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COLUMBUS — The Paulding County Prog-ress is proud to announce it has earned anotheraward from the Ohio Newspaper Association. The Progress received a rst-place award for

special sections with its historical publication,Visions of Paulding County Volume 15 . Thisedition presented the rst part of a timeline ofhistory of Paulding County from prehistorictimes to the opening of the Miami and Erie Ca-nal in 1845. Visions is a yearly special section edited anddesigned by Progress editor Melinda Krick anddesigned by Kelly Pracht.

The judges commented, “Clever approach to‘serializing’ the history of the county via a time-line layout. The layout is open and quite effec-tive, and suf cient space is provided to make it

easy to navigate. A real ‘page turner.’” In overall comments, the judges said, “Thewinning entries all put an emphasis on devotingstaff to generating original content with distinctlocal emphasis.” Visions has earned three previous rst-placeawards, for Volumes 12 (Paulding County in theCivil War), 11 (sugar beet factory) and 9. The

publication has received second-place honorstwice, for Volumes 13 (Then and Now) and 10. The 16th edition of Visions , a continuation ofthe timeline, will be published this summer. Copies of the winning 2014 Visions are avail-able at no cost in the Progress of ce and at thelibrary and John Paulding Historical Society.Or, visit our Web site ww.progressnewspaper.org and scroll down to the link on the right side. The awards were presented Feb. 11 as partof the Osman C. Hooper Newspaper Show atthe ONA annual conference in Columbus. Thecontest is sponsored by the Ohio NewspaperAssociation. A total of 55 participating membernewspapers submitted entries for judging. All entries were taken from editions that were

published between Aug. 1, 2013 through July 31,2014. Since 1999, the Progress staff has been rec-ognized for excellence with numerous awardsfrom ONA and also the national Inland PressAssociation’s Local News Writing Contest. The

Progress has received ONA awards for the pastnine consecutive years.

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Unexpected ‘blizzard’ causes havocBy JIM LANGHAM

Feature Writer A sudden ground blizzard accom-

panied by heavy snow squalls caughtmany Paulding County residents off-guard wherever they were on Saturdaymorning. At approximately 10 a.m. asudden line of winds gusting to nearly50 mph accompanied by heavy snowsqualls moved into the county, causingwhiteouts and blizzard-like conditionsfor nearly an hour. Paulding County EMA director Ed-ward Bohn said that there were manyreports of residents being trapped inrural areas, with vision at zero and asense of “being lost.” “It’s an awful feeling when thereis so much snow blowing around thatyou can’t even see the road or have asense of where you are,” said Bohn.

“It’s such an extremely dangerous situ-ation. Thank God there were no criticalinjuries or even deaths as a result.” Bohn said that the storm slammedinto the county with hardly any warn-ing, dumping one to two inches offresh snow on what was already pres-ent and creating just enough snowfallfor the winds to whip around. “What makes it more dif cult is thatthe snow already on the ground was ina frozen state, so the new snow blewacross the glacial conditions there, in-tensifying the situation.” In both Van Wert and Paulding coun-ties, there were reports of numerousslideoffs, people in ditches and col-lisions as a result of the sudden on-slaught. (See related story.) In a news release, Van Wert EMAdirector Rick McCoy said that at one

time there were so many calls for assis-tance that there was no one to send outanymore. He reported a multiple-caraccident near Delphos with several in-

juries, but none life-threatening. “Guys were telling me that it wasthe worst conditions they have everencountered,” said McCoy. Bohn not-ed that similar conditions existed inPaulding County.

McCoy said that the situation wascreated by a rapid surge of arctic airmoving into the area that had pickedup some moisture coming across LakeMichigan. “It was a type of Lake effect setup,

but much more severe than we usuallyhave in this area,” said McCoy.

Both McCoy and Bohn noted thatwhen the storm moved into the area,temperatures were hovering around

30 degrees, but dropped into the teenswithin an hour. During the time, where there wereschool or church activities going on,county of cials encouraged individ-uals to stay put until things settleddown. In a short time, the Paulding CountySheriff’s Of ce issued a Level 3 emer-gency, encouraging people to stay offthe road except in the case of extremeemergencies. Later in the day, that wasmodi ed to Level 2. “Again, I can’t say enough about theway our rst responders answered thecall, the road crew, EMS crews, re de-

partments, law enforcement; everyonewas out there immediately,” said Sher-iff Jason Landers. “This was a disasterthat could have been much worse with-out their help.”

‘Visions’ wins 1st placeCounty grand juryindicts nine people PAULDING – A PauldingCounty grand jury returnedindictments against nine per-sons on Thursday, Feb. 12,including a woman charged inconnection with a recent house

re. The individuals will be ar-raigned in Paulding CountyCommon Pleas Court. Jennifer C. Lamond, 32,Paulding, was indicted withone count aggravated arson,felony of the rst degree; onecount aggravated arson, felonyof the second degree. Accord-ing to court documents, onJan. 12 she allegedly caused

physical harm to her residence,an occupied structure, locatedat 11682 Road 171, Paulding,and caused a substantial riskof serious physical harm to

re ghting personnel. Four re departments re-sponded to the blaze, includ-ing Oakwood, Grover Hill,Paulding and Auglaize Town-ship. Others indicted were: • Colton R. Bidlack, 20,Paulding, one count rape,

rst-degree felony; one count

sexual battery, third-degreefelony; and one count unlaw-ful sexual conduct with a mi-nor, felony of the fourth de-gree. • Amanda S. Saylor, 32,Paulding, one count burglary,second-degree felony; and onecount theft, fourth-degree fel-ony. • Aaron M. Miller, 19,Paulding, one count sexual

battery, felony of the third de-gree. • Scott C. Cramer, 51,Payne, one count drivingwhile intoxicated, third-de-gree felony. • Tyler P. Kunsman, 28,Paulding, one count grandtheft, felony of the fourth de-gree. • Ryan L. Fraley, 19, Pauld-ing, one count traf cking inmarijuana, felony of the fthdegree. • Anthony L. Parcher, 23,Paulding, one count traf ck-ing in marijuana, felony of the

fth degree. • Brandi I. Yoh, 24,Oakwood, one count theft,

fth-degree felony.

Kylee Baumle/Paulding County Progress

WHITEOUT – On Saturday morning, area residents were surprised by an unanticipated ground blizzard with brief heavy show and winds gusting nearly 50 mph.


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Weather prompts multiple crashes The Van Wert Post of the OhioState Highway Patrol is investigatinga series of weather-related crashesthat occurred on Saturday, Feb. 14. The weather changed abruptlySaturday morning leading to severalhours of hazardous weather. Snowstarted to fall as well as an increasein wind speed created areas of severelow visibility and blowing snow.This lead to a string of chain reactioncrashes in Van Wert and Paulding

counties. Starting at approximately 10:03a.m., the Van Wert Post began receiv-ing calls of multiple vehicle crash-es for both Van Wert and Pauldingcounties. Over the next ve hours,calls of property damage and injurycrashes were reported. A total of 13 crash investigationswere initiated with 39 persons in-volved. There were 11 occupantstreated and released at area hospitals

with no signi cant injury being reported. The Ohio State Highway Patrolreminds motorists to reduce speedaccording to changing weather con-ditions and give adequate amountof following distance to allow forincreased reaction time due to lowvisibility conditions. In addition, if involved in a crashwhere visibility is diminished, al-ways clear the roadway and move

the vehicles to the roadside. Assisting at the crash scenes wereseveral local EMS and re depart-ments including Grover Hill, Scott,Delphos, Middle Point and OhioCity. Troopers were assisted with sceneclean up by Gideon’s Towing andRecovery of Paulding, Delpha andKnippen’s wrecker services of Del-

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PEVS boardapproves8th gradegraduation,creating

positions Last week’s article on theFeb. 9 Paulding ExemptedVillage School board meetingomitted two action items. At the end of the regularmeeting, the board adjournedinto a brief executive sessionto consider the employmentof public employees. After re-turning to regular session, the

board held a discussion abouteighth grade graduation. Greg Reinhart moved andRobert Burkley seconded amotion to have eighth gradegraduation this year. The mo-

tion passed 3-2 with Reinhart,Burkley and James Foltz infavor and Mark Manz andClint Vance dissenting. The board again adjournedinto executive session forabout 50 minutes to consid-er the employment of publicemployees. Upon returning to regularsession, a discussion was heldabout three-hour delays. Finally, the board unani-mously voted to create onePaulding Elementary fourthgrade position, one elemen-tary computer technology

position, and to increase thePaulding Elementary art po-sition from .6 to .8 full-timeequivalent.

STUDENTS HOLD FOOD DRIVE – In honor of the 100th day of school, the Antwerp Elementary Student Council sponsored acanned food drive last week. Mrs. Scharr’s class donated the most items, but every class did its part to collect hundreds of cans forthe local food pantry.

Wordless communication and the ‘rolled eye’ look There is a lady in a nursinghome where I do a month -ly service that has totallylearned to read my heart. Through my columns shecaught on to the meaningof cardinals in my life. Onetime when I arrived for theservice, she was wearing a

beautiful cardinal sweatshirt.Following the service, I wentto her immediately and com-mented on the sweatshirt. With a warm look in her90-year-old eyes, she replied,“I wore this for you. I readyour columns and I knowhow much you love cardi-nals.”

I was overwhelmed by thewarm look in her eyes and therealization that she knew justhow to console a “cardinalheart.” To think that she hadcaught on to my heart and

wore that shirt on my behalftouched me “beyond words.”

HOMESPUN

ByJIM LANGHAM

“Beyond words,” the con-cept of “wordless communi-cation,” is a beautiful aspectof human touch that we ex-

press more than we realize. Ifwe are really close to some-one, it comes through in moreways than, well, there arewords to describe. So many times, in the pres-ence of close friends, some-one will say something andwe know exactly how theclose friend feels. So our eyes

xate on each other for a splitsecond, maybe even with awink, and we exchange im-measurable “words” through“wordless communication.” With my best friend, Mert,glances were everything,and movements were every -thing. There was a sly grinhe would give to me, some-times a stroke of the chin and

if it was something that reallytouched his ego, a “rolled eye

look” totallycharacteristicof him, be-cause I knewthat look. “Rolled eyelooks” can beso powerful;they can ex-

press frustra -tion, they canexpress aninner whimor they can

be used to putsomeone intheir place. “Wordlesscommunica -tion” was apparently a veryimportant tool in communi-cating with our children whenthey were home. If I glancedat their mother or gave them“that look,” adverse behavior

would change in a momentwithout me saying a word!

One senseof wordlessc o m m u -nication Ihave cometo appreci -ate deeplyis that ofthe total si-lence whenI walk inthe Limber-lost Loblol-ly or BlackSwamp Re-serve. Ideasare born,

prayers aresensed and

powerful realizations aremade without a word throughwordless communicationfrom nature and the Creatorof All. In fact, it is where I re-alized the value of “wordless

communication.” And then there is Kirsten,

our granddaughter, who hasalready developed quite a“vocabulary” of “wordlesscommunication” with hergrandpa. I glance and she gig-gles, I glance again and shetakes off running so I don’t“get her.” She says somethingshe knows will set me off inhumor. I glance and she gig-gles and hides, all with nowords. But perhaps the greatest“wordless communication” ofall is that which says, “I loveyou,” and that comes through

a knowledge of the other’sheart which knows which giftto give, which restaurant todrive to, where to give a reas-suring pat or when to pass ona “soft eyed look” that says itall. Recently I had that nursinghome service again. When Iarrived, there she was, wear-ing a bright red top, and whenI walked in she looked at mewith those soft elderly eyesand I winked at her. The resulting embrace saidit all.

Upcominglocal events Feb. 18 – Ash Wednesday Feb. 19 – Chinese New Year Feb. 19 – Sweetheart Dance& Dinner at Paulding County Se-nior Center, 5 p.m. dinner, danceat 5:30. RSVP required; call 419-399-3650 for reservations. Feb. 24 – Paulding CountyPesticide Recerti cation 9 a.m.-

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March 8 – Daylight SavingsTime begins March 11 – Paulding Coun-ty Pesticide New ApplicatorTraining 9-11 a.m. at the YouthLeadership Building. For moreinformation or to register, phone419-399-8225. March 12, 14-15 – WayneTrace Jr./Sr. High and WT Per-forming Arts Association springmusical “Beauty & The Beast” atthe Payne School auditorium March 15-21 – National Agri-culture Week March 15-21 – SunshineWeek, to educate the publicabout the importance of opengovernment

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Ham and bean soup: A winter favorite that hits the spot

The Eicher family enjoyed ham and bean soup recently on acold evening and this week Lovina shares the recipe with readers.

The temperature has droppeddown to the teens this morning.It sounds windy outside. Today is Thursday so it’slaundry day again. We usual-ly wash laundry on Mondaysand Thursdays. Usually by thenext morning the clothes are

dry on the lines in the base-ment. Oh, how nice whenspring weather comes and wecan wash clothes, dry themoutside, and have them foldedin one day. Daughter Loretta camehome from school sick onMonday forenoon. She hasn’t

been able to go back yet. Icalled the doctor and he thinksit is probably the u. Tomorrow and Mondaythere isn’t any school, as it’smidwinter break. My plans areto take Joseph to the dentist toget a small cavity lled and toget some groceries. Sons Benjamin, 15, and Jo-

seph, 12, went over to Tim-othy’s house two nights thisweek to help him with hiswork. They really enjoy spend-ing time helping him. Son Kevin, 9, usually takescare of our chickens. He has

been bringing in around 40eggs every day from the newchickens we raised this fall.Kevin still has his run-ins withthe mean rooster. Last Saturday my husband,Joe, and sons helped Jacoband Emma dress a beef. WithLoretta being sick, I haven’thad time to ask if they needhelp this week in cutting it up. Brother Amos is back to

work but has still been hav-ing dizzy spells. He has seenseveral doctors, but so far theyhaven’t really been able to g -ure out what is causing them.He still works constructionwork, helping build Menard’s

buildings. They have quite afew hours of traveling to doevery day. I hope it’s noth-ing serious. Amos has always

been a hard worker and it’shard to get him to slow down.He’s 10 years older than I amand will be 54 this year. Daughters Verena, 17, andLoretta, 14, recently attendedtheir friend Grace’s birthday

party. They enjoyed the eveningwith friends and made somenew ones. Joe plans to smoke the sum-mer sausage this coming Satur-day. He is hoping it won’t be toocold outside. We still have lots of snow

piled outside. The driveway iscleared off and the roads aredry, which is nice to see. This week I’ll share a recipe

that I tried for ham and beansoup. Not too many in our fam-ily like ham and beans, but ifyou do, I would suggest you trythis recipe. I sent some over toJacob and Emma, and they re-ally liked it.

HAM AND BEAN SOUP1 pound dry Great Northern

beans8 cups water 1/2 teaspoon salt1 ham hock 1 cup carrots, chopped1/2 stalk celery, chopped1 cup onion, chopped1 teaspoon minced garlic1 teaspoon mustard powder 2 bay leaves2 cups ham, chopped

1/2 teaspoon black pepper

Rinse beans; bring water to a boil in a large pot. Add salt and beans and remove from heat.Let beans soak in hot waterfor at least an hour. Then placeham hock, carrots, celery, on-ion, garlic, mustard, and bayleaves in the pot and return itto high heat. Stir well and bringto a boil. Reduce heat to lowand simmer for 60 more min-utes. Remove ham hock, cutoff meat, and discard bone. Stirin chopped ham and simmer30 more minutes. Season with

black pepper. Lovina Eicher is an Old Or-der Amish writer, cook, wife andmother of eight. Formerly writ-

ing as The Amish Cook, Eicherinherited that column from hermother, Elizabeth Coblentz,who wrote from 1991 to 2002.

Readers can contact Eicher at PO Box 1689, South Holland, IL60473 (please include a self-ad-dressed stamped envelope for areply) or at [email protected].

MILDREDHOSCHAK

1916-2015 PAULDING – MildredJean Hoschak, age 99, diedWednesday, Feb. 11 at TheGardens of Paulding. She was

born Jan.16, 1916in Pauld-

ing, thed a u g h t e rof Albertand Dora( C r a m e r )A n s p a c h .On Feb. 20,1939, she married Alphons J.Hoschak, who preceded herin death on Dec. 11, 1986.She was a member of Di-vine Mercy Catholic Parish,Paulding where she was veryactive in the church. She wasa 1934 graduate of PauldingHigh School and previouslyworked at the former GrizzlyManufacturing, Paulding The-ater, Mentzer’s 5 & 10 Store,

the Vagabond Restaurant; andWPA. She was a member ofthe Paulding Eagles #2405Auxiliary and its drill team.She loved to sew and lovedAfrican violets. She is survived by fourchildren, Janice C. (William)Wiseman, Ocala, Fla., CarolA. Merz, Paulding, GregoryC. (Mary) Hoschak, Ney, andGary A. Hoschak, Paulding;12 grandchildren; and manygreat-grandchildren. She was also preceded indeath by her parents; a grand-son, William Michael Merz;and her siblings, Harry Ans-

pach, Floyd Anspach, Amanda

Knisley, Gertrude Haushalter,Alma Bennett, Violet Anspachand Myrtle Hofstetter. A Mass of Christian Burial

was conducted Saturday, Feb.14 at Divine Mercy CatholicParish, Paulding. Burial wasin St. Paul Cemetery, Pauld-ing County. Den Herder Fu-neral Home, Paulding, was incharge of arrangements. In lieu of owers the fami -ly requests donations may bemade to Masses. Online condolences may besent to www.denherderfh.com.

ELAINE SWEET1937-2015

WOODBURN – ElaineW. Sweet, 77, of Woodburn,

passed away Friday, Feb. 13.

JAMES TOUSLEY1938-20 15

OAKWOOD - James “Jim”Tousley, 77, of Oakwood, died3:04 a.m. Monday, Feb. 16 atGrand Rapids Care Center,Grand Rapids.

TIMOTHY BAKER 1958-2015 PAULDING – Timothy

Louis Baker, age 56, of Pauld-ing and formerly of Celina,

passed away at 9:44 a.m. Sun-day, Feb. 15 at the Van WertInpatient Hospice Center. He was

born onSept. 12,1958 inCelina toR o b e r tand Mazie( F a u l k -ner) Baker,who livein Celina.Also surviving are his son, Jay

Lee Baker of Celina; brother,Steve Baker of Paulding; sis-ters, Mazie (Steve) Mizelleof Pittsford, N.Y., and Rho-

da (Michael) Lane of Celina;nieces and nephews ChristinaMizelle, Sarah Mizelle, Rob-ert Mizelle and David Mizelle;and his former wife Tammy(Lockwood) Wallen. Tim graduated in 1976 fromCelina Senior High School. Hewas a self-published author ofseveral books and wrote nu-merous magazine articles. Hehad a chronic illness since histeenage years, which impairedhis ability to work. He lovedcamping, hunting, weightlift-ing, shing and writing sto -ries. Funeral services will be heldat 11 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 19 atthe Lehman-Hogenkamp-Dz-endzel Funeral Home in Celi-na, with the Rev. Bruce Headof ciating. Burial will followin North Grove Cemetery inCelina. Friends may call from4-6 p.m. today, Feb. 18 andone hour before services onThursday at the Lehman-Ho-genkamp-Dzendzel FuneralHome in Celina. Memorial contributionsmay be made to the GraceMissionary Church in Celinaor the Van Wert Inpatient Hos-

pice Center. Online condolences may beleft at LHDfuneralhome.com.

YFC WINTER FUN – De ance Area Youth for Christ recently took over 30 students on a “SlipperySlope” snow tubing trip. Students and YFC staff from Archbold, Paulding, Hicksville and WayneTrace all had a great time racing down the Mad River Mountain snow slopes, located in Zanes eld.

Heating assistancedeadline approaching DEFIANCE – NorthwesternOhio Community Action Com-mission (NOCAC) continues tooffer help with heating assistance.

The Home Energy Assis-tance Program provides a onetime credit to your main heat-ing source. Applications will

be accepted until May 31.The Winter Crisis Program

provides assistance to customersthat are threatened with discon-nection, have already been dis-connected, need to establish newservice or are in need of propane,fuel oil or any other bulk fuel.The Winter Crisis Program willcontinue until March 31. Income guidelines for thesetwo programs is at 175 percentof the federal poverty guideline.

Please contact Northwest-ern Ohio Community ActionCommission to set up an ap-

pointment for these programs.

Required documentation for all household members includes:

proof of 90 day income (threemonths), birthdates, Social Se-curity cards, electric bill and gas

bill. If disabled, you will need to bring proof of disability.

In Paulding County, phone419-399-3650 and ask for NO-CAC.

Other area numbers: De ance County 419-784-

5136 Fulton County 419-337-8601 Henry County 419-599-2481 Van Wert County 419-238-

4544 Williams County 419-636-

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WBESC to meet VAN WERT – The WesternBuckeye Educational ServiceCenter will hold its regulargoverning board meeting at 6

p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 25 inthe Van Wert Of ce, 813 N.Franklin St., Van Wert.

Tri County boardto meet Feb. 24 VAN WERT – The TriCounty Alcohol, Drug Ad-dition and Mental HealthServices Board of Van Wert,Mercer and Paulding Countieswill meet at 5 p.m. Feb. 24 forits regularly scheduled meet-ing at the Van Wert CountyHospital, Conference RoomA.


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Reader seeksto conrm dataDear Editor, I read with interest theArea Guide enclosed in the

Paulding County Progress .There was a historical sketch

of Paulding County provided by the Paulding County Engi-neer’s of ce. “Around this time (1826)John Chapman ‘Johnny Ap-

pleseed’ planted apple seeds,catnip, penny royal and hoar-hound in Carryall Township.”ca. page 31. What is the reference forthis information? In whatsection of Carryall Townshipwere these things planted?Did he reside there for atime? Is there any evidence ofthese things out there at thistime? What is the longevity ofthese plants? Thanks for your informa-tion, anyone.

Caroline ZimmermanAntwerp

Chris Johnson (right) was the speaker at the Paulding KiwanisClub. He presented a PowerPoint travel program of his vacation toAlaska. Juneau is the capital and there are no roads leading to it –the city is only accessible by boat or air. Most of the cites are locatedalong the ocean. The population of Alaska is still very small comparedto the other 49 states. He described the glaciers, how some have melt -ed while others are still growing. Steve Arnold was program chairman.

The term “et al.” refers to and others; “et vir.,” and husband; “et ux.,” and wife .Blue Creek Township Joanne M. Zamorski to Joanne M. and Daniel M. Zamorski;Sec. 2, 40 acres. Quit claim.Crane Township Michael R. and Tara J. Todd to Michael R. and Tara Todd, trust-ees; Sec. 12, 131.399 acres and Sec. 13, 73.13 acres. Quit claim.Emerald Township Michael R. and Tara J. Todd to Michael R. and Tara Todd, trust-ees; Sec. 7, 92.98 acres and Sec. 18, 80.39 acres. Quit claim.Paulding Township William E. and Carol M. Waibel to William E. and Carol M.Waibel, trustees; Sec. 27, 35.921 acres. Warranty deed. Joanne M Zamorski to Joanne M. and Daniel M. Zamorski; Sec.31, 40 acres. Quit claim.Washington Township Dennis R. and Cheryl D. Bidlack to Treece and Dunham FarmsLtd.; Sec. 31, 1.2107 acres. Warranty deed.Melrose Village James A. and Nola A. Meeks and Craig M. Dobbelaere and An-drea Dobbelaere to Betty A. Mowery; Lots 186-194 plus parts ofvacant Putnam Street, 2.39 acres. Warranty deed.Oakwood Village William M. and Betty F. Mowery to Bobcat Investment Prop-erties Inc.; Lot 13, Piney Woods Addition, 0.534 acre. Warrantydeed.Paulding Village Secretary of HUD to Creative Home Buying Solutions Inc.; Lot105, Noneman Emerald Acres Allotment #3, 0.22 acre. Warrantydeed.Payne Village Payne Chamber of Commerce Inc. to Robert and Mary Lichty;Lots 9 and 12, 0.079 acre. Warranty deed.

ACCIDENT REPORTS None.INCIDENT REPORTSFriday, Feb. 6 11:57 a.m. An adult male whohad been texting a 12 year old girlwas warned to stop. 2:15 p.m. An of cer met a deputyon North Williams Street for a PBTtest for a male.Saturday, Feb. 7 12:40 p.m. A West Wayne Streetresident told police someone had

been knocking on their door around4 a.m. 7 p.m. Of cers assisted sheriff’sdeputies with a traf c stop and vehi -cle search just south of Paulding onUS 127 until an OSHP unit arrived.Sunday, Feb. 8 2:25 a.m. Investigation of analleged assault in a bathroom ofa West Perry Street business wasstarted. 3:20 a.m. Fight was reported atColter’s Trailer Park. A female wasarrested for disorderly conduct.

3:50 a.m. Of cers witnessed a re -fusal for the sheriff’s of ce. 1:52 p.m. Police responded toa North Williams Street businessalarm. The building was found se-cure. 5:38 p.m. Assistance was pro-vided to the sheriff’s of ce with atraf c stop on South Williams Streetwhile deputies searched a vehicle. 6:04 p.m. A necklace was re-

ported missing from South Wil-liams Street. It was returned by thesuspect. 8:15 p.m. Residential alarmsounded on West Perry Street. Thehome was found secure.Monday, Feb. 9 5:38 a.m. Business alarm went offon East Perry Street. The buildingwas found secure. 3:27 p.m. West Perry Street resi-dential alarm was investigated; thelocation was secure. 3:45 p.m. An out-of-control childreportedly broke part of a truck atthe intersection of Williams Street

and Baldwin Avenue. He also reportedly struck a female. 4:55 p.m. A rural Oakwood resi-dent reported problems at PauldingHigh School between two girls. 7:05 p.m. A 30-day vehicle tagwas reported missing from WestPerry Street. 8:03 p.m. Unwanted subject washandled on West Wayne Street. 9:05 p.m. Residential alarm wentoff on West Perry Street. Of cersfound it secure.Tuesday, Feb. 10 1:50 p.m. Unauthorized use ofidenti cation to set up an accountwas reported by a Flatrock Driveresident. 2:10 p.m. Telephone scam wasreported from East Jackson Street. 5:24 p.m. Of cers found cleaning

personnel at a North Williams Street business where an alarm sounded.Wednesday, Feb. 11 12:30 p.m. Of cers were calledto Paulding schools where a studentwas found to have drugs.

7:35 p.m. Rural Oakwood resi-dent told police their child’s phonewas stolen from the school. 9:32 p.m. Dog complaint washandled on West Perry Street.Thursday, Feb. 12 5 a.m. Junk notices were deliv-ered to addresses on West PerryStreet and East Caroline Street. 10:15 a.m. Report of three maleintruders in a Dennis Street homewas investigated. There was no evi-dence of such activity. 2:13 p.m. Of cers assisted thesheriff’s of ce as they made two ar -rests on West Wayne Street. 3:09 p.m. Rape allegations areunder investigation. 6:23 p.m. Police witnessed BAC

process for a deputy. 9 p.m. Residential alarm soundedfrom West Perry Street.Friday, Feb. 13 10:50 a.m. Loud music complainton West Perry Street was handled. 3:55 p.m. Assault complaint waslodged from McDonald Pike.

5 p.m. An out-of-state caller al-leged abuse to a child in the village.The matter was turned over to Job &Family Services. 11:09 p.m. Of cers responded toan East Perry Street business alarmand found the building secure.Saturday, Feb. 14 9:19 a.m. Unruly client was han-dled on McDonald Pike. 11:16 a.m. Unauthorized use ofa debit card belonging to a NancyStreet resident is under investiga-tion.Sunday, Feb. 15 11:34 p.m. Threats were lookedinto on South Williams Street. 9:50 p.m. Two Rip Sticks werereported stolen from Partridge Place. 10:49 p.m. An of cer stood bywith ve sheriff’s of ce personnel atPaulding County Hospital followinga call to McDonald Pike. 11:50 p.m. Of cers were unableto locate a truck, reportedly stolenfrom De ance, that was seen intown.

ACCIDENTS:Thursday, Jan. 29 5:33 a.m. Victoria MeganAcevedo, 20, of Oakwood,was cited for failure to controlafter a single-car crash on Road177 north of Road 82 in BrownTownship. Reports say she lostcontrol of the 1996 Chevy Lu-mina on the icy road. It slid offthe east side into a ravine. Dam-age was functional. The driverwas taken by Oakwood EMSto De ance Regional MedicalCenter for treatment of possibleinjuries.Wednesday, Feb. 4 8:50 p.m. Karim Odabakshi,49, of Brampton, Ont., was citedfor failure to control when hissemi jack-knifed. Reports sayhe was west bound on US 24east of Ohio 49 in Crane Town-ship when he slowed for traf cin front of him. The trailer of hisrig slid on the ice and snow cov-ered pavement, pulling the rigoff the road. Damage was minorand the driver was not harmed.Friday, Feb. 6 12:45 p.m. James MichaelSchindler Jr., 41, of De ance,was cited for failure to controlafter a single-SUV mishap onRoad 105 south of Road 200 inCrane Township. Reports sayhe was traveling south in a 1991GMC Suburban when it wentout of control on the snow andice. It slid sideways off the roadand rolled at least two times be-fore landing on its wheels in a

eld. The vehicle was disabledand towed. The driver was notinjured.Monday, Feb. 9 5:50 p.m. Jeffery Lynn Shirk,47, of De ance, was cited forfailure to control following asingle-vehicle accident on Ohio66 north of Road 60 in Wash-ington Township. He was driv-ing north on the highway in a2010 GMC pickup truck whenit veered off and struck a mail-

box. Damage to the truck wasminor and Shirk was not hurt.INCIDENTS:Thursday, Feb. 5 10:59 a.m. Deputies assisted

Ohio State Highway Patrol Post20 on Road 180 in Crane Town-ship. 12:36 p.m. Identi cation theftwas looked into on Road 137 inLatty Township.

4:48 p.m. Telephone harass-ment was reported from Road177 in Brown Township. 7:28 p.m. A Melrose businesstold deputies a male who had

been missing was in their store. 7:37 p.m. A deputy requestedOakwood EMS for an 87 yearold male at a Melrose store to

be transported to the hospital. 9:49 p.m. Assistance was giv-en Paulding police with a callon West Jackson Street. 10:58 p.m. Vehicle search wasconducted on Ohio 613 east ofMelrose. 11:49 p.m. Theft from a homein Haviland was investigated.Friday, Feb. 6 1:05 p.m. Theft of metal froma barn was investigated onRoad 17 in Benton Township. 1:32 p.m. Damage to a cruis-er was noted after a mishap onRoad 424 in Carryall Town-ship. No further informationwas available. 2:24 p.m. Stone from a snow-

plow cracked a window of a passing vehicle according to itsdriver, who had been drivingon US 127 in Paulding Town-ship. 8:12 p.m. Three shotgunswere reported stolen from a lo-cation along Ohio 111 in Aug-laize Township. 10:58 p.m. Vehicle search wasconducted on Ohio 613 east ofMelrose. 11:29 p.m. A Latty Townshipresident of Road 117 told depu-ties someone had been openingtheir mail.Saturday, Feb. 7 8:16 a.m. Commercial realarm sounded on West GasserRoad. 3:04 p.m. K9 unit was de-

ployed on US 24 at Road 133 inEmerald Township. 7:13 p.m. Vehicle search wascompleted on US 127 nearPaulding.

9:47 p.m. Deputies arrestedan unidenti ed subject on EastPerry Street.Sunday, Feb. 8 1:02 a.m. Threats were re-

ported from Road 107 in Pauld-

ing Township. 2:54 a.m. Paulding policerequested an EMS unit for afemale with a head injury on

North Williams Street. 3:20 a.m. Fight on NorthMain Street was looked into. 12:51 p.m. Unwanted malesubject at a location on Road166 in Brown Township wasdealt with. 2:30 p.m. Several vehicleswere seen off Ohio 49 in Ben-ton Township with their hazardlights on. 7:39 p.m. Deputies arrestedan unidenti ed subject on EastPerry Street.Monday, Feb. 9 9:38 a.m. Dog complaint washandled on US 127 in CraneTownship. 11:10 a.m. Deputies assist-ed De ance County Sheriff’sof ce by picking up MichaelLoop at Paulding County Courtand holding him on their war-rant. 11:40 a.m. An Emerald Town-ship resident of Road 115 tolddeputies their identi cation had

been stolen from their home. 1:29 p.m. A subject was ar-rested on Road 214 in CarryallTownship. 1:33 p.m. Suspicious personwas seen on Road 72 in LattyTownship. 1:50 p.m. Deputies assistedcounty court probation on Ohio637 in Jackson Township. 3:02 p.m. Brad Thompsonwas arrested. 3:34 p.m. Theft from a homein Haviland was investigated. 6:36 p.m. A tow truck was re-quested at a traf c stop on WestJackson Street in Paulding. 6:43 p.m. Car/deer crash onOhio 637 in Jackson Townshipwas documented. 8:33 p.m. Deputies handled acar/deer accident on Road 143in Emerald Township.

9:44 p.m. Domestic situationin Grover Hill was investigat-ed.Tuesday, Feb. 10 1 a.m. Car/deer collision wasdocumented near the intersec-

tion of Road 7 and 194 in Car-ryall Township. 2:09 p.m. Traf c stop with aconsent search of the vehiclewas conducted on North Wil-liams Street in Paulding.7:50 p.m. Telephone harassmentwas reported from US 127 inBlue Creek Township.Wednesday, Feb. 11 5:52 a.m. Car/deer crash washandled on Ohio 111 west ofRoad 171 in Auglaize Town-ship. 9:51 a.m. Scam about taxfraud was reported from Payne. 11:53 a.m. Suspicious SUVwas seen on Road 230 in Car-ryall Township.

Noon. Search warrant wasexecuted on North WilliamsStreet in Paulding. 12:04 p.m. Ryelee Collinswas arrested on a warrant. 1:44 p.m. Telephone harass-

ment was reported from LattyVillage. 4:06 p.m. Antwerp PoliceDepartment requested an EMSfor a female with broken bones.She was transported from thescene. 7:18 p.m. Scam complaintcame in from Grover Hill. 11:16 p.m. Domestic com-

plaint was lodged from Cecil.Thursday, Feb. 12 9:05 a.m. Dog complaint washandled on Road 424 in CraneTownship. 9:18 a.m. Dog complaintcame in from Road 111 in Aug-laize Township. 11:10 a.m. Telephone harass-

ment was looked into on Ohio111 in Benton Township. 4 p.m. Patricia Gillett was ar-rested on a warrant. 5:22 p.m. Two-vehicle acci-dent was handled on Road 48 in

Benton Township. Payne EMSand three re units were on thescene. 10:23 p.m. Two Oakwood reunits and the EMS plus threePaulding and one Auglaize reunits responded to a truck reon Road 138 in Brown Town-ship.Friday, Feb. 13 12:26 a.m. Car/deer collisionwas handled on Ohio 66 northof Mandale in WashingtonTownship. 1:20 a.m. Business alarmsounded in Melrose. 2:38 a.m. Deputies arrestedMichael Emmel on a De anceCounty warrant.

State Rep. Tony Burkley (above) and Sheriff Jason Landers recently visited with Payne Elemen -tary fourth grade students to discuss their role in government. Sheriff Landers spoke about hisduties as sheriff and his role in judicial government. Burkley spoke about his role in the legislativegovernment and even conducted a mock passing of a bill. Fourth graders will be tested this springin social studies and these presentations aided in their understanding of our government.


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Civil Docket The term “et al.” refers to and others; “etvir.,” and husband; “et ux.,” and wife. Paulding County Treasurer,Paulding vs. James Larson, Pauld-ing and Nila Larson, Fort Wayneand Ohio Department of Job andFamily Services, Columbus andOhio Bureau of Workers’ Compen-sation, Columbus and Ohio Depart-ment of Taxation, Columbus. Fore-closure of real property taxes.

Yvonne M. Stahl, Paulding vs.Thomas R. Stahl, Payne. Divorce. The Antwerp Exchange Bank,Antwerp vs. John R. Roddy and hisunknown spouse if any, Ligonier,Pa. and Paulding County Treasurer,Paulding. Foreclosures. Endres Michigan, Inc., Cincinna-ti vs. Zylstra Dairy LLC, Antwerp.Money only. PNC Bank, N.A., Miamisburgvs. Willie J. Dawson and unknownspouse if any, Payne and Bene -cial Ohio Inc., Cleveland and OhioDepartment of Taxation, Columbusand Paulding County Treasurer,Paulding. Foreclosures. Charles B. Rose, executor Thom-as J. Ludemann Estate, address un-

available vs. James D. McNeely,De ance and Paulding CountyTreasurer, Paulding. Cancellation ofland contract.Civil Docket Concluded Federal National Mortgage Asso-ciation, Beaverton, Ore. vs. BrianD. Shuherk and unknown spouse ifany, Cecil and Amanda M. Shuherkand unknown spouse if any, Cecil

and The United States of America,US Attorney General, Washing-ton, D.C. and The United States ofAmerica, US District Attorney, To-ledo and Paulding County Treasur-er, Paulding. Foreclosures, Sheriff’ssale con rmed and proceeds distrib -uted. PHH Mortgage Company, MountLaurel, N.J. vs. Shawn R. Ingol andunknown spouse if any, Pauldingand Applied Card Bank, Newark,

Del. and Tidewater Finance Compa-ny, Cleveland and Paulding Coun-ty Commissioners, Paulding andPaulding County Treasurer, Pauld-ing. Sheriff’s sale con rmed and

proceeds distributed. Paulding County Treasurer,Paulding vs. Scott C. Detray, Pauld-ing and Lynette L. Detray, Pauldingand Citi nancial Financial Inc., De -

ance and US Bank National As -sociation, Cincinnati and unknownheirs, legatees, bene ciaries of ScottC. Detray and their spouses and theunknown executor of the Scott C.Detray Estate, Paulding. Foreclo-sure of real property taxes, Sheriff’ssale con rmed and proceeds distrib -uted.

Paulding County Treasurer,Paulding vs. Randy J. Weaks andunknown spouse if any, De anceand Deutsche Bank National TrustCompany, Pittsburgh, Pa. Fifth Third Mortgage Company,Cincinnati vs. Chad E. Critten andunknown spouse if any, Grover Hilland Tracy L. Critten and unknownspouse if any, Van Wert and Larry

E. Hill, De ance. Foreclosures, all proceedings in the case will proceedto a newer foreclosure case; motionfor default against the plaintiffs wasgranted. Court costs taken from de-

posit. Paulding County Treasurer,Paulding vs. David O. Schlatmanand unknown spouse if any, VanWert and Bank One, N.A., Colum-

bus and Capital One Bank, Cincin-nati. Foreclosure of real property

taxes, no bids received at auction, property forfeited to the State. Robert Parady, Payne and SharonParady, Payne vs. Enos Bradenberg-er, New Haven. Money only, dis-missed with prejudice, costs divided

by the parties. Phillip J. Blossom, Toledo vs.Craig K. Kaminski, Toledo and LifeInsurance Company of North Amer-ica, Philadelphia, Pa. Money only,dismissed. Green Tree Servicing LLC, St.Paul, Minn. vs. Timothy Brehm,Oakwood and Misty Brehm, Oak-wood and Nick Metz, Oakwood.Replevin, dismissed. Citibank N.A., Sioux Falls, S.D.vs. Ricky L. Porter Jr., Grover Hill.

Money only, judgment renderedagainst the defendant; notice of bankruptcy led.Marriage Licenses Justin Michael Kipker, 27, An-twerp, roofer and Michelle AnnMcCoy, 38, Antwerp, housewife.Parents are Keith Kipker and KeriFlores; and Leroy Tackett and LindaVanHoose.

Administration Docket In the Estate of Ruth E. Hitch-cock, application to administer le. In the Estate of Marc E. Reinman,last will and testament led. In the Estate of William P. Smith,last will and testament led.Criminal Docket Leland S. Lust, 51, address un-available, was sentenced to 48months with the Ohio Departmentof Rehabilitation and Correction

for gross sexual imposition (F3).He was given credit for 111 days al-ready served. A count of rape (F1)and four other counts gross sexualimposition were dismissed. He has

been deemed a Tier II sex offender,meaning he must register with thelocal sheriff’s of ce every 180 daysfor 25 years. Frankie L. Taylor, 34, of Pauld-ing, was sentenced for illegal man-ufacture of drugs (F2), having hadcharges of assembly of chemicalsfor the manufacture of drugs (F3)and possession of methamphet-amine (F5) dismissed earlier. Hewas sentenced to four years with theODRC, three of which are manda-tory. Credit was given for 96 days

already served. His driver’s licensewas suspended for six months. Allcontraband seized will be destroyed bylaw enforcement. Paul J. Tingler, 32, of Scott, wassentenced recently, having previously

been found guilty of illegal assembly ofchemicals for the manufacture of drugs(F3). He was ordered to complete fouryears community control sanctions

on the conditions of 61 days jail withcredit for 61 days served, comply withdrug and alcohol prohibitions, submitto random tests, be assessed at West-wood and complete recommendations,obtain and maintain employment, ob-tain GED, six-month license suspen-sion, and pay $277 court costs. Minh-Trong Do Tran, 20, of Warren,Mich., had a pretrial conference re-gard his identity fraud (F5) indictmentchanged from Feb. 17 to March 3. Eric E. Kachenmeiser, 28, of Tole-do, entered a not guilty plea to posses-sion of cocaine (F5), waived extradi-tion and was released on his own re-cognizance on conditions of no arrests,and drug and alcohol prohibitions. Hiscourt dates were set for a March 9 pre-trial conference and an April 14 jurytrial. Amy J. Egnor, 45, of Payne, willhave her theft (F4) case heard by Put-nam County Common Pleas JudgeRandall L. Bassinger. The local judgedisquali ed herself from participatingin further proceeding to avoid any ap-

pearance of impropriety. Chad M. Schnepp, 30, of Pauld-ing, was scheduled for a hearing ona change of plea regarding his indict-ment alleging nine counts breakingand entering (F5) and receiving stolen

property (F5). It will be held March10. Michael D. Baessler, age and ad-dress unavailable, had a Bill of In-formation led against him on Feb.6. He was accused of possession ofdrugs (F5) and OVI (M1).

Civil Docket:Credit Adjustments Inc., De -

ance vs. Jerry Stollings, GroverHill. Money only, satis ed. Van Wert County Hospital,Van Wert vs. Gregory A. Mullins,Paulding. Money only, satis ed. Credit Adjustments Inc., De -ance vs. Sherri J. Ruder, Pauld-ing. Other action, satis ed. Credit Adjustments Inc., De -ance vs. John W. Gibson, Pauld-ing. Small claims, dismissed. Credit Adjustments Inc., De -ance vs. Zachary J. Neace, Ant-werp. Small claims, satis ed. Portfolio Recovery Associates,

Norfolk, Va. vs. Fallie Shelton,Haviland. Other action, dis-missed. Greg Davis, Payne vs. Wil-liam Carpenter, Ottoville. SmallClaims, dismissed. Mark Price, Antwerp vs. SteveSteele, Antwerp. Small claims,dismissed. Midland Funding LLC, SanDiego vs. Timothy Monroe,Payne. Other action, judgmentfor the plaintiff in the sum of$1,205.56. De ance Regional Med. Cen -ter, Sylvania vs. Ronald Kline,Cecil and Tammy Kline, Cecil.Other action, satis ed. Jamie Varner, Paulding andKristina Varner, Paulding vs.Richard Williams, Paulding.Evictions, dismissed. Capital One Bank, Richmond,Va. vs. Brian Tadsen, Anwerp.Other action, dismissed. Philip Piersma, Antwerp vs.Ron Schilt, Paulding and KajaSmith, Paulding. Evictions, dis-missed.Criminal Docket: Robert A. Roth, Delphos, falseinfo ck; $183 ne, $77 costs. Brian E. Eblin, Grover Hill,domestic violence; $275 costs;complete remaining diversion

program, no unlawful contactwith victims or residence, com-

plete Third Millennium onlinecourse on marijuana, probationordered, submit to an evaluation.

Brian E. Eblin, Grover Hill,domestic violence; complete con-ditions on rst count. Robert M. Sanchez III, De -ance, prohibition; $95 costs, dis-missed at defendant’s costs perState. Dalton J. Johnson, Grover Hill,

possession; $75 ne, $87 costs, 6months license suspension.Traf c Docket:

Jason D. Christner, Branson,Mo., 87/65 speed; $43 ne, $85costs. Mike A. Kalasho, WestBloom eld, Mich., $43 ne, $85costs. Libyron C. Bryan, Louisville,Ky., 78/65 speed; $33 ne, $80costs. Darlus W. E. Peterson, De-

ance, seat belt; $30 ne, $47costs. Richard A. Olivero, Canton,Mich., 78/65 speed; $33 ne, $80costs. Robert J. Sinn, Haviland,66/55 speed; $33 ne, $77 costs. Trisha A. Biljanic, West eld,Ind., 79/65 speed; $33 ne, $80costs. Leo Leroy Newburry Jr., Por-tage, Mich., seat belt; $30 ne,$50 costs. Glen P. Huszar, Avon, Ind.,76/65 speed; $33 ne, $80 costs. Ricky Allan Spears, Oakwood,seat belt; $30 ne, $47 costs. Robert M. Sanchez III, Defiance,OVI/.08 breath; $250 fine, $184.98costs, one year license suspension;

proof of financial responsibility provided, pay all by Feb. 11 or sentto collections, community controlordered, 25 hours community ser-vice, complete Third Millennium,30 jail days reserved. Robert M. Sanchez III, De -ance, left of center; $150 ne, pay

by Feb. 11. James R. Sulfridge, Continen-tal, OVI/breath low; dismissed atthe State’s request, administrativelicense suspension vacated. James R. Sulfridge, Continen-tal, failure to control; $150 ne,$95 costs; pay $50 per month,POC by June 26. Aaron P. Porter, Avon, Mich.,86/65 speed; $43 ne, $85 costs. Ricky R. Richards, Sherwood,no tail lights; $150 ne, $95 costs;

pay $50 per month, POC by June26. Megan Lynn Light, Angola,Ind., driving under suspension;$125 ne with $100 suspended,$87 costs. Todd A. Jacquay, Fort Wayne,83/65 speed; $43 ne, $80 costs. Fontaine D. Holland, Willing-

boro, N.J., 89/65 speed; $43 ne,$80 costs. Todd Lee Alan Penrod, Ango-la, Ind., seat belt; $30 ne, $47costs. Darla D. Leatherman, De -ance, violation being passed; $53

ne, $77 costs.

Andrew J. Messmann, Bellev-ue, 76/65 speed; $33 ne, $80costs. Skylar M. Blue, Van Wert,55/35 speed; $43 ne, $77 costs. Andrew Douglas Hershberger,De ance, 85/65 speed; $43 ne,$80 costs. Simule E. Moore, Fort Wayne,69/55 speed; $3 ne, $85 costs. Arkan G. Elia Jr., SterlingHeights, Mich., 87/65 speed; $43

ne, $85 costs. Jesse Sanchez, De ance, 80/65speed; $43 ne, $82 costs. Corey Everett Carter, CedarHill, Texas, 71/65 speed; $33 ne,$80 costs. Robin E. Dobbelaere, Paulding,failure to control; $68 ne, $77costs. Bobbie J. Warncke, Paulding,stop sign; $73 ne, $80 costs. Tyler C. Danberry, Paulding,58/35 speed; $43 ne, $80 costs. Jan M. Kever, Anwerp, expired

plates; $68 ne, $77 costs. Evariste Mikobi, Fort Wayne,70/50 speed; $43 ne, $80 costs. Kirsten Ariel Olwin, Payne,66/55 speed; $33 ne, $77 costs. Kyle Andrew Goodwin, Oak-wood, stop sign; $53 ne, $77costs. Ryan P. Blakeley, Mason, 70/55speed; $43 ne, $85 costs. Stanley N. Adams II, FortWayne, 76/65 speed; $33 ne, $77costs. Charles Raymond Stratton,Guelph, Ont., 80/65 speed; $43

ne, $77 costs. Megan M. Paytosh, Bay Vil-lage, 75/65 speed; $33 ne, $80costs. Nellie A. Rhodes, Paulding,seat belt; $30 ne, $50 costs. Lydio Delicana Dema-Ala, De-

ance, 77/65 speed; $33 ne, $77costs. Corey D. Fenstermaker, Bryan,seat belt; $30 ne, $50 costs. William M. Henseley, FortWayne, driving without license;$75 ne, $87 costs; proof of nan -cial responsibility not provided,POC by March 27. William M. Hensley, FortWayne, 79/65 speed; $33 ne;POC by March 27. Anna Danielle Shepherd,Payne, 75/65 speed; $33 ne, $80costs. Leeann M. McCarty, Hickman,Ky., 76/65 speed; $33 ne, $77costs. Robin K. James, Payne, 68/55speed; $33 ne, $80 costs.

Elizabeth Pilon, West Bloom-eld, Mich., 77/65 speed; $33 ne,

$80 costs. Alejandro M. Semary, Cleve-land, seat belt; $20 ne, $50 costs. Emily Melissa Weeks, RoyalOak, Mich., 76/65 speed; $33 ne,$80 costs. Antoine Freeny, Detroit, Mich.,91/65 speed; $43 ne, $80 costs. Donald S. Bauer, Oakwood,seat belt; $30 ne, $47 costs. Beau R. Leatherman, Oak-wood, seat belt; $30 ne, $47costs. Tony Brian Miller, Paulding,

seat belt; $30 ne, $47 costs. Christina A. Skelton, Convoy,66/55 speed; $33 ne, $80 costs. Alyssa R. Puckett, Cecil, no taillights; $68 ne, $77 costs; did not

provide proof of insurance, POC by April 24. Debara J. McIntyre, Kalida,76/55 speed; $43 ne, $77 costs. Dakota J. Talbott, Paulding,traf c device; $53 ne, $85 costs. Ryan S. Replogle, Fort Wayne,92/65 speed; $43 ne, $80 costs. David L. Brummett, Mark Cen-ter, seat belt; $30 ne, $50 costs. Theodore P. Owens, Middle-

town, seat belt; $30 ne, $50 costs. Joseph D. Lyvers, Payne, stopsign; $53 ne, $77 costs. Debra Lynn Dorn, Maumee,81/65 speed; $43 ne, $80 costs. David Jesse Harbst, Ossian,Ind., 81/65 speed; $43 ne, $80costs. Florence Windsor, Paulding,failure to control; $68 ne, $77costs. Katelyn Johnson, Oakwood,failure to control; $68 ne, $80costs. Bruce A. Couts, Van Wert, seat

belt; $30 ne, $50 costs.

Helping our students

with House Bill 7 Ohio House Bill 7 is a billsponsored by Representative JimBuchy that prohibits scores fromthis rst year of new state assess -ments, including those supplied

by the Partnership for Assessmentof Readiness for College and Ca-reers (PARCC) from being usedagainst students in any way, of-fering them safe harbor. The billwas passed in the Ohio House onWednesday, Feb. 11 with broad

bipartisan support.I believe that this bill helps stu-

dents to succeed by providing ad-ditional time to prepare studentsfor higher expectation.

The provisions of this legisla-tion are straightforward. The billdisallows the use of students’scores from state assessments tomake decisions regarding grade

promotion or retention and grant-ing of credit. It ensures that stu-dents may re-take end of courseexaminations for high schoolcourses throughout their highschool career. The bill also clari-

es that the new state assessmentsare not used to meet requirementsunder the third grade readingguarantee, and prohibits the re-lease of individual students’ testscores from tests administeredduring the 2014-15 school year.

House Bill 487, passed andsigned into law during the lastGeneral Assembly, provided pro-tection to teachers and adminis-trators by allowing local districtsto decline to use the student testresults from the 2014-15 schoolyear to make decisions such as

termination and granting tenure.I was proud to support this bill.However, I feel that it is our dutyto provide that same level of sup-

port to the students who are tak-ing these tests.

By ensuring that these testscores do not hold any of ourstudents back, we are givingthem a better chance to suc-ceed. While HB 7 is not a x-all solution to our educationsystem, I believe that it is a

step in the right direction.Acting sooner rather than later

on this issue is in the best interestof the students. With the testingalready taking place in someschool districts, it is imperativethat these protections are put in

place expeditiously. With the bill’s passage in the House, wenow must wait on our colleaguesin the Senate to continue the pro-cess. With their support, we canhave this bill become a law soonenough to help our student’s thisschool year.

As always, I would appreciatehearing your feedback on thisand any other issues in the statelegislature. I encourage you tocontact my of ce with any con -cerns or ideas in regards to stategovernment.

Rep. Burkley may bereached by calling 614-644-5091,e-mailing Rep82@ohiohouse.

gov or writing to State Repre- sentative Tony Burkley, 77 South High Street, Columbus, Ohio43215.

From The

State House

Rep. Tony Burkley


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A Penny for Your Thoughts

By Nancy Whitaker

Nicholas Alexander &Carter Crossland

Born: October 8, 2012 & December 5, 2013Parents: Maely & Garrett Alexander &

Jace & Natalie CrosslandPaulding, OH

Grandparents: Don & Ruby Crossland

Aria Lee FeasbyBorn: June 6th, 2014

Parents: Colby & Audrey FeasbyAntwerp, OH

Grandparents: Mark & Laura Bissell &Steve & Terri Feasby

Lillian Ruth HeckBorn: June 22, 2014

Parents: Tim and Amber (Kipfer) Heck Findlay, OH

Grandparents: Don & Marlene (Smith) KipferDan & Deb (Clark) Heck

Arabella NiemaszBorn: August 27, 2014

Parents: Nicole Gebers, Matt NiemaszToledo, OH

Grandparents: Mike & Denise GebersBob & Carol Niemasz

Emma Jo Rhodes &James William Dunbar

Born: November 6, 2013 & June 9, 2011Parents: Courtney Foreman and Matt Rhodes,

Samantha Foreman and Alan Dunbar Latty, OH

Grandparents:Josh Foreman, Heidi Conlon andStephanie and Bill Kelble

Mallory Faye CoresselBorn: January 28, 2015

Parents: Kayla Kauser and Jesse CoresselPaulding, OH

Grandparents:Kendra and Brad Kauser &Penny Tressler, John Coressel

Merrick Timothy WolfeBorn: September 19, 2014

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Risks and perils of the ‘short’ I have always envied thoselong-legged models on TV. I,unfortunately, have always beenshort. Being short has given menicknames such as Shorty, Half-Pint and Little Bit. Being shortwas instrumental in me havingto have a pillow under me whenI drive and contributed to menot being able to reach things ina store. More than likely when I goshopping, the very thing I wantis on the top shelf. So, if no oneis around to help reach the item,I try climbing up the shelves.This past weekend I was gro-cery shopping and of course Iwas in the ice cream aisle. Bythe way, even if I don’t buy icecream, I still like to look at it. Of course the avors soundedwonderful, but a certain brandand kind caught my eye. It wascalled sea salt caramel. Oh my,I knew right away this was theice cream I wanted, but therewas a problem. It was on theinside of the freezer on the topshelf. Not only that, but therewere only two containers left

and they were located at the back of the shelf. I jumped up and down tryingto reach it. I took an ink pen andtried to knock it off of the shelf,however, that didn’t work ei-ther. So, I had another optionand that was to climb up thecold inside of the freezer andthen push the containers to thefront with my trusty pen. I looked around to make sureno one was watching and upI went. So far, so good. Tak-ing my pen I went under thecontainers with my pen, wig-gled the pen around and all ofa sudden down came the twocontainers of that special ice

cream and one hit me in thehead. The other one landed onthe oor and I picked it up and

just stuck it on the lowest shelf.But, it took a lot of work andexpertise to get those containersdown. Plus, my head hurt. In the past I have climbed upshelves to get something onlyto have all of them fall to the

oor. This winter, I was lookingat boots. Of course all the onesin my size were on the highestrack. The boots were displayedall in a row. I stood as tall as Icould to reach a pair of my sizeand wouldn’t you know, thewhole row of boots went to the

oor. I hurriedly picked them

up but could not get them lined

up like they were before. I thendecided to just lay them all atand then act like nothing hap-

pened.In school I was never good at

sports. I was too short to play basketball and not fast enoughto run because of my short legs.I have trouble climbing on a

stool at a restaurant or bar andthen have trouble getting down. Well, being short isn’t all

bad. I could never be a model, but I could have been a horse jockey. Driving a big car alsomakes me look funny as peoplesay they can’t see me behind thewheel. There was a song writtenand sang by Randy Newmancalled “Short People.” I havenever liked that song and it issure not my favorite. Well, none of us are perfect.Some want to be shorter, taller,skinnier, fatter, shorter, blonde,or have long legs like those run-way models. You know, we allhave different features and aslong as they work for us that isall that is important. If you ever climb up shelves,get hit on the head with a fro-zen quart of ice cream or can’trun the fastest with short legs,let me know and I’ll give you aPenny for Your Thoughts.

Lenten lunchseries planned PAULDING – Paulding Ministerial Association invites everyoneto its 2015 Lenten Lunch series. Beginning on Wednesday, Feb. 18,and continuing each Wednesday through March 25, lunch and a

brief time of worship will be held at First Presbyterian Church. The gathering begins promptly at noon and will end before 1 p.m.so that participants can attend during their lunch hour. While the six churches of the Ministerial Association (First Pres-

byterian, Paulding United Methodist, Divine Mercy Catholic, St.Paul Lutheran, First Christian, and Paulding Church of the Naza-rene) rotate providing the meal and the Lenten meditation, all weeksare held in the Fellowship Hall of the First Presbyterian Church, atthe corner of Caroline and Cherry streets, Paulding. The Ministerial Association will also be collecting non-perishablefood, cleaning products, and personal hygiene items each week for

the Caring and Sharing Food Pantry, Paulding, if attendees are ableto contribute. For more information, please contact the church of ce of FirstPresbyterian Church, 419-399-2438, or the of ce of any of thechurches listed above.

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

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

P R E C I P I TAT I O N 2 4 - H O U R A M O U N T S S n o w / I c e o n D AT E H I G H L O W R a i n - M e l t e d s n o w S n o w - I c e t h e g r o u n d Feb. 10 26 10 -0- -0- 2” Feb. 11 26 12 -0- -0- -0- Feb. 12 34 20 0.04” 0.5” 1” Feb. 13 20 7 -0- -0- 1” Feb. 14 27 8 -0- -0- 1” Feb. 15 27 -3 0.05” 0.5” 2” Feb. 16 8 -3 -0- -0- 2”


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ANTWERP AND SURROUNDING Antwerp Community Church, 704 S. Erie St., SR 49, Antwerp; PastorRicky L. Grimes 419-258-2069. Bible Study Fellowship 9:30 a.m.; Con-temporary Worship 10:30 a.m. Antwerp United Methodist Church, East River Street, Rev. PastorMike Schneider, church telephone number is 258-4901, Contemporaryservice Sunday 8:30 a.m., Sunday school 9:30 a.m., Traditional Service10:30 a.m. Divine Mercy Catholic Parish, 303 S. Monroe, Antwerp. Of ce: 417N. Main, Paulding, 399-2576, Rev. Joseph Poggemeyer: Sunday at 8:30a.m. First Baptist Church, 5482 CR 424, Pastor Todd Murray, 258-2056,Sunday school at 9 a.m., Sunday worship 10 a.m.; evening service 6p.m., Wednesday Bible Study 6:30 p.m. First Presbyterian Church, 126 W. River St., Pastor Mike Pennington,258-2864, Sunday school at 11:15 a.m., Sunday worship at 10 a.m. Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, 2937 US 24, 258-2290. Pub-lic talk 10 a.m. Sunday, Congregation Bible Study, Theocratic MinistrySchool & Service Meeting, Theocratic school 7:30 p.m. Thursday. Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church, Rev. Derek Evans. Sunday school at 9a.m., Sunday worship at 10 a.m. Riverside Christian Church, 15413 St. Rt. 49, (corner Ohio 49 andRoad 192), Antwerp. 258-3895, Pastor Regan Clem. Sunday School 9:30a.m., Sunday gathering 10:30 a.m.

ARTHUR/FIVE SPAN AREA Apostolic Christian Church, 13562 Road 147, De ance (Junction),399-3121, William Schlatter, Elder, Sunday services at 10:15 a.m. and12:30 p.m., Sunday school at 1 p.m., Wednesday services at 7:30 p.m. Bethel Christian Church, Ohio 66, De ance (Arthur), Pastor Christo-pher Baker, Sunday worship at 10:30 a.m. Church of Christ, corner of County Roads 166 and 191, EvangelistLonnie Lambert, 399-5022. Sunday School 9:30, Worship 10:30, BibleStudy 5:30. Wednesday Bible Study 5:30. Junction Bible Christian Church, County Road 111, De ance (Junc-tion), 393-2671 or [email protected], Interim Pastor DuaneRichardson, Sunday school at 9:30 a.m., Sunday worship follows at10:30 a.m. and Bible Study on Wed. at 7p.m. Pleasantview Missionary Baptist Church, County Road 180, De ance(Junction), Rev. Alan Ray Newsome, Sunday worship at 11 a.m., eveningservice at 6 p.m.; Wednesday evening services at 7 p.m. Rock Church, SR 637, Five Span-Arthur area, Pastor Bobby Bran-ham 393-2924, Sunday school at 10 a.m., Sunday worship at 10:45 a.m.,Sunday evening worship at 6 p.m., Wednesday evening worship at 7p.m., Youth Service Wednesday at 7 p.m.

GROVER HILL AND OUTLYING Bible Baptist Church, corner of Cleveland and Perry Streets, GroverHill, Pastor Pat Holt, 587-4021, Sunday school at 10 a.m., Sunday wor -ship at 11 a.m., Sunday evening worship at 6 p.m.; Wednesday prayermeeting at 7 p.m.

Grover Hill Church of the Nazarene, Maple and East Jackson Streets,Pastor Jonathan L. Hoagland, 587-3376, Sunday school at 9:30 a.m.,Morning worship at 10:30 a.m., Sunday evening gospel hour at 6 p.m.,Wednesday evening service at 7 p.m. Grover Hill Zion United Methodist Church, corner of First and Har -rison, 587-3941; Pastor Mike Waldron, 419-238-1493 or 419-233-2241(cell). Sunday school at 9:30 a.m., Sunday worship at 10:20 a.m., nurseryavailable during all services. Mandale Church of Christ in Christian Union, Ohio 66, Pastor JustinSterrett, 419-786-9878, Sunday school at 9:30 a.m., Sunday worship at10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m., Wednesday prayer meeting at 7 p.m. Middle Creek United Methodist Church, County Road 24, Grover Hill,Pastor William Sherry, Sunday worship at 9 a.m., Sunday school at 10:15a.m., Sunday evening Bible study at 6 p.m. Mt. Zion United Methodist Church, Grover Hill, County Road 151,Sunday school at 9:30 a.m., Pastor David Prior, Sunday worship at 10:30a.m., Wednesday evening prayer meeting at 7:30 p.m. Roselms Christian Church, Ohio 114, Pastor Gary Church, 594-2445,Sunday school at 9:30 a.m., Sunday worship at 10:30 a.m.

HAVILAND/LATTY/SCOTT Apostolic Christian Church, 12867 Road 82, Haviland, 399-5220, wor -ship service at 10:30 a.m. Country Chapel United Methodist Church, Haviland, 419-622-5746,Sunday school at 9:30 a.m., Sunday worship at 10:15 a.m. Latty Zion Baptist Church, Latty, Pastor Levi Collins Jr., 399-2748,Sunday school at 10 a.m., worship service at 11:15 a.m. Harvest Field Pentecostal Church of God, 13625 Road 12, Scott,Pastor Terry Martin, 419-622-2026, Sunday school at 9:30 a.m., Sun-day morning worship at 10:30 a.m., Sunday Evening worship at 6 pm,Wednesday evening worship at 7 pm, Wednesday Youth Group at 7 pm. Friends United Methodist Church, Latty, Pastor Ron Johnson. Sun-day worship at 9 a.m., Wednesday Bible Study at 7 p.m.

OAKWOOD/MELROSE AREAS Auglaize Chapel Church of God, rural Oakwood, 3 miles south andhalf mile west on County Road 60, Pastor Stan Harmon, 594-2248, Sun-day worship at 9 a.m. Sunday school at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday servicesfor children, youth and adults at 7 p.m.

Melrose United Methodist Church, Melrose, 594-2076, Pastor EileenKochensparger 399-5818; Sunday school 9:30 a.m., Sunday worship at10:30 a.m., Wednesday Bible study and prayer at 7 p.m. Twin Oaks United Methodist Church, corner of Harmon and Secondstreets, Oakwood, Pastor Eric Dailey. 419-594-2992. Sunday worship at9:30 a.m., Sunday school at 10:45 a.m., Bible Study Wednesdays at 10a.m. Prairie Chapel Bible Church, one mile east and a half-mile north ofOakwood on the corner of Roads 104 and 209, Pastor Earl Chapman,594-2057, Sunday school at 9:30 a.m., Sunday worship at 10:30 a.m.,evening worship at 6 p.m., Wednesday Bible study at 7 p.m.PAULDING AND OUTLYING

Bethel United Methodist, Forders Bridge, Cecil, Pastor KevinDoseck, worship service at 10:30 a.m., Sunday school at 9:30 a.m. Bethlehem Temple Pentecostal, 818 W. Jackson St., Paulding, Rev.Burpo, Sunday school at 10 a.m., Sunday worship at noon. Cecil Community Church, 203 S. Main St., Cecil. Pastor Ted Ramey.Sun. school 10 am, Worship service 11 a.m., Sunday eve. 6 p.m.,Wednesday eve. 6 p.m. Cecil First Presbyterian Church, Main Street, Cecil, Sunday worshipat 8 a.m., Sunday school at 9 a.m. Christian Fellowship Church, Paulding High School Auditeria, 10a.m. Sunday. Pastor Greg Cramer. Divine Mercy Catholic Parish, 315 N. Main, Paulding, 399-2576, Rev.Joseph Poggemeyer, Masses: Saturday at 6 p.m.; Sunday at 10:30 a.m. Emmanuel Baptist Church, 1275 Emerald Road, Paulding, 419-399-5061, Sunday School at 9:30 a.m., worship services at 10:45 a.m. and 6p.m. Sunday and 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. Pastor Drew Gardner. First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), 1233 Emerald Road,Paulding, 419-399-4576, Sunday school 9 a.m., Worship service 10 a.m.Pastor Jeff Seger. First Presbyterian Church, 114 W. Caroline St., Paulding, 399-2438,Rev. David Meriwether, 9am Sunday school (youth and adult), 9:15 a.m.praise singing, 9:30 a.m. Sunday worship. Communion rst Sundayeach month. No rst Wednesday supper. Grace Community Church, West Wayne Street (Ohio 111) acrossfrom Paulding County Hospital. Sunday school at 8:45 a.m., service at10 a.m. Pastor Cameron Michael. House of Love Ministries, 220 N. Williams St., Paulding. Pastor Pre-dest (Dwayne) Richardson or Sister Brenda Richardson, 419-399-9205or 419-796-8718, Sunday worship at 3 p.m., Wednesday night Biblestudy at 5:30. Jail Ministry, Food Ministry, Outreach Ministry. OvercomerOutreach - a Christian 12-step meeting, Sundays at 5 p.m. New Beginnings Church (Church of God), Cecil, Pastor Roy Burk,399-5041, Sunday worship at 11 a.m. Paulding Church of Christ, East Perry Street, Paulding, MinisterChristopher Reno, 419-399-4761. Bible school at 9:30 a.m., Sunday wor -ship at 10:30 a.m. Paulding Church of the Nazarene, 210 Dooley Dr., Paulding, 399-3932, Pastor Jeremy Thompson, Sunday school at 9:15 a.m., Sundayworship at 10:30 a.m., Sunday evening at 6 p.m.: Kids’ Summer Jam(ages 4-4th grade), Preteen class (5th-6th grade), Teen group (7th-12thgrade), and adult service. Wednesday at 7 p.m.: Teen group (7th-12thgrade), adult bible study and prayer. Nursery available for all services. Paulding Family Worship Center, 501 W. Perry St., Paulding, 399-3525, Rev. Monte Moore, Sunday worship at 10:30 a.m. Paulding United Methodist Church, 321 N. Williams St., Paulding,church telephone number is 399-3591, Rev. Roger Emerson, Worshipservice at 10 a.m.; Sunday School, 9 a.m.; Wednesday worship at 6 pm.Church of ce is located at 308 N. Main St. Pentecostal Church of God, 601 W. Caroline St., Paulding, ElderGeorge Robinson, Sunday school at 10 a.m., worship service at noon,prayer services Monday at 6 p.m. and Thursday at noon, Bible study at

6 p.m. Tuesday.Pioneer Christian Ministries, County Road 108 and Ohio 637, Pau-

ing, Rev. Chuck Oliver, Sunday school at 9:30 a.m., Sunday worshi10:30 a.m., and Wednesday evening at 7 p.m. including a youth servon at least three Wednesday evenings. Rose Hill Church of God, corner of SR 637 and Charloe Trail, Pa-ing, 399-3113, Pastor Ron Hofacker, Sunday school at 9:30 a.m., Sunworship at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday service from 7-8 p.m. with childrhour. St. John Lutheran Church–ELCA, 7611 Road 87, Briceton, PasKaren Stetins, church telephone number is 419-399-4962 or 419-32320. Sunday worship at 8:30 a.m., Sunday school at 9:30 a.m. St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church, 601 Flat Rock Drive (P.O. 156), Paulding, Pastor Karen Stetins, church telephone number is 392320, Sunday Worship at 10:30 a.m., Sunday school at 9:15 a.m.

PAYNE AND OUTLYING AREAS Divine Mercy Catholic Parish, 203 W. Townline, Payne, 399-2Rev. Joseph Poggemeyer, Mass: Saturday at 4 p.m. Edgerton Wesleyan Church, 1717 Bertha St., Woodburn, (EdgertInd. 46797, Pastor Dave Dignal, church telephone number is 260-64008, Sunday school at 9 a.m., children’s church at 10 a.m., worship10 a.m., home groups at 6 p.m., Wednesday evening services at 6:3p.m. Living Water Ministries, Contemporary worship service Sundnights at 10 a.m. & 6:30 p.m., The “Well” church for kids, Sunday m-ings from 10-11:30 a.m. The church is currently in the process of relo-ing. For location information, contact Pastor Rich Phelan, 419-263-2 Payne Church of Christ, 220 W. Merrin St., Payne, Pastor MikGeorge. Sunday worship at 9:30 am. 419-263-2092; 419-574-2150 Payne Church of the Nazarene, 509 E. Orchard St. (Ohio 500) PaPastor Mike Harper, 263-2422, Sunday school at 9:30 a.m., Sunday -ship at 10:30 a.m. Sunday night service at 6:30 p.m., Wednesday prameeting at 7:30 p.m. St. Jacob United Church of Christ, southwest corner of Oak anHyman streets, Payne, Rev. Jim Langham, 263-2763. Sunday Schoa.m, Church service-10 a.m. St. James Lutheran Church– NALC, West Townline Street (P.O. 42), Payne, 263-2129, Pastor Fred Meuter, 260-492-2581. Sunday Sat 9 a.m., Sunday worship at 10 a.m. St. Paul United Methodist Church, (P.O. Box 154) 312 S. MainPayne, Rev. David Rohrer, church telephone number is 263-2418, p-sonage telephone number is 263-2017, Sunday school at 9 a.m., Sundworship at 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. Editor’s Note: If your church doesn’t have service times listeplease contact the Paulding County Progress of ce to notify of Sundaservice times.

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Your Social Security bene-ts can be an important part of

your retirement income strat-egy. But when should you starttaking these payments? You can begin accepting

Social Security as early as 62, but your monthly checks will be much smaller than if youwait until your “full retire-ment age,” which will likely

be between 66 or 67. Andthese monthly payments willget even bigger if you waituntil age 70, at which pointthey “max out.” So, shouldyou take your Social Securityas early as possible and hopethat the smaller monthly pay-ments will be justi ed by theextra years of receiving them,or should you wait until youare older and hope that the

bigger checks will be worththe delay? In weighing this decision,consider the acronym LENS,which stands for Life expec-tancy, Employment, Need andSpouse. Let’s look at eachcomponent: L ife expectancy – If yourfamily has a history of longev-ity, and if you are in excellent

health, it may make sense foryou to take Social Securitylater, when your monthly ben-e ts will be higher. You’ll alsowant to consider your spouse’slife expectancy. E mployment – If you wantto keep working in your “re-tirement years,” be aware thatyour earnings could affectyour Social Security pay-ments. Specifically, if youtake Social Security early –that is, before your full retire-ment age – your bene ts will

be withheld by $1 for every$2 in earned income abovea certain amount ($15,720in 2015). During the year inwhich you reach your full re-tirement age, this withholdingchanges to $1 for every $3 inearnings over the annual limit($41,880 in 2015). The with-held amounts could also affectspousal benefits. However,

beginning the month you at-tain your full retirement age,

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bene ts at full retirement ageto account for the bene ts thatwere withheld. In any case, ifyou do plan to continue work-ing, and you think you couldhave signi cant income, you’llneed to understand the effectthat earnings will have on yourannual bene ts. N eed – In deciding whento take Social Security, here’sa key question: Do you needthe money? If you can sup-

port your lifestyle for severalyears with alternative sourcesof income (such as a pension)and modest withdrawals fromyour investments, you may beable to delay Social Security,thereby increasing the size ofyour monthly payments. Becareful, though, because re-lying too heavily on your in-vestment portfolio can shortenits own “life expectancy.” It’sessential that you maintain areasonable withdrawal rate foryour investments throughoutyour retirement. S pouse – Your decision ofwhen to take Social Securitywill affect your spouse’s survi-vor bene t. Surviving spousescan receive their own bene tor 100% of their deceasedspouse’s benefit, whicheveris greater. So, if you wereto take your Social Securityearly, when the payments aresmaller, your spouse’s survi-vor bene ts will also be per -manently reduced. If you areolder than your spouse, or oth-erwise expect your spouse tooutlive you, it might be a goodidea to delay taking Social Se-curity to maximize the survi-vor bene ts. As you think about whento take Social Security, lookat your decision through theLENS described above. Itcould help clarify your op-tions.

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The 51-acre Black Swamp Nature Center in Paulding, located next to the fairgrounds along FlatRock Creek, is a “hidden gem” with nature trails through woodands, wetlands and meadow.

A hidden treasure: Black Swamp Nature Center

By Staci MillerEducation specialist

Paulding SWCD A true piece of natural won-der exists at the Black Swamp

Nature Center. The nature centerwasn’t always a wildlife area;the land used to be part of a sugar

beet factory. There were four ponds con-structed by the beet factory to aidin the production process of the

beets. Three ponds still exist to-day as part of the Black Swamp

Nature Center. There was also adam built for water retention thatstill exists today. The sugar beet factory closeddown in 1948. It wasn’t until1958 that the wildlife area wasestablished. From 1958-90,the Ohio Department of Natu-ral Resources (ODNR) spentmonies on turning the wetlands,wooded areas and ponds into a

sh-stocked wildlife refuge parkwith a driveway and parking lot.The site is what we know todayas the Black Swamp NatureCenter. In 1990, the Paulding PondsWildlife Area was offered andapproved for sale to the Pauld-ing County commissioners fromODNR. Today, the Black Swamp

Nature Center is maintained bythe Paulding Soil and Water Dis-trict (SWCD) with the ownershipof the property being the Pauld-ing County commissioners. The Black Swamp NatureCenter is one of the few desig-nated wildlife areas in PauldingCounty. The nature center con-sists of 51 acres of land. Thereare 24 acres of woodland, 14acres of wetlands and 6 acres ofold meadow as well as the naturecenter building. The nature center building of-

fers a picturesque view of naturefor many different events suchas meetings, trainings, and eldtrips for local schools and rentalsfor personal events. There are four nature trailsavailable to the public for dailywalkers or those who truly wantto enjoy the wonders of nature. Year around, the nature centeris home to many different spe-cies of wildlife and birds. Therehave been over 175 species of

birds documented at the BlackSwamp Nature Center. TheBlack Swamp Nature Center is a

prized piece of history and natu-ral wonder in Paulding County.The Paulding SWCD would in-vite you to come visit the naturecenter and explore the manywonders of nature and wildlife. If you are interested in learn-ing more about the history of theBlack Swamp Nature Center,

please visit the Paulding SWCDof ce at the fairgrounds for acopy of the history. Go walk, enjoy the peacefulatmosphere of the Black Swamp

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