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Thursday, Aug. 26, 2010
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Danbury gets $126K for park upgrades Clean Ohio Trails grant awarded for Meadowbrook Danbury Township has landed its seventh grant for Meadowbrook Marsh — bringing the grand total to around $625,000 in funding for the site. The state Clean Ohio Trails grant of more than $126,000 will pay for another 4,000 feet of ADA-accessible, paved trails, bringing the total to nearly 8,000 linear feet of trials at the Marsh. In attendance to help celebrate
Thursday morning was Ohio Department of Natural Resources Director Sean Logan and State Rep. Dennis Murray. “There’s a lot of competition for this statewide and being able to pull more than $126,000 is a great feather in Danbury Township’s cap,” said Logan after presenting the check to township officials. “They’ve proven themselves to be good stewards of the land.”
And the good news for Meadowbrook keeps pouting in. “When I applied it was a combo Clean Ohio Trails and Recreational Trails Program Fund,” said Township Trustee Dianne Rozak. “Now we are getting over $43,000 for recreational trails ... This is just outrageous.” Meadowbrook Marsh is a public nature preserve owned by Danbury Township.
Property gets a facelift Officials celebrate Conestoga success By ANGIE ADAIR Editor Three years and one day after the first Conestoga meeting in Lakeview Park, officials gathered Thursday to celebrate another success. A property at the corner of Ash and State streets is getting a whole new look. A groundbreaking ceremony was held for a new home on the lot, formerly the site of three dilapidated houses and various “critters” — the cause of repeated community complaints. “It was long overdue,” said Don Corley, housing development coordinator for WSOS Community Action Commission. That group is administering the project through the Neighborhood Stabilization Program, which was established to help communities that have suffered from foreclosures and abandonment like the Conestoga neighborhood. The area has seen more than $4.7 million in grants, reduced crime and increased outreach since efforts began in 2007. Plans for the two-story, fourbedroom house include a onecar attached garage, covered porch and two full bathrooms. Although the new construction will beautify the area, what’s special about the structure won’t be visible from the street. Insulated foam paneled walls and energyefficient appliances are among the features that make the home Energy Star 5+ rated. “You can’t tell these houses from the other houses on the street,” said Dennis Feltner, the residential designer on the project. According to Feltner, the
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Students were welcomed back to the Port Clinton High School campus Tuesday by construction equipment and crews.
Superindent says pride is the theme at Port Clinton schools By PAT ADKINS Port Clinton City Schools superindentdent Port Clinton City School District is Proudly Charting a Course for Success into the future with several new programs and planning state-of-the-art facilities slated to open in 201213. As the district forges ahead with numerous new programs, the theme for
2010-11 is “Pride.” There is great pride in the classrooms and academic programs with halls decorated with academic achievement. Port Clinton High School once again received the rating of Excellent on the State of Ohio Graduation Test. Students at Port Clinton High School also have the opportunity to earn up to 24 hours of col-
lege credit without leaving Port Clinton High School through partnerships established with local colleges and universities. This year, Port Clinton High School has gone “high-tech” as there is a wireless network in place throughout the
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Three chances coming up to golf for charity Three outstanding charity golf outing coming up in September. Up first is the inaugural outing sponsored by Big Sky Saloon at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 8, at CIC. It’s a two-man scramble with all proceeds benefiting the Jessica Schenk and Jonathan Pope Memorial Funds. Your $90 per player fee gets you 18 holes
of golf with card, prizes and a ribeye steak dinner at Big Sky afterward. To register, call Big Sky at 419-960-7075. The Oak Harbor Chamber of Commerce Golf Outing is Friday, Sept. 3, at Oak Harbor Golf course. The entry fee is $80 per player for the four-person scramble event. Call the Cham-
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ber at 419-898-0479 for info. Finally, coming up later in the month is the fourth annual Terry Heise Scholarship Golf Classic on Saturday, Sept. 18, also at Oak Harbor Golf Course. For information call Eric Heise, Terry’s son, at 614-7384957.
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We had 69 entries in our Find Wylie contest this week. Our winner is Lynn Pasheilich, of Marblehead, who found Wylie Walleye in the Beacon ad on page 2A last week. Lynn wins a $20 gift card from Friendship Food Stores. We’ll hide Wylie again this week. If you find him, drop us a note at our office or
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