By Kylee Baumle

Ah, August. That bittersweet month thatÆs still lodged firmly in summer, but is knocking at the door of autumn. IÆm not going to dwell on that though. IÆve got sweet corn to eat. Say August to me, and thatÆs what I think of û sweet corn, butter, weight gain.

We grow corn well here in Paulding County and summer wouldnÆt be summer without it. Before itÆs ripe enough to eat, I enjoy the smell of the growing corn that permeates the air on a warm, muggy night. You notice that too, donÆt you?

All corn is not created equal, however. There are field corn and sweet corn varieties, of course, but we can break it down even further by looking at the types of sweet corn available for home gardeners to grow.

By Mark Holtsberry

Education specialist

Paulding SWCD

One of the most widely used agricultural pesticides in the United States, atrazine may be applied before and after planting to control broadleaf and grassy weeds. It is used primarily on corn, sorghum, and sugar cane, and is applied most heavily in the midwest.

Homespun By Jim Langham

Sunday, Aug. 10, was a day filled with memories about a 4 foot, 11 inch angel that never weighed 100 pounds in her life time.

WT boys at invite

Wayne Trace took fourth place at the Grandview Heights Invitational Friday afternoon as the Raiders carded a team score of 347 to open the season.

London won the tournament with a 320 followed by Columbus Bishop Hartley (322) and Washington Court House (346).

GirlsÆ golf

Wayne Trace 238

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CELINA INV.

W. Trace 8th 443

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BoysÆ golf

GRANDVIEW INV.

W. Trace 4th 347

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Sports schedule

THURSDAY, AUGUST 14 -

Girls Golf: Antwerp at Parkway; Paulding, Wayne Trace at Defiance Invite

Boys Golf: Antwerp, Wayne Trace at Paulding Invite

FRIDAY, AUGUST 15 -

Boys Golf: Paulding at Columbus Grove (w/ Lincolnview and Spencerville); Wayne Trace at Hicksville

Football: Antwerp at Hardin Northern (scrimmage);Wayne Trace at Edon (10 a.m. scrimmage)

SATURDAY, AUGUST 16 -

Football: Paulding at Fairview (10 a.m. scrimmage)

MONDAY, AUGUST 18 -

Girls Golf: Wayne Trace hosts Paulding and Hicksville

Boys Golf: Paulding at Ada (w/Bluffton and Crestview); Wayne Trace hosts Ottoville

Boys JV Soccer: Paulding at Pettisville

TUESDAY, AUGUST 19 -

Girls Golf: Paulding hosts Antwerp and Allen East

Boys Golf: Paulding at Wayne Trace

JV Volleyball: Paulding hosts Lima Central Catholic

Volleyball: Antwerp hosts Montpelier

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20 -

Boys Golf: Paulding at Spencerville (w/Allen East and Crestview)

By JOE SHOUSE

Feature Writer

The Defiance Area Youth for Christ (YFC) will host their 27th annual auction on Saturday, Aug. 16 at the Extension building located on the Paulding County fairgrounds. The annual fund raiser is the organizationÆs biggest social event of the year and this year promises to be the best ever. Two years ago, YFC raised $55,000 and last year $57,000 marked the total for the auction.

At 9 a.m. on Saturday the bake sale will open up the dayÆs festivities. A great time to select some of the best baked sweets and a cup of coffee for a freewill offering will be prior to the 9:30 auction. Later in the day other food items will also be made available including rib eye, brats and whole hog sausage sandwiches.

By JOE SHOUSE

Progress Staff Writer

PAYNE û Like all schools, Payne Elementary and its students are gearing up for another exciting year. Students will be meeting their new teacher, developing new friends while deepening friendships from past years.

However, learning in the classroom is always a key element for each student while witnessing their progress throughout the year. This year, many of the students at Payne will have a better opportunity to grow in their learning while growing nutritionally thanks to the generosity of several community minded groups who see the importance between learning and nutrition.

By NANCY WHITAKER

Correspondent

NASHVILLE û MacKenzie Clark Howard was born and raised in Paulding, the daughter of Tommy and Sandra Clark. MacKenzie is a 2000 graduate of Paulding High School. She graduated from Mt. Vernon Nazarene University in 2004.

In college, when she had to decide on a major and figure what she wanted to do with her life, she became interested in Christian publishing. Howard noted, ôIÆve always loved books and words û reading has always been important in our family, and my parents read to us from the time we were very little. My mom does a great job of being intentional about encouraging our interests and abilities, and she mentioned that she thought a career in writing could be a good fit for me.ö