0.48 acre. Quit claim. James J. and Lyla Kay Caris to James J. andLyla Kay Caris; Lot 6, Cullen Addition, 0.202acre. Survivorship deed. Michael A. and Kendra D. Gamble to Mi-chael D. Gamble; Lots 31-33, Barnes Addi-tion, 0.31 acre. Warranty deed. Fannie Mae to Raymond Thomas Carlisle;Lot 96, Noneman Emerald Acres Allotment#3, 0.27 acre. Warranty deed. Howard Mawer, trustee, dec. to Vera A. andLarry R. Mawer, trustees; Lot 71, Outlots,1.169 acres. Afdavit. Vera A. and Larry R. Mawer, trustees toVera A. Mawer; Lot 71, Outlots, 1.169 acres.Trustee deed. Carolyn J. Baird and Keith E. Baird Jr. toRobert P. Noneman and Riley Hart; Lot 19, Noneman DeMuth Allotment, 0.258 acre.Warranty deed.

ACCIDENT REPORTSSunday, Feb. 1 2:25 p.m. David C. New-mister, 48, of Hamilton, Ohio,was cited for failure to controlfollowing a two-vehicle acci-dent in the 300 block of PerryStreet. Newmister was trav-eling east in a 2001 Toyota4Runner as John L. Nuemeier,61, of Maria Stein, was west- bound in a 2015 Freightliner

semi rig. Reports say Newmis-ter’s SUV went out of control,spun out and was struck by thesemi. Minor damage was sus-tained by each vehicle. Neitherdriver was hurt.Tuesday, Feb. 3 5:35 p.m. Ashley A. Cam-eron, 30, of Paulding, wascited for improper backing fol-lowing a two-vehicle collisionin the 1000 block of EmeraldRoad. Reports say she was backing a 2011 Chevy Impalafrom a driveway and strucka passing 2005 Chevy Sil-verado truck driven by BrentL. Kauser, 22, of Paulding.Damage was minor to both

vehicles. Neither driver wasinjured.INCIDENT REPORTSThursday, Jan. 29 8:38 a.m. Police respondedto an alarm at Paulding CountyCarnegie Library. They wereinformed it had been set offaccidentally.

Friday, Jan. 30 6:09 p.m. Dog complaintwas handled on West PerryStreet.Saturday, Jan. 31 4:34 a.m. Motion alarmsounded at a West PerryStreet business. It was foundto be secure. 5:12 a.m. Family distur- bance was invest igated onWest Perry Street.

11:24 a.m. Employees setof an alarm at a McDonaldPike business. 3:20 p.m. Police observeda vehicle being driven reck-lessly in the area of EmeraldRoad and Emerald Acres. Theoperator was cited for reck-less operation and drivingunder suspension. 8 p.m. Ofcers providedwitness for a deputy of a BACrefusal. 9:48 p.m. Another refusalwas witnessed for a deputy. 10:12 p.m. Dog complaintcame in from North WaterStreet.Sunday, Feb. 1

3:10 a.m. A police no con-tact order was given follow-ing a complaint from WestJackson Street about harass-ing calls and texts. 4:40 p.m. Out-of-town res-ident reported witnessing in-appropriate behavior while inthe village on West Jackson

Street.Tuesday, Feb. 3 5:54 a.m. Violation of a nocontact order was reportedfrom West Perry Street. 9:33 a.m. A woman wascited into mayor’s court fol-lowing a school bus complaintfrom the 300 block of EastJackson Street.Wednesday, Feb. 4 7 a.m. A business alarm

sounded from North WilliamsStreet. Responding ofcers weretold to disregard. 7:18 p.m. Report of a four-wheeler operating on the streetsin the area of Walnut Street andBaldwin Avenue was made. Thevehicle was gone when ofcersarrived. 9:50 p.m. A call came in fromBittersweet where a subject wasattempting to repossess a vehiclethe complainant never owned.Thursday, Feb. 5 1:45 p.m. Solicitors’ licenseswere obtained by TimothySparks and John Barnett fromTKO Industries, so they couldsell Kirby sweepers door-to-

door. 6 p.m. A North Main Streetresident reported suspicious people selling Kirby sweepers. Thecall was deemed unfounded. 9:55 p.m. A male was arrestedon West Jackson Street for disor-derly conduct and was taken toPaulding County Jail.

Civil Docket:IOM Health System L.P., Cin-

cinnati vs. Penny L. Reuille, Payne.Other action, satisfied. Midland Funding LLC, San Di-ego vs. Dean Bradtmueller, Payne.Other action, satisfied. Credit Adjustments Inc., Defi-ance vs. Sara M. Fortune, Pauldingand John Fortune, Paulding. Smallclaims, judgment for the plaintiff inthe sum of $1,962.92. Taylor Brothers & Associates,Oakwood vs. Chad Brown, Oak-wood and Amber Brown, Oak-wood. Small claims, judgment forthe plaintiff in the sum of $1,970.34. Credit Adjustments Inc., Defi-ance vs. Michael A. James, Payne.Judgment for the plaintiff in thesum of $2,989.28. Credit Adjustments Inc., Defi-ance vs. Sara M. Fortune, Pauldingand John Fortune, Paulding. Smallclaims, judgment for the plaintiff inthe sum of $544.39. Snow & Sauerteig LLP, FortWayne vs. Anthony D. Bradtmuel-ler, Antwerp. Small claims, dis-missed.Criminal Docket: Juan P. Molina, Fort Wayne,theft; $250 fine, $95 costs, 180 days jail suspended; warrant and warrant block rescinded, 40 hours commu-nity service, probation ordered. Juan P. Molina, Fort Wayne,criminal trespassing; $100 fine, 30days jail suspended. Michael Baessler, Georgetown, possession, dismissed per State,without prejudice, costs waived. Michael Baessler, Georgetown, possession needles, dismissed per State without prejudice, costswaived. Michael Baessler, Georgetown, paraphernalia, dismissed per Statewithout prejudice, costs waived. Chad M. Schnepp, Berne, Ind.,

theft; case bound over to the Com-mon Pleas Court. Chad M. Schnepp, Berne, Ind.,receiving stolen property; case bound over to the Common PleasCourt. Chad M. Schnepp, Berne, Ind., break and entering; case boundover to the Common Pleas Court. Michael D. Hoge, Oakwood,attempted breaking and entering;$1,000 fine, $87 costs, 180 jail dayssuspended. Gary L. Owens, Oakwood, do-mestic violence; $268 costs, 15days jail with 165 days suspended;8 days credit, charge amended to adomestic violence M1, no unlawfulcontact with victim and children,

submit a mental health evaluationat Westwood and complete coun-seling.

Daniel J. Weisgerber, Paulding,telephone harassment; $500 finesuspended on condition of no con-tact with victim, $107 costs, 180 jaildays suspended, maintain good be-havior, no contact whatsoever with

victim. Bruce A. Osborn, Grover Hill,failure to tag; $300 fine, $112 costs,60 days jail suspended; probationordered, write a letter of apologyto victim, 30 hours communityservice, hunting privileges are suspended for a 3-year term, pay resti-tution $4,426.27 deer and process. Bruce A. Osborn, Grover Hill,hunting without permission; $300

fine, $87 costs, 60 days jail suspended; probation ordered, writea letter of apology to victim, 30hours community service, hunting privileges are suspended for 3 yearsto run concurrent with above case, pay restitution $4,426.27. Kevin Gillett, Cecil, domestic vi-olence; $112 costs, 2 days jail with178 days suspended; 30 EMHAcredit, probation ordered, completeThird Millennium Course, evalua-tion at Westwood, stay medicationcompliant, meet with VA everymonth, 40 hours community ser-vice.Traffic Docket: Genelle L. Castro, Westerville,68/55 speed; $48 fine, $85 costs. Carrie K. Sutterfield, Toledo,80/65 speed; $120 fine, $3 costs. William P. Shelbourne, LakeOrion, Mich., 84/65 speed; $43fine, $80 costs. Subin Cho, West Lafayette, Ind.,77/65 speed; $33 fine, $80 costs. Hamza Al Salem Ibrahim, AnnArbor, Mich., 84/65 speed; $43fine, $80 costs. Behany Helen Cerbus, Fairland,Ind., 75/65 speed; $33 fine, $80costs. Brad A. Bores, Bellevue, 85/65speed; $63 fine, $80 costs. Jeffrey W. Pollard Jr., Galloway,75/65 speed; $33 fine, $80 costs. Timothy Paul Peterson, West-field, Ind., 74/65 speed; $100 fine,$95 costs; pay or collection by Feb-ruary 24. Michael Baessler, Georgetown,OVI; upon motion of the Statedismissed, without prejudice, costswaived. Gerald L. Cameron, Paulding,75/55 speed; $43 fine, $85 costs. Adam M. Kujawski, Maumee,78/65 speed; $200 fine, $120 costs;POC by Feb. 27. Christopher E. Petty, Cincinnati,77/65 speed; $33 fine, $85 costs. Janice G. Wuest, Roxana, Ill.,77/65 speed; $33 fine, $85 costs. Sherman M. Slaughter Jr., De-troit, Mich., 76/65 speed; $33 fine,$85 costs. Weichen Wang, Lisle, Ill., 95/65speed; $43 fine, $80 costs.

Jeffrey A. Williams, Green-wood, Ind., seat belt; $20 fine, $50costs. Colton Robert Bidlack, Pauld-ing, FRA suspension; $300 fine,$87 costs; POC by March 27, li-cense to be held by the Court untilthe defendant becomes compliantwith the BMV.

Tyler Kade Wilson, Paulding,FRA suspension; $500 fine with$350 suspended; $87 costs; driving privileges granted upon proper application, defendant was given his physical license back in open court,POC by March 27. Tyler Kade Wilson, Paulding,51/35 speed; $50 fine, POC byMarch 27. Margaret E. Azhar-Czuchaj,

Macomb, Mich., 76/65 speed; $33fine, $80 costs.Shawn M. Barnes, Fort Wayne,

50/35 speed; $43 fine, $80 costs. Christina L. Demuth, Oakwood,65/55 speed; $33 fine, $77 costs. Olivia Hook, Payne, 46/35speed; $33 fine, $77 costs. Alicia Reed, Demotte, Ind.,96/65 speed; $43 fine, $80 costs. Anthony E. Delong, Antwerp,tinted windows; $68 fine, $77costs. Robert L. Junk Jr., Defiance, seat belt; $30 fine, $50 costs. Robert M. Guyton, Grover Hill,68/55 speed; $33 fine, $77 costs. Angela K. Manz, Paulding,69/55 speed; $33 fine, $80 costs. Ernest A. Jewell, Middle Point,65/55 speed; $33 fine, $80 costs. Melissa A. Kuhn, Auburn, Ind.,stop sign; $53 fine, $80 costs. Matthew Eugene Paioletti,Mountville, Pa., 89/65 speed; $43fine, $80 costs. Brenda J. Adams, Scott, failureto control; $68 fine, $80 costs. Courtney L. Didham, Warrnes- burg, Mo., 76/65 speed; $33 fine,$80 costs. Bryan M. Organ, Urbana, 69/55speed; $33 fine, $80 costs. Darrin D. Arehard, Toledo,75/65 speed; $33 fine, $80 costs. Justino J. Marinez, Defiance,seat belt; $30 fine, $50 costs. Wanda Inez Gardner, Desoto,Texas, driving without license;$100 fine suspended, $87 costs. Wanda Inez Gardner, Desoto,Texas, driver license misrep.; $100fine. Wanda Inez Gardner, Desoto,Texas, 77/65 speed; $33 fine. Steven D. Johnson, Paulding,FRA suspension; $87 costs; securea valid driver’s license by the endof the term of community control/ probation. Ashley K. Dobbelaere, Defi-ance, failure to reinstate; $125 fine,$99 costs; POC by Feb. 6, proof ofinsurance by Feb. 6. Lawrence M. Trabel, Cecil, stopsign; $53 fine, $77 costs. Lloyd Aaron Quimby, Canton,Mich., 78/65 speed; $33 fine, $80

costs. Cody Jacob Clark, Paulding,seat belt; $30 fine, $50 costs. Nathan E. Gee, Oakwood, failureto control; $68 fine, $77 costs. Terry Lynn Hunt, Payne, failureto control; $68 fine, $77 costs. Amol P. Shende, Columbus,Ind., 95/65 speed; $93 fine, $80costs. Chelsea L. Zeedyk, Cecil, failureto control; $68 fine, $80 costs. Cynthia Walston Bagan, Roa-noke, Ind., 77/65 speed; $33 fine,$80 costs. Ross W. Laukhuf, Haviland,stop sign; $53 fine, $77 costs. Adam A. Robinson, Fort Wayne,78/65 speed; $33 fine, $80 costs.

Danielle Lynn Thomas, FortWayne, seat belt; $30 fine, $50costs. Charles Wheeler, The Wood-lands, Texas, 75/65 speed; $33 fine,$80 costs. James M. Connors, Indianapolis,80/65 speed; $43 fine, $80 costs. Dustin Mark Roehrig, Defiance,display plates; $68 fine, $80 costs. Damian Salcedo, Waterford,Mich., 78/65 speed; $33 fine, $80costs. Richard W. Stutzman Jr., Gar-field Heights, 76/65 speed; $33fine, $80 costs. Chad A. Haidet, Lima, stop sign;$53 fine, $80 costs. Lana R. Scouten, Antwerp, seat

belt; $30 fine, $50 costs. Todd J. Schweller, Paulding, seat belt; $30 fine, $50 costs. Robert C. Black, Jacksonville,Ill., 85/65 speed; $43 fine, $85costs. Jason Michael Lamson, Charles-town, Ind., 81/65 speed; $43 fine,$82 costs. Alan G. Seibert, Grover Hill,66/55 speed; $33 fine, $85 costs. Andrew Tyler Hunt, Ypsilanti,Mich., 97/65 speed; $43 fine, $85costs. Maree A. Dennis, Dayton, 84/65speed; $43 fine, $80 costs. Greg L. Thatcher, Paulding, seat belt; $30 fine, $47 costs. John S. Dhondt, Eastpointe,

Mich., 81/65 speed; $43 fine, $80costs. Janice Lynn Duffy, Plymouth,Mich., 77/65 speed; $33 fine, $80costs. Shane Allen Leininger, Defi-ance, seat belt; $30 fine, $50 costs. Tamyra L. Humes, Antwerp,stop sign; $53 fine, $80 costs. Carl S. Sherry, Oakwood, seat belt; $30 fine, $47 costs. Con W. Shuherk, Paulding, seat belt, $30 fine, $47 costs. Robert J. Sinn, Haviland, 66/55speed; $33 fine, $77 costs.

Commissioners’ Journal January 21, 2015 This 21st day of January, 2015, the Board ofCounty Commissioners met in regular sessionwith the following members present: Roy Klopfen-stein, Tony Zartman, Mark Holtsberry, and NolaGinter, Clerk.EXECUTIVE SESSION

A motion was made by Zartman to go into exec-utive session at 8:02 a.m. with the Paulding CountyProsecutor to discuss legal matters. The motion wasseconded by Holtsberry. All members voting yea. At 8:32 a.m. all members present agreed to ad- journ the executive session and go into regular ses-sion.EXECUTIVE SESSION A motion was made by Zartman to go into ex-ecutive session at 11:34 a.m. with the director ofthe Consolidated Deance/Paulding County De- partment of Job and Family Services. to discuss personnel matters. The motion was seconded byHoltsberry. All members voting yea. At 11:47 a.m. all members present agreed toadjourn the executive session and go into regularsession.MEETING NOTES OF APPOINTMENTS Ken Maag, Poggemeyer Design Group Inc.,met with the commissioners to introduce himselfand Poggemeyer Design Group to new Commis-sioner Holtsberry. Maag wanted to make surethe team working on the engineering for thedome/copula were meeting the commissioners’satisfaction. He encouraged the commissionersto have an open communication policy as this project progresses. Peggy Emerson, Paulding Chamber of Com-merce, presented a yer with information/meet-ing dates for “Lunch and Learn.” The chamber,along with the Paulding County Carnegie Li- brary, will be hosting a series of seminars free toanyone who currently operates a small businessor would be interested in learning more aboutstarting one. Sessions are for an hour beginningnoon. The rst session is scheduled for Jan. 27. Subjects of the sessions include: starting yoursmall business, using social media in marketing,tax tips, retirement planning, developing a so-cially conscious business, HR ins and outs, pub-lic speaking tips to improve sales presentations,and tips and tricks for Microsoft Excel. Emersonencourages all to bring your lunch and be readyto learn. She emphasized her appreciation to thelibrary for providing the meeting room. She then noted the next chamber breakfastwill be on Feb. 3 at 7:45 a.m. (with meeting

directly following) at the First PresbyterianChurch. The March chamber breakfast will be March 3 (same time and place). The movie“Back From the Brink” will be shown duringthis meeting. Emerson was excited to announce the Cham- ber Chil i Cook-Off will be Feb. 12 from 4:30-6:30 p.m. at the Kiwanis Building. She encour-ages everyone to come and taste all the chili en-tries. The commissioners appreciated Emerson’supdate on coming events and meetings. County Auditor Claudia Fickel presentedthat January 2015 sales tax was $149,072.45,up from January 2014 by $16,445.11; however,down from December 2014 by $28,548.30.General Fund receipts were strong for Decem- ber 2014 at $313,996.21, up from the four-yearaverage by $73,372.41. General Fund expenses were also up from the

four-year average by $211,876.28. Fickel also distributed the Summary FundReport for the calendar year 2014. The reportshows beginning balances, revenue, expendi-tures, and cash balance for the year for the Gen-eral Fund and Special Funds. Fickel shared the dog tag post card layout

with the commissioners. She and the dog war-den were both very pleased with the nished product . Fickel noted about 2,000 post cardswere mailed out to gently remind dog owners to purchase tags for 2015. The last day to purchasetags is Feb. 2. Fickel commented the Homestead applica-tions are due June 1, and that the Board of Revi-sions is currently accepting applications. Clerk of Courts Ann Pease shared fourthquarter reports for the legal ofce and the titleofce. She commented the county realized anadditional $50,000 in revenue due to the stateraising the fee from $5 to $15, with the countykeeping more of the fee. Pease reported Pauld-ing County paid $5,396,000 to the state in taxesand fees in 2014. She noted 30,604 transactionswere done in her legal ofce in 2014. Foreclo-sures are down from the last two years. Ed Bohn, EMA, announced the next LEPCmeeting will be held on Jan. 28 at noon. Lunchwill be provided. Planning for a tabletop exer-cise will be completed. He encouraged the com-missioners to attend. Bohn expressed the need for damage assess-ment volunteers when the need arises. He notedthe importance of qualied volunteers to ensuregrant dollars for the county Bohn reported he now has the Paulding FireDepartment and EMS, Antwerp Fire Depart-ment and Cecil Fire Department equipped withe-Dispatch capabilities. He has also been meet-ing with the sheriff and the E-911 coordinator todiscuss countywide communication issues. Bohn commented he will soon be receivingan updated list of the top 25 haz-mat runningon rail through Paulding County. He has alsorequested the frequencies of the trains pullingsuch materials through the county. Bohn is currently obtaining quotes for a foamtrailer as part of the Black Swamp Citizen Corp.,which consists of Paulding, Deance, Williams,Henry and Fulton counties. Henry County isgathering quotes for an air compressor, DeanceCounty a generator and Williams County looseequipment, which may include suits, meters,monitors, etc.

Bohn reviewed his activity report and againexpressed the desire for a part-time clerical per-son. He also noted his ofce ceiling tile will bereplaced the rst week of February.Commissioners’ Journal January 26, 2015 This 26th day of January, 2015, the Board ofCounty Commissioners met in regular sessionwith the following members present: Roy Klop-fenstein, Tony Zartman, Mark Holtsberry, andCindy Peters, Clerk.AUDIT COMMITTEE The commissioners hosted the quarterlyAudit Committee meeting. Those in attendancewere: Claudia Fickel, Carol Temple, Ann Pease,Cindy Thrasher and Jan Commers. Fickel was asked to present the Sales TaxRevenue and the General Fund Receipts and Ex- pense reports. Fou rth quarter sales t ax revenuewas up $35,401.19 from the third quarter 2014

and up $21,414.57 from fourth quarter 2013,gures. General Fund receipts for the fourthquarter were down from the third quarter 2014 by $551,095.40, however up from the fourthquarter 2013 by $93,886.49. General Fund expenses for the fourth quar-ter 2014 were up by $525,895.36 from the third

quarter 2014 and also up by $522,814.47 fromthe fourth quarter 2013. Zartman made note that there was an addi-tional $100,000 in December for Capital Im- provements and Klopfenst ein reported that anadditional $50,000 was paid on the Unvoted Jail Note at the end of 2014, contributing to the addi-tional expense. Fickel reported the General Fundcash balance remains strong at $1,341,596.34. Klopfenstein reported, from the treasurer’sinvestment report, that the county treasurer’s of-ce has $10,389,714.85 invested at a combinedapproximate interest rate average of .83%. Temple noted that the next records com-mission meeting will be in the commissioners’chambers on Monday, Feb. 2 at 10 a.m. Klopfenstein mentioned that the building thatused to house the law library was in the pro-cess of being cleared of old records and furni-ture through the help of our county engineeringstaff. The county elected ofcials and staff areextremely grateful for the help received fromthem. In addition, Klopfenstein noted that weare close to utilizing the Harrison Street build-ing for le storage and access to that building isunder way. The building is equipped with cam-eras for security purposes. Klopfenstein also informed the committeethat a feasibility study was completed in 1994 onthe installation of an elevator in the courthouse.The courthouse is a historic building and to havean elevator would greatly diminish the looks of

the building. The next quarterly audit committee meetingwill be held in the commissioners’ ofce onMonday, April 27 at 11 a.m.MEETING NOTES OF APPOINTMENTS Aaron Timm from the county engineer’sofce was in to give the commissioners an

update on the progress of cleaning out the oldlaw library. He reported that things are goingsmoothly and they are close to being nishedwith clearing out its contents. He also informedthe commissioners that the engineering staff hasreused the shelving from the old law library tothe Harrison Street location for le storage.IN THE MATTER OF REDUCING THE2015 ANNUAL APPROPRIATION (FUND014) Mr. Tony Zartman moved to adopt the fol-lowing resolution: BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of CountyCommissioners does hereby direct the CountyAuditor to reduce the 2015 Annual Appropri-ation in the PCBDD Fund (Fund 014), to-wit;014-001-00025/PCBDD/Family ResourcesCurrent Appropriation: $42,000; Change (+ or-) -$4,920; New Appropriation $37,080IN THE MATTER OF APPOINTMENTSTO THE PAULDING COUNTY FLOODPLAIN VARIANCE BOARD Mr. Tony Zartman moved to adopt the fol-lowing resolution: BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of CountyCommissioners does hereby appoint the follow-ing members to the Paulding County FloodPlain Variance Board, to-wit:Member; Term; ExpiresSteve Sprow; 2 year term; December 31, 2016Ryan Mapes; 2 year term; December 31, 2016Chad Crosby; 2 year term; December 31, 2016

These cases are listed as they are paid in full.

Jacob I. Aldred, Paulding, disobeyedtrafc sign; $115 ne and costs. Adriana J. Bartley, Paulding, speed;$110 ne and costs. Jonathan R. Blosser, Deance, as-

sured clear distance; $110 ne andcosts. Brooke M. Clemens, Payne, assuredclear distance; $110 ne and costs. Leslie E. Conover, Martinsville,disobeyed trafc light; $115 ne andcosts. Paul M. Doan, Paulding, speed;$110 ne and costs. Cody A. Fitch, Paulding, speed;$135 ne and costs. Megan B. Florence, Paulding,speed; $110 ne and costs. Gabriel E. Fredricks, Pemberville,speed; $135 ne and costs.

Mackenzie D. Haney, Grover Hill,speed; $110 ne and costs. Anthony J. Hernandez, Oakwod,speed; $135 ne and costs. Thomas E. Hornish, Sammamish,Wash., failure to control; $110 neand costs.

Kathy M. Karnes, Paulding, failureto yield at intersection; $115 ne andcosts. Candy A. Kimberlin, Bryan, assuredclear distance; $110 ne and costs. Jeffrey L. Leithauser, Sherwood,disobeyed trafc sign; $115 ne andcosts. Michael A. Niese, Deance, dis-obeyed trafc light; $115 ne andcosts. Jessica Vanvalkenburg, Paulding,speed; $135 ne and costs. Danielle R. Varner, Oakwood,speed; $110 ne and costs.


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on Payne Library youth shelves PAYNE – The Payne Branch Library, thesecond branch of the Paulding County Carn-egie Library system, has rearranged their ju-venile ction collection and organized it byAccelerated Reader (AR) level. As any student or parent knows, it is some-times challenging to nd a book in theirchild’s level. The Payne Branch team, led bySuzi Yenser, has re-organized all juvenile c-tion books into easy-to-nd reading levels.

“We have already had one student share thatthe new arrangement has helped her reach herreading goals,” said Mrs. Yenser.

According to Susan Pieper, library director,“There are libraries throughout the nation who arereorganizing their collections in ways that make better sense to their patrons. But, this is the rsttime I have seen a library arrange their youth c-tion by AR levels. I think it is a great idea!” The Payne Branch Library opened in 1996and serves the residents of Payne six days aweek. Their hours are Monday and Tuesday, noon-

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dy Miller, Ricky J. Rios, DoraSchlegel, James A. Smith Sr.,Amber Wannemacher, DavidWarner. Feb. 16 – Candi Elliott, Ja-

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Pam Belcher, Elaine Dauch,Matt Jones, Debra Kipfer, Mat-thew Ludwig, Marsha Wharry.

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Feb. 15 – James and Patri-cia Buchman, Jane and RockyMartinez.

Feb. 16 – Thomas and Don-na Place.

Feb. 17 – Jerry and BethCristo, Matt and Stephanie Hull.

Feb. 18 – Mike and ShelleyShinners.

Feb. 19 – Eugene and Nan-cy Gerschutz.

Feb. 20 – Mr. and Mrs.Bruce A. Caris, William andJoAnne Youngblutt.

Paulding Cub Scout Troop 317 toured thePaulding Progress ofce. From left are Tiger CubsJackson Laker, Douglas Hattemer and Izaac Couts, Wolf Cub Conner Couts and Jill Cook,Prog- ress advertising consultant.

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