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Will Hold Public Meeting

On Zoning IssueBy: Kay Raypholtz

THE REPORTER

The Montpelier Village

Council passed a resolution

and two ordinances at theirmeeting Monday, July 22,2013. They also set a pub-

lic hearing for a rezoning

issue, and set a time for aspecial meeting to hear util-

ity rate survey results.A public meeting to dis-

cuss the rezoning of 310Lincoln Street and 307 Ful-

ton Street will be held im-

mediately before the regularcouncil meeting on August

12. This concerns land thatthe Williams County Health

Department hopes to use

to build a parking lot. Pres-ently, room for parking is

limited at the facility. Thelots, where a greenhouse

once stood, had never beenchanged from residential to

limited commercial proper-

ties. Upon approval, theywill fall under the limited

commercial category, andthe Health Department will

be able to apply for a grantto convert the property into

a parking lot for employees,

leaving more parking lotsavailable for the clients of

the health department nextto the building. This will be

the second public hearingon this matter.

Also on August 12 at

5:30 p.m. the council willhave a special meeting to

hear from John Courtneyon results of a utility rates

survey that he had con-

ducted. The regular meet-ing will follow after the spe-

cial meeting and the public

hearing.Resolution 1053 was

passed. This is a resolu-tion authorizing the vil-

lage manager to prepare

and submit an applicationto participate in the Ohio

Public Works Commission(OPWC) Capital Improve-

ment program to executecontracts as required. This

addresses improvements to

the village through PhaseIV of the Combined Sewer

Overow Project. This al-lows the village to apply

for grants to help fund the

project.Council also passed Or-

dinance 2156, an ordinance

granting the Ohio GasCompany, its successorsand assigns, the right to

maintain a gas distributionsystem and to lay, extend,

or maintain, operate repair,

and remove mains and pipein, through, or under the

streets, alleys public placesof the Village of Montpelier,

Williams County, Ohio, forinhabitants, and the trans-

portation thereof through

the village. This ordinancesimply replaces an exist-

ing 25 year ordinance thatwas about to expire. Minor

changes were made, andthis ordinance will last for

ve years.Ordinance 2157 was

passed. This ordinance was

passed amending section

129.02 of the codied ordi-nances of Montpelier, Ohio,pertaining to the auxiliary ..

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By: Chelsie Firestone

THE REPORTER

Members of the West Unity Village

Council learned during their regu-

larly scheduled meeting on July 25th

that the Wabash Park deed has been

transferred from Rails to Trails fromthe village. While specics of thetransaction are not yet known, it is

probable that the village will obtain

the park itself while Rails to Trails

keeps the trail portion of the land.

The obtainment of the land opens up

possibilities for the village to possibly

obtain grant money for the better-

ment of the parks.

Council also heard from employ-

ees of Jack Doheney Companies,

who demonstrated a vactor truck

that is available for the village to pur-

chase. The 1994 truck comes with a

$105,000 price tag and replaces the1980 model truck that the village has

owned for approximately 17 years

and which has no trade-in value.

The 1994 truck has a Cummins en-gine, a John Deere auxiliary engine,

and a automatic transmission. The

truck has $65,000 miles on it as wellas 7,000 hours on the chassis. The

price of the truck will include repairs

that need done prior to actual pur-

chase, a six month warranty on parts

and workmanship of the engine, and

a one year warranty on the parts and

workmanship on the vacuum portion

of the truck. Operations training is

also included. While the age of the

truck was a concern for many mem-

bers of council, it was also agreed

upon that buying a newer model

truck would be cost prohibitive for

the village as a brand new truck costs

around $450,000.

Council agreed unanimously toproceed with the necessary paper-

work that will need to be done in or-

der to purchase the truck. The funds

for the truck will come from taking

$15,000 out of ve different fundsfor a total of $75,000. The additional$30,000 will come from a debt service

account that will be used to pay off a

30 day note. Once the paperwork is

drawn up, another vote will be need-

ed to ofcially purchase the truck. Itis projected that this vote will be heldduring the regularly scheduled Au-

gust 8 meeting.

Also being voted on that night

will be the revised SRO inner-agency

agreement between the village and

the school board. A new agreement,

which covers an entire year, replaces

the six month agreement that has

been temporarily in place and was

given to council members for review

so that it can be voted on during the

next meeting. It was also noted that

the Millcreek West Unity School Dis-

trict will be placing a levy on the bal-

lot to aid in the cost of security at the

school.

Other items covered during the

July 25 meeting included the nalreading and passage of Resolution

06-2013-03, a resolution accept-ing the amounts and rates as deter-

mined by the budget commission and

authorizing the necessary tax levies

and certifying them to the county au-

ditor. Again, the resolution is not a

new tax or renewal tax to be placed

on the ballot. It is merely an ofcial

recognition of and agreement upon

the funds already in place.

It was also noted by Village Ad-

ministrator Ric Beals that the East

Jackson water line project is current-ly being bid and that bids will close

on August 5. Sealed bids for the 330

gallon propane tank available for

purchase from the village will close

on August 1.

Beals also noted that Bobbybee

will begin working on the village's

website around August 1 and that

they hope to have it nished by Sep-tember 1. Bobbybee just nished thenewly redesigned WEDCO website

and Beals encouraged council mem-

bers to take a look at the website as it

will be a useful tool for them.

Beals also let council know that

he attended an open house for the

Bryan Municipal Court Probation

Department on July 23rd and that

the Village of West Unity received an

award for their contribution in theeld of community corrections. Theaward was given in recognition of the

village's use of service workers within

the village.

Chelsie Firestone can be reached [email protected]

West Unity Village Council Obtains Wabash ParkDeed, Sees Vactor Truck Demonstration

PHOTO CHELSIE FIRESTONE, STAFF

PARK DEED ... While the particulars are not yet known, members of the WestUnity Village Council recently found out that the deed for Wabash Park has

been transferred from Rails to Trails to the Village of West Unity.


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This is the 36th year of our festival. Come bring the whole family and join the fun. This yearsfestival has many interesting activities for all ages to do and see.

This year the set up in the park will be a bit different from the past. Crafts, food booths, andentertainment have all been moved around. The committee hopes that this arrangement is moreaccommodating to the crowd. Please look for a map and signs to let you know where things arelocated. There is a special place where the Bull Thistle Committee will be located. This is theplace where you can buy a T-shirt for $10 - $12. You can also ask for information and let usknow how you feel about the new arrangement. We also want to encourage you to bring a lawnchair for the entertainment and again on Sunday for the church service.

The Arts and Crafts will be setting up in the Normal Grove Park at 9 am. We have a nicevariety of crafts to look at and purchase. A new feature of the arts area is the Bean Creek ValleyArtists Booth. This booth will include items from a group of artists and makers of homemadecrafts from the area. This promises to be a wonderful display of handcrafted items and originalartwork.

The parade begins at 11 am. This years theme is Books, Boots and Bull Thistles Thetheme is to highlight Ann Charles, the Grand Marshall. Ann is a Fayette native who has estab-lished herself as a novelist of national note. To date the parade has many interesting entries.

The Chicken Barbecue starts at 12 noon and as usual features the delicious chicken made byPort-A-Pit Barbecue. If chicken is not your thing there are other food options available through-out the park. Some of the choices include, Burgers, Hot Dogs, Special Thistle Burgers, FrenchFries, and Milk Shakes. It is fun to come and enjoy a variety of taste sensations.

Steve Snider, a well known area performer, will emcee the afternoons entertainment. Theopening performance will begin at approximately 12:30 will feature Noelle Goodson. Noelle isa recent Gorham Fayette Graduate. She is well known in the area for her singing ability. She hasbeen a regular performer at the Bean Creek Coffee House. She will be singing and playing herguitar showcasing a few current popular songs. This years entertainment features SIGNATURE.This group is from Northwest Ohio and is made up of four performers. They are known as thepremiere classic rock and blues band of the area. These crowd pleasers are sure to be a bighit. At the conclusion of their first set, local performer, Riley Martin will take the stage to singand play his guitar to a couple country songs. Riley is also a recent graduate of Fayette. Thesecond full set will showcase Genevieve Randall. She is an up and coming area performer. Thisyoung lady performs under the name of Genevieve Rose. She will entertain us with some goodold country music.

With all the rain we have had this summer the Bull Thistles should be thriving. Look aroundand find some good specimens to bring in for the contest. You just may find a prize winner. BullThistle judging will take place at 1 pm. Each entry is judged on height, girth, number of blos-soms, and the fibrous content of the stalk. There is also a booby prize given out for the leastdesirable entry. The coveted grand prize of a Golden Hoe is given to the best of show entry.Get busy looking for some good thistles to enter. You too can be the proud winner of one ormore of the fabulous prizes given for this contest. Again this year the Frank Wilson Memorialtrophy will be given to the thistle that is the Peoples Choice as the best entry.

All day long there will be softball games at the lower ball diamonds. There will also be trainrides from the, Thistle and Wobble train station. These will be free to all children.

The annual Fireworks display, sponsored by Phantom Fireworks, will be held at Harrison LakeState Park. There is plenty of parking available at the park. The fireworks will begin at dusk. Thisis one of the best fireworks shows in the area. What a great way to end the festivities of the day.

On Sunday we invite everyone to come and enjoy the Community Church Service in theGrove beginning at 11:00 am. It is always a pleasure to worship with friends and neighbors.

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Stella Beatrice Swartzendruber, 93, passed away in

the morning on July 12, 2013 at Kolob Nursing Home,

St. George, UT. Stella was born May 10, 1920 to Gabri-

el and Idella (Schweitzer) Heximer in Horton Bay, Mich-

igan. She was the youngest of ve children. Her father

was a minister in Michigan and then they moved from

Michigan to the Kunkle, Ohio locale where he pastoredarea churches. Her father died when she was eight

years old. The family remained in the Fayette, OH area.

Stella graduated from Fayette high school in 1938.

Her rst marriage was to Doyle Graf in 1940. In

1960 she married Robert Swartzendruber who died in

1974.

She had held many jobs, but her longest employ-

ment was 22 years for Campbell Soup Company of Na-

poleon, OH retiring in 1980.

She had moved twenty-two times in her life. The last

move was in 1999 from Kokomo, IN to Saint George, UT

while living with her son Gary and daughter-in-law and

they retired and chose St. George, UT. She was a gifted

pianist who could play beautifully by ear and provided

many hours of musical pleasure for friends and family.

She was a kind, sweet lady and a good mother.

Surviving are two sons Larry (Sandy) Graf of Mont-

pelier, OH and Gary (Carol) Graf of St. George, UT. Also

surviving are two grandchildren, Teresa Jean Appeland Kyle Graf; six great-grandchildren, 4 great-great

grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. Her

parents, three brothers, Kenneth, Gordon, and Mau-

rice Heximer, and her sister, Evelyn Heximer preceded

her in death.

Interment will follow in the Wauseon Union Cem-

etery. The family requests that memorial contributions

be given to the Parkinsons Foundation. Online condo-

lences may be offered to the family at www.grisierfh.

com.

Stella Swartzendruber (1920-2013)

Geren Wayne Gary

Page, 62, of Bryan, died

late Wednesday night, July

24, 2013, at CHP Hospicein Deance, OH. He was

born January 24, 1951,

in Wauseon, OH, to Don-

ald J. and Verda L. (Climo)

Page.

Gary grew up in the Pi-

oneer-Alvordton area and

attended North Central

High School. He later lived

in Angola, IN, while he was

employed as a truck driver

for several years, before

recently moving to Bryan. He enjoyed shing, hunting,

and spending time with his family.

Gary was the current vice president of the Fraternal

Order of Eagles #2233 in Bryan. He was a member of the

Living Hope Free Methodist Church in West Unity, OH.

Surviving Gary are his mother, Verda Crisenbery of

Bryan; father, Donald (Juanita) Page of Wayne, MI; vedaughters, Stephanie (Michael) Sager of Fayette, Stacie

(Kenneth) Ramay of Fayette, Sasha Shell of Bryan, Ash-

lee (Brian) Mastin of Ft. Riley, KS, and Jessica Page of

Angola; a son, Lucas Page of Angola; two brothers, Terry

Crisenberry of Stroh, IN, and Rick (Barb) Page of Wapa-

koneta, OH; a sister, Angela (Roger) Lawler of Waldron,

MI; ten grandchildren; and his ance, Sue Patten of

Bryan.

Those planning an expression of sympathy may make

memorial donations in Gerens honor to the Living Hope

Free Methodist Church.

Friends can share memories and condolences with

Garys family online at www.eaglefuneralhomes.com.

Geren W. Page (1951-2013)

Phillip D. Short, age

61, of Archbold, passed

away unexpectedly in his

home on Friday morning,

July 26, 2013. Phillip wasborn on March 27, 1952,

in Flannigan, Ill., theson of E. Dean and Phyl-

lis (Fluckinger) Short. On

June 30, 1973, he married

Hazel Cookie Harriger,

and she survives.He was a member of

the Archbold Evangelical

Church. Phil graduated

from Stryker High School

in 1970 and Penn State University in 1972.

Phil previously worked at Tri-State Elevator, and was

a seed salesman most of his life. He had worked for RuppSeeds, Rispens Seeds, and currently worked for Siegers

Seed Company, Holland, Mich.

He loved ministering to people, and was involved with

Fresh Start Ministry, Alvordton. His hobbies included

pumpkin breeding, Indian corn breeding, and golf.

Survivors include his wife, Cookie; three children,

Matthew A. Short, Archbold; Beth G. Short, Maumee;and Michael A. Short, Maumee; a grandson, Damian

Short, Archbold; his parents, E. Dean and Phyllis Short,

Archbold; one brother, Mark Short, Archbold; and one

sister, Linda Andrews, Coldwater Mich. He was preceded

in death by one brother, Andrew Short.

Visitation will be held from 2-8 p.m., Monday, July29, 2013, in the Fireside Room at the Archbold Evangeli-

cal Church. The funeral service will be held at 11 a.m.,

Tuesday, at the church. Interment will be in the Lock-

port Cemetery, near Stryker. The family requests that

memorial contributions be given to the Archbold Evan-

gelical Church or the Archbold Fire Department. Grisier

Funeral Home in Archbold has been entrusted with ar-rangements. Online condolences may be offered to the

family at www.grisierfh.com.

Phillip D. Short (1952-2013)

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Montpelier Village Councilpolice unit. It was amend-

ed so that the Chief of Po-lice is now the appointing

authority for the auxiliary

police unit and is the headof the auxiliary police unit.

This replaces an ordinancethat was originated back in

the days when there was astrong mayor form of gov-

ernment for the village,

which has not been in effectfor many years.

Council voted to sus-pend and pass the rules to

that all of the resolutionsand ordinances that were

voted upon could go into ef-

fect immediately.Regular meetings of the

Montpelier Village Council

are held on the 2nd and 4thMondays of each month

at 7:30 p.m. at the PoliceStation meeting room. In-

formation on meetings, in-cluding an agenda prior to

each meeting, can be found

on the Village of Montpelierwebsite.

Kay Raypholtz can be

reached [email protected]


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By: Timothy KaysTHE REPORTER

Theres just something magical about the game of base-ball.

I grew up watching Brooks Robinson snagging anythingremotely close to third base. I remember how the fading

skills of Mickey Mantle were still feared and respected bypitchers in the late 1960s. I remember watching a rookie

catcher out of Cincinnati named Johnny Bench that could

hold ve baseballs in one hand, and his teammate that wasa constant grinder...Pete Rose. Billy Williams, Willie Mays,Harmon Killer Killebrew, Bob Gibson, Sandy Koufax...I al-ways wanted to be like them. Hey, who didnt? As I grewolder, I wished that I had a time machine that I could useto go back to the days of old baseball, before the rst utter-ance of the word, Astroturf.

Every American boy playing on a sandlot baseball dia-mond has had the same dream...to grow up and play in the

big show. You know what I am talking about. Bottom of

the ninth...bases loaded, two out and your team down by arun. The manager turns to you and tells you to grab a batand get out there. It works both ways; your team could be

up a run in the bottom of the ninth with the bases loaded,and the manager makes the walk to the mound, looks outto the bullpen and calls for you to come on and save thegame. It is the stuff of a Norman Rockwell painting, and

just as All-American as apple pie.Those dreams stay with you through minor league and

little league. Reality begins to set in during JV and high

school varsity baseball, and very few continue forward

from there. Some play collegiate level baseball in hopes ofbeing drafted by a Major League Baseball team, most how-ever go on with their lives in the careers for which theyhave studied, with a very few opting to go into semi-proball in an independent league in hopes of eventually beingnoticed by a Major League scout. For the lucky few that are

drafted, the road of development is another crucible to seewho will eventually make it to the show.

A player can nd himself starting in short-season rookieleague or rookie league. Some players come in with enoughdevelopment to start their pro careers with Single-A team.If they pan out, they can be promoted to the Double-A,and maybe the Triple-A levels where they are a phone callaway from being called up to the team that drafted them.

For many though, they spend years of toiling in the minorleague system without ever getting the call. Once that callcomes, it is a time to treasure. Even if it is just for theritual fall roster expansions that bring some players up fora cup of coffee, it means, to an extent, the fulllment ofthe dream of youth. The minor league duds are left behind,and the uniform of a Major League Baseball team is nallyworn. Be it long or short, a Major League career is born.Of such is the story of Edon native, Mel Country Held.His career in the bigs lasted for all of two weeks during the

summer of 1956, but those two weeks saw him pitchingagainst future All-Stars and Hall of Famers with nameslike Mickey Mantle, Yogi Berra, Al Rosen, and Rocky Co -lavito.

You may remember the game in 2012 where Edons

Keegan Long struck out 20 Hilltop Cadets. Impressive that

it was, it was not a record. That record belongs to Mel Held,who against the same team as a sophomore in 1945, threwa perfect game and retired every batter by means of thestrikeout. Mels arm carried Edon to the 1946 State Semi-nals as a junior, and he graduated from Edon in 1947.Shortly after graduating, he signed a contract with theold St. Louis Browns of the American League, but neverplayed for them. In 1951, the Browns were purchased byBill Veeck, a shrewd master showman who made the pe-rennial doormats into an entertainment showcase, muchto the chagrin of his fellow team owners. Upon assuming

ownership, he wasted little time in pulling publicity stunts,one of which was when he sent Eddie Gaedel, a three footseven inch, 65-pound midget into a game as a pinch hit-ter wearing a Browns uniform with the uniform number

of 1/8. With no real strike zone to speak of and orders not

to swing, Gaedel walked on four straight pitches. The fanswere amused, but American League President Will Har-ridge was not, and he voided Gaedels contract the nextday.

Another player brought in by Veeck in 1951 was astrong fan favorite, Leroy Satchel Paige. Mel rememberedPaige, saying, I got a Major League contract at the end ofthe 1952 season, and in 1953, I went with the Browns tospring training. Satchel Paige was one of the players on ourteam, he said with a laugh. I dressed by him in springtraining, which was quite a thing because everybody knewSatchel Paige.

After determining that there was room for only one teamin St. Louis, Veeck pulled up the stakes on the Brownstent, and moved the team to Baltimore in 1954. Mels Ma-jor League contract went along for the ride. In the mean-

time, Mel continued to hone his skills in the minors. Oneyear, I played in Flint, Michigan...in 1951, he recalled.They loaned me out of the organization...I was having armproblems. The manager thought that I was going to havearm problems the rest of the year. The head ofce said togo up there; they had an Independent League team, andthey said that maybe I could work my arm problems out

up there. Back then, they didnt send you any place...youworked it out yourself or you went home. Pitching for theFlint Arrows in 51, Mel went 11-15 with a respectable ERAof 4.09.

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For Edons Mel Held, His Brief CareerWas A Lifelong Dream To Others

Members of the Fayette Village Council convened inregular session on the evening of July 24.

Council heard from Mr. John Martin referencing his

house on George Street. He and others have experiencedsewer backups since the beginning of the sewer separa-

tion project. The lines from these houses run out the back

into a common connector that then intercepts the GeorgeStreet line. Village Administrator Steve Blue said that theMethodist Church parsonage is also experiencing gurglingsince the sewer separation project has begun. The four

property owners on George Street, Mr. Martin included,would like to be put in as part of the plan to move theirlines. Mr. Blue went on to say there was a new line to

George putting in dummy taps, but the connections to thenew dummy taps were considered optional, and not in-cluded in the original plans.

Gleason Construction quoted a rate of $2,100 perhouse to do the work necessary to connect the four houses

in question to the dummy taps. They have agreed to dothe parsonage, but not the other three. Gleason has statedthat they would be losing money on the project for any

connection over 30 feet. Mr. Martins connection would be78 feet.

Mr. Blue went on to say that the south side of GeorgeStreet has a similar problem. The cost to the village for this

additional work would be approximately $8,000, but thereis grant money available from Maumee Valley Planning todo the work. Mr. Martin stated that he had talked to Mau-

mee Valley and thought he would qualify for the grant. Ifall four residents applied it would go by household income

and the project would have to be bid. Mr. Blue stated theparsonage would probably not qualify.

Mr. Blue posed the question to Council if the villageshould pay for this work, or is this actually a private mat-ter concerning private property owners who already haveexisting sewer taps. Council asked that if Gleason did theparsonage, would it be reimbursable from Maumee Valley?As it probably would not, the expenses would be attachedto the village through the sewer separation project. An-other point pondered asked if the work was nished butnot preapproved by Maumee Valley, would the individualhomeowners be liable for the expenses.

Councilor Dave Borer asked if the houses were hookedin correctly at the time. Mayor Ruth Marlatt suggested thatCouncil should abide by the recommendation of the Village

Administrator. Mr. Blue said that being a private propertyconcern, his recommendation would be to nothing.

Council decided to table the matter pending additional

information on the grant decisions from Maumee Valley.Mayor Marlatt read a letter of resignation from Coun-

cilor Diane Brubaker. The Council accepted the resigna-tion, with regrets, then set about the process of appointinga replacement for the vacant seat. Councilor Mat Johnsonstated that Scott Wagner would be running in Novemberfor a Council seat and asked if he would be willing to nishher term. Mr. Wagner, who was in attendance, acceptedthe nomination. Council approved the appointment with-out dissent, but the seat must remain vacant until Mr.Wagner resigns from the Park Board. Council decided to

accept the resignation of Mr. Wagner at a special Coun-

cil meeting on July 30, with his swearing in as Councilorto take place after his aforementioned resignation is ap-

proved.Council approved the payment of bills totaling

$73,002.01. VFO Lisa Zuver reported on the sale of anold mower, saying that it brought $330.00 at Kunkles forscrap. The proceeds of the sale were posted in the ParkFund.

Council accepted the resignation of Fayette Policeman,Josh Rodriquez, then retired into executive session to dis-cuss the hiring of personnel. No action was taken during

executive session, and Council returned to regular sessionat 7:24 p.m. Council then heard the Administrators reportof Mr. Blue.

In regards to the Sewer Separation Project, Mr. Bluesaid that the concrete base is being poured in the trenches

on Main and Fayette Streets, and asphalt paving shouldbe done prior to the Bullthistle Festival. Force main clean-ing should get underway soon. The project will take about

three to ve days, and the sections of the force main thatare being worked on will be bypassed. Gleason continuesto work on installing taps to the new line. The next con -struction progress meeting with Gleason will be on August6 at 10:00 AM in the township building.

Referencing the Village-wide Street Resurfacing andTRW Road Widening Projects, Mr. Blue reported that Bidswere opened July 23 on the combined project. The low bidwas higher than both the anticipated $498,000, and theengineers estimate of $423,000. Arcadis has tabulatedthe line items of the bid. Due to the bids being higher thananticipated, Arcadis will study the results more closelyover the next few days before making a recommendation.A special meeting will be needed to formally accept a bidor to reject all bids.

The TRW Road Widening portion is still less than the

original project budget; however the cost of the Village-wide Resurfacing portion is more than was anticipated on

the grant application. An option is to accept the bid andreduce the scope of the resurfacing portion to cover fewerstreets. Mr. Blue will also contact the OPWC and see ifthere are options for additional funding on the resurfacing

portion.

With the resignation of Ofcer Rodriguez, Council hiredKevin Howard as a full-time police ofcer, at the rate of$13.00 an hour. In other legislative actions, Council movedto approve an Arcadis contract for the Village-wide StreetsProject, and the purchase of water line and valve partsfrom Kuhlmans for the amount of $5,039.80.

Prior to adjournment, Mayor Marlatt reminded Councilthat if they were going to consider raising compensation

for elected ofcials, they would need to decide soon. Theissue may be addressed at the July 30 special session.

OFFICER RODRIGUEZ & COUNCILOR BRUBAKER RESIGN

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WEST UNITYREPORTER

ESTABLISHED 1878

120 YEARS AGOJuly 1893

The Knights of Pythias Lodgewas instituted at this place last

Tuesday with a charter list of 42members.

Born to Mr. and Mrs. L.L.Reed, July 12, a son.


Mr. Fred Collamore is work-ing on the steam shovel in Ce-ment City.

Mrs. R.P. Hollington diedFriday morning after an illnessof two years.


H.E. Batterson, southwest oftown, threshed a large acreageof wheat averaging 36 bushels

per acre.Cal Hartman is erecting a

residence on West Jackson St.


The Carnation LiteraryStudy Club entertained at Mrs.Clifftons home in honor of Mrs.L.A. Walker, who is leaving forher new home in Swanton.

Clarence Geeseys new barnis well under way.


The 24 seaplanes, whichGen. Italo Balbo and 96 com-panions ew from Italy to Chi-

cago, passed just north of WestUnity on Wednesday morningon their way to New York City.


Mildred Bistline of West Uni-ty became the bride of Cpl. GlenBernath of Camp Roberts, Cali-

fornia.Lloyd Bly, of West Unity,

Wayne Luke, of Montpelier, andLawrence Hallock of Swanton,have been assigned to completethe appraisal of land for the Ohio

Turnpike right-of-way from route15 to the Indiana line.


Harry Hutchinson sufferedsevere cuts about the face andneck when a ve gallon glassdistilled water jug exploded ashe was cleaning it out.


The annual Bly Reunion washeld June 30. A special obser-vance was made of three goldenanniversaries taking place dur-ing the year: Mr. and Mrs. LloydBly, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Blyand Mr. and Mrs. Ora Kline.

40 YEARS AGO

July 1973Aaron Ruihley, West Uni-

ty scored a hole-in-one at theHamilton lake golf course.

Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Ridge-way, West Unity, will celebratetheir 50th Wedding Anniversaryon July 23.

Mr. and Mrs. Richard New-comb, Bryan announce theengagement of their daughter,Carla Ann to Robert EugeneRuihley, son of Mr. and Mrs.Aaron Ruihley, West Unity.

STRYKER ADVANCE

ESTABLISHED 1884

110 YEARS AGOJuly 1903A motor bicycle, the rst seen

in this vicinity, passed throughtown. The rider was on his wayfrom San Francisco to New York.

Despite the threat of the BellTelephone Co. to inaugurate freeservice here, the Stryker Phonesystem continues to expand as35 more were added to the listthe past week.


Mrs. John Werder diedWednesday at her home here.

Business cards include Chas.E. Frost, D.V.M.; W.L Stubbs,druggist; Ralph W. Reynold,M.D.; H.T. Brown, Dentist; L.A.Altman, auctioneer; P.J. Short,auctioneer. B.E. Woodard isMayor and E.E. Verneir Clerk ofthe Village.


The Grange Ice Cream socialnetted $69.83.


Born to Mr. and Mrs. M.G.Hoskinson on July 10 at Bowl-ing Green, a son.

Erneys Cash Market adver-tising Salmon, red tall can, 20cents; Beef Roast 15 cents alb.; Pork Roast, 12 cents a lb.;and Steaks, round or sirloin, 22cents a lb.


Miss Pauline Renaud becamebride of Herbert Lantz of Arch-bold on June 30th.

Boys home on furlough; Cpl.

De Maurice Jolly, Galveston,Texas; Lieut. Dwight Nofziger;Pfc. Richard Heer, Sioux Falls,S.D.; Pvt. Jack Huffman, Rome,N.Y.; Pvt. Eldred Perkins, CampMcCoy, Wisc.; and Cpl. PaulChristy, Fort Dix, N.J.


Cpt. Nelson Simmons, who isserving in Korea, was woundedin the right shoulder and chest.

Arthur P. Gates, 81, died atthe home of his daughter, Mrs.Harvey Carlin on July 6.


Mr. and Mrs. Drexwell Brown,Stryker, were winners in theGibson Air Sweepstakes. Theprize was 2 round trip tickets tothe Bahamas and Nassau. TheBrowns were accompanied byMr. and Mrs. Richard Heer.

Mary Ann Carr daughter ofMr. and Mrs. Vernon Carr be-came the bride of Richard Stan-ley Bostdorff.

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A farewell reception was heldfor Pastor and Mrs. Robert Wag-goner at the West Unity Evan-gelical Mennonite Church.


Gordon Gorringe, quarter-master of Northwest Ohio Veter-ans of Foreign wars Post 8628,donated a check for $150 to theMusic Boosters in appreciationfor participating in the Memo-rial Day parade. The moniesreceived will go towards banduniforms.


The West Unity Senior DiningCenter celebrated the July an-niversary of Beula and KennethBorton and the birthday of Vin-nie Esterline.

Joyce and Gaylord ParsonsCelebrated their 50th WeddingAnniversary.

Looking Back At WhatWe Read Years Ago

70 YEARS AGO

June 1943

Machinist Mate Third ClassRichard Bereaw, 25, of Butlerwas severely injured in a planecrash at Miami University aireld, Oxford, Tuesday.

Assets of the nine banks inWilliams County have soared toan all-time high, totaling over$15,000,000. Last mid-yeargures were over $11,000,000and the year proceeding over$9,000,000.

60 YEARS AGO

June 1953

Edons High School bandplaced second in the annualCornhuskers Festival competi-

tion in Deshler.Billy Welch arrived home

Thursday night from FortSheridan where he received hisdischarge from the service af-ter a 2-year tour of duty.

Aldis Knight and JamesMerield with Rev. HowardTomlingson left Sunday after-noon for Harbor View Chris-tian Adventure Camp at Celinafor a weeks stay.

50 YEARS AGO

June 1963

The golden wedding anni-versary of Mr. and Mrs. PierceStarr was observed when theirsons and wives, Mr. and Mrs.Weldon Starr of Montpelier,entertain at an open house inthe social room in the SuperiorSchool from 2-4 oclock.

40 YEARS AGO

June 1973

The Edon ACME SummerLeague baseball team repeatedtheir performance of last yearas they came in second to theMontpelier Locos in the sec-tional tournament of the ACMELeague. The league consistsof the following teams: Edon,

North Central, Bryan, Montpe-lier, Stryker and Hilltop.

The Edon-Northwest SchoolBoard of Education announcedthis week the hiring of DaleBrumbaugh, 46, as Voca-tional Agriculture instructor.Mr. Brumbaugh is from StarkCounty, Ohio near the Canton-Akron area.

30 YEARS AGO

June 1983

The Star Spangled Spinners

Twirling Corps of Edon com-peted July 11th in the WorldTwirling Associations NationalCompetition held in Avon Lake,Ohio. For the second year in arow the group received the Na-tional Show Corps Champion-

ship in the juvenile division.

20 YEARS AGO

June 1993

The Ohio Department ofTransportation has awarded 24highway improvement projectstotaling $10.3 million. Among

these awards from the June22 contract letting is on in Wil-liams County for rehabilitatingtracks on three sections of theIndiana Northeaster Railroad.

Forrest and Bettie Buell arecelebrating their 50th WeddingAnniversary August 1 withtheir children and grandchil-dren.

Mayor Steffes welcomesTodd Long as a new memberof the Edon Board of Public Af-fairs.

Edon State Bank Direc-

tors honored Estel Wyrick lastThursday for the Anniversaryof his 25 years at the bank.

10 YEARS AGO

June 2003

On Wednesday July 23 thelibrary held a nal summerreading party at Baker Park forthe children.

Melvin and Judi Weis ofMontpelier celebrated their50th anniversary with a sur-prise party hosted by theirchildren.

WHAT WE READ YEARS AGO IN THE WEST UNITY REPORTER, THE STRYKER ADVANCE & THE ADVANCE REPORTER

1989 Edon Vo Ag Students Finish Boat

A GLIMPSE OF HISTORY AND WHAT WE READ THROUGHOUT THE YEARS IN THE EDON COMMERCIAL

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LOOKING EAST ON JACKSON STREET ... Taken from the intersection of Jackson and HighStreets, this is a circa 1907 view of downtown West Unity, looking east. Notice the Kissell Hotelto the right, and the snow in the streets. As West Unity was unpaved at the t ime, the snow hada propensity to turn the downtown district into a mud bath.

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While he was pitching for Flint, he earned the

nickname that remained for the remainder of his pro-fessional career. We traveled by bus all the time,

he recalled. I dont remember where we were going,but the bus driver got mixed up this one time...but

I knew the area. Laughing, he continued, I routed

him through Bryan, and through Blakeslee...and Ithink thats where I picked that Country name up.

When we went through Blakeslee, they asked if I knewanything about this, and I said, Thats where I went

to grade school...right there in Blakeslee. Youve gotto be kidding, they said! I shouldnt have told them

all that, because from then on, they just razzed me

about that trip. I took them up 34, through Blakesleeand into Edon. Henceforth, Mel would be known as

Country.While pitching for the Texas Leagues San Antonio

Missions in 1955, Mels 24-7 record and 2.87 ERAcaught the attention of the parent club, and they

brought him up as a relief pitcher in 1956. I heardthat they tried to waive me through in spring train-

ing, he said. I heard the rumor that the White Sox

picked me up off of waivers. One of the coaches toldme, Youll be going in to Baltimore, and youll get a

few chances, but theyre going to be slim. Right now,youre not in the plans because youre a starting

pitcher, and theyve got their starters all picked out.If you cant pitch in relief every day or every other day,

then come the time for cut-down day, thats when

youll be moved. After nine years in the minors, MelCountry Held was nally headed to the big show,

and on Friday, April 27, 1956, wearing uniform #40,he made his debut at the old Grifth Stadium against

the Washington Senators.With his team on the wrong end of a 5-3 decit,

Orioles Manager Paul Richards summoned Mel from

the bullpen to relieve starter Fred Besana in thehome half of the sixth. He retired the side in order,

three up and three down. His night was over, but theBirds tied the game in the top of the seventh. The

Senators answered with two in the home half of the

inning though, and added another in the eighth totake the game.

The following day, Richards had to make an earlycall to the pen after starter Bill Wight was lit up for

ve runs in two and two-thirds innings. Babe Birrer

got the nal out in the third, and Hal Brown wentthe next two innings before the call was made for

Mel to enter in the sixth. This time around, he put intwo innings of work, and he had to work out of some

jams along the way. He picked up his rst two MajorLeague strikeouts, but walked a pair, one intention-

ally, and surrendered doubles to Camilo Pascual and

Jim Lemon. Even after a couple sacrices to advancethe runners, Mel was able to work out of trouble

without allowing a run. The Orioles were unable todig their way out of the offensive hole however, and

they dropped the game, 5-3.On May 3, the Cleveland Indians came to town to

take on the Orioles at the old Memorial Stadium, andonce again the Birds found themselves in an early

hole. Starter Bill Wight gave up three runs in the top

of the rst, and Fred Besana, who came out of thepen in the sixth, was unable to get out of the seventh

before the Tribe reached him for two. Fritz Dorishgot the nal out in the seventh, and Richards called

for Country to shut down the Indians bats. This goaround would prove to be an unfortunate rst for the

Oriole from Edon. Mel was able to get through the

eighth unscathed, but in the ninth inning with a manon, Jim Busby wrapped the ball around the left eld

foul pole for a two-run homer. I pitched against him(Busby) in the minor leagues...never had any trouble

with him, Mel laughed. He hit a nice y ball to lefteld, which dropped 306 feet into the stands...right

in the corner. That one little corner there was 306

feet, and thats right where he hit it. Even thoughMel now had an ERA of 3.60, the Busby dinger was

not a deciding factor in the nal outcome as the In-dians Mike Garcia threw a complete game six-hitter,

allowing a single unearned run in the 7-1 Tribe win.

In what would be the nal game of his Major Leaguecareer, Mel and the Orioles traveled to The House

That Ruth Built, Yankee Stadium in New York, for atwi-night doubleheader on May 13. Standing in the

middle of the diamond in a stadium that was one of

baseballs most hallowed shrines, Mel said that thefeeling was, Unbelieveable. You cant help but won-

der how in the world did you get there. I didnt haveall that great of an ability. I had ability, but not like

some of these guys now.Managed by the legendary Casey Stengel, the

Bronx Bombers of 56 were well on their way to a

World Series title. This team featured future Hall ofFame players Larry Yogi Berra behind the plate and

Mickey Mantle in center, as well as nine-time All-StarElston Howard in left eld, ve-time All-Star and for-

mer Rookie of the Year Gil McDougald at short, andBilly Martin at second. Sitting on the bench with the

rst game off was another heavy hitter, a young BillMoose Skowron.

Pitching for the Yankees on this day was Don Lars-

en, who on October 8 would throw a perfect game inGame Five of the World Series against Sal The Barber

Maglie and the Brooklyn Dodgers...the only postsea-son perfect game in the history of Major League Base-

ball. He was a friend of mine in the minor leagues.Him and Bob Turley, Mel said. Both could throw,

but Don...he didnt give a hoot about whether he did

good or not. He was just happy go lucky. I playedwith him in Springeld, Illinois in B ball (in 1949).

My cousin, Don and I and a couple other guys wentout to a club one night after the game, which was al-

lowed. It wasnt a night club; this place had pinball,and Don loved to play those pinball machines. My

cousin enjoyed it. When I walked out to the mound

(at Yankee Stadium) to take my warmup pitches, Donyelled from the dugout, Wheres your cousin, Mel? I

guess he wanted to try to loosen me up a bit. Laterin the year, Mel sent a telegram of congratulations to

his old friend after his perfect game performance inthe World Series. Larsen replied with a signed letter,

which has remained in the Held family for 57 years.By the time that Paul Richards called for Mel in

the bottom of the seventh, the Yankees were already

up 9-2 in the rst game. He made it through the sev-enth inning unscathed, but allowed a pair of runs in

the bottom of the eighth to make the score 11-2. Heallowed a Joe Collins sacrice y and three hits in

two innings of work, one of which was an oppositeeld double by Berra. I was just trying to get out of

there alive, he said with a smile. He remembers the

at-bat against Mantle clearly. I ran the count to 3-0against him...just a nibble here and a nibble there.

Gus Triandos was catching, and he called for a chan-geup. Back then, you didnt throw many changeups,

but I did have a little changeup, so I threw him one.He swung at that thing and hit it a mile high on the

ineld. You didnt dare have a dome, because thatthing would have bounced around up there for a half

an hour. But they caught the ball, and thats how I

remember getting Mickey Mantle out.With that game came the end of the Major League

career of Mel Country Held...a career that spannedseven innings in a little over two weeks. He and three

other players were shipped out to the MinneapolisMillers, who were coached by the former Brooklyn

Dodgers All-Star, Eddie The Brat Stanky. I started

out there pretty good. On my second day, I got thestart against St. Paul. Before the game started, Ed-

die Stanky said, The rst guy who beats St. Paul, Illbuy a new suit for you. I pitched into the eighth, and

Al Corwin pitched the ninth. Stanky said, Mel go upand pick out a new suit, and just have them send me

the bill. I said ...thats very nice, but what about Al

Corwin? He saved the game. How about if we bothget a sport jacket, and he said, Thats a great idea.

Mel posted a 6-3 record for Minneapolis, then went toVancouver of the Pacic Coast League in 1957.

Back in 1957, there were no Major League teamswest of St. Louis, but the talent level of the PCL was

signicant enough to consider them a third big leaguenext to the American and the National. An example of

that talent came out of the old San Francisco Seals

team...a pair of brothers named Joe and Dom DiMag-gio. They had some good cities out there, he said.

We had San Francisco, LA, Hollywood, San Diego,Portland and Seattle, we played in some great towns.

He started out 4-0 with an ERA under 2.00, but thecall to return to the Major Leagues never came. In

two years with the Vancouver Mounties, Mel was 17-

14 with an ERA of 3.28. His nal year of baseball sawhim pitching for three teams in 1959. He started out

with the Denver Bears, and from there went to theold Miami Marlins. With his wife wanting to be closer

to home, Mel took a transfer to the Columbus Jets.He nished his minor league career with a record of

131-117 and an ERA of 3.89.As a kid, Mel Held had the same dream as every

other baseball playing American boy since. Although

his Major League career only lasted for seven innings,his minor league career lasted over 2,000 innings

over thirteen years and cities all across the UnitedStates. He was a man fortunate enough to realize

his dream...to continue playing a kids game into hisadult years, and get paid for doing it. Granted, unlike

todays seven and eight-gure salaries, most players

of his day were battling tooth and nail just to bringin a ve-gure contract, but the grass was green and

not made out of plastic. You sent personal messag-es of congratulations via Western Union and not via

Tweet, and your stats were the measurement of yourskill levels...sans steroids.

After one hour with Mel Country Held, I got my

wish...I found my time machine. All I need now isthe smell of the grass and Ernie Banks beckoning

me saying, Lets play two, and Ill be just as muchat home as Mel was in recalling the memories of his

star-studded career.Theres just something magical about the game of

baseball.

Timothy Kays can be reached at

[email protected]


CONTINUED FROM PAGE 4

For Edons Mel Held, His Brief Career Was A Lifelong Dream To Others

STEVEN

Marine Iguana

SHANA

Monkey

REILLY

Mouse

PEYTON

Bird

LANDON

Light Bugs

JAYDEN

Gorilla

MAGGIE

Zebra

MADEILLNE

Koala

DEVIN

Fish

CONNOR

Cheetah

GAVIN

Gorilla

DOMINIK

Boa Constrictor

CASSIEZebra

CALEBTurtle

COLTKittens

CEDRICMonkey

ALEX

Cat

AIDEN

Giraffe

ANNIKA

Monkey

AMBER

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WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ANIMAL?

THE VILLAGE REPORTER


8/18


Edon Royalty Crowned On A Winters Starry Night

PHOTOS BY ANGI WALKUP, STAFF

2013 EDON ROYALTY ... Edons best was crowned on Saturday July 27th at Edon High School auditorium. 26 lovely

young ladies vied for titles in their respective divisions. Front: Little Miss Kendall Siebenaler, Little Miss 1st runner-up Hayleigh Angeli, Junior Miss Ivy Lash, Junior Miss 1st runner-up Heavenlee Owens. Back: Teen Miss Alexandra

Jacoby, Teen Miss runner-up Kathryn Ewers, Miss Edon Kaitlyn Manahan and Miss Edon 1st runner-up CristaWortkoetter.

ENTERTAINING ...The contestants performed an enter-taining dance song to a popular Justin Bieber song.

MAN OF THE NIGHT ... Connor Towers had the honor

of escorting the Little Miss and Junior Miss contestantsonto the stage during the Evening wear competition.

SWEET FACE ... Brooklyn Morris is the

daughter of Brook & Kathy Morris.ALL SMILES ... Hailea Julian is the daugh-

ter of Jimmy & Carrie Julian.LOVELINESS ... Brianna Rhoden is thedaughter of Alicia Roberts and Christo-

pher Rhoden.

ANGELIC ... Catherine Gibbs is the daugh-ter of Melinda Kuhn and Shannon Gibbs.

ANGEL EYES ... Sydney Bignell is the

daughter of Patty Bignell.

SWEETNESS ... Adison Briner is the

daughter of Kory Briner and Jessica Mat-

thews.

BEAUTIFUL SMILES ... Autumn

Scher is the daughter of Corey &

Tammy Scher and Cheryl Scher.

JUNIOR MISS EDON ... Ivy Lash is the

daughter of Dunbar and Tabatha Lash.

ALL SMILES ... Courtney Heinze is thedaughter of Stacy Heinze and Melissa

Carter.

LITTLE MISS EDON ... Kendall Siebena-

ler, daughter of Josh and Heather Siebe-naler, also received the Miss Photogenicaward.

BEAUTY ... Crista Wortkoetter, daughterof Marvin and Danyel Wortkoetter, also

received the Miss Congeniality award.

STUNNING ... Kathryn Ewers, daughter of

Ed and Kristen Ewers also received hon-ors for Miss Photogenic, Miss Congeniality

and Teen Miss 1st runner-up

FANCY FACE ... Paige Briner is the daugh-

ter of Kory Briner and Jessica Matthews.STARRY EYED ... Kerrin Towers is thedaughter of Ryan and Emily Towers.

SMASHING ... Jordan Matthews, daugh-

ter of Jeremy and Trichelle Matthewsand Kory Briner and Jessica Matthews

also received the honor Miss Photogenic.

MISS EDON ... Kaitlyn Manahan, daugh-

ter of Patrick Manahan and MindyStayner, receives her crown from 2012

Miss Edon Mihkaya Best.


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dents of Stryker for 40 years. They have

four children (Suzanne, David, Troy & Alli-

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Bob has taught Math & drivers education,

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THE WAUSEON REPORTER

NEWS

F E A T U R E D B U S I N E S S O F T H E W E E K

Stryker Welding was established in 1913 as a

Blacksmith Shop and is one of Strykers oldest con-

tinuing businesses. Jon Baltosser had been an

owner since 1978 until Jason purchased it from

him in 2006. Jason has been involved in the weld-

ing business since 1978.

Located at 104 West Mulberry Street in Stryker,

hours of operation are 8-5 Monday through Friday

and 8-12 on Saturday. The phone number is 419-

682-2301.Jason is a 1982 graduate of Stryker High School,

and he and his wife Laurette are the parents of

Hanna and Jordan.

From fixing your favorite ladle to industrial and

agricultural repair and fabrication, many items are

repairable and sometimes can be fabricated from

scratch for less than the price of new.

Retail steel and aluminum sales as well as

some stainless steel.

Dump truck and trailer repair.

5th wheel plates replaced or repaired as

well as other structural damage on trailers

Tanks fabricated or repaired

Custom made storage boxes for trucks,

trailers and mobile equipment.

Industrial repair or fabrication of

mezzanines, access platforms, catwalks,safety railings etc.

Fix your grandmas favorite antique or

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Monday 6

Tuesday 7

Wednesday 8

Thursday 9

- St. peters Lutheran Church, Bake Sale, 8am-Noon

- Annual Doll and Teddy Bear Show and Sale at Sauder Vil-

lage 10:00am - 5:00pm

By: Chelsie Firestone

THE REPORTER

They go up. They go down - and then jet right back up

again. The unemployment rates in Ohio follow the samepath as any adrenaline raising amusement park roller

coaster ride. When it comes to unemployment rates, how-ever, it is a rush of adrenaline that most Ohioans could

well live without.

After a large jump in unemployment at the end of2012, Ohioans saw unemployment rates slowly lower

back to their original December rates in May. The thrill ofthe fall of the roller coastering unemployment rates was

short lived, however, as Ohio saw a rise in unemploymentrates again in June. The rising number of the unem-

ployed, which grew by over 8,000 across the state of Ohio

in June, left no part of the state untouched as the unem-ployment rates rose in all 88 counties of the state. This

state wide rise comes just shortly after many counties,including both Williams and Fulton Counties, saw growth

over the last couple of months.Williams County saw an increase of a half percent be-

tween May and June, rising from 6.7% to 7.2%. Likewise,Fulton County also saw a rise of a half percent with unem-ployment rising from 7.4% in May to 7.9% in June. De-

spite the rise of rates in both counties, both Williams andFulton Counties saw betterment in their position within

the state as Williams County gained ve spots, movingfrom 54th to 59th, and Fulton County gained six spots,

moving from 32nd to 38th. With the unemployment rates

rising in every county and from 7.0% to 7.2% across thestate, it is difcult to link the gain of positioning for either

county as a sign of any more than that other counties inthe state have fallen even harder.

All in all only ve counties retained unemploymentrates under 6.0%: Mercer County (4.6%), which has

maintained the lowest un-

employment rate in the

state for some time, Holmes(5.0%), Delaware (5.3%),

Auglaize (5.4%), and Union(5.7%). In comparison, six

counties had rates comein at over 10.5%: Meigs

County (12.7%), which overtook Pike County (12.4%)

as the county with the

highest unemploymentrates in the state, Scioto

(11.6%), Adams (11.2%),Morgan (11.0%), and Jeffer-

son (10.6%).The remaining glimmer

of hope that the nation,

state, and local economicsituation will right itself and that citizens will see growth

rests in the unchanged national unemployment rate thatheld at 7.6% from May to June and that the national,

state, and local unemployment rates remain signicant-ly better than they were one year ago. Still, the fact re-

mains that the growth and turn of the economy has been

slow and anything but steady. It continues to rise andfall as those along for the ride continue to hope and wait

for a long, low straight away where they can catch theirbreaths.

Statistical summaries this article is based upon can befound at http://ohiolmi.com/laus/releases.htm. Read-

ers looking for employment or to learn more about un-

employment benets and training are also encouraged tovisit www.ohiomeansjobs.com.

Chelsie Firestone can be reached at [email protected]

Unemployment Rates In Ohio Continue To Roller Coaster

UNEMPLOYEMENT ... The

rising and falling unem-ployment rates may leave

Ohioans feeling like they'reon an economic roller

coaster ride.

By: Storm HumbertTHE REPORTER

On Friday night, July 19, professional wrestling cameto the Williams County Fairgrounds in Montpelier. The

group, NWA Championship International Wrestling,boasted a solid lineup of veteran wrestlers including Big

Bear Benjamin Boone from Detroit, Michigan; Kris Kor-vis from Reno, NA; Rob Frost from International Springs,

CO; Terror Khan and Benjamin Harley from Tanzania, Af-

rica; Lance Erickson from West Brunswick, Canada; TheGreat Akuma from the Land of the Rising Sun; Andrew

Clark of Brooklyn, Michigan; Damian The ExperienceWayne from Hampton, Virginia; Nitro and his manager TK

Parker from Oakland, CA; and the NWA Midwest Cham-pion Sebastian Rose from Bay City, Michigan.

Fans of all shapes, sizes, and age groups showed up

to watch the show. From the embarrassment of Kris Kor-vis (the most handsome wrestler around according to his

name), to the brutal beating of Rob Frost by Terror Khan(who boasted a 200 pound advantage over his victim I

might add). From the quick pin upset of The Great Akuma

over Lance Erickson to the double disqualication of An-drew Chene and Damian Wayne who learned the hard

way that you dont touch the ref, from beginning to end,

everyone enjoyed the show.The intermission was great, the kids got to walk up the

table and meet their favorite wrestlers touch the champs

belt if they were really nice, and get autographs, pictures,

and tee-shirts.Then came the championship bout featuring Sebastian

Rose and his much larger opponent, Nitro. The two foughtall over the ring, the audience, and went so far as to go

careening into the trash cans. They gave the fans a greatshow and it was the children especially who en

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