THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2010 113th Year Issue No. 38 As Low as 58 ¢ with paid subscription 75 ¢ www.mercercountychronicle.com Ray’s REFRIGERATION, INC. •HEATING •AIR CONDITIONING •GEOTHERMAL •APPLIANCES Coldwater, Ohio 419-678-8711 Spooky Savings at Forget-Me-Not downtown Ft. Recovery Page5 JUTTE’S 3 Miles North of Fort Recovery, Ohio on Rte. 49 9AM-7PM DAILY • 419-375-2304 See Our Ad, Page 6 Page 13 Page 4 CHATT GUN SHOP Looking For Quality Products At A Fair Price? Come See Les Nichols At... 8970 State Route 49 • 419-942-GUNS Page 4 CARPET ROLLS IN STOCK Hapner Furniture & Video Old Walmart Bldg. - Portland MERCER COUNTY CHRONICLE Page 10 There’s No Place Like Home! Insurance can help you with your peace of mind, knowing that in the event of a covered loss, your damaged home will be rebuilt and your destroyed belongings will be replaced. Lamm’s Insurance Agency 8085 St. Rt. 119 Maria Stein 419-925-5259 Pages 6 Girod’s Construction Amish Crew All types of construction work pole barn additions, remodeling, founda- tion and floor repair Driver Number: 260-849-1581 Please leave a message Last week, Coldwater Mayor LaVern Stammen signed a proclamation, in conjunction with VFW Post 1535, establishing the date and time of Halloween activities. The proclamation reads, “Whereas, we are ever conscious for the safety of these young goblins, it has been decided by council that the Halloween parade and trick or treat will be held on one day only.” The parade will be at 1:30 p.m., with trick or treat hours ending at 4 p.m. Coldwater mayor proclaims date and time for Halloween activities Halloween Parade Co-chairs Don Schoenherr (left) and Ernie Kuess of VFW Post 1535 witness the signing of the proclamation by Mayor Stammen. Celina High School thespians will be presenting “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”, featuring Ichabod Crane, Brom Bones and the Headless Horseman, on November 5-7. Friday and Saturday showtime is 8 p.m. Showtime on Sunday is 3 p.m. Tickets are on sale now. To reserve your seat, call 419-586-1494. Celina High School presents ‘The Legend of Sleepy Hollow’ By Joyce L. Alig, Mercer County Historian Beer Garden or Schroer’s Tavern. Art Schroer started the restaurant/bar at Saint Anthony; there was a sign, “Beer Garden” inside of the bar, and another sign, “Schroer’s Tavern” outside the bar. Ralph Jutte purchased the “Schroer’s Tavern”, from Art Schroer. Jutte’s Cafe Ralph Jutte called the Restaurant/Bar, “Jutte’s Café.” The 1938 “Fort Recovery Journal,” advertised a 50-50 dance at Jutte’s Café; the January 1940 advertised a “Boxing Day” being held at Jutte’s Cafe. Oscar Jutte remembered his father talking about owning and operating the tavern, and that he used to hold boxing matches there. Cecelia Schroer, wife of Nick Schroer, purchased the business from Ralph Jutte in 1940. Padua Inn Cecelia Schroer, wife of Nick Schroer, operated the ”Padua Inn.” The November 29, 1940 “Fort Recovery Journal” advertised the “Last Free dance till Xmas” at the Padua Inn, which was under new management. In March 1941, a fire destroyed the barber shop building, of which building was owned by Nick Schroer. This barber shop was adjacent to the Padua Inn. A bucket Brigade prevented the restaurant from catching on fire. Some old timers recalled that Nick Schroer fixed up a race car, and called it “The Spirit of Saint Anthony!” Cecilia Schroer was in charge of the bar, but occasionally got help from Nick and her daughter Rita who later married Alfred Laloge. Tom Kremer stated,“Celia Schroer was a Throughout his tenure in the Ohio General Assembly, State Senator Keith Faber (R-Celina) has earned a reputation for fiscal responsibility. Recently, he was awarded his fourth consecutive “Watchdog of the Treasury” distinction from the United Conservatives of Ohio for his continued commitment to smaller, more efficient government during the 128 th General Assembly. He previously received Watchdog awards for his work during the 127 th , 126 th and 125 th General Assemblies. “Ohioans are struggling in this economy. It is more critical than ever that their elected officials hold the line on spending and keep our tax burdens low,” Faber said. “I will continue to advocate for fiscal responsibility and smaller, smarter government at the Statehouse.” Senator Faber represents the 12 th Senate District, including Allen, Champaign, Mercer, Preble, Shelby and portions of Auglaize and Darke counties. He serves as the Senate’s Majority Floor Leader for the 128 th General Assembly and as a member of the budget- writing Senate Finance & Financial Institutions Committee. Faber earns ‘Watchdog of The Treasury’ distinction Charlie and Sue Seitz have had some astronomical insurance claims due to Charlie´s operations, along with his heart problems. He has had a defibulator/pacemaker installed, and has had continuing medical visits and claims for these health issues. Unfortunately, insurance has not covered all the bills. Neighbors, family, and friends are hosting a fundraiser for Charlie on November 6 at the Philothea Country Club, beginning at 5 p.m. There will be a DJ, tip books, raffles, 50/50 drawings, an auction, and more. Organizers are planning a fun evening for a great cause. Monetary donations are also accepted, and can be dropped off at the Country Club or McSports in Coldwater. Please put in an envelope with “Charlie Seitz” on front. Organizers remind the community that Charlie has been on the giving end of countless charitable functions for years. Now he and Sue are on the needing end, and anything helps. Benefit for Charlie Seitz November 6 Mercer Health will be offering free Clinical Breast Exam screenings on October 27. Their goal is to inform women about the importance of early detection for Breast Cancer. Dr. Shanthi Satya and Certified Nurse Midwife Donna Scheideberg will conduct the free clinical breast examinations at the Community Medical Center, 950 South Main Street, Celina. The free exams will be offered from 8 to 11 a.m. and 5 to 7 p.m. Persons interested in receiving the free clinical breast exam must call (419) 586-1220 to make an appointment. According to the American Cancer Society (ACS), a clinical breast exam should be a part of a periodic health exam. ACS recommends an exam about every three years for women in their 20s and 30s. Yearly mammograms should begin at age 40 and continue as long as a woman is in good health. If necessary, Dr. Shanthi and Scheideberg will be able to order mammograms for patients at this screening event. Mercer Health announces breast screening event An updated safety analysis by the Ohio De- partment of Transporta- tion (ODOT) shows that Ohio’s roadways are likely soon to see a spike in car and truck crashes with deer. The number of deer-vehicle crashes often spikes as summer shifts to fall. ODOT’s safety analysis shows that the number of crash- es last year tripled from September to October, jumping from an average of 40 each day to more than 120. Last year there were a total 25,149 deer-vehicle crashes statewide with 1,137 people injured and three people killed. November saw the most crashes last year with 6,043 - an average of 200 per day. Wildlife experts say the combination of fewer daylight hours with the increased movement of deer due to mating sea- son and hunting season increases the risk of col- lisions between deer and vehicles. Though most peo- ple would expect these crashes to be more likely in rural areas, motorists in urban regions of the state also need to watch out for these dangerous - and sometimes deadly - accidents involving deer. Last year, the areas with the highest number of deer-vehicle crashes were the Mansfield area (Richland County) with 717 crashes, the Canton area (Stark County) with 653 crashes, and the Cincinnati area (Ham- ilton County) with 615 crashes. An in-depth analysis further details which two- mile stretches of state highways have the most number of deer-vehicle related crashes. In 2009, Auglaize County had 19 deer-vehicle crashes on State Route 66, topping the list of “hot spots” in the state. Ohio has eight million drivers, 121,000 miles of roadway, and 600,000 deer. Trying to predict when and where a deer and motorist will meet is an impossible task. But drivers who under- stand how deer behave are more likely to avoid a crash. ODOT advises motor- ists to use these driving tips to help avoid colli- sions with deer: See the Signs: deer- crossing signs are posted in high-risk areas. Drive with extreme caution, especially in the posted areas. Deer Don’t Roam Alone: deer often run together. If you see one deer near or crossing the road, expect that others will follow. Danger from Dusk to Dawn: watch for deer especially at dawn and after sunset. About 20 percent of these crashes occur in early morning, while more than half oc- cur between 5 p.m. and midnight. ODOT ranks State Route 66 in Auglaize County with highest deer-vehicle crashes See DEER, Page 2 Padua Pub, 524 Saint Anthony Road & The Deadbeats of the 1980’s See PADUA, page 2 Page 3
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Last week, Coldwater Mayor LaVern Stammen signed a proclamation, in conjunction with VFW Post 1535, establishing the date and time of Halloween activities.
The proclamation reads, “Whereas, we are ever conscious for the safety of these young goblins, it has been decided by council that the Halloween parade and trick or treat will be held on one day only.”
The parade will be at 1:30 p.m., with trick or treat hours ending at 4 p.m.
Coldwater mayor proclaims date and time for Halloween activities
Halloween Parade Co-chairs Don Schoenherr (left) and Ernie Kuess of VFW Post 1535 witness the signing of the proclamation by Mayor Stammen.
Celina High School thespians will be presenting “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”, featuring Ichabod Crane, Brom Bones and the Headless Horseman, on November 5-7. Friday and
Saturday showtime is 8 p.m. Showtime on Sunday is 3 p.m.
Tickets are on sale now. To reserve your seat, call 419-586-1494.
Celina High School presents ‘The Legend of Sleepy Hollow’
By Joyce L. Alig, Mercer County Historian
Beer Garden or Schroer’s
Tavern. Art Schroer started the
restaurant/bar at Saint Anthony; there was a sign, “Beer Garden” inside of the bar, and another sign, “Schroer’s Tavern” outside the bar. Ralph Jutte purchased the “Schroer’s Tavern”, from Art Schroer.
Jutte’s Cafe
Ralph Jutte called the Restaurant/Bar, “Jutte’s Café.” The 1938 “Fort Recovery Journal,” advertised a 50-50 dance at Jutte’s Café; the January 1940 advertised a “Boxing Day” being held at Jutte’s Cafe. Oscar Jutte remembered his father talking about owning and operating the tavern, and that he used to hold boxing matches there. Cecelia Schroer, wife of Nick Schroer, purchased the business from Ralph Jutte in 1940.
Padua Inn
Cecelia Schroer, wife of Nick Schroer, operated the ”Padua Inn.” The November 29, 1940 “Fort Recovery Journal” advertised the “Last Free
dance till Xmas” at the Padua Inn, which was under new management. In March 1941, a fire destroyed the barber shop building, of which building was owned by Nick Schroer. This barber shop was adjacent to the Padua Inn. A bucket Brigade prevented the restaurant from catching on fire. Some old timers
recalled that Nick Schroer fixed up a race car, and called it “The Spirit of Saint Anthony!”
Cecilia Schroer was in charge of the bar, but occasionally got help from Nick and her daughter Rita who later married Alfred Laloge. Tom Kremer stated,“Celia Schroer was a
Throughout his tenure in the Ohio General Assembly, State Senator Keith Faber (R-Celina) has earned a reputation for fiscal responsibility. Recently, he was awarded his fourth consecutive “Watchdog of the Treasury” distinction from the United Conservatives of Ohio for his continued commitment to smaller, more efficient government during the 128th General Assembly. He previously received Watchdog awards for his work during the 127th, 126th and 125th General Assemblies.
“Ohioans are struggling in this economy. It is more critical than ever that their elected officials hold the
line on spending and keep our tax burdens low,” Faber said. “I will continue to advocate for fiscal responsibility and smaller, smarter government at the Statehouse.”
Senator Faber represents the 12th Senate District, including Allen, Champaign, Mercer, Preble, Shelby and portions of Auglaize and Darke counties. He serves as the Senate’s Majority Floor Leader for the 128th General Assembly and as a member of the budget-
writing Senate Finance & Financial Institutions Committee.
Faber earns ‘Watchdog of The Treasury’ distinction Charlie and Sue Seitz
have had some astronomical insurance claims due to Charlie´s operations, along with his heart problems. He has had a defibulator/pacemaker installed, and has had continuing medical visits and claims for these health issues. Unfortunately, insurance has not covered all the bills.
Neighbors, family, and friends are hosting a fundraiser for Charlie on November 6 at the Philothea Country Club, beginning at 5 p.m. There will be a DJ, tip books, raffles,
50/50 drawings, an auction, and more.
Organizers are planning a fun evening for a great cause.
Monetary donations are also accepted, and can be dropped off at the Country Club or McSports in Coldwater. Please put in an envelope with “Charlie Seitz” on front.
Organizers remind the community that Charlie has been on the giving end of countless charitable functions for years. Now he and Sue are on the needing end, and anything helps.
Benefit for Charlie Seitz November 6
Mercer Health will be offering free Clinical Breast Exam screenings on October 27. Their goal is to inform women about the importance of early detection for Breast Cancer.
Dr. Shanthi Satya and Certified Nurse Midwife Donna Scheideberg will conduct the free clinical breast examinations at the Community Medical Center, 950 South Main Street, Celina. The free exams will be offered from 8 to 11 a.m. and 5 to 7 p.m. Persons interested in receiving the free clinical
breast exam must call (419) 586-1220 to make an appointment.
According to the American Cancer Society (ACS), a clinical breast exam should be a part of a periodic health exam. ACS recommends an exam about every three years for women in their 20s and 30s. Yearly mammograms should begin at age 40 and continue as long as a woman is in good health. If necessary, Dr. Shanthi and Scheideberg will be able to order mammograms for patients at this screening event.
Mercer Health announces breast screening event
An updated safety analysis by the Ohio De-partment of Transporta-tion (ODOT) shows that Ohio’s roadways are likely soon to see a spike in car and truck crashes with deer. The number of deer-vehicle crashes often spikes as summer shifts to fall. ODOT’s safety analysis shows that the number of crash-es last year tripled from September to October, jumping from an average of 40 each day to more than 120.
Last year there were a total 25,149 deer-vehicle crashes statewide with 1,137 people injured and three people killed. November saw the most crashes last year with 6,043 - an average of 200 per day.
Wildlife experts say the combination of fewer daylight hours with the increased movement of deer due to mating sea-son and hunting season increases the risk of col-lisions between deer and vehicles.
Though most peo-ple would expect these crashes to be more likely in rural areas, motorists in urban regions of the state also need to watch out for these dangerous - and sometimes deadly - accidents involving deer. Last year, the areas with the highest number of deer-vehicle crashes were the Mansfield area (Richland County) with 717 crashes, the Canton area (Stark County) with
653 crashes, and the Cincinnati area (Ham-ilton County) with 615 crashes.
An in-depth analysis further details which two-mile stretches of state highways have the most number of deer-vehicle related crashes. In 2009, Auglaize County had 19 deer-vehicle crashes on State Route 66, topping the list of “hot spots” in the state.
Ohio has eight million drivers, 121,000 miles of roadway, and 600,000 deer. Trying to predict when and where a deer and motorist will meet is an impossible task. But drivers who under-stand how deer behave are more likely to avoid a crash.
ODOT advises motor-ists to use these driving tips to help avoid colli-sions with deer:
See the Signs: deer-crossing signs are posted in high-risk areas. Drive with extreme caution, especially in the posted areas.
Deer Don’t Roam Alone: deer often run together. If you see one deer near or crossing the road, expect that others will follow.
Danger from Dusk to Dawn: watch for deer especially at dawn and after sunset. About 20 percent of these crashes occur in early morning, while more than half oc-cur between 5 p.m. and midnight.
ODOT ranks State Route 66 in Auglaize County with highest deer-vehicle crashes
See DEER, Page 2
Padua Pub, 524 Saint Anthony Road & The Deadbeats of the 1980’s
See PADUA, page 2
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fort notesby Betty Lou Denney/Hall
What’s happening around the Fort?
Stop by the new t-shirt shop
in town, operated by Phil Wood. it is located beside the barber shop. read more on his new business later in the chronicle.
nancy Knapke, director of the Ft. recovery museum, reports that the Garst museum in Greenville is having some interesting things going on. if you have watched the “Antique road Show” you may have some interest in the Garst museum’s version. on thursday, october 21 from 4 p.m. – 7 p.m., you can take two of your favorite antiques to the Garst museum for an opinion of what your piece is worth. the tickets for non-members are $15. Doors open at 3:30 p.m.
Bernice Kaup from Ft. recovery was the winner of the St. Peter neurological centers winning number 782.
the “name the Pug” contest has come to a close. the latest names submitted by Donna Whitacre are: “marna” since
our last pug was named tarna, also named after one of Ft. recovery’s favorite teachers – marna mcAbee. ”lucy”, “Puggie Ann” or “Puggy marie”, “maggie”, “Sophie”, “lexie”, “hazel”, “ruby”, “minnie” or “minnie Sue”. Keep reading the Fort notes for the decision and picture of the winner of the contest along with the puppy. thanks to all of you who participated in the name contest. We may have to get several puppies so we can use more names. they were great and we will be choosing from the list we have received.
Anyone who has anything that may be of interest to the readers of the Fort notes send to: [email protected]. remember that the deadline is one week before publication.
thouGht For the WeeK: All reports are in…Life is officially unfair.
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2 Lucas SR 64 10 to 12 17 12 Lake SR 281 10 to 12 17
5 Knox US 36 10 to 12 16 3 Ashland US 42 0 to 2 15 8 Clinton SR 730 8 to 10 15 1 Defiance SR 281 4 to 6 14 9 Scioto US 23 8 to 10 13 10 Athens US 33 16 to 18 13
4 Trumbull I-80 8 to 10 12 6 Delaware US 23 8 to 10 12 11 Tuscarawas I-77 20 to 22 12
Safety Begins Behind the Wheel: always wear safety belts and drive at safe, sensible speeds for road conditions.
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a really nice lady. She had all of her beer on ice, because that was before electricity and refrigeration!” roger muhlenkamp remembered that the Schroers had all kinds of wild life, e.g. raccoons, pheasants, quail, mink, and fox mounted around the bar, since nick Schroer was an amateur taxidermist. Dale muhlenkamp remembered that the bar had the distinction of introducing salted herring snacks known as “blind robins” to the Saint Anthony community.
Bill & Gracie MorrowWilliam Wenning, St.
rt. 118, remembered that he graduated from high school in 1964, and celia Schroer still had the bar in 1964. Willard (Bill and Gracie) morrow owned the bar after the Schroers. roger muhlenkamp remembered Bill and Gracie morrow having the bar, in 1965, and his party there, the night before he was drafted. in 1965, Willard morrow and others sold the bar to Adrian muhlenkamp.
Bull’s Pub
Adrian muhlenkamp purchased the restaurant/bar, and named it, “Bull’s Pub.” Veronica homan was a long time employee at the restaurant. carol muhlenkamp remembered, “In the late 60’s, Bull added an outdoor area to the east of the building. It wasn’t long till he or a successor closed it in and extended the bar into that space, but it was a nice gathering place for a summer or two.” in 1970, the mercer county Directory identified this business as the “St. Anthony Café.”
T-P
in 1972, Adrian muhlenkamp sold the bar to hugh A. (“tuck”)and Patricia thomas, and they named the bar, the “t-P” for tuck and Pat. in 1986, hugh (“tuck”) and Pat thomas sold the bar to Wm. m. Wenning, St. rt. 703.
St. Anthony Tavern
in 1989, the mercer county Directory identified the bar as the ”St. Anthony Tavern.”
The Deadbeats of Saint
Anthony of PaduaWhen mr. and mrs.
Bill Wenning owned the Saint Anthony tavern, mrs. Wenning told about a young group of guys who socialized at the tavern. mrs. Wenning described these young men as a unique bunch of hard working and fun loving guys. they held parties and raised money and made donations to local places, e.g. the volley ball court, the shelter house at the park, the St. Anthony church, as well as to local families. About 20 or 25 guys worked together to accomplish the fund raising parties, from about 1982 until 1990. While accepting the name of “the Deadbeats,” the guys did acquire individual nicknames, e.g. toad, murdock, Swanson, r-Bine, chachi, Bony, Pecker, Weird harold, Goofy, nose, Buck. . . and many others! As the guys are now turning 50, they still enjoy each other’s company.
in 1991 Wm. Wenning sold
the bar to John m. romack, on a land contract; in 2000 John m. romack sold the bar back to Wm. Wenning.
Padua PubBill Wenning sold the
restaurant/bar to Jason muhlenkamp, rich Vogel and chad Wendel, in 2000. the three men operated the restaurant/bar as the“Padua Pub,” taking the name from the original name of the “Padua U.S. Post Office,” and the village listed on the map as “Padua,” as well as the name of the church, “Saint Anthony of Padua Catholic Church.” in 2006, the three men constructed a new building, for the “Padua Pub.” in november 2010, they are planning for a celebration of their tenth Anniversary of owning this business.
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ellen Bryan, 22, of celina, was crowned miss clayland 2011 on october 16 in uhrichs-ville, ohio. She was also the recipient of the interview Award and community Service Award. She earned $1,850 in scholarship money. Bryan will now compete as miss clayland in the miss ohio Scholarship Pageant in June 2011.
eight women competed for the title. contestants competed in the areas of: interview, talent, swimsuit, evening wear and on-stage question. the pageant was held at claymont high School. Giving away the title was heather Waterman, also of celina. Bryan’s platform is: “When thunder roars, Go in-doors - Promoting lightning Awareness.”
Bryan is a senior at Ball State university majoring in tele-communications. her career ambition is to become a televi-sion news anchor and reporter. this is Bryan’s third local title. She was also miss lake Festi-val 2008 and miss miami Val-ley 2010. Bryan is the daughter
of Kent and Virginia Bryan, and is a 2007 graduate of celina high School.
At the miss ohio competi-tion, Bryan placed in the top 5 both times. in 2009, she placed 4th runner-up, won the overall interview Award and the miss America community Service Award. in 2010, Bryan place 3rd runner-up and won the miss America community Service Award.
celina woman crowned miss clayland 2011
The Ft. Recovery FFA Chapter recently held its annual Fall Fun Fest as a recreational activity at a Chapter FFA meeting. After the meeting, 55 FFA members that attended had fun watching fellow FFA members participate in an apple cider chugging contest, bobbing for apples, a corn shucking competition, and a whip cream mystery contest. Members also enjoyed a hayride, bonfire,
and cookout. Members also helped paint and creatively decorate 30 pumpkins as a community activity. The pumpkins were donated to Briarwood Manor in Coldwater and to Mercer County Hospital. Residents there were able to enjoy the decorations for the holiday. The chapter would also like to thank Mark Will and his family for hosting the event and to Jutte’s Fruit Farm for donating the pumpkins.
Ft. Recovery FFA holds Fall Fun Fest
the 2010 American red cross casino night will be held on November 6, beginning at 5:30 pm at Romerʼs Catering in St. Henry with dinner being served at 6:30 pm and the casino games beginning at 8:00 pm.
An assortment of casino games, including slot machines, texas Hold Emʼ, Black Jack, Showdown and Chuck-a-Luck, will be avail-able. the event will also offer Bean Bag Games and Putter Golf.
music will be provided by rc&e DJ. Prizes will be awarded throughout the evening and at the conclusion of the fun-filled event.
tickets are $25 per person which includes dinner, games, chances for great prizes and entertainment. A cash bar will be available. to reserve your tickets, contact the mercer county chapter of the American red cross, 909 e. Wayne Street, Suite 124, celina, or by calling 419-586-2201.
All proceeds to benefit the Mercer County Chapter of the American red cross.
red cross casino night is nov. 6
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You may not see it posted on your calendar, but this is Na-tional Save for Retirement Week. This annual event, endorsed by Congress, is designed to raise awareness about the importance of saving for retirement — so why not take some time this week to review your own strategy for achieving the retirement lifestyle you’ve envisioned?
Of course, you may wonder why we even need a National Save for Retirement Week. Unfortunately, it seems many Americans are not doing a good job of saving and planning for their retirement years. Consider these figures, taken from the Employee Benefit Research Institute’s 2010 Retirement Confidence Survey:
•Just 16 percent of survey respondents say they are very confi-dent about having enough money for a comfortable retirement.
• 54 percent of respondents say that the total value of their household’s savings and investments, excluding the value of their primary home and any defined benefit plans (i.e., traditional pen-sion plans) is less than $25,000.
•Less than half of the respondents say they and/or their spouse have tried to calculate how much money they will need for a com-fortable retirement.
These are obviously troubling statistics — and they indicate that most of us probably need to put more thought and effort into our re-tirement savings. What can you do? Here are a few suggestions:
•Determine how much you’ll need in retirement. Try to define the lifestyle you want during retirement. Will you travel the world or stay close to home? Will you work part time or spend your hours volunteering or pursuing hobbies? Once you know what your re-tirement might look like, try to estimate how much it might cost.
•Identify your sources of retirement income. Take into account your IRA, 401(k) or other employer-sponsored retirement plan, Social Security and other savings and investments. How much in-come will they provide? How much can you withdraw from these vehicles each year without depleting them?
•Calculate any retirement shortfall. Try to determine if your sav-ings and investments will be enough to provide you with an income stream that’s adequate to meet your retirement needs. If it isn’t, develop an estimate of the size of the shortfall.
•Take steps to close savings “gap.” If it doesn’t look like you’ll have enough to meet your retirement needs, you’ll have to adjust your savings and investment strategy. You may have to contribute more to your IRA, 401(k) and other retirement accounts, or you may have to adjusting your investment mix to provide more poten-tial growth —or you may need to take both of these steps.
• Monitor your progress. Once you’ve put your investment strat-egy into place, you’ll need to monitor your progress to make sure you’re on track toward achieving your retirement savings goals. Along the way, you may have to make adjustments in response to changes in the markets, your objectives or your family situation.
Taking these types of action can be challenging, so you may want to work with a professional financial advisor who has the ex-periences and resources necessary to help you identify and pursue your retirement goals. In any case, though, take action soon — and National Save for Retirement Week is a great time to start.
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viewpointviewpoint Our Old Book CaseBY JOYCE L. ALIG, PRESIDENT, MERCER COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
POOR RIX’SALMANAC
BY RIX QUINNHey, Poor Rix: School’s almost out! How did theseinstitutions begin? – Sophomore
Back in olden days – even before disposable diapers– ancient students learned from private tutors, likemany politicians do now. During rest time, they learnedeven more by listening to wise men debate philosophi-cal issues. We do the same today, but we refer to thesedebates as “call-in talk shows.” Dear Mr. Poor Rix: What’s the most beneficialproduct ever created? -- Curious
Poor Rix guesses clothing. If chosen correctly, itkeeps us cool in the summer, warm in the winter, properat work, comfortable at play. Without clothing, it’s hardto get respect, but easy to get arrested.Poor Rix: Who conceived the idea of business? –Management Student
Commerce is as old as the first person who wantedto trade one thing for another. One Neanderthal ap-proached a neighbor, asking, “How about me trade youthis fine milk cow for your cranky goat?” The secondman misunderstood…and swapped his brother for acow. But he also learned the tricks of the trade.
Later, the first print advertisements appeared on an-cient parchment. Scientists who unearthed these scrollsfound large rectangular chunks of manuscript missing.Those missing pieces were humankind’s earliest “cou-pons.”
Poor Rix welcomes your questions. Send them tohim at [email protected].
Richard Kolter, one ofMercer County Historical So-ciety Members who now livesin Johnson City, TN, alertedme to their 65th Class Re-union, for the Rockford Classof 1944. Kolter also sent mea copy of the Class Reunionletter, from Paul Sell, atBluffton, IN.
I began to wonder, howmany people in MercerCounty are fortunate enoughto celebrate their 65th ClassReunion.
Three Washington Town-ship High School Graduatesare celebrating their 71st,74th, and 75th Class Reunionsthis year: Carl Adams, Classof 1938; Paul Adams, Class of1935, and Arden Fennig,Class of 1934. The Class of1938 had twelve students, andwas the last High SchoolGraduation class from Wash-ington Township HighSchool, before the HighSchool students were sent toCelina.
As my Fort Recovery HighSchool Classmates know, ourClass of 1959 will be celebrat-ing our 50th Class Reunion inJune. I recall when my parentscelebrated their 50th ClassReunions at Fort Recovery. Iremember thinking that Ithought those people were“getting old.” And now, I amone of them.
Who are the people in
Mercer County who are the“oldest graduates in thecounty?” If you readers helpme, I will make a list of the“Top Ten Oldest High SchoolGraduates in Mercer County,in 2009.” Write me a letter,or email me, the names ofGraduates who are celebrat-ing their 70th Class Reunionor older.
The Community Post atMinster is kind enough to
carry this column. I invite thecitizens of Auglaize County towrite me, about AuglaizeCounty’s oldest Graduates ofthe 70th Class Reunion orolder in 2009.
The next Open House atthe Mercer County HistoricalMuseum will be held Sunday,June 28, with the 30th AnnualPrehistoric Artifacts Exhibit,hosted by the Mercer CountyIndian Relic Collectors.
That Sunday, June 28, Iwill also have an Exhibit ofall of the Letters, which aresent to me, naming the oldesthigh school graduates of Mer-cer and Auglaize Counties.Now, I am not saying thatthese graduates are “prehis-toric” just because the Exhibitwill be the same day as thePrehistoric Artifacts Exhibit.I will host both Exhibits, thesame Sunday afternoon.
If I receive enough lettersto make two lists, of the TopTen Oldest High SchoolGraduates in Mercer and inAuglaize Counties in 2009, Iwill send those two lists toDavid Letterman at NYC. Ofcourse, if David Lettermanshows our “Top Ten Lists,” onhis Late Nite Show, most ofus Senior Citizens will fallasleep before his Show isover! Perhaps, we should bein the Guinness Book ofRecords?
~~~~~~~~~~~~The Mercer County His-
torical Society PresidentJoyce Alig, may be contactedat 3054 Burk-St. Henry Road,Saint Henry, OH 45883, [email protected] or 419-678-2614.
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This Rockford School Building was built in 1884, and stoodat 401 South Franklin Street, in front of the 1923 SchoolBuilding.
by Everett “Buck” Hall
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Isn't the sunshine nice to see. And now in acouple days of this the farmers will be in the fieldspractically all day and night. From what I have seenthere is some corn coming up in those fields thatthe farmers were lucky enough to have gotten theseed in the ground before these last two rains. Likeit says, "all good things come to those who wait."Or something like that. Most of those philosophersnever tried to run a farm. Maybe the rains will holdoff long enough for the farmers to get those seedsin the ground. Sure hope so.
Graduations are just around the corner andthese times always present the opportunity tosample some good food and drink at all the gradu-ation parties. We visited one of those parties justlast Saturday and had a great time visiting andseeing friends that we haven't seen in some time.It never seems to amaze me just how many peopleI do know. The problem is that I have great troubleputting names with faces. So if I meet you andcan't remember your name simply remind me justwho you are. Please forgive an old man that is re-ally trying to remember your name.
And by the way, all you guys out there remem-ber to tell that little lady just how much you loveand need her each and every day. Also folks don'tforget to hug those kids when they leave thehouse. And remember in your prayers all the menand women in the armed forces.
~~~~~~~~~~~~That's My Opinion........What's Yours??
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This week's Quote: "Some people are like blotters:they soak up everything but get it backwards."
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75 Years Ago...1934Eight section crews were taken off of the Cincinnati
Northern railroad last Monday. Four crews were laid off onthe northern division and four on the southern division, thelatter including the crews at Ohio City, Coldwater, Ansoniaand Lewisburg. The Burkettsville crew will take care ofthe Coldwater section. Forty of the younger men were dis-charged including eight foremen and 32 laborers.
50 Years Ago...1959New Idea sends huge shipment via seaway. One of the
first major shipments of farm machinery to be exportedthrough the recently opened St. Lawrence Seaway will em-bark from Toledo this week. New Idea Division of AvcoCorporation in Coldwater, Ohio is taking advantage of thenew transportation route shipping corn harvesting machin-ery to France. Included in the $200,000 export shipmentwill be New Idea one row and two row corn pickers andfield corn shellers. New Idea will make larger shipments toFrance through the Seaway in July and August. Sixteencarloads of corn pickers and shellers were shipped fromColdwater to the port of Toledo, Ohio by the Nickel PlateRailroad. The corn harvesting machines are being loadedon two sea-going vessels operated by the French Line Steam-ship Company. New Idea is one of the first manufacturingfirms in Ohio to take advantage of the new Seaway. Ac-cording to Curry W. Stoup, president of New Idea Divisionof Avco, the Seaway will provide substantial savings to NewIdea’s overseas customers.
Draft board chairman announces new policy for defer-ments. Mr. Aubrey C. Clay, Chairman of Local Board No.84 for Mercer County, today announced the receipt of a newnational policy for the deferment of National Guardsmenand Reservists. The draft board chairman pointed out thatthe Presidential Executive Order provides for greater rec-ognition by local boards of service in the Reserve and Na-tional Guard units. The changes reflect a policy of not in-ducting registrants who are satisfactorily participating inmilitary training programs while there are sufficient num-bers available to fill draft calls who are not taking part insuch training.
25 Years Ago...1984Buckeye Apparel retirees take plant tour. On National
Senior Citizens Day last Thursday, 15 retirees from Buck-eye Apparel Inc., Coldwater, returned to their workplace tochart the progress made since their leaving the firm. FrancesBirkmeyer, with the company 44 years, Eunice Lawrence,ten years, Grace Rutschilling, 36 years, Rudy Knapke, 46years, Roger James, plant manager, Marie Minnich, 42 years,Harold Peters 50 years. Bertha Losche, 51 years, GertrudeTekamp, 22 years, Mary Ellen Jutte, 18 years, AgnesDiekers, 44 years, Jospephine Black, 32 years, MarcelynMeinerding, 44 years, Erma Dirksen, 38 years, Geneva Dues,40 years, and Juletta Voskuhl, 43 years. Years of service tothe company represented by these employees surpass 560.
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I don’t know how much longer we are going to have this nice weather but I think you had better get out of the house and enjoy the beautiful colors of fall. This is a great time of the year to head south, both in Ohio and Indiana. Brown County in Indiana is one of the most beautiful spots in the Midwest during the fall. The nice thing about it is, it is very close to home and with the price of gasoline, that becomes very impor-tant. One wonders just where the price of gasoline will end up before it starts
back down for the winter. I guess we don’t have any choice if we want to drive the car. Sure would be nice to just let the cars sit and see just how fast they would bring down the prices. But you and I know that will never happen.
I hate to keep bringing it up about the importance of voting this November, but, if we don’t keep after all of you to vote, we may not get much accomplished. Remember, this is an off year election and usually a lot of people don’t vote because they think it isn’t
important because there is no contest for President. It is more important now than ever before if we want to get some degree of control back in Washington. I think this President is spend-ing money faster than the bureau can print it. I also think he doesn’t really care just what he is doing to the older people in the United States. Keep researching the candidates and you will be much more informed come election day.
That’s My Opinion.........What’s Yours??
10 YEARS AGO (2000)A large crowd was on hand
Sunday, October 15, for the groundbreaking of the new St. Henry High School. The $17.5 million project will also include an addition to the Elementary School.
A cost cutting program by county officials, with the help of a good economy, will allow Mercer County to retire its last unsecured debt, according to Mercer County Commissioners and Mercer County Auditor Mark Giesige. They have determined that the remaining $284,000 of the $375,000 Franklin Industrial Park loan will be retired.
Paul J. Droesch, 60, of St. Henry, Ohio, died Wednesday, October 11, 2000, at Community Hospital. He was born to Isadore and Frances (Wappelhorst) Droesch and is survived by his wife, the former Linda King, and three sons and a daughter.
Paul and Carol Mertz of Burkettsville, Ohio, announce the engagement of their daughter, Amy Kathleen Mertz, to Timothy Roger Brunswick, son of Roger and Kathleen Brunswick, of St. Henry, Ohio. The couple is planning a November 4 wedding at St. Bernards Catholic Church in Burkettsville, Ohio.
25 YEARS AGO (1985)The Ohio Board of Education
voted unanimously to okay an agreement that allows six schools to join the Tri-Star Career Compact Council on Monday. Founding members Coldwater, Celina and St. Marys will be joined by St. Henry, Marion Local, Southwest Local, New Bremen, Minster and New Knoxville schools.
Coldwater’s village council gave the go-ahead to take one more small step towards the construction of a new wastewater treatment plant at their Monday meeting. Council authorized the drilling of soil boring tests in the industrial park.
Dayton Regional Lottery manager Johnnie Wilder confirmed Tuesday that Bill Dilworth of Coldwater was one of three million dollar winners in last week’s lottery drawing. Bill’s share of the winnings will be $2,005,793.
Albert Feltz, 96, of Cassella, died Monday at Briarwood Manor in Coldwater. His wife, the former Catherine Froning, died in 1974 and he is survived by two sons and two daughters. His funeral will be at the Cassella church.
50 YEARS AGO (1960) The sorghum mill on
Burkettsville-St. Henry Road is a familiar landmark to many citizens in the area in the fall, as molasses season is now in full season. Ben Stukenborg and his son-in-law, Urban “Kate” Bernard, are in the business and find that people still crave the good old molasses.
Peter N. Ranly, 72, well known resident of Mercer County, died Friday from complications of a stroke which he suffered six years ago. Mr. Ranly was born at his home July 3, 1888, one half mile north of Cassella and was the son of Christopher and Anna Dietrick Ranly. He is survived by his wife, the former Sophia Speck and 12 children.
Mike Bruns, Head Basketball Coach at Coldwater High School, was the guest speaker at the Coldwater Kiwanis meeting on October 12. Wayne Miller, who hired Bruns as a math teacher for the school in 1986, introduced Bruns.
Bruns served as coach in the basketball program under former head coaches, Jim Niekamp and Mike Kanney. When he was asked about taking the head coach position, he said he had to think about it. He noted that he has six children and his son is on the team. When he knew his family would support his decision to take the position, he accepted.
His next task was to assemble a staff. Ken Fisher will be the varsity assistant, Toby Siefring the JV coach, and Brooks Topp and Chad Miller will handle the freshman team. Jeff Kerr will
coach eighth graders and Kyle Heyne the seventh graders. Having game films available online will make film study easier this year. With his math background, Mike said he wants his players to follow the “E3” philosophy – to play with energy, effort and enthusiasm. He wants them to be playing their best ball at the end of the season. He also wants to boost the “basketball spirit” at Coldwater.
Coach Bruns speaks at Coldwater Kiwanis meeting
Join the West Central Ohio Land Conservancy on November 18, at the Holiday Inn and Suites, 803 South Leonard Avenue, Lima, Ohio, for an evening filled with hors d’oeuvres and dinner buffet catered by the Holiday Inn and Suites, and an important program to our community on Preserving the Family
Farm. The evening will begin with a Silent Auction and raffle at 5:30 p.m. and dinner to begin at 6:30 p.m., followed by Preserving the Family Farm program. Pre-event tickets are $12 per person and can be purchased by calling WCOLC at 567-204-9126 thru November 5.
The guest speaker
for the evening is David Marrison with the Ashtabula OSU Extension Office. Mr. Marrison will discuss questions to consider when preserving the family farm, why family farms may fail from one generation to the next, and share strategies to ensure the farm is able to make the transition to the next generation.
Preserving the family farm dinner and program
The October meeting of the Maria Stein Legion Auxiliary was held on October 11, at 8:00 p.m. with 19 members present. A donation of $50.00 was given to Combined Charities. A thank you was received from the Call Food Pantry for the donation to the Back Pack Program.
Theme for the Fall Conference is “High on Patriotism”. Our Legion Auxiliary received the Dept. Presidents 2010 Special Citation. Our VA&R chairman, Betty Overman, received a
Citation of Merit for her service hours. The Round Table will be held at the Sidney Unit on November 14. Anyone wishing to attend are to call Rosie McClurg.
Rosie suggested a new project for honoring our veterans - making red bows to place on each veteran’s gravesite as a Christmas remembrance honoring them. Irene Bruns made a motion to make the bows and place on gravesides of all veterans in the Marion Cluster and have additional bows available for members who have loved
ones outside the Cluster. Mary Thobe seconded the motion. Motion was carried.
Dates to remember: October 31- HalloweenNovember 2 - Election
DayNovember 6 - Dept.
President Linda Close-Homecoming at Mansfield
November 11 - Veteran’s Day
November 14 - Fall Round Table
Next meeting is November 8 at 8 p.m. Lunch committee is Connie Fullenkamp and Ruthie Bruns.
American Legion Auxiliary unit 571
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this time together”. For eleven years, carol Burnett ended her weekly variety show singing this line. this time together is a collection of times she’s had with people who have touched her life. you probably recall the names of many of them. Garry moore, Bob mackie, lyle Waggoner, and Jim nabors are just a few who were with her along the way. others that influenced her career were, Danny Kaye, carl reiner, lucille Ball. these were some of the true greats of entertainment history. in the sixties and seventies, comedy-variety shows were popular television fare. But they were all hosted by men. no one believed that a woman could pull it off. cBS finally agreed to give her an hour once a week for thirty weeks. the carol Burnett Show premiered on monday, September 11, 1967. happily they fooled everyone and had a run for eleven seasons.
But carol Burnett had a full life before we came to know her through television. As a child, she was already destined to perform. raised by her grandmother (for whom she did the ear tug) in north hollywood, they were poor. Picture shows were inexpensive and uplifting, so they went as often as they could. carol would then act out scenes with her best friend ilomay afterwards. through the generosity of a stranger, she was able to go to new york city after college and pursue her dreams. the year was 1954. the next decade proved to be just the beginning. She was willing to work her tail off, take chances and
wasn’t afraid of anything or anyone. each short chapter embraces a story, a time or a person from her life. it’s not a biography but a variety book---somewhat like the show that was a legendary part of her brilliant career. it brought back wonderful memories of skits and gave insight onto how some of them came about. Did you know the idea for a curtain rod dress from the Gone with the Wind spoof came from the costume designer? And who can forget harvey Korman visiting dentist tim conway? you can find them on you tube. they are still hilarious; forty years later.
if you would like to revisit some good laughs and discover the woman inside the comedienne, check out this time together. carol Burnett was introduced to and befriended by countless talented people who encouraged her along the path to stardom. it’s been said that they just don’t make ‘em like that anymore. carol believes that they are there, but just aren’t given a chance. in a society of instant everything, we may be losing out on some great laughs, knowledge and entertainment by not giving young hopefuls the opportunity to shine. look for carol’s book and read about the challenges and hardships she overcame on the way to the top. it’s nonfiction 920 Bur, available in large print and audio versions.
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if you eat, you have a connection to the farm every day. october is national Pork month, and it offers a special opportunity to recognize ohio hog farmers’ multi-faceted commitment to producing safe, nutritious food; while promoting animal well-being, safeguarding natural resources, and contributing to a better quality of life in local communities.
“During national Pork month—and every month—ohio hog farmers work tirelessly to care for their animals, employees, consumers and communities,” said Jim Albaugh, ohio Pork Producers council (oPPc) president. “hog farmers in our state continuously make decisions to promote quality, both on the farm and in the pork products we produce. it is both our commitment and responsibility.”
to thank consumers for enjoying pork and supporting ohio farm families during national Pork month, ohioans can visit www.ohioPork.org to download a coupon for $2 off fresh pork at any ohio
retailer. Featuring an ohio hog farm family and their quick pork fajitas recipe, the coupon is a great resource for families to try pork’s versatility while consuming an affordable, delicious and healthy meal.
With more than 3,700 ohio hog farms in the state, these farmers work 365 days a year to help feed their families and the world. on a local level, they participate in programs like Pork Power: Partnering to Fight hunger in ohio, which helps feed those in need within ohio’s local communities. the program is a statewide partnership in which ohio hog farmers have committed to donating 100,000 pounds of pork, or 500,000 servings, to ohio’s 12 regional foodbanks. ohio hog farmers have contributed more than 289,000 meals, or nearly 60,000 pounds of pork.
to meet ohio hog farmers, take a virtual tour of a hog farm, and obtain delicious pork recipes and cooking tips from ohio hog farm families, visit www.ohioPork.org.
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A huge book sale will be held october 20-24 at the homer Stachler Building on cooper Drive. over 10,000 books will be seeking a new home. the sale is sponsored by the mission commission.
mercer osteopathic will be offering a flu shot clinic on october 23, from 8 to 10 a.m., at 442 Stachler Drive, St. henry. the clinic is open to the public and welcomes anyone 6 months of age or older. the clinic will only be offering the influenza vaccine.
community health Professionals will be giving flu shots on october 26 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Gels iGA.
the annual St. henry Knights of columbus halloween parade will be held on october 31 at 1:30 p.m. the parade route will begin at the middle school and end at the south park. trick or treating will be from 2 to 4 p.m. residents can either pass out candy from their homes or on the walking path at the park. there will be games and fun at the park.
the 4th Annual turkey trot 5k Walk/run is scheduled for november 6, beginning at 10 a.m. registration begins
promptly at 9 a.m. the start and finish will be at Cooper Farms Processing, 1 cooper Farms Drive. Proceeds will benefit State of the heart hospice. For more information, call 419-375-4116.
Any boy in 5th-8th grade that is interested in Boy Scouts should plan to attend, with a parent, the Boy Scout open house on november 11 at 7 p.m. at the Granville township hall.
comedian, juggler and ventriloquist mike hemmelgarn will be performing on november 14 at 7 p.m., at romer’s entertainment center. Admission is $5, with free admission for kids.
looking for a gift that helps promote St. henry businesses? the St. henry commercial club has “Village money” gift certificates available to the public. The gift certificates come in $5 and $20 denominations, and are available at the St. henry Bank.
if you have news from St. henry or you’re interested in being a news correspondent for the St. henry area, please contact tom Gray at [email protected].
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the crescent Players will present a dinner theater entitled “Seeking Asylum”. the production will be held october 29-31 at the American legion in new Bremen. For the evening shows, dinner is at 6 pm, followed by the show at 7 pm. the afternoon show on october 31 will serve dinner at 1 pm with the show beginning at 2 p.m.
tickets are available at Western ohio true Value
hardware, minster, ohio, or by calling 419-629-1030. tickets for dinner and show are $18; show only is $10. “Seeking Asylum” explores the life of mark, an inmate at an insane asylum who is ambivalent about his sanity. Darting between illusion and reality, “Seeking Asylum” runs the gamut of emotions to tell an unconventional story about experiences surprisingly common to us all.
crescent Players present comedy dinner theater Steve harpster, a
children’s book author/illustrator, will be featured at Parkway’s Family literacy night on october 21 at 7 p.m, at the Parkway elementary Gymnasium. using a creative and fun approach to literacy, harpster will teach attendees to draw using numbers as a guide.
if Parkway area persons choose to support a new program, Parkway students can receive assistance from the Backpack Program the cAll Food Pantry has recently initiated locally. currently, 141 students would meet eligibility requirements at an approximate cost of $13,818. Aimed at improving focus and short memory retention through adequate nutrition, each weekend the program provides eligible children with two breakfast, lunch and dinner items, along with fruit, fruit drinks, snacks and puddings distributed in a discrete manner. Anyone wishing to donate can make checks payable to cAll Food Pantry with reference to the Parkway Backpack Program and drop them off at the elementary school office or mail them to the pantry at 420 n. Brandon St., Suite B, celina, oh 45822. call tim clutter at 419-586-3574 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., mondays, Wednesdays or Fridays with any questions.
Since the economy started slumping after 2000, ohio’s public libraries have suffered a continual decrease in state funding. From 2005 through 2007, rockford carnegie library’s funding was $192,500; in 2008 - $189,400, in 2009 - $152,700 and for the 2010/11 year the state funding is estimated to be $140,000. even if the economy recovers, library officials say some of the library funding will not. there is no evidence that since the governor reduced the percentage of tax revenue to libraries a year ago to balance the state budget that this revenue will be returned. many libraries across the state have passed levies in the past year, and the rockford carnegie levy is one of 35 on the november 2 ballot. the Friends of the library are accepting donations to help pay for advertising the levy. Donations can be dropped off at the library or mailed to: Friends of the rockford library, P.o. Box 330, rockford, oh 45882. if passed, the levy will help support the library’s educational programs and educational materials such as computers and WiFi for public use, purchase other library materials, update its technology and pay for routine maintenance. For more information, call the library at 419-363-2630.
the chattanooga united methodist Women have scheduled their annual Soup and Sandwich lunch for november 7 from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., at the church on State route 49 in chattanooga. this event helps raise money for missions. A free-will donation will be accepted and appreciated. carry-outs are also available.
the Parkway ministerial Association will hold its annual community thanksgiving Worship service on november 21 at 7 p.m. St. teresa church, located at 4227 State route 707, rockford, is hosting this year’s service. everyone is invited. those attending are asked to bring a monetary donation or a canned good or boxed dinner for the Parkway Food Pantry. the association
encourages all to come join them in praise, worship and thanksgiving.
it is again time for the monthly Shining Star Awards to be given out by mrs. Suzann litteral, Parkway elementary guidance counselor. each month students are nominated for this award by their teachers for showing healthy social interaction and responsible school choices. these actions for grades three and four might include making positive choices, respecting others, being responsible, showing compassion, being fair, honest, and cooperative, and developing good self-esteem. For grades one and two, these actions could include good listening skills, organization, being responsible, completion of homework, and following directions. Award categories include best listener, most responsible, most awesome organizer, #1 homework completer and fabulous follower of directions. this month’s recipients were: molly Baltzell, Jack Wehe, rachel Barrett, Jacob haver, Zoie huffman, Kayla Kuhn, elijah rick, Adam Stephenson, lydia miller, claire langenkamp, Syndey Waters, Kelsey nichols, Abi Browning, Brianna Byrd, Anthony heck, Dylan hughes, Brendon Doner, mackenzie Vian, Adain Andrews, Jordyn Williamson, liam Ferroggiaro, Kassidy Agler, Bailey Berry, Kameryn Altenbach, chasity mcGhee, molly hileman, Dennis leighner, cora Barna, Jaden hileman, Jacob rogers, caden Vann, Blake Strickler, noah Purtee, Gracyn temple, leah eichler, Parker mihm, Faith Jacobs, hunter Bruns, Bryce Zimmerman, miquela house, Paige Jackson, and lily haver.
the Parkway boys’ basketball team is sponsoring a hypnotist show on november 5. the show, which will take place in the Parkway high School Auditorium at 7:30 p.m., will feature internationally-recognized hypnotist Brian imbus. tickets for the show are $10 pre-sale and $12 the night of the show, and are on sale in the athletic office at Parkway high School or by calling 419-363-3045, ext 774. All proceeds from the show will be used for expenses for the boys’ basketball trip to indianapolis to play at conseco Fieldhouse.
P a r e n t - t e a c h e r conferences for Parkway high School students will be held from 4:30 to 8:00 p.m. on november 4, november 9, and november 11. Students received a form in their english classes on october 15 for parents to complete and return by october 22, or they can simply call the high school office at 419-363-3045 (press 2) to schedule a conference time. high School Secretary Sandee Bollenbacher said, “We would like to schedule as many conferences as possible in advance. conference times will be scheduled as parent requests are received at the high school office.”
Bollenbacher also reported that the thanksgiving break begins on Wednesday, november 24 and will continue through monday, november 29. Students will return to school tuesday, november 30.
the rockford Belle will be presenting Kid’s Day on october 23, with a puppet show offered by lifeFinders ministry. For more information, call tom rogers at 567-644-9993.
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Coldwater Veterans of Foreign Wars Ladies Auxiliary met with Ruth Delzeith presiding president. Twelve members were present.
Sympathy cards were sent to Pat Brunswick, Pat Hay and Ruth Birkmeyer. Get well card and a gift was sent to Cynthia Brunswick. Members donated 100
hours of volunteerism to Mercer Health Hospital, Saint Peter Neurological Center, Briarwood Village, school cafeteria and blood mobile. Ten members donated blood.
Approved a motion to give a flag to Swamp College and a donation to P.A.C. The Christmas party committee for
December 1 is Food committee chairlady Dee Bohman and Entertainment committee chairlady Ruth Delzeith. V.F.W. District #2 President will be present for inspection and meal. All officers are to be present. Everyone is to bring a covered dish. Meal will be served at 6:30. Next meeting is October 25.
Tuesday, October 26, 2010, 7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. in the Holy Trinity Church Basement, Coldwater, Ohio, with Sr. Alice Gerdemann, speaking about Recognizing Violence in Ourselves and Addressing Violence in Society. For more information, call Mary at 419-678-2851 or email [email protected].
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• Preheat oven to 450° F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper & lightly brush with vegetable oil. Set aside.
• Bring 10 cups of water & the baking soda to a rolling boil in a large saucepan.
• In the meantime, turn dough out onto a slightly oiled work surface & divide into about 16 twenty-four inch ropes and cut the ropes into 2 inch nuggets.
• As you work, place the nuggets or pretzels on your parchment baking sheet. When done, place about a whole rope’s worth in the water at the same time. After 30 seconds, remove from water with a large slotted spatula and return to one of your baking sheets.
• Brush the top of each pretzel or nugget with your egg wash mixture and sprinkle with salt. (Cinnamon sugar is good too!!) Bake until dark golden brown in color, approximately 12-14 minutes. Let cool on a cooling rack for at least 5 minutes prior to serving.
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The Chickasaw VFW Ladies Auxiliary Post 9019 met on October 7, with five guests and 12 members present.
Betty Kremer made a motion to donate $25 toward VA Hospital visit on October 17, seconded by Annie Bertke.
Betty Kremer made a motion to donate $25 to the Canteen Manager for drinks used by the Auxiliary., seconded by Lucille Droesch.
Elsie Balster won the basket of goodies raffle, with proceeds of $55 going to Cancer.
Kathy Seifker, First Vice President of District 2, inspection officer, congratulated the Auxiliary on a job well done.
Pot of Gold winner was Nancy Bohman and door prizes were won by Marvel Thomas and Bert Gehle.
The next meeting will be November 4, with Barb Rohr and Lucille Droesch in charge of lunch.
The committee for December is comprised of Karen Schulze, Louise Schwieterman, Esther Kuess, and Mary Bruns.
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Three stylists from Hair Expressions & Tanning in Coldwater recently attended “Fashion Focus” in Covington, Kentucky.
Megan Fritz, Doris Goettemoeller and Barb
Topp were educated on the latest fall trends and unique hair styling techniques, such as “stitching up” the hair for formal or casual organic looking styles.
Coldwater stylists attend Fashion FocusThe Coldwater Area
Chamber of Commerce held its regular monthly meeting on October 12 at 7:30 a.m., at the Coldwater Village Office.
Mandy Wendel discussed the Shop Local Christmas Promotion. Mandy discussed with the trustees the promotion details and the advertising planned for the promotion. Currently, about 10 businesses have stated their intent to participate. The participation deadline was October 15. If you are interested in participating, please contact Mandy Wendel ASAP. Spectrum, radio ads, a live studio remote, and newspaper ads are planned for advertising the promotion. Also, 750 flyers will be distributed at the upcoming WCSM Cooking show. The flyers will list the names of participating businesses.
Toni Klosterman gave an update on Santa’s arrival.
Due to the Ohio State-Michigan game, Santa’s arrival has been changed to Friday, November 26, from 1-3 p.m. Look for flyers on this and the Christmas Open House in the near future.
A discussion was held regarding the Chamber scholarship. It was decided that this year the Chamber is going to allocate more of their funds for promotions related directly to the Chamber members and revisit the scholarship annually, depending on available funds.
Greg Homan informed the Chamber trustees that the Coldwater Library is accepting ink toners for recycling. Mandy Wendel agreed to send a flyer out to all Chamber members.
The next meeting of the Coldwater Area Chamber of Commerce will be November 9 at 7:30 a.m., at the Village Office.
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When you hear a story about police busting up a counterfeit ring, it usually brings to mind criminals with a printing press cranking out fake twenty-dollar bills. But in a counterfeiting case that we – the Supreme Court of Ohio – reviewed earlier this year, the story was quite different.
It all began in the town of Kirtland, Ohio, in the northeast part of the state, at the home of Juanita Troisi. Juanita wasn’t printing fake money in her house; rather, she was planning on hosting a “purse party.” As the name suggests, Juanita was going to be offering purses and other items for sale at her party.
There’s nothing criminal about hosting a purse party, but when police got word – from an invitee to the party – that there might be “knock-off designer labels” on sale, law enforcement suddenly became interested in Juanita’s purses.
After determining that the tip had some merit, Sgt. Jamie Tavano contacted Timothy Richissin for help on the case. Richissin was a sergeant with the Cleveland Police Department. He was also employed at the time by the Professional Investigation Consulting Agency, where he specialized in investigating intellectual-property issues.
As it happened, the police conducted a raid of the purse party – probably not what the attendees anticipated when they accepted the invitation – and seized over 1,700 allegedly counterfeit purses, wallets, and jewelry pieces. At the scene, the police also got a written statement from Juanita in which she admitted knowing that “the purses and wallets were not authentic.”
Juanita was charged with one count of trademark counterfeiting and one count of possessing criminal tools. At trial, Sgt. Richissin testified that he had been trained by several purse and jewelry companies to recognize their trademarks and to recognize counterfeit products.
He also testified that in his opinion, the items seized from the purse party were, indeed, counterfeit. But no certified copies of the registered trademarks were offered as evidence and no other witness testified about the registration status of the trademarks. And, no examples of genuine trademarks or genuine
products were introduced at trial.A jury found Juanita guilty
of trademark counterfeiting and possessing criminal tools. But when she appealed her convictions, the court of appeals concluded that there was insufficient evidence for the jury to find that the items seized bore a counterfeit mark – as defined by law – and that Sgt. Richissin’s testimony was improper because it was introduced without a proper foundation. Juanita’s convictions were thus vacated. After that her case came before us for a final review.
The Ohio General Assembly has defined the crime of trademark counterfeiting in a law that states: “No person shall knowingly…sell, offer for sale, or otherwise dispose of goods with the knowledge that a counterfeit mark is attached to…the goods.”
The law further defines “counterfeit mark” as “a spurious trademark” that is “identical with or substantially indistinguishable from a mark that is registered on the principal register in the United States patent and trademark office” and the use of which “is likely to cause confusion or mistake or to deceive other persons.”
Juanita argued that the evidence, including Sgt. Richissin’s testimony, was insufficient to prove that any of the trademarks were registered on the principal register and that the sergeant’s testimony was improperly used at trial. The state disagreed, maintaining that sufficient evidence was presented and that Sgt. Richissin’s testimony was properly admitted.
We were guided by a case from 1998, in which our court ruled that in deciding whether the evidence presented at a trial is sufficient to support a criminal conviction, a trial court must determine whether such evidence, if believed, would convince the “average mind” of the defendant’s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.
If the evidence is found to be insufficient to prove every element beyond a reasonable doubt, the Double Jeopardy Clauses of the United States and Ohio Constitutions bar retrial. (The Double Jeopardy Clause prevents a person from being tried twice for the same offense.)
On the other hand, when sufficient evidence has been introduced at trial to convict, “but on appeal, some of that evidence is determined to have been improperly admitted,” retrial is not barred.
So what about the evidence in the purse party case? We determined – by a five-to-two vote – that the state provided insufficient evidence to show that the trademarks Sgt. Richissin compared with the marks on the seized bags were registered on the principal register in the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
The law contains very specific language protecting only those marks registered on the principal register. Sgt. Richissin testified that through his “training and experience” he was aware that the marks were registered but that he had personally never seen any documents from the Patent and Trademark Office showing the registration.
Sgt. Richissin had never obtained official trademark records, he had never seen any of the trademarks on a registry document, and he did not know when the trademarks were issued, when they expired, or whether they had been renewed.
In short, his testimony wasn’t sufficient to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the marks were registered. At best, Sgt. Richissin’s testimony proved that the seized items bore marks that were “identical or substantially indistinguishable” to marks provided to him during his training, but not to any mark proven to be registered as required by the state law.
What about Juanita’s written confession? It didn’t help the prosecution meet its burden of proving the registration element of the crime. True, she admitted that she knew that the “purses and wallets were not authentic.” But that admission does not prove that any of the marks Sgt. Richissin used in his comparisons were registered.
The confession may be useful to the prosecution in proving other elements of their case, but it does not prove the registry status of any trademark. This gap in evidence isn’t due to a “procedural deficiency.” Therefore, double-jeopardy protections attach, a retrial is barred, and we thus affirmed the court of appeals judgment.
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October 13theresa Siefring, Fort recoveryAlvin Sudhoff, Fort recoveryronald Beyers, celina
October 14lindsey unrast, coldwaterSara messner, celina
October 15Keri Koesters, coldwaterheather Keiser, Fort recovery
October 16Barbara K. Gast, Saint henryDonald W. myers, Saint marys
October 17George Stuck, Versailles
October 18luella m. Smith, celina
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October 14Jessica Dillhoff and baby, coldwater
October 15marie neff, celinaPatricia Short, celinaSara Brunswick and baby, Fort recoveryJennifer coleman and baby,
celinaconnie howe, coldwater
October 16theresa A. Siefring and baby, Fort recoveryronald h. Beyers, celinalindsey P. unrast and baby, coldwaterKeri l. Koesters and baby, coldwater
October 17Sara messner and baby, celinaheather Keiser and baby, Fort recoveryAlvin Sudhoff, Fort recoveryShelby Woods and baby, celina
October 18Barbara K. Gast and baby, Saint henry
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Son to Jennifer and robert coleman, celinaDaughter to Sara and erik Brunswick, Fort recoverySon to craig and Jessica Dillhoff, coldwater
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Area birthsBaby girl Bertkeclint and Susan (Post) Bertke, 299 lowry road, Fort
recovery, ohio, announce the birth of a daughter, Jenna Dee-Ann Bertke, at 8:29 a.m. on october 1, at mercer health hospital, coldwater, ohio. She weighed 7 pounds and 11 1/2 ounces, and was 19 inches long.
She was welcomed home by brothers, clayton, 4, mitchell, 3, and tyler, 2.
maternal grandparents are Dan and Georgene Post, Fort recovery, ohio. Paternal grandparents are mel and Karen Bertke, Fort recovery, ohio. maternal great-grandparents are Ben and Joan Post, Saint henry, ohio. Paternal great-grandparent is leona Bertke, Fort recovery, ohio.
Baby girl DowellAnthony and Andria (Schreima) Dowell, 612 West
Bridge Street, rockford, ohio, announce the birth of a daughter, Alyxis marie Dowell, at 8:28 p.m. on october 6, at mercer health hospital, coldwater, ohio. he weighed 9 pounds and 2 1/2 ounces, and was 20 1/2 inches long.
maternal grandparents are Jon Schreima and Ginny Schreima, both of rockford, ohio. Paternal grandparents are tammy Dowell, cocoa, Florida and ronald Prilaman, columbus, ohio. maternal great-grandparents are Paul and Diana hines, rockford, ohio, and rose Schreima, corvallis, oregon. Paternal great-grandparent is cathy South, Plant city, Florida.
Baby boy Niekampryan and Kristen (mccullough) niekamp, Bluffton,
ohio, announce the birth of a son, Kaden michael niekamp, at 9:26 p.m. on September 15, at Blanchard Valley hospital, Bluffton, ohio. he weighed 9 pounds and 11 ounces, and was 20 1/2 inches long.
maternal grandparents are Kim mccullough, Bluffton, ohio, and randy mccullough, Fremont, ohio. Paternal grandparents are rick and Janice niekamp, coldwater, ohio. maternal great-grandparents are Stan and ruth naylor, Bluffton, ohio. Paternal great-grandparent is Audrey niekamp, chickasaw, ohio.
Baby boy UnrastJake and erica (Feltz) unrast, 611 Bittersweet Drive,
coldwater, ohio, announce the birth of a son, Bennet charles unrast, at 12:30 p.m. on october 8, at mercer health hospital, coldwater, ohio. he weighed 10 pounds and 1/2 ounce, and was 21 1/2 inches long.
he was welcomed home by a brother, landon, 2.maternal grandparents are Jan and chuck Feltz,
coldwater, ohio. Paternal grandparents are David and nancy unrast, maria Stein, ohio. maternal great-grandparents are the late lawrence and laurena Kramer, and the late Frank and hulda Feltz. Paternal great-grandparents are Werner and Delores Bruggeman, and the late edward and marietta unrast.
Baby boy WermertDoug and Amy (reinhard) Wermert, Dublin, ohio,
announce the birth of a son, maxwell Patrick Wermert, on october 4, at riverside methodist hospital, columbus, ohio. he weighed 6 pounds and 5 ounces and was 19 inches long.
maternal grandparents are Pat and nancy reinhard, Fort recovery, ohio. Paternal grandparents are Paul and norma Wermert, coldwater, ohio. Great-grandparents are Jerry and irene reinhard, Fort recovery, ohio, Alma timmerman, coldwater, ohio and John Wermert, Sr., Saint henry, ohio.
the Fort recovery FFA recently held a tailgate party for the community prior to the Ft. recovery homecoming Game. this event was held in the mary help of christians grass lot, across from the football field. Students from grades 3 to 8 could participate in a Punt, Pass, and Kick contest; play hilly Billy golf; have temporary tattoos put on; and listen to music provided by DJ Scott Will. members cooked hot dogs and had chips and cookies for the people that joined the tailgate party. the event was organized by the junior FFA members and was a huge success.
Fort Recovery FFA Tailgate
Pictured L-R are Fort Recovery FFA members Doug Lennartz, Emily Siegrist, and others who helped with the FFA Town Tailgate Party before the homecoming football game.
on october 9, members of the Parkway FFA rural and ur-ban soil judging teams com-peted at the state level. the contest was held in Delaware county, near Ashley, ohio.
the urban team, consist-ing of olivia houts, Seth houts, Abby evans and caden hellwarth, placed 22nd of 49 schools. individually, olivia houts placed 42nd, Seth houts placed 53rd, Abby ev-ans placed 109th, and caden hellwarth placed 123rd out of
185.the rural team, consisting
of Jarret o’neill, clay thom-as, John rollins and Jared rollins, did extremely well, placing 3rd of 58 teams. John rollins placed 10th, Jared rol-lins placed 13th, Jarret o’neill placed 72nd, and clay thomas placed 116th out of 202.
the rural team will move on to compete at the national level in early may in okla-homa.
Parkway FFA competes in State soil judging contest
Urban Team (Caden Hellwarth, Seth Houts, Olivia Houts, Abby Evans)
Rural Team (Jared Rollins, Clay Thomas, Jarret O’Neill, John Rollins)
Coldwater FFA member Ben Siefring recently finished as the second highest individual in the State FFA Rural Soil Judging Career Development Event. Ben placed first at the District Contest, qualifying him to compete in the State event, which had over 200 participants.
During the Rural Soil judging event, participants are required to evaluate four different soil pits and sites for slope, degree of erosion, surface texture, soil depth, and natural drainage. Once the soil properties are determined, they then had to determine the Land Class and best land use for the sites. The final requirement was to determine the best soil
conservation practices that should be applied to each site. Along with evaluating each site, participants were required to complete a written test about soil science. A final requirement was to locate information and data using a County Soil Survey book.
The contest event was very challenging for Siefring since the state contest was held in Delaware County. Many of the soil types at the contest site were completely different from the soil types in Mercer County.
Ben is currently a Senior FFA member at Coldwater High School and is the son of Neal and Mary Siefring.
Coldwater FFA member finishes second in state contest
the Barnyard center 4-h club met october 7 at the center township hall, neptune, ohio.
A thank you letter was read from rebecca Farris because Barnyard center donated the trophy for her award. President Paige matthews announced the club has a new member, taylor highley. A health report was given by miles Geurkink on “healthy things to eat”. A safety report was given by Austin Prenger on “Gun Safety”.
A demonstration was given by michael Geurkink about “how to use a lasso” and
Ashley lochtefeld gave a demonstration about “how to make and Decorate a magazine holder”. ryan lochtefeld gave a demonstration about “how to make Salsa”.
next meeting will be november 4, with demonstrations from misty Powers and nathan Adams, health report from cole lochtefeld, and a safety report from Shelby Prenger. refreshments will be served by the eversman’s and the Back’s families.
meeting was adjourned by Kyle lochtefeld and seconded by Shelby Prenger.
4-H news
The regular meeting of our Lady of Fatima Circle #810 was held October 5, with Regent Barb Schoen presiding. Before the official meeting started, Lori Koch and Ginny Fortkamp presented the pros & cons for remodeling the existing high school or building a new one. There was a question and answer session following the presentation.
The meeting opened with the draping of the charter for Irene Klosterman.
Correspondence was received from Eileen Weltsie and from the International Regent. Sympathy, get well and birthday cards were sent to various members. The welfare ticket winners were: $40 – Tyler May, $20 – Sue May and $10
– Mrs. Harold Wendel. The Pot of Gold was won by Evelyn Kunkler. Next months committee is: Chairlady – Sue May, Jean Siefring, Rita Pleiman and Rosie May. The Christmas party committee was also drawn with Elaine Grube – Chairlady, Bernie Muhlenkamp, Keller, Peg Bergman, Mary Ann Weitzel, Kathleen Faller, Rita Pleiman and Julitta Overman.
A delicious lunch was served by Peg Bergman and her committee. The door prize was won by Lil Brockman and names were drawn for other prizes. The audit meeting has been scheduled at 7:30 p.m. on October 26 at the K of C hall. The next meeting will be November 2 at 7:30 p.m.
Daughters of Isabella hear pros and cons for remodeling school
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Fort Recovery eighth-grade Power of the Pen team from left are Sara Schoenlein, GraceRoessner, Adam Westgerdes, Taylor Wendel and Mallory Hull. Wendel finished 8th in theregional POP competition and though not now eligible to go to the state competition in May,would be next in line as an official alternate if one of the other finalists was unable to attend.
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BY GRETCHENBOLLENBACHER
Power of the Pen (POP) isOhio’s award-winning educa-tional enhancement programdevoted to excellence in cre-ative writing. In its 24th year,one of its main aims is to helpseventh and eighth grade stu-dents realize their highest aca-demic achievement.
The program’s benefits forstudents include empower-ment in writing at an earlyage, the gaining of self-con-fidence and the imparting ofa love for writing and readingthat identifies, challenges andrewards gifted creative minds.The program offers the oppor-tunity for interscholastic writ-ing events much like sportsoffer that same interscholas-tic opportunity. Each year par-ticipants compete in a districtevent and can move up to re-gional and finally to the statelevel.
“Coldwater Middle Schoolhas been involved in thePower of the Pen programsince the early 1990s. I startedbeing involved when I cameto Coldwater,” said ChrisMiller, senior English instruc-tor. “Judy Bruns was my men-tor. Tessy Huwer, middleschool intervention specialist,also works with me. I am thecoach, and Tessy and I act asjudges for the competitions.”
“Though we didn’t winanything this year, in both2007 and 2008 we took fourtrophies – third place for sev-enth grade at the district com-petition and second at theregionals in 2007, and in 2008we placed first at the districtmeet and third at the regionalsin the eighth grade,” Millersaid. The kids love the pro-gram. In a town known for itssports, these kids get the rec-ognition they deserve throughPOP,” Miller said.
Coldwater’s AshleyBacks, a seventh grader, saidabout the program, “I think itis a lot of fun, and you canmeet a lot of new friends. Andyou meet a lot of new peoplefrom other schools at the com-petitions. The writing helpsyou to express your creativ-ity.”
Backs and other studentsthat participated in the pro-gram went to school early onemorning a week. They weregiven a word or a “prompt”to write about. The instructorread their stories and gavethem ideas and complimentsabout what they had written.
Miller said though he him-self hadn’t been able to seeany direct improvement in thestudents’ writing since he
teaches senior language artsand doesn’t get to see the kidsfor about four years, “All themiddle school teachers agreethat it does help, even if thekids have to struggle with thewriting.”
Reimbursement to coverexpenses comes from theschool and a local company.“CAP gives us $150 each yearfor t-shirts, and the schoolgives us $1,000 annually fortournament fees and penal-ties,” Miller said.
Team members are ConnerStammen, Shannon Hess,Lauren Rose, KarlaBorgerding, AndreaMoorman, Ashley Backs,Haley Fledderjohann,Courtney Kunk, RachelEichenauer, Brad Eckstein,Caleb Siefring and MattKramer.
Fort Recovery SchoolsGrades 1-8 Gifted Interven-tion Specialist Marcia Weigel,said, “A generous contribu-tion from our AcademicBooster Club has allowed oureighth grade students to taketheir creativity on the “write”path as we’ve formed a cre-ative writing team as part ofthe Power of the Pen program.We had several practice ses-sions, and then Mallory Hull,Grace Roessner, SaraSchoenlein, Taylor Wendeland Adam Westgerdes at-tended the POP district tour-nament at Mississinawa Val-ley Middle School in Febru-ary.
“Of the 72 eighth-gradestudents from 13 differentschools who took part in thetournament, our TaylorWendel ranked 8th placeoverall and earned a spot inthe regional tournament.”
In the tournament each stu-dent rotated through threerounds of writing competi-tion. In each round, the stu-dents were given a creativewriting prompt and forty min-utes to complete a piece ofwriting to turn in to thejudges. Each student’s writ-ings were ranked in order byhis or her overall ability toeffectively and creatively ad-dress the prompt. They werealso given quality points fortheir work.
There were just over 80eighth-graders participating inthe regional tournament heldat Minster Middle School inMarch. While Wendel did notearn one of the top overallawards, she may still be ableto participate in the state tour-nament to be held in Woosterthe end of May. Weigel said,“To earn a spot at the statetournament, writers must fin-
ish in the top twenty percent.While Taylor did not quitemake the cutoff, she did earna spot as an official alternateshould a qualifier be unableto attend the event.” In thetournament competitions stu-dents’ writings are judged oncreativity, originality, voice,composition and mechanics.
Weigel said this was FortRecovery’s first year withPOP. She said that leading upto the tournaments, her teamhad been meeting one or twotimes a week to practice. “Igave them sample creativewriting prompts and 40minutes to respond. ThenI gave them feedback as tohow to improve their writ-ing, to work on grammati-cal and spelling errors, andwe discussed ways to ef-fectively incorporate morefigurative language intotheir writing. We also cri-tiqued past competitionwinners to see which ele-ments made the writingsgood.”
Weigel said that at thispoint POP is strictly anextra-curricular event atFort Recovery but “someof the strategies can behelpful in the regular class-room. I have noticed im-provement in the teams’skills as we went along.We got a late start this year,but I anticipate a greaterdegree of improvementnext year when we have alonger period of time to pre-pare. “The kids really lovedthe program. I imagine we’llhave more participation nextyear, too, as the wordspreads.”
The other county schoolsdo not currently have the POPprogram.
Power of the Pen (POP) isa non-profit educational orga-nization with a home office inRichfield, Ohio. The POP
w e b s i t e ,www.powerofthepen.org,says that, “Because the ideas,dreams and beliefs of today’syouth form the foundation oftomorrow’s communities inOhio, Power of the Pen isdedicated to helping youngpeople find and develop a cre-ative voice that is uniquelytheir own. It is a mission wewill realize when we inspireevery teacher and challenge
every student to truly embracethe art of creative expressionthrough writing as a life skill.”POP offers the “judgment ofthe whole” evaluation ap-proach, meaningful awards orrecognition and pursuit of ex-cellence.
The program has grown tobecome one of Ohio’s largesteducational enhancement pro-grams. More than 120,000middle school students ben-
efited from Power of the Peninstructional methodologiesthis year, including more than8,000 who competed in for-mal Power of the Pen inter-scholastic writing tourna-ments. POP is made possible,in large part, through grantsand contributions from thosewho value educational excel-lence.
Catholic AdultSingles Club Events
The Catholic Adult Singles Club enables its membersto share, trust and enjoy the company of fellow singleadults through weekly activities. We are always inter-ested in meeting new people to join our group. For moreinformation concerning our organization or any of thefollowing activities, call Becky Koeing at 419-204-3013.
*Sunday, June 7-Benedication at Retreat Center inMaria Stein, Ohio.
*Sunday, June 14-Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo in FortWayne, Indiana.
*Friday, June 19-Concert in the Van Wert Park in VanWert, Ohio.
*Saturday, June 27-Robert Rothchild Farms in Urbana,Ohio.
For more information on any of these activities, pleasecall 419-204-3013.
Parkway LocalSchools Events
May 29: High School Track and Field Regional Meet atTroy at 4 p.m.
June 1: Summer Physical Education begins.June 12: Last day of Summer Physical Education.
Pictured are members of the Coldwater ‘Power of the Pen’ enjoying their visit to COSI.Pictured are Karla Borgerding, Lauren Rose, Courtney Kunk, Haley Fledderjohann,Shannon Hess, Connor Stammen, Matt Kramer, Rachel Eichenauer, Brad Eckstein, CalebSiefring, Andrea Moorman and Ashley Backs.
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Power of the Pen program a definite hit atColdwater and Fort Recovery middle schools
Ansonia
Fort Recovery eighth-grade Power of the Pen team from left are Sara Schoenlein, GraceRoessner, Adam Westgerdes, Taylor Wendel and Mallory Hull. Wendel finished 8th in theregional POP competition and though not now eligible to go to the state competition in May,would be next in line as an official alternate if one of the other finalists was unable to attend.
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BY GRETCHENBOLLENBACHER
Power of the Pen (POP) isOhio’s award-winning educa-tional enhancement programdevoted to excellence in cre-ative writing. In its 24th year,one of its main aims is to helpseventh and eighth grade stu-dents realize their highest aca-demic achievement.
The program’s benefits forstudents include empower-ment in writing at an earlyage, the gaining of self-con-fidence and the imparting ofa love for writing and readingthat identifies, challenges andrewards gifted creative minds.The program offers the oppor-tunity for interscholastic writ-ing events much like sportsoffer that same interscholas-tic opportunity. Each year par-ticipants compete in a districtevent and can move up to re-gional and finally to the statelevel.
“Coldwater Middle Schoolhas been involved in thePower of the Pen programsince the early 1990s. I startedbeing involved when I cameto Coldwater,” said ChrisMiller, senior English instruc-tor. “Judy Bruns was my men-tor. Tessy Huwer, middleschool intervention specialist,also works with me. I am thecoach, and Tessy and I act asjudges for the competitions.”
“Though we didn’t winanything this year, in both2007 and 2008 we took fourtrophies – third place for sev-enth grade at the district com-petition and second at theregionals in 2007, and in 2008we placed first at the districtmeet and third at the regionalsin the eighth grade,” Millersaid. The kids love the pro-gram. In a town known for itssports, these kids get the rec-ognition they deserve throughPOP,” Miller said.
Coldwater’s AshleyBacks, a seventh grader, saidabout the program, “I think itis a lot of fun, and you canmeet a lot of new friends. Andyou meet a lot of new peoplefrom other schools at the com-petitions. The writing helpsyou to express your creativ-ity.”
Backs and other studentsthat participated in the pro-gram went to school early onemorning a week. They weregiven a word or a “prompt”to write about. The instructorread their stories and gavethem ideas and complimentsabout what they had written.
Miller said though he him-self hadn’t been able to seeany direct improvement in thestudents’ writing since he
teaches senior language artsand doesn’t get to see the kidsfor about four years, “All themiddle school teachers agreethat it does help, even if thekids have to struggle with thewriting.”
Reimbursement to coverexpenses comes from theschool and a local company.“CAP gives us $150 each yearfor t-shirts, and the schoolgives us $1,000 annually fortournament fees and penal-ties,” Miller said.
Team members are ConnerStammen, Shannon Hess,Lauren Rose, KarlaBorgerding, AndreaMoorman, Ashley Backs,Haley Fledderjohann,Courtney Kunk, RachelEichenauer, Brad Eckstein,Caleb Siefring and MattKramer.
Fort Recovery SchoolsGrades 1-8 Gifted Interven-tion Specialist Marcia Weigel,said, “A generous contribu-tion from our AcademicBooster Club has allowed oureighth grade students to taketheir creativity on the “write”path as we’ve formed a cre-ative writing team as part ofthe Power of the Pen program.We had several practice ses-sions, and then Mallory Hull,Grace Roessner, SaraSchoenlein, Taylor Wendeland Adam Westgerdes at-tended the POP district tour-nament at Mississinawa Val-ley Middle School in Febru-ary.
“Of the 72 eighth-gradestudents from 13 differentschools who took part in thetournament, our TaylorWendel ranked 8th placeoverall and earned a spot inthe regional tournament.”
In the tournament each stu-dent rotated through threerounds of writing competi-tion. In each round, the stu-dents were given a creativewriting prompt and forty min-utes to complete a piece ofwriting to turn in to thejudges. Each student’s writ-ings were ranked in order byhis or her overall ability toeffectively and creatively ad-dress the prompt. They werealso given quality points fortheir work.
There were just over 80eighth-graders participating inthe regional tournament heldat Minster Middle School inMarch. While Wendel did notearn one of the top overallawards, she may still be ableto participate in the state tour-nament to be held in Woosterthe end of May. Weigel said,“To earn a spot at the statetournament, writers must fin-
ish in the top twenty percent.While Taylor did not quitemake the cutoff, she did earna spot as an official alternateshould a qualifier be unableto attend the event.” In thetournament competitions stu-dents’ writings are judged oncreativity, originality, voice,composition and mechanics.
Weigel said this was FortRecovery’s first year withPOP. She said that leading upto the tournaments, her teamhad been meeting one or twotimes a week to practice. “Igave them sample creativewriting prompts and 40minutes to respond. ThenI gave them feedback as tohow to improve their writ-ing, to work on grammati-cal and spelling errors, andwe discussed ways to ef-fectively incorporate morefigurative language intotheir writing. We also cri-tiqued past competitionwinners to see which ele-ments made the writingsgood.”
Weigel said that at thispoint POP is strictly anextra-curricular event atFort Recovery but “someof the strategies can behelpful in the regular class-room. I have noticed im-provement in the teams’skills as we went along.We got a late start this year,but I anticipate a greaterdegree of improvementnext year when we have alonger period of time to pre-pare. “The kids really lovedthe program. I imagine we’llhave more participation nextyear, too, as the wordspreads.”
The other county schoolsdo not currently have the POPprogram.
Power of the Pen (POP) isa non-profit educational orga-nization with a home office inRichfield, Ohio. The POP
w e b s i t e ,www.powerofthepen.org,says that, “Because the ideas,dreams and beliefs of today’syouth form the foundation oftomorrow’s communities inOhio, Power of the Pen isdedicated to helping youngpeople find and develop a cre-ative voice that is uniquelytheir own. It is a mission wewill realize when we inspireevery teacher and challenge
every student to truly embracethe art of creative expressionthrough writing as a life skill.”POP offers the “judgment ofthe whole” evaluation ap-proach, meaningful awards orrecognition and pursuit of ex-cellence.
The program has grown tobecome one of Ohio’s largesteducational enhancement pro-grams. More than 120,000middle school students ben-
efited from Power of the Peninstructional methodologiesthis year, including more than8,000 who competed in for-mal Power of the Pen inter-scholastic writing tourna-ments. POP is made possible,in large part, through grantsand contributions from thosewho value educational excel-lence.
Catholic AdultSingles Club Events
The Catholic Adult Singles Club enables its membersto share, trust and enjoy the company of fellow singleadults through weekly activities. We are always inter-ested in meeting new people to join our group. For moreinformation concerning our organization or any of thefollowing activities, call Becky Koeing at 419-204-3013.
*Sunday, June 7-Benedication at Retreat Center inMaria Stein, Ohio.
*Sunday, June 14-Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo in FortWayne, Indiana.
*Friday, June 19-Concert in the Van Wert Park in VanWert, Ohio.
*Saturday, June 27-Robert Rothchild Farms in Urbana,Ohio.
For more information on any of these activities, pleasecall 419-204-3013.
Parkway LocalSchools Events
May 29: High School Track and Field Regional Meet atTroy at 4 p.m.
June 1: Summer Physical Education begins.June 12: Last day of Summer Physical Education.
Pictured are members of the Coldwater ‘Power of the Pen’ enjoying their visit to COSI.Pictured are Karla Borgerding, Lauren Rose, Courtney Kunk, Haley Fledderjohann,Shannon Hess, Connor Stammen, Matt Kramer, Rachel Eichenauer, Brad Eckstein, CalebSiefring, Andrea Moorman and Ashley Backs.
THE MERCER COUNTY CHRONICLE
Page 13 • May 28, 2009 - June 3, 2009
Power of the Pen program a definite hit atColdwater and Fort Recovery middle schools
Ansonia
Fort Recovery eighth-grade Power of the Pen team from left are Sara Schoenlein, GraceRoessner, Adam Westgerdes, Taylor Wendel and Mallory Hull. Wendel finished 8th in theregional POP competition and though not now eligible to go to the state competition in May,would be next in line as an official alternate if one of the other finalists was unable to attend.
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SummerSpecials
BY GRETCHENBOLLENBACHER
Power of the Pen (POP) isOhio’s award-winning educa-tional enhancement programdevoted to excellence in cre-ative writing. In its 24th year,one of its main aims is to helpseventh and eighth grade stu-dents realize their highest aca-demic achievement.
The program’s benefits forstudents include empower-ment in writing at an earlyage, the gaining of self-con-fidence and the imparting ofa love for writing and readingthat identifies, challenges andrewards gifted creative minds.The program offers the oppor-tunity for interscholastic writ-ing events much like sportsoffer that same interscholas-tic opportunity. Each year par-ticipants compete in a districtevent and can move up to re-gional and finally to the statelevel.
“Coldwater Middle Schoolhas been involved in thePower of the Pen programsince the early 1990s. I startedbeing involved when I cameto Coldwater,” said ChrisMiller, senior English instruc-tor. “Judy Bruns was my men-tor. Tessy Huwer, middleschool intervention specialist,also works with me. I am thecoach, and Tessy and I act asjudges for the competitions.”
“Though we didn’t winanything this year, in both2007 and 2008 we took fourtrophies – third place for sev-enth grade at the district com-petition and second at theregionals in 2007, and in 2008we placed first at the districtmeet and third at the regionalsin the eighth grade,” Millersaid. The kids love the pro-gram. In a town known for itssports, these kids get the rec-ognition they deserve throughPOP,” Miller said.
Coldwater’s AshleyBacks, a seventh grader, saidabout the program, “I think itis a lot of fun, and you canmeet a lot of new friends. Andyou meet a lot of new peoplefrom other schools at the com-petitions. The writing helpsyou to express your creativ-ity.”
Backs and other studentsthat participated in the pro-gram went to school early onemorning a week. They weregiven a word or a “prompt”to write about. The instructorread their stories and gavethem ideas and complimentsabout what they had written.
Miller said though he him-self hadn’t been able to seeany direct improvement in thestudents’ writing since he
teaches senior language artsand doesn’t get to see the kidsfor about four years, “All themiddle school teachers agreethat it does help, even if thekids have to struggle with thewriting.”
Reimbursement to coverexpenses comes from theschool and a local company.“CAP gives us $150 each yearfor t-shirts, and the schoolgives us $1,000 annually fortournament fees and penal-ties,” Miller said.
Team members are ConnerStammen, Shannon Hess,Lauren Rose, KarlaBorgerding, AndreaMoorman, Ashley Backs,Haley Fledderjohann,Courtney Kunk, RachelEichenauer, Brad Eckstein,Caleb Siefring and MattKramer.
Fort Recovery SchoolsGrades 1-8 Gifted Interven-tion Specialist Marcia Weigel,said, “A generous contribu-tion from our AcademicBooster Club has allowed oureighth grade students to taketheir creativity on the “write”path as we’ve formed a cre-ative writing team as part ofthe Power of the Pen program.We had several practice ses-sions, and then Mallory Hull,Grace Roessner, SaraSchoenlein, Taylor Wendeland Adam Westgerdes at-tended the POP district tour-nament at Mississinawa Val-ley Middle School in Febru-ary.
“Of the 72 eighth-gradestudents from 13 differentschools who took part in thetournament, our TaylorWendel ranked 8th placeoverall and earned a spot inthe regional tournament.”
In the tournament each stu-dent rotated through threerounds of writing competi-tion. In each round, the stu-dents were given a creativewriting prompt and forty min-utes to complete a piece ofwriting to turn in to thejudges. Each student’s writ-ings were ranked in order byhis or her overall ability toeffectively and creatively ad-dress the prompt. They werealso given quality points fortheir work.
There were just over 80eighth-graders participating inthe regional tournament heldat Minster Middle School inMarch. While Wendel did notearn one of the top overallawards, she may still be ableto participate in the state tour-nament to be held in Woosterthe end of May. Weigel said,“To earn a spot at the statetournament, writers must fin-
ish in the top twenty percent.While Taylor did not quitemake the cutoff, she did earna spot as an official alternateshould a qualifier be unableto attend the event.” In thetournament competitions stu-dents’ writings are judged oncreativity, originality, voice,composition and mechanics.
Weigel said this was FortRecovery’s first year withPOP. She said that leading upto the tournaments, her teamhad been meeting one or twotimes a week to practice. “Igave them sample creativewriting prompts and 40minutes to respond. ThenI gave them feedback as tohow to improve their writ-ing, to work on grammati-cal and spelling errors, andwe discussed ways to ef-fectively incorporate morefigurative language intotheir writing. We also cri-tiqued past competitionwinners to see which ele-ments made the writingsgood.”
Weigel said that at thispoint POP is strictly anextra-curricular event atFort Recovery but “someof the strategies can behelpful in the regular class-room. I have noticed im-provement in the teams’skills as we went along.We got a late start this year,but I anticipate a greaterdegree of improvementnext year when we have alonger period of time to pre-pare. “The kids really lovedthe program. I imagine we’llhave more participation nextyear, too, as the wordspreads.”
The other county schoolsdo not currently have the POPprogram.
Power of the Pen (POP) isa non-profit educational orga-nization with a home office inRichfield, Ohio. The POP
w e b s i t e ,www.powerofthepen.org,says that, “Because the ideas,dreams and beliefs of today’syouth form the foundation oftomorrow’s communities inOhio, Power of the Pen isdedicated to helping youngpeople find and develop a cre-ative voice that is uniquelytheir own. It is a mission wewill realize when we inspireevery teacher and challenge
every student to truly embracethe art of creative expressionthrough writing as a life skill.”POP offers the “judgment ofthe whole” evaluation ap-proach, meaningful awards orrecognition and pursuit of ex-cellence.
The program has grown tobecome one of Ohio’s largesteducational enhancement pro-grams. More than 120,000middle school students ben-
efited from Power of the Peninstructional methodologiesthis year, including more than8,000 who competed in for-mal Power of the Pen inter-scholastic writing tourna-ments. POP is made possible,in large part, through grantsand contributions from thosewho value educational excel-lence.
Catholic AdultSingles Club Events
The Catholic Adult Singles Club enables its membersto share, trust and enjoy the company of fellow singleadults through weekly activities. We are always inter-ested in meeting new people to join our group. For moreinformation concerning our organization or any of thefollowing activities, call Becky Koeing at 419-204-3013.
*Sunday, June 7-Benedication at Retreat Center inMaria Stein, Ohio.
*Sunday, June 14-Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo in FortWayne, Indiana.
*Friday, June 19-Concert in the Van Wert Park in VanWert, Ohio.
*Saturday, June 27-Robert Rothchild Farms in Urbana,Ohio.
For more information on any of these activities, pleasecall 419-204-3013.
Parkway LocalSchools Events
May 29: High School Track and Field Regional Meet atTroy at 4 p.m.
June 1: Summer Physical Education begins.June 12: Last day of Summer Physical Education.
Pictured are members of the Coldwater ‘Power of the Pen’ enjoying their visit to COSI.Pictured are Karla Borgerding, Lauren Rose, Courtney Kunk, Haley Fledderjohann,Shannon Hess, Connor Stammen, Matt Kramer, Rachel Eichenauer, Brad Eckstein, CalebSiefring, Andrea Moorman and Ashley Backs.
THE MERCER COUNTY CHRONICLE
Page 13 • May 28, 2009 - June 3, 2009
Power of the Pen program a definite hit atColdwater and Fort Recovery middle schools
Ansonia
Fort Recovery eighth-grade Power of the Pen team from left are Sara Schoenlein, GraceRoessner, Adam Westgerdes, Taylor Wendel and Mallory Hull. Wendel finished 8th in theregional POP competition and though not now eligible to go to the state competition in May,would be next in line as an official alternate if one of the other finalists was unable to attend.
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BY GRETCHENBOLLENBACHER
Power of the Pen (POP) isOhio’s award-winning educa-tional enhancement programdevoted to excellence in cre-ative writing. In its 24th year,one of its main aims is to helpseventh and eighth grade stu-dents realize their highest aca-demic achievement.
The program’s benefits forstudents include empower-ment in writing at an earlyage, the gaining of self-con-fidence and the imparting ofa love for writing and readingthat identifies, challenges andrewards gifted creative minds.The program offers the oppor-tunity for interscholastic writ-ing events much like sportsoffer that same interscholas-tic opportunity. Each year par-ticipants compete in a districtevent and can move up to re-gional and finally to the statelevel.
“Coldwater Middle Schoolhas been involved in thePower of the Pen programsince the early 1990s. I startedbeing involved when I cameto Coldwater,” said ChrisMiller, senior English instruc-tor. “Judy Bruns was my men-tor. Tessy Huwer, middleschool intervention specialist,also works with me. I am thecoach, and Tessy and I act asjudges for the competitions.”
“Though we didn’t winanything this year, in both2007 and 2008 we took fourtrophies – third place for sev-enth grade at the district com-petition and second at theregionals in 2007, and in 2008we placed first at the districtmeet and third at the regionalsin the eighth grade,” Millersaid. The kids love the pro-gram. In a town known for itssports, these kids get the rec-ognition they deserve throughPOP,” Miller said.
Coldwater’s AshleyBacks, a seventh grader, saidabout the program, “I think itis a lot of fun, and you canmeet a lot of new friends. Andyou meet a lot of new peoplefrom other schools at the com-petitions. The writing helpsyou to express your creativ-ity.”
Backs and other studentsthat participated in the pro-gram went to school early onemorning a week. They weregiven a word or a “prompt”to write about. The instructorread their stories and gavethem ideas and complimentsabout what they had written.
Miller said though he him-self hadn’t been able to seeany direct improvement in thestudents’ writing since he
teaches senior language artsand doesn’t get to see the kidsfor about four years, “All themiddle school teachers agreethat it does help, even if thekids have to struggle with thewriting.”
Reimbursement to coverexpenses comes from theschool and a local company.“CAP gives us $150 each yearfor t-shirts, and the schoolgives us $1,000 annually fortournament fees and penal-ties,” Miller said.
Team members are ConnerStammen, Shannon Hess,Lauren Rose, KarlaBorgerding, AndreaMoorman, Ashley Backs,Haley Fledderjohann,Courtney Kunk, RachelEichenauer, Brad Eckstein,Caleb Siefring and MattKramer.
Fort Recovery SchoolsGrades 1-8 Gifted Interven-tion Specialist Marcia Weigel,said, “A generous contribu-tion from our AcademicBooster Club has allowed oureighth grade students to taketheir creativity on the “write”path as we’ve formed a cre-ative writing team as part ofthe Power of the Pen program.We had several practice ses-sions, and then Mallory Hull,Grace Roessner, SaraSchoenlein, Taylor Wendeland Adam Westgerdes at-tended the POP district tour-nament at Mississinawa Val-ley Middle School in Febru-ary.
“Of the 72 eighth-gradestudents from 13 differentschools who took part in thetournament, our TaylorWendel ranked 8th placeoverall and earned a spot inthe regional tournament.”
In the tournament each stu-dent rotated through threerounds of writing competi-tion. In each round, the stu-dents were given a creativewriting prompt and forty min-utes to complete a piece ofwriting to turn in to thejudges. Each student’s writ-ings were ranked in order byhis or her overall ability toeffectively and creatively ad-dress the prompt. They werealso given quality points fortheir work.
There were just over 80eighth-graders participating inthe regional tournament heldat Minster Middle School inMarch. While Wendel did notearn one of the top overallawards, she may still be ableto participate in the state tour-nament to be held in Woosterthe end of May. Weigel said,“To earn a spot at the statetournament, writers must fin-
ish in the top twenty percent.While Taylor did not quitemake the cutoff, she did earna spot as an official alternateshould a qualifier be unableto attend the event.” In thetournament competitions stu-dents’ writings are judged oncreativity, originality, voice,composition and mechanics.
Weigel said this was FortRecovery’s first year withPOP. She said that leading upto the tournaments, her teamhad been meeting one or twotimes a week to practice. “Igave them sample creativewriting prompts and 40minutes to respond. ThenI gave them feedback as tohow to improve their writ-ing, to work on grammati-cal and spelling errors, andwe discussed ways to ef-fectively incorporate morefigurative language intotheir writing. We also cri-tiqued past competitionwinners to see which ele-ments made the writingsgood.”
Weigel said that at thispoint POP is strictly anextra-curricular event atFort Recovery but “someof the strategies can behelpful in the regular class-room. I have noticed im-provement in the teams’skills as we went along.We got a late start this year,but I anticipate a greaterdegree of improvementnext year when we have alonger period of time to pre-pare. “The kids really lovedthe program. I imagine we’llhave more participation nextyear, too, as the wordspreads.”
The other county schoolsdo not currently have the POPprogram.
Power of the Pen (POP) isa non-profit educational orga-nization with a home office inRichfield, Ohio. The POP
w e b s i t e ,www.powerofthepen.org,says that, “Because the ideas,dreams and beliefs of today’syouth form the foundation oftomorrow’s communities inOhio, Power of the Pen isdedicated to helping youngpeople find and develop a cre-ative voice that is uniquelytheir own. It is a mission wewill realize when we inspireevery teacher and challenge
every student to truly embracethe art of creative expressionthrough writing as a life skill.”POP offers the “judgment ofthe whole” evaluation ap-proach, meaningful awards orrecognition and pursuit of ex-cellence.
The program has grown tobecome one of Ohio’s largesteducational enhancement pro-grams. More than 120,000middle school students ben-
efited from Power of the Peninstructional methodologiesthis year, including more than8,000 who competed in for-mal Power of the Pen inter-scholastic writing tourna-ments. POP is made possible,in large part, through grantsand contributions from thosewho value educational excel-lence.
Catholic AdultSingles Club Events
The Catholic Adult Singles Club enables its membersto share, trust and enjoy the company of fellow singleadults through weekly activities. We are always inter-ested in meeting new people to join our group. For moreinformation concerning our organization or any of thefollowing activities, call Becky Koeing at 419-204-3013.
*Sunday, June 7-Benedication at Retreat Center inMaria Stein, Ohio.
*Sunday, June 14-Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo in FortWayne, Indiana.
*Friday, June 19-Concert in the Van Wert Park in VanWert, Ohio.
*Saturday, June 27-Robert Rothchild Farms in Urbana,Ohio.
For more information on any of these activities, pleasecall 419-204-3013.
Parkway LocalSchools Events
May 29: High School Track and Field Regional Meet atTroy at 4 p.m.
June 1: Summer Physical Education begins.June 12: Last day of Summer Physical Education.
Pictured are members of the Coldwater ‘Power of the Pen’ enjoying their visit to COSI.Pictured are Karla Borgerding, Lauren Rose, Courtney Kunk, Haley Fledderjohann,Shannon Hess, Connor Stammen, Matt Kramer, Rachel Eichenauer, Brad Eckstein, CalebSiefring, Andrea Moorman and Ashley Backs.
THE MERCER COUNTY CHRONICLE
Page 13 • May 28, 2009 - June 3, 2009
Power of the Pen program a definite hit atColdwater and Fort Recovery middle schools
Ansonia
Fort Recovery eighth-grade Power of the Pen team from left are Sara Schoenlein, GraceRoessner, Adam Westgerdes, Taylor Wendel and Mallory Hull. Wendel finished 8th in theregional POP competition and though not now eligible to go to the state competition in May,would be next in line as an official alternate if one of the other finalists was unable to attend.
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SummerSpecials
BY GRETCHENBOLLENBACHER
Power of the Pen (POP) isOhio’s award-winning educa-tional enhancement programdevoted to excellence in cre-ative writing. In its 24th year,one of its main aims is to helpseventh and eighth grade stu-dents realize their highest aca-demic achievement.
The program’s benefits forstudents include empower-ment in writing at an earlyage, the gaining of self-con-fidence and the imparting ofa love for writing and readingthat identifies, challenges andrewards gifted creative minds.The program offers the oppor-tunity for interscholastic writ-ing events much like sportsoffer that same interscholas-tic opportunity. Each year par-ticipants compete in a districtevent and can move up to re-gional and finally to the statelevel.
“Coldwater Middle Schoolhas been involved in thePower of the Pen programsince the early 1990s. I startedbeing involved when I cameto Coldwater,” said ChrisMiller, senior English instruc-tor. “Judy Bruns was my men-tor. Tessy Huwer, middleschool intervention specialist,also works with me. I am thecoach, and Tessy and I act asjudges for the competitions.”
“Though we didn’t winanything this year, in both2007 and 2008 we took fourtrophies – third place for sev-enth grade at the district com-petition and second at theregionals in 2007, and in 2008we placed first at the districtmeet and third at the regionalsin the eighth grade,” Millersaid. The kids love the pro-gram. In a town known for itssports, these kids get the rec-ognition they deserve throughPOP,” Miller said.
Coldwater’s AshleyBacks, a seventh grader, saidabout the program, “I think itis a lot of fun, and you canmeet a lot of new friends. Andyou meet a lot of new peoplefrom other schools at the com-petitions. The writing helpsyou to express your creativ-ity.”
Backs and other studentsthat participated in the pro-gram went to school early onemorning a week. They weregiven a word or a “prompt”to write about. The instructorread their stories and gavethem ideas and complimentsabout what they had written.
Miller said though he him-self hadn’t been able to seeany direct improvement in thestudents’ writing since he
teaches senior language artsand doesn’t get to see the kidsfor about four years, “All themiddle school teachers agreethat it does help, even if thekids have to struggle with thewriting.”
Reimbursement to coverexpenses comes from theschool and a local company.“CAP gives us $150 each yearfor t-shirts, and the schoolgives us $1,000 annually fortournament fees and penal-ties,” Miller said.
Team members are ConnerStammen, Shannon Hess,Lauren Rose, KarlaBorgerding, AndreaMoorman, Ashley Backs,Haley Fledderjohann,Courtney Kunk, RachelEichenauer, Brad Eckstein,Caleb Siefring and MattKramer.
Fort Recovery SchoolsGrades 1-8 Gifted Interven-tion Specialist Marcia Weigel,said, “A generous contribu-tion from our AcademicBooster Club has allowed oureighth grade students to taketheir creativity on the “write”path as we’ve formed a cre-ative writing team as part ofthe Power of the Pen program.We had several practice ses-sions, and then Mallory Hull,Grace Roessner, SaraSchoenlein, Taylor Wendeland Adam Westgerdes at-tended the POP district tour-nament at Mississinawa Val-ley Middle School in Febru-ary.
“Of the 72 eighth-gradestudents from 13 differentschools who took part in thetournament, our TaylorWendel ranked 8th placeoverall and earned a spot inthe regional tournament.”
In the tournament each stu-dent rotated through threerounds of writing competi-tion. In each round, the stu-dents were given a creativewriting prompt and forty min-utes to complete a piece ofwriting to turn in to thejudges. Each student’s writ-ings were ranked in order byhis or her overall ability toeffectively and creatively ad-dress the prompt. They werealso given quality points fortheir work.
There were just over 80eighth-graders participating inthe regional tournament heldat Minster Middle School inMarch. While Wendel did notearn one of the top overallawards, she may still be ableto participate in the state tour-nament to be held in Woosterthe end of May. Weigel said,“To earn a spot at the statetournament, writers must fin-
ish in the top twenty percent.While Taylor did not quitemake the cutoff, she did earna spot as an official alternateshould a qualifier be unableto attend the event.” In thetournament competitions stu-dents’ writings are judged oncreativity, originality, voice,composition and mechanics.
Weigel said this was FortRecovery’s first year withPOP. She said that leading upto the tournaments, her teamhad been meeting one or twotimes a week to practice. “Igave them sample creativewriting prompts and 40minutes to respond. ThenI gave them feedback as tohow to improve their writ-ing, to work on grammati-cal and spelling errors, andwe discussed ways to ef-fectively incorporate morefigurative language intotheir writing. We also cri-tiqued past competitionwinners to see which ele-ments made the writingsgood.”
Weigel said that at thispoint POP is strictly anextra-curricular event atFort Recovery but “someof the strategies can behelpful in the regular class-room. I have noticed im-provement in the teams’skills as we went along.We got a late start this year,but I anticipate a greaterdegree of improvementnext year when we have alonger period of time to pre-pare. “The kids really lovedthe program. I imagine we’llhave more participation nextyear, too, as the wordspreads.”
The other county schoolsdo not currently have the POPprogram.
Power of the Pen (POP) isa non-profit educational orga-nization with a home office inRichfield, Ohio. The POP
w e b s i t e ,www.powerofthepen.org,says that, “Because the ideas,dreams and beliefs of today’syouth form the foundation oftomorrow’s communities inOhio, Power of the Pen isdedicated to helping youngpeople find and develop a cre-ative voice that is uniquelytheir own. It is a mission wewill realize when we inspireevery teacher and challenge
every student to truly embracethe art of creative expressionthrough writing as a life skill.”POP offers the “judgment ofthe whole” evaluation ap-proach, meaningful awards orrecognition and pursuit of ex-cellence.
The program has grown tobecome one of Ohio’s largesteducational enhancement pro-grams. More than 120,000middle school students ben-
efited from Power of the Peninstructional methodologiesthis year, including more than8,000 who competed in for-mal Power of the Pen inter-scholastic writing tourna-ments. POP is made possible,in large part, through grantsand contributions from thosewho value educational excel-lence.
Catholic AdultSingles Club Events
The Catholic Adult Singles Club enables its membersto share, trust and enjoy the company of fellow singleadults through weekly activities. We are always inter-ested in meeting new people to join our group. For moreinformation concerning our organization or any of thefollowing activities, call Becky Koeing at 419-204-3013.
*Sunday, June 7-Benedication at Retreat Center inMaria Stein, Ohio.
*Sunday, June 14-Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo in FortWayne, Indiana.
*Friday, June 19-Concert in the Van Wert Park in VanWert, Ohio.
*Saturday, June 27-Robert Rothchild Farms in Urbana,Ohio.
For more information on any of these activities, pleasecall 419-204-3013.
Parkway LocalSchools Events
May 29: High School Track and Field Regional Meet atTroy at 4 p.m.
June 1: Summer Physical Education begins.June 12: Last day of Summer Physical Education.
Pictured are members of the Coldwater ‘Power of the Pen’ enjoying their visit to COSI.Pictured are Karla Borgerding, Lauren Rose, Courtney Kunk, Haley Fledderjohann,Shannon Hess, Connor Stammen, Matt Kramer, Rachel Eichenauer, Brad Eckstein, CalebSiefring, Andrea Moorman and Ashley Backs.
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The Celina boys and girls cross country teams each finished in fourth place at the Western Buckeye League meet at Faurot Park in Lima on Saturday.
Lima Shawnee swept the championships as the boys won with 55 points while the girls captured the title with 45 points. Ottawa Glandorf and Defiance finished second and third, respectively, in the boys portion while Van Wert was second and Defiance third in the girls.
Defiance’s Abel Flores took the individual title in the boys race with a time of 16:19 with Van Wert’s Jared Fleming finishing second in 16:59.
Chris Nusbaum paced the Celina efforts by taking fifth in 17:36 while Derek Pease was 11th in 17:55. Cole Mertz (15th, 18:04), Jared Owens (26th, 18:33), Jacob Gilstrap (58th, 19:59), Mason Miller (69th, 20:42), Andrew Huff (80th, 21:16) and Dylan Gibbons (96th, 22:07) completed the Bulldog finishers.
Adrienne Pohl of Lima Shawnee won the girls championship with a time of 20:02 and Van Wert’s Andi Foster was second in 20:03.
Hannah Fleck paced the lady Bulldogs by taking third in 20:18 and Andrea Bell finished fifth in 20:29. Other
green and white runners were Ashley Coon (20th, 21:42), Katlin Robinson (21st, 21:44), Holly Thobe (27th, 22:29), Sarah Daniel (30th, 22:42), Claire Schmitmeyer (34th, 23:07), Marissa Gibbons (49th, 24:02), Micah Engle (50th, 24:02), Autumn Brehm (56th, 24:33) and Angel Prenger (63rd, 25:39).
Van Wert won the junior high boys portion with 24 points while Celina was seventh at 150.
The Cougars’ Connor Holliday and Nick Keber took the top two spots with times of 11:25 and 11:30, respectively.
Aaron Crites paced the Bulldogs by taking 24th in 13:05 and Roman Mitchell was 27th in 13:17. Also finishing for Celina were Michael Cron (39th, 13:58), Nathon Lutz (42nd, 14:11), Luke Bowsher (49th, 14:30), Rob Axe (61st, 15:46) and Brandon Roark (62nd, 15:47).
Defiance captured the junior high girls meet with 45 points followed by Van Wert (81) and Celina (90).
Celina’s Jenna Coon was the individual champion with a time of 12:34 and teammate Daisha Elliott finished tenth in 14:04. Beth Garwood (15th, 14:20), Renee Robinson (19th, 14:38) and Nicole Baker (57th, 19:23) were the other scorers for the lady Bulldogs.
Bulldogs take fourth at WBL meet
Ashley Evers of the Coldwater Girls Golf team wrapped up an impressive senior season by tying for 15th overall, out of 72 golfers, at the state golf tournament in Columbus. Evers shot a two day total of 169, carding an 81 on day one and an 88 on day two, in the girls Division II golf tournament at The Ohio State University Gray golf course.
Evers places 15th in state golf tournament
The 2010 championship of the Midwest Athletic Conference will be on the line Friday night in Maria Stein as the Flyers welcome in Delphos St. John’s in a battle of league powers. Marion Local enters the contest at 7-1 overall and 5-1 in the conference after its upset loss at Coldwater last week. However, the Flyers still control their own destiny with the Blue Jays and Fort Recovery remaining on the schedule. The Flyers have been impressive at home this season with wins over Lima Shawnee, Minster, St. Henry and Parkway. Marion Local is averaging 41 points per game at home while allowing only eight. However, Delphos St. John’s (8-0, 6-0) has been equally as impressive on the road. The Blue Jays score 38 points a night on the road and allow only five per game. Delphos St. John’s has already clinched a home game in the state playoffs but the game is still vitally important as each squad looks to improve their playoff seeding.
After that big win over the Flyers, the Cavaliers hit the road in week nine to New Bremen to face a Cardinal team coming off of a big win. Coldwater enters the game 5-3 overall and 4-2 in the league and ranked fifth in the latest computer rankings. The Cavaliers are 1-3 on the road this season but the losses have been to Kenton, Anna and Delphos St. John’s. New Bremen is currently 2-6 in all games and 2-4 in the conference. The Cardinals have yet to win at home this year and have been outscored 140-46 in the four games.
Parkway (2-6, 1-5) travels to Minster (4-4, 4-2) in a game the Wildcats must win to keep their playoff hopes alive. Minster is currently eighth in Region 24 but the Wildcats do have Coldwater left on the schedule yet next week. The Wildcats are currently riding a four game winning streak after victories over
New Bremen, Fort Recovery, St. Henry and Versailles. The Panthers have lost three straight and six of their last seven games on the season. Since scoring 40 points in the season opener, Parkway is averaging only ten points per game in its last seven contests.
St. Henry (2-6, 1-5) hosts Fort Recovery (2-6, 0-6) in a battle of Mercer County. The Redskins have dropped five straight games since opening the year by winning two of their first three. Offense has been the big issue for the red and white as St. Henry has scored only 58 points in the six losses. The Indians have dropped six straight after starting the season with two victories. Fort Recovery is averaging seven points per game in league play while allowing 39.
Celina looks to get back on track as the Bulldogs conclude the home schedule by hosting Lima Bath. The Bulldogs (5-3, 5-2 WBL) must win this week and then find a way to win at Ottawa Glandorf next week to have any chance at a playoff berth. Lima Bath (4-4, 3-4) is riding a three game losing streak with consecutive losses to Kenton, Elida and Ottawa Glandorf. The Wildcats have been outscored 124-34 in that stretch.
Flyers, Blue Jays top week nine slate
Observations..... by John Bruns
OFF THEOFF THEWALLWALL
A PLEASANT RUN I was mowing the lawn
in front of the old castle last Thursday around 3:45 pm, when a St. Henry school bus was heading north on 118. I assumed it was full of junior high footballers headed for a contest with Coldwater, or perhaps, Delphos St. Johns. Within the space of the next 10 minutes, I saw buses from four other MAC schools all headed in the same direction and concluded, not all five schools could be playing the Cavs in football. I finally realized, it was mid October, and with all the MAC schools gathering at Coldwater, it must be the MAC Cross Country Championship.
If you have never seen a cross country match, I suggest you are missing a great spectator event. In this annual meet at Coldwater, you are not restricted to a seat in the bleachers for the entire happening, but one can walk, jog, or run to the starting line, as 100 plus excited runners sprint after the starting shot. If you have the desire, you can hustle to various vantage points and see the runners as the race progresses. Race fans will finally want to find a place in the bleachers before the athletes complete a ¾ loop of the track to the finish line with the elapsed time showing on the scoreboard. There are actually four races contested, varsity and junior high boys and girls.
Coaches, fans, and writers often over use the phrase, “He/She gave 100%,” but this may be closer to the truth in cross country than any other sport. After crossing the finish, runners must progress down a roped in passage in proper order to the scoring officials. Former Coldwater star athlete Bill Kanney and other men assisted in moving the athletes
down the shoot in the right sequence. Dozens of kids staggered or collapsed on the track immediately after the finish line. The men were busy holding up or literally carrying kids who did “leave it all” on the course.
A total of 104 boys competed in their MAC varsity race and 116 girls in the female event. A brother sister combo came very close to achieving a MAC first. Mike Seas from Coldwater ran the course in 15:39, good for second place overall. Minutes earlier, his little sister, Christina Seas, ran an 18:26 in the girl’s race and finished second overall.
St. Henry cross country coach, Mike Eyink, has had more than his share of success with the Redskins distance runners, including several teams competing at state. But for a variety of reasons, his kids never won a MAC championship. He related a comment at a team preseason practice, “I told the kids a trip to state is thee ultimate goal, but for me a MAC championship would be special.”
It was a close competition between Minster and St. Henry boys all season, and the Wildcats had finished first in the Lyons Invitational on the same course one week earlier. Coach Eyink was hesitant to mention individuals after his boys earned a first place finish and the MAC championship in this year’s race. He noted, however, that the stat sheet showed his fifth runner, Jacob Rindler, finished 13th and took a minute off his time in the Lyons. “That was big, but he had run that time earlier in the year. It was also the efforts of Kevin Knapke who finished 8th and passed a pack of four Minster runners in the last 600 yards that sealed the victory.” The runners do it all again at the District Meet this week.
Marion Local and Celina each claimed conference championships last week in high school volleyball action.
The lady Flyers capped their second straight Midwest Athletic Conference championship with a 25-15, 25-15 and 25-20 win over Versailles. Marion Local then finished the conference schedule off by rolling to a 25-12, 25-17 and 25-19 win over Fort Recovery. Alyssa Winner had 11 kills and three aces against the lady Indians with Stacey Huber and Laura Schwieterman dishing out eight assists. Nicole Schwieterman had ten digs for the Flyers and Margaret Wuebker posted four blocks and seven kills. Against Versailles, Winner picked up a dozen kills and Huber dished out 11 assists. Alyse Bergman had 17 digs while Kaylee Schaefer recorded three aces and two kills. Laura Schwieterman posted nine assists. Kelly Schlarman (six kills) and Casey Heitkamp (four kills) also aided the Flyer cause.
Celina won the Western Buckeye League for the third consecutive season with a 25-14, 24-26, 25-12 and 25-14 victory over Ottawa Glandorf. The lady Bulldogs also had a straight set win over Lima Bath in WBL action. Angie Fisher dished out 42 assists for Celina with Zoe Kriegel
and Sara Homan chipping in five kills each. Kiernon Koontz also had 18 digs for Celina.
In other action around the area last week, Coldwater recorded a five-set win over Minster to wrap up league play at 5-4 overall and finish 13-9 overall. The lady Cavaliers posted wins in games one and two by scores of 25-21 and 25-22 but the Wildcats won the third and fourth sets 25-14 and 25-21. However, Coldwater hung on for a 15-12 victory in the decisive fifth set. Pacing the way for the local squad were Bethany Werling (20 kills), Brittanie Niekamp (12 kills, six blocks), Courtney Wellman (eight kills, two aces), Jenae Muhlenkamp (two aces, eight digs), Jamie Bills (two aces, eight digs), Taylor Hess (22 assists), Whitney Schaefer (22 assists), Megan Stose (20 digs) and Erika Hartings (four blocks).
The Cavalier junior varsity moved to 17-5 with a 25-19, 25-18 win over the Wildcats.
St. Henry recorded a 23-25, 25-13, 25-13 and 25-16 win over New Knoxville in MAC play. Katie Hoyng led the Redskins with 17 kills, 13 digs and five aces while Abby Brunswick added 26 assists and 11 kills. Katie Kremer chipped in five kills
and three aces.Fort Recovery posted
a three-set victory over Delphos St. John’s as the lady Indians won by scores of 25-20, 25-23 and 25-20. Holly Brunswick (17 kills), Olivia Thien (six kills, 14 digs), Ericka Lennartz (five kills) and Holly Thien (five kills) paced the way for the Indians. Shelby Brunswick also dished out 15 assists.
Parkway posted a straight set win over rival Coldwater. The lady Panthers won game one 25-12 before holding on in games two and three by scores of 25-22 and 26-24. Bates had 17 kills for the black and gold while Roehm dished out 16 assists. Emily Crowell also recorded three aces and a dozen digs.
Flyers, Dogs claim league volleyball titles
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Margery Lee Gibson, 96, rockford, died october 14, at laurels of Shane hill, rockford, ohio.
She was born may 20, 1914, in Spencerville, ohio, to the late clarence and maggie (States) lee.
She was married on november 19, 1949, to James Frederick Gibson, who preceded her in death on August 16, 1994.
Surviving are one son and spouse, Jim and Debi Gibson, Rockford; five grandchildren and spouses, Sarah and Sidney Gibson Ford, Katie and Brian Gibson Garrett, Paula and Kent Alt Bowers, Vicki Jonathan Gibson harris, and Jeff and Diane Alt; a daughter-in-law, rosemary Gibson, celina, ohio; nine great-grandchildren and four great-great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by two sons, robert and Bill Gibson; four sisters, Dorothy Singer, Berniece lee, mary Stoke, and Pauline Billheimer.
She was a lab technician at the Fremont company, rockford, ohio, and was also a beautician. She was a member of the rockford united methodist church, order of the eastern Star chapter 152, and was also a past Worthy matron.
Funeral services were october 16, at Ketcham-ripley Funeral home, rockford, ohio, with Pastor chip Steffy officiating. Burial was at Riverside Cemetery, Rockford, ohio. memorials may be directed to State of the heart hospice. condolences may be sent to ketchamripley.com.
Dennis Joseph “Denny” Hein, 78, Vevay, indiana, formerly of coldwater, ohio, died at 12:47 a.m. on october 12, at hospice east unit, cincinnati, ohio.
he was born on July 17, 1932, in chickasaw, ohio, to the late Joseph and eleanor (clune) hein.
he was married on July 11, 1953, in coldwater, ohio, to Alice rose Weitzel and she survives in Vevay, indiana.
he is survived by one daughter and spouse, Pam and thom meyer, cincinnati, ohio; one son and spouse, Doug and Donna hein, cincinnati, ohio; four grandchildren, cassie, tori, Jordan and chris; two step-grandchildren, tami and michelle morgan; one great grandson, nolan; two sisters, Geneva Dues and Alice eyink, both of Saint henry, ohio; and several nieces and nephews.
he was preceded in death by an infant son, Douglas Joseph hein, and a brother, ernest hein.
he was inducted into the united States Army on February 17, 1953, in celina, ohio, rising to the rank of Sergeant First class, serving during the Korean War and was honorably discharged on February 10, 1955, at Fort Knox, Kentucky. he received the Korean Service medal, united nations Service medal, national Defense Service medal and the Good conduct medal. Denny was a former trustee, vice-president and president of the local Steelworkers union at new idea, coldwater, ohio, where he worked for 22 years. he served as commander of the VFW Post #5135, President of the coldwater community Picnic and was a member of the holy trinity catholic church. he was employed 20 years for the united Steelworkers, and then retired and moved to Vevay, indiana, where he was a charter member of the Vevay American legion Post #185 and a member of the Sorrowful mother of God catholic church.
mass of christian Burial was held october 15, at holy trinity catholic church, coldwater, ohio, with reverend John Meyer officiating. Burial was at Saint Elizabeth Catholic cemetery, coldwater, ohio. military rites were conducted by the honor guard of the American legion and the VFW at the cemetery. memorials may be sent to the hospice of cincinnati. condolences may be left at hogenkampfh.com.
Mary Ann Kanney, 82, coldwater, ohio, died on october 16, at Briarwood Village, coldwater, ohio.
She was born on April 25, 1928, in coldwater, ohio, to the late Aloysius A. and Alvina r. (Braun) Kanney, Sr.
She is survived by a sister, Betty Weitzel, coldwater, ohio; two brothers and spouses, Al and Della Kanney, Jr, and Vince and marilyn Kanney, all of coldwater, ohio; a sister-in-law, Dorothy Kanney, Saint henry, ohio.
She was preceded in death by a sister, margie Kanney; a brother, robert Kanney; and a brother-in-law, richard Weitzel.
She was a member of holy trinity catholic church, coldwater, ohio.
mass of christian Burial was held october 20 at holy trinity catholic church, coldwater, ohio. Burial followed at Saint elizabeth cemetery, coldwater, ohio. memorials may be directed to the Briarwood Activity Fund. condolences may be left at hogenkampfh.com.
Josephine Alberta Miller, 88, 252 Spring Street, Saint henry, ohio, died october 14, at Briarwood Village, coldwater, ohio.
She was born on July 6, 1922, in Derby, colorado, to the late Gene and hildeguard (Bahl) mathewson.
She was married on June 2, 1956, in Kenton, ohio, to robert l. miller whom survives.
She is survived by a daughter and spouse, melanie and Bryan Ford, Ione, Washington; five sons and spouses, Keith and Susan miller, Sidney, ohio, Glenn and Beck miller, mark and ruth miller, and Bruce and Julie miller, all of Saint henry, ohio, and Dean and Kathy miller, tipp city, ohio; two sisters, Freda lay, celina, ohio, and mary Steiner, okeechobee, Florida; 20 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
She was preceded in death by siblings, Albert and carl mathewson, and elaine Weiss.
She was a homemaker and a member of Saint henry catholic church, Saint henry, ohio, and its Altar rosary Sodality. She attended chicago Business college and Wright State university lake campus.
A memorial mass will be held october 23 at 10:30 a.m. at Saint henry catholic church, Saint henry, ohio, with Father Dean Mathewson officiating. Her body was bequeathed to the ohio State university college of medicine. memorials may be made to State of the heart, hospice. condolences may be made to hogenkampfh.com.
Lorena A. Reichert, 88, maria Stein, ohio, died at 12:47 p.m. on october 17, at mercer health hospital, coldwater, ohio.
She was born on February 26, 1922, in Guadalupe, ohio, to the late John and catherine (Stueve) Wynk.
She was married on June 26, 1948, in Guadalupe, ohio, to othmar J. reichert and he preceded her in death on August 19, 2010.
She is survived by four daughters and spouses, mary lou and Jack Wenning, coldwater, ohio, Betty and richard Brisch, egg harbor, Wisconsin, margie and John Buschur, new Weston, ohio, and Ginny and mike Bensman, minster, ohio; two sons and spouses, Joe and Diane reichert, Fort loramie, ohio, and John and Bernie reichert, maria Stein, ohio; a son-in-law, Jim Wiley, celina, ohio; 24 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; three sisters-in-law, Jean Wynk, St. Sebastian, ohio, Wilma Wynk, osgood, ohio, and rita Wynk, carthagena, ohio.
She was preceded in death by a daughter, Dorothy Wiley; three brothers, elmer Wynk, lester Wynk and robert Wynk; and a sister, Dorothy Wynk.
She was a member of nativity of the Blessed Virgin mary catholic church and its ladies Sodality and the catholic Knights, cassella, ohio.
mass of christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. on october 21, at nativity of the Blessed Virgin mary catholic church, cassella, ohio. Burial to follow in nativity of the Blessed Virgin mary cemetery, cassella, ohio. Friends may call at the hogenkamp Funeral home, coldwater, ohio, on thursday from 9 - 10 a.m. memorials may be directed to the cancer Association of mercer county and the Briarwood Activity Fund. condolences may be left at hogenkampfh.com.
Levi Shope, 82, Portland, indiana, died at 9:55 a.m. on october 17 at Ball memorial hospital, muncie, indiana.
he was born on July 11, 1928, in Vanceburg, Kentucky, to the late rotch and clarisa (Vance) Shope.
he was married on April 4, 1975, in Geneva, indiana, to mary Jo (huelsman)
lennartz, and she preceded him in death on December 15, 2007.
he is survived by two sons and spouses, rotch and laurinda Shope, Portland, indiana, and Kenneth and Gail Shope, muncie, indiana; two step-sons and spouses, Albert and Ann lennartz, Boone, iowa, and herbert and linda lennartz, Westville, indiana; two step-daughters and spouses, marguerite and William Krein, Kettering, ohio, and tina and Bill Bechtol, Fort recovery, ohio; two step-daughters, Paula lennartz, Portland, indiana, and Denice theurer, Fort recovery, ohio; six grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; 16 step-grandchildren; and 21 step great-grandchildren.
he was preceded in death by a sister, mabel Peed; four half sisters, idella lewis, Stella Swain, olive Scott, and margie Snider; and one half-brother, morton Skidmore.
he was a maintenance worker at Bearcreek Farms, Bryant, indiana, lineman for Jay county remc, and a carpenter for Deaton construction company. he served in the Air Force during the Korean War. he was a member of Fellowship Baptist church, Portland, indiana, and American legion Post 211, Portland, indiana.
A Funeral service will be held october 21 at 10:30 a.m. at Brockman-Boeckman Funeral home, Fort recovery, Ohio, with Reverend Hugh Kelly officiating. Burial to follow at Saint marys cemetery, Fort recovery, ohio. Friends may call at the funeral home at 9:30 a.m. until time of services at Brockman-Boeckman Funeral home, Fort recovery, ohio. contributions may be directed to national Parkinson’s Foundation. condolences may be directed to www.brockmanboeckmanfh.com.
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Jane Simmonds, 91, 602 linden Avenue, celina, ohio, died at 9:40 p.m. on october 17, at the Briarwood Village, coldwater, ohio.
She was born on September 27, 1919, in Point Pleasant, West Virginia, to the late John G. and nora (neville) miller.
She was married on April 27, 1957, to harold F. Simmonds, who survives.
She is survived by a daughter, Karla J. Johnston, Chesterfield, missouri; a grandson and spouse, Steven and Susan Johnston, miami, Florida; a granddaughter and spouse, Angela and Gregg Gammon, cincinnati, ohio; and four great-grandchildren, Alex, Justin, Jayna and Sophia.
She was preceded in death by a sister, Violet machir, and two brothers, Bernard Somerville and William Fadley.
She was employed with the united States employment Service, a chauffeurrette for the WV defense plant during WWii, a secretary for the hartford insurance company, and a secretary for Pennsylvania railroad, columbus, ohio. She was a past member of the twig 122, columbus, ohio, the lincoln Village Women’s club, new neighbor’s club of columbus, a charter member and 3rd president of the Dublin’s Women’s club, Dublin, ohio, and a member and past president of the celina Welcome Wagon. She organized the celina canasta club in 1989. She was a charter member and 1st president of the optimist club, celina, ohio, Alpha Alpha chapter of eta upsiln Gamma Sorority and Phi chapter of Alpha Delta omega Sorority and the railway Business Women’s Association. She graduated from Point Pleasant high School, West Virginia, and graduated with an executive Secretarial Degree from Bliss college, columbus, ohio, where she taught business courses.
She loved animals and was a member of several animal organizations.
A memorial service will be held october 21 at 11 a.m. at Saint John lutheran church, celina, ohio, with reverend Dave rushton officiating. Friends may call one hour before service. Lehman-hogenkamp-Dzendzel funeral home is handling arrangements. condolences may be made at lhDfuneralhome.com. memorial contributions may be made to the Kidney Foundation of north West ohio, 3100 West central Avenue, Suite 250, toledo, ohio 43606.
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Lynn F. Burger, 56, 720 South Street, celina, ohio, died
october 18, at Shawnee manor, lima, ohio.
he was born on September 14, 1954, in
Decatur, indiana, to robert and Betty (Barkley) Burger, and they both survive in Decatur, indiana.
he was married on February 14, 1976, in carthagena, ohio, to Antoinette (nettie) huber, and she survives in celina, ohio.
he is also survived by a brother, mike Burger, hamilton, indiana.
he was preceded in death by a sister, Phyllis Burger.He was retired from Stratoflex Inc., Fort Wayne, Indiana, and
was a veteran of the united States navy. he was a member of immaculate conception catholic church, celina, ohio.
mass of christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. on october 22, at immaculate conception catholic church, celina, ohio. Burial to follow in Saint mary’s catholic cemetery, celina, ohio. Friends may call at lehman-hogenkamp-Dzendzel Funeral home, celina, ohio, on october 21, from 3 - 8 p.m. and on october 22, from 9 - 10 a.m. condolences may be left at hogenkampfh.com.
Anthony J. Evers, 94, maria Stein, ohio, died on october 17, at Briarwood Village, coldwater, ohio.
he was born on April 7, 1916, in cassella, ohio, to the late Frank and Anna (holdheide) evers.
he was marrried on november 4, 1950, in cassella, ohio, to marie r. Vondrell and she preceded him in death on June 20, 2008.
he is survived by a daughter and spouse, Janice and Bill rethman, Fort loramie, ohio; two sons and spouses, Gene and Sharon evers and rick and Brenda evers, all of maria Stein, ohio; 11 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; two sisters-in-law, louise Vondrell, cincinnati, ohio and Pat Vondrell, Dayton, ohio; a sister-in-law and spouse, Delma and Wilfred Depweg, coldwater, ohio; and a brother-in-law, leon Vondrell, Fort recovery, ohio.
he is preceded in death by four sisters and spouses, mary and Joseph hartings, matilda and edwin rose, Agnes and leander Schwieterman and regina and ernest Schwieterman; four brothers-in-law, urban Vondrell, luke Vondrell, marinus Vondrell and eugene Vondrell; and two sisters-in-law, rosie Vondrell and rita Vondrell.
he was a farmer, a former bus driver for marion local Schools and a member of the mercer county Plowing Association. he was a member of nativity of the Blessed Virgin mary catholic church and the catholic Knights, cassella, ohio.
mass of christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. on october 22, at nativity of the Blessed Virgin mary catholic church, cassella, Ohio, with Father Tom Brenberger officiating. Burial will follow in nativity of the Blessed Virgin mary catholic cemetery, cassella, ohio. Friends may call at hogenkamp Funeral home, Saint henry, ohio, on october 21 from 2 - 8 p.m. and on october 22 from 9 - 10 a.m. condolences may be left at hogenkampfh.com.
Irene Klosterman, 90, Vero Beach, Florida, died on September 28, at hospice of Vero Beach, Florida.
She was born on December 23, 1919, in Fort recovery, ohio, to the late Joseph and Agnes (heuker) Backs.
She was married on August 30, 1941, in montezuma, ohio, to elmer Klosterman and he preceded her in death on June 6, 2010.
She is survived by two daughters and spouses, nancy and thomas norman, Vero Beach, Florida, and Donna and Kevin eisenman, Stratford, connecticut; seven grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; three brothers, charles Backs, coldwater, ohio, James Backs, Jensen Beach, Florida, and Andrew Backs, hollywood, Florida; six sisters, marge VanDornvelt, cedar rapids, iowa, ruth Brown, Botkins, ohio, Delores Sowar, Dayton, ohio, Sister Barbra Jean Backs, Dayton, ohio, Joan Wenning, Saint henry, ohio, and Barbara monnig, centerville, ohio.
She was preceded in death by a brother, Joseph Backs and two sisters, edna Backs and mary Ann Waters.
She managed the harrisville Grain company and the maria Stein Grain company and was executive director of the Alcohol and Drug Abuse center, celina, ohio. She was a member of Saint Bernard catholic church, Burkettsville, ohio, the ladies Sodality and the Daughters of isabella.
mass of christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. on october 30, at Saint Bernard catholic church, Burkettsville, ohio. Burial to follow at Saint Bernard cemetery, Burkettsville, ohio. Friends may call at the hogenkamp Funeral home, Saint henry, ohio, on october 29 from 3-7 p.m. memorials may be directed to VnA hospice, 1110 36th Street, Vero Beach, Florida 32960. condolences may be left at hogenkampfh.com.
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TENNISCelina’s Brianna Beougher
dropped a 6-2, 6-3 decision to Sandusky St. Marys’ Arnelle DeRiso in the district opener for singles. In doubles, the Bulldog tandem of Audra and Samantha Manci fell to Maumee Valley Country Day’s Rochell Issa and Nora Jaara by scores of 6-4 and 6-1. The Bulldog doubles team of Katie Kerr and Allison Laux was defeated by Ottawa Hills’ Shivani Batt and Nancy Rump 6-0, 6-0.
BOYS SOCCERCelina and Ottawa Glandorf
played to a scoreless tie in Western Buckeye League action. Kyle Markle had ten saves for the Bulldogs, who moved to 10-4-2 overall. Jason Fischer recorded eight saves for the Titans (6-4-5).
GIRLS SOCCERThe lady Bulldogs dropped a
2-1 decision to Ottawa Glandorf in WBL action. Tracy Donovan had the lone goal for the green and white, which falls to 12-1-2 on the season. Whitney Warnecke and Kaylee Borer picked up the Titan scores.
NASCAR driver Bobby Labonte, the only driver to have won both the NASCAR Winston Cup Championship and the NASCAR Busch Series, will be dining at Romer’s in St. Henry on December 10. “Chamber Race Night” is a fundraiser, with proceeds going to Celina Mercer County Chamber, State of the Heart Hospice and Community Health Professionals.
Between 5 and 6:30 p.m., the cocktail hour,
Labonte and other racing personalities will
be signing autographs. A dinner buffet will be offered from 6:30 to 8 p.m., followed by a presentation from Labonte. At 10 p.m. there will be a memorabilia auction.
Mike King, voice of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Racing Network, will be the emcee for the evening.
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Jim Wasson of Celina, Ohio, has just completed his 50th year as a baseball umpire.
Wasson began his career in baseball, in addition to his regular military duties, in 1960 while serving in the United States Army while stationed in Ankara, Turkey.
Following his discharge, Wasson continued to umpire in Pennsylvania and then here in Ohio in Saint Marys, New Knoxville and finally here in Celina where he acted as an official in Little League, Pony League and Girls Softball in the fall.
Jim says he will continue to umpire as long as he can. Another duty Wasson performed while in the military was performing as Santa Claus. It is his 50th year as the jolly old man in the red suit. He began both duties while serving in the military and has brought them both out to civilian life. Wasson now is the Santa for Saint Marys.
Wasson completes his 50th year
Gina Homan and Nick Schwieterman were united in marriage June 12, at Saint Augustine Catholic Church, Minster, Ohio.
The bride is the daughter of Alvin and Eileen Homan, Minster, Ohio. The groom is the son of Mike and Karen Schwieterman, Fort Recovery, Ohio.
The Reverend Rick Nieberding officiated. Amy Noykos served as organist, and vocalist was Noel Schmiesing Boggs, friend of the couple.
The bride was escorted down the aisle by her father.Cheryl Bambauer, sister of the bride, served as the
matron of honor. Bridesmaids were Kristen, Sylvia, Olivia and Janelle Schwieterman, all sisters of the groom.
Nick Depinet, friend of the couple, served as best man. Groomsmen were John Homan, brother of the bride; Matt Bambauer, brother-in-law of the bride; Eric Fullenkamp, cousin of the groom; Mark Hemmelgarn, Nick Wehrkamp and Brent Russell, friends of the couple.
Following the ceremony, a reception was held at the Knights of Columbus Hall, Minster, Ohio. The couple traveled to Jamaica for their honeymoon and are now residing in Dayton, Ohio.
The bride is a graduate of Minster High School and received her bachelor and masters degrees in middle childhood education from Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio. She is employed as a Title I Reading Intervention teacher at Tippecanoe Middle School, Tipp City, Ohio.
The groom is a graduate of Fort Recovery High School and earned a bachelor of science degree in electrical engineering from Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio. He is employed at Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio, and is pursuing his masters degree at Wright State.
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“Coming to donate blood shows you’re someone who cares about others,” said Sharyn Whitman, CEO for the Indiana-Ohio Region of the American Red Cross. “Whether you know your blood type or not, your support of blood donation truly makes a difference to someone in need.”
Blood type, like eye or hair color, is an inherited trait. Most people will readily recognize the most widely identified blood groups: A, B, O and AB. The prevalence of blood groups varies among ethnic groups. For instance, about 60 percent of the Latino population is group O versus 45 percent of the general population. Nearly 20 percent of African Americans have group B blood, compared to 11 percent of Caucasians.
“The Red Cross is always looking to increase the number of blood donors in diverse communities,” said Whitman. “It’s part of our mission to ensure that blood is there for anyone who needs it.”
Part of building an adequate blood supply rests in identifying and recruiting donors with rare blood types. While most people have one of the four major blood types, a very small percent of people have one of 600 known rare blood types.
The Red Cross offers support to hospitals across the country in finding donors with unique blood types through its collaboration with AABB on the American Rare Donor Program. Donors with rare blood types are asked to join a registry, and to roll up their sleeves when the need for a rare blood type occurs.
“We want to be there for everyone, donor and patient alike,” said Whitman. “That’s what sets us apart and makes us the American Red Cross.”
To schedule an appointment to donate, call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or visit redcrossblood.org for more information. Individuals who are 17 years of age (16 with parental permission in some states), meet weight and height requirements (110 pounds or more, depending on their height) and are in generally good health may be eligible to donate blood. Please bring your Red Cross blood donor card or other form
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DRIVES IN YOUR AREA:• Wednesday, Nov. 3, from 12:30 p.m. until 6:30 p.m.
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• Saturday, Nov. 6, from 8 a.m. until noon at the Shelter House, located at 100 W. Main St. in Burkettsville. Please call 586-2201 to schedule your blood donation appointment.
• Monday, Nov. 8, from noon until 6 p.m. at St. John Lutheran Church, located at 1100 N. Main St. in Celina.
• Friday, Nov. 12, from noon until 6 p.m. at Mercer County Joint Township Community Hospital, located at 800 W. Main St. in Coldwater.
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if you’ve recently become engaged, you may want to check your homeowners or renters insurance policy. That’s because your engagement ring may not be fully covered by that policy.
An engagement ring is a cherished gift and one you will want to protect. No one wants to imagine their ring being damaged, lost or stolen, but the fact is that these situations can and do happen.
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* Is there a deductible on the insurance, and if so, how much?
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It is customary for the bride- and groom-to-be to show their gratitude to all of the people who will make their wedding day special. Weddings today feature people who have roles that go beyond the traditional, like inte-rior decorators and musical solo-ists. It’s important to remember to thank everyone who contrib-utes to the celebration.
Thank-you gifts should be something thoughtful and endur-ing. Avoid fad or gag gifts. These gifts should be presented at a pre-wedding occasion. It’s customar-ily done at the rehearsal dinner.
Crafting personalized remarks is a nice way to call attention to the unique tasks of each wedding participant. Don’t simply pass the gifts out in one fell swoop. This way the gift will have more meaning through a personal mes-sage.
Don’t let thank-you gifts be forgotten. Start thinking of gift ideas early on and plan for any extra time for engraving or other personalization.
When selecting gifts for groomsmen, think about a gift they would like but probably wouldn’t buy themselves. This can be cuff links, a fine watch, money clip, or a high-quality
wallet. Feel free to splurge a little more on the best man.
Traditional gifts for brides-maids are different types of jew-elry. Monogrammed stationery, a spa treatment, or another pam-pering session. As you have with the best man, feel free to bestow a little more thanks on the maid of honor with a more lavish gift. Younger bridal party members can get a similar gift, but one in scale with their ages.
Many couples choose to make a financial donation to their house of worship. Additional tipping or monetary gifts for musicians, alter boys/girls, etc. can also be a thoughtful gesture. A donation toward an officiant’s vestments may also be appreciated.
The couple may choose to bestow a gift on their parents, which can be especially mean-ingful if the parents are taking care of the financial responsi-bility of the wedding. Jewelry or fine gifts in similar scope to that of the bridal party are good ideas. Consider engraved picture frames that can house a wedding portrait down the road.
Readers, soloists, ushers, etc. can be given a small token of your appreciation, like a gift card or a personalized memento.
How to Say, ‘Thank You’Leading up to their big day,
couples have lots to worry about before they finally get to walk down the aisle as man and wife. The trials and tribula-tions of planning a wedding is no small task, as even the most minor details must be account-ed for.
Such is the case with the floral arrangements. Though not a minor detail in any way, preparing a wedding day flo-ral arrangement does have its minor details, particularly when it comes to the more individual aspects of a floral plan. For instance, the following compo-nents must be considered when devising a floral plan.
The bridal bouquet. It’s tra-dition for bridal bouquets to contain white or cream-colored flowers such as stephanotis, roses, orchids, or lilies. Many bridal bouquets also include fillers like baby’s breath as well as some green or ivy, as well as ribbons or additional acces-sories.
Bouquets for attendants. Attendants’ bouquets should be identical, and it’s best to coordinate these bouquets with the attendants’ gowns. Only the maid of honor traditionally
receives a slightlty different bouquet, as it’s customary to give her one apart from the rest, though not significantly so.
Boutonnieres for grooms-men and ushers. The guy’s side of the wedding also needs to take part in the floral plan. Worn in a buttonhole or lapel, a boutonniere should be worn on the left lapel and match a flower from the bridesmaids’ bouquet. The groom should also wear a boutonniere, though his should match a flower from the bride’s bouquet. When wearing bou-tonnieres, men should not wear additional accessories such as pocket squares.
Flowers for special guests. Certain special guests, such as grandmothers and mothers, should receive corsages. While the corsages do not need to be identical, they should match the bridesmaids’ bouquets. It’s best to consult with a florist for a corsage color that matches all dresses, as typically the corsag-es must be ordered before the bride and groom know what their mothers, grandmothers and other special guests will be wearing. A corsage that goes with anything, therefore, is ideal.
Floral 411 for the Big Day
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Fairy tale wedding or mod-ern twist? many brides- and grooms-to-be have been think-ing about their ideal wedding for years. Some may have strong ideas about wedding ideas, complete with scrap-books featuring color schemes and wardrobe choices.
themed weddings have grown in popularity -- as cou-ples want to do what they can to set their event apart from the scores of other weddings guests have attended. the key to themed weddings is to cre-ate a balance between tradition and elements that tie into the theme. this way the wedding is classy instead of over-the-top ... unless, however, over-the-top is what’s desired.
Decide on your theme: Develop a clear idea of what you’d like the theme to be. themes can range from tie-ins to seasons to specific interests, such as sports or hobbies, to a particular color scheme. once you have a firm concept of
your theme, you can plan and shop around it. For the purpose of illustration, let’s use a winter theme as an example.
introduce your theme with stationery: your save-the-date cards or wedding invitations will present the theme to your guests, and could be the build-ing block for the entire wed-ding. A winter-themed wed-ding may feature a whimsical font of swirly patterned type evoking the feel of winter wind. Delicate polka-dots could hint at falling snow. Avoid snow-men and ski boots.
Keep it simple: A winter theme may be achieved simply with color. Draperies, flow-ers, seat covers, table linens, etc. in a frosty blue, silver or white will touch upon the feel of winter. there’s no need to clutter up the space with nicknacks that make the theme overwhelming. remember, you want the event to still be traditional, with touches of the theme throughout.
choose an accent: there may be one concept of your theme that you’d like to build upon, such as snowflakes. however, instead of paper snowflakes hanging from the ceiling, which would be more reminiscent of a class-room instead of a reception room, think about other subtle ways to incorporate the accent. Delicate doilies under the china could hint at snowflakes. italian pizzelle cookies dusted with powdered sugar look like snowflakes and are very tasty. instead of Jordan almonds in favors, use large nonpareils. Ask the venue to create a sig-nature cocktail that’s white and frosty.
Rely on flowers and light-ing: Flowers, foliage and other natural accents can add a spe-cial touch to your wedding. nature provides so many dif-ferent hued and shaped flow-ers that can work effortlessly into your theme. hydrangea or snowball plants (also called
Guelder rose) form large puffs of flowers that resemble snow-balls and are aptly named. Delicate alyssum and even the common baby’s breath can be tucked into floral arrangements to add a snowflake appeal.
lighting is something cou-ples often overlook. Famed party planner David tutera often uses lighting to set the mood at the events he plans. changing the color or the scope of the lighting for different parts of your reception can cre-ate different moods.
choose festive foods: Foods don’t necessarily need to look like themed elements (mashed potato ski slopes). however, you can touch on the theme by using seasonal foods such as winter squashes, hearty foods or seasonal fruits.
creating a theme doesn’t have to be ostentatious or evoke feelings of a kids’ birth-day party. Subtle touches that are cohesive will provide the desired mood.
Themed Weddings: Campy or Creative?
the toast has become a popular feature of celebrations across the country. though most commonly associated with weddings, toasts are now routinely made at less formal gather-ings as well. But when and where did the toast start? While it’s difficult to pinpoint exactly who initiated the first toast, one theory suggests this popular, and often funny, tradition dates back to the ancient Greeks in the 6th century B.c. At the time, Greeks would com-monly spike the drinks of their enemies with poi-
son. Party guests were understandably leery of accepting beverages, usually wine poured from a common jug. So to put all guests at ease, the Greek toast tradition actually called for the host to drink from his glass first to assure his guest that the drink was not poisoned. Another common feature of toasts today is the clinking of the glasses, which also might have its origins in ancient times, when guests were said to clink their glasses as a means of warding off evil spir-its.
i’ll toast to that
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Alice co-owns Century 21 Master Key Realty, and is a multi-million dollar producer. She is able to utilize the resources of a large company while offering her own personal touch. Alice is a Mercer County native and resides in Coldwa-ter with her husband, Don, and has three sons, Travis and Lindsey, Dusty and Ashley, and Kyle. Being an active member of the community, Alice knows all the area neigh-borhoods and she knows where to look to find your perfect fit.
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Kindra is active in the Van Wert Chamber where she and RCS Construction were nominated for Small Business of the Year Award. She is active with the Mercer County Chamber, Van Wert Rotary, a member of the Leota Braun Foundation, attends the First United Methodist Church in Van Wert and is a member of the National Association of Women in Business.
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On Sunday afternoon, october 24, 1:00 – 4:00, the Museum of the Soldier, Portland, Indiana, will bring an outstanding exhibit of military exhibits of the Civil War, to the Mercer County Historical Museum, The Riley Home, 130 East Market, Celina (a block east of the Courthouse).
The local gun collectors who have prized Civil War muskets will have them on exhibit Sunday afternoon.
The Mercer County Historical Museum has a Military Room, with a fine collection of Civil War items, e.g. water canteens, leather mail holders, Civil War generals’ swords, a Civil War cot which was used to send a deceased soldier home, Civil War soldiers’ photographs, muskets, and other items.
Also on exhibit will
be Civil War letters and other Civil War documents from Civil War soldiers. The 1890 Union Veterans Census in Mercer County will be on exhibit. When I purchased this census document over ebay and printed it out, I was honestly surprised at the number of local Civil War veterans. I was also surprised when I started recording the names and biographies of Civil War soldiers, listed in the family biographies in the 1882 and 1907 history books of Mercer County. As you know, the Civil War veterans hosted reunions for decades following the war. Most people are aware of the Durbin Bean Bake, which was initially begun by Civil War veterans.
Our Federal Government is encouraging the observation of this
Sesquicentennial of the Civil War and its impact upon the United States. The Library of Congress is observing this event. The National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections (NUCMC) contacted me for assistance from the Mercer County Historical Society archival collections to share documents related to this event. I will be working with NUCMC these next few years on this project. I invite the public to bring copies of their Civil War documents to the mercer County Historical Museum, Sunday afternoon, October 24, when the Society hosts the Civil War exhibit, with the Museum of the Soldier and the Western Ohio Civil War Roundtable members, and the local gun collectors.
For those interested in the Civil War history, you
are invited to participate in a Civil War 150th Anniversary Committee with members of the Mercer County Historical Society, members of the Western Ohio Roundtable, and the Museum of the Soldier, these next five years, 2011-2015. Please help the Mercer County Historical Society not only preserve the history of the Civil War, but also preserve the history of Civil War veterans in Mercer County, and their organizations following the war. Let us honor our fallen Mercer County heroes of the Civil War, with our Civil War 150th Anniversary Committee.
If you cannot attend the October 24 exhibit, then send me an email or telephone me at my address below.
[The Mercer County Historical Society President Joyce Alig, may be contacted at 3054 Burk-St. Henry Road, Saint Henry, OH 45883, or [email protected] or 419-678-2614.]
Civil War discharge papers for Simon P. Young, July 17, 1865, will be on exhibit at the Mercer County Historical Museum, Sunday afternoon, October 24, at Celina.
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