2013 january putnam community profile book

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A S u p p l e m e n t t o t h e D e l p h o S h e r A l D

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Community Profile


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2 Community Pro le Ottoville, Fort Jennings, Kalida January 2013

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Table of

Contents Fort JenningsHistory.............................................................5Education ........................................................6

Religion ...........................................................7

Recreation .......................................................8

Business and Industry .....................................9

KalidaHistory...........................................................10

Education ...................................................... 11

Religion .........................................................12

Business and Industry ...................................13

OttovilleHistory...........................................................14

Education ......................................................15

Religion .........................................................16

Business and Industry ...................................17

Recreation .....................................................19

Family owned business withover 39 years of experience.

Fort Jennings Area .53 square mile Population 484

Males 231 Females 253 Median resident age 39.1

Kalida Area 1.1 square mile Population 1,542 Males 752 Females 749 Median resident age 39.6

Ottoville Area: .81 square mile Population 974 Males 471 Females 503 Median resident age 38.7

Just the facts


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History ...Fort Jennings Profile

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Named for Lt. Col. William Jennings Jr. (1771-1831)whose legendary campaigns against Tecumsehs Indian

Confederation included service under General AnthonyWayne at Fallen Timbers (1794) and General William Henry Harrison at Tippecanoe (1811), Fort Jenningsstands on the Auglaize River in Northwestern Ohio.

Carved from the Black Swamp, the town is built at the site of what was originally a military fort built by Lt.Col. Jennings, Jr. in the War of 1812. The fort itself wasdismantled by settlers after the war for timber to build cabins.

Settlers started moving to the area in the 1820s. Most settled along the Auglaize River. Cabins constructed when the early settlers arrived were poorly built and of-

fered little protection from the elements. After a saw millstarted operations in 1850, lumber was available for con-struction.

Henry Boehmer, born in Oldeberg, Germany, in 1807,came to the United States in 1833 and to Fort Jenningsin July 1834, where he died in 1868. He is the claimed

forefather of many current Fort Jennings residents.Fort Jennings celebrated its bicentennial in 2012 with

a three-day festival.

Memorial Hall in Fort Jennings has been reno-vated and now hosts community events and houseshistorical village items.


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Education ...

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Fort Jennings Profile

Fort Jennings is home to the Musketeers K-12 school with approximately 425 students.The district has enjoyed an Excellent rating on the Ohio Report Card for more than seven years.The high school offers post-secondary options and advanced placement courses.

Library ...

In 1986, the Fort Jennings location of thePutnam County District Library opened alongwith a small museum of artifacts from the com-munity and the Forts past, in Memorial Hall on

North Water Street. In June 2007, the library moved to its new loca-

tion at 655 North Water Street, in the old high

school band room.


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Roger Horstmanemail: [email protected]

P.O. Box 207 290 St. Rt. 189 Ottoville, OH 45876

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Fort Jennings Profile

The first Catholic Mass was celebrated in theFort Jennings area in 1834 in the cabin of pioneer

Rev. William Horstman.The first St. Joseph Catholic Church was built

in 1854 and the present location was built on in1882.

The present church was built in 2004 with muchof the labor given by parishioners.

Mass is celebrated at 5 p.m. on Saturday and at 7:30 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. on Sunday.

Religion ...

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Recreation ...Fort Jennings Profile

North West Net, Inc.365 N. Water StreetPO Box 159Fort Jennings,OH 45844

Phone: 800-899-3447Phone: 419-286-3345

Fax: [email protected]

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& Mattress Gallery145 Third Street, Ottoville, Ohio 45876

www.ottovillehardware.com 419-453-3338Mon.-Thurs. 9:00-7:00; Friday 9:00-6:00;

Saturday 9:00-3:30

Fort Jennings Park lies along the Auglaize River and is home to many activities.

Upcoming improvements include new rest-room facilities.The playground equipment was replaced

in 2009 and in the 2011, the ball diamondsreceived a state-of-the-art clay-based pel-lets. The pellets were mixed with the existinginfield dirt and a small layer is also placed on top. The material keeps the surface looser,

prohibits weed growth and is more aestheti-

cally pleasing.The material has been used at the new ball

field at the University of Northwestern Ohioand Parkview Field in Fort Wayne.The diamonds are used by the high school

baseball and softball teams as well as littleleague, mens and womens softball.

The park is also home to tennis courts and a sheltherhouse.

Motor Madness Weekend in July and otherevents raise funds for park improvements.

Fort Jennings Park


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Fort Jennings is largely a bedroom com-munity with several locally owned businesses.

H&M Machine Welding and Menke Bros.Concrete are located at the outskirts of thevillage and Vetter Lumber, The Flower Fort and The Fort Restaurant are located on WaterStreet. Several other family-owned businessesand restaurants thrive in the small-town atmo-sphere.

Business and Industry...

Fort Jennings Post Office


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10 Kalida Profile

207 E. Water St., Kalida, Ohio 45853email: [email protected]

www.fortmanrv.comPh.: 419-532-3184

Fax: 419-532-2184

Randy Altenburger Brian Altenburger

R andy a ltenbuRgeRI nsuRance a gency , I nc .

123 E. Main St.Ottoville

phone [email protected]

Kalida was the first town platted in Putnam County and was named the seat of justice for the county.Kalida means beautiful. An 1834act of Ohio Legislature provided forthe organization of the county and the establishment of a county seat.

A frame court house was erected in 1834, but this was replaced bya brick building in 1839. Kalidaremained the county seat untilOctober 1866. At that time a coun-ty-wide vote selected Ottawa as thecounty seat.

A post office was established

very soon after the organizationof Kalida and according to thebest tradition, the first post road serving Kalida was The Defianceand Wapakoneta Road from Fort

Recovery to Defiance. In 1836 Guthrie & Sarber built a

grist mill on Hog Creek at Kalida,the second and, at that time, themost important water mill in thecounty.

The Kalida area drained intothe Ottawa River (Hog Creek). Theland was originally covered with

forests and was part of the Great

Black Swamp. After the land wascleared to develop agriculture,ditches and clay tiles were needed to aide in drainage of the soil tomake it suitable for farming. Manysmall tile mills were founded inthe area to provide the needed tile.Today the landscape of PutnamCounty includes hundreds of highly

productive farms.The first newspaper in the coun-

ty was the Kalida Venture edited by Francis Gillette. From the time

of the first issue, Feb. 20, 1841,Putnam County has not been with-out at least one newspaper. TheKalida Sentinel was established in1865.

Schools were important in thisnew community, so on Sept. 10,1836, the trustees divided the town-ship into two small school districtsand proceeded to open free schoolsthat year.

According to Judge Skinnershistory, the first settlers of UnionTownship were Abraham Sarberand John Guffey in 1831, followed in 1832 by George Clevenger and

Joseph Clevenger and in 1833 withan addition of seven families, viz,

Adam Sarber, Jacob Clevenger,Samuel Clevenger, Jenkin Hughes,William Clevenger, Samuel Ganderand Daniel Rimer.

History ...


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11Kalida Profile

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Education ...

Kalida has an elementary and a high schoolwith approximately 600 students in total. Thehigh school offers post-secondary options and advanced placement courses. The school colorsare maroon and gold and the Wildcat mas-cot leads the school. The district has enjoyed anExcellent rating on the Ohio Report Card forthe past 7 years.

Kalida Elementary

Kalida High School

Featured on the exterior wall of the Kalida IGAis a 110-foot-long mural painted by Bluffton art-ist Oscar Velasquez.


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Love-Heitmeyer Funeral Home16085 St. Rt. 634

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Religion ...St. Michael Catholic Church was founded in

1878. Kalida St. Michaels serves nearly 900Catholic families in the Diocese of Toledo.

Masses: Saturday: 4:30 p.m. Sunday: 8 and 11a.m. (7:30 and 10:30 a.m. in the summer) Holy

Day: 7:30 p.m.


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Business and Industry...Kalida is served by

many businesses, indus-tries, and professionaloffices. Located hereare more than 10 retail,and variety stores; overmultiple industries, pro-cessors, and distribut-ing companies; a medi-cal arts building hous-ing 2 family doctors,several insurance agen-cies, financial institu-

tions, automobile deal-ers, garages, and auto-motive supply stores.You will find numerousrestaurants; a grocerystore and several car-ry-outs. Kalida offersutilities and cablevision,including natural gas;

farm supply companies;many civic clubs; bar-

ber and beauty shops;numerous building con-tractors and buildingsuppliers; a feed milland supply store; a rec-reational vehicle and auto repair shop and avariety of other compa-nies which provide vari-ous other services.


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History ...Ottoville is a small town but for

those approaching from any direction,it announces itself by the twin Gothicsteeples of the church looming over thehorizon.

In 1845, the Miami and Erie Canalopened through this area of heavily for-ested swamp. Only then did immigrantsbegin to settle in the area. A year earlier,a Roman Catholic priest, Father JohnOtto Bredeick, had brought a group of German people to Section 10 on the canal

and established Delphos.When he found six Catholic families onSection Sixteen of the canal, he bought and platted ground and secured rights towater power of the canal to establish asawmill adjacent to Lock 27. This initi-ated a settlement between Locks 27 and 28 north of the Loramie Summit.

In 1848, he established a parish withthe Catholic families and in 1850, a two-story frame building 36 feet by 20 feet

was built near canal Lock 28, and thebuildings upstairs served as a church,while the lower floor was used as a shel-ter for the new arrivals until they could build their own cabins on land they pur-chased.

In 1848, the Ohio Legislature created Auglaize County, causing surroundingcounties to be cut in area. One tier of sections was added on the east side of the canal from Jackson Township to

these and the result became MontereyTownship. It was organized in 1850 and at the first election of officials, only 11votes were cast.

In 1852, the state established a post office for this area on the bank of the

Miami and Erie Canal. Today, this spot is 14774 Road 25M, about three milesnorth of town. In 1880, the settlement and the post office chose the nameOttoville in honor of the founder John

Otto Bredeick.


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Building Our Communities

General Contractors17359 State Route 66 Ottoville, Ohio 45876 Phone: 419-453-3825 Fax: 419-453-3025

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Express MartPh. 419-453-3858

Located off 224 in downtown Ottoville

A & D Tire

& Auto PartsPh. 419-453-3339

Ottoville has a K-12 building with high schooland elementary wings. The school colors aregreen and gold and the Big Green mascot leads.

The schools enrollment averages 485 students.The district has enjoyed an Excellent rating

on the Ohio Report Card since the 2005-2006 report.

The high school offers post-secondary options

and advanced placement courses.Small World Child Development Center offers preschool options.

Education ...


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Ottoville Profile

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Religion ...

Ottoville is home to Immaculate ConceptionCatholic Church. Its twin spires above the vil-lage providing a landmark to those traveling thecountryside.

Founded in 1848, the parish is home to 2.607 worshipers.

Two weekend Masses are offered Saturdayevening at 4 p.m. and Sunday morning 10:30 a.m.Pastor is, Father John Stites.

The parish festival is always the 3rd Sunday in July. Home-cooked meals, contests and childrensactivities highlight the event.

Our local, national and international newscoverage is insightful and concise, to keep you in theknow without keeping you tied up. It's all the informationyou need to stay on top of the world around you,delivered straight to your door everyday.

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131 Progressive Dr.P.O. Box 489

Ottoville, Ohio 45876Phone 419-453-3251FAX 419-453-3030

www.millerprecision.com

Miller Precision Industries, Inc.CNC Precision

Machining Small & LargeProduction Runs

Fixtures

Special Machinery& Tooling

Secondary MachineOperations

Ottoville is home to several industries and many locally-owned businesses. Local industries pro-duce CNC screw machine products, livestock and semi-trailers, metal fabrication, injection moldingand precision machining products. Major employers include: Acme Machine Automatics, M&W Trailers, Miller Precision Inds, Inc., Progressive Stamping Industry and Schnipke Engraving Co. Inc.The Ottoville Industrial Park is home to many of these. Ottoville also has a hardware store.

Business and Industry...


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161 W. Canal Street PO Box 458Ottoville OH 45876

toll free: 1.888.321.7269ph: 419.453.3448

James H. Niedecken, Owner C.I.C., L.U.T.C.F.Lisa Horstman: Agent, C.I.S.R.

Life & Health Specialist

Bob Holtkamp: Agent

from left to r ight Lisa Horstman - Agent; Cora Kehres - secretary;Jan Niedecken - of ce manager; Bob Holtkamp - agent; seated isJim Niedecken - owner/agent; and Benny - public relations.

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More than just the experts in transmission diagnostics,service and repair, we offer a full range of car care services.

CALL419-453-3620

Geise Transmission, Inc.2 miles north of Ottoville

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Major or minortransmission servicesAutomatic & StandardForeign & Domestic

Differentials Transfer Case

Brakes & Tune Up

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Free On Site Estimates Warranty On All Rebuilts

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16560 U. S. 224PO Box 390

Kalida, OH 45853

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Recreation ...Ottoville Profile

Manufacturing Company, Inc. Kalida and Delphos unverferth.com

Innovative design Quality manufac

Ottoville park is the place to be when summer rolls around.Programs offered include: Sugar & Spice Girls Softball League. Boys Intramural Base-

ball, Girls Intramural Softball, Boys Little League, Boys Pony League, Girls A and B LevelSoftball, Adult Co-ed Sand Volleyball, Mens Friday Night Slow Pitch Softball League andHorseshoe Tournaments.

Facilities include multiple ball diamonds, large open areas, sand volleyball courts, a fully equipped playground, and a large shelter house.

A park carnival is held annually over Labor Day weekend. Proceeds benefit the park.

Fort Jennings Park

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