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Kasich, Taylor rally local GOP loyalists BY JOHN SCHAFFNER Ohio Gubernatorial candidate John Kasich and his running mate State Auditor Mary Taylor preached to the choir at Catawba Island Club on Tuesday to nearly 150 Ottawa County Republicans, office holders and invited guests. The event was the Ottawa County Republican Women’s Annual Luncheon that normally draws 30-40 people.
First to speak was Taylor, who told the crowd her reasoning for being Kasich’s running mate. “I realize that John Kasich is more prepared to be the Governor of Ohio than our current governor,” she said to enthusiastic applause. Then came Kasich — the main event. “In order to bring Ohio back from 11 percent unemployment,
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we need to do three things,” said Kasich. “Number one is jobs, number two is jobs and number three is jobs. We have lost 427,000 jobs in Ohio since the current administration took office, and that is unacceptable.” Kasich said Ohioans are the victims of poor vision and planning. The regulatory environment in
Gubernatorial Candidate, John Kasich chats with Mark Stahl (left), Rex Damschroder and Randy Gardner Tuesday. PHOTO BY JOHN SCHAFFNER
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6-year-old wows crowds in NYC BY ANGIE ADAIR Editor Gavin George took a stage larger than most 6-year-olds Sunday when he sat behind the piano at Carnegie Hall in New York City. The young prodigy — son of Port Clinton High School grad Eric George — won a competition through The American Association for the Development of the Gifted and Talented to earn his spot at the famed concert hall. “That NY trip was truly amazing,” Eric said in an e-mail after returning to his Granville home. “Gavin wowed them all … every where we went!” And as amazing is Carnegie is, it wasn’t the family’s only stop.
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Video online Visit www.thebeacon.net or find us on Facebook for video of Gavin playing the piano.
Beacon wins big at MACPA The Mid-Atlantic Community Papers Association, a group of more than 100 free community papers located in Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York and Washington, D.C., held its annual conference and award ceremonies last weekend in Harrisburg, Pa. The Beacon took home top honors for General Excellence for its newspaper content and design as well as the newspaper’s Web site. The initial judging was done by a group of journalism veterans, and the final vote was taken by newspaper peers attending the conference. “It was a great honor to be recognized by your peers and colleagues,” said Beacon Publisher John Schaffner. “The recognition should go to our dedicated team members who work so hard at keeping our newspaper relevant and our Web site current every week.”
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Judy and David Porter sent in this photo of owls nesting high up in a tree near their home at Cove on the Bay in Danbury Township. Judy says the baby owls are cute and already quite large.
Share your scenes of spring Post your photos online at www.thebeacon.net or on The Beacon’s Facebook page. To submit photos, e-mail them to angie@thebeacon.net. Be sure to include the name of the photographer, location of the photograph and what’s been captured. For questions, call Angie at 419-732-2154.
Citizens of Ottawa County will gather Friday, April 30, to Take Back the Night. The second annual march rally, which begins at the Port Clinton High School Pe r f o r m i n g Arts Center, calls for an end to violence against women and domestic/family violence. The event includes a community rally with various speakers, a march to the Ottawa County courthouse, a candle lighting ceremony at the courthouse and a survivor speak out. The Clothesline Project — more than 50 shirts created by local survivors of violence against women — will be displayed at the event along with the Silent Witness Project, a group of silhouettes honoring Northwest Ohio women who have been murdered at the hands of intimate partners. This year’s rally will also include a Resource Fair, an opportunity for social service agencies to display brochures and information on services they provide to our community. TBTN events are held in communities around the world. This year’s event will focus on educating our youth and their families on the affects that domestic and
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Today’s the day for spaghetti Today is the day!!! The Annual Port Clinton Kiwanis Spaghetti Dinner at St. John’s Lutheran Church on Adams Street in Port Clinton. Service will go from noon to 7 p.m., so you have your choice of lunch or dinner! I am treating our staff here for a spaghetti lunch today. Tickets can be purchased at the door. Proceeds go to help the local Kiwanis Club do all of the good deeds it has been doing for more than 90 years in the community.
and this is the first time we ever found Wylie!” The couple, who has a camper at Sleepy Hollow says that they use The Beacon to find out what’s going on and where to go for fun things to do. An increasing number of folks are also taking advantage of informing us about activities through our Web site, www. thebeacon.net. Thanks to all. nnn
We had 112 correct entries in our Find Wylie contest last week. Our winner is Jackie Davis who found Wylie in the Mon Ami ad 12A last week. Jackie wins a $20 gift card from Friendship Convenient Stores. We’ll hide Wylie again this week. If you find him, drop us a note
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This week (April 18-24) is Volunteer Appreciation Week. Joyful Connections, a local nonprofit that handles supervised visitation and family exchanges for divorced and separated couples, would like to honor its volunteers and thank them for their countless hours of dedicated service for the children and families of Ottawa County. More volunteers are needed. For information on volunteering at Joyful Connections, go to www. joyfulconnections.com. nnn
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Rich Iott, candidate for the 9th District Congressional seat now held by Marcy Kaptur, will be the speaker at the Ottawa County Fourth Thursday Republican Lunch Bunch on today at the Port Clinton Elks Lodge. No reservations are necessary.
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the public is invited to attend a question-and-answer session about the electric aggregation issue that will be on the May primary ballot. The meeting will be held at Port Clinton City Council Chambers at City Hall and is hosted by the City. Emily Ochsenhirt from First Energy will conduct the information session and answer questions from residents.
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