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Newsstand price: $.25 POSTAL PATRON VOLUME 7 – ISSUE 50 Serving All of Paulding County and Surrounding Areas - 419-258-2000 WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2011 ANTWERP EMS MORTGAGE BURNING BLUE CHRISTMAS AT ST. Scripture, music and refl ec- ROUGHTON FAMILY HOSTS PAUL LUTHERAN CHURCH tions focus on the comfort God off ers during dark times, EXCHANGE STUDENT For many people, the ap- the “winter of our souls.” proaching Christmas holiday We invite you to a Blue does not bring with it the Christmas service of remem- Anna Bartels, from in school activities and is joy and happiness advertised brance and refl ection on Sun- Germany, is an exchange a member of the Science on television or in greeting day December 18 at 4:00 p.m. student studying in Amer- Olympiad Team. Anna at St. Paul Lutheran Church, cards. Psychologists have long ica for an Academic Year made the Honor Roll for known that the contrived 601 Flatrock Drive, in Pauld- ing. All are welcome to par- Program (AYP) through the fi rst nine weeks. Anna good cheer of the holiday sea- Cultural Homestay Inter- has also been involved in a son can actually make some ticipate in this service. national (CHI). Anna is variety of activities out and people who are dealing with For more information, call heartbreak feel worse. 419-399-2320. staying with the Eric and about in the community. Holidays in our culture Recently, she helped at Trick or Treat night at the Cooper are oft en about families, NO SENIOR LUNCH and families are not always Community Library, branch happy institutions. Th e “Blue AND LEARN IN DE- of the Paulding County Christmas” concept serves Carnegie Library system. an important function for CEMBER AT CMH She started her year off by those who have lost loved having a small part in the ones, whose loved ones are far Community Memorial library’s Labor Day dinner away, or are alone during the Hospital’s monthly lunch theater! holiday season. and learn event for seniors Th e Roughton’s are very Th e biggest relief for peo- will not be held in Decem- happy to have Anna as a Randy Shaff er and Mayor Delong burning the mortgage. ple who are grieving comes ber. Th e next educational member of the community when it is named. Th e Blue event will be held on Tues- this year. For more informa- By: Sue Knapp for Basic EMS and 130 hours Christmas service confronts day, January 24, 2012, when tion on hosting an exchange Antwerp EMS held a training for Intermediate feelings of grief and loss Bryan Kaplansky, MD, a student, please contact Sue Mortgage Burning Ceremony EMS. head-on. Cultures across the physical medicine and reha- Shelly Roughton family Th omas, Area Coordinator on December 3, 2011. Randy Shaff er is the head world have festivals of light bilitation specialist, will talk and attends Paulding High for Cultural Homestay In- Th e Antwerp EMS started of the EMS and has been since this time of year. In reality, about acupuncture. More School. Anna, being an only ternational at 419-594-2319. in 1972 as part of the Payne 2007. He is dedicated and the long nights of winter are information will follow at a child, has enjoyed having really a hard time for many EMS. Th e ambulance was very caring. He is the head of later date. siblings while in America. housed in and staff ed by the 16 volunteers. people. Th e “Blue Christmas” Did you know? Your service acknowledges just Her host sisters are Savan- Antwerp Fire Department. A gathering of people at- nah and Kaity Roughton ad is always featured on Antwerp EMS became its tended the mortgage burn- how dark the dark is. READ Blue Christmas servic- and her host brother is Sam the internet—even in past own entity around 1981. ing along with Mayor De- CAREFULLY: Roughton. issues. What an original Th e EMS building was long, and Council members es include an emphasis on candles, with people in the The West Bend News She is actively involved idea!!! built in 2000. Th e land was Jan Reeb and Larry Ryan. www.westbendnews.net owned by the Antwerp Fire Th e mortgage was paid off congregation invited to come will not be published on Department who deeded it in November of 2011 at a to- forward and light a candle Wednesday, Dec. 28, over for $1.00. tal of $39,020.39 a year early. in memory of someone or to between Th e Antwerp EMS serves Randy Shaff er commented mark an event in their lives. Christmas & New Year. Stoller-Dunham Insurance Agency, Inc. all of Antwerp, Carryall that fi nancially the Antwerp When life happens, we've got you covered. Township and parts of Harri- EMS has been paying for it- Be sure to get your end of Th e EMS units were open year/holiday information & 5606 Lake Avenue son and Crane Townships. As self. Randy Shaff er also com- Fort Wayne, IN 46815 ads sent in by Dec. 16 of December 3, 2011 a total of mended his diligent staff . for public inspection and www.stoller-dunhaminsurance.com 260 runs have been made this Mayor Delong congratu- snacks were served. If you’re interested in join- The 1st issue of 2012 Proudly serving the states of Ohio, year. Th at is above last year’s lated Antwerp EMS on a job Indiana, and Michigan! total. Training for continu- well done and commented ing the EMS department, see will be dated Randy at the EMS building Home - Auto - Life - Health ing education is held once a what an asset it has been to January 4, 2012 and Business - Church - Annuity month at the EMS building. Antwerp and surrounding on Saturday mornings from the Deadline is 9:00 a.m. – 12:00p.m. It takes 120 hours of training areas. 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Noll, 78, of REGARDING THEORETICAL SCRIPTURE OF THE WEEK Antwerp passed away Tues- GENEROSITY Edna Wannemacher day, December 6, 2011 at “Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad Fowler, 81, of Payne passed Defi ance Inpatient Hospice By: Pastor Joel DeSelm, away Th ursday, December 8, Center. Woodburn Missionary is the road that leads to destruction and many enter through it. But 2011 at her residence. Marcellene was born in Church small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to eternal life, and Edna L Fowler was born in Antwerp on March 31, 1933, A peasant in Russia was Paulding on April 28, 1930, the daughter of the late seeking to join the Commu- only a few fi nd it.” —Matthew 7:13-14 and was raised in McGill, George and May (Hissong) nist Party and appeared be- Ohio. She was the daughter of Elliott. She was a 1951 gradu- fore the local Party secretary consideration, and tolerance Unfortunately, Chris- it shouldn’t just stop there. the late Lillian (Johnson) and ate Antwerp High School. She to answer a few questions as for those sorts of people is be- tians have oft en been more As Christians, every sea- Samuel Harris. was a member of First Pres- to his worthiness. cause we know them so well of a disappointment to the son should be just that. We She was a member of Di- byterian Church of Antwerp; “If you have two cats, will and they know us. We lower world rather than the bless- are to make a diff erence in vine Mercy Catholic Parish; the Chamber of Commerce; you give one of them away?” our guard and tend to let ing they were called to be.