Author: Newspaper Staff

TIFFIN – The D-III District event at Liberty Center was tough on the local ladies, paring down the large contingent to just two. On October 27, those two survivors, Madeleine Routhier of Hilltop and Sabrina Brown of Edon took their skills to Tiffin for the D-III Region 10 Regionals. Unfortunately for the local ladies, they found the Regionals more inhospitable than the Districts. In her first year at the Varsity level, Routhier finished out of contention in 24th place, while Brown, in her final tour of duty as an Edon Lady Bomber, placed 58th and out of the running for…

DEFIANCE – The 2012 BBC and D-IV Sectional Champion Edon Lady Bombers opened the D-IV District competition on October 23, with Cardinal Stritch on the other side of the net. Stritch earned their trip to the District by mowing down the competition at the Archbold Sectionals, and on this night that momentum carried them a step further as they wore down the Belles in Bomber Blue in four sets, 25-23, 25-21, 19-25 and 25-16. In Stritch, the Lady Bombers found a team that executed the fundamentals as well as themselves, and the first two sets were examples of that parity.…

This past summer there was a memorial golf outing held to raise funds for area schools golf teams in remembrance of Eric. The outing raised in excess of $5000 and the Stryker Golf team was presented a check for $1000 to be used for the purchase of equipment for the golf team.The Stryker Athletic Department and Golf Team would like to thank Gwen and Adam for there generous donation in remembrance of Eric. Gwen is shown presenting the check to the two seniors members of Stryker’s team (Nathan Yoder receiving the check and Hunter Clingaman far left). Adam Grisier is…

EDON – Way back in 1985, the Chicago Bears used their first round draft pick to draft a defensive lineman out of Clemson by the name of William Perry, a.k.a. ‘The Refrigerator’. As a longtime Green Bay fan, I recall quite clearly Mr. Perry lining up in the backfield in front of Walter Payton, taking the handoff from Jim McMahon, and literally flattening Packers’ linebacker George Cumby on the way to scoring a touchdown. Behind their two-way celebrity, the Bears went on to crush the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XX. Those defensive lineman types make for impressive battering…

MONTPELIER- On an evening that began with a bright sun set west of the field, the sun also went down for the final time on the careers of nine Locomotive seniors.  The beautiful sunset seemed to be an indication that Senior night was going to be a very special evening.  The game provided the final opportunity for seniors Tyler Benner, Jonuh Ramos, Collin Mercer, Dan Hand, Corbin Hamrick, Jon Kulpinski, Donavan Chamberlain, Alex Cook, and Cole Ries to play in front of the home crowd, and on their home field.  Benner and Mercer played huge factors in the outcome as…

Daniel Hurd, son of Brian and Lori Hurd of Hiram, Ohio, and Lauren (Bernath) Hurd, daughter of Mark and Lucinda Bernath of West Unity, Ohio, were married August 11th 2012 at Park Street Brethren Church in Ashland, Ohio. Lauren’s friends Katherine Zuhl, Emily Denholm, and cousin, Michelle Kerr, were her bridesmaids. Lauren’s maid of honor was her sister Rachel Bernath. Daniel’s friends Zach Heffner, Marcus Demas, and Darnell Woods were his groomsmen. Daniel’s best man was his brother Alex Hurd. Doctor John Swope officiated the wedding. The couple honeymooned in Toronto, Canada for one week before returning to their home…

BLUE AND WHITE WINNERS … Bottom Row: From Left to Right: 7th Grade: Nate Hutchinson, 8th Grade: Jacob Beevers, 3rd Grade: Brayden Berry Top Row: From Left to Right 5th Grade: Roman Sommer, 4th Grade: Cannon Lamberson Not Pictured: Bailey Ward – 6th Grade (The word for this past month -Sept.- was self-control.)

Rurban Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: RBNF) (“Rurban” or the “Company”), parent of The State Bank and Trust Company (“State Bank”), a $629 million community bank headquartered in Defiance, Ohio, announced today that it plans to close its West Unity banking office and begin servicing those customers from its three neighboring offices in Williams County, located in Bryan, Montpelier and Pioneer, Ohio.  The closure of its West Unity office will be effective on February 1, 2013, reducing the number of State Bank offices to 18 throughout Northwest Ohio and Northeast Indiana, in addition to three loan production offices — two in Columbus,…

This past summer there was a memorial golf outing held to raise funds for area schools golf teams in remembrance of Eric. The outing raised in excess of $5000 and the Stryker Golf team was presented a check for $1000 to be used for the purchase of equipment for the golf team. The Stryker Athletic Department and Golf Team would like to thank Gwen and Adam for there generous donation in remembrance of Eric. Gwen is shown presenting the check to the two seniors members of Stryker’s team (Nathan Yoder receiving the check and Hunter Clingaman far left). Adam Grisier is to the far right.

Erma ‘Becky’ L. Stamm, 90 years, of Archbold, passed away late Friday evening, October 26, 2012, at Fulton Manor in Wauseon, Ohio. A lifelong resident of the Archbold area, she operated for over 35 years, along with her husband Kenneth, the A. J. Stamm Insurance Agency. Erma was born January 11, 1922, in Franklin Township, the daughter of Amanda (Fether) Bernath and Henry Bernath. On March 18, 1943 she married Kenneth E. Stamm in New York City at St. Luke’s Lutheran Church. She is survived by her brother Richard Bernath of Archbold, one daughter; Michele Ann (George) Jelen of Archbold,…

Jackie (Jack) L. Frey, 54, died October 23, 2012 in a motorcycle accident in rural Fulton County. Jack was born in Wauseon, Ohio on October 19, 1958 to Richard and Ellen (Prowant) Frey. He married Carol Jones Frey on June 21, 1986. They have three sons; Alex, Lincoln and Dominic all at home. Jack lived his entire life in the Wauseon area. He worked most of his career as Clinton Township Superintendent. Jack additionally worked as a cemetery caretaker and sales representative for Fackler Monuments. Jack always supported his sons for many athletic events. He took many photos at events…

The Wal-Mart in Bryan recently selected Millcreek-West Unity School to be the recipients ten $50 gift cards. These gift cards are to help teachers purchase items for their classrooms. Wal-Mart associates selected which school would be awarded by casting votes. Teachers were selected at random and are pictured above (left to right): Terry Krause, Tom Smith, Rhonda VanArsdalen, Janie Rivera, Mel Mercer, Bonnie Good, Tom Schaper, Wal-Mart of Bryan Manager Jamie Bickley, Paul Kyser, Polly Weaver and Tony Gerig.

Fayette American Legion Auxiliary will host a Veterans Day Dinner, on November 11th, 12:30 PM at the American Legion Hall on South Fayette Street. All area veterans and there families are welcome.

Have you noticed there is an election going on? With all the signs in the yards screaming for our attention, phone calls begging for our support, and political debates aimed at prying a vote out of us it’s hard to miss the fact that, yes, there is an election going on. Over and over we hear conflicting facts given, so much so, that we soon ask ourselves “Just who can we trust?”. While many campaigns will declare that one cannot trust their opponent, we would do well to ask ourselves just where we place our trust. Often it is easiest…

The Montpelier Senior Center recently participated in the National Senior League Wii Bowling Tournament. The NSL consisted of 5 brackets and the 2012 National Championships featured 242 teams from 30 states and 1241 Wii bowlers. The Montpelier Misfits who won their conference and were presented with a winners plaque are Bill Stoops, Janet Bennett, Marsha Snyder and Paul Moor. Bowlers participating in the attached photo are L-R Patricia Smith, Bev Laughlin, Donald Smith, Anita Taylor,Trust Student – Brittany Carter, Judy White, Carol Brumbaugh, Paul Moor, Janet Bennett, Marsha Snyder, Bill Stoops, Karen Stoops, and Juanita Flory. Missing from the photo…

WEDCO’s Diamond Zimmerman attended West Unity Village Council to inform them that there had been a request to use the Community Reinvestment Area Tax Exemption. Rupp & Roach Enterprises own the building on Oak Street that will be affected and they will pass the tax savings on to Trinity. They expect to make a $150,000 investment into expanding the property and with the tax savings will be retaining positions and creating new jobs according to Zimmerman. “Value of the applicable tax savings is about $3,200 per year,” Zimmerman said. “Rupp & Roach is asking for a 15-year tax exemption and…

While the big draw at the voting booth on November 6, 2012 will definitely be the vote for U.S. president, at least three other races will have some degree of importance for residents of Williams County. The only three contested races in the county are for County Prosecutor, County Sheriff and County Treasurer. All others are running unopposed. Lewis Hilkert and A.L. Word will each retain their seats as Williams County Commissioners. Kimberly Herman and Kevin Park will also retain their positions as Clerk of Courts and County Coroner, respectively. Todd Roth will take over as County Engineer and Patti…

Ralph “Gene” E. Rosendaul, 65 of Montpelier died Thursday October 25th at the Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice.  He was born November 9, 1946 in Bryan to Ralph “Red” A. and Virginia June (Sears) Rosendaul.   Gene was a Montpelier resident for most of his life graduating from Montpelier High School in 1964.  On September 19, 1965 Gene married Barbara J. Gaff in Hamilton Indiana. Gene was in the United States Navy during the Vietnam War, stationed on the destroyer USS Fletcher DD 2245 and the USS Bradley DE 1041.  After serving his country Gene worked as a tool grinder for Mohawk…

Randy L. Kirkendall, Sr., 51 a lifelong resident of Montpelier died Wednesday, October 24th at his mother’s home in Montpelier. He was born November 11, 1960 in Bryan to Dale C. and Billie S. (Wooster) Kirkendall. Randy graduated from North Central Schools in Pioneer in 1979. Randy attended the Montpelier Nazarene Church and was also a member of the Montpelier Eagles. Randy worked for Chambers Leasing Systems in Bryan as a truck driver for the past 16 years, until his battle with cancer prevented him from working. He also had a great love for working on sprint cars and was…

Kathryn L. Hancock, age 97, of rural Evansport, passed away Saturday afternoon, October 27, 2012 at Fountain Park, Bryan. She was born July 12, 1915 in Williams County to the late Clarence and Henretta (Schug) Stratton. She married Herbert L. Hancock and he preceded her in death on October 20, 1972. She was a lifelong homemaker and member of Evansport United Methodist Church, where she was active in the United Methodist Women. She was also a member of the Friendship Club, Farm Bureau and Kidney Foundation. Survivors: Two sons, Darwin (Judy) Hancock, of Defiance, Darrell (Shari) Hancock, Bryan, Ohio. One…

The election season is in full swing and nowhere is safe, not even the meeting of the Fayette Chamber of Commerce hidden away at Camp Palmer in secluded Harrison Lake. Present at the latest meeting were Keith Torbet of Wauseon who is currently running for Sheriff along with his opponent, Roy Miller, of Delta. Also present was Becky Thatcher, currently on the ballot for Fulton County Commissioner, and Ray Ramsdale representing Jeff Bunk who is currently seeking election as a State Representative for the 47th District. Much different than the federal political climate, the candidates present at this meeting didn’t…

ST. JOSEPH DONATION … Members of St. Joseph Church recently held a special collection for the outreach ministries of the Edon Area Ministerial Association.  On hand for the recent check presentation were, from left, Pastor David Miller, Edon United Methodist Church; Minister David LaDuke, Edon Church of Christ; Rev. David Cirata, St. Joseph Church Pastor and Clete Radabaugh, St. Joseph EAMA Representative.  If you would like more information regarding the Edon Area Ministerial Association, feel free to contact one of its member congregations:  Columbia Church of Christ, Edon Church of Christ, Edon United Methodist Church, Mount Union Christian Union Church,…

With Santa slated to arrive in our area next month, Edon Area Chamber of Commerce members reviewed plans for Festival of Lights ~ 2012 during its monthly regular session held Tuesday, October 23 at the Edon Public Library. The Fourth Annual community-wide Hometown Christmas celebration gets going November 25 (the Sunday following Thanksgiving) with the traditional Lighted Christmas Parade stepping off at 6:30 p.m.  Dazzling entries both big and small will gradually make their way from the Edon Schools Bus Barn parking lot, down Indiana and Michigan Streets ~ each lined with spectators of all ages ~ culminating at Walz…

The West Unity American Legion Auxiliary Post 669 sends Christmas packages to our local servicemen and women every year. We would like for anyone who knows of any in our area that has joined or are all ready serving for our country. We need current names and addresses by November 16, 2012 meeting which is the day we pack boxes. These servicemen & women REALLY appreciate getting these packages form their home town, especially around the Holidays. We get a lot of Thank You cards from them. You may send the name and addresses to the American Legion Post 669…

Defiance, Ohio, October 25, 2012 — Rurban Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: RBNF) (“Rurban” or the “Company”), parent of The State Bank and Trust Company (“State Bank”), a $629 million community bank headquartered in Defiance, Ohio, announced today that it plans to close its West Unity banking office and begin servicing those customers from its three neighboring offices in Williams County, located in Bryan, Montpelier and Pioneer, Ohio.  The closure of its West Unity office will be effective on February 1, 2013, reducing the number of State Bank offices to 18 throughout Northwest Ohio and Northeast Indiana, in addition to three loan…

Workers at Quadco’s Northwest Products facility in Archbold will soon be able to get lunches of SUBWAY® sub sandwiches. Bruce Abell, Quadco Executive Director, told members of the Quadco Administrative and Non-Profit boards on Tuesday (Oct. 23) that they will offer workers the chance to order items from the SUBWAY® menu for their lunches. Their orders will then be delivered so their food will be as fresh as possible. He said the lunch offerings are expected to start next week. He said there is a similar program for the workers at Quadco’s Stryker building, but it was a more complicated…

The Stryker Rotary Club invited Craig Koeppe and his wife Deb to present Craig with an award for his dedicated service to the Stryker Fire Department and community. Craig has served on the Stryker Fire Department for 40 years and has been Chief for the last 13. He is stepping down as chief on November 26th of this year, but plans to continue on as a Stryker Fireman. Craig told the Rotary that he has seen many changes over this period of time. When he was new to the department all of the fire gear was rubber and today his…

A cooperative effort involving Williams County Commissioners, Sheriff Steve Towns and The OPBA deputies union resulted in the return of concessions given by the deputies last year including the return of duty vehicles. There has also been an agreement reached with the OPBA and Sheriff Towns which resulted in a revised work schedule which has better shift coverage and also allows deputies more time with their families. (Information provided)

Paulette F. Potts, 65, of West Unity, OH, died early Wednesday morning, October 24, 2012, at her home, following a battle with cancer. She was born on October 4, 1947, in Wauseon, OH, to the late Paul and Frances (Carpenter) Zuver. Paulette married Terry Potts on December 31, 1975, in Pioneer, OH, and he survives. Paulette graduated from Hilltop High School Class of 1965, and furthered her studies by earning a Bachelor’s Degree in Education from Defiance College, and a Masters in Writing from Bowling Green State University. She spent her entire career as a teacher, teaching at Hilltop High…

Patricia A. Potter, 74 of Montpelier died Tuesday at home.  She was born on April 8, 1938 in Superior Township to Thomas L. and Ruth Ann (Herzog) Taylor. Pat was a member of the Amboy Baptist Church.  She worked for Dr. Bell at the Montpelier Family Medical Center for 13 years and was also a homemaker. Pat is survived by two daughters Lyn Smith and Paul Dick of Camden MI, Dawn K. Bergey of Dublin OH, two sons Thomas M. Bechtol of Montpelier, Steven L. Bechtol of Edon, one brother Thomas L. Taylor Jr. of Bradenton FL, twelve grandchildren and…