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For a third consecutive summer, excessive blooms threaten to plague the 12,700-acre lake in western Ohio. The forced closure of the lake to all recreational activities last year resulted in the loss of an appreciable portion of the $150 million in annual tourism revenue for the area and could mean the same this year. The problem is exacerbated by the potential loss of some of the 2,500 jobs the lake supports. The algae blooms generally have been linked to both manmade and natural causes, so mitigation proposals will aim at a diverse range of options both in the lake and upstream.

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environmental stewardship around the world, it also is focused on the challenges in its home state. The organization is bringing the power of science and technology to bear in solving the problem for Ohio’s largest inland lake-an historic recreational gem. The work will continue for the next six months. Originally constructed in the mid 1800s to store water for the Miami-Erie Canal, the shallow lake has for the past few decades become increasingly enriched with nutrients, particularly phosphates that enter the lake from various sources in the watershed, including on-land manure spreading practices.

Battelle’s contract with the Western Ohio Education Foundation, in cooperation with Wright State University Lake Campus, is funded by grants from the Grand Lake St. Marys Restoration Commission and the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. Battelle will provide experts for the performance of three tasks:

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Medicine and More Home Medical Equipment is having a grand opening/customer appreciation celebration July 29 from 4 - 7 p.m. Come by to meet the caring staff, see the new showroom and enjoy some refreshments. They are located at 808 E. Wayne St., in Celina.

They offer a wide range of home medical equipment, including: hospital beds, lift chairs, scooters, wheel chairs, walkers, crutches, canes and bathroom safety items.

They also offer a full range of respiratory services

from nebulizers, to oxygen concentrators and CPAP/BIPAP therapy. They provide detailed patient education and 24 hour on-call clinical support every day of the year. They are affiliated with ConvaCare, a nationally known home oxygen company, which makes travel throughout the U.S. very convenient for our patients.

The staff includes a registered nurse, Jennifer Heitkamp, who has been caring for local residents with respiratory conditions for the past 10 years. Catherine Deeter, a respiratory therapist,

with several years of oxygen and CPAP therapy experience. Penny Ahlers, who has been in the home care consultant field for 12 years.

Also joining the staff is Doug Knapke, who will be running the free delivery and setting up of medical equipment. Knapke is also doing routine delivery routes for our current oxygen patients for their convenience.

Medicine and More Home Medical Equipment is owned by Eric Everman and currently has two locations Celina and Greenville.

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Fran Guilbault, formerly a teacher and basketball coach at St. Henry High School, was the guest speaker at the July 12 meeting of the Coldwater Kiwanis Club. Fran, who was born in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, was a high school athlete who won fourteen varsity letters. Due to the lack of job opportunities in the area at the time, he joined the Marines after high school graduation. When he completed his Marine duties, he accepted a football scholarship to Western Reserve College in Michigan. He played football one season, but

completed his undergraduate degree and then took a teaching assistantship at Ohio University where he completed his master’s degree. St. Henry schools contacted him about a job and he said Art Brophy convinced him to take a job there. Fran coached 38 years, compiling a record of 625-217. His teams won three state championships and he was selected to the Ohio Basketball Hall of Fame. Fran expressed his coaching philosophy with these phrases – make the game for the kids, keep a low profile during games, and the best defense is a powerful offense.

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If you eat Tyson products, you can help Immaculate Conception School earn money! Principal Polly Muhlenkamp has announced that the school is taking part in a national fund-raising program sponsored by Tyson Foods, Inc. The program is called Tyson Project A+™

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on the front of the package. Schools earn money from Tyson by collecting and redeeming the labels.” Participating schools can earn up to $12,000 per academic year, and there are no restrictions

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“We can use the money for anything we need — field trips, computer equipment, sports gear, library books — anything!” said Principal Muhlenkamp. “Our Tyson Project A+™ coordinator has set up a collection site at I.C. School where parents and others in the community can

drop off their Tyson Project A+™ redemption labels.” Mrs. Muhlenkamp urges everyone to participate in the program. “If everyone out in the community clips and saves the Tyson Project A+™ redemption labels, we can make this program a huge success for our school.”

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Hazel M. Goodwin, 89, Saint marys, died at 7:40 p.m. July 12, at her son’s residence in elida.

She was born november 22, 1921, in montezuma, to the late Wilbur and mary (Peggs) ritchie.

She was married August 1, 1942, to Forrest “red” Goodwin, and he preceded her in death February 25, 2003.

She is survived by a son and spouse, Jerry and mary Goodwin, elida; a daughter, Kelli Burch, Saint marys; eight grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by a son, Forrest Goodwin Jr., who died in infancy, a brother, ralph ritchie, and a sister, Wanda Peggs.

She retired from Goodyear tire and rubber company, Saint marys. She was a celina high School graduate. She was a member of the First church of God, Saint marys.

Funeral rites were held at 10:30 a.m. July 16, at the miller Funeral home, Saint marys, with the reverend Charles Richtmyer officiating. Burial followed at Elm Grove cemetery. memorial donations may be directed to the Alzheimer’s Foundation. condolences may be sent to the family via millerfuneralhomes.net.

Murle E. Green, 86, celina, died at 5:58 a.m. July 12, at celina manor nursing home.

he was born may 13, 1925, in mercer county, to cassius Ford and Gertrude moore Green.

he was married September 25, 1946 to Berniece Braun, and she preceded him in death march 10, 2009.

he is survived by three sons and spouses, Andrew and Peggy Green, and Donald and Denise Green, all of celina, and Joseph and Jan Green, Wapakoneta; two daughters and spouses, Pamela and John Brown, and Ann margaret and Fred Giesige, all of celina; a sister-in-law, Anita Green, Wapakoneta; 31 grandchildren; 35 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by a son, Samuel Green, five brothers, Paul, Wayne, Allen, chester and Gene Green, a sister, mary catherine VonGries, a grandchild, and a great-grandchild.

he retired from Goodyear tire and rubber, St. marys. he was a member of immaculate conception catholic church and the Knights of columbus. he served in the u.S. navy during World War ii.

Funeral mass was held July 16, at the church, the rev. Kenneth Alt officiating. Burial followed in St. Marys Catholic cemetery, celina, where military rites were conducted. memorials may be made to the church endowment fund. condolences may be left at ciscofuneralhome.com.

Donald “Don” Urban Hamberg, of the Woodlands, texas left behind his family and friends on July 11, 2011.

Don was born in celina, ohio to edward and Alvina (Schenking) hamberg on December 7, 1941. he was the youngest of nine children. Don graduated from the university of Dayton and was a founding member of the Delta Sigma Phi fraternity. he served briefly in the U.S. Armed Forces following graduation. Don was employed at Abitibi Paper company, top Value, and retired from maritz after 27 years in 1999.

he is survived by his wife Patricia (Grabow) hamberg, his son chris of mobile, Alabama, daughter Kim of los Angeles, california, daughter Beth of Spring, texas and step-son Aaron Derossett of Alto Pass, illinois. Don has four grandchildren margo, Jackie, Kara, and step-grandchild Ashlie. he has two great-grandchildren Joseph and cammie. his surviving brother and sisters are thelma miller, lavine Wendeln, Joan Stammen, and tom hamberg, all residing in ohio.

Don is preceded in death by his first wife Margaret “Peg” (Schnoor) hamberg, the mother of his children; his parents; sisters catherine hamberg and louella meyer; and brothers howard and ralph.

Services were held at St. Simon and Jude in the Woodlands on monday July 18, 2011. Please consider a donation to the “American cancer Society.”

Betty Evelyn Jenkins, 85, celina, died at 9 a.m. July 14, at the laurels of Shane hill in rockford.

She was born August 30, 1925, to Virgil S. & lollie may (West) monroe.

She was married January 22, 1946, to Bevin eugene Jenkins, and he preceded her in death February 24, 2008.

She is survived by nieces, nephews and friends.She was preceded in death by a daughter, marjorie l. Jenkins,

who died June 24, 2000. Six brothers, Paul ernest monroe, orval emery monroe, Willis Daniel monroe, twins Jacob F. and James W. monroe and harry lowell monroe, two sisters, thelma Velma Kile and inez Bernice howell.

She was a member of the Beaver chapel congregational church in celina.

Services were held at 1 p.m. July 16, at W.h. Dick & Sons - hellwarth Funeral home in celina with reverand tom Christen officiating. Condolences may be sent to the family via dickandsonshellwarthfh.com.

children grieve differently from adults which is why camp BeArable has a mix of fun, games and serious dialogue during the agency’s annual camp BeArable. the camp which is free and open to all youth grieving the loss of a loved one will be held July 22-24 at the Spiritual center at maria Stein.

“there is a variety of ways that provide a fun experience and at the same time, help the children deal with their issues about loss,” explained marlene Black, State of the heart Bereavement Specialist and camp Director. this year, emily Jasenski who along with her husband c.J., owns and operates elementslife, 620 S. Broadway in Greenville, will provide a new aspect for camp.

“We will be doing some guided imagery for the youth at camp,” said Jasenski , a certified instructor, who has done guided imagery. She explained that guided imagery may be something like asking the children to pretend they are on an underwater voyage, accompanied by their deceased loved one. “this is playful and colorful and helps the child remove themselves from their current situation in life. later, when they return home from the camp, they can recall a positive playful experience they had, particularly on days when they are feeling the loss of their loved one.”

Black said the idea of guided imagery is a good one as it mixes fun with a way to revisit a positive experience. “if they are having a day when they are feeling sad, they can think back to something positive that they experienced at camp, such as the guided imagery.”

Jasenski said there are other ideas to help the youth. “We might try a time travel game, either going back in time, or going forward. All ages seem to like these kinds of games which are very helpful. these games and ideas help them to tap into their emotions and express themselves.”

children who attend the camp, which is being held

for the eleventh year, say they enjoy the camp as they find it to be a “safe environment” where they can talk openly with others about their grief.

“they find out that they are not alone in their grief, and begin to express how they feel,” Black said. each child has a specially trained adult “buddy” who spends time with them.

camp is for children ages six to 15 and there need be no association with hospice care. most who have attended in the past have no connection with State of the heart hospice care. the children experience a welcome Friday night with a campfire which is repeated Saturday night. on Sunday afternoon, they participate in a balloon launch, attaching messages to loved ones and sending the balloons into the air.

hospices nationwide conduct similar camps. Bereavement specialists believe that early intervention with grieving children can prevent problems later in life. State of the heart cares for families and patients in eastern indiana and western ohio who are confronting a life limiting illness.

it is necessary to register for the camp which normally hosts about 50 youth. Applications are available at the agency website, www.stateoftheheartcare.org. Acceptance is on a first come, first served basis. Applications are also available by visiting the agency’s offices in Greenville, Portland, indiana, and coldwater. Volunteers are needed for camp as well. to register or find out about volunteering, call Black at 1-800-417-7535.

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Anna M. Evers, 95, St. henry, died at 8:40 p.m. July 17, at the Gardens at St. henry.

She was born January 11, 1916, in Philothea, to Joseph and mary (osterholt) homan.

She was married october 8, 1941, in Philothea, to Florence A. evers, and he preceded her in death may 16, 2005.

She is survived by two sons and spouses, John and mary Jean evers, Sharpsburg, and ralph and irene evers, coldwater; two sons, rev. linus evers, c.PP.S., carthagena, and mark evers, St. henry; 20 grandchildren; 42 great-grandchildren; a sister and spouse, cleopha and Aloys link, Sharpsburg; and two sisters-in-law, marcella homan, Philothea, and lillian homan, coldwater.

She was preceded in death by her parents and husband; a son, Joseph; a daughter-in-law, mary lou evers; two granddaughters; three brothers, Paul, Arnold, and clete homan; and a sister, Juletta huelskamp.

She was a member of St. Wendelin catholic church, Wendelin, and the ladies rosary Altar Sodality of the church. She was a lifelong member of the Knights of St. John, maria Stein, and was a coldwater community hospital volunteer.

mass of christian Burial was held July 20 at St. henry catholic church, St. henry. Burial followed in St. Wendelin cemetery, Wendelin. memorials may be directed to State of the heart hospice. condolences may be left at hogenkampfh.com.

Alvin E. May, 73, St. henry, died at 5:15 p.m. July 16, at triumph hospital, lima.

he was born may 3, 1938, in St. Anthony, to charles and mary (Buschur) may.

he was married June 25, 1960, to Shirley Adams and she survives in St. henry.

he is survived by two daughters, cynthia may, St. henry, and Patricia Abels, coldwater; four sons and spouses, richard and theresa may, celina, Brian and connie may, coldwater, Scott and Suzanne may, Buckland, and David and Pamela may, ohio city; 17 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren; five brothers and spouses, Donald and Dolores may, coldwater, Kenneth and Karen may, Ft. Wayne, indiana, William and Beth may, St. marys, robert and nancy may, and raymond and Donna may, all of celina; a sister and spouse, marty and mike Krieg, coldwater; and two brothers-in-law and spouses, Donald and Jean Adams, coldwater, and michael and connie Adams, celina.

he was preceded in death by his parents; a sister, Virginia may; a sister-in-law, Jeannie may; and a grandchild.

he retired from crown, new Bremen. he was a member of St. marys catholic church, Philothea, the men’s society of the church, coldwater eagles, and a social member of the coldwater legion and the coldwater V.F.W.

mass of christian Burial was held July 20 at St. mary catholic Church, Philothea, with Father Rick Walling officiating. Burial followed in St. elizabeth cemetery, coldwater. condolences may be left at hogenkampfh.com.

Ril T. Miller, 85, resident of otterbein St. marys retirement community, died at 4:31 a.m. July 16, at mercer health, coldwater. he previously lived in celina and mendon.

he was born August 16, 1925, in mendon, to Alpha and Josephine (murlin) miller.

he was married november 13, 1944, in Annapolis, maryland, to Viola mae long, and she preceded him in death February 13, 2008.

he is survived by two sons and spouses, ronald and Becky miller, Kokomo, indiana, and randy and Shirley miller, Van Wert; two daughters, rosa Van Gundy, rockford, and lori heckert, Ashland; two daughters and spouses, linda and ed Frey, Ft. Wayne, indiana, and rebecca and mike Barber, St. marys; 20 grandchildren; and 33 great-grandchildren.

he was preceded in death by his parents; a daughter, Deborah Sue miller; a sister and spouse, Betty and Wayne Kennedy; two brothers and spouses, Dwight and Joan miller and clayton “KK” and Gladys miller; and a son-in-law, George Van Gundy.

he was a farmer and a rural letter carrier in the mendon area. he was a member of the ohio rural letter carriers Association and the montezuma church of christ. he was a veteran of the u.S. navy, serving in Annapolis, maryland, during WWii. he was a 1944 graduate of mendon-union high School.

Services were held July 20 at W.h. Dick and Sons-hellwarth Funeral Home, Celina, with Rev. Kevin Neumann officiating. Burial followed in mendon cemetery with graveside military rites conducted by celina American legion Post #210 and V.F.W. Post #5713. memorials may be directed to the life enrichment Fund at otterbein St. marys retirement community or the Kidney Dialysis unit at Joint township District memorial hospital, St. marys. online condolences may be left at dickandsonshellwarthfh.com.

Mildred Louella Vogel, 87, coldwater, died at 6:47 p.m. July 18, at Briarwood Village, coldwater.

She was born march 1, 1924, in osgood, to George and Katherine (Bergman) Bohman.

She was married April 12, 1947, in coldwater, to harold Vogel and he preceded her in death on January 21, 2007.

She is survived by four sons and spouses, rob and marilyn Vogel, coldwater, terry and martha Vogel, celina, Jeff and Anne Vogel, Powell, and michael and tara Vogel, north manchester, indiana; a son, tom Vogel, celina; a daughter, Pam Vogel, coldwater; two daughters and spouses, Patricia and les Quinter, celina, and linda and Bob cummins, coldwater; 21 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents and husband, and a sister, emaleen Buschur.

She was a retired nurse from Briarwood manor and coldwater community hospital. She graduated from the Good Samaritan hospital School of nursing. She was a member of holy trinity catholic church, coldwater.

mass of christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. July 22, at holy trinity catholic church, coldwater. Burial will follow in St. elizabeth cemetery, coldwater. Friends may call at the hogenkamp Funeral home, coldwater, on July 21 from 4 - 8 p.m. and on July 22 from 9 - 10 a.m. contributions may be made to State of the heart hospice, 230 W. main St., coldwater, oh 45828. condolences may be left at hogen-kampfh.com.


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• Seeking “risk-free” investments — When you think of investment losses, the first thing that probably comes to mind is a drop in stock prices. If you’re really loss-averse, you might seek to avoid this situation by simply avoiding stocks and placing all your money in other investments. While some of these investments may seem “risk free,” you must consider factors such as inflation risk — the possibility that these investments may provide returns that don’t keep up with the rate of inflation.

• Holding “losers” too long — From time to time, you will own investments that, for whatever reason, underperform. If you’re highly loss-averse, though, you may have a tough time acknowledging the losing nature of these investments, so you may be tempted to hold on to them until they “bounce back.” But if the investment’s fundamentals change, or if the investment no longer aligns with your goals, it may be time to sell it and look for other opportunities. Conversely, you may want to hold on to quality investments whose price has dropped in the short term, because these investments may well recover.

How can you avoid these types of behavior? For starters, you’ll need to recognize the symptoms of loss aversion in yourself — and then resolve to overcome them. Accept the fact that short-term losses are part of investing and that every single investment carries some type of risk.

This doesn’t mean, of course, that you should do nothing to reduce your risk. One effective risk-fighting measure you can take is to diversify your holdings by investing in a variety of stocks, bonds, government securities, CDs and other investment vehicles. If you had all your holdings in only stocks or bonds, a downturn primarily affecting one of those assets could lead to a big hit for your portfolio. But by spreading your dollars among a variety of investments, you’re also spreading the risk. Keep in mind, though, that diversification by itself can’t guarantee a profit or protect against loss.

Investment losses, even short-term ones, aren’t much fun. But by not overreacting to these losses, and by diversifying your portfolio in a way that best meets your individual needs, you can look past today’s losses toward tomorrow’s possibilities.

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From the Archives of the Mercer County Chronicle

10 YEARS AGO (2001)To commemorate Ohio’s

200th birthday, the Ohio legislature adopted a new official license plate that features the Ohio bicentennial logo. The red, white and blue embossed plates were shipped to deputy registrars beginning July 16.

Two area residents recently received teaching degrees from Wright State Lake Campus. Kathy Schwieterman of Coldwater received certification in secondary education and Tonya Carey of Celina received her Bachelor of Science in elementary education.

25 YEARS AGO (1986)A standing room only crowd

assembled in the cafeteria of Fort Recovery High School Tuesday evening to discuss the traffic deaths which have occurred on Sharpsburg Road. There were 30 reported accidents and eight deaths which have occurred since 1982.

The Coldwater ACME team defeated Wapak 5-1 to win a berth in the State ACME tournament at Celina. Mike Klosterman and Scott Eyink hit solo home runs and Chuck Welsch was the winner going the distance giving up the one run on six hits.

50 YEARS AGO (1961)Egypt is leading the Eastern

Division of the Tri-County Softball League with an 8-1 record and Buck’s Corner leads the Western Division with an 8-2 mark. This Sunday Fencebusters play at Cassella, Egypt is at St. Anthony, Maria Stein is at Bucks Corner, St. Rosa is at St. Joe, Sharpsburg at Chickasaw and Yorkshire at Philothea.

Nineteen hogs were stolen from the Melvin Brunswick farm in rural Fort Recovery on Sunday. Tire marks indicated that the thieves were probably headed west towards the Indiana line.

Dependability is the design keynote of Frigidaire’s high styled automatic washers and dryers for 1962. According to Tom Buschar of R. A. Hoyng Supply, engineers subjected the products to the most grueling and torturous tests ever conducted for an appliance during design and development.

Stop and think for a minute and try to figure out what you could do for the poor people of these United States if you had access to 86 Million dollars and also have a possibility of having even more as time goes on. Just how many homes could you build? How many underprivileged kids could you help get a good start in college? How many kids could you help at some of the charity hospitals?

The list goes on and on of possibility helping someone whom really needs the money. You must be wondering where all this money is coming from? Well my friends that amount was raised for Mr. Obama to help him get re-elected in 2012.

And the really sad part is that he lives in Washington, DC, the place with the highest homeless rate of any city in the US. You would think he would want to at least clean up Washington, DC.

I have written before on this subject and was told by a prominent person in Mercer County that I didn’t know much

about politics. He was right and you know what, I don’t really care to know more. I am much more comfortable in my own little world. I have never figured out why anyone would want to spend that much money to get elected to a job that doesn’t even come close to that amount in a salary. I must be missing something here. I think I am too old to keep fighting the issues that come from Washington. One of these days I am going to have to find someone younger who can take over for me.

That’s My Opinion........What’s Yours?

The New Idea Historic Preservation Committee Members of the Mercer County Historical Society are making plans to exhibit New Idea Farm Equipment, accompanied by Antique Tractors, at the Coldwater Community Days, at the north side of the Park, Saturday and Sunday, August 6-7. Exhibits of New Idea Memorabilia will also be on exhibit. New exhibitors are welcome.

The New Idea Historic Preservation Committee was created by the Mercer County Historical Society in 2000. Agco closed the Coldwater New Idea Facility on December 8, 1999, just a century after the New Idea Company began October 18, 1899 at Maria Stein, Ohio. When Agco announced that they were closing the New Idea Facility at Coldwater, Joyce Alig, President of Mercer County Historical Society, asked Agco for its Records, as well as the old New Idea Spreader, which had been on exhibit at the former New Idea building. (That spreader, in its original condition, was the one which had been painted gold, for one of their previous anniversary celebrations.)

In 2000, under the Mercer County Historical Society, President Joyce Alig established the New Idea Historic Preservation Committee, by inviting former New Idea Employees, and/or people interested in the preservation of New Idea’s history to join this Committee. This Committee has met monthly, January through October, for twelve years, for making plans for preserving New Idea Company’s history. The Committee has recorded interviews of former New Idea employees, as well as farmers who use New Idea equipment. The Committee has hosted New Idea Equipment Exhibits, every other year, at the Coldwater Community Picnic at the Community Park. The Committee had extra copies of New Idea Manuals and therefore, has held Manual and Poster sales at Coldwater. The Committee has hosted New Idea Equipment Exhibits at Greenville, at their Power of the Past exhibit at the Darke County Fairgrounds. Over

Fourth of July weekend, 2010, this Committee hosted a New Idea Equipment Exhibit at the Van Wert Old Fashioned Farmers Days.

For anyone wanting to exhibit New Idea Equipment at this 2011 Coldwater Picnic, please contact Joyce Alig by phone or email.

Thank you to Members of the New Idea Historic Preservation Committee who have volunteered to work as a part of the Mercer County Historical Society in preserving New Idea’s heritage this past dozen years. Stop by this August 6-7 Exhibit and compliment these Committee Members for the good work that Volunteers do for the Mercer County Historical Society do in preserving Mercer County’s rich heritage.

Without the original request for the Mercer County Historical Society in 2000, all of these New Idea Records, Manuals, Photographs, miniature New Idea Toys, and original New Idea Equipment drawings, and the old New Idea Spreader in its original condition (except for gold paint) would have been lost to Mercer Countians and to Mercer County’s history. Without the New Idea Historic Preservation Committee Volunteers, these New Idea Equipment programs and exhibits would not have happened.

[The Mercer County Historical Society President Joyce Alig, may be contacted at 3054 Burk-St.

Henry Road, Saint Henry, OH 45883, or [email protected] or 419-678-2614.]

Members of Mercer County Historical Society’s Committee for New Idea Historic Preservation Exhibit at the Community Picnic at Coldwater: Back Row: Romie Schaefer, Tom Hoyng, Bob Bettinger, Lavern Buening, Alvin Alig, Pete Schaefer, Paul Bettinger, Joe Kuhn, Vince Gross and Leo Lefeld. Front Row: Vic May, Carl Bettinger, Don Muhlenkamp, Ollie Wendel and Jim Weiler. August 2005.

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Kimberly link and Kyle Bruns are happy to announce their engagement and upcoming marriage.

the bride-elect is the daughter of Bob and Sharon link of Fort recovery. She is a 2005 graduate of Fort recovery high School and attended Wright State university where she earned her Bachelor of Fine Art degree in 2009 and her master of education degree in 2010.

the groom-elect is the son of tim and lisa Bruns of chickasaw. he is a 2004 graduate of marion local high School and attended the university of northwestern ohio where he earned his Associate’s degree in Agriculture equipment technology.

he is employed at the coldwater Grain company and works on the family farm.

the couple are planning an August 13, 2011 wed-ding, at mary help of christians catholic church in Fort recovery, ohio.

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Baby Girl BalsterPaul and Sheila Balster, hilliard, announce the birth of

a daughter, caroline rose Balster, at 4 p.m. June 21, at riverside hospital, columbus. She weighed 9 pounds 12 ounces and was 21 inches long.

She was welcomed home by sisters, lauren, rachel and Ashley.

maternal grandparents are Paul and nancy Broering, St. henry. Paternal grandparents are Alice rose Balster, coldwater, and the late richard Balster.

Baby Girl Muellereric and Gail (Pleiman) mueller, maria Stein, announce

the birth of a daughter, natalie may mueller, at 4:09 a.m. July 2, at mercer health, coldwater. She weighed 7 pounds 14 ounces and was 20 inches long.

She was welcomed home by a brother, charlie Frederick mueller.

maternal grandparents are linda Pleiman, maria Stein, and the late ed Pleiman. Paternal grandparents are nancy mueller, osgood, and the late Frederick mueller. maternal great-grandparents are rosemary moeller and the late Paul moeller and the late edward and Alice Pleiman. Paternal great-grandparents are rita Pottkotter and the late Jerome Pottkotter and the late henry and marietta mueller.

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Little League ResultsJuly 12: cBS Automotive 6, mercer county Stor and lock

1; Werling motors 11 - coldwater lumber - 7; Jaycees 13, lions club 3; Johnson mechanical 9, c.A.r.S. inc. 8;

Final Standings: Jaycees 11- 3 league champs; Werling motors 9 - 5; cBS Automotive 9 - 5; lions club 8 - 6; Johnson mechanical 8 - 6; coldwater lumber 4 - 10; c.A.r.S., inc. 4 - 10; mercer county Stor and lock 3 - 11

the league tournament will begin July 19 and conclude with the championship game on July 24 at 2 p.m. Following the championship Game the annual last-year player All-Star game will be held.

Swimming Poolthe pool will host the tri-county league “A”

championships on July 23 beginning at 9 a.m.

The Butterfly’s DaughterBy: mary Alice monroeThe Amazing MonarchBy: Windle turleythe two books being reviewed have everything to

do with the infamous Monarch Butterfly. Labor Day in memorial Park is the magical time to search for the migrating monarchs on their way to their wintering grounds in mexico. twice we have been blessed with their presence in the hundreds. “the Amazing monarch” book describes the whole cycle and has wonderful pages and pages of pictures. it is a book for the whole family to enjoy. i personally have checked it out from the library three times with much enjoyment. it is a great read for understanding the migration and life cycle of the Monarch butterfly.

“The Butterfly’s Daughter” begins each chapter with the different stages of the Monarch butterfly’s life cycle. it is very enlightening and i learned several unknown bits and pieces of information. For instance, it stated that the male Monarch knocks the female from flight to get her amorous attentions. i highly recommend this book for the Monarch influence and the interesting storyline and mexican history.

twenty-four year old luz is raised by her grandmother believing her absent mother was dead. Just before her beloved grandmother dies, she tells luz that they need to go to mexico for important reasons. luz leaves her boyfriend, Sully, and begins a lone trip to meet her family. Along the way she meets up with one problem after another but finds that there are trusting and wonderful people who help her as well as she is able to aid them in various ways also. the book is a tribute to strangers and trust, if not maybe too much in this day and age. nevertheless, the storyline makes for good reading. the monarch kept my attention from beginning to end. if you are a lover of nature and champion of women, you will enjoy this book as much as i did. it was recommended by a library patron who knows me well and whom i look highly to.

Park News

A new St. Henry Cluster Parishes Pictorial Directory is being produced for 2012. each family should have received a letter from the committee informing everyone about when photos will be taken this summer and fall and how to schedule the portrait sessions. they will start as early as August 3 with available dates in August, September and October and finishing up in november.

St. henry Pool Aqua Aerobics has begun and will continue through August 30 every tuesday and thursday from 8:30 - 9:15 p.m. instructors are marie Stahl and Jean homan. For more information, call marie at 419-852-5642 or the St. henry Pool at 419-678-8494.

romer’s catering, St. henry, will host a preventive health screening event on August 8 for residents in and around the community. this event is also being sponsored by upper Valley Medical Center and Dayton Heart and Vascular Hospital at Good Samaritan. For more information please call 1-888-653-6441 or visit www.lifelinescreening.com/communitypartners to schedule an appointment.

if you have news from the St. henry area, please contact the mercer county chronicle at 419-678-2324 or email at [email protected].

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Amy Williams, rockford, Gail hartings and Shelby link, both of St. henry, all have been named to the

Urbana University Dean’s list for the 2011 spring semester. in order to qualify, a student must be enrolled in

an undergraduate program for at least 12 credit hours and achieve a grade point average of 3.6 or higher, with no grade lower than a “c”. For over 160 years, urbana university has emphasized quality education and individual attention in a small-university setting.

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Katelynn Kramer, coldwater, was named to the marquette university Dean’s List for the spring semester in milwaukee, Wisconsin. She is pursuing a Bachelor of Science degree in Biomechanics.

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Celina Couple Receives Albert HecklerAward from Cheryl Ann Programs

Louis and Dorothy Hoyng never imagined that they’d be-come involved with Cheryl Ann Programs.

They were raising three happy, healthy boys in their Celinahome. Louie operated his custom upholstery shop next door,and Dorothy worked in the high school cafeteria. They were atypical family.

Then a very atypical thing happened. Their middle son,Brian, was struck by lightning in 1981 when he was 16. Withthat bolt out of the blue, the Hoyngs’ lives changed forever.

The odds of being struck by lightning are one in 280,000,but the Hoyngs couldn’t afford to spend much time thinkingabout their terrible luck. They had a son who needed themmore than he ever had. The first years after Brian’s accident,which left him with severe disabilities, were very difficult,they said, as they searched for someone who could help themhelp Brian.

Their school district helped as much as it could.Finally, then-Superintendent Ralph Stelzer recommended a place the Hoyngsknew about but had never visited as parents: Cheryl Ann.“Cheryl Ann was the best thing that ever happened to us,”Louie Hoyng said. “It gave Brian his life back.”

The people of Cheryl Ann helped Brian with his everydaylife. They gave him a place to go and jobs to do. He made newfriends, and enjoyed everything about his experiences there,up to and including the bus ride out to Mud Pike.

“When he would see Sam Morden (his bus aide) he wouldjust smile, and the people in Adult Day Services really knewhow to make him laugh,” Dorothy Hoyng said.

It wasn’t long before the Hoyngs were finding ways to re-pay Cheryl Ann for its help. They were regular volunteers.

Louie Hoyng completed upholstery jobs for the uniqueequipment used at Cheryl Ann, and often, said SuperintendentMike Overman, “Louie would forget to send us a bill.” Healso served a term on the county MRDD board and was theboard president.

For all that, and for their tireless advocacy on behalf oftheir son, the Hoyngs received the Albert Heckler Award at

the staff appreciation banquet in March. The award is giveneach year to a Cheryl Ann family that exemplifies service andadvocacy.

“The Hoyngs both served as good examples of first-rateadvocates for their son,” Overman said. “They rarely evermissed a day spending time with him, and they always spokeup to be sure his needs were being met. They were really spe-cial parents for Brian, and really good supporters of our pro-gram.”

Brian Hoyng died in February 2008 at the age of 43. In theyears after the lightning strike he taught his family a lot aboutpatience, hope, endurance and acceptance. He introduced theHoyngs to a world they had only seen from the outside—but itwas a world where they found welcome and acceptance.

“We met some wonderful people during our years at CherylAnn,” Dorothy Hoyng said. “They worked their hearts outhelping us with Brian.”

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Stateline Writers MeetAt the April meeting of the Stateline Writer’s Club, members read

profiles they had written about someone, living or dead or make-believe, and member Eileen Whitsett’s special activity of having mem-bers combine pictures of particular scenes with a person or peopleassigned to them to put into that scene brought interesting results.

Sue Miller and Gretchen Bollenbacher’s proposal for a specialmeeting designed to attract new members was described and approved.Members will be hosted by the Coldwater Public Library in June fora reading of their best work.

At the next meeting, which will be on Saturday, May 16, mem-bers will rehearse for their special program in June.

Stateline club members meet the 3rd Saturday of each month at10 a.m. at the Celina Mercer County Library. Anyone interested incoming to a meeting or becoming a member is cordially invited toattend.

Celina Rotary Dog Park Dedicated

BY: BETTY LOU DENNEY/HALL Opening day at the Celina Rotary Dog Park received

rave revues from the dogs. As the gates opened for the firsttime on Tuesday May 12, dogs of all sizes were seen mak-ing their way to the park to get a chance to run in over 3acres of wide open spaces of the chain-linked fenced inarea. Small dogs area is an acre and the large dogs haveover 2 acres. The new park, which is one of newest andbiggest things happening in the State Parks around the coun-try, was made possible due to the efforts of Deborha Borns,Rotary Club President. Her friend, Darlene Lynskey, is alsoworking on getting a State Dog Park in her home town ofSt. Marys. The two dog lovers along with many volunteersworked many hours with the help of the State and CraigMorton, who is the regional manager of Grand Lake St.Marys. Together they cleared away debris from the previ-ously unused land. The Park is located at the end of WestBank Road

Deb Borns saw her idea come to life with the help of theCelina Rotary Club’s major donation and businesses as wellas individuals who helped with labor and monetary dona-tions. The idea came to her after visiting another dog park.At the dedication ceremony Deb thanked many of thepeople who made the park possible. Jeff Larmore, PastRotary President and Celina City Council Member spokeas his 150 pound Newfoundland, Bentley checked out thepark. Jeff is also a large contributor to the park in honor ofthe recovery of Bentley after he had been lost for severaldays. Craig Morton, Regional Manager of State Park GandLake St. Marys and John Hunter, Assistant Chief of theDivision of Parks and Recreation also spoke at the dedica-tion ceremony. Deb concluded her speech with some wiselessons that she has learned from her own dogs. A few ofwhich were: Never leave home without your leach andyour ID. If you stare at someone long enough, you will getwhat you want. Last, if it is not wet and sloppy it is not areal kiss.

One of the many visitors enjoying running free on dedi-cation day was a lab /poodle mix owned by Dave Hochstien,

professor at Wright State University. He has other dogs athome but decided to only bring one at a time. He com-mented that this was the first time his dog had this muchexercise since he got him a year ago.

There are a few small problems to work out with thepark, such as the water faucet would not shut off and therewas a small hole under the fence in the small dog side ofthe park, which of course was found by one of the littlefurry visitors on dedication day. These problems will beeasily fixed. Memberships ($10) to Fur Ever Friends arebeing sold to help with the upkeep of the park. The use ofthe park is free to the public. One of the additions theywould like to have is benches added to the park for thecomfort of the owners.

The green stations placed around the fence for the dogwastes were given at a discount by Florida based companynamed DogiPot. Gary Brown, Assistant Operations Man-ger, heard about the plans for the park and wanted to helpby giving discounts on the pots. The company has all Oxi-biodegradable bags inside the pots for your dog waste. Garyflew in from Florida to be a part of the ribbon cutting andopening of the park. More of their products can be foundby going to: www.propet.org.

If visiting the park remember to follow the rules that areposted at the entrance. Common sense is your guide suchas:

Dogs should have their current shots The park has little dog and big dog sections, keep

dogs in their own spaces. Don’t leave dog unattended Do not bring a dog that shows aggressive behavior Keep small children under close supervision Clean up after your own dog Never bring a dog to the park that has an illness.These are just a few precautions to remember. Check

the rules before entering the park and you and your dogwill have a great time The Park is open daylight to darkeveryday.

Deb Borns prepares to cut the ribbon at the Dedication of the Celina Rotary Club Dog Park. Helping to hold the ribbonis Darlene Lynskey and John Hunter, assistant chief of the Ohio’s Division of Parks and Recreation. On left is CraigMorton, Regional Manager of Grand Lake St. Marys. Right: Jeff Larmore and Bentley. Photo by Roy Hall.

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Have you ever wondered if you have something laying around your home that could be worth thousands or even millions of dollars? When was the last time you even looked in your closet, basement or attic to see what type of items are collecting dust? Well, now is the time to begin your hunt, because the Premiere Estate Buyers group is coming to Celina in search of the most rare antiques, collectibles and even coins from around the world.

The PEB has recently uncovered some rare estate pieces that might have been hiding in a closet or attic near you. An 1894 Morgan silver dollar sold for a whopping $15,000! A first edition Batman and Robin comic book went for over $14,000! A local couple even brought in an old humidor from their parents estate that sold for almost $60,000.

What kind of collectibles will be found during our trip? You or your next-door neighbor just might be the next one to find a jackpot in the attic. Start digging now and be ready to have some fun and make some money.

During this event at the Romers Westlake Lodge, our estate experts are hoping to see items such as coins and paper currency issued prior to 1965 and gold items including class rings, mismatched earrings, broken necklaces, gold coins and bullion. Not to mention all musical instruments are extremely sought after right now around the world. Antique and coin enthusiasts are very serious about their hobby—so

serious that they will pay a lot of money for the items that they are looking for. Nearly all guitars, war memorabilia, pocket watches, comic books, paintings, and even paper currency from the early 20th century and later are sought after by collectors. The PEB is a place where anyone in your community can connect with collectors from around the globe. Our experts make offers on your items based on what other collectors are willing to pay. When you decide to sell, you get paid on the spot and the PEB sends the item to the collector at their expense.

Keep an open mind when going through your attics, basements, garages and closets. You could come across the next big find. Whether you have an old Gibson guitar, a toy Tonka truck, pocket watch, or just a class ring from high school, bring it down to the show and find out what it’s worth. You could be paid right on the spot for it. Don’t have a rare painting or signed letter by George Washington? No problem—the PEB even purchases gold items. If you have mismatched earrings, a broken necklace, or even costume jewelry, we have the resources to buy them at current market prices. Come on down to one of the biggest events you will attend this year!

Our show runs Tuesday thru Friday, 9am-6pm and Saturday 9am-4pm, July 26 – July 30

Our event will be held at: Romers Westlake Lodge1101 West Bank Rd.Celina, OH 45822

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The 6th stop of the 2011 Colavita-Zipp time trial series will take place the morning of August 7 in Celina starting and finishing at Lakeshore Park and will follow a course of 25 miles around the lake.

The series is an amateur bicycle race series where riders start and race alone against the clock and are awarded based on finish times in various experience, age and bicycle type classes. In the past 5 years the series has grown into the largest in the Midwest attracting riders of all experience types. With the addition of cash prizes and medals at each event, in addition to individual and team season championships, the depth of the competition has also increased. The races are open to everyone with a bicycle.

The addition of 200 bike racers from all over the Midwest will aid the Grand Lake region as some racers will arrive as early as Friday evening staying in local hotels and taking in local attractions.

The race was held last year in June and was an huge hit. “A time trial with a view” was one riders reaction. The course is unique in that most courses are out and back in rural areas while this one includes a complete clockwise loop of Grand Lake.

The event is primarily sponsored by Reese-Campbell General Contractors/Construction Managers of Cinncinati and their president Pete Chronis. Pete is an avid cyclist and cycling supporter in addition to a lake property

owner. Another supporter of this event is Deb Borns of Coldwell Banker Lakeshore Real Estate in Celina , Deb is a strong supporter of the Grand Lake Region.

Rocketship Sports Management, based in Greenville Ohio is a IRS designated not for profit corporation that promotes amateur athletic events. We are a group of current/prior athletes who donate time to further the active lifestyle we enjoy. Over the past five years the group has produced nearly one hundred running, cycling and multisport events and provided equipment to at least that many others including fundraisers for local and national charities. The group has promoted two National and two State Championship events. Our goal is to provide every athlete the best possible race experience regardless of their experience or fitness level. Learn more about Rocketship Sports Management at www.rocketshipsports.com.

Traffic alerts will be updated in the week prior to the race as roads in the start/finish area will be closed to traffic for the duration of the race. Roads in the county will remain open, though bicycle traffic will be heavy and motorists are urged to use caution.

Online registration is available via truesports.com or you may sign up race day for the same fee.

For additional information, series info, course info, photos and results visit www.colavitazipptt.com.

A traffic stop, coupled with complaints and other information from the neighborhood led the Celina Police Department to the service of a search warrant at a home located in the 300 block of S. Brandon Ave. Officers arrived at the home at 18:16 hrs Thursday evening and found three subjects inside. Once the suspects were secured officers began searching the home. A substantial amount of heroin was seized from the home, along with nearly $10,000 in cash that was found with the drug.

The single family home, located at 306 S. Brandon Ave, had been the subject of several complaints from residents of the older middle class neighborhood. Many

groups of neighbors gathered and watched as Celina Police officers completed the 2 ½ hour search of the home. The owner of the home, Benjamin W. Cordier, was not at home at the time the warrant was served. One male subject taken into custody lists his address as the home in question, but the other male and the female, both of whom were found to have drugs in their possession,

claimed they were visiting the residence. All three suspects from the home are being held in the Mercer County Jail on a bond of $250,000 each.

Two male suspects from the traffic stop are also being held. The driver of the vehicle faces multiple suspension violations and is being held on a $25,000 bond. The passenger, who was found to be in possession of heroin, is being held on

a $100,000 bond. Celina Officers were assisted at the traffic stop by members of the Mercer County Sheriff’s Office. Formal charges are expected to be filed against all suspects through the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office. The names of the suspects are being withheld until that time.

The Celina Police Department made the largest heroin seizure in Mercer County last January when a suspect being arrested for the Auglaize County Sheriff’s Office was found with 9.7 grams of heroin. The total amount of heroin found under the service of this warrant is estimated at this time to equal or exceed that amount. The exact volume will be determined through lab analysis.

Traffic stop, led to arrest

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Dick Cushman, owner of Big Bamboo’s Dockside Grill has joined the Celina Mercer County Chamber of Commerce.

Dockside Grill is located at the corner of Westbank Road and State Route 127 south of Celina. The restaurant is now able to redeem chamber gift certificates. Phone: 567-510-5308. For more information visit, www.celinamerecer.com.

Big Bamboo’s joins Celina Chamber

Pictured from left to right: Janelle Steinbrunner-Chamber Trustee, Big Bamboo Waitress, Betty DuBry-Chamber President, Dick Cushman - owner, Larry Seilschott -Chamber Ambassador, Sue Heiser -Chamber Ambassador, Big Bamboo Restaurant Waitress, Allen Baskett - Chamber Ambassador.

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the St. marys tri-Square, a western style square dance club will hold their next dance on July 23 at the Zion lutheran church in St. marys at 210 n. Wayne St. the caller will be ed heuker and the rounds will be cued by Phyllis hathaway. the host couples are rick & Belinda nagel and

Dave & rose coleman. on August 12 there will be a special dance with national caller Dee-Dee Dougherty-lottie and Delda mchugh will cue the rounds. it will be held at the American legion hall at 2880 celina rd., St. marys, from 8 - 10:30 a.m. All western dancers are welcome.

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larry Goins, Director of Personal lines, is pleased to announce that Danielle Schmackers has joined the celina insurance Group. Danielle will begin working in the Personal lines Department.

Danielle enters celina insurance with a solid professional background. She started her career as a marketing coordinator and most recently was a licensed real estate agent. Danielle is a graduate of Wright State university, where she earned a B.S. in marketing.

Goins comments, “Danielle’s real estate background and marketing experience are a winning combination for her success in this new role. She has great potential, and i am confident Danielle will make a significant contribution to the organization.”

She currently resides in chickasaw, with her husband, Joe, and their son, Andrew.

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in 1984 the petitioned improvement was approved by the Board of mercer county commissioners at a total cost of $701,372.50. At that time oDnr participated with up-front funds as part of the re-construction of the ditch (in the amount of $462,906), however oDnr was not put on maintenance. Since that time oDnr has not paid any maintenance costs through the official assessment process. ODNR to their credit has significantly contributed to improvements to the ditch of their own volition. in order to equitably maintain Beaver creek in the future, oDnr agreed to be added to the maintenance schedule as a benefitting party for the state owned property that they have in the Beaver creek watershed.

this agreement will insure that as part of the Beaver creek watershed, the oDnr will in perpetuity, pay ditch maintenance as any other benefitting property owners already do in the watershed. Further, this agreement insures an equitable distribution of the maintenance costs to the benefitting parties in the watershed

and will eliminate any future need for the county engineer and / or Board of county commissioners to request maintenance funds for Beaver creek, as oDnr will now be part of the maintenance base of assessment. “the ohio Department of natural resources is pleased to have worked with local officials on reaching a resolution that benefits the people and environment of mercer county,” said Glen cobb, oDnr Deputy Director and former Grand lake St. marys Park manager.

this agreement would not have been completed were it not for the efforts and cooperation of the mercer county engineer Jim Wiechart, Amy ikerd with the mercer county Prosecutor’s Office, the Mercer County Board of Commissioners, Officials at oDnr, particularly Director David mustine and chief legal counsel William r. Damschroder, Administrator of ohio Department of Agriculture Jim Zehringer and State Senator Keith Faber.

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more than 70 students in Bowling Green State university’s college of Arts and Sciences received schol-arships this spring. the following mercer county residents were recipi-ents. Abbey tobe, celina, an envi-ronmental science and geology major, was awarded the milford S. lougheed Senior Scholarship in the amount of $1,500 and the Dennis l. roder Field experience Scholarship in the amount of $1,500. the BGSu junior is a 2008 graduate of St. henry high School and the daughter of michael and margaret tobe, 6058 Depweg road. She is a BGSu resident adviser and a member of the Geology club and the BGSu honors Program. lisa Bergman, maria Stein, a senior majoring in mathematics and com-puter science, was awarded the Kurtz-Wright Scholarship in the amount of $2,500 and the J. robert and Gretchen overman Scholarship in the amount of $2,000. She was also awarded the Shanon Wise marks memorial Scholarship in computer Science in the amount of $1,200, the Dr. Dzidra Shllaku Scholarship in the amount of $1,000, the Jeff Dey computer Sciences Award in the amount of $1,000 and the margaret Kaesemann Foell international travel Award in the amount of $850. She is a graduate of marion local high School and the daughter of ernest and Shirley Bergman, 6650 indian trail road. She is a member of habitat for humanity, net impact BGSu, BG Women in computing and the Association for computing machinery.

BGSu awards arts and sciences scholarships

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the following full-time area students were announced to the deans list at rhodes State college: from celina: Austin r. Bell, Adam S. Broering, travis m. Bruns, michele A. Karch, Kimberly Kay Keiser, christine marie mullins, Amanda m. Prichard, Sherri Alane roberts, Jessica renee ross, tyler ray Slusser, Kyle l. Stoker, Jordan l. Walls; from coldwater: Phillip W. Froman; from Fort recovery:

Anne e. laux, and Sherri m. Schoenlein; from maria Stein: laura G. Bertke, and Amber rose Griesdorn; from minster: Amy m. Buening, Adam m. Bushman, and Anthony mB mcGill; from new Bremen: melisa Ann huddleston; from rockford: Jessica Jaye Archibald, and robin lynn Spencer; and from St. henry: Ann m. Freisthler, and Douglas Blaise ranly.

rhodes State college announces the following local part-time students that made the deans list for the Spring Quarter. they are from celina: Afton n. canary, Sonja ellaine carter, James c. cook, Brandy nicole Grant, Birgit hampshire, Ashley lynn heiby, Kevin Jackson, Jennifer m. lamm, tracey l. lautzenheiser, Kelly S. rempe, lauren m. Winget, and rosemary e. yaney;

from Fort recovery: chelsea rae Klenke, and elizabeth A. may; from maria Stein: holly c. Bender, Jenna A. hartings, Kaylee r. Schaefer, and nicole marie Schaefer; from minster: Sara m. Beckman, lisa r. Sextro, and nicole lynne Smith; from new Bremen: Brittany m. Frey, Krista n. myers, Angela m. yahl; from rockford: Jennifer l. Schumm; and from St. henry: Sheila n. lange.

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SportsSportsroSSBurG, oh (July

16) -- Everything was going Sammy Swindell’s way on Saturday night in the $50,000-to-win Kings Royal at Eldora Speedway ... until the final corner. Swindell had the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series crown jewel event locked up when suddenly his right rear tire went down as he exited Turn 4 en route to the checkered flag. The huge crowd was stunned as it watched Tyler Walker shoot past a helpless Swindell to win. Earlier in the night Randy Hannagan got by early race leader Caled Helms to take the NRA (National Racing Alliance) Sprint Invader main event.

After winning his heat to land on the pole for the main event, then lead 39 of the 40 laps, Swindell managed to salvage second in the Big Game Treestands Maxim with Paul McMahan in third in the HR Cattle/Roth Motorsports Maxim, but it was little solace to the three-time World of Outlaws champion from Germantown, Tenn.

A wild finish led to an extremely wild post-race celebration. Walker crossed the scale to officially be declared the winner and was overcome with jubilance. He eventually made his way to victory lane where he was crowned by Earl Baltes, who built Eldora Speedway in 1954 and created the Kings Royal in 1984.

“I’ve lost so many in the last turn,” said Walker, of Los Angeles, Calif. “I was giving it about half throttle there at the end because I knew the tires were getting low. It just feels really good to be on

the other side of that kind of deal. I’ve lost a lot of races like that so I know how it feels to be sitting there watching someone else takes the checkers. This is the biggest win of my career by far and I couldn’t have done it without the car owners and team that I have behind me.”

Sweetening the deal for Walker was that the race fell on his birthday. The driver of the Keen-owned Hunter Truck Sales/Peterbilt Maxim started the main event on the outside of the front row and was in command of second throughout the night.

Walker was trying to run down Swindell when a scary multi-car crash in Turns 1 and 2 on Lap 11 sent Ed Lynch Jr. in a flip after making hard contact with Joey Saldana’s Kasey Kahne Racing machine. Lynch walked away unharmed but Saldana was transported with what appeared to be an injured arm to a local hospital for observation. (For updates

on Saldana when available, go to worldofoutlaws.com)

When the race got back under way, the intensity level raised with each passing lap. A late caution bunched the field one final time. Sensing tire wear could be a factor, McMahan did all he could to ensure his tires would last through to the end.

“I could see the tires were wearing pretty good so I tried to just ease off and maintain as best I could,” said McMahan, who made it back-to-back third-place finishes on the weekend. “We’re happy with another top-5 finish. Dennis and Theresa Roth really make this possible and I really owe them a lot for keeping me out here along with Kasey Kahne.”

The last lap show stopper capped off an exciting evening of racing that saw 2010 World of Outlaws champion Jason Meyers and

Walker stuns huge Kings Royal crowd with last lap win

ROSSBURG, OH (July 15) -- Tim Shaffer had a near-ly unbeatable car for most of the Knight Before the Kings Royal Friday at famed Eldora Speedway. In the final World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series event before the huge $50,000-to-win Kings Royal, Shaffer started from the pole, slid backwards then dueled with Jason Meyers until Shaffer finally pulled away down the stretch. In the companion Jimmy Johnston Memorial Classic for the NRA (National Racing Alliance) Sprint Invaders, David Gravel ran down early race leader Jared Hortsman to capture the title.

Shaffer, of Aliquippa, Pa., captured the dash and worked around Meyers, the defend-

ing World of Outlaws cham-pion, on Lap 15 of the 30-lap A-main. The two drivers then

thrilled the packed grandstands with a daring and breathtaking

Shaffer & Gravel take Knight before Kings Royal win

Tickets on sale now for $25 for the August 14 game at 1:10 p.m. against the San Diego Padres and be entered into a drawing to throw out the first pitch that same day. Possibility of seeing Maria Stein native Cory Luebke pitch for the Padres. All proceeds ben-efit The American Red Cross. For more infor-mation contact Mercer County Red Cross at (419) 586-2201 or [email protected].

Opportunity to throw first pitch at the Reds Game

NOT MUCH ABOUT SPORTS

There does not seem to be much these days that does not have a political implication and might offend someone. I took advantage of the first day the conservation folks permitted me to mow my crop of warm weather grasses which this year had its share of wild flowers and even more weeds. I receive an annual check from the govern-ment to let whatever grows on a couple acres and a slightly larger check to nurture sev-eral hundred young trees on a couple other acres. These acres were productive cropland for well over a hundred years, and now I am getting public dollars for stopping that process. I assume that aggravates some folks but for a hundred-plus years, my little patch and other farm land in the area looked a little different than it does today. A few decades ago all the farms were divided into fenced in plots to manage the livestock. The fences resulted in several feet on each side that could not be plowed or

cultivated. There existed thou-sands of feet of fence rows of wild grasses about six feet wide all over our area. Livestock is now housed indoors, not in the fields. There is no need for fences and thus no fence rows. Fence rows sheltered rabbits, birds, and other wild-life. They may have been a fac-tor in preventing wind erosion and they might have helped keep manure nutrients on the land rather than the ditches. I was told my woolly grass-es and weeds are actually a retro fence row. During this annual mowing, I saw rabbits old enough to avoid me and the dog, bright yellow finches, red winged black birds, and large violet flowers for The Bride. She acted as happy with these as with the store bought roses I purchase, and the big violet ones were free. Perhaps some will say the gov-ernment should not be subsidiz-ing my trees, grasses, flowers and weeds, but I am receiving a great, great, great deal less than the petroleum industry moguls and apparently I pay more tax than some of them.

I would suggest two val-ues taught by participation in sports are aggression and com-promise. In basketball the guy who gets there first is the one who usually gets the rebound. If you hesitate for a fraction of a section, you will not be first. If you are too polite to elbow in for the first position or worry about stepping on toes, you will not get the rebound. Waiting to see what the other guy does first will not work. Aggression is key in rebound-ing, but compromise is more important in team victories. Every player wants to see the box score with his name and big numbers. There is only one ball on the court and many guys just hoping to get in the game. Being a member of a winning team means almost everybody is willing to com-promise personal goals for one overriding team goal, victory. I would suspect most of our politicians, TV commentators, and other social commentators play some type of ball some-time, but I guess very few were on real winning teams. We have a bunch of people suppos-edly leading our country who know how to be aggressive, but never knew or forgot that in government leadership, like basketball and marriage, com-promise is vital for success.

OFF THE WALLObservations ... by John Bruns

See SHAFFER, page 12

See WALKER, page 12

Winner of the Kings Royal, Tyler Walker.

Winner of the Knight Before the Kings Royal, Tim Shaffer.


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Pie Auction – A Success! Thank YOU Bakers and Buyers! And Judges!

Nineteen Pie-Bakers brought their best (24 total pies) for the Jubilee Pie Auction, with the result that over $1000 was generated from generous buyers! Thank you to bakers - Hilda Alig, James Carpenter, Pat Diller, Joan Kaiser, Nancy Knapke, Helen LeFevre, *Linda Lennartz, Sharon Link, Karlie Niekamp, Judy Post, *Carol Ranly, Lisa Roessner, Sharon Scott, Ann Staugler, Irene Stone, Madison Valentine, Denise Weitzel, Sharon Zehringer, and Judge *Mary Pat Zitter. *Winners!

AND to the Pie Buyers: Carl Link, Neil Diller, Cy LeFevre, Jim Zehringer, Glenn Florence, Jan Lamm, Mary Niekamp, Jan Hickerson, and Carl Koesters! Thank YOU!

AND to the Pie Judges: Jim Coons (WCSM), Virginia Cline (Commercial Review), and Roger Broerman (FR Mayor) Thank YOU. A tough job but someone has to do it!

Thank YOU Fort Recovery Foundation

In its disbursements for 2011, the Fort Recovery Foundation has given the museum $1000 to help offset the expense of the new display cabinets in the museum basement. These attractive cabinets (made by Home Idea Center) house the battle/fort artifacts found here! Thank you to the FR Foundation and all who support it!

October One-Of-A-Kind Auction

The October Auction Committee is busy planning for the fall event. The theme is “Jungle Fever!” If you have any items you would like to contribute to the auction (new/antique/gently used) please call the museum (375-4649), or just drop it off there. The auction booklet is put together in advance, so the auction / raffle items are welcome asap. Also if you would like to help with the auction, just call! You would be so welcome!

2011 Patrons – The Museum

Couldn’t Survive Without YOUWords can’t express the

appreciation the Museum Trustees, the Historical Society and really the whole community of Fort Recovery have for those of you who have become Patrons of the museum. Because of you, we can not only keep open the doors of the museum, we can offer educational speakers and family events, and keep improving displays and exhibits.

We are also proud that the visitors who come here ask about the restaurants, the shops and other places to go here. We’re glad the museum is good for Fort Recovery. Therefore this is really a win-win-win situation for all of us. But you patrons are the catalyst that allows this to happen.

The sheet of 2011 patrons is attached. If your name should be on it, and it is not, please let us know asap. We are not perfect (and we hate that), and we do want to publicly acknowledge ALL patrons so let me know if we have overlooked anyone on the 2011 list!

And speaking of patrons, from last year to this year, we have been saddened by the loss of Bertha Sanderell, George Bihn, Jim Bubp and Richard Meiring. What good people! Some of their spirit lives on through their support to our museum, and that is passed on each day to those who visit here and partake in the special events which their contributions helped fund.

Burial/Monument Crypt/Samuel McDowell

In 1851, boys playing along the Wabash river bank found some human bones and reported their findings. The people of Fort Recovery started a search and found many of the skeletons of the people that died in the bloody battle of 1791 and the Battle of Fort Recovery in 1794. Many of the bones were found to be well preserved and showed where tomahawks and scalping knives had been used.

After meeting with people from many neighboring states, a memorial celebration was planned for September 10, 1851. At that time Fort Recovery was a very small town of only 200 citizens. On the day of the celebration, called Bone Burying Day, an estimated 5,000 visitors attended! Thirteen caskets were used to carry the bones; one casket to represent each state in the union at that time. An additional large chest was needed to hold the remaining skeletons. The burial took place in one large grave at Milligan Cemetery,(the oldest cemetery in Mercer County and now called Pioneer Cemetery). The spot was marked by a low circular mound of earth and stones. Nearby was the grave of a 1791 and 1794 comrade (and local hero), Samuel McDowell (whose descendents still live in this area.)

The remains of these soldiers stayed in Pioneer Cemetery until 1891 when, to commemorate the centennial of the St. Clair Battle, they were removed to Memorial Park. They lay in state for three days and were then buried on that site. When the The Fort Recovery Monument, a national memorial, was erected in 1912, the remains of the slain soldiers were, once and for all time, laid to rest in a crypt in the foundation of the monument.

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the Sunshine Playground is a handicapped-accessible playground that will be built at Bremenfest Park in new Bremen in 2012. the new Bremen-new Knoxville rotary club is currently raising funds for the project that is slated to be completed by August 2012. Anyone wishing to donate to the project can send a check to nB nK rotary, c/o Sunshine Project, P.o. Box 101 new Bremen, ohio 45869. the new Bremen-new Knoxville rotary club is a 501(c)3 non-for-profit organization. Visit www.rotarysunshineproject.org for details on the project and the Sunshine Playground.

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on August 5, 6, and 7, the maria Stein Shrine will be hosting the award winning photographer russell reynolds of lima. reynolds was the winner of the 2010 ohio Wildlife legacy stamp competition. he has captured a number of wonderful images of the Shrine that will be on exhibit over the “Art Extravaganza” weekend. on August 5 from 7 to 10 p.m. will be the “unveiling” of reynolds’s photography of the Shrine. come and enjoy the evening of beautiful art work, delicious hors d’oeuvres, great conversation, and the opportunity to purchase a once in a lifetime photograph of the relic Shrine.

on August 6 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., reynolds will conduct a photography workshop. the fee is $25 and includes a lunch. Participants are asked to

bring their cameras as there will be an opportunity to photograph some wildlife pictures under the direction of russell. you can reserve a spot by calling the Shrine at 419-925-4532 or email [email protected].

on August 7 from 1 - 5 p.m. meet russell reynolds and view hidden treasures of the relic Shrine.

An added feature over the entire weekend will be an exhibit of “Sacred Art” images which were examined by famed art scholar Diane Apostolos-cappadona from Georgetown university. these images are not normally made available for public viewing, so this will be a unique opportunity to view a part of this collection. to view some of reynolds’s images, visit his facebook page at Facebook.com/russel.j.reynolds.

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toni Slusser and laura Bruns, previous and current Deputy Directors of mercer county Board of elections, were the guest speakers at the June 7 meeting.

Slusser said that in the even years there are elections of county, state, and federal officials, and in the odd years there are elections of officials at the local levels. The year of a presidential election is the smallest and easiest. this year there will be elections for village council members and mayors. this is the largest election with two trustees on the ballot for each of the 14 townships in the county. there are seven villages in the county electing school board members and also the mercer county education center.

At the primary election we nominate candidates and in november we elect the leaders in charge. Slusser said at the primary there is the lowest turnout, but it is the most important part of the election process. She explained the procedures required to change party affiliation at the primary elections. At the general elections, one can vote for any party. to run for auditor or treasurer, one has to be 18 years of age with no college education necessary. Bruns had maps of the county showing political subdivisions, school districts, etc. they need and use lots of maps at the board. mercer county is in two congressional districts. With the 2010 census, ohio will lose two districts. Where one lives (address) determines where he votes. there are two of each party on the Board of elections. hand-outs consisting of various voting information were available.

mandy Wendel and erica Roehm from Briarwood Village were the guest speakers at the June 14 meeting. Briarwood Village is a nursing care home and assisted living center located in coldwater. they currently have 112 nursing home beds for long term care and for short term rehabilitation services, and also have 48 independent and assisted living rooms located in the village.

Briarwood employs 235 people and has approximately 100 volunteers. Some of the services provided in the rehabilitation

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Dennis Wendel was the guest speaker at the June 21 meeting. he spoke about his experience with the ronald mcDonald house. Denny’s son tyler was born last november 30. After being brought home, he became extremely ill by not being able to keep food down. he was brought to the area hospital and immediately transferred to children’s hospital in Dayton. there he underwent surgery for a twisted small intestine. he was placed in the mic unit there. the ronald mcDonald house is across the street from children’s hospital. While tyler was in that hospital for 30 days, his parents had a room at the ronald mcDonald house. the rooms there consisted of two single beds and private bath. they were offered three meals a day. Denny said this was a remarkable place to stay, and they also met families in similar situations. everything there was free of charge, however, they do take donations. At the end of each day they sign out and if wanting to stay on, sign up for the next day. Denny and his wife melissa have three other daughters. Different family members did come to stay.

the ronald mcDonald house does have some paid employees including a director and a security guard. they also have some volunteers. everyone who stays there is expected to keep their room clean and maintain supplies. he estimates there are approximately 20/25 rooms at this facility. Denny said tyler is now six months old, growing and doing great.

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show for the fans.“Jason and i raced each

other clean and that’s what made it great,” said Shaffer, who won a World of outlaws race at eldora for the third time in his career and the first time since 2000. “the top line was the place to be and we could get such a run going up there. We were good both on and off the cushion and we could move around a lot so that helps us tremendously. tomorrow night is a different race and we could be racing or we could be sitting but we feel like we have a strong car for that big pay day.”

meyers was chasing his second win of the 2011 campaign in the DDni/Allstar Performance KPc and appeared to be the only sprinter capable of keeping up with Shaffer, the winner of the 50th Goodyear Knoxville nationals. With a couple of well timed slide jobs, meyers was in the heat of it right to the end.

“it’s been one of those years,” said meyers, when ref-erencing a pass he made for the lead right as the yellow flag flew for an incident involving the #7k of Kyle Sauder and #49 of Brad Sweet. “right as we get the lead the yellow comes out, which put us back to second. On the flip side, that was probably the best car i have had here at eldora in three years. my guys put a great car under me tonight. it was fast and comfortable all night. overall it was a good points night for us. We’ve got a good car to come back here with tomorrow night and

hopefully avoid those yellow flags.”

With his runner-up finish, meyers regained the series points lead over four-time champion Donny Schatz, who finished 10th in the StP/Armor All/chevrolet. Paul mcmahan continued his string of top-5 finishes with a 3rd-place run as quick-timer Joey Saldana and Steve Kinser rounded out the top Five. Craig Dollansky, a five-time winner this season from elk river, minn., overcame a wreck in the first heat to fin-ish eighth in the A-main and win the KSe hard charger Award.

A scary moment of the evening came in the third heat when the #5W of lucas Wolfe caught fire in turn two as the checkered flag waved. The 2008 Kevin Gobrecht rookie of the year hustled out of the flames with what appeared to be only a minor burn on his hand, but parked his car for the evening.

“i’m alright,” said Wolfe, of mechanicsburg, Pa. “Just a scary ordeal, but it’s rac-ing and those kinds of things happen.”

hortsman appeared to the be driver to beat in the nrA finale, as his smooth run net-ted him a commanding lead of the field for much of the 25 lap distance. lap by lap, young David Gravel began cutting into that lead and then with a burst of speed, shot by to take his first-ever Eldora victory.

A disappointed hortman came across the line in the runner-up slot, while rany hannagan, chad Kemenah and Butch Schroeder com-pleted the top five.

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2004 Kings royal winner Jason Sides battle their way through the last chance Showdown for starting spots in the feature. Four-time series champion Donny Schatz and Brad Sweet rounded out the top-5.

third generation driver caleb helms looked to be the driver to beat in the nrA portion of the Kings royal and used a smooth run to take an early and commanding lead.

hannagan broke free from the pack to take runner-up honors about midway into

the distance, but with a full straightaway lead, the helms challenge seemed impossible.

With a non-stop pace ensuing, hannagan took full advantage of lapped traffic which affected helms’ pace. With a handful of laps remaining, hannagan shot by helms to take the lead and eventual victory.

And understandably dejected Helms finished second, with the previous night’s winner, David Gravel, moving from 17th to take home third. chad Kemenah and Dustin Daggett completed the top five.

Walker

organizers are expecting over 100 participants in the “Poker run” August 6 in rockford in memory of Keith laFountain ii who died in a work-related accident last August. the run will benefit State of the Heart hospice’s camp BeArable for grieving youth.

“Donations have come in as well as sponsors and gift certificates,” said Yvonne Patch who along with her husband roger is in charge of the event. Keith was their son. Flyers have been placed in area communities and special t shirts have been ordered.

the Poker run will start at 1 p.m. at the American legion in rockford. registration begins at noon. the run is for motorcycles and automobiles, Patch explained. “it is open to anyone who wants to participate,” she added. cost to participate is $10.

Both roger and yvonne attended a Growing through Grief support meeting held by State of the heart to help them deal with the loss of Keith. Grief support is an important part of the care provided by State of the heart. they learned of camp BeArable while in the support group. “When we heard about the camp, we immediately thought that it would be a great project to help. We had wanted to do something in memory of Keith and felt State of the heart and the camp would be a great benefit event.”

She added, “When we

finished the support group, we realized how helpful it had been and how important it is to support hospice and its causes,” Patch said. “the meetings were so helpful. i encourage others i know who are dealing with grief to attend them.”

camp BeArable will be held July 22-24 at the Spiritual center of maria Stein. this is the eleventh year for the camp which is free and is for children ages six to 15 who are grieving the loss of someone they loved. children need not have any association with hospice care. State of the heart cares for families and patients in eastern indiana and western ohio who are confronting a life limiting illness.

in addition to the run, there will be a 50/50 raffle and a silent auction. At the end of the ride, around 6 p.m., there will be a band performing at the American legion. Also, food will be available all day at the legion. She said they are still seeking door prizes and gift certificates to give away the day of the ride

“Putting together this run has been a rewarding experience,” Patch stated. “it has been good for us both and it is helping camp BEARable.” Such benefits enable State of the heart to conduct the camp free of charge. About 50 youth attend each year. For more information about the run, contact yvonne Patch at 419-363-2541.

Poker run to be held in rockford

Winning Car #17 of the Kings Royal.

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