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February 15 - 21, 2012

I’m having trouble keepingup with the holidays this timeof year.

As I write this, peoplearound me are wearing red.It’s a reminder that I need toget a Valentine’s card for myhusband on the way home. Healready gave me mine alongwith a gift, so I’m feeling alittle guilty.

I often have trouble keep-ing up with the many holi-days that crop up this time of year.

It starts in January withMartin Luther King’s birthday.

Of course we don’t exchangecards for this event, but I oftenforget about the offices thatare closed.

Then before I know it, Val-entine’s Day is upon me andit’s time to bring out the redoutfits and lace hearts.

I decided I better open mycalendar and check out thedate for the next holiday.It’s Monday, President’s Day.Government offices will beclosed.

Don’t rest though. Next weekis filled with holidays.

On Tuesday, you can cel-ebrate Mardi Gras by enjoyinggood food and parties.

This will be followed by thebeginning of the Lent seasonwith Ash Wednesday, a timemany of us go to church tobegin our observance of theseason

I’m okay though. Again, Idon’t need to buy a card.

Then, it’s time to go shop- ping and find a card. I knowsomeone who was born onFeb. 29. Since this is a LeapYear and there is actually aFeb. 29 marked on the calen-dar, I will send a card.

So everyone, flip your calen-dar to March. There are alsoimportant dates to rememberin this month.

Mark your calendars for

March 11. It’s not a holiday,but the day were we losean hour’s sleep because weturned our clocks forwardto begin Daylight SavingsTime.

By Saturday, you shouldhave recovered from thatlost hour of sleep and beready to party. It’s St. Pat-rick’s Day, time to weargreen and enjoy drinkingsome green or Irish-appro- priate beverages.

So are you beginning tounderstand what I am talk-ing about when I mention thenumerous events in the firstfew months of the year? Many people think the time betweenChristmas and Easter is a quiettime to rest up from Christmasand prepare for the Easterholiday.

I see it as a time when I getconfused and lose track of the colors to wear, cards tobuy, and correct beverages todrink.

My failureto keep up

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Celebrating 50 years

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MILLER CITY — At a time whenmany schools are seeing a declinein enrollment or eliminating the program entirely, Miller City-NewCleveland High School still hasa highly successful vocationalagriculture and Future Farmersof America program. This year’s program has 80 students in gradesnine through 12 enrolled in the program.

“This is the 50th anniversary of our agriculture program and FFA,”said guidance counselor StevePeck. “The program has continuedto grow through the years.”

Ron Horstman, vocational agri-culture instructor at MC-NC, saidhe has been fortunate because theadministration at the school is verysupportive of the program.

“They have worked with sched-uling to allow students to enrollin the program without conflictingwith required classes,” Horstmansaid. He also said all students ingrade 8 take one quarter that isan introduction to agriculture thatincludes the students completing ashop project.

Currently, MC-NC offers Agricul-ture Science I and II and Agricul-ture Tech Prep I and II in the high

school.“Of course some things have

changed in the classes,” Horstmansaid. “I used to show the studentshow to repair plows and set themup,” he said. “Now hardly anyonedoes much plowing.” He alsospoke of current farm equipmentthat includes GPS systems for thefarmer to use.

Although only 10 percent of Americans are involved in tradi-tional farming, there are approxi-mately 22 million people who workin agriculture-related fields.

“You name me a career and youcan find a specialization in agricul-ture in that field,” said Horstmangiving the computers-related fieldsand engineers as examples.

Horstman said skills the studentslearn in FFA are needed through astudent’s lifetime.

“They learn about parliamentary procedure, speaking and judging,”Horstman said. Every year he takesthe students to the Ohio state FFAconvention in Columbus.

“Things have changed in FFAalso,” Horstman said. “When the program started there were nogirls. Now we have had girls whowon state degrees and have servedas the president of the FFA.”

Horstman said it was instructor Jack DeVitt who influenced him tobecome an agriculture instructor.

“I really enjoy working with thestudents,” Horstman admitted. He

allows the children to use theircreative skills as they paint gumballmachines they make in the eighthgrade workshop.

In addition he is proud of the projects the high school studentstake to the fair. “I think MillerCity-New Cleveland has the mostshop projects on display at thefair,” he said. The FFA students

also take livestock projects tothe fair.

FFA students set up a pettingzoo for the elementary students to

enjoy each spring.On May 9 the school will cel-

ebrate the 50th anniversary of their vocational-agriculture and FFA

program during their annual springbanquet. Former officers of theFFA have been invited to be specialguests at the event.

NANCY KLINE • Putnam Voice

Ron Horsman, instructor for the Miller City agriculture curriculum, shows gumball machines made by eighth-graders in the program each year.

• Submitted photos

ABOVE: Members of the Miller City FFA are shown at the 2011 stateconvention. RIGHT: Jenny Westrick was the first female in the MillerCity FFA to be an Amercan Degree winner. She and her husband nowoperate a dairy farm in central Ohio.

Local school’sag programmarks its

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By NANCY [email protected]

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KALIDA — Ron Kuhlmanarranged the ultimate surprise forhis wife on their 50th weddinganniversary on Jan. 27. The tablewas decorated with flowers, rose petals, chilled pink champagneand a cake decorated with redflowers, the color used at theirwedding. Soft music was playingin the background and battery-operated candles were flickering

on the table.Ron wanted to surprise his wifeMarie on their anniversary. Bothare residents in the assisted-livingresidence of The Meadows of Kalida. He worked with ShannonGeise, CTRS, Resident ActivityDirector, to make his surprise areality. It was all part of The Mead-ows “Live a Dream” program.

Marie smiled at her husband asthey looked back on that specialday. She admitted it had been atotal surprise for her. Staff mem-bers recalled the happy tearsof both Ron and Marie as theyentered the dining room at TheMeadows. The staff membersstayed only long enough to con-gratulate the couple then left them

alone to enjoy their meal. Thesupper consisted of grilled tilapiaand house salad from the Red PigInn, where the couple often dinedwhen they were living in theirhome.

“I think my family introducedme to her,” Ron said recalling theirearly courting days. He said theywould often go to the movies.

After the couple was marriedthey lived in Ottawa. Ron wasemployed at Sylvania. Marie ini-tially worked at City Bank, butlater became a teacher’s aid, a jobshe held for 20 years. She said it isthe children at Ottawa Elementarythat she misses the most.

The couple has five children.Ron retired 17 years ago. Marieretired 3 years ago.

Following a stroke nearly a yearago, Marie required care at TheMeadows of Kalida. A few monthslater Ron also became a resident.

“I was living alone at home and

it just seemed right to come hereand be with Marie,” Ron said.

After working 28 years as amaintenance employee at Sylva-nia, Ron said he still enjoys just“tinkering” at The Meadows.

Marie has always enjoyed sew-ing, canning, cooking and makingquilts. Now she enjoys her time intherapy, revealing that the thera- pists treat her good and aren’t “toohard” on her.

“The food here is good,” Ron

said, “But not quite as good asMarie’s cooking always was.”

Marie pointed proudly to a col-lage of pictures on the wall. Givento the couple by their children, thecollage includes family pictures,even Marie’s parents.

“I think we enjoy the time weget to spend with the kids andgrandkids the most,” Ron said.The couple has 9 grandchildren.

“Ron was really good aboutremembering details about their

wedding,” Geise said. “He evenremembered they had poinsettiasas their flowers.”

As a final gift of the “Live theDream” Geise had pictures fromthe 50th anniversary celebration printed and placed in a collageframe. It joins the other family pic-tures on display in the Kuhlmanresidence.

“It is so fantastic to give theseincredible moments to those weserve!” Geise said.

APPLAUSE

NEIGHBORS EVENT

COURT NEWS

Kuhlmans ‘live the dream’ at anniversary dinner

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Common Pleas Court

Dispositions/Feb. 2Ciara Ybarra, 20, 116 Poplar St.,

Leipsic, was sentenced to 90 daysin jail for theft.

Dispositions/Feb. 8

Amisa Pettry, 37, 516 Barnett,Findlay, was sentenced to three days jail for contempt of court’s priororders. The jail was suspended andhe was ordered to pay $1,320 toplaintiff within 180 days.

Wendy S. Parker, Ottawa, wasgranted a divorce from Jeffery E.Parker, Van Wert. They were marriedOct. 18, 2003 in New Cleveland, andhave no children.

New CasesMorgan J. Bailey, Lakeview, and

Timothy J. Bailey, Jr., Ottawa; dissolu-

tion without children.Denise Schroeder, Leipsic, v.

Wayne Schroeder, Leipsic; support.

Putnam County Municipal Court

Dispositions/Feb. 6Christopher A. Rader,33, 215½ W.

Third St., Ottawa, pleaded guilty to an

amended charge of second-offensereckless operation. Sentence: Fourpoints, 30 days jail, $250 fine, with27 days jail suspended, and creditfor three days jail upon completionof DIP program, and 24 hours’ com-munity service.

Elmer D. Gilbert, pleaded no contestto an amended charge of first-offenseOVI and was found guilty. Sentence:Six points, 180 days jail, $750 fine,one-year license suspension, with 174days jail and $300 suspended, andcredit for three days jail upon comple-tion of DIP program, and $1,000 resti-

tution to the Buckeye Club.Zackary A. Bess, 20, 217 N. Cen-

ter St., Vaughnsville, pleaded guiltyto first-offense OVI. Sentence: Sixpoints, 180 days jail, $750 fine,one-year license suspension, with177 days jail and $375 suspended,and credit for three days jail uponcompletion of DIP program.

Dispositions/Feb. 7Drew T. Steffan, 20, 4053 Road

3, Leipsic, pleaded guilty to under-age consumption. Sentence: 180days jail, $375 fine, with 177 dayssuspended and credit for three days jail upon completion of DIP program.A charge of first-offense OVI wasdismissed.

Justin R. Moats, 26, 15945U.S. Route 224, Columbus Grove,pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct.Sentence: 30 days jail, $150 fine,with 29 days jail suspended. He also

pleaded guilty to criminal trespass-ing. Sentence: 30 days jail, $150fine, with 29 days jail suspended.

Natalie Geiger, 48, 705½ W. ElmSt., Lima, pleaded guilty to obstruct-ing official business. Sentence: 90days jail, $150 fine, with 90 days jailsuspended, and complete assess-ment at a mental health provider.

Judgments/Feb. 8Credit Adjustments, Inc., Defiance,

default judgment v. David Brinkman,Fort Jennings, $1,418.90, plus inter-est and costs.

Omega Dental Center of Ottawa,default judgment v. Brent J. Foreman,Ottawa, and Tiffany Foreman, Ottawa,$426.41, plus interest and costs.

Judgments/Feb. 9Institute of Orthopaedic Surgery,

Lima, default judgment v. StevenBockrath, Pandora, $3,419.07, plusinterest and costs.

West Central Ohio Surgery &Endoscopy, Lima, default judgmentv. Rudolfo Olivo, Columbus Grove,and Minerva Olivo, Columbus Grove,$581.91, plus interest and costs.

Institute of Orthopaedic Surgery,Lima, default judgment v. KatherineLawson, Fort Jennings, and Rodney

Lawson, Fort Jennings, $180, plusinterest and costs.Imaging Consultants of Findlay,

default judgment v. John Duncan,Leipsic, and Tammy Duncan, Leipsic,$346.74, plus interest and costs.

St. Rita’s Medical Center, Lima,default judgment v. John Bejarano,Leipsic, and Norma Bejarano,Leipsic, $1,463.44, plus interestand costs.

Blanchard Valley Pathology, Findlay,default judgment v. Nancy Hovest,Pandora, $100.56, plus interest andcosts.

World Day of Prayer is aworldwide ecumenical move-ment of women of many faithtraditions who come togetherto observe a common day of prayer each year. Throughoutthe day, we collectively pray allover the world, beginning withthe first sunrise and ending atthe last sunset. The 2012 WorldDay of Prayer will be held onFriday, March 2 and will be pre- pared by the women of Malaysiawith the theme “Let Justice Pre-

vail”. They invite us to work withthem, with God and with the people nearest to us to createa world in which each gender,race, culture, religion and stateis honored, nutured and empow-ered.

The local service will be held at11:45 a.m. in Sts. Peter and PaulChurch on the corner of Fourthand Locust Streets. A salad barluncheon will be provided imme-diately following in the Sts. Peterand Paul School cafeteria. Thechurch and school are handicapaccessible.

Invite your friends, familiesand communities of faith to jointhe women of Malaysia in prayerand song to support women’s

ecumenical ministries toward peace and harmony through fairand just governance. The AnnualOffering supports the work of WDP USA and helps meet theneeds of families in Malaysiaand around the world who are victims of many forms of pov-erty, violence and injustice.

For more information, contactWorld Day of Prayer USA, 475Riverside Drive, Rm. 1316, NewYork, NY 10115; 1-866-937-8720or www.wdpusa.org

Founded in 1941, Church WomenUnited is an ecumenical move-ment reaching 25 million Protes-tant, Roman Catholic, Orthodoxand other Christian women.

World Day of Prayer is an inter-

national movement in 170 coun-tries and regions whose prayersfollow the sun across the globeon the day of the celebration.Prayer and action are insepara-ble and both have immeasurableinfluence in the world.

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KALIDA — Barbara Ver-hoff, a Registered Nurse atThe Meadows of Kalida inKalida, Ohio has been rec-ognized by her employer,Trilogy Health Services,

LLC, for having perfectattendance in 2011.

Verhoff was one of nearly800 employees company-wide who did not miss aday of work and was nottardy from January 1, 2011through December 31, 2011.For this achievement, Ver-hoff and the other eligibleemployees were enteredinto a drawing for oneof two rewards valued at$2,500 or $1,000. Verhoff

was the recipient of the$2,500 reward.

The drawing was held via conference call at theTrilogy Health ServicesHome Office in Louisville,

Kentucky. Following thedrawing, Randy Bufford,Trilogy President/CEO com-mented, “We are thrilled tohave employees like Bar-bara Verhoff on the TrilogyTeam. Her commitment tothe residents of The Mead-ows of Kalida and to hercoworkers is outstanding.She truly embodies the Tril-ogy spirit.”

“Barbara is such a greatnurse and she has been with

our campus for a numberof years,” said Kevin Kidd,Executive Director of TheMeadows of Kalida. “Shealways puts our residentsfirst. We are thrilled that

she received this recogni-tion.”

“I was unbelievably sur- prised to I hear I won the$2500 prize. I was ecstatic,”commented Verhoff. “Ihaven’t won too manythings in my life so it hit melike a rocket. I plan on usingthe money to start a collegefund for our grandson. It issomething that my husbandand I have talked about buthaven’t gotten around to

it yet. This will help us alot. We are extremely grate-ful to Trilogy.” Verhoff hasworked at The Meadows of Kalida since 2008.

The $1,000 reward was

received by Anna Faulken-brg, Director of Resident Activities at Scenic HillsCare Center in Ferdinand,IN. All employees who wereeligible for the drawing alsoreceived a $250 bonus andan and an additional dayof paid time off, along witha plaque recognizing theiraccomplishment.

The Meadows of Kalidais a Trilogy Health ServicesCommunity.

Meadows employee honored for perfect attendance

• Submitted photo

Marie and Ron Kuhlman are shown celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary on Jan. 27 at the Meadowsof Kalida. Ron arranged the celebration through the facility’s “Live a Dream” program.

• Submitted photo

Barbara Verhoff (center), recipient of the perfect atten-dance award from Trilogy Health Services, is shown withDirector of Health Services Rhonda Church (left), andExecutive Director of The Meadows of Kalida Kevin Kidd asshe receives a $2,500 check. (Submitted photo)

World Day of Prayer coming

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The Ottawa CommunityBlood Drive will be held atthe Ottawa VFW Hall, 212W. Second St., in Ottawa onFeb. 28. The drive beginsat noon and will run until 6

p.m. To schedule an appoint-ment, please call the PutnamCounty Red Cross at 419-523-4810 or visit redcrossblood.org and enter sponsor code: VFWOTTAWA.

Blood drive plannedat Ottawa VFW

YMCA hosting overnight event

OTTAWA — PutnamCounty YMCA Hosting Over-night. Overnights are lots of fun so grab your friends and join us for a night filled withswimming, group games,food, movies and much more.Dinner, midnight snack andlight breakfast will be provided. Overnights are opento all kids age 5-12 years oldand will run from 8 p.m. Feb.24 to a.m. Feb. 25th. Spaceis limited to the first 30 kidsregistered. To register or formore information, contact thePutnam County YMCA at 419-523-5233.

Tickets are still available forthe Putnam County Pork Ban-quet on Feb. 20, at the KalidaK of C Hall. The evening willbegin with dinner at 6:30 p.m.,followed by a short programand ending with entertain-

ment by comedian TravisHoewischer. Tickets are $9and can be purchased at theOSU Extension office or fromany member of the PutnamCounty Swine Committee.

Tickets available forFeb. 20 pork banquet

MILLER CITY — Come,warm up with homemadesoup and fresh-baked bread.The St. Nicholas-Holy FamilyYouth Group invite everyoneto come to its Soup Supperon Feb. 18 from 4 to 7 p.m.at the Parish Center in MillerCity, located across the street

from the church. There willbe at least five varieties of homemade soup, three vari-eties of fresh, homemadebread and numerous des-serts, plus drinks. Cost is bydonation. Proceeds will helpfund the youth group’s trip toSt. Jude Children’s ResearchHospital in March. Carryoutis available.

Soup supperto benefit St. Jude’s

Pandora United MethodistChurch will be hosting a freeCommunity Meal on Feb.29, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. inthe church fellowship hall,located at 108 E WashingtonSt., Pandora. The menu willbe baked potato bar, chili,cake, coffee and punch

Church hosting free community meal

OTTAWA — The 2011annual financial statementsof the Putnam County Dis-trict Library are completeand available for inspectionat 136 Putnam Parkway,Ottawa, OH 45875.

Library financial

statements available

Congratulations to theKalida Cats Who Care forwinning the Putnam CountyBig Brothers-Big SistersFirst Annual Bowling Battleof the Schools event. Thank you to each and every

one of you who came outrecently or organized teamsfor the bowl event. It wasa huge success. Rankingsof participating schoolsare found below based onSchool Team Average.

1. Kalida - 1032. Ottoville - 1023. OG- 93.84. Leipsic- 88

Cats Who Care win bowling battle

Putnam Acres would liketo recognize the followingemployees for their years of service:

5-10 years – Darlene Romes1-5 years – Mary Diaz,

Megan Castilla, and AneaEsamilla

Putnam Acresrecognizes employees

The county wellness program launched its firstchallenge on Feb. 1 calledthe Wild West Healthy Liv-ing Challenge. It has justcompleted the first weekand is becoming a heatedcompetition. The focus of the challenge is physicalactivity, eating fruits and vegetables, and drinkingwater.

Points are given forlogging these healthybehaviors into the chal-lenge website at www.myw e l l s i t e .c o m / l h l h p c .Names are not given onthe website but instead people choose nicknamesand icons to representthemselves. The websitealso has an active mes-sage board where partici- pants post motivationalcomments, activity tipsand recipes for others to view.

Any county residentmay participate in the year-long series of chal-lenges with some focus-ing on physical activityand nutrition and othersfocused on stress reduc-tion, relaxation andsmoking cessation. Thecost to join is $20 per

person, which includesaccess to the challenges, prizes during the compe-tition, and a Live Healthy,Live Happy PutnamCounty T-shirt.

You can register andcompete as an individualand/or a team with fam-ily, friends, or co-workers.Registration forms can be picked up at all branchesof the library, YMCA,Northwest Fitness Club,PT Services, Pathways,Council on Aging, PutnamCounty Health Depart-ment, or visit the healthdepartment’s website atwww.putnamhealth.comor www.mywellsite.com/ lhlhpc. Join the fun andinteract with others tryingto live healthy and happylives in Putnam County.

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bers of the PutnamCounty Modern Wood-men of America chap-ter recently helpedraise money for cancer patient Greg Horstmanby matching funds raisedat a pork chop supperfundraiser at Big O’Deliin Ottoville

The event held Dec.13, raised $8,400. Thisincluded $2,500 matchedby Modern Woodmen’shome office through theorganization’s matchingfund program. The money

will be used for medicalexpenses.

The Matching Fund program offers Mod-ern Woodmen membersnationwide the chance toshow their support for acommunity cause, orga-nization or individual inneed by holding fundrais-ers. Modern Woodmenmatches money raised upto $2,500. These fundrais-ing projects contributemore than $6.5 million tocommunity needs nation-wide each year.

Coordinated by localModern Woodmen mem-

bers, chapters provideopportunities to connectthrough social activitiesand volunteer projects.

For more informationabout the local chapterand how you can getinvolved, contact StanHaselman at 419-615-8404.

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The 58th annual PutnamCounty Science Fair washeld at Continental LocalSchool on Saturday, Feb-ruary 11, 2012. Twenty-six

pairs of judges evaluated155 student projects fromPutnam County students ingrades 6-11. Individual proj-ects were judged on a forty- point scale (team projectswere judged on a fifty-pointscale), which evaluatedknowledge achieved, effec-tive use of scientific method,clarity of expression, andoriginality and creativity.Projects receiving a scoreof 36-40 (45-50 for teams)were awarded a superior rat-ing, those receiving scores of 24-35 (30-44) were awardedan excellent rating, thosereceiving 12-23 (15-29) wereawarded a good rating, and

those receiving 4-11 (5-14)were awarded a satisfactoryrating.

The Awards Ceremonybegan by taking a momentto recognize Norm Schnipkefor more than 30 years of service at the Putnam CountyScience Fair. Mr. Schnipkereceived a plaque and bestwishes in his retirement. Additionally, on behalf of theMary Lou Altenburger family(Bob, Adam, Ben and Dana), Adam Altenburger accepteda plaque in remembrance of Mary Lou who passed awaylast year. Mary Lou’s hardwork and dedication to herstudents will not be forgotten.

Eight students received aPerfect Score of 40 on their projects. They included Quin-ton Langhals of ColumbusGrove, Brennen Birkemeierfrom Glandorf Elementary,Mitchell Barlage, Chloe Lam-

mers, and Adam Schroederfrom Miller City-New Cleve-land, Abby Smith and AlyssaLanghals from St. Anthony’s, Jessica Kuhlman from Sts.

Peter and Paul. These stu-dents received Perfect Score plaques for their accomplish-ments. These plaques aresponsored by Ottoville BankCompany, First NationalBank of Pandora, and Fort Jennings State Bank.

Sixty-one Putnam Countystudents received superiorratings. Students receiving asuperior rating in the Behav-ioral and Social Sciences fieldwere Claire Warnecke andBailey Eickholt from Kalida Junior High; Alicia Honig-ford, Eric Von Sossan, MaizeeBrinkman, and Alexis Thor-bahn from Ottoville JuniorHigh; Makenna Lehman from

Miller City-New Cleveland; Abraham Morman from St. Anthony’s; Abbey Reckerfrom Glandorf Elementary;and Jessica Kuhlman fromSts. Peter and Paul.

Two students received asuperior rating in the fieldof Microbiology. They wereLane Brooks from Sts. Peterand Paul and Abby Smithfrom St. Anthony’s.

Many students received asuperior rating in the Bot-any field. They are TannerInkrott, Kristin Schmenk,Ben Vennekotter, CorbynNiese, and Noah Otto fromMiller City-New Cleveland;Logan Gerding from Kalida;

Victoria Warnecke fromSt. Anthony’s; Matt Hoehnfrom Glandorf Elementary;and Quinton Langhals of theColumbus Grove District.

Students receiving superiorratings in the Chemistry field

were Keri Eickholt of Fort Jennings High School; ReneeSchroeder of St. Anthony’s; Abigail Schroeder of MillerCity-New Cleveland; Bren-nen Birkemeier of Glandorf;and the team project of EricaEdwards and Mikki Smithfrom Kalida.

Several students receivedsuperiors in the EngineeringScience area. Those studentsincluded Linnea Stephensand Madison Langhals fromSt. Anthony’s; Thomas Wal-dick from Ottoville; HaleySchroeder and MorganMaag from Sts. Peter and

Paul; Colton Niese and AdamSchroeder from Miller City-New Cleveland; Alyssa Wie-deman from Fort JenningsHigh School; and the teamsof Ryan Ellerbrock and Grif-fin Recker and Layne Keeferand Trent Siebeneck fromKalida Junior High.

Nine students received asuperior rating in the Envi-ronmental Sciences field.They are Noah Emmonsfrom Continental; DillonSchimmoeller and JeremySmith from Fort Jennings;Tyler Siefker and Austin Wil-liams from Glandorf; RyanTabler, Adam Birkemeier,and Robyn Schumacher

from St. Anthony’s; and Jeff Knueve from Kalida.In the Medicine and

Health area those studentsreceiving superior ratingswere Alex Verhoff, AlyssaSchnipke, and Jordan Ver-hoff from Glandorf Elemen-tary; Karenna Langhals fromthe Columbus Grove SchoolDistrict; Mitchell Barlageand Chloe Lammers fromMiller City-New Cleveland;and Alyssa Langhals from St. Anthony’s.

Five students receivedsuperior ratings in the Phys-ics category. They were JacobEllerbrock and Dylan Altmanfrom Miller City-New Cleve-

land; Seth Nelson from Sts.Peter and Paul; and RyanHoersten and Cody VonLehmden from Fort Jennings.

In the Zoology field, thestudents receiving a superiorrating were Tiffany Welty,Emily Niese, and MitchellGable from Miller City-NewCleveland.

In addition to student rec-ognition for perfect and supe-rior scores, 45 sponsored plaques were handed out inindividual fields of entry. The Agriculture Awards, spon-sored by Ottawa Feed andGrain, were won by Mitch-ell Gable of Miller City-NewCleveland for his project

titled “Eggs: Rolling vs. NotRolling” and Garrett Lang-hals for his project “TheImportance of Starter Fertil-izer on Corn Seedlings.”

The Behavioral Science/ Mental Health Services Awards, sponsored by thePathways Counseling Cen-ter, were won by MakennaLehman from Miller City-New Cleveland for her proj-ect “What Effect Does Gen-der Have on Memory?” andBrooke Mangas of Ottoville

for her project “Basketball.”Town and Country Flow-

ers sponsored the Botany Awards given to QuintonLanghals of Columbus Grovefor his project titled “TheEffects of Microwaved Wateron Common Flora” andEmily Klir of Fort Jenningsfor “Flower Power.”

Tucker’s Ottawa Pharmacygave a Chemistry Award to Abigail Schroeder of MillerCity-New Cleveland for the project “What effect DoesSalt Have on the Boiling andFreezing Point of Water” andto Brennen Birkemeier for“The Effect of Wood Den-

sity on Combustion Time.”Furthermore, Wal-MartPharmacy gave a Chemistry Award to Jeff Knueve fromKalida for his project titled“Is Bottled Water as Pure asCompanies Say It Is?.”

The Conservation Award,sponsored by the PutnamCounty Soil and Water Con-servation District, was wonby Dillon Schimmoeller of Fort Jennings for his project“Which Water PurificationSystem is the Best.”

The Dairy-Related Award,sponsored by Leipsic Veteri-nary Service, was given tothe team of Brooke Gableand Carly Kortokrax of Otto-

ville for their project titled“Baking Bread.”The Dental Awards, spon-

sored by the Putnam CountyDental Association, were wonby the team of Sam Langhalsand Carlee Miller of Kalida fortheir project “Teeth Whiten-ing” and by Hailey Young of Fort Jennings for the project“Which Toothpaste Cleansthe Best?.”

The Ecological Conser- vation Awards, sponsoredby Black Swamp AudubonSociety, were won by Aus-tin Williams of Glandorf forhis project “The Effects of Various Fire Retardants onFlammability of Trees” andby the team of Adam von derEmbse and Reed Fuller fromKalida for “How Fish Affect Aquatic Plant Growth.”

The Energy awards, spon-sored by the Dominion Gas,were won by Jeremy Smithof Fort Jennings for “WindEnergy” and Adam Schro-eder of Miller City-NewCleveland for “What EffectDoes Wind Speed Have Uponthe Amount of Energy Pro-duced by a Windmill.”

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Students receiving perfect scores during the Putnam County Scienece Fair on Saturdayincluded (from left) Adam Schroeder, Quinton Langhals, Abby Smith, Jessica Kuhlman, Bren-nen Birkimier, Chloe Lammers, Mitchell Barlage and Alyssa Langhals.

Superior award winners at the Putnam County Science Fairon Saturday included (front row, from left) Alyssa Wiede-

man, Corbyn Niese, Thomas Waldick and Madison Langhals;(middle) Noah Otto, Adam Schroeder, Makenna Lehman,Jessica Kuhlman and Brennen Birkimier; (back) AbrahamMorman, Abbey Recker, Bailey Eickholt, Maizee Brinkman.

Putnam County students receiving superior awards at thecounty science fair on Saturday included (front row, fromleft) Karenna Langhals, Alyssa Langhals, Mitchell Barlage,Chloe Lammers and Robin Schumacher; (middle) MitchellGable, Seth Nelson, Cody Von Lehmden, Logan Gerding,Emily Niese, Quinton Langhals, Matt Hoehn and Tori War-necke; (back) Ryan Hoersten, Dylan Altman, Abby Smith,Lane Brooks, Alexis Thorbahn, Eric Von Sossan.

RIGHT: Superior award recipients at the Putnam CountyScience Fair on Saturday included (front row, from left)Layne Keefer, Trent Siebeneck, Ryan Ellerbrock, GriffinRecker, Jeff Knueve, Jordan Verhoff (middle) Mikki Smith,Abby Schroeder, Adam Birkemeier, Austin Williams, AlyssaSchnipke and (back) Erica Edwards, Morgan Maag, ColtonNiese, Haley Schroeder, Abbey Verhoff.See SCIENCE FAIR • V5

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Engineering Awards,

sponsored by the Techni-con Design Group Inc., werewon by Alyssa Wiedeman of Fort Jennings for her proj-ect titled “Does the Size of an Egg Affect Strength of Its Shell” and Madison Lang-hals from St. Anthony’s for“Which Sock Material WouldKeep Feet the Warmest?”.

Glandorf Warehouse spon-sored an Environmental Award that was won by KyleMaag of Fort Jennings forthe project titled “What Typeof Detergent is Better on theEnvironment?”.

Crop Production Ser- vices, Leipsic, sponsoredfour Environmental Awards,

which were won by Aus-tin Williams of Glandorf for“Fire Retardants”, VictoriaEdelbrock of St. Anthony’sfor “Ocean Currents and Cli-mate”, Anna Selhorst alsoof St. Anthony’s for “DoesSurface Temperature AffectFinger Prints”, and by GrantGoecke of Sts. Peter andPaul for “Floating Eggs.”

The Human Health andPhysiology Awards, spon-sored by St. Rita’s Ambu-latory Care Center, werewon by Jordan Verhoff of Glandorf for “Swimming vs. Running/Effect on HeartRate”, Abby Smith from St. Anthony’s for “Bar vs. Liq-

uid Soap” and by Jenna Ger-man of Fort Jennings for her project titled “Lung Capac-ity: The Effects of Age andGender.”

The Medical Awards spon-sored by the Putnam CountyMedical Association werewon by Mitchell Barlage of Miller City-New Clevelandfor his project “SCBA Life-saver” and by Alyssa Lang-hals of St. Anthony’s for her project “Taste Affected bySight and Smell.”

The Putnam County HealthDepartment sponsored theNutrition/Fitness/Health Awards that were given toEric Von Sossan of Ottovi-

lle for “Childproof Contain-ers: Childproof or Not?” and Abraham Morman from St. Anthony’s for “Which SenseTriggers Reflexes FasterEyes or Ears.”

The Physics Award, spon-sored by the Ottoville Hard-ware and Furniture Com- pany was won by Cody VonLehmden of Fort Jenningsfor his project titled “Does Arm Length Affect the Dis-tance of an Object Thrownby a Catapult?”

The Sight-Related Awardsponsored by the Glandorf and Ottawa Lions Clubswas won by Erin Eickholtfrom Fort Jennings for

“What is the Effect of Coloron Memory vs. Back andWhite?.” Ottawa Lions Clubsponsored the second Sight-Related Award that waswon by Maizee Brinkman of Ottoville for the project “Dif-ficulty of the Stroop Effectas Age Increases.”

The Solid Waste Manage-

ment Award, sponsored by

the Putnam County Com-missioners was won by AlexSealts from Fort Jenningsfor “Trash to Gas.”

The Technology Awardsponsored by Log On Com- puters was won by RobynSchumacher of St. Antho-ny’s for “iTouch Bacteria.”

The Veterinary Award spon-sored by Leipsic VeterinaryService was won by AbbeyRecker of Glandorf for her project titled “The Effect of Different Training Cues onHorses’ Movements.”

The Water Quality Award,sponsored by The QuarryFarm Nature Preserve &Conservation Farm was

given to Dillon Schim-moeller of Fort Jennings for“Which Water PurificationMethod is the Best.”

Awards from BethelGrange #2130 in HenryCounty for Originality andCreativity were won by Abby Von Sossan of Fort Jenningsfor “What Water Dish KeepsPets’ Water from Freezingthe Best?”, Avery Ross of Sts.Peter and Paul for “Cook-ing Oils: Which One Softensthe Lima Beans the Most?”,and by Alex Schroeder of Glandorf for “Fruit Juicesand Antioxidants.”

Awards from the Epi-lepsy Foundation of North-

west Ohio, given for theEffective Use of ScientificMethod, went to ConnorKoch from Glandorf for his project titled “The Effectsof Various Fire Retardantson Flammability of Trees”and to Kyle Hellman for Fort Jennings for “What Type of Wood Resists Water Absorp-tion in Its Natural State andSealed.”

The Outstanding Presenta-tion Awards, sponsored bythe Retired Teachers’ Asso-ciation of Henry County,were won by Megan Schim-moeller of Sts. Peter andPaul for the project “Brown-ing of Apples”, Haley Schro-

eder also of Sts. Peter andPaul for her project “Break

the Knot: Which One is the

Strongest”, and by MaizeeBrinkman of Ottoville for“Difficulty of the StroopEffect as Age Increases.”

The Young Scientist Chal-lenge Award sponsored byFirst Federal Bank locatedin Ottawa was won by Cody Von Lehmden of Fort Jen-nings for his project titled“Does Arm Length Affectthe Distance of an ObjectThrown By a Catapult?”.

Projects in the behavioralscience field were judgedby Ken Kaufman, MarilynCalvelage, Jack Betscher, Dan VonderEmbse, Jodi Maag,Shane Maag, Joe Uphaus, andBruce Steingass.

Projects in the Biochem-istry and Microbiology fieldwere judged by MarilynBohrer, Steve Palte, BonnieBrooks, and Bob Gerdeman.

Projects in the Botanyfield were judged by RogerLuersman, Heather Harmon,Denny Mumaw, ShelleyMumaw, Dave Leader, andKevin Goecke.

Projects in the Chemistryfield were judged by MikeLammers, Kevin Blake, GregSpitnale, and Wendell Bad-ertscher.

Projects in Earth andSpace Sciences were judgedby Roger VonderEmbse,Karl Hirzel, Deb Dulle, and

Paul Lenz.Projects in the Engineer-

ing field were judged byRon Honigford, Mike Siebe-neck, Rick Carder, and Mike Jones.

Projects in the Environ-mental Science field were judged by Len Ebbeskotte, Joan Ebbeskotte, HaroldGerten, and Daryl Rad-abaugh.

Projects in the Health andMedicine field were judgedby Krista Schomaeker, Ali-cia Haselman, MarcilleLiebrecht, Nancy Kroeger,Darla Warnecke, Dr. MarkBasinger, Bob Weber, andTina Weber.

Projects in the Physics areawere judged by Al Hueve,

Greg Gerten, Rick Balbaugh,

Pat Recker, Rod Nuveman,and Tim Burkepile.

Projects in the Zoologyfield were judged by BethSchnipke, Ted Elliott, ClintBostelman, and Rob Schultz.

Special Judges, who provided judging for all of thesponsored awards, wereled by Jeff Jostpille. Assist-ing with special judgingwere Dr. Jan Osborn, NormSchnipke, Deb Schroeder,Marita Deatrick, Tina Bas-inger, Tammy Baker, Mari-lyn Bohrer, Deb Dulle, GaryHerman and many other judge volunteers.

The Regional Science Fairto be held at Northwest State

Community College in Arch-bold on Saturday, March 3,2012. Students who earnedsuperior or high excellentratings at the County Fairare eligible to advance to theDistrict Science Fair, whichwill be held at Ohio North-ern University on Saturday,March 24, 2012. If studentsreceive high enough ratingsat these fairs, they are eli-gible to compete at the StateScience Fair, hosted by OhioState University, on Satur-day, May 5, 2012, where over$2 million in scholarshipsare available.

Special thanks to theadministration and staff of

Continental Local Schoolfor hosting the 2012 PutnamCounty Science Fair, includ-ing Gary Jones, Superinten-dent, Joel Mengerink, HighSchool Principal, Brian Ger-deman, Elementary SchoolPrincipal and Cathy Berry,District Technology Coordi-nator. Thanks also to thestaff at Continental LocalSchools, including MarilynBohrer, the cafeteria staff,NHS students, and the Stu-dent Council.

The Putnam County Sci-ence Fair is coordinated bythe Putnam County Educa-tional Service Center andscience teachers from sev-

eral districts within PutnamCounty.

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COLUMBUS GROVE

Gary L. AltstaetterGary L. Altstaetter, 70, died at 1:20 a.m. Feb. 13, 2012, at St.

Rita’s Medical Center.He was born Jan. 16, 1942, in Cairo to Jacob J. “Jack” and

Leah G. Lamb Altstaetter, who preceded him in death. On June 5, 1965, he married Carol Wriggelsworth, who survivesin Columbus Grove.

Mr. Altstaetter was a 1960 graduate of Columbus Grove HighSchool and a 1965 graduate Ohio Northern University School of Pharmacy, Ada, from which he became a licensed pharmacist.During his college years, he worked at Lima Memorial Hospitalin the pharmacy department for a year. Upon graduation, heworked at Hawkey’s Pharmacy, Columbus Grove. In 1978, heand his wife, bought the store from George and Bea Hawkey. In1988, they built a new store a few doors north of the old loca-tion, which they operated until their retirement in October 2005.

He was a member of St. John United Methodist Church,Columbus Grove. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, going to Penn-sylvania hunting, woodworking and carving. He was very proud of his family and especially enjoyed the grandchildrenand attending their various activities.

He was a member of the Northwest Ohio Pharmaceutical Association, the Ohio State Pharmaceutical Association andthe National Society of Compounding Pharmacists. He servedon several local boards, among which were the PutnamCounty Planning Commission, Home Health Agency and theColumbus Grove Board of Appeals. He served several termsas president of the Columbus Grove Chamber of Commerce.

He was a member of the Republican Central Committee, theBow Benders Hunt Club, the Columbus Grove Archery Club,which he co-founded, and the Putnam County Precinct Com-mittee. He served on the Putnam-Hancock-Seneca CountiesBoy Scouts Council. He had been an Eagle Scout and servedas a den master and Scout leader. He had been a member of the Columbus Grove Lions Club.

Following his retirement, he got easily bored and took a newdirection in his life. He hooked up with the pharmacy at NortonSound Hospital, Nome, Alaska. He loved Alaska, especially inwinter, and it opened his horizons dramatically. Recently hedecided to expand his horizons again and began working withthe Ohio State Penitentiary System in Marion and Chillicothe.

Survivors also include a son, Mark (Wendy) Altstaetter, of Jefferson, Ga.; a daughter, Jennifer (Terry) Marvin, of Find-lay; nine grandchildren, Todd Marvin, Megan Ridenour, KirkRidenour, Miranda Ridenour, Thayne Clymer, Allie Elrod, Audrey Elrod, Jacob Altstaetter and Jeremy Altstaetter; abrother-in-law, James (Barb) Wriggelsworth, of Lima; and asister-in-law, Anita (Barry) Rowe, of Virginia Beach, Va.

Services will begin at 11 a.m. Thursday at St. John UnitedMethodist Church, Columbus Grove. Pastor Gary Ginter willofficiate. Burial will be in Cairo East Cemetery, Cairo.

Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today and 2 to 4 and 6 to8 p.m. Wednesday at Hartman Sons Funeral Home, ColumbusGrove, and one hour prior to services Thursday at the church.

Memorial contributions may be made to American CancerSociety, St. John United Methodist Church, the ColumbusGrove Archery Club or the charity of the donor’s choice.

OTTAWA

Matthew A. YoheMatthew A. Yohe, 18, died Feb. 9, 2012, at his residence.He was born June 11, 1993, in Denver to Patrick and Faye

Bellman Yohe, who survive in Ottawa.Mr. Yohe was a 2011 graduate of Ottawa-Glandorf High

School. He was a volunteer with Putnam County Habitatfor Humanity and loved to race Go Karts. He was a die hardPittsburgh Steelers Fan.

Survivors also include a brother, Christopher Yohe, athome; two sisters, Melissa (Carey) Lewis, of Mentone, Ind.,and Carrie (Chris) Jordan, of North Webster, Ind.; mater-nal grandparents, Richard and Betty Bellman, of Leipsic; paternal grandparents, Lowell and Martha Yohe, of NorthManchester, Ind.; and six nieces and a nephew.

Arrangements were handled by Love Funeral Home, Ottawa.Memorial contributions may be made to the suicide sup-

port group To Write Love On Her Arms at www.twloha.comor TWLOHA, P.O. Box 2203, Melbourne, FL, 32902.

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OBITUARIES

Gerten/Recker

COLUMBUS GROVE —Harold and Judy Gerten,of Columbus Grove,announce the engagementof their daughter, Sherri,to Michael Recker, son of Dennis and Kathy Recker,

of Kalida.The bride-elect is a gradu-

ate of Columbus GroveHigh School and attendsMichigan State University’sgraduate program for adegree in Doctor of Veteri-nary Medicine.

Her fiance is a graduateof Kalida High School andOwens Community College

with a mechanical degree.He is employed by GrobSystems in Bluffton as afabrication detailer.

The couple willexchange wedding vowsMay 19, 2012, at St.Michael’s Catholic Churchin Kalida.

Sullivan/Markward

OTTAWA — Mr. and Mrs.Kirk Sullivan, of Ottawa,announce the engagementof their daughter, Brittni, toDustin Markward, son of Mr.

and Mrs. Jerold Markward,of Ottoville.

The bride-elect is a gradu-ate of Lourdes University.She is employed by St. Rita’sMedical Center.

Her fiance is employed byM and W Trailors, Inc., of Ottoville and also coachessoccer for Ottoville HighSchool.

The couple will exchangewedding vows on June 30,2012.

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It’s Your GardenProgram

The Putnam CountyDistrict Library in Ottawais having “It’s Your Gar-den” program March7 from 6 to 7:30 p.m.

Master gardener memberKeith Kahle will presenta guide in preparationfor spring planting. Allare welcome to attendthis free program. Forany questions, call thelibrary at 419-523-3747.For more programs, visitwww.mypcdl.org.

Mystery LoversBook Club

The Putnam CountyDistrict Library in Ottawawill have a Book Talk onMarch 21 at 1 p.m. Thetitle is “‘A’ is for Alibi”by Sue Grafton, andregistration is required

so enough books can beordered. The MysteryLovers Book Club willmeet on Wednesdays at 1 p.m. every other month.Some of the authorsbeing read are: AnnePerry, Debbie Macomber,Susan Albert, Mary JaneClark, Paul Gaus, JoanHess, and Sue Grafton.For any questions call thelibrary at 419-523-3747and ask for Jan.

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Saturday

Boys BasketballOttawa-Glandorf 75Leipsic 54OTTAWA — T.J. Metzger

scored 17 points forOttawa-Glandorf whileMichael Rosebrock fin-ished with a double-double

in the nonleague win. Rose-brock scored 16 points and pulled down 14 boardsfor O-G (12-5) while MattKaufman scored 11 points.Ty Maag scored 21 pointsfor the Vikings, Zach Kuhl-man had 17 points andDevin Mangas added 11 points.

Fort Jennings 53Delphos Jefferson 48FORT JENNINGS — Tyler

Wideman scored 16 pointsfor the Musketeers in the victory over the visitingWildcats. Cody Warneckefinished with 13 points and8 boards for Fort Jennings(8-9) and Kurt Warneckehad 14 points. Nick Dunlapscored 17 points for Jeffer-son (1-10) and Shayn Klingerscored 11 points.

Kalida 57, Ayersville 25 AYERSVILLE — Kalida

scored just 1 point to Ayers- ville’s 3 in the first quarterbut turned it on the secondas the Wildcats went off fora 28-4 quarter en route to thewin. Kalida is 12-5 overalland Ayersville is 1-16. BenSchroeder scored 16 pointsfor Kalida while AustinHorstman chipped in with

12 points and Drew Stech-schulte scored 9 points.

21 points for the Rams(6-12) and Lane Hurleyadded 20 points.

Girls BasketballKalida 41, Leipsic 34LEIPSIC — Kalida out-

scored Leipsic 15-3 in thethird quarter and went onto win the PCL battle onthe road. Julia Vandemarkscored 9 points for Kal-ida (10-9, 3-3), which hadnine players score. EmilyGerten’s 15 led Leipsic (11-8,3-4) and Molly Ellerbrockadded 9 points.

Continental 48

Patrick Henry 46HAMLER — Leva Weller’s13 points helped Continentalslip by host Patrick Henrywhile Taylor Williamsondelivered 8 points for the

Pirates.

Friday

Ottawa-Glandorf 58,St. Marys 54ST. MARYS — Noah Bram-

lage led a balance Titans’effort with 13 points and O-Gwent on to beat St. Marys inWBL play.

Michael Rosebrock scored11 points for O-G (11-5, 4-3)while Matt Kaufman had 9 points. J.D. Meyer and Gar-rett Fledderjohann eachhad 15 points for St. Marys(5-11, 1-6) and D.J. Manningscored 13 points.

Kalida 61, Miller City 55MILLER CITY — Kevan

Unverferth struck for 17 points and Kalida picked upa Putnam County Leaguewin over host Miller City.Ben Schroeder scored 13 points for Kalida (11-5, 4-2)while Nathan Kortokraxscored 11 points. Brent Her-miller netted 15 points forMiller City (11-7, 4-2) and

Russell Neise had 10 points.Continental 38Ottoville 28CONTINENTAL — Conti-

nental began the game witha 10-5 edge after a quarter

and outscored visiting Otto- ville 15-5 in the final quarterfor the PCL win.

Bret Slattman scored 14 points for the Pirates (5-11,2-3) and Spencer Ord-way had 11 points. KevinSchnipke had 7 points forOttoville (3-13, 0-6).

Thursday Fort Jennings 63Perry 40PERRY TOWNSHIP – Fort

Jennings’ Macy Schroederscored 18 points, with four3-pointers, in the Muske-teers’ victory over Perry.

Morgan Schroeder added10 points for Fort Jennings.

Teysha Upshaw pacedPerry with 16 points. AbbiePatton had 12 points and a pair of 3-pointers.

Fort Jennings is 8-10. Perryis 3-15.

Leipsic 64, Van Buren 41LEIPSIC – Leipsic’s Emily

Gerten tossed in 23 points,with three 3-pointers, toignite the Vikings over VanBuren.

Leipsic’s Molly Ellerbrockand Amber Gerdeman both

scored 14 points for the Vikings.

Leipsic led 40-23 at thehalf.

The Vikings are 11-7, 5-4in the Blanchard ValleyConference.

Ottawa-Glandorf 40St. Marys 35OTTAWA – Kristen Miller

led Ottawa-Glandorf with 12 points in a victory over st.Marys.

Elissa Ellerbrock had nine points for the Titans.

Ashleigh Falk paced St.Marys with 12 points. Rea-gan Aller had 10 points.

O-G is 7-11, 3-5 in the WBL.St. Marys is 3-15, 1-7 in theWBL. Ada 40,Columbus Grove 34COLUMBUS GROVE –

Ada’s Taylor Willke scored18 points to lead Ada pastColumbus Grove.

Anna Ricker, Nikki Stech-schulte and Sydney McCluer

all scored nine points forColumbus Grove. Rickeralso had 11 rebounds.

Ada is 10-8, 4-4 in theNWC. Columbus Grove is8-9, 4-4 in the NWC.

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Level 8

McKenzie Whitacre: 8.125(19th), NA, 8.500 (9th),9.000 (11th), NA

Kelsey Martz:8.700 (8th),9.475 (3rd), 9.200 (6th),9.275 (5th), 36.650 (6th)

Abigail Schroeder: 9.200(2nd), 8.900 (13th), 9.025 (8th),9.250 (7th), 36.375 (8th)

Makenna Johnson: 8.325(15th), 6.450 (18th), 8.675(16th), 9.075 (12th), 32.525(17th)

Team: 05.550 Xcel - Gold Autumn Sprunger: 8.700

(12th), 8.800 (9th), 9.300(1st), 9.575 (1st), 36.375 (6th)

Jacee Harwell: 8.575 (14th),9.325 (5th), 8.800 (8th), 9.575

(6th), 36.275 (8th)Morgan Burns: 8.475 (15th),

9.275 (6th), 9.500 (1st), 9.600(5th), 36.850 (3rd)

Saige Thomas: 8.650 (13th),9.500 (2nd), 8.600 (10th), 9.625(3rd), 36.375 (5th)

Nataya Schwiebert: 8.900

(7th), 9.000 (8th), 9.250 (2nd),9.750 (1st), 36.900 (1st)

Team: 111.375 (1st)

Level 4Tygre Troyer: 9.100 (10th),

NA, 8.900 (10th), 9.075 (4th),NA

Autumn Searfoss: 9.250(6th), 9.050 (5th), 9.350 (3rd),9.075 (3rd), 36.725 (3rd)

Level 5Emma Brinkman: 8.700

(4th), 9.025 (2nd), 8.550(13th), 8.575 (13th), 34.850(7th)

Elizabeth Bourassa: 9.125(1st), 8.475 (5th), 8.950(6th), 8.700 (8th), 35.250

(3rd)Taylor Born: 8.450 (9th).

7.800 (18th), 8.925 (8th),8.850 (10th), 34.025 (13th)

Lyndie Hazelton: 8.800 (5th),8.850 (3rd), 8.425 (14th), 8.500(11th), 34.575 (6th)

Team: 105.525

Level 9Torie Allgire: NA, 8.425

(10th), 7.600 (17th), 8.475(16th), NA

Level 3Marisa Hermiller: 9.125

(3rd), 9.425 (1st), 8.900 (5th),8.900 (6th), 36.350 (2nd)

Marie Gerding: 8.800(11th),8.450 (7th), 9.200(2nd), 9.350 (1st),35.800 (4th)

Lilly Lacey: 8.650 (12th),8.425 (8th), 8.750 (9th), 8.700(11th), 34.525 (7th)

Mallorie Knueven: 9.000(6th), 7.700 (13th) ,8.650 (11th), 9.000 (4th),34.350 (9th)

Reese VanOss: 8.950(9th),NA, 9.000 (4th), 9.000(5th), NA

Mia Verhoff: 9.525 (1st),8.725 (5th), 9.400 (1st), 8.775(7th), 36.425 (1st)

Lila Baxter: 9.050 (7th),8.100 (13th), 8.850 (8th),9.075 (1st), 35.075 (6th)

Morgan Halker: 9.050(10th), 8.800 (5th), 8.950(8th), 8.500 (15th), 35.300(9th)

Elizabeth Schroeder: 8.825(13th), NA, 9.100 (6th),8.700(11th), NA

Team: 109.775

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Ottoville girls turn back Delphos St. John’sOTTOVILLE — It’s no easy

task taking down Ottoville.Delphos St. John’s took a

good shot and led by eightafter three quarters.

So Ottoville did what itdoes best: It got the ball in to6-foot-2 Abby Siefker.

Siefker scored seven of her game-high 13 points in

the final quarter to post a42-37 come-from-behindgirls basketball victory overDelphos St. John’s on Satur-day at Ottoville.

Ottoville, ranked No. 1 in thestate in Division IV, is 18-0. The

Blue Jays stand 13-6.There were a few anxious

moments for the Big Green.St. John’s ran off a 9-0 run toclose the third quarter with a35-28 lead.

Siefker finished with 13 points, five rebounds and ablock. Lauren Koch scoredeight points, four in the final

quarter, for Ottoville.The Blue Jays were led

by a solid inside gameby Shelby Reindel, whohad eight points and 11rebounds. Courtney Grot-house had nine points.

Ottoville led 15-9 after thefirst quarter and 24-19 at thehalf. But when Reindel, Jes-sica Recker and Erica Saineknocked down 3-pointersback-to-back-to-back the Jays pulled out to a 35-28 lead afterthree quarters.

Siefker opened the fourthquarter with a layup and a

foul shot for a three-point play. She made another foulshot and then knocked in alayup off a lob. That broughtthe Big Green within 35-34.

Megan Bendele’s layupgave the Big Green the lead

to stay, 37-35, with 4:08 left.The Big Green started thefourth quarter with a 12-0run, with Siefker scoringseven.

The Blue Jays were 1 of 8 from the field in the lastquarter.

Ottoville won the boards,30-25. From the field, Ottovi-

lle shot 41 percent and was 0of 6 on 3-pointers. St. John’sshot 39 percent and was 5 of 15 on threes.

Kleman hopes the tightgame pays off down the tour-nament trail.

Grove wrestlers competeat NWC championship

Team Scores1. Delphos Jefferson 2912. Lima Central Catholic

2793. Columbus Grove 2404. Bluffton 2345. Spencerville 209

6. Allen East 182½7. Paulding 1278.Ada 859. Lincolnview 42Coach Wilson (DJ) was

voted coach of the yearCurtis Miller (DJ) and

Zach Wilson (BL) were

voted Most ValuableWrestler

Ten Columbus Grovewrestlers placed at NWCChampionships held at thenew Columbus Grove gym.

Tregg Keysor was the lone

champion for the Bulldogs. Alec Gladwell was runnerup. Brett Sampson, DylanKleman, Brandon Benroth placed 3rd. Christian Stech-schulte, Hunter Giesige,Gavin Windau, Adam John-son, Alex Shaffer placed 4th.

Miller hired tocoach Grove football

COLUMBUS GROVE— For former Elida HighSchool and University of Mount Union football stand-out Kyle Miller, becominga head coach has always

been at the top of his list. At a special board meet-ing Wednesday, ColumbusGrove hired the 23-year-oldMiller as the new head foot-ball coach. Miller takes overa team that went 7-3 lastseason. The head coaching position became open this past November when ScottPalte resigned. Palte went46-27 and made the playoffstwice (2006, 2009) during hisseven-year tenure.

Xcel Gold girls from Halker’s Gold Gymnastics competed

in the Athlete Warrior Challenge in Warren, Mich., Feb. 3-5

SPORTS



AUCTIONS AUCTIONS AUCTIONS

200

REAL ESTATEREAL ESTATE FOR SALEFOR SALE

LOTS ACREAGE FOR SALE

300

RENTALSRENTALS

UNFURNISHED APARTMENTSFOR RENT

500

EMPLOYMENTEMPLOYMENT

500


500


500


500


500


500


500


BUSINESS & SERVICE

DIRECTORY 600

GENERAL CONTRACTING

700

MERCHANDISEMERCHANDISE

800

TRANSPORTATIONTRANSPORTATION

LIVESTOCK

800

TRANSPORTATIONTRANSPORTATION

SNOWMOBILES

TRUCKS

5.7 acres SOLD! 24.8 acres

dense woods (1+ acre clearedfrontage) can be spl it in 2 par-cels. Kalida 419-393-4243.

2 BEDROOM 1 bath apartmentat Kalida Golf Course. Washer /Dryer hook-up, garage, nopets. Call 419-303-8186

2 BEDROOM 1 bath apartmentin Ottawa, washer & dryer, air,garage. No pets. Call 419-538-6567

DRIVER

OTR DRIVER NEEDEDClass A CDL with tanker &HAZMAT endorsement re-quired. Minimum 1 year ex-perience.Clean MVR; mustpassDOT physicaland drugtesting. Full-time position.Full benefits, vacation, holi-daypayand 401Kplan. Call419-225-5279 between thehours of 8:00am and4:00pm Monday thru Friday.

DRIVERS

Drivers needed for a smallcompany . The pay is 30%o f 8 0% o f th e l oa d g ro ssa nd h om e a lm ost e ve ryweekend.2 yearsOTR re-

quired. Call 419-230-3436.

DRIVERS

DRIVERS NEEDED

We a re lo ok in g f or a fe wgood drivers that are inter-ested in a family orientedenvironment. We are a refri-gerated fleet traveling eastof the Mississippi. We offer competitive pay and a com-plete benefit package withattention to family needs.

Please call Jeff Hall at:HTI Hall Trucking Express419-423-9555 or stop in at

110 Bentley Court,Findlay, Ohio.

DRIVERS

DRIVERS

∂ Semi / Tractor Trailer ∂ Home Daily∂ All No Touch Loads∂ Excellent Equipment∂ Medical Insurance∂ Eye & Dental

Reimbursement∂ 401K Retirement∂ Paid Holidays - Shutdown

Days∂ Safety Bonus Paid

Weekly∂ Minimum Age "23"∂ Class "A" CDL Required

Require Good MVR& References.

Call Chambers Leasing at:

1-800-526-6435

DRIVERS

DRIVERS WANTED

JOHNSRUD TRANSPORT,a Food Grade Liquid carri -er, i s looking for C lass ACDL tank drivers from theLima area forregionalwork.Home Flexible weekends.5 years driving experiencerequired. Will train for tank.Great Pay & Benef it pack-age. For fur ther info, cal lJane @ 1-888-200-5067

DRIVERS

FLATBED DRIVERWANTED

Class A CDL & 1+ year over the road experience neces-sary. Health insurance.Home regularly.

Call 800-535-5085

DRIVERS

Local Company.Newpay rate.Excel lent benef its package.401 (k) paid vacation,holidays,CDL-A 2 years experience

www.cevelogistics.com419-232-3969

EOE

DRIVERS

L oo ki ng f or Cl as s A & Bdel ivery dri vers . Mus t beable to handle a ll f re ight .

Additional pay for handlingf re ight . Some overn ightruns, home on weekends.

Please send resumes andpay expectations to mstem

[email protected]

DRIVERS

Miller’s Textile Services inWapakonetahas an immedi-a te opening for a ful l t imetractor trailer driver for 2ndshift. Thispositionrequiresa dai ly t rip to Def iance andseveral o ther locat ions ,Monday thru Friday, deliver-ing and picking up productincarts. Must have an Ohioclass A CDL with excel lentd ri vi ng r eco rd w it h twoyearsminimumdrivingexpe-rience and excellent attend-ance record. Must be ableto push/pull carts toload/unloadtrailerand liftupto 50 lbs.

We offer competitive wageswith a benefit package thatincludes medical, dental,vision, life and disabilityinsurance, 401k, e tc . W eare an Equal EmploymentOpportunity/Affirmative

Action, M/F employer.Qualified candidates shouldemail their resume to:[email protected] or fax to: 419-738-6528.

GENERAL

Part-Time AlarmMonitoringposit ion available 2nd and3rd shifts. Must bebondable. Background anddrug testing required. Sub-mit resume to:[email protected]

DRIVERS

Pohl Transportation

has a NEWSign On Bonus!

$3,000!

Call 1-800-672-8498 for more info or visit:

www.pohltransportation.com

∂ Up to 39 cents/mile withPerformance Bonus∂ 1 year OTR – CDL A∂ Pay thru home on week-ends

DRIVER

The Council on RuralServices

isseeking a BusDriver towork

30 hours per week at our KidsLearn ing P lace in VanWert .Minimum requirements are ahigh school diploma or GED,CDL with school bus endorse-ment (we may assist with ob-taining),abilityto lifta minimumof 40 pounds, andthe ability towork a flexible schedule.

Minimum starting wage: $8.73,(without CDL) and $10.91 (withCDL). To apply please visit our website at www.councilonruralservices.orgor send cover letter and resumeto: wmoorman@councilon

ruralservices.org

FINANCIAL

RETAILLENDER

First Federal Bank is seek-ing a full-timeRetail Lender for our Lima Allentown of-fice. This position requiresmortgage, consumer lend-ing and cross-selling prod-ucts and services to gener-a te new bus iness for t hebank and providing excep-tionalcustomer service.Mini-mum of two years of mor t-gage lending, consumer lending and sales experi-ence.

First Federal offersa friend-ly, professional work envi-ronment, competitive prod-uctsand excellent customer support , plus competi tivepay,401 (k),ESPP, quarter-ly bonuses, and more.

If you would like to beconsidered for this position,please apply directly onlineat www.first-fed.com byclick ing on the careers l inkrequisition #12-0011.

No phone calls please.EOE

TRADES

Experienced IndustrialPainter/Sandblaster

Lima area.Call Frank 614-327-1001

GENERAL

MAINTENANCEMANAGER

Supervises 5-6 employeesElectrical, mechanical andorganizational skills re-quiredBackground in:∂ H.V.A.C.∂ PLUMBING∂ HOUSEKEEPING∂ RESTAURANTEQUIPMENT∂ BASIC COMPUTERSKILLS IS A PLUS

COMPETITIVE SALARYFAMILY INSURANCE

401K WITH EMPLOYERMATCH

VACATIONS

SEND RESUMES TO:

1700 SHAWNEE ROADLIMA, OHIO 45805

GENERAL

Nowhiring part-timeproduc-tion employees. Good workethic and posit ive att itudedesired. Mustbe motivated,organized and caring.

W il l w ork around schoolschedules. Paying $8.00/hour to start during trainingp er io d. P le as e s ub mi tresumes to Production, POBox 209, Cairo, OH 45820.

GENERAL

PRODUCTIONPOSITIONS

100 Openings

Need transportation? Wehave you covered. PyramidStaffing is currently accept-

ing applications for the cook-ie factory. Transportation isavailable for all three shifts .

All shifts are available.$8.50 per hour with a $.20differential for second andthird shift. Long term posi-

tions. If you worked there be-fore, you can call the Impact

office and check onrehireability and scheduling.We will be taking applica-tions from 11am to 3pm..

Monday thru Friday at:116 N. West St..

GENERAL

SeasonalEmployee

Heritage Cooperative is hir-ing for seasonal employeesfor Ada Fertilizer andHarrod Fertilizer locations.

Applicant must meet mini-mum qualifications:∂ Class"A" CDL With Tank-er Endorsements∂ Good Customer Service∂ Willing to Work Overtime∂ Clean Driving Record

Applications can be pickedup at Ada Fertilizer or Harrod Fertilizer locations.

HEALTH CARE

DIRECTOROF NURSING

Lima Manor, a 96 bed skil-led nursing and rehabilita-tion facility in Lima, Ohio isseeking a Director of Nurs-ing. Responsibilities includesuccessful implementation,oversight and managementof nursing policies, proce-dures and efficient practicesincluding areas in quality as-surance, regulatory compli-ance, budget and payrollcompliance, survey readi-ness, case management,and more. Qualified candi-dates will possess a currentRegistered Nursing licensein the state of Ohio and willhave a minimum of 3 yearsof long-term care experi-ence, previous leadershipand/or DON experience pre-ferred. We offer excellent or-ganizational culture, com-pensation and benefit pack-age. Deadline to apply isFebruary 29, 2012.

Please submit resume withcover letter and salaryrequirements to:

Lima Manor Attn: Administrator

750 Brower Rd.Lima, Ohio 45801

Fax: (419) 227-1392

HEALTHCARE

IMMEDIATE

OPENINGS

OCCUPATIONALTHERAPIST

Ful l- time, par t- time, andPRN availableimmediately.Servi ces provides homehealth and outpatient.

Salary, hourly, per visit withexcellent benefits and signon bonus to be negotiated.

Midwest Rehab, Inc.485 Moxie Lane

Delphos, OH 45833

[email protected]

HEALTHCARE

JOB FAIRTuesday February 14th

10:00 am. - 12:00 pm.and

Wednesday February 15th10:00 am - 12:00pm.

Baton Rouge Health Serv-ices Community is expand-ing service deliveryand is seeking qualified pro-fessional staff in the follow-ing roles in both ourinpatientmedical facility and our home health agency:

RN/LPNNursing Assistants and

home health aidesTherapy Staff including

OT’s,PT’s,OTA’s andCOTA’s

Medical Office AssistantCook

HousekeepingTransition Coach RNMaitenance/floor tech

Pl ea se b ri ng r es ume a sscreening interviews will beconducted.

Baton Rouge Senior

Health Services2440 Baton RougeLima, Ohio 45805

HEALTHCARE

PART TIMEPOSITION

Patient AccountService

Representative

HealthPro, a respected,trusted, sought after, andleading medical billing com-pany in the area is lookingfor a part-time Patient Ac-count Service Representa-tive to work 3:00 p.m. to7:00 p.m. Monday - Friday.

Responsibilities include re-

sponding to patient tele-phone inquiries regardingtheir account status, corre-sponding with insurancecompanies and other relat-ed parties, updating accountinformation in the billing sys-tem and providing qualityand efficient patient accountservices.

Preferred candidates willhave an Associate’s Degreein Business Management,Healthcare Management or related area of study. Oneto three years of industry re-lated work experienceand/or a customer serviceexperience preferred. Equiv-alent combinations of workexperience and educationwill be considered.

HealthPro promotes person-al values of honesty, loyalty,

integrity, and client servicewith our team members andour clients. We offer a pleas-ant and positive working en-vironment and excellentcompensation. All candi-dates must identify the posi-tion of interest and providean email address, salary his-tory and expectations to beconsidered.

Email resume and cover let-ter to:

[email protected]

or mail to

Human ResourcesP.O. Box 1524

Lima, OH 45802by Monday, February 20th

Equal OpportunityEmployer

HEALTHCARE

PRNLPN or RN

Seeking on-call nurses toprovide a range of psychiat-ricnursing dutiesin ourout-patient and crisis services.Must have current State of Ohio RNor LPNlicenseandexperiencein mental health.

Able to work f lexible hoursincluding evenings, week-ends, and holidays.

Send resume to:CPS-32RNLPN

ATTN: Human Resources799 S. Main St.Lima OH 45804

or apply online at www.coleman-professional

.com EOE

HEALTHCARE

ST. RITA’SPROFESSIONAL

SERVICESLAUNCHES NEW

CAREER WEBSITE

W e w ould l ike to take thi sopportunity to introduce toyou St. Rita’s ProfessionalServi ces (SR PS) career website. SRPS currentlyhas openings for a Regis-tered Nurse and LicensedParactical Nurse.Interested candidates cansubmit applications andresume by visiting:

www.srpsprofessionals.org

St. Rita’s ProfessionalServices is an Equal

Opportunity Employer

PRFESSIONAL

Product Engineer

Freudenberg-NOK (www.fnst.com) in Findlay is a grow-ing global leader in manufac-turing sealing rings for theautomotive industry. Weare looking for a ProductEngineer w it h a BSME or equivalent with 5-10 yearsexperience. Plastic injectionmolded part and/or steering/suspension/driveline part design backgrounda plus. Primary responsibili-t ies inc lude; product man-agement, product develop-ment, validation test devel-opment, quoting, materialselection, design for manufacturability, and closecustomer collaboration.

We offer comprehensivebenefit package of Health/Dental/Vision/Life

Insurance, Life Insurance,ST/LT Disabil ity, 401(k),Profit Sharing, paid holidaysand vacation.

Qualified candidates pleaseapply on line at:http://www.freudenberg-nok.com/careers/careers.htm

PROFESIONAL

MANUFACTURINGENGINEER

As a result of our expandingbusiness Toledo Moldingand Die, Inc., a full serviceautomotive plastics supplier with multiple locations, hasopenings for ManufacturingEngineers at their DelphosOhio facility.

The position interfaces withproduction, customers andsuppliers and is responsiblefor manufacturing functionsrelated to current model pro-duction and future modelprograms. Responsibilitiesinclude continuous improve-ment of assembly and mold-ing processes and trouble-shooting equipment. Candi-date should possess strongcommunication, interperso-nal, and problem solvingskills and have the desireand demonstrated ability towork in a team environment.

A Bachelors Degree in Engi-neering is preferred, but an

Associates degree in Engi-neering would be consid-ered with manufacturing ex-perience;

Toledo Molding and Die of-fers a competitive salaryand benefit package. Quali-fied candidates may emailtheir resume and cover let-ter with salaryhistory/requirements in confi-dence to either location be-low:

[email protected] a subject of Job# 12-14or to:Toledo Molding & Die, Inc. Attn: Human Resources

Manager 24086 ST RT 697

Delphos, OH 45833

An E.O.E. M/F/D/V

PROFESSIONAL

CountyExtensionEducator

AllenCounty / MaumeeVal-leyEERA/ 4-HYouth Devel-opment. Experience withleadership,teaching, evalua-tion,teamwork,committees,and col laboration with di-verse clientele and youthneeded. Master’s degreerequired. Competitive sal-ary, excel lent OSU bene-f it s, f lexiblehours. EEO /

AAEmployer. JobOpportu-nities, Position Descriptions,To Apply: http://extensionhr .osu.edu/jobs.html

TRADES

AGRI EQUIPMENTTECHNICIAN

Repair agricul tural equip-ment, Combines, tractors,diesel engines, hydraulics,electronics, etc. Up to$25.86 per hour based onexperience.Experience withH eavy Equipment? Agr iEquipment? Excellent me-chanica l ski ll s? W e haveopenings in: Upper Sandus-ky , O H a nd Wa sh in gt onCourthouse, OH.Apply online at http://

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TRADES

Wastewater CollectionSupervisor

Cu rr en tl y a cce pt in g r e-sumes for a full time waste-water collection supervisor.Responsibilities include di-rect, supervise and coor-dinate the act iv it ies of thewastewater collection oper-a ti ons as direc ted by theWastewater Collection Su-per in tendent. D ut ies in-clude budgeting and finan-cial planning of the division;mo ni to r th e d es ig n a ndconstruction of wastewater collection capital improve-ments and dai ly d iv is ionOperations and Mainte-

nance as direc ted by theSuperintendent. Must haveproficient computer skills inMicrosoftOfficeand performint ranet and internet op-erational ski lls. Trainingand exper ience requi re-ments are high schoolgraduate or equivalent, As-sociate’s degree (preferred)from an accredited univer-sity,fourto sixyears super-vision, related experienceand/or training; or theequivalent combination of education and experience.Mechanical,electrical knowl-edge and hands on experi-ence also required. Publicemployment wage andben-efitspackage. Annualsalaryrange: DOQ; $40,000 -$50,000. Pleasesubmit re-sume with cover let ter andreferences to Box # 5050C/O The Lima News, 3515

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WEEKLY RARECOIN AUCTION

Howard’s Coin Shop

128 E. Main Street, Leipsic

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OTTAWA — The SS Peterand Paul School kindergartenstudents are thankful for the

community helpers in Ottawawho provide them with theservices they need. Last weekthe students were visited bya police officer, a nurse, anda postal worker. The help-ers shared how they help thecommunity and explained

about the tools they use tohelp them do their job. MissTanya from the post office

helped the children addressenvelopes. Later the kinder-garteners made Valentines fortheir parents, placed them inthe envelopes and took a walkto the post office. The childrenwere excited to mail their own

Valentines. The students also

walked across the street tothe bank where they met morecommunity helpers, watched

coins and bills be counted andeven saw the safe the wheremoney and valuables are kept.The SPPS kindergartenersare happy to live in Ottawa, acommunity filled with peoplewho provide what they wantand need.

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Students fromSS Peter andPaul Schoolare shown infront of theOttawa PostOffice as theyprepare tosend Valen-tines to theirparents.

SPPS students thankfulfor community helpers

Members of the Fort Jennings 2012 Homecoming Court include (from left): miniatureattendant Abbie Browning; freshmen Connor Wallenhorst and Emily Klir; juniors BrandonKohli and Lori Bruskotter; King Cody Warnecke and Queen Kelsey Von Lehmden; seniorsAdam Krietemeyer and Megan Kehres; sophomores Spencer Dray and Min Metcalfe; andminiature attendant Trent Siefker

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Miller City class of 1943 reunion

NANCY KLINE • Putnam Voice

OACC inducts new members

Amy Sealts (left), of OACC, and Kathy Schnipke, of Ag Credit and OACC chairperson of the Board (right), introduced new members Kristen Gerding-Heffner (second left), of ThePerforming Arts Center, and Christine Clymer, of Putnam County Health & DiagnosticCenter, during last week’s monthly chamber meeting.

The remaining members of the Miller City class of 1943, including (from left) Tom Riepen-hoff, Floyd Roof, Pauline Bockrath and Elmer Koenig met recently at The Meadows of Ottawa-Glandorf.

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