Putnam Voice - 11/16/11

THIS WEEK IN YOUR COMMUNITY

COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT

For those of you hop-ing the “Where in the World in Putnam County” would start this week, I apologize. I took a few days vacation last week and underestimated the time it would take to catch up. I didn’t get it done.

I will start on it this week though. I prom-ise.

On a lighter note, I did enjoy my vacation.

When people asked what I did I like to say I ate out, shopped and slept a lot.

I highly recommend this type of vacation.

I don’t recommend taking a small camper out in the high winds we had a few days last week. I kept having visions of my husband and I rolling down the road in our camper and people wondering what it was they were seeing flying past.

I guess I could say the wind really did ‘rock’ me to sleep.

I even started a little Christmas shopping while on vacation-. I can’t decide how I feel about the Christmas music in the stores. On one hand it seems a little early to be playing Christmas music when we haven’t even stuffed and eaten the Thanks-giving turkey.

On the other hand, I have to admit, hearing the Christmas music puts me in a really good mood. I love the Christ-mas season and really don’t mind hearing the music a few weeks lon-ger.

Fortunately, we were able to stay in the same location and have an enjoyable time.

On another note, is it just me, or does it seem like every time they have an important meeting regarding the Blanchard River flood mitigation in Ottawa that it rains.

It happened again yesterday. It poured and the crowd could hear it. It’s always a reminder that the flood-ing is still a threat in this area and we need to continue to move for-ward on an affordable, livable solution.

Enjoying the season, whenever it starts

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Pandora-Gilboa Schools held its annual Veterans Day program on Friday, Nov. 11. The program included patriotic songs sung by first-, sec-ond-, third- and fourth-graders. The Pledge of Allegiance was led by the kindergarten class and signed by the American sign language class. The color guard was provided by members of the Pandora and Gilboa posts of the American Legion. Fourteen local veterans were in attendance and were recognized for their service to our country.

Pandora-Gilboa students honor veterans

Veterans stand with their grandchildren at Pandora-Gilboa last week included (left to right) Larry McCullough,

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By BECKY LEADERVoice Correspondant

FORT JENNINGS — “We’ve never been publicly recognized, outside the Legion.”

That was the sentiment of several of the veterans who were recognized at Fort Jennings Local School on Friday, November 11.

The idea for the student-initiated event began when 17 Ft. Jennings young people attended the second annual Putnam County High School Lead-ership Day in Lima on September 16. During the training, students were encouraged to plan a ser-vice project to benefit their community. The Ft. Jennings Leadership Team, lead by seniors Aaron Schnipke and Kelsey Von Lehmden, decided to honor their veterans, something that had not been done before.

The team obtained names of area veterans from the local American Legion post. An invitation was sent to 22 veterans; 20 participated in the event. The veterans enjoyed lunch at the school, which was paid for by the Ft. Jennings Student Council. At the conclusion of the meal, a photo collage of the Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall was raffled. Student Austin Kehres’ family donated the framed collection.

The veterans, the entire student body, grades K-12, and staff then congregated in the gymnasium for a ceremony. The school’s band played “The National Anthem.” A hush came over the gym-nasium as the veterans introduced themselves. Each gentleman told their name, division, where he served and the number of years served. After each introduction, a member of the Leadership Team presented the veterans with medals that were made by Morgan Ricker and Sara Miller that simply said, “Thank you.” Elementary children had made thank you cards; a pair of youngsters gave several cards to each veteran. Veteran Joe Pequignot provided a brief history lesson to the students about the Korean War and the Cold War.

At the conclusion of the ceremony, the students gave the veterans a standing ovation. The veterans were touched by the students’ displays of grati-tude. Tears welled in the eyes of several of the veterans, who in turn gave the students a standing ovation for arranging the event.

Von Lehmden vocalized that the students were grateful to the veterans for the sacrifices they had made, and the freedoms we enjoy. Because of those freedoms, she summized, technology has become readily available in schools. The Leadership Team organized classroom tours for the veterans to show off the programs. In Ms. Sellman’s room, Kristen Maag demonstrated the school’s interactive pro-gram, Moodle. She explained that students can take work home, get notes and turn in homework through the site. One of the veterans teased, “We didn’t take notes in our day.” Another joked, “You can’t say, ‘The dog ate my homework’ anymore!”

The gentlemen were amazed and a little in awe of the technology. However, Paul Baumgarte was very interested in Moodle. He related that after his ser-vice, he was employed at IBM. He recalled the first computers with which he worked had 12,500 tubes, a far cry from today’s compact models. He said he currently is on the Internet about two hours a day, learning about Civil War battles.

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Fort Jennings Elementary students presented each veteran with cards that were made by the elementary students.

Fort Jennings second-grader Gavin Schimmoeller gives a thank you hug to Korean War veteran, Nor-man Schimmoeller.

Fort Jennings students gave a tour of their school to the veterans.

Fort Jennings students give thanks to veterans

The students and the veterans alike found the day to be mutu-ally rewarding and a great learn-ing experience. Todd Hoehn, Dean of Students and co-advisor for the Leadership Team, spoke of the “noble act by the students” in arranging the event; the veter-ans were in complete agreement. Thank you, again, to the Ft. Jen-nings Leadership Team and to all our veterans!

Unverferth promoted to Columbus Grove office managerCOLUMBUS GROVE —

The Union Bank Company is pleased to announce the pro-motion of Kyle Unverferth to Columbus Grove Office Man-ager. Unverferth was hired in December 1999 and recently was a credit analyst in the Credit Control Department. Unverferth has joined the retail

lending team as an Assistant Vice President and will be working from the banking cen-ter located at 100 S. High St., Columbus Grove, OH.

Unverferth is currently attend-ing Owens Findlay pursuing a business management degree. He has more than 12 years of banking experience working as

a customer service representa-tive and in the credit control and asset management depart-ments of the Union Bank. He is currently serving as an advisory Board member of the Kalida Athletic Boosters, a member of Kalida Lions Club, serves as cochairman of the Kalida Pio-neer publicity committee and

concession stand committee. He also serves as a member of the new Kalida Park Board.

Celebrating over 105 years of community banking, The Union Bank Company is a wholly owned subsidiary of the United Bancshares, Inc. (Nasdaq: UBOH-news), a $585 million dol-lar bank holding company head-

quartered in Columbus Grove, Ohio. The Union Bank Com-pany serves Allen, Hancock, Putnam, Sandusky, Van Wert and Wood counties with twelve convenient locations located in Bowling Green, Columbus Grove, Delphos, Findlay, Gib-sonburg, Kalida, Leipsic, Lima, Ottawa and Pemberville.

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OTTAWA — While most of us are planning our strategy for attacking the Thanksgiving turkey, former Columbus Grove residents Jason and Rob Allen are looking far beyond this holiday as they train for a Spartan Death Race in which they will participate next June in Vermont.

The sons of Mike and Marilyn Allen of Columbus Grove, the two have entered this physical and mentally challenging race, designed to instill determination and test cre-ativity and flexibility.

“The real challenge to us is that that neither of us have ever NOT completed a race we entered. The finishing rate on this race is 10 percent, so we figure we have our work cut out for us. But, that’s the challenge of the Spartan Death Race,” said Jason Allen.

Both Allens have entered mara-thons and a variety of races in the past, but the Spartan Death Race is different from anything either have ever tried.

“This one tests mental as well as physical skills,” Jason said.

The race takes place on a 700-acre farm in Vermont. Participants face both mental and physical challenges in the race, which could take anywhere from 12 to 72 hours to complete.

As Joe DeSena, creator of the Death Race explained, he arranges some mental gymnastics along the way to keep things interesting. In the past, participants have had to memorize a list of presidents, design a LEGO structure on paper and then build it, after hiking down a mountain.

On the physical side of the chal-lenge, they’ve had to crawl under a barbed wire fence, climb a vertical point 2,000 feet high, carry a bicy-cle, split a tree stump or dive into a

pond to retrieve a bicycle chain.In the 2009 event, participants

started the race at 4 a.m. by crawl-ing under barbed wire to a field where they would find their racing bibs attached to a tree stump. To get their bibs, they had to dig the stump out of the ground and bring it back with them. Before the first day ended, they had to climb up a waterfall with a bucket filled with rocks, scale a hill while carrying a

wheel-less bicycle frame, quarter 20 logs with an ax, and find an egg hidden in the woods and boil it in a tin cup using a match they retrieved from another station in the race.

Only 10 percent of the partici-pants are expected to finish the race. As DeSena notes, participants should consider this race only if they’ve lived a full life to this date.

The Allen brothers are asking

people to help them by donating three minutes of their time to a non-profit organization for every hour the guys remain in the race. Their goal is to earn 100 hours of volunteer service for their efforts.

Jason Allen and his wife Julie live in Charlotte, North Carolina, with their three children. Rob Allen and his wife Jill live in Lancaster, with their five children.

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Putnam County Common Pleas CourtDispositions/Nov. 7

Scott J. Wilson, 50, 17210 State Route 694, Ottawa, admitted to vio-lating the terms of supervision. The violations include consuming alco-hol on Sept. 28, 2011 in Putnam County. Sentencing was continued for a later date. He was originally convicted of breaking and entering.Dispositions/Nov. 8

Francisco Guerra, 35, 1121 Ottawa Ave., Defiance, was sen-tenced to six months in prison for violating the terms of supervision. The violations included failing to comply with directives of the child support enforcement agency and his supervising officer’s directions, and not making his child support payments. He was given credit for 31 days served. He was originally convicted of felony non support.

Lori A. Young, Columbus Grove, was granted a divorce from John N. Young, Columbus Grove. They were married March 24, 1984, and have no minor children.

Mary A. Ricker, Ottawa, and Terry A. Ricker, Ottawa, were granted a dissolution of marriage. They were married Dec. 13, 1997 in Columbus Grove, and have one child.Dispositions/Nov. 9

Fred L. Peoples, Jr., 39, 735 S. Metcalf St., Lima, pleaded guilty to receiving stolen property. He faces up to 12 months in prison and $2,500 in fines. Bond was contin-ued while a pre-sentence investiga-tion is conducted. Sentencing is set for Dec. 12, 2011.

Mark A. Ranes, Ottawa, and Glo-ria Ranes, Ottawa, were granted a dissolution of marriage. They were married Aug. 31, 2007 in Ottawa, and have no children.Dispositions/Nov. 10

Staci M. Friedrich, 26, 110 Pearl St., Columbus Grove, was granted judicial release and ordered to com-plete the WORTH Center program. She was convicted of burglary, theft and passing bad checks.New Cases

James R. Beutler, Columbus Grove, v. Kathy L. Beutler, Marys-

ville; divorce without children.Melissa K. Wenzlick, Fort Jen-

nings, and Troy D. Wenzlick, Ottovi-lle; dissolution with children.

The Huntington National Bank, Columbus, v. Wendy S. Parker, Ottawa; foreclosure.

Mary L. Schaublin, Gilboa, v. Mark A. Schaublin, Ottawa; divorce with-out children.

Deena A. Good, Fort Jennings, v. David R. Good, Fort Jennings; divorce with children.

Mark Kimmel, Oakwood, v. Teresa M. Homier, Continental, and Homier & Sons, Inc., Continental; personal injury.

Allison E. Whitacre, Columbus Grove, and Robert L. Whitacre, Otto-ville; dissolution with children.

Scott Prowant, Continental, Julie Prowant, Continental, and Joseph Nicholson, Continental, v. Gentech Enterprises, Inc., Clarksville, Tenn., Robert Jeisinger, Clarksville, Tenn., Diane Heisinger, Clarksville, Tenn., and Bryan Heisinger, Clarksville, Tenn.; money.

Cenlar FSB, Ewing, N.J., v. Leann M. Altman, Ottawa, and William J. Altman, Ottawa; foreclosure.

Fifth Third Mortgage, Co., Cincin-nati, v. Pamela S. Deller, Leipsic, and Peter T. Deller; foreclosure.

Thomas C. Edwards, Kalida, and Julie A. Edwards, Kalida; dissolution with children.

US Bank National Ass., Owens-boro, Ky., v. Lisa M. Heitman, Cor-dova, Tenn., foreclosure.

Putnam County Municipal CourtDispositions/Nov. 7

Marco A. Rocha, 18, 73 Ridge St., Belmore, pleaded guilty to under-age possession. Sentence: 180 days jail, $250 fine, with 180 days jail and $100 suspended, with 30 hours’ community service and alco-hol/substance education at Path-ways Counseling Center.

Connie Rosselit, 38, 102 Ralph St., Kalida, pleaded guilty to pass-ing bad checks. Sentence: 10 days jail, $150 fine, with 10 days jail suspended.

Judgments/Nov. 7Citibank, Sioux Falls, S.D., default

judgment v. Michael E. Butler, Leipsic, $2,584.13, plus interest and costs.

Weinerman & Associates, LLC, Columbus, default judgment v. Robin M. Spangler, Leipsic, $1,449.36, plus interest and costs.Dispositions/Nov. 8

Shelia M. Dauwalter, 38, 6823 State Route 18, Hamler, pleaded no contest to second-offense OVI and was found guilty. Sentence: Six points, 180 days jail, $750 fine, three-year license suspension, with 135 days jail and $250 suspended, and complete assessment at Path-ways Counseling Center, or equiva-lent provider.Judgments/Nov. 8

Capital One Bank, Glen Allen, Va., default judgment v. Tiffany M. Eickholt, Continental, $740.99, plus interest and costs.

Credit Acceptance Corp., South-field, Mich., default judgment v. Kimberly A. Criswell, Continental, $3,497.11, plus interest and costs.

OTTAWA — A Christmas Tree Festival at the Putnam County District Library will be return-ing this year for the holiday season. The festival was started in 1988. The year of the flood 2007 would have been the 20th festival. Unfortunately this 20th celebration had to be put off for five years while library officials researched what to do with the former library on Pratt Street that had been heavily damaged in the August 2007 flood.

The decision was made to build a new library on Putnam Parkway in Ottawa. The new library opened this year.

Members of the Putnam County Friends of the Library are happy they can finally hold the 20th festival in the new library facilities this year.

Organizations, businesses, and individuals are invited to partici-pate and to help the Friends to celebrate the first holiday sea-son in the new library facilities.

The festival will run from Dec. 3 to Dec. 29. The set-up will be primarily on Friday, December 2 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.; other times can be easily arranged. Take-down will begin on Thurs-day, Dec. 29 after 6 p.m. and con-tinue through Friday, Dec. 30. While the library is closed on Fri-days. Friday, Dec. 2, and Friday, Dec. 30, are available for setting up and taking down trees.

On Dec. 4 there will be an open house from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. This will be a great time to view all of the creative entries that will be on display. Also, Donna Lora of Findlay will per-form on harp and hammered dulcimer during the open house

The library is open from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. on Saturday to view the trees and use the library’s services.

The Friends of the Putnam County District Library will hold 2 drawings for gift cer-tificates, one from all the group entries and one from all the family and individual entries.

Applications are available at all eight library locations.

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Rob Allen, his wife Jill, and Jason Allen after the half Ironman they completed last fall.

“The real challenge to us is that that neither of us have ever NOT completed a race we entered. The finishing rate on this race is 10 percent, so we figure we have our

work cut out for us. But, that’s the challenge of the Spartan Death Race.”— Jason Allen, Columbus Grove

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OTTAWA — On Nov. 10, members of the Putnam County Safe Communities Coalition recognized seven groups with certificates for their role in providing cab services at local festivals during 2011.

According to Mike Klear, Director of Putnam County Safe Communities Coali-tion, more than 650 indi-viduals utilized the free cab services offered at five festivals in the county. Accepting certificates were the Kalida Lions Club and Kalida Volunteer Fire Department for the Kalida Pioneer Days, the Ottawa-Glandorf Jaycees for the Rhythm and Ribs Festival, Ottawa-Glandorf Rotary Club and the Village of Ottawa for Summerfest in the Park, Glandorf Park Board for the Glandorf Park Festival, and Ottoville Park Board for the Ottovi-lle Park Carnival.

During the presentation, Klear thanked the groups for their effort in reducing alcohol related crashes. He said he hopes that those organizing local festivals will continue to offer cab services to guests and that other festivals will con-sider doing the same in the future.

“I’m certain that your efforts are saving lives, and we thank you for that,” said Safe Communities Coali-tion member Frank Arvay from the Ohio Criminal Justice Services Office of Traffic Safety in Columbus.

According to Klear, between November 1, 2010 and November 1, 2011, Put-nam County had six traffic fatalities. Of those, three were alcohol related.

As the holidays approach, the Safe Com-munities Coalition reminds residents that local law enforcement will be out in force this Thanksgiv-ing season to arrest any-one caught driving drunk behind the wheel.

“The message is simple, Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over. Drinking alcohol and driving do not mix. If you plan to consume alcohol, you should also plan not

to get behind the wheel of a vehicle or ride a motor-cycle,” said Klear. “Unfor-tunately millions of drivers on America’s highways still think they are invincible, and they choose to jeop-ardize their safety and the safety of others on our roads,” he said.

The Putnam County Safe Communites Coalition rec-ommends these simple tips for a safe Thanksgiving:

• Plan a safe way home before the festivities begin;

• Before drinking, des-ignate a sober driver and leave your car keys at home;

• If you are impaired, use

a taxi, call a sober friend or family member;

• Always wear your seat-belt when in a motor vehi-cle;

• If you happen to see a drunk driver on the road, don’t hesitate to contact your local law enforce-ment; and

• Remember, Drive Sober Or Get Pulled Over. If you know someone who is about to drive while impaired, take that per-son’s keys and help him or her make other arrange-ments to get home safely.

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OTTAWA — The Blanchard River Art Guild will hold its fifth annual Holiday Art Show on Saturday, Dec. 3 from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. The show will take place at the Schroeder’s Center for the Arts, 162 W. Main Street, Ottawa. The Holiday Art Show will feature fine arts, live entertainment, hands-on art activities for all ages, and refreshments. Admission to the show is free.

Artists participating in the BRAG Holiday Art Show will be limited to the membership of the Blanchard River Art Guild. All regional artists and art enthusiasts are invited to join the Blanchard River Art Guild. Membership fees are $25 per year for individuals, $40 for a family membership and $50 or more for a corporate membership. A paid BRAG member-ship entitles artists to free exhibition space in the Holiday Art Show, the BRAG Arts Fest, and several more regional shows throughout the year. The BRAG membership meets on the third Thursday of each month at 7:00 p.m. For more information, call Jeanne Beutler at 419-615-2298. Donations to support the efforts of BRAG, to promote the arts in the Putnam County area and support the creative growth of its members and area artists, may be sent to: BRAG, P.O. Box 482, Ottawa, OH 45875.

Art guild plans holiday show

Oscar Velasquez will have a print signing of his new print “Christmas in Olde Glandorf” on Tuesday, Nov. 22, from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in the Putnam County District Library in Ottawa. The cost is $75 for a framed print and $25 for an unframed print.

Velasquez will also be at the Blandchard River Art Guild Holiday Art Show at the Schroeder Center for the Arts in Ottawa on Saturday, Dec. 3, from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. with the prints.

For more information you may call Velasquez at 419-358-0533

Velasquez hosting print signing

The Putnam County Safe Communities program reports that for the months of August 2011 to November 2011 there have been 0 traffic deaths in Putnam County.

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Adminis-tration, each fatality has a comprehensive cost of $3,366,388 associated with it. The fatality cost in Putnam County for August 2011 to November 2011 was $0.00. Mike Klear, Put-nam County Safe Communities says, “Please prevent deaths in 2011!”

The Putnam County Safe Communities Coalition is dedi-cated to keeping our county roads safe so we don’t have to grieve over someone in our county. Please be safe when walking, biking or driving a Car, Truck, SUV or Motorcycle!

The “Safe Communities” program was developed through the Ohio Department of Public Safety to establish and/or expand community partnerships to create safer, healthier communities throughout Ohio.

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Oscar Velasquez shows his new print “Christmas in Olde Glandorf” that he will be signing on Tuesday, Nov. 22, and Saturday, Dec. 3

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Pictured are (front, l-r) Scott Kahle, Kalida Lions Club, and Eric Unverferth, Kalida Fire Department representing Kalida Pioneer Days; Jeff Loehrke, Village of Ottawa, and Mike Ruhe, Ottawa-Glandorf Rotary Club representing Summerfest in the Park; and (back, l-r) Mike Klear, Director of Putnam County Safe Communities Coalition; Glenn Kaufman rep-resenting Glandorf Park Festival committee; Todd Knippen representing Ottoville Park Carnival; Dustin Ellerbrock and Jeremy Young representing the Ottawa-Glandorf Jaycees Rhythm and Ribs Festival; and Putnam County Sheriff James Beutler.

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United Way hosting Thanks-for-Giving Day

OTTAWA — To celebrate the Thanksgiv-ing season and to thank the community for their generosity, the United Way of Putnam County will host a Donor Appreciation Open House on Monday, Nov. 21 from 1 to 5 p.m. Each year, the Monday before Thanksgiving is recognized by the United Way of Putnam County as “Thanks-for-Giv-ing Day”. On this day, the United Way office, located at 118 N. Hickory Street, Ottawa, will be open for extended hours. The com-munity is invited to stop in for refreshments and hourly door prizes.

Thanksgiving dinner offered at Trinity United Methodist

OTTAWA — Thanksgiving Day from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. a Thanksgiving Day dinner will be held at the Ottawa Trinity United Methodist Church at the corner of Main and Pratt Streets in Ottawa.

Anyone is welcome to attend. Those attending may bring a donation of a canned food item or shampoo to donate to the Ottawa Food Pantry. The event is hosted by the Ron Deatrick family and friends.

Trinity United Methodist Church is hand-icap-accessible.

YMCA hosting drop and shopOTTAWA — Let the YMCA entertain your

kids while you get your holiday shopping done. On Saturday, December 10th from 9:00am-3:00pm children age 3-10 years old can be dropped off at the YMCA for a day of fun. And while you’re tying up the loose ends before the holidays are here, your kids will be having fun at the YMCA par-ticipating in an array of activities which will include swimming, arts/crafts, popcorn and a movie, a pizza lunch and so much more. Children should come in tennis shoes and play clothes. Fee for this fun filled day is only $10 per child for members and non-members with a limit of $25 per family. Pre-registration is required due to staffing requirements. So reserve your space today before time runs out. To register or for more information contact the Putnam County YMCA at 419-523-5233.

Ottawa Senior Center holding bazaar and bake sale

OTTAWA — The Senior Center will spon-sor a Holiday Bazaar & Bake Sale on Thurs-day, Nov. 17 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and on Friday, November 18th from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Lunch will be served from 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. on both days.

The seniors have been working hard in the last few months and we are offering a good variety of new crafts for your holi-day needs. As in the past, there will have homemade noodles, peanut brittle, can-dies and delicious baked items. Stop by for lunch and browse through our many

one of kind gift items.Volunteers are also needed for donations

of baked goods, to work during the bazaar, and to clean up at the end of the bazaar. To offer your services, please call the Senior Center 419-523-5593.

Continental craft show set for December 10

CONTINENTAL — Come to the Ameri-can Legion in Continental on December 10. There will be several different companies with 45 booths there to help with your shop-ping! Something for EVERYONE!

Santa will be here from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Children will be able to tell Santa what they want for Christmas! Pictures Available!

Some of the crafts include: embroidery items, angel ornaments, sweatshirts, purses, jewelry, rice bags, homemade dips, can-dles and cappuccinos, candles, gifts sets, tutus, magnets, key chains, OSU items, wax scented bears, decorated Marble tiles, deco-rated ceramic tiles, baby items, Continental Pirate items, embroidered corn hole bags, 18” doll clothes, baby burp cloths, home-made Christmas decorations, scrapbooking, woodworking, specialty chocolates, gour-met pretzels, homemade scarves, designer baby onesies, baby clothes, wreaths.

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Putnam Acres hosting wreath silent auction

PUTNAM COUNTY - Putnam Acres Care Center is inviting the community to share your holiday spirit by donating a decorated wreath in honor of a current resident or in memory of a former resident or loved one. A silent auction will be held with all pro-ceeds donated the United Way of Putnam County.

The wreath guidelines are:• No bigger than 20 inches in diameter.—

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For more information or to participate in the display call Anne Schroeder at 419-523-4092 or e-mail [email protected].

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KALIDA

Clara E. KahleClara E. Kahle, 96, died at 1:45 p.m. Nov.

11, 2011, at The Meadows of Kalida.She was born Nov. 16, 1914, in Kalida to

Louis C. and Philomena Schmitz Bockrath, who preceded her in death. On Oct. 20, 1937, she married Arnold Kahle, who died May 18, 2009.

Clara was a wife and mother. She was a member of St. Michael Catholic Church, Kalida, and the Altar Rosary Society. She was also a member of Kalida High School Music Boosters. She loved her flowers and enjoyed feeding the birds and squirrels. She was a loving mother to all.

Survivors include three children, Carol Jean (Kenneth) Miller, of Lima, Diane (James) Recker, of Kalida, and Jane (Scott) Bennett, of Dayton; 13 grandchildren, 24 great-grand-children and 10 great-great-grandchildren; a sister-in-law, Mary Bockrath, of Sandusky; and two brothers-in-law, Walter Schneeg, of Ashland, and Irvin Bowersock, of Columbus Grove.

She was preceded in death by three infant daughters; four sisters, Agnes Edelbrock, Velma McCartney, Florence Schneeg and Vera Bowersock; and a brother, Lawrence Bockrath.

Mass of Christian Burial was held Tuesday, Nov. 8, at St. Michael Catholic Church, Kalida. Father Mark Hoying officiated. Burial was in the church cemetery.

Arrangements were handled by Love Funeral Home, Ottawa.

Memorial contributions may be made to St. Michael Tower Fund, Kalida Park, Putnam County Hospice or the charity of donor’s choice.

Condolences may be expressed at www.love funeralhome.com.

OTTOVILLE

Paul J. BurgeiPaul J. Burgei, 89, died at 2:45 p.m. Nov.

7, 2011, at the Meadows of Kalida in Kalida.He was born May 9, 1922, in Cloverdale

to Michael A. and Pauline F. Pittner Burgei, who preceded him in death. On Sept. 1, 1951, he married Rita Koester, who died Oct. 3, 1985.

Mr. Burgei was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Ottoville. He retired as a machine repairman in 1987 from Chrysler. He had also worked at Ex-Cell-O and Ford Motor Co. Lima Engine Plant, where he received its Town Crier Award for community service. He had served as an assistant fire chief for the Ottoville Fire Department and had served on the Ottoville school board. He enjoyed woodworking in his spare time.

Survivors include two children, Darlene Carfora, of Ottoville, and Gary (Bridget) Burgei, of Troy; three grandchildren, Andrew Paul Burgei, Kaitlyn Susanna Burgei and Benjamin Robert Burgei; and five sisters, Agnes King, of Napoleon, Miriam Kamann, of Oregon, Ohio, Mildred (William) Pollick, of Dublin, Helen Koester, of Ottoville, and Dorothy Kahle, of Kalida.

He was preceded in death by three sis-ters, Annette Kromer, Margaret Maas and Louise Burgei; and two brothers, Hilary and Lawrence Burgei.

Mass of Christian Burial was held Friday at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Ottoville. Father John Stites offi-ciated. Burial was in St. Mary Cemetery, Ottoville.

Arrangements were handled by Love-Heitmeyer Funeral Home, Jackson Township.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to your local Habitat for Humanity.

Condolences may be expressed at www.lovefuneralhome.com.

DUPONT

Ray W. ProwantRay W. Prowant, 84, died at 6 a.m. Nov. 9,

2011, at Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice, Defiance, following a brief illness.

He was born June 1, 1927, in Continental to Homer and Addie Anspach Prowant. He married JoAnne Myers, who survives. He and his adoring wife were married for 63 years.

Mr. Prowant was raised in Continental but was a lifelong resident of Dupont. Following graduation from Continental High School in 1945, he attended the school of hard knocks, graduating at least 99 times and counting. He was the vice president of Durant Enterprises Inc., as well as serving as the chief executive go-fer, a title he not only bestowed on him-self, but one he wore with pride, dedication, a huge grin and an even bigger laugh.

He lived his life serving the public. He was a Navy veteran of World War II. He was very active in the community serving as a town councilman, Republican Party com-mitteeman and community club member. He was a member of the American Legion Post 541, Continental, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5803, Van Wert, and a 58-year member of the Masonic Lodge, Continental. He was a member of Continental United Methodist Church, Continental, where he had served as a Sunday school teacher, greeter and trustee. He was a member of the Continental Community Club, the Continental Development Corporation and a longtime director of the Dupont Service Co.

Professionally, he began his career in 1948, working for the Myers Concession Co. He and his wife traveled with the Gooding Amusement Co., serving several Ohio fairs and festivals with their confection trailers. In 1966, he established Durant Enterprises Inc. a mobile amusement company, cur-rently consisting of more than 30 rides and 20 food concessions. He was a member of several professional organizations, includ-ing Greater Ohio Showmen’s Association, where he served as president for more than four years, as well as a trustee; the Ohio Fair Manager’s Association; the Ohio Festival & Events Association; the Outdoor Amusement Business Association; and the International Independent Showmen’s Association. In addition, he served on the Ohio Ride Safety Advisory Board, where he was instrumental in establishing the Ride Safety Program with the governor and the director of agriculture.

He loved visiting with people and traveling to fairs and festivals in the area. He was a lover of Ford trucks and animals and loved to tell stories and jokes. He also loved to read newspapers and subscribed to approximately 12 per week.

Survivors include two daughters, Jill (her special friend Dan Daly) Byrd, of Lewiston, Mich., and Lynn (Bill) Miller, of Decatur, Ind.; his No. 1 son, Bill (Anissa) Prowant, of Dupont; three grandchildren, Lisa (Clark) Gable, of Decatur, Ind., and Jeffrey Prowant and Allison Prowant, both of Dupont; a great-granddaughter, Anna Jo Gable, of Decatur, Ind.; two very loyal dogs; two granddogs; a sister, Phylis Stemen, of Savannah, Ga.; and a sister-in-law, Susan Prowant, of Fort Wayne, Ind.

He was preceded in death by a brother, Charles Prowant.

Services were held Saturday at Continental United Methodist Church, Continental. The Rev. Charles Schmunk officiated. Burial was in Fairview Cemetery, Dupont, with military rites by American Legion Post 541.

Arrangements were handled by Heitmeyer Funeral Home, Continental.

Memorial contributions may be made to Continental United Methodist Church, the Continental Community Library or the Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice.

Condolences may be expressed at www.heitmeyerfuneralhome.com.

OTTAWA

Dolores C. RuheDolores C. Ruhe, 87, died at 9 a.m. Nov. 9,

2011, at Putnam Heritage, Ottawa.She was born Sept. 13, 1924, in Fort

Jennings to Sylvester and Angeline Brinkman Hellman, who preceded her in death. On June 22, 1949, she married Joseph E. Ruhe, who died July 20, 1993.

Mrs. Ruhe had been a clerk at the Putnam County Recorder’s Office and had been a reporter for the Findlay Republican Courier and The Lima News. She was a member of SS. Peter & Paul Catholic Church, Ottawa, where she was a Eucharistic minister and a member of its Altar Rosary Society and Catholic Ladies of Columbia. She was a member of the American Legion Post 63 Auxiliary, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9142 Auxiliary and a charter member of the Ottawa Fire Ladies, all in Ottawa. She was very involved with the Buckeye Girls’ State, a volunteer for the Putnam County Chapter of the American Red Cross, the Putnam County Board of Elections and area nursing homes. She was also involved with the Ottawa-Glandorf Athletic Boosters, especially bas-ketball, and was a basketball season ticket holder for more than 35 years. She was an avid card player and member of several card clubs and enjoyed playing golf, traveling and taking cruises with her husband and friends, both in the states and internationally. Most of all, she loved being surrounded by her family, especially her children, grandchil-dren and great-grandchildren.

Survivors include seven children, Keith Ruhe, of Coldwater, Mich., Dale “Skip” (Connie) Ruhe, Jack (Deb) Ruhe and Roger (Margaret) Ruhe, all of Ottawa, Ann (Brooks) Bosse, of Findlay, Kathy Miller, of Green Springs, and Joan (Rick) Kline, of Hamler; 17 grandchildren, Megan (Kyle Seibolt) Ruhe, Grant Ruhe, Andrea (Rob) Hemrick, Schuyler Ruhe, Nathan Ruhe, Lyndsey Ruhe, Matt Ruhe, Lee Ruhe, Michelle Ruhe, Nicole Bosse, Erin Bosse, Jaclyn Miller, DeAnna Miller, Kelly Miller, Brian Kline, Kevin Kline and Erica Kline; three great-grandchildren, Audrey, Reid and Layne Hemrick; four sisters, Emily Elwer, of Delphos, Gennie (Vinnie) Karhoff, of Elida, Catherine (Melitus) Warnecke, of Lakeview, and Eileen (Lou) Schimmoeller, of Fort Jennings; and a brother, George (Carol) Hellman, of Fort Jennings.

She was preceded in death by a son-in-law, John Miller; and three brothers, William and infant twins John and Joseph Hellman.

Mass of Christian Burial was held Saturday at SS. Peter & Paul Catholic Church, Ottawa. Father Matt Jozefiak officiated. Burial was in the church cemetery.

Arrangements were handled by Love Funeral Home, Ottawa.

Memorial contributions may be made to SS. Peter & Paul Education Foundation, O-G Athletic Boosters or Putnam County Home Care & Hospice.

Condolences may be expressed at www.lovefuneralhome.com.

OTTAWA

Roy Junior TaylorRoy Junior Taylor, 86, died at 2:10 a.m.

Nov. 9, 2011, at Blanchard Valley Hospital, Findlay.

Memorial services were held Sunday at Heitmeyer Funeral Home, Ottawa, with mili-tary rites. The Rev. Lynda Lockwood offici-ated.

CONTINENTAL

Mary Edith WinkleMary Edith Winkle, 83, went to her heav-

enly home surrounded by her family at 4:10 p.m. Nov. 10, 2011, at St. Rita’s Medical Center.

She was born Jan. 17, 1928, in Kalida to Lawrence and Loretta Quinn Unverferth, who preceded her in death. She was married on March 31, 1951, to Kenneth B. Winkle, her devoted husband of 60 years, who survives in Continental.

She was a very active member of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Continental, where she served as sacristan for more than 25 years and as the longest-tenured member of the church choir. She was also a member of its Altar Rosary Society. She was affectionately known as “Grandma Gum” to the children of her parish for her smile and special treat after each Mass. She was a member of the Continental American Legion Ladies Auxiliary and served on the Putnam County Board of Elections. Her favorite pastimes included bowling, play-ing bingo and card games with her sisters, as well as cheering on the Pirates at many sporting events.

Survivors also include three children, Tom (Vicki) Winkle, of Defiance, and Ron (Wanda) Winkle and Diane (Sam) Brown, both of Continental; seven grandchildren, Kristin (Darrell) Tacy, of Charlotte, N.C., and Kelly (Anthony) Tegenkamp, Rob (Melissa) Winkle, Ryan (Katie) Winkle, Stacie (Charlie) Dirr, Kurtis and Jessica Brown, all of Continental; six great-grand-children, Quinn and Reid Tegenkamp, Addison and Aubrey Winkle, Ryley Winkle, Grady Dirr; a stepgranddaughter, Jolene (Ben) Williams, of Defiance; three step-great-grandchildren, Alexi, Caden and Megan; three sisters, Ruth Ann Horstman, of Cloverdale, and Julie (Harold) Selhorst, Irma (Ron) Kahle, both of Kalida; two sisters-in-law, Dorothy Winkle and Norma Jean Morgan, both of Continental; and many nieces, nephews and extended family members.

She was preceded in death by two great-grandsons, Caden and Connor Winkle; four brothers, Urban (Helen), Virgil (Virginia), Richard (Gladys), and Donald “Jiggs” (Helen) Unverferth; a sister, Marietta “Toots” (Harold) Smith; and three brothers-in-law, Bob Horstman, Joe Winkle and David Morgan.

A Mass of Christian Burial was held Monday at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Continental. Father Mark Hoying officiated. Burial was in Monroe Cemetery, Continental.

Arrangements were handled by Heitmeyer Funeral Home, Continental.

Memorial contributions may be made to St. John the Baptist Building Fund.

Condolences may be expressed at www.heitmeyerfuneralhome.com.

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Luke Bellman (Ottawa-Glandorf) is leading the Flyers’ football team in receiving this fall.

The 6-foot-1, 175-pound Bellman leads the team in three categories: receptions (37), receiving yards (485) and touchdowns (four).

In Dayton’s 31-28 loss against San Diego Saturday, Bellman caught eight passes for 86 yards and a TD.

Last season, Bellman tied for third on the team in both receptions (23) and receiving yards (339) and tied for the team lead in TD receptions (four). He was seventh on the squad in all-purpose yards with 374 and was fifth in scoring with 24 points.

In 2010, Bellman was named to the Pioneer Football League Academic Honor Roll.

The Flyers are 6-4 overall and 4-3 in the PFL.

Titans spiking at Capital

Both senior Emily Heitmeyer (Ottawa-Glandorf) and freshman Melissa Verhoff (Ottawa-Glandorf) were among the leaders on the Capital University volleyball team this season.

Heitmeyer was fourth on the team in kills (197), while Verhoff was fifth (162) Verhoff was second on the squad in blocks (22), while Heitmeyer was third (11).

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TIFFIN — The regular-sea-son meeting between Leipsic and McComb was a game that got out of hand. Leipsic took control in the second half and pulled away for a convincing 48-20 victory.

But, that was three weeks ago. Like the old saying goes, it’s a new season once the

playoffs begin.In Saturday’s Division VI,

Region 22 game at Tiffin, it played out a little differently than a few weeks ago.

It took two overtimes on Saturday before Leipsic finally put the game away, winning on a 1-yard plunge by running back Brady Schro-eder, giving the Vikings a thrilling 34-28 victory.

With the win, Leipsic (11-1) will take on Delphos St. John’s next Saturday at a site to be determined later today.

McComb running back/quarterback Jerry Brown led the Panthers with 204 rushing yards on 32 carries and three touchdowns. Most of Brown’s rushes came out of the Wild-cat formation.

Leipsic coach Joe Kirkend-all said McComb (8-4) came out with a solid game plan.

“They just decided to let everything run through No. 23 (Brown),” Kirkendall said. “I think he might have been a little banged up in the last game. But, tonight they gave him the ball a lot.”

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KALIDA - On Friday, November 25th (the Friday after Thanksgiving) Kalida High School will be hosting an Ohio High School Ath-letic Association (OHSAA) Foundation Basketball game between the Colum-bus Bishop Hartley Hawks and the Kalida High School Wildcats.

This game will bring back former Kalida High School and University of Findlay Basketball star Randy Kor-tokrax to coach against his father, Richard Kortokrax, the winningest coach in Ohio High School Basket-ball history.

The Hawks of Bishop Hartley were State Semi Finalists last year in Divi-sion II and return almost the entire team that compiled a 25-2 record. The Kalida Wildcats are coming off of a 17-5 record last year, and are looking forward to a great 2011-12 season.

An OSHAA Foundation Game is played like any

other Basketball game, how-ever, it is not considered part of the regular Basketball sea-son record. The idea of a Foundation game is to raise money for a local cause. All proceeds from this game will be donated to the New Kalida Park.

The Junior Varsity game will start at 6 p.m., with the Varsity contest to fol-low. Since this is an OHSAA Foundation Game, Sea-son Tickets and/or passes are not valid at this game. Admission to the game is $6 for adults and $4 for stu-dents.

As mentioned, 100% of the proceeds of this game will be donated to the New Kalida Park. Please come out on November 25th as the Columbus Bishop Hart-ley Hawks, coached by Randy Kortokrax, take on the Kalida Wildcats under the direction of Richard Kortokrax. What a great way to kick off the 2011-12 Basketball season.

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OTTAWA — Ring in the New Year with your friends at the Putnam County YMCA. Regis-trations are now being taken for the YMCA New Years Eve Overnight. Kids will participate in swim-ming, group games, food, movies and of course ringing in the New Year. Dinner, midnight snack and light breakfast will be provided. Overnight will begin at 8:00pm on December 31st and end with kids being picked up at 7:00am the following morning. Fee is $20.00 for members and $35.00 for non-membersa and is open to any youth 5-12 years old. Early registra-tion is encouraged as space is limited. To regis-ter or for more informa-tion contact the Putnam County YMCA at 419-523-5233.

YMCA hosting New Years Eve youth overnight

OTTAWA — The Lima-Putnam wrestling club will hold a meeting for all students in grades 1-8 on Tuesday November 22nd at the Schnipke Inn in Ottawa at 7:00pm. The meeting is open to stu-dents in and around Put-nam County. The club will again meet at the Schro-eder Building for the Arts in downtown Ottawa. Parents can contact Mike Maag for more informa-tion at 419-296-9931.

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The SS. Peter and Paul Catholic Church 5th grade CYO volleyball team won second runner-up at the Putnam County CYO Volleyball Tournament on November 5. The team finished the season with a 10-4 record. Pictured are (front, l-r) Grace Warniment, Morgan Sealts, Emma Kahle, Taylor Kuhlman, Alyssa Gerten and Paige Utrup (middle row, l-r) Anika Sch-reiber, Emma Warniment, Emily Wischmeyer, Emma Ellerbrock, Kasey Ellerbrock, Chelsea Podraski and Taylor Deleruyelle, and (back, l-r) coaches Janet Gerten, Karen Ellerbrock and Shannon Utrup.

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OTTAWA — SS. Peter and Paul Rosary Altar Society met Nov. 8 in the school cafeteria where the organization hosted a brief video presentation about the revisions of the English language for the Mass. Father Matt Jozefiak also offered additional explanation and answered concerns.

During the business portion of the meeting, plans for the parish St. Nich-olas Day celebration were finalized, and the celebration will be held after the 10:00 a.m. mass on Sunday, Dec. 4. The 10:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday, November 13 will honor police, fire-men, military and EMS members. New Creation Lutheran Church will host the local ecumenical Thanksgiving ser-vice on Tuesday, Nov. 22 at 7:30 p.m.

On Monday, Nov. 28, a Pro-Life Action Fundraiser and information night will be held at OGHS cafeteria at 7:00 p.m. Guest speakers will be present, and more information can be found at www.HeartbeatBill.com and www.OhioProLifeAction.com.

Friendly Visitor Kathy Brinkman plans to begin a Reassurance Program that will establish contact with elderly or disabled parishioners who reside in their own homes. Anyone interested in the program is welcome to contact Kathy.

Rosary Altar members will help con-tact parishioners to donate desserts for meals after funeral masses. Rosary Altar also made a monetary donation to help supply desserts. Rural Life Chair Kate

Wischmeyer stated that small articles need to be recycled as well as larger items. She also asked for prayers for good weather for farmers to harvest.

The Epiphany will be celebrated with coffee and donuts after the Sunday masses on January 8. A prayer service is planned and a small home bless-ing kit will be available for parishio-ners to take with them. Donations will be accepted. Next November, Rosary Altar will provide refreshments after the memorial mass.

Darlene Schroeder’s name was cho-sen for the monthly drawing, but she was not in attendance so no prize was given. The next meeting will be held Tuesday, February 14 when a presenta-tion on Guatemala will be given.

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Boys Varsity BasketballSaturday 11/19 10:00am vs. Carey High School (scrimmage) Wednesday 11/23 2:30 p.m. vs. Hopewell-Loudon High School (scrimmage)Saturday 12/3 7:30 p.m. @ Allen East HS Friday 12/9 6:00 p.m. vs. Van Buren High School Saturday 12/10 6:00 p.m. @ Ada HS Tuesday 12/13 7:30 p.m. vs. Kalida High School Friday 12/16 7:30 p.m. vs. Hardin Northern High School Tuesday 12/27 7:30 p.m. vs. Leipsic High School Friday 12/30 6:00 p.m. vs. Temple Christian School (Lima) Friday 1/6 7:30 p.m. vs. Arlington HS Saturday 1/7 7:30 p.m. @ Miller City High School Friday 1/13 7:30 p.m. vs. McComb Local High School Saturday 1/14 7:30 p.m. vs. Ottoville Local High School Friday 1/20 7:30 p.m. @ Liberty-Benton High School Tuesday 1/24 7:30 p.m. @ Bluffton High School Friday 1/27 7:30 p.m. @ Cory-Rawson High School Friday 2/3 7:30 p.m. vs. Arcadia HS Tuesday 2/7 6:00 p.m. @ Columbus Grove High School Friday 2/10 7:30 p.m. @ Vanlue High School Friday 2/17 7:30 p.m. @ Leipsic High School Saturday 2/18 7:30 p.m. @ Fort Jennings High School Friday 2/24 7:30 p.m. vs. Continental High School

Girls Varsity BasketballSaturday 11/5 10:00am @ Bath High School (scrimmage) Tuesday 11/8 6:30 p.m. @ Carey High School (scrimmage) Saturday 11/19 10:00am @ New Riegel High School (scrimmage) Tuesday 11/22 6:00 p.m. @ Patrick Henry High School (scrimmage) Friday 11/25 7:30 p.m. vs. Leipsic High School Thursday 12/1 7:30 p.m. vs. Cory-Rawson High School

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Boys Junior Varsity BasketballSaturday 11/19 10:00am @ Carey High School Saturday 12/3 6:00 p.m. @ Allen East HS Friday 12/9 6:00 p.m. vs. Van Buren High School Saturday 12/10 6:00 p.m. @ Ada HS Tuesday 12/13 6:00 p.m. vs. Kalida High School Friday 12/16 6:00 p.m. vs. Hardin Northern High School Thursday 12/22 6:00 p.m. @ New Knoxville High School Tuesday 12/27 6:00 p.m. vs. Leipsic High School Friday 1/6 6:00 p.m. vs. Arlington HS Saturday 1/7 6:00 p.m. @ Miller City High School Friday 1/13 6:00 p.m. vs. McComb Local High School

Saturday 1/14 6:00 p.m. vs. Ottoville Local High School Friday 1/20 6:00 p.m. @ Liberty-Benton High School Tuesday 1/24 6:00 p.m. @ Bluffton High School Friday 1/27 6:00 p.m. @ Cory-Rawson High School Friday 2/3 6:00 p.m. vs. Arcadia HS Tuesday 2/7 6:00 p.m. @ Columbus Grove High School Friday 2/10 6:00 p.m. @ Vanlue High School Friday 2/10 6:00 p.m. @ Leipsic High School Saturday 2/18 6:00 p.m. @ Fort Jennings High School Friday 2/24 6:00 p.m. vs. Continental High School

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Varsity/JV Basketball (Boys) Friday Dec. 02 Ada High School 6:30PM Tuesday Dec. 06 Perry High School 6:00PM Saturday Dec. 10 @ Archbold High School 6:00PM Tuesday Dec. 13 * @ Pandora−Gilboa High School 6:00PMSaturday Dec. 17 @ Delphos Jefferson High School 6:00PM Friday Dec. 23 Lincolnview High School 6:30PM Tuesday Dec. 27 Saint Henry High School 6:30PM Saturday Jan. 07 @ Fort Recovery High School 6:30PM Friday Jan. 13 * Ft. Jennings High School 6:00PM Saturday Jan. 14 Tinora High School 6:00PM Saturday Jan. 21 * Columbus Grove High School 6:00PM Tuesday Jan. 24 Van Wert High School 6:00PM

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Varsity/JV Basketball (Girls) Saturday Nov. 26 @ Coldwater High School 6:00PM Thursday Dec. 01 St. Mary’s Memorial HS 6:00PM Saturday Dec. 03 @ Ottawa−Glandorf High School 1:00PM Thursday Dec. 08 @ Antwerp High School 6:00PM Saturday Dec. 10 Delphos Jefferson High School 1:00PM Saturday Dec. 17 * Ft. Jennings High School 1:00PM Tuesday Dec. 20 * @ Columbus Grove High School 6:00PM Monday Jan. 02 Minster High School 6:00PM

Thursday Jan. 05 * @ Ottoville Local High School 6:00PM Saturday Jan. 07 @ Wapakoneta High School 12:00PM Tuesday Jan. 10 @ Lincolnview High School 6:00PM Saturday Jan. 14 Allen East High School 1:00PM Tuesday Jan. 17 Tinora High School 6:00PM Monday Jan. 23 Liberty Benton High School 6:00PM Saturday Jan. 28 * Miller City High School 1:00PM Tuesday Jan. 31 @ Spencerville High School 6:00PM Saturday Feb. 04 * Pandora−Gilboa High School 1:00PM Tuesday Feb. 07 @ Holgate High School 6:00PM Saturday Feb. 11 * Leipsic High School 1:00PM Thursday Feb. 16 * @ Continental High School 6:00PM Tuesday Feb. 21 Girls OHSAA Sectionals @ TBA TBA

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Jane Rosen-garten

and Glen Arnold,

members of the

Putnam County

Optimists, load a

truck with toys as

the Toys for Tots program

is kicked off locally.

• Submitted photos

Members of the Putnam County Optimists were busy shopping to help fill boxes in the Toys for Tot campaign they are kicking off.

The Putnam County Optimists are collecting new toys again this year for the Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots drive. Boxes are located at over 50 businesses and organizations around the county. Last year’s collection gathered toys that were distributed to over 700 area children.

All toys and funds collected in Putnam County stay in Putnam County. All toys are distributed by the Putnam County Thrift store in conjunction with their annual Christmas for the Needy program.

Toy donations can be can be made by dropping new, unwrapped toys into local collection boxes. Monetary donations can be made by send-ing a check payable to Toys For Tots to the Putnam County Optimists, PO Box 189, Ottawa Oh 45875 by December 9.

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OTTAWA — There will be a dessert recep-tion fundraiser on Monday, Nov. 28, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Ottawa-Glandorf High School cafeteria hosted by the Ohio Prolife and the Right to Life organizations.

The reception is a fundraiser to help pass Ohio House Bill 125, “The Heartbeat Bill.” The guest speakers will include Linda Theis, former president of Ohio RIght to Life and current president of Ohio Right to Life Action; Janet Folger Porter, former legislator representative, director to Ohio Right to Life, and president of Faith 2 Action; Rep. Lynn Watchmann, sponsor of the “heartbeat” bill; and Senator Cliff Hite, Findlay.

The public is invited to attend this event.

OTTAWA — Once again, the collective faith communities of the Ottawa Church Council will be gathering together for a spe-cial Thanksgiving Eve worship on Tuesday, Nov. 22, at 7:30 p.m. at New Creation Lutheran Church, Ottawa. Joining Pastor Ken Pol-litz and the people of New Cre-ation for this celebrative worship will be Pastor Marshall Metzger and the Ottawa Missionary Church, Pastor Lynda Lockwood and the Trinity United Method-ist Church, Fathers Matt Jozefiak and Alfons Minja and SS. Peter and Paul Parish, and Father Tony Fortman and St. John the Baptist Parish. The guest preacher for the evening worship will be Pas-

tor Steve Elderbrock joined with the congregation of the Ottawa Presbyterian Church.

All are welcome to this joint community worship as we come together to give thanks to God as the faith communities of Ottawa and Glandorf. Wor-ship will include lots of music and songs of thanksgiving along with an inspiration message from Pastor Elderbrock. Two offerings will be taken that eve-ning. During worship, a financial offering will be taken and will go to help support the much valued ministry of the Salvation Army here in Ottawa that helps to provide relief to those expe-riencing economic difficulties.

An in-kind offering of food will also be taken to help stock the shelves of the Ottawa Food Pan-try. People are invited to help out the Food Pantry, if they are able, by bringing and dropping off any of the following: canned fruit, peanut butter and jelly, spaghetti sauce, canned soup, personal care items and bever-ages (such as juice, coffee, tea, hot chocolate). Trinity United Methodist Church facilitates both the Salvation Army and the Ottawa Food Pantry.

New Creation Church is located on the eastern edge of Ottawa at 8127 E Main Street; and if peo-ple have more questions, may be reached by calling 419-523-6250.

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Basketball Girls Varsity/JVSaturday 11/26/11 Lincolnview High School Away 6:00PMThursday 12/01/11 Hicksville High School Away 6:00PMTuesday 12/06/11 *Columbus Grove High School Away 6:00PMThursday 12/08/11 Tinora High School Away 6:00PMTuesday 12/13/11 Fairview High School Away 6:00PMThursday 12/15/11 Holgate High School Home 6:00PM

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BOYS VARSITY BOWLINGSat.Nov 19 @Minster Plaza Lanes – Celina 1:00Sat. Nov 26 @St Henry Community Lanes – Minster 1:00Sat. Dec 3 @ Mississinawa Pla-Mor Lanes – Coldwater 10:00Sat. Dec 10 @ St Marys Astro Lanes – Wapak 1:00Sat. Dec 17 @ Parkway Pla-Mor Lanes – Coldwater 1:00Wed. Dec 28 @ Coldwater Miracle Lanes - Fort Recovery 1:00Thur. Dec 29 @ Versailles Speedway Lanes - New Bremen 10:00Sat. Jan 7 @ Wapak Woodcrest Lanes - Union City 10:00 @ LCC Woodcrest Lanes – Union City 12:30Sat. Jan 14 @ New Bremen Varsity Lanes - St Marys 10:00 @ Van Wert Varsity Lanes – St. Marys 12:30Sat.Jan 21 Celina Highland Lanes – Ottawa 10:00Sat. Jan 28 @ Ansonia McBo’s Lanes – Versailles 1:00Sat. Feb 4 @ Ft Recovery Olympic Lanes - Van Wert 1:00Sat. Feb 11 @ Marion Local 20th Century Lanes – Lima 1:00Sat. Feb 17 @ Sectional Tourn Community Lanes – Minster 5:00Sat. Feb 25 @ District Tourn Varsity Lanes - Bowling Green 1:00

VARSITY SWIMMINGFri. Dec 2 @ Celina Mercer Cty Y 5:00Mon. Dec 5 Coldwater & Elida (Host) PCY 7:00Thur. Dec 8 @ Defiance Defiance YMCA 4:30

Sat. Dec 10 @ Napoleon Inv Napoleon HS 11:30Tues. Dec 13 @ Ayersville Ayersville HS 5:30Thur. Dec 22 Wapak PCY 7:00Tues. Dec 27 @ Van Wert Diving Inv VWY 11:00Thur. Dec 29 @ Holiday Inv Lima YMCA tbaThur. Jan 5 @ Bath/Lima Sr/Fostoria Lima YMCA tbaTues. Jan 10 Van Wert/St Marys PCY 7:00Sat. Jan 14 @ Wapak/Celina Inv Auglaize/Mercer Y 1:00Sat. Jan 21 Kenton/LCC PCY 10:00Thur. Jan 26 @ WBL - Diving Defiance YMCA 3:00Sat. Jan 28 @ WBL - Swimming Defiance YMCA 11:00

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OTTAWA — Demolition at Ottawa Elementary School began last week.

Ottawa-Glandorf Superintendent Kevin Brinkman said the demoli-tion is being done by Green Trac LLC, out of Illinois.

“They are tearing down and tak-ing out everything except the gym-nasium,” Brinkman said. “We’re even taking out the old portables and the asphalt.”

The Ottawa-Glandorf school board is leasing the gym to SS. Peter and Paul School for activities.

Former teacher Cindy Lichtle said it is hard seeing the building being torn down. She retired at the end of the 2010-2011 school year after teaching third grade in the school for 35 years.

“The demolition of Ottawa Ele-mentary and retiring from teach-ing there after 35 years are alike because both are bittersweet,”

Lichtle said. ‘Both had come to a time when they needed to come to an end. The special memories and the blessing of having wonderful students from Ottawa Elementary will always be priceless.”

The school was built in 1951 with an addition to the back constructed in 1986, Brinkman said.

The cost of demolition is part of the Ohio School Facilities Commis-sion project.

“It’s the same as the construc-tion,” he said. “The state share is 49

percent and the local share of the demolition cost is 51 percent.”

The construction of the new Ottawa and Glandorf elemen-tary buildings was phase II of the Ottawa-Glandorf project. Phase I was the renovation and addition of the high school.

Dedication of the new Ottawa Elementary building on Putnam Parkway was held in August.

You can comment on this story at www.LimaOhio.com.

Ottawa Elementary School demolition nears completion

The facade of the Ottawa Elementary School is seen as a piece of how it once stood as wrecking crews tear down the 1951 struc-ture.

ABOVE: A message on a wall above a second floor drinking fountain is revealed Tuesday.

RIGHT: Bricks and debris are seen, for the most part, confined to

the foot print of the building on Tuesday.

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Boys Varsity BasketballFri. Dec. 2 Holgate Home 6:00 pmFri. Dec. 9 Liberty Benton Away 6:00 pmSat. Dec. 10 Ayersville Away 6:00 pmFri. Dec. 16 Cory Rawson Home 6:00 pmSat. Dec. 17 Miller City Home 6:00 pmTues. Dec. 27 P-G (PCL) Away 6:00 pmFri. Jan. 6 Arcadia Away 6:00 pmSat. Jan. 7 Continental Away 6:00 pmFri. Jan. 13 Vanlue Away 6:00 pmSat. Jan.14 Col. Grove Away 6:00 pmFri. Jan 20 McComb Home 6:00 pmSat. Jan. 21 Patrick Henry Home 6:00 pmFri. Jan. 27 Van Buren Home 6:00 pmSat. Jan. 28 Kalida Home 6:00 pmFri. Feb. 3 H-N Away 6:00 pmFri. Feb. 10 Arlington Away 6:00 pmSat. Feb. 11 Ottawa Glandorf Away 6:00 pmFri. Feb. 17 P-G (BVC) Home 6:00 pmSat. Feb. 18 Ottoville Away 6:00 pmFri. Feb. 24 Ft. Jennings Home 6:00 pm

Girls Varsity BasketballFri. Nov. 25 P-G (PCL) Away 6:00 pmThur. Dec. 1 McComb Away 6:00 pmThur. Dec. 8 Arcadia Away 6:00 pmSat. Dec. 10 Holgate Home 1:00 pmTues. Dec. 13 Fort Jennings Away 6:00 pmThur. Dec. 15 Arlington Home 6:00 pmMon. Dec. 19 Miller City Away 6:00 pmTues. Dec. 27 Hilltop (Ayersville Tourn.) Ayersville 6:00 pmThur. Dec. 29 TBA (Ayersville Tourn.) Ayersville TBAThur. Jan. 5 P-G (BVC) Home 6:00 pm

Thur. Jan. 12 Liberty Benton Away 6:00 pmSat. Jan. 14 Columbus Grove Away 1:00 pmThur. Jan. 19 Vanlue Away 6:00 pmSat. Jan. 21 Continental Home 1:00 pmThur. Jan. 26 Cory Rawson Home 6:00 pmThur. Feb. 2 H-N Home 6:00 pmSat. Feb. 4 Ottoville Home 6:00 pmThur. Feb. 9 Van Buren Home 6:00 pmSat. Feb. 11 Kalida Away 1:00 pmTues. Feb. 14 Patrick Henry Home 6:00 pm

9TH Grade Boys BasketballDec. 1 McComb Home 5:00 pmDec. 10 Continental Home 10:00 amDec. 12 Kalida Home 5:00 pmDec. 15 Arlington Away 5:00 pmDec. 17 Van Buren Away 10:00 am (9th girls bkb will follow)Jan. 5 P-G Away 5:00 pmJan. 9 Miller City Away 4:30 pmJan. 12 Liberty Benton Home 5:00 pmJan. 21 Patrick Henry Home 4:30 pmJan. 23 Ayersville Away 5:00 pmJan. 26 Cory Rawson Away 5:00 pmFeb. 7 Ayersville Home 5:00 pm

9th Grade Girls BasketballNov. 28 Mohawk Away 5:00 pmDec. 1 O-G Home 5:30 pmDec. 3 Tinora Away 12:30 pmDec. 5 P-G Away 5:00 pmDec. 7 C-R Home 5:00 pmDec. 14 Carey Away 5:00 pmDec. 17 Van Buren Away 11:30 am (following freshman boys)Dec. 20 Elmwood Away 4:45 pmJan. 3 Wayne Trace Home 5:00 pmJan. 9 P-G Home 5:00 pmJan. 11 Carey Home 5:00 pmJan. 14 C-G Away 12:00 (noon)Jan. 19 Tinora Home 5:00 pmJan. 23 O-G Away 5:30 pmJan. 25 C-G Home 5:00 pmFeb. 1 C-R Away 5:00 pmFeb. 6 Mohawk Home 5:00 pmFeb. 9 Van Buren Home 4:30 pm (before JV/varsity)Feb. 13 Wayne Trace Away 4:30 pm

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Varsity and JV Basketball (Boys)Saturday Dec. 10 @ Ottoville 6:00PMFriday Dec. 16 @ LCC 6:00PMSaturday Dec. 17 Arlington 6:00PMFriday Dec. 23 Patrick Henry High School 6:00PMWednesday Dec. 28 Bath 6:00PMFriday Dec. 30 @ Ottawa−Glandorf Stroh Center−BGSU 7:00PMFriday Jan. 06 *Lincolnview 6:00PMSaturday Jan. 07 * @ Fort Jennings 6:00PMFriday Jan. 13 * @ Paulding 6:00PMSaturday Jan. 14 * Leipsic 6:00PMFriday Jan. 20 * Spencerville 6:00PMSaturday Jan. 21 * @ Kalida High School 6:00PMFriday Jan. 27 @ Allen East High School 6:00PMFriday Feb. 03 * Bluffton 6:00PMSaturday Feb. 04 * Continental 6:00PMTuesday Feb. 07 * Pandora−Gilboa 6:00PMFriday Feb. 10 * @ Ada 6:00PMFriday Feb. 17 * @ Crestview 6:00PMSaturday Feb. 18 * @ Miller City 6:00PMFriday Feb. 24 * Delphos Jefferson 6:00PM

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Varsity Wrestling (Boys)Saturday Dec. 03 @ Cory−Rawson Duals TBAWednesday Dec. 07 @ Cory−Rawson 6:00PMSaturday Dec. 10 @ Arcadia 10:00AMMonday Dec. 12 @ Ottawa−Glandorf 6:00PMMonday Dec. 19 Grove Tri 6:00PMFriday Jan. 06 @ Woodmore Classic TBASaturday Jan. 07 @ Woodmore Classic TBAWednesday Jan. 11 Riverdale 6:00PMFriday Jan. 20 @ Van Buren Inv. TBASaturday Jan. 21 @ Van Buren Inv. TBAFriday Jan. 27 @ Thunderbird Inv. TBASaturday Jan. 28 @ Thunderbird Inv. TBATuesday Jan. 31 Quad 6:00PMSaturday Feb. 11 NWC Match 10:00AMFriday Feb. 17 @ Sectionals L.C.C. TBASaturday Feb. 18 @ Sectionals L.C.C. TBAFriday Feb. 24 District Columbus Grove 3:00PMSaturday Feb. 25 District Columbus Grove 10:00AMThursday Mar. 01 State Columbus 3:00PMFriday Mar. 02 State Columbus 10:00AMSaturday Mar. 03 State Columbus 10:00AM

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COLUMBUS GROVE — Lindsay Danielle McMichael and Patrick John Langhals exchanged wedding vows at sunset, May 5, 2011, at Higgs Beach, in Key West, Fla.

Parents of the bride are Roger and Deb McMichael, of Spencerville. Parents of the groom are Dave and Deb Langhals, of Columbus Grove.

The bride was given in marriage by her father, Roger McMichael.

Matron of honor was Kelly Voice.

Best man was Mike Saut-ter.

A reception was held at Salute on the Beach in Key West, Fla., and also at the bride’s parents home in Spencerville.

The bride is a gradu-ate of Spencerville High School and Ohio Northern University, in Ada. She is employed as a quality assur-ance auditor with Charles River Labortories, in Spen-cerville.

The groom is a graduate of Columbus Grove High School. He is employed in highway maintenance by the Allen County Engineer’s Office.

The couple honeymooned

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Lindsay and Patrick Langhals

COLUMBUS GROVE — Kirstene D. Uten-dorf and Paul E. Adkins II exchanged wedding vows at 3 p.m., Oct. 15, 2011, at SoSerene, in Wapakoneta.

Parents of the bride are Cheryl and Shawn Kunkleman, of Cairo, Kent Utendorf, of Colum-bus Grove and Shane and Lisa Tegenkamp, of Trenton.

Parents of the groom are Terry and Lydia Adkins, of Ottawa.

Kirstene and Paul Adkins LEIPSIC — Viola “Marietta” Critchet will

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She was born Nov. 19, 1920 to Russell and Julia (Navin) Myers. On May 30, 1948, she married Robert Werner Critchet Sr., and he died on March 24, 1996.

Critchet is the mother of Kathy (Dick) Martz, of Leipsic, Carol Allen, of Van Buren, Bob (Michelle) Critchet Jr., of Fre-mont, Tina Bauer, of Lima, Jack (Diane) Critchet, of Colum-bus, and Cyndi Lake, of Findlay. She has eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

She is a navy veteran of World War II. She is a member of the American Legion Auxiliary and the First Christian Church, in Leipsic.

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Safety Manager OpeningPlastipak Packaging, Inc is a leader in the rigid plastic container industry, with numerous high speed manufacturing facilities in the United States, South America and Europe. As one of the largest blow molders in North America, Plastipak has a strong tradition of continued growth and competitiveness.

Plastipak is pleased to announce an opening for a Safety Manager at our Jackson Center facility. The successful candidate will be responsible for maintaining and supporting company environmental, health and safety system.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Makes studies and analyses of industrial accident causes and hazards for use by company personnel and outside agencies. Participates in the investigation of all accidents, injuries, property damage incidents, and near miss incidents. Consults with all departments on design and use of equipment and implementation of safety programs. Facilitates, audits, and inspects to detect existing or potential accident and health hazards, and recommends corrective or preventive measures where indicated. Maintain and lead safety teams on all shifts in all areas. Compiles and submits reports required by regulatory agencies. Coordinate safety related training. Oversees the administration of loss prevention and control programs and works with insurance carrier in the facilitation of such program.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES:Bachelor’s degree (B. S.) in Environmental Health & Safety or related field; and/or three to five years related experience. In depth knowledge of OSHA/EPA compliance and environmental protection.

Plastipak offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health, dental, and life insurance, vacation and holiday pay, 401(k) matching and more.

Apply at: www.plastipak.com/careers.

Plastipak is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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Yuck it up

WHAT WE’RE UP TO …. HOME PHOTOS AND MORE!So you think you have a pretty neat photo of a family member, pet or fun event? We’d love to see it. E-mail it to [email protected] and we’ll pub-lish it on the Web and we might just publish it here too.

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Jeff Loehrke, Ottawa Economic Development Director, Carol Siebeneck, Ottawa Friends of the Park Chairperson and Donna Laubenthal, Friends of the Park Volunteer, celebrated the end of the season with an appreciation get together at the Car-E-It on Nov. 12.

Members of the Ottawa-Glandorf Jazz Band have been practicing and are available for Christmas performances. Anyone interested should contact Mr. Baransy at Ottawa Glandorf High School (419 523-5702 ext 1549).

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Putnam Acres care unit readyTaking part in the rib-bon cutting for the new rehabilitation/transitional care unit at Putnam Acres Care Center are (l-r) Putnam County Commis-sioner Travis Jerwers, Tina Weber Billing Manager, Abel Quintero Administra-tor, Melinda Deleruyelle Director of Nursing, Marilyn Sharritts-Baxter LPN, Ellen Diemer Social Services, Jamie Pester PTA Therapy Services Coordinator,and Putnam County Commissioner John Love.• Submitted photo

Residents of Putnam County enjoyed these comedians from Columbus, Travis Hoewicher, Bill Arrundale and Dan Swartwart. Robert Love was the MC. They performed at the American Legion. The event was hosted by the Putnam County Chapter of the American Red Cross.

Putnam Acres Care Center will be having a Craft and Bake Sale on Wednesday, Nov. 23 at 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Displaying their craft items are (back, l-r), Donna and Mary Ann; (front row, l-r) Mae, Imo-gene and Agnes.

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New Chamber memberOn Nov. 9, Sue Christman, of Sue’s Interiors, was presented a membership plaque as a member of the Ottawa Area Chamber of Commerce. Present (l-r) were Nancy Frankart, OACC Admin-istrative Assistant, Kathy Schnipke of Ag Credit, an OACC Board Member, Sue Christman, owner-operator of Sue’s Interiors and Mary Jo Bockrath, Executive Director of the OACC. A tour of Sue’s home was given featuring the high quality of work that she offers her clients.

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