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Published by Forrest R. Church, 2018-03-21 16:52:57

The Village Reporter - March 21st, 2018

The Village Reporter - March 21st, 2018

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W E E K LY N O RT H W E S T O H I O - W I L L I A M S & F U LTO N C O U N T Y N E W S

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21ST, 2018 (USPS 168-440) - VOLUME 10 EDITION 12

THIS WEEK IN Swanton Students Find Habitat For Humanity
Alternative Protest To Walkout Breaks Ground On Latest Project
TvHIELLAGE reporter
By: Bill O’ Connell
Wauseon Breaks Ground On THE VILLAGE REPORTER
New Administratie Building
This past Wednesday,
•••• March 14, the one-month
Edon National Honor Society anniversary of the mass
shooting Marjory Stone-
Inducts New Member man Douglas High School
•••• in Parkland, Florida, thou-
sands of high school stu-
Fayette Village Council Moves dents around the coun-
Forward On School Resource try walked out of their
schools for a minimum of
Officer Proposal 17 minutes to honor the
•••• Swanton Senior Mikayla 17 victims killed on that
Rochelle organized an fateful day and to peace-
North Central Schools fully protest, what they
Extends Menard's Tax alternative protest to the believe to be, little or no
nation-wide walkout.
Abatements
•••• action taken by political leaders with respect to gun
laws since an unprecedented string of school shootings
Pettisville Board Of Education began at Columbine High School almost 19 years ago. PHOTO BY JAMES PRUITT, STAFF
Approves Spanish Club Trip It is thought to be the largest nation-wide demon-
stration involving educational institutions since the GROUNDBREAKING ... Habitat for Humanity of Williams County Board members
To Costa Rica student strike in 1970 that saw an estimated four mil- pose with Brooklyne Montalvo and her children at the site of their future home
•••• lion students walkout of classrooms at American uni- in Pioneer. From left are Roz Wendorf, Mic McKarns, Michael Cox, Steve Collins,
versities and high schools to protest the killing of four board president; Lisa Whittaker, Stacie Schroeder, Family Selection Committee;
Febrauary Little Loco Leaders Brooklyne Montalvo, Kaiden Montalvo, Gemma Montalvo, Harlow Peters, Mary
At Montpeleir Elementary Ann Peters, director; John Moat and Joe Pilarski.
Announced
•••• and wounding of nine students at Kent State Univer-
Village Of Swanton Retires sity by members of the Ohio National Guard on May 4,
By: James Pruitt group’s first building blitz, where teams
Paramedic's Service Number THE VILLAGE REPORTER of volunteers put up parts of the house,
•••• there will be a “Find Your Stud,” party
A Bryan woman and her three small when those who paid for a stud can look
Williams County Annual children will hopefully have a place of for it on the house. “The community
Maple Syrup Festival Details their own in Pioneer next fall. Habitat stepped up so generously,” Wendorf said.
for Humanity of Williams County broke
•••• ground on a home for Brooklyne Mal- Habitat Director Mary Ann Peters is
Hilltop & Pettisville Musicals tavo’s family Friday afternoon on Maple hopeful the home will be completed by
Street next to a home the agency com- September and the family should be
S SReporter 1970. pleted a year ago. This will be Habitat’s moved in by the fall. The family is excit-
PORT There was protesting at Swanton High School in 27th build in its 32-year history. ed by the prospect of having their own
place. For Montalvo, she learned only a
WILLIAMS & FULTON COUNTY (NORTHWEST OHIO) SPORTS ACTION support of the victims in Florida and the lack of con- But this isn’t a routine building proj- week ago she would be getting the house.
ect. In a break with the past, agency
Brock Mealer To Speak At Swanton Hall Of Fame Ceremony conducted a fundraiser called “Sponsor “This is a blessed opportunity,” she
a Stud.” The studs are the boards that said following the ceremony. “There is
Brock sustained an injury to his spinal a year away. The picture above shows his bride, Haley, without canes, on his gressional response to the call for common sense gun will be used when the walls go up on the great support from the community. It
cord, which caused him to be paralyzed that he accomplished this goal, a mo- wedding day, December 22nd, 2012. He house. feels good.” Montalvo has three children,
from the waist down. His surgeon gave ment that was years in the making came continues to workout each week, and at son Kaiden, 10; daughter Gemma, 6
him a 1% chance of walking. to pass. He also went on to walk with the gym, walks without assistance. Local groups were invited to pay $50 and infant daughter Harlow Peterson, 6
per stud to decorate them in any way they months. Brooklyne owns Bees Knees in
In the days and months after the ac- legislation. However, it came in a very different form. saw fit or $60 if the payee preferred to Bryan.
cident, Brock faced not only a difficult Mikayla Rochelle, a senior at Swanton and soon to be let Habitat do the work. Designs ranged
In 2007, Brock and his family were grieving process, but also a rehabilita- freshman at Ohio University, thought of a method her from blessings for the Mantalvo family to In the Habitat process, applicants
on their way to church on Christmas eve tion process that was both mentally and Bible verses to the names of local compa- have to put in so many hours of sweat
when a 92-year-old man ran a stop sign physically grueling. With life as he had nies, Habitat board member Roz Wendorf equity to be considered. While volunteer
and hit the car in which he and his fam- known it forever changed, he says “I had of Bryan, said. labor builds the home, the owner still
ily were traveling. Brock’s father, David to learn everything all over. I couldn’t sit has to pay back a mortgage.
Mealer, and his brother’s girlfriend, Hol- up, and I was in pain all the time.” He Peltc’s Lumber donated all the studs
lis Richer, were killed in the accident. added, “one of the hardest things to get and through March 16, 222 have been James can be reached at
used to was needing to rely on someone decorated. The money will pay it forward [email protected]
else for life’s most basic tasks. I had al- for future projects, Wendorf said. At the
ways been so independent.”

Brock not only became independent
again, but was blessed with an incred-
ible comeback story that has led him to
walk again with the help of two canes.
After 2 years of grueling physical ther-
apy, he started working out with the U
of M football team strength staff. Once
able to stand, Brock’s newly found team
set the goal of leading the team onto the
field for their 2010 opener; less than

Two Wauseon Athletes Sign INFORMATION PROVIDED fellow students could protest in a way that would more
To Continue Athletic Careers Bottom row-Rob Szoda, Darrin Mossing, Dan Spaulding, Tim Thatcher, Matt Timpe,
Scott Lewis, Greg Goad, Greg Skiver. 2nd Row-Mike Cain, Tim Rains, Sonny Kirtz,
Steve Wentz, Benny Roschman, Dino Delvisco, John Crow, Adam Giley. 3rd Row- impactful than symbolic and reach much farther than
Asst. coach Tom Sampson, Joe Gombash, Chuck Davis, Scott Korn, Tim Floyd,
Robbie Barrett, Tom Burch, Head Coach Joe Carone. 4th Row-Jeff Carter, Ken
Brown, Bob Gergich, Paul Vincent, Eric Jewell, Jeff Reiner, Dave Kasten, 5th Row-
Mike Moore, Bill Robinson, Rich Giradot, Jack Roschman, Todd Finely, Glen dick-
ens, Alan Millenbaugh. The 1981-82 wrestling team finished 10-0 in dual matches
and 8-0 in the league capturing the NWOAL championship, as well as, Sectional
and District championships. The Bulldogs were State Runners-Up bu missed the
state title by 8.5 points. Throughout the season the wrestlers were tournament
champions for the Sylvania Invitational, Perrysburg Invitational, and the Swanton
Invitational. The team also placed 3rd at the Medina Invitational and was the only
AA school in the top ten. Dual meets: Swanton 51 Springfield 18, Swanton 69 Bry-
an 0, Swanton 36 Wauseon 13, Swanton 43 Evergreen 17, Swanton 54 Archbold
9, Swanton 64 Montpelier 9, Swanton Patrick Henry 6, Swanton 47 St. John’s 24,
Swanton 59 LIberty Center 6, Swanton 60 Delta 0.

ADDITIONAL PHOTOS INSIDE

Lights Installed At the grounds of the school.
Stryker Football Field

COLLEGE SOCCER ... Jaydelin Vasvery recently committed to continue her education She first organized a letter writing campaign to en-
and soccer career at Baldwin Wallace University (NCAA D-III) in Berea, Ohio. Shown courage students to contact their legislators such as
seated with her are parents Jeff and Trudy Vasvery with Wauseon head coach Shawn
Schroeder (standing).

PHOTO COURTESY OF JASON LEUPP Senators Rob Portman and Sherrod Brown, Represen-
LET THERE BE LIGHT ... As the early morning sun climbed in the eastern tative Bob Latta, State Senator Randy Gardner, State
COLLEGE FOOTBALL ... Andrew Gray recently committed to continue his education skies on March 12, employees of Partee Construction and Woolace Electric Representative Derrick Merrin and others. “Instead
and football career at Adrian College (NCAA D-III) in Adrian, Michigan. Pictured at the gathered at the Stryker Sports Complex. At 8:45 a.m., a large Link-Belt crane
signing are: Front row: Amy Miller (grandmother), Andrew Gray, Sarah Gray (mother. turned off South Defiance Street, and made its way westward into the parking
Middle row: brothers Joel and Bradyn Gray. Back row: Wauseon Head Football Coach area. Passing through the service gate near the baseball diamond at the far
Travis Cooper, Assistant Coach Kyle Borton. west end of the parking area, the crane pulled onto the frozen turf. The com-
bined crews then helped guide the crane to a point optimal for the lifting of the
first of the new lighting stanchions for the football field. Once lifted, the crews
guided the crane operator to the precise point where the precast concrete py-
lon was located that would hold the stanchion in place. At 9:17 a.m., the first
of the ‘Friday Night Lights’ was set in place, and a commitment to the citizens
of Stryker fully cemented. Football Fridays are coming soon to Panther Town.

HUGE TAX REFUND SALE of walking out and standing outside for 17 minutes

we gave kids the chance to write letters to our legisla-
tors at the national and local level and talk about the
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changes they want to see made and what actions they
wanted them to take,” explained Mikayla.

CONTINUED ON PAGE 5

Wauseon Ribbon Cutting
Held For Amerimade Realty

Swanton High School Hosts
Military Deployment Ceremony

By: Bill O’ Connell wartime construction management in
THE VILLAGE REPORTER support of U.S. forces within the area

United States military deployments CONTINUED ON PAGE 21
to war zones and political hot spots
PHOTO BY MELISSA EWERS, STAFF around the world have become an all too
common but very necessary occurrence
READY TO CUT... Owner Misty King (holding the scissors) and Newlove celebrate since 911 and today, more so than in the
the opening of Amerimade Realty with employees and Chamber of Commerce mem- past, guard and reserve units make up
bers on March 15, 2018. Amerimade Realty and Joe Newlove Realty merged busi- a higher percentage of deployed forces.
nesses. The business is located at 145 S. Fulton St. in Wauseon and provides real
estate consulting services. Hours of operation are Monday through Friday from 9 This past Sunday, March 18th,
a.m.- 4:30 p.m. and Saturday by appointment. Contact them at 419 -337-8581, Swanton High School hosted the Fare-
http://www.amerimadehomes.com/, or on Facebook. well Ceremony for two Company Com-
mands, Higher Headquarters and For-
ward Support, of the 983rd US Army
Engineering Battalion which will be
deployed for nine months to an undis-
closed location in the Middle East.

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Local Obituaries

Gerald Snyder (1930 - 2018) Elaine Fiser (1932 - 2018) Charles Shreves (1949 - 2018)

(Member of Delta American Legion Post #373) (Pioneer American Legion Auxiliary Member) (Native of Wauseon)

Gerald H. Snyder, age Elaine L. Fiser, 85 of Charles Lee Shreves, age 68, of Wauseon, and
87, of Delta, surround- Pioneer passed away Sun- formerly of Phoenix, Arizona, passed away Sunday,
ed by his family; passed day evening at Fairlawan March 11, 2018, at Heartland of Wauseon. Prior to his
away peacefully Tuesday Haven Nursing Home in retirement he had been in banking.
morning, March 13, 2018 Archbold. She was born
at Community Health Pro- on May 24, 1932 in rural Charles was born in Wauseon, Ohio on May 21,
fessionals Inpatient Hos- Fayette, Ohio to Emer- 1949, the son of Wilbur Charles and Florence Lydia
pice in Defiance. He was son J. and Laree (Miller) (Hogrefe) Shreves. He is survived by his sister, Diane
born on March 21, 1930 Schmucker. Elaine gradu- Wolfinger of Delta; and two brothers, Michael Willis of
to the late George F. Sny- ated from Pioneer High Columbus, OH and Wayne Willis of Ponchatoula, LA.
der and Clara (Mills) Sny- School and in 1950 she He was preceded in death by his parents; step-brother,
der. married James L. Fiser Anthony Willis and Sister, Faye Leonard.
Gerald was a gradu- and he preceded her in
ate of Fulton Centralized death in 2005. Funeral services will be private. Interment will be in
Schools. After graduat- the Zion Cemetery, near Wauseon. Online condolenc-
ing he served in the U.S She worked for several es may be offered to the family at www.grisierfh.com.
VETERAN Army during the Korean years at Pioneer Trans- Edgar-Grisier Funeral Home in Wauseon has been en-
War from 1951 to 1953. former. Elaine was a member of the Pioneer American trusted with arrangements.
Legion Auxiliary. She loved her walks around Pioneer
and sitting on her front porch swing chatting with fam- ADDITIONAL OBITUARIES ON PAGE 3
ily and friends.
Upon returning to home he married Florence A. Pelton Elaine is survived by her three children, Cheryl
on December 4, 1954. From this marriage they were (Gary) Murray of Montpelier, Alan (Ronda) Fiser and
blessed with five children; Richard “Dick” (Kathy) Sny- Steven (Bev Black) Fiser both of Pioneer; ten grand-
der, Chaplain Lt. Col., Gerald “Gary” (Beth) Snyder, children; eighteen great grandchildren; one great
Susan “Sue” (Ted) Blohm, Patricia “Pattie” (Paul) Stan- great grandchild; one step grandchild; seven step
ley and the late Steven M. Snyder. great grandchildren; two sisters, Jean Graber of Arch-
Gerald was a lifelong farmer, including dairy from bold and Linda (Frank) Middleton of Montpelier; two
1955-1972. He also transported milk for Pet Milk and brothers, Larry (Iona) Schmucker and Richard (Lois)
was a farmer/dealer for DeKalb Seed. Gerald was a Schmucker both of Pioneer; and several nieces and
member of the Delta American Legion Post #373, Delta nephews.
United Methodist Church where he served as a Trust- Elaine was preceded in death by her parents, hus-
ee, Administrative Board and Pastor Parish Relations band James L. Fiser, son Norman L. Fiser, and brother
Committee; past vice president of the Fulton County Ronald Schmucker.
Farm Bureau, Ohio Farmer’s Union, Dairy Service Donations may be made to CHP-Hospice. Condo-
Unit, Soil and Water Supervisor and a volunteer with lences can be left at www.thethompsonfuneralhome.
the Delta Outreach. He was selected to the Fulton com
County Agriculture Hall of Fame in 2000 and was an Reporter
honorary member of the Delta FFA. Joyce Haynes (1929 - 2018) www.thevillagereporter.com
Along with his children and wife of 63 years, Flor-
ence; he is survived by his siblings, Helen Desgranges, (Retired from Fayette Tubular) YOUR HOMETOWN NEWS SOURCE FOR WILLIAMS & FULTON COUNTY, OHIO
Paul Snyder and Betty Carter; grandchildren, Cheryl
Snyder, Steven Snyder, Jill Rohrs, Robin Timpe, Kay Joyce Marie Haynes, NORTHWEST OHIO COVERAGE AREAS
Timpe, Kalani Snyder, Kalei Snyder, Kamaile Snyder, age 88, of Bryan, Ohio,
Jessica Blohm, Joshua Blohm, Matthew Blohm and died at 9:06 A.M. on
Bradley Stanley; 9 great grandchildren with two on the Wednesday, March 14,
way; 41 nieces and nephews and special exchange stu- 2018, at Community
dent daughter, Ulli (Johnny) Andersson. Health Professionals In-
In addition to his parents and son, Steven; he was patient Hospice near Defi-
preceded in death by his brother, Donald Snyder, Bob ance. Mrs. Haynes worked
Snyder and infant, Franklin Snyder; sisters, Anna at the former Carbon Fac-
Mary Stoll, Marguerite Lueke, Dorothy Hill and Ruth tory and retired from Fay-
Griffin. ette Tubular. She enjoyed
In lieu of flowers, those wishing a show of sympa- baking and many of her REGULATION & POLICY:
thy are asked to consider contributions to the Delta pies were auctioned off
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Jake was born in Bryan, preceded in death by her parents, husband, a daugh- ing their own opinions.
Ohio on May 24, 1994 to ter, Linda Smith, three grandchildren and two great- * Newspaper counter sales are available throughout Williams and Ful-
Bruce Hite and Ruth (Mc- grandchildren. ton Counties in Northwest Ohio.
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He attended Four vordton, Ohio 43501. p.m.
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and was a 2013 graduate please, visit www.krillfuneralservice.com. print weeks during the summer and one non print week around the
of Delta High School. Jake holidays.
went on to graduate from Robert Huffman (1939 - 2018)
The Ohio State University 115 Broad Street, Montpelier, Ohio
with a Bachelor’s Degree in Plant Genetics. Jake was a (Member of Wms. County Soil Conservation Board) Open: Mon. - Fri. (9 a.m. - 5 p.m).; Sat. (9 a.m. - 12 p.m.)
dedicated worker for Schmidlin Greenhouse, Wishwell
Farms and most recently as an assistant manager for Robert Allen Huffman, Phone: (419) 485-4851 / Fax: (877) 778-9425
Means Nursery. He was active in Collegiate 4-H and a 78, of Pioneer, passed Email: [email protected]
dedicated member of FFA. Jake enjoyed knife collect- away on Monday, March Website: www.thevillagereporter.com
ing, bowling, farming, being an OSU fan and spending 12, 2018 at Fulton Manor
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He is survived by his father, Bruce (Laurie) Hite; tion Center in Wauseon,
mother Ruth (Bill Wolpert) Hite; sisters, Allianna and Ohio. He was born on STRYKER EDGERTON
Joanne Hite; brother, Daniel Hite; grandparents, Cary April 19, 1939 in Madi- Stryker Main Stop Main Stop, C-Store
(Linda) Hite and James “Ed” McCance; step-grand- son Township to Freder-
parents, Dan (Karen) Clevenger; along with many lov- ick and Velma (Esterline) WEST UNITY WAUSEON
ing aunts, uncles and cousins. Jake was preceded in Huffman. Bob graduated Valero, Shamrock, Chief Supermarket,
death by his grandmother, Victoria McCance in 2012. from Kunkle High School Marathon, Walmart
In lieu of flowers, those wishing a show of sympathy in 1957. On June 14, Dollar General Courtview Mart Shell,
are asked to consider contributions to the family care 1959 he married Janet FAYETTE Circle K, Dollar General
of Bruce Hite with a charity to be decided at a later M. Carter in Kunkle, Ohio
time. Online condolences may be sent to the family and she survives. Circle K, Main Stop, PIONEER/HOLIDAYCITY
through our website at www.barnesfuneralchapel.com From a young age, Bob helped his family on the dairy Dollar General Main Stop, Village Market,
farm and continued this livelihood until 1998. He was ARCHBOLD
The Family of Frederick A. Thiel wish to say thanks also a lifelong Madison Township grain farmer and was Valero, Dollar General,
to: Williams County EMS, Dr. Kesireddy & Staff, Dr. still driving the combine up until this past October. He Super Value, Hutch’s Marathon,
Vasi & staff, Fr. Fred, Tina Booher LMT, CHWC Bryan was a member of the Williams County Soil Conserva- EDON / BLAKESLEE
Staff, Genesis Healthcare staff, all of Freddie’s friends tion Board, Williams County Dairy Association Board Rite Aid, Circle K,
and acquaintances; The Saint Joseph Catholic Church and was a volunteer for the Madison Township Fire Dollar General, Pop Shop Slattery
women for the wonderful lunch, K of C’s, who were Department. Bob served 8 years on the North Central Shamrock
there for him when he was here and who were here for his School Board and was president of the board for one DELTA LYONS
family when he passed. He did the best he could these year. He and Janet enjoyed spending winters in Pal- Dollar General, Kwik Stop Main Stop
past couple of years with out Dad, and we, his family metto, FL for the past 20 years. SWANTON
are so thankful for all of the support, the memorials, Bob is survived by his wife of 58 years, Janet Huff- Delta Speedway Dollar General
the cards, the throws, the food, plants, flowers, plaques, man of Pioneer; two children, Ronald A. Huffman of MONTPELIER METAMORA
words of encouragement, thoughts and prayers during Pioneer and Cheryl Kaye Beck of Coldwater, Michi- Ace Automotive,
this time of loss. We certainly appreciate all of your kind- gan; two grandchildren, Jamie (Patrick) Hassenauer TMart
ness... he will be missed by many as he has touched so of Wapakoneta, Ohio and Mallory (Dahlen Barnhart) Main Stop, BRYAN
many lives with his infectious smile and his kind heart. Beck of Hillsdale, Michigan.; and one great grandchild, Circle K, Circle K, Main Stop,
Logan A. Hiles. Dollar General, Rowes, Fountain City Ice House,
Sincerely Yours, He was preceded in death by his parents and one Millers New Market, Dollar General, Walmart
Rosalie, Ted, Debbie & Paul Green, Dee & Chuck Bowers, brother, Darold D. Huffman. Two Brothers Market, Phil’s One Stop
Donations may be made in Bob’s memory to the Rings Pharmacy
Dar, Sherry & Rex Branham & Families. charity of the donor’s choice. Online condolences may
be left at www.thethompsonfuneralhome.com. PETTISVILLE
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Obits (Continued)

Diane Brubaker (1951 - 2018) Rodney Baker (1970 - 2018) Vericia Kruse (1927 - 2018)

(Member of Wauseon American Legion) (Member Of Madison Township Fire Department) (Member of the Delta American Legion)

Diane Lynn Brubaker, Rodney D. Baker, Jr., Vercia A. Krause, age
66, of E. Main St., Fay- 47, of Kunkle, passed 90, of Delta, passed away
ette, died Wednesday away on Friday, March Saturday night, March 17,
evening, March 14, 2018, 16, 2018 at Community 2018 at Hospice of North-
at her home, surrounded Hospitals and Wellness west Ohio in Perrysburg.
by her cherished family. Centers in Bryan. He was She was born in Lima, OH
Born March 23, 1951, in born on April 18, 1970 on December 22, 1927 to
Hudson, MI, she was the in Montpelier to Rodney the late Samuel Price and
youngest child born to D. and Jonell L. (Haas) Kathrine (Johnson) Price.
the late Roy and Maude Baker, Sr. R.D. graduated
(Whipple) Snyder. Di- from North Central High After being at Lima
ane lived her early life School in 1989. Central High School, she
between Toledo and the moved to Toledo; where
Jasper, MI area, and R.D. was a member she attended Scott High
later Liberty Center, OH. of the Madison Town- School and later Davis
She graduated with the very first Four County Career ship Fire Department for Business College. Vercia
Center class in 1969. 29 years, with 8 of those served over ten years as a
Diane married Roger Earl Brubaker on March 31, years spent as Assistant Chief. He dearly loved his fam- secretary for National Cement Products and then sev-
1978, in Delta, OH, and he preceded her in death on ily and enjoyed spending his time hunting and fishing. eral years with Dana Corporation before retiring. She
January 28, 2007. Since the 1990’s, she has worked R.D. is survived by his parents, Rodney D. and enjoyed reading and visiting casinos. Vercia also liked
for Ron Ernsberger at his companies, Vision Molded Jonell L. Baker, Sr., of Kunkle; three children, Nata- playing cards, especially euchre and poker. She was a
Plastics in Napoleon, and later 2020 Custom Plastics sha (Ben) Baldwin of Bryan, Jeramy J. Baker of Pio- proud member of the Delta American Legion Auxiliary.
in Holiday City. She most recently worked in its Hu- neer and Jonathan D. Baker of Kunkle; five grandchil- On July 6, 1979 she married Thomas E. Krause and
man Resources department until her retirement in dren, Makenna, Daisy, Alexis, Brooklynn and Brylee; he survives, along with children, Vicki (Rodney Giesige)
October of 2017. two brothers, Keith (Kris) Baker of Montpelier and Joel Mull of New Bavaria, Gary (Barbara) Balusik of White-
She had longtime memberships with the Wauseon (Brenda) Baker of Kunkle; maternal grandfather, John house, Dan (Cindy) Balusik of Grand Rapids, OH, Abby
American Legion and VFW auxiliaries, and previous- Haas; and life companion, Barbara Lillard of Kunkle. Krause of Maumee and Jennifer Casey of Columbus;
ly had belonged to the Order of Eastern Star. She Visitation will be held on Wednesday, March 21, 11 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren.
also was a member of the Fayette Christian Church- 2018 from 5-8 p.m. at the Thompson Funeral Home in A graveside service will be held at Raker Cemetery
Disciples. Pioneer. A funeral service will take place on Thursday, in Delta on March 22, 2018 at 11:00 AM with Pastor
Diane enjoyed camping throughout her life. Times March 22, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. with Pastor Ron Evans Randy Trowbridge officiating.
she cherished most were making memories with her to officiate. Interment will follow at Kunkle Cemetery Arrangements are entrusted to Barnes Funeral Cha-
beloved family, and she especially adored her grand- in Kunkle, OH. Donations may be made in memory of pel, 5825 St Hwy 109 in Delta. In lieu of flowers, those
children. R.D. to the Madison Township Fire Department. On- wishing a show of sympathy are asked to consider con-
Surviving are her children, JoLynn (Jack) Curtis line condolences may be left at www.thethompsonfu- tributions to Hospice of Northwest Ohio, 30000 East
of Bryan, Debbie Brubaker of Wauseon, Scott (Lea) neralhome.com. River Rd., Perrysburg, Ohio 43551 in her memory.
Brubaker of Wauseon, Rob (Peggy) Brubaker of Fay- Online condolences may be sent to the family
ette, David Brubaker of Colorado Springs, CO, and Marcia Daniel (1953- 2018) through our website at www.barnesfuneralchapel.com.
Marc Brubaker of Fayette; fifteen grandchildren; and
seven great-grandchildren. (Graduate Of Wauseon High School) Phyllis Smith (1946 - 2018)
In addition to her parents and husband of over 29
years, Roger, Diane was preceded in death by her five Marcia S. Daniel, age 64, recently of Waterville, (Former Wauseon Resident)
siblings, Martin, Pat, Beverly, Donald, and Nancy; peacefully passed away early Saturday morning,
and a granddaughter, Jessica Curtis. March 17, 2018 at Heritage Village of Waterville. She Phyllis Jeanette (Cooper)
Memorial contributions in honor of Diane can was born on October 5, 1953 in Wauseon to the late Smith passed away Thurs-
be made to benefit Great Lakes Caring Hospice or Robert O. Mohr and Rose (Mull) Mohr. Marcia was a day, March 15, 2018 in
a charity of the donor’s choice. Friends can share 1972 graduate of Wauseon High School. Hospice of Northwest Ohio-
memories and words of comfort with the family on- Perrysburg at the age of 71.
line at www.eaglefuneralhomes.com. She was united in marriage to Brian Nilesson and
later after divorcing married Kenneth Daniel who She was born in Syl-
Ralph Beerbower (1939 - 2018) passed away in 2012. vania Ohio on September
6, 1946 to John and Myra
(Member of Bryan First Presbyterian Church) Before retiring she served as an information agent Cooper. A graduate of Syl-
with the Federal Bureau of Investigation for 33 years. vania Northview, she mar-
Ralph R. Beerbow- Among many other career achievements, she was ried Raymond Smith Sr on
er, 78 years, of Bryan, called up on to command the information area during August 20, 1965 in Findlay
passed away Wednes- the Oklahoma City Bombing in 1995. Ohio. They lived their early
day, March 14, 2018 at years in Wauseon Ohio, lat-
Community Health Pro- Marcia’s information gathering through the Free- er moving to Sylvania and
fessionals Inpatient Hos- dom of Information Act led to several movies being presently reside in Toledo,
pice, Defiance. Ralph made, including the film Mississippi Burning. Some Ohio.
was born June 4, 1939 of her fondest hobbies included gardening, crafts and Blessed with three children, Phyllis was a homemaker,
in Bryan, Ohio, the son shopping. devoted wife and mother and loved to share recipes, sto-
of the late Briton and ries and write poetry.
Berniece (Winters) Beer- Marcia is survived by her sisters, Karen Shelt of Phyllis is survived by her husband of 52 years Ray-
bower. Ralph was a Toledo and Leanna “Jean” (Mark) Rearick of Delta; mond, three children Candace “Candy” and Tracy Havely;
member of the Army Re- brother, Jim (Christina) Mohr of Delta and many lov- Raymond and Monica Smith, and Christopher “Chris”
serve, where he served ing nieces and nephews. Arrangements for a memorial and Jennifer Smith; seven grandchildren and seven great
for many years. Ralph service will be announced at a later time. grandchildren.
married Deanne Lilly on She was preceded in death by her parents and a sister
VETERAN March 31, 1979, in Bry- In lieu of flowers, those wishing a show of sympathy Joyce Nuding.
are asked to consider contributions to Southerncare
vives. an, Ohio, and she sur- Hospice, 6545 W. Central Ave, Suite 103, Toledo, Ohio Thomas Spiess (1948 - 2018)
43617 or Zion United Methodist Church, 4533 Co Rd
Ralph was a Tool and Die Maker for ARO Corp. for 11, Wauseon, Ohio 43567 in her memory. Online con- (Art Teacher At Gorham Fayette for 30 Years)
42 years, retiring in 2002. He was a member of the dolences may be sent to the family through our website
Bryan First Presbyterian Church and First Families at www.barnesfuneralchapel.com. Thomas A. Spiess, 69, of Fayette, passed away Friday,
of Williams County. Ralph enjoyed designing things, March 16, 2018, at University of Michigan Hospital in
making sure they worked. He tinkered with many Jack Bloir (1938 - 2018) Ann Arbor. He was born May 7, 1948 to George and Mar-
things. He previously enjoyed hunting and fishing, jorie (Sager) Spiess in Wauseon, Ohio. Tom married Cher-
but as he aged, his heart became tender, and he en- (Attended Edon United Methodist Church) lynn (Cherrie) Grisier on December 28, 1968 in Wauseon.
joyed watching nature. Ralph loved to spend time
with his family, especially his children, grandchildren Jack L. Bloir, age 79, of Tom graduated high school from Delta, class of 1966.
and great-grandchildren. rural Edon, Ohio, passed He was granted a bachelor’s degree in Comprehensive Art
Surviving are his wife, Deanne of Bryan; seven away at 6:14 A.M. on Fri- from Defiance College in 1970 and a master’s degree in
children, Jeff (Cathy) Beerbower of Bryan, Chris (Tra- day, March 16, 2018, Fine Arts from Siena Heights College in 1975. He shared
cy) Beerbower of Ocala, Florida, Kim (Robert) Smith shortly after admittance his many artistic skills with the youth of Fayette by serv-
of Edgerton, Lilly (Steve) Brown of Montpelier, Rick to Community Hospitals ing as the art teacher at Gorham Fayette Schools for 30
Bany of Montpelier, Greg Bany of Edgerton and Vicki and Wellness Center in years. There he founded and led the Art Club and the golf
Ridenour of Montpelier; son-in-law, Ralph Jones of Bryan, Ohio. Mr. Bloir team. He retired from teaching in 2000. Not ready to com-
Edon; 14 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren; one was a 1956 graduate of pletely embrace retirement, Tom served as the Village of
sister, Bonnie (Mike) Bowers of Waldron, Michigan. Edon High school and was Fayette administrator for six years.
He was preceded in death by his daughter, Sheila a veteran of the United
Jones; granddaughter, Sheena Rae Jones and one States Army. He was em- Tom was a passionate community servant and leader.
brother, Infant James Beerbower. ployed by The Aro Corpo- He was a member of the Disciples of Christ Church in
Those planning an expression of sympathy are ration in various capacities Fayette where he taught Sunday school and was an elder
asked to consider memorial donations be given to from being a machinist to and board president. He served on the Ohio Arts Council;
First Presbyterian Church, 506 Oxford Drive, Bryan, a foreman and eventually was a founder and executive director of the Fayette Com-
Ohio, 43506 or to Community Health Professionals munity Fine Arts Council; was instrumental in acquiring
Inpatient Hospice, 6817 State Route 66 North, Defi- V E T E R A N working in the engineering and restoring the Fayette Opera House; was a Jennings
ance, Ohio 43512. department, retiring with Scholar; served as Chairman of the Fulton County Unit-
You can send your condolences or share your forty-three years of service. ed Way; was president of the Gorham Fayette Teachers’
memories with the family by visiting his obituary He attended Edon United Methodist Church and was Association; president of the Fulton County Community
page at www.oberlinturnbull.com a member of the Tri-Township Farm Bureau Council. Improvement Corporation, and was a member of the Fay-
Jack enjoyed working his “Hobby Farm” and garden- ette Chamber of Commerce. Tom’s dedication and service
ing and in earlier years was an avid bowler and enjoyed was recognized when he was named Fayette’s Citizen of
playing golf. the Year, as well as when he received a Defiance College
Alumni Achievement Award.
Jack L. Bloir, was born on May 19, 1938, in rural
Montpelier, Ohio, the son of Charles and Theodoshia Local history was also a passion of Tom’s. He hosted
(Hughes) Bloir. He married his wife of fifty-nine years, Civil War reenactments in his own backyard. Tom loved
Helen E. Steenbock, on November 30, 1958, in Long- experiencing activities like this with his family, especially
ford, Kansas, and she survives. his grandchildren.

Surviving in addition to his wife are three sons, Dar- Tom is survived by his wife, Cherrie; his children, Mat-
rel Bloir, of Edon, Dean Bloir, of Fremont, Indiana, and thew (Joy) of Napoleon, Mark (Julie) of Toledo, and Eliza-
Kirk (Marlise) Bloir, of Columbus, Ohio; two daughters, beth (Grant) of Wauseon; eight grandchildren, Kathryn
Christine (Elliott) Rowe, of Angola, Indiana, and Coleen (Michael), Lauryn, Alayna, Jacob, Elizabeth, Jack, Na-
(Ken) Clark, of Cedarville, Ohio; eight grandchildren; thaniel and Lacotus; One brother, James (Dee) Spiess of
eleven great-grandchildren; two brothers, Bob Bloir, of Wauseon; father in-law and mother in-law, Melvin (Melva)
Edgerton, Ohio, and Jim (Linda) Bloir, of Montpelier; Grisier.
two sisters, Betty (Ken) Bauer, of Montpelier, and Mary
(Claron) Krill, of Edgerton; brothers and sisters-in-law, Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by his
Barbara Bloir, of Payson, Arizona, Wayne (Marguerite) son, Jon Paul. With the help of family and friends, Tom
Stewart, of Hayes, Kansas, Raymond (Mildred) Steen- founded and ran the Jon P. Spiess Memorial Golf Tourna-
bock, of Springfield, Missouri, and Marvin (Audrey) ment in his memory.
Steenbock, of Longford, Kansas; and numerous nieces
and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; In lieu of flowers, the family asks those who knew and
one sister, Norma Jean Bloir; and one brother, Richard cared for Tom to perform a thoughtful act of community
Bloir. service. Monetary donations can be given to the Jon Paul
Spiess Endowment at Defiance College or the Fayette
Memorials are requested to the Edon United Method- Community Fine Arts Council. Friends can share memo-
ist Church. ries and words of comfort with the family online at www.
eaglefuneralhomes.com.
To sign the online register or to send condolences,
please visit www.krillfuneralservice.com.

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POLICE, EMT, FIRE, TRAFFIC & COURT NEWS

WAUSEON POLICE (March 5) Criminal Damage (March 11) Maddie St., Unruly Juvenile pired operator’s license. Fine: $71; Costs:
(March 7) 134 Superior St., Vandalism (March 5) Fraud (March 11) Clark St., Door to door sales $79.
(March 7) 725 Enterprise Ave., Scam (March 6) Phone Harassment (March 11) Mettabrook Dr., Warrant Ar-
(March 7) 810 N. Shoop Ave., Accident- (March 6) Lock Out rest Leslie, Gina R. (Montpelier, Ohio). Im-
injury (March 6) Medical Emergency (2) (March 12) W. Garfield, Suspicious proper pass. Fine: $71; Costs: $79.
(March 7) 133 Clinton St., Animal Call (March 7) Traffic Crash Person
(March 7) 211 E. Leggett St., Accident (March 7) 911 Hang-up (March 12) Chestnut St., Juvenile Run- Martin, Ronda M. (Montpelier, Ohio).
(Property Damage) (March 7) Speed/D.U.S./Citation away 66/55 speed. Fine: $46; Costs: $79.
(March 7) 1060 N. Shoop Ave., Investi- (March 8) Noise (March 13) Crestwood Dr., Assist
gate Complaint (March 8) Speed/Warning Person Mathers, Steven S. (Delta, Ohio).
(March 7) 723 Third St., Suspicious (March 9) Funeral Escort (March 13) Valleywood Dr., Accidental 69/55 speed. Fine: $46; Costs: $79.
Activity (March 9) Animal Complaint Alarm
(March 7) 133 S. Fulton St. Unit 3, (March 9) Drugs (March 14) Co. Rd. 3, Assist Deputy-Sus- Miller, Eathon M. (Edgerton, Ohio).
Threats/Harassment/Trespassing (March 10) Domestic Violence (Arrest picious Seat belt. Fine: $30; Costs: $40.
(March 7) 1285 N. Shoop Ave. Unit 12, Made) (March 14) Larch Lane, Assist
Welfare Check (March 10) Domestic Dispute Rescue-ill Mock, Rick L. (Bryan, Ohio). Seat belt.
(March 7) 200-B Monroe St., 911 Hang (March 10) Noise (2) (March 14) E. Airport Hwy., Suspicious Fine: $30; Costs: $40.
Up Contact In Person (March 10) Traffic Crash Person
(March 8) 725 S. Shoop Ave., Fight (March 15) West Drive, Suspicious Park, John F. Jr. (Bryan, Ohio). Driv-
(March 8) 940 E. Leggett St., Alarm Drop SWANTON POLICE Person ing under suspension. Fine: $300; Costs:
(March 8) 950 E. Oak St., Narcotics (March 1) W. Airport Hwy., Accidental (March 15) Valleywood Dr., Hit-skip $119; Jail: 90 days with 90 days sus-
(March 8) E. Elm St.@N. Shoop Ave., Dis- Alarm Accident pended. No future violations within next
abled Vehicle (March 1) S. Main St., Dispute 2 years.
(March 8) 300-B Vine St., Accident (Prop- (March 1) S. Munson Rd., Suspicious Ve- WILLIAMS COUNTY
erty Damage) hicle Peralez, Vanessa E. (Bryan, Ohio).
(March 8) 800-B W. Elm St., Animal Call (March 1) Crestwood@Brookside, Clear TRAFFIC 71/55 speed. Fine: $46; Costs: $79.
(March 8) 485 E. Airport Hwy., Mental Limbs From Road Altaffer, Seth J. (Archbold, Ohio).
(March 9) 504 W. Leggett St., Investigate (March 1) E. Garfield, Accidental Alarm 70/55 speed. Fine: $46; Costs: $79. Riter, Steven L. (Defiance, Ohio). 73/55
Complaint (March 2) High School, Unruly Student Ambros-Tepox, Rafael (Pioneer, Ohio). speed. Fine: $46; Costs: $79.
(March 9) 117 S. Fulton St. Unit 202, (March 2) E. Airport Hwy., Theft No driver’s license. Fine: $100; Costs:
911 Hang Up Contact In Person (March 2) Chestnut St., 911 Hang-Up $85. Driving without headlight. Fine: $50; Roehrs, Joan V. (Bryan, Ohio). Unse-
(March 9) 810 N. Shoop Ave., Mental (March 2) W. Airport Hwy., Assist Rescue- Costs: $40. cure load. Fine: $71; Costs: $79.
(March 9) 239 W. Elm St., Threats/Ha- ill Armstrong, Karen J. (Bryan, Ohio).
rassment (March 2) Lucas County, Threat-Assist 69/55 speed. Fine: $46; Costs: $79. Rohrbaugh, Cody A. (Bryan, Ohio).
(March 9) 204 N. Shoop Ave., Property Deputy Barton, Brandon L. (Bryan, Ohio). Display plates. Fine: $46; Costs: $79.
Damage (March 2) Valleywood Dr., Loose Dog 44/25 speed. Fine: $46; Costs: $79.
(March 9) 485 E. Airport Hwy., Lost/ (March 2) Dodge St., Unruly Juvenile Belknap, Shannon D. (Montpelier, Rohrs, Donna K. (Napoleon, Ohio).
Found/Recovered (March 2) E. Airport Hwy., Unruly Ohio). Turn signals. Fine: $35; Costs: $79. Seat belt. Fine: $30; Costs: $40.
(March 9) 514 W. Leggett St., Juvenile Belton, Ryan D. (Montpelier, Ohio).
Juveniles (March 2) Chestnut St., Domestic 45/35 speed. Fine: $46; Costs: $79. Rufenacht, David A. (Defiance, Ohio).
(March 9) 340 W. Leggett St., 911 Hang dispute Bertke, Sheila A. (Farmer, Ohio). 44/25 speed. Fine: $46; Costs: $79.
up contact In Person (March 3) Dodge St., Assist Rescue-ill 40/20 speed. Fine: $96; Costs: $79.
(March 9) 1133 N. Ottokee St., Suspi- (March 3) Academy Dr., Civil Dispute Bistline, David M. (West Unity, Ohio). Saaf, Joshua D. (Bryan, Ohio). Failure
cious Person (March 3) Chestnut St., Kids Playing by 69/55 speed. Fine: $46; Costs: $79. to display operator’s license. Fine: $250;
(March 10) 841 N. Shoop Ave., Suspi- RR tracks Brown, Jacquelyn s. (Pioneer, Ohio). Costs: $79.
cious Person (March 3) Zeiter Way, Dispute 67/55 speed. Fine: $46; Costs: $79.
(March 10) 100-B W. Leggett St., (March 3) Dodge St., Disabled Vehicle Brown, Jason W. (Montpelier, Ohio). Scott, Roger W. (Bryan, Ohio). 70/55
Juveniles (March 3) Crabtree Ct., Peace Keep Driving under suspension. Fine: $300; speed. Fine: $46; Costs: $79.
(March 10) N. Fulton St.@W. Oak St., (March 4) E. Airport Hwy., Accidental Costs: $85. Operator’s license suspended
Disabled Vehicle Alarm from November 28, 2017 to December 28, Shaffer, Scottaretta S. (Edgerton,
(March 10) 1462 N. Shoop Ave., Acci- (March 4) Woodland Ave., Assist Rescue- 2017. Ohio). Unsafe vehicle. Fine: $71; Costs:
dent-injury ill Craves, Christopher B. (Bryan, Ohio). $79.
(March 10) 104 W. Chestnut Ct., Fight (March 5) Airport@SH 64, Vehicle Lost Failure to transfer plates. Fine: $46;
(March 10) 485 E. Airport Hwy., 911 Load Costs: $79. Shepherd, Eric J. (Bryan, Ohio). OVI.
Hang Up Contact In Person (March 5) Walnut@Cass, Suspicious Ve- Crist, Grayson W. (Bryan, Ohio). 68/55 Fine: $750; Costs: $90; Jail: 40 days with
(March 10) 736 N. Fulton St., 911 Hang hicle speed. Fine: $46; Costs: $79. 30 days suspended. Operator’s license
Up Contact In Person (March 5) Maddie St., Theft Culler, Kenneth L. (Stryker, Ohio). suspended from march 12, 2018 to March
(March 10) 700-B Fairway Dr., Suspi- (March 6) Lilac Lane, Assist Resident 68/55 speed. Fine: $46; Costs: $79. 12, 2020. No future violations within next
cious Vehicle (March 6) Airport@Hallett, Suspicious Ve- Diehl, Alexandra M. (Bryan, Ohio). 2 years. Recovery Services of Northwest
(March 11) 445 N. Fulton St., Investigate hicle 65/55 speed. Fine: $45; Costs: $86. Ohio. Vacate ADM license suspension
Complaint/Possible Gas Leak (March 6) E. Airport Hwy., Assist Rescue- Dotson, Cynthia R. (West Unity, Ohio). and fees. Lanes of travel. Fine: $35; Costs:
(March 11) 445 N. Fulton St., Domestic ill 44/25 speed. Fine: $46; Costs: $79. $40.
Violence (March 6) Maddie St., Assist Rescue-ill Foor, Claire E. (Archbold, Ohio). 70/55
(March 12) 1373 N. Ottokee St., Disabled (March 6) W. Airport Hwy., Unlock speed. Fine: $46; Costs: $79. Starry, Craig A. (Sherwood, Ohio). Ex-
Vehicle Vehicle Freese, Scottie D. (Montpelier, Ohio). pired plates. Fine: $46; Costs: $79.
(March 12) 123 E. Leggett St., Accident (March 6) Lawrence St., Possible 72/55 speed. Fine: $46; Costs: $79.
(Property Damage) Assault Hancock, Sharilyn M. (Bryan, Ohio). Stewart, Herminia J. (Bryan, Ohio).
(March 12) 229 Beech St., Investigate (March 6) S. Main@Airport, Civil Seat belt. Fine: $30; Costs: $40. Failure to yield. Fine: $71; Costs: $79.
Complaint Dispute Harris, Benaiah J. (Montpelier, Ohio).
(March 12) 840 W. Elm St. Unit 1008, (March 6) Fairfield Dr., Phone Scams 52/35 speed. Fine: $46; Costs: $79. Stiltner, Benjamin C. (Bryan, Ohio).
Domestic Violence (March 7) Crestwood School, Irate Hartnett, Daniel E. II (Defiance, Ohio). Seat belt. Fine: $30; Costs: $40.
(March 12) 1285 N. Shoop Ave., Suspi- Parent 66/55 speed. Fine: $46; Costs: $79.
cious Activity (March 7) S. Main St., Court Arrest Henderson, Steven R. (Bryan, Ohio). Stough, Nicole L. (Fayette, Ohio).
(March 12) 840 W. Elm St., Unit 1108 (March 7) Airport Hwy., Reckless Driver OVI. Fine: $650; Costs: $116; Jail: 20 71/55 speed. Fine: $46; Costs: $79.
(March 12) 857 Burr Rd., Alarm Drop (March 8) E. Airport Hwy., Accidental days with 17 days suspended. No future
(March 12) 1060 N. Shoop Ave., Alarm violations within next 2 years. Vacate Turner, Kristin R. (Fayette, Ohio).
Assault (March 8) S. Main@Airport, Reckless Driv- ADM license suspension and fees. 1st 72/55 speed. Fine: $2906; Costs: $85.
(March 12) 485 E. Airport Hwy., alarm er Timers Retreat within 90 days. No future
Drop (March 8) Chestnut St., Unlock Vehicle violations within next 2 years. Vollmer, Cheri L. (Edgerton, Ohio).
(March 13) 425 Cole St. Unit 403 (March 9) E. Airport Hwy., Non-injury Hissong, Kim I. (Hicksville, Ohio). 67/55 speed. Fine: $46; Costs: $79.
(March 13) 604 S. Shoop Ave., Junk/ Crash 70/55 speed. Fine: $71; Costs: $79.
Abandoned Vehicle (March 9) Airport@S. Main, Disabled Ve- Holsopple, William J. (Archbold, Ohio). Walker, Michael N. (Bryan, Ohio).
(March 13) 485 E. Airport Hwy., Lost/ hicle 70/55 speed. Fine: $46; Costs: $79. Reckless operation. Fine: $100; Costs:
Found/Recovered (March 9) Airport@Scott Rd., Warrant Ar- Houk, Parker J. (Montpelier, Ohio). $84. Driving under suspension. Fine:
(March 13) 840 W. Elm St. Unit 1204 rest Safety disregard. Fine: $250; Costs: $99; $250; Costs: $40.
(March 13) Burr Rd.@Orth Rd., Investi- (March 9) McDonald’s Lot, Non-injury Jail: 20 days with 17 days suspended. No
gate Complaint Crash future violations within next 2 years. 1st Wann, Deborah S. (Bryan, Ohio). Im-
(March 13) 712 Lawrence Ave. Unit 1, (March 10) E. Airport Hwy., Accidental Timers Retreat within 90 days. Vacate proper turn. Fine: $71; Costs: $79.
Investigate Complaint Alarm ADM license suspension and fees. Turn
(March 13) 1308 N. Shoop Ave., Investi- (March 10) Crestwood Dr., Accidental signal. Fine: $25; Costs: $40. Williams, Ricky (Montpelier, Ohio).
gate Complaint Alarm Huard, Sara E. (Bryan, Ohio). 66/55 Failure to reinstate. Fine: $200; Costs:
(March 13) 125 N. Fulton St., Alarm (March 10) Crestwood Dr., Sound of Pos- speed. Fine: $46; Costs: $79. $85. Lighted lights. Fine: $35; Costs: $40.
Drop sible Gun Jarzembski, Michael S. (Fayette, Ohio).
(March 14) 100-B W. Chestnut St., Ani- (March 10) Valleywood Dr., Assist Res- Solid tire requirement. Fine: $45; Costs: WILLIAMS COUNTY
mal Call cue-ill $86.
(March 10) Lincoln St., Menacing Jervis, Tammie A. (Bryan, Ohio). 35/25 CRIMINAL
WEST UNITY POLICE (March 11) Dodge St., Assist Rescue-ill speed. Fine: $46; Costs: $79. Blade, David J. (Hamilton, Indiana).
Jones, Jessica K. (Bryan, Ohio). Ex- Violation of temporary protection order.
Fine: $300; Costs: $120; Jail: 180 days
concurrent with prison time.
Jones, Nicholas R. (Montpelier, Ohio).
Disorderly conduct. Fine: $96; Costs: $79.
Lawrence, David W. (Edon, Ohio). Ag-
gravated menacing. Fine: $350; Costs:
$90; Jail: 180 days with 170 days sus-
pended. No future violations within next 3
years. No contact with victim.
O’Brien, Blake A. (Bryan, Ohio). Open
container. Fine: $50; Costs: $161.02.
Park, John Jr. (Bryan, Ohio). Drug
paraphernalia. Fine: $150; Costs: $119.
Agency to destroy contraband.
Paynter, Stacey (West Unity, Ohio).
Disorderly conduct. Fine: $250; Costs:
94; Jail: 30 days with 29 days suspended.
No future violations within next 3 years.
No contact with victim, Bryan CVS, for 3
years.
Warner, Joseph A. (Montpelier, Ohio).
Criminal trespass. Fine: $200; Costs:
$310.19.

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POLICE, EMS, FIRE & COURT NEWS Swanton Students Find Alternative Protest
“The walkout was a good idea. It’s low voter participation and the politi-
student action and it did honor those cians don’t really care what we think
students but after those 17 minutes because we don’t vote. So, they are
WILLIAMS COUNTY Assured clear distance ahead. Fine: it doesn’t make any change, it doesn’t not going to do what we want them to
FAILURE TO FILE LOCAL TAX $102; Costs: $93. cause any ripple effect or do anything do because we’re not the one that will
Jackson, Kassandra M. (Bryan, Ohio). Derome, Ashleigh L. (Swanton, Ohio). get them elected.”
File city tax – 2015 (Bryan). Fine: $200 Assured clear distance. Fine: $102; after the fact. Writing letters is some-
with $200 suspended; Costs: $144; Jail: Costs: $85. thing politicians will see.” It is too early to tell how effective the
30 days with 30 days suspended. No fu- current youth movement demanding
ture violations within next 2 years. Must Dillon, Kenneth M. (Morenci, Michi- Something else politicians will see changes in the nation’s gun laws will
file taxes and make payment arrange- gan). Traffic device. Fine: $37; Costs: and respond to much quicker are be but Mikayla’s efforts have shown
ments within 30 days. $93. votes and voters. With that in mind her classmates that political and so-
Monnin, Bartholomew F. (Bryan, Ms. Rochelle set up a voting registra- cial activism is important, has many
Ohio). File city tax – 2015 (Bryan). Fine: Gottschalk, Gaye (Wauseon, Ohio). tion table during lunch time for stu- forms and can be very effective when
$200 with $200 suspended; Costs: Failure to yield. Fine: $102; Costs: $93. dents that had reached or were about properly applied.
$177.65; Jail: 30 days with 30 days sus- to reach voting age. “Getting young
pended. Johnson, Curtis D. (Fayette, Ohio). people to vote is so important,” she Bill can be reached at
81/70 speed. Fine: $37; Costs: $85. said. “We (young people) have really [email protected]

Johnson, Ryan P. (Swanton, Ohio).
Seat belt – driver. Fine: $30; Costs: $48.
Joyner, Nikki M. (Swanton, Ohio).
WILLIAMS COUNTY COMMON PLEAS Seat belt – driver. Fine: $30; Costs: $56.
Barnes, Michael C. (Bryan, Ohio).
Bryan School Commons Area HostsKeil, Shannon M. (Bryan, Ohio).
Aggravated possession of drugs, a fifth 70/55 speed. Fine: $77; Costs: $85.
degree felony. Sentenced to 3 years
community control with 180 days incar- Well Attended School Safety ForumLagreca, Robert J. (Delta, Ohio).
ceration at CCNO. 150 days suspended 69/55 speed. Fine: $37; Costs: $85.
pending compliance with the terms of Mocherman, Scott D. (Bryan, Ohio).
probation. Fined $750 and ordered to 75/55 speed. Fine: $100; Costs: $93. By: Timothy Kays
pay all costs of prosecution, any court
appointed counsel costs and any super- Pendraza, Arturo (Wauseon, Ohio). THE VILLAGE REPORTER
vision fees permitted. 73/35 speed. Fine: $47; Costs: $85.
School violence. It’s the
Dennis, Aisha L.A. (Mark Center, Siebert, Michael L. (Wauseon, Ohio). subject most discussed
Ohio). Counts I and II – Aggravated pos- Failure to register vehicle. Fine: $102; these days. It’s the sub-
session of drugs, each a fifth degree fel- Costs: $56. ject often most misunder-
ony. Sentencing: Sentenced to 3 years stood, and is becoming
community control with a 180 day term Stark, Shawn L. (Bryan, Ohio). 57/40 more and more politically
of incarceration at CCNO on each count. speed. Fine: $47; Costs: $85. charged with each pass-
Alll said days of incarceration suspend-
ed pending compliance with the term Starkey, Matthew R. (Napoleon, Ohio).
sof probation. Fine: $500 on each count. Expired license. Fine: $37; Costs: $93. ing day.
Community control and jail time to run Tejkl, Beth A. (Delta, Ohio). Failure to On the evening of
concurrently. Ordered to pay all costs of yield. Fine: $37; Costs: $93. March 13, a public forum
Tipping, Joseph A. (Swanton, Ohio). was held in the Commons
54/40 speed. Fine: $37; Costs: $85. area of the new school in
Woody-Ruby, Lisa M. (Lyons, Ohio). Bryan. Bringing together
70/55 speed. Fine: $77; Costs: $85. members of the Bryan

prosecution, any court appointed coun- Board of Education, city
sel costs, and any supervision fees per- FULTON COUNTY government, and emer-

mitted. CRIMINAL gency response person-
Stewart, Jonathan L. (Bryan, Ohio). Sickelbaugh, Jason (Swanton, Ohio). nel, the forum allowed
No dog license. Fine: $12; Costs: $75. citizens to not just voice
Aggravated possession of drugs, a fifth
degree felony. Sentenced to 3 years com- PHOTO BY TIMOTHY KAYS, STAFF
munity control with a 180 day term of FULTON COUNTY CIVIL their questions and con-
incarceration at CCNO. Fined $750 and For: Bussing, Michael (Fayette, Ohio). cerns to the proper per- GOING INTO DETAIL ... Former Bryan Chief of Police
ordered to pay all costs of prosecution, Against: Ramay, Kenneth (Fayette, Ohio) sonnel in a public setting, and Millcreek-West Unity SRO Jeff Arnold enlight-
any court appointed counsel costs, and and Ramay, Stacie (Fayette, Ohio). but to also present their ens the audience on the purpose and function of the
any supervision fees permitted. $2053.57. ideas for solutions to a School Resource Officer.
For: Irelan, Joseph (Delta, Ohio).
FULTON COUNTY TRAFFIC Against: Mena, Arlene (Delta, Ohio). problem that is difficult Hilltop School building. “My sole re-
Armstrong, Jennifer L. (Delta, Ohio). $8611.50. to understand. The well attended event sponsibility was the safety of the stu-
68/55 speed. Fine: $37; Costs: $85. For: Johnson, Suzanne E., Trustee generated a lot of discussion and a lot dents and the staff,” he said.
Bernath, Kelsey M. (Delta, Ohio). Seat (Archbold, Ohio). Against: Anderson, Ni- of public input, all with the sole direc-
belt – driver. Fine: $30; Costs: $56. cole (Archbold, Ohio). $3763. tive of maintaining the safety of every- “There was quite a bit more respon-
Braunreuther, Kathleeen A. (Swan- FULTON COUNTY HEALTH CENTER one who attends classes or works in the sibilities that I got into,” Arnold contin-
ton, Ohio). 70/55 speed. Fine: $47; (February 25) Chris and Lacey Beck, Bryan School buildings. ued. “Part of the duties was creating the
Costs: $85. Fayette, girl Crisis Safety Plan. It’s very extensive.
Bumbaugh, Bonnie A. (Bryan, Ohio). (March 5) Ryan and Megan Pursel, District Superintendent Diana Sav- It’s not like the old days. When FEMA
84/70 speed. Fine: $37; Costs: $85. Wauseon, girl age opened the meeting by giving a pre- and the Department of Homeland Secu-
sentation of the more familiar programs rity got involved with these safety plans,
ODfof nA’tt TDhuemMp oYnotuprelPieilrlsP, oDlircoepSTtahteiomnColumber, Shalae L. (Wauseon, Ohio). The target audience are like ALICE (Alert, Lockdown, Inform, the State of Ohio reviewed every school
those who may have had Counter and Evacuate), as well as some in the state, and required that they re-
a relative die recently and of the new technologies that are in place submit their safety plans. What I think
don’t have a valid option on in the new school, specifically designed about the School Resource Officer...I
what to do with their loved for emergency response in crisis situ- think that is the way to go. In today’s
one’s prescriptions. Anoth- ations. “We can’t make plans for every age, we’re not going to be able to pre-
er group are those people situation that we might find ourselves vent everything from happening. But
who may have stopped tak- in,” she said of the new technology. one thing about having a police officer
ing antibiotics and need to “But it includes over 28 different plans, inside the school is that your primary
get rid of them. whether it be a weather incident, a need duty, if you have an intruder and his
to shelter in place, a need to evacuate intent is to harm a child or a staff mem-
The drop box is intend- the building, a bomb threat, fire, or an ber with a gun, knife or other weapon,
ed to keep prescription active shooter.” With so many real and the SROs responsibility is to immedi-
medicines from ending up theoretical hazards that are posed in ately seek that intruder out, and neu-
in landfills and waterways. today’s society, drilling for eventualities tralize the situation.” The issue of the
Such contamination is a becomes more difficult. Savage stated, SRO came up frequently, as did the
“If the Florida situation has taught us need for joint legislation from the city
anything, it’s that we have to train our and the school needed to hire and SRO
staff and students to think about any or SROs.
scenario.”
Not everything discussed dealt with
The old days of just filing outside for a reactive protocol; there were proactive
fire drill are long gone. Savage said, “We approaches discussed as well. Jerry
are required to do six of what is called Stallings, the Administrator of the Wil-
worry among health care ‘Rapid Dismissal Drills’. Those used to liams County Juvenile Court, said that,
officials. be called fire drills. We have to do tor- “One of the primary things that we are
The drop box was do- nado drills. We have to do those once a
PHOTO BY JAMES PRUITT, STAFF nated by Rite-Aid, Mont- month, from April to July. We have to trying to do in my department, is any
pelier Chief Dan McGee have three safety drills, plus one theo- time that a child has contact with our
DROP OFF LOCATION ... Montpelier Police Depart- said. “They reached out to retical safety drill within a school year. court, we try to find out if they have
ment employee Darrin Repp poses next to the medicine us,” McGee said. “They are One of those three must be a ‘shelter anything going on that we need to ad-
dropbox at the police station on Empire Street. Rite- an active partner in the in place’, two of the three must be a dress. We do some screening for mental
Aid donated the box so people can dispose of unused national prescription take rapid evacuation, and the theoretical health, substance abuse, and various
prescription and over-the-counter medications. back program. “They pro- safety drill is the one that we do every things to find out if we need to respond
vided the box and we dis- December.” She noted that the safety right away, in any way. We’ve developed
pose of the pills.” and evacuation drills not only need to quite a partnership with the schools,
change to meet the more diverse needs, and we’ve partnered with the ADAMHS
Accepted items include: but that they also need to have a more (Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental
Prescription medications realistic feel to them. Health Services) Board...trying to make
(Schedule II-IV controlled) The new technology also allows for sure that kids who have contact with us
and non-controlled sub- get the services they need.”
By: James Pruitt stances and over-the-counter medica- real time video feeds of the interior of
THE VILLAGE REPORTER tions. the buildings to be accessed offsite by One by one, several members of the
emergency service personnel who are community came forward to the open
Area residents have a new place to rid Unacceptable items include: illegal called upon to respond to the school. microphone to speak to the panel. Ideas
themselves of unneeded prescription med- drugs, medications, needles, lotions, liq- Savage described this by elaborating, brought forth included the politically
icines and can be assured they are dis- uids, inhalers, aerosol cans, thermom- “There is a 360-degree view of this room charged gun control, but others in-
posed of properly. eters, hydrogen peroxide. The police are that is accessible not only to our staff, cluded support for the SRO, and some
working on a method for people to safely but also accessible to our community for arming teachers. There was also
The Montpelier Police Department has dispose of needles, McGee said. partners...including the fire department discussion of the installation of metal
installed a new drop box in its lobby of the detector portals, and chemical ‘sniffers’
Empire Street location. Anyone can drop James can be reached at
off items that are allowed in the box. [email protected]

and the police department. They have used to detect a possible concealed ex-
Williams County Fair Board Rejects direct login access as well, so they can plosive ordinance.
remotely take a look. If they know the Perhaps nobody was as eloquent in
Petition Calling Member’s Ousting situation, they can see a room number, presenting the need for action than Mr.
and go in and see what that room is Steve Voigt, who has three children at-
like. Our community partners, fire and tending school in Bryan. “I don’t know
By: James Pruitt tion did not occur during fair week nor police, have remote access to our video what the answer is, whether it’s resource
THE VILLAGE REPORTER a fair-sponsored event and thus had no cameras...live.” officers, concealed carry by teachers, or
standing. “The board does not comment metal detectors. My main point is let’s
Alan Bennett will keep his position on the personal lives of directors,” the One of the subjects receiving the get on a time line here if we’re going to
on the Williams County Fair Board. The statement stated. most discussion was that of the SRO, or be doing more than we’re doing now.
Board of Directors for the Agricultural School Resource Officer. A member of Obviously, if we had a shooting tomor-
Society met in executive session March The board stated it welcomes ideas the panel, Jeff Arnold, served as Chief row, we’re not going to be waiting to
15 and voted to keep Bennett as vice and suggestions to better the fair, but of Police in Bryan before retiring and do these things. So let’s not wait to do
president and reject a petition seeking it will not be a “public forum for char- becoming the SRO for the Millcreek- these things. Let’s not play politics, and
his removal following an altercation he acter attacks and derogatory statements West Unity School District. His sal- play government. Let’s enact what we
was at the center of last summer. The about individual directors.” ary, he pointed out, was paid through need to do in order to get to the next
board reviewed the petition and the ma- a joint agreement from the school and step...whatever that next step is for us.”
jority found it had no merit. The board tabled many agenda items the village that split the costs. He was
for lack of information.

The board released a statement and James can be reached at employed by the West Unity Police De- Timothy can be reached at

stated the events mentioned in the peti- [email protected] partment, but was stationed inside the [email protected]

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Pettisville Board Of Education Approves Fayette PTO Pancake
Spanish Club Trip to Costa Rica & Sausage Benefit

Representatives from our YAC group “However, the problems and challeng-
gave brief presentation to the board of es facing our school leaders go beyond
education regarding the Talk to Me” cam- district boundaries. The Ohio School
paign that has been implemented in Ful- Boards Association Board of Trustees
ton County schools this year. Seniors recognizes that funding and capacity for
Sammi Tilley and Jess Youse presented mental health services, safety measures
along with Karen Pennington, county co- and increased training need to be en-
ordinator of the program. hanced to ensure that students in this
state are safe in their schools each and
The board approved a resolution to every day.
continue basic membership in the North-
west Ohio Educational Technology Foun- “We believe this resolution sends
dation for 2018-19. There is no charge. a strong message about the need for
change, but also stresses local control
Jose Tijerina, second shift jani- and maintains a balance between the
tor, submitted his resignation, effective Second Amendment and school safety.”
March 1. The board approved the follow-
ing additions to the substitute list. Their The board approved Lexie King for a
area of primary interest is listed: Shawn supplemental as special assistant softball
Liechty (janitor); Susan Randolph (bus coach. She will share that supplemental
driver); Jenny Waldvogel (janitorial and with Kayla Bruner, who served last year.
cafeteria); Kristi Fenicle (cafeteria) and
Christine Haley (cafeteria). Superintendent Stephen Switzer, re-
ported: The softball backstop damaged in
The board authorized the superin- a windstorm last November is scheduled
tendent to dispose of high jump pits and for replacement this week (March 12).
pads that are not needed due to purchase
of new. Mr. Leppelmeier, director of ath- The district will be holding a second
letics will probably seek sealed bids from meeting with the architects and consul-
those interested. tant on the building closeout process.

The board approved the Spanish The district received OFCC approval
Club’s trip to Costa Rica. The Span- to install a cell booster throughout the
ish Club will travel to Costa Rica March building so that cell service—which is
19-27. There are 23 students and four nonexistent at most locations inside the
adults traveling with the group. building—will be available.

The board approved a resolution to This is part of the close-out projects
encourage legislative and congressional that is related to school security. The
action on school safety against HB 512 booster will be installed by Flex-Com, an
which would serve to politicize the de- Archbold company that has worked with
partment of education by placing it under the school on many projects.
the control of the governor.
The main building co-funded cost is
HB 512 would abolish the Ohio De- $33,485. Other estimates were $46,592
partment of Education by merging the and $40,000.
agency with the Ohio Department of
Higher Education and the Governor’s Of- Pettisville’s PI fund will cover the costs
fice of Workforce Transformation, creat- of the north wing which will be $5,056.
ing a new agency called the Department Other quotes were $7,679 and $20,000.
of Learning and Achievement. Mike Zimmerman, tech coordinator, is in
charge of the procurement process.
This change would substantially less-
en the role and authority of the State Ratio/Share. As the district closes
Board of Education and undermine the out the OFCC Project, any approved proj-
ability for members to provide input ect in the main building is co-funded at
into the education public policy process, the 82-18 percent ratio. Any project done
board documents show. in the north wing, which is the atrium,
capital drive addition, and old elementa-
The board also approved a resolution ry school, will be funded by PI or general
calling for an end to school violence. The funds.
supporting resolution states: “The recent
shootings in Parkland, Florida, have re- MicroBird Arrival. The district is ex-
ignited the nation’s focus on protecting pecting delivery of our new small bus
students and staff in our schools. School (Microbird) with a handicapped lift in the
boards and their administrators are fully next few days.
aware of the threats and have proactively
taken many steps to prepare for these “Isn’t that a great name for a Pettisville
situations. … bus,” Switzer stated. “Like almost all of
our buses, it has our mascot on the front.
“They call it a bluebird but it actually is
a blackbird.”

WCGS Society Learns Details
Of Creating A Family Tree

Pamela Lash pointed out that creating start entering information into your An- PHOTOS BY TIMOTHY KAYS, STAFF
a a family tree on ancestry.com is not a cestry tree. Enter information that you
small decision. There is an investment of can verify as correct from legitimate sourc- ALL ABOUT COMMUNITY AND KIDS ... The Fayette PTO staged a benefit pancake
time and money to be considered. First the es such as: birth certificates, death certifi- and sausage dinner at the Fayette School on March 11. This well attended event
subscriptions vary by how large an area cates, etc. With just the barest of facts brought the community together for a family-oriented event where pancakes and
of the world you wish to include and how , Ancestry will start providing you with sausage was only the beginning. A raffle was held with cash payouts of $250, $175
long you wish to subscribe. As of 12 March hints (those small green leaves). Do not and $50, as well as for other prizes and gift certificates. A silent auction was also
2018, the non-promotional prices were as just automatically save all that informa- held, where guests could bid on items donated by local citizens and businesses,
follows: 1 - the All Access Subscription tion to your tree. Is it really your ances- and baskets made up by various school classes.
which includes the US and International, tor? Are the dates correct, etc. ? You have
newspapers.com and Fold3 (military re- the option to “ignore” a hint then at a later
cords) is $389 annually. US Discovery is time you can review that hint again and
$99 for 6 months double this price for one make decision as to whether or not you
year. World Discovery (US and Interna- wish that information on your tree.
tional) is $149 for 6 months, again double
this for a year’s subscription. Final thoughts: 1 - Ancestry does NOT
give hints from all the 32,795 collections
The next thing to take into consider- in its Card Catalog. 2 - Hints are not nec-
ation is the computer platform you are essarily correct choose wisely. 3 - Hints
using….Macintosh or PC? There are sev- from other Ancestry trees should be re-
eral family tree maker programs available viewed for accuracy. Do NOT “accept” ev-
in both formats. Reunion is primarily for erything you see. 4 - There will ALWAYS
Mac users and Family Tree Maker is avail- be more hints.
able in both Mac and PC formats. As of
this writing, the PC version of Family Tree The next meeting will be April 16, 2018
Maker was available for download $79.95; .The purpose of the WCGS is the preser-
$89.95 for download and DVD; $99.95 vation of county records and family re-
for USB and download. Some other pro- search. Monthly meetings are held the
grams which can be loaded onto you com- second Monday of each month, excluding
puter are : Roots Magic, Brothers Keeper. July and August, in the Harmon Room of
To get the version of Family Tree Maker the West Annex of the Bryan Public Li-
which syncs directly with ancestry.com go brary. For further information concern-
to http://www.mackiev.com/ftm. ing WCGS, email Pat Goebel wcgspg01@
gmail.com, visit the Website at www.wcgs-
Setting up your tree involves some im- orgs.com, or write to WCGS, PO Box 293,
portant decisions. First who is the “Home Bryan, OH 43506.
person” in the tree. If you
make yourself the home
person on ancestry.com, ev-
ery relative is identified by
how they are related to you
for example , John Smith is
the brother of your grand-
father under his name it
will identify him as your
great-uncle and so forth.
Second decision - what will
you name your tree? Make
it meaningful to you so you
can remember it. Third de-
cision - will your Ancestry
be public or private? If it is
public, any photos or infor-
mation you post are avail-
able for anyone to down-
load. If it is private, anyone
desiring your information
must email you and ask
for permission to use your
information or photos. You
may also at any time give
anyone you choose access
to your tree.

Now you are ready to

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6 - “The Village Reporter” / Weekly Northwest Ohio (Williams & Fulton County News) Wednesday, March 21st, 2018

Edon Northwest Board Of Education Northwest Ohio Applebee’s Affected
Moves To Improve Student Safety By Credit Card Data Breach

they spiral out of control. RMH Franchise Holdings recently of purchases made at those locations.
The subscription will be announced a “data incident” affecting Those payments made online or at self-
funded through Schools certain payment cards used at several of pay tabletop devices were not affected.
of Ohio Risk Sharing Au- their Applebee’s restaurants, including However, certain guests’ names, card
thority (SORSA). locations throughout Toledo and North- numbers, expiration dates, and verifica-
west Ohio. The company confirms that tion codes processed during the periods
The Board also heard it learned about the incident in Febru- of December 6, 2017 and January 2,
of a new training system ary and a news release was issued on 2018 may have been affected.
for faculty and staff called March 2. RMH’s statement notes that
Focus 3. Superintendent all proper authorities were notified of Locations listed as possibly having
Anthony Stevens reported the breach as well as they had enlisted been affected include Defiance, Findlay,
that he has had discus- the assistance of several experts to en- Fremont, Maumee, Toledo (Alexis Road),
sions with the Focus 3 or- sure the problem had been contained. Toledo (Monroe Street), and Toledo (W.
ganization, and would like RMH also noted that it believes that un- Central Avenue).
to bring them on board for authorized software place on the POS
professional development system at some of their locations was RMH is ensuring customers that the
for the staff, but also pro- designed to capture card information incident has been contained and that
vide behavioral develop- and may have affected a limited number guests may use their cards with confi-
ment skills for students. dence at all of their locations, including
those that were affected by the breach.

“They focus on culture,
PHOTO BY TIMOTHY KAYS, STAFF

BRINGING IN FOCUS ... Edon Northwest District Su-

Fulton County’s Redesignedperintendent Anthony Stevens reports to the Board

about the Focus 3 behavioral development program

Website To Launch Next Monththat he hopes to implement in the District.
leadership and behavior,”
he said, “...and I think
that is something that is
so necessary, and some-
thing that we miss a lot
in education because we
spend so much time talk- By: James Pruitt The Dog Warden office reported pick-
ing about testing. We take for granted THE VILLAGE REPORTER ing up 11 strays the week of Feb. 25
through March 3. Twelve dogs were re-
deemed. The office collected $300 in fees
and licenses. The office issued seven ci-
tations.

The commissioners approved a tem-
porary permit application by the Fulton
County Historical Society to serve alco-
hol at a function it has planned for the
new historical center at 8848 SR 108 in
Wauseon. The permit runs from 4 p.m.
April 27 through 10 p.m. April 28.

The commissioners approved a tech-
nical services agreement with Maumee
By: Timothy Kaysthat we expect students to come in with Fulton County’s unemployment rates
THE VILLAGE REPORTERcertain behaviors, and that’s not al- stood at 5.4 percent in January. The
There are several issues affectingways the case. They would come in and rate has not been seasonally adjusted.
schools today, and student safety andhelp us identify our core beliefs; there’s The commissioners reviewed the
security is right at the top. While thata lot of training that goes along with statewide map showing the rates for all
issue is multifaceted in its own right,that. Everyone wants better behavioral of Ohio’s 88 counties. Williams County
the Edon Northwest Local Board of Ed-skills. It’s just the truth; we keep hear- stood at 4 percent. Numbers for Febru-
ucation moved to address some of thoseing about it. Okay then...what are we ary come out at the end of March.
issues at their March 12 meeting.doing about it? The training would go Fulton County’s app launched in
The Board approved a subscriptionto everyone in the District; it’s not just 2016 has proven to be popular. In her
to a program called Stopit. Studentsfor teachers.” Mr. Stevens provided bro- quarterly report to the Board of Com-
frequently are the first to know if some-chures to the members of the Board, missioners, Toni Schindler, marketing
thing is amiss within the confines ofand said that he would have more in- and communications director, said the Valley Planning Organization for assis-
their school. While communication offormation relevant to costs at the up- goal was for 250 downloads by the end tance with community block develop-
potential problems or threats is alwayscoming meeting.of 2016. As of Aug. 23, 2017, the totalment grant funding for PY2018.
encouraged, sometimes kids are hesi-In other actions, the Board approved stood at 988. Vernon Nagel Inc., was awarded the
tant or uneasy about being a whistle-the first reading of policies from the The county’s new redesigned website
blower. The Stopit program allows forPolicy Update Volume 36 #2, as well will launch April 5. Archbold seniors willbid to replace Bridge 21-3A.4 with a bid
an anonymous way to report problemsas a request for an amended certificate tour the county building April 10, whileof $148,348.10.
via an application.from the County Auditor. The Board Delta students will be there April 12.
Stopit is designed to allow schoolsapproved District membership in the James can be reached at
to be proactive instead of reactive when [email protected]
it comes to dealing with perceptions or
actual incidents of inappropriate be-Northwest Ohio Education Service Cen-
ter Business Advisory Council, a list-
Evergreen Local Boardhaviors such as bullying, inappropriateing of Spring Intervention Teachers for
grades 3-6, and accepted the resigna-
student/teacher relationships, violencetion of Howard ‘Tom’ Shininger, effec-
or threats of violence, hazing, weaponstive the end of his current contract.
The Board retired into executive ses-
Of Education OKs Dance Clubpossession, drugs or alcohol posses-sion for the discussion of personnel andBy: James Pruittexperiences for educa-The board authorized
security arrangements, with no action THE VILLAGE REPORTER tion students. The 5-year Eric Simon, athletic direc-
sion, substance abuse and discrimina- agreement will become ef- tor, to proceed with a pur-
tion. Through the anonymous reportingtaken after returning to regular session.The Evergreen Localfective on March 13 andchase of new weight room
system, students are made comfort- Board of Education met will end March 12, 2023. equipment (momentum
able sharing information with schoolTimothy can be reached atin regular session March exercise bikes, elliptical
authorities, allowing administration [email protected]. There were 36 visitorsThe board agreed to al-bikes, exercise fan bikes,
maintain a positive school climate, and low Evergreen High School flooring, dumbbells, stor-
get students the help they need before present. students to organize and age racks, etc.), at an esti-
The board conducted participate in a dance mated cost of $14,000.
NoMrtehnCaredn’tsraTlaSxcAhbooaltsemExentetnsdsBy: James Pruittthe following business:team for the 2018 - 2019
Accepted the following school year. Students will The board discussed
THE VILLAGE REPORTER donations: be under the direction of school safety and a special
Menard’s is growing again and has • Memorials received a volunteer adult super- meeting.
gained 5-year extensions on two tax abate- in memory of former Ev- visor who must possess
ments granted in the first decade of thisementary school wing of the campus. Theergreen Principal Paul Co-and maintain a valid pu-The board rescheduled
century.cost is going to be around $601,000, andthrel to be used for Ever- pil activity permit. All per- the date of the Evergreen
The company received 10-year abate-while there is no return on the investmentgreen scholarship fundsformances of the danceLocal Special Board meet-
ments in 2005 and 2008 and asked forin the roof, the school can enjoy a quickyet to be determined:team are for entertain-ing for the purpose of a
those to be extended. The request camepayback on new lighting. North Central(Anonymous -$55, Jamesment purposes and mustfacility walk-through origi-
through WEDCO’s executive director, Mattcan expect to save $49,530 in the first& Susan Bolger - $1, Lau-be scheduled through thenally scheduled for March
Davis.year, Neavin said. ren Boyles-Brewitt - $1, high school principal. At 23 to April 9 at 4 p.m. The
In return the extra years, the company Terry Drennan - $20, the conclusion of the 2018 meeting will convene in
stated it would re-investment in its plants.The company prefers to let local com-Dana Falkenberg - $150,– 2019 season, an evalua-the Media Center.
The company also plans to spend $16 mil-panies do the work if they are qualifiedGary & Mary Ellison - $1,tion will be conducted by
lion this year on a new building and saysand flexible. The lighting work is done onRussell & Vicky Griggsthe high school principalThe next regular board
it will add 30 jobs, which Davis considerssecond shift, Neavin said.- $1, Steven & Suzanneto help the board deter-meeting will be at 7 p.m.
conservative. “They keep growing,” Davis Guy - $1, Lauren Heibert- mine whether to permit an April 9 in the Loren Pen-
said.In other news: Superintendent William shausen - $20, Michelle EHS Dance Team during nington Learning Center.
The company would experience aHanak reported the school had 590 stu-Johnson - $40, Theresathe 2019-20 school year.
$148,000 savings in its tax bill. It woulddents as of March 9.Marvin - $25, Ross & San-All other stipulations willIn correspondence to
continue to donate 35 percent of its tax dra Morrone - $1, Kim & be according to the dance the board: Certificate for
savings annually to the school district inThe district will be looking to ask votersDave Mossing - $1, Mary-team agreement devel-Prudential Spirit of the
lieu of property taxes, Davis said.to approve a replacement levy for its sub-ann & Walt Pakulski Fam-oped and signed by theCommunity Award: Syd-
While growth is always welcome, Davisstitute levy passed in 2009. The currentily - $50, Lois Speed - $50,high school principal andney Kohler; Certificate for
acknowledged local companies are havinglevy raises around $640,000 a year on 6.9William & Carol Steck -dance team supervisor. IfNational Merit Scholar
a difficult time staffing their operations.mills. The money allows for growth and$1, Jenny & Don Wilsonapproved, the EvergreenFinalist: Patrick Brandt;
His goal is to attract more talent to Wil-is needed for continued operation of theLocal School District will Beth Thomas, Representa-
liams County, he said. There are 900,000district, Hanak said. “It needs to be on theassume no cost or liabilitytive for the Youth Advisory
people living in a 40-mile area, Davis said.November 2018 ballot,” Hanak said.for participants or adult Council (YAC), and YAC
The board also heard a presentation supervisor. students presented on the
by Brad Neavin of Energy Optimizers USAThe board also heard a presentation “Talk to me” campaign.
LLC, about the money the district could
save on new lighting. He called his service James can be reached at
a “Buyers Club for Schools,” in which dis- [email protected]
tricts partner with his company.
In one example of what his company
can do, is in regard to a new roof for the el-
on Educational Service Centers from Ker- - $1, Cinda & Jerry Wurth
ri Gearhart and Homer Hendricks of the - $20, Tim & Jane Wurth -
Northwest Ohio Educational Service Cen- $60, Kay Ziegler - $1, Em-
ter in Archbold. The duo provided a slide- ployees of the City of Up-
show on the history of ESCs as well as the per Arlington, Ohio - $50)
many services the centers provide. • South Fairfield Arbor
ESCs began in 1914 with one for each Gleaners in the amount of
county. The system now has 52 centers, $150 to 018-9221 General
with 35 still single-county operations. An • Activity – Elementary
ESC levies no taxes. ESCs serve districts for Family Literacy Night
as small as 30 students and as large as Enchanted Storytellers
50,870 students. • $100 anonymous do-
nation to 018-9220 Stu-
James can be reached at dent Assistance Fund
[email protected]
The board accepted the
retirement resignation of
Madonna Aliemenious,
bus driver for Evergreen
Local Schools. Alieme-
nious’s retirement be-
comes effective March 13,
2018. The board approved
an unpaid Family Medical
Leave Act request for Chel-
sea Truckor, from March
23 through May 11, 2018,
with a return to work date
of May 14, 2018.
The board authorized
a Memorandum of Under-
standing (MOU) between
the Evergreen Local School
District and Indiana Wes-
leyan University for the
purpose of placing teacher
education students in the
classrooms of the district.
Both parties will cooper-
ate to facilitate classroom

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Fayette Village Council Evergreen Community Library
Moves Forward On School Requests First Ever Levy
Resource Officer Proposal
This levy will provide funding in or- the library’s relevancy and sustainabili-
By: Timothy Kays kids of their community. With events in der to maintain and expand present ty within the community” said Shannon
THE VILLAGE REPORTER schools across the country gaining sorry services. The Library will ask voters to Loar, Levy Chair.
Members of the Fayette Village Coun- headlines, Council took up the discus- approve a 0.4-mill, five-year operational
cil are looking to secure the safety of the sion of a School Resource Officer (SRO). levy, on the May 8 ballot. The approxi- Without the levy, there would be
mately $90,000 generated annually no substantial technological improve-
PHOTO BY TIMOTHY KAYS, STAFF At their March 14 regular meeting, would cost the owner of a $100,000 ments, established programs at the li-
Council unanimously approved a mo- home $14 a year. brary would become fee-based, and the
UPDATE ... Fayette Mayor David Bor- tion to allow Fayette Chief of Police Ja- community would experience limited
er reports to Council on his Ohio Ru- son Simon, Sergeant McConnell, and “The Library has worked hard to de- hours of operation.
ral Community Development Initiative Village Administrator Genna Biddix velop an efficient and effect budget that
meeting in Carrollton. to enter into contract negotiations on controls costs and carefully allocates “We want everyone to make an edu-
behalf of the village, with the Fayette resources across the community.” said cated decision when they go to vote on
School District on the subject of the em- Jan Dominique, Executive Director of May 8,” Dominique said/ “The Ever-
ployment of an SRO. the Evergreen Community Library. green Community Library is a fabulous
“This modest request for funding would facility with many valuable resources,
Mayor David Borer reported on a re- allow the library to continue to provide and I, along with my staff, and the
cent meeting that he attended in Car- valuable services, programs and re- Board of Trustees encourage the pub-
rollton pertaining to the Ohio Rural sources to the community, local schools lic to visit the library and recognize the
Community Development Initiative and daycares.” value in supporting this request.”
(RCDI), which provides grants to com-
munities looking to increase business, The levy was unanimously approved For more information on the Ever-
and helps in the promotion of local eco- by the Library Board of Trustees on green Community Library Levy, visit
nomic development. November 15 and the Evergreen Local the Evergreen Community Library at
Board of Education on December 11, 253 Maple St., Metamora or email your
Ms. Biddix reported that work is con- following a three-to-five year projection questions to The Committee for The
tinuing on her continuing checklist of of the facility needs. Funding would be- Evergreen Community Library Levy at
tasks. With income tax season in swing, gin in 2019. [email protected].
the village office staff is busy helping
taxpayers in getting acclimated with the “The levy is critical to maintaining Info provided by The Committee for
RITA system. the Evergreen Community Library Levy.

Council agreed to the payment of Third Nine Weeks Honor
bills totaling $61.007.90. Roll At Stryker High School

Timothy can be reached
at tim@thevillagereporter

Stryker’s Sean Shindledecker GRADE 12 Mark Short* Mallori Blevins
Awarded Volunteer Service Award Colin Anders GRADE 10 Victoria Bost
Levi Chappuis* Makenzie Cadwell* Brianna Breier*
Jalyn Dickerson* Abigail Grice* Serenity Bustamante
Haley Doehrmann* Anna Heeres* Jennifer Deitz
MathaDell Ferguson Arik Huffman* Haylee Fulk
Samantha Haas Noah Huffman Karina Guthrie*
Stephanie Lolmaugh Sophia Kerr* Abigail Meyer
Abraham Montague* Jaelina Mitchell Marissa Myers*
Madison Myers* Courtney Stewart* Alexia Roth
Amanda Oberlin* Emanuel Villanueva* Bailey Short*
Kira Pettit* GRADE 9
Kristin Reeser+ Spencer Clingaman* GRADE 7
Gabriele Stuckey* Ariane Dangler* Jessie Currier*
Kimberly Stuckey* Gabriella Dickinson*
Sierrah Whitman Kaleb Holsopple Leah Heeres
Joshua Wolfrum Kaitlyn LaBo* Kaleb Huffman
GRADE 11 Caitlyn Lyons* Ashlee Lyons*
Logan Boetz* Kinsey Myers* Kaitlyn Myers*
Thomas Bost* Solomon Nafziger
Jordan Boyd+ McKenna Nowak* Jeffrie Pace
Erica Breier* Ryan Ruffer* Jaydin Rethmel
Breanna Doriot* Morgan Rupp*
Logan Doriot+ Olivia Whitlock* Emma Rohrs
Daniel Fether Payton Woolace Kaitlyn St. John
Emma Grime Trinitie Woolace Emmalyn Westrick*
GRADE 8 Sage Woolace*
Reece Hall Tristan Atkinson
Luke Holsopple* *All A’s

Jacob Rohrs+
+ Four County Stu-
dent

PHOTO PROVIDED Annual Honored Special
Education Teachers Announced
AWARD PRESENTATION ... Sean Shindledecker, a sophomore at Stryker High
School, has been awarded the Prudential Spirit of Community President’s Volun-
teer Service Award for his work with a Panther Packs weekend food project. At left
is Sean Shindledecker. At right is Steve Kryder, Prudential Insurance agent (out of
Defiance).

Senior Center News The NwOESC honors a special edu- nominator were recently honored dur-
cation provider from each county for ing the Franklin B. Walter Honored Stu-
Bryan Senior Center Announces the work done on behalf of students dents and Teacher Celebration held at
Regular Euchre Party Results with disabilities across northwest Ohio. the NwOESC offices on March 12, 2018.
Providers are nominated by area dis- Local teachers receiving this distinction
tricts through a written process each are Maria Oyer of Archbold and Holly
January. Winners, their guest and the Norman of Bryan.

Fayette Area Foundation
Scholarship Fundraiser
The Bryan Senior Center hosted Gary Okuley, Dale Miller, Jerry Bar-
its regular euchre party on March 13, tell, Ward Harvey and Geri Cliffton. The The Fayette Area Foundation will and would rather just make a dona-
2018. There were 20 players present. next regular euchre party will be held be selling pizzas from “The Pizza Stop” tion towards these scholarships, please
The winners for the day were: 1st place on, March 20, 2018 from 1 to 3 pm. through March 31st. Money raised send a check to: Fayette Area Founda-
went to: Lois Maugel with a 327. 2nd There will be snacks following cards. from the pizza sales will go towards tion, Attn: Mike Figgins, 405 N. Fayette
place went to: Cletus Noll with a 284. For more information call: 419-636- scholarships for 2018 Fayette High Street, Fayette, Oh. 43521.
The winners of the door prizes went to: 4047. School Seniors. You may contact Pam
Hibbard at 419-237-2622, or Beth This is The Foundation’s only fund-
Stryker Senior Center Celebrates Schaffner at 419-237-2429, to pur- raiser and we would like to thank the
March Birthdays & Anniversaries chase pizzas. community for their support in en-
abling us to award these annual schol-
If you are not a pizza kind of person, arships to our local students.

Farmers Insurance Agent
Wasilewski Joins Karrie Patten
Insurance Agency In West Unity

PHOTO PROVIDED West Unity, Ohio (March 14, 2018) – ance understanding and know-how with
Farmers Insurance agent Karrie Patten a personalized and straightforward ap-
MARCH CELEBRATIONS ... The Stryker Senior Center celebrated March birthdays celebrates the newest addition, agent proach to help make consumers more
and anniversaries on March 8, 2018. Those celebrating a birthdays or anniversa- Jennifer Wasilewski, to the Patten Agen- knowledgeable about their insurance
ries and attend, received a free meal. Special thanks go Stryker Subway as those cy in West Unity. coverages and options. A key component
who attended received a certificate to the Stryker Subway for a free cookie. Stryker of her years of training and experience is
Senior Center was the host for the Birthday/Anniversary day bingo. Those cel- “As a Farmers Insurance agent, it’s a the commitment she feels for the com-
ebrating birthdays or anniversaries included: Georgia Patterson, Mabel Myers & privilege to be able to offer customers and munity of Defiance, which she serves on
Madonna Brenner. the community first-rate customer ser- a daily basis.
vice, industry-leading insurance prod-
ucts and competitive rates” said Patten. The Patten Insurance Agency is open
five days a week from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30
The office is located at 103 E Jack- p.m., and Saturdays by appointments.
son Street. Patten’s office will also enable The office is accessible via phone at 419-
her and her staff to become even more 924-7040 or on the web at agents.farm-
involved in the local community. ers.com/kpatten.

Wasilewski will combine her insur-

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February Little Loco Leaders At Montpelier Elementary

Montpelier Elementary School held stop in and recognize KinderKlub stu- K-2 BUCKET FILLERS ... Front Row (left to right)—Lila Fackler, Libby Bishop,
its monthly Little Loco Leaders assembly dents for their positive actions related Destiny Malone, Ashlyn Harter, Lilly Wernsing, Reizyn Sapp, Gretchen Kennedy.
for the month of February on February to the word of the month. One student Back Row (left to right)—Sabastion Neal, Teegyn Robertson, Kayson Downs, Bryson
28, 2018. The word of the month was from each session is recognized and one Stuck, Tyce Fleurkens, Josh Hawkins, Braxton Richmond.
“Be Safe,” and specific students were bucket filler is pulled from the class-
recognized by their teachers for making room bucket. These students are also
safe choices at school. Students were given awards that were donated to the
taught by our guidance counselor, Ms. school by local businesses.
Anderson to be safe at school by listen-
ing, following directions, walking, and Third grade through sixth grade stu-
taking all drills seriously. Students dents are also recognized for their posi-
were also given the opportunity to drop tive actions related to the word of the
their name in a bucket for being a “Loco month. These students are given a
Leader” to have a chance to be drawn ticket as a “Loco Leader” every time they
out randomly at the assembly as well. are recognized by a staff member at the
The students were given prizes donated school. At the end of each month, Miss
by Bill’s Locker Room III, Tano’s Pizza, Anderson will draw eleven winners to
Subway, Ring’s Pharmacy, Cookies recognize and ten are given a prize that
On Demand and Montpelier Academic is donated to the school by local busi-
Boosters. nesses and the Montpelier Academic
Boosters and the eleventh winner earns
Miss Anderson and Mr. Thorp also a party for their class.

PHOTOS PROVIDED

KINDERGARTEN ... Front Row (left to right)—Holden Siler, Dakota Brigle, Grace
Saneholtz, Calix Jordan. Back Row (left to right)—Raina Howell, Brystyn McCoy.

KK AM ... Left to right—Breanna Griffith, Khole Gigax.

1ST GRADE ... Front Row (left to right)—Nevaeh Fast, Haylee Nowak, Theresa Gray.
Back Row (left to right)—Emmitt Ramos, Gabe Boyd, Christian Nofzinger.

KK PM ... Left to right—Kaidence Gray, Sophia-Grace Well.

2ND GRADE ... Front Row (left to right)—Domenick Guiler, Stefanie Wade, Aleigha 3-6 BUCKET FILLERS ... Front Row (left to right)-Alyssa Calhoon, Sky Lantz, Ma-
Sierakzki, Carson Hernandez. Back Row (left to right)—Samantha Walkup, Alyvia dalyn Wolfenbarger, Owen Sommer, Holly Underwood, Trayson Godfrey. Back Row
Repp. (left to right)-Greyson Saneholtz, Emily Ross, Victoria Sandoval-Koch, Shayla Ser-
rano, Emily Manisaeng.

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Montpelier School Board Honors Students Of The Month

pared to ask for help from the school
board with situations about which they
are concerned. Rob and Kami Bentley
shared first with Mrs. Bentley reading
four pages which she had written in
preparation. Their concern is that their
daughter Keiylee is being suspended
from three games due to going on a
vacation with friends during Spring
Break.
Mrs. Bentley explained that when
the vacation was planned, the sched-
ule listed Open Gyms that she would
be missing, which is acceptable. After
the trip was planned, the schedule was
changed to read practices. Mrs. Bentley
had two issues with the “punishment”
in that 1. The schedule was changed
and 2. Because she was going with
someone not considered “family”, she
is being suspended for three games,
PHOTO BY REBECCA MILLER, STAFF whereas students who go on a trip with
family are only suspended one.
STUDENTS OF THE MONTH ... Montpelier School Board began the March meeting by honoring the Students of the Month
and High Five Club. This month’s students who received an award, and the choice of a hat, from Superintendent Jamie Grime Because she and her husband signed
as School Board Member Kimberly Friend read their teacher’s Kudos, were (front row left to right) Xzyrin Eidenier -Kinder- parental consent forms and gave medi-
garten, Gabe Boyd - First Grade, Ellie Horton - Second Grade, Kensie Hall - Third Grade, Mya Taylor - Third Grade, Hanna cal rights to the family with which they
Decker - Fourth Grade, (back row) Jenna Clinger - Fifth Grade, James Camper - Sixth Grade, Tatum Grime - Seventh Grade daughter plans to travel, she expressed
and Ashton Dick - Ninth Grade, as well as Band Students honored for High Five Club, Landon Brigle and Chelsea McCord. her belief that Keiylee should only be
Dezi Powell is not in picture. suspended one game instead of three.

7-12 grade staff, who attended a con- In response, following some discussion,
-approve bid for an 84 passenger Mr. Grime assured the Bentleys that
By: Rebecca Miller ference in Columbus, is a program call school buss something would be worked out before

THE VILLAGE REPORTER E3. E3, which stands for Enroll, Em- -appoint either Dr. Jamison Grime the end of the evening and they would
ploy, Enlist, will be implemented next or Mrs. Carla Rice to the 2018 Tax In- be contacted.
At March Montpelier School Board year with start helping students deter- centive Review Council until a change
meeting, Board Member and Legislative mine which one of these three avenues in personnel. The second person to speak was
Liaison, Mr. Jeremy Klinger, gave the they would like to take. The staff will Jenna Horton concerning her daugh-
Legislative report on House Bill 512. provide opportunities once a month -approve National Robotics Chal- ter, Kayleigh, who is in the 8th grade.
This bill, which he recommended that for students to be empowered and in- lenge trip in Marion, Ohio beginning Recently she was diagnosed with a dis-
the board oppose: formed about these different possi- which is April 12-14 ease which has put her on crutches.
bilities for their future. Enroll in some Kayleigh has been frustrated by being
1. Creates the Department of Learn- form of secondary schooling, Employ -approve joint agreement appointing “kicked and teased” in the hallways be-
ing and Achievement to oversee pri- for those going into the workforce and The Business Advisory Council of the tween classes and “is being told she is
mary, secondary, and post secondary Enlist for those students looking at a Educational Service Center to serve as lying”, according to Ms. Horton.
education. path to the Military. The Business Advisory Council for the
Montpelier Exempted Village School Ms. Horton had come to the meet-
2. Specifies that the Dept. is admin- First Lunch and Learn was held on District ing to ask for a 504, which as defined
istered by the Director of Learning and March 5 with students visiting four dif- by Mr. Grime is a plan for interven-
Achievement, who is appointed by the ferent companies on stage to under- -approved revised Board of Educa- tion for medical or learning needs. “I
Governor with the advice and consent stand what their businesses do. This tion Policies for Criminal History Re- am just asking for some understand-
of the Senate. month the companies were CK Tech- cord Check; Drug and Alcohol Test- ing and assistance as she is struggling
nologies, 20/20, Toll Plaza and Arch- ing of CDL License Holders and Other with carrying books, crutches and even
3. Requires the Director to appoint bold Container. On March 13, 20 stu- Employees who perform safety sensi- her Trombone while heading to class-
an assistant director to oversee higher dents attended a College Fair at NSCC. tive functions; eligibility of Resident/ es,” Ms. Horton said. Principal Suann
education and an assistant director to Nonresident students; Entrance Re- Thorp asked her to please contact her
oversee the Office of Workforce Trans- At the Annual Franklin B Walter quirements; lending of Board owned the next day and “we will work this
formation within the Department, and Award Banquet, “our own Katy Taylor equipment; staff use of personal com- out!” Mr. Grime added, “We will get this
permits the Director to appoint other was chosen as this year’s school rep- munication Devices; utilization of the fixed.”
assistant directors as the Director de- resentative.” Katy chose Char Johnson district’s website and remote access to
termines necessary. as the teacher she wants to honor as the district’s network; school safety; The meeting ended with the school
an inspiration to her. Congratulations bus driver certification and business board going into Executive Session,
4. Transfers to the Department most to her for then being selected as the advisory council with no action planned to be taken.
of the powers and duties of the State County winner, and receiving a $500
Board of Education, Superintendent of scholarship. On April 18 Katy and her The open part of the meeting was Rebecca can be reached at
Public Instruction, and Department of parents along with Char Johnson have taken by two mothers who came pre- [email protected]
Education AND all of the powers and been invited to attend a Banquet in Co-
duties of the Chancellor of Higher Edu- lumbus. Village Of Swanton Retires
cation, Department of Higher Educa- Paramedic’s Service Number
tion, and Governor’s Office of Work- Ms. Thorp also congratulated Win-
force Transformation. zeler Stamping Company for being By: Bill O’ Connell Board of Education and the Village con-
named business of the Year at the an- THE VILLAGE REPORTER cerning the lower baseball diamond in-
5. Abolishes the Department of nual WEDCO meeting on March 8. She cludes a section regarding the reduction
Higher Education and Ohio Board of explained that this was in part due to To further honor and commemorate of water rates for watering the field. It is
Regents, and eliminates the position of the relationship built with Montpe- the memory and contributions of the similar to Ordinance 2015-7 regarding
Chancellor of Higher Education. lier Schools and the School to Work late Swanton Paramedic Patty Brown, lower water rates for the sprinkler meter
Program. Montpelier was also named the Swanton Village Council voted 6-0 at the Athletic Fields. Currently, they
6. Specifies that the State Board of Community of the Year as well. “Good in favor of a Resolution to retire Ms. are $3.00 per 1000 gallons or a mini-
Education, Superintendent of Public things are happening in our commu- Brown’s Fire Division service num- mum charge of $3.00 per month.
Instruction, and Department of Edu- nity and that is good for our school as ber 729. Paramedic Anthony Bernal,
cation continue to exist for prescribed well,” Ms. Thorp said. speaking on behalf of his Fire Division Swancreek Township has reached
purposes. colleagues, made the request for the out to the Village about partnering to
Coming up in the school year: Resolution with the permission of Fire look into improvements to Lee High
7. Retains some of the existing March 24 Band and Locomotion will Chief Mike Wolever. Drive. It would be a potential project for
powers and duties of the State Board, travel to Disney to attend a clinical and 2019. There are three properties within
Superintendent, and Department of perform at a few different venues. Patty Brown served with the Swan- the Village on this street.
Education, but transfers rule-making April 2 Inspiration speaker, Brad ton Fire Division for 37 years and also
authority to regarding those powers Hurtig, will be hosted by the school to spent time with the fire-fighting units The Planning Commission unani-
and duties to the Department of Learn- kick off the month of state testing. Also of Delta, Lyons and Metamora. She mously approved a variance regarding
ing and Achievement. that evening, a band that travels with passed away on March 2, 2018 follow- minimum square footage for a proposed
Mr. Hurtig will be performing a free ing a courageous, six-month battle with single-family dwelling at 124 Lawrence
Legislative Service Commission -2- concert at the school. cancer. A plaque with the number 729 Avenue.
H.B. 512, as Introduced will transfer April 10 Juniors and Seniors will at- was erected in the Swanton Fire Station
specific responsibilities of the State tend a Job Fair at NSCC on Church Street. Village Administrator Rosanna Hoel-
Board and the Department of Educa- April 11 Same group will attend the zle has returned from maternity leave
tion to the Superintendent of Public County Sponsored Mock Crash at the In other Village news, it was reported and has been working with Interim Ad-
Instruction as well as transferring the Fairgrounds that two levies are scheduled to expire ministrator, Ed Ciecka reviewing files he
responsibility to adopt rules pertaining Treasurer Carla Rice informed Board this year. One is a Fire Levy for 2.0 mil kept during her time away.
to comprehensive emergency manage- that the school finances are “in good and the other is a Recreational Levy for
ment plans to the Department of Safety. shape.” She also said that the County 0.5 mil. These levies can be put back on The next Council meeting will be
Auditor will be re-valuing all the school the ballot in November of 2018 or in any March 26, 2018 at 7:00 p.m. in the
Following some discussion, and the properties. Board voted to approve reg- election of 2019. Village Conference Room on Chestnut
reading of a resolution in opposition, ular minutes for February meeting and Street.
the board voted to approve the resolu- treasurers report, which included cash The agreement between the Swanton
tion to oppose this bill. reconciliation, FINSUM report, check Bill can be reached at
register, budget vs. actual report and [email protected]
Elementary Principal, Mr. Lance investment report.
Thorp, informed the board in his re- Rice also recommended to accept PHOTO BY BILL O’ CONNELL, STAFF
port that due to a concern about the following donations: in memory of Kent
amount of truancy, he and Dean of Wolff for Golf Account - $1500; from RETIRED NUMBER ... Plaque with Patty Brown’s retired service number.
Students, Vicki Martinich, have been First United Methodist Church for
working together to get better atten- Nurse’s Discretionary Fund account -
dance. “We have written a number of $1,104.50 and from CK Technologies
plans and met with many parents and for Disney Trip - $250. All were ap-
our attendance patterns have been proved.
much better,” he shared. In other business the board voted to:
-Approve resignation of Victoria Suf-
Some upcoming activities include fel at the end of the 2017-18 school
Little Loco Leaders Assemblies will take year
place at 9 a.m. on March 22 for K-2 and -approve revised FMLA for Katie
on March 23 for grades 3-6; DARE An- Weisenberger for the 2017-18 school
nual Lock in will be at YMCA on Sat- year
urday, March 23; SPRING BREAK is -approve resignation of Katie
the week of March 26 so no school; Weisenberger at the end of the 2017-18
DARE Graduation for 5th graders will school year
be held on Thursday, April 4 at 9 a.m.; -approve supplemental contracts for
Mobile Dentist will be at school again the 2017-18 school year for David Ap-
on Tuesday, April 10; and 5th graders ple, Jason Johnston and Megan Shil-
will attend Maple Syrup Day at the fair- ling for JH Track, and Megan Lamber-
grounds on May 14. son and Tammie Mercer Chmielewski
as Summer School Teachers.
Junior High/High School Report
was given by Principal Suann Thorp.
February Blood Drive was successful
with the school collecting 46 units to
pass their goal of 42. “We are well on
our way to a $750 scholarship of one
lucky senior,” Ms. Thorp said. “Thank
you to all that took the time to donate.”

A proposal made by a group of the

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10 - “The Village Reporter” / Weekly Northwest Ohio (Williams & Fulton County News) Wednesday, March 21st, 2018

City Representatives Take March Is Colorectal

Electric Issues To Capitol Hill Cancer Awareness Month
(Washington, D.C.)—Mayor Carrie the high-voltage transmission grid.
Schlade and BMU representatives re- Projected 2018 transmission costs are Columbus, Ohio – March 12, 2018 – “It’s time for federal lawmakers to fix
cently met with federal legislators in $444,935 greater than 2017 expenses, March is National Colon Cancer Aware- the issue and we want to thank Sen.
Washington, D.C. to discuss issues representing approximately 27% of to- ness Month and an opportunity to bring Sherrod Brown for sponsoring the Re-
impacting local electric rates. tal power supply costs. Transmission attention to potentially lifesaving ac- moving Barriers to Colorectal Cancer
costs for a typical Bryan residential tions people and policymakers can take. Screening Act, S.479, in the Senate,”
Mayor Schlade, Board of Public Af- electric customer are projected to in- This year, an estimated 5,550 Ohioans said ACS CAN Ohio Government Re-
fairs member Karen Ford, Director of crease by approximately $17.42 an- will be diagnosed with colorectal cancer lations Director Jeff Stephens. “Since
Utilities Kevin Maynard and Opera- and 2,100 will die from the disease. March is National Colorectal Cancer
tions Manager Dawn Fitzcharles trav- nually to $143.29 per year. The table Nationwide, colorectal cancer is the Awareness Month, I’m urging Sen. Rob
eled to Washington, D.C. February below includes historic and projected third most common cancer in both men Portman to join Sen. Brown and stand
26-28 to participate in the annual annual BMU transmission costs.
American Public Power Association Year Transmission Costs and women and the second leading up for seniors by helping close this
cause of cancer death among men and loophole. By correcting this mistake, we
(APPA) Legislative Rally. City repre- 2014 $1,935,299 women combined. However, the Ameri- could save thousands of lives, reduce
sentatives received updates on legisla- 2015 $1,645,541 can Cancer Society Cancer Action Net- suffering and reduce cancer costs in
tive and regulatory issues affecting the 2016 $2,055,912 work (ACS CAN) says it is also one of Medicare.”
the most preventable and successfully This bipartisan legislation is an
electric utility industry and met with 2017 $2,831,137 easy way for to standup for the health
Congressman Bob Latta, Senator Rob City representatives asked federal treated cancers if diagnosed early. of our seniors and save overall health
Portman and Senator Sherrod Brown. lawmakers to support greater Fed- Half of colorectal cancer deaths could costs. Skipping recommended screen-
eral Energy Regulatory Commission be prevented each year if every individ- ings could mean a patient receives a
Topics of discussion with these leg- (FERC) oversight of proposed trans- ual age 50 and older received recom- later-stage colorectal cancer diagnosis
islators included local financial im- mission system improvements with a mended colorectal cancer screenings. that can be more expensive to treat and
pacts of federal sequestration on Build focus on system reliability and con- Unfortunately, many seniors on Medi- harder to survive.
America Bonds (BABs) and the in- sumer financial impacts. care are deterred from getting screened
creasing cost of electric transmission. by cost-sharing loophole. Currently, About ACS CAN: ACS CAN, the non-
“The APPA Legislative Rally provides Medicare fully pays for routine colonos- profit, nonpartisan advocacy affiliate of
American Municipal Power (AMP) a great opportunity for local elected of- copies. But if a polyp is found during the American Cancer Society, supports
issued $2.9 billion of BABs on behalf ficials and staff to meet face-to-face the routine screening and removed dur- evidence-based policy and legislative so-
of the City of Bryan and other AMP with federal lawmakers on issues af- ing the procedure the patient must pay lutions designed to eliminate cancer as a
member communities to help finance fecting local consumers,” said Director a share of the cost. major health problem. ACS CAN works
construction of a number of electric of Utilities Kevin Maynard. “Transmis- to encourage elected officials and candi-
generating projects. These include sion costs and BABs interest rebates This unintended loophole, which ap- dates to make cancer a top priority. ACS
the AMP Combined Hydro (Cannelton, alone negatively impact Bryan-area plies only to seniors on Medicare and CAN gives ordinary people extraordinary
Smithland and Willow Island) Proj- not on private insurance, can leave a power to fight cancer with the training
ect, Meldahl Hydroelectric Project and residents and businesses to the tune patient with a surprise bill that could be
Prairie State Energy Campus. of millions of dollars. We need our fed- as much as $300 out of pocket. For se- and tools they need to make their voices
In 2013 Congress reduced BABs in- eral lawmakers’ assistance to address niors on fixed incomes, this amount can heard. For more information, visit www.
terest rebates as part of the federal se- these issues that increase local elec- be unaffordable. acscan.org.
quester. These sequestration impacts tric bills.”
are projected to cost BMU electric con- Approximately 55 representatives
Cameron Hospital Diabetes Educationsumers $863,085 from 2013-2027. from 27 AMP member communities in
City and AMP staff requested the leg- Ohio, Delaware, Kentucky, Michigan,
islators’ assistance in restoring BABs Pennsylvania and Virginia attended Program Merits ADA Recognition
interest rebates to pre-sequestration the APPA Rally, joining more than
levels. 600 elected officials and staff mem- Angola, Ind. – The prestigious Ameri- er that he or she will likely receive high-
bers from public power communities can Diabetes Association (ADA) Educa- quality service.” Education recognition
In recent years, the City has experi- across the nation. tion Recognition Certificate for a qual- status is verified by an official certificate
enced significant increases in the cost ity diabetes self-management education from ADA and awarded for three years.
of transmitting power to Bryan over program was recently awarded to the
According to the American Diabe-
Cameron Memorial Community Hospi- tes Association, there are 30.3 million
tal program. The program was original- people or 9.4% of the population in the
ly recognized in January of 2007. ADA United States who have diabetes. While
believes that this program offers high- an estimated 23.1 million have been
quality education that is an essential diagnosed, unfortunately, 7.2 million
component of effective diabetes treat- people are not aware that they have
ment. this disease. Each day approximately
The Association’s Education Recog- 3,900 people are diagnosed with dia-
nition Certificate assures that educa- betes. Many will first learn that they
tional programs meet the National Stan- have diabetes when they are treated for
dards for Diabetes Self-Management one of its life-threatening complications
Education Programs. These Standards – heart disease and stroke, kidney dis-
were developed and tested under the ease, blindness, and nerve disease and
auspices of the National Diabetes Advi- amputation. About 1.5 million new cas-
sory Board in 1983 and were revised by es of diabetes were diagnosed in people
the diabetes community in 1994, 2000, aged 18 years or older in 2015. Diabe-
2007, and 2012. tes continues to be the seventh leading
Programs apply for recognition vol- cause of death in the US in 2015 as it
untarily. Programs that achieve recog- contributed to 252,806 deaths.
nition, such as Cameron Hospital, have Cameron Memorial Community Hos-
a staff of knowledgeable health profes- pital’s Diabetes education program be-
sionals who can provide participants gan in 2006 and features education
with comprehensive information about classes presented by a Certified Diabe-
diabetes management. “The process tes Educator and Registered Dietitian.
gives professionals a national standard Cameron also hosts diabetes support
by which to measure the quality of ser- group meetings on the fourth Saturday
PHOTO PROVIDED vices they provide,” commented John of each month at 10:00 a.m. at the hos-
White, Cameron Diabetes Educator. pital. For more information, call John
MEETING IN DC ... Bryan Mayor Carrie Schlade and BMU Representatives traveled “And, of course, it assures the consum- White at (260) 665-2141 ext. 5378.
to Washington, D.C. to meet with Sherrod Brown and other officials to discuss is-
sues impacting local electric rates.

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WEEKLY COMMUNITY CALENDAR

MARCH 23RD, 2018 - MARCH 29TH, 2018

FRIDAY, MARCH 23RD •Williams County SUNDAY, MARCH 25TH •FultoTnUECSouDnAtYy,CMomARmCisHsio2n7eTrsH9 AM
•Delta High School Presents Business and Industry Show •Delta High School Presents •Williams County Relay for Life
New Era Facility 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM Team Captain Meetings
ANNIE - 7:30 PM •Northwest Township Firemen’s ANNIE - 2:00 PM
•Williams County •Williams County 2018 Antique Trinity Lutheran Church 5:30 PM
Business and Industry Show Breakfast Show and Sale Montpelier Schools
New Era Facility 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM Northwest Township Building 11:00 AM WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28TH
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM •Fayette Village Council 6:00 PM
SATURDAY, MARCH 24TH •Maple Syrup Festival
•Delta High School Presents Williams County Fairgrounds MONDAY, MARCH 26TH THURSDAY, MARCH 29TH
•Williams County 2018 Antique •Williams County Commissioners 9 AM •Williams County Commissioners 9 AM
ANNIE - 7:30 PM Show and Sale Montpelier Schools •Fulton County Commissioners 9 AM
•Swanton Athletic Hall of Fame •Swanton Village Council 7:00 PM
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM •Montpelier Village Council 6:00 PM
Ceremony 6:00 PM

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Pettisville High School Presents My Fair Lady

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Don’t Miss the

Williams County
Maple Syrup Festival
Saturday, March 24, 2018 • 8 am - Noon

Williams County Fairgrounds, Montpelier, OH

Maple Syrup Festival Events Annual Maple Syrup Festival

Pancakes & Sausage with “Real” Maple Syrup - Prepared by the Williams & Woodland & Wildlife Family Festival
County Fair Foundation & Pork Producers
Horse Drawn Wagon Rides 9:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. It’s that time of year for the annual Maple Syrup tative will be available to teach how the Native Ameri-
Tractor Wagon Rides 8:00 a.m. - Noon. Festival which will be held Saturday, March 24. The cans made sap into syrup and sugar blocks and chil-
Sugar Shack, Tree Tapping & Collection Process - Come and see a work- fun begins at the Williams County Fairgrounds in dren can experience a wigwam.
ing sugar shack with an evaporator, holding tank, and filtering unit. Learn Montpelier, Ohio. Bring your family and friends to
about the process of making maple syrup from sap see a sugar shack in operation, enjoy pancakes with So bring your family and friends to the Williams
Maple Products to Purchase from the Northwest Ohio Maple Syrup Pro- real maple syrup, and educational and fun activities. County Fairgrounds in Montpelier on Saturday,
ducers—Real Maple Syrup, Candy, & Other Delectable Maple Products March 24, for a fun-filled morning while enjoying
Maple Cotton Candy freshly ‘spun’ to delight your taste buds. Events start at 8:00 a.m. and continue until noon “real” maple syrup, pancakes and sausage, seeing
Tree & Forestry Questions? - Ask John Mueller and Joe Puperi, Division of in the Gillette Building with pancakes and sausage how maple syrup is made, plus loads of woodland
Forestry, all your tree and forestry questions prepared by the Williams County Fair Foundation and wildlife fun! There is no charge for the events or
Kettle Corn made fresh by ‘Poppin George’ and Williams County Pork Producers topped with entry to the fairgrounds. There is only a charge for
Wildlife Pelts—Come and see Joe Blosser and his WILD display of animal “real” maple syrup provided by the Northwest Ohio the breakfast.
pelts and mounts! Joe is a hunter and trapper—ask him your questions. Maple Syrup Producers. Breakfast will be served
The Native Syrup Story - Nancy Lewis, Sauder Village, will explain the Na- starting at 7:30 a.m. There will be 2 serving lines This event is being sponsored by the Northwest
tive American history of maple syrup & sugar making. to better serve those attending at both the east and Ohio Maple Syrup Producers, Williams County Fair
NW Ohio Woodland Owners Association - Tom Mills west entrances. Handicap parking will be available at Foundation, Williams County Fair Board, Williams
Division of Wildlife Private Lands Biologist - Ask Mark Witt questions the Gillette Building. Soil and Water Conservation District, The Ohio State
about your property. University Extension of Williams County, Williams
Portable Sawmill - Do you have trees that could be Horse-drawn wagons (weather permitting) and County Pork Producers, and Superior Farm Supply.
harvested? Hiring a portable sawmill operator may be just the answer. Don’t tractor-drawn wagons will be on hand for rides
miss this demonstration by King Lumber! across the covered bridge to the sugar shack. The If you would like more information, contact the
Tree Seedling Sale - The Williams Soil and Water Conservation District’s sugar shack is complete with a stainless evaporator, Williams Soil and Water Conservation District at
annual sale holding tank and filtering unit. See the tree tapping 419-636-9395 Ext. 3 or 419-636-2349 Ext 3 or visit
Beekeeping - Come and learn about beekeeping and beeswax making from process of gathering the sap and the boiling process northwestohiomaplesyrupproducers.com.
local beekeeper Bethany Carlson in the evaporator until the sap becomes syrup.
OSU Master Gardeners of Williams County - Will be on hand to answer INFORMATION PROVIDED
your gardening questions The Northwest Ohio Maple Syrup Producers will
Montpelier Tree Commission - Maple syrup historical artifact display, tree have real maple syrup that can be purchased along 1248 E. Main • Montpelier, OH
ID posters, and a raffle for a tree with fresh-spun maple cotton candy, maple candy, 419-485-3181 • fax 419-485-8329
Taxidermist - Tim Sanders from Montpelier will have a display of animal and other maple products. Fresh popped ‘kettle corn’
mounts and will answer your questions. will be available to purchase from Poppin’ George. www.drivefordlincoln.com
National Wild Turkey Federation - Jim Leffel, Williams County Chapter, will
be available to answer questions and give updates on the restoration and Representatives from the Williams County Mas-
hunting of wild turkeys ter Gardeners and Montpelier Tree Commission will
Division of Wildlife - Ask the local wildlife officer all of your questions have interactive and educational displays, a raffle,
Trapping & Fur Trade - Interested in nuisance trapping & the fur trade, talk and will be available to answer your questions.
with Tom Kochert
NW Ohio Loggers Chapter - Learn about better land manage-ment, log- Come see the portable sawmill demonstration by
ging practices, timber cutting & more from Bill Metzger King Lumber. Talk with representatives from the
Pheasants Forever - Williams County Chapter members Northwest Ohio Woodland Owners Association and
Reptiles/Amphibians - Experience & learn about a variety of reptiles with Northwest Ohio Loggers Chapter, and see samples
Michael Runyon of native hardwoods. Do you have tree and forestry
Ohio Native Wildlife- Talk with a State Park Naturalist about Ohio’s unique questions? Then ask John Mueller with the Division
native wildlife. of Forestry. John will be found at the Williams Soil
Making Rope - Turn a crank and end up with a small but useful length of & Water Conservation District’s annual tree seedling
rope made the old fashioned way from hemp cord. sale.

Serving Northwest Talk with Tim Sanders, a local taxidermist, and
Ohio with Joe Blosser, hunter and trapper, and see their mag-
nificent exhibits of pelts and animal mounts. Inter-
Natural Gas ested in nuisance trapping and the fur trade then
ask Tom Kochert.
Since 1914
Events will also include learning everything about
1-800-331-7396 bees and beekeeping from Bethany Carlson, seeing
and touching live reptiles and amphibians, learn-
ing about wildlife and programs from the Division of
Wildlife, asking the Division of Wildlife Private Lands
Biologist your questions, getting updates on the res-
toration and hunting of wild turkeys from Jim Leffel,
National Wild Turkey Federation, and talking with
State Park naturalists about nature.

A Sauder Village Natives & Newcomers represen-

Maple Syrup Day
Saturday, March 24 - 8 a.m. - 12 noon
Breakfast starts at 7:30 a.m. (2 serving lines)

WILLIAMS COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS
619 East Main St., Montpelier, OH

Pancakes & Sausage with
“Real” Maple Syrup

ADULTS: $5:00
SIX & UNDER - FREE

Maple syrup Day events
• Horse-Drawn Wagon Rides • Wildlife Pelts, Taxidermist
• Tractor Wagon Ride • Beekeeper
• Sugar Shack, Tree Tapping, • OSU Master Gardeners
Collection & Montpelier Tree Commission
• Williams SWCD Tree • National Turkey Federation
Something For Everyone!Seedling Sale

• Division of Forestry
• Portable Sawmill, King Lumber

Maple Products: Syrup, Candy, Fudge, Cotton Candy & Kettle Corn

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Library News

Button Tree Canvas Art Class “Spring Time in Paris” Event At
At The Edon Branch Library West Unity Branch Library

The West Unity Branch Library will be hosting a “Spring Time in Paris” event on
Monday, April 09 starting at 6:00 pm. Heather Lorenz will be your guide to Paris in
the spring! There will be photos, stories, and French cuisine to give you an authen-
tic Parisian experience! Come dressed in a French inspired outfit if you wish. This
is a free event, but you must sign up to attend.

The West Unity Branch Library is located at 109 South High Street. For more
information, please contact Ruth Meyer at 419-924-2537.

Bryan Main Library Announces Holiday Closing

The Bryan Main Library, located at 107 East High Street, will be CLOSED on
Sunday, April 01 in observance of Easter Sunday.

Local History Center Film Club
To Show Free Movies In April

Enjoy Wednesday night and Friday af- a young gunfighter in his efforts to hold in
ternoon entertainment with the Local His- jail the brother of the local bad guy.
tory Center Film Club! The Film Club will “A Night to Remember,” will then be
show movies throughout each month free play on Wednesday, April 18 and Friday,
to the public, on designated Wednesdays April 20. The movie documents the Titanic,
and Fridays. Wednesday movies will begin on its maiden voyage in April 1912, when
at 6:00 pm, and Friday movies will play at the supposedly unsinkable RMS Titanic
1:00 pm. All movies will be shown in the hits an iceberg in the Atlantic Ocean.
Harmon Room of the Local History Center. Popcorn will be provided at all movies,
“Rio Bravo” will be shown on Wednes- and attendants are welcome to bring in a
PHOTO PROVIDED day, April 04, and Friday, April 06. The beverage. The Local History Center is lo-
1959 drama, “Rio Bravo” tells the story of cated at 107 East High Street. For more
ADULT ART CLASS ... Adults are invited to an art class at the Edon Branch Library
on Monday, April 02. The art project will be to create a Button Tree Canvas. Partici- a small-town sheriff in the American West information, please call Jane or Denver at
pants will paint a tree on canvas and then embellish with buttons to make a one enlists the help of a cripple, a drunk, and 419-636-6734 ext. 275.
of a kind piece of art! This program will begin at 5:30 pm, in the library meeting
room, and is FREE to attend! All supplies will be provided by the library. The Edon
Branch Library is located 105 South Michigan Street. For more information, please

Evergreen Communitycall Cyndi Jewell at 419-272-2839.
Library March Events
“The Breakfast Club” At The
Edgerton Branch Library Lego Club, Saturday March 24 from sible by a donation from Faith Lutheran
10:30am- 11:30am. Josh Humberger will Church.
The Edgerton Branch Library invites library is working in conjunction with be building with grads K-2 in the Experi-
4th and 5th graders to join “The Break- the 4th/5th grade teachers of Edger- ence Zone, while grades 3-8 will be work- Novel Ideas Book Club Wednesday
fast Club”. Held on Saturday, April 07 ton school to make this possible. “The ing on a Lego engineering project in the March 28 from 4:00pm-5:00pm. Join
from 9:00 am to 10:00 am “The Break- Breakfast Club” is a FREE program, Community Room with Jonathan Curtis. Jane for a discussion of this month’s
fast Club” is a fun new book club that with all food and refreshments being book, The Curious Charms of Arthur
includes a hot, homemade breakfast! provided by the library. Stop into the li- Weird Science Saturday March 31 Pepper by Phaedra Patrick. Arthur is a 69
Come in your jammies and discuss the brary to pick up a copy of “5 Times Re- from 11:00am - 12:00pm. Students from year old widower, who follows the clues of
book, “5 Times Revenge” by Lindsey venge” before the first club meeting! You the American Chemical Society of the a charm bracelet that belonged to his late
Eland. must sign up to attend. University of Toledo will be presenting wife. Pick up your copy beginning March
hands on experiments. Grades 3-8 can 1st.
As this book has an AR book level of The Edgerton Branch Library is lo- come set their hands on fire (with su-
4.5, and is worth 8 AR points, partici- cated at 319 North Michigan Avenue. pervision)! Limit of 20 students, parents The library will be closed on Friday,
pants will be able to use this book to For more information or to sign up, are also invited. This event is made pos- March 30th, in observance of Good Fri-
help meet their AR goal at school. The please call the library at 419-298-3230. day.

Edgerton Branch Library Four County Career Center Students
Book Club Meeting For April Participate In Skills Competition

The Edgerton Branch Library “Open library and pick up a copy of “Iron Lake”
Horizon’s” adult book club will be meet- at the circulation desk
ing on Thursday, April 06 at 6:00 pm
to discuss the book “Iron Lake” by Wil- The Edgerton Branch Library is lo-
liam Kent Krueger. If you are interested cated at 319 North Michigan Avenue.
in joining the book club, stop in to the For more information, contact Shanea
Herman at 419-298-3230.

“Cocoa & Coloring” At
The Edgerton Branch Library

Enjoy “Cocoa and Coloring” at the is no cost to attend and all materials PHOTO PROVIDED
Edgerton Branch Library! Open to all and cocoa will be provided by the li-
ages you can stop in anytime during brary. FULTON COUNTY PARTICIPANTS ... Four County Career Center Skills USA Chap-
open hours, from 9:00 am to 7:00 pm, ter members are participating in the Ohio State Skills USA Competition in Colum-
throughout the days of Mondays, April The Edgerton Branch Library is lo- bus on April 24 & 25 after taking 1st, 2nd, or 3rd place at Regional competition.
02 and 16. Warm up with a cup of co- cated at 319 North Michigan Avenue. Skills USA members from all parts of Ohio will be competing for awards and the
coa as you relax while coloring! There For more information, please contact right to advance to National Skills and Leadership contests. Contest participants
Shanea Herman at 419-298-3230. from Fulton county are (LEFT TO RIGHT) Mia Beltran (Delta) Crime Scene Investi-
gation; Hunter Allen (Delta) Extemporaneous Speaking; Dylan Duncan (Evergreen)
Busy Fingers Craft Club At Career Pathways; Andrew Louy (Evergreen) Additive Manufacturing; and Reese
Edgerton Branch Library Knapp (Archbold) Plumbing. Absent from the photo is Andrew Canada (Pettisville)
Internetworking. Four County Career Center Skills USA Advisor is Steve Steingass.

ATTENTION CRAFTERS!! The Edger- cross stitching, crocheting, knitting, Hilltop Junior High & High School
ton Branch Library has a program just etc. for a relaxing couple of hours of just Students Of The Month For February
for you, the Busy Fingers Craft Club! stitching and chatting together.
The group will meet on Thursdays, April
05 and 19 from 1:00 to 3:00 pm. All lo- The Edgerton Branch Library is lo-
cal crafters are welcome to join! Bring cated at 319 North Michigan Street. For
your own craft project, whether it is more information, contact Shanea Her-
man at 419-298-3230.

“Bingo For Books” At The
Edgerton Branch Library

On Friday, April 27 the Edgerton the program is limited to 20 partici-
Branch Library will be holding “Bingo pants.
for Books” from 3:30 to 4:30 pm. Win-
ners who get a Bingo get to choose a free The Edgerton Branch Library is lo-
book! This event is open to school-aged cated at 319 North Michigan Avenue.
children, and you must pre-register as For more information or to sign up,
please call the library at 419-298-3230.

Spring Break Fun At The Montpelier Library PHOTO PROVIDED

Join us for some free family fun! Wednesday, March 28--Story time STUDENTS OF THE MONTH ... The February Students of the Month at Hilltop
Monday, March 26--Movin’ 2 Music 11:00am ages 0-5 School for the High School and Junior High are front row left to right: Breanne
6:00-6:30 ages 0-5 Lehnartz, Dominik Schmitt, Caid Wittenmyer, Jonathan Nelson, Olivia McKinney,
Tuesday, March 27--BINGO 11:00- Thursday, March 29--Ruff Readers and Abby Austin. Middle row-McKenna Wendorf, Ranie Roesch, Mia Hancock, Gar-
11:45 all ages 3:30-4:30 and BINGO 6:00-6:45 rett Girrell, Hannah Riley, and Julia Schuurman. Back row-Bailey Moreland, Levi
Houser, Haley Geis, Katelynn Smith, Kali Collins, Hannah Reamsnyder, and Ian
Hoffman. Absent from photo is: Morgyn Siegel

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Montpelier Goes Over The Rainbow With The Wizard Of Oz

PHOTOS BY ANGI CAMPOS, STAFF

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April 5 & 6
from 6-8 a.m.
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$50 General health profile – Includes complete blood count, comprehensive chem-
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is ok.)
$26 PSA prostate screening test - (Men only)
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atrium outside of the lab for testing. Individuals under 18 must be accompanied by an adult.

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Wauseon Breaks Ground On Edon National Honor
New Administrative Building Society Inducts New Members

By: James Pruitt ment of Hope Wood from a WES Inter- PHOTO PROVIDED
THE VILLAGE REPORTER vention Specialist to a WES third-grade
Teacher, effective with the 2018-19 INDUCTION CEREMONY ... The NHS dinner and induction ceremony was held on
Ground was broken March 12 on the school year. The board accepted the res- Tuesday, March 13. NHS members pictured are L to R- Front- Olivia Radabaugh,
new home for the Wauseon Exempted ignation of Eric Fry as a WPS Sweeper, Kati Ewers, Cort Eicher, Logan Bloir, Lucas Joice, Emily Fox, Hanna Fogel. Mid-
Village Schools Board of Education. retroactive to March 1, 2018. dle- Reagan Gallehue, Faith Livensparger, Kailee Mitchell, Cameron Lord, Sara
School officials, board members and Hiller, Zoe Neubig, Naomi Hickman, Chloe Thiel. Back- Claire Radabaugh, Melody
others attended the groundbreaking The board accepted the resignation Nofziger, Brooklyn Morris, Zoe Maier, Aidan Muehlfeld, Jacob Long, Blaze Resen-
ceremony next to the Elementary and of Elizabeth Shannon as a WHS 3 hour dez, Riley Bloir. New members include- Riley Bloir, Blaze Resendez, Lucas Joice,
Middle School. The new facility will cov- cook, retroactive to March 8, 2018. The Aidan Muehlfeld, Kailee Mitchell, Zoe Maier, Claire Radabaugh, Jacob Long, Rea-
er 9,554 square feet, including a base- board accepted the resignation of Ashley gan Gallehue, Chloe Thiel, Melody Nofziger and Brooklyn Morris.
ment and cost $1.3 million. Oyer as the WHS Varsity Girls Basket-
ball Coach, effective March 7, 2018. Stryker Rotary Learns
The building will house the School About Funeral Business
board office administrative team: su- The board approved the following
perintendent, treasurer, assistant trea- individuals as OHSAA Boys Basketball
surer/HR, director of curriculum, di- Tournament workers, retroactive to Feb-
rector of Special Education, assistant ruary 28, 2018 and March 2, 2018: Mike
to the treasurer/AP, assistant to the Colon, Mike Marshall, Shelley Grosjean,
treasurer/payroll, EMIS coordinator, Katie Miller,Casey Elson, Brad Myers,
administrative assistant to the superin- Tracy Elson, Sara Rupp, Kayla Heising,
tendent and the curriculum assistant. Mark Schnitkey, Joy Hutchinson, Chris
Thomas, Matt Hutchinson, Tatiana
At the board meeting of March 12 the Wright, Cory Lee and Mike Yoder.
board approved the following donations:
The board approved the following
To the Wauseon Athletic Department resolution: JOINT AGREEMENT AP-
in memory of Julius Hoste: Jeff and POINTING THE BUSINESS ADVISO-
Patricia Bowers $ 50; Jerry and Ruth RY COUNCIL OF THE EDUCATIONAL
Griffin $ 25; Cash donations $185, as- SERVICE CENTER TO SERVE AS THE
sorted chalk paint quarts and pint BUSINESS ADVISORY COUNCIL FOR
samples from Wauseon Ace Hardware THE SCHOOL DISTRICT
to the Wauseon Art Department, no
value given, $1,000 from Circle K to the The board approved a request for
Wauseon Athletic Department, $1,000 an overnight trip for the Wauseon High
from Norma Tiffany to the John Tiffany School Speech Team to travel to Denver,
Scholarship. Colorado for the Tournament of Cham-
pions from May 11-13 as presented
Legal services from Attorneys Marc F.
Warncke of Clemens, Korhn, Liming & The board approved the new appoint-
Warncke, LTD and Robert W. Bohmer of ment of James Barber for a seven-year
Rupp, Wesche, Hagans, Bohmer, New- term to the Wauseon Public Library
ton & Harmon, LLP pertaining to title Board of Trustees, effective January
work for the lease purchase agreement, 2018 through December 2024
no value given.
The board approved the new appoint-
The board approved modifications ment of Sue DeRoth to the Wauseon
and supplemental modifications to the Public Library Board of Trustees to
FY18 Permanent Appropriations. complete the remaining term of Tammy
Allison, beginning March 2018 through
The board approved the Bonefish December, 2019.
Systems, LLC, eVAC / ePAS Service
Agreement beginning July 1 and ending The next Board of Education meeting
on or before June 30, 2023 will be held Thursday, March 22, 2018
at noon at the Wauseon Middle School.
The board approved the following
personnel items: James can be reached at
[email protected]
The board approved the reassign-

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GROUNDBREAKING FOR NEW FACILITY ... Wauseon schools and other officials SPEAKER ... Adam Grisier spoke to the Stryker Rotary Club about his experi-
were on hand for groundbreaking on the district’s new administration building. ences in the funeral business. Adam is planning his future in the family business,
Braden Martinez (Project Manager, Rupp/Rosebrock, Inc.); Larry C. Brown (WEVS and he will be the sixth generation of the Grisier family to follow in the footsteps.
Superintendent); Bill Drummer (Executive Director, Wauseon Chamber of Com- Adam told the club he is a 2016 graduate of Archbold High School, will soon gradu-
merce); Larry L. Fruth (Vice President, WEVS Board of Education); Amy Fisher ate from Northwest State Community College. He has been accepted to an exclusive
(Board member); Stacia Radabaugh (Board member); Sandra Griggs (President, mortuary college in Cincinnati, Ohio. Adam worked full time for the family business
WEVS Board); Rick Stidham (Board member); David R. Fleming (WEVS Treasurer) while taking college classes.
and Jerry Overmier (Principal/Architect, Beilharz Architects, Inc.).
He is planning to work in a local funeral business while going to college in Cin-
LIVING FREE FROM cinnati. Funeral directors are faced with grief on a daily basis, and helping families
deal with this emotion is an important part of their responsibilities. Adam plans
OBESITY to continue schooling after graduation from Cincinnati; striving for both masters
and doctorate degrees. His special interest is in grief counseling and especially the
counseling of children. Adam feels his personal experience of losing his father at a
young age will assist him in this ability in the future.

Adam and Fred both told the club that the business has gone through signifi-
cant changes during the last three generations. One large change is from a tradi-
tional service and burial to many cremations. Today 50% of the funerals in our area
are cremations, and on the west coast it is more like 85%. This trend is expected to
continue and it is believed that twenty years from today 80% of the funerals across
the United States will be cremations. His long term goal is to be a part owner in the
family business. Adam Grisier, on the right is pictured with Stryker Rotarian and
grandfather Fred Grisier.

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Bed Brigade Ministry Topic For Montpelier Hospital Auxiliary

Steve Kerr and Gary gible for these beds, with Armeda Sawmiller, as-
Arnos, representing the only exception given sisted by Vice President
the Bed Brigade of Wil- for fire or disaster vic- Carol Eriksen, conducted
liams County, were guest tims. the business meeting.
speakers for the luncheon Roll call was answered by
meeting of CHWC-Mont- Applications for assis- naming something Irish
pelier Hospital Auxiliary tance by the Bed Brigade you like. Secretary’s and
on Monday, March 12th are made through the Wil- treasurer’s reports were
in the hospital conference liams County Department given along with remarks
room. This 501-C3 orga- of Jobs & Family Servic- from various committee
nization was started in es. Funds for the materi- chairmen. March patient
2011 by a Sunday School als to construct the beds favors of fresh carnations
class at Trinity Lutheran are raised through dona- were delivered by Armeda
Church in Bryan select- tions from local organiza- after the meeting.
ing a mission project for tions and businesses and
ministry. various projects including Auxiliary volunteers
After hearing about food booths at the annual are needed to assist with
a bed brigade program two-day Business & In- registration and canteen
for veterans in Wapako- dustry Show, raffles, and during four time shifts for
neta, volunteers from the chili cook-off. Each twin the upcoming Red Cross
Bryan church began the or full-size bed costs ap- Blood Drive scheduled
program to provide Wil- proximately $125-$135 Good Friday, March 30th
liams County families to construct. from 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
in need with beds. This at Community Hospi-
outreach ministry is one About 75 volunteers tals & Wellness Centers-
of 10 pilot programs ac- total are involved in Montpelier. Blood donors
PHOTO PROVIDED tivated across the USA. building the beds, usu- and volunteers are to re-
To date 794 families have ally on a Saturday, with port at the rear hospital
GIFTS ... Steve Kerr & Gary Arnos, representatives for the Bed Brigade of Williams been provided a total of small groups working to entrance.
County, were speakers at the March 12th luncheon meeting of Community Hospi- 1439 beds. Only Williams cut wood to size, sand, in-
tals & Wellness Centers-Montpelier Hospital Auxiliary. Pictured from left to right County residents are eli- stall cleat hardware and Doctor’s Day will be
are Steve Kerr, Auxiliary President Armeda Sawmiller presenting a gift of pillows finish. A “bed-build” day observed also on Good
and bed linens, auxiliary member Deloris Dennis, and Gary Arnos. yields about 30-40 beds Friday, March 30th. All
with each taking about are encouraged to take
three minutes to assem- time to thank doctors for
ble. A special “Scripture their dedicated efforts in
Board” is placed at the health care.
foot of each bed. In addi-
tion, mattresses, pillows, The next regular aux-
blankets and sheet sets iliary meeting will be
are delivered with each Monday, April 9th at
bed. For children, beds 1:00 p.m. in the confer-
also include children’s ence room. Guests are
books and a teddy-bear. always welcome. Sched-
uled speaker will be
Spangler’s Candy Co. Toni Long from the Four
donates space for build- County Alcohol, Drug &
ing and warehousing for Mental Health Services
the “Bed Brigade” rent- (ADAMHs) Board. Nomi-
free. King’s Sleep Shop nations for officers will be
provides mattresses at announced. Roll call will
cost. Other major dona- be “What is your favorite
tions are received from spring flower?”.
Sauder Woodworking,
Anniston Brink Co. USA The auxiliary will
(formerly Tru-Fast), and sponsor a silent auction
United Way of Williams before and after the meet-
County. Community vol- ing that day from 10:00
unteers including youth a.m.-1:00 p.m. and 2:30-
groups assist in this proj- 3:00 p.m. in the small
ect, as well as donations conference room. Dona-
received from area orga- tions from auxiliary mem-
nizations and churches. bers are requested before
For more information, the silent auction begins
contact Gary Arnos ph: and can be brought to the
419-270-2591. hospital gift shop prior to
that date. Deloris Dennis
Following the pro- is in charge of April pa-
gram, Auxiliary President tient favors.

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29th Annual Franklin B. Walter Swanton Local Schools Hold Public

All-Scholastic Award Winners Announced Forum To Discuss School Safety

Overview and Background Informa- luncheon in Columbus in April. This PHOTO BY BILL O’ CONNELL, STAFF
tion of Franklin B. Walter Award (As luncheon is provided by the Ohio Edu-
provided by the Ohio Educational Ser- cational Service Center Association. At PUBLIC FORUM ... Superintendent Chris Lake hold up a section of a security de-
vice Center Association). this time, students and parents are rec- vice to be affixed to all doors. Resource Officer Chuck Kessinger sits to his immedi-
ognized for their achievement. ate right and Vice-Principal Steve Smith is on his far left.
Program: The Franklin B. Walter
Scholarship Award’s Program was es- Local Enhancement: The North- By: Bill O’ Connell School Principal, addressed the neces-
tablished by the Ohio Superintendent’s west Ohio Educational Service Center, sary increased awareness of everyone in
Educational Service Center Association serving Defiance, Fulton, Henry and THE VILLAGE REPORTER today’s school climate. “We’re very hy-
to promote student achievement and Williams Counties, fully supports the persensitive to what kids say,” he com-
recognize outstanding students. A se- Franklin B. Walter Program. However, On Monday, March 12th, the Swan- mented. “Things that kids said two years
nior from each county within the State we have expanded the recognition. ton Local School District held a panel-led ago, three years ago, they just can’t say
of Ohio will receive the award annually. public forum in the high school gymna- anymore. “We hear kids in the cafeteria
Outstanding students in each district sium to inform the general public as well talking about video games and some video
This scholarship award is named in will receive a scholarship award of $200 as the parents and guardians of school- games involve shooting. Five years ago,
honor of Franklin B. Walter who served each while one county winner will be aged children of systems and measures we would not have thought twice about it.
as State Superintendent awarded $500. The NwOESC also hon- the school employs to protect the safety of Now we bring the kids in and tell them,
ors a special education provider from students. The panel consisted of school ‘You can’t say that any more. You can’t
Of Education for Ohio from March each county for the work done on be- administrators and local law enforcement say shooting. You can’t say guns.’ I think
1977 until August 1991. Throughout half of students with disabilities across officials and was moderated by School Su- our kids have taken it to heart and I think
his career, Dr. Walter exemplified con- northwest Ohio. perintendent Chris Lake. our message is getting across.”
cern for young people and dedicated his
life to the improvement of education in Teacher Recognition: To promote The meeting was put together follow- After the panel was done speaking the
Ohio. teaching excellence along with student ing the tragic school shooting at Douglas floor was opened to the public. There
achievement, one teacher is recognized High School in Parkland, Florida and sub- were many questions asked, concerns ex-
Eligibility: The applicant must be a in each district. The applying student is sequent safety-concerning incidents at pressed and suggestions and recommen-
high school senior from a local, city or asked to write a tribute to the teacher several local schools including Swanton, dations offered. One of the last questions
exempted village school within the who has been the most positive influ- Bryan, Pettisville and Wauseon. posed to the panel was in regards to a “so-
ence on the student’s success in school. lution” often given as a way to discourage
County. Eligible students must dem- At the spring celebration, the student In his opening comments, Mr. Lake or even stop an active shooter, equipping
onstrate outstanding academic achieve- provides the tributes to the teacher. stated that because of the recent shoot- the faculty with firearms.
ments as indicated by high school test ing in Florida, school safety had become
scores and achievement awards as stip- Local winners were: Leah Hall-Arch- a very hot topic, but that he and everyone “I’m not in favor of that,” responded
ulated by the Franklin B. Walter pro- bold, Kaitlyn Antigo-Bryan, Hannah on the panel have been dealing with it for Superintendent Lake. “Our teachers are
gram. Sleesman-Edgerton, Cameron Lord- many years and it something that is on not trained for that. Teachers approach
Edon, Nichole Wilson-Evergreen, Max their minds, “every single day.” problem with kids as ‘How can I help this
The students are expected to have Baker-Fayette, Benjamin Routhier-Hill- kid, what can I do for this kid,’ If we have
been a positive contributor in their high top, Kathryn Taylor-Montpelier, Zacha- He then introduced Officer Chuck a situation with an active shooter I want
school and in their Community. All ap- ry Turner-North Central, Jacob Meyers- Kessinger who had been assigned to the the teachers to have, as their first prior-
plications must be completed according Pettisville, Sydney Creps-Delta, Amanda school district by the Swanton Police De- ity, the kids in their classroom, not to
to deadlines established. Oberlin-Stryker, Olivia Williams-Swan- partment on a part time basis as a Re- run down the hall and engage an active
ton, and Paige Moden-Wauseon. source Officer. Mr. Lake explained how shooter in a gun fight.” Mr. Lake said his
Award: One student from each coun- Officer Kessinger works with school em- concern would be for students still in the
ty will be invited along with his or her ployees in developing and reviewing emer- halls and for the teachers who, like the
parents to attend a special recognition gency operation plans in the event of an police, would not be wearing body armor.
active shooter and conducts periodic drills Introducing more guns into the school
Fayette School Board Approves involving numerous scenarios as part of would just not be a good idea for many
Two-Year Contract For the overall training. One of the drills, car- reasons he said.
ried out with only the teachers and staff in
Athletic Director Dylan Henricks the building, involved the firing of blanks There are other security measures in
from a gun in various locations, educating place and more to be put in place that are
By: Nate Calvin provements were also approved. everyone to recognize the sound of gunfire considered to be classified information
THE VILLAGE REPORTER It was also approved to join the OHI from wherever they happen to be. that the panel members were not at lib-
erty to divulge to the public. More infor-
The approval of a two-year contract Charter Workers’ Compensation Group The Superintendent went on to list mation will be made public as changes are
for Athletic Director Dylan Henricks was Rating Program for January 1, 2018 some of the safety measures, safety- implemented.
one of several staffing items approved through December 31, 2018. FMLA related equipment, including the 200 or
by the Fayette Board of Education when leave was granted to Sarah Weiland for more strategically located cameras, and
they met briefly on Monday, March March 5th, 2018 through March 16th, protocols that are currently in place such
12th. After approving the minutes from 2018. An approval was given to rescind as the procedure to gain access into any Bill can be reached at
the February 12th meeting, the board motion #17-77 for Anne Merillat as as-
then heard from Superintendent Erik sistant track/JH coach for 2017-18. building, locker searches, not allowing [email protected]
Belcher.
The following one-year supplemental backpacks or coats into the
He gave the board an update on the contracts were approved for the 2017- Fayette Opera House Toclassrooms and conducting
progress of the athletic complex, the 18 school year pending proper licenses/
LED lightning project that is taking certifications, background, and refer- more drills (12 at this point
place at the school, and also informed ence checks: Sarah Weiland-assistant Host Reed Organ Concertof the school year) than the
them that a math teaching position has track coach/JH coach, Chad Lavinder-
been posted internally and externally softball coach, Heidi Stambaugh-as- State of Ohio requires.
also. Belcher and the board discussed sistant softball coach. A two-year con- He also displayed a re-
a date for the board retreat eventually tract was approved for the 2018-19 and cently purchased locking
settling on March 28th at 6pm with a lo- 2019-20 school years for Athletic Di- device that will soon be in-
cation yet to be determined. Elementary rector Dylan Henricks. Tony Robinson, stalled on every door and
principal Allie Reucher told the board Payton Robinson Pamela Schultz, and will virtually barricade stu-
that 30 families took part in the recent Dylan Henricks were all approved as dents and teachers inside a
preschool registration and 32 students volunteer softball coaches for 2017-18 classroom and can be acti-
have gone through the kindergarten pending proper background and refer- vated within two seconds.
screening. ence checks. Vice-Principal Steve
Smith, who has school
The board approved the financial With no further business to discuss
report for February 2018 as presented the board adjourned for the evening with
and also approved a list of inventory their next regularly scheduled meeting
items to disposed of. Tax rates for the set for April 9th at 7pm.
general fund, bond, and permanent im-
Nate can be reached at
[email protected]

safety as one of his prime
responsibilities, spoke
next. “The most valuable
thing we have related to
school safety is commu-
nication,” he emphasized.
“We always tell the kids
that if you see something
or hear something that
doesn’t sit right with you
or you’re not sure of, tell
us. We’d rather get more
information and investigate PHOTO PROVIDED
PHOTO NATE CALVIN, STAFF it and find out there was
nothing to it than not get FEATURED ARTIST ... Dr. Ed Duling will be the
ATHLETIC FIELDS … Superintendent Erik Belcher updated the board on the sta- information.” It was also featured performer at the last concert of the Fine Arts
tus of the new baseball field, softball field, and track being constructed adjacent to pointed out that any stu- Season. Sunday March 18 at 3:00 pm at the Fayette
the school. dent coming forward with Opera House in downtown Fayette is the place to be
to hear this noted organist from Coshocton, Ohio. Dr.
information would remain Duling is the organist at First Presbyterian Church of
anonymous. Bowling Green. He is nearing 50 years as an organist
Mr. Smith talked about or choir director in churches in several Ohio areas. He
the three alert levels that is a retired professor in Music Education.He continues
identify particular situa- to teach part-time for Kent State University in this field
Wolf Cubs Scouts To Earn tions and are announced of study. This program will marry two of Dr. Duling’s
Badges At Bible Park over the public-address interests in history and music. He is currently serving
system. Hallway Restric- as President of the United Methodist Historical Society
By: James Pruitt Todd Roth said. The board approved a tion, which informs teach- of Ohio. This special organ concert will focus on the
THE VILLAGE REPORTER request from EMS to purchase a new ers to keep students inside Reed Organs that have been restored by Don Glasgow,
Stryker Power Cot and Load System. the classroom, is used dur- a talented restorer of reed organs. A highlight of this
The Williams County Board of Com- The total price will not exceed $43,991. ing locker searches or when concert will be the music selection that concentrates
missioners meet March 12 and 15 and This will enable EMS to have a power a student or parent is caus- on the hymns written by the prolific Wesley family.
conducted the following business. cot on all three ambulances in service. ing a disruption. Evacua- From Samuel Wesley (1662 – 1735) to Charles Wes-
tion, which is mainly used ley (1707 -1788) and his brother John (1703-1791) to
The board learned the Wolf Cubs Gerken Paving was awarded the bid for fire drills or a possible Charles Jr. (1757- 1834) and S.S. Wesley (1810-1876)
Pack 191 from Bryan will be at Bible for improvements to Traxler Drive. The bomb threat and Threat, Representing 4 generations of one family who wrote
Park to work on skills so then Scouts Jefferson Township Clearance Project which is used when some- words and music for over 6,000 hymns.
can earn badges. This will happen late was awarded to Lockhart Construction. one, with the intent of do-
in the day March 21. ing harm, has entered the This pre-Easter concert will also showcase The Fay-
The board approved the lift station building or is known to be ette United Methodist Church and the West Franklin
The Engineering Department will be easement with Love’s Inc., allowing the on the grounds. United Methodist Church and the people who play the
posting signs on about seven bridges Engineer to construct a lift station at piano and organ for these two area churches. The au-
as part of a federal requirement for load the company’s site of a planned truck The Threat level triggers dience will be invited to sing some of these well known
restrictions. The loads are the same as stop. The site is on the west side of SR the ALICE protocol. ALICE hymns along with Dr. Duling and others who accom-
regular vehicles, but the tire configura- 49 by the turnpike. (Alert, Lockdown, Inform,
tion requires a notice. Counter and Evacuate) is pany him.
James can be reached at an acronym which helps As usual there will be time after the concert to
The county must comply with the re- [email protected] everyone remember the or- share conversation and refreshments with Dr. Ed Dul-
quirements if it wants money for roads, der of what critical actions ing. This should be an interesting afternoon for any-
are to be followed. one who loves hymns and organ music. Tickets may
Later in the meeting, be purchased that day and will cost between $10 and
Jason Longbrake, High $12.

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CONTINUED FROM THE FRONT PAGE

Swanton High School Hosts Military Deployment Ceremony

of operation, the rear 12 different states and School in 2015.
combat zone, and to con- 160 members will be During the proceed-
struct, repair and main- deployed. All deployed
tain main supply routes, soldiers are based at the ings, a Casing of the
landing strips, structures Monclova location in- Colors Ceremony was
and utilities. cluding two from Fulton carried out by battal-
County, Zachary Ford ion members. The pur-
It was first activated who graduated from pose of this traditional
in 1943 and currently Evergreen High School US Army ceremony is to
has headquarters in Bry- in 2009 and Bradley encase and protect the
an, Lima and Monclova. Sickmiller who gradu- battalion’s flag, which is
There are 550 members ated from Wauseon High unique to the unit, and
serving, representing safely transport it to the
location of the next mis-
sion. PHOTOS BY BILL O’ CONNELL, STAFF

On hand to support
the troops, along with
family members and
friends, were US Repre-
sentative Marcy Kaptur,
US Representative Bob
Latta, representatives
from the offices of US
Senator Sherrod Brown
and US Senator Rob Port-
man, Toledo Police Chief
George Kral and Swanton
Schools Superintendent
Chris Lake. The Swan-
ton High School Band
was also there to play the
National Anthem and the
Army Song.

Following the cer-
emony, the USO served
refreshments in the
school’s cafeteria for the
soldiers and their fami-
lies.

Bill can be reached at
[email protected]

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Four County Career Center Students Qualify For HOSA Competition

WILLIAMS COUNTY WINNERS ... Contest winners from Williams County are (LEFT PHOTOS PROVIDED
TO RIGHT) Kamryn Dick (Bryan) Human Growth & Development; Alexis Morris
(Bryan) Forensic Medicine Team; Alaura Gaucin (Edgerton) Healthy Lifestyles; FULTON COUNTY WINNERS ... Thirty-three Four County Career Center Health Oc-
Allyssa McCormick (Edgerton) Medical Photography; Lauren Cooley (Montpelier) cupations Students of America (HOSA) Chapter members have qualified for State
Medical Spelling; and Olivia Treace (Montpelier) Biomedical Debate Team. HOSA HOSA Skill competition in Columbus on April 10 & 11 by placing in the top five
members from all parts of Ohio will be in Columbus to compete for awards and in the regional contests. Contest winners from Fulton County are (FRONT - LEFT
the right to advance to national skill and leadership contests. HOSA Advisors are TO RIGHT) Shawn Pedersen (Delta) CPR & First Aid Team; Hanna Rabe (Archbold)
Donna Badenhop, Robin Hill, Karen Walker and Mike Nye. Absent from the photo Biomedical Debate Team; Kayla Dusek (Archbold) Forensic Medicine Team; Tressa
are Hannah Maxcy (Bryan) CPR & First Aid Team; and Alizya House (Montpelier) Taylor (Archbold) CPR & First Aid Team; Ragan Jessing (Delta) Biomedical Labora-
Prepared Speaking. tory Science; (BACK - LEFT TO RIGHT) Caleb Wooley (Archbold) Sports Medicine;
Gibson Burkholder (Archbold) Creative Problem Solving Team; Myah Wagner (Arch-
bold) Nursing Assistant; Brooklyn Smith (Wauseon) Pathophysiology Knowledge
Test; and Sara Greek (Archbold) Nutrition Knowledge Test. HOSA members from
all parts of Ohio will be in Columbus to compete for awards and the right to ad-
vance to national skill and leadership contests. HOSA Advisors are Donna Baden-
hop, Robin Hill, Karen Walker and Mike Nye. Absent from the photo are Trinity Al-
len (Archbold) behavior Health Knowledge Test; and Elisabeth Posey (Delta) Human
Growth and Development Knowledge Test.

Looking Back At What
We Read Years Ago

WHAT WE READ YEARS AGO IN THE WEST UNITY REPORTER, THE STRYKER ADVANCE & THE EDON COMMERCIAL

WEST UNITY the school paper, Hilltop Echo, Stryker, has been chosen by the The Hilltop Prom was held Pete Strausborger will ob-
REPORTER has indicated that Judy Calvin, Williams County Sheriff’s Posse last weekend. The theme was “In serve his 87th birthday on Sat-
ESTABLISHED 1878 editor of the Yearbook, High Lite, as their candidate for the Tri- the Still of the Night”. urday, Mr. Strausborger is in
and Sandy Altman, newspaper State Rodeo Association Queen excellent health except for fail-
130 YEARS AGO editor, will attend the six day Contest. EDON ing eye sight.
March 1888 session publications workshop. COMMERCIAL
THE ADVANCE Mr. & Mrs. Frank Muehlfeld
High School exercises were 50 YEARS AGO REPORTER 75 YEARS AGO are the parents of a daughter
held in the ME Church Friday March 1968 1976 MERGE March 1943 named Patricia Rose, born Sat-
evening. urday at Williams County Hos-
The family of Mr. and Mrs. (FORMALLY STRYKER Mr. & Mrs. Van Dewire, Mr. pital.
Graduates: M.D. Baumgard- Raymond Gerig will hold an Open ADVANCE & Mrs. Waldo Johnson and Mr.
ner, H.B. Kelly and Julia Eaton. House in observance of their par- & Mrs. Willis Lingle spent the Sunday, March 24, Jean
ents and grandparents 50th wed- & WEST UNITY REPORTER) weekend at Swanton and Toledo Elizabeth Eyster became the
Mrs. Polly Haines passed ding anniversary, June 16. 40 YEARS AGO with Mr. & Mrs. Carlton Rockey. bride of Michael Edward Kirk,
away May 23. March 1978 Jr. Matron of honor was Char-
Marlin Cummins, son of Mr. Mrs. Mary Keppler enter- lene Word and best man was
Miss Julia Eaton has been en- and Mrs. Buclair Cummins, Al- The Hilltop Girls won the Dis- tained with a party Wednesday John Keller. Little Debbie Kiss-
gaged as teacher in the Pioneer vordton, was awarded the John trict softball title with a victory evening March 17 in honor of inger, daughter of Mr. & Mrs.
Schools. Philip Sousa Award given annu- over Pettisville, 8-2. her father George Mayer, on his William Kissinger was flower
ally by the Hilltop High School 87th birthday. Those present girl.
A shaft is being sunk on the Band. Trevor Frank, 10, son of Mr. were: Mr. & Mrs. Frank Young,
farm of William Knox of Kunkle and Mrs. Donald Frank, won the Mr. & Mrs. Otie Young, Mr. & 45 YEARS AGO
in search of coal. Already a small STRYKER ADVANCE state AAU Free Style Wrestling Mrs. Will Young, Mr. & Mrs. Ar- March 1973
vein has been discovered 10 feet ESTABLISHED 1884 Crown. thur Keppler and daughter.
below the surface. The Church of the Nazarene,
110 YEARS AGO Michael Sanford began a new 65 YEARS AGO Ft. Wayne, Ind., on March 3
120 YEARS AGO March 1908 Driver’s Training School, North- March 1953 was the scene of the marriage of
March 1898 western Ohio Driver Jackie Kay Hake and Glenn Ray
James Gambler completed Education. Mr. & Mrs. F.R. Friskney are Pelz. Matron of honor was Mrs.
Mr. Christopher Ricks and the work of assessing Spring- announcing the coming mar- Dee Ann Hake and Robert Scott
Eliza Weidner were wed on May field Township last week. He 30 YEARS AGO riage of their daughter Donna , was bestman.
26. found personal property listed March 1988 to Duane Oberlin of Hamilton,
at $108,000 in the village and which will take place on Sun- Mr. & Mrs. Carlton Allomong
Born to Mr and Mrs. George township an increase of about Receiving special awards at day, March 15. arrived home Sunday evening
Hartman, May 30, a daughter. $6,000 over last year. the West Unity FFA Banquet after a three and a half weeks
were: Eric Woolace, leadership; Elson Buell was surprised on Agriculture tour to Tahiti, Aus-
Married May 29, Roy Coble A young son took lodging at Ellie Beaverson, Outstanding his 67th birthday last Thursday tralia, New Zealand and the Fiji
and Miss Lydia Geesey. the home of Charles Champion, FFA Member; Dave Myers, Schol- evening when his children and Island.
Saturday. arship; Matt Cox, Star Green- their families came to spend the
110 YEARS AGO hand; Kevin Schaffner, Star evening with him. Mr. & Mrs. Norman Coles and
March 1908 Dr. and Mrs. Brown and Chapter Farmer. father Bert Coles flew to Florida
daughter were injured when the The Northwest Ohio Little last week. They returned home
Mrs. Squire Bible jumped whistle of a locomotive startled Melanie Kunkle was crowned and Pony League met in a joint Thursday evening. Bert remain-
from a buggy attached to a run- their horse and upset their bug- FFA Queen. session Thursday at Stoney’s ing for an indefinite time.
away horse and sustained inju- gy. Steak House. Officers for the
ries from which she soon died. 10 YEARS AGO coming year are: Carmen Siebe- 20 YEARS AGO
Ben Gurwell’s barn was May 1998 naler, president, John D. Fos- March 1998
E. Shade went fishing and struck by lightning but did not ter, vice-president; and Ken-
caught 66 fish. burn. Jacob Hale of Stryker took neth Bowman, secretary. The first step towards con-
1st place in the 11-12 year old struction of the new music suite
100 YEARS AGO 90 YEARS AGO division of the Delta Green and 55 YEARS AGO was the removal of an old fuel
February 1918 March 1928 White Wrestling Tourney. March 1963 oil storage tank from beneath
Mr. Ivan Werder and Miss the construction site.
Reba Belle Swisher, married May The fifth annual session of the Israel Frazer graduated from Dave Herman of Edon, who
28. seventh district of Ohio OES will the United States Army Military will be a senior at Michigan An Ohio Lottery ticket pur-
Leaving for Columbus Bar- be held June 6 with Evansport Police School and is currently State University next fall, has chased at the Edon Main Stop
racks are George Smith Jr., Pearl Chapter 394 as hostess. serving in the National Guard been drafted by the New York has made someone $100,000
Reynolds, Leslie Throne, Cyrus Police Unit in Panama. He is the Titans of the AFL. richer.
Zuver and Roe Beaverson. Goldie Logan of Kunkle be- son of Quentin and Wanda Fraz-
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Ruba came the bride of Charles Donier er of West Unity.
Zuver, May 28, a girl. on May 24.
Stryker - The Louys Dry Goods Store
90 YEARS AGO Miss Alice Stofer will teach in
March 1928 Stryker Schools this year. DRY GOODS ... The Louys Store, Stryker, Ohio. One of the oldest dry goods stores
in WilliamsCounty. Opened by Fred Louys and handed down in the family for almost
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Harold 80 YEARS AGO ninety years. Exact date of photo unknown.
Bly, May 23, a daughter, Mary March 1938
Lou.
Closed for some time, the
John Haverfield died May 29 Stryker Bakery has been opened
at the age of 71. by R.G. Etoll of Genoa, Ohio.

80 YEARS AGO Enoch Cramer, 89, died at his
March 1938 home near Stryker on Thursday.

George Keiser passed away at 70 YEARS AGO
his home, age 76. March 1948

John Hinkle, age 89, passed Richard Osborn will graduate
away at the home of his son. June 4 from the Military Acad-
emy at West Point, New York.
Leland Stoner, executive vice
president of the Ohio National 60 YEARS AGO
Bank at Columbus, has been March 1958
named to the board of Governors
for Franklin County. Joyce Roth of Wauseon be-
came the bride of Alva Roth on
70 YEARS AGO Sunday.
March 1948
50 YEARS AGO
Work is being started on the February 1968
foundation of the new brick home Cindy Wyse and Julia Graber
of Mr. and Mrs. P.O. Reynolds. placed fourth and ninth in the
District in French I in the North-
Elizabeth Jean Russell of west Ohio District State Tests
Washington D.C., wed Corp. taken at Defiance College.
Harold Clark of West Unity in the Miss Linda Brown, daughter
Walter Reed Chapel. of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Brown,

60 YEARS AGO
March 1958

Joseph Berthold, advisor of

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Pastor’s Ponderings FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES

BY: PASTOR STEVE WILMOT - “BECAUSE-YOU-SAY-SO-PEOPLE” BY: REX STUMP - “EXCELLENCE DIET: ADVERSITY FOR FOOD, SUFFERING FOR DRINK”

A woman hired a contractor to re- come weak?” How could he be “certain The choice between an average life you and still choose to move forward?
paint the interior of her house. The that God could do what he had prom- and a life of excellence seems simple. Or will you give up?
woman walked the man through the ised?” Because he “never doubted or If you were to ask a classroom of el-
second floor of her home and told him questioned God’s promise.” ementary students, “Who wants to be Isaiah 30:20-21 says, “Though the
what colors she wanted for each room. awesome?” Every hand would shoot Lord gave you adversity for food and
As they walked through the first room, Abraham knew that when God up! But as life goes on, the hands be- suffering for drink, he will still be with
the woman said, “I think I would like makes a covenant promise, God will do gin to drop. We say we want a life of you to teach you. You will see your
this room in a cream color.” it even when it seems impossible. He excellence, but we are satisfied with teacher with your own eyes. Your own
had a history with God – a track record average. If you don’t believe me ask ears will hear him. Right behind you
The contractor wrote on his clip- in which God had always been faithful some simple questions. a voice will say, “This is the way you
board, walked to the window, opened to keep his promises. So Abraham was should go,” whether to the right or to
it and yelled out, “Green side up!” He certain he would in this instance. Do you wait for someone to ask you the left.”
then closed the window and continued to do something, or do you take the ini-
following the woman to the next room. “Faith is something that looks back- tiative to start something? The average The Lord gave his people adversity,
The woman looked confused, but pro- ward – we remember the way God has person sits around until they are told but he also promised to be with them,
ceeded with her tour. “In this room, I come thru for his people & for us, and to do something. teach them, and be a guide for them
was thinking of an off blue.” Again, the our belief is strengthened that he will during those adverse times. When we
contractor wrote this down, went to come thru again.” When you are given an assignment choose a life of excellence and follow
the window, opened it and yelled out, to improve your mind, body, or soul do him, it may be painful or challenging.
“Green side up!” Again this baffled the You have a history with God, too! you complain and procrastinate, or do But just as a teacher or a coach may
woman, but she was hesitant to say Think about those times…and trust you initiate into action? The average give you a problem or challenge, it isn’t
anything. God. God is faithful. Even when we are person doesn’t want to read, do an as- meant to break you or cause you to
not. The faithful love of the Lord never signment, run extra laps, etc. give up. The purpose is to help you
In the next room, the woman said ends! His mercies never cease. Great grow and be more than average.
she would like it painted in a light rose is his faithfulness; his mercies begin When hardship or obstacles come
color. And once more, the contractor afresh each morning (Lamentations before you, do you quit or keep going? I love that even in adverse times
opened the window and yelled, “Green 3.22-23). There are no hidden clauses The average person gives up. God says, “This is the way you should
side up!” Struck with curiosity, the or small print in God’s promises to us go.” His ways may be challenging, but
woman mustered up the nerve to ask, who are devoted followers of Jesus. I believe that God didn’t create us they are right. His ways are not aver-
“Why do you keep yelling ‘Green side to be average. I believe we were cre- age, they are beyond excellent.
up’ out my window every time I tell you How should that truth impact our ated with gifts to use, and a purpose to
the color I would like the room?” The daily lives? Let Peter show us. One day fulfill. Just as a teacher or coach gives So, you want to live an average life
contractor replied, “Because I have a as Jesus was standing by the Lake of us instruction to increase our abilities, or a life of excellence? Excellence?
crew of blondes laying sod across the Gennesaret, with the people crowding God gives opportunities to grow spiri- Great choice! So here comes the train-
street.” around him and listening to the word tually. ing! Allow your personal trainer, the
of God, he saw at the water’s edge two Holy Spirit, to give you adversity for
The contractor knew that if he didn’t boats, left there by the fishermen, who But what if God brings an obstacle food and suffering for drink. Allow
do the job as agreed, the contract were washing their nets. He got into or hardship your direction, in order to Him to teach you, as He promises to
would void any payment he would re- one of the boats, the one belonging to make you stronger and more mature? never leave you during this time.
ceive for the work he had done. That’s Simon, and asked him to put out a lit- What if God will give you a challenge in
the thing about contracts. If one party tle from shore. Then he sat down and order for you to experience excellence? For more reading: Psalm 25:5,
doesn’t keep their end of the deal, the taught the people from the boat. Will you accept what has been given to Psalm 86:11, Psalm 143:10
other party is not obligated to keep his.
In the sod laying contract referred to When he had finished speaking, he
above, if the contractor didn’t do his said to Simon, “Put out into deep water
job, the home owner would not be re- and let down the nets for a catch.” Si-
quired to pay him. mon answered, “Master, we’ve worked
hard all night and haven’t caught any-
Have you ever been forced to pay thing. But because you say so, I will let
for a job that was not done the way down the nets.”
you agreed in the contract because
you never read or saw the small print? When they had done so, they caught
Here’s what I hope you know and be- such a large number of fish that their
lieve after reading this column: There nets began to break. So they signaled
are no hidden clauses or small print in their partners in the other boat to come
God’s promises to those who are devot- and help them, and they came and
ed followers of Jesus. That’s because filled both boats so full that they began
God has not made a contract with us. to sink. When Simon Peter saw this, he
He’s made a covenant. The difference fell at Jesus’ knees and said, “Go away
is that in a covenant, both parties are from me, Lord; I am a sinful man!” For
responsible to keep the deal even if the he and all his companions were aston-
other guy doesn’t keep his end. ished at the catch of fish they had tak-
en (Luke 5.1-9).
Aren’t you glad? We never keep our
end of the bargain with God, but God What happened there? Jesus prom-
always keeps his! If we are faithless, he ises Peter that if he’ll go fishing again,
remains faithful, for he cannot disown he’ll catch some.
himself (2 Timothy 2.13). Our lack of
faithfulness and disobedience and in- There were all sorts of reasons for
consistent love do not break the prom- Peter to turn him down. Peter was a
ises of God to us. There are no hidden professional, Jesus was not. Fisher-
clauses or small print in God’s promis- men fish at night, not in the heat of
es to those who are devoted followers of day when the fish dive into cooler wa-
Jesus. Let’s look at the covenant God ter. They had been up all night fishing
made with Abraham. and hadn’t got even a bite.

God promised Abraham a lot of de- But Peter was a because-you-say-so
scendants. And when it all seemed person. What’s your response to Jesus
hopeless, Abraham still had faith and his promises? We all have lots of
in God and became the ancestor of reasons that what he promised cannot
many nations. Abraham’s faith never happen. But may our response demon-
became weak, not even when he was strate that we are because-you-say-so
nearly a hundred years old. He knew people. I will trust your promises be-
that he was almost dead and that his cause you say so.
wife Sarah could not have children.
But Abraham never doubted or ques- I will believe what you say because
tioned God’s promise. His faith made you say so. I will do what you ask me
him strong, and he gave all the credit to do because you say so. No matter
to God. Abraham was certain that God what you’re facing, God has a promise
could do what he had promised (Ro- for you.
mans 4.18-21).
Believe it because HE says so. Be-
Why did Abraham’s “faith never be- lieve it because God is faithful even
when we are not. Believe it because
there are no hidden clauses or small
print in God’s promises to you as a de-
voted follower of Jesus.

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Missionary Life - A New Passion For Wauseon’s Laukhuf

PHOTO PROVIDED The team had the privilege of going to a Maasai One of the things that thrilled Laukhuf was that
Village near Tanzania. They were invited to a village fifteen pastors set aside their differences and worked
MISSIONARIES ... Back is Donnie Laukhuf and Peter where just two weeks before, the witch doctor had together. “It was great!” He said with excitement in his
Norman. Front row is Jeanette Fischer, H.G. Strick- sacrificed a little boy. “While we were there the witch voice. “One Maasai pastor walked 60 miles to come
land and Dr. Judy Hillis. Kenya team in Chicago ready doctor got delivered!!!” and spend the crusade with us. He cares for five Tree
for flight to Nairobi in February 2018. Churches in that area, churches that actually have
While in a slum area of Nairobi, called Pipeline, a specific tree under which they meet, instead of a
By: Rebecca Miller they preached every day right beside the garbage building. There is no place like it!”
THE VILLAGE REPORTER dump in the center of seven 10-story buildings. In
Donnie Laukhuf, Jr. of Wauseon may have spent H.G. Strickland’s March 14 report on Facebook, he When sharing about his wife, Laukhuf explained
half of his life chasing after happiness, but due to a recounted, “Many came to Christ, but more than 70 that in 2016 she had a 10 millimeter aneurism in the
radical change in his life at the age of 42, Laukhuf (that we are aware of) have been added to the local center of her forehead, causing a stroke. She is now
jumped into a life of following Jesus, and has never churches from the crusade in Nairobi and they are in a nursing home and they aren’t sure when or if
regretted it. looking for new space to meet in.” There were also she will get to come home. Despite the fact that he
Donald Laukhuf, Sr. and his wife Betty were sta- many confirmed healings, including a woman who has witnessed amazing healings in Africa, Laukhuf
tioned with the army in Denver, Colorado when Don- was instantly healed from a large cancerous neck tu- speaks with confidence of his trust in God and His
nie was born on June, 2, 1954. About six months mor. She told everyone and the crowd doubled the wisdom and timing. He of course hopes and prays for
later, his father was discharged and the family moved next day. Others healed from HIV! Also tested and her healing and that they will get to be in their home
to Bryan, Ohio. During his senior year, with just a confirmed by Doctors were three who were healed of near Wauseon together again, but speaks of God’s
few months to go before Graduation from Bryan High HIV. Strickland commented, “They have never seen timing with a voice of peace.
School, Donnie decided to quit school and go to work or heard of anyone healed of HIV and this has caused
for his uncle in Edon, where he drove truck and be- much celebration and shock among the people.” Laukhuf stated that he hopes people will consider
came an automotive painter. making themselves open to missions and that the re-
In his 20s and 30s, for a period of about seven Laukhuf also shared about a lady who was on her sult of this article will not have people talking about
years, he was part of a band called The Image who death bed and her sister, who was at the crusade, him, but about God and what He is doing around the
played in a number of states. Getting involved with saw a vision of her sister with angels. Afterwards she world. “I sincerely say that any minister should pray
drugs and alcohol over the coming years, he married called the hospital to check on her sister and the doc- about missions as it will define your ministry. But
and divorced four times. After the fourth divorce, “I tor said she was up and walking around. One man on only go if God sends you. God will guide. Experience
realized if I stayed with drugs and alcohol it would kill a 10th floor balcony was getting ready to jump to his other cultures and what the rest of the world is like.”
me!” Laukhuf said. “At age 42 I met my current wife, death, stopped and chose to listen to the message. He
Lucy, who was an RN, living in Toledo, and I was in came down for prayer, his suicidal depression lifted Rebecca can be reached at
Ft. Wayne.” and it is reported that he is now going to a church. [email protected]
“I just wanted a friend to go out with,” Laukhuf
recalled. “I needed God, but didn’t know it. Lucy was Praying The Stations Of The Cross
not a believer yet but said when she went to church
she felt good, and ‘If you want to go out with me you At Edgerton’s St. Mary’s
have to take me to church.’” So he did, to New Life
Worship Center in Bryan, where Mark Holbrook was PHOTO PROVIDED
the pastor. “In September 1996 I gave my heart to the
Lord!” LENTEN DEVOTION ... Praying the Stations of the Cross is a Lenten devotion. The 4th grade students at St.
With so much of his life behind him, it didn’t take Mary School and their families designed and built beautiful crosses to represent the 14 Stations. On Friday
long for Laukhuf to realize what his mother had community members joined us as we prayed the Stations of the Cross as an action prayer outdoors. Students
known and told him for years, “there was a call of God read each of the prayers slowly as we walked and reflected on each scene. We were able to use our imaginations
on my life.” In January of 1997 he experienced an in- to reflect on Jesus as he walked his Way of the Cross In Jerusalem.
stant removal of the desire for all drugs and alcohol,
while sitting in his home. He added, “I also received “THE VILLAGE REPORTER”
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admires, Mark Holbrook and H.G. Strickland, came near Archbold, southwest of the corners of County Roads BC & 24. To WE OFFER: Competitive pay, flexible schedules, health
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cally to Nairobi, Kenya to establish a ministry office.
“We want to branch out,” Laukhuf said.

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high school diploma and experience in any skilled trade.
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Please send resumes to: Montpelier Schools, PO Box 193,
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HELP WANTED - Janitor needed in Pioneer. Monday, ORDINANCE 2018-2
Wednesday & Friday, from 6:00-8:00 p.m. $10/hour. Williams County, Bryan, Ohio,
Call 419-508-4948. AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING
4-H Youth Development. Experience with leadership, OMAP PARTICIPATION.
teaching, evaluation, teamwork, committees, and col-
Mayor: Shawn Clark
laboration with diverse clientele needed. Bachelor’s or Att: Lauri TenEyck-Rupp, Fiscal Officer
Passed: March 16, 2018
4-H Camp Palmer (Fayette, Ohio) has immediate Master’s degree required. Competitive salary, excellent All Village Ordinances may be viewed in full text at
openings for two seasonal positions responsible for OSU benefits, flexible hours. the Village Hall, 13918 B County Road M, Holiday
City, Ohio 43543. Monday thru Friday 8:00 a.m.
implementation of camp programs and activities. The Ohio State University is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified - noon.

PROGRAM COORDINATOR (April – October) is a applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to
race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation or gender identity, national ori-

salaried position requiring a bachelor’s degree and gin, disability status, or protected veteran status.

demonstrated work experience with outdoor and/or Job Descriptions / To Apply: www.jobsatosu.com/
youth education programs. Reference JR# 436649

PROGRAM INSTRUCTOR/CHALLENGE BY CHOICE ARE YOU LOOKING FOR AN EXCITING VILLAGE OF HOLIDAY CITY -
SPECIALIST (April – August) is a stipend position CAREER WITH A GROWING COMPANY? ORDINANCE 2018-3
responsible for assisting with outdoor educational
programs and a Challenge by Choice program. Sales & Marketing AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING
Both positions require successful completion of 5-YEAR ENTERPRISE ZONE EXTENSION.
criminal background check. Applicant must be 21 Customer Service Representative / Inside Sales -
years of age. Please submit application, resume and Reports to the Customer Service Supervisor Mayor: Shawn Clark
cover letter by March 30, 2018. Att: Lauri TenEyck-Rupp, Fiscal Officer
Customer Service Representatives are responsible for responding to Passed: March 16, 2018
Application and full job descriptions are located at inquiries and resolving issues with products and services. They work All Village Ordinances may be viewed in full text at
http://www.camppalmer.org/employment closely with Regional Sales Managers to provide valued engineered the Village Hall, 13918 B County Road M, Holiday
solutions, quotes, and bid packages directly to the customer. They City, Ohio 43543. Monday thru Friday 8:00 a.m.
FULL-TIME AND communicate pricing, product information, product availability, engi- - noon.
SEASONAL OPENINGS neered solutions and options to independent dealers. The customer
service representatives respond to issues and concerns regarding VILLAGE OF HOLIDAY CITY -
G&M Media Packaging has positions available for energetic indi- product, service and delivery with independent dealers while working ORDINANCE 2018-4
viduals eager to work in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. with internal departments to identify solutions, options and resolution
We are seeking several full-time openings and 2-4 temporary to dealers’ concerns. AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING
openings May-August. Tasks are primarily light duty including in- 5-YEAR ENTERPRISE ZONE EXTENSION.
specting parts to ensure high quality to our customers. Positive at- Supply Chain
titude and strong attendance are required, along with the ability to Mayor: Shawn Clark
flex between 1st and 2nd shifts as needed. Pre-employment drug Buyer - Reports to the Sourcing Manager Att: Lauri TenEyck-Rupp, Fiscal Officer
screen required and HS diploma or GED preferred. Must be 18; The primary function of this position is to perform the necessary du- Passed: March 16, 2018
retirees welcome. Competitive wage. Please reply via email to: ties and activities involved in procuring goods and services from sup- All Village Ordinances may be viewed in full text at
pliers at the optimum balance of price, quality and service to satisfy the Village Hall, 13918 B County Road M, Holiday
[email protected] OR business requirements. The role will work on implementing purchas- City, Ohio 43543. Monday thru Friday 8:00 a.m.
Fax to 419-636-5652 OR ing strategies, price negotiation, and administration of purchasing - noon.
contracts. Analyzes production schedule and inventory levels to de-
Mail to Human Resources, Suite 2, Bryan, Ohio 43506. termine category needs, processing daily procurement requirements
Applications also accepted at G&M Media Packaging, into purchase orders. Secures targeted levels of inventory, cost, qual-
ity and delivery precision to support full execution of planned produc-
1 Toy Street, Door 13, Bryan, Ohio, tion schedules. Minimizes working capital requirements while ensur-
Monday-Thursday between 8:30 am and 4:30 PM ing no out of stock issues on items.

and Friday from 8:30 am to 3:30 PM. email resume to [email protected] VILLAGE OF HOLIDAY CITY -
or apply online at https://www.haasdoor.com
SUMMER HELP – CANDY PACKER ORDINANCE 2018-5
(419) 330-2829 • haasdoor.com AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING
Spangler Candy Company, a world class candy MENARDS ENTERPRISE ZONE AGREEMENT.
manufacturer is currently seeking to fill Summer
320 Sycamore, Wauseon, OH Mayor: Shawn Clark
Temporary openings on 2nd and 3rd shift. Att: Lauri TenEyck-Rupp, Fiscal Officer
Position qualifications: High School Diploma or GED. Passed: March 16, 2018

Help Wanted For Rent All Village Ordinances may be viewed in full text at
the Village Hall, 13918 B County Road M, Holiday
City, Ohio 43543. Monday thru Friday 8:00 a.m.
- noon.

APPLY Clay Meadows LEGAL NOTICE - On March 12, 2018, the Council of the
TODAY! Apartments Village of Pioneer, Ohio passed the following legislation:

Registered Nurses Fayette, Ohio Ordinance 01-2018: AN ORDINANCE TO APPROVE
THE 2017 REPLACEMENT PAGES TO THE PIONEER
We believe better care begins Spacious 1 and 2 CODIFIED ORDINANCES AND DECLARING AN EMER-
at home. Make an impact bedroom units. GENCY. The purpose of this Ordinance is approve the cod-
delivering compassionate,high- ification of all new matters that were adopted or amended
quality care to Williams County Immediate openings since the most recent codification including the follow-
patients in their homes or places for 1 and 2 bedroom ing sections of the Traffic and General Offenses Codes, as
of residence. Skilled nursing units. Affordable rent, amended or enacted by the Village of Pioneer and/or the
for rehabilitation plus hospice Ohio General Assembly and to declare an emergency.
and palliative care. Flexible, full water, sewer, and
or part-time position available trash included. Ordinance No. 03-2018: AN ORDINANCE AMEND-
now! If you’re ready for a position ING APPROPRIATIONS FOR 2018 AND DECLARING AN
that is both challenging and All kitchen appliances, EMERGENCY. This Ordinance modifies appropriations
central air and within the General Fund during the fiscal year 2018 and
declares an emergency. All provisions of this Ordinance
outdoor storage units. go into full force and effect immediately.

419-237-2240 The complete text of the above legislation can be ob-
www.wodagroup.com tained or viewed at the office of the Village Fiscal Officer at
409 South State Street, Pioneer, Ohio 43554. This sum-
* Must meet income guidelines mary was prepared or reviewed and approved by Thomas
• We are an equal opportunity A. Thompson, Village Solicitor for the Village of Pioneer,
Ohio.
employer and provider

rewarding, sendresume orapply Pets LEGAL NOTICE - SEPTIC TRUCK
online: FULTON COUNTY PUBLIC UTILITIES

CHP Home Care & Hospice Sealed bids for a Septic Truck will be received by the
1215 Portland St. Clerk of the Board of Fulton County Commissioners,
Bryan, OH 43506 152 S. Fulton St., Suite 270, Wauseon, Ohio 43567 until
March 29, 2018 at 9:30 am at which point they will be
(419) 633-7590 PETS - T-cup Yorkie! Gor- publicly opened & read aloud.
geous male/female. 13wks
www.ComHealthPro.org old, $700. AKC reg, 1st Proposals may be obtained or examined at the office
shots. ohiopets90@gmail. of Fulton County Public Utilities, 9306 County Road 14,
com, 928-298-4880 Suite A, Wauseon, Ohio 43567 (419-337-9263). There
will be no charge for the specifications.
The Board of Fulton County Commissioners reserves
the right to reject any and/or all bids and to waive any
For Sale informalities in the bidding. The Board of Fulton County
Commissioners may reject a bid if the required bid secu-
rity is not furnished, or if the bid is in any way incomplete
FOR SALE - Dietsch Furniture - Edgerton, OH. - 419- or irregular.
298-3733. Mattress set pricing starting at: twin $199.
The equipment estimate is $75,000.00.

Benefit package includes - Company provided YMCA Livestock Jeff Rupp,William Rufenacht, Jon Rupp
membership during active employment. BOARD OF FULTON COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

Qualified individuals should apply to: Teri Suarez, Clerk
http://spanglercandy.balancetrak.com
Dated: March 1, 2018
Spangler Candy Company is and equal opportunity employer and all
qualified candidates are encouraged to apply including minorities, LIVESTOCK - Order baby chicks now thru March 31 for
our annual Chick Day promotion. Many breeds available.
women, veterans and individuals with disabilities. Delivery date is May 10. Doews a May hatch not fit your SEALED BIDS - Defiance County Ag Society is accepting
schedule? We can place orders anytime during the hatch- the following bids for the 2018 Fair: Electrician, Janito-
ing season to fit your schedule. Poultry supplies and feed rial, Sound, and Tickets/Gates. Sealed bids must be re-
available. Superior Farm Supply, Inc., 13080 State Route ceived by April 7, 2018. Please see www.defiancefair.com
107, Montpelier, Ohio 43543. 419-485-8351. for more information or email [email protected].

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Custom Injection Molding Since 1949

IS HIRING:

PLASTIC INJECTION MOLDING MACHINE OPERATORS

Full Time OPERATORS NEEDED • 2nd and 3rd Shift

Experience not necessary -- dependability and attentiveness are.

Please apply in person or send resume to:
PLAS-TEC CORP

601 W Indiana St • Edon, OH 43518 • [email protected]

MOLD SETTER SHIFT SUPERVISOR

ISO certified injection molding company ISO certified injection molding company
is looking for has an opening for

Experienced Full Time 2nd or 3rd Shift
MOLD SETTER SUPERVISOR

Must have work experience within the mold setter The successful applicant will be a highly mo-
classification and good mechanical skills. tivated, team- oriented individual capble of
working in a fast-paced work environment.
Qualifications: The applicant must be willing to work and
• Set molds in injection molding machines be trained on any shift. We offer competitive
• Prepare machine for installation wages and excellent benefits including health,
dental, life and disability insurance, paid hol-
of new molds idays plus birthday and paid vacation.
• Install clamping designed molds
• Align and adjust molds to obtain • MUST have strong processing skills in
injection molding
relationship
• Programming of robots • Strong troubleshooting skills
• Operate and adjust machines until parts • Leadership and organizational skills
• Good communication skills and a
produced conform to specifications
• Adjust setups during operation to maintain team player
• Robot programming helpful
accurate production • Successful track record
• Must be willing to work any shift
The applicant must be willing to work and
be trained on any shift. The successful appli- Qualified candidates should send resume
cant will be highly motivated, team-oriented with salary requirements to:
individuals capable of working in a fast-paced
work environment. PLAS-TEC CORP
Attn: Allison Seaman
Qualified candidates should send resume 601 W. Indiana Street • Edon, OH 43518
with salary requirements to: [email protected]

PLAS-TEC CORP
Attn: Allison Seaman
601 W. Indiana Street • Edon, OH 43518
[email protected]

PLAS-TEC CORP offers:

• Clean Work Environment • Medical, Prescription, Dental, Life and

• Weekly Attendance Incentive Disability Insurance after 90 days

• Paid Birthday & Holidays after 60 days • Paid Vacation and 401k after 1 year

We are a Drug-Free Workplace

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PORT

WILLIAMS & FULTON COUNTY (NORTHWEST OHIO) SPORTS ACTION

Brock Mealer To Speak At Swanton Hall Of Fame Ceremony

Brock sustained an injury to his spinal a year away. The picture above shows his bride, Haley, without canes, on his
cord, which caused him to be paralyzed that he accomplished this goal, a mo- wedding day, December 22nd, 2012. He
from the waist down. His surgeon gave ment that was years in the making came continues to workout each week, and at
him a 1% chance of walking. to pass. He also went on to walk with the gym, walks without assistance.

In 2007, Brock and his family were In the days and months after the ac-
on their way to church on Christmas eve cident, Brock faced not only a difficult
when a 92-year-old man ran a stop sign grieving process, but also a rehabilita-
and hit the car in which he and his fam- tion process that was both mentally and
ily were traveling. Brock’s father, David physically grueling. With life as he had
Mealer, and his brother’s girlfriend, Hol- known it forever changed, he says “I had
lis Richer, were killed in the accident. to learn everything all over. I couldn’t sit
up, and I was in pain all the time.” He
added, “one of the hardest things to get
used to was needing to rely on someone
else for life’s most basic tasks. I had al-
ways been so independent.”

Brock not only became independent
again, but was blessed with an incred-
ible comeback story that has led him to
walk again with the help of two canes.
After 2 years of grueling physical ther-
apy, he started working out with the U
of M football team strength staff. Once
able to stand, Brock’s newly found team
set the goal of leading the team onto the
field for their 2010 opener; less than

Two Wauseon Athletes Sign INFORMATION PROVIDED
To Continue Athletic Careers
Bottom row-Rob Szoda, Darrin Mossing, Dan Spaulding, Tim Thatcher, Matt Timpe,
Scott Lewis, Greg Goad, Greg Skiver. 2nd Row-Mike Cain, Tim Rains, Sonny Kirtz,
Steve Wentz, Benny Roschman, Dino Delvisco, John Crow, Adam Giley. 3rd Row-
Asst. coach Tom Sampson, Joe Gombash, Chuck Davis, Scott Korn, Tim Floyd,
Robbie Barrett, Tom Burch, Head Coach Joe Carone. 4th Row-Jeff Carter, Ken
Brown, Bob Gergich, Paul Vincent, Eric Jewell, Jeff Reiner, Dave Kasten, 5th Row-
Mike Moore, Bill Robinson, Rich Giradot, Jack Roschman, Todd Finely, Glen dick-
ens, Alan Millenbaugh. The 1981-82 wrestling team finished 10-0 in dual matches
and 8-0 in the league capturing the NWOAL championship, as well as, Sectional
and District championships. The Bulldogs were State Runners-Up bu missed the
state title by 8.5 points. Throughout the season the wrestlers were tournament
champions for the Sylvania Invitational, Perrysburg Invitational, and the Swanton
Invitational. The team also placed 3rd at the Medina Invitational and was the only
AA school in the top ten. Dual meets: Swanton 51 Springfield 18, Swanton 69 Bry-
an 0, Swanton 36 Wauseon 13, Swanton 43 Evergreen 17, Swanton 54 Archbold
9, Swanton 64 Montpelier 9, Swanton Patrick Henry 6, Swanton 47 St. John’s 24,
Swanton 59 LIberty Center 6, Swanton 60 Delta 0.

ADDITIONAL PHOTOS INSIDE

Lights Installed At
Stryker Football Field

COLLEGE SOCCER ... Jaydelin Vasvery recently committed to continue her education
and soccer career at Baldwin Wallace University (NCAA D-III) in Berea, Ohio. Shown
seated with her are parents Jeff and Trudy Vasvery with Wauseon head coach Shawn
Schroeder (standing).

COLLEGE FOOTBALL ... Andrew Gray recently committed to continue his education PHOTO COURTESY OF JASON LEUPP
and football career at Adrian College (NCAA D-III) in Adrian, Michigan. Pictured at the
signing are: Front row: Amy Miller (grandmother), Andrew Gray, Sarah Gray (mother. LET THERE BE LIGHT ... As the early morning sun climbed in the eastern
Middle row: brothers Joel and Bradyn Gray. Back row: Wauseon Head Football Coach skies on March 12, employees of Partee Construction and Woolace Electric
Travis Cooper, Assistant Coach Kyle Borton. gathered at the Stryker Sports Complex. At 8:45 a.m., a large Link-Belt crane
turned off South Defiance Street, and made its way westward into the parking
area. Passing through the service gate near the baseball diamond at the far
west end of the parking area, the crane pulled onto the frozen turf. The com-
bined crews then helped guide the crane to a point optimal for the lifting of the
first of the new lighting stanchions for the football field. Once lifted, the crews
guided the crane operator to the precise point where the precast concrete py-
lon was located that would hold the stanchion in place. At 9:17 a.m., the first
of the ‘Friday Night Lights’ was set in place, and a commitment to the citizens
of Stryker fully cemented. Football Fridays are coming soon to Panther Town.

HUGE TAX REFUND SALE

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Dreams Of Return To Columbus Ends For Wauseon After 52-46 Defeat By Lexington

By: Kent Hutchison Although the fourth quarter decided the fate of the
THE VILLAGE REPORTER Indians, it was their poor shooting after the first pe-
riod that ultimately led to their demise. Wauseon was
BOWLING GREEN – The Wauseon Indians came on fire the first quarter going 5-7 (71%) from the field
into their Regional Semi-final contest against Lexing- and 3-4 (75%) from the foul line. However, the Indians
ton riding high from an undefeated regular season that struggled for the remainder of the contest going just
saw them go 22-0, including a NWOAL championship, 8-35 (23%) from the field, included a frigid 2-11 (18%)
as well as picking up three additional wins in Section- from behind the arc.
als and Districts. However, their opponent in the Re-
gional opener was no slouch. The Lexington Minute- Obviously not at 100%, Rotroff still led Wauseon in
men came into the contest with an overall record of scoring with 13 points. Newlove had a solid game with
21-5 that included an Ohio Cardinal Conference co- 12 points, as did Seiler who ended with 10 points and
championship, and of course a District title. a team high 7 rebounds. Gype had 7 points, while
Given the impressive resume of the Minutemen, Armstrong and CJ Moser had 2 points.
Wauseon had a large enough task at hand if they were
at full strength. However, when factoring in the news The Indians season concludes with a record of 25-1,
that the Indians leading scorer and rebounder, Austin which included NWOAL and District Titles. The out-
Rotroff, suffered an ankle injury earlier in the week come closes out the careers of seven seniors; Austin
and was not at full strength was an additional hurdle Rotroff, Brooks Gype, Owen Newlove, Dawson Rupp,
for Wauseon to deal with. Dalton Rice, CJ Moser, and Everett Bueter. That
Although there was some question as to whether group, as well as the remainder of the roster, have
Rotroff would even play, let alone start for the Indians, nothing to hang their head about as they have experi-
those queries were quickly put to rest prior to tip-off enced incredible success in their tenures. Although it
when Rotroff was introduced in the starting lineup. will be hard to surpass, or even match the accomplish-
However, it was obvious watching the 6’9” center in ments of this year’s team, it is not impossible. The In-
pregame warm-ups to see he was not at 100%. This dians have enjoyed an incredible amount of success at
observation was validated by the fact that he was ab- the JV, freshmen, and even 8th and 7th grade levels.
Obviously the basketball future

sent from his usual place in the center jump circle and SCORING BY QUARTER:
was replaced by Owen Newlove. Instead Rotroff was
back defending the opponent’s basket. Wauseon 13 9 10 14 - 46
The Indians got on the board first at the 7:27 mark Lexington 8 6 12 26 - 52

as Trent Armstrong was fouled on a drive and made Kent can be reached at
both free throws. Newlove made it 4-0 after knifing [email protected]

through the Minutemen for a bucket.
Aiello got Lexington on the board with a three
pointer, but Newlove responded with another bucket PHOTOS BY KENT HUTCHISON, STAFF
and Rotroff made the second of two free throw tries
after being hacked under the basket to make it 8-3, VIEW ALL PHOTOS OF THIS EVENT FOR
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Another Minutemen triple, this time by Vore made
it 8-6, but Newlove got his 6th point of the quarter on
an inbounds play under the Indians goal, and when
Brooks Gype got free under the basket for a lay-up
with 1:00 left in the period the Indians were up 11-
6. Stover answered for Lexington, but a buzzer beater
from Levi Seiler put Wauseon up 13-8 after one.
The second stanza began with two Indian turnovers,
but Lexington was only able to get two points and
committed one of their own. While Wauseon was only
able to put nine points on the board for the quarter,
they held the Minutemen to just six. Seiler dropped
in a triple along with four free throws to account for
all but two of the Indians points with the other two
coming courtesy of a pair of foul shots by Rotroff. As
both teams headed to their respective locker rooms,
Wauseon held an eight point advantage 22-14. De-
spite the injury, Rotroff played the entire first half, as
did the other four starters for the Indians.
Lexington scored first to begin the second half as
Kearns hit from long range. Newlove got Wauseon
on the board with two charity tosses to put the Indi-
ans up 24-17. The Minutemen responded with a 6-0
run to reduce the lead to just one, 24-23, prompting
Wauseon Coach, Chad Burt to signal for a timeout.
Rotroff ended the Lexington run with 3:13 left in the
period when he added a basket in the paint. Aiello
hit the first of two free throws to make it 26-24, but
Wauseon responded with six straight points to extend
the advantage to 32-24 with 2:00 left in the 3rd period.
Givand added a basket for the Minutemen, the final
points of the quarter, with 1:25 left.
As the fourth quarter was set to commence,
Wauseon led 32-26. For the period the Minutemen
outscored the Indians 12-10. Rotroff had six points
and Newlove added four.
Givand got Lexington on the board first to start the
final period. However, Rotroff, who had faced double
and even triple teams for most of the night broke free
for a thunderous dunk that brought many at the Stroh
Center to their feet. When Newlove followed with an-
other basket Wauseon again extended the lead to eight,
36-28, as 6:40 remained in the game.
A three from Stover was followed by a Gype basket
to make it 38-31. Then Seiler made the second of two
foul shots with 5:47 left in the contest to give Wauseon
yet another 8 point advantage. However, from that
point on things headed south for the Indians.
Or should I say “Headed Stover” for Lexington. Cade
Stover, more known for his football prowess, took over!
The 6-5 junior, who is being recruited by most every
Big Ten school, as well as several other prominent Di-
vision I football programs to play linebacker or defen-
sive end, put the rest of the Minutemen on his back.
To be clear, Stover isn’t just a football player who plays
basketball. The junior passed the 1000 point mark on
January 26th, and more than likely will become the
school’s all-time leading scorer next season.
Stover scored 8 straight points, including two free
throws with 3:07 left in the contest, that gave Lexington
their first lead of the night 41-39, and one they never
surrendered. Over the final 3:00, the Minutemen out-
scored the Indians 10-7 to
seal the victory 52-46 and
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Second Half Surge Leads Archbold Past Ottawa-Glandorf To Regional Finals

70-60. Four straight free With the win Archbold SCORING BY QUARTER:
throws by the Titans cut moved to 22-3 overall and Archbold
the deficit to six points, advanced to the Regional
70-64, until Miller con- final where they played 12 17 28 21 - 78
verted two foul shots to Columbus Africentric on Ottawa-Glandorf
make the score 72-64 with Saturday, March 17th, 14 14 20 20 - 68
2:20 remaining. with a return trip to State
at stake. Kent can be reached at
Two Archbold turn- [email protected]
overs led to a pair of buck-
PHOTOS BY KENT HUTCHISON, STAFF ets for O-G as the lead
shrunk to just four points,
By: Kent Hutchison ond stanza with a trifecta tween Krauss and the gen- 72-68, with 1:44 to play.
THE VILLAGE REPORTER from the right wing to put tlemen dressed in stripes
Archbold on top 15-14. and donning whistles, Ramos was able to con-
BOWLING GREEN – Kauffman scored inside O-G started the second vert the first of two charity
The Archbold Bluestreaks for O-G, then Bryce Wil- half with four free throw tries. Following a timeout
came into their Region- liams hit two free throws attempts, and convert- by the Bluestreaks, the Ti-
al Semi-final match up to give the Bluestreaks the ed three to go up 31-29. tans were unable to con-
against Ottawa-Glandorf lead once again 17-16. Williams tied the contest nect, while Archbold made
with a few goals in again off a dish from Ra- 5 out of 6 free throws over
mind. Obviously, the Hiegel scored twice to mos. Miller added a triple the final 39 seconds to ad-
Bluestreaks were looking put the Titans up 20-17, from the top of the key to vance to the Regional Fi-
to advance to the Regional but a Wiemken basket put the Bluestreaks back nal by a score of 78-68.
finals for the second year followed by consecutive in the lead 34-31. The
in a row, but along with triples from Williams put game went back and forth Coach Krauss was obvi-
that Archbold was look- Archbold up 25-20 with until the 3:25 mark. At ously elated with the out-
ing to avenge a 70-65 loss 3:25 left before halftime. that time Williams nailed come and his team’s effort
the Titans handed the a trey from the left wing to following the contest. “I’m
Bluestreaks on December Two more O-G scores stretch the lead to 44-39. tickled pink with these
23. made it 25-24, then Wool- guys. This is as big a win
Austin Wiemken ey followed up his own Miller picked up his as you’re going to get. We
opened the scoring at the miss, but couldn’t com- third foul, and White get to practice again!” He
7:39 mark when he got plete the “and one”. The made both charity tosses was also impressed with
behind the O-G defense Titans added a free throw to make it 44-41. Ra- his team’s ability to with-
for a highly contested before Ramos scored off a mos hit a three from the stand Titans pressure de-
lay-up. The Titans Dible sweet feed from Elijah Zim- right wing, then O-G got fense and limit turnovers.
answered, but Bryce Wil- merman to make it 29-25. a bucket from Kauffman. “Our kids kept their poise.
liams quickly nailed a The half ended with a bit Ramos followed with a We knew O-G was going
three to put Archbold up of controversy. Hiegel was wide open three again to bring their tremendous
5-2. fouled by Wiemken with from the right wing to put heat. They come at you in
O-G responded with an 2.9 seconds left. Initially the Bluestreaks up 50-43, droves. At times it seems
8-0 run to lead 10-5. Eli one official called it a two prompting a Titan timeout they have six or seven
Miller halted the charge point attempt. However, at 2:12 left in the 3rd. guys out there! We did a
when he hit a triple from after some consultation nice job for the most part
the left baseline with 4:13 with the other officials, Following the stoppage, taking care of the ball!”
left in the opening period, including the alternate of- Williams scored to push
then Caleb Wooley knot- ficial, it was decided the the lead to 52-43. Rieman Hot second half shoot-
ted the game at 10 when attempt came from behind scored and in the process ing keyed the win for
he put back an offensive the arc. Hiegel stroked was fouled by Ramos. Af- Archbold. After hitting
rebound with 2:09 left. all three tries to narrow ter converting the free just 11-31 shots in the
The Titans replied with Archbold’s lead to 29-28. throw the margin was cut first half for 35.5%, the
two consecutive baskets As the teams headed to to 52-46. Bluestreaks made 13-15
to go up 14-10 before Kai- their locker rooms, Coach shots (87%) in the last 16
den Bedsole ended the Krauss had a pointed con- Williams added his minutes. Final numbers
quarter with a shot at the versation with the officials own and one, then Arch- showed Archbold mak-
buzzer to cut the O-G lead on the way regarding the bold opened up their ing 24-46 shots overall
to 14-12. final whistle. largest lead of the night (52.2%), including con-
Bedsole started the sec- 57-46, when Zimmerman necting on10-20 shots
Coincidence or not scored with 47 ticks left from behind the arc. In
from the conversation be- in the period. A bucket contrast, O-G was good on
from Schroeder made the 22-55 attempts for 40%,
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the final 8 minutes. accuracy from long range
as O-G was only able to
The fourth quarter convert on 1 of 12 three
opened with an Archbold point tries.
turnover leading to a Hie-
gel basket. Zimmerman Coach Krauss gave
added the 2nd of two free credit to his squad defen-
throws for the Streaks. sive effort in regards to
limiting O-G from behind
Kaufman made two the arc. “I was really tick-
foul shots for O-G, but led with how we guarded
Williams scored 5 in a the three ball. They (O-G)
row, first with an old fash- have been shooting it re-
ioned three and then a ally well. It was awful nice
drive that upped the lead to see!”
to 11 once again, 63-52,
with 5:35 left. Both teams fared well
from the charity stripe
Two Titan baskets with Archbold making
trimmed the deficit to sev- 20-27 attempts (74.1%),
en, but Wooley moved it while O-G made 23-27
back to nine with 3:54 left tries (85.2%).
after a feed from Ramos.
The Bluestreaks nar-
Hiegel connected on rowly won the rebound-
two more charity tries, but ing battle with a 32-29
Wiemken made the first of advantage over the Titans,
two foul shots twice in a while O-G took great care
row, then Ramos make of the ball committing just
a pair, and with 3:14 left 7 turnovers compared to
Archbold again led by 11, 13 for Archbold.
69-58.
Bryce Williams led the
Kaufman scored again way for the Bluestreaks
for O-G, and Williams finishing with a game
made the first of two free high 32 points. He was
tosses to make the score joined in double figures
by Eli Miller and Rigo
Ramos who contributed
12 and 11 points respec-
tively. Kaiden Bedsole
added 8 points, while Aus-
tin Wiemken and Caleb
Wooley both chipped in 6
points apiece and Elijah
Zimmerman closed out
the scoring for Archbold
with 3 points. Wooley
added 8 rebounds and 5
assists to lead the Streaks
in those two categories.

Jay Kaufman led Otta-
wa-Glandorf, who bow out
of the tournament with
a 24-2 record, with 25
points, 5 rebounds and 4
assists. Owen Hiegel was
the only other Titan in
double figures with 18.

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Archbold Suffers Heartbreaking Defeat In Regional Final

By: Bill O’ Connell ball program. “Tonight, on two treys and Archbold taking the clock down to
THE VILLAGE REPORTER the tables got turned on took a 24-20 lead to the 2.4 seconds. The second
us. You just tip your hat locker room. pass went to in to anoth-
Sudden death. That’s to the kid. He made the er teammate who quickly
how it had to feel to ev- shot, unfortunately for Baskets by Williams found Baumgardner com-
erybody in Blue Streak us.” and Kaiden Bedsole al- ing open on the left wing.
Nation as Africentric’s Tre lowed the Streaks to ex- He grabbed the pass, fired
Baumgardner launched a The Streaks actually tend their lead to 28-22 the shot and sent his team
prayer from well beyond led for a large part of the early in the second half to the State semifinals.
the three-point arc just contest after falling behind but the quickness and
before time expired that 4-0 at the outset. Senior athleticism of the Nubians “People are going to
found nothing but net to guard Bryce Williams hit began to have an effect talk about that last play
give the Nubians a stun- two free throws after being on both ends of the court but there are so many
ning 42-39 victory over fouled in the act of shoot- and they eventually tied other things that hap-
Archbold to claim the DIII ing and added a layup to the game at 31 apiece on pened throughout the
Regional Championship. trigger a 12-0 Archbold Baumgarden’s ninth point course of the game that
run. Junior forward Rigo of the quarter. The teams were big factors, but since
The ball was barely Ramos scored the remain- traded baskets to keep the they weren’t the last pos-
halfway to the top of it’s ing eight points of the game deadlocked at 33 session people don’t think
trajectory when the buzz- run with two makes from each going into the fourth. about that,” said Krauss
er sounded, leaving the downtown and a short commenting on his team’s
Archbold faithful sitting jumper to put the Streaks Ramos swished a three- strategy in the game’s fi-
in BGSU’s Stroh Center up 12-4. Dorian Holloway pointer with 6:40 left in nal minute.
to hold their collective stopped the run with an the contest, putting the
breath waiting to see if the inside basket before Wil- Streaks up by three. Afri- “It hurts. It hurts hard.
Streaks would be headed liams sank two more foul centric rallied with a 6-0 It was tough locker room
for overtime or they would shots to put Archbold run and led 39-36 until to go into. But we’ve got
be headed for the exits. back up by eight. Baum- Bedsole hit a game-tying nothing to hang our heads
What made the ending gardner put one in off the triple with 3:11 remain- about,” Krauss continued.
seem so unexpected and glass, was fouled, made ing in regulation. It would “Those five seniors have
a little more painful was the free throw and the be the last shot taken in been great for us. They’ve
the fact that Archbold, first quarter ended with a the game until Baumgard- been part of some really
just moments prior, with 14-9 Archbold lead. ner’s game winner. good teams. They were
the score tied at 39, had huge.”
possession of the ball and Austin Wiemken scored The Nubians went into
was setting up the offense his only points of the game a stall, trying to hold the Coach Krauss made a
for their own potential to open up quarter num- ball for a last shot. With brief reference to the posi-
game-winning shot. But a ber two giving the Streaks under a minute to play, tive outlook of Archbold
turnover with under four a seven-point lead but Williams deflected a pass basketball but will reflect,
seconds remaining gave the Nubians got a strong out of bounds and Afric- for some time, on another
that opportunity to Afri- inside performance from entric then turned it over great season just finished.
centric and the Nubians Holloway, who scored attempting to inbound the The Blue Streaks end the
made the most of it. seven points in the frame ball. year with a 22-4 record
and 16 overall, that kept with Sectional and Dis-
“We’ve had the good Africentric close the rest Archbold also went trict titles to add to their
fortune of coming down of the half. “He’s a load,” into a stall and ran the trophy case.
here and winning some said Krauss of the 6’4” for- clock down to under five
games like that over the ward. “He’s a widebody. seconds when Jah Bennet Statistically, Archbold
years,” said Coach Doug He’s really effective as us- picked off a short pass, shot 33.3% from the field
Krauss who was compet- ing space to get his feet leaving 3.7 seconds left but 43.8% from three-
ing in his tenth regional inside. We knew he would for the Nubians to oper- point territory and hit all
tournament at the helm go hard to the rack.” Eli ate. With two fouls to six of their free throws.
of the Archbold basket- Miller was able to connect give, Baumgardner was Williams led the Streaks
quickly fouled after re- with 13 points and Ra-
ceiving the inbound pass, mos had 11 with seven
rebounds.

Bill can be reached at
[email protected]

PHOTOS BY BILL O’CONNELL, STAFF

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32 - “The Village Reporter” / Weekly Northwest Ohio (Williams & Fulton County News) Wednesday, March 21t, 2018

Hilltop Holds Winter Sports Awards Programs

PHOTOS PROVIDED

GIRLS BASKETBALL ... From left: Morgyn Siegel, BBC Scholar-Athlete; John-
nie Roth, BBC Scholar-Athlete; Morgan Norden, BBC Honorable Mention; Kara
Brown, BBC Scholar-Athlete, BBC Honorable Mention, District 7 Honorable Men-
tion, Coaches Award; Audrey Funkhouser, BBC Scholar-Athlete, BBC 2nd Team,
District 7 Honorable Mention, Defensive MVP; Americus Maddox, Most Improved.

CHEERLEADERS ... From left: Vivien Ewing, Most Improved; Trinity Bennett, JV Cap-
tain Award; Riley Burdine, Spirit Award; Haley Sexton, BBC Scholar-Athlete; Zoi Bauer,
BBC Scholar-Athlete, Varsity Caption Award.
BOYS BASKETBALL ... From left: Andrew Denton, BBC Honorable Mention, Most Im-
proved; Steven Riley, BBC 2nd Team, District 7 Honorable Mention; Sam Shilling, BBC
Scholar-Athlete; Austin Schaffner, BBC Scholar-Athlete, Cadet Award and Coaches
Award; Joel Sauber, BBC Scholar-Athlete; Tyler Suboski, BBC Scholar-Athlete, Defen-
sive MVP, Cadet Award and Coaches Award. Missing from picture: Easton Heer, BBC
Scholar-Athlete; Christian McKinney, BBC Scholar-Athlete.

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2017-18 WINTER ALL COUNTY TEAMS SELECTION

The All County Teams are selected by The GIRLS Boys BowlinG
Village Reporter Sports Department based BASKETBALL Basketball
on season statistics, postseason awards, BOYS
and also recognition from area coaches. FULTON COUNTY FULTON COUNTY
FULTON/WILLIAMS COUNTY
~Nate Calvin Kamryn Hostetler, Archbold-Senior Bryce Williams, Archbold-Senior Kyle Shaffer, Bryan - Junior
“The Village Reporter” Andi Peterson, Archbold-Junior Eli Miller, Archbold-Senior Noah Bany, Bryan - Junior
Maddie Mattimore, Delta-Senior Bowen Green, Delta-Senior
Sports Department Cory Hemenway, Bryan - Senior
Tycen Ogden, Bryan - Senior
----------------- Abby Freeman, Delta-Junior Mason Loeffler, Evergreen-Sophomore
Brady Blaylock, Bryan - Junior
Swimming Abi Borojevich, Evergreen-Sophomore Trey Keefer, Fayette-Junior
& Diving Trista Fruchey, Fayette-Freshman Detric Yoder, Pettisville-Junior GIRLS
Austin Rotroff, Wauseon-Senior
Morgan Leppelmeier, Pettisville-Junior FULTON/WILLIAMS COUNTY
Danica Hickey, Bryan-Senior
BOYS Sidney Taylor, Swanton-Senior Brooks Gype, Wauseon-Senior Emma Meade, Bryan-Sophomore
Haley Nelson, Swanton-Senior Trent Armstrong, Wauseon-Junior
SWIMMING & DIVING Rylee Campbell, Wauseon-Senior Alli Hite, Delta-Junior
FULTON/WILLIAMS COUNTY Levi Seiler, Wauseon-Junior Amy Lawson, Swanton-Freshman
Mackayla Kearney, Wauseon-Junior
Will Jackson, Bryan-Senior
Wrestling
Jeremy Durdel, Bryan-Sophomore WILLIAMS COUNTY WILLIAMS COUNTY
Austin Schuette, Wauseon-Senior Allye Minor, Bryan-Senior Zhane Cupp, Bryan-Senior FULTON/WILLIAMS COUNTY
Gavin Grime, Archbold-Senior
Ryan Scherer, Wauseon-Junior Kennedy Lamberson, Bryan-Junior Peyton Lamberson, Bryan-Senior
Cole Mattin, Delta-Junior
Tony Schweinhagen, Wauseon-Senior Ally Cape, Edgerton-Sophomore Braydon Cape, Edgerton-Junior Micah Ritter, Edgerton-Junior
Claire Radabaugh, Edon-Sophomore Logan Bloir, Edon-Senior Austin Grubb, Montpelier-Senior
Trevor Schaller, Swanton-Senior
GIRLS Audrey Funkhouser, Hilltop-Senior Steven Riley, Hilltop-Senior Zach Schaller, Swanton-Junior
Rebekah Carr, Montpelier-Senior Kolden Uribes, Montpelier-Senior Tommy Lytle, Swanton-Senior
SWIMMING & DIVING Jaelyn Lyons, Montpelier-Junior Jack Bailey, North Central-Sophomore Sandro Ramirez, Wauseon-Senior
Sidney McKarns, North Central-Junior Gavin Ritter, Wauseon-Junior
FULTON/WILLIAMS COUNTY Chase Glock, Stryker-Junior Hunter Yackee, Wauseon-Senior
Meggie Voight, Bryan-Sophomore
Haley Doehrmann, Stryker-Senior Kristian Grapengeter, Stryker-Senior
Taylor Peters, Bryan-Sophomore Emma Grime, Stryker-Junior Luke Holsopple, Stryker-Junior
Brooke Schuette, Wauseon-Sophomore

Kennedy Nation, Wauseon-Sophomore

Sydney Darnell, Wauseon-Senior

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Montpelier 2017-18 Winter Sports Awards

PHOTOS PROVIDED MONTPELIER JV & Varsity Girls Basketball … (Front) Trinity Nichols-Varsity
Hustle Award, Jessi Bumb-Varsity Most Improved, Kamryn Schlosser-JV Coach-
MONTPELIER JV & VARSITY BOYS BASKETBALL … (Front) Justin Wyrick-Varsity es Award, Tristen Bexten-JV Hustle Award. (Back) Hanna Bumb-Varsity Coaches
Hustle Award, Kolden Uribes-Howard Bliss MVP & Varsity Free Throw Award, Lo- Award, Rebekah Carr-Varsity MVP, Ali Repp-JV MVP.
gan Strubberg-Derrick Miller Award, Evan Friend-Varsity Defensive Award.(Back)
Blake Bumb-Varsity Most Improved, Blake Altaffer-JV MVP, Tyler Yahraus-JV
Hustle Award.

MONTPELIER JV & VARSITY CHEERLEADERS … (Front) Alexis Nemire-Varsity MONTPELIER VARSITY WRESTLING … Daniel Belknap-Most Improved, Austin
Coaches Award, Alexis Marihugh-Varsity MVP, Allison Altaffer-Varsity Most Spir- Grubb-Most Take Downs & MVP, Tre Hutchison-Coaches Award, Mason Foote
ited. (Back) Abi Viers-Best Jumps, Rylie Osmun-Varsity Most Improved, Abbi Cau- Most Pins.
dill-JV Most Improved, Peyton Stahler-JV Most Spirited.

CONTINUED FROM PAGE 29

Brock Mealer To Speak At Swanton Hall Of Fame Ceremony

MARK MCQUILLAN, coached multiple sports while THOMAS KRUPITZER, had a coaching career span- ABBY LAVIGNE, a 2007 graduate of Swanton High
here at Swanton. Mark spent eight years as an as- ning two decades from 1994-2014. In that time frame School, earned many outstanding honors in her four-
sistant coach football coach and nine years as an as- he was able to accumulate 132 wins. Some of his best year career. She was a four-year varsity letter winner
sistant basketball coach. Most notable Mark had a seasons ended with championship trophies. Those tro- in both volleyball and basketball, and a three-year let-
ten-year run (1967-1977) as the head baseball coach. phies included three NWOAL league championships, ter winner in track. During her volleyball career she
Coach McQuillan amasses a career win total of 151. In two Sectional championships, and one District cham- was named a three-time 1st Team All League, three
his ten years he was able to secure five NWOAL league pionship. He was Coach of the Year in 2003, District time 1st Team All District, and two-time District Player
titles and two Sectional championships. He had three coach of the Year in 2014, and also received the Al- of the Year. In 2006, Abby found herself on the 2nd
players receive all state honors, three players received bert Laux and Ron Pinsenschaum Award given out by Team All State list as well. Abby was the first player
athletic scholarships, and one even went on to be the Ohio High School Athletic Association. In 2015 the in Ohio history to record 1,000 kills before their se-
drafted in the MLB. Coach McQuillan had one of the soccer field was renamed in coach Kupitzers honor. nior season. She holds 11 school records and ranks
greatest ten-year runs in school history. 2nd in the state in career blocks and 19th in career
kills. In basketball Abby was a three time All League,
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(419) 428-3161 league she won two 100m, two 200m, and three long
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state in the long jump. After high School, Abby went
on to further her volleyball career at Ball State and
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Bryan Cheerleading & Swimming & Diving
Hold Postseason Awards Banquets

PHOTOS PROVIDED

ACADEMIC AWARDS ... Row 1 (L to R): Logan King, Outstanding Scholar Ath-
lete; Negley Stockman, Scholar Athlete; Izzy Rigg, Scholar Athlete; Jennifer Leitch,
Scholar Athlete; Emilio Murillo, Scholar Athlete; Addie Oberlin, Outstanding
Scholar Athlete. Row 2 (L to R): Maggie Rettig, Outstanding Scholar Athlete; Me-
gan Ferguson, Scholar Athlete; Seth Pester, Scholar Athlete; Hannah Wynne, Out-
standing Scholar Athlete; Will Jackson, Outstanding Scholar Athlete; Jonathan
Roberts, Outstanding Scholar Athlete; Isaiah Taylor, Outstanding Scholar Athlete;
Joey Kimble, Outstanding Scholar Athlete. Row 3 (Lto R): Jeremy Durdel, Scholar
Athlete; Kollin Klingler, Scholar Athlete; Taylor Peters, Outstanding Scholar Ath-
lete; Audrey Zimmerman, Outstanding Scholar Athlete; Meggie Voigt, Outstanding
Scholar Athlete; Hannah Goodrich, Scholar Athlete; Ally Garber, Scholar Athlete
Missing: Heather Bleoo, Outstanding Scholar Athlete.

2ND TEAM ALL-OHIO SWIMMING ... Meggie Voigt (50 freestyle, 100 freestyle, 200
freestyle relay). Audrey Zimmerman (200 freestyle relay), Izzy Rigg (200 freestyle
relay), Hannah Wynne (200 freestyle relay), Taylor Peters (diving).

Winter 2018 Sports Schedules

March 23-29

BASEBALL (Mar 26) Hilltop @ Edgerton OUTSTANDING SCHOLAR ATHLETE AWARD WINNERS ... Ireland Moor, Megan
(Mar 23) Bryan @ Coldwater - Scrim- (Mar 26) Hudson @ Fayette Grimm (Scholar Athlete) Kerrigan Dick, Elizabeth Holbrook, Alexis Morris and
(Mar 26) North Central @ Hicksville Tabitha Musser.
mage (Mar 26) Swanton @ Montpelier SWIM TEAM AWARDS ... Audrey Zimmerman, Coaches Award; Meggie Voigt, MVP;
(Mar 24) Archbold @ Ottawa Glandorf (Mar 26) Wauseon @ Stryker Isaiah Taylor, Coaches Award; Will Jackson, MVP; Emilio Murillo, Most Improved;
(Mar 26) Woodward @ Delta Lauren Wityk, Most Improved; Collin Barrow-Whetro, Rookie Award; Addie Oberlin,
(Mar 24) Blissfield @ Delta (Mar 27) Archbold @ Maumee Rookie Award.
(Mar 24) Liberty Center @ North Cen- (Mar 27) Bryan @ Paulding

tral (DH) (Mar 27) Delta @ Lake
(Mar 24) Otsego @ Evergreen (Mar 27) Edon @ Hilltop
(Mar 24) Pandora-Gilboa @ Edgerton (Mar 27) Notre Dame Academy @ Ever-
(Mar 24) Wauseon @ Defiance
(Mar 26) Archbold @ Edgerton green
(Mar 27) Stryker @ Montpelier
(Mar 26) Edon @ Antwerp
(Mar 26) Hilltop @ Ayersville (Mar 27) Swanton @ Start
(Mar 26) Hudson @ Fayette (Mar 27) Wauseon @ Edgerton
(Mar 26) Montpelier @ Holgate
(Mar 26) Ottawa Glandorf @ Bryan (Mar 28) Swanton @ Waite
(Mar 26) Swanton @ Evergreen (Mar 29) Defiance @ Archbold
(Mar 27) Bryan @ Napoleon
(Mar 29) Edgerton @ Bryan
(Mar 27) Edon @ Hilltop (Mar 29) Hilltop @ Edon
(Mar 27) Evergreen @ Delta (Mar 29) Fostoria @ Delta
(Mar 27) Start @ Swanton
(Mar 27) Stryker @ Montpelier (Mar 29) Montpelier @ Stryker
(Mar 27) Wauseon @ Central Catholic (Mar 29) Napoleon @ Wauseon
(Mar 28) Swanton @ Waite (Mar 29) North Central @ Pettisville
(Mar 29) Otsego @ Evergreen
(Mar 29) Bryan @ Elida
(Mar 29) Hilltop @ Edon (Mar 29) Rogers @ Swanton
(Mar 29) Montpelier @ Stryker TENNIS (BOYS)
(Mar 29) Napoleon @ Wauseon
(Mar 29) North Central @ Pettisville (Mar 26) Bryan @ Springfield
(Mar 29) Whitmer @ Evergreen (Mar 26) Rossford @ Archbold
(Mar 27) Anthony Wayne @ Archbold
SOFTBALL (Mar 27) Bowling Green @ Bryan
(Mar 24) Antwerp @ Edon (Mar 27) Wauseon @ Defiance
(Mar 24) Defiance @ Wauseon
(Mar 24) Edgerton @ Marion (DH) (Mar 29) Archbold @ Bryan
(Mar 24) Fairview/Liberty Center @ TRACK

North Central (Mar 24) Archbold/Evergreen/Wauseon
(Mar 24) Hilltop @ Green Kayak Tour- @ Napoleon Early Bird

nament (Mar 27) Archbold/Bryan @ Defiance
(Mar 24) Northwood @ Evergreen (DH) (Mar 27) Edgerton/Hilltop @ Antwerp
(Mar 24) Woodward @ Swanton (DH) (Mar 29) Bryan @ Liberty Benton Invi-

(Mar 26) Archbold @ Liberty Benton tational
(Mar 26) Bryan @ Fairview (Mar 29) Fairview/Montpelier @ Pet-

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Edon Issues Winter Sports Postseason Awards

PHOTOS PROVIDED
BOYS BASKETBALL BBC ... Darius Kurtz, Travis Siebenaler, Jacob Long, Logan CHEERLEADING ... Mallory Trausch, Naudia Warner, Kailee Mitchell, Jordan Runyan,
Bloir, Austin Kiess. Faith Livensparger, JoLynn Winebernner.

GIRLS BASKETBALL BBC ... Arianna Howard, Reagan Gallehue, Kati Ewers, Hanna
Fogel, Claire Radabaugh, Riley Bloir.

BOYS BASKETBALL COACH AWARDS ... (Front) Kelby Sapp, Cameron Reed, Tatum
Schaffter, Nathan Myers. (Back) Daryke Bass, Travis Siebenaler, Austin Kiess, Logan
Bloir, Keagan Romine.

CHEER BBC ... JoLynn Winebernner, Kailee Mitchell, Faith Livensparger. GIRLS BASKETBALL AWARDS ... (Front) Sydney Bignell, Claire Radabaugh, Riley Bloir,
Paige Briner. (Back) Lindsey Goebel, Kati Ewers, Hanna Fogel, Reagan Gallehue, Ari-
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PHOTOS BY JIM PRUITT, STAFF GOOD LUCK EAGLES!
NORTH CENTRAL VARSITY BASEBALL ... (Front) Levi Williams, Jack Bailey, Ben Turner, Zayde Vanauken, Garrett
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BGroyladnen Bears Spring Sports2018Williams&FultonCounty

BRYAN BOYS TENNIS … (Front) Coach Nathan Keel, Isaac Bowers, Eric Gendron, Will Jackson, Logan King, Kollin Klingler, Coach Robert Lakes. (Back) Collin Barrow-
Whetro, Keegan McCashen, Jordan Riter, Isaac Lamore, Greydon Nowak, Reese Jackson, Case Hartman, Caleb Zuver, Jeremy Durdel, Noah Meyer, Brendan Reiser,
Dakota Minck.
BRYAN GIRLS TRACK TEAM ... (Front) Sophie Smith, Allye Minor, Grace Voigt, Margo Morr, Hannah Wynne, Brittany Rosendaul, Brittney Willis. (Row 2) Ericka Bor-
land, Ali Dubois, Audrey Zimmerman, Katrina Gonzales, Jess Mueller, Alissa DeWitt, Maci Tinkel, Meggie Voigt, Taylor Peters, Hannah Goodrich. (Row 3) Kloee Antigo,
Kabryn Myers, Bre Long, Madi Hall, Adrienne Struble, Addie Oberlin, Shallyn Miley, JamieLynn Davis, Dusti Stafford. (Back) Sarah Brightman, Lily Hulbert, Makenna
Lane, Litzy Palos, Emma Woolace, Alyssia Foust, Gabi Bany, Alexis Firm, Morgan McClure. Missing: Sidney Lamberson, Lexie Dietsch.

BRYAN BOYS TRACK TEAM ... (Front) Emilio Murillo, Race Vollmar, Spencer Winzeler, Austin Johnson, John Garza, Evan Smith, Kaleb Rinck, Eric Gendron. (Row 2)
Andrew Knight, Isaiah Taylor, Alex Potvin, Keegan Brown, Matt Herold, Brycen Andrews, Drew Peters, Zac Manon. (Row 3) Garett McAfee, Thibaut, Woolace, Konner
Lamb, Alex Rinck, Connor Pelland, Tyler Manon. (Row 4) Parker Rosebrook, Bryant Horne, Wade Allport, Trysten Dilworth, Ethan Cox, Travis Baughman, Nick Rinck.
Fifth row: Lucas Will, Andrew Cogswell, Owen Potvin, Thomas Snyder, Tony Malanga, Holden Cobb. (Back) Logan Heller, Tannere Craig.

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PHOTOS PROVIDED

BRYAN JV & VARSITY BASEBALL … (Front) Tyler Hartsock, Zac Nobis, Eli Tressler, Jacob Spiess, Drew Grimm, Alex Morr, Conner Lemons. (Row 2) Preston Ankney,
Noah Bany, Brooks Brown, Nolan Kidston, Noah Tressler, Dom James, Connor Arthur, Tycen Ogden. (Row 3) Zach Pittman, Logan Clemens, Ethan Khandaker, Benny
Roebuck, Isaac Bowers, Nate Miller. (Back) Dade Robinson, Keith Huard, Adam Fireovid, Caleb Kepler, Breven Deckrosh, Zach Dye, Clayton Rupp, Evan Brown, Trevor
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HILLTOP VARSITY BASEBALL ... (Front) Brayden Gorsuch, Steven Riley, Chase Masters, Baiden Jones, Ben Routhier, Tyler Suboski, Jack Blaisdell, Christian Risner,
Andrew Denton, Trenton Figy. (Middle) Elias Carter, Josh Pace, David Carpenter, Skyler Butterfield, Jacob Champion, Jay Garrett, Christian McKinney, Kaiden Clen-
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STRYKER BOYS TRACK ... (Front) Coach Kari Oberlin, Jeffrey Neville, Mark Short, STRYKER GIRLS TRACK... (Front) Kinsey Myers, Jaden Shy, Madi Myers, Kira Pettit
Head Coach Kyle Norden, Izayah Ferguson, Logan Boetz, Coach Kinsey Woolace. (Mid- and Abby Grice. (Middle) McKenna Nowak, Breanna Wolfrum, Trinitie Woolace, Erica
dle) Izaiah Sanchez, Emanuel Villanueva, Sean Shindledecker, Soloman Nafzinger, Brier and Kayla Hall. (Back) Coach Kari Oberlin, Head Coach Kyle Norden and Coach
Hayden Meyer. (Back) Alex Hardy, Amos Sloan, Jamison Treace, Isaiha Freeman. Kinsey Woolace.

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STRYKER BASEBALL ... (Front) Gavin Campbell, Kaleb Holsopple, Tristin Sampson, Payton Woolace, Alex Grice, Reece Hall, Logan Boetz, Dylan Lester, Cameron Wonders.
Back - Head Coach Brett Grieser, Joe Ramon, Brandon Bowers, Luke Holsopple, Thomas Bost, Noah Huffman, Colin Anders, Kristian Grapengeter, Izayah Ferguson, Wyatt
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STRYKER SOFTBALL ... (Front) Katelyn Tingley, Emilyanne Cox, Jenna Ramon, Brittney Haines, Breanna Doriot, Olivia Whitlock, Caitlyn Lyons. (Back) Assistant Coach Steve
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weather consideration before fertilizer ap- industry within the GLB is very positive and soybeans produced Wauseon OH 43567 800-621-1955
plication. Cover crops are seeded in late program. It shows our agricultural com- in the United States are
summer to sustain ground cover over munity’s commitment to doing its part genetically modified. Pa-
winter. Maintaining ground cover helps in helping keep our water clean our soil payas are often modified
reduce soil erosion, and holds nutrients fertile and our recreation opportunities as well. Produce that has
in the crop instead of remaining on the along this watershed top notch! I applaud been genetically modified
surface where fertilizers are subject to the Partnership in helping us tell our side will have a bar code that
runoff into nearby waterways. Gaerte Ag of the story,” said Gaerte. “ I think having starts with the digit “8.”
Service’s consideration of weather be- an independent group report our progress One way to avoid GMOs is
fore fertilizer application also assisted adds some credibility to our efforts. There to buy only organic foods,
in keeping costly inputs on fields. Heavy have been mandated changes in the re- which, in many instances,
rain events are increasing in severity and cent past dictating fertility applications are GMO-free thanks to
frequency each year, making sustainable in our watershed, I believe this reporting stringent regulations.
approaches to farm management increas- tool will allow our grower customers to
ingly important shine in the light of the progress we are In terms of other foods,
making that go above and beyond just the it very well may be a
As a result of Gaerte Ag’s efforts, our requirements. I like having the estimat- guessing game. Speaking
Nutrient Reduction Calculator estimated ed P retention figures calculated, it gives with a brand’s customer
that their facility has prevented an es- our efforts some traction. We have been service department may
timated 3,441 pounds of P from leaving aerially applying cover crops for 10 years be the best way to learn
cropland and entering waterways in the now, so in my mind I multiply that by 10 if they offer any GMO-free
GLB. This is a rough estimate; the cal- years and 34,410 pounds sounds like products.
culator uses an average of estimates for progress! While selling cover crop seed
P-loss reduction from publications in direct to growers who apply it themselves
scientific journals. Cover crop acres re- as well, and not knowing how many acres
ported by the firm for 2017 was 20.00% they are applying to, our impact is even
of their total acres serviced for the year, bigger than we know. If nothing else this
while 19.98% was the average for the is our benchmark and I intend to grow
state of Ohio and 17.51% was the aver- that figure every year going forward for
age for the GLB as a whole. Respectively, the benefit of the watershed and all those
the firms numbers for 2016 were 27.68% who call it home.”
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Farm To Table Safety Is Essential When Visiting A Farm
Businesses Booming
The nursery rhyme does not state, “Old MacDon- Part of the excitement of visiting a farm is seeing
Consumers’ appetites for local foods are growing, ald had a farm and on this farm there was a bunch and petting the animals. Although many animals
and restaurants have taken notice. Today, many lo- of dangerous things.” But maybe it should? may be docile and domesticated, they can still be
cal businesses, including farms and restaurants, have unpredictable. Animals that are startled by yelling
mutually exclusive relationships that make it possible Farmers perform an essential service, providing or loud noises also may become restless and dan-
for local residents to enjoy nutritious, locally produced food and other products that consumers commonly gerous.
meals. take for granted. The inner workings of a farm are
something to treat with respect. Most of the families Another inadvertent injury that may occur is
According to the market research firm Packaged who live and work on a farm understand the po- from bacteria or viruses from the animals. It is a
Facts, local foods generated $11.7 billion in sales in tential hazards of such an environment. However, smart idea to always wash your hands after han-
2014 and will climb to $20.2 billion by 2019. Farm- individuals visiting a farm may be unaware of these dling a farm animal to prevent the spread of disease.
to-table remains a growing trend that benefits farm- dangers. Understanding farm safety helps keep ev-
ers, restaurateurs and consumers. This is evidenced eryone safe. Here are some other precautions that can be tak-
by the rising number of farmers markets cropping en when visiting a farm.
up in neighborhoods all across the country, as well According to the organization Kids Health, the
as the niche offerings by regional food purveyors. The age groups at greatest risk for injury on farms are * Don’t allow children to wander unsupervised.
U.S. Department of Agriculture says that, in the last children ages 3 to 4 and teenagers ages 13 to 14. * Rides on equipment should be discouraged.
20 years, the number of farmers markets has grown Most injuries can be prevented, though, with a little * Before starting machinery, operators should lo-
by more than 350 percent. Many consumers are now education and precautionary measures. cate children and other guests and clear them from
choosing “local” for dining at home and when dining the work area.
out, and this is making a major impact on the nation’s There are many different forms of machinery on a * Don’t allow children near machinery.
food systems. farm to help keep it working efficiently. These items * Children under the age of 16 should not be al-
can pose serious safety risks. Although tractors are lowed to operate any farm vehicles.
Foodies as well as industry experts predict that the the type of farm equipment that causes the most * Watch for hand tools or other equipment, and
local foods movement is a permanent and mainstream injuries, some adults still think it is safe to allow keep children away from them.
trend. In 2014, the National Restaurant Association children to ride along. * Do not touch animals unless a farm worker al-
found the desire for local foods dominated its “Top lows it. Then follow his or her instructions.
Food Trends.” Injuries that may result from farm machinery * Don’t provoke farm animals or
include pinching of clothing or parts of the body, attempt to startle them.
The most in-demands foods include locally sourced where a person may become trapped in the gears * Supervise children around ponds, feeding
meats and seafood as well as locally sourced produce. or components of equipment; cuts from equipment troughs or manure lagoons. It only takes a few inch-
Consumers also are interested in farm/estate-branded that shears crops; bruising or cuts from projectiles es of water to pose a drowning risk.
foods. Some restaurants are even producing “hyper- thrown by mowers or other field equipment; and Farms are interesting places to visit, especially
local” food, or herbs and produce grown right on the crushing or trapping injuries from machinery that for children. Safety should always be a priority.
property. falls or tips over.

As the demand for local foods has evolved, so has Is This The Demise Of The Honeybee?
the term “local foods.” “Local” can be a wide-ranging
term that refers to foods produced in a particular town, HONEYBEES ... Honeybees polli- instrumental in transferring pollen disappearances have been docu-
state or even region. The 2008 Farm Act defines a “lo- nate many of the world’s plants. from plant to plant, which helps mented in the last 100 years, those
cally or regionally produced agricultural food product” But their numbers are on the de- to foster new life for many agricul- incidences have grown considerably
as one that is marketed less than 400 miles from its cline, and the environmental im- tural species. In addition to wild in recent years.
origin. However, a few states have established more pact of that decline is significant. flowers and other plants, bees pol-
stringent rules that indicate “local” constitutes food linate many of the crops that end Officials in the United States
produced within the borders of a state or within a Bees flitting from one newly up as food on dinner tables across Department of Agriculture and the
small perimeter of the state. sprouted flower to another as they the globe. Bees help pollinate more Environmental Protection Agency
collect pollen is one of the more than 90 commercially grown field have not been able to determine
The growing preference for locally produced foods common sights of the spring. Hon- crops, citrus and other fruit crops, why the honeybee population has
is great news for the farmers and small food produc- eybees are content to buzz between vegetables and nut crops. Without undergone such a steep decline,
ers that have long fought for footing among the mega- plants for hours. But in recent years these insects, crop yields would though some believe that a com-
importers. According to the trade publication Produce the honeybee population has de- decrease dramatically, and some plex combination of factors, includ-
Business, even though “local” does not place limits on clined considerably, and scientists foods may cease to exist. Without ing parasites, lack of genetic diver-
the size of the farm, the growing desire among con- and environmentalists continue to bees, food production would dimin- sity, poor nutrition, and pesticides,
sumers to go local is benefitting many small and mid- study and debate why bees seem to ish and the prices of produce would could be responsible. Examination
sized farms, as consumers are increasingly buying be dying out. skyrocket. of dead bees has found residues of
foods grown closer to where they live. more than 100 chemicals, insec-
Although bees are best known Commercial beekeepers in the ticides and pesticides, including
In addition to meats, fruits and vegetables, con- for their honey production, their United States have reported deaths some used to control parasites, in
sumers can find many locally made items that expand symbiotic relationship with nature of tens of thousands of honeybee bee hives.
the potential for farm-to-table. These include, but are goes much further. Honeybees are colonies. Ninety percent of wild bee
not limited to, artisanal cheeses, wines, beer, baked populations in the United States Other factors that come into play
goods, milk and other dairy, and honey. have disappeared, according to Tar- involve climate changes that affect
get Health, Inc. In the Netherlands wildflower production. Without
Local, sustainable foods are in demand, helping not and the United Kingdom, bee spe- wildflowers, bees have no sources
only local restaurants and merchants, but also the cies have declined considerably, of food. Rainy, wet or overly dry
small and medium farms that service these establish- and some have even become ex- weather can wreak havoc on the
ments. tinct. landscape, resulting in fewer flow-
ers and, as a result, a smaller bee
Since 2006, millions of honey- population.
bees have died off due to a phe-
nomenon called Colony Collapse Scientists are still studying the
Disorder, or CCD. CCD refers to situation and working toward a so-
the absence of adult honeybees in lution to restore the honeybee popu-
a colony with few or no adults re- lation. Individuals can do their part
maining. Worker bees simply dis- by keeping plenty of blooming flow-
appear, leaving behind the queen ers in their yards and never killing
and vulnerable developing young. honeybees found on their property.
Bees are not usually known to leave Disturbing an established hive can
the hive unguarded. While similar result in the bees abandoning their
work, leading to even greater losses.

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Understand Hardiness Zones Before Planting Organic Claims Not Always Accurate
In an effort to live a more
environmentally friendly ORGANIC ... Is organic farming better for you and
lifestyle, consumers have the planet?
embraced organic foods
HARDINESS MAP ... USDA Hardiness Zone map courtesy of the USDA. View an in record numbers. They mainstream foods and ganic foods are more nutri-
interactive version at the USDA website. stand behind the idea that have joined the ranks of tionally sound.
organic products are not commercial food produc-
Gardening benefits the environment in State University’s PRISM Climate Group. only better for them, but tion. Organic foods also may
myriad ways. Maintaining natural land- To help develop the new map, the USDA also better for the planet. contribute to a higher car-
scapes and preserving green spaces can and Oregon State University requested But the claims that organic Even true organic foods bon footprint. Instead of
reduce the collective carbon footprint of that horticultural and climatic experts food is safer, healthier and shipped from small farms using chemical fertilizers
the human race. Trees, flowers and other review the zones in their geographic ar- more eco-friendly may be over short distances may to feed produce, the use of
greenery filter the air and create welcom- eas. As a result, the zone boundaries in more hype than fact. not be able to meet the animal manure may mean
ing habitats for all species of animals and the 2012 edition of the map have shifted hype of the organic moni- clearing out land for graz-
insects. in many areas. CanadaÕs Hardiness Zone The variety of organic ker. Plant physiologist and ing and creating its own
map, updated in 2010, uses nine different products available at spe- biologist Alex Avery’s 2007 problems in off-gassing and
Many home gardeners set out each zones. cialty food stores and more book titled “The Truth water contamination that
spring to create landscapes that cater to traditional supermarkets About Organic Foods” talks has been associated with
all of the senses. But choosing plants that Zone maps are tools that show where has increased consider- about origins of organic raising livestock. Further-
are unlikely to thrive in certain climates permanent landscape plants can adapt. ably. Food purists and en- food and dispels some of more, the U.K. Department
can lead to dissatisfaction and premature Home gardeners who are looking for vironmentalists support the myths that prevail. of Environment and Rural
plant demise and may require garden- shrubs or perennials to last year after year this growing trend. Certi- Avery notes that organic Affairs states, “A shift to-
ers to use more fertilizers, pesticides and should recognize that such plants must fied organic foods are grown foods are not pesticide- wards a local food system,
other not-so-Earth-friendly techniques to tolerate year-round conditions, including without the use of pesti- free because all vegetables and away from a super-
help plants thrive. the lowest and highest temperatures and cides, synthetic fertilizers, contain about five percent market-based food system
the amount of precipitation. Snow cover sewage sludge, genetically of their weight in natural with its central distribution
One of the more important steps gar- and humidity also can impact a plant’s modified organisms or ion- pesticides, some of which depots, lean supply chains
deners can take before spring arrives is to propensity to thrive. izing radiation. Organically may be just as potent as and big, full trucks, might
educate themselves about plant hardiness produced meats are from manmade varieties. Avery actually increase the num-
zones. Hardiness zones are defined by the While zone maps are not perfect, they animals that do not take also notes that more than ber of food-vehicle miles
average climatic conditions of the region can be useful in planning and ensuring antibiotics or growth hor- 95 percent of conventional being traveled locally, be-
and are broken down into various zones. the survival of future gardens. Plant and mones to produce heartier meat and dairy products cause things would move
The USDA Hardiness Zone map divides seed manufacturer Burpee says that other cuts. The USDA National in the United States are to- around in a larger number
North America into 13 separate zones. factors to consider that also affect the via- Organic Program sees to tally free of antibiotics and of smaller, less efficiently
Each zone is marked by 10 F incremen- bility of plants include wind, moisture and it that organic foods meet 99.5 percent of it is free of packed vehicles.”
tal differences from the last zone. In some soil conditions. The company offers an in- these stringent require- synthetic hormones. Only
versions of the map, each zone is further teractive zone finder on their website that ments and also that any one sample in 400 violates Champions of organic
divided into ÒaÓ and ÒbÓ regions. will indicate the hardiness zone as well companies that handle or the antibiotic limits set by foods are sure to stand
as average first and last frost dates. Visit process organic food before the FDA. Avery also states by the claims that organic
The National Gardening Association www.burpee.com/findgrowzone to enter a it gets to the supermarket that there are no nutri- foods are better. Many or-
says the USDA Hardiness Zone Map was zip code. or restaurant are certified tional differences between ganic foods are nutritional-
revised in 2012. The latest version was as well. organic and convention- ly sound and rely on more
jointly developed by the USDAÕs Agri- Learn more about plant hardiness at ally produced foods, which natural growing methods.
cultural Research Service and Oregon planthardiness.ars.usda.gov/PHZMWeb. However, consumers debunks the myth that or- Yet consumers should keep
who embrace organic prod- an open mind.
ucts might not be getting
what they think they are.
The term “organic” con-
jures up images of local
produce stands and farm-
ers diligently caring for
their crops. However, as or-
ganic foods have grown in
popularity and the organic
food industry has become a
multi-billion dollar indus-
try, the methods of bring-
ing these foods to a store
near you have changed.

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businesses have felt the
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Revised Phosphorus Index Can Explore The Small Farm Dream Challenges Facing Farmers
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The revised index is the result of the multiyear On- ference offers something for those just starting a farm trates all parts of life. Each of these factors present
Field Ohio project led by Elizabeth (Libby) Dayton, a and seasoned farmers looking for new ideas and farm obstacles for today’s farmers.
researcher in the College of Food, Agricultural, and management options,” said Rory Lewandowski, OSU
Environmental Sciences (CFAES) at The Ohio State Extension Educator in Wayne County and co-orga- TECHNOLOGY
University. nizer of the conference. Lewandowski said the confer- Rural farming communities are expected to make
The index has significant water quality implica- ence added a two-hour super session on agritourism an effort to integrate modern technology into an in-
tions statewide, considering that misapplied phospho- for farmers looking to diversify their farms that will dustry that has been around for centuries. But such
rus has a high likelihood of degradation Ohio’s sur- be held at a nearby Nickajack Farms. The conference a transition in rural areas, where communications
face water and is a major contributor to harmful algal sessions are divided into five subject matter tracks: systems may not be as up-to-date as those in urban
blooms, experts say. Farm Management, Horticulture, Livestock, Mar- areas, is not always so easy.
The revised phosphorus risk index can help Ohio keting, and Specialty Crops. A complete schedule is According to the Manitoba Rural Adaptation
farmers better work toward meeting the 40 percent available at: go.osu.edu/NEOHSmallFarms Council, a shift from a resource-based to an infor-
phosphorus reduction target in the Western Lake Erie A discounted registration price is available for mation-based economy, compounded by the rapid
Basin, said Dayton, a soil scientist in the college’s those attending the East Ohio Women in Agriculture introduction and expansion of new technology in the
School of Environment and Natural Resources. That Conference on April 6 at the same location, according workplace, has altered farm operation and the skills
is the target agreed to in the 2012 Great Lakes Wa- to Emily Adams, OSU Extension Educator in Coshoc- in demand. Older workers who have been schooled
ter Quality Agreement between the United States and ton County and co-organizer of the conference. In- in one way of agriculture may have a significant im-
Canada. formation about the conference is available at u.osu. pact on labor supply and the vitality of farming as
Scientists believe that a reduction of this size would edu/ohwomeninag. a career. Younger adults who are knowledgeable in
keep algal blooms at safe levels for people and the lake. “Women attending the April 6 conference will have technology may no longer seek out agricultural ca-
“The index provides a long-term, average estimate an opportunity to explore 16 breakout session focus- reers.
of field-scale phosphorus loss based on farmer spe- ing on business and finance, plants and animals,
cific inputs,” Dayton said. “It gives farmers the ability communication, home and family, and special inter- ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS
to compare crop management scenarios and evaluate est,” she said. “Both conferences are a great way to Many farmers have come under scrutiny for how
changes in phosphorus runoff, allowing them to pri- network with other farmers and identify areas for op- farming impacts the environment. A growing em-
oritize time and resources when making management portunity and growth.” phasis on sustainability and conservation has led
decisions. The cost of the Small Farm Conference and Trade many people to protest certain farming practices.
“The index quantifies how voluntary changes in Show is $60 for adults and $30 for students. The fee Protesters claim that certain practices, such as
agricultural practices contribute to achieving target includes access to all the sessions, the trade show, raising livestock, can pollute water, while the use
phosphorus runoff reduction goals. If you multiply and lunch. Those also attending the Women in Agri- of fertilizers and chemical pesticides is bad for the
that by the millions of crop acres in Ohio, the 40 per- culture conference can attend both for a discounted environment. Many farmers, however, have altered
cent reduction target appears achievable.” rate of $100 for adults and $50 for students. Regis- their methods to be more environmentally friendly
The need to reduce phosphorus is significant be- tration is available at go.osu.edu/NEOHSmallFarms and self-sustainable in the process.
cause harmful algal blooms are dangerous to both the Climate change is another environmental issue
Lake Erie ecosystem and human health. In 2014, for Women In Agriculture Conference farmers must deal with. Strong storms and severe
instance, toxins produced by a severe bloom in west- droughts have made farming even more challenging.
ern Lake Erie shut down Toledo’s drinking water sup- Ohio State University (OSU) Extension will host the Though it can be easy for those who do not work
ply for two days. 5th Annual East Ohio Women in Agriculture Confer- in the agricultural industry to overlook the struggles
The On-Field Ohio project included runoff monitor- ence. The conference is planned for Friday, April 6 facing today’s agricultural professionals, a greater
ing on 29 farm fields in the Scioto River, Grand Lake from 9:00 a.m. – 3:45 p.m. at the RG Drage Career understanding of those struggles and challenges.
St. Marys and Western Lake Erie Basin watersheds. Technical Center, 2800 Richville Drive SE in Massillon.
The project collected data on more than 2,000 runoff All women and young women (high school age) who COMPANY
events and more than 14,000 runoff water samples, are interested, involved in, or want to become involved
resulting in more than 42,000 analyses. It also collect- with food, agricultural, or natural resources produc- Since 1981
ed 2,000 soil samples, resulting in more than 8,000 tion or small business are encouraged to attend.
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Some of the management practices that were eval- The conference program features a networking fair, Residential Roofs
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“By inputting different crop management scenarios
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“Reductions in soil disturbance translate into large
reductions in soil erosion and surface runoff of phos-
phorus that is attached to eroded soil, which is the
biggest risk driver for surface phosphorus runoff in
Ohio.”
The On-Field Ohio project was funded through a
$1 million USDA Conservation Innovation Grant and
$1 million in matching donations from Ohio farmer
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2018 NATIONAL AG DAY ... “Agriculture: Food for Life!”.

What Is Ag Day? Why It Is Important For All
It’s a day to recognize and celebrate the abundance Americans To Celebrate Ag Day?

provided by agriculture. Every year, producers, agricul-
tural associations, corporations, universities, govern-
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together to recognize the contributions of agriculture.

Ag Day is celebrated on March 20, 2018. National Ag
Day falls during National Ag Week, March 18-24, 2018.
Who Hosts Ag Day?

The Agriculture Council of America hosts the cam-
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What Is Ag Day All About?
Ag Day is about recognizing - and celebrating - the

contribution of agriculture in our everyday lives. The
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• Understand how food and fiber products are
produced.

• Value the essential role of agriculture in maintain-
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• 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 un-
derstand this contribution. This is particularly the case
in our schools, where students may only be exposed to
agriculture if they enroll in related vocational training.

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

Each American farmer feeds more than 165 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 produced in the
United States.

What Can I Do to Help? PROVIDING FOR THE FUTURE ... Thank you to agriculture leaders for the abundance provided by America’s agricul-
Put simply, get involved! Your participation in Ag Day ture. We join together to recognize the contributions of agriculture past, present, and future.

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about agriculture. If you are interested in planning an Ag Day 2018 is “Agriculture: Food For ACA is a nonprofit organization com-
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there are other ways you can lend your support, includ- food and fiber community, dedicat-
ing sending a letter to your local newspaper, calling your On March 20, 2018, ACA will host ing its efforts to increasing the pub-
Congressional representatives or simply sharing infor- major events in the nation’s capital lic’s awareness of agriculture’s role in
mation about agriculture in your community. including an event at the National modern society.
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tional Ag Day which is celebrated in products are produced.
classrooms and communities across These events honor National Agri-
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can agriculture and remind citizens affordable products.
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and government organizations in- omy.
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