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By Larry Limpf News Editor news@presspublications.com A resident of the Village of Woodville who wants to honor local military personnel may see her wish in place along Main Street by next spring. When Beth Wolford, the mother of a 22-year-old son serving in the U.S. Navy, saw banners honoring service members gracing the streets of other towns she brought the idea to Mayor Richard Harman. Last week, Wolford and Harman and other residents met to discuss the idea and plan to meet again to shore up details. “We’re just in the beginning stages of this,” Wolford said. “We’re trying to set some guidelines for the funds, size of the banners and other things.” Mayor Harman and Wolford said the group is considering banners that are about 18 by 36 inches and the cost would be about $60 each. About 60 poles that are used to hold other banners are already in place along Main Street, the mayor added. Rotating with other banners, those honoring service personnel would likely be displayed around holidays such as Memorial Day, July 4th and Veterans Day, he said. Wolford said she’d like to see a design that emphasizes photo images of the service members. If talk on social media is any indication, there appears to be support for the idea, she said. “We do want to have some sort of proof that they actually served so we discussed maybe requiring having discharge papers provided,” Wolford said. “We also discussed having a disclaimer form that we are allowed to use their name and picture.” Other towns have been displaying banners to recognize service men and women. The Village of Oak Harbor partners with the Oak Harbor Development Group to promote, sell and install the banners, Continued on page 2

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Chitty Chitty Bang Bang In the front seat, Patrick Boyer and Janaye Ashman, and back seat, Theodore Porter and Elisia Ackerman sing the theme from Oregon Community Theatre's upcoming musical "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang." Hydraulic lifts will give the car the illusion of flight. Performances are November 2, 3, 9 and 10 at 7:30, with a 3:00 p.m. Sunday matinee on November 4. For ticket information call 419-691-1398 or go to www. oregoncommunitytheatre.org. (Press photo by Ken Grosjean)

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Improvements made to South Shore Park By Kelly J. Kaczala News Editor kkaczala@presspublications.com Oregon has completed the first phase of improvements to South Shore Veterans Park after gauging input from the public at several hearings this year. “We put in drainage tiles to improve drainage, and paved a 10 foot asphalt walking path that previously only had stones,” said Public Service Director Paul Roman. “There was a passive walking path that was just stone. I think through the years, there were weeds coming up, and there were some concerns about drainage.” “Those are the two steps we wanted to make sure we got done this season,” said City Administrator Mike Beazley. “In listening to the residents at past hearings, there would be some puddling covering parts of the trail after a rain. It made it hard for people to walk on. So we wanted to pave it as well. We want it to be a pleasant experience for our residents.” The city also put in a pedestrian bridge that connects the walking trail to a sledding hill in the park, said Roman.

In listening to the community at our hearings, we did not think there was support for moving Bay Shore Road.

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“All together, we have probably spent about $100,000 to make the improvements,” he said. “This was clearly a first phase,” he added. New signage will be posted within the next few weeks, said Beazley. “We’ll also be upgrading our pavilions

either this fall or next spring, depending on our schedule,” said Beazley. A top priority that was discussed at previous meetings was the relocation of Bay Shore Road further south from the lake so that most of the park property would have uninterrupted access to the lake. It has been shelved for now. “We originally talked about relocating Bay Shore Road, but I don’t think that’s going to happen,” said Roman. “I think there are mixed views from the public about it. In general, there are those who wanted the road to go around so that the park itself is on the lake, and that makes sense. But we would have to acquire land from a radio station tower, and the right of way acquisition would be very difficult. So I don’t think it’s feasible. We could get grant money and look at it further. But I just don’t think it’s going to happen.” Beazley agreed. “In listening to the community at our hearings, we did not think there was support for moving Bay Shore Road,” he said. If headed east on Bay Shore Road, approaching the Haley Boardwalk, relocation

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