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Tuesday, June 16, 2015
Council approves
levy for parks
Ametek fire
By TOM WEHRHAHN
MANAGING EDITOR
Staff photo/
John Bush
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Wapakoneta Fire and EMS responded to Ametek Plastics,
14097 Cemetery Road, on a report of a vent fire on the factory's
production line around 8 a.m. Tuesday. The fire was contained
shortly after firefighters' arrival. No injuries were reported.
Wapakoneta
City Council held
first reading on
resolutions to place
a five-year, 1-mill
replacement levy for
recreation on the
November ballot.
The current 1-mill
levy will end Dec. 31,
but funding from the
levy will continue
through Dec. 31,
2016, since levy
funds are collected a
year behind.
The Wapakoneta
City Council’s Parks
and Recreation
Committee met June
4 to discuss options
for financing the
city’s parks.
The committee
noted the additional
responsibilities
the city has taken
on regarding parks
and recreation,
including the new
Breakfast Optimist
Park. Members also
Mark Twain visits local library
By CASSAUNDRA SMITH
STAFF WRITER
If one didn't know
any better, Mark Twain
himself made a visit to the
Wapakoneta-Central Library
on Monday night.
For those who did know
better, however; the man
standing in front of the
crowd gathered in the
library's basement was
actually Mark Dawidziak,
Mark Twain impersonator.
Clad in all white with a cigar
in hand, he gave comical
advice on everything from
health and diet to happiness
as Twain. As himself,
he offered historical
information and answers
to audience members'
questions about the literary
giant.
Dawidziak told the
audience he has been
impersonating Twain since
he was 22, marking more
See LIBRARY, Page 2A
STAFF WRITER
WAYNESFIELD —
Waynesfield-Goshen
has a new middle/high
school principal.
Becky Diglia was
approved unanimously
by the W-G Board of
Education at its regular
board meeting Monday
night.
Diglia, who has 30
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See COUNCIL, Page 2A
House
fire on
West
Auglaize
By TOM WEHRHAHN
MANAGING EDITOR
Staff photo/
Cassaundra
Smith
Mark Dawidziak and his wife, Sara Showman, put on their Mark Twain show for an
audience in the basement of the Wapakoneta-Central Library.
years experience in
education, had been
working as the director
of curriculum for
Lincolnview Local
Schools in Van Wert
before accepting the
principal position at
W-G.
"I really believe that
she will be a strong
instructional leader
for the middle school
See SCHOOL, Page 5A
Firefighters
responded to a fire at
8:04 p.m. Sunday at
412 W. Auglaize St.
Wapakoneta Fire
Department Captain
Doug Kill said the
fire was confined
to the basement
and appears to have
started in the area of
the electrical box.
Kill said the
fire was declared
contained at 10:10
p.m., with all units
off-scene at 11:18
p.m.
Mutual aid was
received from
Botkins, which
provided one engine
See FIRE, Page 5A
Flooding
closes
roads
School gets
new principal
By JOHN BUSH
noted rising costs
of meeting those
responsibilities
and the possibility
of future
enhancements.
Due to changes in
property values, the
levy is generating
approximately
$95,000 per
year, First-Ward
Councilman and
committee chair
James Neumeier
FROM STAFF REPORTS
Staff photo/
John Bush
Newly hired Waynesfield-Goshen Middle/High School Principal Becky
Diglia, left, stands with W-G Superintendent Chris Pfister and Board of
Education President Dave Pepple. The board unanimously approved
Diglia's hiring at its regular meeting Monday night.
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The Auglaize
County Sheriff ’s
Office has issued a
f lood warning until
1 p.m. today as it will
take time for f lood
waters to recede.
Auglaize County
Engineer Doug
Reinhart reported
this morning
high water at
approximately 40
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School From 1A
and high school,"
W-G Superintendent
Chris Pfister said
after the meeting. "In
combination with her
teaching experience,
her administrative
experience and her
overall character, I
think she will help us
move the instructional
program forward."
Diglia's contract
is for two years at a
salary of $72,000 per
year, which will go into
effect on Aug. 3. She
was hired following
the departure of T.J.
Winkler, who had
served as middle/high
school principal for the
last 13 years. Winkler,
who announced his
departure in May, has
accepted a principal
position at West Middle
School in Lima.
"I just want to say
T.J.'s been wonderful
working with me,
giving me pointers
and helping me get
a feel for it so I really
appreciate everything
you've done," Diglia
said during Monday's
meeting.
Prior to serving
as the director
of curriculum at
Lincolnview, Diglia
was the principal and
assistant principal at
Shawnee High School
for eight years.
According to a press
release, Diglia also
has years of teaching
experience in science,
math, English and
social studies, and
was selected as the
teacher-in-residence
at the BP Refinery
and Chemical Plant
to facilitate schoolindustry partnerships
to increase science
learning across Allen
County school districts.
She is also a licensed
literacy specialist and
has assisted other
districts with literacy
initiatives, the press
release states. Diglia
recently served on
a team that wrote a
successful Straight A
Grant and is currently
assisting with the
implementation of a 1:1
computing program at
Lincolnview.
"I think she will help
us increase academic
achievement, I think
she will be very good
working with our
teachers — helping
them grow — working
with instructional
practices, formative
assessment and student
data," Pfister said.
Diglia beat out 36
other candidates who
had applied for the
position. Pfister said
what set her a part
was her emphasis on
helping students grow.
"When I said to her,
'tell me your vision for
our middle school and
high school,' she rattled
off everything that
was tied to students,"
Pfister said. "She had a
beautiful explanation
of how she wanted to
take all students from
where they are to where
they need to be. She
talked about focusing
on students and how
she wants to help all
children achieve to the
highest level possible.
It was all studentcentered.
"I think that was the
real key for me."
5A
Levy From 2A
Waynesfield-Goshen's new hires pose together before the W-G Board
of Education meeting Monday night. Pictured from the left, Principal
Becky Diglia, English teacher Megan Campbell, guidance counselor
Abby Dellinger and intervention teacher Amber Steinke. Not pictured is music teacher
Dennis Crites, who was unable to attend Monday's meeting.
Staff photo/
John Bush
Along with Diglia,
the board also accepted
the employment of
four other educators
Monday night.
Abby Dellinger was
hired as a guidance
counselor, Dennis
Crites was employed as
a music teacher, Megan
Campbell was hired as
a high school English
teacher and Amber
Steinke was employed
as an intervention
teacher.
Every new hire
attended the board
meeting aside from
Crites, who was tending
to the water that
flooded his basement.
The board welcomed
all new hires and
wished them well in the
upcoming year.
In other business,
the board:
• Approved
changes to the
2014-15 Permanent
Appropriations.
• Approved the
purpose and budget
statement for the FFA Bob Rift Memorial.
• Approved
treasurer's reports for
May 2015.
• Approved a transfer
of $27,701.43 from
the Locally Funded
Initiatives Fund to the
Maintenance Fund.
• Approved a transfer
of $48,571.10 from
the Locally Funded
Initiatives Fund to the
Bond Retirement Fund.
• Adopted revisions
to the Fiscal Planning
Policy and the Trust
and Agency Fund
Policy.
• Approved
participation in the
National Free and
Reduced Lunch
Program for the 201516 school year.
• Approved
participation in the
Safe, Drug Free School
and Communities Act
program for the 201516 school year.
• Approved the
agreement with
the West Central
Ohio Computer
Organization for the
2015-16 school year at a
cost of $20,000.
• Approved entering
into an agreement with
Lauren Innovations
and the use of NaviGate
Prepared to assist
in school district
emergency planning for
the 2015-16 school year
at a cost of $3,300.
• Approved the
contract with the
Auglaize County
Educational Service
Center for special
education-related
services for FY2016
in the amount of
$165,000.
• Approved
membership with the
West Central Ohio
Assistive Technology
Center for the 2015-16
school year at a cost of
$900.
• Approved the
elementary and
middle/high school
student fees for the
2015-16 school year.
• Adopted the
athletic department's
2015-16 Athletic and
Coaches Handbook.
• Adopted the
1:1 Chromebook
Handbook.
• Issued a
Congratulatory
Resolution to the
high school boys and
girls track and field
and junior high boys
track and field teams
for being named
Northwest Central
Conference League
Champions.
• Authorized the
treasurer to accept bids
for one 72-passenger
2016 model
conventional school
bus with the option to
trade in the district's
1990 International
66-passenger bus. All
bids must be received
by July 8.
• Approved
supplemental contracts
for Sandi Gesler,
who will direct the
marching band, pep
band and summer
band, will serve as
musical director, jazz
choir director, drama
director and will head
up the co-solo and
instrument ensemble.
• Approved the
supplemental contract
for Dennis Crites to
help direct the cosolo and instrument
ensemble.
• Approved the
supplemental contract
for Kym Bowsher to
serve as girls assistant
basketball coach.
• Approved contracts
for bus drivers Kathy
Spangler and Richard
Cummins.
• Accepted the
resignation of music
teacher Alison Hedges.
• Approved a
virtual classroom
contract with Denise
Kaffenbarger for
creating a health class
curriculum and posting
to a virtual classroom
for the 2015-16 school
year.
• Extended
Superintendent Chris
Pfister's contract
through July 31, 2018.
reading of an
ordinance regarding
improvements to
Buchanan Street.
• Resolved to
create legislation
authorizing
participation
in the state’s
OhioCheckbook.
com. with updates
to be provided to the
state on a monthly
basis.
• Resolved to
have legislation
created that restricts
residents from
parking on front
or side lawns and
that vehicles must
be parked only on
a hard-surfaced
driveway.
• Resolved to have
the city’s current
ordinance on private
swimming pools
altered to remove
height restrictions,
but add that all
temporary private
swimming pools —
no matter the size
— be required to be
emptied or securely
covered when not in
use unless they are
Fire From 1A
and six people;
Uniopolis, which
provided one unit
and seven people;
and Buckland,
which provided
three trucks and
12 personnel.
Wapakoneta
provided two
engines and eight
personnel.
There were no
injuries reported.
Information on
damage to the home
was not available at
press time.
fenced in.
• Approved
the route for the
Firecracker 5k race.
The run will begin
at the Auglaize
County Fairgrounds,
along West Auglaize
Street/Pearl Street
to Perry Street, then
Benton Street to
Dearbaugh Avenue
and end inside the
fairgrounds.
Council also
set the following
committee meetings:
• Streets and
Alleys Committee
for 3:30 p.m.
Thursday.
• Health and
Safety Committee
for 8 a.m. July 1.
The next
Wapakoneta City
Council meeting will
be at 7:30 p.m. July 7.
Roads From 1A
locations within the
county, with roads
closed due to high
water at 11 locations.
Interstate 75 was
closed early this
morning northbound
between mile
markers 113 and 118
between 2:47 and
6:26 a.m., according
to a Sheriff ’s
advisory.
Debris that has
been leftover in the
roadways has also
created problems for
motorists, Reinhart
said.
The Sheriff
advises motorists to
never drive through
f looded roads and
follow the rule,
“Turn around, don’t
drown.”
Stock Name
Code
Price
Applied Materials, Inc.
AT&T Inc.
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc.
Bob Evans Farms Inc
BP plc (ADR)
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co
Cisco Systems, Inc.
Citigroup Inc
CVS Health Corp
Duke Energy Corp
E I Du Pont De Nemours...
EMC Corporation
Emerson Electric Co.
Exxon Mobil Corporation
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ford Motor Company
General Electric Company
General Motors Company
Goodyear Tire & Rubber...
Health Care REIT, Inc.
Hewlett-Packard Company
Home Depot Inc
Honda Motor Co Ltd (ADR)
Huntington Bancshares...
Intel Corporation
Johnson & Johnson
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Lancaster Colony Corp.
Lowe’s Companies, Inc.
McDonald’s Corporation
Merck & Co., Inc.
Microsoft Corporation
Motorola Solutions Inc
Nokia Corporation (ADR)
Oracle Corporation
Parker-Hannifin...
PepsiCo, Inc.
Pfizer Inc.
Procter & Gamble Co
Southern Co
Sprint Corp
Target Corporation
Texas Instruments Inc.
Time Warner Inc
U.S. Bancorp
UBS AG UBS ETC(UBS BBG...
Verizon Communications...
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Walgreens Boots...
Walt Disney Co
Wells Fargo & Co
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BBBY
BOBE
BP
BMY
CSCO
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CVS
DUK
DD
EMC
EMR
XOM
FITB
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GM
GT
HCN
HPQ
HD
HMC
HBAN
INTC
JNJ
JPM
LANC
LOW
MCD
MRK
MSFT
MSI
NOK
ORCL
PH
PEP
PFE
PG
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TGT
TXN
TWX
USB
INDU
VZ
WMT
WAG
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WFC
19.71
34.42
69.30
47.85
40.92
65.42
28.48
56.67
102.58
72.50
69.05
26.94
58.70
83.72
21.14
15.04
27.22
35.44
31.01
67.52
31.71
110.02
32.92
11.41
31.39
97.47
67.99
88.68
69.11
94.32
57.11
45.47
57.95
7.02
43.72
118.20
92.64
34.06
78.12
42.09
4.62
80.48
53.04
86.18
44.40
824.53
47.00
71.94
85.97
110.22
56.96
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