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Run, Walk Or Come Cheer on Lighthouse Racers This Saturday This Saturday, May 1, is the 12th annual Huron Chamber of Commerce Lighthouse 10-miler and 5K races and the Kalahari Kids’ Fun Run. There is still time to get out and soak up some sunshine on a bright (hopefully) Spring day and work at becoming a bit more fit. Those who don’t feel up to running on Saturday are invited to come out along the course and cheer on the runners.
Registrations will be accepted from 7 a.m. to 8 a.m. on race day in the locker room at Huron Memorial Stadium. The 1K Kid’s Fun Run will be held on the high school grounds with participants receiving a commemorative T-shirt, refreshments and a chance to win valuable door prizes from Kalahari Waterpark Resorts. A Company Cup Challenge is planned in conjunction the NOMS Tiger 5K and the Fire-
lands Area Runners Club 5K Scholarship Race later this year. Teams of four that compete in all three races will be eligible for a top combined award. A registration form can be found on the Chamber Web site, www.huron.net. In the past decade, the Huron Chamber has contributed scholarships to more than two dozen Huron High School graduates with funds raised through these races.
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By Lisa yako of HistoricaL researcH Partners A series of tragic events led Andrew F. Linker to Huron in the late 1800s. Andrew Phoenix Linker was born on a farm on Galloway Road in Perkins Township on May 22, 1870, to John C. and Margaret Linker. Andrew’s mother, Margaret, died in 1878, and his father, John, died in 1888 after being run over by a train. Since adulthood, in the legal context, was not reached until age 21, Andrew came under the guardianship of family friend, Gustavus Graham. Soon, Andrew came to live with the Graham family and helped maintain their farm at 3419 Cleveland Road in Huron Township (currently owned by the Barnes family). Further, Andrew became the sole heir of Gustavus Graham after the Graham’s only daughter, Cora, committed suicide in December of 1888. n 1902, Andrew married Emma Josephine Frye. Emma, the daughter of Jacob and Emma Frye, was born in April of 1878, was raised in Huron, and graduated from Huron High School in 1894. She attended college in Berea, Ohio, where she obtained a teaching certificate.
Emma taught in a one-room school house in Huron prior to and after her marriage. After Andrew and Emma’s wedding, the newlyweds lived with the Graham family. Andrew and Emma were blessed with three children, Lurella Belle born in 1904, Ivan Graham born in 1905, and Donna Rose born in 1921. The Linkers were quite active in the community and served on many committees. Their involvement included the Erie County Grange, the juvenile Grange, the Women’s Council of National Defense, the County Health League, the Erie County Fair, the Knights of Pythias, the Rye Beach Food Club, the Farm Bureau, and the Sandusky Library Trustees. Tragedy visited the Linker family when Ivan Linker died in July of 1919, at the age of 13. Ivan had been swimming with some friends at Rye Beach. The waves were large and the strong undertow caught Ivan and pulled him out of reach of his friends. His body was not recovered until the following morning. Andrew’s primary occupation was farming; yet, as the hard times of the Great Depression overtook the country, the Linkers, like most American families, could not survive on farming alone. Around 1930, the Linkers opened their home to tourists as the Ridgewell Inn. In addition, two chicken coops that sat north of the house were converted to cabins and then
group that promotes fishing in our area, will provide a fish dinner for them on Saturday night at the conservation club. The dinner will also include Berardi’s famous fries and cold slaw which Al donates. You will see them at J&J’s Drive Thru each afternoon where they will be cleaning fish. So if you see a lot of fishing rigs parked a J&J’s stop in and see the results of their school. You might also thank them for visiting our area.
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The Huron High School softball teams will host the Anthony Wayne High School softball teams for a Strike Out Cancer benefit doubleheader on Saturday, May 1st at Fabens Park in Huron. Games will be on fields 2 & 3 at 11am and 1pm. All donations will go to the Rosemarie Todd Fund. Rosemarie Todd is a 3 year old from Marblehead
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Walleye 101 coming to Huron Welcome Walleye 101 fishermen. This week starting on Thursday thru Monday, Lance Valentine’s Walleye 101 will be be holding classes for up to 100 fishermen from the Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and Michigan areas. They headquarter at the Huron Township Conservation Club, where Lance teaches them on different fishing techniques for Lake Erie fishing. They then go out on the lake where they put into practice these newly learned techniques. Fish Huron Ohio, the local
rented to tourists. Later, the Linkers added a gas station to their offerings, which was located across the street on the corner of Cleveland Road and Camp Street. Later, the Ridgewell Inn also offered tennis courts and a miniature golf course for the guests. The Linker’s continued to welcome tourists into their home until Andrew’s death in 1942. After Andrew’s death, Emma remained in her home for the next eight years. She was having difficulty maintaining the property and her daughters encouraged her to sell. Being fiercely protective of her home, Emma would not sell the property to just anyone. She especially would not sell her home to someone that intended to turn the house into a liquor establishment because she was strongly opposed to the use of alcohol. In 1950, Harold Barnes was looking for land along the lakeshore upon which to grow roses. Emma agreed to sell the property to Harold since his intentions were agricultural. After selling the property to Harold, Emma moved to Sandusky. She remained in Sandusky until the time of her death in 1959. Emma was buried with Andrew and Ivan in the Oakland Cemetery in Sandusky.
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who is battling neuroblastoma, the most common form of childhood cancer. Donations can be brought to the park on Saturday, or given to any Huron High School softball team member or coach. Checks can be made out to the Rosemarie Todd Fund. For further information, please contact Wendye Everman @ 419433-5046.
Photo Contest Deadline Approaching Have you submitted your photos for the Annual Photo Contest held by Huron Hometown News and Huron Chamber of Commerce yet? You have until 4 p.m. Friday, May 7 to drop your photos off at the Huron Chamber of Commerce office, 509 Huron St., between the hours of 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Monday through Friday. The cost to submit each photo is $10.00. Cash and checks only, please, will be accepted at the time you drop off your photos.
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