MERCER COUNTY Established 1884 ¢ CHRONIC¢ LEAs Low as 59 www.mercercountychronicle.com THURSDAY, APRIL 26, 2012 75 with paid subscription $ LIFT CHAIRS from 588 Wear your seatbelt…Win a car program Hapner Kerns Auto Group is once again that carry six Furniture & Video supporting the Celina Police Department’s points. Most (260) 729-5267 Old Walmart Bldg. - Portland Wear Your Seatbelt…Win a Car program importantly, by supplying a vehicle that will be given they also have away to a graduating Celina Senior High to be free of Girod’s Construction Amish Crew student. The Celina Police Department any violations All Types of Construction began this program to promote the Ohio of Ohio’s safety Concrete & Remodeling Needs Traffic Safety Office’s What’s Holding belt laws. Call 260-849-1581 You Back summer safety belt campaign. The Chevrolet Free Estimates • Leave a message The 2-door, bronze, Chevrolet Cavalier Cavalier is marks the sixth vehicle donated by Kerns currently on Auto Group since 2006. display in front Inside Today Each year, a group of students who of Celina Senior meet the graduation criteria are chosen High School. during a qualification drawing. On the The qualification Academic Achievers last day of school, in conjunction with drawing will the Celina Police Department’s Ultimate be held at the Home Improvement After-School Party, those students will Senior Assembly Down on the Farm each draw a key and attempt to start the at Celina Senior Chevrolet Cavalier. The student that High School economic times. Their commitment to draws the correct key will win the car. in May. The Celina Police Department providing positive reinforcement to young To qualify a student must be a graduating wishes to express its thanks to Kerns Auto adults has made this program and its Greater Mercer County senior, not have any criminal violations of Group for their dealerships have provided benefits possible. Community Calendar operator license suspensions, any citations to this program, even through tough Coldwater Garage Sales listings will be available on Tuesday May 1 at Local student wins in Coldwater Chief and Coldwater Public Library for $1.00 donation going to the Holy Trinity FoodPantry.It will also be available on the Village of Coldwater statewide competition website. Tony Ahern, left, president and CEO, Ohio Rural Electric Cooperatives, Inc., congratulates Travis Goettemoeller, son of May 5th - Richard and Doris Goettemoeller, Coldwater, who won third place 911 north 7th street. and a $1,700 scholarship in a statewide competition sponsored by alot of new stuff,from flea markets. 10 am to 6pm alot of parking Ohio Rural Electric Cooperatives, Inc. in Columbus. space,items will go fast with these Travis was sponsored by Midwest Electric Inc., St. Marys, OH. He prices is a senior at Coldwater High School, Coldwater. Forty-eight students representing 24 electric cooperatives in Ohio • Coldwater Garage Sales competed for $24,800 in scholarship awards. Winners were announced Saturday May 5, at a banquet following interviews with scholarship judges on April 9. for questions and concerns e-mail The state’s electric cooperatives serve 400,000 consumers in 77 of [email protected] Ohio’s 88 counties. For more information, contact Teresa Lehr, 614-846-5757 or ** If you would like to have your event [email protected]. posted in the Greater Mercer County Community Calen- 12 months same dar, e-mail your in- 1301 E. Spring St. as cash* with formation, at least 4 Fowler’s TV Sony 40” TV payments $0 St. Marys, OH down, $57.95 open weeks prior to event, per month Voted best place to buy $649.95 tax included. to mercercounty * with approved electronics for model #KDL40EX400 Mon & Fri 9:30 - 8 chronicle@bright. credit In-store financing T, W, Th 9:30-7 net.** 7 years in a row! We Service What We Sell available Sat. 9:30-3 Mark Scott Travis Hours: M Hours:& F 9:30-8; M & FT,W,TH 9:30-8; 9:30-7, T,W,TH Sat. 9:30-7, 9:30-3 Sat. 9:30-3 Hours: M & F 9:30-8; T,W,TH 9:30-7, Sat. 9:30-3 Page 2 • April 26, 2012 THE MERCER COUNTY CHRONICLE Mary E. Tumbusch, age 81, Donald Annette Virginia Sanders, area obituaries of St. Henry, Ohio, died on Fri- J. Homan age 91, of Celina, passed away Tri-star holds day, April 20, 2012 at Briarwood , 78, Bur- on Thursday afternoon, April 19, Lloyd R. “Bob” Berryhill, age 85, Village, Coldwater, Ohio. She kettsville, 2012 at the Gardens at Celina. Annual Pinning of Celina, passed away at 12:57a.m. was born August 02, 1930 in Ohio, died Born June 27, 1920 in Osgood, on April 19, 2012 at the Van Wert In- Philothea, Ohio to the late Al- on April the daughter of the late Leo J. patient Hospice Center in Van Wert. bert and Julia (Homan) Boeck- 20, 2012, & Mary Agnes “Minnie” Henry Ceremony He was born in Lima on October 23, man. Mass of Christian Burial at Miami Bruns. A Mass of Christian Buri- On April 17, 2012, the Tri-star 1926 to the late Lloyd A. & Mary Ilo was held on Wednesday, April Valley Hos- al was held Monday, April 23 at Med Prep program, in the St.Mary’s (Ayers) Berryhill. Condolences may 25, 2012 at St. Henry Catholic pital, Day- Immaculate Conception Church Dennings Building, held their annual be made at LHDfuneralhome.com. Church, St. Henry, Ohio. Burial ton, Ohio. He was born April 7, in Celina, with Fr. Ken Alt presid- Pinning Ceremony for graduating Memorial Contributions may be made followed in St. Henry Cemetery. 1934, in St. Anthony, OH, to the ing. Burial followed at St. Marys seniors. The purpose of the pinning to the Community Health Professionals Condolences may be left at ho- late Theodore H. Homan and the Catholic Cemetery in Celina. Me- ceremony is to award the seniors of Celina, 816 Pro Drive, Celina, Ohio genkampfh.com. late Catharine Anna Knoth. On morial Contributions in memory for their superb accomplishments in 45822. November 26, 1960, he married of Annette may be made to: The this program. During the ceremony the late Rosamary (Holscher) Larry Sanders Memorial Fund, the seniors each received a caduceus T&C COMPUTER SERVICES Homan, who died March 31, Immaculate Conception Endow- pin to represent their entrance in the medical field. They all also received 870 East Main Street ( Coldwater Mall ) 2012. Funeral mass was held ment Fund or The Charity of the Wednesday at St. Paul Catholic Donor’s Choice. their passports of health skills they Coldwater, Ohio 45828 Church, Sharpsburg, Ohio, the have acquired throughout the past PH# 419-763-1167 Fr. Thomas Dorn officiating. Herbert M. Miller, 86, of two years during the program. Toll-Free/Fax# 1-866-651-1925 Burial followed at St. Paul Cem- Rockford (Chattanooga), Ohio, Through out the past two years OWNER: TREGORY L. PIERCE etery, Sharpsburg, Ohio. Contri- died at 11:34 p.m. on Saturday, the senior class of 2012 has had their CPR/ First Aid training, many hours E-mail : [email protected] butions can be made to the Mus- April 21, 2012, at Lutheran Hos- cular Dystrophy Association. pital in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He of medical skills, Anatomy and Web: www.tcservicescomputers.com was born November 29, 1925 in Physiology, as well as an average of Blackcreek Township, Willshire, 4 weeks of job observation at many PC’S & LAPTOP SALES AND SERVICE Ohio, to the late Carl F. and Ger- health care facilities. Spring round table trude (Brewster) Miller. Services Distirct 2 Spring Round Table were held on Wednesday at the This year’s senior Med Prep NOTICE! was held at Minster Attending the Zion Lutheran Church, with burial Class included: Spring Round Table was Rosie to follow at the church cemetery. Jenna Barker- University of All Dinners Being Served McClurk, Irene Brunsm and Connie Memorials may be directed to the Northwestern Ohio- Medical Fullenkamp of Legion Auxiliary church. Condolences may be sent Assistant 571 of Maria Stein. at ketchamripley.com. Marie Bertke- Ohio Northern University- Nursing UPSTAIRS! Ashley Brown- University UPSTAIRS! of Northwestern Ohio- Medical Handicapped Accessible! Assistant Joni Brown- Rhodes State DINE-IN & CARRYOUT College- Dental Hygiene Samantha Kremer- Rhodes State College- Physical Therapy Assistant Abbey Kunk- Rhodes State (YHU\RQH:HOFRPH College- Dental Hygiene Kaitlyn Lehmkuhl- Kettering College- Nursing CHICKEN FRY Matt Lemmerman- Rhodes State College- Physical Therapy Assisting Rylie McKinney- Xavier University- Occupational Therapy 6HUYLQJ %HYHUDJHV Regina Muhlenkamp- University 30 $YDLODEOH of Toledo- Nursing Abgail Schlarman- Kettering College of Medical Arts- Nursing Troy Segrest- Apollo Career Center- LPN SATURDAY,SATURDAY, JULYApril 24TH 28 Erin Stolly- Rhodes State College- Medical Assistant $ Brittany Sudhoff- Wright State Only 6.00 University- Pre Med Diana Yaney- Rhodes State College- Physical Therapy Assistant %HQHILW.QLJKWVRI6W-RKQ We would like to congratulate the seniors on all their accomplishments 0DULD6WHLQ2KLR and hard work they have put forth through these past two years! Good luck in the future, class of 2012! THE MERCER COUNTY CHRONICLE April 26, 2012 • Page 3 MERCER COUNTY CHRONICLE Vol. 115 No. 17 USPS 339-15560 419-678-2324 www.mercercountychronicle.com A couple of newsworthy The Mercer County Chronicle is published Thursdays at 124 W. Advertorial items made the news last week Main St., Coldwater, Ohio by Mercer County Publications, Inc. FINANCIAL FOCUS and I thought I would bring Entered in the post office in Coldwater, Ohio 45828 as Periodicals, 401(k) Review and Rollover them to you in case you missed postage paid at Coldwater, Ohio. them. First off; “A 10-cent drop Available by mail in Mercer, Auglaize, Darke, Jay or Van Wert Can Be Rewarding in gasoline prices would mean Your 401(k) offers tax-deductible contributions, tax-deferred growth of County, $36 per year.