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Jerusalem Elementary School Principal Paul Gibbs looks over computer work by kindergarten students Connor Newman, left, and Nathan Horvath while teacher Nancy Fisher works with Ashton Weiland and Addison Wymer during an Hour of Code, a nationwide lesson and activity session that allows students to be exposed to, and learn the basics of computer programming. Fewer students are learning computer science compared to a decade ago. Over 500 Jerusalem Elementary students participated in the event. (Press photo by Ken Grosjean)

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By Larry Limpf News Editor news@presspublications.com A coalition of environmental groups has vowed to continue opposing the DavisBesse power station after the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s decision last week to renew the station’s operating license for another 20 years.

The renewed license authorizes the plant to operate through April 22, 2037.

First Energy Nuclear Operating Co. filed an application in 2010 for renewal. The plant’s original license was set to expire in April 2017.

The NRC issued a safety evaluation report in September 2013 followed by a supplement in August of this year. A supplemental environmental impact statement was issued in April.

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A sheriff’s auction of the former Woodville Mall site is planned for Dec. 31.

Northwood City Administrator Bob Anderson said the minimum bid will be $200,000, or two-thirds of the assessed value of approximately $300,000.

“I don’t expect anyone to bid, really,” he said. “All the taxes would have to be paid first. There’s a lot of taxes and assessments due on the mall. If nobody bids, we might.”

If there are no takers, a second sheriff’s auction might be scheduled or the court could order an auditor’s sale, which would not require a minimum bid, said Anderson.

“There’s no guarantee that anyone would bid at that one, either,” said Anderson. “You’d still have to clean up the site, but you wouldn’t have to pay any liens. If a reputable developer considers the land is worth more than the costs to clean it up, then God bless him. That’s what we would like. They could buy it, clean it up, and turn it back into a productive piece of property.”

City council on Dec. 3 voted in favor of an $11,200 contract with the Mannik-Smith Group to provide a Phase I Environmental Site assessment, asbestos survey and third party review of the Woodville Mall property. Anderson recommended the contract to determine whether or not there is asbestos and other contaminants on site.

“We believe very strongly that there’s asbestos. People have looked at it informally, but we don’t have anyone professionally, saying what pollutants or materials are out there that are dangerous,” he said.

At one time, a gas station was located at the former mall site. “When you have gas stations with petroleum tanks, there might have been some leakage. If there were some problems with petroleum, there might be some grants available, too. Having this study done will prove once and for all whether there is or isn’t pollution at the site,” said Anderson.

“If we decide we’re going to get involved and buy or control the property, we

Michigan and the Ohio Green Party were quick to denounce the renewal, calling it a “rubber stamp” and warning the extension will be largely funded – if approved by the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio - by ratepayer subsidies.

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First Energy management noted the company has invested almost $1 billion in the plant, including the installation of a new reactor head in 2011 and two new steam generators in 2013. The plant is capable of generating 908 megawatts.

James H. Lash, executive vice president and president, FirstEnergy Generation, called the NRC decision a “key milestone.”

“The license extension secures an important source of carbon-free power for our region while providing thousands of family-sustaining jobs and significant financial support for the community,” he said.

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Christmas in Jerusalem Twp.

The Jerusalem Township Fire Hall was filled with holiday fun.

At left, the Clay High School Varsity Voices entertained. At right, Shawn Coker, age 6, tells Santa (Danny Chapman) what he wants for Christmas. (Press photos by Ken Grosjean)

Woodville Mall site is up for sale need to know what we’re getting into and that’s what the site assessments are,” he said. The assessments won’t be completed until the end of December, just before the sheriff’s auction.

The former Elder-Beerman store, which the city now owns, will be included in the assessments.

“We want to demolish it,” he said.

If asbestos is found at the site, there are few grants available for asbestos abatement, he added.

“We’d have to decide how to approach it to clean up the area. If no money is available, we might have to borrow and try to sell the property once it’s cleaned up to get that money back. That’s a question we’re going to have to figure out,” he said.

If it is found the gas station had leaked petroleum, there are some grants available that could also be used to clean up other hazardous material found on the property, he said.

“That could include asbestos,” he said.

Long legal battle Ohio Plaza Shopping Center LLC, owner of the mall, filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in the Ohio Northern Bankruptcy Court in May. Late last year, Northwood filed a law-

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suit against the mall owner for foreclosure judgment on a lien, previously part of a ruling by the Wood County Common Pleas Court to force the owner to complete demolition of the mall on time. Most of the mall, located at 3725 Williston Road, was razed last year, but buildings that were leased by The Andersons and Elder-Beerman are still standing, likely due to asbestos contamination.

The Wood County Common Pleas Court in 2013 ruled that all unused structures on the premises, debris, building materials and trash, were to be removed by May 2, 2014, but the owner never complied with the court’s timetable to demolish the build-

ings. City council asked a judge to foreclose on the lien last year. Earlier this year, the city filed a motion for summary judgment on the foreclosure, asking that the property be sold at a sheriff’s sale.

The city has been locked in a legal battle with the mall owner since December 2011 when the mall was shuttered due to violations of several Wood County Health and Ohio building codes. The mall was considered an eyesore due to its dilapidated condition, which included mold, water damage and a roof that had two large holes and numerous leaks that caused water damage to the floor.

The city eventually filed a complaint against the owner in the Wood County Court of Common Pleas for nuisance abatement, and removal of the building. After a hearing, the court set up a schedule for the owner to follow, including preparation of the demolition. But the owner failed to meet many of the deadlines, including a plan for the safe removal of asbestos.

The city was granted a lump sum judgment against the owner for $1.6 million to be assessed against the real property.

Failure of the owner to meet the timetable for demolition gave the city the right to immediately enter the premises and begin abatement and to immediately foreclose on the judgment, according to the court’ ruling.

houses the reactor.

Last year, the utility company uncovered an air gap in the building’s inner wall while the plant was offline and starting the process of replacing the two steam generators. The company attributed the flaw to work done in 2011 when the building had been cut to replace the worn out reactor head and then resealed.

The coalition points to similar problems at a reactor in Crystal River, Florida where the owner, fearing replacement of its container would cost billions, decided instead to shut down.

Beyond Nuclear has also filed a lawsuit in U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia to challenge the NRC’s policy covering the storage of spent nuclear fuel.

Oversight changes Earlier this month, the NRC approved changes to the agency’s process for subjecting a nuclear power plant to additional oversight and directed the staff to develop new guidance to help identify weaknesses in a licensee’s performance.

The commissioners approved a staff recommendation to require three low- to - moderate safety significance (white) inspection findings or performance indicators to push a reactor into the “degraded cornerstone” category of regulatory oversight – called column 3 of the reactor oversight process action matrix.

Column 1 represents a reactor receiving normal oversight and column 5 is reserved for reactors ordered to shut down due to unacceptable performance.

The changes will take effect in January.

Vietnam era items sought The Vietnam Era Veterans Commemoration Committee is looking for personal memorabilia from any member of the U.S. Armed Forces from Ottawa County that served during Vietnam; all items must be relative to the Vietnam era.

The items would be displayed during the Commemorative Ceremony scheduled for April 23, 2016 at Camp Perry.

All items will be returned at the conclusion of the day. Contact Bill Sorg at 419279-0928 for info.

Extra patrols slated The Ottawa County Sheriff’s Office will field extra patrols throughout the Christmas and New Year’s holidays.

Deputies assigned to overtime duties will enforce traffic laws with greater emphasis on OVI violations, as well as speed, seat belt and distracted driving violations.

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Deer harvest up; better weather cited Hunters checked 73,399 white-tailed deer during Ohio’s 2015 deer-gun hunting season, Nov. 30-Dec. 6, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources.

By comparison, last year’s deer harvest was 65,484 deer. During the 2013 deer-gun season, 75,408 deer were checked.

As of last week for the 2015 deer hunting seasons, hunters checked 152,554 deer.

Last year at this same time, hunters had harvested a total of 148,821 deer.

Given that the year-to-date harvest is only slightly higher, the significant increase in this year’s deer-gun season can most likely be attributed to better weather conditions compared to the 2014 deer-gun season, according to the ODNR. Also, there wasn’t an antlerless muzzleloader season in October this year. This year’s harvest was closer to the 2013 deergun season harvest, which may also point to last year’s poor weather as the primary factor for the increase.

Two days (Dec. 28, and 29) of deer-gun season remain. The muzzleloader season is Jan. 9-12, 2016, and archery season remains open through Feb. 7, 2016.

The goal of Ohio’s Deer Management Program is to provide a deer population that maximizes recreational opportunities, while minimizing conflicts with landowners and motorists, the ODNR said.

To help stabilize deer populations, bag limits were reduced, and antlerless permit use has been eliminated in most counties for the 2015-2016 season.

The ODNR Division of Wildlife is revising Ohio’s population goals and is asking hunters that received the survey to complete and return it as soon as possible.

For this year’s survey, hunters were randomly selected from the list of hunters who purchased a license and deer permit .

An updated deer harvest report is posted online each Wednesday at wildohio. gov/deerharvest.

Locally, 113 white-tailed deer were checked by hunters in Lucas County during the week-long deer-gun hunting season, compare to 105 in 2014.

Other area counties and their totals are: • Ottawa – 97 in 2015 and 121 in 2014 • Wood – 293 in 2015 and 389 in 2014 • Sandusky – 258 in 2015 and 261 in 2014 Other county totals, with 2014 numbers in parentheses are: Adams: 1,585 (1,134); Allen: 387 (348); Ashland: 1,232 (1,160); Ashtabula: 2,002 (1,730); Athens: 1,666 (1,360); Auglaize: 299 (278); Belmont: 1,516 (1,428); Brown: 1,055 (940); Butler: 338 (308); Carroll: 1,577 (1,477); Champaign: 419 (434); Clark: 207 (195); Clermont: 776 (685); Clinton: 292 (285); Columbiana: 1,458 (1,245); Coshocton: 2,420 (2,308); Crawford: 576 (515); Cuyahoga: 46 (24); Darke: 282 (241); Defiance: 865 (871); Delaware: 418 (422); Erie: 192 (219); Fairfield: 761 (708); Fayette: 125 (142); Franklin: 133 (124); Fulton: 361 (336); Gallia: 1,523 (1,220); Geauga: 508 (470); Greene: 220 (213); Guernsey: 1,995

Hunting popularity The ODNR calls hunting “the best and most effective management tool� for maintaining Ohio’s healthy deer population. Ohio ranks fifth nationally in resident hunters and 11th in the number of jobs associated with hunting-related industries.

Hunting has a more than $853 million economic impact in Ohio through the sale of equipment, fuel, food, lodging and more, according to the National Shooting Sports Foundation’s Hunting in America: An Economic Force for Conservation publication.

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(1,788); Hamilton: 252 (165); Hancock: 487 (443); Hardin: 542 (487); Harrison: 1,664 (1,491); Henry: 365 (334); Highland: 1,189 (1,004); Hocking: 1,592 (1,195); Holmes: 1,362 (1,349); Huron: 1,006 (921); Jackson: 1,323 (968); Jefferson: 1,170 (1,120); Knox: 1,755 (1,727); Lake: 160 (138); Lawrence: 1,021 (779); Licking: 1,865 (1,655); Logan: 765 (672); Lorain: 637 (646); Lucas: 113 (105); Madison: 147 (154); Mahoning: 556 (555); Marion: 363 (340); Medina: 545 (567); Meigs: 1,544 (1,270); Mercer: 235 (206); Miami: 235 (250); Monroe: 1,316 (1,056); Montgomery: 128 (130); Morgan: 1,418 (1,207); Morrow: 584 (671); Muskingum: 2,283 (2,084); Noble: 1,333 (1,031); Paulding: 523 (509); Perry: 1,340 (1,160); Pickaway: 345 (330); Pike: 954 (701); Portage: 553 (451); Preble: 284 (272); Putnam: 304 (315); Richland: 1,222 (1,159); Ross: 1,264 (1,106); Scioto: 1,164 (761); Seneca: 779 (710); Shelby: 387 (397); Stark: 863 (759); Summit: 167 (122); Trumbull: 1,142 (983); Tuscarawas: 1,999 (2,074); Union: 336 (313); Van Wert: 237 (283); Vinton: 1,440 (1,031); Warren: 319 (321); Washington: 1,738 (1,409); Wayne: 683 (639); Williams: 823 (831); Wyandot: 696 (749).

Santa comes to Oak Harbor Oak Harbor celebrated its annual Old fashioned Christmas with a visit from Santa which included cookies and hot chocolate for the kids.

Lexi Martikan, of Graytown, visited Santa along with her parents Bryan and Michaelena Martikan. (Submitted photo)

Dog license renewal The Wood County Auditor’s office is accepting applications for 2016 dog registrations.

Ohio law requires that all dogs 3 months of age or older be registered by Jan. 31 of each year. The deadline will be extended to Feb. 1 in 2016, since Jan. 31 falls on a Sunday.

Required registration information includes the dog’s age, sex, color, length of hair and breed, along with the owner’s name, address and phone number. The Wood County District Board of Health requires all dogs be immunized against rabies; info must be included with the application.

As a convenience, the Auditor’s Office mails renewal registration forms to owners of record. Owners who registered in 2015 through the Internet will receive a reminder email.

Dogs may be registered for a oneor three-year terms, or for a permanent license (for the dog’s life). The threeyear and permanent licenses may only be purchased by mail or in person at the Wood County Auditor’s Office.

Fees are $14 for one year; $42 for three years and $140 for a 10-year license.

No refunds are permitted.

The registration deadline is also Feb. 1 for kennel owners to submit an application fee of $70.

Ohio law provides that the penalty after Feb. 1 is the amount equal to the registration fee for each type of license. Persons acquiring dogs after Jan. 31 have 30 days after the date of acquisition or the date that the dog reaches 3 months of age to register with the Auditor’s Office.

Dog registrations may be filed by mail, in person at the Auditor’s Office on the second floor of the Wood County Office Building or at the Wood County Dog Shelter in Bowling Green, or on the Internet at http://dogtags.co.wood. oh.us/. A $2 processing fee per license will be applied to online applications.

Call 419-354-9150 for details.

Holiday hours The Recorder’s office will join most other Ottawa County offices in closing at noon Thursday, Dec. 24 and be closed on Dec. 25 to observe the Christmas holiday. The office will reopen Monday, Dec 28 at 8:30 a.m.

The office will close at noon Thursday, Dec. 31 to allow staff to complete year-end fiscal and recording procedures. Anyone wishing to record documents in 2015 should be in line before noon that day. The office will be closed Friday, Jan. 1 in observation of the New Year’s holiday and will reopen Monday, Jan. 4 at 8:30 a.m.

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By Kelly J. Kaczala Press News Editor kkaczala@presspublications.com Last year, two railroad overpasses over the CSX and Norfolk Southern railroad tracks on Wales Road were completed. The $11.2 million project effectively eliminated two railroad crossings to open up traffic that was frequently delayed by trains. Yet there is another set of tracks on Wales that is blocking traffic.

“The third set of tracks is becoming a problem, with trains blocking the tracks during the day, especially at specific times,” said Northwood Councilwoman Connie Hughes at a recent council meeting. She noted that school buses are getting blocked in the mornings while transporting students to school, and in the afternoons on the way back.

“We’ve had a lot of residents complain about it,” she said. “It just seems to be getting more prevalent, and I think we need to talk to the railroad. I just don’t understand why they can’t work with us and unblock those tracks during specific times of the day.”

She said there has been some discussion about installing a railroad crossing notification system, or flashing blue lights, at certain intersections to warn motorists that a train is on the tracks.

Wales Road is the only east-west road linking Northwood’s business district with its westerly neighborhoods. The trains separate the east from the west sides of town.

To adjust, the city had to build two fire stations on the east and west sides to avoid serious delays when emergency vehicles responded to calls. The two Wales Road overpasses resolved most of the delays. The third set of tracks is not used as much.

“They’re not nearly as busy as the other two sets of tracks. The third set is a staging set of tracks,” City Administrator Bob Anderson said last week. “Every once in a while, when they pull the trains apart, uncouple them, or park them for a while, the gates will come down to block that part of Wales Road. The schools have been inconvenienced at times, as have residents. So we’re working on a system that will warn the public that the road is blocked by a train and they should use a detour.”

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Last May, the city looked at its options after learning the cost estimate to install flashing blue lights was as high as $58,000.

Anderson said it is still under consideration.

“We’re much closer now to getting this addressed because we’ve been looking at different systems,” said Anderson.

The city decided to devise its own notification system, which will be cheaper.

“It was really expensive just doing it through the railroad because they had to send people up here and we had to pay for their hours, travel, room and board. It was expensive,” he said.

“We’ll have a detection system where the railroad is not involved, but it will tell us when there’s a train blocking those tracks. I think there will eventually be some kind of lights to warn the public,” he said.

In addition, dispatchers in the police department can communicate with school buses to warn them of blocked tracks, said Anderson.

Possible sites for warning lights include the intersections of Wales and Woodville roads, Drouillard and Wales roads, Oram and Wales roads, and East Broadway and Wales roads.

The city would dip into its “Redflex fund” to pay for the notification system, said Anderson. Redflex Traffic Systems, Inc. operated automated photo speed and red light enforcement cameras at two intersections before the city voted to discontinue them in 2013. The revenue received from the traffic citations issued as a result of the cameras has been used to fund public safety improvements.

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Cat adoption special For the dogs and cats at Maumee Valley Save-A-Pet, there is no greater gift than the gift of a permanent home.

The non-profit organization is offering a “Bring Joy to Their World” holiday cat adoption special. The adoption fee for all cats and kittens is $25 (normally $75) for the entire month of December. The cat adoption fee includes the spay or neuter, vaccinations, de-worming, flea treatment and testing for FIV and leukemia.

“We’ve done a lot of intake lately so we’re offering the holiday adoption special in an effort to send lots of cats home for the holidays and make room for more cats in need, especially as we head farther into winter when we’ll get lots of calls about friendly stray cats,” said Shelter Manager Lisa McKenzie.

“We’re really hopeful that some of our longer residents, our senior cats and our black cats – who often get overlooked by adopters – will get their happy endings.

Potential adopters can stop by Maumee Valley Save-A-Pet at 5250 Hill Avenue Wednesday through Saturday 12-5 p.m. or visit cats in the in-store adoption center at Petco at Monroe/ Talmadge during store hours.

The organization also has about 10 dogs available for adoption, but the adoption special applies to cats and kittens only.

‘Journey to Nativity’ East Toledo Christmas Parade

The annual East Toledo Christmas Parade had plenty of enthusiasm as the East Toledo Family Center cheerleaders (top photo) and the Oakdale School cheerleaders (bottom left) gear up to march down Main Street. At right, Santa awaits his turn as the last float in the parade. (Photos courtesy of Kristie Rogers)

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Eberle, Fickert reflect on their time in office

By Yaneek Smith Press Contributing Writer news@presspublications.com Two mainstays in Oak Harbor’s local government recently attended their final village council meeting.

Mayor Bill Eberle, who was defeated in his quest for re-election, and councilman Jon Fickert, who resigned after serving in his position for 10 years, said goodbye after serving a combined 15 years.

Both men talked about what their experience serving has been like, why they chose to serve, and why they value the village so much.

“The village has done a lot for me.

It’s given me a place to live. I love all the families, (and) I just wanted to give back,” said Eberle, who moved from Port Clinton to Oak Harbor in 1987. “There’s low crime, a 24-hour police force, (and) you’re within driving distance, about 15-20 minutes, of everywhere you have to be. You don’t have the big-town atmosphere, its an excellent school system, and you don’t have to worry about your kids (when) sending them off to school.”

Eberle started serving on village council five years ago and midway through his term took over the mayor’s position for Fred Conley. He had to devote a great deal of time to attending meetings for various organizations. Of the five weeks of yearly vacation he has accumulated from Toledo

Edison, he has been able to enjoy none of it because of his obligations as mayor.

Eberle recalls two years ago when the village and Port Clinton coordinated to put up Christmas decorations early so that a 13-year-old Port Clinton resident, Devin Kohlman, who had been stricken with cancer, could enjoy the holiday season before passing away.

“Probably my biggest (memory) was how we united with Port Clinton and decorated Oak Harbor early for Christmas for Devin Kohlman,” Eberle said. “That’s probably my most pleasant memory. (And) just being able to work with the great people of the community during my time on council on mayor, the police chief, all the village employees -- that was a good experience.”

For Fickert, it was also about lending his support to the village.

“I felt like there were things that I could do to help the village and to improve the village, and I felt like I could do those things. I was happy to serve,” said Fickert, who was born in New York City. “You don’t do it for the money. It’s very difficult to make everybody happy but I’ve enjoyed my time on the council.

“What’s nice about (Oak Harbor) is the small-town appeal -- it has all the things that a big town has that you need, a gas station, pizza joint, grocery store. It’s also got (places like) the Kozy Korner’s restaurant. People know you there. At the grocery store, people know you. I was born in New

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York City and lived there. If you walked up to someone in New York and said, I’m lost, how do I get there? If they said anything, it would be, ‘Screw you.’ If you did that in Oak Harbor, they would help you and take you aside and help you out.”

Fickert, a retired county employee, said he was virtually forced into resigning from council because of changes made to his Public Employees Retirement System (PERS) plan as a result of the Affordable Care Act. He talked about some of the things that were accomplished during his time in office.

“We tried for years and years to connect the east end of town (at Red Hawk Run) through the park to the village at Finke Rd.,” Fickert said. “And though it’s not completed, we are looking a boat dock at the end of Church Street that will enhance the town.

And this has been through tough economic times, and the economy has not been that good through the last eight years. People don’t have jobs, they don’t pay (as much in) taxes, and the village doesn’t have that much money. We stayed within our means and supplied the village with (various) services. I think it’s about a $12 million budget, and I don’t think people realize that. It would be nice if more people participated.

It was nice to see a couple people running for mayor this time. It would’ve been better if we had more people running for council.”

Salem Grace United Evangelical Lutheran Church, 216 E. Main St., Luckey, will hold its 7th annual “Journey to Nativity” Dec. 12 at 6 p.m.

Shepherds will lead the way throughout the journey that will include shepherds and their sheep, Mary and Joseph and the manger where Jesus was born. Journeys will begin at 6:10 p.m. and continue every 15 minutes (last journey at 7:45 p.m.). A radio version of the experience will be broadcast on WGLC 89.7 for those who would like to enjoy the journey from their vehicles.

An ensemble of Eastwood band members, under the direction of Brian Myers, will perform traditional Christmas music. Multiple nativities will be exhibited in the church. A wide variety of Christmas goodies and treats, along with hot chocolate, coffee and other drinks will be served. Admission is free. Call 419-833-2146 for info.

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Researchers seek Lake police seeking liquor thief to reintroducing Liquor valued at $499 was reported stolen Nov. 28 from the Woodbury Market lake sturgeon in Millbury.

A team of researchers from the University of Toledo, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Ohio Department of Natural Resources are working to evaluate the Maumee River for suitable lake sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens) habitat.

Lake sturgeon once were very common in Northwest Ohio until over-fishing and habitat degradation caused a massive population decline to the point of local extinction for nearly a century. Researchers seek to evaluate whether human influences in the river, such as installation of dams, pollution, construction, and maintenance of the shipping channels will allow sturgeon to survive.

According to the Friends of Lake Erie Center Newsletter, the lower Maumee River, from the Grand Rapids-Providence dam to the mouth of Lake Erie, is being surveyed to assess the habitat suitability in terms of the amount of substrate available, water depth, velocity, and water quality.

These data will be used to create a habitat suitability model to delineate which parts of the river are optimal for spawning and fostering juvenile lake sturgeon.

The results will be used to guide a restoration project led by the USFWS and ODNR to reintroduce lake sturgeon to the Maumee River. If the model suggests there is adequate habitat, a streamside rearing facility will be constructed to hatch lake sturgeon eggs and grow them to release size.

Juvenile lake sturgeon will be released annually with the goal to reestablish a self-sustaining population in the Maumee.

Evaluating the project’s success will be long-term (approximately 20 years) due to sturgeon’s slow growth to maturity (1215 years for males and 20-25 years for females). The project’s focus on reintroducing a species will bring awareness to the diversity of the Maumee River and economic benefits to the region.

Police Beats Lake Twp. • A GPS unit was reported stolen Dec. 4 from a truck parked at the Petro Truck Plaza, Baker Road.

• Two bottles of alcohol were reported stolen Dec. 5 from Woodbury Market, Woodville Road.

• The Dollar General store, 1470 Woodville Rd., on Dec. 7 reported someone rammed the side of the store with a late model Dodge Durango apparently to gain access. As of last week, it was unknown if anything was missing.

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Video from the store’s security cameras show a white male with red hair and beard enter the front door and walk to the rear of the liquor isle and put a bottle into the pocket of his gray sweatshirt. He then walks to the counter and then out the front door.

He then re-enters the store from a different door along with a smaller white male in a black hooded sweatshirt and an Oakland Raiders stocking cap and a female with long dark hair who appear to be acting as lookouts for the male.

A friend of the cashier noticed a bottle in the suspect’s pocket as he left the store.

The other male and female denied knowing the man but police said they could be charged as accomplices if they are identified.

In all, five liters and three half gallons of Hennessy cognac, one bottle of Bacardi rum and one bottle of Jack Daniels sour mash were reported stolen.

The suspect in the gray sweatshirt would be charged with theft, according to the police report.

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Anyone with information should call the Lake Township Police Department: 419-838-6651.

First Federal gives over $15,000 First Federal Bank and First Insurance Group donated more than $15,000 in a company-wide Pay it Forward event that included over 550 random acts of kindness and eight donations to nonprofit organizations in their footprint totaling $10,000.

“It has been exciting to see the positive impact our employees have been able to make in our communities,” stated Donald Hileman, president and CEO of First Defiance, First Federal’s parent company.

“Pay it Forward events get our employees out into the communities to live our mission of serving and supporting the places where we live and work.”

On November 19, every employee received ten dollars to “Pay it Forward.”

They did random acts of kindness in their communities such as delivering a gift basket to a patient receiving chemotherapy treatment, treated local police and fire departments to lunch and paid for a stranger’s utility bill.

In return, First Federal Bank and First Insurance Group asked community members to go online and vote who the company should Pay it Forward to next. Out of the eight selected non-profit organizations, voters chose Ovarian Cancer Connection to receive a $2,500 donation. A total of $10,000 was given away to all eight nonprofit organizations.

Workplace The Boys and Girls Club of Lenawee County received a $1,500 donation and Equestrian Therapy Program, Habitat for Humanity of Lenawee County, Junior Achievement of Northwestern Ohio, Hospice of Northwest Ohio, Habitat for Humanity of Wood County and Hope House of Findlay each received a $1,000 donation.

At the clubs A competitive session of “Safety Jeopardy” will be the program at the monthly meeting of the Ottawa County Safety Council Wednesday, Dec. 16 at Magruder Hospital.

Lunch and Networking: 11-11:30 a.m., meeting and presentation to follow. RSVP to Jessica Kowalski at 419-898-6242.

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Court Log Oregon Municipal Court • Scott William Schell, 610 Roxbury, Oregon, 180 days Correction Center of Northwest Ohio (CCNO), 150 days suspended, license suspended two years, $1,296 court costs and fines, operating a motor vehicle under the influence.

• Dale B. Griffin, 3159 Navarre, Oregon, 180 days CCNO, 177 days suspended, license suspended 180 days, $996 court costs and fines, operating a motor vehicle under the influence.

• Nicholas Adrian Cappelletty, 107 Ivy, Walbridge, 180 days CCNO, 177 days suspended, license suspended 180 days, $996 court costs and fines, operating a motor vehicle under the influence.

• Carleigh Amber Page, 3481 Curtis, Northwood, 180 days CCNO, 170 days suspended, license suspended one year, $996 court costs and fines, operating a motor vehicle under the influence.

• Amanda Hayes, 2621 York, Toledo, 30 days CCNO, 30 days suspended, $161 court costs and fines, petty theft.

• Shawn Hatton, 427 Crittenden, Toledo, 30 days CCNO, 25 days suspended, $155 court costs and fines, petty theft.

• Robert Lawrence Fry, 462 Woodrow, Toledo, 30 days CCNO, 25 days suspended, $130 court costs and fines, petty theft.

• Kimberly M. Furll, 2509 Olivewood, Oregon, 30 days CCNO, 25 days suspended, $287 court costs and fines, domestic violence.

• Randolf A. Gaisser, homeless, Toledo, 60 days CCNO, 55 days suspended, $137 court costs and fines, attempt to commit an offense.

• Justin Tyler Ramirez, 929 Berry, Toledo, 30 days CCNO, 15 days suspended, $137 court costs and fines, unauthorized use of property.

• Monica M. Bloomer, 1111 W. College, Woodville, 30 days CCNO, 30 days suspended, $137 court costs and fines, unauthorized use of property.

• Brian Michael Auxier, 669 Reineck, Toledo, 30 days CCNO, 30 days suspended, $187 court costs and fines, use, possession, or sale of drug paraphernalia.

• Brandyn L. Bloomfield, 3218 E. Manhattan, Toledo, 180 days CCNO, $50 court costs and fines, possession of drugs.

• Eric P. Romstadt, 4231 Monroe, Toledo, 180 days CCNO, 150 days suspended, $187 court costs and fines, theft.

• Kenisha Laquae Wilson, 3217 Kimball, Toledo, 90 days CCNO, 80 days suspended, attempt to commit an offense.

• Richelle Wagner, 5261 Amsden, Toledo, 30 days CCNO, 30 days suspended, $137 court costs and fines, unauthorized use of property.

• Shawn Michael Stevens, 2201 N. Erie, Toledo, 30 days CCNO, 30 days suspended, $162 court costs and fines, disorderly conduct.

• Tyler Jaymarr Jones, 2719 Brentwood, Toledo, 180 days CCNO, 180 days suspended, $137 court costs and fines, petty theft.

• Jasmine Marie Tingley, 626 Clark, Toledo, 30 days CCNO, 30 days suspended, $137 court costs and fines, unauthorized use of property.

• Christopher G. Rainey, 1419 Lebanon, Toledo, 180 days CCNO, 170 days suspended, $187 court costs and fines, theft.

• Johnathon McCoates-Saunders, 1351 Peck, Toledo, 30 days CCNO, $162 court costs and fines, unauthorized use of property.

• Johnathon McCoates-Saunders, 1351 Peck, Toledo, 90 days CCNO, 60 days suspended, $50 court costs and fines, obstructing official business.

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1909 Committee dissolves school

By Larry Limpf News Editor news@presspublications.com Once again the building that housed the former Millbury Elementary School appears to be headed for sale.

Jerry O’Reilly, who purchased the building at auction in 2008 from the Lake Board of Education for $45,100, said last week he’s been moving items to a larger building in downtown Toledo.

O’Reilly had operated an electronics store in the kitchen area of a newer section of the building but said he’s grown frustrated with zoning disputes with the Village of Millbury and has decided to vacate the building.

Meanwhile, a non-profit organization formed in 1996 to preserve the building after the school board decided to consolidate district operations on the Lemoyne Road campus, has filed a notice with the Ohio Secretary of State to dissolve.

The 1909 Committee, named for the year the Millbury building was constructed, filed the notice of dissolution earlier this month, Karen Prymicz, the organization’s president said.

She said with the building being in private hands for so many years it wasn’t practical for the committee to continue.

Prymicz attended kindergarten and first grade at the school and said fond memories of those school days prompted her and other committee members to try to preserve the building.

“The architecture is just outstanding,” she said. “It’s just a beautiful building. It certainly needs some attention but it was a nice community school. But the school district had its purposes and consolidation was a nice thing too. It was just sad for the building to be no longer needed. But it’s not been knocked down so I guess we saved it for a few more years and we do get to enjoy it when we drive by.”

O’Reilly said his plans included restoring the original building that housed four classrooms with a combination of his own money and a donation from the committee. He claims the committee offered to contribute $50,000 toward renovation costs but later told him it would instead donate money to village parks. The committee disputes his claim.

Had it been restored, he said he might have established a non-profit organization to oversee the original building and a newer wing where he would have operated a local history and radio/television equipment museum. He also planned to offer amateur radio classes.

“I’m extremely upset and disappointed,” he said.

Myers elected to board Bill Myers, of Oregon was elected District 2 trustee for the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation (OFBF). He will represent the interests of Farm Bureau members from Lucas, Ottawa, Sandusky and Wood counties.

The election took place during the 97th annual meeting of Ohio Farm Bureau held Dec. 2-4 in Columbus.

Myers is an 18-year member of the Lucas County Farm Bureau and has served as president, annual meeting delegate and public policy chairman.

He also was on Ohio Farm Bureau’s membership model task force in 2014 and participated in AgriPOWER Class I. Myers farms with his brother, Bob, and his son and daughter. The farm produces corn, soybeans, wheat and hay.

Lane closure Through Friday, Jan. 22, 2016, Navarre Avenue motorists can expect to experience a lane closure with delays on Navarre Avenue approximately 900 feet west of I-280, especially during peak hours.

The closure of the eastbound lane is necessary to permit U.S. Utility Contractor Co., Inc., to relocate an existing AT&T fiber optic duct bank on Navarre Avenue in advance of a bridge

Forecasting algae like forecasting weather

By J. Patrick Eaken Press Staff Writer news@presspublications.com The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is taking its weather forecasting capabilities one step further — it is now at the forefront of ecological forecasting, too.

That includes forecasting harmful algal blooms in the western basin of Lake Erie, says Dr. Deborah Lee, who became director of the NOAA’s Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (GLERL), based in Ann Arbor, Mich., about one year ago.

Dr. Lee says protecting the world’s freshwater supply has never been more important because invasive species and harmful algae blooms can affect the lake’s ecosystem and food chain, and not just because the toxic blue-green algae microcystis that blooms in late summer is poisonous to humans. She was speaking to over 50 guests at the University of Toledo’s Lake Erie Center on Bayshore Road, Oregon, as part of the LEC’s public lecture series.

Dr. Lee says forecasting an ecosystem is much different than forecasting weather, and the NOAA is starting to get the hang of it.

“In scientific terms, it predicts change in ecosystem and ecosystem components,” Dr. Lee said. “We look at environmental driver response, climate variability, extreme weather conditions, pollution or habitat change, and it provides information about how people, economies, and communities may be affected.”

Along with weather forecasting, Dr. Lee says the NOAA is involved in developing innovative observing systems, monitoring freshwater and coastal ecology, and is stakeholder-driven in interdisciplinary ecosystem research, but it is the integrated ecological modeling and forecasting she chose to talk about during her lecture.

Add it all up, and Dr. Lee says that means, “Figuring out how to forecast ecology as well as the weather.” She describes ecological modeling and forecasting as “a new and emerging service” the NOAA is providing.

2015 — forecasters got it right For example, in early summer 2015, the NOAA predicted that late summer would be the second worst year ever for HABs, based on a phosphorous load from the Maumee River that had already exceeded recommended target loads.

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forecasting for the environment.”

Dr. Lee says forecasting ecology, like algal blooms, starts with different branches of her laboratory that each specialize in a different aspect and pull their information together.

For example, an observing system and advanced technology branch manages buoys and satellite information. She says an ecosystem dynamic performs on-the-water research, like sampling invasive species and the food web.

“Then, our integrated ecological forecasting and modeling takes all of this information and wraps it up into models that can predict for us changes that we may be seeing,” Dr. Lee said. “Then, our information services works to deliver that information out to the public in a way that’s beneficial and understandable.”

Dr. Deborah Lee. (Press photo by Ken Grosjean) search partners, used an ensemble modeling approach, predicting that the 2015 western Lake Erie bloom season would not only be among the most severe in recent years, it would become the second most severe behind the record-setting 2011 bloom.

Dr. Lee, a licensed professional engineer and certified hydrologist, says the NOAA’s prediction was nearly on the money, but this kind of forecasting is still evolving.

“To make an analogy, our National Weather Service and forecasting has evolved over a century,” Dr. Lee said. “We’ve gone from taking very simple observations, and now we have high-performance computing systems that model the weather globally and it has data that is collected around the world and through satellite and meteorological systems and radar systems. We use all that state-of-the art technology to give you as accurate a forecast as our current state-of-theart science allows.

“But that’s just the weather. That’s just what is happening up there. So, what’s happening on the ground?” Dr. Lee continued.

“So, NOAA now is starting to make a foray into ecological forecasting — what is happening in the water, what is happening to the biology of the fish, to harmful algal blooms. I think we are now at the beginning of where we were earlier with weather, and we are starting to understand how to do this

Protecting fresh water How important is fresh water in this world? She says poisonous algae and invasive species that can drain oxygen out of the lake, and other environmental threats, also threaten our drinking water, a precious resource that we are lucky to have in great quantity here.

Dr. Lee notes that 97 percent of the global supply is salt water, two percent is frozen or unobtainable fresh water and only one percent is available fresh water.

Of that one percent, 20 percent is found in the Great Lakes, the largest freshwater source on Earth.

“If you were to take the volume of water out of the Great Lakes and spread it across the continental United States, it would be about nine feet deep, just to give you an idea of the vast amount of water,” Lee said. “So, it’s a precious resource to all of us.”

She adds that what many don’t realize is that the United States’ Great Lakes coastline (4,530 miles) is longer than the U.S. Pacific Ocean coastline (1,300), as well as the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico coastlines. Lake Erie alone has a 470-mile coastline, while Lake Michigan has 1,640 miles, Superior 1,250, Huron 840 and Ontario 330 miles, and that’s just the American side.

“We have the longest coastline in the United States, and that is one of NOAA’s important roles is to preserve and understand the coastline and manage that coastline,” Dr. Lee said.

In the Great Lakes region alone, the NOAA has 880 employees and 40 facilities, including 23 weather forecast offices.

FirstEnergy proposed rate plan is opposed

By Larry Limpf News Editor news@presspublications.com The Office of the Ohio Consumers’ Counsel and an energy aggregation coalition are opposing a proposed rate plan settlement filed by FirstEnergy this month with state regulators.

The settlement outlines an eight-year rate provision included in a power purchase agreement with Ohio power plants, including the Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station, W.H. Sammis Plant in Stratton, Ohio, and a portion of the output of the Ohio Valley Electric Corp. in Gallipolis, Ohio and Madison, Ind. The Sammis and Ohio Valley plants are fueled by coal.

According to FirstEnergy, a typical residential customer using 750 kilowatthours of electricity per month could expect to pay about $3.25 more for the rate provision during the first full year of the plan.

But the company estimates customers will save more than $560 million over the plan’s eight-year term as retail power prices increase.

The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio is expected to rule on the settlement early next year.

The OCC and Northeast Ohio Public Energy Council are projecting the purchase agreement will cost consumers about $3.9 billion and decried the plan for being reached in private negotiations between PUCO staff and FirstEnergy.

“In its application last year for a new rate plan, FirstEnergy proposed a 15-year power purchase agreement that would prop-up its least efficient and oldest power plants with subsidies to be paid by FE’s customers – thereby guaranteeing a profit for these old plants,” a statement by the OCC and NOPEC says.

FirstEnergy says the proposal establishes a goal of lowering carbon dioxide

emissions across the six states it operates in by at least 90 percent below 2005 levels by the year 2045.

“The eight-year term provides an insurance policy for customers by keeping a diverse set of fuel sources available to generate electricity, rather than risking more plant closures and building costly transmission to import out-of-state energy sources that put Ohio at greater risk of higher prices in the years ahead,” said Charles E. Jones, FirstEnergy President and Chief Executive Officer.

Bruce Weston, Ohio Consumers’ Counsel, said FirstEnergy’s proposal comes at a time when Ohioans are already paying more for electricity, on average, than consumers in 32 other states.

“It’s almost unthinkable that, 16 years after the 1999 deregulation law, electric utilities continue to use regulation to charge Ohioans hundreds of millions of dollars above the market price for power,” he said.

Walendzak remains president of Oregon council

By Kelly J. Kaczala Press News Editor kkaczala@presspublications.com Oregon City Council on Monday voted to keep Councilman Dennis Walendzak as council president.

Sandy Bihn and Steve Hornyak, newly elected members of council, also took their seats on council. Walendzak, 44, or Grand Bay Drive, was first elected to council in 2009. He was re-elected in 2011 and 2013.

He is vice president of Environmental

Management Services “I appreciate you having the confidence in me to continue the presidency of council,” said Walendzak said to council. “As we just got done discussing in our finance committee meeting, I think we have a lot on our plate this year. There’s many projects that are going to be coming forward – a lot of decisions we

have to make as a council that will improve the city of Oregon for the foreseeable future. I look forward to working with all of the council members.”

As council president, Walendzak assigned the following council members to council committees: • Walendzak as chairman of the Drainage, Roads Building and Lands Committee, with Zale and Hornyak as members; • Hornyak as chairman of the Economic Development and Planning Committee, with Seaman and Zale as members; • James Seaman as chairman of the Finance Committee, with Bihn and Pollauf as members; • Bihn as chair person of the Public Utilities and Environmental Committee, with Terry Reeves and Walendzak as members; • Reeves as chairman of the Recreation and Parks Committee, with Walendzak and

Hornyak as members; • Zale as chairman of the Safety Committee, with Seaman and Pollauf as members; • Pollauf as chairman of the Water and Sewer Committee, with Reeves and Bihn as members.

“I look forward to this year and the next two,” Mayor Mike Seferian said about working with the new council.

Also at the meeting, Seaman, chairman of the Finance Committee, gave an update on the 2016 budget process, which has been ongoing for the last several weeks.

“We had a very fruitful Finance Committee meeting. We covered a lot of territory and we have a lot more territory to cover.

Next week, we have a Finance Committee meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Dec. 13 to discuss the police and fire departments,” said Seaman.

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What are your nervous habits?

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In the stores Online Both To cast your ballot, go to www.presspublications.com Jerry Heilman Genoa “My biggest nervous habit comes out whenever someone lectures me or accuses me... I unknowingly start smiling but that only means that I’m seconds from blowing up.”

Elaine Wood Oak Harbor “I pick the sides of my thumbs until they’re raw. I got it from my mom... My mom does it.”

Phyllis Pinson Genoa “I clench my teeth, bite my nails and smoke. I have for years... High anxiety!”

Kelsey Bowen Graytown “I’m constantly biting my nails. I do it without even thinking.

It’s literally second nature.“

Leland Jeffries Genoa “Playing with the change in my pocket.

I don’t even hear it when I do it but it drives my wife crazy!”

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53% Yes 42% No 5% Not sure; need more information.

Take time to assess what is holding you back in life Do you have goals you can’t achieve?

Are there things you want to do but are not able to start? Do you feel stuck in a rut?

Does success appear to be elusive? Is it difficult to stay on your desired path?

There are many limitations which have the potential to hold you back. Although limitations are invariably self-imposed, identifying the specific limitations impacting you is the first step to overcoming them.

Once you know what they are, you can take action to overcome them.

Having low expectations for yourself programs your mind to limit your accomplishments. You will never achieve more than you believe is possible. Set your expectations high enough to accommodate the goals you want to achieve.

Passively wishing causes frustration but will never lead to accomplishments.

Wishing is not doing. When you wish for something without getting results you erroneously conclude your goal is unobtainable. Formulate a plan for each of your wishes. Then take action, one step at a time, until your wish comes true.

Making excuses to justify failure is a characteristic of a victim mentality. Those

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by Bryan Golden with a victim mentality constantly blame other people or circumstances for problems. These people use this strategy to avoid taking responsibility for their lives.

This passive approach prevents accomplishments.

Break free of limiting excuses by taking responsibility for your life. You are the one in charge. You can find solutions for problems and overcome obstacles. Replace excuses for failure with reasons to succeed.

Negative self-talk is severely limiting.

Telling yourself all of things you can’t do, putting yourself down, criticizing yourself, along with telling yourself why you won’t amount to anything, are all destructive practices. Your mind believes whatever you say to yourself and acts accordingly.

Your self-talk should be positive and moti-

vating. The goal is to encourage yourself.

Lack of confidence is a limiting factor.

This may be due to past bad experiences, low self-esteem, or criticism from others.

Success is the best confidence builder. “I can do this” is what you want to believe.

Start boosting your confidence level with small successes. For example, if you want to lose 20 pounds, start by losing just 1 pound and then keep at it.

Fear of failure is a major limitation. No one wants to be a failure. This fear feeds procrastination and causes the lowering of expectations. You won’t consider any goals that you are afraid will lead to failure.

Fear of criticism is limiting because it causes you to follow a road of acceptance rather than your own path. In order to avoid criticism, you strive to please others instead of pursuing your own goals.

Waiting for opportunity, things to change, a situation to get better, or for your luck to improve, limits what you accomplish. Waiting is passive. It’s dependent on other people or external circumstances.

In order for things to happen, you have to make them happen.

Using your age as an excuse is yet an-

other limitation. Whether you claim to be too old or too young doesn’t matter. This is simply another excuse for avoidance. You are never too young to pursue your goals and you will never be as young as you are today. So get started right now pursuing your dreams.

A limitation persists because you permit it to. There is a way to overcome each and every limitation you face.

Accomplishing this begins with a determination to do so. This can-do mindset is the foundation for moving past your limitations.

Identify whatever is limiting you.

Make a commitment to do whatever it takes to overcome each limitation. Get rid of all excuses for failure. You only need reasons to succeed. Take positive action to move forward today.

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Lack of retirement savings a big problem for many

By Tiffany Williams “My plan is just to work until I die.”

That’s how my mom sums up her retirement prospects.

She’s worked more than 40 hours a week as a legal secretary in north Florida for as long as I can remember. When my brother and I were kids, we went to her office every Saturday and entertained ourselves by sliding across the floor in fancy law firm chairs while our single mom worked overtime in her cubicle.

She managed to get me into college on a scholarship, and my brother got there on the GI Bill after a stint in the Army. Yet the American dream still hasn’t quite paid off for her. My mom’s one of the 62 percent of Americans who lives paycheck to paycheck. Even at age 60, she still doesn’t have paid sick leave or vacation time, and she avoids the doctor because she can’t afford her $2,000 deductible.

When I had to undergo a stem cell transplant to treat my stage 4 cancer in 2010, her employer allowed her to take a few days off to help care for me in Washington, D.C. Because she had no savings, my coworkers at the Institute for Policy Studies took up a donation drive to cover her travel and time off work.

My IPS colleagues recently released a report on the retirement gap between CEOs and workers. They found that nearly half of working age Americans have no access to retirement plans through their jobs. When I asked my mom about her own retirement savings, I learned she had nothing at all.

That terrified me.

My mom isn’t bitter about it. She does the best she can with what she has, and tries to stay healthy. When I asked her permission to share her story, she was worried that it might sound like she was complaining.

As for me, I felt angry.

The 100 CEOs profiled in this report have nest eggs that are worth more than $49 million — enough to generate a $277,686 monthly retirement check for the rest of

Guest Editorial their lives. My mom’s anticipating a Social Security check worth about $1,200 a month starting five years from now — and year after year we hear politicians threaten to cut even that.

In fact, millions of Americans rely on the federal government’s safety net to support them in retirement. But the net is fraying as corporations and their top executives

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dodge their fair share of the taxes that sustain it. While they pad their own retirement accounts, people like my mom who work hard their entire lives could have nothing to show for it.

What can be done?

My colleagues have suggested capping tax-deferred, corporate-sponsored retirement accounts at $3 million, a move that President Barack Obama estimated would raise an additional $9 billion of tax revenue over 10 years. Funds from an annual excise tax on assets greater than $3 million could go to the Social Security Trust Fund, which would help all workers.

Even with that cap in place, the richest corporate retirees would get $200,000 a year to live on in retirement. I bet they’d be

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Holiday thoughts To the editor: Entering the village of Elmore in the evening, you see a beautiful tall lit Christmas Tree and wreaths on the light posts with old fashioned lights all aglow. As you leave town, there’s a lovely manager scene lit up in the park, letting everyone know the holiday season is here.

This glorious picture of our town came into focus as we were going to the Portage Valley Flying Club’s Christmas party at the Elmore American Legion Hall. What a joy it was to attend a get-together where we felt safe and were served a delicious meal without any conflict, while keeping the people in California in our prayers.

Please keep Christ in Christmas and pray for the ones who have lost loved ones in 2015.

Betty Marlow Miller Elmore

Infuriating To the editor: I am writing in response to the article about proposed upgrades to

the Columbia Gas facility on Brown Road.

It infuriates me to hear about this, when I live two miles down the road on Brown and I don’t have natural gas; my neighbors and I heat our homes with propane. For several years, many of us have been asking for natural gas to come down our way – nothing.

Natural gas stops right after Stadium Road and then picks back up after the railroad tracks going into Curtice. Why can’t Columbia Gas upgrade the last 1 ½ miles on Brown Road?

Nicky Cordell Oregon

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able to make do.

Here’s another good idea: Close the “performance pay” loophole that allows unlimited corporate tax deductions for executive pay. The Joint Committee on Taxation estimates that closing this loophole would generate more than $50 billion over 10 years.

My mom and other low-income and middle-class workers shouldn’t have to go it alone. It’s time for all of us to stand together and demand fairness in retirement. I don’t want her, or anyone else’s parents, to work themselves into the grave.

Tiffany Williams is the associate director of the Institute for Policy Studies. IPS-dc.org Distributed by OtherWords.org.

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Goal is $2 million

School foundation adopts strategies from parochial schools You are expected to pay more when the cost of public education goes up and state funding goes down.

You are expected to pay more when parochial and charter schools lure your neighbors into their classrooms and revenue for your public school decreases.

You are expected to pay more when a student leaves for another district through open enrollment and takes more than $5,000 a year in state aid to the new school.

All these losses ratchet up the need to seek more tax revenue from you.

So, what’s the answer?

One answer for Oregon schools is to expand on a vision a small businessman and frustrated parent had 25 years ago this coming May. That man, Mike Armstrong owner of Michael’s Gourmet Catering and a parent of two children in the Oregon school system, was frustrated by the rancor and negativity in the community following the defeat of a series of contentious levies.

Armstrong, 35 at the time, had never been to a school board meeting, but he went to be a “vocal optimist” in an effort to counter the “negative,” he said at the time.

Before he left that meeting, he had been challenged by a board member to get involved and the next thing he knew he was heading up a citizens committee to pass a levy.

That accomplished, he, along with Tom Beshalske, a Toledo CPA, sought for a way to fund academic programs which tended to be cut when money became tight.

Together, they founded the Oregon Schools Foundation.

That first year they raised $56,000 for an endowment to fund two programs.

The first was a mini grant initiative for the classroom; the second was a fund to pay senior citizens to become reading tutors. This program, patterned after one in Boulder Colorado, was designed to benefit students and teachers by placing a grand parent presence in the classroom while at the same time providing those seniors with

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The Jerusalem Elementary School fossil park. (Photo courtesy of Amy Hansen) some income to offset property taxes.

The Big Recession and a decline in the rate of return the endowment has earned due to low interest rates has limited the impact the foundation has had in recent years. But, that is about to change, according to Brent Shimman, foundation president.

“As funding from the state has gone down, we’re believers that the public schools are going to have to fundraise like the parochial schools do,” he said.

“The target is $2 million. That would put $100,000 a year into the schools. That would make a meaningful difference to the education of the children,” Shimman added This will not happen overnight. The fund fluctuates between $160,000 and $170,000, depending on market conditions, he said. The 10-year goal is $400,000, so you can see the $2 million goal is on the

far horizon.

So, how will they get there?

Business sponsorships, alumni donations and events, Shimman said.

The kick-off event is called Frost Fest and it will be held Saturday, January 30 at St. Michael’s Centre. Dinner, dancing, raffles and a silent auction are on the menu.

Students from grades 4 to 8 will serve the dinner from Michael’s Gourmet Catering.

Two other events are scheduled for 2016—a Best in Class evening to meet current and past valedictorians and a Donor Recognition night.

Business partnership and sponsorship opportunities are also available. Many Clay graduates will work in local industry, healthcare and in small business, so the foundation acts as a conduit to match up school programs with donor interests. For example, Shimman said, BP-Husky funds science, technology and math programs.

Amy Hansen, foundation manager, said that another targeted business program is sponsoring a reading room for K-4.

In a reading room, a set of popular novels is purchased and made available for a class to read together. For example, she said, Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney.

There are donor-designated programs in academics, the arts and athletics.

The annual fund drive gives Clay alumni who appreciate the education they received an opportunity to give back to their alma mater.

While the foundation expands its mission for its second quarter-century, the teacher grant program will continue to be a central tenet. Grants totaling $9,970 were awarded for this school year. Hansen said the grants included a mapping world history program, a fossil park at Jerusalem Elementary School and a summer art camp.

Mike Armstrong has transitioned from being a driving force for the foundation to an honorary board member with little involvement, due to the time demands of his small business. However, he is happy to see the foundation adapt to the challenges of supporting public education today.

“I don’t see a better bang for your buck.

I mean the amount of good that can happen for these kids…and more than that, what I really wanted to do was motivate teachers to say, ‘Look at what our community can do.’

“I thought that 25 years ago and still think that today.”

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Breakfast with Santa to benefit Special Olympics The Genoa Masonic Lodge will present an All-You-Can-Eat Breakfast with Santa Saturday, Dec. 19 from 7-11 a.m. at the Masonic Lodge, 603 N. Main St., Genoa. All proceeds will be donated to Ohio Special Olympics.

In addition to pancakes, the menu will include sausage, eggs, juice and coffee.

There will also be an opportunity to take free photo with Santa. The donation is $6.

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Give the United Way This holiday season; make a donation to United Way in Ottawa County on behalf of your friends, coworkers and family.

With a suggested gift of $15 each, United Way will send the honoree a letter or holiday ornament card with an inscription noting the donation in his or her name.

Donations are tax-deductible.

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Alzheimer’s support The Magruder Hospital’s monthly Alzheimer’s Support Group will meet Monday, Dec. 14 at 9 a.m. in the Conference Center.

The support group, which meets the second Monday of each month, is for family members, friends and caregivers of anyone dealing with dementia and memory loss. The group is helpful for sharing tips, education, encouragement and resources.

For more info about this program visit www.magruderhospital.com.

A true gift The American Red Cross encourages eligible donors to end the year with real meaning by donating blood for hospital patients in need.

Holiday activities, severe weather and seasonal illnesses, like the flu, can pull people away from their regular blood donation schedules. This creates a greater need for blood donations this time of year, especially around the winter holidays.

To encourage donations, those who donate Dec. 23 through Jan. 3, 2016 will get a long-sleeved Red Cross T-shirt, while supplies last.

Healthy donors with all blood types are needed, especially those with types AB, O, B negative and A negative. To make an appointment to donate blood, download the free Red Cross Blood Donor App from app stores, visit redcrossblood.org or call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767).

Donors can now use the Blood Donor App to access their donor card and view vital signs from previous donations.

Blue Christmas Elliston Zion United Methodist Church will hold a “Blue Christmas” service Saturday, Dec. 19 at 6:30 p.m.

Award-winning musician Kerry Patrick Clark will perform at the service of remembrance and hope, which will be a peaceful program designed for those who struggle with finding the joy in the Christmas season due to the loss of a loved one.

All are invited and welcome. Elliston Zion Methodist is located at 18045 W. William, off Elliston-Trowbridge Rd.

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By Tammy Walro Press Features Editor twalro@presspublications.com The East Toledo Senior Activities Center is offering a new class for seniors who like to march to the beat of a different drum in their quest to get fit and have a little fun in the process.

Beginning in January, the center, located at 1001 White St. in East Toledo, will offer Cardio Drumming classes – 45 minute sessions that combine traditional aerobic movement with drumming to the beat of music.

On Dec. 8, the center held a preview class for those who signed up…and to drum up some interest from those who may be considering joining in.

“We wanted people to see what it was going to be like,” said Senior Center Director Mary Wolff, who is instructing the class.

Wolff, who takes a higher-impact level of cardio drumming at her gym, is in the process of becoming certified to lead the classes at the center, which will be geared toward seniors. “Our class will be low-impact and will be suitable for participants on all ability levels,” she said. “At our preview class, we had one

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participant in a wheelchair and another with bad knees and they were able to do the movements while sitting.”

Classes will begin with a warm up. Then participants will get into the rhythm as the tap their drumsticks on an exercise ball or trash can.

“We’ll do a different routine for each song, which can include drumming while standing, sitting, doing knee bends or going ‘around the world’ – moving in a circle around what you’re drumming on,” Wolff said.

The constant movement (except for breaks between songs) provides a good workout, Wolff said. Classes wind up with cool-down movements.

“I kind of warned the participants that their shoulders may be a little sore after the first class or so,” Wolff said.

“Some people said were a bit sore, but they agreed they enjoyed the workout.”

Classes will meet Tuesdays at 10:45 a.m., except for the third Tuesday of the month. The cost is $1 per class, however those who stay for lunch (reservations required) can take the class for free.

Participation is open to all seniors in the community, whether or not they are members of the senior center. For more information, call 419-691-2254.

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The Oak Harbor Area Chamber of Commerce is teaming up with NBC and “The Biggest Loser” to encourage participation in the Biggest Loser Community Challenge, which is launching across the country in February.

The health and wellness challenge encourages workplaces to participate in a fun competition while providing interactive health tools, team-building motivation and guidance from celebrity trainer, Dolvett Qunice.

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ProMedica Home Health lauded ProMedica Home Health Care has been named a Top Agency of the 2015 HomeCare Elite, a recognition of the top-performing home health agencies in the United States.

Now in its 10th year, the HomeCare Elite identifies the top 25 percent of Medicare-certified agencies and highlights the top 100 and top 500 agencies overall.

Winners are ranked according to quality outcomes, patient experience and other performance measures. In order to be considered, an agency must be Medicarecertified and have data for at least one outcome in Home Health Compare. Of 9,718 agencies considered, 2,431 are elite.

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iss-ues again she is at the top of the list.

Her chest cavity is not fully grown yet.

Her body does not grow as fast as everyone else. We are trying to wait until she is full grown, maybe when she is18, to have the transplant Lorin Grimes done.”

Lorin, who decribes herself as a “fun loving person with a ‘don’t-mess-with-me attitude,’” said her doctors have told her that her attitude and drive have kept her going.

“I don’t like surgery and I live two hours a way so I won’t see my friends for six months to a year,” Lorin said. “We are waiting as long as possible, but I know after the surgery I will be able to breathe better.”

Lorin said she really never thought about being a cheerleader, but decided to try out this year. In the end, she said she made a good choice.

“I am actually really liking it,” Lorin said. “I have lots of friends in cheerleading and at school.”

Lorin, who is in eighth grade, is also a member of the National Junior High Honor Society with a 3.5 grade point average. She is hoping to become a marine biologist in the future.

“I like animals and like to take care of them,” she said. “I can’t be a veterinarian because there are a lot of animals I can’t be around because of bacteria. Sea life I can be around.”

Of course, transplants come with huge medical expenses. Even with his insurance, Jeremy said the family was told they will need $500,000 to cover the co-pays for

Those who attend athletic events at Eastwood High School may have noticed an especially bubbly young lady cheering with all her might.

What is not evident is the fact she is currently battling a disease that is forcing her to seek a double lung transplant.

Lorin Grimes, of Pemberville, may look like a very healthy and vivacious girl, but the 14-year-old has been living with and fighting Cystic Fibrosis (CF) since her diagnoses at 15 months of age.

CF is a progressive disease that affects mainly the lungs and digestive system.

After years of damage from the effects of CF, Lorin’s only hope is a lifesaving lung transplant.

“A year ago she was doing really bad,” he father, Jeremy, said. “We went to Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus and she was evaluated for a transplant. We went through several steps in order to get her on the transplant list.”

Jeremy, an employee at American Steel Treating in Perrysburg, said he and his wife Jamie, were shocked when Lorin was initially diagnosed. They knew no one in either family that had the disease. It was after Lorin’s diagnosis that the couple found out they both carried the gene for CF. Her sister, Keeley, a third-grade student at Pemberville Elementary School, does not have CF, Jeremy said.

“It has been up and down,” Jeremy said. “Right now she is doing really well with the medication she is on. She is active in school and in cheerleading. The more active she is the better. She wants to try out for volleyball next year.”

Jeremy said Lorin’s lung capacity is currently at 38 percent. She needs a double lung transplant to prolong her life.

“She is listed as inactive on the transplant list because she is doing well right now,” he explained. “If she starts to have

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Bicyclist enters Florida, volunteers for Habitat for Humanity Al Thompson left Northwest Ohio on August 17 on a bicycle ride around the perimeter of the United States in an effort to raise funds for Habitat for Humanity and Save the Children.

Here is an excerpt from his blog, which you can follow by going to presspublications.com and clicking on the icon on the upper right.

Glad tidings to All It has stood there for 320 years--an enduring symbol of Spainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s once mighty and far flung New World empire. It was an impregnable fortress meant to protect Spanish treasure ships, or galleons, bearing cargoes of gold, silver, tobacco, chocolate, hard woods--all the wealth of the New World--on their voyages north with the Gulf Stream along the coast of La Florida, and then across the Atlantic and home to Mother Spain.

The Castillo de San Marcos in St. Augustine, Florida--the oldest masonry fortification in the continental United States-is a masterpiece of military engineering built in the shape of a star with four projecting bastions and utilizing the soft but durable coquina limestone blocks which are composed of millions of seashells and were able to absorb the impact of 17th century cannon balls. It withstood three sieges at the hands of the British, one in 1702 lasting 50 days, and another in 1740 lasting 28. The British obviously wanted that fort badly, for this was a battle for empire in the New World with the Spanish, British, and French all heavy contenders.

The Castillo was never taken by conquest, but what the British could not take by battle, they did so by treaty. At the end of the French and Indian War in 1763, Spain ceded Florida and El Castillo to the British. But then . . . at the conclusion of the American Revolution 20 years later, the Brits gave Florida and El Castillo back to Spain who hung on to it until 1821 when a young and muscle flexing United States was embarking on its journey of Manifest

Al Thompson at Beaches Habitat For Humanity work site.

Destiny.

Wandering through and around El Castillo as I did a few days ago takes you back to the days of the Spanish Main when Spain was one of the most powerful and wealthiest countries in the world. Since we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have any medieval castles here in the U.S., visiting the Castillo de San Marcos gives you a sense of that Middle Ages mindset when walled towns and fortresses were a part of the European way of life. It really is a wonderful place to spend a day exploring in and around El Castillo

and through all the interior casemates, or arched chambers, where soldiers ate, slept, and tried to make the best of their lives in this distant outpost of Spainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s empire. A favorite pastime must have been graffiti, for the walls are covered with centuries old sketches of ships and scribbled writings that are slowly fading with time, but still clearly visible.

I crossed into La Florida last weekend, and it was a bit of a relief to escape the dangerous riding conditions of South Carolina. I have to give Florida credit--the

accommodations they make for cyclists are quite good with dedicated bicycle lanes and berms that provide enough space to peddle along without having to worry about tire tracks on your back.

I have been following mostly A1A down the coast with some pretty hefty tailwinds pushing me along the last two days.

Three days ago it was just the opposite. On these tail wind days, I like to listen to the hum of my tires on pavement--itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s kind of a steady and soothing sound, like white noise. Moving with the breeze, the sound of the air drops away, and you can hear things around you that you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t when youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re battling with the wind.

Not far from Jacksonville and just across the Intra-coastal waterway is the Beaches Habitat For Humanity Affiliate, and that is where I spent the day volunteering on Tuesday. It is quite a large project site with a number of townhouse style dwellings being built at the same time which will make a nice development when done. Part of the Habitat philosophy is not to build just a single house, but rather a community. I did a little framing in the morning, and my painting skills were called upon again in the afternoon. Warm Showers hosts Michael and Debbie provide a relaxing, safe haven for me in their great home in Ponte Vedra while I did my volunteer stint with Habitat.

Todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ride with those friendly tailwinds took me further south to Daytona where I got in early and walked along the beach, enjoying the powerful surf stirred up by the north wind . . . white crested rollers rushing urgently to the shore, just so they can arrive in order to return seaward and do it all over again.

I havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t decided how far south in Florida I will go yet. Will I say goodbye to the Atlantic here in Daytona, and face westward toward the Pacific?

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2015 Alan Miller Jewelers All-Press Football Team Coach of the Year: Mark Emans, Lake Offensive Player of the Year: Branden Short, Lake Defensive Player of the Year: Zach Sandwisch, Central Catholic

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By J. Patrick Eaken and Mark Griffin sports@presspublications.com Earning first team All-Ohio honors doesn’t come easy, or without a price.

Lake senior Branden Short, a 5-foot9, 200-pound halfback, found that out this season while rushing for 2,011 yards.

“It did take its toll on me physically,” Short said. “Definitely my knees. When you’re big and hard to tackle, the defenders go for your knees.”

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Short was the obsession of every defense he faced this season, yet he managed to lead the Flyers to a 10-0 regular-season record and a berth in the Division V playoffs – while also starting at outside linebacker. He carried the ball 218 times for a 9.2-yard average and scored 34 touchdowns on the ground. He added nine catches for 241 yards (26.8 average) and four scores.

Short surpassed 2,000 yards rushing during the Flyers’ playoff game.

“I knew I had to have a good game to get it,” he said. “I was pretty stoked about it. I always thought if it happens, it happens. I had to have a really good line, so I have to give them all the credit.”

Short will graduate as Lake’s career

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No state title, but accolades add up for Sandwisch

By J. Patrick Eaken and Mark Griffin sports@presspublications.com Akron Hoban gave Central Catholic linebacker Zach Sandwisch a taste of what his life is going to be like on the football field over the next four years.

Third-ranked Hoban, which defeated the seventh-ranked Irish, 33-20, in the Division III state title game at Ohio Stadium on Dec. 3, repeatedly sent 290-pound guards and tackles at the 6-foot2, 205-pound Sandwisch. The Woodville resident finished with six tackles (one solo), but the Knights (14-1) scored on four plays of 20-plus yards en route to a 28-14 halftime lead.

“They ran toward me a lot,” Sandwisch said. “The problem was they had big No. 55 on the team. I took out his outside shoulder and kept my outside shoulder clean to see if the ball carrier would pop put, and he wouldn’t. I made the ball pop inside, and our middle linebacker couldn’t get to him a lot of times. I was playing as hard as I could.”

Sandwisch played the state title game with a torn right labrum, which he injured in Central’s state semifinal win over Trotwood-Madison. He is scheduled to have surgery on Dec. 28.

“You wear a brace and play through the pain,” said Sandwisch, who said he improved “on a lot of things” from his ju-

Central Catholic senior Zach Sandwisch (31) and teammates celebrate a Division III regional championship (Press photo

by Scott Grau) nior to senior year. Last season, Sandwisch and the Irish beat Athens, 56-52, in an offensive record-setting D-III state title game, for Central’s third state title. This year was Hoban’s first.

“I still have more to improve on,” he said. “I improved on getting off blocks and finding the ball and going sideline to sideline. I still have to work on getting bigger.”

Sandwisch said he was “shocked” when he learned he had been named the

Associated Press All-Ohio D-III defensive player of the year last Tuesday. Last week, he was voted by area coaches and media the Alan Miller Jewelers All-Press Defensive Player of the Year.

Sandwisch led Central (12-3) with 117 tackles during the regular season, with 13 tackles for loss, three sacks, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery.

“I was driving home from practice when one of my family’s friends told me,”

Branden Short (continued from page 18)

rushing leader, with 4,181 rushing yards and 66 rushing touchdowns; last week he was named first-team All-Ohio in D-V. He is only the fourth Lake football player to ever make the first team, joining Rick Patton (1983), Todd Robson (1980) and John Obrock (1972).

“Last year I got honorable mention and I didn’t really know All-Ohio was a big deal,” Short said. “I knew they had a first team and I thought that was it. I didn’t know there was a second team, third team and honorable mention. I did some research and I knew that if you get first team AllOhio, it’s a pretty big deal. I put my work in in the offseason and got it. I trained harder than ever and ran track and got faster.”

Lake coach Mark Emans said “a lot of things” contributed to Short’s success in 2015. The Flyers lost at home to Doylestown Chippewa, 42-35, in the first round of the playoffs.

“A lot of it starts with his work ethic,” Emans said. “A lot of kids don’t like to practice, they just like the games on Friday nights. Branden liked to practice. He came to practice every day like it was a game.

With his vision, he sees things extremely well. He uses his leverage well and didn’t go down on first contact.”

Short was one of four team captains this season and is being looked at by several NCAA D-II and D-III schools. Short said he wants to play at the next level, but he doesn’t know where.

Emans and Short both gave credit to running backs coach Josh Andrews for helping Short become such an effective runner.

“Brandon worked hard and had a great attitude,” Emans said. “A lot of these kids who have that kind of ability, they think they know it all already. He took to coaching very well and got along well with Josh.”

Short said, “Coach (Andrews) made it pretty fun. He could definitely get you hyped up. He’s like a father to me and would do anything for me.”

In voting for Offensive POY, Whitmer quarterback Chase Bodeman, an Oregon resident, finished a distant second and Gibsonburg quarterback Ryan Clark was third, but Clark and Bodeman shared voting for first team All-Press signal caller.

However, Short also received votes for Defensive POY from his linebacker position, where he is also first team.

Emans narrowly won voting for AllPress Coach of the Year, clipping Gibsonburg coach Steve Reser by two votes. Waite coach Dan Chipka was third and Woodmore coach Brian Spicer and Oak Harbor coach Mike May also received votes.

Perhaps the most unusual winner in second team voting is Northwood senior running back Joey Woody, who finished the season with 647 yards on the ground, which trailed seven other backs from the area. However, it likely is his 12.2 yards per carry which grabbed votes.

Voters consisted of area football coaches and media members representing The Press and other media who are from the community.

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Sandwisch said. “He said, ‘Congrats.’ I said, ‘about what?’ He said I was the defensive player of the year and I said, ‘no way.’ He said, ‘I’m serious.’ I’m honored to get that.

I couldn’t get that without my teammates and coaches and winning games.”

On Feb. 3 Sandwisch will sign a letter of intent to play at West Virginia University next year. Mountaineers offensive line coach Ron Crook, who recruited Sandwisch, visited Sandwisch’s home on Dec. 7. Sandwisch will have his official visit to WVU on Dec. 11, and he reports to the team in early June.

Sandwisch said he will cherish his time at Central Catholic.

“The fans and your brothers on the football team, that’s your family,” he said.

“You’re with your teammates all day long.

You lift with them, run with them, sweat with them. On Friday nights when you’re digging deep, they’re digging deep too. One cool thing about being a part of Central, they pack the stands for every home game.

It’s a cool experience and coach (Greg) Dempsey is a hell of a guy. I love him and I love Central.”

In the All-Press Defensive POY voting, Sandwisch had three more votes than Waite linebacker Anthony Ashford and four more than Eastwood defensive end Chris Orcutt.

Lake linebacker Branden Short, who is AllPress Offensive POY for his play at running back, and Eastwood linebacker Mitchell Davidson also received votes for Defensive POY.

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DECEMBER 14, 2015

When her number was called, Howard responded

By J. Patrick Eaken Press Sports Editor sports@presspublications.com For Natasha Howard (Waite/Florida State), playing in the WNBA finals in her second year of professional basketball is a dream realized.

A 6-foot-3 forward, Howard was a key role player for the Indianapolis Fever, which fell in the fifth and final game to the Minnesota Lynx in front of a national ESPN television audience.

Howardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s role to the team was vital, including shooting a perfect 7-for-7 from the field at one point, and she contributed valuable points and rebounds when asked

by Fever coach Stephanie White. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was awesome to play with the Fever and play with some amazing players and reaching the WNBA finals. It was one exciting ride and I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t wait to do it again next year and have a ring on my finger as well,â&#x20AC;?

Howard emailed to The Press from Korea, where she continues to play professionally in the WNBA offseason. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I feel like when my name and number was called I was ready,â&#x20AC;? Howard added. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t matter how many minutes I played, I was just ready and when I came off the bench I brought energy, rebounding, defense and offense.â&#x20AC;?

Howard said she fed off the high energy inside the two arenas that hosted the five-game series. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Playing in a crowd like Indy and Minnesota, it felt like I was back in college when FSU played against Miami,â&#x20AC;? Howard said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Playing in front of different crowds is fun and playing on TV is fun as well because your family, friends and coaches get to see you.â&#x20AC;?

The 24-year-old Howard averaged 11.4 minutes, 4.2 points and 2.6 rebounds with the Fever this season. In Howardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2014 rookie season, she averaged seven points, 3.1 rebounds and played 16.9 minutes per game.

Even her former coach at Florida State, Sue Samrau, could not get over watching Howard play on national television in the WNBA finals. Howard did get national television exposure while at FSU, but now she is in a league that has multiple players who are even taller, including two on Indianpolisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; team who stand 6-4. Yet,

Indianapolis Fever 6-foot-3 forward Natasha Howard (Waite/Florida State) drives to the basket in a WNBA game. (Photo courtesy Indiana Fever) Howard knew her role, and Samrau respects that. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The fact that sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s playing at the highest level in the finals and playing so well, I think itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pretty rare â&#x20AC;&#x201D; that somebody can give you really great minutes without getting as many minutes as they would prob-

ably want. Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s always been so selfless,â&#x20AC;?

Samrau said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m so proud of her. Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been a warrior in so many situations, whether itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s taking her high school to the state championship game, taking us to the elite eight, just so many different things that sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s brought

to so many different programs. Then, you see her compete in the WNBA finals, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pretty special,â&#x20AC;? Samrau continued.

The Fever were led by 36-year-old Tamika Catchings (Tennessee), a 6-1 forward who announced her retirement at the end of the 2015 season, closing a 13-year professional career. Howardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s high school coach at Waite, Manny May, believes Catchingsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; retirement will likely mean more minutes for Howard next year, if she wants it bad enough. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s behind Tamika Catchings, an Olympian, an All-American, and WNBA all-star who has accolades in college and in the pros. Now, sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s (Howard) the person behind her and next year she will probably be the person stepping into her shoes if she does what she needs to do in the offseason,â&#x20AC;? May said.

Howard responded, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Playing with one of the greatest stars is a great opportunity because you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know if you will have that opportunity again. I was happy and lucky at the same time to be playing with Tamika Catchings, who is one of the greatest players ever in the WNBA. My role for next year is bringing energy, rebounding, defense and offense to my game like I mentioned before.

I need to be ready at all times.â&#x20AC;?

May said he also was tuned into ESPN watching Howard contribute to the Fever in the WNBA finals. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is amazing to see a hometown product that you had a part of her life, that you could breathe the game of basketball into, give her some key things to help her grow and have a successful career in college and into the pros,â&#x20AC;? May said, adding he stays in touch but was unable to travel to Indianapolis for a game this year. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My coaching staff has seen her play this year and enjoyed it, and she does time with her family, who have been a very good support team for her,â&#x20AC;? May continued. â&#x20AC;&#x153;What she and I do is text, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;How are you doing?â&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Doing well, you know â&#x20AC;&#x201D; I love you,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll text, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Keep doing what you are doing. Keep working hard,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x153;She has her life to do some things, and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m working with some other kids now, but we understand each other. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s like all my other kids who played on these teams.

If they ever need anything, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re always there for them, and if I ever need anything, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s vice versa. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s how we work it.â&#x20AC;?

Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not making millions, but sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s traveling the world

By J. Patrick Eaken Press Sports Editor sports@presspublications.com Indiana Fever 6-foot-3 forward Natasha Howard does not make the kind of money an NBA player does.

The WNBA players often cross paths with NBA players, and Howard has made friendships with players and front office staff of the Indiana Pacers, which are part of the same organization as the Fever.

However, the WNBA players do get travel pay, expenses, room and board, and get to see the world. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s enjoying life, sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s enjoying what sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s doing, taking care of business, working out and enjoying everything,â&#x20AC;? said Manny May, her former coach at Waite. â&#x20AC;&#x153;With the WNBA salary, it isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t very much â&#x20AC;&#x201D; itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s like a teacherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s salary â&#x20AC;&#x201D; in that range, about $30-40,000, but thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s why they play overseas. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s where they make their living at. Some even coach college basketball during the offseason, but most of them go overseas and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the bottom line.â&#x20AC;?

Plus, her travel has not been limited to the United States. She is currently playing professionally in Korea during the WNBA offseason. Since graduating from FSU, she

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has been playing professionally overseas during the WNBA offseason. Last year, she was in Israel. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My experience has been awesome.

Traveling the world and doing something that I love is a blessing,â&#x20AC;? Howard said in emails to The Press. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It feels good to know other peoplesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; cultures and what things they do and how they do it.â&#x20AC;?

Even before playing as a pro, she traveled the country as an NCAA Division I college player at Florida State. At FSU, the Toledo native established a school-record 41 career double-doubles as well as a single-season school record of 15 as a senior.

She also became FSUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all-time leader in rebounds with 1,047 boards and is second all-time with 1,811 career points.

Florida State coach Sue Samrau and one of her assistants, Ohio native Brooke Wycoff, says seeing Howard continue to play at the next level is rewarding for her program and staff, and for Howard. â&#x20AC;&#x153;She is one of the most fun kids Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve ever coached and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m excited to see the role that she continues to step into as she gets older and more experienced in the league,â&#x20AC;?

Samrau said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I miss her every day. She was a player who gave you everything she had every day. She was a consummate

teammate, somebody who would do all the little things and somebody who is in her own right a superstar, but she never acted like it. Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s thrilled and she loves it over there. Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not difficult to please. She is one of those players who appreciate everything she gets and makes the best of every situation.â&#x20AC;?

Wycoff added, â&#x20AC;&#x153;We were so proud of her, and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s such a neat experience for her to be on a team that goes that far, and then to be able to get in and make an impact.

We know itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tough to do and she seized the moment and really made the most of it, so we were really proud of her for doing that.â&#x20AC;?

The Atlantic Coast Conference led all leagues with 32 players on WNBA opening day rosters this season. At least one player from an ACC school was represented on each of the 12 WNBA teams.

Her senior year at Waite, Howard led her team to a Division I state runner-up finish â&#x20AC;&#x201D; something she wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t take back for anything, except for a state title, maybe. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My experience at Waite and FSU was amazing. I wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t change anything,â&#x20AC;?

Howard said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Both schools contributed everything to help me get where I needed to go on the next level in my life. Where I am at now is because of them.â&#x20AC;?

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By J. Patrick Eaken Press Sports Editor sports@presspublications.com Lourdes University saw its inaugural season of women’s soccer finish 8-9-1 overall. Local players included four Owens Community College transfers — redshirt junior forward Jessica Grindle (Northwood) and three former Clay players — junior forwards Abby Groll and Kendall Christian and junior defenseman Megan Soncrant.

“The goals this group accomplished and the challenges they overcame this season is nothing short of superb,” Lourdes coach Jackie Donovan said. “We are very proud of this team and they will forever leave a lasting legacy.”

Grindle played in 16 games with 15 starts, scoring two goals and one assist on 32 shots, including 16 shots on goal. She had the game-winning goal in a 2-1 victory over Concordia.

Grindle did not play collegiately in 2014, but in 2013 she started all 21 matches at Owens, scoring 23 goals and adding five assists for 51 points. She was named a NJCAA second team All-American and first team All-Region 12 selection, was selected to the NSCAA All-Central Region Team, was named the NJCAA Region 12 tournament Most Valuable Player, and was a member of the NJCAA Division I AllTournament Team.

That year at Owens, Grindle scored three goals and had seven points in one match against Mercyhurst Northeast. She tallied 62 shot attempts, registered five match-winning goals, and was named Owens Female Athlete of the Year.

Christian started in 17 games this season for Lourdes, tallying three goals and one assist on 22 shots, including 10 on goal. She had the game-winner in a 2-0 victory over Cleary.

In 2014 at Owens, Christian played in 21 matches, making 19 starts, scored eight goals and added two assists for 18 points.

She registered two match-winning goals and attempted 29 shots, 22 of which were on goal. She scored twice in a win over Delta.

Groll started in 13 games for Lourdes this year and had four shots on goal. She

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started 21 matches her final year at Owens, scoring three goals and tallying three assists, including the match-winning goal against Cincinnati State. She was recipient of the Lea Plarski Sportsmanship Award.

Soncrant, who missed the 2015 Lourdes season because of an injury, played in 21 games at Owens in 2014, making 20 starts, and she, Christian and Groll helped the Express to the NJCAA Region 12 championship. Although a defenseman at Owens, she tallied two shots, appeared in goal during one match, making five saves, and was the recipient of the team’s Coaches’ Award.

tional championship, but she suffered an injury during the preseason which forced her to miss the entire year on the field.

However, Spring Arbor sports information personnel told The Press she still played a role.

“She is still a part of the team and ended up just redshirting this year so she will still be a part of the team next year,” Sports Information Director Christopher Bauman emailed. “Even though she didn’t see the field this year, she is one of the most supportive teammates I’ve ever seen. (She is) constantly encouraging everyone, great attitude from her all year long.”

Using two first half goals, Spring Arbor capped off an incredible season when it knocked off the No. 1 ranked defending champs, Lindsey Wilson College (Ky.),

3-0 in the NAIA Women’s Soccer National Championship Final.

With the shutout, Spring Arbor became the only team in NAIA history to make it through the tournament without conceding a single goal. The record-breaking season for Spring Arbor (23-2-1, 9-0-0 CL) ended with a program-best 23 wins, including a record 19-match winning streak. The Cougars also set a new benchmark with 83 goals scored.

In 2014, Timmons appeared in two matches at Spring Arbor, starting both, and she owned a 2-0 record, making three saves and allowing no goals. In 2013, she appeared in six matches, started one, and made four saves with a 1.07 goals against average.

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On defense, Bears return line, but backs graduate

By Yaneek Smith and J. Patrick Eaken sports@presspublications.com Despite having a top-flight offense led

by Alan Miller Jewelers All-Press first team quarterback Ryan Clark, what was just as important to Gibsonburg football’s Toledo Area Athletic Conference championship and a 10-1 season was the Golden Bears’ defense.

The Golden Bears outscored opponents 452-183, shut out two opponents and defeated two playoff teams (Tiffin Calvert and Hilltop) during the regular season before falling to eventual regional finalist Van Buren, thanks in part to four turnovers, 4516, in a Division VI regional quarterfinal.

Gibsonburg’s defensive backs combined for 19 interceptions to opponents’ eight, the Bears outrushed opponents by an average of 5.6 yards per carry to 3.3, completed 59.1 percent of passes for 2,436 yards to opponents 44.2 percent (1,276 yards), and per play, the Bears averaged 7.5 yards to opponents’ 4.1.

The defensive line was comprised of 5-foot-10, 190 pound junior Madison Jaso and 5-11, 175 sophomore Tyler Lilley at the ends with 5-11, 245 junior Trent Hovis and 6-2, 230 junior Ian Taylor in the middle.

Hovis is a first team All-Press defensive lineman, Taylor and Jaso are honorable mention All-Press and if you noticed, no one from Gibsonburg’s interior defensive line graduates, either.

Five-foot-10, 200 pound senior Josh Dyer, 5-10, 165 senior Griffin Geary and 5-10, 185 junior Alex Richards were the linebackers while 5-9, 145 senior Marcus Tille and 5-8, 155 senior Mateo Flores served as the cornerbacks and 5-8, 160 junior Isaak Arriaga and 5-10, 180 senior

Gibsonburg junior defensive lineman Madison Jaso takes down Northwood senior quarterback Mike Vallejo.

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by Jeff Holcomb) Zack Kaetzel were the safeties.

The defensive backfield and linebackers were a veteran group who knew how to find their way to the ball as Flores finished with eight interceptions, Tille had four, Geary, Kaetzel and Dyer had two apiece, and Arriaga had one. Flores and Kaetzel had one pick-six each, and Flores finished with 180 yards on interceptions, averaging 22.5 yards per return. Flores is a second team All-Press selection and Arriaga and Tille are HM. Dyer, a second team All-Press linebacker, led the team with 95½ total tackles, including 47 solos, 43 assists, five tackles for a loss, half a sack, plus he caused a fumble, had a pass break-up and one pass hurry. Arriaga was not far behind with 94

total tackles, including 59 solos, 35 assists, and he caused two fumbles and had three pass break-ups.

Flores led the team with 11 pass breakups, Hovis had a team-leading seven pass hurries, Lilley was the only one to recover two fumbles. Jaso had a team-leading six sacks and Hovis led the Bears with nine tackles for a loss.

Coach Steve Reser points out that, while the team avoided the injury bug for the most part, 5-8, 190 junior linebacker Brian Milton would have played a key role on the team this season had he been healthy, and Reser expects big things out of Milton next year.

Reser said the key to the success of his defense was its ability to play together as

a unit with each player understanding his individual assignment.

“Our defense was very unselfish. They did what they had to do,” Reser said. If you don’t have a good defense, you don’t have the ball enough to score enough points, so they work hand in hand. If you don’t have the ball, then you have nothing. When our defense does their job, they get turnovers, three-and-outs, and that’s important.

“We’ve got Josh Dyer, a four-year starter, Trent Hovis and Ian Taylor in the middle, and Mateo and Marcus got secondteam honors in TAAC. I think it’s easier to think about offense because you have the objective stats. There aren’t as many things that are recorded on defense. Our defense kept us in games and we’re proud of that.

Our defensive coaches do a great job helping them understand their keys.”

Most importantly, Reser said this year’s Bears understood the foundation is built with the lines on both sides of the ball. Hovis is also a second team All-Press offensive lineman and will anchor the line next year.

“Up front, we tell those guys all the time, you’re going to work hard, you’re going to do things that nobody wants to do.

Our team understands, on both sides of the ball, our team goes where our line goes,” Reser said.

“If our offensive or defensive line doesn’t show up, it’s going to be tough.

The last three to four years, the guys have understood what it means to have a good offensive line. Defensively, if they just pin their ears back, if they’re not taking care of their lane, not looking for screens, they can get into trouble because there are so many details. We go where our lines go, and that’s the bottom line for us.”

Austin Adams not biggest kid on the court anymore

By Nicholas Huenefeld Press Contributing Writer sports@presspublications.com Austin Adams broke several scoring records at Cardinal Stritch over the past few years, but he’s getting adjusted to college basketball at Urbana University, an NCAA Division II school.

“I’m not the biggest kid on the court anymore,” Adams said. “It’s not high school. I can’t use my athleticism to out jump people or get to the rim easier.”

At Urbana, the Blue Knights are currently 1-7 overall, but have been close in several games. Aside from a loss to No. 3 West Liberty State and No. 7 IUP, they’ve experienced a pair of two-point losses, including one in overtime, and they had a seven-point loss in the team’s most recent game Dec. 5 against West Virginia State.

“The team is getting closer,” Adams said. “There’s been some down times, but we’re a family and we stick together. We need to get better on defense. Any of us can score points on offense, but defense is what will win championships, and coach has been stressing that.”

Individually, Adams has started all

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“It was a good experience. My high school program and coaches came out to support,” Adams said. “It was cool to go up against Division I players and see where they’re at and where I want to be. Obviously, I want to improve in all aspects of my game.”

Summers said Adams provides the team’s two-guard offense athleticism on the wing. The team likes that he’s a high flyer and it helps that the guards can throw alley oops to him.

Outside of basketball and athletics, Adams is enjoying his time on campus, where he said the classes are small and the professors go out of their way to help you succeed.

“It’s gone pretty well,” Adams said. “I’m meeting a lot of new people. It’s a small campus and everyone knows everybody. You see the same faces three and four times a day.

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“Austin’s a high-energy guy,” said Urbana head coach Rob Summers. “He was one of our top recruits and someone we focused on signing. He has bought into our system, and not a lot of kids have the chance to play as much as he has as a freshman. He wants to excel.”

More recently, Adams has reached double figures in three of the past four games after only doing so once in the first four games. He had a season-high 15 points versus Pitt-Johnstown on Nov. 15.

Furthermore, Adams is second on the team in total rebounds and offensive rebounds per game. Summers calls his 6-6 freshman a “big time rebounder” and expects him to get better as the team approaches the second half of the season.

“He’s going to continue to work on his shot,” Summers added. “He has the skill set and tools to be great at this level. He just has to play with confidence. He’s a big part of our offense and what we’re trying to do here.”

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Genoa was picked to finish second by the NBC coaches in their pre-season poll.

Elmwood is the preseason favorite with five first place votes and 61 points, followed by Genoa (54), Eastwood (46), Rossford (45), Otsego (28), Fostoria (25), Lake (21) and Woodmore (8). Genoa garnered two first place votes and Eastwood had one.

The NBC dual season started Dec. 8 and continues through Dec. 15, Jan. 5 and Jan 12. The NBC championships will be held at Genoa High School on Feb. 7.

Genoa wrestlers cruised past Woodmore and Lake Tuesday night as they went a combined 24-4 individually in the NBC opener. The Comets first disposed

of a short-handed Woodmore team, 786, by pinning all but one of five Wildcats.

Genoa winners were Oscar Sanchez (106), Dylan D’Emilio (113), Julian Sanchez (12), Damien D’Emilio (126), Andrew Muir (138), James Limongi (145), Adam Bates (152), Seth Moore (160), Xavier Beach (170), Matt Herrick (195), Christian Aranda (220), and Noah Koch (285). The lone Woodmore winner was Conor Emch (132).

Next, the maroon and grey defeated Lake, 66-15. Muir, Dylan D’Emilio and Sanchez led the way by earning two falls apiece during the tri-match. Also pinning

for the Comets were Damian D’Emilio, Limongi, Bates, and Herrick. Lake winners were Brandon Taylor (182), Nathan Banky (220) and Joey Moore (285).

Genoa starts off with 2-0 record on the year and will compete as a team next on the road against NBC preseason favorite Elmwood and Eastwood at Elmwood High School. Wrestling begins at 5:30 on Dec. 15.

Muskegon calls up Rowan Eastwood High School junior Hayden Rowan was called up by the Muskegon

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Lumberjacks and played in his first United States Hockey League games in a 6-5 overtime loss to the Youngstown Phantoms on Dec. 2 and against the USA National Development Team U-17 on Dec. 5.

On the fourth line against Youngstown in even strength play, the 16-year-old Rowan had one shot on goal, 16 shifts, and zero penalties.

For Saturday’s game against Team USA, Rowan moved to the third line and scored his first USHL goal. He had three shots on goal at minus one strength and, played in 20 shifts and again had zero penalties. Muskegon won 9-5.

After the Saturday game, Rowan was asked by the Muskegon front office to join the Lumberjacks again for a road trip to South Dakota for two-game series versus the Sioux Falls Stampede.

The Lumberjacks drafted him in May during the sixth round, 90th overall, and Rowan made the Lumberjacks’ 18-man affiliate list in September. He was the first affiliate to be called up. The USHL is considered one of the nation’s top junior leagues.

The USHL is the only Tier 1 designate

by USAH in the United States. Players come from all over the globe to participate. In the last NHL draft, 37 USHL players were drafted into the NHL. There are 425 players in the USHL and 99 percent are offered an NCAA Division I scholarship.

Sports announcements Genoa High School is seeking candidates for its head girls’ volleyball coaching position. Candidates should send resume and cover letter with references to Athletic Director Mike Thomas at msthomas@genoaschools.com. Deadline is Dec. 22.

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Real Estate Transfers Week ending Nov. 13 Clay Center Corp 11-9-15 Maumee Valley Presbytery to The Healing Oasis, LLC, 350 Main Street, $10,000.

Catawba Township 11-13-15 Sheriff for Timothy A Dinneen to Kevin S Newcomer, North Windward, Unit W-125, $500.

11-13-15 The Trust Company of Toledo to James R and Catherine A Shirak, 4265-A Marin Woods, $237,500.

Clay Township 11-10-15 Matthew E and Heather L Stolz to Corey R Harder, 761 Nottingham Drive, $102,000.

Danbury Township 11-10-15 Susan L Doughtery and Stephanie S Thompson to Patrick J and Erika L Streicher, 424 Central Avenue, $215,000.

11-10-15 Marblehead Partners LLC to James C and Mary F Monroe, 311 North Pine Drive D, $71,910.

11-13-15 Michael J and Michele R Reidy to Christopher M and Melissa Z Skinner, 8294 East Joan Lane, $240,000.

Marblehead Corp 11-9-15 Herbert M and Mary Ann Goetz to Richard M and Mary M Dziak, 909 Prairie Street, $155,500.

Harris Township 11-9-15 Mary J Lee to Tony J Myerholtz, 18600 West State Route 105, $109,900.

11-10-15 Kevin M Fox Et al to Jeffrey A and Christie L Lajti, 0 Weis Road, new split $27,700.

11-10-15 Kevin M Fox et al to Robert J and Machell F Lajti, 0 West Weis Road, new split $27,225.

11-12-15 Tracy and Lisa Buhrow and Timothy Buhrow to Diamond Lorence and Coty Dufendock, 14878 West State Route 163, $139,800.

11-13-15 Consuelo M Tristen to Gene and Maria Mireles, 0 Stange Road, $300.

Port Clinton Corp 11-10-15 Thomas A and Patricia M Turner to Kim Rene Cox, 723 East Second Street, $85,000.

11-12-15 Enrique M Alvarado to Trenko Properties, LLC, 408 Erie Court, $22,000.

11-13-15 Elizabeth L Adkins-Mennecke to James T and Jo-Ann Scott, 811 Glendale , $165,000.

Portage Township 11-10-15 Larry D and Deborah S Sampsel to Paul A and Brenda S Branco, 13 Sandpiper Court, $59,000.

11-10-15 Thomas L Schlachter to Matthew B and Jannifer Lynn McCann, 2581 East Sand Road, $340,000.

Week ending Nov. 20 Catawba Township 11-16-15 Larry E and Gary R Montgomery to Tracy L Jancin, 5176 East Dane Avenue, $70,550.

11-19-15 Stephen Roy Malik and Barbara Lynn Malik Keys to Lisa Anne Benjamin, 3632 East Walnut Grove, $68,000.

11-20-15 Harbor’s Edge Development II to Kim Mulholland, 4705 East Tradewinds Drive, $412,500.

11-20-15 Michael J and Tomi L Johnson to James A and Jenny L Smurdon, 5078 East Water Street, $440,000.

Clay Township 11-16-15 Delphine M Howe to Daniel Wand Tracy Weise, 0 West State Route 163, $4,920.

Genoa Corp.

11-12-15 US Bank to Chelsea L Gregory and Charles W Brossia, 302 West Sixth Street, $70,000.

Danbury Township 11-20-15 LaFarge North America to The Board of Education Danbury Local Schools, 0 State Route 163, 25.462 acres new split, $364,000.

11-20-15 Charles E White to Ronald C and Kathleen H Veneckey, 1199 South Englebeck Road, $45,000.

11-20-15 Patricia A Shupp to Lorana Thomas, 522 Poplar, $71,500.

11-20-15 Christopher M and Melissa Z Skinner to R Brian Hunt, 479 South Lightner Road, $246,000.

Marblehead Corp 11-18-15 Robert Rand Joan E Sturgill to Barbara J Nofzinger and Gay L Englehart, 4032 South Woodcliff Drive, $315,000.

11-20-15 Joanne A Poulos to W. Craig and Deborah J Perkins, 11068 East Bayshore Road, $162,000.

Erie Township 11-16-15 CLP Lakefront Marina LLC to SHM Lakefront LLC, 1805 West Lakeshore Drive, $2,595,334.

Port Clinton Corp 11-19-15 Judith E Howenstine to Lenair and Azalia D Robertson, 509 Lakeshore Unit E012, $125,000.

11-20-15 DMG Leasing Inc to Vincent and Suzanna Leone, 324 West Second Street, $37,000.

Portage Township 11-16-15 Judith B Herhart to Harry Land Karen S Blackmon, 4125 East Kirk Road #107, $41,000.

11-17-15 John and Patrice Sapola to James E Bennett Jr and Karen J Bennett, 680 Plasterbed Road, Unit 3-1, $46,000.

Put In Bay Village School 11-16-12 Blue Sky Rentals, Inc to Jacob N Maciejewski and Cherilyn M Shurtz, 1540 Leeward Lane #170 Island Club, $176,000.

Week ending Dec. 4 Carroll Township 12-4-15 Steven and Barbara Camp to Kevin M Edwards, 8946 Canada Goose Court, $119,000.

Catawba Township 11-30-15 Jeffrey D and Ann Harris to Michael T and Vicki K Phillips, 4475 F Marin Harbor, $145,000.

12-1-15 Keith E and Debra Diebler to Gerald P and Becky J Perlaky, 857 North Lost Lake, $262,000.

Clay Township 12-4-15 Richard H Taylor to John J Griffith, 24320 Moline Martine Road,$82,000.

Danbury Township 12-1-15 Brian A and Christine E Brucken to Allen R and Christine A Houk, 449 Sycamore Avenue, $310,000.

12-2-15 Schmeil to Shirley and Trevor Ross, 7643 East Bayshore Road, $165,000.

12-4-15 United Theological Seminary to Joseph M and Kathleen Gerhardinger, 418 Lynn, $192,500.

12-4-15 Louretta Camp to Patrick T and Joyce M Murphy, 6698 East Bayshore Road, $295,000.

12-4-15 Doris Walkenhorst Weber Trust to Walkenhorst Living Trust, 344 Cherry Street, $258,100.

12-4-15 Marblehead Partners to DC Investors LLC, North Lake Pine, $561,368.

Erie Township 11-30-15 Thomas and Debra Weinheimer to Mathew C Baker and Michelle A Rado-Baker, 3016 West Lakeshore Drive, $69,000.

12-1-15 Ivan Scott and Kelly A Reynolds to Michael Wayne and Leslie Elizabeth Bentnon, 0 State Route 163, new split $55,000.

Port Clinton Corp 12-3-15 The Bank of New York Mellon to Nicole R Batey, 750 Clinton Street, $74,494.

Portage Township 12-4-15 Robert J Speck to Recreational Liquidators Ltd, 2667 Harbor Road, $115,000.

Oak Harbor Corp 12-1-15 Timothy A Konieczny to Mary Jane Whitaker, 208 Red Hawk Run, $22,500.

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Elliston

Blue Christmas Service, Dec. 19, 6:30 p.m., Elliston Zion UMC, 18045 W. William St. A service dedicated to those needing comfort, healing and hope during the holiday season. Featuring musician Kerry Patrick Clark. Everyone welcome.

Card Playing featuring Euchre and Pinochle the last Friday of the month at 7 p.m. sharp at Trinity UCC. Freewill donations accepted.

Elmore

Angel Tree, now available at Red, White & Brew, 366 Rice St. Harris-Elmore Public Library Board of Trustees Monthly Meeting Dec. 15, 7 p.m. at the Elmore Library.

The Harris-Elmore Public Library will collect Food for Fines through the end of the year.

Patrons with long-overdue materials may pay their fines with non-perishable food items, which will be donated to local food pantries. Food items should equal the amount owed in fines and cannot be used to pay for lost or damaged items.

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

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 Conservation Club Trap Shooting every Wed. from 6-9 p.m. Questions: 419-392-1112.

Fremont

Free Help with computers, tablets and eReaders is available through Guiding Ohio Online at the Birchard Public Library, 423 Croghan St. To learn more, call 419-334-7101 and set up an appointment with Rachel. Guiding Ohio Online is a project of ServeOhio and Americorps, and is administered by the State Library of Ohio.

Genoa

Moms Are “BE YOU-tiful” In Christ Meeting, Dec.16, 9:30.-11:30 a.m., Our Lady of Lourdes Hall. Guest speakers on natural family planning, Dr. Jim & Linda Kettinger from the Couple to Couple League will discuss natural, safe and effective ways to track fertility. All moms (not just preschool moms) invited. Free childcare available.

Call Patti Greenhill at 419-862-0128 to pre-register.

The Genoa Branch Library will collect Food for Fines through the end of the year. Patrons with long-overdue materials may pay their fines with non-perishable food items, which will be donated to local food pantries. Food items should equal the amount owed in fines and cannot be used to pay for lost or damaged items.

Genoa Branch Library activities include: Preschool Storytime Tues. at 11 a.m.; Lego Club (ages 6 and up) the last Tues. of each month 4-5 p.m.; Adult Craft Class Mon. 6:30-7:30 p.m.; Adult Book Discussion Groups 3rd Tues. at 7 p.m. (evening group) and 3rd Thurs. at 9:30 a.m. (morning group).

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 2nd Wed. of the month; bingo Mon. at 9:30 a.m. Trinity Thrift Shop, 105 4th St., 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 Saturday of the month 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Christ Community Church, 303 W. 4th St. Serving those who are in Genoa School District. Proper ID and billing address within the district required. For more info, call 419-341-0913.

Gibsonburg Red Cross Blood Drive, Dec. 19, 8 a.m.-1 p.m., Faith United Methodist, 795 W Madison St. Gibsonburg Public Library, 100 N. Webster St., programs include: Preschool Storytime Thursdays at 11 a.m.; Holiday Book Bingo (pre-K-5th grade) through Dec. 30; Cookbook Club, Dec. 14, 6:30 p.m. – “Trisha’s Table” by Trisha Yearwood; Book and Munch Bunch: Chapter Books, Dec. 16, 3:30 p.m. – “Phantom Tollbooth” Book by Norton Juster; Artistic Adults, Dec. 21 at 6:30 p.m. and Dec. 23 at 6:30 p.m. – supplies and refreshments provided; Adult Book Discussion Group will discuss, “”Orphan #8” by Kim van Alkemade Dec. 21, 6:30 p.m.; LEGO Club (K-6) the 4th Sat. of the month at 10 a.m.; Call 419-637-2173 or email Diane at dswartz@birchard.lib.oh.us to register.

Active Seniors invited to Meet & Eat at Gibsonburg Senior Center, 100 Meadow Lane. Lunches every weekday, educational and social programs, health assessments and more. Transportation and homedelivered meals available. 419-637-7947.

Lake Twp. 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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Luckey Luckey Food Pantry is open the last Wed. of each month from 1-3 p.m. and the last Thurs. of the month from 6-8 p.m. in the old Town Hall building, corner of Krotzer & Main Street. Open to families residing in the Eastwood School District.

Luckey Library Storytime for ages 3-7 every Wed. at 6:30 p.m. Includes stories, finger plays, music & crafts. Lego Club (K-5th grade) Mondays 4:30-5:30 p.m. Men’s Shoot-the-Bull gatherings Mondays at 9:30 a.m. Coffee provided. No registration required for any of the programs. Home delivery of library materials to home-bound Luckey residents is available by calling the library during regular hours at 419-833-6040.

Millbury Praise & Pizza, Dec. 13 following 10:30 a.m. worship, Lakewood Church of the Brethren, 27009 Lemoyne Rd. Pizza lunch at 11:45 a.m.; “Sounds of the Season” concert by Prototype competitive a cappella quartet from Northwest Ohio at 12:45 p.m. For info, call 419 837-5359 or 419 833-6977.

Pancake Breakfast, Dec. 19, 8-11 a.m., Paragon Masonic Lodge #788, 24845 SR 51. Cost is by donation, with funds going toward Christmas baskets for families in need.

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Oak Harbor

Ottawa Co. Veterans Service Commission’s Meeting Dec. 17 at 4:30 p.m. at the Veterans Memorial Building, 8444 W. SR 163. For details, call 419-898-2089 or visit www.co.ottawa.oh.us/ veterans.

Red Cross Blood Drive, Dec. 21, 12:30-5:30 p.m., Oak Harbor United Methodist Church, 360 E. Ottawa St. 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: 419-707-3664.

Our 41st Anniversary December 18

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.

Eastwood Eighth-Grade and High School Band Concert, scheduled for Dec. 9 postponed due to fog, was rescheduled to Dec. 14 at 7:30 p.m. in the high school auditorium.

Daily Specials MONDAY

Chef’s Custom-Ground Burger with Fries or Coleslaw. Miller Light Drafts for only $2!

Forever on our minds Forever in our hearts Forever love, Your family, friends & kid

Happy 12th Birthday

Kori Helle!

Ray & Delores Gruetter Bob Berry Dec. 17, 1971 ~ June 1, 1992

$8.99

TUESDAY

Smoked Cocktails!

Fresh Homemade Everyday!

SMOKEY’S BBQ ROADHOUSE 2080 Woodville Rd. 419-725-2888

Sun 11am-9pm, Mon-Weds. 11am-10pm, Thur.-Sat 11am-11pm

Dinner for Two! Beef Brisket & Pulled Pork 3 sides & 4 muf¿ns $3 Margaritas!

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HUMPDAY

Pork Ribeye with a Seasonal Side and a Baked Potato. $2 Yuengling Drafts!

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One of Smokey’s Famous Pulled Pork Sliders and Fries. $2 Miller Light Drafts! $1 off All Smoked Drinks!

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We love you!

Papa and Gramma Mo

Out of sight but never out of mind or forgotten.

Happy Birthday Bob! Love, Dad, Mom & Rich

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Four ďŹ reďŹ ghters recognized State Rep. Steve Arndt (R-Port Clinton) hosted guests from the Allen-Clay Joint Fire District in the Ohio House of Representatives on Dec. 3.

Escorted by Fire Chief Denny Hartman, four ďŹ reďŹ ghters were recognized during the House session for their ďŹ re department service including Lowell Hartman, with 59 years of service; Ronald Cashen, with 58 years of service; Jeff Cleary with 49 years of service, and Michael Best, with 45 years of service. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was great to recognize these men for their devoted service to their community,â&#x20AC;?

Arndt said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;These individuals serve as an inspiration to everyone to get involved and give back to our neighbors, friends and families in the community.â&#x20AC;?

Following the House session, the ďŹ reďŹ ghters met with Arndt to share their experiences.

Santa comes to Oak Harbor Santa Claus arrived in Oak Harbor Saturday Dec. 5 on a Portage Fire District

People truck to kick off the holiday season.

Afterward, at the Olde Fashioned Christmas Celebration, local children visited with Santa, enjoyed cookies and hot cocoa and shopped downtown for gifts for their loved ones. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Oak Harbor Area Chamber of Commerce would like to extend a huge thank you to everyone who helped make the Christmas celebration a success this year,â&#x20AC;? said Valerie WinterďŹ eld, chamber executive director.

Santa will be on hand to visit with children at the Log Cabin in the village Dec. 11 and 18 from 6-8 p.m.

Real Estate

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Ron Cashen, Michael Best, Rep. Steve Arndt, Lowell Hartman and Jeff Cleary met following the House session. (Submitted photo)

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Real Estate for Sale For Sale 27967 Southpoint Dr. Millbury, OH. 43447 Townhouse 2 units $159,900.00 6661 N. Thistledown Curtice, OH. 43412 $259,000.00 23700 Pemberville Rd. Perrysburg, OH. 43551 $229,900.00 1706 Idaho St. Toledo, OH. 43605 $24,500.00 204 Second St. Genoa, OH. 43430 $109,000.00

Lots & Land 0 W. Walbridge East Curtice, OH. 43412 1.03 acres $23,900 9033 Jerusalem Rd. Curtice, OH. 43412 40 acres $389,000.00 457 Clubhouse Reno Beach 5-Lots $5,000.00 2.88 acres 10050 Corduroy Curtice, OH. 43412 $32,000.00 418 Beachview Reno Beach 10 - Lots $6,000.00

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Charming home in Luckey 2-bedroom possible third/office space. Walk-in closet in master bedroom, 1-bath. Many recent updates including new furnace/central air/hot water heater/100 amp electrical service/windows/insulated. Spacious yard w/new shed. $54,900.

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4756 N. Teal, Oregon $315,900 1105 S. Coy, Oregon $229,900 100 Birchdale, Perrysburg $161,900 4430 Williston, Northwood $149,900 1726 N. Walker, Graytown $119,900 461 Winter, Elmore $114,900 630 Donovan, Curtice $99,900 352 Lincoln, Elmore $89,900 416 Superior, Genoa $84,000 (Duplex) 642 Penn, Woodville $20,000 0 Woodville, Millbury $200,000 (Vacant Land) Huron Street, Elmore $59,900 (Building Lots) 409 High, Woodville $7,500 (Building Lot) PENDING! PENDING! 2121 Alvin, Toledo 7039 Curtice, Curtice 8083 Titus, Oak Harbor 2643 Eastmoreland, Oregon 5517 Brook Point, Toledo

SOLD, SOLD, SOLD 1813 Bieber, Northwood 127 Springwood E., Oregon 29747 Gleneagles, Perrysburg 517 Indian Valley, Rossford 6380 Harris Harbor, Oak Har 3500 Bayberry, Oregon 1602 Norcross, Oregon 2707 Arthur, Oregon 1929 Garner, Oregon 18600 SR 105, Elmore 1763 Genoa-Clay, Genoa 3143 Starr, Oregon

0 Harriett St. Âź Acre buildable double lot, public utilities $23,500 0 Pickle Rd. Almost 10 Acres!

All utilities available $109,900 0 So. North Curtice Rd. 12 Acres for Sale $89,900 Older farm house, 3+ bedrooms, 2½ car +shed,newer septic and leach, public water, 2 acres, corner of Cedar Point Rd. & Stadium Rd. $69,900

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*** PUBLISHER'S NOTICE *** All real estate or rental advertising in this newspaper is subject to the Fair Housing Act. As amended, prohibits discrimination in the sale, rental, and financing of dwellings, and in other housing related transactions, based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status (including children under the age of 18 living with parents or legal custodians, pregnant women, and people securing custody of children under the age of 18), and handicap (disability).

To complain of discrimination call HUD toll-free telephone number 1-800-669-9777, for the hearing impaired is 1-800-927-9275. *Equal Housing Opportunity* 2 & 3 bedroom homes East Toledo. $500/mo-$650/mo. For more information call 419-779-7406 2 Bedroom home Curtice/Oregon area. Call for more information. 330690-5376

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. We have several locations. We need volunteers to keep it running effectively!

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

2 Bedroom Tri-level Walbridge, $510./mo. + utilities. No Pets. 2 Bedroom Townhouse, Walbridge, No Pets, $600./mo., + utilities.

419-508-1402 East Side- 2 or 3 bedroom house, privacy fence, fridge included, W/D hook-up, $550/month, 419-932-0503 EAST TOLEDO 1-bedroom Upper $325/month Big 2-bedroom upper $425/month 3-bedroom lower $435/month plus deposit and utilities Fresh paint, new floors & carpet appliances, no pets 419-691-3074 East Toledo, 2-bedroom house, off-street parking, big yard, w/d hookup, new carpet/paint. $450/monthly plus security deposit.

567-249-2122 East Toledo, Forsythe near Navarre, 2 bedroom, living room, dining room, kitchen, W/D hookup, fenced in yard, $475./mo., + $475. deposit. 567-395-9300 East Toledo- Worthington, 3 bed, very clean, newly remodeled, $550/mo. 419-787-6043 EAST- 361 Lemert/Starr, 2 bedroom house, $525/mo +Deposit, washer/dryer hookup, fenced yard. 419-693-1673 Eastside 4 bedroom house, off street parking, no pets, $640/mo. + deposit. 419-350-0064 For Rent/Sale East Toledo â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Plymouth St. 1 cozy house. 1 bed + small bed or nursery near Raymer School in East Toledo. Central Air, Stove & Refrigerator included and W/D hookup. Large 2 car w/ remote.

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No smoke or pets. $550 + $600 Deposit 419 509 6883 Genoa Twinplex, 2 bedroom, washer/dryer hookup, new flooring, no pets allowed, $515/mo. 419-2607583

Lake Township 3 bdrm, 2 bath, Turn Key Ranch, 2+ car att. garage + out building, fenced yard. $1,800/mo.

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ROSSFORD-2 bedroom apt., all electric, laundry room in building, close to expressways, $520/mo. +deposit. 419-461-1427

Waterville Historical duplex for sale. Spacious 2-3 bedrooms, appliances, storage, separate yards, additional storage available in barn. 419-261-3949

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

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Cleaning Position with part-time afternoon/evening hours available in busy healthcare facilities located in Stony Ridge and in Fremont. Approximately 10-15 hours per week. Experience is preferred. Some travel may be necessary. EOE. All references will be contacted and criminal background checks completed on all successful applicants. Send applications to: Community Health Services Director of Human Resources 410 Birchard Ave. Fremont, Ohio 43420 or Email to: hr@fremontchs.com Corporation providing community based residences for adults with developmental disabilities has immediate need for direct care staff.

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Minimum of an Associate's Degree in Information Technology or related field required. A Bachelor's Degree is preferred. Some Management experience preferred.

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Monthly Bonus Program. 100% NoTouch. BCBS/Dental/Vision. Plenty of miles. 877-704-3773

3200 sq. ft. storage building for rent, heated, insulated, $650/month, Walbridge Road near Bradner. 419878-2426

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20865O - NEW LISTING. Large Brick ranch 3 Bed 1½ Bath Attached Garage + barn! IL#56964. Christie Wolf 419-345-3597.

410W - NEW LISTING. Adorable 3 bedrm house, fireplace, breezeway, 2 car gar & double lot! $100,000. IL#57274. Terry Floro 419-270-9667.

518ST - NEW LISTING. $72,000. Woodmore Schools. Rural setting close to everything, move-in ready. IL#57284. Lana Rife 419-344-9512.

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.

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

I provide child care in my Millbury home, I have references, non-smoking, free meals, CPR Certified, lots of TLC. 419-836-7672.

A Mechanic looks at vehicles, pays accordingly, anything w/wheels 419-870-0163 We buy most anything from your garage! 419-870-0163

$ WANTED $

Buying all items Gold - Silver - Platinum

â&#x20AC;˘ Coin Collections â&#x20AC;˘ Pocketwatches â&#x20AC;˘ Old Wristwatches â&#x20AC;˘ War Memorabilia Michael Tadsen Jewelers 4201 Woodville Rd., Northwood

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Director of Information Technology

Director of IT needed for regional healthcare organization in Northwest Ohio. This position is responsible for Information Technology functions, including; managing the electronic records systems. The Director of IT will also be required to have a working knowledge of networking, installation and implementation, modification, monitoring of computer operating systems and data bases, equipment security and daily troubleshooting.

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ST. JUDE NOVENA May the sacred Heart of Jesus be adored, glorified, loved and preserved throughout the world now and forever. Sacred Heart of Jesus pray for us. St. Jude, worker of miracles, pray for us. St. Jude, helper of the hopeless, pray for us. Say this prayer 9 times a day; by the 8th day, your prayer will be answered. It has never been known to fail. Publication must be promised. Thank you St. Jude. CAH Thanks, Mary Baker Eddy, For healing, through â&#x20AC;&#x153;science and health, with key to the scripturesâ&#x20AC;?

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

SANTA FOR HIRE for your personal needs or business.

Call Dean 419-690-8363 or Martha 419-376-8794.

*Plumbing *Painting *Cupboard Refinishing *Window's *Doors *Siding *Masonry Repairs *Concrete.

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Part-Time Janitor in GenoaWednesday and Friday 6:00p.m.9:30p.m., Sweeping, Moping, Restroom Cleaning, must have own transportation and no felony convictions, $12/hr, call Roxie @ Toledo Building Services for application information, 419-241-3101

HANDYMAN Electrical Service Upgrades, Plumbing, Woodwork, Painting, Member of BBB Call 567-277-5333 (local)

TRAINCO

Hardwood Flooring, Refinishing, Installation, and Repair Work.

20-yrs experience.

Call Kyle 419-343-3719

Truck Driving Schools Day - Eve - Weekend Class

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4 Available Cemetery Plots, together, located at Restlawn Memorial Park. Asking $1000 OBO. Please contact Beth at 419-277-0220.

Professional Cleaning Residential - Commercial Attention Landlord's & Homeowner's Want cleaning and painting done right?

Tired of throwing money away?

We have unbelievable prices and many references. 567-249-8901 or 419-699-0422.

JB Roofing & Construction LLC *Roofing, Siding, Additions, Decks Free Estimates , contact Joe (419)944-6208

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

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

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

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

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Become a seasonal customer and receive 25% OFF! Call 419-350-6780 Snow Blower Two Stage Sears, Electric Start, Both Chutes Remote Control, Walk Behind, Good Shape, $135.00, 419-691-2531

Firewood for Sale- Organic Elm 4'h x 8'1â&#x20AC;? x 4'w $50, You pick up, no cutting on property. 419-836-9754

J & G TREE SERVICE *Tree Removal *Stump Removal *Topping *Shaping *Trimming *Pruning Available Free Estimates - Fully Insured BBB Accredited (Servicing Wood & Lucas Counties) 419-377-0367

WALBRIDGE December 18 10:00 am 705 N. Main Street (Campus location) Auction scheduled for remaining contents. Items include: ladders, recliners, couches, lawn mowers, tables, toys, and other household items - all must go!

Questions to jburson@mainstreetlife.org.

ESTATE/GARAGE SALE NORTHWOOD 2664 Woodville Rd Great Eastern Shopping Center Dec. 17-20 Dec 26-30 (Reduced Prices!)

10am-6pm Furniture, antiques, glassware, Christmas decorations, toys, nautical, tools, DVD's, crafts, records, dolls, bears, music boxes, organ, piano and so much more!

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Amish Buggy (Truckster), excellent condition. Millbury. 419836-4493

Charter Bus Tours

Gift Certificates make great Christmas Gifts.

Check out our new Face Book and Web page.

Call for a flier!!

Evelyn's Excursions 419-737-2055 www.evelynsexcursions.com

1967 Everett Console Piano, very nice condition, just tuned and ready for Christmas. $600 OBO. 419-6076094 Rauworth Baby Grand Piano-$300.

419-466-3330.

Horton Crossbow With Scope, Case and Bolts, $285.00 Firm, 419367-4869

I BUY USED GOLF CARTS CALL ANYTIME SANDUSKY 419-626-5053

Antique Bedroom Vanity, Solid Wood, with Mirror and Bench, $100.00, 419-697-3710 Kitchen table and 6 oak chairs, extends to 72 inches. Good condition, $300 OBO. 419-287-4720 La-Z-Boy PowerLift Chair- Blue in color, Very Good Condition, Used 1 year, Asking $450.00, 419-279-1387.

Oak TV entertainment center & oak wall unit (desk, bookcases, drawers, storage cabinet.) 419-261-9727 or 419-261-7738.

Unique beach glass jewelry. $15 & up. Oak Harbor, 419-862-2617 or: designsbyaimeelee@gmail.com for pics and info.

2 Old Bikes, Die Cast Cars (in boxes), Beer Lights & Mirrors, 2 Outside Dog Kennels (4'x8'), (2) 55 Gallon Aquariums with Iron Stand. Cleaning basement out. Best Offers. 419-2605660 3 Aries 880 Salon Quality Hair dryers for Sale, Good Condition, $75/each Firm, 419-693-4005 7ft silver antique Christmas tree & color wheel $250. 419-836-7276 Antique China Cabinet, Antique Glass, Electric Chair, Hospital Bed, Upright Freezer, Must Sell. 419-3779291 Boxes of NICE young mens shirts S-M, 30 & 32 pants & jeans, shoes 8 to 9-1/2. $2/each item. 419-836-7276 Christmas lights-large pointed (4) boxes (new) $15. (9) boxes ornaments $15 NICE. 419-836-7276 Kenmore Gas Dryer, 1 year old Excellent Shape. $200.00 Call: 419691-4592

Special

Paragon Masonic Lodge #788 Located at 24845 OH-51 Millbury, Ohio 43447 Pancake breakfast December 19th 8am-11:00am Cost is by donation.

All donations go toward Christmas baskets for families in need.

3-4 Propane Greenhouse Heaters, $100 takes all, Tom 419-343-4624

NEED CASH? Sell Your Unwanted Items in the Classifieds!

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Lawn tractor 12â&#x20AC;? wheel weights$50 Antique white treadle sewing machine-$60 Queen sleeper couch, gray-$125 419-849-3756

MAPLE TREES 4'-6' high, $5.00/ea.

Call 419-836-9754

Tiger Kittens and Gray Kitten, need a loving home. Very loving kittens. Found in the wood pile. 3 - 9 months old. They have been fixed.

Donate $20 for Save a Pet. If interested please call.

Home: 419-698-5479 419-344-4803 419-344-4109

New Hyundai commercial 9100 gas powered air compressor-$1,100 Retail, Must sell-$500. 419-898-2404

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Train Set, Engines, Cars, Power Supplies, Lots of Accessories & Track, $150.00, 419-693-5824

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NOTICE OF VOLUNTARY DISSOLUTION OF THE 1909 COMMITTEE TO ALL CREDITORS AND CLAIMANTS OF THE 1909 COMMITTEE: Notice is hereby given that on November 3, 2015, The 1909 Committee, an Ohio non-profit corporation, formerly having its principal business office in Millbury, Ohio, by resolution of its Members and Trustees, elected to dissolve and wind-up its affairs, and that a Certificate of Dissolution was filed in the Office of the Secretary of State effective as of December 3, 2015.

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Collectibles: Oil lamps, hand painted plates, hankies, doilies, 2 American Indian dolls, costume jewelry & boxes. Cups & saucers, sugar & creamer.

Misc: Lawn furniture round table w/3 chairs, 2 swivel rockers & 2 seat sofa. Golf clubs, stadium seats, Steelers beach towel, Gazelle Edge, sm. Red Sears red wagon-XL300.

Garage: Small hand tools, 2 wheel hand cart, Garden Buddy garden cart, electric heaters, fans, B & D trimmers, hedge trimmer & tiller, small drill press, step ladders, shovels, rakes, clamps, hacksaws, staple gun, sprayers, spreader, wheel barrel, floor jack & more.

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