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Renovated church to openRon Wolff applies grout to the fl oor at the entrance of the new St. Jerome Church, Walbridge. See story on page 3.(Press photo by Ken Grosjean)

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The Oregon City Schools board will not have to submit a spending plan to the Ohio Department of Education (ODE) now that voters passed an operations levy in the November election. District treasurer Jane Fruth would have been required to submit the plan had the levy not passed due to an expected defi -cit next year. “Because the levy passed, we’ll be able to resubmit our fi ve-year forecast,” said Fruth at the last school board meeting in November. “Unfortunately, with the previ-ous forecast, we were showing a defi cit in the third year, which we were going to have to send a spending plan to ODE. This elimi-nates that. I just have to submit the updated fi ve-year forecast. And that should take care of it. So we’ll be off the hook with ODE be-cause we’re in the black again.” The 3.95-mill operations levy passed by a wide margin – 62.51 percent to 37.49 percent. It was the fi rst time the district was able to get an operations levy passed since 2008. Last year, the district tried to get a 5.9-mill levy passed, but voters defeated the measure. Voters last month were faced with cuts in extracurricular activities and the transfer of vocational schooling from the district to Penta County Vocational School if the levy didn’t pass. In addition to monies from the levy, the district is expecting funds from the Oregon Clean Energy natural gas project, said Fruth. “We cannot put it in the forecast yet because the timing is wrong. But it is some-thing we are looking towards benefi ting the schools,” said Fruth. She also noted that the fi ve year forecast is a “moving target” because the Legislature has made some additional adjustments to the tangible personal property tax receipts, as it has in the past. “It’s a modest impact at this point. There will be some additional changes in the fi ve-year forecast,” she said. Senate Bill 208 restores 96 percent of the tangible personal property tax reim-bursements taken out of the 2017 state bud-get and adjusts the phase-out process.

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A bill that would authorize munici-palities to create downtown re-develop-ment districts has sailed through the Ohio House of Representatives and is being watched by area offi cials as a possible means to retain and attract businesses. House Bill 233, which passed last month in the House by a 91-0 vote, set procedures for cities and villages to estab-lish the re-development districts for reha-bilitating historic buildings and promot-ing economic development. Other features of the bill now pending in the Senate Ways and Means Committee:• Authorize municipalities to exempt up to 70 percent of the real property in the districts from taxation and to collect ser-vice payments in lieu of taxes from own-ers. Revenues from the payments would be used for economic development pur-poses.• Require the areas of the districts contain at least one historic building as defi ned by the same criteria for state tax credits for historic building rehabilitation: the building must be listed on the National Register of Historic Places, listed as a his-toric landmark or located in a registered

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historic district and certifi ed by the state historic preservation offi cer.• Authorize designating an “innovation district” within a new or existing district if it includes an area equipped with a high-speed broadband network capable of download speeds of at least 100 gigabits per second.• Restrict the length of the district tax ex-emptions to 10 years. Longer exemptions are allowed if affected school districts are reimbursed. “I am currently reading and research-ing the impact to the Village of Walbridge of this bill. I am hopeful there are parts of this bill that will benefi t small com-munities such as Walbridge,” Mayor Ed Kolanko said. “With the recent and

continued decrease in state revenue as-sistance to smaller communities and schools, the importance of attracting and retaining local business is crucial to the fi nancial well-being of our communities.” Representative Tim Brown, R-Bowling Green and a co-sponsor of the bill, said procedures for the districts are similar to those that apply to tax incre-ment fi nancing districts under current law. Public hearings are required by the bill, he said, and municipal legislative bodies would need to approve the dis-tricts by passing an ordinance. Gibsonburg Village Administrator Marc Glotzbecker said village offi cials would weigh the program’s fi nancial im-plications before proceeding too far. “I believe that we’re always inter-ested in exploring ways to make our downtown area better, so defi nitely we’d be interested in learning more,” he said. “However, the one thing that we always have to keep fi rst and foremost is any fi -nancial impact or burden on our business owners and residents.” In Oak Harbor, the village administra-tion plans to continue to focus on estab-lishing a Community Reinvestment Area designation to promote economic devel-

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opment. The Village of Oak Harbor has re-ceived a grant of $400,000 via CDBG fund-ing for this purpose,” said administra-tor Randall Genzman, “It was completed about 2010-2012. We are currently pur-suing a Community Reinvestment Area through the State of Ohio. The CRA pro-gram not only includes the business dis-trict, but all areas of the village including both commercial and residential improve-ments that may qualify for tax exemp-tions. “There has been some dissent from a few residents claiming that this program would lower the taxes of some while oth-ers would have to pick up the tab. We are reviewing the program in its entirety be-fore any fi nal decisions are made.”

Fruth also said she would like the dis-trict to get involved in the Treasurer’s check-book program for improved transparency with the public. “Many of our neighboring districts are getting involved. Unless there are objections from the board, it seems it’s a good idea to start uploading our information – additional transparency beyond what we already have on the web for taxpayers,” she said. The checkbook program, or Treasurer’s Transparency Project, is designed to make government more open and accountable to taxpayers by allowing Ohioans to follow their tax dollars and see how public money is being spent. The goal of the project is to shine a light on the true costs of government so that taxpayers and their elected represen-tatives can make more informed decisions on state spending. “Hopefully, our city will get involved,” said Fruth. School Board President Carol Molnar asked if there was a lot of work involved in the program. “It’s a fi le we will upload from our state software. We don’t have that ready yet. I have to get board approval. But it will be something we will be doing as part of our month end close,” she said.

PembervilleChristmasTop photo, Patty Vega, of Genoa, takes a look at the Christmas Trees on display at the Pemberville Opera House. Bottom left, Bea Mohrman, Woodville, provides holiday music. Bot-tom right, carriage rides were provided by J.M. Nissen Farms of Luckey, Ohio. (Press photos by Ken Grosjean)

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Seeking re-election Cindy A. Hofner has announced her candidacy for re-election as Wood County Clerk of Courts for the term be-ginning Jan. 2, 2017. Before being elected to offi ce in 2008 and 2012, Hofner, of rural Bowling Green, served as Chief Deputy Clerk of Courts for numerous years. In the Title Offi ce, Hofner and her staff are looking forward to an updated release of software that will expedite the processing of motor vehicle and watercraft titles. The Wood County Clerk of Courts is among the fi rst to participate in a new process that allows the Bureau of Criminal Investigation offi ce to pull criminal dispositions from her court records on a weekly basis. This process is done through Ohio Courts Network.

Candidacy announced Lawrence D. Hartlaub, has an-nounced his candidacy for the Ohio House of Representatives 89th district, which covers Ottawa and Erie coun-ties. Hartlaub, a Democrat, is the cur-rent Ottawa County Auditor and a for-mer Port Clinton City Auditor. A Port Clinton High School graduate, In his role as Ottawa County Auditor, Hartlaub earned his certifi ca-tion in the management of mass ap-praisal projects and received the Ohio Distinguished County Auditor award after completing more than 100 hours of continuing education in 23 months. He is a frequent volunteer for multiple regional, nonprofi t organizations. For more info, visit LawrenceHartlaub.com.

Bikes to be donated On Monday, Dec. 14, the Oak Harbor Police Department will be do-nating several found/recovered and unclaimed bicycles to charity. Anyone wishing to claim a bi-cycle must do so by Dec. 14. Proof of ownership or a detailed description of the bike must be provided. The own-ers will also be required to license and register the bike before it will be re-turned. Licenses may be purchased at the Police Department for $2. Call 419-898-2055 for info or to make a claim.

Civil War Roundtable The next meeting of the Greater Toledo Civil War Roundtable will be Thursday, Dec. 10 at 7:30 p.m. at the Navarre Park Shelter House, 1001 White St., East Toledo. A Soup & Chili Potluck will pre-cede the meeting, beginning at 6:30 p.m. Members and guests are invited to take part and bring a dish to pass.

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A 2.5 percent pay raise that is retro-active to January is included in a new con-tract agreement between the Lake Township trustees and nine employees. After going into executive session for about 90 minutes Tuesday, the trust-ees emerged to announce they agreed to a three-year contract with the employees who earlier this year sought union repre-sentation with International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 245. Trustees Melanie Bowen and Jeff Pettit approved the agreement while Richard Welling abstained, saying he’d been ad-vised to do so by offi cials of the Teamsters Union of which he is a member as an em-ployee of United Parcel Service. The contract calls for annual pay raises

but also for the employee share of health insurance contributions to increase from 12 to 14 percent the fi rst two years and to 15 percent in the third year. Bowen said the agreement mirrors much of the language in the township’s contract with members of the police de-partment union. Mark Hummer, police chief and town-ship administrator, handled negotiations with Local 245 and said the township isn’t negatively impacted fi nancially by the agreement. Four employees of the road depart-ment, including Dan McLargin, road super-visor, are represented by the union as are two cemetery employees, two employees of the parks department and an assistant to the fi scal offi cer. The State Employee Relations Board determined three employees didn’t qualify to be represented by the union, Hummer said.

Yet to be determined is whether the township’s fi re department will also be rep-resented by the union. Hummer said the administration is still in talks with the department, which has a roster of about 45. SERB regulations prohibit the fi re chief and assistant chief from being members of the union, according to Hummer. The township’s contract with the po-lice department expires at the end of the year. In other business Tuesday, Hummer announced the police department will ag-gressively prosecute people who drive snowmobiles and ATVs on farm fi elds and other private property without the permis-sion of the landowners. He said that landowners who post “no trespassing” signs strengthen their case against those who ride on their property but signs aren’t needed to arrest violators.

Bishop Daniel E. Thomas will provide a special blessing at a Mass to dedicate the newly renovated St. Jerome Church in Walbridge. The Mass will be held Sunday, Dec. 13 at 3 p.m. at the church, 300 Warner St. The $1.3 million renovation project began in May. Toledo architectural fi rm Munger Munger & Associates created reno-vation plans, which were unveiled to the parish before Christmas last year. The plans involved the creation of two new wings, the relocation of offi ces, additional seating capacity and handicap accessibility, a new roof, plumbing and electrical updates, new insulation, updated heating, ventilation, and air conditioning, and more energy ef-fi cient systems. St. Jerome Parish was formed in 1962, and the fi rst Mass was celebrated in St. Jerome Hall on Dec. 8 of that year. The building was not specifi cally designed to be a church. The renovation project was designed to allow the building to become more sacred and dignifi ed in accordance with the Roman Catholic Church. Items that were refurbished or newly built in-cluded the bell tower, Stations of the Cross, stained glass windows, statues, baptismal font, altars, chairs, and votive candles. “We at St. Jerome are very blessed that Bishop Thomas will celebrate Mass with us on this special occasion,” said Fr. Eric Schild, Pastor of St. Jerome. “I would like to thank all parishioners and donors of St. Jerome for making this capital campaign a reality.” The dedication Mass is an important celebration with spiritual and evangelizing power, and it consists of a specifi c rite of dedication.

Jamie Orth works on the roof at the new St. Jerome’s Church. (Press photo by Ken Gros-jean)

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Vietnam mementos The Vietnam Era Veterans Com-memoration Committee is looking for personal memorabilia from any mem-ber of our Armed Forces from Ottawa County that served during Vietnam; all items must be relative to the Vietnam era. The items would be displayed dur-ing a Commemorative Ceremony which is scheduled for April 23, 2016 at Camp Perry in Port Clinton. All items will be returned at the conclusion of the day. Space is lim-ited. Contact Bill Sorg at 419-279-0928 for further information and to reserve space. The deadline to reserve is Feb. 1, 2016.

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For a vacated building the former Woodmore Elementary School has been a hotbed of activity of late. On Monday nights it’s been the scene of fi res, explosions, gas leaks and other tragic events requiring the response of fi re and emergency medical service crews from area departments. And the longer the building sits vacant the better, says Jim Wilburn, the chief of the Harris-Elmore Fire Department, who’s been organizing the training exercises at the building. “We’ve been training there every Monday night for six or seven weeks,” he said. “We plan on continuing training there until they tear it down.” In addition to Harris-Elmore, the Woodville Township Fire Department and North Central EMS Department, Gibsonburg Fire Department and Portage Fire District participated in the most recent training session that featured a mock explo-sion. “We had subjects that were blown against block walls. We had a subject that was impaled by re-bar from the ceiling we had to get down and we had subjects trapped in a room with a gas leak we had to fi nd and get out. There was a fi re on the third fl oor. We set a bale of straw on fi re in a 55-gallon drum to create smoke. Victims were trapped in a third fl oor room because of a fi re in the hallway so we had to set the aerial ladder up and bring them down the ladder. There were walking wounded and several other people who had more severe injuries that required us to go in for search and rescue,” chief Wilburn said. The “victims” were Woodmore stu-dents, their parents and adult friends of members of the participating departments. Wilburn said he also invited Emergency Management Agency directors from Wood,

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Ottawa and Sandusky counties to observe the training session. “It’s nice to have this opportunity be-cause it’s realistic drills and with all the mass casualty events going on it’s good to be able to train for all of these types of events,” he said. “We talked about doing an active shooter drill but with the scenario here at the school we decided this was the best

thing we could do. We do plan to do sever-al more search and rescue drills – from the upper fl oors and roof. It’s been a very good training tool for us and we can’t thank the Woodmore School District enough.” Last month, the school board approved a resolution to contract with Salenbien Trucking & Excavating for the demolition of the former elementary school building.

The Dundee, Mich.-based fi rm submitted a bid of $220,000. The Ohio School Facilities Commission will provide about a third of the cost. The district opened a new preK-8 school building last year that was fi nanced by a bond approved by Woodmore voters and funding from the OSFC.


Oregon City Council last month ap-proved an agreement with Smartbill Ltd., of Hebron, Ohio, to provide third party billing services to improve the printing and mailing of city water and sewer bills. The service will provide electronic billing for customers upon request, provide paper billing in envelopes compared to the current postcard format, and improve ac-cess to accounts online, among other ben-efi ts. It will also improve the use of city time for other tasks by the Utility Billing Department. Over the past several years, many wa-ter and sewer customers have requested more up to date billing services, such as online account viewing, electronic billing, and more utility information. In addition, the post offi ce has wanted the utility de-partment to discontinue the postcard size water bills for some time due to problems they cause. “We’ve had problems with them get-ting stuck in their sorting machine, getting

Oregon City Council streamlines utilities billing processlost in magazines, and sticking together,” said Public Service Director Paul Roman. “In the past several years, we’ve had a lot of customers asking for electronic billing or online viewing to see their accounts. We started looking at various companies that could provide this.” Smartbill Ltd. could easily take data and provide online viewing as well as elec-tronic billing, said Roman. The service will also include billing in 8 1/2” by 11” sized envelopes with return envelopes for customers that will replace postcard billing. Other benefi ts to the customer, accord-ing to Annette Hager, supervisor of utility billing, include: • More messages on the bill, which would be on 8 ½” by 11” paper; • Consumer confi dence reports can be included with bills; • Seven inserts can be included with bills at no additional costs; • Return envelopes will be included; • Easy to understand bills with expla-nation codes; • History graph for quarterly compari-sons. The service would include increased

postage for customers wanting to be billed via the weightier 8 ½” by 11” sized enve-lopes. But savings in postage could be re-alized if the customer opts to accesses their bills online, said Roman. “In addition to the services, replacing our current post card billing systems will save much time spent in offi ce printing, bursting, and sorting water bills for pick up by Mail It,” stated Hager in a memo. “This time can be better spent on fi nding, correcting and contacting the customers with problems we fi nd on the MVRS (meter reading software) reports to better serve the customers.” Roman said the city could save money by reducing the amount of overtime pay in the department. “Our clerks can do additional work they normally would put off to overtime because of trying to meet our set schedule. That hopefully would disappear as well,” he said. The estimated cost of printing and mailing water and sewer bills inhouse is $21,071.39 per year versus Smartbill at $19,612.06 per year. Councilman James Seaman asked whether employees would lost their jobs

due to third party billing. “We’re not cutting back any employ-ees, are we? I’m not out to cut jobs. I don’t want to see this as a way of pushing people out of work,” said Seaman. “There’s still much needed work that needs to be done. But there is the hope that some of the overtime will be reduced,” said Roman. “I’m very conscientious of that. But at the same time, you defi nitely have many requests to go to electronic billing and on-line viewing. And you do have requests from the post offi ce to stop using the post-card. We’re not forced into it yet, but I think it’s worth doing now when customers are looking for it.” Other area communities with Smartbill Ltd. Include Northwest Water and Sewer District, City of Sylvania Division of Utilities, Port Clinton Water Works, Bowling Green Municipal Utilities, Oak Harbor Utilities, and Ottawa County Sanitary Engineering. “We really feel good about this,” said City Administrator Mike Beazley. “It will be easier for folks paying their bill, easier for them to manage and understand what they owe, to get information in a timely fashion. It moves us into modern times.”

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was also far away from home - much farther in fact. It was November of 1985 and my plane had set down in Bombay, India (now Mumbai). I have never felt quite so alone, standing there in the airport in Bombay with my partially disassembled bicycle. As I set to work to assemble it, a huge crowd of Indian people gathered around me. Not a word was spoken - all just stared and watched to see what I was about. Finally ready to ride, I broke out of the huge circle of curious faces surrounding me, and ped-aled away from the airport into a huge slum which has surrounded Mumbai’s airport for decades - ramshackle dwellings construct-ed of scraps of wood, tin, canvas, duct tape, rope. The “lucky” ones had drainage pipes in which to reside, the ends of which could be covered with a sheet or piece of can-vas to provide a bit of privacy. I will always remember that 20 mile ride into the heart of peninsular Bombay, unable to read any street signs when I could fi nd them - un-able to stop for long to look at a map since when I attempted to do so, I was much like a magnet attracting a suffocating circle of disbelieving and gawking onlookers. I could easily have been swallowed up by that slum, never to be heard from again. But the Hindu gods smiled favorably upon me, and I eventually found a refuge at the Red Shield House, a kind of traveler’s hostel op-

erated by the Salvation Army in the heart of Bombay - just down the street from the Taj Mahal Intercontinental Hotel which was at-tacked by terrorists in 2008. I spent about two weeks in Bombay, and one of those days was Thanksgiving--a Thanksgiving like no other in my experience. And then . . . there was my role in an Indian movie while in Bombay . . . worthy of an Oscar I might add, but that’s another story . . . Sorry for the digression. In my mind as I ride, I’m always drawing comparisons be-tween this odyssey and my other journeys of days gone by. Riding in these coastal areas of the Southeast has been a challenge and some-times quite dangerous. The infrastructure for cycling in the Carolinas--at least in the areas I have traversed--is deplorable and of-ten virtually nonexistent, especially along a busy federal highway like U.S. 17 which often times is the only way to get from Point A to Point B because there are no alternate routes for cyclists without having to go long miles out of the way. I have written to both Carolina Departments of Transportation to complain about their negligence--which is exactly what it is--and have included pho-tos to illustrate their lack of progress in pro-viding infrastructure for alternate modes of travel. A pleasant surprise today was Georgia’s

treatment of U.S. 17 - broad berms and of-ten times dedicated cycling lanes, for the most part. Clearly, the Carolinas as well as many other states have much work to do in providing safe conditions for alternate methods of travel along major as well as secondary thoroughfares. On this Thanksgiving, I’m truly thank-ful for all my donors who have brought my combined totals for Habitat For Humanity and Save The Children to $7,500. Georgia is a pretty fair sized state, but I’m peddling this short southeastern stretch along the coast, which means Florida is just over the horizon. Actually I’ve been tending to the westward ever since Maine. If you look at a U.S. map, you defi nitely notice the eastern seaboard angles to the southwest. So by the time I reach the pan-handle of Florida, I will be just as far west as Toledo longitude wise. So the Westward migration has begun, and as always, I am Proceeding On.

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Kroger will be adding 21,840 square feet to its store on Navarre Avenue. The ad-dition will increase the total space of the building to 96,095 square feet when the project is completed. “They’re revamping the whole store,” said James Gilmore, Oregon’s building and zoning commissioner. A few businesses lo-cated next to Kroger in the strip mall, in-cluding a Laundromat, have already been demolished to make way for the expan-sion. Mounds of dirt currently at the site are remnants of the demolition. Plans call for a “Nature’s Market,” a new seafood prep area, and drive-in ser-vices for the store’s pharmacy, according to Gilmore. “They haven’t started the addition yet, but have started some of the work inside,”

Kroger plans to expand its store on Navarre Ave.said Gilmore. Kroger is also making im-provements to the parking lot, and install-ing storm and sanitary sewers, he added. Kroger does not need a zoning change for the project, though it took out a build-ing permit, said Gilmore. “They don’t need any variances. They only had to apply for the permit. We do have a site plan review and are making sure they conform to all our codes,” he said. CR Architecture and Design, the archi-tect of the project, would not release any information on the project.

Wendy’s Other recent economic development plans along Navarre include a proposed Wendy’s fast food restaurant on a parcel between Bob Evans Restaurant and Sonic Drive-in, according to Gilmore. The Planning Commission in October voted 3-0 to recommend approval for a re-quest for a zoning change from R-2 Medium

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Forfeited land sale Four parcels where a gas station had been located at the intersection of Morgan and Woodville roads in Northwood are among the properties being offered in a for-feited land sale by the Wood County audi-tor’s offi ce. The public auction will be held Dec. 17 starting at 10 a.m. on the fi fth fl oor of the county offi ce building in Bowling Green. A total of 15 parcels are being auc-tioned due to non-payment of taxes. Each has been forfeited to the state after not be-ing purchased through a sheriff’s sale. If, prior to the sale, the delinquent taxes are paid by the owner, parcels will be removed from the list. The four Woodville Road parcels have a combined value of $26,200, according to data from the auditor, including $1,100 for a building. The prior owner was Millennium Property Holdings, LLC. Residences in Hoytville, Milton Center, Risingsun and Fostoria are also on the list. Registration for the sale begins at 9 a.m. Successful bidders will receive an auditor’s deed for each parcel for the purchase price plus $5.50 deed and transfer fee, which will provide clear title. The auditor’s offi ce is cautioning bid-ders that the deeds, however, will not ex-tinguish any federal tax liens that may have been imposed on a parcel. A list of parcels and aerial photos are posted on the auditor’s website, http://www.co.wood.oh.us/auditor/.

Wreaths for veterans On Dec. 12, the Ottawa County Veterans Service Offi ce will participate in Wreaths Across America, an effort to bring wreaths to all Ottawa County veterans’ graves. The day will include a ceremony at 11 a.m. at the following cemeteries: Harris Elmore Union Cemetery, Elmore Eastern Rd., Elmore; Clay Township Cemetery, Fulkert and Opfer-Lentz roads, Genoa; Union Cemetery, 11575 W. SR 105, Oak Harbor; Riverview Cemetery, Third Street, Port Clinton; Catawba Island Township Cemetery, Cemetery Road, Port Clinton; Sackett Cemetery, East Harbor Road, Marblehead. After the ceremony, wreaths will be placed on the veteran graves.


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At the clubs Joe Cappel, vice president of business development at the Toledo Lucas County Port Authority, will speak to members of the Oregon Economic Development Foun-dation Friday, Dec. 11 at ProMedica Bay Park Community Hospital. The meeting is in the Michigan Room 7:30-9 a.m. Cappel will talk about imports and ex-ports and what impact they have on the Or-egon Region.

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OREGON – A $25 gift card was stolen from an unlocked vehicle in the 500 block of Sylvandale Avenue on Nov. 18.• Change, wallet and checkbooks were stolen from a vehicle parked in a driveway in the 500 block of Sylvandale Ave. on Nov. 18.• Unknown suspect(s) stole a car containing a laptop in the 500 block of Sylvandale Aveenue on Nov. 18.• Computers and change were stolen from unlocked vehicles in the 900 block of Mambrino Road on Nov. 16.• Unknown suspect(s) broke the front door and frame of a house in the 1700 block of N. Stadium Road in an attempt to enter on Nov. 13.• Unknown suspect(s) attempted to rob someone after making a delivery in the 2800 block of Pickle Road on Nov. 13.• Unknown suspect(s) spray painted graffi ti on a gas pump at Barney’s BP, 3369 Navarre Avenue on Nov. 24.• Bike was found at a dead end street in the 1200 block of Flo Drive on Nov. 21.• Unknown suspect(s) broke glass in the rear door of a trailer in the 150 block of N. Lallendorf Road on Nov. 21. Nothing was taken.• Tires were slashed on two bikes in the 3200 block of Hazelton Drive on Nov. 22.• Unknown suspect(s) took an unknown object and scratched the hood of a vehicle in the 3000 block of Starr Avenue on Nov. 18.• Jewelry and $800 worth of change were stolen from a home in the 3400 block of Corduroy Road on Nov. 18.• Unknown suspect(s) entered an apartment in the 3100 block of Navarre Avenue by an unknown method and took cash, prescription drugs and a watch on Oct. 30.• Unknown suspect(s) took backpacks with contents from an open car window in the 2900 block of Navarre Avenue on Nov. 4.• Unknown suspect(s) used an unknown object to damage a front storm door in the 1500 block of Forester Drive on Nov. 5.

Lake Twp.Crime log – Following reports of a fi ght Nov. 29 at the Owens Lake Apartment complex, police charged Medina Brown, 20, Toledo, with criminal trespassing and assault and charged Sonny L. Fredrickson, 21, Toledo, with criminal trespassing.• Roger L. Becker, 65, Colorado, was charged Nov. 28 with aggravated menacing at the Pilot Truckstop. Police said he threatened another person.• Christopher P. Felter, 29, Millbury, was charged Nov. 24 with criminal damage. Police said he cut tires of a vehicle parked at the Millbury Village Pub.• A resident of the 29000 block of Harriet Street on Nov. 24 reported the theft of television and a PlayStation unit.• A window of a truck parked in the 26000 block of Warns Drive was broken and a GPS unit was reported stolen.• A resident of the 4900 block of Laketown Drive on Nov. 25 reported jewelry stolen from her home.• A GPS unit was reported stolen Nov. 25 from a truck parked in the 26000 block of Baker Road.• A GPS unit was reported stolen Nov. 30 from a truck parked in the 3400 block of Libbey Road.

Saying she was honored to repre-sent residents of Lake Township, Melanie Bowen, who is fi nishing her term as a town-ship trustee, thanked those who attended a reception held Tuesday in her honor. Bowen chose not to seek re-election last month, citing family responsibilities. Her last regular meeting as a trustee will be next Tuesday. “I appreciate the honor the folks of Lake Township have bestowed on me,” she said. “I hope the tradition carries on. It’s been a privilege to serve you.” Bowen served 16 years on the board of trustees and told those in attendance her life has been hectic of late with the recent death of her father. She also remarried over the weekend. Bowen was on the board in June 2010 with Richard Welling and Ron Sims when a tornado destroyed the township’s admin-istration building on Cummings Road, forc-ing the trustees to hold meetings in the fi re station on Ayers Road and in the council

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chambers in the Village of Walbridge until a new administration facility was complet-ed. She was also instrumental in the town-ship taking over emergency dispatching service for the villages of Millbury and Walbridge, City of Rossford as well as the township – an arrangement that remained in place until this year. Bowen was originally appointed to a seat on the board of trustees while she was a member of Walbridge village council. Enhancing the township’s park facili-ties was one of her goals, she said at the time.

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Consider the possibilities To the editor: The Block Watch Group’s process to look at a juvenile curfew for the City of Oregon started back in 2010 and the fi rst point of contact for issues was the Oregon Police Department. The group was told by the police of-fi cers that they could not do anything un-less a law is being broken; that they would send someone out (however, no one ever arrived) and that, without a curfew, their hands were tied because they had no legal grounds. The Block Watch group secured let-ters of support from the Oregon F.O.P. Command Offi cers’ Union president, Sgt. Ken Reno and the Oregon Police Patrolman’s Association President Mike O’Connor. Our Block Watch Group met at 7 p.m. Oct. 19 at Oregon City Council’s Safety Committee meeting and we were told that an additional meeting would need to be scheduled to give other residents the op-portunity to oppose a juvenile curfew. A meeting was scheduled for Nov. 16 at 7 p.m. with the Oregon Fire and Safety Committee. “Oregon City Government seeks to ensure that our residents receive the best quality local services. Please contact me with any questions or suggestions about how we can continue to best meet our resi-dents’ service needs. We need your input to make sure Oregon continues to be a great place to work, live and raise a family.”

Given the above quote from Michael J. Beazley’s “A City of Cooperation” web page, our Oregon Block Watch Group gath-ered 700 signatures from Oregon residents to indicate an interest for a juvenile curfew. The Block Watch then researched juvenile curfews in our surrounding communities. Having secured and organized this infor-mation, our group created a PowerPoint slide show for presentation at the Nov. 16 Oregon Fire and Safety Committee Meeting. The purpose of the presentation was to ex-pediently provide accurate facts without redundancy for thoughtful consideration by the mayor and his administrators, and Oregon City Council members. Immediately following our presenta-tion, council comments were solicited and councilmen Joshua Hughes, Jerry Peach and Dennis Walendzak spoke in opposition to a curfew. Councilman Tim Zale, chair-man of the Safety Committee, announced that a juvenile curfew was not going to be pursued and that the Block Watch Group should work with Oregon police to address its issues. It was noted that the group would work with the police if the members are contacted. Councilman Zale then terminated any dis-cussion by stating that he needed to attend another meeting and he abruptly adjourned. Attendees had unanswered questions.

The group attendees, having been pro-hibited discussion of the juvenile curfew issue, remain respectful and will continue to attend city council meetings. Residents are encouraged to attend as well. If a curfew is not put into place, con-sider the possibilities: Young individuals aimlessly wandering the streets at night, reduced to raising havoc (street fi ghting, stealing property and tossing refuse) may soon advance to more challenging and so-phisticated activities like arson, personal attacks, car theft, etc. A mind is a terrible thing to waste.Oregon Block Watch GroupFred GerkeKen MikolasLori RenderTracy SpanglerSandee Terjanyi

Stepping up To the editor: On behalf of Operation Christmas Child, we would like to thank the citizens of the Ottawa County area for their support during our recent “Shoebox Campaign,” which collected 790 shoebox-es fi lled with gifts for deserving children around the world. This was the fi rst oppor-tunity for Ottawa County and area citizens to contribute at local relay centers and they

stepped up wonderfully. We would also like to thank Bauman Ford in Genoa for the loan of a delivery van to take these shoeboxes to a collection cen-ter in Bowling Green. The center collected a total of 27,573 shoeboxes, which were sent throughout the world. We are eagerly awaiting next year’s campaign, when we hope to surpass this year’s totals.Larry Coates, Oak Harbor Relay Center CoordinatorJean Rhodes, Lakeside/Marblehead Relay Center Coor-dinator

A changing world To the editor: Our daughter Megan (Horvath) Stockmaster was saddened to learn of the passing of Quentin Boulanger. Megan graduated in 2013 from Ohio State University, where she met Quentin, with degrees in French and English. She is now teaching French at the International Academy in Brighton, Michigan. She just returned from a high school class trip to Paris where she and another teacher served as chaperones. She found out about Mr. Boulanger’s passing while there. Megan had met up with Quentin on previous trips to France. The world has changed much from what my wife and I remember from when we were young kids.Eric and Jackie HorvathMartin

Do you know exactly where you want to go? If not, why not? If not, how can you fi gure it out? Without a destination you will drift aimlessly. A specifi c destination gives you purpose and direction. You have the freedom to choose whatever destination you desire. When planning a vacation, you begin by selecting a destination. Then you fi gure out how to get there. You wouldn’t get in your car and start driving with no idea of where you are going. Once you have chosen a destination, you can determine the best way to get there, along with when you want to embark on your trip. In order to select a destination, you review the brochures and websites for places you might like to visit. You look for destinations which match your interests. Do you like the ocean or the mountains? Is your temperature preference hot or cold? What type of activities appeal to you? Are you interested in urban or rural areas? Of course you select a destination based on your likes, interests, and desires. You wouldn’t waste time going someplace unappealing. You fi nd as much information as possible for those destinations which interest you. You look at pictures and read descriptions. You compare prices, amenities, and benefi ts. You want as many details as possible before making a fi nal decision. Once you pick a location you are ready to fi gure out how to get there. Will you travel by car, train, boat, or plane? How much time will you need? Will you take a direct route or make stops along the way? Do you need reservations or can you arrive anytime? Your goals are your destinations. Goals provide direction. Goals give you a purpose. You can have short term, mid-range, and long term goals. Goals may shift

with time. Goals can vary as you change and what is important to you changes. Your goals should be based on your desires rather than externally imposed expectations. Unless your goals are meaningful to you, there is little or no motivation to achieve them. Even if these goals are attained, there is no great personal satisfaction. You may feel, or be told, that your destination is unrealistic. If you believe this to be true, you will never arrive. Your mind will not allow you to do something you feel is impossible. Typically, it is the time frame you allow which makes a goal unrealistic. For example, obtaining a college degree is realistic. Doing so in two weeks is not. Some destinations are diffi cult to reach. Achieving anything worthwhile requires effort. Selecting only easy goals reduces your level of success. There are many effective strategies for overcoming diffi culty. Persistence, dedication, commitment, drive, determination, and discipline, are essential components for getting you to diffi cult destinations. Each diffi cult destination you reach enhances your ability to continue to successfully arrive at additional challenging destinations. Can you identify your top destinations? If you can’t, you need to start determining where you want to go. Begin with an objective personal assessment of your

passions. What do you want to do more than anything else? Don’t limit yourself by trying to be realistic or practical. Don’t conform to the expectations of others. Now you can determine which destinations best fi t your passions. What would you be doing if you didn’t need to worry about money? The answer to this question identifi es one or more of your passions. Pick your destinations. Determine the best way to get there. Map out the route you will take. Set a timetable. Take the

fi rst step and keep going until you arrive. Then select your next destination. This approach gives your life direction.

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Lynn FaustPerrysburg

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Ron KruseWoodville

“Well I don’t know I think they’re all pretty good, as long as all my kids are there. I think that’s the best Christmas gift you could have.”

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Bruce CardElmore

“It depends upon your age and your attitude. I wanted a Red Ryder BB Gun when I was nine and like the kid in The Christmas Story, it’s just what I got. My wife and I hosting my entire extended family for Christmas was the best gift as an adult.”

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“My tablet. It’s a Samsung. I got it last year from Santa and I like it because I can play games and text my friends.“

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Be a merry environmentalist, stop sending greeting cardsBy Beth Porter

Here’s something to consider this holi-day season: Stop sending greeting cards. I know this sounds like a tip from the Grinch, but this well-meaning tradition causes very real environmental conse-quences. Americans mail over 1.6 billion holiday cards to each other each year. This exchange of festive greetings generates over 40,000 tons of waste. These cards, with their accompany-ing envelopes, are hardly the only wasteful holiday tradition — think single-use deco-rations, uneaten leftovers, and of course all that wrapping paper. Yet changing this practice would take a lot of pressure off our forests and climate. Our planet loses 15 billion trees every year. When a tree dies, it releases carbon it’s stored over its lifetime — signifi cant-ly contributing to global climate change. According to the Global Forest Resources Assessment, deforestation releases nearly 1 billion tons of carbon into the atmosphere annually. This devastation of our forests also causes staggering habitat destruction, kill-ing off thousands of species who rely on the unique ecosystems of a natural forest to thrive. Paper production can hurt hu-

man health as well. It often requires toxic chemicals for pulping and bleaching paper, which impacts people living downstream of paper mills.

To curb the effects of deforestation, the logging industry must act more responsi-bly. For starters, it should stop clear-cutting forests. And it needs to reduce its use of “plantation forests,” in which single spe-cies of trees are cultivated in row after row, completely distorting the qualities of a nat-ural ecosystem. Planting new trees to replace the felled ones is noble and important. But our forests and climate would be better off if we could leave more trees in the ground in the fi rst place. To do this, we’ve got to use less pa-per and other products derived from wood. A great fi rst step would be to drasti-cally reduce the number of holiday cards we send each season. Forgoing this tradition doesn’t mean you can’t pass on your well-wishes. Why not send a video message of yourself and your family all dressed up in festive cloth-ing, saying out loud what you’d write in a card? This is a wonderful way to share holiday wishes with loved ones that they can play anytime they need a pick-me-up throughout the season. You can also replace the paper cards with electronic cards (although there can be a considerable environmental footprint to sending those, too). Better yet, replace the typical card

with a phone call. This will spare your loved ones any guilt from having to toss the card you’ve sent out after the holiday sea-son. Have you talked to everyone on your holiday card list in the past year? The past fi ve years? I know I haven’t. If you can’t part with the tradition, opt for a better paper choice, such as Hallmark’s line of recycled content cards (Shoebox Greetings, My Thoughts Exactly), or sup-port companies like Tree-Free Greetings and the Green Field Paper Company’s hemp fi ber card line. If you’re ever uncer-tain about how green a paper product is, the Better Paper Project can help you fi nd the most tree-friendly option. And what about those cards you re-ceive? You can cut off the front and reuse them as postcards next holiday season. A little change in your festive habits can go a long way in lessening the envi-ronmental footprint the holidays leave on our planet each year. By making even this small change, you can help keep trees in the ground and forests intact, protecting our climate and communities.

Beth Porter directs Green America’s Better Paper Project. GreenAmerica.orgDistributed by OtherWords.org

The Big Recession offi cially began in December, 2007 and ended in June, 2009. Unoffi cially, it lingered here in the Eastern Maumee Bay Communities well after 2009. Some say we are still feeling the shock wave. But, there are positive signs we’ve turned the corner back to a pre-recession economy. First, consumers are visiting area showrooms again. Bernie Quilter, Lucas County clerk of courts, reports that new vehicle sales in the county in 2014 to-taled 26,669 units, up from 18,997 in 2009, which was the lowest total in the past 15 years. New vehicle sales have steadily ris-en since 2009, with the biggest annual in-crease, 11.7 percent, coming last year. Still those numbers are a far cry from the 31,916 vehicles sold in 2000 so we still have room to go. Second, home foreclosures in Lucas County peaked in 2009 at 4,160, accord-ing to Quilter’s offi ce. Since then, there has been a steady decline to last year’s total of 1,217. Other good news comes from you, our readers. According to our newest cir-culation audit released by Circulation Verifi cation Council (CVC), Press readers

are more likely to open their wallets today compared to 2009. Consider the following which shows the goods and services our readers plan to purchase in the 12-month period ending in March 2016: Today 2009 New automobile 18% 11% Used automobile 24% 12% Vacation 63% 40% Cell phone 26% 17% Real estate 9% 3% Dining out 85% 68% Jewelry 23% 10%

CVC conducted the survey earlier this year interviewing 389 readers. CVC con-tacts survey respondents through a variety of means including land lines, cell phones, email lists, social media and publisher de-livery lists. The survey has an error margin

of +/- 3.5 percent. CVC is an independent third-party au-diting company specializing in print publi-cations. It audits thousands of publications each year with a combined circulation of more than 55 million, according to its web-site. The audit also shows that Press readers are getting older and earning more money. In the 2009 audit, 53 percent of our readers were between the ages of 45 and 74; today the number is 60 percent. In the 2009 audit, 32 percent had a combined annual house-hold income of more than $75,000 a year; today it’s 50 percent. This is all good news for our economy. Now, as Click and Clack, the car guys, would say, here’s our “shameless plug.” The CVC audit also points out some other interesting data. The Press distrib-utes a net total of 33,882 papers each week and has an estimated 55,905 readers. Our two editions, Suburban Press and Metro Press, are distributed into four counties—Lucas, Ottawa, Sandusky and Wood. We home deliver to 21 communities including Oregon, East Toledo, Northwood, Curtice Walbridge, Millbury, Genoa, Elmore, Woodville, Gibsonburg, Pemberville and

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The Toledo Zoo has been nominated in USA Today’s 10 Best Readers’ Choice travel award contest as a contender for Best Zoo Lights. The zoo is asking for the commu-nity’s help to show the nation what this area has known for 30 years – the Toledo Zoo’s Lights Before Christmas presented by KeyBank display truly is the best. The online contest runs through noon Dec. 21. Vote http://www.10best.com/awards/travel/best-zoo-lights/. Supporters may vote once a day, every day of the contest, from multiple devices (computer, smart phone, tablet, etc.). The Zoo lights, which run through Jan. 3, and includes millions of lights, anima-tion displays, Santa, ice slide and more. Call 419-385-5721 or visit toledozoo.org/lights for info. Other December highlights include:Through Jan. 3, 2016: Hayes Train Special, Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center, Spiegel Grove, Fremont. Watch eight dif-ferent model trains in styles that relate to the life of 19th U.S. President Rutherford B. Hayes and his family traverse a 12x24-foot, three-tier model train layout. 800-998-PRES, www.rbhayes.org.Through Jan. 4, 2016: “1st Ladies & Red Dress Collection” exhibit, Hayes Presidential Center, corner of Hayes & Buckland, Fremont. Featuring more than a half-dozen red dresses worn by First Ladies, along with celebrity dresses from New York City’s annual Red Dress Collection Fashion Show, which raises awareness about wom-en’s heart health. Includes dresses worn by First Ladies Pat Nixon, Betty Ford, Laura Bush and Lucy Hayes, along with Robin Roberts, Heidi Klum and more. 419-332-2081, www.rbhayes.org.

DecemberDec. 4-6: Heralding the Holidays, Toledo Botanical Garden, 5403 Elmer Dr., Toledo. Get a jump on your holiday shopping with a unique selection of arts and crafts (pot-tery, glass, fi ne art, photography, jewelry and more), all hand-made by local artists. Live entertainment, food, children’s activ-ities and a visit from Santa offer fun for the whole family. Free horse-drawn wagon rides Friday night only. www.toledo-gar-den.org.Dec. 4, 5, 11 & 12 at 8 p.m. and Dec. 6 & 13 at 2 p.m.: “The Worst (BEST) Christmas Pageant Ever,” presented by Fremont Community Theatre, 1551 Dickinson St., Fremont. For tickets or info, call 419-332-0695 or visit www.fremontcommunitythe-atre.org.Dec. 5: Olde Fashioned Christmas, down-town Oak Harbor. Santa arrives at Adolphus Kraemer Park to light the Village Christmas

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Tree and kick off the Holiday Season. Visit him at Portage Fire Station and enjoy a cookie and hot chocolate at the Portage Fire District Fire Station. Shop in Santa’s Secrete Shop. www.oakharborohio.net.Dec. 5: Holiday Kick-Off, Depot Park, 353 Ottawa St., Elmore, 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Pancake breakfast, children’s games and scavenger hunt, holiday craft vendors, chil-dren’s crafts, story time with Mrs. Claus, free pictures with Santa, Bethel Church Hayrides with Christmas carol sing-along, and contests. 419-340-7020, villageofel-moreohio.com.Dec. 5-6: Fremont Flea Market, Sandusky Co. Fairgrounds, 901 Rawson Ave., Fremont. Hours are Sat. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. and Sun. 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Free admission. 419-332-5604, www.sanduskycountyfair.com.Dec. 6: Black Swamp Bird Observatory Annual Open House, 13661 W. SR 2, Oak Harbor, noon-4 p.m. Refreshments, bin-ocular raffl e, kids activities, discounts on select merchandise, Jim Mollenkopf and

Kenn Kaufman book signing (12-1 pm), and more. 419-898-4070, bsbobird.org.Dec. 6: “The Nutcracker” Ballet, Oak Harbor High School Performing Arts Center, 11611 W. SR 163, Oak Harbor, 3 & 6:30 p.m. Performed by students of Class A Dance Studio. 419-341-9007.Dec. 5-13: Holidays in the Manor House, Wildwood Preserve Manor House, 5100 W. Central Ave., Toledo. Visit 28 areas magi-cally transformed for the holidays. 419-407-9700, www.metroparkstoledo.com.Dec. 10 and 17: Ice Carving Demonstrations, Toledo Zoo, 2 Hippo Way, Toledo, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. 419-385-5721, www.toledozoo.org. Dec. 10-13, 17-20: Winter Wonderland, Sandusky Co. Fairgrounds, 901 Rawson Ave., Fremont. Admission $1 or a non-per-ishable food item. 419-332-5604.Dec. 11: Paula Poundstone Live at the Valentine!, 7:30 p.m., Valentine Theatre, 400 N. Superior St., Toledo. 419-242-2787, www.valentinetheatre.com.Dec. 11: Toledo Walleye vs. Wheeling

Nailers, Huntington Center, 500 Jefferson Ave., 7:15 p.m. 419-725-WALL, www.hun-tingtoncentertoledo.com.Dec 12-13: 75th Anniversary produc-tion of “The Nutcracker,” presented by the Toledo Ballet, Stranahan Theater, 4645 Heatherdowns Blvd., Toledo. Call Stranahan Theater box offi ce at 419-381-8851 or go to www.ticketmaster.com.Dec. 12: Second Saturdays R4 Kids, Hayes Presidential Center, corner of Hayes and Buckland, Fremont. A hands-on education-al series designed for children and parent/adult companions. Speakers, special guests, and a make-it-take-it craft. Attendees can come when they want during the time frame and spend as much time on an activ-ity as they want. Cost: $1/child 6-12, $7.50/adult, which includes Hayes Museum ad-mission. 419-332-2081, visit www.rbhayes.org.Dec. 13: Owens Concert Band Holiday Concert, Owens Center for Fine & Performing Arts, 30335 Oregon Rd., 2:30 p.m. Free. 567-661-7000, www.owens.edu/arts.Dec. 13: Winter Festival of Crafts, Franciscan Center at Lourdes University, 6832 Convent Blvd., Sylvania, 10-4 p.m. http://www.toledocraftsmansguild.org/Dec. 13: Holiday Open House, Fort Meigs Memorial, 29100 W. River Rd., Perrysburg, 1-4 p.m. War of 1812 soldiers and civilians will be on hand to provide demonstrations and answer questions about the War of 1812 and camp life. Enjoy holiday music, hot cider and cookies, and hands-on activi-ties. www.fortmeigs.org.Dec. 14: Sandusky Co. Historic Jail Tour, 622 Croghan St., Fremont. Tour times are 5:30, 6 and 7 p.m. Ninety-minute guid-ed tour includes 1892 jail with ties to President Rutherford B. Hayes, the 1840s dungeon underneath the county court-house and the Gallows Exhibition Hall. Tickets can be purchased at the Sandusky Co. Convention and Visitors Bureau, 712 North St., Fremont, OH (the fairgrounds parking lot) or at the door. www.sandusky-county.org.Dec. 16: Toledo Walleye vs. Indy Fuel, Huntington Center, 500 Jefferson Ave., Toledo, 10:35 a.m. 419-725-WALL, www.toledowalleye.com.

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It was the 1770s, just before the American Revolution. In those days, news travelled at the speed of a rider on horse-back. Slowly. But, then as now, news was a sought-after commodity, especially in Virginia’s Colonial Williamsburg, where the growing tension between colonists and the King was palpable. The taverns were a focal point for locals and travelers to mingle, to amiably and not-so-amiably exchange news and opinions. Today, past and present mingles in those Williamsburg taverns, places like the King’s Arms where, in the fl ickering light of beeswax candles, modern visitors dine on traditional fare while they interact with reenactors dressed in period garb and play-ing the role of characters of the day. So it was that Alexander Purdy, ever vigilant as editor of the Virginia Gazette, made his way through the rooms probing the guests for newsy tidbits and stories for his newspaper. No sooner did Purdy fi nish his rounds than a tavern musician made his way from room to room, playing and singing tunes of the pre-Revolution. Some were played on a fi ddle, others on an odd-looking horn he called a snake, an apparent precursor to the modern tuba. It was December – holiday time in Williamsburg, a time when striking Christmas wreaths and décor festoon the town. That’s when darkness comes early and, while the taverns and homes glow with the light of candles, outside the dark-ened streets are lit with blazing cressets – metal baskets of roaring fatwood, which served as the street lights of the day. From well up the street, the lilting mu-sic of fi fe and drum penetrated the taverns walls, growing in intensity as the marchers closed the distance. Their music, which would become a symbol of that time, grew

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in volume as the marchers approached then faded as they passed. There is little compromise in Colonial Williamsburg, few signs that the year is really 2015 and not the days before the American Revolution. Visitors are im-mersed in another time with costumed characters playing roles typical of the mid-1700s, garnished with the music and food of the day. In the scheme of Colonial America, Williamsburg represents a foundation of the republic, a gathering place when such luminaries as George Washington and Patrick Henry debated the principles of our democracy that was born in 1776. It’s

a settlement just one site removed from the Jamestown Colony. It is also a fascinating look at how life was lived. Most colonists were preoccupied with day-to-day survival. Nature was, at best, a reluctant cooperator and, at worst, an ob-stacle to overcome. But the riches of the colonies were rooted in the fertility of the land and the wealth of natural resources. For 18th century life in Williamsburg was comfortable, but hardly one of excess-es. Everything was used, and modern visi-tors see the lifestyle fi rsthand as they tour the old settlement. Craftsmen toil through-out the village, dramatically illustrating

that a premium was placed on resourceful-ness and that rewards came to those who could bring a number of skills to the com-munity. The gunsmith, for example, had to be part blacksmith, part whitesmith, founder, and woodworker to build a fi rearm. A fi n-ished weapon required skill in working with both iron and steel, the ability to carve intricate designs, and to hammer and cast brass and silver into a wide variety of other complex shapes. America’s founding principles may have been shaped by great leaders, but the young nation was built on the strength of character and sacrifi ce of the rank and fi le. That’s the real story of Colonial Williamsburg, and, while any time is a good time for a visit, there’s no better time than over the Christmas holidays.

Planning a visitColonial Williamsburg is about 600

miles by car from our area. Many air con-nections are available through Detroit and elsewhere, connecting into Norfolk, Richmond, or Newport News. Lodging ac-commodations include quality facilities owned by Colonial Williamsburg as well as many options in Williamsburg. The area is well-located for seeing other sites includ-ing Jamestown and Yorktown. You should allow at least two days for your visit and consider participating in any of the large selection of special programs offered. For more information start with www.ColonialWilliamsburg.com.

Colonial Williamsburg’s fi fes and drums march regularly, representing Revolutionary War fi eld musicians. Onlookers line Duke of Gloucester Street as they march from the Capitol to Palace Green. (Photo by Art Weber)

Sneakers have evolved from sports-wear to fashion statement and cultural sig-nifi er. “The Rise of Sneaker Culture,” the Toledo Museum of Art’s exhibition, traces that evolution from the 1830s to today. A pproximately 160 sneakers – from an 1860s spiked running shoe to contem-porary sneaker collaborations with such artists and designers as Damien Hirst, Jeff Staple and Kanye West – are on display through February in the Levis Galleries (Galleries 28 A-C). It is the fi rst time the exhibition has been seen in the Midwest after popular runs at the Bata Shoe Museum in Toronto and Brooklyn Museum. “The Rise of Sneaker Culture is an ex-hibition that everyone connects with, be-cause we all wear sneakers – even if we call them tennis shoes,” said Brian Kennedy, director of the Toledo Museum of Art. “We’re delighted to present an exhibition that’s as fun as it is informative and cultur-ally relevant.” Among the sneakers demonstrating the pivotal role that athletic footwear plays in popular culture is a complete set of Air Jordans I-XX3. Other highlights include a pair of 1936 track shoes of the same type

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once worn by Olympic medalist Jesse Owens, the original Air Force 1 and an early Adidas Superstar, as well as sneak-ers and related prototype drawings span-ning the careers of Nike sneaker design leg-ends Tinker Hatfi eld, Eric Avar and Tobie Hatfi eld. “This exhibition demonstrates how

art and an everyday staple, such as a shoe, have a commonality,” said Halona Norton-Westbrook, exhibition coordinator, Mellon Fellow and associate curator of contempo-rary art at the Toledo Museum of Art. “In this instance, artists and fashion designers have used sneakers as a part of their palette for expression.”

Organized by the American Federation of Arts and the Bata Shoe Museum, the exhi-bition is curated by Elizabeth Semmelhack, senior curator of the Bata Shoe Museum. “The Rise of Sneaker Culture” traces the path that has led the sneaker where it is to-day and is further developed through fi lm footage, photographic images and design drawings.

“Sneakers appear to be the most democratic form of footwear – but in re-ality sneakers are part of a fascinating matrix of nuanced social meaning,” said Semmelhack. “Since the 19th century, sneakers have been intimately linked to expressions of status as well as gender. I am particularly interested in how sneaker culture today is intertwined with shifts in idealized masculinity.” Numerous sources contributed sneak-ers and artifacts to make this show possi-ble. They include the Bata Shoe Museum, the Kosow Sneaker Museum, Northampton Museums and Art Gallery; the archives of manufacturers such as Adidas, Converse, Nike, Puma and Reebok; and private collec-tors such as legendary hip-hop group Run–DMC, sneaker guru Bobbito Garcia and Dee Wells of Obsessive Sneaker Disorder.

Whether you call them sneakers or tennis shoes, the Toledo Museum of Art’s new ex-hibit, features approximately 160 shoes, including the Poworama pop-art inspired shoes by Pierre Hardy. (Photo courtesy of the Toledo Museum of Art)

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Featured performerMark Padley, of Martin, will be

the featured performer with the Owens Community College Band at a concert Sunday, Dec. 13 at 2:30 p.m. in the Owens Center for Fine and Performing Arts. Padley, playing the fl ugelhorn, will perform “Cinema Paradiso” by Ennio and Andrea Morricone with the band. In addi-tion to playing the trumpet for weddings and other special events, Padley has toured and performed in Europe and the Midwest. He has also performed with the Elyria, Ohio based, Patriot Symphonic Band. The concert will include a pleasant mixture of traditional marches, Christmas songs and a special narrative of “`Twas the Night Before Christmas,” featuring Tony Geftos, WTVG, Channel 13.

“Spoken”Toledo’s quarterly storytelling series,

“Spoken,” will take place Thursday, Dec. 10, 6:30 p.m. at the Ohio Theatre & Event Center, 3114 Lagrange St., Toledo. This month, “Spoken” will be present-ed in partnership with Welcome Toledo-Lucas County, the region’s welcoming ini-tiative for immigrants, refugees, and inter-national community members. The theme for the evening will be “Migration.” The event, which is open to the public, will feature guest storytellers relating tales of international, domestic and heritage mi-gration, but will also encourage more gen-eral interpretations of physical, emotional, and spiritual migration. Guests and audi-ence members are encouraged to sign up at the door for a chance to share their stories; names will be pulled at random throughout the event. For those with great stories who are hesitant to tell their own tales, a section called “Storytellers Anonymous” will see guest readers convey anonymous stories submitted in advance. Anonymous stories may be emailed in advance of the event to [email protected]. Tickets are $8, purchased in advance, $10 at the door, and on sale now at www.ohiotheatretoledo.org. For info, visit http://bit.ly/SpokenToledo.

Christmas pageant setOtterbein Portage Valley will present

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Auditions setFremont Community Theatre will hold

auditions for “Red, White and Tuna,” Dec. 7 and 8 at 7 p.m. at the theatre, located on Vanguard Place off Dickinson Street in Fremont. The much-anticipated third install-ment in the Tuna trilogy takes the audi-ence through another satirical ride into the hearts and minds of the polyester–clad citi-zens of Texas’ third smallest town. Along with Tuna’s perennial favorites, some new denizens burst into the 4th of July Tuna High School Class Reunion. This sets the stage for a show full of fi reworks and fun from the land where the Lion’s Club is too literal and Patsy Cline never dies. The show is a two-man show with 19 different characters. For a full listing of characters, visit the theatre’s Facebook page or visit fremont-communitytheatre.org.

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Stevenson is a pastor at New Height Fellowship Church, a director of a food and clothing pantry and a certifi ed leadership life coach.

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Defense matters in volleyball, and for that reason, the “libero” position was cre-ated and began having an impact over a decade ago. In 1998, the libero player was intro-duced internationally, the term meaning free in Italian. The NCAA introduced the libero in 2002, and soon after state high school associations started experimented with the position and then adopted it into the rules. The libero is a player who specializes in defensive skills. She must wear a con-trasting jersey color from her teammates and cannot block or attack the ball when it is entirely above net height. When the ball is not in play, the libero can replace any back-row player, without prior notice to the officials. “A libero’s role is so important,” said Eastwood coach Jeff Beck. “I feel that some-times they don’t get the credit they deserve because they are usually not the point-end-ing play. Without their contributions, the offense wouldn’t exist.” The position has gotten so impor-tant that two liberos are Alan Miller Jewelers All-Press Co-Players of the Year. One is Coach Beck’s 5-foot-7 senior li-bero Mackenzie Albright, who is also the Northern Buckeye Conference and District 7 Division III POY. Albright, who has a 4.5 GPA and is ranked third in her senior class, played a key role in Eastwood winning an NBC co-championship. “Mackenzie led our team in digs with over 400 on the season,” Beck said. “She let our offense know where the holes were to hit to. She was a captain and kept the environment extremely positive.” Eastwood, ranked 13th, fi nished the season 22-3 with two of those losses com-ing to NBC co-champ Otsego, including

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the rubber match between the two teams, which came in the D-III district fi nals. The other All-Press Co-POY is Oregon resident Jayme Cox, a junior libero for St. Ursula Academy. Cox was also the Three Rivers Athletic Conference and District 7 D-I POY and a fi rst team All-Ohio selection. Cox led SUA to a TRAC championship, 25-3 record, and the Division I state semi-fi nals, where the second-ranked Arrows were defeated by eventual state champion Cincinnati Mount Notre Dame in four sets. For SUA coach John Buck, it was his tenth appearance in the state fi nal four. Buck says Cox is the “heart of our de-fense and a gifted athlete.” “Jayme is a fi erce competitor and can control that and play with the team,” Buck

said. “She can do it all in that back row, and she just has a knack of making hard plays look easy. It’s such a treat to watch her use her skills in the gym. I’ve never had anybody quite like her. She is one of those athletes who come around every 20 years. “To watch her maturity from seventh grade to now, she’s just a remarkable young lady and it’s nice as a coach to see that hap-pen. She sees team fi rst instead of (seeking) individual recognition.” Cox, who attended Oregon Schools through the sixth grade, is joined by Oregon resident and SUA teammate Stephanie Sylvester, a senior setter, on the All-Press fi rst team. Albright is joined by two Eastwood teammates — sophomore outside hitter Katelyn Meyer and senior outside

hitter Bri Hoodlebrink. Clay also has two fi rst team All-Press selections — junior outside hitter Mallory Ladd (332 kills, 47 aces, 456 receptions, 303 digs) and senior Maggie Merren (438 digs, 31 aces, 508 receptions, 63 kills), who plays outside hitter or libero. In addition, Clay sophomore outside hitter Shannon Coughlin (131 kills, 63 digs) and junior setter Abby Batch (633 as-sists, 187 digs, 17 aces) are second team. The Eagles fi nished 13-10 and 4-3 in the TRAC, good enough for fourth place. “We had a young team that came to-gether this year to reach the district fi -nal and fall just a bit short,” Coach Dave Conley said. “This includes playing likely the most diffi cult schedule Clay has ever had, including non-conference games in Cleveland at the (Rocky River) Magnifi cat Showcase.” Clay also participated in a tri-match at Elyria, where they took on state power-house Cleveland Villa Angela-St. Joseph, and Clay traveled to defending D-III state champ Huron, beating them in a tight, but straight two sets. Cardinal Stritch has one fi rst team player in senior outside hitter Lauren Loucks, who will play volleyball at Walsh University, Another Stritch senior, Abby Cronin, will play volleyball at Defi ance College. The Cardinals fi nished out their regu-lar season schedule with a non-league win over Swanton, putting them at 18-6 and they were Toledo Area Athletic Conference runner-up behind state-ranked Toledo Christian. The Eagles also ended the Cardinals’ season in a district semifi nal and provided Stritch with exactly half, or three, of their six losses. Coach Angela Hierholzer says she has only three seniors graduating, so she ex-pects to have a “strong returning team for next season.” In addition, the Stritch junior varsity team fi nished the season with an overall record of 18-1.

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Stencel, Dominique make Division I signings offi cialBy J. Patrick EakenPress Sports [email protected]

Clay hosted NCAA Division I signings for two seniors, Matt Stencel (wrestling) and Haley Dominique (softball). Stencel will attend Central Michigan University where he will join the Chippewa wrestling team. Dominique will attend Ball State University and join the Cardinal soft-ball program.

Both athletes have traveled through-out the country for their respective sports. Stencel just competed in the FloWrestling Super 32 tournament in Greensboro, North Carolina, taking second in the national tour-nament. The 6-foot-2 Stencel, last year’s Division I state wrestling champion at 195 pounds, will wrestle at 220 pounds for Clay this season. He took second at the state tour-nament at 182 pounds as a sophomore. Dominique and the Beverly Bandits travel team, based out of Chicago, won the 18U ASA Gold national championship in Hillsboro, Oregon this past July. As a fi rst team Alan Miller Jewelers All-Press outfi eld-

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Emma Barney All-Press Player of the YearOak Harbor junior midfi elder Emma Barney, at far left, is the 2015 Alan Miller Jewel-ers All-Press Co-Player of the Year. In a photo that that ran with the All-Press team in the Nov. 23 issue of The Press, the cutline identifi ed a player as Barney, but it was not her. Above, Barney is with her Oak Harbor teammates Mikenzie Blunt, Kenzie Huntebrinker, Chloe Daniel and Emalie Barton. (submitted photo)

er her junior season for Clay, Dominique bat-ted .505 (49 for 97) with 49 runs, one home run, 33 RBIs and 21 stolen bases. Lake senior Brandyn Neal will run track at NCAA D-II Walsh University in Canton. Neal is the Northern Buckeye Conference record holder in the 400 meter dash (50.55) and owns the Lake school record in the 400 (49.97), breaking a mark previously set in 1978. Neal reached the regionals in the 400 meter run, fi nishing seventh in the fi nals. He is also part of two Lake relay

teams that own school records, including the 800 meter relay that included Marcel Bryan, Storm Lutz, and Brandon Knieriem (1:32.99) and the 1600 meter team that included Bryan, Scott Brittenham and Knieriem (3:31.33). Neal had hip surgery, which ended his junior track season early but he’s working toward a full recovery. He has a cumulative GPA of 3.27, is ranked 42nd in his class, and is also involved in Students in Action and played basketball through his junior year.

Sports announcements Registration for the 2016 Northwood coach pitch, tee-ball, baseball, or softball season runs Nov. 5-Dec. 18 for boys and girls ages 5-14. Umpires and coaches must also register. Participants may reg-ister at the city administration building, 6000 Wales Road from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. or you can register at www.ci.northwood.oh.us. Parents must accompany children at registration and non-returnable cop-ies of birth certifi cates are required and non-refundable fees are required at reg-istration. Families that meet low-income requirements may obtain a fee waiver.

********** The Oak Harbor Junior Rockets fi fth and sixth grade girls’ basketball program will hold practices on Dec 7, 14 and January 4, 11, 18, and 25 from 7:15-8:30 p.m. at the high school gymnasium. Any February scheduling is to be announced. Cost of the program is $50, which cov-ers a Jr. Rocket basketball t-shirt and gym time. Registration forms can be found at the high school main offi ce and should be brought with check (payable to BCS Schools) to fi rst practice on Dec. 7. Call Alison Wolf at 419-344-4105.

********** The Eastern Community YMCA will hold the “Give It A Shot” youth basket-ball clinic on Dec. 29-30 from 2-3:30 p.m. both days. It is open to basketball play-ers in grades 5-12, cost $25 per child and is open to non-members of the YMCA. It is hosted by Coach Arnold Sutter of Western Basin Toledo AAU with spe-cial awards provided by the Cleveland Cavaliers. Contact the YMCA at 419-691-3523 or [email protected].

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By Yaneek SmithPress Contributing [email protected]

Today, Woodmore legend Jon Giesler lives in Jupiter, Florida, but Woodville will always be his home.

The Miami Dolphins’ great, who played at the University of Michigan for legendary coach Bo Schembechler, recently returned to Woodmore High School to pres-ent a golden football to the school as part of the NFL’s Super Bowl High School Honor Roll program to promote the upcoming 50th Super Bowl. The ceremony occurred just before the Lake-Woodmore girls basketball game on Nov. 27, and Giesler gave a short speech talking about his experience as a professional football player, a career that saw him play in two Super Bowls — XVII and XIV — both with the Dolphins.

“I just wanted to say this football right here really represents a lot to me. I dreamed of this as a kid to play in what I think is the best sporting event in the world, and that is the Super Bowl. It took a lot of hard work, a lot of determination, but I was able to real-ize that dream,” said Giesler. “I was fortu-nate enough to play in Super Bowl XVII a long time ago, and believe me, I feel it every day. But the real reason I’m here is to pres-ent this football to Woodmore High School, where my dream became a reality.”

The 1975 Woodmore graduate played at Michigan for four seasons before being drafted by Miami in the fi rst round as the 24th overall pick in the 1979 NFL Draft. During his time in Ann Arbor, Giesler played defensive tackle before switching to left tackle on the offensive line.

He was part of the Ten-Year War, which took place from 1969-78, the name given to the 10 games played between Ohio State and Michigan during the Schembechler-Woody Hayes years. Giesler earned All-Big Ten honors during his senior season, and during his four-year stint the Wolverines went 38-8-2, won three conference cham-pionships and played in three Rose Bowls and the Orange Bowl.

During his time with the Dolphins, he protected the blind side of two Hall of Fame quarterbacks, Bob Griese and Dan Marino, and helped his club win the American Football Conference title twice in a three-year span (1982, 1984). Miami, which won two Super Bowls under legendary coach Don Shula in the ‘70s, came awfully close to winning Super Bowl XVII, leading 17-13 midway thru the fourth quarter before Washington running back John Riggins scored on a 43-yard run on fourth-and-1, giving the Redskins the lead for good. Washington would win, 27-17.

Perhaps the high point of Giesler’s ca-reer came in 1984 when he helped lead one of the best offensive lines in football in a season that saw Marino set single-season passing records for yards (5,084), touch-downs (48) and 300-yard games (nine).

Giesler takes pride in playing for Shula, the NFL’s all-time winningest coach, and Schembechler, both of whom were born and bred in Ohio.

“I think they were both out of the same mold,” Giesler said. “Bo was tough as nails and Shula demanded the best.”

But there was something about com-peting in the Ohio State-Michigan rivalry that was special for Giesler.

“I played in two Super Bowls. They were great, but there is something you cherish about the (Ohio State-Michigan)

rivalry,” he said. “I played in the Ten-Year War with Woody and Bo. It’s the greatest rivalry in college football and all of sports. I think it’s going to get back to being where they compete for the Big 10 title nearly ev-ery year.”

According to Tom Deitemyer, who played tight end alongside Giesler in high school, some Michigan scouts came into the Wildcats’ locker room after the Gibsonburg game during his senior year and asked him

if he’d like to attend a Wolverines’ game. “They had Michigan sweatshirts on and we knew who they were. He went to the game and then Bo sent Thom Darden of the Cleveland Browns to come speak to Jon on his off day. He told him, ‘You can do it. Bo knows you can.’ And that convinced Jon.”

That, according to Deitemyer, was critical in selling Michigan to Giesler. Deitemyer also remembers Giesler for his kindness and selfl essness.

“Jon is very quiet, very humble. In high school, he was a gentle giant. He nev-er wanted to hurt anyone,” said Deitemyer. “I remember when I went to Ohio State during my senior year; my friends couldn’t believe that someone who played in our ‘po-dunk town’ with a graduating class of 104 could get to Michigan.”

Steve Barr, the athletic director at Woodmore, says the Super Bowl Honor Roll program asks a former Super Bowl participant to return to his alma mater to present a golden ball in honor of the 50th game coming up in 2016.

“Jon was proactive with the NFL and had contacted them, letting them know he only comes back this way a couple times a year and wanted us to have the ball in a timely fashion so he could present it on one of his trips back here. And that worked out.”

Ask anyone who was there — Barr says they’ll tell you it was a special experience to have a former NFL player, especially one who came from such a small town, return home.

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In my opinion, this is a

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By J. Patrick Eaken

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Robert James Worthington, a 20-year-

old independent in Tuesday’s District 3 city

council primary election, says he doesn’t

want to be considered a “politician,” but a

“public servant.” His idea caught on.

Democratic candidate Peter J. Ujvagi,

66, admitted to about 60 guests at a forum

Wednesday night he believes all four candi-

dates have similar intentions.

“I really do believe that all four of us

would be like to be public servants, not poli-

ticians,” Ujvagi said. “A few times I’ve paid

the price for this, but it’s why I’ve done this

all my life. I believe I can still contribute. I

believe I have the energy and the passion.

We can do this together. No elected offi -

cial can say, ‘I can solve that for you on my

own.’” Worthington, Ujvagi, Republican Ernest

D. McCarthy, 73, and independent Glen

Cook, 73, all had an opportunity to respond

to questions at the forum, which was hosted

by the East Toledo Club and One Voice for

East Toledo at the East Toledo Senior Center.

Press General Manager John Szozda moder-

ated. The top two vote getters in Tuesday’s

primary will advance to the general election

on November 3. The winner will take the

seat held by Mike Craig, who is term-limit-

ed. If there was anything else all four agreed

on, it was that they are prepared to hold ir-

responsible absentee landlords accountable.

Most of the fi rst half hour was spent an-

swering questions about housing and prop-

erty issues, like evicted renters leaving fur-

niture in the yard and nobody bothering to

pick it up. “Part of the solution is the neighbor-

hood itself,” McCarthy said. “If the neigh-

bors would call, it would help a lot. Part

of the problem is that the landlord says,

‘Nobody told us that was there.’ We want to

make it a little more oriented toward those

landlords — those landlords who are there

to collect the rent and do not do much else.”

Cook responded, “This absentee land-

lord thing defi nitely has to stop. I know this

is a diffi cult thing to stop, but people pick

up 40 to 50 homes and then they let them

go. It’s just a lack of administration by the

city and we can’t renew our neighborhoods

if we allow this.” Ujvagi suggested recognizing the good

landlords as well as the bad landlords,

saying that will provide encouragement

Candidates vow to get after absentee landlords


About 75 persons involved in agri-

culture were warned Wednesday to brace

themselves for their property tax bills in

2016. “You’re getting sticker shock today,”

Lucas County Auditor Anita Lopez, told

the growers during a town hall meeting

held at the Oregon Municipal Complex to

explain changes in the Current Agricultural

Use Valuation property tax program. “We

don’t want you to get it when you get your

January bill.” In 2015, fi ve counties, including

Sandusky County, are going through a sex-

ennial reappraisal and 19, including Lucas

and Ottawa counties, are undergoing a

triennial update of their property valua-

tions. Although data used by the Ohio

Department of Taxation in the CAUV for-

mula indicate that farmers in the past two

years on average have realized lower prices

Brace for “sticker shock,” farmers told

for corn, wheat and soybeans, property

taxes for farmland enrolled in CAUV are

expected to rise signifi cantly.

CAUV values are based on a formula

of fi ve factors applied to those grain types:

National Agriculture Statistics Service of

grain elevators in Ohio.

mates for each soil type.

corn, beans and wheat.

er surveys by The Ohio State University.

est rate for a 15-year fi xed rate mortgage at

Farm Credit Services, with a portion attrib-

uted each to equity and debt.

Rick Hoffman, an attorney with Local

Government Services, told the crowd the

factors are used in a formula to determine

the net profi t per acre of soil type. That fi g-

ure is divided by the capitalization rate to

determine the fi nal value. The calculation

is performed for each of the 3,514 soil types

in Ohio. For the second consecutive year, the

prices for corn, beans and wheat used in

the formula are lower than the prior year.

The price for corn that came into the for-

mula for 2014 is $3.65 a bushel, compared

to $4.41 for 2013. Soybeans had a drop

from $13 to $10.40 and wheat dropped

from $6.54 to $5.55.

But because the CAUV formula uses a

seven-year rolling average, with the high-

We don’t want you to get it when

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Sujkowski isnew head coach

Cardinal Stritch has announced that Ashley Sujkowski, an assistant basketball and softball coach for the school last year, will become the head coach for the softball program.

This will be the fi rst head coach-ing position for Sujkowski, who was a college softball player and member of the USA Women’s National Baseball Team.

“Ashley has a lot of softball knowledge and we feel will be a great fi t in this position,” said Athletic Director Craig Meinzer. “In addition, she is familiar with the program and players that we have, so that is a great fi rst step.”

As a player, Sujkowski has expe-rienced a wide range of success at var-ious levels. She was a member of the USA Women’s National Baseball Team that played in 2010 and 2012 World Cup games. The Olympic team won the Silver Medal in the 2012 games in Canada. She also played softball for Ohio Northern University and gradu-ated with a sports management degree in 2013.

In high school, the Toledo-Area native attended Central Catholic High School and was a 3-sport athlete. The highlight of her sports career with the Fighting Irish was a 2007 state champi-onship with the volleyball team.

Sujkowski will be taking over for Don Zbierajewski, who has been on the Stritch coaching staff for more than a decade. Zbierajewski held a variety of junior varsity and assistant coaching positions before taking over the head coaching position for the varsity team in 2010.

After taking over the program, Zbierajewski lead the Cardinals to an 81-65 record, with 2012 being the highlight of those years. In 2012 the team was the TAAC Co-Champion and he was named the 2012 TAAC Coach of the Year. In addition, he was named the 2012 Alan Miller All-Press Co-Coach of the Year.

Rettig says Flyers an established league power

Jake Rettig



Lake has 10 players, the most of any team, earn fi rst-team All-Northern Buckeye Conference football honors. Six came on offense — Branden Short (running back), Matt Szymanski (guard), Jimmy Urias (tackle), Chris Strock (center), Drayton Williams (tight end) and Adam Duncan (wide receiver); three came on defense – Duncan (defensive back), Aaron Szegedi (defensive lineman) and Nick DeLauter (linebacker); and one on special teams – Duncan (kicker). Short and Williams are second-team selections on defense, at linebacker and defensive end, respectively, and DeLauter earned second-team honors at running back. Quarterback Jake Rettig earned hon-orable-mention distinction. DeLauter was a solid, physical pres-ence at linebacker and helped to comple-ment the rushing attack, carrying the ball 45 times for 377 yards and fi ve touchdowns this season. It could be argued he was the heart and soul of the defense, which had fi ve shutouts and allowed an average of 11.8 points per game, including 8.8 in the regular season. Duncan, who earned league honors at three different positions, was the go-to threat in the passing attack, catching 27 passes for 478 yards and 13 touchdowns. He was also the kicker, making one fi eld goal and 69 extra points. Duncan also came up huge in the win over Rossford, catching eight passes for 116 yards and two touch-downs and had a interception that was re-turned 43 yards in the fourth quarter with the Flyers holding a 35-33 advantage. The team will lose 12 seniors, but this group, fi nishing 10-1, fared even bet-ter than last year’s team, and that group of seniors featured the likes of Jared Rettig, Connor Bowen and Todd Walters. This year’s group of seniors includes Short, Williams, DeLauter, Duncan, Szymanski, Szegedi, George West, Strock, Zach Cowell, Jake Greear, Randy Zam and Taylor Maxey. Jake Rettig, who completed 57-of-95 passes for 1,130 yards and 16 touchdowns,

will be back to lead the club next season. “We played as a family. Anytime we had something go wrong, we would pick each other up,” said Rettig. “It was an awe-some experience to win 10 games and to be the fi rst team to do so since 1978. We played amazing throughout the year. We had a very strong will to win.” Rettig also believes the Flyers are in position to have success for the foreseeable future. “I believe we have established our-selves as a top program in the league. But

we still have to prove ourselves next year. It doesn’t just happen. It happens in the sum-mer during workouts and two-a-days. But we are a top program in the league,” Rettig said. “I think we should be very good next year as well. All we have to do is improve and Coach Emans is a great coach and will put all the pieces together. We just have to put in the work. (The coaches) did an amazing job pushing us to our fullest. They just tell us to work 100 percent of the time and we will be fi ne.”

Rounding out all-league Other local All-NBC fi rst team offen-sive selections are three Eastwood players — senior running back Eli Brown, sopho-more receiver Cade Boos and junior offen-sive guard Tyler Tudor. Rossford senior running back Eric Davis is the Player of the Year and the Bulldog’s senior tackle, Travis Szczublewski, is lineman of the year. Local fi rst team selections on de-fense include Eastwood senior linebacker Mitchell Davidson, Genoa senior tackle Joe McClear, Eastwood sophomore defensive back Alex Ross, Genoa sophomore strong safety Josiah Bradfi eld and Eastwood se-nior defensive end Chris Orcutt. Second team offensive selections in-clude Genoa junior running back Matt Bradfi eld, Woodmore junior receiver J.T. Adkin, Genoa senior offensive tackle Joe McClear, Eastwood senior tight end Jonathan Bowlus and Woodmore senior quarterback Connor Bringman. Second team defensive choices are Woodmore senior inside linebacker Dustin Haar, Eastwood senior defensive tackle Hunter Sutton, Genoa senior defensive tackle Ethan Roberts, Woodmore junior cornerback D.J. Wellons, Eastwood sopho-more defensive back Cade Boos and Genoa junior defensive end Matt Herrick. Honorable mention picks are Genoa sophomore safety Noah Edwards, Genoa freshman cornerback Jacob Plantz, Genoa senior defensive end Michael Roberts, Genoa freshman wide receiver Jacob Plantz, Eastwood sophomore offensive tackle Dalton Andrews and Genoa junior center Matt Herrick.


By Mark Griffi nPress Contributing [email protected]

Toledo Christian High School graduate and Northwood native Eric Cellier does not play basketball at a major university, or in a major conference.

Cellier, a 6-foot-3 junior guard, and his Taylor (Ind.) University teammates got a taste of the big time in the Trojans’ season opener at Butler University. The Bulldogs play in Indianapolis at historic Hinkle Fieldhouse, which was featured in the movie Hoosiers.

“It was unreal,” Cellier said. “It’s hard to explain playing in a venue like that. We got there two and a half hours early and went in the gym to warm up, and I didn’t want to go back in the locker room.”

The fact that Butler, which lost back-to-back NCAA Division I national cham-pionship games in 2010 and ‘11, to Duke and Connecticut, would even schedule an NAIA school like Taylor says a lot about Trojans coach Josh Andrews and his pro-gram.

Cellier played 15 minutes against Butler, which was ranked No. 22 in the Associated Press preseason poll, and was held scoreless, going 0-for-2 from the fl oor.

The attendance at that game, won by the Bulldogs by a 79-44 margin, was 6,892, which is probably more fans than Taylor will play in front of the rest of the season combined. For example, 313 fans attend-ed the Trojans’ game against Rio Grande on Nov. 6, followed by 210 fans against Madonna (Mich.) University and 324 against Miami University-Hamilton.

“I’ve never played in front of that many people,” Cellier said of the Butler game. “I played against two potential (NBA) draft picks, and it’s not every day you get to do that. The fans are so passionate about bas-ketball in Indiana. It was awesome.

“I thought we played pretty well against them. We missed a ton of shots, and their size and athleticism sped us up a little bit. They were quicker and more athletic. We got a ton of open shots, we just couldn’t

Northwood native Eric Cellier key fi gure on Taylor’s cage team

hit a shot. Going in, we knew we had to play pretty much perfect to play with them.”

Cellier, the 2013 Toledo Area Athletic Conference Player of the Year, has been get-ting much more playing time for the Trojans this season. As a freshman he played in 17 games and averaged 6.4 minutes per game. Cellier played in 16 games last year and averaged 7.2 minutes. His scoring averages were 1.1 and 1.9 points per game, respec-tively.

Through the fi rst eight games this sea-son, Cellier averaged 7.1 points and 17.5 minutes per game. He was shooting 48 per-cent (21 of 44) from the fi eld, 8-of-21 from 3-point range and 7-of-7 from the free throw

Taylor University guard Eric Cellier, a Northwood native who played prep ball at Toledo Christian. (Photo by Jim Garringer/Taylor University Director of Media Relations)

line. He was averaging 2.6 rebounds and had two steals, fi ve assists and six turnovers.

“The (college) game has slowed down so much for me, and I think that really start-ed in July,” said Cellier, a business manage-ment major. “Our whole team was here in camp and I was playing the best basketball of my life. The guys were looking for me to score more and my confi dence really went up at that point. The big point was just making shots. I have to spread the fl oor for my team, and that’s what Coach has been talking to me about. I have to make the de-fense guard me.”

Cellier said he’s concentrated on get-ting stronger defensively and improving

his quickness. He credited Andrews with sticking with him and having confi dence in his abilities.

“I still love playing here and play-ing for coach Andrews,” Cellier said. “I’m thankful for it and my family and parents, who came to support me when I was (bare-ly) playing for two years. Now that I’m playing (more), they’re supporting me 100 percent. I’m thankful for them and my situ-ation here at Taylor.”

The Trojans upset fi fth-ranked Bethel College, 84-79, on Dec. 1 to improve to 4-4 and 1-1 in the Crossroads League. It was the fi rst loss of the season for the Pilots (9-1, 1-1).

“It was a huge win for our team,” said Cellier, who scored three points. “It gives us a lot of confi dence going forward. Coach Andrews can hopefully look back and see this as a program changing win. We can turn the corner.”

Cellier earned the fi rst start of his col-lege career on Nov. 14, scoring 10 points in 25 minutes, with three rebounds and one steal in an 85-50 rout of Miami Hamilton.

“I found out (I was starting) the day of the game and I tried not to think too much of it,” Cellier said. “Obviously I was aware it was my fi rst college start. It was cool. Coach told me to shake hands with the oth-er coach and bump fi sts with the refs, like I’ve never started a game before. It was a fun game and we got the win.”

Cellier also scored 13 points with fi ve rebounds in 20 minutes against Madonna. He poured in 15 points and grabbed six re-bounds with one assist in 19 minutes in a 94-55 win over Governors State (Ill.).

“Eric has really matured as a young man and basketball player,” Andrews said. “He is playing with greater confi dence and aggressiveness due to his commitment to grow his game each day. He’s a skilled slasher and creator and has the ability to stretch the fl oor in our offense. Eric studies the game intently and is engaged in the pro-cess at a high level. He is also an outstand-ing teammate and is committed to daily improvement. We expect him to be a major contributor this season and next.”


Athletes who attend mid-size high schools do not receive scholarships to com-pete at NCAA Division I colleges every day.

There are exceptions, and Oak Harbor standout Andrea Cecil is quite exceptional.

The Oak Harbor six-feet tall senior signed her National Letter of Intent with Bowling Green State University last week, making her commitment to play for the Falcons offi cial.

With one season still remaining, Cecil has set a number of school records — ca-reer points (1,281 heading into senior year), single-season points (510), single-game points (40) — and led the Rockets to their fi rst district title in 25 years last spring. She’s earned All-Ohio honors twice and is the most decorated player in the program’s history. In each of the last two seasons, she has been named the Alan Miller Jewelers’ All-Press Player of the Year.

But what sets her apart is the ability to play well in the clutch.

In last year’s tournament run, Cecil, a 6-0 forward, averaged 28.7 points and 11.7 rebounds in Oak Harbor’s three wins and put the team on her back at times, playing the game of her life in a 66-56 win over Genoa in a Division III district semifi nal. In the victory over the Comets, Cecil scored 35 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, hitting jump shots and driving to the basket as she helped the Rockets push their lead from 51-50 to 57-50 early in the fourth quarter by going on a personal 6-0 run that effectively put the game out of reach.

In a 48-40 win over New London in the district fi nal, Cecil scored 25 points and had 10 rebounds, scoring 16 of her points in the second half while connecting on the go-ahead jumper with 4:30 to play that gave Oak Harbor a one-point lead.

This past season, Cecil averaged 20 points and 8.2 rebounds, slightly better than the year before in which she put up 19.5 points and 7.6 rebounds per game. That play made her just the second girls basketball player from Oak Harbor to ever earn a scholarship to play at a Division I program.

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Oak Har-bor six-feet tall senior Andrea Cecil scores. (Press photo by Russ Lytle/Face-book.com/RussLytle/RHP)

out wins over Sandusky Bay Conference opponents. She scored 24 as Oak Harbor routed Edison 76-44 and put up 15 in a 77-14 pasting of Huron.

Lifetime of basketballCecil’s parents started driving her to

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“What this tells you about Andrea is the commitment that she’s had to her game, the commitment she’s had to putting in the time that it takes to become a Division I athlete,” Kontak said. “Also, it’s not just a commitment by her, but her family, and all the people who have supported her, start-ing with her parents and her brother. There are so many other factors, as well as her AAU coach, Kechan Johnson, who’s been a

great infl uence, and her family and friends and teammates.”

During her basketball career, Cecil has had to shoulder a heavy load and consis-tently answered the call. As a sophomore, she nearly led the Rockets to a district title, only to see her team lose on a buzzer-beater in the district fi nal. That memory served as the fuel to motivate her and her teammates, and they were able to come through.

“Over the years in her career, we’ve asked her to shoulder a whole lot of re-sponsibility from the tip off to the buzzer,” Kontak said. “And I think what’s been nice this year is that you’ve got some very tal-ented teammates that I can tell Andrea is excited to have everyone and is hoping they can shine and ultimately pull together to bring home the fi rst SBC title in 10 years. That’s a big goal for Andrea and the group. That’s an example of the team coming fi rst (for her). What you need to know about Andrea is the fi rst thing on her mind is the success of her Oak Harbor Rockets. That’s No. 1 for her.”

One item that stands out for Kontak is Cecil’s toughness. She battled a knee injury for much of last season and fought through the pain of hurting that knee in a key victo-ry over Lima Central Catholic in December. That win helped key a run that saw Oak Harbor, after starting the season slowly, win 14 of its next 16 games and turn things around.

“There have been many great moments of superior basketball, but a moment that really jumps up for me was our game last year in Lima, the second night against Lima Central Catholic. Andrea had been frustrat-ed during the year with some knee issues and in that game against LCC, she went down really hard and for a moment, had a great amount of concern,” Kontak said.

“What struck me about that moment was the incredible determination in her that there was not a chance on this planet that she wasn’t going to fi nish that game. When I saw that level of toughness, I knew then that she was at the level of an elite ath-lete. She came back and helped lead us to a win that night. That started the upswing for the second half of the year. That was a real-ly signifi cant moment. It was an opportuni-ty for everyone to second guess each other. She came back and showed and displayed a mental and physical toughness that only a few elite athletes can attain.”


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When the Spartans arrived in Columbus, a new attendance record crowd of 108,975 was set at the Ohio Stadium. The Columbus highways were more crowd-ed than ever before and even though I had a media parking pass, I had to park about two miles from the stadium despite arriving three hours before kickoff. It was reported that this game had the highest television audience of any football game this season.

There were TV cameras from the Big Ten Network and ESPN all over the place, but mostly in front of me. Despite having a fi eld pass there seems to be an unwritten rule that the TV crew has complete free-dom to go or stand wherever they want re-gardless of who they interfere with.

Add to that a very rainy, cold and windy day and it is needless to say none of this helped my mood, but I stayed positive because I knew the Buckeyes were going to whip Sparty and the gang from Lansing. After all, Ohio State had nearly the same top-level skilled players that beat them last year. This year Michigan State was a dis-tant seven places behind No. 2 Ohio State in the FBS rankings and J.T. Barrett was the Buckeyes starting quarterback. What could go wrong?

Well… it might be easier to ask, “What went right?” Trying to be positive, I will fi rst say thank you to the OSU defense. Had they not played as well as they did, Michigan State could have won by 30 or more points. I have watched many Ohio State foot-

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Ohio State multiple record-setting running back Ezekiel Elliott goes to the ground on one of his few carries in the loss to Michigan State. (Press photo by Harold Hamilton/HEHphotos.smugmug.com)

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ball games and over the last few years I have recognized that patience is a virtue and in the end they always get it together and win. This Saturday it was not to be. Their luck ran out. Yet, the talent level Ohio State has not changed.

I knew the Buckeyes were playing terrible but did not realize how bad until I got a copy of the game statistics. OSU rushed for only 86 yards. Thirty-three of those yards were from their Heisman can-didate, multiple record-setting running back Ezekiel Elliott, who had gained over 200 yards in the last three games last year against the toughest teams in the country, Elliott gained just three yards in the second half on two attempts.

I remember several years ago when OSU ran Carlos Hyde over 30 times in an important game. He was so tired he could barely stand up on the sidelines, but they kept calling his number. Earlier in the week, Ellio tt had spent several days in the hospital with a serious infection, but both he and Coach Urban Meyer claimed he was

OK. When he ran there was no sign of any problems. So why didn’t they use this guy more often? OSU earned fi ve fi rst downs the entire game, MSU had 17.

Ohio State passed for a total of 46 yards, 17 in the second half. Another question to ask is, “Why wasn’t one of the best quarter-backs in the nation asked to throw more?” I know the weather was bad, but you will never complete a pass that you don’t throw. If nothing else, pass attempts might have softened Michigan State’s run defense.

In my opinion, a very good team beat an even better group of athletes. Notice I didn’t say team. Something seemed wrong internally with Ohio State football on this day. They probably have the most talented

group of football players in the nation, but they were not a team.

Last year they became national cham-pions by delivering extra effort as a team. Everyone hyped the last minute use of a third string quarterback but missed what was really taking place. This year it appears that many of the players read too much Twitter and Facebook and became obsessed with their potential, including their NFL prospects, and forgot how they got to the top last year.

Someone once said, “It is really tough to fi eld a national championship team but it is even tougher to repeat, even with the same players.”

Even though Ohio State didn’t show much fi ght from the beginning, I will blame the coaching staff for the loss. Meyer, being the leader that he is, correctly took the full blame for the game plan and play calling.

No matter what happens, to Ezekiel Elliott, Joey Bosa and especially Braxton Miller, thanks for the memories. Good luck in the NFL draft.

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It would have taken Haley Pickard a few more games in the postseason last year for her to score the 1,000th point of her ca-reer.

So, she bided her time and reached that plateau a little over three and a half games into this, her senior season at Genoa. She entered this season with 958 career points and said getting to 1,000 was something she began thinking about toward the end of the 2014-15 season.

“It meant a lot to me,” she said.On Nov. 24 at Oak Harbor, the 5-foot-5

Pickard surpassed 1,000 career points with an 18-foot jumper early in the third quarter against the Rockets. The basket marked her 12th and 13th points of the game, after she scored 11 in the fi rst half.

“Of her (fi rst) 998 points, those were probably 85 percent layups or two-footers,” Genoa coach Mike DeStazio said. “I told her I could probably count on one hand the number of 18-footers she’s made, and she made her 1,000th point on that shot.”

The game was stopped and Pickard was given a game ball. DeStazio said he in-formed Oak Harbor’s athletic director that Pickard needed just 13 points going into the game to reach 1,000.

“It was an awesome feeling,” Pickard said. “Not many people can get that. My teammates were a big part of that, too. It

was kind of unreal, like I couldn’t believe it actually happened. It was kind of a relief and just a great feeling.”

Pickard added that the chase to 1,000 this season was “exciting.”

“I knew I was that close and I only needed so much to get to it,” she said. “I was going to play as I normally do, and when it happened, it happened. I was just going to play they way I normally play.”

Pickard had 1,029 career points head-ing into Thursday’s home game against Fostoria. The Comets are 2-2 and 1-0 in the Northern Buckeye Conference.

Pickard became the eighth Genoa girl to score 1,000 points, joining Kelly Lindesmith (1,487), Brittany Darling (1,452), Simone Eli (1,360), Stacey Niedbalski (1,335), Amy Sander (1,192), Nicole Nissen (1,094) and Ciara Albright (1,082).

Ironically, it was an injury to Albright just before Pickard’s freshman year that al-lowed Pickard to have a shot at playing on the varsity squad that season.

“Doug Perkins is my jayvee coach and we joke about it to this day,” DeStazio said. “We were at a Findlay team camp and we took the jayvee and varsity down there. Haley was playing jayvee basketball that summer. Ciara Albright got hurt in one of the games at the Findlay camp. I told Doug I had to have Haley play at the team camp on the varsity, and the rest is history. She belonged there.”

Pickard averaged 9.1 points a game as a freshman, 16.3 as a sophomore and 14.2 as

a junior, when DeStazio wanted to spread out the team’s scoring more.

“Haley is just a tremendous athlete,” the coach said. “If she was 5-10, I’d prob-ably be watching her play in the MAC (next year). She’s an underrated player. She’s 5-5 and played the post against Otsego and Oak Harbor.”

Pickard scored a game-high 20 points in the Comets’ season opener, a 47-41 loss at Clyde. She only played in the fi rst half in the second game, a 57-42 win over Tiffi n Columbian, after tweaking her knee. Pickard fi nished with 22 points in the 40-37 loss at Oak Harbor, and she added a game-high 20 in Genoa’s 62-41 rout of preseason NBC favorite Otsego last Friday.

Pickard, who also plays volleyball and softball, said she takes pride in being able to play all fi ve positions on the basketball court. She is certainly no slouch on de-fense. Her school-record 371 steals are well ahead of the school’s previous career leader in steals, Lindesmith (265).

“Getting that many steals is a lot more special than 1,000 points, but it’s also a big accomplishment for our school,” said Pickard, who is averaging 10 rebounds a game.

Pickard is the fourth player coached by DeStazio who has reached 1,000 career points.

“She’s a special kid,” DeStazio said. “She is just a pure athlete who is deter-mined and never wants to lose.”

Genoa senior guard Haley Pickard (21) shoots a fade-away jumper as Clyde junior forward Bree Dowling (31) defends. (Press photo by Russ Lytle/Facebook.com/RussLytle/RHP)

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IN MEMORY

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Aug. 3, 1935 ~ Dec. 6, 2009

Six years it’s been and, still, fond

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Joce brings Giovoni, another great

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EllistonElliston Zion UMC Super Saturday Event, Dec. 12, 1-6 p.m., 18045 W. William St. Parents are invited to drop off children ages 2 and up for an af-ternoon of fun, music, games, crafts, dinner, faith and fellowship while parents go shopping or catch up on holiday errands. Children will learn songs and are invited to return to sing at the church’s Christmas Eve service. www.ellistonzion.com.Blue Christmas Service, Dec. 19, 6:30 p.m., Elliston Zion UMC, 18045 W. William St. A service dedicated to those needing comfort, healing and hope during the holiday season. Featuring musi-cian Kerry Patrick Clark. Everyone welcome.Card Playing featuring Euchre and Pinochle the last Friday of the month at 7 p.m. sharp at Trinity UCC. Freewill donations accepted.

ElmoreAngel Tree, now available at Red, White & Brew, 366 Rice St. Red Cross Blood Drive, Dec. 7, noon-6 p.m., Grace Lutheran Church, 19255 W. Witty Rd.“Night in Bethlehem Family Christmas Experience,” Dec. 11, 6:30-8:30 p.m., St. John’s United Church of Christ, 448 Rice St. A journey back to the time when Jesus was born featuring Mary and Joseph, the census-takers, merchants and even a beggar. Kids’ activities available in the Marketplace. Enter by outside Nativity behind the church. Free, however, donations of canned goods or cash for the Elmore Food Pantry wel-come.Harris-Elmore Public Library Board of Trustees Monthly Meeting Dec. 15, 7 p.m. at the Elmore Library.The Harris-Elmore Public Library will collect Food for Fines through the end of the year. Patrons with long-overdue materials may pay their fi nes with non-perishable food items, which will be donated to local food pantries. Food items should equal the amount owed in fi nes and cannot be used to pay for lost or damaged items.Card Playing the 1st and 3rd Thurs. of the month at 7 p.m. at Elmore Retirement Village, 633 State St.Elmore Book Discussion Group meets the 4th Thurs. of the month at 10 a.m. at the Elmore Library. Storytime for Preschool-Age Children Wed. at 11 a.m. Call the library at 419-862-2482 for more info.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 Conservation Club Trap Shooting ev-ery Wed. from 6-9 p.m. Questions: 419-392-1112.

FremontFree Help with computers, tablets and eReaders is available through Guiding Ohio Online at the Birchard Public Library, 423 Croghan St. To learn more, call 419-334-7101 and set up an appoint-ment with Rachel. Guiding Ohio Online is a proj-ect of ServeOhio and Americorps, and is adminis-tered by the State Library of Ohio.

GenoaThe Genoa Branch Library will collect Food for Fines through the end of the year. Patrons with long-overdue materials may pay their fi nes with non-perishable food items, which will be donated to local food pantries. Food items should equal the amount owed in fi nes and cannot be used to pay for lost or damaged items.Genoa Branch Library activities include: Preschool Storytime Tues. at 11 a.m.; Lego Club (ages 6 and up) the last Tues. of each month 4-5 p.m.; Adult Craft Class Mon. 6:30-7:30 p.m.; Adult Book Discussion Groups 3rd Tues. at 7 p.m. (eve-ning group) and 3rd Thurs. at 9:30 a.m. (morning group). 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 2nd Wed. of the month; bingo Mon. at 9:30 a.m. Trinity Thrift Shop, 105 4th St., 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 Saturday of the month 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Christ Community Church, 303 W. 4th St. Serving those who are in Genoa School District. Proper ID and billing address within the district required. For more info, call 419-341-0913.

GibsonburgRed Cross Blood Drive, Dec. 19, 8 a.m.-1 p.m., Faith United Methodist, 795 W Madison St.Gibsonburg Public Library, 100 N. Webster St., programs include: Preschool Storytime Dec. 7 at 6:30 p.m. and Thursdays at 11 a.m.; Holiday Book Bingo (pre-K-5th grade) Dec. 7-Dec. 30; Book Bears: Early Readers, Dec. 10 at 11:45 a.m. – “Pete the Cat: Pete at the Beach”; Cookbook Club, Dec. 14, 6:30 p.m. – “Trisha’s Table” by Trisha Yearwood; Book and Munch Bunch: Chapter Books, Dec. 16, 3:30 p.m. – “Phantom Tollbooth” Book by Norton Juster; Artistic Adults, Dec. 21 at 6:30 p.m. and Dec. 23 at 6:30 p.m. –

supplies and refreshments provided; Adult Book Discussion Group will discuss, “”Orphan #8” by Kim van Alkemade Dec. 21, 6:30 p.m.; LEGO Club (K-6) the 4th Sat. of the month at 10 a.m.; Call 419-637-2173 or email Diane at [email protected] to register.Active Seniors invited to Meet & Eat at Gibsonburg Senior Center, 100 Meadow Lane. Lunches every weekday, educational and so-cial programs, health assessments and more. Transportation and home-delivered meals avail-able. 419-637-7947.

LuckeyEuchre Tournament, Dec. 12, American Legion Hall, 335 Park Dr. Food and registration at 6 p.m.; tournament begins at 7 p.m. Registration $5. Open to 18 and older. Concessions and soft drinks available for purchase. BYOB. Proceeds support veterans and their families.Luckey Food Pantry is open the last Wed. of each month from 1-3 p.m. and the last Thurs. of the month from 6-8 p.m. in the old Town Hall building, corner of Krotzer & Main Street. Open to families residing in the Eastwood School District.Luckey Library Storytime for ages 3-7 every Wed. at 6:30 p.m. Includes stories, fi nger plays, music & crafts. Lego Club (K-5th grade) Mondays 4:30-5:30 p.m. Men’s Shoot-the-Bull gatherings Mondays at 9:30 a.m. Coffee provided. No regis-tration required for any of the programs. Home de-livery of library materials to home-bound Luckey residents is available by calling the library during regular hours at 419-833-6040.

MillburyPancake Breakfast, Dec. 19, 8-11 a.m., Paragon Masonic Lodge #788, 24845 SR 51. Cost is by donation, with funds going toward Christmas bas-kets for families in need.Crafters Wanted for St. Peter’s UCC Christmas Craft Bazaar Dec. 5, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Millbury Fireman’s Rec Hall, 28410 Oak St. Tables/spaces $25. For info, call Sandy at 419-693-5435.

Oak HarborOttawa Co. Veterans Service Commission’s Meeting Dec. 17 at 4:30 p.m. at the Veterans Memorial Building, 8444 W. SR 163. For details, call 419-898-2089 or visit www.co.ottawa.oh.us/veterans.Red Cross Blood Drive, Dec. 21, 12:30-5:30 p.m., Oak Harbor United Methodist Church, 360 E. Ottawa St.Food for Thought Food Pantry at Oak Harbor Alliance Chapel, 11805 W. SR 105, the last Wed. of each month from 5 to 7 p.m. Info: 419-707-3664.Donations and Volunteers are needed for Wreaths Across America. On Dec. 15, volun-teers will place wreaths on the graves of Ottawa Co. veterans. Wreaths can be purchased/spon-sored for $15 each; however, donations of any amount are appreciated. For info, contact Sara Toris at the Ottawa Co. Veterans Service Offi ce at 419-898-2089 or visit the organization on Facebook.

PembervillePemberville Area Senior Center at Bethlehem Lutheran Church provides programs & activities for adults 60 & over. Open 10 a.m.-2 p.m. M-F. Lunch served at noon.Community Food Pantry at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 220 Cedar St. open M-Th, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. (excluding holidays). Open to Eastwood School District residents. ID & proof of residency required. Info available at Pemberville churches.

Rocky RidgeSuburban Singers will present, “Christmas in the Country” Dec. 6, 3 p.m., St. John Lutheran Church, 450 Rocky Ridge Rd. Music and refresh-ments. Free-will offering will be taken.

WalbridgeFood Bank open the 2nd Wed. of each month from 4-5 p.m., Athens Baptist Church, 101 W. Breckman (behind the bank).Walbridge Branch Library, 108 N. Main St., of-fers the following programs; Family Storytime – Tues. at 11 a.m.; play pinochle (16 and older) ev-ery Thurs. at 11 a.m. All programs are free. Food for Fines Dec. 6-22. Non-perishable food items accepted for overdue fi nes only (fees for lost or damaged materials excluded). Benefi ts local food pantry. Call 419-666-9900 or visit cdpl.org.Food for Fines at the Walbridge Library Dec. 6-22. Overdue fi nes only. Fees for lost or damaged materials are excluded. Donations of non-perish-able foods will benefi t the local food pantry. Call 419-666-9900.

Woodville Angel Tree now available at Pills `n’ Packages, 100 E. Main St. Longest Night Service of Healing & Wholeness, Dec. 15, 7 p.m., Woodville United Methodist Church, 201 W. First St. The service offers an oasis from the frantic pace of the holidays with scripture, singing, prayer and communion in a dimly - lit sanctuary.Red Cross Blood Drive, Dec. 28, 1-6 p.m., Solomon Lutheran Church, 305 W. Main St.Woodville Public Library, 101 E. Main St., offers Storytime, Mon. at 7 p.m.; Lego Club (K-6), 1st Sat. of the month, 10-11:30 a.m.. Download 5 free songs each week at birchard.freegalmusic.com/users/sndlogin. For info, call 419-849-2744.WSOS Woodville Senior Center, located in the Woodville Twp. Fire Hall, is open Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Lunch is served at 11:30 a.m. and is open to ages 60 years and older. Reservations are required and can be made by calling 419-849-

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Deadline: Thursdays at 1:00 p.m. 419-836-2221 or 1-800-300-6158

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Delivered to 33,977 Homes, businesses and newsstands in Lucas, Ottawa, Sandusky & Wood Counties

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your ad upon first insertion for accuracy. The newspaper will assume responsibility for the first publication only.

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POSITION POSTING–SOCIAL SERVICES NURSE

Social Services Nurse for the Wood County

Committee on Aging. Duties include facilitation, implemen-

tation and planning of health related programs and servic-

es for older adults. Associate of Applied Science,

Registered Nursing Program or Bachelor degree in

Nursing preferred. Required additional professional cre-

dentials and/or current licensure of Registered Nurse with

experience in geriatrics. Must demonstrate effective com-

munication skills. Successful candidate must demonstrate

fluency in English, with strong writing and verbal skills.

Computer knowledge and proficiency required. Must pos-

sess a valid Ohio driver’s license with proof of auto insur-

ance (state minimum). Must be eligible for bonding and

insurable under agency policy. Successful candidate must

pass BCII and BMV background checks.

Deadline for submission of application January 8,

2016. Application form and position description available

at www.wccoa.net, by calling 800-367-4935 or in person

at 305 N. Main Street, Bowling Green, Ohio. EOE/AAP

Building Trades

Plumbing & Pipefitting

Mechanical Equipment Services

Heating & Air Conditioning

APPRENTICE OPPORTUNITIES

The Piping Industry Training Center is currently accepting applications for

Apprenticeship Opportunities.

Anyone interested in applying for Plumbing and Pipefitting and Heating and

Air Conditioning apprenticeship programs should make application (Monday

thru Thursday between 9:00 AM and 3:00 PM). Applications may be obtained

at the Apprentice Office on 7560 Caple, Northwood, OH 43619

The last day to make application will be Tuesday December 29, 2015.

You must submit proof of the following qualifications:

1] AGE: A minimum of 18 yrs. Of age

(Copy of State Birth Certificate, Valid Drivers License, and

Social Security Card Required)

2] EDUCATION: High School Graduate or equivalent (GED)

(Copies of High School GRADE TRANSCRIPT or

GED Certification paper of test results is required)…

A ten dollar [$ 10.00] non-refundable application fee must be paid upon

receipt of Application Form.

For further information, please call:

PIPING INDUSTRY TRAINING CENTER (419) 666-7482

[The Piping Industry Tng. Center does not discriminate on the basis of race, color,

national or ethnic origin in the administration of its admission policies, education-

al policies, scholarship and loan programs and other school administered pro-

grams]

Part-Time Positions,

Competive Wages & Benefi ts

Candidates should apply

online.

Current openings:

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Nutrition Aide – Bowling GreenTransports and serves meals andsnacks and maintains a sanitary

environment for food and storage.$9.00 per hour with benefits.

Requirements, job description andapplication online at wsos.org.

Apply by 12/20/15. EOE

TRAINCO

Truck Driving SchoolsDay - Eve - Weekend Class

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

TRAVELER’SEXPRESS

Applicants will be considered for all conceptsApply @ Hardees.com/jobs

Wyandot

Plaza

419-855-7239

Hiring for All Shiftsand Shift Managers

Part time Positions Available

• Up to $9.00 per hour

to start

• Meal Discounts

• Flexible Hours

Turnpike Service Plazasare hiring for:

Blue Heron

Plaza

419-855-3478

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

I provide child care in my Millburyhome, I have references, non-smok-ing, free meals, CPR Certified, lotsof TLC. 419-836-7672.

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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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Corporation providing communitybased residences for adults with

developmental disabilities has immediate need for direct care staff.We feature a competitive wage and

an excellent benefit program. Apply online at:

communityresidentialservices.org

Deliver Phone BooksWork Your Own HoursHave Insured Vehicle,

Must be at least 18 yearsold, Valid DL

No Experience Necessary1-800-518-1333 x 224

www.deliverthephonebook.com

Director of Information Technology

Director of IT needed for regionalhealthcare organization in NorthwestOhio. This position is responsible forInformation Technology functions, in-cluding; managing the electronicrecords systems. The Director of ITwill also be required to have a work-ing knowledge of networking, instal-lation and implementation, modifica-tion, monitoring of computer operat-ing systems and data bases, equip-ment security and daily troubleshoot-ing.

Minimum of an Associate's Degreein Information Technology or relatedfield required. A Bachelor's Degreeis preferred. Some Management ex-perience preferred.

Qualified applicants, please send re-sume and cover letter includingsalary requirements to:

[email protected]

Drivers: CDL-A 1yr. GuaranteedHome Time. Excellent Pay Package.Monthly Bonus Program. 100% No-Touch. BCBS/Dental/Vision. Plentyof miles. 877-704-3773

Drivers: CO & O\Ops: Teams. Earngreat money Running Dedicated!Great Hometime and Benefits.Monthly Bonuses. Drive NewerEquipment! 855-493-9921

Drivers: Dedicated Home DAILY!CDL-A, 6mos OTR, Good Back-ground. $1000+ per wk! Apply @www.mtstrans.com MTS: 800-305-7223

Drivers: Marine Division Solo &Team Openings! $3,000 OrientationCompletion Pay! Industry leadingPay, Full Comprehensive Benefits &More! 1yr Class-A CDL w/flatbed ex-perience: 866-319-1157

Local greenhouse in Northwood islooking for seasonal truck drivers.CDL licensed is not required, mustbe able to pass DOT physical anddrug screen. Please send resume to:[email protected]

Part-time custodian, WoodvilleUnited Methodist Church, Woodville,OH. Call 419-849-2400 for informa-tion.

Part-Time Janitor in Genoa-Wednesday and Friday 6:00p.m.-9:30p.m., Sweeping, Moping, Re-stroom Cleaning, must have owntransportation and no felony convic-tions, $12/hr, call Roxie @ ToledoBuilding Services for application in-formation, 419-241-3101

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

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TanglewoodLandings

Apartmentsin Woodville

UNIT AVAILABLE

For People 62 or Older

or Handicapped

Our Apartments are one

story and one bedroom

Rental Assistance Available

Pets

Are Welcome

Please call 419-849-3730 or our

TTY/TTD@ 1-800-750-0750“This institution is an equal

opportunity provider and employer.”

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

Mon.-Fri. 9am-6pm, Sat. 11am-4pm2750 Pickle Rd., Oregon

Visa & MasterCard Accepted

419-693-9391

• 1 BED $400 • 2 BED $500

Starting At

Experience countryliving in the city.

Apartments

Piccadilly East

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 specials— Featuring —1 bedroom $4052 bedroom $495

2 & 3 bedroom Townhomesstarting at $599

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3200 sq. ft. storage building forrent, heated, insulated, $650/month,Walbridge Road near Bradner. 419-878-2426

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*** PUBLISHER'S NOTICE ***

All real estate or rental advertis-ing in this newspaper is subject tothe Fair Housing Act. As amend-ed, prohibits discrimination in thesale, rental, and financing ofdwellings, and in other housingrelated transactions, based onrace, color, national origin, reli-gion, sex, familial status (includ-ing children under the age of 18living with parents or legal custo-dians, pregnant women, and peo-ple securing custody of childrenunder the age of 18), and handi-cap (disability).To complain of discrimination callHUD toll-free telephone number1-800-669-9777, for the hearingimpaired is 1-800-927-9275. *Equal Housing Opportunity*

2 & 3 bedroom homes East Toledo.$500/mo-$650/mo. For more infor-mation call 419-779-7406

2 Bedroom home Curtice/Oregonarea. Call for more information. 330-690-5376

2 Bedroom Tri-level Walbridge,$510./mo. + utilities. No Pets. 2 Bed-room Townhouse, Walbridge, No Pets, $600./mo., + utilities. 419-508-1402

East Side- 2 or 3 bedroom house,privacy fence, fridge included, W/Dhook-up, $550/month, 419-932-0503

EAST TOLEDO1-bedroom Upper $325/month

Big 2-bedroom upper $425/month2-bedroom lower $400/month

plus deposit and utilitiesFresh paint, new floors & carpet

appliances, no pets419-691-3074

East Toledo, 2-bedroom house,off-street parking, big yard,

w/d hookup, new carpet/paint.$450/monthly plus security deposit.

567-249-2122

East Toledo, Forsythe nearNavarre, 2 bedroom, living room,dining room, kitchen, W/D hookup,fenced in yard, $475./mo., + $475.deposit. 567-395-9300

East Toledo- Worthington, 3 bed,very clean, newly remodeled,$550/mo. 419-787-6043

Eastside 4 bedroom house, offstreet parking, no pets, $640/mo. +deposit. 419-350-0064

For Rent/SaleEast Toledo – Plymouth St.

1 cozy house. 1 bed + small bed ornursery near Raymer School in East

Toledo. Central Air, Stove & Refrigerator included and W/Dhookup. Large 2 car w/ remote.

Privacy fenced backyard. No smoke or pets.

$550 + $600 Deposit419 509 6883

Genoa Twinplex, 2 bedroom, wash-er/dryer hookup, new flooring, nopets allowed, $515/mo. 419-260-7583

Northwood- 2-Bedroom House,Large Yard, Attached 1-Car Garage,Small Shed, $650/Month +Deposit/Utilities, No Pets. 419-837-6668.

Northwood- 217 Wilson, 3-4 Bed-rooms, 1.5 Bath, Huge Fenced-InYard, Garage, New Roof,$950/month +deposit, 419-344-3363

Oregon house, 2011 Oakdale, 2-bedroom, 1-bath, island kitchen,large living room, laundry area, niceyard, $795/month. 419-409-1014.

OREGON- 3 Bedroom Home, 34North Edwards, 2 Baths, 2 CarGarage, Full Basement, FencedYard, Appliances Included, No Pets,$1,095/Month +Deposit, 419-266-5793

ROSSFORD-2 bedroom apt., allelectric, laundry room in building,close to expressways, $520/mo.+deposit. 419-461-1427

Waterville Historical duplex for sale. Spacious 2-3 bedrooms,

appliances, storage, separateyards, additional storage

available in barn. 419-261-3949

Yorktown Village1 & 2 Bedroom

Townhouses & ApartmentsJoin Oregon’s Finest Community

★Laundry ★Swimming Pool★Spacious Floor Plans

★Private Patios★ 24 hr. Emergency Maintenance

419-693-9443

$99 Move In Special!

Spacious

1 & 2 Bdrm. Apts.

419-693-6682

(Next to I-280, close to

shopping & restaurants)

Call for new tenant rate

1105 S. Wheeling

COPPER COVE APTS.

Williston

2 Bedroom

Apt. For Rent

Electric, heat, water &

garbage pickup included.

$750.00 Security Deposit

$175.00 per week

419-836-7461

28 THE PRESS, DECEMBER 7, 2015

YOU ARE INVITED TO LUTHER HOME OF MERCYINTERVIEW/HIRING FAIR

For Direct Care Support positions

INTERVIEWS WILL BE CONDUCTED AT THE FOLLOWING LOCATION DATE AND TIME:

DATE: December 11, 2015TIME: 9:45 am PLACE:Luther Home of Mercy/ Cottage 5

5810 N. Main St., Williston, Ohio

Jump start your career or a new career by serving/help-ing others! Come and join our family at Luther Home ofMercy, a facility (main campus) located in Williston, Ohio.LHM is accepting applications for full & part time staff toassist adults with Developmental Disabilities; starting pay of$10.00/hr. Applicants must meet the following qualifica-tions: HS Diploma / GED, no experience necessary (helpful)and be able to pass a physical/drug test and BCI check.

Interested candidates can apply online at www.lutherhome.org, or fax resume to

Luther Home of Mercy/Director of Human Resources, 419-972-4357.

EOE

WALK-INS

WELCOME

In Home Service

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

Refrig., Air Conditioners,

Dishwashers, Disposers, Freezers

Operated By Mark Wells

419-836-FIXX (3499)

CORNERSTONECleaning & Restoration LLC

Over 26 years experienceCarpeting & Upholstery Cleaning

Emergency Water Removal

General House Cleaning

— Certified By I.I.C.R.C. —

419-836-8942

21270 SR 579Williston

419-836-7461

Hauling

If it’s heavy ... and you

want it hauled in or out ...

Call Us!

•Dirt •Stone •Debris •Cars

•Equipment •Trucks

BOBCAT SERVICES

We can work directly with

your Insurance Company

SCHNEIDER SONS’ ELECTRIC CORP.

WholeHouse

Generators

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

Family Owned & Operated Since 1942

Licensed &

Insured

New & Old Homewiring

Specialists

Appliance Repair

Carpet Cleaning

Automotive

Electrical Contractor

Excavating

MAUMEE BAY

SELF STORAGE

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

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

“We make every effort to accommodate YOU.”

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

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

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

BOBCAT SERVICES AVAILABLE

419-697-9398

Storage

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

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

Citizens’ DiscountsFree Estimates, Licensed & Insured

Mike Halka

419-350-8662Oregon, OH

Concrete

Gray Plumbing25 Years Experience

**** 24 HR. SERVICE ****

D.O.T. Certified. Insured/Bonded

All Major Credit Cards Accepted— Senior Discount —

LICENSED MASTER PLUMBERJim Gray

419-691-7958

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BELKOFEREXCAVATING• Septic Systems • Sewer Taps

• Snow Removal • Lawn Care

Backhoe/Bobcat/Dozer Work

Stone and Dirt Hauling

Demolition

Home Improvement

THE PRESS EXPERTS

BAY AREA CONCRETE

•Stone & Dirt Hauling

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

419-340-0857419-862-8031

B & G HAULING

Driveway Stone andSpreading

We accept all Major Credit Cards

Hauling

Freddy’s Home Improvement

419-276-0608Electrical, Paneling,

Concrete, Roofing,

Drywall, Kitchens,

Bathrooms, Floors,

Decks, Tile, Porch,

Additions, Dormers

Free

Estimates

COLLINS ROOFING•Repairs •Small Jobs•Big Jobs•Seamless

Gutters •Free Estimates419-322-5891

A.A. COLLINS CONSTRUCTION& RENTAL PROPERTIES

Basement Waterproofing

Concrete • Roofing

Interior • Exterior

Lawncare • Stone & Dirt HaulingBobcat Service • Espaniol

Rob 419-322-5891

Roofing

419-836-1946

419-470-7699

- FREE ESTIMATES -Senior Discounts

Veteran DiscountsRoofs/Gutters

Siding/Windows

RECENTLY CHOSEN TO INSTALLROOFS FOR OWENS CORNING

PRESIDENT & COMMUNICATIONSDIVISION PRESIDENT BECAUSE OF

OUR EXCELLENT REPUTATION

PREFERRED CONTRACTOR

ACE

ROOFING

ACEROOF.net

INSURED/Lifetime Warranty

A+ BBB rated contractor. We have a clean record. Call BBB at 419-531-3116. Check on all contractors.

419-836-8663 419-392-1488

GL HHENNINGSEN

WATER SSYSTEMSWell Pumps

Sewage Pumps

Sump Pumps

419-836-9650/419-466-6432

Water Pumps

If You’re an Expert and want to get involved...

CALL 836-2221. Deadline: 11 a.m. Thursday

DON GAMBY

EXTERIOR

DECORATORS

Vinyl & Aluminum SidingWindows, Shutters,

Custom Design Decks

419-862-2359

48 Years Experience

Remodeling

www.bluelineroofers.com

Since 1964

BLUE-LINEREMODELING &ROOFING LLC

• Replace or Repair• New Roof • Flat Roof • Rubber Roof

419-242-4222419-691-3008

Free Estimates

Licensed & Insured

Tree Service

Ivan’s Tree ServiceServing Toledo & Surrounding

Counties for 34 yrs!Rated A+ from BBB

Free Estimates &Reasonable Rates

•Expert Removal •Trimming•Shaping •Complete Clean-Up

Climbing & Bucket Work Available— Fully Insured —

419-693-9964Plumbing

Be An Expert!

Call 836-2221

“No job too Big or Small”

Call George 419-704-4002Se habla Español

•Drywall & Finish •Texture Finish

•Trim Work & Floors •Roofs

•Siding •Plumbing •Remodels

•Gutters •Doors •Windows

“We’re LLocal”

•Tree/Stump RRemoval

•Trimming-PPruning

•Crane SService

•Land CClearing

•Firewood/ MMulch

– 224 HHour EEmergency SService ––

FREE QQuotes FFully IInsured

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LAKE ERIE TREE SERVICE

Construction

Call 419-836-2221 to be

included in the Experts

TRITON CONSTRUCTIONRoofing - Metal and

Fiberglass Shingles

Ceramic Tile

Windows & Siding

Free Estimates and Insured

419-346-3047

AMAZON ROOFING419-691-2524WWW.AMAZONROOF.COM

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•Belts•Hoses

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Call for Appointment 419-698-5185

CITIZEN TAX SERVICE

Accounting/Tax Preparation

People Who Care4330 Navarre, Suite 102

Oregon, Oh 43616

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the

Classifieds

Schwartz Construction

AMISH CREW• Pole Barns • Remodeling

• Re-roof old barns or reside

Much More!

419-910-0024

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OREGON2750 Pickle Rd.

(Piccadilly Apts. Club House in rear)

Larry Erard's last sale of the year!

Fri. & Sat. , Dec. 11th & 12th (10am-4pm)

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Horton Crossbow With Scope,Case and Bolts, $285.00 Firm, 419-367-4869

I BUY USED GOLF CARTS

CALL ANYTIME

SANDUSKY419-626-5053

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Paragon Masonic Lodge #788Located at 24845 OH-51

Millbury, Ohio 43447Pancake breakfast

December 19th

8am-11:00amCost is by donation.

All donations go toward Christmas baskets for

families in need.

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Amish Buggy (Truckster), excellent condition. Millbury. 419-836-4493

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Charter Bus ToursGift Certificates make great

Christmas Gifts.Check out our new Face Book

and Web page.Call for a flier!!

Evelyn's Excursions419-737-2055

www.evelynsexcursions.com

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1967 Everett Console Piano, verynice condition, just tuned and readyfor Christmas. $600 OBO. 419-607-6094

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Cross Country Skis. Mens Size 11& Womans Size 6 Shoe & Like NewMen's Ski Apparel 419-693-0363

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KNIERIEMPAINTING & WALLPAPERING

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

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

FREE ESTIMATES *SENIOR & WINTER RATES*

419-697-1230NORTHWOOD

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MIKE'S PROFESSIONALSNOW REMOVAL

Residential ~ Commercial“Best Prices In Town”Become a seasonal customer and receive

25% OFF!Call 419-350-6780

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Firewood for Sale- Organic Elm4'h x 8'1” x 4'w $50, You pick up, nocutting on property. 419-836-9754

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ESTATE/GARAGE SALE2664 Woodville Rd., NorthwoodGreat Eastern Shopping Center

Opening Dec. 10-13, & 17-20Reduced Prices Dec 26-30!

(9am-6pm)Furniture, antiques, glassware,Christmas Decorations, toys,nautical, tools, DVD”s, crafts,records, dolls, bears, musicboxes, Casio organ, antique

accordion and so much more!

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Hardwood Flooring, Refinishing,Installation, and Repair Work.

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

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4 Available Cemetery Plots, togeth-er, located at Restlawn MemorialPark. Asking $1000 OBO. Pleasecontact Beth at 419-277-0220.

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Professional CleaningResidential - Commercial

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

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JB Roofing & Construction LLC*Roofing, Siding, Additions, Decks

Free Estimates , contact Joe (419)944-6208

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BAY AREA CONCRETENew or Replace Concrete

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

Brick & Block work etc.Veterans & Senior Citizens'

Discounts Free Estimates, Licensed & Insured

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

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

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

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

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Thanks, Mary Baker Eddy, For healing, through “science andhealth, with key to the scriptures”

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Do you need to speak with confi-dence or better clarity? Be our guestat the next Toastmasters ClubMeeting. No Classes - No PressureJust an inviting, supportive environ-ment. We all have similar goals. Come to Bay Park CommunityHospital the first and third Tuesdayof each month at 6:30 P.M. Visitorsalways welcome. Call Ken for moreinfo 419-378-1777 or check our localwebsite: tinyurl.com/7475cv6 or thedistrict: www.d28toastmasters.org

SANTA FOR HIRE for yourpersonal needs or business.Call Dean 419-690-8363 orMartha 419-376-8794.

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*Plumbing *Painting*Cupboard Refinishing

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

419-307-0548HANDYMAN

Electrical Service Upgrades,Plumbing, Woodwork, Painting,

Member of BBBCall 567-277-5333 (local)

THE PRESS, DECEMBER 7, 2015 29

CONTENT AUCTION!

675 N. SANDUSKY, TIFFIN, OH 44883

SAT. DECEMBER 12TH AT 10:00 AM

Jack Amlin & Greg Zielinski

Amlin Auction 419-867-7653

Danberry Realtors / Auctioneers

If you are starting up a

restaurant, building a shop, or

just love tools, than this is the

place to be! Refrigeration tools

& parts, gas fire heating unit,

Fredrick Smoker Rotisserie,

outdoor natural gas fire heating

units, trucks, trailers, welders,

forklifts, high low lift, blue print

printers, Dewalt tools. We have

just about every tool and more!

FRESH CUT

MYERS FARMS

419-392-7998

•5 Different Varieties • Indoor Display • Delivery Available

6810 Cedar Point Rd.Across from Maumee Bay State Park

10-8 daily (except 11/30-12/6 closing 4:30)

Michigan CHRISTmas Trees

NOTICE TO BIDDERS

Sealed bids will be received by the Village of Oak Harbor at theoffice of the Village Administrator at 146 Church Street, OakHarbor, Ohio, until 2:00 p.m. local time, on Friday, December 18,2015, and will be publicly opened on December 18, 2015, at 2:00p.m. local time, at that location for a Hand Powered Boat LaunchProject, at 198 S. Church St. All work shall be in accordance withthe construction documents on file in the office of RandallGenzman, 146 Church Street, Oak Harbor, Ohio. Bids will bereceived for: Hand Powered Boat Launch – ESTIMATED COSTOF CONSTRUCTION = $133,000.00. Copies of said ConstructionDocuments are available for purchase from Becker Impressions,4646 Angola Rd., Toledo, OH 43615, 419-385-5303, upon the non-refundable deposit of $40.00 for each set of Documents.Construction Documents may also be downloaded from BeckerImpressions at www.beckerplanroom.com. Bids for the describedwork must be made via the bid proposal forms to be furnished bythe Architect. Bids are to be marked on the outside of a sealedenvelope with indication of the contract being bid. Bidders shallnote that the Prevailing Wage Rates are to be complied withthroughout this project, and Equal Employment Opportunityrequirements which are applicable to this type of public projectshall be upheld. Note that Bid Bond and Performance Bond will berequired. Bidders may not withdraw their bid within sixty (60) daysafter the date of the opening. This project consists of constructingan ADA accessible concrete walk, concrete steps down to thePortage River, wooden overlook and a gravel emergency accessdrive. Time of construction shall be 180 days from date of contract.The owner intends and requires that this project be completed nolater than June 30, 2016. If, in the opinion of the Owner, theacceptance of the lowest bid is not in the best interest of all con-cerned, the Owner may accept another proposal so opened orreject all proposals and advertise for other bids. The Ownerreserves the right to waive any informalities or to reject any or allbids. Note there will not be a pre-bid meeting. Bidders shall visitthe site to become familiar with the existing conditions prior to sub-mitting their bid.

B A Selkofers uction ervice

Auctioneer: Ken Belkofer 419-836-9612

Not responsible for accidents or theft.

Public Contents Auction

December 13th @ Noon

19140 W. Curtice EW, Curtice, Ohio 43412

400 Suzuki 1981 motorcycle- kick start.

Furniture:

Household:

Misc:

Garage:

Kitchen table w/6 chairs, book cases, sofa &

loveseat, recliner, TVs, end & coffee tables, twin bed, chest of

drawers, desk, cabinet, qn. size bed wall unit, wood chest, wood

chairs, porcelain top drop leaf table, drop leaf dining table, wood

rocker, bar stools,

Stereo speakers, clocks, cups & saucers, pots &

pans, glasses, tableware, porcelain kettle, pictures, linens, fold-

up utility table,

Christmas decorations, computer monitor, copier, H.P.

digital camera, Kodak Carousel 800 projector & 8mm projector,

air purifier, hockey sticks, weights, Schwinn ladies bike, West

Port mans bike, Jack Knife scooter, Garden house gazebo,

outdoor furniture, storage box, metal & plastic shelving, 2 door

metal cabinet, new ceiling fan, car seat & more.

Power painter, Wagner Power roller, small hand tools,

socket sets, misc. electric hand tools, Delta 10” table saw, shop

vac., Makita angle drill, router table, gas grill, pipe vises, lg.

storage drums, 2 wheel hand cart, step ladder, fold up work

table, fold up saw horses, craft size table saw, 2 ton floor jack,

tool kits, Chrysler 300 Infinity sound system speakers, air tank

for compressed air brushing, hose & reel, push mower,

Craftsman 3 hp tiller, yard hand tools, misc. lumber, tackle box,

fishing items, Coleman lantern, spreader, Troy Built gas

trimmer.

Owner: Kenneth Henzler

This is just a small listing, there will be much more.

TERMS: cash/check ID for bid number.

All items sold as is where is. No warranty!

Go to Auctionzip.com # 4464, Estatesales.com #5716 or

www.belkofersauctionservice.com for complete list & pictures.

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2003 Grand Caravan, 7 passenger,V-6, P/W, P/L, Cruise, Air, Tilt, GoodCondition. $2,500, 419-690-2799

2004 Ford Mustang, convertible, tantop, very clean, 6-Cyl, red, spotless.$5,950. Jack 419-607-0374

Ford Ranger 7' black tonneau cover, like new! $75.00 419-693-0363

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2002 Chevy Express Lift Van,$1,000 OBO. 419-874-8053

2003 Chevy Express 3500, 15 pas-senger van, $3600. 419-874-8053

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1983 Honda NC50 Express, in stor-age last ten years. $100. 419-849-2907

Cycleman We repair Chinese Pocket Bikes and Scooters,

and Mopeds, many parts available,

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

419-244-2525.

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1-Artic Cat Snowmobile, excellentcondition, 2-owners (adults), 1200miles-$400 419-837-5891

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1994 Ford Ranger, runs great, realclean, good work truck, manualtransmission, $1,500 OBO. 419-490-6586

1995 Ram- Black, 2WD, 5.2, 5Speed, 105K, Needs water pump &front pad, Runs great, $1,200,Text/Call: 419-464-6784

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Burkin Self Storage

• Camper Storage

Inside & Outside

• Inside Auto Storage

• Personal Storage

St. Rt. 51, South of Elmore

419-862-2127

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Tiger Kittens and Gray Kitten,need a loving home. Very loving kit-tens. Found in the wood pile. 3 - 7months old. They have been fixed.Donate $20 for Save a Pet. If inter-ested please call. Home: 419-698-5479 419-344-4803419-344-4109

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Lost female chihuahua light tan color with scar in middle of forehead.Between Trowbridge & Reiman Rd.area. REWARD! 419-346-9418

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1978 Lincoln Continental, 4-dr,white, very clean, 48,000k, interiorclean, new tires, $6,950. Jack 419-607-0374

COLLECTOR CONDITION

1988 Plymouth Reliant

K Car

60,000 original miles

419-855-7038

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Cadillac Head Gasket RepairIs your Northstar engine losingcoolant? Have it tested free at TMZAutomotive. 419-837-9700.

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2001 Buick LeSabre, tan, V-6, auto,154k, runs strong, too many cars,must sell, $3,200 FIRM (567)277-4758

2002 Chevy Blazer, 4-door, 4-wheeldrive, A/C, PW, PL, good condition,runs great, $2,900. 419-836-8826

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ELLIS

Meet Santa's helper, otherwise

known as Ellis! He's about seven

years old and one of seven adult

cats abandoned together in a box.

All of the cats have found loving

homes except for Ellis and a sweet

female torti named Leagh (one of

the first cats to greet visitors at the

shelter!). Ellis is hoping so much

that Santa brings him a home for the

holidays; he even dressed as an elf

to get in good with the big guy at the

North Pole. The adoption fee is $25

for all cats and kittens in December

through the "bring joy to their world"

holiday cat adoption special. Stop

by Maumee Valley Save-A-Pet at

5250 Hill Avenue (at Reynolds)

Wednesday through Saturday from

12 - 5 pm or visit some of our cats in

the in-store adoption center at Petco

at Monroe/Talmadge during store

hours.

The howlidays are right around

the corner and Lady is looking for

a home to celebrate! This 1-2

year old is super lovable and very

playful. She brought into the

shelter as a stray, and she along

with 60+ other lovable canines

are all looking to share their love

with a new family. Come meet

them today at 410 S Erie St

Toledo, open

Mon-Fri 11-7, Sat & Sun 11-7. If

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(2) Mink Stoles, Best Offer For OneOr Both. 419-666-1614

Ladies Full Length Black LeatherCoat w/Silver Fox Collar. Like New!Cost $600, Sell $125, 419-693-0363

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Full Series of Time/Life Books:The Civil War (28), WWII (39), TheNazis (21), The Vietnam Experience(20). All excellent condition. GreatXmas Idea. $3/Book. 419-206-1802Elmore

Great Christmas Gifts- New Motor-cycle Saddle & Hardware. ExerciseStepper & Risers, (2) Glass DisplayCases with Shelving and Locks. 419-290-1861

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

Call 419-836-9754

Mid-80's Chevy Truck Hitch- LikeNew, $50 419-697-0931

New Hyundai commercial 9100gas powered air compressor-$1,100Retail, Must sell-$500. 419-898-2404

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Mag, 17” Flat Square Tube Moni-tor (15.9”VS) Still in Box, Neverused. $20.00. 419-836-9754

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Kittens, free to loving homes ONLY.Home visit required. Fully vetted.Call 419-467-3509

Looking for permanent home foran extremely loving Adult Male CatLonger hair, gray and white, foundBayshore/Wynn area as a lost catbut no one has claimed. Can tell thishas been a well loved indoor cat be-fore! Would make an excellent com-panion! Is Fixed, flea treated and de-wormed!419-698-5479419-344-4109419-344-4803

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Supermarket Prices!We Value Quality, Service and You!

Ohio Lotto

BunnySoft-TwistWhite Bread20 oz. Loaf

89¢

Stone RidgeIce CreamSandwichesSelected Varieties12 ct. Box

$239

Super ChillPurified Water32 Pack, 16.9 oz. Bottles,,

$239

Hunt’sTomatoes orTomato SauceSelected Varieties14.5 oz. Can or

Rotel TomatoesSelected Varieties10 oz. Can

79¢

Hunt’sSnack PackPuddingChocolate, Vanilla orTapioca4 Ct. Pkg.gg

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Micro BowlBeefaroni, Beef Ravioli With Meator Mac & Cheese7.5 oz. Cup pp

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SargentoShreddedCheeseSelected Varieties8 oz. Pkg.gg

$199

PastaZaraSelected Varieties16 oz. Pkg.gg

69¢

EssentialEverydayAwesomePaper Towels8 Roll Pkg.gg

$299

Swiss MissHot Cocoa MixMilk Chocolate or Mini Marshmallow10 ct. Box

10/$10Essential EverydayGranulatedSugar4 lb. Baggg

$179

Essential EverydayBrown or PowderedSugarSelected Varieties2 lb. Baggg

$119

Hunt’sManwichSloppy JoeSauceSelected Varieties15 oz. Can

79¢

Hunt’sSpaghettiSauceTraditional, Meat orGarlic Herb24 oz. Can

79¢

Crunch ‘N MunchButtery Toffee3.5 oz. Box

2/$1

EssentialEverydayVegetablesSelected Varieties14.5-15.25 oz. Can

39¢

Regular or DietCoke Products20 Pack, 12 oz. Cans,,

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59¢

Essential EverydayWhippedToppingSelected Varieties8 oz. Tub

69¢

BreyersIce CreamSelected Varieties48 oz. Carton

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80% LeanGround BeefValue Pack

$199/lb.

Fresh

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99¢/lb.

Armour

HomestyleMeatballs14 oz. Bag

$199

Cen Sea

CookedShrimp31 ct. - 40 ct.

2 lb. Bagg

$1199Previously Frozen

BonelessChicken BreastTray Pack

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3239 Navarre Rd., Oregon • Phone 419-693-4311 Fax 419-693-5005Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri. 10am - 6pm, Thur. 10am - 8pm, Sat 10am - 5pmOpen Sundays December 13th & 20th, Noon - 5pmwww.AlanMillerJewelers.com *See Store for Details