First September 2014
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THE COMMUNITY VOICE FOR SYLVANIA,ABOUT SYLVANIA
Community Mural Charlie Smith receives a helping hand from his dad, Dave, as they participate in painting the new mural at the Maplewood Marketplace.
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Market on Main
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Walking School Buses Are Back! Thanks to a Safe Routes to School program funded by the Ohio Department of Transportation, the Walking School Bus program begins Sept. 9 at Maplewood School. Children will meet at 8:25 a.m. in Veterans Memorial Park at the Garden Park Drive entrance and safely walk to school at least once a week according to program coordinator Melissa Hallenbeck, ProMedica Toledo Children’s Hospital’s Outreach Coordinator, Injury Prevention & Community Outreach. A decorate-the-route session will be held on Monday, Sept. 8 from 6 to 7 p.m. at Veterans Memorial Park. “I am hoping to encourage neighbors to be part of the fun and
to decorate their yard or sidewalk for the walking school bus participants,” she said. “Walking to school is so good for kids,” Hallenbeck reported. “It gives them a jumpstart on their day and gets their minds sharp and ready for school. Many times, parents who drive their children to school spend more time waiting in line to drop their children off than it would take for them to walk with their children to school. Also, it is a known fact that the pollution levels are much higher around schools because of all of the parents dropping off their children,” she offered. “Walking improves health, saves money and reduces pollution.”
COUGARS VICTORIOUS IN OPENING GAME
L-R: Brian Jentzen of Jentzen Farms helped Sara Ehmann and her children Easton and Addyson select produce.
Other Walking School Bus programs are scheduled for Sylvan and Highland elementary schools. One Sylvan drop-off point has been established at Vicksburg and Petersburg drives in Lincoln Woods and a second starting point is at the intersection of Coppersmith and Charlesgate roads. Parents of Highland students can drop their children at Sweet Shalom Tea Room, 8216 Erie Rd., for children to join their Walking School Bus. According to Hallenbeck, those who leave their car at home help reduce the traffic surrounding schools, which contributes to better air quality and helps to reduce traffic congestion around schools. Less traffic reduces WALKING SCHOOL BUSES TO 10B
Patriot’s Day Celebrated
Patriot’s Day will be celebrated at the River Centre Park on Main and Monroe streets Sept. 11 at 11 a.m.
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Almost Oktoberfest Planned for SOMO Band of Brothers Brothers Charlie and Louie Filipiak each served as valedictorians of their class at St. Francis de Sales High School.
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L-R: Southviw football coach Jim Mayzes holds the ribbon as Jim Nusbaum watches his mother, Jackie Nusbaum, wife of the late Mel Nusbaum, cut the ribbon to commemorate the opening of the new facility. Joining in the celebration are her daughter-in-law Sherri, granddaughter Carly, Southview Athletic Director Susie Felver, granddaughter Hayley Baumhower and great grandson Mason, granddaughter Lauren Flaum and grandson Danny Nusbaum.
MEL NUSBAUM STADIUM OPENS FOR FIRST GAME
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INDEX Congratulations
Community Events Community News Downtown News
2A 3-6 A 7-8A 9-12A
Business News Healthy Helena Savvy Sylvanian Lourdes News Real Estate Sports News School News
13-16A 17A 18A 3B 4B 7B 8-10B
Community Affairs
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Classifieds
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L-R: Brad Rieger, Sylvania schools superintendent, and Dave McMurray, principal of Sylvania Southview.
L-R: Southview High School cheerleaders Katie Estep and Autumn Fritz welcomed fans to the new stadium. More on 2B
Almost Oktoberfest will be held Sept. 20 from 5 to 11 p.m. at SOMO (South of Monroe Street). The event, presented by the Sylvania Area Chamber of Commerce, will feature local bands beginning at 5 p.m. with Josh Thompson set to take the stage at 9 p.m. In addition to live music, there will be great food and children’s activities.
Township Offers Unlimited Pickup Trustees have approved a contract with Stevens Disposal & Recycling for the upcoming household pickup. The firm, which did the job last year, bid $210 per ton for the work. All items to be collected should be on the curb or the edge of the street on Sept. 7, the day before the pickup is scheduled, to avoid being missed. The household items to be collected are limited to washers, dryers, stoves, dishwashers, furniture, bundled books and magazines, empty 55-gallon drums, toys, bikes, empty containers, carpeting, mattresses and bedsprings, and small, loose material placed in a disposable container, other than plastic bags. Leaves and brush will also be collected in a one-time sweep through the township. Leaves should be separated from brush and should not be in plastic bags. Brush should be limited to items no more than six feet in length or six inches in diameter.