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Thursday, April 25, 2019
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Jonathan Minard to be remembered Thursday By NANCY SCHAAR FPS Correspondent
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Jonathan Edward Minard. He was a seventh grader. He was a boy who loved to fish. He was a boy who liked four wheelers. He was a boy who liked mini bikes. He enjoyed tinkering with anything that had a motor. He was a boy who loved animals. He was a boy who loved to be outdoors. He was a boy. In a matter of a few hours from Sunday evening April 13 when he was first reported missing, until Monday morning when the word had spread, he became the main thought of all county residents. He became the top name on prayer lists throughout the county and state. The community learned small bits of information about this young man. A piece at a time as Carroll County Sheriff Dale Williams and his staff tried to put those pieces together. The county’s sole focus was on finding Jonathan and bringing him home to his family. Initial reports state that Jonathan was at work on a dairy farm on Friday at
Baxter Gardner Funeral Home of Sherrodsville is handling the arrangements for the family of Jonathan Minard. Memorial services for Jonathan will be held Thursday, April 25, at 4 p.m. at the Dellroy Church of the Nazarene. The church is located at 7 S. Liberty St., Dellroy. Pastors Damon Spurgeon, Kenneth Ogg and Scott Welch will officiate at the service. Friends and family may visit with the Minard family during calling hours Thursday, April 25, from 1 p.m. until the time of the memorial service at 4 p.m. at the Dellroy Church of the Nazarene.
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Carroll County Sheriff Dale Williams (right) tells reporters Friday, April 19, that Jonathan Minard was found in a shallow grave earlier that day on a farm in Washington Township. Behind him is Carroll County Prosecutor Steve Barnett, who spoke at the press conference along with Coroner Mandall Haas.
New Harrisburg. And he again was at work on the New Harrisburg area farm Saturday, April 13. He had helped
with milking chores, feeding cattle, and other farm chores. Jonathan allegedly told the farm
owner that he had a bad toothache and wanted to call his mom and go home. He didn’t have a cell phone so went with a “friend,” who was also at the farm, to the farmhouse to call his mom. But that call was never made. His par-
ents, Edward Lee Minard and Brooke Moreland of Dellroy did not hear from their son. They had not worried because they knew he was at the farm and with his “friend”. He had stayed overnight there before when working. Jonathan’s aunt, Jo Hepner, told the news media that the “friend” had called Jonathan’s parents on Sunday afternoon, April 14. The “friend” asked the parents if Jonathan had gotten home. Brooke Moreland, according to Hepner, told the “friend” that no, Jonathan wasn’t there, they thought Jonathan was with him. Many phone calls later as his parents tried to locate their son, they notified the Carroll County Sheriff’s office that Jonathan was missing on Sunday, April 14 at 6:38 p.m. Information was gathered as quickly as possible, according to Carroll County Sheriff Dale Williams. The questioning of all those who had last seen Jonathan began. The “friend” was questioned extensively several times on Monday.
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Get pieces from your school at online auction By NANCY SCHAAR FPS Correspondent
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The Carroll County Chamber of Commerce presented 10 Golden Shovel Awards Thursday, April 18, at Atwood Yacht Club. Those receiving awards are (front, from left) Aaron Stump and Adria Bergeron of Atwood Lake Park; Brittany Hawkins, Amber Costello and Chris Coe of PNC Bank; Dr. David Quattrochi of Carrollton Village Exempted Schools; Chris Day and Merritt Brown of Carroll County Energy; and Ollie Scott and Dawn Faulk of Carroll Golden Age Retreat; (middle row) Jamie Vivo-Belaney and Darla Shaw of PNC; Tait Carter of Carrollton Village Exempted Schools; Heidi Daniels of Griffeth’s Greenhouse; and Wendy Davis and Jessica Ujcich of Carroll County Agriculture Society; and (back) Joe Mendes of Camp Roosevelt Firebird; Wendy Gotschall and Rose Seck of Carrollton Village Exempted Schools; and Eric Koran of Atwood Lake Boats.
Carroll County Chamber recognizes Mach, community investment By KIMBERLY LEWIS FPS Editor The Carroll County Chamber of Commerce recognized community investment, by business in the tune of nearly $66 million, and through volunteering by honoring Belinda Mach during its annual banquet Thursday, April 18, at the Atwood Yacht Club. Chamber President Tait Carter chose Belinda Mach as the 2019 Chamber President’s Award recipient. After listing Mach’s work as a teacher, advisor, volunteer and fundraiser, Carter noted, “So far, during this speech, some of these words may have crossed your mind: ambitious, compassionate, exuberant, considerate, generous, courageous, diligent, passionate, sincere, intuitive, heroine, warrior, industructible, womanly and wonderful.” “You may think these words describe wonder woman, and that’s exactly who she is,” she continued. “This wonder woman is involved in so many organizations and does so much for the community, we would be here for hours if I listed everything.” “We are so blessed to have her int his community and the school district. She is more than deserving and goes above and beyond all expectations,” Carter said. Upon realizing she was the recipient, she smacked her husband. “He told me I was coming here to accept an award for Jim Buxton. So I wrote
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Carrollton Schools will hold an auction to sell excess furniture, flag poles, desks, cafeteria tables, kitchen items and much more. These are items that will no longer be needed by the school district. Newell Realty & Auctions LLC will be handling the online only auction. This will be different from what county residents are used to at auctions. The items for sale will remain where they are at this time in each building. There will be a preview day for each building where bidders may inspect the items for sale. Bidding for all items begins Monday, May 20, 2019 at 6 p.m. Bidding will close Sunday, May 26, at 6 p.m. There will be three days to inspect items up for bid and there will be three pick up days set for you to obtain the item (s) you purchased from the buildings. Each school will be open for on-site previewing. If you are the highest and the successful bidder, Bill Newell said that you will receive an invoice by email. All items must be paid for online with a credit card. Cash or personal checks will not be accepted. Preview viewing of items for sale will be held at Augusta Elementary School on Tuesday, May 14, from 4 to 6 p.m. The school is located at 3117 Aurora Road, at the edge of Augusta. The bidder will be responsible for removing the item or items they purchased from the schoolhouse. Newell employees will not be moving heavy furniture or other items for the winning bid. The winner must remove the items from the school themselves whether it is on the first floor, the basement, or the top floor, according to Newell. Bidders must be prepared to retrieve their property from the buildings and must have tools, trucks or other transportation available to take the items home. There will be no loading or delivery services available at any of the school locations. If a wrench or other tool is needed to remove the item from
the building, the winning bidder must bring those tools with them. Items will be available for inspection at Augusta Elementary on Wednesday, May 29 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Dellroy Elementary will be open for previewing items May 15 from 4 to 6 p.m. Pick up of items won will be available from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday, May 30. Bell-Herron will be open for previewing items Thursday, May 16 from 4 to 6 p.m. Pick up of items will be available from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, May 31. Barb Newell said that they are not permitted to remove anything from any of the buildings that is attached to the building. An item hanging on a hook is ok to sell. An item that is drilled or nailed into a wall cannot be removed due to the probable use of asbestos in the older buildings. For those potential bidders that want to bid on an item, computers are available at the county public library and also at Newell’s auction office on Canton Road. “There are some excellent pieces of kitchen equipment that have been kept with great care,” said Barb. “If someone is intimidated by having to participate in an online auction, or if this is their first time, the auction office will be glad to help them do it,” said Bill. Bill said it will be a different auction for many people since items must be paid for only with credit cards and you don’t take items home the evening you purchase them. Bill also said that if people are wanting to be part of the auction in order to buy items of memorabilia from the schools, they will be disappointed. Although there are some desks for sale, these desks are newer, they are not the old school desks people over 40 grew up with. Help is available and a call to the office can help answer many questions. The Newell office number is 330-627-2350. The Carrollton Exempted Village School District Board of Education reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids. All property will be sold “as is” with no warranty expressed or implied.
National Day of Prayer is May 2
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Belinda Mach (left) received the 2019 Chamber President’s Award from Carroll County Chamber of Commerce President Tait Carter.
a really long speech,” Mach acknowledged. “One of the things I wrote in the speech was that it’s all about team work. I have to say that - people say you do this, you do that. I do not do this. I have the support my husband. I have the support of my family. I have the support of this commu-
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nity; the support of the superintendent, the support of my principal Dave Davis and the support of so many people, Barb Burns I know your over there. That weekend backpack project would not
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The Carroll County National Day of Prayer event will be held Thursday, May 2 at the Carrollton United Methodist Church. Events will begin at 9 a.m. and conclude about 1 p.m. Ceremonies begin with prayer and scripture reading and the high school choir will sing for those gathered. At noon, the Ministerial Association will host prayer for seven prayer points that are government, military, media-arts, business, education, church and family. Carrollton Commissioner Jeffrey Ohler will read the proclamation signed by commissioners declaring
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May 2 a National Day of Prayer. Special guest, Mark Statler, will perform at the closing of the services. Statler is a well-known national recording artist and Pastor of The Church of Christ. A Prayer Walk will be led by Dellroy Community Church in Carrollton at approximately 1:15 p.m. Anyone who is interested in joining the Prayer Walk is welcome. National Day of Prayer task force members Barbara Walton, Jeri Smethers and Bonnie Little invite residents from the area to join them in prayer as people from all over the country pray together on this day.
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