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Mill Center unveiled Oregon City Schools held an unveiling of the first CNC Milling Center at Clay High School. The community was invited to a demonstration of the HAAS VF-1 Vertical Milling Center last week, which included some of the nearly dozen businesses that made the event possible. Pictured, Tony Spallino, instructor for Integrated Machining and Engineering, shows what the mill can produce. At right, student Damon Dominique holds a finished piece: a knee replacement made of cobalt chrome. (Press photos by Ken Grosjean)

Oregon to add bus stops for Clay There will be 17 more bus stops for Clay High School students next year.

“Since reinstating bussing for the high school, we’ve gone from a very limited bus shuttle process to increasing some additional pickup points this year,” Dr. Mike Zalar, superintendent of the district, said at a board meeting on Tuesday. “This time next year, we’re proposing how we can enhance that even further for the students.”

Dean Sandwisch, business affairs director in the district, said the board had asked him previously to put together a plan increasing bus availability for high school students.

“In January 2012, high school busing was cut on a door to door basis,” said Sandwisch. “We had a very limited shuttle. We had 13 stops at that time. We did that for a semester. This school year, we added eight stops. So we’re at a total of 21 stops. What we have proposed next year is an additional 17 stops, for a total of 38 stops.”

Sandwisch said up to three routes may be added.

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to spread throughout the district, mostly in our populated areas. We feel we got some really good coverage. Those routes will be added with Starr Elementary. We’ll be back with a two tier system because the state plan is working on funding more ridership now as opposed to more efficiency. So this allows us to do this as cost effectively as we can.”

Buses transport daily about 2,025 students K through 12, and between 200 and 250 for the high school, according to Sandwisch.

“The board challenged us with putting stops in that were a little bit more evenly

spaced out so students would have a little more accessibility to our high school busing and I think we’ve accomplished that with the new map,” Sandwisch told The Press after the meeting.

“There’s still going to be a cost involved with this for the additional routes.

There will be more hours and miles with our buses,” he said.

Costs range between $80,000 to $100,000, he said.

“There will be at least two additional buses with the possibility of three. We’re still looking at the routing and going through the routing software with [Transportation Director] Terry Huss,” he said.

Other proposals in the district next year include changing the start of the school day, he said.

“We got some nuances to work out, but I think the elementary schools next year are all going to be on the same start time. We got a little bit of variation with the intermediate junior highs. There will be a 15 minute difference between Clay High School and those two.”

The changes will help streamline the bus routes.

The lawyer for former Jerusalem Township Fire Chief Harold Stanton, who was fired by township trustees at a meeting on Tuesday, filed an appeal on his client’s behalf in the Lucas County Court of Common Pleas on Wednesday.

“We’ve asked for reinstatement, back pay and benefits,” said Kevin Greenfield, Stanton’s lawyer.

Trustees had suspended Stanton on March 5 for allegedly permitting Jim Gray, who is not a member of the fire department, to actively participate on emergency calls.

Trustees have, on several occasions, discussed the matter with Stanton. On Feb. 23, Gray again came to the scene of a house fire on Clubhouse Boulevard to lend a hand.

As a result, Stanton was suspended.

Stanton defended himself on March 12 at a public hearing, saying he did not know Gray was assisting firefighters on Feb. 23.

After the hearing, trustees delayed a decision on whether or not to fire Stanton until the meeting on March 19, when they unanimously voted in favor of letting him go.

Trustees have said that it is a liability issue and violates Ohio law.

“If something should happen to anyone who is not a Jerusalem Township firefighter and who is acting as a firefighter, we have no insurance to cover them,” Trustee Joe Kiss told The Press Wednesday. “Anyone who gets hurt on the scene and who is not one of our people, who is insuring them? Not only do we not want citizens to get hurt, we don’t want any of our firefighters to get hurt as a result of non-firefighter personnel being on the scene. It’s clearly about liability situations.”

Trustees said in a letter to Stanton on March 5 that his failure to follow instructions constitutes misfeasance, malfeasance, nonfeasance, and misconduct in the performance of his official duties as fire chief.

Greenfield, just minutes after filing the appeal, reiterated Stanton’s claim that he did not know Gray was at the scene.

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Ten horses, one potbellied pig, one goat and two ducks were lost when fire ravaged the century old 10,000 square-foot barn at Vail Meadows Equestrian Center in Oregon Thursday morning.

Around 3:30 a.m. 911 dispatchers received a call from a man driving home from work who described the horrifying site. Oregon Fire Chief Ed Ellis explained, “I live about a quarter of a mile away, straight across an open field. As soon as I got the call I looked out and the fire was already through the roof. So it was quite, intense…It was very close if not totally engulfed when the man called it in.”

No other buildings on the property were damaged. The family’s house to the west side of the barn was safely evacuated by the Oregon police prior to the fire departments arrival.

According to Chief Ellis, “The state fire marshal has been up to do his investigation and we have no cause as of yet.” Two ladder trucks, two pumps and anywhere from 30-45 firefighters were used to fight the blaze. There is no dollar loss determined as of now.

“It’s a terrible loss to the owners of the horses of course, for the disabled individuals they helped and for the community as well,” exclaimed Chief Ellis.

Vail family member and horse owner Mike McGee received the call around 4:00 a.m. “I could see the flames and the smoke all the way from Eisenhower Middle School on North Curtice Road,” he said. “We’re not sure what happened. We lost 10 horses and all but two of our therapy horses.” Six of the horses lost were therapy horses and the other four were the Vail family’s private horses.

The therapy horses provided Hippotherapy to disabled individuals.

“The horses were the life of the program. They allow clients to move in ways they couldn’t normally,” McGee said. As the horse moves the rocking motion triggers muscles in the clients to move that wouldn’t normally. More than just provid-

Ten therapy horses were killed in the blaze at Vail Meadows. (Press photo by Ken Grosjean) ing physical therapy the horses provide an ego boost as well because many of the riders are the only one in their families who know how to ride. “That is just as important for these kids,” McGee adds.

“We have a lot of people calling, offering us horses and they don’t understand that we can’t put a special needs’ rider on just any horse, we need special horses.

They have to be calm and desensitized. A lot of special needs patients involuntarily kick their legs and you need a horse that is desensitized to that so they don’t take off.”

“I don’t know what we are going to do…We had a lot of great horses. They were just the best,” McGee said. One of them was

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Harley, a Toledo Police Mounted Patrol horse who was retired in 2005, and who was owned by McGee. “Mike is a sergeant with the Toledo Police Department and he was Harley’s officer. So when a horse is retired its’ officer has the first chance to purchase it. So they had been partners for a long time now,” explains Chelsea Adeler volunteer coordinator and riding instructor at Vail Meadows.

“He was very large… and oh, he was a big baby, just a real great horse. He was about 16 hands tall and weighed about 1300 pounds and that was important because it allowed us to put bigger riders on him.” McGee said.

Along with Harley, nine other horses perished in the barn fire: Cherokee, Buddy, Roxie, Mary Legs, T.J., Harley, Pusher, Midnight, Taz, and Chico. Wilber the Pot bellied pig, Tango the goat, and two ducks, Cheese and Quackers, also perished.

They are 35 other horses on the compound but only two of them are therapy horses.

The barn was built in 1892 and was refurbished in 1997 when the family bought the property.

Vail has insurance but at this point McGee doesn’t know if it will be enough to cover a full rebuild of their program.

“What’s the plan? That’s a great question.

We feel we owe it to our riders to be here.

We are going to keep plugging away. You know our kids, this is all they got and we’ll do our best for them. The program will go on. We will just have to figure out how.

We’re nothing if not resilient,” McGee explains.

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Millbury, Lake Twp seek bike trail grant

By Larry Limpf News Editor news@presspublications.com The Lake Township trustees Tuesday agreed to a request by the Village of Millbury to jointly seek grant funding to help pay for a bike trail linking parks in their jurisdictions.

Millbury Mayor Michael Timmons asked the trustees to join the village in an application for funding the trail. He said the village could apply through the Toledo Metropolitan Area Council of Governments in April 2014.

“A joint project is the way to go,” he said, referring to the trend in grant funding to reward jurisdictions that combine their efforts.

The trustees agreed to his request.

Under the village proposal, the trail would connect the village’s Passive Park to Veteran’s Memorial Park along Fostoria Road and continue to Fireside Park in the township on Ayers Road. From there, it would link to Friendship Park adjacent to

the township administration building at the corner of Cummings Road and State Route 795.

The stretch along Ayers Road may remain a signed bike route as it is now without an actual bike lane, the mayor said.

He said a representative of Poggemeyer Design Group will be invited to meet with him and village council to discuss preliminary work on the design of the trail and grant applications.

Grants that include 70/30 and 60/40 funding ratios may be available, according to the mayor.

In other business, the trustees approved a three-year contract to provide police service for the village for $68,000 a year, an increase of about 3.4 percent from the contract that has expired.

The new agreement will go into effect retro-actively to Jan. 1.

Millbury voters last year approved a new property tax levy to generate revenues for the service. A levy originally approved more than 20 years ago hasn’t been generating sufficient tax revenues to cover the

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Oregon Municipal Court • Jaime Camacho, 944 Hull, Toledo, 180 days Correction Center of Northwest Ohio (CCNO), 170 days suspended, license suspended one year, $989 court costs and fines, OVI – Alcohol/Drugs.

• Jeffrey J. Navarre, 6862 Seaman, Oregon, 180 days CCNO, 170 days suspended, license suspended two years, $1,096 court costs and fines, driving while under the influence of alcohol.

• Lawrence C. Buser, 112 E. Main, Woodville, 30 days CCNO, 30 days suspended, license suspended 180 days, $136 court costs and fines, drug paraphernalia.

• Cleo May Lipscomb, 201 Melford, Toledo, 30 days CCNO, $80 court costs and fines, petty theft.

• Jason L. Fifer, 2923 115th, Toledo, 5 days CCNO, 5 days suspended, $230 court costs and fines, drug abuse.

• Jason L. Fifer, 2923 115th, Toledo, 3 days CCNO, 3 days suspended, $75 court costs and fines, drug paraphernalia.

• Rebekah Dyanne Smith, 4329 Jackman, Toledo, 30 days CCNO, 30 days suspended, $130 court costs and fines, petty theft.

• Brianna Nicole Pettaway, 1148 Cardinal Bay, Oregon, 180 days CCNO, passing bad check.

• Daniel Martin Kirk, 1241 Slater, Toledo, 30 days CCNO, 25 days suspended, $200 court costs and fines, disorderly conduct.

• John A.J. Hardy, 103 Midvale, Toledo, 90 days CCNO, 85 days suspended, $155 court costs and fines, theft.

• Lori B. Holdren, 828 Dearborn, Toledo, 90 days CCNO, 85 days suspended, $155 court costs and fines, theft.

• Cody Allen Wayne Slinker, 11620 Rachel, Curtice, 60 days CCNO, 45 days suspended, $50 court costs and fines, deer regulations.

• Cody Allen Wayne Slinker, 11620 Rachel, Curtice, 60 days CCNO, 45 days suspended, $130 court costs and fines, prohibitions state ownership of wild animal.

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After meeting in executive session, the trustees also agreed to give pay raises to fire department personnel.

Acting chief Mike Hornyak was given a $2 per hour pay increase to $18.40 an hour. He became acting chief in February when former chief Todd Walters resigned.

A 4 percent increase in the hourly compensation for firefighters was also approved, effective March 16. Firefighters will also receive two points credit for each of the first two hours for calls involving structure fires only.

With the 4 percent increase, a probationary firefighter will receive the equivalent of about $7.90 an hour, Bowen said.

She said the increase is “in line” with pay raises other township employees received.

Mark Hummer, township police chief and administrator, received a $100 per month increase in his administrator’s salary to $1,100 a month. His annual salary as police chief is $68,764.

Magistrate Louis P. Wargo III presided over a special session of the Ottawa County Municipal Court March 5, where he recognized two graduates of the court’s Benchmark Alcohol/ Drug and Mental Health Intervention Court Program.

Started in July 2008, the program, administered with the assistance of the Ottawa County Prosecutor’s Office and other community agencies, provides a supervised rehabilitation program for chemically dependent individuals as well as individuals with serious mental health problems charged with misdemeanor offenses.

The two graduates were the 20th and 21st to complete the program. A reception was held following the court session to honor the graduates for their successful completion of the approximately two-year court program.

“Since its inception in July 2008, the Benchmark Program has served the families and citizens of Ottawa County by addressing the county’s mental health and substance abuse issues,” said Judge Frederick C. Hany II. “That these are the court’s 20th and 21st graduates, speaks volumes in and of itself as to the court’s long-term commitment to the families and citizens of this county.”

Magistrate Wargo, commended the graduates, stressing the fact that each of them has made great strides turning their personal lives around for not only their individual betterment but also for the betterment of their families, friends, and the community as well.

Wild egg hunt The Toledo Zoo will hold an Egg Hunt with a wild twist Friday, March 29.

Throughout the zoo, zoo animals will be tracking down papier-mâché eggs, hard-boiled eggs and other treats hidden in their habitats.

In addition, visitors will have the chance to win authentic (hollow) ostrich eggs. Visitors can look for free drawings on zoo grounds to win an egg laid by one of the zoo’s own ostriches and hand-decorated by the zoo’s graphic designers. Three eggs will be given away.

For more information, visit www. toledozoo.org.

Road project starting The I-75 Bates Road Bridge Repair project will begin Monday, March 25, the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) District Two announced.

Beginning March 25 and continuing through April, Bates Road at I-75 will be closed for bridge repair. The detour includes Buck Road to Lime City to Mandell Road.

The project is expected to be completed in May.

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Boating safety courses Ohio Boating Education Courses will be offered in both Bowling Green and Perrysburg in early April.

The course will be offered in two sessions April 1 and April 3 from 5-9 p.m. at the Wood County Park District, 18729 Mercer Rd., Bowling Green.

The course will also be offered April 6 from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. at the Perrysburg Boat Club, 111 Water St., Perrysburg.

Ohio law requires any person born on or after Jan. 1, 1982 to be able to show proof of successful completion of an approved boating safety course if they operate any watercraft powered by a motor greater than 10 horsepower. The course covers a variety of boating topics, such as navigation rules, personal safety equipment, Ohio boating laws and more.

The fee for the course is $5, which covers the cost of course materials. Pre-registration is required due to class size limitations.

To RSVP or for more information, contact the Maumee Bay Watercraft Office at 419-836-6003 or visit the agency’s website at www.ohiodnr.com.

Easter services set “The Cry of the Congregation” will be featured at both the 8 and 10:30 a.m. Palm Sunday services at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, 4155 Pickle Rd., Oregon. Special music and dramatic presentation of the Passion story will be included in the service.

Maundy Thursday service will begin at 7 p.m. with Holy Communion. “The Passion” movie will be shown continuously Good Friday between 6 a.m. and 7 p.m.

“The Service of Darkness” will begin at 7 p.m., with the “Seven Last Words of Jesus.”

Easter Sunday services will be held at 6:30, 8 and 10:30 a.m. All three services will include Holy Communion. The 10:30 a.m. service will feature the Praise Band.

For more information, visit princeofpeace.com or call the church office at 419691-9407.

Body identified Ottawa County officials have identified the body found along railroad tracks in Salem Township as that of Roger Luna, whose last known address was in Toledo.

Relatives of Luna in Texas have been notified, according to the Ottawa County Sheriff’s Department.

His body was discovered by a crew in a passing train although investigators, as of last week, were unsure if he fell off a train or was hit.

New citizens A naturalization ceremony to welcome 29 new American citizens was held at Cardinal Stritch High School. Top left, Peter Leenen, of the Netherlands, takes the oath of citizenship. Top right, Mariana Steffan, of Russia, who also teaches music at Stritch, receives her certificate.

Bottom right, St. Kateri students Alexa Soltes and Lily Smith say the pledge of allegiance. (Press photos by Ken Grosjean)

Undercover operations yield arrests The Northwood Police Department on March 19, in partnership with the Wood County Sheriff’s Office, Ohio B.C.I. and I, and the F.B.I. Humane Trafficking Task Force, conducted undercover operations at a local hotel regarding activities of known prostitution.

These operations included males and females responding to the hotel and meeting with undercover police operatives.

These males and females then solicited the operatives for sexual acts and were arrested.

A total of 12 individuals were charged with 17 various crimes, including prostitution, drug abuse, possession of drug abuse instruments and complicity to soliciting prostitution. Some were also arrested on outstanding arrest warrants out of neighboring jurisdictions. Most of the charges were for soliciting prostitution, a misde-

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During the operation, no one was injured, according to Northwood Police.

All of the charged individuals, said police, were cooperative and embarrassed for their actions. Some were married and asked police to withhold their identities.

They were informed that police could not honor the request due to Ohio’s Public Records Law. A total of $1,028 was recovered in the operation, along with crack cocaine, prescription medication and marijuana. No underage individuals were encountered during the operation, said police.

Arrested were: • Khaled Elabyad, Sylvania, charged with soliciting prostitution; • Tania Parker, Toledo, charged with soliciting prostitution;

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It’s political Greenfield blamed Kiss for Stanton’s firing because Gray is the brother of former trustee Joe Gray, who oftentimes got into heated arguments with Kiss.

“I believe a lot of this is politics,” said Greenfield. “There’s a lot of bias and prejudice involved here. I don’t think trustees could get that out of their minds and look at the facts of the case.

If they did, I strongly believe there would have been a different outcome.

Stanton knew Jim Gray, and trustees hated his brother.”

Kiss said Stanton’s dismissal has nothing to do with his previous disagreements with Joe Gray.

“It’s not about Joe Gray and Joe Kiss at all. There was turmoil. We had troubles. It’s public record. But that was then, and this is now. I have nothing bad to say about Joe. None of the other trustees, David Bench and Ron Sheahan, worked on the board with Joe. The real issue is we have people putting people at risk, and it continued to happen,” said Kiss. “It truly is an unfortunate situation that has taken place. Tough decisions have to be made sometimes. Unfortunately, we, the trustees, were put in a situation where tough decisions had to be made.

Not everyone is happy about it.”

Gray is not licensed to assist firefighters in the township, where he had been a firefighter several years ago before he resigned, according to Kiss. He had reapplied to the fire department in 2012, but trustees did not hire him, according to Kiss.

Asked why trustees did not hire Gray, Kiss said, “All three trustees felt it was in the best interests of everyone not to hire him.”

Bench and Sheahan, reached by phone, would not comment for this article.

Continued from front page “We’re crossing the district. We’re taking all the students from the Fassett area out to Eisenhower, and bringing all the students from Eisenhower to Fassett. So we’re going to be criss-crossing the community.

If we had Clay High School starting at the same time, or letting out at the same time, we would have chaos. So that’s why we need that 15 minute differential.”

Currently, Starr starts at 8:35 a.m. and will change to 9:15 a.m. next year to match the starting time of Coy and Jerusalem, which currently start at 9:15 a.m.

“This is going to be wonderful for the professional development of our teachers.

It’s just going to be very nice for parents in the district that all the elementary schools start at the same time,” said Sandwisch.

Clay High School will still start at 8 a.m., while plans call for Eisenhower and Fassett to change from the current 7:40 a.m. to 7:45 a.m.

Busing ended in 2011 In 2011, the Oregon school board eliminated busing for Clay High School students due to budget constraints.

Following complaints by parents, and some improvement in the district’s finances, the board decided to establish a shuttle service for high school students, starting with 13 pickup points, or bus stops, in January 2012. In Phase 2, eight pickup points were later added. In Phase 3, plans call for 17 more pickup points for the next school year.

Board members P. J. Kapfhammer and Jeff Ziviski based part of their 2011 campaigns on bringing back busing for the students.

At the school board meeting on Tuesday, Kapfhammer said he was pleased by the bus shuttle system and the additional stops for the next school year.

He thanked Sandwisch and Huss for coming up with the extra pickup points.

“When I came onto the board, it was very important to me to do whatever we can to get kids on buses for the safety features,” said Kapfhammer. “I just believe

A total of 38 bus stops for Clay next year The additional pickup points for high school students in the next school year will bring the total number of bus stops to 38. They are: • Brown and N. Curtice; • 2nd and Main; • Howard and Corduroy; • Bay Shore and Mominee; • Bay Shore and Wynn; • Bay Shore and South Shore Veterans Park; • Woodville and Sunshine; • Wheeling and Bay Park; • Starr and Holly; • Seaman and Goodrich; • Dustin and Coy; • Coy and Yorktown; • Wheeling and Starr; • Yondota and Seaman; • Route 2 and Veler; • Brown and Coy; • Pickle and Lallendorf • Ansonia and Karl • Pickle and Eastland; • Seaman and Berlin • The Rock/4058 Starr;

Proposed for next year: • Reswick and Brown; • Starr and Edward; • Starr and Haley; • Ember and Corduroy; • Wynn and Pickle • Seaman and Wynn; • Bay Shore and Lagundovie; • Cedar Point and Norden; • Cedar Point and maintenance garage; • Corduroy and Norden; • Decant and Cedar Point; • 10408 Corduroy (Butch and Dennys); • 9501 Jerusalem (Fire Department); • Bunting and Howard; • Corduroy and East; • Eisenhower; • Jerusalem Elementary.

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“I don’t know how you can find some one guilty of malfeasance and misconduct when they weren’t even aware they had done anything wrong,” said Greenfield. “There was absolutely no evidence at the hearing that the chief even knew that this individual was present during this time. So I don’t know how you can be guilty of misconduct when he’s engaged in an emergency situation and has no knowledge of anything. That’s really what I find pretty amazing, that trustees could reach that conclusion.”

Kiss said that Stanton, as fire chief, is responsible for securing the scene of an emergency call.

“If a chief is not responsible for securing the scene, doesn’t he appoint someone to be responsible?” said Kiss.

“Why didn’t the fire chief tell other firefighters that non-department personnel, like Gray, were not permitted to give assistance?”

Kiss said three firefighters testified under oath at the hearing that they saw Gray on the scene.

our kids deserve a bus ride. You guys have worked very, very hard with the limitations you had in front of you, and quite literally came up with – although not door to dooras good as we’re going to get with the busing we have.”

Ziviski said after the meeting that the board has worked together in the last year to ensure the district is operating efficiently.

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“When the state came out with the new budget, while it has not been approved yet, the preliminary numbers show Oregon schools will get a decent increase in state funding,” he added. “If you combine that with the cost-saving initiative that has been realized, bringing back high school busing just made sense.”

Road safety survey costs about $70,500

By Cynthia L. Jacoby Special to The Press Ottawa County is spending about $70,500 this summer to make sure its road speed limits and safety improvements fall in line with government standards.

Last month, county commissioners Jodi Regal, Steve Arndt and Jim Sass approved a service contract with MasterMind Systems Inc. Work will include: • A right-of-way (road hazard) inventory/inspection, $14,075.

• Sign inventory/inspection, $17,710.

• No-passing zone study, $12,880.

• Curve safe speed study, $16,100.

• Sign compliance study, $9,660.

“They will be getting to work real soon here,” David Brunkhorst, county engineer, said. “The bulk of their work is making sure we fall in line with guidelines in Manual of Unified Traffic Control Devices. That’s our Bible. We are using the skills of others to

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MasterMind Systems is qualified through the Ohio Department of Transportation to perform traffic safety studies and has worked with agencies in all 88 counties as well as a number of other states, according to the company website.

The company was started by Bruce Hickman and has roots in Elmore. It still maintains that site on Rice Street but is now headquartered in Delaware, O., according to Nick Hickman, company vice president.

A new office is being opened in Florida.

Crews will be focused on using global positioning systems (GPS) and geographical information systems (GIS) to review sites. No township or state roads will be included in the survey.

“They will be looking at where things are at. What areas is speed a concern? Is there enough sight distance before a stop?

Should there be double lines here instead of single lines?” Brunkhorst explained.

Crews will also spend time out in the field verifying everything, said Nick Hickman. They will travel in a white Ford F-150 truck and white Jetta bearing the MasterMind Systems logo, cautionary labels and well as a flashing light bar on the roof.

“Actually, Ottawa County is the first project we will be working on this year,” Hickman said. “We are chomping at the bit to get out there. But the weather has to cooperate a little.”

Because of recent changes in government regulations, sign inventories and no passing studies have dominated the company’s workload in the last year.

The company is expected to finish the local survey by Sept. 30. The county will receive a hardcopy report and recommendations along with GPS and GIS software with all the information correlated for easy accessibility.

“The nice part is they can use our software to make reports on whatever they want in the future,” Hickman said.

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By Larry Limpf News Editor news@presspublications.com Gibsonburg village officials plan to break ground in April on a $1.27 million project to improve an industrial park.

Village council recently approved awarding a contract to Speer Brothers, Inc., Sandusky, to install about 1,500 feet of access road, and water and sewer lines for the site, which covers just under 60 acres in the southeast corner of the Sandusky County village, administrator Dave Johnson said.

He said the village will pay for about half the cost and has filed an application with the Ohio Water Development Authority for a loan to cover the balance.

The village purchased the property in the early 1990s but securing business tenants for the park has been hampered by the lack of infrastructure, Johnson said. “We have had some contacts from businesses,� he said. “But until we get the road and infrastructure there they don’t want to make a commitment. That’s been the challenge.�

Park board seat filled Robert Hawker, of rural Bowling Green, has been appointed to the Wood County Park District Board of Commissioners.

He will fill the remainder of the term held by Frank McLaughlin, who resigned in February.

The term expires at the end of the year.

Wood County Probate Judge Dave Woessner announced the appointment last week.

Hawker has been active in several volunteer and community organizations and has served on the board of the Friends of the Wood County Parks for five years.

U.S. 20 project underway The Ohio Department of Transportation has announced the start of work on U.S. Route 20 in Sandusky County.

The project will cover the section between County Road 32 and State Route 53, just east of Woodville.

Traffic will be reduced to one lane.

Weather permitting; work is scheduled to be complete by August.

Observatory preps for spring radar study

By Larry Limpf News Editor news@presspublications.com With one eye on the federal government’s budget situation, Mark Shieldcastle, research director at the Black Swamp Bird Observatory, is hopeful there will be another radar study this spring of the flight patterns of migratory birds along the Lake Erie shoreline.

Data from a study conducted in the fall is still being analyzed. “We were kind of surprised by some of the preliminary results from the fall study – by how the birds were moving,�

Shieldcastle said. “There was a lot more movement along the coast at night than they expected. They thought everything would be just going across but they are following the coast very similar to what they do during the day. You would think at night they are migrating across the lake but they found an awful lot of birds that are actually following the coastline to the west, just like they would during the day.�

The U.S. Geological Service provided two radar units and Bowling Green State University provided another for the fall phase of the study that began last spring but with only two radar units.

Personnel from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Ohio State University, University of Toledo, and the observatory have also been participating in the study,

which ultimately hopes to gain insight into whether the flight patterns would place the migrating flocks close to wind turbines that have been or soon will be erected near the lake shoreline.

Radar can give researchers a look at the patterns of movement and volume of the birds, their elevation, and how they’re interacting with the lake and shoreline, Shieldcastle said.

One question in particular needs to be addressed, he said: Are they flying above the risk zone – the area around the blades of the turbines?

One radar unit was placed close to the shoreline while the others were three and 15 miles inland.

Preliminary data from the unit farthest inland are yielding another surprise. “That unit had a huge amount of activity below 500 feet,� Shieldcastle said. “How that compares to right along the coastline we don’t know yet. But they weren’t expecting that much bird activity that low 15 miles inland. That can be a very important piece of information, depending on how that analysis comes out. One possible explanation is the birds are dropping in just like a jet comes in – on a long approach. That’s still up in the air until the data is analyzed. But it does show the birds follow a lower altitude farther inland than was thought.�

The Black Swamp Bird Observatory hosted a forum last year, inviting research-

ers from academia, government, and conservation groups, to update their peers on projects they’ve undertaken in the Great Lake region.

Participants also discussed how radar studies could be included with other strategies such as banding, counts, and acoustic monitoring in a cost-effective manner.

But the researchers also renewed their call for additional study of the migratory flight patterns along the lake before wind energy development is pursued. In particular, they’ve asked for a three-year moratorium on the placement of wind turbines within three miles of Lake Erie in Lucas, Ottawa, Sandusky, and Erie counties.

BSBO staffers have been watching development at the Lake Erie Business Park, which has been promoting its site as well suited for wind and solar energy.

Wind turbines have been installed at two schools in the Oregon City School District.

Shieldcastle said there has been research on the effect of turbines on migratory birds but most of the studies have been conducted in areas where birds are in active migration and some portion of the flocks are flying well above turbine blades.

If funding is available, researchers working along the lake would like to have three years of data, he said. “Ideally you’d like three years,� he said. “If you only do two years, which one is normal?�

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Area fire departments to upgrade radio systems

By Larry Limpf News Editor news@presspublications.com Three area fire departments will benefit from a $487,358 communication grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

Fire departments in the City of Northwood and Lake Township and the Allen-Clay Joint Fire District were notified

by FEMA March 15 they are receiving the funds to purchase 800 megahertz system radios.

Portable radios for individual use by firefighters as well as mobile units that will be installed in vehicles will be purchased, said Northwood Fire Chief Joel Whitmore.

Mike Hornyak, acting chief of the Lake Township Fire Department, said the township’s share of the grant will be about $260,000 and pay for about 50 portable units and one mobile for each vehicle in the department.

There are about 60 firefighters in the department, he said.

The township has been applying

for grant funding to upgrade department communications equipment for a few years, said Melanie Bowen, a township trustee, and the size of this grant could free up local revenues for other needs such as replacing aging vehicles. “We try to rotate fire trucks every 20 years or so,� she said.

The grant requires a 10 percent match from the recipients.

Northwood Fire Chief Joel Whitmore said his department is receiving about $144,000 that will be used to purchase a total of 33 portable and mobile radios and dispatching equipment. “Rossford is already using the 800 system so we’ll be able to easily communicate between Rossford, Lake Township, and Northwood,� he said. “Perrysburg Township and the City of Perrysburg are exploring the possibility of coming on the system also. So it will greatly improve our ability to communicate between departments.�

Lucas County, including the City of Oregon, has been using the 800 system for years.

Northwood, Lake Township, and Rossford have automatic aid agreements for structure fires and the township has an agreement with the Allen-Clay district.

Mark Hummer, the township’s police chief and administrator, said the township police department has recently been equipped with 800 megahertz radios.

He began a study of converting to an 800-megahertz system shortly after the township was hit by a tornado in June 2010 and the system in use at the time was unable to handle the surge in emergency calls.

He said the fire department was especially hit hard by the surge. Township emergency personnel had to rely on radios loaned by the Lucas County Sheriff’s Department to handle tornado-related calls.

Bruce Moritz, chief of the AllenClay department, couldn’t be reached for comment.

According to chief Whitmore, the Allen-Clay department is receiving about $81,000 to buy 20 radios.

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February’s assistance totals included 78 households receiving $26,699 in Wood County; 92 households receiving $18,620 in Sandusky County; 44 households receiving $14,129 in Ottawa County and 57 households receiving $12,444 in Seneca County.

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By Cynthia L. Jacoby Special to The Press Ottawa County Commissioner Steve Arndt’s recent trip to Washington D.C. cost taxpayers a little more than $200 but Arndt expects to reap greater benefits for the county.

Arndt ventured on the four-day trip to the nation’s capital the first week of the month. The total cost of the trip was about $1,765, Arndt said. The County Commissioners Association of Ohio picked up the larger part of the tab, shelling out $1,500.

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By Cynthia L. Jacoby Special to The Press Miller Boat Line is preparing for a major dock renovation at its island port but the project won’t interrupt travel this summer.

Boat line executives plan to extend the dock 45 feet on the west side of Lime Kiln Dock near Put-in-Bay as well as extend a hydraulic ramp.

Scott Market, vice president of the family-owned ferry service, said low waters on Lake Erie the past two years made the project a necessity.

“The low waters have been a big issue for everyone,” Market said. The ferry operators try not to bottom out as trucks loaded with food and drinks for island revelry unload at the dock, he explained.

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In the off months, islanders rely on what they are able to store before winter as well as what can be flown over by airplane, if weather permits.

The only price change this season is the 50 cent hike in one-way trips for foot traffic. Runs to Put-in-Bay are $7.50 for adults, $1.50 for children ages 6 to 11 and free for kids 5 and under.

Market said skyrocketing prices for diesel fuel is the reason for the increase.

The ferry line project is being helped along by Local-Let Project Agreement with the Ohio Department of Transportation.

The agreement allows the use of $790,000 in federal highway administration ferry boat discretionary program funds for the Lime Kiln Dock Project.

ODOT only funnels the money through

its District 2 office in Bowling Green, said ODOT spokeswoman Theresa Pollick. The actual administration of the grant is handled locally by a government sponsor, the Ottawa Regional Planning Commission and its director Joe Gerber. Ottawa County Commissioners approved the deal in late February.

“It was very kind of them to support us,” Market said.

Gerber said Miller Boat Line is required to pay 20 percent of the funding to fulfill its part of the agreement.

Market said the company also cannot use any of that money for engineering services. Miller Boat Line hired the Matrix Engineering Co., Cleveland, to do the design work for the marine project.

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Finally, commissioners also complained about changes in the elections process which force counties to cough up additional cash.

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“The more technology you have – the more you are subject to more challenges,” he said.

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Do you plan on voting for the renewal of Oregon Schools' Permanent Improvement levy?

Yes, the money has funded important projects No, my taxes are already too high Undecided Amanda Bowman Curtice “What I gave up for Lent was all dairy products and meat.

I’m completely vegan and it’s going well.”

Kim Mumford Toledo “For Lent I gave up pop. It’s been hard, but we switched to tea.”

Alexandria St. Claire Toledo “I gave up chips.

It’s hard but easy at the same time.”

Elyssa Miller Genoa “I gave up fast food and eating in the cafeteria at my work.

I’m actually doing pretty well and it’s been saving me a lot of money.”

Meg Boyd Genoa “In place of giving something up, I’m going to the gym three times a week and I’m doing good.”

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Beer, food supply, dominated by handful of companies Millions of Americans will enjoy a beer tonight. The vast majority of them probably won’t realize that the wide variety of brands they see in the stores, bars, and restaurants come from just two foreign-based multinational companies that control 80 percent of the U.S. market.

Many of the most popular beer brands appear unchanged over the years, and there’s been a recent explosion in the variety of beers available. But behind the label, the industry has become a global and increasingly monopolized affair, just like the rest of our food system.

Now, one of the largest beer corporations, Belgium-based AB InBev — which owns Budweiser — wants to buy Mexico’s Grupo Modelo, which owns the Pacifica, Tsingtao, and Corona brands. The Justice Department, after allowing foreign companies to acquire nearly all U.S. breweries in the past decade, finally took some action in January when it sued to block the Budweiser-Corona marriage.

But AB InBev seems intent on forging ahead with the deal. It’s rearranging the proposed takeover to address Washington’s concerns by promising to sell a factory and the Corona and Modelo brand rights in the United States to another company.

Even these changes would leave AB InBev in control of nearly everyone’s beer cooler.

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The already-vast brewer would have yet more power to raise prices unilaterally.

AB InBev is truly a beverage behemoth. It owns over 200 brands worldwide including Budweiser, Becks, Stella Artios, Boddingtons, Löwenbräu, Michelob, and St. Pauli Girl. After this merger, its main competition would be UK-based brewer SABMiller, which owns 367 global brands, including Coors Light, Fosters, Miller Light, and Milwaukee’s Best.

The beer industry’s concentration has

grown alongside an explosion in locally brewed craft beers, but the nearly 2,000 independent craft breweries comprise less than 6 percent of the U.S. market.

Why does it matter who owns our beer?

According to a recent report by the New America Foundation, the industry’s consolidation has raised prices and narrowed consumer choice. After InBev purchased Anheuser-Busch in 2008, a long-running price war between Anheuser-Busch and SABMiller ended, and both began to raise their prices simultaneously.

What’s worse, this consolidation problem spans the whole food system. When a few large companies own and control our meat, milk, and processed foods, it’s bad for consumers and the farmers who bring us the food. The big players get to make all the decisions, from pricing to distribution, and consumers and producers have no choice but to go along for the ride.

Consolidated markets cease being fair.

The high concentration of companies that control a majority of our food has become a foodopoly - an alliance of agribusiness and big food companies that controls everything we eat, every step of the way, from seed to table.

Just how highly concentrated is our marketplace for food? Two out of three pork chops are sold by just four companies. It’s even worse for beef, with four companies processing 80 percent of all U.S. cattle.

When markets are this concentrated, the big players make all the rules in the marketplace to the detriment of farmers and consumers. That’s why a chicken farmer receives about 25 cents on every 12-piece KFC chicken bucket.

When you look behind the multitude of brands in the supermarket and find just a handful of companies, it’s easy to see why small farms have disappeared. Over decades of policy shaped by the largest food and agriculture corporations, these companies have managed to squeeze more and more from the livelihoods of farmers. The meatpackers and other food manufacturers pay farmers lower prices, and farmers are forced to turn their livestock operations into factory farms so that they can make ends meet. Consumers aren’t the ones benefiting off of the low, low prices farmers get for their products — the middlemen are.

Who controls your beer might seem a frivolous question. But who controls our food supply is no laughing matter. The Justice Department must challenge the growing food monopolies to protect consumers.

Blocking this merger would mark a first step in that direction.

Wenonah Hauter is Executive Director of Food & Water Watch and author of Foodopoly: The Future of Food and Farming in America. FoodandWaterwatch.org. Distributed via OtherWords (OtherWords.org)

Assess your various options before making decisions How do you decide the best course of action to take? What should you do in response to unexpected events? How should you respond when things don’t go as planned? How much time do you have to make a decision?

Your life is shaped by the decisions you make. The decisions you make are based on the options available. Therefore, accurately identifying and assessing your various options is essential. Only when you understand your options are you in a position to make a sound decision.

You are a unique individual. What might be a great option for someone else could be an awful choice for you. Before you are in a position to begin assessing options you must first have a thorough understanding of yourself.

You must recognize your likes and dislikes. You must know your strengths and weaknesses. Your objective is to pick options that match your desires and capabilities. Identifying the requirements of the various elements of your life is also worthwhile.

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Make sure you understand how each one fits into your life. Choosing options that conflict with one or more of these components results in undesired outcomes.

Other aspects of yourself impacting the options you select are your knowledge and experience. If you don’t know a lot about what you are dealing with, or have little or no experience, you need to either acquire knowledge and experience or consult with someone who has it.

Accurate information along with a thorough understanding of your situation is also of paramount importance. If you

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Before you start to identify options, determine how much time you have. Any issues with an impending deadline need to be addressed first. You are seeking options compatible with the time available.

If you get a flat tire while driving, your first option to consider is the location of the closest safe place to pull off the road.

Where you will purchase a new tire is irrelevant at that moment. Once you are safely off the road and put on the spare, you can begin to look at your options for replacing the tire.

Before you select an option, you want to know what choices are available to you.

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Now you are ready to begin assessing each one. It’s OK to combine pieces of your listed options to create additional options.

You are looking for options where the benefits for you outweigh the disadvantages.

Although other people will have opinions as to which option you should pick, your selection must fit your requirements.

When assessing your options, always keep in mind how much time you have to make a decision. You don’t want to miss out on opportunities because of paralysis by analysis. There is no way to guarantee a perfect decision. All you can do is make the best choice possible based on the information you have available. Learn from your past what to avoid and what to repeat.

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Now we are getting a proposal to increase the weight limit on trucks. If we are

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The federal government is doing its best to put you and me in small cars, while the state wants to put heavier trucks on the road. This will make our drive to work even more exciting.

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This process constantly evolves with time and experience. Study those people who are where you want to be and learn how they identified and assessed their options.

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Marriage in the news: Both traditional and same-sex Dawes, the Los Angeles folk-rock band, writes about life’s significant emotional events in the song A Little Bit of Everything.

In one stanza, a man tells his fiancée addressing wedding invitations that she seems stressed about the upcoming wedding. She replies that’s not the case. She says she feels good about the task and adds, “I think that love is so much easier than you realize. If you can give yourself to someone, then you should.”

Dawes is not the only one with marriage on the mind, traditional, or same-sex.

Ohio’s Rob Portman last week became the first Republican senator to endorse same-sex marriage. Sen. Portman changed his position after learning his son was gay.

Evidently, he concluded that if you can give yourself to someone than you should, no matter the sexual orientation.

Within days, Hillary Clinton, former Secretary of State, also voiced her support.

They follow David Blankenhorn, founder of the Institute for American Values, a conservative organization dedicated to strengthening the family unit. He dropped his opposition in June.

Blankenhorn wrote an opinion piece in the New York Times titled How My View on Gay Marriage Changed. Blankenhorn had been a vocal critic of same-sex marriage in both a book he wrote about the future of marriage and in testimony supporting Proposition 8, the California initiative that defined marriage as a union between a man and a woman. In his Times piece, he wrote, “But there are more good things under heaven than these beliefs. For me, the most important is the equal dignity of homosexual love. I don’t believe that opposite-sex and same sex relationships are the same,

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by John Szozda but I do believe, with growing numbers if Americans, that the time for denigrating or stigmatizing same-sex relationships is over.

Whatever one’s definition of marriage, legally recognizing gay and lesbian couples and their children is a victory for basic fairness.”

Blankenhorn’s hope is that by getting past the issue of same-sex marriage, the nation will concentrate on the benefits society can reap from two-parent families.

Will this acceptance of same-sex marriage doom the institution of marriage?

I don’t think so.

Heterosexuals and America’s economic reality are to blame for the dismal state of marriage and how it affects us as a society.

A new study adds to the discussion.

Entitled Knot Yet, it was conducted for the National Marriage Project at the University of Virginia. It concludes that the age men and women are marrying is at an historic high—29 for men, 27 for women.

The main reason?

The state of the economy and the cost of college.

Young people are taking longer to finish college. They graduate an average $25,000 in debt. And, they have a difficult time finding a job. Many are also reluctant to assume a partner’s debt.

For those not pursuing post-secondary education, the prospect of finding a good-

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While young people have their doubts about marriage, they don’t seem to think the same way about parenthood as 48 percent of all first births are to unmarried women, most of them in their 20s.

Studies have shown financial stress is the leading cause of divorce so the young deserve some credit for their caution. Besides, many young people today have grown up in broken homes, or in blended families, so they have seen the heartache and misery that both marriage and divorce might have inflicted on their parents.

Each of us sees marriage as a personal issue. We base our decision on the person we want to give ourselves to, our economic condition, our moral code and the dreams we have for ourselves. Same-sex couples use the same criteria. This is what Blankenhorn has concluded. Marriage is an issue of personal morality, but the institution of marriage is a national concern. Table the morality and maybe we can deal with the devastating effects a disintegrating institution has on us as a society and our children.

Studies have shown children from single parent homes are more likely to grow up in poverty, use drugs, have emotional problems, commit crime and have children out of wedlock. The cost we all bear is staggering.

Single uneducated mothers particularly have a rough time. They are both primary caretakers and bread-winners usually working low-paying, part-time jobs while fulfilling the roles of both mother and father. Hard enough in this fast paced, mod-

ern society for two parents to raise a child let alone one.

So, what can be done?

The Institute for American Values makes two suggestions. First, eliminate the so called “marriage penalty” in the tax code. Second, change the governmental benefit systems. A single mother living apart from the father can receive governmental assistance including housing subsidies, Medicaid, and food stamps that total 20 percent more income than if the couple were married.

This assistance, while well-intentioned, many times undermines marriage because the financial penalty to marry is significant.

This is the discussion we need to have.

How can we strengthen an institution that can be a way out of poverty, that can help grow children into balanced, responsible adults and that can help us achieve our dreams when we decide to give ourselves to another?

Sen. Portman, Hillary Clinton and David Blankenhorn deserve credit for their courage to drop their opposition. Same-sex marriage will not destroy marriage.

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Scholarships for U.S. students wanting to study abroad

By Melissa Burden Press Contributing Writer news@presspublications.com Valerie Virag, regional director for the American Cultural Exchange Service (ACES), would love to see more local students apply for special scholarships to study abroad.

ACES, according to Virag, is one of several programs that administers the National Security Language Initiative for Youth (NSLI-Y) program.

The program, funded by the US Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, provides merit-based scholarships to U.S. high school students and recent graduates interested in learning less-commonly studied foreign languages in summer, semester and academic year international immersion programs. The languages offered include Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), Hindi, Korean, Persian, Russian and Turkish.

ACES administers the programs in China and Turkey.

“The Turkey and China scholarships are 100 percent paid in full,” Virag said.

“The student just needs to pay for a passport and immunizations. It is a wonderful program and I just want to get the word out so hopefully more students apply.”

According to Virag, students with an interest in foreign language and who would like to live and study abroad should apply in October for the summer program.

“The scholarships are open to students from across the U.S.,” she said. “Those applying will be interviewed by phone and then in person. Students who are picked will go to Washington, D.C., where they are taught how to live in a foreign country and what to expect.”

Students who are picked will go to the foreign country with a college-aged chaperone who has already been to that country and who can speak the language.

“This really is a great program that will help students appreciate our own country

Leo, from Brazil, who attended Clay High School, with Val Virag and her grandson Tyler Virag, and Whadzna, from the Philippine Islands, who attended Eastwood High School enjoying a trip to Schweizer’s Pumpkin patch in Oregon. and our customs,” Virag said. “Foreign exchange programs will help students down the road, especially those who graduate from college and are looking for a job. You would be surprised at the number of job offers that are received by students who have studied abroad.”

An Oregon resident, Virag is also hop-

ing to find more host families for foreign exchange students from abroad. “We struggle to find host families every year,” Virag said. “Families need to be able to afford to feed an extra mouth and be able to provide a student with his or her own bed.”

Virag has hosted 12 exchange students over the years. She said the best part of be-

ing the host family is being able to share this part of the country with the student.

The next best thing is being able to share things like bank drive thru lanes, American-style grocery stores and common, everyday items like the washer and dryer.

“It really is neat seeing things through their eyes,” Virag explained. “We had students from the Philippines who just loved the washer and dryer because they did not have them in their country. They were amazed at how fast clothes dried in the dryer. We also had a student from Tokyo who had never seen stars before. There is nothing like sharing their first time seeing something.”

Virag said ACES also wants families who have a love of and interest in this community. “What we also want is a family that is involved in the community and who will show the exchange student everything they can about this area of our country,” Virag said. “It does not have to cost money either.

We have a lot of great parks and the museum that the students really do enjoy. If you can provide a bed, three meals a day in a safe and nurturing environment, we would love it if you would be a host family.”

The families, students and schools who host foreign exchange students also have a lot to gain as well.

“The students who come here are pretty proficient in English,” Virag said. “They learn so much from each other. The students around here do not get a lot of cultural diversity, so they get to learn about other countries and cultures from the exchange students. The exchange students love coming here and they love all of the extracurricular activities we have in our schools like sports, drama club and theater. It really is a great experience for everyone involved.”

ACES offers many different exchange programs from six weeks, through one year programs. For more information on programs, becoming a host family, or for scholarship programs, visit http://www.exploretheworld.org.

Pres. Eisenhower’s great-grandson to speak at Oregon school Eisenhower Middle School will host a 50th Anniversary Assembly and Time Capsule Dedication that honors the 50 years of service the school has provided to the Oregon community on Friday, April 12 at noon.

The honored guest and featured speaker will be Merrill Eisenhower Atwater, great-grandson of President Dwight D. Eisenhower, the school’s namesake.

The assembly will begin at noon in the auditorium, followed by an outdoor time capsule dedication in front of the school.

“We are just thrilled and honored to have Mr. Atwater come to Oregon to speak to our students about the history of the Eisenhower name on this monumental occasion,” said Principal Becci Bihn.

“It should be an unforgettable afternoon – one that our current students will not forget and will someday tell their children

about.”

Eisenhower has hosted several events throughout this school year to commemorate its 50th anniversary. A commemorative photo of all students and staff in the shape of “50” was taken in September. To reflect the concept of “walking through history,” the school held a shoe drive for recycling in October, coupled with setting a Guinness World Record on Oct. 26 for the “Most People Running 100 meters in a 24Hour Period.” In addition, an open house was held Nov. 13, with displays for each era and retro uniforms on display.

The students have added their personalized touch this year with a studentdesigned t-shirt contest, student-designed banner artwork, signature park benches and themed student essays.

The building was officially dedicated Nov. 11, 1962 as Eisenhower Junior High,

with Dr. Kevin McCann, president of Defiance College delivering the dedication address.

The first day of school in the new building was Sept. 5, 1962.

During the celebration of its 25th Anniversary, Eisenhower Junior High was honored March 3, 1988 with a visit from David Eisenhower, grandson of former president Dwight D. Eisenhower and his wife Julie Nixon Eisenhower, daughter of former president Richard Nixon. The couple was in town to address a Junior League of Toledo “Town Hall Lecture Series,” which highlighted published authors.

During a morning assembly held at the school, the couple shared with the students their personal stories and experiences of growing up in the public service spotlight.

At the time of Eisenhower’s 25th an-

niversary, the Oregon School Board had voted to reconfigure the grade levels at each school in the district beginning in the fall of 1988. The old configuration K-6, 79, 10-12 would be changed to K-5, 6-8 and 9-12. Eisenhower Junior High School was renamed Eisenhower Middle School to designate the new grade 6-8 configuration.

In December 2012, amidst Eisenhower Middle School’s ongoing 50th anniversary observance, the Oregon School Board voted to reconfigure the elementary and middle schools in the district from K-5 and 6-8 to a new configuration that transforms the district’s two current 6-8 middle schools into one 5-6 building and one 7-8 building, with K-4 at the elementary level.

Eisenhower Middle School will become Eisenhower Intermediate School in the fall of 2013 housing all 5-6 grades for the district.

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Genoa Academic Committee supporting, rewarding excellence is a great way for GenoaBank to demonstrate appreciation for the community support which we enjoy.”

“We’re currently researching the best way to use the funds to provide the most benefit for our students,” Buehler said. “We’re surveying teachers about what kind of software or equipment that could be beneficial in the classroom.

We’ll also work with our Technology Director Tom Baker, along with GenoaBank and JBI to make a sound investment in technology from which all of our students can benefit.

“One thing we’re looking at is a mobile iPad lab that could be used in different classrooms and programs,” she added.

Buehler also credits the many local businesses and individuals who have contributed to the GAC this year. “People have really stepped up,” she said. “We’ve had donations from the Elementary PTO and our teacher’s union gave us a significant donation, as have a number of individuals.

“Every donation counts and is greatly appreciated,” Buehler said. “And 100 percent goes to the benefit of our high school students.”

“Every nine weeks, we provide incentives for honor roll and high honor roll students for their hard work,” Buehler said.

“During the second nine weeks, we made homemade French toast, chocolate chip pancakes and waffles and served the kids breakfast, which they really enjoyed.

“When it comes to the incentives, I poll the students and ask them to pick what they want,” she said. “After all, they’re the ones who worked hard and earned the marks.”

The committee is also working on a seniors honor recognition for students who earn scholarships and other academic awards, and is looking at awarding t-shirts for students who earned honor roll and high honor roll all year long.

GAC meetings are open to the community. Future meetings will be held April 17 and May 15 at 6:30 p.m. in the high school library.

For more information or to make a donation, call Buehler at 419-855-7741 ext.

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By Tammy Walro Press Staff Writer twalro@presspublications.com The Genoa Academic Committee recently accepted a $10,000 donation from GenoaBank and JBI Corp, a Genoa-based independent battery testing laboratory.

The GAC is an organization formed this school year with a mission to “encourage, promote, support, and reward academic excellence for students, while also working together with the GHS staff, parents, and community members to assist each student in his/her personal pursuit of academic growth.”

The idea came about last year after Genoa High School Assistant Principal Cari Buehler and parent Kellie Szymanski were discussing the benefits to students of parent and community involvement. The two had known each other when Buehler was assistant principal at Allen Elementary and Szymanski was very involved with the PTO. “I was saying how wonderful and supportive the elementary PTO was of staff and students, providing incentives and extras,” Buehler said.

“At the high school level, we have awesome athletic boosters and music boosters, but we really struggle with some of the supplemental things that would benefit the students academically, because of financial constraints.” Buehler said.

The wheels were set in motion to form an academic boosters group. Throughout this school year, the group established executive members and parent reps for each high school graduating class. Szymanski serves as the GAC’s president. Other officers include Vice President Chris Goetz; Secretary Kathy Mapes, Treasurer Jennifer Witt.

Among the committee’s goals are: • to provide additional funding for academic needs that aren’t addressed by the district due to budget constraints; • to establish a tutoring program where approved students can serve as tutors to other students who are struggling academically in different subject areas;

Kellie Szymanski GAC President, Joe Badger President of JBI, Marty Sutter President of GenoaBank, and Cari Buehler GHS Assistant Principal • to develop positive public relationships where a focus can be placed on students’ scholastic achievement; • to promote and provide financial support to the technology program to enhance the skills, tools and opportunities to students; • to recognize and reward students’ academic success through quarterly incentives, end-of-the-year honors banquet, etc.

• to work collaboratively with staff to aide in additional classroom resources through grant opportunities and donations from community members and local businesses.

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Two of those businesses, GenoaBank and JBI Corporation, teamed-up to become the founding co-sponsors for the GAC. Each donated $5,000 to help kick-start the committee’s efforts.

“Marty Sutter, of GenoaBank, and Joe Badger, of JBI are very passionate and supportive of our mission to create the 21st century learner, and the role technology plays in that endeavor,” Buehler said. “They were very generous with their funds to help increase the technology opportunities for our kids.”

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GPA Benefit Square Dance set The Woodmore Athletic Boosters will host a square dance to benefit their scholarship fund Friday, March 29 from 7-11:30 p.m. at Old Zim’s Wagon Shed. 1387 SR 590, Gibsonburg.

Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $15 per person, which includes a purchased admission to the dance, snacks, soft drinks (BYOB if desired), and an entry into a raffle for a flat screen television.

The dance will feature music by the Legacy II Band, raffles for prizes including a Kindle Fire, a portable GPS and a Blu-ray player, Big Six Wheel and poker tables and more.

“Last year high school and college students had as much fun, or maybe more fun, than their parents,” said Kelley Baumgartner. For questions or to purchase tickets, call Baumgartner at 419-849-2098. Tickets may also be purchased at Ole Zim’s.

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Oak Harbor soccer receives Academic All-Ohio Honors On March 11, the Oak Harbor High School Athletic Department received a very exciting letter in the mail. Enclosed were two certificates from the Ohio Scholastic Soccer Coaches Association notifying the district that both the Oak Harbor High School boys and girls varsity soccer programs had earned the most prestigious team academic honor in the state – Academic All-Ohio.

In order for a team to accomplish this feat, the team must maintain an overall grade point average of at least 3.0 throughout the soccer season.

Girls varsity soccer team members include Sidney Allen, Erin Bryant, Paige Velliquette, Amber Burnette, Makayla Carpenter, Jordan Giesler, Amanda Hetrick, Addie Barton, Michaela Goldstein, Emily Kamann, Kelsey Lacer, Allyson Michael, Karis DeWalt, Sydney Street, Gillian Allen, Ivy Martin, Nichole Weis, Hannah Hess, Tessa Tyburski, and Allyson Croy.

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The Woodmore High School team, consisting of Hunter Haar and Jacob Rothert, of Elmore, accompanied by their teacher Adam Downs, finished second, after district champion winners Casey Heller and Jon Shinew from Elmwood High School.

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Boys varsity soccer team members include Andy Burnette, James Walters, David Birchall, Brandon Schimming, Kyle Draper, Brian Wyss, Tate Haar, Garrett Crum, Tim Poiry, Ben Dresser, Zachary Bolen, Greg Haar, Zachary Seaman, John Pluto, Tyler Sievert, Alan Luecke, Trevor Hanely, and Sam Laderach.

Over the past several months, Marketing Education students at Oak Harbor High School have been learning 21st century skills while promoting their new online school-based web store, The Launch Pad. The students are documenting their experiences in their DECA Learn and Earn Project, which were presented by project leaders Lindsey Reau, Douglas Pennington and Nicole Wilhelm at the Ohio DECA Career Development Conference held in Columbus March 16-17, 2013.

To see the new online store, visit www. theoakharborlaunchpad.com.

Tractor skills competition Seven area high schools recently put their knowledge of tractors to the test during competition in the 20th annual FFA District I Agricultural and Industrial Diagnostics

Summer Camp schedule B-C-S Community Education has announced the schedule for its 2013 Summer Camps, open to children in kindergarten through seventh grade.

Pre-registration for camps will continue through April 15. Weekly camps will begin Monday, June 3 at R. C. Waters Elementary School. The registration fee is $25 per child.

There will be 11 weeks of themed camps beginning with an Animal Week.

The camps following in succession will be Fitness, Weather, Gardening, Patriotic, Mystery Solving, Winter in July, Healthy Choices and Beach Week. Week 10 and 11 are Creepy Critters and End of Summer Celebration that will be held at Oak Harbor Middle School.

B-C-S Community Education offers a variety of enrollment options. Families may register for all camps offered or select individual weekly camps. Before- and after-camp care is available.

To register or for information about camp fees, call 419-898-6216 ext. 353.

Community Service Auction The Oak Harbor High School Choir will hold a Community Service Auction Saturday, April 6.

The event will begin with a lasagna dinner and silent auction at 6 p.m. The grand auction featuring a wide variety of prizes will be held at 7 p.m.

Tickets are available by pre-sale only by calling 419-898-6216, ext. 334.

DECA Entrepreneurship Awards Oak Harbor DECA members presented awards to three local entrepreneurs at their annual Entrepreneurship Awards Banquet held at the Beekeeper Inn. The banquet, held in conjunction with the Oak Harbor Rotary, honors local business owners for their contributions to the Oak Harbor community.

Entrepreneurial Spirit Awards were presented to Kendra German of Riverview Healthcare Campus; Ann Kersten of The Giving Tree and Kersten’s Corner, and Paul Druckenmiller of Druckenmiller Agency, Ltd. Award criteria included creativity, innovation, outstanding customer service and commitment to the local community.

The event is the result of a partnership formed with DECA and the Oak Harbor Rotary Club. As future leaders and entrepreneurs, students have the opportunity to network with local business leaders and gain valuable insight into the business world.

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GOOD FRIDAY - MARCH 29 8:00 a.m. Morning Prayer 1:30 p.m. Celebration of the Lord’s Passion

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This Easter, rejoice in His name by celebrating the miraculous resurrection of Jesus Christ, Our Saviour, with these local churches and their congregations.

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Remember Christ’s resurrection

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Holy Week & Easter Thursday, March 28 Holy Thursday Mass at 7 pm Friday, March 29 Good Friday Service at 2 pm Fish Fry from 5 - 8 pm Saturday, March 30 Easter Vigil Mass at 8:30 pm Sunday, March 31 Easter Sunday Masses at 8 & 10 am 300 Warner Street Walbridge, Ohio 419-666-2857 www.stjeromewalbridge.org

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Guards don’t just dominate; they are All-Press Team

By J. Patrick Eaken Press Sports Editor sports@presspublications.com Guards don’t just dominate the Alan Miller Jewelers All-Press Boys Basketball Team, they virtually are the All-Press Team.

In voting by 11 area coaches and 10 media members, 13 of the 15 players who comprise the first, second, and third teams spend most of their time in the backcourt.

Only four of the guards are seniors.

If these were actual teams, a coach would have no problem placing a couple of these guys at a wing or post position. Why? Because most are underclassmen and most are six feet or taller.

Northwood resident and Associated Press first team all-state selection Eric Cellier is this year’s Press Player of the Year.

Cellier, a 6-2 senior guard at Toledo Christian, is the first local resident who plays for a non-local school to get the honor.

Cellier averaged 21.7 points, 4.7 rebounds, 2.9 steals, and 3.6 assists. He was a 62.9 percent shooter from 2-point range, 48.1 percent shooter from behind the 3point arc, and 80.4 percent at the free throw line.

He led the Eagles to a 22-3 overall record and a Toledo Area Athletic Conference championship (13-1). Non-league wins include games against Clay (52-43) and Eastwood (85-62), If you include TC with the 10 local boys basketball teams, the Eagles were the only team to get out of the sectional tournament.

The Eagles opened the regular season with a 44-41 loss to Lake and lost to Division IV regional finalist Ottawa Hills twice — once in league play (49-47) in once in the district final (65-50).

TC coach Dave McWhinnie says Cellier is currently looking at several schools to play collegiately and could make a decision soon. McWhinnie said Cellier had “a very good offer” just last week.

“Eric is an outstanding young man and leader,” McWhinnie said. “He has an incredible work ethic and passion for the game of basketball. Eric is an outstanding 3point shooter and attacks the rim well, but what sets him apart from most other high school players is his mid-range game. He has great anticipation skills on defense and led us in steals.

“Eric comes from a wonderful family that has supported his passion for the game. Eric’s passion and commitment to constant improvement has inspired many young players in the school and he has left quite a mark on our basketball program,” McWhinnie continued.

Also getting POY votes were Lake sophomore point guard Connor Bowen, Lake sophomore guard Jared Rettig, Waite junior guard Tawyn Mason, Cardinal Stritch Cath-

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by Harold Hamilton/HEHphotos.lifepics. com) olic sophomore guard Austin Adams, and Clay junior guard Patricc Booth.

Still, Cellier had more votes than the rest combined.

Adams, Connor Bowen, Eastwood junior guard Jake Schmeltz, and Woodmore senior wing Donny Bowen join Cellier on the All-Press first team. The last vote getter garnered 27 points, so Mason just missed first team with 26 points while the next second team selection had 16 points.

For the third year in a row, Lake coach Ryan Bowen earns Press Coach of the Year honors. If that sounds like a feat, this happens to be Ryan Bowen’s third season at the helm of any varsity program, and he’s chosen his alma mater. In those three years, his teams’ have steadily improved, finishing 12-8, 15-5, and 19-4 (46-17).

Like Cellier, Bowen received over half the votes to earn the top honor. McWhinnie, despite coaching at a school across the Maumee River, Eastwood first-year coach Matt Routson, and Oak Harbor coach Eric Sweet, the son of legendary former OttawaGlandorf mentor Dave Sweet, also received votes.

Toledo Christian guard Eric Cellier goes to the basket against Cardinal Stritch.

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Stritch basketball program heading in the right direction

By Yaneek Smith Press Contributing Writer sports@presspublications.com Three years ago, the Cardinal Stritch Cardinals struggled to a 2-19 finish.

This season, however, Stritch went 1311, finished third in the Toledo Area Athletic Conference and won a game in the Division IV Sectional Tournament, proof that the Cardinal basketball program is headed in the right direction.

The senior quintet of Joel McVicker, Cody Clayton, Joey Cousino, Travis Rodriguez and Robbie Bekier, who were freshman when Stritch went 2-19 in 2010, were bound and determined to turn things around.

Since going 2-19 and 1-11 in the TAAC – good for last place – three years ago, the Cardinals have steadily improved their win totals each year, climbing from seven to nine to 13 wins, all while moving up the ladder in one of Ohio’s best basketball con-

ferences. This season, Stritch’s 9-5 mark in the TAAC was good enough to finish third behind Toledo Christian and Ottawa Hills.

The team’s improved play has coincided with Dave Rieker taking over as head coach three years ago. “I think it’s the commitment level,� said Cousino, who averaged 12.5 points, second on the team. “I saw some guys when we were freshman not being committed to it and not really caring. As the years went on, we just took more pride in everything, especially our defense, and that’s where it turned around. “It was about guys understanding their role and hopefully that will carry on through to the younger grades,� he said. “I remember, halfway through the freshman season, we’d already played about half the TAAC teams in JV, and I thought, ‘When we’re seniors, we could win (the league).’ If not for a couple of miscues, we would’ve been right there (this year).�

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Losses to Toledo Christian, Ottawa Hills and St. Joseph CC – three of the area’s best teams – left Stritch with a 0-3 record. But, like good teams do, the Cardinals responded, winning three straight games to get back to .500 and eight of 10 to improve to 8-5, a run that was highlighted by a 54-53 win over Maumee Valley Country Day. Sophomore guard Austin Adams, a first-team selection for both the All-Press team and the TAAC who led the team in scoring with 21.0 points, spoke about the leadership the seniors provided this season. “They always went hard in practice and pushed everybody,� Adams said. “Even the ones that didn’t get to play a lot still stuck with the program. We had five dedicated seniors, and Stritch hasn’t had that for a long time. They are the foundation for the building of our program.�

Adams was part of a starting lineup that featured a three-guard lineup of McVicker

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Despite the fact that the Cardinals will be losing three of their top five scorers, they do return the likes of Adams, Gasser, Empie, Zacharias and Joe Sinay (5-10) and have the offseason to prepare for next year. “It brings a sense of achievement knowing that this is just the beginning of what will be more success in the years to come,� Rodriguez said.

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Genoa power lifters relish in state runner-up finish

By Mark Griffin Press Contributing Writer sports@presspublications.com The weight room at the Genoa High School Athletic Complex is getting busier by the day.

Junior Garrett Poiry is one of dozens of Genoa students who have turned the weight room into their second home after school, and even on weekends. A large group of them are now competing in weightlifting meets at the state level.

“Last year there was a senior, Matt Bury, who told me and a couple of my closest buddies that he would really like to get something going for this school,” Poiry said. “He said it would benefit our football team, wrestling team, everybody. He said they don’t have to compete, just build them up and get them stronger and faster. Matt was the one to keep going with this.”

Initially, Molly McLear and her husband, Mike, felt that their son Joey, a freshman at Genoa, shouldn’t take this weightlifting thing so seriously.

“At first it was very difficult for Mike and I,” Molly said. “We thought he should stick to what we consider a high school sport – baseball, basketball, football.”

While Joey still plays football, he and several of his peers are involved in another sport that is taking off: competitive weightlifting. On March 9, Joey McLear and 17 other Genoa boys combined to take second place at the state powerlifting meet at Kenton High School.

Last year just four Genoa boys competed at the state meet and the squad finished 10th. Senior Kyle Nutter, the school’s alltime leading rusher, was on last year’s team and this year’s squad and placed third in the 225-pound weight class in Kenton.

Each individual competes in three lifts, the bench press, squat and deadlift. Nutter had a three-lift total of 1,290 pounds while his brother, David, a Genoa junior, took 10th at 210 pounds.

“Lifting has definitely become something very important to the Genoa students,” said Kyle, who signed to play football for Siena Heights (Mich.) College earlier this month. “A lot of that is just from a couple of kids starting it. A lot of the other kids are seeing the progress and following in the same footsteps and want to do the same thing.

“It’s a great atmosphere in the weight room. There is no discrimination from the older kids and younger kids, or the stronger guys and weaker guys. A lot of guys are getting after it, and it’s easy to work hard when everyone else is also. A lot of times you see the more knowledgeable guys helping the younger guys, and that’s great to see.”

Nutter set a meet record at the Northwood regional meet, which is the state-qualifying event for lifters in this area. Nutter’s

Genoa junior Tyler Rozek deadlifting. meet-record (and personal best) 360-pound bench press in the 225-pound division helped Genoa win the regional title.

Genoa had several top performers at the state meet, including sophomore Nathan Szymanski, who won the 135-pound title with a three-lift total of 1,010 pounds.

Poiry was second at 155 pounds, with a combined 1,205 pounds, while junior Robert Roginski was fourth at 175 (1,090 pounds) and freshman Eric Traver was fourth at 125 pounds (625 pounds).

Also competing for Genoa at the state meet were Ramon Ochoa, Tyler Rozek, John Belsky, Blake Traver, Jay Nino, Max Reeder, Lucas Apel, Robert Roginski, David Nutter, Solomon Mutchler, Michael Deiter, Garrett Etts and Trey Fairchild.

Poiry, who lifted a personal-best 485 pounds in the squat and 440 in the deadlift, credited his lifting coach, Scott Siewert, a former powerlifting champion in the 1980s, with helping him get involved in the Northwood regional meet a year ago.

“He was big in helping me out,” Poiry said. “I gave up wrestling at the end of my freshman year and I’ve been lifting ever since. I’ve been competing since my sophomore year, and I just love hanging out with my friends and I love doing what I do and getting other people involved and seeing them grow. It’s just a cool experience.”

Molly McLear said that after seeing how focused her son has gotten in Genoa’s weightlifting “club,” she and her husband are now behind him 100 percent. Joey, the

youngest Genoa competitor at Kenton, lifted 910 pounds to place 15th at 195 pounds.

“He was driven for this and we supported him along the way, and now we couldn’t be more involved,” Molly said.

“He gave up on the basketball and the wrestling just for these two sports (football and weightlifting). It’s amazing to watch their bodies change. Joey is almost 6-1 and he was a short, chunky child in the sixth and seventh grade. He’s just shot up, and the tone in his body - everything he does - has improved. Those kids are close. This sport has made a bond that will last a lifetime.”

The Genoa lifters usually train five days a week for two hours after school, and many of them show up in the weight room on weekends. Several parents and coaches, including head football coach Tim Spiess, Mike McLear, John Poiry, Jon Nutter, Kurt Reeder, Keith Traver and Mike Szmanski, help supervise.

Kurt Reeder, a freshman football coach and varsity assistant at Genoa, was a competitive bodybuilder as a teenager. His son, Max, now plays football and wrestles at Genoa and is an avid weightlifter.

“I work a lot with the kids,” Kurt said.

“They put forth an incredible amount of determination and effort, and that’s feeding itself. Max has competed in some powerlifting events and had some success. The Nutter boys have done very well in these powerlifting meets. The kids are all just joining in the club, working five and six days a week to the point I have to tell them

to slow down. They just can’t get enough of it.

“I go in the weight room and you can hardly find room in there. It’s most rewarding for me. I tell them it makes my day when they out-squat me. When you see them accomplish their goals, that’s the best.

The parents back their kids and are making it possible for them.”

Genoa’s lifters saw the fruits of their labor pay off at the state meet. The team took second behind defending champ Kenton in Divisions IV, V, VI and couldn’t have been happier.

“We were thrilled, only because we just got a team going,” Garrett Poiry said.

“This really was our first year doing it. I thought we would get third or fourth. Our overall goal is to always be the best. That’s our school motto.”

Kyle Nutter said he was impressed with the second-place finish, given that this was truly the team’s inaugural full-blown effort at the state level.

“We couldn’t even fill all the slots last year; this year we filled all the slots,” Nutter said. “We just wanted to compete and have fun. I don’t know if we realized we were going to do that well. We have a lot of lifters who are going to continue powerlifting.

I’m sure it will become even more popular at Genoa as the years go on. I wouldn’t be surprised if we brought home a couple state championships in the years to come.”

Gibsonburg native coaching Valpo in NCAA tourney Gibsonburg native and former Valparaiso standout guard Jake Diebler has a prep and college basketball resume that most players would kill to have.

Diebler, the son of Genoa boys coach Keith Diebler, set the state’s all-time singleseason and career assist mark during his four years (2001-05) at Upper Sandusky High School. He also had more career steals than any schoolboy in Ohio history.

Diebler teamed with his younger brother, Jon, to lead Upper Sandusky to the Division II state championship in 2005 before moving on to a terrific four-year career at Valpo, located in Valparaiso, Ind. Diebler started every one of the Crusaders’ 98 games over the final three seasons of his career, finishing 10th in school history with 130 career steals and 16th alltime with 229 career assists. He is now in his second season as an assistant at Valpo under head coach Bryce Drew, the 2011-12 Horizon League Coach of the Year.

Last Tuesday the Crusaders (26-7) beat Wright State 62-54 for the Horizon League tournament title to advance to the NCAA Tournament on Thursday against Michigan State in Auburn Hills, Mich.

Valpo, which went 13-3 in the Horizon this season, took a six-game winning streak into its first NCAA Tournament game since 2004. However, the Crusaders lost to the Spartans 65-54.

“It’s truly a blessing to be a part of the tournament this year,” said Diebler, 26,

who is in his fourth year as a member of Valpo’s coaching staff.

“It has been a dream of mine to participate in the greatest sporting event of the year, and to finally be doing that is really special. I had the opportunity to share in my brother’s (Jon) experience at Ohio State, Jake Diebler and although I will never forget what it felt like watching him play, it’s certainly different when you are preparing for the game yourself.”

Jake attended Gibsonburg Schools through seventh grade, when his father moved the family to Fostoria after taking the head coaching gig at Fostoria High. The Dieblers soon moved to Upper Sandusky, where Keith, Jake and Jon won a state title in 2005. The Rams, minus Jake, who had graduated, lost by two points in the 2007 state title game.

Given that his father has been a coach for decades, it was probably only natural that Jake would go into coaching. Jake, however, said that wasn’t necessarily the case.

“I didn’t anticipate going into coaching until the middle of my sophomore year (at Valpo),” he said. “My dad has had a major influence in my life. His drive and determination to help me be the best player, leader and person I can be ultimately led me to following in his footsteps. He gave me opportunities at a very early age to be a leader on the basketball court, and I think

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that only naturally led me into coaching.”

Keith, who was there when Valpo beat Wright State for the Horizon title last Tuesday, admitted he “absolutely” gets nervous when he attends Valparaiso games.

“When I quit getting nervous about coaching and watching games, I’m done,” Keith said. “Basketball is a passion in this family. We touch base a lot. Jake probably gives me more advice than I give him. When Jake played for me he was like a coach on the floor. He’s grown up in it. He’ll call and ask a couple things, but I bounce a couple things off him for myself because I respect him that much. He provides a great resource now at the college level.”

Jake said he “loves” working for coach Drew, the most decorated player in Valpo history. Drew is best known nationally for his game-winning shot against heavily-favored Ole Miss in the opening round of the 1998 NCAA Tournament. With seconds to play, Drew caught a tip pass from teammate Bill Jenkins off a full-court feed from Jamie Skyes to beat Ole Miss at the buzzer. It was

the Crusaders’ inaugural NCAA Tournament victory and helped propel them to the Sweet 16.

“Not a day goes by where I don’t love going to work in the morning, and that is a direct reflection on the type of culture he creates here,” Diebler said. “He also has one of the best basketball minds in the business, and working with him on a daily basis has expanded my knowledge for the game immensely.”

Diebler said he had aspirations of becoming a businessman after graduating with a degree from Valpo in 2009.

“God quickly humbled me and brought me back to my roots,” he said. “I studied marketing as an undergrad and finished with my MBA, but hopefully those simply serve as backup plans. I have seen basketball’s ability to serve as a communication platform for people all over the world. I would love to continue coaching and one day have an opportunity to lead a program to a national title.”

Diebler said there are days he wishes he was still playing basketball.

“It depends on the day,” he said. “I miss the competitive nature of being on the court. As a coach, it seems like you have a lot less control than as a player. What I don’t miss is my body and the soreness I felt after playing. I had a habit of playing recklessly, to put it nicely, and my body took the brunt of that. It still takes a while to get out of bed in the morning. I definitely don’t miss that feeling. Coaching is much easier on the body.”

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Donny Bowen earns third straight first team honors

By Yaneek Smith Press Contributing Writer sports@presspublications.com To be a great athlete in one sport is impressive. To be a standout in two sports is even more impressive.

With his accomplishments in soccer and basketball, Woodmore senior Donny Bowen will likely go down as one of the school’s most decorated athletes. In his four years, Bowen was a four-year letter winner and three-year starter in basketball and a four-year letter winner and four-year starter in soccer.

It is the accolades he received that stand out the most. For the third consecutive season, Bowen earned first-team honors on the Alan Miller Jewelers All-Press Basketball Team.

As a soccer player, Bowen was named NBC and Press Player of the Year after his junior season. As a midfielder, Bowen helped lead the Wildcats to consecutive NBC titles.

On the court this year, Bowen, a guard/ forward/wing, or a little bit of everything, averaged 16 points and nine rebounds.

Before he suffered two separate injuries, a cracked tibia and a broken foot that caused him to miss roughly half the season, Bowen was averaging 23 points and 12 rebounds, both tops in the Northern Buckeye Conference.

This season, the Wildcats had an up and down campaign that saw them face a difficult non-conference schedule and compete in a league with schools larger in size. Woodmore finished with a 9-14 mark and a 6-8 record in the NBC, good for sixth place. In the team’s final game of the year, the Wildcats fell in heartbreaking fashion to Western Reserve, 57-51 in overtime in the Division III sectional semifinal. The Roughriders, champions of the Firelands Conference, finished the year with a 19-6 record before falling in the district final to Huron, 41-35.

Despite losing their final game, Woodmore can take solace in knowing they left it all on the floor, rallying from a seven-point deficit midway thru the fourth quarter to send the game into overtime. Coach Brad

Woodmore senior Donny Bowen drives to the hoop.

(Press photo by Dean Utendorf) Sander praised the contributions of shooting guard Brad Flick, who finished with 22 points, including five 3-pointers, and Bowen, who had 16 points.

Bowen had plenty of help this season.

Flick averaged 11 points and connected on 48 three-pointers and point guard Jake Lewandowski and power forward Matt Haar both averaged about 10 points. Haar was

second on the team in rebounds, averaging seven per contest.

Bowen credits his teammates with performing well in his absence.

“They all stepped up,” he said. “Everybody stepped up, chipped in and did what they have to do. Going down wasn’t going to hold anyone back. I was real proud of our team and just the way we handled it.

We all stuck together.”

Sander, a 2000 Genoa graduate who lettered four times as a Comet, took over the Wildcat’s cage program three years ago.

Since, the ‘Cats have seen steady improvement. The team went 4-16 and 1-11 in the Suburban Lakes League before Sander in 2010. Woodmore has won 10, seven and nine games, since Sander was named coach. He says Bowen has contributed to that.

“In terms of what he did for the program — somebody that works as hard as he does, working on his skills,” Sander said.

“Physically, he put a lot time in. That’s what you like to see. Having him around the last few years has set a really nice example for how hard we like our kids to work. He and the four other seniors all improved dramatically. As a team, this past offseason, we did a lot of 5:30 a.m. workouts and, as a whole that senior class was at pretty much at all of them. A lot of that was because Donny led the guys.”

The high point of the season came on Feb. 15 when the Wildcats defeated Genoa in dramatic fashion, 98-90, in double overtime on Senior Night.

Haar had 26 points to lead all scorers and Lewandowski, Flick and Bowen finished with 16, 15 and 14 points, respectively. Fellow senior Harrison Wooten, a stable force in the post all year long for the squad, was also instrumental in helping Woodmore pull out the victory.

“That was pretty intense, playing in that type of game, up and down all the time,” said Bowen. “It was fun. I always wanted to play in that. We played well and we were both battling the whole game, and we broke the school record for points in a game.”

Sander added, “It was Senior Night.

We started all five seniors and got positive contributions and it was back and forth all night. We got up a few points and they would battle back. Give our kids credit, they were tired and fought and fought and fought. We were able to make a shot or two when we needed it. To get a big win against Genoa, our rival on Senior Night, was important.”

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BUS TRIPS FOR 2013 Wednesday,April 17, 2013- LaComedia Dinner Theatre-Springboro, OH.

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Join us as we “Tumble outta bed and stumble in the kitchen” to LaComedia Dinner Theatre in Springboro, for the hilarious comedy/musical 9-5.This show is about 3 ladies who are “just a step on the boss mans ladder.” Before the show we' ll enjoy a buffet style lunch with a variety of delicious food. Cost of the trip is $ 70.00 LUNCH IS INCLUDED IN PRICE.

Wednesday, May 15, 2013-Amish Brown Bag Tour-Shipshewana, IN. Join us as we head to Amish Country for the famous brown bag tour.We will start our trip browsing and shopping at the famous Shipshewana Flea Market, before heading off on a scavenger like hunt filling our brown bags with lots of goodies.

(Who knows what you just might bring home with you. It's a SURPRISE!) For a portion of this tour we will have our very own guide, who will give us the history of the Amish. Lunch will be served in an Amish restaurant.

Cost of the trip is $70.00 LUNCH IS INCLUDED IN THE PRICE.

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“ALL ABOARD” Join us as we set sail down the Cuyahoga River for an oldies cruise on the river. While aboard the Nautica Queen, you'll cruise under historic bridges and experience the breathtaking view of Downtown Cleveland's everchanging skyline, while enjoying a scrumptious unlimited buffet lunch and some entertainment.

Cost of the trip is $ 60.00 LUNCH IS INCLUDED IN THE PRICE.

Wednesday,August 14, 2013-Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park-Grand Rapids, MI. Join us as we take in the beautiful scenery at the Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park.This is a year round botanic garden and sculpture park, featuring an indoor guided tour and an outdoor tour riding the tram sightseeing the gardens, nature trails and boardwalks and more than 100 magnificent sculptures by renowned artists, special exhibitions and more!

After our tour we will enjoy lunch at Taste of the Gardens Café, where you will enjoy the dazzling ceiling sculpture by renowned glass artist Dale Chihuly, named Lena's Garden, in honor of Lena Meijer.The sculpture is comprised of dozens of individual blown-glass pieces. It spans the ceiling in a spectrum of colors.

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Wednesday, September 18, 2013- Anthony Thomas Chocolates and German Village -Columbus, OH. Join us as we head down to the capital city of Ohio, for a fun and scrumdidiliumptious tour of the Anthony Thomas Chocolate Factory, where experienced tour guides will explain each process step-by-step, from the kitchens to the final packaging.View interesting sights such as the huge copper kettles where the centers are created, and their unique silver wrapped pipes that carry liquid chocolate throughout the factory.At the end of our tour we will enjoy a tasty sample of one of their popular products, and visit their 2, 500 square foot retail shop.After the tour, we will be heading to Schmidt's Sausage Haus for their Tour Bus Buffet which includes 2 of their famous mini cream puffs.When lunch concludes you will be free to shop till you drop or till we load the bus for home. Cost of the trip is $ 55.00 LUNCH IS INCLUDED IN PRICE

Wednesday, October 16, 2013-Bronners Christmas Store and Birch Run Outlet Mall-Frankenmuth, MI. We will be embarking on the town of Frankenmuth just in time for Christmas for some shopping and sightseeing. Join us as we enjoy the sights of Frankenmuth and the shops at Birch Run Outlet Mall. Cost of the trip is $35.00 LUNCH IS ON YOUR OWN. All trips will include a morning send off of pastries and coffee. Snacks and beverage will be provided.

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The Raiders were led by Tyron Criswell, who finished with 25 points (9-for-9 FTs).

David Plain added 15 points, five rebounds and five assists, while James Spencer had 14 points, 17 rebounds, four steals and two blocks.

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of politics. People should be informed and get involved in local, state and national politics, but we need not get overly disturbed about it. The real problem with all of the fear and anger generated these days is how unproductive and debilitating it is. It keeps the talking heads happy, but it leaves the rest of us fearful, angry, and powerless to do much about it. So, perhaps we should keep our heads calm and unruffled, and save the fear and anger for when we really need it. He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty, and he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city. R.S.V. Proverbs 16:32

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Wrestling history A St. Kateri Academy middle school sixth grade wrestler has made history. Jasmine Daly, a female Cardinal Wrestling Club wrestler, won the Ohio Athletic Committee Grade School State Wrestling Championship in the Division IV 120-pound weight class in Youngstown. The daughter of Mike Daly and Melissa Morales, she has been wrestling since she was 4-years-old.

Daly pinned all five of her male opponents and was the first ever female champion winner in the history of this state tournament. She even had one male wrestler disqualify himself because he did not want to face her.

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Genoa senior Bailey Dipman is so dedicated to diving, she has been working at the sport since she was 7-years-old. Now an All-Ohioan, Dipman is narrowing down at which college she plans to continue her diving career.

Dipman, who took fifth place in Division II diving during the state meet in Canton, had told The Press she will likely choose between Youngstown State University or John Carroll University. After visiting schools, she has been accepted to one, but has not released the school’s name or made a decision. She is an honor roll student at Genoa and also a cheerleader.

The first Genoa diver to place that high at state, Dipman plans to lifeguard at two pools this summer and participate in offseason diving. She participated in an Ohio Diving League meet in Youngstown last week and says she is working on a new approach and hurdle.

At this year’s state swim meet, it was the second consecutive year in which Dipman finished fifth and the third year she finished in the top 10. This season, she finished with her highest score, compiling a mark of 385.75, nearly 10 points better than her score last year (375.55). As a sophomore, she finished in ninth with a score of 361.4.

Genoa diver Bailey Dipman going through a twist at this year’s state meet.

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Joe Retic II continued his great play with 19 points as the Express men’s basketball team defeated Central Community College-Columbus (NE) 88-72 in the NJCAA D-II National Tournament.

With the win, the Express (26-8) took on the winner of No. 12 Rend Lake College and No. 7 South Suburban College in the NJCAA D-II Final Four on Friday.

This is the first time Owens has reached the final four since former coach Jim Welling was at the helm in 1995-96. Welling, an Eastwood graduate who also played and once owned the all-time assists record at Owens, is now the coach at Central Catholic.

The Express took a 9-2 lead early thanks to several dunks from James Kelly and stretched the lead to 41-27 at halftime. In the second half, the game went back and forth until the Raiders cut the Express deficit to six. That’s when Javon Rice hit a 3-pointer from the left corner to put the Express up nine with 14:03 left.

Later, Retic hit a floater in the lane to put the Express up 72-60 with 7:50 left.

Retic attacked and scored again in the paint with 5:24 left to put the Express up 80-62.

It was smooth sailing from there as the Express managed the clock and took home the victory.

Retic finished 7-for-15 from the field and 5-for-8 from the foul line, while adding a team-high six assists, five rebounds and two assists.

Meanwhile, Tony Boykins added 13 points on 4-for-8 shooting, and Kelly added a double-double (10 points, 11 rebounds), along with one assist.

Franklin Lindsey also scored in double figures with 10, while adding eight rebounds and one steal.

Overall, the Express shot 33-for-78 from

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Northwood Monthly Government Food Distribution for City Residents March 27, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Josie Reinhart Community Center, located in the Northwood Municipal Bldg., (Parking Lot C), 6000 Wales Rd.

Jerusalem Twp. Trustees Meet the 2nd and 4th Tues. of the month at 6 p.m. at the township hall, 9501 Jerusalem Rd. Jerusalem Twp. Food Pantry, open 2nd Wed. of every month, 9-11 a.m. at the township hall, 9501 Jerusalem Rd.

Bowling Green Wood Co. Chapter of Ohio Genealogical Society Meeting March 26, 6:30 p.m., Wood Co. District Public Library Meeting Room, 251 N. Main St. After a brief business meeting, Tom Boltz, WCOGS member and military researcher will share ideas on accessing and adding military information to genealogical research. Public welcome.

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

Luckey Euchre Tournament April 13, 7 p.m. Luckey American Legion Post #240 Hall, 335 Park Dr. Food and registration at 6 p.m. Open to individual players 18 and older. Concessions and soft drinks available for sale. BYOB. Registration fee is $5.

Proceeds support Legion and Auxiliary program and the upkeep of the Post Home.

Food Pantry open to the public the last Wed. of the month, 1-3 p.m. & the last Thurs. of the month 6-8 p.m., Main St. & Krotzer Ave. Contact local church ofďŹ ces for info.

Martin Spring Vendor & Craft Show, March 23, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, 17877 SR 579 (across from Blackberry Corners). Proceeds from the show will beneďŹ t the American Cancer Society Relay for Life of Ottawa County.

Rummage Sale April 5, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. and April 6, 9 a.m.-noon ($2-a-bag day for clothing and half price for other items), St. Joseph’s Community Center, 120 W. Broadway (use back service entrance in alley off Allen Street).

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Genoa All-You-Can-Eat Breakfast featuring pancakes & sausage, eggs, biscuits & gravy, March 24, 8 a.m.1 p.m., Genoa Legion Hall, 302 West St. Carryouts available. For Legion Hall rental information, call Tom at 419-460-3265.

Tiki Warriors 4th Annual Rummage Sale beneďŹ tting the American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Ottawa County April 6, 8 a.m.-1 p.m., American Legion hall, 302 West St. To donate items for the sale or to volunteer to help, call 419855-4370 and ask for Kim or Tami.

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Genoa Senior Center 514 Main St., serves lunch Mon., Wed. & Fri., 11:30 a.m. (call 419-855-4491 for reservations). Card playing Mon. & Wed. at 12:30 p.m.; blood sugar checks offered the 3rd Wed. of the month; bingo Mon. at 9:30 a.m. Trinity Thrift Shop, 105 4th St., hours are Fri. 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. & Sat. 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Clothes & small household items available at reasonable prices.

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Genoa Community Food Pantry Open monthly on the 3rd Thurs.3:30-5:30 p.m. and the following Saturday of the same week, 10 a.m. - noon. Serving those who are in Genoa School District. Proper ID and billing address within the district required.

Pantry is being relocated to Christ Community Church, 303 West 4th St. Info: 419-855-8539 or 419-341-0913.

Gibsonburg Inside Garage Sale & Bake Sale sponsored by Welker-Smith American Legion Auxiliary April 6, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Legion Hall. $6 per table. Set up April 5, 3-6 p.m. Conract Mari Ann Jividen at 419855-4190 or Eleanor Knieriem at 419-637-2572.

Bookworms Book Club will meet the last Thurs. of the month at 1:30 p.m. at the Gibsonburg Branch of Birchard Library. The Bookworms will meet for light refreshments and good discussion about a book that members chose at the prior meeting. On March 28, the group will discuss “The Shoemaker’s Wife,� by Adriana Trigiani. For info or to reserve a copy of the book, call 419-637-2173.

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.

Lake Twp. Ageless Wonders will meet for dinner April 11 at 5

Pemberville Fish Fry March 29, 4:30-7 p.m. Pemberville American Legion, 405 E. Front St. Three & ďŹ ve 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.

Easter Sunday Worship Services will be held at March 31 at 8 and 10:30 a.m. at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 220 Cedar St. Easter breakfast will be served between services. A complete schedule of Holy Week services is available at www.bethlehempemberville.org.

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

Community Food Pantry at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 220 Cedar St. open 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.

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Harris-Elmore Fire Department Spring Feather Party, April 6, 7-11 p.m. at the Fire Station, 321 E. Rice St. Bingo, money wheel and poker. Featuring steaks, burgers, brats, pork and ham steaks.

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.

Discussion on the Great Fremont Flood of 1913 will be held March 24, 2 p.m., Birchard Library, 423 Croghan St. Local historian Fred Recktenwald will lead the discussion, which will include a slideshow presentation. Info: 419.334.7101.

March 24, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Carroll Twp. Service Complex, 11080 W. Toussaint-East Rd. Featuring pancakes, bacon, sausage, juice, milk & coffee.

Prepared and served by Carroll Twp. Fire & EMS. Carryouts available.

Food for Thought Food Pantry at Oak Harbor Alliance Chapel, 11805 W. SR 105, the last Wed. of each month from 5 to 7 p.m. Info: 419-7073664.

American Czech and Slovak Dance Club Dance March 24, 2-6 p.m., Millbury Fire Hall. Music provided by Fred Ziwick’s Band. Food, pastries and other refreshments available. Donations of pastries appreciated. No other carry-ins permitted.

Admission $8.

Oak Harbor Carroll Twp. Fire & EMS Pancake Breakfast

BBQ Chicken Dinner April 7, noon until gone, Rossford Eagles, 658 Lime City Rd. Dinner includes half-chicken, au gratin potatoes, corn, sweet and sour cabbage, roll and butter and dessert.

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 Senior Center offers lunch M-F, 11:30 a.m. (call 419-849-3636 for reservations). Home delivery also available.

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People Oak Harbor book signings set “Images of America – Oak Harbor,� a book co-authored by Dick Martin, John Liske and Frank Gluth, is now on sale in Oak Harbor at Oak Harbor Hardware, Community Market, The Rocket Shop and Kozy Corners.

Book signings are scheduled March 23 from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. at Oak Harbor Library; March 26 from 10 a.m.-noon and 4-6 p.m. at Community Market in Oak Harbor; and March 31 at a time to be determined at the Book Exchange in Port Clinton.

The book is also being sold by Arcadia Publishing Co., Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Hastings Books and Books a Million.

Gene Gilsdorf honored The Lake Township trustees have approved a resolution of appreciation for

Gene Gilsdorf, who has been involved in many civic endeavors.

The resolution, approved by the board of trustees March 19, notes Gilsdorf’s involvement with Boy Scouts of America for 63 years as well as his work on the township’s Sesquicentennial Committee and his contributions to the History of Lake Township book.

Gilsdorf is a founding member of the Friends of Lake Township Parks and a member of VFW Post 9963. “Gene Gilsdorf has left a lasting legacy of honor, commitment, and unselfish dedication to the community he resides in and the Lake Township trustees wish to offer their sincere thanks and recognition to Gene for his loyal affection to the community of Lake Township,� the resolution says.

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Military Notes Navy Petty OfďŹ cer 1st Class Joshua R. Baker, son of Laurie and Paul Baker of Genoa, Ohio, is assigned to with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133, Gulfport, Miss. Baker along with other Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 133 begun construction along with the Tajikistan Ministry of Defense’s (MOD’s) construction force, on the ďŹ rst phase of a $1 million project at Shamsi Base, Bahrain.

Baker is a 2002 graduate of Genoa Area High School of Genoa, Ohio and joined the Navy in December 2002.

Airman 1st Class Cole M. Brossia has graduated from Air Force Basic Training at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Tex. A 2012 graduate of Lake High School, he is the son of Craig and Penny Brossia, of Northwood.

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AUCTION LOCATION: Glass City Boardwalk Banquet & Catering Hall, 27820 E. Broadway, Moline, Ohio

OPEN VIEWING: Weds., March 6 from 4-5 pm @ the property.

TRACT: 28.6 +/- acres of land with approx. over 375â&#x20AC;&#x2122;+/- frontage on Tracy Rd. & 1750â&#x20AC;&#x2122;+/- on Keller Rd. There is ditch running though the property dividing it into 2 fields. 24.7 FSA acres of cropland. The soils in this parcel are NpA Nappanee silty clay loam, HcA Hoytville silty clay loam, NnA Nappanee loam & SpA Sloan silty clay loam; Lake School Dist. Taxes are $611.24 annual. Wood County parcel #H28-712-190000025000. A nonrefundable down payment of $10,000 is required at the close of auction.

Owner: D H Moser Farms Family LLC For Terms & Conditions check the web site or call the office - 419-547-7777.

www.bakerbonnigson.com WM BAKER & KEN BONNIGSON, CAI Asst. Auctioneers: Dean A. Smith, Andy Kluding, Todd Schling

REAL ESTATE AUCTION Thursday, April 4, 2013 @ 4:30 PM Location: 21041 Carter Road Bowling Green, OH 43506 (On Carter Road, Just North of State Route 582) Fantastic opportunity in the Eastwood School District, 4 bedrooms, 1.5 baths, fenced back yard, 1 car garage, small outbuildings, 1632 SqFt, bigger than it looks. Taxes: $1,390/yr., prorated at closing. Bring your imagination and build instant equity with your improvements.

Terms: 10% Down Day of Sale, Balance at Closing Call Shad T. Ridenour to View - 419.354.7653 Sellers: Susan Ortloff and Cathleen Moore Former Home of Lowell and Verna Brown

WILSON AUCTION & REALTY CO., LTD. 825 N. Main St., Bryan, OH 43506/419-636-5500 241 S. Main St., Bowling Green, OH 43402 419-354-7653 Toll Free 866-870-5500 Auctioneers: Wayne M. Wilson CAI, Brent J. Wilson CAI, Denver N. Geitgey CAI, Fred Nott, Keith Whitman, William H. Retcher, Shad T. Ridenour CAI, Richard Reed, Rick Roth, Bart Westfall, Justin VanAlstine

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A & M Towing and Recovery We buy junk cars, vans & trucks 419-320-5389 or 419-262-6002

BROKER PARTICIPATION WELCOME! Visit Our Website for More Info Seller: Library Square Properties LLC

WILSON AUCTION & REALTY CO., LTD. 825 N. Main St., Bryan, OH 43506/419-636-5500 241 S. Main St., Bowling Green, OH 43402 419-354-7653 Toll Free 866-870-5500 Auctioneers: Wayne M. Wilson CAI, Brent J. Wilson CAI, Denver N. Geitgey CAI, Fred Nott, Keith Whitman, William H. Retcher, Shad T. Ridenour CAI, Richard Reed, Rick Roth, Bart Westfall, Justin VanAlstine

www.WilsonAuctionLtd.com

Classifieds

Turnpike Service Plazas are hiring for:

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

419-666-1443

Avon Reps Needed.

Earning Potential Unlimited. $10.00 Starter Kit. Call for Appointment 419-666-5680 Class A CDL Driver to haul heavy equipment Mon.-Fri., local delivery.

Experienced preferred.

Starting $32,000. Call 419-837-2554 Construction Electricity Instructor 5+ years experience. Qualifications and application found at www.PentaCareerCenter.org EOE CRYOGENIC TRANSPORTATION LLC is hiring Class A CDL DRIVERS out of Riga, MI for our LOCAL positions! We offer competitive pay, medical benefits for you and your family, paid training on product handling, paid uniforms, paid vacations, 401K & MORE! 2 years tractor-trailer experience, Tank & Hazmat endorsements (or ability to obtain) & safe driving record required.

APPLY NOW at TheKAG.com or call (800) 871-4581.

Drivers: CDL A Teams Owner Operators & Company Drivers Wanted. $1000 Sign On Bonus for O/O Dedicated Lanes *Great Home Time *Safety Bonus Program *Benefits available after 90 days. 6 months verifiable exp. Call 502-664-1433 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: Dedicated, Home Daily!

CDL-A, 1yr OTR. Good Background.

Apply: 320 Matzinger Rd, Toledo. or Online: www.mtstrans.com Drivers: OWNER OP's Solo CDL-A Dedicated. Loaded both ways. Morehead to Toledo. No upfront costs.

Home most weekends, no touch, orientation-$500. Fuel Card. Surcharge all miles. Doug: 888-992-2718.

Drivers: Start up to $.40 per Mile.

Home Weekly. CDL-A, 6 Mos. OTR Exp. Required. 50 Brand New Coronados You'll be Proud to Drive! 877705-9261 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 Office help needed 20 to 30 hours per week. Must have good computer skills and strong communication skills, year round position. Please send resume to: South Shore Meinke Marina, 10955 Corduroy, Curtice, Ohio 43412 or email mmesinc@msn.com

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3903 Sq Ft Commercial building, close to downtown, 1st floor is unfinished and ready for you to configure to your requirements or build out for the next tenant. 2nd & 3rd floors are finished apartments w/ 2 bedrooms and 1 ½ baths each.

Updated mechanical system, separate utilities and producing good income. Be sure to inspect this building, if you need office space or a professional location, take a look.

With the income from the apartments your cost may be close to nothing.

Don't miss this auction. Call for an appointment to view. Terms: 10% Down day of sale, balance at closing, 2% Buyers premium to be added.

Rents and Taxes prorated at closing.

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Experienced, self motivated, common sense, dependable.

Drug-free workplace Must have own transportation 419-360-4120 Receptionist/Secretary.

Quickbooks experience required. Pay based on qualifications. Please mail resume to: P.O. Box 169- H, Millbury, OH 43447,.

Sales Dream If you like sales and are not afraid to speak in front of small groups, call 866-703-4414 full or part-time.

SALES OPPORTUNITY NABF College World Series media publications/sponsorship. Commission only. Call 419-936-3887, leave name and phone number.

Seeking qualified applicants for the following vacancies: Construction & Manufacturing Electives Teacher, Electricity Teacher, F&CS/GRADS Teacher, English Teacher, Marketing Teacher, Math Teacher, Instructional Aide for Students with Disabilities, Substitute Bus Driver, Substitute Cafeteria Worker, Qualifications and application found at: www.PentaCareerCenter.org EOE WANTED FULL-TIME Experienced dump truck driver, minimum Class B CDL, clean driving record is a must. 419-836-6117

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* Antiques * Buying all types and estates, including old toys, advertising items, Watches. 419-351-7014 or 419-6915808 Antiques, furniture, lamps, paintings, pottery.

Stony Ridge Antiques.

419-837-3068 and 419-837-5490 We buy name brand brass & woodwind instruments and old drums and drum parts any condition,guitars and tube amplifiers.

Dr. Dave's Band Aide 2048 Starr Ave., Toledo. 419-693-3900

$ Buying WANTED $ all items Gold - Silver - Platinum â&#x20AC;˘ Coin Collections â&#x20AC;˘ Pocketwatches â&#x20AC;˘ Old Wristwatches Michael Tadsen Jewelers 4201 Woodville Rd., Northwood

419-698-1570

NOW HIRING SEASONAL WORKERS!!

Village of Walbridge 1) Certified Lifeguards and Pool Manager for Aqua Terrace Pool. Please submit your resume & application with a copy of current certifications.

2) Ball Diamond Worker & Grass Cutter. Please submit resume and application.

Submit to: Ken Frost, Village Adm. 111 N. Main Walbridge, Ohio 43465 All applications must be received by 2pm on April 5, 2013. Walbridge is an EOE.

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Are you in need of a housekeeper, I do general/deep housecleaning also run errands (doctor's appointments, groceries, etc), or just some companionship for your loved one or just someone to provide loving pet care in your home while you're gone? Flexible hours and competitive wage. 419-464-5826.

Certified Nurse Aid with seven years experience in alzheimer, dementia, epileptic, and level challenged patients has opening to care for your loved one. Also patients who are convalescing from surgery, rehab process or in need of companionship. 419-720-9234 Jill.

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

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

A former nanny has 1 opening in my Oregon home. I offer fun, education and lots of love, first aid & CPR 419-972-7109 Child care in my Millbury home, with references, non-smoking, free meals, CPR Certified, lots of TLC. 419-836-7672.

Family of 4 desperately seeking 3bedroom home to rent in Lake School District 419-340-2069.

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

Tax prep 20 yrs. experience, $65 long form, includes everything. Federal, State, City, E-file. 419-913-1089

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

BAY AREA Looking for Clean Fill Dirt?

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Free delivery.

Bobcat services available.

Call MIKE 419-350-8662 Hardwood Flooring, Refinishing, Installation, and Repair Work.

18-yrs experience.

Call Kyle 419-343-3719 RAY'S HANDYMAN SERVICES Carpentry, Drywall Repairs, Painting, Siding, Electrical Problems, Help for the Do-It-Yourselfer.

Small Jobs Welcome, 35+ Years Experience Member BBB 419-836-4574/419-304-0583

Needed...

FULL TIME DAY COOK & PART TIME NIGHT COOK

(2) cemetery lots at Calvary Catholic Cemetery, both for $1990.

Savings of $410. 419-849-3631.

Speedtrap Diner 310 E. Main, Woodville

Head to head crypts, 2 for $3,000.

Eye-level, Highland Memory Gardens, Waterville, country setting.

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Truck Driving Schools Day - Eve - Weekend Class Job Placement

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â&#x20AC;&#x201D; LEGAL NOTICE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; This is to certify that the annual financial report of the Gibsonburg Exempted Village Schools for FY 2012 has been filed with the Auditor of State as per ORC 117.38.

A copy of this report and the Auditorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s report is available for public inspection at the treasurerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s office of Gibsonburg Schools, 301 Sunset Ave., Gibsonburg, Ohio, during regular business hours.

Dr. Paul R. Lockwood II, Treasurer Gibsonburg Exempted Village School District

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General house cleaning and offices. Reasonable, 30 yrs. experience and referenses. 419-6661753 Need Help Cleaning? 30 years experience. Free Estimates.

419-514-4136.

BAY AREA *Landscaping *Yard leveling *Demolition *Hauling *Bobcat services.

We have great clean fill dirt!

Exceptionally cheap prices!

"Free Delivery" CALL MIKE at 419-350-8662

*Outdoor Power Equipment Repair & Service For the Home, Lawn, Farm & Garden Generators, Riding Mowers, Log Splitters, Trimmers, Edgers, Chainsaws, Lawnmowers, Leaf Blowers, etc.

Track Record of Professional Service and Happy Customers Reasonable Rates 419-260-8990 Ed's Mowing, Complete Lawn Service and Bush Trimming, No contracts. 419-693-9614 or 419-3491266

BAY AREA CONCRETE New or Replace Concrete Driveways, Sidewalks, Pole Barns, Porches, Stamped & Color Concrete Brick & Block work etc.

Veterans & Senior Citizens' Discounts Free Estimates, Licensed & Insured "No job to big, no job to small"

Mike Halka 419-350-8662 Oregon, OH. "Serving all of N.W. Ohio"

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

EXPERIENCED FREE ESTIMATES *SENIOR & WINTER RATES* 419-862-2000 GRAYTOWN OR 419-697-1230 NORTHWOOD

Jake's Drywall We service Northwest Ohio.

No job is too big or too small.

20 years experience.

Fully insured. Free estimates.

419-360-3522

Affordable roofing, garages, flat roofs , new roofs or repairs, big or small, license, insured, 419-2424222 FREE ESTIMATES. Michael's Roofing and Construction All types and any repairs.

30 yrs. Experience 419-836-1620 Roofer & Company LLC (Previously Hatfield Roofing) Commercial and Residential All Types ,Re-roof and Repair Senior Discount/Free Estimates Reasonable, BBB 419-836-9863

BAY AREA Looking for Clean Fill Dirt?

Rock bottom prices.

Free delivery.

Bobcat services available.

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Ivan's Tree Service Serving Toledo & Surrounding Counties for 32 years!

Rated A+ from BBB Free Estimates & Reasonable Rates *Expert Removal *Trimming *Shaping *Complete Clean-Up Fully Insured. 419-693-9964

Tree Monkey LLC Tree & fence service Tree trimming/removal and stump grinding.

Fully insured, free estimates â&#x20AC;&#x153;Have a nice treeâ&#x20AC;?

419-329-1331 www.TreeMonkeyLLC.com

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Unit #119 - Robert W. Fletcher Lots of Boxes Unit #208 - Rafael Maldonado- Misc Unit #218 - Kenneth Briggs - Misc Unit #230 - Daniel Rasanow Lots of Boxes Unit #223 - Rain Gillard- Household Unit #304 - Tiffany Crawford - Household Unit #336 - Tracy Haggins - Household Unit #414 - Rachael James - Household

Ken Belkofer - Auctioneer OAKDALE STORAGE 1926 OAKDALE ST., TOLEDO 419-691-1591

GENOA 1891 N. Genoa Clay Center Road Friday, March 29 (9-4) Saturday, March 30 (9-4) Wooden Swingset w/slide & sandbox, small chest freezer, household items, chair & ottoman, miscellaneous tables, snowmobile helmets & clothing, CB radios, trailer brake control box, girls bedding & girls accessories, miscellaneous clothing and much more!

MARTIN Going out of Flea Market Business/Premoving Sale

By Appointment or

By Chance.

5681 N. Nissen Rd., Martin, Ohio 419-836-2627 20 Years Flea Market, 50 Years Accumulation For Sale No Reasonable Offer Refused!

PLEASE HELP! DESPERATLY NEEDED Someone to help price and set up a garage sale!

Please call Marilyn at 419-690-0104

NORTHWOOD 2531 Eden East Drive March 29th & 30th 9am to 3pm Harley Parts, Baby Items, Clothes, Misc.

Cabbage Patch Dolls $5 each and other Collectibles. 419-855-7038.

Cub Cadet 107 lawn tractor w/mower deck, 42" snow blower all in good condition-$900 419262-0015.

Entertainment Center, Sauder's Oak, Excellent Condition, Moved and it is too large, $100. OBO. 419-693-0304 Washer, $100. Electric dryer $150.

Gas grill $75. Pink high chair and walker $30 for both. Table and six chairs and hutch $100. (2) TVs. 419691-3841.

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GE Stereo System with Trun table, radio, cassette, 3 way speaker system asking $50.00. 419-898-7934

KELLY

Hi, I'm Kelly. I'm a very active and sweet little lady. Once I get to know you, I don't want to leave your side. I'm working on my leash manners as well as learning some other commands. So far, I have learned how to sit and shake. No one has ever really spent much time with me, so I'm glad to be learning new things and meeting new people.

Since I am not used to being shown affection, I'm still getting used to that idea, but so far, I love all the attention I can get, and reciprocate with kisses when I'm happy. I love to run around and play with other dogs. I would love to find my forever home with someone who will give me lots of attention and love. Stop out and meet me today, I know we'll be best friends!

Forklift training each Friday.

STYX

Call Penta Career Center for more information at

419-661-6503.

Charter Bus Tours

New Flier's available Lots of Day & Multi-Day Tours call Evelyn's Excursion's 877-771-4401 419-737-2055

Buying Quality Antiques, From single to whole estates, Also old toys, advertising items, watches, pottery419-351-7014

Bed liner out of '98 Dodge Short Bed with Tailgate Cover. Good Shape Only in Truck for 3 months. $50.00. 419-836-8648

Try the Best!!!

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â&#x20AC;&#x201D; PUBLIC NOTICE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; March 12, 2013 On March 11, 2013 during the regular meeting of the council of Harbor View. Council passed Resolution #02-2013.

The resolution was passed to approve the ANNUAL APPROPRIATION BUDGET and to provide for the current expenses and other expenditures for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2013.

Lorraine Crapsey, Fiscal officer

TRUCK DRIVER Helena Chemical Company is looking for experienced Truck Drivers for Seasonal Work (6 to 8 weeks). This position will make deliveries, load and unload product, utilize a forklift, and perform General Warehouse Duties. Class A CDL and the ability to operate a Forklift required.

Pre-employment Drug Screen required. Must be 21 years of age. For consideration please call 419-855-7778 and have resume available.

Fork Lift Friday

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Free Estimates Insured Wallpaper & Removal Senior Discounts

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Hi there, my name is Styx! They call me that because when I first came in I was nothing but bones. I am slowly starting to gain weight and would do so even better in a home. I am about 3 years old and I am a lab mix. I prefer calmer dogs to play with and I walk very well on the leash. Please come down and meet me and ALL of my friends looking for homes. We are at the Lucas County Dog Warden 410 S Erie St - 419.213.2800 - you can also check us out on FB and Petfinder.com. If you are missing your pooch PLEASE come down and look at the LCDW. We are always looking for volunteers and donations to help me and all of my four-legged friends.

LOST! Northwood, Coy/Curtice area, male long haired cat. White w/orange markings, orange tail, answers to Murphy. Call 419-698-4527 or 419-340-0821. Leave message.

Food for Thought lives and breathes by its volunteers. Here are a few opportunities for you to join the team: Food Pantry All of our food pantries are choice pantries, which create a grocery store atmosphere, and we need volunteers to keep it running effectively! Our pantry, located at 3540 Seaman Rd. in Oregon, is open on Tuesday from 10am-1pm and 6pm-8pm, Wednesday 10am-1pm, and Thursday from 10am-1pm and 6pm-8pm.

Friday Night Lunch Packing Every Friday night from 6pm - 7:30pm we pack 350 brown bag lunches for our Saturday morning picnics and we need your help!

There is no age requirement!

Saturday Morning Picnic Every Saturday morning, we have a picnic with the unhoused of Toledo. We meet across from the Main Library downtown (Adams & Michigan) at 10am. This was and still is the heart of Food for Thought, come join us! For more information, visit feedtoledo.org/volunteer or email volunteer@feedtoledo.org.

Real Estate & Contents Auction ABSOLUTE March 30, 2013 Contents @ 10:00 Real Estate @ Noon 6050 Grissell - Oregon, Ohio 43616

3-bed, attached garage & 20 x 40 pole barn TERMS: 10% buyers' premium. $2,000.00 down day of sale (non-refundable) Property sold as is where is. Purchasers shall rely on their own inspections of property and records.

Sale is not contingent on financing or inspections.

Any other terms & conditions will be announced day of sale.

Household: Electric Stove, electric dryer, refrigerator, microwave, table & chairs, book cases, 50s style double bedroom set, tableware, misc. kitchen items. Misc: Wheel chair, Organ, Pictures, speakers, VCR, DVD's, CD's, clock, lamps - hanging, table & dresser, Santa musical toy box, Binoculars, Game boy Booster, Bally Centaur pinball machine, 5-Vending machines for stickers & tattoos. Collectibles: Stainless steel canister set, Lava lamp, oil lamp, ammo boxes, Mickey Mouse in box, Misc. Christmas dec., Pee Wee Herman talking doll, vintage wall & mantel clocks, Zenith transistor radio, Illuma Storm, records. Electronics: Realistic 3 head reel to reel player & Sony -150 reel to reel tapes 50 +, Motorola Ham Radio, Lysco Transmaster, Midland 14 channel, Radio Shack 100 channel scanner, C5 Duel FM transceiver, turntables & Lg. radio. Tools: Soldering gun, heat gun, angle grinder, drill, circular saw, pry bar, new lead cord, open & box end wrenches & misc tools. Misc.Garage: Yard tools, 2-wheel cart, appliance cart, wheel barrows, alum. ladder & more.

This is a small auction. Be on time.

Owner: Lillian Coleman & the late Jerry Coleman Go to Auctionzip.com # 4464 or www.belkofersauctionservice.com for complete list & pictures.

TERMS: cash/check ID for bid number.

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1550 Woodville Rd. Millbury, OH. 43447 Call 419-836-2221 or 1-800-300-6158 classified@presspublications.com

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Mike Halka

419-350-8662 Oregon, OH

KELLER CONCRETE INC. Tear Out & Replace Concrete, Driveways, Patios, Porches, Pads, Sidewalks & Stamped/Colored Concrete ** Quality & Affordable Work **

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S andwisch Painting

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Cycleman We repair Chinese Pocket Bikes and Scooters, and Mopeds, many parts available, also repair motorcycles, Call Wed. - Sat (10-6pm) 419-244-2525.

1989 38ft Overland Motor Home with full basement. Runs good, easily sleeps 6+, $15,000. 419-261-3543

Roofing

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419-836-9650/419-466-6432 Handyman

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MARK 419-855-4161

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

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419-308-0073

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OREGON PLUMBING No Jobs Too Small Insured - Bonded

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C & L SANITATION, INC.

Celebrating our 50th year in business

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419-874-4653

Serving the area for over 50 years

Storage

Musser

Restoration & Remodeling, Inc

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Metro Suburban Maumee Bay

P.O. Box 169 â&#x20AC;˘ 1550 Woodville, Millbury, OH 43447 (419) 836-2221 Fax 836-1319 E-Mail classifieds@presspublications.com

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