Author: Newspaper Staff

Williams County Auditor, Deb Nester, has announced that Williams County’s sales tax revenue through the third quarter of 2012 totaled $3,842,641 compared to $3,559,345 in 2011, an increase of $283,296 or 8.0%. This sales tax revenue is generated from sales reported to the state during the months of May 2012 through July 2012. INFORMATION PROVIDED

RECEIVING DICTIONARIES … The Stryker Rotary Club has given student dictionaries to all third grade school children in Stryker Local Schools. Pictured in the front row receiving their dictionaries are from left to right Maegan Bolaney, Teyron Harris, Marissa Myers, Haylee Fulk, Alexia Roth, and Logan Stuckey. Representing the Stryker Rotary Club in the back row from left to right are Ruth Wieland, President Rev. Jim Ernst, and past president Mel Pace. PHOTO & INFORMATION PROVIDED

GUEST SPEAKER … Sandy Barber, five-time Delegate to the Republican National Convention, spoke to the Stryker Rotary Club at their Tuesday evening meeting. She became a delegate by becoming active with a campaign run for a congressional district. She served as delegate in Dallas in 1984, New Orleans in 1988, Houston in 1992, New York in 2004, and Tampa this year. She has always enjoyed the opportunity to meet many new people along with some very famous people at the conventions. The speeches are also very inspiring during the convention. The delegate must always be present on the floor, or…

The September meeting of the Northwest Ohio Rug Hookrafters Guild was held at the Stryker library.   There were 13 members present and 2 guests; Cheryl McCoy (Defiance) and Nanette Buehrer (Archbold). Members signed up for the Katie Allman sampler class to be held on Nov. 3 at St. John UCC, Defiance.  Participants will pay for their patterns the day of the class with a $25.00 teacher fee.  Susan Scmunck, Carla Allshouse and Julie Klinger demonstrated hooking at “Ladies Day” at the Williams County Fair.  The guild is still looking for a location to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the guild…

SEPTEMBER GOOD STUDENT AWARDS RECIPIENTS … (L to R) ROW 1 – Ebbony Hussey, Taylor Bexten, Brock Kesler, Jared Schelling. ROW 2 – Zachary Thomas, Brian Bruce, Kyla Zuver, Paige Burdine, Brianna Oranday, Keely Burdine. ROW 3 – Mackenzi Rivera, Hayden Elliott, Kali Collins, Haley Geis, Jasmine Nofziger, Mady Underwood. PHOTO & INFORMATION PROVIDED

West Unity Branch Library is starting something new for students in the 6th, 7th, and 8th grades.  A Middle School Advisory Group is being formed to plan activities for the upcoming year for those in middle school.  The first meeting will be Tuesday, October 2nd from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm at the library.  Anyone who is interested in planning activities for the group is invited to attend. West Unity Branch Library is located at 109 S. High Street in West Unity.  For more information about the group, please call Ruth Meyer at 419-924-5237. INFORMATION PROVIDED

HAPPY DAY … Observing September Birthdays and Anniversaries on Friday, September 14, 2012 at Montpelier Senior Center were, Front, from left  ~ Ken Baughman, Evelyn Seals, Carol Nester, Carolyn and Thomas Burkhart (49th Wedding Anniversary and Tom’s birthday) and Back ~ Leon and Darlene Maag (47th Wedding Anniversary and Darlene’s birthday), Loreen Kaufman, Martha Smethurst, Irene and Duane Ward (52nd Wedding Anniversary).  Hosting this month’s celebration ~ and providing an enjoyable musical program before lunch ~ was Golden Memories Band; Bryan High School TRUST students assisted with the meal.  Site Manager Jewel Head was also pleased to announce Duane Ward…

The Public Employee Retirees Inc. Chapter 32 of Williams County will assemble at the Montpelier Senior Center 325 N. Jonesville St. at 2 p.m. on Monday Oct. 1. Senator Cliff Hite of Columbus will be our speaker. He will be speaking on the just approved pension legislation for PERS and the other four pension systems that took place in Columbus. Your attendance is appreciated. INFORMATION PROVIDED

“Pick up any no-name magazine in the grocery store and you’ll see an article targeting childhood obesity,” said Hilltop Cafeteria Manager Ellie Shinhearl. “From ‘How to get kids to eat more vegetables’ to  ‘How to get kids to eat dark green veggies,’ the articles focus on retraining eating habits learned young. Here in the Hilltop cafeteria we are taking a positive approach toward the school lunch changes and being on the forefront of educating proper eating habits to last a lifetime!” For the first time in 15 years the USDA has changed the school lunch pattern. All schools participating in…

Brian Dicken of the Office of the Lieutenant Governor was the special guest at the September 14 meeting of the Montpelier Chamber of Commerce. Chamber members began the meeting by approving the minutes of the August meeting, and approving the financial report. Gloria Osburn reported on a successful event that was hosted by the Montpelier Public Library. Children have been reading the Laura Ingalls Wilder “Little House on the Prairie” series, and in honor of the series, the library hosted a Country Fair at the log cabins, located at the Williams County Fairground. Participants learned how to churn butter, make…

An emotional Mark Elliott thanked Hilltop’s Board of Education for approving FMLA leave for him at their Monday, September 17, 2012 monthly meeting. Elliott’s leave was effective September 17 and is open-ended, allowing Elliott to spend time with his wife who is gravely ill. Kevin Bockrath was approved to serve as interim high school principal at a rate of $250 per day on an as needed basis. In addition to leave time for Elliott, the board approved numerous items through their consent agenda.  A participant agreement for special education services was approved with Bryan City Schools for the 2012-2013 school…

With the “New Village Hall” renovation finished and demolition of the “Old Village Hall” nearing completion, Edon Village Council paused to review the summer undertakings during its regular session held Monday, September 17, 2012 at Village Hall Chambers.  Mayor Darlene Burkhardt called the evening meeting to order with members Roxana Nester, Duane Thiel, Dick Chapin, Chuck Bidwell, Sam Steffes, Fiscal Officer Heidi Bidwell and Solicitor Tom Thompson in attendance; not answering roll was Councilor Lamar Kline. “Recently, I compiled all the costs for [our] new Village Hall here,” shared Mayor Burkhardt. “With the ‘extras’ we did (electrical upgrades, exit lights,…

Edon has Co-Head Coaches, but they practically have a third in Sydney. She is a floor general that excels in every aspect of the game, thus making everyone around her better. She excels in near-flawless serving and setting, generating assists and aces hand over fist. She hits the floor for digs, and flies above the net for kill shots. Sydney is the engine that drives Edon.

Stryker Branch Library will be offering a Fall Craft Night hosted by Shirley Zwyer on Tuesday, October 2, from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm.  She will teach the class members how to make scarecrows from dish towels or tea towels.  Sign up is required, and the class will be limited to 12 participants.  Funding for this craft program was provided by the 21st Century Grant. Stryker Library is located at304 S. Defiance   Streetin Stryker.  For more information about the workshop, please call Connie Aeschliman at 419-682-5081.

PETTISVILLE – The Wauseon Indians brought their war party to Blackbird Country to take on Pettisville on the evening of September 6. When the dust had settled, both squads came away with a 2-2 draw. Wauseon got off 14 shots compared to 9 from Pettisville, but the Tribe was unable to capitalize on the advantage. Scoring for the Indians were Chad Burkholder and Reynaldo Lopez. David Reyes and Daniel Sauder connected for the Blackbirds.

STRYKER – The North Central Varsity Golf Team had their highest finish ever at the Stryker Invitational on September 8th when they captured second place.  The Eagles score of 316 for the 18-hole contest was not enough to overcome the Wauseon Indians who won the title with a score of 308 in the 16 team event. Wauseon was led by Clay Tefft’s score of 75 that was good enough for third place and a spot on the All-Tournament Team.  Joining Tefft on the All-Tourney Squad were teammates David Williams and Trevor Dominique with rounds of 76.  Brady Rupp had an…

MONTPELIER – The Montpelier Lady Locos thundered over the Fayette Lady Eagles, beating them in straight sets on September 10, 25-22, 25-18, and 25-16. Sydney Houk led the Loco’s service assault with 6 aces, also adding 6 digs and 2 kills. Hannah Blake also peppered the Eagles, hammering 5 aces while racking up 10 assists, 10 digs, and 8 kills. Marinna Mercer hammered home 3 aces on the day with 2 kills, and Wendy Duchene added 2 more aces to the count as well as 9 more kills. Morgan Roth led the team with 11 assists and 19 digs while…

FAYETTE – The North Central Lady Eagles win a hard-fought battle against Fayette in three very close straight sets on September 6, 25-23, 25-22, and 25-20. Shaylee Oyer led North Central’s serving assault with 5 aces; Shaylee also contributed 8 kills and 9 assists. Bralyn Wyrick made her presence felt, racking up 15 kills as well as 4 blocks and 5 digs. Tiana Wheeler had 2 blocks on the night and Abbey Litzenberger also had a block on the night, along with 8 digs.Ashton Huffman had 6 digs on the night with Brittany Laney contributing 7 more and McKayla Swank…

EDON – The Edon Lady Bombers welcomed in the Stryker Lady Panthers for a round of BBC nets on September 6. In one of their most dominating performances of the season, the Lady Bombers dispatched Stryker in straight sets, 25-18, 25-15 and 25-6. Sydney Stoll was 33/33 setting with 6 assists, and 15/15 serving with 2 aces 13 digs and 16 kills for the Lady Bombers, while Alex Kiess went 38/38 setting with 16 assists and 5 kills. Kennedy Brigle was 21/21 serving with 2 aces, Andrea Headley was 11/11 serving with 28 digs, and Kaitlin Chrisman was 9/9 serving.…

MONTPELIER- On a night when the Montpelier Locomotive football team from 1992, the last team to make the playoffs for Montpelier, was recognized at halftime the 2012 version looked like they were ready to be honored as well.  Behind the running of quarterback Tyler Benner and running back Colin Mercer, and a solid defensive effort, the Locos scored early and built a 20 point lead in the third quarter en route to a 33-22 triumph over Swanton. After winning the toss and electing to receive, Montpelier wasted little time putting points on the scoreboard.  Starting at their own 30 yard…

EDON – The Northwood Rangers are no strangers to the Edon Blue Bombers. As members of the Toledo Area Athletic Conference, the Bombers and the Rangers collide every year, and the results have seldom been good for the Bombers…justifiably so. Over the past ten seasons, Northwood has either owned outright or shared the TAAC championship. Their Houdini-esque operation of the option offense is mystifying to defenses everywhere, and on September 14, they befuddled the Bombers by a 49-12 score. As they did last year, the Bombers made sure that the defending TAAC champions knew that they were in for a…

Tommy Lee Brown, Sr., 59, of Montpelier died Wednesday evening at the Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice Center in Defiance, Ohio.  He was born September 24, 1952 in Adrian, Michigan to Edward A. and Doris (Wheat) Brown, Jr.  Tom graduated from Anthony Wayne High School and the Penta County Vocational High School in 1972. After school Tom went to serve his country in the U.S. Navy as a Bosonsmate. Tom married Denise L. Walker on May 3, 2002 in Bryan, Ohio and she survives. Tom was a welder and general laborer for numerous contractors in Northwest Ohio. Tom was a member…

Arnold “Max” Musser, Jr., age 59, of rural Edgerton, Ohio, died at 3:31 P.M. on Monday, September 3, 2012, at St. Joseph Medical Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana, after an illness of several months. Mr. Musser was a 1970 graduate of Edon High School and was a member of the baseball team that was runner-up in the state baseball championship game in 1967. He was employed by Spangler Candy Company, retiring with thirty-eight years of service, and also owned the Christmas Manor in Bryan for five years, where he enjoyed playing Santa Claus for young and old alike. His memberships…

Ronald L. Kunkel, 67, Montpelier, died early Friday morning at Evergreen Manor Nursing Home in Montpelier.  He was born July 8, 1945 in Angola, Indiana to Lester J. and Donna M. (Bonecutter) Kunkel.  Ron was a Williams County resident for all of his life and graduated from North Central High School in 1964. Ron was a machinist at Ingersoll-Rand (Aro) in Bryan for 32 years until his retirement in 2004.  Ron was a former reserve officer for the Village of Pioneer as well as being on the Fire Department and the E.M.S. Ron was a life member of the North…

CLASSIC PETRA, consisting of Gospel Music Hall Of Famers Greg Voltz, Bob Hartman, John Lawry, Mark Kelly, and Louie Weaver will be in concert at the Hamilton High School Auditorium (903 South Wayne Street, Hamilton, IN) on Sunday, Sept. 30th at 7pm. Petra is arguably the most popular Christian Rock Band in History. Petra has won 10 Dove Awards, 4 Grammy’s and had 13 Grammy Nominations! Along the way they have sold 10 Million Records! Classic Petra is the reunion of the 1980’s Petra that took off nationally with several songs at the top of the Christian Music Charts. This…

Families are invited to a day of celebration and fun geared to all ages. The event will take place at 4-H Camp Palmer in Fulton county-26450 County Road MN, Fayette, Ohio 43521. 4-H Camp is a premier regional 4-H camp operating since 1946 owned by 4-H members in 11 counties in northwest Ohio. The counties include: Allen, Auglaize, Defiance, Fulton, Henry, Lucas, Paulding, Putnam, Van Wert, Williams and Wood. We serve youth and adults from all over the Ohio including Indiana and Michigan. Some of the highlights for this day event include: carnival games, face painting, pumpkin decorating, hayrides, canoeing,…

Photo Caption: Coalition members planning the event … L-R Front row: Dorothy Myers, CHWC; Jessica West, ACS; Jaime Fogarty, BCCP. Back row: Jan David, CHWC; Candy Scribner WCHD; Lori Phillips, PPG; Sarah Hahn, CAWC; Sandy Grant, CHWC; Nancy Snyder, PPG. This year more than 55,000 Americans will develop cancer of the head and neck and nearly 13,000 will die from this type of cancer. Most cancer of the head and neck can be cured if found early. Tickets are now available for the 18th Annual Focus on Health. This event will be held Tuesday October 9, 6:00 pm at the…

Herbert “Chuck” Leininger, Jr. 71 of Montpelier died Wednesday afternoon at the Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice Center in Defiance.  He was born on June 20th 1941 in Henry County, Ohio to Herbert G.J. and Mary M. (Miller) Leininger.  Chuck attended Ayersville local school system and Indiana-Purdue University in Fort Wayne, Indiana.  Chuck served his country in the Army National Guard. Chuck was a farmer in both Williams and Defiance Counties.  He also worked at B.F. Goodrich in Woodburn, Indiana as a tire builder.  More recently Chuck worked for HADA construction in Pioneer. Chuck was a member of St. James Lutheran…

Sophia M. Gear, 106 of Waldron, Michigan died Monday evening, September 3rd 2012 at Evergreen Manor Nursing Home in Montpelier.  She was born on January 23 rd 1906 in Ransom Township, Michigan to Eddie A. and Hattie W. (Britton) Lister. Sophia married Jay C. Gear, Sr. and he preceded her in death on June 11th 1954.  Sophia was a homemaker her entire life. Sophia was a member of the Lake View U.B. Church in Camden, Michigan. She is survived by a son Jay and wife Donna Gear of Amboy Township, Hillsdale County, Michigan, five grandchildren, eight great grandchildren and three…

During Monday, September 10 meeting, Montpelier resident, Angel Fritsch asked council to consider moving Trick or Treat to Saturday, October 27.  She presented a letter with signatures from numerous members of the community stating reasons for moving Trick or Treat to a Saturday. By moving Trick or Treat to a Saturday, the traditional door to door activity could be scheduled for an earlier, and possibly longer, hour. Ms. Fritsch suggested there could be events scheduled throughout the day. Pam Lucas noted the park department and the Main Street Park Committee may already have posted the date as previously agreed by…