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Pizza Palooza Claire Schneider is eager to take a lollipop from the lollipop tree at the Over the Rainbow booth.
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Market on Main Bryce and Cameron Pearce enjoy treats from the Sylvania Farmers’ Market which they attended with their grandmother, Jan Lauer.
Mercy to Build Emergency Facility
Ground Broken for ProMedica Health &Ground Wellness Center was broken to officially start construction for the new ProMedica Health and Wellness Center in the Starlite Plaza Shopping Center, 5700 Monroe St. The three-story, 230,000square-foot facility will bring a full spectrum of medical services under one roof for the convenience of patients. It will house primary care and specialty physician offices, radiology and laboratory services, ProMedica Pharmacy Counter, optical services, ProMedica AfterHours, wellness services and a community gathering space for educational sessions. It is anticipated to house 450 physicians and support staff. PROMEDICA TO 13A
BY MIKE JONES
Marathon Classic Winner Lydia Ko sank a birdie putt on the 18th green to win the 2014 Marathon Classic presented by Owens Corning and Owens Illinois on July 20. More on 10, 11 and 12A.
HISTORY COMES ALIVE IN SYLVANIA
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Mercy Health System has chosen Sylvania Township as the location for its first facility in the western portion of Lucas County. A free-standing emergency and diagnostic facility will be constructed at King Road and Central Avenue, the site of the former Central Elementary School. That building will be replaced by a single-story brick and glass structure which will be in operation 24-hours a day, every day. Dr. Imran Andrabi, chief operating officer of Mercy, standing at the site, noted what he called the “bustle” of the area and mentioned its activity and growth. He said Mercy determined generally that they wanted a site for emergency care to the MERCY TO 13C
Trustees Place Fire Levy on November Ballot BY MIKE JONES
Air Margaritaville Shaun Joplin, Erik Burtch and T. Barton were in the party spirit at Centennial Terrace on Aug. 2.
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INDEX Congratulations
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Community Events Community News Sylvania Scene
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Business News Healthy Helena Downtown News Senior News Sports News Real Estate Back to School
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L-R: Laverne Redden as Harriett Tubman and Sue McHugh, president of the Friends of the Lathrop House, join Cathy Nelson of the Friends of Freedom Society of Columbus, who traveled to Sylvania to present the first Underground Railroad historic Marker in northwest Ohio.
THE LATHROP HOUSE BASEMENT OPENS; HISTORIC MARKER DEDICATED public dedication of The Lathrop House, which secretly housed fleeing slaves using the Underground Railroad, was held Saturday, Aug. 2, in Harroun Community Park, 5500 Main St. The event marked the grand opening of the basement and museum, as well as the dedication of a Friends of Freedom Society Ohio Underground Railroad marker. Historical interpreters and representatives of the 5th United States Colored Troop Co. C, Toledo, participated, and author Gaye Gindy was on hand to sign copies of her book, “The Underground Railroad” and “Sylvania’s
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Historic Lathrop House,” which were available for sale. After Labor Day, the house will be open for public tours Sundays from 1 to 4 p.m. and for school and other groups by appointment. Toledo Area Metroparks has partnered with the city of Sylvania and Friends of the Lathrop House since 2004, the same year the house was moved from a neighboring property to Harroun Community Park. The Metroparks provided expertise in construction and grant management, with funding from federal LATHROP HOUSE TO 8A
Sylvania Township trustees, by a two-one vote, have decided to put a 1.5-mil levy request for fire department operations on the November ballot. The levy is meant to raise about $1.81 million annually. It is needed, in part, to allow the department to make up for a deficit of $1.6 million projected for department operations in 2016. The vote against putting the measure before the voters was from John Jennewine. Jennewine praised the department generally and its leadership in particular, but said he questioned a contractually required hiring of two firefighters if the department should expand its role in transporting patients. John Crandell, trustee, said that if the levy doesn’t pass, the trustees won’t be talking about the hiring of two more firefighters, but according to a report detailing the need for a levy, they would be discussing laying off three from the current department. Trustee Neal Mahoney said the department needs additional funding and that the November ballot is a time to find out the community’s view of the department. He said that in an election that includes a vote for governor, all political stripes will be out. Prior to the trustees’ discussion, Richard Bitter recounted an incident in December in which police broke into his car and they “found me clinically dead.” He credits the Sylvania Township fire department’s quick response and their medical attention with saving his life. He added that he was told by his cardiologist that it is rare for someone who had been in his condition to survive without a lasting disability. He urged trustees to put the issue to the public. “Let the people of the township decide,” he said.