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County Senior Center, from11 a.m.-2 p.m. today, March23 at the county extension building at the fairgrounds.Admission is free. Visit withmore than 50 vendors. Lunchwill be available by free willoffering with carryouts avail-able.

Haviland Easteregg hunt set  HAVILAND – The Vil-lage of Haviland will host anEaster egg hunt on Saturday,March 26 beginning at 2 p.m.at the council Hhouse.

Egg hunt atNazarene Church  PAULDING – An Easteregg hunt will be held at thePaulding Church of the Naza-rene at 10 a.m. this Saturday,March 26. The church islocated at 210 Dooley Drive,Paulding. A skit will be pre-sented on why Easter is cel-ebrated. Cookies and drinkswill be served. For moreinformation, call the churchat 419-399-3932.

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the Easter Bunny   OAKWOOD – The Oak-wood Fire Department ishosting a breakfast with theEaster Bunny from 8-10 a.m.on Saturday, March 26. Onthe menu are scrambled eggs, pancakes, biscuits and gravy,sausage, coffee and orange juice.

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  The Easter Bunny made a stop at the Paulding County Carnegie Library for their Easterparty on March 15 for children preschool through rst grade. Posing with him with their craftsand snacks are, from left – Weston Manz, Hudson Manz and Chase Manz.

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Murder suspect was homicide victim

By JIM LANGHAMFeature Writer

  PAYNE – At least 106 teams have signed upto participate in this year’s 38th annual PauldingArea Support Society (PASS) Basketball Mara-thon, which will be held this Friday and Saturday,March 25-26, at the Payne Elementary gym. Therst game will be played at 5 p.m. on Friday andthe last game at 8 p.m. on Saturday.

  “We will have our awards program for theevent immediately following the last game,” saidchairman Chad Benschneider. “We need to getmore people out for the nals. These trophies areimportant to us and to them. We would like tohonor all of the winners in person.”  Benschneider said that things were kind of

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  The body of a man discovered early last week at a cemetery near Cecil was identied on March18 as Frank Tracy Jr., who had been suspected of killing girlfriend Hannah Fischer in February.Authorities say both Fischer and Tracy were the victims of homicide.

By MELINDA KRICK Progress Editor

  PAULDING – The searchfor a Paulding man wanted formurder has ended as authori-

ties announced the identity of a body found Tuesday evening atan area cemetery.  In a press issued Friday,Paulding County Sheriff JasonLanders conrmed the remainsfound at Rochester Cemeterynear Cecil as Frank H. TracyJr., age 47.  Preliminary results on thecause of death were also re-leased by Paulding County Cor-oner Joseph Kuhn. Accordingto the Lucas County Coroner’sOfce, where Paulding Coun-ty’s autopsies are conducted,Tracy was killed by a single

gunshot to the head, with themanner of death being homi-cide.  In a related case, the causeof death regarding Hannah

Fischer, who was found deadon Feb. 9 in Paulding, has also been released by the coroner.Fischer died as a result of a sin-gle gunshot to the head, withthe manner of death being ho-micide.  “My ofce will continue to press forward investigating thiscrime in conjunction with thePaulding Police Department.We believe these two cases arerelated, and we will now focusour investigation as such,” saidLanders.

By DENISE GEBERSProgress Staff Writer

  PAULDING – FormerPaulding County Court pro- bation ofcer Emily Mung-er was ordered to spend 18

months in the Ohio Depart-ment of Rehabilitation andCorrections beginning Mon-day. This was the maximumsentence allowed by law.  Munger was remanded tothe Paulding County Sher-iff’s ofce by visiting JudgeRandall L. Basinger of Put-nam County at her sentenc-ing on March 21, having pre-viously been found guilty oftheft in ofce (F4).  She left the courthouse inhandcuffs, accompanied byher husband and a correc-tions ofcer.  The courtroom gallerywas nearly full when she

received her sentence. In ad-dition to a few family mem- bers, her former employer,County Court Judge Su-zanne Rister, was on hand aswell as nearly all of Mung-er’s former coworkers - in-cluding probation and parole personnel, several electedofcials and a couple newsmedia representatives.  A restitution order estab-lished in January continued.The $10,040 she had takenis to come out of her PERSaccount with any shortfall to be taken from a $5,000 trustfund set up for that purpose.  Additionally, Munger is

 barred for life from any “po-sition of trust.”  A “position of trust” ac-cording to the Ohio RevisedCode may be dened in sev-eral ways and can includeelected ofces, public of-cial or employee, prosecu-tor, or peace ofcer, amongothers.  Before sentencing, JudgeRister addressed the Court,

asking there be no preferen-tial treatment or leniency forher former employee, saying“her actions were shameful.”

A brief apology to the

Court was Munger’s onlystatement to the Court apartfrom answering direct ques-tions from Judge Basinger.  The judge seemed ap- palled by her behavior,which she admitted was overthe course of 2-1/2 years.  “This was not a impulsiveact, but a series of acts ...contemplated and chosen torepeat over and over as anofcer of the Court,” he said.  Stating her actions wereegregious, an “...appalling breach of what the systemstands for,” he said that if of-cers and victims can’t relyon the court system, the sys-tem is unworkable.  “Trust is essential to theworking of the Court,” hesaid.  In addition to prisontime and paying restitution,Munger will also have to payCourt costs, which have yetto be tallied. She was givenone day credit towards hersentence for time alreadyserved.

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Cause of death announced

for woman found last weekBy MELINDA KRICK Progress Editor

  PAULDING – Preliminary results of thecause of death involving Wilma A. Schwartzof Fort Wayne were released March 16 byPaulding County Coroner Joseph Kuhn.  Sheriff Jason Landers said that Schwartz,44, was killed by a single gunshot to thehead according to the Lucas County Cor-

near Berne, Ind.  Landers said he has “absolutely zeroevidence” that Schwarz’s murder is linkedin any way to the recent deaths of HannahFischer and Frank Tracy Jr., although allthree had been shot in the head.  Schwartz’s body was found at an aban-doned home on the State Line Road south-west of Antwerp directly east of Wood-

the public’s assistance in locating a vehicle“very important to our investigation” be-lieved to belong to Schwartz. The car, a redPontiac Sunre, was found just a few hourslater in a parking lot of a business near US224 and Route 3 near Markle.  “I want to thank the media for pushing outthis request,” said Sheriff Jason K. Landers.“It took just three hours for a citizen who

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Sidewalks, improved downtown lighting coming to AntwerpBy JOE SHOUSE

Progress Staff Writer  ANTWERP - The Antwerp VillageCouncil approved the second phase ofsidewalk construction under the saferoutes to schools program, hired a acommercial realtor to help developU.S. 24, and agreed to purchase newLED lights for the downtown historiclight poles.  A resolution was approved authoriz-

ing Mayor Ray DeLong to enter into acontract with the State of Ohio Depart-ment of Transportation for the second phase of the Safe Routes To Schoolsidewalks. Bids will be put out on April21 with bids being opened on May 2.  The sidewalks will start at KroosStreet to East Canal to Harrmann Streetto the school turnaround. Cost for the project is estimated at $170,000 withno cost to the village.

  The Antwerp CIC recently met andelected new ofcers. President is SaraKeeran, vice president Ray DeLongand secretary/treasurer John Kobee.  The CIC agreed to hire Jason M.Hamman of the Hamman ConsultingGroup. Hamman, a licensed commer-cial realtor, is experienced in devel-oping retail/hotel market analysis andevaluation. Hamman will provide tothe Antwerp CIC a retail market and

hotel feasibility analysis with a specicemphasis on the 84 acres next to theU.S. 24 exchange.  At a cost of $6,591, the councilagreed to purchase 39 LED bulbs. The bulbs will be installed in the 39 historiclight posts located downtown on MainStreet and East River. Once the projectis completed, the village would receivea rebate totaling $1,560 ($40 per bulb).With the AEP rebate, the nal cost

would be reduced to $5.031. With theLED lighting, the village would recoupthe cost in energy savings in 2.15 years.  A new safety capital grant in theamount of $100,000 has been appliedfor through the Ohio DevelopmentServices Agency. If received, the grantwould be used to purchase a new tankertruck for the village  The total cost for the tanker is esti-mated at $200,359 and would be used

to provide re protection services forAntwerp as well as Carryall Townshipand a portion of Harrison Township.Carryall Township has committed to provide $17,000 per year for the next10 years to assist in the match of the purchase plus providing extra funds formaintenance and upkeep. Noticationshould be received sometime in May.  The public service committee hasdeveloped an ordinance concerning

minimum housing standards withinthe village. The Maumee Valley Plan-ning Commission has reviewed theordinance, and although they feel theordinance standards were basic in na-ture, they did offer some suggestions.MVPO noted they do not have time to provide the village with inspection ser-vices due to their own comprehensivehousing programs; however, they willcontinue to offer suggestions to Police

Chief George Clemens and what futureaction can be taken.  In other business:  • Police Chief Clemens said that 78calls for service were reported in Feb-ruary with 61 offenses sent to Mayor’sCourt.  • Police Ofcer Jessy May, who lefthis full-time position with the policedepartment, has returned to his positionand will continue to serve on a full-time

 basis with the police department.  • The EMS had 25 runs during themonth of February and 49 total runs forthe year.  • Mayor DeLong reported thatin January, 39 cases were heard inMayor’s Court with 36 cases beingresolved. For the month of February,there were 66 cases brought to May-or’s Court with resolution coming in61 cases.

  • The rst reading of an ordinanceauthorizing the increased cost for tapfees. This would be for new construc-tion and would not effect the water orsewer rates but just the tap fee. The costwould be $600 to bore a line under theroad.  Guest Michael Wehrkamp was intro-duced to council. Wehrkamp is runningfor probate/juvenile judge in PauldingCounty.

Photo courtesy The Village Reporter, Montpelier 

  Montpelier area residents remembered murder victim Hannah Fischer on March 12. The silenceof the candlelight vigil allowed for each attendee to engage in their own individual introspectionsas to the time they shared with Hannah, a 2013 Montpelier High School graduate.

“slow going” initially in registering teams forthis year’s event, mainly because it is earlier thanusual. Once things got going, momentum pickedup. This year’s 106 registered teams is eight morethan last year’s event of 98 teams, which raisedover $6,100.  “One thing those attending this year need tokeep in mind is that there is going to be a detouron Ohio 49 on the north side of Payne betweenRoads 94 and 106,” said Benschneider. “Thoseattending will want to work around the block orcome in on Ohio 500.”  Last year, the name of the event was changedto Paulding Area Support Society as it was pre-viously called the Paulding County Society forCrippled Children and Adults. Society membersfelt the old name reected negative connotationsfor a world where there is extreme hope for thosewith special needs.  “People have hope and we want to support allof their hopes and dreams ” commented society

our county who are disabled by some mental or physical disorder, to help support them and makethings a little easier for them.Society ofcials screen each application to ensurethat there is a need and that the need is not lled by other means. Applications are readily avail-able from any board member. Funds are limited,so care is taken to ensure that they are not wast-ed.”  Monies from the Marathon, the fall meetingand individual donations throughout the year areused for our county residents on such things asmedications, assistance with medications, physi-cal and occupational therapy, handicap programsand appliances such as wheel chairs, braces andother needed items.  “It is only with your continuous support thatwe can continue to pass on any aid to our countyresidents,” said Benschneider.  Marathon committee members include Ben-schneider John Claymiller Chad Cluts Owen

  “There is no ev-idence that linksthe death investi-gation of WilmaSchwartz, founddead on March14 on the Indi-ana-Ohio StateLine Road, to theinvestigation in-

volving Fischerand Tracy,” saidLanders. “As oftoday, I am 100 percent certain.”  This investigation continues.  Tracy was last seen in Paulding in early Febru-ary. On Feb. 9, the body of his girlfriend, HannahFischer, age 21, was found in their ground-oorapartment on West Perry Street. Her body wasdiscovered when family members looking forTracy were let inside the apartment by a handy-man.

Several days later, Paulding Police Depart-ment announced that a murder warrant had beenissued for Tracy’s arrest. The complaint docu-ments remain sealed.  The U.S. Marshals joined the manhunt, rstoffering a $1,000 reward for information leadingto Tracy’s arrest, then increasing the amount to

$5,000.  Since Feb. 9, rumors circulated locally thatTracy was dead. A Jeep Compass, believed to beleased to Tracy, and which reportedly had bloodinside, was towed from behind the apartment.Tracy’s Silverado pickup truck was found nearBrunersburg in Deance County on Feb. 12.  Whose blood was in the Jeep has not yet beendetermined. Landers said no results have beenreturned yet on the biological evidence.  In a press release dated March 16, SheriffLanders said a person mushroom hunting inRochester Cemetery about 7 p.m. on March 15discovered a deceased man covered in a blanket.The coroner and crime scene investigators be-lieved the body had been there for several weeks.  The sheriff, during an interview March 17,said nothing at the scene indicated that Tracydied at the cemetery. Landers also noted that

cause of death was not immediately obvious toresponders. Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investiga-tion CSI Unit processed the scene.  Funeral services for Tracy are planned for

Thursday inPaulding.  Now that themain suspect inFischer’s homi-cide is dead, au-thorities will haveto piece togetherwho is responsiblefor either or both

crimes. PauldingPolice Departmenthas been investi-

gating the Fischer case since she was found inthe village; the sheriff’s ofce is investigatingTracy’s death since he was found in an unincor- porated area of the county.  “We are working hand-in-hand with the po-lice department as [Tracy is part of] their case,”Landers said, “so I would predict it will be ateam effort from this point forward.”  Already, many man-hours of work has beenspent on investigating both deaths.  Landers anticipates “working with every re-source possible” from a local level to a federallevel to “take advantage of the people who dealwith this type of thing every day, and use theirexpertise.”  Landers does not characterize the murders of

Fischer and Tracy as a double homicide at this point. Authorities have to determine whetherTracy killed his girlfriend then became a victimhimself, or if the same person or persons killedthem both.  He did not speculate on possible motives, but believes, “I don’t think this is random.”  The question has been raised on whether the person who found Tracy’s body will receive anyreward money. A U.S. Marshal working on thecase had said that for the reward to be paid, theinformation must lead directly to Tracy’s arrest.On Monday, the sheriff said he has been in con-versations with the marshals regarding the re-ward, but no decision has been made yet.  Anyone who has information that could helpsolve these crimes is urged to contact the sher-iff’s ofce. Anonymous tips can be left via thesheriff’s website www.pauldingohsheriff.com

and scrolling to the bottom of any page andclicking on “Send us an anonymous tip.” Orsend an email to the sheriff through the website.The ofce phone number is 419-399-3791.

‘Wrong place ... wrong time’  MONTPELIER – Hannah Fischer’s family membersreleased a statement late Friday afternoon on theirFacebook page “Justice For Hannah” stating, “Ourhearts are saddened this morning with this news, notbecause [Frank] Tracy was found dead but becausethe problem appears to be way larger. These drugsneed to stop! At any light Tracy was the root of our

angel being in the wrong place at the wrong time.”

  Two additional names willappear on this year’s GeneralElection ballot in November.  Monday, March 14 was thedeadline for individuals to le petitions as independent candi-dates. Those ling were:  • Tiffany Beckman forJudge of the Court of CommonPleas General Division. A non- partisan candidate, she is unop-

 posed in her bid for re-electionto her second term.  • John A. DeMuth Judgeof the Court of Common PleasProbate & Juvenile Division.He will be seeking re-electionagainst Republican primarywinner Michael A. Wehrkamp.  The General Election will beheld Tuesday, Nov. 8.

enforcement in Markle, Indiana,for securing the vehicle so in-vestigators can see if there may be any clues inside.”  On Monday, the sheriff saidinvestigators are following verystrong leads in the case.  Landers doesn’t thinkSchwartz was shot at the placeher body was found. He refuted

rumors that Schwartz was killedin Antwerp.  Schwartz reportedly didn’t pick up her child from schoolon March 8. She was report-

ed missing to the Fort WaynePolice Department on March9. Her car was dropped off atthe parking lot near Markle onMarch 10. Landers believes the body was placed at the site sometime between March 10-14.  All of the jurisdictions in-volved in the case does some-what complicate the investiga-

tion, Landers said. He’s work-ing with Adams, Allen andHuntington counties in Indianaas well as the Fort Wayne PoliceDepartment.

  “A lot of guys are working onthis, a lot of agencies,” the sher-iff said. “They’ve been fabulousto work with.”  The Paulding County Sher-iff’s Ofce is spearheading theinvestigation since Schwartzwas found here. If authoritiesnd she was killed somewhereelse, that jurisdiction would take

over the case.  If anyone has informationregarding this case or anyother crime, please contactthe sheriff’s ofce at 419-399-3791. Information may also be given via Facebook bysearching Facebook/PauldingCounty Sheriff’s Ofce orview the website at www. pauldingohsheriff.com andleave an email for SheriffJason K. Landers. Anonymoustips can be given throughthe sheriff’s ofce website,scrolling to the bottom of any page and clicking on “Send UsAn Anonymous Tip.”

Spring could be stormier By JIM LANGHAM

  Now that the calendar has made the big turn into

spring, weather spotters and forecasters in the areaare keeping alert on upcoming storm systems and possibly a few surprises.  With one of the most active El Niños in recentdecades still in place in the eastern Pacic, weath-er specialist Rick McCoy said that the chance ofmore unpredictable and erratic weather is greaterthan what the area has seen in some time for thespring months.  “Weather systems fueled by the El Niño willmove across the country causing wide variation intemperatures and occasional turbulence that couldlead into severe and tornado-threatening weather,”said McCoy.  “We’ve already seen an indication of this un-stableness through much of March with uctuat-ing temperatures, precipitation and of course, thesurprise outbreak of tornadoes just to our south insouthwest Ohio last week,” said McCoy.  McCoy said that the tornado outbreaks of thesouth this winter are an indicator of what can beexpected in the Midwest as the spring weather pat-tern moves toward the north. He cited the example

of temperatures of near 90 in Oklahoma expect-ed this week while a blizzard is predicted for the

northern plains later in the week.  “This kind of instability is bound to bring sometrouble to our area at times,” said McCoy. “Rightnow, the long range spring forecast is for tempera-tures and precipitation above normal.”  McCoy said that the present El Niño has beenespecially strong and long and has held on longerthan many meteorologists had anticipated. The bigquestion yet, said McCoy, is whether or not theweather pattern will later shift into La Niña.  Sam Lashley, chief meteorologist at the Nation-al Weather Service ofce in Syracuse, said thatspotter information from Paulding County will es- pecially be valuable this spring, if the storm patterncomes true.  “Paulding is one of those counties that is farenough out on our radar screen that it doesn’t al-ways pick up what is happening at ground levelwith particular accuracy,” said Lashley. “It iscrucial that you tell us what is happening on theground in your county. It is especially importantto know in our severe weather predictions for yourarea and the area after you.”

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  JAMES  PUTMAN  1948-2016  ANTWERP – James RayPutman, died sometime beforeThursday, March 3 at his resi-dence.  He was born inHicksvilleon Feb.

29, 1948to the lateJohn Rob-ert Putmanand LillianFlorence (Shuler) Sillaway. Hehonorably served his country inthe United States Army duringthe Vietnam War. He marriedCathy Sue Homan on Aug. 19,1979 in Deance. She precededhim in death May 30, 2005.  Survivors include a daugh-ter, Gail (Ben) Hodson of To-ledo; son, Tom Putman (ance,Jessica Smith) of Fort Wayne;grandchildren, Tyler, Dylan andGavin Hodson and MakenziePutman; and a half-brother, Bob

Kellogg of North Carolina.  He also was preceded indeath by a half-brother, RogerKellogg.  Burial with military honorswas held Saturday, March 12 atthe Maumee Cemetery in Ant-werp. Arrangements were en-trusted to Veterans Funeral Careof Fort Wayne.  Condolences to the familymay be left at www.northernin-

dianafuneralcare.com. 

REV. JOHN  UTTERBACK   1933-2016  TIPTON, Ind. – The Rev.

John E. Utterback, 82, ofTipton, Ind., went home to be with his Lord at 5:45 a .m.Monday, March 14 at River-walk Village in Noblesville.  He was born Nov. 15, 1933in Payne to Clyde and Mae(Outland) Utterback. He mar-ried Nila Jean Shaffer on Sept.5, 1953, in Payne, and she sur-vives.  John was a Nazarene pastorfor 35 years, serving TiptonFirst Church of the Nazarenefor 15 years. John also servedhis country in the U.S. Army.He was member and past president of the Rotary Clubin Tipton and member of theMasonic Lodge in Payne. Heserved as the Indiana North-west District treasurer andinsurance coordinator for theChurch of the Nazarene andalso  Kokomo Tribune - coun-selor.  He is survived by his wife Nila Jean Utterback, Tipton;children, Jacqueline Evans(Eric) Greene, Lewis Jay(Karen) Utterback and Amy Jo(Wade) Roberts; seven grand-children; and two great-grand-children.  Funeral services wereThursday, March 17 at TiptonFirst Church of the Nazarenewith the Rev. David Stout of-ciating. Burial was Friday,March 18 at Wiltsie Cemeteryin Payne. Leatherman-Mor-ris-Boyer Funeral Home inTipton handled arrangements.  In lieu of owers, memorialcontributions may be sent toRiverwalk Village in Nobles-ville in memory of John.  Condolences may be left atwww.lmbfh.com.

ELDEAN HELLE  GREENEVILLE, Tenn. – Eldean Helle, 80, died atLaughlin Hospital, Tuesday,March 15, 2016, after an ex-tended illness.  Eldean was born in Pauld-ing. She married her highschool sweetheart, RobertP. Helle, on April 5, 1953, atSt. Paul’s Lutheran Church in

Paulding. She began her nurs-ing career in Paulding andcontinued that profession un-til she retired in 1999, as a di-alysis nurse. She was a mem- ber of Reformation LutheranChurch since 1971. She lovedGod and members of Refor-mation.  She is survived by her hus- band of 62 years, Bob Helle;four children and spouses,Robert Jr. (Sue) of Paulding,Dave (Jane), of Limestone,Mike (Libby) of Knoxville,and Julie Payne, of Tuscu-lum; nine grandchildren, Ben(Alicia) Helle, Katie (Nate)Sunday, Carrie (Brian) Cur-

ry, Scott Helle, Keith (Halie)Helle, Nicholas (Kylie) Helle,Paul (Michelle) Helle, CarlyPayne and Mackenzie Payne;nine great-grandchildren; onesister, Edith Cavanaugh, ofLafayette, Ind.; several niec-es and nephews; and a sister-in-law, Mary Lou Colley, ofPaulding.  She was preceded in death by her parents, Albert and Norah “Johnnie” Keck; moth-er- and father-in-law, Paul andIna Helle; sister, Norma Es-sex; and brothers-in-law, JohnEssex and Jack Colley.  At her request, the bodyhas been cremated. The fam-ily will have a celebration oflife at 2 p.m April 9 at Refor -mation Lutheran Church. A private graveside service willfollow, in Graceland Memori-al Gardens, with the Rev. JimDumond and Rev. Mike Saulsofciating. Jeffers Funeraland Cremation Service is incharge of arrangements.  In lieu of owers, the fam-ily requests that memorialcontributions be made to Ref-ormation Lutheran Church.  Thoughts and memoriesmay be shared with the familyat www.jeffersmortuary.com.

MICHAEL MASON

1960-2016  WOODBURN – MichaelL. Mason, 56, of Woodburn, passed away on Tuesday,March 15, at Parkview Re-gional Medical Center.

NANCY WAGNER 1934-2016

  LAS VEGAS – Nancy Fish-er Lopshire Gorrell Wagner,age 83, of Las Vegas, Nevada, passed in the early morninghours of Tuesday, March 15.  She was born June11, 1934in Pauld-ing to Ar-

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surviving are onegreat-grandson, Shane;ve grandchildren, Gar -rett, Wendy, April, Chris-topher and Kenneth; andtwo adopted granddaugh-ters, September and Au-tumn.  Keep her in your prayers.

CLARENCE“MIKE” OSBORNE

1944-2016  ANGOLA, Ind. – For-mer Paulding area residentClarence Michael “Mike”Osborne, 72, of Angola,died Monday, March 21 atParkview Regional MedicalCenter in Fort Wayne.

FRANK TRACY JR.1968-2016

  PAULDING – Frank H.Tracy Jr., age 47, died.  He was born Aug. 31, 1968,in Caribou, Maine, the son ofFrank H. and Juanita E. (Wat-son) Tracy. He was an avidsherman.  He is survived by hismother, Juanita Campagna,Madawaska, Maine; father,Frank (Marlene) Tracy Sr.,Paulding; maternal grandfa-ther, Lloyd Wardwell, Maple-ton, Maine; children, Arlena

Binkley, Kaitlin Binkley andFrank H. Tracy III; the motherof his children, Heather Bin-kley; also, stepsibilings, Lau-rie Renier and Michael “Jim”(Lisa) Renier; a sister, Ruth-ann Swary, Haviland; brother,Adam Tracy, Paulding; onegrandchild arriving soon; andnieces and nephews.  He was preceded in death byhis grandparents, Kenneth andAda (Langley) Tracy, ThelmaWatson Wardwell, and Oscarand Maxine (Riley) Proxmire.  Funeral services will beconducted 11 a.m. Thursday,March 24 at Den Herder Fu-neral Home, Paulding withPastor Pat Holt officiating.Burial will be in St. Paul Cem-etery, Paulding.  Visitation will be 4-8 p.m.today, March 23 at at the fu-neral home. There also will be visitation one hour prior toservices on Thursday.  In lieu of owers, the fam-

ily requests donations made inFrank H. Tracy Jr.’s memoryin care of Frank H. Tracy Sr.  Online condolences may be sent to www.denherderfh.com.

GABRIELLA RODDY  PAYNE – Gabriella El-len Roddy, age 6, of Payne, passed away Satu rday, March

19, 2016 at home surrounded by her loving family.

DENNIS RILEY1955-2016

  PRETTY PRAIRIE, Kansas – Dennis “Rile” Riley, 60, diedSunday, March 20 at KansasMedical Center, Andover.  He was born Sept.25, 1955,in Payneto Wayneand Win-ifred (Lero)Riley. Rileg r a d u -ated from

Wayne Trace High School inPayne in 1973. He was a car- penter and in the winter, workedas a bartender. Rile was an avidChicago Cubs and ChicagoBears fan. He was of the Cath-olic faith. Rile was loved by alland will be greatly missed. Hisgrandchildren were his life. Rileloved them all unconditionallyand they will greatly miss their pa-pa.  Survivors include his wife,Therese Ketchem; daughters,Jessica (Adrian) Collier of Den-ver and Abby (Casey) Adkinsof Pretty Prairie; son, BenjaminKetchem of South Hutchin-son, Kansas; stepdaughters,

Stephanie (Chris) Wornkey ofHutchinson and Jennifer Richof Wichita; stepson, MichaelRich of Wichita; sister, Cathy(Rick) Fenter of Payne; broth-ers, Steve Riley of Indianapolis,Patrick Brady of Garrett, Ind.,and Michael (Holly) Brady ofFort Wayne; nieces and neph-ews, Nathan Fenter, Spencer andSloan Riley, Nicholas, A.J. andMegan Brady; 12 grandchildren;and one great-granddaughter.  He was preceded in death byhis parents and stepfather, JohnBrady.  Cremation has taken place.A private family service will beheld at a later date. Elliott Mor-

tuary & Crematory in Hutchin-son, Kansas, is in charge of ar-rangements.  Memorials may be madeto Ubuntu Inc. in care of El-liott Mortuary, 1219 N. Main,Hutchinson, Kansas 67501.  Please visit www.elliottmor-tuary.com to leave online con-dolences for Rile’s family.

Parish to hostspring craft show 

  ANTWERP – Divine Mercy Catholic Parish in Antwerpis sponsoring its Spring Craft Show and Luncheon from 9a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, April 2.  This event showcases many local talents with unique and in-teresting items for sale including handbags, clothing apparel, jewelry, scented soaps, candles, oral and wreath arrange-ments, wood items and many other items.  Also included will be bake sale featuring the Divine Mercy

famous handmade noodles. The bake sale also includes a widevariety of breads, pies and many other goodies made by thewomen of Divine Mercy.  Lunch will be available and will include homemade soups,sandwiches and homemade pies. Carry-outs are also available.  A rafe drawing will be held for six prizes, including a quiltmade by the ladies of Divine Mercy in Payne, a cash prize of$300, as well as other cash and gift card prizes. Presale ticketsare available and will also be on sale at the door. The winnerdoes not need to be present at the drawing.  Plan to attend and bring a friend. For more information, con-tact Virginia Kunesh at 419-258-0065 or Rita Brinkman 419-258-6361.

Commissioners’ JournalCommissioners’ Journal March

2, 2016  This 2nd day of March, 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.

MEETING NOTES OF APPOINT-

MENTS

  Pam Miller and Joe Burkard, Pros-

ecuting Attorney - A Memorandum of

Understanding (MOU), effective Jan-

uary 22, 2014, allowed the Paulding

County Board of Commissioners to

employ Miller as an ofce manager to

work at the direction of the Paulding

County Economic Development Inc.,

at their ofce. Terms of the MOU

were such that the Paulding County

Economic Development would reim-

 burse Paulding County Board of Com-

missioners for all wages and benets(hourly wages, sick leave, vacation,

PERS, Ohio Bureau of Workers’

Compensation, Medicare, and retire-

ment) received by Miller. Upon her

retirement, accumulated sick leave

was to be paid by Paulding County

Economic Development Inc. out of its

contingency savings account.

  The commissioners have decided

to end this MOU effective March 2,

2016 (see resolution below).

  Burkard expressed his thanks to

Miller for attending today’s meeting

and then presented appropriate pa-

 perwork for Miller’s completi on as

 part of the procedure to terminate the

MOU. He explained the reasoning

 behind the commissioners’ decision

regarding the MOU, being to sepa -

rate the ofce manager position from

 being under the county’s employ to being an employe e of the Paulding

County Economic Development Inc.

  Burkard further explained to Miller

she has the right to a pre-separation

conference tentatively scheduled for

Monday, March 7, 2016, at 1 p.m. in

the commissioners’ ofce. He then

 provide d Miller with a waiver form

for her signature should she chose to

waive her right for a pre-separation

conference.

  Miller commented that she under-stands the reasoning behind the termi-

nation of the MOU, but was sad the

decision was made at this time.

  County Engineer Travis McGarvey

discussed upcoming road projects.

  He reported the transportation

study for the Timber Road III wind

farm project is complete. McGarvey

attended a pre-construction/post-con-

struction meeting last week to review

the road agreement for the project.

  Ed Bohn, Paulding County EMA,

reported attending the Paulding

County re chiefs’ meeting last night.

He advised the group of future train-

ing exercises he has scheduled. Bohn

also encouraged input from the re

chiefs for training exercises and he

will do his best to accommodate. He

was pleased that six of the eight re

chiefs attended the meeting.  Bohn informed the commission-

ers of a recent accident resulting in

some leakage into a ditch. He was

able to utilize the proper supplies for

clean-up. Bohn discussed grant appli-

cations. He emphasized that collabo-

ration efforts and the availability of

leverage funds are important to secur -

ing a grant.

  Bohn noted he will be conducting

a foam operations class/training. The

training is for rst responders and is

 being offered in conjunction wi th the

LEPC functional exercise scheduled

for April 2.

  Bohn noted Resource Solutions

(Fremont, Ohio) is progressing on

their work on Paulding County’s Mit-

igation Plan.

In an effort to inform county resi-

dents, Bohn checks weather bulletinsfrom the Internet every morning at

6:15 and he posts them on his Face -

 book.

  He then informed the commission-

ers he will be instructing a grain res-

cue exercise for Cooper Farms at their

Paulding and Fort Recovery sites. A

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Property transfers

Police Report

Sheriff’s Report

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Paul Relyea (right) was the speaker at the Kiwanis Club of Paulding County. A veteran, he recent-ly took an Honor Flight to Washington to view the memorials and all the sights there. Joe Relyea(left) accompanied Paul to see that he was taken care of. Cindy Wilson was the program chairman.Paulding Putnam Electric is presently raising money to fund an Honor Flight.

March Madness

basketball in

Paulding County Dear Editor,  For the 38th year in a row,folks who live in Paulding

County and the surroundingarea will have the opportunityto enjoy our local interpreta-tion of “MARCH MADNESSBASKETBALL”…. the 38thAnnual 24 HR. Charity Basket- ball Marathon beginning 4:55 p.m. Friday afternoon at thePayne Elementary Gymnasiumon West Townline Street inPayne. This “madness” contin-

ues throughout the night andthrough the day on Saturday,ending with the closing ceremo-nies and awards presentation at8 p.m.  Friday’s opening game pitsthe always very tough, talentedand State ranked P.C. Tigersagainst the Marathon Com-mittee. 104 additional teams,with over 1,000 outstanding player participants will com- pete in the 52 games thatfollow vying for top honors inthe seven different divisionsthat include MINI-TOTS;TOTS; MINI-YOUTH;YOUTH; CO-ED; WOMENAND MEN.  Teams such as “She Pickedthe Color”, “Dirty Old Men”,“Walnut Street Warriors”,“Pulling Hose Since 1887”and “Yep, We Are Still 2 Old4 This” will be “battling the boards” in their respectivegames that start promptly on thehour and half-hour.  Team entry fees, door admis-sions and proceeds from salesof items in the concession standall go to the Paulding CountyArea Support Society (formerlyknown as the Paulding CountySociety for Crippled Children &Adults), abbreviated P.A.S.S.  In addition to enjoying great basketball (and a visit with yourlocal neighbor!) your attendanceat this long running charityevent will provide funds thatare distributed by the PauldingArea Support Society (P.A.S.S.)throughout the coming year formedical expenses, physical, oc-cupational and speech therapy,appliances such as wheel chairs, braces and much more to those

with disabilities and birth de-fects.  Proceeds from the Marathonalong with monies receivedfrom the annual mailing cam- paign, allow the society to assistupwards of 150 children andadults annually within PauldingCounty. The all-volunteer groupaccepts and screens applicationsfrom those requesting assis-tance.

For a fullling and fun timethis Easter weekend, I encour-age folks of all ages to make areal effort to attend this mostworthwhile Paulding Countycharity event and its version of“March Madness Basketball.”You won’t be disappointed, Iguarantee it!

Jim Hooker Mesa, Ariz.

 Weather reportweekly summary as recorded at Paulding Village’s water treatmentplant   Observat ions recorded for the 24 hours ending at 7:30 a.m. on the morning of:

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

  March 15 61 45 0.01” -0- -0-  March 16 59 46 0.01” -0- -0-

March 17 60 39 -0- -0- -0-  March 18 59 35 -0- -0- -0-  March 19 51 32 -0- -0- -0-  March 20 45 27 -0- -0- -0-  March 21 47 27 -0- -0- -0-

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

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

and wife.

Auglaize Township  Thomas J. Ludemann bySheriff to Victor E. and AmyA. Schlegel; Sec. 20, 1 acreand Lots 17, 18, NonemanAuglaize Allotment, 0.65acre. Sheriff’s deed.Blue Creek Township  Donald R. Wenninger &Sons to Wenninger FarmsInc.; Sec. 34, 1.5 acres. War-ranty deed.  Walter J. Sinn, trustee, dec.to Renee M. Sinn, trustee;Sec. 12, 67.89 acres and Sec.13, 120 acres, 1.51 acres and1.269 acres. Afdavit.Brown Township  Steven C. and Gary R.Leatherman, trustees to JaniceA. Merriman; Sec. 33, 48.36acres. Fiduciary deed.  Janice A. Merriman andRobert Merriman to ArthurW. and Miranda K. Leather-man; Sec. 33, 23.389 acres.

Warranty deed.  Janice A. Merriman andRobert Merriman to StevenC. and Karen S. Leatherman;Sec. 33, 26.138 acres. War-ranty deed.  Edward L. Andrews toJulia R. Andrews; Sec. 1, 2.98acres. Quit claim.  Julia R. Andrews to EdwardL. Andrews; Sec. 2, 7.223acres. Quit claim.Carryall Township  Roy L. and Jodi Caryer toChristopher Banks; Sec. 9,1.714 acres. Quit claim.  Christopher and CrystalBanks to James P. and MaryElaine Donovan; Sec. 9, 1.714

acres. Survivorship deed.Crane Township  Patricia A. Jackson to Ste-ven L. Jackson, et al.; Lot20, Outlots, 3.16 acres. Quitclaim.Latty Township  Walter J. Sinn, trustee, dec.to Renee M. Sinn, trustee;Sec. 7, 157.96 acres; Sec.19, 111.864 acres and 1.718

Scarbrough to Gail Lynn andKrista K. Scarbrough; Sec.24, 11.864 acres. Survivor-ship deed.  Joseph Andrew DeCampLife Estate, dec. and VeraJoyce DeCamp Life Estate,dec. to Gary D. DeCamp, etal.; Sec. 34, 158 acres. Af-davit.  Ronald R. and Karla J.Treece to R&K Acres LLC;Sec. 12, 5.308 acres. Quitclaim.  Gary D. DeCamp, et al. toGary D. DeCamp; Sec. 34,1.539 acres. Warranty deed.  Roberta Mosier to JoshuaBrent Mosier; Sec. 9, 2.446acres. Warranty deed.Paulding Township  Homer F. Goyings, trustee,dec. to Barbara Ann Goyings,trustee; Sec. 25, 207.11 acres;Sec. 36, 114.45 acres; Sec. 23,73 acres; Sec. 26, 65 acres;Sec. 26, 10 acres and Sec. 27,40 acres. Afdavit.  Barbara Ann Goyings,trustee to Barbara Ann Goy-ings; Sec. 25, 207.11 acres;Sec. 36, 114.45 acres; Sec. 23,73 acres; Sec. 26, 65 acres;Sec. 26, 10 acres and Sec. 27,40 acres. Trustee deed.Washington Township  Keith James Reed andAmber Jean (Reed) McCoyto Steven Douglas Reed; Sec.17, 76.99 acres. Quit claim.Antwerp Village  Michael I. Casper, dec. toJanice Rae Casper; Lot 124and part Aban Street, 0.19acre. Certicate of transfer.Cecil Village  Michael J. Jackson, dec. toPatricia A. Jackson; Lot 20,

Outlots, 3.16 acres. Certicateof transfer.Grover Hill Village  William B. and Laura R.Priest to Ethan A. and HeatherR. Mengerink; Sec. 26, Lot64, Outlots and Kinkade Sec-ond Addition, 1.052 acres.Warranty deed.Payne Village  Russell D. Yenser, trustee,

ACCIDENT REPORTS  None.INCIDENT REPORTSMonday, March 7  1 p.m. Dog complaint was handled onWest Jackson Street.Tuesday, March 8  9:20 a.m. Water plant employee toldofcers someone has been driving on the banks of the reservoir.

Wednesday, March 9  8:10 a.m. Dog complaint on Flat RockDrive was addressed.  12:10 p.m. Suspicious man was seenknocking on doors and windows on WestWayne Street.Thursday, March 10  12:08 p.m. A girl, aged 2-3 years, wasseen walking down the middle of Em-erald Road in the 700 block. The com- plainant kept the child with her until police arrived. After the police came,the girl’s parents approached. They wereadvised a report would be sent to Job &Family Services.  12:40 p.m. Unruly juvenile complaintwas looked into.Friday, March 11  7:30 a.m. A West Perry Street resident

told police a window was pulled fromtheir vehicle. Nothing was taken.  9:30 a.m. Police documented a park -ing mishap at Paulding High School.  2:10 p.m. Chris Betts was arrested ona warrant.  4:06 p.m. Theft complaint from NorthWilliams Street is under investigation.  5:38 p.m. A subject told police twoXboxes, two crates of games, shingtackle and more were missing from arental house he was moving from. Thecase is under investigation.Saturday, March 12  11:50 a.m. Tyler Enmark was arrestedfor domestic violence following an al-leged incident on East Perry Street.  2 p.m. A woman was seen taking food

from a North Williams Street businessdumpster.  4:15 p.m. Suspicious juveniles wereobserved looking into a garage alongWest Perry Street.  5:50 p.m. Dog complaint was lodgedfrom North Dix Street.  7:30 p.m. Emerald Road residentmade a dog complaint.Sunday, March 13

  12:20 a.m. Neighbor problems in-volving loud noise were looked into.  3:30 a.m. Ofcers assisted sheriff’sdeputies attempt to locate a missingmale. Two residences were checked,with no result. 

5:06 p.m. Unruly juvenile complaintwas handled on West Perry Street.  7 p.m. A West Perry Street residenttold police someone has damaged theirvehicle for a third time.Monday, March 14  12:45 a.m. Four at tires on a vehiclewere reported from West Perry Street.  2:30 a.m. Harassing calls were inves-tigated for a West Perry Street resident.  3:20 p.m. Nancy Street residentlodged a dog complaint.  3:47 p.m. West Perry Street resident

told ofcers they were receiving harass-ing calls.  4:42 p.m. Possible scam was reportedfrom East Baldwin Avenue.  5:12 p.m. Ofcers were called toHopkins Alley for a neighbor problem.A couple was arguing loudly.  6:51 p.m. Call came in about a truck parked behind a closed Perry Street busi-ness. It was gone when police arrived.  8:37 p.m. Attempted entry of a SouthCherry Street home was investigated.Damage was evident on the door andknob. No entry was gained.  10 p.m. Ofcers assisted sheriff’sdeputies attempt to locate a subject whohad allegedly been shooting from a vehi-cle.

Tuesday, March 15  1:28 p.m. A man was found unrespon-sive at a South Williams Street location.  3:13 p.m. Police documented an ac-cident on North Williams near the NorthDrive intersection. They issued a citationto Rebecca Brown. No further informationwas available.Wednesday, March 16  5:20 a.m. Dog complaint was looked

into on North Williams Street.  7:45 a.m. A vehicle was broken into onWest Perry Street. Microwave oven wastaken from it.  8:15 a.m. Dog complaint came in fromthe 400 block of East Perry Street.  11:28 a.m. Copy of an Order of Pro-tection for Christine Free against AlfonsoGonzales Jr. was received from the Pauld-ing County Court of Common Pleas.Thursday, March 17  1:59 a.m. Unwanted person complaintcame in from Miles Avenue.  10:30 a.m. An alarm sounded from Dool-ey Drive. The building was found secure.  12:25 p.m. A panhandler seated out-side a North Williams Street business wasallegedly bothering pedestrians. He wastold to stop.

  2:52 p.m. An ofcer assisted PauldingFire Department with a large grass re behind the old Stokely building on DixStreet. The blaze had spread from a reon adjoining property to the west.  8 p.m. Police assisted the WilliamsCounty Sheriff’s ofce by taking a mes-sage to a West Jackson Street address.The house was empty.  8:37 p.m. An employee of a NorthWilliams Street business told ofcers awhite male in his 20s threatened him witha knife. He was described as tall, thin, buzzed haircut, no facial hair and wear-ing glasses. Ofcers were unable to locateanyone matching this description.  10:57 p.m. Dog complaint was han-dled on Emerald Road.

ACCIDENTS:Wednesday, March 9  9:01 p.m. Andrew L. Hulett,27, Cloverdale, was cited forfailure to control following asingle-vehicle accident on Road187 north of Ohio 114 in Wash-ington Township. He was driv-ing north when he lost controlof his 2001 Ford Explorer and itwent into a ditch. Damage wasminor, but it was towed. Hulettwas not hurt.  10:21 p.m. Roman J. Os- born, 20, of Deance, was cit-ed for failure to control after a

single-car mishap on Road 209north of Road 128 in BrownTownship. He was headed northin a 2006 Chevy Cobalt when helost control. The car went off theeast side and ipped in a ditch.While the vehicle was disabled,Osborn was unhurt.INCIDENTS:Wednesday, March 9  2:33 p.m. Windows were re- ported stolen from Road 1005 inAuglaize Township.  2:38 p.m. Dog complaint waslooked into in Melrose.  2:44 p.m. Threats were inves-tigated on Road 140 in BrownTownship.  5:19 p.m. Oakwood resident

lodged a dog complaint.  5:29 p.m. A Carryall Town-ship resident of Road 31 tolddeputies there was a horse intheir yard.  5:36 p.m. Telephone scamwas reported from Road 87 inPaulding Township.  6:45 p.m. A caller told depu-ties a former tenant took itemsfrom a US 127 Jackson Town-hi l i

vestigated.  9:43 a.m. An Auglaize Town-ship resident of Road 1021 tolddeputies someone had set up afake Facebook account.  10:08 a.m. Equipment wasfound damaged on Ohio 500 inPaulding Township.  11:33 a.m. Dog complaintwas lodged from Cecil.  1:15 p.m. A Paulding Town-ship resident of Road 162 madea dog complaint.Friday, March 11  2:51 p.m. Loud four-wheelerswere operating near US 127 in

Blue Creek Township.  10:55 a.m. In Antwerp a manwas seen passed out on NorthMain Street and seizing.  11 a.m. Dog complaint washandled on Road 106 in Harri-son Township.  2:10 p.m. Guns were enteredas stolen on behalf of the Oak-wood Police Department.  2:53 p.m. A subject on SouthWilliams Street was arrested ona warrant.  3:56 p.m. Duwayne Lump-kins was arrested on a warrant.  3:57 p.m. Deputies assistedPaulding police with a shoplift-ing complaint.  4:03 p.m. Subject was arrest-

ed on East Perry Street.  6:24 p.m. Domestic situationwas handled on Road 171 inAuglaize Township.  10:46 p.m. Car/deer crash onRoad 230 in Crane Townshipwas documented.Saturday, March 12  3:31 a.m. Alarm sounded onRoad 162 in Emerald Township.  1:10 p.m. Male and female

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Township for Paulding police.  3:31 p.m. A subject on afour-wheeler in Melrose was being chased by a subject with atool.  5:35 p.m. Emerald Townshipresident of Road 115 told dep-uties someone put ruts in theiryard.  5:38 p.m. An Auglaize Town-ship resident of Road 111 tolddeputies a subject took out a junction box, leaving ruts in theiryard.  6:55 p.m. A suspicious personentered a complainant’s house

on Road 1031 in Crane Town-ship.Sunday, March 13  1:02 p.m. A son reportedlyran away from his home of Road139 in Emerald Township.  11:48 p.m. Dog complaintcame in from Road 138 inBrown Township.  1:02 p.m. Littering complaintcame in from Road 123 in LattyTownship.  3:17 p.m. Threatening textswere received by an Antwerpresident.  3:40 p.m. Two subjects wereseen around an abandonedhouse in Melrose before theywent inside.

  7:03 p.m. Deputies assistedPost 81 of Ohio State HighwayPatrol with a vehicle search onUS 24 in Crane Township.  7:17 p.m. Antwerp police re-quested an EMS for a male sub- ject.  8:28 p.m. Suspicious vehiclewas spotted on US 127 in CraneTownship.  8:40 p.m. Theft from Latty

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  10:26 p.m. Shop alarmsounded on Road 162 in Emer-ald Township.Monday, March 14  11:25 a.m. Theft of itemsfrom a residence was reportedfrom Ohio 49 in Carryall Town-ship.  1 p.m. Dog complaint washandled on East Perry Street inPaulding.  1:04 p.m. Dog complaintcame in from West Wayne Streetin Paulding.  5:07 p.m. A semi driver re- ported being run off road 143

in Emerald Township by an un-known driver who had gone leftof center.  6:38 p.m. Dog complaint waslodged from Road 133 in Emer-ald Township.  6:52 p.m. Items were takenfrom a hunting blind off Road177 in Brown Township.  8:22 p.m. Four-wheelers wereoperating on the streets in Mel-rose.  8:44 p.m. Deputies delivereda message for Napoleon policeon Road 122 in Brown Town-ship.  9:02 p.m. Breaking and en-tering plus theft of items wereinvestigated on Road 63 in Car-

ryall Township.  9:09 p.m. Deputies arrested asubject on East Perry Street per a pickup order.  10:17 p.m. Report came inabout a motorist being tail-gated on Road 424 near Road83 in Crane Township with asubject in the offending ve-hicle ring off an automaticweapon before turning off.

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Common PleasCounty Court

Legals

Business News

Civil Docket  The term “et al.” refers to and others;

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

  In the matter of: Jessie M.Tribble, Antwerp and Clint Trib- ble, Payne. Dissolution of mar-riage.  Candice M. Bok, Cecil vs.James M. Bok Jr., Cecil. Di-vorce.  Andrea M Brummett, Hicks-ville and David H. Brummett,Hicksville vs. Rylee S. Carlisle,Paulding and Indiana FarmersMutual Insurance Company, In-

dianapolis. Money only.  In the matter of: ZacharyLynn Wannemacher, Payne vs.Heather Ann Wannemacher,Cape May, N.J. Dissolution ofmarriage.Marriage Licenses  Zachary Richard Rosen- beck, 27, Paulding, teacher andKathryn Elizabeth Schulze, 26,Paulding, nurse practitioner. Par -ents are Steven Rosenbeck andMary Beth Poling; and NicholasSchulze and Julia Neff.  Brett Randall Livingston, 27,Paulding, paraprofessional andShelby Leigh Smith, 25, Pauld-ing, factory worker. Parents arePeter R. Livingston and Sandra

L. Chace; and Roger O. Smithand Diana Egler.  Kyle Jarred Schwartz, 21,Wauseon, military and Sierra Nicole Blankenship, 19, Payne,unemployed. Parents are JasonF. Schwartz and Lynn Peacock;and Carl E. Blankenship andStacy Miller.Administration Docket  In the Estate of John L. Bert-well, last will and testament led.  In the Estate of Dorothy A.Hooker, last will and testamentled.  In the Estate of Emma Porter,

application to administer le.  In the Estate of Walter A. Fitz-water, application to administerle.  In the Estate of Patsy C. Blan-kenship, last will and testamentled.Criminal Docket  Thomas A. Justinger, 35, ofMelrose, had a felony DWI (F4)charge dismissed without preju-dice recently because the partiesagreed to settle in County Court.Court costs are $178.  Wendy J. Tillery, 44, of Gro-

ver Hill, has been scheduled foran April 11 hearing on a motionfor intervention in lieu of convic-tion. She is accused of possessingmethamphetamine (F5).  Brandon M. Cooper, 18, ofOakwood, is scheduled to besentenced on May 31. This isa change from a previous sen-tencing date of March 7. He isawaiting his sentence for arson(F4) and is currently on releasethrough a recognizance bond.  Alfonso S. Gonzales Jr., 44,of Paulding, is scheduled for a pretrial conference on March28. Conditions of his bond weremodied to allow him to travel tohis attorney’s ofce in Deance.

He is accused of illegal use of aminor in nudity-oriented materialor performance (F2).  Christopher D. Betts, 41, ofPaulding, has a pretrial con-ference set for April 11 for hischarge of possession of metham- phetamine (F5). A jury trial wasscheduled for June 1.  Duwayne L. Lumpkins, 62,of Deance, is being held on$25,000 bond with no cash priv-ilege following arraignment fortrafcking in drugs (F4). His pre-trial conference will be April 11with a June 1 jury trial.

Civil Docket:  Credit Adjustments Inc., Deance vs.Stephanie A. Gonzalez, Paulding. Mon-ey only, satised.  The State Bank & Trust Co., De-ance vs. Nickolas H. Wilhelm, Paulding.Small claims, satised.  Returned To You Ltd., Paulding vs.Brendon Finn, Mishawaka, Ind., Smallclaims, satised.  Credit Adjustments Inc., Deance vs.Tyler James Coressel, Oakwood. Smallclaims, satised.  Credit Adjustments Inc., Deance vs.Amy A. Yenser, Cecil. Small claims, sat-

ised.  Alan Grifths, Paulding vs. ReneeMcGough, Paulding and Robert Mc-Gough, Paulding. Evictions, judgmentfor the plaintiff in the sum of $5,048.67.  LVNV Funding LLC, Greenville, S.C.vs. Pamela Bauer, Paulding. Other ac-tion, dismissed.  Worlds Foremost Bank, Columbusvs. John M. Minck, Cecil and Katji P.Minck, Cecil. Other action, dismissedJohn Minck.  Integrity Ford, Paulding vs. ScottLamb, Paulding. Small claims, judgmentfor the plaintiff in the sum of $267.70.  IOM Health System L.P., Cincinnativs. Benjamin A. Williams, Payne. Otheraction, judgment for the plaintiff in thesum of $1,249.01.

Criminal Docket:  Travis Dix, Paulding, nonsupport ofdependents; 180 days jail suspended,$106 costs, pay $343.90 restitution; payoutstanding and further child support ob-ligations, maintain general good behav-ior.  Scott Russell Haney, Paulding, ob-struction of ofcial business; $250 ne,$87 costs, 90 days jail; maintain generalgood behavior.  John A. Black, Deance, taking non-game bird; case dismissed without prej-udice, costs waived.  Miriam E. Landwehr, Cloverdale,abandoned animals; $525 costs and pay$98 balance of restitution.  Andre R. Walters, Fort Wayne, tamperwith evidence and eeing/eluding; both

waived preliminary hearing, defendantindicted by Grand Jury, cases boundover to Common Pleas Court.  Sylvia M. Jasso, Paulding, conne-ment of dog; $25 ne, $77 costs.Trafc Docket:  Thomas A. Justinger, Melrose, OVIsuspension; $250 ne and $165 costs, pay $50 monthly, pay all by Dec. 16 orturned in for collection (POC), 3 days jail, 6-month license suspension concur -rent with a second case; ALS vacated,community control ordered, secure val-id driver’s license, 10 hours communityservice, 177 days jail reserved.  Thomas A Justinger, Melrose, cti-tious registration; dismissed at State’srequest.  Dennis B. Woodring, Antwerp, OVI

under inuence; $375 ne, $107 costs,April 29 POC date, 3 days jail, 6-monthslicense suspension; may attend DIP pro-gram in lieu of jail by June 24, ALS ter-minated, secure valid license, 87 days jail reserved.  Dennis B. Woodring, Antwerp, OVIrefusal; merged with above case.  Dennis B. Woodring, Antwerp, hitskip; dismissed at State’s request.  Dennis B. Woodring, Antwerp, failureto control; dismissed at State’s request.  Thomas A. Justinger, Melrose, OVIrefusal; $525 ne, $132 costs, pay $50monthly, Dec. 16 POC, 20 days jail,1-year license suspension; ALS vacat-

ed, community control ordered, ThirdMillennium alcohol course, SCRAMremoved on April 22, 160 days jail re-served, use restricted license plates.  Shanesha D. Pugh, Detroit, failure tocontrol; $77 costs, points waived, April29 POC date.  Michael James Cordi, Deance, fail-ure to control; $68 ne, $80 costs.  Donnie L. Wise, Indianapolis, 77/65speed; $33 ne, $80 costs.  Clay A. Kinnick, Nineveh, Ind., viola-tion being passed; $53 ne, $82 costs.  Kevin S. Halliwill, Scott, physicalcontrol; $250 ne, $120 costs, pay $40

monthly, Dec. 16 POC date, 3 days jail,3-month license suspension; may attendDIP in lieu of jail completed, ALS vacat-ed, proof of nancial responsibility pro-vided, apply for new driving privileges,27 days jail reserved.  Kevin S. Halliwill, Scott, no tail lights;dismissed.  Madison M. Grimmer, Carmel, Ind,83/65 speed; $43 ne, $80 costs.  Lakesha D. Jolly, Port Saint Lucie,Fla., 78/65 speed; $53 ne, $95 costs; points waived.  Heather R. Martinez, Paulding, c-titious registration; $100 ne with $75suspended with proof of proper registra-tion, $87 costs.  Heather R. Martinez, Paulding, dis- play plates; $25 ne.

  Samantha G. Provines, Antwerp,80/65 speed; $43 ne, $80 costs.  Jennifer L. Schaefer, Payne, failure tocontrol; $68 ne, $80 costs.  Jonathan M. Nundo, Westland, Mich.,76/65 speed; $33 ne, $77 costs.  Roberta S. Garrett, Oakwood, failureto control; $68 ne, $77 costs.  Randall L. Neville, Franklin, Ind.,67/55 speed; $33 ne, $80 costs.  Jessica B. Fry, Paulding, 77/65 speed;$33 ne, $80 costs.  Terry L. Furnish, Spencerville, Ind.,66/55 speed; $33 ne, $80 costs.  Noah J. Stoller, Paulding, 72/55 speed;$43 ne, $80 costs.  Bruce A. Rosswurm, Payne, 65/55speed; $33 ne, $80 costs.  Jeremy Stokes, Oakwood, 70/55

speed; $43 ne, $82 costs.  Jacquelyn A. Clark, Harper Woods,Mich., 82/65 speed; $43 ne, $85 costs.  Aubree Davis, Grover Hill, seat belt;$30 ne, $55 costs.  Anthony Morton, Indianapolis, 77/65speed; $33 ne, $85 costs.  Fred N. McWilliams, Greenwood,Ind., 94/65 speed; $43 ne, $82 costs.  Kevin R. Kleva, Westeld, Ind., 80/65speed; $43 ne, $85 costs.  Ryan K. Wells, Montpelier, 76/65speed; $33 ne, $85 costs.  Mark R. Bobb, Deance, 78/65 speed;$33 ne, $77 costs.  Crystal M. Bolin, Fort Wayne, 90/65speed; $40 ne, $82 costs.  Crystal M. Bolin, Fort Wayne, childrestraint; $68 ne.

  Candido Berdasquera, Miami, 68/55speed; $33 ne, $80 costs.  Amanda D. Stacknick, Shefeld Lake,82/65 speed; $43 ne, $80 costs.  Christopher K. Stalsberg, Lima, seat belt;$30 ne, $47 costs.  Virginia A. Morgan, New Paris, 68/55speed; $33 ne, $77 costs.  Aqiyl Jamaal Moore, Antwerp, failure tocontrol; $68 ne, $77 costs.  Megan A. Hahn, Deance, FRA suspen-sion; dismissed at State’s request.  Megan A. Hahn, Deance, 72/55 speed;$150 ne, $120 costs, pay $75 monthly,July 29 POC date; community control or-dered, secure valid drivers license, proof

of insurance not provided, 15 days jail re-served.  Brittany L. Custard, Scott, 84/65 speed;$43 ne, $77 costs.  Tonya R. Brown, Indianapolis, no opera-tor’s license; $25 ne, $95 costs.  Tony R. Brown, Indianapolis, 90/65speed; $43 ne.  Brett M. Mullins, Payne, failure to re-instate; $25 ne, $95 costs, April 29 POCdate, proof of nancial responsibility not provided.  Maria L. Bradbury, Antwerp, seat belt;$30 ne, $55 costs.  Brittany Britten, Chicago, 89/65 speed;

$43 ne, $85 costs.  Gerald O. Suttmiller, Westlake, 79/65speed; $33 ne, $80 costs.  Demarco D. Williams, Farmington,Mich., seat belt; $30 ne, $50 costs.  Andres I. Hernandez, Paulding, follow-ing closely; $50 ne, $87 costs, April 29POC date.  Andres I. Hernandez, Paulding, no opera-tor’s license; $100 ne, April 29 POC date.  Ryan D. Dawson, Lima, seat belt; $30ne, $50 costs.  Mark L. Mies, New Haven, license ex- pired; $68 ne, $80 costs.  Jalen J. Holloway, Detroit, no operator’slicense; $25 ne, $77 costs.  Jalen J. Holloway, Detroit, 83/65 speed;$43 ne.  Wayne E. Freeman II, Lambertville,

Mich., 77/65 speed; $33 ne, $80 costs.  Timothy L. Font II, Paulding, stop sign;$53 ne, $80 costs.  Allison Jo Santo, Paulding, failure tocontrol; $68 ne, $77 costs.  Richard Risner, Deance, failure to con-trol; $68 ne, $80 costs.  Paige A. Brigman, Fort Wayne, 76/55speed; $43 ne, $80 costs.  Tanya Lee Rardon, Speedway, Ind.,80/65 speed; $43 ne, $80 costs.  Treavor W. Gross, Antwerp, 66/55 speed;$33 ne, $77 costs.  Breanna L. Kauser, Mark Center, 69/55speed; $33 ne, $80 costs.  Alison C. Rogozinski, Lakewood,marked lanes; $53 ne, $80 costs.  Christina A. Allio, Rocky River, 77/65speed; $33 ne, $80 costs.

  Samuel J. Burton, Zionsville, Ind., 80/65speed; $43 ne, $80 costs.  Amanda M. Vongphachanh, Fort Wayne,80/65 speed; $43 ne, $80 costs.  Debra S. Wiley, Paulding, 68/55 speed;$33 ne, $80 costs.  Davonda L. Brown, Toledo, 82/65 speed;$43 ne, $82 costs.  Joseph R. Lastery Jr., Oakwood, 74/65speed; $100 ne, $77 costs, April 29 POCdate.  Robert L. Hoffman, Deance, seat belt;$30 ne, $55 costs.  Gregg L. Mendenhall, Union City, dis- play plates; $68 ne, $77 costs.  Todd F. Clevenger, New Haven, 93/65speed; $43 ne, $80 costs.  Deven C. Froelich, Sherwood, 77/65speed; $33 ne, $80 costs.

  Andrea L. Kaduk, Fort Wayne, seat belt;$30 ne, $50 costs.  Bryan E. Hidy, Fort Wayne, 70/55 speed;$43 ne, $77 costs.  Billy J. Jones, Detroit, 79/65 speed; $33ne, $80 costs.  Monique L. Mitchell, Detroit, 79/65speed; $33 ne, $80 costs.  Roger A. McCabe, Cecil, equipment reg-ulations; $68 ne, $77 costs.  Nathan T. Jones, Norton, 79/65 speed;$33 ne, $80 costs.  Jorge F. Menorath, Waterford, Mich.,77/65 speed; $33 ne, $80 costs.  Steven R. Frederick Jr., Deance, driv-ing/texting; $48 ne, $80 costs.

LEGAL NOTICEThe Antwerp Exchange BankCompany v. Mark A. Marenberg,et al., Case No, CI-14-066The Defendant Ying Ma, aka MaYing whose last known address isYing Ma, 4-31-45, Feng ChengStreet, Wang Hua District, FuShun City, Liao Ning Province,China 113001, and whose pres-ent address is unknown, will takenotice that on April 17, 2014, The

Antwerp Exchange Bank Com- pany led its Complaint for Fore-closure in Case No. CI-14-066 inthe Court of Common Pleas ofPaulding County, 115 North Wil-liams Street, Paulding, OH 45879,seeking foreclosure and allegingthat the Defendant Ying Ma has ormay claim to have interest in thereal estate commonly known as105-109 South Main Street, Ant-werp, Ohio 45813 and described below:Tract IBeing a part of Lots Number One(1) and Two (2) in Daggett’s Ad-dition to the Village of Antwerp,Ohio, and bounded and describedas follows:Commencing on the East line of

said Lot #1, Seventy-six (76) feetsouth of the Northeast corner ofsaid Lot #1; thence westerly and parallel with the north line of saidlot, One Hundred and three (103)feet; thence southerly and paral-lel with the east line of said lot towithin thirty (30) feet of the southline of said Lot #2; thence easterlyand parallel with the south line ofsaid Lots #1 and 2 to the east lineof said Lot #1; and thence north-

erly on the east line of said Lot #1to the place of beginning.The west ten (10) feet of the landhereby conveyed/described to bekept free, perpetually, as and foran alley.Parcel Nos.: 12-10S-003-00; 12-10S-004-00; 12-10S-005-00; 12-10S-006-00Tract IIBeing a part of Lots #1 and #2 inDaggett’s Addition to the Villageof Antwerp, Paulding County,Ohio, which is more particularlydescribed as follows:Beginning at a point on the west-erly right-of-way line of SouthMain Street (St. Rte. #49) andthe 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 purposesof description) from the WestRiver Street right-of-way, (using33 feet as the distance measuredfrom centerline of said street);thence S. 20 deg. 05’ 00” E., onthe easterly line of said Lot #1 andthe westerly right-of-way line ofSouth Main St. (State Rte. #49),Forty-four and twenty hundredths

(44.20) feet to a point; thence S. 68deg. 13’ 20” W., on and along thesoutherly line of an existing brickwall between Shaffer Hardwareand the Village Apothecary, andsaid wall line extended One Hun-dred Three and zero hundredths(103.00) feet to a point; thence N.20 deg. 05’ 00” W. , Forty-threeand zero hundredths (43.00) feet toa point; thence on a line N. 67 deg.33’ 00” E., which becomes thenortherly line of an existing brickwall between Black Creek Prop-erties, Inc. and Shaffer Hdwe.,One Hundred Three and zero hun-dredths (103.00) feet to the pointof beginning, hereby reserving theright-of-way as an open alley inthe westerly 10’ of the above-de-

scribed land, perpetually, togetherwith all the appurtenances and he-reditaments thereunto belonging.Parcel Nos.: 12-10S-007-00; 12-10S-008-00; 12-10S-009-00; 12-10S-009-01The Plaintiff further alleges that byreason of default of the DefendantsMark A. Marenberg and VillageSquare, Inc., dba Village Apoth-ecary, in the payment of a certainPromissory Note and Security

Agreement, according to its tenor,the conditions of a mortgage givento secure the payment of said noteand conveying the premises de-scribed, have been broken, andthe same has become absolute.The Plaintiff prays that the De-fendant Ying Ma, aka Ma Ying, be required to answer and set upher interest in said real estate or beforever barred from asserting thesame, for foreclosure of said mort-gage, the marshalling of any liens,and the sale of said real estate, andthe proceeds of said sale appliedto the payment of Plaintiff’s claimin 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 TOFILE HER ANSWER TO SAIDCOMPLAINT WITHIN TWEN-TY-EIGHT (28) DAYS OFTHE LAST DATE OF PUBLI-CATION OF THIS NOTICEWHICH WILL BE ON MARCH30, 2016.Michael C. Jones,Supreme Court Reg. #0020805Attorney for Plaintiff 3239 Winding Woods Drive

Powell, Ohio 43065(740) 881-0018

NOTICE TO BIDDERSSTATE OF OHIO

DEPARTMENT OFTRANSPORTATION

Columbus, OhioDivision of Construction

Management

Legal Copy Number: 160249

Sealed proposals will be acceptedfrom pre-qualied bidders at theODOT Ofce of Contracts until10:00 a.m. on April 21, 2016. Proj-ect 160249 is located in PauldingCounty, SRTS Antwerp Phase IIand is a MISCELLANEOUS proj-ect. The date set for completion of

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NOTICE

The following matters are thesubject of this public notice bythe Ohio Environmental Protec-tion Agency. The complete publicnotice, including any additional

instructions for submitting com-ments, requesting information, a public hearing, or ling an appealmay be obtained at: http://www.epa.ohio.gov/actions.aspx orHearing Clerk, Ohio EPA, 50 W.Town St. P.O. Box 1049, Colum- bus, Ohio 43216. Ph: 614-644-2129 email: HClerk@epa.ohio.govDraft NPDES Permit Renewal -Subject to RevisionOakwood WWTPS First St, Oakwood, OHFacility Description: Wastewa-ter-MunicipalityReceiving Water: Auglaize River ID #: 2PB00031*IDDate of Action: 03/17/2016

  DEFIANCE – Mercy De-ance Hospital has received the2016 100 Top Hospitals and the

2016 100 Top Hospitals Ever -est awards by Truven HealthAnalytics. This is the hospital’ssecond year in a row for the TopHospitals distinction and the rstyear for the Everest distinction.

Mercy Deance Hospital isone of only 17 hospitals in thenation to be honored with bothawards this year, recognizingachievement in current perfor -mance and fastest long-term im- provement over ve years.  The scorecard measures over-all organizational performanceacross eleven benchmarks in-cluding patient care, operationalefciency and nancial stability.  “Our Mercy Deance team

works hard to deliver excellent,compassionate care to patients,”said Chad L. Peter, presidentand CEO of Mercy DeanceHospital and Mercy DeanceClinic. “We are honored to re-ceive this recognition for the

second year in a row.”  Mercy Deance Hospitaladministrator Sonya Selhorst

added, “Our staff displays agreat commitment to patients,each and every day. Being rec-ognized for that serves as greatmotivation not only to continue, but to also see how we can im- prove.”  “The 2016 100 Top Hospi-tals award winners representthe highest national standardsin hospital care and manage-ment. They set the benchmarksfor peers around the country tofollow,” said Jean Chenoweth,senior vice president at TruvenHealth Analytics. “Hospitalsin three out of the ve reportgroups actually reduced overallexpense year over year, while

improving patient outcomes –exactly the results that the entireindustry hopes to attain.”  More information on thisstudy and other 100 Top Hos- pitals research is available at100tophospitals.com.

Mercy Deance

Hospital named

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top 100 facilities

grain bin simulator is being arranged

for through the Ohio State University

Extension ofce for use at the exer -

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  According to Bohn, the remaining

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EXECUTIVE SESSION

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sion and go into regular session.

IN THE MATTER OF TERMI-

NATING A MEMORANDUM OF

UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN

THE PAULDING COUNTY

BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

AND THE PAULDING COUNTY

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

INC.

  Klopfenstein moved to adopt the

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Economic Development Inc. to em-

 ploy Pamela Y. Miller as an ofce

manager to work at the direction of

Paulding County Economic Develop-

ment Inc. at its ofce; and

  WHEREAS, effective on this date,

the Paulding County Board of Com-

missioners are terminating said agree-

ment with Paulding County Economic

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hereby terminate the Memorandum

of Understanding dated January 22,

2014, with Paulding County Eco-

nomic Development, Inc., resulting in

the abolishment of the ofce manager

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PAULDING PROGRESS

COMMUNITY

Anniversaries

Birthdays

GAME   TIMEDIVISION TEAM PAIRINGS

  4:55 OPENING CEREMONIES1 EXHIBITION 5:00 PC Tigers vs Marathon Committee2 Mini Youth 5:30 Lee Kinstle Chevrolet/Team Mac vs Baughman Tile/

Team Mac3 Mini Youth 6:00 NW Ohio Welch Trophy vs Foster Family Chiropractic4 Tots 6:30 Lee Kinstle GM vs Parkview Sports Medicine5 Mens 7:00 Walnut Street Warriors vs Big Time Ballers #316 Mens 7:30 General Motors-Defiance vs Dirty Old Men7 Co-Ed 8:00 #America vs Jan’s True Blue Wildcats8 Youth 8:30 Dealey Chemicals vs First Christian Church, Paulding9 Co-Ed 9:00 Lichty Barber Shop vs Rip It Fit10 Mini Youth 9:30 St. John/St. Paul Jr Hi vs The Redneck Raiders11 Mens 10:00 The Linder Clan vs Judge Beckman’s Bailiffs12 Mens 10:30 Round Like Doughnuts vs Your Mom’s Favorite Team13 Youth 11:00 Jamaican Hopscotch Mafia vs Prestige Worldwide14 Co-Ed 11:30 Young Brothers Farms vs BNJMRGAKACRA

SATURDAY, MARCH 2615 Co-Ed Midnight Puckerbrush vs Williamson Insurance Agency16 Womens 12:30 St. John’s Tire Service vs Good Times Saloon17 Co-Ed 1:00 Gashouse Gorillas vs Maddox Creek Wildlife Area18 Youth 1:30 In Memory of Bo Chamberlain vs She Picked The Color19 Co-Ed 2:00 Dunkin Dingleberries vs RIP Randall Smith20 Youth 2:30 C.A. Roofing/Construction vs Benschneider Auto21 Co-Ed 3:00 Walmart Trans Gas City IN vs Souix Chef Currys

22 Co-Ed 3:30 Team AKF vs Walmart Trans Gas City IN23 Co-Ed 4:00 Jerry’s Family vs More of Jerry’s Family24 Co-Ed 4:30 Baughman Tile vs A Train is a Pimp25 Mens 5:00 Retired NBA Players vs I’d Tap That26 Mens 5:30 Jail Blazers vs Bad Boys 1327 Mens 6:00 Olympic Lanes vs JBI Properties LLC28 Mens 6:30 Innovative Assembly Services vs Scott Miller Trucking29 Youth 7:00 Johanns Farms vs Brigner Trucking30 Mens 7:30 Solid Ground LLC vs Custom Farm Toys31 Tots 8:00 RIP City vs Antwerp Exchange Bank32 Tots 8:30 Divine Mercy School vs Payne Super Valu33 Tots 9:00 Dealey Accounting LLC vs Divine Mercy School34 Mini Tots 9:30 Hooker Enterprises vs Divine Mercy School35 Tots 10:00 Williamson Insurance Agency vs Parkview Sports Medicine36 Mini Youth 10:30 Williamson Insurance Agency vs Parkview Physicians

Group/Ohio37 Mini Youth 11:00 Bluecreek Bad Boys vs Lady Archers 202238 Mini Youth 11:30 JPHS JR Historians vs Divine Mercy School39 Mini Youth Noon Paulding NAPA True Value vs Grosstrotters 3.040 Mens 12:30 Miller Trucking vs Foltz Insurance41 Mens 1:00 Wauseon Machine vs State Bank42 Mens 1:30 Susie’s Family Bakery vs Dooley Funeral Home43 Mens 2:00 Midwest Community FCU vs REO Legacy44 Mens 2:30 Slattery Oil vs Smokin Tees and Strokin 3s45 Mens 3:00 McDougall Firearms vs Not So Thin Blue Line46 Mens 3:30 Dangler Excavating vs Looks Easier on TV47 Mens 4:00 NWO Wolfpack vs Michael Mott DDS48 Mens 4:30 Pulling Hose Since 1887 vs Den Herder Funeral Home49 Mens 5:00 DeTray Chiropractic vs Herbert E. Orr50 Youth 5:30 The Wacky Warriors vs Woodlan Wild Things

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  March 26 – Marcia Goy-ings, George Underwood,Dan Vance.  March 27 – John Asher,Tammy Merz-Bauer, Teri Dan-iels, Randy Derck, Mary Gray,Josh Lero, Max Pease, BradRipke, Dan Wilhelm, LaurieWilhelm, Sherri Wright.  March 28 – Taelyn Etzler,John Henchcliff, StephanieHull, Brenda Spencer-La-

Fountain, Rudy Mohr, JerrySholl, Jason Stockman.  March 29 – Barb Bashore,Louise Burgess, Pearl Fulk,Chris McClure, Blake Wap- pelhorst, Raymond Webster,Jennifer Wiswell.  March 30 – Spencer Ad-ams, Pat Bryan, Eddie Crisp,Audra Gerber, Mark Graf, Ja-cob Hoisington, Challis Lee,Eugene Sheely, Jillian Treece,

Dennis Vance, Spencer Wen-ninger, Lois Westfall.  March 31 – Dave Albert,Jack Berry, Joseph Branham,Esther Johnson, Donald Lee,Krista Gonzales.  April 1 – Scott Aldrich,Kirk Gary, Sallie Gebers,Larry Laukhuf, Trista Schle-gel, Linda Schwartz, AlexSnyder, Jim Stahl, AnnieWhite, Pat Yenser.

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Signs of spring anda new baby ‘Lovina’  Our time changed to whatwe call “fast time” on Sunday.I do not like the changing ofclocks back and forth. I wishit would stay one way or theother.  My husband, Joe, tilled oneof our gardens on Saturday.He is getting spring fever andis eager to get some potatoes planted. I on the other handthink we have enough timeyet. Joe and sons Benjamin,16, Joseph, 13, and Kevin,10, have the yard raked andit’s ready to be rolled. Wehad a big truck get stuck inour yard. He thought he coulddrive through it and it was al-ready too soft so it needs somestraightening out.  I noticed the dandeliongreens are peeping throughenough where I think I can getenough for a dandelion salad.We like to put this salad ontop of steamed potatoes with bacon or fresh ham. Not all ofour children will eat dandeliongreens.  Rhubarbs are peepingthrough – all signs of springaround us.  Mose (daughter Susan’sfriend) has pulled the tapsfrom the maple trees. Maplesyrup cooking is now overwith for another year. Themaple syrup has a really goodavor this year. I tried eatingit on ice cream for the rsttime. They were telling mehow good it is and I just didn’tthink it would be that good. Ireally did like it.  Saturday morning I had avoicemail from nephew Joe Co- blentz. This is brother Albert’sson. He wanted to let me knowthat he and Amanda had theirthird child Friday evening, a lit-tle girl they named Lovina! So

now their daughter has the samename as I did until I marriedJoe: Lovina Coblentz. NephewJoe laughed and said, “Now it’sgoing to cost you.” It looks likeI better get sewing and makesomething special for this sweetlittle baby that shares my name.Joe and Amanda have threechildren now: Susannah, Har-ley, and baby Lovina.  Tuesday, the women fromseveral church districts gath-ered at an Amish family’s hometo quilt on two quilts that will be donated to the Community

A tasty spring salad using what many of us consider weeds –the ever-present dandelion.

Health Center benet auction.Everyone packed their lunch. I

love quilting so it’s always en- joyable to me. We all stoppedto eat our lunch together, andthen continued quilting.  There are 10 church districtsin our community so every dis-trict is scheduled to quilt a cer-tain day. When we got there thequilts weren’t started yet. Bothquilts had a very nice pattern but I’m not sure what the onewas called. One of them wasa diamond pattern. The one Iquilted had feathers around theedge. We were all glad to getthe feathers quilted and move

on to some faster stitching fur-ther in on the quilt.  Yesterday, I spent part of theday in a town about one-halfhour from here by car. A friendtook Kevin and me. Kevin’sleg braces had to be adjustedand he hadn’t been able to wearthem. He wore them to schooltoday and hopefully they won’t bother him. I told him if they bother him to take them off. It’salways hard to get a new pair

worn in. He doesn’t like wear-ing them at all, but the doctorsreally think we might be ableto prevent surgery. They werereally happy at the results at hislast doctor visit. Kevin is not sohappy about it. He did not havea good morning. The bracesslow him down and he just getsall frustrated about it.  I’ll share my recipe for dan-delion sour cream salad thisweek.  God’s blessings!

DANDELION SOUR CREAM SALAD

1/2 cup mayonnaise1 cup apple cider vinegar 2-1/2 cups whole milk 

Salt4 hard-boiled eggs, diced4 cups packed young dandeli-on greens  Combine the mayonnaise,vinegar, milk, and salt to tastein a quart jar. Shake untilsmooth. Put the eggs, and dan-delion greens in a large bowland pour the sour cream mix-ture over them.

We Salute  U.S. Army NationalGuard Pvt. Gabrielle N. Younghas graduated from basic infan-try training at Fort Jackson, S.C.  Young is the daughter ofConnie Young of Oakwoodand niece of Jose Sanchez of

 New Haven. She graduated in2015 from Continental HighSchool.

  VISITS OAKWOOD – Congressman Robert Latta recently visited the Oakwood Fire Department.From left are Fire Captain Tom Boroff, Congressman Latta, Fire Chief Kenny Thomas (background)and Oakwood Mayor Brian Ripke.

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By Nancy Whitaker 

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1 Silver, 1 Red Pearl, V-6 LeatherLoaded

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All Loaded Up 16k.- White

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EDITION 4-dr., black met., 4WD,

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