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THIS WEEK IN YOUR COMMUNITY
COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT
December 28 - 3, 2012
Happy New Year!I hope every is looking
forward to an exciting year in 2012.
I know a few people who are looking forward to actually celebrating their birthday on the right day. Next year is a leap year and so those celebrating Feb. 29 birthdays can have a birthday celebration on their realy birthdate.
Of course there some who say that according to the Mayan calendar the world will come to an end on Dec. 21, 2012.
I wonder what a person should wear on a day the world’s supposed to come to an end. I’d like to go out with a flash, so I guess I’ll wear read.
THis brings back memo-ries of all the dire predic-tions for Y2K when there were dire predictions of major breakdowns of com-puter programs, when the practice of representing the year with two digits became problematic with logical error(s) arising upon “rollover” from x99 to x00. Some said this didn’t occur because of all the Y2K pre-peration. Others say the problem was overstated.
The only thing I did in pre-peration was buy a wind-up radio/light. It was a cheap way to be ready.”
Of course I haven’t heard how the world is actually supposed to end, so have no way to prepare.
Instead, I’ve decided that instead of New Year’s Reso-lutions of I will “eat better, exercise more, get more rest etc., etc, I’ve decided to work more on my “bucket list” of things I’ve always wanted to do.
So here goes. I will:• Practice my guitar• Read more books• Look at more sunrises
and sunsets• Listen to more music I
enjoy• Listen to less talk shows
(Who cares about their opin-ion anyway)
• Watch more comedies• Laugh more.• Spend time more with
friends and familyI hope you will put some
of these type of things on your list of “resolutions” or as I say “bucket list items.”
Even if the world don’t come to an end, we will have had a better year.
Making plans for the new year
Fort Jennings ready For 200th birthday
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Holiday hustle takes Pandora
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PANDORA — Elves were busy around Pandora-Gil-boa school on Dec. 16. They were busy with an unusual kind of “holiday hustle.”
These elves were volun-teering at activities meant to encourage students to become more physically active. The event was coor-dinated by P-G’s physical education teacher, Julie Gil-genbach.
“In September I ran across a magazine article about doing something motiva-tional monthly,” she said. ‘That’s how I got the idea to do something like this. I started in October with a Pumpkin Run,” Gilgenbach said. “Then we had a Turkey Trot in November.”
The December Holiday Hustle was outside to the park and back to the school.
“We are fortunate because we have paths to the park and a bridge that goes over Riley Creek,” Gilgenbach explained. “With so many paths I can make each run different each month.”
Along the walk there were activities to coordi-nate with the 12 Days of Fit-ness. Some examples were doing 12 jumping jacks, 9 arm circles, and 8 jogs in place.
“I start out by sending out flyers inviting students to be more physically active,” Gilgenbach said. “I get a lot of community support.” Gilgenbach said she had pumpkins given to her for the October event. Also many local adults volunteer to help along the walk.
“In the October Pumpkin Run, I had adult witches along the way,” she said.
“The school also is very supportive. The cooks make sure they provide very healthy meals on the day of the run. The art class does the signs for me.”
Sometimes the runs include riddles along the way that give clues about where they are to go next.
Gilgenbach said the stu-dents also can bring one family member to accom-pany them on the walk/run,
“One father said it was a nice one-on-one time with his son,” Gilgenbach said.
Taking part in the runs are all the first and second grade students and the stu-dents who are in her fifth and seventh grade physical education class.
‘The students love it,” Gilgenbach said. “I already have plans for a Penguin Plunge in January.”
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Students and elves at Pandora-Gilboa are shown participating in the 12 Days of FItness.
Julie Gilgenbach, a physical-education teacher at Pandora-GIlboa, is shown with her son Jack as they dressed up as an elf and candy cane to take part in the “Holiday Hustle” at Pandora-GIlboa School.
Jane McCullough takes part in the 12 Days of Fit-ness at Pandora-GIlboa by handing out candy during the event.
These “elves” were the helpers during the “Holiday Hustle” held recently at Pandora-Gilboa to encourage physical fitness.
Event aims to help get students more active
“We are fortunate because we have paths to the park and a bridge that goes over Riley Creek. With so many paths, I can make each run different each month.”
— Julie GilgenbachPandora-Gilboa physical-education teacher
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FORT JENNINGS — Fort Jennings will begin their year long bicentennial celebration in only a few short days. The mayor of Fort Jennings said the village is ‘entering the home-stretch” as they finalize plans for 2012.
The new year in the Putnam County village will kick off with a “A Toast to 2012” New Year’s eve party in honor of the bicen-tennial at the Fort Jennings Legion, said Mayor Jim Miller. He said the bicentennial com-mittee has been meeting for a year to make plans for the cel-ebration in the village.
“We have a lot of things planned, but the biggest is our celebration August 17 through the 19,” Miller said. This event will include a reenactment of the war of 1812, a military vehi-cle show, a display of an Ameri-can Huey helicopter, fort build-ing contest, old time baseball, parade and numerous other activities.
The bicentennial committee is also now taking orders for the first set of buildings created by The Cat’s Meow in miniature form that feature significant buildings in Fort Jennings his-tory. A replica of each building is featured on the front with the history on the back. There will be a total of 12 buildings in the series. Four designs are now available. One new design will be released each month then from January to August.
The four currently available for order include Jennings Memorial Hall, the Fort Jennings 1812, recreated from accounts
of the historical site; St. Joseph’s Catholic Church built in 1884 and St. John’s Lutheran Church built in 1904.
They are also selling bicen-tennial tin signs for $20 each. Books on the history of Fort Jennings were sold earlier in 2011. Over 500 were sold and another 120 are being ordered.
“Selling the building series and tin signs are among our fundraisers,” said Miller. “We are trying to raise money to defer some of the costs of the festival such as tent rental, bands, and rides.”
Fort Jennings was the site of
a supply post in the war of 1812. Colonel William Jennings was ordered to open a direct road toward Defiance and build a post by the Auglaize River for protection of supplies. This post was named Fort Jennings in his honor.
Miller said the Fort Jennings celebration in August is one of only a few designated as a major event under the Ohio War of 1812 Bicentennial Commission for 2012.
“We’re pretty excited,” Miller said. The theme for the August event is “Salute to Vets.” Fort Jennings usually has a two-
day celebration in August, but extended it a day in 2012 as part of their bicentennial cel-ebration.
The committee doing reno-vations on the Fort Jennings Memorial Hall hope to have their work complete by the August celebration.
“Their will be a museum in the hall,” said Miller. A dedication of Memorial Hall is also planned during the 3-day celebration.
To stay updated on activities in Fort Jennings you can go to http://fortjenningspark.com/Park-Activities/fort-jennings-bicentennial.html
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Putnam County Common Pleas Court
Dispositions/Dec. 15Ciara Ybarra, 20, 116 Poplar St.,
Leipsic, pleaded guilty to grand theft. She faces up to 12 months in prison, and $2,500 in fines. Bond was continued while a pre-sen-tence investigation is conducted with sentencing set for 1 p.m. Feb. 2.
Robert Kirkland, 31, 779 Village Lane, Defiance, was sentenced to 15 days jail for failure to pay child support. All but three days of the jail was suspended provided he remains current in his payments.
Dispositions/Dec. 16Elaine Dearth, Columbus Grove,
and Brian Dearth, Lima, were granted a dissolution of marriage. They were married June 10, 2000 in Columbus Grove, and have one child.
Dispositions/Dec. 20Dennis F. Hanneman, Columbus
Grove, was appointed to the Put-nam County Veteran Service Com-mission Board.
Dispositions/Dec. 22Paul A. Chavez, Harrod, was
granted a divorce from Cynthia A. Kortokrax, Kalida. They were mar-ried Nov.3, 2007 in Kalida, and have no children.
Dispositions/Dec. 23Joshua L. Newsome, 24, 23209
County Road 148, Oakwood, was sentenced to eight years in prison, after being found guilty of robbery by a jury. He was given credit for
102 days served.Ricky Deal, 40, 1654 Huffman
Ave., Dayton, was sentenced to four years in prison for driving under the influence with specifi-cation, and two years in prison for tampering with evidence after being found guilty by a jury. The sentence was ordered served con-secutive with credit for 119 days served and his driver’s license was suspended permanently. He was fined $800 and a charge of identity fraud was dismissed.
Putnam County Municipal Court
Dispositions/Dec. 1Ashley D. Mangas, 27, 407 W.
Main St., Leipsic, charged with theft, a felony, pleaded guilty to an amended charge of theft, a misde-meanor. Sentence: 180 days jail, $250 fine, with 178 days jail sus-pended, and restitution of $978.50.
Dispositions/Dec. 2Jonathan D. Stuber, 19, 517 N.
Belmore St., Leipsic, charged with receiving stolen property, a felony, pleaded guilty to an amended charge of receiving stolen property, a misdemeanor. Sentence: 180 days jail, $250 fine, with 178 days jail suspended, and 60 hours commu-nity service.
Dispositions/Dec. 5Adam J. Eickholt, 22, 23438
Road N, Cloverdale, charged with an assault, a felony, pleaded guilty to an amended charge of persis-tent disorderly conduct, a misde-meanor. Sentence: 30 days jail, $100
fine, with 27 days jail suspended.Michael A. Miranda, 52, 275 S.
Crest Drive, McComb, pleaded guilty to domestic violence. Sen-tence: 180 days jail, $250 fine, with 179 days jail suspended, and complete assessment at Pathways Counseling Center.
Terrance A. Sharrar, 20, 1830 Idlewild Drive, Lima, pleaded no contest to failure to reinstate license and was found guilty. Sen-tence: 30 days jail, $150 fine, with 30 days jail suspended.
Dispositions/Dec. 6Cody A. Bloom, 22, 4670 Road 151,
Grover Hill, pleaded guilty to driv-ing under suspension. Sentence: 30 days jail, $150 fine, with 30 days jail suspended. He also pleaded guilty to hit/skip. Sentence: 30 days jail, $250 fine, with 27 days jail suspended, and credit for three days jail upon completion of DIP program.
Dispositions/Dec. 8Misty Bauman, 33, 303 E. Main
St., Pandora, pleaded no contest to passing bad checks and was found guilty. Sentence: Three days jail, $75 fine, with three days jail suspended.
Dispositions/Dec. 12Jason L. Moore, 33, 23848 Road
I-22, Cloverdale, pleaded guilty to obstructing official business. Sen-tence: 30 days jail, $150 fine, with 28 days jail suspended.
Nathan D. Aguirre, 34, 311 E. Cross St., Columbus Grove, pleaded no contest to OVI and was found guilty. Sentence: 180 days jail, $400
fine, one-year license suspension, with 174 days jail suspended, and credit for three days jail upon com-pletion of DIP program, and assess-ment at Pathways Counseling Cen-ter or equivalent.
Dispositions/Dec. 13Levi Creamer, 19, 9039 State
Route 613, Leipsic, pleaded guilty to an amended charge of public indecency. Sentence: 10 days jail, $250 fine, with 10 days jail and $150 suspended.
Dispositions/Dec. 15Adam Hermiller, 19, 15076 Road
G, Ottawa, pleaded no contest to underage possession and was found guilty. Sentence: 180 days jail, $250 fine, with 180 days jail suspended, and 24 hours commu-nity service, with assessment at Pathways Counseling Center. He was also fined $40 for seat belt.
Judgments/Dec. 15Capital One Bank, Richmond,
Va., default judgment v. Amanda L. Richardson, Columbus Grove, $2,534.06, plus interest of $1,403.13, plus interest and costs.
Dispositions/Dec. 19Devan P. Lewis, 19, 13730 Road
22-K, Cloverdale, pleaded no con-test to underage possession and was found guilty. Sentence: 180 days jail, $1,000 fine, with 177 days jail and $800 suspended, and complete assessment at Pathways Counseling Center, or equiva-lent. He also pleaded no contest to an amended charge of hit/skip and was found guilty. Sentence:
180 days jail, $1,000 fine, with 177 days jail and $700 suspended, and complete assessment at Pathways Counseling or equivalent. Charges of firearms in a motor vehicle and failure to control were dismissed.
Judgments/Dec. 19Discover Bank, New Albany,
default judgment v. Jannean A. Doster, Continental, $5,191.41, plus interest of $464.92, plus interest and costs.
Dispositions/Dec. 20Javier E. Nieves-Delgado, 33, 336
N. Keysor Ave., Deshler, pleaded no contest to an amended charge of second-offense reckless operation and was found guilty. Sentence: Four points, 30 days jail, $250 fine, one-year license suspension, with 24 days jail suspended, and credit for six days upon completion of DIP program. A charge of driving without a valid license was dis-missed.
Justin M. Henry, 28, 9837 Road 24, Cloverdale, pleaded no con-test to first-offense OVI and was found guilty. Sentence: Six points, 180 days jail, $750 fine, one-year license suspension, with 177 days jail and $325 suspended, and credit for three days jail upon completion of DIP program.
Claudia Gonzalez, 29, 10 N. Pop-lar St., Leipsic, pleaded guilty to an amended charge of first-offense OVI. Sentence: Six points, 180 days jail, $750 fine, one-year license sus-pension, with 177 days jail and $350 suspended.
The annual Putnam County OSU Extension Agronomy night is scheduled for Thursday, January 26 at the Kalida K of C Hall start-ing at 6:30 p.m. Once again Agronomy Night will have a wide variety of topics presented by Extension specialists and local industry people.
Topics for the evening will include “Soil Structure and Its Impact on the Absorption or Runoff of Rainfall” presented by Mark Scarpitti, Soil Agronomist with USDA/NRCS. Good soil structure allows crops to grow great root structures and also encourages water infiltration.
“Wheat Scab Fungicides-Research Trail Results From 2011” will be the second topic for the evening. The presenter will be Pierce Paul, Associate Professor, OSU/OARDC Department of Plant Pathology. He will be discussing results on the ongoing research at OARDC on head scab fungicides that farmers have needed each of the past two seasons.
Andy Michel, Assistant Professor, OSU/OARDC Department of Entomology will be reporting on “Western Bean Cutworm and Other Insect Issues Ohio is Dealing With.”
The final topic at Agronomy Night will be a report on the “Two Year Summary of Cereal Rye & Oilseed Radish Test Plots Results,” Presented by Glen Arnold OSU Extension and Albert Maag, Putnam County SWCD. The Put-nam County Extension and SWCD offices have established 10 cover crop plots involving cereal rye and radishes over the past two years and have yield data from most of the plots indi-cating there is some crop yield increase from cover crops while also preventing winter soil erosion.
There is no cost to attend Agronomy Night thanks to financial support from local Agricul-tural businesses. The program will not com-pletely recertify a farmer’s license but they can receive more than half their needed credits for a $10.00 fee. CCA credits are also available for Certified Crop Advisors.
BBQ pork, turkey sandwiches and drinks will be provided at the break. Mark your cal-endars and plan to attend the 2012 Putnam County Agronomy Night on Thursday, January 26 at 6:30 p.m.
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Chelsea Hempfling from Glandorf competed in the Miss Northwestern Ohio Pageant.
The competition was held in Definace on November 12, 2011. She finished 1st runner-up. There were 9 ladies total in the competi-
tion that included an inter-view, swimsuit, talent and evening gown.
Chelsea performed a tap dance to the song Rhythm of Love.
This was Chelsea’s sec-ond pageant competition, she finished as 2nd runner-
up last year. The winner was Amanda Hastings and she will go on to represent Northwestern Ohio in the Miss Ohio contest. If for any reason Amanda is unable to compete in Miss Ohio, Chel-sea will represent North-western Ohio.
Chelsea Hempfling (right) was the first runner-up in the Miss Northwestern Ohio Pageant in November.
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RICHARD PARRISH • Putnam Voice
Fort Jennings Mayor Jim Smith shows off the Fort Jennings 1812 Bicentennial Building Series to pay honor to the history of Fort Jennings and its historically significant buildings. The buildings were recreated by The Cat’s Meow in Wooster.
COMMUNITY
PUTNAM COUNTY – Owens Community College Foundation has awarded more than $119,075 in schol-arships for the 2011-12 aca-demic year to students for their outstanding achieve-ments.
“Owens Community Col-lege’s Foundation is hon-ored to recognize these outstanding scholarship recipients for their exem-plary efforts while pursu-ing their dream of a col-lege education,” said Ann Savage, Owens Executive Director of College Devel-opment and the Foundation. “It is the generous support of our donors that allows us to honor these students’ achievements. Every donor who supports Foundation scholarships helps in pro-viding enhanced opportuni-ties for students to achieve success.”
The Owens Foundation was incorporated in April 2002 and has over $2.4 mil-lion in assets. The Foun-dation Board of Directors currently is comprised of 31 community leaders from Lucas, Wood and Hancock counties. The mission of the Owens Foundation and its Board of Directors is developing and providing resources to advance the College’s overall mission of serving students and the surrounding communities. The Foundation is also dedicated to removing bar-riers to education by pro-viding student scholarships and supporting growth and
innovation at Owens. President Daniel H.
Brown Scholarship: Tracy Siefker of Ottawa received a $750 scholarship. Recipi-ents must be enrolled in at least six credit hours each semester and have achieved a minimum 2.5 cumulative GPA. Preference is given to health science students.
Detective Keith Dressel Memorial Scholarship: Gina Meyers of Leipsic received an $800 scholarship. Recip-ients must be enrolled in a minimum six credit hours each semester, have achieved a minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA and have completed at least 12 credit hours at Owens. Preference is given to criminal justice technology majors.
Ford Scholarship: Cobin Hedrick of Continental, received a $900 scholarship. Recipients must be enrolled in at least six credit hours each semester.This award is designated for women and minorities and preference is given to Ford employees and their spouses and chil-dren.
Levi Haselman of Leipsic, received a $465 scholarship. Recipients must be enrolled at least 12 credit hours in the John Deere/agriculture equipment program.
Mary’s Scholarship: Rufina Paniagua-Esca-milla of Leipsic, received a $1,000 scholarship. Recipi-ents must have achieved a minimum 2.5 cumulative GPA. Preference is given to employees of Little Sisters
of the Poor or the College’s nursing majors.
Owens Community Col-lege Bookstore Scholar-ship: Tracy Siefker of Ottawa, received a $500 scholarship. Recipients must have completed 12 credit hours at Owens, be enrolled in at least six credit hours each semester and have achieved a mini-mum 3.0 cumulative GPA. Preference is given to busi-ness management or mar-keting and sales majors.
Owens Corning Diamante Latino Scholarship: Grace Lomeli of Leipsic received a $550 scholarship. Recipi-ents must be enrolled in at least 12 credit hours each semester, have achieved a minimum 2.0 cumulative GPA and be of Latino heri-tage.
Pauline Schmidt Memo-rial Scholarship: Grace Lomeli of Leipsic received a $300 scholarship. Recipi-ents must have completed 12 credit hours at Owens, be enrolled in at least 12 credit hours, have achieved a minimum 2.5 cumulative GPA and be enrolled in the dental hygiene program.
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OTTAWA -- After 22 years as the Ohio State University Extension Agent for Putnam County, Glen Arnold will take a new position at the beginning of 2012.
Arnold met Thursday with the Putnam County commissioners to officially announce he is step-ping down as the county agent and will take a new position with OSU Extension as the Ohio Field
Specialist in Manure-Nutrient Man-agement Systems. He will be a state manure agent, with primary responsibilities in western and northwestern Ohio.
“I have enjoyed my position with the county and the commissioners indicated they plan to keep the position,” Arnold said. “That was good news.”
“Glen is one of Ohio State’s most respected agriculture educators, and Putnam County will miss his sincerity, passion, and work ethic,” said Lee Schroeder, who is now an
attorney. “I remember when Glen first came to Putnam County when I was 15 years old. Glen personally handed me my county 4-H Leader-ship Pin that year, which moment I still remember. Since then, Glen has been a sounding board, a men-tor, and a role model for me per-sonally.
Arnold said it may take a few months to find his replacement, but he will continue to assist the county agency during the interim.”
His new position will include edu-
cational programs on manure for farmers and conducting research on plots on the use of manure on corn and wheat and controlling the nitrogen the crops receive.
“There was never a dull moment as the county extension agent,” Arnold said. “The phone was always ringing and there were always questions coming in that you never heard before,”
Arnold said he began as the Put-nam County Extension agent in August 1989.
“Over the past few years I have
been doing more and more work involving manure and nitrogent research,” Arnold said. “The OSU Extension wanted to expand on this program, but decided I couldn’t do it and continue with all the responsibilities I have as a county extension agent.”
Arnold said this is a new posi-tion OSU Extension has created. His salary will be totally funded by OSU.
Arnold said he will continue to live in Glandorf, but will have an office in Findlay.
Arnold leaving Putnam County extension office position
Superior Federal Credit Union is proud to announce $41,000 in holiday donations to 17 local non-profit agen-cies in Allen, Auglaize, and Putnam counties. These donations are in addition to the more than $100,000 that Superior has already donated to non-profits in the surrounding community in 2011.
“As a community-based financial institution, we are seeing first-hand the diffi-cult times our community has faced in 2011,” said Phil Buell, President & CEO of Superior. “Our Board of Directors wanted to do something special for the residents in the communi-ties we serve, and providing direct support this time of year is just one small way we can make a difference.”
Superior officials pre-sented checks to the Ottawa Community Food Pantry at 1:30 p.m. and the Putnam County Community Thrift Store at 2:00 p.m., both on Thursday, December 22. Each received a check for $1, 500
A donation has already been made to the Putnam County YMCA.
“Our primary goals were to get money for shelter or utilities, food, and Christmas gifts for children into local
residents’ hands as quickly as possible,” said Kurt Neeper, Marketing Director at Supe-rior. “We specifically chose these charities because of their track record of getting these funds into the hands of those who need it most in the shortest amount of time.”
Sandi Racker purchasing agent for the Ottawa Thrift Store, said they served 120 families the second week inDecember. This is up froms
erving an average of 85 fami-lies during the summer and 95 families in September.
“If it wasn’t for the commu-nity and donations like this we could not serve this many families,” she said.
Nancy Macke, store man-ager for the Putnam County Thrift Store, said they are also seeing an increase in num-bers. “In 2010 we served 530 families on the average. This year we served 550 families.”
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Sandi Racker (left), purchasing agent for the Ottawa Food Pantry, accepts a $1,500 donation from Superior Federal Credit Union representatives Joe Laudick, senior financial service officer, Keith Eiden, vice president of lending and sales, and Amy Proctor, financial service representative.
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Free screenings at Help Me Grow
Putnam County Help Me Grow will be providing free screenings (hearing, devel-opment, speech, vision, behavioral and play skills) for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers by appoint-ment Jan. 10 from 1 to 4 pm at the Educational Service Center. Please call Ann or Marcie to schedule an appointment at 419-523-6059 or 1-877-738-1866.
Register for YMCA New Years Eve Overnight
OTTAWA — It is not to late to ring in the New Year with your friends at the Putnam County YMCA but time is running out as registrations will only be accepted until noon on Friday. Kids will participate in swimming, 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 p.m. Saturday and end with kids being picked up at 7 a.m. Sunday Fee is $20 for members and $35 for nonmembers and is open to any youth 5-12 years old. Space is limited to the first 30 kids registered. To regis-ter or for more information, contact the Putnam County YMCA at 419-523-5233.
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Temple cracks zone to beat Fort JenningsBy MIKE MILLER The Lima News
LIMA — There are two ways to attack an opposing team’s zone defense, either shoot over it or penetrate it.
Visiting Fort Jennings chose the shoot-over method while the home standing Temple Christian squad chose to penetrate and the result was a 57-40 win for the Pioneers Friday night in nonleague action.
The Musketeers (2-5) did get two early 3-pointers from Chad Recker against the 1-2-2 zone deployed by Temple that propelled them to a 16-15 lead after one quarter of play.
Fort Jennings went with a 2-3 zone and the Pioneers began to go inside in the sec-ond quarter and the result was a 13-5 quarter for Tem-
ple Christian that sent them to the half-time break with a 28-21 lead.
The Musketeers hit 7-of-19 from the field in the first half but only connected on 2-of-10 from 3-point land while the Pioneers were shooting 10-of-24 including 3-of-7 on threes.
The Pioneers (6-1) also got great balance in the first half as a total of eight players broke into the scoring column.
Temple Christian guards Kent Brenneman and Evan Sutton made an effort to get inside the Musketeers’ zone in the second half and both responded in a big way as both totaled nine second-half points.
The Pioneers led only 39-33 late in the third quarter when two turnovers by Fort Jen-nings led to a 13-0 Temple run that spanned the end of the third period and the first
three and a half minutes of the fourth to up the Temple lead to 52-33.
Temple Christian then con-verted 5-of-8 from the free throw line to cement the vic-tory.
Sutton led Temple with 15 points while Brenneman chipped in with 14 and Josh Rone added 10 points off the bench.
The Pioneers had a big night on the boards as they outrebounded Fort Jennings 33-25. Jared Mitchell led the way for Temple Chris-tian with 10 rebounds while Andrew Rhoad added eight more for the Pioneers.
Fort Jennings ended the night hitting 36 percent from the field on 15-of-41 shoot-ing while the Pioneers finsi-hed at 43 percent on 19-of-44 shooting.
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Florence C. BurgeiFlorence C. Burgei, 84, died
quietly after a brief illness at 4:45 a.m. Dec. 25, 2011, at The Meadows of Kalida sur-rounded by her family.
She was born March 28, 1927, in Landeck to Albert and M. Catherine (Miller) Luersman. On May 26, 1948, she married Edward M. Burgei, who died Jan. 5, 1986.
Mrs. Burgei was a home-maker. She formerly worked at Paradise Oaks Nursing Home in Cloverdale, where she put in countless volun-teer hours, and later vol-unteered at The Meadows of Kalida. She was a mem-ber of St. Barbara Catholic Church in Cloverdale, CLC in Landeck, Altar Rosary Society in Cloverdale, Ohio Polka Boosters and Ohio Farm Bureau. She enjoyed polka dancing and being with her polka family, sew-ing, crocheting potholders, afghans, making quilts and playing euchre — she never cheated that she would admit to. She also enjoyed spending time with her fam-ily. She was always busy doing something for some-one and enjoyed every min-ute of it.
Survivors include a son, John (Angela) Burgei, of Cloverdale; five daughters, Ann Burgei, of Cloverdale, Judy (Gary) Slattman, of Continental, Rose (George) Olvera, of Defiance, Ruth Hunt, of Cloverdale, and Joan (Stephen) Wolff, of Ottoville; a sister, Pauline Schnipke, of Ottawa; a brother, Carl (Lois) Luersman, of Landeck; nine grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and many step-grandchildren and step-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by a son-in-law, Martin Hunt; a sister, Mary Eva Schnipke; a brother, Donald Luersman; and a great-grandchild who died at birth.
A Mass of Christian Burial will begin 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Barbara Catholic Church in Cloverdale, with Father John Stites officiating. Burial will follow in the church ceme-tery.
Arrangements were han-dled by Love-Heitmeyer Funeral Home in Jackson Township.
Memorial contributions may be made to Putnam County Hospice, St. Barbara Catholic Church, or a charity of the donor’s choice.
Condolences may be expressed at www.love funeralhome.com.
NEW CLEVELAND
John Joseph Kuhlman
John Joseph Kuhlman, 80, died at 7:10 a.m. Dec. 23, 2011, at his residence.
He was born in May 1931, in Leipsic to Adolph and Dorothy Schroeder Kuhlman, who preceded him in death. On June 18, 1953, he married Dolores Kreinbrink, who survives in New Cleveland.
Mr. Kuhlman worked at Rusco, Pandora, and Ward Construction, Leipsic. He was a member of Holy Family Catholic Church, New Cleveland, and its Holy Aid. He was a mem-ber of Knights of Columbus Council 1757 and Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie 2234, both in Ottawa, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9547 and Leipsic Hunting & Fishing Club, both in Leipsic, and the Miller City Sportsman Club, Miller City. He enjoyed playing cards, watching sports on television, hunting and playing horseshoes. He loved spending time with his children, grandchildren and friends.
Survivors also include six children, Karen (Dan) Niese, of Ottawa, Barbara (Dan) Verhoff, of Continental, Patricia (Carl) Gerten, of Leipsic, David (Caryl Hilty) Kuhlman, of Ottawa, Jean (Tom) Forster, of Miller City, and Marty (Shawnda) Kuhlman, of New Cleveland; 17 grandchildren; and 22 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by seven brothers, Adolph, Cyril, Wilfred, Norbert, Ralph, Thomas and Ambrose Kuhlman; and five sisters, Marcella Lehman, Esther Lammers, Betty Nuveman, Mary Niese and Rose Warniment.
Mass of Christian Burial will begin at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Holy Family Catholic Church, New Cleveland. Father Mel Verhoff and Father Stephen Schroeder will officiate. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Arrangements were han-dled by Love Funeral Home, Ottawa.
Memorials may be made to the Putnam County Council on Aging, Putnam County Hospice or Holy Family Catholic Church.
Condolences may be expressed at www.love funeralhome.com.
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Jesus L. NietoJesus L. “Mooro” Nieto, 74,
died at 8:33 p.m. Dec. 22, 2011, at St. Rita’s Medical Center, Lima.
He was born Nov. 2, 1937, in Seguin, Texas, to Cresenciano “Charlie” and Silveria Lopez Nieto. He mar-ried Juanita Hernandez. They were divorced. She survives in Ottawa.
Mr. Nietro retired in 1996 from Philips in Ottawa. He was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Leipsic.
Other survivors include three sons, Paul (Tami) Nieto, of Delphos, Robert L. Nieto and Jesus (Ronnie) Nieto Jr., of Napoleon; two daughters, Anna Moreno, of San Antonio, Texas, and Dianna (David) Williams, of Ottawa; 15 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; five brothers, Tony (Susan) Nieto, of Ottawa, Joe Nieto and Henry (Sandy) Nieto, both of Texas, Dan Nieto, of Arizona, and John (Diane) Nieto, of Leipsic; and five sisters, Angelia (Steven) Arce, Maria (Joe) Tlansenia, Esperanza (Joe) Tijerina, Maggie Neito and Juana Nieto, all of Texas.
He was preceded in death by a daughter, Isabel Nieto; a son, Jesus Jr. the 1st; a brother, Luis Nieto; and a brother-in-law, Paul Moreno.
A Mass of Christian buri-al will begin at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Leipsic. The Rev. George Wenzinger will officiate. Burial will fol-low in the church cemetery.
Arrangements were han-dled by Love-Heitmeyer Funeral Home, Leipsic.
Memorials contributions may be made to the family.
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Nelson D. Schumacher
Nelson D. Schumacher, 92, died Dec. 22, 2011, at Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton.
He was born Dec. 30, 1918, in Pandora to Menno and Lena Diller Schumacher, who preceded him in death. On Oct. 9, 1949, he married Betty Habegger, who died April 9, 1981. On Dec. 27, 1985, he married Jean Basinger, who survives.
Mr. Schumacher was devoted to his family. He was a member and elder of St. John Mennonite Church, Pandora. He was an avid fan of The Ohio State University sports. He traveled exten-sively. Mr. Schumacher retired from farming the fam-ily farm and from Sylvania/Philips, Ottawa.
Survivors also include two sons, Ronald (Donna) Schumacher, of Davao City, Philippines, and Kendrick (Ann) Schumacher, of Pandora; two daugh-ters, Mary Jo (Tim Wiens) Schumacher, of Silver Spring, Md., and Barbara Schumacher, of Pandora; two stepsons, David (Linda) Basinger, of Rochester, N.Y., and Randall (Rebekah) Basinger, of Dillsburg, Pa.; a stepdaughter, Linda (John) Reimer, of Omaha, Neb.; and 18 grandchildren and 25 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by three brothers, Arthur, Edgar and Vernon Schumacher.
Services were held Tuesday at St. John Mennonite Church, Pandora. Wallace Geiger officiated. Burial was in the church cemetery.
Arrangements were handled by Chiles-Laman Funeral & Cremation Services, Bluffton.
Memorial contributions may be made to Wycliffe Bible Translators, St. John Mennonite Church Missions Fund or the charity of the donor’s choice.
Condolences may be expressed at www.chiles-lamanfh.com.
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Friday Prep RoundupDelphos St. John’s 61, Continental 35
DELPHOS — Delphos St. John’s bolted to the intermission with a 38-14 lead en route to the nonleague victory at home. The Blue Jays are 3-1 overall while the Pirates tumble to 2-5.
Alex Clark led all scorers with 20 points for St. John’s and Ryan Buscher scored 11 points. Tanner Calvelage added 8 points. Continental had three players score five points each — Dakota Scott, Clay Bracken and Chaz Slattman.Bowling Green 57, Ottawa-Glandorf 44
OTTAWA — Michael Rosenbeck finished with 18 points and 14 rebounds for Ottawa-Glandorf in the nonleague loss to visiting BG. T.J. Metzger scored 17 points for the Titans, who fell to 4-2 overall.Columbus Grove 34 Patrick Henry 31 (OT)
HAMLER — Grove outscored Patrick Henry 9-4 in the fourth quarter to force overtime then won in extra time with a 3-0 edge for the nonleague win. Columbus Grove is 3-1 while Patrick Henry is 4-1. Jordan Travis scored 10 points for Grove and Connor Kohls had 7 points, 6 boards, 4 steals and 2 assists.
Thursday prep roundupMiller City 52, Wayne Trace 47
HAVILAND — Ross Kaufman lit it up for 18 points and the Wildcats took down Wayne Trace on the road. Brent Hermiller had 14 points and 10 rebounds for Miller City (3-4) while Russell Niese scored 10 points.Leipsic 48, Holgate 47
LEIPSIC — The Vikings improved to 4-0 with the narrow victory while Holgate fell to 3-3. Zach Kuhlman scored 13 points for Leipsic while Devin Mangas had 12 points and 7 rebounds. Ty Maag also netted 12 points for Leipsic.
Girls BasketballColumbus Grove 52, Lincolnview 40
VAN WERT — Nikki Stechschulte’s 15 points helped Columbus Grove gain the NWC victory. Grove sealed the win by hit-ting 8-of-12 free throws in the final quarter. Katelyn Scott scored 14 points and Anna Ricker added 11 points for Grove (4-3, 1-2). Katie Dye had 13 points for Lincolnview (3-4, 1-2) and Claire Dye had 10 points.Ottawa-Glandorf 56, Fostoria 24
FOSTORIA — The Titans’ defense shut down Fostoria and 11 players scored for O-G. Chelsea Maag scored 9 points for O-G.
Area high school sports roundup
MARK ALTSTAETTER DELPHOS — It’s a
movie that Ottoville boys basketball coach Todd Turnwald does not want to ever see again.
In the movie “Ground-hog Day,” Bill Murray wakes up and relives the same day, everyday. Noth-ing ever changed for Mur-ray’s character.
This week, Turnwald convinced his team that it was time to change its ways. After his team lost to Marion Local on Tuesday, he said his play-ers decided to make the change.
In Friday’s nonconference game at Delphos Jefferson, the Big Green battled back from an early deficit to slip out with a 58-57 win over the Wildcats.
With the victory, Otto-ville improves to 2-4. Del-phos Jefferson slips to 1-6 on the season.
Ottoville’s Kevin Schnipke led all scorers with 18 points. Bryan Hohl-bein scored 11 points, had 5 rebounds and 5 steals. Ryan Honigford added 10 points and 7 boards for the Big Green.
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FFA volunteers honored for work at food pantryVolunteers from the Leipsic Community Food Pantry hosted a luncheon on Dec. 16, for members of the Leipsic High School FFA club. The FFA group provides help to the food pantry clients each month by carrying food boxes and supplies to their vehicles. “Without this help, the Food Pantry would be greatly hampered in this community outreach,” said R. Marty Deleruyelle, volunteer director at the Leipsic Community Food Pantry. Members of the club are shown with their adviser, Don Barnhardt (right), after a luncheon hosted by volunteers from the food pantry.
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Wetzel Motorcycle Club makes donationBarry Johns (front right), Wetzel Motorcycle Club donation chair, is shown presenting a check to Millie Ruen (front left), board member of the Putnam County Historical Society. Other WMC members, including Jim Herman (back right), are shown taking part in the presentation.
Hundreds visit ‘Journey to Bethlehem’OTTAWA — The mild tem-
peratures and small dusting of snow on the ground didn’t hinder the well over 350 peo-ple from taking part in the “Journey to Bethlehem” drive-through drama which took place in the Ottawa Memorial Park Sunday, December 11. Highlighted by live animals, a cast of over 50 adults and chil-dren, the dramatic storytelling each vehicle listened to on CD or tape, the park morphed into a venue full of the wonder, majesty, and the sights and sounds of the celebration of Christ’s birth over 2000 years ago.
“Each year that we have brought the ‘Journey to Beth-lehem’ to Ottawa and Put-nam County, we always won-der if anyone will show up for it,” said Pastor Ken Pollitz of New Creation Lutheran Church, which hosts the out-reach event. “But again, this year, 5:30 p.m. rolled around that night and the cars and
vans started lining up, and throughout the evening, they just kept coming!”
With “census cards” being handed out by a Roman Centurion during the jour-ney, the church learns how many go through plus gaining some valuable feedback from the event. “People can tell us about the experience on their census cards and we are delighted that it all seems to be very positive,” according to Pastor Pollitz. Just over 100 vehicles made their way through the park that night offering little time for the cast of characters to ever relax. This year’s journey included local donations of both bails of straw and a number of sheep from Mike Niese along with a goat from Mark Knott. Backgrounds and scenery were again provided through the artistic talents of Brad Geiger and Jane Leiendecker.
New Creation Church was particularly grateful to the
Village of Ottawa and Jeff Loehrke for use of the park and assistance with electric-ity connections. The church’s “Journey to Bethlehem” event first took place in December of 2003 in their own park-ing lot located on the east-ern edge of Ottawa. “We call it a journey, but those first few years were more like a nightmare: straw bails cov-ered with bed sheets were the only scenery, cars were backed up in both directions on St. Rt. 224 as people tried to turn into the parking lot. Then there was relentless job of trying to keep the guiding luminary candles in hundreds of milk-jugs lit while fiercely aggressive winds blew across the parking lot,” Pastor Pol-litz recalls. He added that, “being able to use the Ottawa Memorial Park the last num-ber of years has made for a welcome change and a much more enjoyable journey for all.”
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Terri Samuelson (left) and Mary Jo Beining play Simeon and Ana, during New Creation Church’s Journey to Bethlehem drama at Ottawa Memorial Park on Dec. 11.
Ottovile’s Kevin Schnipke grabs a defensive first quar-ter rebound during a game against Delphos Jefferson.
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Register now for a free oneweek training. EveningClasses and Job Opportuni-ties available. Classes startJanuary 3rd. Please call419-229-1040 to register.
HEALTHCARE
BILLING/CODINGSPECIALIST
Multi-specialist physicians’office in Lima is seeking abilling/coder specialist.Certified Professional Coderpreferred. Only those withexperience need apply.Excellent benefit package.Calary commensurate withexperience and qualifica-tions. Send resume to:
Box # 1074C/O The Lima News,
3515 Elida Rd,Lima, Ohio 45807
SALES
PART-TIME SALES /TECHNICALSUPPORT PERSON
Krendl Machine Company lo-cated in Delphos, Ohio, is aprogressive machine manu-facturer seeking a Part-timeSales Associate/TechnicalSupport person. Qualifiedindividual must possess ne-gotiating and basic account-ing skills, extensive electri-cal and mechanical knowl-edge and have previous cus-tomer service experience.Must be computer literateand be proficient in MS Of-fice with an Associate’s de-gree in a technical field orequivalent.
Qualified candidatesend resume AND wage
requirement to:Attention: HR/Sales/Tech
Support 1211Krendl Machine Company
1201 Spencerville Ave.Delphos, Oh 45833
HEALTHCARE
Coding SpecialistSt. Rita’s Professional Serv-ices is an LLC of St. Rita’sMedical Center with the mis-sion to recruit, retain andsupport physicians in WestCentral Ohio. Due to compa-ny growth, SRPS has anopening for a full-time
Coding Specialist.
This position is responsiblefor accurately coding allphysician office and hospitalvisits and procedures usingthe appropriate systems.The specialist is responsiblefor abstracting accurate in-formation from the medicalrecord to maintain the high-est quality of data integrity.The specialist is responsiblefor insuring proper codesare being billed to the insur-ance companies and otherthird party payors.
The successful candidatemust have a coding certifi-cate and/or one to threeyears relative working expe-rience and have excellentcustomer service and com-munication skills with theability to multi-task. 1-3years evaluation and man-agement coding experiencerequired. Good computerskills, including MicrosoftOffice (Word, Excel) data-base software is required.
Please submit resume withcover letter to:
St. Rita’s Professional Service, HR Generalist,
300 W. Market St., Lima, OH 45801,
fax: (419) 996-2659or e-mail to [email protected].
SALES
PROM ASSOCIATESFull Time
Apply in person:Don Johnson’s Florist and
Bridal Salon1707 N. West Street
Lima, Ohio
HEALTHCARE
RN MEDICATIONADMINISTRATION
TRAINER
Full TimeImmediate Opening!Duties include:∂ Teach ODDD MedicationAdministration classes invarious locations∂ Provide direction to nurs-ing staff∂ Provide technical assis-tance to supervisors∂ Assure all medical re-cords and assessment forconsumers and employeesare maintained∂ Participate in QA reviews
Qualifications:∂ Current license (RN) bythe State of Ohio∂ Possess or be capable ofobtaining Medication Admin-istration trainer Certificationfrom ODODD∂ Previous experience inproviding nursing educationor training∂ Must have an interest inworking with individuals withdevelopmental disabilities∂ Must be willing to travel inNorthwest Ohio
Apply in person Monday toFriday 8:30a.m. to 3:30 p.m.at:
Champaign ResidentialServices, Inc
2450 Mandolin DriveLima, Ohio 45801
or Visit our website for moreinformation at:
crsi-oh.com
OFFICE/CLERICAL
ACCOUNTANTFulltime staff Accountantneeded. 2 year degree inaccounting required. Musthave a thorough knowl-edge of quickbooks. Sendresume to P.O. Box 5543,Lima OH 45802.
OFFICE/CLERICAL
Customer Service
We are accepting applica-tions for office assistants.These individuals would beresponsible for entering in-formation, scanning docu-ments, discussing productoptions with clients andcompleting paperwork. Indi-viduals should have accu-rate data entry skills, beenergetic, professional andenthusiastic.Call 1-888-435-1040
TRADES
AUTO / TRUCKMECHANIC
MUST HAVE EXPERI-ENCE! Must have your owntools. Prefer ASE certifiedbut all considered. Must beknowledgeable in drive abili-ty issues, diagnostics andelectrical. We also sell andservice medium duty trucks,so diesel experience a bigplus. Wages depend on ex-perience and capability. Sal-ary plus flat rate,$40,000++per year, negotia-ble. I am also looking for aworking shop manger if youare the right applicant.
Apply in person or faxresume to 419-673-1266 oremail resume to:
[email protected]’s Auto Sales920 W. Lima StreetKenton, Ohio 43326
419-673-1717
#1 29 Ga. MetalSiding & Roofing
DECEMBER SPECIALOnly $2.15 / linear foot
or $67.90 / squareRidge, Screws, J-Channel,Corners. Other Trims available.Insulation: Fiberglass rolls, Sin-gle bubble, Blown Insulation.Large order discounts available$$$ MFR DIRECT - SAVE $$$
419-657-2510
WANTED: Farm Ground torent. Putnam & Allen counties.Cash rent or shares. Youngfarmer looking to expand.Please call 419-615-9818
Diningroom table with 6 chairsand matching hutch. $400. Call419-876-3295
TROY BUILTROTOTILLER, GOOD CONDI-TION, $350. PHONE 453-3403
OR 419-230-7441
2001 BUICK PARK AVE, Origi-nal owner, Gold exterior, leath-er seats. Clean. $3,400/bestoffer. Call 419-235-0823
2001 PONTIAC Grand Prix GT,turbo 3.8, silver, no rust, newtires, highway miles 160,000.OnStar, odometer digital readout on windshield, leather inte-rior. Great running car. $5,500/best offer. Call 567-208-2882
BUYING SNOWMOBILESAll makes, models, parts &
condition considered.419-384-3800 or 419-303-1786
Program Coordinator
The Putnam County Family & Children First Council seeks a part-time Program Coordinator to oversee correspondence and operations of the Council. Bachelor’s degree required along with skills in program planning and administration, data collection and evaluation, policy development, grant and report writing, budget preparation and monitoring, public speaking and group facilitation. Experience working with children and/or families, knowledge of social service casework practices and understanding of public systems and county/state government structure strongly preferred. Must possess valid driver’s license. Office located at the Putnam County Educational Service Center, Ottawa. Compensation negotiable based on professional experience, state retirement system benefits available. Email your resume to [email protected] no later than January 13. The Putnam County ESC is an equal opportunity employer.
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