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Barbara Shimman of Northwood takes aim as competitor Gail Broeker of East Toledo waits with anticipation. Both are participants in the East Toledo Senior Activity Center's weekly Cornhole Tournament. The tournament is held every Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. There is a sign up sheet at the center, however drop ins are always welcome. It's a great way to get some additional exercise and "they don't have to worry about bringing a partner to play with because they switch after each game," explains the center's administrative assistant Brenda Holdren.

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Woodmore school board

Finances sent to prosecutor

By Larry Limpf News Editor news@presspublications.com A member of the Woodmore school board has asked the Ottawa County prosecutor’s office to review district financial statements for improprieties.

Joe Liszak, appointed to the board’s finance committee three months ago, confirmed he met Tuesday afternoon with Mark Mulligan, county prosecutor.

The committee met Tuesday morning at the board office in Elmore. Liszak said he made his decision to seek an external review after hearing a report that morning by Jaime Pearson, district treasurer.

“We found out during the meeting there has been tampering with the numbers. I was told by the treasurer there have been some ‘plugged numbers’ put in to the financial statements and she had to restate six months of cash reconciliations the correct way because none of them had balanced,” Liszak said.

“Basically what the bank accounts said

are not what’s being reported on our statements,” Liszak said.

The board met in executive session April 16 and is scheduled to hold a regular meeting on Tuesday.

The Ohio auditor’s office has also been notified.

Pearson, who was hired by the board in October, had previously uncovered an overstatement in the district’s five-year forecast of projected revenues from taxes on tangible personal property. The tax has been phased out by the state but the district’s forecast didn’t reflect that.

Grant Cummings, board vice president, read a statement from the board during its March 17 meeting apologizing for the oversight and the resulting problems it caused.

Spending cuts amounting to $625,752 are to go into effect if a 0.75 percent income tax on the May 5 ballot isn’t approved by voters. If approved, the income tax would generate about $1.05 million annually. The district also has placed a renewal property

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About 70 members of Ohio police departments and other law enforcement agencies plan to attend a session in Woodville to train officers on how to use non-lethal defensive tactics when they encounter aggressive dogs.

Mayor Richard Harman said Canine Encounters Law Enforcement Training (CELET), of Arlington, Texas, will be presenting the training program May 4 at the United Methodist Fellowship Hall.

Providing such training for officers was something the mayor pledged in the wake of the Nov. 3, 2014 shooting of a dog by a village officer. The dog, a chocolate Labrador named Moses, was shot in the leg when it approached the officer, who was conducting a traffic stop on U.S. 20. The dog survived but the leg was later amputated.

A review of the shooting cleared the officer. However, the incident drew much media attention as residents poured into village council meetings to voice their anger with the police department or express support for the officer.

“Getting people trained is the key,” the mayor said last week. “We want them to have a better understanding of how to control the situation without having to shoot a dog. They need to learn when and how to use non-lethal responses.”

Jim Osorio, who established CELET in 2005, said he saw a need for training but has noticed it has become more widespread in recent years.

“When I first started this training there was a definite void,” he said. “But within the last few years it has been increasing more that departments are very interested in training their officers in canine encounters.”

CELET now has three full-time instructors and 45 Train-The-Trainer instructors nationwide. Osorio estimates the program has trained more than 18,500 police officers.

Woodville Police Chief Roy Whitehead said officers from departments in Clay Township, Bowling Green, Fostoria, Clay Center, Cleveland, and Columbus have registered to attend as have personnel with the Cuyahoga County Housing Authority, Sandusky County Parks District, Wayne County prosecutor’s office and several county dog wardens.

The mayor said more applications will be accepted until the number of those attending reaches about 85. There is no fee for the program, which is being privately funded, he said. The session is expected to last about eight hours. A light breakfast and lunch will be offered.

Agencies wanting to participate in the session should contact Chief Whitehead at 419-849-2211 or wpd8901@woodville.net.

The Ohio Peace Officer Training Commission has approved the session for meeting continuing professional training requirements for police officers.

Widespread reaction In the days and weeks following the shooting in Woodville, Mayor Harman re-

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ceived more than 100 calls from dog lovers across the country.

“Some of them were quite nasty but I called everyone back,” he said. “From those calls came a couple of real diamonds.

One person told me I was the first mayor ever to return their call.”

One gem, encouraged just by the mayor returning his call, was Jeffrey Justice, who pushed for training of police officers in Colorado before a law requiring the training was to go into effect this year.

A case that caught Justice’s attention involved a dog being shot by an officer who went to the wrong address while responding to a call. Justice also posted on Facebook his “tough guy self image was completely shattered” when he listened to the testimony of a woman whose dog was killed in Erie County, Colorado while the bill was before a committee.

Mayor Harman said his own research has been an eye-opener. The number of dog shootings nationwide caught him by surprise.

Still, it serves no purpose to “vilify an officer” who hasn’t been trained, he said. The Woodville officer involved in the November shooting was bitten in the leg by a German shepherd last summer while responding to a call. The dog showed no aggression initially and the bite didn’t break the skin, possibly because the officer was wearing cargo pants. The dog’s owner thanked the department for the officer showing restraint, Chief Whitehead said.

The mayor also praised an Idaho resident, Edith Williams, who formed the Idahoans for Non-Lethal Canine Encounter Training group on Facebook, for offering training videos and other assistance.

“She has been a tremendous asset,” he said.

Mayor Harman has contacted State Rep. Bill Reineke (R – 88th district) about proposing a bill in Ohio to require statewide training for officers similar to the Colorado bill.

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APRIL 20, 2015

Demolition comes to 107-year-old East Toledo landmark

By J. Patrick Eaken Press Staff Writer news@presspublications.com Workers have begun preparing a 107-year-old East Toledo landmark, the former Second Baptist Church at Main and Greenwood, for demolition last week.

“It’s a shame. It’s another east side landmark that is disappearing,” said east side historian Larry Michaels, a Lutheran pastor and author who wrote about the church in his books East Side Story and Treasures of East Toledo.

“It is one of the oldest churches. It basically started in the 1860s over on Fassett Street,” Michaels said. “Then it was over on Fourth Street where that row house is

by Franklin School and then they moved over to Main Street in 1907 and they’ve been there ever since. Then, in the 1990s, the Salvation Army bought it and they were using it.”

Jodi Gross, One Voice for East Toledo leader, and District 3 councilman Mike Craig wondered that with all the blighted properties in the community, why is this architecturally-aesthetic building being torn down?

“It’s sad, because it seemed that building was a pretty good structure,” Gross said. “We have other properties in East Toledo with structural issues that should definitely be torn down, so I’m not sure what is behind it. When you went by that building, it appeared from the outside that it was structurally sound.”

Ground was broken for the building on March 26, 1907. On December 15 that same year the congregation assembled at its old church on Fourth and Steadman streets and after a short service, formed a procession and proceeded to the new church for dedicatory services.

The church held its final services on April 28, 1996 and its members merged with the Cass Road Baptist Church in Maumee. Cass Road board member Richard Taylor, now living in the south end, remembers attending the east side building.

“It’s a beautiful church. The stained glass windows were something else,” Taylor said. “There’s a lot of history there.

I remember as a kid walking there. I grew up on the east side on Rogers Street, went to Waite High School and have a lot of fond memories there. It was really ‘family’ and we just hate to see it go. We’re all kind of sad over at Cass Road. I know I told one member and they drove by and just sat there and cried. The beautiful woodwork is just gone.”

In 1996, the east side building was sold to the Salvation Army for $189,000, and that organization occupied it for 10 years for spiritual church programming.

“There were really no social service aspects as part of that, but it was all church programming through the Salvation Army,” said Salvation Army of Northwest Ohio Captain Kevin Zanders.

“Since, due to budget constraints, the Salvation Army had to consolidate the programs back downtown at 20 North Erie Street, and since that time, the building has been unoccupied. It’s been on the sales market for six years and there has been no traffic,” Zanders continued.

“Unfortunately, we were to keep it on the market, keep it monitored, and keep the water on, meaning the heat needed to be on in the winter, and it was costing us $17-18,000 a year. So we felt that we really wanted that money. It is money that we survive on in the community and we wanted it to go to direct services and not to an unoccupied building. It (demolition) was kind of a last resort to us.”

No alternative remains Last week, Northwood-based Bartlett Hauling and Demolition began prepping the building, taking down the steeples internally and removing the church bell, which had been presented in 1874 by Mrs. Orrin Phelps. The bell is in the possession of Mike Bartlett, the owner of the demoli-

At top, workers preparing to raze Second Baptist Church. Steeples are down, stained glass windows have been removed and sold, and the building is gutted. In the inset at right is the original 1874 bell from an earlier Second Baptist building. Above is the pipe organ, which was purchased in 1915 and later modified and electrified.

At far right is one of the original 1907 stained glass windows. (Photos by Press photographer Stephanie Szozda, Kim Koluch/www.

ConsideringLillies.com, and Robin Isbell) tion company, and he’s looking to put it to good use.

Zanders said the Salvation Army looked for alternatives to find owners to the store, even if they could gift it, but New York state law prohibited that. Even the Lucas County land bank was out of the question, Zanders said.

“Unfortunately, we’re not allowed to do that,” Zanders said. “We are incorporated out of New York state, and for all property the Salvation Army has to abide

by New York state law, and we have to go through the New York court system for selling properties.

“From what I understand, in New York state, there has been a lot of corruption with property sales, mainly with property that is being gifted to somebody or being sold at a lesser rate, and then it comes back they sell it for a higher rate. Unfortunately, we were not able to just gift the building.

“Certainly, the Toledo land bank we are in support of, and that was a thought.

We’ve had a couple individuals ask if we could just gift it to somebody, and financially for us, locally, that would have been

a great option and I would have done that, but unfortunately through our corporation’s policies we are not able to do that.”

The captain says he believes there is no other alternative now.

“At this point, no. It’s too late for it anyways because it’s all been stripped and recycled,” Zanders said. “The only thing that could have happened would have been if somebody offered us something close to the appraised amount.

“Our hope is that as soon the building is gone and it’s shovel-ready again, we will have the property reappraised and our hope is to be able to sell that property to someone that would have good use for it.

There are ideas there, so we’ll see what happens.”

Tim and Robin (Askey) Isbell, former members who now live in California, purchased the stained glass windows from Bartlett. They donated two of them back to the Cass Road church.

Other stained glass windows are safely in storage and for sale to a church or Christian university through Associated Crafts in Arizona.

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tax request on the ballot.

Liszak said he’s become increasingly frustrated with how the board and administration conducts the district’s financial record-keeping. He cast the sole no vote last year when the board voted to place the income tax on the ballot.

“It’s gotten to the point where we need an external audit,” he said. “It just can’t continue like this. It’s like every other week something new is discovered. I don’t ever want to hear somebody is ‘plugging numbers.’ If we want to support our students then we need to do a better job with their finances and running their schools. We need to know where we’re at financially first.”

Liszak said he also asked the prosecutor for clarification of what the board can discuss in executive session and what should be discussed in open meetings.

“There are a lot of things being discussed in executive session that should not be, in my opinion,” he said.

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Walleye for Heroes Walleyes for Wounded Heroes, Inc. (WWH) provides opportunities for current or former uniformed members of the U.S. Armed Forces, sworn law enforcement officers, sworn firefighters and sworn or affirmed emergency medical responders who have been injured from combat operations or lineof-duty service to fish and reconnect with nature’s healing properties.

Each year during the last week of June, charter captains and private boat owners take wounded heroes walleye fishing for a four-day event at no charge. WWH provides lodging, meals, entertainment and transportation around Port Clinton and nearby areas.

This year’s event will be held June 25 through 28.

WWH partners with civic, social and service organizations as an allvolunteer 501(c)3, non-profit, nondiscriminatory, non-sectarian organization. Volunteers execute projects, set itineraries and secure transportation, lodging, meals, insurance and funding and/or in-kind contributions.

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A moment in time

This early aerial photo was taken probably in 1911 from the large crane used in the construction of Waite High School, looking southwest from the corner of Morrison & Second Street. The old house on the corner in the foreground still stands, as do a few others back on Oswald and First streets. The grain elevator, railroad yards, and giant coal loaders (above the square tower of the old J.C. Penney's building) stood in what is now International Park. Smoke is coming from the Steam Plant stacks, and the downtown skyline consisted mostly of the Spitzer and Nicholas buildings on Madison Ave. At the upper right is the old Cherry Street Bridge, which would be replaced by the current bridge in 1914. (by Larry Michaels)

Lake Twp. employees union vote certified The State Employment Relations Board has certified the results of elections by employees of Lake Township to unionize.

The board certified the results during its April 16 meeting, allowing the employees to be represented by the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 245.

Elections were held from Feb. 24 to March 9.

Nine employees, including laborers, a secretary, parks director, cemetery sexton and assistant sexton voted for representation by the union, according to SERB. There were no votes against representation and none of the ballots were voided or challenged.

Thirty members of the township fire department also voted for the union while

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four voted against.

There were no voided ballots and two ballots were challenged.

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and deputy fire chief will not.

The police chief/administrator and officer manager of the police department will not be included in a collective bargaining unit as well as the zoning inspector, a payroll/accounting clerk and seasonal employees.

Command officers and patrol officers in the police department are covered by another union agreement that’s been in effect since 1994.

Other employees began discussing forming a collective bargaining unit last year. By late November, SERB notices were posted on doors on some of the offices at the administration building on Cummings Road and other facilities.

Larry Tscherne, business manager for Local 245, said the union represents other public-sector employees.

“We look forward to working with the township and employees and hope to start the negotiating process soon,” he said.

Plant exchange set Ohio State University Extension Master Gardener Volunteers of Wood County will hold their annual Spring Plant Exchange Saturday, April 25 from 9-11 a.m. in the Home and Garden Building at the Wood County Fairgrounds in Bowling Green.

Attendees will receive two free plants (subject to availability). In addition, everyone is asked to bring plants to share. Label plants according to type if possible. Plants may be dropped off between 9 and 10 a.m.

For more information, contact Lisa Cook at cook.1033@osu.edu or 419-354-9050.

Cops and coffee Woodville Police Chief Roy Whitehead will be hosting the village’s Coffee With The Cops April 21 at 9 a.m. at the Speed Trap Diner, 310 Main Street.

He said the village is holding the informal gatherings to offer residents a chance to ask questions about police department operations and any other matters of importance to the public.

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APRIL 20, 2015

Double the park, double the bird species

By J. Patrick Eaken Press Staff Writer news@presspublications.com Fifty-four-year-old lifelong East Toledo resident Jerry Klug remembers his parents taking him to Pearson Metropark as a child.

What his parents may have not realized is they started a lifelong passion.

What does Klug do at Pearson? He counts birds, among other things.

“I’ve been into this stuff ever since I was a little kid and I’ve been coming out here keeping track of what I’ve seen,” Klug said. “My parents took me out here in the early 60s, but by the mid-60s or so I started to become aware enough to keep track of what I was seeing, but I have just had a lifelong interest in this stuff. I also got into nature because I worked on my great aunt’s p-fowl farm (poultry farm) for years when I was a kid.”

Klug is a charter member and now president of Friends of Pearson, which was founded in 1990, and has been a Toledo Area Metroparks volunteer 28 years.

“He is a remarkable volunteer with an uncanny ability to recall birds and even the dates that he documented them,” said Metroparks public relations director Scott Carpenter.

At least once every two weeks Klug is at Pearson counting bird species. His research was included in a presentation by retired Metroparks naturalist Karen Mitchell at Pearson’s Macomber Lodge during the Friends of Pearson-hosted March Sunday Series.

Mitchell and Klug say bird species have nearly doubled at Pearson, thanks in large part to a 306-acre Pearson North addition that doubled the park’s size and brought more wetland birds. Pearson North has been reverted to an original wetland typical of The Great Black Swamp, vernal pools have filled with frogs and tadpoles and new species of wetland birds have made their presence.

This year, 198 species have been found, compared to 117 in 1998, 145 in 2004, 164 in 2010, and 193 a year ago. Klug said, including fly-overs and migrants, he has counted as many as 247 species.

Volunteers have also planted 100,000 trees and shrubs at Pearson North, which will continue to increase the abundance of wildlife and vegetation as it grows.

“It’s always been one of my favorite places to bird,” Mitchell said. “It’s the wet woods, a fragment of the Great Black Swamp, which was in this area. Come out here in April and that’s exactly what you are going to see (swamp), and it’s a great place for birds that eat insects.

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“Nature’s solution” Klug says seeing the numbers of bird species increasing at Pearson is gratifying.

“When they added Pearson North, there were different types of habitats that attracted different species of birds that were never part of the park,” Klug said.

“I started getting things that I never even dreamed of, even as fly-bys, over this site.

Anytime you increase the diversity in habitat, you increase the diversity in number of species.

“When I was a kid, this place was out in the country and it’s not that way anymore. Even though it’s getting somewhat isolated, anytime you can get good numbers of species and unusual birds and ones that don’t like an urbanized habitat, that is a good thing,” Klug continued.

Klug, who is retired, is finding more woodpeckers, but that is not because of the new habitat.

Some species are feeding off the invasive emerald ash borer — which Mitchell says is one good side-effect to a devastating problem. She calls it part of “nature’s solu-

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“Certain birds increased when the emerald ash borer came because they were eating the larvae,” Mitchell said. “We didn’t lose species like we thought we might.”

On the flip side, Mitchell said the behavior of nesting birds also changed because of spaces left by dead ash trees.

“It did change things,” Mitchell said.

“This caused a lot of worry because they are taking down a lot of trees. The biggest worry was the spread of the emerald ash borer, but the second worry was that when an ash tree dies, sometimes it falls very quickly and when you have people walking on trails, it is really scary, so you have to make sure you are taking down the trees when you are supposed to.

“But, it did change the park quite a bit.

One of the things it did concern us about was the nesting birds, like the red tail hawk nest because they were cutting down trees in the area and we were really concerned about losing their young.”

Like Klug, Mitchell is one of those who has had to learn to identify birds — a pastime she says takes practice to perfect.

“The more you look, the more you see, the more you are going to see,” Mitchell said. “You kind of have to get your eye trained. The more familiar you are with looking for the birds, the easier it is to be able to identify them and find them.”

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Oregon approves contracts for the installation of waterlines Oregon Council on Monday approved a $291,175 contract with Poggemeyer Design Group, Bowling Green, to provide engineering services for the installation of a trunk waterline on Brown Road and the replacement of a waterline on Navarre Avenue.

Approximately two miles of a 16” trunk waterline will be installed on Brown Road. It will follow a north-south alignment from Navarre Avenue to Brown Road midway between Coy and Lallendorf Roads. At Brown Road, the trunk waterline will head west towards I-280 to connect to an existing 16” trunk waterline that ends on the south side of Brown Road just east of I-280.

Approximately 1.8 miles of existing eight-inch waterline will be replaced along Navarre Avenue from Isaac Streets Drive to Lallendorf Road.

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Councilman Jerry Peach said there was a question of whether there should be two water lines along Navarre Avenue.

Public Service Director Paul Roman said cost is a factor.

“There’s no doubt in my mind it would be nice,” he said. “You would need easements as a part of adding a second parallel line. You may need it just for a single line to get it out of the road. No matter what, we want to get the waterline out of the road

pavement. And two lines we think would be more beneficial for fire protection. I think the deciding factor will come down to costs. A single line would likely be a lesser cost.”

Council President Dennis Walendzak said he’s received complaints about Navarre “turning into a road of speed bumps” due to breaks in the waterline.

“With the desire to move it out of the street roadway on Navarre, over the past few winters we’ve seen a number of breaks.

It may not necessarily be the pipes breaking, but the bolts holding those pieces together have been failing. I’ve had a number of complaints about Navarre turning into a road of speed bumps. There’s nothing that we can do as a council other than replacing the line and moving it out of the roadway,” said Walendzak.

“We do have a chart of almost every break in the city over the last 40 years,” said Roman. “And there are a lot of breaks along Navarre Avenue. It isn’t necessarily a bolt. But a lot of the lines are old. That

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Also at the meeting, council approved a $56,923 bid of Insight Pipe Contracting, L.P., of Harmony, Pennsylvania for sewer facility improvements. The project is funded from a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and Revolving Loan Funds.

The project involves lining sewers on Hayden and Arthur streets. “This is the area between Wheeling and Whittlesey.

This work is a part of the CDBG. We do have a grant that will pay 100 percent of the project,” said Roman.

Insight was the only company that bid on the project, he said.

“Insight did work for us two years ago.

They did a very good job,” he said. “Even though we had one bid, it is lower than our original estimate.”

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By Kelly J. Kaczala Press News Editor kkaczala@presspublications.com The Oregon City Schools District plans to cut up to $500,000 from its budget in an effort to get a 3.95-mill operating levy passed in November.

The cuts will be realized through retirements and attrition, according to Assistant Superintendent Hal Gregory, who will become superintendent of the district this month.

Getting the levy passed is essential, he said, because the district continues to lose money due to a reduction in property taxes and the state government phasing out tangible personal property taxes for businesses, which created budgetary shortfalls for Oregon and many other school districts in Ohio.

Voters have rejected three previous attempts by the district to get an operating levy passed. “We’ve had three previous 5.9 mill levies on the ballot that ultimately failed.

We’ve listened to the community, and we lowered the millage amount. We’re going to make additional reductions of $500,000 beginning next year that make up that gap,� said Gregory.

The district will not be replacing the following positions: • Two central office administrators; • Director of teaching and learning; • Health teacher; • Assistant superintendent; • A physical education teacher at Clay High School; There will also be a reduction in custodial and maintenance overtime, he said.

Instead of a health teacher, students will get access to an online health class. “It is going to be a pilot project. It is still a required course. Through our partnership with the Eagle Learning Center, health class will be offered online,� said Gregory. “We’re taking the cuts very seriously at the top in our central office. We understand the importance of working harder. We have to because we’re asking others to sacrifice.

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We’re going to sacrifice as well. We’ve always had an assistant superintendent here, and as of now, we will not. I can’t say forever and ever. But certainly not in the near future,� he said.

The position of assistant superintendent was created by the school board in the early 90s.

The district continues to draw down reserves, or “true cash days,� that will dry up soon.

If the levy fails, the district will have to make deeper cuts, he said. “It will definitely reduce the true cash days that we have available in our five year forecast,� he said. “We can’t predict the future. But the future looks bright in Oregon, with industry coming in. There’s going to be potential revenue coming in from agreements from new businesses, specifically the Oregon Clean Energy generating plant that is being built. That’s huge for us,� he said.

If the levy passes, the district would not go back on the ballot for at least three years. “We’re looking at this levy as truly a three year lifeline to get us moving in the right direction because we are poised to take off as a district both financially and certainly academically. We have more partnerships and more opportunities than we have ever had before. People are stepping up left and right to be part of what we have going on here,� he said. He noted, as an example, the health clinic that was put in with Mercy Health Partners. “We have all kinds of ideas and partnerships that we are trying to do and are doing. If the levy fails, we are on a downward trajectory. We are definitely at a crossroads,� he said.

Programs impacting students would have to be cut, he said. “I’m not ready to provide details yet, but will in the coming months.�

If passed, the 3.95-mill levy will collect $1,927,246 annually, according to figures released by district Treasurer Jane Fruth.

The levy would cost the owner of a $75,000 home $104 annually in additional taxes, and the owner of a $100,000 home $138 per year in additional taxes. .

The last time voters approved an operating levy was in 2008 when a 5.9-mill levy was passed.

The school board last month appointed Gregory to the position of superintendent effective April 25 after Dr. Lonny Rivera announced at a special school board meeting on March 10 that he is stepping down as superintendent to take the associate superintendent position at the Ohio Department of Education in Columbus.

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Division of Wildlife foresees good year of fishing on Lake Erie Anglers in pursuit of Lake Erie’s sport fish should experience success in 2015, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR).

“Similar to 2014, we expect fishing to be good again this year, especially when you consider the mix of species and sizes that are seasonally available to Ohio anglers on Lake Erie,” said Jeff Tyson, Lake Erie fisheries program manager for the ODNR Division of Wildlife.

“While fishing success will vary among species and seasons, the lake’s population of walleye, yellow perch, black bass, white bass and steelhead are all stable, with a very broad distribution of sizes for each species.”

As a result of the 2015 quota allocation, the walleye daily bag limit is four and the yellow perch daily bag limit is 30 per angler in Ohio waters of Lake Erie until April 30, 2015. The daily bag limit will be six walleye from May 1 through Feb. 28, 2016. From March 1 through April 30, 2016, the daily walleye bag limit will be four. A 15-inch minimum size limit is in effect during the entire season for walleye. The yellow perch daily bag limit is 30 from May 1 through April 30, 2016, with no minimum size limit. Lake Erie anglers can find walleye and yellow perch bag limit information at ODNR offices, in special publications at bait and tackle shops and at wildohio.gov.

Lake Erie walleye and yellow perch fisheries are managed through an interagency quota system that involves Ontario, Michigan, Pennsylvania, New York and Ohio jurisdictions. Each jurisdiction regu-

lates their catches to comply with quotas and minimize the risk of over-fishing these species. Quotas for the upcoming fishing season are determined through consensus agreement by these jurisdictions through the Lake Erie Committee of the Great Lakes Fishery Commission, which were just recently announced for 2015.

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Walleye Ohio walleye anglers in 2015 will catch fish mostly from the 2011, 2010, 2009, 2007 and 2003 hatches, with some fish from the 2008 and 2012 year classes. Walleye from the moderate 2010 hatch will range from 18 to 23 inches, while walleye from the 2007 hatch will be more than 20 inches. The 2003 and 2007 hatches are likely to carry most of the Central Basin fisheries.

These walleye will contribute to the population that has a good number of fish over the 26-inch range. Large walleye from the strong hatch in 2003 will continue to provide “Fish Ohio” opportunities (greater than 28 inches), with this year class nearing the size that may give Ohio a new state record walleye.

Yellow Perch Expect good perch fishing in 2015, with the largest fish in the eastern areas of the Central Basin. Perch anglers should encounter fish ranging from 7 to 13 inches from the 2012 through 2007 hatches in this year’s fishery, with major contributions from the 2012, 2010, and 2008 year classes.

Fish from the average-to-better hatch in 2007 will contribute fish in the greater than 10-inch range.

Black Bass Smallmouth bass fishing in 2015 is expected to be fair but improving. Smallmouth bass catch rates increased in 2014 compared to 2013 and were the highest observed since the mid-1990s. Smallmouth bass caught should be excellent size (14 to 22 inches, weighing up to 6 pounds). The best fishing for smallmouth bass will continue to occur in areas with good bottom structure, which is the available habitat across much of the entire Ohio near shore area and islands areas.

Continuing the trend from previous years, largemouth bass fishing should be excellent in 2015. This emerging fishery is producing high catch rates and some large fish in near shore areas and harbors across Ohio’s Lake Erie. All black bass (smallmouth and largemouth) must be immediately released from May 1 through June 26, 2015.

Beginning June 27, 2015, the daily bag limit for bass will be five, with a 14-inch minimum length limit.

Steelhead Steelhead anglers should enjoy another year of great fishing in 2015 in Ohio’s Lake Erie open waters and in tributaries.

Peak summer steelhead action on Lake Erie can be found offshore from June through August between Vermilion and Conneaut, with catches measuring 17 to 29 inches.

Most Lake Erie anglers troll for steelhead in deep waters using spoons with divers or downriggers until fish move close to shore in the fall. The daily bag limit remains at five fish per angler from May 16 through Aug. 31, 2015, and two fish per angler between Sept. 1, 2015, and May 15, 2016.

A 12-inch minimum size limit is in effect throughout the year.

White Bass White bass continue to provide excellent seasonal fishing opportunities in the Maumee and Sandusky rivers and in the open lake. The 2015 catch will be dominated by fish from the 2012, 2011 and 2010 year classes. Fish from 2007 could be as large as 16 inches. Anglers should focus on major Western Basin tributaries during May and June and near shore areas of the open lake during the summer.

There is no white bass daily bag limit or size limit.

Other Species Bays, harbors and main lake shorelines are considered excellent locations for fishing for panfish, as well as occasional northern pike and muskellunge in vegetated areas.

Anglers are reminded that fishing conditions on Lake Erie can change hourly, and adjustments are often necessary to improve success. Anglers should take into account factors such as water temperature, cloud cover, water clarity, boat traffic, wave action, structure, currents and the amount of baitfish in the area. Anglers are also reminded to carefully monitor Lake Erie weather and to seek safe harbor before storms approach.

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Contract approved for water treatment upgrade

By Kelly J. Kaczala Press News Editor kkaczala@presspublications.com Oregon City Council on Monday approved a $1.4 million contract with ARCADIS U.S., Inc., for engineering services to design improvements to the water treatment plant.

ARCADIS will provide professional engineering services for preliminary design and detailed design for a high service pump replacement and raw water improvements for the plant.

Toledo issued a tap water ban last August after high levels of microcystin, a toxin created by blue green algae, was detected in samples from its water treatment plant, Oregon approved a $295,000 contract with ARCADIS to provide preliminary testing and design services for ozone water treatment at its own water treatment plant to improve disinfection and treatment of algae and other organics, as well as lower disinfection byproducts from chlorination.

Based on preliminary design results, the water treatment options of applying ozone to settled water and modifying the existing filters for Biological Active Filtration (BAF) were determined to be very effective in destroying microcystin toxins, reducing disinfection byproducts, and improving water taste and odor, according to Public Service Director Paul Roman. “The report is complete, and there’s no doubt in our mind that ozone is the most effective method for destroying microcystin,� Roman said at the meeting. “Clearly, it will reduce disinfection byproducts, and improve water [odor] and taste.�

Needed project “It is a fairly costly line item,� Mayor Mike Seferian said of the contract, part of the Oregon Harmful Algae Bloom Infrastructure Improvements project. But he added that the use of ozone is the most effective treatment to improve the quality of water.

Roman agreed.

“This is an expensive project, but a needed project,� said Roman. “The design costs are high, but they are reasonable.�

Ozone, he explained, breaks up contaminants into very small particles. “The particles are so small that our current filtration system is not enough to properly remove those contaminants from the water. BAF, which goes hand in hand with ozone, is the use of natural microorganisms that will remove the contaminants and further oxidize and remove material from the water.

Councilman Jerry Peach noted that Toledo had decided to “go a different route� in upgrading its water treatment plant by increasing the use of activated carbon. Peach wanted to know how the two processes compare to each other.

Roman said Toledo’s use of activated carbon is a temporary measure. “They are upgrading their plant to what we currently have right now – the use of activated carbon to help remove microcystin.

But that’s not their long term solution. I’ve talked to the Ohio EPA, and I know there’s a blue ribbon panel that is recommending to the City of Toledo to look at using ozone.

I know that is a long term consideration for Toledo. Right now, they’re just trying to get their plant upgraded to deal with the equipment they currently operate. We had the luxury of improving our water plant several years ago adding new equipment to deal with our water plant expansion and we are in much better shape for treating water. Toledo is simply upgrading their plant to meet their current process needs. Ozone is a very proven method to reduce microcystin – it actually destroys microcystin.

Ozone is the most powerful oxidant known to our technology for today’s market.�

Water rates The City of Columbus, he added, is converting its largest water treatment plant to ozone with BAF. “Columbus has decided to do it just for the sake of lowering their disinfectant byproducts. I don’t know if they have an algae

issue or a taste and odor issue with water,� said Roman.

The use of chlorine to treat water can result in a disinfectant byproduct, which can be dangerous if not controlled. “There are Ohio EPA rules for disinfectant byproducts and to keep them under a certain limit. By using ozone, you’re using a lot less chlorine,� said Roman.

The Ohio Public Works Commission and the Ohio EPA Water Supply Revolving Loan Account will help fund the project.

To help pay for the loan, the city is looking at a water rate increase. “We’re looking at maybe $25 per year for the average water user. The minimum water user would have a charge of about $12 per year,� said Roman. “When you look at the cost of bottled water throughout the year, I think this project is well worth it. There’s no doubt in my mind this is the way to go for our treatment system.�

Councilwoman Kathleen Pollauf wanted to know how many people per household fit the definition of the average water user.

Roman said the EPA considers a three person household as the average user.

Seferian said the cost to the public will be “minimal.� “The gain is so great, it’s still a minimum amount of money for what they’re getting,� said Seferian. “I totally understand that. It’s just I’ve come across so many people who are on fixed incomes,� said Pollauf.

Seferian said Oregon residents would not want to wait in line to buy water like Toledo residents did last August. “What would people pay to not have to do that? We’re trying to sell a guarantee that we don’t want anyone who uses our city water to have to experience that situation,� said Seferian.

City Administrator Mike Beazley said the city has been making upgrades to its water treatment plant long before the water crisis in Toledo hit last August. “It’s essential to us that we keep Oregon ahead of the curve,� said Beazley.

Health Dept. clinics The Ottawa County Health Department has released the clinic schedule for April 20-24. Clinics are held at the health department, 1856 E. Perry St., Port Clinton.

April 20: Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Clinic, 7:45 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; Immunization Clinic 7:45 a.m.4:30 p.m.

April 21: Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Clinic, 12:45-4:30 p.m.; 60-Plus Clinic, Port Clinton Senior Center, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

April 22: Family Planning Clinic, 9:45 a.m.-1 p.m.; Immunization Clinic, 12-4 p.m.; Tuberculosis Clinic (no appointment necessary), 3-4 p.m.

April 23: 60-Plus Clinic – Put-inBay Senior Center, 9 a.m.-noon.

April 24: Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Clinic, 7:45 a.m.-noon; Tuberculosis Clinic (no appointment necessary), 3-4 p.m.

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Dinner & Banquet The Ottawa County Republican Women’s Club Spring Dinner Banquet and 75th Anniversary Celebration will be held Thursday, May 14 at 6:30 p.m. at Catawba Island Club, 4235 Beach Club Rd, Port Clinton. Doors open at 6 p.m. Tickets are $45 per person. The reservation deadline is Friday, May 8.

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Polling change The Ottawa County Board of Elections is in the process of mailing out postcards to voters in Carroll Township Precincts 1 and 2 informing voters of new polling locations.

Effective with the May 5 election, Carroll Township’s polling location is changing from the Carroll Township Hall to Carroll Elementary School, 3536 N. SR 19, Oak Harbor. For more information, call 800-697-9807.

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Charlie Kocis Northwood "I'm pretty much 50/50 between Facebook and Twitter. Facebook for people I know and Twitter for celebrities. If I absolutely had to pick one it'd be Facebook because it is people I know and I like to have fun Facebook commenting battles."

Samantha Hardin Perrysburg "Probably Facebook because it allowed me to connect with all of my family and friends at the same time when I lived 1,200 miles away."

Volunteers appreciated To the editor: The week of April 12-18 is Volunteer Appreciation week and Joyful Connections would like to give a heartfelt thank you to all the volunteers who have donated their time and services to the children of Joyful Connections.

Joyful Connections is a non-profit Supervised Visitation and Exchange Center serving the children and families of Ottawa County.

Our volunteers help us provide a safe haven for children to spend time with their families and ensure Joyful Connections can run to its fullest potential on a daily basis.

Joyful Connections is proud to announce that in 2014, Volunteer Visitation Monitors donated more than 300 hours in service time. In the past six years, our volunteers have donated more than 2,300 hours. We rely heavily on our volunteers to help us and appreciate everything they do for the families of Ottawa County.

Sheila Powell Executive Director

Support children To the editor: Of 613 public schools in the state of Ohio, only a handful of schools spend less on their students than Genoa Area Schools (stateimpact.npr.org/ohio).

We are at the bottom. Please do not let Genoa Schools drop even further.

Our schools have tried to maintain a “World Class Education” for our students.

Cuts after cuts after cuts have already been made. The children of our community deserve our best. Please do not deny our students the tools they need to build a better future, the art and music they need to enrich their lives. For the money, what better investment can we make than to invest in the lives of our children?

Help leave a legacy for the future. Vote “Yes” for Issues 1 and 2 on May 5. Vote “Yes” for the future of the children of our community.

Tom and Elaine Pickerel Genoa Editor’s note. Mr. Pickerel is a former teacher and golf coach at Genoa High School.

Woodmore proud To the editor: I am writing this letter to ask you to show your support for the students at Woodmore Local Schools.

Supporting our schools means supporting our kids.

We know how important an education is to our students and our community.

Great schools make great communities.

Woodmore Local Schools have dedicated teachers, staff and administrators, who go above and beyond every day to ensure our students receive the best education.

Many of the issues I hear in the community are all issues that need to be put aside when considering your vote on the May 5 levies. The levies are about the kids and supporting the educational pieces that will be gravely affected if the levies do not pass. If we let these pieces of Woodmore go, our kids will be affected immediately. Our kids need to hear one voice – “We support you and we value your educational experience.”

I am a proud Woodmore graduate and brought my daughter back to Woodville so she too could receive a quality education at Woodmore. I know there are a lot of families who have remained in the Woodmore district or who have returned to allow their children this same opportunity.

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A well-rounded education includes core classes needed for graduation, but also music, art, vo-ag, extracurricular and clubs.

If the levies don’t pass in May, Woodmore is in jeopardy of losing some of the key pieces of a well rounded education.

I will be voting yes for both levies in May. Please join me.

Tammi Throop Woodville

in turn, will be asked to contribute nothing.

Their children will enjoy continued benefits on the rest of us.

The lawmakers need to do the right thing and change the way schools are funded and restore fairness to all the citizens.

Jodi Sievert Martinez Curtice

Face of the community

To the editor: I was thinking about what school would be like without art, gym, music and technology. I feel not having special classes like this would make school feel much longer and not as interesting to us kids.

Honestly, all kids need a fun part of a day in their life to look forward to and for most of us it is the special classes. These classes also make us appreciate the arts as we become adults.

If Genoa School’s levy does not pass May 5, some of our most kind and important teachers at my school may be eliminated. They each have their own way of understanding kids like me. I am only one small person trying to make a difference in our community.

I may have thought of a way that might help convince our voters on why it is important for them to vote “yes” on our levy.

My idea is to have each student write a short note on why they think it is important for our school to have art, gym, music and technology. I would like this to be from the hearts of the students on why we need these special classes, and what it means to them.

We could have words in the notes so the school board members or the people who go door to door could hand them out.

It is worth a try.

I have thought about this for a while and I just figured I would ask all adults to vote “yes” for our levy in The Press too.

After all, adults are better at this stuff than a 13-year-old kid like me.

Thank you for reading this, I really appreciate it and I hope we pass our levy.

Adeline M. Linker Genoa Middle School

To the editor: My first letter to the editor was seven years ago as the former cochair of Genoa Area Schools (GAS) 2008 Bond Levy Campaign to build the new Genoa Elementary School. I have no biological family working for GAS; I say biological because once you become involved in our schools you realize it is a family.

The concern many of our teachers and coaches show for our students is matched only by how a family cares for its own children.

I ask you support GAS $1,025,00 Emergency Levy (Issue 1) and our Renewal Levy (Issue 2) on Tuesday, May 5. The cost to the owner of a $150,000 home for both is $334.92 per year or $27.91 per month. I have researched and gained an understanding of Ohio’s school funding model and assure you this emergency levy request is no fault of GAS’s Board of Education nor our Superintendent Dennis Mock.

From 2004-2014, GAS reduced total expenditures by more than 4.3 million dollars. The State of Ohio has cut approximately $900,000 annually from the GAS budget since the 2004-2005 school year to help balance the state budget. If you believe in Gov. Kasich’s state funding model, you know it is now our community’s responsibility to provide more revenue for our school district.

We as a community have to decide what kind of education we want to provide for our children and grandchildren. It is my belief in a community the size of Genoa, our school district is the face of our community.

Our past and present GAS Board of Education’s and Superintendent have done their part; now it is time for all of us to do our part. This funding issue is not a Genoa problem, it is a statewide problem.

Douglas L. Linker Genoa

Where is the fairness?

To the editor: The State of Ohio cut tax-generated monies to school districts and has given tax breaks to businesses and corporations.

This has shifted the financial burden to the local school districts. In fairness to them, they have made necessary budget cuts and adjustments until there are no alternatives but to ask the voters for more tax levy monies.

Therein lies the problem.

The ones who are asked to shoulder the burden are the property owners – again.

Sure, every student pays fees and related costs, but it is the property owners who will be asked to take on more taxes.

People with children who rent can vote to raise taxes on property owners, but they,

Teachers are wonderful

Answers needed To the editor: Last week, there was a letter about the levies on the upcoming May ballot for Woodmore schools: a $600,000 renewal property tax levy and a new 0.75 percent income tax levy.

It is disingenuous to categorize opponents of the income tax levy simply as “individuals trying to derail the district or carelessly throwing our students to the curb” as the letter suggests. To the contrary, the community has been seeking answers to important questions regarding what led us down this path, how we traverse through this fiscal crisis and how does the district emerge stronger, better and brighter for the future of our students and staff.

However, on April 14 we received another large blow. It seems people questioning financial issues had good reason to do so. Someone, the name/names aren’t being released yet, within the district has been directing an employee to “plug” numbers in order to make the financials appear to balance.

59% Yes 41% No

Information from the treasurer also suggests this has been going on for a few years and was a recent occurrence until she discovered it and it’s been reported to the appropriate authorities. This affects documents used to make important financial decisions and also reports supplied to the state for audits.

These discrepancies in the internal ledgers also effect the potential budget shortfall numbers the community has been given. Until the bank account and internal ledgers are properly reviewed and reconciled by the appropriate people, they simply don’t know if we are short and/or by how much.

Unlike the auditorium levy on the ballot last year, many feel the school board should advise voters before the May ballot of the potential issues. However, they are inclined to maintain the same position as the board did with that levy and not tell you this.

Thankfully, we now have a treasurer who is committed to full disclosure, the truth and rectifying this situation for the good of our community and our students.

I can’t understand why the board would allow such a valuable employee to leave and not take necessary steps to retain her.

I will leave Woodmore voters with this thought: Can we trust the board/administration with new levy money and be confident it will not be mishandled? Or should we demand they temporarily scrap the staffing cuts tied to the income tax levy if it doesn’t pass, withdraw the levies from the May ballot, focus on getting our financial affairs in order and address this issue come November?

These levies can and should be delayed. I say the responsible thing for voters to do is delay any vote until we have a true and accurate account of our financial standing. In the end we should all agree decisions either “for” or “against” must not be made hastily. Any future course must require planning, forward thinking, and be based on accurate information. Vote “no” and demand answers now.

Trish King Woodville

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The Nostalgia Highway

Escape to Witch Mountain drew 5,400 to Fox The exits on The Nostalgia Highway are at 10-year increments. Enjoy the trip through the pages of The Press.

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April, 2005 News: Bob McDonald, former allleague basketball player at Cardinal Stritch, was credited with saving the life of an elderly man who was choking. McDonald, a Wauseon police officer, responded to a 9-1-1 call and administered the Heimlich Maneuver to the 230-pound, wheelchair bound man.

The Metroparks announced it was closing Pearson Park for two months while contractors for the Ohio Department of Agriculture removed ash trees infected with the Emerald Ash Borer.

Sports: Woodmore senior Tyler Rosenberger had a team high nine rebounds and scored 15 points as the North defeated the South in the annual Ohio All-Star game played at Capital University.

The Eastwood girls’ track team won its 107th consecutive dual track meet. Coach Richard Morgan’s teams had not lost a dual meet in nine years.

Price check: Johnny’s on The Spot sold a carton of Marlboro’s for $28.70.

Hot then, gone now: Earl Brothers, Woodville Road.

April, 1995 News: Ohio’s Lt. Governor Nancy Hollister spoke on the benefits of regionalism to a gathering of Northwest Ohio mayors meeting at the American Legion Post in Pemberville.

John Robinson Block, publisher of The Blade, and Thomas Walton, editor, spoke before the Oregon Area Chamber of Commerce about The Other Ohio, a movement urging state legislators to give Ohio’s other cities the same benefits it bestows on Cleveland, Columbus and Cincinnati.

John Barrett, a deacon with the Toledo Catholic Diocese, gave a presentation of the Shroud of Turin to worshippers at St,

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Previously, he had been inducted into the Ohio Basketball Hall of Fame.

Price check: Mid Am Bank paid 11.12 percent annual yield on CD’s of 30 months to five years.

Hot then, gone now: Cook’s Pharmacy, Woodville Road.

April, 1975 Thomas Aquinas Church in East Toledo.

Barrett presented his case that the shroud, which purportedly depicts the image of Jesus Christ, was the burial shroud used after the crucifixion.

East Toledo’s Teresa Brewer, known nationally for her number one song, “Music, Music, Music,” was the headliner for the Sixth Annual Kroger Store Senior Expo held at SeaGate Convention Centre.

Sports: Waite’s Adam Ueberroth was awarded the University of Michigan Honor Trophy Award. The award recognizes a high school athlete who has demonstrated scholastic, athletic and leadership abilities.

Ueberroth had a 4.2 GPA, was senior class valedictorian, president of the Waite chapter of the National Honor Society and captain of the tennis team.

Price check: Huntington bank offered a 12-month Step rate CD with an annual percentage yield averaging 6.45 percent with a minimum deposit of $2,000.

Hot then, gone now: Beth’s Little Old Soda Shoppe, Millbury.

April, 1985 News: Oregon City council approved tax abatement for Dustin Road property.

The measure, introduced by Tom Susor, head of the economic development committee, would allow developers to abate property taxes assessed on new construction.

Sports: Larry Bondy of Genoa was inducted into the Central Catholic High School Hall of Fame. Bondy coached basketball for nine years winning seven city league championships and made it to the finals of the state tournament twice.

News: Dispelling rumors that the economy was heading for a recession, John Constanzo, manager of the Fox Theatre at the Woodville Mall, said the theatre set attendance records for a three-day period when more than 5,400 customers saw Disney’s Escape to Witch Mountain.

Sycamore Grove Nite Club held its grand opening. The opening band was House of Lords, a group that had opened for Alice Cooper and Ten Years After.

The Genoan Theatre was showing The Sting for $1.50. The movie starred Robert Redford and Paul Newman.

Pastor Gerald LaBuhn, administrator of the Lutheran Old Folks Home, spoke on the needs of the elderly to a group of citizens led by Dr. Thomas Bowlus. The group was looking to build a nursing home in the Pemberville-Luckey-Woodville area.

The Suburban Press published an article about the dilapidated buildings remaining at Forest Park on Route 51, near Genoa. The amusement park was known as the Cedar Point of its day back in the 1930’s and early 1940s. It featured a roller rink, dance hall, bowling alley, restaurant, rides, movies, games and circus acts.

Sports: John Ross, an All-American receiver at the University of Toledo, and who played in the Blue-Grey Classic, was student teaching at Cardinal Stritch High School.

Price check: Owens Technical College, through its continuing education division, offered a refresher shorthand course for $20.

Hot then, gone now: Buckeye Salvage on Woodville Road near Carpet City.

Developing courage is necessary to reach goals “Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear - not absence of fear.”

-- Mark Twain “He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life.”

-- Muhammad Ali “True courage is being afraid, and going ahead and doing your job anyhow, that’s what courage is.”

-- Norman Schwarzkopf Fear is potentially paralyzing. Ironically, fear of failure often leads to failure.

Courage enables you to move forward in spite of fear. Courage is taking action in the face of risk. Courage is following your own path.

Fear is readily learned, but courage is rarely taught. Fear is the easy road. Courage takes deliberate intention. Courage is an essential ingredient for success. Successful people attain their goals by utilizing courage to overcome fear. Cowardice, on the other hand, is the foundation for defeat.

There is no safety in cowardice.

Cowards live in constant fear. Cowardly people are routinely taken advantage of.

Cowards live a life of frustration as they strive to go wherever the wind takes them.

Cowards lose control of their lives by failing to stand for anything. Cowards are perceived as weak, easy targets.

In fact, courageousness doesn’t take much more effort than cowardice. Yet the benefits for exhibiting courage are numerous. Courageous people are able to hold their head high, have dignity, higher self-

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Fear is constantly trying to undermine courage. Some common fears are rejection, criticism, ridicule, alienation, and retribution. Acting out of fear in the hope of avoiding negative consequences is a flawed strategy.

People who take this tact invariably discover that acting out of fear actually perpetuates misery and even makes things worse. One example of this relationship is the student who regularly gives his lunch money to the school yard bully hoping to avoid being roughed up. Although this student’s objective is to avoid confrontation, he is instead constantly harassed by the bully as an easy mark.

Conversely, a student who has the courage to stand up to the bully is often left alone, while the bully searches out easier victims. So living courageously is in reality a more productive approach to avoiding those things you fear.

Courage is developed by doing what you are afraid to do and going where you are afraid to go. Build your confidence by starting with small issues and working your way up to more significant ones. You will quickly learn that the worst case scenario

isn’t at all as bad as you imagined.

Courage is a necessary component of goal achievement. It enables you to follow your own path in spite of what others may say, think, or do. Courage gives you the ability to move forward in the face of criticism.

Courage provides the motivation to take action in spite of the odds. When there is a situation where no one has yet succeeded, courage leads to accomplishment. All achievements are the result of individuals doing things which had never been done before because they had been thought to be impossible.

With repetition, courage becomes a way of life. Using courage enables you to reach goals which would otherwise be unobtainable. Courage is an amazing, life transforming power. Anyone can cultivate courage. But you must first purge any excuses you have been making to avoid courageous behavior.

Make courage a part of who you are.

Taking the path of least resistance has no value. Don’t allow your fears to drag you down. Follow your convictions. Do what you believe to be right. Always act morally and ethically as you courageously move forward.

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Schools reflect Community To the editor: If you have somehow managed to miss all the buzz surrounding the upcoming Genoa school levies, we encourage you to review and share the facts at www.supportgenoaschools.org.

Election day is May 5 and there are some very serious implications connected to these levies. Ohio is unique in its school funding and it’s obviously not a good system. In fact, it has been ruled unconstitutional but no one has stepped up with a strong enough challenge to the state’s legislators to change it.

By law, a school cannot operate in a deficit and that is where Genoa is headed if the levy fails.

Genoa has made extensive cuts and boasts practically the lowest (600th of the 608 Ohio public schools) cost per-student to operate. They are at “bare bones” but cannot sustain these cuts without severely affecting the current curriculum. If the levy fails, we will lose some incredible teachers and programs.

The schools will never be the same. We have seen the letter from the state of Ohio which warns the district of the impending deficit. This is the first step of many before the state takes over our beloved school. It has been said, your school defines your community. If your school begins to fail you will likely see a degradation of our community.

As parents of young Genoa Comets and residents of this community, we will certainly be voting to support both.

We encourage you to find the value in supporting our community and its childrens’ education. It will cost the average homeowner of the district less than $20 per month to maintain the current curriculum, fees and length of school days.

The published proposed cuts are not threats, they are the reality Bill and Teresa Kegerize Curtice

Clarification An article in the April 13 issue about Senate Bill 1 identified the Wildcat Dairy facility as permitted to hold 2,100 dairy cows. The Wildcat Dairy is smaller and isn’t required to have a Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation permit by the Ohio Department of Agriculture. Another dairy also owned by Van Erk Dairy is permitted as a CAFO.

Election policy The Press encourages responses to articles and opinions. In order to provide for fair comment, The Press will have the following policy covering election letters to the editor: The last issue for letters regarding the May 5 primary election will be the second issue (April 27) before the election. No letters will be published in the issue immediately prior (May 4) to the election except for letters limited to direct rebuttal of election-related matters appearing in the April 27 paper.

No new political information can be introduced in the issue immediately before the election. This is to prevent inaccuracies without a fair chance for correction.

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Color guard honors memory of Elmore police officer

By Press News Staff news@presspublications.com The Toledo Reign women’s tackle football team dedicated its season opener to the memory of Officer Jose “Andy” Chavez and Daniel Ramirez.

Officer Chavez graduated from Ross High School in Fremont in 2006 and was an exemplary police officer for the Elmore Police Department as well as an Auxiliary Officer for the Woodville Police Department and a security guard for the Toledo Public Library.

Ramirez graduated from Ross High School in 2008 and served overseas in the U.S. Army for two years at Yongsan Garrison in South Korea and finished his active duty in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.

A press release from “The Reign” stated they wanted to honor “our local heroes in Northwest Ohio who work tirelessly to protect us and our nation. We appreciate your service.”

Chavez and Ramirez were honored at halftime with their families in attendance.

The team invited Northwest Ohio fire, police and military police to the game against Pittsburgh at Fremont’s Don Paul Stadium.

Other Reign home games this year will be at Waite’s Mollenkopf Stadium.

Days after losing Officer Chavez to an act of violence, members of the Elmore Police Department were still trying to come to terms with the sudden death of the man known as Andy to friends and colleagues.

Chavez was off duty and belatedly celebrating his birthday at a tavern in Fremont on March 9, 2014 when he, Ramirez and one other person was shot and killed during an altercation. Chavez lived in Woodville with his wife and two children at the time.

“In the face of tragedy, one does not

Front from left: Annalicia and Gabriel Ramirez and Emmitt and Marieh Chavez.

Back: Veronica Ramirez and Amber Chavez (Press photo by Harold Hamilton/ HEHphotos.smugmug.com) know how people will react. The early morning hours of March 9 brought with them an unimaginable and terrible tragedy,” Elmore Mayor Matt Damschroder wrote to The Press.

“Jose Andy Chavez, a husband, father,

son, brother and vibrant family member to so many, was shot and killed as he celebrated his 26th birthday with his family. They will forever feel their loss,” Damschroder continued.

“Another family is also mourning its

loss. Andy was a full-time Elmore police officer and his dedication to his job was exemplary. His happy attitude and big smile are not only missed every day by the police department but also by the whole Elmore community.

“Never facing such a tragedy and not knowing what to expect, the events that took place in the following hours and days still overwhelm me as I think of the dedication and teamwork of so many different factions coming together and working as one with a single goal – to honor Andy Chavez in the very best way they could. Our strong community showed its strength and even got stronger in the face of such adversity.”

Last fall, Woodmore High School student Clark Jividen, a member of Boy Scout Troop 344 in Pemberville, decided to build a bench and table for his Eagle Scout project that would provide a lasting memorial to Chavez.

He approached Elmore Village Council with his proposal and asked if the memorial could be put in Ory Park in the village’s downtown. Jividen’s design includes a tree featured on the back of the wooden bench.

The tree includes a heart with “Andy + Amber” and two apples representing the “apples of Chavez’s eyes,” his children Marieh and Emmitt.

“Stuck Like Glue,” Amber and Andy’s wedding song, is featured at the base of the tree. The bench seat is a tribute to Chavez’s law enforcement career, and features a badge in the center, and the American flag and the flag of the State of Ohio, along with the tribute, “In loving memory of Andy Chavez.”

The table pays homage to Chavez’s love for soccer, which he used to coach.

The table and bench were dedicated last October.

Get Growing

April’s flower, the sweet pea, signals good-bye to winter

By J.K. DePeal Garden Writer news@presspublications.com April, named for Aphrodite the Greek goddess of love, is here and it will not be long until Northwest Ohio’s full garden season will arrive.

April’s flower is the Sweet Pea which, in the language of flowers, means “goodbye” or “departure” and this month does say good-bye to winter weather and hello to the warmer months ahead. The Sweet Pea seems a good choice for this intermediary month.

With the warm days we’ll enjoy this month, gardeners will have the chance to get out to clean and prepare their beds and gardens for May. Right now, with very little growth in the garden, it is easier to see what needs to be removed, pruned, and cleaned out. Dried plants and foliage from last year

Get Growing can be trimmed and dead plant material should be dug and discarded.

As soon as the soil can be worked, you can divide late blooming perennials such as daylilies, asters and sedum. These will have time through the summer months to put on new growth and get established in their new locations. There are also some seeds that can be planted in April which will produce flowers and vegetables as the weather warms. These plants prefer to begin their growth in the cooler weather of early spring and can be started now. They include bachelor’s buttons, cabbage, calen-

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dula, kale, peas, phlox, poppies, spinach, sweet peas, and Swiss chard.

If you are planning to grow flowers from seed this year, you may want to try a few that will give continuous color and do well in our heavy, clay soil. Annuals to try would include salvia, marigolds, zinnias, cosmos, Mexican sunflower, and nasturtiums.

Transplants that also give color through the season are geraniums, vinca, moss rose, celosia and impatiens. Before planting, work a layer of soil amendments into your beds and mulch after planting to hold in moisture that will help the seeds to germinate as the weather warms.

An early spring perennial that will soon be in bloom is the columbine. This tall, graceful flower comes in a variety of beautiful colors, such as blue, violet, pink, white, yellow, red, salmon and many bi-colors. Columbine does well in part shade and in full sun but it prefers the cool weather

of spring for blooming. It does best in well, drained soil and grows to 18 to 24 inches tall.

Interestingly, the plant only lives for two to three years but re-seeds itself continuously so that a growth of columbine will continue to grow and bloom for many years. Columbine attracts butterflies and hummingbirds. When Columbine re-seeds the new plants may be different colors or bi-colors than the parent plant but this makes for some delightful surprises from year to year.

April garden tips: Vegetable gardeners can plant spinach, cabbage, kale, Swiss chard, and peas now. Trees and shrubs can also be planted this month. Sedum, daylilies, and asters can be divided later in the month and new growth moved to new locations.

Mulch new growth well. Clean and sharpen garden tools now to have them ready for work in May.

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Zoo pachyderm party promises to be tons of fun The Toledo Zoo is planning a celebration of mammoth proportions April 25 for Louie the elephant’s 12th birthday.

Zoo staff and volunteers have been working for weeks to create fun enrichment gifts, which Louie will get at 10:30 a.m. At 1:30 p.m., visitors can watch Louie enjoy a special elephant-sized birthday cake made just for him by the zoo’s executive chef and catering team. The recipe includes cornmeal, fruits, vegetables and more of his favorite treats, including lots of peanut butter. It weighs more than 40 pounds – perfect for Louie, who stands over eight feet tall and weighs more than three tons.

Visit Louie at Tembo Trail with his friend Twiggy, his mom Renee and his little brother, Lucas. It’s a dynamic exhibit that blends extraordinary animal care with extraordinary visitor experiences.

Pachyderm party events are free with regular zoo admission. Learn more at toledozoo.org/louie.

Family Briefs Chicago, New York, and hundreds of other cities. See the big freight locomotives and learn how they haul tons of freight.

On Friday, May 1, exhibitors and supporters of trains and train travel are invited to Friday Night by the Tracks - a preview party with grazing stations and guided tours. Registration is required. Friday Night by the Tracks is presented by the Northwest Ohio Passenger Rail Association.

Call TMACOG at 419-241-9155 to register or register online at https://www. eventbrite.com.

Race for the Cure signups

Helping Hands, Meijer partner Helping Hands of St. Louis is partnering with Meijer in Oregon, to provide much-needed hunger relief to local families through Meijer’s customer-driven food pantry donation program called “Simply Give.”

Through Monday, May 11, Helping Hands will benefit from Simply Give donation cards purchased at Meijer on Wheeling Road in Oregon. When customers purchase $10 Simply Give donation cards at the register at this location, the cards will be converted into Meijer gift cards and given to Helping Hands. Double match days will be April 17 and 18. During this time, Meijer will match any cards that are purchased.

Helping Hands, located in East Toledo, provides food and clothing to hundreds of low-income individuals and families each day through its on-site soup kitchen, clothing center and food pantry. Each month, Helping Hands serves about 6,000 meals and distributes about 250 bags of groceries.

Helping Hands will use the Simply Give funds to purchase food for meals and groceries and diapers for families in need.

For more information about Helping Hands or the Simply Give program, please call Paul Cook at 419-691-0613, ext. 2.

MS walk “Toledo Walk MS” will step off Sunday, April 19 at the University of Toledo, Health Education Bldg.,2801 Bancroft, Toledo.

Check-in begins at 8 a.m. For info, visit MSohiowalk.org or contact Karen Moore at 419-482-1586 or karen.moore@nmss.org.

All proceeds from the walk will be used to provide programs and services for people with multiple sclerosis and their families as well as to support MS-related re-

Obituary Vernon D. Fairchild Vernon D. Fairchild, 77, of Toledo, Ohio, passed away on Saturday, April 11, 2015 at Parkcliffe Community at Northwood. He was born in Ashland, KY on July 9, 1937 to Delbert and Alice (Murray) Fairchild and began his 40 year career as a millwright with Interlake Steel and then with North Star where he retired.

Vern was an avid reader who also enjoyed golfing and bowling. He was proud of his family and attended many sporting events in which his children and grandchildren participated.

He is survived by his children, Dana (Connie) Fairchild, Kelly (John) Carr and Kerry (April) Fairchild; grandchildren, Dustin (Victoria), Alexis, Kailey and Trey Fairchild; special friend Betsy and in-home caregiver, Brenda. Vernon was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Mary Fairchild; three sisters and one brother.

Family and friends may visit the Freck Funeral Chapel, 1155 S. Wynn Road, Oregon, on Wednesday, April 22, 2015 from 2-8 p.m. Visitation will continue after 10 a.m. on Thursday with the funeral service to begin at 11 a.m. Burial will follow at Restlawn Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Gentiva Hospice. www.freckchapel.com

In honor of his 12th birthday, Louie the elephant will enjoy a special elephant-sized birthday cake made just for him. (Photo by Andi Norman courtesy of the Toledo Zoo) search efforts to find the cause and cure for multiple sclerosis, a chronic and unpredictable disease of the central nervous system.

60 years of song The Choraliers are preparing for their 60th Anniversary Show, which will be presented at Fassett Middle School, 3025 Starr Ave., Oregon Thursday, April 30, Friday, May 1 and Saturday, May 2 at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets are available at James Optical and Beth Allen Florists in Oregon and Urban Flowers in Rossford or by calling 419-693-7542.

The Choraliers will be singing music from throughout the past 60 years. A number of the group’s alumni will also be on hand for the performance.

Beginner tai chi Beginner Tai Chi class will be offered

starting Monday, May 4 from 10-11 a.m. at the Walbridge Senior Center, 705 N. Main Street, Walbridge.

The classes will meet Monday and Wednesday. Call 419-537-0131 for more information.

Train Day Toledo All aboard! The 8th Annual National Train Day Toledo celebration will be held Saturday, May 2 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Amtrak Station, 415 Emerald St. and in the Grand Lobby of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Plaza.

The fun, free, family event will include raffles for Amtrak tickets, information about train travel, safety games for kids with Engineer Steve (and Operation Safety), artists, food, model trains, history, and more.

Walk through an Amtrak passenger train and learn what it’s like to take the train to

Online registration is open at www. komennwohio.org for the 22nd Annual Toledo Race for the Cure. New this year, register by April 30 and $5 will be taken off of the registration fee.

After April 30, the fee will be $30 for adults (19 and over) and $20 for youths (18 and under). The Toledo Race for the Cure will take place Sunday, Sept. 27 at 9:30 a.m. in downtown Toledo. All funds raised will support the fight against breast cancer.

For those who cannot participate on Race Day, the Sleep In for the Cure registration option is available. The fee is $30 for adults and $20 for youths, which includes a race t-shirt and bib (just in case).

For more information, visit www. komennwohio.org, call 419-724-2873 or email info@komennwohio.org.

Dart Frog Dash There’s still time to register for the Medical Mutual Dart Frog Dash, which will be held Saturday, May 16 at the Toledo Zoo. Participants can walk or run the course beginning at 8:30 a.m. The course, travels through zoo grounds and surrounding neighborhoods. Make it a family event with the 1K “fun run” just for kids 12 and under starting at 9:45 a.m. All participating children will receive a finishers’ ribbon.

Participants are also invited to help the zoo acquire a Eurasian Eagle Owl for its popular live bird shows. Each individual who raises funds for the effort will be eligible to win zoo prizes. Donations for the Eurasian Eagle Owl are 100 percent tax deductible.

All participants pre-registered by May 10, the early registration deadline, will receive a t-shirt. Learn more at toledozoo.org/ dartfrog.

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APRIL 20, 2015

Oregon Celebrates 21 Years as a Tree City Mayor Michael J. Seferian has proclaimed Friday, April 24, 2015 at 11:15 a.m. as Oregon’s official annual Arbor Day Celebration.

You are invited to join us in the dedication of 70 new trees at the Oregon Recreation Center located at the Soccer Field Parking Lot off Starr Extension between Wynn & Stadium.

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Update of Champion Golden Rain Tree near New Coy School Sadly, this Runner-up Champion to the largest officially measured Golden Raintree in Ohio is very close to its final end. It’s located at the corner of Flo and Fleitz. A fungal disease (vercillium) worked slowly over the past three years devastating the tree. It has been documented to have lived for about 60 years. Two new Golden Rain trees are being included in this year’s Soccer Hill III planting.

Informational Items for Residents

Oak Wilt Concerns Don’t prune oak tree branches until late fall or winter. Reason?

Oak Wilt is a fatal fungal disease. A species of beetle is attracted to the scent from fresh wounds to oak trees and they leave spores of the destructive fungus behind. So far Oregon has been spared from Oak Wilt. But serious recent outbreaks have occurred in some areas of Western Lucas County.

Wikipedia is a good source of information about this disease.

Good Tree Care Practices Don’t leave limb stubs when removing branches. Trim stubs back close to the trunk after cutting the limb a reasonable distance away from the trunk (or main limb) to prevent bark peeling. This allows for the wound to heal and avoid major decay spreading into the trunk. Check out: “Tree Pruning Limb Cuts” bing.com/images.

A second major tree project will soon be underway! A tree/shrub/landscape screen will be established along the east - west portion of relocated Stadium Road, south of the Navarre Ave. RR overpass. This project was approved by City Council last fall.

The Oregon Tree Commission meets monthly on the third Wednesday at 7 pm in the Community Room at the Oregon Municipal Complex.

The public is invited to participate.

Street Trees located between sidewalks and curbs or located in city right-of-ways are the city’s responsibility for planting, pruning and removal. Maintaining the central leader or main trunk intact is critical for proper growth and long term success of trees. Please keep in mind the removal or “topping” of street trees without specific advance permission is prohibited by city ordinance.

Those having dead or dying ash trees on private property are reminded of the major safety hazard of possible falling limbs. Dead ash tree limbs become especially brittle, and fall with little or no warning.

Contact the Oregon Dept. Of Streets at 419-698-7016, or through the city website at www.oregonohio.org for tree questions and concerns about possible unsafe or hazardous trees.

2014 OregonTree TreeProjects Projects 2014 Oregon • Planting of 47 trees along the Leonard Wasserman Memorial Bike Trail from the Soccer Field Bridge to near Seaman Road.

• Colleen Barron with help from the Lucas County Soil and Water Conservation Service and the Clay High Environmental and Technology Class continued the reinstated Betty Carstensen Tree Seedling Program. About 300 Oregon first graders received an evergreen seedling. This year’s program will be completed within the next couple of weeks.

• An exceptionally large quantity of leaves was collected by the Street Department this past fall from the year’s exceptional growth of tree foliage.

Planned & Previous Day Projects Previous Arbor Arbor Day Projects

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• 2015 (tentative) Planting of trees on new Soccer Hill III off Starr Extension • 2014 Planting of about 45 trees along Wasserman Bike Path at Oregon Rec. • 2013 Ornamental Cleveland Pear Trees planted at Fassett Jr. High School.

• 2012 Planting of 25 Stadium Ditch Relocation Project trees.

• 2011 35 Trees for new Soccer Field parking lot Islands, and along entrance boulevard from Starr Ave. • 2010 Honoring Betty Carstensen by Mayoral Proclamation naming this year’s program as the “Betty Carstensen 2010 Oregon Arbor Day.” The program included the dedication of her new Tree Garden and Circle at Coy School.

• 2009 Planting of 10 Lincoln Bicentennial Birth Date White Oaks.

• 2008 Continuation of 2007 project with 50 additional trees off Starr Extension.

Attention Oregon Residents: • The City of Oregon and our trees “Thank” and “Appreciate” any help from residents and businesses for watering new and young “Street Trees.”

A weekly slow watering is recommended.

• Use care with “weed whackers.” They can easily do great damage to the base of small and even large trees.

• Mulching: Mulch should not be in contact with tree trunks.

Use a “CRATER” rather than a “VOLCANO” approach around the trunk.

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Mayor Michael J. Seferian Don Charlton, Tree Commission Chairperson

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Family Briefs Family Fun Fair Ottawa County Family and Children First Council present the Ottawa County Family Fun Fair Saturday, May 2 from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. at Bataan Memorial Elementary School, 525 Sixth St., Port Clinton.

The free event features activities for children, information for families, and free food. There will also be a wide variety of indoor games and activities, as well as information on services available to families. Special guests will include: Ronald McDonald and Sponge Bob. For more details, contact Margaret Osborne at mosborne@ocbdd.org or 567262-3141.

Directors sought The Oregon Community Theatre is looking for directors for the 2015-2016 season, which will include “Shrek The Musical,� “Moonlight and Magnolias� and “A Don’t Hug Me County Fair.�

All shows are performed at Fassett Auditorium, 3025 Starr Ave., Oregon.

Email oct.info@sbcglobal.net or contact the OCT Play Reading Committee, P.O. Box 167547, Oregon, OH 43616. by April 26.

For more information about Oregon Community Theatre, visit oregoncommunitytheatre.org.

Rockin’ the Schoolhouse

St. Boniface School Little Theater will present its inaugural production, “Schoolhouse Rock Live, Jr.� Thursday, April 23 at 7 p.m. at the school, 215 Oak St., Oak Harbor. The musical, which will showcase the talents of all the students in grades K-7, will feature a number of songs including, “Interjections,� “3 is a Magic Number,� “I’m Just a Bill,� “Interplanet Janet� and �Unpack Your Adjectives,� among others. (Press photo by Harold Hamilton/HEHphotos.smugmug.com)

Are you serving as the “bank� to adult family members?

When someone in your family needs financial help, do they turn to you for support?

While this is a very complex matter that has many nuances, I want to focus on whether or not you can truly afford to be the bank for those in need. After all, it’s an amazing testament to your discipline and track record if you’re getting the call, but to what lengths should you factor this familial assistance into your planning?

Let’s be clear: a family member who has been asked for money is put into that role because of a demonstrated ability to manage money‌or at least has a perception of being good with money. This ability can manifest itself in a number of ways, including a resulting sense of obligation.

After all, if you won’t help family, what kind of person does that make you anyway?

This can lead to writing checks, doling out cash, and co-signing for items that may or may not be well-understood, much less in

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So, what can a person do to ensure that helping family doesn’t result in overextending oneself? Is there also a strategy that can make saying yes or no a less gutwrenching experience?

The answer to both of these questions, assuming you’re not vehemently opposed to helping family, is to plan ahead. That’s right; get your own financial house in order so that you know what amount of help you can offer without breaking the bank. I suppose another way to say it is to budget,

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So what does it mean to plan ahead? In the realm of financial planning, it means to know what assets you have, where they’re held, what their purpose is, what costs are associated with withdrawing funds, and what’s left over as margin.

For example, quantifying a goal of retiring at age 62, with an monthly retirement income of $5,000, holding no debt, and having future medical costs planned for, allows you to know what impact any financial gifts may have on you reaching those goals. Perhaps it even means setting aside money in an account with the sole purpose of helping others in need. That alone, can bring incredible peace of mind as the unknowns arise. It also allows you to say no if the gift would cause you excessive financial harm.

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Most of us intuitively know this, but we too often react rather than plan. The result can be guilt, fear and uncertainty, rather than joy.

If you’re the bank to your family, consider it a blessing and think about how you might embrace the role without enabling others or stripping them of their dignity.

Instead, lean into it and see what happens to you and to those around you. You might be pleasantly surprised.

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APRIL 20, 2015

Waite grad in charge

Ohio State gets fourth national title — just this year

By J. Patrick Eaken Press Sports Editor sports@presspublications.com For an unprecedented 29th time, Ohio State synchronized swimming, under the tutelage of Coach Holly Vargo-Brown, a Waite graduate, won the US Collegiate National Championship.

Holly’s husband, Breck Brown, keeps reminding her that 29 championships is more than the New York Yankees have won. Next year Ohio State goes for its 30th, which will bring even more pressure, she says.

The synchronized swimming title is the Buckeyes’ fourth national championship in 2015. The others came in football, wrestling, and pistol shooting.

On the strength of season-best performances across the board, the Buckeye swimmers were able to top defending champion Lindenwood, 93-89.

“I’m one of the Buckeyes, so it’s a pretty awesome feeling, I’ve got to tell you,” Vargo-Brown said. “It’s a thrill. Being only the third coach in the history of the sport at Ohio State, it comes with a lot of pressure. The two previous coaches were certainly very successful. Our coaching staff has been working hard over the last three years to hopefully make something like this happen.

“I don’t have the words to truly say what this means,” Vargo-Brown continued. “We have a new coaching staff and we’ve fought for a couple of years to find our path. To have it culminate at home in this championship is indescribable. The athletes have worked so hard for this and it’s truly a reward to win it in front of our home crowd.”

Both OSU’s Gray and Scarlet teams performed well the in prelims on Friday night and they needed to duplicate those performances during the finals on Saturday to secure the team title.

“Coming into (Saturday), we thought we were close in the team standings but we knew everyone had to step up,” VargoBrown said. “We had a feeling that our trio teams needed to come up big and they really did. They really set the tone. Then the Gray team performing so well in the team competition, it took the pressure off our Scarlet team. They then went out and put the icing on the cake at the end.

“Our seniors actually won a championship when they were freshmen, so we were really looking all year to kind of give them a win-on-the-way-out kind of a sendoff for the careers. We’ve been focused all year and working really hard in the pool. We know the competition is very, very tough — almost unbeatable, but we just kept working on figuring a way to get it done.”

Coach says ‘syncswimming’ can be demanding sport

Ohio State synchronized swim coach Holly Vargo-Brown gets thrown into the pool after the Buckeyes won a national championship. (Photo courtesy Ohio State athletics) Ohio State swimmer Heidi Liou was named the US Synchro Athlete of the Year by the coaches. Eight Buckeyes garnered All-America honors and Vargo-Brown was named U.S. Collegiate Coach of the Year for the third time in her career.

The synchronized swimming season is not just this one event. For OSU, it was a long season of meets leading up to the national championships.

“Our season is a progression. Although we started pretty strong, we certainly had things that we needed to work on,” VargoBrown said. “It really was just a matter of laying brick-by-brick and laying something really amazing, which is what happened last Saturday. It was a very consistent effort by the athletes to try not to be distracted by the pressure or the emotion of graduating seven seniors, but just to come in every day and take another step on the championship road.”

Vargo-Brown was named head coach of the Ohio State synchronized swimming team June 26, 2012, becoming just the third coach in the program’s nearly 40-year history.

“I have such great respect for the strong tradition of excellence established within this program by former head coaches Mary Jo Ruggieri and Linda Lichter-Witter,” Vargo-Brown said. “I am honored to accept the responsibility of leading the next generation of Buckeye synchronized swim-

mers and remain incredibly grateful for the opportunity Gene Smith and the Ohio State Athletics Department have provided me.”

Demanding sport Vargo-Brown was inducted into the Morrison R. Waite High School Athletics Hall of Fame in February of 2009 for her athletic and coaching successes.

While attending Waite, Vargo-Brown was the 1978 Ohio synchronized swimming junior champion, 1980 Ohio Region 6 champion and 1979 and 1980 Northwest Ohio AAU Athlete of the Year. In 1979, Vargo-Brown went on to finish 11th at the Junior National Championships.

A Buckeye letter winner from 1981-84, Vargo-Brown was an All-American in 1984 and member of the 1982 and 1983 U.S. Collegiate championship teams. VargoBrown began her coaching career at Ohio State as an assistant coach in 1986 and after a brief hiatus following the 1990 season, she returned as assistant coach in 1993.

In 2004, Vargo-Brown served as the Ohio State interim head coach while thenhead coach Linda Lichter-Witter was assisting the U.S. Olympic Team in Athens, Greece. During that campaign, VargoBrown led the Scarlet and Gray to their fifth-consecutive U.S. Collegiate national title, coached three All-Americans and was later named United States Synchronized Swimming Coach of the Year.

Synchronized swimming is an Olympic sport, and Ohio State coach Holly Vargo-Brown says the discipline it requires is underrated.

“I think the amount of planning that is required to combine the different elements of the sport, the technical aspects, trying to be synchronized and trying to work with seven other people in the pool in the team events — it’s a pretty demanding sport at the college level or the high school level.

Plus, you have to balance all those demands in academics, sports, and so forth,” Vargo-Brown, a Waite graduate, said.

The 2012 U.S. Synchronized Swimming Collegiate Contributor of the Year, Vargo-Brown has played a pivotal role in the growth of the sport collegiately, nationally and internationally. As a swimmer, she earned a spot on the 1985 U.S. National Team II squad. Vargo-Brown’s coaching stints include leading U.S. Olympic Festival Teams in 1987 and 1988. She also was the assistant coach to the Venezuelan National Team at the 1987 Pan-American Games.

OSU does offer athletic scholarships in synchronized swimming, even though it is not an NCAA sport. Because it is a varsity sport at OSU, the athletic program does have to comply with NCAA and Big Ten regulations regarding scholarships.

The Ohio High School Athletic Association does not sanction synchronized swimming, either, although a handful of states do, including Michigan and Minnesota.

Vargo-Brown said if high schools had synchronized swimming here, it might make her recruiting job easier.

“It’s a great way to get the college program more developed to have those feeder schools because they (athletes) want so much to continue their careers,” VargoBrown said.

However, there are plenty of private clubs that compete, and that is where she does much of her recruiting — at their local, state and national events.

“There is a pretty large age group for them in Ohio,” Vargo-Brown said.

“Although they are not competing for their high schools, they are competing at local age group clubs. Most of our student-athletes are being recruited from the club programs.

“We are looking mostly for potential.

Sometimes, there is a kid, someone like me from Toledo, who maybe isn’t in a big program, so we look at what kind of potential they might have.”

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Miller becomes Kent State’s fourth two-time All-American The Press Box

By Mark Griffin and J. Patrick Eaken sports@presspublications.com Oak Harbor graduate Ian Miller’s wrestling season might not have ended the way he had envisioned. He’ll just have to settle for becoming Kent State University’s fourth two-time All-American.

Miller, a 157-pound junior, was seeded seventh and took fifth place at the NCAA Division I Championships held March 1921 at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis. He joined Dustin Kilgore, Nic Bedelyon and Don Horning as Kent’s only two-time AllAmerican wrestlers. Miller took fourth place last season at 157.

He went 15-3 during the regular season and 5-2 at the NCAA tournament.

“He had some injuries during the year, but he had a really good season when he was in there for us,” Kent coach Jim Andrassy said.

According to Kent’s website, Miller was the victim of a scoring blunder on the second day of the NCAA tourney.

He led Cornell’s Brian Realbuto, 8-4, in the third period before Realbuto rallied with an escape and takedown to make it 8-7. Realbuto let Miller up for an escape, but the scoreboard held Miller’s total at eight. Another Realbuto takedown and a riding time point for Miller made it 9-9 heading into the extra session, where Realbuto won 11-9.

Kent’s coaches verbally questioned the score and got a response from the official after the third period, but the NCAA contended that a challenge flag needed to be physically raised.

Miller bounced back with a 24-6 tech fall over Oregon State’s Alex Elder. The match ended early in the third period when Miller earned his ninth takedown of the match. Miller then wrestled No. 11 seed Brian Murphy of Michigan. Miller tweaked his knee in the first period but came away with an 8-4 win.

Miller’s knee clearly bothered him the next day, in a 13-4 loss to James Green of Nebraska. The Oak Harbor native received a forfeit win over Dylan Ness of Minnesota in the fifth-place match. He raised the

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Kent State wrestler Ian Miller (Oak Harbor) takes down an opponent at the NCAA championships, where he finished fifth. (Photo by Simon Jimenez/courtesy KSU) Flashes’ program total of All-Americans to 25, including nine in the last seven seasons.

“Under the circumstances, Ian did an incredible job at the NCAA tournament,” Andrassy said. “After everything that happened, he was able reach the goal of being an All-American, and he did a great job of that. Hopefully, next year he’ll be able to put himself in a position to get to the finals of the national tournament.”

Miller won his third Mid-American Conference title this season and went 7-1 in MAC duals.

“Ian’s kind of like a thoroughbred,”

Andrassy said. “He wrestles better in bigger tournaments. Some of the other matches he doesn’t get up for as much. Next year we’re going to look at where he is and figure out what competitions are going to best serve him. That’s the type of athlete he is. He’s an incredible athlete and wrestler. We need to make sure we do what we can to get the most out of him in the future.”

Miller is still the all-time leader in several categories at Oak Harbor, including career wins (173), career falls (108), most victories in a season (51), most falls in a season (42) and most consecutive falls (24). He is second in career takedowns, with 446.

For two years, the Cardinal Stritch softball team has been fundraising to prepare for a spring trip to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

Now that the trip has ended, which included six games at the Ripken Experience, sixth-year coach Don Zbierajewski hopes spring trips will become an annual tradition.

The Cardinals went 3-3 on the trip, playing Carlisle (Kentucky), Villa Marie (New York), Massapeqoua (N.Y.), Independence (West Virginia), Cape May Tech (New Jersey) and St. John’s College (Maryland). Stritch lost games to Lakota and Central Catholic before heading south.

The team had a charter bus the entire week and stayed at the Caribbean Resort, where all suites have an ocean-front view.

“Parents and families of the players also came to support and cheer on the girls.

The girls got to spend their free time, shopping at the boardwalk, laying by the pool, going to the beach and just hanging out,” an email from trip fundraisers said.

“The average temperature was a sunny 76 to 80 degrees every day. They played at Cal Ripken’s fields, which are all turf. They had to adjust to the bounce of the ball when fielding but aside from that they played their normal game. (Junior pitcher/first baseman) Lizzie Smith and (senior pitcher/ first baseman) Drew Fancher both tacked on two home runs while there,” the email continues.

“The intention of the trip was to promote team bonding along with having the experience of playing teams from all over.

The girls had a great time. They learned a lot on and off the field.”

Last year, Zbierajewski’s team finished 13-11 overall and 10-2 in the Toledo Area Athletic Conference.

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Winckowski, Hess girls lead talented Clay track squad

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It could be big for us... it has the possibility of bringing an all-sports trophy home.

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The Clay girls track team is not just playing to win spring championships.

They are competing for every girls sport at Clay.

Clay hasn't been winning the money sports, like football and boys basketball, competing against powerhouses like Central Catholic, St. John’s, and Whitmer.

However, they do win championships in the Three Rivers Athletic Conference that may go unnoticed in mainstream media.

Of course, most of those championships are in girls’ sports, as of right now.

Last year, Clay finished second in the TRAC girls all-sports standings. This year, track coach Scott Wamer believes Clay can win it all, if they do well in track. “We could be leading right now because we won cross country, soccer, tennis, and we did well in basketball, so we have three titles, so I guess it just depends on where we finish (in spring sports),� Wamer said. “Softball is definitely going to get us to the top. “It could be big for us. If we could win this thing, it has the possibility of bringing an all-sports trophy home. The only thing is that Notre Dame has won our (track) league championship the last five years, two in the City League and three in the TRAC, and they are going to be tough to beat.�

Plus, Wamer notes, it is not only Notre Dame — it is every school in the TRAC. “There is really not a weak team in track and field on either side,� Wamer said.

Clay is top-heavy in girls’ talent, but Clay football coach Mike Lee is following the example set by Eastwood gridiron coach Jerry Rutherford. Lee is asking his football players to run boys track, but Wamer isn’t expecting any league titles, yet. “They are young. I’ve got some young ones that I’m really excited about — it’s just that we are not there yet,� Wamer said. “Coach Lee has been awesome — I have over 20 football players out, probably the most in a long time.�

He says as a result, he has the best roster numbers seen at Clay track in at least half a decade. For the girls, it starts with the three Hess girls, juniors Haley and Hannah and sophomore Sydney, and hurdler Grace Winckowski. “Grace is picking up right where she left off,� Wamer said. “She is a premier hurdler, not only in the district but the regional, and being All-Ohio in both events,

The Clay track team’s returning Division I state qualfiiers Haley Hess, Sydney Hess, Hannah Hess and Grace Winckowski. (Press photo by Stephanie Szozda) the 100 and 300 (hurdles) last year, Grace is already hitting times earlier than what she did last year. “In fact, at the St. Francis Knight Warm-Up Meet, she broke the meet record for both the 100 and 300 hurdles. So, Grace is a competitor. She is determined to get herself back down to Columbus. She got on the podium in both events, and she wants to do better than she did last year — that’s her goal.�

The Hess girls were three-fourths of a championship 4x800 team that included Erin Gyurke. Gyurke is running for Ohio State this year and was part of their Big Ten Indoor championship, so she will have to be replaced.

For Haley Hess, a state qualifier last year in the 1,600 and on the 4x800 relay team, the goal is to not only to get back to state, but get to the podium. “It was a little disappointing last year not getting on the podium, when she was on the podium in the mile (1,600) as a freshman, so I know it’s definitely a goal for both of us to get back on that podium at the state meet,� Wamer said. “We want to be a little more consistent throughout the year as far as her time is concerned. She is off to a great start at this point in time — between her mile, her 800, and her 400 times, they are where we like to see them right now. She is a confident runner and we have high expectations for her.�

Hannah Hess and Sydney Hess, state qualifiers last year, dealt with injuries that hampered them. This year, they are already showing signs of redeeming themselves. “Hannah was not real healthy all of last year, and she is already running some times right now that she struggled to hit last year,� Wamer said. “So, it’s a breath of fresh air right now having Hannah healthy, and she is working her way to some pretty good things this year. “We’re not sure where we are going to use her yet, besides the 4x800 relay, if she’s going to concentrate on the 800 or the 400, so we’re going to let the season play out and when it comes to league meet time and district time, we are going to see where she is going to do the best for herself and for us. “Syd wasn’t real healthy at the end of last year, either. In fact, she had a soccer injury because she was playing club soccer in the spring as well and she missed some time on the track last year. We are looking at possibly moving Syd from a mile or 800 runner to a mile or two-miler. Losing Erin Gyurke, we need to see where we are going to replace those points, so I think Syd is going to run her first two mile (3,200) on the track next week.�

Those four aren’t the end of the road as far as Clay’s talent is concerned. “Two of the other girls who are really stepping up for us right now on the track are senior Jenna Kidd, who is bound for Owens for soccer, and basketball player Sam Enck.

They are mainstays on our sprint relays — 4x100, 4x200, and they are running the 100 and 200 for us,� Wamer said. “Two other girls who have stepped up as well and just been kind of utility girls for us have been Shawnee Canada and Allie Reichert (Cardinal Stritch championship runner Abbie Reichert’s twin sister).

They’ve been stepping up and running 400s, 800s and relays for us, in open events and both are really ahead of where they were last year, the entire season.�

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University of Toledo six-foot, 190 pound junior defensive back Mike Blazevich (Cardinal Stritch) participates in workouts at the Glass Bowl. Blazevich was in on one tackle during the Rockets’ spring game, which ended spring workouts. Last year, Blazevich was No. 3 on the safety position depth chart. At Stritch, he was second team All-Toledo Area Athletic Conference with 80 tackles and two intercetions his senior year and honorable mention league with 60 tackles and six interceptions his junior year. He was a three-year letterwinner playing for then-coach Jim Kubuske. Toledo opens its 2015 season at home vs. Stony Brook on Thursday, Sept. 3. (Press photos by Harold Hamilton/HEHphotos.smugumug.com)

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The Oregon Cavaliers, consisting of sixth graders from Oregon and Northwood, are Oregon Recreation regular season champions, finishing with a record of 9-1. Back row: Coach Dave Alexander, Coach Keith Morris, Alex Latta, Kevin Maunz, Logan Roberts, Ricky Keyser, and Head Coach Keith Maunz. Front row: Gavin Alexander, Jakob Morris, Cameron Duran, and Sevren Stelzer.

nspirational essage of the On the day that I was receiving the news that this would be my last day of employment my neighbor was getting the news that she had a brain tumor. I was doing my best to keep my spirits up, and frankly feeling a bit sorry for myself when I ran into her out front of my house. When she told me the news, and she was incredibly positive about it, I realized immediately that being out of work is of very little concern in comparison to a serious health issue. The good news for her was that the tumor is not malignant and that surgery is an option, and apparently a pretty good option in her case. Sometimes the news is really bad, and we are

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Former Clay and Indiana University athlete Ryan Donnelly (left), now wrestling coach at Anthony Wayne, and his 106 pound Division I state champion, Caleb Yates. Yates won AW's first state championship and Donnelly was honored with a plaque as the "state champion coach" at the school's winter sports banquet. Yates pinned Powell Olentanty Liberty sophomore Braken Mead (41-4) in 5:20 (late in the the third period of the match) to take home the Gold. He finished 40-8, setting a school record for wins. (Press photo by John Pollock/Pollock.smugmug.com)

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Workplace New car sales in Lucas Cty. up 3 percent New car sales in Lucas County for the first quarter were up 3 percent, according to Bernie Quilter, Lucas County Clerk of Courts. Units sold were 5,982 compared to 5,810 in 2014.

Local new car sales for the same period were virtually the same as the first quarter of 2014, according to figures released by Autoview Online, a data information company that compiles information from the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles.

The three-month sales totaled 908 units versus 905 for the same time last year. Top sellers were the Ford Escape, Ford F-150, Dodge Ram 150 and Chevy Silverado.

Area dealers are: Dunn Chevy-Buick and Mathews Ford, Oregon; Baumann Ford and Baumann Chevrolet, Genoa; Keller Chevrolet, Gibsonburg; Rouen ChryslerJeep, Woodville and Tri County Motors, Oak Harbor.

Italian Dinner Sat., April 25th 5:00pm - 7:00pm

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Cancer Benefit for William Meiring Sat., April 25th 5:00pm - 12:00am Fraternal Order of Eagles 2301 Detroit Ave. Maumee, OH. $10.00 per person includes full course meal *Cash Bar *Raffle Baskets *D.J. *Dancing All money raised will help the family pay for medical bills and expenses. Let’s come together as a community and show William that he will not fight this fight alone!

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The award was presented by the Credit Union National Association Marketing & Business Development Council, a national network comprised of more than 1,200 credit union marketing and business development professionals. Awards are given in each of 29 categories ranging from advertising to community events and beyond.

Sun Federal won the Membership Packets, Brochures or Booklets category for its entry, entitled “Sponsor Group Packet.”

Award winners were recognized at the council’s 22nd annual conference held March 25-28 in Las Vegas.

At the clubs Bryce Harbaugh will speak on The Power of Consistency and Focus Over Time at the next Business Over Breakfast Networking and Education Series scheduled for Thursday, May 14, 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. at The Ottawa County Resource Center.

Cost is $5 for members of the Oak Harbor Chamber of Commerce. Reservations are required for the catered hot breakfast. Call 419-898-0479 by May 1. The event is sponsored by the Ottawa County Safety Council. *** The Eastern Maumee Bay Chamber of Commerce will host the 22nd Annual Prism Award Celebration, The Art of Business Thursday, May 7 at Maumee Bay State Park Lodge. Sponsorship opportunities are available. Contact Yvonne at director@embchamber.org or call 419-693-5580. *** The Ottawa County Safety Council will host its Annual CEO Breakfast Event & BWC (Bureau of Workers Compensation) Safety Council Awards Wednesday, April 22 at Catawba Island. Breakfast and networking will be from 8-8:30 a.m. followed by the awards presentation.

Dr. David Kessler, medical director of CompManagement Health Systems, Inc will speak on “Enhanced Injured Worker Care Model.” RSVP to Jessica Kowalski at 419-898-6242.

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We would like to thank all of our relatives and friends for their beautiful cards, prayers, food and memorial contributions we received at the time of our loss of Joe. May God bless all of you.

The Joe Daly Family Congratulations on 50 years!

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Happy Birthday!

Thank You The Miller, Marlow and extended families want to thank you for your loving support throughout the last three weeks. The visits, food, cards and your many acts of kindness mean so very much. Each person coming to the visitation, celebration, and luncheon means a great deal to us, for you helped us close a chapter of our life that we lived with Tom, and are helping us begin a new chapter without him in our everyday life. A big thank you goes out to each individual who prepared for the celebration and took part, for setting up, preparing the food, serving the food and cleaning up afterwards for you did not go unnoticed. Each of you are like a spice in our life, for without you we would not be who we are today. We thank God for you and ask Him to continue to guide you along life's highway.

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Correction Gifts & More Galore, which recently held a ribbon cutting ceremony and grand opening at its downtown Oak Harbor store, offers stained glass, knitting, crocheting and painting classes, according to store owner Sandra Davis. However, the store does not offer sewing classes. The store stocks custom stained glass, handcrafted items and made to order items. Current hours are Tues. to Sat. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sun. Noon to 4 p.m. You can reach them at 419-704-7389.

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In loving, sweet memory of my wife, Shirley D. Clyde, of 25 years of love and devotion on her birthday. Though your smile is gone forever, and your hand I cannot touch, I still have many memories of the one I loved so much. Your memory is my keepsake, with which I’ll never part. God has you in His keeping, I have you in my heart.

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Rachel Burgess of Oregon the daughter of Ralph Burgess of Oregon and the late Eva Burgess will be wed to Ryan Anderson of Milan, Michigan, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Anderson of Saline, Michigan on Saturday, May 30, 2015 at home plate at Fifth Third Field in Toledo with a reception to follow in the Bird Cage Club Level overlooking the stadium.

Miss Burgess is a 2007 graduate of Clay High School and Mr. Anderson is a 2005 graduate of Saline High School.

The newlywed couple will make their home in Milan, Michigan.

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Ironwood Area Annual Block Party/East Side Reunion Planning Meetings April 18, May 9 and 23 and June 6 at noon in the basement of Redemption Baptist Church, 1309 Crystal St. The reunion is being planned for June 20 in the 1200 block of Ironwood, in front of the Edgar Holmes Park. For info, call Mary Wilson at 419-309-4021 or George Marshall at 567-395-0363.

Birmingham Branch Library: Kid Space (K-12), April 21, 4 p.m. – Wii and other games, snacks and more; Pit Crew Reading Buddies (all ages), April 24, 4 p.m. – Stop in and read to the Canine Good Citizen certified dogs of the Lucas County Pit Crew.

Locke Branch Library, 703 Miami St., programs include: “What’s the Deal with Credit Reports/” April 21,6-7:30 p.m. and “Senior Scams,” presented by the Ohio Attorney General’s Office, April 22, 11:3012:30 p.m. Both programs are free. Call 419-2595310 for info.

Prize Bingo April 23, 7-9 p.m., sponsored by Epiphany of the Lord Parish, St. Thomas Aquinas Church Altar & Rosary Society, corner of White & Idaho. Prizes. Refreshments available. For tickets, call Kathy at 419-693-6409 or Dolores at 419-6938701.

Glass City Singles Urban Cowboy Night Friday April 24, 8 p.m.-midnight, Holland Gardens, 6530 Angola Rd., Holland www.toledosingles.com.

Waite High 51st Purple & Gold Celebration Dinner & Distinguished Alumni Induction April 25, 6-11 p.m., St. Michael Centre, Navarre Ave. Cost is $50. Inductees include Sally Williams Glombowski (1976), David Hornyak (1989), Cherrefe A. Kadri (1973), Ronald R. Lincoln (1958) and Frances Meagher O’Connor (1976). Call the high school at 419-671-7000 for tickets or info or visit www.waitealumni.com.

Epiphany of the Lord Spring Fling/Reverse Raffle April 25, 5:30-11 p.m., in the church basement at 509 Oswald St. Dinner by Barraclough’s will include a choice of thick-cut pork chop or half-chicken with baked potato, vegetable, cole slaw and homemade desserts along with beer, wine and pudding pops. Tickets are $35 and include dinner and one raffle entry. Raffle tickets only are $20. Need not be present to win. Call the parish office at 419-698-1519 for event and/ or raffle tickets.

Two-Day Euchre Tournament April 27-28, East Toledo Senior Activities Center, 1001 White St. Cost is $7, which includes lunch, snacks and prize money for both days. Lunch served at 11:45 a.m.; games start at 12:30 p.m. RSVP and pay no later than April 21 at noon. Call 419-691-2254 to sign up.

Taco Sale Fundraiser May 8, 11 a.m.-7 p.m. or until sold out, East Toledo Senior Activities Center, 1001 White St. Includes 50-cent tacos and refried beans and Spanish rice for $1.Dine in or carry out.

Proceeds benefit the New Van Fund.

East Toledo Senior Activities Center, 1001 White St., serves lunch Mon. through Fri. at 11:45 a.m. Featuring a hot lunch daily. Meals must be ordered the day before by 11 a.m. by calling 419697-9005. Cost is $2.50 for those 60 and older.

To order, call 419-697-9005 Cornhole-playing Fri. mornings from 10-11 a.m. at the center. No experience necessary. Free. Call 419-691-2254 for info.

East Toledo/Oregon Kiwanis Club meets the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays at 11:45 a.m. at the American Family Table restaurant on Navarre Avenue in Oregon. Walk-ins are welcome.

United Church of Christ Embroidery Club Classes meet Mondays 2-4 or 6-8 p.m. in the basement of Calvin United Church, 1945 Bakewell St. Everyone welcome. For info, call Elizabeth at 419-691-9051.

TOPS (Taking Off Pounds Sensibly) welcomes new members who want to lose weight. The group meets Mondays from 7-8 p.m. at the East Toledo Senior Activities Center, 1001 White St. Weighins from 6-6:45 p.m. Yearly membership is $32.

Weekly dues 50 cents. Call Judy at 419-691-8033 or come to a free meeting. Everyone welcome.

Block Watch 410-N for the East Toledo Old Heffner School Area meets every 4th Monday of the month 6:30-7:30 p.m. 2075 Kelsey Ave. Residents who live within the boundaries of Starr, the RR tracks (Belt Street), Dearborn and Lemert, Seaman to the I-280 Bridge and any surrounding neighbors/ business owners are also welcome.

VFW Post #2510, 617 2nd St., offers Friday-night dinners from 4-7 p.m. Public welcome.

Waite High School Alumni from the Class of 1951, meet the 2nd Mon. of every month. For info, call Betty at 419-691-7944 or Fran at 419-6936060.

ABLE Mobile Benefit Bank visits the Locke Branch Library, 703 Miami St., the 2nd and 4th Wed. of each month from 1-3 p.m. No appointment necessary. Get help applying for food stamps, WIC, child care and other programs, along with

St. Ignatius Altar Rosary Society Card Party (or board games), April 19, 2 p.m., 212 Stadium Rd. Tallies $7. Raffle baskets. For reservations, call Mary Ann at 419-693-4826 or Jan at 419-6915223.

Oregon Historic Society Spring Teas April 21 and April 23 at noon, Historic Brandville School, 1133 Grasser St. Doors open at 11:30 a.m. Cost: $18. For tickets, call Bonnie at 419-696-0280.

Oregon Tree Commission Meeting April 22, 7 p.m., City of Oregon Community Room, 5330 Seaman Rd. Public is invited.

PERI Chapter #93 Meeting April 23, 1 p.m., Oregon Fire Station #2, 1102 S. Wheeling St. Business meeting, speaker, refreshments and fellowship. Topic: Upcoming changes in healthcare for 2016. PERS retirees welcome.

Oregon Community Theatre will present “Forbidden Broadway,” a comic parody on musical theatre, particularly Broadway musicals, April 24 and 26 at 8 p.m., with a matinee April 26 at 3 p.m. at Fassett Auditorium, 3025 Starr Ave., Tickets are $15 for adults, $12 for seniors and $12 for ages 18 and under. Visit www. oregoncommunitytheatre.org for more information.

Red Cross Blood Drive, April 29, 3-8 p.m., Cardinal Stritch High School, 3225 Pickle Rd. Oregon Fest 2015 Planning Meeting, April 30, 6:30 p.m., Starr School Library, 3230 Starr Ave. Open to all groups and individuals. Visit OregonFest.net for applications or to enter contests. For info, call 419-913-3337.

Rummage & Bake Sale, Christ United Methodist Church, 5757 Starr Ave. Ext. (corner of Stadium & Starr), April 30 from 9 a.m.-3 p.m.; May 1, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. ($2 Bag Day). Lunch available for purchase.

Mercy St. Charles Auxiliary Card Party May 18, noon-4 p.m. $10. Call Cheryl at 419-276-4703 for reservations.

Gardeners & Crafters Wanted for Oregon Jerusalem Historical Society’s Garden Art Sale June 6. Organizers are looking for birdhouses, garden-related crafts and plants. For info, call Linda a t419-698-1045 or Nancy at 419-698-9068.

Open-Late Dinners, served Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 4-6:30 p.m., Ashland Baptist Church, 2350 Starr Ave. Open to anyone in the community.

Freewill offerings accepted but not expected.

“James Wes Hancock” Oregon Senior Center, 5760 Bayshore Rd., open weekdays 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

Daily activities include: bingo, fitness classes, line dancing, exercise, Bunco, Euchre, and health screenings. Lunch served at 11:30 a.m. daily. $2.50 donation is suggested for seniors 60 & older; all others $5.32. Reservations required 24 hours in advance. 419-698-7078.

Toastmasters Club meets the 1st & 3rd Tues. of each month, 6:30 p.m., Lake Michigan Room, ProMedica Bay Park Hospital. Visitors welcome.

Info: Julie at 419-836-5051/Allen at 419-270-7683 or visit d28toastmasters.org and click on “Great Eastern Club.”

Harbor View Historical Society, Inc. and Museum, 2083 Autokee St. is open Wednesdays 5-9 p.m. Admission is free. The War of 1812 Exhibit and the Battle of Lake Erie continues. Visit the museum on Facebook for a virtual tour. For info, call 419-691-1517.

Biblical Living Support Group for those dealing with problems of all types will meet Tuesday nights from 6:30 -8 p.m. at New Life Assembly of God, 3230 Dustin Rd. Oregon Jerusalem Historical Society & Museum, 1133 Grasser St., will be open on Thursdays from 10-2 p.m. For info, call 419-6937052.

Northwood Italian Dinner April 25, 5-7 p.m., Calvary Lutheran Church, 1930 Bradner Rd. Featuring Spaghetti with meat sauce, lasagna, rigatoni with Italian sausage plus salad, garlic bread and homemade desserts. Advance tickets available by calling 419836-8986. Tickets also available at the door.

Rummage & Bake Sale, April 30 and May 1 from 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Northwood Church of God, Curtice & Coy. Light lunch available.

Crafters Wanted for a Craft Sale May 30 in Northwood, Genesis Community Center, just off of I-280. Fee is $15 for a 6-foot table or $10 if you provide your own. Contact Kim or Christine at 567249-4283.

All-You-Can-Eat Fish Fry Fridays through May 1, VFW Post 2984, 102 E. Andrus Rd. Serving 5-7:45 p.m. Also serving steak, chicken and shrimp.

Beginners Bible Study for Teens & Young Adults, Sundays, 5 p.m., Northwood 7th-day Adventist Church, 2975 East Point Blvd. Everyone welcome. Info: www.northwoodadventist.org or 419-698-5100.

Jerusalem Twp. Board of 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.

Military Notes Air Force Airman Stewart C. Coffman graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas.

The airman completed an intensive, eightweek program that included training in

military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills. Airmen who complete basic training earn four credits toward an associate in applied science degree through the Community College of the Air Force.

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OPEN SUN. 4/19 2 – 4PM 406 SEWELL in Eastmoreland Mint cond. 3 bed, 2 bath home, w/3 lots. lg. 2 car, hdwd floors, breakfast nook, appliances incl. basement, FP., newer windows & doors.

Tastefully decorated, enc. fr. porch.

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OREGON $70's 4 bed, lots of newers, formal dining rm, deep fenced lot, Everdry bsmt. 2 car & more.

210 Orchard Ave. Northwood 3 beds, 1 bath, 1,196 sq. ft. Good starter home or downsizing option. Garage setup provides ample working area. Comes with a Home Warranty. $66,000.

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CONDO 2 Bed, 2 Bath, 868 sq. ft. includes 35' deeded boat dock and community pool.

97 N. Schooner Point Dr., Port Clinton, OH. $115,900.

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Northwood $60's 2 or 3 bedrooms, Fam. could be 3rd. Eat-in kit. big garage, Immed. poss. FREE warranty.

5 acre lots for sale in Oregon & Curtice! Build your dream home this spring. Priced in 30’s & 40’s.

414 MAIN, WOODVILLE $69,900 902 WILSON, GENOA $78,900 400 W FIRST, WOODVILLE $79,900 6294 FREMONT PIKE, PBRG. $84,000 514 CLINTON, ELMORE $125,000 613 RICE, ELMORE $129,900 201 GUY, WALBRIDGE $154,500 98 S. NISSEN, ELMORE $170,000 836 WATER, WOODVILLE $209,000 737 ASPEN, ELMORE $249,900 20530 W SR 105, ELMORE $279,900

SOLD! 1421 NISSEN, GENOA 20739 DENO, ELMORE 405 FINDLAY, WOODVILLE 410 WILBUR, GENOA 3334 SUNSET, OREGON 23215 W. SR 51, GENOA

PENDING! 331 TOLEDO, ELMORE 101 LAVINE, WOODVILLE 403 WOODPOINTE, WOODV 1109 MAIN, GENOA 330 4TH, CLAY CENTER

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Sylvania Highland area brick ranch, 1692 sq. ft., beautiful home, immediate occupancy, asking $115K, but open to offers. 419-250-9853.

Real Estate for Sale 2609 Amara #3 Toledo, OH. 43615 (Beautiful Condo)

Village of Oak Harbor For Sale by Owner Ranch Style home, 3 bed, 1 Bath updated 2014, 27X24 - 2 car heated and insulated detached pole barn 537 N. Church Street $95,500 419-206-0705

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

204 Second St. Genoa, OH. 43430 (Beautiful Condo) 502 Superior St. Genoa, OH. 43430

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Lot For Sale- 5556 Clover Lane, Lot #137, 84' x 175', Country Meadows in Lake Township. $19,500 or offer.

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SOLD, SOLD, SOLD 520 Barker, Toledo 22615 Cedar, Curtice 28088 Blue Grass, Walbridge 49 Pineview, Oregon 2450 108th, Toledo 2839 123rd, Toledo 433 Whitlock, Toledo 5911 Plympton, Oregon 2143 Westbrook, Toledo 830 Main, Martin Coming Soon Northwood!

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CONDO 2 Bed, 2 Bath, 868 sq. ft. includes 35' deeded boat dock and community pool.

97 N. Schooner Point Dr., Port Clinton, OH. $115,900.

419-356-3974 For pictures go to: zillow.com

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2-bedroom, newly painted, wall A/C appliances, porch or balcony, laundry, quiet neighborhood, pet friendly. Starting at $419 plus utilities. Woodville Manor.

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EAST TOLEDO 1-bedroom, lower, $300/month 2-bedroom, upper $425/month plus deposit and utilities, appliances, no pets 419-691-3074 East Toledo upper apartment, nonsmokers only need apply. 1-bedroom, $375/month + utilities, $300 deposit. 419-693-5564 East Toledo, Kelsey/Raymer area, cute and cozy 2 bedroom house on 1 floor, totally redone, low utilities, basement, garage, fenced in yard, appliances and alarm system. $495/mo. +deposit/utilities. 419-6914469

LEMOYNE-Extra Large 1 bedroom upper, washer/dryer hookup, appliances, garage, $485/mo. +1st/last deposit, No pets. 419-836-7604 after 6pm.

Millbury duplex, 2 bedroom, 1 bath, gas heat, C/A, appliances, basement, laundry hookup, attached garage, no pets/smoking, lease, $600/mo +utilities/deposit. 419-8554079 Oregon Home, 2526 Granton Place, 3 bedrooms, 2 bath, basement/family room, 1 car garage, fenced yard, no pets. $950/mo +deposit. 419-2665793 Oregon/Harbor View- 237 East Harbor View Dr., 1 Bedroom, $450/mo. +deposit, No Pets, 419-691-3468

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OPEN SUNDAY APRIL 19, 1:00–2:30 444 W. College, Pemberville Bob Bruning will be your host.

An elegant condo featuring 3 BR, 3 full baths, granite countertops, 2 granite fireplaces, 17 x 27 great room, full finished basement and 2 car garage.

Call Bob Bruning at 419-287-4484 222 E. Front St., Pemberville

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One Address 419-691-2800 www.danberry.com 951M - PRICE REDUCED - Oregon Ranch, $229,900. 3 Bed, Encl Porch, Fin. Basement. Quality! IL#56884 Becky Naugle 419-266-2770.

247W - PRICE REDUCED - Completely Remodeled Top to Bottom, Inside & Out. 3 Bed 1½ Bath, Dry Basement. East Toledo. IL#56994 Pat Burns 419-346-8372.

3617B - NEW LIST - West Toledo - 3617 Bellevue Rd. Totally updated home inside & out. 3 Bed, full basement, garage. $90,000. IL#57604 Dawn Betz-Peiffer 419-3467411.

351F - NEW LIST - 351 Fremont St. - 2 Beds, Move in condition, loads of updates, full Basement, garage. 23x12 deck. See this one! $85,000. IL#57594 Dawn Betz Peiffer 419-346-7411.

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2122C - PRICE REDUCED - 3 Bed 1½ Bath, 2 Bed 2 Bath Twin Plex. Rented @ $500/mo each. REDUCED - $24,900. IL#55254. Tom Smith 419-343-8553.

330F - NEW LISTING - Affordable 2 Bed on Large Lot. Low Taxes / Utilities, Genoa. $50’s IL#57574 Norma Sliwinski 419-215-4830.

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ABSOLUTE REAL ESTATE AUCTION Thurs., May 14, 2015 - 5:37pm 508 Park Ave, Fostoria, OH 1 Story home on .861 acres, 2 car attached garage, 3 bedrooms, 1½ bath, breakfast nook, laundry room, lots of storage, attic storage in garage, 50 gal gas hot water heater, Airease Johnson furnace w/central air WOOD COUNTY, OHIO

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8 Unit Apartment Building-Bowling Green $329,000 3442 Mary Allen, 3 bed 2 bath - Oregon. . . $139,900 3159 Beachwood, 3 bed 2 bath - Oregon. . . $77,000 1938 Metz, 3 bed - Oregon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$69,900 2028 Autokee, 4 bed large lot-Oregon . . . . Pending 930 Bury, 5 acre lot - Oregon . . . . . . . . . . . . $49,900 237 E. Habor View - Harbor View . . . . . . . . $24,900 9626 Bishopswood, 5 bed - Perrysburg. . . $130,000 726 Mulberry, 4 bed - Perrysburg . . . . . . . . Pending 1942 Owen St, 5 bed - Northwood . . . . . . . . $51,040 732 Dearborn, 3 bed - East Toledo . . . . . . . . $35,000 1627 Lebanon, 2 bed - East Toledo . . . . . . . $18,000

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Mike's Hauling We buy junk cars, trucks and vans Scrap metal hauled free.

419-666-1443 TOP CASH PAID for Junk or Repairable Vehicles. Towing Available. 419-260-7879.

Cleaners Needed at Turnpike Plaza in Genoa, Part-time shifts including weekends. $8.10 per/hr. must have clean background and reliable transportation. Call 419-261-6094 M-F between 8-5.

Comfort Keepers now hiring STNA, HHA & CNA for PT position (flexible scheduling) in Lucas and Ottawa counties. Call 866-230-2624 for more details.

Concession help- Looking for mature adults for occasional weekends from May through October for festivals and special events. 419-4601698.

Corporation providing community based residences for adults with developmental disabilities has immediate need for direct care staff.

We feature a competitive wage and an excellent benefit program.

Apply online at: communityresidentialservices.org or in person at CRS, Inc. 151 N. Michigan Street, Suite #217, Toledo, Ohio 43604 EOE Drivers - Teams: Company & O/Op's: Increase your earning power! Run dedicated! Great Hometime.

Benefits YOU deserve! Drive Newer Equipment! 855-200-3671 Drivers: CDL-A 1yr exp. Earn $1200+ per week. Guaranteed Home time. Excellent Benefits & Bonuses. 100% No-Touch, 70% D&H 855-842-8498 Dump Truck Drivers Needed.

Class A and Class B. All local driving. Full time and Over-time. Please apply in person at: 1770 Drouillard Rd Oregon, OH, Phone: 419-6938845 Genoa plumbing distributor looking for warehouse/counter sale associate. Advancement opportunities and benefits provided.

Send resumes to jjohnston@johnstonsupply.net Hair Stylist needed at Samson & Co., Booth rental $110 weekly, Navarre & Wheeling, 419-691-1300

Email: brads@att.net www.RealtyValueOhio.com

3708 Lakepointe Dr., Townhouse Condo, 2 Bedrm, with amenities, Priced to sell!

1133 Laura Lane, 3 Bedrm, 2 Bath, Brick Ranch, plus den. All appliances included.

820 N. Stadium 3 Bedrm Ranch, Gourmet Kitchen, 9+ acres, Pond, Horse Barn.

5072 Eagles Landing Dr., Beautiful 1.5 sty, 4 Bedrm on 13th fairway of Eagles Landing Golf Course.

209 Elmwood, Sprawling 3 Bedrm Brick Ranch on over 3 lots, 2+car

2720 Eastmoreland 4 Bedrm, Fireplace, Fin. Bsmt., full appliance pkg.

5014 Parkside Drive 2 Bed, Condo, Snow's Woodshop Cabinetry

1101 Vieth Dr., Bright and Light 3 Bedrm Ranch, as elegant as practical.

8210 Brown Rd. 3 Bedrm, 3 car garage, pond, 3 season rm w/Hot tub & Sauna + acreage

1230 S. Stadium 3+ Bedrm, 2 Bath, Fin. Bsmt, 4+ Acres, Public Utilities, Pond.

5318 Monarch 4 Bedrm Ranch, Kitchen & Vanities

by Snow’s Woodshop, Fin. bsmt.

22040 W. Bittersweet Ln, 5 Bedrm, indoor pool, whole house generator, 4+ car, pond.

1738 N. Stadium Rd. 3 Bedrm 2 Ba one level Ranch, oak kitchen, 2+ car garage

22555 W. Front Investment Property, 4 Units, Fully rented, Updated.

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HOUSE CLEANING Busy house cleaning service looking for energetic team members who like to clean. No evenings, weekends, holidays. Call 419-873-7000.

(8am-4pm) INSTALLATION MECHANICS Manpower is recruiting installation mechanic technicians for a local company. This is a great opportunity to work in an excellent working environment. These positions are long-term and can lead to hire!

1st shift with over-time. Manpower is seeking individuals with mechanical, welding and electrical experience.

Blueprint reading and hydraulics are a plus. Must be able to lift and carry 50 lbs. Will need your own basic tools. Starting pay $14.00 per hour with increase if hired.

Requirements: Resume, drug & background check, GED or HS diploma STOP in at MANPOWER 419-893-4413 316 W. Dussel Dr., Maumee, OH and bring 2 forms of ID. Mon-Fri from 8:30 am to 4:00 pm to apply or send resume: gloria.minard@manpower.com Janitorial Reino Linen Reino Linen Service is currently hiring for a full time Building Maintenance/Janitorial position.

Responsibilities include cleaning and up-keep of the building; including restrooms, all areas of the plant, exterior/grounds, and roof. Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs. Reino Linen is a drug free workplace and proof of citizenship is required. Please get applications online at www.reinolinen.com or at 119 S. Main Street, Gibsonburg.

NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE. We are an EEO/AA Employer.

Lawn and Landscape - Oregon Work at Toledo Refinery 40 hours per week, Start at $10./hr., 6 openings, Must pass pre-employment drug screening & background check.

Apply in person 3912 Funston Street Toledo, OH M-F 11am-4pm Light The Way Childcare now hiring school-age summer teacher and an infant teacher. Apply in person, 340 Toledo Street, Elmore, OH 43416. 419-862-3431 Local Business Part-Time 20-30 hrs/week. Able to lift 50lbs, experience in spraying finishes a must, other duties include sanding/assembly. Retirees welcome. Send resume & wage request to P.O. Box 5, Martin, OH 43445 Local company looking for a landscape designer to sit with customers and design their landscape. Also generate new business for the company. The position is commission based. For more info and an interview, call 419-260-1213 or email to: turftigerlawncare@yahoo.com

NORTH TOLEDO FORKLIFT JOBS OPEN INTERVIEWING We are looking for 2nd shift forklift positions. Must be able to work up to 10-12 hour shifts.

Starting Pay Rate is $10.00 per hour.

Positions offer possibility of full time hire with pay increase.

Will need recent experience.

Come in and apply anytime Mon-Fri from 9am-3pm. Bring 2 forms of ID MANPOWER - 316 W. DUSSEL DR. MAUMEE, OH Call with any questions 419-893-4413 Organized and reliable person needed for ½ day Bookkeeping and ½ day Shipping/Receiving - fast paced environment - Full Time - mail resume with salary requirements to Machining Technologies, Inc., P.O. Box 287, Elmore, OH 43416 or email to: bookkeeper@machiningtech.com Reino Linen Service is a commercial laundry facility and is currently hiring for day/afternoon shift production positions. Wage is based on the position and shift. Reino Linen is a drug free workplace and proof of citizenship is required. Please get applications online at: www.reinolinen.com or 119 S. Main Street Gibsonburg, Ohio NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE. We are an EEO/AA Employer.

SALES OPPORTUNITY NABF College World Series media publications/sponsorship. Commission only. Call 419-936-3887, leave name and phone number.

Vet Assistant & Receptionist. We seek a very special person to join our dedicated team. Part-time position available. Monday-Saturday.

We're a non smoking facility. Send resume to: 835 East Broadway, Toledo, OH. 43605 Wait staff wanted. Apply in person 10am-11am, or 7pm-8pm. Crazy Lady Saloon, 22645 W. Front St., Curtice.

Warehouse Reino Linen Service, a commercial laundry facility, is currently hiring for a day shift Warehouse worker. This position completes shipments by processing and loading orders, uses a forklift, and lifts up to 40 pounds.

Basic computer skills are required.

Previous warehouse experience is preferred. Applications can be found online at www.reinolinen.com or at 119 S. Main Street Gibsonburg We are an EEO/AA Employer.

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Teacher Assistant – Pemberville Requires Associate’s in Early Childhood Education or related field, and experience with preschool aged children and working knowledge of early childhood development. Seasonal, 25 hrs. /wk., 9.65/hr. Additional details and application are online at wsos.org. Apply by 5/3/15. EOE

St. John’s Hilltop Dayschool in Stony Ridge, OH is seeking highly qualified and motivated candidates for FT/PT Toddler & Preschool Teachers (Lead and Assistant) to accommodate our thriving program. Minimum requirements: Career Pathways Level 2, along with previous experience in childcare. Pay will be compensated based on education and experience.

Applicants must have a great work ethic and attendance record. Please see a complete job description at www.stjohnshilltop.com.

Send a cover letter and resume to admin@stjohnshilltop.com

by May 1st.

Teacher – Holland Requires a Bachelor degree in Early Childhood Education or related field and one year’s experience with pre-school aged children. Coordinates and develops classroom activities. Seasonal, Full-time, $532.80 - $746.00 weekly. Additional details and application are online at wsos.org.

Apply by 5/3/15. EOE

Housekeeper/floor care person The Little Sisters of the Poor are looking for a full time housekeeper with floor care experience. We are located at 930 S. Wynn Rd., Oregon, across from Pearson Park.

Send resume to: hroregon@ littlesistersofthepoor.org EOE

Experienced only.

Call or stop in at Little Wonders Child Care Center 2534 Woodville Rd. Northwood

419-691-3783 Solomon Lutheran School seeks Child Care Aide for after school program.

Hours: Monday-Friday 3-5:30pm.

Must complete background check, experience working with children required.

Apply in person, 305 West Main Street, Woodville or send resume to nschiets@ solomon.pvt.k12.oh.us

Windsor Lane Healthcare is looking for STNA's. Please inquire within at 355 Windsor Lane Gibsonburg Ohio or fax resume to 419-637-2555.

OTTAWA COUNTY COMMISSIONERS HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR The Ottawa County Commissioners are seeking applications for the position of Human Resources Director. For a job description and application information, visit the County’s website at www.co.ottawa.oh.us/ employment. Application deadline is 04/24/15.

Turnpike Service Plazas are hiring for:

STNAs - Full-time and Part-time

Orchard Villa,

• Toddler Teacher Sub. Needed 11am-7pm.

• Afternoon grade school teacher needed.

a Legacy Health Services Facility, is seeking reliable, caring STNAs for full and part-time for all shifts. Current Ohio STNA required. We are now offering increased starting rates and great benefits. Prior experience working in a skilled and/or long-term health care environment a plus.

Must provide references.

Applications accepted at the facility Monday through Friday 8am-8pm.

2841 Munding Drive, Oregon, OH 43616 (419) 697-4100.

SALES CLERK NEEDED ✽ Part-time ✽ Qualities Needed: Self-Motivated Excellent People Skills Friendly Coachable Ability to Work Fast Apply In Person Only No phone calls!

Thurs. April 23, 9:30-5:00 Fri. April 24, 9:30-5:00

Lee Williams 2521 Starr Ave. Oregon

TRAVELER’S EXPRESS

Hiring for All Shifts and Shift Managers Part time Positions Available • Up to $9.00 per hour to start

• Meal Discounts • Flexible Hours Applicants will be considered for all concepts

Apply @ Hardees.com/jobs

Blue Heron Plaza

Wyandot Plaza

419-855-3478 419-855-7239

Orchard Villa, a skilled nursing and rehab center, located in Oregon, Ohio is in need of a RN. We have a full time position available on 2nd shift 3p to 11p. If you are interested in a stable management team dedicated to providing the best care possible to our residents, apply in person at: 2841 Munding Drive, Oregon, OH 43616 Monday through Friday 8am-8pm.

Fax (419) 697-4101 NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE

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DIETARY AIDES & COOKS PART TIME positions

We are looking for caring, dedicated Dietary Aides and cooks to work in our beautiful nursing home setting to serve our residents and provide quality dining service with the choices that they deserve.

Experience preferred.

Submit resume to: mcapelle@otterbein.org Otterbein Portage Valley 20311 Pemberville Road Pemberville, OH 43450 419-833-8901

SAFETY PARTNERS, LTD is now hiring in the Toledo Lima and Detroit area.

We are looking for on-site safety professionals with at least 3 years industrial construction field safety.

Please submit resumes to careers@safety partnersltd.com

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

Full time Drivers wanted!

Holland’s Toledo Terminal is hiring in Bowling Green, OH. Drivers w/ 1 year or 50k miles experience, w/ tanker & hazmat Apply online or at the terminal from 7am to 7pm 20820 Midstar Drive Bowling Green, OH 43402 Find your direction at Holland!

Apply today at www.hollandregional.com/careers EEO/AAE Minorities/Females/Persons with Disabilities/Protected Veterans

STNA 2nd & 3RD SHIFT PT & FT We are seeking caring, dedicated STNA’s to work in our beautiful nursing home setting to provide direct care to our residents with the quality and choices that they deserve. State certification required. Previous experience preferred.

Submit resume to: mcapelle@otterbein.org Otterbein Portage Valley 20311 Pemberville Road Pemberville, OH 43450 419-833-8901

KITCHEN HELP Experienced Full and Part Time

I provide child care in my Millbury home, I have references, non-smoking, free meals, CPR Certified, lots of TLC. 419-836-7672.

I do home and office cleaning.

30 yrs. Experience, Reasonable and References. Call Barb 419-666-1753 I do home and office cleaning, organizing and painting. 20 yrs.

Experience. Reasonable and References. Call Kristi 419-344-8717

A Mechanic looks at vehicles, pays accordingly, anything w/wheels 419-870-0163

BUYING VINTAGE TOYS 50'-70's Slot Cars, Model Kits, Hot Wheels Redlines, GI Joe's, Barbie's, Battery Operated, Robots, Tin Windup, Cap Guns, etc.

Call 419-349-1314 We buy most anything from your garage! 419-870-0163

1-888-673-8765 or apply online www.mypetrojob.com - hiring code 101

Petro Stopping Centers I-280 Exit 1B Stony Ridge, OH

Due to non-payment of rent the following units will go to Public Auction on May 24, 2015 Kristina Shiffler . . . . . . Unit #49 Robert Thornton . . . . . . Unit #9 Theresa Ceniceros . . . . . Unit #5 Krystal Castillija . . . . . . Unit #73 Lessie Moon . . . . . . . . . Unit #15 The sale will be held at: Leonard’s Auction House 6350 Consear Rd. Ottawa Lake Michigan 734-856-6530 Auctioneer Richard Leonard

ALL Shifts Competitive Wages & Benefits Candidates should call

The Storage Bin 355 N. Wheeling St. Toledo, Ohio 43605 419-691-5140

Are you a down to earth, mature single female between 26–36 who would like to take a chance and meet this 30 year old, hard working, single father? The woman I have in mind is someone who feels comfortable in jeans and boots, but also enjoys getting prettied up. A sense of humor would be great and also a non smoker is preferred. I come with references and they say I'm a handsome, lovable catch! If I have captured your interest, please email a little bit about yourself with a photo to: classified@presspublications.com and put P.O. Box 169-P in the subject line or mail a reply to: The Press, P.O. Box 169-P Millbury, Ohio, 43447 ST. JUDE NOVENA May the sacred Heart of Jesus be adored, glorified, loved and preserved throughout the world now and forever. Sacred Heart of Jesus pray for us. St. Jude, worker of miracles, pray for us. St. Jude, helper of the hopeless, pray for us. Say this prayer 9 times a day; by the 8th day, your prayer will be answered. It has never been known to fail. Publication must be promised. Thank you St. Jude. CAH

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

Child care done in my home in Elmore, Ohio, 20 years experience, 5:30am-5:30pm, Call 419-261-1882 Former nanny has openings (newborn & Up) in my Oregon home. Offering fun, education, lots of love, first aid & CPR. 419-972-7109

Deck/Fence Restoration Interior/Exterior Painting Power Washing All Lawn Care Needs Free Estimates Senior Discounts/Fully Insured 419-980-2660 DRIVEWAY STONE (SCREENINGS) $11/TON MINIMUM OF TEN TON DELIVERED OTHER STONE PRICES ON REQUEST 419-392-1488 419-836-8663 HANDYMAN Electrical Service Upgrades, Plumbing, Woodwork, Painting, Member of BBB Call 567-277-5333 (local) Hardwood Flooring, Refinishing, Installation, and Repair Work.

20-yrs experience.

Call Kyle 419-343-3719 RAY'S HANDYMAN SERVICES Carpentry, Drywall Repairs, Painting, Siding, Electrical Problems, Help for the Do-It-Yourselfer.

Small Jobs Welcome, 35+ Years Experience 419-836-4574/419-304-0583

ERARD PAINTING 35 yrs. experience Call 419-343-4962 KNIERIEM PAINTING & WALLPAPERING EXTERIOR-INTERIOR Painting & wall papering; Interior wood refinishing; airless spray; power wash & blasting; silicone seal; refinishing aluminum siding; residential; church, farm.

50+ YEARS EXPERIENCE FREE ESTIMATES *SENIOR & WINTER RATES* 419-697-1230 NORTHWOOD

Jake's Drywall We service Northwest Ohio.

No job is too big or too small.

27 years experience.

Fully insured. Free estimates.

419-360-3522

4 Cemetery Lots at Rest Lawn, Could be together or separate, $550 a piece, 419-855-4908

Home and office cleaning done at reasonable rates, 30 years experience, 419-277-1404

George's Organic Compost Fresh – Bulk Reasonably Priced You Pick Up Or We Deliver 419-836-9587

Cosgrove Lawn Service Spring Clean Ups, Weekly Lawn Mowing, Commercial & Residential, Mulch & Topsoil, Landscaping & Bushes, *Honest *Reliable *Insured

Call Jim 419-490-3401 419-726-1450 Ed's Mowing, Complete Lawn Service and Bush Trimming, No contracts. 419-693-9614 or 419-3491266

STEVEN'S LAWN SERVICE & LANDSCAPING Serving All Areas Residential/Commercial Spring – Fall Cleanup Brush Hog Services Mulch-Stone-Topsoil Delivery Snow Removal Military/Senior Discounts Insured, References Member of the BBB NW OH & SE MI 419-466-3547

WOODVILLE, OHIO 610 Riverside Drive Sat & Sun April 25 & 26 (9-5) Antiques, collectibles, primitives, furniture, china and cookware, patio and yard items, small and large appliances, sewing machines and notions, costume jewelry, womens clothing, holiday items, and a complete Chippendale bedroom suite. CASH ONLY.

Kelli & Company Estate Sales Kelli Weaver 419-260-2100

Mary Leemaster Call for free consultation Tag Sales ¡ Moving Sales Liquidations ¡ Buy Outs Auctions

SKYWAY DRIVE-IN FLEA MARKET

OPENING Sunday – May 3, 2015 8:00 A.M. - 3:00 P.M. Located: On U. S. Route 20 8 miles West of Fremont 5 miles East of Woodville Vendors do not need reservations.

GENOA 103 W. 6TH ST. April 23rd & 24th (9am-5pm) Kid and adult clothes, books, games, DVD's, household items, bedding etc.

âœˇVendors & Individualsâœˇ Garage SALE & Antique Tractor Display Sat. June 6 9 am-4 pm 20 X20 Space $25 For application: www.friendsof maumeebaysp.org or

419-836-4111

Rummage & Bake Sale New or Replace Concrete Driveways, Sidewalks, Pole Barns, Porches, Stamped & Color Concrete Brick & Block work etc.

Veterans & Senior Citizens' Discounts Free Estimates, Licensed & Insured "No job to big, no job to small"

Mike Halka 419-350-8662 Oregon, OH. "Serving all of N.W. Ohio"

ASSIGNED TRUCKS SIGN ON BONUS/REFERRAL BONUS COMPETITIVE WAGES Paid Vacation & Holidays Health, Life ins & 401K w/company match CDL Class A Tractor Trailer Drivers MUST HAVE 1 YR VERIFIABLE GOOD MVR & CSA

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Wyandot and Blue Heron Turnpike Plazas Genoa, Ohio

Job Fair Genoa Public Library • 602 West St. Thurs. April 23 • 10:00 am - 5:00 pm

Crew Members Would you like to work for a company that offers a competitive salary, great benefits, great training and is committed to your success?

If so, Hardee’s is the company for you!

EOE Before attending the job fair please apply online @ www.hardees.com/jobs (http://www.hardees.com/jobs)

Kelliandcoestatesale.com

BAY AREA CONCRETE

COMPANY DRIVERS

Oregon Jerusalem Historical Society is looking for Gardeners and Crafters to participate in their June 6th Garden/Art Sale. Looking for bird houses, garden related crafts, and plants. Call Linda 419-698-1045 or Nancy 419-698-9068

419-262-4489

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Christ United Methodist Church 5757 Starr Ave. Ext. (Corner of Stadium & Starr) Oregon, OH. April 30th 9am-3pm May 1st 9am-1pm May 1st is $2.00 BAG DAY Lunch is available for purchase From the

“Ye Olde Coffee Shop

DRIVER Part-time (30 hour per week) position based at our Bowling Green Production Kitchen – Monday through Friday 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Examples of duties include: Packaging, prep and delivery of home-delivered and congregate meals, able to lift a minimum of 50 pounds consistently.

Qualifications: Candidates must have a high school diploma or GED equivalent, a proven record of working harmoniously with older adults as well as colleagues, be eligible for bonding and insurable under agency policy, possess a valid Ohio driver’s license with proof of auto coverage (state minimum), must have a minimum of 5 years driving experience and a demonstrated ability to operate large vehicles (CDL not required). Successful candidate must successfully complete BMV and BCII background checks.

Agency application available at the Wood County Committee on Aging, 305 N. Main Street, Bowling Green, Ohio, on our website www.wccoa.net, or by calling 419.353.5661. Deadline for submission of application is Friday, May 1, 2015.

EOE.

DIRECT CARE POSITIONS AT LUTHER HOME OF MERCY If you are looking for a new career in helping others; join Luther Home of Mercy, a facility (main campus) located in Williston, Ohio, and individual homes throughout Lucas, Wood (Northwood) and Ottawa Countys (Port Clinton, Oak Harbor, and Fremont).

At this time LHM is accepting applications for both campus (part & full time, week-end only positions), the position is to assist adults with Developmental Disability; with a starting pay of $9.75 per hour and other benefits. All Applicants must meet the following qualifications: High School Diploma or GED, and ability to lift 40+ lbs., able to pass a drug test and BCI/FBI background check.

Direct Care Staff - (Main Campus) No experience necessary but helpful.

Supported Living Provider - (Community campus) Valid drivers licenses (max of 4 pts.) with reliable transportation for transporting, with at least one (1) year experience. Must be able to pass CPR/FA and Med Admin training.

If interested, send resume to Luther Home of Mercy/Director of Human Resources, 5810 N. Main St., PO Box 187, Williston, Ohio, 43468 or apply online at www.lutherhome.org. EOE

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NORTHWOOD 1949 and 1955 Beachcraft April 23, 24, 25 (9-4) Variety of items, furniture, Kitchen Cabinets, Adult and Girl Clothes, Silk Flowers, Kitchen items, Computer desk and so much more.

OREGON 124 N. Stephen Off Seaman Road April 24-25 (9am – 4pm) Rain Dates May 1 & 2 Household items, miscellaneous brand name clothing XL, lamps. Saturday half price!

OREGON LARRY ERARD'S ANNUAL SALE Piccadilly Apartments 2750 Pickle Rd. (Club House in rear) April 25th (9am-4pm)

THE PRESS EXPERTS Appliance Repair

Concrete

In Home Service

KELLER CONCRETE INC.

APPLIANCE WORKS INC. Washers, Dryer, Ranges, Microwaves, Refrig., Air Conditioners, Dishwashers, Disposers, Freezers

Tear Out & Replace Concrete, Driveways, Patios, Porches, Pads, Sidewalks & Stamped/Colored Concrete ** Quality & Affordable Work **

Operated By Mark Wells

Insured & Bonded — FREE ESTIMATES — BOBCAT SERVICES AVAILABLE

419-836-FIXX (3499)

419-697-9398

Hauling

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

Alto Saxophone Selmer AS 600.

Paid $1,650 1.5 years ago. Make offer if interested. Brent (419)346-0923

I BUY USED GOLF CARTS CALL ANYTIME SANDUSKY 419-626-5053

Lawn Service

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If it’s heavy ... and you want it hauled in or out ...

Specializing in Aluminum & Vinyl Siding Insured - 27 yrs. Experience “No Job Too Small or Big�

Call Us!

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Automotive

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We can work directly with your Insurance Company

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SCHNEIDER SONS’ ELECTRIC CORP. Whole House Generators

21270 SR 579 Williston

836-7461

Carpet Cleaning

CORNERSTONE

Cleaning & Restoration LLC Over 26 years experience Carpeting & Upholstery Cleaning Emergency Water Removal General House Cleaning — Certified By I.I.C.R.C. —

419-836-8942

Licensed & Insured New & Old Homewiring Specialists 1556 Oak St/At Oakdale Toledo, OH 43605

(419) 691-8284 Family Owned & Operated Since 1942

Home Improvement

Freddy’s 419-276-0608 Electrical, Paneling, Concrete, Roofing, Drywall, Kitchens, Bathrooms, Floors, Decks, Tile, Porch, Additions, Dormers Free Estimates

TOLEDO CREATIVE SOLUTIONS “No job too Big or Small�

•Drywall & Finish •Texture Finish •Trim Work & Floors •Roofs •Siding •Plumbing •Remodels •Gutters •Doors •Windows

Call George 419-704-4002 Excavating

A.A. COLLINS CONSTRUCTION & RENTAL PROPERTIES Basement Waterproofing Concrete • Roofing Interior • Exterior Lawncare • Stone & Dirt Hauling Bobcat Service • Espaniol

Rob 419-322-5891

BAY AREA CONCRETE

New or Replace Concrete Driveways, Sidewalks, Pole Barns, Porches, Stamped & Color Concrete Brick & Block work etc.

Veterans & Senior Citizens’ Discounts Free Estimates, Licensed & Insured

Mike Halka

419-350-8662 Oregon, OH

Edge CONCRETE byGreen

Decorative Stamped driveways • sidewalks • porches & patios • brick & block Also provide full landscaping services

419-392-3669

BELKOFER EXCAVATING • Septic Systems • Sewer Taps • Snow Removal • Lawn Care Backhoe/Bobcat/Dozer Work Stone and Dirt Hauling Demolition

419-836-8663 419-392-1488

419-698-5296 419-944-1395

ONE FREE CUT for new customers

BOBCAT SERVICES Delivery Service Spring/Fall Cleanups, Senior/Military Disc.

Landscaping - Mowing Service Referral Program - Free Estimates

KOMON’S L AWN & TREE SERVICE Commercial & Residential – All 2015 Lawn Care Contracts – Receive Free Spring Clean Up — FULLY INSURED — •Tree Removal •Lawn Care •Tree Trimming •Landscaping •Stump Grinding WILL BEAT ANY PRICE

MUSSER’S HOME AND PROPERTY MAINTENANCE • Home Repair Specialists • Commercial & Residential

Lawn Care & Snowplowing MANY DISCOUNTS & OTHER SERVICES • FULLY INSURED • FREE ESTIMATES

419-304-8666 Modular Homes

Terry 419-708-6027 Josh 419-704-7443 Plumbing

Gray Plumbing 25 Years Experience **** 24 HR. SERVICE **** D.O.T. Certified. Insured/Bonded All Major Credit Cards Accepted — Senior Discount — LICENSED MASTER PLUMBER

Jim Gray

419-691-7958

OREGON PLUMBING No Jobs Too Small Insured - Bonded

419-693-8736 Licensed Master Plumber Roy Bomyea

Remodeling

DON GAMBY EXTERIOR DECORATORS Vinyl & Aluminum Siding Windows, Roofing, Shutters, Pre-cast Stone, Custom Design Decks

J&R LANDSCAPING

Servicing Yards Since 1999 •Bushes •Tree Trimming •Flower Beds •Decorative Ponds•New Lawns etc “Spring & Fall Cleanupâ€?

Call For Estimates — Insured

419-862-2359

Hauling

B & G HAULING •Stone & Dirt Hauling •Bobcat Service •Demolition & Hauling •Concrete Removal •Clean Ups/Clean Outs

Driveway Stone and Spreading We accept all Major Credit Cards

419-340-0857 419-862-8031

Schaller Trucking •Sand 419-392-7642 •Stone •Topsoil

for life’s little projects

Lawn Care

SPRING CLEAN UPS Complete Lawn Service Residential/Commercial • Free Estimates • • Senior & Military Discounts •

ACE ROOFING Outdoor Power Equipment

Call Jasin 419-654-3752

Supreme Lawn Care & Snow Removal Commercial • Residential 29 Years in Business

•Bobcat Service •Hauling •Mulch & Stone, Dirt •Garden Rototilling

Since 1944 WILLISTON, OH

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TURF TIGER LAWNCARE Commercial & Residential •Senior & Veteran Discounts •Landscaping •Trimming •Spring/Fall Cleanup •Affordable •17 yrs exp. Residential $25 & up •References available on request

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Fully Insured

- FREE ESTIMATES Senior Discounts Veteran Discounts Roofs/Gutters Siding/Windows

Free Estimates - Fully Insured Accepting new grass accounts *Senior & Military Discounts* PHONE

•SALES•RENTALS •PARTS•SERVICE

Mon-Fri 8-5, Sat 8-12

INSURED/ Lifetime Warranty PREFERRED CONTRACTOR A+ BBB rated contractor.

We have a clean record.

Call BBB at 419-531-3116.

Check on all contractors.

RECENTLY CHOSEN TO INSTALL ROOFS FOR OWENS CORNING PRESIDENT & COMMUNICATIONS DIVISION PRESIDENT BECAUSE OF OUR EXCELLENT REPUTATION

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GRIZZLY CONCRETE Driveways, Pool Decks, Pole Barns, Patios, Sidewalks, Steps, Stamped & Colored Concrete 16 years experience

419-690-0050

La-Z-Boy PowerLift Chair- Very Good Condition, Used 1 year, Asking $650.00, 419-836-9104

Roofing

AMAZON ROOFING 419-691-2524 WWW.A MAZON R OOF. COM

2015

• Fully Licensed & Insured • Roofing, Siding & Gutters • Senior & Veteran Discounts — Free Estimates — Affordable Prices High Quality Work Since 1964

BLUE-LINE REMODELING & ROOFING LLC • Replace or Repair • New Roof • Flat Roof • Rubber Roof Free Estimates Licensed & Insured

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COLLINS ROOFING •Repairs •Small Jobs •Big Jobs•Seamless Gutters •Free Estimates

419-322-5891 ANTHONY MACKE, Owner

ROOFING & HOME REMODELING, LLC

419-874-2440

26644 Carronade Dr. Perrysburg, Ohio 43551

MackeRoofing.com

Storage

MAUMEE BAY SELF STORAGE 7640 Jerusalem Road (Rt 2) (419)836-4000

Bayshore Lawn Care

•Spring/Fall cleanups •Small yard, small mower •Hedge & Bush trimming •Landscaping

King Size Bed w/mattress/springs, 4 bookcases, 2 Chest Dressers, 1 Dresser- All good Shape and good prices! 419-836-7619

48 Years Experience

James Sherman 419-693-5173 Cell # 419-481-6765

Roofing

Mention this ad to get 15% off

Licensed - Insured Sr. & Veteran Discount — Free Estimates —

Condos, Apartments, Associations

Phone 419-944-0359

Landscaping Concrete

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Home Improvement Electrical Contractor

•Interior •Exterior •Residential - Commercial

21270 SR 579 Williston

• Bobcat & Dump Truck Services • Free Estimates • Licensed & Insured

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New or Tear Out & Replace Driveways, Sidewalks, Patios, Steps, Pole Barns, Garage Floors, Pads Stamped & Colored

Indoor Patio Furniture- Sofa and two swivel chairs and hassock, all like new condition, top of the line, $300, 419-833-4352

Painting

R & H PAINTING & POWERWASHING

Hauling

Black kitchen table w/6 chairs $200. 419-698-0791

If You’re an Expert and want to get involved...

CALL 836-2221. Deadline: 11 a.m. Thursday

•Dirt •Stone •Debris •Cars •Equipment •Trucks

“Detailing to Service - We do it allâ€? •Veteran & Senior Discounts •Package Discounts Available •Dealers Welcome Licensed - Insured Call Larry 419-410-5975

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419-836-2221

Multi-sized Units - Outside storage Security fence - 7 day access “We make every effort to accommodate YOU.�

Tree Service

Ivan’s Tree Service

Serving Toledo & Surrounding Counties for 34 yrs!

Rated A+ from BBB Free Estimates & Reasonable Rates •Expert Removal •Trimming •Shaping •Complete Clean-Up Climbing & Bucket Work Available — Fully Insured —

419-693-9964

JAWS TREE SERVICE •TREE TRIMMING •REMOVAL •STUMP GRINDING •INSURED •FREE ESTIMATES

419-680-3691 Water Pumps

GL HENNINGSEN WATER SYSTEMS Well Pumps Sewage Pumps Sump Pumps

419-836-9650/419-466-6432

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Oak TV Cabinet, holds 42� TV w/2 doors. $75. 419-698-0791 Two Retro Lamps from early 1960's, White with a gold base and gold designs, $20 each, Call 419836-9754.

FOUND- Male Cream Colored Siamese Cat With Blue Eyes given garage home through winter at Glenross Blvd. in Oregon. adult, friendly, Call 419-693-4728 or 419-290-8424

Stepper & Risers, Machine Balls, abdominals, call after 3pm, 419-2901861

5 Piece Pearl Drum Set, Good Condition. $500 419-666-1327

Black cat and gray and white cat in Williston area. Do not feed or lock up either of these cats. They have a home. 419-836-7196 Blue and Gold Macaw, with large cage. $800. Serious inquiries only.

419-574-1634 Free to a good home: 2 Love Birds & Cage, Call 419-836-7619

1997 TOYOTA PASEO CONVERTIBLE. ONE OWNER 16 YRS. VERY GOOD CONDITION. 82,000 ACTUAL MILES. $4000.00.

RED WITH BLACK CANVAS TOP. MPS6599_1@HOTMAIL.COM.

2 Thumbs Up with the Big Deal Discount!

Lovable male gray cat needs to go to home with no other cats. Call 419262-8869

1979 Vette, Excellent Condition, V8, 350 C.I, Silver EXT, Red interior, T-Tops, Automatic, $8,100 419-9446451

8 sections of 4x8 white vinyl lattice$100 New TV wall unit still in box, fits up to 72�-$150 TV stand w/glass doors-$25.

Toddler outdoor playhouse, wood$150/OBO 419-691-3841

Mag, 17� Flat Square Tube Monitor (15.9�VS) Still in Box, Never used. $30.00. 419-836-9754 Toshiba 36 inch TV with remote.

Great for kids video games or basement or bedroom. $30.00, 419-9722290

JUNIOR

2013 Victory Cross Country, 1600 miles, blue, touring, like new with 3year warranty, lady owned. $16,000 OBO. 419-367-9735

Cycleman We repair Chinese Pocket Bikes and Scooters, and Mopeds, many parts available, also repair motorcycles, Call Wed. - Sat. (11-5pm) 419-244-2525.

4 weeks/$30.00 (15 words)

(General Merchandise Only over $2000 and Up)

Burkin Self Storage • Camper Storage

Deadline 1pm Thurs. Call Us for Details!

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2009 GMC Canyon extended cab 4x4, automatic, 5-cylinder, customized, $12,500. 419-261-6716

Bring in some extra cash with The Press ClassiďŹ eds. Reach over 34,308 homes and businesses in our 2 publications, plus our website.

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(Open M-Th. 9 to 5)

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SILVER & GOLD COIN

FARM MACHINERY & HOUSEHOLD PUBLIC AUCTION

Wed., April 29, 2015 - 5:07 pm Fremont Country Club, 2340 E. State, Fremont, OH 43420

Over 500 Lots of Coins Including 5 Gold Coins

GARMIN nuvi 40 GPS with suction cup mount and 4.3� color LCD touchscreen display. Even tells speed limits! 010-00990-08. Was won in a contest! NEVER USED! STILL IN ORIGINAL, UNOPENED PACKAGE, Bestbuy.com lists this model for $114.95, I am asking $75, 419266-2292.

Insulation- No Itch, Denim, 6�

Thick, R-19, 32 Bundles, $800, 419662-1366 Mobile Home Tires Size 8-14 Call 419-392-8968

SNOWBLOWER FOR SALE Husqvarna 10530SBE, Displaces 358cc, 30� path. $350, Jim 419-3244152

2010 Kymco 250 Scooter- Bought NEW 2012, Under Warranty, Approximately 800+ miles, $3,000 OBO, 419-662-1366

Bilco Scaffolding- 2 Stages, $550, 419-662-1366 Bouncer saucer $6. 50-pound pink fairy swim vest $5. Summer plastic no pedal ride on toys $1-$3. 419693-3132 Cub Cadet 3165, 54� deck, 44� snowblower, snow blade, all shaft drive, $1200. 419-833-1271

Sharper Image Razor Xtreme push/kick scooter-$40. 419-8369754

2001 Damon Daybreak Class A, 27ft, under 28,500 miles, asking $19,500. 419-972-4041

9 Assorted Grout Trowels, Plaster & Cement Stirrer, $30, 419-260-8174

PROM DRESSES FOR SALESizes vary between 2-6, Long Dresses: Lime Green with beaded design on top half (with matching purse); Shades of Blue (color fades from one shade of blue to another); Blueish Black with beaded embellishment; Dark Maroon completely beaded, Light pink two piece (long skirt and sleeveless beaded top), Simple black with diagonal running bead embellishments along top and waist. Eggplant strapless sweetheart top with pick-ups on skirt. Short Dresses: Royal Blue (pick-ups on skirt), Gold (halter top). Mid Length Dress: shiny maroonish purple color with angled bottom. Prices vary but all very reasonable (between $20$60). Will send pictures upon request. 419-266-2292

Cadillac Head Gasket Repair Is your Northstar engine losing coolant? Have it tested free at TMZ Automotive. 419-837-9700.

This is a great recumbent. It’s fast, comfortable, and fun to ride! To steer you tilt your hands left or right on the joy sticks and forward to brake. It is a 15 speed which is shifted from the joy sticks using your thumbs. It has an adjustable crank position so it can accommodate many different heights. The chassis is aluminum.

These are very rare and it’s uncommon to see them for sale. $600 OBO. 419-862-3154

Evinrude Outboard 55 model #557730, $200/OBO. 419693-1689

Sell Your Items FAST in the Classifieds!

1998 Sportsmen Camper- 34', Stove, Air & Heat, 1 Slide Out, New Tires, $3,100 OBO, 419-276-0373 Must Sell, Moving out of state!

2011 Salem Travel Trailer, 35', front kitchen, double slides, king bed, lots of storage and extras. $16,500/OBO. 419-351-2558 or 419-385-0330 can leave message.

PROPOSED SCHOOL INCOME TAX (ADDITIONAL) WOODMORE LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT Notice is hereby given in pursuance of a resolution adopted by the Board of Education of Woodmore Local School District on January 20, 2015, there be submitted to a vote of the electors in said School District, at the regular places of voting therein, on Tuesday, May 5, 2015 the question of an additional three quarters of one percent (0.75%) on the earned income of individuals, for ten years, beginning January 1, 2016 for current expenses.

The polls for said election will be open at 6:30 AM and remain open until 7:30 PM.

COIN HIGHLIGHTS: Over 50 Morgan & Peace Dollars; Barber Dimes; Mercury Dimes; Nickels; Misc. Pennies; 1909 S Wheat; 1941-1958 Wheat; Proof Sets; 1835 Half Dime; 3-1853 Half Dimes; Barber Half Dollars.

Visit Website for complete listing.

WM BAKER & KEN BONNIGSON, CAI Office: 1570 W. McPherson Hwy., Clyde, OH 419-547-7777

www.bakerbonnigson.com

PUBLIC AUCTION “FOR� CITY OF FREMONT Sat, May 2, 2015 – 9:37 am 711 S. Front St., Fremont, OH 2001 F350 1 Ton Dump - Van - Jeep & Auto’s 1985 Ford Fire Truck Pumper Davey Tow Behind Large Air Compressor Over 100 Bicycles – Misc Electronics - Shop Lights - Traffic Lights 3500 Watt Generator - Exercise Equipment - Lots More Misc.

LOCATION: 711 S Front St – Fremont, Ohio. From State St downtown take Front St South to dead end. From out of town take St Rt 20 into town (turns into State St). Watch for auction signs.

Check website for updates WM BAKER & KEN BONNIGSON, CAI Office: 1570 W. McPherson Hwy., Clyde, OH

www.bakerbonnigson.com - 419-547-7777

JEWELRY LIQUIDATION! 126 W. SOUTH BOUNDARY IN PERRYSBURG (the former Howard's Jewelers) Wednesday, April 22nd at 4:00 pm Preview/Registration 3:00 pm

Remaining inventory including display cabinets and cases, Antique Cash Register, Fine jewelry and watches, Precious stones, Semi-precious and costume jewelry, Tanning bed, Exercise cycle and more!

Jack Amlin, CAI, AARE and Greg Zielinski Realtors/Auctioneers

Danberry Realtors 419-867-7653 amlinauctions.com

Dated: April 3, 2015 Barbara M. Tuckerman, Director Justin Smith, Chairman

PROPOSED TAX LEVY (RENEWAL) WOODMORE LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT

Looking for a spring walking partner? Well look no further than Junior, who is about 2 years old. Junior is a playful and funloving enthusiastic boy! He has been patiently waiting at the shelter for several weeks to find a home. He came into the Lucas County Canine Care & Control as a stray and he along with 20+ 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 11-7. If you are missing a dog please come and walk through the kennels. 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!

Notice is hereby given in pursuance of a resolution passed by the Board of Woodmore local School district on January 20, 2015, there be submitted to a vote of the electors in said School District, at the regular places of voting therein, on Tuesday, May 5, 2015 the question of a renewal of an existing 4.15 mills tax for the purpose of providing for the emergency requirements of the school district, for five years, commencing in 2016, first due in calendar year 2017.

The polls for said election will be open at 6:30 AM and remain open until 7:30 PM. Dated: April 3, 2015 Barbara M. Tuckerman, Director Justin Smith, Chairman

Public Salvage Auction Immaculate Conception Church Rectory April 25, 2015 10:00 AM 434 Western Avenue, Toledo, Ohio 43609 100+ Years Old! Come and buy a piece of history!

Everything will go!

Owner: Immaculate Conception Church Day of sale, items can be removed no later than 3:00 P.M. & Monday April 27th thru Friday May 1st to take your remaining items.

TERMS: cash/check ID for bid number.

All items sold as is where is. No warranty.

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DOUBLE YOUR WARRANTY ** AT NO ADDITIONAL COST!

– user Smitty44 “Starts right up the first time.

No problems.

Very high-quality.”

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Multiple Attachments.

21995

“It’s amazing! It exceeded my expectations – and I expected a lot!”

– user RC371

“Reliable and tough with Easy2Start™ and ease of handling thrown in. It’s a combination that’s hard to beat.”

SAVE $39.95!

Buy any KombiMotor and one attachment and receive the FS line KM attachment

– user Mac56

*A $13.49 BES-SRP value.

Each 2.6-oz. bottle of HP Ultra Oil mixes with fuel to equal one gallon of fuel mix.

Offer valid through 6/30/15 at participating retailers while supplies last.

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We simply have too much inventory and have priced OVER 1,200 PIECES FOR IMMEDIATE LIQUIDATION. Everything that can be sale priced has been sale priced. DON’T MISS THIS ONCE IN A LIFETIME STORE WIDE SALE!

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