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City considers billing for rescue By Kelly J. Kaczala Press News Editor kkaczala@presspublications.com Oregon is considering soft billing residents’ health insurance companies for rescue services. Councilman James Seaman said the money is needed because there are fewer dollars collected from the fire department’s .5 mill levy as a result of lower property taxes over the years. “At its height, we collected about $180,000 per year from the levy,” said Seaman, who is chairman of the city’s finance committee. “Now, it’s under $100,000.” In addition, Senate Bill 66, which phased out tangible personal property taxes over five years, also had a negative impact on the fire department. “Now that those taxes have been eliminated, it has hurt us,” said Seaman. He’d like to see soft billing funds earmarked for more expensive projects, such as the renovation or construction of a fire station, or the purchase of a new pumper truck. “My feeling is that the money we get from soft billing should go for infrastructure or large expenses. It could be used for small equipment and wage increases. Noth-
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The proposed expansion of the Collins Park Water Treatment Plant in East Toledo drew about 45 residents living near the plant to the Birmingham Branch public library on Tuesday to voice their concerns about the project, which calls for the city’s purchase of several homes in the area. Some wanted to know if the expansion would affect the nearby Collins Park, and whether their homes would be taken by eminent domain if they did not want to sell them to the city. “We’re not coming in to take the park or take people’s properties,” said Dave Welch, director of public utilities in Toledo. “But if we can string some of those properties together, we’re going to do it, and we have the authorization to spend the money. That’s what we’re looking at.” Some property owners have already expressed an interest in selling their homes to Toledo, said Welch. “We have a couple of people we’ve already talked to,” he said. He characterized it as a “willing buyer, willing seller” situation. “We already own about one-third of the property along there right now. So we thought, `Let’s see who’s interested out there.’ Obviously, that caused some concern with some folks because they didn’t understand what we’re doing and what we’re trying to do,” said Welch. “We don’t know what the future may hold,” said Jamie Miller, a realty specialist with the city. “We have no immediate plans to go into the park. But it’s not out of the realm of possibility at some unforeseeable point in the future.” Dave Leffler, Toledo’s commissioner of plant operations, said the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency has mandated $314 million of improvements to the plant. “A lot of that is equipment related,” he said. Most of the equipment in the plant, which was built in 1941 at the onset of World War II, is still in service today, said Leffler.
ing has been decided yet but I would like to see it go for big ticket items,” said Seaman. “Right now, we’re doing an assessment of the fire stations,” he added. “If we would need a new pumper, it costs over a half million dollars.” Councilman Mike Sheehy, who is chairman of the safety committee, also said he would like to see funds put aside for costlier equipment and infrastructure projects. “It makes sense that it would be money
used for big ticket items, like fire trucks. So many times, we buy big equipment for the fire department, then we bond it out because there’s not enough money to pay for it. By soft billing, we wouldn’t have to go to the taxpayers and ask for more money,” said Sheehy. The city currently has three fire stations: Fire Station One, at Seaman and Wynn; Fire Station Two at Wheeling and I-280, and Fire Station Three at Bay Shore. “Some trucks almost don’t even fit in the fire stations anymore. We really have some issues about that, especially at the Bay Shore station, which is the oldest station,” said Sheehy. Most of the fire department’s $2 million budget is appropriated from the general fund, said Seaman, while a smaller percentage comes from the fire levy. Seaman said Oregon is one of the last cities to implement soft billing. “It’s occurring in all the other cities,” he said. “It’s time for us to start thinking ahead and saving the money for these major infrastructure improvements.” The fire department would collect about $150,000 the first year of soft billing, said Seaman, then about $200,000 annu-
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Shooting victim had filed for divorce By Larry Limpf News Editor news@presspublications.com Court records indicate the victim of a fatal shooting Wednesday allegedly by her estranged husband had filed for a divorce last year but reconsidered less than a month later and withdrew her complaint. According to records in Sandusky County Common Pleas Court, Amy Ross filed a divorce complaint on April 19, including a motion for a mutual restraining
March for Meals The Meals On Wheels Association of America (MOWAA) created the March For Meals campaign in 2002 to raise awareness about senior hunger. “We Are Meals On Wheels, so no senior goes hungry� is the rallying cry of the campaign and MOWAA. This year, Ottawa County Senior Center site managers encouraged increased awareness of the needs of home-delivered meal recipients of Ottawa County by organizing a gift bag fundraiser. The project was based on an idea from Danbury Senior Center site manager Paula Shenkel. Site managers Tammy Reichert, Mary Jane Happel-Meadows and Candace Pucci joined Shenkel in planning a “March for Meals� event, whereby seniors from each of the county’s six senior centers collect items to fill a reusable grocery bag. Each bag contained items such as paper towels, hand soap, toothpaste, facial tissues and other basic necessities that homebound seniors are often unable to get without assistance. At the end of the month, the gift bags were delivered to each of the nearly 200 home-delivered meal clients along with their daily hot meal. Shenkel suggested the idea to encourage members of the senior centers to help their fellow seniors by giving them practical items that they can really use. She and fellow site managers organized their respective sites to collect the items and assemble the gift bags for delivery. Walker Funeral Homes assisted with a monetary donation for the project.
order, but then filed a dismissal notice on May 15. According to the Ottawa County Sheriff’s Department, Ross, 43, was pronounced dead at the home of her sister, Andrea Swope, 44, on N. Leutz Road in Carroll Township, north of Oak Harbor. She was found in a bedroom with a gunshot wound to the chest. Swope had called the sheriff’s department shortly before noon, reporting the shooting and advising dispatchers the alleged shooter, Randall Ross, had then shot himself and was still at the residence. Carroll Township Police Chief Jody Hatfield, the first responding officer to arrive on the scene, encountered Mr. Ross, 47, in the driveway. Ross was treated at the scene by the Carroll Township Fire Department and transported by Life Flight to Mercy St. Vincent Medical Center in Toledo. The victim and Mr. Ross had lived at 2715 County Road 265, Fremont, but she had been staying with her sister. A spokesperson for Mercy St. Vincent Thursday said the hospital had no information concerning Ross but Sheriff Stephen Levorchick said Friday morning that Ross suffered two head wounds and the hospital was providing updates on his condition to law enforcement officials. The investigation is for the most part complete except for a few interviews. “The crime scene and autopsy are done. The next big thing is to see what happens with his condition,� the sheriff said. “As far as any criminal charges it would be up to the prosecuting attorney’s office. I don’t anticipate any criminal charges at this time until he is released from the hospital.� Swope’s daughter was at the home at the time of the shooting but there were no other injuries, the sheriff said. Swope was able to get control of the hand gun after Ross shot himself. “She said he laid the gun on the floor next to him after he shot himself so she grabbed it,� the sheriff said. The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation is assisting the sheriff’s department in the investigation.
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Riders responding to expanded hours By Cynthia L Jacoby Special to The Press Ottawa County’s general transit service expanded its evening hours earlier this year and riders appear to be taking advantage of it. In January, the Ottawa County Transportation Agency expanded service hours to 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. seven days a week. The move, in part, was to meet the needs of some of the working community that need the service to return home after a late shift as well as satisfy federal grant requirements, OCTA director Bill Lowe said. The change in hours has run in parallel with the increase use of OCTA service. When OCTA began operating in 1997 there was no weekend service. Weekend service came along eventually. And, as of last year, hours were 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday and 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. The January numbers show that 45 people traveled during the expanded time slot from 8 -11 p.m. In February, that number grew to 116, Lowe said. “We are not the end in itself,” Lowe added. “We’re a means to get people to the places they need to get to.” OCTA carried nearly 95,000 passengers last year, according to the agency’s 2012 annual report. Its highest ridership numbers were recorded in 2011 with 99,339 passenger trips. One-way fares are $3.50 per individual for the curb-to-curb, advanced registration, in-county trips. However, for additional fees, OCTA drivers also take passengers to sites in Wood, Erie, Huron and Sandusky counties. Discounted rates are offered to seniors and others with disabilities that are eligible for assistance. An average day, Lowe said, consists of about 400 to 500 trips. That puts drivers in contact with a good percentage of the community on a daily basis. “In a small community like ours, everybody is somebody’s mother, sister or friend. We try to honor their independence. The focus is on serving the people,” Lowe explained. The need for public transportation in rural communities - where destinations are anywhere from 20 to 40 miles away on average – is apparent, he said. Transit systems in urban areas are based more on concepts like relieving traffic congestion. Rural transportation has another mission, he said. “The face is about being compassionate to those who don’t have the opportunities,” Lowe said. The bulk of passengers rely on OCTA because of mobility issues such as age, disabilities, poor eye sight and obesity rather than lack of transportation or inability to drive, Lowe explained. The agency is funded several ways including federal, state and local assistance, agency service contracts and daily fares.
Some of the contracts provide rides for area residents enrolled in programs through county department such as Jobs and Family Services, the Board of Developmental Disabilities and Senior Resources. Other contracts provide maintenance service for vehicles. The maintenance plan began with the Ottawa County Sheriff’s Office in 2003. Today, OCTA mechanics service more than 200 vehicles from 24 other agencies, the annual report shows. The large number allows them to order parts and supplies at discounted rates. “The nice part of it is like sharing an apartment. When you live on your own, it’s expensive. When you bring in a roommate or two, then you save,” Lowe said. OCTA’s two biggest expenses are labor and fuel. OCTA currently owns a fleet of 25 vehicles and employs 31 people, including 23 drivers and two mechanics. In the past year, drivers racked up 786,156 service miles.
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Talk set on bridge closing Engineers from the Ohio Department of Transportation will speak to the public about the three-year rehabilitation project scheduled for the Anthony Wayne Bridge (High Level Bridge) Thursday, April 25. The talk, sponsored by the East Toledo Club, will be held at 12:30 p.m. at the East Toledo Senior Activities Center, 1001 White St. A question and answer period will follow. The historic bridge, which was built in 1931, is expected to be closed for two
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Toledoans for Prison Awareness is sponsoring “Prison Awareness Week” April 8-13. The event will feature two dozen speakers, films, discussions and a Saturday inside the Toledo Correctional Institution, the state’s medium to maximum security prison. The group is sponsoring the week of activities to “bring the human and institutional crisis of the prisons out of the shadows and into the foreground of policy, awareness, and ministry,” according to its mission statement. “Our society likes to pretend that imprisonment only affects ‘bad’ people,” said Dr. Cynthia Ingham, assistant professor of history at the University of Toledo and coordinator of the events, “when in reality we are all affected.” Each day of Prison Awareness Week will have a specific educational focus, with literature and displays in the UT Student Union and an event on that theme scheduled for the late afternoon or evening. Faculty and local community leaders involved in prison, justice, and reentry are scheduled to present. All events are free and open to the public. A complete schedule of events is available at www.toledoprisonawarenessgroup.org.
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Rescue bills Continued from front page ally. “In the first year, we would get the paperwork setup and the billing system established, so it won’t be as efficient as the second year,” he said. Members of the volunteer part-time fire department had been opposed to soft billing when it was proposed by former Mayor Marge Brown in 2008.. “Marge brought the idea of a full-time fire department to a head, and it was turned down,” said Seaman. “The fire department feels comfortable that the decision has come and gone. Now more and more fire departments are doing this, and we can’t be left behind. It’s time to move forward.” Sheehy agreed. “There wasn’t that level of trust with the previous administration. The rank and file thought it might have to do with ultimately bringing about a full-time fire department. That clearly is not the case,” said Sheehy. Fire Chief Ed Ellis confirmed he is now on board with soft billing. “In 2008, there were some other circumstances going on. It was the way it was presented to us. It isn’t our inclination to replace part-time with full-time firefighters at this time. The main driving force for a fulltime department would be the number of runs we see, and our response times. Some day it will come to that, but not anywhere in the near future. As long as the administration is happy with what we’re doing, we’ll continue to have the same part-time fire department we have today.” In addition, there were nagging concerns in 2008 that residents would have out of pocket expenses with soft billing, according to Sheehy. “We were concerned residents would ultimately get a bill. With the levy, we had promised people they would never get a bill,” said Sheehy. Now that other communities have had soft billing for several years, there are assurances that insurance companies will cover the costs. “Years ago, the state government stepped in and required anyone selling insurance to include soft billing coverage on their policies. So people are paying for it already in their policy,” said Sheehy. “Nobody is getting billed for it. They might get a statement of transaction, but they will never be billed.” Ellis emphasized that the city will only bill the insurance company and not residents. “If our rate is $500 for transport, and your insurance will only pay $250, than that’s what the city will accept,” said Ellis. Those without insurance will not be charged, he added. Ellis, other fire department administrators, and representatives from the fire department’s rank and file, joined city officials, including Sheehy and Seaman, on a committee to look at possible vendors to administer the program. “We interviewed five companies from the area,” said Ellis. “We came up with a company that we think is a good fit.” “We listened to all the presentations,” said Sheehy. “MedCorp seems to have the best proposal. They will do all the paperwork, and there would be no additional requirements from members of the fire department, who will be busy on their runs. The company would take care of all the billing of insurance companies.” Seaman said it appears there is a consensus on council in favor of the proposal. “We haven’t made a final decision on which vendor, but it’s imminent. It’s a positive thing across council and the mayor’s office. Everyone’s positive about it and it’s going to happen,” said Seaman.
Centennial celebration On Sunday, April 7, the Walbridge Centennial celebration will kick off with a commemoration of the first council meeting held 100 years ago. The observance will be held at the VFW Banquet Hall, 109 N. Main St., Walbridge. After proclamations from local dignitaries, there will be an historic slideshow of the village at 2:30 p.m., followed by refreshments at 3 p.m. Memorabilia will be on display throughout the afternoon. The Lake-Walbridge Alumni Photo Book featuring senior classes from 19112012 will be available for purchase and memorial bricks and centennial cookbooks will be available for order.
Residents along Collins Park are concerned about the possible expansion of the water treatment plant. (Press photo by Ken Grosjean)
Residents wary of expansion Continued from front page “A lot of the pumps, motors, electrical switch gears, and things like that,” said Leffler. “A lot of those improvements will be internal to the existing buildings as well as rehabbing some of the existing buildings. The main plant itself has about 2.8 acres under roof, and that’s one of the major projects. The concrete is falling loose, and some of the roof panels have gotten to a critical condition. It’s gotten so bad, we’ve had to put up some nets to catch the dropping concrete. Those are the types of things we will be doing.” The plant, when it was first built, began operation with an 80 million gallons per day capacity. In 1956, the plant was expanded to 120 million gallons per day capacity with the construction of a 40 million gallons per day addition. A new 40 million gallon treatment unit for the plant is needed so that repairs can be made in the plant. Currently, there is little space to expand, said Leffler. “You don’t see a lot sitting out there. But a lot of the plant is underground. We have a 75 million gallon concrete reservoir that is totally underground. So we can’t build anything on top of that property. When you look at the whole footprint of what is there, it’s starting to get really tight with space,” said Leffler.
A man in the audience asked why the city installed a new solar array, or sun panels, next to the treatment plant instead of on top of the roof, if there is a concern about limited space at the site. Leffler said the roof is in poor shape and would not support the weight of the panels. “It would have cost too much money,” said Leffler. Chlorine facility The expansion project also consists of the construction of a new chlorine facility that is separate from the rest of the buildings, said Leffler, and two new transformers. “In order to do that, one building that needs to be relocated, that likely will be outside the current fence line, is a pole barn for maintenance items and storage,” said Leffler. “The other two projects in which we are looking for space are two new transformers. We are going to redo the electrical configuration there.” Someone asked whether property across from a nearby cemetery could be used for the expansion. “For the power grid, we need to keep it as close to the facility as we possibly can. So we would like to keep it adjacent to the existing property,” said Leffler. Currently, there are no plans of what is being proposed, he said.
“We currently know for sure that we will be moving the pole barn, and it will be closer to York Street on property we already own. The electrical system has not been bid or designed yet. Part of that design, of course, will be to look at efficiencies,” said Leffler. Some in the audience wanted assurances that the city will not use property in the park for the project. One man even asked for a written guarantee. “We can,” said Welch. “The thing is, if things change down the road, and the EPA comes in and says we have to expand the plant by 200 million gallons, we’re going to have to do something. Right now, there’s no reason to take the park, or take anyone’s property. There are no plans in the works to go into the park. We know what we have to build right now. We’ve been negotiating with the EPA for the last three or four months on what they want us to do. And the expansion is a 40 million gallon plant and the chlorine facility.” Leffler said the city mailed letters to homeowners on Collins Park Avenue, which is adjacent to the plant. “We sent letters to every house to see what interest there was,” said Leffler. “The offers that have been given to anyone who has asked about it is way under what we need to leave,” said a man in the audience. “So until you guys are more benevolent with your money…And you got over $300 million?” Miller said their properties would be appraised, and based on comparable sales of similar houses. “We will help anyone who is open to this process to find another home,” said Miller. “The goal is to help make you whole. Not to upgrade you.” Peter Ujvagi, a long time resident of the Birmingham neighborhood and former councilman, asked officials, “Where is the plan that says this absolutely has to happen now, and why is it the community is not part of that?” “This neighborhood has been around for a long time. We’ve had a number of challenges in this community,” said Ujvagi. “Every one of them we stood up on. So key words, `Not at this time,’ or ‘Yet,’ or `We don’t know what we’re going to do,’ we’ve gone through that. Very clearly, that doesn’t fly. If we’re building something that’s for the next 20-30 years, we better have the plans right. If there is even a scintilla of possibility that Collins Park would have to be used, every other option would have to be used first, not later.” Welch said he could not “give a concrete answer on anything.” “I can tell you that the EPA has dictated for the next 20 years for us - we can show you what we’re going to build, and where it’s going to be at,” said Welch. Ujvagi suggested Officials agreed with a suggestion by Ujvagi to work with a task force consisting of local residents to discuss the project further.
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Heated water buckets may have caused barn fire By Kelly J. Kaczala Press News Editor kkaczala@presspublications.com The cause of a fire that destroyed a barn containing several horses and other animals at the Vail Meadow Equestrian Center on Cedar Point Road in the early morning hours of March 21 was likely electrical in nature, Oregon Fire Chief Ed Ellis said on Wednesday evening. “There’s no official report yet, but the State Fire Marshal’s Office is leaning towards electrical,” said Ellis. “There was electricity in the building. There were warmers in buckets of water to keep it from freezing over so the horses could drink.” That, he said, may have been the cause of the fire. “There may have been a `pinch point’ from a cord leading up to one of the buckets, which normally hangs from the walls,” he said. “The extent of damage is so severe that it’s hard to get a handle on it. There was no foul play, so it drops back to an electrical problem.” Ten horses, along with a pot bellied pig, a goat, and two ducks, perished in the fire at Vail, which provides a therapy horse riding program for those with disabilities. Most of the horses that died were therapy horses.
Horses buried Paul Mullen, assistant fire chief, said the official cause will likely be “undetermined” because the fire had consumed the barn. “There was an electrical heater, but it was shut off,” said Mullen, who helped
fight the fire. “There were also lighting fixtures. It doesn’t take much for a wire to be shorted out. Whether it was a heating bucket or lighting fixture, we’ll probably never know.” Mullen called the Agriculture Department on behalf of Vail Meadows so the horses could be buried on site. The graves had to be excavated to a certain depth. “We try to help anyone who suffers a fire loss, whether they are homes or businesses,” said Ellis. “If there’s anything within our power to help them, we will do that.” The fire, called in at about 3:30 a.m. by a passing motorist, had completely engulfed the barn by the time firefighters arrived just minutes later. Ellis said most barn fires are not natural but man made. “Even in the summer, you don’t get a lot of lightning strikes. Most barns are protected from lightning,” he said. He noted a similar fire that burned a barn to the ground on Corduroy Road in January 2009 that was caused by a wood burning stove. The fire, fueled by high winds, had started at 12:27 a.m. in the barn, which was owned by Prakash Thombre. He and his family, who lived in a house 30 feet from the barn, were unharmed. Hundreds of livestock, including goats, ducks, chickens, guineas, rabbits and chickens, had perished in the fire. “Usually, you see fires in barns that are supplied with heat to keep it warm or to keep water from freezing,” said Ellis. “That’s what we look at right away.” Mullen said barns could be equipped with a sprinkler system to prevent fires, but
it’s costly. An alarm system is cheaper. “Outside of having a sprinkler system or alarm to let you know there is a fire, there’s nothing you can do,” he said. Vail Meadows has an account set up for donations at First Federal Bank of the Midwest, 3426 Navarre Ave. Also accepting donations on behalf of Vail are most businesses at Great Eastern Shopping Center on Woodville Road. Eagles Landing Golf Course will host a golf scramble on May 18. A 5K fundraiser, Run for the Meadows, is planned for May 25. To register, go to http://www.runforthemeadows.com/
Brown slams council Former Oregon Mayor Marge Brown told city council at a meeting on March 25 that a spaghetti dinner fundraiser was planned for Vail Meadows on Saturday, March 30, starting at 5 p.m. at Icons Eatery & Entertainment, the former Yeehas Bar & Grill, 3150 Navarre Ave. She also blasted council for their “lack of response” to the fire. “It was tragic on Thursday when I got the call and I was out there,” said Brown. “More tragic was the lack of response we got from our council people. I’m not going to defend you. I’m sorry. I was there, they asked where you were. I said I was not there anymore. That’s not my problem.” Councilman Dennis Walendzak said Brown was short sighted in her comments. “Former Mayor Brown took a little shot at members of council not knowing what we have done or not have done in regards to Vail Meadows.. She spoke a little out of turn not knowing what some members may have done. I know every member
of this council saw that as a tragedy and have reached out to Vail Meadows in other ways. Sometimes it’s better to understand what someone has done before making a backhanded comment like that.” Mayor Mike Seferian agreed. “The fire department personnel did address it very seriously. As Chief Ellis will tell you, they were there and did a lot of things on behalf of the city, like they would do in any tragedy,” said Seferian. “We believe we handled people fairly and equally throughout the community, and provided other services so they could bury the horses on site, and facilitated some of the work in being able to carry that out, as well as offering to do other additional things. And that was the personnel most able to help in this situation.” Sheehy said he found out about the fire later that day. “I certainly went over there to observe first hand what had happened but the gates were closed. There were things for them to do and they had business to tend to. I think maybe the worst thing to do would have been to stick my nose in there. I, like others on council, felt terrible about it. We all in our own way will do something to help the Vails out. It’s a great charity and great organization and a plus to our community. Hopefully, they will carry on and something greater will grow from he ashes.” “It’s a very personal thing,” said Seferian, adding that he believed Brown’s comments were mostly aimed at him rather than council. “And I can take that,” he said. Seferian defeated Brown in her bid for a third term as mayor in 2008.
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Playground grant A new playground at Pearson Metropark is getting closer to becoming a reality thanks to a second grant from the BP-Husky Refinery. Mark Dangler, president of BP-Husky Refining, presented a check for $25,000 to Metroparks executive director Steve Madewell last Wednesday at Packer-Hammersmith Center at Pearson. The money will be used toward the construction of a “signature” playground featuring custom-made, interactive sculptures to incorporate nature interpretation with outdoor fun for kids. Pictured at the presentation are Terry Breymaier, president of Friends of Pearson Park; Steve Madewell, Metroparks executive director; Lera Doneghy, commissioner for Toledo Area Metroparks; and Mark Dangler, president of BP-Husky Refining. (Press photo by Ken Grosjean)
• Raymond Edward Trame, 8270 W. Thompson, Oak Harbor, 180 days Correction Center of Northwest Ohio (CCNO), 150 days suspended, license suspended three years, $989 court costs and fines, OVI – Alcohol/Drugs. • Gregory Williams Karshuk, 3748 W. Harbor, Port Clinton, 180 days CCNO, 157 days suspended, license suspended one year, $789 court costs and fines, OVI – Alcohol/Drugs. • Kelly L. Krueger, 5 Nevada, Toledo, $129 court costs and fines, reasonable control of motor vehicle. • Gregory A. Parent, 907 Eaton, Toledo, 90 days CCNO, 60 days suspended, $230 court costs and fines, obstructing official business. • Carl L. Ware, 601 Viking, Toledo, 60 days CCNO, 45 days suspended, $155 court costs and fines, petty theft. • Ryan J. Filka, 306 Paine, Toledo, 180 days CCNO, 150 days suspended, $230 court costs and fines, theft. • Ryan J. Filka, 306 Paine, Toledo, 180 days CCNO, 180 days suspended, $100 court costs and fines, deception to obtain a dangerous d rug.
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He said the department’s fleet of Chevy Tahoes that were purchased used from Michigan State University are nearing the end of their service. Major planned expenses for the road department include $35,000 for the purchase of a used patching machine and $60,000 for road projects done by bid contracts. Melanie Bowen, a township trustee, said the department plans to advertise for contract bids to resurface Isch and Wagner roads this year – a project that began last year. The purchase of the patching machine may be put on hold if a used machine can’t be found for the budgeted amount, she said, adding the trustees are concerned local revenue collections will continue to reflect a slow economy. “It’s a wish list,” Bowen said of the appropriations. “We’ll have a better idea when we get the second half property taxes in July.”
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Security examined after threat By Cynthia L. Jacoby Special to The Press A voicemail threat has triggered a security review at the building housing the Ottawa County Job and Family Service offices near Oak Harbor. “The caller had said something about killing people at the site and burning down the building,” Sheriff Stephen Levorchick said. A lockdown and evacuation occurred
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when the calls were first discovered March 26, JFS Director Stephanie Kowal said. She declined to discuss in detail the duration of the lockdown and evacuation. “ W e took the right protocol. We had lockdown and evacuation. But we still have to be able to conduct business,” Kowal said. The director met with county commissioners Thursday to discuss the threat as well as security issues at the building. After the meeting, Kowal said she could not comment specifically on the conversation because the meeting was held in executive session and the threat case was still under investigation. Commissioner Jim Sass on Friday confirmed the meeting was in executive session. Therefore, he said, his ability to comment was limited. “There’s nothing real radical at this point but I can say the building security is being reviewed,” Sass said. “I don’t know if you can ever stop this kind of thing but we will do our best to prevent it.” Levorchick said the threat was left on a telephone voicemail in a JFS office. The agency offices are located in the Ottawa County Resource Center at 8043 W. Ohio 163. The complex also houses other county offices including the Jobs Store and the Community Improvement Corporation and is located next to the Ottawa County Engineer’s Office garage and across the street from Riverview Healthcare Complex. Sheriff’s deputies were alerted of the threat shortly before 3 p.m. Tuesday. According to the report by Deputy Kent Davis, the JFS office received two voicemails on March 25. The first came in at 12:36 p.m. It was a man who appeared to be frustrated with the voice automated system rather than being able to talk to a person. The call was not threatening, the deputy wrote. The caller, who possibly was in 40s or 50s with a possible southern accent, cussed then hung up. The second call by the same man, the report said, came at 12:45 p.m. The caller threatened “I swear to God I’m gonna go there and kill everyone who works there and burn the ----------- to the ground.” He hung up immediately. JFS staff listened to the voicemails but no one recognized the voice, Kent wrote. Kowal contacted the telephone company in an attempt to trace the calls but ran into some difficulties, according to the report. In the aftermath of the threat, Kent told Kowal that the JFS needed to review its security measures at the building. He noted the sheriff’s department had had several problems with the alarm system, including several instances in which employees had set off alarms on the weekend. The deputy also mentioned the unlocked lobby doors. Kent then advised Kowal to talk to the commissioners as well as the Building and Grounds Supervisor Jim Adkins regarding updating safety measures.
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Dorothy A. Kachmarik, age 71, of Oregon, OH passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 24, 2013, while in hospice care at the M i c h i a n a Rehabilitation Center. Born October 3, 1941, in Toledo, Ohio she was the daughter of Lawrence and Mary (Mieczkowski) Lewandowski. A life-long Toledo area resident, she graduated from Toledo Central Catholic High School in 1959 and married the love of her life, Edward Kachmarik on August 24, 1963. They were introduced to each other through polka music by their older brothers, who had formed their own polka band called The Larry Richards Orchestra. They shared their first polka dance together soon after and the rest was history. They made their home in Ed’s hometown of Oregon where he was a teacher, principal and administrator. They raised four boys on Norcross Drive where the family had many fond memories. As a devout catholic, she started playing the organ at Toledo’s St. Vincent De Paul church during high school and then continued her musical and religious service as a founding member of St. Jerome church in Walbridge where she was the organist and choir director for over 30 years. Dorothy devoted her life to helping and serving others and would tirelessly go above and beyond for the chance to touch someone’s life in a special way. She loved spending time with her family and friends hosting countless gettogethers and holiday parties. She was a talented cook and baker who loved to bake elaborate pies and cakes for family and friends’ birthdays, weddings, and other special occasions. Her Polish coffee cake was a particular favorite. She also loved traveling with Ed, which usually entailed visiting her children, grandkids, and other family members and friends. She volunteered her time to many activities and organizations including Coy Elementary where she was a reading/teacher’s aide, room mother and president of the Coy School Mother’s Club. She was also an active member of various Clay High School parents associations. As her sons got older, she worked at the Oregon Animal Hospital and cherished the friendships she made with all of the staff and longtime clients in her 27 years there. She is survived by her 4 sons and daughters-in-law, Scott (Lynn), Craig (Louise), Kevin (Laura), David (Kelly); brothers, Larry (Pat) Lewandowski, Dan (Marge) Lewandowski; sister Lori (Kamal) Kotaich; in-laws, Richard (Janet) Kachmarik, Tina Kachmarik and Bev Lewandowski; grandchildren, Katy, Taylor, Josh, Evan, Carter, Kyla, Connor, Maggie and Owen Kachmarik along with several nieces, nephews and cousins. She was preceded in death by her parents Lawrence & Mary Lewandowski; husband Edward; Father & Mother-in-law Frank Kachmarik, Magdalen (Kondel) Kachmarik-Gibel; stepfather-in-law, Andrew Gibel; brother, Dick Lewandowski; and brother-in-law, Frank Kachmarik Jr. Friends may visit at the Sujkowski Funeral Home of Rossford, 830 Lime City Rd. on Monday, April 1, 2013, from 2 to 8 p.m. where a Scripture Service will be held at 7 p.m. Visitation will continue on Tuesday, April 2, at St. Jerome Catholic Church, 300 Warner Street in Walbridge beginning at 10 a.m. where a Mass of Christian Burial will follow at 11 a.m. with Rev. John DeRiso, C.S.C. and Rev. Al Ceranowski presiding. Interment will be at St. Ignatius Cemetery in Oregon. Memorial contributions can be directed to St. Jerome Catholic Church. To leave condolences for the Kachmarik family please visit www.sujkowskirossford.com
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Your Voice on the Street: by Stephanie Szozda What are you looking forward to most this spring and summer?
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The Press Poll Do you plan on voting for the renewal of Oregon Schools' Permanent Improvement levy? No, my taxes are already too high Yes, the money has funded important projects Undecided
Tanya Langenderfer Northwood “I like spring the best probably because in the winter it’s so depressing and boring and I like to see every one’s happy faces in the spring.”
Andy Kandik Curtice “Warm weather, water sports, going to the islands and partying with my friends.”
Cathy Kern Northwood “I look forward to spring and summer to spend more time with my friends and my family outside, enjoying the nice weather.”
Dorothy McClarrem Galion, Ohio “Good, warm, sunny weather... soon.”
Melissa Sanchez Toledo “I look forward to going outside more and being active in the nicer weather.”
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A sweet event To the editor: The Oak Harbor Chamber of Commerce held their annual Easter Candy Hunt March 23. More than 350 children came out to find their candy bags. We would like to thank the following individuals and businesses for their donations and help with our annual Easter Candy Hunt; 2012-2013 Apple Festival Royalty Court and families, Amy Lutman – Royalty Coordinator, A Cut Apart, Batdorff Real Estate, Boy Scout Troop #316, Carroll Township, Charlotte and Harry Striker, Commodore Perry Federal Credit Union, Community Markets, Crosser Funeral Home, Debi Heiks, Dor-Way Antiques, Drown’s Dairy, Dr. Dennis Laub, Druckenmiller Agency, Fine Art Creations – Jackie Bodnar, Kurt’s BP, LDJ Nutrition, Lene’s Webb, Lexi and Emma’s Closet, Magruder Hospital, McDonalds, Medi-quip Repairs, Mill Street Brew, National Bank of Ohio, Oak Harbor Masonic Lodge, Oak Harbor Veterinary Hospital, Oak Harbor Police Dept., Portage Fire District and Firefighters, Radiant Windows and Remodeling, Rick Spangler, RVI, Inc., Spangler Motors, Sprouse Insurance, St. Bonore Financial, Subway, The Cure, the Village of Oak Harbor, Tom Knoop, TriMotors Sales & Service and U.S. Bank. Valerie Winterfield Executive Director, Oak Harbor Area Chamber of Commerce
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Kasich’s folly To the editor: Gov. Kasich’s flawed attempt at tax reform unnecessarily burdens those who can least afford it. This plan is nothing more than another Ponzi scheme favoring those who currently aren’t paying their fair tax share. What drives economies is good-paying jobs, not budget or tax plans that are skewed for those who don’t need it and don’t trickle it down. Instead of a tax pyramid favoring the 2 percent, let’s get the jobs that Ohio’s corporations sent overseas back into Ohio. More jobs create a better economy, and more jobs increase tax revenues without burdening the middle class and poor. Paying a living wage or raising the minimum wage can help company profits – ask Costco. When everyone does well, everyone does well. Paul Szymanowski Curtice
Calamity days To the editor: I cannot believe how easily Oregon Schools close. A few snow flurries and they close. The wind blows too hard and they close.
Why don’t you just take winters off and have school during the summer, but then again, if the wind blows the wrong way, they would close, or if it’s cloudy they would close. How about online classes? Oh but if the lights blink, they would cancel. No wonder you can’t get people to vote for schools – you’re never in them. John Gray Oregon
A party to stupidity To the editor: Read your “opinion” article in The Press. Why all of a sudden “for Americas, that the time for denigrating or stigmatizing same-sex relationships is over?” What has changed your opinion on this? For you to commend people like Bill Clinton and Rob Portman for changing their stands on same-sex marriage is allowing yourself to become a party to their stupidity. For a man like Portman, just because his son wants to do something “else,” to allow what your children are doing to change the way you believe is tantamount to opening yourself up to some strange happenings.
If my children start sexually molesting children, am I supposed to change my belief against that horrible thing? The same if they become a drug addicts or murders? I could go on and on about this. He took a lot of money from his voters on his stance. Will he now expect these donors to give again to re-elect this wimp? God loves all of us, but his book has much to say against this “abomination” (that’s the word He uses). He would like for all to “repent” to turn from our sinful ways and follow his ways. In 2 Cor. 5:10, we’re told, “We will all stand before the judgment seat of Christ and will answer for the things done in the body whether good or bad. Robert Young Northwood
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by Bryan Golden doubt that were absent at birth. We spend more time being taught what we can’t do rather than what we can. We learn to worry about what others think. How many times did you hear your parents say, “What will the neighbors think?” or “What will your friends think?” in response to sharing your intentions? To this day, you probably have a bigger list of things you feel are impossible compared to what you believe is possible. This is not the way of the universe. The universe shows us the power of unlimited possibility of which you are the essence. From a single cell, there was a miraculous intention for you to develop into the person you are. You are an integral being of mind, body, and spirit directed by your intentions. Your intentions exist in real time. They are happening right now in this moment. Intentions are not something you do in the future. Your intentions are the basis for your life. Without intentions, you have
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Was Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry’s victory over the British in the Battle of Lake Erie the single most important event in Great Lakes history? Christopher Gillcrist, executive director of the new National Museum of the Great Lakes, believes so. He said, “If Perry doesn’t win, we’re Canadian. No doubt. Even if we win the rest of the war.” Gillcrist made his comment last week while speaking to the East Toledo Club at Hope Community Church in Oregon. Gillcrist traveled here from Vermilion, home of the Inland Seas Museum, which will relocate to The Marina District in East Toledo and expand its exhibits. The renamed National Museum of the Great Lakes is scheduled to open this fall. Gillcrist said if Perry’s victory was the most important event, it was closely followed by the role the Great Lakes played in the Industrial Revolution. “The Industrial Revolution is the defining economic experience in this nation’s history,” Gillcrist said. “It was made possible not only by the things that were here—iron ore, coal and grain—but also by the ability to ship that cheaply and cost-effectively in a capitalistic framework. We would not have had the Industrial Revolution without the Great Lakes.” The role the Great Lakes played, and continues to play, in industry will be highlighted in one of four major galleries. The others are: Exploration and Settlement which will
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take visitors on a tour from the days of the Voyagers, fur trappers and explorers to the early 1800s; Safeguard and Support which will describe the role the lakes have played in our military history; Shipwreck and Survival which will tell the stories of lighthouses and wrecks such as the Edmund Fitzgerald. To give you an idea of the quality of the exhibits, Gillcrist said a visitor will be able to take a simulated ride on a diving bell down to the wreck of the Fitzgerald to explore the ship and the reasons it sank. It will be one of many exhibits that are handson. Another will feature a hand-operated bilge pump to give visitors real-time expe-
rience on keeping a ship afloat without mechanically powered pumps. Creating such excitement is a must in today’s museum, Gillcrist said. And, it’s not cheap. The Fitzgerald exhibit alone cost about $250,000. Fundraising, memberships in the Great Lakes Historical Society and state grants will pay for most of the construction work. The museum will be housed in the Toledo Marina building, which will require about $800,000 in renovations to accommodate the galleries. The biggest expense so far has been to move the Col. James. M. Schoonmaker (once called the Willis B. Boyer) from its berth near the Anthony Wayne Bridge to a new slip located adjacent to the museum. That cost approximately $3 million and was paid for by the State of Ohio. The ship, once the largest freighter on the Great Lakes, was built in 1911. It has been repainted and will become an integral component to the museum experience. “It offers incredible opportunities for programming,” Gillcrist said. He added, “In terms of marketing, it’s a 625-foot billboard that says ‘come here’ when you’re coming over the I-280 bridge from the north.” While the museum will tell the story of the Great Lakes from Duluth to the St. Lawrence Seaway, it will also have a section on Toledo’s importance as a port entitled “The Toledo Trail.” One exhibit will feature a 17-ton, 23-foot blade-to-blade propeller built in Toledo in the mid 1950s by American Propeller. At the time, it was the
largest propeller in the world and was cast in brass in one piece. Another exhibit will tell the story of the David Dows, the only five-masted schooner to sail the Great Lakes. It too was built in Toledo. Gillcrist says the Great Lakes have been overlooked for its role in the Underground Railroad. He will try to correct that. Many runaway slaves found safe haven in Canada crossing one of the Great Lakes on a steam ship. Gillcrist says the museum will also host community events, perhaps, a muscle car and muscle boat show. A feasibility study predicts the museum will attract some 41,000 visitors annually. Admission is expected to be about $11 per adult, with discounts for various age groups. Why move from Vermilion to Toledo? Gillcrist said Toledo has a maritime history, the Schoonmaker museum ship, a building and available land. Access from the Veterans Glass City Skyway on I-280 and visibility also were factors. So were other cultural attractions such as the Toledo Museum of Art and Imagination Station. “This is a phenomenal fit for us. We think it’s going to be a great success,” he said. Comment at zoz@presspublications.com.
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Her San Diego backyard is home to the “Cluckingham Palace” In the span of a few years, I’ve gone from weird to trendy. Why? I keep chickens — in San Diego. Here’s one sign of how times have changed. In 2009, the local newspaper’s editorial page excoriated me for trying to change local laws to allow chickens. Last year, the same paper featured me (along with my hen Diana) in a cheery lifestyle feature article on urban farming. “Chickens are smelly.” “Chickens are noisy.” “Chickens just don’t belong in the city.” These are some of the reasons people used to give for prohibiting backyard chicken keeping in urban areas. And you know what? Thousands of birds kept together in a small space are smelly and don’t belong in a city. And roosters are noisy. But hens don’t need roosters in order to lay eggs, and a family doesn’t need more than a few hens to provide enough of them. Plus, a few hens are much quieter than your average Chihuahua. Several years back, I stirred up a local controversy to see if I could get my city’s
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chicken laws changed. A reporter for the local news showed up at my house to do a story on the matter. After seeing my chicken coop — Cluckingham Palace — and meeting my “royal” ladies, Diana, Victoria, and Elizabeth, she made a confession. When she arrived, she expected to find a smelly coop that attracted bugs. But
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she found an odorless, bug-free coop with lively, sweet chickens that provide me with pest and weed control, and eggs. They were surrounded by a thriving garden, fertilized by my chickens’ manure. I’ve gone months without cleaning the chicken coop and it never smelled or attracted bugs. So long as you add enough bedding (I favor wood chips and dead leaves) to the coop, the chickens’ manure breaks down into compost. It will never smell. As for the bugs: What? Chickens eat bugs. Any bug dumb enough to make its home in a chicken coop won’t last long. (Ditto for mice.) After eating the fresh eggs laid by backyard chickens, you won’t be able to return to the store-bought kind. Even the expensive, fancy varieties (organic, cage-free, etc.) don’t compare with backyard chicken eggs. I think the difference comes from the chickens’ diet. Backyard hens eat chicken feed, of course, but they also forage for grass, bugs, and even the occasional lizard. A Mother Earth News study found that eggs from chickens raised on pasture contain less cholesterol and saturated fat than store-bought eggs, along with more omega3s and vitamins A, D, and E. In short, backyard chicken eggs can hardly be considered
the same product as what’s found in the supermarket. Perhaps this is why San Diego’s recent effort to legalize backyard chickens was funded by a grant for combating obesity. When I first got my chickens, I was on the wrong side of the law. I felt it was an act of civil disobedience, as I was taking a stand for my family’s health, the environment, and animal welfare. Pampered backyard hens, after all, have it good compared to their caged factory farmed counterparts. Just a few years later, backyard hens are legal in more cities. When my parents met my feathered pets, they commented that I’m “just like Martha Stewart!” Maybe, but that’s probably the only thing we have in common. It’s great to see the tide changing. Herbert Hoover once promised Americans “a chicken in every pot.” That didn’t turn out so well for him. But a chicken flock in every yard could prove a winning goal if Michelle Obama wants to take her healthyeating campaign to the next step. OtherWords columnist Jill Richardson is the author of Recipe for America: Why Our Food System Is Broken and What We Can Do to Fix It. Visit OtherWords.org
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East Toledo senior group is stitching for a cause By Tammy Walro Press Entertainment Editor twalro@presspublications.com
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These poor kids have nothing. Norma Dixon holds one of the 100 dresses that will be taken to Haiti to help needy young girls through the Project Hope mission effort. The sewing group at the East Toledo Senior Activities Center is making the dresses from donated pillowcases and fabric. (Press photo by Ken Grosjean) net. They’re easy to make and the simple design is perfect for kids.” The women, including Rosenbrook, who lives in Oregon; Dickson; Ginny Gruetter, of Oregon; and Pat Boerst and Gwen Olic, both of Toledo, work diligently in an
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They get together every Wednesday in a small room tucked away at the East Toledo Senior Activities Center. The sewing group, led by Pauline Rosenbrook, is a testament to the adage, “Busy hands make a happy heart.” From the hallway, the sound of laughter rings through the room – the women are keeping each other in stitches as they busily cut, pin and sew the morning away. Though they’ve worked on quilts and other projects in the past, this particular week, they’re working with a special purpose and satisfaction, transforming piles of colorful pillowcases and fabric pieces into darling little dresses that will make their way to needy young girls in Haiti. The sewing project was inspired by group member Norma Dickson, who learned about a mission in Haiti called Project Hope through her daughter’s sisterin-law, Sue Valiton. The mission, started by Father Marc Bosivert, includes a school and community for Haitian children in Hope Village, located about 120 miles southwest of Port-au-Prince. Valiton, formerly of Toledo, and now living in Minnesota, recently returned from Haiti and shared the plight of the Haitian children with Dickson on a recent visit to Toledo. “These poor kids have nothing,” said Dickson, who is originally from Scotland. “Hearing about it, I wanted to do something to help. I know how to sew, so I suggested some kind of sewing project. “We came up with the idea for these simple dresses made from pillowcases,” she said. “We found a pattern on the Inter-
Ryan, a Northwood Elementary School student who was on spring break. “I babysat him since he was little, so he’s been here many times,” Pauline said. “I’ve been coming since I was a kid,” he said. “You’re still a kid!” one of the ladies said. “Ryan’s a good sewer – he has his own machine at my house,” Rosenbrook said. So far, the group has completed about 60 dresses in different colors and sizes. “The more she makes, the fancier they get,” Gruetter said. “All the pillowcases, fabric and trim have been donated,” Dickson said. “We’ve paid for nothing.” “If we sew for an hour, we can usually get through about a half-dozen,” Dickson said, adding that she’s enlisted the help of a teen group at the East Toledo Family Center. The goal is to make 100 dresses, which will be given to Valiton when she returns to the area in July. “When we get to 100, she’ll probably just keep going,” Gruetter said.
Concert series welcomes “Pianist to the Royal Family” “The Live in The House Concert Series” will present Warren Mailley-Smith, one of Britain’s leading concert pianists, Saturday, April 6 at 7:30 p.m. at the historic Pemberville Opera House. Critics laud Mailley-Smith as a rare exceptional talent who turns out to be utterly charming and down-to-earth, with a gentle, self-depreciating sense of humor. Combined with his formidable technical skill and mature musicality, these attributes have made him a favorite of audiences world-wide. Mailley-Smith studied at the Royal College of Music where he won numerous post-graduate prizes. He has made his solo debuts to critical acclaim at Wigmore Hall in London and Carnegie Hall in New York. In 2011, he made his much-anticipated debut with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in a performance of “Beethoven’s Emperor Piano Concerto.” The artist has also received more than 30 invitations to perform for the British Roy-
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Spring Fling St. Boniface Catholic School will host the annual Spring Fling Saturday, April 27,
2013 at 6 p.m. in the school gymnasium at 215 Oak St., Oak Harbor. Advance tickets are $25 per person, or a table for 10 for $200. Adult beverages and sodas will be available. Dinner will include a dinner of chicken and/or ham, green beans, cheesy potatoes, rolls and apple pie. There will also be a live DJ, silent and live auctions of handmade treasures by each class, raffles, a $500 “Gas for Cash Bonanza” drawing and a chance to be a contestant on “Let’s Make a Deal.” To reserve tickets, contact Sandy at 419732-1728 or email sheschel@hotmail.com.
Vail Meadows benefits planned A number of community fundraisers are being planned to benefit Vail Meadows after the therapeutic riding center’s original barn was destroyed and 10 horses were lost in a recent fire. Events planned include:
• Icons Eatery & Entertainment, 3150 Navarre Ave., Oregon, will host a benefit spaghetti dinner Saturday, March 30 from 59 p.m. The donation is $6 for adults and $3 for children. • Toledo Police “Fallen Hero Harley” benefit taco dinner will be held Tuesday, April 2 at 6 p.m. at Patrolmen’s Hall, 1947 Franklin Ave. Toledo. • Vail Meadows benefit Speed Show/ Barrel Race will be held Sunday, April 28 at Vail Meadows. The expo will begin at 1 p.m., followed by the show at 2 p.m. • A golf scramble is being planned for May 18 at Eagle’s Landing Golf Course in Oregon. • Run for the Meadows 5K will be held May 25 at the Millbury Fire Hall. Visit www. runforthemeadows.com for more info. Donation opportunities and fundraising information will be posted at the center’s website at www.vailmeadows.com.
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A community fundraiser to benefit Baby Ellie Carnicom will be held Wednesday, April 10 from 6 a.m.-9 p.m. at the Bob Evans at 10770 Fremont Pike in Perrysburg. Ellie was born premature to Nikki and Jesse Carnicom of Oregon and will need to be hospitalized for months.
A call for poets The Harris-Elmore Public Library will sponsor its seventh annual Teen Poetry Contest during the month of April. The contest is open to students in grades seven to 12. Prizes of $25 gift certificates to a local book store will be awarded in the categories of male and female humorous and serious poems. The library is also sponsoring a poetry contest for adults. Poems should be comprised of book, CD or movie titles. Participants may use the catalog to find titles. The winner will receive a $25 gift certificate. Poems should be typed on one side, but may be more than one page in length and must be submitted to the library, located at 602 West St., by April 30. There is a limit of five poems per person in each category.
Sr. center plans trips The East Toledo Senior Activities Center, in conjunction with Diamond Tours, will host a trip to New Orleans June 23-29. The cost is $615 per person, based on double occupancy. The cost includes motor coach transportation, six nights lodging including four consecutive nights in New Orleans, 10 meals, a swamp tour, a riverboat cruise on the Mississippi River, time in the historic French Quarter, a visit to the historic National World War II Museum and more. A deposit of $75 is due as soon as possible. Call 419-691-2254.
Bird ID classes Magee Marsh Wildlife Area Bird Center will offer a pair of basic bird identification classes April 10 and 17. Both classes will run from 7-9 p.m. These classes will cover field marks, birding by habitat, bird songs and learning the warblers. Participants will receive educational ID guides and CDs. There is no cost to sign up for the class, however pre-registration is required. Class size is limited. To register or for more information, contact Mary at 419-898-0960, ext. 31 or email Mary.warren@dnr.state.oh.us.
Wine & War This year marks the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Fort Stephenson. The Fort Stephenson Bicentennial Commission is proud to present Wayne State College Professor and renowned 1812 author Donald R. Hickey on Friday, April 5 at 6:30 p.m. at the Hayes Presidential Center for “An Evening of Wine and War.” Hickey, called the “dean of 1812 scholarship” by The New Yorker, will be presenting “Ten Things You Should Know about the War of 1812 in the West (But Probably Don’t)” Tickets are $10, which includes an appetizer bar. A cash wine bar featuring Ohio wines will be available as well. For ticket information, call the Sandusky County Convention & Visitors Bureau at 419-3324470.
Warren Mailley-Smith, one of Britain’s leading concert pianists, will perform April 6 at 7:30 p.m. at the historic Pemberville Opera House. (Photo by Ben Ealovega)
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Mud Hens kick off 2013 season April 11-14 By Tammy Walro Press Entertainment Editor twalro@presspublications.com Last week’s snow and freezing temperatures may make it seem more like football than baseball season but fans of the Toledo Mud Hens waiting for that sweet cry of “play ball” can celebrate as opening day is just around the proverbial corner. The Hens will open their 2013 season against the Louisville Bats April 11 at 5 p.m. at Fifth Third Field. As always the team will offer special theme nights, giveaways, live entertainment, costume appearances, and chances to meet the players and coaches throughout the season. Kids can run the bases after every Sunday game. Check out www.mudhens.com/promotions for updates. • April 1-May 31: “Spring Warblers of Eastern North America,” Photography Exhibit by Brian Zweibel, Sportsman’s Migratory Bird Center, 13229 W. SR 2, Oak Harbor. Presented by the National Center for Nature Photography. Free. www.friendsofmageemarsh.org. • Through April 14: 94th Toledo Area Artists Exhibition, Toledo Museum of Art, Works on Paper Gallery. Artist Joe Fig and Toledo Museum of Art Mellon Fellow Kate Nesin are jurors for the 94th annual Toledo Area Artists Exhibition, which celebrates the best of Northwest Ohio’s vibrant artistic community. This year, 96 entries were selected from more than 640 submissions. Free admission. • Through Oct. 7: “The War of 1812 on the Ohio Frontier” on exhibit, Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center, Fremont. In commemoration of the bicentennial of the War of 1812, the Hayes Museum presents an exclusive exhibit detailing how Northwest Ohio was pivotal in turning the War of 1812 from a defeat to victory. Artifacts and manuscripts from the Hayes Presidential Center Collections, area museums and historical societies and the private collection of Lou Schultz are featured. 419-332-2081 or www.rbhayes.org.
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April 2: Ask a Patent/Copyright/Trademark Attorney Series, Toledo-Lucas County Public Library, 325 Michigan St., Toledo, 7-8:30 p.m. Featuring Purdue Law Offices, LLC. 419-259-5200 or www.toledolibrary.org. April 5-7: Weak Signal Radio Control Exposition, SeaGate Convention Centre, 401 Jefferson Ave., Toledo. Fri. and Sat. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. and Sun. 9 a.m.-2 p.m. The world’s largest exposition dedicated to radio-controlled model aircraft, boats and cars. More than 250 exhibitors. Active duty U.S. military admitted free. 419-255-3300 or www.toledoshow.com. April 5: Silver Screen Classics: “Back to the Future,” Valentine Theatre, 400 N. Superior St., Toledo, 7:30 p.m. Featuring $2 popcorn, cold tall drafts and a full bar. 419-242-2787 or www. valentinetheatre.org. April 6: Pemberville Opera House presents Warren Mailley Smith as part of the Live in the House! Concert Series, 7 p.m. The brilliant young piano virtuoso to the Royal Family will delight any crowd. Tickets are $10 and may be purchased at Beeker’s General Store or Riverbank Antiques in Pemberville. www.pembervilleoperahouse.org. April 6: Bald Eagle Day, Magee Marsh, 13229 W. SR 2, Oak Harbor, noon-4 p.m. Free. Back to the Wild rehabilitation center will be on hand with a live eagle. Visit area nests and learn about this awesome bird. 419-898-0960 or friendsofmageemarsh.org. April 6: Humane Ohio All-You-Can-Eat Pancake Breakfast, Church of St. Andrew United Methodist, 3620 Heatherdowns Blvd., Toledo, 8-10:30 a.m. Cost is a donation of any amount at the door. www.humaneohio.org. April 6: “Tracing Your House’s History,” Hayes Presidential Center, 1 Spiegel Grove, Fremont, 9:30 a.m. Hayes Presidential Center Head Librarian Becky Hill will explain how to use printed and online sources to track down the owners and history of a property. Pre-registration required. 419-332-2081 or www.rbhayes.org. April 6: Nature Tots, Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge, 14000 W. SR 2, Oak Harbor, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Free. Ages 3-5 are invited to participate in hands-on activities. 419-898-0014 or fws.gov/ midwest/Ottawa. April 6: Swampers, Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge, 14000 W. SR 2, Oak Harbor, 1-2:30 p.m. Hands-on activities for ages 6-10. 419-898-0014 or fws.gov/Midwest/Ottawa. April 6: Homesteading Open House, Cabin Building, Pearson Park, Oregon, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Explore the pioneer spirit Reservations needed. Free. www.metroparkstoledo.com. April 7: Monthly Bird Survey, Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge, 14000 W. SR 2, Oak Harbor, 8 a.m. Join a refuge volunteer and become a citizen scientist the first Sunday of each month. Bring binoculars and dress for the weather. Meet at the trailhead parking area. 419-898-0014 or fws.gov/ refuge/Ottawa. April 9 & 16: Beginning Genealogy Class, Toledo-Lucas County Public Library Main Library, 325 Michigan St., Toledo, 6-8 p.m. Free. Registration required. 419-259-5266 or www.toledolibrary.org. April 10: Birding Basics I, Sportsman’s Migratory Bird Center, 13229 W. SR 2, Oak Harbor, 7-9 p.m. Free. Learn tips for basic bird ID and bird songs. Pre-registration requested. 419-898-0960, ext. 31 or friendsofmageemarsh.org.
I spy… This young hunter was among 350 kids who braved the chilly temperatures in search of sweet treats at the annual Oak Harbor Chamber of Commerce Easter Candy Hunt held March 23 at the Log Cabin at Adolphus Kreamer Park. Mr. and Mrs. Bunny were also on hand to pose for photos. (Photo courtesy of the Oak Harbor Chamber of Commerce)
Calendar April 11, 12, 13 & 14: Toledo Mud Hens Baseball vs. Louisville Bats, Fifth Third Field, 406 Washington St., Toledo. 419-725-HENS or www. mudhens.com. April 11: Corsage & Boutonniere Workshop, Schedel Arboretum & Gardens, 19255 W. Portage River S. Rd., Elmore, 6:30-8 p.m. Certified florist Ellen Saffran will demonstrate how to assemble a corsage and boutonniere using simple flowers. Bring scissors and wire cutters. Fee is $12. Gates open at 5:30 p.m. reservations appreciated. 419862-3182 or www.schedel-gardens.org. April 12: Preschool Pioneers: Start Your Engines, Pearson Metropark, Johlin Cabin, 10-11:30 a.m. 3-5 year-olds are invited to hear stories and participate in fun activities. Cost: $5. Register child only. www.metroparkstoledo.com. Apr 12: Woodcock Wander, Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge, 14000 W. SR 2, Oak Harbor, 7:30-9 p.m. Join a ranger for an evening of aerial acrobatics as you search to see the American Woodcock perform its ritualistic dance. 419-8980014 or fws.gov/refuge/Ottawa. April 13: Friends of Pearson Pancake Breakfast, Pearson Metropark Macomber Lodge, 7:30-10:30 a.m. Price: adults $5 and $2.75 for kids under 12. April 13: Birders of a Feather: Birds of the Wetlands, Pearson Metropark Johlin Cabin, 8-10 a.m. Become part of a bird watching flock. The group meets at different parks each month to share the enjoyment of birding. Bring binoculars and field guides. Free. Registration required. www.metroparkstoledo.com. April 13: Hike the Dikes: Early Migrants, Sportsman’s Migratory Bird Center, 13229 W. SR 2, Oak Harbor, 9 a.m. Free. 419-898-0960 or friendsofmageemarsh.org. April 13: Spring Beach Clean-up, Magee Marsh Wildlife Beach, 13229 W. SR 2, Oak Harbor, 10 a.m.-noon. Help make the beach safe for visitors and wildlife. Friends of Magee Marsh will provide lunch following the clean-up. 419-898-0960 or friendsofmageemarsh.org. April 13: Backyard Bouquets, Schedel Arboretum & Gardens, 19255 W. Portage River S. Rd., Elmore, 10 a.m.-noon. Jilly Gray of “Bloom” in Fremont will discuss how to bring the beauty of the backyard indoors with eye-catching centerpieces. $12 admission includes admission to the grounds. 419-862-3182 or www.schedel-gardens. org. April 17: Birding Basics II, Sportsman’s Migratory Bird Center, 13229 W. SR 2, Oak Harbor, 7-9 p.m. Free. Learn tips for basic bird identification and bird songs. Second of two classes. Pre-registration required. 419-898-0960. April 18: “Getting the Most Out of Your Garden,” Schedel Arboretum & Gardens, 19255 W. Portage River S. Rd., Elmore, 6:30-8 p.m. Suggestions provided for planting a garden to reduce plant disease, what is a disease triangle, common pests and diseases, how to interpret seed catalogs and seed packages, planning the appropriate size and location, etc. Fee is $12. Gates open at 5:30 p.m. Reservations appreciated. 419-862-3182 or www.schedel-gardens.org. April 19: A Taste of Schedel, Schedel Arboretum & Gardens, 19255 W. Portage River S. Rd., Elmore, 6:30-8 p.m. Those planning an event are invited to come and meet the gardens’ preferred professionals. Reservations required by April 20.
419-862-3182 or www.schedel-gardens.org. April 19-21 & 26-27: “Are We There Yet?” presented by Oregon Community Theatre, in the Fassett Middle School Auditorium, 3025 Starr Ave., Oregon, 8 p.m. except April 21, which will be a 3 p.m. matinee. 419-691-1398 or www.oregoncommunitytheatre.org. April 20: Adopt a Beach, Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge, 14000 W. SR 2, Oak Harbor, 9-11 a.m. Join ONWR in celebrating Earth Day. 419-8980014 or fws.gov/refuge/Ottawa. April 20 & 27: Morning Bird Walks, Magee Marsh, Boardwalk West End, 13229 W. SR 2, Oak Harbor, 8:30 a.m. Free. Join the naturalist to see the migrants at the marsh. 419-898-0960 or friendsofmageemarsh.org. April 21, 25 and 28: Morning Blue Goose Bus Tours, Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge, 14000 W. SR 2, Oak Harbor, 8-11 a.m. Join a ranger for a behind-the-scenes look at habitat hotspots in the area. 419-898-0014 or fws.gov/refuge/Ottawa. April 23, 25 and 30: Garlic Mustard Pulls, Magee Marsh Boardwalk, West End, 13229 W. SR 2, Oak Harbor, 1-4 p.m. 419-898-0960 or friendsofmageemarsh.org. April 27: Wildlife Walk, Schedel Arboretum & Gardens, 19255 W. Portage River S. Rd., Elmore, 10 a.m.-noon. Take a guided tour with naturalist Chris Ashley through the 17-acre gardens. Fee is $12, which includes admission to the grounds all day until 4 p.m. 419-862-3182 or www.schedel-gardens.org. April 27: Eagle Bus Tour, Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge, 14000 W. SR 2, Oak Harbor, 10 a.m.noon and 1-3 p.m. Enjoy the refuge’s eagles on a back-roads bus tour. 419-898-0014 or fws.gov/ Midwest/Ottawa. April 28: RootsMagic Workshop, Hayes Presidential Center, 1 Spiegel Grove, Fremont, 1 p.m. Learn tips and tricks for using one of the most popular pieces of software for genealogists RootsMagic - from the author himself. Free. Preregistration required. www.rbhayes.org. April 28: Vintage Base Ball Match, Hayes Presidential Center, 1 Spiegel Grove, Fremont, 1 p.m. Free. The Hayes Presidential Center’s vintage base ball club, the Spiegel Grove Squires, compete with the Wyandotte Ghost Riders in a match of 1860s-style base ball. All equipment, uniforms, and rules follow those in place during base ball’s early years (when the game was spelled as two words, not one.)The match is a double-header. www.rbhayes.org. April 30: 37th Annual Quilt Show & Workshops, Sauder Village, 22611 SR 2, Archbold. Celebrate the rich tradition of quilting at Northwest Ohio’s premiere quilting event. 1-800-590-9755 or www. saudervillage.org. April 29: Jailhouse Rock Dinner Theater, Historic Sandusky Co. Jail, 622 Croghan St., Fremont, 5:30 p.m. An evening full of live jailhouse entertainment provided by David Lester, and a meal catered by Jimmy G’s served “jail style” in the cell block. $20 per person. Info: 419-332-4470. April 30: Aaron Carter, younger brother of Backstreet Boys’ Nick Carter in concert at The Rocket Bar, 135 S. Byrne Rd., Building F, Toledo, 7-11 p.m. www.ticketmaster.com. April 30: Family Fishing Day, East Harbor State Park Lockwood Shelter Pond, 1169 N. Buck Rd., Marblehead, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Catch some trout released by the Ohio Division of Wildlife. Adults may fish after 2 p.m. 419-734-4424, ext. 2 or eastharborstatepark.org.
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If you Google “Jasmin Daly wrestling” and click on the fourth link down the list, you will see the 12-year-old Oregon resident make state history. Daly, a sixth-grader at St. Kateri Catholic Academy, took first place in the Division IV 120-pound weight class on March 16 at the two-day Ohio Athletic Committee Grade School State Wrestling Championships at the Covelli Center in Youngstown. She became the first female in the tournament’s 15-year history to win a state title. “For her to be the first female to win at states is pretty big,” said Jasmin’s proud mother, Melissa Morales, whose two other children, Nick, 13, and Mikey, 10, also wrestle. “Honestly, I am proud of all three of my kids and their accomplishments, but this was the best. Words can’t describe it. I’m still dumbfounded by it. She’s a cute girl, but she’s a tomgirl. When it comes time to wrestle, she’s not a girl anymore.” Jasmin, who has been wrestling in Oregon since age 4, trailed 7-6 in the third period of the state championship match but came back to pin her opponent, sixthgrader Drew Wiechers, at the 4:12 mark of the third period. When the referee raised her hand, she looked happy, tired and relieved all at the same time. “I was shocked,” Daly said. “I was just, like, happy at the same time. I was surprised. He was really tough. I think I did
Jasmin Daly at the top of the state wrestling tournament podium. pretty good. I got tired a couple times, but my friend Ryanne (Cobb) kept talking to me and built up my confidence. She kept me in it. When I would get mad or something, she would always be there for me.”
Daly said placing sixth at last year’s OAC state tournament gave her a lot of confidence this year. She won four matches by pin, and another opponent, a male, forfeited in the quarterfinals.
“After I placed sixth last year I was hoping I would place higher,” Daly said. “I had a feeling I was going to take first. I had a feeling I was going to do well, and I did.” Chris Kamelesky, who is in his second year as the coach of the Junior Cardinals Wrestling Club, said Daly is a competitor who loves the sport of wrestling. “This was a rough year for her,” Kamelesky said. “She’s starting to mature and develop as a young lady. At school, it hasn’t been easy for her to be in a ‘man’s’ sport. She has improved in the practice room a lot this year, and her drill partner, Kyle Miller, pushes her when it comes to practice time. She was really a one-dimensional wrestler last year, so I told her some things she needed to work on. “She knows a lot about wrestling. She comes from a tough family, with great parents (her father is Mike Daly). She’s been around it nine years and knows what’s going on. We try to have a tough (practice) room, a tough mindset for all the wrestlers, and I believe she’s buying into that and believing that.” More than a week after winning a state title, you still get the feeling from Daly that her performance in Youngstown still hasn’t sunk in yet. She said she plans to wrestle in high school. “I was hoping I was going to win,” she said. “After my first match I kept telling myself I was going to win, and Ryanne said I was going to win. I ended up pinning everybody. The boys are getting stronger and I don’t feel I’m as strong as them. The conditioning and hard work paid off.”
Cherokee Tyler Zalecki looking to go to next level The Toledo Junior Cherokee hockey team didn’t officially name its best player this season, but coach Ken Miller has a pretty good idea who it was. “Tyler Zalecki was our MVP this season,” Miller said of the Northwood senior. “He led our team in scoring and was one of the youngest kids on the team. He really matured as a player this past season.” Zalecki, a 5-foot-10, 185-pound forward, scored 24 goals with 28 assists in 47 games, leading the Cherokee to a 26-21-1 record and a spot in the Silver Cup playoffs. The Cherokee, who play in the 17team NA3HL, finished fourth in the East Division and were eliminated by Cleveland in the first round of the postseason. The Junior Cherokee is for players age 16-20. Another Northwood senior, 6-2, 220pound defenseman D.J. Bogart, was also on this year’s squad. He and Zalecki played for the Cherokee’s U-16 squad a year ago. Zalecki said he was happy with his performance after making the jump to the Junior Cherokees. “I’ve played for them since I was 14 and just kept moving up,” he said. “I was really happy with this year. I’m a young player in this league. I did well in the league. It was much faster, with a lot more hitting. The
speed of hockey was just different. I feel like I adapted well. We were a really young team with a lot of rookies. We did good making the playoffs. Everyone liked each other and got along really well.” Zalecki, 17, said he plans to try out for a spot on a North American Tyler Zalecki Hockey League (NAHL) squad next season. “If I don’t make it, I’ll probably go back there (to the Junior Cherokee),” he said. “The next level is (considered) Tier II. It’s better competition and (colleges) give you more looks if you’re in that league. I’ve been playing hockey since I was 3, so playing college hockey would be amazing. Getting a good education and playing hockey while you’re doing that, nothing beats that. Whoever wants me, I’ll go play.” Miller said Zalecki has a good chance to latch on with an NAHL team next season. “If Tyler doesn’t make it to the next level this summer – which he has a good chance – he has the potential to be one of the leading scorers in the NA3HL next season,” Miller said. “He has a bright future in the game. With the right breaks and oppor-
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tunities, he could be a good college player some day.” Bogart, 17, is best known for his exploits on the football field at Northwood. A four-year starter for coach Ken James, Bogart played defensive end and tackle and was named to the All-Toledo Area Athletic Conference first team the past two years. He was a second-team All-Ohio selection on offense as a senior. Hockey, however, remains his favorite sport. He’s been playing since age 4. “I like hockey better,” he said, “because of how close the teams are. This team feels like a bunch of brothers, like a close bunch of kids. There are only like 18-20 guys instead of a football team, where there’s like 50.” This season was also Bogart’s first with the Junior Cherokee after playing on their
U-16 team a year ago. “I’ve played in the Cherokee organization for like the last six years,” Bogart said. “This team came together as a team through all the hard times. We had a lot of good times during the season.” Because of Northwood’s extended football season last fall, Bogart only played in 43 games for the Cherokee this winter. He had one goal and two assists. “I took a slap shot from the blue line,” he said of his lone goal. “I was excited. We all celebrated, just like we do with all of our goals. I had good times and bad times, but I tried to focus on what I could to help the team. I tried to play smart defense and do whatever I could to help my team win.” Miller said Bogart, who plans to attend classes at Owens Community College next fall, is starting to come into his own on the ice. “David is a big, strong kid who has so much raw potential that he can be a great defenseman at the next level,” the coach said. “I think David would agree he had an up and down season. He wasn’t with the team much the first two months due to playing football. Once he started coming to the rink every day, you could tell with the right coaching and with his work ethic, he will turn into the player our coaching staff believes he can be.”
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Magrum makes second trip to NCAA championships By Mark Griffin Press Contributing Writer sports@presspublications.com
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After 19 years of intense workouts, dieting and competing on some of the biggest sporting stages in Ohio and around the country, Cody Magrum has likely wrestled the last match of his young life. “I’m all done,” said Magrum, a threetime state champion at Oak Harbor and a four-time NCAA Tournament qualifier at Ohio State. “It really hasn’t sunk in yet.” Magrum, 23, who began wrestling when he was 4, has had to deal with knee and hamstring injuries in the past year, which affected his performance on the mat. He went 17-7 during the regular season for Coach Tom Ryan’s Buckeyes, then went 1-2 at the NCAA Tournament last weekend at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa. “I was hoping to get top six,” Magrum said. “I didn’t wrestle well, but I was nowhere near the wrestler I was the year before that, just because of the injuries. I kind of accepted it. It happens.” Magrum lost his first-round match to Dan Rinaldi from Rutgers, then won his next match against Casey Newburg from Kent State. He was ousted from the tournament with a loss to Navy senior Mason Bailey in the 184-pound weight class. “He had a good year,” Ryan said. “He missed about eight months of training last year, between the knee and hamstring. Anytime that happens, as optimistic as hard workers are, there’s always that lost time. At this level, it’s so competitive and it was difficult for him to get back to the place he wanted to be and could be. Overall, he dealt with a lot of things you never plan for but yet can happen in life. I’m extremely proud of him.” Magrum qualified to the NCAA tourney last year in St. Louis but could not
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Ohio State wrestler Cody Magrum (right) prepares to be awarded a victory over Casey Newburg from Kent State in the NCAA tournament. (Photo by Dan Jaksetic) compete due to an ACL injury and a damaged hamstring. He underwent surgery in early April 2012 and did not return to the mat until late October. “The first tournament I wrestled in, I still wasn’t 100 percent and I partially tore my hamstring (again),” Magrum said. “It was a partial tear, so I took time off and that’s when I decided to cut down to 184 (from 197). I couldn’t weigh in for a month and a half. For a while there I wasn’t wrestling, I was just cutting weight. “I took three weeks off from wrestling
and then I came back. It definitely doesn’t put you in a good spot. I knew I had taken the whole summer off and had a lot of catching up to do. My timing was off, my ‘shots’ were off. Taking this time off in the middle of the year, I knew it was going to be hard for me to catch up. As optimistic as I was to catch up from last year, it started to slip a little bit.” Magrum, who placed fifth at the Big Ten tournament by winning four of six matches, said his NCAA Tournament goals changed during the season.
“As the season progressed I said, ‘just take top eight,’” he said. “I was pretty optimistic. I felt really good at Big Tens and thought I might have one more tournament in me. I knew with both knees being bad I didn’t have a lot left. Wrestling is so mental, you have to stay positive. I was positive that I could get on the podium, but it is what it is.” Magrum admitted he isn’t quite sure how he’s going to handle giving up wrestling. He will graduate with a degree in strategic communications from OSU in April. “I’ve been contemplating grad school,” he said. “I might go into personal training right away and try that for a little bit and see where that goes. Maybe get a job in sales. I could see myself in grad school in a few years. “I always see myself in the sport. I know I’m going to follow Ohio State because my best friends are on the team. It is nice waking up and not having to report anywhere and be forced to do anything. My body’s going to heal, so finally I’ll start feeling normal again and be able to do the things I used to do.” Ryan, whose Buckeyes took sixth at the NCAA Tournament, said Magrum is bright enough to figure it out. “He’s going to be an outstanding alumnus for us,” Ryan said. “He’s got a great mind. He’s a brilliant guy and he works hard. He can do whatever he wants.”
Six local gridiron stars honored at Stranahan banquet By Harold Hamilton Special to The Press sports@presspublications.com Ohio State Buckeyes: Braxton Miller to be backup quarterback this fall. Got your attention? Ohio State coach Urban Meyer did when he announced that at the National Football Foundation annual dinner at the Stranahan Hall in Toledo. Meyer, who was the guest speaker at the dinner to honor local high school football players, threw out this comment to shock the audience. It worked. Then he continued, our new quarterback will be Aaron Craft from Coach Thad Matta’s basketball team, only Matta doesn’t know it yet. This brought relieved laughs from the audience when they realized Meyer was joking. “What an athlete,” Meyer quipped. “Isn’t he something? Craft exemplifies the type of dedicated play that OSU wants in all sports, in particular football.” Craft was a three-year quarterback in high school at Liberty-Benton, including a two-time All-Ohio selection. He didn’t play his senior year so he could concentrate on basketball. Five high school football players from the area were honored as scholar-athletes. These outstanding football players are Skyler Dierker (4.0 GPA) from Eastwood and Mark Konieczny (4.05 GPA) from Oak Harbor as well as Jonathan Belsky (4.238 GPA), Nicholas Keller (3.953 GPA) and Jacob Young (3.49 GPA), all from Genoa. To be eligible for these awards football players must be nominated by their coach and have a minimum 3.2 grade point av-
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dedication. Meyer got a serious look as he talked about the 2012 year’s perfect season. He said after the California win, in the locker room, John Simon, the defensive giant who played even though he had a serious injury began to cry as he talked about his commitment to Ohio State. Coach Meyer said the speech was very moving and “left him with a knot in his stomach.” He
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By J. Patrick Eaken Press Sports Editor sports@presspublications.com Florida State and junior forward Natasha Howard (Waite) knew it was in for the challenge of all challenges in their second-round NCAA Tournament game and Brittney Griner and defending national champion Baylor lived up to the hype in the Seminoles’ season-ending 85-47 loss. Howard wrapped up her third collegiate season in Waco, Texas, as the eighthseeded Seminoles fell to the defending national champions and first-seeded Baylor Bears on their home court in the NCAA Tournament second round. Two days earlier, Howard’s spectacular defensive effort led FSU past No. 9 seed Princeton in the tournament’s opening round on Sunday at the Ferrell Center. The Toledo native tied an FSU postseason record with five blocks as the Noles held the Tigers to a season-low 44 points. Howard had one of the finest allaround seasons in Florida State history in 2012-13, leading the Seminoles to a 23-10 record and a Top 25 ranking throughout the season with averages of 12.7 points, 7.6 rebounds, 1.5 blocks and 1.8 steals, while shooting 49 percent from the floor. She was named to the All-ACC First Team and will enter her senior campaign already ranked ninth in FSU history in rebounds (740) and fifth in blocks (110). And while the No. 1-seeded Baylor Bears (34-1) were “as advertised” in their 32nd consecutive victory this season and 57th consecutive triumph on their home floor at the Ferrell Center, the No. 8-seed Seminoles (23-10) deserve credit of their own. “Fight” was the team’s buzzword throughout the season and FSU did just that in its last contest of the year despite Griner’s larger-than-life play (the 6-foot-8 center dunked three times in her final home game) and the presence of a sold out crowd intent on loudly sending her out in style. “We don’t play for personal achievement,” FSU senior guard Alexa Deluzio said. “We play for each other so you can’t really stop fighting if that’s what you’re fighting for.”
The Bears also won the rebounding battle, 56-25, and scored 64 of their 85 points in the paint.
“I thought we got great looks, we just didn’t knock them down,” FSU coach Sue Semrau said. “And I thought that because we are an offensive-oriented team that we struggled mentally and maybe a little bit emotionally with our lack of production offensively and it played into our transition defense.” The contest was watched by former United States President George W. Bush and former First Lady Barbara Bush, who met with and spoke with Howard and the Seminoles in the locker room before the game started.
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In My Opinion It’s hard to not get excited about the potential. World Series appearance, owning the greatest pitcher in baseball, Justin Verlander, and owning the greatest hitter in baseball, triple-crown champ Miguel Cabrera, these “paper Tigers” are a fan’s dream. Expectations can become titanic in a 162-game season. So which was the last team to be in the Tigers’ current position? Which team lost in the World Series and then won it the following year? It was the 1989 Oakland Athletics. Before that, it was the 1977 Yankees. Not a regular occurrence, but these paper Tigers have some bite. The lineup has no holes. Top to bottom, it’s a beautiful blend of power, run producers, speed, youth and experience. Young speedster and breakout player Austin Jackson leads off followed by Hall of Fame candidate and four-time all star Torii Hunter coming off a .317 season. Both can run and hit for average. Exciting start. Then the meat. Best hitter in the world, Cabrera, followed by a young perennial allstar and possible MVP candidate in his own right, Prince Fielder. Follow that up with the veteran Mr. Clutch, Victor Martinez, one of the best hit-
Detroit Tigers skipper Jim Leyland. (Press photo by Scott Grau) ters with runners in scoring position in the last decade and a four time all-star. If you survive that, you get an eager bottom of the lineup. Young upcoming .322 hitter Andy Dirks bats sixth and is followed by 2011 all-star shortstop Jhonny Peralta. One of the better young catchers in the game and 2011 all-star Alex Avila bats eight. Batting last, with a little speed, is 2010 all-star Omar Infante. It’s hard to not get excited about the potential. Certainly there are no holes and on paper it looks as good as any other lineup in baseball. However, baseball always comes down to pitching. So let’s throw at them the best young rotation in the game, led by Ver-
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St. John Lutheran celebrating 125 Years Quasquicentennial – it’s not a word that rolls easily off anyone’s tongue, but it is an appropriate description of the upcoming celebration at St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church in Rocky Ridge. On Sunday, April 7, the church will celebrate the 125th anniversary of its inception in 1888. On April 8 of that year, the St. John parish first known by the German name “Evangelische – Lutherische St, Johannes Gemeinde” was organized by 24 charter members under the leadership of the Rev. Samuel Kusthardt. On Nov. 5, 1888, a frame building constructed using material and labor largely donated by its members was dedicated. Just over two months after the dedication, fire completely destroyed the building. However, the members were not discouraged, as even with their humble means, they began the construction of a brick building that very spring. In October of that year, less than 12 months after the dedication of the original church, the new brick building was dedicated. The structure served as the church’s home until it moved into its present sanctuary less than a mile away in 1967. German services were held every Sunday until 1933, when they began to be held only once per month; they were eliminated completely in the early 1940s. The church was initially a member of the Iowa Synod, but voted to remain independent when the Iowa, Ohio and Buffalo synods merged. It joined the American Lutheran Church (ALC) in 1946 as part of its Michigan District and remained so until 1988, when it became part of the Northwestern Ohio Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). Synod Bishop Marcus Lohrmann will be officiating at the April 7 services. The church began its celebration in January with a chili cook-off sponsored by its youth group, and entertained the Oak Harbor High School Mixed Choir in February. Other events planned as part of the anniversary festivities include a picnic following worship services with afternoon activities planned for children and adults on June 30 and the finale on Oct. 13, at which time former pastors and confirmation class alumni will be invited to reminisce with the congregation.
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Alumni plan get-together Members of the Cardinal Stritch High School Class of 1969 will hold a casual get-together April 20 from 5-10 p.m., at El Camino Sky, 2072 Woodville Rd. The cost is $15 per person. RSVP to Marlene Imbery Searle at 419-691-8642 or jmsearle@gmail.com.
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Snow bunnies Isabelle and Olivia Cook, of Woodville, decided to take advantage of the recent springtime snow day to build a cool Snow Easter Bunny. They are the daughters of Angie and Steve Cook.
Hansen Dinner set The East Toledo/Oregon Kiwanis Club will host its Annual Hansen Award Dinner April 10 at 6 p.m. at Mercy St. Charles Hospital. The Kiwanis will present scholarships to five students from local high schools – Alexa Wegman (Northwood), Trevor Walsh (Lake), Talia Ulrich, (Waite), Brandy Pelfrey (Clay) and Katherine Siebenaller (Cardinal Stritch). The club will also present the Hansen
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Fear and anger are natural human emotions and it is perfectly appropriate to feel them in the appropriate circumstances. Fear and anger are a bit like warning bells or alarms, telling us that we need to fight or flee, but sometimes the alarm is going off and there is no real danger. Some politicians and certain media outlets are good at stoking fear and anger, and seem bent on keeping us in a perpetual state of fear and anger. If a tornado is heading your way, it s probably appropriate to be fearful (and to get in the basement), but should we really be angry or fearful about national or international politics? We should not be passively resigned in the face
Elliston Zion United Methodist Church Every Sunday: 9am Breakfast. Communion 9am - 9:15am 9:30 am Classes for all ages. 10:30 am Worship. Handicap Acces. Nursery Available Wed. 5:25-7:30 WOW 18045 N. William St. 419-862-3166 www.ellistonzion.com
Genoa St. John's UCC 1213 Washington Street, Genoa 419-855-3906 Sunday Worship at 8:15 & 10:30 am Dr. Don Giesmann, Pastor
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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Award to Clay High School teacher Dennis Slotnick for his outstanding contribution to the community and his years of service in the teaching profession. Tickets for the Hansen dinner are $15 per person. RSVP to Cathy King at National Bank of Ohio at 419-691-6264 or cking@nboh.com.
LUTHERAN CHURCH Williston, Ohio
Route 579-center of Williston Shawn O’Brien, Pastor 419-836-5514 www.StJohnWilliston.org
Sunday School 8:30am Sunday Worship 9:45 am Contemporary Service Saturday 5:00 pm Handicapped accessible-Nursery Available
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Trinity United Methodist Main at 4th, Genoa
Sunday School 9:15 am Worship 10:30 am Ramp & Elevator
Pastor Cherl Matla
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1930 Bradner Rd./Corner of Woodville & Bradner Rds. 419-836-8986 Sunday School 9:15 am. Sunday worship: 8 am & 10:30 am Wed. 7:30 p.m. Pastor Robert Noble Every 2nd Sun. 10:30 am Praise Service
Elmore Trinity Lutheran Church Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod 412 Fremont St. 419-862-3461 Stephen Lutz, Pastor
Worship 8 am - 10:45 am Sunday School - 9:30 am
Lake Twp. Zion Lutheran Church
26535 Pemberville Rd.837-5023 Between 795 & Genoa Rd. (163) Just east of 280 Sunday School 9:00 am Sunday Worship 10:15 am Pastor Sarah Teichmann
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The Senior Centers of Ottawa County and Walker Funeral Homes of Ottawa County are sponsoring a raffle for a trip to the Toledo Hollywood Casino. All proceeds raised will benefit the Ottawa County Senior Citizens’ Levy. The prize package includes a limo ride to and from the Hollywood Casino in Toledo, $500 in casino chips, and dinner for four at the Epic Buffet, located in the casino. There will also be cash prizes of $200, $100 and $50 for the second-, third- and fourth-place winners, respectively. Raffle tickets are $5 each and can be picked up at any Ottawa County Senior Center. Winners will be announced at the Spring Senior Day at Camp Perry Wednesday, May 8. For more information, call 419798-4101.
Fedor recognized State Rep. Teresa Fedor (D- Toledo) was among four recipients honored at the recent 2013 Legislative Champions for Children Awards. Fedor was recognized for her work in protecting Ohio’s children, most notably the sponsorship of the “Safe Harbor” bill (HB 262) last session which passed with overwhelming bipartisan support. HB 262 takes a victim-centered approach, requiring that all law enforcement be trained to recognize and deal with trafficking as a part of their peace officer training. The bill also increases penalties for trafficking.
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Home Instead Senior Care and Heartland Home Health and Hospice are planning a “Facts and Snacks” series of programs for the Ottawa County community. The programs offer community education about various topics surrounding aging. Sessions will meet the first Tuesday of the month in the Multipurpose Room side A at Riverview Healthcare Campus, 8180 West SR 163, Oak Harbor. Participants may attend at 10 a.m. or 6 p.m. The first session will be held April 2. Topics will include “Aging 101: Understanding the Terms of Aging and Hospice 101,” which will address the questions of what hospice is, when hospice is appropriate for a loved one, and more. Sessions are offered free of charge, however registration is requested. RSVP to 419-734-5050 by April 1 for the April 2 program.
Beach cleanup set To celebrate Earth Day and help remove litter from area beaches, the Ottawa Soil and Water Conservation District, Alliance for the Great Lakes, Camp Perry, Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge, Friends of Magee Marsh, City of Port Clinton, East Harbor State Park, Catawba Island State Park and Ottawa Sandusky Seneca County Joint Solid Waste Management District are joining together to host county-wide beach clean-ups. All clean-up events will be held April 20 at 9 a.m. except for the Magee Marsh beach clean-up, which will be held April 13 at 10 a.m. To volunteer or for more information, call to register at the following numbers: • Camp Perry – MSG Donald Messersmith, 614-336-6269. • Catawba Island State Park – Mike Monnett, 419-734-4425. • East Harbor State Park – Mike Monnett, 419-734-4425. • Magee Marsh – Mary Warren, 419-898-0960, ext. 31. • Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge – Justin Woldt. 419-898-0014. No registration is required for the Port Clinton-Lakeview clean-up.
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Riverview honors employees at annual recognition dinner Ottawa County Riverview Healthcare recently chose Paul Harrison as its Employee of the Year. The organization celebrated some milestones achieved during the year and honored a number of other employees at its annual recognition dinner held in early March. Riverview in 2012 achieved its highest admission rate in six years, according to a company statement. A total of 290 residents/patients were admitted in 2012 and 212 of those admissions returned back to the community. The facility also celebrated its Medicare 5 star rating, which it has maintained since January 2010. The facility has been named on the US News and World Report’s listing of “Best Nursing Homes” for 2011, 2012, and 2013, and also achieved a deficiency-free state survey. The Employee of the Year was voted on by the staff. Harrison works in the maintenance department. He has been employed at Riverview since July 2011. The award is accompanied by a front row parking spot for a year and an employee of the year lapel pin. A prize basket with donations from local individuals and businesses was also awarded. The facility also honored the following for years of service: 5 years--Jane Wolf (Director of Food and Nutrition), Nancy Ish (STNA), Ben Eldred (LPN), Becky Rahm (STNA), Sarah Williams (STNA), Jessica Crawford (Housekeeping/Laundry), Lee Schultz (STNA), Karen Brubaker (STNA), and Shalynn Hatmaker (Dietary); 10 years-Maria Dolley (STNA), Jackie Griffin (LPN), and Todd Schunk (LPN); 15 years--Sharon Johnson (RN), Lisa Dobbelare (RN Restorative), and Cedele Emch (RN) and 25 years: Teresa Lazenby (STNA). Lisa Barrett, director of activities, was presented with a special token of appreciation, an embroidered Riverview blanket, in appreciation of 30 years of service. Anne Powell (LPN) was also recognized for 30 years of service. Anne retired in November 2012.
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Ottawa County Commissioners Steve Arndt and Jodi Regal congratulate 2012 Employee of the Year, Paul Harrison of Maintenance. comprehensive disaster restoration services to residences and commercial businesses nationwide. “ServiceMaster Restore differentiates our business in the competitive marketplace and clearly communicates disaster restoration work completed for residences and commercial businesses,” said Tom Coba, president of ServiceMaster Franchise Brands. As before, the Toledo franchise will continue to provide disaster restoration services and residential and commercial cleaning services. Butch Wamer, local ServiceMaster Clean franchise owner, stated that this June will mark the 50th anniversary of ServiceMaster by Park-Ellis.
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Annual Spring Brush Clean-up for Allen Township April 15th to 19th, 2013 • April 15th & 16th areas West of Genoa-Clay Center Rd. • April 17th & 18th areas East of Genoa Clay Center Rd.
• Brush for the unincorporated areas of Allen Township shall be in place by 7:30 A.M. the first day of the week of the areas scheduled for pick-up. • Brush pick-up is for chippable brush only. • Brush shall be stacked as neatly and untangled as possible. • Brush shall be placed at the road edge with butt ends of all branches facing in the same direction towards the road. • Garbage, yard waste and objects other than brush and limbs will not be picked up. Any questions? Please call the Allen Township Maintenance Garage: 419-855-7577.
Causes last week held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its grand opening at 136 W. Water Street in downtown Oak Harbor. The store is owned and operated by Jackie Bodnar. Fine Art Creations houses original watercolor, oil and photography and they also accept art on consignment. You can view the work at http://jackie-burns.fineartamerica.com/. The store is open Tuesday-Wednesday 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Thursday-Sunday, 11a.m. to 4 p.m. The phone number is 419559-9081.
New product First Federal Bank of the Midwest has been selected to become a member of the Leadership Circle Program of Genworth U.S. Mortgage Insurance, a unit of Genworth Financial, according to a company
press release. Leadership Circle is a program reserved for select top-performing Genworth customers, based on their history of adherence to quality processes and superior loan performance. Through the Leadership Circle, First Federal Bank of the Midwest will have access to a suite of value-added benefits and services, including exclusive training opportunities. Borrowers also may see benefits during the processing of their loan, experiencing faster turnaround times on Genworth-insured mortgages. First Federal has local offices in Genoa and Oregon.
Gold star U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown recently recognized the project leaders and workers who were instrumental in the $30 million GateKeeper roller coaster at Cedar Point. The track for the 4,164-foot coaster is complete and the ride is scheduled to open May11. A.A. Boos & Sons, an Oregon general construction firm, was among those honored. Boos handled the concrete foundation work.
At the clubs The Ottawa County Improvement Corporation will host is annual Business and Industry Awards Program Wed., April 24 at Camp Perry Clubhouse in Port Clinton. The event starts with a social hour at 5:30 p.m. Call 866-734-6789. *** The Oregon Economic Development Foundation will meet Fri., April 19, 8 a.m. at Rudolph Libbe, 6494 Latcha Rd., Walbridge. Call 419-693-999 for more information.
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Cooley Canal Yacht Club 10th Annual Wild Game Feed, April 13, 4 p.m., 12235 Bono Rd. Featuring muskrat, deer, fish, turkey, rabbit, buffalo, hog and more. Info: Leonard Smalley at 419-855-1020 or Clyde Siefke at 419-276-4814.
Clay Center Split-the-Pot Bingo sponsored by the Clay Center Fire Social Assn. April 6, 7-10 p.m., Clay Center Fire Station #2, 420 Main St. Refreshments available.
Elmore
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.
Genoa
Tiki Warriors 4th Annual Rummage Sale benefitting 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. Preschool Storytime meets everyTues. at 11 a.m. at the Genoa Branch Library, 602 West St. Book Discussion Groups meet the 3rd Thurs. of the month at 9:30 a.m. & the 3rd Tues. at 7 p.m., Genoa Branch Library, 602 West St. Call 419-8553380 to reserve a book. 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. Proceeds benefit mission projects. 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 located at 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. Contact 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. For info or to reserve a copy of the book, call 419-6372173. Active Seniors invited to Meet & Eat at Gibsonburg Senior Center, 100 Meadow Lane. Lunches every weekday, educational and social programs, health
assessments and more. Transportation and homedelivered meals available. 419-637-7947.
Lindsey Village of Lindsey Farmers Market will be held the 2nd Saturday of each month May through October, 9 a.m.-noon in the Village Park on Main Street. Open to vendors who wish to sell produce, baked goods, plants, crafts, candles, etc. A flea market area will also be available during the months of July and October. Fee is $5 for unlimited space. For info, call 419-665-2045.
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 offices for info.
Lake Twp. Ageless Wonders will meet for dinner April 11 at 5 p.m. at Moody’s Coney Island Diner, 2511 Oregon Rd., Northwood. Reservations have been made under “Ageless Wonders.” Info: 419-836-3811. Mobile Food Pantry sponsored by the fire department auxiliary every 3rd Mon. of the month, 5-7 p.m., Fire Station 1, 4505 Walbridge Rd.
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Pemberville
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.
Oak Harbor
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.
Walbridge St. Jerome Catholic Church Card Party April 6, 11 a.m.-3:30 p.m., 300 Warner St. To register call Elaine Miller at 419-837-6953. 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.
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Happy 1st Birthday Preston Drew Sanchez March 30, 2013
Happy 98th Birthday Grandma Kathryn!!!
Woodville
Red Cross Blood Drive April 4, 12:30-5:30 p.m., Solomon Lutheran Church, 305 W. Main St. 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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Rossford
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.
Perrysburg Topics Camera Club Monthly Meeting at 7 p.m., April 3 at the Way Public Library, 101 E. Indiana Ave. Visitors welcome. For info, visit TOPICSCameraClub.com.
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Police Beats Crime log Lake Twp. – A Luxaire air conditioning unit was reported stolen March 14 from Adams Screen Printing, 1600 Woodville Rd., • Jamie L. Bunce, an employee at the Petro Truckstop, was charged with theft March 17 after allegedly taking $470 in cash and three packs of cigarettes.
• Copper wire, an air conditioning unit, and a GPS unit were reported stolen March 8 from the Toledo Edison facility on Lemoyne Road. • A resident of the 5900 block of Moline Martin Road on March 10 reported the theft of a 72-inch flat screen TV from her home. • Keron D. Wilson, 33, Columbus, O., was charged March 8 with possession of drugs after a traffic stop.
Military Notes Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Joshua R. Baker, son of Laurie and Paul Baker of Genoa, is assigned to with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133, Gulfport, Miss. Baker, along with other Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 133, began
construction along with the Tajikistan Ministry of Defense’s (MOD’s) construction force, on the first phase of a $1 million project at Shamsi Base, Bahrain. A 2002 graduate of Genoa Area High School, Baker joined the Navy in December 2002.
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Oregon home- 466 Georgetown Dr., 5 bedroom, 3.5 bath, full basement, 2 car garage, Reduced$214,000. 419-698-8902
Oregon-Nice 2-bedroom bungalow, move-in condition, 1-bath, full basement, 3-season back porch, detached 1-car garage, $50,000. Call Allen at 419-705-9891.
Oregon, 132 N. Wynn, brick ranch. 2-bedrooms, LR, FR, 2-car attached, storage building, $86,900/Make Offer. 419-280-4584 or 419-693-5812
Woodcreek Village, Walbridge, 3 bedroom, 2 full baths, 2 decks, 2 car garage, 55+, quiet, 419-662-5450
Oregon- 1410 Eastland Dr., 3 bedroom, 1.5 bath, Crandel Brick Ranch, inground pool, and pergola, newer furnace, central air, gas fireplace and grill, $149,900. Assist to Sell 419878-2640 OREGON- 556 Park Way East. Prime location across from Pearson Park. Newly updated kitchen, 3 bedrroom, 2.5 bath, 2,214 sq ft plus finished basement. $248,900. For appointment call 419-343-9795. View pictures on www.zillow.com
Expecting a Tax Refund? Nice Selection of 2 & 3 Bedroom Manufactured Homes Monthly Lot Rent $190-$210 Pet Friendly/Financing Available!
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16X65, 2 bedroom, 1 bath, New Furnace, bathroom, hot water heater, 8X12 Shed, 419-494-4545
218Warner.com Just listed 3 bed, 1.5 baths ranch on corner lot in Walbridge. Updates galore! All appliances stay, sunroom!
BUY ME AND GET THE CAR FREE ! Custom built Ranch on Acreage, Pond, Pole Barn, 3 beds, 2½ ba. Lots of newers, car is a 1985 Mercedes convertable, 45K miles. High $200’s. Immediate possession.
KEY REALTY 1534NWynn.com Two unit, 2 bed each unit on the golf course with extra buildable lot included in price. You can’t go wrong for $209,000!
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*2-bedroom lower East, Very clean, updated, stove/refrigerator, washer/dryer/ dishwasher, all furnished, basement, no pets. $450/mo +deposit 419-698-3044 or 419-376-0259
203 Raymer Street, 2-bedroom upper duplex, quiet, secure building, nice location/park view, hands on owner. Available May 1. $450 monthly plus deposit and utilities. 419-691-5054.
Genoa-small 1-bedroom house, no steps, W/D hookup, A/C, $550/month plus deposit/utilities. 419-855-4411 Millbury, new units on the market, totally remodeled, spacious 2 bedroom, 1½ bath +bonus makeup room, washer/dryer hookup, no pets. $625/mo 419-260-7583 Northwood, Great Eastern area, 2 bedroom house, newly remodeled, attached garage, quiet neighborhood. $650/mo +deposit. 419-7791170 Oak Harbor apartment, 2 bedrooms, $425/mo. 419-855-7250
OREGON ARMS 1 & 2 bedrooms, spacious, patio, new carpet, appliances, low deposit, car port available, C/A, laundry facilities on site. $395/mo. to $495/mo. + utilities; 1 bedroom unit $445/mo. all utilities included. 2 bedroom unit $495/mo., heat included.
Visit us on our website at: www.oregonarms.net Call 419-972-7291 419-277-2545 Oregon Ranch-952 S. Lallendorf, 1 acre, 3 bedrooms, fenced yard, walk to park, $1,075/mo 419-6913049
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1245D-Jerusalem Township. One of a kind! 3900 sq. ft. brick ranch, full basement, pond and 11+ acres! Tom Smith 419-343-8553 IL#55714 2519O-Oregon-Reduced to $55,000! 3 beds, larged fenced lot. 2 car garage. Call Dawn Betz-Peiffer 419-346-7411 IL#55564 200P-New Listing-Oregon. Completely updated 3 bd home. Newer roof, siding, kitchen & baths. Finished basement and garage - $169,900. Call Dawn Betz-Peiffer 419-346-7411 IL# 55744 1636R-New Listing-Oak Harbor. Well maintained farmhouse, 3 or 4 beds, 2 car garage. 4 out-buildings on a 1 acre lot. $109,900. Call Dawn Betz-Peiffer 419-3467411 IL# 55754 INFOLINE 419-539-1020 24 HOURS A DAY! If there is a property you are interested in, call and enter the 5 digit Infoline number (IL) above.
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Woodville, OH. Large 2 bedroom apt. comes with refrigerator/stove, washer/dryer hookup, $625/mo. +deposit. 419-862-2867 Woodville, Ohio- 2 bedroom apt., just painted, appliances, quiet neighborhood, laundry facility, starting at $399/mo. +Deposit 419-669-0274
Piccadilly East Apartments * 1 Bed $400 * 2 Bed $500
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Don’t miss this spring special!!! Affordable 2 bedroom home, updated 2011, private patio & large back yard for pets & summer enjoyment. Professionally landscaped. Agent is related to seller. Call Virginia Bahs 419-898-3717 or 419-559-3310 today.
NEW PRICE ! 230 Portage Street St OAK HARBOR - $89,900 In town, 2 br, 1.5 bath, central air, one car attached garage with workshop, sun room, deck, and much more. River view. Call Bernie Hammer 419-307-4060 or Batdorff Real Estate 419-898-6804 infor-
SPRAWLING RANCH IN WOODVILLE 1 ACRE LOT Owner says bring an offer. This one is a must see! Desirable features and updates in this over 2600 SF ranch with 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, eat in kitchen and formal dining, amazing sun room, fireplace, pole barn plus attached garage and more offers. Located at 1287 W Main, west of town. A great deal at $133,900.
Woodville Mall, quiet 2 bedroom condo, 1½ bath, garage, appliances, $600/mo +deposit/utilities, references, 419-450-9470.
NEW LISTING ! 410 Park Street OAK HARBOR - $69,900
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Walbridge, 106 Blair, 2 bedroom townhouse, $500/mo + deposit, no pets. 419-666-3809
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Walbridge – 107 Blair, 2 bedroom townhouse, washer/dryer hookup, no pets, $525/mo. + deposit, 419666-3809
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Caledonia, 1-bedroom upper duplex, appliances included, $375/month plus utilities.
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Reno Beach Area, 3 bedroom, 2 bath, Large Kitchen with Dining Room, New Paint/Flooring, A/C, Oregon Schools, Lake access, No Pets, $900/mo., References a must. 419-836-8740 ask for Red or Paulette.
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East house, 141 Steel Street 2bedroom, deposit, $460/month. May consider land contract w/good credit. 419-867-1059
4 beds 2 baths fenced yard many updates.
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2 bedroom mobile home, C/A, all appliances, good condition, Call 419-693-2023
1 bedroom apartment, Blair Dr., Walbridge, no pets, $375/mo +Deposit. 419-666-3809
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East Toledo, 1.5 bedroom upper-$325/mo 3 bedroom upper duplex-$425/mo., +deposit/Utilities on each, both have appliances. No pets 419-691-3074
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REDUCED PRICE! Improved Lots for Sale in Eagleview Sub-division in Elmore. 419-862-2370
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Genoa twinplex, 2 bedroom, washer/dryer hookup, no pets allowed, $485/mo. 419-277-1749.
Oregon – improved Lot, Only Lot available in Hallschild Subdivision, off Pickle near Coy. $37,500. 419-270-0359
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5+ acres, half wooded, on Reiman Road near Trowbridge, $74,000. 419-261-3543
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East, 1918 Greenwood, 2-bedroom, lower unit, appliances included, tennant pays utilities, freshly painted, security deposit, no pets, $470. 419345-3716. Genoa 2 bedroom upper, clean, no pets. $450/mo. +Security deposit/utilities. 419-862-2000
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Build your dream home, or an income producing bldg. 3 lots for sale in small town. Great school district. Call for more info. 419-3770782 Elmore, 17781 W. Riverside, luxury country living overlooking Portage River, very private, completely remodeled, 3900 sf, 4br, 2.5 baths, walk-out basement, marble, granite, custom woodworking, professional landscaping, terraces, and large covered porch. Very unique. $440,000. 17781riversidedrive.com
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NEW PRICE ! 2213 N Toussaint Portage OAK HARBOR - $117,900 Country Cape Cod Home on one acre with many trees, 3 BR, 1.5 bath, extra room could be 4th BR and another full bath. 1.5 car garage, deck. Call Bernie Hammer 419-307-4060 or Batdorff Real Estate 419-898-6804 for information or to schedule a showing.
MOTIVATED SELLER ! 600 Water Street WOODVILLE - $119,200 Beautiful 4 bedroom, 1 1/2 bath country home. Attractive fireplace mantel with marble. Built in hutch. Finished 3rd floor with 4th or 5th bedroom. Enclosed heated front porch. 3 car detached garage. MOTIVATED SELLER! ALL OFFERS WILL BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY! Call Jerry Schultz 419-261-0158 or Batdorff Real Estate 419-898-6804 to schedule a showing.
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A & M Towing and Recovery We buy junk cars, vans & trucks 419-320-5389 or 419-262-6002 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 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: Your current 10-20 have you down? Why not Get Home, NEW PAY PACKAGE! 2013 tractors/trailers to boot! 877-705-9261 Drivers/Owner Ops Sign-on Bonus! Great Pay, Home Weekly. Low turnover. We value YOU & Family! Jean: 888-973-2430 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: 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: 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 Part-time waitress needed. Please fill out applications at Tax Tyme, 4307 Woodville Road, Northwood.
Join Our Family Friendly Atmosphere Quiet surroundings, close to banks, stores, doctors and hospitals. 24 hour on-grounds maintenance, newly remodeled and redecorated apartments feature central air/heat, all new major appliances, community pool, laundry facilities, fitness center, one or two car garage, cat friendly.
One Bedroom $435 Two Bedroom $495 3250 Yorktown Dr., Oregon, OH just off Coy behind Kroger
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Secretary/Receptionist Accepting applications. Full time. Experienced in Quickbooks. Drop off resume at 329 First St., Toledo or call 419-691-2962
WANTED FULL-TIME Experienced dump truck driver, minimum Class B CDL, clean driving record is a must. 419-836-6117
Turnpike Service Plazas are hiring for:
Child care in my Millbury home, with references, non-smoking, free meals, CPR Certified, lots of TLC. 419-836-7672. Childcare in my Oregon home, 24/7, playroom inside with large playground outside, Non-smoking, Meals provided, 21 years experience. Very friendly. References available. 419-691-2146
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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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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 Handy Man looking for Work Home repairs, Painting, Concrete, Plumbing, Siding, Windows, Gas Lines, Sub pumps. 24 years experience and fully insured. 419-307-0548 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
Jen's House Cleaning and Elder Care, will do errands and general housework when needed. 419-6983421
* 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
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.
Gold - Silver - Platinum • Coin Collections • Pocketwatches • Old Wristwatches Michael Tadsen Jewelers 4201 Woodville Rd., Northwood
Attention Debtors (STRAWMAN) I would like to meet like minded people to establish a fellowship for the purpose of starting a study group about common law and the Universal Commercial Code (UCC-1) by using the redemption process. So you can be a secured party creditor, (Sovereign) by using the redemption process. Call or text to 419-290-5792 and leave message. 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
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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)
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? Rock bottom prices. 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
Retail/Office or Salon for Lease 1,050 Sq. Ft. in Walbridge $500 p/mo. + deposit & utilities Call 419-392-8968
Head to head crypts, 2 for $3,000. Eye-level, Highland Memory Gardens, Waterville, country setting. 419-754-1487 or 567-377-3526.
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
PROFESSIONAL LANDSCAPING *Landscape Design *Retaining Walls *Decorative Paver Patio's *Sprinkler System Install and Service “Free Estimates� 15% disc if job okayed by 4/15 Mark 419-392-3669
*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 Bros That Mow Reasonable prices with an excellent cut. Contact us at 419-206-7310. Ed's Mowing, Complete Lawn Service and Bush Trimming, No contracts. 419-693-9614 or 419-3491266 Spring is almost here folks! Get your appointments scheduled now for your springtime yard rolling and garden rototilling. Tired of mowing around unsightly tree stumps in your yard? I can grind it down for you. I'm fully insured. Call Brett's Stumpgrinding and More 419-466-5731.
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"
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MAINTENANCE WORKER View qualifications and print application from www.PentaCareerCenter.org EOE
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A former nanny has 1 opening in my Oregon home. I offer fun, education and lots of love, first aid & CPR 419-972-7109
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Hardwood Furniture Repair and Refinishing Custom Furniture, Cabinets and Gifts Affordable and Experienced www.BlackSwampWoodWorks.com (419) 205-7682
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For Your Wedding Grosjean Photography Call Ken or LaRae at 419-836-9754
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NOW HIRING Immediate needs! Local Companies now hiring quality workers. Must be flexible for all shifts and OT. Must have solid work history, be able to pass Background and Drug Screen. Must be a Non-Tobacco user. Previous production experience preferred! Apply with 2 IDs at: 2515 Oregon Rd. (Oregon Rd. & Wales Rd. Intersection) 9am-3pm Monday thru Friday
Cardinal Staffing Services (419) 666-8500
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.
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CONCRETE BRICK & BLOCK *Flat Pours *Stamped *Tuck point All other concrete and masonry services. “Free Estimates� 15% off if job okayed by 4/15 Mark 419-392-3669
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
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ALL COMPLETE PLUMBING *Sump Pumps *Broken Pipes *Hot Water Tanks *Drain Clean All other plumbing needs and drainage tile. Mark 419-392-3669
MARTIN 5681 N. Nissen Rd. Premoving/Garage Sale April 4, 5 & 6 8am to 6pm 50 Years of Hoarding 20 Years Flea Market in 40X50 Barn full! ALL MUST GO! Bring Your Truck, We Will Fill It Up! You Name It We Have It! No Reasonable Offer Refused! House for Sale Later! OREGON 1116 Patchen Rd. (between Pickle & Navarre Ave) Multi-Family Garage Sale! Wednesday - Sunday April 3 - 7 (9am-5pm) Larger than most Rummage Sales! Thousands of books, lots of adult, teen, kids, baby boy's and girl's clothing, toys, dolls, DVD's, kitchen, household, collectibles, jewelry and more shoes than Imelda Marcos!
PLEASE HELP! DESPERATLY NEEDED Someone to help price and set up a garage sale! Please call Marilyn at 419-690-0104
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
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 “Have a nice tree�
419-329-1331 www.TreeMonkeyLLC.com
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For Your Wedding Grosjean Photography Call Ken or LaRae at 419-836-9754
Call for new Fliers Lots of day and multi-day tours April 27-May 1 - Norfolk , Virginia Beach, Va. & Wash. DC Surprises galore--$699 May 21-23 - Niagara Falls, USA side & Erie Canal--$449
Evelyn's Excursions 877-771-4401 419-737-2055
Buying Quality Antiques, From single to whole estates, Also old toys, advertising items, watches, pottery419-351-7014
Electric lift chair, looks like La-ZBoy. Great shape! Only used twice. $150/OBO. 419-693-9502
4-burner gas grill $75. Pink high chair and walker both for $30. Big dining room table & hutch $100. (2) TVs. 419-691-3841
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Cocker Spaniel puppies, 3 black and white males, 8 weeks old, AKC registered with champion bloodlines. First shots and wormed. 419-2618341 or 419-836-1902.
GE Stereo System with Trun table, radio, cassette, 3 way speaker system asking $50.00. 419-898-7934
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The City of Northwood is seeking “Statements of Qualification� and current “rate sheets� from qualified engineering firms to perform professional engineering services for any potential city projects through the year 2016. Qualified firms interested in being considered for a contract to provide the required services should reply with a Statement of Qualifications no later than 4:00 p.m., April 18th, 2013. Two (2) copies of the State of Qualifications should be submitted to: Ms. Julie Jagodzinski, Clerk of Council, 6000 Wales Road, Northwood, OH 43619. For the complete 3 page “Request for Proposal� notice, please contact the City Clerk at 419-693-9327 or at cityclerk@ci.northwood.oh.us.
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Happy spring! I'm Paddy and I am a 1 year old boxer mix looking for a fun-loving home to start my new life with. I am a little shy at first, but warm up quickly and I am such a cuddle bug. Stop down and meet me and all my canine friends at the Lucas County Dog Warden - 410 S Eire St 419.213.2800. You can also check us out on Facebook and on Petfinder.com, we are always looking to recruit dog walking volunteers as well as donations of blankets, towels, dogs treats, etc. Come on down and meet your next best friend!
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‘02 Chevy Avalanche-Z71, Loaded, Leather, Sun roof, 4X4, ............$8788 ‘03 Buick Rendezvous-Loaded, Very Low Miles, 3 Row Seats, Full Power.................................$8988 ‘01 VW Jetta GLS-Sunroof, Leather, Heated Seats, ..........................$5988 ‘04 Mustang 40th Anniversary Model Custom Wheels, Spoiler, Hood.$6488 ‘98 Mustang Convertible-Loaded, New Top, Custom Wheels.........$3988 ‘00 Saturn L200-V6, 4 Dr, Very Low Miles, Auto, Full Power,......$3988 ‘96 Olds Cutlass Supreme V6 Very Low Miles, 2Dr, Hot Red....$2488
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1982 Serro Scotty, $2,500, 419-698-4921
Well hello there! My name is Barclay and boy do I have a personality! I love to sit and chit chat and get some cuddle time in. I love attention and want to be right next to you helping you with every chore. I would love a home with lots of places for me to explore, plenty of toys to play with, and a nice warm bed to snuggle up in. I've been told that I have the most beautiful turquoise blue eyes and super soft fur so I would make a fantastic cuddle buddy. If you're looking for an outgoing feline companion, look no further then me! woodcountyhumanesociety.com
2001 HD Electraglide standard with lots of great extras. 52,000 mi $9,000 OBO Call 419-343-0878 ATV mini doonbuggy, like new, $750 OBO. 419-833-5503 Cycleman We repair Chinese Pocket Bikes and Scooters, and Mopeds, many parts available, also repair motorcycles, Call Wed. - Sat (10-6pm) 419-244-2525. Suzuki Dirt Bike, Model number DRZ, 125 L , 2007, excellent condition, bought new 11/2010, $1500, 419-656-7354
1989 38ft Overland Motor Home with full basement. Runs good, easily sleeps 6+, $15,000. 419-261-3543
2000 Dodge Ram, burgandy, 100k, asking $6500 OBO. 419-340-8794
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1995 Chevy Astro Van, $1,800, 137,400miles, 419-708-8474
Lost Sunday, March 24th near Kearsley in Millbury, a female Peekapoo, blond with collar, very loved, REWARD! 419-836-1878 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. REWARD! Leave message.
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— PUBLIC NOTICE — 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
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The Jerusalem Township Board of Zoning Appeals will meet on Wednesday, April 10, 2013 at 6:30pm at the Jerusalem Township Hall (9501 Jerusalem Road). The purpose is to hold a BZA Meeting for a variance request from James Boothby. Mr. Boothby would like to demolish his single family home and construct a new house on the property located at 1011 Coolie (3372804). A variance is being sought for the relief of the minimum sideyard setback, lot size, and frontyard setback. The application may be reviewed in the Township Hall lobby or by contacting the Zoning Inspector at 419-836-4510.
The Jerusalem Township Board of Zoning Appeals will meet on Wednesday, April 10, 2013 at 6:30pm at the Jerusalem Township Hall (9501 Jerusalem Road). The purpose is to hold a BZA Meeting for a variance request from Ryan Rosencrantz. Mr. Rosencrantz would like to construct a 42 ft. By 48 ft. Accessory structure in his sideyard nearest Donovan Road. A variance is being sought for the relief of Section 1501 (Jerusalem Township Zoning Resolution) prohibiting accessory structures in sideyards. The application may be reviewed in the Township Hall lobby or by contacting the Zoning Inspector at 419-836-4510.
Richard Carstenson, Chairman Jerusalem Township Board of Zoning Appeals Jerusalem Township
Richard Carstenson, Chairman Jerusalem Township Board of Zoning Appeals Jerusalem Township
The Northwood Planning Commission will hold a regular meeting on Monday, April 8, 2013 at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers of the Northwood Municipal Building. Planning Commission will review a conditional use permit for 2660 Woodville Rd. submitted by Mike & Marylou Springer, Springer’s Way LLC. Planning Commission meetings are open to the public and are held on the second Monday of each month unless it is necessary to reschedule. Attest: Kimberly Vaculik Planning, Zoning & Economic Development Coordinator City of Northwood
NORTHWOOD BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS PUBLIC MEETING The Northwood Board of Zoning Appeals will hold a regular meeting on Tuesday, April 9th, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers of the Northwood Municipal Building. All Board of Zoning Appeals meetings are open to the public and are held on the second Tuesday of each month unless it is necessary to reschedule. The following appeals cases will be reviewed: Case No. 0560: Bill Rupp of Hammer Head Construction for Sterling & Mary Burden, 786 Timberview Dr. Northwood, Ohio: Requesting a variance of 11.11’ to allow an addition to be 38.89’ from the rear lot line (50’ required), also requesting a variance of 1.11’ to allow an existing shed to be 13.89 from the back of the addition (15’ required) Case No. 0561: Thermo-Twin of Ohio for Steve and Barb Bowerize, 2400 Ross St., Northwood, Ohio: Requesting a variance of 26.4’ to allow a roof to be added to the home extending out over an existing concrete slab (35’ required). Attest: Kimberly Vaculik Planning, Zoning & Economic Development Coordinator City of Northwood
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