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Christmas giving A large assortment of food, toys, and for the first time, purses, were collected to be given out to needy families in the Northwood area. Pictured, Chris Hall of the Northwood Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary looks over some of the over 500 purses at Northwood Fire Station #1.

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Shooting spree ends with arrests

By Kelly J. Kaczala Press News Editor kkaczala@presspublications.com Oregon police caught two adults and a minor who have allegedly been shooting out windows of vehicles, homes and businesses since late November.

The suspects are a 20-year-old and a 19-year-old from Oregon, and a 13-year-old from Curtice, according to police. The minor is related to one of the adults.

The adult suspects, who allegedly confessed to the crimes, according to police, were expected to appear in Oregon Municipal Court late last week.

Assistant Police Chief Paul Magdich told The Press that there have been about 30 incidences of windows being shot out since around Thanksgiving.

“It started out with a couple windows here and there,” said Magdich. The number of incidences kept increasing until it grew to a high of “11 different locations with multiple damages” the previous weekend.

A BB gun and slingshot were used during the vandalism.

Magdich said he was worried someone would eventually get injured if it had continued.

Police last week had offered a $1,000 reward for information that led to the arrests and convictions of the vandals.

Repeat offenders Vehicles parked at Bay Park ProMedica

Hospital were hit on more than one occasion, said Magdich. And the Oregon Branch of the Toledo-Lucas County Library also had windows shattered on separate incidences.

“Bay Park Hospital had vehicle windows broken in two separate incidences.

And the library lost about five windows two weekends in a row,” he said.

Among the damages since November include: • A window at the Comfort Inn, 2930 Navarre Ave., on Nov. 27.

• A car window in the 3100 block of Navarre Ave. on Dec. 1.

• Car windows in the 2800 block of Bay Park Dr. on Dec. 2.

• A window pane in the 3100 block of Navarre Ave. on Dec. 2.

• A front window at Precision Auto Credit, 2310 Woodville Rd, on Dec. 3.

• A house window in the 2500 block of Brown Rd on Dec. 3.

• An outside window of the Toledo Lucas County Library, 3340 Dustin Rd., on Dec. 2.

• A marble shot through a window at Big Boy Restaurant, 2924 Navarre Ave., on Dec. 8.

• The rear driver’s side window of a vehicle white it was parked in a driveway in the 400 block of Haley Dr. on Dec. 8.

• The driver’s side window of a vehicle while it was parked outside a home in the 400 block of Haley Dr. on Dec. 8.

• A front window in the 2700 block of Luverne Ave. on Dec. 8.

• The rear window of a vehicle in the 3700 block of Navarre Ave. on Dec. 6.

• The driver’s side window of a vehicle parked in front of a home in the 2900 block of Camelot Dr. on Dec. 8.

Surveillance Police knew there was more than one vehicle involved due to surveillance camera footage from at least one of the locations, said Magdich.

On Dec. 9, Oregon police posted a surveillance photo on its Facebook page of one of the vehicles, a Ford Fusion, believed to be responsible for the shootings. A red Chevy Cruze was also identified.

Oregon Police’s Facebook page on Dec. 14 had 87 posts from people who were thankful the vandals were caught.

An employee of Bay Park Hospital stated that some employees had even been reluctant to go to work out of fear there would be another round of vandalism.

Another poster claimed that the crimes may be connected to damage on Dec. 10 to a business about to move to a location on Woodville Road in Northwood.

“Unfortunately, soon to come Furniture Palace on Woodville Road, formerly Recliners and More, was shot up on Saturday and we have been working with Northwood Police on providing them with camera footage. Hopefully, it’s the same people. Our footage appears to be a Ford Fusion as well. So thanks for the great work in catching these criminals.”

Local input helped form U.S EPA plan

By Larry Limpf News Editor news@presspublications.com A plan approved by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for public water systems to address problems with harmful algal blooms nationwide draws from procedures implemented by the Ottawa County Regional Water System.

The EPA issued the Cyanotoxin Management Plan template last month as a means for communities to identify potential blooms and make the necessary treatment and operational adjustments to remove cyanotoxins from the water as well as provide timely information to consumers.

Cyanobacteria are microscopic organisms found naturally in surface water that can sometimes multiply to form harmful algal blooms, which can produce toxins capable of causing illness or irritation, sometimes even death, in animals and humans, according to the EPA. The Ottawa County system was one of five in the U.S. tapped by the EPA’s Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water to assist the agency in developing a management plan template. Others were the Highlands Mutual Water Company, California; Village of Perry Water System, New York; Akron Water Supply Bureau, Ohio, and City of Myrtle Creek, Oregon.

“We had already created our own plan last year after the Ohio EPA requested us to do so,” said Ron Wetzel, Ottawa County water superintendent. “The U.S. EPA was trying to create one for use nationwide for all the water plants in the country. The woman who came here from Washington, D.C. said cyanotoxins are in California, New York, Florida, all over. She said they wanted to develop a master plan for water treatment plants around the country to be able to use as a baseline.

“She said Ohio and the Ohio EPA were the most advanced in the country as far as cyanotoxin plans and that’s why there were two Ohio treatment plants involved.”

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Local impact Continued from front page Wetzel said U.S. EPA representatives were in Ottawa County several days in March and met with him and his staff and Kelly Frey, county sanitary engineer, to learn more about the system’s procedures.

“The partnership between the U.S. and Ohio EPA and us working on this together was very gratifying. They really listened to our input,” he said. “Once they had a rough draft they would send us emails, asking if they got it correct. We spent about eight months talking on the phone with them or by email.

“One of the things they liked is that we’ve had annual meetings with our large public customers the last couple years.

We have the meeting in the Emergency Operations Center in Port Clinton just to let them know about our operations and what we anticipate and what our emergency plans are.”

A water advisory issued by Carroll Township in September 2013 prompted Wetzel and the sanitary engineer’s office to emphasize emergency planning.

Consumers in the township system were advised to not drink the water for several days due to algal toxins.

“We have an inter-connecting pipe with the Carroll system so we were able to send water to Carroll Township,” Wetzel said. “We opened some valves and flushed out the lines and serviced the township when they were down. We felt it would happen again to any of the water plants drawing from Lake Erie at any time. So we began preparing for that just in case it did happen we would have a blue print on how we were going to do everything.”

And a month or so before the City of Toledo had its algal bloom crisis in August 2014, Wetzel and staff from the Ottawa County system had already scheduled a meeting with county agencies, local governments, school districts, and other users to inform them about the system’s emergency plans if the county faced a similar incident.

The county system supplies water to the City of Port Clinton, Village of Oak Harbor and townships of Danbury, Catawba Island, Portage Erie, Bay, Salem and Harris.

Wetzel said groups or individuals may schedule tours of the treatment plant by calling him at 419-734-7312.

Title office closure The Wood County Clerk of Courts, Auto Title Office will be closed Friday, Dec. 31 for an upgrade of the Automated Title Processing System software.

All title offices across the state will be unable to process vehicle and watercraft titles during the implementation of the new software.

The current software was last updated in 2000. The planned upgrade will provide new processes which will allow clerks’ offices to generate vehicle titles more efficiently and accurately. For example, agents will be able to swipe customers’ driver’s licenses info directly into the Title System instead of staff keying personal info into the system. The update will also provide automatic access to NMVITIS, which verifies if a vehicle is stolen.

In addition, auto dealers will be able to electronically submit a customer’s title application and supporting info from dealer offices to the appropriate title office for a speedier turnaround on the processing of titles.

Toy drive

A silent auction, donations, and matching funds by Jack's Superette, Curtice, helped raise $1,400 for the Oregon Health and Welfare Christmas Basket Program. A special thank you went to Budweiser and Miller Lite for their generosity, making the toy drive possible. Pictured are cashier Maggie Emlinger and assistant store manager Derek Bailey.

(Photo courtesy of Maggi Dandar)

Northwood

Parks and rec survey is underway

By Kelly J. Kaczala Press News Editor kkaczala@presspublications.com The City of Northwood is conducting an online parks and recreation survey to help the city’s parks board and other public officials enhance the quality of life in the community.

The result of the survey will be used to develop a Park and Recreation Master Plan.

“I think it’s appropriate, along with economic development in the city, that we also spend some time and effort planning and thinking about our existing parks and recreation programs,” said Northwood City Administrator Bob Anderson. “To do this effectively, we need input from the community.”

The public can fill out the 16 question survey at https://s.zoomerang.com/r/ NorthwoodParksSurvey.

Residents are asked how often they visit the four parks in Northwood, Brentwood, Central, Nature Trails, and Ranger parks.

They are also asked how do they arrive at the park facilities, why they visit parks, to rate each of the parks’ facilities and services, and to rate the need for adding/enhancing specific amenities, such as bike/ walking trails, children’s play equipment, community gardens, lighting, security, splash park, bathrooms, a new rec center, handicapped access, signage, and park cleanliness at the parks. It also asks residents if they would attend future citywide

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social events, such as concerts and movies in the park, if they were offered, and seeks input on whether residents would support the reinstatement of a summer recreation program that provided different sports leagues and activities for kids.

Mayor Ed Schimmel wanted to develop a Park and Recreation Master Plan in an effort to obtain grants to expand and enhance the quality of life in the community, according to Glenn T. Grisdale, of Reveille LTD, of Bowling Green, who devised the survey.

“Nowadays, there’s a variety of different grant resources for parks and recreation, for infrastructure and programming.

The mayor wanted to head down that path first so we could possibly tap into some additional resources for possibly doing new trails, multi-use paths and other things throughout the city,” said Grisdale.

Corridor planning The city also wants to reach out to the employees who work in the city to add amenities in areas near their workplace locations.

“Northwood has a pretty big employment sector. Some of the largest employers in the county are located in Northwood.

They’re kind of tucked in off of Oregon Road,” he said. McNerny Park, a business park, is at Tracy and Wales Road. To the south is Owens Community College. North of Owens, on Oregon Road, are Norplas, FedEx, and Johnson Controls.

“With Buckeye Broadband moving its

headquarters to Northwood, we’re anticipating about 1,000 jobs,” he said.

“So we are using the project as somewhat of a catalyst not only to do parks and recreation planning, but also do additional corridor planning along Oregon Road,” he said, which includes installation of new sidewalks, bike paths and other multimodal infrastructure projects.

“We actually got money from the Ohio Department of Transportation to do that.

That should be coming within the next year or two. So when you drive down Oregon Road, you will notice sidewalks, bike lanes or bike paths. A lot of people who work in that area, they want to get out and walk around. And we want to make it easier for them to get up and down that corridor,” he said.

“Broad community planning benefits the community. If it benefits the community, it will be more attractive to residents.

That’s something we want more of in Northwood,” he added.

In addition to the online survey, there will be printed copies of the survey available at city hall at the municipal complex, said Grisdale. “If anyone wants a survey, it can be mailed to them as well.”

The survey should be completed by February. “We’ll have the plan developed.

There’s some deadlines for park programming and park infrastructure funding that are in June. We may use this survey to tap into that additional funding,” he said.

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Michelle Ish fills vacant council seat

By Yaneek Smith Press Contributing Writer news@presspublications.com Oak Harbor Mayor Joe Helle says that finding people to serve in local government can be difficult, so it’s a positive sign when people are eager to help.

Michelle Ish was recently selected to fill a vacant seat on the Oak Harbor village council, supplanting Andy Haley, who had resigned.

Ish, who was nearly selected to fill the vacancy that went to Haley after Jon Fickert resigned in January, was selected over three other candidates. The third and final vote saw a tie between Ish and Austin Short, so the Mayor Helle chose Ish, thus serving as the tiebreaker.

“Under executive session, council interviewed the four candidates using the same standard questions. We then closed the executive session and conducted three rounds of voting, to which a tie persisted after all three,” said Helle. “Based on a decision by council when determining the process of selection, they agreed that the mayor would break any tie persisting past three rounds. I therefore selected Councilwoman Ish.” Ish joins a group that includes Jackie Macko, Don Douglas, Quinton Babcock, Donna Wendt-Elliott and Sue Rahm. Helle says her resume shows that she has experience which makes her uniquely qualified for the job.

Currently the human resources director for Ottawa County, Ish has worked in HR for a number of years and has also served as a board member on the Oak Harbor Chamber of Commerce.

“I’ve always been someone who likes to be involved, where I live, where I work, in my church. I believe in the idea that we all have gifts and are obligated to use those gifts for the benefit of others,” said Ish, who currently lives with her husband and two sons in Oak Harbor. “I hope to contribute some value to this council based on my experiences as a chamber board member, a business owner, a public employee, a resident and parent.”

Helle believes those qualities will make Ish an asset for her role on council.

“I think her expertise and experience as the HR director for Ottawa County is an asset as she understands the delicacy of government, and how the wheels need to be turned in order to get things done,” said Helle. “Beyond that, she served in several different capacities as a part of different organizations around the county. Her drive and interest in bettering Oak Harbor couldn’t be stronger, and I’m certainly thankful that she has joined us.”

With four council members — Rahm, Macko, Ish and Wendt-Elliott — up for reelection in November 2017, there could be even more changes on the horizon.

“Whenever a council appointment opportunity comes up, numerous people always submit themselves for candidacy.

The real test is to get (people) to step up at election time and campaign for seats up for election. And this is something that communities fall short on,” said Helle.

“I always appreciate individuals who are willing to step up and serve. Small communities always have issues building

interest in service, and to have residents put their name out there to serve in a greater capacity is a testament to their character.

“The task now is getting these folks to take the risk of petitioning signatures and placing their names on the ballot.

Appointments are at the whim of six people, while an election is at the will of hundreds of voters.”

Tree-A-Rama

The recent Tree-A-Rama to benefit the Salvation Army of Ottawa County raised $10,183.

More than 90 items were donated for the silent and live auctions which included prizes such as a vintage elf rocking in a rocking chair with numerous gift cards valued at $700; a 14K white gold diamond cross donated by Tru Luv Jewelry valued at $675 and a Nutcracker wreath donated by Castle of Dreams – Paul and Sande Gottron valued at $625.

All money raised will support Ottawa County residents in need, not only during this holiday season, but throughout the year as well. Support includes financial assistance with rent, mortgage, utilities, prescriptions, transportation, gas cards, clothing and food throughout the year.

“Last year, the Salvation Army served nearly 1,300 children with Christmas gifts, and this year, we have seen an increase in need for overall financial assistance,” said Maureen Saponari, director.

“A big thanks to all who made this possible – John and Peggy Kronberg, the Mon Ami Staff, Jackie Bieberich, the PCSU Advisory Committee, Charlie and Sarah Burns, Len Partin, Norm Peiffer, Bob Wolford and Glenda Partin (‘our raffle friends’) all donors, bidders and the community,” she said.

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Michelle Ish (center) at the Ottawa County Career Showcase with Staci McDaniel (left) and Angela Grove from GenoaBank. (Photo courtesy Michelle Ish)

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DECEMBER 19, 2016

Chief says bill now reduced to turf battle As House Bill 378 winds its way through the state legislature, it’s evident what’s best for the public is absent, says the police chief in Lake Township.

Chief Mark Hummer last week said pressure by the Buckeye State Sheriff’s Association on the bill’s sponsors to remove a provision that would authorize township police officers to patrol interstate highways is a political turf battle.

“The new bill has been watered down,” he said. “Through their interruption of the original bill it’s obvious certain sheriffs are more interested in protecting their turf rather than protecting constituents. I would think all sheriffs would want to work with us rather than worry about their jurisdictions.”

A traffic stop in 2011 by a Lake Township police officer on I-280 was contested to the Ohio Supreme Court.

It ruled state law doesn’t give officers in townships with less than 50,000 residents the authority to make stops on interstates as well as state roadways classified as part of the national system.

HB 378 would grant that authority to patrol state and U.S. highways that are part of the national highway system to township officers but interstates would remain out of their jurisdiction.

During testimony in the senate, a bill sponsor said the township exclusion was needed to get support from the sheriff’s association.

Chief Hummer said there are four exits from I-280 into the township.

Drugs were involved in the traffic stop on I-280 in 2011.

“Criminals can easily get on and off and impact my citizens,” he said.

“And with the growing opioid addiction epidemic, trying to stem the supply of drugs is vital.”

Bill testimony offered

Interstates off limits for township police

By Larry Limpf News Editor news@presspublications.com A committee of the Ohio Senate last week accepted testimony on a bill with roots in a 2011 traffic stop by a Lake Township police officer on I-280 that was contested all the way to the Ohio Supreme Court.

The State and Local Government Committee heard testimony on Substitute House Bill 378, which would amend current law prohibiting township officers in smaller jurisdictions from citing motorists for traffic violations on state highways that are classified as part of the national highway system.

The bill was introduced in the House after a Supreme Court decision in June 2015 that affirmed a decision by the Sixth District Court of Appeals. The appeals court ruled the township officer lacked authority to enforce a lane violation on the interstate highway and the ensuing search of the vehicle was unreasonable. The Supreme Court also agreed the appellate court properly ordered drugs seized during the search to be excluded from evidence.

The bill passed in the House of Representatives with bi-partisan support, 81-16, but not before a provision that would authorize township officers to patrol interstate highways was removed.

Representative Steve Hambley, a bill sponsor, told the Senate committee the removal was needed to get the support of the Buckeye State Sheriff’s Association.

“The biggest point of contention in the (House) committee process was the ability of township police departments to patrol interstate highways. We have removed the granting of this authority to our bill, appeasing the Buckeye Sheriff’s Association…” he said. “I would like to indicate to you that our bill still has a tremendous impact on the safety of our state, as it grants small townships the authority to patrol state and U.S. highways that are part of the national highway system.”

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“While our bill no longer addresses interstate highways, there have been many similar cases with the same verdict on state and U.S. routes as a result of the Brown (Supreme Court) case,” he told the committee.

He referred to a case in his own district in July in which a municipal court judge granted a motion to suppress evidence from an impaired driving case on State Route 18 due to the Brown decision.

He said there are just over 1,300 townships in the state, with only seven exceeding the 50,000 resident threshold set in the Ohio Revised Code.

Medina Township Police Chief David Arbogast testified the population threshold raised concerns about the concept of “equal protection under the law.”

“In Ohio, only 15 cities have populations of over 50,000. Not one village in Ohio has a population of over 50,000. In the case of townships; only seven have popula-

tions of over 50,000. If the 50,000 population rule was applied to all communities as it currently applies to only townships, only 23.2 percent of Ohio residents would be protected under this unfair restriction,” he said.

Heidi Fought, Director of Governmental Affairs for the Ohio Township Association, testified townships such as Lake in Wood County and Perkins in Erie County have heavy traffic on roads that are part of the national highway system.

“These townships have police departments because their residents have demanded the service and are willing to pay for the protection. Those residents demand protection whether they are traveling on township roads or interstates,” she said.

The traffic stop in Lake Township stop occurred in March 2011 when the officer saw a car cross a lane marker.

About 120 oxycodone pills and a small bag of marijuana were found in the car after a drug-sniffing dog alerted to the vehicle.

The driver, Terrance Brown, of Detroit, pled no contest in Wood County Common Pleas Court to a drug offense and was sentenced to a three-year prison term. But he appealed the decision and in 2013 the appeals court ruled that while Brown’s Fourth Amendment rights of the U.S. Constitution hadn’t been violated because the officer had probable cause to initiate the stop, the officer violated sections of the Ohio Revised Code that specify marked lane violations on interstate highways are within the exclusive jurisdiction of the Ohio State Highway Patrol and sheriff departments.

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Farm valuation bills stall in legislature

By Larry Limpf News Editor news@presspublications.com Two bills that proponents say would have moderated tax increases on land enrolled in the Current Agricultural Use Valuation program have stalled in the state legislature but the Ohio Farmers Union plans to continue to push next year for changes in the CAUV formula.

“We’ll work for good and fair policy during the budget next year, and if that fails we’ll ask legislators for stand-alone bills once again,” Ron Sylvester, an OFU spokesman, said. “While some committee chairmen and rural legislators went to bat for the CAUV bills pending in the House and Senate during lame duck, ultimately leadership in both houses killed our efforts at reform.”

CAUV is a real estate assessment program that taxes farmland according to its agricultural value rather than full market value.

It applies to landowners with 10 or more acres devoted to commercial agricultural use or, if below the acreage threshold, farms that produce an average yearly gross income of at least $2,500.

Senate Bill 246 and its companion House Bill 398 were introduced nearly a year ago. Backers say the current low interest rates used in the formula’s capitalization component have pushed property valuations higher, hurting producers who’ve seen commodity prices not keep pace with production costs.

The lower the interest rate, the higher the CAUV values are, says Ted Finnarn, an attorney and OFU adviser.

The bills would also have addressed problems with land enrolled in conservation programs, he said, by allowing those acres to be taxed at a lower minimum value instead of assuming the property is being used for crop production as the CAUV tax rates now reflect.

The Ohio Association of School Business Officials, Buckeye Association of School Administrators and Ohio School Boards Association were opposed to the bills.

“If passed, SB 246 (and its companion bill, HB 398) would significantly reduce local valuations for agricultural property,” a Nov. 28 letter from the associations to Senate President Keith Faber says.

“The resulting expansion of benefits to landowners will create a shift in tax burden from agricultural to residential property owners.

“Because Ohio’s Constitution requires that local governments (including school districts) be permitted to collect the same tax revenue levels as their levies originally produced, any time property values are reduced for one landowner, the other

Eagle Scout Project

Matthew Davis, Troop 112, Oregon, completed his Eagle Scout Project by building a deposit box for flags that have become faded or damaged. The box stands over 4 feet tall and sits at the entry way of the Village of Walbridge Administration building.

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Tiger necropsy to take weeks

By Press Staff Writer A necropsy of a tiger seized last year from a local refuge will take several weeks to complete, including testing, according to the Ohio Department of Agriculture, which had custody of the animal.

The tiger was euthanized Dec. 11 at the Wild Animal Sanctuary in Colorado.

Mark Bruce, the communications director for the agriculture department, said the animal had been diagnosed with cancer.

“Five veterinarians, representing Colorado State University, the Wild Animal Sanctuary and ODA, examined the animal, reviewed its medical condition and spoke to the tiger’s regular caretakers,” he said. “The group unanimously decided humane euthanasia was the appropriate course of action for the animal. A necropsy is being performed at Colorado State University, but a recent biopsy showed the tiger had malignant melanoma, an aggressive form of cancer.”

The agriculture department is appealing a court decision ordering the return of animals the department seized in 2015 from Stony Ridge.

Wood County Common Pleas Court Judge Reeve Kelsey issued the return order, setting a deadline of Nov. 29 at 5 p.m. for the animals to be returned to Ken Hetrick, the refuge owner.

“Several wildlife shelter permits were granted after the Dec. 31, 2013 deadline,” the judge wrote. “Many animal holding facilities were not in compliance with regulations for up to a year or longer after their wildlife shelter permits had been granted But the ODA looked at Mr. Hetrick with ‘an evil eye and an unequal hand.’ The court finds that ODA purposefully and intentionally discriminated against Mr. Hetrick when it denied his wildlife shelter permit application.”

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Finnarn said the letter doesn’t reflect there has been a “massive shifting of the tax burden to farm and woodland owners over the last few years with the higher CAUV values.”

“Once again, we have an overreliance on local property taxes to fund our schools,” he said. “Unless changes are made very soon, a school funding crisis is coming where rural school districts will not be able to pass their tax levies – even the renewals.”

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Temper your enthusiasm Regardless of your level of enthusiasm, you can’t expend energy endlessly. Rest is just as important as effort. Adequate mental rest is just as important as physical rest. Just as batteries must be recharged regularly, rest recharges you.

Think of proper rest as filling your gas tank. With a full tank, you are ready to move. An empty tank leaves you stuck.

Regardless of the efficiency of your car, or the size of your tank, at some point you must refill the tank. Rest is as essential for your wellbeing as gas is necessary to drive your car.

Insufficient rest impacts you in numerous ways. Your ability to make sound decisions is diminished, you experience burnout, there is a greater tendency to blow things out of proportion, your level of enthusiasm drops, and you become grumpy.

It is not admirable to work yourself to the point of exhaustion. How much you accomplish is much more significant than how hard you work, or how many hours you put in. Getting proper rest enables you to work smart.

People who get sufficient rest are far more productive than those who don’t.

They get more done in less time. They have better mental focus, improved memory, and more energy. Their actions are more efficient.

With proper rest you will be a better problem solver, have improved memory, increased levels of inspiration, and enhanced concentration. Rest also strengthens your immune system. The quality of your life, both mentally and physically, is markedly improved when you are getting sufficient rest.

Since getting rest is so essential, rest must be built into your schedule just as activities are. Rest is not something to fill the time with when there is nothing else to do.

Rest is not something which fits in when convenient. Rest is more than just sufficient sleep. It’s a planned, consistent, and regular period for your mind and body to recuperate.

Considering rest as expendable is flawed. You will never accomplish more by getting less rest than you need. Trying to do so is just as deleterious as skipping meals to save time. When you run out of fuel, you grind to a halt.

Periods of fun provide you with rest.

Interspersing enjoyable activities with work gives you a nice mental break. Possible activities include listening to music, recreational reading, exercise, socializing, and laughing.

Exercise is especially necessary when much of your day is sedentary. Walking provides great benefits and can be done virtually anytime and anywhere. Even five minutes of walking is rejuvenating because it gets your muscles working and your blood flowing.

When you are spending a lot of time with physical endeavors, then periods of no physical activity are called for. Fatigued muscles are more prone to injury.

The amount and frequency of rest which is necessary varies by individual. You can’t gauge what is right for you by what is right for others. Always monitor what you are doing and how you feel. Adjust your strategy of rest to fit what you need and what works.

The amount of rest you require is affected by many factors including age, physical condition, state of mind, seasons, weather, vocation, and attitude. These factors are not constant and neither is the rest strategy which works best for you.

Ensuring that you are getting the mental and physical rest which works for you is essential for being happy and productive.

Give rest the attention it deserves.

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35 years later

Crime Stoppers still protecting neighbors Street cameras and Facebook are new technologies Toledo Police are using to make arrests in hard-to-solve crimes, but one old technology still plays a major role — the phone.

The Crime Stoppers call-in program got its start in Lucas County 35 years ago, when local law enforcement officials met to brainstorm a simple idea — what if local police could pay informants like the FBI does? Would it help solve more crimes?

The group included John Mason, Toledo police chief; Anthony Pizza, Lucas County prosecutor, Alice Robie Resnick, who would later become an Ohio Supreme Court justice, Jim Wiegand, a lieutenant in the Toledo Police Detective Bureau and Helen Hawley, a private citizen and driving force.

They researched similar programs in Sacramento, California and Cincinnati, raised $120,000 in six months and went live shortly thereafter. The program pays rewards to anonymous callers whose tips lead to arrests. Wiegand, current board president said in a phone interview last week, “I’m pleased and proud of the program. It has exceeded expectations.”

Wiegand, who retired as Toledo’s assistant chief of police in 1998, saw the value of the program almost immediately.

“We had a homicide case with little information when we got the call. Within a few hours, we had a lead on the suspect and we made an arrest within a few days,” he recalls.

Historical arrest statistics are spotty, said Sgt. Ed Holland, who heads the department’s Forensic and Cyber Crimes Investigation Section which now includes Crime Stoppers. But, between 2010 and 2016, 4,332 caller tips led to 635 arrests.

The Crime Stoppers board paid out $248,000 over that same period.

Sgt. Holland said the program fields four to five calls on a homicide. And, over the program’s history, more than 100 arrests have been made in connection with such cases.

While many tipsters call on homicides, assaults, robberies and theft, the majority of callers are providing information on those with outstanding warrants.

A few examples of recent cases include the arrest of a suspect in the beating and robbery of an elderly man on Stickney Avenue in North Toledo and the arrest of a suspect in the robbery and assault of a pregnant woman at a convenience store on Bancroft in Toledo. A notorious East Toledo case was the 2011 arrest of five suspects connected to a double homicide at Ravine Park Village.

Technology has changed in 35 years, so too has the method in which police receive tips. Wiegand praised local electronic and print media for publicizing Crime Stoppers cases, but Sgt. Holland added, “We get more tips off Facebook than the six o’clock news.”

Surveillance video from retail stores and street cameras also garner calls.

Rewards range from $100 to $1,500, Sgt. Holland said. The program’s funding comes from donations from area businesses and from a percentage of Lucas County Court fees.

After a caller gives information, he, or she, is given a number. If the caller needs to call in again, or collect the reward, which is in cash, he simple needs to provide that number.

Surprisingly, some people are not interested in claiming their reward, Sgt. Holland said. “The biggest value is that it gives people an avenue to assist the police

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department. Most just want to protect their neighborhood, but they want to remain anonymous out of fear of retribution.”

Protecting her neighborhood was the reason Helen Hawley pushed for the program in 1981. Wiegand said Hawley was “instrumental in moving the program to the

forefront of the Toledo Police Department.”

Hawley, a Toledo business woman who died in 2003 at age 97, had served on the National Safety Council and founded the Citizens Committee on Crime Control, an organization that promoted Light the Night and personal protection programs. In a Press interview in 1996, she said she felt the need to do more. “I became aware that about 98 percent of the people were afraid to go out of their homes and two percent were keeping them from going out…So I thought that’s not a very good percentage so I better go and do something about it.”

Crime Stoppers was that idea. It has helped Lucas County citizens remove criminals from their neighborhoods. It has done it so well that it won a national award in the mid-1980s for being the most efficient in the United States.

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Billy Hayes Northwood “More family time. I want to get back to Christmas being about family time and religion instead of the modern day commercial holiday it’s become. God has been good to us and I want my children to continually remember that.”

Megan Miracola Northwood “I want to see the excitement and happiness on my kids faces Christmas morning. That’s the best gift for any mom!”

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U.S. should tread slowly in changing Cuba policy With the death of longtime dictator Fidel Castro, the relationship between the United States and Cuba is now at the forefront of media attention. As the United States continues the process of restoring economic and political relations with Cuba, it is important to recognize that doing so would create a large stream of new revenue to a government that remains essentially a totalitarian state with an atrocious human rights record. The United States should strongly consider the morality of any change in policy that would further enrich the despotic Cuban government.

As the son of a Cuban exile, my family experienced life under the Castro regime. Like other communist nations, Cuba had no freedom of expression, no political freedom, no property rights, and was ruled by a murderous dictator. After the fall of the Soviet Union, nations that were once communist undertook significant reforms that greatly increased individual freedom.

Cuba, however, did not implement such reforms. While the Castro brothers have somewhat relaxed their grip over the people in recent years, Cuba still remains one of the least free states in the world, second only to North Korea.

Nearly my entire family managed to immigrate to the United States, but some, including my great aunt, did not. Her experiences highlight the level of abuse from the government and the stark lack of freedom that the Cuban people experience to this day.

Several years ago, my great aunt needed cancer treatment. Given her advanced age, the Cuban government decided that it was not worth paying for the cancer treatment of a non-productive member of society and declined to treat her. (Bear in mind that many leftists right now are hailing Cuba for its “free healthcare.”) So, my extended family pooled our money to fly her to the United States to get treatment. The Cuban government allowed her to come, but not her husband, as it feared they would defect if together.

During her time here, she told us many stories of life in Cuba. One in particular reveals the total lack of rights in this oppressive police state. In Cuba there are often food shortages. One day, while especially hungry, my great aunt and her roommate decided to do the unthinkable: Eat some mangoes from the tree in her yard. All property in Cuba is state owned, including fruit trees. After the deed was done, they feared the smell of the mango skins in the trash would alert the neighborhood watchman, whose job (among other things) included inspecting trashcans for “stolen” fruit. To solve this problem my great aunt was forced to bury the mango skins.

Such stories are not rare occurrences in a nation where civil rights and liberties are virtually non-existent. However, many of our nation’s top policymakers are advocating for open trade with Cuba. This raises the question, should the United States allow capital to flow into a nation and benefit a government that continues to brutally restrict the basic rights and freedoms of its people?

Proponents of more open relations argue that the increased trade will benefit the average Cuban. Under normal economic circumstances this would be true.

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“It’s always a thrill,” he said. “It’s like hitting a home run at 65. Anytime you shoot 300, it’s a thrill. I’ve been so close so many (other) times. I have several 299s and 298s. I was 52 when I shot my first 300, at the Toledo Sports Center.”

Reitzel continues to bowl in four different leagues and competes in the PBA Tour Trials in Bowling Green every other week.

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“To bowl with the pros – pros who have bowled on TV and won some money – that was great,” Reitzel said. “I cashed one

other time at a senior regional. You pick up a lot of tips from them and it’s lot of fun.

You have to average 200 in two separate leagues to bowl with the PBA bunch.”

Ron and his wife of 41 years, Julie, have two sons: Jason, 39, and Justin, 38, and a daughter, April, 43. Julie, who passed away in 2014, was Ron’s biggest fan. The family held a fundraiser in her name two years ago and donated all of the money to the University of Toledo.

“She went to all the games in Florida,” Ron said. “We kind of made it a vacation.

She knew I was having fun and liked playing. She never told me to quit playing.”

He still is.

Path to recovery reachable, though not easy

By Mircea Handru, MBA The Kaiser Family Foundation recently released a report on Opioid Overdose Deaths.

This report, which covers calendar year 2014, shows that one in nine heroin deaths across the U.S. happened in Ohio, and one in 14 synthetic opioid deaths across the nation occurred in Ohio.

According to state-by-state statistics, Ohio ranked number one in unintentional overdose deaths. California was ranked second and New York was ranked third.

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throughout the state have continued to show how devastating this addiction can be for individuals, for families, and for communities. We’ve spent a lot of time talking about Ohio’s opiate epidemic and the resulting overdose deaths, and we should.

This is a crisis of epidemic proportion impacting every corner of our state.

In this column, I want to talk about the survivors. I want to highlight hope.

Is the individual able to recognize his or her addiction and ready to change? Does he or she have the motivation to overcome continuous cravings and challenges? If so, the path to recovery for that individual is reachable. It is not easy at all, but it is possible.

And what about family members – what can they do when dealing with an addict?

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• Support their recovery – there is hope.

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Ron Reitzel grew up in the 1960s. He graduated in 1970 from Rossford High School, where he was a standout third baseman.

Baseball was truly the national pasttime in those days. Today, the NFL dominates the landscape but back in Vince Lombardi’s heyday, a ticket to the inaugural Super Bowl in 1967 cost – wait for it – 12 bucks.

Boys all over the country wanted to be the next great major league ball player, including Reitzel, who was invited to and participated in the Baltimore Orioles’ oneday tryout in Findlay in the summer of 1970.

“I did well,” Reitzel recalled. “I made the cut and played in the afternoon game. I got a hit and threw two guys out. I was one of 75 guys they were looking at.”

Reitzel, who lives just north of Luckey, said he has “always” loved the game.

“When I was 10, I wanted to be a major league player,” he said. “I was a Detroit Tigers fan. I loved Al Kaline. As I got older and in high school, I loved (Orioles third baseman) Brooks Robinson. I couldn’t get enough of it. I was playing seven days a week.”

Reitzel is 65 years old now and he’s still playing baseball. He plays third base for the Toledo Thunder of the eight-team Mid-American Masters Baseball League, an affiliate of the Roy Hobbs Adult Men’s Baseball League. The Thunder is for ages 48 and over, and their home games are played at Ned Skeldon Stadium in Maumee.

“I have played 21 years of Roy Hobbs baseball,” Reitzel said. “Guys are still throwing 60-65 mph, throwing curveballs, bunting, stealing — the works. In November they have a Roy Hobbs World Series in Fort Meyers, Fla., that is divided into age groups. I’ve been doing that for 20 years. I’ve finished first a couple times, the last time in 2002 for the Thunder.”

After the Orioles tryout, Reitzel continued to follow his major league dreams for a while, but eventually he went to work in the family’s successful trucking and warehouse business. He retired from there in 2004 and later went to work helping his son, Justin, run a golf course in Morenci, Mich. Justin currently works at Brandywine “I would help with the mowers and equipment,” Reitzel said. “I managed to stay busy.”

There is one other sport near and dear to Reitzel’s heart: bowling.

“I started bowling at 8 or 9, in a Saturday morning bowling league at Everglades Lanes in Perrysburg,” he said.

“They had a kids’ league. I’ve been bowling ever since, every year. It’s just like playing baseball or any other sport. I’ve gotten very good at it and I enjoy it.”

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First St. John Day School enters its 40th year In the fall of 1976, First St. John Lutheran Church, 2471 Seaman St., Toledo, opened a Day School that served the community with extended care and preschool classes.

Forty years later, First St. John Day School continues its tradition of serving the community by providing care for preschool, pre-kindergarten, and kindergarten students.

As state and national laws have become more stringent regarding early educational care, First St. John Day School has focused on completing additional staff training and updating its curriculum, according to Carol Felderman, administrator.

The school recently received its first of five stars in Ohio’s Step Up to Quality program (SUTQ) – a rating system administered by Ohio’s Department of Education and Department of Job and Family Services.

SUTQ promotes programs that exceed licensing health and safety regulations in the areas of learning and development, administrative and leadership practices, staff qualifications and professional development, and family and community partnerships. Felderman said she fully expects the school to obtain its second star by the end of the school year in June, 2017.

Along the way, First St. John Day School has made improvements to its classrooms and currently is working toward building a brand new playground on the site of the former church parsonage. The E. S. Wagner Company razed the parsonage in

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“Since brand new equipment does not come cheaply, fundraising efforts are ongoing,” Felderman said.

In September, First St. John held its second L.E.A.F. (Loving, Educational Atmosphere in Faith) Festival at Sunrise Banquet Center in Millbury. More than $11,000 was raised at the event, which in-

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As the school’s 40th year continues, additional celebrations are planned.

Enrollment is ongoing in select classes for ages 3-5 and kindergarten. For more info, call the school at 419-691-6480.

TOPS offers tips to cut and burn 100 calories A perennial New Year’s resolution is to lose weight, whether it is five, 50 or 150 pounds, but despite our best intentions, most of us have not been very successful at the “battle of the bulge.”

Barbara Cady, president of TOPS Club Inc.® (Take Off Pounds Sensibly®), the nonprofit weight-loss support organization, advises those who may be overwhelmed at the prospect of making healthy eating and fitness choices to think of smaller, more sustainable steps.

According to Cady, the strategy is to cut 100 calories daily, combined with burning 100 calories daily, with the goal of losing up to 20 pounds over the course of

one year.

Cady has issued a challenge to all TOPS members to cut and burn until they achieve a collective million-pound loss for 2017. Here are some tips from TOPS on cutting and burning 100 calories each day.

Calorie-cutting tips • Can’t give up your morning bagel?

Eat only half.

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• Flavor a baked potato with salsa and fat-free Greek yogurt instead of butter and sour cream.

• Leave four bites on your plate.

• Instead of drinking a full glass of

juice, add just a splash of it to sparkling water.

Calorie-burning tips: • Go for a one-mile walk.

• Watching TV? Walk in place during commercials for a combined total of 25 minutes.

• Climb up and down the stairs for 15 minutes.

• Vacuum or scrub the floor for 25 minutes.

• Buy a set of resistance bands and aim for 25 minutes of resistance exercises.

First meeting free of charge. To find a local chapter, view www.tops.org or call 800-932-8677.

Though we’re knee-deep in holiday festivities, the New Year is right around the corner.

Yes, we all make New Year’s resolutions, and yes, we all usually break them almost immediately. But making resolutions that work isn’t all that difficult and can pay real benefits. Resolutions usually mean positive changes, and these are good things.

While a broken New Year’s resolution might not seem critical to you, for some people it actually can be. From a mental health perspective, broken resolutions are sometimes harmful because they can have us seeing ourselves as failures, falling short of our goals. A broken New Year’s resolution is another example of how weak we are, helping to erode self-confidence and self-esteem.

This doesn’t mean you shouldn’t make any New Year’s resolutions. They offer a wonderful opportunity to examine where you are and to set goals for the things you’d like to change.

The most important element for good resolutions is to make them realistic.

You’re not going to lose 25 pounds by the end of January or immediately look like an Olympic athlete if it’s been years since you’ve been near the gym.

One way to make successful resolutions is to set realistic mileposts. This means breaking big tasks into smaller, more manageable units...”mini-goals.”

When you create realistic resolutions with attainable mini-goals, what you’re really doing is developing a plan to reach your final goal. Attainable mini-goals toward that bigger overall target are a way to ensure success, to focus on positive behavioral changes and to feel good about the successes you’re achieving.

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Help dogs find ‘Home for the Howl-i-days’ Lucas County Canine Care & Control, 410 S. Erie St., Toledo, is offering reduced fees on several long-stay dogs through Dec. 23 during “The 25 Days of Christmas: Finding A Home for the Howl-i-days” adoption promotion.

Every day through Dec. 23, one dog will be chosen to have a reduced adoption fee of $25. Once a dog has been featured, the reduced fee will run until December 23.

Adopters will still be responsible for purchasing a 2017 dog license for their new pet. Adoption fees include spay/neuter, a registered microchip, age appropriate vaccines, heartworm testing and preventative, and any treatment for internal or external parasites. Each dog will also receive a free collar and engraved identification tags.

Lucas County Canine Care & Control recommends a few important ways to ensure you and your family are prepared to adopt a dog during the holiday season: • Avoid “gifting” dogs to friends or family members that are not prepared for the commitment and responsibility of pet ownership • All members of the family (including any resident dogs) are invited to meet the dog before going home, especially any children • Ensure that each member of the household is comfortable with having a new dog in the home so your newly adopted pet is not a surprise Visit www.lucascountydogs.com as well as the Lucas County Canine Care & Control Facebook page to learn more about dogs that are currently available for adoption. Not able to adopt right now? Consider becoming a volunteer if you are over 18 years old, or consider donating items such as blankets, towels and dogs supplies, or make a donation to Cutie’s Fund.

Bringing goods to fire-devastated community

A group of 41 people from Northwest Ohio, including Gibsonburg, Luckey, Oregon, Pemberville and Woodville, took a “vacation” with Star Tours of Ohio, but it turned into a relief mission at the fire-devastated community of Pigeon Forge, Tenn. The tourists decided to help, donating over $1,000 in supplies and cash.

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selves against the unrealistic media images we see all around us. Keep in mind these holiday photo shoots had teams of people to create them, getting every detail right and airbrushing anything less than perfect.

Don’t let that be your standard, instead take an idea or two if you want to incorporate something new into your holidays this year, but be realistic about what works for you, what you can accomplish, and what your family, friends- and most importantly what you will enjoy.

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Maybe Christmas,â€? he thought, “doesn’t come from a store. Maybe Christmas‌.perhaps‌.means a little more.â€? - Dr. Seuss It’s official, the Christmas countdown has started. You wonder how you are going to get it all done – the tree, the decorations, the presents, the parties, the special holiday meals and treats. It’s a much-anticipated, tradition laden and wonderful holiday, but let’s face it, often overwhelming.

Couple that with young children, busy careers and the expectations we all tend to set for that perfect holiday season, and it can become a recipe for big time stress and ruin what matters most - memorable time with our families and friends.

To help you focus on what matters, start by realizing we often measure our-

Because believe it or not, what people remember most is not the perfectly clean and orderly house (can’t believe I am saying this!), the gourmet food, the stylish decorations or perfectly wrapped presents

– it’s you and your heartfelt, warm embrace of the people you love.

Easy to say, you are thinking; how can I relax and enjoy the festivities when there is so much to do? The trick is to plan ahead, by making a realistic plan to accomplish what matters, and what you can manage.

Then let the rest go.

Don’t worry if you don’t do cards this year, or have the perfectly wrapped teacher’s gift. Focus on what brings joy to you and your family. For some that’s a special tradition of cutting down a live tree, for others, it’s all about special holiday menus and treats, festive parties ,handmade gifts, beautiful religious services, or helping those less fortunate.

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The season couples choose to get married can affect many aspects of their ceremonies and celebrations. Vendors are in high demand during popular wedding seasons like spring and summer. But those same vendors may be more flexible and less expensive during those times of year when fewer couples tie the knot.

According to The Knot.com, a leading Web-based wedding resource, June, August, September and October are the most popular months for couples to say “I do,� while January, February and March are the least popular months to get married. Wedding dates can affect wedding costs considerably, and knowing this can help couples find the date that works best for them and their budgets.

Value dates - Tying the knot in the early part of the year can be a more budget-friendly option for cost-conscious couples. Prices for reception sites and vendors may be lower in January and March than during other times of the year. However, February may not be so budget-friendly thanks to Valentine’s Day. December also may not garner significant discounts thanks to the holiday season, when vendors may be in high demand for holiday parties.

Local events - Even though certain months may not be in high demand for weddings, that doesn’t always mean they are the perfect time for couples to tie the knot. Popular local events, such as festivals, largescale meetings and conventions, can intrude on wedding plans. Consult with a local chamber of commerce and local schools to see if any local events that might drive up the cost of your wedding are going on. Reunions or conventions can stretch nearby restaurants, hotels and reception sites pretty thin, leaving you with fewer options.

Vary the time - If you have your heart set on getting married during more popular months to tie the knot, then you may be able to save a bit here and there by being more flexible with the time and day you choose to make your vows. Couples often choose a Friday or Saturday wedding because they believe it will make it most convenient for guests to attend.

However, if you provide ample notice to guests, they may be able to take off a Thursday or even a Monday from work, making a Thursday or Sunday wedding a more doable option.

If Saturday is still your ideal day to walk down the aisle, think about having an early wedding ceremony followed by a brunch or lunch reception. You also can customize your wedding to be a cocktail party only, saving you some money.

Have backup options - Recognize that if you want to get married on a Saturday at the height of wedding season, you may not get first choice on your venues and vendors. Have a list of service providers at the ready just in case your first choices are already booked.

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Great Art Escape returns to art museum The Great Art Escape, a week of free performances, art activities and after-hours flashlight tours, returns to the Toledo Museum of Art Dec. 27-Jan. 1. Explore the galleries with the debut of the Toledo Museum of Art’s new app. During the Great Art Escape, visitors are invited to play a treasure hunt throughout the galleries.

Three temporary exhibitions organized by the Museum’s curators are sure to delight visitors of all ages.

“Gabriel Dawe: Plexus no. 35,” on view in the Great Gallery, is an ethereal indoor rainbow created especially for the space it occupies. Mexican-born artist Gabriel Dawe’s textile installations have been seen in galleries around the world, most recently as part of an exhibition at the Smithsonian’s Renwick Gallery in Washington, D.C. The installation in the Great Gallery is sponsored in part by the TMA Ambassadors, a group of volunteer fundraisers.

“The Libbey Dolls: Fashioning the Story” in Gallery 18 features 78 fashion figures depicting French styles from A.D. 493 to 1915. The Libbey Dolls, formerly known as the Doucet Dolls, were the product of the World War I aid effort.

Purchased in 1917 by Toledo Museum of Art founder Edward Drummond Libbey, the dolls’ clothing was created

by Jacques Doucet. Art by great French artists like Nicolas Lancret and LouisLéopold Boilly, as well as drawings and engravings from late 19th-century fashion publications, inspired his creations.

“Shakespeare’s Characters: Playing the Part” in Gallery 6 marks the 400-year anniversary of the great playwright’s death. The exhibition explores The Bard’s band of characters, from the comedic to the tragic. Approximately 30 paintings, prints, sculptures and photographs bring the beloved writer’s works to life.

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Consider ‘living gifts’ this holiday season December is here once again and with it, the holiday season!

December days can be bright and sunny or cloudy and gray, but then it heralds the winter season and the cold weather ahead.

The holidays are upon us, and as we consider the gift-giving time, we all face the quandary of finding the right gifts for the names on our lists.

Why not consider giving a “living gift” this year that will fill the winter months ahead for friends and family members alike with color, interest and health-enhancing benefits – gifts that, after brightening winter days, can then move outside in the spring to beautify their yards and gardens.

Colorful flowers and richly textured foliage plants can be a welcome addition to anyone’s home and they make unique holiday gifts as well. Here are 10 great, easycare plants that friends and loved ones can and will enjoy: • Frosty ferns. This sweet fern is a feathery beauty with a natural coat of white “frost.” It appears to be snow-covered all year round and makes a very elegant, easycare, houseplant. Frosty ferns like medium, indirect light, well-drained soils and temperatures between 55-75 degrees.

• Orchids. Orchids come in a wonderful variety of colors, sizes and forms. Their peak bloom season is through the winter months and they will last from four to 12 weeks depending on the variety. They prefer indirect light, watering once a week (or three to four ice cubes laid on the soil once a week), and fertilizing once a month while they are in bloom. They like good circulation and temperatures of 65 to 85 degrees.

• Norfolk Island pine. A Hawaiian native, this graceful pine is often called the “Miniature Christmas Tree.” It likes bright light, good drainage and a moist atmosphere. It also needs temperatures of between 40 and 85 degrees but can be placed outside in the summer in a part shade location. Bring them inside in the winter. They can live from 20 to 30 years.

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• Rosemary tree. Rosemary is an herb that is native to the Mediterranean. Its scented leaves can be used for cooking or dried for aromatic arrangements. It blooms with small blue flowers in the spring and, in the garden, attracts bees and butterflies. In the spring, rosemary can be planted outdoors in a sunny location in well-drained soil.

• Succulents. The variety of succulents now available at home centers make them a perfect gift for many different situations.

They are so easy to care for and so attractive that they can add interest to any area of a home, office, or other location. Succulents can be purchased as mini plants in decorative containers or larger floor plants. There are broad leafed varieties, spiked types, lobed foliage types, and some even flower in season.

• Amaryllis. A South American native, this elegant, showy plant comes in a wonderful variety of colors and forms. It is a tall plant with lily-shaped blooms and can be kept will re-bloom year after year. When blooming, the amaryllis prefers indirect light and a cool location (this will cause the blooms to last longer). Water the plant as needed (do not over-water). Provide support for the stem as the blooms are heavy.

Amaryllis can be set out in the summer and brought inside in the fall to bloom again during the holiday season.

• Poinsettia. What holiday list would be complete without including the poinsettia? Poinsettias come in a glorious array of colors and blossom forms. These flowers provide bright, bold colors through the winter months if given at least six hours of light each day, temperatures of 60 to 70 degrees, and proper humidity. Keep the plant on a tray of moist gravel or near a humidifier. Do not over- or under-water and keep them out of cold or hot drafts. The plant can summer over outside and be brought inside in the fall.

• Variegated English holly. This is a very unique plant which sports shiny, waxy, green and cream colored leaves and bright red berries. It prefers part to full sun, watering once a week, and fertilizing in the spring. Though it is a wonderful holiday houseplant it will need to go into your yard or garden in the spring. There it will grow into a pyramidal-shaped shrub which will provide gorgeous foliage which can be cut for making wreaths, garlands, and holiday decorating for holiday seasons after.

• Holiday herbs. Many herbs are perennial and varieties such as sage, lavender, oregano, mint and thyme make wonderful potted plants to give as holiday to gifts to friends who love to cook, make teas, or use herbs for any purpose. These herbs can be transplanted into the garden in the spring or kept in their pots to use indoors. They are attractive, fragrant, and very useful and easily maintained with regular watering, indirect light, and fertilizing as needed.

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Use Christmas tree boughs to mulch around hedges and trees to protect roots and provide extra cover for small wildlife and birds.

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Obituary Ruby E. Moritz Dec. 21 1930 ~ Dec. 8, 2016 Ruby E. Moritz, 85 of Genoa, OH passed away Thursday, December 8, 2016 at Mercy St. Charles Hospital, Oregon, OH. She was born December 21, 1930 in Oak Harbor, OH to the late Donald and Helen (Burmeister) Rimelspach. On June 11, 1949 she married Orson E. Moritz who preceded her in death on March 20, 2005. Ruby was a lifetime homemaker.

Survivors include her ¿ve children: Gwendolyn (David) Greer, Karen (Lawrence) Bowen, MaryLou Moritz, Wayne Moritz, and Scott Moritz; sister Carol (Robert) Kosanka; grandchildren: Satrinya (Michael) Nielsen, Shane Bowen, Scott and Bradley Moritz; great-granddaughter Kiya Hill and great-great-grandson Decklynn Brown. She was also preceded in death by her sisters & brother-in-laws LaDonna & Edwin Dailey and Rita & Clair Chrysler.

Funeral arrangements were handled by Crosser Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Oak Harbor. Entombment was at Restlawn Memorial Park, Perrysburg, OH. Memorial Contributions may be made to the Genoa Care Center. Online condolences may be shared with the family at www.crosserfuneralhome.com.

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50th Wedding Anniversary

Skip & Linda Perman

Congratulations to Skip and Linda Perman on their 50th Anniversary. They were married in Ontario Methodist Church on December 17, 1966. They have two children, Lana Joy (Tim) Bueschen and Tonya Perman, and two grandchildren, Nicholas and Natalie Brunt.

They pre-celebrated their anniversary in Cabo San Lucas.

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Love, Daddy, Mommy & Payton

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Robert M. Carstensen Robert M. Carstensen, age 80, of Perrysburg, OH passed away on Monday, December 12, 2016 at Bay Park Community Hospital, Oregon, OH. He was born on October 26, 1936 in Oregon, OH to Clarence and Helen (Seiling) Carstensen. On May 18, 1957 he married Ruth Bookenberger in Stony Ridge, OH. Robert was a factory worker for L.O.F., Rossford and was a part-time farmer.

His memberships included: St. Johns Lutheran Church, Stony Ridge, Power of Yesteryear, S.C.R.A.P. and Rossford Eagles #2322. In his spare time he enjoyed farming, raising farm animals and was a NASCAR fan with Jimmie Johnson as his favorite driver.

Robert is survived by his loving wife of 59 years: Ruth, children: Jeff (Sheila) Carstensen of Luckey, Marlene (Charles) Crandall of Walbridge and Todd (Lisa Moore) Carstensen of Perrysburg, brother: Jim (Pat) Carstensen of Maumee and sister-in-law: Margaret Carstensen of Lime City. He was preceded in death by his parents, brothers: Vern and Harold Carstensen and sisters: Donna Mae Carstensen and Mabel Friess.

Family and friends will be received on Sunday, December 18, 2016 from 2-4 & 6-8 PM at the Marsh Funeral Home, 110 Main Street, Luckey, OH. Funeral services will be conducted on Monday, December 19, 2016 at 11 AM at St. John’s Lutheran Church, Stony Ridge, OH with additional visitation from 10 AM until time of services. Of¿ciating will be Rev. Cindy Ritter. Interment will be in Restlawn Memorial Park, Perrysburg, OH. A bereavement luncheon will be served at the church immediately following the cemetery committal services. Memorial contributions may be given to: Troy Twp EMS or the charity of the donor’s choice. Those wishing to express a word of encouragement, share a memory or photo may do so at www.marshfuneralhomes.com

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Card Playing the 1st and 3rd Thurs. of the month at 7 p.m. at Elmore Retirement Village, 633 State St. Elmore Book Discussion Group meets the 4th Thurs. of the month at 10 a.m. at the Elmore Library. Storytime for Preschool-Age Children Wed. at 11 a.m. Call the library at 419-862-2482 for more info.

Food for Fines – Harris-Elmore Public Library will be collecting food for fines through the end of the year. Patrons with overdue fines may have their fines forgiven by donating non-perishable food items, which will be donated to local food pantries.

Donations won’t cover lost or damaged materials.

Call the library at 419-862-2482 for info.

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 noon (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 Sunday of every month at 1 p.m. at the Historical Society Building.

Genoa

Allegiance Trio presents New Year’s Celebration Concert, Dec. 30, 7 p.m., Trinity United Methodist Church, 387 Main St. Doors open at 6 p.m. Everyone welcome. Freewill offering accepted. Call 419-855-3575 for info.

Moms are Be You-tiful In Christ Christian Moms’ Group of St. Boniface and Our Lady of Lourdes meets 9:30-11:30 a.m. every first and third Wed. through May 3 at Our Lady of Lourdes Hall, 204 Main St., Genoa. Open to all Christian moms who desire encouragement and support in the vocation of motherhood. Free childcare available. For info, contact Patti Greenhill at 419-86201281 pattijsd@yahoo.com or Celena Smith at 419-961-5367 or celenasmith07@gmail.com.

Genoa Branch Library activities include: LEGO Club (ages 6 and up) the last Tues. of each month 4-5 p.m.; Adult Book Discussion Groups 3rd Tues. at 7 p.m. (evening group) and 3rd Thurs. at 9:30 a.m. (morning group); Adult Coloring Night through April 2017 on the third Mon. of each month.

Food for Fines – Genoa Branch Library will be collecting food for fines through the end of the year. Patrons with overdue fines may have their fines forgiven by donating non-perishable food items, which will be donated to local food pantries.

Donations won’t cover lost or damaged materials.

Call the library at 419-855-3380 for info.

Genoa Community Food Pantry Open monthly on the 3rd Sat. of the month 10 a.m.-1 p.m., 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, N. Webster St., programs include Chapter Books for Grades 4-7, Dec. 21, 3:30 p.m. – “Gulliver’s Travels,” by Jonathan Swift; Adult Book Discussion, Dec. 19, 6:30 p.m. – “Lazaretto,” by Diane McKinney-Whetstone; Book & Snack Pack; Puzzle Exchange, Dec. –February 2017 – Donate a puzzle in good condition and/or take a puzzle home. Call 419-637-2173 for info or 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

Republic Services will be operating on a regular schedule for the week of Christmas (Dec. 26-30) and New Year’s (Jan. 2-6).

Mobile Food Pantry sponsored by the fire department auxiliary every 3rd Mon. of the month, 5-7 p.m., Fire Station 1, 4505 Walbridge Rd.

Luckey

Euchre Tournaments, Legion Hall, 335 Park St. Food and registration at 6 p.m.; tournament begins at 7 p.m. Registration fee $5. Open to ages 18 and older. Concessions and soft drinks available for purchase. BYOB. Future tournament dates are Jan. 21, Feb. 11, March 11 and April 8, 2017.

Proceeds support veterans and their families.

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. in the old Town Hall building, corner of Krotzer & Main Street. Open to families residing in the Eastwood School District.

Deadline: Thursday 11:00 am

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

Tt 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

Moms are Be You-tiful In Christ Christian Moms’ Group of St. Boniface and Our Lady of Lourdes meets 9:30-11:30 a.m. every first and third Wed. through May 3 at Our Lady of Lourdes Hall, 204 Main St., Genoa. Open to all Christian moms who desire encouragement and support in the vocation of motherhood. Free childcare available. For info, contact Patti Greenhill at 419-862Calvary Lutheran Ch. Smith at 01281, pattijsd@yahoo.com or Celena 419-961-5367 or celenasmith07@gmail.com.

Food Pantry, Oak Harbor Alliance Chapel, 11805 SR 105, open the last Wednesday of each month from 5-7 p.m. A hot meal is served during pantry hours. There is also a free clothing room with all sizes for children and adults, men and women.

St. Boniface Parish Bingo, Sundays 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. (no bingo Dec. 25 or Jan. 1). Proceeds benefit St. Boniface School.

Main at 4th, Genoa

Sunday School 9:15 am Worship 10:30 am

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

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Rt. 51 at Witty Rd., Just north of Elmore

Sunday Worship-9:00am Sunday School-10:15 am Wed. Evening Prayer-7:30pm

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Pastor Mark Wentz 419/862-3630 graceelc@gmail.com www.graceelconline.com Check out our facebook page.

Lake Twp. Zion Lutheran Church

Woodville Solomon Lutheran Church and School

305 W. Main St. 419-849-3600 Recovery Worship Thurs. 6:30-7:30 pm

Sunday Worship: 8am & 10:30am Sunday School 9:20am Pastor Kristina Ahlman School Open Enrollment-Nursery thru 6th grade

26535 Pemberville Rd. 419-837-5023 Sunday School 9 am Between 795 & Genoa Rd. (163) Just east of 280 Sunday Worship 10:15 am

See you in church!

ZION UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Breakfast 9:00am Sunday School 9:30am Worship 10:45am The LIGHT Pantry opens 2nd Weds. 5-7pm, 4th Sat. 10-noon 18045 W. William St. Off Elliston Trowbridge Rd. www.ellistonzion.com

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Challenge contest contest Challenge The Northwestern Northwestern Water Water & & Sewer Sewer The District’s operations team competed recentDistrict’s operations team competed recently in in aa nationwide nationwide technical technical challenge. challenge. ly The team team fi finished nished second second in in the the lab lab The event, and overall placed 8th out of 43 at the event, and overall placed 8th out of 43 at the Water Environment Federation’s Annual Water Environment Federation’s Annual Technical Exhibition and Conference in Technical Exhibition and Conference in New Orleans.

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OhioChallenge state competition. events included process Challenge eventsprocedures, included process control, laboratory maintecontrol, procedures, maintenance andlaboratory safety. nance“No anddoubt, safety.they did Ohio and our dis“No doubt, Ohio and our district proud,” saidthey Jerrydid Greiner, president of trict proud,” said Jerry Greiner, president of the water & sewer district. the water sewer district.

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St. John Lutheran Church “The Longest Night” service Dec. 21 at 7 p.m., 21140 W. Toledo St. (SR 579). A service of comfort for those experiencing pain mixed with joy at Christmas, offering peace through sharing silent reflection, healing prayer, Scripture and Communion. Everyone welcome.

Light refreshments will be served following the service. Call 419-836-5514 for info.

Woodville Public Library, 101 E. Main St., programs include: Holiday Storytimes, Mondays at 7 p.m.; LEGO Club (K-6), first Saturday of the month, 10-11:30 a.m.; Open Craft Night, Dec. 21, 6:308 p.m.; Craft of the Week (registration required), Dec. 21, 7 p.m. Call 419-849-2744 for info.

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Walbridge

Walbridge Library temporary location is open at the Village Hall, 705 N. Main St. Hours at the new location will be Mon.-Thurs. from 11 a.m.-6 p.m. and Fri. 11 a.m.-3 p.m.

Walbridge VFW Bingo, first & third Sunday of each month (Dec. 18), 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 Ladies Auxiliary. Call 419-666-0367 for info.

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Pemberville

Pemberville Area Senior Center at Bethlehem Lutheran Church provides programs & activities for adults 60 & over. Open 10 a.m.-2 p.m. M-F. Lunch served at noon.

Community Food Pantry at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 220 Cedar St., open Mon.-Wed., 11 a.m.2 p.m. and the last Saturday of the month from 8-11 a.m. (excluding holidays). Open to Eastwood School District residents. ID & proof of residency required. Info available at Pemberville churches.

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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Genoa

Oak Harbor

Restaurant has has a a new new decor decor Restaurant The Wendy’s Wendy’s restaurant, restaurant, 2907 2907 Navarre Navarre The Ave., opened opened its its doors doors to to the the public public Dec. Dec. 16 16 Ave., featuring aa new new décor. décor. featuring A ribbon ribbon cutting cutting ceremony ceremony was was held held A and the the fi first rst 100 100 people people through through the the door door and were given given the the chance chance to to win win 52 52 free free Dave’s Dave’s were Singles with with cheese cheese for for aa year year.

Singles In conjunction conjunction with with the the grand grand openopenIn ing, Wendy’s Wendy’s is is raising raising funds funds for for the the Toledo Toledo ing, SeaGate Food Food Bank Bank and and local local high high school school SeaGate athletic departments. athletic departments.

On Dec. Dec. 18, 18, the the fi first rst 1,000 1,000 patrons patrons will will On receive a coupon for a free combo meal of receive a coupon for a free combo meal of their choice when they donate $5 or more their choice when they donate $5 or more to the Toledo SeaGate Food Bank. Wendy’s to the Toledo SeaGate Food Bank. Wendy’s will match the total of all donations up to a will match the total of all donations up to a maximum of $5,000. maximum of $5,000.

From Dec. 19- 21, Wendy’s is partFrom Dec. 19- High 21, Wendy’s is partnering with Waite School, Cardinal nering WaiteHigh HighSchool School, Cardinal Stritch,with and Clay athletic deStritch, andtoClay School athletic departments raiseHigh funds for their athletic partments raise funds for their athletic programs. to Each day, 20 percent of the sales programs.

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DECEMBER 19, 2016

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Full time and overtime. No layoffs.

Please apply in person at: Paschal Bihn & Sons Exc 1770 Drouillard Rd Oregon, OH 43616 419-693-8845 GIS Analyst Metroparks of the Toledo Area is looking for a GIS Analyst for our natural resources department. Bachelor's degree in Geography, Global Information Systems or related field, or equivalent combination of education and work experience required. Master's degree preferred. Two year's experience applying Esri-based GIS technology. $17.45/hr. 35 hour workweek and may include weekend and evening hours as needed.

Go to www.metroparkstoledo.com for complete list of position requirements and duties; must submit online application and resume by December 27. EOE

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Call 419-309-8664 Mon-Fri between 9am-4pm.

Local company is looking for drivers to transport railroad crews up to a 200 mile radius from Walbridge. Must live within 20 miles of Walbridge, be 21 years or older, valid driver's license and a pre-employment drug screen is required. A company vehicle is provided, paid training, and benefits. Compensation is $10.50 per hour. Apply online at www.hallcon.com

Local excavating company looking for Class A CDL Drivers and Operators. Please apply in person at: 1770 Drouillard Rd Oregon, OH 43616 Call: 419-693-8845 with any questions

Reino Linen Service is a commercial laundry facility and is currently hiring for day/afternoon shift production positions. Wage is based on the shift. Wages have been recently increased. Reino Linen is a drug free workplace and proof of citizenship is required.

Applications online at www.reinolinen.com or visit us at 119 S. Main St, Gibsonburg, OH for an on the spot interview daily from 8am-3pm.

We are an EEO/AA Employer.

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Small Jobs Welcome, 35+ Years Experience

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This notice is also posted on the home page of our website at www.woodvilletownship.org.

Send bids to: Woodville Township PO Box 121 321 East Main Street Woodville, OH 43469

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