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Lindsay Hefner has fi led her petition with the board of elections for the offi ce of Paulding County Auditor. She is a Republican candidate whose name will appear on the primary ballot on May 2.

Lindsay received her Bachelor’s Degree in account-ing from the Ohio State Uni-versity in 2002. Her exposure to accounting began when she was a student at Lincol-nview High School in Van Wert county. She served as treasurer of various organi-zations in high school, which introduced her to budgeting and requisitioning for cash fl ows. Her desire to become an accountant grew through out her senior year at Lincol-nview as she independently studied the subject. She grad-uated as salutatorian of her class in 1996.

Lindsay moved to Pauld-ing County in 1998. She is employed by Payne Equity Exchange Co. in Payne. Lind-say has been at the Equity for seven years where she has been the offi ce manager for the last three years. Her vari-ous responsibilities include accounts payable, accounts receivable, inventory manage-ment, grain account manage-ment, preparation of month end statements, patronage allocation and customer ser-vice, as well as many other requested duties. She also has experience preparing taxes for the family grain and live-stock farm operation.

Lindsay resides in Payne with her two young daugh-ters, Alli and Morgan. She is a member of the Paulding County Republican Wom-en. She attends St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Payne. She has volunteered for the Paulding County Bas-ketball Marathon for the past eight years and served on the planning committee for fi ve

LINDSAY HEFNER FILES FOR PAULDING COUNTY AUDITOR SEAT

of those years.Th rough her present posi-

tion at Payne Equity, Lindsay has been introduced to a large number of Paulding County residents with whom she en-joys working. She looks for-ward to the opportunity to serve and work with all of the residents of Paulding County. If elected, she will move on from her current position to serve as the full-time county auditor.

The deadline for ads and article submissions is Friday at 5:00 p.m.

On March 5, 2004, Brian and Teresa Arend anxiously welcomed their newborn son, Ethan, into this world. It wasn’t the typical welcome an infant receives, however. Ethan was immediately swept away to be given oxygen as he struggled for each breath. Within minutes of his birth, he was rushed to the NICU where a tube was inserted through his nose to help him breathe. A few days later he was transported via ambu-lance to Ann Arbor where he could be seen by a pediatric airway specialist. At ten days old, Ethan underwent sur-gery for a tracheostomy. Th e diagnosis: bilateral vocal cord paralysis.

Over the past two years, Ethan has not ceased to amaze his family and friends with his development. Ethan can make some vocalizations, but relies on sign language as his primary source of com-munication. He is fi lled with love and laughter and has an infectious smile that will tug at your heart! His philosophy seems to be that everyone deserves to be blown kisses and given hugs, whether old friend or new.

As a result of his tracheos-tomy tube, Ethan’s trachea has collapsed, further restricting his airway. He is scheduled for surgery in Cincinnati on April 27 during which the doctors will graft rib cartilage into his trachea to reconstruct the area of collapse and laser part of his arytenoid cartilage (which sits above the vocal cords and is also restricting airfl ow). Ethan’s trach tube will be removed during the surgery and he will have a

breathing tube inserted for at least eight days following his operation. During this time, he will be on a ventilator and heavily sedated to aid in the healing process.

Once Ethan is off of the ventilator, he will be moved to the recovery fl oor where he will undergo various swallow studies to insure that food and liquids are not entering his lungs. He will also make several trips back to the OR so that his surgeon can assess his healing and determine the status of the graft . Ethan will be in the hospital for 2 1/2 to 4 weeks and will be required to stay near the hospital for another week following his release. Frequent visits to Cincinnati will be required until it is determined that Ethan has a safe airway and that scar tissue will not cause additional blockage.

In spite of, or perhaps as a result of, all that Ethan has experienced in the past two years, he blesses those around him with his tender heart and immense love for life. Th e road has not, by any means, been smooth. yet with each prayer, we are one step closer to helping Ethan fi nd his voice.

Th e Arend family would like to thank all those who have turned rocks into peb-bles and built bridges over streams along Life’s Road. We extend a special thank you to Ethan’s grandparents, Mike and Pam Arend and Bob and LeAnne Breckler. Friends and family have provided a wealth of love and support and God certainly knows Ethan by

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ANTWERP EMS EASTER EGG HUNT

Springtime is approach-ing and with spring we have Easter. We at Antwerp EMS are planning our annual Easter egg hunt again for the children of the community. We are soliciting at this time donations for our Easter egg hunt. Last year with generous donations from the business-es in Antwerp we were able to give away two $50.00 dollar savings bonds, one in each age group of kids. We are planning the hunt for April 15 at 1200 hrs. our tentative plans are to have the older kids at the EMS building, and the younger kids at the VFW pavilion. Any contribu-tions you wish to make can be mailed to Beth Derck at 15193 Rd. 45, Antwerp, OH 45813 or call 419-258-2512 and ar-rangements for you donation to be picked up can be made.

Th ank you for your time and consideration in this matter.

THANK YOU

Th ank you Dr. Michael Krouse for six years of service in Payne. Best wishes as you join Dr. Swihart at the Spiece Medical Center.

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I would like to thank allof my friends and neighbors for the lovely get well cardsand get well wishes that weresent to me during my recent illness. Th ey were greatly ap-preciated.

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ANTWERP SUMMER BASE-BALL

Th e last day to sign up for Antwerp youth summer ballis Saturday, March 25, 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. at AntwerpSchool. Extra forms are avail-able at sign up. For questions call Rod Hamman at 419-258-1681.

GIRL SCOUTS ANNOUNCE DAISY DOG DAY

Daisy Dog Day will be heldon March 25 from 10 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. at the Youth Lead-ership building at the Pauld-ing County Fairgrounds.

Any girl who is 5 years old, or currently in kindergar-ten are encouraged to come. Bring a sack lunch and your favorite stuff ed dog. Cost isfree.

Sing songs, play games, decorate cookies and havefun. Make new friends, learnall about becoming a Girl Scout.

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OBITUARIES

Pauline D. Friend, 84, of Antwerp, passed away March 16 at her residence.

Born in Antwerp, on June 19, 1921, she was the daughter of the late Homer and Marga-ret (Woodcox) Hargrave.

Pauline married Willard “Acey” Friend July 31, 1943 in Hicksville. Acey died Sept 6, 1996.

She worked as a head cook at Antwerp Local Schools An-twerp. She previously worked at Magnavox. Pauline was a member of Antwerp United Methodist Church and the Royal Neighbors. Her grand-kids were a special part of her life.

She will be sadly missed by her daughter and son-in-law, Donna & Terry Lyke of Antwerp; son and daughter-in-law, Ray & Anita Friend of Antwerp; 5 grandchildren, Diana Rogge, Tom and Jeff Friend and Katie and Jar-rod Lyke. She also had three great-grandchildren, Chase, Andrew and Tyler Friend.

She was preceded in death by sisters, Vivian Knorr and Auhleen Parrett; and brother Homer “PeeWee” Hargrave.

Funeral services were at Dooley Funeral Home, Ant-werp, on March 18, and Rev. Michael Schneider offi ciated. She was laid to rest at Mau-mee Cemetery, Antwerp.

In her memory contribu-tions may be made to An-twerp Fire Department & EMS. Condolences and fond memories may be shared at www.dooleyfunera lhome.com.

Evelyn Pearl Rinebolt, 87, died on March 13, at the Country Inn Enhanced Liv-ing Center, Paulding.

She was born November 19, 1918, in Paulding County, the daughter of Charles and Emma (Lehman) Vance. In 1939, she married Arthur “Ray” Rinebolt.

She is survived by her hus-band, Ray Rinebolt, Paulding; a son, David Rinebolt, Pauld-ing; three daughters, Patricia Miller, Las Vegas, NV, Janet (Joe) LaFountain, Paulding, and Sandra Forgette, Toledo;

a brother, Jack Vance, Pauld-ing; four sisters, Emmalou Mantle, Corunna, IN, Mae Barrett, Florida, Lavina Huff -man, Sheffi eld Lake, OH, and Faye Fritzinger, Decatur, IN; seven grandchildren; twenty-one great-grandchildren; and twelve great-great-grandchil-dren.

She is preceded in death by her parents, two broth-ers, Hugh “Bus” Vance and Charles “Dick” Vance; two sisters, Ruth Tinlin, and Ha-zel Vance; and two infant sis-ters.

Funeral services were March 16 at the Den Herder Funeral Home, Paulding. Burial was in Hedges Cem-etery, Paulding.

Donations may be made to Paulding County Area Vis-iting Nurses & Hospices or American Cancer Society.

Hilton “Biff ” Reeb, 81, of Antwerp, passed away on March 17 at his residence.

Mr. Reeb was born in An-twerp, Ohio on July 13, 1924, the son of the late Ray and Sue (Willit) Reeb.

He served in the U.S. Army in WW II from 1943 to 1946.

He was the husband of Clara (Persyn) Reeb. Biff married Clara “Pug” Reeb November 2, 1946.

He was a Truck Driver at E.W. Bohren. He was a member of First Presbyte-rian Church of Antwerp. Biff was a member of Antwerp VFW Post 5087 and Ameri-can Legion Post 253. He en-joyed farming, gardening and spending time at the lake.

Surviving are three sons: John of Antwerp, Jerald of Maxwell, Iowa, and Jeff ery of Defi ance. One brother: John of Hicksville. He is also sur-vived by 5 grandchildren, and 5 great grandchildren.

Preceding him in death were Biff ’s daughter, Juliana; grandson, Jason and brother, Richard.

Funeral services were March 21, and Rev. Ralph Klinker offi ciated.

He was laid to rest at Mau-mee Cemetery, Antwerp.

In his memory contribu-tions may be made to Home Health Care or the charity of

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Betty L. Schmidt, 78, of Payne, departed to be with our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, early Sunday morn-ing, March 19, 2006 at the Lu-theran Hospital, Fort Wayne, IN.

She was born September 20, 1927 in Portland, IN, the daughter of Lee and Fran-ces Axe. On September 16, 1950, she married Paul James Schmidt. Th ey were married for over 55 years. Aft er having eleven children, she turned her life over to Jesus. Since then, she spent the remainder of her life here on earth shar-ing the love of Jesus to others and teaching her family to always turn to Him for every-thing.

She is survived by her husband, Paul J. Schmidt of Payne; her mother, Fran-ces Axe of Portland, IN; her eleven children: Mark (Jo) Schmidt of Alamonte Springs, FL, Kim (Robin) Schmidt of Toledo, OH, Steve Schmidt, Nancy (Mike) Hicks and Tyler (Kris) Schmidt all of Payne, Dave (Helen) Schmidt of Elkhart, IN, Lynn (Brenda) Schmidt of Salem, OH, Julie (Jim) Schneider of Convoy, OH, Randy (Kathy) Schmidt and Heidi (Rob) Simmons both of Muncie, IN, Cindy (Dave) Rahrig of Liberty Center, OH; One brother Bob (Sherry) Axe of Portland, IN; 31 grandchildren, and nine great children.

She is preceded in death by her father Lee Axe and sister Ruth Axe Newton Cook.

Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, March 22, 2006 at Slade-Den Herder Funeral Home, Payne. Call-ing at the Slade-Den Herder Funeral Home, Payne two hours before funeral service.

Memorial contributions may be made in Betty’s mem-ory in care of Den Herder Fu-neral Home.

UPDATE ON JOHNNY PRESTON

Johnny Preston is spend-ing three days this week in Ann Arbor, Michigan for the harvest of more stem cells to be used later in a process for the treatment of his cancer.

Because of your prayers, good news was received last week. After a bone mar-row test it came back free of cancer cells and doctors feel the tumor in his abdomen is shrinking.

He had his third chemo-therapy treatment and was a little sick, but came through it well.

Please continue to pray for Johnny. We know God works through the hands of the doc-tors. Your concern has been deeply appreciated by the family.

You may send Johnny a card at: St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center, 2213 Cher-ry Street, John Preston, 6B PEDS Room #625 Toledo, OH 43608.

COMMUNITY PRAYER SERVICES

Paulding County Minis-tries – Impact World Tour will be hosting four prayer services on Saturday, March 25 from 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. All services will be going on si-multaneously in four areas of Paulding County.

In Grover Hill/Haviland it will be held at Pioneer Minis-tries, CR 108 and OH 637.

In Antwerp it will be held at Bethel United Methodist Church, Forders Bridge, Ce-cil.

In Paulding it will be held at Paulding United Methodist Church, 321 N. Williams St., Paulding.

In Payne/Edgerton, IN it will be held at Edgerton Wes-leyan Church, 1717 Bertha St., Woodburn, IN.

All are invited to come to-gether as the body of Christ to pray for this exciting min-istry, and move of God. We hope and pray we’ll see you there.

Any questions can be di-rected to: Pastor Rich Phelan, Paulding County Ministries, Prayer Chairman – (419)263-2728; Pastor Paul Hamrick, Paulding County Ministries, chairman – (260)312-4444; Pastor Amy Haines, Paulding County Ministries, Executive Secretary – (419)263-2418.

FREE HIGH SCHOOL KIDS’ GAME ROOM: THE UPPER ROOM

Th is is a message to all interested churches. We will opening up a free game room for the Fairview School dis-trict High School kids in the near future. If you have any in your congregation who is interested in being involved for the kids in your congre-gation, please respond to this letter by April 1. Th en we can include you at the planning meeting. Please reply in writ-ing to the following address: Ron’s Renovations, PO Box 33, Sherwood, OH, 43556.

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GOD’S WATCHMAN

By: Jerry Bush, Th e Living Word Church

God said, “If my people, which are called by My name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek My face, and turn form their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.”

Our land needs healing more today then ever before, will you pray? “Submit your-selves therefore to God. Re-sist the devil and he will fl ee from you. Draw nigh to God, and He will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands ye sin-ners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded. He af-fl icted, and mourn and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness. Humble your-selves in the sight of the Lord and He shall lift you up.”

Th ou shalt make thy prayer unto Him, and He shall hear you, and you shall pay your vows. You shall also decree a thing, and it shall be estab-lished unto you: and the light shall shine upon your ways. When men are cast down, then you shall say, there is lift ing up; and He shall save the humble person. He shall deliver the island of the inno-cent: and it is delivered by the pureness of thine hands.

Th en hear thou from heaven, and forgive the sin of thy servants, and of thy people. Th en hear you from heaven thy dwelling place, and forgive, and render unto every man according unto all his ways, whose heart you know; (for thou only knowest the hearts of the children of men:).

PAULDING COUNTY COM-MISSIONERS

Th e Paulding County Commissioners met in regu-lar session on March 8 and March 13, and a special ses-sion on March 9.

Th e special session on March 9 was scheduled to al-low all three Commissioners to attend the preconstruc-tion meeting for the new jail. Attending were the ar-chitects, all the contractors involved in building the new jail, Dave Harrow, Pauld-ing County Sheriff and the Commissioners. Th e meeting was held in the AEP build-ing. Th e meeting established standards for communicat-ing among the many parties, decision-making procedures and record-keeping respon-sibilities. Th e contractors indicated they were prepar-ing their fi nal plans for pur-chasing and fabricating the many items that will go into remodeling the building. Baker-Schindler, the general contractor, reported that his company would begin with removal of interior fi xtures within a few weeks. Th e area will be secured for safety but people passing by on 127 will be able to see construction trailers and other equipment at the site as the work begins. Marty Harmon, Chairman of the Board of Commissioners noted, “We are just thrilled to see this project at the point of actually beginning construc-tion.”

Th e Wednesday session included a regular monthly update by the Board of Elec-tions, a discussion with Lisa Karcher of the Maumee Val-ley Planning Organization (MVPO) and a report from

Nancy Hessler of United Way about the recent homeless survey.

Th e Board of Elections has reported that the Diebold Company, manufacturer of the new touch screen voting machines, has proposed a contract to service the soft -ware in the machines at a cost of $50,000.00 every year. Th e machines were purchased with federal funds by the State of Ohio for Paulding County and many other Ohio counties and a warranty on the hardware was included. Th e proposed maintenance agreement has come as a surprise to all Ohio counties with the Diebold equipment. Th e Election Board has writ-ten to the Diebold Company to ask a number of clarifying questions in an attempt to re-duce or remove this unantici-pated cost.

Lisa Karcher of MVPO asked the Commissioners to approve a request for pro-posals from area non-profi t groups to continue operating the Community Housing Im-provement Program (CHIP) in Paulding County. Th e CHIP activities help quali-fi ed county residents obtain improvements, such as in-sulation, to their homes. Th e Commissioners approved the request for proposals.

Nancy Hessler presented early numbers from the re-cently conducted survey of homeless and at risk home-less individuals and families. Th e survey was conducted in several area counties but Hessler shared only the draft fi gures for Paulding County. Th e purpose of the survey is to determine the number of homeless or at risk individu-als and families to determine eligibility for federal funding. Th e fi nal statistical report for each county will be published in newspapers at a later date.

Following the Wednesday meetings the Commissioners approved the adoption of the Paulding County All Natu-ral Hazards Mitigation Plan. Th e plan creates a Mitigation Planning Core Group that is assigned the responsibility to establish goals to minimize and reduce storm water dam-ages to existing structures and land use in order to maximize the protection of public health, safety, and wel-fare, and identify and develop revenue sources to complete the goals and objectives of the plan. Randy Shaff er, Direc-tor of the Paulding County Emergency Management Agency (EMA) is responsible for the program.

A fi nal action on Wednes-day, March 8, was to employ Nola Ginter as the Clerk to the Commissioners, replac-ing Lisa Bragg who is leaving for other employment.

During the Monday, March 13, 2006 meeting the Commissioners dealt with regular county business such as approving expenses for the county and responding to correspondence. At the same meeting Bob Iler, 911 Coordi-nator, asked for and received approval to advertise for bids for updated 911 equipment for the new jail building. Th e existing equipment is twelve years old and Iler intends to use 911 funding to fi nance the replacement equipment.

Th e Paulding County Commissioners meet in regu-lar session on Mondays and Wednesdays from 8:00 a.m. to the close of business.

Paulding County Hospital sponsored the fi rst Paulding Chamber of Commerce Af-ter Hours of 2006. More than 50 Paulding area business leaders and elected offi cials attended the get together at the Red Owl Inn. Seen above,

front, l to r, are: Rob Goshia, hospital CFO; Ron Eschbach, Antwerp Exchange Bank president; back, Lynn Wacht-mann, State representative; and Gary Adkins, hospital CEO.

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INVESTMENT INSIGHTS

By: Chris Johnson, FSC Securities Corporation

I just inherited an annu-ity from a deceased relative. What is an annuity? (Part 1)

An annuity is an insurance contract issued by a life insur-ance company. Annuities are some of the most complex investments available today. You are not alone in your question – many people own annuities and do not really have any idea what they pur-chased.

In order to understand what type of investment you have there are 2 major things you need to fi nd out: 1) Is the annuity you inherited “quali-fi ed” or “non-qualifi ed,” and; 2) Is the annuity “fi xed, “equi-ty indexed” or another type. In this edition of Investment Insights I will address the fi rst of these questions. Th e second part will be addressed in a subsequent article.

A “qualifi ed” annuity means that none of the mon-ey within it has ever been taxed. Your relative may have taken a tax deduction for his investment. Th is would be the case if he opened the annuity as an Individual Retirement Account (IRA) or perhaps as a rollover from an employer sponsored retirement plan such as a 401(k). If the annu-ity is qualifi ed, then the origi-nal invested principal as well as any growth will be taxed as ordinary income when you withdraw money from it.

A “non-qualifi ed” annu-ity would have been opened with aft er-tax money. Only the growth on a non-qualifi ed annuity is taxable. Let’s say your relative invested $10,000 and it has grown to $15,000. If

the annuity is “qualifi ed” and you withdraw all the moneyyou will pay Federal and Stateincome tax on $15,000 – itwill be just like you earned an additional $15,000 fromwork. If, however, the annuityis “non-qualifi ed” you would pay ordinary income tax only on the $5,000 gain and NOTon the original $10,000 in-vested principal.

With any annuity you should be very careful with the withdrawal choices off ered by the insurance company. Many annuities carry surren-der charges – the insurance company keeps a percentage of your contract value – if money is withdrawn before a specifi c period of time. Usu-ally these surrender charges are waived due to death, butNOT ALWAYS.

You should also use cau-tion in deciding over how long a period of time to withdraw the money. You will normally have at least 3 withdrawal op-tions: as a single lump sum; as a series of withdrawals over a period of years; or as a life-time stream of income. It mayto useful to seek advise froma Tax Professional and an In-vestment Advisor Represen-tative before you fi nalize any decisions.

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ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST CATHOLIC SCHOOLS SIXTH GRADERS RECEIVE REC-OGNITION

American Legion Post 297 of Payne, Ohio as a Commu-nity Safety Advocate present-ed Drug Safety: Th e Choice is Yours books to the sixth grade class of St. John the Baptist Catholic School. Mrs. Harp, sixth grade teacher, accepts the donation from American Legion representative Marv Th ompson.

Th e following partners are proud supporters of the local Community Safety Net initia-

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Marv Th ompson of American Legion Post 297 presents A Gateway Safety Net Publication of Drug Safety Th e Choice is Yours to Mrs. Harp, sixth grade teacher of St. John’s the Baptist Catholic School, and each of her students.

(NAPSA)—Actor Sean Astin,best known for his role as SamGamgee in the Oscar-winning“Lord of the Rings” film trilogy, iswilling to share his personal expe-rience living with a family mem-ber diagnosed with bipolar disor-der in order to help increaseawareness of the symptoms associ-ated with the condition. Astin wit-nessed the condition’s trademarkhighs and lows throughout hischildhood when his mother,actress Patty Duke, experiencedsymptoms of undiagnosed bipolardisorder for years before receivingan accurate diagnosis and effectivetreatment. Duke’s delayed diagno-sis is not uncommon and mirrorsthe results of a new survey of morethan 500 people with bipolar disor-der, which shows an average delayof 13 years between symptomonset and diagnosis.

The survey, which was conduct-ed online by Harris Interactive andsponsored by AstraZeneca,included 500 persons medicallydiagnosed with bipolar disorder.

“Though my mom was the onewho struggled with the symptoms,the impact of bipolar disorder wasfelt by my whole family. Her de-pression was sad and painful towatch, and we’d feel frightenedwhen her mood became manic,”recalls Astin. “We wrongly attrib-uted these extreme moods to theforce of her personality. Had she

understood earlier that her moodsand behavior were symptoms of achemical imbalance that could betreated, I believe she would havesought appropriate medical careand been accurately diagnosedmuch sooner.”

Loved Ones Play a LeadingRole in Symptom Recognition

and EvaluationOver half of respondents in the

survey (56 percent) credited fam-ily members, friends, and even co-workers with being the first tonotice their symptoms. Over one-third (35 percent) said they would

have been unlikely to seek profes-sional help for their condition hadothers in their life not promptedthem to do so.

Mood swings (49 percent), get-ting into arguments (40 percent)and reckless behavior (31 percent)were the symptoms most oftenrecognized by loved ones. Over-spending and substance abusewere also symptoms loved onesoften recognized first. All thesebehaviors are associated withmanic episodes.

In contrast, survey respondentswere most often able to recognizedepressive symptoms by them-selves, reporting that thoughts ofdeath or suicide, hopelessness andloneliness were the feelings theymost often noticed. In fact, 70 per-cent were initially misdiagnosedsolely with depression.

You can find more informationabout Astin’s family’s story, thesymptoms of bipolar disorder andwhat to do if you are concerned thatsymptoms are impacting your fami-

ly at www.LearnAboutBipolar.com. “I know that family members

can help close the time gap betweensymptom onset and proper diagno-sis,” says Astin. “For my family, itwas something like 11 or 12 years.In the survey, it was 13 years. Iwant to help close the gap betweensymptom recognition and accuratediagnosis. My mom is proof that theroad to recovery starts with listen-ing, communicating with empathyand recognizing symptoms.” Astinwants families facing bipolar disor-der to know that with the rightdiagnosis and proper treatment,there is hope.

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(NAPSA)—The wolves inYellowstone National Park and thepack’s primary food source, elk,continue to support the park’sscavenger community. Wolves areso important to the survival ofscavengers that scientists continueto wonder what the scavengers diduntil the wolves were reintroducedto the park a decade ago.

The Food for the Masses pro-ject is a broad-scaled effort de-signed to quantify the diversityand abundance of species that relyon wolf kills in the park. Theseinclude the black bear and grizzlybear, bald eagle, golden eagle,raven, magpie, coyote and fox.

Scientists have learned thatwolves mediate the flow of food bycontrolling the timing and quan-tity of the hunt. The pack con-tributes significantly to the biodi-versity of the region.

Food for the Masses is fundedthrough the Yellowstone ParkFoundation (www.ypf.org) in co-operation with Canon U.S.A. TheEyes on Yellowstone program ismade possible by Canon; it pro-vides funding and digital tech-nology to support an array ofpark resource management andeducation programs.

Summer scavenging is muchless understood than that of win-ter. New research is documenting

summer activities and looking atthe diverse and abundant insectcommunity that depends on sum-mer feeding.

“We are looking at many as-pects of the wolf ecology,” saidTom Oliff, chief of natural re-sources. “We are researching fooddiversity, consumption rates forwolves and scavengers and thebehavioral interactions betweenwolves and the scavengers.”

To learn more about wolves andthe food required by all animals inYellowstone, view electronic fieldtrips (“The Wolves of Yellowstone”and “To Eat or Be Eaten”) at Win-dows Into Wonderland (windowsintowonderland.org), which hasoffered eTrips to explore Yel-lowstone’s treasures since 2001.

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(NAPSA)—Eating more fish isgood for your health. That’s thefinding of research conducted bythe Harvard Center for RiskAnalysis (HCRA) at the HarvardSchool of Public Health.

The study, “A QuantitativeAnalysis of the Risks and BenefitsAssociated with Changes in FishConsumption,” analyzed thepotential impact of consumer reac-tions to federal advisories thatwarn about the effects of mercuryexposure from fish. Advisoriescould be misinterpreted and keeppeople from eating fish andseafood.

On average, Americans con-sume less than half the weeklyintake of fish recommended by thefederal government, in part due tofears of mercury exposure. How-ever, the immense health benefitsof fish and seafood far outweighthe minute risk of mercury conta-mination from commonly con-sumed fish.

“Fish are an excellent source ofomega-3 fatty acids, which mayprotect against coronary heart dis-ease and stroke, and are thoughtto aid in the neurological develop-ment of unborn babies,” saidJoshua Cohen, lead author andsenior research associate atHCRA. “If that information getslost in how the public perceivesthis issue, then people may inap-propriately curtail fish consump-tion and increase their risk foradverse health outcomes.”

Since the body cannot manu-facture omega-3 fatty acids, peo-ple rely on fish to provide thisessential compound.

Eating less fish was also linkedto a significant increase in therisk of heart disease and stroke.

The study concluded that preg-nant women, who are at fargreater risk for mercury exposure,could increase the cognitive devel-opment benefits for their unbornchild by eating the recommended

servings of fish per week andchoosing from a variety of fish andseafood low in mercury. The ben-efit from fish consumption dur-ing pregnancy could amount toan increase in IQ level for thenewborn.

“There is no debate within thescientific community that thefatty acids in fish are essential forhuman health. Study after studydemonstrates that from birth toold age, omega-3 fatty acids conferimportant health benefits, fromoptimal brain function and thereduced risk of heart attack andstroke to improved eye health,”said Joyce Nettleton, D.Sc., R.D.,author of “Omega-3 Fatty Acidsand Health.” “Fish is a healthfulfood for people of all ages.”

Clear messages resulting fromstudies such as this encouragepeople to continue to enjoy fishand seafood as part of a healthydiet. For more information aboutthe study, visit www.ajpm-online.net, for great fish recipes, go towww.aboutseafood.com.

Study Says Eating Fish Leads To Better Health

A recent study by the HarvardCenter for Risk Analysis foundthat fish is a healthful food forpeople of all ages.


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ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST CATHOLIC CHURCH AND SCHOOL NEWS

Wednesday evening, March 15, at 7:00 p.m. twen-ty-one candidates received the Sacrament of Confi rma-tion. We thank Auxilary Bishop Robert Donnelly for bestowing the sacrament of Confi rmation upon Michael Buchman, Edward Reinhart, Lyndsay Combs, Britney Rosswurm, Jared Eklund, Austin Scheiner, Jacob Ger-ber, Emily Shuherk, Ashley Goeltzenleuchter, J.D. Stoller, Christina Klinker, Jade Vo-gel, Jason Koenn, Krystal Wannemacher, Ian Moore, Jesse Wilson, Christian Raab, Dale Young, Ann Reinhart, Kaleigh Young and Rylee Zartman.

Th e school’s annual ge-ranium sale is in full swing. Orders will be taken until Monday, April 17. Th e ge-raniums are 41/2 inch pots. Th e geraniums come in red, bright violet, white, bright pink, coral, and are locally grown by the Greenhouse Eff ect. Th ese beauties will be delivered in time for Mother’s Day. Th e fl owers will be sorted and ready for pick up, May 10, in the aft ernoon or Th ursday, May 11 between 7:45 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. at the school. Ask any St. John’s student if inter-ested in purchasing or call the school at 419-263-2114 if you would like to help brighten up Paulding County and help support St. John the Baptist Elementary Catholic School, which off ers a faith based education to children of any denomination.

Next week St. John’s school will not be in session for spring break. Enjoy your-selves and be safe. School will resume Monday, March 27.


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1-888-833-5639(L to R) Paulding County Hospital’s Gary Adkins, CEO; Barb Hoersten, RPh, pharmacy manager; and Dan Scruggs, environmental services, hang the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life banner in the hospital’s outpatient lobby. Th e banner recognizes PCH as a ma-jor sponsor of the Relay on June 2-3. It will be available at the Relay for signatures and mes-sages of support from event participants aft er which, the banner will be sent to Washington, DC, to become part of the Wall of Hope on the National Mall September 19-20.

ANTWERP ELEMENTARY PTO NEWS

We will be having a Fam-ily Unity Night on Monday, March 27 in the elementary gym from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.

Th is is a unique, excit-ing, professionally produced program by Benny Max and Spyke Jones that tours eight states in the Midwest and they are going to be with us for this incredible evening.

Th e program is an easy format of activities and you don’t have to be athletic or have any special skills (thank goodness). Th e show will in-clude fun music and a con-cert-style light show with special eff ects.

Th ey have mentioned that we should avoid wearing warm clothing that evening. Th ey have stated that it is a scientifi c fact that 100 people doing the Hokey Pokey can raise the room temperature 10 degrees. We are hoping to have a lot more people than 100 so it could be a warm eve-ning.

Please note though that this event is not appropriate for infants and toddlers. Th e activities are designed for the parents to participate in the activities with their elemen-tary age children.

We are looking forward to seeing all of you at this event and to having a great eve-ning.

Keep in mind also that we will be having a Family Movie Night on April 27. More in-formation on this event will be sent home shortly.

Th e next PTO meeting will be Tuesday, April 11 at 7:00 p.m. at the school. We will be nominating people for the of-fi ce of Vice-President. If any-one is interested please come to the meeting that evening.

Tianne Pendergrast,Antwerp Elementary PTO

Vice President

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Paulding County Hospital is playing a prominent role in this year’s American Cancer Society Relay for Life, June 2 and 3.

Gary Adkins, hospital CEO, is co-chair of the Relay for Life committee. Barb Ho-ersten, RPh, PCH’s pharmacy manager, is chairing the hos-pital’s Relay team. “With the hospital’s new Oncology ser-vices, it is especially impor-tant that we make every eff ort to stand out in the commu-nity as a golden supporter of this event,” said Hoersten.

As PCH’s Relay for Life chair, Hoersten has several

fundraisers planned includ-ing:

—An Easter Bake Sale: It will be held in the hospital’s outpatient lobby on April 14, Good Friday. PCH employee, Diane Dasher, is chairing the event. Anyone from the com-munity is invited to stop by and make a purchase. Hospi-tal employees will be provid-ing the bake goods and, if last year’s sale was any indication, this is a must-visit event!

—Raffl e of the Relay-for-Life Quilt: Th is work of hand-made art is on display in the hospital’s outpatient lobby. “You can’t believe how beau-tiful the quilt is unless you stop by and see it for your-self,” said quilter and activ-ity chair, Darlene Herber. “Chances will be sold until June 17, the hospital’s annual Family Health Day.”

—Easter Baskets and Locker Stockers: Th e baskets have been fi lled with Easter-related goodies for younger children such as candy, a plastic cup, tattoo, and stamp. Th e “locker stockers” are school-specifi c spirit con-tainers (eleven schools and a PCH-themed box) fi lled with a calculator, pencils, pad of paper, and a small mirror. Samples of both items are on

display at the hospital’s re-ception desk. Orders will be taken until March 24 and the items will be available for pick up the week of April 3.

All proceeds of sales will go to the American Cancer Society.

Paulding County Hospi-tal is also a major sponsor of the Relay. As such, it is high-lighted on the Relay for Life banner. Th e banner, now on display in the hospital outpa-tient lobby, will be available for signatures and messages of support from event partici-pants during the Relay.

At the conclusion of the Relay, the banner will make its way to our nation’s capital and become a part of the Wall of Hope. On September 19-20, 2006, in Washington, DC, the signatures of millions of Americans will be compiled into one Wall of Hope on the National Mall. Th ere, the Wall of Hope will be a focal point of Celebration on the Hill 2006 and will demon-strate the unity of the entire country in support of cancer survivors and their families.

For questions about any of the fundraiser items or the banner, please call the hospi-tal at 419-399-4080 or 800-741-1743.

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Vantage students who will be competing at the state FCCLA contest are: (seated) Ezekiel Schaadt, Lisa McNabb and Nathan Th omas. (Standing) Meloni West, Erica Wagner, Andrea Ellerbrock, Tiff any Eickholt and Kayla Crider.

OUR MIDWEST SLANG

By: Rose KeverI can remember from

way back when I was a kid, the speech and phonics of our parents and grandpar-ents. Most of us have carried it over to our children and grandchildren. Well, I have anyway!

I have a few examples that should jog your memory.

When it was time to do the laundry (always on Mon-day, back then), Mom would “warsh” the clothes. I still call it “warsh” regardless of what I’m doing—like, “warsh-ing” the dishes, warshing my hands, warshing my hair, whatever I do, that pertains to water, I’m going to “warsh” it. My granddaughter has picked up on my slang and she “warshes” everything that needs it. Her parents are always trying to correct both Kira and I by saying, “Th ere’s no ‘r’ in ‘wash’”. I know that, but there is an ‘r’ on ‘warsh’. Th ere is also an ‘r’ in ‘torlet’, which can also be: the throne, the john, restroom, bath-room, or toilet.

Now, we come to “crick”. A crick is a crick is a crick. My dad would go to the “Mary De Larme Crick.” Ever been “up a crick without a paddle?” Well, who hasn’t at one time or another?

Grandma Douglas had her own language, and it has carried over to some of us. Grandma didn’t “wash the dishes”, she “warshed the deeshes”. Sounds southern to

me! Any bowl, plate, platter, or saucer was a “deesh”. Grand-ma did lots of funny things—she would “slop the hogs”, she planted “taters and onyuns”, “Run up a dress on her tred-dle sewing machine,” and the best thing that I remember was when she, “Jarred up the garden”, (canned the vegeta-bles from her huge garden). She also killed snakes on her and grandpa’s farm with her garden hoe. “Th at was great!” She kind of gave a Judo yell as she cut them in half with that hoe. Brave woman!

Oh yeah, she also grew “pinies”. We know them bet-ter as “peonies”.

My sister-in-law, Carol, had her own language, too. I just thought it was a “Wood-burn” thing, but when she married my brother and moved to Antwerp, she brought it with her. I think it was because she talked so much, her brain couldn’t keep up with her mouth, or “vicey-versey”. She could mess up more words than anyone I have ever known. I really think her vocabulary is “dys-lexic”. I think the best one she came up with was “close only counts in handshoes and horsegrenades”. Lordy, I don’t want to get hit by a horsegre-nade no matter how close it is!

I have tried to repair my “broken” english—I know that a “crick” is a “creek”—a “tater” is a “potatoe”, and a “torlet” is a “toilet”, but I will probably always be “warsh-ing” the dishes!

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Brown 1 lb. hamburger, salt and pepper to taste. Drain.

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Th is has become a Christ-mas supper tradition for my family. Th e excitement of the day is over, presents areall unwrapped and we now take time to just enjoy family time.

My parents and my sister usually come over and we playgames and reminisce. Th ispast Christmas was very spe-cial to me because my motherwas recuperating from a very serious illness and enjoyed the holidays with us.

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“FROM THE VANTAGE POINT”: CULINARY ARTS AND EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION STUDENTS QUALIFY FOR STATE COMPETITION

Culinary Arts and Early Childhood Education students from Vantage Career Center participated in the Family, Ca-reer and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) regional skills contest, which was re-cently held at Apollo Career Center. Students competed in a variety of diff erent contests and eight earned the right to advance to the state competi-tion held in Columbus April 20 - 22.

Lisa McNabb, a senior

Culinary Arts student from Wayne Trace heads to state for the second year in a row. Lisa received a “gold” rating in her Entrepreneurship contest. For this contest, she had to create a company, “Cookie Bouquets by Lisa” using sound business practices and prepare a busi-ness plan.

Th e Banquet Set-Up team:Nathan Th omas, a junior from Van Wert and Ezekiel Schaadt, a junior from Park-way, also received a “gold” rating. Th is team enters a ban-quet room and is given a work order which tells them how the room should be set up and what equipment is needed. Th ey’re given 45 minutes to set up the room, answer questions from the judges and tear down their “banquet”.

Five Early Childhood Education students will be competing at the state com-petition. Van Wert junior Meloni West will compete in the Concept Curriculum con-test, which involves planning, preparing and presenting a developmentally appropriate curriculum unit for young children which encompasses the four domains of learning – physical, cognitive, social and emotional. Competing in the Early Childhood contest will be junior Kayla Crider from Van Wert and senior Andrea Ellerbrock from Kalida. In this contest, students must prepare a portfolio and resource con-tainer for a theme activity. At the competition, judges will evaluate them on their mate-rials and an oral presentation describing the activity. Tif-fany Eickholt, a junior from Ft. Jennings will be competing in the Language and Literacy contest, which involves devel-oping and preparing visuals to creatively present a story and activity. Her classmate Erica Wagner, also from Ft. Jennings will be competing in the Learning Tool Kit contest, where she will prepare mate-rials that support one of the Early Childhood Standards Content areas.

FCCLA is a nonprofi t na-tional career and technical student organization. Involve-ment in FCCLA off ers mem-bers the opportunity to expand their leadership potential and develop skills for life — plan-ning, goal setting, problem solving, decision-making and interpersonal communication — necessary in the home and workplace. Congratulations and Good Luck to all student competitors!


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For ten years or more, ob-stetricians have adhered to the offi cial standard of care for screening fetuses for Down’s syndrome. Blood tests to screen for a possible chromosomal problem were performed at about 15-16 weeks into the pregnancy.

However, a more recent study of over 40,000 preg-nant women indicates that the best time to screen for Down’s syndrome is at 11 weeks into the pregnancy.

An ultrasound is also undertaken at that time to look for signs of trouble. Th e ultrasound involved in this early screening in-cludes checking the fetus’ neck area for an abnormal thickening.

According to the study, the blood tests and ultra-sound performed at 11 weeks detected 87 percent of the cases of Down’s syn-drome.

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Paulding Preschool and Little Blessings Daycare raised money for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Th ey collect-ed change from home and fi lled a baby bottle bank at the Pre-school. Th e children raised $171.01 to help babies with terminal illnesses. Good job kids!

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ANTWERP HISTORY

By: Stan JordanTh e dedication of the new

Firehouse was in 1965. Th e ladies had lots of games and tents set up and all kinds of kid contests where they could win small prizes. We had a fi ne parade in the aft ernoon.

Th e Masonic Temple people served six hun-dred chicken dinners. Th e Methodist Men’s Club had a food tent and the V.F.W. ladies served meals also.We had our State Representa-tive, Del Jeff ery here as well as our Congressman, Del Latta, who was the speaker. Th e Lucas Kids, Mark, Dave, Scott, Julie and Jeff ery were part of the main entertain-ment that night. Th ey played and sang and everyone en-joyed them. Julie was about fi ve years old and that was about 1965 so now you know her age. She won’t be too mad for telling her age because I’m her uncle.

Th at was an enjoyable day, a one day celebration. A lot of people have said they would like to have another one day carnival at the fi re house like we did years ago. Th at is some thing for the people to think about.

In the west end of the meet-ing room, in the fi rehouse, was a place for a kitchenette, so Henry Littlejohn gave us a complete set of kitchen cabi-nets as he was building a new house. So with a sink and an electric stove we had a pretty nice kitchen. Soon Fireman’s

Day and special occasions it came in pretty regular.

At that time, the Weather-head Co. gave us a complete set of all new offi ce furniture. We were very grateful for that gift .

Along about this time we picked up a grass unit. Th at is a four wheel pick-up truck with a tank for four hundred gallons of water and two hun-dred foot reels of three quar-ter inch hard rubber hose. It also had an electric start air cooled engine to furnish pres-sure to the hoses. Th at unit was a great addition to the de-partment, it was as handy as a pocket on a shirt.

In the early 70’s we estab-lished a E.M.S. Unit inside the department. A lot of the fellows took all the training that was needed to become an E.M.T. So all their units and equipment was housed in the north end of the fi re station. Th e fellows did a fi ne job for years at being E.M.T’s but I guess the rules came down that they all had to take the training over and to be re-classifi ed. A lot of them didn’t want to do that so they were running short of help. So they had to go outside for as-sistance and over a period of time the E.M.S., as we know it now, was formed. Th ey are a fi ne group of dedicated people and are always ready to assist someone. Maybe more on this unit later.

Along about 1978, I retired from the Fire Department with about 30 years of ser-vice. It got to where my knees wouldn’t let me climb a ladder any more. So I made room for some younger fellows to get on the department. We are allowed 25 offi cers and men and you must be 21 years of age and in good physical con-dition.

But now going back a few years in the departments his-tory, shortly aft er we built the new fi re station, we selected a queen to represent us at the N.W.O.V.F.A. Convention. Th at stands for North West Ohio Volunteer Fireman’s As-sociation. Th e State of Ohio is cut down the middle from North to South and from East to West, therefore the state is in four quarters. We are in the Northwest quarter.

We have had three queens to represent us at the N.W.O.V.F.A. Conven-tions have won the honor of being queen of the whole N.W.O.V.F.A. For that follow-ing year.

In 1967 Linda Murphy was queen. in 1968 Karen Deager was queen and in 1971 Carole Shuherk was queen. I think our girls did well for us.

I think it was back in 1965 when Sonny and Cher made an appearance at the roller rink. Th ey were just getting started in the entertainment business, but it was a big night for our young folks to see such celebrities. All the fi re-men furnished the security for that night and things went by without a hitch.

For many years the fi re-man have assisted in parking the cars at the football fi eld for home games. Back in the 50’s and 60’s the fi remen helped with security at the home bas-ketball games. I guess maybe even later than that. When Mr. Adams was superinten-dent of the school system he let the fi remen and their fam-ilies use the swimming pool one evening a month without charge in partial pay for all the help they gave.

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name through their loving prayers. Th ank you, also to Scott and Michele Arend and Patrick Arend for spearhead-ing this benefi t to support Ethan’s medical expenses.

So many of you have shared your excitement with us regarding the 9-pin bowling benefi t for Ethan on March 31 and April 1 at Hanes Lanes in Pauld-ing. Some of you have com-mented that you would love to participate and join in the fun, but that you don’t like to bowl. No problem! Both nights will be fi lled with fun and laughter and an op-portunity to participate in a 50/50 raffl e, an auction, door prizes and other raffl es—even a mouth-watering bake sale.

Even more importantly, albeit past his bedtime, we are planning for a special appearance from the “star of the show” both nights. You have all been so very supportive. Whether you bowl or not, the Arend and Breckler families would love for you just to come and en-joy the company of so many wonderful people brought together by one common bond—their love for Baby Ethan.

Cards and donations may be sent to: Ethan Arend, c/o Mike Arend, PO Box 249, Paulding, OH 45879.

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(NAPSA)—Many people under-stand that getting a diagnosis ofAlzheimer ’s disease and treat-ment with an FDA-approved pre-scription medication may helpslow the progression of the dis-ease’s symptoms. But did youknow that caregivers can comple-ment treatment with activitiesthat may help reconnect theirloved ones to daily life?

“In addition to obtaining adiagnosis and beginning medica-tion, it’s important that caregiversplan activities to share with theirloved one, like playing games andgoing on outings,” explained EricPfeiffer, M.D., Professor of Psychi-atry and Founding Director of theSuncoast Gerontology Center atthe University of South FloridaMedical Center. “Even doing sim-ple tasks like baking cookies orfeeding pets can help to give apatient with Alzheimer’s a senseof self-esteem or self-worth.”

Engaging a person withAlzheimer’s in activities that theyenjoy may reduce many of thesymptoms of the disease, such asagitation, frustration and wander-ing, according to the Fischer Cen-ter for Alzheimer ’s ResearchFoundation. These therapeuticactivities can include:

• Playing music of the person’schoosing

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• Playing videotapes of familymembers

• Walking and light exercise• Pet therapy“When I noticed that my wife,

Dorothee, was showing symptomsof Alzheimer’s, I took her to thedoctor,” said caregiver, DickLundgren. Dorothee was diag-nosed with Alzheimer’s diseaseand began treatment withNamenda® (memantine HCl).Namenda is the only medicationapproved for the moderate andsevere stages of the disease. Inaddition to the benefits they’veseen from Namenda, Dick findsthat taking Dorothee for dailywalks in their neighborhoodmakes an important difference inher quality of life. “Not only dothe walks get her outside in thefresh air, they allow her to getmoving, to get some exercise,”said Dick.

Dick also knows firsthand thatactivities shared by both thepatient and caregiver can benefitthe caregiver as well. “The walkshave given us a chance to spendquality time together, and makeme feel like I’m really making adifference in her life.”

“Above and beyond the benefitto the patient,” added Dr. Pfeiffer,“sharing in activities can helpcaregivers feel more connected totheir loved ones.”

Namenda is the only medica-tion approved for the moderateto severe stages of Alzheimer’sdisease and is available by pre-scription in the U.S. For moreinformation, ask your doctorabout Namenda or go towww.Namenda.com. Individualresults may vary by patient.

Patients who are hypersensi-tive to memantine HCl or anyingredients used in its formula-tion should not take Namenda.The most common adverse eventsreported with Namenda vs.placebo were dizziness, confu-sion, headache, and constipation.Patients with severe kidney dis-ease should take a reduceddosage of Namenda.

Caregiver Dick Lundgren and hiswife, Dorothee, enjoy spendingquality time together.

MEDICATION AND THERA-PEUTIC ACTIVITIES CAN MAKE AN IMPORTANT DIF-FERENCE IN THE LIVES OF PEOPLE WITH ALZHEIM-ER’S DISEASE


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THE PAULDING SOIL and Water Conservation District Board of Super-visors will be accept-ing quotes for summer mowing, trimming and weed control at the Black Swamp Nature Center. For more detailed information on the areas to be main-tained please contact the Paulding SWCD at 419-399-4771. The District will be accepting quotes until 4:00 p.m. March 31, 2006 at the Paulding SWCD of-fi ce located at 260 B. Dool-ey Drive, Paulding, Ohio.

SOFTBALL LEAGUES: Men’s and women’s adult leagues at Pauld-ing Reservoir Park now forming league meet-ing April 5th, 7:00 p.m. at Red Owl Inn. To enter, 419-399-2981 10-13

2004 Polaris Magnum 330. Mossy Oak Camo. ED-IDTION 4 x 4. Automatic, front and rear bumpers. Rack extensions, winch, $4,000.00. Call 419-258-2400. 11-12p

Paulding County Board of MR/DD vacancy posi-tion. Part Time Early Inter-vention Classroom Aide. 13 hours a week, applicant must meet or be eligible for certifi cation through ODMRDD. Position is subject to criminal back-ground check and must pass a pre-employment drug screen. Send resume to Paulding County Board of MR/DD, 900 Fairground Drive, Paulding, OH by March 27, 2006. 11-12

HELP WANTED: The Paulding Soil and Water Conservation District is looking for a part time equipment technician. This will be a work as needed position with no regularly scheduled work days. Responsibilities will include scheduling and delivery of rental equip-ment, maintenance and minor repairs as needed. A job description and ap-plication can be picked up at the Paulding SWCD Of-fi ce located at 260 Dooley Drive, Suite B, Paulding, Ohio 45879. Deadline for applications is March 31, 2006. 11-12

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WANT WINDOW COV-ERINGS that look great and wook well, year after year? Quality vertical blinds, pleated shades, etc. Mea-sured and installed. Call Judy McCalla, Hicksville, 419-542-6182. 9-13

RONZ NEONZ is now open in downtown Paulding, 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m., Monday – Saturday. Neon Signs, clocks, mirrors, tins, and NASCAR collectibles. www.ronzneonz.com, 419-399-2981. 10-13

FOR SALE: one 16” bar steel chainsaw with car-rying case, $75.00. One 16” bar Craftsman, $75.00. 419-506-1141.

5 ACRES LAND: 3 miles E. of Payne. Asking $20,000. 419-258-1638. 9-12p

HANDYMAN FOR HIRE. 20+ yrs. experience; resi-dential maintenance, woodworking, plumbing, electrical, painting, car-pentry. Can handle those honey-do lists that have grown too big for honey to do. Call Robert Huss 419-258-2510. 9-12p

CLASSIFIED ADSSell it in the classifi eds!

Classifi eds are $4.00 for 25 words or lessand $.10 for each additional word.

Bold is $1.00 additional.Fax or e-mail your ad in or stop on by.

fax: (419) 258-1313 • Email: [email protected]

Full Service RestaurantDrive Thru Service

Country Times Market625 S. Erie St.

Antwerp, OH 45813(419) 258-2600

“Broaster” Chicken & FishSunoco Gas & Oil

Cappuccino Hot Coffee

Lynne Mansfi eldDog Grooming & Boarding

2187 CR 144,Antwerp, OH 45813

Pickup ordelivery available

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areas

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For Details

Paulding County Carnegie LibraryHead of Youth Services

The Paulding County Carnegie Library is looking for a dynamic, creative, energetic and service-oriented applicant to join our team of information professionals in the highly visible position of Head of Youth Services. This full-time management position will be avail-able May 1, 2006. The successful candidate will possess excellent management and organizational skills as well as a vision and pas-sion for working with youth of all ages. Managing a team of three, the Head of Youth Services will be responsible for planning a variety of programs including Battle of the Books, the Summer Reading Pro-gram and story times. The successful candidate will be confi dent in their ability to tell a story, bring life to a puppet, think “outside the box”, speak in front of an auditorium fi lled with students and provide resources to parents, teachers and caregivers in a confi dential and professional manner. Competency in the use of the Internet, online databases, e-mail and MS Offi ce software will be helpful. Knowl-edge of children’s literature and good sense of humor is a defi nite plus. Must possess excellent oral, written, and communication skills. This full-time position includes a competitive wage and benefi ts package (vacation, insurance, Ohio PERS) and an opportunity for training and travel. If this opening sounds intriguing, then perhaps we are the best fi t for you.

The library provides the training you need to be the best employee you can be. Due to low turnover, it is rare that a position like this becomes available at the library. Minimum educational require-ment: High School diploma. Applicants must submit a resume and a completed application available at the main library in Paulding at 205 S. Main Street, Paulding, Ohio. Application Deadline: March 24, 2006 at 5:30 p.m. NO PHONE CALLS. [The PCCL is an equal opportunity employer.]

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For Sale

Do you have a house that you would like to include in these listings? Give us a call at 419-258-2000

TRI-PLEX HOUSE - 2-1 BR, 1-3 BR. Oak woodwork, 2 pocket doors, hardwood oors throughout, gas forced air furnace, central A/C. Or open 1 pocket/door for a 1 family home. 30’ x 35’ garage w/10’ overhead doors. Patio with fence. (419) 542-7871 to see at 220 w. River St. eot

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ESTATE SALE HOUSE - 1176 Sq. Ft. 2 BR, 1 Full BA. Central Air & Gas Heat. Quiet Neighborhood. 1 car ga-rage. 66x132 lot. (260) 417-8198 10-13

ANTWERP

1997 28x52 ef ciently manufactured home on a large 2 acre corner lot. Have both town and country settings in this 3 bed, 2 bath, very clean home. New carpet and linoleum in 2005. Has sidewalks, storm drains and beau-tifully colored landscaping with timed lighting.Large deck off the back. Unattached Garage on property. Lot’s more! Call for all details. only $74,900.00 419-258-1719 tf

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1.36 ACRES OF WOODS - PLUS 5 lots of yard. 1 owner home, 3 bedrooms, 1 bath and extra shower room, 23’ living room, family room with fi replace, dining area, kitch-en with oak cupboards, fi nished basement with fi replace. Natural gas furnace, central air, patio, 24x30 two story heated barn. For appt. call 419-258-2426 tf

ANTWERP

Immediate Opening – Library PageA Best-Selling book: $25.00. The latest DVD: $20.00

.Being able to fi nd both on the shelf for FREE at the Public Library: PRICELESS.

The Library Page helps make this happen! Calling all re-tirees, teenagers and everyone in between! Do you want to get out of the house for a few hours a week? Does the idea of working in a public library sound like fun? The Paulding County Carnegie Library has an immediate opening for a 17-hour per week Library Page. Holding one of the most important jobs in the library, the Page is responsible for making sure returned material fi nds it way back to its proper place on the shelf. Pages also assist library clerks in checking out books, helping with story time and other activities. The library has usually reserved the Page job as a fi rst job for teenagers, but now we are broadening our horizons. If you are retired, looking for your very fi rst job, or simply looking for a few extra spend-ing dollars, come on in and apply. (Minimum age require-ment: 16 years old. No maximum age requirement.)

Applications are available at the main library in Pauld-ing, 205 S. Main St. Completed applications must be sub-mitted by Wednesday, March 29th at 8:00 p.m. No phone calls please.

Village AdministratorAntwerp, Ohio (pop. 1,740) located in Paulding County

is accepting resumes for the position of Village Adminis-trator. Reporting to a six (6) member, non-partisan Vil-lage Council, the Administrator oversees all village utility, streets, and park departments. Th is position implements policies and procedures established by Village Council, recommend budgets, manages Antwerp’s village admin-istrative aff airs. Successful candidates are encouraged to have a Degree in Public Administration or related fi eld with experience in public utilities. Successful candidate must have the ability to establish and maintain favorable working relationships with the Village Council, Mayor, and residents of the community. Th is position includes a benefi t package with salary commensurate with qualifi ca-tions and experience.

Candidates should send a resume, including salary his-tory, to Village of Antwerp Attn: Mayor, P.O. Box 1046 An-twerp, OH 45813. Accepting resumes until March 29, 2006 or position is fi lled. Th e Village of Antwerp is an equal op-portunity employer.

Antwerp, OhioPopulation: 1,740

Contact InformationMargaret Womack, Mayor

419-258-7422

KINDERGARTEN SCREEN-ING AT ST. JOHN THE BAP-TIST CATHOLIC SCHOOL

St. John the Baptist Catho-lic School of Payne, Ohio will hold kindergarten screening Th ursday morning, April 6. If you have a child fi ve years old before September 30 and are interested in having them screened for kindergarten call the school offi ce at 419-263-2114. Th e health depart-ment will be there to off er any immunizations your child may need in preparation for school. Kindergarten is a full day Monday, Wednesday and Friday with full busing privileges. Our kindergar-ten teacher, Mrs. Worman, is a wonderful teacher and she would love to meet you and your child! Next week, March 20 - 24, the school and offi ce will be closed for spring break. School will resume Monday, March 27.

KINDERGARTEN ROUND UP FOR OAKWOOD ELEMEN-TARY

We want children turn-ing fi ve on or before August 1, and their parents to come and enjoy an evening of fun and information about kin-dergarten.

Come to the Round Up at Oakwood Elementary on April 4 (enter by fl agpole) or Paulding Elementary on April 6 (Water Street en-trance) from 6:45 – 8:00 p.m.

Remember to bring the child’s social security card, certifi cate of live birth, im-munization record, your personal calendar so you are ready to sign up for kinder-garten registration, custody papers (if applicable). and YOUR CHILD!

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March 25th

PAULDING HIGH SCHOOL BAND DINNER AND SILENT AUCTION

Th e Paulding High School bands will be host-ing a dinner and silent auc-tion on Saturday, April 8, in the auditeria. A turkey dinner will be served at 7:30 p.m. with entertainment provided by the Paulding Bands. Tickets are available from any band member, or by contacting Mr. Josh Van Gorder at 419-399-4656, ext. 1244., or Cathy Fowler at 419-399-3056. Come and enjoy a great meal and mu-sic!

Jeff Lucas of Antwerp, bowled the fi rst perfect 300 game at Antwerp Alleys on March 15. Jeff , with an av-erage of 186, told his team-mates at the start of the night, he was tired of tap-ping the ten pin and tonight he was going to do it right. He bowled a 226 to start his series followed by a 214. Th e third game he stepped up and rolled 300 for a series of 740. At the beginning of this season Marie, co-owner of the bowling alley, asked Jeff if he was ever going to bowl a 300. He said he would try and he did. We are very proud of Jeff and his accom-plishments. Jeff has a true love of the sport and worked hard all season to improve. Th ere were two previous 300 games bowled at Antwerp Alleys when it was known as Pin-A-Rama. Th e fi rst was bowled by Tom Friend and the second by Bob King.

Phil and Marie Bauer re-opened the bowling alley on August 15, 2003. Each year they work at improving the center, its environment and the lanes. Th is last summer they installed automatic scoring and repainted the outside. Th is summer will likely lead to further im-provements. Th e Bauer’s are

JEFF LUCAS ROLLS 300

pleased that the community has supported them in their eff orts to provide a service to Antwerp. Phil and Marie would like to extend heart-felt congratulations to Jeff Lucas for his perfect game.

CONGRATULATIONS TO A 300 BOWLER

We would like to say “Con-gratulations to Jeff Lucas for bowling a perfect game! 300! Your family is proud of you!

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