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Remembered for service to community Friends and associates of Jerusalem Township Trustee Joe Kiss, who died suddenly last Wednesday, remembered him as a giving person who liked helping people in the community.

“Everybody liked Joe,” said Fire Chief Tony Joe Kiss Parasiliti. “He wanted to serve the community and help everyone.”

Members of the Jerusalem Township and Oregon communities are reeling from the news that Kiss had died.

Kiss, 52, passed away in his home on Wednesday, July 25, Parasiliti said. The township fire department received a call from Kiss’s home at 1:02 p.m.

Firefighters responded within three minutes, said Parasiliti. Kiss was pronounced dead at the scene. The chief said no resuscitation efforts were made.

Parasiliti said he did not know the cause of death.

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“The Lucas County coroner will make that call,” he told The Press.

Businessman Kiss grew up in Oregon and graduated from Clay High School in 1984. He attended the University of Toledo where he studied marketing.

Kiss was married to the former Jennifer McCloskey. The couple has three sons, Joey, Josh and Jonah.

He owned the Maumee Bay General Store, Joe’s Pizza & Kitchen as well as a Subway franchise. Kiss was also a licensed Realtor with Danberry Realty in Oregon.

Kiss was serving his third term as

trustee. His current term expires in 2019.

Trustee David Bench said he was shocked to hear the news, particularly since he saw him at a trustee meeting the night before he passed away.

“He sat right next to me at the trustee meeting last night,” Bench said. “I know he had some health issues with diabetes, but I did not notice anything. I am at a loss for words.”

Bench said both he and Trustee Beau Miller will seek out someone to serve out the rest of his term.

“He was a fellow trustee I worked with for nine years,” Bench said. “He will be missed. I feel for the boys, I feel for the family. I guess the good Lord wanted him.”

Coach Kiss had been active in the Jerusalem Township Recreation Department. He also served as the head football coach at Fassett Junior High School.

Clay Athletic Director Mark Beach could barely muster the words to describe the loss he felt.

“It is a pretty sad day for our football family,” Beach said. “He was a big, huge part of our program and our lives. He will be sorely missed. We are stunned. This is

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Oregon officials last week expressed concerns about the fire department’s ability to respond to emergency calls in a timely manner.

“Recently, our city has experienced some increasing problems with our fire department/EMS call response time,” City Councilman Tim Zale said at a council meeting on Monday. Zale is chairman of the city’s Safety Committee.

“I’ve been involved in talks with the city and the fire department administration over the past year,” Zale continued. “Many solutions have been suggested. Some of them were put in place to help us through this situation. But we are not necessarily where we want to be, in my opinion. I’ve always been proud of our city services. In fact, I ran for city council pledging to maintain and improve services from the level we were at in 2013. However, in the past year, I have found that we have been failing when it comes to providing the level of service that we have come to know from our fire and rescue department.”

Zale said it is becoming difficult to get personnel to respond to 911 calls, which has “become a real problem.”

“Many times, our dispatchers have had to tone out all stations in hopes of getting people to respond,” he said.

The department now requires dispatchers to automatically tone out two fire stations in an effort to get more personnel to respond, he said.

“To me, this signals that the problem is only getting worse. And this is very recent,” said Zale.

No response “Over the past few weeks, I was informed that there were at least 10 to 15 incidents where none or only one person from the originally toned out station showed up.

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Oregon fire, EMS response times below standard indicate that response times to the actual scene have fallen well below the standards we are accustomed to throughout the years,” he said.

The figures came from a report from The Ohio Fire Chiefs Association, which conducted an analysis requested by the City of Oregon two years ago, according to Zale.

“They determined that first responders arrived on the scene within eight minutes only 55 percent of the time for EMS calls, and only 43 percent of the time for fire calls. Per national standards, we should be arriving on the scene within eight minutes 90 percent of the time with the lowest acceptable standard being 70 percent. The report states we have fallen short of the standard. And things have only gotten worse, as demonstrated by the department’s memo this past week of having to tone out two stations automatically for calls,” said Zale He said he was not blaming the fire department administration or the members of the volunteer part-time fire department.

“I believe we cannot continue to approach this potentially serious problem with a Band-Aid approach any longer. Our fire rescue department has served the city very well over the years with some very dedicated men and women. But it seems that our system is no longer sustainable in this mostly volunteer model we have in place right now. The world’s a changed place for us. Since the late ‘80s, we’re seeing that many fire departments across the country are having the same problems we’re having. We’re just continuing to kick

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Our citizens deserve better than what we provide now. I would hate to see us wait until we have a disaster.

disaster,” said Zale.

Mayor Mike Seferian said he is aware of the issue and that he has scheduled meetings with fire department officials.

“We are going to try and address the problems,” said Seferian. “Some of the things you’re talking about would increase the budget for the fire department quite substantially. We would have to come into a new funding source if we were to go that way. That would mean levying monies from somewhere, whether it’s from an income tax or millage on the property taxes. We don’t want to give up on the idea of coming up with a situation to improve what we currently have. Our objective is to still find a way to exist and find a level of services we have been accustomed to. “

the can down the road. I’m asking the city administration to provide some solid financial figures to begin the process of us considering a transition of our current system to provide round the clock coverage. This could include staffing with part-time people, additional full-time people, and a serious consideration of building two new fire stations that are up to standards that can house the personnel we need. If we man two fire stations 24/7, we can get by with two fire stations with a better response time than we have now,” said Zale.

He would like to discuss the matter further at future Safety Committee meetings.

“Once we have this financial data, I would like to start a series of safety committee meetings to discuss what we actually need, how we can afford it and how it will affect our city budget. Our citizens deserve better than what we provide now.

I would hate to see us wait until we have a

Aggressive recruiting The city could improve the department by manning more stations at different times of the day and by using different recruiting methods to “get people to the scene,” said Seferian.

“We have increased the efforts to come up with a solution now, not just extend that to the future. We’re going to try and act on something that shows results in an expeditious manner,” said Seferian.

“We need to do something today for tomorrow,” said Zale. I know we’re trying to do that. My concern is that in my heart, I think I know where we’re going in the future with this. And if we don’t move sooner than later, it will only cost us more money and put us in a position in which something may go wrong. I don’t have a lot of faith in us recruiting a lot of people. I wish we could. I hope we do. I have no problem with how we’ve handled things in the past

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with very dedicated people. But they just don’t seem to exist in the numbers that we need. From what I understand also, when they get a call, there might be a handful of people who show up at these calls and they’re always the same people, and they’re tired.”

Councilman James Seaman said he’s noticed more aggressive recruiting in the fire department.

“I’d like to see what that yields. That’s just recently. There are shortages across the country when it comes to part-time fire and EMS. People get more engaged with their families. They are working overtime in the jobs they already have. The economy is moving forward and there’s a lot of work, so it’s getting more difficult to fill these positions. But we need to do it immediately,” said Seaman.

Councilwoman Sandy Bihn said she was unaware of the severity of the problem.

“I had no idea the response times were getting worse. These are life-threatening situations. That report was done two years ago, and we still haven’t moved the bar on it. The statistics that were quoted I find frightening and scary. I think this is a fouralarm fire. I think we need to make some decisions. They’re never easy. It needs to happen as soon as possible,” said Bihn.

Seferian said the city still has the Life Squad response, “and that is very good.”

“We are lucky to have the life squad stationed here that can immediately go to a call,” said Zale. “But the call volume has gone up. If the Life Squad is tied up on something, and another call comes in that is similar to Life Squad’s call, this is where the problem comes in – there’s nobody to respond.”

Sensible Marijuana ordinance to be on Nov. ballot Oregon City Council on Monday voted unanimously against “The Sensible Marijuana Ordinance,” which sends the proposal to the November ballot for voters to decide.

Mayor Mike Seferian said council had two options: To pass the ordinance, which would then become law, or reject it, allowing voters to decide the issue.

“If you want voters to decide, you would reject it,” said Seferian.

Councilwoman Sandy Bihn, who paused before voting against the proposal, said the ordinance was “confusing and misleading.”

“I’ll say no. But I think this is extreme-

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the initiative petition was sent to the Lucas County Board of Elections. “There were sufficient signatures. We had a hearing with the expectation that council would act on the matter,” he said.

The issue was discussed at a Safety Committee meeting before it went to city council.

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No change City Councilman Tim Zale, chairman of the Safety Committee, told The Press that the ordinance would have decriminalized, not legalized, possession of marijuana by using the municipal code.

“The code itself really doesn’t change.

It would still say it’s illegal to possess marijuana. But there would be no penalties,” said Zale, a retired Oregon police officer.

“The initiative would wipe out all the pen-

We use Ohio Revised Code for prosecuting all crimes. Municipal code parallels state law, but we don’t use it.

ly confusing and misleading. I don’t like the box we’ve been put in,” said Bihn.

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Beazley called the proposal “an unusual case.”

“We use Ohio Revised Code for prosecuting all crimes. Municipal code parallels state law, but we don’t use it,” he said.

“There’s only one area in which we use the municipal code because there is not a corresponding state code. No matter what happens, we would still use state law unless someone amends it.”

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Farmers market Oregon will hold its third farmers market and food truck fest this year in the parking lot of Pat Catan, 3010 Navarre Avenue, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Aug. 1.

In addition to a large variety of local produce available for sale, there will also be food trucks at the site, some of which will offer pizza, steak sandwiches, hamburgers, hot dogs and french fries.

There will also be local vendors offering crafts for sale.

“We’ve got some new vendors for the food trucks,” Oregon City Councilman James Seaman, who helps coordinate the event, said last week.

“And we promise to have plenty of produce this time. There are some vendors who accept the fruit and vegetable vouchers if anyone has them.”

Oregon held a farmers’ market and food truck fest in May and June this year.

By Larry Limpf News Editor news@presspublications.com Spending cuts adopted earlier this summer by the Benton-Carroll-Salem administration will help pay for the school district’s share of a resource officer, Guy Parmigian, district superintendent, said last week.

The B-C-S school board and Village of Oak Harbor have been meeting to discuss sharing costs of a new school resource officer who would be hired through the village police department, Parmigian said.

“Now a school resource officer is seen as a necessity,” he said. “It’s sad to say but it’s part of doing business. Schools are in the position where they must evolve to meet the awful threat of school violence. Experience has shown us that school violence can happen in any community.”

The school board and administration plan to have the position filled by the beginning of the 2018-19 school year.

Parmigian said the officer will primarily be working at Oak Harbor Middle School because that building doesn’t have a security vestibule.

The officer’s duties will focus on preventing violence by building relationships with students and staff members but the officer will not handle regular school discipline issues.

The administration and board have tentatively agreed to pay for 65 percent of the officer’s wages and benefits, figuring the officer would be working on school property about 65 percent of the year, Parmigian said.

In June, the administration split the duties of the district’s former athletic director who retired and wasn’t replaced and made other personnel moves that will save about $105,000 annually. Those savings will help offset the cost of the resource officer and give the district time to apply for a grant to also help fund the position.

The Woodmore school system is also planning to have school resource officers hired for the coming school year and Oregon schools have reached an agreement with the city to expand the officer program into the district’s elementary schools by January 2019.

Security upgrade Parmigian said construction is underway at R.C. Waters Elementary School to build a security vestibule that is similar in design to the vestibule at the high school. There will be three sets of doors, two of which will be locked and operated by a control in the main office.

He said the vestibule will provide for a better control of the flow of visitors into the building. Parents will be able to drop off paperwork or lunch money at a window in the area between the first and second set of doors.

The superintendent issued a directive in the spring to have staff members at doors when students arrive and depart each day.

Elmore Ghost Walk The Elmore Ghost Walk will be held Aug. 17, 18 and 19. Tickets are $20 per person and will include a 90-minute guided tour of haunted Elmore, a full-course dinner and entry at Schedel Gardens, and a Hauntings Booklet. There will also be a cash bar during the dinner at Schedel.

Tours will leave every 15 minutes and run between 4:30 and 5:45 p.m. on Friday and 3:30 and 5:30 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.

Tours will begin at the HarrisElmore Public Library, 328 Toledo St., Elmore, and you will drive to Schedel Gardens, 19255 W. Portage River South Rd., Elmore for dinner.

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World Ranger Day Tribute set Insurgents, unknown assailants and poachers killed nearly half of the 107 Rangers who died in the line of duty around the world the past 12 months.

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During World Ranger Day, flags representing the 32 countries that lost Rangers in the last year will line the park grounds in front of the Visitor Center. The 90-minute documentary “The Thin Green Line” will be presented in the Visitor Center theater at 1 p.m. The park’s free 15-minute film on the Battle of Lake Erie will be shown near the museum in the Visitor Center from 1-2:30 p.m.

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For more info, visit Judy Weiland’s Facebook site. Call Kathy Varga (Mooner) at 419-277-0813 to help organize the event.

Principal hired The Woodmore school board approved the hiring of a high school principal Wednesday during a special meeting.

The board approved issuing a three-year contract to Nolan Wickard, who was a high school principal at the Wooster City School District. The contract goes into effect Aug. 1. His salary will be $88,000 annually.

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Kiss remembered for his Sensible marijuana ordinance service to the community Continued from page 2

and this was not expected. He served as the Master of Ceremonies for the athletic boosters’ reverse raffle. He did so much for the community and his family. We have a huge void now.”

P.J. Kapfhammer, a former school board president and long time friend, was stunned by the news.

“He was a great guy. This is a huge loss to the community,” Kapfhammer said. “He did a lot for Jerusalem Township. He was a great father, a great guy. I have known him for a very long time. He cared for the township, his wife, his boys. He did a lot for a lot of people.”

Joe Kiss spoke at the Eastern Maumee Bay Chamber’s “State of the Communities” in January of 2018. (Press file photo by Ken Grosjean) Continued from front page such a shock.”

Beach said Kiss’s son Joe is currently serving as the head coach for Boys Lacrosse.

Joey also coaches freshman football and eighth grade basketball. His brother Jonah, who will be a junior at Clay, is a member of the varsity football, basketball and baseball teams.

“It hurts, it just really hurts,” Beach said. “We lost a family member - an athletic family member. Our hearts go out to Joe’s family, wife and kids. He was young

Fiscal responsibility Kiss was elected township trustee in 2007. He ran on a platform of fiscal responsibility and transparency.

An independent, Kiss had come out swinging at the board of trustees and fiscal officer at the time, saying they did not have enough financial experience to run the township effectively.

“Restoring fiscal responsibility and leadership to the township is the biggest issue we have,” Kiss said at the time. “We need someone with no personal agenda and no ego problems, who has good, sound business management ability, and who can make sound decisions for all of us, not just a few of us.”

Kiss and another candidate, Terry J. Reiff, had campaigned for the seat of former Jerusalem Township Trustee Floyd Teft, who did not run for re-election.

Kiss won with 538 votes, or 51.63 percent, against Reiff’s 504 votes, or 48.37 percent.

Kiss, who had no prior experience in public office, had attributed his win to steady campaigning.

“Basically just hard work and great support from people out here to come and vote for me,” said Kiss. “Obviously, they voted for some change.”

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that submitted the petition to inform them that even if the ordinance were passed, it wouldn’t change things.

“If this were passed, I don’t think they would notice any difference in prosecution or action. They said they understood and that it would be recognized as a political statement,” said Beazley. “They hope someday to change state law.”

Other communities Beazley said the group has submitted similar initiative petitions for the ordinance in communities across Ohio, including Toledo and Harbor View.

“They presented it in Toledo first, and it passed. It is also in several other communities across Ohio. They’re hitting a city or two at a time,” said Beazley.

“The group has every right to do it.

This is what our process is. Let democracy take its course,” added Beazley.

Boys & Girls’ clubs get state grants Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine recently announced that his office has awarded grants totaling $357,435 to the Ohio Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs and other organizations across the state for new computers and other technology purchases.

“These grants will support programs serving many Ohio communities,” DeWine said. “They will help improve access to technology for kids, adults with disabilities, and other individuals who are served by these programs.”

The Ohio Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs is receiving a total of $232,763 that will be distributed among the following 12 organizations: •Boys & Girls Clubs of Toledo •Boys & Girls Clubs of Cleveland; •Boys & Girls Clubs of Columbus; •Boys & Girls Club of Dayton; •Boys & Girls Club of Erie County; •Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Cincinnati; •Boys & Girls Club of Hamilton; •Boys & Girls Clubs of Lorain County; •Boys & Girls Club of New Richmond; •Orrville Area Boys & Girls Club; •Boys & Girls Clubs of the Western Reserve; •Boys & Girls Club of Youngstown; “Ensuring that kids have a safe and supportive environment to access technology is a critical part of the Boys & Girls Clubs experience for youth,” said Rebecca Asmo, CEO of the Boys & Girls Clubs of

Columbus and board member of the Ohio Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs. “When youth use technology in the Clubs they get access to the opportunities that technology provides in a space that is free from cyberbullying and where adult staff can guide them to use it in safe and productive ways.

The grant funding provided by Attorney General DeWine will allow Boys & Girls Clubs throughout Ohio to improve their technology infrastructure – serving thousands of Ohio’s youth and teens in the process.”

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Hog-calling contest, showing animals part of the fair’s theme

By Yaneek Smith Press Contributing Writer news@presspublications.com It’s “fair” to say the Ottawa County Fair offered something for just about everyone.

Two highlights were are the hogcalling contest and the animal exhibits.

Showing animals is often part of a 4-H project, as it was for Oak Harbor resident Sarah Hablitzel and her brother, Charlie. Sarah, 17, showed two pigs and two rabbits, as did Charlie. For her efforts, Sarah finished second in her heat for the gilt (female pig), fourth in her heat for the barrow (male pig) and was awarded a sixth-place finish for showmanship for the pigs. As for Charlie, 9, he finished fifth in showmanship for the rabbits.

“It takes about six months (to prepare the pigs) for the fair. You’re walking them twice a day, feeding them, being out there every day with them,” said Sarah. “You have to make sure that you’re spending lots of time with them and make sure that they’re prepared and getting the right feed.”

It requires a lot of time and effort to take care of the pigs.

“They’re a lot of hard work; they take up most of your time,” said Charlie. “You have to take care of them as much as you can.”

Less work goes into taking care of the rabbits, though, Sarah said.

“It’s different; it’s not like other animals, where you’re out there for hours at a time,” said Sarah. “It’s a lot different

“They all go in the ring and try to beat each other, but everyone’s helping each other. Everybody’s competing against each other, but they’re helping each other, which is really cool,” said Sarah and Charlie’s father, Todd. “You’ve also got the town supporting them.”

Ottawa County Junior Fair exhibitor Anthony Stout with his Lexie American Paint horse “Bud n’ Sals Lucy Gal.” (Press photo

by Russ Lytle/Facebook. com/RussLytle/RHP) than working with the bigger animals.”

Taking care of the animals has taught the Hablitzels the importance of having a good work ethic.

“It’s a lot; you have to be committed to showing animals,” Sarah said. “What I’ve learned in the past is if you want to be committed to livestock, you have to make sure that you’re walking the pigs and the cattle and you have to make sure (they’re in

good health).”

The following companies and individuals purchased the pigs and rabbits from the Hablitzels – Gries Seed & Feed, Moyer Riding Stable & Farm, Luckey Farmers, Cromer Berkshire, Chuck DeWitz; and Todd Winke.

It’s a competition among all of the people showing their animals, but there is a camaraderie that exists between everyone.

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“When I was a kid, I used to mess around making animal noises and have fun with it. I never thought it would blossom into this. I thought it was fun when I was a kid. I (initially) went to a couple of the hogcalling contests and just watched. They’d come around with the microphone and I’d try it. I decided to do the call on the microphone. They said, ‘Why don’t you join?’ I basically said I was chicken,” said Ladd.

“The first year I did it was 2015. I got up there on stage and I kind of got stage fright as I was looking out there. My husband told me to do my thing. Then I yelled, ‘Bam!’ and slipped into reality and I won. I decided to do it and I’ve had fun with it. It’s gotten easier and easier to do.

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Going to state fair — it’s about seeing familiar faces With delicious fair food, hard working youth exhibitors, extensive entertainment options, and countless other attractions, there is plenty to enjoy at the Ohio State Fair. Among my very favorite things, though, is seeing the familiar faces in between livestock shows and the many other happenings of the Fair.

For those in the draft horse barn, there are not many faces more familiar than Gerald Harkness, who has exhibited Belgians at the Ohio State Fair for an astonishing 72 years.

“My grandpa and dad started showing in the late 30s or early 40s. I was born in ‘38 and I started showing horses at 8 years old,” Harkness said. “It was great to show horses and back then the draft horse people would have a big barn party. The people who showed draft horses were great people.

Everybody got along. We were competitors but there was no knock down drag out stuff.

All the exhibitors would help each other out. If a piece of harness would break, the other exhibitors would run out to help. It was almost like a family. I have a son and three daughters involved and a grandson and granddaughters who help. My greatgrandson is two and he comes along too, so now there are six generations of my family that have been involved in showing at the Ohio State Fair.”

Harkness, from Erie County, has taken

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Belgians all over the country.

“Way back in the 40s and 50s we went to a lot of national shows all over. It didn’t cost then like is does today. We’d take off and get back about six weeks later going to all of those shows. We took anywhere from 15 to 18 halter horses — no hitches,” he said. “From the time I was around we’d have a heck of a show at the State Fair. I can remember when we’d have 25 to 30 horses in each class. It took two days to show the halter horses. It was really a big deal. In the mid 40s we had a couple of horses that were the champions all over and won every class they went in.”

Going way back into the 1800s the Ohio State Fair was an important stop for draft horse shows because of the proximity to railroads, the transportation method of choice for draft horse exhibition animals.

“The Ohio State Fair used to be one of the top three or four state fairs in the country for draft horses. Ohio was a big importer of

horses back in the late 1800s. They were big time then,” Harkness said. “All the big boys went to Ohio and Chicago and they moved horses from fair to fair by train.”

Harkness has seen the Ohio State Fair draft horse shows thrive, then wane, then thrive again. He serves as a historian for the Belgian breed and is often asked to advise regarding judge selection and show schedule for the Ohio State Fair.

“The horses are popular,” he said.

“There are a lot of people out there with a couple of draft horses. They claim there are more draft horses in the U.S. today than back before there were farm tractors.”

And, for 18 years, he has provided the valuable service of helping at the exhibitor hospitality room by getting the coffee brewing by 5:30 a.m. His early start to the day may have something to do with the fact that he sleeps in the barn.

“We have always slept in the barn down at Columbus near the horses,” Harkness said. “If you’re sleeping in the camper and something happens, you don’t know about it.”

Even after all of these years, he still loves to be a part of the show.

“Watching the show is not the same as participating in it,” he said. “To be involved hands-on in the show — to me that is what makes it.”

Harkness is known around the draft horse barn for his generous attitude, selflessness and dependability that have contributed to the general success of the draft horse show and many other draft horse exhibitors. He is being inducted into the Ohio State Fair Harkness Hall of Fame this year for his efforts.

The Ohio State Fair Hall of Fame was established in 1976 for the purpose of recognizing individuals who have made outstanding contributions toward making the Ohio State Fair one of America’s premier expositions. The Governor selects the inductees into the Ohio State Fair Hall of Fame each year to help recognize some of those familiar faces that make the event so special.

From July 30 through Aug. 3, draft horse shows will be taking place at the Ohio State Fair and streaming live at ocj.com starting around 5:30 p.m.

Matt Reese is the editor for Ohio’s Country Journal. For more from Reese, visit ocj.com.

Genoa Kiwanis welcome “interclub” Kiwanis from Ontario People On July 14, five members of the Kiwanis Club of Ridgetown, Ontario, Canada, visited the Kiwanis Club of Genoa.

The “inter-club” relationship between the two clubs began in 1950. Initially, Genoa Kiwanis members visited Ridgetown and Ridgetown club members came to Ohio every year, but now the Kiwanis take turns visiting every year, according to Genoa Kiwanis Vice President Jim Firestone.

On their visit, the Canadian Kiwanis were met by Genoa club members, had a quick lunch and then enjoyed a trip to the Liberty Aviation Museum in Port Clinton.

The group took a guided tour through the working museum featuring the fully operational WWII B-25 Mitchel Bomber “Georgie’s Gal,” along with other aircraft, vehicles and artifacts. They also viewed a WWII PT boat that is being restored, exhibits featuring “Hogan’s Heroes” original uniform collections and Clark Gable’s WWII officer’s uniform and discharge papers.

Following the museum tour, the Ridgetown Kiwanis enjoyed a dinner at the home of Genoa Kiwanian Donna Mominee and her husband, Dennis, where a special celebration was held in honor of Genoa Kiwanian Leroy (Pee Wee) Fowler’s 90th

Obituary Steven E. Myers

June 17, 1963 ~ July 20, 2018 Steven E. Myers, age 55, of Walbridge, Ohio passed peacefully in his sleep in the comfort of his home on July 20, 2018. Steven was born to Richard Myers and Beverly Willard on June 17, 1963 in Bellevue, Ohio.

As a young man, Steven enjoyed Rock and Roll music, he played the drums and cymbols for many bands. He graduated from Clyde High School in 1982 and moved to Ottawa County in 1983. Later in life Steven became a loving father, and worked as a local graphic artist. In his recent years he enjoyed watching wildlife, telling jokes, and spending time with family.

Left to cherish Steve’s memory are his sons, Shayne and Erik Myers; mother, Beverly, and step-father (the late John) Willard; father, Richard Myers; sister, Tamara Myers; best friend, Monte Hill; one grandson; grandmother, Laura Joseph; and two nephews.

Preceding Steven in death is his step-father, John E. Willard.

A memorial service for Steven will be held at a later date. Arrangements were handled by Witzler-Shank. Those wishing to extend their condolences may do so at wildfire41@hotmail.com.

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The Genoa Kiwanis Club is looking for new members to help support community projects, including the annual Easter Egg Hunt and Halloween Parade for Genoa-area youths; college scholarships for Genoa High School seniors; sponsorship of the Genoa Key Club, and for Genoa students to attend Buckeye Boys State and Hugh O’Brien Youth Leadership conference and many other endeavors.

The club meets the second and fourth Monday of each month at 5:30 p.m. at the Genoa Trinity United Methodist Church.

The club boasts 13 members in addition to officers, President Mitch Hoyles, Vice President Jim Firestone, Secretary Bob Krichbaum and Treasurer Linda SmithBronowski.

Call Larry Dean at 419-855-0096 or Jim Firestone at 419-276-5887 for details.

Five members of the Kiwanis Club of Ridgetown, Ontario paid an “inter-club” visit to the Genoa Kiwanis where they enjoyed a visit to the Liberty Aviation Museum in Port Clinton and a dinner at the home of Genoa Kiwanian Donna Mominee and her husband, Dennis. (Submitted photo)

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Your Voice on the Street: By Stephanie Wade Who is your favorite Disney character?

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Kaylee Schultz Richland Center, WI “Stitch because he’s so cute. He’s weird like me that’s why I like him.”

Corrine Vonck Oak Harbor “I had a big crush on Aladdin when I was younger. He was a cutie.”

Stella Vonck Oak Harbor “Owlette from PJ Masks because she ƀies.”

Felipe Garcia Toledo “Lightning McQueen.

Cars is my favorite Disney movie. I watched it a lot growing up and I still do.”

Delſno Moya Northwood “Mickey Mouse because I’ve been watching him for a while and I think he’s funny.”

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Don’t let behavior close doors that are open to you Hoping a door to opportunity will open for you is a common desire. We all want good fortune to look down on us. Yet, too many people close the very doors which have been opened. This is accomplished through careless, thoughtless, or stupid behavior.

As one example, you have just gotten an interview appointment for that dream job you have been hoping for. There are several ways you can close this door. If you are late, dressed inappropriately, unprepared, or poorly spoken, you will not be considered for the position you are seeking.

If you do get hired, your job performance must be such that you meet, or exceed the expectations of your employer.

Slacking off, doing shoddy work, consistently showing up late, gossiping, or acting unethically are just some of the many ways to lose your job.

In any aspect of life, being rude or inconsiderate shuts any doors of opportunity which have been opened. Additionally, through uncivil behavior you build a negative reputation which prevents new doors from opening.

Taking your blessings for granted closes doors. When you don’t appreciate the

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As a result, you risk losing that which will be sorely miss when it’s gone. Good friends and family fall into this category, and must always be cherished and nurtured.

Your health is a blessing which must also be maintained. Poor health, resulting from neglect, is a harsh door closer. Every person whose health has needlessly deteriorated regrets not being more vigilant about taking care of themselves.

Worse than ignoring your health, is actively destroying it though any type of substance abuse. This behavior is a significant door closer. The damage caused can be severe and irreparable. The effort required attempting to correct these avoidable problems would be much better spent moving your life forward.

Another substantial door closer is any

type of destructive behavior. Acting illegally or unethically, taking advantage of others, seeking to harm others, being deceitful, and not keeping your word, are some more examples of door closing behavior.

Being financially irresponsible closes doors. Living beyond your means creates a constant state of stress. Stress diminishes your ability to make sound decisions.

Stress negatively impacts your attitude, which then negatively influences your behavior. Taking any unethical action, in an attempt to alleviate financial problems, ensures your bad situation will become worse.

Any problems you are facing, financial or otherwise, must be corrected by doing the right things. Violating this principle creates a deeper hole. It takes a lot less effort correcting a situation when it is small, than when you have transformed it into a major crisis.

Having a standard of mediocrity closes doors. Only doing the minimum required, or even less, makes you easily replaceable by someone who is willing to put in a little more effort. Additionally, a reputation as a “slacker” tends to follow a person, preventing doors from opening at all.

Being unreliable closes doors. Not keeping your word, eliminates opportunities. An individual who can’t be counted on has no appeal. Making excuses does not compensate for unreliability. Excuses just prolong your problematic behavior.

It’s much easier keeping an opened door open than attempting to reopen it once you have closed it. In many cases, opening a door you have closed is virtually impossible. For example, once you have been fired, your chances of being rehired by the same employer are almost nonexistent.

Furthermore, keeping a job is far easier than having to look for another one after being fired.

Always think before you act. Assess any possible negative consequences which will emanate from your behavior. Make sure you will not be closing any doors.

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Immigration dogma damaging minority communities?

By Tom Broadwater If you’re a Democrat and you question the party orthodoxy on immigration, prepare to be excommunicated.

That’s the grim lesson of a recent fracas involving Our Revolution, the progressive advocacy group founded by Senator Bernie Sanders. Our Revolution fired its “National Justice” director after she publicly pointed out that excessive immigration can hurt low-wage American workers. The staffer, Tezlyn Figaro, a woman of African American and Latina descent, took to Twitter to complain about foreigners “coming into the country and getting benefits that Americans do not get.”

Figaro voiced an uncomfortable truth, and her dismissal reveals a stunning hypocrisy within modern Democratic politics. The party claims to champion the economic well-being of black and Hispanic Americans; yet it also supports unfettered immigration, which depresses wages and reduces job opportunities for minority American workers.

Immigrants - both legal and illegal tend to congregate in large cities and join the unskilled workforce. In fact, in the past 20 years, immigrants who lack high school diplomas have increased the size of the low-skilled workforce by 25 percent.

That puts them in direct competition with African Americans, who disproportionately occupy the low-wage urban labor market. Work from Harvard economist George Borjas shows that when immigration increases the size of the labor pool by 10 percent, wages for African American men drop 2.5 percent -- and their employment rate declines by 6 percent.

The U.S. Civil Rights Commission Commissioner Peter Kirsanow emphasized how this competition can lock young work-

Guest Editorial ers out of the job market: “You eliminate the rungs on the ladder because a sizable number of African American men don’t have access to entry-level jobs.”

Democrats can’t be champions for African Americans when they advocate for endless immigration amnesties. This includes their support for “sanctuary cities,” which stymie the deportation of dangerous criminals and their opposition to mandatory worker verification enforcement.

In June, a number of high-profile

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Pointing out the damage done by freeflowing foreign labor wasn’t always condemned by left-leaning lawmakers. Back in the early 1990s, Barbara Jordan, a civil rights icon and the first African American woman from the South ever elected to Congress, proclaimed that there was “no national interest in continuing to import lesser skilled and unskilled workers to compete in the most vulnerable parts of our labor force.” She called for cutting immigration by a third.

A decade later, a Democratic senator warned that a “huge influx of mostly lowskill workers... threatens to depress further the wages of blue-collar Americans.”

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Putin patriotism To the editor: President 45, aka Mr. Trump, has blatantly shown the entire world his version of Putin patriotism. My thought today of the Helsinki summit is viewed from the perspective of the white evangelicals who seem to regard professional football – that is the National Football League version – as their religion.

As President 45 has sought to distract the populace from his disgraceful and dismaying licking of President Putin’s boots at the summit meeting, I choose to speculate on what Mr. Trump will say about the NFL players who may soon take a knee to protest Mr. Trump’s behavior.

It’s evident now that Mr. Trump doesn’t

respect our country, flag nor our democratic values - he swore an oath to defend and protect against our enemies; particularly in light of the fact the U.S. intelligence agencies have assured us the Putin-led Russian government has meddled in our elections.

As a Vietnam-era veteran and a 21st century Crispus Attucks, I despise Mr. Trump’s arbitrary denial of the constitutional rights of NFL players.

I pray the evangelicals can discern Ephesians 6:12: “For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.”

Clarence Gafeney Toledo

That senator was Barack Obama, writing in his 2006 book The Audacity of Hope.

Around the same time, Paul Krugman, a liberal Nobel Prize-winning economist, openly acknowledged that “the fiscal burden of low-wage immigrants is . . . pretty clear.”

Democratic leaders can’t claim to care about black and Hispanic Americans while supporting immigration policies that rob their most loyal voters of jobs and wages.

Tom Broadwater is president of Americans4Work, a nonprofit organization.

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Back-to-school and college spending to reach $82.8 billion The back-to-school and college shopping season is in full swing, but many parents and college students say they are waiting for the best deals to complete their shopping lists, according to the annual survey released by the National Retail Federation and Prosper Insights and Analytics. Total spending for K-12 schools and college combined is projected to reach $82.8 billion, nearly as high as last year’s $83.6 billion.

“With the economy thriving thanks to tax reform and growing consumer confidence, we expect to see a very strong season,” NRF President and CEO Matthew Shay said. “College spending is expected to be at its highest level ever, and backto-school will be one of the three highest years on record. Whether shoppers buy now or wait until the last minute, retailers are ready with everything they need for a successful start of the school year.”

Families with children in elementary through high school plan to spend an average $684.79 each, compared with last year’s $687.72 for a total of $27.5 billion. That’s the third-highest total in the history of the survey following a peak of $30.3 billion in 2012 and last year’s $29.5 billion.

Those with young people heading to college as well as college and graduate students purchasing for themselves plan to spend an average $942.17 each, down from last year’s $969.88 for a total of $55.3 billion. That’s an all-time high in the history of the survey, up from last year’s previous record of $54.1 billion.

According to the survey, back-toschool shoppers plan to spend the most on clothing ($236.90). In addition to apparel, back-to-school shoppers also plan to spend: • $187.10 on electronics such as computers, calculators or phones; • $138.66 on shoes; $122.13 on supplies such as notebooks, pencils, backpacks, and lunchboxes.

“The biggest change we are seeing in back-to-school spending this year is coming from electronics,” NRF Vice President

Holding off on school shopping for the best deals this school year can help put more money in your wallet. for Research Mark Mathews said. “Items like laptops, tablets and smartphones are now an everyday part of household life and aren’t necessarily a purchase parents save for the start of the school year, resulting in the slight decrease in spending for this category.”

Unlike back-to-schoolers, college shoppers will spend the most on electronics ($229.21). Besides electronics, they also plan to spend: • $153.32 on clothing and accessories • $109.29 on dorm or apartment furnishings • $102.82 on food • $83.41 on shoes • $78.70 on personal care items such as skin and hair care

• $69.46 on school supplies such as notebooks and backpacks • $62.61 on gift cards • $53.34 on collegiate branded gear.

“College shoppers are prioritizing and increasing their spending budgets in essential categories including clothing, furnishings and shoes,” Mathews said.

“However, categories such as personal care items, gift cards and food saw a dip this year. Although consumers will still spend on these categories, they may plan to make purchases as needed throughout the school year rather than stocking up for the entire semester.”

The top destinations for consumers shopping for back-to-school items are: • Department stores (57 percent)

• Online retailers (55 percent) • Discount stores (52 percent) • Clothing stores (51 percent) • Office supply stores (35 percent) • Similarly, the most popular shopping destinations for back-to-college consumers are: • Online retailers (49 percent) • Department stores (40 percent) • Discount stores (35 percent) • Office supply stores (31 percent) • College bookstores (30 percent) The survey also found that more consumers are starting early. Most back-toschool shoppers (77 percent) plan to start at least three weeks before school begins, up from last year’s 74 percent and 64 percent a decade ago. Moreover, 67 percent of college shoppers will start that early, the same as last year but up from 51 percent in 2008.

However, there is still plenty of shopping left to do. Nearly nine out of 10 (89 percent) back-to-school and college shoppers still have half or more of their purchases left to complete. Of these, more than half are still waiting for the best deals for the items on their lists.

“One trend that we continue to see during the back-to-school season is the strong influence children have on their parents’ spending decisions,” Prosper Insights Executive Vice President of Strategy Phil Rist said. “This shouldn’t come as a surprise when social media tools such as Pinterest and Instagram have allowed Gen Zers to be more selective in the items they want. However, the payback for being picky is that parents now expect their kids to contribute toward their back-to-school lists.”

The survey found teenagers will spend $35.60 of their own money on average for back-to-school while pre-teens will spend $25.06.

The survey of 7,320 consumers asked about both back-to-school and back-to-college plans and was conducted June 29-July 8 and has a margin of error of plus or minus 1.2 percentage points.

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After high school, Smarkel plans to work in automotives and on the farm.

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Registration under way for Penta adult & continuing ed Registration is under way for full- and part-time programs at Penta Career Center, Adult & Continuing Education.

Full-time programs begin Aug. 20 and include Automotive Body Repair; Automotive Mechanic Technician; Builder, Contractor and Remodeler Technology; Heating, Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Mechanic Repair; and Welding. Penta’s part-time courses have flexible starting dates and include programs like Plumbing Apprenticeship and Forklift Training.

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Lake Twp. Safety Town A weeklong children’s safety program sponsored by Lake Township Police Department is slated for Aug 6-10 from 9-11:30 a.m. each day at Lake Elementary School.

Kindergarten students enrolled at the school who have registered for the program will engage in a wide variety of safety and health instruction.

According to Patrolman Steve Poiry,

GPA who serves as the school resource officer for the school district. a record number of students is expected to participate in the program.

“We will probably have about 45 students attend,” Poiry said, “and that would be a record. We’ve been doing this for six or seven years now.”

Topics to be covered include tricycle and pedestrian safety, railroad track safety, and rules while riding a school bus.

“We will also teach gun safety, emphasizing real guns are not toys. During our fire safety discussion, we will talk about having a fire escape plan, and we may have a smoke house for the kids to practice in,” Poiry said.

Discussions will also be conducted regarding EMS and stranger danger, and a swimming pool safety talk will take place at the pool in Walbridge.

The students are sure to enjoy a police K-9 demonstration. Health topics to be covered include hygiene, first aid, medicine cabinet safety, and healthy eating habits.

Home safety discussions will include a talk on computer safety.

While the event is coordinated by Lake Township Police Department, funding for the program is provided by a nominal fee collected from each student’s parents.

Local businesses have also provided funding for the program in the past.

“We’ve been very frugal with the funds, and we really appreciate the support from the community, from the parents, and from the local businesses,” Poiry said.

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holiday from Friday, Aug. 3 at midnight through Sunday, Aug. 5 at 11:59 p.m.

During the holiday, the following items are exempt from sales and use tax: Clothing priced at $75 per item or less; School supplies priced at $20 per item or less; and School instructional material priced at $20 per item or less.

Items used in a trade or business are not exempt under the sales tax holiday.

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Back to School Fair

Terra State Community College and Vanguard-Sentinel Career and Technology Centers (VSCTC) have announced a cooperative arrangement to develop career pathways for VSCTC students in a variety of programs.

The two institutions will work with area businesses, industries, economic development organizations and secondary and higher education entities to provide education and workforce opportunities to students.

The arrangement will offer students educational opportunities in eight programs: Auto Technologies, Business Administration, Criminal Justice, Culinary and Hospitality Management, Digital Information Technologies, Engineering Technology and Robotics, Health/Medical and Welding. Additional programs can be added at any time and both institutions will not duplicate course offerings.

VSCTC serves a six-county area including Gibsonburg, Fremont-Ross and Fremont St. Joseph schools.

As thousands of parents with children in pre-K through 12th grade spend Ohio’s Tax-Free Weekend (Aug. 3-5) shopping for another school year, Toledo Area Parent will be offering resources to help them prepare at the publication’s 23rd annual Back to School Fair.

The fair, which will be held at the Franklin Park Mall from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 4, will feature representatives from local schools (preschool through high school), businesses, and more.

Learn more about local public and private schools, after-school activities and extracurriculars, health and wellness information and more.

Interested vendors may call Toledo Area Parent at 419-244-9859 to reserve space.

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Inspirational Message of the Week: The Least of Your Brothers?

It can be tempting to judge ourselves by how we respond to those who treat us well. It’s easy to be kind to those who are kind to us. But perhaps a more accurate moral assessment can be made by looking at how we respond to those who treat us poorly. There are many ways in which people can mistreat us, from lying to us, to insulting us, to ignoring us, to stealing from us, and even to abusing us physically or emotionally. How we respond to these insults is probably the best measure of our character. How we behave in times of health and prosperity says very little about us. How we behave in

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times of sickness and adversity speaks volumes about our character. Courage stands out on the battlefield when bullets are flying and not during target practice. So perhaps at the end of each day we should reflect on how we treated those difficult co-workers or clients, and how we dealt with the people we consider unworthy of our kindness. Thank God for the opportunity to test your mettle by giving you difficult people in your daily life.

They truly are the least of your brothers. “Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.”—Matthew 25:40

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ZION UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Breakfast 8:30am Sunday School all ages 9:00am Worship 10:00am The LIGHT Pantry opens 2nd Weds. 5-7pm 18045 W. William St. Off Elliston Trowbridge Rd. www.ellistonzion.com

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Recovery Worship Thurs. 6:30-7:30 pm Sunday Worship: 9:00 am

Worship 8 am - 10:45 am Sunday School - 9:30 am

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Genoa Trinity United Methodist Main at 4th, Genoa

Sunday School 9:15 am Worship 10:30 am Ramp & Elevator

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Sunday Worship-9:00am Sun. School-10:15 am for all ages

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Education

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Academic honors Baldwin Wallace University: Jacob Vickers, of Northwood.

University of Findlay: Victoria Cervetto, of Toledo; Karleigh Clere, Olivia Morrison, Rachel Nelson, Joshua Pennington, Allison Reichert, of Oregon; Lisa Martinez, of Curtice; Kelsey Nevius, of Gibsonburg; Alicyn McClish, Jonelle Nissen, of Luckey; Karis Dewalt, of Oak Harbor; Kylie Martin, of Pemberville; Baylee Fike, of Walbridge.

John Carroll University: Kara Barshel, John Smith, of Oregon; Allyson Heyman, of Curtice; Ian Glass, of Clay Center.

Miami University: Selena Pickett, of Toledo; Morgan Gonzalez, of Oregon; Allyson Croy, of Oak Harbor.

Wittenberg University: Alyssa Ulrich, of Curtice; Mackenzie Abel, of Walbridge; Joseph Johnson, of Woodville.

University of Mount Union: Samantha Deanda, of Gibsonburg.

Graduates University of Alabama: Mark Ramirez, of Oak Harbor.

University of Iowa: Alisha Sanders, of Pemberville.

Miami University: Kyle Row, of Oregon; Lydia Tressel, of Luckey; Michael Glaze, of Pemberville.

Ohio Wesleyan University: Alaina Cannon, of Oregon.

Summer internships Students in John Carroll University’s College of Arts and Sciences are participating in Summer 2018 internships that represent a wide range of industries and career fields, including medical research, sports,

Student Stars education, and public service.

Local students who have obtained internships through John Carroll include: Kara Barshel, of Oregon, Little Sisters of the Poor NW Ohio Ian Glass, of Clay Center, JCU Summer Research Allyson Heyman, of Curtice, Cleveland Clinic

Oak Harbor High School: Emma Wendt, ninth grade; Mia Arias, ninth grade; Aidan Callahan, 12th grade.

Genoa Elementary: Alexander Spencer, fifth grade; Tegan Jackson, third grade; Karissa Romaker, second grade.

Genoa Middle School: Victoria Leu, eighth grade; Sophia Martorara, eighth grade; Reanna Habel, eighth grade.

Community Christian Academy: Aubree Barnes, third grade; Carlos Garduno, first grade; Hailey Koppinger, second grade.

Woodmore Elementary School: Noelle

Webb, second grade; Rebekah Wauford, second grade; Ava Cook, fifth grade.

Woodmore Middle School: Ty Strickland, seventh grade; Cadence Gray, seventh grade; Ty Strickland, seventh grade.

Woodmore High School: Samantha Greenhill, 12th grade, Emma Frisch, 10th grade; Ethan Davis, 11th.grade.

Best of Show: Genoa – Middle School, Victoria Leu, eighth grade; Woodmore — high school, Samantha Greenhill 12th grade.

Ottawa Co. Fair School art exhibit Ottawa County Fair School Art Exhibit ribbons for 2018 were awarded to the following students. Their artwork was displayed at the Ottawa County Fair in the Exhibition Barn.

The event is coordinated through North Point Educational Service Center, with the support of the Ottawa County Cabinet of Superintendents (Guy Parmigian, BentonCarroll-Salem Local; Daniel Parent, Danbury Local; Michael Ferguson, Genoa Area Local; Patrick Adkins, Port Clinton City; Steven Poe, Put-in-Bay Local and Tim Rettig, Woodmore Local).

Winners, in first-, second- and thirdplace order, include: R. C. Waters Elementary: Cailin Randolph, second grade; Aubrey Bercaw, third grade; Maggie Everage, first grade.

Oak Harbor Middle School: Adaline Warren, fourth grade; Levi Snodgrass, fifth grade; Mya Wright, fifth grade.

Clay Class of `48 holds 70th reunion

The Clay High School class of 1948 held a 70th reunion July 15 at Cousino’s Steak House. Attendees included (front row) Gerry Burger Kline, Virginia Mercer Grosjean and Melvin Eischen. (Back row) Alice Cook Ault, Marilyn Phillips Brossia, Harold Shank, Clair Huss, James Schmidlin and Albert Ward. (Submitted photo)

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Agriculture Nitrogen test has many benefits

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to plant uptake of nitrogen from soil. The researchers found that indeed greater STBA was associated with greater plant nitrogen uptake. Greenhouse-grown plants were not supplied any nutrients other than what was present in soil. More than three-fourths of the plant nitrogen uptake was from organic nitrogen that had to be mineralized, which was well predicted by the STBA level.

In the third experiment, Franzluebbers asked farmers to participate in the research.

Forty-seven fields were sampled in the spring for STBA. On those fields, different rates of nitrogen fertilizer were applied to test which was most effective in optimizing corn yield. The higher the STBA level - indicating a large amount of “life” in the soil - the lower the need for additional nitrogen.

The lower the STBA level, the greater the need for additional nitrogen.

Adding too little nitrogen can lead to a smaller harvest, costing farmers the opportunity to make more money. Adding too much nitrogen costs farmers money in unnecessary input to soil. Applying nitrogen at the correct levels can optimize yield and profit while keeping excess nutrients out of rivers, lakes and groundwater.

Using STBA, corn growers now have a preseason test that can more accurately determine the proper amount of nitrogen to apply for economically optimum yield.

Funding for organic certification The Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association has announced that $285,000 is available through the National Organic Certification Cost-Share Program to make organic certification more affordable for organic producers and handlers in Ohio.

The funding covers as much as 75 percent of an individual applicant’s certification costs, up to a maximum of $750 annually per certification scope. Four scopes of certification are eligible for reimbursement: crops, wild crops, livestock, and handler.

Retail sales of organic products grew to nearly $50 billion in the United States in 2017, an increase of 6.4 percent from the previous year, and six times faster than the overall food market, according to the Organic Trade Association.

Since 2011, the Ohio Department of Agriculture has partnered with OEFFA to administer Ohio’s cost-share program.

“Ohio is a national leader in the number of organic farms and top 10 in terms of the value of organic milk, eggs, and spelt pro-

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Nitrogen is a main nutrient added to crops like corn, but too much nitrogen can run off with rainwater or leach through soil and contaminate groundwater.

Now, a simple test can determine the nitrogen amount in soil, according to the Agricultural Research Service, the chief in-house research agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

For corn growers, the current assumption is that corn grain requires 1.2 pounds of nitrogen applied for every bushel produced.

This works for some soils, but not exactly for others, as the assumption doesn’t factor in nitrogen from soil organic matter.

Knowing the soil’s potential to mineralize nitrogen from organic matter, making it available to plants, would help improve nitrogen fertilizer recommendations, according to USDA ecologist Alan Franzluebbers, lead investigator of the research.

A series of experiments published in Soil Science Society of America Journal studied the effectiveness of this quick and inexpensive approach that can tell a farmer prior to the growing season how much nitrogen will be available by testing a soil sample.

In the first experiment, Franzluebbers, with ARS Plant Science Research Unit in Raleigh, North Carolina, and his colleagues illustrated how soil nitrogen mineralization can be predicted with a three-day analysis of soil-test biological activity.

Soil is not an inert, dead plot of dirt; it contains many living organisms that enhance the soil’s ability to make nutrients available to plants. Insects, bacteria and fungi play a part in making soil valuable for crop production. The soil test measures how much “life” is contained in soil and how much usable nitrogen is in soil.

In the second experiment, Molly Pershing, a graduate student under Dr. Franzluebbers’ guidance, conducted greenhouse trials to determine if higher levels of soil-test biological activity actually equated

duced in the state,” said Carol Goland, executive director of OEFFA. Not all of the nearly 1,000 Ohio organic operations fully utilize the cost-share program. “We encourage more organic businesses to take advantage of this opportunity, which can help make becoming—or staying—certified more affordable,” said Goland.

Reimbursable costs include application fees, certification fees, travel costs for inspectors, user fees, sales assessments, and postage.

The program is currently reimbursing for expenses paid between Oct. 1, 2017 and Sept.

30, 2018.

Applications for reimbursement must be postmarked by Nov. 15 although requests are processed monthly. County Farm Service Agency offices also accept and process requests for cost-share reimbursements.

Organic farmers and processors in Ohio can access the reimbursement application from OEFFA’s website at http://certification. oeffa.org/costshare or by calling 614-2622022.

Runoff issue

Legislators ask to have input

By Larry Limpf News Editor news@presspublications One week after Gov. John Kasich signed an executive order to initiate action by state agencies to reduce runoff from watersheds in Lake Erie’s western basin, key members of the legislatures asked him to rescind the order.

The governor issued the order July 11, saying runoff from agricultural fertilizer applications is considered a leading contributor to harmful algae blooms that have plagued the western end of the lake.

“We’ve done a lot to ensure the health of Lake Erie, Ohio’s crown jewel, including investments of more $3 billion since 2011 to improve water quality in the lake and its watershed,” Gov. Kasich said in announcing the order. “But it’s clear that more aggressive action is needed, especially to reduce or eliminate the algae blooms that have marred the western basin for years. This executive order is intended to kick those efforts into overdrive.”

The order targets eight watersheds in the western basin that will be considered for designation by the director of the Department of Agriculture as “Watersheds in Distress,” based on high nutrient levels - especially phosphorous - from agricultural runoff.

With the consent of the Ohio Soil and Water Conservation Commission, the directors of the agriculture department, natural resources department and Environmental Protection Agency would then be required to recommend regulations for the storage, handling and control of phosphorus and other nutrient sources.

On July 18, Speaker of the House Ryan Smith, R-Bidwell, held a press conference with the chairs of both the House and Senate agriculture committees, asking the governor to rescind his order and delay any action of the Soil and Water Conservation Commission.

“The legislature has not been sitting on its hands when it comes to the issue of water quality and nutrient runoff in Ohio,” Speaker Smith said. “While there is more work to be

done, we have made tremendous strides and continue to work toward a solution. We invite the governor and agency directors to come to the table to communicate with all stakeholders, most importantly Ohio farmers, to ensure we create a legislative fix that improves water quality without making farmers’ jobs harder.”

The legislature recently approved Senate Bill 299, which funds the Clean Lake 2020 Plan. About $36 million will go to programs designed to support Lake Erie and reduce toxic algae.

Rep. Brian Hill, R-Zanesville, chairman of the House Agriculture and Rural Development Committee, said the public and farming community deserve a chance voice their concerns about the governor’s order.

“As a farmer myself, we need an opportunity for public input on the issue, especially from the 7,000 farmers in the affected watersheds,” he said. ” I am already impressed by the work they have done to voluntarily improve their practices based on previously passed legislation. We stand ready to join forces with farmers, the administration and other interested parties to build upon best practices farmers have already implemented to willingly protect Ohio’s lands and waters.”

Sen. Bob Hackett, R-London, who chairs the Senate Agriculture Committee, said the legislature and the agricultural industry shouldn’t be left out of such an “expansive policy change that would affect thousands of hardworking individuals.”

The Soil and Water Conservation Commission referred the governor’s request to a subcommittee for consideration.

The Ohio Farm Bureau issued a statement applauding the commission’s action.

“Ohio Farm Bureau commends the Ohio Soil and Water Conservation Commission for its thoughtful approach while acting on Gov. Kasich’s executive order. By choosing to take a deliberative approach, the commission agreed with the Ohio General Assembly and Ohio’s farm organizations that a decision of this magnitude deserves a transparent and inclusive process,” the statement said.

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Pawsitively Pets Keep your dog safe when playing in or around the water

By Dr. Michael Stone Oak Harbor Veterinary Hospital, Inc. From rivers, lakes, ponds and pools, we are surrounded by water in our area.

Summer brings the fun of swimming and boating for not just us, but for our dogs as well.

Here are some great things to think about when it comes to introducing our dogs to water and some great tips on keeping them safe.

1. Not all dogs are good swimmers. In fact, some dogs don’t swim well at all and can drown just as fast as a person. Don’t assume your dog will take to the water and be able to stay afloat just because of their size or breed.

Try him out in shallow water before a big excursion.

2. Preserve a life. If you’re out in a boat or raft, your dog should have a life preserver on – no exceptions. It not only will keep him afloat, it makes him easier to spot and gives you something to grab if he jumps or falls in. Even a dog that is a strong swimmer should wear a life preserver. It’s always better to play it safe.

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by Dr. Michael Stone 3. Sink or swim? Dogs that are heavy on land are way heavier in the water when you’re trying to pull them back into your boat.

A well-fitted life preserver will make pulling your pup back into the boat much easier. Try not to pull your pup back into the boat by its collar, as collars can easily slip off.

4. Keep your dog close. Even dogs that swim well can tire very quickly – even faster than you, because they don’t understand the concept of resting or treading water. They just swim and swim until they can’t anymore.

When swimming with your dog, don’t let him swim too far away from you because he could get into trouble quickly. Make sure to set up break times for your dog and pull him out of

the water for a rest and a nice drink of water.

5. Don’t force your dog into the water. If your dog doesn’t like the water, don’t make him go in. It could scare him and won’t be fun for him at all. Introducing your dog to the water should be a slow process.

Just like people, regardless of breed, some dogs do not like the water.

Forcing your pet into the water puts him at a greater risk of something bad happening as he panics to get out.

6. Health care. Make sure that once you are done swimming, your dog gets a good rinse

off. Things in the water like algae or pool chemicals can cause irritation to your pet’s skin.

Also, make sure that you have plenty of fresh water available for your pet; drinking pool or pond or lake water can make him sick.

Make sure your dog knows w h e r e the fresh water is located so he knows he can take a rest and get a drink whenever he needs one.

Contact Dr. Stone at Oak Harbor Veterinary Hospital, Inc., 1386 S. SR 19, Oak Harbor, 419898-3411. Visit oakharborvethospital.com for details.

Lucas Co. Canine Care & Control Christmas in July adoption specials Lucas County Canine Care & Control is hosting a “Christmas in July” adoption through Sunday, July 29, making the adoption fee for all dogs and puppies $25 plus the purchase of a license ($25 in Lucas County).

“We have a large influx of dogs coming in each day, and when owners don’t come searching for their pets, we end up with a lot of dogs in need of homes” said Laura Simmons-Wark, Community Outreach Coordinator. “We have an abundance of wonderful dogs up for adoption that have all been through both behavioral and medical screening, have had their vaccines, de-worming, heartworm test and are spayed or neutered and microchipped.

If you have a resident dog and are looking to adopt another dog, bring your resident dog to visit. Families are also encouraged to bring their children in to meet a potential new dog, to make sure it will be a good fit.

“We will have some extra-special visitors on July 29, when Santa and Mrs. Claus will be joining us,” Simmons-Wark said.

Not able to adopt right now, but still looking to help? LCCCC is looking for volunteers who are at least 18 years of age. Donated goods such as blankets, towels, and dog supplies are also appreciated.

To learn more about LCCCC, to view dogs up for adoption and much more, visitlucascountydogs.com.

New shelter hours Paws and Whiskers Cat Shelter, 32 Hillwyck Dr., Toledo, is adjusting its hours of operation in order to better serve cat lovers.

As of July 9, Paws and Whiskers is open noon-7 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday and noon-5 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

The shelter will be closed Mondays for deep cleaning and other operational processes.

The shelter’s board and staff have been undergoing a thorough examination of all operational procedures and felt that adjusting the hours of operation would create more opportunities for members of the public looking to adopt or volunteer at the shelter.

Shelter Manager Christine Barton said,

“The majority of our adoptions take place in the early evenings and on weekends, and we want to be available for anyone who wants to adopt, volunteer or visit our shelter.”

Paws and Whiskers is a nonprofit, 501(c)3 organization dedicated to providing shelter, food and veterinary care for homeless cats and kittens in the Toledo area while searching for caring persons to give them good forever homes. The area’s only feline-exclusive shelter, PAWS is funded primarily through donations from local individuals and businesses.

The organization receives no funding from national humane organizations, the United Way, or the government.

Visit pawsandwhiskers.org for more info.

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Curtice Community Club meets the 1st Thurs. of each month at 6 p.m. at the Jerusalem Township Hall to plan next year’s Curtice Kidz Day Festival, which will be held June 9, 2019.

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Red Cross Blood Drive, Aug. 7, noon-6 p.m., St. John’s UCC, 448 Rice St. Card Playing the 1st and 3rd Thurs. of the month at 7 p.m. at Elmore Retirement Village, 633 State St. Elmore Senior Center-Elmore Golden Oldies, located in Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church, 19225 Witty Rd. (corner of Witty & SR 51), open Tues. & Thurs. at 11 a.m.; lunch served at 11:30 a.m. (reservations for lunch required by 10 a.m. the day before). Blood pressure & blood oxygen screenings 2nd Tues. of each month; blood sugar & blood pressure screenings last Tues. of each month; educational / informational speakers on Tues.; Euchre game every Tues. & Thurs. after lunch. For reservations, call 419-862-3874.

Elmore Historical Society Monthly Meetings are held on the 3rd Sun. of every month at 1 p.m. at the Historical Society Building.

Elmore Conservation Club Trap Shooting every Wed. from 6-9 p.m. (weather permitting). Call 419392-1112 for info.

Genoa

Four Corners Quartet in concert, July 29 at 10 a.m. at St. John’s Church (UCC), 1213 Washington St. Public invited to the free concert.

Genoa Library, 602 West St. Storytime for preschoolers will be Tues. at 11 a.m. Elementary storytime will be Tues. at 1 p.m. Storytimes include snacks & crafts. Babies, teens and adults also have the opportunity to participate and enter prize drawings. Call 419-855-3380 for info.

Genoa Community Annual Garage Sale, Aug. 10-11, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. No registration necessary.

6th Annual Cruise In at St. John’s UCC, Aug. 12, noon-3 p.m., 1213 Washington St. Featuring music

by Cruisin Zeake, food, prizes, dash plaques and more. Proceeds benefit St. John’s Mission Team.

Call 419-855-3906 or visit www.stjohnsgenoa.org.

Genoa Senior Center, 514 Main St., open Mon., Wed. & Fri. Open for bingo at 9:30 a.m. on Mon.; open at 10:30 a.m. Wed. and Fri. Lunch served at 11:30 a.m. (reservations required 10 a.m. the

Bulletin Board day before). Blood pressure and blood sugar screenings offered 2nd Wed. of each month at 11 a.m.; Blood oxygen & blood pressure screenings offered the 4th Wed. of each month at 11 a.m.

Educational/informational speakers on Wed.; Pinochle Mon. & Wed. after lunch; Dominoes Fri. after lunch. Reservations: 419-855-4491.

Trinity Thrift Shop, 105 4th St., Fri. 9:30 a.m.4 p.m. & Sat. 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Clothes & small household items available at reasonable prices.

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Genoa Community Food Pantry Open monthly on the 3rd Sat. of the month 10 a.m.-noon, Christ Community Church, 303 W. 4th St. Serving those who are in Genoa School District. Proper ID and billing address within the district required. For more info, call 419-341-0913.

Gibsonburg Gibsonburg Public Library, 100 N. Webster St., programs include: Preschool Story time, Thurs. at 11 a.m.; Chapter Books for gr. 4-7, Aug. 8, 3:30 p.m. – “The War that Saved My Life,” by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley; Poetry with Larry Michaels, Aug. 2, 11 a.m.; Book & Munch Bunch: Chapter Books (grade 4-7), Aug 8, 3:30 p.m. – “The War that Saved My Life,; Fruit & Veggie Prints, Aug. 9, noon – all ages invited to make prints with paint and cut-up fruits and veggies; Cook book Club, Aug. 13, 6:30 p.m. – “Debbie Macomber’s Table’; Book & Snack Pack: Chapter Books (grades 1-4), Aug. 15, 3:30 p.m. – “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang” by Ian Fleming; Book Bears: Early Readers, Aug. 16, 3:30 p.m. – Carlo and the Really Nice Librarian”

by Jessica Spanyol; President Hayes and Lake Erie, Aug. 20, 6 p.m. – presented by Dan Baker; LEGO Challenge, Aug. 25, 10 a.m. – build a beach umbrella; Adult Book Discussion, Aug. 27, 6:30 p.m. – Dreamland: The True Tale of America’s Opiate Epidemic,” by Sam Quinones. Call 419637-2173 to register.

Active Seniors invited to Meet & Eat at Gibsonburg Senior Center, 100 Meadow Lane. Lunches every weekday, educational and social programs, health assessments and more. Transportation and homedelivered meals available. 419-637-7947.

Graytown Zion UMC, 18045 W. William St., EllistonTrowbridge Rd. – LIGHT pantry is open on the 2nd Wednesday of each month from 5-7 p.m.

Lake Twp. Food Pantry sponsored by the Firebelles fire department auxiliary every 3rd Mon. of the month, 4-6 p.m., Walbridge Municipal Building, 705 N. Main St. Community meal served at 4 p.m.

Lindsey Village of Lindsey Farmers Market, second Sat. of each month through Oct., 9 a.m.-noon in the village park on Main Street. Open to vendors who wish to sell baked goods, crafts, produce, plants, etc. Fee is $5 for unlimited space. Call 419-6652045 for info.

Luckey Food Pantry is open the last Wed. of each month from 1-3 p.m. and the last Thurs. of the month from 6-8 p.m. at 247 Oak St. (behind the post office), in the former Loft Youth Center.

Open to families residing in the Eastwood School District.

Luckey Garden Club meets monthly at the library.

Visit Luckey Garden Club on Facebook to inquire about joining.

Luckey Library presents storytime for ages 3-7 every Wed. at 6:30 p.m. Includes stories, finger plays, music & crafts. LEGO Club (K-5th grade) Sat. 10:30 a.m.-1:50 p.m.; Men’s Shoot-the-Bull gatherings Mon. at 9:30 a.m. Coffee provided.

Read to a Dog Program, Thurs. (four 10-minute sessions available beginning at 4:50 p.m. – registration required). Home delivery of library materials to homebound Luckey residents is available by calling the library during regular hours at 419-833-6040.

Millbury Vendors Sought for a Trunk Sale Aug. 4 from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. at St. Peter’s UCC, 28505 Main St. (across from the post office). Fill and sell out of your vehicle’s trunk. Reserve a parking space for $5. For info, call 419-836-3243 and leave a message with contact info.

Free Community Meal, 3rd Wed. of every month from 5:30-6:30 p.m., St. Peter’s Church, corner of Main and Cherry. Everyone welcome.

Oak Harbor

Oak Harbor Public Library program includes: “Remembering Music from the Past,” Aug. 7, 2 p.m. – registration required; Euchre, Aug. 7, 6 p.m.; One Size Fits All Storytime, Wed. at 11:30 a.m. Local History Room open Thurs. from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. For info or to register for programs, visit oakharborpubliclibrary.org or call 419-8987001.

St. Boniface Parish Bingo, Sun. at the church, 215 N. Church St. Doors open at 4:30 p.m.; early birds at 5:30 p.m. and main session begins at 6 p.m. Proceeds benefit St. Boniface School.

Pemberville

Pemberville Garden Parties (farmer’s markets),

Stony Ridge Civic Assn. meets the 3rd Wed. every month at 7 p.m. at the Stony Ridge Library.

Public welcome.

Shared Bounty Thrift Shop is open at St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, 5520 Fremont Pike from 10 a.m.-noon on the 1st and 3rd Sat. of the month. Household items, clothing, shoes, books and more available free to area families. Donations help support the ministry.

Walbridge

Walbridge Library, 108 N. Main St., programs include: Register for the summer reading program at the library or online at wcdpl.readsquared.com.

Food Pantry sponsored by the Firebelles fire department auxiliary every 3rd Mon. of the month, 4-6 p.m., Walbridge Municipal Building, 705 N. Main St. Community meal served at 4 p.m.

Walbridge VFW Bingo, first and third Sun. of each month, 109 S. Main St. Lightning bingo at 1 p.m.; regular bingo at 1:30 p.m. Doors open at 12:30 p.m. Food and drinks available. New games; higher prizes. Sponsored by the Auxiliary. Call 419-666-0367 for info.

Support Group for Families and Friends who are Dealing with a Loved One’s Heroin/Opiate Addiction meets Mon. 6:30-8 p.m. in the Municipal Building, 705 N. Main St. Sponsored by Mainstreet Church. For info, call 419-838-7600.

Woodville

Woodville Library, 101 E. Main St., programs include: LEGO Club (K-6) first Sat. of the month from 10-11:30 a.m.; Summer Kidz Crafts, Tues. in August, 2-5 p.m. (K-6); Summertime Book Bingo, Aug. 6-25 – PreK-grade 6 are invited to read books and win prizes (Birchard.org/Wdv.htm); Rock Painting, Aug. 6, 7 p.m. (K-6) – registration required; Wednesday Book Club, Aug. 8, 7 p.m.

– “The Nightingale” by Kristin Hannah; Chess & Checkers, Aug. 9, 4 p.m. (K-6); Dinosaur Gardens, Aug. 15, 7 p.m. – supplies provided (registration required); Nature Night: Worms, Aug. 20, 7 p.m.

Call 419-849-2744 for info.

Woodville Food Pantry, 212 Bridge St., open the last Thursday of the month 6:30-7:30 p.m. and last Friday 8:30-9:30 a.m. Available to all Woodville Village and Township residents. Applications available at the Pantry. Accepting help from the Food Pantry will not affect any other benefits.

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Transplant recipient

Fassett athlete seeking national gold

By J. Patrick Eaken Press Sports Editor sports@presspublications.com Thirteen-year-old Jake Saunders will be a seventh grader at Fassett Junior High, and already he’s looking to become a national champion athlete in multiple events.

Maybe even a world champion in the near future.

Saunders is on the Clay power lifting team, and in his first year of competition, he went to state and medaled. He’ll also be playing football at Fassett this fall.

However, it’s what Saunders has already overcome and what he has set out to do that makes his athletic success impressive. At the age of four, he became a liver transplant recipient. Next month, he’ll be seeking to become a national championship athlete at the Transplant Games of America.

“He really didn’t have a normal life before his liver transplant,” said mother Angela Saunders. “He couldn’t eat regular food or participate in things like the other kids could. So, after his transplant he started walking and talking again like a normal child. He can eat all the foods that any other person can eat. He is growing now like a normal 13-year-old — big and strong.

“He did receive his liver from a 10-yearold boy who had died in Ohio. He had his liver transplant in Michigan. We never did meet the donor family. We have sent them letters, but they haven’t chosen to meet with us, so that is OK. Without that, he wouldn’t even live. It wouldn’t be a matter of being normal or not — he wouldn’t have lived. He was on full life support when he got that liver.”

Born with a condition called ornithine transcarbamylase deficiency, Jake’s body was unable to break down proteins, meaning he could not eat any form of dairy, grain or meat, leaving him a limited diet. In ad-

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The doctors assured Angela, her husband Thomas, and Jake’s two older brothers that the liver, which came from a boy who passed away in an accident, would work.

Dialysis sustained Jake until the procedure.

“Jake almost died while waiting,” Angela recalls. “The thought that another family lost their little boy is heartbreaking – we thank them with all our heart and soul,” she said, lauding the donor family’s decision to donate their son’s liver, which allowed Jake to not only live but thrive.

Six time medalist Seven years after the surgery, at age 11, Jake went to Cleveland to compete in the Transplant Games of America, where he participated in sports like bowling, track, cycling and swimming. He medaled six times, taking two gold medals in darts, a gold medal and silver medal in cycling, a silver medal in basketball, and a gold medal in bowling.

“I really thought it was awesome when I won my first medal in cycling in 2016, but then I kept winning and I really felt proud.

My mom was really proud, too,” Jake said.

Angela added, “It’s really an amazing feeling. There are a lot of families there who lost loved ones and so they come to see the kids participate and honor their loved one who died and gave an organ. I remember the first year was very emotional for us, seeing all these families who lost loved ones.

These people who have lost loved ones, they sign up to put the medals on the kids when they win.

“So, the first event was the cycling event and we didn’t think Jake would win anything. We thought, ‘Oh, my gosh, I hope he wins something.’ Well, he won the first medal in the first event he tried, and this mother put that medal on him and she said,

‘Jake, just keep doing what you are doing.

This is the best thing you can do to honor my son is to live your life to the fullest.’”

This year, he will be representing Team Ohio in Salt Lake City during the national Transplant Games of America, competing in cycling, swimming, track and field and basketball. Opening ceremonies take place August 3.

“I can’t wait to go to Utah and meet a lot of new people and I hope I win some more medals, too,” Jake said.

A biennial event, if Jake medals in Salt Lake he moves on to the World Transplant Games, which will be in Texas next year.

Wherever Jake participates, he draws an impressive fan base from the Toledo area.

“He’s had a big team of supporters, including (the late radio host) Harvey J. Steele and (daughter) Kara Steele,” Angela said. “His daughter is there in support of Jake and they travel all over for these games and watch him compete. Plus, Donate Life Ohio in Maumee — those employees go to the games and they have their own fan club that follows Jake around and tries to go to every event and holds up signs for him.

They are very supportive.”

Meanwhile, Jake’s home life has stabilized. It’s now nine years since his transplant, and Jake is thriving. He has experienced no complications or rejection and is able to play with other kids, ride his bike and play soccer. He can also eat whatever he likes, and loves a good steak or seafood dinner.

“He is doing great in school,” Angela said. “He was behind for a time, but this year he is going to be a seventh grader at Fassett and he’ll be in regular classes for the first time. His favorite subject is gym and he loves history. That’s the only thing — Jake is not a big fan of school, but he loves working out.”

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The Genoa Comets Athletic Boosters, a volunteer organization for Genoa Area Local Schools, announced the upcoming 16th Annual Athletic Boosters Gala Fundraiser, to be held on Friday, Aug. 10.

The gala was created to spearhead the drive to raise funds to move the Genoa Comets football field and stadium from Route 163 to the new campus on GenoaClay Center Road. The committee has successfully completed the payment of the Genoa Comets football field and stadium.

This year, all funds from the Gala will be used to assist in the payment and continued enhancement for capital improvements to the Comets’ Athletic Complex.

The gala will consist of a golf outing beginning with a shotgun start at 8 a.m. at Chippewa Golf Club and evening festivities including a reverse raffle and live entertainment from Black Swamp Rebel Band at Sunrise Park & Banquet Hall with doors opening at 6 p.m., grazing stations beginning at 6:30 p.m., and reverse raffle beginning at 7 p.m.

Two hundred tickets will be sold for the reverse raffle, with prizes as follows: grand prize of $3,000, second place of $1,500, third place of $500, fourth place of $250, and fifth place of $150. There will also be consolation prizes of two football season tickets.

Dress for the evening is black-tie optional and the night will include a sideboard drawing, silent auction stations, grazing stations, money-tree raffle and dancing.

“Whether they are in the starting lineup, marching in the band, or just an avid fan, each has earned our support for this event. I take pride in the commitment we have made together to achieve our goals for the students at our school. Supporting our students continues to be our main objective,” stated Marty Sutter, chairman of the gala planning committee.

To buy tickets, make a contribution or for information, call 419-855-8381 and ask to speak with Staci Jo McDaniel or e-mail marketing@genoabank.com.

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Pemberville Legion finds its way to state tournament

By Mark Griffin Press Contributing Writer sports@presspublications.com Pemberville American Legion Post 183 manager Don “Chopper� Schmeltz is no stranger to postseason competition.

He guided Post 183 to the American Legion State Tournament “eight or nine years in a row in the 1990s,� including a runner-up finish in 1992. Schmeltz has been Pemberville’s coach for 47 years. “I think we’re in the best (American Legion) district in the state of Ohio,�

Schmeltz said. “We are in the state (tournament) about every year.�

That would include this year. Post 183 (34-14) qualified to the eight-team state tournament, which began Wednesday through Sunday at Beavers Field in Lancaster.

Pemberville played Steubenville-based Jefferson County Post 33 on Wednesday, and the winner advanced to Thursday’s second round.

Schmeltz said Post 183’s top pitcher, Gibsonburg senior Fred Sisco, was scheduled to pitch against Post 33. Schmeltz said Sisco will play his college ball at Campbell University, located in Buies Creek, N.C. “He’s been our No. 1 all year,� Schmeltz said. “He’s got good control and he throws 90, and he’s a good hitter.�

Post 183’s roster includes catcher Tyler Haas, third baseman/pitcher Jake Pickerel and utility man Justin Pickerel from Eastwood; first baseman/pitcher Sam Witt and second baseman Josh Vischer from Genoa; first baseman Tyler Babka from Woodmore; Sisco; center fielder Scott Mackiewicz from Lake; and pitcher Bryce Pratt from Cardinal Stritch.

The rest of the team includes pitcher Alec Zoeller and shortstop/pitcher Cole Noftz from New Riegel, pitcher/third baseman Mike McManus and shortstop Andrew McManus from Rossford, pitcher Jacob Zam from Perrysburg, pitcher/outfielder Tyler Wehrle from Lakota, left fielder/utility man Zachary Marvin from Maumee, and pitcher Antonio Rodriguez from Central Catholic. “I’ve got a lot of 16-year-old kids,�

Schmeltz said. “We have the biggest share

Pemberville infielder Josh Vischer. of them back next year, and I only lose three players. They’ve just jelled at the right time. They have played good ball the last 10 games and have been playing pretty well.�

Post 183 qualified to the state tournament by winning a five-team double-elimination tournament July 16-20 in Defiance and Ottawa. The other four teams were Findlay Post 3, Ottawa Post 63, Napoleon Post 300 and Adams Township Post 553.

Napoleon won the state tournament last season. “I used four pitchers the whole tournament,� Schmeltz said. “Tyler Wehrle (2018 Lakota grad) has been my No. 2 pitcher all

Pitcher Antonio Rodriguez. (Press photos by Russ Lytle/Facebook.com/RussLytle.RHP) season, but he’s got a sore arm. He throws in the high 80s and he’s tough on the mound.�

Post 183 played its first two double-elimination games in Defiance, and the championship game was in Ottawa.

Pemberville beat Napoleon, 5-1, in its opener, and then topped Adams Township, 10-0, in six innings. Sisco got the win in the opening game. “He looked real good,� Schmeltz said.

Jake Pickerel, who will play at Owens Community College next season, pitched the second game and went all six innings to earn the win.

Post 183 again won by the 10-run rule in the championship game, beating Findlay

Post 3 by a 14-4 margin. Witt, who will be a junior at Genoa, pitched the first twoplus innings and fellow left-hander Zoeller closed out the win.

Noftz, a senior at New Riegel, went 4-for-5 with a home run to lead the offense.

The game ended when Justin Pickerel hit a ball over center fielder’s head with the bases loaded in the bottom of the fifth.

On Tuesday, the day before the state tournament in Lancaster, Schmeltz was asked how he liked his team’s chances. “We need to win the first game,� he said. “That’s how I play baseball. Win the first one and worry about the second one.

Steubenville should be pretty good.�

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Harder at home on Jimmie Johnson’s crew

By Yaneek Smith Press Contributing Writer sports@presspublications.com Brandon Harder is a very busy man.

Fortunately, he enjoys what he’s doing.

The gas man on legendary NASCAR driver Jimmie Johnson’s pit crew, Harder, an Oak Harbor native, is relishing his time working for one of the best in the business.

Harder’s schedule from Monday through Thursday revolves around pit stops, which includes workouts, practice, field training, film and meetings, and working in the shop.

“We try to prepare as much as possible for the upcoming race,” he said.

On Saturdays, Harder fuels the No. 7 car for Justin Allgaier of the Xfinity Series and on Sunday, he fuels the No. 48 car for Johnson.

“I think a lot of people might think we travel every weekend and get to enjoy and sightsee all these cities. In all reality, we just see a lot of hotels and racetracks.

There’s not a whole lot of time to enjoy the city we are in, but we do try to grab dinner at a non-chain restaurant Saturday nights when we’re on the road,” said Harder. “We try something new or something that is a local spot for that city. As soon as the race is over on Sunday, we pack up and fly home.”

Johnson is synonymous with the best drivers NASCAR has seen — Richard Petty, Dale Earnhardt and Jeff Gordon. In fact, Johnson, Petty and Earnhardt are the only drivers to win the Cup Series seven times apiece. Johnson won five straight championships from 2006-10 and also claimed titles in 2013 and most recently in 2016.

“I have been very fortunate and blessed to be a part of such a great team for so long.

It’s been a lot of work and I have had to make many sacrifices along the way, but I wouldn’t change a thing. I get so caught up in it all and the never-ending schedule that there are times I have to sit back and think how far I have come and all the accomplishments that we have done as a team,” said Harder, who is 35 years old.

“To be a part of all of it is special. I just wanted to be happy going to work every day but I exceeded that and have experi-

Brandon Harder enced and accomplished things that I could only have dreamt of.

“We have a great group of guys on our team. We all get along and participate in team building outside of work together.

I feel that having a close team helps and makes the work environment more upbeat.

It means a lot to have those relationships because at the end of the day, I see those guys more than I see my wife or family with the schedule I have.”

The offseason lasts two months for the crew.

“I typically try to take a few weeks off around Christmas and spend that time with family along with maybe taking a trip somewhere,” Harder said. “I like to use the

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weekends that we are off catching up on projects around the house. We normally won’t start practicing until we come back after the new year.”

Harder was a standout athlete in high school, competing for the football, basketball and baseball teams at Oak Harbor. He was part of the 1999 football team that won a regional championship and led two basketball teams to Sandusky Bay Conference titles.

His family still lives in Oak Harbor.

His father, Dan, works as a supervisor at the Benton Township garage and his mother, Cheryl, is employed at R.C. Waters Elementary School. His little brother, Brock, 27, recently moved home after living in North Carolina.

Harder recently got married to Dani Arebaugh, also an Oak Harbor native.

As you might expect, it’s a challenge for Harder balancing his professional life with his personal life.

“I have a special woman who has been very understanding of my schedule. It can be tough at times balancing both, that’s for sure. I am gone a lot and when we are together we try to make the best of it. It’s the little things that matter and I have learned what she needs and also in return with me,” said Harder.

“We have been married about a yearand-a-half now and we’re still enjoying it.

She has been down here about five-and-ahalf years, so the transition to getting married wasn’t that different. It’s been nice to experience everything with her by my side.”

Being a part of Johnson’s crew has its perks as Harder has met his share of interesting people.

“There have been so many great people and experiences that I have been able to be a part of that it is difficult to narrow it down to a few. For me, it’s something that I can put in the memory bank to tell the grandkids about,” he says with a laugh.

“I’d say the experience that really sticks out to me is our team being invited to the White House after one of our championship wins. Meeting President Obama and getting a full tour and lunch was humbling and an experience I won’t forget.”

Street drags, BMX return to speedway Toledo Speedway will jump back into action after a three-week break with three consecutive Friday shows, beginning with the all-new street drags Friday night, Aug. 3.

BMX bicycles will race the weekend of Aug. 10-12 and Friday, Aug. 17 is the date for the wildly-popular Night of Destruction, featuring various figure eight races.

A 300-foot track has been set up using Toledo’s front stretch for the street drag events, new to the schedule this season. While participation has been on the low side, the track will schedule the events again in 2019.

The concept of “Drive it to the track and race it” has begun to take off across the country at short tracks. The gates open at 5:30 p.m. for registration, practice runs begin at 6:15 p.m. and show time is 7:30 p.m.

Friday night, Aug. 10 is the beginning of a huge weekend of events at the Toledo Speedway complex.

Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 10-12, the Toledo Speedway BMX Track, located on the west end of the grounds, will host the 2018 Buckeye Nationals, with close to 1,000 bicycle riders expected from across the country. And, Friday night, August 10 the speedway will host Everyone’s a Kid Night, featuring $3 admission for all.

Aug. 10 is also R & M Recycling/ Glass Bowl Lanes Autograph Night, allowing fans to walk onto the track and meet their favorite drivers. The autograph session will begin at 6:45 p.m. and show time is 7:30 p.m.

The ARCA Aramark Late Model Sportsman return to battle on the half-mile paved oval, while the ARCA Victory Lane Quick Oil Change Figure 8’s and the ARCA Factory Stocks will trade paint on the short track. A Kids Power Wheels Derby is also scheduled for kids ages 3-10. Registration forms are available on the track’s website homepage under forms-www.toledospeedway.com.

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Drivers Skip Miller, Fostoria, is the youngest of three Miller brothers who competed at Fremont Speedway and joins brother George in the hall of fame. Skip was the 1991 Fremont Speedway 305 sprint champion. He was the track’s rookie of the year in 1975. Skip retired from racing in 1993 and now helps his son, Jamie who drives a 305 sprint car.

Jimmy Leaser, Fremont, began racing in 1979 and instantly found success, winning the Fremont Speedway Sportsman Six-Cylinder track title and at one time won five straight features in the division. He was the Fremont Speedway 410 sprint car rookie of the year in 1984. Jimmy posted 13 wins at Fremont over his career which ran from 1979 to 1987. During his career he posted wins at Oakshade Raceway near Wauseon, Ohio and a win at Lakeville Speedway near Lakeville, Ohio. He finished second in the 410 sprint points at Fremont Speedway and Wayne County Speedway (Orrville, Ohio) in the same year, 1985. He joins his brother Ron in the hall of fame.

Lin Potter, Fremont, who passed away in 2007, raced dirt late model cars for over 20 years at Fremont Speedway and other area dirt tracks. His driving career started in 1968 and continued through 1992. Like most drivers in that era, Lin not only drove the car, he built and maintained most of them. When he finished his driving career, Lin worked as a mechanic with Genzman Racing Enterprises. Lin recorded two career victories at Fremont Speedway. Lin joins his brother, Lee, in the Fremont Speedway Hall of Fame.

Mechanics/Car Owners Brothers Larry Gill and Buddy Gill, Clyde, were the mechanics on their hall of fame father, Bud Gill’s modifieds/sprint cars. The Gill family fielded some of the most successful and beautiful super modifieds/sprint cars to ever hit the track. The black and orange CR Gill Construction machines carried hall-of-famer Darl Harrison to Fremont Speedway championships in 1960, 1961 and 1962. Hall-of-Famer Gug Keegan wheeled the Gill machine to the 1967 track championship, and teammate Jim Linder would claim a Fremont Speedway title in 1969 aboard a Gill sprinter. Rollie Beale would pilot a Gill sprint car to many feature wins as well. Other drivers to sit in the Gill cars were Mac Clingan and Elmer Pratt.

Richard “Dick” Hazzard, Lindsey, who passed away in April, owned and operated Hazzard’s Auto Repair and began his racing career in drag racing in the 1960s.

He then switched to dirt track racing in 1970 and owned late models that competed at Fremont Speedway with hall of fame drivers De Genzman, Wally Heminger, Lin Potter, Dale Hasselbach, Ken Clark and Bob Brown behind the wheel. Genzman drove Hazzard’s late model to the Fremont Speedway championship in 1971. Hazzard was a “Ford Man” and built his own engines and cars.

Brothers Don and Ron Keegan, Fremont, join their father, Mervin, in the Fremont Speedway Hall of Fame. The Keegan brothers have been involved in racing practically since they were born, growing up working on the cars owned by their father. Don and Ron got their first Fremont Speedway track championship in the late model division in 1974 with Wally Heminger behind the wheel. In the seven years Heminger drove the Keegan brothers’ cars they won 70 features in four states.

Other hall of fame drivers to sit behind the wheel of the Don and Ron Keegan machines were Dale Hasselbach, Jim Fleming, Lee Potter and LJ Connors. The Don and Ron have owned sprint cars which were driven by Don’s son Dustin, late models and dirt trucks. Dustin won the Fremont Speedway 2017 dirt truck championship in a Keegan machine. This year marks the 44th year Don and Ron Keegan have had race cars compete at Fremont Speedway.

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Elmore driver and Lima champion Alvin Roepke at last year's Fremont Speedway banquet. (Press file photo by Rick Sherer) Jay Engler, Fremont, grew up attending the races at Fremont Speedway. Jay built a super modified in 1964 and for four years hall of fame driver Fred Linder campaigned the Engler crafts. Jay was a Ford man, deciding to retire from owning race cars when sprint cars started taking over from the super modifieds. Jay would go on to work on the sprint cars of hall of famers Johnny Auxter and Jim Ford and later, when Fred Linder’s son Matt got into sprint car racing, Jay was there to lend a helping hand. Later Jay would run the pit tower at Fremont Speedway for many years. Jay’s business, Engler Printing of Fremont, helps with the printing needs of Fremont Speedway and other area tracks.

Special Contributors Joe and Shirley Thompson, Mansfield — Joe began his career as a driver, competing in the super modifieds/sprint cars and was inducted into the Wayne County Speedway Hall of Fame. After retiring from driving, Joe and his wife, Shirley were the race directors at Fremont Speedway throughout the 1980s and early 1990s and later helped out at Attica Raceway Park. Joe and Shirley were beloved by the race teams because they treated them like family.

Elmore’s ‘The Ripper’ wins The JLH General Contractor FAST 305 Championship Series Presented by Engine Pro has always had a nice mixture of young up-and-coming drivers and veteran talent.

It was the veterans who showed they still can pilot a sprint car at Limaland Motorsports Park.

Elmore’s Alvin “The Ripper” Roepke, a former 410 track champion at Attica Raceway Park and winner of the Brad Doty Classic, held off veteran John Ivy to take the A-main win in the second appearance of the FAST series in 2018 at the quartermile bullring.

To add to the “cool factor” — while most teams utilize enclosed trailers in today’s sprint car world, Roepke still tows his NAPA Auto Parts backed machine on an open trailer behind his van.

Roepke and Sandusky’s Caleb Griffith led the field to green for the 25-lap FAST feature with Roepke gaining the advantage.

The only caution of the event came on lap three for Kevin Mingus who spun in turn two. When the green reappeared Roepke continued to lead but as the laps wound down, Fremont’s John Ivy – a FAST winner the previous week at Waynesfield Raceway Park – closed. Roepke held his familiar bottom line and held off Ivy’s challenge for his first win of 2018.

Ivy settled for second with Jamie Miller, who has six total wins in 2018 including the early season FAST event at Limaland, rounding out the podium. Fremont’s Seth Schneider and Ashland, Ohio’s Tyler Street completed the top five.

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*A Mechanic looking for used* vehicle, motorhome or ? Running or Not, Pay Hundreds, Thousands for the right vehicle look.

Pay accordingly, anything with wheels. 419-870-0163 We buy most anything from your garage! 419-870-0163

Plumbing, Sump Pumps, Roofing, Doors, Masonry Repairs, Concrete Flat Work, 27 yrs. Experience, Insured.

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Restlawn Memorial Park- 1 Lot413c-2spaces in Garden of Winged Victory, one space must be a veteran. $1000 per space. Call 419-6970711 or 419-654-1317 M-F before 7p.m.

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KNIERIEM PAINTING & WALLPAPERING EXTERIOR-INTERIOR Painting & wall papering; Interior wood refinishing; airless spray; power wash & blasting; silicone seal; refinishing aluminum siding; residential; church, farm.

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

FREE FIREWOOD, cut and stacked, you haul! Call Wayne 419-902-1607

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CURTICE 5640 N. Oakwood Ln. Aug. 2 & 3 (9am-4pm) Antique dresser, rocking chair, picture frames and misc.

EAST TOLEDO Reineck Dr. Multiple Homes (off Consaul St. across from Collins Park) Aug. 3rd & 4th (9:30-3:30)

GENOA 20250 W. St. Rt. 51 (between Ernesto's & Elmore) Fri., Aug. 3rd (9am-5pm) Sat., Aug. 4th (9am-Noon) Home dĂŠcor, coffee table, small cupboard, antiques, Christmas items, clothes, and kids items.

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Will Sell Unit #65/82 Glassware, AnĆ&#x;ques, Garden Tools, ETC. Mr. David Grocki 548 Knower, Toledo, OH 43609 Will Sell Unit #85 Baby Furnitue, Toys, Tent, ETC. KrisĆ&#x;na Howard 5179 Bayridge, Oregon, OH Sale will take place Tuesday, August 14, 2018 at 5:00pm on StorageAucĆ&#x;ons.com

GENOA 22493 St Rt 51 Down Size Sale!

Aug 2, 3, 4 (8am-5pm) Antiques, collectibles, tools, tool and many more tools. Hand & power. Holiday decorations, glassware, household. 3 car garage full of goodies for all!

Rain or shine!!!

GENOA 23310 St Rt 51 Aug. 2nd, 3rd, 4th (9am-5pm) Hunting stuff, mens waders, golf clubs/bag/ shoes, tool chest, tools, shop vac, boys, girls, mens clothes, misc furniture, beds, Little Tykes tractor, sandbox, Imaginex Castles/ ships,/houses and accessories, misc toys and much more!

GIANT GARAGE SALE Northwood Flea Market 2664 Woodville Rd. Northwood Great Eastern Shopping Center

Saturday, Aug. 4 th 9-5 Sunday, Aug. 5th 10-4

Antiques, dolls, bears, toys, furniture, jewelery, kitchenware, decorations, Nautical, DVDs and VHS tapes, figurines, crafts, clocks, mantel clocks, puzzles, baskets, lamps, wall hangings, purses, bedding, baskets and much more!

Summer Liquidation Sale B's Collectibles Buy & Sell Harley's Treasures (Great Eastern Plaza 2616 Woodville Rd. Northwood, Ohio) Fri. 11-6, Sat. 10-5, Sun. 11-5, Mon. 3-6.

Farmers Market Monday only!

Coins, jewelry, knives, die cast cars/Nascar, antiques, movies, cd's, dolls, tools, etc. See Brian Also: Other vendor's-like Brenda's Boutique, Kathy's Sewing & Treasures.

Sale Ends- Aug.26th

Timeless Collectibles Northwood Commons (Formerly Great Eastern) 2660 Woodville Rd. Saturday, Aug. 4 th 9-5 Sunday, Aug. 5th 10-4 Trains, antique dolls and toys, bears, clocks, glassware, baskets, nautical, holiday dĂŠcor, appliances, primitives, furniture, tools, clothes, video games, crafts, books, jewelry, purses, shoes, Tupperware, wall hangings, phonographs, clocks and parts, knives, golfing misc., murano and healing jewelery, records, VHS/DVD's & Players, record player, bikes, lamps, knick knacks, quilts, outdoor furniture, kitchenware, birdhouses and feeders, puzzles,TV's, bedding, linens, and sewing machine. For more information call Jean 419-277-9083.

Maumee UM Church 405 Sackett St. August 9th & 10 th (9am-5pm) August 11th (9am-Noon) (Sat., with $5.00 bag day) Over 25 churches participating Proceeds to benefit the Friendly Center Community Programs (A Methodist urban community center of North Toledo) For more details contact Diana 419-885-5598 Barb 419-304-0723

GRAYTOWN 5521 N. Stage Rd August 3-4, opens @ 8:30 a.m.

Multi-Family Barn Sale!

MILLBURY 28519 N. Fostoria Rd. Barn/Estate Sale Aug. 3 (9-6) & Aug. 4 (8-2) Furniture, name brand clothing, men's & womens, household items & home dĂŠcor, fishing accessories, outdoor tools.

MILLBURY COMMUNITY WIDE GARAGE SALE AUG. 3-4 9A.M-5P.M. Over 45 Sales!

Pick up an address list in front of St. Peter's Church at 28505 Main St. on sale days.

Ottoman, rocking chair, books, clothes (baby to adult), shoes, sports gear, rototiller, Jeep Wrangler rims, strollers, high chairs, crib, swing, dining set, beach chairs, camper, ping pong table, elliptical, bikes, lamps, purses, tonneau cover, tools, electric stove, washer, dryer, crafts, John Deere tractor, microwave, rugs, curtains, kitchen items, dĂŠcor, toys, tons & tons of misc. Something for Everyone!

MOLINE 27721 Schriber Aug. 2nd& 3rd (9am-4pm) Quilting frame & rack, cutting table, books, wool material, baskets, basketball goal, Amish made entertainment unit and more!

MOLINE Moving Sale!

27745 Schriber

Thur. Aug 2nd & Fri. Aug 3rd (9-5) Sat. Aug 4th (9-1) Hot tub, tool shed, housewares, furniture, collectibles.

NORTHWOOD 311 Lester St. Aug. 2, 3 & 4 (9am-2pm) Furniture, clothing & misc.

NORTHWOOD 427 Bradner Rd. (Old school house) Fri Aug. 3rd & Sat Aug. 4th (9am-5pm) Moving Sale everything must go!

Two Coke bottle coolers, 6 piece cherry bedroom set, 31 designer bags, Avon, jewelery, movies, dishes, elliptical machine, golf clubs, bikes & more!

NORTHWOOD 5587 Curtice Rd August 2-3 9 a.m.- 4 p.m.

3 Families!

OREGON -TOLEDO LINE 703 Coyne Ave (off Navarre) Aug. 2 (9-5) Lots of Harley Davidson items. Name brand. 3 families.

OREGON 1061 Heritage Cove One Day Only!

Fri. Aug. 3 (9-5) Desk, vintage dresser, Tom's Peanuts decanters, vintage carousel glasses set, current adult and kids clothing, books, toys, educational/board games, Cleveland Browns items! Great selection!

OREGON 2503 Pickle Rd. Fri., Aug. 3rd (9am-5pm) Sat., Aug. 4th (9am-2pm) Multi-Family!

Children's clothes, toys, books, household items, and lots of misc.

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Deadline Thursdays at 1pm MILLBURY 29692 Millbury Rd. (between Woodville & Walbridge Rd's.)

August 2nd- 4th (9am-5pm) Rototiller, yard tools, bike, books, beach chairs, clothes, bedding, housewares, coats, shoes, purses, men's stuff, hibachi and other misc.

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OREGON 3326 Seamen Aug 2,3 & 4 (9-5) Painting supplies, picture frames/all sizes, toolssanders, workshop heater, legos, ceiling fan, dishessets, candles.

OREGON 3807 Brown Rd. Fri. & Sat. , Aug. 3rd & 4 th (9am-4pm) Multi-Family Moving Sale!

Household items, furniture, baby items, clothing and much more!

OREGON 5914 Cedar Pt. Rd Aug. 3rd & 4th (9:30am-5pm) Quilts, craft kits, fabric, yarn, grill, beads of all kinds, new items for kitchen.

OREGON Hallschild 3141 Christine Ln. Aug. 2 (9am-4pm) Something for everyone!

OREGON Multiple Houses 434, 465 & 466 Georgetown Dr Fri Aug. 3 (9-5) Sat Aug. 4 (9-2:30) Baby items; kids & adult clothes, toys, Barbie & John Deere Power Wheels, household, home dĂŠcor, and much more!

OREGON Six Family Sale 1125 Earlwood Ave. (I-280 btwn Navarre & Starr) Aug. 2-4 (9am-6pm) Brand-named clothing, household items, scrap booking, teaching material, books & much more!

WALBRIDGE 403 Meadowlane Aug. 3rd & 4th (9am-4pm) Multi-family Priced to sell!!

Walbridge 5615 Ayers Rd Every Sat & Sun 10am-4pm July 28th- Oct. 2nd New items weekly or daily as needed- Includes antique furniture, dishes & glassware, crocks & jugs, lamps, NLB Hallmark ornaments, selection of Barbie NIB, Breyer model horses & Sandicast dogs, horse equip, saddles, saddle pads, show clothes, including hats & chaps, fishing equip, vintage Ford tractor, horse drawn sulky & buckboard, grain wagon, dog kennel & crate, costume jewelery, old watches, old chicken brooder, feed & water items, vintage movie equip & other electronics including an Echop fax, radios & TV's, indoor & outdoor cactus and much more! Inside rain or shine! Air conditioned!

Genoa Community Annual Garage Sale

August 10th & 11th

8am - 4pm No registration necessary

MARTIN 2937 N. Moline Martin Rd Aug. 2nd - 5 th (9am-5pm) Large 2 story home moving sale!

Many items for sale, including antiques. Cash or credit card only.

Must bring help to load large items.

REAL ESTATE & PUBLIC AUCTION WHEN: Saturday, August 4, 2018 10:00 A.M. Household - 11:00 A.M. Real Estate For: Darla J Guth Trust Amy Guth-Goans POA WHERE: 516 E Eleventh Street Port Clinton, Ohio 43452 REAL ESTATE: 1648 sq. ft. ranch home built in 1959 on 0.31 acres, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, eat-in kitchen, kitchen appliances stay, living room, dining room, family room w/ gas fireplace, laundry room, small walk in storage, one car attached garage, 100 amp breaker, city water, city sewer, gas hot water heat, forced air gas heat, CA, crawl space, concrete driveway.

HOUSEHOLD: Acrosonic spinit piano, Emperor grandfather clock, Frigidaire upright freezer, secretariat, 4 drawer dresser w/ 2 handkerchief drawers, 2 dining room tables w/ drop leafs & 4 chairs each, wooden hutch w/ glass upper doors, kitchen table w/ 6 chairs, 3 stuffed chairs, queen bed w/ dresser mirror & night stand, 2 coffee tables, end tables, 2 couches, La-Z-Boy chair, buffet, floor lamps, round wooden lamp table, Whirlpool microwave, wooden highchair, Victrola, Brinks safe, computer desk, knee desk, suitcases, folding tables, 2 folding chairs, American scale, Hoover upright, West Bend 30 cup coffee maker, punch bowl set, binoculars, milk glass, some Fenton glass, 3 pieces of Roseville glass, Sunbeam mixer, cook books, pots, pans, kitchen utensils, crockpots, Pyrex dishes, can opener, toaster, crocks, old radio, pictures, 8 small shot glasses w/ pitcher, sewing supplies, light up villages, Christmas dĂŠcor, kids trucks, kids cars, kids books, step stool, walker, walker w/ wheels & brakes, Invocare wheel chair, pocket watches, 4 wrist watches, bench, shovels, rakes, hoes, sheets, blankets.

Terms: Cash or check with proper ID. All items sold as is where is. Not responsible for accidents, or items after they are sold. Statements made the day of sale supersede all printed matter. Licensed by the division of Licensing, Ohio Department of Agriculture, and bonded in favor of the State of Ohio.

Real Estate Terms: $3500 down non-refundable at time of auction, with balance due on delivery of deed in 30 days.

Taxes will be prorated. Statements made the day of sale supersede all printed matter. Property sold not contingent upon financing or inspections. Owner reserves the right to accept or reject any and all bids.

NOTE: Chad W. Brough Auctioneer is licensed by the Ohio Department of Agriculture and a licensed Broker for Batdorff Real Estate, Inc. Chad W. Brough and Batdorff Real Estate, Inc. are representing the sellers only. Properties are sold as is, where is, no guarantees. Buyers shall rely entirely on their own information and inspection of the property. All data subject to errors, omissions or revisions and is not warranted.

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Take notice that in accordance with Ohio Revised Code, the Charter of the City of Oregon and ordinances of record, provision is made to maintain all sanitary sewer lines within the City of Oregon sanitary sewer system.

The Director of Public Service is authorized and directed to provide for the upkeep and maintenance of said sewers. Estimates therefore are on file in the office of the Finance Director and are open for public inspection at all reasonable times and to all persons interested, for the year 2017.

The cost and expense of said work shall be levied and assessed by the front foot upon lots and lands bounding and abutting upon said sanitary sewers and will be certified to the County Auditor for collection on the tax duplicate.

This notice is given pursuant to Ohio Revised Code and the Charter of the City of Oregon.

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Cricket loves playing with toys and gets along well with the other kittens, but would let you snuggle with him all day!

The Humane Society of Ottawa County 2424 E. Sand Rd Port Clinton, OH 43452 Open: Tues-Sat 12-5p.m., (419)734-5191, hsocpets.org Our adoption fees are: Cats (1-5 years) $90 Cats (5+ years) $45 Kittens (under 1 year) $125 *All adoption fees include spay/neuter & appropriate vaccinations*

NORTHWOOD BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS PUBLIC MEETING The Northwood Board of Zoning Appeals will hold a regular meeting on Tuesday, August 14, 2018. All Board of Zoning Appeals meetings are open to the public and are held on the second Tuesday of each month unless it is necessary to reschedule. The following appeals cases will be reviewed: Case No. 0656: Amy Stribrny, 3482 Zepplin Ct., Northwood, Ohio is requesting a variance of 17â&#x20AC;&#x2122; to allow a deck to be built on the back of their home leaving a rear yard of 18â&#x20AC;&#x2122;. N.C.O. 1262.04(d) Attest: Kimberly Vaculik Planning, Zoning & Economic Development Coordinator City of Northwood

NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT Take notice that in accordance with Ohio Revised Code, the Charter of the City of Oregon and ordinances of record, provision is made to maintain drainage facilities in the City of Oregon.

The Director of Public Service is authorized and directed to provide for the upkeep and maintenance of said drainage facilities. The record plats of Heritage Estates, Hickory Shores, Cardinal Estates, Park Place, Foxgate, Bay Meadows, Parkgelande, The Drake, The Vineyard, Haley Hollow 1 and Haley Hollow 2 subdivisions in the City of Oregon, state that all owners of lots in these plats will be subject to an assessment for the maintenance and repair of the Storm Water Pump Lift Stations in said subdivisions. Estimates therefore are on file in the office of the Finance Director and are open for public inspection at all reasonable times and to all persons interested, for the year 2017.

The cost and expense of said maintenance shall be levied and assessed by the front foot upon lots in Heritage Estates, Hickory Shores, Park Place, Foxgate, Bay Meadows, Parkgelande, The Drake, The Vineyard, Haley Hollow 1 and Haley Hollow 2 Subdivisions and by area in Cardinal Estates Subdivision and will be certified to the County Auditor for collection on the tax duplicate.

This notice is given pursuant to Ohio Revised Code and the Charter of the City of Oregon.

By Order of City Council Kathleen Hufford, Finance Director

1992 Ford f150 regular cab, flair side, XLT, power windows, air, tilt wheel, am/fm, carpet, power locks.

5.0 V8 automatic, 90,000 original miles, many new parts, runs great, call for details. $5,300. 419-6988129 2000 Grand Prix, clean rust, runs good. Call 419-481-1104. 129,000 miles. $2,000 OBO 2003 Chevy Trailblazer LTZ. 121K miles! Leather interior. Asking $4,000. 419-665-2161 2004 Acura RL-NAV, 96,000 miles, just had timing belt, water pump, plugs, tranz fluid done. Great tires and brakes. $5,950. Awesome luxury car! Call Mike for details. 419-3452470

Libby Libby is a 1 year old Pit Bull terrier who is full of energy! Don't let her fool you though, she's a very sweet girl who will be eager to please her new family! Stop by and meet this darling girl today.

The Humane Society of Ottawa County 2424 E. Sand Rd Port Clinton, OH 43452 Open: Tue-Sat 12-5 (419)734-5191 hsocpets.org Our adoption fees are: Dog's (over 1 year) $150* Puppies (under 1 year) $175* *Includes spay/nuder

Obi Obi may just be the one for you! She's a big young and playful girl who lives life to the fullest! She would love to share a bed, fries or an ice cream with you, and will do anything for food! If you think this beauty may be a good fit for you, we ask that you bring your family, both two and four-legged in to meet her! Rose and 80+ canines are searching for homes right now at the Lucas County Canine Care & Control - 410 S Eire St. Toledo, www.lucascount dogs.com 419.213.2800 Christmas is right around the corner, Christmas in July that is! From July 2129 all dog adoptions are only $25 (plus a license).

Now is the perfect time to come and adopt a new best friend!

2013 Toyota Corolla LE, white, mint condition, 27,850 miles, one owner, lady driver, auto, cold air. $11,950.

419-885-6292 or 419-944-6840.

2014 Chevy Equinox, very good condition, 1 owner, 81,500 miles, service records available, $13,500.

419-266-1978

2006 Jay Flight Camper w/slideout, sleeps 6, 25' RK, air conditioner, good condition, $5,000. Call to see 419-898-1680

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2015 Harley Davidson Ultra Tri-Glide, color white hot Pearl/Blue hot Pearl, only 1,100 miles, added RC Headers and Pipes, garage kept.

Must sell do to health. Paid $45,000, Asking $30,000.

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CYCLEMAN We Repair Chinese Pocket Bikes, Scooters, and Mopeds, many parts available.

Also repair motorcycles.

Hours: Thursday, Friday & Saturday (12-6pm) Call to verify hours 419-244-2525

NORTHWOOD PLANNING COMMISSION PUBLIC MEETING The Northwood Planning Commission regular meeting of Monday, August 13, 2018 in the Northwood Municipal Building Council Chambers has been cancelled. There are no agenda items for review at this time.

Attest: Kimberly Vaculik Planning, Zoning & Economic Development Coordinator

City of Northwood

NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT

NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT

Take notice that in accordance with Ohio Revised Code, the Charter of the City of Oregon and ordinances of record, provision is made to abate public nuisances upon the lots and lands within the City of Oregon.

The Commissioner of Building and Zoning ordered the demolition and removal of the structure located at 2431 Pickle Road. The cost of demolition and removal will be assessed on parcel 44-55616.

These records are open for public inspection at all reasonable times and to all persons interested, and will be certified to the County Auditor for collection on the tax duplicate.

This notice is given pursuant to Ohio Revised Code and the Charter of the City of Oregon.

By Order of City Council Kathleen Hufford, Finance Director

Take notice that in accordance with Ohio Revised Code, the Charter of the City of Oregon and ordinances of record provision is made to prevent the growth of noxious weeds and rank vegetation upon the lots and lands within the City of Oregon.

The Inspection Department is authorized and directed to provide for the cutting of said noxious weeds and rank vegetation throughout the year. The costs of unpaid invoices for weed cutting are in the office of the Finance Director and are open for public inspection at all reasonable times and to all persons interested, for the year 2017 and will be certified to the County Auditor for collection on the tax duplicate.

This notice is given pursuant to Ohio Revised Code and the Charter of the City of Oregon.

By Order of City Council Kathleen Hufford, Finance Director

INVITATION TO BIDDERS Sealed proposals will be received at the City of Northwood until 12:00 Noon Local Time, August 15, 2018, at which time they will be opened and read immediately thereafter for the: City of Northwood Municipal Building rooďŹ ng replacement PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The proposed work consists of furnishing and installing a 50 rooďŹ ng system covering approximately 4900 sq. feet of a portion of the ďŹ&#x201A;at roof at the Building.

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A â&#x20AC;&#x153;Scope of Workâ&#x20AC;? and RooďŹ ng SpeciďŹ cation sheet may be obtained from the Cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s website at www.ci.northwood. oh.us. Inspection arrangements may be made with the OWNER: City of Northwood, 6000 Wales Road, Northwood, OH 43619: John Laugerman, Building and Grounds Supervisor. Phone 419-690-1654; Email - buildings@ci.northwood. oh.us: A bid guarantee instrument must be submitted with the bid. The bid guarantee instrument shall be in the form of a Bid Guarantee and Contract Bond for the FULL AMOUNT of the bid or a certiďŹ ed check, cashierâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s check, or irrevocable letter of credit for an amount equal to ten percent (10%) of the bid in accordance with Section 153.54 of the Ohio Revised Code. The bid guarantee shall be made payable to the City of Northwood, Ohio, and is to be held as a guarantee that in the event the bid is accepted and a contract is awarded to the BIDDER, the contract will be duly executed and its performance properly secured. Bid security furnished in Bond form shall be issued by a Surety Company or Corporation licensed in the State of Ohio to provide said surety.

Bidders must comply with the prevailing wage rates on Public Improvements in Wood County and the City of Northwood, Ohio as determined by the Ohio Bureau of Employment Services Wage and Hour Division. (614) 644-2239.

The successful bidder must be a veriďŹ able DURO-LAST Distributor.

Each proposal must contain the full name of the party or parties submitting the proposal and all persons interested therein. Each bidder must submit evidence of its experiences on projects of similar size and complexity. No bidder may withdraw his bid for a period of sixty (60) days after the scheduled closing time for the receipt of bids.

The City of Northwood reserves the right to reject any or all bids, to waive any informalities or irregularities in the bids received, and to accept any bid that it deems most favorable.

BY ORDER OF City of Northwood Robert Anderson, City Administrator

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