POSTALPPOSTTAL PATRONPATRORON www.westbendnews.net VOLUME 11 – ISSUE 7 Good News for Good Communities - Serving Northwest Ohio and Northeast Indiana WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2015 CAMERON STOLLER WINS COUNT SPELLING BEE! ACCELERATED READERS AT WOODLAN 7th GRADE GIRLS BASKETBALL PAYNE LIBRARY WIN ACAC TOURNAMENT Laina Gross, Payne Branch Library Clerk, looks over a book from the newly ar- ranged AR collection. Th e Payne Branch Library, Aft er beating Heritage in row) Coach Erin Fox, Ma- the second branch of the the fi rst game of the tourna- lia Pickney, Selma Peidra, Paulding County Carnegie Li- ment, Woodlan overcame Hanna Albertson, Kate brary system, has rearranged Leo in a tough battle to Mendenhall, and Coach their juvenile fi ction collection move on to the fi nal game Kyle Bricker; (front row) Pictured here are the Spelling Bee winners: Cameron Stoller, Faith Meraz, and Gaige McMichael. and organized it by Accelerat- against South Adams. Th e Hallie Mason, Taya Kitz- By: Derek Reeb it certainly did. Cameron peting students, the award ed Reader (AR) level. As any Warriors came out on top miller, Kristina White, On February 9th, stu- Stoller went against eight ceremony began. Th e win- student or parent knows, it is with a fi nal score of 43-27. Addison Bayman, Gabby dents from all over Pauld- other spellers, grades 5 ner and runner-up both re- sometimes challenging to fi nd Pictured above are (back Joyce, and Kate Dyer. ing County met to compete through 8, correctly spell- ceived gift cards to Barnes a book in their child’s level. Th e in the County Spelling Bee. ing every word throughout and Noble, courtesy of the Payne Branch team, led by Suzi HOLOCAUST EXPERT VISITS furnace. Max was a prison- Th e Bee took place at Ant- the course of the Bee. Other Antwerp Exchange Bank, Yenser, has re-organized all ju- ANTWERP FRESHMEN er for nearly six years in fi ve werp Local School, Monday students also did well in the and check money, from the venile fi ction books into easy- concentration camps. He lost night at 7:00 p.m. Th is was competition, aside from just Antwerp VFW. All partici- to-fi nd reading levels. “We have seven family members in the already had one student share Kristi Keller, a Holocaust the second stage in the spell- one trip-up that cost them pants were awarded medals Resource Consultant, recent- Holocaust. ing bee process and to get advancing toward 1st place. and certifi cates for their ac- that the new arrangement has Aft er the war, in 1956, helped her reach her reading ly visited Mr. Miesle’s fresh- here, every contestant had One such student was run- ademic achievements. men world history classes Max married Simone Arnold, to have already won their ner-up Faith Meraz, who Th e next step for Stoller goals,” stated Mrs. Yenser. According to Susan Pieper, to share information about a Witness whose family also school spelling bee in order correctly spelled words like is the Regional Spelling victims of the Holocaust, es- suff ered during the Holo- to advance to the county “typhoon” and “begonia.” Bee, where she will compete library director, “Th ere are li- braries throughout the nation pecially Jehovah’s Witnesses. caust. When she was a child, round. Many kids studied Only eight rounds into the against the victors of several who are reorganizing their col- Most students are aware of Simone’s father was arrest- their word lists for months, Bee, Stoller was given “be- other county spelling bees. lections in ways that make bet- the suff erings of Jewish vic- ed and sent to a concentra- in anticipation for the com- hoove,” which led to the It will be held at IPFW on ter sense to their patrons. But, tims but do not realize other tion camp, while she and her petition. championship word “hom- March 7, 2015. Th e winner this is the fi rst time I have seen minority groups were perse- mother were left to fend for On Monday, they found onym,” both of which she of that competition will ad- a library arrange their youth cuted during the Holocaust as themselves without money out if their hard work paid spelled confi dently. vance to the Scripps Nation- fi ction by AR levels. I think it is or a working permit. Around th well, including Witnesses, the off . For one 5 grade student Aft er rounds of applause al Spelling Bee in Washing- a great idea!” disabled, and homosexuals. that time, Simone was also from Wayne Trace Payne, for Stoller and all the com- ton D.C. Th e Payne Branch Library Keller showed the students expelled from school for re- opened in 1996 and serves the the badges worn by these dif- fusing to “Heil Hitler.” Have Something to sell? residents of Payne six days a ferent groups and explained When she was 12, Sim- week. 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