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By: Timothy Kays

THE VILLAGE REPORTER

The Montpelier

Exempted Village SchoolsBoard of Education

convened in regularsession on the evening ofSeptember 9.

The Board recognizedMr. Josiah Osburn who

appeared at the meetingto introduce himself to the

Board. Mr. Osburn is thenew Intervention Specialist

for grades 3 through 6.In nancial actions

taken, the Board approvedthe Treasurers reports,

and agreed to accept thefollowing donations:

$2,910.00 frommiscellaneous donors tothe Library in memory of

Jeff Thomas.

$638.80 from theFirst United MethodistChurch to the Nurses

Discretionary Fund.$8,328.72 from

the Montpelier AthleticBoosters to Cheerleading($850.00), Volleyball($710.00), Golf ($2,228.00),Cross Country ($483.00)

and Football ($4,057.72).The Board also

agreed to authorizethe CFO/Treasurerto request the CountyBudget Commissionmake changes to theAmended Certicate, andapproved the permanentappropriations by fund forscal year 2015.

In matters pertaining toCertied Staff, the Boardmoved to approve theretirement of Lisa Tippin,effective July 1, 2015, andMark Huffman, effective atthe end of the 2014-2015school year. The Boardagreed to horizontal movesfor Jennifer Carpenter toBachelors +15, and for

Jayma Hug to Masters +24for the 2014-2015 school

year, and also approved

the graduate hours forStephanie Friend and FaraNeff for the 2014-2015school year. Moine Allgireand Susan Elliott wereadded to the substituteteacher list for the 2014-2015 school year, andthe Board approvedsupplemental contracts

for the 2014-2015 schoolyear for Claudia Gabriela

Rodriguez Diaz, andJosiah Osburn as Entry

Year Teachers and TaylorMuehlfeld as the Athletic

Contest Manager.In Classied Staff

moves, the Boardapproved Shawn Ramey

and Sydney Belknap as

student custodial workers,and Jesse Lewellen andDylan Gyurnek as studentcafeteria workers for the2014-2015 school year.

The Board approved

an agreement with theWood County Juvenile

Detention Center JuvenileResidential Center of

Northwest Ohio, and a

license agreement withLRG Prep, LLC for the2014-2015 school year.

Elementary SchoolPrincipal Lance Thorpreported that Fall picturesfor K-12 students willbe taken on September18. Junior and SeniorHigh School Principal Su

Thorp emphasized that allstudents are encouraged

to get their pictures takenin order to get them in the

yearbook.Ms. Thorp also reported

that the old clock that oncestood at the old high school

has been refurbished and

mounted above the archin the main entrance way.

Originally presented to thedistrict as a gift by the MHSClass of 1928, the clockwas given to Mr. Doug

Shoup three years ago. Inthe time that he was in

possession of the clock, heand his son replaced the

outdated mechanism, andcreated a new cabinet in

which the clock has beenmounted. Boards from

the old stage from the old

school were mounted atthe bottom of the cabinet

under the clock. Into thoseboards, the Shoup team

laser etched the names ofthe Class of 1928.

Board President LarryMartin commented that he

had talked to Mr. RoscoeMoore, a member of theClass of 1928, who recalledthe clock. We wanted to

carry it through to the new

building, Mr. Martin said,and I thought it was a

pretty nice addition to thebuilding. Its beautiful. I

thought it was a part of ourresponsibility to carry that

through. Of Mr. Shoup,Mr. Martin said that he,

spent a lot of time gettingit in, and had a lot of effort

mounting it. It is now outthere for everybody to see.

Timothy Kayscan be reached at

[email protected]

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Its just weedright?

Come on now, how badcan marijuana be if two

states have decriminalized

it and 23 states allowfor its medicinal use?

Hey, two Presidents haveadmitted to smoking

weed, and unlike alcohol

and cigarettes, it is 100percent natural. On top of

that, unlike cigarettes and

alcohol, pot never hurt

anybody; the studies say

so and everybodys doing

it.

Whoa back the truck

up!

What you have just

read is just a few of what

can barely be describedas half-truths churnedout by the mainstream

media and Hollywood.

When repeated over

and over, glamorized by

Tinseltown and the social

media and then dumped

on our children, these

unproven statements

of conjecture magically

transition themselves as gospel truth

to the kids of today. The truth about

marijuana is readily available, but

because it is deemed un-cool by society,the mainstream media ignores it.

On the morning of September 9, the

Healthy Choices Caring Communities

Coalition of Fulton County shot downthe media spin with the presentation

of an informative seminar on the truth

about marijuana called, Its Just

Weed, Right? One by one, the pro-pot statements listed above, as well as

many others, were debunked not with

opinion, but with hard, objective facts.

Ms. Allison Sharer, an Ohio CertiedPrevention Specialist and the Director of

Prevention Programs with the ColumbusCONTINUED ON PAGE 18

Healthy Choices CaringCommunities Coalition Presents

Informative Seminar On Marijuana

By: Lucinda Held-Faulhaber


Edon Board of Public Affairsaddressed a light agenda when it

convened in regular session Tuesday,

September 9, 2014 at VillageChambers. Mayor Darlene Burkhardt

called the late afternoon meeting to

order with Andy Ledyard, Warren

Henry, Chip Hulbert, Fiscal OfcerHeidi Bidwell, Water/Wastewater

Superintendent Chris Decker, and

Solicitor Tom Thompson in attendance.

In business taken up, members:

Approved the plan calling forwater tankers to be lled at the watertower for emergency or non-emergencyres outside Village limits; SolicitorThompson will update the Villages

Water Rules and Regulations to reectprocedural changes.

Approved replacing the WaterPlants leaky window.

Heard from Superintendent Deckerthat maintenance and daily operations

were being completed at both facilities.

He also noted he was preparing to

degrease the Wastewater TreatmentPlants lift station; treatment is toreduce FOG (fat, oil, and grease)buildup which can cause oat andpump operational problems.

Were thanked by Mayor Burkhardtfor the expressions of sympathy on the

loss of her mother.

Accepted the Minutes, FinancialReport and Bills as presented.

Signed the Shut-Off List.Prior to adjournment, members

voted to enter into Executive

Session for the expressed purpose

of discussing personnel (employeereview/discipline). Upon returningto Open Session over an hour later,

members took the following action:

Agreed to pay fees for the rst WaterI test and then proceed by adhering to

policy noted in the Villages CodiedOrdinances.

Agreed to excuse the WaterSuperintendent 1-2 days prior to hisWater I exam for additional study time.

Mandated Water I licensing besecured by the Water Superintendent

before December 31, 2014; if notobtained, a formal resignation will be

requested.

Edon Board of Public Affairs willhold its next regular meeting Tuesday,

October 14, 2014 beginning at 4:30p.m. in Village Chambers.

Lucinda Held-Faulhaber

May be reached [email protected]

Edon Board Of Public AffairsHolds Monthly Meeting

PHOTO BY TIMOTHY KAYS, STAFF

WAIT A MINUTE ... Ms. Allison Sharer, the Director of

Prevention Programs with the Columbus based Drug FreeAction Alliance, offers a counterpoint to the pop cultureconjecture about the dangers of marijuana use.

Montpelier Board OfEducation Hears Of ClassOf 1928 Clock Restoration

PHOTO BY TIMOTHY KAYS, STAFF

PELIER PRIDE ON DISPLAY ... After three years of care-ful restoration work, the clock from the old school is now

fully functional and on display in the new school.


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Gerald Wayne Short,83 years, of Haines City,

Florida, and formerly ofWest Unity, Ohio, passed

away Friday, September5, 2014 at Winter HavenHospital, Winter Haven

Florida.Gerald was born De-

cember 1, 1930 near West

Unity, Ohio, the son of thelate Seth and Lillian (Ruf-

enacht) Short. He was a1949 graduate of StrykerHigh School.

A United States MarineCorps Veteran, Geraldserved during the Korean

Conict. He married Su-zanne Stipe on September 5, 1953 in the West Unity

United Methodist Church, and she survives. He wasthe former owner of Short Chevrolet in West Unity.Gerald and Suzie moved to Florida 26 years ago. He

was a member of the West Unity United MethodistChurch. West Unity American Legion Post #669, WestUnity Chamber of Commerce, where he served as a

Past President and Hillcrest Golf Course where he wasalso a Past President and former Board Member. He

was also active in the West Unity Minute Men and theWest Unity Sportsmans Club.Surviving is his wife of 61 years, Suzanne; three

daughters, Kathy (David) Dick of West Unity, Ohio,Jane (Andy) Krauska of The Villages, Florida and Sally(Joe) James of Plant City, Florida; six grandchildren,

Ryan Dick and his ance Michelle Baker of Colum-bus, Ohio, Ashley (Jed) Hawkins of Edon, Ohio, Tyson

Hooser of Chicago, Illinois, Nathan (Tiffany) Zink ofPlant City, Florida, Travis Zink of Valrico, Florida andAndrew James Zink of St. Petersburg, Florida; three

great-grandchildren, Mia Hawkins, Preston and Han-nah Zink. He was preceded in death by his parents,two brothers, Galen and Max Short and one sister,

Gelenna Davis.Those planning an expression of sympathy are

asked to consider memorial contributions be made toWest Unity United Methodist Church, 311 North Lib-

erty Street, West Unity, Ohio 43570.

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V E T E R A N

T H E V I L L A G E R E P O R T E R

Area Obituaries

Irma S. Egler, age 57, of

Bryan, died unexpectedly

on Sunday, September 7,

2014, in her home.

Irma was born in

San Antonio, Texas onNovember 16, 1956, the

daughter of Emilio and

Aurora (Lopez) Leyva.

Surviving is her daughter,

Stephanie (Myron) White

of Sylvania, Ohio, siblings;

Amy (Todd) Rice of

Wauseon, Ricardo Leyva

of Wauseon, Daniel (Delia)

Leyva of Archbold, Margarita Young of Bryan; special

friends, Ronald Egler of Stryker and Ruby Egler of

Jewell; 14 nieces, 10 nephews, and many great nieces

and great-nephews. She was preceded in death by her

parents, her brother, Robert Leyva; nieces, Haley Rice

and Crystal Leyva; and great-niece, Arianna Alvarado.

The family requests that memorial contributions be

given to the Williams County Humane Society. Online

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

Irma S. Egler (1956 - 2014)Richard Ward Rich

Joughin, 52, of rural

Fayette, died unexpectedly

Tuesday afternoon,

September 9, 2014,

at CHWC MontpelierHospital. He was born

December 27, 1961,

to Ward and Cleantha

(Rehklau) Joughin. He

married Shana Mae

Minzey on April 18, 1988,

in Reno, NV, and she

survives.

Rich was a 1980 graduate of Morenci High School,

and drove truck for several years in his early working

career. He later became licensed in heating and

plumbing at the RETS Institute of Technology in

Toledo, OH, and in 1995, he started his own business,

Richs Heating and Plumbing, in Fayette. Rich was a

loving husband and brother, and devoted father. He

enjoyed motorcycles and loved snowmobiling up north

every winter.

Surviving in addition to his wife Shana, are hisparents, Ward and Cleantha of Morenci, MI; children,

Raven Joughin of Wauseon, OH, and Jake and Clark

Joughin at home; and three brothers, Bill Joughin of

Morenci, Dan (Carrie) Joughin of Morenci, and Tom

(Darcie) Joughin of Niles, MI.

He was preceded in death by his grandparents and

a sister-in-law, Kendra Kae Maginn.

Those planning an expression of sympathy may

direct memorial donations to Richs children, c/o

Shana Joughin.

Friends can share memories and condolences with

the Joughin family online at www.eaglefuneralhomes.

com.

Richard Joughin (1961 - 2014)

Sherry Lea Mason, age

45, of Edon, Ohio, diedat 2:10 A.M. on Sunday,

September 7, 2014,

shortly after admittance

to Community Health

and Wellness Centers,

Montpelier, Ohio. Sherry

was a graduate of Branch

County Christian School

and was currently

employed by Steffy Wood

Products in Angola,

Indiana. She was a

member of Fremont Moose Lodge #2387 in Fremont,

Indiana, and enjoyed the outdoor life, shing, camping,

anything to do with cows, gardening and canning. She

also enjoyed her beloved dogs, Buster and Anna Bella.

Sherry Lea Mason was born on August 26, 1969, in

Angola, Indiana, the daughter of Stephen C. and VickieL. (Musser) Ernsberger. She married Douglas J. Mason

on April 24, 2006, in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, and he

survives.

Survivors also include a daughter, Sabrina Hogge, in

Virginia, two grandchildren, Estevan and Elena Hogge;

one stepson, Jacob Mason; her parents, Stephen

Ernsberger, of Angola, Indiana, and Vickie L. (James)

Burns, of Auburn, Indiana; one brother, James Eric

(Danielle) Abbott, of Kendallville, Indiana; one sister,

Tracy Lawrence, of Grand Rapids, Michigan; a half

brother and half sister, John Burns and Heather Page,

both of Paris, Tennessee; and her in-laws, Kenny and

Barbara Mason, of Edon.

Memorials are requested to a charity of the donors

choice or to the family.

To sign the online register or to send condolences,

please visit www.krillfuneralservice.com.

Sherry Lea Mason (1969 - 2014)

Vern L. Ruffer, age 94,

of Archbold, passed away

on Tuesday, September 9,

2014 at the Deance Area

Inpatient Hospice Center.

Prior to his retirement

he had been a farmer, a

carpenter, and worked

road construction.

Vern was born near

Archbold on November

2, 1919, the son of Amiel

and Mary Martha (Kohl)

Ruffer. On June 6, 1942

he married Ruth Anna Eiler, and she preceded himin death in 2007. He was a member of St. Johns

Christian Church in Archbold. Vern enjoyed hunting,

liked having dogs and cared for all animals.

Surviving are four sons, Dannie (Dorothy) Ruffer

of Norwalk, Myron (Yvonne) Ruffer of Lakeview, MI,

James (Maria) Ruffer of Glendale, AZ, and Edward

(Julie) Ruffer of Archbold; 13 grandchildren, 21 great-

grandchildren, and two great-great-grandchildren. He

was preceded in death by three brothers, Paul, Arthur,

and Leo Ruffer.

The family requests that memorial contributions

be given to St. Johns Christian Church. Online

condolences may be offered to the family at www.

grisierfh.com

Vern L. Ruffer (1919 - 2014)

Robert Brant Cunningham, age 63, of West Unity

passed away Wednesday, September 10, 2014 at

the University of Toledo Medical Center. Robert hadworked as a Material Handler at the former Aro

Corporation in Bryan prior to his retirement. He was

a kidney transplant recipient in 1991 and was a past

President of the Williams County Kidney Foundation.

He attended Living Hope United Methodist Church.

Robert was born February 2, 1951 in Columbus,

Ohio, the son of Charles Francis and Lethel May (Rhoads)

Cunningham, Jr. Robert is survived by his daughter,

Chanebra Rivas, of West Unity; grandchildren, Tashery,

Tyler and Kyle Rivas, all of West Unity; brothers,

James (Carol) Cunningham, of Kenton, Ohio and Allen

Cunningham in South Carolina; a sister, Carol Fisher,

of Benton, Kansas and several nieces and nephews,

including Noel Cunningham, Kacee Ledyard, Melissa

Risner and Andrew Fisher. He was preceded in death

by his parents, a son, Kevin Brent Cunningham, in

1976; a brother, Kerry Cunningham and brother-in-

law, Randy Fisher.

The family would like you to consider a donationto the Williams County Kidney Foundation in Roberts

memory.

To sign the online register or to send condolences,

please visit www.krillfuneralservice.com.

Robert Cunningham (1951 - 2014)

Gerald Short (1930 - 2014)

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The Williams County Genealogical Society will kick

off its new year, starting Monday September 15, 2014 at

6:30 PM. Notice - this is the third Monday of the monthdue to the fair.

Well start our exciting year with a social gatheringof familiar faces and some new ones. Well play some

genealogy games and there will be a handout to get youstarted with your family research (pedigree).

Bring your favorite dish to share with everyone. Plates,table service, and coffee will be provided.

The purpose of WCGS is the preservation of county

records and family research. Monthly meetings are heldon the second Monday of each month, excluding July and

August, at 6:30 PM in the conference room in the WestAnnex of the Bryan Public Library. The public is invited

for all the meetings.

For further information concerning the WCGS, visitthe Website at www.wcgs-ogs.com or write to the WCGS,

P.O. Box 293, Bryan, Ohio 43506.

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EDON P.D.

(Aug 31) Citizen Assist(Sept 1) Citizen Assist(Sept 1) Lost Dog Returned(Sept 1) Agency Assist(Sept 2) Agency Assist(Sept 2) Speed - Citation(Sept 2) Citizen Assist x 2(Sept 3) Keep the Peace(Sept 3) Trespass - Warning(Sept 3) Agency Assist

(Sept 3) Citizen Assist(Sept 4) Speed - Citation(Sept 4) No License On Per-son - Warning(Sept 4) Equipment Violation- Warning(Sept 4) Citizen Assist(Sept 5) Trafc Detail(Sept 5) Disabled Vehicle(Sept 5) Keep the Peace(Sept 5) Citizen Assist x 2(Sept 5) Extra Patrol - Foot-ball Game(Sept 5) Trafc Hazard(Sept 6) Speed - Citation(Sept 6) Agency Assist(Sept 6) Citizen Assist(Sept 6) Extra Patrol - Foot-ball Game

STRYKER P.D.

(Sept 5) Trafc Warning -Speed(Sept 6) Medic Assist(Sept 6) Domestic Dispute(Sept 6) Assault(sept 6) Agency Assist(Sept 7) Loud Noise(Sept 7) Curfew Violation(Sept 7) Alarm - Commercial(Sept 7) Found Property(Sept 8) Domestic Dispute(Sept 8) Ordinance Violation(Sept 8) Ordinance Violation(Sept 8) Ordinance Violation

(Sept 8) Ordinance Violation(Sept 9) Information Report(Sept 9) Trafc Warning -Speed(Sept 9) Disorderly Conduct(Sept 9) Trafc Citation -Speed(Sept 10) Agency Assist(Sept 10) Harassment(Sept 10) Trafc Warning -Speed(Sept 10) Citizen Assist(Sept 10) Child Abuse

PIONEER P.D.

No reports received at time ofpress.

WEST UNITY P.D.

(Sept 1) Animal Complaint(Sept 1) Harassment(Sept 1) Assist Medic(Sept 1) Agency Assist(Sept 1) Speed/Warning(Sept 2) Agency Assist(Sept 2) Head Light Out/Warning(Sept 2) Trafc Complaint/Warning(Sept 2) Speed/Citation(Sept 2) Speed/Warning(Sept 2) Open Burning/Warning(Sept 2) Fraud(Sept 2) Equipment/Warning

(Sept 3) Speed/Warning(Sept 3) Equipment/Warning(Sept 4) Speed/Warning x2(Sept 4) No Operator Li-cense/Citation(Sept 4) Suspicious Person(Sept 4) Speed/Citation(Sept 4) Equipment/Warning(Sept 5) Vandalism(Sept 5) Ordinance Violationx3(Sept 5) Trafc Complaint/Warning(Sept 6) Domestic Violence(Sept 6) Assist Medic(Sept 6) Speed/Warning x2(Sept 6) Agency Assist(Sept 7) Criminal Mischief

(Sept 7) Criminal Damaging(Sept 7) 911 Call(Sept 7) Weaving/Warning(Sept 7) Speed/Warning(Sept 7) Following Too Close/Warning

MONTPELIER P.D.

No reports received at time ofpress.

FAYETTE P.D.

No reports received at time of

press.

WAUSEON POLICE

(Sept 4) Wabash St, Accident(Property Damage)(Sept 4) 1373 N Shoop Ave,Lost/Found/Recovered(Sept 4) 260 W Chestnut St,Mental(Sept 4) 840 Parkview, Acci-dent (Property Damage)(Sept 4) 840 W Elm St Unit503, Juvenile(Sept 5) 1265 N Shoop Ave,Suspicious Vehicle(Sept 5) 1290 N Shoop AveUnit 1, Larceny(Sept 5) 415 Cole St Unit 9,

Animal Call(Sept 5) N Shoop Ave @ Air-port Hwy, Tire in Roadway(Sept 5) 221 JEfferson StUnit 3, Larceny(Sept 5) 238 Madison St, Un-ruly(Sept 5) 725 S Shoop Ave, As-sault(Sept 5) Ottokee St @ Syca-more, Disabled Vehicle(Sept 5) 485 E Airport Hwy,Accident (Property Damage)(Sept 6) 1120 N Shoop AveUnit 42, Open Door(Sept 6) W Leggett St, Juve-niles(Sept 6) 425 Cole St Unit 207,Missing Person(Sept 6) 230 Clinton St,Found Dog(Sept 7) 425 Cole St Unit 101,Investigate Complaint(Sept 7) 840 W Elm St, Lar-ceny(Sept 7) 1285 N Shoop AveUnit 20, Juveniles(Sept 7) 424 N Ottokee St,Dog at Large(Sept 7) 425 Cole St Unit 502,

Juveniles Throwing Rocks(Sept 7) 465 E Airport Hwy,Alarm Drop(Sept 7) 123 Fulton St, As-sault

(Sept 7) 465 E Airport Hwy,Alarm Drop(Sept 7) 1285 N Shoop AveUnit 26, Welfare Check(Sept 8) 1285 N Shoop AveUnit 26, Welfare Check(Sept 8) 129 N Fulton St,Vandalism(Sept 8) 840 Parkview, Lost/Found/Recovered(Sept 8) 485 E Airport Hwy,Accident (Property Accident)(Sept 8) 230 Clinton St, Tele-phone Harassment(Sept 8) 230 Clinton St, CivilMatter(Sept 8) 485 E Airport Hey,Hit-Skip

(Sept 8) 775 N Shoop Ave,911 Hang Up Contact In Per-son(Sept 8) 1375 N Shoop Ave,Investigate Complaint(Sept 8) 840 W Elm St Unit702, 911 Hang Up Contact InPerson(Sept 9) 1285 N Shoop AveUnit 14, Vandalism to Ve-hicle(Sept 9) 210 S Fulton St, Hit-Skip(Sept 9) 211 S Fulton St, Lar-ceny(Sept 9) 304 E Walnut St,Larceny

(Sept 9) 800-B W Elm St, 911Hang Up Contact In Person(Sept 9) 840 W Elm St, Do-mestic Trouble(Sept 9) 840 W Elm St, Wel-fare Check(Sept 10) 230 Clinton St, Ju-venile Locked Out Of House(Sept 10) 239 Commercial St,Welfare Check(Sept 10) 485 E Airport Hwy,Larceny(Sept 10) 230 Clinton St,Lost/Found/Recovered(Sept 10) Tractor Supply,Fire Alarm(Sept 11) 1200 N Shoop Ave,Investigate Complaint

FULTON COUNTY

SHERIFFS OFFICE

Sheriff Roy E. Miller an-nounces that the FultonCounty Sheriffs Ofce con-

ducted a High Visibility Blitztitled Drive Sober or GetPulled Over, which began onAugust 15, 2014 and endedon Sept 1, 2014. Deputieswho worked this Blitz made

94 trafc stops and issued50 citations. The citationswere for 44 violations, 2 fordriving under suspension orrevoked drivers licenses, 2stop sign violations, 1 seat-belt, and one for possessionof marijuana. Deputies alsoissued 48 warnings to motor-ists. The High Visibility Blitzis paid from a grant that theSheriffs Ofce has receivedfrom the Ohio Department ofPublic Safety. Deputies alsoduring their regular shifts,in conjunction with the HighVisibility Grant and theDrive Sober or Get Pulled

Over Campaign, made anadditional 56 trafc stops.All in all, during the DriveSober or Get Pulled OverCampaign, deputies issueda total of 84 citations. Thecitations totaled 64 speedviolations, 1 OVI arrest, 6driving under suspensionor revoked licenses, 1 seat-belt, and 12 other citations.

There was also an arrest foran outstanding warrant anda felony arrest for the pos-session of heroin. SheriffMiller and his deputies arededicated to protecting thecitizens of Fulton Countyand the motorists who travelits highways. This grant al-lows for extra patrol to en-force trafc laws that willincrease the safety of motor-ists on the roadway in areasthat are prone to a highernumber of serious and fatalcrashes.

Sheriff Roy E. Miller an-nounces that the FultonCounty Sheriffs Ofce hasbeen awarded two trafc en-forcement grants titles Im-paired Driving EnforcementProgram for $18,602.53 andSelective Trafc Enforcement

Program for $12,104.99.These grants were awardedthrough the Ohio Depart-ment of Public Safety andwill take effect October 1,2014 and run through Sep-tember 30, 2015. The award-ed grants will provide fundsto pay for extra patrol duringdifferent times and dates fortrafc law enforcement. Dur-ing the times of extra patrol,deputies will be focusing onviolations such as speeding,seatbelts, distracted driv-ers, and impaired drivers toreduce the number of trafcrelated crashes and deaths

in Fulton County. SheriffMiller and his deputies arededicated to protecting thecitizens of Fulton Countyand the motorists who travelits highways. These grantswill allow for extra patrol toenforce trafc laws that willincrease the safety of motor-ists on roadways in areasthat are prone to a highernumber of serious and fatalcrashes. The dates, times,and locations of the extrapatrol will be announcedprior to them taking effect.

WILLIAMS COUNTY

TRAFFIC & CRIMINAL

Scott R Sisko, Bryan, OpenContainer. Fine $25, Costs$79

Nathan T Vance, Montpe-lier, Fail Control. Fine $50,Costs $79Travis T Whaley, Montpe-

lier, Criminal Damage. Fine$250, Costs $90

Antonio III Rivas, Deance,Notice Cut Weed. Fine $150,Costs $115.50

September 10Delbert R Drinnon, Mark

Center, Veh Manslaughter.Fine $750, Costs $334.

Duane J Murray, Edger-ton, No Plate Light. Fine $35,Costs $137.13.

David L Blake, Jr, Bryan,Crim Mischief. Fine $250,Costs $69

Jerred A Barron, Bryan,Crim Damage. Fine $350,Costs $45

Ashley Cowan, Erie, MI,Pass Bad Check. Fine $100,Costs $160

Ashley Cowan, Erie, MI,Pass Bad Check. Fine $100,Costs $129

David L Blake, Jr, Bryan,Criminal Damage. Fine $250,Costs $84

Billy R Collins, Wolcottville,In, Theft, Fine $250, Costs$94Jon C Haase, Jr, Bryan, As-

sault. Fine $300, Costs $242Danielle E Seibert, Stryker,

D U S - Lic For. Fine $300,Costs $339

Amy Deetz, Montpelier,Pass Bad Check. Fine $200,Costs $89

Kyle I Ankney, Bryan, Crim

Mischief. Fine $200, Costs$204

Wesley Penrod, Pioneer, Vi-olate T P O. Fine $300, Costs$242.

Chad A Hale, Montpelier,Complicity. Fine $250, Costs$94

Rosendo Donovan, De-ance, Pass Bad Check. Fine$ 100.00, Costs $119




Christina Harding, Mont-pelier, Pass Bad Check. Fine$ 100.00, Costs $137.18

Coral Gibson, Edon, PassBad Check. Fine $ 100.00,Costs $84




Alexander L Dombrowski,Edon, Ovi/Under Inu. Fine$650, Costs $94

Margaret Campbell, Stryk-er, Notice Cut Weed. Fine$50, Costs $79

Charles E Sheperd, Bryan,Notice Cut Weed. Fine $50,Costs $79Troy J Blair, West Unity,

Ovi/Under Inu. Fine $750,Costs $90Troy J Blair, West Unity,

Ovi/Under Inu. Fine $50,Costs $40Terry W Leu, Jr , Montpe-

lier, Ovi/Under Inu. Fine$750, Costs $90

Ashley R Gambler, Pioneer,Ovi/Breath(Low). Fine $650,Costs $90

Ashley R Gambler, Pioneer,Marked Lanes. Fine $50,Costs $40

Nathan A Lam, Pioneer,Ovi/Breath High. Fine $750,Costs $90

Nathan A Lam, Pioneer,Park/Public Hwy. Fine $50,Costs $40Jennifer K Vandyke, Bry-

an, Fail Dis O/L. Fine $100,Costs $79Jennifer K Vandyke, Bryan,

Speed. Fine $50, Costs $40

FULTON COUNTY TRAFFIC

Austin, Charles D Jr. Tole-do, No Op License. Fine $100,Costs $88.

Austin, Charles D Jr. To-ledo, Speed 89/70. Fine $47,Costs $64

Angela M. Navarro, Toledo,FRA Suspension. Fine $200,Costs $88. C/C SanctionsImposed or $800 ne and470 Hrs C/S. No violations oflaw until 4/11/2016. 30 HrsC/S.

Angela M. Navarro, Toledo,FRA Suspension. Costs $64

Brooke A Tonjes, Napoleon,

OH, No Valid O.L., Fine $150,Costs $88. CC Sanctions -$850 ne and 485 Hrs ofC/S, No violations of law un-til 4/9/2014. 15 Hrs o C/S

Derek R Apger, Fayette, OH,

OVI First Offense, Fine $575,Costs $88. CC Sanctions -180 days in jail & $500 ne- No violations of law until5/7/18, C/S Hrs and 180days license suspension

Derek R Apger, Fayette,Speed 55/35, Costs $64.Jeremy L Evers, Napoleon,

OH, FRA Suspension, Fine$150, Costs $88. CC Sanc-tions imposed. $850 ne and470 Hrs C/S. No violations oflaw until 1/21/2016. 30 HrsC/SJonathon M Nelson,

Wauseon, OH, Reckless Op,Fine $100, Costs $88.

Robert T. Mattin, Jr.,Wauseon, OH, ImproperPlates, Costs $88

David A Kline, Toledo, OH,OVI - 1st Offense, Fine $500,Costs $88. C/C Sanctions

imposed. 180 Days jail and$575 ne. No violations oflaw until 5/13/2017. 30 HrsC/S ALS Vacated

Angela M. Navarro, Toledo,OH, No Valid Operators Li-cense., Fine $150, Costs $88.

Raymond W. Birtcher,Archbold, OH, Lights Re-quired. Fine $75, Costs $88.

Alison J. Neuenschwander,Fayette, OH, OVI - 1st Of-fense, Fine $500, Costs $88,C/C Sanctions imposed. 180Days jail and $575 Fine.No violations of law until6/3/2017. DIP, 30 Hrs C/Sand ALS Vacated

William K Humbert, Jr.,Fayette, OH, Reckless Op2nd, $250, Costs $88, C/CSanctions imposed. 30 Daysjail. No violations of law un-til 6/10/2016. DIP and 30Hrs Due.

Elisha P. Beck, West Uni-ty, OH, 87/70 Speed, Fines$150, Cost $88, CommunityControl: Suspended 30 Daysin Jail No violations of lawuntil 6/10/15 and 30 hoursof Community Service.

Mathew N. Schafer, Napo-leon, OH, FRA Suspension,Fines $150, Cost $88, C/C

Sanctions Imposed. $100ne. No violations of law un-til 5/27/2016. Clear licensein 90 days. PIO Provided. Ve-hicle to be released.

FULTON COUNTY

CRIME STOPPERS

The Fulton County CrimeStopper Program would like

your help in solving the fol-lowing crimes:

Authorities are investigat-ing the theft of tools fromaconstruction trailer parked atCounty Road 5-2 and HJ, Del-ta. The trailer was entered be-tween August 22 and August

25, 2014. Damage was doneto two roof vents and a sidedoor. Take was a Stihl 20chainsaw, a Leichty laser/indicator, receiver in a yellowcase, a Metabo grinder anda 100 foot extension cord. To-tal value of stolen items anddamage is $3,614.

Authorities are also investi-gating a burglary on August11, 2014, at 4520 CountyRoad L, Swanton. The home-owner reported between 8:15a.m. and 7:00 p.m. the lockedresidence was entered. Ap-proximately $12,000 worthof items were taken includ-

ing a ipad, 46 Samsung TV,a Nikon camera, an Xbox and360 live games, 2 diamondrings, a high school class ring,diamond earrings, amethyst,and diamond ring, Pandorabracelet, two 12 gauge shot-guns, gold necklaces and amothers ring.

If you have any informationconcerning these crimes thatcould lead to the arrest andincarceration of the person(s)involved, please contact theFulton County Crime Stop-per Hotline. Anyone with in-formation about these or anyother felony will be eligible

for a reward of up to $1,000cash. Call is condential andanonymous. The number tocall 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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In addition to addressing routinematters, Edon Northwest Local Boardof Education approved permanentappropriations for the District duringits regular session held Tuesday,September 9, 2014. President BradMcCrea called the 5:30 p.m. meeting toorder with all members in attendance.

Edon Northwest Local SchoolsPermanent Appropriations

Fiscal Year 2015

General FundPersonal Services Wages:

$3,073,100Personal Services Retirement/

Insurance: 1,227,639

Purchased Services: 1,330,796Supplies: 201,102

Capital Outlay (Add): 750Other Objects: 78,156

Other Uses of Funds: 6,100Total General Fund: $5,917,643

Special Revenue FundsFood Service: $255,460

Food Service Special Function:2,350

Uniform Supply: 15,020Public School Support: 22,665

Other Miscellaneous Grants: 1,732

Classroom Facilities Maintenance:183,110

Athletic Funds: 137,100Ohio K-12 Network Subsidy (15):

3,600Straight A Grant (14): 3,858

Race-to-the-Top (15): 3,897IDEA-B (14): 20,689IDEA-B (15): 106,038Title I (14): 23,190Title I (15): 154,264

Preschool Disabilities (15): 2,599Title II-A (14): 7,097Title II-A (15): 27,422

Rural Education AchievementProgram (14): $14,678

Rural Education AchievementProgram (15): 32,500

Total Special Revenue: $1,017,269

Debt Service FundsBond Retirement (#1): $87,125Bond Retirement (#2): 205,688

Total Debt Service Funds: $292,813

Capital Project FundsPermanent Improvement (Nov 09):

283,869Total Capital Project Funds: $283,869

Trust & Agency FundsTrip Fund: 3,600Flower Fund: 265

OHSAA Boys Sectional Fund: 750OHSAA Girls Sectional Fund: 200

Student Activities: 68,607 Total Trust & Agency Funds:

$73,422

TOTAL APPROPRIATIONS:

$7,585,016To view FY 2015 Permanent

Appropriations in it entirety, visit theDistricts website at www.edon.k12.oh.us; follow the BoardDocs/Publiclink (lower left on the homepage) toSeptember 9 Regular Board Meeting.For any additional information or tohave questions answered, feel free tocontact Superintendent Ed Ewers orDistrict Treasurer Kerry Samples at419-272-3213 during regular schoolhours.

In action taken that night, Boardmembers:

Accepted Cash Donations fromanonymous donors for FFA (ninety-

six dollars) and Boys Basketball (ftydollars) Funds and a ve hundreddollar Gift Donation from Debra Greenfor painting in the Media Center.

Approved German III and Latin II2014-2015 course fees (ten dollars/manual).

Approved an agreement with WoodCounty Juvenile Detention Center(sixty-four dollars/day per student)and Juvenile Residential Center ofNorthwest Ohio (sixty-four dollars/dayper student) for 2014-2015 as needed.

Approved the Fall 2014 TestAdministration and Edon NorthwestLocal Test Security Plan. (Annualrequirement.)

Approved 2014-2015 TuitionRates: In-State ($3,095.89) and Out-of-State ($8,793.25).

Approved 2014-2015 SupplementalContracts with Suzanne Hollabaugh(Junior High Golf/fty percent); MarkBlue (Junior High Golf/fty percent);Dawn Becker, Michelle Free, PamRupp, Cathy Frastaci, Deb Gensler(Entry Year Mentors); Katie Germann,

Jessica Horning, Kayle Kaman, ChristaPerry, Hannah Crossen (Entry Year

Teachers) and Brien Moore (JuniorHigh Football Coach).

Rescinded Cody Chrismanssupplemental contract as Fifth andSixth Grade Boys Basketball Coach forthe 2014-2015 school year.

Approved Mark Blues volunteercontract as National Honor SocietyAdvisor for the 2014-2015 school year.

Approved 2014-2015 RegularBus Route adjustments for KimHickman (2.5 hrs. to 3.0 hrs.); SharonAeschliman (2.5 hrs. to 2.75 hrs.);Mike Livensparger (2.5 hrs. to 2.75hrs.) along with Connie AllomongsFour County Route (4.0 hrs. to 4.75hrs.)

Heard District Treasurer KerrySamples standard SM2 Reportindicating revenues were down seven

thousand dollars and expenses upfty-two thousand dollars for the sametwo-month period as last year; theDistrict is currently tracking fty-ninethousand dollars worse than a yearago. (Additionally, the report noted:open enrollment revenue is down fromlast year; a workers comp refund wasreceived in 2014; ESC preschool andspecial education purchased servicescosts have increased and paymentwas made to Montpelier Schools forthe shared service agreement/ SchoolPsychologist.)

Approved minutes from the regularmeeting held August 12 as well asAugusts Financial Reports.

Noted the Policy Committee wouldconvene following the regular meetingto review possible policy updates. (Allpolicies can be viewed on the Districtswebsite; follow the BoardDocs link onthe homepage.)

Prior to adjournment, membersvoted to enter into Executive Sessionfor the expressed purpose of discussingnegotiations; no action was taken.

The next regular monthly meetingof the Edon Northwest Local Boardof Education will be held Tuesday,October 14, 2014 in the schools MediaCenter beginning at 5:30 p.m.

Lucinda Held-FaulhaberMay be reached at

[email protected]


WHAT WE READ YEARS AGO - THE EDON COMMERCIAL

1986 Edon Varsity Baseball

VARSITY BASEBALL ... Front Row: Jim Bauer, Al Wortkoetter, Shawn Flegal,Don Reed, Randy Luke. Second Row: Coach Kerry Whetro, Tony Wortkoetter,Rob Held, Marty Lyons, Al Fenstermaker, Chad Hug. Back Row: Jody Muehlfeld,Bob Siebenaler, Joe Muelhfeld.

EDON COMMERCIAL

70 YEARS AGO

AUGUST 1944Mr. and Mrs. Cleve Bowling were

called to Kentucky last week for thedeath of her father.

60 YEARS AGO

AUGUST 1954Dr. Robert Bemis, Edons only prac-

ticing doctor, is moving his practice toMontpelier. Dr. Bemis, wife and chil-dren will move to Montpelier soon.

50 YEARS AGO

AUGUST 1964Lamar Trausch and Tom Kurtz

returned home Sunday from a vaca-tion trip through Pennsylvania. They

attended the Worlds Fair and visitedToms sister, Carolyn and her hus-band at Kiesville, New York.

40 YEARS AGO

AUGUST 1974Mr. and Mrs. Donald Whitney and

family visited Mr. and Mrs. RichardWyse and family at Deance, Ohio,Sunday afternoon. They took a birth-day cake with them in honor of TinaWhitneys 10th birthday.

Mrs. Roy Williams was pleasantlysurprised Saturday morning on herbirthday when Mrs. Zella Rockey,Mrs. Mildred Farrow, Mrs. Iris Faith,Mrs. Rita Gallutia, Mrs. Diane Hayand daughter Andria took breakfastto her home at Kaisers Trailer Court.

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Edon 2014 - 2015 Class Ofcers

PHOTOS BY LUCINDA HELD-FAULHABER, STAFF

2014-2015 EHS FRESHMAN CLASS OFFICERS Elected to serve as ofcers for

the Class of 2018 at Edon High School are, from left, Dru Walkowski, Treasurer;

Logan Bloir, President; Conner Wilson, Vice President and Emily Fox, Secretary.

Their advisor is Mrs. Suzanne Hollabaugh.

2014-2015 EHS SOPHOMORE CLASS OFFICERS Elected to serve as ofcersfor the Class of 2017 at Edon High School are, clockwise from top, Evan Fisk,

Secretary; Jared Best, President; Alyssa Maier, Treasurer and Eliza Zulch, Vice

President. Their advisor is Mrs. Hilary Staten.

2014-2015 EHS JUNIOR CLASS OFFICERS Elected to serve as ofcers for

the Class of 2016 at Edon High School are, clockwise from top, Orion Dargitz,

Treasurer; Tyler Seaman, Vice President; Kaitlyn Sonneberger, President and Crista

Wortkoetter, Secretary. Their advisor is Mrs. Katie Rummel.

2014-2015 EHS SENIOR CLASS OFFICERS Elected to serve as ofcers for the

Class of 2015 at Edon High School are, from left, Kaitlin Chrisman, Vice President;

Alex Kiess, Treasurer; Autumn Joice, President and Karlee Trausch, Secretary.

Their advisor is Mr. Mark Blue.

PHOTO BY LUCINDA HELD-FAULHABERMONTHLY GET-TOGETHER Edon Area Ministerial Association extends an open

invitation to area residents and families to join them for a complimentary CommunityMeal set this month for Tuesday, September 30, 2014 in Edon. Make plans now to stop

by Florence Township Fire Hall between 5:00-7:00 p.m. for an evening lled with plenty of

fun, food and fellowship for everyone to enjoy! Augusts hosts from St. Peters LutheranChurch ~ Dayton Cope, Addyson Fritch, Lynn Wilson, Ladena Ankney, Rosie Nester, Dee

Henry, Carissa Fritch, Stephanie Bonnell and Aiden Fritch ~ hope to see you there!

Edon Residents Come TogetherFor A Great Community Meal

Nettle Lake Music JamContinues Rocking Into Fall

PHOTOS PROVIDED

MAKING MUSIC ... Jim on mandolin jams with fellow musicians.

HAMMERED DULCIMERS ... Joyce, Terry, and Jeanine play their hammered

dulcimers for the crowd.

STRUMMING OUT A SONG ... Keith Hancock entertains the crowd with his guitar

skills.

GREAT ENTERTAINMENT ... Wynn (wearing hat) plays a tune on guitar.



Bomber Spirit is soaring this week as

students at Edon Northwest Local Schoolsenjoy the arrival of Homecoming 2014. The

exciting week-long celebration, lled withan array of fun-lled activities, culminates

September 19 when the Blue Bomberstake on the Danbury Lakers in gridiron

action beginning at 7:00 p.m.

Friday nights Toon into a BomberVictory takes ight with the Edon

High School Marching Band, under the

direction of Ms. Christa Perry, steppingoff at 6:10 p.m., piloting the HomecomingParade to Leanne Field where excited,

charged students and fans eagerly await.

Upon arrival, in time-honored tradition,senior football players Heath Brown, son

of Bert and Lori Brown; Luke Price, son ofRay and Teresa Price; Kaden Sapp son of

Kyle and Stacy Sapp; Kenny Ordway, sonof Chad and Mary Ordway; Jordan Stuart,

son of Jason Stuart and Debbie Derck;

Cameron Castillo, son of Toby Castillo andAmanda Decker and Brendan Fifer, son of

Rick and Jackie Fifer, will accompany theQueen and Court throughout Pre-Game

and Crowning Ceremonies.

Chosen by the EHS student body toreign as 2014 Homecoming Queen is senior

Alexandra Kiess, daughter of Andrewand Carey Kiess. Completing her Court

are Senior Attendant Kaitlin Chrisman,daughter of Greg and Tammy Chrisman;

Junior Attendant Kaela Gearhart,

daughter of Andy and Kerri Gearhart;Sophomore Attendant Samantha Trausch,

daughter of Mark and Tina Trausch and

Freshman Attendant Jacklyn Dargitz,daughter of Timothy Dargitz and LauraPierce. Rebecca Waters, daughter of MistyRice, will serve as the Queens Flower Girlwhile Aricin Rodriguez, son of Troy andHaley Rodriguez, will be her Crown Bearer.Presiding over the memorable occasionwill be 2013 Homecoming Queen JordanMatthews, daughter of Jessica Matthews.

Once teams head to the locker room,Halftime Ceremonies take center stage

as the Homecoming Court is proudlyescorted by cherished family membersacross the eld, surrounded by the velvety

melodious sounds of the EHS MarchingBand echoing all through the stadium.Queen Alexandra will pause to addressthe students, Alumni, family and friendsbefore she and her court resume cheeringon the Bombers for the remainder of thegame.

While a Bomber victory would certainlytop off the night for devoted fans, Tooninto a Bomber Victory festivities are setto take up again the following evening atEdon Schools Auditeria. From 8:00-11:00p.m., Saturday, September 20, QueenAlex, Courtiers Kaitlin, Kaela, Samanthaand Jacklyn, along with EHS studentsand guests, will dance the night away atthe semi-formal event hosted by the Classof 2016. Entertainment will be provided byFoxTunes Entertainment.

The EHS Junior Class cordially invites

all students, parents, alumni and friendsto join them in celebrating Homecoming2014 at Edon High School.

Lucinda Held-FaulhaberMay be reached at

[email protected]

Toon Into a Bomber Victory

Edon High School CelebratesHomecoming This Weekend

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Students at Edon High School

will celebrate Homecoming 2014

Toon into a Bomber Victory

during the mighty Bombers

showdown with the Danbury

Lakers this Friday at Leanne Field.

Chosen last month by the student

body to reign as HomecomingQueen is Alexandra Kiess. Her

Courtiers, selected by their

respective classes, include Senior

Attendant ~ Kaitlin Chrisman;

Junior Attendant ~ Kaela Gearhart;

Sophomore Attendant ~ Samantha

Trausch and Freshman Attendant

~ Jacklyn Dargitz. Fullling their

traditional duties as escorts for

the evening will be senior football

team members Heath Brown, Luke

Price, Kaden Sapp, Kenny Ordway,

Brendan Fifer, Cameron Castillo

and Jordan Stuart. Homecoming

Ceremony Assistants this year are

kindergarteners Rebecca Waters,

Flower Girl and Aricin Rodriguez,

Crown.

HOMECOMING ROYALTY

Queen Alexandra Lee KiessAlex, the daughter of Carey

and Andy Kiess, has two younger

siblings attending Edon Schools

as well, Austin, a seventh-grader

and Carlie, a fth-grader; also

part of the family are Puttsey, the

cat, Oakley the dog and a sh

named Halftail. While at EHS,

Alex has been active in National

Honor Society, musicals, and Lady

Bomber volleyball, basketball,

and softball; shes also received

academic honor roll recognition

and serves as Buttery Project

leader. During her spare time,

Alex enjoys hanging out with

friends and classmates, going to

the lake and being with her family.

After graduating in May 2015, she

would like to attend college andpossibly major in radiology; she

may continue her basketball career

at the collegiate level as well. Once

shes received her degree, Alex

plans on securing a job and living

life to the fullest.

Senior Attendant Kaitlin Rose

Marie Chrisman

Kaitlin is the daughter of

Tammy and Greg Chrisman and

has an older sister, Amanda;

joining the family are Gunnar,

a pet dog, and Miss Kitty, a cat.

Her school activities over the past

four years have included National

Honor Society, Buttery Project

leader and participating on Lady

Bomber volleyball, basketball and

softball teams. During her free

time, Kaitlin enjoys playing sports

and spending time with family and

friends. After graduation, she would

like to attend college, pursuing her

interest in the medical eld.

Junior Attendant

Kaela Leann Gearhart

Kaela, the daughter of Kerri

and Andy Gearhart, has twoolder sisters Briana and Baylee;

rounding out the household are

pet dogs, Buzz and Otis and cats,

Rex and Spazz. Throughout high

school, Kaela has been active in

Student Council, annual musicals,

National Honor Society, Spanish

Club, Lady Bomber volleyball and

track as well as being Buttery

Project leader and girls basketball

statistician; Kaela also attends Life

Changing Realities Fellowship and

is a member of its MOVE Youth

Group. Going to Taco Bell with her

best friend, watching Big Brother

with her sisters, running, biking

and cheering on the Buckeyes are

some of Kaelas favorite pastimes;

spending time with her parents

and grandparents, reading her

Bible and making people laughlls her free time as well. After

high school, Kaela would like to

major in psychology at The Ohio

State University. Upon completion,

she hopes to attend grad school

for counseling psychology and

eventually live in a big city and

start a family.

Sophomore Attendant Samantha

Jo Trausch

The daughter of Tina and

Mark Trausch, Samantha has a

younger brother, Jarrett, an Edon

third-grader. In addition to FFA,

choir, EHS musicals, Spanish

Club and serving as a Buttery

Project leader, Samantha is active

in Julies School of Dance and its

Pure Energy Dance Company, Blue

Bomber Bacon 4-H Club and St.

Joseph Youth Group as well. While

her favorite pastime is dancing, she

also enjoys spending time with her

family and best friends, shopping

and riding four-wheelers. After

graduation, Samantha would like

to further her education to become

a dance instructor or professional

dancer.

Freshman Attendant Jacklyn

Michelle Dargitz

Jacklyn, the daughter of Laura

Pierce and Timothy Dargitz, has

three older siblings, sisters Alex

and Jennifer Kowalis and brother,

Orion Dargitz, a junior at EHS.

During this rst year of high

school, Jacky has enjoyed Spanish

Club and being a member of the

Lady Bomber cheerleading squad

and track team. Among Jacklyns

favorite pastimes are climbing

trees to sit and listen to music and

read a book; watching Doctor Who

(memorizing entire episodes as

well) and discovering a new band

or singer. Although her career

plans are still undecided, Jacklyns

future does include attending afour-year college and possibly

some traveling.

HOMECOMING COURT

ESCORTS SENIOR FOOTBALL

SQUADRON

Heath Thomas Brown

Heath is the son of Albert and

Lori Brown and has three older

siblings, Elizabeth, Joey and Ben.

While sporting the blue and gray,

Heath has been involved in football,

baseball and FFA; he also enjoys

hanging out with friends during his

free time. After graduating in May,

Heath plans to study Ag Diesel

Mechanics at Ohio State University

ATI.

Cameron Michael Castillo

Cameron is the son of TobyCastillo and Amanda Decker;

he has an older brother, Austin,

and four younger siblings,

Travis, Brogan, Kolton and Lily.

During high school, Cameron

has participated in football and

track. While one of his favorite

pastimes was going on a cruise to

the Bahamas and swimming with

stingrays, Cameron usually can be

found sleeping during his free time.

Following graduation, he plans on

joining the workforce for the rest of

his life.

Brendan Fifer

Brendan, the son of Rick and

Jackie Fifer, is the middle child

in a family of ve boys ~ older

brothers, Ricky and Justin, and

younger brothers, Jonathan, an

eighth-grader and Jack, a fth-

grader, at Edon Northwest Local

Schools. While at EHS, Brendan

has participated in football, track

and Spanish Club; in his spare

time he likes playing videogames.

Brendan plans to attend college

after graduating from high school.

Kenneth Wesley Ordway

The son of Chad and Mary

Ordway, Kenny has two older

brothers, Lee and Cody Wolfe; his

pets around the house include

rabbits, Cooper and Piper and

a dog named Bella. Throughout

his years at EHS, Kenny has

participated in football, track, choir

and FFA; during his free time, he

likes playing X-Box, watching

sports and hanging out with his

girlfriend. Following graduation in

2015, Kenny would like to attend

college for music and hopefully

earn a spot on the track and eld

team as a thrower.

Lucas Clay Price

The son of Ray and Teresa

Price, Lucas is big brother toHayden, a sixth-grader at Edon

Schools; his pets include a dog

named Drake, and Scout, the cat.

Over the past four years at EHS,

Luke has participated in football,

basketball, baseball and FFA;

chillin with the squad and playing

football and basketball are some of

his favorite pastimes. Lukes future

plans include attending college and

hopefully playing football at the

collegiate level.

Kaden Lyle Sapp

Kaden is the son of Kyle and

Stacy Sapp and has two younger

brothers, Kelby, a seventh-grader

and Kyler, a second-grader, at

Edon Northwest Local Schools.

As an Edon Blue Bomber, Kaden

has been a three-year letterwinnerin football, basketball and

baseball; he also participates in

FFA, National Honor Society and

school musicals; he serves as a

second grade student aide and

has achieved High Honor Roll

recognition as well. Kaden attends

St. Johns Lutheran Church in

Montpelier where he teaches

Sunday School; hes also a member

of the churchs youth group. Upon

nding a little free time, Kaden

enjoys hunting, shing, riding

his motorcycle and hanging out

with friends and family. After

graduation, he plans to attend

college for pre-med, focusing on

becoming an orthopedic surgeon;

Kaden also aims to play collegiate

football as well.

Jordan Scott Stuart

Jordan is the son of Jason

Stuart and Debbie Derck and

has four younger siblings, eight-

year old Allyson Derck; ten-year

old Meghan Derck; eight-year old

Karagen Stuart and ten-year old

Clayton Stuart; rounding out thefamily is a chocolate lab named

Lacy. As a Blue Bomber, Jordan has

participated in baseball, football

and FFA; his favorite pastimes

include watching sports and

hanging out with friends. Jordan

plans to graduate from college with

a degree in law enforcement.

HOMECOMING CEREMONY

ASSISTANTS

Flower Girl

Rebecca Lee Waters

Rebecca is the daughter of Misty

Rice and has a big sister, Abigail

Waters. While she likes playing

with her pet cat, Smokey, the

adventurous kindergartener also

enjoys riding her four-wheeler for

fun. When she grows up, Rebecca

would like to be a ballerina.

Crown Bearer

Aricin Haze Tyler Rodriguez

Aricin is the son of Troy and

Haley Rodriguez and has an older

sister, Ashlin, a third-grader at

Edon Elementary School; his

pets include Hershey the dog

and Hot Coco, a hamster. The

active kindergartener enjoys

playing baseball, riding bikes

and swimming. When he grows

up, Aricin would like to be a semi

driver.

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may be reached at

[email protected]

Queen Alexandra Kiess & Court Reign Over 2014 Edon Festivities

2014 EHS HOMECOMING QUEEN AND COURT Selected by the entire student

body to reign over 2014 Edon High School Homecoming festivities is senior

Alexandra Kiess. Joining Queen Alex will be her Court, from left, Jacklyn Dargitz

- Freshman Attendant; Kaela Gearhart - Junior Attendant; Queen Alex; Kaitlin

Chrisman - Senior Attendant, and Samantha Trausch - Sophomore Attendant.

2014 EHS HOMECOMING ESCORTS In a long-standing tradition at Edon High

School, senior football players serve as Homecoming Queen and Court Escorts. Set

to fulll their upcoming duties are, from left, Cameron Castillo, Junior Attendant

Escort; Heath Brown, Captain, 2014 Queen Escort; Luke Price, Captain, 2013

Queen, Flower Girl and Crown Bearer Escort; Kaden Sapp, Captain, 2014 Queen

Escort; Brendan Fifer, Sophomore Attendant Escort; Kenny Ordway, Freshman

Attendant Escort and Jordan Stuart, Senior Attendant Escort. The Bombers face

the Danbury Lakers in gridiron action Friday, September 19, 2014 at Leanne Field.

PHOTOS PROVIDED

EDON HOMECOMING CEREMONY ASSISTANTS

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By T.J. HugTHE VILLAGE REPORTER

On any given day, theskies above County RoadsJ and 16 may be crowdedwith giants.

Opdyke Park ishome to The HillsideAeromodelers RC Flying

Club, who maintain thearea and mow the grass.And from that grass, theirmodel airplanes routinelytake off.

The models vary insize, with some beingsmall enough to t on

a shelf at home, whileothers are almost as longas their owners are tall.Some run on gasoline andothers on batteries. But

all of them serve the samepurpose, to take over theskies above.

The HillsideAeromodelers RC FlyingClub meets monthly, onthe second Saturday ofeach month at 2 P.M.Members of the groupalso enjoy ying their

planes in the park at theirleisure, and the public isalways invited to stop byand see whats going on.

What was going onSeptember 6th was thegroups second annualGiants Over Hillsideevent. From 10:30 A.M.to 5:30 P.M., 18 membersof the Flying Club wereon hand, displaying theirgiant model airplanes

and demonstratingtheir capabilities. Thisevent was strictly for thebigger models, whichwas convenient given thestrong winds blowing thatday.

As required to y in

a public park, the groupobtains insurance for itsplanes. This insuranceis provided throughthe Academy of ModelAeronautics, or the AMA.With the price of plansranging anywhere from$150 to $1,200, a littleinsurance is probably agood idea.

The Flying Club,30 strong in total,encourages anyoneinterested in modelaeronautics to stop byand ask questions. Theirtrue goal is to spread thejoy that can only comewith ying a model plane.

It seems there justmight be a little moreroom for giants to hoverabove Opdyke Park afterall.

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

By: T.J. HugTHE VILLAGE REPORTER

Inspiration can hita person at any timeand convince them todo just about anything,regardless of age.

Just look at JadeGeren.

The recently crownedJunior Miss Montpelierwas just watchingtelevision, not unlike a lotof 10 year old girls. Then,she saw a commercial,and everything changed.

It looked fun and I likehelping people.

The advertisementwas for an organizationknown as Tennessee

H.U.G.S., which sendsshoes to people in needthroughout the entireworld. Immediately, Jadeknew she had to help. Shetold her mother, JaimiGeren, about her newfound plans.

I was pretty excited.Jaimi confessed. Butwhen she told me howmany shoes she wantedto collect, I got nervous.

Thats becauseJades goal is to collect1,000 pairs of shoes forTennessee H.U.G.S.

This is just somethingthat shes taken on to

do. Jaimi said of herdaughters mission.

Jade has alreadybeen collecting for threemonths, and has roughly100 pairs of shoes sittingin her living room already.While there is no specic

time frame in whichJade needs to completethis task, she would liketo accomplish her goalbefore relinquishing hercrown next year.

The main goal for Jaderight now is just to get theword out on the project,and she has devised a fewmethods to do so. Shes

taken to Jaimis Facebookpage, which has broughtabout some attention. Shealso plans to seek out thehelp of Montpelier Chiefof Police Dan McGee. Her

local church is also atarget, and she hopes to

speak to the congregationon this issue soon.

Amongst herfundraising ideas is theCelebrity Waiter Dinner.The premise is that severalpublic gures in the

Montpelier Community,such as Chief McGee,serve as waiters for anevening. Each table justmight be modeled afterthe waiter working thatparticular area.

We might do a fewskits in it, too. Jadeproclaimed, beforeadding, If we can think ofany.

So where did this ideacome from?

My mom did this lastyear, for her work. Jadeadmitted.

The Dinner will takeplace on October 4, atMillers Country Kitchenin West Unity, from 5P.M. to 7:30 P.M. Ticketsare $15 a piece, and theproceeds will be splitbetween the TennesseeH.U.G.S. Program andthe Girls Against Bullying(G.A.B.) Girls campaign.Guests will have theirchoice between SalisburySteak and a HamburgerBasket.

Some might ask why alittle girl would decide togo to all this trouble to helppeople she doesnt evenknow. Aside from simplywanting to help people,

the fact that she wascrowned a queen at the

Miss Montpelier Pageanthas also had a strongimpact on her. She takesthe role quite seriously,and plans to guide heractions accordingly.

Now that Im a queen,I feel like I need to act likeit.

This makes sense, asJade has wanted to enterthe pageant for manyyears. Jaimi, however,having watched showslike Toddlers and Tiaraswas a bit hesitant at rst.

At rst, we thought

it was gonna be a glampageant. Jade recalled.

Of course, the pageantwas nothing of the sort,and Jade was able toparticipate without Jaimihaving to worry aboutanything besides herdaughters chances ofwinning.

And now that sheswon, Jade feels morecompelled than every tohelp her fellow man. Butthis isnt a completelyseless act, as there is

one thing she would likein return for her efforts.

If they would sendpictures back. Jade said.And they had smiles ontheir faces.

One can only imaginewhat that would inspireJade to do.

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


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BOYS BASKETBALL ... Top Row: Younce, Pettit, Sanders, coach, Pownell,Miller. Bottom Row: Robison, Stevens, captain, Story.

Montpelier Senior Center

Celebrates September Birthdays

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Celebrating September Birthdays at Montpelier Senior Centeron Thursday, September 4, 2014 were Mary Jo Ulrich and Jake Beck; hostingthe celebration and program was Ohioans Home Health Care. Site Manager JewellHead would like to remind everyone that next months birthdays and anniversarieswill be celebrated at the Center on Thursday, October 9.

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COLLECING SHOES FOR A GOOD CAUSE ... Jadeand her Mom Jaimi show off pile of shoes they havecollected for charity to the H.U.G.S organization.

FLIGHT ... A giant model airplane taking off from the grass at Opdyke Park, located atthe intersection of County Roads J and 16.

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FUN IN THE SUN ... Members of the Hillside Aeromodelers RC Flying Club y their gi-ant model airplanes at the second annual Giants Over Hillside event.


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MORE MONTPELIER AREA NEWS

United Kennel Club invites alldog lovers to the Williams County

Fairgrounds in Montpelier, Ohio,where hundreds of the countrys bestcoonhounds will compete on September18-20 in the 2014 UKC CoonhoundWorld Championship Finals.

The UKC Coonhound WorldChampionship is the nal leg of the UKC

Triple Crown Challenge, sponsored byBlack Gold Dog Foods. This event offersthree days of world-class competition.Participants compete for cash andprizes provided by the event sponsors,as well as prestige; the 2014 WorldNite Hunt Champion and 2014 WorldBench Show Champion will be crowned.In accordance with UKC Rules andRegulations, no game is taken and norearms are allowed.

Competitors in this annualcompetition start as part of a group ofthousands of World Champion hopefuls,representing entries from all over theU.S. and Canada. The eld of hopefuls

is narrowed to the best-of-the-bestcoonhounds and handlers during the150 Regional Qualifying Events that takeplace across the country throughoutthe year. These qualied entries are

again required to show their merit bycompeting in one of eight Seminal

Events, also scattered throughout thecountry. Seminal events challenge the

participants from each region to ensureonly the top contenders make it to theWorld Championship Finals.

The UKC World Coonhound

Championship is without question themost sought-after title in the sport of

coonhound competition hunting, UKCSenior Vice President Todd Kellambegan.

Approximately 4,500 entries attemptto qualify annually for this event. Nearly1,000 do so successfully. This year,661 of those advanced to the Seminals

where the eld is then narrowed to the

best 100 coonhounds in the Nation.At the World Championship Finals inMontpelier, a dog must string togetheras many as ve consecutive wins against

other world-class hounds in an effort tosecure the World Championship title.The accomplishment is nothing short ofheroic in the world of sporting dogs, heexplained.

To experience the competitive thrillof this action-packed, distinguishedcoonhound event, spectators areencouraged to attend and are invited tomeet and greet the coonhound/ownerteams from across the country, but areasked to not bring their dogs or pets to theevent, as only dogs registered to competeare allowed on the event grounds. FromRound 1 on Thursday to Saturdayspre-hunt nal cast interview and the

live play-by-play of the hunt later thatnight, the World Championship Finalsis a coonhound event unlike any other.For complete details about the 2014UKC Coonhound World Championship,and all UKC licensed events, please visitwww.ukcdogs.com.


Spectators Invited To AttendUKC World Championship

Coonhound Event In Montpelier

PHOTOS PROVIDED

DOGS ON DISPLAY ... Treeing Walker Coonhounds participate in a Bench Show.The 2014 UKC Coonhound World Championship takes place September 18-20

at the Williams County Fairgrounds in Montpelier, Ohio, with the Bench Showportion on Saturday, where a UKC World Bench Show Champion will be crowned.Spectators are welcome to attend. Photo credit, United Kennel Club, Inc.

BEST OF THE BEST ... The nal cast at the UKC Coonhound World Championship,

which determines the UKC World Nite Hunt Champion, is narrowed down from apool of 4,500 attempted qualiers. Shown are last years nal three. The 2014 UKC

Coonhound World Championship takes place September 18-20 at the WilliamsCounty Fairgrounds in Montpelier, Ohio, where a new UKC World Nite HuntChampion will be crowned. Spectators are welcome to attend. Photo credit, UnitedKennel Club, Inc.

Navy Seaman Apprentice KasandraM. Medina, daughter of Jason D. Wolfand Patricia A. Huard of Montpelier,Ohio, recently completed U.S. Navy basictraining at Recruit Training Command,Great Lakes, Ill.

During the eight-week program,Medina completed a variety of training

which included classroom study andpractical instruction on naval customs,rst aid, re ghting, water safety and

survival, and shipboard and aircraftsafety. An emphasis was also placed onphysical tness.

The capstone event of boot camp is

Battle Stations. This exercise givesrecruits the skills and condence they

need to succeed in the eet. Battle

Stations is designed to galvanize thebasic warrior attributes of sacrice,

dedication, teamwork and endurancein each recruit through the practicalapplication of basic Navy skills and

the core values of Honor, Courage andCommitment. Its distinctly Navy avorwas designed to take into account whatit means to be a Sailor.

Medina is a 2012 graduate ofNorthrop High School, Fort Wayne, Ind.


Montpelier Parents ProudAs Daughter CompletesU.S. Navy Basic Training

Its time to decoratefor fall! Join TamiManley at the MontpelierPublic Library for aFall Pumpkin paintingclass. The class will beSeptember 25th at 4:30and 6:30 in the Librarymeeting room. The $35pre-paid fee covers allmaterials needed for this3-dimensional painting.

The painting can be doneon any size canvas and isa good class for paintersof all ages. For moreinformation or to signup for the class call theMontpelier Public Libraryat 419-485-3287.

Pumpkin Time At The Library

Drug abuse in Williams County is aproblem affecting all of us. From businessto school, bus stop to grocery store - maybeeven at home - drugs are a real part of oursociety and one that needs to be addressed.

Our legal and law enforcementcommunity have organized a CommunityForum to begin to publicly discuss thisvery issue:

What can you do to help? What can youdo to protect yourself? What can you do to

prevent this epidemic from affecting you orsomeone you know?

Join local judges, probation ofcers, law

enforcement, attorneys, addicts, parents ofaddicts & pharmacists as they discuss thedrug problem in Williams County.

The forum will be held Thursday,October 9 at 5:30 PM at the New EraAuditorium (formerly Arrow) in Bryan.

Contact Lori Bolton-Sell for moreinformation: 419-636-4722.

Residents Invited To Drug Awareness Forum

MORE GENERAL AREA NEWS

FROM THE NEWSPAPER FACEBOOK

PAGE: What were you doing 13 years ago

when the terrorist attacks took place? Care to

share your thoughts with our readers?

Personally I was publishing our fourth

newspaper edition after purchasing our rst

newspaper business (The Advance Reporter)

in mid August, having pulled an all nighter to

complete our print. I can remember driving in

the morning to pick up our newspaper copies

remarkably alert as there was a coolness in

the air and it was a beautiful crisp morning.

I watched the A.P. reports indicate that the

rst jet going into the rst tower was likely

just a small plane and while awful, nobody

suspected more was to come. When the full

attacks occurred I remember folks pulled their

vehicles off to the side of roadways listening

to their radios and everyone gathered around

the television at our print press in full shock.

I went to check on family members in Bry-

an at their place of business and watched full

professional business leaders in full tears as

the rst tower fell. Later at our newspaper of-

ce I sent our team members home as there

was speculation planes were just the begin-

ning of the attack as rumors circulated about

ports being bombed which fortunately proved

to be false.

In the afternoon I watched the skies as I

had never viewed such blue skies without jet

streaks as all air trafc was grounded. Lat-er in the day my family gathered to attend a

community prayer service.

Hard to believe it has been 13 years ago. It

was an awful tragedy but I will admit I miss

the unity we had as Americans from the politi-

cal front on down to the common citizen and

wish we would not have lost it.

~Forrest R. Church, Publisher

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Stephanie Swihart - I was at the Cleve-land Clinic with my 7 year old son who had

just had heart surgery. All I was worriedabout was that my son is alive and well. Hehad his lungs lled with uid and was ready

to go home. All of a sudden the nurses wererunning around and telling everyone to watchthe news. It was a sad day. But for me I stillfeel the loss. My son passed away on Decem-ber 12, 2001.

Tracy Dohm - Had just kissed my kids as

they got on the school bus in Virginia Beach,than came the phone call. Honey I am lockeddown on base go get the kids immediately.So picked up our kids and waited for the nextphone call that he had 24 hrs to pack his seabag say his goodbyes and leave.

Debbie Crews Callaway

- Camping at the WilliamsCounty Fair, walking up tomy booth to open up, I seena bunch of people stand-ing around the dish network

TV booth, I went over to seewhat was going on. We allstood by that booth all morn-ing watching, we seen the2nd tower fall, everyone wascrying. I went to school andpicked up my kids, Im notsure why I just wanted themall home ...Ill never forgetthat day.

Dean Ricker - Work-ing on building the Deance

Hospital. All work stopped.Everybody was listening tothe radios in disbelief.

Christi Miler - I was

working days at Towne Com-mons in Bryan. Awful day.

J.J. Reyes - I was at

work when my light bar onmy patrol cruiser began toact up. I went back to mystation for repairs when mylieutenant gave me the news.I was sent to the Toledo ex-press airport to assist withsecurity. I couldnt believeour country got caught withour pants down again just

like Pearl harbor. That wasone long day. The FAA or-dered all planes clear the skyand land ASAP. The air trafc

controllers were busy. Cheryl N Ralph Hen-

dress - I was going throughthe Corrections Ofcer Acad-

emy at Northwest state community college.Both planes had already hit when my classfound out about it. My wife and kids were athome watching the news.

Amy Cheesbro - I was folding laundry

and watched rst one hit...then 2nd one...

what a chilling sad day. Lynn Hall Good - I was teaching 7th

grade in Florida. We went into lock down af-ter second tower fell. It was a Christian Acad-emy. Without prompting the kids all made acircle and held hands and prayed. Still givesme chills. That day was lled with scared

children who had questions I couldnt an-swer.

Joshua May - I was working 1st shift at

Archbold Furniture which was in West Unityon Oak St., in the factory which is now one ofthe Kamco buildings and that is where I amtoday at this very moment in the same build-ing but working for Kamco.

John L. Winright - I was in Minneapolis,

Mn at the corporate ofces of Dayton Hud-son for an important meeting 28 stories up.

The building was immediately evacuated!Couldnt get any ight home so rented a car

and drove! Rachel Quillet Buehrer - Senior year

at Clay high school in Oregon, OH. We hada student teacher, and our regular teachercame in turned on CNN. I remember think-

ing he was being really rude to turn the tv onlike that, but then I saw why. The rst planehad already hit and I was trying to gure out

how such an accident could happen, then wewatched the second plane hit. That was whenI realized it was on purpose, and was imme-diately worried how many more there were.

Tara Lynn Murphy - I was in 7th grade.

In art class. I was living in Pennsylvania atthe time.

Ruth Schlosser - I was working 2nd shift

at Beam Stream and had just gotten up andturned on the TV. The rst plane had already

hit. I saw the 2nd one hit. I was so shocked.!!!I still cant understand how someone coulddo that. God help us.!!

Tonya Wiyrick - Was on bed rest for my

daughter. She ended up coming early andwas born one month to the day and time ofthe second plane hitting the second tower.Such a horrible day for the USA.

Kristin Dawson-Douglass - Driving intothe ofce and the radio announced that plane

hit the rst tower..what a crazy accident

they said. I remember thinking how doessomeone accidentally hit a tower? Had asick gut feeling then : (

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By: Timothy KaysTHE VILLAGE REPORTER

Members of the VillageCouncil of the village ofMontpelier convened inregular session on theevening of September 8.

Ed and Jeanne McNett,representatives of theAmVets Riders Chapter 54

of Bryan, Ohio addressedthe Council regarding aprogram to rememberPOW/MIAs. AmVetsRiders Chapter 54 receivedtheir charter in February,and are afliated with theAmVets. They are in theprocess of organizing all themilitary establishmentsin the county for a POW/MIA remembrance onSunday, September 21 at4:00 PM at the VeteransMemorial building. Thisevent is intended to bringawareness to the factthat America still has

unaccounted for POW/MIAsveterans that havenot returned home fromthe wars in which theyserved. Mr. McNett stateda WWII veteran was justlocated, 70 years after thewar. Mayor Yagelski wasinvited and accepted theinvitation to attend theprogram in which Vietnamveteran Ted Mathis willbe a guest speaker. Mr.McNett said the State ofOhio has 300 veteranslisted as POW/MIA, andthat 83 of those veteransare from Northwest Ohio.

Councilor Dan Clummentioned that he was sadto learn of the passing ofMr. Mike Smith, the retiredWaste Water TreatmentPlant Superintendent. Mr.Smith was hired underthe CETA Program andworked for the Village untilhis retirement. Village

Manager, Ms. Pam Lucas,noted that every spring,Mr. Smith made sure hewas in the area to assistDon Brown in opening upthe Montpelier MunicipalPool. Mike made friendswherever he went, enjoyedlife to the fullest, and willbe greatly missed.

Supervisor ofAdministrative Services,Mr. Kurt Roan, reportedthat on September 9 and10, Phase IV of the CSOProject will begin. He alsostated that milling willbegin shortly on the MagdaDrive asphalt project. Thesidewalk project at StorrerPark is beginning, as is thePolice Department ParkingLot project.

Ms. Lucas stated thatthe Village has beenworking with businessesand residences forhazardous services, and

that some have beenturned off until the servicehas been brought up tocode. The Village hasbeen working with someof these properties forover two years. Ms. Lucassaid that because of thepotential re hazard, shedoes not feel they shouldbe restored without theservices being updated.Mrs. Lucas added thatshe has also receivedcomplaints concerning twohomes whose foundationswere crumbling. Thesehave been turned over toLaw Director, Mr. ChrisWalker for appropriateaction.

Councilor LauraGray stated in a meetingheld earlier in theday, the Planning andZoning Commissionrecommended to Councilto rezone propertyon East Main Street,

specically 1.63 acres atR.2 T.7 S.11 PCL 001.00180015100940011 and3.54 acres at R.2 T.7 S.11PCL 011.002 Exemptfrom their current statusof Village Owned (VO),to C-2 Full Commercial.The property is locatedbetween First Federaland the Village StreetDepartment at 1010 EastMain Street. The VOzoned property has beenrequested to be rezonedto C-2 Full Commercialas a part of a proposedconstruction project forFamily Dollar. Council

approved the measureunanimously.Mr. Clum inquired that

with another businessbeing built, if ODOT wouldconsider extending the35 miles per hour speedlimit further to the east.Ms. Lucas answered thatthere was a trafc countconducted this summerthroughout the village,and ODOT was advised ofthe safety issue with theremoval of the footpath onthe East Main St. Bridge,and safety issues forchildren crossing the PlattSt. Bridge.

Ms. Lucas presenteda change order of anadditional $24,500.00 forSpectrum Engineeringregarding additionalservices related to biddingactivities. Mr. Roan statedthat the contract includedhandling the bids forthe transformer andswitchgear for the AirportSubstation ExpansionProject, and they havehandled several other biditems needed for the village

on the project. It was askedif there were other itemsthat may come up alongthis line, to which Mr.Roan advised yes, but theVillage will consult theirlegal counsel. Councilapproved the measure.

Village Director ofFinance, Ms. KellyHephner, stated thatbecause of the purchaseorder, a then and nowcerticate would need to beapproved. Council movedto approve the certicate.

Ms. Lucas presentedChange Order #1 forUnderground Utilities for

Phase IV of the CSO Project.Mr. Roan advised that amanhole has collapsedthat needs to be replaced,and Mr. Hoeffel reducedsome costs by using 8 inchline instead of a 10 inchas noted on the changeorder. A net increase of$1,940.00 will be incurredto deduct some work, buta storm sewer manhole atLawrence and ColumbiaStreet will be added in theprocess. Council approvedthe measure withoutdissent.

Ms. Lucas presentedResolution 1100, a

Resolution for theVillage on behalf of theState of Ohio to receivereimbursement for theWater Pollution ControlLoan Fund loan for PhaseIV of the Combined SewerSystem Long Term ControlPlan. Under suspendedrules of reading, Councilunanimously moved toadopt the Resolution.

Ms. Lucas explainedthat the Village advertisedfor bids for materials for

the Airport SubstationExpansion, and a list hasbeen compiled of whatitems the Village wouldlike to order from thevendors that submittedbids, using the bestmaterial. That being thecase, it was noted thatthe best materials mightnot necessarily be at thelowest bid. Ms. Lucasexplained the breakdownfor each individual bidderand vendor, noting thatthe total of all materials arenot to exceed $190,500.00.Those bids are as follows

Brownstown ElectricSupply Company -$35,000.00

HD Supply PowerSolutions - $86,000.00

Power Line Supply -$52,000.00

Wesco Distribution -$17,500.00

the village reporter - september 17th, 2014

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