POSTALPPOSTTAL PATRONPATRON www.westbendnews.net VOLUME 10 – ISSUE 50 Good News for Good Communities - Serving Northwest Ohio and Northeast Indiana WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2014 HITTIN’ THE ROAD, JACK PANCAKE BREAKFAST WITH zell Street, New Haven, IN THE PRODIGAL PILOT SANTA 46774 For more information, New Haven Masonic please call (260)749-2212 with Lodge and New Haven Parks any questions. and Recreation will be spon- www.newhavenbulletin.com soring a Pancake Breakfast with Santa on Saturday, De- SANTA TO MAKE STOP AT cember 13th, 8:00 a.m. – 11:00 PAULDING LIBRARY a.m. Th is event is held annu- ally to promote community Th e library has just re- fellowship. Th e menu will in- ceived word that Santa will clude all you can eat pancakes, he has cleared his busy cal- sausage, applesauce, juice, endar for a special stop at the milk and coff ee. Santa will ar- children’s room of the main rive on a Fire Truck and will historic Carnegie library in be available for pictures and Paulding on Tuesday, Decem- wish lists all morning. Th ere ber 16th from 5:00-7:00 p.m. will be a free craft for kids to Children can visit with Santa, Gordon Barnes is ready to retire. make while supplies last. have their pictures taken and It’s been since 1999 when Antwerp Exchange Bank to Th is festive occasion will enjoy treats. For more infor- Gordon Barnes stepped in the spend time with his wife and take place at New Haven Park mation contact the children’s locally owned bank, hired at family, he didn’t start there. Center, located at 1125 Hart- room at 419-399-2032. the Antwerp Exchange Bank. His parents (deceased) were Sharon and Robert Wearley with Genie Bishop Everyone from this area George and Nellie Barnes. He RAIDER STUDENTS GIVE BACK THRU Robert Wearly, original- there until he was 19, at which knows Gordon at the bank. graduated from Fort Wayne ly from Woodburn, recently point he went into the newly He has a jovial attitude (most Central Catholic High School CHRISTMAS FOR KIDS returned with his new book, formed Air Force following of the time!) that makes you in 1966. For some it seems Th e Prodigal Pilot, to the graduation from Woodburn just want to do business lo- like a long time ago, but for Woodburn Branch Library. High School in 1951. Much cally. His radiant smile and Gordon it hasn’t been that Saturday, December 6, he and of the book takes place with funny jokes keep you coming long at all. He went straight his wife, Sharon, came back Bob’s early life in Woodburn. back for more, not to mention from high school into be- to greet family and friends From 1951 to 1954 Robert he holds the keys to the vault! ing draft ed for the the Viet- and those wanting to know trained to be a pilot. He start- Th ough he’s retiring from nam War where he served about his extraordinary life. ed in propeller fl ights and two tours in the southeast- Wearly worked his way quickly moved on to the jets ern Asian country. He came through high school at the as they became more popu- back to the states and started local grocery. It was Norm’s lar for military operations in THIS WEEK working at the People’s Trust Grocery Store then and he be- a C-5 Transport. He spent 17 Bank in Terra Haute, Indiana. gan at age 12 as a carryout boy years in active service. LOOK FOR He then received a phone call and shelf stocker. 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Wayne St. talking about the latest Farm Bill Paulding, OH 45879 419-506-9010 419-445-0810 Regulations & Restrictions. 4th Generation Carpenters 410 East River Street, Antwerp, OH • Located East side of town on Old 24 Larry D. Grace, Owner Add some Grace to your place! Dr. Chris Bragg PAGE 2 – WEST BEND NEWS – DECEMBER 10, 2014 Phone: 419-258-2000 • Email: [email protected] OBITUARIES lumbus, Catholic Vigil and Ro- to know the patients and their President of Lending when SCRIPTURE OF THE WEEK sary service at 7:30 pm at Dooley families and would off er sup- he started. Coming from a Funeral Home, Antwerp. View- port in small but important large corporate type bank to “Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the ing was also Saturday, 9 - 9:30 ways: a box of Kleenex here, a small town community was life; no one comes to the Father but through Me.” am at the funeral home. a glass of water there, or a good for Gordon. “It’s a very John 14:6 NASB He will be laid to rest at Mau- mee Cemetery, with military word of encouragement. One diff erent atmosphere. I know honors. housekeeper reported rear- the people who come in and Memorials are for Knights of ranging pictures on the walls they know me. I really want to PAULDING EXEMPTED VILLAGE PREPARES PRESCHOOL- Columbus or Masses. of comatose patients, with the thank all the friends, clients ERS FOR HANDWRITING Condolences and fond mem- hope that a change of scenery and co-workers I have known ories may be shared at www. might have some positive ef- since being here. Th ey have dooleyfuneralhome.com fect. treated me well and accepted Th e researchers coined me.” ANTWERP, OH HOW WOULD YOU DE- a term for what these spe- “I plan on traveling more Th omas E. Marlin, 90, of SCRIBE YOUR WORK? cial housekeepers brought to and having a good time visit- Antwerp, passed away at home their job—job craft ing. Job ing with our family.” He and on Wednesday, December 3 2014. Winning the Battle for a craft ing means that people Barbara are planning to take Tom was born in Antwerp Generation by: Pastor Rick take their existing job ex- trips out west and maybe a on October 16, 1924, a son of the Jones pectations—or job descrip- cruise to here or there. late Anna (Reising) and Edward On a number of occasions tions—and expand them to “We’re going to miss him Marlin. I’ve had someone out of curi- suit their desire to make a dif- around here.” said Ron. I’m He proudly served in the U.S. osity ask me, “What do you ference. Job craft ers are those pretty sure Ron is the not Navy in WW II. do for a living?” Sometimes who do what’s expected (be- the only person who is going He was a farmer and worked I answered, “I am a minis- cause it’s required) and then to be missing Gordon aft er at Zollner’s for 34 years; was a ter,” other times I responded, fi nd a way to add something 15 years. He’s made a lot of Carryall Township Trustee for “I help people who are lost.” new to their work. Something friends here, both in and out 20 years, was a member of the One of the joys I’ve found in that delights. Something of the bank. Antwerp VFW & American Le- Mrs. Angie Bonifas, the ed with the parents and then gion Posts, Payne Knights of Co- my work is to remember that I that benefi ts both the giver Stop in at the Antwerp lumbus, Sierra Club, Antwerp am here to make a diff erence.