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RenovationWaite High School senior Eduardo Gonzalez sits in the newly renovated school library. The East Toledo Club recently toured the school to see the results of a $20 million renovation. See related story on page 6. (Press photo by Ken Grosjean)

Redlightcameracontractup in air?By Kelly J. KaczalaPress News [email protected]

Northwood council is split over wheth-er it should negotiate another three year contract with Redfl ex Traffi c Systems, Inc., of Arizona, which operates the automated photo speed and red light enforcement cam-eras at two intersections. The current three year contract, re-newed in 2010, is set to expire on April 23. The city receives a share of the revenue from traffi c citations issued as a result of the cameras, which are installed at the intersec-tions of Woodville and Lemoyne roads, and at Wales and Oregon roads. In 2010, council voted 4-3 to renew the contract with Redfl ex. Councilmen in fa-vor of the contract were Jim Barton, Mike Myers, Connie Hughes, and Dave Gallaher. Councilmen who were opposed were Ed Schimmel, Dean Edwards, and Randy Kozi-na. This time, Barton said he would not be in favor of renewing the contract. That would have made the vote 4-3 against renewing the contract at a committee of the whole meeting on Feb. 7. But Kozina, who is still opposed to the traffi c cameras, did not attend the meeting, so council was evenly divided. Northwood’s share of the revenue has funded several public safety improvements, such as the continuous right turn lane on Wales Road and the fl ashing lights at Lark school. It was also once used as compensa-tion for a police offi cer who had been laid off. Police Chief Tom Cairl said at the meet-ing that he thought the city could get a bet-ter deal from Redfl ex if council gave him authority to renegotiate the contract. “I’m pretty sure we can get a better deal than we currently have,” he said. “We’ve already had it for eight years. We have re-ceived a total of $989,000 so far from the program itself. All the revenues have been

By Larry LimpfNews [email protected]

The Lake Township trustees have ac-cepted the resignations of Fire Chief Todd Walters and two members of the volunteer fi re department, Richard Hallock and Mi-chelle Hallock, fi re fi ghter/emergency medi-cal technicians, after reportedly violating township regulations, According to a statement by the board of trustees issued during a special meeting Thursday, the Hallocks, who are married, and Walters attended the wedding Feb. 16 of Steve Sims, also a member of the fi re de-partment. “At the reception, they became con-cerned about the level of intoxication” of Scott Sims, Steve’s brother and a sergeant with the township police department, the statement says. “They determined that the Hallocks would drive Sergeant Sims to his home out-side the township. The two determined to treat him and obtained two bags of saline

solution from Lake Township Fire Station 2 and administered these to Sergeant Sims at his home,” the statement says. Melanie Bowen, who chairs the board of trustees, said their actions are “in violation of Lake Township regulations and standards of care. The fi re chief was at the wedding reception and this happened on his watch.” Trustee Ron Sims didn’t attend the meeting. Bowen and trustee Richard Well-ing approved a resolution appointing Depu-ty Fire Chief Mike Hornyak as acting chief. Hornyak was present, sitting in the seat usually occupied by Walters during regu-lar meetings of the trustees. Steve Sims and Scott Sims are sons of Ron Sims. Police Chief Mark Hummer is investi-gating whether Sgt. Sims violated depart-ment standards, according to the statement. He said he couldn’t comment further due to disciplinary rules in the police union’s con-tract. “These are good people and we thank them for their work in all the fi res they fought and emergency runs they made,” Bowen read from the statement. She said

their efforts during the June 2010 tornado that hit the township should be remembered and called their actions at the reception a “poor decision.” “As a result they each determined to re-sign for the good of the fi re department and our township,” she said. Welling said the three “did the right thing here in immediately accepting ac-countability under our high standards and as role models in the community.” “Things like this are hard because we all make bad decisions,” he said. Welling and Bowen, accompanied by Tom Hays, township legal counsel, Hornyak, and Hummer went into executive session for about 17 minutes before reconvening the meeting and announcing the resignations. Bowen said the session was called to discuss issues “pertinent to fi re and police department personnel.” A notice of the special meeting also mentions pending litigation. After the meet-ing, Bowen said she couldn’t comment on possible litigation. “We don’t know yet,” she said.

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Little Mermaid Jr.Fassett Middle School students are busy re-hearsing for the musical “Little Mermaid Jr.” Per-formances will be March 15th and 16th at 7:30, and March 17th at 3:00. Tickets are $10 for adults and $6 for seniors and students. At left, Karis Gladieux, Grace Jobe and Brittany Lipper rehearse a song while Greyson Perry and Jenna Richardson work on a dance number. For more ticket information call Heather Roecker at 419-704-0622. (Press photos by Ken Grosjean)

By Larry LimpfNews [email protected] About 1,600 containers for Lake Town-ship’s residential and commercial recy-cling program are to be delivered to the township in the fi rst week of March, Ron Sims, a township trustee, reported during Tuesday’s meeting of the board of trustees. The trustees recently approved a one-year contract extension with Waste Man-

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Residential and commercial recycling program set agement of Ohio for refuse collection ser-vice. The 96-gallon wheeled containers are to be used for recyclable materials, which the company will pick up every other week, Sims said. Regular curb-side refuse collection ser-vice will be weekly. Sims said the contract extension freez-es the monthly rate of $11.50 per house-hold. John Minear, of Waste Management,

last year told the trustees under a recycling program the township would be split into sections for every-other-week collection but collection dates would be unchanged. He said when the City of Oregon switched to a recycling collection system with carts the participation rate among residents increased from 65 percent to 95 percent before settling around 87 percent. “When offered a cart program, more people start recycling,” he said.

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• Roberto Lopez-Lopez, 3025 Navarre, Oregon, 180 days Correction Center of Northwest Ohio (CCNO), 177 days suspended, license suspended one year, $496 court costs and fees, driving while under the infl uence of alcohol.• David Sabino, 2844 Pickle, Oregon, 180 days CCNO, 175 days suspended, $130 court costs and fi nes, receiving stolen property.• Jason Robert Jones, address not listed, 180 days CCNO, 174 days suspended, $130 court costs and fi nes, possession drug abuse instruments.• Raquel Refujia Perez, 845 Utah, Toledo, 90 days CCNO, 85 days suspended, $155 court costs and fi nes, attempt to commit an offense.• Bria Latrice Carter, 321 W. Delaware, Toledo, 180 days CCNO, 180 days suspended, $155 court costs and fi nes, petty theft.• Beverly Ann Blackburn, 536 Dover, Toledo, 30 days CCNO, 30 days suspended, $100 court costs and fi nes, drug paraphernalia.• Bradford J. Gardyza, 1940 Drouillard, Northwood, 30 days CCNO, 15 days suspended, $180 court costs and fi nes, disorderly conduct – intoxication.• Kelsey Lynn Potrzebowski, 614 Berry, Toledo, 180 days CCNO, 90 days suspended, $155 court costs and fi nes, attempt to commit an offense.• Kelsey Lynn Potrzebowski, 614 Berry, Toledo, 180 days CCNO, 90 days suspended, $132 court costs and fi nes, receiving stolen property.• Debra S. Hurley, 221 Raymer, Toledo, 180 days CCNO, 175 days suspended, $180 court costs and fi nes, petty theft.• Debra S. Hurley, 221 Raymer, Toledo, 180 days CCNO, 175 days suspended, $100 court costs and fi nes, petty theft.• Debra S. Hurley, 221 Raymer, Toledo, 180 days CCNO, 175 days suspended, $100 court costs and fi nes, petty theft.• Freddie D. Goff, 2864 Pickle, Oregon, 30 days CCNO, 30 days suspended, $230 court costs and fi nes, disorderly conduct – intoxication.• Shane E. Stiffl er, 669 Indiana, Toledo, 180 days CCNO, $100 court costs and fi nes, theft.• Amanda Ann Berger, 669 Indiana, Toledo, 180 days CCNO, $130 court costs and fi nes, complicity.• Carrie M. Bomyea, 229 S. Norden, Oregon, 30 days CCNO, 15 days suspended, $130 court costs and fi nes, petty theft.• Carrie M. Bomyea, 229 S. Norden, Oregon, 90 days CCNO, 75 days suspended, $155 court costs and fi nes, petty theft.• Wesley A. Spence, 847 Walbridge, Toledo, 180 days CCNO, 160 days suspended, $180 court costs and fi nes, theft.• Majesta M. Bain, 2510 Consaul, Toledo, 90 days CCNO, 90 days suspended, $130 court costs and fi nes, attempt to commit an offense.• David J. Minor, 3803 Almeda, Toledo, 30 days CCNO, 15 days suspended, $287 court costs and fi nes, disorderly conduct.• Laura D. Krueger, 861 Main, Martin, 90 days CCNO, $187 court costs and fi nes, attempt to commit an offense.• Laura D. Krueger, 861 Main, Martin, 90 days CCNO, $100 court costs and fi nes, attempt to commit an offense.• Laura D. Krueger, 861 Main, Martin, 30 days CCNO, 30 days suspended, $50 court costs and fi nes, criminal trespass.• Jeremy Gordon Hutson, 747 Chesbrough, Toledo, 30 days CCNO, 15 days suspended, $237 court costs and fi nes, consuming of beer or intoxicating liquor.• Laura D. Krueger, 861 Main, Martin, 180 days CCNO, 90 days suspended, $187 court costs and fi nes, possession of drugs.• Laura D. Krueger, 861 Main, Martin, 180 days CCNO, 90 days suspended, $207 court costs and fi nes, possession of drugs.• David William Grotz, 4811 Corduroy, Oregon, 180 days Correction Center of Northwest Ohio (CCNO), 175 days suspended, license suspended two years, $889 court costs and fi nes, OVI – Alcohol/Drugs.• Telisa M. Irish, 2042 Elliott Ave., Toledo, 180 days CCNO, 177 days suspended, license suspended six months, $839 court costs and fi nes, OVI – Alcohol/Drugs.• Michael Dale Foks, 4500 N. Lickert Harder, Graytown, 180 days CCNO, 174 days suspended, $689 court costs and fi nes, OVI – Alcohol/Drugs.• Richard C. Donley, 3112 Corduroy, Oregon, 180 days CCNO, 177 days suspended, license suspended 180 days, $839 court costs and fi nes, OVI – Alcohol/Drugs.• Erik Karl Dosch, 24243 Lemoyne, Perrysburg, 180 days CCNO, 174 days suspended, license suspended 180 days, $789 court costs and fi nes, OVI – Alcohol/Drugs.• Julio C. Guajardo, 852 Dearborn, Toledo, 180 days CCNO, 177 days suspended, license suspended 180 days, $696 court costs and fi nes, driving while under the infl uence.• Arthur L. Hayes, 517 Bates, Toledo, 180 days CCNO, 150 days suspended, license suspended two years, $896 court costs and fi nes, driving while under the infl uence of alcohol.• Leroy Elvis Shull, 249 W. Poinsettia, Toledo, 180 days CCNO, 170 days suspended, $280 court costs and fi nes, assault.

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“In the beginning, it was Hartford.” With those words, Frank Gluth, John Liske, and Richard Martin, begin their pic-torial history of the Village of Oak Harbor. Published recently by Arcadia Pub-lishing, the 127-page book opens with a photo of the original plat map of Hartford fi led at the Sandusky County Court House in April 1835 – before Ottawa County was established – and takes the reader along a tour told in more than 200 images of the town’s rich history; as it transitioned from an economy based largely on lumber to ag-riculture. The book focuses on life in the village from the 1830s to the late 1960s, emphasiz-ing the early and mid 20th century. A photo taken on Christmas Eve in 1883 by Jacob Hoover is believed to be the earliest known photo of Oak Harbor to ex-ist. It shows a section of Water Street lined by wooden sidewalks and rails to hitch horse-drawn wagons. A brick hotel, the Portage House, can be seen. It and most of the buildings on the south side of Wa-ter Street, from Church Street to a rail line, were destroyed in an 1894 fi re. Saloons and boarding houses had an important role in the town, which sat along a Lake Shore Railway line. A 1900 photo shows the Pomerenke sa-loon and house on the southwest corner of S. Railroad and Church streets. The house and saloon were later separated; the house remaining at S. Railroad and the saloon now a house at 601 Church Street. Why is there a house in the middle of the business district? The home on the south side of Water Street was built in 1861 by Herman Mylander along with a small frame store next door. The Portage River – an integral part of the village’s economy - is the subject of the second chapter. Passenger and freight ships, powered by steam or wind-fi lled sails, docked regu-larly in Oak Harbor, including the Post Boy, a two-deck steamer making regular excur-sions from Church Street to the Lake Erie Islands. A round trip to Middle Bass Island cost 50 cents in 1898. The river could also wreak havoc as ice jams damaged bridges and fl oods could be so severe one area was known as the “East Bayou.” An expanding produce industry spurred the formation of the Oak Harbor Basket Factory, founded in 1895 by Stephen Fetterly. During peak season it employed about 90 workers. One photo shows several children sitting alongside adult workers outside the factory. An award-winning photo, titled “In the Light of the Forge, was taken in 1906 and shows L.D. Link, a blacksmith and wagon builder, working in his shop at 245 W. Wa-ter Street. The section “Having Fun” includes

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several photos of the many parades through the business district, including those held during the Oak Harbor Fall Fair – a tradi-tion started in 1932 to lift the community’s spirit in the midst of the Great Depression. Linda Risch, Janet Schimming, Con-nie Sandrock, and Joan Brough are shown on stage at the 1962 fair where they were queen candidates. President Dwight Eisenhower stopped

by the area for a hunting trip in 1958 and took time to shake hands with Virgil Pries-man, Don Sinon, and Doris Mominee. In July 1928, Charles Lindbergh made an emergency landing in a Carroll Town-ship fi eld when his plane ran out of fuel while en route from New York to Detroit. Gluth said he, Liske and Martin began work on the book about a year ago. After putting the word out for residents to offer photos for the project, they received nearly 400 to choose from in addition to the 500 or so they possessed themselves. “Between the three of us we thought we had seen nearly every photo of Oak Harbor,” Gluth said. “But there were eight or 10 we’d never seen before. We were sur-prised by the amount of pictures we had to choose from. We had a lot of support.” The three credit Jennifer Fording, of the Harris-Elmore Public Library, who com-pleted an Images of America book on the neighboring villages of Elmore and Genoa, for inspiring them. “The three of us had talked about do-ing this for years but no one had the guts to do it,” Gluth said. Representatives of Arcadia Publishing will be in Oak Harbor to complete arrange-ments with local retailers for selling the book, he said.

"In the Light of the Forge," a photo taken by George D. Smith in 1906 is one of the 200 plus photos in the pictorial history of the Village of Oak Harbor compiled by Frank Gluth, John Liske, and Richard Martin.

Zumba Glow Party A Zumbathon Glow Party fund-raiser will be held March 2 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Eastern Community YMCA in Oregon. The easy-to-follow, Latin-inspired, calorie-burning, fi tness party will in-clude two hours of moving and shak-ing. Beverages, light snacks and glow jewelry will be provided. Tickets are $8 per person for those who pre-register by Feb. 28 and $10 at the door. Proceeds raised from the event will go directly back into the community via the YMCA Scholarship Campaign. The event is open to YMCA mem-bers and non-members age 13 and up. The Y’s Kid Zone will remain open throughout the event. For registration, call 419-691-3523 or visit ymcatoledo.org.

Skywarn training Wood County Skywarn Severe Weather Spotter Training will be of-fered Feb. 26 at 6:30 p.m. in the au-ditorium of Lake High School, 28080 Lemoyne Rd., Millbury. The training, sponsored by the Wood County Emergency Management Agency, will be conducted by the Na-tional Weather Service, Cleveland. Participants will learn how to ac-curately identify and report severe weather occurrences to the National Weather Service and local offi cials. The training is open to the public. Pre-registration is required. For more information, contact the Wood County Emergency Man-agement Agency at 419-354-9269 or [email protected].

Spaghetti benefi t The family of Phil Tersigni will prepare a spaghetti dinner in memory of their husband, father and grandfa-ther to benefi t Our Lady of Lourdes Grotto in Genoa on March 2 from 4 to 7 p.m. in the church hall. The dinner will include spaghetti with homemade meatballs and sauce, garlic bread, a salad bar with home-made dressings, beverage and dessert. The donation is $8 for adults and $4 for children. Kids 2 and younger will eat free. Carryouts will be avail-able. For tickets and more information, call Fran Harris at 419-855-3729 or Kathy Witt at 419-262-1333.

Utility bill inquiries The Village of Woodville urges residents who have not received their utility bills to contact the village offi ce at 419-849-2731 or 419-849-3031. The village reports that many residents haven’t received their bills, which were mailed out Feb. 15.

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used for safety initiatives throughout the community. There’s been a lot of good things done with this money. We still have $233,000 available.” The number of accidents at Woodville and Lemoyne has dropped by nearly 100 since the program went into effect in 2005, according to Cairl. What’s the crash rate compared to where it was before?” asked Myers. “I think our highest at Woodville and Lemoyne was about 20 and we’re down to about 15 accidents per year,” said Cairl. “At Oregon and Wales, it has also gone down a lot over there,” he said. The severity of accidents, he added, has declined as well. Cairl said children have been safer at the Woodville and Lemoyne roads intersec-tion, where schools are located, since 2005. “It’s like having an offi cer there 24 hours a day, seven days per week,” he said. “It’s not your recommendation to take the cameras out?” asked Myers. “No,” said Cairl. Vehicles, he said, slow down when they approach the intersection. “They are aware of their surroundings. They hit their brake lights and are slowing down,” said Cairl. Hughes said the cameras benefi t the community. “I saw what it was like before, when people were running those red lights, fl ying through them,” she said. Gallaher asked Cairl what more can be done with the revenue to improve safety in the city. “We have done a lot of signage, a lot of safety issues. We did the continuous turn lane on Oregon Road. It seems, especially

with Owens College and the truck traffi c there, to make it much, much safer going through there,” said Gallaher. “Going for-ward, are there other areas in the city where we need to look at the traffi c fl ow or the sig-nage – anything else that would make the rest of the city a little bit safer as far as traf-fi c?” Cairl said putting pavement markings on Oregon Road would assist traffi c getting onto I-75. “It might also reduce accidents there as well,” he said. The Ohio Department of Transporta-tion (ODOT) is also working with the city to re-time the traffi c signals on Woodville Road, he said. “We’ve been seeing a lot of backup of traffi c during rush hour times. People stop from Lemoyne all the way over I-280 toward Speedway,” he said. Administrator Bob Anderson said the city currently receives 50 percent of the rev-enue as a result of the Redfl ex citations. “There’s no reason that more of that money couldn’t stay in the local economy,” he said. “I would support the chief on this,” said Mayor Mark Stoner. “I don’t know where else it would be needed more than in a school zone. I know some people don’t like it, and I know some people on coun-cil don’t like it. But I think, especially in a school zone, it has advantages.” Cairl said another automated photo speed and red light enforcement camera company, American Travel Solutions (ATS), of Tempe, Arizona, would like to compete for the city’s business. Schimmel, who was against the cam-eras in 2010, also expressed his opposition this time around. “My feelings on the cameras haven’t

changed from the last time the contract was up,” he said. “I think it’s one of the police chief’s tools,” Myers said in support of the camer-as. “I don’t think it should change. I like the cameras. I always have. If I go through one too fast, it’s my fault.” Edwards, who was also against the cam-eras in 2010, remained opposed. Kozina has not changed his mind, either, according to Edwards and Schimmel. “From my conversation with Randy, he feels the same way,” said Edwards. “At the Safety Committee meeting, Randy said he was not in favor of it,” said Schimmel, a member of the committee. Kozina is chairman of the committee. Barton said he was opposed this time because he believes the revenue from the ci-tations, which is supposed to be earmarked for safety improvements, has been used for other projects. “It looks like it’s going from safety to revenue. And I will not support that,” said Barton. “We’ve done a lot of good things with that money,” said Stoner. “Without the cam-eras, there would be a lot of good things that would not get done.” Stoner asked Barton to pick out 10 proj-ects that were funded by Redfl ex fi nes that the city could have done on its own. “Tell me how we would have been able to afford them,” said Stoner. “That’s not the point,” said Barton. “The point is, when they put these cameras in, it was for safety. Now it’s `How much money can we make off of it.’” “So in reality, if we don’t do some of those things, we are really a less safe city,” said Stoner. “I would not necessarily say that,” said Barton.

Renewing redlight camera contract up in air?Continued from front page “They both have a valid point,” said

Gallaher. “What if we renegotiated the con-tract and lowered the fi ne? Our revenue would go down, and we would be giving people who would get caught a little bit of a break.” “That would be fi ne,” said Hughes. “But it’s not about the revenue.” Myers agreed. “I talked about safety reduction. I didn’t say a thing about revenue,” said Myers. “In my view,” said Schimmel, “Wood-ville Road is death. Everything has left Woodville Road. Anything we can do to bring traffi c back to Woodville Road, we need to do. If those red light cameras scare away fi ve drivers, that’s fi ve drivers too many. I go over to Navarre Avenue, I can’t even turn back onto the road from a parking lot, there’s so much traffi c. Our businesses are fl eeing over there. I have had so many people tell me they will not drive through Northwood. I’m not talking two or three people, but probably there are 100 people who tell me that. As a business owner on Woodville Road, I don’t need clients being scared away. I’ve had people tell me they will go to our Central Avenue offi ce just to stay away from Northwood.” “So they don’t want to abide by the law,” said Myers. “So you want to bring more traffi c back?” “We need the traffi c. Our city is suffer-ing,” said Schimmel. The safety committee left it up to the committee of the whole on whether to rec-ommend renewing the contract with Redf-lix, said Schimmel. Without Kozina at the meeting, council was deadlocked. “We may as well let Tom go out for bids and see what he comes back with,” said Schimmel.

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Nicholas LaRue got a fi rst-hand look at the good deeds of the Genoa Food Pantry when he logged service hours there toward his confi rmation. Years down the road, the 15-year-old returned to become a major part of the pantry’s move to larger quarters. LaRue coordinated the transfer from the pantry’s longtime site at United Trinity Methodist Church to the new location at Christ Com-munity Church, 303 W. Fourth St., Genoa. His efforts will benefi t more people in the community than he will ever meet, while also earning him points towards his Boy Scouts Eagle Scout award. “I was nervous,” said the Clay High School freshman. “I have never led any-thing like that. It was something. It was a lot of responsibility.” On Feb. 19, Genoa Food Pantry orga-nizers welcomed visitors during an open house/Business After Hours event hosted in conjunction with the Genoa Area Churches Association and the Genoa Area Chamber of Commerce. On Thursday, the doors reopened for the regular food giveaway from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. the third Thursday of the month, followed by the Saturday hours from 10 a.m. to noon.

Genoa Food Pantry fi nds a brand new home Genoa Food Pantry serves between 45 to 60 families a month, said Barb Myers, a main pantry organizer. The pantry is also a distribution site for 125 senior food boxes provided by the Seagate Food Bank. The economic downtown has forced steady growth in recent years, Myers said. And as the need expanded, so did the pan-try’s supplies. The growth caused problems at the Methodist church site. The overfl ow eventually took over Sunday School space. Even so, storage space still continued to be somewhat limited, meaning some do-nations were kept off-site until distribution days. Meat donations, for example, were tucked away in freezers across the area until packages could be handed out. And sometimes scheduling became problem-atic. “If they had a funeral, we had to juggle schedules. Or someone would forget and rent the hall,” Myers said. Still, without hesitation, Myers ac-knowledged the Methodist church parish-ioners have been very good to the food pan-try since its inception there prior to 1980. In fact, all the churches have, each scheduling volunteer time to hand out food boxes. But in 2012, the Food Pantry Committee simply had to face the fact that growing pains de-manded larger accommodations. The search ended when Christ Com-munity Church leaders offered space – at no cost just like the Methodist church. The only stipulation to the deal is that

the food pantry may have to help with the electric bill because of increased costs as-sociated with running several freezers and refrigerators on site, Myers explained. That settled, the food pantry orga-nizers focused on creating a moving plan which began with a major cleanup at the new site. Cleanup was likely to take a while. “Most of our volunteers are over 50. One couple is 70,” Myers explained. “Physi-cally, it was going to take us some time. So we said, ‘OK, with us old ladies, how long is this going to take?’ We fi gured maybe March or April if we were lucky.” Then, LaRue answered the call. Myers and others were overwhelmed by the offer and his follow-through. “This is quite impressive – what he has done,” Myers said. LaRue began his task by measuring rooms, storage bins and shelving at both sites around Christmas time. He secured donations like shelves and carts from the outgoing Anderson’s store. Then he came up with a design plan and then rounded up volunteers, including everyone from his parents Pam and Brad LaRue and fel-low Scouts to other family, neighbors and church members across the region. Finally, he coordinated a massive move on several weekends in January. “We gave him a few suggestions about what we needed and he ran with it,” Myers

said. “If anyone ever has any doubts about miracles, just look at this – it’s just been un-believable.” All the while, LaRue documented his endeavors with photos, time sheets and personal accounts. The detailed project eventually will be turned in to his leaders of Troop 131, Erie Shores Council, and then move up the ranks for review. He feels lucky this project came along when it did. “It makes me feel good that I helped so many people,” LaRue said. Any extra donated cash collected by LaRue during his Eagle Scout project will be turned over to Jack’s Superette in Cur-tice. Genoa Food Pantry buys its meat there regularly because of reduced rates and the special one-pound packaging the manage-ment provides. “It’ll sort of be like a credit they have there for a while,” LaRue said. Myers said LaRue is just another exam-ple of the wealth of generous people in the Genoa community and surrounding area. Individual families, schools and orga-nizations too numerous to mention regu-larly give food donations and cash to the cause. Some businesses, like Miller’s New Market and Aldi, offer the pantry special food rates while others lend their equip-ment. A Genoa Custom Interiors truck is used to pick up pallets of food provided at the Seagate Food Bank.


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Board vacancy fi lled To fi ll a vacancy created by the res-ignation of Eric Hirzel, the Lake school board has selected a 2002 graduate of Lake High School. Board members agreed Wednesday on the appointment of Monica (Sims) Leppelmeier to fi ll the vacant seat. The Miller Road resident is cur-rently employed as a business manager at the University of Toledo where she’s been employed since April 2008. She received a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from the uni-versity in 2010 and a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from Sagi-naw Valley State University in 2006, majoring in accounting. Prior to being at UT, she worked at Midwest Products Finishing in the ac-counting and human resource depart-ments. She was a seventh grade volleyball coach for Lake schools in 2006 and had been an umpire in the local amateur softball association for 10 years. Hirzel resigned his seat because he is moving out of the district. The term for that seat expires at the end of this year. Tim Krugh, a board member, said Leppelmeier was chosen from a fi eld of 12 applicants. “There were some outstanding candidates,” Krugh said. “It was a unanimous decision to choose Moni-ca, The board’s feeling was that at this point in time she was the right person, offering the background that’s needed. She’s an impressive young lady.” Leppelmeier and her husband have one daughter. Her uncle, Ron Sims, is a Lake Township trustee.

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K9 unit aids rescue On Feb. 8, the Ottawa County Sheriff’s Offi ce’s K9 Unit aided the Ca-tawba Township Police in locating a 70-year-old woman reported missing from a Catawba Township home. Ottawa County Deputy Marc Nye, and his K9 partner Nero, responded to the scene tracked the woman from the residence, locating her off Lost Lake Road near West Harbor, approximately a half-mile away. The woman, found sitting at the base of a tree, was awake and talking when she was discovered. Catawba EMS was called in to evaluate her.

Picks and Sticks Picks and Sticks Stringband will take the stage at the historic Pember-ville Opera House Saturday, March 2 at 7:30 p.m. as part of the ongoing Live in the House concert series. Tickets are $10 and are available at the door, at Beeker’s General Store or Riverbank Antiques in Pemberville. For more information, call Carol at 419-287-4848 or visit www.pembervil-leoperahouse.org.

Society banquet “Three Warriors, A Spy and an Indian Chief,” is the theme for the Elmore Historical Society’s Member-ship Banquet, which will be held Sat-urday, March 9 at Elmore Legion Post 279. The menu will include ham and chicken dinners with pie served by the Legion. The deadline for reservations is March 2. For information about joining or renewing society membership, call Nancy Pries at 419-862-3300.


A property tax abatement request from a company wanting to expand its facility in Lake Township will be on the agenda of the township trustees’ March 5 meeting, ac-cording to Richard Welling, a trustee. He declined to name the business but said it is located near the Toledo Execu-tive Airport and company management is requesting the abatement for a planned 14,000-square-foot addition. The business is not located in a Joint Economic Development District that the township and City of Toledo formed to share income tax revenues from businesses that locate there, Welling said. The JEDD covers about 400 acres on the grounds of the Toledo Executive Air-port, formerly Metcalf Field. The airport is owned by the City of To-ledo and leased to the Toledo Lucas County

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Park board vacancy Letters of interest from persons who’d like to be appointed to a vacant seat on the Wood County Park District Board of Com-missioners will be accepted by Judge Da-vid Woessner, of the Wood County Probate Court, until March 5. Frank McLaughlin has resigned as a board member. His replacement would fi ll the unexpired term, which runs through Dec. 31 of this year. Letters and resumes should be sent to Judge Woessner by 4 p.m. on March 5 at the court: One Courthouse Square, Bowling Green, O., 43402.

By Cynthia L. JacobySpecial to The Press

An order for After Prom apparel has triggered a minor rift between booster orga-nizations at Genoa Local Schools. T-shirts and other clothing ordered by the Comet groups for the spring event were discussed during a recent meeting of the Genoa school board. Genoa Athletic Boosters President Laura Shehan attended the meeting and noted the purchase veered from the usual protocol to go through the athletic boosters, said Superintendent Dennis Mock. “The boosters were upset the After Prom group did not go through them,” Mock said. “The After Prom group has a new set of offi cers. They really didn’t know that this was the way things have been done in the past.” The board responded by having Mock send a letter to leaders of the After Prom, PTO, Music Boosters and Athletic Boosters reiterating past policy. A member who contacted The Press said other organization members felt the letter was heavy handed, that the board was favoring the athletic boosters by forcing the others to go through them for fundraisers. A copy of the January letter was pro-vided to The Press. It says there has been a “long-standing verbal intent agreement whereby organizations, which support the District via clothing merchandise fundrais-ers, order the product/clothing in coopera-tion with the Genoa Athletic Boosters.” It notes this format was not followed this school year and then adds, “For your information, the proceeds of any clothing merchandise benefi t the purchase of uni-forms for our athletic team(s).” The letter wraps up by asking organi-zation leaders to contact building princi-pals regarding clothing fundraiser requests in the future.

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Booster groups question board policy When contacted Tuesday, Julie Tuchol-ski, the After Prom Committee president, said she had no comment on the issue. In fact, she added, she was not aware the let-ter had caused a stir. “We do not have any problem with the Athletic Boosters or any other organiza-tion,” she said. Shehan could not be reached for com-ment. Mock said the letter was sent to remind leaders, new and old, of how clothing pur-chases had been handled in the past. The argument for using the athletic boosters, in

part, includes maintaining uniformity in the look of the school insignia, the super-intendent said. And boosters have already spent money on various artwork setups for T-shirts. “That can be pretty costly,” Mock added. He termed the incident “a misunder-standing” and acknowledged the other organizations have the right to venture on their own, if they choose. The policy is ver-bal not written, he reaffi rmed. “They don’t have to go through the athletic boosters. That’s their prerogative,” Mock said.

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“Two steps forward, one step back” – that’s the motto many educators live by as they work to provide direction and guid-ance for their students. For the better part of his 57 years, Dave Yenrick has been affi liated with Waite High School in one way or another. Whether as a student, teacher or ad-ministrator, Yenrick has attended or been employed by Waite High for 44 years – roughly three-quarters of his life. Today, Yenrick is in his 18th year as head principal at Waite. “It’s pretty special (being at my alma mater),” he said. “At Waite, there have only been 10 principals; six have been from the East Side and fi ve were Waite grads. It’s been tradition.” The school, which is named for Mor-rison Waite, a former Toledo resident who served as the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court from 1874-88, is in its 99th year of ex-istence, and Yenrick, who is in his 35th year of service with Toledo Public Schools. After graduating from the University of Toledo in ‘78, Yenrick returned to Waite as a special education teacher, working there for 13 years before moving onto Woodward High to serve as the school’s assistant prin-cipal. After serving for four years at Wood-ward, he returned home to Waite to take the over as head principal in 1995. Yenrick, whose wife, Carolyn, is one of the deans of the school, credits his fourth-grade teacher, Patricia Hanley with inspir-ing him to seek a career in education. “I knew I wanted to get into education after I was in Mrs. Hanley’s class,” Yenrick said. “She was an inspiration to me.” Being the principal means that, in ad-dition to confronting the big picture, one must also deal with the little things –like enforcing the dress code, picking up debris in the hallway and making sure students are getting to and from class on time. It’s like that at every school. It means also changing with the times. “Things seem to remain the same, but technology has changed a lot,” he said. “We used to have to type our own notes and run them on a ditto machine; computers were just starting up in the early ‘80s. The tech-nology has changed. The social economics have changed some, too. Times are tough. But when I talk to some of the people from ‘30s and ‘40s, their families struggled just

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as much.” And the Waite community has fallen upon hard times in recent years. Yenrick notes that 85 percent of his students are eli-gible for “free or reduced lunches” under the National School Lunch Program, a sign of the tough economic times for the Glass City. A city that saw its population rise to nearly 384,000 in 1970, Toledo is now home to 286,000 residents. During that pe-riod, TPS has closed three high schools, most recently Libbey in 2010. But Waite has endured. The school, which employs just over 100 teachers, ad-ministrators and support staff personnel, is located at 301 Morrison Dr. and enjoys a picturesque view of the Toledo skyline from its perch along the Maumee River. And while there is strength in num-bers, there is also strength in community pride and, most especially, success. East Side Toledoans are a proud group, and Waite has been a staple in the community for nearly 10 decades from which residents draw much pride, Yenrick said. “There will always be a public high

Waite High School Principal David Yenrick, discusses the renovations at the school with East Toledo Club members Bob Krompak, Denny Fairchild, Paul Gibbs, Sr., and Clint Longenecker. (Press photo by Ken Grosjean)

school on the East Side.” Athletically, the Indians have had a nice run of late, winning four City League titles in wrestling in the previous decade and the girls basketball team embarked on an historic run when it advanced to the Di-vision I State Final in 2010 before losing in heartbreaking fashion to Canton McKinley, 49-47. Yenrick is especially proud of some of the community-service projects the student body has undertaken this year, among them the 60 holiday baskets that were donated to needy area families and the donations stu-dents have made at blood drives (over 200 pints). With all the problems facing public education, not to mention the fact that he will soon be joining the ranks of the retired, Yenrick is confi dent that Waite High School will be around for many years hereafter. “With the work ethic on the East Side and the support of the alumni association, I think (Waite) will remain a mainstay. It’s a beacon of hope for many of our public school students.”


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Every day at work is a family reunion for 11 of the 17 employees of Nissen Con-crete. The Oregon company is celebrating its 85th anniversary this year. The compa-ny is owned by eight family members and the fourth generation is being groomed for leadership roles, according to Jerry Nissen, president. Christ Nissen founded Nissen Coal & Lumber in 1928. The company sold hay, straw and coal. The company opened its doors on Main Street in Williston before moving in 1948 to its current location at 5700 Navarre. Ownership transferred in 1948 to Christ Nissen’s four sons—Marvin, Donald, Ralph and Harold. When the housing mar-ket boomed shortly after World War II, the four brothers concentrated their efforts on ready mix concrete and kept the coal busi-ness going to supply some income during the winter. Jerry Nissen said the company stopped delivering coal just four or fi ve years ago. Today, the company serves the resi-dential and commercial market. Major jobs have included providing concrete for Maumee Bay State Park, the I-280 Veterans Glass City Skyway, the Route 2 expansion and the windmill pads at Clay and Eisen-hower schools. The company does work for some of the area’s largest contractors such as A.A. Boos & Sons, E.S. Wagner and Miller Brothers. It has three batch plants: one on Navarre, one in Toledo and one in Walbridge. In addition to pouring concrete, Nissen’s also hauls sand and stone and provides the consumer with an array of concrete services and sup-plies including stamped concrete and car stops. Jerry, Marvin’s son, is the president; Alan, Harold’s son, is the vice-president; Dennis, also Harold’s son, is the secretary and Jerry’s brother, Gene, is the treasurer.

The right thing The Baumann Auto Group announced it has donated $100,000 to 10 local chari-ties. Each of the following 10 charities was given $10,000 on behalf of all the Baumann Auto Group employees; Liberty Center of Fremont, Village House of Fremont, San-dusky Co. YMCA, Back To The Wild of Castalia, Safe Harbour of Sandusky, Ruth Ann’s House of Port Clinton, Genoa Ath-letic Boosters, Morrison House of Tiffi n, First Step of Seneca, Sandusky & Wyandot Counties & Norwalk Area Food Bank. Baumann operates two local dealer-ship in Genoa.

New car sales New car sales in the Eastern Maumee Bay region dipped 8.4 percent in 2012, the fi rst decline in four years. According to Autoview OnLine, a data management fi rm that captures registration information from the Ohio Bureau of Mo-tor Vehicles, the seven new car dealership located in the Eastern Maumee Bay com-munities sold 3,397 units versus 3,707 in 2011. The 2012 total is still a 30.3 percent increase over the 2009 total of 2,607. Ford remains the top-selling badge with 1,474 units followed by General Mo-tors with 1,075 and Chrysler-Dodge-Jeep with 848. The Ford Fusion remained the hottest selling car. Autoview statistics are compiled from the following dealers: Dunn Chevy-Buick,

Nissens celebrate 85 years in the family business

Baumann Chevrolet Genoa, Baumann Ford Genoa, Keller Chevrolet, Mathews Ford Or-egon, Rouen Chrysler-Dodge-Jeep and Tri-Motor Sales. Lucas County Clerk of Courts Bernie Quilter earlier this year released coun-ty wide fi gures for new car sales which showed an 8.3 percent increase compared to 2011 numbers. Total sales were 22,777 compared to 21,022 in 2011. The total was the highest since 2008 when 23,557 units were sold. However, the number pales to the total new car sales in 2000 when 31,916 units were sold. Dealer used car sales totaled 36,673, the highest since 2005.

Gold stars Gross Electric received the 2012 Shade Job of the Year Award from Lutron Electron-ics. The award, which is part of a national competition among lighting showrooms, was presented at the 2013 Dallas Interna-tional Lighting Market in January. Mike Feather, lighting controls spe-cialist at Gross Electric, was responsible

for implementing Lutron shading systems for a remodeling job in Toledo. The award-winning project consisted of shade systems and controls for the homeowner’s master bathroom and guest bedroom. Lutron shading systems provide ener-gy savings, security, and precision control at the touch of a button. The Lutron shad-ing system and Radio RA2 lighting controls are displayed in Gross Electric’s Lifestyle Center, an interactive real-life setting that showcases the latest designs and technol-ogy in lighting, controls, shading solutions, and other home products. Gross Electric has a showroom on Reynolds Road in Toledo and an outlet on Woodville Road in Northwood.

Retirement After 27 years of service at the Nation-al Bank of Ohio (NBOH), Alice Theisen, assistant cashier and loan documentation associate, retired February 1. Alice began her banking career at NBOH in the bookkeeping department in 1986. She became a teller in 1988 and

eight years later took a position as loan documenta-tion clerk. In 1998, Alice transferred to the new Port Clinton Offi ce in the role of new ac-count representa-tive. In 2002, Alice was named assis-tant cashier and became the assis-tant offi ce manager of the Port Clinton banking offi ce. She then returned to the Oak Harbor offi ce in 2004 with a position in the loan documentation area where she worked until her retire-ment. Alice resides in Graytown with her husband Jim.

The bottom line First Defi ance Financial Corp. an-nounced its Board of Directors will raise its annual dividend from fi ve to 10 cents per common share payable March 8 to share-holders of record at the close of business on February 28. The dividend represents an annual dividend of 1.82 percent based on First Defi ance common stock closing price on February 14, 2013. First Defi ance Financial Corp. is the holding company for First Federal Bank of the Midwest and First Insurance Group of the Midwest, Inc.

At the clubs The Eastern Maumee Bay Chamber of Commerce and Women’s Entrepreneurial Network have joined together to host a Happy Hour networking event Thursday, 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at The Blarney, 601 Monroe Street in downtown Toledo. RSVP to Sarah at 419-693-5580 or director @emb-chamber.org

Jeff Brown GM of Baumann Genoa; Laura Sheahan, Genoa Athletic Boosters president; Dennis Mock, Genoa schools superintendent; Buck Baumann owner of Baumann Auto Group; Bill Nye, treasurer, Genoa schools and Terri Caraway, secre-tary, Genoa boosters during the presentation of a $10,000 check to the boosters.

Navy Seaman Recruit Nicholas L. Mommers, son of Melissa and Richard Mommers of Pemberville, recently completed U.S. Navy ba-sic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill. Mommers is a 2012 graduate of Eastwood High School.

Marine Corps Pfc. Bryan R. Meadows, son of Cathy and Donald Meadows of Perrysburg, earned the title of United States Marine after graduating from recruit training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, S. C.

Army Pvt. Jarrod L. Adkins has graduated from basic infantry training at Fort Benning, Columbus, Ga. Adkins is a 2012 graduate of Genoa High School.

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From left to right are Jerry Nissen, Dennis Nissen, Gary Nissen, Terry Nissen, Nate Konczal, Chad Nissen and Dick Nissen. Not pictured are Al, Jake, Gene and Ray Nissen and Kelly Adams. (Press photo by Ken Grosjean).


Times have changed To the editor: I am the mother of the two Clay High School students and I am writing this letter to address the situation in regards to P.J. Kapfhammer approaching the 25-year-old inside the school weight room. I have only had students at the high school level over the last four years and even though this young man has been around the school longer than that, I would not know him. As a parent, I would have been concerned to see him in the weight room with the students. The faculty wears ID badges. The man, an honorary manger, is an adult, therefore he should also have an ID badge or he should only be there when the coach is present to avoid this happening again. It should not be up to the student to say he is allowed to be there – the students should not be in charge. According to the article, this young man did not have the school board’s per-mission to be in the weight room. If he had the proper clearance, he would have been identifi able and this situation would not have taken place. This situation did not come about because someone is autistic. Just because someone is autistic, it doesn’t mean that I would be able to identify it by looking at him. I know someone who is autistic who is very responsible and I know someone who is autistic that I have witnessed dodging traffi c on Navarre Avenue. If the fact that the young man is autistic means that he could not speak for himself, then he should not be in the school without some sort of ID showing that he has the school board’s permission, and the coach should also be present. This is for his protection as much as it is for the protection of the students. Even though this young man has been around as an honorary manager for quite some time, times have dramatically changed in the last 10 years. Ten years ago, I was a Cub Scout den leader attending manda-tory “Two-Deep Leadership” training that the Boy Scout organization was beginning to put into place. “Two-Deep Leadership” requires that scout meetings and campouts can only take place if a minimum of two leaders are in attendance. If possible, lead-ers should always be in pairs when among the students. A policy such as that would

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have kept this situation from escalating. As for Mr. Kapfhammer’s role in the situation, I am not saying that yelling is proper. He is not only the school board president, he is a father fi rst. I am grateful he is looking out for all the students. He is not the fi rst person to yell at someone that may not deserve it. Every day, offi ce work-ers, wait staff, customer service represen-tatives and countless others must endure someone’s wrath as agents of the person or company that employs them and charges cannot be brought against the offenders. If I were the mother of the honorary manager, I would have insisted that my son was properly identifi ed so there would be no confusion. After all, Mr. Kapfham-mer had just attended school safety train-ing. With so many other tragic situations in our world over the last 10 years, the young man’s mother and the baseball coach should have been more protective of him beforehand and Mr. Kapfhammer would not have had to feel protective of everyone else.Mary Lee GrieshaberOregon

Don’t get derailed To the editor: I would like to say that the former mayor of Walbridge, Dan Wilc-zynski, did get a lot of things done in the last several years. Last year, he wanted to take care of the alleys and property of individuals that are not kept up like they should be. This would include painting homes and cleaning up yards that are despicable. The people in this town should not have to bring this up at council meetings. I am sure these individuals are aware of this. Last summer, the mayor wanted to work on the alleys, but some of the council members backed down from it. Now that we have a temporary mayor and some new “temporary” council people, some of these things can be done this sum-mer. No one expects the township to as-phalt these alleys – that would be costly. There are things they could do that would

be cost-effective, like digging the alleys with a front-end loader and a grater. They need to be taken down a foot or more and then have new stone put in. Some of the potholes are getting ri-diculous. I talked to one of the temporary council people about this issue. They will be bringing this up in the weeks to come. Most of the people in this town have lived here an average of 20 to 40 years and care about its future. We all need to work to keep this town on the right track. We do have some people that come here and rent and don’t seem to care what their place looks like, which makes the rest of the town look bad. If they don’t follow certain rules with the upkeep on their homes and their dogs running around with no leash, they should leave and this would not have to be brought up at every town meeting. This is my personal opinion and I am sure there are other people in this town who think the same way. Erwin FrohlichWalbridge

Thoughts to consider To the editor: An East Sider’s gripes for the month: 1, The Catholic Church needs more priests. Solution – allow male priests to marry and allow women to become priests. Women are true believers – more so than most men. I am sure that women would be fi ne priests. 2. Our volunteer army has been fi ght-ing in the Middle East for more than 10 years. I believe it is a sin to send those men back four or fi ve times on a tour of duty. Couldn’t we have drafted more men, over-whelmed the enemy and gotten out there sooner? 3. They plan to put women in infantry units or start an all-women’s infantry unit. Throughout mankind’s history, women have joined the fi ghting when needed. As a child, I was taught never to punch a girl. As a teenager, I was taught to respect and protect girls and women.

Putting women in the infantry when they aren’t needed is like spitting in the face of American manhood. 4. When I went to work for the com-pany, the guy I replaced taught me the job. When I moved up in the line of progres-sion, I taught my replacement. It took me 26 years to work 19 jobs in the line of pro-gression and fi nally reach my last job as an assistant foreman. That was in the plant, but I am certain it was like that in the offi ce for the executives. What gripes me is that when leaders in the community retire or quit, we search the state or even the country to replace them. If they haven’t taught an associate or two to replace them, they haven’t done their job. What do you think?Louis AgostonToledo

Two sides To the editor: A few weeks ago, I sub-mitted a letter to The Press about some of the causes of sickness of some Americans in regards to the treasure of human life. Our little children, one would think would be our greatest treasure. I made a comment about some of us not needing military-type rifl es. Lo and behold, I received many phone calls in reply to my comment. Ok, my mind is open to discussion. After listening to the calls and then asking almost everyone I ran into the following weeks about this gun thing, I would like to share what I have heard. Almost 200 people were asked. Most folks, not all of my contacts, had the following opinion: We think we need these guns for protection– not so much from people who break into our houses or hold us up on the streets or cause us bodily harm – to, and I quote, “Protect us from a government that might go astray.” If the federal government ever decided to override our democratic society and be-come rulers such as Hitler, Stalin or Fidel Castro, the fi rst art of taking control would be the removal of all weapons from the peo-ple. Then who is in control? Scare you? It should. There are always two sides to every story.Larry ErardOregon

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Success is only possible with freedom. Freedom provides you with the ability to choose the path you travel. Freedom en-ables you to determine your own goals. Freedom permits you to either succeed or fail. With freedom you can control your destiny. You have the freedom to succeed and you have the freedom to fail. Freedom is not given to you, but it can be taken away. You have the right to be free. You have the right to live your life as you wish. The power of freedom is unlimited. Free people build, create, and invent. Ev-eryone’s life improves as the result of free-dom. You have the freedom to benefi t from your hard work. You have the freedom to ignore naysayers. Freedom is inspirational. Freedom is motivational. Without freedom, people no longer have the incentive to excel. The driving force behind achievement is the freedom to benefi t from your hard work, creativity, and ingenuity. When you are not free to live as you choose, or the fruits of your labor are taken, you have no incentive to excel. Even when living in a free country, there are people who voluntarily give up their freedom. They do this by giving oth-ers the power to make decisions for them. This approach is fraught with peril since no one cares as much about your well-being as you do. When you abdicate responsibility for your life, you are bound to be unhappy with the results. Another way people give up freedom is by striving for acceptance at the expense of

Freedom is a fundamental part of a successful life

pursuing their own dreams. Because they are always concerned about what other people will say, think, or do in response to the choices they have made, their behavior is controlled by other’s opinions. True personal freedom is only realized when you don’t care about the opinions of others. What’s important is to follow your path in a moral and ethical manner. You don’t have to convince anyone as to the le-gitimacy of your pursuits. When you blame others for your cir-cumstances, you also give up freedom. Peo-ple who do this develop a perpetual victim

mentality. They never take responsibility for their life because they are always blam-ing other people or circumstances. This re-sults in their becoming convinced that they are powerless to make any changes. You can’t control your environment but you do have the freedom to control your response. Exercising this freedom is the difference between a satisfying life ver-sus one of constant frustration. Success can not be mandated or forced. There will always be people with little or no ambition. There will always be those who don’t want to work hard. There will always be individuals who do not have goals. Connected to the freedom to succeed is the freedom to fail. There is no way to guarantee success in life any more than a school can guarantee each student an “A.” If a student refuses to go to class, or doesn’t want to study and pay attention, there is nothing that can be done. To succeed academically, a student

must be willing to put in whatever time and effort is required to learn the material. Although not everything you attempt works as expected, failure only occurs when you give up. Success is simply getting up whenever you stumble or fall. Failure is the experience of learning how things don’t work as planned. Great achievement rarely happens on the fi rst try. Those who persist in the face of obstacles are on the road to success. It’s not magic. Only through hard work, perse-verance, and determination combined with an unstoppable desire are goals reached. Freedom is your ticket to success.

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20th Anniversary

The Prism Award celebrates the best in local business The best business owners pay you a competitive wage, extend health and vaca-tion benefi ts and provide a path to advance-ment. They also engage you in the business, share the big picture, seek your input, act on your ideas, challenge you, share profi t and are concerned about your job satisfac-tion. The best business owners realize to reach their dreams they need to help you reach your dreams. Wall Street recently gave Main Street a black eye. Greed trumped the nation’s wel-fare when banks deemed “too big to fail” caused the housing crash which led to the Big Recession. Cynics bred from this de-bacle will tar all business owners as greedy and uncaring, however, there are many ex-amples around us, particularly here in the heartland, that prove this is not the case. This year, for the 20th year, the Eastern Maumee Bay Chamber of Commerce will honor the best area businesses. They will judge nominees on how they foster team-work, the quality of their goods and ser-vices, their community involvement, how they create opportunity and the benefi ts they provide their employees. This celebration of the best in busi-ness takes place Wednesday, March 6 start-ing at 6 p.m. at the Sunrise Park and Ban-quet Center on Rt. 51 in Millbury. Chrys Pe-terson, WTOL-TV news anchor, will once again emcee. Twenty years ago, Jan Hackett, an in-

surance representative from Oregon, pro-posed a local initiative to recognize the men and women who provide the jobs and benefi ts that help us achieve our dreams for our families. In the ensuing 19 years, 126 business-es, organizations and citizens have been honored with the Prism Award for excel-lence. While Hackett had a good idea in 1993 she needed a way to bring her dream to reality. At that same time there was a movement in Northwest Ohio to promote regionalism. Community leaders in Oregon and Northwood were leery of this, due to previous annexation efforts by the City of Toledo. However, there are economic de-velopment advantages and Dan Hiskey, Northwood’s city administrator at the time, proposed an idea called sub-regionalism, an informal network to build trust and pro-mote economic development among the communities located east of the Maumee River. Don Monroe, executive director of River East Economic Revitalization Corpo-

ration in East Toledo, and I, as manager of The Press, got behind this idea. We saw the business awards as a good way to foster co-operation and an exchange of ideas among the communities east of the Maumee River and we began the groundwork for what would become The Prism Awards. We formed a 501-3c corporation called The Eastern Maumee Bay Business Awards Committee. We were joined by business and government leaders in Oregon, North-wood, East Toledo, Genoa and Lake Town-ship. We enlisted the aid of Dr. Sonny Ariss, director of the Small Business and Entre-preneur Institute at the University of To-ledo. He set up the criteria and judging pro-tocol. That fi rst year we had 34 nominees. We commissioned six awards, but the judges couldn’t agree on just six. They insisted on seven, which presented a potentially em-barrassing moment at the podium for one winner. However, we were fortunate that one of the winners was Michael’s Gourmet Catering. We contacted Mike Armstrong’s wife and she baked a cake-replica of the Prism Award which we presented to him that night. While the Prism banquet is a night for recognition and celebration for all that is good with business, it is also a night for inspiration. One woman, Kathy Crabtree, who attended one of the fi rst banquets, said the awards inspired her to start her own

business the next year. Following the 2000 banquet, the small Prism Award Committee turned the awards program over to the Eastern Maumee Bay Chamber of Commerce. The chamber de-serves credit for taking the awards to a new level for both the nominees and the attend-ees. Winners have included some of the biggest employers in our region: Rudolph-Libbe, Mercy St. Charles Hospital and Pro-Medica Bay Park Hospital as well as nu-merous small businesses like Alan Miller Jewelers and Packer Creek Pottery and com-munity organizations like The East Toledo Family Center and the Jerusalem Township Food Pantry. Business owners get a bad rap at times. Sometimes they deserve it. However, the majority of business owners offer competi-tive wages and benefi ts because their team competes against similar teams for market share. The difference between success and failure almost always depends on the qual-ity and motivation of the team—the em-ployees. And, that’s what The Prism Award celebrates—teams that have risen above the ordinary.

For more information or tickets to the Prism Banquet, call Sarah at 419-693-5580 Comment at [email protected] John Szozda is one of the founders of the Prism Awards.

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St. John’s Hilltop DayschoolMom to Mom Sale

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Cheerleaders, supporters raise $48,000

Owens unveils Ohio’s fi rst MRI program

The 9th Annual Cheer For A Cure Competition, held Saturday, Feb 16 at Ge-noa High School, raised $48,000 for cancer research – more than double raised last year. This year’s event featured 101 perfor-mances by 72 teams comprised of more than 1,000 athletes, who along with 140 volunteers and over 6,000 fans came to-gether to make the day a “huge and amaz-ing success,” according to Staci McDaniel, marketing manager for the Stella Bertz Cheer For A Cure Association.

All proceeds will be donated to the Stella Bertz Cheer For A Cure Cancer Re-search Fund at Ohio State’s James Cancer Hospital & Solove Research Institute. The annual competition was estab-lished in 2005 in memory of Stella Bertz, a Genoa cheerleading coach and avid school and cheer supporter who lost her battle with cancer in February 2003. Cheer For A Cure has since grown into a national, com-munity-based organization dedicated to impacting the lives of those who have been touched by cancer.

“Each year this event grows bigger and better,” McDaniel “Since 2005, this associa-tion has donated over $90,000 to help fund cancer research. We cannot wait to see what next year brings.” “A big ‘thank you’ to the sponsors, do-nors, and fans that support our annual com-petition, said Maria Maluchnik, Cheer For A Cure president. “Their efforts allow us to be a positive infl uence on the youth in our com-munities. It is a very rewarding event!” For more information, visit www.Cheer-ForACure.org.

Genoa PeeWee Cheerleaders were among the squads from Genoa that participated in the event. Together, the Genoa squads raised $4,300 toward cancer research.

Owens Community College’s School of Health Sciences will offer a new Magnetic Resonance Associate Degree Program be-ginning summer semester. The two-year associate degree program recently received formal approval by the Ohio Board of Regents. “Owens Community College is excited to expand our academic curriculum and offer the state’s fi rst Magnetic Resonance Associate Degree Program,” said Catherine Ford, Owens chair of Medical Imaging Technologies. “The need for highly skilled and certifi ed magnetic resonance technolo-gists is growing nationwide. The college’s Department of Medical Imaging Technolo-gies is committed to meeting the nation’s health care demands by providing edu-

cational opportunities to future magnetic resonance technologists through this new academic program.” The associate degree in Magnetic Reso-nance will require approximately 73 credit hours of coursework, which includes mag-netic resonance imaging patient care and safety, medical ethics, medical informatics, medical resonance instrumentation, phar-macology for medical resonance technolo-gists and medical sociology, among other academic curriculum. The new associate degree is designed to prepare students for employment as magnetic resonance technologists in set-tings such as hospitals, clinics and private offi ces. During the program, students will study patient care, human anatomy, physi-

ology, pathology, radiopharmacology, im-aging procedures, medical resonance phys-ics, ethics and medical terminology, as well as utilize leading-edge academic resources for experiential learning, including state-of-the-art medical resonance imaging simu-lator technology. Additionally, the selective admissions program requires more than 1,200 hours of clinical experience in partnership with magnetic resonance departments through-out the region. Following academic curricu-lum completion, students are eligible to sit for the national certifi cation examination to become a certifi ed magnetic resonance technologist administered by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists. Call 1-800-GO-OWENS, ext. 7261.

St. Bonifacebest weekof the year Catholic Schools Week is the best week of the year. Ask any St. Boniface student. Crazy hats and square dancing, the litera-ture assembly and, of course, Family Fun Night, were all part of their special week. St. Boniface has plenty to celebrate dur-ing Catholic Schools Week 2013. In January of last year, the economy had the school on the verge of closing, but a massive fundrais-ing campaign by parents and parishioners raised more than $100,000 and saw the cre-ation of a business plan aimed at keeping the school viable. Now the school has increasing enroll-ment, plans to add sixth grade next year, and a fully-equipped preschool classroom ready to open in the fall. Monday was Crazy Hat and Hair Day with everything from space helmets to shocking pink locks peeking over computer monitors and textbooks. Dress Down Dollar a Day had many kids swapping their uni-forms for their favorite outfi ts and collected over $150 to be donated to Heartbeat of Ot-tawa County to help parents needing dia-pers, formula and other essentials for their babies. Tuesday, the students had a chance to show off their storybook knowledge as they guessed what characters from favorite books their classmates portrayed during the all-school Literature Day assembly. Fr. David Ritchie met with the students at lunch on Wednesday to share with them one of his favorite books, and the students enjoyed several surprise Random Moments of Dancing for Joy. Students and teachers began Thurs-day using their rosaries to recite the Divine Mercy Chaplet. The afternoon was spent in an all-school Square Dance called by phys ed teacher Richard Jones. Friday afternoon, the students split into groups to hear special speakers come to give presentations on safety and fi rst aid. Oak Harbor Chief of Police Steven Weirich talked to students about what to do in the event that they would need to make a 911 call. Other students practiced checking for breathing and heartbeat and what to say on a 911 call, as instructed by Eagle Scout Quinton Babcock. The afternoon also in-cluded ice cream sundaes. The week culminated in the much-an-ticipated Family Fun Night, when students, their parents and brothers and sisters all gathered for a potluck followed by games in the gym. St. Boniface Catholic School cur-rently serves students in grades K-5 of all religions, racial, ethnic and income back-grounds. The 2013-2014 school year will include preschool and grade 6. For infor-mation on the curriculum, admissions poli-cies and registration, call the school offi ce at 419-898-1340 or visit www.ourstb.com.

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Morrison R. Waite High School is celebrating its 99th year as an educational institution this year and as part of the celebration, six Waite graduates will be honored as Distinguished Waite Alumni at the 49th Annual Purple and Gold Celebration in April. The inductees include: • Bernard A. Frick, `57, Education and Community Service; • Phillip L. Kajca, `81, Business and Community Service; • Philip L. Kuebbeler, `56, Medicine and Community Service; • Alan R. Miller, `73, Business and Community Service; • Harry N. Mills, `45, Engineering and Community Service; • Emilio V. Ramirez, `91, Education and Community Service. The Purple and Gold Celebration Dinner will be held April 27 at St. Michael Centre, 4001 Navarre Ave., Oregon. A social hour and silent auction will begin the evening’s festivities at 6 p.m. Dinner will be served at 7 p.m., followed by the induction ceremonies and music and fellowship. Tickets are $45 per person. For reservations more information, call Principal Dave Yenrick at 419-671-7000.

Coy Parent Night set A School-Wide Title One Parent Infor-mation Night will be held at Coy Elemen-tary School in Oregon March 5 from 6 to 8 p.m. Parents will rotate to three stations while children view a puppet show in the gym. Mac and cheese pizza will be do-nated by Vito’s Pizza at the end of the eve-ning. Those who participate in the entire evening’s events will have the opportunity to enter in a drawing for an iPod and/or Walmart gift cards. The event will offer attendees the op-portunity to learn about educational initia-tives including: K-2 •New Common Core State Standards Overview; •Third Grade Guarantee Overview;

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Small Business Basics The Ohio Small Business Development Center at Terra State Community College is offering free, two-hour “Small Business Basics,” seminars designed to answer ques-tions about starting, buying or expanding a small business. The seminar will take the confusion out of name registration, licensing, taxes, zoning, business entities, employees, in-surance, fi nancing and business planning. Seminars will be held: • March 6 – 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., Ottawa County Improvement Corporation (confer-ence room), 8043 W. SR 163, Oak Harbor. March 27 – 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., Terra State Community College (Building B, Room 101), 2830 Napoleon Rd., Fremont. To register or for more information, call Bill Auxter, director of the Ohio Small Business Development Center at Terra, toll-free 800-826-2431 or contact him by email at [email protected].

Clay High Garage Sale The annual Clay High School Giant Garage Sale will be held Saturday, March 2 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the school cafeteria. Clothing, household items and other donations for the sale may be dropped off at the cafeteria Friday, March 1 from 4

to 8 p.m. only. The event is sponsored by the Aca-demic Booster Club.

Beauty and the Beast A tale as old as time, Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast” will be presented March 15 and 16 at 7 p.m. and March 17 at 2 p.m. at Eastwood High School. All seats are reserved and are $10. Call 419-833-3611 for advance tickets or pur-chase them at the door.

Comedy, magic & hypnosis Jason Christopher will present Comedy Magic & Hypnosis Show Friday, March 8 at 7 p.m. in the Woodmore High School gym. Tickets are $5 in advance and $7 at the door. Children under 3 will be admitted free. Proceeds raised will benefi t the sopho-more class of 2015 prom fund. The fi rst 30 minutes will be a comedy/magic show. After an intermission, Chris-topher will invite 24 audience members to participate in the hypnosis part of the show. Among the highlights – an audience member will fl oat, and attendees will meet a mindreading raccoon. There will also be raffl es, a bake sale and concessions avail-able. Tickets are available at the Woodmore High School offi ce. For more information, call Hope Nev-ins at Woodmore High School at 419-862-2721.

Genoa kindergarten signups Genoa Area Local Schools will hold kindergarten registration and screening April 17, 18 and 19 at Genoa Elementary School. All parent information and registration forms will be distributed at the screening session. In order to be eligible for kindergarten, a child must be 5 years old by Sept. 30. All kindergarten students must be screened and registered to begin the school year. Parents/guardians should call the el-ementary school at 419-855-7741 after

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“Little Mermaid Jr.” Young thespians of Fassett Middle School will present “Little Mermaid Jr.” March 15 and 16 at 7:30 p.m. and March 17 at 3 p.m. in the school auditorium. Tickets are $10 for adults and $6 for se-niors and children.

Machine programmer training Penta Career Center’s Adult & Continu-ing Education division will offer a new af-fordable, short-term training program for adults in the area of CNC Machine Pro-gramming. “We decided to begin this program because many employers in our region are hiring CNC technicians and machinists that need training,” said Kevin Whitltach, director of Penta’s Adult & Continuing Education division. “We are anticipating that many people are retiring from this in-dustry and the need for adequately trained machine programmers and operators to re-place these retirees will increase.” The 120-hour course will start March 18 and continue through June 26. Classes will meet Monday and Wednesday eve-nings from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. on the Penta Career Center campus. Potential students must pass a pre-admission test to be eli-gible for the program. For more information, call Brad Lu-ebcke, Penta Adult Education Program Co-ordinator at 419-661-6555.



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McClahanan earns Eagle honors Christopher Lee McClanahan, 15, of Oak Harbor, Earned Boy Scouting’s high-est advancement award, the rank of Eagle Scout. He will be recognized in a ceremony Feb. 23 at 3 p.m. at the Eagle’s Nest Hall, 210 Jefferson St., Oak Harbor. To earn the Eagle Scout rank, the scout must fulfi ll requirements in the areas of leadership, service and outdoor skills. Mc-Clanahan earned 21 merit badges and suc-cessfully completed a community service project to earn his Eagle Scout Award. His

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project includ-ed relocating the Land Lab from Carroll to R.C. Waters Ele-mentary School to benefi t Ben-ton-Carroll-Sa-lem students. McClanah-an is a member of Troop 316, under Scout-master Roger Carpenter. He has served as Patrol Leader and is currently Assistant Se-nior Patrol Leader for the troop, and as Den Chief for Cub Scout Pack 613. A freshman at Oak Harbor High School, he is active in band, soccer and basketball. He is the son of Donna McClanahan and Dean Veverka, of Oak Harbor, and Matthew McClanahan, of Herriman, Utah.

Student organizing Autism Walk A 5K Autism Awareness Walk will be held March 9 at 9 a.m. at Pearson Metropark in Oregon. The event is being sponsored by Sydney Ferencz as part of her senior proj-ect. She chose to raise funds to benefi t the Autism Society of Northwest Ohio, because she has twin brothers with autism. “They attend the summer school program and have benefi ted from the services of the Au-tism Society of Northwest Ohio,” she said. Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a neurobiological disorder of the brain that typically appears in the fi rst three years of life. As a spectrum disorder, autism has many forms and levels of severity. The Au-tism Society of Northwest Ohio’s mission is

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Academic honors University of Dayton: Mary Makulin-ski, of Elmore; Jennifer Scharer, Meghan Scharer, of Oregon; Bryan De Selms, Patrick Dyer, Kara Mancinotti, and Ryan Peterson, of Toledo. Tiffi n University: Jessica Wolfe, of Elmore; Katrina Ross, Luisa Ruggerio, of Gibsonburg; Jonathan Lester, of Millbury; Ashley Madison, of Oak Harbor and Mal-lory Siebenaler, of Woodville.

Nurses pinned More than 100 Owens Community Col-lege nursing students received honorary pins during a pinning ceremony held re-cently at the college. The pinning ceremony is part of a traditional nursing practice that honors students prior to beginning their ca-reers within the health care community. Registered nurse pinning recipients included Gabrielle Barbara, of Toledo; Sara Coy and Wendy Ferris of Oregon; Melissa Duly, of Curtice; M. Richard Middleton, Cindy Schirack and Lori Watson of North-wood; Heather Nino, of Genoa; and Jenni-fer Phillips, of Walbridge.

Student Leaders inducted Several local students were among Owens Community College students who earned membership into the Alpha Omega Pi Chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa Interna-tional Honor Society for the fall semester. The overall mission of Phi Theta Kappa is to recognize academic excellence among two-year college students, provide oppor-tunities for leadership training and an in-tellectual climate for the exchange of ideas and ideals. Inductees included Jennifer Garcia and Amanda Sinay, of Oregon; Christina Mock, of Northwood; Shawn Kebker and James McGaha Jr., of Genoa; Andrew Gerwin, of Gibsonburg and Amanda Boyer, of Mill-

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DECA members compete On Feb. 4, Oak Harbor DECA members competed in the DECA District 2 Competi-tions held at Bowling Green State Univer-sity. A total of 38 students represented Oak Harbor DECA and all received awards in their respective contests. The chapter also placed fi rst place overall in the District Chapter of Year event. This award is based on the results of both the DECA fall district contests and this event. The chapter com-peted with eight other schools including Clay, Fostoria, Maumee, Port Clinton, Ross-ford, Penta, Perrysburg, and Vanguard. Oak Harbor DECA members’ honors included: First-place – Austin Wiegand, Ben Co-chran, Doug Pennington, Makayla Carpen-ter, Whitney Rutledge; Second place – Alex Spangler, Austin Apple, Bryce Buderer, Cody Schultz, Gar-rett Crum, Katelyn Apple, Mike Hites, Nate Segaard, Nikki Wilhelm, Sam Druivage, Sa-mantha Wilkins, Tate Haar, Zane Troknya; Third place – AJ Cecil, Brock Evans, Cassie Brenneman, Coral Peterson, Elyse Hablitze, Eric Buehler, Hannah Glass, Hunter Gresh, Jared Chambers, Kaleb Ma-guire, Lindsey Reau; Fourth place – Abbi Riechman, Ally-son Michael, Cheyenne Ireland, Chris Tab-bert, Dalton Reau, Trinity Gephart; Fifth place – Aisha Hamdallah, Taylor Blatt, Zach Mills. The chapter members are preparing to compete at the Ohio DECA Career Devel-opment Conference, which will be held in Columbus March 16 and 17, 2013.

Slater among cast members Holly Slater, a sophomore animal sci-ence/pre-veterinary medicine major, was among the cast members in The University of Findlay’s recent performance of “The Mystery of Edwin Drood.” Slater, a 2011 graduate of Northwood High School, portrayed Miss Isabel Yearsly. She is active in choir at UF.

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ElmoreAARP Tax Time will be offered at the Elmore Senior Center Feb. 26, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Appointments required. Call 419-862-3874.Ardan Academy of Irish Dancers will offer a free performance at the Harris-Elmore Library March 2, from 11:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Crafters Wanted for Woodmore Select Baseball Craft Show to be held March 23 from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. in the Woodmore High School Multipurpose Room, 633 Fremont St. Info: visit www.woodmoreselectbaseball.com or call Esteban Reyes at 419-345-4104.Elmore Conservation Club Trap Shooting every Wed. from 6-9 p.m. and every Sat. from 5-9 p.m. Questions: 419-392-1112.Storytimes for Preschool-Age Children offered Wed. at 11 a.m., Harris-Elmore Library, 328 Toledo St. Book discussion group meets the 4th Thurs. of each month at 10:30 a.m. New members welcome. Info: 419-862-2482.Elmore Senior Center-Elmore Golden Oldies, Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church, 19225 Witty Rd. Lunch served Tues. & Thurs. at noon. Reservations required by 10 a.m. the day before. Blood pressure & blood sugar checks the 4th Tues. of the month; bingo the 4th Tues. of the month after lunch. Reservations: 419-862-3874.Elmore Card Players Meet Thurs. evenings at 7 p.m. at the Elmore Retirement Center.

GenoaArdan Academy of Irish Dancers will offer a free performance at the Genoa Branch Library March 2, 3-3:45 p.m. AARP Tax Time will be offered at the Genoa Senior Center March 11 and 25, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Appointments required. Call 419-855-4491.Preschool Storytime meets Tues. at 11 a.m. at the Genoa Branch Library, 602 West St.Book Discussion Groups meet the 3rd Thurs. of the month at 9:30 a.m. & the 3rd Tues. at 7 p.m., Genoa Branch Library, 602 West St. Call 419-855-3380 to reserve a book.Genoa Senior Center 514 Main St., serves lunch Mon., Wed. & Fri., 11:30 a.m. (call 419-855-4491 for reservations). Card playing Mon. & Wed. at 12:30 p.m.; blood sugar checks offered the 3rd Wed. of the month; bingo Mon. at 9:30 a.m. Trinity Thrift Shop, 105 4th St., hours are Fri. 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. & Sat. 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Clothes & small household items available at reasonable prices. Proceeds benefi t mission projects.Genoa Community Food Pantry Open monthly on the 3rd Thurs.3:30-5:30 p.m. and the following Saturday of the same week, 10 a.m. - noon. Serving those who are in Genoa School District. Proper ID and billing address within the district required. Pantry is being relocated to Christ Community Church, 303 West 4th St. Info: 419-855-8539 or 419-341-0913.

GibsonburgTaco Bar Fiesta, an evening of food, music and fun, March 16, 6-11 p.m., St. Michael’s Church Hall. Buffet from 6:30-8 p.m. Music provided by Elmore Fudd. 21 and over. BYOB. Tickets $25 per person, advance sale only. For tickets, call Elizabeth Reynolds at 419-360-0267 or the parish offi ce at 419-367-2255.Active Seniors invited to Meet & Eat at Gibsonburg Senior Center, 100 Meadow Lane. Lunches every weekday, educational & social programs, health assessments & more. Transportation and home-delivered meals available. 419-637-7947.

Lake Twp.Ageless Wonders will be going out for dinner March 14 at Luckey’s, 3310 Navarre Ave., Oregon (across from Kroger). Meet at 5 p.m. Info: 419-836-3811.Mobile Food Pantry sponsored by the fi re department auxiliary every 3rd Mon. of the month, 5-7 p.m., Fire Station 1, 4505 Walbridge Rd.

LuckeyEuchre Tournament March 9, Luckey American Legion Hall, 335 Park Dr. Food & registration at 6 p.m.; tournament begins at 7 p.m. Registration fee $5. Open to individual players 18 and older. Concessions and soft drinks available. BYOB. Proceeds support the programs of the American Legion, & Auxiliary and help toward the upkeep of the Post Home.Food Pantry open to the public the last Wed. of the month, 1-3 p.m. & the last Thurs. of the month 6-8 p.m., Main St. & Krotzer Ave. Contact local church offi ces for info.

Oak Harbor5th Annual Relay for Life Chicken & Ribs Dinner March 3, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. or until sold out, St. Paul U.C.C., 165 N. Toussaint St. Half-chicken, quarter-chicken and quarter-slab rib combo, or half-slab rib dinners available, prepared by Bar-B-Que Traveler. Carry-out and drive-thru service available. Advance ticket sales encouraged; limited door sales available. Call Pam Winters at 419-707-2908 or Mike Winters at 419-707-2909. Adult Girl Scouting Program Leaders Gathering March 10, St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church. Church service at 10:30 a.m., followed by informal reception in the Social Room at 11:30 a.m. Attend one or both. Bring something to add to the big bowl of Gorp snack mix. Info: 419-898-5140 or [email protected] Fish Fries from 4-7 p.m. Fridays through March 22, St. Boniface School, 215 Church St. Choose from baked or fried fi sh, macaroni and cheese, french fries, seasoned potatoes, hush puppies, cole slaw, salad bar, dinner rolls, beverage and a variety of homemade desserts. Children’s meals available. Ages 5 and under eat free.

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WoodvilleWoodville Historical Society will meet March 5, 7:30 p.m. at the Main Street museum. The program will include Nancy Ritzert, of the American Association of University Women, portraying Sandra Day O’Connor, First Woman of the U.S. Supreme Court, The program is free. Guests welcome.

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Elchinger, on the strength of a Lake-best 32 passing TD’s in a single season; 176 completions in a single season (also a Lake best); 2,838 passing yards in a single season (also a Lake best); and most notably an un-heard-of 602 passing yards in a single game (a game in which he also threw for seven touchdowns, to lead Lake past Elmwood, 54-40)…all of which he accomplished as a sophomore.

He is now the owner of a JJHuddle.com Ohio Player-of-the-Week award for foot-ball, as well as the usual All-NBC and Alan Miller Jewelers All-Press accolades, but he would much rather defl ect praise to his Flyer football and basketball teammates.

On the hardwood, he’d much rather talk about what he likes about the rest of the team, like fellow sophomore guard and building block for the future, Connor Bow-en, who led the Flyers in that Feb. 7 romp of fi rst-place Otsego with 22 points. Rettig calls Bowen “surreal” in the face of expec-tation and pressure.

And junior Jayce Vancena, whom he says is a monster on the boards. Vancena came up particularly huge down low one night, pouring in 24 points to lead all Fly-ers in a 99-62 dismantling of backyard rival Genoa.

Plus, Rettig has to keep up a healthy ri-valry with mom, Tricia Askins, who in her own right was the reigning “Miss Lady Fly-er Basketball,” “Miss Lady Flyer Softball,”

and “Miss Lady Flyer Everything” from 1987-91.

“Yeah, we have a very friendly ri-valry between each other,” says Jared.

Mom was also a guard at Lake on her way to garner-ing four varsity let-ters; earning three All-Northern Lakes League and All-

District fi rst-team awards; and two MVPs while setting a still-school record of eight three-bombs in one game.

Rettig says the two are indeed so com-petitive, that they’ll even go hard at each other during a simple game of H-O-R-S-E or a hand of cards.

“I always get teased by people that my mother has more school records than me, and that she’s the better athlete in the family,” continues Rettig, “But for me, it’s just a very cool thing to be mentioned in the same breath as her and I always play to make my mother proud. She has taught me many ways to stay humble and level-headed when I play sports.”

“I feel very honored to be taking on the responsibility of carrying on the family tradition,” he says. “It gives the game even more meaning.”


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A 6-foot-1, 180 pound sophomore who’s already nailed down the starting quarterback position and starting shooting guard spot for the Lake football and basket-ball teams, Jared Rettig has become a big man on campus.

Yet, despite the varsity letters, the All-Northern Buckeye Conference accolades, and the highlight clips, this Walbridge product has more important things on his mind than awards — like his pure love of the game and his roots.

“Whenever I go out there onto that court or fi eld, I’m always playing for the community, I’m always giving it my all for them,” shares the 16-year-old.

He still thinks about the Lake commu-nity, which was decimated by an EF4 tor-nado that ripped through the area nearly three years ago this June 6. By destroying the Lake Field House, it left the Flyer’s roundballers without a true gym of their own to call home, even though they got to temporarily play home games at Owens Community College.

“We weren’t personally affected by the storm, but many of our friends were, and when you have such a small community, and something like this happens, it almost feels like it hurts everyone the same,” says Rettig. “Everyone knows everyone here, and no matter what, the people in this community have each others’ backs. One positive from it was seeing the commu-nity come together as one right in front of our eyes. The community has become a lot closer over the years.

“The players are pretty much play-ing for the community today, to give them something to be proud of. We play to get their minds off the tragedy. And when we play, it’s not just our team versus another team, it feels like the whole community is in it together,” he adds. “When a commu-nity like ours lives through its high school sports that community becomes even more supportive, and that’s a great feeling.

“I work my hardest for my community, and my teammates and coaches,” continues Rettig. “I play to get the “W” on the score-board for them. I play the game because I enjoy the competition, and because I love spending time with my teammates. It’s just been awesome being a part of something this great. When you’re a little kid, you dream of doing things like this. That’s why I play the game. Getting awards is not why I play.”

Rettig ranks seventh among the NBC’s leading scorers’ at 14.6 points per game, and he is also averaging 4.5 assists, fi ve re-bounds, and 2.5 steals.

After Lake’s 67-51 smattering over vis-iting NBC frontrunner Otsego, the Flyers were just one game out of a co-champion-

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ship. In that game, the Flyers shot an un-conscious 58 percent from the fi eld (26 of 45).

Lake could only hope that Rossford toppled the Knights Friday night and the Flyers could defeat Eastwood. Heading into Friday night’s fi nal week of NBC play, the Flyers were 19-2 overall, 11-2 in the confer-ence, while Otsego was 18-3 and 12-1.

Emerging as one of the cornerstones of the resurgent Lake program, Rettig counts among his personal highlights this winter his Flyers’ debut of their brand-new fi eld house during a season opening 44-41 vic-tory over a powerhouse Toledo Christian team (17-2) to a packed house.

Rettig had three clutch threes in an-other early-season tilt against Oak Harbor

(9-9) to help Lake pull away for good in the second half and win, 51-32.

Those numbers are nothing compared to the stats he put up as one of the hottest young quarterbacks to erupt onto the prep football landscape in a while.

Rettig has already broken nearly every Lake career passing record conceivable, in-cluding completions (the record was 218, Jared now has 256); yards (old record 2,945, Jared’s record 4,462); and passing touch-downs (old record 24, Jared’s record 49).

While there, he staked a claim to the No. 5 spot in the Ohio High School Ath-letic Association record book only behind other prestigious passers such as Kenton’s Grant Sherman, Sherwood Fairview’s Ryan Radcliff, and Sherwood Fairview’s James

Lake sophomore guard Jared Rettig tries to score against Rossford. (Photo courtesy of Innovations Portrait Studio)

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By Mark Griffi nPress Contributing [email protected]

Cardinal Stritch’s boys’ basketball play-ers probably knew they had no shot of win-ning City League titles back in the 1980s.

That’s when Joe Gajdostik and his Car-dinals teammates regularly went up against teams from Macomber, Scott, St. John’s Je-suit and Central Catholic. Gajdostik, who graduated as Stritch’s all-time leading scor-er in 1986, remembers going up against fu-ture Division I college athletes on an almost nightly basis.

“I played against (Scott’s) Melvin New-bern, who played at Minnesota,” Gajdostik recalled. “Jim Jackson was a freshman at Macomber when I was a senior. He was a stud. Unbelievable player.”

Gajdostik said it was “diffi cult, to say the least” to compete in the CL in the ‘80s, when Stritch was easily the smallest school in the league. The Cardinals left the CL for the smaller Toledo Area Athletic Confer-ence in 1995.

“We struggled, defi nitely,” Gajdostik said, “We had some wins against Start here and there, and Woodward. There really wasn’t a weak team in the City League like you see now. We beat St. Francis for the fi rst time in school history my junior year. We struggled against the Scotts, Macomb-ers and Centrals.

“Come tournament time, that totally prepared you for tournaments. That was kind of the main thing. We didn’t fare too well in the City, but come tournament time we did fairly well.”

Gajdostik was a wiry 6-foot-4, 190-pound forward/center on coach Pat Mc-Ghee’s squads in the mid-’80s, before high schools adopted the 3-point line. He mostly played inside and threw down two-handed dunks whenever he had the opportunity.

Gajdostik averaged 22 points and 10 rebounds a game his junior year and was named fi rst-team All-CL and all-district. A year later he averaged 24 points and 10 re-bounds and was voted fi rst-team all-league, District 7 Player of the Year and third-team All-Ohio. He fi nished with 1,325 points in three years.

Gajdostik was inducted into the Cardi-nal Stritch Hall of Fame on Dec. 21, along with three other individuals and the Cardi-nals’ 1975 football team. Now 45 and living in Temperance, Mich., Gajdostik is married with three daughters and works for GEM Energy as a property manager.

Gajdostik came from a family of ath-letes, the second oldest of fi ve brothers and sisters who all played sports in high school. He earned nine varsity letters at Stritch - three in basketball, three in baseball and three in golf.

“Golf kind of started off as a hobby,” Gajdostik said. “My older brother, who is two years older than me, was an excel-

Joe Gajdostik recalls Stritch’s days in City League

Above: Photo of Joe Gajdostik’s family, left to right: Karli, Alexa, Joe, Mary and Kelsey Gajdostik. Right: Joe Gajdostik goes for the dunk while playing for Tri-State University.

lent golfer. We all played sports growing up. When the street froze over, you went out and played hockey. When I started at Stritch I was kind of focused on basketball and the coach (McGhee) steered me away from football. He just didn’t want me to get hurt. Golf was a natural thing to do in the fall.”

Gajdostik was a pitcher and center fi elder on the baseball team and was a fi rst-team All-CL outfi elder as a senior. He said he wished he would have stuck with base-ball after high school.

“I look back on it and tell people I wish back then somebody would have shook me and steered me in that direction,” Gajdos-tik said. “I had bigger (college) offers in baseball than basketball, but basketball was my passion. I wouldn’t say I regret it, but I should have looked at baseball a little clos-er than basketball. I had a great career with basketball in high school and college, but I could have done a little better in baseball if

I had my eyes open.”Gajdostik went on to a stellar basketball

career at Tri-State University (now Trine University) in Angola, Ind. He bulked up to 210 pounds and started at wing for four years, fi nishing his career as the Trojans’ all-time leading scorer, with 2,385 points.

“Tri-State was still NAIA then, and the competition was similar to Stritch,” Gajdos-tik said. “We played several Mid-American Conference schools each year, a lot of the big schools. We also played Heidelberg, Si-ena Heights, Concordia College. I kind of fell into my own there because we had guys on the team who were 6-7, 6-8 and I didn’t have to fi ll into that role as a post player.”

Gajdostik found that the college 3-point line suited his game just fi ne. He was a third-team NAIA All-America as a senior.

“Once I got in college, there was a 3-point line and that’s where a majority of my scoring took place,” he said. “I honed my

skills as an outside shooter. At Stritch, be-ing 6-4, I was the biggest guy and was kind of forced to play inside. It wasn’t really where I wanted to play, but you do what you gotta do.”

Gajdostik married his wife, Jodi (Madrzykowski), a 1985 Stritch grad, in 1990 and they have three daughters: Kelsey, 22; Karli, 18; and Alexa, 9. He was nomi-nated for the Cardinal Stritch Hall of Fame by his wife’s uncle, Ron Zak, who was the school’s athletic director for many years.

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By Yaneek SmithPress Contributing [email protected] Four impressive performances. Four berths in the state meet. At the Division II District Meet in Bowling Green last week, senior Devon Griffi n led four Oak Harbor swimmers and divers who managed to fi nish high enough to qualify for the state meet this week in Canton. At the district meet in Bowling Green two weeks ago, Griffi n was seventh in 1-meter diving, fi nishing with 303.7 points, just ahead of junior Bryce Buderer, who fi nished in ninth (292.95), and freshman Cooper Hicks, who was 11th (284.8). Buderer and Hicks can rest assured knowing they’ve accomplished some im-pressive feats. Buderer managed to qualify for the state meet two years in a row while Hicks got to Canton in just his fi rst year of competition. Sophomore Ben Dresser was the lone swimmer to advance, fi nishing sixth in the 200 freestyle in 1:48.88. It was an im-pressive accomplishment considering that Dresser dropped six seconds in just a week’s time, having swum a 1:54.93 at sectionals. He also just missed out on making it in the 100 free, fi nishing in 49.29 seconds, good for seventh place. Head coach Andrea Sorg, a 1999 Oak Harbor graduate who qualifi ed for the state meet several times herself as a swimmer, spoke about the group’s accomplishments. “Bryce, Devon and Cooper have worked hard this season to earn a trip to

Four Oak Harbor swimmers earn trip to the state meetstate,” Sorg said. “They dove very well at (districts) and Ryan Nuhfer, the volunteer diving coach, has put in countless hours working with the divers, which has been incredibly benefi cial for their training. “Both Bryce and Devon set goals of going to state at the beginning of the year and worked hard to obtain (those goals). Cooper’s goal was to place at district com-petition, so going to state was icing on the cake.” Sorg had high praise for Dresser as well. “Ben has worked hard all season,” Sorg said. “He has been a team leader from Day One and his work ethic has pushed many members (of both teams) to step up and train harder. Ben set a goal at the end of last season to go to state. He attacked each race fearlessly and that’s essentially why his times steadily improved throughout the season.” Dresser, who has two years of eligibil-ity remaining, is planning to focus on only swimming from this point forward, a sign that greater things could be on the horizon. He also notes that swimming more dis-tance-based events, like the 500 free, could be in his future. “This year, I’m not doing track and I’m not doing soccer anymore,” Dresser said, crediting Sorg and assistant coach Jared Diekman for helping him this season. “I’m just focusing on swimming. I’m not doing the other sports because they don’t help with my swimming. And I’m not as good at soccer and track as I am at swimmer. “I love (swimming). In a team sport, I don’t feel like I can control the outcome.

In swimming, I can control the outcome. If I won, then I did something right. If I lost, I know I have to work on something.” As for Griffi n, who will go down as one of the most decorated divers in school history, he knew that this was going to be his last chance at getting to Canton. “It was very rewarding since the last two years I had it in the bag and I’d get emotionally tied up (while competing),” he said. “My mom, her abilities to do sports (when she was younger) was limited and she pushed me to go into diving. She saw that I could do well.

In the Rockets’ last dual meet of the season, Griffi n achieved one of his primary goals when he broke the school’s six-dive record (205.5), fi nishing with a mark of 218.0. Griffi n credits Nuhfer, a Fremont Ross graduate, with helping him, Buderer and Hicks to better execute their dives. “Coach Nuhfer, he’s helped me a lot,” Griffi n said. “The fi rst coach I had, he was pretty good at getting me to do the dives. But Coach Nuhfer really helps with refi n-ing the dives and making them crisp and clean, which is what diving is.”


By J. Patrick EakenPress Sports [email protected]

Six Genoa wrestlers were crowned champions as the Comets won the Division III sectional championship for the second consecutive year.

Max Reeder, Drew Keenan, Jake Fejes, Mike Snider, Jay Nino and Cody Buckner each brought home sectional titles for the Comets. Ryan Szymanski fi nished in sec-ond while Brandon Bates and Seth Morri-son brought home third place honors.

Dustin Widmer and Damian D’Emilio fi nished in fourth while Tyler Baird was sixth at 182 pounds.

Genoa outdistanced runner up Lake by 66 points to claim their fi fth team champi-onship on the year (school record).

Genoa leads the D-III Northwest Ohio district meet by sending the most wrestlers of any school in the 56-team fi eld with 11.

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By Mark Griffi nPress Contributing [email protected]

Donny Bowen’s worst nightmare came true just three weeks into his senior basket-ball season at Woodmore.

Bowen, a fi rst-team All-Northern Buck-eye Conference and all-district pick last season, was just coming off a fractured left leg he suffered late in the soccer season last fall when he went up for a rebound in prac-tice and came down on a teammate’s foot.

Bowen initially thought he’d just sprained his foot, but it was much worse. He had broken the outside part of his left foot.

“It broke straight through,” said Bow-en, who missed the Wildcats’ next fi ve games while he went to rehab for his foot and wore a walking boot. “It was pretty rough. I haven’t been injured in basketball ever before. Senior year, you want to go out with a bang and then you get sidelined for a while. It’s tough mentally, and taxing, es-pecially when you sit the fi rst part of bas-ketball with a broken leg and then have to sit another four weeks.”

The 6-foot-3 Bowen, a three-year starter, was averaging 23.5 points and 12.5 rebounds through Woodmore’s fi rst four games. He missed the next fi ve games and has been in and out of the lineup since then because of the injured foot and a sudden recurring back ailment.

“From being in the boot with my bro-ken foot, it shifted my hips,” Bowen said of his sore back. “My spine and hips weren’t lined up. Now I just go to physical ther-apy; this is the best I’ve felt for a while.”Bowen is averaging 16.8 points and 9.1 rebounds since returning from his foot in-jury.

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Junior Erich Greulich stepped into Bowen’s spot in the starting lineup when

By Yaneek SmithPress Contributing [email protected]

The season the Lake wrestling team has had would be impressive for any club. Sending eight wrestlers to the Division III District Meet, a second-place finish at sectionals and a third-place finish in the Northern Buckeye Conference Meet are what the Flyers have accomplished this season.

And all this after being picked to finish seventh in the NBC during the preseason.

Behind a first-place finish from senior Chris Salaz and second-place finishes from Damon Keister, Zach Meek, Robert Cruz, Lake set a school record by sending eight wrestlers to districts.

When asked the reason for his team’s success this year, head coach Tom Jackson had this to say.

“I just think (the kids) keep working,” Jackson said. “Preseason, we were picked seventh (in the NBC). We certainly weren’t the team we are now. We keep working and keep battling and (the kids) worked hard to try and reach those goals. From about a week before the NBC Tournament, things just really started coming around then. We were feeling like we were at full strength going into the NBC Tournament.”

With the Flyers, it starts with Salaz, who holds a remarkable 43-3 record and serves as one of the captains.

“My three goals before the season,” Salaz said, “were to (1) to be a leader for my teammates; (2) make it to the state tournament; and (3) make sure we did very well team-wise, and we did that by placing second at sectionals. Keister and I want to be leaders for everybody else and have (them) focused. ”

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pounds, is set to attend Wabash College in Crawfordsville, Ind. next year on a wres-tling scholarship. He attended the Lake Erie College Wrestling Camp and competed in the Ohio Tournament of Champions in Columbus last spring, a sign of his dedica-tion to the sport.

“These last few weeks, I’ve lived, breathed and ate wrestling, to make it to the state tournament would be everything. All my friends are on me to get to state. If I

do, that would be great.” Keister and Meek have been help-

ing to complement Salaz this season both performance-wise and from a leadership standpoint.

Keister, who competes at 106, finished second at sectionals and at the NBC Meet, losing both times to Woodmore standout Evan Ulinski. A junior, he has gone 37-6 this season. Meek, meanwhile, finished second at 152 while going 30-14. And

Cruz, who is only a sophomore, nearly won at 170, falling to Genoa’ Mike Snider, 7-5, in overtime.

Keister deciding to drop football and baseball last summer as he refocused his efforts on wrestling last summer

“I dropped other sports to focus on wrestling,” Keister said. “It was definite-ly worth it — I can see some extreme improvements, both in my style and how I wrestle overall. I’m very happy with my improvement.”

Keister also spoke about the impor-tance of setting an example for some of the younger, more inexperienced wrestlers.

“I think we had about 20 people on the team this year,” he said. “It was a big thing (leadership). We had a lot of young kids and inexperienced kids. We had to show them what is expected and what you need to do help the team. I was really proud of us as a team during the season. I think we were picked to place seventh (in the NBC), so finishing third was a big deal.”

The other four district qualifiers were Matt Church (113), Marcel Bryan (145), Jacob Hankish (285) and Mitchell Adkins (220). Church, Bryan and Hankish, who was the heavyweight champion at the NBC Meet and holds a 35-12 record, each finished in third place while Adkins was fourth.

Despite the fact that Salaz and Hankish will graduate in the spring, this could be the start of a nice run for the Flyers. As for now, though, Jackson is concerned with how his boys will perform this weekend and how many of them will advance to Columbus.

“It gets real tough when you get to districts — it’s one step away from state,” Jackson said. “It’s every high-school wres-tler’s goal to get to state and place. There are a lot of kids that are working towards that goal of making it down to Columbus.

Lake wrestler Chris Salaz bears down on an opponent. (Photo courtesy of Innova-tions Portrait Studio)

Bowen’s back, Wildcats looking for tournament runBowen injured his foot.

“When Donny was out, it gave not just Erich but several other guys a chance to get more minutes,” Sander said. “You try to take positives out of every tough situa-tion. It got those guys more minutes than they would have gotten, and they stepped up their offensive production.”

Starters Jake Lewandowski, a co-cap-tain along with Bowen, Matt Haar, Brad Flick and Drew Speaker adjusted as best they could with Bowen sidelined. Sander said the Wildcats have also gotten contribu-tions from Phil Thorbahn, Harrison Wooten and Dan Sprinski.

“We did see a lot of good things from those guys,” the coach said. “Since Donny’s come back and been able to play a little here and there, we’re at our best. We’re get-ting everybody involved. Now that guys

have had a chance to perform on their own, they’re confi dent in their abilities and we’re not so reliant on Donny like we were early in the year.”

Bowen needed 378 points this season to reach 1,000 for his career. Now, that will only happen if Woodmore makes a deep tournament run.

“It was a goal,” Bowen said, “but there’s nothing I can really do about it. I’ve done what I could, missing games and not being healthy all season. When I fi rst found out I wasn’t going to get there, or it was unlikely, I said what’s the next thing that can hap-pen but to play as much high school bas-ketball as I can and do whatever’s needed for the team to chalk up some more W’s.”Bowen admitted it has been diffi cult miss-ing games and not being able to play at 100 percent for most of his senior season.

“My mindset wasn’t so much that I knew I could have done that or done this better,” he said. “It was, now you can’t be out there to help, so you have to help in a different way. I have to try to be the emo-tional leader now and everybody has to be confi dent and our goals are the same.”

Even after suffering leg, foot and back injuries during his senior year, Bowen said he’s never felt snakebit.

“I would rather have it happen to me than somebody else,” said Bowen, who hopes to be accepted into the United States Air Force Academy. “I would rather have it happen to me than have a teammate have to deal with it. Everybody on the team works hard. All athletes work hard at their respec-tive sports. It’s the risk you take when you sign up to play. You just have to move on.”

League champsIn a photo of the reunited 1963 Lake league basketball champions, a name was omitted. Here is the correct list. Front row:Tim Eckel, Coach Richard Sanderson, Ath. Dir. Jerry Omori, Francis Lazarro, Coach Bob Filiere, Daniel ‘Pete’ Taylor, Pat Lutman, Coach Gene Hodulik. Back row: Jim Schumaker, Frank DeFalco, Frank Mihalik, Gail Smith, Mike Fox, Terry Carr. (Press photo by Harold Hamilton hehphotos.com)

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Francis & Ruth Stoner

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It’s been one yearSeems like yesterday

Your friends and familymiss you.

You will always be inour hearts.

Your loving daughters,Debbie, Dawn & Diane

50th Wedding Anniversary

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Robert and Barbara Thomas of Toledo,

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anniversary this February 23rd. Robert and

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Catholic Church.

The couple, along with their 12 children,

33 grandchildren, family and friends,

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In February, 1953

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four grandchildren, three great grandchildren

and 60 years have passed only to prove a love

like theirs was meant to last.

We love you Mom, Dad, Grandma and Poppa

Thank You

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and friends does not seem like

enough for giving me a surprise

party for my 80th birthday.

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and the best gift was everyone

being there.

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Betty Derr

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and Rebecca Gorenfl o, 1623 NE Catawba Road #131, $38,500.Danbury Township 2-15-13 Safe Harbor Development Ltd to Dale E. Parker, 5686 State route 163 Unit A16, $62,400. 2-15-13 Dortha E. Landis to Ty M. Brown, 189 North Laser Road Lot #15, $63,000.Marblehead Corp 2-15-13 Bay Point Aquis to Michael and Amy Brediger, 118 Bay Breeze Drive, $707,500.Erie Township 2-11-13 Mary Ellen Houston to Thomas R. and Deborah M. Coatoam, 1220 west Richy Road, $15,600.Elmore Corp. 2-15-13 Elmore Holdings, LLC to Dennis and Patricia Rodgers, 451 Rice Street, $85,500.Harris Township 2-13-13 Winnie Chasten to Douglas W. Trautman, 18634 West State Route 105, $123,000.

Week ending Feb. 8 Carroll Township 2-4-13 Matthew L. Davis et al to Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, 6411 Teal Bend,

$36,667.Genoa Corp. 2-6-13 First Federal Bank of the Midwest to James W. McMaster, 610 Superior Street, $15,000.Catawba Township 2-4-13 CIC Development to The Sanctuary Homes Development, 2840 North Sanctuary Drive, $250,000. 2-4-13 Catawba-Cleveland Development Corporation to CIC Development , 2840 North Sanctuary Drive, $42,000. 2-4-13 William and Jenean Komes to Rachel A. Walland and Mark D. Long, 5573 Helmsman Drive, $125,000. 2-7-13 Diane Lynn Price to John and Deborah Meister, 3080 North A Street, $85,000. 2-7-13 Bridget C. Shaw to William L. and Cassandra Bishop, 5475 Eastview Drive, $50,000. 2-7-13 William L. and Cassandra Bishop to Bridget C. Shaw, 5515 East Mable Drive, $120,000.

Oak Harbor Corp 2-7-13 Scott Bowe to Jeremy L. and Jenni M. Meyers , 122 Benton Street, $92,500. Week ending Feb. 1

Allen Township 1-31-13 Fred L. Young Jr. to Federal National Mortgage association, 6950 Wildacre Road, $98,533.Benton Township 1-29-13 Jeffrey A. and Rebecca E. Dombrowsky to Federal Home Loan Maortgage Corporation, 16358 West True Road, $83,334. 1-31-13 Daniel R. and Barbara L. Lowe to Fannie Mae, 1571 West State Route 2, $60,000. 1-31-13 Deborah Sue Smith to Brigita Domir, vacant land Walbridge east Road, $5,000.

Rocky Ridge Corp 1-28-13 Patrick E. Middleton to US Bank, 14581 West Second Street, $50,000.

Carroll Township 1-28-13 Richard L. and Susan E. Duncan to James Steinmiller, 6495 Teal Bend, $45,000. 1-30-13 Blaine Skinner to Henry Gerschutz,6591 Pasadena Drive, $56,000. 2-1-13 Robert McKnisky to William Chada, 1050 East Sister, ½ int $4,500.

Clay Township 1-31-13 Mark D. and Jackie L. Everett to The Bank of New York, 20987 State Route 163, $58,000. 2-1-13 Turtle Creek Development to Chad T. Gargas et al, 29.70 acres, $180,000.


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LOADER/OPERATOR AND MAINTENANCE MECHANICLarge aggregate company looking for two positions

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On January 14, 2013 during the regular meeting of thecouncil of Harbor View. Council passed Resolution #01-2013. The resolution was passed to approve the TEMPO-RARY ANNUAL APPROPRIATION BUDGET and to pro-vide for the current expenses and other expenditures forthe fiscal year ending December 31, 2013

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• Old WristwatchesMichael Tadsen Jewelers

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Shared Legacy Farms CSA, El-more, seeking local Packing Asstand Harvest Assts, 5 hr/wk, on Monor Wed, 4-9 PM, beginning June for19 weeks, harvesting and packingproduce into our CSA boxes. Com-pensated w/ half vegetable & fruitshare from our CSA. Email resumeto [email protected] view job description, visitwww.sharedlegacyfarms.com underFarm Basics/Employment tab.

Welding & Forklift PositionsNorth Toledo

We are searching for experiencedWelders & Forklift Drivers. Must

have previous experience from pastemployment or school. These are

long term positions with the possibili-ty of hire. Excellent Pay Rates. Drugand Bkg checks will be conducted.

Will need HS Diploma or GED. Call Manpower at 419-893-4413 or

email resume to [email protected]

COUNTRYCHARM CLEANINGHiring Dependable People

with Reliable Transportation

$8 - $12 per hour419-836-8942

TRAINCOTruck Driving SchoolsDay - Eve - Weekend Class

Job PlacementPerrysburg 419-837-5730Norwalk 419-499-2222

SOLOMON

LUTHERAN SCHOOL

SEEKS

Summer Child Care

Director & Year Round

Child Care Aides.

Submit Resume to

305 West Main Street,

Woodville, OH 43469

DUNN Chevy-Buick has a rare opening for afull-time switchboardoperator. Hours: Mon.and Thurs. 7:30 - 5:30.Tues., Wed., and Fri. 7:30 -6:00. Must havemulti-line switchboardexperience and workingknowledge of computers.

Auto dealership experience a plus.

Paid holidays, benefits,and a pleasant work

environment. Mail resumeor apply in person at Dunn Chevrolet-Buick,3000 Dustin Road, PO Box 167350, Oregon OH 43616.Serious inquires only. No phone calls, please.

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Are you in need of a housekeeper,I do general/deep housecleaningalso run errands (doctor's appoint-ments, groceries, etc), or just somecompanionship for your loved one orjust someone to provide loving petcare in your home while you'regone? Flexible hours and competi-tive wage. 419-464-5826.

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Mike's Hauling We buy junk cars, trucks and vans Scrap metal hauled free. 419-666-1443

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100 Workers NeededAssemble crafts at home. Includesjewelry, wood, painting, sewing, etc.,

Year round work. Free information packet.

Call toll free 1-855-900jobs (5627) anytime.

Avon Reps Needed. Earning Potential Unlimited. $10.00 Starter Kit.Call for Appointment419-666-5680

Booth rental available in North-wood salon. Call 419-508-5020for details.

Bus DriverCDL with BP endorsements required

Flexible work scheduleSend resume to

Blue Lakes Charters 12418 Williams Road Perrysburg, OH 43551

No Walk Ins

CLASS A DRIVERSRegionally dedicated lanes

Great Home TimeOur Drivers Know Us BestCall Us and Talk To One

And Find OutWhat We Can Do For You

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Driver wanted to transport elderly Monday-Friday, split shift,part-time, must be reliable. Call419-874-8053

Drivers: Co & OWNER-OP's. Solo'sor Teams. Dedicated Routes Avail-able. Dry Vans/Flatbeds. ExcellentPay, Home Weekly. Free Plate pro-gram. No Upfront Costs. CDL-A,2yrs exp. 866-946-4322

Drivers: Company Great Pay,Miles, Benefits and Home Time.Passenger Policy, CDL-A with 1 YrOTR Exp. 1-800-831-4832 x1406

Drivers: Dedicated Pay for Teams!Full Benefits Pkg. 99% No-Touch, AllNew Equipment & More! CDL Class-A Req. 877-706-2036

Drivers: Home Weekends! Pay upto $.40/mi. Chromed out Trucks withAPU's. 70% Drop & Hook. CDL-A6mos. Exp. 877-705-9261 Apply:SmithDrivers.com

Drivers: Want a Professional Ca-reer? Haul Flatbed Loads for TrinityLogistics Group! Earn $.41-.51cpm!CDL-A w/2yrs Exp. EEO/AA 800-628-3408 www.trinitytrucking.com

EAST SIDE - Entry Level Assembly & Manufacturing

PositionsWe are recruiting for entry level

assembly and manufacturing jobs.Great Opportunity for long term

positions that can possibly lead tohire. This is your chance to work fulltime and make $8.00 per hour. All

shifts available. Drug and Bkgchecks will be conducted. HS Diploma or GED is required.

Email resume to [email protected]

or fax to 419-893-6245. MANPOWER 419-893-4413

HISTORICAL PROGRAM PRESENTER OR INTERPRETER

Metroparks of the Toledo Area islooking for qualified individuals topresent programs and operate thecanal boat at Providence Metroparkor serve as interpreter at the ManorHouse at Wildwood Metropark.Some college in history, education,communication, or theater is re-quired. Seasonal employmentthrough December, up to 40 hoursper week. $9.03/hr. Application andresume must be submitted online byMarch 7th at:

www.metroparkstoledo.com. EOE

Lawn Care -$8.00. Must havesmall engine maintenance knowl-edge, valid driver's license, proofof insurance and able to pass abackground check. Applicationsaccepted through March 8th atthe East Toledo Senior Center, aDrug Free workplace, 1001White St. No Phone Calls.

Mechanic Needed. Experience inheavy equipment and diesel trucks.Pay based on experience. Pleaseapply in person at 1770 Drouillard,Oregon, OH. 419-693-8845

Part-time graphic artist, proficientin CorelDRAW and Photoshop need-ed to create racing related graphics.

email resume to: [email protected]

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

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Walbridge – 107 Blair, 2 bedroomtownhouse, no pets, $525/mo. + de-posit, 419-666-3809

WALBRIDGE–one bedroom, 101Blair, brick apartment, ground floor.$435. Lease, No Pets. 419-467-9432

Woodville Mall, quiet 2 bedroomcondo, 1½ bath, garage, appliances,$600/mo +deposit/utilities, refer-ences, 419-450-9470.

Yorktown Village1 & 2 Bedroom

Townhouses & ApartmentsJoin Oregon’s Finest Community

!Laundry !Swimming Pool!Spacious Floor Plans!Private Patios

! 24 hr. Emergency Maintenance

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COPPER COVE APTS.Wheeling Street Is Open

So Are We!Easy In - Easy Out!

$99 Move In

Call for new tenant rate1105 S. Wheeling

419-693-6682

Piccadilly East

• Oregon Schools• No Deposit• No Gas Bill• Small Pets OK!• Storage Units On Site

Mon.-Fri. 10am-6pm, Sat. 11am-4pm2750 Pickle Rd., Oregon

Visa & MasterCard Accepted

419-693-9391

Apartments

* 1 Bed $400* 2 Bed $500

419-698-17173101 Navarre Ave., Oregon

A Place To CallHome

• Swimming Pool• Basketball/Tennis Courts• Playground• 24 hour emergency

maintenance• Laundry facilities• Ask about our new

tenant specialsFeaturing

1 bedroom $4052 bedroom $495

2 & 3 bedroom Townhomesstarting at $599

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Ask about our specials

•Oregon Schools•

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1 bedroom apt. $4252 bedroom apt. $495

2 bed. Townhouse $625

• Cat Friendly

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EASTWYCK APTS.

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1999 Hyundai Sonata $2500 OBO.4-pc bedroom outfit, full size $100.Dining room hutch $50. Dining roomtable w/6 chairs $100. 42” and 32”TVs. 419-691-3841.

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Novatron studio lights, 2 strobelights, umbrellas, with case, paperbackdrops with stands. $300. 419-693-9184.

The PressFive Finger Discount

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Hello. I'm Hudson. I'm quite thehandsome fellow aren't I? So much sothat every time I pass a mirror I can't helpbut stare at myself. I love people andplaying outside. I've been told that I am asmart boy; I know how to sit and wait andI've been working on learning to heel.I am very agile and love to be king of themountain! One of my favorite things is toclimb on top of my dog house so I can geta better view of my surroundings. I'mlooking for an experienced owner,because I am one strong pooch! I alsoneed a home without little kidsbecause sometimes I forget how to sharemy toys and want to play tugof war instead! If you’re looking for ane n e r g e t i c f o u r - l e g g e d n e wbest friend then I'm the dog for you

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

Brick & Block work etc.Veterans & Senior Citizens'

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KNIERIEMPAINTING & WALLPAPERING

EXTERIOR-INTERIORPainting & wall papering; Interior

wood refinishing; man lifts; airless spray; power wash &

blasting; silicone seal; refinishing aluminum siding; residential; church, farm.

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20 years experience. Fully insured. Free estimates.

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Commercial and ResidentialAll Types ,Re-roof and Repair

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The American LegionChrist Dunberger Auxiliary4925 Pickle Rd. (at Wynn)

Thursday, March 79am – 7pm

Friday, March 89am – 4pmCash Only! Bake Sale!

Donations will be accepted on Monday, March 4Tuesday, March 5

Wednesday, March 6From 9:00 am – 4:00 p.m.

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15” 3 Point Kongskilde Filed Cult.With Rolling Basket, Like new, NeverUsed, Always Inside. $5,500. 419-862-3363

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Fork Lift FridayForklift training each Friday.

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22110 W. St. Rt. 51, Genoa • 419-855-8366

BAUMANN FORD PRE-OWNEDBAUMANN FORD PRE-OWNED

Terry PaulExec. Mgr.

Jeff BrownGen. Mgr.

BrianGentry

LarryPonzi

JohnWronkowicz

RJStachowiak

Curtis Miller

GrantMiller

BAUMANN AUTO GROUP GENOAOur goal is to sell every vehicle for $200 LESS than the competition!

DennisHealy

DeanBuhrow

AnthonySondergeld

JerryHeilman

NickPaul

MikeSchlosser

2010 Ford Fusion SE#F3366A $14,000$14,000

2008 Dodge Charger SE#F3417A $13,000$13,000

2011 Ford Fiesta SE#F30102 $15,000$15,000

2011 Ford Taurus SHO#F30110 $29,00029,000

2012 Ford Escape XLT#F30252 $19,000$19,000

2008 Ford F-150 SuperCrew#F3180A $15,000$15,000

2006 Pontiac Grand Prix GT#F21102 $9,000$9,000

2005 Buick Rendezvous#F3196C $6,500$6,500

2010 Ford Explorer XLT#F3430A $20,500$20,500

2008 Dodge Ram 1500 Quad Cab#F3396A $18,500$18,500

1999 Saturn SW1#F3393A $4,000$4,000

2007 Jeep Compass Sport#F3383A $9,000$9,000

ALL 2012 F-SERIES 99¢ OVER INVOICEALL 2012 F-SERIES 99¢ OVER INVOICE

MSRPMSRP $26,135$26,135 NOWNOW

$21,163$21,163

2013 FORD FUSION SE MSRPMSRP $24,495

NOWNOW $21,690$21,690 Or Lease For $199** mo. x 24 mo. $2,500 due at signing x 24 mo. $2,500 due at signing

*Ford rebates included. Ford Credit Financing required. Security deposit, tax, title, documents and plates extra, subject to credit approval. See dealer for details. **Ford rebates included. Ford Credit Financing required. 10,500 miles per year al-lowed, 15¢ per mile thereafter. Security deposit, tax, title, documents and plates extra, subject to credit approval. See dealer for details. Offer ends February 28, 2013.

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2013 FORD FOCUS SE2013 FORD FOCUS SE MSRPMSRP $20,090

NOWNOW $16,690$16,690 Or Lease ForOr Lease For $140$140**** mo. mo. x 24 mo. $2,500 due at signing x 24 mo. $2,500 due at signing


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MSRPMSRP $45,125$45,125 NOWNOW

$37,915$37,915

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2011 GMC Terrain SLE#FC13070A $21,000$21,000

2009 Chevy Equinox LS#FC13176A $12,500$12,500

2008 Pontiac G6#FC121202 $12,000$12,000

2011 Cadillac CTS

#FC130105 $27,500$27,500

2006 Chevy Equinox LS#FC121005A $4,994$4,994

2012 Chevy Silverado 1500 #FC130271 $28,500$28,500

2012 Chevy Silverado 1500 Work Truck

#FC130273 $15,000$15,000

2007 Chevy Impala#FC121276A $8,500$8,500

2008 ford E-350SD XLT#FC12469 $13,500$13,500

2012 Chevy Silverado 2500

#FC13188A $44,500$44,500

2007 GMC Acadia SLT#FC13069A $19,500$19,500

Baumann Chevy Certifi ed Pre-OwnedBaumann Chevy Certifi ed Pre-Owned

Terry PaulExec. Mgr.

Jeff BrownGen. Mgr.

DennisHealy

DeanBuhrow

MikeSchlosser

AnthonySondergeld

JerryHeilman

NickPaul

BrianGentry

LarryPonzi

JohnWronkowicz

RJStachowiak

Curtis Miller

GrantMiller

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2013 Ford Explorer Limited

#FC13083A $34,500$34,500

Our goal is to sell every vehicle for $200 less than the competition!

*Buy price includes all rebates and incentives, plus tax, title, license & document fees extra. With approved credit. **Lease is for 39 months with $2,000 down, 12,000 miles per year, plus tax, title, license & documents fees extra. With approved credit.

2013 Chevy Cruze

2013 Chevy Malibu2013 Chevy Malibu

NEWNEW

#FC13172, Ext. Cab, 2WD

*Buy price includes all rebates and incentives, plus tax, title, license & docu-ment fees extra. With approved credit. **Lease is for 39 months with $2,000 down, 10,000 miles per year, plus tax, title, license & documents fees extra. With approved credit.

MSRP $41,755Employees Buy For Employees Buy For $32,553$32,553*

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per mo. for 39 monthsper mo. for 39 months

2013 Chevy Silverado1500 LT2013 Chevy Silverado1500 LT#FC13151, Crew Cab, 4x4

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Or Lease for Or Lease for $309$309** ** per mo. for 39 monthsper mo. for 39 months

Offer Ends 2/28/13Offer Ends 2/28/13




Guaranteed Guaranteed Credit Approval!Credit Approval!

Psychic and Health EventSaturday, March 2 (9:30am-4:30pm) at Americas Best

Value Inn, Oregon Rd. and Wales Rd. Exit 198 off I-75,Northwood Psychics, Health professional, Vendors and

more. Admission $4 Info: Call (419) 833-5503

CONSIGNMENT AUCTIONSat & Sun, Mar. 23 & 24, 2013

(NOTE: 4th weekend in March)

Sandusky Co. Fairgrounds - Fremont, OH

Saturday - 9:37 am: Farm, Const., Large Equipment

Sunday - 9:37 am: Lawn & Garden; Landscaping;Building Materials; Shop Tools; Golf Carts; ATVs; Misc

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

NOTICE: Consignments will be received Sat. March 16th thru Thurs.March 21st at the Sandusky Co. Fairgrounds from 9-6 pm daily.

NO Consignments taken on Friday or Days of Auction

WM BAKER & KEN BONNIGSON, CAI

Asst. Auctioneers: Dean A. Smith, Robert Carpenter,Fred Wolff, Andy Kluding, Todd Schling

Consignments Wanted: Call 419-547-7777

Last year’s auction sold over 5,000 lots with over 2,600 registered bidders buying from 4 auction rings on Saturday and 5 auction rings on Sunday.

Watch the Web for listings, photos, terms & conditions

Office: 1570 W. McPherson Hwy., Clyde, OH

www.bakerbonnigson.com - 419-547-7777

In Home Service

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

Refrig., Air Conditioners,

Dishwashers, Disposers, Freezers

Operated By Mark Wells

419-836-FIXX (3499)

WEEKEND DELIVERIES•Stone & Dirt

Hauling•Bobcat Service•Demolition & Hauling•Concrete Removal

BELKOFEREXCAVATING• Septic Systems • Sewer Taps

• Snow Removal & SaltingBackhoe/Bobcat/Dozer WorkStone and Dirt Hauling

419-836-8663 419-392-1488

COUNTRY CHARMCleaning & Restoration LLC

Professional Cleaning ServicesSince 1988

Carpeting & Upholstery CleaningPet Odor Removal

Emergency Water RemovalGeneral House Cleaning

— Certified By I.I.C.R.C. —6763 Wildacre Rd., Curtice

CALL 419-836-8942

GL HENNINGSEN EXCAVATING AND WATER SYSTEMS

Septic SystemsInstallation & Repair

Water, Sewage & Sump PumpInstallation & Repair

419-836-9650/419-466-6432

If You’re an Expert and want to get involved... CALL 836-2221. Deadline: 11 a.m. Thursday

21270 SR 579Williston

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

SNOW REMOVAL

We can work directly withyour 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

419-340-0857

419-862-8031

B & G HAULING

Got Junk & Garbage?We do:

Clean Ups/Clean Outs

MUSSER’S HOME ANDPROPERTY MAINTENANCE

• Home Repair Specialists• Commercial & Residential

Lawn Care & SnowplowingMANY DISCOUNTS & OTHER SERVICES

• FULLY INSURED • FREE ESTIMATES

419-304-8666

J.N.T. HOMEREPAIRS

FREE ESTIMATES

MARK 419-855-4161

•Painting•Drywall•Tile•Decks

•Fences,•Plumbing•Electrical

Reasonable Rates Fast Friendly ServiceInsured and Bonded

andwischS•Interior•Exterior•Residential - Commercial

Terry 419-708-6027Josh 419-704-7443

aintingP

Appliance Repair

Carpet Cleaning

Painting

Electrical Contractor

Excavating

Excavating/Water Pumps

OREGON PLUMBINGNo Jobs Too SmallInsured - Bonded

419-693-8736Licensed Master Plumber

Roy Bomyea

Gray Plumbing

25 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

MusserRestoration & Remodeling, Inc

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