The Beacon - December 2, 2010

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Birds vs. Wind Turbines

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By JOHN SCHAFFNER Publisher What happens when one environmental interest interferes with another environmental interest?

That is the question being looked at by Audubon interests, especially in the areas close to the Lake Erie shoreline, and wind power interests looking to promote green KAUFMAN energy sources in the same area.

Monday, Kim Kaufman of the Black Swamp Bird Observatory brought together a number of birding experts and interested parties to the Lake Erie Shores Visitor Center to discuss the impact of wind turbines on migrating birds.

“Our primary concern is, of course, bird mortality from direct collisions with the turbines as well as indirect loss related to displacement and avoidance,” she said.

However, their concerns do not end there.

“Over the last five years, BSBO has also taken a leadership role in promoting this area as a prime ecotourism destination to bird watchers around the world and the economic impact on this region,” she said. She estimated the impact during the months of April and May upwards of $20 million.

PHOTOS BY ASHLEY HICKS

Former Redskins Josh Francis and Ryan Hicks warm up before last week’s game against Ohio Northern. The pair, who now play for Defiance, were surprised when most of this year’s PC squad, coaches, school officials and former players showed up to cheer them on.

PC seniors Eric Reynolds and Derek Colston, former classmate Corey Brown and Coach Rick Dominick were in Ada cheering on their former teammates. For more photos, go to www.the beacon.net.

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By ANGIE ADAIR ZAM Editor Though basketball season is just now kicking off around the county, two former Redskins have been at it for months. Ryan Hicks and Josh Francis, members of last year’s state runner-up squad, are now playing for Defiance College. And even though they are miles away, their Port Clinton family is still showing up to cheer them on.

Last week the Yellow Jackets took on Ohio Northern and coaches, school officials, and current and former players made the trip to HICKS Ada to watch.

“I didn’t know the whole team was coming,” said Francis in a phone interview.

Both players said they heard some coaches and a few others might come but were surprised to see all but two members of this year’s Redskins team.

“I liked having everyone there,” said Hicks. “It was good to see them.”

The game was a nail-biter but af- FRANCIS ter double overtime, Defiance fell 93-90, bringing their record for the year to 2-2.

“I’m playing more and more in every game,” Francis said. “Coach says to be patient. It’s hard to go in as a freshman after being a star.”

Hicks and Francis have played in each contest so far, but both have noticed the bar has been raised.

“The game is a lot faster and the people are a lot stronger,” said Hicks. “It’s a step up from high school.”

Port Clinton varsity Coach Troy Diels, who brought

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ment, Magruder Hospital and the Ottawa County Emergency Management Agency. The exercise will be used to test Ottawa County and Magruder Hospital’s plans for handling contaminated victims, communicating with first responders

and the public, and for managing resources for an emergency situation.

Visitors to Magruder Hospital may see fire trucks and ambulances near the emergency room entrance. These units will be setting up an emergency de-

contamination zone and will be decontaminating exercise participants prior to processing them into the emergency room.

The hospital will remain open throughout the exercise.

For information, call Fred Petersen at 419-734-6900.

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’Tis the season — basketball season that is This weekend is the opening weekend for boys’ high school basketball. The ladies started up last weekend. So, I refer you to the annual High School Basketball Preview in section B this week … a complete run down on the prospects for Port Clinton, Danbury and Oak Harbor high school basketball.

We all remember last year, but I’ll bet nobody will remember thinking that the Port Clinton boys would make it all the way to Columbus and the state finals.

On Friday, Dec. 10, the State

Division II Runner-Up banner will be unveiled at the PC game vs. Edison. Several of last year’s team members will be in attendance.

the mornings and evenings from Dec. 6-8. The morning sessions begin with 8:30 Mass while the evening sessions begin at 7 p.m. in the church. On Wednesday, Dec. 8, the program will begin with a special Mass for the feast of the Immaculate Conception, marking the beginning of the 150th Anniversary of the Church in Port Clinton. All are welcome, bring a friend.

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Give God A Second Thought!

That is the theme of a very special Mission Program to be held starting this Monday, Dec. 6, at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. Paulist Fr. John Collins will be the presenter.

He is a former chaplain at THE Ohio State University. The mission programs will be held in

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Main Street Port Clinton’s downtown Community Christmas celebration will be Sunday, Dec. 5, starting at 1 p.m. with

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American Legion Post 113 located on Sand Road east of Port Clinton will be hosting a roast beef, mashed potatoes and gravy dinner starting at 4 p.m. today (Thursday, Dec. 2) and going until they are sold out. Dinner

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this year’s Redskins out, said the game was a great experience for everyone involved.

“The kids that went are still very close with Ryan and Josh,” he said.

“Anytime we can get our kids to experience something on a college campus, I think it is a good thing.”

And of course, watching former players continue their careers is great

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for any coach. Diels, whose been at the varsity level for six years, has seen a number move on to the next level but it’s rare to have two at once, let alone at the same school.

“For the coaching staff it was a proud moment to see our former players playing at the collegiate level.

They are both outstanding kids and they will forever be part of our basketball family,“ Diels said.

As for school, Hicks and Francis

TURBINES from 1A To support their concerns, three experts were asked for input. First was Ted Eubanks, who founded an ecotourism consulting firm in Galveston, Texas. He worked with former Visitor’s Bureau Director Brenda Huntley in developing the concept of tourism opportunities here because of the intense migratory bird arrivals and departures in the spring and fall of the year.

“We don’t have to build anything here, just protect it,” Eubanks said.

Also speaking was Bill Evans of Ithaca, N.Y., a leading authority on bird strike issues who has specialized in studying nocturnal bird migration.

“There has been exaggeration on both sides of this issue, but people first started noticing the impact of wind turbines out in California when they started losing 1 percent

Holiday Breakfast Come join the old crew from Nate’s Restaurant as they carry on the tradition at Waldo Pepper’s

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All proceeds will be distributed by the Ottawa County Department of Job and Family Services to the less fortunate children and families of our county.

Waldo Peppers is located in Knoll Crest Shopping Center, Catawba Island.

Call 419-301-3700 for reservations or more information.

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Community Calendar December 2010 Wellness Programs

Yoga Tuesdays 6:30pm Conference Center $10/week or $8/week if paid monthly 419-635-2337 Aquatic Exercise Program at Lake Erie Sportsmedicine $30/ month - 3 times per week for 4 weeks Release from Dr. required 419-734-3131 ext. 3475 Strength Training Conference Center Tue & Thu 5:30pm $3 per class 419-734-3131 ext. 3363 Tai Chi Conference Center Wednesdays 10am $3 per class 419-734-3131 ext. 3363

Education & Outreach

Monthly Luncheon Dr. Morris: Sleep’s Connection with Heart Attack & Stroke Wednesday, Dec. 8th 6:30pm No charge Open to the public Light refreshments RSVP to 419-732-4061 by Mon Dec 6th Tobacco Cessation for Adults 6-8 week program $75 per person - Groups of 5-10 people – For questions or to sign up call 419-7343131 ext. 3461

Diabetes Education instructional classes presented by our Dietitian and a Registered Nurse for diabetic individuals and their families.

Physician referral needed. Call for times and dates. 419-734-3131 ext.

3544 American Red Cross Classes 419-734-1100 6th Adult CPR 6pm 7th Infant/Child CPR 6pm 8th First Aid 6pm

Support Groups

Depression Support Group Conference Center Thu Dec 2nd 6-8pm and Fri Dec 17th 6:30-8pm For more information 419-732-6264 Diabetic Support Group 2nd Thur. each month from Noon – 1pm Conference Center 419-7343131 ext. 3544 Grief Support Group Sponsored

by Stein Hospice & Crosser Funeral Homes Magruder Conference Center 3rd Thursday each month 5:30pm 419-732-3141 for more information Chronic Pain Support Group 2nd Thur each month 6pm Conference Center 419-271-3915 for more information

Each month Magruder Hospital will publish a list of screenings, programs and special events, which the public is welcome to attend. Please note that certain events require appointments or physician referrals in order to attend. Thank you for your support of Magruder Hospital.

Alzheimer’s Support Group 2nd Monday each month 9am Conference Center 419-734-3131 ext. 3363 for more information Multiple Sclerosis Support Group 1st Tuesday each month 6:30pm8pm Conference Center For more information 419-797-4540

Health Screenings

Health Screening: Cholesterol (Total/LDL/HDL/Triglycerides) Blood Pressure and Glucose Screening $16 2nd Thursday each month in the Magruder Lab 419-734-3131 Ext. 3420 for appointments Free HIV Testing Provided by the AIDS Resource Center Ohio 2nd Friday each month 1-3pm 1South Clinic Area Room 133 For more information call 1-419-241-9444 ext. 413

Auxiliary Events

Auxiliary Breakfast December 16th 9am Free & open to Auxiliary members & guests or anyone interested in the Auxiliary RSVP to 419-734-3131 ext. 3140

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of the golden eagle population annually,” he said. “Wind turbines came east in the late 1990s, and that industry has kind of adopted a ‘build and see’ mentality. What they found was there was an impact here affecting song birds like warblers and threshers and the like.” He noted that there was also a negative impact on bats. Evans proposes keeping wind turbines away from the lake shore.

Keith Lott of the ODNR Division of Wildlife noted that there are roughly 60 “major” proposed wind turbine projects looking to begin in Ohio right now. And more than 80 “single turbine” projects that are not commercial grade.

The vetting process for those two are vastly different. The major wind farm projects need to go through an extensive licensing and environmental impact process from the state. In the case of individual turbines placed on private property, local zoning laws and ordinances apply and not necessarily in all cases.

Dan Boone, a wildlife biologist from Maryland told the gathering that Ohio would need more than 100,000 750-kilowatt wind turbines to satisfy 10 percent of the state’s demand for electricity. He concluded that wind turbines in Ohio cost twice as much to install and yield half of the electricity compared to national averages.

Local entrepreneur John Fellhauer representing Sandusky-based SUREnergy, talked about setting up a wind turbine at Clay High School in Oregon, 2 miles from the Lake and 9 miles from the Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge. He noted that when they are finished, their $1 million project would generate 95 percent of the school system’s needs. This year, Fellhauer’s company also installed turbines at Huron High School and in the Margaretta School District.

In focus is the area identified by ODNR as possessing the most intense migratory bird activity. Kaufman’s major concern was that wind turbines were just “popping up” all over the lakeshore landscape without any process for judging the environmental impact on local bird populations. She has offered a series of seven steps to rein in the proliferation of wind turbines close to Lake Erie.

First and foremost, she would like to see a three-year moratorium on additional wind turbines within 3 miles of the Lake Erie Shoreline, including Sandusky Bay. She would like to buy some time until research on nocturnal migrating bird populations can be studied. She noted that she wanted to work cooperatively with business interests, such as SUREnergy, to facilitate the time to study the issue.

She also proposes a permanent ban on any wind turbines 300 feet or higher within the zones of highest concern as identified by the ODNR, a zone that includes virtually all of Ottawa County except for the far western edge. When asked “who would enforce these moratoriums,” nobody knew the answer.

“We need to begin a process to study the impacts these structures could have on the local avian population,” Kaufman said.

Part of that process could include radar studies emanating from Bowling Green State University that could be done during the three-year moratorium timeframe. Fellhauer and Bryan Rathbun representing SUREnergy categorically opposed the moratorium.

Wind Energy vs. Wildlife conservation. The door to dialogue has been opened. At stake could be industrial development of wind turbines in Ottawa County and the near $20 million economic impact of eco-tourism dollars generated by bird watchers who come from all over the world.

Can the two environmentally positive forces live and work together? The issue is in doubt.

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Seniors and the community are invited to the Ottawa County Senior Resources Open House and Resource Fair on Friday, December 3 from Noon to 3 p.m. at 8200 W. State Route 163 in Oak Harbor. Hors d’oeuvres and beverages will be served and there will also be raffles and a “Silent Auction” benefitting the senior activity committee. To RSVP or for information, call Senior Resources at 419-898-6459. nnn

On Dec. 11, Immaculate Conception Catholic Church is holding its first annual “Cookie Walk” in the school gym from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The public is invited to do their Christmas cookie shopping. All are welcome.

And while we are on that subject, The Beacon’s annual “Mitten Tree” is up and ready to take on your donations. Please bring your mittens, gloves, scarves, caps and anything else you can think of to keep hands, heads and hearts warm this winter. Your donations to The Mitten Tree will be picked up in mid-December and distributed by the Holiday Bureau. nnn

The 71st annual Christmas Choir Concert will be presented at St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church, 122 Ottawa St., in Oak Harbor, at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 12.

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The Seventh Annual Tree-a-Rama at Mon Ami is just around the corner. It is a special fundraiser for the local Salvation Army’s Ottawa County Toy Drive. The public display of decorated trees, wreaths, centerpieces and gifts donated by local businesses has already been set up for you to look at and enjoy. The Live Auction will take place on Sunday, December 5 beginning at 4 p.m. in The Chalet at Mon Ami. For information call Mon Ami at 419-797-4445 or the Salvation Army at 419-732-2769.

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have some classes together and help each other out. Both say having a friend along for the ride has made the transition a lot easier.

For the future, their former coach sees big things.

“They will continue to get stronger and with that they will see an increase in playing time. Both kids are super competitive and proven winners, they will certainly have a bright future at Defiance,” said Diels.

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Sound Off Natassia Miro Ramirez

We want to thank our entire amazing community, family and friends for the love and support you’ve given us at this most difficult time. The love and compassion shown to us by people we don’t even know has filled out hearts, like the truck driver who handed me a freshly pressed bandana to wipe my tears when we learned that Natassia was in fact gone. Or the woman who bough the beautiful flowers for our child that probably wasn’t in her budget but did it anyway as Natassia was a friend to her daughter. To the Popes who lovingly placed a cross just yards away from their own beloved son’s.

Thanks also to Tom Priesman and the entire staff of Neidecker-LeVeck & Crosser Funeral Home for the attention and respect they paid to Natassia and our family. To the staff and students of PCHS for supporting us and each other. To the Nor’Easter Club, all the churches that said prayers for our daughter and all the kids that have stayed by our side, skipping school, sleeping on the floor, sharing toothbrushes and filling our home once again with music, laughter and normalcy.

The same loving arms you’ve wrapped around us we ask are wrapped around David and his family for their loss and pain is just as great. We love you David. We send our blessings to all who have blessed us in so many ways.

With great gratitude, The Ramirez, Knowlton and Cosic family Boo and Digger P.S. Tazi, Mama loves you more than all the stars in the sky and the moon too!

Thanksgiving feast

The community support of Port Clinton’s annual Thanksgiving Day Feast continues to be wonderful. Once again, we served to shut-ins and made deliveries around the community to those people in need of a hot meal for themselves and their families. This year was our 20th anniversary at Trinity United Methodist Church and more than 60 people volunteered to help cook, serve and cleanup; another crew of cooks throughout the community sent in delicious pies for us to serve. Even more people donated turkeys with Chef ’s Best overseeing the cooking and provid-

ing support when needed. In addition, the out-pour of financial support from area businesses, organizations and individuals really made a difference ensuring that we could provide bounty for all on Thanksgiving Day 2010.

Many thanks to the 337 people who joined us for our Thanksgiving dinner in the church fellowship hall. Please plan to be with us again next year as either a volunteer or as a hungry diner. We are thankful for all of you.

Sincerely, Chairwoman Ginna Fall and the Thanksgiving Day Feast Committee

Bike raffle

Wright’s General Contracting LLC held a fundraiser for the Ottawa County Humane Society and the Danbury Food Pantry and it was a huge success. A 26” bike was donated by Wright’s General Contracting and was raffled off for this fundraiser. The winner of the bike was Tom Tuttle of West Harbor Lagoons.

The Ottawa County Humane Society was presented a check for $321 on Saturday, Nov. 11. The Danbury Food Pantry was

also given more than $250 worth of food from the fundraiser.

A special thanks to Carter Lumber, Erie Food Market and Marysville Marine for selling the raffle tickets. A special thanks also to Skip and Peg Ormsby for their donation to both the Humane Society and the food pantry. Again a special thank you to everyone for helping with this fundraiser, especially those who purchased tickets.

We need to help people and animals when in need. We need to help when we can because someday it could be us in need.

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Thank you

The Port Clinton Varsity Football team and coaches would like to extend a huge thank you to everyone that contributed to Thursday night team feeds this season.

Special thanks to The Elks Lodge 1718, The Eagles 2295, The Moose Family Center 1610, Wendys Restaurant, The PC Athletic Boosters, Walmart; Cal Colston, Dr. George and friends, Bill Yuhaz, and all the parents. It’s great to be a part of a winning community spirit!

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Obituaries Jack Colvin

Avion Norris

May 8, 1934 — Nov. 28, 2010 Jack Colvin, 76, of Port Clinton, passed away unexpectedly Sunday, Nov. 28, at his residence.

Visitation will be 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m.

Wednesday, Dec. 1, at Gerner-Wolf-Walker Funeral Home & Crematory, Port Clinton.

Nov. 26, 2010 Avion Scott Norris, son of Timothy Scott and Patricia Lynn Benore Norris II, was stillborn, Friday, Nov. 26, at St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center, Toledo.

Private services will be held. Arrangements were handled by Gerner-WolfWalker Funeral Home & Crematory, Port Clinton.

Marilyn Fran Dec. 5, 1936 — Nov. 27, 2010 Marilyn D. Fran, 73, of Lakeside-Marblehead, died Saturday, Nov. 27, at Marymount Hospital in Garfield Heights.

Visitation will be held from 3 to 7 p.m.

Thursday, Dec. 2, at the Neidecker, LeVeck & Crosser Funeral Home, Peninsula Chapel, 7755 E. Harbor Road, Lakeside-Marblehead. A memorial mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Friday, Dec. 3, at St. Joseph Catholic Church, 822 Barclay St., Marblehead, with Rev. Daniel J. Ring officiating.

Burial will follow at St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery in Marblehead.

Delorez Telliard Sept. 8, 1925 — Nov. 18, 2010 Delorez Emma Telliard passed away Nov. 18, 2010, at Riverview Senior Health Care Campus.

Delorez was born Sept. 8, 1925, in Crivitz, Wis., to Arnold and Rossi (Louden) Nelezen.

Delorez gave birth to six children (all before she

reached 35.) Over the years, Delorez enjoyed supporting and keeping up with each of her children’s and grandchildren’s lives and careers. She was always on-call if parents were going out of town, a new child had arrived or if there was anything else she could do to be helpful.

Delorez loved gardening and showed great talent at it, composting 30 years before anyone else was. She was also an accomplished seamstress, painter and golfer, and enjoyed traveling.

Survivors include James Telliard Sr., her former husband, of West Palm Beach, Fla.; a sister, Isabelle Gogia, of Mansfield, Ohio; children, Jonathon (Doris) Telliard, of Oak Harbor, Ohio; Charles (Laurel) Telliard, of Lakewood, Ohio; Jeffrey (Elizabeth) Telliard, of Jupiter, Fla.; Debbra (Mike) Bassett of Port Clinton, Ohio; Marscia Zaccaria, of Clearwater, Fla.; James Telliard Jr., of Sarasota, Fla.; grandchildren Daniel Turco, Traci Turco, Chelsey Telliard, Tracey Telliard, Emily Montague, Leah Telliard, Haley Telliard, Michael Bassett, Charles Bassett, Elliott Bassett, Elisabetta Rosell-

li, Joseph Zaccaria, Kimberly Buffa and James Telliard III. Her parents; brother, Clark Nellizen; and granddaughter, Melissa Weatherly, preceded her in death.

Services will be private for the family. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Alliance Chapel and the American Cancer Society. Robinson-Walker Funeral Home & Crematory, Oak Harbor, is assisting the family with arrangements. Online condolences may be shared with the family at www.walkerfuneralhomes.com.

Madelon Wadsworth Dec. 7, 1921 — Nov. 25, 2010 Madelon D. Wadsworth, 88, of Port Clinton, died Thursday, Nov. 25, at Edgewood Manor Nursing Center in Port Clinton.

Visitation was held Sunday, Nov. 28, at the Neidecker, LeVeck & Crosser Funeral Home, 1124 Fulton St., Port Clinton. Funeral services were at the funeral home on Monday, Nov. 29, with the Rev. James Lehman officiating. Burial followed in Lakeview Cemetery, Port Clinton.

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BEST FRIENDS - The Early Years

Anne and Emily had been best friends for years. “Forever” is the word to describe it, they always said. They grew up in the same neighborhood and played together as children. When they started school, they went together on the first day. Emily’s father always drove them to school on his way to work. He was president and owner of the only bank in town and Emily’s family was by far the wealthiest in the community.

Emily had the prettiest clothes, the nicest toys — she even had a pony that was kept out in the country on the family’s farm.

The family who lived on the farm took care of the pony, of course. Emily didn’t have to do work like that. In fact, she never had to work at all. Her mother made sure of that.

Emily was an only child. Her mother had said, after Emily’s birth, that there would never be another child and there wasn’t.

Emily’s father had wanted at least one more. He was very fond of his daughter’s friend, Anne, because she was the second child he had never had.

Even though they lived in the same neighborhood, Anne and Emily grew up in very different circumstances. Anne lived with her mother and brother over a carriage house behind one of the big houses in their neighborhood where Anne’s mother was a cook and housekeeper. Anne was glad her mother did not work for Emily’s mother. Anne learned early that Emily’s mother was mean and a lazy snob. She wasn’t nice or polite to her three servants.

And she was a gossip, taking delight in telling the young girls about the mistakes and habits of her friends.

As Anne and Emily got older, Emily became more and more like her mother.

Anne rarely got a new dress, but when she did, Emily demanded one, too. Emily snapped at their servants and did nothing for herself. By the time the two girls were in high school, Emily had coerced the servants into doing her homework for her. Then her grades faltered. But Emily’s mother talked to the president of the school board (an employee of Emily’s father). Magically Emily’s grades improved.

Meantime, Anne, always the better student, started to gain admiration, not only for her academic abilities but also for her leadership skills. And Anne was popular.

She had fun and was cheerful. She had

frequent dates and Emily’s mother often prevailed upon her, and later even upon Anne’s mother, to have Anne find dates for Emily.

Emily’s bad attitude at home spilled over into her school life. She had no difficulty in making friends — but lots of difficulty in keeping them. In fact, she made many enemies and eventually gained a reputation as a troublemaker.

Unwilling to acknowledge that Emily was simply not invited to dances and parties, Emily’s mother always said to Anne, “You girls have so much fun when you are together. I know that you can find a way to get Emily invited to the party.” And Anne had to find dates for Emily. During their high school years, it seemed to Anne that she was constantly asking some young man to invite Emily for a date. She grew tired of it.

When time for college approached. Emily’s dad lobbied for Emily to apply to his alma mater, Denison University at Granville, Ohio. And to everyone’s surprise, Emily was accepted. Meantime Anne was still casting around for her college of choice.

When she received a dual scholarship, she enrolled at Ohio Northern University. At last she and Emily would be separated.

Anne breathed a small sigh of relief.

Anne loved Emily and Emily didn’t treat her badly. Anne was often the recipient of Emily’s cast off clothes and other possessions. And Anne and Emily were still confidants, still shared secrets, confiding in each other almost exclusively. But Anne wanted some freedom from Emily’s neediness. Going to different colleges would put space between them. She knew they would always be friends. But it was time for them to take up a life apart from each other.

Then Emily’s mother stepped in. Emily had told her mother that she was afraid to go off to college by herself. Despite the protests of Emily’s father, Emily applied to Ohio Northern and was accepted. Emily’s mother even cajoled someone at the university into finding a room for Emily in the same dormitory as the one to which Anne had already been assigned.

Emily joyfully broke the news to Anne one afternoon after school. Anne’s heart sank. She hadn’t realized until that moment just how much she had been looking forward to getting away from Emily.

But she hugged her friend and said she was glad they would still be together. That autumn they both went off to Ohio Northern.

The demands and rigors of college life did conspire to give Anne more freedom from Emily’s demands than before. Both young women were studying journalism and Anne volunteered time on the school newspaper. Again she made friends easily and, although she had a job, she soon found time to date and have fun on weekends. Meantime Emily found college courses to be very difficult and fell behind in her studies. A telephone plea to her mother took care of the problem. Her father supplied tutors who helped with all of her studies. This took quite a lot of Emily’s free time so Anne had more freedom from Emily’s company.

The young women still saw each other frequently. But Anne had made a firm personal resolution that in college she was not going to help Emily study nor would she find dates for her. With Christmas approaching, Emily realized what was happening. At home she complained to her mother that, “Anne never has time for me any more. She’s just so … so busy with all her new friends.”

This time Emily’s mother wasn’t sure how to intervene. With Anne and Emily away from home — too far for Anne’s mother to be bullied into making Anne do what Emily wanted — Emily’s mother had little choice but to let matters take their course.

It was during the Christmas break that some of the old habits crept in again.

Young people were home from school and had time on their hands. Anne’s mother had found a job for Anne at a retail store for the holidays. But each day, as soon as Anne was off work, Emily called and the two girls got together at Emily’s home. As Christmas Day approached, Emily was excited. Her parents were giving a posh party on New Year’s Eve and Emily had been told to invite all their old friends from high school.

“Just think, Annie,” she said “We’ll see everyone and have such a good time. And here’s the great part. You and I are going to make the phone calls — just so I don’t forget anybody,” Emily rejoiced. “Mother said we should call everyone today. Where

should we start?” She thrust a phone toward Anne. “Here. You call somebody first.”

“I can’t do that Emily. It’s your family’s party and you know all the details. You should call the people you want to invite.”

“No. I insist. Everyone will want to see you, too. Mother specifically said you could invite anyone you wanted. Besides, we know all the same people. What’s the difference who asks them?”

Anne knew that their friends were likely to refuse an invitation from Emily and more likely to accept one if she invited them. So she said, “Well, I guess that would be all right. We’d better make a list, though.” So the two young women hurriedly scratched out a list of their friends and while Emily looked up phone numbers, Anne called them. She left messages where needed and on the first one asked that the person call Emily back.

“No, have everybody call you, back,” Emily quickly said. That’s when Anne knew, with certainty, that her long-time friend was using her. And for the first time ever, she wondered if she and Emily were truly friends. Or was their relationship, perhaps, more one of convenience, one that allowed Emily to have friends and lead a normal life only if Anne was by her side?

Deep inside, Anne finally acknowledged the answer. But this one last time she would help her friend. After this, she truly needed to put more distance between them. It was time for Emily to grow up and take responsibility for her own life.

“Oh,” Emily said, “we almost forgot Steve McDonald. We have to call him. He’s always a lot of fun.” Emily looked up the number and Anne was delighted when Steve answered the phone. She told him about the party and he said he was sorry he couldn’t attend but he had brought a couple of friends home from school to stay for the holiday and must spend the time with them. “Well,” Emily said. “Just tell him to bring his friends along with him.”

Just that easily it was decided. Steve and his friends would be there by 9:30 p.m. after dining with his parents on New Year’s Eve. And that was how Emily and Anne met Alan Paul Lascalle. nnn

Watch next week for Chapter Two — “The College Years and Beyond.”

Veterans Services Team donates huge award to Honor Flight Students, staff and faculty who are U.S. armed forces veterans were honored recently at Terra Community College, but the real winners were those on the waiting list for Honor Flight Northwest Ohio.

The Veterans Services Team of the Northcoast Jobs Connection presented a $71,610 check to Honor Flight North-

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Bonnie Nusser, of Northcoast Jobs Connection, formed a volunteer Veterans Services Team from its partner members just over a year ago. Earlier this year, she nominated the team for the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services 2010 Veterans Ohio Network for Employment (Vets

O.N.E.) Incentive Award. They won $71,610.

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“The award requires the winning team to select a charity to receive the cash donation. We are honored and humbled to be able to give the award money to Honor Flight Northwest Ohio.”

Honor Flight Northwest Ohio is an all-volunteer organization dedicated to flying veterans to Washington, D.C., to see their memorials. Flights are funded through the generosity of northwest Ohioans. Air transportation, motor coach, meals and other amenities are provided to the veterans without charge.

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Methodist group gets $900K WORTHINGTON — The West Ohio Conference of The United Methodist Church has received a $900,000 Transition in Ministry grant from the Indianapolisbased Lilly Endowment Inc. The grant will be used to expand and develop next generation clergy leaders in the West Ohio Conference.

The Endowment is a private philanthropic foundation created in 1937 by three members of the Lilly family through gifts of stock in their pharmaceutical business, Eli Lilly and Company. The goal of the Endowment’s TiM program is to strengthen pastoral leadership by supporting a variety of pilot projects that test new ways for helping new pastors move through the transition from student to pastor.

“This summer we submitted a proposal to Lilly Endowment with what we felt was a very compelling case for support,” stated West Ohio Bishop Bruce R. Ough. “We are very pleased to learn that the Endowment agreed and our entire request is being funded. This is truly a landmark day for our Conference and we are most grateful.”

Clergy leadership development has been a top priority of the conference under the

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Rev. Wade Giffin, conference director of the Office of Ministry, will serve as grant project director. “This exciting news allows us to immediately put in place many of the goals we have for clergy leadership,” he said. “I am very grateful to Lilly Endowment for this bountiful contribution to our efforts.”

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Volunteers honored A dessert extravaganza was held on Wednesday, Nov. 17, to honor volunteers who generously give their time assisting staff in monitoring visits at Joyful Connections. Those honored were: • Volunteers since 2008: Patti Howell — 198 hours and Phyllis Howell — 166 hours • Volunteers since 2009: Karen Johns — 179 hours, Shelly Grieger — 70 hours, Dorothy Waterhouse — 61 hours and Rex Rutledge — 12 hours • Volunteers since 2010: Stephany Skrbina — 38 hours, Kim Bright — 24 hours and Jamie Beier-Grant — 4 hours These volunteers spend time reading to the children or playing games for a few

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Ida Rupp shows Millenium trilogy Legion Beginning Sunday, Ida Rupp Public Library will show the three movies based on Stieg Larsson’s popular Millenium trilogy. The worldwide best-selling detective series features brilliant computer hacker and asocial punk Lisbeth Salander, who assists disgraced journalist Mikael Blomqvist in his investigation of a 40-year-old mystery surrounding the disappearance of a member of a powerful Swedish family.

At 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 5, the library will show the movie based on Larsson’s first best-selling book “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo.” The Swedish movie will be shown with English subtitles, is rated R and is 152 minutes long.

The second and third movies based on Larsson’s books will be shown on the first Sundays of January and February. The movie based on the book “The Girl Who Played with Fire” will be shown at 2 p.m. Jan. 2 and the movie based on “The Girl who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest” will be shown at 2 p.m. Feb. 6. All three movies are rated R. Movies will be shown in the library community rooms.

Admission will begin at 1:30 p.m., and a $5 donation is requested from each moviegoer to help pay for the special license to show the movies. Free popcorn and drinks will be available. The library is located at 310 Madison St., Port Clinton.

serving up chicken dinner The American Legion Post 114 will be serving up a chicken dinner on Friday, Dec. 10. The meal, which is $7 per person, will be from 5 to 7:30 p.m. at the Legion, 221 Park St., Oak Harbor. The public is welcome. Call 419898-5888 for information.

Annual meeting of Ottawa County Historical Society The War of 1812 bi-centennial was the focus of the Ottawa County Historical Society’s annual meeting, Nov. 14, at the Catawba Island Club. Blanca Alvarez Stransky, Superintendent of the Perry’s Victory and Peace Memorial National Monument, presented the program, laying out the National Park Service’s plans for the celebration that will take place between 2011-2015. It will include participation by the U.S. Navy, tall ships and historical groups in Canada, Michigan and eastern United States. She is also working to partner with groups in the United Kingdom. Stransky has set plans in motion to “entice and engage youth, as well as historians.” Hooks to command attention and interest include focus on the food, clothing and even the beer of the 1812 era. “Dining with the Navy” will introduce visitors to what was on the dinner tables, and fashion shows and reenactments will highlight clothing and day-to-day life for the combatants and their women and children. The Native American perspective will be included with a Peace Powwow. Navy ships will conduct a ceremony at the Battle site, and a shore ceremony is

planned for Put-in-Bay. Other planned events include Paths to Peace, a student art project; a commemorative quarter; a peace quilt; and traveling exhibits made available to museums. A wide variety of publicity is planned, ranging from social media to place mats with schedules and information at Put-in-Bay restaurants.

Stransky, whose 24-year carreer with the National Park Services includes the U.S.S. Arizona Memorial in Hawaii, Denali National Park in Alaska and Agate Fossil Beds National Monument in Nebraska, wants Americans to “own” their history and feel excited. Although 97 percent of the Monument’s visitors are from Ohio, she is working to increase awareness throughout the National Park System. She also is working to insure the safety of visitors.

Stransky, since she came to the area in 2009, has continued work on the damaged upper deck of the Monument but is working to complete other necessary repairs before the bicentennial. The column’s mortar is disintegrating and water is seeping through to the foundation Currently, a protective canopy is in place to prevent accidents. Two million dollars is available to fix the most urgent needs, but much more is needed for adequate restoration.

In a brief business meeting, attending OCHS members approved a slate of officers including returning president, Paul Moon; vice president Doug Garrett; treasurer, Keith Addy; and approved new secretary, Ray Machar, replacing retiring Gwen Addy. Nancy Dunham, Bob Sidwell and Sally Williams were approved for a three-year term as trusteees. The Society is dedicated to discovering, documenting and sharing the history of Ottawa County with residents and visitors through restoration, oral histories and informative programs. Visit the website at www.thekeepershouse.org

ODOT seeking public comment for work on Put-in-Bay BOWLING GREEN — The Ohio Department of Transportation has proposed resurfacing the entire length of Ohio 357 on South Bass Island and upgrading sidewalk handicap ramps along Ohio 357 at Catawba Avenue and Hartford Avenue to insure compliance with Americans with Disabilities Act standards.

The project is scheduled to begin in the spring of 2011 and be completed by fall, possibly suspending any major work during the highlight of the 2011 summer tourist season.

ADA ramp construction will involve working on Trustee- and Village of Putin-Bay- owned, De Rivera Park and U.S. Government owned Perry’s National Monument property. Associated project work will repair and resurface Ohio Department of Natural Resources facilities at South Bass Island State Park, Oak Point State Park and the Sandusky Bay Fishing Access area near the City of Port Clinton.

Because of the need to acquire a small amount of permanent highway easements for construction activity for the ADA handicap ramps and sidewalk sections at

De Rivera Park, and because De Rivera Park has unrestricted public recreational access, ODOT is required give the opportunity for public comment in order to proceed forward with roadway improvements.

Additional information is available online at www.dot.state.oh.us/districts/D02/ Pages/PublicMeetings.aspx Comments may be sent by Wednesday, Dec. 15, to the following contact: The Ohio Department of Transportation District 2 Office, Attention: Rick Perse, 317 E. Poe Road, Bowling Green, OH 43402, 419-373-4433 or richard.perse@dot.state. oh.us.

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COMMUNITY CALENDAR Dec. 2

Dec. 2

Blood drive WHEN: Noon to 6 p.m.

WHERE: Community Market Oak Harbor VFW, 251 W. Main St., Oak Harbor

PC Chamber After Hours WHAT: Networking, raffles, 50/50 and more from the Port Clinton Chamber of Commerce WHEN: 5 to 7 p.m.

WHERE: Zink Calls, 30 Park Drive, Port Clinton INFO: RSVP by calling 419734-5503

The Sleep Link Free program on the many health benefits of sleeping well Presented by

Dr. David Morris

, Director of Magruder’s Sleep Medicine Center

Book Discussion WHAT: “New Tricks,” by David Rosenfelt will be discussed. Copies of the book are available at the library.

WHEN: 7 p.m.

WHERE: Ida Rupp Public Library, Madison Street

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Senior Resources Open House & Resource Fair WHEN: Noon to 3 p.m.

WHERE: 8200 W. Ohio 163, Oak Harbor INFO: To RSVP or more information call 419-8986459. Hors d’oeuvres and beverages, raffles and silent auction to benefit the senior activity committee.

Family movie night This New Year it may be time to make a sleep resolution. There is a direct and proven link between sleep and your overall health. For example, conditions such as untreated, undiagnosed sleep apnea can increase a person’s risk for heart attacks and strokes. Sleep medicine is a simple way for people to optimize their health by addressing their sleep issues. Come and listen to Dr. Morris and enjoy a tour of Magruder’s tranquil sleep center environment.

Wednesday, December 8th 6:30 pm Magruder Hospital conference center

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WHAT: “Hachi: A Dog’s Tale,” G, 93 min. All ages are welcome. No registration is required.

WHEN: 7 p.m.

WHERE: Ida Rupp Public Library. Guests should enter through the back door.

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Traditional Christmas Bazaar WHAT: Area cooks and crafters will be set up and lunch will be served. Rumor has it Santa might stop by at noon so bring kids and cameras. Banquet size tables for are available for $15 each.

WHEN: Doors open at 9 a.m.; lunch from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

WHERE: Oak Harbor United Methodist Church, 360 E. Ottawa St. INFO: To rent a table or for general information, call 419-898-8481.

Arts and Crafts Show WHEN: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

WHERE: Marblehead VFW, 421 W. Main St. INFO: 419-734-2170

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WHAT: Wood bowls, cutting boards, homemade jams, cookies, dips, and spreads, cards, hats, scarves, neck warmers, lighted arrangements, ornaments, jewelry, gifts and decorations.

Refreshments available.

WHEN: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

WHERE: Bay Township Hall Fire Station, Ohio 53, Port Clinton

WHAT: Games, drawings, dinner, munchies and 50/50 raffles.

WHEN: 7 to 11 p.m.

WHERE: Sons of the American Legion, 221 Park St., Oak Harbor COST: $5 donation will be accepted at the door INFO: Call Bob, 419-3562611

Wine tour WHAT: The United Way in Ottawa County has chartered a bus for a wine tour.

Guests will tour and taste at Quarry Hill, Hermes, Firelands and Mon Ami wineries during the fundraiser.

Space is limited.

WHEN: Bus leaves at 11 a.m. and returns around 5 p.m.

WHERE: Bus picks up and drops off at Mon Ami. COST: Cost is $55 per persona and includes bus transportation, wine samples at all the wineries, appetizers at Mon Ami and one raffle ticket for a winethemed gift basket. Additional tickets will be on sale for $1 each or six for $5.

INFO: Kristen Gerwin, 419734-6645

Olde’ Fashioned Christmas Celebration WHAT: Santa’s friends from the Portage District Fire Department will guide him through the streets of Oak Harbor before he magically lights the tree at Adolphus Kraemer Park. Each child then gets the opportunity to share their Christmas wish list with Santa at the Portage Fire Station. After their visit with Santa the children will then receive hot cocoa and a cookie and design their own packaging for their special gifts from Santa’s Secret Shop.

WHEN: Parade at 4:15 p.m., tree lighting at 4:45 p.m. and Santa’s Secret Shop is open from 5 to 7 p.m.

WHERE: Santa’s Shop is upstairs in the fire station.

INFO: 419-898-0479

Kingsway Dance WHAT: Crimson Lights provides a variety of music for an evening of casual dancing and socializing.

WHEN: 6 to 9 p.m.

WHERE: Rice Township Hall, Ohio 19 North and Sandusky County Road 119, Kingsway COST: Admission is $8 per person and a “potluck dish” for sharing.

INFO: Call Carolyn at 419836-3308 or Nancy or Bill at 419-684-7474

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Community Christmas WHAT: From 1 to 4 p.m., there will be carolers, ice sculptures on display and opportunities to start your holiday shopping. Several stores will be holding open houses with cookies and hot chocolate.

Santa Claus will arrive at Mango Mama’s at 1 p.m. and will be greeting children until 4 p.m. There will be a Christmas parade at 4:30 p.m., when Santa will be transported by fire truck to the Adam’s Street Gazebo, where the annual Tree Lighting and Gift of Lights will occur at 5:30 p.m.

WHERE: Downtown Port Clinton INFO: 419-734-5503

PC Senior Open House & Tea WHAT: Over the past few months, Port Clinton Seniors learned the true meaning of “there’s no place like home.” To celebrate their recent return to the Port Clinton Senior Center, PC Seniors will host the event open to all seniors, their families and friends.

WHEN: 2 to 4 p.m.

WHERE: 320 E. Third Street, Port Clinton INFO: Call Mary Jane Happel-Meadows at 419-7341481

Tree A Rama WHAT: Annual live auction of donated holiday trees, wreaths, centerpieces and gifts for the Salvation Army.

WHEN: 4 p.m.

WHERE: Mon Ami, 3845 E Wine Cellar Road, Port Clinton

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Sleep Medicine talk WHAT: David Morris, director of Magruder’s Sleep Medicine Center, is presenting a free educational program on the importance of sleep to overall health.

WHEN: 6:30 p.m.

WHERE: Magruder Conference Center INFO: RSVP required by Dec. 6 by calling 419-7324061

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HOLIDAY

Port Clinton City Schools holiday program schedule Join the fun of the holiday season by attending any of the following musical programs presented by students and faculty of the Port Clinton City School District. All concerts are free (with the exception of the Terra Holiday Festival) and open to the public. Concerts are held at the Port Clinton High School Performing Arts Center unless otherwise noted.

• Dec. 2 — Jefferson Grade 4 Holiday Program — 7 p.m.

• Dec. 3 — Terra’s Holiday Festival Concert — 7:30 p.m. Tickets are available at Mary’s Blossom Shoppe or by calling 419-559-2233 • Dec. 6 — PCMS Holiday Concert grades seven and eight, PCMS Auditorium, 7 p.m.

• Dec. 7 — Bataan Grade 2 Music Program, 7 p.m.

• Dec. 13 — PCHS Holiday Concert, 7:30 p.m.

In addition, Port Clinton High School will host the Ninth Annual

Holiday Breakfast with the Arts on Dec. 14 at the high school for Port Clinton City School District residents age 60 and older. Tickets are on sale until Dec. 10 at Mary’s Blossom Shoppe, Otto & Urban, and the PCHS Main Office. The cost per ticket is $2 which includes the cost of breakfast. Advance ticket purchase is required. In case of school cancellation or delay on Dec. 14, the Holiday Breakfast would be rescheduled to Dec.r 15.

Celebrate the holiday in the marsh Magee Marsh Wildlife Area, Black Swamp Bird Observatory and Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge are teaming up to celebrate wildlife with their annual open houses. The holiday celebration runs from 1 to 5 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 4.

Many exciting activities have been planned for the whole family including holiday shopping at a discount that benefits wildlife and our local area at the same time.

Visit the Sportsman’s Migratory Bird Center at Magee Marsh for unique items from local vendors, cookies and fudge and enjoy live music by the fire. Black Swamp Bird Observatory will feature a book signing by naturalist and author Kenn Kaufman from 2 to 4 p.m., as well as green gift ideas and family-friendly activities and refreshments. Sally Deems-Moygordy will also be signing her 2011 calendar of birds. At Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge’s visitor center, there will be more win-

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ter family crafts, free gift wrapping and winter wildlife walks at 1 and 3 p.m. Visit all three sites to be entered in a drawing for one of three holiday gift baskets.

For information about each open house, visit www. friendsofmageemarsh.org, www.bsbobird.org and www.fws.gov/Midwest/ottawa.

SANDUSKY CHORAL SOCIETY

‘Follow That Star’ Friday night “Follow That Star” is the theme of the 74th annual Christmas Concert of the Sandusky Choral Society. It will be presented at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 3, at Trinity United Methodist Church at the corner of Second and Adams streets in Port Clinton.

The Choral Society has been presenting its Christmas concert in Port Clin-

ton for at least 17 years. The choir is under the direction of Bill Kraus; the accompanist is James Gardner of Sandusky, a Port Clinton native and graduate of PCHS. The public is invited to attend the concert. Tickets are available at the door for $7. The public is most cordially invited to attend.

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The show is at 7 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 12. Single tickets are $26 for adults, $24 for seniors and $10 for students. Tickets are available at the Sandusky State Theatre box office at 419-626-1950, 877-626-1950 or www.sanduskystate.com.

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by PCHS Leadership The Port Clinton High School Leadership Council is offering a babysitting service to help parents get their holiday shopping done. Leadership Council is not charging for the service but accepting donations for the United Way. Parents can bring their children, ages 3 to 12, to the PCHS Cafeteria from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 5.

Lunch will be provided along with a variety of fun activities. Parents may use the entrance near the cafeteria off the former main parking lot.

Questions about the babysitting service can be directed to Mike Spencer, PCHS Leadership Council Advisor, at mspencer@pccsd.net or 419-341-0987.

Be Santa to a Senior Senior gift requests are expected to be up this holiday season as the economic downturn continues and Social Security benefits fail to keep pace with cost of living increases.

Be a Santa to a Senior, the popular campaign that last year delivered more than 250 gifts to local needy seniors, is being planned again this holiday.

The Ottawa County office of the Home Instead Senior Care network has joined with local not-for-profit agencies to provide presents to seniors who otherwise might not receive a gift this holiday season.

Prior to the holiday season, participating groups identify needy and isolated seniors in the community November/ December 2010 and provide those names to Home Instead Senior Care for this community service program. Christmas trees, which are set up in the Rite-Aid Stores in Port Clinton, Oak Harbor and Genoa, as well as the Port Clinton Walmart will Lung Health Lunch & Learn Bay Park Community Hospital feature ornaments with the Wellness Screenings Mon., Nov. 22, Noon – 1 p.m. first names only of the seWed., Dec. 8, Noon – 1 p.m.

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Healthcare professionals will discuss Free blood pressure, cholesterol, blood sugar, Holiday shoppers can lung health, including lung cancer and and bone density screenings will be offered. pick up an ornament, buy cancer-related symptoms. A complimentary For more information, please call 419-291-5826. items on the list and return lunch will be provided. To register or for them unwrapped to the more information, please call 419-291-5899.

Rossford Wellness Screenings store, along with the ornaThurs., Dec. 9., 10 a.m. – Noon ment attached. The local Bay Park Community Hospital ProMedica Laboratory and Radiology, Home Instead Senior Care Holiday Tree Lighting 1209 Dixie Highway then enlists the volunteer Mon., Nov. 29, 4 – 6 p.m.

Free blood pressure, women’s health, help of its staff, senior-care Bay Park Community Hospital, Bay Café vascular, sleep apnea, and bone density business associates, nonBring your family and join us for holiday songs, screenings will be offered. For more profit workers and others lighting of the holiday tree and Beacon Gift information, please call 419-291-5826. to collect, wrap and disShop giveaways, as well as activities, food and tribute the gifts. A citywide refreshments. gift-wrapping day, when hundreds of the presents Flu Shot Clinic will be wrapped, will be Fri., Dec. 3, 9 – 11 a.m. held in December.

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Local teacher honored by state math group Each year the Ohio Council of Teachers of Mathematics honors outstanding math classroom teachers in each of its eight districts in Ohio. Ron Aukerman, Port Clinton Middle School mathematics teacher, was recognized as a district winner, secondary classroom level, at the 60th annual OCTM awards.

According to the awards program, Aukerman teaches eighthgrade math at PCMS and believes all his students have the potential

to become better learners. His students are constantly working at discovering and discussing the concepts of the day as well as the possible life lessons that can be applied. He said that challenging students, encouraging thought, leading discussion and developing learners are characteristics that best describe his teaching philosophy. Aukerman has attended the Connected Mathematics Program conference and has led math in-services at

PCMS. “Ron is a highly dedicated professional who knows how to motivate his students and strive for excellence,” said Patrick Adkins, superintendent of schools. “He is a great communicator who possesses the gift of being able to make complex subjects understandable, as well as, a person who loves to share his knowledge and experience with other teachers and parents.”

Ron Aukerman (center) was awarded “Outstanding Secondary Classroom Math Teacher, Northwest District,” at the Ohio Council of Teachers of Mathematics Awards.

He is shown here with fellow PCMS teachers Diane Zam (left) and Lacy Hager.

Science study at Stone Lab ICS first-graders celebrate holiday OAK HARBOR — What is the second best way to learn science?

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St. Boniface fourth- and fifthgraders did hands-on research during their overnight field trip to The Ohio State University’s Stone Lab on Gibraltar Island in Lake Erie. Arriving home, the students were eager to share what they learned on the trip.

“I learned a lot of zebra mussels can harm the water and beaches,” said Carolyne Croy.

“Zooplankton is an animal,” added Alexander Spieldenner.

“I do not get seasick,” said Francis Fritsch.

Braving wind, rain and high waves, the students went on the research vessel “Biolab” to measure environmental conditions of Lake Erie and collect specimens of algae, plankton and fish. Back at the island laboratory, they used microscopes to view the zooplankton and phytoplankton samples collected and then dissected fish to study the internal organs. Resident research scientists talked with the students about the aquatic ecosystem of

Students work with a resident research scientist to learn about the ecosystems of Lake Erie the lake and the impact of invasive species on the native plants and animals.

Students also encountered many plant and animal species native to the area. Matthew Reitzel’s favorite part of the trip was getting to hold Brutus, a fox snake.

“It was fun, it tickled,” he said.

While exploring the island with binoculars, students identified many native birds and learned the importance of Lake Erie as a migratory flyway. They also

searched for and sampled local edible plants such as wild grapes, nuts and mint used by pioneers to this area.

While some students were less than thrilled with the first day’s cold, rainy weather, all felt the excitement of studying science away from home. “I was happy and homesick for a couple of minutes,” admitted Victoria Fritsch.

“I had a lot of fun at Stone Lab,” said Christopher Kuhn. “I would go again.”

Pilgrims, Indians and Thanksgiving was the theme for first-graders Rita McNutt’s class Monday, Nov. 22. Students cut ingredients for vegetable Stone Soup to be cooked and eaten for lunch on Tuesday.

They completed activities in their Thanksgiving booklets, played Indian games with popsicle sticks, made First-grader Abigail Derivan works on her Thankspapooses and giving-themed art project. decorated blankets with Indian symbols. parents and friends. The firstThe students also enjoyed treats graders also learned about the that looked like pilgrim hats. Plimouth Plantation and later This day was made possible by in the morning, had fun singing the generous involvement of seasonal songs with Greg Fox parents, aunts, uncles, grand- who played his accordion.

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The Beacon with GARY COON

Financial Focus

Take steps to help ‘immunize’ your portfolio Now that winter is almost here, you probably see “Flu Shots Available” signs at many of your local pharmacies. Whether or not you decide to get a flu shot depends on your individual situation, of course, but you may benefit from the idea of immunization in other areas of your life — such as your investments.

Specifically, you may want to help “immunize” your portfolio, as much as possible, against some of the volatility we’ve seen in the financial markets over the past couple of years. How can you do this? Here are a few suggestions: • Diversify, diversify, diversify.

If you were to only own stocks,

your portfolio would, at times, see some big gains — but at other times, you’d take some big hits.

If you just owned bonds, you’d probably see fewer fluctuations than if you just owned stocks — but you’d almost certainly never get the gains you need to help achieve your goals. If you kept all your money in cash instruments, you’d protect your principal, but you’d eventually lose ground to inflation. In short, you can’t succeed as an investor by putting all your money in one type of asset.

You need to spread your resources among stocks, bonds, and cash investments. And even within each of these categories, you need to diversify. For example,

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• Know your risk tolerance. If you frequently find yourself surprised, or perhaps dismayed, at the fluctuations in your portfolio, you may be overestimating your risk tolerance. If you familiarize yourself with your investments before you buy them — and you should — then you probably shouldn’t be surprised at how they

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It’s not possible to fully shield your investments from volatility all the time. But by taking the steps described above, and by maintaining a long-term perspective, you can strengthen your portfolio’s resistance, and improve your own responses, to the effects of price fluctuations. And that’s a healthy way to invest. nnn

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• Maintain adequate cash reserves. Having sufficient cash in your portfolio can help you combat volatility in at least two ways.

First, since cash essentially doesn’t fluctuate in price — though it may lose value over time, relative to inflation — its very presence can help stabilize your portfolio.

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Thursday, December 2, 2010 3B

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What can PC boys do for an encore?

By JOHN SCHAFFNER Encore!!! The 2009-2010 season was a dream season for the Port Clinton Redskins, Troy Diels and his coaching staff. Diels is in his 6th year as head coach at Port Clinton and heads into this season with an overall record of 82-33.

Naturally, he knows that winning your first 26 games in a given season is a long shot, even for the best of teams. But when you lose 80% of your starting lineup, the question is, will 2010-2011 be a rebuilding season or will it be a “reloading” season?

“As a group we have separated ourselves from last year’s team,” says Coach Troy Diels. “We do not want to compare what we will accomplish this year with what happened last year. We have a new group of kids and a new set of expectations and goals.”

Last year’s team was one for the record books, making it all the way to the state finals in Columbus, only to lose to Dayton Belmont, a perennial state power. Ryan Hicks became a member of the 1,000 point club, and was named first team All-Ohio. He and his teammates Allen Tigner and Josh Francis were so close, they all chose to continue their basketball careers at the same place, Defiance College. Guard Cory Brown took his baseball talents to Garrett Community College in Maryland.

The good news is that many underclassmen got a lot of experience from last year’s run and this year’s team returns 4 lettermen. This year’s roster will be dominated by seniors and juniors. Four seniors return including All SBC and 3-year letter winner Derek Colston, who suffered a turf toe injury in Port Clinton’s final football game of the season. No doubt, Colston all-around game and leadership will be sorely needed in 2010-11. Also returning are guards Josh Graves, Robert Fravel and post player Eric Reynolds.

“We are still trying to get comfortable with several new pieces in new places,” says coach Diels. “Every time we take the floor we are looking to get better and mesh this group together. The goal this year is the same as every year with us…we want to be playing our best basketball when February and March roll around.”

The cupboard is not exactly bare, as the JV team went 17-3 last season. Aaron Mier, Alex Greene, Andrew Carden, Kelly Freimark, Jordan Walter, Jason Faust, Chase Minnear and Brandon Stubblefield will all likely see action this year. 6’3” Steve Wingo, a newcomer to the program and a standout on the Redskin football team, may also see some varsity action.

In pre-season scrimmages, Coach Diels had this to say.

“We faced some pretty stiff competition and we made a lot of mistakes. As coaches we hope that we are learning from those mistakes and we don’t want to make the same mistakes in the regular season.

Diels, along with the other SBC coaches and media, see Perkins and Margaretta as the top contender for the conference title. He also sees Edison and Oak Harbor to make some noise in the SBC this year.

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Lady Redskins look to rise after tough season Front L-R: Samantha Mizener, Halle Weaver, Alex Stephenson, Mark Kirkpatrick, Kacie Piacentino, Kenzie Payne, Laura Puffenberger. Back: Coach Tisza, Coach Hager, Sydney Adkins, Haley Millinger, Hope Thorbahn, Tiffany Colston, Meigan Day, Coach Bickel

By JOHN SCHAFFNER PC girls’ basketball coach Toby Bickel has coached talented teams and not-so-talented teams in his tenure with the Lady Redskins. Last year was one of those difficult seasons, as his team went 3-17 overall and 3-11 in the SBC. Last Saturday they opened their season at home with a loss to Woodmore. Bickel now knows what his team has to work on … avoiding turnovers. They had 31 in the loss to Woodmore.

“We need to cut down on turnovers and shoot the ball better than we did

last year,” says Coach Bickel. “We also need to rebound more effectively.

Bickel has 6 returning letter winners to build this year’s team around. They include: Seniors Kacie Piacentino and Mary Kirkpatrick; Juniors Meigan Day, Alex Stephenson, Kenzie Payne and Halle Weaver.

Bickel is also looking for help from some of their newer players who will need to contribute this season. “We have added Laura Puffenberger, a junior, who is a transfer,” says Coach Bickel. “We also have a couple of promising freshmen, Hope Thorbahn

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Thursday, December 2, 2010 5B

Danbury Laker Boys

Coach Wayne Watts (back left), Coach Drew Davie, Lucas Kennedy, Caleb Helline, Hunter Stephens, Dakota Hruby, Dylan Buckley, Coach Jarret Ensign, Nick Bossitti — Manager, Seth Vargo — Manager, Dalton Chapman, Dominic Manuella — Manager, Branden Burke, Grady Mark — Manager.

JV coach takes on varsity

By J. PATRICK EAKEN Drew Davie moves up as Danbury head varsity boys basketball coach after spending one year as a freshman and three years as junior varsity coach at the school.

He also spent two years as an assistant coach at Collins Western Reserve and one season as a student assistant for Capital University men’s basketball team (200304). At Danbury, he takes over for

long time coach Joe Miller, who got his 100th career win last season.

Last season the Lakers were 1011 overall, 5-7 in the Toledo Area Athletic Conference. Davie sees potential in doing better than what the pre-season prognosticators predicted.

“I believe our strengths this season will be fundamental defense,” Davie said. “We have really focused on playing good hard fundamental

man defense, and have improved tremendously from a year ago in that category. I also believe our team strengths will be running an offense around our post players with the idea that things will open up for our guards because of our strength in the post.

“Our biggest weakness is our lack of experience at the varsity level

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By J. PATRICK EAKEN First year Danbury girls basketball coach Ron Aukerman comes over after previously spending his entire coaching career at Port Clinton.

From 2001-09, Aukerman coached the Redskins junior varsity girls team, and from 1997-2001 he coached at Port Clinton Middle School.

“It is my honor to have been hired to continue the successful history of the Danbury Lakers girls’ basketball program,” Aukerman said.

“With the rich tradition of excellence, high quality of players, and incredible community support, Danbury is an incredible oppor-

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Chris (Pryor) Matta, my assistant varsity coach, is a connection from the present to the past of this tradition.”

Last year, the Lakers finished 1110 overall, 7-5 in the Toledo Area Athletic Conference. Aukerman hopes to improve on that.

“Our team’s strengths are athleticism, quickness, dedication, speed, ball pressure, intelligence, and coachability,” Aukerman said. “We, as a team, lack height. We will need to overcome this drawback by playing strong team defense, working together as a unit to ensure strong rebounding position, and each

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Experienced players look to take next step

By YANEEK SMITH Second-year Oak Harbor coach Rob Collier returns after leading the Rockets to a 5-16 season, 4-10 in the Sandusky Bay Conference last year.

Key players are 6-2 senior center D.J. Everett, 6-3 senior forward Steve Young, 5-10 senior guard Jake Scott, 6-1 senior forward Josh Warnke, 5-9 junior point guard Andrew Carsten, 6-1 senior guard Zack Priesman, and 6-2 senior forward Kyle Sarrahman.

Could this be the year when the Oak Harbor basketball program turns the corner?

With a senior-laden team that is very experienced and has some versatile athletes, this may be the year the Rockets move into the upper-echelon of the Sandusky Bay Conference.

“Our expectations are pretty high this year,” said head coach Rob Collier, who came over from Lorain Clearview two years ago. “We have experience, we have athletes, (and) we have depth.”

The program has fallen on hard times in recent years. Last season, the Rockets finished 5-16 and, the year before, won just two games, going 2-19.

One of the few good things that happened during those years is the seniors on this year’s team were able to gain some experience. It is actually similar to the situation these seniors faced with the football program.

During their sophomore and junior years, the football team struggled, but the players were able to gain some valuable experience that helped to develop them, enabling them to have a successful senior season. Collier is hoping the same thing happens on the basketball court.

“These seniors have had a tough stretch,” said Collier. “(Hopefully), we’re able to take the next step and learn how to win. These kids proved some things to themselves mentally and physically in football this year. ” Up front for the Rockets is power forward Steve Young and center D.J. Everett. Jake Scott, a shooting guard, led the team in three-point shooting last season. Everett and Scott were both SBC honorable mention last season. Carsten runs the point. The Rockets have a number of players who can fill in at the wings, with Josh Warnke, Zack Priesman, Kyle Sarrahman and Andrew Sharp all being capable of filling those positions.

The starting lineup will have Carsten at point guard, Scott at shooting guard, Warnke at small forward, Young at power forward and Everett at center. Priesman and Sarrahman will likely start some games this year as well.

Collier is expecting a breakout season from Sarrahman this year.

“He’s one of our best shooters from the outside. The summer before his

junior year, he broke his foot and could never get back to 100 percent.

He’s put in a ton of time and, if he can stay healthy, we expect a big year from him.”

Offensively, Collier plans to have the Rockets run a variety of sets that compliment each other and hopes to see the team move the ball around from side-to-side, looking for backdoor cuts when they’re available.

They will also try to push the ball when the opportunity presents itself.

The important thing for Oak Harbor is being smart with the ball and taking good shots.

“We’re stressing to our kids shotselection. We have to work to get good shots; that’s one of the things we struggled with in the past.”

While Collier does not see the team having a standout player, he believes the team will receive contributions from a variety of players.

“I think we’ll have six or seven guys that can average between eight and 12 points.”

Defensively, they will employ manto-man and occasionally throw in some zone.

Playing in the SBC, which produced last season’s Division II State runnerup in Port Clinton, always makes things interesting.

“There’ s no night off,” said Collier.

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By J. PATRICK EAKEN valec. Zurvalec is actually the fourth work in progress. sister in her family to have played “Sometimes, I get excited and someand YANEEK SMITH basketball at Oak Harbor. She and times, I realize we have some work to Brad Hemminger takes over for Carpenter both gained some experi- do.”

Dick Heller as the Oak Harbor’s girls’ ence playing on the varsity squad last Competing in the Sandusky Bay basketball coach this season. year.

Conference doesn’t make things any Key players are 5-10 senior center In all, there are 10 varsity players. easier.

Kayla Diefenthaler, 5-9 junior post/ “We’re really just trying to gain “The SBC is probably as tough as forward Allison Dunn, 5-8 sopho- some experience and get better ev- I’ve ever seen from top-to-bottom.” more forward Maggie Zurvalec, 5-5 ery game,” said Brad Hemminger, the The Rockets were picked to finish junior guard Morgan Turnow, and first-year varsity coach who was the seventh by the coaches in the league.

5-4 sophomore guard Makayla Car- JV coach for 13 years as well as the Hopefully, being picked to finish near penter. lead varsity assistant. “We certainly the bottom of the league will provide For the Oak Harbor Rockets, it is have some potential.” them with some extra motivation. going to be a gradual process.

For now, the Rockets will run more When I asked Coach Hemminger With a relatively inexperienced of a controlled offense and not look what it will take for his team to be team that returns five varsity players, to get out on the break too much. successful this year, he said just one the Rockets are looking to take things “We need to gain experience before thing. one game at a time this season. we can starting picking up the pace.”

“Our defense must get better.”

The team, which finished 9-12 last On the defensive side of the ball, You hear coaches preach over and season and lost to Bellevue at sec- Oak Harbor will use a mixture of over again about defense, but, the fact tionals, is led by three-year letterwin- man-to-man, zone and pressure de- remains, it’s the basic foundation for ner Kayla Diefenthaler, who averaged fense to stifle the opposition. success, and Hemminger knows it.

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DANBURY from 5B and our team depth,” Davie continued.

Davie has returning letter winners in 6-foot-4 senior post Hunter Stephens (13 pts., 9 reb.), 6-2 senior post Dakota Hruby, and 6-1 junior point guard Lucas Kennedy. Stephens was a second team All-TAAC choice last season and an league all-academic selection.

“We look at Hunter Stephens to be a top scorer this season based on his numbers from a year ago,” Davie said. “Hunter is a proven post player who has improved his offensive and defensive skills from last season.

The offense will center around Hunter and many of our players will benefit because of that.

As far as other leading scorers on the team, that is yet to be determined because of our lack of varsity experience.

“Hunter Stephens is a very

LADY LAKERS from 7B teammate doing her part to make our squad the best it can be.”

Aukerman has three returning letter winners in senior guard Tori England, junior guard Kayla Oxendale and sophomore guard Kelsey Clemons. England received All-TAAC accolades her sophomore year. The coach expects those three to provide the bulk of his scoring.

“With our style of offensive and defensive pressure, these players should be able to capitalize in our transition offense,” Aukerman said.

Aukerman expects senior post Felicia Beverick, sophomore guard/post Lilly Kennedy, sophomore guard/post Kim Holmes, and Oxendale to be his top rebounders.

“All four have displayed aggressiveness in going after the missed shot. They work hard at establishing good position,” Aukerman said.

Defensive standouts this year are Clemons, sophomore guard Mollie Knighton, and sophomore guard Alexa Bintz.

“All three have quick hands and a non-stop motor. They have been focused on footwork and its implications in applying excep-

gifted player whom is keeping his options open in both football and basketball at the next level. He has really improved and we are looking for big things out of him this season.”

Other key players are 5-9 junior wing Dalton Chapman and 6-2 junior wing Caleb Helline.

“Dalton Chapman really committed himself over the summer and in the fall along with Caleb Helline in both the weight room and the gym. I think they have both made tremendous improvements in their game and will both be key players this season,” Davie said.

Davie has a number of players prepared to crash the boards and provide a strong defense this year.

“Hunter Stephens will be a top rebounder, he averaged nine a year ago. We look for Lucas Kennedy, Caleb Helline, and Dakota Hruby to contribute with that statistic as well,” Davie said.

“Defense will be an overall team improvement. We have totally different personnel from a year ago, with the exception of Hunter Stephens, and I truly believe everyone has improved their defensive skills and abilities. Defense will be a big emphasis to our team this season and will be a contributing factor to our success and failures throughout the year.”

Last year, two TAAC teams got far into the tournament, but it was Danbury that upset the Eagles on TC’s home floor. Davie hopes the Lakers show that potential in every TAAC game this season, even though coaches picked Danbury to finish sixth.

“I cannot say where I believe we will finish in the league this season. I believe we will be very competitive in the league and if we play the way we are capable of playing we will have a lot of success,” Davie said.

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tional defensive pressure on the ball,” Aukerman explained.

First year players expected to contribute include two freshman, guard Alyssa Almendinger and guard/post Erin Lavelle.

“These two freshmen have the same athletic ability, quickness and determination to get to the rim on the offensive end, while providing the opposing team with a difficult time on the defensive side of the ball,” Aukerman said.

The Lakers were picked fourth in the TAAC pre-season coaches poll. Ottawa Hills and Toledo Christian are league favorites.

“I feel fortunate to have the opportunity to coach in a strong league, such as the TAAC. Each year the league has continued to be produce quality players and strong teams,” Aukerman said.

One of the drawbacks for the Lakers this year is youth, but that could pay off down the road.

“We are also a very young team,” Aukerman said. “We have two seniors (England, Beverick), one junior (Oxendale), and five sophomores (Clemons, Kennedy, Bintz, Knighton, and Holmes).

Our JV team consists entirely of seven freshmen. What the younger players lack in experience, they make up for with tremendous effort and determination.”

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league this season. Ottawa Hills reached the (Division IV) state semi-finals last season and returns a number of those experienced players. Maumee Valley and Toledo Christian both strong teams last season also return most letter winners from a year ago, and Maumee Valley adds Julius Turner, a key player from Emmanuel Christian last season.

“I am extremely excited for the season to begin. I enjoyed coaching this group of young men and I am extremely excited about my coaching staff as well.

Assistant coach Wayne Watts has 34 years of coaching experience at Hudson High School (in the Cleveland Area), including nine years of varsity head coaching experience. Jarret Ensign is my junior varsity coach, and is a former player of Danbury High School. He brings a passion for Danbury basketball that he can share with our current players.”

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OAK HARBOR from 6B ier. “You’ve got to be ready to play on a nightly basis. (This year), I could see the league champion having a couple losses. That shows the balance of our conference.”

Despite the hard times the program has endured recently, Collier believes that the future looks bright for Oak Harbor.

“The hard times the program has had to go through the last three, four years, we feel that it’s over.”

Collier believes the Rockets can take the next step.

“We want to compete for a conference championship. We want to win a game in the playoffs. We want to become a winning program.”

LADY ROCKETS from 6B “We had some question marks coming into the season with our lack of experience, so this was a good win for us,” Hemminger said.

“Everyone stepped up and did some good things. Fostoria played hard to the final buzzer and (Veronica) Wonderly was almost unstoppable.”

It took some time for Oak Harbor to establish itself, leading only 1310 after one quarter. But the Rockets outscored the Redmen 22-9 in the second quarter to take a 35-19 halftime lead.

Dunn had 16 points, Abbie Gezo had 15, and Diefenthaler had 13 for Oak Harbor. Gezo made 7-of-8 free throws, Dunn was a perfect 4-for4, and Diefenthaler was a perfect 3-for-3.

Amanda Hetrick added five points, Caitlyn Harvey had four points, Maria Boers had three points, and three players, Carpenter, Zurvalec, and Turnow scored two points each.

The Rockets made 85 percent of their foul shots (20-of-26), but only 27 percent of field goals in the win.

Fostoria made 71 percent of foul shots (11-of-18), 12 percent from the field.

The Rockets had 54 rebounds, led by Dunn, who had 12, and the Rockets committed 18 turnovers. It was both teams’ season opener.

Wonderly had 23 points to lead all scorers including two threepoint goals and making 11-of-13 free throws. Stephanie Porter added two points for Fostoria. They were the only two players to score for the Redmen.

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Port Clinton • Quality upgrades galore!

• 2 bed/2 bath double wide • Year round living • $89,900 • Lisa Horman 419-271-8110

Catawba • 2BD/2BA updated and remodeled • 38 ft dockage at door • Gated Harbor Island with clubhouse, pool & beach • $325,000 • Cheryl Hetrick 419-202-0144

Catawba • Beautifully maintained • 3 bed/2.5 bath with 2362 sq. ft.

• Walk out basement – 2 car garage • $219,000 • Cheryl Hetrick 419-202-0144

Catawba Cliffs • 3 bd/2.5 ba. 2832 sq. ft.

• Updated 2010, views of Lake • www.HowardHanna.com/802847 • $674,900 • Mark Hartline 419-341-9999

Marblehead • Addorable Channel Grove cottage • Furnished w/bunks in each room • Dock available at end of street • $97,500 • Karmen Lucas 419-656-9188

Marblehead • Furnished post & beam construction • 100 ft dock at door • Walk out basement on canal • $330,000 • Sue Piacentino 419-341-4945

Marblehead • 3 BR/1-1/2 BA very nice home .45 acre • 1600 sf., Fireplace w/built-in's • Near dockage, golf, ferry • Peak of lake. Nice home • $187,900 • Sharon Polanco 409-341-0080

Oak Harbor • 31 stall horse farm/9.87 acres!

• Attached 3 bed/2.5 bath home • Indoor arena • $264,000 • Karmen Lucas 419-656-9188

Waterfront Condo • 2 bed/2 bath & open floor plan • Close to airport and ferry dock • Multiple units available w/use of pool – Investment Opp! • $156,900 • Karmen Lucas 419-656-9188

Howard Hanna Real Estate Services, Catawba Office • 4054 East Harbor Road Port Clinton, OH 43452 • 877-734-5751