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• 11:30 a.m. — Downtown Toledo Parade: It will start near OwensCorning at 11:30 a.m. and end at Promenade Park. Crystal will do a two or three-song concert at Promenade Park after the parade. (Parade will begin on Ottawa Street in front of O-C, heading toward the high-level bridge, then turn on Washington and on to Summit Street back toward downtown. Parade will end near the Key Bank building downtown on Summit Street.) • 4 p.m. — Ottawa County Fairgrounds, “Bower-Stock”: There will be a small parade on the fairgrounds at 4 p.m. then Crystal will do a two- or three-song concert. Gates open at 1 p.m. • 6 p.m. — Toledo Mudhens Game, Fifth Third Field: Crystal will sing the National Anthem and throw out the first pitch. Information courtesy of Tom Cook, program director at 101.5 FM, The River, Toledo. The schedule is subject to change and will be updated on the River’s Facebook fan page, via e-mail and on the radio at 101.5 FM.
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We had 88 correct entries in our Find Wylie contest last week. Our winner is Neil Wilson, of Oak Harbor, who found Wylie in the Choice Lawn Care ad on page 11A last week. Gene wins a $20 gift card from Friendship Convenient Stores. We’ll hide Wylie again this week. If you find him, drop us a note at our office … or click on the Find Wylie icon online at www.thebeacon.net.
Memorial Day Weekend is only two weeks away, and the Oak Harbor Area Chamber of Commerce would like to honor those who have served or are serving in the military. They would like to display the photo of the service member at Flat Iron Park May 21-28. The pictures can be any size and will be displayed on an 11-inch by 17-inch poster with a red, white and blue ribbon and the charge is only $8.50 each. For information, call the Chamber at 419898-0479 or stop in their office at 178 W. Water St. Proceeds will be donated to Honor Flight of Northwest Ohio. Deadline is May 18. nnn
Did you ever want to try “Barbershop” singing? Here’s your chance! The Lake Plains Chapter of the Barbershop Harmony Society is holding a special guest night from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Monday, May 17, at Peace Lutheran Church, 900 Jefferson St. in Port Clinton. There are something like 15 Ottawa County men who sing in the Lake Plains Choir, and many of them have branched out with their own quartets.
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The Port Clinton Women’s Club is hosting its annual Mother to Mother Sale from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, May 15, at the K. of C. Hall, 109 E. Perry St. They will have some great deals on “gently used” children’s clothing and gear. nnn
The Catawba Island Garden Club will have its annual plant sale this Saturday, May 15 at the Shelter House at John Braun Park on Ohio 53 North, just north of Cemetery Road. The sale starts at 9 a.m. and will feature perennials, annuals, bulbs, bushes, pots and many other items related to gardening.
The Port Clinton High School Concert Band will pay tribute to “The March King,” John Philip Sousa at a 3 p.m. concert Sunday, May 16, at the PCHS Performing Arts Center. Admission is free, however, a free-will donation will be taken at the end of the concert. Music includes something for someone of all ages and of course, the concert will conclude in traditional Sousa style with the playing of “The Stars and Stripes Forever.” Tim Olt, tuba, will serve as the guest soloist for the concert. Rod Miller, PCHS band di-
rector, will portray John Philip Sousa. Miller is currently in his fourth year as director of bands for the Port Clinton City Schools and this is the 23rd year he has presented such a concert. The PCHS Band always honors veterans at the Sousa concert and this year will pay special tribute to veterans of the Korean War. Audiences have always been close to capacity and the same is expected again this year. Doors will open at 2 p.m. and seating is on a first-come, firstserve basis.
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The Ottawa County Retired Teacher’s Association luncheon meeting will be held at noon May 27 at Trinity United Methodist Church in Port Clinton. The speaker will be Ohio Retired Teachers Association Executive Director Ann Hanning. Reservations may be made until Monday, May 17, by leaving a message at 419-635-2446. n
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A local girl with a special connection to overnight superstar Crystal Bowersox is hoping to be front and center Friday at the American Idol contestant’s event at the Ottawa County Fairgrounds | See 2A
The Port Clinton Knights of Columbus will be holding another Fish Fry from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 14, at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 109 E. Perry St. Perch dinners are $12 and sandwich platters are $10.
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BY ROBERTA REDFERN She has been compared to musical greats Janis Joplin and Bonnie Raitt. She has been called “the one everyone has to beat” and a “true artist” from the infancy of this year’s season of the wildly popular Fox television show “American Idol.” But local native and Idol contestant Crystal Bowersox — who calls a small western Ottawa County town home — has already made a mark on the world regardless of the show’s eventual outcome. “I hope she makes it. She deserves it,” said fellow Ottawa County resident and fan Emmie Crump. The show has aired weekly since February, and Elliston resident Bowersox made it to at least the final four before a winner is crowned in just a few weeks (The Beacon’s deadline for this publication was Wednesday morning before the elimination round airs Wednesday night). But if Tuesday night’s performance had the impact it should have had on the nation, she’s still around. “I have been saying this since Day One — you are definitely an artist,” said Idol Judge Randy Jackson. The top three contestants are jetted off to their hometowns for local performances that will air nationwide next week. Should Crystal still be on the show at the time of this publication, she is scheduled for a whirlwind of activities Friday in Ottawa and neighboring Lucas counties, including a mini-concert Friday afternoon at the Ot-
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