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By: Chelsie FirestoneTHE WAUSEON REPORTER

The intended rate in-crease for water and sewage for residents of Wauseon will not go into effect on April 1 as originally planned. Thanks to a review of the general fund and the rec-ommendation of the Utility Committee, Wauseon City Council agreed to postpone the rate increase. The five percent increase for water and fifteen percent rate in-crease for sewage will be postponed until November 1 of this year.

While the city has un-dergone cuts in the state budget, the general fund re-mains stable due to the in-crease the city has received in income taxes as well as careful planning by the city.

Councilor Shane Cham-berlin was the only one to give a negative vote towards the recommendation but did say that his objection was due to the language of the recommendation and not the recommenda-tion itself and stated that he would “rather use the word ‘cancelled’ than ‘post-poned’”.

The Park Board also re-ported to council during the March 4 meeting that they are currently looking into costs to add bike racks at Imagination Kingdom and for changing the lights over the tennis courts from yel-low to white. Chief of Po-

lice Keith Torbet reported that the Department has purchased a new car which will soon be striped and put into use. Torbet also reported that the Depart-ment is in the process of applying for additional funds through the Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) and funds made available through the American Re-vitalization and Restabi-lization Act (ARRA). If the application is accepted an additional $30,000 in grant money could be received that the Department can use either towards the pay-ment of overtime for officers or towards a new vehicle. Because funding that can be used towards equipment is rare, Torbet has chosen the vehicle.

Resolutions approved during the meeting include:• Resolution 2013-1 – Au-

thorizing Mayor Doug Shaw to enter into a contract with O.R. Colan Associates of Florida, LLC for Real Estate Ac-quisition and Right-of-Way Services for the Lin-foot Street Re-Building Project.

• Resolution 2013-3 – Au-thorizing Mayor Doug Shaw to enter into an agreement with Arcadis for engineering services.

• Resolution 2013-4 – Au-thorizing Mayor Doug Shaw to enter into an agreement with Peter-man and Associates, Inc. for engineering ser-vices.Resolutions 2013-3 and

2013-4 will go into effect in thirty days and a motion to approve the expenditure for the Law Enforcement/Policy Manual and Daily Training Bulletin Services for Lexipol for $5,400 from account 210.101.52391 was also approved.

Mayor Doug Shaw also presented Council with his annual report which stated that “2012 continued to be a challenging year. City In-come Tax Revenue has in-creased, but expenses have also. Wauseon has taken a very conservative ap-proach to our spending and the rewards are starting to show”. The report also commented on the success of Wauseon’s first fireworks show, the construction of Imagination Kingdom and the four new ball diamonds that were completed at Bid-dle Park.

After reviewing the re-port in its entirety, Coun-cilor Heather Kost noted that all department and committee heads did a nice job compiling and present-ing their data for 2012 but expressed concern that the City soon hire a full time Fire Chief. Mayor Doug Shaw commented that he understood Kost’s concerns but could not give a date when the City would hire someone to fill the position, only that it would be soon.

Chelsie Firestone can be reached at

[email protected]

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PHOTO BY CHELSIE FIRESTONEFITNESS ... Marshall Fitness celebrated their Grand Opening in Wauseon on Friday, March 8th with a ribbon cutting ceremony. Picture are, from left, Steve Johnson (Chamber Board), Brent Shae (Chamber Board), Mayor Doug Shaw, Owners Kelly and Terry Marshall, Tim Sepesy (Chamber President), Neil Toeppe (Executive Director – Chamber of Commerce), and Bev Meridew (Chamber Board).

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By: Chelsie FirestoneTHE WAUSEON REPORTER

Jennifer Cook may not be what some people expect. The Director of the School Night at the Club program at Fulton County’s Alano Club does not hold any degrees from any universities and there are no certificates from any training seminars hanging on her walls. Instead her training comes from a life of hard experiences – ex-periences she hopes to save kids from by sharing her own and by providing them a place to be and a per-son to talk to that understands what they are going through and feeling.

Growing up in an alcoholic family in the Point Place area of Toledo, Cook experienced a traumatic youth. Her parents divorced when she was six but the state of the home did not improve after her mother remarried. Her step-father shot her mother and her real father, who she would not see for another twenty years, moved to the Archbold area. Cook turned to the streets and was using marijuana by the age nine and she contin-ued using until the age of forty.

Cook adamantly says that she “doesn’t want to hide anything” because she “has nothing to hide” and will-ingly tells her tales of living on the streets and chasing down drug dealers to score whatever drugs she could get. She tells of selling off everything she’s ever owned for mere pennies just to satisfy her addictions. She tells of losing friends because she chose the drugs over them, of the times when she weighed only 65 pounds and was nearing death, and she tells of how it all finally came to an end.

Cook says “thankfully someone turned me in to child services and the police were called”. When they arrived they took Cook’s then three year old daugh-ter, Randi, with them and Cook, who had never had any legal problems before, was facing an onslaught of criminal charges. Randi went to live with her grand-mother and Cook had no contact with her daughter for the next three years while she dealt with her legal issues. The charges, which could have culminated in numerous years behind bars for Cook, were put before a judge who must have seen what Cook could eventu-ally become. Instead of prison, he ordered Cook to a mere seven months at the Correctional Treatment Cen-ter.

“I walked the walk and I talked the talk,” says Cook, “but I still wasn’t ready yet." As soon as she left the treatment facility she began using again, went back to living on the streets, was once again nearing death, and still did not have any contact with daughter Randi. Eventually, Cook explains, she just saw it all clearer and realized that she had hit rock bottom. It was then that she called her father who took her back under the condition that she get clean.

It was in 2007 that Cook, who now calls Wauseon home, came to the area and joined both AA and the Alano Club. She has now been clean and sober for five years and shares her story with others to help them understand what drug use is truly about. Cook doesn’t tell her story alone, however. Daughter Randi is now at her side, sharing what it is to grow up in a family fight-ing drug addictions.

It was through reuniting with her daughter that Cook began to see first hand the troubles that teenag-ers face, the boredom of teenagers who had nothing to do and nowhere to go, and kids turning to the streets. After seeing these circumstances Cook became proac-tive and turned to the Alano Club for support, asking the club to give up at least one evening a month to teenagers. It was then that School Night at the Club was born.

The program has enjoyed much success, bringing in 60 students to the Alano club the first night a dance was held for them and 75 students to the formal dance held last December. Donations from local business-es helped to support the dances and were enough for Cook to ensure that each student attending the formal last December received a nice Christmas gift.

The program has also continued to grow under Cook’s direction as she has now launched the Enlight-enment of Youth meetings held the morning the dances are held. While drug awareness and prevention remains Cook’s primary goal, she is aware that other problems face today’s teenagers and opens the meetings up for students to discuss any of the problems they are fac-ing including peer pressure, bullying and cutting. Due to Cook’s lack of certification and specialized training, she recruits and lines up trained psychologists and counselors to participate at the meetings. Cook also encourages parents to come and participate during the meetings so that they can discuss the problems their teenagers are facing and so that they can gain a new or enlarged perspective of those problems.

While local support of School Night at the Club has been good, the program is still in need of more support so that Cook and others can continue to provide drug and alcohol-free activities and other support to area students. Paper supplies, drinks and snacks, party decorations, and craft supplies are all needed by the program along with cash donations to go towards ex-penses and possible field trips. The program is also looking for a larger venue as the increasing number of students attending is quickly outgrowing the capacity of the Alano Club.

Upcoming events of School Night at the Club in-clude an event that will be taking place Saturday, June 8 during which a Christian rock band will be attending.

Those interested in more information on the School Night at the Club program may contact Jennifer Cook at 419-388-7638.

Chelsie Firestone can be reached at [email protected]

Wauseon’s Jennifer Cook Shares Personal Experiences To Help Reach Area Youth

PHOTO BY: CHELSIE FIRESTONE, STAFFJENNIFER COOK WITH HER DAUGHTER RANDI.

Leo “Sunny” Schmitz Jr., 85, of Wauseon and owner of Sunny’s Camp-ground in Wauseon, passed away peacefully Saturday morning, March 2, 2013 at the CHP Defi-ance Inpatient Center. He was born in Metamora, OH on February 23, 1928 to the late Leo Schmitz Sr. and Veronica (Snyder) Schmitz. On February 3, 1951 he married Lois (Hassen) Schmitz and she

survives. Sunny attended St. Mary Assumption School. He

was a farmer until deciding to start a campground so families would have a safe place to camp, swim and make good memories to share among themselves. He could not find this for his 7 children so he decided to create it himself. That was a big chance he took back in 1965. Everyone thought he was crazy. Now after 48 years, we have several generations who return to let their children experience what was an awesome time they shared with their parents. Sunny’s dream has been fulfilled.

He was a member of St. Caspar Catholic Church in Wauseon. In addition to his wife of 62 years, Lois Schmitz, he is survived by his seven children, Judy Schmitz, Nancy (John O.) Martinez Jr., Ron (Beth – de-ceased) Schmitz, Dan Schmitz, Diane (Hershel) Laster, Scott (Deb) Schmitz and Randy (Rae Lynn) Schmitz; brothers, Bill (Mona) Schmitz, Tom Schmitz; sisters, Florence Ruple and Camilla Cleghorn; grandchil-dren, J.D. Martinez, Michael (Tasha) Martinez, Cha-sity (Max) Nofziger, Crystal (Mike) O’Donnell, Andrea (Cesar) Panez, Brianne Schmitz, Robert Schmitz, Matt Schmitz, Lindsay (Jason) Miller, Jacob (Missy) Schmitz and Kaylee Schmitz; eight grandchildren with another arriving soon and three step-great grandchildren.

Along with his parents, he was preceded in death by his sisters, Jean Prescott, Pat Willson and Susann Hubbell, brother, Ralph Schmitz, brothers-in-law, Don Prescott, Frank Ruple and Leo Hassen Jr. and sisters-in-law, Madeline Schmitz, Mary Hassen and Gertrude Hassen.

Friends called Tuesday, March 5, 2013 at Barnes Funeral Chapel, 5825 St. Hwy 109 in Delta; with a vigil service following the visitation. A Mass of Resurrection was held Wednesday, at St. Caspar Catholic Church, 1205 N. Shoop Ave, Wauseon, OH 43567, Fr. David Bruning officiating. Interment followed at St. Caspar Catholic Cemetery in Wauseon. Those wishing a show of sympathy are asked to consider contributions to CHP Defiance Hospice Inpatient Center, 6817 St Rt 66, Defiance, OH 43512, The American Heart Association, 15120 Collections Center Dr., Chicago, IL 60693 or St. Caspar Catholic Church in Sunny’s memory. Online condolences may be sent to the family through our website at www.barnesfuneralchapel.com.

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LOCAL OBITUARIES & DEATH NOTICES

Mary E. Schondel, 73, of Delta, passed away peace-fully at her home Friday night, March 1, 2013. She was born in Swanton on November 17, 1939 to the late Glenn D. Griffin Sr. and Letha (Bancroft) Grif-fin. On June 9, 1973, Mary and Harold Schondel were united in marriage in Delta and shared 39 years to-gether.

She was employed as the parts and service manager at Pat Doyle Buick Pontiac

for 29 years. Mary later became a licensed local pastor in the West Ohio Conference where she served as an as-sociate pastor from 1997-2001. She was called as Senior Pastor of Wilkins United Methodist Church in 2001 and served there until her retirement in 2007. Mary was also very active with the Crisis Pregnancy Center in Wauseon, the Homeless Shelter and Youth Center at the Open Door in Delta, and served on the board for both the Open Door and Hands of Grace.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her infant sister, Linda Griffin. Mary is survived by her loving husband, Harold Schondel; children, Randy Drewyor of Chillicothe, OH, Debra (Greg) Henton of Toledo and Robin (John) Wyse of Delta; grandchildren, Austin and Hayley Drewyor, Sara Fackler, Travis (Jessica), Em-ily, Grace and Darcy Henton; brother, Glenn (Mary Ann) Griffin Jr. of Delta; sister, Myrtle Irene McKenzie of San-Antonio, TX; great grandchild, Lee Wyatt Sizemore and soon to be blessed with another.

A memorial service celebrating Mary’s life was held Thursday, March 7, 2013 at the Delta United Methodist Church, 101 Northwood Dr. in Delta; where friend and family were received prior the service. Pastor Jay Miklovic officiated. Interment will be at Greenlawn Cemetery in Delta at a later date. In lieu of flowers, please consider contributions to Hands of Grace, 104 Monroe St., Suite 2, Delta, Ohio 43515 in her memory. Arrangements were entrusted to Barnes Funeral Chapel, 5825 St. Hwy. 109 in Delta. Online condolences may be sent to the family through our website at www.barnesfuneralchapel.com.

Mary E. Schondel (1939-2013)Leo Schmitz (1928-2013)

Jean J. Finney, 96, of Delta, passed away at her home Thursday morning, March 7, 2013. She was born September 12, 1916 to the late Albert and Jose-phine Makula.

Before retiring she worked at the Riverside and Wauseon Wire Factories.

Preceding Jean in death was her husband, Elmer E. Finney; son-in-law, Edwin Bowerman; grandson, Matt Bowerman and 5 siblings.

She is survived by her children, Clarence Finney of Wauseon, Charles (Sharon) Finney of Wauseon and Donna Bowerman of Delta; sister, Helen Schroeder of Swanton; grandchildren, Jeff Finney, Janet Finney, Julie Hernandez, Dave Finney, John Finney, Cara Finney and Tim Bowerman; 9 great grandchildren and 2 great great grandchildren.

Services were private for the family, with interment at Greenlawn Cemetery in Delta. Arrangements were entrusted to Barnes Funeral Chapel, 5825 St. Hwy. 109 in Delta. Those wishing a show of sympathy are asked to consider contributions to a charity of their choice in Jean’s memory. Online condolences may be sent to the family through our website at www.barnes-funeralchapel.com.

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COLUMBUS, OH – New statewide and spe-cific site bass fishing reg-ulations are now in effect for the 2013-2014 license year, according to the Ohio Department of Nat-ural Resources (ODNR).

Statewide, a new 12-inch minimum length limit has been imple-mented by the ODNR Di-vision of Wildlife on all public waters for large-mouth, smallmouth and spotted bass where there are no other special regu-lations. The daily limit of five fish per day remains in effect for black bass, singly or in combination.

Some reservoirs that previously had special regulations were changed to the new statewide 12-inch length limit. The 12-15 inch slot length limit was removed from Timbre Ridge Lake, and 15-inch minimum length limits were removed from:

Caesar Creek Lake (Warren, Clinton and Greene counties), Ken-ton Lake (Gallia County), Lake Milton, including the Mahoning River con-necting Berlin Lake and Lake Milton (Mahoning County), Lake Vesuvius (Lawrence County), Mon-roe Lake (Monroe Coun-ty), Monroeville Reservoir (Huron County), Pike Lake (Pike County) and Sippo Lake (Stark Coun-ty).

Two new regulations have been incorporated to increase the size and number of bass. These special regulations in-clude a reduced number of largemouth, small-mouth and spotted bass that anglers may keep per day and split daily limits, where anglers may only keep a specified number of fish of a certain length.

The first regulation is a special 15-inch length limit with a four fish split daily limit. Anglers may keep two fish under 15 inches and two fish 15 inches or larger, for four fish per day. The split daily limit allows limited harvest of bass less than 15 inches to promote growth of bass to larger sizes. This regulation is referred to as a “15, 2-and-2.” It is in effect at these reservoirs:

Acton Lake (Preble and Butler counties), Findley Lake (Lorain County), Hargus Lake (Pickaway County), Highlandtown Lake (Co-lumbiana County),Lake Snowden (Athens Coun-ty), New Lyme Lake (Ashtabula County),Paint Creek Lake (High-land and Ross counties),Salt Fork Lake (Guern-sey County), Silver Creek Lake (Summit County) and Upper Sandusky No. 2 (Wyandot County).

The second split daily limit is referred to as a “Super Slot,” a 14-20-inch slot length limit in-tended to increase the chance of catching tro-phy bass. Anglers may keep two fish under 14 inches and one fish 20 inches or larger, for three fish per day. However, anglers are not allowed to keep any fish in the pro-tected slot. This regula-

tion will be limited to the following waters:

All American Elec-tric Power (AEP) ponds and reservoirs, including AEP ReCreation Lands, Conesville Coal Lands and Avondale Wildlife Area, with all ponds and reservoirs included in each daily limit per angler (Coshocton, Guernsey, Muskingum, Morgan, No-ble and Perry counties), Belmont Lake (Belmont County), Guilford Lake (Columbiana County), Killdeer Plains Reservoir (Wyandot County),Kiser Lake (Champaign Coun-ty), Long Lake (Summit County), Oxbow Lake (Defiance County), Spen-cer Lake (Medina Coun-ty), St. Joseph Wildlife Area ponds (Williams County), Tycoon Lake (Gallia County), Wingfoot Lake (Portage County) and Wolf Run Lake (No-ble County).

These adjustments in regulations were devel-oped by the ODNR Divi-sion of Wildlife through an analysis of historical fish surveys, creel sur-veys and angler-reported tournament results, an evaluation of manage-ment options and fisher-ies objectives as well as extensive angler input through online surveys, creel surveys, open hous-es and meetings with sportsmen and women.

Ohio has other special regulations for black bass at a number of waters around the state that re-main in effect. These in-clude traditional 14-inch, 15-inch and 18-inch minimum length lim-its, and 12-15 inch slot length limits, all with five fish daily limits on Lake Erie and inland waters, and six fish daily limits on the Ohio River. Visit wildohio.com for more in-formation.

ODNR ensures a bal-ance between wise use and protection of our natural resources for the benefit of all. Visit the ODNR website at ohiod-nr.com.

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For 2013 Season

Opportunities To Host Japanese Students Available Through 4-H

Fulton County families will have the opportunity to welcome a young person from Japan into their home for one month this year through an international exchange program being offered by the Fulton County OSU Exten-sion, 4-H.

Host families are needed for more than 100 Japanese youth (aged 12-15) and their adult chaperones, who will visit Ohio from July 24 through August 19.

Host families provide the exchange youth with room and board and a chance to experience daily life in America. Families are urged not to alter their daily routines or life-styles during their visitor’s stay. Exchange youth provide their own spending money, and the sponsoring organiza-tion furnishes comprehensive insurance and 24/7 sup-port to families at the state and county levels.

The Japanese visitors belong to the LABO Founda-tion, an organization which promotes the study of English culture and language in Japan. Ohio 4-H has been con-ducting international exchange programs with Labo since 1980.

“Do you know what I learned from this child?” asked one host father. “That you can live together and not under-stand what the other is saying, and yet still communicate and learn to love each other.” Comments like this from a local family sum up the joy which can result from partici-pating in the Ohio 4-H International Exchange Program.

All types of families are welcome to apply to become hosts, including urban, rural, single-parent, and non-4-H families. One requirement is that families must have their own child of the same gender and approximate age as the international visitor. A 4-H volunteer will conduct an in-terview in the home of the prospective host family and they must attend an orientation before the arrival of the Japa-nese youth.

For an application form and more information about this and other 4-H international exchange programs, please visit www.ohio4h.org/youth/international.

CONTACT PERSON: Mary Lynn Thalheimer, Ohio 4-H International Program Director, [email protected], Phone: 614-247-8162

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WAUSEON POLICE REPORTS

(Feb 28) 8:18am - 200-B McKinley St, Suspicious Vehicle

(Feb 28) 11:09am - 122 E Linfoot St, Abandoned Vehicle

(Feb 28) 12:13pm - 485 E Airport Hwy, Larceny

(Feb 28) 3:49pm - 528 Ottokee St, Barking Dog

(Feb 28) 4:59pm - 230 Clinton St, Civil Matter

(Feb 28) 6:44pm - 230 Clinton St, Civil Matter

(Feb 28) 8:10pm - 230 Clinton St, Narcotics

(Mar 1) 3:51am - 840 W Elm St Unit 908, Unwanted Subject

(Mar 1) 4:41am - 840 W Elm St Unit 908, Loud Music From 900 Bldg

(Mar 1) 11:48am - 840 Parkview, Investigate Complaint

(Mar 1) 12:07pm - 525 Wood St, Suspicious Person

(Mar 1) 6:04pm - 840 Elm St Unit 1303, 911 Hang Up

(Mar 2) 7:14am - 840 Parkview, Alarm Drop

(Mar 2) 10:44am - 230 Clinton St, Investigate Complaint

(Mar 2) 11:10am - 1060 N Shoop Ave, Threats

(Mar 2) 12:38pm - 722 Fairway Dr Unit 310, Investigate Complaint

(Mar 2) 1:57pm - 300-B S Shoop Ave, Disabled Vehicle

(Mar 2) 2:42pm - 478 E Airport Hwy, Accident

(Mar 2) 3:11pm - 1375 N Shoop Ave, Accident

(Mar 3) 9:08am - 240 W Linfoot St, Open Door

(Mar 3) 12:40pm - 520 Vine St, An-imal Call

(Mar 3) 1:27pm - 913 Ottokee St, 911 Hangup

(Mar 3) 2:56pm - 940 E Leggett St, Escort

(Mar 3) 7:41pm - 415 Cole St Unit 21, 911 Hangup

(Mar 4) 7:28am - Indian Way@Pine St, Disabled Vehicle

(Mar 4) 12:41pm - 810 N Shoop Ave, Vehicle Missed Drive

(Mar 4) 1:01pm - 485 E Airport Hwy, Accident

(Mar 4) 3:14pm - E Elm St@Mar-shall St, Accident

(Mar 4) 5:45pm - 840 Elm St Unit 601, Unruly Juvenile

(Mar 4) 10:14pm - 722 Fairway Dr Unit 10, Loud Noise

(Mar 5) 1:54am - 840 Elm St, In-vestigate Complaint

(Mar 5) 8:28am - 723 S Shoop Ave, Investigate Complaint

(Mar 5) 8:36am - 435 N Shoop Ave, Alarm Drop

(Mar 5) 1:47pm - 725 S Shoop Ave, Larceny

(Mar 5) 5:49pm - 215 S Shoop Ave, Larceny

(Mar 5) 8:48pm - Investigate Com-plaint

(Mar 5) 11:37pm - 00 W Leggett St, Suspicious Vehicle(Mar 5) 11:39pm - 230 Clinton St, Narcotics

(Mar 5) 11:43pm - S Shoop Ave@Orth Rd, Juveniles

(Mar 6) 12:17am - 1442 N Shoop Ave, Alarm Drop

(Mar 6) 8:34pm - 485 E Airport Hwy, Drunk

(Mar 7) 12:25am - 230 Clinton St, Narcotics

WAUSEON FIRE DEPARTMENT

RESCUE/FIRE/ACCIDENTS

(Mar 1) 3:04am -716 Wauseon Se-nior Village, Ill Person

(Mar 1) 4:57am - 16261 Co Rd J, Injured Person

(Mar 2) 10:46am - 303 W Leggett St, Fall

(Mar 2) 11:23am - 718 Wauseon Senior Village

(Mar 2) 1:57pm - 810 N Shoop Av-enue, Ill Person

(Mar 2) 2:23pm - 425 Cole Street, Ill Person

(Mar 2) 2:30pm - 445 El Elm Street, Ill Person

(Mar 2) 3:52pm - Co Rd U & Co Rd 14, Control Burn

(Mar 3) 2:16pm - W Main & Maple St, Call Canceled

(Mar 4) 4:59pm - 10115 SH 108, Diabetic

(Mar 4) 8:11am - 619 E Chestnut St, Lift Assist

(Mar 4) 2:54pm - 13522 Co Rd L, Ill Person

(Mar 4) 4:25pm - 415 Cole Street #43, Ill Person

(Mar 4) 4:44am - 723 Third St, Ill Person

(Mar 5) 4:44am - 723 Third Street, Ill Person

(Mar 5) 1:14pm 16735 Co Rd 17, Call Canceled

(Mar 6) 11:34am - 424 Park Street Archbold

(Mar 7) 2:55am - 613 E Elm Street

PROSECUTOR’S NEWSLETTER

A Pioneer, Ohio man was sen-tenced on March 4, 2013, in the Fulton County Common Pleas Court.

Chris L. Bowers, age 37, previ-ously pled guilty to Theft From an Elderly Person or a Disabled Adult. According to Fulton County Pros-ecutor Scott A. Haselman, on or about February 24, 2012 to Oc-tober 15, 2012, Mr. Bowers stole cash from an elderly person.

Judge James E. Barber sen-tenced Mr. Bowers to four years of community control. He ordered Mr. Bowers to serve 92 days in CCNO; pay prosecution costs and counsel fees; pay restitution of $4,800 to the victim; not consume or possess alcoholic beverages; not possess il-legal drugs; not enter bars or tav-erns; and have no contact with the victim or any of his family mem-bers. Mr. Bowers shall also abide by the terms of his community con-trol imposed by the Defiance Coun-

ty Court of Common Pleas. Failure to abide by these condi-

tions could result in Mr. Bowers serving 17 months in prison.

WESTERN DISTRICT COURT

Phillip A. Henricks, Lyons, Fail-ure to control, Co. Rd. T, $102, $88

Aaron M. Whitmore, West Unity, Failure to obey traffic control de-vice (red light), $37, $88

Andrea R. Adams, Waterville, Failure to display front license plate, $37, $88

Junghee Lee, Concord, OH, Speed, 84-70, Ohio Turnpike, $37, $88

Anthony J. Covarrubios, Arch-bold, Assured clear distance ahead, N. Defiance St., $102, $88

Jarrett C. Wyse, Archbold, Speed, 75-55, Co. Rd. C, $100, $88

Daniel J. Helmkamp III, Wauseon, Speed, 66-55, US20, $37, $88

Lauren J. Nafziger, Wauseon, Speed, 71-55, Co. Rd. B, $47, $88

Wayne E. Staszel, Bryan, Seat belt violation, $30, $51

Benjamin J. Gleckler, Wauseon, Speed, 72-55, $77, $88

Kimberly Ann Spielman, Moren-ci, Failure to display valid registra-tion, $37, $88

Kenneth R. Zraik, Toledo, Im-proper backing, $37, $88

Corey D. Vannier, Archbold, Disorderly conduct, $100, $108, 2 days jail, 30 hours community ser-vice

James A. Marshall, Archbold, Speed, 74-55, Co. Rd. 20, $77, $88

Rory L. Janowski, Toledo, Ficti-tious plates, $37, $88

Chloe A. Miller, Wauseon, OVI, $575, $93, 30 hours community service

J. Sheri Harper, Wauseon, As-sured clear distance ahead, $102, $88

Justin Leveck, Wauseon, Crimi-nal damaging, $200, $135, 10 days jail, 30 hours community service; Contributing to the unruliness or delinquency of a child, Dismissed, $114; Underage consumption, Dis-missed, $85

Deborah Bell, Wauseon, Failure to confine dog, $25, $128

Tabitha L. Sintobin, Delta, Speed, 68-55, Co. Rd. C, $37, $88;

Mark E. Coulter, Wauseon, Speed, 70-55, St. Rt. 2, $47, $88

Jerry E. Stevens, Archbold, Sexual imposition, Dismissed, $50; Disorderly conduct, $125, $149, 1 day jail, 30 hours community ser-vice

Gabriel I. Garcia, Archbold, Driving vehicle across railroad crossing with signal active, $37, $88

Dwayne C. Baldridge, Wauseon, No valid operator’s license, $200, $93, 30 hours community service

Chaundra L. Kelly, Toledo, Disorderly conduct after warned, $100, $169

Edward J. Arps, Napoleon, Speed, 52-35, Miller Ave., $47, $88

Eric J. Adu, Bryan, Speed, 76-70, Ohio Turnpike, $47, $88

Richard A. Martin, No valid operator’s license, $200, $93, 30 hours community service; No tail-lights, Dismissed, $64; No brake lights, Dismissed, $64

LOCAL POLICE, EMS & FIRE REPORTSKEEPING READERS NOTIFIED OF LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT,

FIRE, COURT & CRIME STOPPER ACTIVITIES

Fulton County Sheriff’s Office Announces Patrol

Sheriff Miller announces that the Fulton County Sher-iff’s Office will be conducting a High Visibility Enforcement Patrol on March 16, 2013 between the hours of 9:00 pm and 3:00 am. The High Visibility Enforcement Patrol will be conducted in the northeast portion of Fulton County which would be in Amboy and Royalton Townships.

The High Visibility Enforcement Patrol is funded by a grant that the Sheriff’s Office received from the Ohio De-partment of Public Safety. The deputies working this en-forcement will be looking for motorists who are violating traffic laws which would include impaired drivers, license suspensions and seat belt usage. The goal is to reduce the number of drunk drivers and crashes on the highways in Fulton County.

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Mon., March 18: 9:30FCHCExerciseClass 11:00RaidTheKitchenBingo 12:00Lunch 1:00Cards&GamesTue., March 19: 11:00Tripoly 12:00Lunch 1:00Cards&GamesWed., March 20: 9:30FCHCExerciseClass 11:00DanettefromTri-StateMedical 12:00Lunch 1:00Cards&GamesThurs., March 21: 10:00Ext.Bingo 12:00Lunch 1:00Cards&Games 1:30GroceryShopping&BillPayingFri., March 22: 11:00NationalGoofOffDay-MadHatterDay 12:00Lunch 1:00Cards&Games

Mon., March 18:SwissSteak,MashedPotatoes, GreenBeans,ChocolateChipCookiesTue., March 19: Sweet&SourChicken,FriedRice, SugarSnapPeas,RiceKrispieSquaresWed., March 20: BeefFranks,PotatoChips, SeasonedCorn,FruitCrunchThurs., March 21: Liver&Onions,MashedPotatoes, MalibuBlendVegetables,ChocolatePuddingFri., March 22: BakedFishFillet,Macaroni& Cheese,StewedTomatoes,StreuselBites

Wauseon Senior Center Activities Reflections of Wauseon's Past ... 1964 Cheerleaders

10 YEARS AGO IN WAUSEONMARCH 2003

Indians boys basketball earned a berth in the dis-trict title game by defeating Patrick Henry in a hard fought game.

Fulton County Soil & Water Conversation district

is offering tree seedlings at a low cost to all.WHS class of 1983 is making 20th class reunion

plans.Leggett Street gym was filled with students and par-

ents participating in a family reading night. Some of the students even wore their pajamas.

VARSITY CHEERLEADERS--Vickie Shaw, Sue Hallett, Cindy Beaverson, Andrea Seigneur, Mary Rit-tichier.

WAUSEONChief Supermarket

Ryan’s RestaurantRite Aid

Shoop Ave. MarathonCourtview Mart Shell

A.K.A. DesignsEuphoria

Kolb & SonsOkuley’s Pharmacy

Steve’s MarathonCircle K (Shoop)

Circle K (Walmart Side)Circle K (Across from Walmart)

ARCHBOLDFriendship Marathon

The Home RestaurantPop Shop

Rexall DrugsSuper Value

Sauder HeritageCity Cafe

Field of MemoriesRite AidCircle K

PETTISVILLESunday’s Market

Buy Your Copy Of “The Wauseon Reporter”

Each Week (New Copies Every Wednesday Afternoon)

YOUR HOMETOWN NEWS SOURCE - SERVING THE GREATER WAUSEON, OHIO AREA

Upcoming S.A.L Dinners at Wauseon American Le-gion Post #265 will be held on March 16th and April 20th from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at 1105 N. Shoop Ave. Wauseon.

The March 16th event will be a JIGGS Dinner with Corned beef, Cabbage, Potatoes, Bread & butter at the cost of $7.

April 20th event will be a SMELT FRY which in-cludes potato wedges and cole slaw. This will be an all you can eat dinner at the cost of $10.


Benefit Dinner Set In Wauseon

WAUSEONChief Supermarket

Ryan’s RestaurantRite Aid

Shoop Ave. MarathonCourtview Mart Shell

A.K.A. DesignsEuphoria

Kolb & SonsOkuley’s Pharmacy

Steve’s MarathonCircle K (Shoop)

Circle K (Walmart Side)Circle K (Across from Walmart)

ARCHBOLDFriendship Marathon

The Home RestaurantPop Shop

Rexall DrugsSuper Value

Sauder HeritageCity Cafe

Field of MemoriesRite AidCircle K

PETTISVILLESunday’s Market

Buy Your Copy Of “The Wauseon Reporter”

Each Week (New Copies Every Wednesday Afternoon)

YOUR HOMETOWN NEWS SOURCE - SERVING THE GREATER WAUSEON, OHIO AREA

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Pick up dates are April 5th and 6th at the Fulton County Fairgrounds. To get an order form, stop in at the office at the Robert Fulton Agriculture Center across from the fairgrounds, call the office to have one mailed to you. e-mail us at [email protected], or go to our web site to

download an order form at swcd.fultoncountyoh.com. TREES AND WILDFLOWER SEEDS - AVAILABLE AT A LOW COST TO ANYONE

Deadline for ordering plants is March 22nd.


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UNTANGLED HAIR SALON603 W. JACKSON ST. - WEST UNITY, OH

419-924-2116Untangled is located at 603 W. Jackson St.

in West Unity, and is owned by Kathleen Barth. They are dedicated to making you feel your very best! They would love the opportunity to en-hance your beauty, while providing an escape from the stress of the day.

They have a warm, welcoming, and serene at-mosphere that you will enjoy as your very own personal oasis while an expert cosmetologist makes your experience one you won’t forget.

All of their services come with a wash and style, and they can do a variety of services in-cluding: women’s cut, men’s cut, buzz cut, kids 10 and under, kids 3 and under, highlights, all over color, multiple colors, root touch ups, perms, style, updo, malibu and waxing.

Visit Untangled today and let them help you untangle your stress! They are open Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 11 am to 4 pm; Thurs-days and Fridays from 10 am to 6 pm; and Sat-urdays from 9 am to 5 pm.

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14226 US Hwy 20-A

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JACKSONDELUXE CLEANERS• Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning• Dry Cleaning• Wedding Dress Cleaning and Preservation• Shirt Service - Customs, Sewing Alterations

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Wauseon, OH

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Kenny Prince • Kenny Nester

Expert Collision And Frame Repair

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1005 N. Shoop Ave.,Wauseon, OH 43567

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Stanley’s Guns & Ammo

Mitch Stanley, owner

Large selection of • Firearms • Shot Guns • Rifles

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419-924-2112Mon.-Fri. 10-6 p.m.; Sat. 10-4 p.m.

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419-636-1460

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KERN HEATING COOLING & PLUMBING LLC314 PALMWOOD ▪ DELTA, OH 419-822-3888 ▪ FAX: 419-822-9845

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Kern Heating, Cooling & Plumbing is owned by Robert and Beth Tejkl, and has been in business for over 45 years, with 7 employees.

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They are personal, professional and reliable in-dividuals. Bob, the owner, has over 25 years of ex-perience in these areas, and their technicians use state of the art technology to diagnose and repair existing systems. They pride themselves in having highly trained and very professional technicians that will assist you in all of your heating, cooling, and plumbing needs.

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HOME HEALTH

Ruby Carpenter RN, Administrator

Phone 419-782-8200Fax 419-782-8266

Allcaring Home Health Services

322 C l inton St . Su ite 201 Def iance, OH 43512

Phone Toll Free 1-877-782-8250E-Mail: [email protected]

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Infant through pre-teen, clothing, toys and gifts.

Wed 9-5 Thur/ Fri 9-7 Sat 9-2Terry & Donna King, Owners

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Monday - Friday: 8 am - 4:30 pm

567-454-9225Interior and Exterior Lighting

Sign LightingResidential and Commercial

WELDINGWATER

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lems. I can help you.Call me for an appointment.

Peg Baltosser

800-886-5585Serving Northwest Ohio

Unity WaterConditioning

West Unity - Wauseon

National Tools

Partee’s Tool Warehouse Inc.

Rick L. Partee“The Mechanic’s Toy Store”

21271 County Road CStryker, Ohio

Office/Store: (419) 682-1714Fax: (419) 682-1708Cell: (419) 553-9674

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Annual Celebration Dinner For United Way & Healthy Choices Caring Communities

By: Storm HumbertTHE WAUSEON REPORTER

The annual United Way of Fulton County and Healthy Choices, Caring Communities Community Awards Cel-ebration was held at St. Caspar’s Catholic Church on Shoop Avenue on March 7. There was definitely cause for celebration since, during the 2012 campaign, the United Way raised $315,524, and Healthy Choices, Caring Com-munities continued to affect change amongst the youth as substance abuse numbers continue to drop.

Lou Moody, project director for Healthy Choices Caring Communities, kicked off the evening’s speaking (after a de-licious dinner of course) by explaining to the room how the United Way and Healthy Choices, Caring Communities go hand-in-hand when it comes to enriching the community.

Moody then went on to honor certain outstanding vol-unteers within the organization as well as community and youth participants. Tim Churchill was chosen as the Coali-tion Member of the Year. Churchill serves as the chairper-son of Healthy Choices, Caring Communities and is the representative to the Swanton Elks Lodge. “Even though Tim has been working for several years with Fulton County youth,” Moody said, “he is still one of our most enthusiastic learners. He is always ready to improve his knowledge on a subject and challenges those around him to do the same. For this we are exceedingly thankful.”

Honored as Community Members of the Year, were The City of Wauseon Police Department. “The police depart-ment is well known for protecting the citizens of Wauseon and enforcing the city’s laws,” said Moody. “Tonight, though, Healthy Choices, Caring Communities would like to honor the Wauseon Police Department for their lead-ership within Fulton County as a whole.” Moody went on to chronicle the department’s undertakings pertaining to curbing underage substance abuse within the community and their participation in nationwide initiatives (such as National Drug Take Back Day and Seller/Server Training) which both help to lower youth substance abuse instances by limiting access. “There are literally dozens of times that they have pointed us in the right direction to help us im-prove the safety and lives of Fulton County residents,” said Moody. “We greatly appreciate their dedication and their expertise.”

Also mentioned, was the Youth Advisory Council (YAC). It is a rapidly growing group. “Over the last year, YAC has grown to 50 high school students from six county high schools,” said Moody. This group meets monthly to develop leadership skills and positive peer role modeling activities. “YAC members are learning the skills to help solve complex community problems,” said Moody. “These skills should stay with them long after YAC projects are complete and long after they have graduated from high school. Emily Thomas, a senior at Delta High School and current YAC chair, was also honored as Youth Advisory Council Mem-ber of the Year. “Emily has provided tremendous support in the area of design, assisting with many of our publicity projects,” said Moody. “She plans to attend Kent State Uni-versity in the fall, majoring in graphic design and hopes to use the leadership skills she has developed in YAC to lead similar organizations in college.”

Next up on stage was Gina Saaf, Executive Director of United Way of Fulton County. She introduced the United Way Board Members before going on to thank agencies who provide programs that are supported through United Way fundraisers such as:

Alano Club, American Red Cross, Archbold Adult Day Care, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Boy Scouts, Center for Child and Family Advocacy, Com-munity Pregnancy Center, Defiance Area Youth for Christ, Fayette Helping Hands, First Call for Help, Four County Family Center, Girl Scouts, Habitat for Humanity, Hands of Grace Faith in Action, Hospice of Fulton and Williams Counties, Legal Aid of West-ern Ohio, Lutheran Social Services, Maumee Valley Guidance, Northwestern Ohio Community Action, Recovery Services of Northwest Ohio, Retired Se-niors and Volunteer Program, United Way of Fulton

County, and Wauseon FISH.

Saaf then recognized the Dennis Hales Leadership Giv-ing Society and recipients were presented with platinum, gold, silver, or bronze level certificates according to. Next, Saaf thanked all of the United Way 2012 Campaign Part-ners. These included:

Archbold Container Corp., Archbold Furniture, Archbold Schools, center for Child and Family Ad-vocacy, City of Wauseon, Delta Schools, Evergreen Schools, Farmers and Merchants State Bank, Fifth Third Bank, First Federal of Delta, First Federal of the Midwest, Four County Family Center, Fulton County, Fulton County Health Center, Fulton Mill Service, Gorham Fayette Schools, IAC, North Star Bluescope Steel, Northwest Ohio Educational Ser-vice Center, Pettisville Local Schools, Sauder Manu-facturing, Sauder Woodworking, Swanton Schools, TRW Automotive, Wauseon Machine and Manufac-turing, Wauseon Schools, and Worthington Indus-tries Inc.

Saaf also presented two special awards. These were for Outstanding Campaign Partner and Volunteer of the Year. Wauseon Machine and Manufacturing received the award for Outstanding Campaign Partner due to their marked increase in assistance from previous years. “They went around and asked every employee if they wanted to help out,” Saaf said. “I hope their determination can be a model for others.” The recipient of the Volunteer of the Year award was Linda Arthur who assists with financial services asso-ciated with the United Way

Finally, to round out the night, aaf introduced the spe-cial speaker, Bruce Boguski. His message was about the power of the mind and of our attitude to shape our lives and, in doing so, the world around us. Boguski taught the audience some neat facts about their own minds (like how to remember someone’s name, how to ‘talk to yourself cor-rectly’, and what words the brain can and cannot process), but his overall message was that a positive attitude is the most powerful force anyone has to change their lives or the lives of others. “A smile is a powerful thing,” Mr. Boguski said. “Kids test better when they smile, athletes perform better, and you just feel better.” So, if you’re not (or can’t) donate your time or money to the United Way or Healthy Choices Caring Communities, how about the brightness of a smile – make your community just that little bit better and maybe others might do the same. It’s been said, after all that those things are contagious.

Storm Humbert can be reached at [email protected]

Dennis Haselman presents Linda Arthur with Volunteer of the Year Award.

Dennis Haselman presents Jeanette McIntosh Outstand-ing Campaign Partner of the Year Award for Wauseon Ma-chine and Manufacturing.

Detective Kevin Chittenden and Police Chief Keith Torbet accept Community Members of the Year Award on behalf of department from Lou Moody.

Tim Churchill, Police Chief Keith Torbet, Detective Kevin Chittenden, and Emily Thomas.

Toledo Symphony Orchestra To Perform In Archbold On

Thursday, March 14thOn Thursday, March 14th the Toledo Symphony Or-

chestra will present an evening concert in Founder’s Hall at Sauder Village. The performance, which begins at 7:30 p.m., is co-hosted by the Black Swamp Arts Council and Sauder Village.

This is the 24th year this highly respected orchestra has performed in beautiful Founder’s Hall in Archbold. Tickets may be purchased by calling 800.590.9755 or stopping by the Welcome Center at Sauder Village. Ad-vance ticket purchases are recommended. All general ad-mission tickets are $15 in advance and $18 at the door.

Resident Conductor Jeffery Pollock will again lead the evening performance at Sauder Village. Mr. Pollock is a conductor known for the intensity of his performances and his ability to connect with audiences. Mr. Pollock was the associate conductor at the Fort Worth Symphony Or-chestra for two seasons and the assistant conductor with the North Carolina Symphony for three seasons. In 2001 the American Symphony Orchestra League chose him as a featured conductor for its prestigious National Conduc-tor Preview. His guest conducting appearances included performances with the Houston, Nashville, Charlotte, Lubbock, Harrisburg, Cleveland Chamber and Waterloo-Cedar Falls symphony orchestras. He has had guest con-ducting appearances with the Eastern Music Festival Or-chestra, National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine, and with members of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and Tulsa Philharmonic. Mr. Pollock has also worked for the Baltimore Opera Company, Opera Delaware, and Annap-olis Opera.

This year’s concert is sure to delight music lovers of all ages. The program includes a wonderful mix of classi-cal music, “Americana” waltzes, jazz and other traditional American music. Some highlights of the Archbold pro-gram include Symphony No. 32 by Mozart, Roses From the South Waltz by Strauss, Three Spirituals by Hailstork and The Girl I Left Behind Me arranged by Anderson.

The evening concert also provides a great reason to arrive at Sauder Village early to enjoy a delicious meal at the Barn Restaurant. Recognized throughout the region for home-style favorites like roast beef, Barn chicken and real mashed potatoes – enjoying a tasty meal in the re-laxed setting of the Barn Restaurant will make the night even more special!

This is the eleventh year for the Black Swamp Arts Council to co-host this popular event with non-profit Sauder Village. The 2013 concert is also underwritten by the Farmers & Merchants State Bank and Parkview Phy-sicians Group – Midwest Community Health Associates.

“We are happy to be working with Black Swamp Arts Council again this year,” shared Jeanette Smith, Direc-tor of Sales and Marketing at Sauder Village. “We also appreciate the many donations provided by underwriters and patrons throughout the region. These donations help provide music students from local schools with free ad-mission to the Toledo Symphony performance at Sauder Village.”

All money raised through ticket sales and patron do-nations underwrites the costs of bringing the Toledo Sym-phony to the community on March 14. For more infor-mation or for tickets to the Toledo Symphony Orchestra Archbold concert call Sauder Village at 800.590.9755 or visit www.saudervillage.org To learn more about all the special events planned for the 2013 Sauder Village season visit www.saudervillage.org, like Sauder Village on Face-book or follow us on Twitter @SauderVillage


“The Wauseon Reporter” Wants To Know:

FLAVEL CLARKWauseon

“Four”

FAY MCDERMOTTWauseon“Three”

JACK DAWSONDelta“Five”

KENNY BELLWauseon

“Five”

DARLENE FRYWauseon

“Two”

ELLEN FISHDelta“Six”

BARB SCHROEDERWauseon

“Five (but hoping for zero)”

KEN BRINKWauseon“Seven”

GRACE POTTERDelta

“Three”

JENNY GRABERArchbold“Three”

JIM KRETZWauseon“Twenty”

JASMINE KRETZWauseon

“Five”

The impact of grassroots (locally-led) conservation efforts was felt in Colum-bus last week as represen-tatives from Fulton SWCD and others across the state participated in the 70th Annual Meeting of the Ohio Federation of Soil and Wa-ter Conservation Districts.

The meeting, “70 Years of Conservation: Events that Shaped Our Lives,” took place at the Colum-bus Renaissance Hotel and included more than 400 conservation lead-ers representing Ohio’s 88 SWCDs, state and federal agency partners, education and business leaders, and many more. The event pro-vided networking, training opportunities, and infor-mational briefings cover-ing a diverse array of con-servation issues, programs and required training for the locally elected officials. Awards were also provided to a diverse array of individ-uals including the State’s Conservation Cooperator of the Year, two Educator Awards, a SWCD Supervi-sor and Staff Member of the Year, and two individu-als were inducted into the OFSWCD Supervisors Hall of Fame. Participants also met with lawmakers dur-ing a legislative reception to share local conservation successes and challenges, as well as to discuss the state budget.

Leaders heard Purdue University Department of History’s Dr. R. Douglas Hurt who shared the his-tory of the Dust Bowl; Au-

thor Trudy E. Bell, who discussed the history of the 1913 flood and the potential for flooding is-sues in the future; USDA Natural Resources Conser-vation Services’ Regional Conservationist Richard Sims, who discussed fed-eral issues including the Farm Bill and Sequestra-tion issues; and a panel discussion on state issues and challenges highlighted by state agency directors: ODNR Director Jim Zeh-ringer, ODA Director David Daniels, and OEPA Direc-tor Scott Nally.

Curt Jones and Larry Short represented Fulton SWCD at the event. “Our time in Columbus was well-spent,” Jones said. “This is an event to further prepare and equip Ohio’s 88 county soil and water conservation districts to deliver effective and efficient conservation programs and practices to Ohio’s citizens.”

The conference provided Jones and Short an oppor-tunity to interact with key decision-makers and to share or learn more about new programs that could strengthen and help shape conservation policy for pri-vate, working lands.

“Our winter meeting is critical for supervisors, staff and partners,” said OFSWCD President Joe Glassmeyer. “Our con-ference engages Ohio’s conservation leaders and trains these individuals to get the job done right – de-livering critical conserva-tion programs and shar-

ing practices that promote healthy soils, water quality, food development, energy production, and so much more. We were pleased with the turnout and with the enthusiastic participa-tion from our Districts.”

To learn more about the work Ohio’s SWCDs are doing, please contact Kim Bowles at Fulton SWCD or visit the OFSWCD at www.ofswcd.org.


District Leaders Celebrate 70 Years Of Conservation

WAUSEON—Come Celebrate the Luck of the Irish at the Wauseon Public Library with a St. Patrick’s Day Movie on Thursday, March 14 at 4:00 p.m. The St. Patrick’s Day Movie is free and is open to everyone, both the young and the young at heart.

“Come on out and enjoy popcorn and a movie,” shared Library Director Amy

Murphy. “If you don’t have plans for St. Patrick’s Day, join us for an afternoon matinee, but don’t forget to wear your green.”

If you have any questions or would like additional information about the St. Patrick’s Day Movie, please call the Wauseon Public Library at 419-335-6626 or email [email protected].

Come Celebrate The Luck Of The Irish At The Wauseon Public Library!

There are lots of interesting things go-ing on at the Wauseon Public Library dur-ing the month of March. The library is lo-cated at 117 E. Elm Street.

Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with a free movie marathon on March 14 from 4-7pm. Enjoy the movie along with popcorn and other refreshments.

Are you new to the Internet? Want to learn to use your tablet or e-reader. Maybe you want to update your resume, cover let-ter or publish a flyer, but your not quite sure how. Call 419-335-6626 and re-serve a spot at the free one-on-one com-puter classes on Mar 13 from 10:30am to 1:30pm. The program is free, but space is limited. Register today for the 1 hr seg-ments.

The library will be celebrating the American Library Association Teen Tech Week with craft days, computer classes, movies and painting classes. On March 11 between 5-7 pm come in and create your own candy rainbow. The craft is free and open to all ages. On March 12 from 6-8pm Norma Thomas-Herr is offering “Let’s Do Watercolors” workshop. Class is open to teen and adults 15 years and older. There is a $10 registration fee. You can bring your own supplies our use provided sup-plies. Norma will be offering the classes on Tuesday’s thru the end of March.

Preschoolers can enjoy spring story time on Tuesday’s at 10:30 am through March 26. Story times are free and open to children 3 and older. Children’s librar-ian Rachel Dominique has spring stories, songs, activities and crafts.

Are you interested in becoming a girl scout? The Girl Scouts are offering girls in kindergarten through fifth grade to learn what Girl Scouting is all about. These meetings are for girls not currently in Girl Scouts. Crafts, snacks, games, activities and more. There is a $12 registration fee,

but financial assistance is available. For more information call Heather Pierson at 567-225-3560 or email [email protected]

Ever wanted to join a book discussion group? They are a fun way to read books you might not normally read. On March 18 at 5:30 pm the science fiction and fantasy book group will meet to discuss “The Elev-enth Plague” by Jeff Hirsch. Amy Murphy will lead the discussion. On March 19 at 6:30pm both the Inspirational Book Dis-cussion Group and the Mystery Book Dis-cussion Group will meet. The inspiration-al group will meet in the library boardroom on the second floor. The will be discussing “The Scarlet Cord”

By Joan Wolf and Tammy Allison will lead the group. The mystery group will meet in the reading room on the first floor and Amy Murphy will lead the discussion on “Footprints in the Sand” by Mary Jane Clark. The library has ordered copies of all the books so each group member may have one. Stop by the library and pick up your copy today.

The Fulton/Henry county MS support group will meet on March 28 at 6pm in the second floor boardroom. For more infor-mation call Jim Smith 419-9564147.

On Thursday March 28 from 4-7pm there will be an Easter movie marathon in the library’s children room. Come and cel-ebrate Easter with movies, popcorn, and Easter eggs.

The library offers more than books, you can borrow DVD’s, read magazines, do some genealogy research. There are computers to use if you don’t have one at home. If you haven’t been to the library lately, stop in and check it out. They will be happy to help you. For more informa-tion on any of the programs phone 419-335-6626 or email [email protected]


Wauseon Library Sparks Community Interest With A Host Of Events

Put a SPRING into your step by joining one of the Wauseon Public Library’s March book discussion groups! All of the book dis-cussions are free and open to everyone!

With Easter, Holy Week, and Spring Breaks early this year, many of the monthly book discussion groups have moved their meetings up a week. On March 18 at 5:30 p.m., the Science Fiction & Fantasy Book Discussion Group will be discussing “The Eleventh Plague” by Jeff Hirsch. This book discussion will be facilitated by Library Di-rector Amy Murphy with this special dis-cussion at the LMC.

According to jeff-hirsch.com, “In an America devastated by war and plague, the only way to survive is to keep moving. In the aftermath of a World War III, America’s landscape has been ravaged and left two thirds of the population dead. Fifteen-year-old Stephen Quinn and his family were among the few that survived, roaming the country as isolated scavengers. But when Stephen’s grandfather dies, Stephen must take charge of what family remains. Soon he finds his way to Settler’s Landing, a community that seems too good to be true. There Stephen meets strong, defiant, Jenny Tan, who refuses to accept things as they are. When they play a prank that goes hor-ribly wrong, chaos erupts, and they find themselves in the midst of a battle that will change Settler’s Landing forever.”

On March 19 at 6:30 p.m., both the In-spirational Book Discussion Group and the Mystery Book Discussion Group will meet. The Inspirational Group, facilitated by Tammy Allison, will meet in the library’s Board Room on the second floor and the Mystery Group, facilitated by Amy Murphy, will meet in the Reading Room on the first floor.

The Mystery Group will be discuss-ing “Footprints in the Sand” by Mary Jane Clark. According to the book’s jacket, “It’s the dead of winter and struggling actress and wedding-cake decorator Piper Dono-

van is thrilled to be in warm and roman-tic Sarasota, Florida, enjoying the powdery white beaches, soothing seas, and golden sunsets over the Gulf of Mexico. She and her family are there to celebrate her beloved cousin’s wedding. Not only is Piper creating the sugar-sand-dollar-festooned wedding cake, she’s also the maid of honor. But a cloud seems to be hovering over the whole affair. Shortly after a bridesmaid mysteri-ously disappears, a kindly neighbor’s car is run off the road and a prospective witness, an innocent Amish teenager, is threatened to keep silent. Then a body is found on the beach where the wedding will take place. With the nuptials threatened, it falls to Pip-er to unmask a killer.”

The Inspirational Group will be discuss-ing “This Scarlet Cord” by Joan Wolf. Ac-cording to the book’s jacket, “A chasm lies between Rahab and her beloved Sala that can never be crossed. Though Sala rescues young Rahab from slave bandits, he knows he can never fall in love with a Canaanite. His belief in the One True God prevents them from a future together. Rahab’s beau-ty gains royal notice, and she is selected to entice the King during the annual sacred marriage reenactment praising their pagan god, Baal.

But when the King suffers a heart attack and dies, Rahab is saved from the humili-ating act. Her despair drives her curiosity about Sala’s One True God. Could He ac-cept her…even love her? Deceit and pride stand in the way of Rahab’s happy ending. Only God can use these events to tell the larger story of forgiveness and redemption.”

The library has ordered copies of all of the book discussion books, so each group member may have one. Please stop by the library, and pick up your copy today. For more information on the book discussion groups, call the Wauseon Public Library at 419-335-6626 or email [email protected].


Spring Into A Book Discussion Group At The Wauseon Public Library

How many days of snow until we’re done for the Spring?

A free class for parents, grandparents or other caregivers of children and adolescents with emotion-al, behavioral or mental health issues will be of-fered next month by NAMI Four County.

The six-week class will be held Saturday morn-ings from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. starting April 6 at the Four County ADAMhs Board office, T-761 State Route 66 south of Arch-bold. The class, called NAMI Basics, was profes-sionally developed by the National Alliance on Men-tal Illness.

It has three goals for participants.

• To give the par-ent or caregiver the basic information necessary to provide the best care pos-sible of their child, their family and themselves.

• To help the parent or caregiver cope with the

impact that mental illness has on the child living with the illness and the entire family, and

• To provide tools for the parent or caregiver to use after completing the program that will help them make the best deci-sions possible for the care of the child.

During the six weeks, the following topics and more will be covered: the emotional stages that the family goes through (crisis, shock, denial, grief and acceptance), help to un-derstand what the child or teenager is going through, and current information about and the best prac-tice treatment options for illnesses such as attention deficit disorder, major de-pression, bipolar disorder, conduct disorder, anxiety disorders and substance abuse.

Some classes will help

the parent with problem-solving, listening and com-munication skills, while others will focus on strat-egies that can be helpful when dealing with chal-lenging behaviors of their child. The class will also help the parent or caregiv-er understand how to seek help from the school sys-tem as well as the mental health system. Time will be spent on planning for crisis management and relapse.

Both the class leader, Trisha Vassar, and her assistant, Lisa Holley, have completed training to teach the class and are parents of children with emotional, behavioral or mental health issues.

Participants will be giv-en a binder for the numer-ous hand-outs that they will receive at each class.

Although the class is free, pre-registration is necessary so the appro-priate number of hand-outs can be printed. To register or get more infor-mation about the class, please call Trisha Vassar at 419/330-9476 or Lisa Holley at 419/438-7384 by April 2.

NAMI Four County is an affiliate of the National Alliance on Mental Illness, the nation’s largest advo-cacy and educational orga-nization for mental health. However, the public is welcome to participate in any classes offered by the local chapter whether they are a member or not at no cost. NAMI Four County meets the first Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m. at the ADAMhs Board office.


“What de-fense are we in?” “What’s the play?” “I’m sor-ry coach, I didn’t know the sign.” How many times have you heard those kinds of comments in competi-

tion?Stop and consider the possible

causes that may create friction between teammates. How about jealousy, play-ing time, or a simple conflict of person-alities? What if I told you that one of the greatest frustrations a player will have with his teammate is laziness? I’m not talking about running drills, condi-tioning, or hustling in a play. When I use the term “laziness” I’m referring to “not knowing the plays.” It really is a simple thing to study the playbook, to learn the signals and signs, and to un-derstand the plays of your team. When you know the playbook, you know the play which allows you to confidently and correctly execute the play to suc-cess. So why is it that so many athletes refuse to learn the playbook?

The result of not knowing the play (playbook, signs, or signals) can result in a missed opportunity to score, an out, or a turnover, etc. This can lead to friction between teammates.

We could ask the same question to those who call themselves “believers of Jesus Christ” also known as “Chris-tians.” If you have a strong faith in an Almighty God, wouldn’t you want to know his plans for success? Would you want to know how to properly ex-ecute His plays for the day? And yet, so many professing Christians don’t know the playbook, as properly called, The Bible.

The result of not knowing God’s playbook can result in bad choices, missed opportunities to see God at

work, heartache, and pain! This can lead to friction between Christians, as well as friction between us and God.

Just recently our family was intro-duced to a TV show called, “Duck Dy-nasty.” A rather amusing unscripted show about a family and their busi-ness of making duck calls. Besides en-tertainment, this show does give us a glimpse of a family that professes faith in Jesus Christ. On occasion they may quote scripture and at the conclusion of each show they pray around the fam-ily table. In spite of professing to know Jesus Christ as their Savior, they aren’t perfect and they have even misquoted scripture. The mom in this show once referred to the Bible and said, “God-liness is next to cleanliness.” Well, sorry everyone, but that is not in the Bible like many people believe. If that is true...what else are we messing up when it comes to quoting scripture?

Did you know that 50% of Ameri-cans can’t name the first five books of the Bible? Can we? Did you know that 12% of Americans believe that Noah’s wife is Joan of Arc? Some people be-lieve that Sodom and Gomorrah were husband and wife. They were actually two evil cities destroyed by God. How much do we really know about the Bi-ble?

We would all agree that we fall short in knowing the Bible completely. Just as a coach would encourage and chal-lenge his team to know the playbook, I too want to encourage and challenge each of you to know God’s playbook better. Together let’s see God’s Word like never before and let’s study God’s Word like never before! Make it a pri-ority to not be lazy when it comes to reading the Bible.

By the way, if you don’t understand or know the play, you ask the coach right? In the same way, if you don’t understand or know God’s playbook, simply ask Him in prayer to help you understand!

For more reading, check out Deu-teronomy 7:9, Matthew 13:1-23; and James 1:21-23

North Dover United Methodist11080 St. Rt. 108

Pastor: Rev. Don KriegerBible Study/Sunday School:

10:00 a.m.Worship: 9:00 a.m.

ROLLIN BRITSCH Vice-President

247 N. Brunell St.P.O. Box 391

Wauseon, Ohio 43567

(419) 335-88711-800-466-1628

Cell: (419) 466-3577Email: [email protected]

BRITSCH, INC

830 N. SHOOPWAUSEON, OH 43567

(419) 335-1580

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WAUSEON CHURCH NEWS

Christ United Methodist Church215 N. Fulton St.

Pastor Ruth Ann ScobySunday School: 9:00 a.m.

Fellowship: 9:45 a.m.Worship: 10:15 a.m.

First Church of God507 N. Fulton St.

Pastor: Paul FloresSunday School: 9:30 a.m.

Worship: 10:30 a.m.Sunday Evening: 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday: 7 p.m.Wednesday Night Kids:

7 p.m.

First Baptist Church854 S. Shoop Ave.Pastor Ron Shipley

Sunday School: 9:30 a.m.Worship: 10:30 a.m.

Sunday Evening Worship: 6 p.m.

Wednesday: Awana: 6:50 - 8:15 p.m.

Adult Bible Study: 7:00 p.m.Youth Group: 7:30 p.m.

West Clinton Mennonite Church

18029 Co. Rd. CPastors Jess & Naomi Engle

Worship: 9:30 a.m.Sunday School: 10:45 a.m.

AREA CHURCH LISTINGS

St. Caspar Catholic Church1205 N. Shoop Ave.

Father David BruningSaturday Mass: 5 p.m.

Sunday Mass: 8 and 10:30 a.m.Spanish Mass: Sunday, 1 p.m.

West Fulton Dunkard Brethren18354 US20A

Pastor: Fred Johnson & Brant Jamison

Worship: 9:30 a.m.Sunday Evening: 6 p.m.

Wednesday Evening: 7:30 p.m.

Haven Heights Baptist Church1373 N. Ottokee St.Pastor Larry Polston

Sunday School: 9:00 a.m.Worship: 10:15 a.m.

Sunday Small Groups: 6 p.m.Wednesday: Team Kid: 6 p.m.

Youth: 6:30 p.m.Adult Bible Study: 6:30 p.m.

True North ChurchMeets @ Wauseon Elementary

& Middle SchoolPastor Rex Stump

Worship: 10:00 a.m.

Crossroads Evangelical Church845 E. Leggett St.

Senior Pastor: Matt BoyersAssociate Pastor:

Nate HamblinSunday Morning: 8:30 a.m.

and 10:45 a.m.Sunday School: 9:30 a.m.

Wednesday Kids: 6:45-8 p.m. Wednesday Adults: 7-8 p.m.

[email protected]

Church of the Master United Methodist

229 W. ChestnutPastor: Ben Sheaffer

Sunday School: 9:30 a.m.Worship: 10: 30 a.m.

First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)

129 E. Elm St.Senior Pastor: Mitchell MaxtedAssociate Pastor: Mary Jo BrayTraditional Worship: 8:15 a.m.

Sunday School: 9:30 a.m.Blended Worship: 10:45 a.m.

Wauseon Community Church of the Nazarene139 Cherry St.

Pastor: Timothy MoebsWorship: 10 a.m.

Small Groups (Sunday): 6 p.m.Small Groups (Monday): 7 p.m.Emmaus Lutheran

841 N. Shoop Ave.Pastor: Charles Althoff

Creative Worship: 8:15 a.m.Education Hour: 9:30 a.m.Classic Worship: 10:45 a.m.

Trinity Lutheran Church398 S. Shoop Ave.

Interim Senior Pastor: Keith A. HunsingerAssociate Pastor:

Jennifer HerrmannSaturday: 5 p.m.Sunday Worship: 8 and 10:30 a.m.

Sunday School: 9:15 a.m.

Christ Church410 N. Shoop Ave.

Sunday Worship: 9:30 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.

Sunday Evening: 6:30 p.m.Wednesday Evening: 7 p.m.

North Clinton Mennonite Church

831 Linfoot St.Pastor: Glenn Coblentz

Traditional Worship: 9 a.m.Sunday School for Children:

9 a.m.Contemporary Worship:

10:30 a.m.Sunday School for Adults:

10:30 a.m.

Oasis Christian Fellowship400 Enterprise Ave.Pastor Louie Weber

Sunday Worship: 10 a.m.Wednesday

Adult Bible Study: 7 p.m.Children’s Classes, K-5th Grade: 7 p.m.

St. Luke Lutheran1588 St. Rt. 108

Pastor Dave GoehmannSaturday Eve.: 7 p.m.

Sunday Bible Study: 9 a.m.Sunday Worship: 10:15 a.m.

WednesdayMidweek School: 6:30 p.m

Tedrow Mennonite Church252 Windisch St.Pastor: Doug King

Youth & Young Adult Pastor: Ryan Nafziger

Worship: 9:30 a.m.Sunday School: 10:30 a.m.

Hope Christian FellowshipLocated 1.5 miles west of

Walmart on US 20APastor: Donna Stutzman

Sunday School/Bible Study: 9:30 a.m.

Worship: 10:30 a.m.

Faith Baptist Church15878 Co. Rd F, Wauseon, Oh.

43567Pastor Randy Titus

Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m.

Sunday Eve. Worship 6 p.m. Wednesday Eve. Worship 7 p.m.

Eagle Point Worship Center115 S. Fulton St.

Pastors: Michael & Marilyn LulfsSunday Morning

Praise & Worship: 10 a.m.Wednesday

Adult Bible Study: 7 p.m.Teen Bible Study: 7 p.m.

Children’s Bible Class: 7 p.m.

TIMOTHY W. HALLETT ERIC K. NAGEL

Hallett, Hallett & Nagel

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I read a story this week of how a father in Japan gave his life in an effort to spare the life of his daughter. With Easter only a few weeks away, this father’s sacrificial death provides insight for us into the sacrificial death of Jesus Christ for the souls of those who by faith, placed their trust in Him.

Last week during severe blizzards in Japan, a father froze to death while sheltering his daughter. The story reads, “Mikio Okada died as he tried

to protect his only child, Natsune, against winds of up to 109kph and temperatures that plunged as low as minus 6 degrees Celsius.”

Mr. Okada called his relatives to say that he was stranded and that he and Natsune would try to walk to their destination. But they were both found just 300 metres from the truck.

The story continued, “Mr. Okada was reportedly found hunched over his daughter, cradling her in his arms and apparently using his body and a warehouse wall to provide shelter. He had taken his jacket off to give to the child, a broadcaster said. The young girl was taken to a hospital near their home … where she was found to have no serious injuries.”

The apostle John wrote, “In this is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the atoning sacrifice for our sins.”

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Caught My Eye, Crossed My MindRandom Observations & Thoughts From A Sleep Deprived Publisher … Who Loves His Job Printing Your Hometown Newspaper ... Has More

Random Thoughts Than He Knows What To Do With ... Rarely Has Time To Write A Complete Column … And Is Thankful For God's Mercies Every Day!

WHY? I'm not sure why folks enjoyed reading my past ram-blings that ran in the pages of "The Village Reporter" a few years back. When we surveyed our readers at that time, my occa-sional column ranked as one of the most liked features. While I use the word "column", the fea-ture rarely developed into a col-umn unless my schedule allowed enough time to actually sit down

and think for more than a minute without a phone call or half a dozen email interruptions ending any possibility of being able to complete a thought and putting it on paper. On occasion in the past a topic stirred me up enough that the words flowed fast and furious, but thankfully that did not happen often.

I have no idea why my ramblings in the past were of in-terest to our readers. I suppose they either were giving my comment an "amen" while others wrote my name down on their top ten list of who they want to see a meteorite zone in on first during doom’s day.

A former column that ran in "The Village Reporter", writ-ten by my former English teacher Paulette Potts was also heavily enjoyed. Paulette joined our team after entering semi-retirement and she rambled and battled topics that had many in tears (from laughter). Unfortunately we lost Paulette to cancer last year and "The Village Reporter" lost its only weekly rambling column. I could never come close to replacing her efforts, I do not wish to try. I'm sure she is looking down on us with her big editing red pen in the sky, ready to catch my numerous typos but saying "go for it".

With all this stated, I thought I would attempt to fire the ramblings back up. They never stopped, I just failed to write them down. No promises on whether my schedule will allow me to complete a column each week. This could be a one time attempt. We shall see. If you like the ram-blings, keep on reading. If you dislike them, write a hateful letter and I can add it to the collection.

CAUGHT MY EYE ... So the White House cancels tours to save money on security? Seriously? I couldn't believe this report that came out in the last 24 hours. Dems and Republicans have already been very vocal on what a bone-headed move this is. This is a great way to build pride in our country among Americans and visitors from around the world? Cutting White House tours while our leaders fly all over the world (could do video conferenc-ing like all other business owners), eat lobster, play golf and throw money towards extremist countries that still stone women?!? Our leadership in this country from all sides of the aisle has lost its mind. Your thoughts?

CAUGHT MY EYE ... (Edon's Cinderella Project): It is time once again time for the Edon High School Cinder-ella Project. Local School Districts are collecting dress-es, shoes, handbags, and other accessories to be worn to prom. The dresses will be resold for $10 each and other items will be sold for under $10. The money raised will be donated to the Williams County Cancer Association. The day to shop will be on Saturday, March 16th in the Edon High School band room from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM. This is

a great effort begun by Edon students several years back after one of their beloved teachers passed from cancer. The cause also allows young ladies to obtain prom fashion at a reasonable price. No reason to go into debt on a dress that you may only wear once or twice. I am not exactly sure how many schools in our area have partnered to help this cause. Feel free to contact the Edon Northwest School District with questions.

CAUGHT MY EYE ... Attention bass fishermen and women. The State has implemented a new statewide regu-lation in which bass must be 12 inches (minimum) to keep. Probably a game changer for those who enjoy the sport, a boring post for those who do not fish.

CROSSED MY MIND ... We would like to apologize to the Wauseon Swim Team for lighter than desired coverage dur-ing your tournament efforts this year. Last year I person-ally traveled around the state to provide photos. This year one of our photographers fell seriously ill and all available hands were tied down here in the two county area or cover-ing other local sports when the swim team was competing a long distance away from home. One parent had contacted us, thanking us for our strong efforts during the regular season but questioning why things thinned out a bit dur-ing tournaments? Unfortunately the “we are still a small Hometown Newspaper with a handful of staff” bug bit us.

CAUGHT MY EYE ...USA Today is reporting: An 86-year-old woman with dementia will be charged for voter fraud, after she voted twice in an election. I think a column could develop concerning this, but I won’t even open that bucket of worms.

CROSSED MY MIND ... Congratulations to all our stu-dent athletes from the nine schools we cover between “The Village & Wauseon Reporters” for a very successful Winter Sports Season. As always, it is our pleasure to cover your hard efforts within the pages of our print product and on-line. The end of the Winter Sports season is bittersweet as we become exhausted covering everything but equally miss the action when it is over.

CROSSED MY MIND ... Thank you goes out to my wife for saving her family's life Friday night. I give her a hard time about being a woman driver, but last night she was on top of her game. We were in Defiance near the US 24 over-pass where there is a cement divider between four lanes. Sitting in the passenger seat and working on my tablet to schedule our news coverage for the following week, I looked up to see headlights coming straight at us. It is not sur-prising that someone cut their turn at the intersection too hard and ended up going head on at traffic. The surprising part was they did not stop or back up; they came straight at us and other traffic at around 40 mph while we were also at about the same speed. That made for an adrenaline boost. Fortunately Casey and cars behind us were able to swerve to miss them and they were able to get into the cor-rect lane at the next intersection.

CROSSED MY MIND ... As always, if you have a local news suggestion, please drop an email my way, we want to hear from you! I may be reached at either [email protected] or [email protected].

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Wauseon Indians Wrestling ActionTHE WAUSEON REPORTER

Zane Krall, Wauseon Wrestlers Excel In Season Of Extraordinary Achievement

By: J.D. ElderTHE WAUSEON REPORTER

Zane Krall had been in this position before. Last year against Matt Meadows of Cuyahoga Valley Chris-tian Academy, Krall lost a 6-1 decision in the Division II 220 pound title match. This year, Krall returned to Co-lumbus for the fourth consecutive year and was back in the state finals. In the title match, he would find him-self in a pitched battle with Steubenville’s Greg Moray, a 2012 state semi-finalist, who came into the match with a perfect 37-0 record.

“I just knew that I had to push the pace the rest of the match,” Krall said of the moment. “I felt I had pretty good position the whole match and I knew he would tire out before me, so that made me feel real confident that I could score when I needed to.”

With time running short in the final period and Krall trailing 3-2, the Wauseon senior made his move. He went for a takedown and Moray tried to parry the at-tack. Both wrestlers locked up and spun towards the out of bounds area. Moray backed over the line and was called for a technical violation by the referee, giving Krall the crucial point he needed to force the match into sudden death extra time.

“One takedown wins,” Krall said about going into the overtime period, “and we wrestle in those situations and talk about it a lot in practice so I was comfortable in OT. I felt I was in better shape so I used my conditioning to push him into a bad position.”

The opportunity came soon enough and Krall’s three previous trips to Columbus gave him the experience he needed to prepare him for the moment. Moray tried to shoot forward. Krall caught him, turned him, and then took his opponent down on his back for the final two points of the match and the state championship.

So how did he feel to finally be the one standing on platform as the state champion? “It’s the most impor-tant goal of a high school wrestler so, it’s the first time I felt fully accomplished.”

With three days of grueling competition in the state wrestling tournament, not only is physical toughness a necessity but mental toughness as well. How important is it? “It’s very important,” Krall said. “Coach always says the mentally tough kids are the ones who advance at the State Tournament, not just the better wrestlers. Everyone is going to be at their physical peak at State but the mental side is what helped me dig that last takedown out.”

Wauseon head coach Mike Ritter added, “There’s a mental toughness aspect to the sport that you must have, especially late in the year at the District and State tournaments. It’s not always the better wrestler that advances. It’s the ones who have put the time and prep-aration in and who are the most mentally tough. I’m so proud of what our kids have been able to accomplish.”

What the kids accomplished was this: a state cham-pion (Krall), a state runner up (junior Aaron Schuette) and a state fourth place finisher (sophomore Wade Hodges). Their efforts at state also gave the Wauseon wrestling team a sixth place finish overall in Division II. The future of the Wauseon wrestling program continues to look bright with underclassmen Schuette and Hodg-es vying to make a return trip to Columbus next year.

Schuette pinned his first two opponents in the 160 weight class to reach the semi-finals where he took a decision from Alec Schenk of Perry. Then he ran into a wrecking ball named Bo Jordan from Division II wres-tling powerhouse St. Paris Graham Local. Jordan,

the son of a four time state wrestling champion who’d only lost one time in his high school career, buzzsawed through the competition and won his fourth state wres-tling title via pin over the Wauseon junior.

“Aaron is following right in the footsteps of Zane,” Coach Ritter said of Schuette, “…a State Finalist as a junior and another chance to get over that final hurdle his senior year. Aaron is a tremendous worker. He is just non-stop all practice, and competes just like he practices. He made a huge jump this year. Last year he was only 6th at the District and did not qualify for State. Most kids take that next step and qualify for State but may not place. Aaron bypassed that step all together and just went right to the State Finals. With a great off-season preparation, he could wind up in Zane’s com-pany next year.”

And as for Hodges, he lost a close decision in the quarterfinals in the 126 weight class. He worked his way back through the consolation bracket only to lose in the third place final match to Cody Burcher from Ul-richsville Claymont for a fourth place finish.

“Wade was Wauseon’s second freshman State Placer last year,” said Coach Ritter, “and he followed that up with another State Placement this year. His eyes are also set on a State Title as a junior. Wauseon has nev-er had a multiple time State Champ, so that is one of Wade’s goals. He lost a 1 point match to the eventual State Champ in his weight class in the quarterfinals this year, so he’s right there. He works tremendously hard at wrestling all year round, so I know his placement this year will drive him to work his way up the podium over the next 2 years.”

The secret to the success of the Wauseon wrestling team? “There has been a tremendous amount of time put in by these kids over the last several years,” Coach Ritter said. “The success we’ve had has come at the ex-pense of countless hours of training on and off the mat, during practice, outside of practice, during the season and outside of the season.”

Coach Ritter also noted that many people share credit for the team’s accomplishments. “First and fore-most the kids and families have been willing to buy into our program. Without that, none of this is possible. We have really good coaches at all three levels (Youth, Jr High and High School), and I can’t thank Ron Hodges enough for all he’s done. Ron has been involved with Wauseon Wrestling since before I arrived here 9 years ago and has gone through the role as a coach and now does a variety of things for our kids and program. He and I work together to provide our kids with the re-sources they need to succeed.”

As an extra added bonus, Krall, along with team-mates Aaron Schuette and Wade Hodges plus Coach Ritter and assistants Matt Lane and Kevin Kreiner, re-ceived a police escort through town when they arrived back from Columbus the next day with family, friends, and the community meeting and congratulating them at the high school.

So for the second year in a row, a Wauseon student athlete returns from competition as a state champion. Last year, it was diver Kendall Weber who brought home the gold from the state swimming and diving meet in Canton. This year, Zane Krall went to Columbus searching for gold in wrestling and returned to Wauseon having climbed that final mountain and reaching the pinnacle.

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“Zane has had an absolutely tremendous high school career. He walks away as a 4x State Qualifier, a State Runner-Up last year and a State Champion this year. He is also the All-Time leader for career wins at WHS. I’ve known Zane since he was in our youth program and have watched him develop not only as a great wrestler but also as fine young man. We are really going to miss him next year. I’m honored that I had the chance to be his coach.”

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WAUSEON WRESTLING 2012-2013: “A Season Of Peaks & Valleys ~ Hopes & Expectations”

Head coach Mike Ritter, who guided the Wauseon wrestling team in 2012-2013 with assistants Matt Lane and Kevin Kreiner, graciously took some time to share his thoughts about the squad’s extraordinary season.

“It was really a season of peaks and valleys for us. We started off the year with really high hopes, goals and expec-tations. During the month of December things seemed to be going really well. We started off by beating Delta in our first league meet by 29 points (Delta ended up League Champs, State Dual Champs and Individual Tournament Team Runner-Up), beat Toledo Central Catholic (was the Northwest Region team at the DII State Dual Tournament) took 5 wrestlers to the Ironman Tournament (1 placed…Zane Krall) and to cap it all off, took 2nd as a team at the Brecksville Tournament. Things seemed to be really clicking for us.

“After Brecksville things just start-ed to go haywire and we hit a valley in January. At Brecksville, we picked up some skin infection that spread around our room which kept a lot of kids out of practice. It seemed like every time we got one kid back, two more would go out. We started to experience some injuries at the same time. The biggest blow came when we lost Zach Morrow for the season with a knee injury. He actually injured his knee at Brecksville, but it just kept get-ting worse, and capped off in early Janu-ary at the Perrysburg Tournament. That was his last event with us. That really hurt us as a team and kind of took the wind out of sails, especially in our last league meet of the year against Archbold. Without Zach and a couple other start-ers who were out either with skin infec-tion or injured, we had to really move our line-up around and it cost us the match. That was our first loss in league dual meets since 2009, and ultimately cost us at least a share of the overall NWOAL title, which would’ve been our 4th con-secutive.

“February kicked off with our NWOAL Tournament. We knew going in that if we won the tournament, we’d win our 4th straight outright title. Even with-out Zach in the line-up, I thought we still had a chance. However, the seeds in some weight classes didn’t go our way and some kids I thought would be final-ist wound up losing in the semi-finals. We finished 2nd at the tournament, thus finishing 2nd overall in the league. That

was kind of ironic considering in 2008 it was a knee injury to Dalton Nicely his freshman year that cost us a league title then. We realistically could’ve been 5 time NWOAL champs, but finishing 1st three times and 2nd twice, having a 38-2 league dual record over that time frame is nothing to be ashamed of.

“After the league tournament we were able to focus on individuals as we headed into the Sectional Tournament. I think we were still in a little bit of a valley at that point too, because we only got 5 kids through to Districts. As a comparison the last three years we’ve taken 11, 13, and 12 kids respectively to Districts. Howev-er, the 5 kids that did qualify for Districts came through very well. They scored enough points to earn a District Runner-Up as a team and 3 kids go through to State and one was an Alternate. Zane Krall and Aaron Schuette were both Dis-trict Champs, which the first time we’ve had 2 District Champs in my 9 years here. Wade Hodges lost a tough semi-final match and then came back to get 3rd. Jacob Whitcomb lost a heartbreak-ing consolation semi-final match to end his state run, but wound up 5th and a State Alternate.

“We definitely hit another peak in our season at the right time…the State Tournament. Those 3 kids represented Wauseon and our program extremely well. Last year we finished 7th in the State Tournament, with two State Final-ists and a 7th place finisher. Neither fi-nalist was able to come away with a State Title though. This year we improved on last year’s performance. Our 7th place finisher (Wade Hodges) jumped 3 spots to finish 4th, and we had two State Fi-nalists again (Aaron Schuette and Zane Krall). Aaron wound up as a State Run-ner-Up, but this year, Zane was able to come away with Wauseon’s third State Champion and first Champ since Chris Menchaca won it in 1984. As a team, we jumped one spot to finish 6th in the State due to the performance of those three kids.

“So as much of an up and down year as it was, it was great to end the season on a high note like that.”

Bruce Boguski Trains The Minds Of Wauseon Athletes

By: Storm HumbertTHE WAUSEON REPORTER

“How much of your sport is men-tal?” Motivational speaker, Bruce Bo-guski asked some Wauseon athletes in a small speaking session after school on Thursday, March 7. Boguski waited for answers – getting a “sixty percent,” here and a “seventy five percent,” there. An-swers ranged from fifty to ninety percent – Boguski seemed pleased with the an-swers. “So, let me ask you another ques-tion,” he said. “How often do any of you practice the mental parts of your game?”

Some in the crowd were quiet; others smiled – seeing what they’d been forced to admit. It was a pretty powerful point. Boguski went on to inform the student athletes of his past; being paralyzed for a year, walking again, playing again, even-tually coaching and performance con-sulting. Eventually, he let the audience in on what he called his most powerful tool – visualization.

He proved the power of the mind to the athletes with multiple examples and even a demonstration here and there. “Life, and sports, are 100% mental,” he said. He explained to the students the power of smiles (stating that children that smile during tests and basketball players who smile during free throws perform better).

He showed the athletes aspects of their bodies and minds that they had never thought affected their performance – things like determining their domi-nant eye, training their non-dominant eye (and non-dominant hand and leg for that matter), and mid-game slump bust-

ing with cross-brain activity (such as knee and elbow crosses) to stimulate the switching of dominant hemispheres.

Last, but not least, Boguski talked about the power of the words that athletes (and people in general) use that actively discourage success – negative contrac-tions. “Your mind thinks in pictures,” he said. “So the easiest way to ensure that someone will do the opposite of what you want is to tell them what you don’t want.” As usual, everyone doubted Boguski at first, but he went on to prove it (by way of a physical demonstration that my words cannot do justice to) and afterwards ex-plained why this is. “Your mind thinks in pictures,” he said again. “You can’t see a don’t. You can’t hit a can’t, and you can’t defend a won’t.”

Boguski had some great exercises for the students as well as some new training activities to help them take their game to the next level. But, most of all, he rein-forced for them what coaches and par-ents have said for years, that what you learn in sports will help you throughout your life, including the power of a good attitude and positive thinking. But, per-haps most important of all these things, he didn’t just tell the athletes these things – he didn’t just say, “believe me,” he said, “I’ll prove it to you,” and he did, and that’s what makes his talk so use-ful. He doesn’t just tell his audience how things are or what works, he tells them why and shows them how, and that’s what gets the job done.

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PHOTO BY: STORM HUMBERT, STAFFMr. Boguski has three Wauseon athletes participate in a demonstration to show that their body does what their mind tells it to even when they don’t know it.

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Area 4-H Youth Programs Still Going StrongBy: Chelsie Firestone

THE VILLAGE REPORTER

In recognition of Ohio 4-H Week, which was celebrated March 3-9, The Village & Wauseon Reporter contacted area directors and advisors to give them the opportuni-ty to provide any photos or information they would like to share about their members, volunteers, or clubs. We would like to thank those who shared the following infor-mation with us.

James L. Jordan, Ph.D is the current County Director and Extension Director of 4-H youth development in Wil-liams County and was also the recipient of the Charles Lifer Excellence in 4-H award in 2012. Florian Chirra serves Williams County 4-H as the Extension Educator in Agriculture and Natural Resources/Community Devel-opment. Kim Herman is the Program Assistant for 4-H youth development and Regina Partee continues her work with Williams County 4-H by working in the Williams County Extension office as an office associate.

Williams County currently has 731 members, led by 136 volunteers, that participate in 34 clubs county wide. Many of these clubs have been around for a substantial length of time.

In Edon, the Edon Go-Getters are currently in there 85th year. Other Edon clubs include Edon Blue Bomber Bacon (11years), Northwest Apaches (35 years) and Hoof Beats (26 years).

Montpelier has several clubs including Superior Farm-ers (66 years), Locos in Action (41 years), Kidding Around (38 years), Williams County Achievers (18 years), Thun-dering Hooves (14 years), Living Proof (7 years), High Achievers (6 years), and Hop for It (2 years).

In West Unity the Successful 4-H’ers are now in their 54th year while Stars and Stripes 4-H’ers are in their 11th. In Stryker, Stryker Livestock is in their 44th year.

Pioneer’s two clubs have also enjoyed long-lasting membership and activity. The Kunkle Livestock group is now in their 35th year and the Kunkle 4-H’ers are the longest running in the county and now in their 91st year.

The deadline for enrolling in Williams County 4-H is April 1. Some clubs will welcome enrollment after the deadline but these enrollees will not be eligible for shows or awards. Anyone interested in joining 4-H in Williams County can stop by the Williams County Extension office located at 1122 West High Street in Bryan or phone the office at 419.636.5608. More information is also available on-line at www.williams.osu.edu.

Jill Stechshulte is the County Director and Extension Director of 4-H youth development in Fulton County. Also working in the Fulton County Extension office is Eric Richer, the Extension Educator of Agriculture and Natu-ral Resources; Meredith Grime, the Program Assistant for the Family Nutrition Program; Pam Kurfiss, office associ-ate; and Jane Wyse, office associate.

The deadline for enrolling in Fulton County is also April 1 with the same open enrollment opportunities as

in Williams County. Anyone interested in joining 4-H in Fulton County may call the Fulton County Extension of-fice located at 8770 State Route 108 , Suite A, in Wauseon or phone them at 419.337.9210. More information is also available on-line at www.fulton.osu.edu.

In addition, the following area groups would like to share information on their clubs and activities:

Country Club 4-H has been serving the Fayette and surrounding area since its founding in 1998. Advisors include Lezlie Burkholder, Jean & Terry Kovar, Jolene Myers, Virginia Lumbrezer, Chris Seiler, Jon Strauss and Luann Strauss. Any one of these may be contacted con-cerning membership or other questions involving 4-H.

Membership fluctuates annually and there are ap-proximately 45-50 regular Members and 10-15 Clover Buds enrolled in the club. Eight 4-H Advisors and nu-merous additional volunteers currently serve and guide the groups’ activities. Meetings are held twice monthly starting in the month of March through June, and usually once from July through August prior to culminating ac-tivities at the Fulton County Fair. Enrollment is required to be submitted by April 1st.

While certain clubs specialize in specific areas of con-centration, Country Club 4-H members are involved in projects which run across the entire spectrum includ-ing various livestock and pet projects, clothing, cooking, woodworking, photography, scrapbooking, outdoor activi-ties, rocketry, electricity, welding and more. A significant percentage of members exhibit their projects at the Coun-ty and State levels in both the livestock and non-livestock categories with very successful results.

Country Club 4-H has been very active in a variety of community service activities. These include helping to clean the Fayette Cemetery for Memorial Day servic-es, the Recycling Center in Fayette, Camp Palmer, Grove Park, and the Fulton County Fairgrounds as well as other events.

The Pike Kountry Kids 4-H Club has been in existence since the mid 1970’s. Advisors are Herb and Cindy Har-ris & Brittanie Ledyard. Members take a variety of proj-ects in the club from large animals to small as well as non animal projects. Our club participates in community service projects such as sharing duties with Pike XL 4-H club for monthly recycling and spring road side pick up in Pike Township. Meetings are held every 2 weeks usus-ally on Thursdays, 7:00 p.m at the Aetna Grange Hall in Winameg, Ohio. (located on County Rd 10-2). Our first meeting will be March 7th. We fund raise to help the 4-H Camp Palmer New Pool fund as well to be able to do a fun night in the summer, plus to be able to have Pizza after our roadside pick up and for our end of the year awards meeting. For our Fun Nights over the years we have went Bowling, to Sportway in Toledo, and Mud Hens Games. Many of our members have attend 4-H Camp Palmer as well as being Camp Counselors over the years. The Advi-sors encourage older 4-H youth to take advantage of all of the leadership opportunities that 4-H has to offer. We

encourage our 4-H youth to do their best with their proj-ects, learn from their experiences, but to have fun doing it. New members are always welcome to join and parents are welcome to attend.

The Hoppin’ & Trottin’ 4-H Club is a club of over 70 members and 9 advisors in the Swanton area of Fulton County. We have kids doing a variety of projects includ-ing horses, rabbits, steers, shooting sports and others. We are a busy group and you will often see us shooting at Cleland’s Outdoor World, riding horses at Harry Hughes, going to 4-H camps, taking horse, rabbit and other proj-ects to the Ohio State Fair and enjoying water fights, cookouts and shooting in the summertime. Of course the best time of year for our club is during the greatest fair of all, the Fulton County Fair!


2 - Ohio 4-H Week Tribute 2013 THE VILLAGE REPORTER / THE WAUSEON REPORTER Wednesday, March 13, 2013

4-H Members Becoming Better Citizens Through Citizenship Programs

By: Chelsie FirestoneTHE VILLAGE REPORTER

4-H Citizenship programs empower young people to be well-informed citizens who are actively engaged in their communities and the world. By providing them with op-portunities to connect to their communities and adult leaders, youth gain a clear understanding of their role in civic affairs and are able to build their decision-making ability. This solid foundation helps youth understand and acquire the skills that will allow them to become astute leaders for the 21st Century.

There’s no time like the present to inspire change. And 4-H’s Youth In Governance allows young people an entry point to get involved in programs within their local and regional communities so they can share a voice, influence and decision-making power. Another important way for young people to show their maturity is by understanding some financial basics. The Financial Champions program shows youth the importance of saving money, how to use credit and teaches them what to consider when making decisions as a consumer. All of those skills allow 4-H’ers to have an impact in their community.

A trio of programs designed by 4-H allows young peo-ple a chance to contribute thousands of hours to com-munity projects each year. Events such as Citizenship Washington Focus show students interested in learning more about how our country is governed the U.S. Capitol first-hand; Rural Youth Development encourages com-munities to involve youth as partners in decision-making and governance; and Service Learning allows older stu-dents to design their own community-service projects.

4-H programs are designed to stimulate not only the practical side of a young person’s mind, but also the cre-ative side. Through lessons on photography, filmmaking and reading, our lessons stimulate all facets of a youth’s personality. (Information provided by 4-h.org)


4-H Clubs Easily Recognized Through Their Emblem:4-Leaf Clover of Head, Heart, Hands, Health

Originally, Oscar Her-man Benson, a superin-tendent of schools in Iowa, designed a three-leaf clo-ver design to be used by the clubs he had started. The students at one of his schools presented him with a gift of seven four-leaf clo-vers on a visit, and the idea was born. The design was used on advertising and badges as early as 1907. It was in 1911 that the pres-ent design was adopted, with the fourth leaf at first being Hustle, but quickly being changed to Health. Each leaf represents one of the areas of 4-H: Head, Heart, Hands, Health.

The 4-H emblem was patented in 1924. In 1939 Congress passed a law pro-tecting the 4-H name and emblem which was then slightly revised in 1948. The 4-H emblem design actually belongs to, and is protected by, the Con-gress of the United States. The Secretary of Agricul-

ture is given responsibil-ity and stewardship for the name and emblem. 4-H is, therefore, in a unique cat-egory with other protected emblems, such as the U. S. Presidential Seal, Red Cross, Smokey Bear and the Olympic Rings.

The emblem of the 4-H is easily recognizable and must appear exactly as designated. It is green with a white H on each leaf, the official colors of 4-H. The white color represents pu-rity, while the green rep-resents the most common color in nature. Green also symbolizes youth, life and growth.

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4-H Clubs Teach “Learning By Doing”Williams & Fulton County Youth Benefit From 4-H Programs

Whether an actual mem-ber of a 4-H Club or not, many people have heard of, or are at least aware of, the 4-H pledge: “I Pledge my Head to clearer think-ing, my Heart to greater loyalty, my Hands to larger service, and my Health to better living, for my club, my community, my country, and my world.” This pledge is the four-part promise for the positive development of youth adopted in 1927, with “and my world” being adopted in 1973.

4-H had its start at the be-ginning of the 20th century as an attempt to incorporate new agricultural discoveries into the educational system. The hope of the original plan was that youth could connect with new advances and spread the new knowledge and experiments to the older gen-erations who were less likely to accept them on their own. Rural programs for youth started all over the country, with one pro-gram started by A. B. Graham, a principal in Ohio, in 1902. This group is considered to be the be-ginning of the 4-H program in the United States, which blossomed into all of the states quickly. Then Congress created the Cooperative Extension Service of the USDA in 1914 with the passage of the Smith-Lever Act. The organiza-tion is now administered by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture of the United States

Department of Agriculture.4-H started to extend into ur-

ban areas and European coun-tries in the 1950s. Eventually, the basic idea to introduce inno-vative changes to adults through youth was adapted to concentrate on the personal growth of each member of 4-H. The focus became teaching life skills through 4-H projects, activities and events. The organization went through another major adaptation in the 1960s when the clubs were inte-grated into a single program in which gender or race were not di-visive factors.

4-H has evolved over the 111 years of its existence, but each change has only strengthened and reaffirmed the values and credo with which it was initially formed. The organization uses projects as the vital means for achievement and growth in its youthful members. 4-H members build physical skills, plus self-esteem, motivation, goal planning and decision-making techniques that serve them well throughout their lives.

The 4-H organization has grown to be the nation’s largest youth development group with approximately 90,000 individual clubs. Today, 4-H programs are a vital resource for more than 6.5 million youth in the United States. There are also programs offered to young people in over

80 other countries around the world. Working through its motto “To Make the Best Better,” 4-H will continue to grow and benefit youth, helping them to strength-en head, heart, hands and health.

The 4-H clubs not only invite young people ages 9 through 19 years of age to participate, but many clubs also offer opportu-nities for younger children ages 5 through 9 in groups generally known as Cloverbuds. There are also collegiate opportunities for some who want to continue their 4-H experiences throughout their college years. However, youth members are not the only bene-factors of the 4-H program. There are approximately 3,500 staff, 570,000 volunteers and over 60 million alumni who carry the val-ues of 4-H to other areas of their lives far beyond the 4-H commu-nity and long beyond their youth-ful years.

In the local 4-H clubs, the choice of projects is virtually un-limited, with a young person be-ing able to find a club that will accept and nurture his or her in-terest very easily. Area 4-H club members find their involvement in community service projects to be rewarding and often lifetime associations with their commu-nities and organizations that ex-ist there. The actual skills and knowledge gained through their hands-on experiences with their

projects have allowed many mem-bers to advance their projects to a number of competitions.

In Williams and Fulton Coun-ties and their immediate sur-rounding areas 4-H involve-ment is a family affair for many. Children often continue in 4-H as advisors, and their children and grandchildren often become members of the same clubs. For

more information about 4-H clubs in your area, you may contact the Extension Office in your county. The number for Williams County is 419.636.5608. The number for Fulton County is 419.337.9210.

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4-H – Helping Youth Understand & Prepare For Careers In Science & TechnologyBy: Chelsie Firestone


America faces a future of intense global competition with a startling shortage of scientists. To address in-creased demand for science and tech-nology professionals, 4-H set out to reach a bold goal of engaging one mil-lion new young people in science pro-grams by 2013 - and they’ve met it.

These one million new young peo-ple, as well as all other members, par-ticipate in a wide variety of programs in order to learn more about science and technology as well as to prepare for future careers in the science and technology fields. Currently, 4-H Sci-ence programs reach more than 5 million youth with hands-on learning experiences to ensure global competi-tiveness and prepare the next genera-tion of science, engineering, and tech-nology leaders.

4-H’s approach is comprehensive and holistic—from agriculture to cli-mate change to alternative energy—youth are learning about highly rel-evant complex systems and issues that will ensure their contributions to their communities today and their success as global leaders tomorrow.

Some of the programs included are:Environmental Science and Alter-

native Energy Programs- There’s no better way to increase a child’s in-terest in science than by getting out in the field and learning about the earth’s resources first-hand. 4-H’s Environmental Science and Alterna-tive Energy programs get youth in-volved in studying alternative energy, water conservation and the impact of humans on the environment.

Engineering and Technology Pro-grams - The work of scientists and engineers impacts daily life on many levels but sometimes it’s hard to iso-late just how those professionals contribute to programs we watch on television or items we see in stores. 4-H uses its Filmmaking Studio and Workshop and Robotics programs to help youth understand just how important an interest in science, en-gineering and mathematics is to ad-vancing our society’s access to new technology. The programs provide a unique opportunity for 4-H mem-bers to interact with the community through volunteer activities and ave-nues for the club to engage new men-tors who are local industry experts.

Plant and Animal Science Pro-

grams - The next generation of sci-entists and engineers isn’t just going to be working with microchips and clean energy. It’s going to be helping farmers grow crops and raise animals safely and efficiently. 4-H makes plant and animal science exciting and en-gaging with its programs in veterinary science, guides for raising dogs and horses and an innovative partnership with Winning Investigative Network for Great Science (W.I.N.G.S.) which encourages 4-H’ers to become ‘citi-zen scientists’ who collect important data on the population of butterflies around the country.

State 4-H programs within the Cooperative Extension System, 4-H National Headquarters at USDA, and National 4-H Council provide leader-ship for the development of National 4-H Curriculum. This partnership provides the knowledge, resources, and management necessary to de-velop and market a quality youth curriculum that can be used to help prepare youth for the increasing de-mands in science and technology. (In-formation provided by 4-h.org)


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PUBLIC SPEAKING SKILLS RAISED WITH 4-H ... Evan and Becky Fisk of Edon as 4-H Ambassadors, demonstrate their 4-H projects to area third graders.

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to age 18 as of January 1st of the current year may join.Where do I sign up? Join a club in your county near

your home or school. Experience 4-H with a friend; invite them to join you. Contact the Fulton County Extension Office (419.337.9210) to enroll today.

When should I sign up? Enrollment is anytime from January 1 until April 1. April 1 is a competition dead-line, but youth may join after that for the 4-H experience. Youth would not be eligible for prizes or awards after April 1 enrollment.

What is there to do? Members will select projects to explore through club and county activities. Choose from more than 200. Use the 4-H Family Guide available on the website at http://www.ohio4h.org to learn about each one.

What are the benefits? Members learn life skills, make new friends, enhance self-esteem, achieve personal

goals, develop positive relationships with peers and vol-unteers, and have fun learning and sharing as a family and a club.

Does it cost anything? Your out of pocket costs for participating in 4-H will include one or more of the follow-ing types of expenses. Most project books cost $5.00 and resource books are an additional cost (ranging from $5-$20). Projects sometimes need specific materials, sup-plies or animals to complete the 4-H learning experience. The county activity fee is $10.00. Some clubs fund raise for their activities and some have dues or fees for refresh-ments, fair passes, t-shirts or supplemental insurance, etc. Ask the advisor about their fee structure. Sometimes club events and opportunities will have a fee also.

For more information call the OSU Extension Office in Fulton County at 419.337.9210, email [email protected] or look at the Fulton County website at http://fulton.osu.edu/.

ARCHERY PROJECT AND AT CAMP ... Archery is just one of the many activites conducted at 4-H Camp Palmer on Harrison Lake near Fayette Ohio. Williams County Junior Camp for youth age 8-13 will be June 30 through July 3, Cloverbud Camp for youth K-2nd grade will be June 30th.

MENTORING, LEADING AND TEACHING ... Sierra Free-man of Edgerton, a member of the Williams County Fash-ion Board, demonstrates to younger 4-H’ers on how to press seams in making garments.

4 - Ohio 4-H Week Tribute 2013 THE VILLAGE REPORTER / THE WAUSEON REPORTER Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Summertime is almost here and for many Williams County youth that means another chance to attend Williams County Junior Camp. Junior Camp is held at 4-H Camp Palmer and is scheduled for June 30-July 4. Any Williams County youth at least 8 years of age and in the third grade through age 13 as of Jan.1 are welcome to attend. Registration materials are avail-able on the web site, http://williams.osu.edu/, and the Williams County Extension Office at 1122 W. High St., Bryan starting in May.

Youth will have the opportunity to en-joy countless activities such as swimming, crafts, dancing, canoeing and nature study while staying in a modern camping facility. Shooting Sports will teach camp-ers proper safety and shooting procedures while practicing in the new shooting range at 4-H Camp Palmer.

Camp is not only fun for the youth, but also builds life skills. Youth will have the opportunity to experience something new each day. Campers will be planning and participating in special ceremonies and activities while completing everyday duties of setting tables, keeping 4-H Camp Palm-er clean and keeping their cabins clean. The camp fee includes all meals and most activities for the entire camp. There are additional costs for youth that choose to make a can lamp or youth that want to ex-perience the high ropes course.

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is scheduled for June 30 at 4-H Camp Palmer. Youth in grades K-2 are eligible to enroll by June 14. Participants will arrive at 4-H Camp Palmer by 2 p.m. and enjoy many traditional camp activities including swimming, dancing, nature study, singing and campfire. Parents are invited to at-tend the evening campfire at 8 p.m. with camp concluding at 9 p.m.

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Camp Offers New OpportunitiesHealthy Living In 4-HBy: Chelsie Firestone


Healthy living has been at the core of 4-H and re-mains a foundation of the 4-H pledge. 4-H leadership strives to equip youth with healthy living knowledge and skills that will prepare them physically, emotion-ally and socially to meet the challenges of the 21st cen-tury. To meet the needs of today’s youth, 4-H Healthy Living programs seek to ad-dress national issues includ-ing nutrition and physical fitness, substance abuse, safety, and social and emo-tional wellness.

4-H Health, Nutrition and Fitness gives youth the tools needed to stay in shape, prepare healthy food and practice good personal hygiene. Through innovative programming designed to help youth achieve physical fitness, nutrition and safety in their communities, the Youth Voice: Youth Choice grants allow 4-H’ers to take action.

The Health Rocks! pro-gram is aimed at those aged 8-to-14 and gives them tools to make healthy lifestyle choices. Other programs,

such as ATV Safety, help youth and adults practice safe habits when operating off-road vehicles.

4-H’ers are making an impact on the wellness of their communities by iden-tifying opportunities to help their neighbors lead health-ier lives. From providing health and wellness educa-tion, fundraising for criti-

cal resources, to leveraging community partners to cre-ate lasting community solu-tions, 4-H’ers are initiating a Revolution of Responsibility and leading a healthy living example for their communi-ty. (Information provided by 4-h.org)

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Volunteers Are The “Heart” Of 4-HWhether it’s a trip to Washington DC,

Camp Counselor Training, 4-H Camp or 4-H judging, none of the activities made avail-able to the 4-H members would be possible without the volunteers who run these many events. Together, the Williams and Fulton county 4-H programs are blessed with over 500 adult volunteers who give of their time and talents to guide 4-H members through their chosen projects. This number only re-flects advisors who have formally complet-ed the volunteer application process. There are many more who give freely of their time here and there giving rides to and from meetings, bringing snacks, and informally guiding their younger brothers/ sisters or children through the 4-H experience.

Not all volunteers in the 4-H program are adults. Teen members within the coun-

ty volunteer either through participation on the Teen Board, as part of a commu-nity service for their project, or their love of 4-H. The Teen Board specifically works from April through July to plan, organize and conduct the project judging, food clin-ic, fashion clinic and clothing style review.

They spend countless hours preparing paperwork, doing mailings and volunteer-ing time at these activities to make these events happen.

There are many opportunities made available to members in 4-H. All opportuni-ties take manpower to make them a suc-cess. Whether adults or teens, volunteers make a world of difference with their dedi-cation. Volunteers are the “Heart” of 4-H.

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MARCH 201319 Livestock Quality Assurance, 6:30 p.m., Gillette Building – Fairgrounds 19 Horse Quality Assurance, 6:30 p.m., Thaman Building - Fairgrounds 25 Endowment Committee, 7:00 p.m., OSU Extension Office APRIL 2013 1 4-H Club Enrollment Due 1 Booth Poster Contest Due; Dog Permission to Participate Form Due to OSU Extension Office 4 Officers’ & Advisor’s Training, 6:30 p.m., Montpelier School 5 4-H Horse King & Queen Applications Due to OSU Extension Office 9 Livestock Quality Assurance Testing by appointment, 6:00 p.m., OSU Extension Office 9 4-H Horse Council, 6:30 p.m., 4-H Advisory Council, 7:00 p.m., OSU Extension Office 9 Dog Training Classes Begin, 6:00 p.m., NODT 15 Final Club Enrollment Due 20 Fashion Workshop, 9:30-11:30 Food Workshop, 12:30-2:30 p.m., OSU Extension Office 27 Cake Decorating Workshop, 9 a.m. – 12 p.m., OSU Extension Office 27 Livestock Quality Assurance 9:00-11:00 a.m., Gillette Building27 Horse Quality Assurance 9:00 a.m., Thaman Building - Fairgrounds MAY 2013 1 Dog ID Forms Due 6 4-H Camperships Due to OSU Extension Office 11 Dog/Small Animal Clinic, 11:00 a.m. , NODT in Montpelier 14 4-H Horse Council, 6:30 p.m., 4-H Advisory Council, 7:00 p.m., OSU Extension Office 18 Tri-State Goat Clinic, Fairgrounds 19 4-H Horse King & Queen Contest, 3:00 p.m., Fairgrounds 20 Endowment Committee, 7:00 p.m., OSU Extension Office 27 Open Horse Show, Williams County Fairgrounds 27 Office Closed – Holiday JUNE 2013 1 Sheep, Goat, Calf Tagging, 8-11 a.m., Livestock Pavilion, Fairgrounds 3 Project Forms Due – Horse, dairy, breeding swine IDs, lease agreements, self-determined outline, horse safety & horse permission to participate 6 Measure Horses/Ponies, 6:30-7:30 p.m., Horse Barn, Fairgrounds 7 Swine Tagging, 6-9 p.m., Livestock Pavilion, Fairgrounds 8 Swine Tagging, 7-10 a.m., Livestock Pavilion, Fairgrounds 8 Dog/Small Animal Clinic 11 a.m., NODT 11 4-H Horse Council, 6:30 p.m., 4-H Advisory Council, 7:00 p.m., OSU Extension Office 14 4-H Junior Camp & Cloverbud Camp Registration Due in OSU Ext. Office 15 Henry County PAS show, Henry County Fairgrounds 16 Open Horse Show, Williams County Fairgrounds 20 Ohio State Fair Entries Due 22 Williams County Dog Match 10 a.m., Fairgrounds 23-29 Citizenship Washington Focus, Washington D.C.

26 Creative Writing Projects Due to OSU Extension Office

29 Van Wert County PAS show, Van Wert County Fairgrounds

29 July 3 Leadership Camp, Camp Ohio 30 Cloverbud Camp, 4-H Camp Palmer 30-July3 4-H Junior Camp, Camp Palmer JULY 2013 1 Breeding Swine Registration Papers due

to OSU Extension Office 4 Office Closed – Holiday 7 Fulton County PAS Show w/ double

judges, Fulton County Fairgrounds 9 4-H Horse Council, 6:30 p.m., OSU

Extension Office 9 Miscellaneous Judging, Veteran’s

Building, Fairgrounds 11 Food Nutrition & Clothing Project

Judging, Ramada Inn 17 4-H Advisory Council, 6:30 p.m.,

Veterans Building 18 4-H Chicken BBQ, Veterans Building,

Fairgrounds 19 4-H Horse Camp Registration Due to

OSU Extension Office 22 Endowment Committee, 7:00 p.m.,

OSU Extension Office 24-Aug 4 Ohio State Fair 25 Early Livestock Interviews, by

appointment, OSU Extension Office AUGUST 20139-10 Horse Camp, Fairgrounds 10 Livestock Showmanship Clinic,

9 a.m. – 12 p.m., Fairgrounds 13 4-H Horse Council, 6:30 p.m.,

OSU Extension Office 14 4-H Advisory Council, 6:30 p.m.,

Gillette Building, Fairgrounds 15 Livestock Interviews, Must submit Fair

Entry, 6:00 p.m., Gillette Building, Fairgrounds

18 Open Horse Show, Williams County Fairgrounds

SEPTEMBER 2013 2 Office Closed – Holiday 3-5 4-H Booth Set-up, 1:00 p.m.,

Fairgrounds 7-14 Williams County Fair 10 4-H Horse Council, Fairgrounds 14 Open Horse Show, Williams County

Fairgrounds 23 Endowment Committee, OSU

Extension Office OCTOBER 2013 1 Officers’ Books & Honor Club Score

Sheets due to OSU Extension Office 8 4-H Horse Council, 6:30 p.m.,


OSU Extension Office NOVEMBER 2013 12 4-H Horse Council, 6:30 p.m.,


OSU Extension Office 25 Endowment Committee, 7:00 p.m.,

OSU Extension Office 28-29 Office Closed - Holiday DECEMBER 2013 3 4-H Council Budget Committee,

7:00 p.m. 5 Advisor Update 10 4-H Horse Council, 6:30 p.m.,

OSU Extension Office

2013 4-H CALENDAR Dates are subject to change.

Check the web site for updates http://williams.osu.edu

2013 Williams County 4-H Calendar

Award winners at the 2012 Ohio Achievement Awards and Scholarship Ban-quet included Gail Siebenaler of Edon, who won the Rabbit Achievement Award. and James L. Jordan of Williams County. Mr Jordan received the 2012 Charles Lifer Ex-cellence in 4-H Award and was recognized for his commitment and leadership for de-veloping and maintaining a program that makes a positive impact, touching the lives of thousands.

The Ohio 4-H Achievement Awards and Scholarship Banquet will be held June 5, 2013 at the Nationwide and Ohio Farm Bu-reau Center located on The Ohio State Uni-versity campus in Columbus, Ohio.

Be More, Do More, Join 4-H4-H, one of America’s largest non-formal

education programs for youth, makes a major contribution to our nation by helping youth acquire knowledge and develop life skills that help them become self-directing, productive and contributing members of our society.

Today, 4-H involves more than 6.5 mil-lion young people – from the city, from the farm and in between. They are learning practical skills in hundreds of projects. But more importantly they are developing atti-tudes and habits that help them meet the challenges of today and tomorrow.

4-H not only asks youngsters to “Make the Best Better,” it gives them guidance t reach their goals.

4-H is conducted by the Cooperative Ex-tension Service of state land-grant universi-ties and the CSREES/U.S. Department of Agriculture.

4-H is family and community-oriented.

4-H members devote much of their time to community service in a wide variety of proj-ects ranging from helping the elderly and disabled to restoring historic sites, land-scaping public buildings to helping pre-serve their environment.

The more than 45,000,000 4-H alumni point with pride to their experiences – tell-ing how much they gained from the disci-pline of keeping written records, making oral presentations, developing leadership, management and communications skills, and gaining an understanding of citizen-ship responsibilities.

4-H today is indeed having a strong im-pact on youth and on America. Find out how you can become involved by calling the Fulton County OSU Extension Office at 419-337-9210 or the Williams County OSU Extension Office at 419-636-5608.

From Newspaper Archives with Updated Statistics

FOOD AND NUTRITION ... Wesley Stambaugh of Bryan, a member of the Williams County Food Board, demon-strates to younger 4-H members the “My Plate” an impor-tant part of the 4-H Food & Nutrition projects.

Locals Honored At The 2012 Ohio 4-H Achievement Awards & Scholarship Banquet

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National Ag Week is a time to recognize and celebrate the

abundance provided by agriculture. Every year, producers,

agricultural associations, corporations, universities,

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“This is undoubt-edly the most important Ag Day program in our histo-ry,” said Jenny Pickett, President, Agriculture Coun-cil of America. “Our goal is to ensure the eyes of the nation are on the contributions American agriculture makes not just here in the United States, but also around the world. That’s the message we’re taking to the Hill, and the message that will be carried through communities across America.”

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MARCH 18, 2013

Farm to Fork Politics: An insider’s look at the year ahead for food and agriculture—A panel discussion moderated by Sara Wyant of Agri-Pulse and featuring J.B. Penn, Chief Economist, John Deere; Dr. Keith Collins, former Chief Economist, USDA; and B. Hud-son Riehle, Senior Vice President of the Research and Information Services Division, National Restaurant Association. Hart Senate Office Building Room 902, 3:30-5:00 p.m.

Agri-Pulse Reception follows in the same room. No charge to attend reception.

MARCH 19, 2013 USFRA Food Dialogues: The Next Generation of

Food & Farming—A special event featuring young in-fluencers exploring food trends and advancements in modern agriculture. Location TBA, 9:30–11:00 a.m.

Mix-and-Mingle Luncheon—A luncheon emceed by legendary agricultural broadcaster Orion Samu-elson and featuring the Outstanding Young Farmer honorees and members of Congress. Cannon Caucus Room, 11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m. FREE OF CHARGE

Celebration of Ag Dinner—This event will feature the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture and Teresa Scan-lan, Miss America 2011, and honor the winners of the Ag Day essay, video essay and poster contests. USDA Whitten Patio, 5:00 p.m. TICKETS: $150 PER PER-SON, OR $1,500 FOR A RESERVED TABLE OF 10

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National Ag Day is organized by the Agriculture Council of America and celebrated in classrooms and communities across the country. ACA is a nonprofit organization composed of leaders in the agricultural, food and fiber community, dedicating its efforts to in-creasing the public’s awareness of agriculture’s role in modern society.

Founded in 1973, National Ag Day encourages ev-ery American to:

• Understand how food and fiber products are pro-duced.

• Appreciate the role agriculture plays in providing safe, abundant and affordable products.

• Value the essential role of agriculture in main-taining a strong economy.

• Acknowledge and consider career opportunities in the agriculture, food and fiber industry.

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It’s a day to recognize and celebrate the abundance provided by agriculture. Every year, producers, agri-cultural associations, corporations, universities, gov-ernment agencies and countless others across America join together to recognize the contributions of agricul-ture.

When Is Ag Day?

Ag Day is celebrated on March 19, 2013. National Ag Day falls during National Ag Week, March 17-23, 2013.

Who Hosts Ag Day?

The Agriculture Council of America hosts the cam-paign on a national level. However, the awareness ef-forts in communities across America are as influential - if not more - than the broad-scale effort. Again this year, the Ag Day Planning Guide has been created to help communities and organizations more effectively host Ag Day events.

What Is Ag Day All About?

Ag Day is about recognizing - and celebrating - the contribution of agriculture in our everyday lives. The National Ag Day program encourages every American to:

Understand how food and fiber products are pro-duced.

Value the essential role of agriculture in maintain-ing a strong economy.

Appreciate the role agriculture plays in providing safe, abundant and affordable products.

Why Celebrate Agriculture?

Agriculture provides almost everything we eat, use and wear on a daily basis. But too few people truly understand this contribution. This is particularly the case in our schools, where students may only be ex-posed to agriculture if they enroll in related vocational training.

By building awareness, the Agriculture Council of America is encouraging young people to consider ca-reer opportunities in agriculture.

Each American farmer feeds more than 144 people ... a dramatic increase from 25 people in the 1960s. Quite simply, American agriculture is doing more - and doing it better. As the world population soars, there is an even greater demand for the food and fiber pro-duced in the United States.

What Can I Do to Help?

Put simply, get involved! Your participation in Ag Day is critical in helping us spread this positive mes-sage about agriculture. If you are interested in plan-ning an event, download your Planning Guide today. Of course, there are other ways you can lend your support, including sending a letter to your local news-paper, calling your Congressional representatives or simply sharing information about agriculture with youngsters in your community.

Where Can I Find More Information?

Contact the Agriculture Council of America at (913) 491-1895.

National Ag Day Frequently Asked Questions

The most obvious ca-reers are directly related to the farm or ranch. But did you know that only 10 percent of Americans are involved in tradition-al farming? If that is the case, then what other ca-reers comprise the agri-cultural field? There are approximately 22 million people who work in ag-riculture related fields. Unlike agriculture of our grandparents’ day, today’s agriculture offers over 200 rewarding and challeng-ing careers.

CAREER CATEGORIESAgricultural careers

may be divided into vari-ous categories. These in-clude: Agribusiness Man-agement, Agricultural and Natural Resources Communications, Build-ing Construction Man-agement, Agriscience, Re-source Development and Management, Parks, Rec-reations, and Tourism Re-sources, Packaging, Hor-ticulture, Forestry, Food Science, and Fisheries/Wildlife.

GROWTH JOB MARKET According to the Feb-

ruary 7, 2000 Issue of Farm Bureau News, pub-lished semimonthly by the American Farm Bureau Federation, “Food Scien-tists and engineers will be in the greatest demand in the agriculutural job market over the next four years, according to a new Purdue University study. Annual job openings for U.S. food and agricultur-al sciences graduates are projected to be around 58,000, while the number of graduates for those jobs will be slightly more than 57,000.”

JOB DESCRIPTIONS Agribusiness Man-

agement - focuses on the managerial functions performed by organiza-

tions throughout the food system. Sample job titles: Commodity Trader, Agri-cultural Production Spe-cialist, Purchasing Man-ager, Financial Manager, Farm Owner and Man-ager, and Wholesale/Re-tail Buyer Manufacturing Manager. Companies that hire for these positions: Seneca Food Corpora-tion, Ralston Purina Co., Farm Bureau Mutual In-surance, Archer-Daniels-Midland Co., and Dow Elanco.

Agricultural and Nat-ural Resources Commu-nications - focuses on ca-reers in journalism, public relations, and advertis-ing/marketing. Sample job titles: Marketing Com-munications Manager, District Sales Representa-tives, Advertising Manag-er, Reporter, Editor, and Account Manager. Com-panies that hire for these positions: Upjohn Co., USDA, Michigan Milk Pro-ducers Association, Na-tional Dairy Council, and Michigan Farm Bureau.

Building Construc-tion Management - fo-cuses on land develop-ment and structural buildings. Sample job titles: Project Manager, Estimator, Construction Scheduler, Controller, Purchasing Agent, Site Manager, Field Engineer, Land Developer, and Real Estate Appraiser. Com-panies that hire for these positions: Turner Con-struction Company, Pulte Homes, Perini Building Co., and General Motors Corporation.

Agriscience - provides a foundation for careers in agricultural and natu-ral resources industries. Sample job titles: Agri-science Educator, Exten-sion Educator, Farmer, and Human Resource Di-rector. Companies that

hire for these positions: Crop Production Services, John Deere, and Gerber Co.

Resource Develop-

ment and Management - focuses on policy analy-sis, planning, evaluation, budgeting, and program management. Sample job titles: Environmental Analyst, Environmental Planner, Solid Waste Co-ordinator, Water Resource Specialist, and Economic Development Specialist. Companies that hire for these positions: Coopera-tive Extension Service, The Clinton River Water-shed, The National Park Service, Enviroscope, Senate and House Policy Offices, Lobbying Orga-nizations, Banking Orga-nizations, City and State governments, and Hospi-tals.

Parks, Recreation

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Packaging - focusing

on food packaging, health care and pharmaceutical packaging, and industrial packaging. Sample job ti-tles: Packaging Engineer, Quality Control Coordina-tor, Laboratory Manager, and Package Designer. Companies that hire for these positions: Coca-Co-

la Co., Hershey Chocolate USA, Johnson and John-son, 3M, IBM Corp., and Amway Corp.

Horticulture - focuses on the science and art concerned with culture, marketing, and utilization of high value, intensively cultivated fruits, flow-ers, vegetables, and or-namental plants. Sample job titles: Retail Manager, Landscape Designer, En-trepreneur, Florist, Con-tractor, Nursery Grower, and Nursery Stock Buyer. Companies that hire for these positions: Gerber, Mawby Fruit Farms, Ball Corporation, and Pan American Seed.

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Food Science - focuses on the development of new foods, investigation of new production and processing methods, and research ways to insure a safe, nutri-tious and economical food supply. Sample job titles: Food Technician, Laboratory Technician, Food Chem-

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Fisheries and Wildlife - focuses on environmental management, conservation, and wildlife ecology and management. Sample job titles: Land Management Specialist, Water Quality Specialist, Habitat Special-ist, and Fish Hatchery Manager. Companies that hire for these positions: US Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, State and local divisions of surface water quality, land and water management, and US Fish and Wildlife Services.

IT’S THE BEES KNEES• A hive of bees flies

over 55,000 miles to bring you one pound of honey. A honey bee can fly 15 miles per hour.

• Honey bees must tap two million flowers to make one pound of honey. Each worker honey bee makes 1/12th teaspoon of honey in its lifetime.

• Honey bees visit 50-100 flowers during one honey collecting trip.

• Bees have been producing honey from flowering plants for at least 10 million years! And maybe even as long as 20 million years!

• Flowers and other blossoming plants have nec-tarines that produce sugary nectar. Worker bees suck up the nectar and water and store it in a special honey stomach. When the stomach is full the bee returns to the hive and puts the nectar in an empty honeycomb. Natural chemicals from the bee’s head glands and the evaporation of the water from the nectar change the nectar into honey.

• In one day a honey bee can fly 12 miles and pol-linate up to 10,000 flowers.

• Honeybee workers must visit 2 million flowers to make one pound of honey.

FABULOUS FORESTS• An acre of trees can remove about 13 tons of dust

and gases every year from the surrounding environ-ment.

• Almost a third of the world’s total land area is covered by forests.

• Some tissue-making machines can produce as many as 6000 feet of toilet tissue every minute.

• About 1.5 million tons of ground cocoa beans from the tropical tree are used each year to make chocolate and cocoa products. That’s greater than the weight of more than 300,000 elephants!

• Every year in the United States each person uses the equivalent of one tree, 100 feet tall and 16 inches in diameter, to fulfill their wood and paper needs.

• Thirty to 40 gallons of sugar maple sap must be boiled down to make just one gallon of maple syrup.

• Many farmers grow more than just grains, veg-etable and livestock. Some farmers grow trees. This is called a woodlot. A woodlot is not an original forest, because the timber has been cut down before. Some-times the trees in a woodlot have been cut down four, five, ore even six times. After the trees have been cut down, the farmer lets them grow up again, until they are big enough to be harvested once more.

• Not only is the wood on woodlots good to sell to

timber companies to make paper, etc., but the timber can also be useful on the farm. The farmer can cut down the timber and use it to build fences, barns, or other buildings. Some farmers grow specialized wood-lots that are used for a specific purpose. A woodlot may be used to harvest maple syrup or as a Christmas tree farm.

UDDERLY AMAZING• In a year’s time a dairy cow produces 1,500 gal-

lons or 6,000 quarts of milk. A Jersey cow will give as much as 3 to 4 gallons or around 16 quarts of milk each day.

• Dairy cows provide us with milk and milk by-products like cheese, butter, and ice cream. In addi-tion, milk is also used to manufacture glue, paint, and plastics.

• Straight from the cow, the temperature of cow’s milk is about 97 degrees Fahrenheit.

• The average U.S. dairy cow produces 22.5 quarts of milk each day. That’s about 16,000 glasses of milk per year – enough for about 40 people. One cow can give 200,000 glasses of milk in a lifetime.

• It takes approximately 1.4 gallons of milk to make 1 gallon of ice cream.

• Cheese was first made over 4,000 years ago in Asia.

• A cow has 4 stomachs. They are: the rumen, where the food is first stored, the reticulum where food that has been more thoroughly chewed is stored once the cow has chewed the cud and has swallowed it; the omasum where extra water is squeezed out, and finally the food goes to the abomasum. Some of the digested food is then stored in the cow’s udder where it is made into milk.

• Cows are ruminants or cud-chewing animals eat-ing hay, corn, soybeans, grass, wheat, and ensilage. Each cow eats 20 to 25 pounds of grain, 40 to 60 pounds of ensilage, 30 pounds of hay and drinks about 15 to 25 gallons of water a day.

• Cows are sedentary animals spending up to 8 hours a day chewing the cud while standing still or lying down to rest after grazing. When going to be milked, a certain cow in an established herd always leads the others with the weaker and older cattle trail-ing behind the group.

• A typical, full grown Holstein cow weighs about 1,400 pounds and produces 60 pounds of milk per day.

• One day’s production is 2.6 pounds of butter or 7 gallons of milk or 6 pounds of cheese.

• A dairy cow consumes 35 gallons of water, 20 pounds of grain and concentrated feed and 35 pounds of hay or silage (a mixture of corn and grass) in just one day.

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• Hamburger meat from a single steer will make about 720 quarter pound hamburger patties. That’s enough for a family of 4 to enjoy hamburgers each day for nearly 6 months.

NEW WAYS TO HELP THE PLANET• Farmers and ranchers provide food and habitat

for 75% of the nations wildlife.• Plant and animal biotechnology have resulted in

new antibodies for immunizations. Agriculture has also contributed to research that has helped develop surgical techniques and pharmaceuticals that help save lives.

• Ethanol and new bio-diesel fuels made from corn, soybeans and other grains are beneficial to the envi-ronment and helps contribute to energy independence for the U.S.

AGRICULTURE IS PART OF YOUR LIFE• Products we use in

our everyday lives come from plant and animal byproducts produced by America’s farmers and ranchers: - Health care: Pharmaceuticals, surgical sutures, ointments, latex gloves, x-ray film, gelatin for capsules and heart valves.

• Construction: Lumber, paints, brushes, tar paper, dry wall and tool handles.

• Transportation: Fuel, lubricants, antifreeze, tires and upholstery.

• Manufacturing: Adhesives, solvents and deter-gents. Printing: Paper, ink and film.

• Personal Care Products: Shampoo, cosmetics, lo-tions, finger nail polish and toothpaste. Education: Crayons, textbooks, chalk, desks, pencils and paper.

• Sports: Uniforms, baseball bats, leather equip-ment and shoes.

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• Archeologists have found evidence that hu-

mans have enjoyed eating apples since 6500 B.C. Each of us eats more than 19 pounds of apples annually.

• Grapes are one of the oldest cultivated fruits. They have been around for more than 8,000 years.

• Americans eat about 125 pounds of potatoes a year, about half from fresh potatoes and half in pro-cessed foods.

DON’T BE SHEEPISH• There are 914 different breeds of sheep in the

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Sheep are sheared in the spring, their wool is removed in one piece called a fleece.

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• The clean, dry wool is then carded. Carding means to comb the wool to straighten the fibers.

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SNACK TIME• It takes a combine 9 seconds to harvest enough

wheat to make 70 loaves of bread.• Americans consume 1.12 billion pounds of pop-

corn a year.• Soybean oil is the most widely used edible oil in

the United States; you can find it in mayonnaise, salad dressing, process cheese products, dessert frostings and much more.

• Peanuts are not actually nuts. Peanuts, like soybeans, are mem-bers of the legume fam-ily.

• There are 340 mil-lion M&M’s produced daily.

YOU MAY FIND THIS “CORNY”

• One bushel of corn will sweeten more than 400 cans of pop.

• There are about 600 kernels on each ear of corn.

• Farmers grow corn on every continent except Antarctica.

• Each tassel on a corn plant releases as many as 5 million grains of pollen.

AMERICA’S BREAD BASKET

• Each American consumers, on average, 53 pounds of bread per year.

• Assuming a sandwich was eaten for breakfast, lunch and dinner, it would take 168 days to eat the

amount of bread produced from one bushel of wheat.

• A family of four could live for 10 years off the bread produced by one acre of wheat.

• One bushel of wheat will produce 73 one-pound loaves of bread.

• In 1997, Kansas’s wheat farmers produced enough wheat to make 36.5 billion loaves of

bread, or enough to provide each person on earth with 6 loaves of bread.

• Farmers receive approximately 5 cents (or less) from each loaf of bread sold.

PIGGY, PIGGY

• Pigs can’t sweat. Pigs have no sweat glands, that is why they roll around in mud to cool off.

• Heart valves from hogs are used to replace damaged or diseased hu-man heart valves.

• A pig can run a 7-minute mile.• A baby pig, or piglet, weighs about 3 1/2 pounds

at birth and will double its weight in just 7 days.

IT’S PRESIDENTIAL• George Washington

liked ice cream so much he reportedly had a bill for $200 for ice cream one summer.

• The first ice cream cone was made, served, and eaten in New York City on September 22, 1886. The maker, Italo Marchiony, was granted a patent on his cone mold in 1903.

• Abe Lincoln’s mother died when the family dairy cow ate poisonous mush-rooms and Mrs. Lincoln drank the milk.

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• Farmers use com-puters designed and built in cities to track market information, maintain balance spreadsheets, and monitor weather satellites.

• The environment and everyone in it bene-fits from research on bio-degradable plant prod-ucts that break down easily in landfills.

• Agriculture land provides food and habi-

tat for 75% of the nation’s wildlife. Deer, moose, fowl and other species have shown significant popula-tion increases in the past several years.

• Genetic engineering with plants and animals has resulted in new antibodies for immunizations. Other research has developed surgical techniques and pharmaceuticals from agriculture that help save lives.

• Ethanol and new bio-diesel fuels made from corn and other grains are beneficial to the environ-ment and promote energy security.

SOYBEANS

• Soy crayons have been created to replace toxic petroleum-wax crayons, soy crayons are sager to use, brighter in color, and less expensive to produce.

• One acre (43,560 square feet) of soybeans can produce 82,368 cray-ons.

• Soybean oil is the most widely used vegetable oil. It is found in margarine’s, salad dressings, canned foods, sauces, bakery goods, and processed fried foods.

CRAZY ABOUT COTTON

• U.S. textile mills presently convert over half ot the cotton they use into clothing.

• The majority of cotton is used for men’s and boys’ clothing, with jeans, underwear, and shirts topping the list.

• If all of the cotton produced annually in the U.S. were used to make one product, such as blue jeans, it would make 5 Billion pair.

• One bale of cotton can produce 1,217 men’s t-shirts or 313,600 one-hundred dollar ($100) bills.

• Cotton’s home uses range from bedspreads to

window shades. It is by far the dominant fiber in towels and washcloths. Cotton is also popular in sheets and pillowcases.

• Industrial prod-ucts containing cotton include wall coverings, book bindings, and zip-per tapes. The biggest cotton users in the this category are manufac-turers of medical sup-plies, industrial thread, and tarpaulins.

• Cotton is a food crop. Almost 200 million gallons of cottonseed oil are used in food products such as margarine and salad dressing. Cottonseed and cottonseed meal are used in feed for livestock and poultry. And even products such as toothpaste, ice cream, and the pa-per money used to buy them contain by-products of the cotton seed.

• The Cotton Belt covers the southern half of the United States, reaching from Virginia to California. Texas is the top cotton-producing state, harvesting about one-third of the crop each year.

THE FOOD WE EAT

• In 1996, each Amer-ican consumed an aver-age of 77 pounds more of commercially grown veg-etables than in 1970, 63 pounds more grain prod-ucts, 54 pounds more fruits, 32 pounds more poultry, 10 gallons more milk lower in fat than whole milk, 20.5 pounds less red meat, 73 fewer eggs, and 17 gallons less whole milk.

• It takes just 40 days for most Americans to earn enough money to pay for their food supply for the entire year. In comparison with the 129 days it takes the average American to earn enough money to pay federal, state and local taxes for the year.

• More than 96 billion pounds of edible “surplus” food is thrown away in the U.S. Each year. It is esti-mated that almost 27% of our food supply is wasted.

• Americans are eating about 14 pounds of tur-key a piece each year, more than double the rate 20 years ago.

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* Social service: The agricultural industry also has positions of social service. In addition to food inspector, who ensures agricultural products are safe for human consumption, social service posi-tions within the agricultural industry include envi-ronmental consultant and conservation officer. Men and women can also work to develop programs that encourage youngsters to pursue careers in the agri-cultural industry.

* Production: Of course, the agricultural industry has a host of careers for those who want to get their hands dirty. Farms need to be plowed, seeds must be planted and fertilized and farms need to be well-maintained to continue operating efficiently and ef-fectively. Though technology has taken the place of many agricultural production positions, there are still many opportunities out there for those who want to work under the sun.

* Education: Those who want to share their love of agriculture with others can put their skills to work in the classroom. Agricultural instructors can train the next generation of agriculture profession-als at the university or high school level, ensuring today’s farms are left in good hands tomorrow.

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