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With Kindergarten enrollment upfor this year and some vacancies toll, the Wauseon Board of Educationhas ofcially welcomed seventeennew members to their teaching team.While the majority of these new hiresare classied as teachers, othersare on board to take on new roles ascounselors and Intervention Specialists.The Board welcomed each of the newhires just prior to the start of their lastregular board meeting on August 11.Board members and new hires alikeboth shared a little bit of informationabout themselves with one another.Some of the new faces in the halls haveonce walked them before as Wauseonstudents but others are new to thearea. One sentiment shared by all is acommitment to Wauseon Schools.

Each building principal was alsoon hand to introduce and commenton the new hires that will be workingin their respective buildings. Again, acommon theme could be heard thebelief that Wauseon Schools has trulyhired the best of the best. With as manyas thirty applicants sometimes applyingfor an open position, the process ofinterviewing and hiring might have beentedious but it also came with the perk ofallowing Wauseon Schools the ability tobe truly selective.

All new hires were welcomed by theBoard and all were wished a successful

rst year with the Wauseon SchoolDistrict.

Following the introduction of the newfaculty, the Board moved on to beginthe regular portion of the meeting byrst approving minutes, bills, nancialreports, and investments as presented.The Board also approved a resolution,revisited annually, to allocate 0.15 millsof the 5.3 mills the District receives tothe Wauseon Public Library.

Also approved was retroactivelyapplying the changes in benetsapproved via Board action on August14, 2013 provided through the tentativememorandum agreement with theWauseon Education Association to allclassied employees and administrators

of the Board of Education fromSeptember 2013 forward. The approvalallows for language to be placed intothe minutes that such benets extendbeyond the classied employeesoriginally described.

A second resolution authorizing theSuperintendent to initial the Agreementand Bylaws of the Ohio Schools Counciland for the Treasurer to pay the annualfee was also approved.

The Board also accepted, withgratitude, a total of $10,074 ininstruments from the Wauseon MusicBoosters to the Wauseon Band, as wellas several then and now certicatesthat were created in order to pay invoicesto Project Respect, OHSVCA, J&B Feed,Falor Farm, and Johnson Controls.

Bus routes for the 2014-15 schoolyear were also approved. Larry L. Fruth,and Miriam Frank as alternate, wasappointed as delegates to the OhioBoards Capital Conference.

Personnel items gaining approval

included:~ a one year limited outside athletic

supplemental contract to Tasha Brownas the Girls Tennis Coach for the 2014-15 school year, effective August 1, 2014,and pending receipt of a clean BCI/FBIbackground check and Pupil ActivityPermit;

~ the resignation of Anna Geis asa 4 hour/4 days per week Pre-schoolTeachers Aide, effective August 5, 2014;

~ the recall of Tara Delgado froma Reduction in Force as a 4 days perweek/4 hours per day SPS Pre-schoolAide for the 2014-15 school year;

~ one year limited classied contractsto Melanie Wyse as a WPS 2 hour cookand Tammy Carder as a WHS 2 hour

cook for the 2014-15 school year;~a one year limited certiedcontract to Brittany Webster as a WPSKindergarten Teacher for the 2015school year pending receipt of a cleanBCI/FBI background check.

Websters position became availablebased on an increase in Kindergartenenrollment and will be re-evaluated atthe start of the 2015-16 school year.Primary Principal Troy Armstrongexplained that the creation of anadditional Kindergarten classroom is aneffort to keep class sizes small enoughto allow for each student to receive asmuch individual time as possible.

With Delgados recall from theReduction in Force, all those affected bythe reduction have either been recalled

or were given the opportunity to berecalled.

Principal reports given to the boardall focused on preparations for the

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Wauseon Board Of EducationWelcomes Seventeen New Hires

PHOTO BY CHELSIE FIRESTONE, STAFF

NEW FACES New faces that will be seen walking the hallways of Wauseon Schoolsduring the 2014-15 school year include, from left, (front) Amanda Dandino, Carrie Ue-berroth, Melanie Lewis, Katie Miller, Brittany Schroeder, Laura Vorwerk, Carla Richer,Brittany Webster, Angelica Dunsavage, Sara Rupp, Stefanie Badenhop, (back) BlakeYoung, Kyle Storrer, Brian Pike, Shawn Moore, Derek Eddings, and Carrie Wanemacher.

By: Lucinda Held-Faulhaber


Edon Board of Public Affairs took upa clear-cut agenda during its regularmonthly session held Tuesday, August

12, 2014 at Village Chambers. PresidentAndy Ledyard called the late afternoonmeeting to order with Warren Henry,Chip Hulbert, Fiscal Ofcer Heidi Bidwelland Water/Wastewater SuperintendentChris Decker in attendance; not presentwas Mayor Darlene Burkhardt.

In business brought forward,members:

Heard from Superintendent Deckerthat in addition to completing dailyoperations at both facilities, the watermain break on Railroad Street was takencare of; Florence Township MaintenanceSuperintendent Jay Klingler wasexcavating dirt behind the Water Plantto lower ground levels; the well houseis experiencing pump issues; annualwater sample collections for CCR datawere completed; Wastewater TreatmentPlant mud well tanks are experiencing

electrical trouble and residentialwaterline issues were addressed. Healso shared Augusts Water I licensingtest-date has not been set.

Expressed thanks to Board Member

Chip Hulbert for addressing the waterleak at the football eld.

Tabled further discussion until nextmonth regarding the Villages Water/Wastewater Department truck. Withquotes obtained for a new purchasecoming in quite high, the possibility ofsecuring a used truck will be consideredas well. Currently, one is available forsale locally; its price, options, etc. willbe looked into and brought back forreview.

Accepted the Minutes, FinancialReport and Bills as presented.

Signed the Shut-Off List.Edon Board of Public Affairs will

hold its next regular meeting Tuesday,September 9, 2014 beginning at 4:30p.m. in Village Chambers.

Lucinda Held-Faulhaber may be reached [email protected]

Edon Board of Public AffairsMeets In Regular Session

By: Mark Mercer


Mayor Daniel Hughes brought downthe gavel at 7:00 p.m. on August 11,bringing the Stryker Village Councilmeeting to order for the month ofAugust. All council members werepresent at the roll call, and following theopening prayer and Pledge of Allegiance,the council turned its attention to theadoption of the July Monthly Meeting

Minutes, followed by the unanimousadoption of the Village Financial Report,

dated August 8, 2014.In the Communications Report, it was

announced the August HomecomingParade and celebration will take placeon August 23 beginning with the paradein the Village at 11:00 a.m., followed bya cornhole tournament, entertainmentand lots of food.

In Committee Reports, the ServiceCommittee met on August4, 2014 and reviewedthe Sidewalk repairBudget, which stands at$11,000.00 and notedprojects in progress orareas that need attention.The Committee alsoreviewed Village Ordinance2014-06, amending

Section 1159.02 (d) (1)and (d) (2), pertaining tothe placement of sideway...

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Stryker Village Council HoldsAugust Session; Awards NewRefuse & Recycling Contract

PHOTO BY MARK MERCER, STAFF

DISCUSSION BEGINS ... Mayor Daniel Hughes brings the Stryker Village Councilto order for the August Meeting, held August 11 at the Village Ofce.


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Area Obituaries

GENERAL AREA NEWS

Lana S. Hook, age 67,of Montpelier, passedaway August 12, 2014, atthe University of Toledo

Medical Center after a

valiant seven-year battlewith her health. Prior toher retirement, she hadworked at the former

Ehrmans Pet Store and atPowertrain, both in Bryan.

Lana was born in

Bryan on March 23, 1947,the daughter of E. John

and Joyce (Wiles) Posey.On July 14, 1977 she

married Danny Hook, and he preceded her in death in2007. Lana loved her family and enjoyed raising birds,and was skilled at many crafts. Danny and she bred a

popular line of Bassett Hounds.Surviving her are her children, Bruce (Katy) Hook

of Montpelier, Michael of Austin, TX, Rick (Kristy)Hook of Juniper, FL, and Greg Hook of Ludington,

MI. She also left behind 10 grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren, a brother, John (Denise) Posey ofBryan, and two sisters, Cathy (Ken) Laub of Archboldand Terri Creighton of Evansport. She is also survived

by numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded

in death by her husband, parents, and sister, RebeccaSpurgeon.

The family requests that memorial contributions

be given to the charity of the familys choice. Online

condolences may be offered to the family at www.grisierfh.com

Lana S. Hook (1947 - 2014)Lela Mildred Sumner,

89, of Edon passed awayearly Tuesday morning at

Evergreen Manor Nursing

Home in Montpelier. A

Williams County residenther entire life, Mildred wasborn on July 27, 1925 inBrady Township to Virgil L.and Veree (White) Ridgway.Mildred married Willard

D. Sumner on October

16, 1944 and he precededher in death in January of

1991.In 2001, Mildred retired from Potter Inc in Bryan,

where she was a custodian for 18 years. Mildred was anurses aide for 20+ years, working at Cameron Hospital,Bryan Hospital, Hillside Country Living, Figleys NursingHome in Pioneer, Coats Rest Home in Pioneer and theformer Bryan Rest Home. She was also a volunteer of theBryan Hospital Auxiliary for 5 years.

Mildred is survived by one daughter Sandra (Darrell)Long of Edon; three grandchildren, Steven Sumner, Brett

Long and Jennifer Manlove; four great grandchildren,Victoria Long, MaKayah Long, Kayden Long and AlexiaLong; one great great grandchild Caius Long; three

brothers, Rex Ridgway of West Unity, Harvey Ridgway ofGrabill, Indiana and Wayne Ridgway of West Unity; andone sister Delores (Chester) Cook of West Unity.

She was preceded in death by her husband WillardD., her parents, one son Willard L. Sumner; one sisterDelilah Burns; and four brothers, Junior, James, Jayand Al Ridgway.

Donations may be made to the Wounded Warrior

Foundation or to the family. Online condolences can

be left for the family at www.thethompsonfuneralhome.

com.

Lela Sumner (1925 - 2014)Roger L. Kesler, age

79, of Delta, passed awaywhile surrounded by his

family at his home on the

afternoon of August 13,

2014. The son of the lateClarence Kesler and Lola(Secor) Kesler, he wasborn in Delta on April 17,1935.

Roger graduated from

Delta High School in

1953. He worked as anengineer for Kewauneein Adrian, MI for over20 years before retiring

from Sauder Manufacturing. On February 9, 1957 hemarried Janet Franz.

Roger was a member of the Delta Eagles and past

member of the Wauseon Elks. He enjoyed severalhobbies, but none greater than his passion forbilliards. Roger was an avid pool player, includingbeing a member on a billiard league; where he touched

lives with his kindness and made many friends.

Leaving behind to cherish his memories are hiswife, Janet Kesler of 57 years; daughter, Deborah(Samuel) Frey of Schuylkill Haven, PA; son, Jeff Keslerof Washington DC; grandchildren, Nathan Frey, Nick(Julie) Frey and Jason Frey; along with many friends.

Those wishing an expression of sympathy are askedto consider a contribution to Heartland Hospice, 3450W. Central Ave, Suite 230, Toledo, Ohio 43606 or theFulton County Senior Center,240 Clinton St, Wauseon,Ohio 43567 in Rogers memory. Online condolencesmay be sent to the family through our website at www.

barnesfuneralchapel.com.

Roger L. Kesler (1935 - 2014)

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419-551-8360The $4 million renovationwhich includes a new secure front entrance,two new classrooms and a multi-purpose roomfor large group events isnally completed! FourCounty Career Center

would like to thank

the voters in Deance,Fulton, Henry andWilliams counties and

invite them to an All

Community Open House

on Thursday, August 21from 5:30 - 7:00 p.m.to view the completed

project with a DedicationCeremony at 6:45 p.m. in

the new multi-purpose

room.

This three-phase projectstarted in 2012 withthe new drive and bus

pick-up/drop-off area

on the east side of the

building. Phase 2 wasthe demolition of the front

canopy and site work

for the building. Phase

3 nished the projectwith the actual physical

addition of the building.

With current enrollment

at 1,020 the Career Center

is completely out of spaceand the new addition

is welcomed space to

educate students.

This is an excitingtime for the entire Four

County community. The

completed addition is

ultimately a wonderful

addition to our facility

that will benetstudents and staff, saidSuperintendent Tim

Meister.

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EDON P.D.

No reports received at time ofpress.

STRYKER P.D.

(Aug 1) Open Door - Commercial

(Aug 1) Passing Bad Checks

(Aug 1) Trafc Warning - Speed(Aug 1) Agency Assist

(Aug 1) Trafc Citation - StopSign(Aug 2) Trafc Warning - Speed

(Aug 2) Trafc Warning - Equip-ment Violation

(Aug 3) Trafc Warning - Speed(Aug 4) Trafc Warning - StopSign(Aug 4) Harassment

(Aug 5) Warrant Service - AdultArrest

(Aug 5) Theft

(Aug 5) Trafc Warning - StopSign(Aug 6) Open Door - Commercial

(Aug 6) Trafc Warning - StopSign(Aug 7) Domestic Dispute

(Aug 7) Trafc Warning - StopSign(Aug 7) Trafc Citation - StopSign

(Aug 7) Trafc Citation - StopSign

PIONEER P.D.


WEST UNITY P.D.

(Aug 4) Speed/Warning x3(Aug 4) Assist Medic

(Aug 4) Animal Complaint(Aug 5) Animal Complaint

(Aug 5) Speed/Warning(Aug 5) Speed/Citation(Aug 5) Agency Assist

(Aug 6) Break Lights/Warning(Aug 6) Assist Medic

(Aug 6) Citizen Assist(Aug 6) Lock OUt

(Aug 6) Headlight/Warning

(Aug 6) License Plate Light/Warning(Aug 7) Agency Assist

(Aug 7) Theft

(Aug 7) Trafc Crash(Aug 7) Suspicious Person(Aug 8) Assist Medic

(Aug 8) Illegal Left Turn/Warning(Aug 8) Speed/Warning(Aug 8) Theft

(Aug 8) Noise Complaint

(Aug 8) Left of Center/Warning(Aug 8) Lock-Out

(Aug 9) Red Light/Warning

(Aug 9) Speed/Warning(Aug 9) Agency Assist

(Aug 9) Animal Complaint

(Aug 9) Speed/Warning x2(Aug 10) Speed/Warning(Aug 10) Driving Under Suspen-sion Citation

(Aug 10) Speed/Citation

MONTPELIER P.D.


FAYETTE P.D.

No reports received at time of

press.

WAUSEON POLICE

(Aug 7) 824 N Shoop Ave, Ani-mals in Vehicle

(Aug 7) 123 W Superior St, OpenBurn

(Aug 7) 200-B Maple St, Suspi-cious Person

(Aug 7) 206 Jefferson St, AnimalCall

(Aug 7) 749 Wauseon Senior Vil-lage, 911 Hang Up Contact InPerson

(Aug 7) N Franklin St @ E Elm St,Juveniles in Roadway

(Aug 7) 495 E Airport Hwy, Lar-ceny

(Aug 7) 450 E Oak St, BarkingDog

(Aug 8) 451 Cedar St, Accident(Property Damage)

(Aug 8) 523 E Leggett St, Fraud(Aug 8) 640 Spruce St, Larceny(Aug 8) 722 Fairway Dr Unit 10,

Assault(Aug 8) 485 E Airport Hwy, Dogin Hot Car

(Aug 8) Tractor Supply, AlarmDrop

(Aug 8) 1497 N Shoop Ave, Do-mestic Trouble

(Aug 8) 840 W Elm St, InvestigateComplaint

(Aug 8) 319 W Leggett St, LoudMusic/Party(Aug 8) 136 W Chestnut St, Do-mestic Trouble

(Aug 8) 600 Wood St, SuspiciousVehicle

(Aug 9) 320 Sycamore St, AlarmDrop

(Aug 9) 230 Clinton St, AnimalCall

(Aug 9) 485 E Airport Hwy, Acci-dent (Property Damage)

(Aug 9) 230 Clinton St, Dog BitAnother Dog

(Aug 9) 211 S Fulton ST, Accident(Property Damage)

(Aug 9) 398 S Shoop Ave, FuneralEscort

(Aug 9) 485 E Airport Hwy, Dogin Vehicle

(Aug 9) 1205 N Shoop Ave, Fu-neral Escort(Aug 9) 250 Depot St, InvestigateComlpaint

(Aug 9)741 Fairway Dr Unit 3,

Suspicious Person(Aug 9) 840 W Elm St Unit 708,Domestic Trouble

(Aug 9) 485 E Airport Hwy, Suspi-cious Activity

(Aug 9) 607 N Fulton St, Accident(Property Damage)

(Aug 9) 840 W Elm St Unit 907,Investigate Comlpaint

(Aug 10) W Leggett St, Vandalism(Aug 10) 700-B Fairway Dr, Sto-len Car

(Aug 10) 135 Darlene Dr, AnimalCall

(Aug 11) 873 Burr Rd, Wire Down(Aug 11) 900-B E Leggett St, In-vestigate Complaint

(Aug 11) 615 Ottokee St, OpenDoor

(Aug 11) S Shoop Ave @ E LeggettSt, Accident (Property Damage)(Aug 11) 151 S Fulton St, Coun-terfeit Bill

(Aug 11) Clinton St @ Jefferson,Investigate Complaint

(Aug 12) 230 Clinton St, Lost/Found/Recovered(Aug 12) 725 S Shoop Ave, Hit-Skip(Aug 12) 730 Wood St, IdentityTheft

(aug 12) 104 W Chestnut Ct, Ani-mal Call

(Aug 12) Ottokee St @ AirportHwy, Vehicle Fire(Aug 12) 485 E Airport Hwy, Lar-ceny

(Aug 12) 840 W Elm St Unit 402,Narcotics

(Aug 12) 594 Douglas Dr, Dog AtLarge

(Aug 12) 840 W Elm St Unit 501,Drunk

(Aug 13) S Brunell St @ Norfolk,Possible Suicide Attempt(Aug 13) E Linfoot St @ N Fulton,Animal Call

(Aug 13) 134 W Linfoot St, Ani-mal Call

(Aug 13) 824 N Shoop Ave, Bur-glary

(Aug 13) 485 E Airport Hwy, In-vestigate Complaint

(Aug 13) 805 Cherry St, Fight(Aug 13) 250 W Linfoot St Unit 25,Larceny

(Aug 13) 840 W Elm St Unit 905,Welfare Check(Aug 13) 230 Clinton St, Threats/Harassment

(Aug 13) 228 Cherry St, FoundDog

(Aug 13) 1495 N Shoop Ave, Ju-veniles

(Aug 13) 1201 N Ottokee St, Sui-cide Attempt

WAUSEON FIRE

DEPARTMENT

No reports received at time of

press.

FULTON COUNTY

SHERIFFS OFFICE

Sheriff Roy E. Miller announc-es that the Fulton County Sher-iffs Ofce conducted a High Vis-ibility Blitz. The Blitz started on

August 3, 2014 and ended onAugust 13, 2014. Deputies whoworked this Blitz made 39 traf-

c stops and issued 8 citations.The citations that were issued

were for speed violations. Depu-

ties also issued 33 warnings tomotorists. The High Visibility

Blitz is paid from a grant that the

Sheriffs Ofce has received fromthe Ohio Department of Pub-

lic Safety. Sheriff Miller and hisdeputies are dedicated to protect-

ing the citizens of Fulton Countyand the motorists who travel its

highways. This grant allows extra

patrol to enforce trafc laws thatwill increase the safety of motor-

ists on the roadway in areas that

are prone to a higher number ofserious and fatal crashes.

FULTON COUNTY

COMMON PLEAS

Sierra Baker, 19, Wauseon,Ohio, pled guilty to AttemptedAggravated Trafcking in Drugs.On November 5, 2013, she at-tempted to sell Adderall. Judge

James E. Barber sentenced Ms.Baker to 1 year community con-

trol and ordered her to pay pros-

ecution costs, make restitution of$70.00 to the MAN Unit, seek andmaintain employment, and serve7 days in CCNO with credit for

7 days served. Failure to complycould result in Ms. Baker spend-

ing 8 months in prison.

A Wauseon man was sentencedon August 13, 2014, in the Ful-ton County Common Pleas Court

according to county prosecu-

tor Scott A. Haselman. Steven J.ONeal, 21, formerly of 221 W.Chestnut St, previously pleadedguilty to Breaking and Entering.On April 22, 2014, he entered ashed on County Rd 14, Wauseon,and stole property. Judge James

E. Barber sentenced Mr. ONealto prison for 11 months.

WILLIAMS COUNTY

SHERIFFS OFFICE

Colleen Schlosser, age 55,Edon, Ohio, was operating a 2012Chevrolet Captiva SUV travelingSouth on CR-1.50 .3 miles Southof US-20 in Northwest Townshipwhen she truck a deer that ran

onto the roadway. The vehicle

sustained minor damage.

Logan McKelvey, age 20, Mont-pelier, Ohio, was operating a 2011Ford Fusion traveling East onSR-34 .2 miles East of CR-20.50in Springeld Township. He re-portedly fell asleep, traveled offthe left side of the roadway, and

struck a tree, ditch, and woodenembankment. There were no

injuries. The vehicle sustained

heavy damage. Mr. MrKelvey wascited for Failure to Control.

Wade Michalski, age 23, Bryan,Ohio, was arrested on July 26,for Marked Lanes violation, Driv-ing Under Suspension, OVI, andopen container of alcohol. He was

released to family.

Clarence Lovejoy, age 28, Edg-erton, Ohio, was arrested on July27 on two Bryan Municipal Coutywarrants for passing bad checks.

He was held at CCNO.

Kurt Peterson, age 26, Pioneer,Ohio, was arrested on July 27 forleft of center and OVI following a

trafc stop. He was released to afriend.

Douglas Ferguson II, age 22,Montpelier, Ohio, was arrestedon July 27 and charged with

drug paraphernalia following a

trafc stop. He was released.Michael Raymond Moser, age

34, Bryan, Ohio, was arrested onJuly 29 for Burglary and Break-

ing and Entering. He was takento CCNO.

FULTON COUNTY

CRIME STOPPERS

The Fulton County Crime Stop-per Program would like your help

in solving the following crimes:

Authorities are investigating thetheft of guns on two separate oc-

casions. On July 3, 2014, a .22caliber revolver (either a Gardnermodel 939 or an Aubert 1873 Stal-lion) with holster and belt was sto-len from the pole barn at CountyRoad 27 and MN, Fayette. Thenon July 27, 2014, authorities re-ported a Remington Wingmasterpump action shotgun and a Rem-ington 870 Express pump actionshotgun were taken from a resi-dence located at 21801 CountyRoad H, Arcbbold. Total value ofall the guns is $1,000.

If you have any information

concerning these crimes that

could lead to the arrest and incar-

ceration of the person(s) involved,please contact the Fulton County

Crime Stopper Hotline. Anyonewith information about these or

any other felony will be eligible

for a reward of up to $1,000 cash.Call is condential and anony-mous. The number to call day or

night is 1-800-255-1122, toll free.

WILLIAMS & FULTON COUNTY AREA LOCAL POLICE, EMS & FIRE REPORTSKEEPING READERS NOTIFIED OF LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT, FIRE, COURT & CRIME STOPPER ACTIVITIES

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MONTPELIER, OHIO The WilliamsCounty Safe Communities programreports one fatality for the second

quarter of 2014. Crash consisted ofthree vehicles with fatality of driver of a

motorcycle. The motorcycle driver was

not wearing a helmet. No use of alcohol

was reported. This compares with two

fatalities from two single vehicle trafccrashes during the second quarter of2013 in Williams County. As of July31, 2014, Williams County has two

conrmed trafc related fatalities.As of July 31, 2014, Ohio Trafc

Statistics Year-to-Date Trafc Fatalitiesshow 474 conrmed fatalities in 2014as compared to 523 conrmed fatalitiesreported for the same date in 2013. This

comparison reects a Difference of -49points and a Percent Change of -9 %.

There are 37 unconrmed provisionaltrafc fatalities still being processed.


Williams County Trafc FatalitiesUpdate For Second Quarter 2014

[Wauseon, OH] If you drink anddrive in Fulton County, beware: FultonCounty law enforcement agencies are

joining with law enforcement across

the county, state and throughout the

nation for the Drive Sober or Get PulledOver campaign August 15 through

September 1.Fulton County Safe Communities

and local law enforcement agencies will

kick off the 2014 Drive Sober Or GetPulled Over campaign on Saturday,August 16th at the Swanton CornFestival at approximately 9:30 am atSt. Richards Church. Fulton CountyDeputy Sheriff Tracy Zuver will be givinga brief statement re: the importance of

designating a driver and during the Corn

Festival parade the Fulton County SafeCommunities coalition will be handing

out Drive Sober Or Get Pulled Overmagnets as a reminder to not drink and

drive not only during the campaign but

all year long.

The effective nationwide drunkdriving crackdown will include high-

visibility enforcement, high-proleevents, and will be supported bynational paid advertising, creating acomprehensive campaign to curb drunk

driving in August and through the Labor

Day holiday weekend.

Every year, about one third of allmotor vehicle trafc deaths involve oneor more drunk drivers or motorcycle

operators, said Fulton County SheriffRoy Miller. Alcohol related crashes are

one of the leading causes of fatalities inFulton County.

We want to remind everyone thatgetting behind the wheel drunk is a

terrible idea. Unfortunately, not onlydoes drinking impair your ability to

operate a vehicle safely, it also impairsyour judgment and good sense about

whether you can, or should drive. If youhave any doubt about your sobriety, donot get behind the wheel. If you do chose

to drive impaired, you will be arrested.No warnings. No excuses, Sheriff Millersaid.

Driving drunk is simply not worth

the risk. So dont take the chance.Remember, we will be out in force andwe will be watching, so Drive Sober orGet Pulled Over, said Fulton County

Sheriff Roy Miller.For more information, visit the

Drive Sober or Get Pulled OverCampaign Headquarters at www.TrafcSafetyMarketing.gov or callRachel Kinsman at 419-337-0915.


Drive Sober Or Get Pulled Over CampaignKicked Off At The Swanton Corn Festival

GENERAL NEWS ...

The Fulton County Soil andWater Conservation District hostedthe 2014 Conservation Air Tour for

approximately 150 participants.Each ight lasted approximately 20minutes and participants were able

to choose and Eastern or Western

route to y over their home, farmor other area of interest. This Air

Tour was hosted in conjunction with

Stewart Aviation, Countryside FarmsDrainage-Steve Schmitz, Falor FarmCenter, Daves Sand & Stone, AndreLand Forming-Paul Andre and the

Fulton County Airport on SaturdayAugust 9th, 2014 from 8:00am-5:00pm. This event was held at

the Fulton County Airport located

at 9460 County Road 14, north ofCounty Road J.

For more information on Fulton

SWCD, you may call them at 419-337-9217, visit their website athttp://swcd.fultoncountyoh.com/,or receive email notications byvisiting http://www.fultoncountyoh.com/list.aspx.


Soil & Water Conservation SendsFulton County Residents Flying

PHOTO PROVIDED

FLYING HIGH ... Seth and Logan were among the approximately 150 participantssent up into the sky for the Conservation Air Tour 2014.


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WHAT WE READ YEARS AGO - THE EDON COMMERCIAL

1976 Edon Golf Team

GOLF TEAM ... Marvin Hug, Doug Stayner, John Flynn, Brian Kaiser, BillMcNamee, Doug Holthues, Tandy Thiel, Tom Kelble, Coach.

EDON COMMERCIAL

70 YEARS AGO

AUGUST 1944

Billie and Marjorie Bowles and GeneMcCrea had their tonsils removed atAngola last Thursday.

Marilyn Kinnison returned Sundayfrom a visit of two weeks with her auntand uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Neal atLansing.

60 YEARS AGO

AUGUST 1954

Mr. and Mrs. Joe Wolff were onvacation last week at Big Bass Lake,northwest of Baldwin, Michigan.

Karl E. Mauerhan, son of Mr. andMrs. A.C. Mauerhan, was one of the169 students who received degrees at

the summer commencement at Bowl-ing Green State University, August 27.

50 YEARS AGO

AUGUST 1964

Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Patee and fam-ily entertained with a cookout steadsupper in honor of her father, Elmer

Mussers birthday. Those present be-sides the honored guest were Mrs.Musser, Mr. and Mrs. L.D. Musserand Mr. and Mrs. Duane Schall andGay.

St. Peters Lutheran Church wasthe scene of the wedding of Miss SallyBurkhardt to Philip Mark Headley,Sunday, August 23. Miss MarythaCook was her honor attendant andPaul D. Headley served as best man.

40 YEARS AGO

AUGUST 1974

Born to Mr. and Mrs. RichardTrausch, Route 1, Edon, a son, Rich-ard Francis Jr., on August 15 at Bry-an Cameron Hospital. He weighed 8lb9 3/4 oz. He is welcomed home by his

brother Michael.Barbara Ann Ricketts, daughterof Mr. and Mrs. Ted Ricketts of ruralMontpelier and Mark Alan Imm of ru-ral Edgerton were united in marriagein a double ring ceremony on Satur-day, August 31 in St. Marys Church,Edgerton.

PHOTO AND INFORMATION PROVIDED

CLASS REUNION ... The Class of 1948 of Edon High School, formerly known asFlorence-Edon High School, met at Roger's Harvest House in Hamilton, Indiana fortheir 66th Anniversary. Those in attendance were: Front: Norma (Headley) Towers,Marilyn (Allomong) Toner, Nora Lee (Beltz) Scott, Marcella (Dirr) Smith, Louise

(Mohre) Phillips, Honey (Foster) Moore, Sherry (Dean) Kaiser, Marguerite (Shearer)McNamee. Back: Duane Towers, Darrold Beck, James Pollock, Hugh "Mac" Skiles,William Welch, Robert Bauer, Ruth (Burkhardt) Henney, Richard Osborn, andLamar Allomong.

The Edon Class Of 1948

Gets Together For Dinner

Edon Northwest LocalBoard of Education met inSpecial Session Tuesday,August 12, 2014 prior tothe start of their regularly

scheduled meeting. Thepurpose of the worksession was to train Boardmembers on BoardDocs,the new online boardmeeting software.

BoardDocs is a web-based paperless servicethat provides a means forimmediately publishingand revising Board meetingagenda items, supportdocuments, policies andprocedures. Designed tolower costs and reduce thetime needed to producemonthly meeting packets;it also provides thecommunity quick accessto agendas prior to meetingdates, subsequent minutes,the opportunity to conduct

record searches, trackitems, etc. once posted onthe Districts website.

In May, Board membersapproved a Service

Agreement with BoardDocsfor the software at a cost of

$2700 per year plus one-time set-up fee. To viewcurrent Board information,visit www.edon.k12.oh.us; Community Links/

BoardDocs. INFORMATION PROVIDED

Edon Northwest Local Board OfEducation Meets In Special Session

PHOTO BY LUCINDA HELD-FAULHABER, STAFF

MONTHLY GET-TOGETHER Edon Area Ministerial Association extends anopen invitation to area residents and families to join them for a complimentaryCommunity Meal set this month for Tuesday, August 26, 2014 in Edon. Makeplans now to stop by Florence Township Fire Hall between 5:00-7:00 p.m. for anevening lled with enough fun, food and fellowship for everyone to enjoy! Julys

hosts from Northwest Community Churches ~ Jan Hauenstein, Bonnie Kaiser,Debbie Hollabaugh, and Kay Hickman ~ look forward to seeing you there!

Edon Community Get-TogetherMeal Set For August 26

Bethlehem Christian Union ChurchInvites you to our services:

Sunday School: 9:30 am

Worship Hour: 10:30 am

Sunday Evening: 7:00 pm

Our services are Bible centered

with an Evangelistic approach,

and a call to decision. Gospel

music is Traditional with a blend

of Southern Gospel.

We are located at the corner of

Co. Rd. M-50 & County Rd. 4Edon, OH

Nursery provided Forinfant to 2 yrs - am

Jr. Church (1) For2-3 year olds - am

Jr. Church (2) For4-12 year olds - am


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By T.J. Hug


Arts and crafts are about to becomethe bees knees in Pioneer.

Creative minds and dexterous hands

will soon be ocking to the town, asthe Pioneer Village Council approvedfor public space to be used to host ahandmade market. Brooklyne Montalvo,owner of The Bees Knees Vintage andHandmade Boutique, sought after andreceived permission to hold the eventfrom the council at their August RegularMeeting.

Montalvos pitch to council membersand administrators was one of symbiotic

gains.I just want to bring more people into

Pioneer and help my business.Indeed, its Montalvos hope that

the market will become an annualhappening, with its draw reaching morepopulated surrounding areas such as

Toledo and Fort Wayne. For his part,Mayor Edward Kidston was enthusiasticabout the premise.

I think anything that brings peopleto Pioneer is a great idea.

According to Montalvo, the marketalready has over 30 local vendors lined

up, and she is optimistic that numberwill rise to between 40 and 50 beforethe beginning of the event. There is nocharge to set up shop.

Appropriately titled The Bees KneesMarket, the event is slated for Saturday,September 6th from 10 A.M. To 6 P.M.and will take place on the sidewalksof downtown Pioneer. Live music isanticipated, and the possibility of kidsactivities and food being available iscurrently being explored.

During his report to the council, FireChief Denny Fackler requested that the

village buy a new re truck. The councilagreed , establishing that the purchasewould not exceed $300,000. Notwanting to drain their General Fund toomuch, Mayor Kidston suggested thatthe town seek nancing, despite havingthe funds to complete the potentialtransaction outright.

The councils plan for the loan is

to have it paid off in about four to veyears. Payments will likely amount to$45,000 a year, with the village payingmore off the balance when possible.Mayor Kidston made it clear that the

down payment should be small, and

that payments in excess should be puton hold, however, until the vehicle is intheir possession.

I dont want to spend a substantialamount until its in our garage.

With Facklers recommendation, thecouncil also welcomed Aaron Filson as

the newest Pioneer Fireghter.Chief of Police Timothy Livengood

addressed council members as well.Reviewing his monthly report, thecouncil inquired about an increasein village police activities outside oftownship limits.

They seem to trust us more.Livengood said of the Williams County

Sherrifs Ofce. They tend to rely on usa little more than in the past.Brad VanDeVoorde, new Supervisor

of the Electric Department, updatedthe council on his work throughoutthe village. With not much to report,VanDeVoorde took the time toacknowledge his healthy workingrelationship with Village AdministratorAl Fiser. The Administrator took theopportunity to informed the council thatBrad Plummer, the man VanDeVoordereplaced, payed the village $5,600 heowed for leaving their employ early.

According to Fiscal Ofcer AprilMcMillen, the village renewed aCerticate of Deposit with The StateBank. They did, however, move$500,000 to The Edon State Bank.

Not all area banks were interested inpublic funds at this time, Fiser added,but Edon was.

As for village improvements, NorthPark Lane, South Elm Street, SouthPark Lane, South Rose Lane, and

Tanglewood Lane were all approved forrepaving. In total, 2,628 linear feet ofroad will be repaved.

A resolution was also approved,which allowed for The VillageAdministrator to submit an applicationto participate in the Ohio PublicWorks Program. In desperate need ofrenovation, the council plans to submit1st street to the program. Estimates forthe cost of the project hover just under$1 million, with the village only having

$280,000 currently dedicated. MayorKidston believes the program will allotthem between $300,000-$400,000if accepted, leaving the remainder ofthe renovations to be paid off througha zero-interest loan. If successfullyentered into the program, contracts will

be awarded in July of 2015.The council will hold their next

regular meeting on Tuesday, September16th at 7:00 P.M. in the PioneerCommunity Center. Normally meetingon the second Monday of the month,

the council moved their session in orderto support the North Central Band atthe Williams County Fair.

T.J. Hug can be reached [email protected]


REFLECTIONS FROM PIONEERS PAST

1958 North Central Library Club

LIBRARY CLUB ... Front Row: Linda Kaiser, Marian Orewiler. SecondRow: Rosalyn Mercer, Eva Miller, Dianna McCrea, Yvonne Miller, ShirleyBrown, Nomi Paulson, Beverly Nisley, Sue Dury, Marilyn Miller. ThirdRow: Shirly Boetz, Mrs. Nearing, Terry Oxender, Kenny Wine, Bob Moon,Ronald Rupp.

VIEW FULL COLOR UNPUBLISHED PHOTOS OF THIS EVENT FOR

FREE AT WWW.THEVILLAGEREPORTER.COM

PHOTO AND INFORMATION PROVIDED

North Central School recently trained new peer mediators to join the SOAR(Students Offering Acceptance and Respect) program. Trainers and new mediatorsare: rst row: trainers Sabrina Pickford, Brady Zuver; second row: trainers BrockZuver, Jessica Cheesbro, Allison Hutchison, Alyssa Swank; third row KyleighWestfall, Haley Wehrle, Lauren Balser, Erin Elser, Maizie Zimmerman, KassidyFaler, Madison Brown; back row Adam Bentley, Chase Seabolt, Riley Brown, GraceShipman, Hayley Culver, Jacob Wildrick, Connor Ledford, Gabe Wilson.

North Central Welcomes New

SOAR Program Members

Pioneer Village Council Discusses The Bees Knees Market Event

PHOTO BY T.J. HUG, STAFF

MUCH DISCUSSION ... Police Chief Timothy Livengood addresses the PioneerVillage Council and administrators.

By: Mark Mercer


PIONEER: August 17, 2014: PioneerCub Scout Pack 13 held their annual5 K Run/Walk along with the 12 andunder 800 Meter Run on August 17 atNorth Central High School. Cub MasterCory Rademacher assembled Sundaymornings participants at 7:45, andkicked off the 4th Annual Event Sundaymornings race closed out a weekendlong schedule of festivities in Pioneer.

Setting up this mornings raceevent was Steve Kaczor of the ToledoRoadrunners, who brought thecomputerized race system for use inPioneer for the run. The rst eventof the day was the 12 and under 800meter run, with runners beginningfrom the race line and running to thePioneer Police Cruiser just east of the

High School. Finishing 1st in the racewas Pioneers Sam Moore, followed byConner Gendron in a close 2nd place.Winnie Browning crossed over 1st forthe girls participating. Next up, in the5 K Run, Edgertons Brad Stark crossedthe nish line for the mornings 1stplace nish. Some ran the entire courseand some walked, but a good time washad by all participants.

Funds raised by August 17ths eventhelp Scouts pay for the cost of camps andallow the Weblos to go to ConstitutionCity, as well as affording the entiretroop a trip to Imagination Station inToledo. Funds are also used to keepparticipation costs low for families andmake the scouting experience available

to all interested individuals.Mark may be reached at

[email protected]

Pioneer Cub Scout Pack 13Holds 4th Annual Running

With The Pack 5K Run

FINISHING STRONG ... Winnie Browningof Pioneer crosses the nish line in the12 and under 800 Meter Run.

PLACING FIRST ... Pioneers Sam Moorenished 1st in the 12 and under 800Meter Run on August 17.

PHOTOS BY MARK MERCER, STAFF

AND THEYRE OFF ... Off they go on the Cub Scout Pack 13 5K Run/Walk onAugust 17.


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By: Benjamin KesslerTHE VILLAGE REPORTER

The Pioneer German Festival was heldlast Friday and Saturday night. Area

vendors that were out this year includedWynns Restaurant, Rachel Hall with Mary

Kay, Kristina Sell with Paparazzi Jewelry,

Jamie Stembridge with Initials, Inc. andthe Pioneer American Legion. It was a fam-

ily fun event that offered an old time family

favorite, putt putt golf; corn hole games;and inatables for the kids. A local resi-dent also offered up her artistic skills for

face painting.

Friday night saw packed house for JoeHouse and his band as the citizens of Pio-

neer and surrounding areas danced thenight away. On Saturday The Happy Times

Polka Band entertained the crowd until 4

PM. Wynns and Blaze and Babes providedgreat food for the festival and the American

Legion, as always, provided Yeungling Ok-

toberfest beer. Saturday night saw a greatturn out for The Dale Vaughn Band who

provided some great music and fun for thepacked crowd as they danced the night

away to their music.It was another great year for the Pioneer

German Festival as the weather held court,

making it an enjoyable fun lled weekendfor the whole family. The great family en-

vironment that the festival provided madeit worth coming out for. If you didnt get

to come out and enjoy some great festivalfun this year keep your eyes open for next

years dates for the festival and make sure

to come on out.

Benjamin may be reached [email protected]

Visitors Enjoy Another Successful Pioneer German Festival

MORE PIONEER AREA NEWS

FACE PAINTING ... Local resident Rachel face paints young youths.

ARTWORK ... Shane and Camdon show off some of Rachels face painting skills.

MUSIC ... The Dale Vaugh Band entertains at the Pioneer German Fest.

ACCESSORIES ... Jaime Stembridge from Initials, Inc shows off her large variety of

purses and bags.

GOODIES ... Rachal Hall from Mary Kay shows off her products.

FUN TIMES ... Kristin and Elissa pose for a picture at the German Fest.

PUTT PUTT ... The Pioneer German Fest offered up some Putt Putt golf for attendees toenjoy.

BOUNCE BOUNCE ... Area children enjoy time and had lots of fun in the bouncy house.

JEWELRY ... Kristine Sell from Paparazzi Jewelry and Accessories shows off her assort-

ment of stylish accessories.

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1919 Montpelier BandREFLECTIONS OF THE PAST

BAND ... Upper Row: Kenneth Mills, Pauline Dixon, Verne Pettit, HubertGleason, Carmen Broderick, Arlington Cook, William Shinn. Lower Row:Harold McMillan, Lois Miller, Bard Spake, Helen Haines, David Horner.

School is about to begin inMontpelier, and this group ofvolunteers is getting ready. OnTuesday, thirteen volunteers fromthe Montpelier Community of Faithparticipated in American HeartAssociation CPR/AED training atBryan Hospital.

The training was put on by DeeCox, Marilyn Frank, Michelle Chester,

Marjorie Buell & Mary Dominiquewho are staff of Community Hospitals& Wellness Centers (CHWC) BryanHospital. The class was offeredto volunteers and supporters ofMontpelier Community of Faith andwas provided free of charge by CHWC.Dinner at Bryan Hospitals excellentdining facility was also providedfree of charge with the assistanceof St. Johns Lutheran Church inMontpelier.

We appreciate the effort andenthusiasm of all of our volunteers.

explained Chris Kannel, the groupsspokesman. We put this event togetherto demonstrate our appreciation andto add value to the work that thesevolunteers are already doing. Thosein attendance completed training tobecome CPR Certied.

We hope that this training will helpour volunteers to feel more condent

in their roles better prepared to

handle a few of the situations thatmay arise. Mr. Kannel added.

Volunteers with the group act asmonitors at two of the communitysbus stops and as aids in the cafeteriaat the school-supplied breakfast.

For more information about thework of the Montpelier Community ofFaith, contact Chris Kannel at 419-485-4281, [email protected], or through the MontpelierCommunity of Faith Facebook page.


Montpelier Community Of

Faith Receives CPR Training

PHOTO PROVIDED

CPR CERTIFIED ... Montpelier Community of Faith volunteers completed CPRCertication at Bryan Hospital. Pictured (front row) Gay Lynn Harris, Ranae

Heeres, Michelle Kannel, Sue Kannel, Helen Elkins, Becky Moore (back row) ChrisKannel, Benaiah Harris, Richard Blank, Paul Gruetter, Todd Friend, Mike Moore.Not pictured Dave Tilly.

By: Mark Mercer


MONTPELIER: August12, 2014- The MontpelierExempted VillageBoard of Educationheld their monthlymeeting on August12 in the MontpelierHigh School ChoirRoom. In attendance

were Pam Pawlowicz(Executive Secretary)Superintendent Dr.

Jamison Grime andboard members CrisWurm, Terry Buntain,along with BoardPresident Larry Martin.Board members DebClum and Darell Higbiewere not present.

Board PresidentMartin brought themeeting to order at 5:00with a moment of silencefollowed by the Pledge ofAllegiance. In accordancewith Board Policy, themembers of the boardopened the monthlymeeting allowing publicaccess and commentaddressing issuesbrought forth from theresidents of the village.

There were no publicmembers in attendanceto address the AugustMeeting; however,Montpelier residentRichard Will receivedthe presentation of hisHigh School Diplomafrom Superintendent Dr.

Jamison Grime at themeeting.

In the TreasurersReport, it wasrecommended JulysFinancial Statementalong with Investmentsfor July be approved.

The board approved thenancial statements

and investments forJuly 2014 as presented.The board also accepted

the following donations:From the TransportationDepartment $250.00to the Archery Club forbus washing; FIRSTClub to the AthleticDepartment in theamount of $1,890.18,miscellaneous donors toBaseball in the memoryof Butch Stantz, in theamount of $225.00,

miscellaneous donors tothe Library in memoryof Jeff Thomas in theamount of $125.00and from the EdgertonChamber of Commerce tothe band in the amountof $100.00.

The Board alsoapproved the followingsupplemental contractsfor the 2014-2015 school

year: Lisa Tippin (DirectMentor Coordinator),Katy Corkle, TimothyFord, Stephanie Friend,Anna Kauffman, AlyshaSaneholtz and Lisa

Tippin (SLO CommitteeMembers). ClaudiaGabriela Rodriquez Diazwas also approved asthe Spanish Teacher andClub Advisor. The Boardalso approved JosiahOsburn (InterventionSpecialist), ChristinaHupe and Brandon Shoup(Substitute Teachers)along with approvinggraduate hours for JohnDalrymple and KhrystaColeman.

Also approved wereTroy Christman (InSchool Suspension

Supervisor), MatthewSlattman (Athletic

Trainer) and approval forthe Athletic Director tosecure workers for HighSchool and Junior HighAthletic Events duringthe 2014 2015 school

year.The following

individuals wereapproved for horizontalmovements on thesalary schedule, pendingverication of eligibility:

Blayne Bible (Bach. Plus15), Kaitlyn Brancheau(Masters Degree), StaceyBrown (Masters plus 12),Melaine Calvin (Mastersplus 24), Julie Carson(Masters plus 24),

Khrysta Coleman (Bach.Plus 15), Katy Corkle(Masters Degree), MeganFreudenberger (Mastersplus 24), Brooke Gearig(Bach. Plus 15), AnnaKauffman (Masters plus24), Tammy lee (Mastersplus 24), and Kacie Vitek(Masters plus 12). Theboard also accepted theresignation of KathyLamberson effective July16, 2014.

Next items onthe agenda were theLegislative Reportalong with the Student

Achievement LiaisonReport. Neither area hadinformation to reportfor the August Meeting.From the High School, Itwas announced that theopen house will be heldat the High School onMonday, August 18 from5-7 p.m.

The board concludedthe August agendaby adjournment, withno executive sessionrequired for the AugustMeeting. The VillageReporter will publishthe dates for upcoming

Board Meetings in ourupcoming edition.

Mark Mercermay be reached at

[email protected]

Montpelier Exempted Village Board

Of Education Holds August Meeting

PHOTO BY MARK MERCER. STAFF

SCHOOL BOARD MEETING ... Board President Larry martin opens the AugustBoard Meeting on August 12.

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WHAT WE READ YEARS AGO

2001 Hilltop JV Volleyball

JV VOLLEYBALL ... Front: Stephanie Sauder, Baylee Burrowes, Abbie Siegel,Rachel Eisel. Back: Tiffani Watkins, Katie Hartman, Amanda Schaffner, TayshaShort.

WEST UNITY REPORTER

130 YEARS AGO

AUGUST 1884

Catherine B. Chandler died at age49 on August 8.

N.S. Stoner has sold his residenceto James Theobald.

The population of the United Statesis now nearly 50 million.

120 YEARS AGOAUGUST 1894

Charles Vogelson started on a pia-no tuning trip through southern Mich-igan.

The Unity Flouring Mills are in fullblast. They had been closed to havetheir rollers repaired.

Will Bowers is working for Grindleand Neil as an apprentice to learnengineering. J.V. Collamore, underwhose instruction he is, is one of thebest engineers in this part of the state.

110 YEARS AGO

AUGUST 1904

A number of West Unity membersof 100th OVI were in Bryan attendingtheir regimental reunion. Comrades

Rings, Davidson, Bohner, Moudy,Hart, Lule, Beaver, Combs, Baily andBurns were among the list.

The heirs of Randal Bailey sold theold home on the Bryan road to Mrs.Henry Jones last Tuesday.

Mrs. Levi Kunkle brought us abeautiful display of gladioli, 22 kinds.

The bulbs were imported from Germanby her uncle.

100 YEARS AGO

AUGUST 1914

A.M. Miller and family are spendingtwo weeks at Clarks Lake.

Mr. and Mrs. Olin Kenyon will moveto Ann Arbor.

A.J. Hoover is in Columbus attend-ing the Republican Convention thisweekend.

The millinery store of Miss Martha

Oxender burned at Bryan last Thurs-day with a $2,000 loss.

90 YEARS AGO

AUGUST 1924

Mrs. W.L. Arnold was at Marionlast week attending the funeral of heruncle, J.F. Apt, 84. Dr. Harding, fa-ther of the Republican nominee forpresident, was one of the pall bearers.

Donald and Ralph Geesey, AmosStauffer and Ollie Shetler spent Sun-day at Walbridge Park.

Charles Coslet has been home fromDetroit visiting parents, Mr. and Mrs.

J.W. Coslet.

80 YEARS AGO

AUGUST 1934

Miss Mary Burns has returned toFort Wayne after spending two weekswith her parents Mr. and Mrs. A.W.Burns.

Willia Beggs has been transferredto Lima.

Miss Lenore Altman is home fromFlower Hospital for a vacation.

Married July 25, Gaylord Landonof Alvordton and Miss Leone Manevalof Kunkle.

By T.J. HugTHE VILLAGE REPORTER

Justin Wiyrck has hiseye on Walbash Park.

Wiyrick, a Montpeliernative, stood beforethe West Unity Village

Council at their rstAugust regular meeting.As a member of the WestUnity Boy Scouts Troop669, he asked for thecouncils permission torenovate Walbash Park aspart of his effort to attainEagle Scout status.

The initial plan calledfor adding a play set tothe area, complete witha slide, swing-sets, anda climbing wall to thepark, as well as buildingbenches and picnictables. Wiyricks estimatefor the project was$3,850, which impressedMayor Peggy Bernath.

We looked into asimlar project ourselvesBernath informed. Yourcost is very good.

The fact that Wiyrickintended to do all of thework himself most likelymade up most of thedifference between theestimates.

Though supportive ofthe project, they urgedWiyrick to wait until theSpring to begin. However,the West Unity Chamberof Commerce through itsRails to Trails Committee

were hopeful to have newbenches and tables at thepark in time for the event.Therefore, the councilcommissioned Wiyrickto build the requestedbenches and tableswith funds he will raisehimself, while they will goabout securing the moneyfor the play set, to beinstalled at a later date.

A used dura-patcherwas secured by thevillage, and will soon beoperational. At a cost of$31,500, this purchasewill allow the villageto patch its streetswithout having to borrowSpringeld Townshipsdura-patcher. Throughan SRO agreement, thevillage will enter intoa contract with BradyTownship in order to splitthe cost over a ve yearspan.

The towns waterand sewage rates wereamended as well.Residents of West Unitywill see no change to theirbills, though, as the movewas little more than abook-keeping adjustmentfor Fiscal Ofcer Kim

Grime. Grime alsoinformed the council thatcollections from villageincome taxes are up by 7percent during her report.

Police Chief J.R.Jones also updated

the council. All WestUnity Police Departmentofcers passes a rearmsqualication test. Thedepartment also set anALICE Training course forHilltop School ofcials for

Tuesday, August 19th.Village AdministratorRic Beals has beenworking with Kamco onissues with pedestriancrossing from theirbuilding on East JacksonStreet to their warehouseon Linden Street. As itstands now, forkliftsmoving across the streetneed a spotter to holdoff trafc. Kamco hasexpressed interest inpurchasing a stop light toresolve the problem, butno concrete solution hasbeen reached as of yet.

Maintenance on the

villages water tower wasrecently completed byKessler Tank Company.Whilst cleaning the tank,workers discovered aleak, adding $2,200 inrepairs to the bill. Thetower should be donewith maintenance workfor a few years.

The council reviewed aletter sent to them by theEnvironmental ProtectionAgency (EPA) in regards todischarge from the SouthLiberty Street SewerPump two weeks ago.Maintenance SupervisorJim Eisel responded

timely to the issue,concluding that it wasthe result of a uctuatingvoltage problem.

The village will keepthe EPA apprised of thesituation.

Eisel himself was

celebrated at the meeting,as he was honored for his20 years of service to thevillage.

Earning the monikerMacGyver due to themany contraptions hes

improvised over the years,Eisels reputation as ahandyman is quite stellar.

Pictures of variousdowntown street lightsfrom Deance werepresented to the councilby member Don Leu.He reminded his fellowcouncilmen, as well asadministrators, of plansto update the lights indowntown West Unitydating back to 2012. Allwere in agreement thatlights similar to thoseused in Deance wouldbe a welcome addition tothe village and the funds

have been budgeted since2012. The council will nowresearch the costs of suchlights, as their previousestimates are out of date.

The village received aquote from from MillerTextile on new uniforms,area rugs, and shop rags.Agreeing to terms with theDeance company wouldmean saving a substatialamout of money whencompared to their currentarrangement with KnoxTextiles out of Edgerton.Beals informed KnoxTextile, and is giving them

the opportunity to give anew quote.The councils next

regular meeting is set forThursday, August 28th,at 7:30 P.M.

T.J. Hug may be reached [email protected]

West Unitys Village Council

Hears Boy Scouts Plan ToRenovate Walbash Park


PITCHING AN IDEA ... Eagle Scout hopeful Justin Wiyrick shares his plans withthe West Unity Village Council during their rst August Regular Meeting.

West Unity SeniorsCelebtrate AnotherYear During August


EMBRACING ... Shirley Watson and John Johnston,both West Unity Seniors, celebrate August birthdays.Watson turns 84, while Johnston turns 85.

Mission Work Serves As Living HopeFor West Unity Methodist Church

PHOTOS PROVIDED

LIVING HOPE MISSIONARIES ... from left to right. Front Row: Danny Kendal,Beau Zuvers, Penny Crisenbery, Ashley Kendal, Mary Crisenbery, Kyle Clark, andSharon Clark. Back Row: Bob, Klarissa, and Jeff Crisenbery. Missing from picture:Steve Frederick.

By T.J. Hug


It came as no surprise that he decidedto make the trip.

I thought it would be fun.Of course he did. Hed heard the

stories and seen the pictures. Hed evenhelped collect change to fund previoustrips in his younger days, something ofa tradition in his church. But at age 14,

Beau Zuvers wanted to experience it forhimself.

After all, Matthew 28:19 commandsits readers to Go and make disciples.

The destination was Bonesteel, SouthDakota, a trek the group has madeevery year since 2009. More specically,

they aimed to reunite with the LakotaNative Americans, a band of the Sioux,living on and around the RosebudReservation. Certainly no strangers tothe tribe, the Living Hope Free MethodistMissionaries were looking to build onthose relationships established on pastvisits. Relationships that took work tocreate.

When we rst started, the nativeswere skeptical. Kyle Clark, head of theLiving Hope Missions Program recalled.Previous missions had referred to themas heathens.

Clark doesnt view those to whom heministers that way, though.

Theres only one race and thats the

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human race. Clarkproclaimed.

Perhaps its thisapproach thats led to thediversity of his missionsprogram.

Just this year, LivingHope teamed with the

Alvarez Ministry, runby Fayette natives Maryand Joel Alvarez, to sendmissionaries to Mexico.With the capacity to houseup to 20 people at a timeand the will to send peoplethere, the collaborationwas a smooth one.

Settling in near the town

of Monterrey, the LivingHope group handed outfood and hygiene productsto the locals. Such luxuriesarent always readilyavailable to residents of thearea. In fact, some of themactually live in 12 by 12

foot rooms.In the afternoons, the

group would minister toall who would listen. Theyfound that the people werequite receptive to theirmessage. Mary Crisenberyin particular was touchedby the extent to whichtheir presence affected the

locals.I couldnt speak

Spanish and most of themcouldnt speak English,but they came running tous with tears in their eyes.

Some mission workdoesnt require breaking

through the languagebarrier, though. AshleyKendal and the motherdaughter combinationof Penny and KlarissaCrisenbery havevolunteered for two

years running at theLove Packages Ministrystationed in Butler,

Illinois. The three women,in conjunction withthe ministrys goal toship as much Christ-centric reading materialthroughout the world aspossible, spent most oftheir time packaging in afactory-like setting, perKendal.

Klarissa, currently inher junior year of highschool, was taken abackby the dedication ofthose working within theministry.

There are no emptyspaces in those containers.She stated. Empty spacesare like lost souls to them.

Kyle Clark shares thisenthusiasm in his ownmissionary work, especiallyin his dealings with theLakota.

The more and more wegot to see these people, themore we saw the need tospread the word of God.

Clark always attempts tocoincide his churchs visitswith local pow wows, sothat those accompanyinghim can get an idea of theLakota culture. Religiously,they are a very ceremonialpeople, although manywithin the tribe haveadopted Christian elementsto their belief systems. Thisdidnt make it any easier tobreak the ice with them,however.

Pennys husband, JeffCrisenbery, remembersthe moment he realizedthey had earned thetrust of the Lakota. Aftera Tombstone Unveiling

Ceremony, held in theSpring to commemoratea person who died inWinter, the Living Hopevolunteers were invited toan accompanying dinner.He sat next to an elderly

Lakota woman.She turned to me and

said, I cant believe youwhites would eat with us atour table. Jeff reminisced.

Thats when I knewthey had accepted us.

These experiences, asunique as they may seem,appear to actually be quite

commonplace for thosewho take on missions.

We can send moneyto missions in Japan orRussia, but I think itmeans so much more tosend our own people.Bob Crisenbery, husbandto Mary, expressed. Itimpacts our lives.

The question is, did itimpact Beau Zuvers life?

Its really depressingout there (in Bonesteel).Zuvers said with a heavyheart. Its like everyonesforgotten about them.

Such a feeling is notuncommon to rst time

missionaries.You can hear about

how things are all youwant, Penny Crisenberyexplained, but until yousee for yourself, you reallycant understand whatthese people go througheveryday.

The emotions elicited

from the experiencetook hold of Zuvers.

Jeff Crisenbery noticedimmediately.

He had a heart for thepeople.

Whether or not Zuversefforts have led to anyconversions remains to beseen. Yet theyve alreadypaid off more than hesrealized. For Matthew28:19 commands itsreaders to Go and makedisciples.

And he is being made.



MORE MONTPELIER AREA NEWS

By T.J. Hug


Sacrice is an odd thing.

To give up something precious,something meaningful for the benet

of another is inherently against humannature. Thats hard enough. Even forthose whom one cares most deeply, itsextremely difcult to set aside their own

desires and dreams for the sake of that

person.But what if that other person is a

total stranger?Every soldier in the United States

Armed Forces is ready and willingto sacrice everything for those they

havent even met. While many ght for

their families, what they do preservesthe freedom of everyone in this country.When one of them lays down their lifein the line of duty, no one should bewithout thanks.

Yet most wont even know theirnames, let alone who they are or whattheyve done for us. Citizens simply goon living their lives, oblivious to thesacrices soldiers make in order for

them to do so.

Harry Nix aims to change that,though.Having purchased the Hillcrest

Country Club on the outskirts ofMontpelier, Nix has already changed thename of its golf course to Patriot Hills.His plan is to dedicate each hole to afallen veteran, with their ags containing

a brief biography on them.A veteran himself, Nix joined the

Marine Corps in the twilight of theVietnam War. Hoping to become a pilot,the end of the war left him to becomea Marine Corps Engineer instead.Eventually, he ended up in NorthCarolina, where he joined the NationalGuard, also as an engineer. He retiredin 1996.

Until 2001, When the buildings

fell. according to Nix. Requesting tobe reinstated in the aftermath of theterrorist attacks on September 11th, hespent another year in the service of hiscountry working in Afghanistan.

Aside from his sterling militarycareer, Nix also spent more than 33years working for the state police.

For the last 17 years, hes been adetective in Steuben County of Indiana.As retirement drew near, an opportunitypresented itself.

Somebody told me (Hillcrest) wasbeing auctioned off. Nix recalled.

Retiring on June 10th, Nix hadactually already bought and begun workon the course a month prior.

Work might be an understatement,actually. Two years after beingforeclosed, Nix has been renovating thecourse himself. A strenuous task in itsown right, one obstacle has stuck outfor him.

Getting the greens back. Nixnamed his biggest challenge. Theyrecoming back real slow.

This is likely because Nix insists onthem doing so naturally, without theuse of chemicals.

After a Summers worth of hard,careful labor, Nix is nally ready to

open Patriot Hills front nine holes to thepublic, with the back nine ideally beingready next June. Hell be holding a Meetand Greet opening on Sunday, August24th, with visitors being able to play the

nished holes for free.Come play the course on us. Nixinvited.

The holes arent dedicated quiteyet, however. Nix intends to have localveterans honored at each hole.

Id like to get as many veterans fromaround here as possible. Nix stated,adding, Every time you play golf, theyllbe remembered.

Not being from the area, Nix willspeak with local American Legion Postsfor names and background information.

There are two holes that wont beset for local veterans, though. Nix willdedicate a hole to Pat Tillman, theformer NFL player who gave up hiscareer to ght in Afghanistan, where he

was killed by friendly re. Hell also use a

hole to honor Mike Green, a close friendwho died in an ambush IED attack inDecember of 2007.

The goal of Patriot Hills will gobeyond the noble endeavor of honoringveterans. Nix also wants to reach out tocommunity youths. Hes encouragingschools to bring their teams to practiceon the course, and is planning onoffering golf lessons next year. Not onlywill this encourage more business in thefuture, but Nix hopes that the etiquetteof golf will help to teach kids propermanners as well.

It only makes sense for him to thinkthat way, as golf has been a part of hislife for a long time.

He rst worked as a greens keeper at

the Lake James Golf Course from 1968-72, before joining the Marines. He alsohad a hand in restructuring the courseupon his return home.

Now Nix has his own golf course, andis setting his own terms. Those wishingto sign up for membership to HillcrestCountry Club and access to Patriot Hillscan pay $500 for a 2015 membership,which falls in line with the coursesGrand Opening next Spring. That pricealso includes the rest of 2014 for freeand will hold for at least one more year.

Being in a position to set thoseprices, and decide when a GrandOpening will take place, has been a longtime coming for Nix.

Its been a dream of mine to ownmy own golf course.

After sacricing so much foreveryone else, hes certainly earned theopportunity to pursue one of his dreamsfor a change.


Montpeliers Recently RenovatedPatriot Hills Dedicates Golf Course

Holes To Fallen Veterans


READY TO BE USED ... the green of the 5th hole on Patriot Hills front nine, afterbeing renovated by Harry Nix.

ENJOYING THE SIGHTS ... Kyle Clark stands amongst the rocky terrain ofBonesteel, South Dakota.

LOVE PACKAGES ... From left to right: Klarissa Crisenbery, Ashley Kendal, andPenny Crisenbery pose with fellow volunteers in front of a Love Packages sign inButler, Illinois.

APPRECIATIVE OF THE EFFORTS OF THE MISSIONARIES ... A Lakota familyposes for missionaries.

CONTINUED FROM PAGE 8

Mission Work Serves As Living Hope For West Unity Church

MORE WEST UNITY AREA NEWS


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displays and pedestrianrights-of-way.

The council next turnedits attention to legislativematters. The rst itemfor consideration wasOrdinance # 2014-3; AResolution Accepting theAmounts and Rates asdetermined by the BudgetCommission, presented tothe council for the secondreading. The measure wasunanimously adopted by a5-0 vote. Next up was theconsideration of Emergencyresolution #04-2014-4,an emergency resolutionawarding a new Refuseand Recycling contract toARS, running for a three-

year period beginningon October 1, 2014 andrunning through October1, 2017. This measure wasdeclared an emergency andalso unanimously adoptedon a 5-0 vote. The nalitem addressed was therst reading of Ordinance#2014-06, an ordinanceAmending and RestatingSections 1159.02 (d) (1)and Section 1159.02(d) (2) of the Codied

Ordinances of the Villageof Stryker. The amendedportions add in the wordsRetail Establishmentand add to Section 1159(d) (2) Conditional Uses:Display of Non-Motorizedmerchandise. At no timeshall such display infringeupon a 6 ft pedestrianright-of-way. Displaying ofmerchandise is limited tothe hours of 6 a.m. to 10p.m. Interested personswho would like to reviewthis ordinance may pickup a copy at the VillageOfce for review prior tothe September VillageCouncil Meeting, where therevision will come up for itssecond reading.

Next up for the Councilwas the AdministratorsReport, deliveredby Gary St. John,Village Administrator.

Administrator St.John discussed WaterLine repair issuesthroughout the Village.He also announced hewill be attending a countymeeting with TrowbridgeCommunications atthe Williams CountyEmergency Center onAugust 14 to discuss theVillages requirementsfor the new EmergencyCommunications System.

In the Village Ofcialsreport to the Council, PoliceChief Steven Schlosserreported that there were 48police contacts during theprevious month, with 14trafc warnings issued; 7trafc citations and 1 adultarrest. Chief Schlosser alsoannounced that OfcerDylan Woods has comeaboard and has now joinedthe force. Ofcer Woods,

a Montpelier resident,brings an experiencelevel uncommon in newofcers, and will be avaluable addition tothe staff according toChief Schlosser. ChiefSchlosser also announcedthe department will beundertaking operationDrive sober or get pulledover as part of a nationalmobilization from August15 to September 1, 2014and declared that hisofcers taking part in thecampaign will be diligentin conducting trafcenforcement.

The Stryker VillageCouncil will hold its nextmeeting on September 8at 7:00 p.m. at the StrykerVillage Ofce.

Mark Mercer can be reached at

[email protected]


ADDITIONAL STRYKER NEWS ON PAGE 15 & 20

WHAT WE READ YEARS AGO

1976 Stryker Student Council

STUDENT COUNCIL ... Standing: Ms. Janese Dotterer, Mr. John Eby. First Row:Jeanette Meyer, Dave Fisher, Dee Ann Short, Trudy Graber, Dallas Rupp, MikeBurkholder, Tina Nofziger, Gary Stuckey. ZSecond Row: Dave Fidler, MarciaSloan, Cindy Ruffer, Diana Sloan. Third Row: Joyce Burkholder, Chris Fisher,Linda Grieser, Kelly Haye, Kris Mock.

STRYKER ADVANCE

110 YEARS AGO

AUGUST 1904

L.J. Mignerey has decided to engagein business in Toledo and has bought ameat market there.

The band boys have been faithfulin their practice and kept up an orga-nization when much larger towns havefailed. Give them a boost Saturday nightin the park.

100 YEARS AGO

AUGUST 1914

John Clinger was called to Sylvaniato see his son Andrew, who met with aninjury to one of his eyes while operatinga large drill in the shops of Toledo andWestern.

Miss Hazel Hamet has been em-ployed to teach in District No. 3; Ed-ward Johnson, No. 5; and Carl Peugeot,No. 9.

90 YEARS AGO

AUGUST 1924

C.F. Wyse purchased the DickBurchell residence at auction for$1,010.

A.D. and Ben Faber have purchased

the Dick Burchell cement block build-ing used by the latter for a blacksmithshop.

80 YEARS AGO

AUGUST 1934

Born to Mr. and Mrs. Carter Wham-pler on August 20, a girl.

Mr. and Mrs. H.E. Mignery and son,returned Tuesday evening from a threemonth stay in Alhambra, Calif.

70 YEARS AGO

AUGUST 1944

Born to Rev. and Mrs. H.R. Bauer onJuly 17, a daughter.

Born to Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Smithon June 21, a son.

A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs.Walter Sauders of Bryan on August 6.

60 YEARS AGO

AUGUST 1954

Miss Donna Mae Meyers became thebride of Vincent James Haye on August6.

Miss Wilma Jean Wilson of Deltaand Virgil Sloan were married August 6.

Mrs. John Wyse, 78, died at herhome.

Springeld Township Fire Chief TadSchindeldecker told the Stryker RotaryClub about the Fire Department at theirregular meeting on Tuesday evening.He told the club he has been Chief forjust about two years, starting at roughlythe same time the department moved totheir new location in Stryker.

The Chief said the new facilityhas much more space and is a very

good building to operate out of. Hehas seven ofcers who assist with theleadership of the re department andhe credits them with running a safedepartment. Currently there are thirty-four reghters in the squad includingthree women.

The Springeld Township Departmentrequires between twenty-ve and thirtyhours of continuing education each

year. This education is designed to keepcommunity members and reghterssafe in a very dangerous environment.

Chief Shindeldecker said the mutualaid policy shared by neighboringcommunities is a very good thing and reprotection has been improved especiallyin areas on the fringe of a district. TheChief also said the Trustees and thedepartment are very thankful for the

support of the township in keeping there department nanced. He also saidthey hold several fund raisers each yearthat are also very well supported by thecommunity.

Chief Schindeldecker spoke as aguest of Rotarian Bill Brenner and ispictured with Rotarian Fred Grisier.


PHOTO PROVIDED

SPECIAL GUEST ... Chief Schindeldecker, picutred here with Rotarian Fred Geisier,spoke to Stryker Rotarians about the re departments new facility, as well as othertopics during the Rotarys regular meeting.

Springeld Township Fire Chief

Speaks At Stryker Rotary

PHOTO PROVIDED

BIRTHDAYS AND ANNIVERSARIES ... Celebrating their birthdays at the StrykerSenior Center this month were (front, from left) Margaret Dilts and Jack Currier.Celebrating their anniversary were (back) Chuck and Theresa McColl.

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STUDENT COUNCIL ... Standing, left to right: Carol Merillat, Sharron Grif-

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The ground breaking

took place on August 10

for the new pool to be

ready for use by summer

of 2015! Scott andNeil Oberlin of Oberlin

Farms Demolition &

Recycling will begin the

demolition of the 1957

pool in late August. Then

Patterson Pool Company

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new pool in September.

For more information

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Curt and Nancy Cooley

are celebrating their 50th

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Curt Cooley and Nancy

Powers, both of Fayette,

were married on August

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Robert Rector at the

Fayette United Methodist

Church. The wedding

included their parents,

Ray and June Powers,

and Kenneth and Vera

Cooley.

Curt taught life

sciences for 40 years at

Wauseon High School.

Nancy was a home

economics teacher and

guidance counselor at

Wauseon High School.

They both continue

to farm in GorhamTownship.

The couple are parents

to Cristin and Mark

Hagans, of Archbold;

Caryn and Jeff Theobald,

of Archbold; and Brad

Cooley, of Norwalk. They

are further blessed with

grandchildren Connor,

Ethan, and Carsyn

Hagans; and Trey and

Elizabeth Theobald.

The family celebrated

at The Grand Hotel on

Mackinac Island and at

their cottage on Devils

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Lost Nations Rodeo & Sheep Scramble!Wednesday, Sept. 3, 7:00 pm

Pickup Truck PullsSaturday, Aug. 30, 6:30 pm

Demolition DerbyOne Big Show!Thursday, Sept. 4, 6:30 pm

FREE Events at the Fair

The Van-Dells50s & 60s ConcertSaturday, Aug. 30, 7:30 pm

The Shades of BlueSoul Hit Oh, How HappyThursday, Sept 4, 6:30 pm

Harness Horse Racing - Saturday & TuesdayPlus... a variety of FREE hands-on activities and

entertainment throughout Fair Week.

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YOUTH FLAG FOOTBALLFayette Parks and Rec will be offering youth ag football

for ages 5 - 14. The fee will be $20 dollars.You can pick up your form at the usual locations:

Fayette Village ofce, Fayette Post Ofce or

The Normal Memorial Library in Fayette.

Please return your form to the Fayette Village ofce by Aug. 22.

Thank you and we look forward to another great season.


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Engagement Announcement

Jessica Kern & Colin Fisher

Mr. and Mrs. John Kern of Delta are pleased toannounce the engagement of their daughter, Jes-sica, to Colin Fisher, son of Mr. and Mrs. RobertFisher of Wauseon.

Jessica will graduate in May 2015 from TifnUniversity with a degree in forensic psychologyand human services.

Colin is in the United States Air Force, sta-tioned in Albuquerque, New Mexico and trainingfor the Pararescue Jumper Special OperationsCommand.

Both are 2011 Delta High School graduates. ADecember 2014 wedding is planned.


1966 Wauseon Art GuildREFLECTIONS OF THE PAST

ART GUILD ... Row 1: A. Seigneur, B. Hasselschwert, K. ONeil, B. Von Seggern, L.

Von Seggern, Mr. Vanezalos. Row 2: J. Kahle, P. Davis, S. Howard, M. Roth, J. Wil-

liams, J. Clark, C. Roth, K. Mercer, S. Fink. Row 3: K. Brewer, D. Cogan, J. McKeever,

G. Ritichier, B. Miller, T. Rupp, T. Miller, L. Johnson, J. Rashley.

Solve the mystery on Tuesday, August26 at 6:30 p.m. The Mystery BookDiscussion Group will be discussingRed Mist by Patricia Cornwell in theWauseon Public Librarys meeting room.The book discussion is free and is opento everyone.

According to the book jacket, On herquest to nd out exactly what happenedto her former deputy chief, Jack Fielding,murdered six months before, Scarpettadrives to the Georgia Prison for Womento meet a convicted sex offender andthe mother of a vicious and diabolicallybrilliant killer. Against the advice of herFBI criminal intelligence agent husband,Benton Wesley, Scarpetta is determinedto hear this woman out. Scarpettahas both personal and professional

reasons to learn more about a stringof grisly killings: the murder of aSavannah family years earlier, a young

woman on death row, and then otherinexplicable deaths that begin to occurat a breathtaking pace. Driven by innerforces, Scarpetta discovers connectionsthat compel her to conclude that whatshe thought ended with Fieldingsdeath and an attempt on her own lifeis only the beginning of something farmore destructive: a terrifying terrain ofconspiracy and potential terrorism onan international scale. And she is theonly one who can stop it.

The library has ordered copies ofthe book, so each group member mayhave one. Please stop by the library,and pick up your copy today. For moreinformation on the book discussiongroups, call the Wauseon Public Libraryat 419-335-6626 or email amy.murphy@

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