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The Oregon Planning Commission recently voted in favor of a Special Use Exception (SUE) for 15 acres of land owned by St. Kateri Catholic Academy and Cardinal Stritch High School, which plans to develop athletic fi elds at 1055 South Coy and 3521 Pickle roads. Last September, St. Kateri removed most of the trees on the property, an area bounded by Coy, Pickle, Schmidlin and Worden roads, in preparation of the proj-ect. Many residents who live nearby have been opposed, mainly out of concern that the athletic fi elds will create noise, addi-tional traffi c and safety problems in the area. The Planning Commission met three times to discuss the matter. Originally, Kateri sought a zoning change from R-2 Single Family Residential to P-Park Land Zoning. But the request was changed to an SUE so that certain conditions could be placed on the property to address res-idents’ concerns. Park Land zoning would not have allowed such conditions. “Once you zone something, it is not customary to put conditions on it,” Mayor Mike Seferian explained last week. “So if there was Park Zoning, there couldn’t be any conditions, such as operating from dawn to dusk.” At the Planning Commission meet-ing on Feb. 16, Seferian, who sits on the Commission, said the city had learned since the previous meeting that schools in the city do not have to apply for zoning changes to build or conduct any business. In 2000, the federal government passed the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Person’s Act, which pro-tects religious institutions from discrimi-nation in zoning. Seferian said it means the city cannot hold charter and parochial schools to a dif-ferent standard than public schools. “We treat public schools as a `use by right,’ There are no zoning regulations for them – they can operate as they want. So

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The Oregon School board will be taking bids to install turf at the Clay High School Memorial Stadium. “We have a real opportunity here with a private donation,” said Oregon City Schools District Superintendent Hal Gregory. The school board had received fi ve bids for the project – all coming in over $500,000. But Maumee Bay Turf Center offered much more, according to School Board Member Jeff Ziviski. The company, from Oregon, offered to waive its labor costs up to $250,000 and just charge the district for materials and equipment. Due to language in the bid, which stated that labor costs “up to $250,000” would be waived, the board decided to rebid the project in hopes that Maumee Bay Turf Center will clarify its previous offer to mean that the total cost will be reduced by $250,000, said Ziviski. Getting turf installed in the stadium has been discussed for years, said Gregory. “We’re in the TRAC (Three Rivers Athletic Conference), and every other school has turf but Clay High School,” said Gregory. “Every school that we play football with in the TRAC has turf. And the problem with our natural gas is really natural mud.

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We have all our high school and junior high school games at the stadium. We have probably 60 games per year in the stadium. Even Cardinal Stritch uses our stadium. It just gets used so much in the fall. The fi eld is very loose, not rooted, so after the fi rst driving rain, it gets all tore up. The turf has a 10-12 year warranty, he added. “That’s why most of these schools are going to it. So we want to do that,” he said. “If Maumee Bay Turf is willing to give us a $250,000 in-kind donation, that’s very positive. When you get a 50 percent off deal,” he said, “it’s kind of hard to turn it down.” The school board in a special meeting

last week rejected the bids and plan to rebid the project. The board is hoping that Maumee Bay Turf Center will submit another bid in this second round that clarifi es the donation. “We believe Maumee Bay Turf will rebid it with a donation, though we won’t know that until that actually happens.” The owners of Maumee Bay Turf Center are Clay High School graduates, and “want to give back to their community,” said Gregory. The balance of the cost of the project is expected to come from a $285,000 one-time Medicaid reimbursement from the federal government. The district vowed not to use local tax dollars for the project. “That’s not local money being taken from the general fund. These are federal dollars coming in as bonus money for the services we’re providing kids. We’re getting that money back from the federal Medicaid program. That’s been in existence for the last six or seven years. We’ve been reimbursed before, but not to this extent.” Funds will also come from athletic boosters and private donors, he added. “Between the donations, one-time Medicaid money and the boosters, we have enough to get the project going,” said Gregory. Gregory estimates that the district will

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Cardinal Stritch doesn’t need any zoning changes or an SUE at all. They could do whatever they wanted to do. You can have regulations and require them to have that, but only if you required the public school system to have it. We can only hold them to the same standard to which we hold the public schools. Kateri knows this, he added, but has still agreed to some of the conditions to address the concerns of the neighbors, ac-cording to Seferian. Among the conditions that were agreed to include allowing Kateri to enter the prop-erty through Coy Road. Consequently, they would not object to the city vacating paper streets of Worden and Schmidlin roads. “We have a formal process of vacating paper streets and the people on either side would have the right to purchase that from the city. We have agreed that if Cardinal Stritch goes through with this, whatever funds we get from the people that choose to purchase those paper streets, we would contribute for drainage and putting in ac-cess to each of the parcels behind the de-velopment,” he said. Other conditions include positioning a service road in the center of the property

with a buffer on each side; no illumination of playing fi elds; a locked gate at the main entrance; and hours of operation daily from dawn to dusk. Seferian said the city intends to even-tually change its zoning code for pub-lic schools. Federal legislation, he said, doesn’t say “we can’t have regulations.” “It does say that we have to treat Cardinal Stritch the same way we treat public schools. We do not have a restriction on public schools in this city.” Yussef Olive, a member of the Planning Commission, expressed concerns about the high traffi c area due to plans for 115 park-ing spots with pedestrians walking back and forth from Cardinal Stritch. He said a cross walk would have to be put in across Coy to improve safety. Public Service Director Paul Roman said Kateri would be responsible to put in the cross walk if they decide to do so. The city would oversee that it is done correctly. Depending on the pedestrian foot traffi c, the city could require a sidewalk to go in. The Planning Commission voted 4-1 (Olive opposed) to recommend council approval for the SUE. Council will hold a public hearing on the SUE application on March 21 at 8 p.m. in council chambers at 5330 Seaman Road.

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save approximately $15,000 annually with the new turf due to cost cuts to maintain the fi eld. “That’s what it would cost to pay personnel to maintain the fi eld,” said Gregory. “We will set that $15,000 amount aside each year until we need to replace the turf in the next 12 years. So the savings we’ll have over the life of the fi eld will pay for a good portion of a replacement turf. When you replace turf a second time, you don’t have to do all the base work. You’re really just purchasing the top layer of synthetic turf. So it’s a lot less money.” Gregory and Ziviski emphasized that funding would not come from the 3.95-mill operating levy passed by the district

last November to sustain current programs and activities. The district had not had an operating levy passed since 2008. A 5.9 mill levy was defeated by voters in 2014. “There’s not going to be any money from that 2.95 mill levy going into this project. That’s why we’re so excited about it. It’s an opportunity we can’t pass up. Our students are going to benefi t. It’s about our students having access to facilities other schools have. We’re very fortunate we have a community standing behind us now,” said Gregory. “When we passed a levy, our concerns when the levy got passed were to maintain career tech and athletics. Voters spoke loud and clearly they wanted those things.”

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Sometimes doing the right thing can be hard. Very hard. For Sara and John Houghtaling, of Curtice, opening their home to two Chinese students for an exchange program was a very good thing. Saying “good bye,” on the other hand, has been very emotional. “We bonded and connected with them so much,” Sara said. “My oldest daughter Ava has had a very tough time. She misses them so much.” The couple was a host family for three weeks to two young women from China through Youth Ambassador Exchange. The girls, Vivian, 12 and Eliza, 13, spent three weeks with the couple and their daughters, Ava, 7, a fi rst-grader at Genoa Elementary School and Addy, 4, who attends preschool at the YMCA at St. Charles Church. “My cousin, Lisa Seather, of Moline, also hosted a girl from China so that is how we became involved with the program,” Sara said. “There are only four schools in the area that host students. Unfortunately Genoa is not one of them so we had to open enroll Vivian and Eliza at Lake Middle School.” Now, hosting students from another country may seem like a daunting experi-ence. The family did know some Chinese, enough to ask the girls what they would like, if they were OK, and if they were hungry. The girls also knew some English. Translators were used when needed. Sara and John knew enough about China and their culture since they adopted their daughters from China as well. “We adopted Ava in 2010,” Sara ex-plained. “We adopted Addy in 2014 when she was 3. So, when we had the opportu-nity to host two girls we jumped at it. We thought it would be great for our girls to get a taste of their culture. The time frame of the visit also fell close to Chinese New Year so it worked out perfectly.” The family took the girls on various outings throughout Northwest Ohio includ-ing the Franklin Park Mall, Imagination Station, The Hot Pot and Asian Station, a University of Toledo basketball game, roller

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“We try to keep as much of the Chinese culture for our daughters,” she said. “Being able to celebrate the New Year with Vivian and Eliza made it so much more special. We are all using our chopsticks a little more now.” Sara said, for now, the family will hold off hosting other children because it has been very emotional. “Down the road we will do it again, she said. “Eliza had a hard time leaving. She was really sad. We set up We Chat,’ so we can chat with them. We also exchanged ad-dresses so we can send snail mail as well. It was a beautiful experience and we will do it again.”

St. Patrick’s Day is just around the corner and a special group of cats – the black cats and the black and white cats at Maumee Valley Save-A-Pet (there are about 20 of them) – are hoping to get lucky. The cats came to the shelter from throughout Northwest Ohio and Southeast Michigan. They have different stories, like a black female named Holiday who was found at the Holiday Inn in Bowling Green. They have different reasons why they end-ed up at the shelter, like a long-haired black

Wishing Luck o’ the Irish to a special group of catscat named Missy who shared her home with a little boy who developed severe cat allergies. They all have one thing in com-mon; they’re hoping their luck will change. Maumee Valley Save-A-Pet is offering a “Find Your Lucky Charm” adoption spe-cial for black cats and black and white cats. Throughout March, adopters will be able to reach into a “pot o’ gold” and pull out a discount that will make the adoption fee anywhere from free to $40 (normally $75). The fee includes the spay or neuter, vac-

cinations, de-worming, fl ea treatment and testing for feline immunodefi ciency virus (FIV) and leukemia. Potential adopters can stop by the shelter at 5250 Hill Ave. (at Reynolds), Wednesday-Saturday from noon-5 p.m. The non-profi t organization has about 75 cats and 10 dogs available for adoption, but the “Meet Your Lucky Charm” cat adoption promotion applies to black cats and black and white cats only. Visit www.maumeevalleysaveapet.org.

Sara and John Houghtaling and daughters Ava and Addy recently hosted Chinese exchange students Vivian and Eliza. (Photo by Heather Ballmer Meyer Photography)

Genoa Homecoming The 70th annual Genoa Home-coming has been set for June 3 and 4. The weekend will kick off with a parade down Main Street on Friday night. Other events will be held in the downtown area in Veterans Park, in-cluding amusement rides and game booths, plus food and other local en-tertainment tents. Downtown Merchants President David Grosjean said one highlight will be the return of the Firemen’s bingo game which has been a favorite activ-ity for decades. The homecoming will also feature wine tasting, a beer and food tent, bas-ketball tournaments and other activi-ties for teens. On Saturday afternoon, Main Street in the downtown area will be lined with scores of classic cars from years past and the air fi lled with the sounds of yesteryear from the band Cruisin’ Zeke. On Saturday evening the weekend festivities will end with fi reworks at Veterans Park. Genoa’s Homecoming was started after World War II in 1946 to welcome home the returning soldiers, sailors and marines from the war, Grosjean said.

Reverse raffl e A reverse raffl e and dinner is scheduled for March 12 at the Genoa Fire Station 3 on Sixth Street. The event is being held by the Allen-Clay Joint Fire District Association and will feature a din-ner and a $1000 grand prize drawing. Doors open at 6:30 and the drawing is scheduled for 7 p.m. Proceeds will benefi t the fi re dis-trict.

Gulburger Night St. Luke’s Lutheran Church, Seaman and Yondota, will be cooking up the famous Gulburger Thursday, March 31 from 4-7:30 p.m. The one-pound hamburger cooked with the Gulish family recipe cost $10. Tickets are advance-sale only and can be purchased from any church member or by calling 419-691-1918. Carryouts are available.

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How do you thank the people you credit for saving your life? If you’re as talented as David Overholt you present them with some artwork that you created. Overholt, of Walbridge, last week pre-sented prints of two original paintings to the Lake Township Fire Department, thank-ing department members for their service on Jan. 29, 2014 when he suffered a heart attack – the result, he suspects, of a blood clot following knee surgery. Fire Chief Bruce Moritz accepted the paintings during Tuesday’s meeting of the township trustees. One painting depicts several members of the former Walbridge Fire Department before it merged with the Millbury depart-ment to form the current township-wide format. Sitting atop a vintage Seagrave fi re truck the department still uses for pa-rades and other ceremonies are render-ings of “Diz” Dazley, Richard Miller, Don Smothers, Carl Taylor, Marv Savage and others. In the background, are Overholt’s brother, John, and his dog running along a sidewalk in front of the former Sigler’s gro-cery store. Sadly, the day Overholt fi nished the

Top photo, David Overholt (left) is shown with the paintings he cre-ated for the Lake Township Fire Department. He presented them and a plaque to Fire Chief Bruce Moritz during last week’s meeting of the township board of trustees. Overholt credited the department with saving his life after suffering a heart attack in January 2014. Bottom photo, a closer look at one of his paintings.

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painting in January, he tried to call Savage but learned Savage had passed away the day before. It was also the one-year anni-versary of Overholt’s heart attack. The other print is a close up of the fi re truck. Overholt also presented a plaque made from a slate fl oor tile to Ed Brown, a fi re-fi ghter with the Walbridge station, who per-formed CPR on him. “On the way to the hospital in the ambulance I passed and they brought me back with CPR,” Overholt said. “I wanted to do something for the department that saved me. It was very cold that night and I remember them wrapping me up. I said ‘I must have fallen asleep,’ when I awoke in the ambulance.” He estimates it took him 40 hours each to complete the paintings but his art has become therapeutic for him now that he is unable to work, he said. Except for minute details such as num-bers or other small features, Overholt uses his fi ngers to apply the paint instead of brushes. “I was never taught how to paint with brushes,” he said. “I blend and mix the col-ors with a brush but apply the paint with my fi ngers,” Overholt plans to enter the original paintings in competitions this summer at the Ohio State Fair and Wood County Fair.

More than 100 public and private col-leges and universities from Ohio and the multi-state area will visit the Toledo area at Owens Community College’s College and Career Preview Night Wednesday, March 9 from 6:30-8 p.m. Prospective students will have the opportunity to visit with various college and university representatives and learn about fi nancial aid, student activities, academic program offerings, athletic eligi-bility, accommodations for students with special needs, and more. Attendees will also be able to tour the School of Nursing

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and Health Professions and the Fine Arts Labs. Representatives from local fi nancial institutions will provide info on student loans, and high school counselors will be available to answer general college ques-tions. Representatives of various military branches will also be on hand to discuss admission to military academies. The fair will be held in the Student Health and Activities Center and the Center for Fine and Performing Arts. For more info, call 1-800-GO-OWENS, ext. 7777.

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Voters in the Eastwood and Woodmore school districts on Tuesday will see two re-newal levies on the primary election ballot. In Eastwood, voters will decide the re-newal request of a 1 percent earned income tax that was originally passed in 2006. If approved, the tax, which generates nearly $2 million annually, would be in ef-fect for another fi ve years. Superintendent Brent Welker said the board of education last year let expire an emergency levy that had generated $878,000 annually. Consequently, the income tax is the only “outside” levy for operating expens-es the district has, he said. Unvoted taxes levied within a 10-mill limitation often are referred to as inside mills. Voted levies in excess of the 10-mill limitation are often called outside mills. “Obviously, when you let a levy lapse then it makes the taxes you do have even more important,” Welker said. Tax revenues from Troy Energy and a Home Depot distribution facility as well as property tax increases stemming from land enrolled in the Current Agricultural Use Valuation program enabled the district to let the emergency levy expire. However, school offi cials are quick


A committee charged with assessing the condition of buildings in the Benton-Carroll-Salem School District and compile options for what’s needed to meet the de-mands of the future will host its second meeting March 15 at Oak Harbor Middle School. The committee has been gathering in-put from residents and will present an up-date of its work during the meeting, which is scheduled to start at 6:30 p.m., said Guy Parmigian, the district’s superintendent. The panel of 50 or so parents, farmers, alumnae and local offi cials has, with the as-sistance of an architectural fi rm, compiled data on the elementary, middle and high school buildings and is expected to make a recommendation to the board of educa-tion on a master plan by this spring or early summer. Six options are under consideration,

Jerry R. Shinew

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Jerry R. Shinew of Toledo, passed

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He was 66 years old. Jerry was greeted in

heaven by his mother and father, Lillian

and Don Shinew, as well as grandparents,

his niece and many friends.

Jerry enjoyed many hobbies including

antiques, comic books, and movies

(especially monster movies and Star

Wars). He also enjoyed Toledo hockey

games in the late 60's, 70's, and 80's where

he developed many lasting friendships.

Jerry was a 1967 graduate of Waite

High School and attended The University

of Toledo. Jerry held many positions

throughout his lifetime. His most favorite

one was working for The Suburban/Metro

Press in Millbury, Ohio.

Jerry is survived by his loving wife,

Laurie; daughter, Kimberly Martin; son,

Jason (Katie) Shinew; stepson, Josh Lehan

(Jenny); sister, Judi Jaquillard; ten

grandchildren, nieces and nephews, as

well as great nieces and nephews. The

family would like to thank Arbors of

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compassionate care of Jerry.

A celebration of life will be held

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Wednesday, March 2,

2016. Robert was

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February 20, 1937 to

Joseph and Ethel

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Bob was a veteran of the United States Army.

On April 30, 1982, he married Myra Adams.

For many years, Bob managed the video

arcade at the Woodville Mall, where he

developed many longtime friendships. He

later owned and operated Bob’s Soup &

Sandwich Shop in the Woodville Mall Food

Court. He enjoyed traveling and decorating

the outside of his home for Christmas. Bob’s

true passion was spending time with his

family.

Bob is survived by his wife, Myra; daughter,

Malinda (Andrew Scott) Rutherford; son,

Richard (Jennifer) Mains; grandchildren,

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and great-grandson, Landen. He was

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to note the district will be making bond payments for the next 10 years to fi nance a new school building, making the income tax even more vital. And CAUV revenues are likely to decrease in coming years as the formula for calculating valuations is adjust-ed to ease the tax burden on affected prop-erty owners. “We have been in contact with the au-ditor’s offi ce and we do expect agricultural values to drop when they are re-appraised. In our fi ve-year forecast we’ve made adjust-ments for there to be a reduction in 2018,” Welker said. The income tax is levied only on earned income. Pensions, retirement in-come and Social Security benefi ts are ex-empt from the tax.

“This is not only a renewal but we are also looking at what we can do to remain off the ballot for any potential new operat-ing money,” Welker said. “We’re projecting we should be in decent fi scal shape should this tax be renewed into the 2020s.”

Woodmore Voters will, for the second time this year, decide an emergency levy that gener-ates $600,000 annually. Without renewal of the levy, the school system faces a defi cit in Fiscal 2017, ac-cording to recent estimates of revenues and expenditures prepared by Jaime Pearson, district treasurer. Collections from the levy are sched-uled to end Dec. 31. The levy was originally passed in 2011 but voters last May decided to not renew it when it was on the ballot with an income tax that would have generated about $1.05 million annually over 10 years. The income tax was also defeated. Since taking offi ce in January, mem-bers of the board of education have been trying to clarify the district’s fi nancial situ-ation for the public. A public forum to discuss the results of an audit of the district was held last month and extensive segments of the board’s regu-lar meetings this year have been dedicated to closely examining revenues and expen-ditures.

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Building options will be reviewedincluding construction of a new PreK-8 building that would house about 1,316 students and renovation of the high school building. The R.C. Waters Elementary School and Oak Harbor Middle School buildings would be demolished. An addi-tional 4.5 - 5.1 mills is projected. Under a second option, a PreK-7 build-ing that would house about 1,173 students would be constructed and the high school building would be renovated to house about 652 students in grades eight through 12. The elementary and middle school buildings would be demolished. An addi-tional 4.2 - 4.7 mills would be needed. The third option calls for a new PreK-6 building to house about 1,026 students and renovating the high school for grades sev-en through 12. The elementary and middle school buildings would be demolished and an additional 3.9 - 4.4 mills would be need-ed. A fourth option would include ren-ovations and additions at the high school to house PreK though the 12th grades – a

choice that would require adding about 140,485 square feet to the current 192,810 square feet and renovating the current building. The elementary and middle school buildings would be demolished and an additional 4.2 - 4.8 mills would be needed. Under a fi fth option, the high school building would be renovated to accommo-date 865 students in grades PreK though fi ve and a new building for grades six through 12 would be constructed. The el-ementary and middle school buildings would be demolished. An additional 5.8 - 6.6 mills would be needed. The sixth option calls for renovating the existing school buildings. An addition-al 3 - 3.4 mills would be needed. Property located west of the school board offi ce would be purchased under the fi rst fi ve options. Free child care is being offered for those attending the meeting, which is expected to last about 1 ½ to 2 hours, Parmigian said.

Obviously, when you let a levy lapse then it makes the taxes you do have even more

important.


Pheasants Forever The Erie-Ottawa-Sandusky Co. Chapter of Pheasants Forever invites outdoor enthusiasts to the 25th an-nual fundraising banquet March 12 at the Camp Perry Banquet Hall in Port Clinton. Pheasants Forever/Quail Forever President and CEO Howard K. Vincent is expected to attend, in cele-bration of the chapter’s 25th anniversa-ry. Doors open at 5 p.m. with beer and soft drinks to be provided and a cash bar for mixed drinks available. Dinner will be served at 6:45 p.m. Raffl es and auctions will follow. For more info, call chapter habitat chairman Joe Uhinck at 419-898-1595 or visit www.ottawaswcd.com.

Ag Breakfast In celebration of National Agriculture Week, local agricultur-al agencies and sponsors will host an Agriculture Community Breakfast Friday, March 18 at 8 a.m. at St. John Lutheran Church in Oak Harbor. The event is not just for the agri-cultural community, but open to all in-dividuals and businesses that eat meat, fruit, vegetables and bread – items grown by farmers. The cost for the all-you-can-eat breakfast is $5. For tickets, call the Ottawa Soil and Water Conservation District at 419-898-1595.

Citizen Police Academy The Oregon Police Division is ac-cepting registration for the 2016 Citizen Police Academy. The 10-week program will meet in the City of Oregon community room, 5330 Seaman Rd., Monday eve-nings from 7-9 p.m. beginning April 4. Citizens will learn about Oregon Police Division’s daily operations, crime pre-vention, criminal investigations, road patrol tactics, self-defense and other police-related topics. To register or for more info, call Sgt. Tony Castillo at 419-698-7180 or email [email protected].

Civil War Roundtable The Greater Toledo Civil War Roundtable will meet Thursday, March 10 at 7:30 p.m. the Navarre Park Shelter House, 1001 White St. The topic will be “The Red 48ers: German Exiles in the American Civil War.” Prior to the program there will be a brief business meeting, book raffl e, and trivia. Meetings are free and open to the public. Ample lighted parking is available at the Shelter House.


Ottawa Countydrug round-up nets 11 suspects A recent round-up of men and women accused of drug-related of-fenses resulted in the arrest of 11 people, according to Ottawa County Prosecuting Attorney Mark Mulligan. The Ottawa County Drug Task Force recently presented the cases to a grand jury, resulting in the following indict-ments: • Rebecca E. Young, 34, 4180 E. State Rd., Port Clinton, two counts of Permitting Drug Abuse, both felonies of the fi fth degree; • Jessica R. Hurst, 24, 1029 Lake St., Gypsum, three counts of Traffi cking in Drugs, all felonies of the fourth de-gree; • Megan A. Frye, 25, 1195 W. Fremont Rd., Port Clinton, one count of Complicity to Traffi c in Drugs, a fel-ony of the fi fth degree; • Jacob J. Carrisales, 22, 155 Miami St., Tiffi n, one count of Traffi cking in Drugs, a felony of the fi fth degree; • Jordan W. Bulger, 24, 1516 North St., Fremont, three counts of Traffi cking in Drugs. Two of the counts are felonies of the fi fth degree; one count is a felony of the fourth degree, containing a specifi cation that the of-fense was committed in the vicinity of a juvenile; • Destinie M. Fletcher, 22, 1195 W. Fremont Rd., Port Clinton, one count of Permitting Drug Abuse, a felony of the fi fth degree; • Bryant L. Boyd, 39, 2360 E. Gabe Rd., Toledo, fi ve counts of Traffi cking in Drugs. Three counts are felonies of the fi fth degree, one count is a felony of the fourth degree due to the quan-tity of the drugs, and another count is a felony of the fourth degree due to a specifi cation that the offense was com-mitted in the vicinity of a juvenile; • Christopher C. McDonald, 31, 320 Superior Court, Port Clinton, two counts of Traffi cking in Drugs. One count is a felony of the fi fth degree, one count contains a specifi cation that the offense was committed in the vicinity of a juvenile, making it a felony of the fourth degree; • Dexter J. Havens, 52, 4188 E. State Rd., Port Clinton, one count of Traffi cking in Drugs, a felony of the fi fth degree; • Stanley L. Holmes, 26, 221 N. Strause Lane, Marblehead, one count of Traffi cking in Drugs in the vicinity of a juvenile, a felony of the fourth de-gree; •Jason Hicks, 34, who is cur-rently incarcerated in the Erie County Detention Facility, three counts of Traffi cking in Drugs, all felonies of the fi fth degree. The charges were the result of a three-month operation by the Ottawa County Drug Task Force, during which a variety of street drugs, as well as pharmaceuticals were allegedly sold to confi dential informants, Mulligan said. Assisting the Ottawa County Drug Task Force in the apprehension of the defendants were the Ottawa County Sheriff’s Offi ce, Port Clinton, Fremont and Sandusky police departments, and the Seneca County Drug Task Force. Carrisales was arraigned in the Ottawa County Court of Common Pleas Feb. 25. Hicks is being held in Erie County on charges pending there and the others were scheduled to be ar-raigned last week.

Women’s Connection All area women are invited to at-tend a “Don’t Be Scammed” luncheon and program sponsored by the Toledo East Women’s Connection Thursday, March 10 at noon at the Bayside Boardwalk, 2759 Seaman St., Oregon. Doors open at 11:30 a.m. Bob Baumgartner, a retired Toledo Police detective and investigator for the Senior Protective Unit, will discuss scams and what to look out for. Rod Truman, from Stow, Ohio, will provide music and speak on “Common Garments – As Long as You Have a Breath in Your Body, God Has Something for You to Do.” The cost is $11.50, all inclusive. For reservations, call Dorothy at 419-691-9611 or Marilyn at 419-666-1633 by March 6.

Al Thompson left Northwest Ohio on August 17 on a bicycle ride around the pe-rimeter of the United States in an effort to raise funds for Habitat for Humanity and Save the Children. Here are two excerpts from his blog, which you can follow by going to presspub-lications.com and clicking the icon in the upper right corner.

I’m in Wickenburg, AZ, this eve, after leaving Goodyear (Western Phoenix area) this morning. On the last update I mentioned that I was climbing to the Top Of The World--an actual place — out of Globe — which I did indeed do. It was a good climb, and I was happy I was able to conquer the Southern Rockies, more or less. I prefer these west-ern climbs compared to the eastern climbs I did in the Adirondacks — they are lon-ger but more gradual…well, some. You just get yourself into a groove…a cadence, and just keep turning those pedals in one of the lowest gears, which is lovingly referred to in bicycle circles as the granny gear. I was happy I got up and over the Pinal Mountains out of Globe — I admit I had my doubts, not having done any real climbing since New England. It was a 6 percent grade going in my direction, but when I headed down it turned into a 7 percent grade; so I was glad I was heading west and not east — at least in this instance. And of course, the scenery was just amazing. I lunched at a favorite rock climb-ing location, and met a couple who had just descended from the craggy precipices. They were interested in my ride, and asked if I had enough water, which I did. Proceeding on down the mountain and through the Queen’s Creek Tunnel, I arrived in Superior and stayed with Warm Showers hosts Charles and Mari who have an Airstream trailer in back of their house which has housed many a cyclist. They have rescued quite a few intrepid two wheeled travelers looking for a place to crash before the 7 percent climb back from where I had come. Phoenix has to be one of the largest metro areas anywhere in the U.S. of A. It reaches from the base of the mountains which I just exited at least 60 to 70 miles to the westward. It would take an entire day just to cycle across it, but I went just as far as Mesa, a little to the east of Phoenix (right next to Tempe). In Mesa, I had the opportu-nity to volunteer with my 13th Habitat For Humanity affi liate, and I spent Wednesday morning helping out at the Mesa Restore where I received a warm welcome from all the staff. I was joined by my cousin Gail for the volunteer opportunity. Gail lives about 33 miles south in the small town of Maricopa, and I had not seen her for many years, so it was good to reconnect. This was her fi rst Habitat volunteer experience, and I think she wants to do more. After working all morning, I still had about 35 miles to cycle to the western sub-urb of Goodyear where I stayed. Here now in Wickenburg, about 100 miles from the California border, debat-ing which route to take across the Mohave Desert, which I did 30 years ago heading eastward on the last leg of my world bicy-cle tour. The NBC affi liate in Phoenix came out to the Mesa Restore yesterday to do a spot on my ride which aired yesterday. Here is the link to that interview: http://www.12news.com/news/local/valley/

SUV hits bicyclist

He’s OK but bike mangled beyond repair

man-bikes-the-perimeter-of-the-us-raising-money-and-volunteering-for-habitat-for-humanity/55128326 Some of you have enjoyed my video clips on the road. Here are two of them from the last week: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubvbgMZj0A8 and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFq1HU4Hj8A

Proceeding on, All . . . California bound!

Al Thompson

Then, a few days later a near tragedy and an end to Al’s trip

Dear Family and Friends - The fi rst thing you should know is that I’m OK. But I am sad to say that my journey has come to an abrupt halt. Only a couple minutes after I left Vidal Junction, CA, where I had spent the afternoon waiting for the desert heat to cool, I was hit from behind by a lady in an SUV — she ran into my left rear pannier and sent me and the bike fl ying. I came out of it OK with only a few scrapes and bruises, but the bike is pretty well mangled — my trusty riding

companion that I have sat atop these last 6,600 miles. I feel very bad about that of course, but lucky it was nothing worse as far as my own well being is concerned. A few more inches and she would have got-ten all of me and the bike. The sun was setting and it was directly in the roadway, so I know it was very diffi cult to see. But I’m still very angry that people don’t slow down and make the adjustments that com-mon sense dictates need to be made under those conditions. We stuffed my mangled bike and all my gear in the California Highway Patrol vehicle, and the offi cer brought me to Lake Havasu City where I will begin to make some arrangements for shipping things home. The thought of buying another bike has crossed my mind, but I don’t think this will happen. It took me a while to set up my Koga-Miyata touring bike just the way I wanted it, and most bike shops don’t carry dedicated touring bikes these days like the one I have been riding. I’ve talked to my Sister Pat after the accident, and will converse more with her tomorrow to let her know what’s going on. Just wanted to let you all know, and again thank you for all the kind words of support over these past days, weeks, and months and the support you have given to the two causes for which I have been rid-ing - Habitat For Humanity and Save The Children.

Al Thompson

A favorite rock climbing location.

OREGON – Unknown suspect(s) entered a residence in the 900 block of Cresceus Rd. through a bathroom window and took $80 on Feb. 18.

• Unknown suspect(s) attempted to forcibly enter a garage in the 2600 block of Northvale Dr. on Feb. 15.

• Unknown suspect used counterfeit $100 to make a purchase at Walgreens, 2562 Navarre Ave., on Feb. 21.

• Unknown suspect(s) removed a purse containing prescription drugs from an open window of a vehicle in the 3200 block of Navarre Ave. on Feb. 23.

• Someone found a laundry basket with several items in it on property in the 400 block of S. Goodyear St. on Feb. 19.

• Unknown suspect(s) put a hole in a tire of a vehicle that was parked in the driveway of a residence in the 2100 block of Momany St. on Feb. 19.

•Unknown suspect(s) used someone’s debit/credit card information to make unauthorized purchases in the 1900 block of Woodville Rd. on Feb. 4.

• Unknown suspect(s) used someone’s iTunes card to make unauthorized purchases in the 3500 block of Worden Rd. on Feb. 23.

• Unknown suspect(s) threw rocks at parked vehicles and damaged windshields in the 600 block of Brynhaven Dr. on Feb. 17.

• Unknown suspect(s) took package left at someone’s door in the 3100 block of Navarre Ave. on Feb. 17.

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A bill establishing the authority for townships to adopt snow removal policies for property owners has been introduced in the state legislature by two area lawmakers. Tim Brown, R- Bowling Green, and Steve Arndt, R - Port Clinton, said the bill gives townships essentially the same per-missive authority as municipalities for sidewalk maintenance requirements. “House Bill 375 is necessary because many of our children fi nd themselves walk-ing to the bus stop or to school in icy con-ditions, and are often found walking in the street because some homeowners do not shovel their sidewalks. Additionally, town-ships with high traffi c areas around store fronts or other popular establishments also have a right to ensure reasonably safe ac-cess for all citizens,” Brown said. Under the bill, townships would not be required to implement sidewalk main-

Bill gives authority for snow removaltenance rules, or fi nes, he said, since it is permissive. Also, township trustees may choose to implement rules just for certain sections such as housing subdivisions or business districts. “This bill is by no means creating reg-ulations requiring all Ohioans to clear the snow from their property, nor is it propos-ing to fi ne all residents for failing to do so,” Brown said. “It is not the intention of the legislature to create more government regu-lation or interfere with hard working Ohio families.” An analysis of the bill by the Ohio Legislative Service Commission states a resolution adopted by townships may spec-ify circumstances exempting individuals from having to remove snow such as age, infi rmity, disability, or extended absence. Fines for violating a resolution can’t exceed $50 per day. Brown said he and Arndt consulted with the Ohio Township Association while drafting the bill to ensure the policy would have no “unintended consequences.”

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At a town hall meeting, District 3 coun-cilman Peter J. Ujvagi referred to Woodville Road as “the Central Avenue Strip of used car lots.”

Ujvagi was referring to used car lots in East Toledo, but they continue along the streetscape into Oregon and Northwood.

According to business websites, there are over a dozen dealerships along that strip of Woodville Road with the biggest having over 600 autos in its inventory. The next four have 535, 323, 223, and 179, and all other inventories are under 100. In all, there are well over 2,000 used cars for sale on Woodville Road in the metro Toledo area.

Two dealerships have expanded big time — Nationwide Auto Finance in Oregon, founded in 1997, merged its three dealerships into one, renovating the old Handy Andy store at 2121 Woodville Road and is now the largest on the strip. In 2013, First Choice Auto Finance, 1000 Woodville in East Toledo, purchased the property next to its existing lot, allowing it to double its inventory to 500 autos.

When Councilman Ujvagi compared the strip to Central Avenue, he was re-sponding to an east side resident, who said three homes along Woodville Road, be-tween Forsythe and Berry, were about to be torn down by the owner of an adjacent used car dealership, who purchased the homes. Ujvagi confi rmed that the dealership is about to expand.

The resident said the construction equipment was in place to raze the homes and she asked Ujvagi if anything could be done to stop it, but he acknowledged that it was privately owned property and the owner of the dealership had every right to tear down the homes. Ujvagi’s town hall was two weeks ago, and by Wednesday last week the homes were rubble on the ground and a crane still sat on the property.

Ujvagi said before a property can be developed into a used car lot, the propri-etor must obtain a Special Use Permit from council, which includes special provisions

Woodville Rd. — ‘Central Avenue Strip of used car lots’

for setbacks, landscaping and fencing.The councilman said it is his under-

standing that all of the dealerships along Woodville Road are owned by members of the same family, and he doesn’t believe that it is bad. He says they are immigrants who are trying to make a living in America, just like his family did when they arrived from Hungary.

That’s just one reason why used car lots are not necessarily a bad thing — but there are others. They provide jobs, tax rev-enue, and most public offi cials will tell you they are better than a vacant lot or empty commercial building.

“They bring some traffi c and some cus-tomers for other businesses,” said Oregon City Administrator Michael Beazley. “Obviously Navarre is going strong with development, but with Woodville on the Northwood side, the East Toledo side, and a little bit of the Oregon side, they are all facing a little bit of a challenge with empty

space. They are an interim use that brings some activity.”

Market decisionBeazley said the only way to deal dif-

ferently with this issue is to change the economy and neighborhood demographics.

“Really, the market decides what retail goes in and there’s not a lot the local com-munity can do to shape that very much. The market will make those decisions over time,” Beazley said. “There is a downside to being oversaturated with used car lots. I think the community is kind of looking for other alternatives sometimes, but the good thing about them is they are actually interim uses.

“If there is more demand for another kind of retail, it’s not like you have a lot of structures that you have to move to give them opportunity for other development.”

Beazley says Oregon has heard the same types of complaints that Ujvagi had

to deal with at his town hall.“Some people in some neighborhoods,

or in the community might think, ‘Enough is enough. We might have too much of one category of retail,’ but it is business activ-ity that will be in interim use until there is demand for other types of retail,” Beazley said.

In 2014, Oregon City Council approved a resolution imposing a 180-day morato-rium on accepting applications for condi-tional uses for used outdoor automobile storage and sales and other outside storage lots. At the time, there were eight used car lots in Oregon.

“We passed a resolution just to do a little moratorium on it for six months. We had a couple council members who were really interested in the issue at the time,” Beazley said. “We have to make sure they stay good neighbors and we work responsi-bly with the owners. We talk about lighting and make sure they have appropriate buf-fers with their neighbors.

“The factors the city looked at is, we just wanted to make sure that in the future when we have a Special Use Permit request, that we can make sure we have enough of a blend with other uses in the area,” Beazley continued. “We kind of ‘beefed’ our ability as a city to make real land use decisions the next time a car lot wants to apply and de-velop a certain area. But, for the most part, retail decisions are made by the market-place, not by the local government.”

At the time of Oregon’s moratorium, at least two city council people said they were concerned a permanent moratorium would send a bad message to business, so it was kept to six months. They said the catalyst for the moratorium was an outside storage lot on Woodville Road that “looks horrible.”

During council discussion, Council-man James Seaman said, “There’s no ques-tion that new car dealerships have used car lots. And I don’t think we need to be against a new car dealership in Oregon. This could be an unintended consequence that we have here. This is something I want clari-fi ed. Moratoriums are dangerous. You’re specifying a group that can’t do business in a community.”

Three homes along Woodville Road, between Forsythe and Berry, were torn down to make room for an adjacent used car dealership. (Press photo by Ken Grosjean)


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Support appreciated To the editor: The Humane Society of Ottawa County would like to thank all those who made our fi rst shoe collection fundraiser a success. Thank you to Tom Johnson and the Port Clinton Kiwanis Club; Jennifer Scott and the Danbury Key Club; Leah Tusen and the Port Clinton Lions Club; the Oak Harbor Lions Club; Principal Connie Snyder and the Immaculate Conception school stu-dents, and the Order of the Eastern Star for collecting shoes for us. And thanks to the Community Market in Oak Harbor, Bassett’s Market in Port Clinton, Ace Hardware, Key Bank, Marblehead Bank and The Beacon for pro-viding shoe collection box locations. Lastly, a big thank you to all those who donated shoes. We collected 2,700 pairs that will be given to people in Central and South America who need shoes. The Humane Society will receive mon-ey based on the pounds of shoes collected. Funds will be used to continue services for the unwanted, neglected and abused ani-mals of Ottawa County.Board of DirectorsHumane Society of Ottawa County

Housing and politics To the editor: I read “Predatory lending led to falling homes values” (Feb. 22 issue of The Press) with great interest and noted that part of the blame ignored the political goals that exceeded practicality. That is, politicians want to be he-roes and appear as if they are assisting Americans to own their own homes, yet reality prevents all of us from accomplish-ing that goal. For example, certain jobs are vital to an effective society but only pay minimal wages and holders of those jobs would like to own their homes as well, but fi nances dictate otherwise. President Clinton appeared to be as-

sisting Americans by relaxing qualifi ca-tions for home loans but the results of that possibly good intention illustrated why loan qualifi cations were set as they were. Paul GianniToledo

Wait and seeTo the editor: Once again property owners in the Woodmore School District are being asked to pay for taxes that were rejected before. The last time this was rejected the former school board said that the following cuts would be made if the renewal levy did not pass along with a earned income tax. 1. Gifted & Talented position, 2. one music teacher, 3. busing reductions, 4. school nurse, 5. one counselor, 6. kinder-garten teacher, 7. fi rst grade teacher, 8. sec-ond grade teacher, 8. third grade teacher, 9. physical education teacher, 10. reduce supplementals, 11. custodial position, 12. fi eld trips. This was the last list I had but in looking through my papers they have listed others in different hand outs. One said a science teacher would be cut along with a Spanish teacher and then a study hall mon-itor. My point is none of this happened. In fact, I believe two positions were cut and there was one new hire. I am voting no until I know where the district stands fi nancially, period. I want to know how much more the school will be getting with the hike in the Current Agricultural Use Valuation. Some land owners have told me that theirs went up 75 to almost 120 percent. That could be a lot of money for schools. I have also heard some residents say their taxes have gone down. I invite them to pay my difference because mine went up and I do not own

farm land. The Village of Woodville is also asking for a 2-mill increase so land owners living in town are going to be getting this levy plus the school levy to vote on. I live in the township but can’t vote on the village levy but non-property owners can vote on the school levy yet they are not paying for it, just the property owners. Please vote no until we see where we stand. The school district is not in jeopardy.Gail LutmanGenoa

A sad goodbye To the editor: It comes with a heavy heart to tell that my very special friend, Darling Mensing, has passed away. As most of you will remember, she had sent her CHRISTmas wish to 101.5 The River MaryBeth and Rick. MaryBeth hand-ed the letter off to me and we were able to reach out to the community to help us make her CHRISTmas Miracle Come true. God showed up in a big way and Darling got her CHRISTmas wish. She was/is one of the most special people I have ever met in my life. Within fi ve seconds of meeting her, I fell in love with her. Her fam-ily is just as special. They instantly became “family” to us and we love them all dearly. We were informed she passed with a smile on her face. I am confi dent upon taking her last breath here on earth, her very next breath was with our creator. She is fi nally “home” – no more pain, no more cancer, complete-ly whole again. Even though we have that assurance, there is still pain and sadness. From December until about a week ago we texted each other every day. I will miss getting her texts. I will miss spending time

with her. I will miss hearing her voice. I am asking all of you to please cover her family in your prayers. Her husband, Charlie, and their seven children are an amazing family. My heart breaks for all of them. I am thankful that God blessed our family to get to know her and her family and I know we will be con-nected for the rest of our lives. We went and saw her last Friday and before we left, she said “I will see you on the other side.” Darling, thank you for your friendship, thank you for your example, and thank you for allowing us to be a part of your family. Until we meet againJoni Meyer CrothersSylvania

Imagine sitting in your brand new car which is the exact one you always dreamed of owning. It has every feature and ame-nity you desire. It’s perfect in every way. However, if you never start your car, and never drive it, you will never get anywhere. It doesn’t matter what you have in your life if you don’t use it. Having positive as-sets which you don’t utilize is like not hav-ing them at all. It’s no different than pos-sessing knowledge you don’t use. Progress is made by utilizing that which you have right now, not by waiting for something else. Procrastination never gets you any-where. All it does is endlessly postpone getting started. Putting off action until some future condition is met results in nothing ever being accomplished. Too many people live life as if it is a practice run. They consider time to be in-fi nite. Procrastination is their way of life. They claim to be waiting for something before they get started. They may be wait-ing for things to get better, the right time, the right circumstances, connecting with the right people, the economy to improve, approval, acceptance, or any other excuse, which prevents them from getting started. When no action is taken, nothing hap-pens. This situation is just like sitting in your parked car, waiting to go somewhere. You can wait as long as you like, but noth-

ing is going to happen. In order to get somewhere, you’ve got to get started. Getting started means taking the fi rst step. In your car it involves fi rst starting the engine and then putting the car into gear before you can begin traveling to a destination. In your life it means taking the fi rst step forward, no matter how small. Get rid of all your excuses for inaction. Any reason for avoiding action must be dis-carded. It doesn’t matter what others say to you. It does matter what you say to your-self. All you need to get started is just one reason to succeed. Cut free from ties to the past. Don’t la-ment mistakes you have made, learn from them and don’t repeat them. You can’t alter what has already transpired, but you can make positive changes to what you do now and in the future. Knowing where you want to go is part of getting started. Without a destination there is no point to getting started because you don’t know where you want to go or

how to get there. Stop procrastinating. Getting started requires taking action. Embarking on that fi rst step is essential. A simple way to break through procrastination is by doing whatever you have been putting off for 15 minutes. This approach is easily doable and manageable. Once you get started with your fi rst step, you are moving forward. Eliminate non-productive, time wast-ing activities. These are known as displace-ment behaviors. They include anything you do which keeps you busy, but prevents you from taking action that gets you started moving towards your objective. Focus on today and where you want to be in the future. Have a crystal clear picture of your goals. Formulate a detailed plan for reaching your destination. Now get started by taking the fi rst step. Then take the next. Keep up the process of moving forward. What are you waiting for? You will never be as young as you are today. Time goes by too fast. So get started right now. Take your fi rst step. Just do it. No more ex-cuses. No more procrastinating. No more worrying about the opinion of others. Get started now!

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Civil liberties fans in the United States recently got an unlikely champion: the CEO of Apple. In a high-profi le spat with the White House, Tim Cook has emerged as a leading spokesperson against the Obama adminis-tration’s efforts to weaken Americans’ con-stitutional protections and civil liberties. In particular, Cook is fi ghting a feder-al order that would force Apple to create software to bypass the iPhone’s security features — and give the FBI access to the phone and everything on it. He sent a letter to all Apple users explaining the compa-ny’s position and promising to keep up the fi ght. Here’s what’s at stake. The FBI is investigating last December’s mass shooting in San Bernardino, California. It wants access to the iPhone used by suspected terrorist Syed Rizwan Farook, who carried out the shooting to-

The stakes are high in Apple’s privacy fi ght with feds

gether with his wife Tashfeen Malik. But here’s the controversial part: The feds basically want Apple to create a soft-ware “backdoor” that would allow the FBI to access the phone’s information remotely. The FBI insists this is a one-off re-quest. But that’s ridiculous: Once created, the technique could be used over and over again, on any number of devices. Indeed, the FBI is already seeking access to iPhones in nine other cases. The constitutional implications are chilling. If the government gets its way, nothing would be private. With a secret order from a judge, your phone company

or manufacturer could have to provide all the information on your phone to the FBI, including call logs, text messages, emails, chat transcripts, and even photos. They won’t just fi nd out if you’re talking with “terrorists,” of course. Are you calling a secret girlfriend or boyfriend? Are you talking with an abortion provider — or a psychiatrist? What kind of porn do you look at? If it’s on your phone, the government would get to know about it. Nothing would be private. Nothing would be sacred. And worse yet, those same tools the FBI wants could easily fall into the hands of hackers, criminals, or even foreign in-telligence services. Once Pandora’s box opens, there’s no closing it. There’s another issue at play here, too: The FBI dropped the ball on Syed Rizwan Farook months ago, so now it’s trying to cover its mistakes. Federal law enforcement offi cials told CNN in December, for example, that Farook

had been in touch with “more than one ter-rorism suspect” the FBI was already inves-tigating. That was well before he carried out the shootings. Why wasn’t the FBI intercepting his communications then, when they could’ve gotten a warrant? Why was there no au-thorized surveillance? It’s because the FBI botched the case, and now they’re trying to make up for it by turning Apple — and pri-vacy — into the bad guys. We should support Apple and its ef-forts to protect our privacy. We’ve already lost many of our civil liberties since the September 11 attacks. It’s time to turn the tide. Our privacy is worth fi ghting for.

OtherWords columnist John Kiriakou is an associate fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies and the winner of the 2015 PEN Center USA First Amendment award. An earlier version of this opinion piece ap-peared at Truthdig.com. OtherWords.org


Donald Trump loves free speech. As long as his mouth is the one running free. Trump has dominated the stage at the Republican Presidential debates with his uninhibited barroom repartee. This ma-cho verbosity vocalizes the anger many Americans feel. It also serves another pur-pose. When he insults his fellow candidates they attack in kind and this word warfare benefi ts all who engage in it because the rules give additional face time to those at-tacked. Trump kicked-off this Jerry Springer Light mini-series, but he was soon joined by Jeb Bush, Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio. Meanwhile, Ohio Governor John Kasich and Dr. Ben Carson are seldom seen, so much so that at one debate Carson quipped, “I wish someone would attack me.” His comment drew a laugh, but not one more minute of air time. And, now he’s gone, too much of a gentleman for the highest offi ce in the land. Trump may have authored The Art of the Deal, but his next book should be enti-tled The Art of the Insult. In this campaign he has castigated Muslims, Mexicans, The Pope, Megyn Kelly and Sen. John McCain, of whom he said, “I like people that weren’t captured.” Unbelievable. McCain, a Navy pilot during the Vietnam confl ict, was a prison-er of war for fi ve-and-a-half years. When the North Vietnamese offered him freedom nine months after his capture, he declined unless all prisoners taken before him were released.

Ironically, this practitioner of free speech threatened to curtail your right to free speech when he said he would “open up the libel laws” to remove First Amendment protections for the press, and, by the way, for you too. He said he would make it easier to sue and “win lots of money.” It’s not supposed to be easy to sue in a Democratic society. Robust discussion hones and unveils the wisdom of the mass-es. If Trump’s past is any predictor of the future under his presidency look no fur-ther than his reaction to a joke by comedi-

an Bill Maher, albeit a tasteless and vulgar one. Trump sued. He also sued disgruntled attendees of Trump University who posted negative reviews. Both suits were dismissed under California’s anti-SLAPP law. SLAPP stands for Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation. Such lawsuits aren’t so much about winning as they are about silencing and harassing critics by forcing them to spend time and money mired in the court system. Dennis Hetzel, president of the Ohio Newspaper Association, said 28 states have such anti-SLAPP laws. Ohio is not one of them. However, there is a movement to craft one tentatively called The Ohio Citizens Participation Act. This law could have saved our parent company, Douthit Communications, Inc, a lot of grief, time and money had it been in effect in 2013. At the tail end of 2012, a group calling itself Patriots for a Change protested the fi ring of 156 employees of companies owned by Robert Murray, own-er of Murray Energy. They alleged Murray fi red the employees as a political stunt after Barack Obama won his second term. Our sister paper, the Chagrin Valley Times cov-ered the protest, added an opinion column and a political cartoon. Murray sued. He lost. Still, he appealed. He lost again. In its opinion, Ohio’s Eighth District Court of Appeals stated defendants exercised their right to “protected First Amendment speech.” It further stated, “This case illus-

trates the need for Ohio to join the majority of states in this country that have enacted statutes that provide for quick relief from suits aimed at chilling protected speech. These suits, referred to as strategic lawsuits against public participation, can be dev-astating to individual defendants or small news organizations and act to chill criti-cism and debate.” The court ordered Robert Murray, et al to pay court costs. Can you imagine the chilling chaos a SLAPP-happy President of the United States would create? As far as Trump’s desire to “open up” libel laws, Hetzel says existing libel law is suffi cient protection for public fi gures. “If a newspaper makes things up, knows something is false, which is my defi -nition of a lie, even if you’re Donald Trump, you can sue. There is no shortage of celeb-rities, politicians and public fi gures who have successfully carried out the libel laws. He can sue right now. He just has to prove it, which is a fundamental premise of our legal system. “To accomplish what he wants to do, you’d have to amend the Constitution,” Hetzel adds. He will have as much chance of doing that as he will of deporting 11 million ille-gal immigrants and getting Mexico to pay for the wall.

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Auditions planned Fremont Community Theatre and Director Diane Cepeda will hold auditions for “9 to 5,” Sunday and Monday March 13 and 14 at 7 p.m. at Fremont Community Theatre, located on Vanguard Place off of Dickinson Street in Fremont. Those auditioning should bring 16 bars of a prepared song with sheet music. A pianist will be provided for all singers. Cold readings from the script will also be done. Production dates are May 13-15 and May 20-22. For a complete listing of roles, visit fremontcommunitytheatre.org, or fi nd Fre-mont Community Theatre on Facebook. Call 419-332-0775.

Moody Blues Flying High The Moody Blues will bring their Fly High Tour to the Stranahan Sunday, Oct. 30 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets went on sale March 4. Tickets range in price from $45-$103 and are available at the Stranahan Theater box offi ce, by calling 419-381-8851 or online at etix.com.

March zoo discounts The Toledo Zoo is offering discount-ed admission coupons through March 18. Coupons, available online at toledozoo.org, are valid Monday through Friday. Guests must present the coupon (print-ed or digital) at the entry gate to receive the discount. Coupons may be combined with other offers, yet only one coupon is neces-sary per transaction. The coupon does not apply to groups of 20 or more. For info, visit toledozoo.org or call 419-385-4040. Lucas County residents are admitted free of charge on non-holiday Mondays from 10 a.m.-noon. Valid ID showing proof of residency is required.

Gardening class A free Straw Bale Gardening Class will be offered Thursday, March 10 at 7 p.m. at the Lake Township Administration Building, 27975 Cummings Rd. Instructors Ian Miners and Ruby Fifer

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Crafts & Wine Participants will have the opportuni-ty to create a mesh carrot door hanging at Craft & Wine Classes offered March 16 and again March 18 from 7-8:30 p.m. at Brunner Campus, 1224 West St., Genoa. The cost is $28. For more info or to reg-ister, visit www.brunnercampus.com/carrot.

Breakfast with the Bunny The East Toledo Family Center, 1020 Varland, will host a Breakfast with the Easter Bunny March 19 from 9 a.m.-noon. Pancakes will be served until 11:30 a.m. The event will include pictures with the Easter Bunny, crafts, activities and raf-fl es. The program is free and open to the community. All children must be accompa-nied by an adult. For more info, please call Jodi Gross at 691-1429 ext. 213.

Teddy Bear Care Fair The Toledo Zoo invites visitors to bring their favorite stuffed pals to a Teddy Bear Care Fair Saturday, March 19 from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Zoo volunteers will provide check-ups and cosmetic repairs to ensure all stuffed friends are fi xed up and fi t for another year of love.

Visitors can also pose questions to animal keepers and veterinary staff during scheduled talks, watch animal feeds and demonstrations, enjoy puppet shows, in-teract with divers in the Aquarium, partici-pate in hands-on activities and much more. In addition, the Toledo Area Humane Society will be on zoo grounds from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. for a pet adoption day. Visit www.toledozoo.org for info.

10th Shamrockin’ the Blarney The Blarney Irish Pub in downtown Toledo is planning three days of Irish fes-tivities beginning with St. Patrick’s Day. Admission is free all weekend long for those who pre-purchase and wear one of the limited edition St. Patrick’s Day t-shirts, available online or at The Blarney. Once again, the pub is honoring local heroes by donating a portion of the week-end’s proceeds to the Toledo Firefi ghters Local 92 Charities. Shamrockin’ The Blarney St Patrick’s Day celebration will begin Thursday, March 17 when pub doors open at 7 p.m. and pa-trons can enjoy full Irish breakfast, bagpip-ers, dancing and celebration. The heated tent will be open 11 a.m.-11 p.m. with a $5 cover charge. Extra Stout will kick off the entertainment from noon-3 p.m.; Thirsty Houligans will perform 4-7 p.m., followed by Dragon Wagon from 8-11 p.m. Friday, March 18 will be the “ShamROCK Show” under the heated tent. The Pub will be open 3 p.m.-2 a.m. and the tent 5 p.m.-1 a.m. with a $5 cover charge. Beginning at 5 p.m., local fan favorites Twin Pfunk, Falcor and Arctic Clam will

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“Motown: The Musical” Producers Kevin McCollum, Doug Morris and Berry Gordy and Theater League are bringing “Motown: The Musical” to the Stranahan Theater stage for a one-week en-gagement March 29-April 3. Tickets are on sale and are available at BroadwayinToledo.com, the Stranahan Theater box offi ce, 4645 Heatherdowns Boulevard, or by calling 419-381-8851. Groups of 10 or more may call 1-866-314-7687. “Motown: The Musical” is the true American dream story of Motown founder Berry Gordy’s journey from featherweight boxer to the heavyweight music mogul who launched the careers of Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, Smokey Robinson, Marvin Gaye and so many more. For more info, visit www.MotownTheMusical.com.

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Art contest under way Entries are being accepted for The University of Toledo’s Lake Erie Center’s 2016 Art Contest. Amateur artists of all ages, back-grounds and skill levels are invited to sub-mit a piece of 2-D or 3-D art that fi ts the theme, “The nature of our region, from Oak

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By Yaneek SmithPress Contributing Writer [email protected] MBK is based out of East Toledo, but they’re more than just a local band. In fact, MBK, which is short for My Brother’s Keeper, recently completed a na-tional tour that saw them travel as far east as Baltimore and as far west as Oklahoma City. And most recently, the band made a quick trip around the Midwest dur-ing Valentine’s Weekend, performing in Chicago, Cleveland and Grand Rapids. Most local bands have a small follow-ing and perform at small establishments in and around northern Ohio. MBK is bigger than that. They consistently perform in major cities, have built a strong following and could be in store for bigger and better things. In 2015, the group released a 17-track album and a 13-track mix tape. It’s been a long time coming for the group, which is comprised of members who have been working the music scene for over a decade. Anthony Gonzales, known as “A-Laz,” combined with Robert Boulle (Sixx Digit) and Myke Mellon (M-Dot), as well as former member Kenny Fitch (Slit) two years ago and formed the band. (Gonzales, Boulle and Flitch are all Toledo natives and Mellon, who is originally from Ypsilanti, Michigan., moved to Toledo nine years ago.) “I don’t think there was a doubt that it wouldn’t work (when we formed). Based on having a rapport with these guys – I wouldn’t work with guys who weren’t tal-ented and didn’t have that drive and pas-sion – we were all on the same page,” said Gonzales. “We didn’t want to make music just so it could be popular, we wanted to make it real and make music that we want to hear; it’s true about stuff going on in our lives.” MBK’s hip-hop music and on-stage presence resonates with people and has been instrumental in helping them to de-velop a following. But they’ve been busi-ness savvy as well. The group has success-

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fully marketed itself while networking and building relationships with other recording artists. On their major tour, the group per-formed with a Houston-based hip-hop art-ist named Trae Tha Truth, and opened for Twiztid during Valentine’s Day Weekend. One of the most enjoyable things about being an entertainer comes when you get to interact with fans, and that’s something the band experienced recently. “Twiztid did a meet-and-greet with the fans, so we would wait by their table and introduce ourselves. It’s great to connect with people; I’ve got a habit for doing that stuff,” said Gonzales. “That’s what people want, they want you to connect with you. It’s not just about going up on stage and then being gone. We’ve been to so many different states and had so much different love (from the fans). “It was a great experience. We’re liv-

ing our dreams – we’re not rich, but we’re not in it to get rich. It’s for us to enjoy the music. Sometimes people want to portray something they’re not. You’ve got to get out there and do it yourself.” During the tour, the group collaborat-ed with guitarist New Age, a musician for whom Gonzales has high praise and credits for helping to complement the unit so well during their performances. Locally, the group enjoys working with Innovation Concerts and has performed in Toledo at Headliners, Frankie’s, Main Street Bar & Grill and at the old Sports Arena. “We’ve played some of the biggest ven-ues in Toledo,” said Gonzales. “If there’s good sound and there’s room for a good crowd, we’re down.” Ultimately, ending their solo careers and coming together has been a wise deci-sion for the group.

“There are a lot of good solo artists, but there are not a lot of people coming togeth-er doing well where people just naturally like it. We don’t take it for granted.” Through the years, the group or mem-bers of the group have collaborated with and opened for a number of well-known musicians, including Three 6 Mafi a’s DJ Paul, Juvenile, Crooked I, Rittz, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony and Hell’s Kitchen. Despite being together for just two years, Gonzales and the crew are working to grow their base while continuing to per-form. “I’ve planted all kinds of seeds – some of them grow, some don’t. Recently, it’s been real good. Hopefully, we’re able to do more and take it one step farther,” said Gonzales. “A lot of people are rooting for us and we want to take it one step farther. It’s been 16 years of us doing this thing.

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There’s something fi shy going on in Pemberville of late, and it’s reeling in locals and visitors alike. On Friday, Feb. 26, American Legion Post 183 hosted the fi rst of three Friday-Night Fish Fries, which lured a record 418 diners. Two more fi sh fries are planned on March 11 and 25 from 4:30-7 p.m. Diners can choose from three-piece and 5-piece dinners for $9.50 and $12, respectively. A macaroni & cheese dinner is available for $6. All dinners include a baked potato or fries, applesauce or cole slaw and roll and butter. Cap off dinner with a slice of home-made pie for $2.50. Carryouts are available. “This year it was decided to offer a dis-count to the veterans who attend the fi sh fries as a thank-you for their dedication and service as veterans,” said Auxiliary

President Gwen Schroeder-Zulch, who credited dedicated volunteers for their hard work in making the Lenten events a success. In addition to fi sh and fellowship, fi sh fry attendees will be able to view a display of quilts by the Eastwood Quilting Eagles – a group that make quilts for our Hometown Heroes – on March 11 and 25 and a travel-ing display from the Veterans Museum in Gibsonburg on March 25 only. Proceeds from the fi sh fries benefi t the many programs of the American Legion Family. The Legion Post is located at 405 E. Front St. The offi cers of the American Legion Family 183 include Commander James Brinker; Auxiliary President Gwen Schroeder-Zulch and Sons of the American Legion Squadron Commander Kurt Sieving. The Legion Family also includes American Legion Riders, a program of motorcycle en-thusiasts. Members join through a Riders chapter at an American Legion post.

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To date, March has had a little “lion” and a little “lamb” weather-wise, but take heart – we not only get an extra hour of daylight when Daylight Saving Time begins March 13, we also say goodbye to winter and welcome spring this month on March 20 . Plus, we have St. Patrick’s Day and Easter to celebrate too! Like just about any month of the year, there’s plenty to see, do and enjoy in March. Here’s a sampling: Ongoing:Through April: “MythBusters: The Explosive Exhibition,” Imagination Station Toledo, One Discovery Way, Toledo. Apply the scientifi c method to uncover the truth behind popular myths. Based on the real-life operations room of the TV MythBusters’ iconic set, this exhibition is fi lled with gadgets, props, video and blue-prints. www.imaginationstationtoledo.org.Through May 8: “Indigenous Beauty: Masterworks of American Indian Art from the Diker Collection,” Toledo Museum of Art, Canaday Gallery. Drawn from Native American art collected by Charles and Valerie Diker, the exhibit features more than 100 masterworks representing tribes across the North American continent. www.toledomuseum.org.Through May 15: “The American West: Photographs of a New Frontier,” Toledo Museum of Art, Works on Paper Gallery. Ansel Adams, Timothy O’Sullivan and Carlton Emmens Watkins are a few of the photographers represented in the exhibit, which offers a portrait of one of the world’s great, untamable muses – the Western United States.

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For the second consecutive year, Oak Harbor girls basketball coach Tom Kontak and his six-foot tall senior stand-out Andrea Cecil garnered Alan Miller Jewelers All-Press Coach and Player of the Year honors. It should come as little surprise be-cause Cecil set a new standard at Oak Harbor. “The senior year that Andrea had for her Lady Rocket team was perhaps the greatest individual season a female bas-ketball player has had in school history. It was easily her best statistical season, and numbers certainly do not lie,” Kontak said. In leading Oak Harbor to a 23-1 sea-son, Cecil averaged 23 points, 7.2 rebounds and 3.4 assists. Moving from Division III to D-II this year, her team followed a regional tournament appearance with a district ap-pearance, where they fell to Three Rivers Athletic Conference champion Central Catholic, 63-53.

Cecil is now the program’s all-time leader in career points (1,823), single-season points (542), single-season scoring average and single-game scoring (40), and will take those accomplishments with her as she continues her career at Bowling Green State University.

Despite a tough district tournament draw, the result doesn’t take away from what Cecil and her teammates accom-plished. Oak Harbor earned a No. 2 ranking in the fi nal Associated Press poll. Cecil, a four-year starter and multi-year All-Ohioan, will graduate with Athena Eli, Allie Kuhn and Olivia Rollins having won over 75 per-cent of her games, going 76-23. “But, I know what Andrea is most proud of has to do with her team and her group of teammates during her career,” Kontak said. “Andrea was part of 76 wins over the last four years, three consecutive sectional championships, the fi rst district championship in 25 years, and the fi rst Sandusky Bay Conference championship in 12 years. Not to mention the leadership she brought to us and all of the behind-the-scenes work she put in to make herself bet-ter and the leadership she brought to make her teammates better as well. “Andrea’s legacy for Oak Harbor High School basketball will show many points scored and many rebounds grabbed. But, what will be the most diffi cult aspect for our program to have to replace will be the leadership and role-model example Andrea brought every day.” In POY and COY voting by 10 area coaches and 10 media members, Cecil and Kontak won overwhelmingly — both by over a two-to-one majority over the second place fi nisher. Genoa senior guard Haley Pickard is All-Press fi rst team and fi nished second in POY voting. She was District 7 D-III and Northern Buckeye Conference POY and is an alternate for Ohio’s North-South All-Star Game. She led the NBC in scor-ing (16.9 pts.) and rebounding (9.2), scored 1,329 career points and had a school record 443 steals. Her Comets fi nished 20-3 and reached the D-III district tournament.

Pickard, a multi-sport standout, says basketball is her favorite.

“I’ve been playing varsity for four years and I just love the game,” she said. “I love

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Allison Roach Northwood 5’5 Jr Point Guard 18.6 4.1 asst

Hannah Hess Clay 5’8 Sr Guard 16.0 4.0 reb

Haley Hess Clay 5’7 Sr Guard 14.7 2.5 asst

Haley Pickard Genoa 5’5 Sr Guard/Wing 16.9 9.2 reb

Erica Harder Genoa 6’0 Sr Guard/Wing 11.3 8.0 reb

Andrea Cecil Oak Harbor 6’0 Sr Guard/Post 22.6 7.2 reb

Alex Matus Central Catholic 5’7 Sr Guard 9.8 2.7 asst

Jami Hardy Cardinal Stritch 5’7 Jr Guard 11.0 5.3 reb

Kama Hardy Cardinal Stritch 5’9 Sr Forward 10.1 9.3 reb

Allie Teeple Gibsonburg 5’9 Jr Forward 10.9 9.7 reb

Logan Harris Oak Harbor 6’1 Fr Post 10.8 6.5 reb

Kali Hardy Cardinal Stritch 5’5 Sr Guard 10.9 2.3 stls

Carly Gose Genoa 5’4 Sr Guard 5.0 8.4 stls

Haley Gerke Genoa 5’5 Sr Guard/Wing 10.2 4.2 reb

Emily Edwards Genoa 5’6 Jr Guard/Wing 9.0 3.3 reb

Abby Cantrell Gibsonburg 5’9 Jr Guard/Forward 11.0 5.3 reb

Alexa Schmeltz Eastwood 5’7 Sr Forward 10.5 6.7 reb

Latrecia Williams Waite 6’1 Sr Center 9.6 7.9 reb

Bekah Swartz Lake 5’6 Jr Guard 10.4 1.5 asst

Abby Dornbusch, Oak Harbor; Alex Rable, Northwood; Athena Eli, Oak Harbor

Dajanay Wells, Waite; Dana Artino, Northwood; Jade Laviolette, Northwood

Kait Gephart, Woodmore; Kara Ameling, Eastwood; Katy Roberts, Gibsonburg

Kristen Deal, Lake; Lily Rothert, Woodmore; Mackenzie Albright, Eastwood

Mae Sanders, Waite; Marteena Fitch, Waite; McKenzie Brittenham, Lake

Kate Barbee, Woodmore; Shylee Schmeltz, Gibsonburg; Sydney Hess, Clay

Emma Barney Oak Harbor 5’4 Jr Guard 9.2 3.8 asst

Lyndsey Matus Central Catholic 5’7 Sr Guard 6.7 1.8 asst

playing it with my team. One of our main goals was to go 14-0 and win the NBC title, and that’s what we did.”

There’s another Genoa mark that Pickard could break this year. Pickard and senior teammate Carly Gose can become Genoa’s fi rst female athletes to earn 12 var-sity letters when they graduate this spring. Pickard plays volleyball, basketball and softball, and Gose competes in cross coun-try, basketball and track.

Gose made third team All-Press, most likely because she averaged an unheard of 8.4 steals per game. She broke the school record with 185 steals this year, which is currently eighth all-time in Ohio, and she has 415 career steals.

Another Genoa teammate, all-purpose player Erica Harder, is fi rst team All-Press after averaging 11.3 points and eight re-bounds. She had 88 career blocks, breaking a school record, and played point guard de-spite being six feet tall and only averaged 1.5 turnovers per game. She was also fi rst team All-NBC and fi rst team All-District 7, D-III.

Also getting POY votes was Northwood junior point guard Allison Roach, a fi rst team selection who scored 427 points (18.6 per game), made 71.3 percent of her free throws, and accumulated 87 assists, 80 re-bounds, 75 steals, and 61 defl ections.

Clay senior guard Hannah Hess, a fi rst team All-Press pick, also got POY votes af-ter averaging 16 points and four rebounds. She was District 7 D-I POY, fi rst team all-district, and fi rst team All-TRAC.

Hannah’s sister, Clay senior guard Haley Hess, a fi rst team All-Press pick, will fi nish her career scoring 1,004 career points. She averaged 14.7 points. 2.5 as-sists and 2.9 steals her senior and earned fi rst team All-District 7 D-I and fi rst team All-TRAC.

Most years, The Press narrows selec-tions to fi ve fi rst team, fi ve second and fi ve third team choices. However, because of ties in voting and an extraordinary number of local girls players averaging in double fi gures this year, those numbers were ex-panded.

Cardinal Stritch senior guard Kali Hardy, a third team All-Press pick, also re-ceived POY votes. Two others from Stritch’s Hardy sisterhood contingent received sec-ond team — junior guard Jami Hardy and senior guard Kama Hardy.

In coach of the year voting, Clay coach Corey Slovak, the TRAC Coach of the Year, fi nished a distant second. Genoa coach Mike DeStazio and Stritch coach Cathy Hanek also received votes. (— Press writ-ers Mark Griffi n and Yaneek Smith contrib-uted)

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“...the most diffi cult aspect for our program to have to replace will be the leadership and role-model example

Andrea brought every day.”

Oak Harbor senior guard Andrea Cecil. (Press fi le photo by Scott Grau)

Oak Harbor girls basketball coach Tom Kontak. (Press fi le photo by Scott Grau)


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At 5-foot-4 and just over 100 pounds, Genoa freshman Dylan D’Emilio isn’t an imposing fi gure – until you get him on the wrestling mat.

D’Emilio was the projected state cham-pion in the 106-pound weight class at the Division III state tournament in Columbus. D’Emilio entered at 47-1 with 30 pins this season and is one of six freshman state qualifi ers at 106.

D’Emilio is one of fi ve Genoa wrestlers competing at this weekend’s event, join-ing freshman Julian Sanchez (27-5) at 113 pounds, senior Damian D’Emilio (43-6) at 126 and juniors Adam Bates (45-11) and Matt Herrick (44-7) at 145 and 195, respec-tively. Freshman James Limongi earned a spot as a state alternate.

Dylan D'Emilio, Sanchez, and Damian D' Emilio made program history as each captured individual district champion-ships at the Division III district wrestling tournament.

In addition, Oak Harbor had eight qual-ifi ers to the D-III state meet — seniors Rhett Petersen (145 pounds, 40-6) and Brandon Garber (285, 40-6) and six juniors — Bruce Hrynciw (120, 31-3), Dylan Mansor (132, 36-8), Trevor Scherf (138, 28-8), Jake Huston (152, 32-14), Kian Thompson (182, 42-7) and Dylan Thorp (195, 39-8).

Oak Harbor fi nished as D-III district runner-up, scoring 174 points to trail Delta (233). Thompson was the Rockets’ only champion, winning a 7-4 decision over Gibsonburg’s Madison Jaso in the fi nal.

Clay, Northwood and Gibsonburg qual-ifi ed two wrestlers each to the state meet. In Division I, Clay senior Matt Stencel (41-1), who won a 195 pound state championship as a junior and fi nished as state runner-up at 182 his sophomore year, advanced to state at 220 pounds. Clay junior Nick Henneman (42-7), who was sixth last year at 113, qualifi ed at 120 pounds. Out of 37 teams, Clay fi nished sev-enth as a team with two runner-up fi nishes (Stencel, Henneman), one fi fth place and one sixth place at the Perrysburg district meet. The Eagles scored 86½ points as Lakewood

Oak Harbor sends 8, Comets 6 to state wrestling meet

St. Edward won the championship with 13 wrestlers placing and 277 points. Stencel lost his fi rst match of the year in the championship by a 4-1 deci-sion to St. Edward’s Jared Campbell (37-1), and Henneman lost a 10-3 decision to Wadsworth wrestler Noah Baughman (36-1) in his fi nal. At 170, Clay’s Zach Brown (40-12) placed fi fth by winning a 5-1 decision over St. Ed’s Jared Leidich (21-17), and Eagle grappler Mike Handy (38-13) lost his fi fth place match by forfeit to Olmsted Falls wrestler Michael Shaw (41-9). In D-III, Northwood senior Jonny Wheeler (38-5) qualifi ed for state at 126 and teammate Trevor Mack (27-7), a junior, qualifi ed at 170. Gibsonburg sophomore Hugo Vallerreal (40-7) wrestled at 138 and his teammate, junior Madison Jaso (34-7), qualifi ed for state at 182. The Golden Bears placed eighth as a team, scoring 58 points. Wheeler reached the district fi nal at Waite’s Grant Murray Field House, losing a close 3-2 decision to Genoa senior Damian D’Emilio to fi sh as runner-up. Mack fi n-

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One of the main things Randy Menchaca wanted to instill in his players in this, his fi rst season as Clay’s hockey coach, was discipline.

“I think we achieved that,” Menchaca said. “Everything else fell into place. They were a coachable group of kids and they had the desire to improve and the will to win. I’m proud of what we did with them this year. They are a great group of guys.”

The Eagles shared the National League regular-season title with Perrysburg in the Northwest Hockey Conference’s White

Clay hockey gets 20 wins, shares White Division titleDivision, then played for the White Division tournament championship last Sunday against Springfi eld at the Ice House.

Springfi eld, which won the American League portion of the White Division, beat Clay 4-1 during the regular season. The Eagles, who won the National League title a year ago, played that game without se-nior forward R.J. Stringham and one of the team’s three goalies, Alex Jaquillard.

“We had everybody back (on Sunday) and we were a lot more prepared to play them from a team standpoint,” Menchaca said. “From a coaching standpoint, I thought we were prepared to play them.”

Clay lost to the Blue Devils, 3-0. Springfi eld’s last score came on an emp-

ty-net goal with 30 seconds left, after Menchaca pulled Jaquillard.

“It was a heck of a game,” Menchaca said. “I’m proud of the way the guys played. We took a lot of the fi ght to them. Unfortunately, we just couldn’t put the puck in the net. We had our opportuni-ties. I would say we out-shot them by 20-25 shots, easily.”

The Eagles, who went 12-2 in division games (their other loss was to Perrysburg), fi nished the season with a 20-14 record. Stringham, who fi nished his career with 63 goals, led the National League with 28 goals this season and added 26 assists. Goalies Eric Kutchenriter (221), Jaquillard (191) and J.J. Utter (134) combined for 546 saves.

Clay graduates seven seniors from this year’s team in Stringham and fellow forwards Adam Burns, Justin Heck, Kevin Below, James LaPlante and Cody Silva, and defenseman Ben Malczewski.

Stringham, Burns, Heck, Malczewski and LaPlante were all four-year lettermen, while Below earned three letters and Silva earned two.

“Malczewski, Burns, Stringham and Heck provided leadership and the work ethic and that desire to win,” Menchaca said. “They’re (all) going to be missed.”

Burns was the third member of his family to play for Clay for four years. His brothers, Drew and A.J., played four years; all three were forwards and wore No. 2.

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Of 15 inductees into the Toledo City Athletic League Hall of Fame, four have ties to the east side of town, including one who is a former Press sportswriter. Inducted are two Waite graduates, Steve Junga (1978) and Jack Romp (1964), Clay graduate James J. Petinoit (1956) and former Clay and Waite football coach John “J.J.” Johnson (DeVilbiss, 1963).

Steve Junga Junga, who started his sports writing career at The Press, during his induction speech thanked Press General Manager John Szozda for the opportunity to get his career jump-started in the 1980s. “I read the Metro Press now and then, and there were never any sports,” Junga recalled in an interview with The Press in 2012. “So, I just called John up and said, ‘Hey, would you like some?’ He said, ‘Sure, what have you done?’ “I ended up bringing out some clips from my classes at UT, and I don’t remem-ber the exact conversation, but he basi-cally said, ‘That’s good enough for us.’ He started me out $10 an article and another $5 if I took a picture to go with it. I had a 35 millimeter camera, and they provided fi lm, and I would turn in my fi lm and my copy on Thursday before I went to my other job in the morning.” Junga said his fi rst feature was on Cardinal Stritch basketball player Joe Gajdostik. It was the start of a sports writ-ing career that has lasted over 30 years. In 1986, he talked Szozda into a promotion. ”I went for maybe a year, then I think I got away from it for awhile because I was working a couple jobs. Then I came back and told him I’d like to do this again, but I’m not going to do this for $10 an article. John coughed up $40 a week and he want-ed me to do a feature and a column,” Junga continued. Soon after, he began writing sports part-time at The Toledo Blade, where he re-mains today, only full time. He was induct-ed as a “distinguished citizen,” although he was an athlete at Waite, too. While attending Waite, Junga lettered twice in baseball and once in basketball. He attended the University of Toledo and earned a bachelor’s of arts degree in com-munications with an emphasis in broad-casting/public relations. He has been a reporter at The Blade

Former Clay, Waite coach, sportswriter inducted

Then-Waite football coach and Toledo City League Hall of Fame inductee John "J.J." Johnson instructs his football players. (Press fi le photo by Ken Grosjean)

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for local teams and leagues. Steve has won a number of writing awards from the Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association, the Ohio Associated Press and the PBA Bowling Tour.

Jack Romp Romp attended Oakdale Elementary before heading to Waite, where he played football, basketball, and baseball and was the student council president. Romp was a four-year letter winner as a varsity baseball player and was All-City in 1964 with a .503 batting average under Coach Mark Welker. Romp also played four years of bas-ketball, leading the junior varsity team in scoring, fi eld goal percentage and rebound-ing as a freshman. He again led in all three of those areas when he was a sophomore on the varsity team and was named second team All-City. As a junior, he led the team in the same categories again and was team MVP and All-City. Senior year awards included team

MVP, All-City, Athlete magazine Honorable Mention All-American and winning the Bob Rettig Scholar/Athlete Award from the Toledo Junior Chamber of Commerce. Romp held the Waite scoring record for 44 years until 1988. Also while at Waite, Romp was on the National Honor Society, was Senior Class President and was twice selected to attend Buckeye Boys State. He then attended Memphis State University, where in 1965 he had the second most points and rebounds on the freshman team. In his varsity career, he ranked second in points and was third in rebounding.

John “J.J. Johnson Johnson, inducted as a coach, played football for DeVilbiss from 1959-63 and for the University of Toledo from 1964-67. He graduated from UT with a bachelor’s de-gree in health and physical education and a master’s degree in history. He was assistant coach at St. Francis de Sales in 1967 and then again from 2001 to 2003; at Bowsher from 1969 to 1974; at Macomber in 1975 and 1976 and at Maumee from 2009 to 2016. Johnson’s head coaching stints include from 1977-83 at Macomber, from 1984-98 at Clay and 2004-08 at Waite. He coached the victorious North Team in the Dial North/South All-Star Game and was the District I representative for the Ohio High School Coaches Association from 1985-98.

James J. Petinoit Petinoit, who was inducted posthu-mously, ran cross country and track at Clay. He was one of the founding members of the Toledo Roadrunners Club in 1976. He was a nationally-ranked ultra-marathon runner and took pride in sharing his love of run-ning with others. Petinoit began his coaching career at Our Lady of Perpetual Help at about the same time he formed the Toledo Alive Track Club in 1978. He became coach of the boys track and cross country teams at Central Catholic in 1986, leading the Fighting Irish to a Division I state track and fi eld champi-onship in 1997. Petinoit would always seek out kids who needed guidance and invite them onto the team. He would then make it a personal mission to get them on the right path in life. For his efforts in championing youth run-ning in Toledo, Petinoit was awarded the fi rst Youth Empowerment Award by the Toledo Board of Community Relations in 2002.


As the Lourdes University softball team takes to the diamond for the 2016 sea-son, the Gray Wolves are looking to build upon last season’s fi nish in the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference tournament. Lourdes fi nished the 2015 season 11-19 overall and 7-11 in the WHAC during the regular season, but won a pair of con-tests in the league tournament. Coach Jo Ann Gordon is set for her fourth season with the Gray Wolves, and returns 14 play-ers from last year’s squad. In addition, she has added fi ve talented freshmen and a transfer for the upcoming campaign. Among returnees for the Gray Wolves are 5-foot-5 sophomore pitcher Brooke Gallaher (Clay), 5-7 fi fth-year senior catch-er Hillary West (Lake/University of Akron), 5-3 junior infi elder Kayla Encalado (Lake), 5-6 sophomore pitcher Samantha Shirling (Eastwood) and 5-3 senior outfi elder Brittany Potts (Gibsonburg). All throw right-handed, but Shirling bats from the left side of the plate. In the circle, Gallaher and Shirling return after logging a majority of the in-nings for the Gray Wolves one year ago dur-ing their freshmen seasons. Gallaher won seven games while striking out 64 in 91.2 innings pitched. Shirling came on in relief for 18 of her 21 appearances, tossing 68 in-nings, walking just 14 hitters. Behind the plate, West returns for her senior season after earning Honorable Mention All-WHAC accolades in 2015. A .270 career hitter, she has driven home 42 runs in three seasons for the Gray Wolves. Senior Megan Mosiniak (Evergreen) returns at fi rst base, and will also back West up be-hind the plate, coming off of her best season of her career. As a junior, Mosiniak batted .384 with 22 runs batted in while posting a .545 slugging percentage. She enters her fi nal season with six career home runs. On the other corner, Erica Marvaso

Gallaher, Shirling, West return to lead Lourdes softball

Lourdes University pitcher Brooke Galla-her (Clay). (Lourdes University Athletics)

Lourdes University catcher Hillary West (Lake). (Lourdes University Athletics)

(Woodhaven, Mich.) batted .299 as a soph-omore while driving home 21 runs. She should patrol the hot corner again this year while Encalado and Bre Megyesi (Anthony Wayne) remain fi xtures in the middle of the diamond. Encalado has been solid with the glove, committing just six errors in all of 2015. Lourdes took to the diamond for the fi rst time at Hancock Park in Clermont, Fla., but the Gray Wolves suffered a pair of defeats. Lake Erie defeated Lourdes 15-7 in the opener before Saint Thomas edged the Gray Wolves 5-4 in game two. “We didn’t execute the little things that

we needed to,” Gordon said afterwards. “We need to keep putting pressure on the opposition.” Against Lake Erie, Encalado drove home a run on an infi eld hit. Gallaher suf-fered the loss, surrendering seven runs, only three of which were earned, and fi ve hits in 1.1 innings in the circle.

Lourdes struck fi rst against Saint Thomas as Roberts’ sacrifi ce fl y in the top

By Mark Griffi nPress Contributing [email protected]

You would have a hard time con-vincing Matt Smith that Genoa had seven freshmen on its tournament roster during Thursday night’s Division III district semi-fi nals at Central Catholic.

Smith is the head coach at Swanton, whose Bulldogs entered the game with a 20-3 record and a 13-game winning streak. That streak came to an end, however, by the closest of margins, when the plucky Comets survived a barrage of 3-point at-tempts – including one at the buzzer – to hand Swanton a 46-43 loss.

“He (Genoa coach Zach Alt) got us focused all week,” said 6-foot-2 freshman guard Jacob Plantz, who looks and plays the part of a future star. “My teammates stuck with each other. It’s a good group of guys and I’m proud of them.”

Genoa, which took a 12-11 record into the semis, was to face Ottawa Hills for the district championship on Saturday. Ottawa Hills defeated Otsego, 43-34, in Thursday’s other semifi nal game.

The nail-biter against Swanton, which beat the Comets 59-57 on Feb. 23, was kind of a microcosm of Genoa’s regular season. The Comets lost seven games by six points or less, much of which could be attributed to their young lineup. Genoa started two freshmen, a sophomore and two juniors against the Bulldogs.

“As the season progressed, we got bet-ter at (winning close games),” Alt said. “There were some games, like the Elmwood or Clay game, where we closed the game out and were on a streak there. We showed that we understood how to fi nish a game. It was a work in progress.”

Alt said it took time to drill into his young squad how to take care of the ball late in games, or when to try to get to the free throw line or get the ball to the shooter with the hot hand.

Plantz, a fi rst-team All-Northern Buckeye Conference selection, led Genoa in scoring at 14.9 points per game and was second in rebounding (5.5 rpg.). Andrew Bench, a talented 6-4 freshman post, led the team with 6.1 rebounds a game and av-eraged 9.9 points.

“They’re two guys who have played a ton on the AAU circuit,” Alt said, “but there’s a difference between AAU and high school. You’re scouted different in high school and your weaknesses are going to be exposed pretty quick. You have to have an understanding of closing games, because in AAU if you lose a game, you get to play another game right away. In high school, a

Young Comets turn it on right at tournament time

Genoa freshman

Andrew Bench shoots

over Swan-ton senior

Devin Jones in

the Com-ets' 46-43

district semifi nal

victory. (Press

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loss is that loss and you usually don’t play again right away.”

Matt Bradfi eld, the team’s lone return-ing full-time starter entering this season, averaged 12.4 points and 3.8 rebounds during the regular season and was named honorable mention All-NBC. Fellow junior wing Sam Sutter contributed 10.3 points a game.

“When we turned the calendar year into 2016, Sam started shooting lights-out,” Alt said. “It’s tougher to zone us when he’s hitting shots. He allowed other guys who operate inside the 3-point line to do a little more. When he started getting hot and con-fi dent, the team transformed.”

Bradfi eld came out confi dent against Swanton, hitting a jumper from the right baseline just 10 seconds into the game, then scoring inside at the 6:21 mark for a

4-0 Genoa lead. His younger brother, sopho-more point guard Josiah, came up with a big three-point play as the third-quarter buzzer sounded, giving the Comets a 34-31 lead.

Josiah averaged a team-high 3.5 assists during the regular season, and sophomore Noah Edwards also made key contributions throughout the year.

Alt said he’s never seen a closer group of players.

“They absolutely love each other,” the coach said. “They’re young and they took a chip on their shoulder together. Other guys have done a good job of following Sam and Matt’s lead. You’re coming in as fresh-men and trying to do what helps as a team. They’re just a tight-knit group.”

The Comets return every player from this year’s squad in 2016-17, and Alt will likely expect to get contributions from a

group of incoming freshmen who lost to Eastwood in the the NBC championship game as eighth-graders this season.

“At the beginning of the season, we felt this was a two-year build,” Alt said. “We have a young team, but we have to fi gure some things out the fi rst year that will pro-pel us into the second year. Come tourna-ment time, we wanted to be a very danger-ous tourney team.”

Mission accomplished.

Genoa junior Matt Bradfi eld puts up an inside jumper. (Press photo by Russ Ly-tle/Facebook.com/RussLytle/RHP)

of the fi rst plated Bre Megyesi (Whitehouse, Ohio/Anthony Wayne H.S.) with the game’s fi rst run. A Mosiniak single scored Megyesi in the third to increase the Gray Wolves’ lead to 2-0.

The Bobcats took the lead in the bot-tom of the third, scoring three times while taking advantage of another Lourdes miscue for two of the runs. Saint Thomas added to the lead in the fourth with two more runs before the Gray Wolves tried to rally late.

“We beat ourselves in that inning and it proved costly,” Gordon said.

West added an RBI hit in the sixth in-ning. Shirling suffered the loss (0-1), allow-ing three earned runs on seven hits in four innings of work.

Then Lourdes opened Tuesday with an 8-5 victory over Mary before its upset bid of 16th-ranked Southeastern fell victim to a seventh inning rally in a 4-3 loss at Legends Way in Clermont, Fla.

“I am very pleased with how we played today,” Gordon said. “In game one we hit the ball well and got a strong pitching per-formance. We need to clean up our defense, which we did in game two. Unfortunately against Southeastern we had a few missed opportunities, but we hit the ball well again and had another solid pitching performance against a really good team.”

West had a two-out single that scored a run. Gallaher earned the complete game victory (1-1), scattering seven hits while not allowing an earned run.

Lourdes followed with a 5-1 loss to Mt. Vernon Nazarene despite a hit by Encalado. Lourdes then defeated Bethel (Ind.) 7-3 to even their record to 4-4. Lourdes will begin the home por-tion of the campaign on March 18 against Huntington before WHAC play begins on April 2 and Davenport. This year the WHAC tournament will be held at Pacesetter Park in Sylvania.

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Troy and Brenda Mauder of Mauder Heating & Air Conditioning recently invest-ed in a plasma cutting machine to increase heating and air conditioning effi ciency. Troy Mauder said the computer assist-ed machine aids in the design and fabrica-tion of tighter sheet metal fi ttings to pro-duce better air fl ow and reduce loss. The greater effi ciency saves on heating and cooling costs and makes the home more comfortable, Mauder said. The Northwood residents have been in business for 11 years. They employ 11. The offi ce is located at 2903 Woodville in Northwood. Phishing The Oak Harbor Chamber of Commerce has issued a warning to its members about the newest phishing scheme to steal identi-ty information. A chamber spokesperson stated that The Internal Revenue Service has issued an alert to payroll and human resources professionals to beware of an email scheme that purports to be from company execu-tives and requests personal information on employees. Payroll and human resources offi c-es are mistakenly emailing payroll data including Forms W-2 that contain Social Security numbers and other personally identifi able information to cybercriminals posing as company executives. The following are some of the details sought in the e-mails: individual 2015 W-2s and earnings summaries of all staff mem-bers and an updated list of employees with full details (Name, Social Security Number, Date of Birth, Home Address, Salary). If you receive one of these, you are en-couraged to notify the IRS.

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Employees honored Several employees of the Northwestern Water & Sewer District reached milestones of service and were honored at the District’s recent board of trustees meeting. They were: Beth Vannett, 25 years; Val Megyesi, 15 years; Tim Wilkins, 10 years; Claud Barringer, 10 years; andStephanie Keefer, 10 years. ***Gold stars Oregon Insurance Agency has earned

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• Edward Daniel Sullivan, 9517 State Road CC, Steedman, MO, $10 court costs and fi nes, open container.

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The personal success business is a significant part of

our economy, with Americans spending literally

billions of dollars every year in the hopes of figuring

out how to be personally (and financially) successful.

Much of this enterprise is materialism at its worst,

with clever hucksters convincing hopeful, often

greedy, or unwary marks to part with their hard-

earned money in the hopes of getting rich. And while

it certainly isn't fair to paint all of these success gurus

with the same brush, it is worth asking what the point

of all this success is about in the first place. How do

the people selling success define it? Do they define

success by nothing more than material prosperity? If

so, they are defining it very narrowly, and are at odds

with God's message of success. If success is nothing

more than material prosperity, then Jesus and the

prophets would have to be judged abject failures. On

the other hand, if they define success as personal

growth, meeting our individual goals, and living in

harmony with God and our fellowman, then this is

probably something worth attaining. You cannot

serve both God and money. N.I.V Matthew 6:24

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Ph. 419-691-9407

Preschool 419-693-8661

Sunday Worship 8 & 10:30 am

Sunday School 9:15 am

Sat. Service 5:30 pm

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Services at 7:45 am & 10:15 am

Sunday School 9:00 am

Jerald K. Rayl, interim pastor

Toledo

Northwood

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419-836-8986

Calvary Lutheran Ch.Calvary Lutheran Ch.

Sunday School 9:00 am.

10:30 amSunday worship: 8:00 am &

Wed. 7:30 p.m. Pastor Robert Noble

Every 2nd Sun. 10:30 am Praise Service

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Transitions Page

IN MEMORY OF

Elbert L. Purdy

Sept. 15, 1925 ~ Mar. 8, 2015

Those we love don’t go away,

they walk beside us every day.

Unseen, unheard, but always near,

Still loved, still missed & forever dear.

Your Loving Family

GLORIA (SEGURA)

MAULBETSCH

March 8, 1956 ~

September 26, 2005

Though you are gone,

memories keep you with us.

Love,

Marge, kids, and the rest of your

brothers and sister,

nephews, nieces and

family members

Happy Birthday Go-Go

Happy 60th Anniversary

George and Jan Leslie

March 2

Sixty years of bliss!

Love,

Clay, Bryan, Kevin, Mark & Amy

In Memory

Emerson Fondessy

9/30/27 ~ 3/7/91

It’s been 25 years since you left us.

We think of you and miss you every

day. You were the best father,

grandfather. We love you.

Marene, Dean, Kurt, Karolyn,

Michael and the rest of the family

Thomas R. Morris and

Donna J. Morris

March 9, 1976

Happy 40th Anniversary

Mom and Dad!

From the family

The happy couple will be

celebrating with a trip to Maui.

Transitions . . . .

Stay warm this winter with a white hot smile

Joseph P. Sexton, DDS

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ToledoShrink Your Shamrock, March 7, 4-5 p.m., Locke Branch Library 703 Miami St. Design a shamrock using Shrinky Dinks fi lm. Refreshments served.St. Patrick’s Day Party, March 17, 11:45 a.m., East Toledo Senior Activities Center, 1001 White St. Games, prizes and lunch, which includes choice of corned beef or turkey Reuben, plus fries, applesauce, green beans and pistachio pudding. To sign up or for info, call 419-691-2254.Toledo Neighborhood Block Watch Meeting, 410-M Eastside, boundaries, Navarre, East Broadway, Starr and the railroad tracks, meets every 2nd Thursday of the month at 6:30 p.m. at Memorial United Church of Christ on the corner of Starr & Plymouth at 6:30 pm. For info, call David Shull at 419-764-7483 or like the group’s Facebook pageEast Toledo Senior Activities Center, 1001 White St., serves home-cooked lunch Mon.-Fri. at 11:45 a.m. Recommended cost is $2.50 for ages 60 and older. Meals must be ordered by 11 a.m. the day before. Call 419-691-2254 for info. Bible Study Class meets the 2nd and 4th Mon. of the month at 2 p.m. East Toledo/Oregon Kiwanis Club meets the 2nd and 4th Mon. at 11:45 a.m. at the American Family Table restaurant on Navarre Avenue in Oregon. Walk-ins are welcome.TOPS (Taking Off Pounds Sensibly) welcomes new members who want to lose weight. The group meets Mondays from 7-8 p.m. at the East Toledo Senior Activities Center, 1001 White St. Weigh-ins from 6-6:45 p.m. Yearly membership is $32. Weekly dues 50 cents. Call Judy at 419-691-8033 or come to a free meeting. Everyone welcome.Block Watch 410-N for the East Toledo Old Heffner School Area meets every 4th Mon. of the month 6:30-7:30 p.m. 2075 Kelsey Ave. Residents who live within the boundaries of Starr, the RR tracks (Belt Street), Dearborn and Lemert, Seaman to the I-280 Bridge and any surrounding neighbors/ business owners are also welcome.Waite High School Alumni from the Class of 1951, meet the 2nd Mon. of every month. For info, call Betty at 419-691-7944 or Fran at 419-693-6060.

Or egon Block Watch Wheeling, Navarre & Coy Meeting, March 8, 7 p.m., Echo Meadow, Starr Ave. Speaker will be Oregon Administrator Mike Beazely. Fish Fry, March 11, 4-7 p.m., St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 798 S Coy Rd. at Navarre. Dessert included. Dine in or carry out.Clay High School Class of 1974 Class Get-Together March 12, 7 p.m.-midnight, American Legion, 4925 Pickle Rd. Pizza, salads and cake will be provided. BYOB. Admission is $5 at the door. Music by DJ Mike McGeorge. Raffl es, games and more. RSVP to Ellen Wilbarger at 419-205-0021.Mercy St. Charles Hospital Auxiliary Fundraiser, March 16-17, 11 a.m.-8 p.m. outside the hospital gift shop. Usborne Books & More.All-You-Can-Eat Spaghetti Dinner, March 19, 4-6 p.m., First St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, 1121 Grasser St. Includes salad, dessert and beverage. Kids’ meals and carryouts available. Building is wheelchair accessible.Divorce Care Support Group meets Mon. 7-8:30 p.m. through April 11 in the Family Life Center at St. Ignatius Catholic Church, 212 N. Stadium. Open to all denominations. Walk-ins welcome throughout the session. Call the parish offi ce at 419-693-1150.Oregon Branch Library, 3340 Dustin Rd., offers the following programs; Family Storytime, Tues. 6:30-7 p.m. through April 5 – Children 2-5 (with a grownup) are invited to sing, read, write and enjoy stories and rhymes; Toddler Storytime, Wed. 10-10:30 a.m. through April 6 – Children 18 mos.-3 years (with a grownup) are invited to sing, read,

write and play together; Preschool Storytime, Thurs. 10-10:30 a.m. through April 7 – Children 3-5 p.m. (and a grownup); Bay Chapter Book Review meets the 3rd Tues. of the month 1-2 p.m. Copies of each month’s selection are available at the branch a month before the discussion. New members welcome. Oregon Jerusalem Historical Society Museum, 1133 Grasser St. will be open for tours every Thursday from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. For info, call 419-693-7052.Harbor View Historical Society, Inc. and Museum. 2083 Autokee St., is open on Tuesdays 5-8 p.m. Volunteers are needed to staff the museum Saturdays from April-September.Tour the Museum on Facebook. For info, email [email protected] or call 419-691-1517.Open-Late Dinners, served Mon., Wed. and Fri., 4-6:30 p.m., Ashland Baptist Church, 2350 Starr Ave. Open to anyone in the community. Freewill offerings accepted but not expected.James We s Hancock” Oregon Senior Center, 4350 Nav arre Ave, open weekdays 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Daily activities include: bingo, fi tness classes, line dancing, exercise, Bunco, Euchre, and health screenings. Lunch served at 11:30 a.m. daily. $2.50 donation is suggested for seniors 60 & older; all others $5.32. Reservations required 24 hours in advance. 419-698-7078. Biblical Living Support Group for those dealing with problems of all types will meet Tues. nights from 6:30 -8 p.m. at New Life Assembly of God, 3230 Dustin Rd.Christ Dunberger American Legion Post 537 hall is available for rental. The air conditioned hall, located at 4925 Pickle Rd. accommodates up to 145 people. Call 419-693-1737 for details.Chronic Pain Support Group meets the 2nd and 4th Thurs. of the month at 11 a.m. at Faith United Methodist Church, 3415 Starr Ave.Quilts of Compassion is seeking quilters to help make quilts for local charities, hospitals and disaster victims. No experience required. The group meets the last Wed. of the month, 1-3 p.m., Faith United Methodist Church, 3415 Starr Ave. Call Flo at 419-693-3766.

NorthwoodElection-Eve Informational Session presented by Northwood High School Govt. Students March 14, 7:30-9 p.m. in the NHS cafeteria. Hear details about the primary/caucus system and voting procedures, the nomination process and national conventions, and bios on candidates and their stances on major issues.Northwood Neighborhood Block Watch Meeting, March 18, 6:30 p.m. at the Fire Station at 2100 Tracy Rd. Police offi cer from Lucas County D.A.R.T. program will discuss drugs and the heroin issue plaguing our area.All-You-Can-Eat Fish Fry Fridays 5-7:45 p.m., Northwood VFW 2984, 102 W. Andrus Rd. Steaks, chicken and shrimp also available. Breakfast served Sundays 9 a.m.-noon. Maumee Bay Country Quilters’ Guild meets the 1st Tues. of the month thru June at Northwood Church of God, corner of Curtice and Coy roads. For monthly program info, call Mary at 419-836-3259.Free Bread, at Northwood Seventh-day Adventist Church, 2975 Eastpointe Blvd., every Thursday from 9-10:30 a.m. Info: northwoodadventist.org.Free Home Safety Assessments & Smoke Detector Installation Program offered by Northwood Fire Department. To schedule an appointment, city residents may contact the fi re chief at 419-690-1647 or email fi [email protected].

Jerusalem Twp.Board of Trustees Meet the 2nd and 4th Tues. of the month at 6 p.m. at the township hall, 9501 Jerusalem Rd.Jerusalem Twp. Food Pantry, open 2nd Wed. of every month, 9-11 a.m. at the township hall, 9501 Jerusalem Rd.

EllistonCard Playing featuring Euchre and Pinochle the last Friday of the month at 7 p.m. sharp at Trinity UCC. Freewill donations accepted.

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Genoa, West Street, 2-bedroomnewer carpet, 1-bath, remodeled,

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$750/month+util+dep 419-559-7698

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*** PUBLISHER'S NOTICE ***

All real estate or rental advertis-ing in this newspaper is subject tothe Fair Housing Act. As amend-ed, prohibits discrimination in thesale, rental, and financing ofdwellings, and in other housingrelated transactions, based onrace, color, national origin, reli-gion, sex, familial status (includ-ing children under the age of 18living with parents or legal custo-dians, pregnant women, and peo-ple securing custody of childrenunder the age of 18), and handi-cap (disability).To complain of discrimination callHUD toll-free telephone number1-800-669-9777, for the hearing

impaired is TTY 1-800-927-9275. *Equal Housing Opportunity*

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PLEASED TO PRESENT:

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304 MAIN ST., PEMBERVILLE $69,000

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410 WILSON, GENOA $97,500

409 SUPERIOR, GENOA (LAND) $24,500

4413 FAIRVIEW, TOLEDO $53,900

PENDING: 915 BUCKEYE ST, GENOA

258 RICE ST., ELMORE 351 LINCOLN, ELMORE

302 ALLEN ST.,WALBRIDGE SOLD:

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Beautiful 3 bedroom 1 1/2 bath ranch!

4486 East Peachton, Port Clinton

4 bedroom, 2 1/2 bath near the lake!

HOUSEKEEPER

Luther Home of Mercy, a residential facility for adults with DD.Located in Williston, Ohio is accepting application for part time

Housekeeping Aides starting pay of $8.75/hr. Experience inhousekeeping is helpful. Must be able to dust, wash, vacuum,scrub & buff floors and clean walls and ceiling. Must be ableto past a BCI check and drug and alcohol/physical check, lift-

ing 40+ lbs. Interested applicants may apply online at www.lutherhome.org or at Luther Home of Mercy

5810 N. Main St., Williston, OH 43468. (10 minutes east of the Woodville Mall) EOE

NURSING - LPN’s

Luther Home of Mercy in Williston Ohio, a residentialfacility for adults with Developmental Disabilities, is currentlyhiring for part-time LPN for 1st (5:30a-3:30p), 2nd (2p-12a) &3rd (11p-7a) shifts, starting pay of $19.50/hr. Candidates mustobtain an Ohio State Nursing Licenses, no experience neces-sary (but preferred) in DD, must be able to pass a physical/drugtest and BCI check.

If interested, send resume to Luther Home of Mercy/Directorof Human Resources, PO Box 187, Williston, Ohio, 43468 (fax:419-972-4347) or apply online at www.lutherhome.org. EOE

Apply in PersonSmokey’s BBQ Roadhouse

2080 Woodville Rd Oregon

HELP WANTED

ExperiencedPrep Cooks, Line Cook,

Wait Staff andKitchen Help

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Reino Linen Service is a commer-cial laundry facility and is currentlyhiring for day/afternoon shift produc-tion positions. Wage is based on theshift. Wages have been recently in-creased. Reino Linen is a drug freeworkplace and proof of citizenship isrequired. Please get applicationsonline at:

www.reinolinen.com or 119 S. Main St., Gibsonburg, OH.

We are an EEO/AA Employer.

SALES OPPORTUNITYNABF College World Series mediapublications/sponsorship. Commis-sion only. Call 419-936-3887, leavename and phone number.

SECURITY OFFICERS - needed inthe Toledo/Oregon area. Exp. pre-ferred but not required. Must be 21yrs of age & able to pass back-ground check. Starting pay $12.00per hour. Info on how to apply con-tact 419-697-4773. Mon-Fri 9am-3pm.

Sign Fabricator/Installer Immediate openingsExcellent pay and benefits. Experience preferred but not

required. Must have skills in eitherwelding, sheet metal, electrical, read blueprints, crane operation.

Must be insurable to drive, CDL license preferred.

We are a drug free workplace.Fill out application at:

2021 Adams St., Toledo, OH or email resume to:

[email protected].

Walbridge AutomotiveI have an opening for a technicianexperienced in driveability. Give mea call at 419-666-3809 or stop in at30769, Drouillard Road.

Windsor Lane Health Care Centeris hiring for the following positions:STNA all shifts with 12 hour shiftsavailable. 2 full time LPN positionson afternoon shift. Competitive wagewith shift differential for afternoonand midnight shifts. Inquire within at355 Windsor Lane, Gibsonburg,Ohio 43431. Or fax resume to 419-637-2555.

TRAINCOTruck Driving SchoolsDay - Eve - Weekend Class

LOCAL JOBS - HOME DAILYPerrysburg 419-837-5730Norwalk 419-499-2222

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Former nanny has openings (new-born & Up) in my Oregon home. Of-fering fun, education, lots of love,first aid & CPR. 419-972-7109

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A Mechanic looks at vehicles,pays accordingly, anythingw/wheels 419-870-0163

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LOCAL CLASS B DRIVERSWANTED

Full time qualified local quad dumptruck drivers wanted for road

construction work. All driving is localand drivers will be home every night.

Drivers must have a CLASS B endorsement, a valid drivers licenseand a valid medical card. Minimum

starting wage is $17.00 per hour andincreases with experience. BCA Express offers employee welfarebenefits and holiday pay. BCA

Express offers the opportunity tohelp assist drivers who only haveCLASS B endorsement to acquireCLASS A endorsement, if desired.

*Applicants cannot have more than 2points on their drivers license.

Please call 419-698-1376, fax @ 419-696-0447 or email @

[email protected]

Love Working Outdoors?We have the perfect job for you!

North Branch Nursery, Inc.Pemberville, OH

Phone 419-287-4679Hiring Container Crew Members

Hiring Garden Center Staff MembersHiring Landscape Crew Members

Part Time or Full Time, Competitive Pay and BenefitsPlease call, stop in, or get an application from our website

www.northbranchnursery.comApplications can be faxed, Attention

Kelly Gonzales at 419-287-4161Applications can also be mailed to:Kelly Gonzales, Financial & Human

Resource ManagerNorth Branch Nursery, Inc.

3359 Kesson Road, P.O. Box 353Pemberville, OH 43450

Part-Time Sales AssociateCustomer Relations, sort, price,

stock, ragout merchandise. Apply at: 4405 Woodville Rd.,

Northwood

Williams Concrete is hiring

CDL-qualified mixer truck

drivers for our Maumee and

Woodville locations. We are

offering competitive pay and

benefits. Please call Kevin

O’Connell for more

information.

419-304-6253

Williams Concrete, Inc.

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Driver Highway ConstructionES Wagner Company is a heavy civil& highway construction firm based inOregon, OH. We have openings for

six-axle, semi, and bottom dumptruck drivers. Candidates shouldhave a class A or B CDL and a minimum of 3 years experience. Construction experience strongly

preferred. Clean driving record andpre-employment drug test required.

Resumes should be submitted ASAP to [email protected]

or fax (419) 691-0429 No phone calls. EOE.

Drivers: $3,000.00 OrientationCompletion Bonus! Dedicated, Re-gional, OTR, Flatbed & Point to PointLanes! Great Pay, (New hires min$800.00/wk)! CDL-A 1yr. Exp.: 1-855-314-1138

Environmental Education Specialist

Metroparks of the Toledo Area islooking for a qualified individual toserve as Environmental EducationSpecialist. Involve development, production, implementation, and

presentation of programs and specialevents. Requires associate's degreeor work experience equivalent to adegree. Experience presenting public or educational programs,

producing special events, educational and public program development, production, and

evaluation required. Part time, up to35 hours per week. $13.02/hr. Go to

www.metroparkstoledo.com for complete list of position

requirements and duties; must submit online application and resume by March 13. EOE

Hair Stylist at Samson & Co.,Booth rental $110 weekly, Navarre &Wheeling, 419-691-1300

HOUSECLEANINGBusy housecleaning service lookingfor energetic team members who liketo clean. No evenings, weekends orholidays. Call 419-873-7000. EOE

Jones-Hamilton Co. a manufacturerand distributor of chemical productsis seeking a second shift materialhandler to join their team.Responsibilities include: fillingtotes and drums, working various po-sitions on s semi-automated packag-ing line, transporting materialsto/from the warehouse via forklifttruck and performing routine mainte-nance tasks.

Qualifications: Prefer a minimum of2 years of related experience, in amanufacturing environment. HSDiploma/GED.We offer full benefits and companyownership through ESOP and Profitshare.Send resume to:Human Resources, fax: 419-666-9858 or e-mail:

[email protected]

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Mike's Hauling We buy junk cars, trucks and vans

Scrap metal hauled free. 419-666-1443

Running or not, 24/7, cars, trucks,vans, ATVs, motorcycles. Must havetitle. 419-360-0130

TOP CASH PAID for Junk or Repairable Vehicles. Towing

Available. 419-260-7879.

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Bosch Landscape now hiringMowers and General Labor. Call419-836-1551 or send resume to:9046 Corduroy Rd., Curtice, OH.43412

Cart Repair • Day shift w/ Some Afternoons

• Repair Carts, Slings, and Trolleys • Help w/ machine repairs

• Computer Literate • Welding Experience

• Electrical/Electronic experience a plus

Reino Linen is a drug free workplaceand proof of citizenship is required.Please get applications online at:

www.reinolinen.com or 119 S. Main St., Gibsonburg, OH.

We are an EEO/AA Employer.

Customer Service AssistantMetroparks of the Toledo Area hasan opening for a Customer ServiceAssistant at Wildwood Preserve.

Must be 18 or older with HS equivalent and drivers license.

Seasonal. Up to 25 hours per week.Includes Friday, Saturday and some

evenings. $8.42/hr. Some office experience and customer service interacting with the public required.Go to www.metroparkstoledo.comfor complete job requirements anddescriptions; must submit online application by March 10th. EOE

DEPUTY FISCAL OFFICER The Village of Pemberville is

accepting applications for a part-timeDeputy Fiscal Officer. Tax and

Payroll experience required. Pay isnegotiable with experience. Send resume to Village of Pemberville,P.O. Box 109, Pemberville, Ohio

43450 or Email resume to: [email protected]

by March 9, 2016. EOE

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Hiring for All Shiftsand Shift Managers

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• Up to $9.00 per hour

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• Meal Discounts

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Turnpike Service Plazasare hiring for:

Blue Heron

Plaza

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Chippewa Golf Club

is accepting applications

from highly motivated

individuals for seasonal

positions in the

pro shop, snack bar,

course maintenance and

cart departments.

Apply in person at the

pro shop: 23550 W. St.

Rt. 579, Curtice, Ohio

43412

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Kelli & Company Estate Sale

FOSTORIA, OHIOMarch 10th & 11th (9-5),March 12th (9-3), March

13th (11-3)1317 N Union Street

Vintage Furnishings & Collectables, Glassware,

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Behlen grain bins for sale, 3-10,000, 2-6500 bushel, Behlengrain dryer. Located Curtice, Ohio.Call for more info 419-262-7274

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Evelyn's ExcursionsSpring Travel Party

Sun. March 13 - 1:30-4:00pmQuality Inn-Exit 13-Ohio TurnpikeLots of Day and Multi-Day Tours

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Daisy's Cleaning ServiceResidential/RentalsMove In/Move Out

30 Years Experience/InsuredCall for Free Estimate

Paula Wolfe419-902-1973

Professional CleaningResidential - Commercial

Attention Landlord's & Homeowner'sWant cleaning and painting doneright?Tired of throwing money away?We have unbelievable prices andmany references. 567-249-8901 or419-699-0422.

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BAY AREA CONCRETENew or Replace Concrete

Driveways, Sidewalks, Pole Barns,Porches, Stamped & Color Concrete

Brick & Block work etc.Veterans & Senior Citizens'

Discounts Free Estimates, Licensed & Insured

"No job to big, no job to small"Mike Halka 419-350-8662

Oregon, OH."Serving all of N.W. Ohio"

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KNIERIEMPAINTING & WALLPAPERING

EXTERIOR-INTERIORPainting & wall papering; Interiorwood refinishing; airless spray;power wash & blasting; silicone

seal; refinishing aluminum siding; residential; church, farm. 50+ YEARS EXPERIENCE

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TREE & STUMP REMOVAL*Tree Trimming *Pruning

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We buy most anything fromyour garage! 419-870-0163

$ WANTED $Buying all items

Gold - Silver - Platinum

• Coin Collections • Pocketwatches • Old Wristwatches • War Memorabilia

Michael Tadsen Jewelers4201 Woodville Rd., Northwood

419-698-1570

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Need a lift?“Your Daily Lift.”

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*Plumbing *Painting*Cupboard Refinishing

*Window's *Doors *Siding*Masonry Repairs *Concrete.

419-307-0548

HANDYMANElectrical Service Upgrades,

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Call 567-277-5333 (local)

Hardwood Flooring, Refinishing,Installation, and Repair Work.

20-yrs experience.Call Kyle 419-343-3719

RAY'S HANDYMAN SERVICES

Carpentry, Drywall Repairs, Painting, Siding,

Electrical Problems, Help for the Do-It-Yourselfer.

Small Jobs Welcome, 35+ Years Experience

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PROPOSED TAX LEVY(REPLACEMENT and INCREASE)

WOODVILLE VILLAGE

Notice is hereby given in pursuance of a resolution

passed by the Council of the Village of Woodville, on

November 23, 2015 there be submitted to a vote of the

electors in said Village, at the regular places of voting,

therein, on Tuesday, March 15, 2016 the question of a

replacement of a levy of 7.4 mills and an increase of 2

mills for the purpose of current expenses, for five years,

commencing in 2016, first due in calendar year 2017.

The polls for said election will be open at 6:30 AM and

remain open until 7:30 PM.

Dated: February 22, 2016

Barbara Tuckerman, Director

Christopher Knight, Chairman

PROPOSED TAX LEVY(RENEWAL)

WOODMORE LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT

Notice is hereby given in pursuance of a resolu-

tion passed by the Board of Woodmore School

District on December 15, 2015, there be submit-

ted to a vote of the electors in said School District,

at the regular places of voting therein, on

Tuesday, March 15, 2016 the question of a

replacement of a 41.5 mills tax for the purpose of

emergency requirements, for 5 years, com-

mencing in 2016, first due in calendar year 2017.


Barbara M. Tuckerman, Director


PROPOSED TAX LEVY(RENEWAL)

JACKSON TOWNSHIP

Notice is hereby given in pursuance of a resolu-

tion passed by the Board of Trustees of Jackson

Township on December 7 2015, there be submit-

ted to a vote of the electors in said Township, at

the regular places of voting therein, on Tuesday,

March 15 2016 the question of a renewal of a 2

mill tax for the purpose of fire protection, for 5

years, commencing in 2016, first due in calendar

year 2017.


Barbara M. Tuckerman, Director


In Home Service

APPLIANCE WORKS INC.Washers, Dryer, Ranges, Microwaves,

Refrig., Air Conditioners,

Dishwashers, Disposers, Freezers

Operated By Mark Wells

419-836-FIXX (3499)

CORNERSTONECleaning & Restoration LLC

Over 26 years experienceCarpeting & Upholstery Cleaning

Emergency Water Removal

General House Cleaning

— Certified By I.I.C.R.C. —

419-836-8942

21270 SR 579Williston

419-836-7461

Hauling

If it’s heavy ... and you

want it hauled in or out ...

Call Us!

•Dirt •Stone •Debris •Cars

•Equipment •Trucks

BOBCAT SERVICES

We can work directly with

your Insurance Company

SCHNEIDER SONS’ ELECTRIC CORP.

WholeHouse

Generators

1556 Oak St/At Oakdale Toledo, OH 43605 (419) 691-8284

Family Owned & Operated Since 1942

Licensed &Insured

New & Old HomewiringSpecialists

Appliance Repair

Carpet Cleaning

Automotive

Electrical Contractor

Excavating

MAUMEE BAYSELF STORAGE

7640 Jerusalem Road (Rt 2)(419)836-4000

Multi-sized Units - Outside storageSecurity fence - 7 day access

“We make every effort to accommodate YOU.”

KELLER CONCRETE INC.Tear Out & Replace Concrete, Driveways,

Patios, Porches, Pads, Sidewalks &Stamped/Colored Concrete

** Quality & Affordable Work **Insured & Bonded — FREE ESTIMATES —

BOBCAT SERVICES AVAILABLE

419-697-9398

Storage

New or Replace ConcreteDriveways, Sidewalks,Pole Barns, Porches,

Stamped & Color ConcreteBrick & Block work etc.Veterans & Senior

Citizens’ DiscountsFree Estimates, Licensed & Insured

Mike Halka

419-350-8662Oregon, OH

Gray Plumbing25 Years Experience

**** 24 HR. SERVICE ****D.O.T. Certified. Insured/Bonded

All Major Credit Cards Accepted— Senior Discount —

LICENSED MASTER PLUMBERJim Gray

419-691-7958

BELKOFEREXCAVATING• Septic Systems • Sewer Taps

• Snow Removal • Lawn Care

Backhoe/Bobcat/Dozer Work

Stone and Dirt Hauling

Demolition

Home Improvement

THE PRESS EXPERTSBAY AREA CONCRETE

•Stone & Dirt Hauling

•Bobcat Service•Demolition & Hauling•Concrete Removal•Clean Ups/Clean Outs

419-340-0857419-862-8031

B & G HAULING

Driveway Stone andSpreading

We accept all Major Credit Cards

Hauling

Freddy’s Home Improvement

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Sat., March 12, 2016 - 9:37 amSand. Co. Fairgrounds, Fremont, OH

LOCATION: Sandusky County Fairgrounds, 901 Rawson Ave. Take theby-pass around Fremont to the SR 53 North exit, at stoplight turn southtowards town to fairgrounds.OPEN HOUSE/INSPECTION: Fri, Mar. 11 @ 12-5 pm

AUCTION NOTE: Selling Lg. Items 1st followed by remainder of listing.This equip was last used in 2015 at Toft’s Ice Cream Parlor in PotterVillage. This auction will be in one barn in conjunction w/Household &Collectibles that will be selling in the other barn. Plan to attend & tell orbring a friend. Don’t forget the Country Flea Market which is also takingplace on the Fairgrounds. Many things to do all at one location!

Coolers – Freezers – Walk-in Freezer - Soft Serve MachinePrep Table– Shake & Flurry Mixers – Slush Machine

Hot Dog Roller – StainlessTables – Booths – Much More

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Sandusky Co. Fairgrounds - Fremont, OHSaturday - 9:37 am: Farm, Const., Large EquipmentSunday - 9:37 am: Lawn & Garden; Landscaping;

Building Materials; Shop Tools; Golf Carts; ATVs; Misc

This is an excellent opportunity to liquidate complete farm inventory or if you have asmall estate or un-needed items around the farm. NO JUNK, TIRES, or TITLED VEHICLES.

NOTICE: Consignments will be received Wed. March 23 thru Wed. March 30 at the Sandusky Co. Fairgrounds from 9-6 pm daily.

NO Consignments taken on Easter Mar. 27, Thurs. Mar. 31, Fri. April 1 or Days of Auction

WM BAKER & KEN BONNIGSON, CAIOffice: 1570 W. McPherson Hwy., Clyde, OH

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For Furnace check to be valid, furnace has to be in working order and parts

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does not include any work on ducts, and minimal sheet metal work.

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Bob’s Home Service Heating & Cooling

Furnace Check

Check: heat exchanger, burners, vent pipe and

draft, chimney, gas valve, blower assembly.

(It’s a 22 point inspection and we can provide the list)

Must be presented at time of service.

Not valid with any other offers Expires 3/31/16

$2200.00

Bob’s Home Service Heating & Cooling

Gas Furnace Installation

Reconnect into existing duct work, reconnect

into existing gas and electrical, flue venting

to existing chimney liner

(add'l for new chimney liner drop)

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also repair motorcycles, Call Wed. - Sat. (11-5pm)

419-244-2525.

Honda 2015 Pioneer 500 Side-by-side, NEW, Mossy Oak Camouflage,4 Months Old, Driven 4 times,$9,000, Doctors Orders-Can nolonger drive it. 419-967-1567 or 419-704-2282

Motorcycle leather chaps, large- $30.00 like newMotorcycle leather jacket, large-$45 like new. 419-661-5973

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Burkin Self Storage

• Camper Storage

Inside & Outside

• Inside Auto Storage

• Personal Storage

St. Rt. 51, South of Elmore

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Meet Tara! This 1-2 year old is super

lovable and would love to nap on the

couch and take long walks in the park!

She was brought into the shelter as a

stray, and she along with many other

lovable canines are all looking to

share their love with a new family.

Come meet them today at 410 S Erie

St Toledo, 419-213-2800, open Mon-

Fri 11-7, Sat & Sun 11-5. If you are

missing a dog please come and walk

through the kennels. Stay up to date

with all the exciting happenings and

events at LCCC&C on Facebook, and

lucascountydogs.com. Share the love

and adopt a shelter dog today!

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At Maumee Valley Save-A-Pet, we think

black cats bring good luck! We're

celebrating St. Patrick's Day - or St.

Catrick's Day! - all month long by offering

a very special adoption promotion for

black cats and black and white cats, like

Lindsay. Adopters will be able to reach

into our "pot o' gold" and pull out a

discount that will make the adoption fee

anywhere from free to $40 (normally

$75). Lindsay is a very loving cat; she

adores attention and she has an

adorable meow. Stop by Maumee Valley

Save-A-Pet at 5250 Hill Avenue (at

Reynolds) Wednesday through Saturday

from 12 - 5 pm to meet all of our black cats

and our black and white cats and find

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Amana Washer & Electric dryer,like new! $425. 567-312-8820 or419-461-9668 Oregon, OH.

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Collection of US Stamps1890's-1940's all uncirculated, un-used, individual packaged and la-beled. $1,000 retail 10 yrs. Ago, val-ue unknown today. Asking $300.419-836-5811 or 419-917-7332.

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1959 Massey 65, comes with snowscraper, tire chain, lift boom,$3,000/OBO 419-290-5963

2 Wooden Gun Cabinets,1-20 Gun$100.00, 1-8 Gun -$75.00 NICE!Randy 419-836-8869

CD Collection over 100, 70's-90's,Rock, Hairband, Pop etc., good over-all collection, mostly greatest hitsfrom Sinatra to Pink Floyd, Asking$300 (less than $3.00/per CD). 419-836-5811 or 419-917-7332.

Electric Lawn Mower w/cord-$85used 1 summer.

Assorted Lawn and Garden tools$20-$45. 567-312-8820 or 419-461-9668 Oregon, OH.

JD lawnmower LA175 54” mowerdeck, 6 yrs. young w/lg. lawn roller &spreader. $2,000 All. 419-290-5963

MAPLE TREES 4'-6' high, $5.00/ea.

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Beautiful Villa Homes • Apartments • Assisted Living • Rehab • Nursing

See all the events planned on our website:See all the events planned on our website:www.otterbein.orgwww.otterbein.org

20311 Pemberville Rd.,20311 Pemberville Rd.,between Luckey & Pembervillebetween Luckey & Pemberville

March - Time for ChoicesMarch - Time for ChoicesFun and Learning!Fun and Learning!

Be Bold, Get It Sold!

Lunch & Learn Thurs.,

March 17 Noon

Toledo Zoo Lunch & Learn

Thurs., March 24 Noon

Tour our beautiful

campus in March for

the Otterbein Experience!

Is this your year to make a move? First in a 3 part series to walk you through the process of choosing your new lifestyle! Start planning now by checking us out and enjoy a free lunch! Please RSVP at 419-833-8917.

Be like a Cheetah and run to this delicious, fun event. Enjoy educator Peggy Coutcher’s talk from one of NW Ohio’s gems while you enjoy Chef Reggie’s complimentary lunch! Please RSVP at 419-833-8917.

Call Geri at 419-833-8917 for a personal tour of our Senior Lifestyle Communities. Ask about the Home Conversion Program. First Timers will receive a $20 gift card to our local grocery.

Now Enrolling!Fall 2016 | Grades K-8

653 Miami StreetToledo, Ohio 43605

(419) 705-3411www.hollingworthschool.com

L. Hollingworth School for the Talented and Gifted is an equal opportunity school and no child will be turned away due to gender, race, religion, color, national origin, disabling condition, intellectual ability, measures of achievement or aptitude, or athletic ability.

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