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The Courier • Tuesday, OCTOBeR 28, 2014
BIRTHDAYS • ANNIVERSARIES • RETIREMENTS • GRADUATIONS • NEW ARRIVALS
Ruth Patterson, 93, enjoys a recent visit
from her grandkids.
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Kayla & Lea (pictured left) ride the ponies, and Bailey (right) rides the train,
during Children’s Corner’s party Sunday to celebrate being a Findlay business for 30 years.
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TUEsday, OCTOBER 28, 2014
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The Bestseller List
By The Wall STreeT Journal
FICTION
1. “The Blood of Olympus” by Rick
Riordan (disney Press)
2. “Leaving Time” by Jodi Picoult
(Ballantine)
3. “dork diaries 8: Tales from a
Not-so-Happily Ever after” by Rachel
Renee Russell (aladdin)
4. “The Book With No Pictures”
by B.J. Novak (dial Books)
5. “Burn” by James Patterson and
Michael Ledwidge (Little, Brown)
6. “Redeemed” by John sandford
(G.P. Putnam’s sons)
7. “deadline” by John sandford
(Putnam)
8. “Edge of Eternity” by Ken Follett (dutton adult)
9. “Mr. Miracle: a Christmas
Novel” by debbie Macomber (Ballantine)
10. “Four: a divergent Collection”
by Veronica Roth (Katherine Tegen
Books)
NONFICTION
1. “Killing Patton” by Bill O’Reilly
and Martin dugard (Henry Holt and
Co.)
2. “Minecraft: Construction Handbook” by scholastic (scholastic)
3. “Not That Kind of Girl” by Lena
dunham (Random House)
4. “Minecraft: Combat Handbook”
by scholastic (scholastic)
5. “as you Wish” by Cary Elwes
with Joe Layden (Touchstone)
6. “agents of the apocalypse” by
david Jeremiah (Tyndale House Publishers)
7. “you Can, you Will” by Joel
Osteen (FaithWords)
8. “The Innovators” by Walter
Isaacson (simon & schuster)
9. “Being Mortal” by atul Gawande (Metropolitan books)
10. “Choose your Own autobiography” by Neil Patrick Harris (Crown
archetype)
FICTION E-BOOKs
1. “Leaving Time” by Jodi Picoult
(Ballantine)
2. “Gone Girl” by Gillian Flynn
(Broadway Books)
3. “The Blood of Olympus” by Rick
Riordan (disney Press)
4. “The Best of Me” by Nicholas
sparks (Grand Central Publishing)
5. “stepbrother dearest” by Penelope Ward (Penelope Ward)
6. “deadline” by John sandford
(Penguin)
7. “Burn” by James Patterson and
Michael Ledwidge (Little, Brown)
8. “Redeemed” by John sandford
(G.P. Putnam’s sons)
9. “I Love How you Love Me” by
Belle andre (Oak Press)
10. “Personal” by Lee Child (delacorte)
NONFICTION E-BOOKs
1. “Killing Patton” by Bill O’Reilly
and Martin dugard (Henry Holt and
Co.)
2. “The Hot Zone” by Richard
Preston (Henry Holt & Co.)
3. “The Boys in the Boat” by
daniel James Brown (Viking Press)
4. “Not That Kind of Girl” by Lena
dunham (Random House)
5. “The Innovators” by Walter
Isaacson (simon & schuster)
6. “10 -day Green smoothie
Cleanse” by JJ smith (atria)
7. “Unbroken: a World War
II story” by Laura Hillenbrand
(Random House)
8. “Being Mortal” by atul Gawande (Holt, Henry & Co.)
9. “as you Wish” by Cary Elwes
with Joe Layden (Touchstone)
10. “Japanese Cooking Made
simple” by salinas Press (Callisto
Media)
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nation’s book sales. Print-book
data providers include all major
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food stores. E-book data providers
include all major e-book retailers.
Free e-books and those sold for less
than 99 cents are excluded. Audio
books are excluded. Refer questions
to [email protected].
Recently born at Blanchard Valley
Hospital, as reported by their parents:
• samuel Bradner, boy, Bill and
amber Bradner, Findlay, Oct. 14.
• Xavier Lee Greer, boy, Joshua
Greer and ashley Boyd, Forest, Oct. 15.
• Victorya Lynn Thomas, girl, Kolby
Thomas and Cherylyn Trytko, Findlay,
Oct. 15.
• Izabella Kaelynn Bumgardner, girl,
Cory Bumgardner and Brittany deal,
Findlay, Oct. 16.
• Isabella Rae Blide, girl, Bryan and
Elizabeth Blide, Findlay, Oct. 16.
• Jemma Kaylynn Cordes, girl, Travis
and Emily Cordes, deshler, Oct.16.
• sade Elah ahmarae Odunkesenler,
girl, dante Odunkensenler and Mishayla
Perkins, Findlay, Oct. 16.
• Ella avi Carroll, girl, Joseph Carroll
and Brittany Bentz, Tiffin, Oct. 17.
• sophia Marie summers, girl, Kyle
and Jessica summers, Findlay, Oct. 17.
• Lilliana Pearl Trimble, girl, Naoma
Trimble, Findlay, Oct. 18.
• apollo Christopher Carter, boy,
Justin Carter and Brittany Goodman,
Tiffin, Oct. 20.
• asher Michael Harrison sharp,
boy, Wesley and Jessica sharp, alvada,
Oct. 21.
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Pitbull pup found in pocket
LaWRENCE, Mass. (aP) — Police
searching the pockets of a suspected
drug dealer got an unusual surprise.
an officer pulled out a tiny threeweek-old pit bull puppy and handed it
over to animal control.
The little dog was separated from its
mother too soon and got sick and dehy-
drated, but is now recovering at BluePearl Veterinary Partners in Waltham.
Veterinarian Kristina dePaula estimates the dog is no more than three or
four weeks old.
The puppy, dubbed Pocket, of
course, should be ready for adoption
within a few weeks.
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TUEsday, OCTOBER 28, 2014
Happy Birthday to All
This week’s celebrity birthdays
include:
Sunday:
Actress Jaclyn Smith (“Charl ie’s A ngels” ) is 6 9. “ W heel
of Fortune” host Pat Sajak is
68. Musician Bootsy Collins is
63. singer Maggie Roche of The
Roches is 63. actor James Pickens
Jr. (“Grey’s anatomy”) is 62.
Guitarist Keith strickland of
The B -52’s is 61. actress Rita
Wilson is 58. actor dylan Mcdermott is 53. actor Cary Elwes is
52. singer Natalie Merchant is 51.
Country singer Keith Urban is 47.
actor Tom Cavanagh (“Ed”)
is 46. actress Rosemarie deWitt
(“The United states of Tara”) is 43.
Writer-actor seth McFarlane is 41.
actor Jon Heder is 37. singer Mark
Barry of BBMak is 36.
Yesterday:
Actress Nanette Fabray is 94.
actor-comedian John Cleese is 75.
Country singer Lee Greenwood
is 72. Country singer-g uitarist
Jack daniels (Highway 101) is 65.
Bass player Garry Tallent of Bruce
springsteen and the E street Band
is 65. author Fran Lebowitz is 64.
Guitarist K.K. downing (Judas
P r ie st) is 6 3. ac tor - d i re c tor
Roberto Benig ni is 62. singer
simon LeBon of duran duran is
56. Keyboardist J.d. McFadden
(sixpence None the Richer, The
Mavericks) is 50.
drummer Jason Finn of Presidents of the United states of
america is 47. singer scott Weiland (stone Temple Pilots, Velvet
Revolver) is 47. actor david Walton
(“about a Boy”) is 36. TV personality Kelly Osbourne is 30.
Today:
Jazz singer Cleo Laine is 87.
actress Joan Plow right is 85.
Country musician Charlie daniels
is 78. Actress Jane Alexander is
75. singer Curtis Lee is 73. actor
dennis Franz (“NyPd Blue”) is 70.
singer Wayne Fontana of Wayne
Fontana and the Mindbenders is
69. actress-singer Telma Hopkins
(Tony Orlando and dawn) is 66.
actress annie Potts is 62. drummer stephen Morris of New Order
is 57. singer-guitarist William Reid
of The Jesus and Mary Chain is 56.
actress daphne Zuniga (“Melrose
Place”) is 52. actress Lauren Holly
is 51. “The Talk” co-host sheryl
Underwood is 51. actress Jami
Gertz is 49. actor-comedian andy
Richter is 48. Actress Julia Roberts is 47.
Fiddler Caitlin Cary (Whiskeytown) is 46. singer Ben Harper is
45. Country singer Brad Paisley is
42. Actor Joaquin Phoenix is 40.
singer Justin Guarini (“american
Idol”) is 36. Guitarist dave Tirio
of Plain White T’s is 35. singerrapper Frank Ocean is 27. actor
Nolan Gould (“Modern Family”)
is 16.
Tomorrow:
Country singer Lee Clayton is
72. Guitarist denny Laine (Wings,
Moody Blues) is 70. singer-actress
Melba Moore is 69. Guitarist Peter
Green (Peter Green’s Fleetwood
Mac) is 68. Actor Richard Dreyfuss is 67.
actress Kate Jackson is 66. actor
dan Castellaneta (“ The simp sons”) is 57. singer Randy Jackson
of The Jacksons is 53. drummer
Peter Timmins of Cowboy Junkies
is 49. Rapper Paris is 47. singer
s.a. Martinez of 311 is 45. Actress
Winona Ryder is 43.
actor Trevor Lissauer (“sabrina
the Teenage Witch”) is 41. actress
Gabrielle Union is 41. actor Brendan Fehr (“CsI: Miami,” ‘’Roswell”)
is 37. Bassist Chris Baio of Vampire
Weekend is 30. actress India Eisley
(“The secret Life of the american
Teenager”) is 21.
Thursday:
Singer Grace Sl ick is 75 .
singer Otis Williams of The Temptations is 73. actor Henry Winkler
is 69. actor Harry Hamlin is 63.
actor Charles Martin smith is 61.
Country singer T. Graham Brown
is 60.
actor Kevin Pollak is 57. actor
Michael Beach is 51. singer-guitarist Gavin Rossdale of Bush is 47.
actor Jack Plotnick (“Reno 911! ”)
is 46. “Cash Cab” host Ben Bailey
is 44.
actress Nia Long is 44. Country
singer Kassidy Osborn of sHedaIsy is 38. actor Matthew Morrison is 36. actor Tequan Richmond
(“Everybody Hates Chris”) is 22.
Friday:
Actress L ee Gra nt is 8 9.
Former anchorman Dan Rather
is 83. Folk singer Tom Paxton is 77.
actor Ron Rifkin (“alias”) is 76.
actress sally Kirkland is 73. actor
david Ogden stiers (“M.a.s.H.”)
is 72. actress deidre Hall (“days
of Our Lives”) is 66. Former NBC
anchorwoman Jane Pauley is 64.
director Peter Jackson (“Lord
of the Rings”) is 53. drummer
Larry Mullen of U2 is 53. Guitarist
Johnny Marr of Modest Mouse (and
The smiths) is 51. actor dermot
Mulroney is 51. drummer Mikkey
dee of Motorhead is 51. Country
singer darryl Worley is 50. actor
Rob schneider is 50. actor Mike
O’Malley (“Glee”) is 49. Guitarist
adrock of the Beastie Boys is 48.
Musician adam schelsinger of
Fountains of Wayne is 47. Musician Rob Van Winkle (Vanilla Ice)
is 46. singer Linn Berggren of ace
of Base is 44. actor Eddie Kaye
Thomas (“american Pie”) is 34.
ANNIVERSARY
WEDDING
Tay strathairn, keyboard player of
dawes is 34. Guitarist Frank Iero
of My Chemical Romance is 33.
singer-actress Willow smith is 14.
Saturday:
Country singer Bill anderson
is 77. actress Barbara Bosson
( “ Mu rder O ne,” ‘ ’ H i l l st re et
Blues”) is 75. actor Robert Foxworth (“Falcon Crest”) is 73. Country singer Kinky Friedman is 70.
Music producer david Foster is 65.
saxophonist Ronald Khalis Bell of
Kool and the Gang is 63. Country
singer-songwriter-producer Keith
stegall is 60. Singer Lyle Lovett
is 57.
actress Rachel Ticotin is 56.
Bassist Eddie Macdonald of The
alarm is 55. singer anthony Kiedis
of Red Hot Chili Peppers is 52.
singer-keyboardist Mags Furuholmen of a-ha is 52. drummer Rick
allen of def Leppard is 51. Country
singer Big Kenny of Big and Rich is
51. singer sophie B. Hawkins is 50.
Rapper Willie d of the Geto Boys
is 48. actress Toni Collette is 42.
actress Jenny McCarthy is 42.
“american Idol” runner-up Bo Bice
is 39. actor Matt Jones (“Breaking Bad”) is 33. actress Natalia
Tena (“Game of Thrones,” ‘’Harry
Potter”) is 30. actor Penn Badgely
(“Gossip Girl”) is 28. actor Max
Burkholder (“Parenthood”) is 17.
actor-drummer alex Wolff (“The
Naked Brothers Band”) is 17
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Robert C. and Betty J. Houser
are celebrating their 65th wedding
anniversary.
Betty is the daughter of the late
George and Ethel Hauman. Robert
is the son of the late Carl R. and
Velma Houser. Robert’s father
passed away two months after he
was born. His mother took her
maiden name Velma Halker.
The couple have two daughters
Marilyn Moore and Sandra Caudle.
The couple have no aunts or uncles,
but they have several cousins and
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Chaskel - Pasche
Brynn Chaskel and Brett Pasche,
both of Findlay, OH, were united
in marriage on July 12, 2014.
The ceremony, held at St. John
Mennonite Church, Pandora, was
officiated by Dave Stratton.
The bride is the daughter of
Conrad and Renee Chaskel, Findlay.
She is a 2013 graduate of Malone
University, and is a kindergarten
teacher at North Baltimore Schools.
The groom is the son of Tom and
Sue Pasche, Findlay. He is a 2014
graduate of Hillsdale College, and
is an Operations Center Analyst at
Marathon Petroleum Co.
After a honeymoon trip to
Cancun, Mexico, the couple resides
in Findlay.
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Findlay founding member Joseph
Vance lived life of public service
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is from
a series written from 1959 to 1974
by the late R.L. Heminger, publisher
and editor of The Courier.
By R.L. HEMINGER
after Joseph Vance, one of Findlay’s founders, had served as governor
of Ohio and as a member of the House
of Representatives in Washington, he
retired from public life and returned to
his home in Urbana.
He devoted his time to his farm,
which he had stocked with thoroughbred animals.
He did take time to serve as the president of a railroad. It was the Mad River
and Lake Erie line, which ran between
sandusky on the lake and dayton and
Cincinnati through Carey, Kenton,
Bellefontaine, springfield and Urbana.
It was the first railroad in that area.
He was president of the railroad
when a branch line was constructed into
Findlay from Carey through Vanlue.
Union sinks
ironclad
The fact that he had been one of the
three men who had bought the land
that was to become Findlay from the
federal government undoubtedly made
him very sympathetic with the idea of an
extension of the Mad River into Findlay
in 1849.
In 1850, Mr. Vance undertook his
last public service when he became a
representative of the Ohio constitutional
convention in Columbus, the second
ever held within the Buckeye state. delegates to this convention were elected at
the polls. Hancock County’s representative was Judge John Ewing.
Returning home from the convention for a recess, Vance was stricken
with paralysis and had to give up his
duties. He died aug. 24, 1852, at his
home in Urbana and is buried in Oak
dale Cemetery there.
“Governor Vance was a forceful and
capable man with a rich, strong voice
which gave him stature as a speaker,”
says Ohio Cues, the publication of the
Maumee Valley Historical society,
which has been reviewing the lives
of Ohio’s governors in recent issues
(1967).
“He was a pleasant, talkative man, a
stocky five foot, ten inches, with a large
head, heavy eyebrows and a right eye
that nearly closed.”
...We have discovered evidence that
two other men were members of the
group that purchased the Findlay site
from the federal government. They
were John McIlvaine, of Columbus,
and Major William Oliver, of Cincinnati.
In his “History of the Maumee
Valley,” published in 1877, H.s. Knapp
lists the five men as the original purchasers of the Findlay land, but adds
that Oliver, and McIlvaine, and William
Neil, one of the others, sold their interest to Vance and Elnathan Cory.
Knapp describes Wilson Vance,
brother of Joseph Vance, as coming
to Findlay as representative, under a
power of attorney, of the one-fifth interest of his brother. It was Wilson Vance
who laid out the town and remained
here until his death in the 1860s. He
and his wife are buried in Maple Grove
Cemetery.
The Knapp history describes Mr.
Vance as “a gentleman indeed and in
truth,” pointing out that he was the first
postmaster, receiving for his services
the sum of $3.18 the first year.
ENGAGEMENT
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ENGAGEMENT
EDITOR’S NOTE: This series
celebrating our heritage during the
150th anniversary of the Civil War
draws primarily from wartime dispatches credited to The Associated
Press or other accounts distributed
through the AP and other historical
sources.
a Union vessel sunk the Confederate ironclad albemarle at its berth in
Plymouth, North Carolina, 150 years
ago this week in the Civil War.
The Confederate ironclad had
menaced Union warships since it was
commissioned in 1864, sinking the
Uss southfield on one occasion and
damaging or driving others off in a
subsequent encounter.
Later, when Union forces gained
control of Plymouth, the ironclad
would be refloated and taken in 1865
to Norfolk, Virginia, before being sold
off.
Fighting continued in late October in Virginia as Union commander
Ulysses s. Grant launched a doublepronged offensive near the Confederate seat at Richmond, Virginia, and
the neighboring city of Petersburg.
But the attempt on Oct. 27-28,
1864, to cut off Confederate supply
lines was repulsed by the Confederate
defenders at Burgess Mill in Virginia
and Union fighters were forced to
retreat to their earlier positions.
Hartman - Simpson
Hillary Hartman, of Forest and
Brent Simpson, of Carey have
announced their engagement and
plans for a November 15, 2014
wedding at St. Michael the Archangel
Parish.
Hillary is the daughter of William
and Deborah Hartman, of Forest.
She is a 2008 graduate of Arlington
High School and received a Bachelor
of Science in Nursing degree from
Mercy College of Ohio in May of this
year. Hillary is currently employed as
a registered nurse in the cardiac care
unit at Blanchard Valley Hospital in
Findlay.
Brent is the son of Eric Simpson,
of Lakeview and Elizabeth Fox, of
Carey. He is a 2007 graduate of
Carey High School and received an
Associate Degree in Agricultural
Equipment Technology in 2009
from the University of Northwestern
Ohio. Brent is currently employed as
an agricultural technician at Findlay
Implement.
Keckler – Barrientos
Wyatt and Rosanne Keckler, of
Bradner, Ohio, and Jenny Keckler, of
Toledo, Ohio, would like to announce
the engagement of their daughter,
Kimberly Ann Keckler to Trevor
Noe Barrientos, son of George and
Sabrina Barrientos, of Findlay, Ohio.
Kimberly is a high school
graduate of Lakota High School, and
graduated from Bowling Green State
University with a Bachelor’s degree
in special education and a Master’s
degree in rehabilitation counseling.
Trevor is a high school graduate of
Findlay High School, and graduated
from Bowling Green State University
with a Bachelor’s degree in special
education.
A July 2, 2015 wedding is planned
in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
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Alaskan polar bear Cineworld
pays $25K
patrol chases off
massive polar bear over hot dog
aNCHORaGE, alaska (aP) —
Ruby Kaleak’s part-time job on polar
bear patrol in the village of Kaktovik
usually means chasing the animals
back to the Beaufort sea. But she
wasn’t expecting to shoo one of the
biggest bears she’s ever seen out of
a house.
she was on duty in the village of
300 people when a call came over the
radio that a bear was inside a doorway,
the alaska dispatch News reported.
Kaleak heard two whispered
words: “Qanitchaq, nanuq,” which in
Inupiat means “arctic entryway, polar
bear,” referring to the home’s narrow
covered porch that serves as a barrier
to the cold.
“They didn’t say where or who,”
Kaleak said. “I thought that one of
the young boys in town was pulling
a prank.”
armed with a 12-gauge shotgun
that can fire rounds of beanbags, firecrackers or lethal slugs, Kaleak and a
co-worker drove to a house where the
call may have originated.
That’s where she saw a shadow in
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the home’s entryway that made her
pause. Then, the head of a big polar
bear popped up.
“I was shocked. It was humongous,” Kaleak said. “Just the neck and
head was half the size of me, and I’m
5 (feet) 2 (inches).”
The bear was feasting on a drum
of seal oil in the entryway of 81-yearold Betty Brower’s home, said Flora
Rexford, Brower’s granddaughter.
Brower was home alone and
crawled to the radio to call the bear
patrol. No one was injured, and the
bear fled after Kaleak arrived.
Polar bears’ primary habitat is
sea ice, where they hunt for seals and
other prey. as ice has receded to deep
water beyond the continental shelf,
more bears are remaining on land to
look for food, according to biologists
with the U.s. Geological survey.
The hungry bears are drawn to the
village by whale bones left by hunters.
“I think the bears ran out of food
to eat at the bone pile,” Kaleak said.
“There is nothing for them to eat out
there.”
dUBLIN (aP) — an Irish cinema
may have just bought the world’s most
expensive hot dog for an unfairly
fired worker.
Ireland’s employment appeals
court ordered dublin’s Cineworld
to pay Carl Meade $25,640 for canning him over his illicit discount on
a workplace snack.
Cineworld said it used surveillance footage to show Meade buying
an extra-large hot dog, but paying
only for a regular, and taking a
slightly pricier brand of candy than
what appeared on his signed receipt.
The total difference in cost
between what he bought, and what
he consumed? One euro, or $1.28.
a three-judge panel found that
the employer should have considered
Meade’s contention that he’d made an
innocent mistake.
Meade worked three years for
Cineworld before his 2012 dismissal
for gross misconduct.
EAGLE SCOUT
Nicolas Ryan Spieker, 15, son of
Craig and Jill Spieker, earned his Eagle
Scout 09/18/2014 and was recognized
at an Eagle Scout Court of Honor on
Sunday, 10/05/2014.
Nicolas is the third Eagle Scout in
his family, following his father and
uncle.
Nicolas is a member of Findlay’s
Faith Presbyterian Church Troop
#302. He began his Trail to Eagle
in 2010 earning the Arrow of Light
award in Cub Scouts Pack #324. He
crossed over from Cub Pack #324 into
Boy Scout Troop #302.
Nicolas is an Ordeal member of the
Order of the Arrow Mawat Woakus
Lodge #449 and is the Troop’s Bugler.
He has worked hard earning 52
merit badges, some of which include
Scuba Diving, Search and Rescue,
Nuclear Science, Climbing, Kayaking,
Fly Fishing and Bugling. He has also
earned the Recruiting Award, Leave No
Trace Award and World Conservation
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12/11/77 - 10/28/04
From a little boy to a young man, each day with you
was a treasured gift. We thank God for the daily
gifts that remind us of you, given to us through
family and friends who help keep you alive
in our hearts and minds.
Loving you and missing you always and forever,
Mom and Dad, Steve, Dan and families
resigning the Heritage Trail both
directions, which runs from Litzenburg
Memorial Woods, west of Findlay, to
Mt. Blanchard, spanning over 20 miles
from trail head to the end. Nick raised
money for the project by collecting and
recycling aluminum cans. This project
took him 18 months to complete.
He is currently a Sophomore at
Liberty Benton High School where he
is an honor roll student, plays baseball
and plays the trumpet in the concert
band, marching band and jazz band.
He was one of the youngest people
to ever earn the National Association
for Search and Rescue’s SARTECH
II certification at the age of 14, and
he holds a certification in Wilderness
First Aid. He enjoys hunting, fishing,
rappelling, scuba diving, camping and
shooting.
Nicolas is hoping to attend the United
Nicolas Ryan Spieker States Air Force Academy, in Colorado
Springs, Colorado where he plans to
Award.
major in Aerospace Engineering and
Nicolas’ Eagle Project was working become a pilot.
with the Hancock County Park District
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6-foot-4 inch cow Blosom
added to the Guinness
Book of World Records
ORaNGEVILLE, Ill. (aP) — a
6-foot-4-inch cow owned by an Illinois woman was recently dubbed
the world’s tallest.
Patty Hanson and Blosom the
cow smiled for their official Guinness World Records photo shoot
recently.
Hanson received an email in
mid-august saying Blosom had
been named the world’s tallest cow.
she sought the record after veterinarians and the cow’s foot trimmer
constantly noted the 2,000-pound
animal’s large size, Hanson said.
at the end of M ay, fa mi ly
and friends began documenting
Blosom’s mass through photos and
videos. Her official measurements
were taken by a vet from Orangeville animal Health service.
“When I put Blosom’s halter on,
she knows it’s time to go to work
greeting people, and one of the best
things I love about this big cow is
she makes people smile. But now
when I get to tell them they are
looking at the world’s tallest cow,
I can’t wait to see their reaction,”
Hanson said.
Hanson got Blosom when she
was a calf and eventually decided
to keep her as a pet. she turned
13 in July.
“My dad used to chuckle at
Blosom, but soon softened up to
her, which is why she stayed home
on the farm as an addition to the
many pets. she adds character,”
Hanson said.
Hanson said she wants to turn
Blosom’s story into a children’s
book someday.
“Blosom is a bit like an overgrown dog,” Hanson said. “To
people who have cows, they will
get what I am saying, but I want
other people to know she is special.
I told my dad years ago that Blosom
was destined for stardom, and with
this record she has achieved that.”
Blosom will be included in the
2016 edition of the “Guinness Book
of World Records.”
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Truck driver
returns lost
dog to owners
after 7 years
LINCOLN, Neb. (aP) — a dogloving Nebraska trucker has taken
a lost 95-pound bull mastiff on a
1,380-mile trip back to her owners
in arizona.
T he Li nc ol n Jou r n a l s t a r
reported that dani and Jason Windham were getting ready for their
aug. 4 wedding in Nebraska when
their three dogs knocked down a
fence and ran. animal control found
the other two, but not Koda.
seven days later, the Windhams
moved to Camp Verde, arizona.
Then, recently, Koda was found
after a farmer reported a dog chasing his cattle about 40 miles away
from where she disappeared.
The Windhams couldn’t afford
to fly her back, so a lost pets group
in Nebraska put out a call for
help. Truck driver Jimmy dimmit
answered.
Koda got to ride in the front seat
during the 24-hour drive. she was
reunited with her happy owners.
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T7
Poetry Corner
Rough time — Yeah, I had
nine
This game of golf, couldn’t be very
hard
after all I had practiced out in my
backyard
Went to pick up sam, and then we
headed out
It’s going to be a great day, of this
I had no doubt
Now, off to the course, this was a
first time for me
We paid our fees, and hurried off
the first tee
I put down a brand new ball, it was
so dazzling white
I made a hard swing, and quickly
the ball took flight
as I watched closely, something
had gone wrong
The ball surely didn’t stay in the
air for very long
We raced to that ball in our gaspowered cart
Great! I was just ahead of where
the ladies start
another swing that almost took me
to my knees
The ball jumped up and circled
deep into the trees
I was right behind a tree, oh now,
what should I do
Great! a wide open shot, as the ball
rolled off my shoe
I took out a club, swung nicely, and
I hit that ball
It really looked great, until that
one limb made it fall
Now with a short iron, I gave that
ball another rap
It danced softly on the air and then
rolled into a trap
Now I thought, and I tried to
remember everything
To do this correctly, I felt I needed
an upright swing
The sand flew so much higher than
I had ever seen
The ball flew quickly, all the way
over, that big green
within twenty feet
This time that ball, must roll right
into that little cup
I did the plumb bob thing, and I
slowly lined that ball up
I stepped up to the ball, I swung,
and gave it a nice roll
It started to the left, but then
curved, right into the hole
Man, what a feeling inside me, my
game was surely first-rate
Then I turned and whispered to
sam, “Put me down for eight.”
Roger,
Arlington
That Man
right thing to do
Twelve disciples loved that Man
They were with Him through thick
and thin
Teaching others not to sin.
Twelve disciples loved that Man.
Judas betrayed Jesus for a little
money.
To him that sin was as sweet as
honey.
Judas was that man
When soldiers arrived, his whole
body went numb,
although Jesus wasn’t afraid when
his time had come.
Jesus was that Man
Now, to have a good hole, I would
have to get a grip
I took out my wedge and gave the
battered ball a chip
This game was getting to me and
I started to cringe
My chip landed softly, but was six
feet short of the fringe
That man was an infant oh so
small,
But being King of Kings and our
savior was his call.
Jesus was that Man
Growing and living perfectly from
a kid
Using his hands as a carpenter was
what he did.
Jesus was that Man
Hung on a cross with nails in his
hands and feet
a sword in his side made his death
complete.
Jesus was that Man
Placed in a tomb, Jesus was dead
But he arose on the third day, just
as he said.
Jesus was that Man.
Time for another chip and I hit it,
oh so-so sweet
It rolled onto the green, wow! I was
He found twelve men strong and
true
He taught and trained them the
Haley Howard,
Findlay
Thank you to everyone
who helped to make the
Andy Baldridge Golf
Outing a huge success:
Officers
called on
loose emu
TUsTIN, Calif. (aP) — It’s not
every day you see a 6-foot-tall bird
running in traffic.
But Tustin police say that was
the report when an emu got loose
from a backyard pen.
The Orange County Register
says officers were called to a quiet
residential area shortly before
11:30 a.m.
By the time they got there,
neighbors had safely corralled the
big bird and returned it to a pen it
shares with two other emus.
a police statement says there
was no threat to public safety.
The emu is a flightless australian bird that resembles an ostrich.
It’s the second-largest bird in the
world after the ostrich and can
sprint at up to 30 mph.
authorities say it’s legal to own
emus in Orange County with the
proper zoning.
Angelo’s Pizza
Villager Resort
Rustic Razor
Bob’s Countryside Golf Course UF Athletic Department
Jeffrey Jewelry
Stombaugh Batton Funeral Home Haines Local Search
Shawnda Lehman
Beer Barrel
West End Tavern
Kilowatt Beach
Subway
Theils Wheels
Buffalo Trading Company
Brinkman’s
Pauline Baldridge
Von’s
Michael Eller
Jac & Do’s Pizza
A.J.’s Heavenly Pizza
Domino’s Pizza
Vito’s Pizza
City Barbeque
Stevi B’s
Gracie’s Deli & Ice Cream
Golden Corral
Family Video
Chipotle
Padrone’s
AMF Sportsman Lanes
Texas Roadhouse
Frank Copeland
Burson Bakies Insurance
The Progressor Times
The Batton Family
Fredrick’s IGA
Double K Sanitation
Champs in Motion
Dark Horse
The Blide Family
Peterman Associates
Chris Vaughan
Nigh Properties
Neil Justice
Red Hawk Golf Course
Craig Junge
Kurtz Shoe Store
Pressed Paper Technologies
Ruth Schneider & Family
Beerco
Buzz Bowman
Miller’s Tavern Columbus Grove Saum’s
Dean Plott
Carko Tire & Auto Center
Pratt Image Salon
The Watson Family
Wolfie’s Carry Out on Glessner
Zach Owen
Jacquie Weimerskirch ERA Geyer-Noakes Realty Group
Huston Insurance Doug Hiegel Agency
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