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012 Animals/Pets 025 For Sale 025 For Sale 035 Help Wanted 040 Notices 041 Services 041 Services 050 Work Wanted
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Fancy collars; sweaters, from $15 to $50. Some Huge selection of fabrics. nity for the right individual Shop where there are tions only. Call weekdays Brass--Steel--Cars--Bat- wall; new construction:
toys, jewelry to please like new! Also, 2 and 4 cy- (419) 678-2811. Blinds, to work with a stellar team deals on every rack. Lo- 765-470-1205. teries--Appliances--Cata- room additions, garages;
everyone. Garwick!s The cle small repair, push shades, installed and re- of clinical staff to support cated in downtown St. Ma- lytic Converters & alumi- roofing; Free Estimates
Pet People. 419-795-5711 mowers, trimmers, tillers, paired. the implementation and ry!s on the corner of num Wheels. Metal & Ve- 260-251-4559.

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chain saws and chain sustainability of a best of Spring and Vine Street at hicle Pickup Available,
BAILEY!S UPHOLSTERY J.R. CONSTRUCTION
Education/ sharpening! Millbrook Re- breed emergency depart- 702 E. Spring Street. New for all your furniture Roll Off Boxes available.
Amish Crew Will do roof-
pairs, 1601 S. 500 E, ment information system. and Gently used Men!s, Ohio City Auto, Inc.
Instruction Monroe, IN STRAW AND HAY in The EDIS Clinical Applica- Women!s, Teen!s and
needs. Free pick-up and
11408 Snyder Road, Ohio ing, Siding, Garages, Pole
delivery. 35 years experi- Barns, Room Additions,
LOSE WEIGHT, tone abundance. All bale tions Coordinator will be Children!s clothing. Many City, Ohio 45874.
muscles with the Stone Ti- MOPED SALE, over 100 sizes, all grades. Dry cow directly involved with the ence. 260-729-7051. Windows, Doors & Foun-
items are marked $1.00 1-800-387-2401.

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ger fitness program. Kick new and used mopeds. hay, low potassium. Semi planning, training, imple- each. Hurry in while sup- dations. 260-580-5289
boxing, cardio, plyomet- Parts, service & repairs. loads. Bill and Chris Mar- mentation, and ongoing plies last. Currently ac- (Leave message)
rics, resistance training Lyle!s Moped Sales, 12th tin (517) 543-1642 maintenance for all as - cepting Spring and sum- DCF POWDER Coating.
SMALL AMISH Crew, any
and more. (419) 733-6828 and Main, Delphos. pects of an automated mer apparel in all sizes. Quality Custom Powder
kind of roofing, including
419-692-0249. EDIS clinical documenta- Visit our website for more Coating. Automotive, Mo- NEW CONSIGNMENT
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tial arts classes, ages 4 OAK WOOD PELLETS WOODSHAVINGS deliv- plicant will have previous Roof which covers over
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year and up. Self defense, $180 per ton. Clean ered in 12-90 yard loads clinical application experi- ANY existing roof without
call 419 300-8847. Hours: Metal Products, Batch Best consignment pay
discipline, grappling, bagged corn. Used corn for horses, calves, and ence and demonstrate tearing off. Foundation
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weapons and more (419) & pellet stoves. Custom chickens. Compost also up-to-date knowledge of work. Any kind of repair
6:00 p.m. Saturday 10:00 4!x6! & 10!x10”, Over 150 ion City, IN. 937-732-5000
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Call 937-260-5871 - Joe.
ments in hardware and www.dcfpowdercoating.co coin-operated Pinball ma-
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turn make you money! Of- ties. Aeration systems, Help Wanted cent clinical experience in
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working or non working. wrecked, used vehicles.
fice Space available windmills, fountains, and source and Referral at Clean out your barn, base-
Emergency nursing pre- 1-800-922-2916 o r DELLINGER BROS., Scrap metal of all kinds.
@$250 a month, no de- pond chemicals. Free ment, and garage. Pinball
CLINICAL APPLICA - ferred. Computer back- 419-225-5465. LLC. Since 1916. Resi - Roll-off container services.
posit and includes utilities brochure. Free delivery machine and Arcade
TIONS Specialist, RN. ground to include PC dential-Farm-Commercial 24 hour towing. Selling
and a phone line. Freshly with minimum order. One game repairs and restora-
JTDMH has a full time 1st based software classes, used and new parts.
painted office with newer mile west of Kalida on St. AT CANALSIDE Book Water well drilling 5” & up, tions also available. Call
shift opportunity available word processing, spread- III Sons Towing, Hauling
carpet in a great location. Rt.224. 419 532-2335 Shop. Thousands of used pressure grouting, Com- 937-492-5692
for a Registered Nurse in sheets, computer graph- and Salvage LLC (419)
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our Information Systems ics, etc. Must demon - 363-2277.
ST. HENRY. Home lo- West Spring Street, St. sales, installation, service. SCOTT!S PROPERTY
cated at 212 S. Elm in St. RECLINER, LOTS OF department. Must be a li- strate basic understanding Well & Pump repair. Li - Maintenance, AWHR
Mary!s (419) 300-2665 WENDEL SEAMLESS
censed RN with at least 2 in utilizing computer appli- censed & Bonded. Jim
Henry. 2 bedroom, full fin- nice sofas, recliner sofa, cations, creating/editing American Hot Water GUTTERING. For all your
ished basement, 1 car ga- sleeper sofas, sectionals, years of patient care expe- documents, locating and Dellinger, Office 419 Heater rentals. Repairs all guttering and leaf cover
table and chairs, wicker rience. Basic understand- FOR VALUABLE Cou- 495-2334, Residence 419
rage. Grand Lake opening files, etc., and will pons to Wilson Shoe Store 495-2921, 12346 St. Rt. models. Greg (419) needs. Call us for a free
Realty-419-852-2888. set, glider/rocker w/otto- ing in utilizing computer provide support with the 296-3433 or Scott (419) quote. Call Jim at
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man, futon, twin bed, applications is required.
installation, building and town.com Click on Spe- Ohio 45898 979-3507. 260-997-6774 or Steve at
roll-a-way beds, stackable Previous use of clinical in- training of enhancements
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bookshelf, tvs, lamps, formation system desired. WILLIAMS AUTO PARTS
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The Mercer County Connection • Page 4 • April 23, 2011
Page 9 • June 11, 2009 - June 17, 2009

Students placeHost Mercer County FFA Invitational

FFA Chapters
in competition
The Mercer County FFA Marion Local FFA, St. Henry Chapters would also like to say the following Mercer County
Chapters hosted the 5th Annual FFA, and Parkway FFA thanks to the personnel at the Invitational Contest Sponsors:
Mercer County Invitational on organized the event. Mack Arena for their assistance Asgrow/Dekalb-Monsanto,
March 26 at 10 a.m. at the The Mercer County FFA and facility to conduct the COBA, Cooper Farms, Dairy
Mercer County Fairgrounds Chapters would like to say Equine Judging Contest.  The Farmers of America, Dannon,
andA Mack
component Arenaofwith the recently
549 aestablished
special thank agriculture
you to Steve pro- following brought in horses Farm Credit Services, Fenning-
gram at Wright
students from State 51 Lakeschools Campus includedMercer
Schulte, a course on dairy
County for the event: Jon Rollins, Bill Homan Agribusiness, Fenning
cattle evaluation.The
in attendance. Participating students learned
Mercer Fairgrounds about dairy
Manager, Jeff Walls, Sandy Prichard, Jordan Equipment, Frank Miller
cattle
County physiology,
Invitational pedigree,
was linear evaluation,
a Selhorst, Mercer and oral
County defense
Fair Griesdorn, Amy Frantz and Lumber Company, Helena
of reasons. Students in the class competed in the National
statewide judging contest Board President, and Tom Kerry Walls Family. A huge Chemical, Mercer County
that attracted students from a Knapke, Long Range Planning thanks to the personnel at the Cattleman’s Association,
Association of College Teachers of Agriculture (NACTA)
multi-county region in Ohio. Committee President, for Mercer County Garage for the Mercer County Dairy
Dairy
StudentsJudging Contestinheldthein Wooster,
competed helping Ohio to on April 17th.
organize the use of the wash bay and the Association, Mercer Landmark,
Members
following of the Agronomy
contests: Wright State facilities
Lake Campus for this teams did well
event and Hopewell Grange for allowing Mercer County Pork Producers,
in the Associates
Judging, Dairy Cattle and Judging,
Bachelors Degreeto the Divisions
numerousofvolunteers competi- their facilities to be used for Mercer County Pheasants
tion. In the Associates
Dairy Foods Judging, Equine Degree who Divisionhelped awards were given
coordinate the the event.  Don and Sally Forever, Ohio Farm Bureau,
for top placings
Judging, General in the respectiveevent.
Livestock breeds The judged that dayfarmers
following (Hol- Siegrist are also thanked for Reforestation and Wildlife
stein, Ayrshire, and Jersey) as well as overall individual and Larry Schmitmeyer, Angie Uhlenhake. Craig Siefring is their coordination of the food Services, Gene Schoenlein
Judging, Nature Interpretation, brought in livestock for the
Poultry Judging, and Wildlife event: Daryl Guggenbiller, Schwieterman, Paul & Jim thanked for hauling the mulch stand during the event. and Family, Truepointe, and
team awards.
Judging. Second Place
Coldwater-Tri Starin Ayrshire
Dan Dues, (Associate Division)
Jordan Hellwarth, Representing Wright State Lake Campus in competition included: Damon thank
A special Bertke,you Garrett
to Dorsten,
Wayne IGA. Alex Fullenkamp,
was
FFA,Damon Ft. Bertke and Third
FFA, Place (Associate
Knapke,Division) was Kleinhenz,
Abe Gibbs,
Jerry
Jordan
Meyer,
Hellwarth,
for the
Kevin
event.
Kaup, Greg Koesters, Tyler Koesters, Joanna Osterloh, Kassie Pease, Wendi
Fresh Country Air
Recovery Steve Ron Pohl,

Parkway FFA teams do well at contests

Brian Schulte. Overall awards indicated the team placed well. Gary Muhlenkamp, and Kyle The Mercer County FFA
Phillips, Brian Schulte, and Matt Thobe. The team was coached by Dr. Greg Homan and sponsored by Farm Credit
Damon Bertke was the Second Place Individual and the Asso- Services.
ciates Degree team was 2nd Place in their Division. Pictured front (left to right) Greg Koesters, Brian Schulte, Kassie By MattPease,
ReeseWendi Phillips,heard TylermyKoesters,
neighbor and Matt
talk several
Thobe. Second Row (left-right) Alex Fullenkamp, Abe Gibbs, AtKevin Kaup,ofDamon
the advent spring, Bertke,
it times Jordan Hellwarth,
at various meetings andabout
The Parkway
The BachelorsFFA Degree Team won their division in compe-
recently Dr. Greg Homan. (Absent from of 91photo:
individuals. 
Garrett Dorsten).is a great time to drive around one of his favorite cover crops,
tition.a team
sent Garrett of Dorsten
eight boys placed
to 2nd overall as an individual, The team also participated in the countryside and observe the oilseed radish. This cover
with Kevin
compete at Kaup placing third. The Bachelors Degree team
two invitationals the Mercer County Invitational the green-up of winter cover crop has many benefits, but

Parkway FFA Presents Community

in
wasthe2nd Wildlife
in eachCDE of theand the divisions (Holstein, Jersey, and
breed on March 26th. Here, Wildlife crops. While many crop fields is best known for its ability
Nature Interpretation CDE.
Ayrshire), as well as placing 2nd as a team in Oral Reasons. A placed 1st as a team, out of 31 are barren or dotted with weeds to break up compacted soils
CDE’s are Career Development teams.  As individuals, Roth before spring planting, fields in fields. It also scavenges
number of the Bachelors Degree Team Members placed indi-

with Blue and Gold Award

Events. Competing from placed 1st, Bruns placed 8th, with cover crops are springing nutrients and has vigorous fall
vidually in
Parkway wasbreedBrycecompetition
Bedwell, with Garrett Dorsten placing O’Neill placed 14th, Dugan into life from their winter growth. The crop dies in the
Second inRoehm,
Kameron the Jersey JackBreed,
Roth,while Kevin Kaup was Third in placed 22nd, Roehm placed dormancy. The most common winter and leaves soils mellow
Holsteins
Cody Dugan,and First
JarretinO’Neill,
Ayrshire. 29th, Bedwell placed 44th, and visible of these Ohio cover and ready to plant in the spring

Ohio Farm Bureau

Jordan Strader, Josh Ford and Strader placed 57th of crops at this time of year is with no need to manage the
and Lando Bruns. Students Jack Roth, Kameron Roehm, Jordan Strader, Jarret The Parkway FFA 91 participants. In the Nature winter wheat. cover crop.
are required to identify animal O’Neill, Bryce Bedwell, Cody Dugan, Chapter awarded
and Josh Ford. three Interpretation contest, the In Ohio, cover crops have One unfortunate side effect

Hosts Grow and

species, plants, equipment, team placed 2nd. Individually, long been planted in late of this cover crop, though,
and game birds. area businesses during the
placed 11th, Bedwell placed team placed 9th of 22 schools. Roth placed 2nd, Bruns placed summer or fall to provide is the unbelievable aroma
The team first travelled to 15th, Ford placed 21st, O’Neill Ford 80th placed
annual39th,
FFA banquet.
Roth placed 3rd, O’Neill placed 6th, Ford valuable groundcover during of the rotting crop in winter
Marysville to participate in the placed 59th, Dugan placed 41st, The BlueDugan and placed
Gold award45th, placed 8th, Dugan placed 9th, the winter months in between fields. Since our home is just

Know Day
Marysville Invitational. The 76th, Strader placed 97th, and Roehm placed 51st, Bedwell Bedwell placed 10th, Strader the end of one growing season a couple of miles from this
is awarded to businesses
Wildlife team placed 5th of Roehm placed 104th out of placed 55th, O’Neill placed placed 11th, and Roehm and the start of another. nationally known farm, my
49 schools. Individually, Roth 187. The Nature Interpretation 56th, that donate
and Straderto benefit the placed 12th.
placed 63rd Cover crops, including annual wife and I have some first-

Fort Recovery Holds 81st Annual FFA Banquet

Parkway FFA Chapter and rye, clover, alfalfa, Austrian hand experience with the odor
Attendees can learn skills to vation, fruit and nut tree man- local community. The winter pea, and many others of the oilseed radish. Early last
manage their property agement, property protection, three businesses were can protect the soil from wind winter, when we would load up
The growing popularity
Fort Recovery FFA herb of Michelle Brackman,
production, fenceKurt and Willshire Sportsman Club, to allow them to participate
and water erosion, reduce the kids to drive somewhere,
gardening,
held its annual food preservation
banquet on barn Fortkamp, Caitlin Gehret,
maintenance, beekeep- Helena Agronomic Center at the State FFA Convention, weed pressure, add nutrients just about a mile or so into
Aprilother
and 7 at 6:30
“back in the
to evening
basics” ing Taylor Guggenbiller, FFA Camp, and the National to the soil, and improve soil our journeys we would smell
and Hart,
more. Brian Keller,
at the Fort
topics will beRecovery
the focus Middle
of a Nicole in Coldwater, and Burtch FFA Convention. The structure. something awful.
School Auditorium with well DougCost to participate
Lennartz, is $25
Natalie chapter would like to say While cover crops have At first, my wife and I
new day-long seminar spon- for Farm Bureau members Seed.
over 250 members, parents, Lennartz, John Link, thank you to all those that many benefits, they can thought some small mammal
sored by the Ohio leaders
and agribusiness Farm Bu- in andSam $85 Muhlenkamp,
for non members, Kyle Willshire Sportsman supported the auction. also offer new management had crawled into our engine
reau Federation.
attendance. The banquet (which Schmitz,includes Abby aSudhoff, member- Club sponsored the Park- Many area businesses challenges, added expense and died. But after a few more
The first
serves ever “Grow
as public displayand of ship).
AlisonIn addition Tobe, to the Jacob
pro- way Wildlife and Nature donated money to support headaches. As a result of these determined that it was not just
and a variety of different trips, in multiple vehicles, we
all the hard work done by Whitacre,
Know Day’s” will be held gram, registration includes a and Aaron Will. the awards program and
the 18,
members in the past Three other members, Interpretation teams. They table favors. Abels Dairy challenges, cover crops have our car, ruling out the dead-
July from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Bob Evans cookout lunch on
year.
at FortEvans
the Bob Recovery FarmChapter
in Rio Kelsey Brockman, Cody provided the team mem- Farms, LLC, Farm Credit become much less common in animal-in-the-engine theory.
President Nathan Fortkamp the Kaiserfarm. andRegistration
Matt Whitacre, dead- bers with t-shirts as well as Services, Fort Electric, the last 50 years or so, favoring Then it occurred to me
Grande. The event is billed
called the banquet to order. line as will is July 1.their
receive Event registra-
American
training to prepare them Fort Recovery Equity, Fort a simpler corn-soybean rotation that the smell originated in
aChapter
how-to seminar
Sentinel for property
Jessica tion FFAcan Degree. Only
be made by calling one- Recovery Family Medicine, with nothing growing in the the general area of this nearby
owners,
Link gaveanimal lovers, gar-
the invocation and 614-246-8276
half of one percent of
or visit all for the events. Willshire Fort Recovery Insurance winter months. But in just the farm. A few more olfactory
the buffet
deners and meal was served. OurOhio.org
food enthusiasts. members receive for ticket theirinfor- Sportsman Club paid for Agency, Hastings Auto receiving
Burtch Seed representative last few their
years,award.
farmers are observations confirmed my
Remarks were given by American FFA Degree.
“It’s going to be a great day mation, program descriptions each members entry fees Pictured here is Dave Sales, Hull Brothers, Lefeld once again taking notice of suspicions – oilseed radishes
FRHS
of Principal
hands-on Jeff Hobbs
learning,” said andMany other awards Lennartz, who was award- Welding, Les Wenning the potential benefits of cover were to blame for the incredible
more Grow
and Fort Recovery Alumni were given out to members ed the Honorary Chapter and Know to each event as well. Motors, Mercer County crops and experimenting with odor floating up into the
Cara Lawson, promotion
Brown. spe- experiences, Helena
President Stacy for dedicated including
servicecook- and Degree for Agronomic
his dedicated CenterElectric,
in Coldwater
Mercer has
CountymadeFarm manywaysdonations to the
to integrate Parkway
them back FFA for many
cold winter skiesactivites
of my ruraland
cialist for Ohio Farm
With 107 members, ing Bureau commitment
and gardening to thecompeti-
chapter service to the FFA. Bureau,materials
Mercer County Pork into crop rotations. Farmers Fairfield County neighborhood.
awards given. They also provided needed for the FFA Mercer County Invitational. Helena in turn is a
and
the oneFortof the coordinators
Recovery FFA tions. and all its activities. The to Michelle Brackman. The Producers, Mercer Savings have been listening as Ohio From then on, oilseed radishes
participates in numerous
program- StarThe in Agribusiness part of the Syngenta blue jackets program in which theState Parkway FFA Chapter received a free FFA jacket
topic for
for the event. “This vision of theAward awarded Dave Bank, Mercer SWCD, and conservation groups conversation for my three-year-
University Extension were an almost daily of
chapter also
Ohio members to use.
eventsis inincluding
ming direct response careerto Farmwas given to Stacy Will, Lennartz as an Honorary FFA Miracle Lanes, Overman
BureauFarmer Federation is to
development
members wanting thisevents, the Star
sort of create Award BurtchforSeed
Member his has helped not
dedicated only thePost
Trucking, chapter, but alsoincluding
Excavating the community by furthering
the Environmental oldthe agriculture
daughter who was advance-
both
fundraisers and community went to Nathan Fortkamp ments. a partnership between & Landscaping, Pottkotter Defense Fund (EDF) have disgusted and fascinated with
information.” service toBurtch Seed has made many donations for the events
the chapter. and activities Parkway FFA participates in through-
service projects. This farmers
and Zach andGuggenbiller,
consumers. In ad- the Among other events athave Construction, Reinhard Dairy been promoting cover crops. their odor.
the partnered
Attendees will be
year fifteen members will ditionable to Star Greenhand
to farmers, Awardmembers out the year. They also with
went banquet, the chapter held its Products, Second National the Parkway FFA
“EDF to hold the
supports Burtch
strongly theSeed
use Customer Appreciation
Apparently, we were Day not
select four different breakout the which helps
receive their State FFA include to Mitchgardeners, Lennartz,food and and andpromote the Parkway
Bank, FFA Chapter
St. Henry Tile,andVFW Parkway Local Schools.
of cover crops, especially in the only people smelling the
annual Pie Cake Auction
sessions
Degree, with topics including
which includes wine Dekalb Award was given
enthusiasts, animal own- thatForraised these businesses
$2,800. All Post 6515, Wabash Garage, combination with agronomic rotting radishes. The local fire
dedication for helping the Parkway FFA, they have received lifetime membership to
gardening, backyard egg pro- ers, and anyone who enjoys proceeds from the auction Wangler Ace Hardware, practices designed to increase department was swamped with
Parkway FFA Boosters as well as membership to the National FFAofAlumni. The Parkway
as callsFFA fromChapter would like
are returned to the students Wendel Poultry Services, water infiltration rates -- such fearing there was some sort of
the health the soil as well concerned citizens
duction, horse ownership, rural Ohio.
Hard
HardWorking
Working&&Good
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food preparation and preser-
to thank these businesses forWerling their support.
& Sons.

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