The Serving The Eastern Maumee Bay Communities Since 1972 P RESS March 18, 2013 FREE uote of The Week Q Senator Sherod Brown See page 11 Ribbon cut on $400 million project See page 2 M “ “ When people meet me or read my blog, they say this guy’s really not nuts, he’s just passionate about this. Just about the only people who will not benefit from my plan are a few Wall Street executives. Alan Miller All Press Team See page 18 Continued on page 4 Solar project Dean Sandwisch, director of business affairs, Oregon City Schools, chats with Steve Hall of Lake Erie Electric, on the roof of Starr Elementary School were approximately 634 solar panels are being installed. The 288 kW solar array will produce nearly 332,000 kWh annually. Another solar project is being constructed at Jerusalem Elementary School. Both projects are expected to be completed in April. (Press photo by Ken Grosjean) www.dunnchevybuick.com 300+ Used Cars, Trucks & Vans 300+ Used Cars, Trucks & Vans “You’ll like the guys and gals at Dunn Chevy Buick” “You’ll like the guys and gals at Dunn Chevy Buick” 419-693-3000 419-698-4323 419-693-3000 419-698-4323 By Mark Griffin Press Contributing Writer [email protected]Close your eyes, and in your mind’s eye picture what you think a typical bird watcher looks like. Paul Riss used to see the same vision. “People always think bird watchers are little old ladies,” said Riss, a 42-year-old Canadian. “I thought I would try to change that (stereotype) by making a documentary, called ‘Punk Rock Big Year.’ People say I don’t look like a bird watcher.” Riss is one of the keynote speakers at this year’s Biggest Week in American Bird- ing, which will be held May 3-12. He has been “birding,” he said, since he was 10 or 11 years old. “My dad was kind of looking for a way to spend time with his son,” Riss said. “One of his buddies said, ‘Take him to the conservation area.’ That very first time, a Chickadee landed on my hand and that was it. I was hooked. Ever since then I’ve been crazy about birding.” The term “crazy” may be putting it mildly. Riss has covered his body in 88 bird tattoos, and he plans to increase that num- ber to more than 200. Born and raised in a small town about an hour east of Toronto, Riss and his wife, Rachel, are the parents of 5-year-old boy and girl twins. The family produces 8 per- cent of its own food, Riss said, and built a Punk rock birder idolizes author greenhouse in the backyard. The tattoos, he said, are a tribute to his love of birding. “I want people to say, ‘He did what? That’s crazy!” Riss said. “When people meet me or read my blog, they say this guy’s really not nuts, he’s just passionate about this. I have a very good job, and a wife and 5-year-old twins. When people watch my film, I want people to understand bird watchers aren’t necessarily what you think they are. “Maybe they’ll pay a little bit more at- tention to someone who is covered in tat- toos and interested in punk music. Birds are kind of the gateway ‘drug’ to the rest of nature. Kids love them. We have a bird feeder in our backyard and my son says, ‘Dad, I wish I was a bird.’ I say, ‘why?’ He says, ‘Cause I wish I could fly.’ If we can gets kids into it, that’s awesome.” Oak Harbor resident and famous bird- ing author Kenn Kaufman, who is also a naturalist and conservationist, was the inspiration for Riss’s film “Punk Rock Big Year.” Riss said being a keynote speaker at this year’s Biggest Week in American Bird- ing is “quite an honor.” “Kenn Kaufman is kind of a birding hero for me,” Riss said. “There are two sentences in his book, Kingbird Highway, where that really gave me the inspiration for doing the ‘Punk Rock Big Year’ thing. Kenn dropped out of high school as a kid and hitchhiked 70,000 miles to see as many birds as he could in America. He was go- ing someplace to see these crows. He got picked up and said he was a bird watcher, and they said he didn’t look like a bird watcher. They said bird watchers are blue- haired and 70 years old.” On Jan. 1, 2011, Riss decided he was going to take an entire year to try to see as many different species of birds as he could in the Ontario area. “Punk Rock Big Year” tells that story. “I’m trying to do something different to catch peoples’ attention,” Riss said. “I grew up listening to punk music. I vowed to tattoo the Latin name of every bird that I saw on my body. I ended up seeing 234 Continued on page 4 Speed limits raised By Larry Limpf News Editor [email protected]A stream of complaints from residents and research by the village administration and council led to the decision to set the speed limit on main roads in the Village of Walbridge back to 35 miles per hour, Mayor Ed Kolanko said last week. After conferring with the Ohio Depart- ment of Transportation, the village dropped the limit in September to 25 miles per hour on North Main Street, from Elm Street to the village’s northern corporation limit, and on South Main, as well as a stretch of Walbridge Road, which runs east-west. Mayor Dan Wilczynski, who stepped down from office earlier this year, said at the time the lower limit put the village in compliance with state law. However, after residents complained of the village becoming a speed trap, Police Chief Ken Frost and councilman Fred Sloy- er, chairman of council’s safety committee, studied the issue further and determined the limits could be set at 35. “Council and myself continued to hear dissatisfaction from many residents regard- ing this issue,” Mayor Kolanko said. “We listened to those comments and continued to research and work on what the village could do to remedy the concerns. Last month, council approved an ordi- nance after only two readings to amend the village code regarding speed limits. “Speed limit signs are correctly posted throughout town,” the mayor said. Walbridge Road as it enters the village from the east was becoming a particular headache for motorists. On the west-bound lane into the village from an I-280 overpass, the 25 mile per hour limit was 30 miles per hour limit less than east-bound lane, which sits in Lake Township. Worse, village police occasionally place a radar unit along the road. Cecil Adkins, a former member of vil- lage council, was a vocal critic of the 25 mile per hour limit and even retained an Smashing the stereotype
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March 18, 2013 FREE
uoteof The WeekQ
Senator Sherod BrownSee page 11
Ribbon cut on $400 million projectSee page 2
M
““When people meet me or read my blog, they say this guy’s really not nuts, he’s just
passionate about this.
Just about the only people who will not benefi t from my
plan are a few Wall Street executives.
Alan Miller All Press TeamSee page 18
Continued on page 4
Solar projectDean Sandwisch, director of business affairs, Oregon City Schools, chats with Steve Hall of Lake Erie Electric, on the roof of Starr Elementary School were approximately 634 solar panels are being installed. The 288 kW solar array will produce nearly 332,000 kWh annually. Another solar project is being constructed at Jerusalem Elementary School. Both projects are expected to be completed in April. (Press photo by Ken Grosjean)
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Close your eyes, and in your mind’s eye picture what you think a typical bird watcher looks like.
Paul Riss used to see the same vision.“People always think bird watchers are
little old ladies,” said Riss, a 42-year-old Canadian. “I thought I would try to change that (stereotype) by making a documentary, called ‘Punk Rock Big Year.’ People say I don’t look like a bird watcher.”
Riss is one of the keynote speakers at this year’s Biggest Week in American Bird-ing, which will be held May 3-12. He has been “birding,” he said, since he was 10 or 11 years old.
“My dad was kind of looking for a way to spend time with his son,” Riss said. “One of his buddies said, ‘Take him to the conservation area.’ That very fi rst time, a Chickadee landed on my hand and that was it. I was hooked. Ever since then I’ve been crazy about birding.”
The term “crazy” may be putting it mildly. Riss has covered his body in 88 bird tattoos, and he plans to increase that num-ber to more than 200.
Born and raised in a small town about an hour east of Toronto, Riss and his wife, Rachel, are the parents of 5-year-old boy and girl twins. The family produces 8 per-cent of its own food, Riss said, and built a
Punk rock birder idolizes author
greenhouse in the backyard.The tattoos, he said, are a tribute to his
love of birding.“I want people to say, ‘He did what?
That’s crazy!” Riss said. “When people meet me or read my blog, they say this guy’s really not nuts, he’s just passionate about this. I have a very good job, and a wife and 5-year-old twins. When people watch my fi lm, I want people to understand bird watchers aren’t necessarily what you think they are.
“Maybe they’ll pay a little bit more at-tention to someone who is covered in tat-toos and interested in punk music. Birds are kind of the gateway ‘drug’ to the rest of nature. Kids love them. We have a bird feeder in our backyard and my son says, ‘Dad, I wish I was a bird.’ I say, ‘why?’ He
says, ‘Cause I wish I could fl y.’ If we can gets kids into it, that’s awesome.”
Oak Harbor resident and famous bird-ing author Kenn Kaufman, who is also a naturalist and conservationist, was the inspiration for Riss’s fi lm “Punk Rock Big Year.” Riss said being a keynote speaker at this year’s Biggest Week in American Bird-ing is “quite an honor.”
“Kenn Kaufman is kind of a birding hero for me,” Riss said. “There are two sentences in his book, Kingbird Highway, where that really gave me the inspiration for doing the ‘Punk Rock Big Year’ thing. Kenn dropped out of high school as a kid and hitchhiked 70,000 miles to see as many birds as he could in America. He was go-ing someplace to see these crows. He got picked up and said he was a bird watcher, and they said he didn’t look like a bird watcher. They said bird watchers are blue-haired and 70 years old.”
On Jan. 1, 2011, Riss decided he was going to take an entire year to try to see as many different species of birds as he could in the Ontario area. “Punk Rock Big Year” tells that story.
“I’m trying to do something different to catch peoples’ attention,” Riss said. “I grew up listening to punk music. I vowed to tattoo the Latin name of every bird that I saw on my body. I ended up seeing 234
A stream of complaints from residents and research by the village administration and council led to the decision to set the speed limit on main roads in the Village of Walbridge back to 35 miles per hour, Mayor Ed Kolanko said last week. After conferring with the Ohio Depart-ment of Transportation, the village dropped the limit in September to 25 miles per hour on North Main Street, from Elm Street to the village’s northern corporation limit, and on South Main, as well as a stretch of Walbridge Road, which runs east-west. Mayor Dan Wilczynski, who stepped down from offi ce earlier this year, said at the time the lower limit put the village in compliance with state law. However, after residents complained of the village becoming a speed trap, Police Chief Ken Frost and councilman Fred Sloy-er, chairman of council’s safety committee, studied the issue further and determined the limits could be set at 35. “Council and myself continued to hear dissatisfaction from many residents regard-ing this issue,” Mayor Kolanko said. “We listened to those comments and continued to research and work on what the village could do to remedy the concerns. Last month, council approved an ordi-nance after only two readings to amend the village code regarding speed limits. “Speed limit signs are correctly posted throughout town,” the mayor said. Walbridge Road as it enters the village from the east was becoming a particular headache for motorists. On the west-bound lane into the village from an I-280 overpass, the 25 mile per hour limit was 30 miles per hour limit less than east-bound lane, which sits in Lake Township. Worse, village police occasionally place a radar unit along the road. Cecil Adkins, a former member of vil-lage council, was a vocal critic of the 25 mile per hour limit and even retained an
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Offi cials from BP-Husky Refi ning last week cut the ribbon on the state-of-the-art naphtha reformer at its Oregon refi nery. Mark Dangler, president and refi nery manager, stated in a company news release, “The Reformer 3 unit will signifi cantly im-prove the plant’s effi ciency and competitive-ness. The increased energy effi ciency of this unit will also reduce refi nery air emissions by fi ve percent, building on our track record of driving down criteria air emissions at the plant by 45 percent since 2000. “The roughly $400 million reformer investment is the result of more than 1,500 skilled trades people working over the last two years to ensure a successful and safe completion of this signifi cant new process unit.” The project involved replacing two old-er catalytic reformers and a hydrogen plant with a single 42,000 barrels per day reform-er. Catalytic reforming is an essential part of the oil refi ning process. Reformers use spe-cial reactors and catalyst to transform naph-tha into high octane gasoline blend stocks. The latest technology for both reforming and catalyst regeneration was used for the project. The refi nery will see a three percent increase in gasoline production. “BP is committed to safe and reliable operations and this project is a prime ex-ample of that commitment,” stated Doug Sparkman, president of BP’s East of the Rockies Fuels Value Chain. “Not only was the project delivered on-time, and on-bud-get, it was also completed safely, achieving a new safety milestone at the refi nery. Meet-ing our commitments to safety, quality and performance positions the Toledo refi nery for future investments.” The company announced earlier in the year it will begin construction in late 2013 or early 2014 on a $400 million project to enable it to refi ne its own sour crude from the Husky oil sands fi eld in Alberta, Cana-da. More than 1,500 contractors will be on site during peak construction. The project should be completed in 2015. BP-Husky refi nes about 160,000 barrels of crude oil daily into six million gallons of gasoline and diesel fuels, aviation fuels, pro-pane, kerosene and asphalt. The company employs 600 and typically has 600 contrac-tors on site. In other news, the Eastern Maumee Bay Chamber of Commerce recently awarded BP-Husky a Prism Award in the Community Partner category for achieving a new safety milestone and for its charitable contribu-tions. The refi nery is closing in on 10 million hours without a lost time injury. It credits one practice in helping it achieve the mile-stone. Under that practice, Near-Miss Re-porting, workers are encouraged to report an incident which could have, but did not,
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result in an injury accident. It has been more than two years since the last lost time injury. The refi nery also provides more than $600,000 each year in charitable contribu-tions.
Gold stars A.A. Boos & Sons won the Construc-tion Safety Excellence Award in the Build-ing Division at the 94th annual convention of the Associated General Contractors held recently in Palm Desert, California. Thousands of submissions for the con-test were analyzed and A.A. Boos was se-lected as one of three companies chosen to deliver a presentation to a panel of industry experts. Scott Hayes, vice-president, and Larry Nearhood, safety director, accepted the award.
Donuts anyone? The Travel Centers of America recently opened three more Dunkin’ Donuts Express locations including one at the T-5 exit at I-80 and I-280. All three Dunkin’ Donuts Express locations are open 24 hours a day. Dunkin’ Donuts is one of the leading baked goods and coffee companies in the world, selling 1.5 billion cups of hot and iced coffee every year.
At the clubs Christopher Gillcrist, executive direc-tor of the Great Lakes Historical Society, will speak to the public Thursday, March 21 about the National Museum of the Great Lakes expected to open in September at the Marina District in East Toledo. Gillcrist will describe new exhibits and the process used to create them. He will also talk about the objectives for the museum and how it will be funded. The museum will be located in the To-ledo Marina building adjacent to the relo-cated S.S. Schoonmaker Museum ship. There will exhibits on Great Lakes ex-ploration, settlement, industry and ship-wrecks. The presentation will be held at Hope Church, 5650 Starr Ave. on the Starr Exten-sion off Wynn Road in Oregon (behind the Oregon Rec Center). The East Toledo Club is sponsoring the talk which will begin at 12:30, following the club’s monthly lun-cheon. The public is invited. RSVP to Jodi Gross at 419-691-1429, ext 213.
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Heating aid ending The last day to apply for assistance from Emergency Home Energy Assistance Program (EHEAP) at WSOS is Friday, March 29. Typically, the program operates from Nov. 1 to March 31 each year. Because March 31 falls on a Sunday this year, the last business day to apply would be on March 29. The Crisis Summer Cooling Program is expected to begin July 1. Changes have been made to the way residents will be asked to apply for assistance. Beginning April 1, there will be an au-tomated telephone line available for resi-dents to schedule an appointment for assis-tance. The telephone line will allow resi-dents to schedule appointments 24 hours per day, seven days per week for EHEAP, HEAP, and PIPP. When residents call in, they will also get reminders about what to bring to the appointments, about resched-uling appointments, and more. Callers may be able to get assistance through a customer service representative at some times. All appointments will have a confi rmation number. To schedule an ap-pointment, callers will need their account and Social Security numbers. Until the end of March, WSOS is still assisting with EHEAP applications and re-verifying PIPP plus customers. These cus-tomers must re-verify their status with the heating source each year. Appointments are required to apply for assistance through EHEAP. To make an appointment, call 1-888-441-4327.
Don't text and driveOwens Community College hosted a free Distracted Driving Program. The program featured a hands-on virtual simulator in which participants experienced fi rsthand the dangers of distracted driving, highlighted by cell phone texting. All attendees pledged to not drive and text as part of the program participation. Pictured, Owens student government representative Kara McCloskey tries out the simulator while Jonathan Saigeon, of Save a Life Tour, explains the process. (Press photo by Ken Grosjean)
Call for artists The Arts Commission of Toledo is seeking designs for phase two of the Toledo Digital Billboards Art Project. The project will utilize two local digital billboards, which are owned by Toledo Detroit Outdoor Media, to exhibit a series of artworks with the sole intent of beautifying the City of Toledo for 8 seconds at a time. Selected artworks will be displayed temporarily on the digital billboards located at the corner of Monroe and Secor and the corner of Central and Secor as part of the regular rotation of ads. Any local artist or team of artists working in any medium or discipline may submit up to three works for consideration for the project. All submissions must follow the submission guidelines, available at www.TheArtsCommission.org. Interested artists should email their submissions to [email protected]. Include the full name, address and phone number in the body of the email. All submission should be postmarked to or received at 1838 Parkwood Ave., Suite 120 by Monday, March 25, 2013. For more information, visit www.TheArtsCommission.org or call 419-254-2787 ext. 11.
Family Center Gala The East Toledo Family Center’s annual gala will be held April 13 at 6:30 p.m. at the Glass City Boardwalk, 27820 E Broadway St., Walbridge. Honorary chairman for the event, which will be themed “Hawaiian Luau,” will be Timm Morrison, from 93.5 WRQN. Distinguished Citizen and Educator of the Year awards will be introduced. This year’s Distinguished Citizens include Tim Martin and Deb McLaren. Educators of the Year are David Pitensbarger, Gretchen Paskiet and Carolyn Yenrick. The event will also include various auctions. Tickets are $55 for individuals and $100 per couple. Proceeds raised will benefi t the Senior Program. For tickets or more information, call Tracy at 419-691-1429 or visitwww.ETFC.org.
Motorcycle classes Terra State Community College is accepting registration for motorcycle safety classes, including Basic Rider, Returning Rider and Experienced Rider courses. Classes start in April and run through October. The course fee is $50. Motorcycles and helmets are provided; participants need a valid motorcycle permit. To register or for more information, call Edie Dirnberg at 419-559-2110 or email at [email protected].
Oregon City Schools will unveil the fi rst-ever CNC Milling Center in Clay High School history Tuesday, March 19 at 5 p.m. The open house, which will be held in room 128 will include a demonstration of the HAAS VF-1 Vertical Milling Center. More than a dozen local businesses came together to facilitate the purchase of the HAAS VF-1, which is valued at more than $65,000. The need for this type of machining is evident in the skills gap seen in manu-facturing facilities throughout the country. National media have done stories about the need for skilled workers in manufacturing. The shortage of skilled workers is caused by two factors – lower numbers entering the fi eld out of high school and large numbers of retiring skilled workers. Clay High School will graduate 20 seniors from the Integrated Machining & Engineering program in June 2013. “Our expectation is that all of them will be working upon graduation,” said Steve Bialorucki, Career Tech Director. “We have been releasing students for internships with local employers. The students attend academic classes in the morning, report to the classroom portion of the IM&E program and leave for work at around 12:30. “Employers have been calling us ear-lier every year,” he said. “This year it was before Thanksgiving.”
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“With this new piece of equipment, our seniors will have the opportunity to operate CNC (Computer Numerical Con-trolled) equipment and help grow any local manufacturing facility,” he said. “Without the assistance of this core group of busi-nesses Clay students would not have this outstanding opportunity.” Requests for funding for the equip-ment began with phone calls and a letter campaign in June 2012. Donors included John Hammill, Jr. of Hammill Manufactur-ing, $10,000; Bob Milano, owner of Ort Tool and Die, Corp., $5,000; Lester Meyer of Riv-erside Machining and Automation. $2,000; Steve Elliot from Dugan Tool & Die, $2,000; Mary L. Caprella, and Government & Public Affairs Director for BP Husky came through with the remaining $30,000. BP Husky was a 2013 Prism Award Winner in the Com-
munity Partner category. In addition, HAAS discounted the equipment to reduce the cost over $15,000. As the delivery date inched closer, Gary Ondrus worked with Instructor Tony Spalli-no devising a plan to unload it off the truck. Oregon City Schools does not have a forklift large enough to lift this large of a machine. Ondrus suggested contacting Ackerman In-dustrial. Paul Ackerman donated his time to unload the 7,900 pound piece of equipment on a cold and icy Friday in February. Iscar Metals, Inc donated over $4,000 worth of tooling for the new machine. Tom Susor, Jr. from TAS, electrical contractors, supplied the time to locate the electrical components and to power up the machine; GKN Driveline supplied the special order lubricant/coolant for the fi rst run of parts. Each of these businesses will receive a plaque with one of the fi rst parts created from this state-of-the-art automated manu-facturing device. Recognition plaques will be awarded at the regular Oregon City Schools Board of Education meeting fol-lowing the open house. “We are proud to run a program with such great support from our local employ-ers,” Bialorucki said. “This whole project is just another example of the positive rela-tionships Tony has cultivated over the past several years.”
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attorney to review the Ohio Revised Code on the matter. Adkins also reviewed traffi c tickets issued by the police department in 2011 and 2012, fi nding many speeding vio-lations were for offenses of driving slightly more than 35 miles per hour in the 25 mile per hour zones, and concluded many driv-ers thought they were still on roads with the 35 mile per hour limit. Last week, he said he was glad the lim-its had been set back to 35. “I think it was common sense for coun-cil and the mayor to do that,” he said, add-ing township roads leading to the village have limits of 55 miles per hour. In the neighboring City of Northwood, the safety committee has recommended city council adopt a 35 mile per hour limit for Drouillard Road, between Wales Road and the border with Lake Township, north of the village. Randy Kozina, committee chairman, told council earlier this year the stretch of Drouillard meets ODOT criteria for a 25 mile per hour limit but the committee feels it should be 35. He noted there weren’t any residences along the road.
Appointment questioned Adkins last week said he was still plan-ning to press Walbridge council and the administration on the decision to appoint Chief Frost as the village administrator. An attorney representing Adkins in January questioned the legality of the ap-pointment, contending Frost couldn’t hold both positions simultaneously. In addition to the full-time position of police chief, Frost was approved by council last May for the part-time position of ad-ministrator on a temporary basis. Council on March 6 approved making the appointment permanent. The opinion by Adkins’ attorney says having one person hold both positions vio-lated the village codifi ed ordinances and Adkins says he plans to meet with two new members of village council, Ken Gilsdorf and Ron Liwo, to discuss the appointment. Mayor Kolanko has said he’s comfort-able with the research of the village legal counsel that the appointment doesn’t vio-late the village code.
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birds, and I have 88 (tattoos) done so far. I had a full-time job in advertising and I had to work with my wife and our kids. Had I had more time, I could have gotten to 300 birds easily.
“The documentary creates a little bit of drama. Friday after work I would drive home, kiss my wife and kids, drive 1,500 kilometers (932 miles), see one bird and drive 1,500 kilometers back. I did that sev-eral times.”
Paul and Rachel have been together for 15 years and married for nine. Ironically, she isn’t quite the bird enthusiast as her husband.
“Rachel has no interest in birding at all,” Paul said. “It’s kind of interesting. I try to plan vacations and be real sneaky about it and make them birding vacations. Some-times my plans work out, and sometimes they don’t. Her dad is very much into birds. He was a conservation offi cer and they al-ways had bird feeders at their house. Be-cause her dad was so interested in it, natu-rally, she wasn’t.”
“Punk Rock Big Year” is in the editing stages right now, but a few scenes will be shown at the Biggest Week in American Birding festival. Riss said he is pretty much funding the documentary by himself.
“There’s some interesting stuff there,” he said. “My editor, Kyle McNair, is a super talented guy and is also covered in tattoos. At the very latest it should be completed at the end of the summer. I lined up half a dozen cameramen. They were like photog-raphers and directors, friends of mine. I just basically drive to their house, pick them up and we drive to see the birds.”
Riss, who is schedule to speak at the festival at 7:30 p.m. on May 4, said his fa-vorite bird is the brown thrasher.
“I have no idea why,” he said. “I love the look of it - stern face and curved bill. Just a beautiful thing. They’re in Eastern North America. I’ve seen one about a block from my house.”
Riss did not attend the previous Big-gest Week in American Birding events, so he said he doesn’t know what to expect. He is good friends with Kenn Kaufman and his wife, Kim, who is the executive director of the Black Swamp Bird Observatory in Oak Harbor.
“I’m expecting big crowds,” Riss said. “I know a lot of people go there. It’s the war-bler capital of the world for bird watchers. Warblers are the most beautifully colored
birds in North America. They’re on migra-tion and they just come down and feed from the trees. You don’t need binoculars most of the time.”
Kim Kaufman said she is thrilled that Riss will be a keynote speaker this year.
“Paul absolutely smashes the stereo-type of birders,” she said. “He’s a super cool guy. Just when you think you know what a bird watcher looks like, here comes Paul Riss. His goal is to really smash that stereotype and spread the word that every-one should be out bird watching. His goal is to get more people interested in birding, because if they like birds and care about birds and understand what their needs are, they’ll support habitat conservation.”
““Birds are kind of the gateway ‘drug’ to the
rest of nature.
Paul Riss is changing the stereotype of birders.
A sign shows the 35 mph speed limit on Main Street in Walbridge.
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The Ottawa County engineer continues to repair or replace aging bridges through-out the area. Two smaller county bridges are on the summer 2013 schedule. Contractor bids were to be opened March 14, for replacement work on bridges on Fulkert Road and Genzman Road. Fulk-ert Road is located southeast of Genoa in Clay Township. The Genzman Road bridge project is located west of Toussaint South Road in Carroll Township. The project calls for crews to take down the steel bridges and replace them with large box culvert bridges.
The project is similar to the bridge replacement on Four-Mile House Road at Elmore Eastern Road in Salem Township several years ago, county engineer David Brunkhorst said. The bridge projects are under the of-fi ce’s regular maintenance program aimed at replacing two or three bridges a year. “Some of these bridges are 60 or 70 years old,” Brunkhorst said. The estimated cost of this two-bridge project is about $282,500. All the work is projected to be done by Aug. 16. “If we are lucky, most of the work should be done within a month’s time,” the engineer said. “That is, if the weather coop-erates.”
Prep works includes checking all the drainage services surrounding the bridge areas. Engineers hope to keep the construc-tion from interrupting any drainage servic-es. There are no matching funds for these bridge projects. “This is part of the normal program,” Brunkhorst said. Funding for the county engineer’s bridge replacements and repairs come through motor vehicle gasoline taxes and registration fees. According to the Ohio Department of Transportation, Ohio collects about 28 cents in taxes per gallon of regular or diesel gas.
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A transportation budget bill heads to a conference committee after being approved in both chambers of the state legislature. The bill includes a provision authoriz-ing the Ohio Turnpike and Infrastructure Commission to issue $1.5 billion in rev-enue bonds to fund infrastructure projects. Members of the House of Representatives from Lucas, Wood, Ottawa, and Sandusky counties were opposed to the proposed funding mechanism, fearing area residents and businesses that rely on the turnpike would bear the brunt of repay-
ing the debt. Rep. Tim Brown (R- Bowling Green), who voted against the House version of the bill, also voted Wednesday to not concur with amendments adopted last week by the Senate, where it passed by a vote of 27-6. After the conference committee re-solves the differences, a fi nal version of the bill will be on the fl oor of the House on March 21. Brown said. “I’m going to reserve judgment until I see a fi nal version,” Brown said. Rep. Rex Damschroder (R – Fremont) had said the House bill contains many good features but it would create a “cash fl ow out of our area.” The bill found support in the Senate
from local legislators. Sen. Edna Brown (D-Toledo), whose district includes much of Lucas County, in-cluding Oregon and Jerusalem Township, said she was satisfi ed the Senate amend-ments would help keep turnpike revenues in northern Ohio. “I am happy to see guarantees put into the transportation budget to keep turnpike dollars primarily in northern Ohio. Many of the changes made to the bill in the Senate
were signifi cant improvements that I sup-port,” she said. “Although many positive changes were made, I will continue work-ing to keep the turnpike safe, affordable and accessible so that businesses and citi-zens in my district can continue using and benefi tting from this vital asset.” Senators Randy Gardner (R- Bowling Green) and David Burke (R- Marysville) voted in support of the bill.
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East Toledo Family Center community builder Jodi Gross is heading a program geared toward bringing the neighborhoods together to advocate “one voice” for East Toledo.
Two meetings last week, one for safety and another for housing, demonstrated that the program was gaining momentum. In both cases, every chair in the meeting room had someone sitting in it.
“I am excited to report that the response to our community forum and the committee meetings has been great,” Gross said. “The energy and momentum is strong in East Toledo and we want to keep it going. This is only the beginning and our work is not fi n-ished, we still need your time and energy.”
“This is a way to voice our concerns,” Gross continued, “so our working commit-tee can put some thoughts down as we work
through this process. We do want to keep it as positive as we can — this is our way to work together and to advocate for East Toledo.
“This is a working meeting to create a group that will advocate building a healthy and sustainable community for all of us. ”
In neighborhoods reeling with hous-ing issues, residents came up with recom-mended strategies at a meeting hosted by the ETFC, NeighborWorks Toledo, and Toledo LISC.
Approximately 30 residents in the breakout group focused on housing and economic development. Martin Jarret of Jarret Consulting Services facilitated and NeighborWorks director Bob Krompak re-corded the committee’s recommendations. The meeting included resident neigh-borhood groups, block watches, churches, schools, other agencies, city offi cials, the police department and businesses. Twenty people jammed into a follow-up housing
meeting a week later, also hosted by Jarret. The next safety-youth committee meet-ing is Mar. 26 and the housing/economic committee will meet Mar. 28. Both are 6 p.m. at the ETFC, 1020 Varland Ave, and Gross is encouraging anyone wanting involvement in the community to attend. RSVP Gross at 419-691-1429, ext. 23 or [email protected]. Info is at the “One Voice for East Toledo” Facebook page.
“As a key stakeholder we cordially in-vite you to attend so that you can be part of and see fi rsthand our community work-ing together to tackle the issues such as crime, safety and blighted properties in East Toledo,” Gross said.“And, anything that you as a stakeholder think is important for our community. I think that you will agree that it is important for all of us to work and advo-cate together to see this happen.” Housing recommendations Among housing recommendations that
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Grease, The MusicalWoodmore Drama Club will present, “Grease, The Musical,” March 21, 22 and 23 at 7:30 p.m. and March 24 at 2 p.m. in the Woodmore Elementary auditorium. Tickets will be available March 11,12,14,18 and 19 from 10 a.m. to noon at the high school and 7:30 to 9 p.m. at the elementary school. Pictured, Alexandria Sandwisch, Sa-mantha Ottney, Sarah Alexander, Abby Sullivan and Emily Utendorf rehearse the song “Tell Me More.” (Press photo by Ken Grosjean)
A Jerusalem Township trustee said he expects the board of trustees to make a deci-sion this week on whether or not the town-ship fire chief should retain his job.
Joe Kiss said a special meeting has been scheduled for March 19 at 2 p.m. to consider charges against Fire Chief Harold Stanton, who’s been on suspension since March 5 for allegedly permitting a non-member of the fire department to participate in emergency calls.
A hearing by the board on the matter was held March 12 before a packed town-ship hall.
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Chief Stanton says the trustees “…have repeatedly instructed you not to permit individuals to assist the fire department during emergency situations unless they have been lawfully appointed Jerusalem Township firefighters.”
According to Stanton, the most recent incident occurred on Feb. 23 when a former firefighter, Jim Gray, was at a house blaze to assist the department but the chief said Gray hadn’t been requested to assist.
“I never invited him to fire scenes” Stanton told The Press. “He just showed up.” Because of his responsibilities as chief, Stanton said he wasn’t even aware Gray was at the fire.
Gray is the brother of Joe Gray, a former trustee.
Stanton said he believes politics could be a factor in his suspension because Kiss and Joe Gray often had disagreements when Gray served on the board with Kiss.
Kiss has denied the chief’s suspension was politically motivated.
“The other trustees also support the suspension,” Kiss said prior to the hearing.
John Borell, an assistant Lucas County prosecutor representing the township, said Stanton will have the option of appealing his case to the common pleas court if he disagrees with the trustees’ decision.
For the last three weeks in January, Eastwood Middle School hosted foreign exchange students and their teacher from China. The ten students came over to see what the United States was like and to experi-ence everything fi rsthand. The trip was through the American Cultural Exchange Service Youth Ambas-sador Exchange. “Val Virag (the director of the program) approached me and I thought it was a great idea. So I spoke to the superintendent and he thought it was a good idea as well, and it just came about from there,” said Eastwood Middle School Principal, John Obrock. Last year Genoa, Rossford and Oregon hosted a group of kids for about a week. This is the fi rst year for the group to be in the United States for three weeks. Rossford also hosted a group of 10 stu-dents and a teacher. During their time in America, the stu-dents went on many fi eld trips. They went on a nature walk at Maumee Bay State Park, to the Challenger Center, bowling, Imagi-nation Station, and to a Toledo Walleye Game. The group was also scheduled to go to the Henry Ford Museum, but that trip was cancelled due to weather. “The nature walk was my favorite part,” said Junbo Zhao, also known as Pe-ter. Many of the students attended basket-ball games and even practices with their mentors and host families. “I really liked playing basketball with my mentor,” said Jiamin Lyn, or Kevin.
Even though the students did not at-tend school as much as planned, due to holidays, snow days, and two hour delays, they still said it was one of their favorite parts. School in China is a lot different than school in Ohio. The Chinese students at-tend school six days a week, and from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m., depending on age. They also do not have a summer break, but rather two 40 day breaks. “I loved school in America a lot better than school in China,” said Kevin. Eastwood held many different events to make the most of their time in the United States. Events that included a pep assem-bly to welcome them, and one to send them off. A formal graduation was also held for the students. One day during school lunch, the whole Middle School had the option of participat-ing in “Chopstick Wednesday”. Each per-son was given chopsticks with their lunch, if they wanted to eat with them. “I think the response from our students has been good. They have enjoyed getting to know the Chinese students, learning about the Chinese culture and just being with the kids every day,” said Mr. Obrock. “I liked having them here. My favor-ite part was going to Imagination Station,” said Gavin Slattman, a mentor to one of the students. One of the major differences that the kids had a chance to experience was the food. “I loved the chicken, burgers, and Coke,” said Yi Yang Cheng, also known as David. One thing that was clear throughout the whole experience was the bond that was created between the students and ev-eryone in the Eastwood community, espe-cially the host families. “My favorite part was spending time with my host family. They will always be family to me,” said David. “I think that, yes, if asked I would do it again. Like all things the fi rst time around, there needs to be some kinks worked out, but overall I think it was very rewarding.” said Obrock. After leaving Ohio, the students went to Los Angeles and Disney Land for a week before fl ying back to China. The students that came over to Amer-ica were: Yi Yang Cheng (David), Jingyi Hao (Suri), Yu Yan Kang (Tony), Haoran Li (Wilson), Jiamin Lyn (Kevin), Yue Ni (May), Xinrong Suo (Lisa), Wentao Yu (Jerry), Jin-haochung Wang (Jerry), Hongrui Zhang (Cristian), Junbo Zhao (Peter), and teacher Liping Nin (Lilly). The student mentors that showed the students around included: Logan Baugh-er, Jack Chappuies, Colin DeWese, Ethan DeWese, Logan Frobose, Grant Hirzel, Tori Martin-Crosby, Meghan Melcher, Addison Richards, Emma Schuerman, Nick Schuer-man, Hunter Slattman, Gavin Slattman, Catherine Wasylyshyn, Lauren Welker, and Jacob Zatko. The host families were the Corns Fam-ily, the Dennis family, the DeWese family, the Frobose family, the Hirzel family, the Richards family, the Schuerman family, the Slattman family, and the Zatko family. (The article is reprinted with permis-sion from The Eagle’s Eye, an Eastwood High School student publication.)
The public is invited to attend the State of the County Address presented by Wood County Commissioners James Carter, Doris Herringshaw and Joel Kuhlman March 19 at 8 a.m. in the courthouse atrium. The annual address provides an opportunity for the public to hear the commissioners’ perspectives on events that occurred in the county in 2012, as well as their projections for 2013. The event is sponsored by the Bowling Green Chamber of Commerce and the Wood County Economic Development Commission. Coffee and light refreshments will be served at 7:30 a.m. with the address following. Register for the event by contacting the chamber offi ce at 419 353-7945, or email [email protected] by March 18.
Lana Pollack, who chairs the U.S. sec-tion of the International Joint Commission, will be the keynote speaker at the annual Lake Erie Waterkeeper Conference March 21 at Lourdes University, Franciscan Cen-ter, 6832 Convent Blvd., Sylvania. Pollack was appointed to chair the U.S. section by President Barack Obama in June 2010. A former Michigan state senator, she was president of the Michigan Environmen-tal Council, a coalition of about 70 environ-mental organizations, from 1996-2008. Canada and the U.S. established the International Joint Commission to cooper-ate on issues involving the Great Lakes and river systems on their common border. The Boundary Waters Treaty signed by the two counties in 1909 sets the guiding principles for the IJC policies. The conference will be from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Waterkeeper conference on Lake Erie set “The conference is being held for any-one interested in the lake,” said Sandy Bihn, executive director Lake Erie Waterkeeper, Inc. “Speakers will share information about various aspects of the lake, including fi sh, agriculture and water, lake levels, status of Lake Erie and how it healed before, weath-er impacts, testing results and an interna-tional look from the U.S. and Canadian per-spectives as well as how Ontario, Canada is protecting water quality. By increasing awareness about our great waters and by knowing what it means to our economies and our future will hopefully get many to support taking care of these incredible wa-ters. “ Other conference speakers are:
• Jeff Tyson, of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, on the effect of Asian Carp on fi sh populations.
• Jeffrey Ram, of Wayne State Univer-sity, on new invasive species in the lake’s shipping channel to Toledo.
• Doug Busdeker, The Andersons, agri-culture’s efforts to help the lake.
• Ron Wyss, a farmer with the Lake Erie Improvement Association, on the ef-fect of fertilizers.
• Dr. Charles Hernondorf, professor emeritus of Geological Sciences (Ocean-ography) at The Ohio State University and an Affi liate Scholar in the Environmental Studies Program at Oberlin College, will discuss the condition of the lake in the 1970s and 1980s and the lessons learned.
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• Teresa Hollingsworth, Thames coor-dinator, on drinking water protection. Other speakers will also cover Lake Erie water levels, climate change, econom-ics and tourism. The conference is open to the public. For information contact Bihn at 419-691-3788 or [email protected]
Transportation summit Rick Hodges, executive director of the Ohio Turnpike Commission, will present the luncheon keynote address at the 19th Transportation Summit for Northwest Ohio and Southeast Michi-gan hosted by Toledo Metropolitan Area Council of Governments (TMA-COG) March 22 from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Holiday Inn French Quarter in Per-rysburg. Hodges will discuss the details of the recently announced Ohio Jobs and Transportation Plan affecting the fu-ture of the Ohio Turnpike. The summit offers an opportu-nity for area transportation stakehold-ers – including planners, engineers, construction professionals, economic developers, elected and appointed of-fi cials, and service providers – to learn about transportation plans in the re-gion. The event is open to the public; registration is required. To register or for more information, visit www.tma-cog.org/summit.htm.
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development, delivery and oversight, and from entry-level to senior offi cer environments. Raglow has commanded organizations at the Flight, Squadron and Group level. He is a combat veteran, with service in Operation Desert Shield/Storm and humanitarian relief operations over Bosnia-Herzegovina, among others. Raglow fl ew one of the fi rst AWACS air sovereignty missions following the 9/11 terrorist attacks, and subsequently directed the response operations for seven fl ying squadrons including the inclusion and operational certifi cation of North Atlantic Treaty Organization aircrew and aircraft to conduct air defense missions over the continental United States.
When Raglow retired from the Air Force, he realized he wanted to continue helping others, but wasn’t sure how he was going to do this. He looked around and eventually found a job in Las Vegas. He served for 29 months as vice president for administration for Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada.
Cardinal Stritch Catholic High School graduate Patrick Raglow, 47, always knew he wanted to serve others, but was unsure how he was going to accomplish this.
Soon after he graduated from Stritch, Raglow enlisted in the Air Force and began a nearly 22-year career that would take him to over 20 countries.
Raglow served as a Master Air Battle Manager with over 3,000 hours on the AWACS aircraft and eventually took this experience and knowledge into several instructor assignments. His fi nal assignment took him to southern Nevada and to a post-military career few saw coming. Raglow retired from the Air Force in the grade of Colonel in 2009. His fi nal assignment was the commander of the 505th Operations Group, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada with more than 260 personnel in three active duty squadrons and two detachments across nine states. Raglow’s other assignments have taken him to more than 23 countries of the world, with two tours in Germany and one in the Republic of Korea. He served as an aide to one of 11 USAF four-star General offi cers, facilitating offi cial travel and meetings with US and foreign senior government offi cials. He was a Master Air Battle Manager with over 3,000 hours on the E-3 Airborne Warning and Control System (or AWACS) aircraft. He has a distinguished background in education and instruction, with two Master’s Degrees and multiple assignments as an aircrew or academic platform instructor, including curriculum
Stritch graduate, combat veteran, offers ‘life of service’“Many people see the two (careers) as
opposites, but they are not…in both lines of work they are a great force for good” Raglow said.
His new career has been a blessing in many ways.
“I have always valued God, Family, and Country, but at various times the order was wrong. At this point in my life, I have been able to re-prioritize in an appropriate way,” Raglow said.
Not only has he been able to put God fi rst in his life, he has been able to take his world experiences and apply it to serving others. In this role, he oversaw the agency’s retail operations, campus security, information technology, and facilities maintenance and housekeeping, along with other duties as assigned. During his tenure, Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada increased its retail fl oor space by 400 percent, shifted from corrective to preventative maintenance, implemented numerous cost avoidance initiatives with agency processes, vendors and contracts, and beautifully sustained its eight-acre main campus in top condition while safely hosting its more than 1,300 daily visitors and clients.
Last fall, Raglow was named Director of Catholic Charities for the Diocese of Oklahoma City. The Oklahoma City diocese is a $4.7 million not-for-profi t agency serving the residents of western Oklahoma through 14 social service programs. The move allowed him and his wife to be closer to their family.
Raglow feels incredibly blessed to be in the position he is in today.
“I’ve been a knucklehead a thousand times or more since I graduated, but I took to heart that if God demanded perfection prior to us contributing our gifts, no gifts would get contributed. So I can give of my talent despite remaining in need of redemption,” Raglow said.
Patrick and his wife Andrea live outside of Oklahoma City with their three children Thomas, Maria and Rebekah.
Patrick is the fi fth of nine children born to Dr. and Mrs. Paul and Elaine Raglow of Walbridge. He attended St. Jerome Elementary School and Stritch. After high school, he received a bachelor’s degree from Bowling Green State University, a master of international relations from Troy State University, and graduated from the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College from Leavenworth, Kansas and received a master’s degree in national security strategy from the National Defense University in Washington, D.C.
He is a member of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Edmond, Oklahoma and is a member of the Knights of Columbus. Patrick is also an Eagle Scout with several years’ experience on summer camp staff and as a Scoutmaster.
(This article is being reprinted courtesy of Kateri Schools. It appeared in its original form in the Winter 2013 edition of the Cardinal Stritch Catholic High School alumni magazine, “Our Family.”)
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Dare to Live
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Not everything you do works out as planned. You will make mistakes. There will be times when external forces nega-tively impact your efforts. Your success in life is affected by how you deal with prob-lems, obstacles, and disappointments. You’ve probably heard the saying, “When a door closes a window opens.” This is meant to guide you when facing dis-appointment. Your goal is to look for new opportunities that appear when confront-ing obstacles. Every diffi culty uncovers new opportunity. Successful people use setbacks as step-ping stones. Whenever they fall they get back up. When something doesn’t go as planned, they make adjustments and keep going. Many discoveries have been made as a result of this approach. The following are some examples. In 1970, Spencer Silver, a researcher for the 3M corporation had been trying to create a new, strong glue. In spite of his diligent efforts, the result of his work was a very weak adhesive that could be easily removed. This “defective” glue was even-tually used to create post-it notes. Have you ever picked up burrs when walking outside? These annoying plant seeds attach themselves to your clothes and hair. If your pet has picked them up you know how infuriating it is picking them off. This is exactly what happened to George de Mestral, a Swiss Engineer. Back in 1948, George had returned home from a walk with his dog. They were both covered in burrs. Rather than becoming annoyed at having to pick them off, George examined one of the burrs under a microscope to fi nd out what made them cling. He discovered that each burr consisted of tiny hooked strands that became caught in cloth and fur.
A grateful family To the editor: The 9th Annual Stella Bertz Cheer For A Cure competition was held Saturday, Feb. 16, at Genoa High School. Most reading this may already know this is an annual event started by Stella’s daughter to honor her mother’s memory and raise funds for cancer research. This year’s event raised $48,000. Stella had been the cheerleading coach at Genoa High School. She passed away 10 years ago. Although she was a non-smoker, she passed away from lung cancer. She was a remarkable woman. Stella was a wife, mother, daugh-ter, sister, aunt, friend, teacher and coach. Her family was her number-one priority. She always had a smile, a kind word and a loving heart. Besides her family, there was almost nothing else Stella loved more than “her girls” – that is what she called the cheer-leaders she coached. She knew many of them since they were little girls who grew up with played with her daughters Ma-ria and Valerie. She loved Genoa and she loved coaching. “Her girls” loved her too. To this day, many continue to be involved and support Cheer For A Cure in different ways. The event’s success is due in large part to the unwavering support shown by the volunteers, or as they are lovingly called, VolunCheers. You all know who you are. Many have been there from the very be-ginning and continue to return year after year. That is dedication to the woman...the coach...the cause. I am very proud to say Stella is my sis-ter. On behalf of my family – to our nieces, their families, friends, the Genoa com-munity, Genoa Schools, the surrounding and participating communities, the spon-sors, donors, fans and especially the Vol-unCheers, we say, thank you from the bot-tom of our hearts.
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Based on the design of the burr, George spent several years creating a new fastening device. In 1951, George applied for a Swiss patent for his fi rst version of Velcro. George took an aggravating problem and used it as a springboard for a revolutionary discov-ery. Robert Cheesebrough was a 22-year-old kerosene salesman. He fell on hard times when the supply of whales diminished. He had to change course. In 1859, Robert switched to the oil industry in Pennsylva-nia. He soon noticed that the oil workers were complaining about a very waxy sub-
stance that formed on their drilling equip-ment causing it to gum up. The workers called the pesky substance “rod wax.” The only use they found for it was healing cuts and burns. George ana-lyzed the substance and created a process for extracting “rod wax” directly from pe-troleum. He named his product Vaseline. In 1870, Thomas Adams was experi-menting with the sap from a South Ameri-can tree in his quest to discover a substitute for rubber. One experiment after another resulted in failure. Feeling miserable, the unsuccessful inventor put a piece of the sap in his mouth. He found it had a nice fl avor and would not deteriorate with chewing. He switched gears and started manufac-turing the fi rst mass produced gum in the world. Although setbacks and obstacles may be discouraging, they are a sign to alter di-rection. The above examples are just some of a long list of people throughout history who have found the window that opened whenever a door closed. Never look at a closed door as a sign of failure or a reason to give up. A closed door always indicates that a window has opened. Successful people understand this concept and utilize it to attain their goals. Don’t listen to people who give up. Learn from those who succeed. You are surrounded by open windows so you don’t have to worry about a closed door.
Too big to fail but not for tax advantagesBy Senator Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio)
Most Ohioans would be surprised to know that the same Wall Street megabanks which received bailouts from taxpayers in 2009 also receive taxpayer-funded advan-tages today simply because of their “too big to fail” status. This taxpayer-supplied subsidy is wrong, and it puts community banks in Ohio at a competitive disadvan-tage. This gives them access to cheaper funding and more favorable borrowing terms than dependable Main Street institu-tions - like Huntington Bank or The Peoples Bank in Coldwater, O. - simply because the market knows that the government would choose to bailout the Wall Street megabanks if they again reach the point of collapse. A few Wall Street megabanks have be-come so large and so complex that no one-not their executives, nor their shareholders, nor their regulators-truly understand their fi nancial health. Should these institutions fail, they would take the rest of the econo-my with them. But instead of failure, these megabanks would ask taxpayers to cover their losses, to bail them out as we did fi ve years ago. When even the architect of the “too big to fail” banking model, former Citi-group Chief Executive Offi cer Sandy Weill, agrees that the biggest banks should be bro-ken up, we should all realize it’s time to act. Although the biggest megabanks were
too big to fail before the crisis, they have only gotten bigger. The four largest behe-moths, now ranging from $1.4 trillion to $2.3 trillion in assets, are the result of 37 banks merging 33 times. In 1995, the six biggest U.S. banks had assets equal to 18 percent of Gross Domestic Product. Today, they are about 63 percent of GDP. They now have twice the combined assets of the rest of the top 50 U.S. banks. I’ve visited several community banks throughout Ohio recently and have talked to community bank executives about the disadvantage they face competing against Wall Street megabanks. Millions of families and small businesses depend on their com-munity banks for their savings accounts,
home mortgages, and business loans. Com-munity banks help create countless jobs and provide safe and reliable fi nancing op-tions to Ohio’s families. Taking the appropriate steps will lead to more mid-sized banks - not a few mega-banks - creating competition, increasing lending, and providing incentives for banks to lend the right way. Just about the only people who will not benefi t from my plan are a few Wall Street executives. That’s why my Republican colleague, Sen. David Vitter from Louisiana, and I are working on bipartisan legislation to ad-dress this “Too Big to Fail” problem. We have pressed regulators to require the big-gest banks to have more of their own capi-tal on hand to cover their losses, so taxpay-ers won’t be asked to do so again. We have asked the government watchdog group Government Accounting Offi ce to quantify the annual subsidy that megabanks receive from the U.S. government. And now we are taking action to prevent economic collapse and taxpayer-funded bailouts in the future. American taxpayers don’t want us to wait until another crisis develops. They want us to ensure that Wall Street mega-banks will never again monopolize our nation’s wealth or gamble away the Ameri-can dream. We cannot restore Americans’ faith in the fi nancial markets and in repre-sentative government until we ensure that taxpayers are not paying for Wall Street’s failures.
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March 2003 News: Flu hit the student populations of a few area schools. At the peak of the sea-son, 142 of 470 students at Hilfi ger Elemen-tary in Gibsonburg and 58 of 250 fi rst and second graders at Walbridge Elementary were out sick. In the same issue of The Press in which the Oregon Walmart announced its grand opening, Food Town announced it would close its stores including those in East Tole-do, Oregon and Lake Township, idling 400 workers. The Ohio Newspaper Association honored Harold K. Douthit, founder of The Press and a pioneer in the offset print industry, with its First Families of Ohio Newspaper Award. Sports: First-year coach Claude Noel led the Toledo Storm to the ECHL playoffs compiling a 23-4 record at the Sports Are-na. J.D. Bergman, Oak Harbor, won his sec-ond consecutive Ohio state wrestling title at 189 pounds. Bergman compiled an 85-0 record during that time. Kate Achter, Clay; Megan Abbey, Woodmore; Whitney Hartman, Eastwood, Jessica Schult, Eastwood and Mallory Fleming, Gibsonburg were named to the All-Press girls’ basketball team. Zach Diek-man, Genoa; Matt Donegan, Northwood; Tyler Rosenberger, Woodmore; Brent Sny-der, Eastwood and Mike Matthews, Waite
were named to the boys team. Price check: Genoa Ford advertised a 2003 Ford Focus LX for $12,590. Genoa Bank offered a 48-month cd at 3.51 percent interest. Hot then, gone now: Clay Center Rec-reation, Clay Center; Jersey’s Sports Café, E. Toledo.
March 1993 News: A Kool-Aid caper went sour when a 28-year-old Detroit woman was ar-rested after pushing a cart load of Kool-Aid out of the Kroger store on Woodville Road. Two alert employees tried to stop the fl ee-ing bandit as she sped away in her truck. Undeterred, she plowed into a shopping cart throwing one of the employees on the hood of the truck, then dodging the other. Her escape ended when she struck a car driven by a store patron who cut her off. The Kool-Aid, 8,000 packets with an estimated value of $2,300, was recovered intact. Oregon Police arrested the ban-dit and held her on a $20,000 cash bond. Sweet. Eight Years before terrorists crashed planes into the World Trade Center, Mike Donahue, a 1986 Clay grad, was visiting
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March 1983 News: Local law enforcement depart-ments were concerned about the ramifi -cations of Ohio’s new drunk driving law. They expressed concern about the ambigu-ity of the law and, more importantly, how it would affect an already overcrowded jail system. Wood County Sheriff George Gint-er said the county sent “1,000 drunks to school for alcohol education programs” in 1982. The new law stipulates a mandatory 72-hour jail sentence and the county only has jail space for 52. Sports: The Lake Athletic Boosters an-nounced it would start an Athletic Hall of
Fame. The SLL All-League Basketball Team featured four local players on the fi rst team. They were: Dan Christie, 21.2 points per game, and brother Don Christie, 17.6 ppg, both from Oak Harbor; Jeff Haar, 23.6 ppg, from Woodmore and Eric Jones, 10.9 ppg, from Gibsonburg. Price check: Hay-Lo Market in Ge-noa sold t-bone steaks for $2.79 lb. Macy’s Travel offered a fl ight to the Bahamas and a three-night hotel stay for $288. Hot then, gone now: Golden Slumber Upholstery, Curtice; Arlington Restaurant, E. Toledo.
March 1973 News: An ad for the Genoan Theater promoted a movie entitled The Legend of Nigger Charley, a movie about a pre-Civil War slave turned gunfi ghter. It was rated PG and called “A western with soul geared to the black and action market…Fred Wil-liamson is quite impressive in the title role, a rugged combination of talent and charm.” Sports: The Genoa Comets basketball team (17-0), coached by Dave Hitchens, broke the school record for wins set in 1941 and tied in 1966. Price check: Kirwins Red & White in Gibsonburg was selling Nestle’s Crunch bars 10 for 29 cents. The DeMars Hotel in Oak Harbor advertised a 16 ounce Porter-house for $4.69. Hot then, gone now: Pina’s Beauty Sa-lon, Woodville; Balliet Sentry Hardware, Genoa.
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The Ottawa County Senior Activity Committee, under the direction of the Ot-tawa County Senior Advisory Board, is seeking nominations for its annual induc-tion into the Ottawa County Senior Hall of Fame. Nomination forms are available at all Ottawa County Senior Centers, including Oak Harbor, Elmore and Genoa. Nomina-tion forms must be returned to the Ottawa County Senior Resources Offi ce or any Se-nior Center by April 15. Nomination forms will be reviewed by the Ottawa County Board of Commissioners and the staff of Se-nior Resources to determine the 2012-2013 Hall of Fame recipients. The purpose of the award is to recog-nize senior volunteers in the community who exemplify a positive image of aging, demonstrating these characteristics through their involvement and contribution to vari-ous volunteer activities throughout Ottawa County. Nominations are open to anyone 60 years of age or older who resides in Ottawa County or participated in volunteer activi-ties for any organization in the county. The Senior Hall of Fame winners will be inducted during Ottawa County’s Spring Senior Day, scheduled for Wednesday May 8. Winners will receive a plaque commemo-rating their achievement. In addition, their names will be added to the county plaque, which will hang in the Ottawa County Se-nior Resources offi ce. For more information or to obtain a nomination form, contact local senior cen-ters or call Senior Resources at 1-877-898-6458. The applications can also be found on the Senior Resources web page at www.co.ottawa.oh.us/ocseniorresources.
Healthy U – Tai Chi “Tai Chi: Moving for Better Balance” classes will be offered April 2 through June 27 at Elmore Golden Oldies’ Senior Cen-ter, located at Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church, 19225 Witty Rd., Elmore. The 12-week workshop, which is free
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”Living with Alzheimer’s” The Alzheimer’s Association, North-west Ohio Chapter, will host “Living with Alzheimer’s: For Caregivers,” a free com-munity workshop to be held on Tuesdays, April 2, 9, and 16 from 3:30-5 p.m. at the Kingston Residence of Perrysburg, 333 East Boundary St., Perrysburg. The three-part series will focus on is-sues relevant to families beginning to en-counter Alzheimer’s disease or other de-mentia, or who are looking for additional information. Topics include symptoms, diagnosis, risk factors, behaviors, personal-ity changes, medications, home and facility care, legal and fi nancial information relat-ed to dementia, and available community services. Marilyn Ward, LSW, is the presenter and facilitator. Registration is requested and may be made by calling the Alzheim-er’s Association at 1-800-272-3900.
March for Meals The Wood County Committee on Ag-ing, Inc. (WCCOA) will be participating in the national 2013 March For Meals cam-paign.
On March 20, elected offi cials and lo-cal celebrities will participate in WCCOA’s March For Meals event. “In this tough economy, the food and human contact we provide to seniors in this community is needed more than ever,” said Jacqueline Metz, volunteer coordina-tor for the Wood County Committee on Ag-ing. “We need the community to come out and support our March For Meals events. Our clients are counting on us. We can’t let them down.” March For Meals is a national cam-paign held in March, initiated and spon-sored by the Meals On Wheels Association of America (MOWAA) to raise awareness of senior hunger and to encourage action on the part of local communities. Senior Nu-trition Programs across the United States, like WCCOA, promote March For Meals through public events, partnerships with local businesses, volunteer recruitment and fundraising initiatives. “Our Meals On Wheels programs are on the front lines every day in the battle against senior hunger,” said MOWAA In-terim CEO Larry J. Tomayko. “March for Meals is a time when communities can come together to stand with their local Meals On Wheels program and support our
mission to end senior hunger in America by the year 2020.” For more information on how to par-ticipate during the year at one of the sites near where you live or work, contact Metz 419-353-5661 or [email protected].
Poetry & art conference The Alzheimer’s Association, North-west Ohio Chapter, and the Toledo Mu-seum of Art are hosting “Poetry and Art,” a conference featuring the groundbreaking work of poet and author Gary Glazner and his Alzheimer’s Poetry Project (APP). The workshop will be held Friday, March 22, from 9:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. at the Toledo Museum of Art, 2445 Monroe Street, Toledo. The event will focus on using visual art as an inspiration for the performance and creation of poetry for persons in all stages of Alzheimer’s disease, including the late stage. A performance using the Museum’s own art will also take place for people who have dementia and their care partners. A closed, private training session is also be-ing held for TMA docents and staff. Call 1-800-272-3900 for registration materials and information about CEUs.
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In her senior year, six-foot tall forward Kre’ana Henry helped bring Waite girls back to the limelight, even though they fi n-ished with a losing record.
In Henry's fourth year of prep basket-ball, she had her breakout season.
From her time as a freshman, when the Lady Indians nearly won the Division I state title, to her senior season, one that saw her earn the Alan Miller Jeweler’s Press Player of the Year Award, Henry has made her mark as an area basketball player.
In voting for the POY Award, she won over Genoa 5-7 junior wing Ciara Albright, an honorable mention Division III All-Ohio selection, by three votes. Also getting votes were Cardinal Stritch 5-6 senior guard Abby Mass and Oak Harbor 5-9 senior post Abbie Gezo. All are fi rst team All-Press se-lections.
Other fi rst team selections are Lake 5-6 sophomore guard Jordyn Taylor and Wood-more 5-10 junior wing Allie Wank.
Second team picks are Eastwood 5-9 senior guard Diana Bushman, Stritch 5-7 sophomore post Cecelia Gozdowski, Henry's teammate, 6-1 junior center Latesha Craig, and two Oak Harbor players — 5-7 senior guard Maria Boers and 5-10 freshman guard Andrea Cecil.
For her efforts this season, one that saw Henry average 17.3 points and 9.4 rebounds, she was awarded with a num-ber of distinctions, among them All-Ohio HM in D-I, second-team Northwest Dis-trict and fi rst team in the City League.
Henry tore the anterior-cruciate liga-ment (ACL) in her knee 14 games into the season, an injury that caused her to miss the rest of the year. It also makes her ac-complishments this season that much more special, considering that she only played roughly two-thirds of the season and was still able to earn the respect of area coaches and media.
Despite that setback, Henry is confi -dent she can recover from the injury, which she will have surgery on this week. Henry will likely play college basketball this com-ing fall, noting that she will begin her rehab shortly after the surgery is completed.
“I’m proud of myself for still being able to receive those awards even after I went down in the middle of the season with the ACL tear,” said Henry, the Indians’ captain. “And I was able to lead my team on and off the court.”
Coach Manny May, now in his 14th season, said Henry made strides during her four years with the program and credited her for being a good leader.
“She grew up a lot from her fresh-man to her senior season,” May said. “She handled herself (well) in the classroom, on the court and in the community. She has improved a lot as a player — she’s always calling to see when the gym is open. She’s a dedicated individual.”
He says the thing about Henry that sets her apart is her versatility. She can play
Kre’ana Henry helps Waite girls return to limelightboth power forward and small forward, making her diffi cult to defend.
Henry’s career has seen steady pro-gression since she arrived as a freshman. She saw some action that fi rst year while playing for a team led by Natasha Howard (Florida State), Shanice McNeal and Miriah Haynes that was D-I state runner-up in 2010 before moving into the starting lineup and averaging 10 points and nine rebounds dur-ing her sophomore campaign. As a junior, Henry averaged a double-double 12 points and 10 rebounds, good enough to earn sec-ond-team City League Honors. This year, her game took off to a different level.
It wasn’t just Henry this year who helped lead the Indians to an appearance in the City League fi nal this year. Along with fellow post player Latesha Craig, a 6-1 center who averaged 9.8 points and 10.4 re-bounds, good enough to earn second-team CL and All-Press honors, the duo was able to form a solid presence in the interior.
Add the help of fellow starters Ramiah Henry, the point guard, shooting guard Ya-tiah Caldwell, small forward Taylor Works and role players Kayla May, Janae Kenny and Mary Perkins, Waite was able to fi ght through injuries and fi nish 8-12 overall and 6-4 mark in the CL, good for third place, before falling to Central Catholic in the D-I sectional semifi nals. The Indians had the
lead late in that game, but blew it down the stretch.
To this day, Henry still benefi ts from play-ing with Howard, Mc-Neal, and Haynes
“She learned about dedication, about hard work,” May said. “She watched them in the gym all day and how they worked hard. There was never a time when they were down. They wanted to have friendship and family (with each other) and she saw the camarade-
rie they had. They wanted to win the title and they just came up a little short.”
Henry added, “I learned that hard work does pay off in order for you to be success-ful,” she said, “you have to put in the work and keep God fi rst. And I didn’t play when we got down (to state), but it was still a great feeling just to be able to experience that. I wish I could’ve gotten down there again.
“It’s been a fun four years,” she contin-ued. “I should’ve been better about being serious from the start, but all in all, I have improved a lot over the years.”
Despite the fact that the team is losing Henry, Kenny, and Kayla May, Coach May, whose teams have won four City titles, is optimistic about what lies ahead for this group. Next year, it will feature a deep se-nior class.
Coach May believes Craig can become an even better post player, that Caldwell could put up 15 to 20 points a night and Ramiah Henry, Kre’ana’s sister, is a point guard capable of averaging over seven to eight assists. If that trio, along with Works and Perkins, puts in the work during the offseason, the Indians could be on the verge of another great season.
“It’s very important that if you want to be a successful player, you work on your game on a constant basis — spring, sum-mer, fall on a 12-month basis,” May said.
Alan Miller Jewelers Press Player of the Year Kre’ana Henry, a six-foot tall senior for-ward. (Photo courtesy of Innovations Portrait Studio/InnovationsVisualImpact.com)
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Abby Mass Cardinal Stritch 5’6 Sr Guard 13.1 4.1 asst
Ciara Albright Genoa 5’7 Jr Wing 16.1 5.3 reb
Allie Wank Woodmore 5’10 Jr Wing 11.6 5.7 reb
Kre’ana Henry Waite 6’0 Sr Forward 17.3 9.8 reb
Abbie Gezo Oak Harbor 5’9 Sr Post 13.3 6.9 reb
Diana Bushman Eastwood 5’9 Sr Guard 11.9 3.5 reb
Maria Boers Oak Harbor 5’7 Sr Guard 12.4 2.1 stls
Andrea Cecil Oak Harbor 5’10 Fr Guard/Post 11.3 5.9 reb
Cecelia Gozdowski Cardinal Stritch 5’7 So Post 10.9 10.2 reb
Latesha Craig Waite 6’1 Jr Center 10.0 10.9 reb
Haley Pickard Genoa 5’5 Fr Point Guard 9.0 5.0 reb
Ramiah Henry Waite 5’7 So Guard 7.6 4.3 asst
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Makayla Carpenter Oak Harbor 5’5 Sr Guard 8.3 3.9 asst
Mackenzie Johnson Woodmore 5’9 So Wing 8.1 3.2 reb
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Oak Harbor Lady Rockets’ bench-boss Tom Kontak is Alan Miller Jewelers All-Press Coach of the Year, garnering over half of the votes in his fi rst year back on the job. The skeptics will argue. OH fi nished fourth in the fi nal Sandusky Bay Confer-ence standings behind Perkins (third at 14-8 overall, 9-4 SBC), backyard rival and run-ner-up Port Clinton (21-4, 12-2) and repeat champion and Division II state qualifi er Clyde (27-0, 14-0). Sure, after edging Perkins 39-38 in a thriller of a sectional semifi nal at San-dusky, Coach TK and his Lady Rockets were bounced from the tournament by No. 13-ranked PC, 42-35. But, sometimes in the world of sports, one has to look beyond tangibles like deep tournament runs, league championships, and rankings, It takes a little more. “I think it’s all about having patience for this job. It’s about having a sense of hu-mor to go along with it,” offers OH assistant coach Mark Boukissen. Boukissen has known and gone into battle with and against Kontak for a little over 15 years, dating back to when their boys were squaring off against each other in little league and Colt baseball. “The qualities of a coach of the year include being cool under pressure and hav-ing a good working relationship with the media. It’s about being a good communica-tor, and speaking truthfully to the players — even when the truth hurts. It’s about be-ing an innovator and being aware that what worked last week, may not work again this week,” Boukissen said. “But I think what inspires me most about Tom is how much passion he has for the game of basketball, his fellow coaches, and his players,” adds Boukissen. ‘It’s a great thing to be a part of his program, and truthfully, the people of Oak Harbor have not seen anything yet. We plan on taking this program to the next level. Longtime confi dant, and fellow OH coach Chris Rawski chimes in, “The whole
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coaching staff has done a great job imple-menting a style and a mentality that has al-lowed these players to have success.” Rawski is about to enter his sophomore season as the Rockets’ softball skipper and he’s been gleaning coaching knowledge from Kontak for approaching two decades. Heading Genoa’s programs, the two churned out mesmerizing basketball and softball players like Simone Eli, Shana Szypka, and Brittany Darling. “They came in with high expectations and the mentality that no matter who they are playing, a high level of competitiveness needs to be a part of what a Lady Rocket bas-ketball player shows on the fl oor,” Rawski says. “This allowed them to overcome some hurdles as the season progressed, like the sectional semifi nal win over Perkins. It was a hurdle the players hadn’t been able to complete all the way back to junior high, so it was quite an exciting moment for the
players, the coaches, and fans.” Ten area coaches and 10 local media members from print, radio, and television selected Kontak as COY. Kontak got every vote, except six were split between Wood-more skipper Kyle Clair and Waite skipper Manny May, with Clair fi nishing second. Perhaps the most-telling endorse-
ments for Kontak’s COY candidacy can be heard from his players, like 5-foot-9 senior post player Abbie Gezo, who is fi rst team All-Press and received Player of the Year votes. Gezo says even off the court, Kontak plays a role “encouraging us to do stuff to-gether — stuff like team feeds, and going out to eat together and going to watch (the future of the OHHS program) in the seventh and eighth grade tournament as a team.” Senior Makayla Carpenter, a third team All-Press selection, echoes, “Coach Kontak and his coaching staff were just very pas-sionate this year, and encouraged us to leave everything out on the court, and to play hard for each other, not just for ourselves,” “He really wanted this season to be special for us four seniors (including fel-low guards Maria Boers and Erin Bryant),” Carpenter adds, “and sometimes I think he wanted it for us even more than we wanted it. He just encouraged us to prove people wrong every day and to show them what we’ve got.” Still not convinced? In their fi rst, full season as the archi-tects behind the previously-fl oundering Lady Rockets’ basketball program, Coach TK, Boukissen and assistants Art Eli and Johnny Kontak took the reins of a team that had grown somewhat accustomed to being an SBC also-ran. In 2011-12, the Rockets fi nished a disappointing 7-14 overall, and near the bottom in conference play at 3-11. They built it into an up-and-comer this year by leading Gezo, Carpenter, Boers, Bryant, and company to double the wins at 16-8 overall, and 7-6 in the league.
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Veteran boys basketball coach Keith Diebler has had good teams and very good teams. Bad teams and strong teams. Fast teams and experienced teams, and some not-so-experienced teams.
He’s won a state championship (2005) and been a state runner-up (2007). This past season, his fi rst as the head coach at Genoa, Diebler watched the Comets fi nish 3-18 overall and dead last (0-14) in the North-ern Buckeye Conference. Still, he remains undeterred.
“Obviously, record-wise the season was not successful,” Diebler said. “The kids stayed the course. We put in a system, and the system’s not forgiving if you’re not very physical or you can’t do the things we needed to do defensively.”
The Comets gave up 91 points or more 11 times in 2012-13. They got out-rebounded by nearly 10 boards a game and shot just 35 percent from the fi eld, including 28 percent from 3-point range.Diebler, however, chooses to look on the bright side.
Genoa returns 10 lettermen and 68.5 points a game next year, including three starters who scored in double fi gures. In-juries and inexperience forced him to use several different starting lineups, and two freshmen saw enough court time to earn varsity letters.
“The way the kids stayed the course, this is going to get nothing but better,” Die-bler said. “I can’t wait until we can get back in the gym and get after it. They understand what shooting on the move means and what
will happen when our defense gets better. We really got hurt on the glass this year, but we had pups out there. I’m excited and the kids are excited.”
Next year’s squad will return 6-foot-1 sophomore Luke Rightnowar, a second-team All-NBC pick who averaged 17.4 points, 4.7 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 2.3 steals a game this season.
“He had a pretty good year,” Diebler said, “and it’s going to get better for him as he gets stronger. What impresses me the most about him is that he went to the foul line 138 times and broke the school re-cord for foul shots made, with 99. He’s just learning how to draw fouls and understand when to get fouls and that kind of stuff. If you’re assertive, you’re going to score. He was pretty assertive. As he developed, his assists went up and that part of his game really came on.”
Genoa coach Keith Diebler preaches basketball lessons to his players. (Press photo by Harold Hamilton/HEHphotos.lifepics.com)
Casey Gose, a 5-9 point guard, aver-aged 13.7 points, 7.1 assists, 3.8 rebounds and 2.1 steals as a junior. He earned honor-able mention all-district honors.
“He’s going to be the surprise next year, mark my words,” Diebler said. “He loves the game. He’s come on to be a really good point guard. He’s going to be tremen-dous. His court vision is a strength. As he’s understanding the system, it’s nice to see because I’m turning a lot of things over to him with the decision making process.”
Several other top players will return next year, including junior Jake Schimming, who averaged 10 points a game, sophomore Amos Cauder, who averaged eight points and a team-high 7.1 rebounds, junior post Grant Adams (9 ppg.), 6-5 sophomore Noah Goodrich (7 ppg.), Jared Brossia and Tim Hemminger.
“If Jared Brossia wouldn’t have bro-
ken his arm in the Northwood game, we’d be talking about him now,” Diebler said. “He came off the bench in our tournament game and looked real good. It will be nice to have him all year next year. We played Tim Hemminger a lot, and he’s going to get better. He had 11 points in the tournament and played defense really well.”
Diebler said the Comets will take full advantage of their time together this off-season, which will include a trip to Ohio State’s team camp.
“We’ll spend most of the time on skill and getting better on our shooting,” the coach said. “That was a weakness for us. We shot 603 threes and broke the school re-cord. They’re going to have to work on their skills, and they know that. They know they have to get in the weight room. We want to get a lot more physical and stronger. We’re fi red up and looking forward to the future.”
In just two years at Cardinal Stritch Catholic, senior Abby Mass has made an impression. After transferring from Tiffin Calvert in the fall of 2011, Mass has served as one of the school’s best athletes, all while maintaining a 3.9 grade-point average. A standout in volleyball and basketball, Mass led the Cardinal volleyball team to a district championship this year and helped turn the basketball program around. In basketball, Mass was the leading scorer for the team in each of the last two seasons. This year, she averaged 13.1 points, 4.1 assists and 2.2 steals, good enough for first-team All-Toledo Area Athletic Conference honors, second-team district honors, and was selected by area coaches and media to the Alan Miller Jewelers All-Press first team despite being from a smaller school. Mass, who is planning on majoring in fashion design at Kent State University this fall, said “I’m pretty proud. I think that we had good leaders this year and last year and it was a good experience.” She accomplished all this while lead-ing the team to a 13-8 record. Last season, with nearly identical statistics, she was also recognized with first-team league hon-ors and second-team district honors. “I realized that when I transferred,” Mass said, “I wanted to be a leader. I wanted to be a player that everyone could count on.
From smaller school, Mass’ name belongs with the best
I had to be a scorer. I know it’s important to be able to take the ball to the basket.” Coach Terry Murnen, who has seen the team’s win total increase from three to eight to 13 in his three years at the helm,
Cardinal Stritch Catholic senior guard Abby Mass, a fi rst team All-Press selec-tion, looks for a teammate. (Press photo by Doug Karns/www.KateriSchools.org)
said, “For one, I think Abby had a big influ-ence. She’s instilled that competitiveness within our other players. With as many young players as we had, Abby was good about working with (them). You don’t often see a senior take to our freshman like she did — that says a lot about her character.” This season, the Cardinals went 9-5 in the TAAC, good enough for second place, a vast improvement from last season when they went 8-13. Sophomore center Cecilia “C.C.” Gozdowski, a second team All-Press selec-tion who stands 5-7, was second on the team in scoring (10.2) and first in rebound-ing (10.9). Shooting guard Maggie Merren and small forward Caty Rieker were the third- and fourth-leading scorers and point guard Kali Hardy helped to round out the starting five. The rest of the rotation, which featured a total of seven players, had seniors Hannah Tucker and Olivia Latz serve as role players. “If you would’ve told me going into the season starting two freshmen, a sopho-more, and finish second in the league, I’d be surprised,” Murnen said. “I was very pleased. We won two non-league games that we’ve not won for a while. That was a highlight. I felt there were some games we
gave away. I felt we probably could’ve won three or four more games than last year. We were competitive and my kids played hard. In years past, if we had some adversity, we had a tendency to quit, and I didn’t see that this year.” Murnen is encouraged by the fact that two of his best players, Gozdowski and Merren, have a combined five years of eli-gibility remaining. “I think that we have some good lead-ers,” he said. “C.C. Gozdowski played very well for us and Maggie Merren is already blossoming into a good player.” While Murnen is losing three seniors, including Mass, he is optimistic that even better days are on the horizon. “I feel the future is bright,” he said. “We have some talented young kids that stepped up for us.” Mass and her family moved to Walbridge during the summer of 2011 after having lived in Tiffin for years. “It was tough switching schools,” said Mass. “It was a new environment and new friends. I had friends the summer I moved. I went to the open gyms and workouts and everybody welcomed me and it was nice. It helped because the school is known for having a family atmosphere.”
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Clay wrestlers did their part as the Three Rivers Athletic Conference defended its championship in the Greater Toledo Wrestling Coaches Association All-Star Meet in Perrysburg. Seven leagues compet-ed, each with its own all-star team.
The TRAC and runner-up NWOAL were followed by the third place Sandusky Bay Conference, and then the NLL, North-ern Buckeye Conference, Ohio Wrestling League, and Midland Athletic League fol-lowed.
The event’s history dates back years go to when three teams, the now defunct Great Lakes League, the Toledo City League, the NLL, and an at-large team competed. The TCL no longer offers wrestling.
“That was a joke. None of the kids took it serious and it was just screwing around. The all star meet almost died because of it,” writes coach Troy McLaughlin on a yappi.com wrestling forum.
“The Greater Toledo Wrestling Coaches Association (the few that are members and run it) has worked hard to make this all star meet something special and meaningful. The last four meets have been very good with t-shirts for all the kids, gear bags for the winning team, BCSN (Buckeye Cable Sports Network) televising the fi nals, etc.,” McLaughlin continued.
“All of the kids now wrestle hard and represent their leagues to the best of their abilities which is all anyone can ask. We have to put a show on for the fans and try to make our sport the best that we can. Af-
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In round one, the NLL defeated the NBC, 43-12, the NWOAL downed the OWL, 58-12, and the SBC shut out the MAL, 70-0. In round two, the NWOAL defeated the SBC, 31-25, and the OWL downed the MAL, 48-21. In round three, the SBC de-feated the NLL, 39-12, and the NBC defeat-ed the OWL, 38-16. For the SBC, Oak Harbor grappler Jared Chambers (152) and Division II state champion and Alan Miller All-Press Most Outstanding Wrestler Luke Cramer (170) won in their matches against the NWOAL. Rockets Jeremy Balboa (126), Alec Bowlick (132), Chambers, and Cramer won against the MAL. Balboa, Bowlick, and Cramer won against the NLL. For the NBC against the OWL, win-ners were Woodmore junior and D-III
state runner-up Evan Ulinski (106), Genoa sophomore Brandon Bates (120), Eastwood freshman Andrew Caris (126), Woodmore sophomore Seth Gaghen (132), Lake senior Chris Salaz (138), Genoa senior Drew Keen-an (145), Lake senior Zach Meek (152), Eastwood senior and D-II third place state placer Randy Caris (170), and Woodmore senior Dylan Young (182). Gibsonburg’s Metcalf won for the OWL at 285. Against the NLL, NBC winners were Bates, Andrew Caris, Seth Gaghen, and Keenan. For the OWL in their win over the MAL, local winners were Gibsonburg freshman Griffi n Geary (138), Gibsonburg sophomore Dan Henline (170), and Gibsonburg senior Nick Metcalf (195). Metcalf was the only lo-cal wrestler to win for the OWL against the NWOAL.
Sports announcements Serenity Farm will holds its Sixth An-
nual 2K/5K Family Fun Walk/Run on May 18 in Pemberville, with registration in front of the fi re hall at 1 p.m. and the walk/race beginning at 2 p.m. Registration forms can be found at www.serenityfarm.org or visit 2nd Sole Levis Commons or the Serenity Farm offi ce, 21870 Lemoyne Road, in Luck-ey. Cost is $20, $5 for children under 12 years. Contact Executive Director Debra De-Hoff at 419-833-1308 or [email protected].
********* Woodmore Athletic Boosters will hold its annual square dance fundraiser Mar. 29 from 7-11:30 p.m. at Ole Zim’s Wagon Shed banquet hall and restaurant in Gibsonburg to benefi t its scholarship fund. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Cost is $15 per person, which includes food and an entry into a raffl e for a fl at screen television. Music is by The Leg-acy II Band. For advance tickets call Kelley Baumgartner at 419-849-2098 or purchase at the door.
Genoa powerlilfting team state runners-upGenoa took fi rst place in the Northwood Powerlifting Competition as fi ve records and nine medals were awarded individually along with team placement in the Ohio High School State Powerlifting Meet at Kenton High School. The team then went on to be state runners-up at the state meet. On the Floor: Austin Wise. First row (left to right): Jake Wojciechowski, Blake Traver, Tyler Rozek, Eric Traver, Brandon Bates, Nathan Szymanski, Garrett Poiry, John Belsky, Robert Roginski. Top row: Quentin Spiess, Joey McLear, Cole Beck, Trey Fairchild, David Nutter, Michael Deiter, Kyle Nutter, Garrett Etts, and Riley Swartzmiller.
Howick wanted to make it clear that the Ice Frogs don’t compete in traditional hockey games. No scores are kept, and play-ers do not hit each other. Call it organized recreation on skates. “The volunteers who have come out to help have been great,” Howick said. “We’ve had 6 to 10 volunteers every week. We’re
Putting on a pair of skates and getting on the ice with the Black Swamp Ice Frogs has done wonders for Williston resident Brian Loomis’ son. Paul Loomis, 4, was born with cerebral palsy and has a disability on the left side of his body, where his leg doesn’t stretch and work the same way as his right side, accord-ing to Brian. “If he were to walk by you,” Brian said, “you wouldn’t think anything was wrong. He wears a brace. He started skating when he was 3, after he saw his older brother, Ben (7), skate. He said he wanted to skate, so we started signing him up for lessons in Bowl-ing Green, through the BGSU Ice Arena.” Brian said he saw a fl yer for the Ice Frogs, a Toledo- and Bowling Green-based hockey team for kids with disabilities. He traded phone calls and emails with the Ice Frogs’ coach, Mike Howick, to see if young Paul, who will be in kindergarten at Genoa Elementary next fall, could attend one of the team’s practices. “We wanted to try it and see how it went after the fi rst day,” Brian said. “The fi rst day we got him out there skating and I helped out with some of the other kids, teaching them how to skate and help them out. Paul needs a little help with all his gear on, getting back up. It’s a good time. Ben is out there helping.” Howick said the Ice Frogs had seven skaters participating at any given time dur-ing this past season. “It’s not a spectacular year to start out, but it’s a start,” Howick said. “It’s not a Spe-cial Olympics team, but it’s similar to that. It’s under the direction of USA Hockey. We started last fall, so we’re in our fi rst year. We’re really geared more toward (people with) mental disabilities than physical dis-abilities, such as autism and Down syn-drome. There is a demand for this.” Howick, whose son Jack, 7, has a form of autism, said the Ice Frogs invite anyone “from 2 to 100 to just get out there and get on the ice and we’ll take it from there.” “Some players show up who can skate and can do some speed skating and are very active,” he said. “Some have never been on skates. We have one player, I’m not sure if he can really run, but we got him up on skates on his own a couple times around the rink. He knows he’s out there and he’s
Ice Frogs team improves players’ self-esteem, confi dence
From left, UCT Community Outreach Manager Jen Chillinsky, ASHA President Mike Hickey and Black Swamp Ice Frogs player Lyndon Parsons at Ottawa Park in Toledo during the UCT Winter Festival. (Photo courtesy of Linda Fisher/UCT).
Black Swamp Ice Frogs player and Williston resident Brian Loomis.
enjoying it, and that’s what we’re there for. He’s skating. Maybe not at lightning speed, but he’s participating. That’s been a great success story. “The kids enjoy it. We don’t have a lot of older people, but it’s defi nitely open to kids of all ages.” Howick said another hockey coach, Chris Cox, was instrumental in getting the Ice Frogs started, and the team has received a lot of support from parents and other peo-ple in the community. He added that there are about 60 such teams across the country. “We have (players) from Toledo, Bowl-ing Green, Gibsonburg,” Howick said. “The geography is only limited by how far some-body wants to travel.” The Ice Frogs, whose “season” began in mid-October and ended March 3, practiced every Sunday at the BGSU Ice Arena. Two team members competed for the Ann Arbor Rockets in the second annual UCT Winter Hockey Festival Feb. 16 in Toledo.
March – with its warm, sunny spells and continuing gray, wintry, weather – be-gins the fi nal countdown to spring. The fi rst day of spring will fall on Wednesday, March 20 this year, but three days prior to that anxiously-awaited date, we will cel-ebrate a uniquely “green” holiday. That holiday is St. Patrick’s Day which falls on March 17. Symbolic of this holiday is the perky, sprightly-green shamrock. Although not the offi cial emblem of Ireland, the shamrock is without doubt symbolic of the country and its culture. The shamrock (or white clover Trifolium repens) grows in abundance over the fi elds and byways of Ireland and has mystical and practical connections with Irish history. St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, is said to have used the three-leafed sham-rock to illustrate the concept of the Holy Trinity to the people of Ireland when he traveled there as a missionary in 432 AD. St. Patrick is also said to have driven all the snakes out of the country and then fi lled the land with shamrock fi elds to pre-vent the snakes from ever returning. Though deemed a legend, it is true that there are no snakes in the wild in Ireland and, wher-ever shamrocks grow, snakes stay away. Another tale of St. Patrick is that wherever he preached in the land, shamrocks would spring up and grow. But the little, green, three-leafed beau-ty was also important in Irish history before St. Patrick arrived. Early religious practices in the land revered the number three, so the
“Green” holiday means spring is just around the corner
three-leafed shamrock or “Seamrog,” as it was originally called, was a signifi cantly, important plant. It was also considered to have magical properties and when worn or carried the shamrock was believed to be
able to protect the bearer from evil or harm. The wearing of the shamrock or including it in bridal bouquets or bouquets brought into the home was very common in Ireland. Used in the ancient rituals and prac-
tices of these early religious groups, the symbol of “the three” has continued in the culture of the country today. Representa-tions of the shamrock can be found every-where in Ireland today, from the logo of Aer Lingus, the offi cial airline of the country, to decorative symbols on public buildings, churches, places of business, and homes. Irish postage stamps, coins, books, etc. also may bear the imprint of the shamrock and, throughout the land, the shamrock has be-come an emblem of Irish spirit and pride. Though the original shamrock is con-sidered to be the white clover, the red clo-ver (Trifolium pretense) and the wood sor-rel (Oxalis acetosella) are also considered to be shamrocks. The oxalis or “Flowering Shamrock” is the more decorative of the shamrock varieties and comes in a variety of bloom and foliage colors. It makes a lovely house or garden plant. In the garden it is well-suited to container arrangements and is very easy to care for (see www. willowcreekgardens/oxalis for more information and pictures). The shamrock has commonly been considered a “good luck” plant and they are on display now at many of our local garden and home centers. If you have garden questions or tips for other gardeners, send them in to [email protected].
Although not the offi cial emblem of Ireland, the shamrock is without doubt symbolic of the country and its culture.
looking for people to come out to play, at all levels and all ages. We understand what the caregivers are going through, so this is an hour where they can sit back and not worry. This is non-contact, non-competitive. It’s just out hitting the puck and skating. The goal is not so much to play hockey but to get the kids out to exercise and be interactive.” Brian Loomis has seen fi rsthand what participating with the Ice Frogs has done for his son. “At fi rst it was something new for him and he was slow to take to it,” Brian said. “Once he got going and found out he could play actual hockey games and block some pucks and do faceoffs like in real hockey games, he just loved it. At fi rst he would get dressed and wait for us to go out (on the ice) with him. This time (March 3), he was already on the ice without us. He went all the way out there without us.” To learn more or to sign up for the Ice Frogs’ next season, email to [email protected].
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Owens Community College students are reaching out to area families with a lim-ited clothing budget by hosting a children’s clothing swap event titled “Swap-It-Up” Tuesday, March 19. The swap, being presented by the Stu-dent Activities Offi ce, will take place from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. in the Audio/Visual Class-room Center Rooms 125-128. The event is free and open to the public. Attendees are encouraged to bring gen-tly used, folded clothing of all sizes for chil-dren to the event. Items being accepted as part of the “Swap-It-Up” initiative include pants, dresses, shoes, skirts, jackets, shorts, short sleeve shirts, long sleeve shirts, ties and onesies, among other items. All donated items must be freshly laundered and should not have visible stains, holes, broken zippers and/or miss-ing buttons. Individuals will be given a ticket voucher for each item donated. In turn, vouchers will enable attendees to choose from the already donated clothing selection. Any items not claimed during the clothing swap event will be donated to Cherry Street Mission Ministries. For more information about the clothing swap event, call 1-800-GO-OWENS, ext. 2994.
Chamber plans Egg Hunt The Oak Harbor Area Chamber of Com-merce will hold its annual Easter Egg Hunt Saturday, March 23, at 2 p.m. The event will begin in Adolphus Krae-mer Park at the Log Cabin with an Easter Egg Hunt, followed by a candy hunt down-town, and then proceed to the Portage Fire Station on Water Street where the children can visit with Mr. and Mrs. Bunny, take photos with the Easter Bunny and have a chance to win a special Golden Egg basket. The egg hunt is free to the public and open to children ages 12 and under. For more information, contact the chamber of-fi ce at 419-898-0479.
Kiwanis Egg Hunt The Genoa Area Kiwanis Club will sponsor the Annual Easter Egg Hunt Sat-
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urday March 30, at 1 p.m. at Genoa Veter-ans Park. In case of inclement weather, the event will be held at the Genoa Fire Hall. The egg hunt is open to all children living in the Genoa Area School District. Participants will be divided into age cat-egories including ages 1 and 2, 3 and 4, 5 and kindergarten, fi rst grade, second grade and third grade. Several Easter baskets will be available to those children fi nding spe-cially marked eggs. There will also be a Grand Prize Easter Basket Drawing. The Genoa Area Kiwanis Club is look-ing for new members to help support their community projects. Call Jean Holcombe at 419-855-8381 for details.
A Dickens of a Tale Genoa High School will present, “Oli-ver!” March 21-24. One of the most beloved musicals of all them, “Oliver!” is based on the Charles Dickens’ tale of “Oliver Twist.” From the moment the orphan boy asks, “Please sir, may I have some more?” the audience is swept into his moving “rags to riches” sto-ry. Genoa Elementary students Nicke Hemmert and Andrew Szepiela will share the role of Oliver Twist. They will be joined on stage by a cast of almost 60 high school students, including Carlos Baez (Fagin), Mackenzie Baumhower (Nancy), Drew Keenan (Bill Sykes), Brennen Williams (Mr. Bumble), Serena Parlette (Widow Cor-ney), Emanuel Aranda (The Artful Dodger), Caitlin Dazley (Bet) and Clay Parlette (Mr. Bownlow). Adding to the performance will be the orphan/pickpocket chorus consist-ing of an addition 30 elementary and mid-dle school students. Curtain time is 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday.
Tickets are $7 for adults and $5 for students/senior citizens and are available from any cast member or by calling Genoa Schools at 419-855-7741, ext. 31315 (Middle School Library) or ext. 41203 (Elementary Offi ce).
“Grease,” The Musical Woodmore Drama Club will present, “Grease, The Musical,” March 21, 22 and 23 at 7:30 p.m. and March 24 at 2 p.m. in the school auditorium. Tickets will be available March 11,12,14,18 and 19 from 10 a.m. to noon at the high school and 7:30 to 9 p.m. at the elementary school.
Spring Shop Hop Eight merchants in eight area commu-nities will be participating in a Spring Shop Hop April 5 and 6 from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Participating shops will include Thyme for All Seasons in Curtice; Novelties & Nos-talgia in Woodville; Simple Gatherings in Elmore; Beeker’s General Store in Pember-ville; Summer Kitchen in Helena; Primitive Cupboard in Oak Harbor and Country Cup-board in Gibsonburg. Those who visit all the shops will be entered for a gift basket drawing. For more information, call 419-707-3636 or 419-304-7381.
Play ball! Opening Day at Fifth Third Field is April 11, when the Mud Hens take on the Louisville Bats. The fi rst pitch is 5 p.m. Gates will open at 3 p.m. Leading the team for his third season is manager Phil Nevin. Hitting coach Leon “Bull” Durham, pitching coach A.J. Sager and trainer Matt Rankin also return for another season. Both Durham and Rankin mark 13 seasons with the Mud Hens, while Sager returns for his sixth. Fans can purchase tickets at the Fifth Third Field box offi ce, by phone at 419-725-HENS, or online at www.mudhens.com.
Dylan to perform Legendary musician and cultural icon Bob Dylan will perform at the Bowling
Green State University Stroh Center Sun-day, April 21 at 6:30 p.m. Los Angeles-based folk-rock band Dawes will open the show at 7:30 p.m., and Dylan takes the stage at 8:30 p.m. Tickets are on sale at the Stroh Center box offi ce and at ticketmaster.com. General admission tickets are $35 and $45. Student tickets are $25 and available with a student ID at the Stroh Center box offi ce. For more information, visit strohcen-ter.com or ticketmaster.com.
Benefi t photo contest Kurt Nielsen Photography, 5431 Schul-tz Dr. Sylvania, is currently scheduling ap-pointments for a free photo contest that is open to all children age 12 and under. Through April 13, photographers will shoot free mini portrait sessions meant to showcase a child’s personality. Parents will then be asked to come back to the studio to choose an entry photo for the contest. At that time they will be given the opportu-nity to make a minimum $5 donation to the Ronald McDonald House. With the donation, parents will re-ceive a complimentary CD slideshow set to music (not printable) of all of the images from their child’s session and a chance to purchase prints or digital images at a dis-counted rate. Contest details are available at www.kurtnphoto.com.
Spring Make it-Take-it Beeker’s General Store, 226 E. Front St., downtown Pemberville, will offer a Spring lineup of Make it-Take-it classes. The current schedules include an Eas-ter chick fl oral centerpiece, Monday, March 25 at 7 p.m. The fee is $25; all materials and tools will be provided. The instructor is de-signer Michele Poturalski, of Downtown Deco. Advance registration and payment are required. The class project for April 9 will be a spring accent pillow. Advance registration and payment are required. For more information or to learn about future classes, visit www.beekersgen-eralstore.com.
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• Through Oct. 7: “The War of 1812 on the Ohio Frontier” on exhibit, Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center, Fremont.Artifacts and manuscripts from the Hayes Presidential Center Collections, area muse-ums and historical societies and the private collection of Lou Schultz are featured. 419-332-2081 or www.rbhayes.org.
MarchMarch 16-17: 28th Annual Fremont Toy Show, Sandusky Co. Fairgrounds, corner of Rawson and North, Fremont. Sat. 9 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sun. 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Buy, sell or trade farm toys, dolls, pedal tractors, books and more. March 21-24: Zenobia Shrine Circus, SeaGate Convention Centre, 401 Jefferson Ave., Toledo. Shows at 2 & 6:30 p.m. www.zenobiashrinecircus.com or www. Ticket-master.com.March 23: Annual Easter Egg Hunt, at the Log Cabin at Adolphus Kreamer Park, downtown Oak Harbor, 2 p.m. A candy hunt through downtown and photos with Mr. and Mrs. Bunny will follow. 419-898-0479 or www.oakharborohio.net.March 23: Sounds of Sorgenbrecher, Pem-berviille American Legion Hall, 8 p.m.-midnight. Proceeds benefi t Legion Post 183 Calf Club. $20 admission includes music plus beer, wine, soda, snacks, chicken/beef sandwiches and popcorn. 21 and older. Tickets available at the legion hall daily 9 a.m.-noon.March 23: Ottawa Co. Conservation League Youth Shoot for ages 9-15, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Martin. Free. Trap and archery shooting. Learn to make inline spinners. Guns/bows provided. Club members will assist youths. Lunch provided. RSVP by March 16 to Mike Dille at 419-836-7508.March 23: Spring Vendor & Craft Show, St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, 17877 SR 579, Martin, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Hosted by the Tiki Warriors Relay for Life Team of Ottawa County benefi tting the American Cancer Society. 419-855-4370.March 23: Woodmore Select Baseball Ven-dor & Craft Show, Woodmore High School, 633 Fremont, Elmore, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Craft-ers, raffl es, food and refreshments. 419-345-4104 or villageofelmore.com.March 23: Business Fair, Owens Communi-ty College Student Health & Activities Cen-ter, 20335 Oregon Rd., Perrysburg, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Featuring more than 700 businesses that serve Rossford and the surrounding communities. www.owens.edu.March 30: Hayes Easter Egg Roll, Spiegel Grove, Hayes Presidential Center, Fremont, 2 p.m. Children ages 3-10 can experience a White House tradition the home of 19th President Rutherford B. Hayes. Bring 3 hard boiled colored eggs to take part in the optional egg-decorating contest, plus a 4th hard boiled and decorated egg. Free. www.rbhayes.org.
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BonoAnnual Spring Rummage Sale, March 22, 9 a.m.-6 p.m.; March 23, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. ($2 Bag day), Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church, 1105 Elliston Rd., just off SR 2. Info: 419-836-7681.
ElmoreCrafters Wanted for Woodmore Select Baseball Craft Show to be held March 23 from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. in the Woodmore High School Multipurpose Room, 633 Fremont St. Info: visit www.woodmoreselect-baseball.com or call Esteban Reyes at 419-345-4104.Elmore Conservation Club Trap Shooting every Wed. from 6-9 p.m. and every Sat. from 5-9 p.m. Questions: 419-392-1112.The Cash Basis Annual Financial Report of the Harris-Elmore Public Library for the year that ended Dec. 31, 2012 is available for inspection at the Library, 328 Toledo St. Call Julie Bergman, fi s-cal offi cer, at 419-862-2573 for an appointment.Storytimes for Preschool-Age Children offered Wed. at 11 a.m., Harris-Elmore Library, 328 Toledo St. Book discussion group meets the 4th Thurs. of each month at 10:30 a.m. New members welcome. Info: 419-862-2482.Elmore Senior Center-Elmore Golden Oldies, Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church, 19225 Witty Rd. Lunch served Tues. & Thurs. at noon. Reservations required by 10 a.m. the day before. Blood pressure & blood sugar checks the 4th Tues. of the month; bingo the 4th Tues. of the month after lunch. Reservations: 419-862-3874.Elmore Card Players Meet Thurs. evenings at 7 p.m. at the Elmore Retirement Center.
GenoaAll-You-Can-Eat Breakfast featuring pancakes & sausage, eggs, biscuits & gravy, March 24, 8 a.m.-1 p.m., Genoa Legion Hall, 302 West St. Carryouts available. For Legion Hall rental information, call Tom at 419-460-3265.Preschool Storytime meets Tues. at 11 a.m. at the Genoa Branch Library, 602 West St.Book Discussion Groups meet the 3rd Thurs. of the month at 9:30 a.m. & the 3rd Tues. at 7 p.m., Genoa Branch Library, 602 West St. Call 419-855-3380 to reserve a book.Genoa Senior Center 514 Main St., serves lunch Mon., Wed. & Fri., 11:30 a.m. (call 419-855-4491 for reservations). Card playing Mon. & Wed. at 12:30 p.m.; blood sugar checks offered the 3rd Wed. of the month; bingo Mon. at 9:30 a.m. Trinity Thrift Shop, 105 4th St., hours are Fri. 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. & Sat. 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Clothes & small household items available at reasonable prices. Proceeds benefi t mission projects.Genoa Community Food Pantry Open monthly on the 3rd Thurs.3:30-5:30 p.m. and the following Saturday of the same week, 10 a.m. - noon. Serving those who are in Genoa School District. Proper ID and billing address within the district required. Pantry is being relocated to Christ Community Church, 303 West 4th St. Info: 419-855-8539 or 419-341-0913.
GibsonburgBookworms Book Club will meet the last Thurs. of the month at 1:30 p.m. at the Gibsonburg Branch of Birchard Library. The Bookworms will meet for light refreshments and good discussion about a book that members chose at the prior meeting. On March 28, the group will discuss “The Shoemaker’s Wife,” by Adriana Trigiani. For info or to reserve a copy of the book, call 419-637-2173.Active Seniors invited to Meet & Eat at Gibsonburg Senior Center, 100 Meadow Lane. Lunches every weekday, educational & social programs, health assessments & more. Transportation and home-delivered meals available. 419-637-7947.
Lake Twp.Mobile Food Pantry sponsored by the fi re depart-ment auxiliary every 3rd Mon. of the month, 5-7 p.m., Fire Station 1, 4505 Walbridge Rd.
LuckeyFood Pantry open to the public the last Wed. of the month, 1-3 p.m. & the last Thurs. of the month 6-8 p.m., Main St. & Krotzer Ave. Contact local church offi ces for info.
MartinOttawa Co. Conservation League Youth Shoot March 23, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., for ages 9-15. Free. Shoot will consist of trap shooting, archery and making inline fi shing lures. Club will provide a gun or bow to those who don’t have one. An adult must accompany each child. Instructors will be on hand to assist participants. Lunch will be provided. RSVP by March 16. Space limited to fi rst 25. Mike Dille at 419-836-7508.Vendors & Crafters Sought for a Spring Vendor & Craft Show, March 23, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, 17877 SR 579 (across from Blackberry Corners). Proceeds from the show will benefi t the American Cancer Society Relay for Life of Ottawa County. Call Tami or Kim 419-855-4370 for info.
MillburyMillbury Firemaids will hand out food bags to needy families March 16, 2-4 p.m. at the Fire Station on Ayers Rd.
Oak HarborAll-You-Can-Eat Pancake Breakfast March 23, 7-10 a.m., Oak Harbor United Methodist Church, 360 E. Ottawa St. off SR 163 near Veterans Park. Proceeds will benefi t Camp Sabroske. Info: Barb at 419-304-0723.All-You-Can-Eat Fish Fries from 4-7 p.m. Fridays through March 22, St. Boniface School, 215 Church St. Choose from baked or fried fi sh, maca-roni and cheese, french fries, seasoned potatoes, hush puppies, cole slaw, salad bar, dinner rolls, beverage and a variety of homemade desserts. Children’s meals available. Ages 5 and under eat free. Food for Thought Food Pantry at Oak Harbor Alliance Chapel, 11805 W. SR 105, the last Wed. of each month from 5 to 7 p.m. Info: 419-707-3664.
PembervilleFish Fry March 29, 4:30-7 p.m. Pemberville American Legion, 405 E. Front St. Three & fi ve piece dinners available, which include baked po-tato or fries, cole slaw or applesauce, roll & butter. Carryout available. Homemade pie and macaroni and cheese also available.Community Food Pantry at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 220 Cedar St. open M-Th, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. (excluding holidays). Open to Eastwood School District residents. ID & proof of residency required. Info available at Pemberville churches.
RossfordBBQ Chicken Dinner April 7, noon until gone, Rossford Eagles, 658 Lime City Rd. Dinner in-cludes half-chicken, au gratin potatoes, corn, sweet and sour cabbage, roll and butter and des-sert.
WalbridgeWalbridge Centennial Committee meets the second Tues. of each month at 6:30 p.m. at the village hall.Family Storytimes for children of all ages Tues. 11 a.m., Walbridge Branch Library, 108 N. Main St. Free. 419-666-9900.
WoodvilleWoodville Senior Center offers lunch M-F, 11:30 a.m. (call 419-849-3636 for reservations). Home delivery also available.
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Wed. March 27, 2013 - 4:37 pmPROPERTY LOCATIONS: Take US RT 20 north west of Stony RidgeOH approx... 1.3 of a mile to Tracy Rd., then north (right) 2.2 milesto the property with frontage on the east side of Tracy Rd & aroundthe corner on the south side of Keller Rd. Watch for signs!AUCTION LOCATION: Glass City Boardwalk Banquet & Catering Hall,27820 E. Broadway, Moline, Ohio
OPEN VIEWING:Weds., March 6 from 4-5 pm @ the property.
TRACT: 28.6 +/- acres of land with approx. over 375’+/- frontage on TracyRd. & 1750’+/- on Keller Rd. There is ditch running though the propertydividing it into 2 fields. 24.7 FSA acres of cropland. The soils in this par-cel are NpA Nappanee silty clay loam, HcA Hoytville silty clay loam, NnANappanee loam & SpA Sloan silty clay loam; Lake School Dist. Taxes are$611.24 annual. Wood County parcel #H28-712-190000025000. A non-refundable down payment of $10,000 is required at the close of auction.
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4-Bedroom house, East Toledo,$600/month $500 deposit +gas,+electric, 2 full bathrooms. Call 419-280-1564 or 419-704-1376.
Curtice/ Jerusalem Twp., 145 N.Yondota Rd., Oregon schools, 4bed, 1 bath country home on a 1acre lot, 2 horse stall barn, base-ment, pool, never been rented.$1,100/mo., + utilities/deposit.419-754-3907
East house, 141 Steel Street 2-bedroom, deposit, $460/month. Mayconsider land contract w/good credit.419-490-4733
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Butler, 2-bedroom upper duplex, $410/month plus utilities.
East Toledo, 2 bedroom, No Pets,Stove/Fridge furnished. $450 /mo. +deposit. 419-698-1896
East Toledo, 3 bedroom lower unitapartment with basement and offstreet parking, gas heat and waterincluded, $550/mo., 2218 Caledonia,419-697-0611
East Toledo,3 bedroom upper duplex,$425/mo., 3 bedroom lower, $425/mo+ deposit and utilities, appliances,No Pets. 419-691-3074
East, 1918 Greenwood, 2-bedroom,lower unit, appliances included, ten-nant pays utilities, freshly painted,security deposit, no pets, $470. 419-345-3716.
Genoa 2 bedroom upper, clean, no pets. $450/mo. +Securitydeposit/utilities. 419-862-2000
Genoa- Spacious 2 bedroomupper, heat & water incuded$560/mo. Available March 15. CallMatt 567-277-0210.
Genoa-small 1-bedroom house, nosteps, W/D hookup, A/C,$550/month plus deposit/utilities.419-855-4411
Millbury, new units on the market, to-tally remodeled, spacious 2 bed-room, 1½ bath +bonus makeuproom, washer/dryer hookup, no pets.$625/mo 419-260-7583
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CLAY TOWNSHIP CEMETERYAnyone wishing to save their ChristmasDecorations, Wreaths and Blankets need tohave them removed from the cemetery byMarch 25th
VILLAGE OF WOODVILLE ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR LIFEGUARDS/REC. HELPERS
LIFEGUARDS: Responsibilities are to provide an environmentwhich protects the health and welfare of each person using theWoodville Pool. Valid Advance Lifeguarding & Water Safety Instructorscertificates preferred.
REC. HELPERS: Responsibilities include opening/closing tasks asassigned by manager.
Applications are available at the Town Hall - 219 W. Main St., MunicipalBldg - 530 Lime St, or online at www.villageofwoodville.com.Applications may be turned in at the Municipal Bldg. M-F, 8am-4pm, ormailed to PO Box 156, Woodville, OH 43469. Applications accepteduntil April 2, 2013. E-O-E
ZONING VARIANCE HEARING
A Public Hearing is scheduled for 7 p.m.,
Wednesday, March 27, 2013 in the Village Council
Chambers, 120 N. Main Street, Gibsonburg, Ohio.
The purpose is to hear an appeal for a variance to
the fence height requirement by Windsor Lane
Health Care, at 355 Windsor Lane, Gibsonburg,
OH. 43431.
David K. Johnson
Zoning Administrator
INVITATION TO BIDSEALED BIDS for the furnishing of the necessary materi-
als and construction of the
WATER AND WASTEWATER SCADA SYSTEM
REPLACEMENT -- GIBSONBURG, OHIO
will be received by the Village of Gibsonburg, Ohio at the
office of Village Administrator, 120 North Main Street,
Gibsonburg, Ohio 43431 until
10:00 a.m. (Local Time)
Monday, March 25, 2013
and at that time and place will be publicly opened and read
aloud.
The scope of work consists of replacing the SCADA sys-
tems at the water plant, well field, and wastewater plant.
The contract documents, including plans and specifica-
tions, are on file at the office of the Village of Gibsonburg,
Ohio and the Engineer -- Poggemeyer Design Group, Inc.
(PDG). A set may be obtained from Becker Impressions,
deposit in the amount of $50.00 will be required for each
set of plans and specifications; check must be made
payable to Becker Impressions.
The Engineer for the Project is Poggemeyer Design Group,
Inc., 1168 North Main Street, Bowling Green, Ohio 43402.
All bids must be signed and submitted on the blanks which
are bound in this booklet. Bids must state the unit prices in
the blanks provided and be enclosed in a sealed envelope
marked --- Water and Wastewater SCADA System
Replacement --- and addressed to the Village of
Gibsonburg, 120 North Main Street, Gibsonburg, Ohio
43431.
The bid guaranty may be of two forms:
1. A Bid Guaranty and Contract Bond using the form in the
1. Contract Documents. (The amount of the bid does NOT
1. have to appear on this form.)
2. A certified check, cashier's check or letter of credit in
2. favor of the Village of Gibsonburg, Ohio, in the amount
2. of 10% of the bid. If the contract is awarded, a Contract
2. Bond will be required, which is a 100% payment and
2. performance bond.
After the award of the contract let by competitive bid and
prior to the time the contract is entered into, bidders shall
submit the affidavit required under the Ohio Revised Code,
Section 5719.042 that the bidder was not charged with any
delinquent personal property taxes in Sandusky County,
Ohio.
The successful bidder will be required to pay not less than
the minimum wage rates established by the Department of
Industrial Relations of the State of Ohio.
The Village of Gibsonburg, Ohio reserves the right to reject
any and all bids and to waive any irregularity in any bid and
to determine the lowest and best bidder.
DOMESTIC STEEL USE REQUIREMENTS AS SPECI-
FIED IN SECTION 153.011 OF THE REVISED CODE
APPLY TO THIS PROJECT. COPIES OF SECTION
153.011 OF THE REVISED CODE CAN BE OBTAINED
FROM ANY OF THE OFFICES OF THE DEPARTMENT
OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES.
No bidder may withdraw his bid for a period of 60 days
after the scheduled closing time for the receipt of bids.
The estimate for the cost of construction is $90,000.
By Order of
David Johnson
Village Administrator
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MULTI-FAMILY AUCTION
10:30 A.M. THURS. MARCH 28, 2013 10:30 A.M.
LOCATION: Jr. Fair Bldg. @ Wood Co. Fairgrounds
13800 W. Poe Road, Bowling Green, Ohio
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