Author: Newspaper Staff

Children from the Four County Career Center Preschool/Childcare Center went trick-or-treating through the school for Halloween today gathering candy and goodies from the staff at the Career Center. Shown above, the trick-or-treaters include (FRONT – LEFT TO RIGHT) Tristan Bagrowski (Wauseon); Sylvie Zartman (Antwerp) Paisley Niese (New Bavaria); Bailey Barton (Napoleon); Tatum Barton (Napoleon); Audrey Brywczynski (Whitehouse); Jayden Elmer (Helena); Stryker Oyer (Napoleon); (BACK – LEFT TO RIGHT) Briggs Zartman (Antwerp); Landon Rinehammer (Tiffin); Day Care Staff Person Katelyn Flanary; Lucas Helberg (Napoleon); Isaac Meyer (Cecil); and Dawson Martz (Archbold). The Preschool/Childcare Center is open Mondays through Fridays from 8:00…

Four County Career Center has selected the 2016-2017 Student Council members. Student Council sponsors the Christmas For Kids fund raiser, the Spring dance, and the paper recycling program at the Career Center  Students from Fulton county include (LEFT TO RIGHT) Kenzie Siewert (Evergreen) Computer Design/3D Modeling; Leticia Dunham (Evergreen) Cosmetology; Selene Gonzalez (Archbold) Health Careers; Spencer Lester (Fayette) Fire & Rescue; and Audrey Uyttenhove (Archbold) Cosmetology. Student Council Advisors are Vicki Cameron and Angela Woods. Students from Williams county include (FRONT – LEFT TO RIGHT) Alisa Parsons (Montpelier) Fire & Rescue; Morgan Lewis (Edgerton) Culinary Arts Management; Alex Bishop (Montpelier)…

James R. Joseph, 74 years, of Bryan, passed away Monday, October 31, 2016 in the Veterans Administration Hospital in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Jim was born September 1, 1942, in Fremont, Ohio the son of the late, Charles and Janet (Chapman) Joseph. He was a 1960 graduate of Green Springs High School, and he continued his education at Michigan State University where he obtained a bachelors degree in Forestry. Jim then earned a masters degree from Bowling Green State University in Business Administration. He served in the United States Army during the Vietnam War era as a First Lieutenant. Jim married…

Jeanette A. Miller, 97, of Montpelier passed away Monday morning at Hillside Country Living in rural Bryan.  She was born on August 9, 1919 in Grand Ledge, Michigan to Archie and Mertie (Allen) Schavey.  Jeanette graduated from Grand Ledge High School in 1937.  She earned her RN degree from St. Lawrence Hospital in Lansing, Michigan. Jeanette was a member of First Presbyterian Church in Montpelier and a former member of the Montpelier Civic League.  Jeanette worked as an RN after graduation until moving to Montpelier.  She then worked alongside her husband Bill at the Leader Enterprise for 20 years, before…

Ethel L. Weigel, age 90, of Delta, peacefully passed away early Tuesday morning, November 1, 2016 at Swanton Health Care.  Ethel was born in Colton, Ohio on October 17, 1926 to the late Austin and Delcy (Harpert) Smith. Ethel worked as a laborer for many years starting at Dohler-Jarvis and ending at Valenite Metals in Whitehouse where she retired. She also worked for Bargain City in Toledo, Community Market, Chief Supermarket and MacQueens Orchard in Holland. She enjoyed mushroom hunting, bowling, fishing and spending time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Ethel is survived by her daughter, Debra Mosher, of Wauseon;…

The Wauseon FFA Alumni will be hosting a Donkey Basketball game on Friday, November 11 beginning at 7 pm at the Wauseon High School. There will be three games played. The first game will be a team of students playing against Wauseon High School Staff. The second game will be a team of Wauseon School Staff against a team from Wauseon Fire Department. And, the third game will be a playoff for the championship! The doors will open at 6, giving you time to get a good seat for the evening’s entertainment and to have supper. Delicious Brookview Sausage Sandwiches…

MONTPELIER – After capturing at least a share of the Toledo Area Athletic Conference Title last Friday, their first league championship since 1983, all that was left for Montpelier was to top Northwood. With a win in the October 28th contest Montpelier would claim an outright title in their inaugural season in the TAAC. A victory over the Rangers would also more than likely assure the Locos of their first playoff berth since 1993. However Northwood, who themselves have won the TAAC ten times since its founding in 1999, were not about to make the long bus ride for nothing.…

First United Methodist Church member Jennifer French will give a presentation on her recent mission trip to the nation of Nepal on Sunday, November 20th, 2016 at 5:00 PM at the First United Methodist Church, 1300 East Main Street, Montpelier, OH 43543. Jennifer spent time helping at an orphanage, volunteering at churches, and even went on an elephant safari through the jungle. Jennifer will share pictures and stories from her trip as well as a sampling of the food she learned to cook while in Nepal. The event is free. Please join us. INFORMATION PROVIDED

Stryker – Programs and Services are in-line with Ohio’s focus on integration and community employment for individuals with disabilities. That was the feedback received by Quadco Rehabilitation Center during a recent Accreditation Review of the Williams County Board of Developmental Disabilities. Quadco Executive Director, Bruce Abell, told the Center’s Board Members that auditors from Ohio’s Department of Developmental Disabilities visited Quadco facilities recently, and the feedback was consistently positive. Abell told the Board that, “The members of the audit team that we spoke with were pleased with what they saw during their visit and feel that we are providing meaningful…

The West Unity American Legion Auxiliary is preparing to put together the Servicemen and Woman Christmas boxes for this year. We need your help in getting names of servicemen and women in our area, so if you know anyone service, we would appreciate your help in getting names and addresses of those people. We will be packing boxes on Wednesday, November 16, 2016, so we will need the information by November 14th at the latest. Contact Georgia Dill at 419-212-1349 or mail to American Legion Auxiliary Post 669 C/O Georgia Dill, P.O Box 523, West Unity, Ohio, 43570, for questions…

DELTA – The next Fulton County Genealogical Society meeting is Tuesday, Nov. 8 at 7 p.m. when Members will have an opportunity to learn about genealogy resources available at the Fulton County Historical Society Museum at 229 Monroe Street, Wauseon, OH. This meeting is for Members only. INFORMATION PROVIDED

The American Red Cross encourages eligible donors to give blood to help stock the shelves before the busy holiday season. Many regular donors delay giving between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day because of holiday activities. This often causes a drop in donated blood available for patients. Therefore, more donations are needed in the weeks leading up to the holidays to help ensure the blood supply is sufficient through the winter months. For blood donor Katie Osorio, giving a little bit of time is worth it because she’s giving someone a chance at life. “Someone’s mother, brother, sister, father or the…

The village of Edon cleared another hurdle toward building a new water plant when the Williams Board of County Commissioners agreed to help. The board will file an application for Community Development Block Grant funding to help pay for the new plant. The village is seeking $483,000 which is half of the required $966,160. The village will build the new plant on the site of the current plant and will use the old plant for storage. The village needs the county to file the application and serve as a conduit for the funding, Dennis Miller of Maumee Valley Planning Organization…

Williams County will not be changing financial institutions anytime soon, after the Board of Commissioners decided to stay with local banks. County Treasurer Vicki Grimm appeared before the board Oct. 24 for a meeting of the Investment Advisory Board. The board includes Grimm and the three county commissioners. Grimm had sent an article about the possible investment opportunities if the county went with Star Ohio, which was offering 0.63 percent interest. The shift would require constant vigilance tracking the investment, she said. “We are still doing well overall (with our) portfolio,” Grimm said. “Our CDs do better than 0.63 percent.…

Walking between light and shadow a group of strangers went on tour deep into Montpelier’s past. The tour, “Voices of the Past,” led by Sandy Gordon, touched on stories from three real figures from the town’s past and two tales that dealt with the supernatural. The Oct. 29 event was the first time such a tour was held in town and organizers are hoping it become an annual tradition. There were two tours with four people on the early show and 15 on the second. Gordon, dressed in period costume from the Civil War era, complete with a black dress…

Despite the logistical transportation nightmare created in the Village of Swanton by the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) construction project, the annual Halloween Hoopla played to host of hundreds of kids and parents who came dressed in every kind of costume imaginable to enjoy the hot dogs, popcorn, cookies and bouncy houses put out by the Swanton Lions Club on Saturday, October 29. Somehow, the revelers navigated their way through the orange construction barrels on Airport Highway, around the bridge closing on South Main Street and into the middle of town where the asphalt had been chewed up and put…

Local unemployment rates rose in September matching the upward trend of the state and the nation in September. Williams County’s September rate (not seasonally adjusted) rate was 4.4 percent, up from 4.1 in August. Fulton County was at 4.2 up from 4.0 the previous month. Statewide the jobless rate was 4.8 percent in September, up from 4.7 percent in August. Ohio’s nonagricultural wage and salary employment decreased 3,100 over the month, from a revised 5,501,000 in August to 5,497,900 in September. The U.S. unemployment rate for September was 5.0 percent, up from 4.9 percent in August but down from 5.1…

NAMI Four County will hold its second annual Spaghetti Dinner fundraiser from 5 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, November 10 at the First Lutheran Church, 701 S. Defiance St., Stryker. A freewill offering will be accepted for the dinner, which includes spaghetti, bread, salad, a variety of beverages and dessert. Once again, several raffles and auctions will be taking place during the dinner, including: a 50/50 draw, the NAMI quilt raffle and a Chinese auction where participants buy tickets that place in jars of various raffle packages that they would like to win. Last year’s dinner attracted an estimated 150…

On Friday, October 28, the Williams County Humane Society, in conjunction with T & M BBQ and Bake, held a Chicken Dinner Drive Thru Fundraiser. The event took place prior to the Montpelier/Northwood football game at the parking lot across from the entrance to Hobe Krouse Field. According to event coordinator, Abby Wurm, proceeds from the event will go directly into the general fund to assist in covering day-to-day operating expenses of the Humane Society. Ms. Wurm added, “The Humane Society is completely donation driven. We receive no government funding or assistance.” The goal for the affair was to raise…

Mixed signals were heard about the traffic trends at local food banks at the United Way of Williams County Hunger Summit in the morning of October 27. Representatives of the Eastland Baptist food bank reported that their traffic has trended downward in all demographics. By and large though, all other representatives reported that their traffic has remained steady, with up to sixteen new clients registering per location. Another curious area was the reported return of several clients that had dropped off the rolls between 12 and 18 months ago. An item of revisited discussion was the proposed 2017 Feeding Williams…

(WAUSEON, OH) — The Fulton County Senior Center invites the community to consider joining their team of valuable volunteers. “The opportunities are endless”, states Sheri Rychener, Director of the Fulton County Senior Center, “Our volunteers are one of our most valuable assets, and our seniors greatly appreciate their service.” Volunteers are welcomed at all five locations to help answer the phone, call Bingo, drive seniors to local appointments, teach classes, games, or hobbies, deliver meals, or wrap silverware to name a few. Sites are located in Archbold, Delta, Fayette, Swanton and Wauseon. “We encourage those who are interested to let…

A legacy of service and commitment to excellence brought more than 100 people together for the annual 4-H Awards Dinner. The Gillette Building at the Williams County Fairgrounds was the setting as the county organization paid tribute to the work of adult and youth volunteers and participants. The event featured games, a dinner, election of new officers and the awards ceremony. The program was emceed by Kim Herman of Ohio State University Extension. Several clubs were recognized for being a 2016 Honor Club: 4-H Explorers, Bonnie Blue Ribbons and Dairy, Edon Go Getters, Fit N Trim, Heartland 4-H’ers, Hoof Beats,…

In a scene that has become all too familiar in the public meeting venues in and around the Village of Swanton, a large crowd of residents gathered, this time in the Village Council room, to find out the Council’s next move to thwart Norfolk Southern’s plans to build a rail car staging yard on the eastern edge of their community. In the crowd were four citizens, Karen Underwood, Catherine Gee-Robinson, Nicholas Cole and Deacon Dzierzawski, that had been placed on the Presentation agenda to allow them to address the Council on the rail yard issue. After conducting some early business,…

The following Hilltop High School students have achieved high enough grades in the first nine week period to make the honor roll (* denotes all A’s): SENIORS Ethan Dunson Logan Fleming Felicity Jackson Shelby Kuney Tim Maneval Caiden Miller Makalie Swisher Marisa Yates FOUR-COUNTY SENIORS *Zoey Abner *Nicole Burrows *Mason Locke Tiara Dennison Katie Foster Jasmine Haynes Jewell Knapp Jaclyn Lovejoy Mary Netcher Kailah Sowles Ethan Stiltner Taylor Trent Hailey White Caden Wiechers JUNIORS Jordan Bell Baron Bleikamp Kara Brown Jeremiah Miller Victoria Murdaugh Johnnie Roth Joel Sauber Sam Shilling Tyler Suboski Chase Williams Aubrey Wyse Shanti Wyse FOUR-COUNTY JUNIORS…

Metamora, OH – Tickets are now available for the new Dueling Pianos Event to be held on Saturday, November 19 at the Swanton Sports Center. With an evening focused on fun with friends, the Dueling Pianos act promises a good time, for a good cause – the 2017 Evergreen After Prom. The EHS After Prom Committee has planned a night of entertainment featuring dueling pianos provided by Dueling Pianos International: a high energy, all request, sing along, clap-a-long, rock-n-roll, comedy Piano Show where the audience is just as much a part of the show as the entertainers! “We wanted to…

An Evergreen teacher received special recognition for her achievement on an assessment of her performance. Andrea Hesson scored well on the RESA (Resident Educator Summative Assessment). There were more than 5,700 teachers that were assessed with RESA over the past three years, and Hesson’s score ranked among the top 100. The recognition came at the Oct. 24 school board meeting. Superintendent Jim Wyse presented a letter of resignation for the purpose of retirement from Sue Lamour. The board accepted the retirement of Lamour. Her retirement becomes effective June 30, 2017. Her counselor services for our high school students will be…

For the second year in a row, Evergreen High School has claimed the top spot in FFA Annual Trap Shoot Competition. The Vikings competed against Delta, Wauseon, Delta, Pettisville, and Fayette. The team consisted of FFA Members: Jack Krispin, John Laver, Isiah Crooks, Aaron Pember, Tony Boger, Gage Rocherster, Corey Patterson, and Travis Newcomb. Patterson, Newcomb, Boger and Colin Loeffler were alternates. The team practiced every Thursday, Evergreen FFA Report Ashley Garlick said. They were coached by Kevin Bernheisel. The adviser is Suzy Hanifan. Kristin scored 22 points, followed by Laver, Pember and Crooks, each with 21 and Rochester with…

Columbus – The Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow (ECOT) – Ohio’s largest charter school – announced today that 1691 students were named to the school’s latest “Honor Roll” or “Honor Roll with Distinction”. Students ending each quarter with a 3.0-3.499 GPA for that previous semester are named “Honor Roll”; and students with a GPA of 3.5 or above will be named “Honor Roll with Distinction.” Among the 845 students named to the “Honor Roll” 2 are from your area: Melissa Baranowski, Delta Meghan Saltzman, Bryan Among the 846 students named to the “Honor Roll with Distinction” 5 are from your area:…

Put together the perfect pie at the West Unity Branch Library on Thursday, November 10 at 5:00 pm. Make your pie at the library, take it home and bake it for a delicious family dessert. Whether you are a baking expert or beginner, this will be a fun time for everyone! Space is limited and registration is needed to attend. The West Unity Branch Library is located at 109 South High Street. To register, please call the library at 419-924-5237. INFORMATION PROVIDED

The Pioneer Branch Library will be holding a program on Tuesday, November 08 that introduces STEM to kids. “STEM” stands for science, technology, engineering and math, and it’s popular right now because STEM careers are growing so quickly. The curriculum challenges and inspires children to master 21st century skills with the latest in technology. Presented by Sylvan, the program will run from 3:00 to 4:00 pm at the library, which is located at 106 Baubice Street. To learn more, please call Rose King at 419-737-2833. INFORMATION PROVIDED