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by Martha SchoenJanie Timmerman first met

the Kremer family this past December. Janie who is the president of The St. Anthony Dinner Theater, an organiza-tion who helps families with major medical expenses, wanted to sponsor the Krem-ers for 2011. When Janie left the Kremer house, she told her husband, “I need to build them a house. But how?”

“Clint and Nikki Kremer are the proud parents of three beautiful girls. Their oldest daughter, 6-year old Ava, has special needs. She has been diagnosed with a terminal, genetic disorder called MPS IIIA or Sanfilippo Syndrome. Individuals with Sanfilippo are missing an enzyme that is essential in the breakdown of materials at the cellular level. Because Ava cannot break down these materials, they remain stored inside cells in the body and begin to build up, causing progressive dam-age. The build up of toxin in the body results in loss of speech, loss of ability to chew and swallow, loss of mobil-ity, decreased organ function and increases seizure activity. Nikki compares the disease to Alzheimer’s. Ava has lost the ability to speak, is losing cognitive functioning skills and is quickly losing her mo-bility. Ava was once a very active little girl who loved to run, jump and go down slides. She now needs the assistance of a stroller to maneuver lon-ger distances and requires assistance with steps. Ava used to sing songs and say her family members’ names. It has been months since they have heard her voice. Ava has undergone numerous surgeries and medical pro-cedures the past few years. Currently, there is no cure or treatment for Sanfilippo Syn-drome. It only occurs in 1 in

70,000 births. Ava’s sisters, Ella and Cora, age 4 and 2 respectively, have learned some positive virtues the past couple of years. They have learned patience, kindness, and empathy. Having a sister with special needs requires extra time and patience. Also in the past two years, their dad, Clint, has had both hips replaced. He is 31 years old. While Clint recuperated from his hip replacements, the girls also developed a work ethic as they had to help their mom, Nikki, feed the steers, cats, and dog and tend to the large garden. Clint will also undergo a few more proce-dures this year to remedy vein problems in his legs. Al-though they have been dealt a difficult path in life, they try to make sure everyday has music, laughter, hugs and kisses in it, as they know all too well how precious each day is.” (Direct quote writ-ten by Nikki Kremer who is a teacher at Ansonia Schools)

Shortly after meeting with the Kremers, Janie and Jim Timmerman were enjoying a meal out when they ran into some old friends, Bob and Nancy Chaney. They were catching up when Janie mentioned a family that they were going to sponsor with the Dinner Theater. The fam-ily lived on Erastus-Durbin Road and they needed a new home. She told how their daughter was becoming more immobile and how the parents had to carry her up to bed each night. She also mentioned that the father had recently undergone two hip replacements and needed fur-ther surgery.

Bob is a member of the St. John Builders, a volunteer group who helps people with special needs. Bob said that sounded like a family he had recently received an e-mail

about. The e-mail wanted to know if St. John Build-ers would be able to help the family. That chance meet-ing lead St. John Builders and St. Anthony Dinner The-ater to team up for the Kre-mer House Project. Both groups rely heavily on do-nations from businesses and individuals. For this proj-ect, Ft. Recovery Lumber is giving material at cost and has donated five windows. Ralph Roessner of Roessner Energy Products has donated the furnace. All the flooring has been donated by Enyart Flooring. The basement was dug free of charge by Frank Sutter. All insulation and la-bor expense has been covered by an anonymous donor. And Hometown Cable is working on a DVD that will document the Kremer House Project.

The house is being built on the Kremer property just in front of their old home. Even with the rainy spring weather, groundbreaking took place on April 5th. St. John Builders will use their skills to help with the build-ing, but there will still be material and other labor costs that will need to be covered.

The generosity of the community is being seen by all the donations that have been received so far. Fund-raisers such as bowling, golf and bake sales are taking place and a Mother Daugh-ter Tea (at Ansonia Schools, contact Angie Brown at 937-337-0295) is scheduled to raise funds for the project. Those wanting to help can call 419-375-2320 or visit www.saintanthonydinnerthe-atre.com. Donations can be sent to: Kremer House Proj-ect, P.O. Box 7, Coldwater, Ohio 45828. Keep up to date on the house’s progress by checking out the pictures on the website above.

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Travis Goettemoeller, a Junior at Coldwater High School, and the 1st place winner at the Mercer County Right to Life Pro-Life Ora-tory contest, competed at the Ohio Right to Life State Pro-Life Oratory Contest on April 16, which was held at the Spangler Learning Center on the campus of Ohio Do-minican University in Co-lumbus. Travis was awarded 1st place winner at the State Contest with his winning

Pro-Life speech on Stem Cell Research. Travis won the 1st place trophy, and an all ex-pense paid trip for two to the National Right to Life Con-vention and Pro-Life Oratory Contest which will be held on June 25 at Jacksonville, Florida. All contestants are required to “research, write, and present' an original 5 to 7 minute pro-life speech on Abortion, Infanticide, Eutha-nasia, or Stem Cell Research. 1st place prize will be $1000.

Goettemoeller 1st Place Winner

On Friday, April 8, at 8:12AM, The Coldwater Po-lice Department was called to the scene of an injury ac-cident at the intersection of N. Second and Vine Streets. Jordan Grieshop, age 19, of Pine Road, Fort Recovery, was travelling southbound on N. Second Street and at-tempted to make a left turn eastbound onto Vine Street. Grieshop failed to see Natalia Jasso, age 7, of Third Avenue,

Coldwater, walking to school Southbound in the crosswalk and struck her.

Coldwater EMS transport-ed Jasso to Mercer Health for treatment and her condi-tion is unknown at the time of the news release. Jordan Grieshop was issued a cita-tion for Failure to Yield to a pedestrian in the crosswalk. He will make an appearance in Celina Municipal Court at a later date.

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“Coldwater School Band, State Champions, 1938.”

By: Martha SchoenOhio Democratic Party

Chairman Chris Redfern came to Celina on April 14, to address a crowd of people at the Mercer County Demo-cratic Party Spring Dinner. In an interview prior to the dinner, Redfern stated that the Democrats are leading the way to get Senate Bill 5 (SB5) on the ballot.

On April 15, the language of the referendum for SB5 was approved by the Sec-retary of State. Now, over 200,000 signatures will be required to place the issue on the ballot. Redfern said there goal is to obtain 500,000. They have until June 30 to complete this process.

A.J. Stokes is overseeing the referendum. Stokes and other groups including the Democratic Party and Labor Organizations like teachers and firefighters are working together to place the issue on November’s ballot.

Redfern said that people need to be educated on SB5. Only about 20% of Ohioans have some concept of orga-nized labor. Why should peo-ple care about SB5? At 2:00 in the morning if your house is burning, you want the best

possible firefighters. SB5 will strip some of this away.

According to Redfern, SB5 would ban firefighters and police officers from ne-gotiating for safety equip-ment and ban the use of more officers on the road at night. SB5 would also strip away the ability to bargain for healthcare. Redfern also stated that fair share is a way to attack organized labor without destroying organized labor.

He continued by saying that the last four years with Strickland, more state and federal money was put into education at Mercer County

than anytime in history. In-vestment needs to be put into infrastructure and teachers. If we want to hire the best there has to be collective bargain-ing. Also, countywide con-solidation of schools is not a good idea because transpor-tation cost will increase and individual school identities will be lost. “We’re all in this together, big cities and small villages. Every community matters.” Senate Bill 5 ral-lies us together.

The Democratic Party is focused on the November election with the referendum and will take this momentum into the 2012 voting cycle.

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Coldwater prepares for 175th AnniversaryColdwater, Ohio, will be celebrating the 175th Anni-

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Your 401(k) offers tax-deductible contributions, tax-deferred growth of earnings potential and a variety of investment options — so it’s a great tool for building retirement savings. Yet like all tools, your 401(k) must be used properly to get the best results. That’s why you should review your 401(k) at least annually and make whatever adjustments are needed.

Depending on where you work, you may get some 401(k) review help from your plan provider. But if that assistance isn’t available, you might want to consult with a financial professional to make sure you’re getting the maximum benefit from your plan.

As you begin to review your 401(k), your first question should probably be this:

“How much should I contribute?” At the very least, try to put in enough to receive your employer’s matching contribution, if one is offered. If you don’t earn this match, you are essentially walking away from “free money.” Beyond this, though, the amount you put into your 401(k) might depend on what other retirement savings vehicles you have available. For instance, if you’re eligible, you may also want to contribute to a Roth IRA, which offers tax-free growth potential, provided you’ve had your account for five years and don’t start taking withdrawals until you’re 59½.

Of course, it’s not only how much you put into your 401(k) that determines its success — it’s also how you choose to allocate your investment dollars. (Keep in mind that asset allocation does not guarantee a profit or protect against loss.) Your 401(k) may have a dozen or more investment choices, such as stock funds, bond funds and money market funds. To choose the right investment mix, you’ll need to consider a variety of factors, including these:

• Your age — Generally speaking, the younger you are, the more aggressive you can afford to be with your 401(k) investments, because you’ll have decades in which to potentially overcome the inevitable down periods of the market. As you get older, you may wish to invest somewhat more conservatively, but you’ll still need some growth potential in your 401(k) portfolio.

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• Your other retirement income sources — If you have a variety of retirement income sources — a pension from another job, an IRA, a spouse with generous retirement benefits — you may need to invest differently, perhaps less aggressively, than if you had fewer options for retirement income.

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On April 22, the 41st anniversary of Earth Day will be celebrated by millions of people around the world. As a global citizen, you may wish to commemorate this event by thinking of ways you can help the environment, such as boosting your recycling efforts and cutting back on your energy consumption. But you can also contribute to a “greener” world through your investment activities.

Specifically, you can take action in two related areas: reducing your paperwork and consolidating your accounts. Let’s take a look at both of these possibilities.

First, if you want to decrease your investment-related paperwork, you need to take advantage of all the paperless options that have probably been made available to you by those financial services companies with which you work. So, for example, you may want to choose to receive online statements, rather than paper ones. And when you make transactions, you may also be able to receive online confirmations.

Not only will online documents help save paper, but it can also help protect you from identity theft. The more paper statements, confirmations and similar items lying around, the greater the possibility of their being exposed to prying eyes. (In fact, if you do still receive paper documents, you may want to shred them soon after you’ve reviewed the information.)

If you think you may need to produce this investment-related information, possibly to give to your tax advisor, you can always go back to your financial service provider’s web site, access the documents you need, and print them. Most companies make this information readily accessible to their clients for months, or even years, after it is initially generated.

Now, let’s move to another environmentally conscious aspect of investing: consolidating your accounts. Start by listing all your financial assets, such as your bank accounts, investments, IRAs and employer-sponsored retirement plans, such as a 401(k), if you worked for a private employer, a 457(b), if you worked for a state or local government, or a 403(b), if you worked for a school or other tax-exempt organization. By consolidating as many of these accounts as possible with one financial services provider, you can significantly reduce the number of statements you receive and the paperwork you generate.

But the reduction of paperwork is only one benefit you’ll receive from consolidating accounts. You might also be able to lower the amount of fees you pay. And even more importantly, by placing all your financial assets with one financial-services provider, you will be better able to follow a single, unified investment strategy. If you work with a financial advisor, he or she will find it much easier to identify your strengths and weaknesses and help you allocate your investment dollars in a way that’s appropriate for your retirement goals, risk tolerance and time horizon.

Earth Day only happens once a year. So take this opportunity to think about how you can do your part, through a few simple actions tied to your investments, to help improve the environment we all share.

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James L. Bubp, 73, Ft. recovery, died at 1:11 a.m. April 15, at lima memorial hospital, lima.

he was born march 3, 1938, in Ft. recovery, to the late Frederick and mary (moeller) Bubp.

he was married november 23, 1961, in Ft. recovery, to charlene (Wortz) Bubp and she preceded him in death october 17, 2008.

he is survived by two sons and spouses, Bradley and maria Bubp, Piqua, and Brian and melinda Bubp, Ft. recovery; two brothers and spouses, tom and marilyn Bubp, englewood, and Dave and cheryl Bubp, celina; a brother, Steve Bubp, Van Wert; a sister and spouse, Janice and ralph Jutte, Hebron; and five grandchildren.

he was preceded in death by an infant sister, Virginia Bubp and a brother, Jerry Bubp.

he was the former owner of Ft. recovery lumber co., Ft. recovery. he was a 1956 graduate of Ft. recovery high School, Ft. recovery, and attended miami university, oxford. he served in the uS Army. he also served on the Ft. recovery Fire Department, Ft. recovery. he was a member of mary help of christians catholic church, Ft. recovery.

Funeral services were held April 18, at mary help of christians catholic church, Ft. recovery, with Fr. thomas Dorn officiating. Burial followed in St. Marys Cemetery, Ft. Recovery. contributions may be made to the James and charlene Bubp Scholarship Fund in care of the Ft. recovery community Foundation. online condolences may be directed to www.brockmanboeckmanfh.com.

Margaret Mary “Marge” Esser, 81, conway, Arkansas, died April 6, at hospice home care in little rock, Arkansas.

She was born in maria Stein, on november 24, 1929, to the late Gregor Joseph and regina mary (Kramer) esser, Sr.

She is survived by a son, eric eugene esser (Summer), yangzhou, china; three granddaughters, Sara elizabeth esser, malvern, Arkansas, Kaitlyn margaret esser, San Jose, california, and Sophia yuwei Zhao, yangzhou, china; a number of nieces and nephews; and many great nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by a brother, Gregor Joseph esser ii, and sister Dolores m. “Dee” esser Byers.

She served the catholic church as a nun from the age of 15, and completed her early education through the catholic school system. She completed her Bachelor’s degree by the age of 17, and began teaching in cleveland, in 1946. She continued her advanced education under a national Science Foundation grant in math and Science at the university of illinois in champagne-urbana, illinois. She was one of 60 educators selected from a group of more than 2000 math and science teachers nationwide who applied for the grant, which allowed her to complete her master’s and PhD (a.b.t.) degree in the mid-1950s. After completion of her Ph.D. (a.b.t.), margaret began teaching college mathematics at St. leo college near tampa, Florida. margaret left the convent in 1964 at the age ot 35, though she remained an active member of the catholic church. She continued teaching advanced mathematics at the university of South Florida and hillsborough community college, also in tampa, Florida, until her early retirement from the Florida school system in 1983. She relocated to Arkansas in 1983, and taught various subjects at the university of central Arkansas in conway, as well as at the high school level in Scotland, Arkansas. She finally retired from her formal teaching career in 1991 at the age of 63.

Funeral services were held April 9, at roller-mcnutt Funeral home in conway. Burial services followed at crabtree cemetery in clinton, Arkansas. online Guest book: www.rollerfuneralhomes.com.

Sharon Ann Hicks, 54, celina, died at 11:07 a.m. April 10, at celina manor nursing home.

She was born August 28, 1956, in celina, to Donald W. and the late elizabeth (huber) lange. her father survives in celina.

She is survived by a son, colvin Davis, Sidney; a daughter, melissa Davis, Sidney; a sister, Brenda Kline, celina; two brothers and spouses, Donald W. and connie lange, and richard and Penny lange, all of celina; and a sister, Diane Ginter, mendon.

She was preceded in death by a brother, roger lange, four sisters, Doris lange, Debbie lange, rose Steffen and Delores Anderson, and a special friend, larry hicks.

She had worked in the laundry at a nursing home.Services were held April 15, at miller Funeral home, St. marys.

Private family burial will take place in the elm Grove cemetery, St. marys. online condolences may be conveyed to the family via: www.millerfuneralhomes.net.

Teri L. Justice, 63, Wapakoneta, died at 10:30 p.m. April 11, at St. rita’s medical center, lima. her family also owned a residence on Grand lake.

She was born June 25, 1947, in lenoir city, tennessee, to charles e. and margaret Frye.

She was married December 20, 1980, to Steven r. Justice Sr., who survives.

She is survived by three daughters, lisa, Angie, and Wendy; two sons, Jeffrey and Steven Jr.; a sister, Vicki Warner; a mother-in-law, Bettie l. Justice; brothers and sisters-in-law, mr. and mrs. ronald coyle, mr. and mrs. David Justice, richard Justice, mr. and mrs. Donald n. cox, and mr. and mrs. Dale e. Justice.

She retired as a line coordinator at honda, Anna, after 18 years. She was a member of moose lodge 1473, celina.

Services were held April 16, at Bayliff and eley Funeral home, Wapakoneta, with the Rev. Michael Westbay officiating. Burial was April 16 at mount Zion cemetery, Greenup, Kentucky.

memorials may be directed to St. rita’s hospice or to the American cancer Society. condolences may be expressed at www.bayliffandeleyfh.com.

Cora L. Lamm, 95, centerville, indiana, formerly of Ft. recovery, died April 11, at her residence.

She was born August 13, 1915, in Ft. recovery, to Anthony and Angeline (ranly) lamm. She lived in mercer county until moving to Centerville five years ago.

She is survived by several nieces and nephews.She was preceded in death by two brothers, harold and linus

lamm.She was a member of mary help of christians church, and she

was active in the ladies Sodality and the Daughters of isabella.no service or visitation is planned. Arrangements were handled

by riggle-Waltermann mortuary in richmond, indiana.

Mary Ann Lechleiter, 83, coldwater, died at 1:02 p.m. April 17, at Briarwood Village, coldwater.

She was born June 10, 1927, in St. rose, to the late Julius and Sophia (imwalle) lechleiter.

She is survived by two sisters-in-law, Kathryn lechleiter, coldwater, and mary lechleiter, Wisconsin; four nieces, Deb Steinecker, coldwater, terri Knapke, maria Stein, Shelli Kremer and Julie rose, both of St. henry.

She was preceded in death by four brothers, leroy, linus, roman and leon lechleiter.

She was a member of holy trinity catholic church, coldwater, the St. Ann’s rosary Altar Sodality of the church and coldwater V.F.W. Auxiliary.

mass of christian Burial was held April 20, at holy trinity catholic church, coldwater. Burial followed in St. elizabeth cemetery, coldwater. memorials may be directed to State of the heart hospice. condolences may be left at hogenkampfh.com.

Richard C. Ranly, 88, formerly of Ft. recovery, died April 12, at VA medical center, Dayton.

he was born october 8, 1922, in Ft. recovery, to the late Joseph and Veronica (Fink) ranly.

he was married February 14, 1989, to nicole hyon Sun hon and she preceded him in death.

he is survived by a daughter, Florence ranly, Gahanna; two brothers, ralph ranly, Ft. recovery, and David ranly, Gahanna; and a sister, marceil Kelly, Dayton.

he had retired as a marine engineer, was a 1940 graduate of Ft. recovery high School and served in the u.S. Army during WWii.

there is no calling and the burial will take place at a later date.

Mildred Joann Tester, 76, celina, died April 12, at her residence.

She was born August 5, 1934, in celina, to the late Berlin and Blanche (Adams) Shaffer.

She was married July 17, 1965, to clifford “Duff” tester, and he preceded her in death may 13, 1998.

She is survived by two sons, Scott hines, Delphos, and Gary hines, celina; a son and spouse, rob and Anita hines, celina; a daughter, Kathy Phillips, celina; three daughters and spouses, candy and Kelly hire, Van Wert, connie and Dale cook, celina, and Karen and Kevin Knoth, coldwater; 17 grandchildren; 31 great-grandchildren; four great-great grandchildren; a brother, neal Shaffer, celina; a brother and spouse, Dean and Kay Shaffer, celina; a sister-in-law, Ginger miller, coldwater; a brother-in-law and spouse, ron and carol tester, celina; and several nieces and nephews.

She was a retired custodian from celina city Schools and Walmart.

Funeral services were held April 15, at cisco Funeral home, Celina, with Richard Field officiating. Burial was held at Fairview cemetery, celina. condolences may be left at www.ciscofuneralhome.com.

Larry Edward “Pappy” Tomlinson, 70, celina, died at 10:43 a.m. April 13, at celina manor nursing home, celina.

he was born August 12, 1940, in Stonega, Virginia, to Bill and maxie (Smith) lawson. his mother survives in Dayton.

he was married April 4, 1972, to Verdie Walker, and she preceded him in death.

he is survived by two sons and spouses, Jeff and Aliza tomlinson, Sycamore, illinois, and Greg and Billi Jo tomlinson, Greenville; a son, ricky tomlinson, Greenville; a daughter, colleen Denlinger, Kettering; a daughter and spouse, christie and Keith Young, Celina; 10 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and two brothers, rodney lawson and Woody lawson, both of Dayton.

he was preceded in death by his father, and a son, tim henry.

he retired from General motors in 1991 after 16 years at inland in Vandalia. he was a member of the celina V.F.W. Post #5713 and the celina American legion Post #210 and the celina moose lodge.

A memorial Service was held April 16, at the lehman-hogenkamp-Dzendzel Funeral home, celina, with rev. John Exman officiating. Military honors by the Celina American legion and the celina V.F.W. were held at the funeral home. condolences may be made at lhDfuneralhome.com. memorials may be made to State of the heart home health and hospice.

Bessie Weaver, 77, celina, died at 3:50 a.m. April 15, at St. rita’s medical center, lima.

She was born may 12, 1933, in Detroit, michigan, to rado “rudy” Peyovich and Joka mileeshevich.

She was married September 8, 1953, to Darrel Weaver, and he survives in celina.

She is survived by a sister, Angie momcelocich, Detroit, michigan.

She was preceded in death by a brother, George Peyovich.She was retired from Buckeye Apparel.Services and burial are at a later date. condolences may be left

at www.ciscofuneralhome.com. cisco Funeral home is in charge of arrangements.

Jeffrey G. Dirksen, 40, Versailles, died at 1:35 p.m. April 11, in the e.r. at miami Valley hospital, Dayton.

he was born February 8, 1971, in coldwater, to urban Dirksen and the late Bernice (timmerman) Dirksen. his father survives in Ft. recovery.

He is survived by a fiancee’, Diana L. Gilmore, Versailles; three daughters, Stacy Dirksen and boyfriend, Dustin caverlee, Greenville, tracy Dirksen and macy Dirksen, all of Versailles; brothers and sister, larry Dirksen and April leazenby, Ft. recovery, mike and Sherry Dirksen, union city, Dan and Stacie Dirksen, Versailles, mark Dirksen and mary Gazarek, and Karen and Abe timmerman, all of Ft. recovery, and Brian Dirksen, Versailles; and numerous nieces and nephews.

mass of christian Burial was held April 15, at St. Denis catholic church, Versailles, with rev. Fr. David Vincent as celebrant. Burial followed in St. Valbert cemetery, Versailles. memorial contributions may be made to Darke county cancer Association. condolences for the family may be expressed through www.zecharbailey.com.

Reverend Kenneth E. Laffin, 80, lima, died at 8:05 a.m. April 18, at his residence.

he was born July 8, 1930, in mercer county, to l. russel and Eddith Helen (Fast) Laffin.

he was married August 3, 1951, to elsie Skiles, and she survives in lima.

he is survived by two sons and spouses, Keith Alan and lori Laffin, Bedford, and Brian Dwight and Alicia Laffin, Brunswick; a daughter and spouse, Brenda and Jeff harrison, lima; two brothers and spouses, Jerry and Nancy L. Laffin, Coldwater, and Robert and Nancy K. Laffin, Celina; eight grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; one great-grandchild; one step great-grandchild; and an aunt, neva everett, celina.

he was preceded in death by a granddaughter.Since 1951, he was an active church of God minister, and

served at the following churches of God in ohio: mt. tabor and Fairview, celina; Sugar ridge, convoy; olive Branch, rockford; union chapel, Bryan; the ney church of God;and the church of God, Breckenridge, Pennsylvania. he was active at the church of God camp, camp otyokwah, Butler, for many years. he also served at the Swan creek church of the Brethren, Delta, ohio. he was the chaplain of the Volunteer Fire Department in ney. he was a school bus driver for 46 years for various school systems. he was a member of the college First church of God, Findlay. he was 1948 graduate of celina high School and a 1958 graduate of Ft. Wayne Bible college.

Services will be held at 11 a.m. April 22, at mt. tabor church of God, Celina, with Rev. David Green officiating. Burial to follow in mendon cemetery. Friends may call April 21 from 2 - 8 p.m., at W. h. Dick and Sons-hellwarth Funeral home, celina, and April 22 from 10 - 11 a.m. at the church. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to: camp otyokwah. online condolences may be made to dickandsonshellwarthfh.com.

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April 21, 2011 • Page 3

A Look Back

MERCER COUNTYCHRONICLE

Vol. 114 no. 16USPS 339-15560419-678-2324

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May 3, 2011________________________________PROPOSED TAX LEVY (RENEWAL)

MERCER COUNTYA majority affirmative vote is necessary for passage.

A renewal of a tax for the benefit of County of Mercer for the purpose of developmental disabilities programs and services and for the acquisition, construction, renovation, financing, maintenance, and operation of developmental disabilities facilities by the Board of Developmental Disabilities (a.k.a. Cheryl Ann Programs) at a rate not exceeding two and forty-two hundredths mills (2.42 mills) for each one dollar of valuation, which amounts to 24.2 cents ($0.242) for each one hundred dollars of valuation, for a period of six years, commencing in 2011, first due in calendar year 2012.________________________________

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incredible, and have changed our lives for the better. I would hope everyone realizes how important their programs are and

support CA by renewing their operating levy. -Lori Kemper

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From the Archives of the Mercer County Chronicle

10 YEARS AGO (2001)High School Principal Bob

Condon tended his resignation to the St. Henry Board of Education at their last meeting. He has held that position since 1979 and has also served on the Northwest Ohio Athletic Board since 1984.

On March 25 an Eagle Court of Honor was held by Boy Scout Troup 99 of Fort Recovery for two new Eagle Scouts: Mike Link, son of Jerry and Deb Link, and Ryan Zehringer, son of Gary and Linda Zehringer.

The Coldwater Lady Cavs defeated Wapakoneta 2-1 to bring their softball record to 7 wins with 2 losses. The Cavs baseball team has an 8-4 record after losing to Lima Senior 2-1 and splitting a doubleheader with Vandalia-Butler, losing the first game 4-3 and coming back to win the second game 7-5.

25 YEARS AGO (1986)The beginning of construction

of the Coldwater-Celina Bike Path has been set for May 5, Ohio Department of Transportation officials announced. The 10-foot wide, federally funded bike path will be constructed on the abandoned Penn Central railroad right of way fron Vine Street in Coldwater to Schunck Road in Celina.

Girls State Delegates sponsored by the St. Henry American Legion Auxiliary are Carolyn Broering, Jean Borger and Brenda Alig and alternate Diane Meyer. Co-sponsors of the delegates include the St. Henry Hospital Auxiliary and The St. Henry Daughters of Isabella.

The Coldwater Lady Cavaliers won their second major track and field meet of the season by claiming the first place trophy at the Lima Bath Invitational. Freshman Lisa Deitsch set a meet record of 50.3 seconds in the 300-meter low hurdles preliminary heat, then won the finals with a 50.5, also toppling the existing record.

50 YEARS AGO (1961)The business of raising turkeys

has been a project on the farm of Mr. and Mrs. Everman ever since they moved to Cranberry Prairie, in 1953, and seems to be growing bigger every year. At the present time he has two turkey houses on the farm, a 34x100 foot house and a newly constructed house 50x200 feet.

Target date for conversion of Fort Recovery’s phones to dials is July 2, 1961, General Telephone Co. of Ohio announced. Richard Mustard of Celina, district Commerical manager said initial shipments of new central office equipment have arrived and crews have started installing dial phones.

Coldwater High School has recently started a golf club with eight members: Mike Schindler, Terry Rosengarten, Keith Kremer, Glen Stucke, Tim Wourms, Fred Bruns, Raymond Walkup and David Braun. The only requirements in joining is to have a set of golf clubs and to be able to know a little about the rules and etiquette of golf .

Letter to the EditorOn May 3, Mercer County will be voting

to renew the Cheryl Ann Programs/Mercer County Board of DD levy. This levy will benefit Developmentally Disabled/Disabled residents in Mercer County. I have a hereditary nerve deafness in both ears, leaving me 60% deaf in both, and I cannot hear the 3 lowest tones in the range of sound. My son was diagnosed with a pervasive developmental disorder, leading to Autism, at the age of 4. He is 19 now. He attended CA preschool. He has also worked at the sheltered workshop at Cheryl Ann Industries. He enjoys the community activities CA sponsors.

Cheryl Ann Programs also include: Community Activities, Community Support Services, Adult Day Services, Early Intervention, Transportation, Supported Living, Waiver Program, and Employment Services.

Without the levy renewal, Developmentally Disabled individuals will lose precious resources in this age of financial uncertainty for many families. Please vote to renew the original levy on May 3. Thank you.

Rosemary YaneyCelina

Are you all ready for some warm weather? It’s got to warm up soon as I have to take my grandson fishing for some bluegills. He is ready I think and old enough to hold his own pole. After all, he will soon be five years old. If he enjoys fishing as much as his grandfather then we will all be just fine. I think if the bluegills cooperate as they usually do then he will be just fine. There are many fishermen out there that cut their fishing teeth on bluegills. I have a place all lined up if the weather would just cooperate a little. He has got to be a fly fisherman. That is really the natural way to fish and the true fly fisherman really doesn’t have to catch fish to simply enjoy his fly-fishing. He

will learn that fact as he becomes older and learns to appreciate the finer things in life. I am going to make him a fly rod as soon as I can get to Indiana and get with an old friend of mine. I need his expertise as I have forgotten most of the method he taught me some time ago.

I watched a pretty good baseball game the other day and even though it was cold the action was hot. If you are looking for a great evening out of the house go see your local high school team play some ball. And don’t forget to see the ladies play also. They give everything they have to the game on the field. There are times when it makes you wish you were young again and could step up to the plate one more time. Wishful thinking for an old fellow like me, but I do like to daydream. I think it keeps you young.

This week’s “Words of Wisdom”: Whenever I fill out an application, in the part that says “In an emergency, notify:” I put “Doctor”.

That’s My Opinion........What’s Yours?

The Hunger Games

By Suzanne Collins“The Hunger Games”

finished with, “End of book one.” Never, ever, have I finished a book and desired at the next moment, to start the sequel which would be “Catching Fire”. My 13-year-old granddaughter asked me if I had read this book and said that she thought I would enjoy it. Of course, I had to get this book so I could discuss it with her. Well, she was right and it was a good time sharing our ideas on the book. She is not an avid reader and I was so pleased that she was excited about a novel.

“The Hunger Games” is a book delegated to high schoolers. I thought it interesting that junior high students were reading it also. I found reading this novel a way to glimpse into what the young people are reading, thinking and accepting. The whole idea of the Hunger Games is to be the last one standing. As in, not killed by the other peers of 12. I questioned her on this and her response that stayed with me was, “I did not know those killed but I felt bad about little Rue when she was killed.” Meaning that she felt she knew Rue, as she was a main character. I am still mulling over this thought of hers.

“The Hunger Games” is science fiction and my first of this genre. Katniss and her family, mother and sister, lives in impoverished District 12 of 12 Districts. This also includes

a wealthy Capitol where the games are held and the residents live the good life.

Katniss is the family provider for her mother and Prim, her sister. She is an excellent hunter and provider of outside items that she sells to the villagers. Two persons

are chosen yearly, by lottery, from each district to compete in the games. The winner brings back fortune and honor to their District. Prim’s name is drawn and Katniss volunteers to take her sisters place. Peeta is chosen as the male representative and off they go to the games. Peeta has been secretly in love with Katniss for years and the two hitch up as a pair of lovers and the audience loves them. Remember, this is science fiction and anything goes here. All the games are televised for all to view and they cheer on their favorites. Controlling the games are the latest fashion designers, makeup artists, engineers, writers, machinists, etc.

Much of the plot is hard to believe but I can see young persons with their TV and video backgrounds embracing these ideas. It was interesting looking into what the young people are reading and believing in. I did read book two, “Catching Fire” and may do book three. Too many books and too little time. Find “The Hunger Games” in the new bookshelves in the Juvenile section of the library. Happy Reading.

Skeet

news from rockford

Celebration of Easter at the Rockford United Methodist Church will begin at 7 a.m. with a sunrise service held outside, weather permitting. A breakfast will follow at 7:30. Services will also be held at 8:30 and 10:30. A free will offering will support the denomination’s mission team. New Horizons Community Church is holding its very special Easter celebration with a live band and an inspiring Easter message at Parkway High School auditorium at 10 a.m. with a continental breakfast from 8:30 to 9:45. There will be a nursery and children’s activities. For more information, contact the church at 419-363-2064.

The Village of Rockford’s annual Community Easter Egg Hunt is this Saturday at 1 p.m. in Shane’s Park with separate age groups of four to five, six to seven and eight to 10. Three years old and under will receive their eggs directly from the Easter Bunny. Participants are to bring their own basket and cameras if they want a picture with the Easter Bunny.

The Village of Rockford has been named a Tree City USA for the 22nd time by the Arbor Day Foundation and the ODNR Division of Forestry. Tree commission members Tom Williams and Bob Ransbottom, along with Mayor Amy Joseph, Village Administrator Jeff Long and council representative Steve Gehle attended the annual banquet in Bowling Green to receive the award. Next year the village, along with other Mercer County tree cities Coldwater and Fort Recovery, will host the event for the northwest Ohio area.

At the 21st Century Club’s March meeting, members Shannon Carpenter and Valerie Fritzinger presented a program about friction. Carpenter read a bio on Leonardo daVinci who, though he stated his observations of friction nearly 200 years before Sir Isaac Newton, never published them but kept journals of over 13,000 pages of hand-written notes. Described as the holistic forerunner of the scientist, daVinci is known for his ideas not only on friction, but also on lubrication systems, gears, the helicopter and airplane, the bobbin winder and plate tech-tonics among others, in addition to his more well-known painting career. Fritzinger spoke about French scientific instrument inventor and physicist Guillaume Amonton’s Laws of Friction. She said that friction happens when a force resists motion when sliding one thing over another, and she demonstrated this with a hot wheels car rolling over surfaces smooth and bumpy and with and without a roll of quarters attached to the top to show the drag. “Are you a curious woman? If so, consider joining our club,” member Sheila Baltzell said. For more information, call her at 419-733-3326.

Sara King, Melinda Miller and Danny Knapke, 2008 Parkway graduates and friends, spent six weeks recently on break from the agricultural sciences college at The Ohio State University studying the country of Brazil at ESALQ, a branch of the University of Sao Paulo. They visited grain co-ops and farming operations, enjoyed sightseeing, mountain climbing, hiking and white water rafting and experienced the extreme disparity between the rich and the very poor and “realized how inter-connected our world universities are,” said Miller.

Remember the Parkway Elementary Carnival is coming on April 30. Contact tafani@stoverlife.net for more information and about sponsorship opportunities available.

If anyone has news from the Rockford area they would like to see published in this column, please contact Gretchen Bollenbacher at 419-363-2692 or email fgboll@watchtv.net.

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THE MERCER COUNTY CHRONICLE

Page 10 • May 21, 2009 - May 27, 2009

Celina Couple Receives Albert HecklerAward from Cheryl Ann Programs

louis and Dorothy hoyng never imagined that they’d be-come involved with cheryl Ann Programs.

they were raising three happy, healthy boys in their celinahome. louie operated his custom upholstery shop next door,and Dorothy worked in the high school cafeteria. they were atypical family.

then a very atypical thing happened. their middle son,Brian, was struck by lightning in 1981 when he was 16. Withthat bolt out of the blue, the hoyngs’ lives changed forever.

the odds of being struck by lightning are one in 280,000,but the hoyngs couldn’t afford to spend much time thinkingabout their terrible luck. they had a son who needed themmore than he ever had. the first years after Brian’s accident,which left him with severe disabilities, were very difficult,they said, as they searched for someone who could help themhelp Brian.

their school district helped as much as it could.Finally, then-Superintendent ralph Stelzer recommended a place the hoyngsknew about but had never visited as parents: cheryl Ann.“cheryl Ann was the best thing that ever happened to us,”louie hoyng said. “it gave Brian his life back.”

the people of cheryl Ann helped Brian with his everydaylife. they gave him a place to go and jobs to do. he made newfriends, and enjoyed everything about his experiences there,up to and including the bus ride out to mud Pike.

“When he would see Sam morden (his bus aide) he wouldjust smile, and the people in Adult Day Services really knewhow to make him laugh,” Dorothy hoyng said.

it wasn’t long before the hoyngs were finding ways to re-pay cheryl Ann for its help. they were regular volunteers.

louie hoyng completed upholstery jobs for the uniqueequipment used at cheryl Ann, and often, said Superintendentmike overman, “louie would forget to send us a bill.” healso served a term on the county mrDD board and was theboard president.

For all that, and for their tireless advocacy on behalf oftheir son, the hoyngs received the Albert heckler Award at

the staff appreciation banquet in march. the award is giveneach year to a cheryl Ann family that exemplifies service andadvocacy.

“the hoyngs both served as good examples of first-rateadvocates for their son,” overman said. “they rarely evermissed a day spending time with him, and they always spokeup to be sure his needs were being met. they were really spe-cial parents for Brian, and really good supporters of our pro-gram.”

Brian hoyng died in February 2008 at the age of 43. in theyears after the lightning strike he taught his family a lot aboutpatience, hope, endurance and acceptance. he introduced thehoyngs to a world they had only seen from the outside—but itwas a world where they found welcome and acceptance.

“We met some wonderful people during our years at cherylAnn,” Dorothy hoyng said. “they worked their hearts outhelping us with Brian.”

Dorothy and Louis Hoyng

Stateline Writers meetAt the April meeting of the Stateline Writer’s club, members read

profiles they had written about someone, living or dead or make-believe, and member eileen Whitsett’s special activity of having mem-bers combine pictures of particular scenes with a person or peopleassigned to them to put into that scene brought interesting results.

Sue miller and Gretchen Bollenbacher’s proposal for a specialmeeting designed to attract new members was described and approved.members will be hosted by the coldwater Public library in June fora reading of their best work.

At the next meeting, which will be on Saturday, may 16, mem-bers will rehearse for their special program in June.

Stateline club members meet the 3rd Saturday of each month at10 a.m. at the celina mercer county library. Anyone interested incoming to a meeting or becoming a member is cordially invited toattend.

celina rotary Dog Park Dedicated

BY: BETTY LOU DENNEY/HALL opening day at the celina rotary Dog Park received

rave revues from the dogs. As the gates opened for the firsttime on tuesday may 12, dogs of all sizes were seen mak-ing their way to the park to get a chance to run in over 3acres of wide open spaces of the chain-linked fenced inarea. Small dogs area is an acre and the large dogs haveover 2 acres. the new park, which is one of newest andbiggest things happening in the State Parks around the coun-try, was made possible due to the efforts of Deborha Borns,rotary club President. her friend, Darlene lynskey, is alsoworking on getting a State Dog Park in her home town ofSt. marys. the two dog lovers along with many volunteersworked many hours with the help of the State and craigmorton, who is the regional manager of Grand lake St.marys. together they cleared away debris from the previ-ously unused land. the Park is located at the end of WestBank road

Deb Borns saw her idea come to life with the help of thecelina rotary club’s major donation and businesses as wellas individuals who helped with labor and monetary dona-tions. the idea came to her after visiting another dog park.At the dedication ceremony Deb thanked many of thepeople who made the park possible. Jeff larmore, Pastrotary President and celina city council member spokeas his 150 pound newfoundland, Bentley checked out thepark. Jeff is also a large contributor to the park in honor ofthe recovery of Bentley after he had been lost for severaldays. craig morton, regional manager of State Park Gandlake St. marys and John hunter, Assistant chief of theDivision of Parks and recreation also spoke at the dedica-tion ceremony. Deb concluded her speech with some wiselessons that she has learned from her own dogs. A few ofwhich were: never leave home without your leach andyour iD. if you stare at someone long enough, you will getwhat you want. last, if it is not wet and sloppy it is not areal kiss.

one of the many visitors enjoying running free on dedi-cation day was a lab /poodle mix owned by Dave hochstien,

professor at Wright State university. he has other dogs athome but decided to only bring one at a time. he com-mented that this was the first time his dog had this muchexercise since he got him a year ago.

there are a few small problems to work out with thepark, such as the water faucet would not shut off and therewas a small hole under the fence in the small dog side ofthe park, which of course was found by one of the littlefurry visitors on dedication day. these problems will beeasily fixed. memberships ($10) to Fur ever Friends arebeing sold to help with the upkeep of the park. the use ofthe park is free to the public. one of the additions theywould like to have is benches added to the park for thecomfort of the owners.

the green stations placed around the fence for the dogwastes were given at a discount by Florida based companynamed DogiPot. Gary Brown, Assistant operations man-ger, heard about the plans for the park and wanted to helpby giving discounts on the pots. the company has all oxi-biodegradable bags inside the pots for your dog waste. Garyflew in from Florida to be a part of the ribbon cutting andopening of the park. more of their products can be foundby going to: www.propet.org.

if visiting the park remember to follow the rules that areposted at the entrance. common sense is your guide suchas:

Dogs should have their current shots the park has little dog and big dog sections, keep

dogs in their own spaces. Don’t leave dog unattended Do not bring a dog that shows aggressive behavior Keep small children under close supervision clean up after your own dog never bring a dog to the park that has an illness.these are just a few precautions to remember. check

the rules before entering the park and you and your dogwill have a great time the Park is open daylight to darkeveryday.

Deb Borns prepares to cut the ribbon at the Dedication of the Celina Rotary Club Dog Park. Helping to hold the ribbonis Darlene Lynskey and John Hunter, assistant chief of the Ohio’s Division of Parks and Recreation. On left is CraigMorton, Regional Manager of Grand Lake St. Marys. Right: Jeff Larmore and Bentley. Photo by Roy Hall.

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A Trip to the Post Officei grew up on a rural

route. rr #1, Box 26, coldwater,ohio, was my address.

my grandparents in town had their mail delivered to their house, with a slot that brought the mail inside. how cool is that? i now walk across the street to get my mail. considering it’s only fifty steps, that’s not bad. If i have something to send out, i can put it in the box, put up the flag, and it’s gone. Almost like magic, envelopes and letters appear and disappear from the little black box with the red flag. But if I run out of the sticky little squares with cute pictures, i need to make a trip to the post office. I know i could order them online, but what’s the fun of that? At one time, i could attach coins to the envelope and put it in the black box, but i’m not sure if that works anymore.

if the weather is nice, i’ll ride my bike, because it gives me a destination with a purchase that i can easily carry home. But the best part

is when i get to pick what stamps i want. there are the Forever stamps which are a good investment. But after a few years, the liberty Bell had gotten sort of boring. i like choosing between animals and birds or past presidents, maybe great actors or musicians or scenic views. And when it’s christmas time, i’ll choose a holiday design. i used the Dr. Seuss collection when mailing my daughter’s high school graduation announcements. i was surprised to discover that in some communities, people need to go to the post office to pick up their mail. it’s not only those who have the special boxes, just regular people. they have no home delivery; which probably takes the fun out of a trip to the post office. The enthusiasm isn’t the same when it’s a requirement. i am grateful that neither rain, nor snow, nor sleet can keep the postal carrier from delivering my mail. But i still enjoy making the occasional trip downtown. Keep Smiling.

area births

clete and edna lange, St. henry, will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary may 7, with a mass of thanksgiving at 5 p.m. at St. henry catholic church, St. henry.

clete lange and the former edna Grieshop were married may 6, 1961, at St. nicholas catholic church, osgood, by rev. Jacob Volk. the wedding party consisted of Jeanette Quellhorst, margie Wenning, mary Ann Grieshop, norma toller, louis lange, leroy lange, ralph Schmitt, and Joe Grieshop.

the couple are parents of seven children listed with their spouses: michelle and Dale Kaiser, and tricia and chuck Wendel, all of Ft. recovery; ron and Wanda lange, osgood; Diane lange, lima; renee and mike Bertke, and Janine and chuck Jacobs, all of maria Stein; and Sheila and larry Phillips, Beavercreek. they also have 23 grandchildren.

Following a dinner at the St. henry American legion, there will be an open house from 8 - 10 p.m.

Anniversary

Baby Girl HappyBrian and Kristine (Blakeley) happy, Versailles, announce

the birth of their daughter, Karly louise happy. She was born at 11:21 a.m. march 23, at upper Valley medical center, troy. She weighed 7 pounds 3 ounces and was 20 inches long.

maternal grandparents are tom and marilyn Blakeley, Versailles. Paternal grandparents are Jerry and tonie happy, St. marys. maternal great-grandmother is mona lou Blakeley, Versailles. Paternal great-grandfather is oliver Giere, coldwater.

Baby Girl RanlyJeff and Sarah (meiring) ranly, Ft. recovery, announce

the birth of a daughter, Kayden elizabeth ranly, at 10:34 a.m. April 5 at mercer health. She weighed 8 pounds 2 1/2 ounces and was 20 1/2 inches long.

She was welcomed home by a sister, Kendall, age 19 months.

maternal grandparents are Kim Williams, celina, and Jim meiring, Ft. recovery. Paternal grandparents are ron and Karen ranly, Ft. recovery. maternal great-grandparents are larry Allen, celina, and Jean meiring, Ft. recovery. Paternal great-grandparents are onnalee Bickel and Willie and ruth ranly, all of Ft. recovery.

Baby Girl Will Kyle and carissa (Dues) Will, Ft. recovery, announce the

birth of a daughter, mya marie Will, at 2:34 a.m. April 7, at mercer health. She weighed 7 pounds 10 1/2 ounces and was 19 inches long.

She was welcomed home by brothers, Blake, age 7, and Koda, age 3, and a sister, taylor, age 6.

maternal grandparents are Shorty and Jean Dues, Ft. recovery. Paternal grandparents are John and Diann Will, Ft. recovery. maternal great-grandparents are ralph and irma Wuebker, Ft. recovery. Paternal great-grandparents are Viro and henrietta Will, and rita Pottkotter, all of Ft. recovery.

registration for the 2011-2012 school year for the Ft. recovery Preschool will be held may 3 at 7 p.m. the registration meeting will take place in the Auditeria at the Ft. recovery elementary/middle School on Sharpsburg road.

the preschool is oper-ated under the State of ohio licensing rules and uses a developmentally appropriate curriculum. the preschool staff consists of mrs. mary Diller, mrs. lynn Kahlig, mrs. Jill Dues, mrs. Barb Alig, and mrs. lisa lennartz, and is supervised by the Ft. recovery School District and their governing board. the purpose of the Ft. recovery Preschool is to provide a safe

and nurturing environment that promotes the physical, social, emotional, and cogni-tive development of young children.

At the registration meeting on may 3, you will need to bring a copy of your child’s Birth certificate, Shot record, and Social Security card. your child is not needed for registration, but they will have an opportunity later this summer to meet the teachers at an open house.

if you are unable to attend this registration meeting, please call the Ft. recovery Preschool at 419-375-4131 to make arrangements to receive the necessary forms and information required for registration.

Preschool registration Date set at Ft. recovery

news from st. henry

A Fish Fry will be held at the St. henry American legion hall on April 22, from 4:30 - 7:30 p.m. eat in or carryout. team 2.

there will be an easter egg hunt April 22, at 3:15 p.m. at the St. henry K of c hall. Sponsored by the St. henry legion Auxiliary, St. henry American legion, niekamp Flea market and rindler Poultry.

the Daughters of isabella will have the easter eggs available for pickup for those people who ordered them after the Good Friday afternoon services on April 22, at the St. henry church Basement.

third Annual St. henry emS Bunny run 5K run/Walk will be held April 23 starting at 9 a.m. registration forms available at area businesses or at 5kbunnyrun.blogspot.com. For more information call tracy at 419-979-2119, Sue at 419-678-4679 or at sthenryems@live.com. Proceeds benefit St. henry emergency Squad.

the St. henry Boy Scout BBQ chicken Dinners made

by rocky will be April 30, $6-dinner, pickup at 11 a.m. till 1 p.m. at Gels iGA, carry out only. Benefits St. Henry Boy Scouts. tickets available at Gels iGA or any Boy Scout member.

thirteenth Annual hopefest 2011 is may 6, at the Wally Post Athletic complex, St. henry, from 6 p.m. - midnight. Anyone interested in organizing a team or would like more information should call Sue Freisthler or Diana Russell at the office (419-584-0014) or therese hosbach (419-678-8521).

middle School/high School choir spring concerts are scheduled for may 9 in the high School commons. Sixth grade musical at 7 p.m. high School and middle School choirs at 8 p.m. Arts Festival which displays artwork by middle and high school students will be shown from 7 - 9 p.m. in the gym.

if you have news from the Saint henry area, please contact Jenny Sutter at 419-678-2324 or mccnews@bright.net.

Parkway High School King and Queen

Parkway high School King and Queen,

connor Jutte and Audrey laVergne.

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April 21, 2011 • Page 5

We’re Buying Your Old Childhood Toys and Advertising Collectables & COINS!

Do you still have your old toy trucks or that bulldozer you played with in the sandbox, or your train set that‟s collecting dust in the attic or stored in the cor-ner of your ga-rage? If so bring them to the Roadshow and representatives of American Toy Collectors will turn your old toys into money for you! We will buy toys dating from the mid-1970s and earlier, and are looking for cars, trucks, airplanes, boats, farm toys, construction toys and electric trains and accessories by Lionel and American Flyer. We‟re also interested in character toys from shows such as “Popeye,” “Batman,” “The Flintstones,” “The Munsters,” and “Roy Rogers,” robots and other space toys, as well as windup and bat-tery operated toys. Pedal cars, gas powered race cars, Red Wheel Hot wheels, toy replicas from car dealer-ships, or your old Beatles lunchbox can also

add hundreds of dollars to your wallet. Toys from the „50s and „60s are just as desirable and valuable as toys made in the „20s and „30s. It is safe to assume that all old toys have

some value. Owners should not try to clean the toys before bringing them in as this could re-move valuable markings. Bring us your toys even if they are broken or missing parts. Some broken toys or those miss-ing parts can fetch an easy ten dollars to several hundred dollars. We have paid as much as $5,000 for a single toy!

Our roadshow has purchased thousands of items from the general public, antique dealers and toy collectors since our first show in 1989. American Toy Collectors will purchase your old toys based on the toy‟s desirability and condi-tion. We will buy one toy, a truckload or an entire collection from the „70s and earlier.

This week at the Roadshow, visitors can cash in on toys, coins, antiques, collectibles, or just about anything that is old. We are Serious

Collectors. Not sure what to bring to the Roadshow, or have questions about your items, give us a call at 740-417-3102

We are collectors and pay top dollar for coins and coin collections. Coin pricing is based on the Daily Gold and Silver Market. Pricing for coin collections and collectible coins are based on the weekly price guide. Recently we paid $9,000.00 for one man’s coin collection.

We Buy ALL Gold and Silver Coins We also buy VINTAGE ADVERTISING items from the early 1900s to the mid-1960s. Some ex-

amples of these items, metal signs, neon signs, clocks, ther-mometers, paper literature, bro-chures and miscellane-ous items, etc. Items that relate

to farm implement companies, motorcycles, automotive, railroad, gas stations, beer and soda pop companies, and airlines from the 1960s or older. All Silver Coins 1964 and older

Silver Dollars, Half Dollars, Quarters and Dimes. Coin

Collections and All GOLD Coins

Vintage 1¢, 5¢, 10¢, Coin-Operated Arcade Games We also buy 1950s & 1960s Electric Guitars: Fender, Gibson, and MORE!

Plus we’re always interested in anything that would be considered “vintage” or “antique” from A-to-Z; feel free to bring these items to us.

If items were manufactured in the late-sixties or older, bring them to the show!

If it has a Company Name or Logo, bring it to the show!

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Thursday, Friday & Saturday May 20th, 21st, & 22nd

We’re Buying Your Old Childhood Toys and Advertising Collectables & COINS!

Do you still have your old toy trucks or that bulldozer you played with in the sandbox, or your train set that‟s collecting dust in the attic or stored in the cor-ner of your ga-rage? If so bring them to the Roadshow and representatives of American Toy Collectors will turn your old toys into money for you! We will buy toys dating from the mid-1970s and earlier, and are looking for cars, trucks, airplanes, boats, farm toys, construction toys and electric trains and accessories by Lionel and American Flyer. We‟re also interested in character toys from shows such as “Popeye,” “Batman,” “The Flintstones,” “The Munsters,” and “Roy Rogers,” robots and other space toys, as well as windup and bat-tery operated toys. Pedal cars, gas powered race cars, Red Wheel Hot wheels, toy replicas from car dealer-ships, or your old Beatles lunchbox can also

add hundreds of dollars to your wallet. Toys from the „50s and „60s are just as desirable and valuable as toys made in the „20s and „30s. It is safe to assume that all old toys have

some value. Owners should not try to clean the toys before bringing them in as this could re-move valuable markings. Bring us your toys even if they are broken or missing parts. Some broken toys or those miss-ing parts can fetch an easy ten dollars to several hundred dollars. We have paid as much as $5,000 for a single toy!

Our roadshow has purchased thousands of items from the general public, antique dealers and toy collectors since our first show in 1989. American Toy Collectors will purchase your old toys based on the toy‟s desirability and condi-tion. We will buy one toy, a truckload or an entire collection from the „70s and earlier.

This week at the Roadshow, visitors can cash in on toys, coins, antiques, collectibles, or just about anything that is old. We are Serious

Collectors. Not sure what to bring to the Roadshow, or have questions about your items, give us a call at 740-417-3102

We are collectors and pay top dollar for coins and coin collections. Coin pricing is based on the Daily Gold and Silver Market. Pricing for coin collections and collectible coins are based on the weekly price guide. Recently we paid $9,000.00 for one man’s coin collection.

We Buy ALL Gold and Silver Coins We also buy VINTAGE ADVERTISING items from the early 1900s to the mid-1960s. Some ex-

amples of these items, metal signs, neon signs, clocks, ther-mometers, paper literature, bro-chures and miscellane-ous items, etc. Items that relate

to farm implement companies, motorcycles, automotive, railroad, gas stations, beer and soda pop companies, and airlines from the 1960s or older. All Silver Coins 1964 and older

Silver Dollars, Half Dollars, Quarters and Dimes. Coin

Collections and All GOLD Coins

Vintage 1¢, 5¢, 10¢, Coin-Operated Arcade Games We also buy 1950s & 1960s Electric Guitars: Fender, Gibson, and MORE!

Plus we’re always interested in anything that would be considered “vintage” or “antique” from A-to-Z; feel free to bring these items to us.

If items were manufactured in the late-sixties or older, bring them to the show!

If it has a Company Name or Logo, bring it to the show!

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Thursday, Friday & Saturday May 20th, 21st, & 22nd

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The American Toy, Coin and Antique Collectors

The American Toy, Coin and Antique Collectors will make a one day stop in your town as part of our Col-lectors Roadshow.

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fort notesby Betty Lou Denney/Hall

What’s happening around the Fort…..If you want to get some

great baked goods for Easter, plan to attend the United Methodist Church’s Easter Market in front of May’s TV on Saturday before Easter from 9 a.m. to noon. Homemade noodles and Angel Food cakes are their specialty.

Stop by The Tin Cupboard to get some Easter cookies or cakes made by Kellie Menchhofer.

The Fort Recovery State Museum will open May 1, with a free presentation by author Alan Gaff. He will be speaking on Mad Anthony Wayne’s creation on the Legion of the United States. He will autograph copies of his book “Bayonets in the Wilderness” . The free to the public presentation will be at 3 p.m. at the museum’s community room on Fort Site Street.

The combined community Easter service will be held at the First Church of Christ on Union City Road on Friday at 1 p.m.

Erastus Methodist Church will hold a Good Friday service on Friday evening at 7 p.m.

St. Peter Neurological Center’s winning number for the week was 533 won by Jason Eilerman of Yorkshire.

Nancy Knapke has received a letter asking for help to find lost aunts. The following is a copy of the email from Albert Fisher:

My name is Albert W. Fisher. I contacted you

some time ago for info on twin sisters, Mildred and Nancy Hauk. At that time, all I knew was that they were living in Ft. Recovery in 1944 according to my mother’s obituary.

Since that time, I have learned that the twins were placed in the Knopp Children’s Home and then transferred to the Ohio Children’s Home in Cincinnati, Ohio, for placement in 1922 at age 2 yrs.

I contacted them and requested info about their placement which they provided me with. The twins were placed with Earl G. and Barbara Stone late in 1923. The Stones, according to the 1930 census which they also provided me, lists Earl G. and Barbara Stone at 24 Freemont(?) St. in Mercer County, Gibson Twp., Ft. Recovery, Ohio. Also listed are Earline (Mildred) and Merline (Nancy) as foster daughters.

According to the yearly reports from the Children’s Home Society of Ohio, the Stones had changed their names. No one can understand why. Maybe to protect them. I have records of them up to 1937.

Family photos have recently been found in our step grandfather’s home of a family reunion in 1941 in Troy, Ohio, of the Resler family, who is my grandfather on my mother’s side of the family.

Group photos have shown that Mildred and

Nancy along with Earl and Barbara Stone were also at that reunion. The reason I have contacted you is that any record of these two girls cannot be found from 1937 until they were at the reunion in 1941. Who they married, children, death, etc. The reason may be that they used their Earline/Merline names. Records show that they were members of the M E Church in Ft. Recovery. The pastor in 1934 was Rev. Ballinger. Can you steer me to someone who can help me find out more about the twins. Email address or mailing address of the M E Church or where their records are kept so I can contact them would help. The twins are my aunts whom I only met one time at the 1941 reunion. I was 5 at the time and really don’t remember them. My sister, brother and I are the only ones still living in this family line.

Anyone having any information or pictures that would be of interest to the readers of the Fort Notes, please send information to betty.mercercountychronicle@yahoo.com.

THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: This is for you “baby boomers”. Can you complete this sentence? You will wonder where the yellow went when you ……Answer next week.

UNTIL NEXT WEEK REMEMBER: Be happy, love one another and remember that there is a miracle out there that can change your life

The public’s January requests reflect that the Mercer County Historical Society follows its Mission Statement: To Preserve the History of Mercer County and to Educate the Public about that History.

Museum Loan to Tri Star Career Center & Museum Tour. January 1, I received an email from Lynn Ray about the Tri Star Career Center students hosting an exhibit of Vintage Office Equipment from the Mercer County Historical Museum, at their Open House on January 10. January 3, The Tri Star Career students at Celina, had made an appointment to tour the Mercer County Historical Museum.

Mercer County Historical Museum. January 2, The Mercer County Sheriff’s Office called me that the alarm had gone off at the Mercer County Historical Museum, at 12:40 a.m. The officers checked the building, and all was well. January 10, Kim Everman, Clerk, Mercer County Commissioners, emailed me, “For your information, the Maintenance Supervisor has also shared with the Board of Commissioners several maintenance and capital improvement projects that need completed in the near future. Painting the Historical Museum was on this project list. Due to the current budget challenges faced by the county general fund, the Board of Commissioners are unable to contract this project. Hopefully, time and funds will enable the county maintenance crew to paint the Historical Museum”.

Captain James Riley History. January 12, Darrell Gorman and Richard Boehr contacted me that Bluffton is celebrating its 150th Anniversary this summer. They are interested in the history of Captain James Riley and his son James Watson Riley. While surveying, James W. Riley lost his surveying instruments in Deer Creek; they renamed the creek, Riley Creek. January 22, Robin

Buchanon, England, emailed about his relative William Willshire, who was instrumental in seeing that Captain James Riley’s ransom was paid, after the shipwreck of 1815. Willshire, Ohio, was named for William Willshire. January 28, Brett Goodin of Australia emailed me that he is writing his masters thesis about shipwrecks off the Barbary coast of Africa in the time period of the War of 1812. Captain James Riley and his ship Commerce was one of the shipwrecks, so Brett requested a copy of my book about Captain James Riley for his Thesis.

Village Histories. Saint Henry History, January 10, the Saint Henry Fire Department invited me to attend their meeting about preserving the History of the Fire Department. Maria Stein History, January 19, Paul Mizer had made an appointment at the Mercer County Historical Museum, in order to see the Mercer County History Books, and history related to St. John’s Church History at Maria Stein. Saint Anthony of Padua History, January 23, Rich and Shonda Vogel, Vogel Electric & Repair, called about acquiring a copy of my newspaper article about the Padua Pub at Saint Anthony.

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Idea History, January 11, Alvin and I attended the Old Fashioned Farmers Meeting at Van Wert, as the Mercer County Historical Society is always invited to participate with the July 4th weekend Antique Tractor Exhibits. January 26, Brad Meyer emailed me to invite our New Idea Historic Preservation Committee members of the Mercer County Historical Society. Sandwich Early Day Engine Club, Sandwich, Illinois, is hosting an exhibit of the Sandwich Manufacturing Co. on June 25-26. January 26, the New Idea Historic Preservation Committee of the Mercer County Historical Society, met at their regular monthly meeting. The agenda addressed the Exhibit of New Idea Equipment and Antique Tractors at the August Community Picnic at the Park, in Coldwater in 2011.

Civil War History. January 27, I attended the Civil War Roundtable meeting. Since the Civil War’s 150th Anniversary (1861-1865) is being recognized by the Nation, this is an excellent organization to stay acquainted with programs.

[The Mercer County Historical Society President Joyce Alig, may be contacted at 3054 Burk-St. Henry Road, Saint Henry, OH 45883, or histalig@bright.net or 419-678-2614.]

The Mercer County Historical Museum, The Riley Home, preserves Local History.

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have you ever wondered how to better help someone cope with their spiritual concerns at the end of life? then attend the Spirituality and end-of-life care program presented by State of the heart hospice on April 25 or 26.

this free program will discuss differences between spirituality and religion, while also addressing spirituality during illness, death and grief; spiritual assessment and empowerment; and life review. the program will feature a video presentation and live local speakers.

continuing education contact hours will be available for a fee through the hospice Foundation of America for nurses, social workers, counselors, funeral directors, clergy, psychologists, physicians, eAPs, nursing home administrators, and more.

State of the heart hospice has served patients and families facing a life-limiting illness since 1981 and serves 12 counties in western ohio and eastern indiana. the following State of the heart staff will be

attending the event: marlene Black, Bereavement Specialist; rev. John nunnally, chaplain; rev. rogers Durham, chaplain; rev. Joe Soley, chaplain; and Kelley hall, rn, chPn. in addition to the nonprofit’s staff, the following community professionals will be panelists: rev. tony Price, cedar Grove church of the Brethren; Fr. Paul Wohlwend, St. charles; Brian hogenkamp, hogenkamp Funeral home; rev. hugh Kelly, Fellowship Bible church; rev. Darrell Borders, Westchester united methodist church; and rev. John mcroberts, edison State community college.

you can attend at any one of the agency’s three offices. The program will be offered April 25, from 2 to 5 p.m., at 1237 W. State road 67, Portland, in. it will also be offered April 26, from 1 to 4 p.m., at 230 W. main Street, coldwater, oh; or from 6 to 9 p.m. at 1350 n. Broadway, Greenville, oh.

to reserve your place or for more information, please contact Bev hughes or Kelley hall at 800-417-7535.

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the 5th Annual celina Day at the Great American Ballpark is scheduled for may 1. the cincinnati reds will be playing the Florida marlins with a 4:10 p.m. start. All uniformed players and coaches can meet by the picnic tent in the fan zone by 2:15 p.m. to parade around

the warming track prior to the game.

For the first 10,000 kids 14 and under in attendance, the give-a-way on may 1 will be moveable mascot wall stickers featuring mr. redlegs and rosie red. half priced tickets are on sale now at www.reds/celina.com.

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the Fort recovery Park Board will be holding their 11th Annual “Parks Work Day” on April 30. the Park Board is requesting anyone that can provide volunteer work that day to stop in and help out doing various tasks such as mulching and general clean-up. Work will begin at 9 a.m. and continue through 12 noon. those coming to work should report to the community Park / Ambassador Pool parking area. Volunteers may work any hours that fit their sched-ule that Saturday.

the Park Board will pro-vide food and refreshments at noon for all those partici-pating. organizers ask for residents and friends of the parks to show your communi-ty pride and come out and vol-unteer your services for a few hours to keep the local parks an asset to the Fort recovery community.

in case of inclement weath-er, the rain date is scheduled for may 7.

Any questions can be addressed to the Village offic-es at 419-375-1056.

April 30 is Work Day at Fort recovery Parks

the annual Bowl for cancer tournament, sponsored by the iota mu chapter of the Beta Psi Sorority, was held at Pla-mor Lanes in Coldwater. The winners in the men’s division were: 1st place-Dave Pulfer, 2nd Place-David moeder, and 3rd place-Travis Schlater. The winners in the women’s division were: 1st place-Angie imel, 2nd Place-Vanessa hartwig, 3rd place-mary Ann hemmelgarn. the sorority would like to thank all the bowlers who participated. All profits raised from this tournament remain in mercer county. the sorority would also like to thank Pla-mor lanes and rick hartings for their assistance with the tournament and to mary Kay Purdy at mercer county Awards and engraving for donating the trophies. chairpersons for this event were elaine eichenauer and Bonnie Knapschafer.

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the chickasaw VFW ladies Auxiliary Post 9019 meeting was opened according to ritual by President Susan Wolters with 10 members present. A letter was read by President Susan from Patrick and Ashley minnich thanking the Auxiliary for the Wagner’s gift card. The members of the Auxiliary will be cashiers and baking cakes for the men’s fish fries. The nominating committee of mary Bruns, chairlady and louise Schwieterman, are asking members to volunteer

for the April Officers election. the Auxiliary made $1,000 on the Quarter Auction. Barb Brackman made a motion to order death flags and one VFW pin, seconded by Karen Schulze. Schulze made a motion to have a Pampered chef party before the April meeting, seconded by tillie elking. lucille Droesch made a motion to pay bills, seconded by louise Schwieterman. Pot of Gold winner was Pat Dresher. Door Prize winners were nancy Bohman and elsie Balster.

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choosing life Pregnancy center in celina has pinwheels for sale. the pinwheels will be on display in Celina’s First Church of God lawn on Mothers’ Day, may 8. the pinwheels will represent the many lives lost to abortion in ohio. each pinwheel will have a name tag on it. there are three sizes of pinwheels to choose from, costing $5 to $100. Pinwheels

are available for purchase now through may 4.

if you would like to purchase a pinwheel for this cause, contact Patty thees at 419-733-4847 or via e-mail at choosinglife@bright.net. Pinwheels can also be purchased by stopping by the choosing life Pregnancy center, 850 Fairground road, celina, located in the First church of God.

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celina Senior high School (chS) students will be actively involved with community service on April 21. chS is partnering with the community in order to improve understanding of civic engagement as well as help students achieve their educational goals. this is the second year that the entire student body will be serving the community at one time. Students will be involved in service throughout the community participating in various projects. Jason luebke, principal of celina Senior high School said, “We are very excited about this opportunity for our school and students to give back to the community of celina.” he continued, “our hope is that this experience is a rewarding one for both the students and the community and that our students learn the value of giving back.”

A group of students has selected to support the American red cross with their service learning project by hosting a CAR WASH to benefit the local organization. Deb hemmelgarn, executive Director of the mercer county chapter states, “i am

pleased to have the involvement of our local young people and the support of the celina Senior high School staff and students again this year. the lessons the students will receive regarding the importance of community service and the gratification of assisting others is priceless. our young people today are fortunate to have educational, engaging opportunities provided by their schools to learn about the benefits of giving back. the red cross is grateful for their continued support and generosity!” the car Wash will be held at Bella’s italian Grille, 1081 lake Shore Drive, celina on April 21 from 9 a.m. -12 noon.

in the event of inclement weather, the car Wash will be held on April 25 from 9 a.m. - 12 noon.

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the American red cross mercer county chapter would like to thank celina high students and faculty and Bella’s italian Grille for their support and dedication to the American red cross.

CHS Car Wash to benefit the red cross

the mercer county commissioners and the mercer county engineer would like to remind those who plant and till the fields around the county this Spring to remember to avoid planting in the roadway right-of-way. the engineer and the Commissioner’s Office have maps that identify the varied widths of the road right-of-way throughout the county. more specifically, sight problems lim-iting the ability of the traveling public to see, can be particularly hazardous.

Also, a reminder to those along county-maintained open ditches. By law there is a main-

tenance easement for access adjacent to the tops of banks of the open ditches. We encour-age the use of filter strips to eliminate sedimentation and soil erosion adjacent to the open ditches. Keep in mind that our maintenance crews use the easement for access for the maintenance operations we per-form (the spraying of weeds and brush is the most significant maintenance operation).

Should you have any ques-tions related to these require-ments, please feel free to call the Commissioners Office at 419-586-3178 or the Engineer’s Office at 419-586-7759.

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the staff at the coldwater Public library is always trying to serve in the best way possible. We were recently given the opportunity to try our hands at something different. on April 26, between 5 and 7 p.m., we will be serving up shakes and Big Macs at the McDonald’s restaurant in coldwater. this will serve as a fundraiser for the library.

new possibilities always intrigue us and we are open to exciting adventures. From programs for the public to working the French Fry Stand at the community Picnic, the ladies from the library might turn up anywhere. All of what we do is for a good cause, be it the community or the library itself.

The McDonald’s job is a onetime chance for the public to see how we operate with the aroma of food circling

around us. Will the Storytime lady succumb to the hot fudge sundae? how many gallons of coffee might the high school secretary consume during a two hour shift? instead of asking if you want fries with that, will the librarian ask for your card number? While struggling to get your order correct and your food to you while it’s still hot, the staff from the library will still be serving up smiling faces. A percentage of sales during that two hour shift will go to the library. Stop in at the McDonald’s on Terrace Avenue in coldwater, from 5 to 7 p.m., on April 26.

instead of recommending best sellers to read, we can steer you to the happiest meal to eat. Share the fun as the library ladies learn from the youthful crew what it’s like to be the cooks instead of check out books.

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Don hess and ron Gelhaus, St. Henry’s transitional Administrators, were the guest speakers at the march 1 meeting. hess is retiring and Gelhaus will be the new Administrator. hess said they have been very diligent. the town is very stable, strong, and good things are happening. the town will be in good hands with Gelhaus. crews were out at 2:30 a.m. to alleviate the flooding situation. There are five retainers, but may have to expand those areas. Gelhaus talked about the state of the village and its goals. We are very fortunate here in St. henry with the state of the economy. the industrial Park should bring in more jobs. he has resigned as President of the School Board so there will be no conflict of interest.

matt Berry, the customer Service manager for midwest electric, was the guest speaker at the march 8th meeting. this is Midwest Electric’s 75th anniversary. they are a provider of electricity. he had hand-outs on energy. he said this area is very important to midwest electric, and they have a good relationship with St. henry. they are glad to be a part of the community including Cooper’s and new businesses here. With renewable energy and the wind projects, he is mostly an observer. he discussed the

wind turbine proposals, and said one thing with wind, they need a back-up running constantly which would raise the cost of electricity. With coal, they cannot clear up the carbon dioxide completely, which is a main concern of ePA. coal is clean and its cost and reliability is their main concern. there is continuous research and development being done, but they have to be realistic. their focus is on efficiency for comfort and convenience. midwest electric is owned by its customers and not in it for profit. They do give out $40/$50 thousand a year for scholarships, etc.

At the march 15 meeting, monte Diegel, Administrator of the 911 in mercer county, was the guest speaker. Diegel said there is a cluster of things going on in the 911 office. The weather with snow, water, and power outages generated lots of talk including hundreds of phone calls in the office. He encouraged people to use the niXle program. this is a great way to get info to the public. There is also the sheriff’s website: mercercountysheriff.org.

These programs tell you who’s in jail, court cases, etc. tips on the most wanted by contacting authorities helps clean up warrants. they were very fortunate by saving a life recently when an individual drove thru water.

this September will be the 10th anniversary of the attack on America. they are planning a program on 9/11 at the lake with speakers and six mercer county high school bands will participate. they were represented with an entry in the St. Patrick’s Day Parade in St. henry.

the heritage club was represented in the St. Patrick’s Day Parade with an antique car driven by Joe nietfeld and co-piloted by member Auggie Jutte. the helping hands Kids together with their leader mike eyink distributed candy along the parade route.

Kristine Strawniak, chiropractor at town and country Specific Chiropractic in St. Henry, was the guest speaker at the march 22 meeting. Kristine talked about the upper cervical specific, and focused on the small bone in the neck, which she had a sample of. this bone weighs two ounces, and holds a head that weighs between 8-14 pounds. misalignment of this small bone that supports the weight of the head can cause body imbalance and brain stem compression which can result in health and neurological problems and pain that can be felt throughout the entire body even causing one leg to shorten. this could alter one’s mental state if in pain and ultimately has an impact on other people.

upper cervical correction, which she does, is to reposition the weight of the head over the center of the neck in order to remove brain stem compression and restore body balance. She said the brain controls everything you do. messages are sent to the brain which controls all body functions.

Strawniak has been in practice for eight years. She started in mendon, and said she works thru the lord with her hands. She has been in business in St. henry now for 1 1/2 months with hours on mondays and Wednesdays. She has an X-ray in mendon, and individuals have to go there for their first visit.

Strawniak has had 8 1/2 years of schooling, and goes for refresher courses every year. She got her degree from Palmer chiropratic college in iowa, and went an extra 200 hours for specialty of upper cervical care.

on march 29, members had a tour of J & m manufacturing co., Ft. recovery. this company started in 1960 and has greatly expanded with their equipment being sent to all areas of this country and some shipped overseas.

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April 21, 2011 • Page 7

By: Martha SchoenJulie Klosterman addressed

the board on behalf of several concerned parents. Julie did not feel that Superintendent Rich Seas contract should be renewed a year in advance.

Linda Steinbrunner, board president, gave several reasons why the board was choosing to renew early. The board wanted to assure Seas that the board has confidence in his work. Also, Treasurer Sherry Shaffer has plans to retire within a year. The board wants a superintendent who knows the system while the treasurer is being replaced. This is not something new. In the past, the board has renewed superintendent contracts in advance.

In other news, Lynn Rinderle, Director of Food Service, gave a report on the “Equity in School Lunch Pricing” Bill and Senate Bill 210. Although Coldwater already meets most of the guide-lines set forth in the bills, the first bill will require Coldwater to raise their school lunch prices by $.05 for the next school year making K-4 $1.80 and 5-12 $1.90.

The budget bill is still under consideration at the state level and will likely be May before any numbers are finalized.

Wade Spencer, elementary principal, reported that kinder-garten screening was held with expectations of 113-114 stu-

dents for next year. Spencer had lunch with fifty-two elementary students who were recognized for their good character. And, clean up is still being complet-ed on the kindergarten rooms including 18 doors which have to be replaced due to mold.

News from the Junior High as reported by Jerry Kanney, principal, included Nathan Ranly and Anna Ruckman will be competing at the state “Power of the Pen” competition in May, and three Coldwater teams participated in the cup stacking competition sponsored by DARE taking 1st, 3rd and 5th place.

High School principal Steve Keller reported Morgan Homan and Kylie Dues will be attending Buckeye Girls State, congratulated the Juniors who came in 2nd place for the Power Outdoor Motor Skills challenge, and thanked the staff and stu-dents for a successful prom. The High School will continue to have an eight period day next

school year. According to Seas, there are many benefits to a seven period day as well as an eight period day. The seven period day will be looked at in the future.

Pat Naveau, gifted coordi-nator, went to Columbus last Friday to testify on funding for gifted children. She requested a separate line item for gifted funding so districts can apply for and be held accountable for the funds. Currently, Coldwater has close to 400 students identified as gifted which is approximately 25% of the student body.

Veteran’s Diploma of Graduation was given to William A. Bettinger who died in service and was accepted by William’s brother, Carl Bettinger.

Approved was the resigna-tion for the purpose of retirement of Art teacher Nick Wenning. Wenning has spent his entire 39 years of teaching at Coldwater. He has also been a bus driver for 37 years and has served as year book advisor for over 17 years.

The following contracts were approved: continuing con-tracts for Chris Miller, Greg Pohlman, Sue Buschur, Tony Stammen, Darlene Schmitz, Kim Stoltz, and Carol Ranly; two year contract for Rob Schmidt; three year contract for Jill Eilerman, Jennifer Giesige, Natalie Kanney, Becky Lefeld, Jack Mescher, Beth Thomas, Kelly Welsch, and administra-tive contract for Rich Seas.

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Power of the Pen (POP) isOhio’s award-winning educa-tional enhancement programdevoted to excellence in cre-ative writing. In its 24th year,one of its main aims is to helpseventh and eighth grade stu-dents realize their highest aca-demic achievement.

The program’s benefits forstudents include empower-ment in writing at an earlyage, the gaining of self-con-fidence and the imparting ofa love for writing and readingthat identifies, challenges andrewards gifted creative minds.The program offers the oppor-tunity for interscholastic writ-ing events much like sportsoffer that same interscholas-tic opportunity. Each year par-ticipants compete in a districtevent and can move up to re-gional and finally to the statelevel.

“Coldwater Middle Schoolhas been involved in thePower of the Pen programsince the early 1990s. I startedbeing involved when I cameto Coldwater,” said ChrisMiller, senior English instruc-tor. “Judy Bruns was my men-tor. Tessy Huwer, middleschool intervention specialist,also works with me. I am thecoach, and Tessy and I act asjudges for the competitions.”

“Though we didn’t winanything this year, in both2007 and 2008 we took fourtrophies – third place for sev-enth grade at the district com-petition and second at theregionals in 2007, and in 2008we placed first at the districtmeet and third at the regionalsin the eighth grade,” Millersaid. The kids love the pro-gram. In a town known for itssports, these kids get the rec-ognition they deserve throughPOP,” Miller said.

Coldwater’s AshleyBacks, a seventh grader, saidabout the program, “I think itis a lot of fun, and you canmeet a lot of new friends. Andyou meet a lot of new peoplefrom other schools at the com-petitions. The writing helpsyou to express your creativ-ity.”

Backs and other studentsthat participated in the pro-gram went to school early onemorning a week. They weregiven a word or a “prompt”to write about. The instructorread their stories and gavethem ideas and complimentsabout what they had written.

Miller said though he him-self hadn’t been able to seeany direct improvement in thestudents’ writing since he

teaches senior language artsand doesn’t get to see the kidsfor about four years, “All themiddle school teachers agreethat it does help, even if thekids have to struggle with thewriting.”

Reimbursement to coverexpenses comes from theschool and a local company.“CAP gives us $150 each yearfor t-shirts, and the schoolgives us $1,000 annually fortournament fees and penal-ties,” Miller said.

Team members are ConnerStammen, Shannon Hess,Lauren Rose, KarlaBorgerding, AndreaMoorman, Ashley Backs,Haley Fledderjohann,Courtney Kunk, RachelEichenauer, Brad Eckstein,Caleb Siefring and MattKramer.

Fort Recovery SchoolsGrades 1-8 Gifted Interven-tion Specialist Marcia Weigel,said, “A generous contribu-tion from our AcademicBooster Club has allowed oureighth grade students to taketheir creativity on the “write”path as we’ve formed a cre-ative writing team as part ofthe Power of the Pen program.We had several practice ses-sions, and then Mallory Hull,Grace Roessner, SaraSchoenlein, Taylor Wendeland Adam Westgerdes at-tended the POP district tour-nament at Mississinawa Val-ley Middle School in Febru-ary.

“Of the 72 eighth-gradestudents from 13 differentschools who took part in thetournament, our TaylorWendel ranked 8th placeoverall and earned a spot inthe regional tournament.”

In the tournament each stu-dent rotated through threerounds of writing competi-tion. In each round, the stu-dents were given a creativewriting prompt and forty min-utes to complete a piece ofwriting to turn in to thejudges. Each student’s writ-ings were ranked in order byhis or her overall ability toeffectively and creatively ad-dress the prompt. They werealso given quality points fortheir work.

There were just over 80eighth-graders participating inthe regional tournament heldat Minster Middle School inMarch. While Wendel did notearn one of the top overallawards, she may still be ableto participate in the state tour-nament to be held in Woosterthe end of May. Weigel said,“To earn a spot at the statetournament, writers must fin-

ish in the top twenty percent.While Taylor did not quitemake the cutoff, she did earna spot as an official alternateshould a qualifier be unableto attend the event.” In thetournament competitions stu-dents’ writings are judged oncreativity, originality, voice,composition and mechanics.

Weigel said this was FortRecovery’s first year withPOP. She said that leading upto the tournaments, her teamhad been meeting one or twotimes a week to practice. “Igave them sample creativewriting prompts and 40minutes to respond. ThenI gave them feedback as tohow to improve their writ-ing, to work on grammati-cal and spelling errors, andwe discussed ways to ef-fectively incorporate morefigurative language intotheir writing. We also cri-tiqued past competitionwinners to see which ele-ments made the writingsgood.”

Weigel said that at thispoint POP is strictly anextra-curricular event atFort Recovery but “someof the strategies can behelpful in the regular class-room. I have noticed im-provement in the teams’skills as we went along.We got a late start this year,but I anticipate a greaterdegree of improvementnext year when we have alonger period of time to pre-pare. “The kids really lovedthe program. I imagine we’llhave more participation nextyear, too, as the wordspreads.”

The other county schoolsdo not currently have the POPprogram.

Power of the Pen (POP) isa non-profit educational orga-nization with a home office inRichfield, Ohio. The POP

w e b s i t e ,www.powerofthepen.org,says that, “Because the ideas,dreams and beliefs of today’syouth form the foundation oftomorrow’s communities inOhio, Power of the Pen isdedicated to helping youngpeople find and develop a cre-ative voice that is uniquelytheir own. It is a mission wewill realize when we inspireevery teacher and challenge

every student to truly embracethe art of creative expressionthrough writing as a life skill.”POP offers the “judgment ofthe whole” evaluation ap-proach, meaningful awards orrecognition and pursuit of ex-cellence.

The program has grown tobecome one of Ohio’s largesteducational enhancement pro-grams. More than 120,000middle school students ben-

efited from Power of the Peninstructional methodologiesthis year, including more than8,000 who competed in for-mal Power of the Pen inter-scholastic writing tourna-ments. POP is made possible,in large part, through grantsand contributions from thosewho value educational excel-lence.

Catholic AdultSingles Club Events

The Catholic Adult Singles Club enables its membersto share, trust and enjoy the company of fellow singleadults through weekly activities. We are always inter-ested in meeting new people to join our group. For moreinformation concerning our organization or any of thefollowing activities, call Becky Koeing at 419-204-3013.

*Sunday, June 7-Benedication at Retreat Center inMaria Stein, Ohio.

*Sunday, June 14-Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo in FortWayne, Indiana.

*Friday, June 19-Concert in the Van Wert Park in VanWert, Ohio.

*Saturday, June 27-Robert Rothchild Farms in Urbana,Ohio.

For more information on any of these activities, pleasecall 419-204-3013.

Parkway LocalSchools Events

May 29: High School Track and Field Regional Meet atTroy at 4 p.m.

June 1: Summer Physical Education begins.June 12: Last day of Summer Physical Education.

Pictured are members of the Coldwater ‘Power of the Pen’ enjoying their visit to COSI.Pictured are Karla Borgerding, Lauren Rose, Courtney Kunk, Haley Fledderjohann,Shannon Hess, Connor Stammen, Matt Kramer, Rachel Eichenauer, Brad Eckstein, CalebSiefring, Andrea Moorman and Ashley Backs.

THE MERCER COUNTY CHRONICLE

Page 13 • May 28, 2009 - June 3, 2009

Power of the Pen program a definite hit atColdwater and Fort Recovery middle schools

Ansonia

Fort Recovery eighth-grade Power of the Pen team from left are Sara Schoenlein, GraceRoessner, Adam Westgerdes, Taylor Wendel and Mallory Hull. Wendel finished 8th in theregional POP competition and though not now eligible to go to the state competition in May,would be next in line as an official alternate if one of the other finalists was unable to attend.

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BY GRETCHENBOLLENBACHER

Power of the Pen (POP) isOhio’s award-winning educa-tional enhancement programdevoted to excellence in cre-ative writing. In its 24th year,one of its main aims is to helpseventh and eighth grade stu-dents realize their highest aca-demic achievement.

The program’s benefits forstudents include empower-ment in writing at an earlyage, the gaining of self-con-fidence and the imparting ofa love for writing and readingthat identifies, challenges andrewards gifted creative minds.The program offers the oppor-tunity for interscholastic writ-ing events much like sportsoffer that same interscholas-tic opportunity. Each year par-ticipants compete in a districtevent and can move up to re-gional and finally to the statelevel.

“Coldwater Middle Schoolhas been involved in thePower of the Pen programsince the early 1990s. I startedbeing involved when I cameto Coldwater,” said ChrisMiller, senior English instruc-tor. “Judy Bruns was my men-tor. Tessy Huwer, middleschool intervention specialist,also works with me. I am thecoach, and Tessy and I act asjudges for the competitions.”

“Though we didn’t winanything this year, in both2007 and 2008 we took fourtrophies – third place for sev-enth grade at the district com-petition and second at theregionals in 2007, and in 2008we placed first at the districtmeet and third at the regionalsin the eighth grade,” Millersaid. The kids love the pro-gram. In a town known for itssports, these kids get the rec-ognition they deserve throughPOP,” Miller said.

Coldwater’s AshleyBacks, a seventh grader, saidabout the program, “I think itis a lot of fun, and you canmeet a lot of new friends. Andyou meet a lot of new peoplefrom other schools at the com-petitions. The writing helpsyou to express your creativ-ity.”

Backs and other studentsthat participated in the pro-gram went to school early onemorning a week. They weregiven a word or a “prompt”to write about. The instructorread their stories and gavethem ideas and complimentsabout what they had written.

Miller said though he him-self hadn’t been able to seeany direct improvement in thestudents’ writing since he

teaches senior language artsand doesn’t get to see the kidsfor about four years, “All themiddle school teachers agreethat it does help, even if thekids have to struggle with thewriting.”

Reimbursement to coverexpenses comes from theschool and a local company.“CAP gives us $150 each yearfor t-shirts, and the schoolgives us $1,000 annually fortournament fees and penal-ties,” Miller said.

Team members are ConnerStammen, Shannon Hess,Lauren Rose, KarlaBorgerding, AndreaMoorman, Ashley Backs,Haley Fledderjohann,Courtney Kunk, RachelEichenauer, Brad Eckstein,Caleb Siefring and MattKramer.

Fort Recovery SchoolsGrades 1-8 Gifted Interven-tion Specialist Marcia Weigel,said, “A generous contribu-tion from our AcademicBooster Club has allowed oureighth grade students to taketheir creativity on the “write”path as we’ve formed a cre-ative writing team as part ofthe Power of the Pen program.We had several practice ses-sions, and then Mallory Hull,Grace Roessner, SaraSchoenlein, Taylor Wendeland Adam Westgerdes at-tended the POP district tour-nament at Mississinawa Val-ley Middle School in Febru-ary.

“Of the 72 eighth-gradestudents from 13 differentschools who took part in thetournament, our TaylorWendel ranked 8th placeoverall and earned a spot inthe regional tournament.”

In the tournament each stu-dent rotated through threerounds of writing competi-tion. In each round, the stu-dents were given a creativewriting prompt and forty min-utes to complete a piece ofwriting to turn in to thejudges. Each student’s writ-ings were ranked in order byhis or her overall ability toeffectively and creatively ad-dress the prompt. They werealso given quality points fortheir work.

There were just over 80eighth-graders participating inthe regional tournament heldat Minster Middle School inMarch. While Wendel did notearn one of the top overallawards, she may still be ableto participate in the state tour-nament to be held in Woosterthe end of May. Weigel said,“To earn a spot at the statetournament, writers must fin-

ish in the top twenty percent.While Taylor did not quitemake the cutoff, she did earna spot as an official alternateshould a qualifier be unableto attend the event.” In thetournament competitions stu-dents’ writings are judged oncreativity, originality, voice,composition and mechanics.

Weigel said this was FortRecovery’s first year withPOP. She said that leading upto the tournaments, her teamhad been meeting one or twotimes a week to practice. “Igave them sample creativewriting prompts and 40minutes to respond. ThenI gave them feedback as tohow to improve their writ-ing, to work on grammati-cal and spelling errors, andwe discussed ways to ef-fectively incorporate morefigurative language intotheir writing. We also cri-tiqued past competitionwinners to see which ele-ments made the writingsgood.”

Weigel said that at thispoint POP is strictly anextra-curricular event atFort Recovery but “someof the strategies can behelpful in the regular class-room. I have noticed im-provement in the teams’skills as we went along.We got a late start this year,but I anticipate a greaterdegree of improvementnext year when we have alonger period of time to pre-pare. “The kids really lovedthe program. I imagine we’llhave more participation nextyear, too, as the wordspreads.”

The other county schoolsdo not currently have the POPprogram.

Power of the Pen (POP) isa non-profit educational orga-nization with a home office inRichfield, Ohio. The POP

w e b s i t e ,www.powerofthepen.org,says that, “Because the ideas,dreams and beliefs of today’syouth form the foundation oftomorrow’s communities inOhio, Power of the Pen isdedicated to helping youngpeople find and develop a cre-ative voice that is uniquelytheir own. It is a mission wewill realize when we inspireevery teacher and challenge

every student to truly embracethe art of creative expressionthrough writing as a life skill.”POP offers the “judgment ofthe whole” evaluation ap-proach, meaningful awards orrecognition and pursuit of ex-cellence.

The program has grown tobecome one of Ohio’s largesteducational enhancement pro-grams. More than 120,000middle school students ben-

efited from Power of the Peninstructional methodologiesthis year, including more than8,000 who competed in for-mal Power of the Pen inter-scholastic writing tourna-ments. POP is made possible,in large part, through grantsand contributions from thosewho value educational excel-lence.

Catholic AdultSingles Club Events

The Catholic Adult Singles Club enables its membersto share, trust and enjoy the company of fellow singleadults through weekly activities. We are always inter-ested in meeting new people to join our group. For moreinformation concerning our organization or any of thefollowing activities, call Becky Koeing at 419-204-3013.

*Sunday, June 7-Benedication at Retreat Center inMaria Stein, Ohio.

*Sunday, June 14-Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo in FortWayne, Indiana.

*Friday, June 19-Concert in the Van Wert Park in VanWert, Ohio.

*Saturday, June 27-Robert Rothchild Farms in Urbana,Ohio.

For more information on any of these activities, pleasecall 419-204-3013.

Parkway LocalSchools Events

May 29: High School Track and Field Regional Meet atTroy at 4 p.m.

June 1: Summer Physical Education begins.June 12: Last day of Summer Physical Education.

Pictured are members of the Coldwater ‘Power of the Pen’ enjoying their visit to COSI.Pictured are Karla Borgerding, Lauren Rose, Courtney Kunk, Haley Fledderjohann,Shannon Hess, Connor Stammen, Matt Kramer, Rachel Eichenauer, Brad Eckstein, CalebSiefring, Andrea Moorman and Ashley Backs.

THE MERCER COUNTY CHRONICLE

Page 13 • May 28, 2009 - June 3, 2009

Power of the Pen program a definite hit atColdwater and Fort Recovery middle schools

Ansonia

Fort Recovery eighth-grade Power of the Pen team from left are Sara Schoenlein, GraceRoessner, Adam Westgerdes, Taylor Wendel and Mallory Hull. Wendel finished 8th in theregional POP competition and though not now eligible to go to the state competition in May,would be next in line as an official alternate if one of the other finalists was unable to attend.

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SummerSpecials

BY GRETCHENBOLLENBACHER

Power of the Pen (POP) isOhio’s award-winning educa-tional enhancement programdevoted to excellence in cre-ative writing. In its 24th year,one of its main aims is to helpseventh and eighth grade stu-dents realize their highest aca-demic achievement.

The program’s benefits forstudents include empower-ment in writing at an earlyage, the gaining of self-con-fidence and the imparting ofa love for writing and readingthat identifies, challenges andrewards gifted creative minds.The program offers the oppor-tunity for interscholastic writ-ing events much like sportsoffer that same interscholas-tic opportunity. Each year par-ticipants compete in a districtevent and can move up to re-gional and finally to the statelevel.

“Coldwater Middle Schoolhas been involved in thePower of the Pen programsince the early 1990s. I startedbeing involved when I cameto Coldwater,” said ChrisMiller, senior English instruc-tor. “Judy Bruns was my men-tor. Tessy Huwer, middleschool intervention specialist,also works with me. I am thecoach, and Tessy and I act asjudges for the competitions.”

“Though we didn’t winanything this year, in both2007 and 2008 we took fourtrophies – third place for sev-enth grade at the district com-petition and second at theregionals in 2007, and in 2008we placed first at the districtmeet and third at the regionalsin the eighth grade,” Millersaid. The kids love the pro-gram. In a town known for itssports, these kids get the rec-ognition they deserve throughPOP,” Miller said.

Coldwater’s AshleyBacks, a seventh grader, saidabout the program, “I think itis a lot of fun, and you canmeet a lot of new friends. Andyou meet a lot of new peoplefrom other schools at the com-petitions. The writing helpsyou to express your creativ-ity.”

Backs and other studentsthat participated in the pro-gram went to school early onemorning a week. They weregiven a word or a “prompt”to write about. The instructorread their stories and gavethem ideas and complimentsabout what they had written.

Miller said though he him-self hadn’t been able to seeany direct improvement in thestudents’ writing since he

teaches senior language artsand doesn’t get to see the kidsfor about four years, “All themiddle school teachers agreethat it does help, even if thekids have to struggle with thewriting.”

Reimbursement to coverexpenses comes from theschool and a local company.“CAP gives us $150 each yearfor t-shirts, and the schoolgives us $1,000 annually fortournament fees and penal-ties,” Miller said.

Team members are ConnerStammen, Shannon Hess,Lauren Rose, KarlaBorgerding, AndreaMoorman, Ashley Backs,Haley Fledderjohann,Courtney Kunk, RachelEichenauer, Brad Eckstein,Caleb Siefring and MattKramer.

Fort Recovery SchoolsGrades 1-8 Gifted Interven-tion Specialist Marcia Weigel,said, “A generous contribu-tion from our AcademicBooster Club has allowed oureighth grade students to taketheir creativity on the “write”path as we’ve formed a cre-ative writing team as part ofthe Power of the Pen program.We had several practice ses-sions, and then Mallory Hull,Grace Roessner, SaraSchoenlein, Taylor Wendeland Adam Westgerdes at-tended the POP district tour-nament at Mississinawa Val-ley Middle School in Febru-ary.

“Of the 72 eighth-gradestudents from 13 differentschools who took part in thetournament, our TaylorWendel ranked 8th placeoverall and earned a spot inthe regional tournament.”

In the tournament each stu-dent rotated through threerounds of writing competi-tion. In each round, the stu-dents were given a creativewriting prompt and forty min-utes to complete a piece ofwriting to turn in to thejudges. Each student’s writ-ings were ranked in order byhis or her overall ability toeffectively and creatively ad-dress the prompt. They werealso given quality points fortheir work.

There were just over 80eighth-graders participating inthe regional tournament heldat Minster Middle School inMarch. While Wendel did notearn one of the top overallawards, she may still be ableto participate in the state tour-nament to be held in Woosterthe end of May. Weigel said,“To earn a spot at the statetournament, writers must fin-

ish in the top twenty percent.While Taylor did not quitemake the cutoff, she did earna spot as an official alternateshould a qualifier be unableto attend the event.” In thetournament competitions stu-dents’ writings are judged oncreativity, originality, voice,composition and mechanics.

Weigel said this was FortRecovery’s first year withPOP. She said that leading upto the tournaments, her teamhad been meeting one or twotimes a week to practice. “Igave them sample creativewriting prompts and 40minutes to respond. ThenI gave them feedback as tohow to improve their writ-ing, to work on grammati-cal and spelling errors, andwe discussed ways to ef-fectively incorporate morefigurative language intotheir writing. We also cri-tiqued past competitionwinners to see which ele-ments made the writingsgood.”

Weigel said that at thispoint POP is strictly anextra-curricular event atFort Recovery but “someof the strategies can behelpful in the regular class-room. I have noticed im-provement in the teams’skills as we went along.We got a late start this year,but I anticipate a greaterdegree of improvementnext year when we have alonger period of time to pre-pare. “The kids really lovedthe program. I imagine we’llhave more participation nextyear, too, as the wordspreads.”

The other county schoolsdo not currently have the POPprogram.

Power of the Pen (POP) isa non-profit educational orga-nization with a home office inRichfield, Ohio. The POP

w e b s i t e ,www.powerofthepen.org,says that, “Because the ideas,dreams and beliefs of today’syouth form the foundation oftomorrow’s communities inOhio, Power of the Pen isdedicated to helping youngpeople find and develop a cre-ative voice that is uniquelytheir own. It is a mission wewill realize when we inspireevery teacher and challenge

every student to truly embracethe art of creative expressionthrough writing as a life skill.”POP offers the “judgment ofthe whole” evaluation ap-proach, meaningful awards orrecognition and pursuit of ex-cellence.

The program has grown tobecome one of Ohio’s largesteducational enhancement pro-grams. More than 120,000middle school students ben-

efited from Power of the Peninstructional methodologiesthis year, including more than8,000 who competed in for-mal Power of the Pen inter-scholastic writing tourna-ments. POP is made possible,in large part, through grantsand contributions from thosewho value educational excel-lence.

Catholic AdultSingles Club Events

The Catholic Adult Singles Club enables its membersto share, trust and enjoy the company of fellow singleadults through weekly activities. We are always inter-ested in meeting new people to join our group. For moreinformation concerning our organization or any of thefollowing activities, call Becky Koeing at 419-204-3013.

*Sunday, June 7-Benedication at Retreat Center inMaria Stein, Ohio.

*Sunday, June 14-Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo in FortWayne, Indiana.

*Friday, June 19-Concert in the Van Wert Park in VanWert, Ohio.

*Saturday, June 27-Robert Rothchild Farms in Urbana,Ohio.

For more information on any of these activities, pleasecall 419-204-3013.

Parkway LocalSchools Events

May 29: High School Track and Field Regional Meet atTroy at 4 p.m.

June 1: Summer Physical Education begins.June 12: Last day of Summer Physical Education.

Pictured are members of the Coldwater ‘Power of the Pen’ enjoying their visit to COSI.Pictured are Karla Borgerding, Lauren Rose, Courtney Kunk, Haley Fledderjohann,Shannon Hess, Connor Stammen, Matt Kramer, Rachel Eichenauer, Brad Eckstein, CalebSiefring, Andrea Moorman and Ashley Backs.

THE MERCER COUNTY CHRONICLE

Page 13 • May 28, 2009 - June 3, 2009

Power of the Pen program a definite hit atColdwater and Fort Recovery middle schools

Ansonia

Fort Recovery eighth-grade Power of the Pen team from left are Sara Schoenlein, GraceRoessner, Adam Westgerdes, Taylor Wendel and Mallory Hull. Wendel finished 8th in theregional POP competition and though not now eligible to go to the state competition in May,would be next in line as an official alternate if one of the other finalists was unable to attend.

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SummerSpecials

BY GRETCHENBOLLENBACHER

Power of the Pen (POP) isOhio’s award-winning educa-tional enhancement programdevoted to excellence in cre-ative writing. In its 24th year,one of its main aims is to helpseventh and eighth grade stu-dents realize their highest aca-demic achievement.

The program’s benefits forstudents include empower-ment in writing at an earlyage, the gaining of self-con-fidence and the imparting ofa love for writing and readingthat identifies, challenges andrewards gifted creative minds.The program offers the oppor-tunity for interscholastic writ-ing events much like sportsoffer that same interscholas-tic opportunity. Each year par-ticipants compete in a districtevent and can move up to re-gional and finally to the statelevel.

“Coldwater Middle Schoolhas been involved in thePower of the Pen programsince the early 1990s. I startedbeing involved when I cameto Coldwater,” said ChrisMiller, senior English instruc-tor. “Judy Bruns was my men-tor. Tessy Huwer, middleschool intervention specialist,also works with me. I am thecoach, and Tessy and I act asjudges for the competitions.”

“Though we didn’t winanything this year, in both2007 and 2008 we took fourtrophies – third place for sev-enth grade at the district com-petition and second at theregionals in 2007, and in 2008we placed first at the districtmeet and third at the regionalsin the eighth grade,” Millersaid. The kids love the pro-gram. In a town known for itssports, these kids get the rec-ognition they deserve throughPOP,” Miller said.

Coldwater’s AshleyBacks, a seventh grader, saidabout the program, “I think itis a lot of fun, and you canmeet a lot of new friends. Andyou meet a lot of new peoplefrom other schools at the com-petitions. The writing helpsyou to express your creativ-ity.”

Backs and other studentsthat participated in the pro-gram went to school early onemorning a week. They weregiven a word or a “prompt”to write about. The instructorread their stories and gavethem ideas and complimentsabout what they had written.

Miller said though he him-self hadn’t been able to seeany direct improvement in thestudents’ writing since he

teaches senior language artsand doesn’t get to see the kidsfor about four years, “All themiddle school teachers agreethat it does help, even if thekids have to struggle with thewriting.”

Reimbursement to coverexpenses comes from theschool and a local company.“CAP gives us $150 each yearfor t-shirts, and the schoolgives us $1,000 annually fortournament fees and penal-ties,” Miller said.

Team members are ConnerStammen, Shannon Hess,Lauren Rose, KarlaBorgerding, AndreaMoorman, Ashley Backs,Haley Fledderjohann,Courtney Kunk, RachelEichenauer, Brad Eckstein,Caleb Siefring and MattKramer.

Fort Recovery SchoolsGrades 1-8 Gifted Interven-tion Specialist Marcia Weigel,said, “A generous contribu-tion from our AcademicBooster Club has allowed oureighth grade students to taketheir creativity on the “write”path as we’ve formed a cre-ative writing team as part ofthe Power of the Pen program.We had several practice ses-sions, and then Mallory Hull,Grace Roessner, SaraSchoenlein, Taylor Wendeland Adam Westgerdes at-tended the POP district tour-nament at Mississinawa Val-ley Middle School in Febru-ary.

“Of the 72 eighth-gradestudents from 13 differentschools who took part in thetournament, our TaylorWendel ranked 8th placeoverall and earned a spot inthe regional tournament.”

In the tournament each stu-dent rotated through threerounds of writing competi-tion. In each round, the stu-dents were given a creativewriting prompt and forty min-utes to complete a piece ofwriting to turn in to thejudges. Each student’s writ-ings were ranked in order byhis or her overall ability toeffectively and creatively ad-dress the prompt. They werealso given quality points fortheir work.

There were just over 80eighth-graders participating inthe regional tournament heldat Minster Middle School inMarch. While Wendel did notearn one of the top overallawards, she may still be ableto participate in the state tour-nament to be held in Woosterthe end of May. Weigel said,“To earn a spot at the statetournament, writers must fin-

ish in the top twenty percent.While Taylor did not quitemake the cutoff, she did earna spot as an official alternateshould a qualifier be unableto attend the event.” In thetournament competitions stu-dents’ writings are judged oncreativity, originality, voice,composition and mechanics.

Weigel said this was FortRecovery’s first year withPOP. She said that leading upto the tournaments, her teamhad been meeting one or twotimes a week to practice. “Igave them sample creativewriting prompts and 40minutes to respond. ThenI gave them feedback as tohow to improve their writ-ing, to work on grammati-cal and spelling errors, andwe discussed ways to ef-fectively incorporate morefigurative language intotheir writing. We also cri-tiqued past competitionwinners to see which ele-ments made the writingsgood.”

Weigel said that at thispoint POP is strictly anextra-curricular event atFort Recovery but “someof the strategies can behelpful in the regular class-room. I have noticed im-provement in the teams’skills as we went along.We got a late start this year,but I anticipate a greaterdegree of improvementnext year when we have alonger period of time to pre-pare. “The kids really lovedthe program. I imagine we’llhave more participation nextyear, too, as the wordspreads.”

The other county schoolsdo not currently have the POPprogram.

Power of the Pen (POP) isa non-profit educational orga-nization with a home office inRichfield, Ohio. The POP

w e b s i t e ,www.powerofthepen.org,says that, “Because the ideas,dreams and beliefs of today’syouth form the foundation oftomorrow’s communities inOhio, Power of the Pen isdedicated to helping youngpeople find and develop a cre-ative voice that is uniquelytheir own. It is a mission wewill realize when we inspireevery teacher and challenge

every student to truly embracethe art of creative expressionthrough writing as a life skill.”POP offers the “judgment ofthe whole” evaluation ap-proach, meaningful awards orrecognition and pursuit of ex-cellence.

The program has grown tobecome one of Ohio’s largesteducational enhancement pro-grams. More than 120,000middle school students ben-

efited from Power of the Peninstructional methodologiesthis year, including more than8,000 who competed in for-mal Power of the Pen inter-scholastic writing tourna-ments. POP is made possible,in large part, through grantsand contributions from thosewho value educational excel-lence.

Catholic AdultSingles Club Events

The Catholic Adult Singles Club enables its membersto share, trust and enjoy the company of fellow singleadults through weekly activities. We are always inter-ested in meeting new people to join our group. For moreinformation concerning our organization or any of thefollowing activities, call Becky Koeing at 419-204-3013.

*Sunday, June 7-Benedication at Retreat Center inMaria Stein, Ohio.

*Sunday, June 14-Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo in FortWayne, Indiana.

*Friday, June 19-Concert in the Van Wert Park in VanWert, Ohio.

*Saturday, June 27-Robert Rothchild Farms in Urbana,Ohio.

For more information on any of these activities, pleasecall 419-204-3013.

Parkway LocalSchools Events

May 29: High School Track and Field Regional Meet atTroy at 4 p.m.

June 1: Summer Physical Education begins.June 12: Last day of Summer Physical Education.

Pictured are members of the Coldwater ‘Power of the Pen’ enjoying their visit to COSI.Pictured are Karla Borgerding, Lauren Rose, Courtney Kunk, Haley Fledderjohann,Shannon Hess, Connor Stammen, Matt Kramer, Rachel Eichenauer, Brad Eckstein, CalebSiefring, Andrea Moorman and Ashley Backs.

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Power of the Pen (POP) isOhio’s award-winning educa-tional enhancement programdevoted to excellence in cre-ative writing. In its 24th year,one of its main aims is to helpseventh and eighth grade stu-dents realize their highest aca-demic achievement.

The program’s benefits forstudents include empower-ment in writing at an earlyage, the gaining of self-con-fidence and the imparting ofa love for writing and readingthat identifies, challenges andrewards gifted creative minds.The program offers the oppor-tunity for interscholastic writ-ing events much like sportsoffer that same interscholas-tic opportunity. Each year par-ticipants compete in a districtevent and can move up to re-gional and finally to the statelevel.

“Coldwater Middle Schoolhas been involved in thePower of the Pen programsince the early 1990s. I startedbeing involved when I cameto Coldwater,” said ChrisMiller, senior English instruc-tor. “Judy Bruns was my men-tor. Tessy Huwer, middleschool intervention specialist,also works with me. I am thecoach, and Tessy and I act asjudges for the competitions.”

“Though we didn’t winanything this year, in both2007 and 2008 we took fourtrophies – third place for sev-enth grade at the district com-petition and second at theregionals in 2007, and in 2008we placed first at the districtmeet and third at the regionalsin the eighth grade,” Millersaid. The kids love the pro-gram. In a town known for itssports, these kids get the rec-ognition they deserve throughPOP,” Miller said.

Coldwater’s AshleyBacks, a seventh grader, saidabout the program, “I think itis a lot of fun, and you canmeet a lot of new friends. Andyou meet a lot of new peoplefrom other schools at the com-petitions. The writing helpsyou to express your creativ-ity.”

Backs and other studentsthat participated in the pro-gram went to school early onemorning a week. They weregiven a word or a “prompt”to write about. The instructorread their stories and gavethem ideas and complimentsabout what they had written.

Miller said though he him-self hadn’t been able to seeany direct improvement in thestudents’ writing since he

teaches senior language artsand doesn’t get to see the kidsfor about four years, “All themiddle school teachers agreethat it does help, even if thekids have to struggle with thewriting.”

Reimbursement to coverexpenses comes from theschool and a local company.“CAP gives us $150 each yearfor t-shirts, and the schoolgives us $1,000 annually fortournament fees and penal-ties,” Miller said.

Team members are ConnerStammen, Shannon Hess,Lauren Rose, KarlaBorgerding, AndreaMoorman, Ashley Backs,Haley Fledderjohann,Courtney Kunk, RachelEichenauer, Brad Eckstein,Caleb Siefring and MattKramer.

Fort Recovery SchoolsGrades 1-8 Gifted Interven-tion Specialist Marcia Weigel,said, “A generous contribu-tion from our AcademicBooster Club has allowed oureighth grade students to taketheir creativity on the “write”path as we’ve formed a cre-ative writing team as part ofthe Power of the Pen program.We had several practice ses-sions, and then Mallory Hull,Grace Roessner, SaraSchoenlein, Taylor Wendeland Adam Westgerdes at-tended the POP district tour-nament at Mississinawa Val-ley Middle School in Febru-ary.

“Of the 72 eighth-gradestudents from 13 differentschools who took part in thetournament, our TaylorWendel ranked 8th placeoverall and earned a spot inthe regional tournament.”

In the tournament each stu-dent rotated through threerounds of writing competi-tion. In each round, the stu-dents were given a creativewriting prompt and forty min-utes to complete a piece ofwriting to turn in to thejudges. Each student’s writ-ings were ranked in order byhis or her overall ability toeffectively and creatively ad-dress the prompt. They werealso given quality points fortheir work.

There were just over 80eighth-graders participating inthe regional tournament heldat Minster Middle School inMarch. While Wendel did notearn one of the top overallawards, she may still be ableto participate in the state tour-nament to be held in Woosterthe end of May. Weigel said,“To earn a spot at the statetournament, writers must fin-

ish in the top twenty percent.While Taylor did not quitemake the cutoff, she did earna spot as an official alternateshould a qualifier be unableto attend the event.” In thetournament competitions stu-dents’ writings are judged oncreativity, originality, voice,composition and mechanics.

Weigel said this was FortRecovery’s first year withPOP. She said that leading upto the tournaments, her teamhad been meeting one or twotimes a week to practice. “Igave them sample creativewriting prompts and 40minutes to respond. ThenI gave them feedback as tohow to improve their writ-ing, to work on grammati-cal and spelling errors, andwe discussed ways to ef-fectively incorporate morefigurative language intotheir writing. We also cri-tiqued past competitionwinners to see which ele-ments made the writingsgood.”

Weigel said that at thispoint POP is strictly anextra-curricular event atFort Recovery but “someof the strategies can behelpful in the regular class-room. I have noticed im-provement in the teams’skills as we went along.We got a late start this year,but I anticipate a greaterdegree of improvementnext year when we have alonger period of time to pre-pare. “The kids really lovedthe program. I imagine we’llhave more participation nextyear, too, as the wordspreads.”

The other county schoolsdo not currently have the POPprogram.

Power of the Pen (POP) isa non-profit educational orga-nization with a home office inRichfield, Ohio. The POP

w e b s i t e ,www.powerofthepen.org,says that, “Because the ideas,dreams and beliefs of today’syouth form the foundation oftomorrow’s communities inOhio, Power of the Pen isdedicated to helping youngpeople find and develop a cre-ative voice that is uniquelytheir own. It is a mission wewill realize when we inspireevery teacher and challenge

every student to truly embracethe art of creative expressionthrough writing as a life skill.”POP offers the “judgment ofthe whole” evaluation ap-proach, meaningful awards orrecognition and pursuit of ex-cellence.

The program has grown tobecome one of Ohio’s largesteducational enhancement pro-grams. More than 120,000middle school students ben-

efited from Power of the Peninstructional methodologiesthis year, including more than8,000 who competed in for-mal Power of the Pen inter-scholastic writing tourna-ments. POP is made possible,in large part, through grantsand contributions from thosewho value educational excel-lence.

Catholic AdultSingles Club Events

The Catholic Adult Singles Club enables its membersto share, trust and enjoy the company of fellow singleadults through weekly activities. We are always inter-ested in meeting new people to join our group. For moreinformation concerning our organization or any of thefollowing activities, call Becky Koeing at 419-204-3013.

*Sunday, June 7-Benedication at Retreat Center inMaria Stein, Ohio.

*Sunday, June 14-Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo in FortWayne, Indiana.

*Friday, June 19-Concert in the Van Wert Park in VanWert, Ohio.

*Saturday, June 27-Robert Rothchild Farms in Urbana,Ohio.

For more information on any of these activities, pleasecall 419-204-3013.

Parkway LocalSchools Events

May 29: High School Track and Field Regional Meet atTroy at 4 p.m.

June 1: Summer Physical Education begins.June 12: Last day of Summer Physical Education.

Pictured are members of the Coldwater ‘Power of the Pen’ enjoying their visit to COSI.Pictured are Karla Borgerding, Lauren Rose, Courtney Kunk, Haley Fledderjohann,Shannon Hess, Connor Stammen, Matt Kramer, Rachel Eichenauer, Brad Eckstein, CalebSiefring, Andrea Moorman and Ashley Backs.

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PUBLICNOTICE

The Mercer County Engineer, Jim Wiechart, is planning to close Ft. Recovery Minster Road between Rolfes Road and St. Johns Road in Marion Township for a cul-vert replacement. This road will be closed tentatively on April 18, and is scheduled to reopen in approximately two weeks, depending on the weather conditions.

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When State of the Heart Hospice patient Doris Harmon was asked by a hospice social worker what would really make her happy and put her mind at peace, she quickly replied: “Finding someone to walk my dog Sweetie Pie.”

And just when this seemed like an odd request to fill, along came a new State of the Heart Hospice volunteer who said he wasn’t sure what he could bring to hospice patients. It was a match made in heaven for Harmon, volun-teer Jim Grogean and Sweetie Pie. Each Saturday, Grogean, of Versailles, goes to Doris’ home in Bradford and takes Sweetie Pie for a 45 minute walk around the small town.

“I was shocked when I was told someone would walk her,” said Harmon who recently observed her 80th birthday. “She is the joy of my life and a great companion. She sleeps at the foot of my bed every night.” Sweetie Pie, a Labrador cross, is somewhat “rambunctious,” Harmon admits, and has a high energy level. Grogean agrees.

“For the first two blocks she is raring to go,” he said, “then as we near home, she is anxious to get back to the house.” Sweetie Pie is about nine months old.

Grogean, who works full time, said he had read about State of the Heart Hospice needing volunteers for many years. “Finally, I reached a point where I felt I had the time to volunteer,” he said. His father was a hospice patient at one time.

Pauline Faller, State of the Heart Hospice Volunteer Coordinator, added that

Grogean had reservations about what he would be able to do to help. “But, as in many instances, there was that unusual need and Jim was there to fill that need. It is a perfect fit for the patient, her dog and for Jim.”

“When I decided to become a volunteer, walking a dog was the last thing I thought I would ever do,” Grogean said. “It was a bit of a surprise when Pauline asked me. But, I guess there is a first time for everything.”

He had another volunteer experience that he cherishes. “My first volunteering assign-ment was to visit a patient. While there I washed his dishes, dried them and put them away and gave him a glass of water before I left.” It was a reward-ing experience, he added.

Harmon said of Grogean, “He is a very thoughtful per-son. Having him walk Sweetie Pie gives me such piece of

mind.”Faller said that volunteers

are always needed. “I encour-age anyone who wants to vol-unteer but is unsure what they can offer to call me to talk about how they can help State of the Heart by volunteering.” Volunteers can volunteer as much as they want and can choose what they would like to do. For more information about volunteering, call Faller at 419-678-4808 or 800-548-9853.

State of the Heart Hospice cares for families and patients in eastern Indiana and western Ohio who are confronting a life limiting illness. The non-profit agency, with about 120 volun-teers, is observing 30 years of care to area communities.

Editor’s Note: Sweetie Pie is pictured with her owner Doris Harmon and Deb Abernathy, State of the Heart Hospice Nurse.

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A component of the recently established agriculture pro-gram at Wright State lake campus included a course on dairycattle evaluation. Participating students learned about dairycattle physiology, pedigree, linear evaluation, and oral defenseof reasons. Students in the class competed in the nationalAssociation of college teachers of Agriculture (nActA)Dairy Judging contest held in Wooster, ohio on April 17th.

members of the Wright State lake campus teams did wellin the Associates and Bachelors Degree Divisions of competi-tion. in the Associates Degree Division awards were givenfor top placings in the respective breeds judged that day (hol-stein, Ayrshire, and Jersey) as well as overall individual andteam awards. Second Place in Ayrshire (Associate Division)was Damon Bertke and third Place (Associate Division) wasBrian Schulte. overall awards indicated the team placed well.Damon Bertke was the Second Place individual and the Asso-ciates Degree team was 2nd Place in their Division.

the Bachelors Degree team won their division in compe-tition. Garrett Dorsten placed 2nd overall as an individual,with Kevin Kaup placing third. the Bachelors Degree teamwas 2nd in each of the breed divisions (holstein, Jersey, andAyrshire), as well as placing 2nd as a team in oral reasons. Anumber of the Bachelors Degree team members placed indi-vidually in breed competition with Garrett Dorsten placingSecond in the Jersey Breed, while Kevin Kaup was third inholsteins and First in Ayrshire.

Representing Wright State Lake Campus in competition included: Damon Bertke, Garrett Dorsten, Alex Fullenkamp,Abe Gibbs, Jordan Hellwarth, Kevin Kaup, Greg Koesters, Tyler Koesters, Joanna Osterloh, Kassie Pease, WendiPhillips, Brian Schulte, and Matt Thobe. The team was coached by Dr. Greg Homan and sponsored by Farm CreditServices.Pictured front (left to right) Greg Koesters, Brian Schulte, Kassie Pease, Wendi Phillips, Tyler Koesters, and MattThobe. Second Row (left-right) Alex Fullenkamp, Abe Gibbs, Kevin Kaup, Damon Bertke, Jordan Hellwarth, andDr. Greg Homan. (Absent from photo: Garrett Dorsten).

Parkway FFA Presents communitywith Blue and Gold Award

the Parkway FFAchapter awarded threearea businesses during the80th annual FFA banquet.the Blue and Gold awardis awarded to businessesthat donate to benefit theParkway FFA chapter andlocal community. thethree businesses wereWillshire Sportsman club,helena Agronomic centerin coldwater, and BurtchSeed.

Willshire Sportsmanclub sponsored the Park-way Wildlife and natureinterpretation teams. theyprovided the team mem-bers with t-shirts as well astraining to prepare themfor the events. WillshireSportsman club paid foreach members entry feesto each event as well.

helena Agronomic center in coldwater has made many donations to the Parkway FFA for many activites andawards given. they also provided materials needed for the FFA mercer county invitational. helena in turn is apart of the Syngenta blue jackets program in which the Parkway FFA chapter received a free FFA jacket formembers to use.

Burtch Seed has helped not only the chapter, but also the community by furthering the agriculture advance-ments. Burtch Seed has made many donations for the events and activities Parkway FFA participates in through-out the year. they also have partnered with the Parkway FFA to hold the Burtch Seed customer Appreciation Daywhich helps promote the Parkway FFA chapter and Parkway local Schools.

For these businesses dedication for helping the Parkway FFA, they have received lifetime membership toParkway FFA Boosters as well as membership to the national FFA Alumni. the Parkway FFA chapter would liketo thank these businesses for their support.

Burtch Seed representative receiving their award.

Ohio Farm BureauHosts Grow andKnow DayAttendees can learn skills tomanage their property

the growing popularity ofgardening, food preservationand other “back to basics”topics will be the focus of anew day-long seminar spon-sored by the ohio Farm Bu-reau Federation.

the first ever “Grow andKnow Day’s” will be heldJuly 18, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.at the Bob evans Farm in rioGrande. the event is billed asa how-to seminar for propertyowners, animal lovers, gar-deners and food enthusiasts.

“it’s going to be a great dayof hands-on learning,” saidcara lawson, promotion spe-cialist for ohio Farm Bureauand one of the coordinatorsfor the event. “this program-ming is in direct response tomembers wanting this sort ofinformation.”

Attendees will be able toselect four different breakoutsessions with topics includinggardening, backyard egg pro-duction, horse ownership,food preparation and preser-

vation, fruit and nut tree man-agement, property protection,herb production, fence andbarn maintenance, beekeep-ing and more.

cost to participate is $25for Farm Bureau membersand $85 for non members,(which includes a member-ship). in addition to the pro-gram, registration includes aBob evans cookout lunch onthe farm. registration dead-line is July 1. event registra-tion can be made by calling614-246-8276 or visitourohio.org for ticket infor-mation, program descriptionsand more Grow and Knowexperiences, including cook-ing and gardening competi-tions.

the vision of the ohioFarm Bureau Federation is tocreate a partnership betweenfarmers and consumers. in ad-dition to farmers, membersinclude gardeners, food andwine enthusiasts, animal own-ers, and anyone who enjoysrural ohio.

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my job as an agriculturaljournalist is fun because it al-lows me to travel this fascinat-ing state on a regular basis, of-ten on ohio’s 26 beautiful des-ignated scenic byways (five ofwhich have a national designa-tion). the five national ScenicByways in the state highlightsome of the state’s finest fea-tures, including ohio’s bounti-ful agricultural production.Lake Erie Coastal NationalScenic Byway

June is wine month and thereis no better route in the midwestto travel for fine wines thanohio’s northern coast. ohio’swine business is booming andgaining more international rec-ognition every year for its highquality wine production alongthe temperate shores of lakeerie.

this route also offers amplenatural attractions for fishingand bird enthusiasts and thethrill-seeking appeal of cedarPoint. roller coasters, walleyeand wine, how can you gowrong?Historic National RoadNational Scenic Byway

much of this byway is linedwith interesting agricultural at-tractions. Dull homestead Farmin montgomery county featuresa diversified operation includinghogs and seed corn, but the realattention getter is the farm’s tow-

ering windmills and dedication torenewable energy. the Dullshave a visitor’s center to informguests about the farm. DevineFarms and Pigeon roost Farm inlicking county offer pumpkinsand a myriad of fun family ori-ented activities in the late sum-mer and fall. the trip throughBelmont county passes near thestate’s largest christmas treefarm run by the Feisley family.the renowned Dickinson cattleco. longhorn cattle ranch isalso near the route, just outsideof Barnesville. Also, be sure tonote the productive corn and soy-bean fields lining much of route40 that are pumping dollars intothe economy and biofuels intoour vehicles.Amish Country NationalScenic Byway

Few routes through ohio of-fer more picturesque glimpses ofmodern and Amish agriculturethan this byway winding through

the heart of the nation’s largestAmish community in and aroundholmes and Wayne counties.Grazing dairy cattle, rolling hayfields and plenty of down homeAmish appeal (and merchandise)attract many visitors each year.ohio leads the nation in Swisscheese production, and rankshigh in other types of cheese pro-duction, largely due to this regionof the state.Ohio River National ScenicByway

it is hard to beat the rollinglandscape, charming towns, his-torical and agricultural attractionsthat ooze from this 452-mileroute along the ohio riverthrough 14 counties. A few of myfavorite stops along the way, ornearby the designated byway, in-clude Sweetapple Farms (agri-tainment), Stacy Family Farms(strawberries) and Grimm’sGreen Acres (apples) in Washing-ton county; the bridge fromGalia county to Point Pleasant,West Virginia, home of the mys-

terious mothman that inspired abook and movie; the appealingmurals in Portsmouth; and sometasty montgomery inn ribs and areds game in cincinnati.The Canal Way NationalScenic Byway

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The Mercer County FFA Chapters hosted the 5th Annual Mercer County Invitational on March 26 at 10 a.m. at the Mercer County Fairgrounds and Mack Arena with 549 students from 51 schools in attendance. The Mercer County Invitational was a statewide judging contest that attracted students from a multi-county region in Ohio. Students competed in the following contests: Agronomy Judging, Dairy Cattle Judging, Dairy Foods Judging, Equine Judging, General Livestock Judging, Nature Interpretation, Poultry Judging, and Wildlife Judging. Coldwater-Tri Star FFA, Ft. Recovery FFA,

Marion Local FFA, St. Henry FFA, and Parkway FFA organized the event.

The Mercer County FFA Chapters would like to say a special thank you to Steve Schulte, Mercer County Fairgrounds Manager, Jeff Selhorst, Mercer County Fair Board President, and Tom Knapke, Long Range Planning Committee President, for helping to organize the facilities for this event and to the numerous volunteers who helped coordinate the event. The following farmers brought in livestock for the event: Daryl Guggenbiller, Dan Dues, Jordan Hellwarth, Steve Knapke, Ron Pohl,

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Chapters would also like to say thanks to the personnel at the Mack Arena for their assistance and facility to conduct the Equine Judging Contest. The following brought in horses for the event: Jon Rollins, Bill Walls, Sandy Prichard, Jordan Griesdorn, Amy Frantz and Kerry Walls Family. A huge thanks to the personnel at the Mercer County Garage for the use of the wash bay and the Hopewell Grange for allowing their facilities to be used for the event. Don and Sally Siegrist are also thanked for their coordination of the food stand during the event.

A special thank you to

the following Mercer County Invitational Contest Sponsors: Asgrow/Dekalb-Monsanto, COBA, Cooper Farms, Dairy Farmers of America, Dannon, Farm Credit Services, Fenning-Homan Agribusiness, Fenning Equipment, Frank Miller Lumber Company, Helena Chemical, Mercer County Cattleman’s Association, Mercer County Dairy Association, Mercer Landmark, Mercer County Pork Producers, Mercer County Pheasants Forever, Ohio Farm Bureau, Reforestation and Wildlife Services, Gene Schoenlein and Family, Truepointe, and Wayne IGA.

FFA Chapters Host Mercer County FFA Invitational

the Fort recovery FFA held its annual banquet on April 7 at 6:30 in the evening at the Fort recovery middle School Auditorium with well over 250 members, parents, and agribusiness leaders in attendance. the banquet serves as public display of all the hard work done by the members in the past year. Fort recovery chapter President nathan Fortkamp called the banquet to order. chapter Sentinel Jessica link gave the invocation and the buffet meal was served. remarks were given by FrhS Principal Jeff hobbs and Fort recovery Alumni President Stacy Brown.

With 107 members, the Fort recovery FFA participates in numerous events including career development events, fundraisers and community service projects. this year fifteen members will receive their State FFA Degree, which includes michelle Brackman,

Kurt Fortkamp, caitlin Gehret, taylor Guggenbiller, nicole hart, Brian Keller, Doug lennartz, natalie lennartz, John link, Sam muhlenkamp, Kyle Schmitz, Abby Sudhoff, Alison tobe, Jacob Whitacre, and Aaron Will. three other members, Kelsey Brockman, cody Kaiser and matt Whitacre, will receive their American FFA Degree. only one-half of one percent of all members receive their American FFA Degree.

many other awards were given out to members for dedicated service and commitment to the chapter and all its activities. the Star in Agribusiness Award was given to Stacy Will, the Star Farmer Award went to nathan Fortkamp and Zach Guggenbiller, the Star Greenhand Award went to mitch lennartz, and the Dekalb Award was given to michelle Brackman. the

chapter also awarded Dave lennartz as an honorary FFA member for his dedicated service to the chapter.

Among other events at the banquet, the chapter held its annual Pie and cake Auction that raised $2,800. All proceeds from the auction are returned to the students to allow them

to participate at the State FFA convention, FFA camp, and the national FFA convention. the chapter would like to say thank you to all those that supported the auction.

many area businesses donated money to support the awards program and table favors. Abels Dairy Farms, llc, Farm credit Services, Fort electric, Fort recovery equity, Fort recovery Family medicine, Fort recovery insurance Agency, hastings Auto Sales, hull Brothers, lefeld Welding, les Wenning motors, mercer county electric, mercer county Farm Bureau, mercer county Pork Producers, mercer Savings Bank, mercer SWcD, miracle lanes, overman trucking, Post excavating & landscaping, Pottkotter construction, reinhard Dairy Products, Second national Bank, St. henry tile, VFW Post 6515, Wabash Garage, Wangler Ace hardware, Wendel Poultry Services, Werling & Sons.

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the Parkway FFA recently sent a team of eight boys to compete at two invitationals in the Wildlife cDe and the nature interpretation cDe. cDe’s are career Development events. competing from Parkway was Bryce Bedwell, Kameron roehm, Jack roth, cody Dugan, Jarret o’neill, Jordan Strader, Josh Ford and lando Bruns. Students are required to identify animal species, plants, equipment, and game birds.

The team first travelled to marysville to participate in the marysville invitational. the Wildlife team placed 5th of 49 schools. individually, roth

placed 11th, Bedwell placed 15th, Ford placed 21st, o’neill placed 59th, Dugan placed 76th, Strader placed 97th, and roehm placed 104th out of 187. the nature interpretation

team placed 9th of 22 schools. Ford placed 39th, roth placed 41st, Dugan placed 45th, roehm placed 51st, Bedwell placed 55th, o’neill placed 56th, and Strader placed 63rd

of 91 individuals. the team also participated in

the mercer county invitational on march 26th. here, Wildlife placed 1st as a team, out of 31 teams. As individuals, roth placed 1st, Bruns placed 8th, o’neill placed 14th, Dugan placed 22nd, roehm placed 29th, Bedwell placed 44th, and Strader placed 57th of 91 participants. in the nature interpretation contest, the team placed 2nd. individually, roth placed 2nd, Bruns placed 3rd, o’neill placed 6th, Ford placed 8th, Dugan placed 9th, Bedwell placed 10th, Strader placed 11th, and roehm placed 12th.

Parkway FFA teams do well at contests

Jack Roth, Kameron Roehm, Jordan Strader, Jarret O’Neill, Bryce Bedwell, Cody Dugan, and Josh Ford.

By Matt ReeseAt the advent of spring, it

is a great time to drive around the countryside and observe the green-up of winter cover crops. While many crop fields are barren or dotted with weeds before spring planting, fields with cover crops are springing into life from their winter dormancy. The most common and visible of these Ohio cover crops at this time of year is winter wheat.

In Ohio, cover crops have long been planted in late summer or fall to provide valuable groundcover during the winter months in between the end of one growing season and the start of another. Cover crops, including annual rye, clover, alfalfa, Austrian winter pea, and many others can protect the soil from wind and water erosion, reduce weed pressure, add nutrients to the soil, and improve soil structure.

While cover crops have many benefits, they can also offer new management challenges, added expense and a variety of different headaches. As a result of these challenges, cover crops have become much less common in the last 50 years or so, favoring a simpler corn-soybean rotation with nothing growing in the winter months. But in just the last few years, farmers are once again taking notice of the potential benefits of cover crops and experimenting with ways to integrate them back into crop rotations. Farmers have been listening as Ohio State University Extension and conservation groups including the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) have been promoting cover crops. “EDF supports strongly the use of cover crops, especially in combination with agronomic practices designed to increase the health of the soil as well as water infiltration rates -- such as minimum tillage systems, residue management and crop rotation,” said Karen Chapman, Great Lakes regional director for EDF. “We have begun examining how to incorporate cover crop trials into our Maumee On-Farm Network, in particular, so we can assess how cover crops might increase profitability for farmers through improved soil health as well as improve water quality.”

One of the nation’s leaders in on-farm cover crop experimentation happens to live just around the corner from my home in Fairfield County. I have

heard my neighbor talk several times at various meetings about one of his favorite cover crops, the oilseed radish. This cover crop has many benefits, but is best known for its ability to break up compacted soils in fields. It also scavenges nutrients and has vigorous fall growth. The crop dies in the winter and leaves soils mellow and ready to plant in the spring with no need to manage the cover crop.

One unfortunate side effect of this cover crop, though, is the unbelievable aroma of the rotting crop in winter fields. Since our home is just a couple of miles from this nationally known farm, my wife and I have some first-hand experience with the odor of the oilseed radish. Early last winter, when we would load up the kids to drive somewhere, just about a mile or so into our journeys we would smell something awful.

At first, my wife and I thought some small mammal had crawled into our engine and died. But after a few more trips, in multiple vehicles, we determined that it was not just our car, ruling out the dead-animal-in-the-engine theory.

Then it occurred to me that the smell originated in the general area of this nearby farm. A few more olfactory observations confirmed my suspicions – oilseed radishes were to blame for the incredible odor floating up into the cold winter skies of my rural Fairfield County neighborhood. From then on, oilseed radishes were an almost daily topic of conversation for my three-year-old daughter who was both disgusted and fascinated with their odor.

Apparently, we were not the only people smelling the rotting radishes. The local fire department was swamped with calls from concerned citizens fearing there was some sort of gas leak in the area. The farmer and local firemen were even interviewed on the evening news to address the smelly situation. In the TV interview, the farmer explained that the smelly crop improved his soils and reduced the need to spray herbicides in the spring.

The persistent stench hung on for a surprising duration throughout the winter. There is no doubt that the many Ohio farmers working with cover crops are doing great things for their soils and the environment, but sometimes, conservation stinks.

Fresh Country Air

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Coldwater BaseballRegional Highlights

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Defiance came into last week’s game with Celina having posted 42 consecutive victories in Western Buckeye League action.

While it was anything but easy, the blue and white Bulldogs continued that impressive streak with a 4-3 win over the green and white at Booster Field. Kahl Knapke and Cody Vogel each had a pair of hits for Celina, which totaled six in the contest. Kyle Markle and Derek Waterman picked up the other hits. Mike Siefker went the distance for the green and white, giving up nine hits and one walk while striking out five.

Coldwater doubled up New Bremen in Midwest Athletic Conference action as the Cavaliers posted a 4-2 victory.

Eric Schmackers recorded the victory by allowing only two hits and three walks and striking out seven Cardinal hitters.

Aaron Rammel paced the orange and black offense with three hits with Jordan Klosterman and Randal Muhlenkamp having the other Coldwater hits.

Parkway blanked Fort Recovery 16-0 in league play as the Panthers plated runs in all five innings of the contest.

The black and gold scored three in the first, two in the second, three in the third and two in the fourth before

finishing the contest with six in the fifth.

Dylan Baker got the win for Parkway with Chad Schroer suffering the loss for the purple and white. Brett Swygert led the black and gold offense with two hits.

St. Henry dropped an 8-3 decision to Versailles as the Tigers’ Zach Niekamp fanned 11 Redskin hitters in the contest.

Tyler Bruns took the loss for St. Henry, pitching four plus innings with nine strikeouts. Kurt Koesters and Nate Uhlenhake each had three hits for the Redskins.

Marion Local rallied with three runs in the sixth and two in the seventh to post a 5-3 win over New Knoxville.

Cody Horstman recorded a double for the Flyers.

The Cavaliers picked up a 5-4 win over Van Wert in non-league action with Ethan Bettinger getting the victory on the mound.

Muhlenkamp had a double for the orange and black, which scored two runs in the first and added single runs in the third, fourth and seventh.

Marion Local recorded a 5-2 win over St. Henry in conference play. The Flyers led 2-0 after one and 3-0 after two before the Redskins plated two in the fourth. Marion Local then closed the scoring with a two-run sixth.

Baseball

COLD AND A LITTLE BORED

Last Sunday afternoon I was doing a little channel surfing since the Bride actually let me have the flipper and the control of the TV set. The Reds’ game had not yet started and I chose to spend the majority of my viewing time between pro golf and NASCAR racing. I have been a fan of golf on the tube for decades and have paid scant attention to auto racing during that time, but I came to a realization about both last Sunday. I realized how critics of both sports have at least some valid concerns. Watching the big guys race on television is seeing forty cars going in circles for three hours. Watching PGA golf tournament is seeing robot like individuals hitting the ball over 250 yards off the tee, chipping to the green, using two putts on the green, and repeating this 18 times over four hours. I can understand how some folks could consider both sports less than exciting viewing at times. Golf and auto racing do benefit from the occasional wreck. The interest of all concerned is peaked when a car at close to 200 MPH starts to go sideways in a crowded turn. Viewers at the golf course and on television have their interest peaked when the ball ends not in the fairway, but in the deep, dark woods behind some bushes. There is nothing like an accident to get the attention of all on the highway. We do not give a second look to all the tens of thousands of cars which do not crash, only those that do. My suggestions to both sports are: Perhaps NASCAR should consider a few races on figure eight tracks and the PGA should play more tournaments

on British Open-type courses only if the wind is blowing better than 30 MPH and the vegetation is at least waist high. I have been reporting the recent positive experiences of Marion Local grad, Corey Luebke, and it would be only fair to relate his recent train derailment. Corey was called in to pitch in an extra inning contest against Cincinnati on April 12. After getting two outs in the 11th inning, he gave up 6 runs and took the loss against the local team. It was definitely not a good outing, but could well have been one of those situations where he was asked to take his lumps and sacrifice his stats for the overall good of the team. Usually a manager will come to the mound to take the ball and relieve a pitcher who is taking his lumps, but at other times, teammates’ arms must be saved for future games or have already been used in that contest. The baseball season is a long one however, and Corey now has a higher Earned Run Average, but still the confidence of his manager and coaches. He was sent into a game two days after his Cincinnati loss and got a key strikeout against the Chicago Cubs. This writer is pulling for more good days than bad for the young hard throwing Mercer Countian. Mark Twain once said, “The coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in San Francisco.” Perhaps I am just getting old and grouchy, but I would prefer a January day with 5 degrees and blowing snow than our “spring” with highs in the 40-50s and biting 20 mile per hour winds. I am mentally and physically ready for winter in Ohio, but am cold and impatient with our current outdoor offerings.

Celina rolled to a 5-0 win over Defiance in a battle of Bulldogs in the Western Buckeye League.

Alex Seibel, Aaron Seibel and Jeremy Sanchez all picked up singles wins for the green and white. The doubles pair of Tyler Everman and Bryan Robbins shut out their Defiance oppo-

nents while Justin Wenning and Eric Muhlenkamp also cruised to a victory.

The Bulldogs also posted a 3-2 win over Wapakoneta as both Celina doubles teams posted wins. Ryan Rutschilling recorded a sin-gles victory as well to help the Bulldogs to the team victory.

TENNIS

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040 Notices

***ARE YOU A BargainHunter?*** Welcome toReplay ConsignmentShop where there aredeals on every rack. Lo-cated in downtown St. Ma-ry!s on the corner ofSpring and Vine Street at702 E. Spring Street. Newand Gently used Men!s,Women!s, Teen!s andChildren!s clothing. Manyitems are marked $1.00each. Hurry in while sup-plies last. Currently ac-cepting Spring and sum-mer apparel in all sizes.Visit our website for moreinformation www.replay-consignmentshop.com orcall 419 300-8847. Hours:Tuesday-Friday 10 a.m. to6:00 p.m. Saturday 10:00a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Find uson facebook.

ARE YOU looking for achild care provider in your

area? Let us help. CallYWCA Child Care Re -

source and Referral at1 -800 -922 -2916 o r

419-225-5465.

AT CANALSIDE BookShop. Thousands of used

books! Low prices! 115West Spring Street, St.

Mary!s (419) 300-2665

FOR VALUABLE Cou-pons to Wilson Shoe Store

visit: www.celinadown -town.com Click on Spe-

cials.

GUNCKLE!S TREE Serv-ice, Complete tree &

stump service. Fully in-sured. Rick Gunckle (937)

547-0922, Cell (937)423-2190

LOST: MEDIUM -Larges ized female dog,

black/white, part EnglishShepherd with a black col-

lar, last seen near Chatt,Ohio, 4/1/11, answers to

Bonnie 260-525-8002

NEW CARPET specialsarrived from Georgia out-

let, Free pad with installedstock carpet. B & B House

of Carpet, 999 East Mar-ket, Celina.

041 Services

AMISH HOME cookedmeals in Amish home.

Groups of 10-30. Reserva-tions only. Call weekdays

765-470-1205.

BAILEY!S UPHOLSTERY

for all your furniture

needs. Free pick-up anddelivery. 35 years experi-

ence. 260-729-7051.

DCF POWDER Coating.Quality Custom Powder

Coating. Automotive, Mo-torcycle, Metal lawn furni-

ture, Clay/Concrete andMetal Products, Batch

work available, Oven sizes4!x6! & 10!x10”, Over 150

colors in stock and moreto choose from! Ask aboutbulk pricing! Greenville,

Ohio 937-569-1400.www.dcfpowdercoating.co

m.

DELLINGER BROS.,LLC. Since 1916. Resi -

dential-Farm-CommercialWater well drilling 5” & up,

pressure grouting, Com-plete Water systems,

sales, installation, service.Well & Pump repair. Li -

censed & Bonded. JimDellinger, Office 419495-2334, Residence 419

495-2921, 12346 St. Rt.49, P.O. Box D, Willshire,

Ohio 45898

L.S. CONSTRUCTION -

Over 20 years experience.

Free estimates. Roofing,Siding, Windows, Doors,

Remodel jobs, ConcreteWork, Decks and more.

Building pole barns for 10years. Wind and storm

damage repair. Phone1-260-724-1934.

LIGHT HAULING, House,barn, garage, basement,

clean outs, Tree cutting,falling tree clean up, Brush

removal, pressure wash-ing, painting inside and

out, Blacktop drivewaycoating, firewood for sale.

419-953-8421

041 Services

NEW CERTIFIED Scale.Cash for all Scrap Metal.

Aluminum Cans--Copper--Brass--Steel--Cars--Bat-

teries--Appliances--Cata-lytic Converters & alumi-

num Wheels. Metal & Ve-hicle Pickup Available,

Roll Off Boxes available.Ohio City Auto, Inc.11408 Snyder Road, Ohio

City, Ohio 45874.1-800-387-2401.

045 Wanted

NEW CONSIGNMENT

Shop. Wanted new and

used items. Non-profit.Best consignment pay

outs. 228 W. Oak St., Un-ion City, IN. 937-732-5000

www.consignment-bar-gains.com

PAYING CASH forcoin-operated Pinball ma-

chines and Arcade videogames. Any condition,

working or non working.Clean out your barn, base-

ment, and garage. Pinballmachine and Arcade

game repairs and restora-tions also available. Call937-492-5692

SCOTT!S PROPERTY

Maintenance, AWHR

American Hot WaterHeater rentals. Repairs all

models. Greg (419)296-3433 or Scott (419)

979-3507.

WILLIAMS AUTO PARTSWe buy late model

wrecks. We have latemodel used auto and truck

parts, late model re -buildable wrecks. 127 De-

troit Avenue, Portland, IN.,1-800-669-5762.

050 Work Wanted

AGAPE LANDSCAPING.

Commercial and residen-

tial mowing. Remulchingand landscaping mainte-

nance. Owner Darl Strable(419) 305-2836.

AMISH GIRLS will dohousecleaning and ba -

b y s i t t i n g . C a l l(260-580-5289), leave

message.

050 Work Wanted

D-LINN CONSTRUCTION

Remodeling: vinyl siding;

windows and doors; dry-wall; new construction:

room additions, garages;roofing; Free Estimates

260-251-4559.

J.R. CONSTRUCTION

Amish Crew Will do roof-

ing, Siding, Garages, PoleBarns, Room Additions,

Windows, Doors & Foun-dations. 260-580-5289

(Leave message)

SMALL AMISH Crew, anykind of roofing, including

the New Life Time AnduraRoof which covers over

ANY existing roof withouttearing off. Foundation

work. Any kind of repairwork. Any kind of paint-

ing. Dry wall finishing andrepair. References, Expe-rienced. Free estimates.

Call 937-260-5871 - Joe.

STATE CERTIFIED ScaleBuying, hauling away junk,

wrecked, used vehicles.Scrap metal of all kinds.

Roll-off container services.24 hour towing. Selling

used and new parts.III Sons Towing, Hauling

and Salvage LLC (419)363-2277.

WENDEL SEAMLESS

GUTTERING. For all your

guttering and leaf coverneeds. Call us for a free

quote. Call Jim at260-997-6774 or Steve at

260-997-1414.

061 Real Estate

100% NO Money downhome loans. VA, RD,USDA, subsidized financ-ing. 3 bedroom, 2 bath,basement, 2 car garage,ranch homes. One intown, one in country. Turnyour tax refund into alease purchase! AtHecht!s Landing (3) 3 bed-room, 2 bath, homes onthe channel with boatdock. Priced under$30,000. Grand Lake Re-alty-419-852-2888.

WANTED TO rent or pur-chase farm ground in Mer-

cer, Auglaize or JayCounty. 419 852-2888.

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Adoption ADOPT: A young

1st time mom & dad will offer your baby a lifetime of LOVE. Exp. paid. Kim & Anthony, 1-877-293-0562.

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Buildings For Sale Has Your

Building Shifted Or Settled? Contact Woodford Brothers Inc., for straightening, leveling, foundation and wood frame repairs at 1-800-OLD-BARN. www.woodfordbros.com.

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Equipment For Sale

Sawmills - Band/Chainsaw - Spring Sale - Cut lumber any dimension, anytime. make Money and Save Money in stock ready to ship. Starting at $995.00. www.NorwoodSawmills.com/300N 1-800-578-1363 Ext. 300N.

Help Wanted $2,500 Sign on

Bonus Jacobson Companies is currently seeking OTR Class A O/O No Northeast Competitive Pay Consistent Hometime. Call 888-458-2293 or visit us online www.DRIVEJT.com.

Help Wanted Able To

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Over 18. Start ASAP. 1-970-773-3165.

Help Wanted Don’t Miss A

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110 S. Wayne St.Ft. Recovery, Ohio

419-375-4617

VISIT US 24/7www.hastingsauto.com• Pictures •Prices •Options

Mon., Tues., Thurs., Fri. 7:00 a.m.-5 p.m.Wed. 7 a.m.-8 p.m.

Sat. 7:30 a.m.-1 p.m.

CARS

VANS SUVs

10 Buick LaCrosse CXL

17,000 miles .....$23,900

10 NIssan Altima 2.5S

8,000 miles .......$18,800

09 Chev. Impala LT

19,000 miles .....$14,900

08 Pontiac Grand Prix

P/Sunroof, leather.. $14,500

07 Buick Lucerne CXL

32,000 miles .....$17,900

07 Pontiac Grand Prix

P/sunroof ..........$12,900

10 GMC Acadia SLT AWD

17,000 miles ...... ..$32,800

08 GMC Acadia SLT

34,000 miles ..... ..$24,900

08 GMC Envoy SLT 4x4

38,000 miles ..... ..$20,800

08 Mazda CX-7

28,000 miles ..... ..$17,500

08 Saturn Vue XR

AWD .................. .$15,800

08 GMC Envoy SLE 4x4

P/Sunroof ......... ..$19,200

07 Mazda CX-9 Touring

AWD ................ $20,900

• Starting pay up to $.40/ mile • Attainable Safety, Fuel, & Performance bonuses • Guaranteed weekly or bi-weekly home time • At least 48 hours • Medical, 401K, and paid vacations

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Safe and Professional Class A drivers needed Regional, and OTR positions available Reefer experience, HazMat, and TWIC preferred but not required.

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• Practical Mile Pay• Rider Program

Mothers’s DayMOREL MUSHROOMS

CREATE A MOREL GARDEN IN YOUR BACKYARDWe provide the seed and easy to use instructions for preparing an outdoor

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$32.95 + $7.95 S/H -- ORDER (800) 789-9121

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CY SCHWIETERMAN,INC.

Drainage ProductsBackhoe & Bulldozing

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PONTIAC • BUICK • CADILLAC • GMCBeyond Precision

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CHECK US OUT AT WWW.HITTLES.COM

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SHOWROOM HOURS: M-W-F 9AM8PM, T & TH 9AM-6PM, SAT. 9AM-4PM • SERVICE HOURS: M 7:30AM-8PM, T-F 7:30AM-5PM

$21,410 List Price- $1,165 Hittle Discount- $1,500 GM Bonus Cash- $1,250 Consumer Rebate- $500 Auto Show Bonus*

$16,995Plus Tax & Title**

#6491

2009 PONTIAC G6 SEDAN

Power Windows& Locks,

CD Player, ABS Brakes,Side Curtain Air Bags,

2.4L, 4 Cyl. Engine,Remote Start

$19,480 List Price- $1,485 Hittle Discount- $1,000 GM Bonus Cash- $500 Consumer Rebate- $500 Auto Show Bonus*

$15,995Plus Tax & Title**

#0550

2009 PONTIAC VIBE

Power Windows& Locks,

Cruise Control,Keyless Remote Entry,

A/C, Automatic

$27,385 List Price- $1,890 Hittle Discount- $1,000 GM Bonus Cash- $1,000 Consumer Rebate- $500 Auto Show Bonus*

$22,995Plus Tax & Title**

#4229

2009 BUICK LACROSSE CX

All Power,3.8 V6 Engine,

Chrome Wheels,Bluetooth,

Premium Paint

$34,980 List Price- $2,498 Hittle Discount- $1,000 Consumer Rebate- $2,000 GM Bonus Cash- $500 Auto Show Bonus*

$28,982Plus Tax & Title**

#5147

2009 BUICK LUCERNE CXL

Leather Interior,Chrome Wheels,

Heated Seats,Flex-Fuel Capable,

Rear Parking Assist,Remote Start

$18,000 List Price

- $689 Hittle Discount

- $1,000 GM Bonus Cash

$16,311Plus Tax & Title**

#2922

2009 GM CANYON

Reg. Cab,2.9I 4 Cyl. Engine,

Automatic,A/C

$38,670 List Price- $2,044 Hittle Discount- $1,500 GM Bonus Cash- $1,000 Bonus Cash- $750 Consumer Cash- $500 Auto Show Bonus*

$32,876Plus Tax & Title**

#2874

2009 GMC ACADIA SLT1

Rearview CameraSystem,

Rear Parking Assist,Remote Start,

Power Lift Gate

$34,355 List Price

- $2,368 Hittle Discount

- $2,000 Consumer Cash- $2,000 Bonus Cash

$27,987Plus Tax & Title**

#599

2009 GMC SIERRACREW CAB 4X4

Bloomin’Spring Savings!Spring Savings!Spring Savings!

5-YEAR/100,00MILE

WARRANTY!

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Area!

** Prices Good ThruMarch 31, 2009!

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419-678-3600Monday-Friday 9AM-5PM • Saturday 9AM-noon • Closed Sunday

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ENJOY GENEROUS REBATE SAVINGS ON SELECT

HUNTER DOUGLASBLINDS

Savings From $50 To $300 Per Blind(10 Blinds Max)

~ Offer Now Through April 30, 2009 ~

SPECIAL PRICING ON

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Savings From 99¢ To $3 Per Sq. Yrd.On Selected Styles

~ Offer Good Through May 31, 2009 ~

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419-586-5760

Excellence In Orthopaedics andSports Medicine

JAMES E. KEMMLER, M.D.DARBY WEHRLEY, D.P.M.

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For More Information Vist Our Website At: gatewayoutreachcenter.org

• Drug & Alcohol Treatment Prevention For Adults & Youth

• Domestic Violence

• Counseling• Drug Free Work Place Training• Drug Testing

it’s a family affair!

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news briefsnews briefs MS SUPPORT GROUP MEETING NOTICEmS Support Group will meet April 6 at 7 p.m. at richardons

Bretz Building. Speaker will be mandy Diller of BriarwoodVillage. For questions contact Sue may at 419-586-9417.GRAND LAKE SOUNDWAVES BARBERSHOP CHORUS

the Grand lake chapter of the Barbershop harmony SocietySoundwaves chorus presents the nineteenth annual cavalcade ofharmony “See the u.S.A.” on Saturday, may 2, at 2:30 and 7:30p.m. in the James F. Dicke Auditorium, new Bremen high School.tickets are just $10 and available from any sound waves chorusmember, or call 419- 268-2184.

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Easter Service

Sunday, April 24th @ 10:00 am

809 W. Main St., Coldwater

EVERY FRIDAYOPEN BOWLING

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$2.00 EACHGAMEFRIDAY 5-11

HAVE FUNGO BOWLING

PlazaLanes

Celina

Hemmelgarnand Sons, Inc.

3763 Philothea RoadColdwater, Ohio

419-678-2351

Happy Easter!

Lehman-Hogenkamp-DzendzelfuneraL Home

celina, OhiO

www.hogenkampfh.com

HogenkampfuneraL Home

cOldwater, St. henry & MinSter

~ Since 1874 ~

JOHNSONMECHANICAL, INC.

419-678-8102400 HARDIN STREET • COLDWATER, OHIO

Call Your “Bud” In The Business About Sales & Service

RESIDENTIAL & COMMERCIAL

24 HOUR EMERGENCY SERVICE

BUD JOHNSON • E.P.A. CERTIFIEDSTATE BOARD CERTIFIEDOhio LIcense #14641

Carrier Heat Pumps • FurnacesAir Conditioning • Refrigeration

FILMS INC.

Happy Easter!

215 W. MAINCOLDWATER, OHIO

419-678-2929We Buy Scrap Gold!

COLDWATER, OHIO • GREENVILLE, OHIO

Welding Supplies & RentalLEFELD

BEST WISHES TO ALL AREA TEAMS!

Weld Your Team Together & It Will Be Remembered!

Good Luck To All Area Teams!

MEMBERFDIC

217 W. Market, Celina, Ohio • 419-586-51581100 Irmsher Blvd., Celina, Ohio • 419-584-0222

130 Terrace, Coldwater, Ohio • 419-678-8721120 N. Wayne, Fort Recovery, Ohio • 419-375-4149333 S. Broadway, Greenville, Ohio • 937-548-90491166 Indiana Ave., St. Marys, Ohio • 419-394-6335

Serving Your Needs since 1888

Laudick’s JewelryLaudick’s JewelryLaudick’s JewelryLaudick’s JewelryLaudick’s JewelryColdwater: 419-678-2929Van Wert: 419-238-2266

AT TORNEYS AT LAW201 E. Vine Street,Coldwater, Ohio

419-678-2378

Judy A. KoestersKathryn W. Speelman

Electrical Contractor

1000 N. Second Street Coldwater • 419-678-3302OH License #24650

KOESTER ELECTRIC, INC.

419-678-4818

COLD BEER • POP • ICE • PIZZA • SUBS

TACOS • SANDWICHES • SIDES

www.knapscarryout.com

JOHNSON MECHANICAL, INC.

RESIDENTIAL & COMMERCIAL 24 HOUR EMERGENCY SERVICE

Carrier Heat Pumps • Furnaces • Air Conditioning • Refrigeration

419-678-8102400 HARDIN STREET, COLDWATER, OHIO

Call Your “Bud” In The Business About Sales & Service...BUD JOHNSON • E.P.A. CERTIFIED • STATE BOARD CERTIFIED

Ohio LIcense #14641

★ ★ GOOD LUCK CAVS! ★ ★

911 North Second Street, Coldwater, Ohio419-678-4877

Best of Luck To All Area Sports Teams!

~~~ OPTOMETR IS TS ~~~

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201 Second Street,Coldwater, Ohio

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5164 Children’sHome Road,

Greenville, Ohio937-548-7811

~~~250 W. Greenville Rd.,

St. Marys, Ohio419-394-5184

Fiber-to-the-home networkServing Coldwater, St. Henry, Philothea305 East Main Street • Coldwater, Ohio

419-678-4090 • www.hometowncable.net

CABLEINTERNETPHONE

HIGHDEFINITION

DVR

620 Hardin Street, Coldwater, Ohio 45828

FILMS INC.

Goodluck To All The Winter Sport Participants!

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HogenkampFUNERAL HOME

COLDWATER, ST. HENRY& MINSTER

Lehman-Hogenkamp-DzendzelFUNERAL HOME

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www.hogenkampfh.com

~ SINCE 1874 ~

Good Luck To All Area Teams!

Northtown Marathon555 North Second St. • S.R. 118Coldwater, Ohio • 419-678-7050

225 EAST HARDIN • COLDWATER, OHIOwww.plamorlanes.net

BOWLING CENTER • ADVENTURE GOLF

PreferredInsurance Center

415 E. Main Street, Coldwater, Ohio 45828Auto • Home • Life • Health • Business

419-678-2326www.preferredcenter.com

Roessner EnergyProducts

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COLDWATER - CELINA - ROCKFORDBURKETTSVILLE - ST. MARYS

ThePeoples Bank

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GOOD LUCK TO ALL THE AREA TEAMS!

RISHPlumbing, Inc.PLUMBING IS OUR BUSINESS!

NEW INSTALLATIONS• Sales & Service •

115 E. Main Street, Coldwater, Ohio • 419-678-2812Owned & Operated By Mike & Mark Gruss

OH LIC #28130

Good Luck Area Athletes From...

eat.fresh.In Coldwater, Rockford & St. Henry

SANNING'SS e r v i c e S t a t i o nS e r v i c e S t a t i o n

CompleteAuto Repair on

Cars and Trucks

401 S. Second Street, Coldwater, Ohio419-678-2632

SEITZ ELECTRIC, INC.Farm & Residential Wiring

••• Authorized Dealer of Mix Mill ••• Aqua Blast & Winco Generator

Diamond Egg PackerHershey/Big Dutchman

419-925-52065695 Depweg Road, Celina, Ohio • Steve Seitz, Owner

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Your Sales &Servicing

Dealer Since1946

Residential & Commercial

Tony Gonzalez • Bob Knapke120 Hillcrest Dr., P.O. Box 165 • Coldwater

419-678-1800 • 800-792-6697

MOORMAN, HARTING & CO.815 W. Main, Coldwater, Ohio 419-678-4814531 E. Market, Celina, Ohio 419-586-6618

107 S. SECOND STREET, COLDWATER, OHIO

419-678-7219

TD’s Pub & GrubTD’s Pub & GrubSTOP BY FOR GREAT PIZZA,

GOOD FOOD & GREAT TIMES!

Restaurant • Drive-Thru • Carry-out

419-678-3113 or 419-678-4767 (Golf)

PAX MACHINEWORKS, INC.

5139 MONROE ROAD, CELINA, OHIO 45822

MUFFLERS & TIRES, INC.212 E. FAYETTE, CELINA

419-586-1518

Art'sArt'sArt'sArt'sArt'sArt'sArt'sArt'sArt'sArt's CELINA101 Grand Lake Road

419-586-1848

COLDWATER120 Terrace Avenue

419-678-1124

ST. MARYS1206 Indiana Avenue

419-394-8833

C O L D W A T E R C A V A L I E R SC O L D W A T E R C A V A L I E R S

419-678-4600 • www.ttecht.comComputer Repair For Commercial & Residential

Happy Easter!

Wayne Oil COmpany

219 N. Wayne, Fort Recovery, Ohio

419-375-4256

FILTERBALDWIN

Happy Easter!

419-678-4841281 W. Washington Street

St. Henry, Ohio

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Mon-Fri 9-5Sat 9-4

www.silvertowne.comSILVERTOWNE CELEBRATE 2010

Happy Easter!

Sanning’S Service Station

Complete Auto Repair on

Cars and Trucks

401 S. Second Street, Coldwater, Ohio 419-678-2632

Happy Easter!

• Sales & Service •115 E. Main

Coldwater, Ohio • 419-678-2812

RISHPlumbing, Inc.

OH LIC #28130

PLUMBING IS OURBUSINESS!

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Special Easter celebration offers a breath of new lifeSomething exciting is happening this Easter. It’s not foil-wrapped in a basket or hopping about on two furry legs.

It’s New Horizons Community Church’s Easter observance, and all are invited to join the celebration. There will be a live band with upbeat music plus an inspiring Easter message “to breathe new life into your holiday,” an invitation from the church read. The service will be held in the Parkway High School auditorium at 10 a.m. on Easter morning. A continental breakfast from 8:30 to 9:45 will precede the service. During service time a nursery and children’s activities will be available.

The Easter message titled “What Can Church Do For You – Gives Direction” will kick off a special message series to run through May 29. Other messages addressing what the church can do for you are on May 1 – Church Extends Support, May 8 – Church Creates Friendship, May 15 – Church Offers Community, May 22 – Church Shares Understanding and May 29 – Church Relays Hope.

The church’s invitation says, “If you aren’t sure church is all it’s cracked up to be, bring the family and come check us out this Easter.” For more information, contact the church at 419-363-2064.

the mercer county chronicle

Page 12 • April 21, 2011

more than 300 individuals participated in the ohio Beef expo’s Judging contest held march 19, in the cooper Arena at the ohio exposition center, columbus. the contest was hosted by the ohio cattlemen’s Association and the ohio State university extension.

Participants evaluated live cattle classes and were required to answer questions covering identification of retail cuts, animal breeds, nutrition and beef quality assurance practices and were divided into junior and senior divisions.

Taking home first place award in the junior division

was Wood county, with second place over-all going to mercer county. Pictured is the team from left to right Andrew meyer, mitch Siefring, Zach meyer and Derek Platfoot.

in the individual placings,

Brittany muhlenkamp of the mercer choice livestock club was eighth overall in the junior division and Kurt Jutte from the mercer choice livestock club placed ninth overall in the senior division.

2011 ohio Beef expo youth Judging contest Winners

the Bailey Schockman ladies Auxiliary 5135 meeting was held march 28, at 1 p.m. the charter was draped for Dorothy harlamert and mary Kay Dues. Gladys Kuess and mary Giere will be attending the benefit banquet for the neurological center. the Auxiliary was awarded $50 from District ii for 100% membership. Florence Snyder was given a membership pin for good work toward membership. monetary gifts were given in memory of Dorothy harlamert and mary Kay Dues. Gift certificates were given to Pat hamberg, rita Gehle and Jean Fortkamp. Sympathy cards were sent to Alvera Schmitz and Valanda Wenning.

thank you’s were received from the Dorthy harlamert family, Joan Kiser, Director of neurological center, Dorothy Wendel, secretary, mercer health Volunteers and Alice eyink for christmas Gift. A motion to donate to hopefest, American red cross, Greetings and love Gifts were approved.

The election of officers and auditing of the April books will be April 25, at 7:30 p.m. at the Post home.

ladies Auxiliary 5135

By: Brie Jutte and Janel Schulte

the Annual marion community Development organization’s (mcDo) annual meeting was held April 10. this year two Distinguished Developer Awards were presented; one to local citizen, ralph liette, and another to a local business, Scott’s carryout.

ralph liette, grew up in St. henry, and served in the Army from 1953-1955. he then met the love of his life, ella mae ranly, and in September 1956, they moved to chickasaw. here is where ralph liette made his mark on the marion community. he was a volunteer fireman for 26 years and from 1956-1979 he served on the neighbors Water company, in which he was involved with the water tower. in 1967, he joined the city village council and he later served as mayor of chickasaw for 14 years. he is a parishioner at the Precious Blood church and served as distributor, lector, and was chief maintenance for 4 years. he also sings in the adult choir. he has also given lots of time and support to benefitting the chickasaw and mercer county libraries, and even served on the county board. in addition, he has been a lifetime V.F.W. member and a member of the maria Stein legion. After saying he needed a place to buy gas for his lawnmower in town, the idea of having a gas station in chickasaw was proposed. now in 2011, the chickasaw Quick Stop has celebrated their 10th anniversary of being in business. he also has a passion for woodworking and in one year made 5 grandfather clocks for members of his family. After

his recent bout with cancer, ralph is still a dedicated Flyer fan and loves fishing. He has five children, 16 grandchildren, and even some great-grandchildren.

next, local business, Scott’s carryout, owned by Scott livingston, was honored for receiving the Distinguished Developer Award. the introduction began with a review of the building’s previous business called the humpty Dumpty known to locals as “the Dump” which was started in 1959. this was a local treasure that served ice cream and had pinball machines and served as a teen hang out after football games. After disappearing for awhile, the building reopened in July 1998 and became a carryout. Scott and his wife marlene took over and soon began expanding. in spring 1999, they added the garage and eventually added three tanning beds for local convenience. Super size coolers were added and also a variety of different meats and cheeses and hot sandwiches were added to the menu. they now offer movie rentals and small groceries. the family likes to joke that they sleep in coldwater but they live in maria Stein. Scott’s carryout supports the countryfest and many other local festivals. the livingston’s have four children, all who have been a big help of making the carryout what it is today. marlene said that she talked to owners of Knap’s carryout in coldwater before they got into the business. After hearing positive feedback from them, she thought it was worth a shot and she is thankful and glad they took this opportunity today.

Besides the awards, the meeting also had a

keynote speaker, Dr. thomas A. Knapke. he is the Development Officer for the Western ohio educational Foundation (WoeF) at the Wright State university lake campus. he is from coldwater and began teaching at marion local in 1963. he has been Superintendant at minster and Parkway and in 1977 became involved at the Wright State lake campus. he is very active with Grand lake and he is involved with the project to help improve the lake’s quality. he reflected back how when he began teaching they were lucky to have a filmstrip projector, but now many schools have smart boards in every classroom. he kept the audience on their toes by asking them to fold their hands together and see if their left or right thumb was the one that crossed on top. this related to his message that people think differently; some people are right brained, more creative, while others are left brained, more analytical. overall his message was very interesting and informative. he has a very impressive resume and a lot of expertise in his field and the MCDO was grateful to hear him speak at their meeting.

President Jim Keller closed the meeting with warm thanks to Dr. tom Knapke and once again congratulated ralph liette and Scott livingston for their achievement which helped the marion community. he also gave special thanks to Paul mizer and mark hardesty, both people who spend a great deal of time helping benefit the community and the mcDo. For more information about how to support and get involved or for general info about the mcDo call 419-925-7100.

Distinguished Developers Awarded at MCDO Annual Meeting

Virginia Bryan, Residence Sales Manager at The Miller House, will be the presenter at the next Dine and Discover (DaD) Program sponsored by Mercer Health at Mercer County Community Hospital on Monday, April 25, beginning with a dinner at 5 p.m. The topic is “How To Choose An Assisted Living Residence”.

Bryan helps provide information to those interested in taking up residence at The Miller House. This facility is located in Celina.

Bryan will discuss when a person or a couple should consider assisted living as well as provide information about paying for care and services. She will also review a checklist that those touring an assisted living facility should consider. In addition to the physical structure, those interested in moving should examine staff, residency dining,

and leisure time.The Mercer Health

DaD program began in September 2007 and has continued to grow from there. This will be the twentieth presentation in the series.

This program is open to the public. Those wishing to have dinner prior to the program are welcome to pick up something in the hospital cafeteria prior to the beginning of the program. The presentation will be from 5:30 to 6:30.

Reservations are required. Persons interested in attending should call 419-678-5196 or 419-678-5615. Reservations will be accepted as long as space is available. There is no fee to hear Bryan, but there will be a charge for food purchased in the cafeteria.

It will be held at Mercer County Community Hospital, 800 West Main Street, Coldwater, Ohio, in Meeting Room 1.

Mercer Health Dine and Discover Program To Discuss Choosing An Assisted Living Residence