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Little Bitz is happy to be back home with George and Addie Decker. (Press photo by Ken Grosjean)

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Lost Yorkie, “Little Bitz” is back home By Kelly J. Kaczala Press News Editor kkaczala@presspublications.com George Decker had his prayers answered on Tuesday. Little Bitz, his three year old Yorkie mix that’s been missing since Feb.11, was returned to him and his wife, Addie after someone recognized a photo of the dog that appeared with an article in The Press last week. “We got her. She’s sitting right here in my lap,” George told The Press Tuesday afternoon. Decker, 80, had been inconsolable since the 10 lb. dog slipped away from him after he had opened his car door in the parking lot of Nose to Tail, a groomer at Coy and Navarre Avenue, for a 9:30 a.m. appointment. The dog, donning a pink wool coat, red collar with a pink leash trailing behind, had dashed across Navarre Avenue by the time Amie Brodie, owner of Nose to Tail, had sprinted down the street to help George retrieve it. But a motorist had picked up the dog and drove away. Crushed, George could hardly contain his pain. He considered Little Bitz, which had helped him recover from a stroke last year, his “baby.” He couldn’t sleep for days, blaming himself for losing his grip on the dog’s leash. He and Addie had filed a report with the Oregon police, checked with the Lucas County

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It was so lonesome when she was gone. We had no life in us at all. I felt sick half the time.

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The Ohio Department of Transportation District 2 announces that the Anthony Wayne Bridge is scheduled to close March 17 at 7 a.m. The bridge will be closed to both vehicles and pedestrian traffic through September 2015. Built in 1931, the Anthony Wayne Bridge is a nationally recognized historical bridge that connects downtown Toledo with the east side. ODOT awarded the $28.7 million project to the E.S. Wagner Company in Oregon. Work includes re-decking the bridge, replacing the existing truss end spans, rehabilitation of the existing substructures, new street lighting and rebuilding the sidewalks, railings and fence. Following the closure, lane restrictions will be put in place for an additional construction season for painting with a project completion date slated for December 2015, weather permitting. “It’s going to send a lot more cars down Main Street. It’s going to have a negative impact on some businesses, like those gas stations right at the base of the bridge — on both sides,” District 3 councilman Mike Craig said. “I’m more concerned about businesses that have drive-in traffic. The drive-up businesses will have a negative impact and what I’ve been telling people is, ‘It’s a negative-impact, yeah, and it’s going to be a long time — 19 months. But if they don’t do this now, they could close that bridge.’” Other downtown bridges open during the construction period are the Martin Luther King Bridge, which leads directly into Main Street in East Toledo, the Craig Bridge which connects Summit Street to Front Street, the Veterans Glass City Skyway Interstate I-280 span, and the DiSalle Bridge that spans I-75 near downtown. ODOT will be holding an informational meeting to discuss the Anthony Wayne Bridge project on March 5 at 6 p.m. in the East Toledo Family Center, 1020 Varland Dr., Toledo. ODOT will also post updates on Facebook and Twitter.

Canine Care & Control (formerly known as Lucas County Dog Warden), posted a photo on Facebook’s Toledo Area Lost and Found Pets, and circulated fliers in hopes of finding Little Bitz, but to no avail. After their story appeared in The Press last week, calls came pouring in, said Addie. “People called me like you wouldn’t believe,” she said. “Someone called and said, `Addie, I don’t have your dog, but we’re praying for you.’ Also among the calls was a man who said “My heart breaks for you.” “He said he saw a woman in a brown midsized Chevy with two children in the back seat pick the dog up. He was right be-

hind her. He told me he was going to go that way every day to see if he could find the woman.” A staff member from the Wood County Humane Society also called, said Addie. “One of the women who works there said she would go in every day to look for our dog,” said Addie. She said `If I can’t find your dog, I will find you another little dog.’” George said he was grateful for the support from the community. “Everyone wanted to get involved,” he said. Someone suggested putting an ad in Toledo’s daily newspaper, but Addie said they had already done so before contacting The Press “and we didn’t get one call.” On Tuesday morning, they got the call they were waiting for. “A young woman said `I think I have your dog,’” recalled Addie. The woman’s grandmother had read the story in The Press and informed her the dog she had found was George and Addie’s. “I asked the woman to call Little Bitz by her name to see if she would respond,” Addie said when she got the call. The woman, according to Addie, said the dog wasn’t paying attention to her. “I said `Let her hear my voice on the phone,’ and when I called out to her, Little Bitz knocked the phone out of that woman’s

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Tree City status for village sought By Larry Limpf News Editor news@presspublications.com Trees, parks and the municipal pool are three areas to be discussed in the coming months by members of the parks, recreation and community events committee of Walbridge Village Council, says Sue HartDouglas, who chairs the committee. One goal Hart-Douglas has set for the village this year is to see it enrolled in the Tree City USA program of The Arbor Day Foundation. She said the tree program was on the agenda of last week’s committee meeting and the village needs to complete a multistep process to attain the designation. “We need to establish a tree commission and then pass a tree ordinance,” she said. “Plus we will talk about a meeting with someone from the forestry division.” The ordinance would spell out how community trees will be cared for. Standards set by the foundation and National Association of State Foresters for the Tree City designation also require towns to budget at least $2 per capita for a tree program, according to the foundation’s website. Hart-Douglas said she expects the committee to turn its attention in the next month or so to the community pool and then to improvements to Loop and Rhenton parks. “The pool probably will be discussed in March or April, when we can get in to see what is needed,” she said. “We have the water slide to install.” The village received a grant of $6,600 from the Wood County Parks District that will likely be used to upgrade Loop Park. “I want to continue our discussion on changes to Loop Park,” Hart-Douglas said. “The centennial committee is donating four benches but I’m not sure what we will be able to buy for the Loop playground. I would like to see a climbing/slide combination in the park which is a whole lot more than what we have.” A walking path and soccer field have also been discussed. “I also want to discuss the Rhenton Park – an old park that had a T-ball field and is now just empty and not doing anything,” she said. “With the school and playground gone a playground in that area might be an idea.” Resurfacing a basketball court at Railway Park may also be considered if a state grant comes through.

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Paschal Bihn & Sons Excavating continues with the demolition of the interior of the Woodville Mall. The mall has been shut down and boarded up since December 2011 due to violations of several Wood County Health and Ohio Building codes. Northwood City Council approved a $750,000 bond for the demolition. (Press photo by Ken Grosjean)

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Continued from front page hand and was licking the phone,” said Addie. She and George rushed to Piccadilly East Apartments on Pickle Road in Oregon, where the woman lived, to pick up Little Bitz, which was still wearing the pink coat. “My husband cried his eyes out when he saw the dog,” said Addie. “Little Bitz ran and got into the car with us.” “I feel a great weight has been lifted off my shoulders,” said George, adding that there’s nothing like “the unconditional love of a dog.” “It’s the kind of love that everyone craves.” Without Little Bitz the last couple of weeks, the house felt empty, said Addie. “It was so quiet. It was so lonesome when she was gone. We had no life in us at all. I felt sick half the time,” said Addie. “Now she’s back. Her dog dish and bone are sitting here. Her toys are scattered around. It feels like home now.”

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Little Bitz is back home with her toys and wardrobe. (Press photo by Ken Grosjean)

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Google Earth helps street crews with drainage Oregon street crews are using Google Earth on their smart phones to find catch basins to clear away snow and ice to lower the risk of flooding. The software provides data, such as detailed, highlighted maps of cities and streets throughout the world. Public Service Director Paul Roman told council last week the city received about 1.7 inches of rain the previous week, which caused some local flooding. “I think our biggest problem is that our catch basins are already covered with snow or ice. The crew, as well as the crew leaders, was using their smart phones to find catch basins on Google Earth. That made it pretty unique,” said Roman. “In some subdivisions, you obviously can see where the water is ponding, and know you’re near a catch basin. On some of the east-west roads, it’s not as easy to find a catch basin and it definitely was coming in handy to have that technology,” he added. Google Earth is software that provides data into detailed, highlighted maps, which helped road crews know where to go. “I’ve always said many times that the worst rain event now is in the winter. Obviously, when the ground can’t absorb water because it’s frozen makes it the worst. All the snow we had prior to the event made it worse than normal,” said Roman. There was some flooding in the South Shore Park – Grisell area, he said. “We had winds out of the south blowing everything due north. It just inundated Grisell Road. Then once it crossed the road, it went into the entire subdivision,” he said. “We had a pump out there throughout the weekend. We have street department crews making sure these drainage systems were kept open the best that they could. I know there’s still some physical work that needs to take place. But I think things are down in that area. There’s still a lot of water, but you’ll see it now as ice. There’s a couple who came to visit me on Friday asking for help, and obviously we certainly agreed to do whatever we could do. But I told them the long term solution really is to reestablish a field ditch that was once there many years ago, if not many decades ago, that would intercept drainage from the south. They certainly wanted to discuss that with us further Other than that, there were a handful of sanitary calls, but a lot of them were lateral sewer oriented. I know the mainline on Yarrow had a blockage that we had removed on Friday. Otherwise, the system worked pretty well for this rain event. We were lucky, actually, with the amount of rain that fell. It certainly could have been worse.” Councilman Jerry Peach asked Roman if it was necessary to remove ice along the ditch that parallels Lagundovie Road.

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“On Lagundovie, it was not a problem,” said Roman. “But on Big Ditch and the other larger channels, there are times when snow breaks away and forms an ice blockage. But Big Ditch worked very well.” The Wolf Creek relief ditch also worked well, he added. “It was going continuously throughout that rain event. I know that definitely helped people on Stadium Road near Wolf Creek. A lot of things did work well.

But again, I felt kind of lucky. When you design a drainage system, you don’t design it for every bit of earth to be frozen. Clearly, when you think about the lake and turbidity and everything else with algae, this is that classic event where everything on the surface of those fields is draining straight off like a parking lot.” Councilwoman Kathy Pollauf praised Roman and the public service department for all their work this winter. “I really do think your department did an awesome job,” she said. “I talked to residents, and they were shocked at how quickly your department came out and cleaned out catch basins over the weekend. They were just really happy. It could have been worse, but it wasn’t. You guys did a really great job. Peach agreed. “Our water distribution repair crews were working repairs and frozen water lines, including one next to Tractor Supply. They were working in the rain, in the cold and mud, to restore that water distribution. They did a terrific job,” said Peach.

The Greater Toledo Civil War Roundtable will meet Thursday, March 13 at 7:30 p.m. at the Navarre Park Shelter House, 1001 White St., East Toledo. Speaker historian and author Tom Nanzig, of the Ann Arbor Civil War Roundtable, will discuss, “The Secession of West Virginia.” Meetings are free and open to the public. Ample lighted parking is available at the Shelter House. Visit the Greater Toledo Civil War Roundtable on Facebook for additional information.

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“We’ve been fortunate not to have a major event in the last few years.

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With the seasons changing one of these days, the weather eventually getting warmer and the snow melting, some Northwest Ohioans will have to confront the possibility that flooding could become a problem for some of us. For us, specifically, that concerns the Portage River. The river, which runs along State Route 105 for much of its path and is roughly 41½ miles in length, empties into Lake Erie in Port Clinton and connects Oak Harbor, Elmore, Woodville and Pemberville. It has presented flooding problems in the past and could start to do so again in the coming weeks. Fortunately, the melting has been slow enough so far that it has not presented many challenges, but we’re far from being out of the woods. There was flooding in parts of Wood, Sandusky and Ottawa Counties in October, and Trail Marker Park in Woodville was underwater for a few days. The park was also underwater for a few days a year ago, in late February 2013. There are vulnerable areas, including trailer parks located along the river as well as vast amounts of farmland and certain stretches of road. Regions of farmland are already dealing with flooding as the snow continues to melt. A dip in Route 105 located between Woodville and Pemberville just before the intersection with U.S. Route 23 is an area that experienced minor problems last week. On Route 19 in Oak Harbor, located away from the Portage, there is an S-curve in the road near Fremont that is well known for its history of flooding. At this point, local officials say it’s essentially a game of wait-and-see because it’s very difficult to accurately predict the weather. Will the weather get colder? Will the weather get warmer and cause more of the snow to melt? Who knows? “We deal with the Portage River yearround,” said Pemberville Mayor Gordon Bowman. “We’ve been fortunate not to have a major event in the last few years. We have had some minor events. A great deal of ice has been cleared from the river. Roughly 95 percent of the river is (currently) within its bounds. The river is quite dynamic. It drains into hundreds of square miles of farmland. “We have established a volunteer com-

Ice chunks frozen on tree trunks along the bank of the Portage River stand as evidence of the recent flooding. (Press photo by Stephanie Szozda) mittee that can react in case of emergencies. And we have an excellent fire department that is knowledgeable about our residents’ homes.” One of the problems officials are dealing with is the fact that the snow prevents much of the precipitation from infiltrating the soil. According to Bowman, there has to be an accumulation of about three inches of rain in a few days for there to be a

chance of flooding in the summer, but that number decreases in the winter because of the snow covering the ground. Despite the concern, flooding is something area residents have learned to deal with. “A lot of the residents are pretty knowledgeable about flooding,” Woodville Mayor Richard Harman said. “In the past, people understood that they live near the river and

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Schools, firms aim to generate ‘workforce pipeline’ By Cynthia L. Jacoby Special to The Press news@presspublications.com The road to a good job doesn’t always mean spending four years at college. Ottawa County school officials and businesses are looking at forging a partnership to spread the word and job opportunities among students. A proposed Ottawa County Business Council would guide schools in the endeavor to step up career counseling aimed at generating skilled workers for the jobs available locally, Benton-Carroll-Salem Schools superintendent Guy Parmigian told the school board Tuesday night. The group would be comprised of people from schools, business, government and, likely, include students. “We are looking at creating a workforce pipeline for area businesses,” Parmigian explained. School officials from the area got a taste of those opportunities during a recent tour of manufacturing operations. A second bus tour focused on the service sector (such as hospitals and tourism) is being planned. “There’s a lot of momentum out there and we want to capture that momentum,” Parmigian said. The group would work closely with Chris Galvin of United Way and Jamie BeierGrant, the director of the Ottawa County Community Improvement Corporation. “It’s about getting all of Ottawa County working together,” the superintendent said. “We are not going to meet just to meet but to create partnerships that are going to benefit our schools and students.” The tour really opened some eyes, he said. “We realized the potential of substantial jobs here in Ottawa County. We don’t see that enough. And not all require college.” Baby boomers are retiring and the skilled trade pool is dwindling, Parmigian said. “It really is an impediment to businesses that want to keep growing.” Parmigian said an Adfilm owner revealed he has 10 openings he can’t fill. Adfilm is located in the Lakewinds Industrial Park off Ohio 163 in Salem Township. Board member Steve Rhodes said local companies turn to “stealing” employees away from each other to fill their needs. Welding is one of those highly sought after trades, Parmigian added. Rhodes liked what the program might offer. Even teaching someone to read a micrometer for refrigeration could help steer someone in a whole new direction, he said. Parmigian said he believes school officials have oversold the need to go to college to earn livable wage. Industrial arts programs were dissolved at many schools. However, kids need some type of earlier exposure to those basic skills like using crescent wrenches, reading tape measures and getting their hands dirty. “We as schools have kind of neglected it,” Parmigian said. “Isn’t that why we have Penta (County Career Center) and Vanguard (Career Center),” asked board member Jeff Dornbusch. Both programs are top notch and fulfill expanding student needs, Parmigian acknowledged. “But we really can’t rely on Penta and Vanguard to do it all,” he added. Board member Kim Dusseau agreed. Some students opt not to go to the career centers because they don’t want to leave their home schools for a number of reasons, she said. The proposed council may open opportunities for that population. Oak Harbor High School is making strides. In December, teachers coordinated a Manufacturing Awareness Day. Businesses such as Northern Manufacturing showed what they do and talked about the skills they are looking for in new workers, Parmigian said. “They were saying ‘this is what we have, get ready,’ ” Parmigian said.

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Plastic ‘microbead’ pollution in Lake Erie By Mary Kuhlman Ohio News Connection news@presspublications.com Tiny plastic beads from facial cleansers and body scrubs have turned up in Lake Erie and the other Great Lakes at what a scientific advocacy group calls alarming levels that could pose a threat to wildlife and fish. It’s calling on companies and consumers to be part of the solution. These tiny pieces of plastic that get washed down the drain are not being adequately captured by sewage treatment, said Stiv Wilson, director of communications and campaigns for the 5 Gyres Institute, who was part of a research team that sailed the Great Lakes collecting samples. “That’s the biggest problem with these facial cleansers is, they’re not like other types of plastic pollution, where

Five Gyres Institute is a nonprofit research group that studies the impact of plastic pollution in the environment Tiny beads and advocates for cleaning of plastic it up. So far, 5 Gyres has refrom facial ceived commitments from and body several companies to eventually phase out their use of cleansers plastic microbeads. have been In the meantime, Wilson collected said, people can take matfrom ters into their own hands by water checking the ingredients on samples in the cleansers they buy and the Great use. Lakes. “Even if you look through the tube of, like, in a cleanser,” (Photo he said, “if you see a bunch of courtesy suspended particles, chances 5 Gyres are they’re probably plastic Institute) microbeads.” The study, which appeared in this you could be recycling them or disposing of them properly,” he said. “These are actu- month’s edition of the Marine Pollution Bulletin, is available online at 5gyres.org. ally designed to go into the environment.”

Village drills electric line beneath river bed By Cynthia L. Jacoby Special to The Press news@presspublications.com Oak Harbor’s quest for a reliable source of electric power to the south side of the Portage River has run into problems. Village council has grudgingly approved an $115,000 change order requested by general contractor U.S. Utility of Perrysburg for the drilling of an 18-inch electrical service line beneath the Portage River Bridge at the village’s southern limits. Council originally approved about $135,000 for the boring of the line that’ll house two electrical conduits 14 feet beneath the river’s bed. The project is necessary because the electrical line installed in the body of the bridge in the early 1990s is having connection problems, Mayor Bill Eberle said. The contractor, assisted by subcontractor S & S Boring, began working on the project last fall. Complications set in earlier this year near the first bridge mooring, interim village administrator Randy Genzman explained. The boring machine ran into a mound of bedrock and the drill head broke. It remains buried in the rock and all work within the actual river has stopped. As a result, the contractor came back to the village with a $129,000 change order, outlining the necessary work and new machinery needed to remedy the situation. The village administration, along with its engineering consultant, Pearce Engineering, negotiated the change order request down to $115,000, the proposal that Genzman brought to council for a vote. “That brings us to about $250,000 total,” he said. Genzman suggested the village had

few options. “We’re in this pretty deep already,” he said. The village could also face possible litigation, further hindering its attempt to get a second, reliable power source in place. “Right now the customers on that side of the river are receiving electricity from First Energy. They are billing us more than we are charging. So to drag this out much longer will cost us,” Genzman added. Eighteen homes, one commercial business and a light industrial facility are affected by the problem. Seven months from now the village will owe First Energy nearly $8,000 beyond what is collected from those residents, according to the estimates provided by Jim Smith, public power supervisor. Based on a map distributed to council members, councilman Jon Fickert pointed out it seemed the contractor deviated from the intended route. “The machine they had is not meant to go through rock,” the interim administrator said. “That’s their problem, not ours,” councilwoman Sue Rahm said. “That’s one way to look at it,” Genzman said. Rahm said she didn’t understand the basis for a possible legal battle. “We hired them to do a job. Now they say they can’t do it unless we pay them more. Somehow that doesn’t sound right,” she told her peers. Both Genzman and Eberle explained that crews were following plans and diagrams provided by the state from a bridge reconstruction project. Those plans, however, were not entirely accurate and the machines ran into unexpected bedrock. “We’re eating the cost of their original problem,” Fickert claimed. “No, it was our original problem be-

cause we didn’t know about the glacial hump,” the mayor said. Others asked if the engineering firm had done its own borings prior to the project. Eberle said the firm didn’t, adding the firm also used boring sample data collected from the state. Fickert said council should remember this disaster the next time Pearce Engineering is considered for project work. “Once bitten, twice shy,’ Fickert said. Others agreed, saying they believed the firm took advantage and just used boring data provided by the state rather than doing its own footwork. Council members then asked Genzman whether they could have more time to consider the request. Not really, Genzman said. Crews are ready to move forward now. Should council put off the decision, the boring crews would likely be switched to another job elsewhere. And that, he said, could delay the work one to two months conservatively. Council voted 5-0 to OK the change order and proceed. Councilman Jim Seaman was absent for the vote. The village had considered several other options besides the under river drilling, according to Eberle. The state would not allow the village to feed a line under the bridge. State officials, instead, suggested ripping up the sidewalk, installing the lines and replacing the sidewalk. The venture would prove extremely costly because of the sidewalk’s connection to the bridge’s exterior walls. The state also turned down a village proposal to use two overhead, 90-foot poles, spanning 700 feet. “ODNR complained because that (area) is considered a wetland,” the mayor said. Still, “That would have been the cheapest route.”

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By Kelly J. Kaczala Press News Editor kkaczala@presspublications.com Oregon City Council may look into limiting car storage lots, particularly along Woodville Road, because of complaints that they are unsightly. Councilman Joshua Hughes said at a meeting on Monday that the storage lots are “inundating our community.” Councilman Terry Reeves said there are concerns about a storage lot at the former adult bookstore on Woodville Road, where a privacy fence has been installed around the perimeter. Some residents have complained that the fence itself is unattractive. The planning commission, and city council, approved a Special Use Permit so the owner could store vehicles at the lot. “I know it’s an eyesore when you drive past there,” said Reeves. Councilman Tim Zale said he received a complaint about vehicles being stored in the parking lot of the former Ponderosa Steakhouse Restaurant on Woodville Road. “I took a complaint over the weekend regarding Woodville Road, more specifically the Ponderosa Restaurant that used to be there — that it was being parked up with cars, which I presume were coming from the car lot from across the street. My concern is that we are going to look at something we just allowed further down the road on Woodville Road. I am hoping we can do something to maybe stem this,” said Zale. “That would be fine, but we’re going to have to add legislation to our current code, because right now, we don’t have a way to convincingly stop it,” said Mayor Mike Seferian. It would be difficult for the city to deny a Special Use Permit for a vehicle storage lot when it already approved another, he said. “With the rules we have right now, if someone applies for that type of arrangement, it would be very hard to deny,” said Seferian. “If that’s the interest, we’ll have to get it into committee and put some parameters on things like that or additional requirements for storage lots. We certainly would listen to anything to help enact something like that. But we don’t have something to do that right now.” “I understand what the problem is,” said Zale. “I was at the meeting when we did approve the other one. I think we do have to do something about the problem.” “We will be waiting for your requirements or leadership on what you want to do with it,” said Seferian. “We’ll enforce it. Whatever you give us, we’ll enforce it.” There may be further discussion of the matter at the city’s Economic Development & Planning Committee. “That’s where you want to put the pressure,” said Seferian. Jim Gilmore, commissioner of building and zoning, told The Press after the meeting that his staff mailed a letter to the owner of the car lot on Woodville Road to inform him that vehicles are not allowed, without a Special Use Permit, to be stored in the Ponderosa parking lot. He said employees of the car lot are parking there as of Wednesday. “They are allowed to do that. The difference between parking and storage is that any car that is there over 24 hours is being stored. I believe they are in compliance right now,” he said. “There’s a sense that we do want to take a look at the code in this area and see if there are some legislative solutions that would give the city some rare flexibility in dealing with some lots of this nature,” Administrator Mike Beazley said to The Press on Wednesday. “Council will take a look at that, the administration will be working with them in the coming weeks, and we’ll come up with a course of action that makes sense.”

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In conjunction with Spring Severe Weather Awareness Week March 2-8, there will be a statewide test of weather warning alert and preparedness procedures March 5 at 9:50 a.m. The Ottawa County siren system will be activated for three minutes, and the Sheriff’s Dispatch will broadcast a test message to police, fire and EMS departments. The county will also test the Wireless Emergency Notification System, which activates cell phones, mobile devices and email. To sign up, visit www.co.ottawa.oh.us/ottawacoema/index.html. In addition, the National Weather Service will activate weather alert radios.

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Oak Harbor sewer line crumbling By Cynthia L. Jacoby Special to The Press news@presspublications.com A 70-year-old clay sewer line is crumbling near the American Legion building, W. Park Street, in the Village of Oak Harbor, causing more headaches for the utility department and residents. Village work crews discovered the shattered line as they attempted to clear a blockage near the Park Street and Oak Street intersection last week. The problem directly affects seven users, including the American Legion, interim village administrator Randy Genzman said. Adkins Sanitation was called to survey the underground 12-inch line with a camera. “The frost has gotten to it and demolished it. Now we have a section with some serious problems,” Genzman said about the

troubled utility line. “This thing is just collapsing on itself.” The sewer line was installed in the 1940s and runs through the backyards of the properties along the alleyway. It’s a combined sewer overflow system there, so it catches both sewer and storm water, Genzman said. A contractor is putting together a project cost estimate. On Monday, Genzman said prospects look good that the village may be able to get by with repairing only about 50 feet or so of the broken line. That’s good news, he said, because it could lead to less red tape and a faster repair. “The 54 feet is under our dollar limit,” Genzman said of regulations for project costs and time constraints. “If we have to replace 310 feet, we will have to get council approval.”

Women are invited to attend the “Let’s Get Organized” luncheon sponsored by the Toledo East Women’s Connection March 13 at Bayside Boardwalk, Oregon. Doors open at 11:30 a.m. The program features Leslie Podalski offering tips to get organized; and musical entertainment from Bonnie Mohon. In addition, Diane Miller of Warsaw, Ind., will speak on “Extreme Freedom from Extreme Business.” The price is $10.50, all inclusive. Call Dorothy at 419-6919611 or Marilyn at 419-666-1633.

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New supervisor position questioned in Oak Harbor By Cynthia L. Jacoby Special to The Press The part-time status of a new public power supervisor in Oak Harbor is under fire. In the final weeks of 2012, the village hired Jim Smith to replace Barry Reau, who left his job of more than 10 years due to tensions with the administration, especially recently departed administrator Robert Pauley. At last week’s village council meeting, Sue Rahm questioned when a full-time supervisor would be hired. Smith, a retired Ohio Edison worker, now makes $26 an hour for a 30-hour work week. His second in charge, Bruce Pape, makes $10 extra each week for the other 10 hours when Smith is absent. Mayor Bill Eberle, who filled the position with the assistance of Pauley, told Rahm no plans were in place to hire anyone else. Rahm was disturbed by the news, she

said, because the village has no job description for a part-time supervisor to oversee the power department as well as no wage scale. The mayor disputed her comments, noting he didn’t believe the village had any formal designation regarding full-time status tied to the position. “Yes, it does,” said Rahm as she held up pages from the personnel policy. “It’s classified full-time.” “I’ll get with Debbie (Carpenter, village fiscal officer) and look at it.” “What do we do in the mean time?” Rahm asked. Smith will continue to be the superintendent, Eberle said. But Rahm insisted a part-time position does not exist and, therefore, the village cannot pay Smith based on the full-time position wage scale. She asked who else applied for the position. There were two others. One was a journeyman who didn’t qualify and the other, Pape, who works in the department.

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“We offered it to him twice, but he turned it down,” Eberle said. Councilman Jon Fickert asked what wage the village offered Pape. The mayor said he did not recall the exact figure and didn’t want to mislead anyone. When pressed again, Eberle said he believed the figure was $25.99 per hour. A woman in the audience, who only identified herself as Pape’s wife, said the original wage offered was $24.99 per hour. Pape currently earns $23.32 per hour, according to Carpenter. “He said he would do it for $26,” the woman countered. The mayor disagreed, saying Pape said he wanted $28 per hour or he wouldn’t take the job. “Maybe you should go back and ask him,” Rahm added. The village already has an electrical department supervisor, another council member pointed out. “But he’s part time,” Rahm stated firm-

ly. And, the village doesn’t have a job description or wage scale for the job, she stated again. It’s illegal, she insisted. Pape couldn’t be reach at work Wednesday for comment. The situation directly contradicts another recent hiring, some council members contend. Fickert noted that when Randy Genzman, the village’s operations manager, was hired to fill the interim administrator position “there was a tremendous urgency” for council to create and pass the interim job classification. “I guess I did not think about it being part-time,” Eberle said. “And that is where I was wrong.” The conversation trailed into a need to review the workforce pay scale because of inequities throughout departments between bosses and workers created by compensation for licenses and other technical skills.

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Lynn Fox Gibsonburg "I like the peanut butter Reece's eggs."

Jon LaBriere Woodville "Peeps.... and they have to be stale."

Mac Siefring Cleveland "Starburst jelly beans... they are way better than regular jelly beans."

Stephaun Bloxson Cleveland "White chocolate bunny with the white chocolate eyes."

Mark Radabaugh Luckey "Marshmallow Peeps... the blue ones. The staler the better!"

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Fallacy of fracking To the editor: Regarding John Szozda’s article in the Feb. 17 issue of The Press about energy companies and how fracking might produce many jobs in Northwest Ohio; these same business corporations and the Republican party told us giving huge tax breaks at the federal, state and local levels would produce many jobs. All it has done is create a windfall for the corporations and destroyed the ability of government at all levels to help the people. Now oil companies and Republicans, like our governor, are telling us fracking is the new job creator. The truth is fracking causes earthquakes, as it did in northeast Ohio and other parts of the country. To frack, chemicals are pumped at high pressure into the ground, contaminating drinking water. Albert Kapustar Oregon Editor’s note: According to a study published last year in the Journal of Geophysical Research, the earthquakes in the Youngstown area were more likely caused by the pumping of fracking wastewater into a 9,200-foot-deep injection well rather than the fracking itself. After the state ordered the well closed the earthquakes subsided.

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To the editor: Gov. John Kasich has just become the latest addition in the GOP’s attempt to keep certain groups from voting. It seems to me that the “voter fraud” being perpetrated on this country is by those who don’t like the idea that their ideology is no longer accepted by the majority of people in this country and the growing minority population. President George W. Bush had an investigation into this matter and they found that there was no “there” there. When a party has to rule by fear and lies, it is no longer a viable party which should be taken seriously. Jeff Pitzen Northwood Editor’s note: No-fault absentee voting was introduced in Ohio in 2006. In 2012, the Ohio Association of Election Officials commissioned a bi-partisan task force to study the issue. The panel’s report and recommendations can be viewed at the OAEO’s website.

To the editor: I would like to suggest using the old Jeep plant property for a “from-the-beginning” museum. The rich history of this vehicle demands a museum and we are “The Home of the Jeep” – from the Willys to the Grand Cherokee of today. Make it a family experience, with a attractions for children – perhaps include battery-operated drivable Jeep Wranglers kids can ride on sand dunes, rocks and mud. There could also be a rock-climbing wall mini-assembly line where they could build their own toy Jeeps. Offer tours of the Jeep Assembly Plant as an additional option. With our interstate and airport accesses being so attractive, this is the best use of the land and a way to show our pride in a “homegrown product.” Jeannie Herrick Toledo

Forgotten victims To the editor: I needed to again address the issue of the two innocent victims of a wild animal like Dennis McGuire.

Not only did he rape the mother but killed her and her unborn child. Not once in Donald Rozick’s letter did he mention the real victims of this most horrid, degrading act of violence. I respect his opinion but he didn’t show any compassion to the families of these victims. What about their loss? What about the pain and suffering that happened when this wild animal did this? How long did they suffer? Why would McGuire not be put to death? The proof was there. Justice has been served. I wonder how you would have felt if it was your daughter and grandchild who were killed? This needed to stop. I am not willing to pay for this wild animal in jail. May God bless the families of these two innocent victims. Joann Schiavone Walbridge

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Former mayor aims to golf and go to mass in every state Page Two

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Marge Brown lost her husband in 1988. Her postman, Lenny Fetterman, lost his wife in 1990. One day in 1992, after delivering her mail, he lingered and shared a poem he had written about his late wife. They spent some time together and he asked her, “Do you like to travel?” She thought to herself, “Well don’t we all have wanderlust in our bodies?” and said yes. That encounter started their 20year quest to set foot in all 3,144 counties, boroughs or parishes in the United States. Last year, the two finished that quest. Today, they are on the local talk circuit sharing a slide show depicting their travels. They recently appeared before the East Toledo Club at the East Toledo Senior Center. While the two didn’t keep track of the time and miles they traveled, one trip will give you an idea. In 1995, they tackled Alaska. They drove 15,000 miles by auto, flew 5,000 miles in small planes and took a ferry 600 miles to the tip of the Aleutian Islands. On another trip, the 76-year-old former mayor of Oregon rode a burro down 26 switchbacks to a leper colony located in Kalawao County on the island of Moloka’i in Hawaii. Their adventure ended north of Kalamazoo, Michigan along M-37 in Barry County on July 21, 2013 at 12:37 p.m. All those 37s were in honor of the year Marge was born on July 21. That gem was a gift from Lenny, who Marge calls “anal and cheap.” That’s not a knock, Marge says. To complete such a journey, pay for it and balance it with work and other commitments takes meticulous planning and keeping an eye on costs. Time not wasted going in circles and money not spent allowed the two to explore the back roads of America, take detours when a church steeple or monument or historical marker lured them off course. After all, Marge said, echoing the motto of the Extra Miler Club, “The shortest distance between two points is no fun.” Marge also had Lenny’s experience to guide her as he had already accomplished the feat before. Lenny can also be a jokester. While driving through Alaska, Marge had asked

Marge Brown and Lenny Fetterman at the Grand Canyon. him how long she should drive. He replied, ‘Drive until it gets dark.’ It wasn’t until 4 a.m. when Marge realized at that time of year there was no nightfall. Alaska was their favorite place to visit and you might think it was the hardest place to find a sign to document their crossing over into another county, but it wasn’t. The two couldn’t find a county sign in rural Utah and flagged down a sheriff’ who allowed them to take a picture in front of his cruiser emblazoned with the county name. In the early years, the two rode in a van, slept in the back on a double mattress and switched drivers every 200 miles or so. Later on, it was hotels and a more comfortable pace.

While the two live in separate homes, they have evolved from traveling partners to significant others. Spending that much time in the car has both tested and enriched their relationship. Marge said, afterwards, “I have been a widow since ’88 so it’s difficult sharing my space, but we respect each other and he knows when I don’t talk and I’m listening to my music or working a crossword puzzle that’s acceptable to both of us. We can drive for hundreds of miles and not say two words to each other, but that’s okay. We’re direct opposites. I talk all the time and love people and Lenny is a quiet individual…Other times, we have our deepest conversations like, ‘What is our purpose in life,’ and, ‘What should we

be doing.’” What’s next? Australia, New Zealand and Antarctica are on their bucket list. At 77, however, Marge isn’t sure she wants to book passage on a Russian trawler to the land of the Emperor Penguin. Also on her bucket list are two personal goals: She wants to finish her quest to golf and also attend mass in all 50 states. She needs 15 more states. Marge will balance that travel with her retirement responsibilities. She is active at St. Ignatius Catholic Church and serves on the boards at Cardinal Stritch/ Kateri Catholic Academy, Eagle Learning Center and Vail Meadows Therapy Riding Center. She also serves on two committees for the Toledo Metropolitan Council of Governments. Prior to retirement, Marge served as Oregon’s mayor from 2001 to 2009. Before that, she served on city council and was a teacher in the Oregon system for 39 years. If your group would like to learn more about Marge and Lenny’s adventures, you can call her at 419-693-4382. Comment at zoz@presspublications.com

Bill addressing algal problem passes in Senate Guest Editorial

By Senator Rob Portman As the snow continues to fall all over Ohio, sometimes it is hard to believe that very soon spring and summer will be here, and millions of Ohioans will flock with their families to our state’s lakes and rivers. But these resources are under threat. A rise in harmful algal blooms, if left unchecked, could render Ohio’s abundant fresh water resources unsafe for recreation as it has done on parts of Lake Erie’s shores and Grand Lake St. Marys. It could also endanger our drinking water as it has done recently at a reservoir in Columbus. Fortunately, bipartisan legislation I introduced that recently passed the Senate is designed to help ensure that doesn’t happen. On Feb. 12, the Harmful Algal Blooms and Hypoxia Research and Control Act passed the Senate. It will now move to the House of Representatives and, hopefully, on to the President for his signature. When it becomes law, our bill would strengthen

the federal government’s research and response framework for harmful algal blooms. This legislation is of critical importance to Ohio. Harmful algal blooms occur in waters where excessive growth of poisonous algae can cause illness or death in humans and wildlife, including food sources such as fish and shellfish. According to a recent NOAA report, the U.S. seafood and tourism industries suffer estimated annual losses of $82 million because of the economic impact of harmful algal blooms. We’ve seen the impact in Ohio firsthand. In 2013, the City of Toledo was forced to spend $3 million to protect the city’s wa-

ter supply from Lake Erie’s toxic algae, and Columbus spent $723,000 to address an algae outbreak at the Hoover Reservoir. It costs the city of Celina $450,000 annually to combat algae in Grand Lake St. Marys. As money is going out, less is coming in. Communities are losing out on tourism dollars when they’re forced to close beaches because harmful algal blooms render it too hazardous to fish and swim. And it’s getting worse. The frequency and distribution of harmful algal blooms are growing. As families and businesses across Ohio continue to struggle during this time of economic uncertainty, we cannot afford to let this threat to our tourism, fishing industries, and health go unchecked. We must act now, before our lakes and rivers suffer irreparable damage. My bill takes that needed action to protect Ohio’s freshwater treasures. Not only does this legislation reauthorize programs that have worked in the past, it improves them. Because of our efforts, for the first time, combating harmful algal blooms in

the Great Lakes and other freshwater bodies around Ohio and the nation will be prioritized. The bill streamlines and coordinates existing efforts to prevent harmful algal blooms by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the Environmental Protection Agency, and an array of other federal agencies, prioritizing the development of an action strategy that will help Ohio communities understand, predict, control, and mitigate algal blooms, enabling them to minimize any resulting economic, ecologic, and human health impacts. Ohio’s lakes and rivers are truly one of our state’s greatest treasures. We have a duty to ensure that they are available for our kids and our grandkids to enjoy. Passing this legislation in the Senate is a good first step. I will continue to work with my colleagues in the House of Representatives to move this bill to the President’s desk for his signature. Then we can get to work on making toxic algae in our state’s waterways a thing of the past.

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Calendar Circus, Sesame Street Live among March events By Tammy Walro Press Entertainment Editor twalro@presspublications.com Through March 4: PRIZM Creative Community, a local 501 c. 3 non-profit for the arts presents, “Beauty Has No Boundaries” at the Way Public Library Gallery, 101 E. Indiana Ave. Featuring more than 75 works of Dr. Timothy B. Hacker Through April 13: “Rutherford B. Hayes: Buckeye President” exhibit, Hayes Presidential Center, Fremont. In his first term as Ohio governor, Rutherford B. Hayes urged the legislature to establish a land-grant college funded by the Morrill Act of 1862. His persistence resulted in the creation of The Ohio State University. The exhibit highlights the strong link between Hayes and the university. www.rbhayes. org. Through May 4: “Love & Play: A Pair of Paintings by Fragonard,” Gallery 28, Toledo Museum of Art. Jean-Honoré Fragonard’s playfully sensual companion paintings, the Toledo Museum of Art’s “Blind-Man’s Buff” and the ThyssenBornemisza Museum, Madrid’s “The SeeSaw,” are reunited for the first time in 25 years. www.toledomuseum.org. Through May 11: “The Art of the Louvre’s Tuileries Garden,” Canaday Gallery, Toledo Museum of Art. Featuring 100 paintings, photos, drawings and sculptures of some of the most acclaimed European artists from the 17th to the 20th century. Through May 18: “Paper Roses: GardenInspired Works on Paper,” Works on Paper Gallery, Toledo Museum of Art. Through May 25: Varujan Boghosian, Wolfe Gallery Mezzanine and Gallery 18, Toledo Museum of Art. The ArmenianAmerican artist’s poetic works incorporate unconventional objects, like children’s toys, ancient paper and shoes. Through June 15: “Titanic, the Artifact Exhibition,” Imagination Station Toledo, One Discovery Way, Toledo. See real artifacts recovered from the ocean floor along with room re-creations and personal stories. Engineering, physics and social studies are all addressed as you explore the science of Titanic. www.imaginationstationtoledo.com. March March 1: Bob Ford and the Ragamuffins on stage, Pemberville Opera House, 115 S. Main St., Pemberville, 7:30 p.m. Tickets $10. 419-487-4848, www.pembervilleoperahouse.org.

The Zenobia Shrine Circus, will bring daredevils, flying acrobats, big cats, clowns and ponderous pachyderms. to the SeaGate Convention Centre March 20-23. (Photo courtesy of The Zenobia Shrine Circus.) March 1: Glass City Wine Festival, SeaGate Centre, 401 Jefferson Ave., Toledo, 1-9 p.m. Taste regional wines, sample gourmet cheese and fare from local restaurants and shop unique gifts from local craft businesses. 419-255-3300, www.glasscitywinefestival.com. March 1-2, 7-9: Genoa Civic Theatre presents, “Flamingo Court,” at the theatre, 509 Main St., Genoa. 419-855-3103, www.genoacivictheatre.com. March 2: “Sweet Charity,” Valentine Theatre, 400 N. Superior St., Toledo, 7-9:30 p.m. 419-242-2787, www.valentinetheatre. com. March 2: Toledo Walleye vs. Greenville Road Warriors, Huntington Center, 500 Jefferson Ave., Toledo, 5:15 p.m. 419-725WALL, www.toledowalleye.com. March 5: Toledo Walleye vs. South Carolina Stingrays, Huntington Center, 500 Jefferson Ave., Toledo, 7:15 p.m. 419725-WALL, www.toledowalleye.com. March 7: Silver Screen Classics: “Blazing Saddles,” Valentine Theatre, 400 N. Superior St., Toledo, 7:30-10:30 p.m. Cold, tall drafts, full bar, $2 popcorn. 419-2422787, www.valentinetheatre.com. March 7-8: “The Liar,” presented by Village Players Theatre, 2740 Upton Ave., Toledo. Paris, 1643. The presentation tells the tale of Dorante, a charming young man newly arrived in the capital, who has but a single flaw – he cannot tell the truth. 419472-6817. March 7-9 and 14-16: “Rex’s Exes,” Fremont Community Theatre, 1100 North St., Fremont. Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m.; Sun. at 2 p.m. A southern-fried farce. Call 419-3320695 or email f.c.t.@att.net.

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March 14-16: PRO Home & Garden Show, SeaGate Convention Centre, 401 Jefferson Ave., Toledo. Featuring experts offering tips and demos on an array of interior and exterior products for the home. 419-2553300, www.hireaprotoday.com. March 14-15: Toledo Walleye vs. Kalamazoo Wings, Huntington Center, 500 Jefferson Ave., Toledo, 7:15 p.m. 419-725WALL, www.toledowalleye.com. March 14: Comedy Club Nite, Oak Harbor Golf Club, 10433 CR 17, Oak Harbor. Headliner Eric Kirkland provides a high-energy, quick-witted performance; feature performer Jay Boc offers a clean style of humor that comes from his observations of the world. Doors open at 6 p.m.; dinner ($10) served 6:30-7:30 p.m.; show ($10) starts at 8 p.m. Reservations required. 419-898-1493, oakharborgolfclub.com. March 15-16: 29th Annual Toy Show, Sandusky Co. Fairgrounds, North Street, Fremont. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Sat. and 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Sun. More than 200 tables of collectible toys including die-cast racing collectibles, farm toys, pedal tractors, trucks, construction equipment and dolls. Concessions available. $1 admission. 419-639-7067. March 15: “Delta Twins,” Strand Concert Theatre, 220 S. Front St., Fremont. Doors open at 7 p.m.; show starts at 8 p.m. Tickets $10 at the door. Refreshments available; BYOB. 419-355-8548, www.thestrandconcerttheater.com. March 15: Beginning Genealogy Class, Hayes Presidential Center, Fremont, 9 a.m.noon. March 16: Toledo Walleye vs. Fort Wayne Komets, Huntington Center, 500 Jefferson Ave., Toledo, 7:15 p.m. 419-725-WALL.

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Glass City Rollers “Looks That Kill” (Rachel Koester), “Ripper D’Shreds” (Morgan Teadt), and “Zooey Suicide” (Michelle Morris) try to fend off oponants at the teams’ inaugural bout at the International Boxing Club in Oregon February 1st. (Press photo by Harold Hamilton/ HEHphotos. smugmug.com). some kind of scene out of a “Xena: Warrior Princess” episode. The league was formed in 2007 and in 2010 was later accepted as a full member of the Women’s Flat Track Derby Association, which boasts teams throughout the United States, and internationally. The Division-III Glass City Rollers (the NEO team from Akron are considered D-II) compete on a flat track rather than the traditional sloped track of roller derby of yesteryear. In 2014, they’ll try to better their ranking by taking on an ambitious WFTDA schedule, which will pit them against such teams as the Lafayette (Ind.) Brawlin’ Dolls, the Traverse City Toxic Cherries and the Rollergirls of Central Kentucky (Lexington), to name a few. The bout against the latter is the next home date at the IBC, on Saturday, March 29. Which leads us full circle to the Glass City Rollers’ first-ever bout at the IBC on Feb 1, where the home team threw one heck of a party to “open up” their new digs against NEO, complete with a blitz of raw, edgy, classic rock, metal, and rockabilly which provided a soundtrack for the mashup to come. Fans, along with athletes from both teams clad in all manners of knee-highs, plaid skirts, colorful helmets, shredded fishnet stockings, and war paint, mingle near the concession stand. Referees trade witty banter and snippets of conversation with the most eager of fans already camped out in the so-called “suicide seats” right alongside the track, and on the floor – as they rapidly circle the track, warming up in traditional zebrastriped jerseys emblazoned with such untraditional names as “Hakuna RefToddta,” “Refenstein” and “Sgt. Ref-A-Roni.” The show began when the Glass City Rollers took to the track after the “National Anthem,” rousing introductions, and a poignant moment of silence for fallen Toledo firefighters Stephan Machinski and James Dickman. Pandemonium ensued when the derby girls from T-Town proceeded to trade nearnonstop mayhem with NEO for an actionpacked 60 minutes. And while GCR trailed big at halftime

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There was a massive, messy pileup at the International Boxing Club in Oregon on a recent Saturday night this winter. And no, we’re not talking outside in the gravelly parking lot or on icy Earlwood Avenue. Sure, an ominous black hearse was parked near the back door of the gym and former Fun Spot Roller Skating Rink at 525 Earlwood. But as it turns out, the driver was just one in an eclectic collection of approximately 450 fans who braved the elements to take in the first bout of the Glass City Rollers women’s roller derby team. The Rollers kicked off their 2014 season against NEO Roller Derby out of Akron at their brand new home, the IBC. “We love the new venue – it’s smaller, it’s much more intimate and the audience gets to experience roller derby like they’ve never really seen it before – up close and personal,” offers 26-year-old GCR public relations rep, and standout “jammer” “Elle O’ Hell” – aka Jessica Schadel, 26, who also serves as the Marketing Director for both Harley Davidson in Toledo, and Signature Harley Davidson in Perrysburg. Unfortunately, the up-and-coming Toledo-based team dropped their debut bout at the IBC to their 50th-ranked visitors (out of 200 teams) from northeastern Ohio, by a score of 446-40. “The fact that the IBC was packed on a snowy night in early February was just an awesome sign,” “O’Hell said. “And while we knew going in we were going to lose, we wanted to put up our best fight. NEO was ranked number 50, and we were ranked number 150 nationally, so there was really no contest. We fought a hard battle, and the fans seemed to have a good time regardless. Of the Rollers’ previous venue at the SeaGate Centre downtown, she says, “The facility was great, and the staff was always very accommodating. But, while it was nice being downtown, the hall was just too big for us – the audience just too far away from all of the action,” she shares. “That’s one of the greatest things about the sport of roller derby – it’s for everyone,” she said. “There’s really no stereotypical roller derby fan. You have your die-hard followers. You’ll often have people from other leagues coming to watch bouts, and show their support. You have new people, who expect a banked track, and girls punching each other, circa 1970s roller derby. You’ve got parents bringing their kids to a family-friendly sporting event, and you have adults looking for a good way to start their fun night out.” Who wouldn’t enjoy a sport that features such campy, yet colorful nicknames as “Jeeper Creeper,” “Destruck-Shawn,” “Ripper D’ Shreds,” and of course “Elle O’ Hell” splattered on the backs of jerseys of ladies of every size, shape, age, profession, and ability – along with such crazy numbers as 999, 4x4, and MUTIL8? Everyone from young professionals sporting power suits and power ties, to college students, to longtime Toledo hockey fans in both Goaldigger and Storm sweaters, to parents, grandparents and kids – even dudes who cruise around in spooky hearses have been known to gather when the Glass City Rollers are back in town. Fans watch intently as the competitors skate counterclockwise as fast as they can around a circular track to score points and knock the opposition into next week like

202-18, and continued to struggle to fight through the stifling NEO blocking wall in the second half, the Toledo team wasn’t without its highlight-reel moments either, with the majority of their offense coming on the shoulders and relentless skating of scrappy “jammers” “Zooey Suicide,” “Mother Nature,” and “O’ Hell.” There are five more home bouts on tap at the Oregon gym, between March and early October, giving fans plenty of opportunity to get to know some of the athletes – a team of accomplished women who are also teachers, media reps, aspiring entrepreneurs and philanthropists. RavinBubbles” – aka Elise Heintschel – a 5-10, 33-year-old “blocker”/”jammer,” works as a UPS Operations Supervisor. “Roller derby is a nice stress reliever,”

she said. “I enjoy lacing up my skates, and just doing laps, even if I don’t get to hit anybody. I love being part of a team. We push each other to be our best.” The 5-2, 36-year-old “blocker” “Jeeper Creeper” – aka Keri Porter –divides her time between driving a school bus and owning and operating her own residential and small business cleaning service, She’s also a wife and mother of three striving to teach the gospel of roller derby to her kids. “I am currently the assistant coach of Toledo’s junior roller derby team, the Frogtown Fallgirls and I love coaching,” she said. “My two daughters skate for the team, and my son is now starting to join the refereeing program. My oldest daughter will be 18 in under three years, and I am hoping to at least get to skate with her.” “When I watch the TV shows that depict roller derby, and the women that play, it can be frustrating,” she adds. “Most of the women on these shows are depicted as selfish, stupid hotheads who love to party, and the sport they play usually resembles fake wrestling. Roller derby is hard, it’s a sport that requires a lot of training both on and off the track, and the women who play are athletic, and many of them are very educated, and accomplished in their careers. I would love to see Toledo rally around this great sport. We are women. We are strong. We are Toledo strong.”

March Sunday Series planned at Pearson Friends of Pearson invite the community to join them Sundays in March for a series of discussions on “Building a Community: Living Along the Eastern Maumee River.” The programs will be held at 2 p.m. each week in the Macomber Lodge, 4999 Navarre Ave, Oregon. Refreshments will be available. The schedule includes: • March 2: “Richly Dressed and Handsomely Attired: Daily Life of Our Earliest Residents, Native Americans,” by Dr. Janet Rozik, of Heidelberg University. • March 9: “Farming Pioneers: Early Settlers on the East Side,” presented by Joanne Crandall, Johlin family historian,

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Breakfast with the Beast A breakfast with the characters from Northwood High School’s upcoming production of ”Beauty in the Beast” will be held Saturday, March 8 from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. in the high school cafeteria. Breakfast is $7 per person. For $15, those attending can enjoy breakfast and an array of activities, which include a manipedi, “Beast” face painting, baked goods decorating stations and coloring stations. Pictures with the characters will be available for $2. Free-will donation raffle tickets will be available for “Beauty and the Beast” memorabilia. “Beauty and the Beast” will be performed March 14 and 15 at 7:30 p.m. and March 16 at 2:30 p.m. in the Northwood High School auditorium. For tickets or information, call 419-691-5989.

All aboard! Greater Toledo Train & Toy Show set for March 9 Kids and grownups alike are invited to get on board for a day of fun March 9 at the Greater Toledo Train & Toy Show in the Student Health & Activities Center at Owens Community College, 30335 Oregon Rd., Perrysburg. Show from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. The first-class show features more than 250 dealers varying in expertise in trains and toys from all eras – plastic, tin, diecast, pop culture and much more. Free appraisals, repair advice and original parts will be available. A number of layouts and exhibits will be operating all day, including: • Must-see-to-believe operating” Lego Big City” layout presented by the Michigan Lego Users Group. • A Toledo tradition – the Tiedtke’s Department Store American Flyer antique operating post-war “S” gauge train -display • Rare, operating 1950 Lionel toy train store display featuring original, antique post war Lionel “O” gauge toy trains just as they used to run in store windows. • A vintage rare, A.C. Gilbert Erector Set dealer display area featuring toys from the 1920s. • Operating layouts from area groups in all gauges of toy trains from “N” to “G”

The Greater Toledo Train & Toy Show is a “must-see” for toy and train enthusiasts. scale and everything in between. • Free rides for little ones age 4 and younger on “Thomas” riding trains. Adult admission $6. “Early birds” will be admitted at 9 a.m. for $8 each. Kids 12 and under get in free with one paid adult admission. Lots of free parking is available.

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“Anything Goes” Lake High School students will present, “Anything Goes,” March 20, 21 and 22 at 7 p.m. and March 23 at 2 p.m. in the high school auditorium Cole Porter’s “Anything Goes,” takes audiences aboard the S.S. American, where nothing is as it seems and almost anything goes. Enjoy the antics of a lovestruck stockbroker, a wealthy debutante, an English Lord, a gangster, and a night-club-singerturned-evangelist. Reserved seating is available for $6 for students and seniors 60 years old and over and $8 for adults 18 to 59 years old. Call 419-661-3000, ext. 3832 or visit www.lakehighschool.org for tickets. Cont. on page 15

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Paint Away Polio Join the Oregon-Northwood Rotary Club April 12 from 6-10:30 p.m. at Oak Shade Grove for “Paint Away Polio,” a fundraiser to End Polio Now. The cost is $55, which includes hors d’oeuvres, art supplies and a wine ticket. A cash bar will be available. No painting experience is necessary; step-by-step instructions by Uncork TheArtist. Advanced purchase is required. Open to ages 21 and older. For tickets, email melinda@healthcareadvocates.org or call 419-720.0085.

Young Rep production The Toledo Repertoire Theatre will present the Young Rep’s “MacBeth, A Kid’s Cautionary Tale Concerning Greed, Power, Mayhem, and Other Current Events” performed by actors ages 7-13 on March 14-16. Tickets are $10/adults and $5/children ages 12 and under Friday and Saturday performances are at 7 p.m., Sunday at 2:30 p.m. Call 419-243-9277 or www.toledorep.org.

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Jill’s boasts good food, great location By Alex Sobel Press Contributing Writer news@presspublications.com At only 9 months old, Jill’s on the River Bar and Grill, located at 1800 Miami St., Toledo, may be relatively new to the local restaurant scene, but that doesn’t mean that it’s coming from a place of inexperience. “(Jill’s) is the pinnacle of my 23 years of restaurant experience,” said Rob Socie, the establishment’s owner. Socie, a lifetime resident of Toledo who’s also the owner of the Bulldog Diner in Rossford, believes that Jill’s incorporates pieces of everything he’s learned along the line about running a successful restaurant. “Family restaurant, banquet facility, fresh salads, hand cut steaks,” Socie said, “It’s just a combination of everything I’ve done up to this point in one setting, in one establishment.” “All that, with a full bar,” he added. Socie believes the food and drinks that Jill’s offers will keep people coming back. “One of our features is our daily food specials,” he said, “as well as our happy hour from 4-7 p.m., even on weekends.” Socie also points out Jill’s prime, scenic location. “We have a great view that overlooks

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Cody Witt overcomes the odds to excel athletically By Mark Griffin Press Contributing Writer sports@presspublications.com The Witt family held 3.1-mile walk-athons for many years, up until Cody was a freshman in high school. The walkers would dress in orangecolored shirts with the words “Cody’s Grizzlies” emblazoned across the front. Their goal: to raise money to help find a cure for diabetes. Fast forward from more than 12 years ago, when Cody Witt, now the only senior on the Lake boys basketball team, was diagnosed with Type 1 (then known as juvenile) diabetes. Witt, 17, walked into the Lake gym on Senior Night and saw a sea of orange T-shirts with “Cody’s Grizzlies” written across the front. “They all told me all day it was a whiteout (for Senior Night),” Witt said. “I walked in and saw people wearing orange shirts. People told me that when they saw my face, it was priceless. To be honest, I almost teared up knowing that all those people did that just for me. The fact that they kept that a secret all week was a huge accomplishment. It was a night I’ll never forget.” Anyone who knows Witt usually forgets that he has Type 1 diabetes. He manages it that well. Type 1 diabetes affects just 5 percent of the people diagnosed with diabetes. Type 1 diabetics do not produce insulin, a hormone that is needed to convert sugar, starches and other food into energy. “I was diagnosed when I was four and a half years old,” Witt said. “I was dependent on shots of insulin three or four times a day. My third grade year I got the insulin pump. I no longer have to take shots nearly as often. If there is problem with the pump, I will take a shot. It tests my sugar. If it’s high, or anytime I eat, I adjust it into the pump and it takes care of everything.” The insulin pump, which is smaller than a cell phone, is connected to a catheter that Witt moves around inside his body every two or three days. “Right now it’s in my leg,” he said. “There is a cartridge where every two or three days, when it runs out, I fill it up. There is a space to put the cartridge in the pump and a wire that connects it to the catheter.” The Walk-A-Thons to benefit Cody’s Grizzlies started when Witt was in kindergarten. “My favorite color at that time was orange,” he said, “and my favorite animal was a grizzly bear. We did a different sports theme every year. After the tornado hit, we did a tornado theme. I got so involved in sports, it got harder for people my age to participate and we kind of stopped. We had about 400 walkers my freshman year.”

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Lake senior Cody Witt tries to score in the sixth-ranked Flyers’ 76-38 rout over visiting Elmwood. (Photo courtesy of Innovations Portrait Studio/ Innovations VisualImpact. com) The T-shirts came out again last Friday night, before the Flyers’ 75-49 win over Woodmore. “All the kids had a Cody’s Grizzlies shirt,” Lake coach Ryan Bowen said. “It was something they put together. The students all wore the shirts and it was pretty neat. He had no idea; he was totally surprised. We told him we were going to have a whiteout. It was a pretty special moment.” Witt said that ever since he was little, doctors have told him he would be able to lead a normal life and do what every other kid his age can do. Witt is living proof. “That’s what I strive to do,” he said. “For the most part, I can live a normal life. This is just something that’s been a part of my life and something I’ve learned to deal with.” It’s pretty amazing that Witt can play basketball (he starts at guard) and baseball (second base, shortstop) at a high level. “You would never know,” Bowen said. “He’s unbelievable checking himself, and he’s a phenomenal kid. He always checks his numbers. He’s a captain and he’s our

vocal guy. He’s a special kid, dealing with all that. You would never know he has diabetes. It just doesn’t even come up in conversation.” Bowen said Witt has the freedom to check his blood sugar, get a drink of juice, whatever, anytime he wants. “He knows when things are bad,” the coach said. “In games it’s not too bad. He checks himself before games and we’ve never had a problem where he’s had to leave. In practice he’s had to get a quick drink of juice or something like that.” Witt said he’s never had any serious issues during a game. “I’ve never really had bad dehydration, but it happens every once in a while,” he said. “I check it three or four times before a game, during halftime, during timeouts. I usually keep a pretty good tab on it. My friends have been unbelievable about it. I think some of them know more about (diabetes) than I do. I’ve had incredible support from my family, friends, teachers and coaches.” With Witt in the starting backcourt, the

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St. Mark Lutheran Church, 611 Woodville Rd., Toledo, will host its eighth annual golf scramble on June 1 starting at 1:30 p.m. at Chippewa Golf Course. The event is sponsored by the Luther League Youth of St. Mark and proceeds will help offset expenses for youth to participate in a mission trip this summer. Cost is $70. Call 419-691-3597 to register or for registration forms, which can be faxed to 419-691-8952 by May 20. ********* The Bill Blausey Sr. Memorial Golf Scramble hosted by the Solomon Lutheran School development committee will be Aug. 2 at Hidden Hills Golf Course. Cost is $55 per golfer. Call 419-849-3600.

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Vitucci steps down Toledo Walleye Head Coach Nick Vitucci is stepping down from the position he has held for almost five years. He has given his resignation, which is effective immediately, to Toledo Walleye President and General Manager Joe Napoli. “I have enjoyed my time coaching the Walleye,” Vitucci said. “It has been extremely fulfilling to start a new team and to mentor young hockey players who have a passion for the game, but I feel that it’s time for some new leadership and a new approach. This will always be a highlight in my career.” “Nick has been a valuable team builder, mentor and colleague,” Napoli said. “I have been honored to work with him as head coach in developing the Toledo Walleye. But he’s ready to try other options and I – we – support him in his decision. Nick’s decision to make this move now, gives us the appropriate window to find a coaching replacement in time for recruiting and pre-

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By J. Patrick Eaken Press Sports Editor sports@presspublications.com Clay seniors Jody DeMeo and Amethyst Floyd competed in the individual state gymnastics meet Saturday at Hilliard Bradley High School. DeMeo was in the all-around competition, and also as an individual in the beam and floor exercises. Floyd competed in the vault and bars. At the district meet at Harold Anderson Arena on the campus of Bowling Green State University, Clay just missed sending their entire team to state on a third place tiebreaker. One of the reasons for that may have been because Emilie Roman was injured in the Three Rivers Athletic Conference meet and could not participate in the district meet. The team finished behind champion Findlay and runner-up Springfield, which both sent teams to the state meet. Findlay also won the TRAC championship, and in both the league and district meets, thanks in part to Clay missing out on scoring because of Romans’ ACL injury. At the district, DeMeo was third on the floor (9.225), fourth in the all-around (35.375), and sixth on the beam (8.95). Floyd was fourth in the vault (9.05) and fifth on the bars (8.75). In addition, four Clay gymnasts were honored by the state high school girls gymnastics coaches association as scholar-athletes. They include DeMeo, Roman, Erin Gyurke, and Sydney McGath.

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In the Sandusky Bay Conference, Oak Harbor six feet tall sophomore post Andrea Cecil is first team and 5-8 freshman post Maddy Rathbun is second team. The Rockets’ HM selections are freshman guard Emma Barney, senior guard Amanda Hetrick, and sophomore guard Athena Eli. The Oak Harbor boys team has three HM wings — senior Anderson Rathbun, senior Tate Haar, and junior Andre Ramsey.

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Henry, Cecil first team Waite junior guard Ramiah Henry is first team All-Toledo City League, and senior wing Taylor Works is second team. Waite honorable mention selections are senior guard Yatiah Caldwell and 6-foot-1 senior center Lathesha Craig.

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These three Waite gals not afraid to take on the guys By Mark Griffin Press Contributing Writer sports@presspublications.com

At far left, Waite wrestler Amber Webb, and to her right is Lucy Carmona, who finished sixth at the Division I sectional, one spot away from being an alternate to district, but there were only six in her weight division. (Photo courtesy of Innovations Portrait Studio/InnovationsVisualImpact.com) “At first it was difficult and awkward, because we didn’t know each other,” Carmona said. “We became great friends and now when we wrestle we know how to work with one another. I really enjoyed how aggressive the sport is.” What advice would Carmona give girls who are considering trying out for wrestling? “I would tell them that they really should do it, but they should expect to get bruised up, scratched and bleed a little bit,” she said. “If they’re unwilling to put up with the pain, they shouldn’t do it. It takes a lot of heart to put yourself out there and go against someone who may be taller and stronger than you. I do suggest that girls get more into the sport.”

I wasn’t as tired as I thought I would be, but the guy was exhausted. I thought it was funny. It gave me more confidence to keep going.” Kokensparger said Jackson had to overcome two formidable foes in dealing with her eczema and teammate Webb. “Maddie had very few varsity matches because she couldn’t beat Amber,” Kokensparger said. “She would give 100 percent when she was in there. It’s hard for her to compete against the boys and Amber, because Amber was so much stronger than her. But, she never gave up. She finished second at the Eastwood jayvee tournament at heavyweight. Competing against junior varsity kids with no experience, she was very competitive.” Jackson said girls who have never wrestled before can adjust, but it takes time and patience. “It definitely takes time to get used to the conditioning and wrestling the guys,” she said. “They are stronger, but if you work on your skills and your speed, you can take them down. No matter how hard it gets and how frustrating it gets, it takes time to learn the moves. In the end, it’s very satisifying proving yourself to your teammates and coaches and, most importantly, to yourself.”

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I would tell them that they really should do it, but they should expect to get bruised up, scratched and bleed a little bit.

Patience and practice Jackson and Webb both competed at heavyweight for the Indians. Jackson said wrestling turned out to be a lot tougher than she thought it would be. “I have eczema, which is dry skin,” Jackson said. “Sweating a lot made me itch during practice and it got almost to the point I almost quit because of my skin. I went to a doctor and got it all taken care of, so I could keep going. The practices were tough. We did a lot of conditioning and it took me a while to get the moves down. I remember the first week of practice, my whole body was sore.” Jackson didn’t win any matches this season, but she came close to beating an opponent from Woodward in her very first match. “The guy I wrestled was a first-year wrestler and I lasted all three rounds and didn’t get pinned until the last five seconds,” she said. “I was excited. It gave me more ambition to stay and keep going.

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When Shane Kokensparger looked into getting Waite’s wrestling program back up and running for the 2013-14 season, he needed bodies. Lots of them. He needed to fill 14 weight classes and he didn’t care if they were boys or girls, so he gave Lucy Carmona, Maddie Jackson and Amber Webb an open invitation. Yes, they are females and none of them had wrestled before. “I wasn’t going to treat the girls any different than I was going to treat the boys,” Kokensparger said. “They would be expected to do the exact same thing the boys do. The guys treated them more like sisters and became protective of all three of them. The wrestling community, everyone looks out for one another.” Carmona, a junior, had never participated in a sport at Waite but thought wrestling might be a good start. “I talked to Coach and he said he needed people on the team,” she said. “I said, ‘if I join, will you let me?’ He said absolutely. I talked to my mom (Hilda Tong) and stepdad (Bill Tong) and they were very supportive about it.” Jackson, also a junior, had never played sports at Waite but said she was used to wrestling around the house with her older brother and three step-brothers. “When Lucy told me she was going to do it, I told her I was going to join her,” Jackson said. “I tried volleyball when I was in eighth grade, but I didn’t really like it. I’m also one of those girls who is like a tomboy and I love proving to people that girls aren’t inferior. I’ve always been the one to prove girls are strong.” Webb, a senior, played first doubles on Waite’s tennis team last fall. She said she went out for wrestling because she wanted to try a new sport. “I don’t like basketball,” Webb said, “so it was wrestling. I thought about it for about a week. If I did it, how would the guys react? Would they take it easy on us or make it hard on us? The first week they started taking it easy on us and we stopped and said, ‘We don’t want you to take it easy on us, we want to wrestle.’ They started wrestling with us like they would with any other guy and that helped us.” Carmona had some wrestling background to fall back on. Her brother, Joshua, was a City League and sectional wrestling champ at Waite before graduating in 2007. She said it was difficult adjusting to the physicality at first, but she settled in thanks to her teammates. “All of the guys were helping me out a lot,” Carmona said. “They treated me as if I was another guy. I was hoping they would; I wanted them to. I didn’t want any special treatment. I expected the coaches and teammates to treat me like anybody else. A lot of the guys became like a second family to me.” Carmona competed at 126 pounds for most of the season before dropping down to 120 for the sectional tournament, where she went 0-2. She finished with an 0-14 overall record. “She came in there and competed every day with the boys,” Kokensparger said. “She didn’t win any matches, but she didn’t miss any practices and she gave her best effort every day. She competed in the Findlay Duals and at the Hopewell-Loudon Duals. She was very competitive against the less experienced guys. She wasn’t pinned all the time. She went out and battled everyone the best she could. She didn’t shy away.” Whether she won or lost, Carmona said her goal was to learn from her experience. “At the beginning I wasn’t expecting to have the greatest record - win some lose some,” she said. “Coming off the mat, I wasn’t disappointed. I knew what I had done wrong and I learned from those mistakes. I was proud to be a part of the team.” Carmona’s drill partner was 106-pound freshman Jeffrey Harwick.

College offer already Even though Webb didn’t win any matches on the mat at 220 or heavyweight (she was 1-13 with one forfeit), she did get recruited to wrestle on the women’s team at King University in Bristol, Tenn. She said King coach Nicole Woody came to Waite for a wrestling clinic and made her an offer. “She worked us so hard,” Webb said. “I loved her. She was amazing and she gave

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us pointers to do stuff better. She told me about her college and I applied.” Kokensparger said the closest Webb got to a victory was an 18-15 loss to a boy from Mohawk. “She put him on his back three times,” Kokensparger said. “I thought he was pinned once.” Webb ended up wrestling Clay’s standout heavyweight, Antonio Zapata, in the first round of the Division I sectional tournament and got pinned in the first period. “Amber is aggressive,” Kokensparger said. “She will lay it all on the line. Even though she’s giving up a lot of strength at the heavyweight class with boys, she was not afraid to go out there even though she knew she was outmuscled. Her heart trumps her ability, but the strength of her opponents, it was a barrier we just couldn’t get over.” Webb said her experience this season was “eye-opening.” “At the beginning of the season I was like, I got this,” Webb said. “After my first match I thought, ‘this is harder than I thought,’ so I conditioned more. I didn’t think they were going to be as big as they really were. My first match (JV tournament at Woodward), when I walked up to the guy he kind of smirked. I made it through the first round and he took me serious. He thought it was just a game, like he was going to pin me in the first round. I got through the first round, so I was happy.” Webb credited her wrestling “family” for helping her get through a family tragedy in January. Her father, Billy Webb, passed away due to a heart disorder and Amber missed out on competing at the CL tournament. “They were there for me,” Amber said. “Lucy was texting me through the whole thing. It just made my day better knowing I was still there with them. Wrestling actually helped me through it. I went to practice and laid it all out on the mat. The whole wrestling team is a family now, and you can go to them if you need them.” Webb said she’d have this to say if other girls ask her about wrestling: “I would say go for it. It’s the most awesome sport ever.”

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Clay, Genoa both send five wrestlers to state meet

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By J. Patrick Eaken Press Sports Editor sports@presspublications.com

The Comets did so by battling through the consolation bracket as they went an incredible five for five...

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Clay and Genoa qualified five wrestlers each for the 77th Ohio High School State Wrestling Tournament in Columbus over the weekend. Clay wrestlers at the Division I state meet were senior Jared Davis (24-7) at 126 pounds, junior Richie Screptock (44-9) at 132, senior Gavin Nelson (38-7) at 138, senior Nick Stencel (39-6) at 160, and sophomore Matt Stencel (37-5) at 182. Davis was seventh at 106 pounds in 2012, Screptock fourth at 120 last year and seventh at 113 two years ago, and Nick Stencel was fifth at 160 last year. Prep wrestling expert Brian Brakemen recognized Perrysburg and Clay’s potential at state in his preview, closing his D-I analysis with, “Perrysburg is a team that cannot be overlooked after their brilliant wrestling at Cleveland State. They qualified eight, including state placers Cale Bonner (285), J. P. Newton (152) and Mario Guillen (113) along with the powerful Rocco Caywood. In other years Marysville and Oregon Clay might be contenders as they both qualified five very fine wrestlers.” In D-II, four local wrestlers qualified for state, including three from Oak Harbor and one from Central Catholic. From Oak Harbor are sophomore Rhett Petersen (32-12) at 132, junior Jeremy Balboa (28-12) at 138 and junior Ben Petersen (33-9) at 145. The local wrestler from Central Catholic is junior Nate Hagan (38-10), who placed seventh at 120 in 2012 and will compete with Rhett Petersen in the 132 pound class this year. “Another team that peaked in district competition is the powerful squad from Toledo Central Catholic,” wrote Brakemen. “Qualifying nine wrestlers including seven finalists, they are led by state champion Alex Mossing (152) and state placer Nate Hagan (132).” Nine Genoa wrestlers competed at the Northwest D-III district tournament at Bowling Green State University’s Stroh Center, and the five who advanced to the state tournament are the most in school history.

Genoa state qualifiers — Back row, L-R: Jay Nino, Nathan Moore, and Cody Buckner. Front row, L-R: Max Reeder and Damian D’Emilio. “The Comets did so by battling through the consolation bracket as they went an incredible five for five in the consolation semifinal round,” Genoa coach Robert Bergman wrote in an email to The Press. Junior Jay Nino and sophomore Damian D’Emilio pinned down third place honors while seniors Max Reeder, Nathan Moore and Cody Buckner finished fourth. As a team, Genoa finished third for the second consecutive year by outdistancing

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Archbold by a half point in the 55-team field. The mark ties last year’s finish as the program’s highest in school history. D’Emilio (55-7) wrestled at state in the 106 pound class, Reeder (27-3) at 138, Moore (33-7) at 145, Nino (61-2) at 220, and Buckner (38-3) at 285. Also in D-III is district champion Devon Dunbar (36-8), a junior from Northwood who competes at 126, and Woodmore senior Evan Ulinski (48-2), who

is qualifying for the third time and considered by Brakemen as a top contender in a loaded weight division, 113. Ulinski was state runner-up last year at 106 and fourth at 106 two years ago. Last year, he closed with a 49-4 record and lost to Delta wrestler Jake Spiess in the state final. “Obviously, I wanted to win the whole thing, but it was a great experience,” Ulinski told The Press, Spiess also moved up to 113 this year and Ulinski likely would have had to defeat him to win a state championship. “Perhaps the wrestler with the most difficult path to a second title in Division III is Jake Spiess. Lurking with him in the top half of the bracket is his state finals opponent from last year, Evan Ulinski, who he defeated in overtime, while in the other half of the bracket is three-time placer and state runner-up Christian Clary (Dayton Christian),” Brakeman stated. Ulinski comes from a wrestling family. His father, Steve, is an assistant coach with the Wildcats, and his brother, Jan, was on the University of Findlay wrestling team. Jan, who attended Eastwood, was a twotime state qualifier who finished seventh at 119 pounds in D-II in 2006. This year’s state meet again featured 672 wrestlers from 309 high schools who competed in 42 weight classes — a far cry from the 20 schools that sent at least one wrestler to the inaugural tournament in 1938 when team scores were not calculated and 10 weight classes were utilized.

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Joe Moore inducted into Findlayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hall of Fame By Chris Schmidbauer Press Contributing Writer sports@presspublications.com â&#x20AC;&#x153;Baseball has been berry berry good to meâ&#x20AC;? is the iconic catchphrase of Chico Escuela, a character portrayed by comedian Garrett Morris in the 1970â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s on the popular late night sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live. While Morrisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Escuela said it as a joke, Oregonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Joe Moore shares a lot in common with the fictional character. Baseball has done a lot for him. It has brought Moore accolades, praise, love, and most recently, an induction into the University of Findlayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Athletic Hall of Fame. On January 25, Moore was inducted along with five other former Findlay athletes in the schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 40th Athletic Hall of Fame class. To say, the honor came as unexpected to Moore and his family would be an understatement, when University of Findlay assistant sports information director, Ron Ammons, called to inform him of his selection into the schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hall of fame. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My wife answered the phone and when we saw it was the [University of Findlay] calling, we assumed they were calling for some kind of financial contribution,â&#x20AC;? he said with a chuckle. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Luckily, Ron was able to get her attention before she hung up and informed me of the honor.â&#x20AC;? The honor was a culmination of a youth and early adult life spent on baseball diamonds all over Northwest Ohio for Moore, who began playing the game as a boy growing up in East Toledo. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I played every day with my brothers,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was the youngest of five boys, and my father died when I was young. My brothers took on his role for me and I just followed in their footsteps.â&#x20AC;? Moore attended Cardinal Stritch High School and was a two sport athlete in football and baseball. Originally, he was to attend Findlay to play football, but that was before fate intervened. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The summer baseball team I was playing on qualified for the Connie Mack World

At left, Findlay baseball player Joe Moore (Cardinal Stritch Catholic), an East Toledo native, with college teammates Jack Katser and Brad Ammons, also a Stritch grad from East Toledo. (Photo by Joe Thomas courtesy of Findlay Courier) Series in New Mexico. Baseball was always my favorite sport anyways, so I decided to report a week late to football camp so I could travel with my team.â&#x20AC;? After Mooreâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s experience out West, he decided to pass on football and instead elected to pursue baseball at the collegiate level. Moore tried out in the spring of 1971 and made the team as a second baseman. He did not play much his first two seasons, before finally getting to start during his junior year. Under the tutelage of Coach Homer Shadle, he had his best season during his senior campaign in 1974. Moore was named to the All-National Association

of Intercollegiate Athletics team after recording four triples, three home runs, and 25 RBI during his final season along with many other accolades. He was also named team MVP that year. The former Oiler was not just a standout on the baseball diamond, as he shined in the classroom as well. He received the Presidentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Scholar Athlete Award after graduating cum laude with a degree in History and a minor in Political Science. After his collegiate career concluded, he continued to play for Dick Simon in a summer league with a team sponsored by Bernieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Market and other teams that participated in summer leagues around

Northwest Ohio. Baseball even played a role in Moore meeting his wife, Donna. Moore was playing in 1978 in the Toledo Federation League, when a group of his friends rented an RV to drive down to watch the Kentucky Derby. Moore and his teammates wanted to find something entertaining to do the evening before the race and took a tip from a local resident to go watch a band play in Jeffersonville, Indiana, which was right across the Ohio River from Louisville. â&#x20AC;&#x153;After some liquid courage,â&#x20AC;? he said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I finally got up enough gumption to introduce myself to my future wife. The rest is history. We were married a year later and have been for almost 35 years.â&#x20AC;? Since then, Moore has been employed for the past 37 years at Spartan Chemical in Maumee, Ohio, and he and his wife have three adult children and one grandchild. With his playing days long behind him, the last thing Moore was expecting was recognition such as being a hall of fame inductee. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Usually the guys who get inducted continued playing after they were in college,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It has been 40 years, so I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t expect anything like this.â&#x20AC;? Mooreâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s teammates remembered him for his humility and his great work ethic during his time at Findlay. They were quoted as saying, â&#x20AC;&#x153;He was a talented second baseman, who never sought recognition. He always went about his business humbly and quietly.â&#x20AC;? Moore credited his attitude to a central core belief. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I always believed that in sports or life, if you perform the task in front of you to the best of your ability, you may not always win but you will never lose,â&#x20AC;? he said. While four decades have passed since his collegiate days, Moore still remembers his days at Findlay fondly. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I can honestly say the years I spent there were some of the best of my life,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I owe a lot to many people and I was just fortunate to be surrounded by good athletes and even better people.â&#x20AC;?

Oak Harbor, Waite divers make mark at state meet By Yaneek Smith Press Contributing Writer sports@presspublications.com It turns out that the third time was the charm for Oak Harbor diver Bryce Buderer. After advancing to the Division II state meet in each of the last two seasons, the Rocket did one better by placing 10th at the C.T. Branin Natatorium in Canton on Feb. 20. It was an especially sweet accomplishment for Buderer, who was competing in his final diving event. But it wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t just him. Teammate Cooper Hicks, a sophomore, finished eighth at state, a year after advancing to Canton but failing to place, just like Buderer. Hicks actually trailed Buderer, 160.45 to 157.75 after the preliminaries, and the two were tied at 245.9 after advancing to the semifinals. In the finals, Hicks edged Buderer with a score of 335.25 to 328.40. Buderer was happy for both he and Hicks, and had high praise for his diving coach, Ryan Nuhfer. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was a great season,â&#x20AC;? Buderer said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was glad to have Coach Nuhfer come back for a third year in a row and coach us. He has taught us a lot and he really inspired me to do well. He was a diver himself, and it was great to have someone to look up to. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Overall, the diving went really well. Cooper and I took turns winning the meets. We both pushed each other to do better in

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Waite freshman makes good Waite freshman Anna Campos was the other area diver who also made it to state. Although she did not earn All-Ohio honors by finishing in top 16, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s obvious that her future looks bright. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was really pleased,â&#x20AC;? said Coach Scott TenEyck, who has been coaching divers for 20 years. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s worked hard over the last six years. She had a very solid performance at state and we set some goals

and accomplished them. This was such a learning experience for her.â&#x20AC;? To get to state, Campos finished second at sectionals (360.6) and third at districts (405.05). Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most impressive about her performance at districts was the fact that she struggled on five of her first 11 dives before turning things around. Campos, who trains at St. Francis DeSales High School with a divers from both St. Francis and St. Ursula, has benefited from the camaraderie of training with her peers. TenEyck, who has a history of training divers who have advanced to the state meet, including Genoaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bailey Dipman last year, said Campos makes sure she focused and relaxed when sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s competing. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A lot of it is having a belief in yourself,â&#x20AC;? TenEyck said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I have to take care of the emotional and psychological aspect. There are 11 dives, and we take it one at a time. I give them encouragement after a dive and sometimes I have to light a fire.â&#x20AC;? TenEyck believes there are even better days ahead for Campos. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nice to see a young athlete enthusiastic and dedicated to the sport,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Could I see her winning state? Possibly. I do expect her to be on the podium by her junior year. Each year you get better and know that you belong at the state meet. â&#x20AC;&#x153;She has the right attitude and mechanics to go far. Her possibilities are endless. I expect her to dive in college.â&#x20AC;?

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180 days CCNO, 170 days suspended, license suspended one year, $996 court costs and fines, operating a motor vehicle under the influence. • Stephen Joseph Winhoven 1626 Vinal, Toledo, $196 court costs and fines, operating a motor vehicle under the influence. • Stephen Joseph Winhoven, 1626 Vinal, Toledo, 30 days CCNO, 30 days suspended, $100 court costs and fines, application and tax payment required. • Patrick C. Millimen, 2265 Pickle, Oregon, 180 days Correction Center of Northwest Ohio (CCNO), 177 days suspended, license suspended 180 days, $896 court costs and fines, operating a motor vehicle under the influence. • Jack J. Juhasz, 3422 Bayberry, Oregon, 180 days CCNO, 177 days suspended, license suspended one year, $746 court costs and fines operating a motor vehicle under the influence. • Kevin L, McDonnell, no address, 90 days CCNO, 80 days suspended, $111 court costs and fines, petty theft. • Charles Columbus Lowery, 2510 Consaul, Toledo, 90 days CCNO, 90 days suspended, $105 court costs and fines, obstructing official business. • Jasmin C. Thompson, 4319 Keygate, Toledo, 180 days CCNO, $237 court costs and fines, theft. • Willliam Burgess, 1713 Mahala, Oregon, 180 days CCNO, 160 days suspended, $237 court costs and fines, attempt to commit an offense. • Corey Clauson, 1305 Peck, Toledo, 90 days CCNO, 90 days suspended, $137 court costs and fines, attempt to commit an offense. • Raymond E. Schmidlin, 33 Cooper, Oregon, $106 court costs and fines, open container prohibited. • Shawn Saad Acho, 2141 E. 14 mile, Sterling Heights, MI., 30 days CCNO, 30 days suspended, $137 court costs and fines, unauthorized use of property. • Ronald Lee Turner, 275 Dundee Ridge, Dundee, MI., 90 days CCNO, 80 days suspended, $162 court costs and fines, attempt to commit an offense. • Mychelle Lynn Baker, 701 Humboldt, Toledo, 180 days CCNO, 180 days suspended, $137 court costs and fines, theft. • Joshua C. Franklin, 3917 Airport, Toledo, bound over to the Lucas County grand jury, theft. • Monique Sharee Shanklin, 6148 Pebble, Memphis, TN, bound over to the Lucas County grand jury, engaging in pattern of corrupt activity. • Vinton O’Neil Barnes, 1709 Echles, Memphis, TN, bound over to the Lucas County grand jury, engaging in pattern of corrupt activity.

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Invitational Art Exhibit Several Clay High School students exhibited artwork at the Ninth Congressional District Invitational Art Exhibition, presented by The Arts Commission and Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur Jan. 29 through Feb. 19 in the lobby of Fifth Third Center at One Seagate, Downtown Toledo. The annual exhibit celebrates the creativity and artistic talent of area youth. Art teachers from high schools within Ohio’s Ninth District were invited to nominate student art for display. Artworks were selected to receive awards by a jury composed of art educators, local artists, and representatives from institutions sponsoring awards. Sixty pieces of art from students attending 11 different local high schools were included in this year’s exhibition, including works by Clay students Jessica Burgess, Matthew Dansack, Abby Filka, Haylee Robarge and Mary Wooten. For more information, visit www.kaptur.house.gov or www.theartcommission.org.

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Golf St. Mark Lutheran Church will host its 8th Annual Golf Scramble Sunday, June 1 at Chippewa Golf Club. The event helps fund the Youth in Mission Program. Shotgun start is at 1:30 p.m. Cost is $70 per golfer which includes dinner, cart dessert and prizes. There are also sponsorship packages available. Call Heather Roecker at 419-691-3597. Just the fax: Fax items before Wednesday, noon to The Workplace at 419836-1319, email to zoz@presspublications.com.

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Toledo Fish Fry March 7, 5-8 p.m., VFW 4906 , 2161 Consaul St. Featuring Lake Erie yellow perch, shrimp, frog legs, fries, cole slaw, bread and butter and desert. Fish sandwiches also available. Dine in or carry out. Paws for Paczki Fundraiser & Adopt-athon Event March 4, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. in the Weber Block Building, 101 Main St. (corner of Front). Sponsored by Paws and Whiskers and Michael’s Cafe and Bakery. Activities will include animals available for adoption, paczki for sale, live entertainment. A donation of 50 cents for every dozen sold will go directly to Paws & Whiskers. Lenten Fish Fries weekly March 7 through April 18, 5-7 p.m., Epiphany of the Lord Parish – St. Thomas Aquinas, 729 White St. Featuring Alaskan pollock, scalloped potatoes, green beans or corn, cole slaw or salad, roll and butter, coffee and homemade desserts. Kids’ meals and carryouts available. Info: 419-698-1519. Toledo Record Show March 9, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., St. Clement Hall, 2990 Tremainsville Rd., Admission $1. Buying and selling old and new CDs, tapes, records (33s, 45s and 78s), videos and more. Info: 419-833-5040. Blood Drive March 12, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Lutheran Home of Toledo Community Room, 131 N. Wheeling St. To schedule an appointment, call 1-800-Red-Cross or visit redcrossblood.org and enter sponsor code LUTHHOMETOLEDO. Reuben Sandwich Sale March 15, 2-7 p.m., VFW Post 4906, 2161 Consaul. Includes chips and pickle. Public welcome. Carryouts available. Sponsored by the Men’s Auxiliary. The Thrift Shop at St. Lucas Lutheran Church, 745 Walbridge Ave. (one block off Broadway), still has winter jackets, jeans and plenty of other items all neatly arranged and size-marked. Shop hours

Oregon Huge Rummage Sale March 12-14 from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. and March 15 from 9 a.m.-noon, Dunberger American Legion Post, 4925 Pickle Rd. (corner of Wynn). Bake sale every day (donations accepted 9 a.m.-4 p.m. any sale day). Lunch available for purchase. Cash only. Donations for the sale may be dropped off March 10 and 11, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Sponsored by the auxiliary. Theology with Toast, meets every 2nd Wed. of the month at 10 a.m. at Little Sisters of the Poor, 930 S Wynn Rd. On March 12, Fr. Mike Ricker will present, “One Church, Many Faces.” Coffee and rolls at 9:30 a.m. For info, call Alice at 419-6980405.

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Jerusalem Twp. Trustees Meet the 2nd and 4th Tues. of the month at 6 p.m. at the township hall, 9501 Jerusalem Rd. Jerusalem Twp. Food Pantry, open 2nd Wed. of every month, 9-11 a.m. at the township hall, 9501 Jerusalem Rd.

Curtice Gulburger Nite 2014 March 27, 4-7:30 p.m., St. Luke’s Lutheran Church, Seaman & Yondota roads. Advance tickets only. Call 419-691-1918.

Elmore Arden Academy of Irish Dance and Vocalist Jim Burns will visit the Harris-Elmore Library, 328 Toledo St., March 8, 3-3:45 p.m. The visit will include songs and dancing demonstrations. Author Beverly Ganss and Illustrator Patricia Ganss/Bonkowski will visit the Harris-Elmore Public Library, 328 Toledo St., March 15, 2 p.m. Copies of their book, “Burt” will be available for purchase. Info: 419-862-2482. Cash Basis Annual Financial Report for HarrisElmore Public Library for 2013 is available for inspection at the library, 328 Toledo St. Call Julie Bergman, fiscal officer, at 419-862-2573 for an appointment. Elmore Senior Center-Elmore Golden Oldies, Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church, 19225 Witty Rd. Lunch served Tues. & Thurs. at noon. Reservations required by 10 a.m. the day before. Blood pressure & blood sugar checks the 4th Tues. of the month; bingo the 4th Tues. of the month after lunch. Reservations: 419-862-3874.

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Waterville Historical duplex for rent or sale. Spacious 2-3 bedrooms, appliances, storage, separate yards, additional storage available in barn. 419-261-3949

Quiet 5 acre country lot for sale in Clay Twp., Genoa Schools, 419-4828303.

Models on Display! Nice Selection of New & Pre-Owned Homes! 2 & 3 Bedroom Sites Also Available! Low Monthly Lot Rent! Contact Walnut Hills / Deluxe 419-666-3993

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OREGON/STARR SCHOOLS 3 bedroom house, full basement, 2Â˝ car garage, sun porch, dining room, remodeled bath/kitchen, $1,100/mo. Rent, or will consider rent-to-own. 419-360-3776 or 419-691-6442 Oregon/Starr schools, 3-bedroom 2-bath ranch, basement, 2-car attached garage, appliances included, quiet neighborhood, fenced yard, $1,050/month plus deposit. 419-2665793. Stony Ridge, 24665 Hickory Court 2bed, C/A, extra lockable storage, coin-op w/d, garbage paid, toy dogs neutered, front declawed cats, $675/month 419-266-5863 for appt. Walbridge, 3-bedroom, 2-bath house, washer/dryer hookup, Â˝ basement, references, first/last month, $860/month, 419-836-7604 after 5pm.

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3 bedroom, 2 1/2 bath, very nice ranch, river view, central air, near library and casino, full usable basement, alarm system, $750.00/month + all utilities. 419-691-5745 East 3-bdrm lower $425/month, 3 bedroom upper $425/month, 1.5 bedroom upper $325/month plus deposit/utilities. appliances, washer/dryer hookups, no pets. 419-691-3074

Waterville Historical duplex for rent or sale. Spacious 2-3 bedrooms, appliances, storage, separate yards, additional storage available in barn. 419-261-3949

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Genoa Daycare looking to hire an experienced pre-school/school age teacher assistant. Please call 419855-9605. MIG Welder Position Open $11.00 per hour starting Final pay based on production and other applicable skills. Email resume to: tfager37@yahoo.com or call 419-855-2083

YOU LUCKY DOG VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY Wednesday mornings and afternoons and every other Thursday - times are flexible Our pooches are in need of play/socializing time volunteers. This gives you the opportunity to enjoy a Rescue dog while they are waiting for their forever home. Please call to set up a time to visit us and meet our rescues. There is minimal "housework" involved. WOOF You Lucky Dog, Inc 419-691-1375 youluckydogrescue.com

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Northwood and Oregon Industrial Openings We are recruiting for entry level assembly and manufacturing jobs. Great Opportunity for long term positions that can possibly lead to hire with an increase in pay. Pay rate is $8.00 per hour.

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Maumee Bay Lodge 1750 State Park Rd. #2 Oregon, OH 43616

SEASONAL MAINTENANCE Metroparks of the Toledo Area has openings for seasonal maintenance staff. Must be 18 or older with HS equivalent and drivers license. $8.09/hr. Openings at all Metroparks doing cleaning, facility and grounds maintenance through December. Must enjoy working outdoors and be able to learn to use power tools and equipment. Apply online at www.MetroparksToledo.com by March 12th. EOE Seeking HVAC Commercial Service Technician, Minimum 5 years experience, Wojo's Heating and Air Conditioning, Send resume to Tom at WojosHeating.com, 419-693-3220

The Press Newspapers is looking to hire an independent contractor for delivery routes in Oregon and Northwood. If interested contact Jordan 419-836-2221, ext. #32. WILLING TO EDUCATE Highly Motivated individual for rewarding career in financial services. Call 866-433-7816 for more information

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All applicants will be required to pass a drug screen and applicants 18 & older will be subject to a criminal background check and/or MVR check based on position.

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Luther Home of Mercy, a facility located in Williston, Ohio has homes throughout Lucas, Wood and Ottawa counties. LHM is accepting application for part time and casual employees to assist adults with Developmental Disability in our Oak Harbor, Port Clinton, and Fremont homes. Applicants must meet the following qualifications: HS Diploma or GED, valid driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s licenses with reliable transportation for transporting, and be able to pass a drug test and BCI check. If interested, send resume to Luther Home of Mercy/Director of Human Resources, 5810 N. Main St., P.O. Box 187, Williston, Ohio, 43468 or apply online at www.lutherhome.org. EOE

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The East Toledo Senior Activities Center (ETSAC) will be holding an information meeting for individual/companies who are interested in sub-contracting year round lawn care and snow removal for area senior citizens. The mandatory bid meeting will be held on Wednesday, March 19, 2014 beginning at 2:30 p.m. at ETSAC, 1001 White St., Toledo, OH. 43605. Potential contractors will receive the bid packet at the meeting.

Thanks St. Jude, Blessed Virgin Mary, St. Anne and all for prayers answered. JAH

Do you need to speak with confidence or better clarity? Be our guest at the next Toastmasters Club Meeting. No Classes - No Pressure Just an inviting, supportive environment. We all have similar goals. Come to Bay Park Community Hospital the first and third Tuesday of each month at 6:30 P.M. Visitors always welcome. Call Ken for more info 419-378-1777 or check our local website: tinyurl.com/7475cv6 or the district: www.d28toastmasters.org

Electrical Service Changes from fuses to breakers, 100/200 etc., House Wiring Specialist, 567-277-5333 (local)

For Your Wedding Grosjean Photography Call Ken or LaRae at 419-836-9754

RAY'S HANDYMAN SERVICES Carpentry, Drywall Repairs, Painting, Siding, Electrical Problems, Help for the Do-It-Yourselfer. Small Jobs Welcome, 35+ Years Experience Member BBB 419-836-4574/419-304-0583

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Jake's Drywall We service Northwest Ohio. No job is too big or too small. 20 years experience. Fully insured. Free estimates. 419-360-3522

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ED ADKINS TOTAL CONSTRUCTION SERVICES New Work, Renovations, Repairs, Additions, Kitchens, Baths, Garages, Concrete & Masonry Work. 419-304-8113 Anytime

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The Northwood Board of Zoning Appeals will hold a regular meeting on Tuesday, March 11, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers of the Northwood Municipal Building. All Board of Zoning Appeals meetings are open to the public and are held on the second Tuesday of each month unless it is necessary to reschedule. The following appeals case will be reviewed:

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Case No. 0600: Mohamed Orra, Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Donuts, 2911 Woodville Rd., Northwood, Ohio is requesting a variance to allow a face change on an existing pole sign (8â&#x20AC;&#x2122;x12â&#x20AC;&#x2122; each side) N.C.O. Section 1282.03 (p)(4) Attest: Kimberly Vaculik Planning, Zoning & Economic Development Coordinator, City of Northwood

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2 French Provincial End Tables. Leather styled inlay top. Early 1960's vintage. $60.00. 419-836-9754

4-PC. Living room outfit Chocolate, purchased Nov. 2013 to large! Asking-$2,200 419-3508319 Misc. Furniture. Cloth Rocking Chair, medium brown, barely used, $25. Two Retro Lamps from early 1960's, $20 each, Call 419-8369754.

5 Garden Rakes and 1 Snow Shovel, $15. Call 419-836-9754. 9 Assorted Grout Trowels & Plaster, Cement Stirrer. $50.00 Call 419260-8174

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Door Weather Strip. Universal Door Jamb. 36â&#x20AC;? standard. Never used, still in wrapper. $5. 36â&#x20AC;? wide roll of packing paper, $5. Call 419836-9754. Fertilizer Spreader, $5.00. Call 419-836-9754. Old Kerosene Heater. Looks antique. $5. Call 419-836-9754. Reclining Lift Chair, Blue, $400.00. 419-265-0177 Reliance Propane Tank, Net Weight 18.5lbs. $15.00. Call 419-836-9754

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AKC Boxer puppies, brindle with white collars & feet, shots/dew claws, $400/each OBO. 419-8982378. AKC Imperial (very small) Shih Tzu puppies, shots, wormed, paper trained, vet checked, champion bloodline, $700/ea. 419-483-9404 or 419-541-0899 White female and gray male chinchillas with huge, cage/accessories. Must be sold together. $300. 419290-4358. YOU LUCKY DOG VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY Wednesday mornings and afternoons and every other Thursday - times are flexible Our pooches are in need of play/socializing time volunteers. This gives you the opportunity to enjoy a Rescue dog while they are waiting for their forever home. Please call to set up a time to visit us and meet our rescues. There is minimal "housework" involved. WOOF You Lucky Dog, Inc 419-691-1375 youluckydogrescue.com

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Looking for a dog who can double as a foot stool? Well Bubba Gump is your boy! He is a stocky little man who is all beagle! He may be a senior but he is still a spunky guy with a ton of love to give! He has been patiently waiting at the shelter for several weeks to find a home. He came into Lucas County Canine Care & Control as an owner surrender and he along with 50+ other lovable canines are all looking to share their love with a new family. Come meet them today at 410 S Erie St Toledo, 419-213-2800, open Mon-Fri 11-7, Sat & Sun 11-5. If you are missing a dog please come and walk through the kennels. Impounded and adoptable dogs can be viewed on PetHarbor.com. Stay up to date with all the exciting happenings and events at LCCC&C on FaceBook, and lucascountydogs.com. Share the love and adopt a shelter dog today!

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HEARING NOTICE Oregon City Council will conduct a Public Hearing on Monday, March 10, 2014 at 8:00 p.m. in Council Chambers on a renewal application for placement of farmland into an Agricultural District for 30 acres located at 6808 Seaman Road owned by Michael D. & Judith L. Walls, and a new application for placement of farmland into an Agricultural District for 18.950 acres located at 0 Seaman Road owned by Douglas M & Mary Kay Nelson. Kathleen Hufford, Finance Director CITY OF OPPORTUNITY NORTHWOOD PLANNING COMMISSION PUBLIC MEETING The Northwood Planning Commission will hold a regular meeting on Monday, March 10, 2014 at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers of the Northwood Municipal Building. Planning Commission will review the following: Michael Tersigni/ Educare, 4151 Woodville Rd. would like to put up a 4â&#x20AC;&#x2122; (instead of 3â&#x20AC;&#x2122;6â&#x20AC;?) white vinyl fence along their front yard on the Mason St. side of their building (Note: it will be on their property line and not in the City right-of-way) Planning Commission meetings are open to the public and are held on the second Monday of each month unless it is necessary to reschedule. Attest: Kimberly Vaculik Planning, Zoning & Economic Development Coordinator, City of Northwood

CONSIGNMENT AUCTION Sat & Sun, Mar. 22 & 23, 2014 (NOTE: 4th weekend in March)

Sandusky Co. Fairgrounds - Fremont, OH Saturday - 9:37 am: Farm, Const., Large Equipment Sunday - 9:37 am: Lawn & Garden; Landscaping; Building Materials; Shop Tools; Golf Carts; ATVs; Misc

Consignments Wanted: Call 419-547-7777 This is an excellent opportunity to liquidate complete farm inventory or if you have a small estate or un-needed items around the farm. NO JUNK, TIRES, or TITLED VEHICLES.

NOTICE: Consignments will be received Fri. March 14th thru Wed. March 19th at the Sandusky Co. Fairgrounds from 9-6 pm daily. NO Consignments taken on Thursday, Friday or Days of Auction Last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s auction sold over 5,600 lots with over 2,700 registered bidders buying from 4 auction rings on Saturday and 5 auction rings on Sunday. Watch the Web for listings, photos, terms & conditions

WM BAKER & KEN BONNIGSON, CAI Asst. Auctioneers: Dean A. Smith, Robert

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MERLEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S AUTOMOTIVE AUCTION! 216 Oakdale Avenue, Toledo Saturday, March 8th at 10:00 am Trucks, cars, motors, tons of tools, car parts old and new, boat parts, saws, drills, hydraulic jacks, fishing & camping equipment. Too much to list everything!

Jack Amlin and Greg Zielinski, Auctioneers 419-867-7653 amlinauctions.com TIREMAN LIQUIDATION AUCTION! 999 S. Main, Bowling Green Monday, March 10th at 4:00 pm Complete Liquidation: Rotary Air Compressor, tire changers, wheel balancers, jacks, furnace, brand new car parts, stacks of brand new tires, several car lifts - 2 & 4 post, air hoses & much more. Auctioneers Jack Amlin, CAI AARE & Greg Zielinski 419-867-7653 AmlinAuctions.com

PUBLIC AUCTION Sat., March 8, 2014,

10:27 am

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Jonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Dream Barn Ring #1 starting Furniture, Tables full of smalls & collectibles. Anderson Arena Ring #2 selling Tools, Lawn & Garden, Choice of misc off skids At approx. 12:27pm we will be selling Guns, Artifacts, Civil War items & Sporting. Plan to attend and tell or bring a friend. This is only a partial listing much more will be uncovered prior to auction day. WM BAKER & KEN BONNIGSON, CAI Asst. Auctioneers: Dean A. Smith, Todd Schling, Robert Carpenter, Fred Wolff, Andy Kluding

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