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Springtime playtime (Left) Nine-year-old Madison Wagner, of Toledo, pushes 1-year-old A’marion Gaiter, of Toledo, on one of the spinning flowers at the new and improved Pearson Park playground. (Right) Fiveyear-old Alexander Harder of Toledo experiments wth music-making on the chimes. (Press photo by Stephanie Szozda)

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Charter school growing, moving By Larry Limpf News Editor news@presspublications.com The administration of the L. Hollingsworth School for the Talented & Gifted plans to start the 2014-15 school year in a new location. The charter school recently completed the purchase of a building at 653 Miami Street and several other parcels from the now defunct River East Economic Revitalization Corp. for $307,744, according to the Lucas County auditor records. Terrence Franklin, Hollingsworth’s head of school, said Tuesday that renovation work on the vacant building – which had housed offices and facilities of JOBST - is proceeding on schedule. “Our first day of the school year is August 27 and construction will be done by that time,” he said. The school has been in its current location at the former Sacred Heart School on Sixth Street for five years and has seen its enrollment grow from just under 100 students in grades K-6 to a projected 330 students for the coming school year up to the ninth grade. “We were desperately looking to stay on the East Side,” Franklin said. “We

A lawyer for Planet Aid, a non-profit group that collects clothing and shoes in recycling drop boxes across the country, has asked the City of Northwood to reconsider the removal of the boxes or it could face litigation. The city last year mailed letters to the owners of the collection boxes, as well as to the owners of properties where the boxes are located, to inform them they are in violation of the zoning code. The bins, described by Northwood as “accessory structures,” are not permitted by the Central Business District Zoning Code. “…you must remove any and all collection boxes currently located on your property…Failure to comply may result in further action, including, but not limited to, the removal of the boxes by the city,” stated the letter. The city has removed several boxes, which have cropped up mostly along commercial corridors over the years. The public has complained to city officials, calling them unsightly. Planet Aid’s lawyer, Daniel P. Dalton, of the Dalton & Tomich law firm in Detroit, sent a letter to City Administrator Bob Anderson on April 9 urging the city to reconsider the removal of the boxes. “As you are aware, my client has donation bins throughout the city and has had them in place for many years,” states Dalton in the letter. “My client entered into contracts with property managers to place a bin on the property and has since placed the clearly marked and properly maintained collection bin on the property.” He further states that his client was informed that the bins are a violation of the approved site plans for that business, and therefore must be removed. When asked if his client could submit a site plan for the placement of bins, the city indicated it would process the application but the request would be denied because Northwood “wants to ban all bins within its borders,”

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have students from all over but we have a fair share from right here that come the East Side proper. We wanted to stay committed to the area but at the same time we were looking for ways to not only develop our program but also help and improve the community. We couldn’t think of a better way to help our needs as well as the needs of the community at same time. We are also very proud that our new building project will create new job opportunities.”’ If the projection for next year’s enrollment holds, it would be an increase of about 100 students from this year. “When we started we didn’t have any desire to go higher than sixth grade. Then we added seventh grade and then eighth,” Franklin said. “Then the question was, what about high school? So we decided to open a ninth grade this upcoming year. And

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every year after we’ll add one high school grade level.” He attributes the growth to the school’s strong ties to students’ families and the local community. “I think we have created an environment where they feel empowered, they feel welcome. They feel that their children are growing and are receiving a great education. In everything we try to do we try to be inclusive and that everything is oriented towards family and community – those are our main pillars,” Franklin said. To that end, the school officials have already met with staff of the nearby Locke branch of the Toledo Lucas County Public Library to discuss the development of joint programs and Franklin said the building is being renovated to include space for meeting rooms that can be utilized by community and neighborhood groups. He estimates the building, once complete, will have a capacity for about 500 students in grades K-12. The “talented and gifted” part of the school name is a bit misleading, Franklin said. It is open to students of all levels of ability. The sponsor of the school is the Buckeye Community Hope Foundation.

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The annual Kids’ Fishing Derby was held recently at Pearson Metropark. At left, Ken Roughton, of Toledo, shows his granddaughter, Valencia Silvas, age 3, how to handle her pole. Top right, Antonio Garcia, Toledo, and bottom photo, Anissa Lee, Genoa, are proud of their catches. (Press photos by Ken Grosjean)

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Voters to decide on funding new school building A 4.9-mill bond issue combined with a 0.25 percent earned income tax for the Northwood Local Schools District will be on the May 6 primary election ballot. A similar bond issue and income tax proposal on last November’s ballot was defeated by just two votes. The money is needed to fund the construction of a 130,000 square foot building for prekindergarten through 12th grade. The state, as part of an Ohio School Facilities Commission project, would pay $11 million of the $33 million cost. Under Ohio law, districts must raise their portion of the funds before state funds can be released for the project. Plans call for the new building to be located at Lemoyne and Woodville roads, where the current schools are located. Lark, Northwood Elementary, Olney and the classroom section of the high school would be torn down. “The two story academic wing on the north side of the high school would come down,” said Superintendent Greg Clark. The high school common spaces, including the gym and auditorium, would be “buttoned up” for future student and community use. “Bringing everything under one roof is where the state and our committee came down as being the most efficient way for us to move forward for the next 50 years,” added Clark. “We’ll be a lot more efficient by operating just a single cafeteria and heating and cooling all in one place.” The state was not very supportive of building a new school at the present location, he said. “They had concerns that it is so close to I-280, that there are major rail lines to the south of the property, and a petroleum pipeline goes through the property along Lemoyne Road. The folks from Columbus described that property as perfect for industry,” he said. The present site is popular for residents because it is where the athletic facilities are located. Though the state has approved the current location, it still wants school officials to look for a better site. “They would like us to look for a more suitable central location,” he said. “They’re willing to let us put it on our current site as long as we don’t have the opportunity to build on property that is centrally located. And as of right now, we don’t have anything centrally located. If we pass the bond and income tax in May, we have a year of planning before any ground gets broken. If an opportunity for a central location becomes available at that time that is reasonably priced, we would have to look at it.” Aging buildings The current school buildings are in bad shape, said Clark. The oldest school, Northwood Elementary, was built in 1938. The cost to renovate the buildings is not

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feasible. “All the schools have major needs as far as infrastructure upgrades,” said Clark. A couple of the schools still have cloth covered electrical wire and old fuses. And to clean the floors, the custodian must unplug laptop charging carts overnight to avoid blowing a fuse. “That’s how maxed out our power grid is in the buildings,” he said. In addition, more demands are being

Volunteers going bald More than 20 volunteers will shave their heads to help raise funds to conquer childhood cancer May 4 from 2-4 p.m. at the Woodville Fire Department. The event is being held to benefit the St. Baldrick’s Foundation, a volunteer-driven charity dedicated to raising money for childhood cancer research. Worldwide, a child is diagnosed with cancer every three minutes, and one in five children diagnosed in the U.S. will not survive. With only 4 percent of all federal cancer research funding dedicated to pediatric cancer research, St. Baldrick’s Foundation mobilizes volunteers, supporters and donors to continue the battle against this devastating disease. This is the fifth annual Sandusky County EMS-hosted event. Each year, the Sandusky County Emergency Service that raises the most money gets the honor of hosting the event the next year. For information, call 1-888-899BALD or visit www.StBaldricks.org.

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Firemen’s Convention The Northwood Fire Department and Northwood Firefighters Association will host the 140th annual Northwest Ohio Volunteer Fireman’s Convention June 20-21. The two-day event will bring to the area representatives of 288 member fire departments from around Northwest Ohio and Southeast Michigan. On Friday, the convention will center around Brentwood Park and the fire station on Tracy Road. There will be kids games, vendors, live music entertainment provided by The Bradberries and a beer tent among many other fire department and non-fire department related activities. On Saturday June 21, at 1:30 p.m. a parade will run from Woodville Road to the entrance of Great Eastern Shopping Center. The parade will feature hundreds of newer and antique pieces of fire apparatus, high school bands, floats and other fun entries. Traffic in the area will be maintained. The activities are open to the community. Raffle tickets are currently available for a $10,000 grand prize along with $20,000 in other cash prizes. Tickets are $20 each. Only 300 tickets were printed. Businesses interested in supporting the event through sponsorship or advertisements in the yearbook that will be distributed to members may call 419-690-1647 or email firechief@ ci.northwood.oh.us.

Stritch-A-Rita-Ville Cardinal Stritch High School will hold its annual Stritch-A-Rita-Ville event Saturday, May 3 in the school gymnasium. Tickets are $20 each or $200 for a table of 10. Food is included in the price of admission. Beverages will be sold separately. Proceeds raised will benefit the students at Cardinal Stritch and St. Kateri Catholic Academy. For reservations, call Cheryl Moore at 419-6930465, ext. 217.

Drug Take-Back Day Several area communities will be holding medication/drug collection events April 26 in conjunction with National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day. Locally, a collection will be held at the Oregon Police Department Garage, 5330 Seaman Rd., Oregon. To find a complete list of locations, visit DEA. gov.

Author helped get film to the big screen By Yaneek Smith Press Contributing Writer news@presspublications.com Kenn Kaufman, an internationally renowned bird expert and a resident of Oak Harbor, worked as a consultant on the film A Birder’s Guide to Everything. The movie, which stars Ben Kingsley and James LeGros, is a coming-of-age comedy built around birding. It details a 15-yearold boy (played by Kodi Smit-McPhee) who embarks on a road trip with friends to try to document a possible sighting of a bird believed to be extinct. According to its website, the film is: “Sideways meets Stand by Me in this endearing story of friendship, family and a place in bird watching’s history books. A Birder’s Guide to Everything is an alternately poignant and funny window into the thoughtful world of birding and the inner peace that can be discovered through a walk in the woods.” Kaufman spoke highly about the film’s director, Rob Meyer. “Rob Meyer is a great guy, very talented,” Kaufman said. “He’s a graduate of the film program at NYU, he has traveled around the world doing documentaries for National Geographic and Nova, and his short films have won many awards. But he’s also a very decent human being. When I was on the set, I noticed how he made a point to personally thank everybody involved. Setting up scenes, he would listen respectfully to opinions before making the final decisions about how to handle a shot. Even though this is his first feature film, he’s already well liked and respected in the film industry.” According to Kaufman, it was Meyer’s reputation — and the quality of the screenplay, written by Meyer with Luke Matheny — that convinced the Oscarwinning actor Sir Ben Kingsley to appear in the film. But Kaufman’s respect for Meyer as a director also rests on Meyer’s attention to accuracy in the details of birding in the film. “(Rob) wrote to me in 2011,” Kaufman said. “He was in early drafts of the screenplay and he wanted birding experts to review it for accuracy. Morgan Tingley and I became the main consultants. We started corresponding and I read thru 2-3 different versions as the script evolved, with tons of emails and lots of phone calls back and forth. Then I had a number of conversations with the set designers about how different scenes should look. When it was filming, I went to NY and got to watch some of the filming for four days. There was an amazing amount of work in filming even a short scene — they might take a

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12-hour day to shoot a 3-minute scene, but that’s because they were so focused on getting things right. Including the birding part! So often in other films and television, if they mention birding at all, they get the details wrong.” Kaufman’s official title in the credits was “ornithological consultant.” By definition, ornithology is the science of bird study. Early next month, May 6-15, birding enthusiasts will take part in what is known as the The Biggest Week in American Birding. Last year, 65,000 people journeyed to the Lake Erie marsh region to observe these creatures returning home. Meyer actually visited Oak Harbor during the Biggest Week last year and screened the film, just a couple of weeks after the film’s world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York. “We had a packed house for that,” Kaufman said. “Rob gave a talk on the

making of the film and it got a really good reception.” I count myself as one of the many people that take for granted this special time of year, not thinking about how fortunate I am to live in such close proximity to a wildlife region that presents us with the opportunity to observe such beautiful animals. Kaufman, 59, who was born in South Bend, Ind., lived in Arizona before moving to Ohio in 2005. “In my late teens, I spent years hitchhiking and looking at birds,” he said. “I developed a reputation and I wrote for small nature publications in my 20s before getting my first book contract in my late 20s. After that, it made it easier to get into magazines when they’d seen my writing in other places.” Kaufman has written a dozen books, and regularly writes for several magazines. He is a field editor for Audubon Magazine and he and his wife, Kimberly, are consulting editors for Birds & Bloom Magazine. Kimberly works as the Executive Director for the Black Swamp Bird Observatory in Oak Harbor, Ohio. She has worked with the organization since the 1990s, and has served as the executive director since 2009. She also writes for various publications, including Birds & Blooms, and is the co-author of the Kaufman Field Guide to Nature of New England.

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Bomb threat being investigated By Cynthia L. Jacoby Special to The Press Authorities are still investigating bomb threats that occurred at the end of the classes Monday at two Oak Harbor schools. No suspects have been found as of Wednesday, Oak Harbor Police Chief Steve Weirich said. Officers are attempting to trace the source of the calls made to the Oak Harbor High School and Middle School shortly after 2:30 p.m. They believe the calls were made by a cell phone that can’t be tracked, the chief said. “Fortunately it was at the end of the day when kids were getting ready to board buses,” the chief said. High school classes had ended so students were put on buses and sent home. Superintendent Guy Parmigian also cancelled all afternoon games and extracurricular activities.

Middle school students, however, were still in session and were evacuated to the nearby football field while law enforcement searched the building. They were later sent home also. Personnel from the Oak Harbor and Carroll Township police departments, Ottawa County Sheriff’s Department, Portage Fire District, Rocky Ridge Fire Department, Mid-County EMS and the Ottawa County Drug Task Force were at the school. Around 6:30 p.m., the Benton-CarrollSalem automatic phone system reported the “all clear” to concerned families throughout the district. “All those agencies … that’s a whole slew of agencies and manpower,” Weirich said, shaking his head in disbelief about the hoax that consumed the afternoon. Many of the departments are manned by volunteers who had to leave work to undertake the search and protect the children, the chief said.

The City of Northwood plans to hire an engineering firm to assess the cost of cleaning up property of an abandoned gas station at 4433 Woodville Rd. The former AP gas station, marked by rust and overgrown weeds, is deteriorated and endangers the health and safety of the general public, according to a public nuisance abatement order issued to the owners of the property. The failure to abate the nuisance within 48 hours gives the city the authority to abate the nuisance on its own. The purpose of the nuisance abatement order is to allow the city to apply to the Wood County Brownfields Coalition for a grant to pay for a Phase II U.S. EPA Brownfield assessment of the site to determine potential hazards so that the city can abate the nuisance. “We’re taking the opportunity afforded us by the Brownfields Coalition to clean up the property,” said City Administrator Bob Anderson. The city is in the process of taking bids to conduct a detailed study of the site, said Anderson. “The study entails drilling holes in the property to find out exactly what needs to be abated,” he said. “And that takes money. That may be available from the Coalition.” The city sent the nuisance abatement order by certified mail to the owner of the property, Millennium Properties and Holdings LLC, 35401 Grant Road, Romulus, Michigan, but there was no response. “In order for us to be able to begin the study, we needed to obtain the legal right to enter the property and begin the abatement of the nuisance,” he said. “We have fulfilled our obligation of notice. Fortyeight hours have passed, and we have not been contacted by then. So we feel we have the authority to enter onto the property and mitigate the nuisance. It’s a city law.” If awarded the grant, the city plans to hire an engineering firm to conduct a more in-depth study. “Part of it will involve drilling into the ground near the tanks, pulling up the soil and testing it for chemicals, mostly petroleum, to see if there has been any leakage from the tanks. If there is no leakage, it will be easy to clean up because all we will have to do is knock down the structures and dig up the tanks. If the tanks are leaking, the city will have to find out how far the contaminants have spread and how much it’s going to cost to clean up,” he said. “We will have to see how much it’s going to cost to dig it all up and take it to a proper place where it will be disposed of. And that would be more expensive,” said Anderson. “Basically, the only thing we’re doing now is getting an estimate of the cost of the cleanup, and that in itself is expensive. Anderson said he is unsure if there will be grants available to actually clean up the site. “We have to get figures of how much it will cost the city before we decide what we want to do,” he said. “If they say there is no leakage from the tanks, no indica-

Plant Exchange Oregon Fest organizers invite area gardeners to participate in the Give ‘n Take Plant Exchange Saturday, May 17 – the day before the Oregon Fest. The plant exchange will be held in the large tent near the corner of Dustin Road and Harbor Drive in Oregon. Area residents are invited to bring plants from their gardens to trade for what others bring. Labeled plants should be brought in pots, boxes or plastic bags for drop-off between 9 and 10 a.m. Those dropping off will receive tickets that can be redeemed for other plants to take home. Plant “shopping” and pick-up will run from 10-11:30 a.m. For information, email fest@bex.net or call 419-913-3337.

Safe boating class An Ohio Boating Education Course will be offered Saturday, May 17 from 9 a.m.-6 p.m. at Bass Pro Shops, 10000 Bass Pro Blvd., Rossford. The course covers a variety of boating topics such as navigation rules, boating and personal safety equipment, Ohio boating laws and more. Ohio law requires any person born on or after Jan. 21, 1982 to be able to show proof of successful completion of an approved boating safety education course if operating any watercraft powered by a motor greater than 10 horsepower. Those attending are invited to bring a life jacket to participate in the fourth annual “Ready, Set, Wear It!” campaign photo. For more information, or to RSVP, contact the Maumee Bay Watercraft Office at 419-836-6003 or visit http://watercraft. ohiodnr.gov.

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Shootings in schools receive a lot of attention from the news media but over the past 30 years acts of violence in businesses and churches involving guns rank just as high, members of the Eastern Maumee Bay Chamber of Commerce were informed Thursday. Lt. Phil Cook, of the Toledo Police Department, said companies should consider ALICE (Alert Lockdown Inform Counter Evacuate) training for their personnel as it can be tailored for “any venue where people gather.” Instead of locking down a building and waiting for police to arrive, ALICE focuses on a more pro-active response. After the shootings in December 2012 at Sandy Hook School in Newtown, Connecticut, school officials across the country began to “pull their heads out of the sand” and re-evaluate their emergency response plans, Lt. Cook said. The Toledo Police Department began changing its response tactics after the 1999 shootings in Columbine, Colorado, he said. Today, the ALICE Training Institute is headquartered in Medina, O. and Ohio is recognized as a leader in the training. Paul Mullen, Assistant Chief of the Oregon Fire Department, said his department is adopting ALICE training along with members of the city’s police department. He said there is a trend for emergency medical service personnel to “move into hot zones” to treat injured persons rather than wait for buildings or sites to be completely secured.

State plans to update facilities at parks By Press Staff Writer If you have an idea on how to improve Ohio State Parks, James Zehringer, director of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, would like to hear from you. Zehringer and State Sen. Keith Faber last week said the state plans to invest about $88.5 million in capital improvements at state parks over the next two years. The ODNR has launched a website to accept ideas from the public at: parks. ohiodnr.gov/improvements. Visitors to the website can choose from a list of parks and will be asked what facilities they’d like to see updated. That list includes restrooms, lodges, cabins/cottages, pools, beaches, shower houses, campgrounds marinas/docks and shelter houses. The funds are being allocated for improvements and not for expanding the state park system, Zehringer said. Park facilities and lodges across the state will be improved, including bathrooms and campsites, which will be updated or replaced throughout much of the park system. “Ultimately, this money belongs to the taxpayers, and we’re going to make sure Ohioans have a voice as we improve our

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en’t hampered as much as they were when they used systems with different frequencies. “We’ve come a long way with that,” Whitmore said. Business owners should have plans in place to address disaster scenarios and his department offers free CPR and fire extinguisher training. The response to the June 2010 tornado that so heavily damaged Lake Township exemplifies the level of cooperation between agencies, Hummer said. Urban Search and Rescue teams from Cleveland and Toledo were in the township within hours. In all, 39 police departments and more than 80 fire departments responded in the days after the tornado hit. “Together we can handle anything,” he said. “Regionalism is where it’s at. From the smallest village to the largest city. We work together.” He said police and fire departments in northern Wood County have aligned their radio systems with the Lucas County system – a move that allows them to communicate with agencies throughout the state. Det. Jeff Goetz, of the Walbridge Police Department, said his department’s decision to utilize social media like Facebook has helped both with crime solving and alerting the public to emergencies. Walbridge may be a small village but its proximity to rail yards make it a potential target for terrorism, he said. He called tanker cars a potential bomb and said officers frequently conduct foot patrols along train tracks. “We have to be pretty vigilant watching those train tracks,” he said.

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Charlotte Perlaky Northwood "I feel like Ottawa and Wood County kinda have their stuff together, but Lucas County just isn't participating. I own a business in Toledo and the road our school is on, is just terrible."

Other options needed To the editor: On May 6, the administration of Northwood Schools will be trying once again to put the tax-paying citizens of Northwood on the hook for $21.5 million for a new school And we still haven’t seen any new information on “all the options” that were considered. It’s worth mentioning again that this 4.9 mil levy will last 37 years and the 1/4 percent earned income tax increase will never go away – that’s right, it’s permanent. I for one don’t believe that a community can tax itself into prosperity, and I’m opposed to trying to do so. I would ask the voters to consider this; how many students in Northwood are there through open enrollment? What happens if that number drops? Of course, that money follows those students and their parents don’t feel the pinch from the levy or income tax. I’ve heard arguments from the pro-levy side that a new school will make the community more attractive to potential residents. I believe that most potential homebuyers check out the property taxes and income tax rates when looking to move and Northwood’s property taxes are already extremely high. It’s not only homeowners who will feel the burden of this property tax, but renters will also experience it when the landlords have to increase rents to cover it. We hear about how the state will fund $11.5 million and we only have to pay the other 65 percent. It’s my understanding that Rossford and Oregon have declined this state money. Could it be that there are “strings” attached to it? While there may be a need for better facilities, I believe not all options have been considered and those that were explored were not studied in sufficient detail. I would like to see more options considered before asking the taxpayers to foot the bill for such a large expense. If we consider the existing facilities past their useful life due to their age, by expanding that reasoning the new building will need to be replaced not long after it’s paid off. It’s the quality of the instructors and not the age of the facilities that benefits the students. The superintendent has stated that merging with other school districts was not even considered; while not a popular option, why should the taxpayers and homeowners of Northwood be asked to foot this onerous bill when not all options were considered and not all questions have been answered. I urge the voters of Northwood to let the administration know we want to see more fiscal responsibility by voting “no” on the proposed school levy this May 6. Matthew Tewers Northwood

‘Disposable’ buildings? To the editor: I encourage voters to vote against the Northwood School Levy. This levy is for replacement of the existing buildings with a single, all-grades building. My objection to this levy is twofold. One, the levy is composed of a millage request for 37 years and a ¼ percent income tax. The fact that the income tax portion is a permanent income tax was not clearly presented to the citizens. In an effort to appease the senior citizens, the tax is not on retirement income. However, if the senior needs to or has chosen to continue to work, that earned income will be taxed. This income tax does not give consideration for the working elderly and it effectively raises the

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income tax in Northwood to 1.75 percent. One of the benefits of living in Northwood has been the lower income tax. This action on the part of the school leadership begins to erode one the benefits of living in Northwood. My second objection is, buildings are not disposable. One of the buildings to be destroyed is only 50 years old. Does this mean that at the end of the 37 years, we will only get 12 years of useful life from the new building? Buildings do not a good education guarantee and it doesn’t make sense to tear down buildings simply because the state is offering a small portion of the building expense. In Northwood, this represents about one third of the total cost, and yet we must comply with building standards set by the State, even though the taxpayers would be the majority investor. In addition, I am opposed to a combined elementary and high school building. I have other concerns as well about the number of students in our system. Over the years, the number of students who actually live in Northwood, and whose parents pay taxes in Northwood, has declined. This decline is being offset by open enrollment students whose parents do not share in the financial responsibility for maintaining our school system. Peggy Barton Northwood

Issue 1 support urged To the editor: On May 6, residents of Ottawa County will have the opportunity to vote yes on Issue 1 to support and continue a vital program to repair, maintain and upgrade the roads, bridges, water and sewer infrastructure so important to the Ottawa County economy. Since its inception in 1987, the State Capital Improvements Program administered at the local level has provided more than $30.6 million to Ottawa County communities, which, through matching funds and grants, has yielded infrastructure repairs and improvements in excess of $184 million. Every community, be it county, township, city and village, has received funding for their constituencies’ needs. Local officials evaluate and score the projects submitted on a county basis and pass the best projects to the district level. With the pool of funds available at the district level, the best projects receive grants and lands to the betterment of the local partners. This is truly an example of how government best operates – local people providing local direction for needed local infrastructure. I strongly urge you, the beneficiaries of this extremely successful program, to vote yes on Issue 1 on May 6 to continue funding for our local needs. As we are all aware, local government serves local needs. David Brunkhorst PE, RS Ottawa County Engineer

Money questions To the editor: Recent letters questioned conservative candidates efforts to raise funds. If you want to talk about money raised to support candidates consider the last two presidential elections and President Obama receiving millions of dollars from Wall Street. Have you noticed all the fundraising trips President Obama is taking on your

dime around the country? Environmental groups are spending money on candidates and the Koch brothers are spending money as well – primarily on those who support the construction of the Keystone pipeline project, which will create jobs. As for Caterpillar, Inc. and Switzerland; we have one of the highest corporate tax rates in the world. Lower it and eliminate the tax loopholes. Many companies have left the U.S. for inexpensive labor. Who signed the North American Free Trade Act and helped normalize relations with Vietnam where many jobs have gone? Bill Clinton. As a country we need to come together with solutions to create jobs and fund our local governments. That is what we should focus on. Brad DeMaison Oak Harbor

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To the editor: The argument for the school levy in Northwood seems obvious; we have school buildings that are 50 and 75 years old with antiquated plumbing and wiring systems. There may also be asbestos in the structures. The State of Ohio is giving us 35 percent of the funds. Not only will the new school be a nicer environment but it will also be safer and more technologically advanced. Although there is no guarantee, I would think that if the citizens of Northwood would invest in the future of our children and our community, it would attract new homeowners and new business owners to invest as well. Plus our property values may go up, certainly not down and if you want to sell your home it may not take as long. The arguments against the levy have been that people on fixed retirement incomes cannot afford the increase in income tax. In fact, their income will not be affected. The cost for a family with a $100,000 home and $50,000 income is about $300 per year. Not unaffordable. If we do not pass the levy in May we will have to figure out how to renovate the schools. Is that really how we want our money spent when we can have brand new state-of-the-art educational facilities? Let’s put Northwood on the map again – vote yes on May 6. Cheryl Mecchi Northwood

Disappointed To the editor: I have personally attempted to contact our Oregon school superintendent, Mr. (Lonny) Rivera by emailing the letter below, to no avail. I feel this message is important enough to share with the community. Dear Mr. Rivera: I just got home a few minutes ago from the National Honor Society’s induction and installation ceremony at Clay High School. I was especially proud to be there, as my granddaughter, Allison Susor, is the current president and presided over the ceremony. The students were well represented by Clay High School Principal James Jurski and various teachers who spoke highly of each and every student. I am very proud of the students and their accomplishments, both academically and socially. It was also a pleasure to see at least one of our school board members, Heather

Miller, in attendance. On a night to honor our brightest and best academic students in Clay High School, I am embarrassed by the absence of not only our school board members but also our superintendent and administrative team. I feel it would have been such a bonus not only to the students, but the parents and families of those scholars as a show of support from the school administration. We obviously do not hold the academic standards of our students with such high esteem, it appears. Sandy Susor Oregon

Follow the money To the editor: In her letter in the April 14 issue, “Courting a billionaire,” Joann Schiavone writes of “more clowns from the party” going to Sin City to ask for money. It was unclear if she was suggesting that the “clowns” belonged to just the Republican party or if she is including the “clowns” (her words) from the Democratic party in her comments. If she was not including the “other” party, I would suggest she Google “George Soros” and follow the money. Vicki Horvath Genoa

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Biggest Week in American Birding starts the tourist season The first wave of warblers is here and with them come the first wave of some 70,000 visitors from around the globe. Kim Kaufman, executive director of the Black Swamp Bird Observatory, said visitors from as far away as The United Kingdom, Ecuador, Panama, Canada and Alaska have already registered for workshops and tours during The Biggest Week in American Birding May 6-15, held at Maumee Bay State Park, Magee Marsh and Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge. The Biggest Week festival is the big draw during the warbler migration which runs from mid-April to mid-May. Birders flock to the Lake Erie marshes to see, photograph and add to their life lists a stunning array of colorful song birds. In 2011, they identified 231 species. The festival is not only a boon for birders, it also provides an economic boost to our area by kicking off the tourist season a month before the walleye, perch and bass fishermen descend on the lake and the partiers flock to the Lake Erie Islands. Kaufman says the economic impact is estimated at some $37 million. But, the Biggest Week is about more than our enjoyment. It is about the birds. No birds, no festival. So, Kaufman and the staff at Black Swamp Bird Observatory see the biggest week as an opportunity to educate the public about the importance of maintaining bird habitat and the negative impact cats, improperly sited wind turbines, and helium balloons and Chinese lanterns can have on birds. But, getting back to you — the birder or potential birder. The Biggest Week is full of workshops, field trips, guided tours and special events. Highlights include the showing of the movie “A Birder’s Guide to Everything” starring Sir Ben Kingsley, the Oscar Award winning actor. Kenn Kaufman, nationally renowned birding expert, author of numerous field guides and an Oak Harbor resident, worked as a consultant on the movie. It will be shown Monday, May 12 at 7 p.m. at Maumee Bay Lodge.

Tens of thousands of birding enthusiasts, like these at Metzger Marsh, arrive here from around the world for the spring migration. (Press file photo by Ken Grosjean) The father-daughter team of artists, Adam and Madison Grimm, will talk about their paintings, which were chosen for this year’s Federal Duck Stamp. Adam won the adult division and Madison, age 7, became the youngest contestant to win the Federal Junior Stamp Contest. They will appear at Maumee Bay Lodge Saturday, May 10 from 5 to 7 p.m. Joel Greenberg, author of five books, will give this year’s keynote address and sign copies of his book, A Feathered River across the Sky: The Passenger Pigeon’s Flight to Extinction. Guided bus tours will take birders between the marshes and out to Pearson and Oak Openings Metroparks and other

hot spots in Marblehead, Catawba and Sandusky County. There are also trips to Point Pelee, Pt Mouillee and Kelleys Island. Maumee Bay State Park will once again serve as the headquarters and is the site for many of the workshops and booth exhibitors. These include vendors displaying binoculars, scopes and other birder gear as well as tour companies that specialize in birding trips to such places as Ecuador, Tanzania, Kenya, India, Thailand, Peru, Nepal and Alaska. If you think you need to be an expert to enjoy birding, think again. Take a few hours out of your day and drive out to the Magee Marsh boardwalk. To give you an idea of what you can see in one day, consider what

Tom Bartlett sees annually on Migratory Bird Day. The retired teacher from Tiffin conducts his annual Big Sit fundraiser on a step-ladder in a 17-foot diameter circle. From that vantage point, Bartlett saw 98 species last year. People watching and cataloging license plates can also open your eyes to the sometimes unappreciated tourism asset we have in our backyard. Last year birders drove in from 46 states and six Canadian provinces and flew in from 13 countries including China, Australia, Belgium, Sweden and Finland. The Lake Erie marshes will continue to grow in importance to our economy as the baby Boomers retire and add birds to their life lists. In a typical year, some 230 different species can be seen here during the migration as these birds stop to rest and feed before crossing the Great Lakes. According to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 20 percent of all Americans are involved in the hobby, either by erecting backyard feeders, visiting local parks or taking bird trips. Kaufman says conservation of bird habitat is not only important to birders, but also to the small businesses that house, feed and otherwise serve the birders. She also says our long and brutal winter won’t affect the migration. That is dictated by weather conditions in South America and the Caribbean where the warblers winter. For a full schedule go to presspublications.com and click on the 68-page festival guide in the left navigational bar or go to www.bwiab.com to register for a workshop or bus tour. Comment at zoz@presspublications.com

Don’t be an observer, start participating in your own life Participating in your life gets you headed in your desired direction. Not participating in your life leaves you drifting, subject to the whims of fate, chance, or circumstances. Those who don’t participate, think and act like victims. They make excuses for why they aren’t happy while blaming other people, circumstances, and situations. These people act as bystanders while their life passes them by. Participating in your life means making things happen rather than passively watching what happens or waiting to see what happens. If you have a car and want to go somewhere, you would get behind the wheel. It’s obvious that sitting in the passenger seat, waiting for the car to go somewhere, is not an effective strategy. After you are positioned in the driver’s seat, you must start the car before you can go anywhere. You need to have a specific destination in mind. Your car must remain on the road. If it’s stuck in a ditch, your wheels will just spin. As you are driving, your eyes must focus on the road ahead. Adjustments have to be made

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without making progress towards your goals. Becoming stuck in the past is no different than attempting to drive by looking out of the rear window. Recharging your attitude to keep it positive is as essential as filling your car’s gas tank. It’s important to participate in your life daily. Today is the day that matters. Learn from your past. Take action to prepare for the future. It is action that enables you to make things happen. Only by doing what it takes in order to get what you want, are your goals obtainable. Change is inevitable. The unpredictable happens. Those who participate in their lives make adjustments rather than excuses. You can’t control external circumstances but your response is up to you. Take responsibility for your life. You can see the person in charge by looking in the mirror. Mistakes are an opportunity to grow and improve. Get up and keep going after you stumble or fall. There is a solution for every problem. Giving up only ensures failure. Let go of anger, bitterness, and resent-

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Education Published fourth week of month.

Prom, graduation season warning: You booze, you lose

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Cinderella (Serena Kavanaugh) consults her attorney, Mr. Bonanza (John Hirt).

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Cinderella gets justice against stepfamily Storybook characters are no longer willing to settle for a “happily ever after” when they can get an attorney and sue for damages. St. Boniface Catholic School students experienced this judicial process by participating in the mock trial “Cinderella vs The Tremain Family” during a recent visit to the Ottawa County Courthouse. Judge Kathleen Giesler presided over the proceedings while students played the roles of Cinderella, the Prince, the Tremain Family and the attorneys, bailiff and members of the jury. Cinderella (Serena Kavanaugh), now married to the Prince (Michael Judge) and able to wear a ball gown and tiara every day, recalled bitterly the days when she dressed in rags and slept in the fireplace. She accused the Tremain family of treating her as an unpaid servant forced to do tedious and dangerous tasks, and demanded the wages she should have received while she lived with them. Lady Tremain (Teresa Rosiak) and her daughters (Isabella Reeves and Victoria Fuzinski) claimed Cinderella was asked to do the normal household chores required of any family member, and was not entitled to anything above the food and clothing she received.

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Agents with the Ohio Department of Public Safety’s (ODPS) Ohio Investigative Unit are urging teens and parents to keep alcohol out of upcoming prom and graduation celebrations. “As a parent of two adult children, I can tell you this time in your children’s lives is one of the most memorable for you and for them,” said ODPS Director John Born. “As a retired member of the Ohio State Highway Patrol, I can also tell you this time of celebration can easily turn into a time of tragedy because of the increased occurrences of underage drinking that may tempt your child at after-prom parties and graduation celebrations.” To help foster good choices, parents and teens need to understand Ohio’s underage drinking laws. • It is illegal to provide a place for your child and his/her friends to drink in a “safe” environment. In fact, parents may not provide alcohol to children who are under 21, who are not their own, even in their own home with the other parents’ permission. Those convicted of providing alcohol to a person under 21 years of age face maximum sentences of six months in jail and/or a $1,000 fine. • It is illegal to purchase alcohol for anyone under 21. Anyone who purchases, sells or gives alcoholic beverages to underage individuals faces a $1,000 fine and/or up to six months in jail. • If you are under 21 and are caught driving with a blood alcohol concentration of .02 percent or higher, a level that can be reached after just one or two drinks, you can be arrested. Punishment is suspension of your driver’s license for at least 90 days, up to a maximum of two years, plus four points added to your driving record. Having an open container of alcohol in a motor vehicle is also illegal. “Together, we must commit to making a safer Ohio, by stopping senseless tragedies associated with irresponsible and illegal underage alcohol consumption,” Born said. To report information about a bar, store or carryout selling beer and/or liquor to persons under the age of 21, or an underage house party, call the Ohio Investigative Unit at #677 on your cell phone and your complaint will be investigated.

Cinderella’s searing testimony caused such outrage from the Tremain sisters that Judge Giesler was forced to call for order in the court. After the jury was dismissed, both sides continued to bicker and hurl insults at one another. Attorney Mr. Bonanza (John Hirt) was confident that the jury would rule in Cinderella’s favor. Ms. Preservator (Grace Johnson) was not so certain of a victory for the Tremain family. “Everyone already knows the story,” she said. “And they made Lady Tremain look really mean.”

“She didn’t have to sleep in the fireplace,” huffed Lady Tremain, “she chose to sleep there.” After a brief deliberation, the jury decided firmly in Cinderella’s favor on the grounds that she could have been hurt and should not have had to do all the work by herself. “They just should have shared,” said juror Broch Mansor. T h i r d - g r a d e r Sydney Young’s favorite part was being on the jury. “It was interesting to learn from the mock trial what would happen in a real trial,” she said. Katie Glenn also liked being in the jury box. “It was fun seeing the judge and hearing the attorneys object.” Brenda Brahier, multi-age classroom teacher, said the mock trial is a tradition at St. Boniface that the students look forward to every year. Students also visited the sheriff’s office and jail where they particularly enjoyed learning about 911 calls and fingerprinting. St. Boniface Catholic School serves students in grades K-6 of all religions, racial, ethnic and income backgrounds. For information on the curriculum, admissions policies and registration contact the school office at 419-898-1340 or visit the website at www.sb-oh.org.

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Kindergartners explore languages of the world By Cynthia L. Jacoby Special to The Press news@presspublications.com R. C. Waters Elementary kindergartners students explored languages of the world with the help of some older friends. Earlier this month, members of foreign language studies classes at Oak Harbor High School took a break from their regular routines to teach the younger children of the Benton-Carroll-Salem School District. The three-day event occurred while the regular teachers took part in the kindergarten roundup at the school. The young students concentrated on basics, including the words for colors, numbers and animals in lessons in Spanish, French and German. The languages were divided over the three days of the roundup, starting with Spanish on Monday, Principal Karen Gruber said. Weather forced the postponement of the French session on Tuesday when a three-inch spring snow blanketed the region, causing a two-hour school delay. The class was rescheduled for Thursday. Seniors David Birchall, Hannah Hess, Amanda Hetrick and Nicole Weis took charge of the German session. Birchall, a member of the German-American Society and regularly attendee of the annual German-American Festival, says sharing his interest in the language seemed a natural fit. He and his peers passed out dishes of paint colors to begin what became an entertaining language lesson. They explained numbers, color names and helped draw a myriad of animal pictures that the teens offered translations for from English to German. “I don’t know if I know the name for a Minecraft bear in German,” Birchall told the substitute, Mrs. Barman. The kindergartners created many animals – squids, ostriches, sharks, bunnies and tigers, calling out the names. Their high energy engulfed the room. “You draw a cat better than I do,” Birchall told Mya Huether. “That’s because,” she exclaimed as she thrust her paper into the air with accomplishment. “I’m an artist.” Keeping 5- and 6-year-olds on track is difficult in the best of circumstances with professionals at the helm, still, the teens managed pretty well in the first session of five morning programs. “It was fun. They’re very talkative,” Hess chuckled as they headed down the hallway to a new classroom. “But they don’t have a very long attention span.” During the Spanish session, students enjoyed the lesson about colors, Barman said. “It was nice because the crayons had the names in Spanish on them. The kids picked up on that,” she said. The collaboration between grade levels grew out of the aspirations of the Intra-District Goals Committee, according to B-C-S board member Heather Dewitz, a committee member. The committee is a catchall group charged with duties such as finding ways to heighten community awareness of school district activities, merging different grade levels in projects and pulling outsiders into the fold of the educational system. Years ago, kindergartners did not attend school during the roundup. Now they do but classes are overseen by substitute teachers while prospective students undergo testing in nearby rooms and the cafeteria. “We talked about doing something different this year,” Dewitz said. And, “I’m up for trying new things,” Gruber said. Feedback has been positive in this experimental event, she said. “The foreign language teachers were excited because they don’t usually get asked to do things like this,” Dewitz added. Unfortunately, Dewitz said, work obligations prevented her from observing the language lessons personally. She trusts the project will lead to more events like this. “The older students get something out of it, teaching to the younger kids, and the younger students get something out of it, learning from the older students. And I think there’s value in that,” Dewitz said.

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Students who will be performing in the St. Francis de Sales production of “Crazy for You” include Nick Dombi of Oregon, along with Madeline Boersma, Derek Kastner, Lindsey Brady and Kurt Elfering.

St. Francis de Sales presents “Crazy for You” Tickets are on sale now for St. Francis de Sales High School’s performance of “Crazy for You,” May 2, 3, 9 and 10 at the Franciscan Theater at Lourdes University. Tickets can be purchased by calling the school at 419-531-1618. The cast includes Derek Kastner as Bobby Childs, Meghan Oberle (Notre Dame Academy) as Polly Baker, Kurt Elfering as Bela Zangler, April Varner (Notre Dame Academy) as Irene Roth, Nick Dombi (Oregon) as Lank Hawkins, Molly Layman (St. Ursula Academy) as Tess, Stephen Gullette as Eugene Fodor, Alexis AbouArraj (Notre Dame Academy) as Patricia Fodor, Christopher Sheehan as Everett Baker, Erin Johns (Notre Dame Academy) as Lottie Childs, Katie Dills (Notre Dame Academy) as Patsy, and Julia Balzer (Notre Dame Academy) as Mitzi. The Cowboy Trio includes Robert Pamies, Ben Steingass, and Joey Tansey. There are an additional 53 chorus members from the girls’ academies and St. Francis de Sales High School. This is the 16th SFS musical production being directed by Michael Kastner. This is the 28th year for Carl Collier as orchestra director and the 29th year for Karen Niewiadomski as the choreographer. The 1992 musical, “Crazy for You,” features the music and lyrics of George and Ira Gershwin. The original book was written by Ken Ludwig. “Crazy for You” won three Tony Awards in 1992 for musical, choreographer and costume designer.

Local students in “Music Man” Central Catholic High School (CCHS) will present its 85th consecutive musical production, “The Music Man” May 2-4, at the Valentine Theatre, 410 Adams St., Toledo. Local students involved in the production include Alex Garcia, of East Toledo, as Jacey Squires; Taylor Osting, of Northwood, as Marian Paroo; and Tianna White, of East Toledo, serving as production assistant. Curtain time is 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday. Tickets

Student Stars through CCHS are $10, $12, and $14 (which includes a $1 handling fee per ticket). Ticket order forms can be downloaded at http://centralcatholic.org/fine-and-performing-arts/spring-musical/. Tickets are also available through the Valentine Box Office, 419-242-2787. The theatre adds an additional surcharge. For more information, please email musical@centralcatholic.org.

Phi Theta Kappa induction Sixty-six Terra State Community College students were inducted into membership by the Alpha Mu Epsilon chapter of Phi Theta Kappa, a national two-year college honor society, during a ceremony held April 3. Phi Theta Kappa recognizes and encourages scholarship among associate degree students who are invited to membership on the basis of scholarly achievement, leadership, citizenship, character and faculty recommendation. To be eligible for membership, a student must have a minimum grade point average of 3.50 and have at least 12 hours of course work completed. Inductees included Alexander Gibson, Johnathon Gibson and Gabriel Hickman, of Gibsonburg; Qiaoping Rohloff and Michelle Ulrich, of Graytown; Jessica Foos and Abbi Hasselbach, of Lindsey; Annmarie Detray, Cindy Dunfee and Elizabeth Zelms, of Oak Harbor; Eric Lewinski, of Oregon; Brian Shultz, of Pemberville; Jennifer Mondragon, of Toledo and Zachary Jacobs, of Woodville.

Spelling bee, speech champs Ottawa County Christian Academy’s

elementary students won five of six individual awards, as well as the overall school championship trophy at the 2014 Christian Academies of Northwest Ohio Spelling Bee and Speech Competition at Temple Christian Academy. Sixty-seven students from OCCA, Temple Christian Academy and Harvest Temple Christian Academy competed in the event. The competition is for elementary students in kindergarten through the sixth grade. Both the spelling and speech competitions were broken into the following age divisions including K-1, second-third and fourth-sixth. Among the winners for OCCA were Austin Marzke, Genoa, K-1 spelling champion; Jaxan Bickelhaupt, Fremont, K-1 spelling runner-up and K-1 speech champion; Kellen Bickelhaupt, Oak Harbor, second-third spelling champion; Ryan Kozak, Genoa, fourth-sixth spelling runner-up; Carmen Bickelhaupt, Oak Harbor, second-third speech champion; and Breanna Slessman, Oak Harbor, fourth-sixth speech champion. Darren Conklin of TCA was the fourth-sixth spelling bee champion. Students also were awarded ribbons for their speech performances. A threejudge panel issued blue ribbons to students scoring 30-27 points (30 being the highest), red ribbons for 26-24 scores and green ribbons for 23-20 scores. All scores below 20 received yellow participation ribbons. OCCA’s blue ribbon performances included Xoie Bickelhaupt, Fremont; Kendyle Baer, Curtice; Aiden Slessman, Oak Harbor; Luke Hawkins, Oak Harbor; Breanna Slessman; and Carmen Bickelhaupt. OCCA won the trophy for the second consecutive year, garnering 33 points. OCCA is a private, non-chartered religious school located at 325 S. ToussaintPortage Rd., Oak Harbor.

Dean’s list Kaleb Kuzma, of Oregon, was among students named to the dean’s list at Bowling Green State University for the fall semester.

TCA’s Rick Ash presenting (from left) Carmen Bickelhaupt, Xoie Bickelhaupt, Kendyle Baer, Aiden Slessman and Luke Hawkins with speech blue ribbons.


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Elijah P. Vasquez Elijah has a GPA of 4.3 and is ranked 2nd in his class. He is a member of the National Honor Society, Indian Leadership Team, Teen Pep, Razas Unidas Spanish Club, Peer Monitoring, Young Men of Excellence, Concert Choir, Show Choir and is currently secretary of the Senior Class and Concert Choir. He has also been on the Principal’s List and Honor Roll for four years.

With a GPA of 3.49, Katelynn is ranked 16th in her class. She is a member of the National Honor Society, Key Club, Choir, A Capella, and Student Director of the Musical. She also participates in Volleyball and Track.

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EcoErek sets denim, shoe drives Thirteen year-old Erek “EcoErek� Hansen has launched his annual campaign to keep unwanted denim and shoes out of the local landfills. “I’m excited to get started collecting unwanted denim and shoes again to recycle,� the Curtice youth said. Hansen welcomes stained, holey, pasttheir-prime denim clothing items and unwanted, worn out, too-big, or too-small shoes of any kind, condition, color or size. Denim makes it to the Blue Jeans Go Green (www.BlueJeansGoGreen.org), previously named “Cotton. From Blue to Green,� which turns old jeans into new Ultra Touch Denim Insulation. One hundred percent of the insulation is donated to natural disaster victims. To date, Blue Jeans Go Green has diverted more than 600 tons of waste out of landfills and generated approximately 2 million square feet of insulation to assist with building efforts in communities in need. The shoes are sent to USAgain (www. usagain.com), pronounced use-again, which collects household textiles, shoes and clothing for recycling, reuse and repurpose. This will be Erek’s sixth summer holding recycling drives. In the past 12 months, he has been named a finalist in The Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes, in Boulder, Colorado and spoke to students at Ohio State University about the importance of recycling. Erek, whose smiling face has appeared several times amid mountains of donated denim, collected 4,477 pairs of jeans and 4,269 pairs of shoes in 2013. Collectively over the five previous

summers, he has recycled almost 20,000 pairs of jeans and over 11,000 pairs of shoes, which is enough denim to insulate 40 homes. His goal for 2014 is to redirect 4,000 pairs of jeans and 4,000 pairs of shoes from the landfill. A donor at the first drive will likely share a milestone with Erek as he looks to collect his 20,000th pair of jeans. He’ll kick off the 2014 “collection seasonâ€? at the Toledo Zoo’s “Party for the Planet,â€? which will be held April 26 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Only denim will be collected. Other opportunities to donate denim and shoes of any kind, condition, color or size include: • June 7, noon-6 p.m., Levis Commons, Perrysburg (in front of the Cinemas) on Saturday (denim and shoes). • June 14, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., The Future Wave Salon, 3324 Navarre Ave., Oregon (denim and shoes). For 2014 drop boxes are located at The Future Wave, CC Bella salon, 530 Commerce Blvd., Northwood and Once Upon A Child locations in Perrysburg and Sylvania. Donations may be dropped off through Labor Day during normal business hours. Those interested in holding a drive for either denim or shoes at a workplace/ church/service group, etc. in June, July or August, may email info@ecoerek.org and Erek will coordinate drop off/pick up of your collected items. Keep track of Erek’s progress at www. ecoerek.org, and www.facebook.com/ EcoErek.

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Penta accepting signups for STEM Summer Camp Students currently enrolled in grades seven through nine who reside within one of the 16 school districts served by Penta Career Center are invited to register for the 2014 STEM Summer Camp, which will be held June 16-20 from 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m. at the Penta campus, 9301 Buck Rd, Perrysburg. Among the member school districts are Eastwood, Genoa, Lake, Northwood, Oak Harbor and Woodmore. The cost for the camp is $25. Students interested in exploring careers in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) are encouraged to register. Students will participate in a variety of hands-on activities in the areas of Alternative Energy Technology; Computer Hardware/Networking; Construction Carpentry; Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Manufacturing Technology. Students will experience a different program area each day. All activities are designed to increase understanding of how science, technology, engineering and math skills are used in a variety of career fields. To register for the camp, students can download an application from the Penta web site (www.pentacareercenter.org/ Downloads/STEMCamp-Broch2014.pdf); contact Penta Career Center at 419-6661120, ext. 3118; or obtain an application from their school counselor.

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Career set day Owens Community College will host a Transportation Technology Career Day Tuesday, April 29 from 6-9 p.m. in the

Transportation Technology Building, 30335 Oregon Rd., Perrysburg. Students and community members interested in careers in transportation technology will have the opportunity to meet with representatives from the medium and heavy duty truck, automotive and construction equipment industries. Local businesses are also welcome to attend and meet students from the college’s diesel, automotive, auto body and welding programs. For details, contact Randy Ratliff at 567-661-7315 or randy_ratliff@owens.edu.

Anniversary choir The public is invited as the Waite High School Centennial Choir, along with St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Oregon, present an anniversary celebration with music Sunday, May 4 at 2 p.m. at St. Paul’s, 798 S. Coy Rd.

The event is a celebration of Waite’s 100th anniversary, and St. Paul’s 125th anniversary. The Waite Centennial Alumni Choir will perform under the direction of Richard Dean and Janet Lyne. Accompanist is Jill Roth Boessel.

Stritch-A-Rita-Ville Cardinal Stritch Catholic High School will hold its annual Stritch-A-Rita-Ville event Saturday, May 3 in the gymnasium. The evening will feature food, music, raffles, black jack and more. Tickets are $20 each or $200 for a table of 10. Food is included in the price of admission. Beverages will be sold separately. Those attending are invited to come dressed in resort attire. Funds from the evening will benefit the students at Cardinal Stritch Catholic High School and St. Kateri Catholic Academy. To reserve a spot, contact Cheryl Moore at 419-693-0465, ext. 217.

Spring plant sale Area residents seeking to add new life to their landscaping are invited to the Owens Community College Landscape Turfgrass Crew Club’s Spring Plant Sale Thursday, May 1 from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. The sale will be held next to the greenhouse, located near the entrance to the Math/Science Center on the Owens campus, located on Oregon Road in Perrysburg Township. The sale will feature a wide selection of shrubs and trees, as well as perennials and annuals, among other items. Shrubs will include assorted hydrangeas, hardy shrub roses, Fothergilla, and many others varieties. Prices range from $15-$20. Several rare and unusual trees will also be available, including the Japanese stewartia, Carolina Silverbell, white fringe tree, grafted Japanese maples and dogwoods, as well as many others. Tree prices range from $20.-$80. A complete listing is available online at www.owens.edu/direct/plantsale.pdf. All proceeds from the sale will help support the club’s participation in the annual PLANET (Professional Landcare Network) Student Career Days, a national horticultural and landscape competition. For more information, call Chris Foley at 1-800-GO-OWENS, ext. 7623.

Camp NEOSA signups Applications are currently being accepted for the Salvation Army’s Camp NEOSA, which will run June 25-30. Registration is open on a first-come, firstserved basis to the first 35 children ages 6-12 who register. Camp NEOSA is located on a 200-acre peninsula on 1,000-acre Leeville Lake in Carrolton, Ohio. Transportation is provided. The natural surroundings contribute to the spiritual, educational, social, and recreational needs of every camper and camp days are filled with hiking, swimming, canoeing, arts and crafts, sports and drama activities. Camp NEOSA, one of the many programs offered by the Port Clinton Service Center, is made possible by funding through local contributions from residents and businesses. Applications are available at The Salvation Army office in The Sutton Center, 1854 E. Perry St., Suite 800, Port Clinton. For more information, contact Maureen Saponari at 419-732-ARMY (2769) or maureen.saponari@use.salvationarmy.org.

Small Business Basics The Ohio Small Business Development Center at Terra State Community College is offering free, two-hour seminars, “Small Business Basics,” designed to answer questions about starting, buying or expanding a small business. Participants will learn the basics of name registration, licensing, taxes, zoning, business entities, employees, insurance, financing and business planning. The May schedule includes: • May 7: 9:30-11:30 a.m., Ottawa

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Lake baseball coach Greg Wilker, currently in his 30th year at the helm, got his 500th career victory in a 19-4 blowout over the host Port Clinton Redskins Thursday. (Photo courtesy of Innovations Portrait Studio/InnovationsVisualImpact.com)

Lake senior baseball players — back row: Anthony Pratt, Jayce Vancena, and Joel Densic. Front row: Brad Ackerman, Cody Witt, and Nick Walsh. (Photo courtesy of Innovations Portrait Studio/InnovationsVisualImpact.com)

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Lake’s pitching could be difference in league title chase Despite his team’s hot start, Lake baseball coach Greg Wilker isn’t ready to proclaim the Flyers as the best team in the Northern Buckeye Conference just yet. The Flyers are 11-2 and 2-0 in the NBC with a 9-0 victory over Rossford behind a one-hit, 12-strikeout performance by senior right-hander Jayce Vancena on Monday. “We’ve played some young teams, so we will find out more the next couple weeks,” Wilker said. “We have Genoa, Eastwood (coming up) and teams with some older kids that are going to be tough to beat. I told the kids (Tuesday) we had a good practice and let’s try to work hard every day to keep improving. There are only five or six weeks left in the season. Each week try and get yourself in position where the games are important. That’s our goal.” Wilker, now in his 30th year, got his 500th career win Thursday night in a 19-4 Flyer blowout in a non-league contest over Sandusky Bay Conference member Port Clinton. Wilker's team finished tied for second place in the NBC behind Otsego last year, but this season’s Flyers aren’t far removed from their 2012 conference championship season. Eight starters return from last year’s team, including six seniors. “They like being around each other,” Wilker said. “The camaraderie is very good.

They enjoy practicing with each other and they pull for each other, and that’s a good sign. I’m not surprised so far. I have six seniors and they’re all starters, and a couple who have been with me for three or four years and they know what it takes to win. You can’t replace that experience.” The Flyers, who won 15 games last season, have the offense, defense and pitching staff to make a lot of noise this postseason. Lake lost to Genoa, 3-2, in last year’s sectional finals. Vancena is the team’s clear No. 1 on the mound. The 6-foot-4, 220-pound University of Michigan recruit, who throws a curveball and change-up to complement his 90-plus-mph fastball, is 4-0 with a 0.25 ERA. “He’s been pretty dominant, especially his last two outings,” Wilker said. In 28 innings Vancena has 53 strikeouts and has allowed just seven hits and four walks. He threw a no-hitter in Lake’s 9-0 NBC win over Elmwood, striking out 16. Lake’s No. 2-3 pitchers are junior Todd Walters and senior left-hander Brad Ackerman. Walters is 3-0 with a 0.47 ERA

and 11 strikeouts in 15 innings. Ackerman is 2-1 with a 3.41 ERA and 14 strikeouts in 14.1 innings. “Todd is a great competitor and just keeps us in ballgames,” Wilker said. “He’s not overpowering like Jayce. He’s only a junior and he’s learning how to pitch. Brad is quite capable, he’s just inconsistent right now. He is capable of throwing some outstanding ballgames.” Senior Cody Witt, junior Connor Bowen and Ackerman can all pitch in relief. Senior catcher Nick Walsh, a twoyear starter, has been solid behind the plate. “His improvement handling pitchers, blocking balls, has been a big plus for us this year,” Wilker said. “He’s a big reason for our success. He has a very good arm and our pitchers have done a nice job keeping runners close. We’ve done a nice job shutting down other teams’ running game.” Through 12 games, cleanup hitter Vancena leads the Flyers with a .389 average, with three doubles, two triples, nine runs and 14 RBI. Vancena plays first base and designated hitter when he’s not pitching.

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Witt, who starts at second base, is hitting .366 from the No. 2 spot in the lineup. He has eight runs and is second on the team with 12 RBI. “Cody is a tough out at the plate,” Wilker said. “He’s what I like to call a grinder. He’s going to give you a quality atbat. He puts the bat on the ball and is willing to take a couple pitches to allow our leadoff hitter (Adam Duncan) to steal some bases. And, he’s an excellent defensive second baseman. With him and Connor Bowen at shortstop, we’re pretty strong up the middle.” Senior first baseman Anthony Pratt (.361) has two home runs “and has been very good defensively,” Wilker said, adding that senior Joel Densic (.361) has played “an outstanding defensive third base.” “Our defense has been pretty good,” the coach said. “I’m pretty pleased with where we’re at there.” Lake’s outfield consists of sophomore Aaron Witt (.318) in left, Duncan in center and Ackerman (.275) in right. Duncan is hitting just .286 but has scored 19 runs with eight steals and a .490 on-base percentage. Wilker said he has high hopes for a strong run to end the regular season and into the tournament. “I do every year,” he said. “I’m pretty optimistic. This year, with six senior (starters) and kids who have played a lot and who want to be good, I have high expectations for this team.”

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The Press Box Olympic hopeful J.D. Bergman to lead Genoa camp By J. Patrick Eaken Press Sports Editor sports@presspublications.com J.D. Bergman (Oak Harbor/Ohio State), a 2016 Olympic hopeful, will be a camp clinician at the 10th Annual Competitor’s Edge Wrestling Camp July 7-9 at Genoa High School sponsored by the Genoa Wrestling Club. Bergman, who was once ranked No. 1 in the United States at 214 pounds, is a two-time U.S. Team Trials and Open champion, a three-time NCAA All-American and an NCAA finalist at Ohio State, and a two-time state champion at Oak Harbor. Other clinicians include three-time NCAA Champion Logan Stieber and nationally renowned coach Erik Burnett. Stieber was the Ohio State team captain, a three-time Big Ten champion, a 2013 U.S. World Team member at 132 pounds, and a four-time Ohio high school state champion. Burnett was the Elyria High School head coach, a collegiate coach at CALU and Clarion, an Ohio Cadet and Junior National coach, a freestyle AllAmerican wrestler, an NCAA All-American at Clarion, and a four-time Ohio high school state champion. Camp includes daily sessions from 9-11:15 and 12:15-2:30 pm and is limited to the first 100 wrestlers. The camp is geared towards all high school, middle school, and experienced grade school wrestlers. The camp cost is $90 on-line or mailed, $100 day of event; $80 for additional siblings ($10 discount); $70 per wrestler for team/club of six or more ($20 discount); and includes free camp t-shirt if registered

In 2012, Olympic hopeful J.D. Bergman (Oak Harbor/Ohio State) is awarded a victory after a match at the U.S. Olympic Trials in Iowa City, Iowa (Press file photo by Dan Jaksetic) by June 27. Registration forms can be found at http: //form.jotform.us/form/41074476378159 and a registration flyer is at http://homepages.utoledo.edu/ddemili/Competitors_ Edge_Wrestling_Camp_2014.pdf. For information visit Genoa coach and event coordinator Dominic D’Emilio at 419-2773780 or genoawrestling@gmail.com, Genoa head varsity coach Robert Bergman at 419-217-4843, 419-855-7781 ext. 32301, or rcbergman@genoaschools.com or visit GenoaWrestling.com.

Howard Team MVP At the Florida State University women’s basketball team banquet, the Matthew Schmauch Leadership Award was given to senior Natasha Howard (Waite), who exited her career as one of the top players in FSU history. Despite being so dominant on the court and garnering multiple All-America honors, Howard proved to be extremely unselfish and was the consummate teammate. She led by example in one of the top singleseason performances ever by a Seminole.

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Howard also left the banquet with MVP honors, yet another accolade she can add to her impressive collegiate resume before she plays for the Indiana Fever in the WNBA. Howard became just the second Seminole to earn multiple All-America honors. She was named a WBCA Honorable Mention All-American, an Associated Press Honorable Mention All-American and a Senior CLASS Second Team All-American. She wrapped up her career with 41 doubledoubles, a school record. The Seminoles achieved several feats in their most recent season, finishing with a 21-12 overall record to mark their eighth 20-win season under 17-year coach Sue Semrau. FSU reached the NCAA second round for the 11th straight time it has entered postseason play, earning a No. 10 seed in the field of 64. Howard is set to make her WNBA debut for the Fever in a preseason game against the Washington Mystics on May 5 at noon. Her first regular season contest will be at the Chicago Sky on Friday, May 16, at 8:30 p.m.

Apel, Nutter in all-star game According to a press release from JJHuddle.com, more than 140 of the best high school football players in Ohio were on display Saturday, April 26 when the Ohio North-South Classic was held at Dayton’s Welcome Stadium for the second straight year. This year’s North-South Classic featured two games, the Division IV-VII game and the Division I-III game. Playing for the North in the Division IV-VII game were two Genoa seniors — 6-foot-3, 284 pound defensive tackle Lucas Apel and 6-1, 227 pound running back David Nutter. Nutter has already committed to play football at Malone University. As the longest running high-school football all-star game in the nation, the 69th Annual Ohio North-South Classic is widely recognized as the leading all-star game in the Midwest and among the best in the country. This was the second straight year that the game was played in Dayton’s Welcome Stadium. This year’s game again featured a majority of the state’s top-ranked graduating seniors, including Ohio State signees Parris Campbell of Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary and Brady Taylor of Columbus Ready.

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New coach looks to return Waite into winning program By Mark Griffin Press Contributing Writer sports@presspublications.com Dan Chipka practically has the numbers memorized – 2-8, 2-8, 4-6, 4-6, 3-7, 1-9, 0-10. Those are the season records for Waite’s football team covering the past seven years. Chipka, who was hired to replace Gardner Howard as the Indians’ head coach, wants to turn Waite into a winner. So did every other coach before him. For that to happen, Chipka’s goal is to change the culture and expectations of the program. He said he wants to “get the student body, faculty and community excited about Waite football again.” What do you expect a first-year head coach to say? Chipka wants everyone to know he means it. He has done his homework. “There was a time when Waite was a national power and football games were major events that everyone looked forward to,” he said. “To me, the biggest challenge is to get the entire community to buy into the vision I have and pull the rope in the same direction. One of my charges moving forward is, we will win as a program, not as a team.” The Anthony Wayne High School grad, 26, who played tight end and linebacker for the Generals before graduating in 2006, said he has “a detailed vision and plan on how we’re going to turn things around and get it headed in a positive direction.” Chipka made the transition to wide receiver at Bluffton University, because he was pretty much forced to play tight end at AW because it ran the wing-T offense and Bluffton didn’t. He said moving to receiver was a great fit. “I wasn’t the biggest person,” he said, “but it was a benefit for me. My time at Bluffton went well. We didn’t win a whole lot of games, but I was voted team captain my senior year (in 2009). I credit going to Bluffton so much for molding me and shaping me as a man.” Chipka graduated with a degree in education in 2010. He then played one season for the Continental Firehawks of the 10team Continental Indoor Football League, as a receiver, before the owner sold the Fort Wayne, Ind.-based team.

New Waite football coach Dan Chipka, a former Anthony Wayne and Bluffton University gridiron player, yells direction at his players during a previous role as an assistant at Bowsher. (Submitted photo) “I was in the crossroads of my life,” Chipka recalled. “I was playing football for a living and not making much money, but at that point I was playing a game I’ve loved since I was a kid. I was playing under quite a few players who had short stints in the NFL and I was absorbing all of their experience and knowledge and the little things I could pick up day-to-day. I didn’t get much playing time, but the experience of practicing and watching them prepare for games was so rewarding.” Chipka spent the past four years as an assistant at Bowsher. He started as an offensive assistant coach and then served as the Rebels’ offensive coordinator the past two years. Bowsher, which ran a pro-style offense using three running backs, went 8-2 last year and 6-4 in 2012. Chipka has since brought on 15 assistant coaches – five at the freshman level — to help him turn Waite into a winner.

“That’s something I’m very excited about,” he said of his staff. “The coaching staff, from day one, we’re all making sacrifices. We feel that’s going to put the student athletes in the best position to succeed. I want each position coach to teach one position. It’s critical that we have that. I was adamant about bringing in a large coaching staff. At times when coaches have to juggle between two and three position groups, it can get a little busy.” Chipka said he’s been pleased with the athletes’ dedication in the offseason. “We’re already through phase one of our offseason regiment,” he said. “Monday, Wednesday and Friday we were in the weight room, and Tuesdays and Thursdays were our speed training days. We’re offering study tables for any student who needs extra instruction. We’ve averaged 30-35 kids in the weight room every day; some days we’re pushing 50.

“Now it’s just about having more consistency with the turnout. The whole program, we all have to buy into what we have going on this year. That just has to carry over into the summer when we start getting outside.” The Indians’ first official practice is Aug. 4, and they open the 2014 season at home against Genoa, a team that is sure to give Chipka’s inaugural squad a huge test. As far as Chipka’s concerned, August can’t get here soon enough. “It certainly is a challenge taking over a program that has been sub .500 for a number of years,” he said. “I really think it’s just about getting a foundation built, letting the kids have an understanding of who you are and where you’re from. It’s just about establishing relationships with faculty, administration and the student athletes. We’re working to get better and establish championship habits from day one.”

Rangers’ state runner-up grappler heading ‘down under’ By Mark Griffin Press Contributing Writer sports@presspublications.com Time is of the essence for Northwood junior Devon Dunbar. Dunbar, you may recall, qualified for the Division III state wrestling tournament in Columbus in March and lost his first-round match in overtime. What the 126-pounder went on to accomplish is relatively uncommon at such a high-level tournament. Dunbar came back to win his final five matches to earn a third-place medal and his 100th career victory (100-21). His effort was noted by International Sports Specialists, Inc., which sponsors wrestling tournaments in Australia and New Zealand. ISSI sent Dunbar a letter on March 20, inviting him to be one of 128 wrestlers from the United States to represent Team USA at the 16th Annual Down Under Sports Wrestling Meet. Now, all Dunbar, 17, has to do is raise more than $6,000 in order to compete in Australia and New Zeland from June 28 through July 6. “I was really excited.” Dunbar said of receiving the invitation. “I didn’t really know what it was at first. I started reading it and then I called them and they explained it. I thought it was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. They sent me fundraising information and I’ve been looking into that. I was just shocked and excited.” Dunbar said he will represent Ohio on the 2014 North Central Conference

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time you donate, you get put into the drawing.” Devon’s mother, Jenni, and his father, Bill, the head wrestling coach at Northwood, are helping Devon raise money. “He got this opportunity and being a (high school) junior, this is a once-in-alifetime thing,” Jenni said. “We’re trying to give him this opportunity. You can’t do this again. The places he’s going to see … He can get a chance to see the Great Barrier Reef. We’ve just been so busy. We have four kids and with them all involved with school and sports, it’s been so busy. “Devon is getting out and talking to local business. They (wrestlers) can raise funds up until the day they go. Any money they raise that is above what they need to go, that comes back to them for spending money, or it can pay for one of the parents to go.” Jenni admitted that she’s “a little scared” about Devon flying overseas without a family member. Devon is the oldest of the Jenny and Bill’s four children. “Devon wants to move away and go to school,” Jenni said. “He’s always going to be my baby, but I have to let him soar sometime. He’s very well behaved, very mature for his age. Wrestling is his sport. He adores it; he loves. it. He’s trained very hard to get where he is. This sport is going to take him places.” Literally. For more information, contact Jenni or Bill Cannon 419-490-3220 or 419-377-5313.

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Intangibles lead to bump in road By Mark Griffin Press Contributing Writer sports@presspublications.com Baseball can be a game of inches, but you can include doing the little things right and staying in the game mentally to the list of intangibles that separate winners from losers. Cardinal Stritch’s baseball team got off to a 6-0 start this season, with wins over Woodmore, Ottawa Hills, Eastwood and Start. The Cardinals, however, have hit a rough patch. Coach Craig Meinzer’s squad lost to Maumee, 4-1, last Saturday and followed that with 14-3 and 8-1 losses to Fremont Ross and Northwood, respectively, this week. “We were getting the little things done and being consistent (early on),” Meinzer said. “We even played decent against Maumee. As of the last three games we need to find out why we are not doing the little things correctly or being mentally strong. We will figure it out and we will be a better team for it in the long run.” Meinzer said injuries can’t be blamed for the Cardinals’ recent skid. “We’re just not getting the basics done – base running, fielding, throwing, bunting, things like that,” he said. “A lot of mental mistakes.” There is, of course, plenty of time for Stritch, which is 2-1 in the Toledo Area Athletic Conference, to right the ship. The Cardinals return just four full-time starters from last year, but they have eight seniors who, Meinzer said, “knew what it would take to win.” The coach said he’s waiting for “anyone” to step up and become a vocal team leader. “We have 14 guys who are capable of playing different positions, and that makes us a stronger team,” Meinzer said. “We are so close in talent that it makes it hard to make out a lineup. The eight seniors and three juniors on the varsity know what it takes to win and work hard, and that is a bonus for this team. The sophomores are good players and will be good if they just go out and play the way they are capable.” Stritch’s top two pitchers – Meinzer calls them pitchers 1A and 1B – are seniors Chase Dearing and Brooks Gasser. Dearing,

a left-hander, is 1-1 with a 1.27 ERA and nine strikeouts in 11 innings. Gasser has no decisions with eight strikeouts and given up no earned runs in 5.1 innings. “They are both capable of being really good and will be pitching a lot the next couple weeks as we get deeper into the league,” Meinzer said. “We have four lefties on the varsity staff and two more at the J.V. level, and that is a luxury if they can continue to grow, get stronger mentally and physically, as well as learning what they need to do to be good pitchers.” The Cardinals will also rely on senior closer Austin Pratt (three saves) and lefty Sean Killian (3-1) to help secure a TAAC championship. “We’ve been pitching well and that kept us in the first seven games we played,” Meinzer said. “I knew we would have a good pitching staff, and they will get better as we move forward.” Meinzer said Stritch’s hitters have made good contact and are getting on base, but they have not cashed in with enough consistency on the scoreboard. “We need to play ‘small ball’ well and run the bases better,” he said, “but I still like our chances. We have not scored a lot of runs this season yet.” The team’s top hitters through nine games are seniors Adam Buenrostro (.415), Josh Shefferly (.389), Jake Empie (.350) and Robert Johnson (.343). “They hit the ball hard and have driven in a lot of the runs we’ve scored,” Meinzer said. “They have been in the system for the last three years and know what to do at the plate. They work hard at hitting.” Leadoff hitter Grant Curavo, a sophomore, is hitting just .250 but has an impressive .631 on-base percentage. “He is getting on base consistently and hitting the ball hard,” Meinzer said, adding that he is confident the Cardinals will finish strong. “You always have work to do to get better if you want to win and compete,” Meinzer said. “Right now we need to work hard in all aspects of the game and good things will come. We definitely need to grow closer as a team and find a common ground that we can use to do that. Mental toughness is a major thing we need to work on.”

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Put Snowden in prep decathlon, and he’d be hard to beat By Yaneek Smith Press Contributing Writer sports@presspublications.com Devin Snowden has become Mr. Everything for Eastwood track. The Eastwood junior, who’s starred on the team for the past two seasons, is taking his ‘game’ to new heights this year. In a season that is less than a month old, Snowden has placed at or near the top in the long jump, the 110- and 300-meter hurdles and the 4x100 and 4x400 relays. Snowden finished first at the Napoleon Invitational in the 110 hurdles (14.92), first in the long jump (22 feet, 1.25 inches), second in the 300 hurdles (39.62), and was part of the 4x400 relay team that was victorious. In the Lexington Invite, Snowden came in first in the long jump (21-8½), second in the 110 hurdles (14.77), fourth in the 300 hurdles (40.28) and was part of the 4x110 shuttle hurdle relay team that finished first. Eastwood coach Brian Sabo is impressed with Snowden’s versatility. It’s a shame he cannot compete in more than four events per meet because of state association rules. “I’ve told a lot of people he could do probably 10 of the 13 open events,” Sabo said. “He’s that versatile. He’s jumping extremely well. He’s running the 300 hurdles well, too. His time in the 110 hurdles in the third or fourth fastest time in Ohio, and obviously he’s a good guy on the 4x100 and the 4x400 relays. We have to decide which four events we want to put him in.” Sabo speaks highly of Snowden’s character, too. “If you ever watch Devin compete, he’s very humble and very encouraging of his teammates,” Sabo said. “He walks down and shakes the hand of every opponent before the race. He never complains, works hard, is encouraging of his teammates and always gets along with the other athletes from other schools.” Snowden, who was part of the 4x100 team that finished sixth in the Division II state meet last year, also placed seventh in the 300 hurdles. In both events, he was a

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Walleye, perch, other species stable Lake Erie anglers can expect to enjoy another year of diverse fishing opportunities in 2014, according to Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) biologists. “While fishing success always varies among species and seasons, we expect that anglers will find success on the waters of Lake Erie this year,” said Jeff Tyson, Lake Erie fisheries program manager for the ODNR Division of Wildlife. “The lake’s population of walleye, yellow perch, black bass, white bass and steelhead remains stable, with a very broad distribution of sizes for each species.” Lake Erie walleye and yellow perch fisheries are managed through an interagency quota system that involves Ontario, Michigan, Pennsylvania, New York and Ohio. Each jurisdiction regulates their catches to comply with quotas and to minimize the risk of over-fishing these species. Quotas for the upcoming fishing season are determined through a consensus agreement by these jurisdictions through the Lake Erie Committee of the Great Lakes Fishery Commission. Currently, the daily walleye bag limit is four and the daily yellow perch bag limit is 30 per angler in Ohio waters of Lake Erie until April 30. As a result of the 2014 quota allocation, the daily bag limit will be six walleye from May 1 through Feb. 28, 2015. From March 1, 2015, through April 30, 2015, the daily walleye bag limit will be four. A 15-inch minimum size limit is in effect during the entire season for walleye. The daily yellow perch bag limit is 30 from May 1 through April 30, 2015, 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 online at wildohio.com.

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White bass continue to provide excellent seasonal fishing opportunities in the Maumee and Sandusky rivers and in the open lake. The 2014 catch will be dominated by fish from the 2012, 2011 and 2010 year classes. Fish from 2006 could be as large as 16 inches. Anglers should focus on major Western Basin tributaries during May and June and nearshore areas of the open lake during the summer. There is no daily white bass bag or size limit.

Ohio walleye anglers in 2014 will catch fish from the 2010, 2009, 2007 and 2003 hatches, with some fish from the 2011, 2008 and 2012 year classes. Walleye from the 2012 hatch will be present in the fishery with most individuals near or over the 15-inch minimum size limit fairly early in the 2014 fishing season. 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 26inch 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 2014, 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 2010, 2008 and 2007 year classes. Fish from the average hatches in 2007 will contribute fish in the 10 inch and greater range. In 2013, yellow perch fisheries flourished in the eastern portions of Ohio’s Lake Erie, and ODNR biologists expect this trend to continue into 2014.

Smallmouth bass fishing in 2014 is expected to be fair but improving. Smallmouth bass catch rates in 2013 were slightly below those seen in 2012, but were still some of the highest observed since the mid-1990s. Smallmouth bass caught should be an 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 nearshore and islands areas. Continuing the trend from previous years, largemouth bass fishing should be excellent in 2014. This emerging fishery is producing high catch rates and some large fish in nearshore areas and harbors across Ohio’s Lake Erie shoreline. All black bass (smallmouth and largemouth) must be immediately released from May 1 through June 27 of this year. Beginning June 28, the daily bag limit for bass is five, with a 14-inch minimum length limit.

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Steelhead Steelhead anglers should enjoy another year of great fishing in 2014 on Ohio’s Lake Erie open waters and tributaries. Peak summer steelhead action on Lake Erie can be found offshore from June through August between Vermilion and Conneaut. Most Lake Erie anglers troll for steelhead in deep waters using spoons with dipsy divers or downriggers until fish move close to shore in the fall. The daily bag limit remains five fish per angler from May 16 through Aug. 31, and two fish per angler between Sept. 1, 2014, and May 15, 2015. A 12-inch minimum size limit is in effect throughout the year.

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Other species Bays, harbors and main lake shorelines offer excellent fishing for panfish, as well as the 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 the Lake Erie weather and to seek safe harbor before storms approach. Updated Lake Erie fishing reports are available at wildohio.com or by calling 888-HOOKFISH (888-466-5347). Information is available from ODNR Division of Wildlife staff from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays at the Fairport Harbor station (440-352-4199) for the Central Basin and at the Sandusky station (419-625-8062) for the Western Basin.

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After receiving her Associate’s degree from Owens Community College while still in high school in 2011, Rebecca Catherine Sheehy will now be celebrating commencement ceremonies on May 4, 2014 from The Ohio State University. In the last three years Rebecca has achieved two degrees: a Bachelor of Arts in English as well as a Bachelor ofArts in Spanish. Rebecca will begin graduate school this fall at The University of Toledo for her Master’s in Secondary Education. From the day you were born – June 23, 1992 – and every day after, you have been a blessing. We are so proud of the young woman you are and your many accomplishments. Bigger than the sky and because you are worth it!! With all the love in our hearts, Daddy and Mom


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16 and 17, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday is half-price day. Baked goods and lunch available. Raffles all three days with drawings Saturday at noon. The church is located at 1121 Grasser St. Info: 419693-4578 or 419-693-7128. Mercy St. Charles Hospital Auxiliary Spring Fling Card Party May 19 in the Oregon Room at St. Charles, 22600 Navarre Ave. $10 includes lunch and door prize ticket. $1 raffle tickets available. For info, call Cheryl at 419-836-8052 or 419-779-6218. Oregon Firemen’s Auxiliary Memorial Service for Oregon firefighters, city officials, city employees and police officers will take place May 18 at 1 p.m. at the city municipal building, 5330 Seaman Rd. Open-Late Dinners, served seven days a week, 4-7 p.m., Ashland Baptist Church, 2350 Starr Ave. Open to anyone in the community. Featuring soup, bread and a beverage in April. Freewill offerings accepted but not expected. Theology with Toast, meets every 2nd Wed. of the month at 10 a.m. at Little Sisters of the Poor, 930 S Wynn Rd. Coffee and rolls at 9:30 a.m. For info, call Alice at 419-698-0405. Senior Book Discussion Group meets the 1st Thursday of most months, 2:15-3:15 p.m., Oregon Branch Library, 3340 Dustin Rd. No registration is required. Books are available at the library circulation desk for extended check-out. For info, call 419-259-5250. “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.�

Toledo Prize Bingo May 1, 7-9 p.m., Epiphany of the Lord Parish, St. Thomas Aquinas Church, Altar & Rosary Society, corner of White and Idaho streets. Refreshments available. Tickets are $5 and are available at the door or in advance by calling Kathy at 419-693-6409; Dolores at 419-693-8701 or Carol at 419-698-1519. Rummage Sale at St. Lucas Lutheran Church, 745 Walbridge Ave., May 2, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. (50 percent off after 4 p.m.); May 3, 10 a.m. 1 p.m. ($1/ bag day). Proceeds benefit those in need in the old South End. Info: 419-243-8189. Rummage Sale, First St. John Lutheran Church, 2471 Seaman St., May 1, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; May 2, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. (clothes are $2 per bag, all other items half price Friday only). Waite High School, class of 1964 50th Class Reunion May 9 at the Holiday Inn French Quarter, Perrysburg. Invitations were recently mailed. Those who did not receive an invitation may email jack.romp@yahoo.com or call 419-215-4394. 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 $28. 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. at 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 offers Friday-night dinners from 4-7 p.m. Public welcome. Meetings are held Tues. at 7 p.m.; Men’s Auxiliary meets the 1st Tues. and Ladies Auxiliary meets the 4th Tues. 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. Musicians are invited to Jam Sessions Wednesdays, 7 p.m., VFW 3338, South Avenue and Airport Highway. Open to the public.

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Northwood Government Food Distribution for city residents April 30, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. in the Josie Reinhart Community Center, located behind the Northwood Municipal Building (Parking Lot C), 6000 Wales Rd. Rummage & Bake Sale Northwood Church of God, Curtice and Coy, May 1-2, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Light luncheon available. 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.

Rummage & Bake Sale May 1, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.; May 2, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. ($2 Bag Day), Christ United Methodist Church, 5757 Starr Ave. Ext. (corner of Stadium & Starr). Lunch available for purchase. Oregon Fest 2014 Planning Meeting May 1, 6:30 p.m., Oregon Branch Library, 3340 Dustin Rd. Open to all groups and individuals. Stop by the library, April 21-May 7 to vote for the best photo in “My Distinctly Oregon Photo Contest. Western Nite featuring Bob Wurst May 3, 6-11:30 p.m., Oak Shade Grove, 3624 Seaman Rd. $18 admission includes entertainment and dinner. Cash bar available. For reservations, call Nancy at 419-698-1445. Artists & Crafters Wanted for a Spring Art & Craft Show May 10, Eastern Community YMCA, 2960 Pickle Rd. Open to the public. Cost is $20 for 10x10 space. For info, call Suzi 419-691-3523. First St. Mark’s Lutheran Church Annual Rummage Sale May 15, 9 a.m.-7 p.m., and May

Jerusalem Twp. Jerusalem Twp. Cleanup Dates include: Brush Chipping – beginning April 28; last day for cemetery lot cleanup – May 5; unlimited pickup – May 10. 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.

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Oregon, all brick ranch, McCroskey built, 3-bedrooms, 2-bath, many updates, all appliances, 3 seasons porch, 4128 Lyn Drive across from Pearson Park entrance. $162,900. 419-698-4956

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*** PUBLISHER'S NOTICE *** All real estate or rental advertising in this newspaper is subject to the Fair Housing Act. As amended, prohibits discrimination in the sale, rental, and financing of dwellings, and in other housing related transactions, based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status (including children under the age of 18 living with parents or legal custodians, pregnant women, and people securing custody of children under the age of 18), and handicap (disability). To complain of discrimination call HUD toll-free telephone number 1-800-669-9777, for the hearing impaired is TTY 1-800-927-9275. *Equal Housing Opportunity* Millbury, 1425 Brim. 3-bedroom, 1bath, ž acres w/garage and shed. Totally new kitchen/bath. Much more new. $125,900. 419-344-3438 New Listing- Northwood! Spacious home with lots of updates. Features Include: 3-4 bedrooms, 2 baths, Central Air, Basement Rec Room, Huge Family Room, Large Lot, $164,500. Hurry on this one! Divine Realty USA 419-343-4144. Northwood- 5300 Williston Road, 4-bedrooms, 2.5-bath, 2,000 Sq.ft. 1.3-acres, AC, $184,900. Move-inready, Must See! 419-691-3221

OAK HARBOR FARM HOUSE AND BUILDINGS 1920 Benton-Carroll Rd. 2 Story, 3 bedroom, 1½ bath, newer kitchen, open floor plan, approx. 1 acre BCS Schools. $151,000. 419-559-5445 OPEN HOUSE 2PM – 4PM SUNDAY, APRIL 27th 5606 Keller Rd., Walbridge Great country home on 2.5 acres. 2442 sq. ft. Lake Schools. Brenda Haddad, KEY REALTY 419-870-3155

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Tennessee Log Home Sale! New, ready to finish log cabin on 5+ acres with FREE Boat Slip on 160,000 acre recreational lake. Only $89,900. Excellent financing. Call now 877888-0267. X104

Nature Lovers!! Amazing, Unique property with 26.5 acres.Offering a 3-4 BR home with bsmt. & garage on 5 acres, some wooded acres plus a 17 acre shallow pond with 3 acres of tillable land and stunning sunsets!! Imagine owning your own park! View eagles, egrets, hawks and ducks, fish in your own pond. Pond freezes in winter for ice skating. Lake Schools, City water and sewer. Truly a rare opportunity! Call for appointment. 28808 Bradner Rd.

Waterville Historical duplex for rent or sale. Spacious 2-3 bedrooms, appliances, storage, separate yards, additional storage available in barn. 419-261-3949 Woodville, OH, Condo, 528 Woodpointe. Brick, 2-bedroom, 1-bath, LR, DR, custom kitchen & utility, 1-car garage, $97,000. 419-261-7738 or 419-261-9727.

Oregon, 5 acres w/1 acre of woods. Bury Road. Asking $62,000. 419-260-0648. Quiet 5 acre country lot for sale in Clay Twp., Genoa Schools, 419-4828303.

Real Estate for Sale Greenwood Park Genoa Newer renovated mobile homes, 2 bed, 1 or 2 bath units, Beautiful homes, excellent values starting at $18,500. Shown by appointment 419-734-3816 Move in special! Rental deposit waived offer expires June 1st.

To Be Auctioned 407 College Ave. Woodville, OH 43469 Woodville Community Center May 3rd @ Noon

For Sale 9688 SR2 Oak Harbor, Ohio 43449 Happy Hooker Bait & Tackle (Owners are retiring)

Model Homes on Display! Nice Selection of New & Pre-Owned Homes! 2 & 3 Bedroom, Monthly Lot Rent $200-$220, Bank Financing Available, Contact Walnut Hills/Deluxe @ 419-666-3993

Reduced! 24277 Walbridge East Rd. Millbury, Ohio 43447 2.5 baths 3-beds w/6 ½ acres & pole barn.

Northwood Charmer! Offering a 4 BR ranch home with bsmt, 1.5 baths, eat-in kitchen,newer windows, roof and mechanicals. Large fenced yard with 2.5 car garage and 2nd drive.Owner looking for Offers! Lake Schools, Close to shopping and expressway!! 743 Anderson

Move In Special! Sites Available for New or PreOwned Singles & Doubles, Monthly Lot Rent $200-$220, Small Pet Welcome! Certain Restrictions Apply, Subject to Park Approval, Call Walnut Hills/Deluxe @ 419-666-3993

126 N. Decant rd. Curtice, Oh. 43412 3 Acres w/pole barn 301 Meadow Ln. Walbridge, Ohio 43465 3-bed, brick ranch, Lots & Land 457 Clubhouse Reno Beach 5-Lots $5,500. 2.88 acres 10050 Corduroy Curtice, Oh $32,000.

Marla Stella Realtor, ABR Lifetime Million Dollar Club Member

418 Beachview Reno Beach 10 - Lots $6,000.

New! 28 X 56 Skyline 3 Bdrm/2 Bath/Central Air Low Monthly Lot Rent

Reduced! SR 579 East side of Railroad Williston, Ohio 43468 11.75 acres $57,000.

Loss Realty Group 419-360-8002 mstella@accesstoledo.com

Ohio Real Estate Auctions LLC Ken Belkofer 419-277-3635

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*** PUBLISHER'S NOTICE *** All real estate or rental advertising in this newspaper is subject to the Fair Housing Act. As amended, prohibits discrimination in the sale, rental, and financing of dwellings, and in other housing related transactions, based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status (including children under the age of 18 living with parents or legal custodians, pregnant women, and people securing custody of children under the age of 18), and handicap (disability). To complain of discrimination call HUD toll-free telephone number 1-800-669-9777, for the hearing impaired is 1-800-927-9275. *Equal Housing Opportunity* 1729 Greenwood, back unit, 1 bed, new paint/flooring, appliances included, tenant pays utilities, No Pets/Smoking, $360mo. + deposit. 419-345-3716 520 Raymer, Clean As A Wink! Large 2-bedroom home, formal living & dining room, eat-in kitchen, stove, refrigerator, C/A, full basement, off street parking, $635 first, last security, includes water. 419-376-2722. East 3-bdrm lower $425/month, 3 bedroom upper $425/month, 1.5 bedroom upper $325/month plus deposit/utilities. appliances, washer/dryer hookups, no pets. 419-691-3074 EAST TOLEDO Adorable, immaculate, newly redone, 2 bedroom house. Fenced yard, basement, washer/dryer hookup, appliances furnished, alarm system, $500/mo +utilities. 240 Willard. 419-691-4469

EAST TOLEDO- Large 2 bedroom, Lower, Fenced Yard, Own Utilities, $425/month +$425 deposit, 1 Small pet with $50 deposit, 419-277-2180 Efficiency, 1, 2 and 3 bedroom homes and apartments available. 419-472-0550 for more information. Toledo area. Section 8 OK. The House Stop, LLC Free Cable, Cordoba Apts. 1 bedroom, close to Owens College and Crossroads Shopping center, 419-381-0600 or 419-873-1647

Waterville Historical duplex for rent or sale. Spacious 2-3 bedrooms, appliances, storage, separate yards, additional storage available in barn. 419-261-3949 Woodville, Ohio, large 2-bedroom apartment, refrigerator, stove, W/D hookup, garage, $525/month + utilities/deposit. 419-862-2867

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Open House Sunday, April 27th 2-4pm 5487 Bayshore Rd. - $139,900 Lake Erie Condo including dock. 2 bedrooms, 1.5 baths, fireplace, balcony, pool, garage. Open floor plan, appliances. Balcony offers breathtaking view of your own boat dock and Lake Erie. Near Eagles Landing golf course. One of a kind!

Ready for the good life? This 2,228 SF well cared for home built in 2002 offers 4 possibly 5 bedrms, 3 full baths including a first floor master bedrm on the opposite side from the others, formal dining, eat in kitchen, 2 sided fireplace, basemnt, attached garage, main floor laundry & golf course view could be your dream home. Asking $229,900. Call for more info.

27621P-NEW LISTING. Lake Twp. 27621 Pemberville Rd. 3 Bedrm Brick Ranch, Master Bed w/private Bath, 2½ Ba. FP in LR updated Kitchen & Baths, 1 acre lot. 2+ car garage. Large shed. $179,900. IL#56044. Dawn Betz Peiffer 419-346-7411. 30441CV - NEW LISTING. 30441 Cedar Valley. Br/Vinyl 3 Bed ranch on basement. Many updates. Large fenced 3/4 Acre lot. 2 car garage. IL#55994. Call Dawn Betz Peiffer 419-346-7411. 114EP - NEW LISTING. Super Clean 3 bed on large corner lot. IL#55964. Lana Rife 419-344-9512. 7937C - NEW LISTING. Country N Bed 2 sty 2 full, 2 half bath on 1+ Acre, 2220SqFt + Basement - Quality! IL#55944. Becky Naugle 419-266-2770. INFOLINE 419-539-1020 24 HOURS A DAY! If there is a property you are interested in, call and enter the 5 digit Infoline number (IL) above.

5 bedrooms / 2.5 baths 1856 Lilias, Oregon Large home close to Lake Erie, State Parks and wild life refuges offering 5 bedrooms, 2.5 baths needs a little sprucing up but what an opportunity. This is an REO property. The banks loss is your gain. Make an appointment today before you’re too late. Asking $56,900.

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Mike's Hauling We buy junk cars, trucks and vans Scrap metal hauled free. 419-666-1443

Build your own beauty business from home. You are invited to discover the FINANCIAL FREEDOM offered by Avon's unlimited earning potential. Call today for your FREE consultation. 419-666-5680 CareLink Nursing Services is in need of certified HHA's in Oregon/East Toledo. Applications accepted M-F from 9-3 at 5577 Airport Highway or online at www.carelinknursing.com. Cashier needed. Apply in person at Heilman's Brew Thru, State Route 51, Genoa. Cleaners Needed at Turnpike Plaza in Genoa, Part-time, possible Fulltime, All shifts, including weekends, $7.95 per/hr. must have clean background and reliable transportation. Call 419-261-6094 M-F, between 8am and 5pm. Drivers: DEDICATED. REGIONAL. HOME WEEKLY/BI-WEEKLY GUARANTEED. Start up to $.44 cpm. Great Benefits + Bonuses. 90% No Touch Freight/70% Drop & Hook. 877-704-3773 Drivers: LOCAL Woodhaven Home Daily Openings! $1,500.00 Sign-On Bonus! New Equipment! No-Touch! CDL-A w/2yrs Experience, Passport or Enhanced license. Call Penske Today! 1-855-CDL-PENSKE Drivers: Need Home-time, Miles? Dedicated, Home daily run. Toledo to Columbus, IN. CDL-A, 6mos OTR. MTS: 800-305-7223 Front Desk Receptionist, 20-24 hours per week, Orchard Villa, a Legacy Health Services Facility, is seeking a front desk receptionist to greet visitors, answer direct phone calls and to provide excellent customer service to residents, family members and employees. Working knowledge of basic office equipment (fax, copier, multi-line phone line). Working knowledge of Microsoft Word and a minimum of 50 wpm requirement. Must provide excellent references. Interested applicants may submit resume with salary requirements to: diane.lee@lhshealth.com or complete application at facility. Orchard Villa, 2841 Munding, Oregon, Ohio 43616 Full time Class A CDL Driver, to be trained to drive medium sized tow trucks and haul equipment. Must be 21 years or older, must live in Lake Twp, Millbury, Genoa or Stony Ridge area, one week of call per month. Starting at $31,000+ per year. 419-837-2554 Heavy equipment operators, laborers and CDL drivers needed for local excavation contractor. Please apply in person at: 1770 Drouillard Rd, Oregon, OH 43616. Please call with any questions 419-693-8845. Laundry Attendant Dependable part-time / hours vary Apply in person between 8am-7pm The Laundry 30600 Drouillard Rd. Walbridge, OH 43465

Lawn and Landscape - Oregon 5 Immediate openings 1-Supervisor, Pay $10-$15/hr. Call 419-467-8264mc LPN Position available for Licensed Practical Nurse to work on an as-needed basis. Successful Applicant will be responsible for nursing functions, assessing patients, assisting physician with patient care, patient education and any other duties as required. EOE. All references will be contacted and criminal background checks completed on all successful applicants. For additional information, visit our website at www.fremontchs.com. Send resume to Director of Human Resources 410 Birchard Avenue Fremont, Ohio 43420 or email to humanresources@fremontchs.com. Maintenance: Reino Linen Service, Inc. has an immediate opening for a full time, afternoon shift maintenance position in the Gibsonburg, Ohio plant. Must be self-motivated, detail oriented, team player for fast paced, high volume healthcare laundry facility. 3-5 years of Building and Machine Maintenance, Plumbing, and Electrical Maintenance experience required. Physically demanding position, some heights involved. Resumes may be emailed to HR@reinolinen.com. We are an EEO/AA Employer.

Medical Clerk Medical Clerk needed for full-time position in a busy physician's office. Data entry, computer skills, and general office experience required. Must have friendly personality, excellent customer service skills, and the ability to work in a professional environment. An associate's degree is preferred. EOE. All references will be contacted and criminal background checks completed on all successful applicants. For additional information, visit our website at www.fremontchs.com. Send resume to: Director of Human Resources 410 Birchard Avenue Fremont, Ohio 43420 or email to humanresources@fremontchs.com.

Northwood and Oregon Industrial Openings We are recruiting for entry level assembly and manufacturing jobs. Great Opportunity for long and short term positions. Pay rate is $8.00 per hour. 2nd and 3rd shift openings available. Drug and Bkg checks will be conducted. HS Diploma or GED is required. Call MANPOWER for appointment and mention this ad. 419-893-4413 OTR Drivers needed for Reefer Company. Call 419-410-1748 Get the inside scoop from another driver. Outside Salesman needed for small local company, Base salary and commission, Health Insurance reimbursement, Send resume to: P.O. Box 53, Elmore, OH. 43416. Drug-free workplace.

Position Available Emergency Vehicle Electronic Equipment Installer Experienced preferred. Send Resume to: 3203 Woodville Rd. Northwood, OH. 43619

Warehouse/handy person with forklift experience needed for part time job. Must be able to lift 50 lbs. 419-724-5720 Watering help needed at wholesale greenhouse on the east-side. Knowledge of plants helpful, but we will train the right person. Duties will include watering plants on daily basis. This is a seasonal part/full time position. Email resume to: greenhouse2525@yahoo.com We are a drug free workplace Windsor Lane Healthcare is a 100 bed skilled nursing facility with challenging population. We are accepting applications for the following positions: LPN and STNA. inquire within 355 Windsor Lane, Gibsonburg Ohio, 419-637-2104 or fax resume to 419-637-2555.

GENERAL LABOR Seasonal Full-Time $800-$1000 per hour

HUSS NURSERY 582 N. Opfer-Lentz Genoa • 419-855-3058

TRAINCO

Truck Driving Schools Day - Eve - Weekend Class Job Placement

Perrysburg 419-837-5730 Norwalk 419-499-2222

Turnpike Service Plazas are hiring for:

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Hiring for All Shifts and Shift Managers

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Doing Daycare in my Northwood home, transportation available and am very reasonable. Can work AM or PM. Also do elderly care and housekeeping. Call Lori 419-6911275 Leave message. Honest, Dependable, Experienced Caregiver, Giving TLC, Excellent References, Full/Part-time 419-836-9723 or 419-269-5402 Jen's House Cleaning and Elder Care, will do errands and general housework when needed. 419-6983421 TLC, does your loved one need quality care? 20 years experience caring for elderly, CHHA, CR/PN, Leave message for Helen 419-5429619 or 330-759-6814

Child care in my Millbury home, with references, non-smoking, free meals, CPR Certified, lots of TLC. 419-836-7672. Former nanny has openings (newborn-3 years) in my Oregon home. Offering fun, education, lots of love, first aid & CPR. 419-972-7109

Applicants will be considered for all concepts

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

Apply @ Hardees.com/jobs Reino Linen Service is a commercial laundry facility and is currently hiring for day and afternoon 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 at 119 S. Main Street, Gibsonburg. 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.

Blue Heron Plaza

419-855-3478 419-855-7239

Genoa Retirement Village is seeking qualified candidates who are Compassionately Committed to Excellence in Customer Service for the following positions:

• 2 STNA’s

Semi and Tank Truck Drivers needed, Must have clean driving record with experience. We offer excellent wages with benefits. Reply to P.O. Box 60238 Rossford, OH. 43460 Spanish Interpreter Interpreter needed for seasonal position in Medical office. Applicant must have friendly personality, excellent phone etiquette, and the ability to work in a professional environment. The ability to read and speak Spanish is required. Current driver's license required. EOE. All references will be contacted and criminal background checks completed on all successful applicants. For additional information, visit our website at www.fremontchs.com Send resume to: Director of Human Resources 410 Birchard Avenue Fremont, Ohio 43420 or email to humanresources@fremontchs.com STNAs - Full-Time and Part-Time Orchard Villa, a Legacy Health Services facility, is seeking reliable, caring STNAs for full and part-time for all shifts. Current Ohio STNA preferred but test ready nursing assistants considered. Prior experience working in a skilled and/or long-term health care environment a plus. Orchard Villa offers competitive pay/benefits. Must provide references. Applications accepted at the facility Monday through Friday 8am-4:30pm. 2841 Munding Drive, Oregon, Ohio 43616, 419-697-4100.

Wyandot Plaza

(CRCA’s) PT 2nd shift

• 1 Dining Service

Assistant (evenings)

• 1 Activity (Life Enrichment) Assistant • 1 Nurse (LPN or RN) 2nd shift • Environmental Assistant (PT)

RETIREMENT VILLAGE

Apply to: workwithpurpose today.com EOE

The Village of Bradner is currently excepting applications for a pool manager for the 2014 year. Applicants must have a life guard certification and be over the age 18. Applications are available at the Village Hall, 130 N. Main Street between the hours of 8:30am to 5:00pm M-F. or by calling 419-288-2890. All applications must be received by May 1, 2014.

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Child care provided in my Oregon home or your home, volunteer parttime at Lucas County Children Services, references and very reasonable. Robin 567-218-4251

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. CV

Thanks St. Jude, Blessed Virgin Mary, St. Anne and all for prayers answered. JAH WHERE YOU IMPLANTED WITH A ST. JUDE RIATA DEFIBRILLATOR LEAD WIRE between June 2001 and December 2010? Have you had this lead replaced, capped or did you receive shocks from the lead? You may be entitled to compensation. Contact Attorney Charles Johnson, 1-800-535-5727.

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

DRIVEWAY STONE (SCREENINGS) $10/TON MINIMUM OF TEN TON DELIVERED OTHER STONES PRICE ON REQUEST 419-392-1488 419-836-8663 HANDYMAN Electrical Service Upgrades, Plumbing, Woodwork, Painting, Member of BBB Call 567-277-5333 (local)

Part time Positions Available • Competitive Wages • Meal Discounts • Flexible Hours

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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

Hardwood Flooring, Refinishing, Installation, and Repair Work. 19-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 Member BBB 419-836-4574/419-304-0583

Retail/Office or Salon for Lease 1,050 Sq. Ft. in Walbridge, $500/mo. + deposit & utilities. Call 419-392-8968

J & R LANDSCAPING Servicing Yards since 1999 *Bushes *Tree Trimming *Flower Beds *Decorative Ponds *New Lawns etc. "Spring & Fall Cleanup" Call For Estimates - Insured James Sherman 419-693-5173 Cell # 419-481-6765

Ed's Mowing, Complete Lawn Service and Bush Trimming, No contracts. 419-693-9614 or 419-3491266 Erie Shores Lawn & Landscape Residential * Commercial * Industrial Condos *Apartments * Associations Bobcat Services One Free Cut For New Customers Delivery Services Spring/Fall Cleanups Senior/Military Discounts Landscaping Mowing Service Referral Program Free Estimates 419-698-5296 419-944-1395 FREE LAWN SERVICE 419-693-3881 For Qualified Candidates From Professional Lawn Care By Shawn Hodge Commercial & Residential Full Lawn Service For ALL of your needs Thanking Lucas, Wood & Ottawa Counties for 10 years of service Spring Clean Up Lawn Mowing, Small Landscape *Honest *Reliable *Insured Cosgrove & Sons Lawn Service Call Jim 419-490-3401 419-726-1450

COMPANY DRIVERS LOOKING FOR NO TOUCH FREIGHT ASSIGNED TRUCKS PAY BASED ON EXPERIENCE REGIONAL RUNS CDL Class A Tractor Trailer Drivers MUST HAVE 1&1/2 YRS VERIFIABLE ABLE TO OBTAIN 2 YR DOT PHYSICAL & PASS DRUG SCREEN

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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

Michael's Roofing and Construction Tear-Offs, Re-Roofs & Repairs 30 yrs. Experience Family Owned & Operated Free Estimates 419-836-1620

NORTHWOOD 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 "No job to big, no job to small"

Mike Halka 419-350-8662 Oregon, OH.

5300 Williston Road April 30th-May 4th 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Odds and ends.

"Serving all of N.W. Ohio"

CONCRETE by Green Edge Decorative Stamped driveways * sidewalks porches & patios * brick & block Also provide full landscaping services Licensed & Insured Sr. & Veteran Discount Free Estimates * BBB Accredited 419-392-3669

KNIERIEM PAINTING & WALLPAPERING EXTERIOR-INTERIOR Painting & wall papering; Interior wood refinishing; man lifts; airless spray; power wash & blasting; silicone seal; refinishing aluminum siding; residential; church, farm. EXPERIENCED FREE ESTIMATES *SENIOR & WINTER RATES* 419-862-2000 GRAYTOWN OR 419-697-1230 NORTHWOOD

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

75 Foot Round Swimming Pool w/steps and platform. Good Condition, w/lots of goodies. Negotiable, 419-214-2382.

CURTICE 22702 W. Toledo Street May 9 & 10 10am to 5pm

Man's Garage Sale! (Women too!) Boat: Smoker Craft 15' Deep V, 25HP Mercury Long Shaft, Elec. Start. Misc. boating equipment. Fishing & Hunting & Sporting Goods: Assorted Fishing Tackle, Rods, Reels, etc. Ice Shanty(2) Man, Ice Auger, Smoker, Shotgun Shells, Misc. Ammo, Rifle Scopes & Accessories. Tools: Air Compressor, Hand Tools, Power Tools, Air Impact Tools, Battery charger, Electrical Tools, Plumbing, Welding cable, Wire Welder, Oxy & Acetylene Regulator, Garden Tools, Push Mower & Rototiller. Misc. Household Goods, Clothing , Bedding, Lamps etc. Potted Perennial Sale – Proceeds from plants go to benefit St Jude's Children's Hospital

EAST TOLEDO 2022 Hurd Street May 2nd and May 3rd 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Two-Family Sale: Purses, Shoes, Clothes (Sizes 14-28, Plus Sizes), Bathing Suits, Pool Supplies (Pump and Filter), and Misc.

HUGE GARAGE SALE CURTICE 1625 North Curtice Road Fri/Sat 5/2 & 5/3 8a-8p Sun 5/4 1p-8p Sat 5/10 8a-noon. A lot of EVERYTHING to sell. MARTIN 5050 Nissen Road May 1 (10am to 6pm) May 2nd (9am to 5pm) May 3rd (9am to 3pm Automotive Items, Furniture, Household Goods, To Much to List!

5 units cut lock auction

Law’s Storage, LTD Walbridge, Ohio Holding an auction on five units. Locks will be cut day of auction on units. Tuesday, May 6, 2014 at 2pm

MILLBURY 28620 Main Street Saturday May 3 (8-4) Variety-DVDs, CDs, Disney VHS, Southern Gospel, surround sound, workbench, towing items, adult bikes, dolls, housewares, dĂŠcor, dog crate, computer cart, fixtures, tools, drill, ceiling fan, adult/teen clothes, miscellaneous.

NEIGHBORHOOD SALE! OREGON 256 S. Berlin Fri. & Sat., May 2nd& 3rd (9am-4pm)

E01 Cynthia Barnes D19 Patrick Henry C19 Jeff Phalen F17 John Robie B07 Anonymous All contents will be sold as a unit Units actually auctioned are based on accounts unpaid as of day of auction. If and when accounts are paid, units listed will be removed from list.

Law’s Storage, LTD 30835 Drouillard Rd. Walbridge, Ohio 43465 Questions call 419-666-4322

Need a new wardrobe? Cross stitch items, freezer, Thomas the Train table, dog house, Disney Princess table w/2 chairs, child's oak table w/4 chairs, double stroller, exercise stroller, Step 2 kitchen play set, collectibles, and many hidden treasures.

NORTHWOOD 427 Bradner Road The old school house Between Curtice Road & 579 Sat May 3 (9-4) Sun May 4 (11-4) Furniture, Thirty One bags, books, housewares, and miscellaneous!

Farm/Recreational Land Auction 40 Acres Wed. April 30, 2014,

6:07 pm

CR 143, Fremont, OH Sandusky County, Rice Twp PROPERTY LOCATION: Take OH RT 19 north of Fremont, OH north of US 20 By-Pass 5.3 miles to CR 143, then left (west) to property, or from Oak Harbor, OH take OH RT 19 south approx. 5 miles to CR 143, then right (west) to the property. Watch for signs!

AUCTION LOCATION: San Co Fairgrounds, 901 Rawson Ave, Fremont, OH TRACT: 39.85 +/- acres of land with approx. 1300’+/- frontage on Co. Rd. 143. Owner: Herbert Schlecht Estate, Traci Cogar, Admin. Go to Website or call the Office for complete terms & more info WM BAKER & KEN BONNIGSON, CAI

419-547-7777 www.bakerbonnigson.com

OREGON 1409 TOWERS ROAD st

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May 1 and 2 , 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Fishing/Hunting Equipment, Boys Clothing and Toys, Furniture and a lot of Misc!!!

PEMBERVILLE 2067 Devils Hole Road May 1 & 2 (9-5) 3-Family Sale! A little bit of everything. Womens clothing, shoes, coats, toys. About anything you need! Saddles, bridles, pads in barn.

OREGON 2720 Eastmoreland Dr. May 3rd & 4th (9am-4pm) Furniture, household items, freezer, air compressor, tools, clothes, lots of Harley T-shirts, books and misc. SOUTH TOLEDO

OREGON 2428 EASTMORELAND

May 1st and 2nd 9:00 a.m. - 5 p.m. May 3rd and 4th 9:00 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Bikes, Baby Items, Kids Clothes, Hunting Equipment, Books, Movies, Toys, Games, & Lots of Misc.

ROSSFORD 645 Marilyn

April 30th (4pm to 7pm) May 1st & 2nd (9am to 4pm) This years sale twice as

BIG! OREGON 2708 Edwin Street May 3rd 9am to 4pm Adult clothing, Crafts, Furniture, Books, Exercise Equipment, Holiday Items, and lots more. Canceled if raining.

WAYNE, OHIO 148 East Main Street May 3rd, 8:00a.m. - 5p.m. Estate Sale Antiques Small/Large, Household, Holiday, Lamp Parts, Cameras

OREGON 2737 NORTHVALE (off BERLIN)

May 2nd 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. May 3rd 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. Women/Men/Children's clothes & shoes. Tools and Bike. Lots of Miscellaneous!!!

OREGON 3161 BROWN ROAD May 1st and 2nd 9:00 am – 5:00 pm Household Items, Fabric, Purses, Womens Clothing. Lots of Miscellaneous! Nice Variety!

OREGON 5340 STARR AVE

Thurs. May 8th, 9am-6pm Fri. May 9th, 9am-5pm Huge Annual Multi-Family Sale Christmas Trees (All Sizes), Christmas and Holiday DĂŠcor/Dishes, Clothes: Mens, Young Mens, Misses, Juniors, Jewelry, Household, Curtains, Misc. Wedding DĂŠcor, Flowers, Formal Dresses, Kitchenware, Rainbow Vac, Vintage Electrolux Vac.

So much more! Watch for next weeks ad for additional items!

WALBRIDGE

3202 RADFORD DRIVE Off Devonshire by Byrne & Detroit Ave. Saturday May 3rd 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Older furniture: Sofa, Love Seat, 2 Chairs, 2 Twin Beds, Book Case w/3 drawers, Wicker Sofa, Good Condition. AC Unit, Lots of Misc.

Amana Gas Stove, White, 30�, Self Cleaning, Good Condition, Needs Thermostat, $100 OBO, 419-6917941 Gas Stove, Whirlpool Accubake, 30 Inches Wide, White, Good Shape, $150.00, 419-214-2382 Whirlpool Cabrio Washer, Maytag Centennial Dryer, Huge Capacity, 4.5 years old, Warranty, $500.00 for both, 419-552-1054

Dining Room Set, square table, w/butterfly leaf, 6 chairs, $275.00. Matching Hutch/Buffet $180.00. Good Condition, 419-693-7120.

A Rummage Sale First St. John Lutheran Church

Living Room Furniture, Solid Dark Green, Couch, Chair, Ottoman, Good Condition, $175.00 (for set), 419-344-1818

2471 Seaman Street, Toledo. Thursday, May 1st,10am-4pm, Friday, May 2nd, 10am-1pm, Friday only all clothes are $2.00/bag and all else ½ price.

Misc. Furniture. Two Retro Lamps from early 1960's, $20 each, Call 419-836-9754. Queen/Full Bookcase Headboard and Matching Night Stand. Excellent Condition. $100.00 for set, 419-3569596.

(North of downtown Walbridge)

6th Annual Multiple Family Yard Sale

Something for everyone! Fri. May 2 & Sat. May 3 Fri. May 16 & Sat. May 17 9:00 am - 4:00 pm

419-666-2400

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

PUBLIC NOTICE The Village of Elmore will be accepting letters of interest to fill a vacant seat on village council. Interested parties must be a registered voter and be a resident of Elmore for at least one year. Letters will be accepted at the Village Town Hall, 344 Rice Street or by mail at Village of Elmore, P.O. Box 3, Elmore, OH. 43416-0003 until 12 noon on May 9, 2014. For more information you can call 419-862-3362

PUBLIC NOTICE The Village of Elmore will be receiving bids for firewood. Bids should be placed in a sealed envelope and mailed or delivered to 340 Clinton Street P.O. Box 1, Elmore, OH 43416. Bids will be opened on April 29, 2014 at 12:45 p.m. Firewood will be cut in 4’ to 8’ lengths. Free delivery in a five mile radius of Elmore. A list of trees to be removed can be obtained at the above address. All trees to be removed are marked with a white “X�. For more information call Buck at 419-862-3454.

CAROL BARKHAU EST. PUBLIC AUCTION Sat. May 3, 2014 –

10:27 am

1303 S. Ernst Hausen Rd, Elmore, OH LIFT CHAIR RECLINER – FURNITURE – PRIMITIVE ANTIQUES – DISHINGER PAINTING - COLLECTIBLES (4) OLD DOLLS – HOUSEHOLD – (3) FLAT SCREEN TV’S BOSE RADIO – ELECTRONICS – EXERCISE EQUIPMENT UPRIGHT PIANO – TOOLS – LAWN & GARDEN - MISC LOCATION: 1303 S Ernst Hausen Rd – Elmore, OH. From St Rt 51 take 105 East to Ernst Hausen Rd turn Left. Watch for Auction Signs. AUCTION NOTE: Selling from 2 Auction Rings. Rings #1 will start with Furniture & Household. Ring #2 will start with Items from the garage, Tools, Lawn & Garden & Misc. Plan to attend & tell or bring a friend. ESTATE OF CAROL BARKHAU, OTTAWA CO. PROBATE #2013-1305, MARY ASHLEY, EXEC

WM BAKER & KEN BONNIGSON, CAI Asst. Auctioneers: Dean A. Smith, Todd Schling, Robert Carpenter, Fred Wolff, Andy Kluding

www.bakerbonnigson.com

Lots of Day and Multi-Day Tours Call for new fliers!

Evelyn's Excursions 419-737-2055 877-771-4401 www.evelynsexcursions.com

LOST WHEEL CHAIR Blue leather seat, Fell out of truck somewhere between Wal-Mart on Navarre, to Coy to Seaman Rd. up to St. John's Lutheran Church and Lantern Dr. Please call 419-693-6967

Charter Bus tours

DOWNSIZING! PERRYSBURG 525. E. South Boundary (across from JR. High School) May 1-3 (9am-3pm) Furniture, household items, picnic table, outdoor bench, garden tools, hand tools, electric tools, chainsaws, 12� plainer and misc.

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

WOODCREEK VILLAGE

30824 Drouillard Rd.

(3)-32� Old Oak 8-panel Interior Doors, Each Includes Framework, Trim, Glass Door Knobs, Hardware. Great Shape, $90/OBO per set. 419260-0541

1996 Cub Cadet Tractor 1641, 48� deck, 45� snow blower, 2 stage 900hrs, Good Condition, Maintained $2,200. 419-836-9325

I BUY USED GOLF CARTS

48� Sony KP-48S65 Projection TV, 1999, Still Works Good! $100.00, 419-344-1818.

CALL ANYTIME

6 Energy Surround Sound Speakers, $75.00, 419-344-1818

SANDUSKY 419-626-5053

9 Assorted Grout Trowels & Plaster, Cement Stirrer. $50.00 Call 419260-8174

Real Estate & Contents Auction May 3rd 407 College Avenue, Woodville, Ohio 43469 Auction (10:00 AM), Real Estate (Noon) Woodville Community Center Old Legion Hall Rental hall upstairs and main floor, 3 bathrooms. There are rentals going on weekly. There are smaller rooms for rent also. TERMS: $2,000.00 down day of sale (non-refundable) Property sold as is where is. Purchasers shall rely on their own inspections of property and records. Sale is not contingent on financing or inspections. Any other terms & conditions will be announced day of sale. Household: Desk w/bookcase & drawers, Dressers, chest, wardrobe, drum table, end tables, sofa, lamps & stool. Mikasa Stone manner (service for 8), Drip coffee pot, cake decorating items, Tupperware, kitchen utensils. Washer, dryer & refridg. Collectibles: John Deere bike and bike from the early “1900�s, Pocket Watch, watches, costume jewelry, post cards, paper weights, Hess trucks( several), cigar boxes, children's books, old newspapers & books, scale model vehicles, records & albums, butter bowl, pedestal cake plates, Metal Green canisters, sugar mold, movie camera, 8mm projector & slide projector. Dresser jars, figurines, Charles chip tin, misc. flower frogs, glass insulators, Coca Cola tray, straight razor, Woodville - Limestone papers, History of Elmore, Waite High yearbooks “1940�, 41,42,& 34, Wooster College “1944�, 45, 46, & 47, old jugs, old picture frames, clocks, old tins, Smelling salts & more from the barns. Cushman Golfster golf cart. Glass: Fenton, West Moreland, Milk Glass, spray perfume bottle, pie birds, Pyrex pieces w/lids, Misc.: Craig CB base, Christmas dec., Decanters, radios, weather radio, wood folding chairs, Sm. HO train set. Money: 2 DOLLAR BILLS,, SILVER DOLLARS, HALF DOLLARS- Morgan & Liberty, QUARTERS, DIMES Mercury, NICKLES- Buffalo, Liberty, PENNIES: Indian & Wheat.

Owner: Ken Green Go to Auctionzip.com # 4464 or www.belkofersauctionservice.com for complete list & pictures. TERMS: cash/check ID for bid number. Items sold as is where is. No warranty!

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Cabbage Patch Dolls $5 each and other Collectibles. 419-855-7038. Hugo Wheeled Walker, Padded Seat, Hand Brake, Collapsible, $50 OBO, 419-607-3431, No Text! Jazzy Select Elite Power Chair, Like-new, plus removable leg lifts, $600.00 OBO, 419-607-3431 No Text! Reliance Propane Tank, Net Weight 18.5lbs. $15.00. Call 419-836-9754

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

FOR SALE

Kitchen Cabinets, Electric Stoves & Refrigerators —Under $50 each—

419-377-8757

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

Looking for a fun-loving playful dog? Well look no further than Jasmine, who is a 2 year old Australian Cattle Dog mix. She is all ready for spring and is looking for a family to love her. She has been patiently waiting at the shelter for several weeks. She came into the Lucas County Canine Care & Control as a stray and she along with 40+ other lovable canines are all looking to share their love. Come meet them today at 410 S Erie St Toledo, 419213-2800, open Mon-Fri 11-7, Sat & Sun 11-5. If you are missing a dog please come and walk through the kennels. Impounded as well as adoptable dogs can be viewed on PetHarbor.com. Stay up to date with all the exciting happenings and events at LCCC&C on Facebook, and lucascountydogs.com. Share the love and adopt a shelter dog today!

LOST FROM BARN FIRE ON 3/1 Corduroy/Seaman Decant/Yondota Area

2002 Sportsmen 5th Wheel Trailer, 31 Feet Long, Sleeps 8, One SlideOut, $8,500 OBO, 419-214-2382

Sell Your Items FAST in the Classifieds! Lainey: spayed female calico, 10 years old, a little chunky. WE HOPE SHE IS JUST SCARED AND HIDING SOMEWHERE. WE LOVE HER SO MUCH AND JUST WANT HER HOME!

517-214-5857

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

In Home Service

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

Concrete

Patios, Porches, Pads, Sidewalks & Stamped/Colored Concrete ** Quality & Affordable Work **

Insured & Bonded — FREE ESTIMATES — BOBCAT SERVICES AVAILABLE

419-836-FIXX (3499)

419-697-9398

- Now Offering special prices on tires & batteries. 21270 SR 579 Williston

New or Tear Out & Replace Driveways, Sidewalks, Patios, Steps, Pole Barns, Garage Floors, Pads • Bobcat & Dump Truck Services • Free Estimates • Licensed & Insured

FREE STAMP BORDERS ON ALL WORK

419-467-8496

COUNTRY CHARM

Cleaning & Restoration LLC Since 1988 Carpeting & Upholstery Cleaning Emergency Water Removal General House Cleaning — Certified By I.I.C.R.C. —

419-836-8942

countrycharmcleaning.com

SCHNEIDER SONS’ ELECTRIC CORP. Whole House Generators Licensed & Insured New & Old Homewiring Specialists 1556 Oak St/At Oakdale Toledo, OH 43605

(419) 691-8284

Concrete

Family Owned & Operated Since 1942

A.A. COLLINS CONSTRUCTION & RENTAL PROPERTIES

Excavating

Basement Waterproofing Concrete • Roofing Interior • Exterior Lawncare • Stone & Dirt Hauling Bobcat Service • Espaniol

Rob 419-322-5891

BAY AREA CONCRETE & WATERPROOFING

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

CONCRETE

Green by Edge

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

419-392-3669 Mention this ad to get 15% off

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

419-340-0857 419-862-8031

Lawn Service

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

• Snow Removal • Lawn Care Backhoe/Bobcat/Dozer Work Stone and Dirt Hauling See Us on Facebook

419-836-8663 419-392-1488

Read & Use the Classifieds Excavating/Water Pumps GL HENNINGSEN EXCAVATING AND WATER SYSTEMS Septic Systems Installation & Repair Water, Sewage & Sump Pump Installation & Repair

BOBCAT SERVICES We can work directly with your Insurance Company 21270 SR 579 Williston

1990 Harley Davidson Electraglide Classic $6,500. Call 419-836-3212 for details, leave message if no answer. 2003 750 Honda Shadow, 10,000K, Very Clean, New Battery, Extra Seat and Exhaust. $3,400.00. 419-9444289. Cycleman We repair Chinese Pocket Bikes and Scooters, and Mopeds, many parts available, also repair motorcycles, Call Wed. - Sat (10-6pm) 419-244-2525.

BOBCAT SERVICES Delivery Service Spring/Fall Cleanups, Senior/Military Disc. Landscaping - Mowing Service Referral Program - Free Estimates

MUSSER’S HOME AND PROPERTY MAINTENANCE

ACE ROOFING - FREE ESTIMATES Senior Discounts

419-276-0608

419-304-8666 Painting

S andwisch Painting •Interior •Exterior •Residential - Commercial

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

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

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

Lawn Care FREE LAWN SERVICE 419-693-3881 For Qualified Candidates From Professional Lawn Care By Shawn Hodge Commercial & Residential Full Lawn Service For ALL of Your needs Thanking Lucas, Wood, & Ottawa Counties For 10 years of service

INSURED/ Lifetime Warranty PREFERRED CONTRACTOR • Better than the typical 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

419-836-1946 419-470-7699 ACEROOF.net

“We go with the flow�

$50.00 Drain Cleaning Specials Drain Problems?? Call Nate 419-205-5469

TURF TIGER LAWNCARE

Home Maintenance

Commercial & Residential * Senior & Vet Discounts * Fully •Landscaping •Trimming Insured •Spring/Fall Cleanup •Affordable •17 yrs exp. Residential $25 & up •References available on request

Phone 419-260-1213

AMAZON ROOFING • Fully Licensed & Insured • Senior & Veteran Discounts • Free Estimates with no pressure

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

Burkin Self Storage • Camper Storage Inside & Outside

• Inside Auto Storage • Personal Storage

St. Rt. 51, South of Elmore 419-862-2127

Roofing

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

419-322-5891

Jason’s

Home Improvement & Property Management “Inside & Out� *Roofing *All Roof Repairs *Hail and Wind Damage *Gutters *Gutter Covers *Gutter Cleaning *Leaf Cleanup Free Estimates - Senior Discounts, Licensed/Insured

JASON SHOPE 419-559-9698 Storage

MAUMEE BAY SELF STORAGE 7640 Jerusalem Road (Rt 2) Multi-sized Units - Outside storage Security fence - 7 day access “We make every effort to accommodate YOU.�

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

AFFORDABLE PRICES HIGH QUALITY WORK

419-691-2524 www.AmazonRoof.com

Your Services Change, Your Prices Change, Why Does Your Yellow Page Ad Stay The Same? An ad should be flexible... Like your business. Not chiseled in stone like a stagnant yellow page ad. So consider this...

1: With cell phones, caller i.d., internet

OREGON PLUMBING No Jobs Too Small Insured - Bonded

419-693-8736 Licensed Master Plumber Roy Bomyea

Remodeling

Musser

Restoration & Remodeling, Inc

TRACKER CO.

2007 Silver Silverado Dually, 3500HD, Excellent Condition, 35,600 Miles, Fifth Wheel Hitch, New Set of Snow Tires, Price Negotiable, 419214-2382.

(419)836-4000

Read & Use the Classifieds

A1-Affordable Drain Cleaning

Lawn Mowing Call 419-367-6474

Tree Service

Electrical, Paneling, Concrete, Roofing, Drywall, Kitchens, Bathrooms, Floors, Decks, Tile, Porch, Additions, Dormers –– Free Estimates ––

J&R LANDSCAPING

Roofs/Gutters Siding/Windows

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

Plumbing

Freddy’s Home Improvement

RV Sites Year Round Full Hook-ups w/City Water Solid Pads/Off Street Parking $300 p/mo. + Electric Deluxe Park/Walbridge 419-392-8968

Roofing

Home Improvement

Handyman

Call Dave @ (419) 266-5793

ONE FREE CUT for new customers

836-7461

419-836-9650/419-466-6432

painting, plumbing, decks, drywall repair, electrical

419-698-5296 419-944-1395

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

Low Priced and Local.

Interior / Exterior

Condos, Apartments, Associations

Call Us!

Landscaping

BELKOFER EXCAVATING • Septic Systems • Sewer Taps

Residential Commercial Industrial

• Home Repair Specialists • Commercial & Residential

SNOW REMOVAL Electrical Contractor

836-7461

Carpet Cleaning

WEEKEND DELIVERIES •Stone & Dirt Hauling •Bobcat Service •Demolition & Hauling •Concrete Removal

Got Junk & Garbage? We do: Clean Ups/Clean Outs

Automotive

Come & See Our Professionals For A FREE INSPECTION

Hauling

If You’re an Expert and want to get involved... CALL 836-2221. Deadline: 11 a.m. Thursday

KELLER CONCRETE INC. B & G HAULING Tear Out & Replace Concrete, Driveways,

Operated By Mark Wells

Don’t Get Stuck In The Cold! ★Fall Special★

2007 Cadillac STS-109,000 mi., all power A.W.D. V-6, duel exhaust, Black w/tan Interior, very clean! $11,700/OBO 419-836-7162.

THE PRESS EXPERTS Appliance Repair

2012 Wildwood Travel Trailer, model 36 BHBS, 2 Slides, Sleeps 8, Excellent Condition, $18,900.00 OBO, 419-466-7911.

Additions - Decks - Bathrooms Exteriors - Windows - Kitchens Licensed - Insured - Bonded In Business for over 30 years — Free Estimates — BBB Senior Discounts PRO

419-691-0131 O PRProfessional Remodelers Organization

www.musserremodeling.com E-mail: remoc1@bex.net No job too small or too big

BLUE LINE ROOFING Celebrating our 51st year in business • Licensed & Insured Since 1964 • Outstanding Reputation • Repairs: Big or Small • Complete Tearoffs • Re-roofing • Flat Roofs • Gutters • Siding • Special Offers & Discounts • Emergency Repairs • Insurance A+ Work Rated

directories, search engines and competing phone books there is less reason to go to a phone book with your ad in it. On the other hand, you have The Press in your hands just like your potential customers living or working in 33,892 homes and businesses in your market area. For less than $21 a week, you can reach them in The Press Expert Section. 2: You can frequently change the size and copy of your ad in The Press to advertise seasonal offers, special prices, new products & new services. 3: Each lively issue of The Press is full of news, information and features from 20 towns and their surrounding areas in Lucas, Ottawa, Sandusky and Wood Counties. More than 475 businesses and individuals use The Press each week to sell goods and services.

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