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Fire chief, two firefighters resign By Larry Limpf News Editor news@presspublications.com The Lake Township trustees have accepted the resignations of Fire Chief Todd Walters and two members of the volunteer fire department, Richard Hallock and Michelle Hallock, fire fighter/emergency medical technicians, after reportedly violating township regulations, According to a statement by the board of trustees issued during a special meeting Thursday, the Hallocks, who are married, and Walters attended the wedding Feb. 16 of Steve Sims, also a member of the fire department. “At the reception, they became concerned about the level of intoxication” of Scott Sims, Steve’s brother and a sergeant with the township police department, the statement says. “They determined that the Hallocks would drive Sergeant Sims to his home outside the township. The two determined to treat him and obtained two bags of saline
solution from Lake Township Fire Station 2 and administered these to Sergeant Sims at his home,” the statement says. Melanie Bowen, who chairs the board of trustees, said their actions are “in violation of Lake Township regulations and standards of care. The fire chief was at the wedding reception and this happened on his watch.” Trustee Ron Sims didn’t attend the meeting. Bowen and trustee Richard Welling approved a resolution appointing Deputy Fire Chief Mike Hornyak as acting chief. Hornyak was present, sitting in the seat usually occupied by Walters during regular meetings of the trustees. Steve Sims and Scott Sims are sons of Ron Sims. Police Chief Mark Hummer is investigating whether Sgt. Sims violated department standards, according to the statement. He said he couldn’t comment further due to disciplinary rules in the police union’s contract. “These are good people and we thank them for their work in all the fires they fought and emergency runs they made,” Bowen read from the statement. She said
their efforts during the June 2010 tornado that hit the township should be remembered and called their actions at the reception a “poor decision.” “As a result they each determined to resign for the good of the fire department and our township,” she said. Welling said the three “did the right thing here in immediately accepting accountability under our high standards and as role models in the community.” “Things like this are hard because we all make bad decisions,” he said. Welling and Bowen, accompanied by Tom Hays, township legal counsel, Hornyak, and Hummer went into executive session for about 17 minutes before reconvening the meeting and announcing the resignations. Bowen said the session was called to discuss issues “pertinent to fire and police department personnel.” A notice of the special meeting also mentions pending litigation. After the meeting, Bowen said she couldn’t comment on possible litigation. “We don’t know yet,” she said.
Northwood council is split over whether it should negotiate another three year contract with Redflex Traffic Systems, Inc., of Arizona, which operates the automated photo speed and red light enforcement cameras at two intersections. The current three year contract, renewed in 2010, is set to expire on April 23. The city receives a share of the revenue from traffic citations issued as a result of the cameras, which are installed at the intersections of Woodville and Lemoyne roads, and at Wales and Oregon roads. In 2010, council voted 4-3 to renew the contract with Redflex. Councilmen in favor of the contract were Jim Barton, Mike Myers, Connie Hughes, and Dave Gallaher. Councilmen who were opposed were Ed Schimmel, Dean Edwards, and Randy Kozina. This time, Barton said he would not be in favor of renewing the contract. That would have made the vote 4-3 against renewing the contract at a committee of the whole meeting on Feb. 7. But Kozina, who is still opposed to the traffic cameras, did not attend the meeting, so council was evenly divided. Northwood’s share of the revenue has funded several public safety improvements, such as the continuous right turn lane on Wales Road and the flashing lights at Lark school. It was also once used as compensation for a police officer who had been laid off. Police Chief Tom Cairl said at the meeting that he thought the city could get a better deal from Redflex if council gave him authority to renegotiate the contract. “I’m pretty sure we can get a better deal than we currently have,” he said. “We’ve already had it for eight years. We have received a total of $989,000 so far from the program itself. All the revenues have been
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Little Mermaid Jr. Fassett Middle School students are busy rehearsing for the musical “Little Mermaid Jr.” Performances will be March 15th and 16th at 7:30, and March 17th at 3:00. Tickets are $10 for adults and $6 for seniors and students. At left, Karis Gladieux, Grace Jobe and Brittany Lipper rehearse a song while Greyson Perry and Jenna Richardson work on a dance number. For more ticket information call Heather Roecker at 419704-0622. (Press photos by Ken Grosjean)
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Residential and commercial recycling program set By Larry Limpf News Editor news@presspublications.com About 1,600 containers for Lake Township’s residential and commercial recycling program are to be delivered to the township in the first week of March, Ron Sims, a township trustee, reported during Tuesday’s meeting of the board of trustees. The trustees recently approved a oneyear contract extension with Waste Man-
agement of Ohio for refuse collection service. The 96-gallon wheeled containers are to be used for recyclable materials, which the company will pick up every other week, Sims said. Regular curb-side refuse collection service will be weekly. Sims said the contract extension freezes the monthly rate of $11.50 per household. John Minear, of Waste Management,
last year told the trustees under a recycling program the township would be split into sections for every-other-week collection but collection dates would be unchanged. He said when the City of Oregon switched to a recycling collection system with carts the participation rate among residents increased from 65 percent to 95 percent before settling around 87 percent. “When offered a cart program, more people start recycling,” he said.
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• Roberto Lopez-Lopez, 3025 Navarre, Oregon, 180 days Correction Center of Northwest Ohio (CCNO), 177 days suspended, license suspended one year, $496 court costs and fees, driving while under the influence of alcohol. • David Sabino, 2844 Pickle, Oregon, 180 days CCNO, 175 days suspended, $130 court costs and fines, receiving stolen property. • Jason Robert Jones, address not listed, 180 days CCNO, 174 days suspended, $130 court costs and fines, possession drug abuse instruments. • Raquel Refujia Perez, 845 Utah, Toledo, 90 days CCNO, 85 days suspended, $155 court costs and fines, attempt to commit an offense. • Bria Latrice Carter, 321 W. Delaware, Toledo, 180 days CCNO, 180 days suspended, $155 court costs and fines, petty theft. • Beverly Ann Blackburn, 536 Dover, Toledo, 30 days CCNO, 30 days suspended, $100 court costs and fines, drug paraphernalia. • Bradford J. Gardyza, 1940 Drouillard, Northwood, 30 days CCNO, 15 days suspended, $180 court costs and fines, disorderly conduct – intoxication. • Kelsey Lynn Potrzebowski, 614 Berry, Toledo, 180 days CCNO, 90 days suspended, $155 court costs and fines, attempt to commit an offense. • Kelsey Lynn Potrzebowski, 614 Berry, Toledo, 180 days CCNO, 90 days suspended, $132 court costs and fines, receiving stolen property. • Debra S. Hurley, 221 Raymer, Toledo, 180 days CCNO, 175 days suspended, $180 court costs and fines, petty theft. • Debra S. Hurley, 221 Raymer, Toledo, 180 days CCNO, 175 days suspended, $100 court costs and fines, petty theft. • Debra S. Hurley, 221 Raymer, Toledo, 180 days CCNO, 175 days suspended, $100 court costs and fines, petty theft. • Freddie D. Goff, 2864 Pickle, Oregon, 30 days CCNO, 30 days suspended, $230 court costs and fines, disorderly conduct – intoxication. • Shane E. Stiffler, 669 Indiana, Toledo, 180 days CCNO, $100 court costs and fines, theft. • Amanda Ann Berger, 669 Indiana, Toledo, 180 days CCNO, $130 court costs and fines, complicity. • Carrie M. Bomyea, 229 S. Norden, Oregon, 30 days CCNO, 15 days suspended, $130 court costs and fines, petty theft. • Carrie M. Bomyea, 229 S. Norden, Oregon, 90 days CCNO, 75 days suspended, $155 court costs and fines, petty theft. • Wesley A. Spence, 847 Walbridge, Toledo, 180 days CCNO, 160 days suspended, $180 court costs and fines, theft. • Majesta M. Bain, 2510 Consaul, Toledo, 90 days CCNO, 90 days suspended, $130 court costs and fines, attempt to commit an offense. • David J. Minor, 3803 Almeda, Toledo, 30 days CCNO, 15 days suspended, $287 court costs and fines, disorderly conduct. • Laura D. Krueger, 861 Main, Martin, 90 days CCNO, $187 court costs and fines, attempt to commit an offense. • Laura D. Krueger, 861 Main, Martin, 90 days CCNO, $100 court costs and fines, attempt to commit an offense. • Laura D. Krueger, 861 Main, Martin, 30 days CCNO, 30 days suspended, $50 court costs and fines, criminal trespass. • Jeremy Gordon Hutson, 747 Chesbrough, Toledo, 30 days CCNO, 15 days suspended, $237 court costs and fines, consuming of beer or intoxicating liquor. • Laura D. Krueger, 861 Main, Martin, 180 days CCNO, 90 days suspended, $187 court costs and fines, possession of drugs. • Laura D. Krueger, 861 Main, Martin, 180 days CCNO, 90 days suspended, $207 court costs and fines, possession of drugs. • David William Grotz, 4811 Corduroy, Oregon, 180 days Correction Center of Northwest Ohio (CCNO), 175 days suspended, license suspended two years, $889 court costs and fines, OVI – Alcohol/Drugs. • Telisa M. Irish, 2042 Elliott Ave., Toledo, 180 days CCNO, 177 days suspended, license suspended six months, $839 court costs and fines, OVI – Alcohol/Drugs. • Michael Dale Foks, 4500 N. Lickert Harder, Graytown, 180 days CCNO, 174 days suspended, $689 court costs and fines, OVI – Alcohol/Drugs. • Richard C. Donley, 3112 Corduroy, Oregon, 180 days CCNO, 177 days suspended, license suspended 180 days, $839 court costs and fines, OVI – Alcohol/Drugs. • Erik Karl Dosch, 24243 Lemoyne, Perrysburg, 180 days CCNO, 174 days suspended, license suspended 180 days, $789 court costs and fines, OVI – Alcohol/Drugs. • Julio C. Guajardo, 852 Dearborn, Toledo, 180 days CCNO, 177 days suspended, license suspended 180 days, $696 court costs and fines, driving while under the influence. • Arthur L. Hayes, 517 Bates, Toledo, 180 days CCNO, 150 days suspended, license suspended two years, $896 court costs and fines, driving while under the influence of alcohol. • Leroy Elvis Shull, 249 W. Poinsettia, Toledo, 180 days CCNO, 170 days suspended, $280 court costs and fines, assault.
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Spaghetti benefit The family of Phil Tersigni will prepare a spaghetti dinner in memory of their husband, father and grandfather to benefit Our Lady of Lourdes Grotto in Genoa on March 2 from 4 to 7 p.m. in the church hall. The dinner will include spaghetti with homemade meatballs and sauce, garlic bread, a salad bar with homemade dressings, beverage and dessert. The donation is $8 for adults and $4 for children. Kids 2 and younger will eat free. Carryouts will be available. For tickets and more information, call Fran Harris at 419-855-3729 or Kathy Witt at 419-262-1333.
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by the area for a hunting trip in 1958 and took time to shake hands with Virgil Priesman, Don Sinon, and Doris Mominee. In July 1928, Charles Lindbergh made an emergency landing in a Carroll Township field when his plane ran out of fuel while en route from New York to Detroit. Gluth said he, Liske and Martin began work on the book about a year ago. After putting the word out for residents to offer photos for the project, they received nearly 400 to choose from in addition to the 500 or so they possessed themselves. “Between the three of us we thought we had seen nearly every photo of Oak Harbor,” Gluth said. “But there were eight or 10 we’d never seen before. We were surprised by the amount of pictures we had to choose from. We had a lot of support.” The three credit Jennifer Fording, of the Harris-Elmore Public Library, who completed an Images of America book on the neighboring villages of Elmore and Genoa, for inspiring them. “The three of us had talked about doing this for years but no one had the guts to do it,” Gluth said. Representatives of Arcadia Publishing will be in Oak Harbor to complete arrangements with local retailers for selling the book, he said.
A Zumbathon Glow Party fundraiser will be held March 2 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Eastern Community YMCA in Oregon. The easy-to-follow, Latin-inspired, calorie-burning, fitness party will include two hours of moving and shaking. Beverages, light snacks and glow jewelry will be provided. Tickets are $8 per person for those who pre-register by Feb. 28 and $10 at the door. Proceeds raised from the event will go directly back into the community via the YMCA Scholarship Campaign. The event is open to YMCA members and non-members age 13 and up. The Y’s Kid Zone will remain open throughout the event. For registration, call 419-691-3523 or visit ymcatoledo.org.
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Renewing redlight camera contract up in air? Continued from front page used for safety initiatives throughout the community. There’s been a lot of good things done with this money. We still have $233,000 available.” The number of accidents at Woodville and Lemoyne has dropped by nearly 100 since the program went into effect in 2005, according to Cairl. What’s the crash rate compared to where it was before?” asked Myers. “I think our highest at Woodville and Lemoyne was about 20 and we’re down to about 15 accidents per year,” said Cairl. “At Oregon and Wales, it has also gone down a lot over there,” he said. The severity of accidents, he added, has declined as well. Cairl said children have been safer at the Woodville and Lemoyne roads intersection, where schools are located, since 2005. “It’s like having an officer there 24 hours a day, seven days per week,” he said. “It’s not your recommendation to take the cameras out?” asked Myers. “No,” said Cairl. Vehicles, he said, slow down when they approach the intersection. “They are aware of their surroundings. They hit their brake lights and are slowing down,” said Cairl. Hughes said the cameras benefit the community. “I saw what it was like before, when people were running those red lights, flying through them,” she said. Gallaher asked Cairl what more can be done with the revenue to improve safety in the city. “We have done a lot of signage, a lot of safety issues. We did the continuous turn lane on Oregon Road. It seems, especially
with Owens College and the truck traffic there, to make it much, much safer going through there,” said Gallaher. “Going forward, are there other areas in the city where we need to look at the traffic flow or the signage – anything else that would make the rest of the city a little bit safer as far as traffic?” Cairl said putting pavement markings on Oregon Road would assist traffic getting onto I-75. “It might also reduce accidents there as well,” he said. The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) is also working with the city to re-time the traffic signals on Woodville Road, he said. “We’ve been seeing a lot of backup of traffic during rush hour times. People stop from Lemoyne all the way over I-280 toward Speedway,” he said. Administrator Bob Anderson said the city currently receives 50 percent of the revenue as a result of the Redflex citations. “There’s no reason that more of that money couldn’t stay in the local economy,” he said. “I would support the chief on this,” said Mayor Mark Stoner. “I don’t know where else it would be needed more than in a school zone. I know some people don’t like it, and I know some people on council don’t like it. But I think, especially in a school zone, it has advantages.” Cairl said another automated photo speed and red light enforcement camera company, American Travel Solutions (ATS), of Tempe, Arizona, would like to compete for the city’s business. Schimmel, who was against the cameras in 2010, also expressed his opposition this time around. “My feelings on the cameras haven’t
changed from the last time the contract was up,” he said. “I think it’s one of the police chief’s tools,” Myers said in support of the cameras. “I don’t think it should change. I like the cameras. I always have. If I go through one too fast, it’s my fault.” Edwards, who was also against the cameras in 2010, remained opposed. Kozina has not changed his mind, either, according to Edwards and Schimmel. “From my conversation with Randy, he feels the same way,” said Edwards. “At the Safety Committee meeting, Randy said he was not in favor of it,” said Schimmel, a member of the committee. Kozina is chairman of the committee. Barton said he was opposed this time because he believes the revenue from the citations, which is supposed to be earmarked for safety improvements, has been used for other projects. “It looks like it’s going from safety to revenue. And I will not support that,” said Barton. “We’ve done a lot of good things with that money,” said Stoner. “Without the cameras, there would be a lot of good things that would not get done.” Stoner asked Barton to pick out 10 projects that were funded by Redflex fines that the city could have done on its own. “Tell me how we would have been able to afford them,” said Stoner. “That’s not the point,” said Barton. “The point is, when they put these cameras in, it was for safety. Now it’s `How much money can we make off of it.’” “So in reality, if we don’t do some of those things, we are really a less safe city,” said Stoner. “I would not necessarily say that,” said Barton.
“They both have a valid point,” said Gallaher. “What if we renegotiated the contract and lowered the fine? Our revenue would go down, and we would be giving people who would get caught a little bit of a break.” “That would be fine,” said Hughes. “But it’s not about the revenue.” Myers agreed. “I talked about safety reduction. I didn’t say a thing about revenue,” said Myers. “In my view,” said Schimmel, “Woodville Road is death. Everything has left Woodville Road. Anything we can do to bring traffic back to Woodville Road, we need to do. If those red light cameras scare away five drivers, that’s five drivers too many. I go over to Navarre Avenue, I can’t even turn back onto the road from a parking lot, there’s so much traffic. Our businesses are fleeing over there. I have had so many people tell me they will not drive through Northwood. I’m not talking two or three people, but probably there are 100 people who tell me that. As a business owner on Woodville Road, I don’t need clients being scared away. I’ve had people tell me they will go to our Central Avenue office just to stay away from Northwood.” “So they don’t want to abide by the law,” said Myers. “So you want to bring more traffic back?” “We need the traffic. Our city is suffering,” said Schimmel. The safety committee left it up to the committee of the whole on whether to recommend renewing the contract with Redflix, said Schimmel. Without Kozina at the meeting, council was deadlocked. “We may as well let Tom go out for bids and see what he comes back with,” said Schimmel.
Genoa Food Pantry finds a brand new home By Cynthia L. Jacoby Special to The Press news@presspublications.com Nicholas LaRue got a first-hand look at the good deeds of the Genoa Food Pantry when he logged service hours there toward his confirmation. Years down the road, the 15-year-old returned to become a major part of the pantry’s move to larger quarters. LaRue coordinated the transfer from the pantry’s longtime site at United Trinity Methodist Church to the new location at Christ Community Church, 303 W. Fourth St., Genoa. His efforts will benefit more people in the community than he will ever meet, while also earning him points towards his Boy Scouts Eagle Scout award. “I was nervous,” said the Clay High School freshman. “I have never led anything like that. It was something. It was a lot of responsibility.” On Feb. 19, Genoa Food Pantry organizers welcomed visitors during an open house/Business After Hours event hosted in conjunction with the Genoa Area Churches Association and the Genoa Area Chamber of Commerce. On Thursday, the doors reopened for the regular food giveaway from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. the third Thursday of the month, followed by the Saturday hours from 10 a.m. to noon.
Genoa Food Pantry serves between 45 to 60 families a month, said Barb Myers, a main pantry organizer. The pantry is also a distribution site for 125 senior food boxes provided by the Seagate Food Bank. The economic downtown has forced steady growth in recent years, Myers said. And as the need expanded, so did the pantry’s supplies. The growth caused problems at the Methodist church site. The overflow eventually took over Sunday School space. Even so, storage space still continued to be somewhat limited, meaning some donations were kept off-site until distribution days. Meat donations, for example, were tucked away in freezers across the area until packages could be handed out. And sometimes scheduling became problematic. “If they had a funeral, we had to juggle schedules. Or someone would forget and rent the hall,” Myers said. Still, without hesitation, Myers acknowledged the Methodist church parishioners have been very good to the food pantry since its inception there prior to 1980. In fact, all the churches have, each scheduling volunteer time to hand out food boxes. But in 2012, the Food Pantry Committee simply had to face the fact that growing pains demanded larger accommodations. The search ended when Christ Community Church leaders offered space – at no cost just like the Methodist church. The only stipulation to the deal is that
the food pantry may have to help with the electric bill because of increased costs associated with running several freezers and refrigerators on site, Myers explained. That settled, the food pantry organizers focused on creating a moving plan which began with a major cleanup at the new site. Cleanup was likely to take a while. “Most of our volunteers are over 50. One couple is 70,” Myers explained. “Physically, it was going to take us some time. So we said, ‘OK, with us old ladies, how long is this going to take?’ We figured maybe March or April if we were lucky.” Then, LaRue answered the call. Myers and others were overwhelmed by the offer and his follow-through. “This is quite impressive – what he has done,” Myers said. LaRue began his task by measuring rooms, storage bins and shelving at both sites around Christmas time. He secured donations like shelves and carts from the outgoing Anderson’s store. Then he came up with a design plan and then rounded up volunteers, including everyone from his parents Pam and Brad LaRue and fellow Scouts to other family, neighbors and church members across the region. Finally, he coordinated a massive move on several weekends in January. “We gave him a few suggestions about what we needed and he ran with it,” Myers
said. “If anyone ever has any doubts about miracles, just look at this – it’s just been unbelievable.” All the while, LaRue documented his endeavors with photos, time sheets and personal accounts. The detailed project eventually will be turned in to his leaders of Troop 131, Erie Shores Council, and then move up the ranks for review. He feels lucky this project came along when it did. “It makes me feel good that I helped so many people,” LaRue said. Any extra donated cash collected by LaRue during his Eagle Scout project will be turned over to Jack’s Superette in Curtice. Genoa Food Pantry buys its meat there regularly because of reduced rates and the special one-pound packaging the management provides. “It’ll sort of be like a credit they have there for a while,” LaRue said. Myers said LaRue is just another example of the wealth of generous people in the Genoa community and surrounding area. Individual families, schools and organizations too numerous to mention regularly give food donations and cash to the cause. Some businesses, like Miller’s New Market and Aldi, offer the pantry special food rates while others lend their equipment. A Genoa Custom Interiors truck is used to pick up pallets of food provided at the Seagate Food Bank.
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Board vacancy filled To fill a vacancy created by the resignation of Eric Hirzel, the Lake school board has selected a 2002 graduate of Lake High School. Board members agreed Wednesday on the appointment of Monica (Sims) Leppelmeier to fill the vacant seat. The Miller Road resident is currently employed as a business manager at the University of Toledo where she’s been employed since April 2008. She received a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from the university in 2010 and a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from Saginaw Valley State University in 2006, majoring in accounting. Prior to being at UT, she worked at Midwest Products Finishing in the accounting and human resource departments. She was a seventh grade volleyball coach for Lake schools in 2006 and had been an umpire in the local amateur softball association for 10 years. Hirzel resigned his seat because he is moving out of the district. The term for that seat expires at the end of this year. Tim Krugh, a board member, said Leppelmeier was chosen from a field of 12 applicants. “There were some outstanding candidates,” Krugh said. “It was a unanimous decision to choose Monica, The board’s feeling was that at this point in time she was the right person, offering the background that’s needed. She’s an impressive young lady.” Leppelmeier and her husband have one daughter. Her uncle, Ron Sims, is a Lake Township trustee.
Honor Flight scam Honor Flight Northwest Ohio has issued a warning that someone is calling World War II veterans in Northwest Ohio, telling them that they have been selected for an Honor Flight, and asking for their credit card information. Honor Flight Northwest Ohio flights are entirely free of charge to veterans, including World War II veterans, Korean War veterans, and all other veterans. Futhermore, Honor Flight Northwest Ohio board members (and all other personnel associated with Honor Flight Northwest Ohio would never ask for credit card information over the phone, in an email message, or in person. Anyone who experiences a solicitation in the name of Honor Flight or Honor Flight Northwest Ohio is urged to contact Honor Flight at 419-4107729 or at hfnwo@bex.net.
K9 unit aids rescue On Feb. 8, the Ottawa County Sheriff’s Office’s K9 Unit aided the Catawba Township Police in locating a 70-year-old woman reported missing from a Catawba Township home. Ottawa County Deputy Marc Nye, and his K9 partner Nero, responded to the scene tracked the woman from the residence, locating her off Lost Lake Road near West Harbor, approximately a half-mile away. The woman, found sitting at the base of a tree, was awake and talking when she was discovered. Catawba EMS was called in to evaluate her.
Picks and Sticks Picks and Sticks Stringband will take the stage at the historic Pemberville Opera House Saturday, March 2 at 7:30 p.m. as part of the ongoing Live in the House concert series. Tickets are $10 and are available at the door, at Beeker’s General Store or Riverbank Antiques in Pemberville. For more information, call Carol at 419-287-4848 or visit www.pembervilleoperahouse.org.
Society banquet “Three Warriors, A Spy and an Indian Chief,” is the theme for the Elmore Historical Society’s Membership Banquet, which will be held Saturday, March 9 at Elmore Legion Post 279. The menu will include ham and chicken dinners with pie served by the Legion. The deadline for reservations is March 2. For information about joining or renewing society membership, call Nancy Pries at 419-862-3300.
Waite High a big part of Yenrick’s life By Yaneek Smith Press Contributing Writer news@presspublications.com “Two steps forward, one step back” – that’s the motto many educators live by as they work to provide direction and guidance for their students. For the better part of his 57 years, Dave Yenrick has been affiliated with Waite High School in one way or another. Whether as a student, teacher or administrator, Yenrick has attended or been employed by Waite High for 44 years – roughly three-quarters of his life. Today, Yenrick is in his 18th year as head principal at Waite. “It’s pretty special (being at my alma mater),” he said. “At Waite, there have only been 10 principals; six have been from the East Side and five were Waite grads. It’s been tradition.” The school, which is named for Morrison Waite, a former Toledo resident who served as the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court from 1874-88, is in its 99th year of existence, and Yenrick, who is in his 35th year of service with Toledo Public Schools. After graduating from the University of Toledo in ‘78, Yenrick returned to Waite as a special education teacher, working there for 13 years before moving onto Woodward High to serve as the school’s assistant principal. After serving for four years at Woodward, he returned home to Waite to take the over as head principal in 1995. Yenrick, whose wife, Carolyn, is one of the deans of the school, credits his fourthgrade teacher, Patricia Hanley with inspiring him to seek a career in education. “I knew I wanted to get into education after I was in Mrs. Hanley’s class,” Yenrick said. “She was an inspiration to me.” Being the principal means that, in addition to confronting the big picture, one must also deal with the little things –like enforcing the dress code, picking up debris in the hallway and making sure students are getting to and from class on time. It’s like that at every school. It means also changing with the times. “Things seem to remain the same, but technology has changed a lot,” he said. “We used to have to type our own notes and run them on a ditto machine; computers were just starting up in the early ‘80s. The technology has changed. The social economics have changed some, too. Times are tough. But when I talk to some of the people from ‘30s and ‘40s, their families struggled just
Waite High School Principal David Yenrick, discusses the renovations at the school with East Toledo Club members Bob Krompak, Denny Fairchild, Paul Gibbs, Sr., and Clint Longenecker. (Press photo by Ken Grosjean) as much.” And the Waite community has fallen upon hard times in recent years. Yenrick notes that 85 percent of his students are eligible for “free or reduced lunches” under the National School Lunch Program, a sign of the tough economic times for the Glass City. A city that saw its population rise to nearly 384,000 in 1970, Toledo is now home to 286,000 residents. During that period, TPS has closed three high schools, most recently Libbey in 2010. But Waite has endured. The school, which employs just over 100 teachers, administrators and support staff personnel, is located at 301 Morrison Dr. and enjoys a picturesque view of the Toledo skyline from its perch along the Maumee River. And while there is strength in numbers, there is also strength in community pride and, most especially, success. East Side Toledoans are a proud group, and Waite has been a staple in the community for nearly 10 decades from which residents draw much pride, Yenrick said. “There will always be a public high
school on the East Side.” Athletically, the Indians have had a nice run of late, winning four City League titles in wrestling in the previous decade and the girls basketball team embarked on an historic run when it advanced to the Division I State Final in 2010 before losing in heartbreaking fashion to Canton McKinley, 49-47. Yenrick is especially proud of some of the community-service projects the student body has undertaken this year, among them the 60 holiday baskets that were donated to needy area families and the donations students have made at blood drives (over 200 pints). With all the problems facing public education, not to mention the fact that he will soon be joining the ranks of the retired, Yenrick is confident that Waite High School will be around for many years hereafter. “With the work ethic on the East Side and the support of the alumni association, I think (Waite) will remain a mainstay. It’s a beacon of hope for many of our public school students.”
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Booster groups question board policy By Cynthia L. Jacoby Special to The Press An order for After Prom apparel has triggered a minor rift between booster organizations at Genoa Local Schools. T-shirts and other clothing ordered by the Comet groups for the spring event were discussed during a recent meeting of the Genoa school board. Genoa Athletic Boosters President Laura Shehan attended the meeting and noted the purchase veered from the usual protocol to go through the athletic boosters, said Superintendent Dennis Mock. “The boosters were upset the After Prom group did not go through them,” Mock said. “The After Prom group has a new set of officers. They really didn’t know that this was the way things have been done in the past.” The board responded by having Mock send a letter to leaders of the After Prom, PTO, Music Boosters and Athletic Boosters reiterating past policy. A member who contacted The Press said other organization members felt the letter was heavy handed, that the board was favoring the athletic boosters by forcing the others to go through them for fundraisers. A copy of the January letter was provided to The Press. It says there has been a “long-standing verbal intent agreement whereby organizations, which support the District via clothing merchandise fundraisers, order the product/clothing in cooperation with the Genoa Athletic Boosters.” It notes this format was not followed this school year and then adds, “For your information, the proceeds of any clothing merchandise benefit the purchase of uniforms for our athletic team(s).” The letter wraps up by asking organization leaders to contact building principals regarding clothing fundraiser requests in the future.
When contacted Tuesday, Julie Tucholski, the After Prom Committee president, said she had no comment on the issue. In fact, she added, she was not aware the letter had caused a stir. “We do not have any problem with the Athletic Boosters or any other organization,” she said. Shehan could not be reached for comment. Mock said the letter was sent to remind leaders, new and old, of how clothing purchases had been handled in the past. The argument for using the athletic boosters, in
part, includes maintaining uniformity in the look of the school insignia, the superintendent said. And boosters have already spent money on various artwork setups for T-shirts. “That can be pretty costly,” Mock added. He termed the incident “a misunderstanding” and acknowledged the other organizations have the right to venture on their own, if they choose. The policy is verbal not written, he reaffirmed. “They don’t have to go through the athletic boosters. That’s their prerogative,” Mock said.
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Tax abatement on trustees’ agenda By Larry Limpf News Editor news@presspublications.com A property tax abatement request from a company wanting to expand its facility in Lake Township will be on the agenda of the township trustees’ March 5 meeting, according to Richard Welling, a trustee. He declined to name the business but said it is located near the Toledo Executive Airport and company management is requesting the abatement for a planned 14,000-square-foot addition. The business is not located in a Joint Economic Development District that the township and City of Toledo formed to share income tax revenues from businesses that locate there, Welling said. The JEDD covers about 400 acres on the grounds of the Toledo Executive Airport, formerly Metcalf Field. The airport is owned by the City of Toledo and leased to the Toledo Lucas County
Port Authority. B-C-S board to meet There will be a regular meeting of the Benton-Carroll-Salem Board of Education Feb. 26 at 6 p.m. in the board office, 11685 West State Rt. 163, Oak Harbor. Park board vacancy Letters of interest from persons who’d like to be appointed to a vacant seat on the Wood County Park District Board of Commissioners will be accepted by Judge David Woessner, of the Wood County Probate Court, until March 5. Frank McLaughlin has resigned as a board member. His replacement would fill the unexpired term, which runs through Dec. 31 of this year. Letters and resumes should be sent to Judge Woessner by 4 p.m. on March 5 at the court: One Courthouse Square, Bowling Green, O., 43402.
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Nissens celebrate 85 years in the family business Every day at work is a family reunion for 11 of the 17 employees of Nissen Concrete. The Oregon company is celebrating its 85th anniversary this year. The company is owned by eight family members and the fourth generation is being groomed for leadership roles, according to Jerry Nissen, president. Christ Nissen founded Nissen Coal & Lumber in 1928. The company sold hay, straw and coal. The company opened its doors on Main Street in Williston before moving in 1948 to its current location at 5700 Navarre. Ownership transferred in 1948 to Christ Nissen’s four sons—Marvin, Donald, Ralph and Harold. When the housing market boomed shortly after World War II, the four brothers concentrated their efforts on ready mix concrete and kept the coal business going to supply some income during the winter. Jerry Nissen said the company stopped delivering coal just four or five years ago. Today, the company serves the residential and commercial market. Major jobs have included providing concrete for Maumee Bay State Park, the I-280 Veterans Glass City Skyway, the Route 2 expansion and the windmill pads at Clay and Eisenhower schools. The company does work for some of the area’s largest contractors such as A.A. Boos & Sons, E.S. Wagner and Miller Brothers. It has three batch plants: one on Navarre, one in Toledo and one in Walbridge. In addition to pouring concrete, Nissen’s also hauls sand and stone and provides the consumer with an array of concrete services and supplies including stamped concrete and car stops. Jerry, Marvin’s son, is the president; Alan, Harold’s son, is the vice-president; Dennis, also Harold’s son, is the secretary and Jerry’s brother, Gene, is the treasurer.
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From left to right are Jerry Nissen, Dennis Nissen, Gary Nissen, Terry Nissen, Nate Konczal, Chad Nissen and Dick Nissen. Not pictured are Al, Jake, Gene and Ray Nissen and Kelly Adams. (Press photo by Ken Grosjean).
eight years later took a position as loan documentation clerk. In 1998, Alice transferred to the new Port Clinton Office in the role of new account representative. In 2002, Alice was named assistant cashier and became the assisAlice Theisen tant office manager of the Port Clinton banking office. She then returned to the Oak Harbor office in 2004 with a position in the loan documentation area where she worked until her retirement. Alice resides in Graytown with her husband Jim.
The bottom line First Defiance Financial Corp. announced its Board of Directors will raise its annual dividend from five to 10 cents per common share payable March 8 to shareholders of record at the close of business on February 28. The dividend represents an annual dividend of 1.82 percent based on First Defiance common stock closing price on February 14, 2013. First Defiance Financial Corp. is the holding company for First Federal Bank of the Midwest and First Insurance Group of the Midwest, Inc.
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The right thing The Baumann Auto Group announced it has donated $100,000 to 10 local charities. Each of the following 10 charities was given $10,000 on behalf of all the Baumann Auto Group employees; Liberty Center of Fremont, Village House of Fremont, Sandusky Co. YMCA, Back To The Wild of Castalia, Safe Harbour of Sandusky, Ruth Ann’s House of Port Clinton, Genoa Athletic Boosters, Morrison House of Tiffin, First Step of Seneca, Sandusky & Wyandot Counties & Norwalk Area Food Bank. Baumann operates two local dealership in Genoa.
New car sales New car sales in the Eastern Maumee Bay region dipped 8.4 percent in 2012, the first decline in four years. According to Autoview OnLine, a data management firm that captures registration information from the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles, the seven new car dealership located in the Eastern Maumee Bay communities sold 3,397 units versus 3,707 in 2011. The 2012 total is still a 30.3 percent increase over the 2009 total of 2,607. Ford remains the top-selling badge with 1,474 units followed by General Motors with 1,075 and Chrysler-Dodge-Jeep with 848. The Ford Fusion remained the hottest selling car. Autoview statistics are compiled from the following dealers: Dunn Chevy-Buick,
Jeff Brown GM of Baumann Genoa; Laura Sheahan, Genoa Athletic Boosters president; Dennis Mock, Genoa schools superintendent; Buck Baumann owner of Baumann Auto Group; Bill Nye, treasurer, Genoa schools and Terri Caraway, secretary, Genoa boosters during the presentation of a $10,000 check to the boosters. Baumann Chevrolet Genoa, Baumann Ford Genoa, Keller Chevrolet, Mathews Ford Oregon, Rouen Chrysler-Dodge-Jeep and TriMotor Sales. Lucas County Clerk of Courts Bernie Quilter earlier this year released county wide figures for new car sales which showed an 8.3 percent increase compared to 2011 numbers. Total sales were 22,777 compared to 21,022 in 2011. The total was the highest since 2008 when 23,557 units were sold. However, the number pales to the total new car sales in 2000 when 31,916 units were sold. Dealer used car sales totaled 36,673, the highest since 2005.
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Retirement After 27 years of service at the National Bank of Ohio (NBOH), Alice Theisen, assistant cashier and loan documentation associate, retired February 1. Alice began her banking career at NBOH in the bookkeeping department in 1986. She became a teller in 1988 and
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Military Notes Navy Seaman Recruit Nicholas L. Mommers, son of Melissa and Richard Mommers of Pemberville, recently completed U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill. Mommers is a 2012 graduate of Eastwood High School. Marine Corps Pfc. Bryan R. Meadows, son of Cathy and Donald Meadows of Perrysburg, earned the title of United States Marine after graduating from recruit training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, S. C. Army Pvt. Jarrod L. Adkins has graduated from basic infantry training at Fort Benning, Columbus, Ga. Adkins is a 2012 graduate of Genoa High School.
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If you had out of town visitors and the day off… what three places would you take them to?
In light of the problems encountered on Carnival Cruise, do you have second thoughts about a cruise vacation? Yes No To cast your ballot, go to www.presspublications.com Kylie Walter Millbury “Downtown Toledo, Levis Commons, and where I work… Cornerstone Community Financial.”
Wendy Gardiner Erie, Michigan “I’d probably take them to the Zoo, the Art Museum and Cedar Point.”
Times have changed To the editor: I am the mother of the two Clay High School students and I am writing this letter to address the situation in regards to P.J. Kapfhammer approaching the 25-year-old inside the school weight room. I have only had students at the high school level over the last four years and even though this young man has been around the school longer than that, I would not know him. As a parent, I would have been concerned to see him in the weight room with the students. The faculty wears ID badges. The man, an honorary manger, is an adult, therefore he should also have an ID badge or he should only be there when the coach is present to avoid this happening again. It should not be up to the student to say he is allowed to be there – the students should not be in charge. According to the article, this young man did not have the school board’s permission to be in the weight room. If he had the proper clearance, he would have been identifiable and this situation would not have taken place. This situation did not come about because someone is autistic. Just because someone is autistic, it doesn’t mean that I would be able to identify it by looking at him. I know someone who is autistic who is very responsible and I know someone who is autistic that I have witnessed dodging traffic on Navarre Avenue. If the fact that the young man is autistic means that he could not speak for himself, then he should not be in the school without some sort of ID showing that he has the school board’s permission, and the coach should also be present. This is for his protection as much as it is for the protection of the students. Even though this young man has been around as an honorary manager for quite some time, times have dramatically changed in the last 10 years. Ten years ago, I was a Cub Scout den leader attending mandatory “Two-Deep Leadership” training that the Boy Scout organization was beginning to put into place. “Two-Deep Leadership” requires that scout meetings and campouts can only take place if a minimum of two leaders are in attendance. If possible, leaders should always be in pairs when among the students. A policy such as that would
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have kept this situation from escalating. As for Mr. Kapfhammer’s role in the situation, I am not saying that yelling is proper. He is not only the school board president, he is a father first. I am grateful he is looking out for all the students. He is not the first person to yell at someone that may not deserve it. Every day, office workers, wait staff, customer service representatives and countless others must endure someone’s wrath as agents of the person or company that employs them and charges cannot be brought against the offenders. If I were the mother of the honorary manager, I would have insisted that my son was properly identified so there would be no confusion. After all, Mr. Kapfhammer had just attended school safety training. With so many other tragic situations in our world over the last 10 years, the young man’s mother and the baseball coach should have been more protective of him beforehand and Mr. Kapfhammer would not have had to feel protective of everyone else. Mary Lee Grieshaber Oregon
Don’t get derailed To the editor: I would like to say that the former mayor of Walbridge, Dan Wilczynski, did get a lot of things done in the last several years. Last year, he wanted to take care of the alleys and property of individuals that are not kept up like they should be. This would include painting homes and cleaning up yards that are despicable. The people in this town should not have to bring this up at council meetings. I am sure these individuals are aware of this. Last summer, the mayor wanted to work on the alleys, but some of the council members backed down from it. Now that we have a temporary mayor and some new “temporary” council people, some of these things can be done this summer. No one expects the township to asphalt these alleys – that would be costly. There are things they could do that would
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be cost-effective, like digging the alleys with a front-end loader and a grater. They need to be taken down a foot or more and then have new stone put in. Some of the potholes are getting ridiculous. I talked to one of the temporary council people about this issue. They will be bringing this up in the weeks to come. Most of the people in this town have lived here an average of 20 to 40 years and care about its future. We all need to work to keep this town on the right track. We do have some people that come here and rent and don’t seem to care what their place looks like, which makes the rest of the town look bad. If they don’t follow certain rules with the upkeep on their homes and their dogs running around with no leash, they should leave and this would not have to be brought up at every town meeting. This is my personal opinion and I am sure there are other people in this town who think the same way. Erwin Frohlich Walbridge
Thoughts to consider To the editor: An East Sider’s gripes for the month: 1, The Catholic Church needs more priests. Solution – allow male priests to marry and allow women to become priests. Women are true believers – more so than most men. I am sure that women would be fine priests. 2. Our volunteer army has been fighting in the Middle East for more than 10 years. I believe it is a sin to send those men back four or five times on a tour of duty. Couldn’t we have drafted more men, overwhelmed the enemy and gotten out there sooner? 3. They plan to put women in infantry units or start an all-women’s infantry unit. Throughout mankind’s history, women have joined the fighting when needed. As a child, I was taught never to punch a girl. As a teenager, I was taught to respect and protect girls and women.
Putting women in the infantry when they aren’t needed is like spitting in the face of American manhood. 4. When I went to work for the company, the guy I replaced taught me the job. When I moved up in the line of progression, I taught my replacement. It took me 26 years to work 19 jobs in the line of progression and finally reach my last job as an assistant foreman. That was in the plant, but I am certain it was like that in the office for the executives. What gripes me is that when leaders in the community retire or quit, we search the state or even the country to replace them. If they haven’t taught an associate or two to replace them, they haven’t done their job. What do you think? Louis Agoston Toledo
Two sides To the editor: A few weeks ago, I submitted a letter to The Press about some of the causes of sickness of some Americans in regards to the treasure of human life. Our little children, one would think would be our greatest treasure. I made a comment about some of us not needing military-type rifles. Lo and behold, I received many phone calls in reply to my comment. Ok, my mind is open to discussion. After listening to the calls and then asking almost everyone I ran into the following weeks about this gun thing, I would like to share what I have heard. Almost 200 people were asked. Most folks, not all of my contacts, had the following opinion: We think we need these guns for protection– not so much from people who break into our houses or hold us up on the streets or cause us bodily harm – to, and I quote, “Protect us from a government that might go astray.” If the federal government ever decided to override our democratic society and become rulers such as Hitler, Stalin or Fidel Castro, the first art of taking control would be the removal of all weapons from the people. Then who is in control? Scare you? It should. There are always two sides to every story. Larry Erard Oregon
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The Prism Award celebrates the best in local business The best business owners pay you a competitive wage, extend health and vacation benefits and provide a path to advancement. They also engage you in the business, share the big picture, seek your input, act on your ideas, challenge you, share profit and are concerned about your job satisfaction. The best business owners realize to reach their dreams they need to help you reach your dreams. Wall Street recently gave Main Street a black eye. Greed trumped the nation’s welfare when banks deemed “too big to fail� caused the housing crash which led to the Big Recession. Cynics bred from this debacle will tar all business owners as greedy and uncaring, however, there are many examples around us, particularly here in the heartland, that prove this is not the case. This year, for the 20th year, the Eastern Maumee Bay Chamber of Commerce will honor the best area businesses. They will judge nominees on how they foster teamwork, the quality of their goods and services, their community involvement, how they create opportunity and the benefits they provide their employees. This celebration of the best in business takes place Wednesday, March 6 starting at 6 p.m. at the Sunrise Park and Banquet Center on Rt. 51 in Millbury. Chrys Peterson, WTOL-TV news anchor, will once again emcee. Twenty years ago, Jan Hackett, an in-
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by John Szozda surance representative from Oregon, proposed a local initiative to recognize the men and women who provide the jobs and benefits that help us achieve our dreams for our families. In the ensuing 19 years, 126 businesses, organizations and citizens have been honored with the Prism Award for excellence. While Hackett had a good idea in 1993 she needed a way to bring her dream to reality. At that same time there was a movement in Northwest Ohio to promote regionalism. Community leaders in Oregon and Northwood were leery of this, due to previous annexation efforts by the City of Toledo. However, there are economic development advantages and Dan Hiskey, Northwood’s city administrator at the time, proposed an idea called sub-regionalism, an informal network to build trust and promote economic development among the communities located east of the Maumee River. Don Monroe, executive director of River East Economic Revitalization Corpo-
ration in East Toledo, and I, as manager of The Press, got behind this idea. We saw the business awards as a good way to foster cooperation and an exchange of ideas among the communities east of the Maumee River and we began the groundwork for what would become The Prism Awards. We formed a 501-3c corporation called The Eastern Maumee Bay Business Awards Committee. We were joined by business and government leaders in Oregon, Northwood, East Toledo, Genoa and Lake Township. We enlisted the aid of Dr. Sonny Ariss, director of the Small Business and Entrepreneur Institute at the University of Toledo. He set up the criteria and judging protocol. That first year we had 34 nominees. We commissioned six awards, but the judges couldn’t agree on just six. They insisted on seven, which presented a potentially embarrassing moment at the podium for one winner. However, we were fortunate that one of the winners was Michael’s Gourmet Catering. We contacted Mike Armstrong’s wife and she baked a cake-replica of the Prism Award which we presented to him that night. While the Prism banquet is a night for recognition and celebration for all that is good with business, it is also a night for inspiration. One woman, Kathy Crabtree, who attended one of the first banquets, said the awards inspired her to start her own
business the next year. Following the 2000 banquet, the small Prism Award Committee turned the awards program over to the Eastern Maumee Bay Chamber of Commerce. The chamber deserves credit for taking the awards to a new level for both the nominees and the attendees. Winners have included some of the biggest employers in our region: RudolphLibbe, Mercy St. Charles Hospital and ProMedica Bay Park Hospital as well as numerous small businesses like Alan Miller Jewelers and Packer Creek Pottery and community organizations like The East Toledo Family Center and the Jerusalem Township Food Pantry. Business owners get a bad rap at times. Sometimes they deserve it. However, the majority of business owners offer competitive wages and benefits because their team competes against similar teams for market share. The difference between success and failure almost always depends on the quality and motivation of the team—the employees. And, that’s what The Prism Award celebrates—teams that have risen above the ordinary. For more information or tickets to the Prism Banquet, call Sarah at 419-693-5580 Comment at zoz@presspublications.com John Szozda is one of the founders of the Prism Awards.
Freedom is a fundamental part of a successful life Success is only possible with freedom. Freedom provides you with the ability to choose the path you travel. Freedom enables you to determine your own goals. Freedom permits you to either succeed or fail. With freedom you can control your destiny. You have the freedom to succeed and you have the freedom to fail. Freedom is not given to you, but it can be taken away. You have the right to be free. You have the right to live your life as you wish. The power of freedom is unlimited. Free people build, create, and invent. Everyone’s life improves as the result of freedom. You have the freedom to benefit from your hard work. You have the freedom to ignore naysayers. Freedom is inspirational. Freedom is motivational. Without freedom, people no longer have the incentive to excel. The driving force behind achievement is the freedom to benefit from your hard work, creativity, and ingenuity. When you are not free to live as you choose, or the fruits of your labor are taken, you have no incentive to excel. Even when living in a free country, there are people who voluntarily give up their freedom. They do this by giving others the power to make decisions for them. This approach is fraught with peril since no one cares as much about your well-being as you do. When you abdicate responsibility for your life, you are bound to be unhappy with the results. Another way people give up freedom is by striving for acceptance at the expense of
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mentality. They never take responsibility for their life because they are always blaming other people or circumstances. This results in their becoming convinced that they are powerless to make any changes. You can’t control your environment but you do have the freedom to control your response. Exercising this freedom is the difference between a satisfying life versus one of constant frustration. Success can not be mandated or forced. There will always be people with little or no ambition. There will always be those who don’t want to work hard. There will always be individuals who do not have goals. Connected to the freedom to succeed is the freedom to fail. There is no way to guarantee success in life any more than a school can guarantee each student an “A.� If a student refuses to go to class, or doesn’t want to study and pay attention, there is nothing that can be done. To succeed academically, a student
must be willing to put in whatever time and effort is required to learn the material. Although not everything you attempt works as expected, failure only occurs when you give up. Success is simply getting up whenever you stumble or fall. Failure is the experience of learning how things don’t work as planned. Great achievement rarely happens on the first try. Those who persist in the face of obstacles are on the road to success. It’s not magic. Only through hard work, perseverance, and determination combined with an unstoppable desire are goals reached. Freedom is your ticket to success. NOW AVAILABLE: “Dare to Live Without Limits,� the book. Visit www.BryanGolden. com or your bookstore. Bryan is a management consultant, motivational speaker, author, and adjunct professor. E-mail Bryan at bryan@columnist.com or write him c/o this paper. Š 2012 Bryan Golden
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St. Boniface best week of the year Catholic Schools Week is the best week of the year. Ask any St. Boniface student. Crazy hats and square dancing, the literature assembly and, of course, Family Fun Night, were all part of their special week. St. Boniface has plenty to celebrate during Catholic Schools Week 2013. In January of last year, the economy had the school on the verge of closing, but a massive fundraising campaign by parents and parishioners raised more than $100,000 and saw the creation of a business plan aimed at keeping the school viable. Now the school has increasing enrollment, plans to add sixth grade next year, and a fully-equipped preschool classroom ready to open in the fall. Monday was Crazy Hat and Hair Day with everything from space helmets to shocking pink locks peeking over computer monitors and textbooks. Dress Down Dollar a Day had many kids swapping their uniforms for their favorite outfits and collected over $150 to be donated to Heartbeat of Ottawa County to help parents needing diapers, formula and other essentials for their babies. Tuesday, the students had a chance to show off their storybook knowledge as they guessed what characters from favorite books their classmates portrayed during the all-school Literature Day assembly. Fr. David Ritchie met with the students at lunch on Wednesday to share with them one of his favorite books, and the students enjoyed several surprise Random Moments of Dancing for Joy. Students and teachers began Thursday using their rosaries to recite the Divine Mercy Chaplet. The afternoon was spent in an all-school Square Dance called by phys ed teacher Richard Jones. Friday afternoon, the students split into groups to hear special speakers come to give presentations on safety and first aid. Oak Harbor Chief of Police Steven Weirich talked to students about what to do in the event that they would need to make a 911 call. Other students practiced checking for breathing and heartbeat and what to say on a 911 call, as instructed by Eagle Scout Quinton Babcock. The afternoon also included ice cream sundaes. The week culminated in the much-anticipated Family Fun Night, when students, their parents and brothers and sisters all gathered for a potluck followed by games in the gym. St. Boniface Catholic School currently serves students in grades K-5 of all religions, racial, ethnic and income backgrounds. The 2013-2014 school year will include preschool and grade 6. For information on the curriculum, admissions policies and registration, call the school office at 419-898-1340 or visit www.ourstb.com.
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Genoa PeeWee Cheerleaders were among the squads from Genoa that participated in the event. Together, the Genoa squads raised $4,300 toward cancer research.
Cheerleaders, supporters raise $48,000 The 9th Annual Cheer For A Cure Competition, held Saturday, Feb 16 at Genoa High School, raised $48,000 for cancer research – more than double raised last year. This year’s event featured 101 performances by 72 teams comprised of more than 1,000 athletes, who along with 140 volunteers and over 6,000 fans came together to make the day a “huge and amazing success,” according to Staci McDaniel, marketing manager for the Stella Bertz Cheer For A Cure Association.
All proceeds will be donated to the Stella Bertz Cheer For A Cure Cancer Research Fund at Ohio State’s James Cancer Hospital & Solove Research Institute. The annual competition was established in 2005 in memory of Stella Bertz, a Genoa cheerleading coach and avid school and cheer supporter who lost her battle with cancer in February 2003. Cheer For A Cure has since grown into a national, community-based organization dedicated to impacting the lives of those who have been touched by cancer.
“Each year this event grows bigger and better,” McDaniel “Since 2005, this association has donated over $90,000 to help fund cancer research. We cannot wait to see what next year brings.” “A big ‘thank you’ to the sponsors, donors, and fans that support our annual competition, said Maria Maluchnik, Cheer For A Cure president. “Their efforts allow us to be a positive influence on the youth in our communities. It is a very rewarding event!” For more information, visit www.CheerForACure.org.
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Owens unveils Ohio’s first MRI program Owens Community College’s School of Health Sciences will offer a new Magnetic Resonance Associate Degree Program beginning summer semester. The two-year associate degree program recently received formal approval by the Ohio Board of Regents. “Owens Community College is excited to expand our academic curriculum and offer the state’s first Magnetic Resonance Associate Degree Program,” said Catherine Ford, Owens chair of Medical Imaging Technologies. “The need for highly skilled and certified magnetic resonance technologists is growing nationwide. The college’s Department of Medical Imaging Technologies is committed to meeting the nation’s health care demands by providing edu-
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cational opportunities to future magnetic resonance technologists through this new academic program.” The associate degree in Magnetic Resonance will require approximately 73 credit hours of coursework, which includes magnetic resonance imaging patient care and safety, medical ethics, medical informatics, medical resonance instrumentation, pharmacology for medical resonance technologists and medical sociology, among other academic curriculum. The new associate degree is designed to prepare students for employment as magnetic resonance technologists in settings such as hospitals, clinics and private offices. During the program, students will study patient care, human anatomy, physi-
ology, pathology, radiopharmacology, imaging procedures, medical resonance physics, ethics and medical terminology, as well as utilize leading-edge academic resources for experiential learning, including stateof-the-art medical resonance imaging simulator technology. Additionally, the selective admissions program requires more than 1,200 hours of clinical experience in partnership with magnetic resonance departments throughout the region. Following academic curriculum completion, students are eligible to sit for the national certification examination to become a certified magnetic resonance technologist administered by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists. Call 1-800-GO-OWENS, ext. 7261.
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Abigail Karikas Abigail has a GPA of 3.9 and is ranked 11th in her class. She is a member of the National Honor Society and Spanish National Honor Society. She also plays varsity soccer. Abigail, daughter of David & Cindy Karikas, plans to attend a four year university to major in nutrition and become a registered dietician.
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Celebrating 99 years of education with Purple & Gold Morrison R. Waite High School is celebrating its 99th year as an educational institution this year and as part of the celebration, six Waite graduates will be honored as Distinguished Waite Alumni at the 49th Annual Purple and Gold Celebration in April. The inductees include: • Bernard A. Frick, `57, Education and Community Service; • Phillip L. Kajca, `81, Business and Community Service; • Philip L. Kuebbeler, `56, Medicine and Community Service; • Alan R. Miller, `73, Business and Community Service; • Harry N. Mills, `45, Engineering and Community Service; • Emilio V. Ramirez, `91, Education and Community Service. The Purple and Gold Celebration Dinner will be held April 27 at St. Michael Centre, 4001 Navarre Ave., Oregon. A social hour and silent auction will begin the evening’s festivities at 6 p.m. Dinner will be served at 7 p.m., followed by the induction ceremonies and music and fellowship. Tickets are $45 per person. For reservations more information, call Principal Dave Yenrick at 419-671-7000.
Coy Parent Night set A School-Wide Title One Parent Information Night will be held at Coy Elementary School in Oregon March 5 from 6 to 8 p.m. Parents will rotate to three stations while children view a puppet show in the gym. Mac and cheese pizza will be donated by Vito’s Pizza at the end of the evening. Those who participate in the entire evening’s events will have the opportunity to enter in a drawing for an iPod and/or Walmart gift cards. The event will offer attendees the opportunity to learn about educational initiatives including: K-2 •New Common Core State Standards Overview; •Third Grade Guarantee Overview;
GPA • Educational Apps and Website; Third-fifth grade: • New Common Core Standards Overview • Technology Awareness • Educational Apps and Website Those planning to attend should RSVP to the school no later than Friday, March 1. Call 419-693-0624 for more information.
Small Business Basics The Ohio Small Business Development Center at Terra State Community College is offering free, two-hour “Small Business Basics,” seminars designed to answer questions about starting, buying or expanding a small business. The seminar will take the confusion out of name registration, licensing, taxes, zoning, business entities, employees, insurance, financing and business planning. Seminars will be held: • March 6 – 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., Ottawa County Improvement Corporation (conference room), 8043 W. SR 163, Oak Harbor. March 27 – 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., Terra State Community College (Building B, Room 101), 2830 Napoleon Rd., Fremont. To register or for more information, call Bill Auxter, director of the Ohio Small Business Development Center at Terra, tollfree 800-826-2431 or contact him by email at bauxter@terra.edu.
Clay High Garage Sale The annual Clay High School Giant Garage Sale will be held Saturday, March 2 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the school cafeteria. Clothing, household items and other donations for the sale may be dropped off at the cafeteria Friday, March 1 from 4
to 8 p.m. only. The event is sponsored by the Academic Booster Club.
Beauty and the Beast A tale as old as time, Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast” will be presented March 15 and 16 at 7 p.m. and March 17 at 2 p.m. at Eastwood High School. All seats are reserved and are $10. Call 419-833-3611 for advance tickets or purchase them at the door.
Comedy, magic & hypnosis Jason Christopher will present Comedy Magic & Hypnosis Show Friday, March 8 at 7 p.m. in the Woodmore High School gym. Tickets are $5 in advance and $7 at the door. Children under 3 will be admitted free. Proceeds raised will benefit the sophomore class of 2015 prom fund. The first 30 minutes will be a comedy/ magic show. After an intermission, Christopher will invite 24 audience members to participate in the hypnosis part of the show. Among the highlights – an audience member will float, and attendees will meet a mindreading raccoon. There will also be raffles, a bake sale and concessions available. Tickets are available at the Woodmore High School office. For more information, call Hope Nevins at Woodmore High School at 419-8622721.
Genoa kindergarten signups Genoa Area Local Schools will hold kindergarten registration and screening April 17, 18 and 19 at Genoa Elementary School. All parent information and registration forms will be distributed at the screening session. In order to be eligible for kindergarten, a child must be 5 years old by Sept. 30. All kindergarten students must be screened and registered to begin the school year. Parents/guardians should call the elementary school at 419-855-7741 after
March 1 to set an appointment. Appointment times are 8 to 10 a.m., 10:15 a.m. to 12:15 a.m. and 1:15 to 3:15 p.m. each day. Sessions are limited to 12 students each day. Items to be brought to the appointments include the child’s birth certificate, immunization records, the child’s Social Security card and custody papers, if applicable. Children should dress in comfortable clothing and tennis shoes. A parent/guardian must be present with the child during the entire registration and screening appointment.
“Little Mermaid Jr.” Young thespians of Fassett Middle School will present “Little Mermaid Jr.” March 15 and 16 at 7:30 p.m. and March 17 at 3 p.m. in the school auditorium. Tickets are $10 for adults and $6 for seniors and children.
Machine programmer training Penta Career Center’s Adult & Continuing Education division will offer a new affordable, short-term training program for adults in the area of CNC Machine Programming. “We decided to begin this program because many employers in our region are hiring CNC technicians and machinists that need training,” said Kevin Whitltach, director of Penta’s Adult & Continuing Education division. “We are anticipating that many people are retiring from this industry and the need for adequately trained machine programmers and operators to replace these retirees will increase.” The 120-hour course will start March 18 and continue through June 26. Classes will meet Monday and Wednesday evenings from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. on the Penta Career Center campus. Potential students must pass a pre-admission test to be eligible for the program. For more information, call Brad Luebcke, Penta Adult Education Program Coordinator at 419-661-6555.
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Christian Academy students win spelling bee, speech competition Ottawa County Christian Academy’s elementary students took first place at the 2013 Christian Academies of Northwest Ohio (CANWO) Spelling Bee & Fine Arts Competition held recently at Temple Christian Academy. OCCA, Temple Christian Academy (Fremont) and Harvest Temple Christian Academy (Clyde) competed in the event – fielding a total of 61 participants from kindergarten through the sixth grade. “Our students worked extremely hard for this,” said OCCA principal Jeremy Bickelhaupt. “For the last two months, they have been memorizing and practicing to win the big trophy. My staff and I are extremely proud of the job they did.” In the spelling portion of the competition, second-grader Aiden Slessman, of Oak Harbor, placed first in the second and third-grade division by correctly spelling the word wrestle; fourth-grader Breanna Slessman, of Oak Harbor, was runner-up in the fourth to sixth- grade division; and firstgrader Kellen Bickelhaupt, of Oak Harbor, was runner-up in the kindergarten through first-grade division. Students also competed in a poetry and speech contest. Xoie Bickelhaupt, of Fremont, placed first in the K-1st grade division for her rendition of Marchette Chute’s “My Dog.” Luke Hawkins, of Oak Harbor; Makayla Free, of Gibsonburg; Seth Hawkins, of Oak Harbor; and Breanna Slessman, Aiden Slessman, and Austin Martzke, all of Genoa, earned blue ribbons for their performances.
McClahanan earns Eagle honors Christopher Lee McClanahan, 15, of Oak Harbor, Earned Boy Scouting’s highest advancement award, the rank of Eagle Scout. He will be recognized in a ceremony Feb. 23 at 3 p.m. at the Eagle’s Nest Hall, 210 Jefferson St., Oak Harbor. To earn the Eagle Scout rank, the scout must fulfill requirements in the areas of leadership, service and outdoor skills. McClanahan earned 21 merit badges and successfully completed a community service project to earn his Eagle Scout Award. His
Student Stars project included relocating the Land Lab from Carroll to R.C. Waters Elementary School to benefit Benton-Carroll-Salem students. McClanahan is a member of Troop 316, under Scoutmaster Roger McClanahan Carpenter. He has served as Patrol Leader and is currently Assistant Senior Patrol Leader for the troop, and as Den Chief for Cub Scout Pack 613. A freshman at Oak Harbor High School, he is active in band, soccer and basketball. He is the son of Donna McClanahan and Dean Veverka, of Oak Harbor, and Matthew McClanahan, of Herriman, Utah.
Student organizing Autism Walk A 5K Autism Awareness Walk will be held March 9 at 9 a.m. at Pearson Metropark in Oregon. The event is being sponsored by Sydney Ferencz as part of her senior project. She chose to raise funds to benefit the Autism Society of Northwest Ohio, because she has twin brothers with autism. “They attend the summer school program and have benefited from the services of the Autism Society of Northwest Ohio,” she said. Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a neurobiological disorder of the brain that typically appears in the first three years of life. As a spectrum disorder, autism has many forms and levels of severity. The Autism Society of Northwest Ohio’s mission is
to improve the lives of those affected by autism through support, education, advocacy and service. For more information, visit www.autism-society.org.
Academic honors University of Dayton: Mary Makulinski, of Elmore; Jennifer Scharer, Meghan Scharer, of Oregon; Bryan De Selms, Patrick Dyer, Kara Mancinotti, and Ryan Peterson, of Toledo. Tiffin University: Jessica Wolfe, of Elmore; Katrina Ross, Luisa Ruggerio, of Gibsonburg; Jonathan Lester, of Millbury; Ashley Madison, of Oak Harbor and Mallory Siebenaler, of Woodville.
Nurses pinned More than 100 Owens Community College nursing students received honorary pins during a pinning ceremony held recently at the college. The pinning ceremony is part of a traditional nursing practice that honors students prior to beginning their careers within the health care community. Registered nurse pinning recipients included Gabrielle Barbara, of Toledo; Sara Coy and Wendy Ferris of Oregon; Melissa Duly, of Curtice; M. Richard Middleton, Cindy Schirack and Lori Watson of Northwood; Heather Nino, of Genoa; and Jennifer Phillips, of Walbridge.
Student Leaders inducted Several local students were among Owens Community College students who earned membership into the Alpha Omega Pi Chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society for the fall semester. The overall mission of Phi Theta Kappa is to recognize academic excellence among two-year college students, provide opportunities for leadership training and an intellectual climate for the exchange of ideas and ideals. Inductees included Jennifer Garcia and Amanda Sinay, of Oregon; Christina Mock, of Northwood; Shawn Kebker and James McGaha Jr., of Genoa; Andrew Gerwin, of Gibsonburg and Amanda Boyer, of Mill-
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DECA members compete On Feb. 4, Oak Harbor DECA members competed in the DECA District 2 Competitions held at Bowling Green State University. A total of 38 students represented Oak Harbor DECA and all received awards in their respective contests. The chapter also placed first place overall in the District Chapter of Year event. This award is based on the results of both the DECA fall district contests and this event. The chapter competed with eight other schools including Clay, Fostoria, Maumee, Port Clinton, Rossford, Penta, Perrysburg, and Vanguard. Oak Harbor DECA members’ honors included: First-place – Austin Wiegand, Ben Cochran, Doug Pennington, Makayla Carpenter, Whitney Rutledge; Second place – Alex Spangler, Austin Apple, Bryce Buderer, Cody Schultz, Garrett Crum, Katelyn Apple, Mike Hites, Nate Segaard, Nikki Wilhelm, Sam Druivage, Samantha Wilkins, Tate Haar, Zane Troknya; Third place – AJ Cecil, Brock Evans, Cassie Brenneman, Coral Peterson, Elyse Hablitze, Eric Buehler, Hannah Glass, Hunter Gresh, Jared Chambers, Kaleb Maguire, Lindsey Reau; Fourth place – Abbi Riechman, Allyson Michael, Cheyenne Ireland, Chris Tabbert, Dalton Reau, Trinity Gephart; Fifth place – Aisha Hamdallah, Taylor Blatt, Zach Mills. The chapter members are preparing to compete at the Ohio DECA Career Development Conference, which will be held in Columbus March 16 and 17, 2013.
Slater among cast members Holly Slater, a sophomore animal science/pre-veterinary medicine major, was among the cast members in The University of Findlay’s recent performance of “The Mystery of Edwin Drood.” Slater, a 2011 graduate of Northwood High School, portrayed Miss Isabel Yearsly. She is active in choir at UF.
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AARP Tax Time will be offered at the Elmore Senior Center Feb. 26, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Appointments required. Call 419-862-3874. Ardan Academy of Irish Dancers will offer a free performance at the Harris-Elmore Library March 2, from 11:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Crafters Wanted for Woodmore Select Baseball Craft Show to be held March 23 from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. in the Woodmore High School Multipurpose Room, 633 Fremont St. Info: visit www. woodmoreselectbaseball.com or call Esteban Reyes at 419-345-4104. Elmore Conservation Club Trap Shooting every Wed. from 6-9 p.m. and every Sat. from 5-9 p.m. Questions: 419-392-1112. Storytimes for Preschool-Age Children offered Wed. at 11 a.m., Harris-Elmore Library, 328 Toledo St. Book discussion group meets the 4th Thurs. of each month at 10:30 a.m. New members welcome. Info: 419-862-2482. Elmore Senior Center-Elmore Golden Oldies, Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church, 19225 Witty Rd. Lunch served Tues. & Thurs. at noon. Reservations required by 10 a.m. the day before. Blood pressure & blood sugar checks the 4th Tues. of the month; bingo the 4th Tues. of the month after lunch. Reservations: 419-862-3874. Elmore Card Players Meet Thurs. evenings at 7 p.m. at the Elmore Retirement Center.
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Gibsonburg Taco Bar Fiesta, an evening of food, music and fun, March 16, 6-11 p.m., St. Michael’s Church Hall. Buffet from 6:30-8 p.m. Music provided by Elmore Fudd. 21 and over. BYOB. Tickets $25 per person, advance sale only. For tickets, call Elizabeth Reynolds at 419-360-0267 or the parish office at 419-367-2255. Active Seniors invited to Meet & Eat at Gibsonburg Senior Center, 100 Meadow Lane. Lunches every weekday, educational & social programs, health assessments & more. Transportation and homedelivered meals available. 419-637-7947. Ageless Wonders will be going out for dinner March 14 at Luckey’s, 3310 Navarre Ave., Oregon (across from Kroger). Meet at 5 p.m. Info: 419-8363811. 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.
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Pemberville Fish Fries March 1, 15 and 29, 4:30-7 p.m. Pemberville American Legion, 405 E. Front St. Three & five piece dinners available, which include baked potato or fries, cole slaw or applesauce, roll & butter. Carryout available. Homemade pie and macaroni and cheese also available. Community Food Pantry at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 220 Cedar St. open M-Th, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. (excluding holidays). Open to Eastwood School District residents. ID & proof of residency required. Info available at Pemberville churches.
Walbridge Walbridge Centennial Committee meets the second Tues. of each month at 6:30 p.m. at the village hall. Family Storytimes for children of all ages Tues. 11 a.m., Walbridge Branch Library, 108 N. Main St. Free. 419-666-9900.
Woodville Woodville Historical Society will meet March 5, 7:30 p.m. at the Main Street museum. The program will include Nancy Ritzert, of the American Association of University Women, portraying Sandra Day O’Connor, First Woman of the U.S. Supreme Court, The program is free. Guests welcome.
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Young children seem to have the utmost trust in their parents. For instance, they know that whenever they are not feeling well, their parents are there to comfort them and do whatever is necessary to make them better. A parent's love is special, and it seems that there is nothing that they would not do for their children. As adults, we should remember that all things of this world are temporary and that there is nothing we can truly depend on or be absolutely sure of. A loved one passing away, or finances being low, or a serious illness could turn our world upside down in an instant. However, we should take heart; there is good news: we are God's children,
Elliston Zion United Methodist Church Every Sunday: 9am Breakfast. Communion 9am - 9:15am 9:30 am Classes for all ages. 10:30 am Worship. Handicap Acces. Nursery Available Wed. 5:25-7:30 WOW 18045 N. William St. 419-862-3166 www.ellistonzion.com
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and His love for us is even greater than that of our parents’. And although it takes enormous courage to put our complete trust in God, we must believe that He wants only what is good for us. What is required of us is to see God's work in everything we do, and develop perfect trust to accept the trials of his life. The first step in increasing our trust in God is to thank Him daily for His many blessings and to go to Him with our anxieties. Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight. N.I.V. Proverbs 3:5-6
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Rettig carries the athletic genes of Mom, Tricia Askins By Jeffrey D. Norwalk Press Contributing Writer sports@presspublications.com A 6-foot-1, 180 pound sophomore who’s already nailed down the starting quarterback position and starting shooting guard spot for the Lake football and basketball teams, Jared Rettig has become a big man on campus. Yet, despite the varsity letters, the AllNorthern Buckeye Conference accolades, and the highlight clips, this Walbridge product has more important things on his mind than awards — like his pure love of the game and his roots. “Whenever I go out there onto that court or field, I’m always playing for the community, I’m always giving it my all for them,” shares the 16-year-old. He still thinks about the Lake community, which was decimated by an EF4 tornado that ripped through the area nearly three years ago this June 6. By destroying the Lake Field House, it left the Flyer’s roundballers without a true gym of their own to call home, even though they got to temporarily play home games at Owens Community College. “We weren’t personally affected by the storm, but many of our friends were, and when you have such a small community, and something like this happens, it almost feels like it hurts everyone the same,” says Rettig. “Everyone knows everyone here, and no matter what, the people in this community have each others’ backs. One positive from it was seeing the community come together as one right in front of our eyes. The community has become a lot closer over the years. “The players are pretty much playing for the community today, to give them something to be proud of. We play to get their minds off the tragedy. And when we play, it’s not just our team versus another team, it feels like the whole community is in it together,” he adds. “When a community like ours lives through its high school sports that community becomes even more supportive, and that’s a great feeling. “I work my hardest for my community, and my teammates and coaches,” continues Rettig. “I play to get the “W” on the scoreboard for them. I play the game because I enjoy the competition, and because I love spending time with my teammates. It’s just been awesome being a part of something this great. When you’re a little kid, you dream of doing things like this. That’s why I play the game. Getting awards is not why I play.” Rettig ranks seventh among the NBC’s leading scorers’ at 14.6 points per game, and he is also averaging 4.5 assists, five rebounds, and 2.5 steals. After Lake’s 67-51 smattering over visiting NBC frontrunner Otsego, the Flyers were just one game out of a co-champion-
Lake sophomore guard Jared Rettig tries to score against Rossford. (Photo courtesy of Innovations Portrait Studio) ship. In that game, the Flyers shot an unconscious 58 percent from the field (26 of 45). Lake could only hope that Rossford toppled the Knights Friday night and the Flyers could defeat Eastwood. Heading into Friday night’s final week of NBC play, the Flyers were 19-2 overall, 11-2 in the conference, while Otsego was 18-3 and 12-1. Emerging as one of the cornerstones of the resurgent Lake program, Rettig counts among his personal highlights this winter his Flyers’ debut of their brand-new field house during a season opening 44-41 victory over a powerhouse Toledo Christian team (17-2) to a packed house. Rettig had three clutch threes in another early-season tilt against Oak Harbor
(9-9) to help Lake pull away for good in the second half and win, 51-32. Those numbers are nothing compared to the stats he put up as one of the hottest young quarterbacks to erupt onto the prep football landscape in a while. Rettig has already broken nearly every Lake career passing record conceivable, including completions (the record was 218, Jared now has 256); yards (old record 2,945, Jared’s record 4,462); and passing touchdowns (old record 24, Jared’s record 49). While there, he staked a claim to the No. 5 spot in the Ohio High School Athletic Association record book only behind other prestigious passers such as Kenton’s Grant Sherman, Sherwood Fairview’s Ryan Radcliff, and Sherwood Fairview’s James
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District first-team awards; and two MVPs while setting a still-school record of eight three-bombs in one game. Rettig says the two are indeed so competitive, that they’ll even go hard at each other during a simple game of H-O-R-S-E or a hand of cards. “I always get teased by people that my mother has more school records than me, and that she’s the better athlete in the family,” continues Rettig, “But for me, it’s just a very cool thing to be mentioned in the same breath as her and I always play to make my mother proud. She has taught me many ways to stay humble and levelheaded when I play sports.” “I feel very honored to be taking on the responsibility of carrying on the family tradition,” he says. “It gives the game even more meaning.”
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Elchinger, on the strength of a Lake-best 32 passing TD’s in a single season; 176 completions in a single season (also a Lake best); 2,838 passing yards in a single season (also a Lake best); and most notably an unheard-of 602 passing yards in a single game (a game in which he also threw for seven touchdowns, to lead Lake past Elmwood, 54-40)…all of which he accomplished as a sophomore. He is now the owner of a JJHuddle.com Ohio Player-of-the-Week award for football, as well as the usual All-NBC and Alan Miller Jewelers All-Press accolades, but he would much rather deflect praise to his Flyer football and basketball teammates. On the hardwood, he’d much rather talk about what he likes about the rest of the team, like fellow sophomore guard and building block for the future, Connor Bowen, who led the Flyers in that Feb. 7 romp of first-place Otsego with 22 points. Rettig calls Bowen “surreal” in the face of expectation and pressure. And junior Jayce Vancena, whom he says is a monster on the boards. Vancena came up particularly huge down low one night, pouring in 24 points to lead all Flyers in a 99-62 dismantling of backyard rival Genoa. Plus, Rettig has to keep up a healthy rivalry with mom, Tricia Askins, who in her own right was the reigning “Miss Lady Flyer Basketball,” “Miss Lady Flyer Softball,” and “Miss Lady Flyer Everything” from 1987-91. “Yeah, we have a very friendly rivalry between each other,” says Jared. Mom was also a guard at Lake on her way to garnering four varsity letters; earning three All-Northern Lakes League and AllTricia Askins
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Joe Gajdostik recalls Stritch’s days in City League By Mark Griffin Press Contributing Writer sports@presspublications.com Cardinal Stritch’s boys’ basketball players probably knew they had no shot of winning City League titles back in the 1980s. That’s when Joe Gajdostik and his Cardinals teammates regularly went up against teams from Macomber, Scott, St. John’s Jesuit and Central Catholic. Gajdostik, who graduated as Stritch’s all-time leading scorer in 1986, remembers going up against future Division I college athletes on an almost nightly basis. “I played against (Scott’s) Melvin Newbern, who played at Minnesota,” Gajdostik recalled. “Jim Jackson was a freshman at Macomber when I was a senior. He was a stud. Unbelievable player.” Gajdostik said it was “difficult, to say the least” to compete in the CL in the ‘80s, when Stritch was easily the smallest school in the league. The Cardinals left the CL for the smaller Toledo Area Athletic Conference in 1995. “We struggled, definitely,” Gajdostik said, “We had some wins against Start here and there, and Woodward. There really wasn’t a weak team in the City League like you see now. We beat St. Francis for the first time in school history my junior year. We struggled against the Scotts, Macombers and Centrals. “Come tournament time, that totally prepared you for tournaments. That was kind of the main thing. We didn’t fare too well in the City, but come tournament time we did fairly well.” Gajdostik was a wiry 6-foot-4, 190pound forward/center on coach Pat McGhee’s squads in the mid-’80s, before high schools adopted the 3-point line. He mostly played inside and threw down two-handed dunks whenever he had the opportunity. Gajdostik averaged 22 points and 10 rebounds a game his junior year and was named first-team All-CL and all-district. A year later he averaged 24 points and 10 rebounds and was voted first-team all-league, District 7 Player of the Year and third-team All-Ohio. He finished with 1,325 points in three years. Gajdostik was inducted into the Cardinal Stritch Hall of Fame on Dec. 21, along with three other individuals and the Cardinals’ 1975 football team. Now 45 and living in Temperance, Mich., Gajdostik is married with three daughters and works for GEM Energy as a property manager. Gajdostik came from a family of athletes, the second oldest of five brothers and sisters who all played sports in high school. He earned nine varsity letters at Stritch three in basketball, three in baseball and three in golf. “Golf kind of started off as a hobby,” Gajdostik said. “My older brother, who is two years older than me, was an excel-
Above: Photo of Joe Gajdostik’s family, left to right: Karli, Alexa, Joe, Mary and Kelsey Gajdostik. Right: Joe Gajdostik goes for the dunk while playing for Tri-State University.
lent golfer. We all played sports growing up. When the street froze over, you went out and played hockey. When I started at Stritch I was kind of focused on basketball and the coach (McGhee) steered me away from football. He just didn’t want me to get hurt. Golf was a natural thing to do in the fall.” Gajdostik was a pitcher and center fielder on the baseball team and was a firstteam All-CL outfielder as a senior. He said he wished he would have stuck with baseball after high school. “I look back on it and tell people I wish back then somebody would have shook me and steered me in that direction,” Gajdostik said. “I had bigger (college) offers in baseball than basketball, but basketball was my passion. I wouldn’t say I regret it, but I should have looked at baseball a little closer than basketball. I had a great career with basketball in high school and college, but I could have done a little better in baseball if
I had my eyes open.” Gajdostik went on to a stellar basketball career at Tri-State University (now Trine University) in Angola, Ind. He bulked up to 210 pounds and started at wing for four years, finishing his career as the Trojans’ all-time leading scorer, with 2,385 points. “Tri-State was still NAIA then, and the competition was similar to Stritch,” Gajdostik said. “We played several Mid-American Conference schools each year, a lot of the big schools. We also played Heidelberg, Siena Heights, Concordia College. I kind of fell into my own there because we had guys on the team who were 6-7, 6-8 and I didn’t have to fill into that role as a post player.” Gajdostik found that the college 3point line suited his game just fine. He was a third-team NAIA All-America as a senior. “Once I got in college, there was a 3point line and that’s where a majority of my scoring took place,” he said. “I honed my
skills as an outside shooter. At Stritch, being 6-4, I was the biggest guy and was kind of forced to play inside. It wasn’t really where I wanted to play, but you do what you gotta do.” Gajdostik married his wife, Jodi (Madrzykowski), a 1985 Stritch grad, in 1990 and they have three daughters: Kelsey, 22; Karli, 18; and Alexa, 9. He was nominated for the Cardinal Stritch Hall of Fame by his wife’s uncle, Ron Zak, who was the school’s athletic director for many years. “When you see other guys going in (the Hall of Fame), to me that was never a big deal,” Gajdostik said. “It’s not my personality to go after something like that. It’s hard for me to talk about myself or have other people talk about me. You hear it through high school and college, and I wasn’t that type of person. It was a team sport. To be always singled out, that was always hard. But when this finally came about, I was very honored and happy that it finally hap-
Four Oak Harbor swimmers earn trip to the state meet By Yaneek Smith Press Contributing Writer sports@presspublications.com Four impressive performances. Four berths in the state meet. At the Division II District Meet in Bowling Green last week, senior Devon Griffin led four Oak Harbor swimmers and divers who managed to finish high enough to qualify for the state meet this week in Canton. At the district meet in Bowling Green two weeks ago, Griffin was seventh in 1meter diving, finishing with 303.7 points, just ahead of junior Bryce Buderer, who finished in ninth (292.95), and freshman Cooper Hicks, who was 11th (284.8). Buderer and Hicks can rest assured knowing they’ve accomplished some impressive feats. Buderer managed to qualify for the state meet two years in a row while Hicks got to Canton in just his first year of competition. Sophomore Ben Dresser was the lone swimmer to advance, finishing sixth in the 200 freestyle in 1:48.88. It was an impressive accomplishment considering that Dresser dropped six seconds in just a week’s time, having swum a 1:54.93 at sectionals. He also just missed out on making it in the 100 free, finishing in 49.29 seconds, good for seventh place. Head coach Andrea Sorg, a 1999 Oak Harbor graduate who qualified for the state meet several times herself as a swimmer, spoke about the group’s accomplishments. “Bryce, Devon and Cooper have worked hard this season to earn a trip to
state,” Sorg said. “They dove very well at (districts) and Ryan Nuhfer, the volunteer diving coach, has put in countless hours working with the divers, which has been incredibly beneficial for their training. “Both Bryce and Devon set goals of going to state at the beginning of the year and worked hard to obtain (those goals). Cooper’s goal was to place at district competition, so going to state was icing on the cake.” Sorg had high praise for Dresser as well. “Ben has worked hard all season,” Sorg said. “He has been a team leader from Day One and his work ethic has pushed many members (of both teams) to step up and train harder. Ben set a goal at the end of last season to go to state. He attacked each race fearlessly and that’s essentially why his times steadily improved throughout the season.” Dresser, who has two years of eligibility remaining, is planning to focus on only swimming from this point forward, a sign that greater things could be on the horizon. He also notes that swimming more distance-based events, like the 500 free, could be in his future. “This year, I’m not doing track and I’m not doing soccer anymore,” Dresser said, crediting Sorg and assistant coach Jared Diekman for helping him this season. “I’m just focusing on swimming. I’m not doing the other sports because they don’t help with my swimming. And I’m not as good at soccer and track as I am at swimmer. “I love (swimming). In a team sport, I don’t feel like I can control the outcome.
In swimming, I can control the outcome. If I won, then I did something right. If I lost, I know I have to work on something.” As for Griffin, who will go down as one of the most decorated divers in school history, he knew that this was going to be his last chance at getting to Canton. “It was very rewarding since the last two years I had it in the bag and I’d get emotionally tied up (while competing),” he said. “My mom, her abilities to do sports (when she was younger) was limited and she pushed me to go into diving. She saw that I could do well.
In the Rockets’ last dual meet of the season, Griffin achieved one of his primary goals when he broke the school’s six-dive record (205.5), finishing with a mark of 218.0. Griffin credits Nuhfer, a Fremont Ross graduate, with helping him, Buderer and Hicks to better execute their dives. “Coach Nuhfer, he’s helped me a lot,” Griffin said. “The first coach I had, he was pretty good at getting me to do the dives. But Coach Nuhfer really helps with refining the dives and making them crisp and clean, which is what diving is.”
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By J. Patrick Eaken Press Sports Editors sports@presspublications.com Six Genoa wrestlers were crowned champions as the Comets won the Division III sectional championship for the second consecutive year. Max Reeder, Drew Keenan, Jake Fejes, Mike Snider, Jay Nino and Cody Buckner each brought home sectional titles for the Comets. Ryan Szymanski finished in second while Brandon Bates and Seth Morrison brought home third place honors. Dustin Widmer and Damian Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Emilio finished in fourth while Tyler Baird was sixth at 182 pounds. Genoa outdistanced runner up Lake by 66 points to claim their fifth team championship on the year (school record). Genoa leads the D-III Northwest Ohio district meet by sending the most wrestlers of any school in the 56-team field with 11.
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Lake eight wrestlers to districts sets school record By Yaneek Smith Press Contributing Writer sports@presspublications.com The season the Lake wrestling team has had would be impressive for any club. Sending eight wrestlers to the Division III District Meet, a second-place finish at sectionals and a third-place finish in the Northern Buckeye Conference Meet are what the Flyers have accomplished this season. And all this after being picked to finish seventh in the NBC during the preseason. Behind a first-place finish from senior Chris Salaz and second-place finishes from Damon Keister, Zach Meek, Robert Cruz, Lake set a school record by sending eight wrestlers to districts. When asked the reason for his team’s success this year, head coach Tom Jackson had this to say. “I just think (the kids) keep working,” Jackson said. “Preseason, we were picked seventh (in the NBC). We certainly weren’t the team we are now. We keep working and keep battling and (the kids) worked hard to try and reach those goals. From about a week before the NBC Tournament, things just really started coming around then. We were feeling like we were at full strength going into the NBC Tournament.” With the Flyers, it starts with Salaz, who holds a remarkable 43-3 record and serves as one of the captains. “My three goals before the season,” Salaz said, “were to (1) to be a leader for my teammates; (2) make it to the state tournament; and (3) make sure we did very well team-wise, and we did that by placing second at sectionals. Keister and I want to be leaders for everybody else and have (them) focused. ” Salaz, who also plays football and runs track and was the NBC Champion at 138
Lake wrestler Chris Salaz bears down on an opponent. (Photo courtesy of Innovations Portrait Studio) pounds, is set to attend Wabash College in Crawfordsville, Ind. next year on a wrestling scholarship. He attended the Lake Erie College Wrestling Camp and competed in the Ohio Tournament of Champions in Columbus last spring, a sign of his dedication to the sport. “These last few weeks, I’ve lived, breathed and ate wrestling, to make it to the state tournament would be everything. All my friends are on me to get to state. If I
do, that would be great.” Keister and Meek have been helping to complement Salaz this season both performance-wise and from a leadership standpoint. Keister, who competes at 106, finished second at sectionals and at the NBC Meet, losing both times to Woodmore standout Evan Ulinski. A junior, he has gone 37-6 this season. Meek, meanwhile, finished second at 152 while going 30-14. And
Cruz, who is only a sophomore, nearly won at 170, falling to Genoa’ Mike Snider, 7-5, in overtime. Keister deciding to drop football and baseball last summer as he refocused his efforts on wrestling last summer “I dropped other sports to focus on wrestling,” Keister said. “It was definitely worth it — I can see some extreme improvements, both in my style and how I wrestle overall. I’m very happy with my improvement.” Keister also spoke about the importance of setting an example for some of the younger, more inexperienced wrestlers. “I think we had about 20 people on the team this year,” he said. “It was a big thing (leadership). We had a lot of young kids and inexperienced kids. We had to show them what is expected and what you need to do help the team. I was really proud of us as a team during the season. I think we were picked to place seventh (in the NBC), so finishing third was a big deal.” The other four district qualifiers were Matt Church (113), Marcel Bryan (145), Jacob Hankish (285) and Mitchell Adkins (220). Church, Bryan and Hankish, who was the heavyweight champion at the NBC Meet and holds a 35-12 record, each finished in third place while Adkins was fourth. Despite the fact that Salaz and Hankish will graduate in the spring, this could be the start of a nice run for the Flyers. As for now, though, Jackson is concerned with how his boys will perform this weekend and how many of them will advance to Columbus. “It gets real tough when you get to districts — it’s one step away from state,” Jackson said. “It’s every high-school wrestler’s goal to get to state and place. There are a lot of kids that are working towards that goal of making it down to Columbus.
Bowen’s back, Wildcats looking for tournament run By Mark Griffin Press Contributing Writer sports@presspublications.com Donny Bowen’s worst nightmare came true just three weeks into his senior basketball season at Woodmore. Bowen, a first-team All-Northern Buckeye Conference and all-district pick last season, was just coming off a fractured left leg he suffered late in the soccer season last fall when he went up for a rebound in practice and came down on a teammate’s foot. Bowen initially thought he’d just sprained his foot, but it was much worse. He had broken the outside part of his left foot. “It broke straight through,” said Bowen, who missed the Wildcats’ next five games while he went to rehab for his foot and wore a walking boot. “It was pretty rough. I haven’t been injured in basketball ever before. Senior year, you want to go out with a bang and then you get sidelined for a while. It’s tough mentally, and taxing, especially when you sit the first part of basketball with a broken leg and then have to sit another four weeks.” The 6-foot-3 Bowen, a three-year starter, was averaging 23.5 points and 12.5 rebounds through Woodmore’s first four games. He missed the next five games and has been in and out of the lineup since then because of the injured foot and a sudden recurring back ailment. “From being in the boot with my broken foot, it shifted my hips,” Bowen said of his sore back. “My spine and hips weren’t lined up. Now I just go to physical therapy; this is the best I’ve felt for a while.” Bowen is averaging 16.8 points and 9.1 rebounds since returning from his foot injury. “He hasn’t been 100 percent since after the first four games of the season,” Woodmore coach Brad Sander said. “He’s had some pretty severe back issues that have slowed him down. He goes when he can. It’s been a struggle at times for him. He’s the most competitive person I’ve been around as a coach.” Bowen will be on the court for the Wildcats (9-12, 6-7 NBC) on Friday when they host Elmwood in their regular-season finale. The ‘Cats face Western Reserve in the Division III sectional tournament Feb. 26 at Sandusky High School. Junior Erich Greulich stepped into Bowen’s spot in the starting lineup when
Bowen injured his foot. “When Donny was out, it gave not just Erich but several other guys a chance to get more minutes,” Sander said. “You try to take positives out of every tough situation. It got those guys more minutes than they would have gotten, and they stepped up their offensive production.” Starters Jake Lewandowski, a co-captain along with Bowen, Matt Haar, Brad Flick and Drew Speaker adjusted as best they could with Bowen sidelined. Sander said the Wildcats have also gotten contributions from Phil Thorbahn, Harrison Wooten and Dan Sprinski. “We did see a lot of good things from those guys,” the coach said. “Since Donny’s come back and been able to play a little here and there, we’re at our best. We’re getting everybody involved. Now that guys
have had a chance to perform on their own, they’re confident in their abilities and we’re not so reliant on Donny like we were early in the year.” Bowen needed 378 points this season to reach 1,000 for his career. Now, that will only happen if Woodmore makes a deep tournament run. “It was a goal,” Bowen said, “but there’s nothing I can really do about it. I’ve done what I could, missing games and not being healthy all season. When I first found out I wasn’t going to get there, or it was unlikely, I said what’s the next thing that can happen but to play as much high school basketball as I can and do whatever’s needed for the team to chalk up some more W’s.” Bowen admitted it has been difficult missing games and not being able to play at 100 percent for most of his senior season.
“My mindset wasn’t so much that I knew I could have done that or done this better,” he said. “It was, now you can’t be out there to help, so you have to help in a different way. I have to try to be the emotional leader now and everybody has to be confident and our goals are the same.” Even after suffering leg, foot and back injuries during his senior year, Bowen said he’s never felt snakebit. “I would rather have it happen to me than somebody else,” said Bowen, who hopes to be accepted into the United States Air Force Academy. “I would rather have it happen to me than have a teammate have to deal with it. Everybody on the team works hard. All athletes work hard at their respective sports. It’s the risk you take when you sign up to play. You just have to move on.”
League champs In a photo of the reunited 1963 Lake league basketball champions, a name was omitted. Here is the correct list. Front row: Tim Eckel, Coach Richard Sanderson, Ath. Dir. Jerry Omori, Francis Lazarro, Coach Bob Filiere, Daniel ‘Pete’ Taylor, Pat Lutman, Coach Gene Hodulik. Back row: Jim Schumaker, Frank DeFalco, Frank Mihalik, Gail Smith, Mike Fox, Terry Carr. (Press photo by Harold Hamilton hehphotos.com)
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Week ending Feb. 15 Allen Township 2-11-13 Charles and Jacqueline Everly to Alyce M. Zuccarell, 20944 Yale Street, $69,000. 2-11-13 Lee Gilsdorf to Warren L. Connor, West State Route 579, vacant land$15,000. 2-15-13 Diana Lach to Julie Welch, 20910 West Yale Street, $124,900. Benton Township 2-11-13 Alvin Stiffler to Wade and Jean Sharlow, 13057 West Duff Washa and vacant land West Duff Washa, $220,000. 2-11-13 Nathan T. Gaines to Jamie Lee Arthur, 16886 West Railroad Street, $6,500. Carroll Township 2-15-13 Katherine A. Kelly to Richard A. Slutz, 9289 West Duff Washa , $44,000. Clay Township 2-11-13 Donald and Orpha S. Lewis to Federal Home Loan Corporation, 2190 North Centerfield Drive, $46,667. Genoa Corp. 2-14-13 American Legion Post #324 to Anthony K. and Melinda S. Wiciak, 201 3rd, new split $8,000. Catawba Township 2-11-13 James T. Dowling to Theresa and Terry Wilkins, 3775 East Pine Drive, $140,000. 2-11-13 Edward G. Greene to Robert E. Greene, 5398 East Greenview Drive,$2,895. 2-15-13 Charles and Claudia Walls to Daniel
Real Estate Transfers and Rebecca Gorenflo, 1623 NE Catawba Road #131, $38,500. Danbury Township 2-15-13 Safe Harbor Development Ltd to Dale E. Parker, 5686 State route 163 Unit A16, $62,400. 2-15-13 Dortha E. Landis to Ty M. Brown, 189 North Laser Road Lot #15, $63,000. Marblehead Corp 2-15-13 Bay Point Aquis to Michael and Amy Brediger, 118 Bay Breeze Drive, $707,500. Erie Township 2-11-13 Mary Ellen Houston to Thomas R. and Deborah M. Coatoam, 1220 west Richy Road, $15,600. Elmore Corp. 2-15-13 Elmore Holdings, LLC to Dennis and Patricia Rodgers, 451 Rice Street, $85,500. Harris Township 2-13-13 Winnie Chasten to Douglas W. Trautman, 18634 West State Route 105, $123,000.
$36,667. Genoa Corp. 2-6-13 First Federal Bank of the Midwest to James W. McMaster, 610 Superior Street, $15,000. Catawba Township 2-4-13 CIC Development to The Sanctuary Homes Development, 2840 North Sanctuary Drive, $250,000. 2-4-13 Catawba-Cleveland Development Corporation to CIC Development , 2840 North Sanctuary Drive, $42,000. 2-4-13 William and Jenean Komes to Rachel A. Walland and Mark D. Long, 5573 Helmsman Drive, $125,000. 2-7-13 Diane Lynn Price to John and Deborah Meister, 3080 North A Street, $85,000. 2-7-13 Bridget C. Shaw to William L. and Cassandra Bishop, 5475 Eastview Drive, $50,000. 2-7-13 William L. and Cassandra Bishop to Bridget C. Shaw, 5515 East Mable Drive, $120,000.
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6036James.com Extremely well maintained home on 3 wooded lots. Brand new family room addition and all appliances stay including washer & dryer! Open Sun (2/24) 1 to 3 3551 Lynnbrooke, Oregon Beautiful tri-level w/bsmt. Large fenced yard, pool, deck. 3 bed, 2.5 baths. Priced at $208,000! Hal Babcock 419-575-0390
Back on Market! Genoa – Nice 2/bedroom townhouse, Large kitchen, utility room with washer & dryer hookup. Bedroom & bath up. No Pets. Call Flex 419-843-4335
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Country convenience. 3BD/2BA brick ranch in rural Lake Township. $124,900. Minutes from major highways and Crossroads Shopping Center. Call 419-972-4252 for an appointment. East Toledo home, 2-bedroom, 1 bath, newer windows, C/A and furnace, doors, roof. Many updates, appliances, 2-car garage, dry basement, perennial garden, fenced yard and many more attributes. $40,000 or make offer. 419-693-8764.
Charming 4 bedroom home, newer roof and central air. Must see to appreciate! Call Brenda to set appointment. 419-509-2398
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All real estate advertising in this newspaper is subject to the Fair Housing Act. As amended, prohibits discrimination in the sale, rental, and financing of dwellings, and in other housing related transactions, based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status (including children under the age of 18 living with parents or legal custodians, pregnant women, and people securing custody of children under the age of 18), and handicap (disability). To complain of discrimination call HUD toll-free telephone number 1800-669-9777, for the hearing impaired is 1-800-347-3739. *Equal Housing Opportunity* 1 bedroom apartment, Blair Dr., Walbridge, no pets, $375/mo +Deposit. 419-666-3809 1-bedroom upper, $350/month plus utilities, no pets, no smoking. 416-1/2 Superior Street, Genoa. 419-855-4600
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24 +/- acres for sale Woodville & Fostoria Rds.. Millbury/Lake Township area. Call for details-419-8364175 REDUCED PRICE! Improve Lots for Sale in Eagleview Sub-division in Elmore. 419-862-2370
4 bedroom house-East Toledo, 2 car garage, basement, security system, $650/mo +$650/deposit, +all utilities. 419-356-8985 Clay Center, Studio apartment for rent. 419-308-4991
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4-bedroom house, $600/month. 1 bedroom apartment, all utilities except electric, $395/month. 419-932-0503 East Toledo twinplex, 147 Juhasz, 2-bedroom, washer/dryer hookup, stove & refrigerator included. Large yard. No pets. $485/mo. +deposit. 419-266-5793.
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East Toledo, 1952 Idaho, small 1story, 3-bedroom, garage, $500/mo + security and utilities. 419-944-4332 East Toledo, 3 bedroom upper duplex, $425/mo., 3 bedroom lower, $425/mo + deposit and utilities, appliances, No Pets. 419-691-3074
Oregon home, 3 bedroom, $900/mo. + deposit. 419-697-0200 Oregon house, Pickle Road 1 bedroom, big living area, $425./mo., 419-855-7250
East Toledo, 311 Parker lower. Very nice & clean 2 bedroom. $400 Plus deposit/utilities. 419-787-6043.
OREGON SCHOOLS -1520 Groll 2 bedrooms, quiet neighborhood, full basement, 1 car garage, $695 +deposit. 419-704-2760
Eastside Toledo – 44 Neise, 3 bedroom, new hardwood floors and windows, $550/mo., $550 security deposit + utilities, No Pets. 419-693-7972 Genoa- Spacious 2 bedroom upper, heat & water incuded $560/mo. Available March 15. Call Matt 567-277-0210.
Quiet duplex on 1 acre lot, near Maumee Bay State Park, 2 large bedrooms, 1.5 bath, large kitchen/appliances, family room w/fireplace, full basement, garage, no shoveling/mowing/smoking or pets. $800/mo 419-260-6705
Genoa-small 1-bedroom house, no steps, no pets, W/D hookup, A/C, $550/month plus deposit/utilities. 419-855-4411
Rent With Option West End St. Bernard Street, 3-4 bedrooms, basement, garage, C/A, $695.
House 6439 Corduroy Road, Oregon – 2 bedroom, laundry room, breezeway, 2 car, storm shelter, coved ceiling throughout, $895/mo. 419-409-1014
Leybourne Street, 3-4 bedrooms, basement, $625. 419-855-7250
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Tuesday, March 12, 2013 @ 6:07 pm PROPERTY LOCATION: Take St Rt. 19 north of Fremont past the Ohio Turnpike to CR 127, then west or left to Tract #2 before the RxR, then across the RxR to Tract #1, back the driveway to the farmstead & land! AUCTION LOCATION: Fremont Country Club – 2340 E. State St. – Fremont, Ohio.
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WALBRIDGE–one bedroom, 101 Blair, brick apartment, ground floor. $435. Lease, No Pets. 419-467-9432 Woodville Mall, quiet 2 bedroom condo, 1½ bath, garage, appliances, $600/mo +deposit/utilities, references, 419-450-9470.
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Booth rental available in Northwood salon. Call 419-508-5020 for details. Bus Driver CDL with BP endorsements required Flexible work schedule Send resume to Blue Lakes Charters 12418 Williams Road Perrysburg, OH 43551 No Walk Ins CLASS A DRIVERS Regionally dedicated lanes Great Home Time Our Drivers Know Us Best Call Us and Talk To One And Find Out What We Can Do For You 419-725-7167 or http://www.mcstrucks.com
Driver wanted to transport elderly Monday-Friday, split shift, part-time, must be reliable. Call 419-874-8053 Drivers: Co & OWNER-OP's. Solo's or Teams. Dedicated Routes Available. Dry Vans/Flatbeds. Excellent Pay, Home Weekly. Free Plate program. No Upfront Costs. CDL-A, 2yrs exp. 866-946-4322 Drivers: Company Great Pay, Miles, Benefits and Home Time. Passenger Policy, CDL-A with 1 Yr OTR Exp. 1-800-831-4832 x1406 Drivers: Dedicated Pay for Teams! Full Benefits Pkg. 99% No-Touch, All New Equipment & More! CDL ClassA Req. 877-706-2036 Drivers: Home Weekends! Pay up to $.40/mi. Chromed out Trucks with APU's. 70% Drop & Hook. CDL-A 6mos. Exp. 877-705-9261 Apply: SmithDrivers.com Drivers: Want a Professional Career? Haul Flatbed Loads for Trinity Logistics Group! Earn $.41-.51cpm! CDL-A w/2yrs Exp. EEO/AA 800628-3408 www.trinitytrucking.com EAST SIDE - Entry Level Assembly & Manufacturing Positions We are recruiting for entry level assembly and manufacturing jobs. Great Opportunity for long term positions that can possibly lead to hire. This is your chance to work full time and make $8.00 per hour. All shifts available. Drug and Bkg checks will be conducted. HS Diploma or GED is required. Email resume to toledo.oh@manpower.com or fax to 419-893-6245. MANPOWER 419-893-4413 HISTORICAL PROGRAM PRESENTER OR INTERPRETER Metroparks of the Toledo Area is looking for qualified individuals to present programs and operate the canal boat at Providence Metropark or serve as interpreter at the Manor House at Wildwood Metropark. Some college in history, education, communication, or theater is required. Seasonal employment through December, up to 40 hours per week. $9.03/hr. Application and resume must be submitted online by March 7th at: www.metroparkstoledo.com. EOE
Lawn Care -$8.00. Must have small engine maintenance knowledge, valid driver's license, proof of insurance and able to pass a background check. Applications accepted through March 8th at the East Toledo Senior Center, a Drug Free workplace, 1001 White St. No Phone Calls. Mechanic Needed. Experience in heavy equipment and diesel trucks. Pay based on experience. Please apply in person at 1770 Drouillard, Oregon, OH. 419-693-8845 Part-time graphic artist, proficient in CorelDRAW and Photoshop needed to create racing related graphics. email resume to: applications@cros.net SALES OPPORTUNITY NABF College World Series media publications/sponsorship. Commission only. Call 419-936-3887, leave name and phone number.
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Shared Legacy Farms CSA, Elmore, seeking local Packing Asst and Harvest Assts, 5 hr/wk, on Mon or Wed, 4-9 PM, beginning June for 19 weeks, harvesting and packing produce into our CSA boxes. Compensated w/ half vegetable & fruit share from our CSA. Email resume to sharedlegacyfarms@gmail.com. To view job description, visit www.sharedlegacyfarms.com under Farm Basics/Employment tab. Welding & Forklift Positions North Toledo We are searching for experienced Welders & Forklift Drivers. Must have previous experience from past employment or school. These are long term positions with the possibility of hire. Excellent Pay Rates. Drug and Bkg checks will be conducted. Will need HS Diploma or GED. Call Manpower at 419-893-4413 or email resume to heather.wanshon@manpower.com
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Father of three is looking for work . Experienced in Sales; Would like to sell cars.. Any days, any hours. Call 419-559-3212 Seeking work for in home health care in the greater Toledo area. I have several years of experience and can care for any ability level providing daily personal needs with compassion. I am dependable with reliable transportation. 419-206-9056
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Electrical Service Changes from fuses to breakers, 100/200 etc., House Wiring Specialist, 567-277-5333 (local)
For Your Wedding Grosjean Photography Call Ken or LaRae at 419-836-9754 Have Scissors/Will Travel Experienced hair care that comes to homebound disabled persons. All hair services provided. Available 5 days a week. Servicing Oregon, Genoa, Walbridge, Perrysburg Twp, and South Toledo Call Patty K. at 419-283-9628
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DUNN Chevy-Buick has a rare opening for a full-time switchboard operator. Hours: Mon. and Thurs. 7:30 - 5:30. Tues., Wed., and Fri. 7:30 -6:00. Must have multi-line switchboard experience and working knowledge of computers. Auto dealership experience a plus. Paid holidays, benefits, and a pleasant work environment. Mail resume or apply in person at Dunn Chevrolet-Buick, 3000 Dustin Road, PO Box 167350, Oregon OH 43616. Serious inquires only. No phone calls, please.
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Do you need to speak with confidence or better clarity? Be our guest at the next Toastmasters Club Meeting. No Classes - No Pressure Just an inviting, supportive environment. We all have similar goals. Come to Bay Park Community Hospital the first and third Tuesday of each month at 6:30 P.M. Visitors always welcome. Call Ken for more info 419-378-1777 or check our local website: tinyurl.com/7475cv6 or the district: www.d28toastmasters.org Spring View Platt 2 Home Owners Association Meeting. March 9, 2013 at Noon. 4033 Edge View, Oregon.
LOADER/OPERATOR AND MAINTENANCE MECHANIC Large aggregate company looking for two positions for its stone quarry plant in Woodville, Ohio. Loader/Operator - Responsibilities include operating various types of heavy equipment. Yard and storage pile maintenance also required. Maintenance Mechanic - Responsibilities include welding, maintenance, and equipment operation. Aggregate, welding, fabrication, heavy equipment experience preferred. Class A CDL required. Competitive wage, excellent benefits. Send resume to Area Aggregates., Attn: Jim Bischoff, 659 Anderson Road, Woodville, OH 43469; email: areaagg@theolencorp.biz; or fax: 419-849-2534 EOE
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NOTICE On January 14, 2013 during the regular meeting of the council of Harbor View. Council passed Resolution #012013. The resolution was passed to approve the TEMPORARY ANNUAL APPROPRIATION BUDGET and to provide for the current expenses and other expenditures for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2013 Village council also passed; ORDINANCE 01-2013 AN ORDINANCE CONFIRMING THE APPOINTMENT OF A VILLAGE MARSHALL, WAVING HIS RESIDENCY IN THE VILLAGE AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. The ordinance was passed in open session as required by law and the full text can be seen at the office of the fiscal officer during regular business hours or by appointment. Lorraine Crapsey Fiscal Officer
MEDICAL ESCORT DRIVER A 40 hour per week position at the Wood County Committee on Aging, based at the Rossford location. Responsible for scheduling and transport of older adult residents of Wood County to medical related appointments. Must be able to assist clients as needed. Responsible for maintenance of vehicle. Qualifications: High school diploma or GED. Proven history of working harmoniously with older adults. Must be eligible for bonding and insurable under agency policy. Must possess valid Ohio driver's license with proof of auto insurance. Minimum 5 years driving experience with no moving violations. Able to lift a minimum of 50 pounds. Must successfully complete preemployment drug screening, and background checks with BMV & BCII. Applications are available at the WCCOA, 305 N. Main Street, Bowling Green, 43402; download from www.wccoa.net or by calling 419.353.5661. Deadline for submission is 03/08/2013. EOE
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Lost! Brown Rd. & Lallendorf area! Please help find me. My name is JERMY. My family & brother are frantic! I’m a black & gray long haired Persian mix. My front paws look like mittens and are declawed. I’m 12 years old & an indoor cat who snuck out. Please call my mom if you have seen me at 419260-0885.
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WM BAKER & KEN BONNIGSON, CAI Asst. Auctioneers: Dean A. Smith, Robert Carpenter,
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