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Hour of codeJerusalem Elementary School Principal Paul Gibbs looks over computer work by kindergarten students Connor Newman, left, and Nathan Horvath while teacher Nancy Fisher works with Ashton Weiland and Addison Wymer during an Hour of Code, a nationwide lesson and activity session that allows students to be exposed to, and learn the basics of computer programming. Fewer students are learning computer science compared to a decade ago. Over 500 Jerusalem Elementary students participated in the event. (Press photo by Ken Grosjean)

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A sheriff’s auction of the former Woodville Mall site is planned for Dec. 31. Northwood City Administrator Bob Anderson said the minimum bid will be $200,000, or two-thirds of the assessed val-ue of approximately $300,000. “I don’t expect anyone to bid, really,” he said. “All the taxes would have to be paid fi rst. There’s a lot of taxes and assess-ments due on the mall. If nobody bids, we might.” If there are no takers, a second sheriff’s auction might be scheduled or the court could order an auditor’s sale, which would not require a minimum bid, said Anderson. “There’s no guarantee that any-one would bid at that one, either,” said Anderson. “You’d still have to clean up the site, but you wouldn’t have to pay any liens. If a reputable developer considers the land is worth more than the costs to clean it up, then God bless him. That’s what we would like. They could buy it, clean it up, and turn it back into a productive piece of property.” City council on Dec. 3 voted in favor of an $11,200 contract with the Mannik-Smith Group to provide a Phase I Environmental Site assessment, asbestos survey and third party review of the Woodville Mall proper-ty. Anderson recommended the contract to determine whether or not there is asbestos and other contaminants on site. “We believe very strongly that there’s asbestos. People have looked at it informal-ly, but we don’t have anyone professional-ly, saying what pollutants or materials are out there that are dangerous,” he said. At one time, a gas station was located at the former mall site. “When you have gas stations with petroleum tanks, there might have been some leakage. If there were some problems with petroleum, there might be some grants available, too. Having this study done will prove once and for all whether there is or isn’t pollution at the site,” said Anderson. “If we decide we’re going to get in-volved and buy or control the property, we

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A coalition of environmental groups has vowed to continue opposing the Davis-Besse power station after the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s decision last week to renew the station’s operating li-cense for another 20 years. The renewed license authorizes the plant to operate through April 22, 2037. First Energy Nuclear Operating Co. fi led an application in 2010 for renewal. The plant’s original license was set to expire in April 2017. The NRC issued a safety evaluation report in September 2013 followed by a supplement in August of this year. A sup-plemental environmental impact statement was issued in April. The coalition, including Beyond Nuclear, Citizen Environmental Alliance of Southwestern Ontario, Don’t Waste

Michigan and the Ohio Green Party were quick to denounce the renewal, calling it a “rubber stamp” and warning the extension will be largely funded – if approved by the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio - by ratepayer subsidies. “Davis-Besse is a contrivance of regu-

latory neglect and corporate welfare,” said Terry Lodge, a Toledo attorney and the co-alition’s legal counsel. First Energy management noted the company has invested almost $1 billion in the plant, including the installation of a new reactor head in 2011 and two new steam generators in 2013. The plant is ca-pable of generating 908 megawatts. James H. Lash, executive vice president and president, FirstEnergy Generation, called the NRC decision a “key milestone.” “The license extension secures an im-portant source of carbon-free power for our region while providing thousands of fami-ly-sustaining jobs and signifi cant fi nancial support for the community,” he said. Michael Keegan, of Don’t Waste Michigan, called the regulatory renewal process a “rigged game” and questioned the adequacy of the NRC’s analysis of problems at what is called the shield building that

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Vietnam era items sought The Vietnam Era Veterans Commemoration Committee is looking for personal memorabilia from any member of the U.S. Armed Forces from Ottawa County that served during Vietnam; all items must be relative to the Vietnam era. The items would be displayed during the Commemorative Ceremony scheduled for April 23, 2016 at Camp Perry. All items will be returned at the con-clusion of the day. Contact Bill Sorg at 419-279-0928 for info.

Extra patrols slated The Ottawa County Sheriff’s Offi ce will fi eld extra patrols throughout the Christmas and New Year’s holidays. Deputies assigned to overtime duties will enforce traffi c laws with greater em-phasis on OVI violations, as well as speed, seat belt and distracted driving violations. The overtime is funded through a grant from the Governor’s Highway Safety Offi ce.

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Woodville Mall site is up for saleneed to know what we’re getting into and that’s what the site assessments are,” he said. The assessments won’t be completed until the end of December, just before the sheriff’s auction. The former Elder-Beerman store, which the city now owns, will be included in the assessments. “We want to demolish it,” he said. If asbestos is found at the site, there are few grants available for asbestos abatement, he added. “We’d have to decide how to approach it to clean up the area. If no money is avail-able, we might have to borrow and try to sell the property once it’s cleaned up to get that money back. That’s a question we’re going to have to fi gure out,” he said. If it is found the gas station had leaked petroleum, there are some grants available that could also be used to clean up other hazardous material found on the property, he said. “That could include asbestos,” he said.

Long legal battle Ohio Plaza Shopping Center LLC, own-er of the mall, fi led for Chapter 7 bankrupt-cy in the Ohio Northern Bankruptcy Court in May. Late last year, Northwood fi led a law-

suit against the mall owner for foreclosure judgment on a lien, previously part of a ruling by the Wood County Common Pleas Court to force the owner to complete demo-lition of the mall on time. Most of the mall, located at 3725 Williston Road, was razed last year, but buildings that were leased by The Andersons and Elder-Beerman are still standing, likely due to asbestos contamina-tion. The Wood County Common Pleas Court in 2013 ruled that all unused structures on the premises, debris, building materials and trash, were to be removed by May 2, 2014, but the owner never complied with the court’s timetable to demolish the build-

ings. City council asked a judge to foreclose on the lien last year. Earlier this year, the city fi led a motion for summary judgment on the foreclosure, asking that the property be sold at a sheriff’s sale. The city has been locked in a legal battle with the mall owner since December 2011 when the mall was shuttered due to viola-tions of several Wood County Health and Ohio building codes. The mall was consid-ered an eyesore due to its dilapidated con-dition, which included mold, water dam-age and a roof that had two large holes and numerous leaks that caused water damage to the fl oor. The city eventually fi led a complaint against the owner in the Wood County Court of Common Pleas for nuisance abate-ment, and removal of the building. After a hearing, the court set up a schedule for the owner to follow, including preparation of the demolition. But the owner failed to meet many of the deadlines, including a plan for the safe removal of asbestos. The city was granted a lump sum judg-ment against the owner for $1.6 million to be assessed against the real property. Failure of the owner to meet the timetable for demolition gave the city the right to immediately enter the premises and begin abatement and to immediately foreclose on the judgment, according to the court’ rul-ing.

houses the reactor. Last year, the utility company uncov-ered an air gap in the building’s inner wall while the plant was offl ine and starting the process of replacing the two steam genera-tors. The company attributed the fl aw to work done in 2011 when the building had been cut to replace the worn out reactor head and then resealed. The coalition points to similar prob-lems at a reactor in Crystal River, Florida where the owner, fearing replacement of its container would cost billions, decided in-stead to shut down. Beyond Nuclear has also fi led a law-suit in U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia to challenge the NRC’s policy covering the storage of spent nuclear fuel.

Oversight changes Earlier this month, the NRC approved changes to the agency’s process for subject-ing a nuclear power plant to additional oversight and directed the staff to develop new guidance to help identify weaknesses in a licensee’s performance. The commissioners approved a staff recommendation to require three low- to - moderate safety signifi cance (white) in-spection fi ndings or performance indica-tors to push a reactor into the “degraded cornerstone” category of regulatory over-sight – called column 3 of the reactor over-sight process action matrix. Column 1 represents a reactor receiv-ing normal oversight and column 5 is re-served for reactors ordered to shut down due to unacceptable performance. The changes will take effect in January.“

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Dog license renewal The Wood County Auditor’s offi ce is accepting applications for 2016 dog registrations. Ohio law requires that all dogs 3 months of age or older be registered by Jan. 31 of each year. The deadline will be extended to Feb. 1 in 2016, since Jan. 31 falls on a Sunday. Required registration informa-tion includes the dog’s age, sex, color, length of hair and breed, along with the owner’s name, address and phone number. The Wood County District Board of Health requires all dogs be immunized against rabies; info must be included with the application. As a convenience, the Auditor’s Offi ce mails renewal registration forms to owners of record. Owners who reg-istered in 2015 through the Internet will receive a reminder email. Dogs may be registered for a one- or three-year terms, or for a permanent license (for the dog’s life). The three-year and permanent licenses may only be purchased by mail or in person at the Wood County Auditor’s Offi ce. Fees are $14 for one year; $42 for three years and $140 for a 10-year license. No refunds are permitted. The registration deadline is also Feb. 1 for kennel owners to submit an application fee of $70. Ohio law provides that the pen-alty after Feb. 1 is the amount equal to the registration fee for each type of license. Persons acquiring dogs af-ter Jan. 31 have 30 days after the date of acquisition or the date that the dog reaches 3 months of age to register with the Auditor’s Offi ce. Dog registrations may be fi led by mail, in person at the Auditor’s Offi ce on the second fl oor of the Wood County Offi ce Building or at the Wood County Dog Shelter in Bowling Green, or on the Internet at http://dogtags.co.wood.oh.us/. A $2 processing fee per license will be applied to online applications. Call 419-354-9150 for details.

Holiday hours The Recorder’s offi ce will join most other Ottawa County offi ces in closing at noon Thursday, Dec. 24 and be closed on Dec. 25 to observe the Christmas holiday. The offi ce will re-open Monday, Dec 28 at 8:30 a.m. The offi ce will close at noon Thursday, Dec. 31 to allow staff to complete year-end fi scal and recording procedures. Anyone wishing to record documents in 2015 should be in line before noon that day. The offi ce will be closed Friday, Jan. 1 in observation of the New Year’s holiday and will re-open Monday, Jan. 4 at 8:30 a.m. The Recorder’s offi ce is located in Room 204 of the Courthouse at 315 Madison St., Port Clinton

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Deer harvest up; better weather cited Hunters checked 73,399 white-tailed deer during Ohio’s 2015 deer-gun hunting season, Nov. 30-Dec. 6, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. By comparison, last year’s deer harvest was 65,484 deer. During the 2013 deer-gun season, 75,408 deer were checked. As of last week for the 2015 deer hunt-ing seasons, hunters checked 152,554 deer. Last year at this same time, hunt-ers had harvested a total of 148,821 deer. Given that the year-to-date harvest is only slightly higher, the signifi cant increase in this year’s deer-gun season can most likely be attributed to better weather conditions compared to the 2014 deer-gun season, ac-cording to the ODNR. Also, there wasn’t an antlerless muz-zleloader season in October this year. This year’s harvest was closer to the 2013 deer-gun season harvest, which may also point to last year’s poor weather as the primary factor for the increase. Two days (Dec. 28, and 29) of deer-gun season remain. The muzzleloader season is Jan. 9-12, 2016, and archery season remains open through Feb. 7, 2016. The goal of Ohio’s Deer Management Program is to provide a deer population that maximizes recreational opportunities, while minimizing confl icts with landown-ers and motorists, the ODNR said. To help stabilize deer populations, bag limits were reduced, and antlerless permit use has been eliminated in most counties for the 2015-2016 season. The ODNR Division of Wildlife is re-vising Ohio’s population goals and is ask-ing hunters that received the survey to complete and return it as soon as possible. For this year’s survey, hunters were ran-domly selected from the list of hunters who purchased a license and deer permit . Hunting popularity The ODNR calls hunting “the best and most effective management tool” for maintaining Ohio’s healthy deer popula-tion. Ohio ranks fi fth nationally in resident hunters and 11th in the number of jobs as-sociated with hunting-related industries. Hunting has a more than $853 million economic impact in Ohio through the sale of equipment, fuel, food, lodging and more, according to the National Shooting Sports Foundation’s Hunting in America: An Economic Force for Conservation publica-tion.

An updated deer harvest report is post-ed online each Wednesday at wildohio.gov/deerharvest. Locally, 113 white-tailed deer were checked by hunters in Lucas County dur-ing the week-long deer-gun hunting season, compare to 105 in 2014. Other area counties and their totals are:• Ottawa – 97 in 2015 and 121 in 2014• Wood – 293 in 2015 and 389 in 2014• Sandusky – 258 in 2015 and 261 in 2014 Other county totals, with 2014 num-bers in parentheses are: Adams: 1,585 (1,134); Allen: 387 (348); Ashland: 1,232 (1,160); Ashtabula: 2,002 (1,730); Athens: 1,666 (1,360); Auglaize: 299 (278); Belmont: 1,516 (1,428); Brown: 1,055 (940); Butler: 338 (308); Carroll: 1,577 (1,477); Champaign: 419 (434); Clark: 207 (195); Clermont: 776 (685); Clinton: 292 (285); Columbiana: 1,458 (1,245); Coshocton: 2,420 (2,308); Crawford: 576 (515); Cuyahoga: 46 (24); Darke: 282 (241); Defi ance: 865 (871); Delaware: 418 (422); Erie: 192 (219); Fairfi eld: 761 (708); Fayette: 125 (142); Franklin: 133 (124); Fulton: 361 (336); Gallia: 1,523 (1,220); Geauga: 508 (470); Greene: 220 (213); Guernsey: 1,995

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East Toledo Christmas ParadeThe annual East Toledo Christmas Parade had plenty of enthusiasm as the East Toledo Family Center cheerleaders (top photo) and the Oakdale School cheerleaders (bottom left) gear up to march down Main Street. At right, Santa awaits his turn as the last fl oat in the parade. (Photos courtesy of Kristie Rogers)

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Two mainstays in Oak Harbor’s local government recently attended their fi nal village council meeting. Mayor Bill Eberle, who was defeated in his quest for re-election, and councilman Jon Fickert, who resigned after serving in his position for 10 years, said goodbye after serving a combined 15 years. Both men talked about what their ex-perience serving has been like, why they chose to serve, and why they value the vil-lage so much. “The village has done a lot for me. It’s given me a place to live. I love all the families, (and) I just wanted to give back,” said Eberle, who moved from Port Clinton to Oak Harbor in 1987. “There’s low crime, a 24-hour police force, (and) you’re within driving distance, about 15-20 minutes, of everywhere you have to be. You don’t have the big-town atmosphere, its an excellent school system, and you don’t have to worry about your kids (when) sending them off to school.” Eberle started serving on village coun-cil fi ve years ago and midway through his term took over the mayor’s position for Fred Conley. He had to devote a great deal of time to attending meetings for various organizations. Of the fi ve weeks of yearly vacation he has accumulated from Toledo

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Eberle, Fickert refl ect on their time in offi ceEdison, he has been able to enjoy none of it because of his obligations as mayor. Eberle recalls two years ago when the village and Port Clinton coordinated to put up Christmas decorations early so that a 13-year-old Port Clinton resident, Devin Kohlman, who had been stricken with can-cer, could enjoy the holiday season before passing away. “Probably my biggest (memory) was how we united with Port Clinton and deco-rated Oak Harbor early for Christmas for Devin Kohlman,” Eberle said. “That’s prob-ably my most pleasant memory. (And) just being able to work with the great people of the community during my time on council on mayor, the police chief, all the village employees -- that was a good experience.” For Fickert, it was also about lending his support to the village. “I felt like there were things that I could do to help the village and to improve the village, and I felt like I could do those things. I was happy to serve,” said Fickert, who was born in New York City. “You don’t do it for the money. It’s very diffi cult to make everybody happy but I’ve enjoyed my time on the council. “What’s nice about (Oak Harbor) is the small-town appeal -- it has all the things that a big town has that you need, a gas station, pizza joint, grocery store. It’s also got (places like) the Kozy Korner’s restau-rant. People know you there. At the grocery store, people know you. I was born in New

York City and lived there. If you walked up to someone in New York and said, I’m lost, how do I get there? If they said anything, it would be, ‘Screw you.’ If you did that in Oak Harbor, they would help you and take you aside and help you out.” Fickert, a retired county employee, said he was virtually forced into resigning from council because of changes made to his Public Employees Retirement System (PERS) plan as a result of the Affordable Care Act. He talked about some of the things that were accomplished during his time in of-fi ce. “We tried for years and years to con-nect the east end of town (at Red Hawk Run) through the park to the village at Finke Rd.,” Fickert said. “And though it’s not complet-ed, we are looking a boat dock at the end of Church Street that will enhance the town. And this has been through tough economic times, and the economy has not been that good through the last eight years. People don’t have jobs, they don’t pay (as much in) taxes, and the village doesn’t have that much money. We stayed within our means and supplied the village with (various) ser-vices. I think it’s about a $12 million bud-get, and I don’t think people realize that. It would be nice if more people participated. It was nice to see a couple people running for mayor this time. It would’ve been better if we had more people running for coun-cil.”

Cat adoption special For the dogs and cats at Maumee Valley Save-A-Pet, there is no greater gift than the gift of a permanent home. The non-profi t organization is of-fering a “Bring Joy to Their World” holiday cat adoption special. The adoption fee for all cats and kittens is $25 (normally $75) for the entire month of December. The cat adoption fee includes the spay or neuter, vac-cinations, de-worming, fl ea treatment and testing for FIV and leukemia. “We’ve done a lot of intake lately so we’re offering the holiday adoption special in an effort to send lots of cats home for the holidays and make room for more cats in need, especially as we head farther into winter when we’ll get lots of calls about friendly stray cats,” said Shelter Manager Lisa McKenzie. “We’re really hopeful that some of our longer residents, our senior cats and our black cats – who often get over-looked by adopters – will get their happy endings. Potential adopters can stop by Maumee Valley Save-A-Pet at 5250 Hill Avenue Wednesday through Saturday 12-5 p.m. or visit cats in the in-store adoption center at Petco at Monroe/Talmadge during store hours. The organization also has about 10 dogs available for adoption, but the adoption special applies to cats and kittens only.

‘Journey to Nativity’ Salem Grace United Evangelical Lutheran Church, 216 E. Main St., Luckey, will hold its 7th annual “Journey to Nativity” Dec. 12 at 6 p.m. Shepherds will lead the way throughout the journey that will in-clude shepherds and their sheep, Mary and Joseph and the manger where Jesus was born. Journeys will begin at 6:10 p.m. and continue every 15 min-utes (last journey at 7:45 p.m.). A ra-dio version of the experience will be broadcast on WGLC 89.7 for those who would like to enjoy the journey from their vehicles. An ensemble of Eastwood band members, under the direction of Brian Myers, will perform traditional Christmas music. Multiple nativities will be exhibited in the church. A wide variety of Christmas goodies and treats, along with hot chocolate, coffee and other drinks will be served. Admission is free. Call 419-833-2146 for info.

Mulligan to run Mark Mulligan, who is entering his 20th year as the Ottawa County Prosecutor, has fi led petitions for the coming election. Mulligan grew up in Oak Harbor and has lived and worked throughout Ottawa County. He lives in Elmore with his wife, Susan, and their son, Tyler, who is senior at Woodmore High School. He is also the father of Joshua, an attorney; Zachary, a cinematogra-pher; and Tara, a bank manager. Mulligan said that in addition to working with law enforcement, the prosecutor has the unique opportunity to serve governmental clients — town-ships, county commissioners, county offi ces, and the county’s libraries and fi re departments, among others.

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Researchers seek to reintroducing lake sturgeon A team of researchers from the University of Toledo, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Ohio Department of Natural Resources are working to evaluate the Maumee River for suitable lake stur-geon (Acipenser fulvescens) habitat. Lake sturgeon once were very common in Northwest Ohio until over-fi shing and habitat degradation caused a massive pop-ulation decline to the point of local extinc-tion for nearly a century. Researchers seek to evaluate whether human infl uences in the river, such as installation of dams, pol-lution, construction, and maintenance of the shipping channels will allow sturgeon to survive. According to the Friends of Lake Erie Center Newsletter, the lower Maumee River, from the Grand Rapids-Providence dam to the mouth of Lake Erie, is being surveyed to assess the habitat suitability in terms of the amount of substrate available, water depth, velocity, and water quality. These data will be used to create a habitat suitability model to delineate which parts of the river are optimal for spawning and fostering juvenile lake sturgeon. The results will be used to guide a restoration project led by the USFWS and ODNR to reintroduce lake sturgeon to the Maumee River. If the model suggests there is adequate habitat, a streamside rearing facility will be constructed to hatch lake sturgeon eggs and grow them to release size. Juvenile lake sturgeon will be released annually with the goal to reestablish a self-sustaining population in the Maumee. Evaluating the project’s success will be long-term (approximately 20 years) due to sturgeon’s slow growth to maturity (12-15 years for males and 20-25 years for fe-males). The project’s focus on reintroduc-ing a species will bring awareness to the di-versity of the Maumee River and economic benefi ts to the region.

Lake Twp.• A GPS unit was reported stolen Dec. 4 from

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• Two bottles of alcohol were reported stolen Dec. 5 from Woodbury Market, Woodville Road.

• The Dollar General store, 1470 Woodville Rd., on Dec. 7 reported someone rammed the side of the store with a late model Dodge Durango ap-parently to gain access. As of last week, it was un-known if anything was missing.

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• Dale B. Griffi n, 3159 Navarre, Oregon, 180 days CCNO, 177 days suspended, license sus-pended 180 days, $996 court costs and fi nes, op-erating a motor vehicle under the infl uence.

• Nicholas Adrian Cappelletty, 107 Ivy, Walbridge, 180 days CCNO, 177 days suspended, license suspended 180 days, $996 court costs and fi nes, operating a motor vehicle under the infl uence.

• Carleigh Amber Page, 3481 Curtis, Northwood, 180 days CCNO, 170 days suspend-ed, license suspended one year, $996 court costs and fi nes, operating a motor vehicle under the in-fl uence.

• Amanda Hayes, 2621 York, Toledo, 30 days CCNO, 30 days suspended, $161 court costs and fi nes, petty theft.

• Shawn Hatton, 427 Crittenden, Toledo, 30 days CCNO, 25 days suspended, $155 court costs and fi nes, petty theft.

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Liquor valued at $499 was reported stolen Nov. 28 from the Woodbury Market in Millbury. Video from the store’s security cam-eras show a white male with red hair and beard enter the front door and walk to the rear of the liquor isle and put a bottle into the pocket of his gray sweatshirt. He then walks to the counter and then out the front door. He then re-enters the store from a different door along with a smaller white male in a black hooded sweatshirt and an Oakland Raiders stocking cap and a fe-male with long dark hair who appear to be acting as lookouts for the male. A friend of the cashier noticed a bot-tle in the suspect’s pocket as he left the store. The other male and female denied knowing the man but police said they could be charged as accomplices if they are identifi ed. In all, fi ve liters and three half gallons of Hennessy cognac, one bottle of Bacardi rum and one bottle of Jack Daniels sour mash were reported stolen. The suspect in the gray sweatshirt would be charged with theft, according to the police report.

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First Federal Bank and First Insurance Group donated more than $15,000 in a company-wide Pay it Forward event that included over 550 random acts of kindness and eight donations to nonprofi t organiza-tions in their footprint totaling $10,000. “It has been exciting to see the posi-tive impact our employees have been able to make in our communities,” stated Donald Hileman, president and CEO of First Defi ance, First Federal’s parent com-pany. “Pay it Forward events get our em-ployees out into the communities to live our mission of serving and supporting the places where we live and work.” On November 19, every employee re-ceived ten dollars to “Pay it Forward.” They did random acts of kindness in their communities such as delivering a gift bas-ket to a patient receiving chemotherapy treatment, treated local police and fi re de-partments to lunch and paid for a stranger’s utility bill. In return, First Federal Bank and First Insurance Group asked community mem-bers to go online and vote who the com-pany should Pay it Forward to next. Out of the eight selected non-profi t organizations, voters chose Ovarian Cancer Connection to receive a $2,500 donation. A total of $10,000 was given away to all eight non-profi t organizations.

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Workplace The Boys and Girls Club of Lenawee County received a $1,500 donation and Equestrian Therapy Program, Habitat for Humanity of Lenawee County, Junior Achievement of Northwestern Ohio, Hospice of Northwest Ohio, Habitat for Humanity of Wood County and Hope House of Findlay each received a $1,000 donation.

At the clubs A competitive session of “Safety Jeopardy” will be the program at the month-ly meeting of the Ottawa County Safety Council Wednesday, Dec. 16 at Magruder Hospital. Lunch and Networking: 11-11:30 a.m., meeting and presentation to follow. RSVP to Jessica Kowalski at 419-898-6242.

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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is taking its weather fore-casting capabilities one step further — it is now at the forefront of ecological forecast-ing, too. That includes forecasting harmful algal blooms in the western basin of Lake Erie, says Dr. Deborah Lee, who became director of the NOAA’s Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (GLERL), based in Ann Arbor, Mich., about one year ago.

Dr. Lee says protecting the world’s freshwater supply has never been more im-portant because invasive species and harm-ful algae blooms can affect the lake’s eco-system and food chain, and not just because the toxic blue-green algae microcystis that blooms in late summer is poisonous to hu-mans. She was speaking to over 50 guests at the University of Toledo’s Lake Erie Center on Bayshore Road, Oregon, as part of the LEC’s public lecture series. Dr. Lee says forecasting an ecosystem is much different than forecasting weather, and the NOAA is starting to get the hang of it. “In scientifi c terms, it predicts change in ecosystem and ecosystem components,” Dr. Lee said. “We look at environmental driver response, climate variability, extreme weather conditions, pollution or habitat change, and it provides information about how people, economies, and communities may be affected.”

Along with weather forecasting, Dr. Lee says the NOAA is involved in developing innovative observing systems, monitor-ing freshwater and coastal ecology, and is stakeholder-driven in interdisciplinary eco-system research, but it is the integrated eco-logical modeling and forecasting she chose to talk about during her lecture.

Add it all up, and Dr. Lee says that means, “Figuring out how to forecast ecol-ogy as well as the weather.” She describes ecological modeling and forecasting as “a new and emerging service” the NOAA is providing.

2015 — forecasters got it rightFor example, in early summer 2015, the

NOAA predicted that late summer would be the second worst year ever for HABs, based on a phosphorous load from the Maumee River that had already exceeded recom-mended target loads.

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Forecasting algae like forecasting weather

search partners, used an ensemble modeling approach, predicting that the 2015 western Lake Erie bloom season would not only be among the most severe in recent years, it would become the second most severe be-hind the record-setting 2011 bloom.

Dr. Lee, a licensed professional engineer and certifi ed hydrologist, says the NOAA’s prediction was nearly on the money, but this kind of forecasting is still evolving. “To make an analogy, our National Weather Service and forecasting has evolved over a century,” Dr. Lee said. “We’ve gone from taking very simple observations, and now we have high-performance computing systems that model the weather globally and it has data that is collected around the world and through satellite and meteorological systems and radar systems. We use all that state-of-the art technology to give you as ac-curate a forecast as our current state-of-the-art science allows. “But that’s just the weather. That’s just what is happening up there. So, what’s hap-pening on the ground?” Dr. Lee continued. “So, NOAA now is starting to make a foray into ecological forecasting — what is hap-pening in the water, what is happening to the biology of the fi sh, to harmful algal blooms. I think we are now at the beginning of where we were earlier with weather, and we are starting to understand how to do this

forecasting for the environment.”Dr. Lee says forecasting ecology, like

algal blooms, starts with different branches of her laboratory that each specialize in a different aspect and pull their information together.

For example, an observing system and advanced technology branch manages buoys and satellite information. She says an ecosystem dynamic performs on-the-water research, like sampling invasive species and the food web.

“Then, our integrated ecological fore-casting and modeling takes all of this infor-mation and wraps it up into models that can predict for us changes that we may be see-ing,” Dr. Lee said. “Then, our information services works to deliver that information out to the public in a way that’s benefi cial and understandable.”

Protecting fresh waterHow important is fresh water in this

world? She says poisonous algae and in-vasive species that can drain oxygen out of the lake, and other environmental threats, also threaten our drinking water, a precious resource that we are lucky to have in great quantity here.

Dr. Lee notes that 97 percent of the global supply is salt water, two percent is frozen or unobtainable fresh water and only one percent is available fresh water.

Of that one percent, 20 percent is found in the Great Lakes, the largest freshwater source on Earth.

“If you were to take the volume of water out of the Great Lakes and spread it across the continental United States, it would be about nine feet deep, just to give you an idea of the vast amount of water,” Lee said. “So, it’s a precious resource to all of us.”

She adds that what many don’t real-ize is that the United States’ Great Lakes coastline (4,530 miles) is longer than the U.S. Pacifi c Ocean coastline (1,300), as well as the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico coast-lines. Lake Erie alone has a 470-mile coast-line, while Lake Michigan has 1,640 miles, Superior 1,250, Huron 840 and Ontario 330 miles, and that’s just the American side.

“We have the longest coastline in the United States, and that is one of NOAA’s im-portant roles is to preserve and understand the coastline and manage that coastline,” Dr. Lee said.

In the Great Lakes region alone, the NOAA has 880 employees and 40 facilities, including 23 weather forecast offi ces.

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The Offi ce of the Ohio Consumers’ Counsel and an energy aggregation coali-tion are opposing a proposed rate plan settlement fi led by FirstEnergy this month with state regulators. The settlement outlines an eight-year rate provision included in a power pur-chase agreement with Ohio power plants, including the Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station, W.H. Sammis Plant in Stratton, Ohio, and a portion of the output of the Ohio Valley Electric Corp. in Gallipolis, Ohio and Madison, Ind. The Sammis and Ohio Valley plants are fueled by coal. According to FirstEnergy, a typical residential customer using 750 kilowatt-hours of electricity per month could expect to pay about $3.25 more for the rate provi-sion during the fi rst full year of the plan.

FirstEnergy proposed rate plan is opposedBut the company estimates customers will save more than $560 million over the plan’s eight-year term as retail power prices in-crease. The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio is expected to rule on the settlement early next year. The OCC and Northeast Ohio Public Energy Council are projecting the pur-chase agreement will cost consumers about $3.9 billion and decried the plan for being reached in private negotiations between PUCO staff and FirstEnergy. “In its application last year for a new rate plan, FirstEnergy proposed a 15-year power purchase agreement that would prop-up its least effi cient and oldest power plants with subsidies to be paid by FE’s cus-tomers – thereby guaranteeing a profi t for these old plants,” a statement by the OCC and NOPEC says. FirstEnergy says the proposal estab-lishes a goal of lowering carbon dioxide

emissions across the six states it operates in by at least 90 percent below 2005 levels by the year 2045. “The eight-year term provides an in-surance policy for customers by keeping a diverse set of fuel sources available to gen-erate electricity, rather than risking more plant closures and building costly transmis-sion to import out-of-state energy sources that put Ohio at greater risk of higher prices in the years ahead,” said Charles E. Jones, FirstEnergy President and Chief Executive Offi cer. Bruce Weston, Ohio Consumers’ Counsel, said FirstEnergy’s proposal comes at a time when Ohioans are already paying more for electricity, on average, than con-sumers in 32 other states. “It’s almost unthinkable that, 16 years after the 1999 deregulation law, electric utilities continue to use regulation to charge Ohioans hundreds of millions of dollars above the market price for power,” he said.

1909 Committeedissolves schoolBy Larry LimpfNews [email protected]

Once again the building that housed the former Millbury Elementary School appears to be headed for sale. Jerry O’Reilly, who purchased the building at auction in 2008 from the Lake Board of Education for $45,100, said last week he’s been moving items to a larger building in downtown Toledo. O’Reilly had operated an electron-ics store in the kitchen area of a newer section of the building but said he’s grown frustrated with zoning disputes with the Village of Millbury and has decided to vacate the building. Meanwhile, a non-profi t organi-zation formed in 1996 to preserve the building after the school board decid-ed to consolidate district operations on the Lemoyne Road campus, has fi led a notice with the Ohio Secretary of State to dissolve. The 1909 Committee, named for the year the Millbury building was constructed, fi led the notice of dissolu-tion earlier this month, Karen Prymicz, the organization’s president said. She said with the building being in private hands for so many years it wasn’t practical for the committee to continue. Prymicz attended kindergarten and fi rst grade at the school and said fond memories of those school days prompted her and other committee members to try to preserve the build-ing. “The architecture is just outstand-ing,” she said. “It’s just a beautiful building. It certainly needs some at-tention but it was a nice community school. But the school district had its purposes and consolidation was a nice thing too. It was just sad for the build-ing to be no longer needed. But it’s not been knocked down so I guess we saved it for a few more years and we do get to enjoy it when we drive by.” O’Reilly said his plans included restoring the original building that housed four classrooms with a com-bination of his own money and a do-nation from the committee. He claims the committee offered to contribute $50,000 toward renovation costs but later told him it would instead donate money to village parks. The committee disputes his claim. Had it been restored, he said he might have established a non-profi t organization to oversee the original building and a newer wing where he would have operated a local history and radio/television equipment muse-um. He also planned to offer amateur radio classes. “I’m extremely upset and disap-pointed,” he said.

Myers elected to board Bill Myers, of Oregon was elect-ed District 2 trustee for the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation (OFBF). He will represent the interests of Farm Bureau members from Lucas, Ottawa, Sandusky and Wood counties. The election took place during the 97th annual meeting of Ohio Farm Bureau held Dec. 2-4 in Columbus. Myers is an 18-year member of the Lucas County Farm Bureau and has served as president, annual meeting delegate and public policy chairman. He also was on Ohio Farm Bureau’s membership model task force in 2014 and participated in AgriPOWER Class I. Myers farms with his brother, Bob, and his son and daughter. The farm produces corn, soybeans, wheat and hay.

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Oregon City Council on Monday voted to keep Councilman Dennis Walendzak as council president. Sandy Bihn and Steve Hornyak, newly elected members of council, also took their seats on council. Walendzak, 44, or Grand Bay Drive, was fi rst elected to council in 2009. He was re-elected in 2011 and 2013. He is vice president of Environmental Management Services “I appreciate you having the confi dence in me to continue the presidency of council,” said Walendzak said to council. “As we just got done discussing in our fi nance committee meeting, I think we have a lot on our plate this year. There’s many projects that are going to be coming forward – a lot of decisions we

Walendzak remains president of Oregon councilhave to make as a council that will improve the city of Oregon for the foreseeable future. I look forward to working with all of the coun-cil members.” As council president, Walendzak as-signed the following council members to council committees: • Walendzak as chairman of the Drainage, Roads Building and Lands Committee, with Zale and Hornyak as members; • Hornyak as chairman of the Economic Development and Planning Committee, with Seaman and Zale as members; • James Seaman as chairman of the Finance Committee, with Bihn and Pollauf as members; • Bihn as chair person of the Public Utilities and Environmental Committee, with Terry Reeves and Walendzak as members; • Reeves as chairman of the Recreation and Parks Committee, with Walendzak and

Hornyak as members; • Zale as chairman of the Safety Committee, with Seaman and Pollauf as members; • Pollauf as chairman of the Water and Sewer Committee, with Reeves and Bihn as members. “I look forward to this year and the next two,” Mayor Mike Seferian said about work-ing with the new council. Also at the meeting, Seaman, chairman of the Finance Committee, gave an update on the 2016 budget process, which has been on-going for the last several weeks. “We had a very fruitful Finance Committee meeting. We covered a lot of terri-tory and we have a lot more territory to cover. Next week, we have a Finance Committee meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Dec. 13 to discuss the police and fi re departments,” said Seaman.


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Take time to assess what is holding you back in life Do you have goals you can’t achieve? Are there things you want to do but are not able to start? Do you feel stuck in a rut? Does success appear to be elusive? Is it dif-fi cult to stay on your desired path? There are many limitations which have the potential to hold you back. Although limitations are invariably self-imposed, identifying the specifi c limitations impact-ing you is the fi rst step to overcoming them. Once you know what they are, you can take action to overcome them. Having low expectations for yourself programs your mind to limit your accom-plishments. You will never achieve more than you believe is possible. Set your ex-pectations high enough to accommodate the goals you want to achieve. Passively wishing causes frustration but will never lead to accomplishments. Wishing is not doing. When you wish for something without getting results you er-roneously conclude your goal is unobtain-able. Formulate a plan for each of your wishes. Then take action, one step at a time, until your wish comes true. Making excuses to justify failure is a characteristic of a victim mentality. Those

with a victim mentality constantly blame other people or circumstances for prob-lems. These people use this strategy to avoid taking responsibility for their lives. This passive approach prevents accom-plishments. Break free of limiting excuses by tak-ing responsibility for your life. You are the one in charge. You can fi nd solutions for problems and overcome obstacles. Replace excuses for failure with reasons to succeed. Negative self-talk is severely limiting. Telling yourself all of things you can’t do, putting yourself down, criticizing yourself, along with telling yourself why you won’t amount to anything, are all destructive practices. Your mind believes whatever you say to yourself and acts accordingly. Your self-talk should be positive and moti-

vating. The goal is to encourage yourself. Lack of confi dence is a limiting factor. This may be due to past bad experiences, low self-esteem, or criticism from others. Success is the best confi dence builder. “I can do this” is what you want to believe. Start boosting your confi dence level with small successes. For example, if you want to lose 20 pounds, start by losing just 1 pound and then keep at it. Fear of failure is a major limitation. No one wants to be a failure. This fear feeds procrastination and causes the lowering of expectations. You won’t consider any goals that you are afraid will lead to failure. Fear of criticism is limiting because it causes you to follow a road of acceptance rather than your own path. In order to avoid criticism, you strive to please others instead of pursuing your own goals. Waiting for opportunity, things to change, a situation to get better, or for your luck to improve, limits what you accom-plish. Waiting is passive. It’s dependent on other people or external circumstances. In order for things to happen, you have to make them happen. Using your age as an excuse is yet an-

other limitation. Whether you claim to be too old or too young doesn’t matter. This is simply another excuse for avoidance. You are never too young to pursue your goals and you will never be as young as you are today. So get started right now pursuing your dreams. A limitation persists because you permit it to. There is a way to over-come each and every limitation you face. Accomplishing this begins with a deter-mination to do so. This can-do mindset is the foundation for moving past your limita-tions. Identify whatever is limiting you. Make a commitment to do whatever it takes to overcome each limitation. Get rid of all excuses for failure. You only need reasons to succeed. Take positive action to move forward today.

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“My plan is just to work until I die.” That’s how my mom sums up her retire-ment prospects. She’s worked more than 40 hours a week as a legal secretary in north Florida for as long as I can remember. When my brother and I were kids, we went to her offi ce every Saturday and entertained our-selves by sliding across the fl oor in fancy law fi rm chairs while our single mom worked overtime in her cubicle. She managed to get me into college on a scholarship, and my brother got there on the GI Bill after a stint in the Army. Yet the American dream still hasn’t quite paid off for her. My mom’s one of the 62 percent of Americans who lives paycheck to pay-check. Even at age 60, she still doesn’t have paid sick leave or vacation time, and she avoids the doctor because she can’t afford her $2,000 deductible. When I had to undergo a stem cell trans-plant to treat my stage 4 cancer in 2010, her employer allowed her to take a few days off to help care for me in Washington, D.C. Because she had no savings, my coworkers at the Institute for Policy Studies took up a donation drive to cover her travel and time off work. My IPS colleagues recently released a report on the retirement gap between CEOs and workers. They found that nearly half of working age Americans have no access to retirement plans through their jobs. When I asked my mom about her own retirement savings, I learned she had nothing at all. That terrifi ed me. My mom isn’t bitter about it. She does the best she can with what she has, and tries to stay healthy. When I asked her per-mission to share her story, she was worried that it might sound like she was complain-ing. As for me, I felt angry. The 100 CEOs profi led in this report have nest eggs that are worth more than $49 million — enough to generate a $277,686 monthly retirement check for the rest of

their lives. My mom’s anticipating a Social Security check worth about $1,200 a month starting fi ve years from now — and year af-ter year we hear politicians threaten to cut even that. In fact, millions of Americans rely on the federal government’s safety net to sup-port them in retirement. But the net is fray-ing as corporations and their top executives

dodge their fair share of the taxes that sus-tain it. While they pad their own retirement accounts, people like my mom who work hard their entire lives could have nothing to show for it. What can be done? My colleagues have suggested capping tax-deferred, corporate-sponsored retire-ment accounts at $3 million, a move that President Barack Obama estimated would raise an additional $9 billion of tax revenue over 10 years. Funds from an annual excise tax on assets greater than $3 million could go to the Social Security Trust Fund, which would help all workers. Even with that cap in place, the rich-est corporate retirees would get $200,000 a year to live on in retirement. I bet they’d be

able to make do. Here’s another good idea: Close the “performance pay” loophole that allows unlimited corporate tax deductions for executive pay. The Joint Committee on Taxation estimates that closing this loop-hole would generate more than $50 billion over 10 years. My mom and other low-income and middle-class workers shouldn’t have to go it alone. It’s time for all of us to stand to-gether and demand fairness in retirement. I don’t want her, or anyone else’s parents, to work themselves into the grave.

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Holiday thoughts To the editor: Entering the village of Elmore in the evening, you see a beauti-ful tall lit Christmas Tree and wreaths on the light posts with old fashioned lights all aglow. As you leave town, there’s a lovely manager scene lit up in the park, letting ev-eryone know the holiday season is here. This glorious picture of our town came into focus as we were going to the Portage Valley Flying Club’s Christmas party at the Elmore American Legion Hall. What a joy it was to attend a get-together where we felt safe and were served a delicious meal with-out any confl ict, while keeping the people in California in our prayers. Please keep Christ in Christmas and pray for the ones who have lost loved ones in 2015.Betty Marlow MillerElmore

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the Columbia Gas facility on Brown Road. It infuriates me to hear about this, when I live two miles down the road on Brown and I don’t have natural gas; my neighbors and I heat our homes with pro-pane. For several years, many of us have been asking for natural gas to come down our way – nothing. Natural gas stops right after Stadium Road and then picks back up after the rail-road tracks going into Curtice. Why can’t Columbia Gas upgrade the last 1 ½ miles on Brown Road?Nicky CordellOregon

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You are expected to pay more when the cost of public education goes up and state funding goes down. You are expected to pay more when parochial and charter schools lure your neighbors into their classrooms and rev-enue for your public school decreases. You are expected to pay more when a student leaves for another district through open enrollment and takes more than $5,000 a year in state aid to the new school. All these losses ratchet up the need to seek more tax revenue from you. So, what’s the answer? One answer for Oregon schools is to expand on a vision a small businessman and frustrated parent had 25 years ago this coming May. That man, Mike Armstrong owner of Michael’s Gourmet Catering and a parent of two children in the Oregon school system, was frustrated by the rancor and negativity in the community following the defeat of a series of contentious levies. Armstrong, 35 at the time, had never been to a school board meeting, but he went to be a “vocal optimist” in an effort to counter the “negative,” he said at the time. Before he left that meeting, he had been challenged by a board member to get in-volved and the next thing he knew he was heading up a citizens committee to pass a levy. That accomplished, he, along with Tom Beshalske, a Toledo CPA, sought for a way to fund academic programs which tended to be cut when money became tight. Together, they founded the Oregon Schools Foundation. That fi rst year they raised $56,000 for an endowment to fund two programs. The fi rst was a mini grant initiative for the classroom; the second was a fund to pay senior citizens to become reading tu-tors. This program, patterned after one in Boulder Colorado, was designed to benefi t students and teachers by placing a grand parent presence in the classroom while at the same time providing those seniors with

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some income to offset property taxes. The Big Recession and a decline in the rate of return the endowment has earned due to low interest rates has limited the impact the foundation has had in recent years. But, that is about to change, accord-ing to Brent Shimman, foundation presi-dent. “As funding from the state has gone down, we’re believers that the public schools are going to have to fundraise like the parochial schools do,” he said. “The target is $2 million. That would put $100,000 a year into the schools. That would make a meaningful difference to the education of the children,” Shimman added This will not happen overnight. The fund fl uctuates between $160,000 and $170,000, depending on market condi-tions, he said. The 10-year goal is $400,000, so you can see the $2 million goal is on the

far horizon. So, how will they get there? Business sponsorships, alumni dona-tions and events, Shimman said. The kick-off event is called Frost Fest and it will be held Saturday, January 30 at St. Michael’s Centre. Dinner, dancing, raf-fl es and a silent auction are on the menu. Students from grades 4 to 8 will serve the dinner from Michael’s Gourmet Catering. Two other events are scheduled for 2016—a Best in Class evening to meet cur-rent and past valedictorians and a Donor Recognition night. Business partnership and sponsor-ship opportunities are also available. Many Clay graduates will work in local industry, healthcare and in small business, so the foundation acts as a conduit to match up school programs with donor interests. For example, Shimman said, BP-Husky funds science, technology and math programs.

Amy Hansen, foundation manager, said that another targeted business pro-gram is sponsoring a reading room for K-4. In a reading room, a set of popular novels is purchased and made available for a class to read together. For example, she said, Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney. There are donor-designated programs in academics, the arts and athletics. The annual fund drive gives Clay alumni who appreciate the education they received an opportunity to give back to their alma mater. While the foundation expands its mis-sion for its second quarter-century, the teacher grant program will continue to be a central tenet. Grants totaling $9,970 were awarded for this school year. Hansen said the grants included a mapping world his-tory program, a fossil park at Jerusalem Elementary School and a summer art camp. Mike Armstrong has transitioned from being a driving force for the foundation to an honorary board member with little in-volvement, due to the time demands of his small business. However, he is happy to see the foundation adapt to the challenges of supporting public education today. “I don’t see a better bang for your buck. I mean the amount of good that can happen for these kids…and more than that, what I really wanted to do was motivate teachers to say, ‘Look at what our community can do.’ “I thought that 25 years ago and still think that today.” For more information go to oregon-schoolsfoundation.org Comment by email to [email protected]

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The Genoa Masonic Lodge will present an All-You-Can-Eat Breakfast with Santa Saturday, Dec. 19 from 7-11 a.m. at the Masonic Lodge, 603 N. Main St., Genoa. All proceeds will be donated to Ohio Special Olympics. In addition to pancakes, the menu will include sausage, eggs, juice and coffee. There will also be an opportunity to take free photo with Santa. The donation is $6. For more details, visit GenoaLodge433.com, email [email protected] or call 419-836-0500.

Alzheimer’s support The Magruder Hospital’s month-ly Alzheimer’s Support Group will meet Monday, Dec. 14 at 9 a.m. in the Conference Center. The support group, which meets the second Monday of each month, is for fami-ly members, friends and caregivers of any-one dealing with dementia and memory loss. The group is helpful for sharing tips, education, encouragement and resources. For more info about this program visit www.magruderhospital.com.

A true giftThe American Red Cross encourages

eligible donors to end the year with real meaning by donating blood for hospital pa-tients in need. Holiday activities, severe weather and seasonal illnesses, like the fl u, can pull people away from their regular blood dona-tion schedules. This creates a greater need for blood donations this time of year, espe-cially around the winter holidays. To encourage donations, those who do-nate Dec. 23 through Jan. 3, 2016 will get a long-sleeved Red Cross T-shirt, while sup-plies last. Healthy donors with all blood types are needed, especially those with types AB, O, B negative and A negative. To make an appointment to donate blood, down-load the free Red Cross Blood Donor App from app stores, visit redcrossblood.org or call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767). Donors can now use the Blood Donor App to access their donor card and view vital signs from previous donations.

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Church will hold a “Blue Christmas” ser-vice Saturday, Dec. 19 at 6:30 p.m. Award-winning musician Kerry Patrick Clark will perform at the service of remem-brance and hope, which will be a peaceful program designed for those who struggle with fi nding the joy in the Christmas sea-son due to the loss of a loved one. All are invited and welcome. Elliston Zion Methodist is located at 18045 W. William, off Elliston-Trowbridge Rd.

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Give the United Way This holiday season; make a donation to United Way in Ottawa County on behalf of your friends, coworkers and family. With a suggested gift of $15 each, United Way will send the honoree a letter or holiday ornament card with an inscrip-tion noting the donation in his or her name. Donations are tax-deductible. For info, call 419-734-6645 or email [email protected].

The Biggest Loser? The Oak Harbor Area Chamber of Commerce is teaming up with NBC and “The Biggest Loser” to encourage partic-ipation in the Biggest Loser Community Challenge, which is launching across the country in February. The health and wellness challenge en-courages workplaces to participate in a fun competition while providing interactive health tools, team-building motivation and guidance from celebrity trainer, Dolvett Qunice. The cost to enter is $100 per team of four. More than 10,000 prizes will be awarded. Sign up or learn more at biggest-losercommunity.com.

ProMedica Home Health lauded ProMedica Home Health Care has been named a Top Agency of the 2015 HomeCare Elite, a recognition of the top-performing home health agencies in the United States. Now in its 10th year, the HomeCare Elite identifi es the top 25 percent of Medicare-certifi ed agencies and highlights the top 100 and top 500 agencies overall. Winners are ranked according to quality outcomes, patient experience and oth-er performance measures. In order to be considered, an agency must be Medicare-certifi ed and have data for at least one out-come in Home Health Compare. Of 9,718 agencies considered, 2,431 are elite. The award is sponsored by OCS HomeCare by National Research Corporation, the leading provider of home health metrics and analytics, and DecisionHealth, publisher of the indepen-dent newsletter, “Home Health Line.” Linda Chambers, administrative direc-tor of ProMedica Home Health Care, credits the ranking to the professional experience of the staff. Visit www.promedica.org for info.

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The East Toledo Senior Activities Center is offering a new class for seniors who like to march to the beat of a differ-ent drum in their quest to get fi t and have a little fun in the process. Beginning in January, the center, lo-cated at 1001 White St. in East Toledo, will offer Cardio Drumming classes – 45 minute sessions that combine traditional aerobic movement with drumming to the beat of music. On Dec. 8, the center held a preview class for those who signed up…and to drum up some interest from those who may be considering joining in. “We wanted people to see what it was going to be like,” said Senior Center Director Mary Wolff, who is instructing the class. Wolff, who takes a higher-impact level of cardio drumming at her gym, is in the process of becoming certifi ed to lead the classes at the center, which will be geared toward seniors. “Our class will be low-impact and will be suitable for participants on all ability levels,” she said. “At our preview class, we had one

Cardio drumming in ‘05participant in a wheelchair and another with bad knees and they were able to do the movements while sitting.” Classes will begin with a warm up. Then participants will get into the rhythm as the tap their drumsticks on an exercise ball or trash can. “We’ll do a different routine for each song, which can include drumming while standing, sitting, doing knee bends or going ‘around the world’ – moving in a circle around what you’re drumming on,” Wolff said. The constant movement (except for breaks between songs) provides a good workout, Wolff said. Classes wind up with cool-down movements. “I kind of warned the participants that their shoulders may be a little sore after the fi rst class or so,” Wolff said. “Some people said were a bit sore, but they agreed they enjoyed the workout.” Classes will meet Tuesdays at 10:45 a.m., except for the third Tuesday of the month. The cost is $1 per class, however those who stay for lunch (reservations re-quired) can take the class for free. Participation is open to all seniors in the community, whether or not they are members of the senior center. For more information, call 419-691-2254.

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Those who attend athletic events at Eastwood High School may have noticed an especially bubbly young lady cheering with all her might. What is not evident is the fact she is currently battling a disease that is forcing her to seek a double lung transplant. Lorin Grimes, of Pemberville, may look like a very healthy and vivacious girl, but the 14-year-old has been living with and fi ghting Cystic Fibrosis (CF) since her diagnoses at 15 months of age. CF is a progressive disease that affects mainly the lungs and digestive system. After years of damage from the effects of CF, Lorin’s only hope is a lifesaving lung transplant. “A year ago she was doing really bad,” he father, Jeremy, said. “We went to Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus and she was evaluated for a transplant. We went through several steps in order to get her on the transplant list.” Jeremy, an employee at American Steel Treating in Perrysburg, said he and his wife Jamie, were shocked when Lorin was ini-tially diagnosed. They knew no one in ei-ther family that had the disease. It was after Lorin’s diagnosis that the couple found out they both carried the gene for CF. Her sister, Keeley, a third-grade stu-dent at Pemberville Elementary School, does not have CF, Jeremy said. “It has been up and down,” Jeremy said. “Right now she is doing really well with the medication she is on. She is active in school and in cheerleading. The more active she is the better. She wants to try out for volleyball next year.” Jeremy said Lorin’s lung capacity is currently at 38 percent. She needs a double lung transplant to prolong her life. “She is listed as inactive on the trans-plant list because she is doing well right now,” he explained. “If she starts to have

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It has stood there for 320 years--an enduring symbol of Spain’s once mighty and far fl ung New World empire. It was an impregnable fortress meant to protect Spanish treasure ships, or galleons, bear-ing cargoes of gold, silver, tobacco, choco-late, hard woods--all the wealth of the New World--on their voyages north with the Gulf Stream along the coast of La Florida, and then across the Atlantic and home to Mother Spain. The Castillo de San Marcos in St. Augustine, Florida--the oldest masonry for-tifi cation in the continental United States--is a masterpiece of military engineering built in the shape of a star with four pro-jecting bastions and utilizing the soft but durable coquina limestone blocks which are composed of millions of seashells and were able to absorb the impact of 17th cen-tury cannon balls. It withstood three sieg-es at the hands of the British, one in 1702 lasting 50 days, and another in 1740 lasting 28. The British obviously wanted that fort badly, for this was a battle for empire in the New World with the Spanish, British, and French all heavy contenders. The Castillo was never taken by con-quest, but what the British could not take by battle, they did so by treaty. At the end of the French and Indian War in 1763, Spain ceded Florida and El Castillo to the British. But then . . . at the conclusion of the American Revolution 20 years later, the Brits gave Florida and El Castillo back to Spain who hung on to it until 1821 when a young and muscle fl exing United States was embarking on its journey of Manifest

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Destiny. Wandering through and around El Castillo as I did a few days ago takes you back to the days of the Spanish Main when Spain was one of the most powerful and wealthiest countries in the world. Since we don’t have any medieval castles here in the U.S., visiting the Castillo de San Marcos gives you a sense of that Middle Ages mindset when walled towns and for-tresses were a part of the European way of life. It really is a wonderful place to spend a day exploring in and around El Castillo

and through all the interior casemates, or arched chambers, where soldiers ate, slept, and tried to make the best of their lives in this distant outpost of Spain’s empire. A favorite pastime must have been graffi ti, for the walls are covered with centuries old sketches of ships and scribbled writings that are slowly fading with time, but still clearly visible. I crossed into La Florida last week-end, and it was a bit of a relief to escape the dangerous riding conditions of South Carolina. I have to give Florida credit--the

accommodations they make for cyclists are quite good with dedicated bicycle lanes and berms that provide enough space to peddle along without having to worry about tire tracks on your back. I have been following mostly A1A down the coast with some pretty hefty tail-winds pushing me along the last two days. Three days ago it was just the opposite. On these tail wind days, I like to listen to the hum of my tires on pavement--it’s kind of a steady and soothing sound, like white noise. Moving with the breeze, the sound of the air drops away, and you can hear things around you that you can’t when you’re bat-tling with the wind. Not far from Jacksonville and just across the Intra-coastal waterway is the Beaches Habitat For Humanity Affi liate, and that is where I spent the day volun-teering on Tuesday. It is quite a large proj-ect site with a number of townhouse style dwellings being built at the same time which will make a nice development when done. Part of the Habitat philosophy is not to build just a single house, but rath-er a community. I did a little framing in the morning, and my painting skills were called upon again in the afternoon. Warm Showers hosts Michael and Debbie provide a relaxing, safe haven for me in their great home in Ponte Vedra while I did my volun-teer stint with Habitat. Today’s ride with those friendly tail-winds took me further south to Daytona where I got in early and walked along the beach, enjoying the powerful surf stirred up by the north wind . . . white crested rollers rushing urgently to the shore, just so they can arrive in order to return seaward and do it all over again. I haven’t decided how far south in Florida I will go yet. Will I say goodbye to the Atlantic here in Daytona, and face west-ward toward the Pacifi c?

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Akron Hoban gave Central Catholic linebacker Zach Sandwisch a taste of what his life is going to be like on the football fi eld over the next four years.

Third-ranked Hoban, which de-feated the seventh-ranked Irish, 33-20, in the Division III state title game at Ohio Stadium on Dec. 3, repeatedly sent 290-pound guards and tackles at the 6-foot-2, 205-pound Sandwisch. The Woodville resident fi nished with six tackles (one solo), but the Knights (14-1) scored on four plays of 20-plus yards en route to a 28-14 halftime lead.

“They ran toward me a lot,” Sandwisch said. “The problem was they had big No. 55 on the team. I took out his outside shoulder and kept my outside shoulder clean to see if the ball carrier would pop put, and he wouldn’t. I made the ball pop inside, and our middle linebacker couldn’t get to him a lot of times. I was playing as hard as I could.”

Sandwisch played the state title game with a torn right labrum, which he in-jured in Central’s state semifi nal win over Trotwood-Madison. He is scheduled to have surgery on Dec. 28.

“You wear a brace and play through the pain,” said Sandwisch, who said he improved “on a lot of things” from his ju-

No state title, but accolades add up for Sandwisch

nior to senior year. Last season, Sandwisch and the Irish beat Athens, 56-52, in an of-fensive record-setting D-III state title game, for Central’s third state title. This year was Hoban’s fi rst.

“I still have more to improve on,” he said. “I improved on getting off blocks and fi nding the ball and going sideline to side-line. I still have to work on getting bigger.”

Sandwisch said he was “shocked” when he learned he had been named the

rushing leader, with 4,181 rushing yards and 66 rushing touchdowns; last week he was named fi rst-team All-Ohio in D-V. He is only the fourth Lake football player to ever make the fi rst team, joining Rick Patton (1983), Todd Robson (1980) and John Obrock (1972).

“Last year I got honorable mention and I didn’t really know All-Ohio was a big deal,” Short said. “I knew they had a fi rst team and I thought that was it. I didn’t know there was a second team, third team and honorable mention. I did some research and I knew that if you get fi rst team All-Ohio, it’s a pretty big deal. I put my work in in the offseason and got it. I trained harder than ever and ran track and got faster.”

Lake coach Mark Emans said “a lot of things” contributed to Short’s suc-cess in 2015. The Flyers lost at home to Doylestown Chippewa, 42-35, in the fi rst round of the playoffs.

“A lot of it starts with his work ethic,” Emans said. “A lot of kids don’t like to practice, they just like the games on Friday nights. Branden liked to practice. He came to practice every day like it was a game. With his vision, he sees things extremely well. He uses his leverage well and didn’t go down on fi rst contact.”

Short was one of four team captains this season and is being looked at by sever-al NCAA D-II and D-III schools. Short said he wants to play at the next level, but he doesn’t know where.

Emans and Short both gave credit to running backs coach Josh Andrews for help-ing Short become such an effective runner.

“Brandon worked hard and had a great attitude,” Emans said. “A lot of these kids who have that kind of ability, they think they know it all already. He took to coach-ing very well and got along well with Josh.”

Short said, “Coach (Andrews) made it pretty fun. He could defi nitely get you hyped up. He’s like a father to me and would do anything for me.”

In voting for Offensive POY, Whitmer quarterback Chase Bodeman, an Oregon resident, fi nished a distant second and Gibsonburg quarterback Ryan Clark was third, but Clark and Bodeman shared vot-ing for fi rst team All-Press signal caller. However, Short also received votes for Defensive POY from his linebacker posi-tion, where he is also fi rst team.

Emans narrowly won voting for All-Press Coach of the Year, clipping Gibsonburg coach Steve Reser by two votes. Waite coach Dan Chipka was third and Woodmore coach Brian Spicer and Oak Harbor coach Mike May also received votes.

Perhaps the most unusual winner in second team voting is Northwood senior running back Joey Woody, who fi nished the season with 647 yards on the ground, which trailed seven other backs from the area. However, it likely is his 12.2 yards per carry which grabbed votes.

Voters consisted of area football coach-es and media members representing The Press and other media who are from the community.

Associated Press All-Ohio D-III defensive player of the year last Tuesday. Last week, he was voted by area coaches and media the Alan Miller Jewelers All-Press Defensive Player of the Year.

Sandwisch led Central (12-3) with 117 tackles during the regular season, with 13 tackles for loss, three sacks, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery.

“I was driving home from practice when one of my family’s friends told me,”

Sandwisch said. “He said, ‘Congrats.’ I said, ‘about what?’ He said I was the defensive player of the year and I said, ‘no way.’ He said, ‘I’m serious.’ I’m honored to get that. I couldn’t get that without my teammates and coaches and winning games.”

On Feb. 3 Sandwisch will sign a letter of intent to play at West Virginia University next year. Mountaineers offensive line coach Ron Crook, who recruited Sandwisch, visit-ed Sandwisch’s home on Dec. 7. Sandwisch will have his offi cial visit to WVU on Dec. 11, and he reports to the team in early June.

Sandwisch said he will cherish his time at Central Catholic.

“The fans and your brothers on the football team, that’s your family,” he said. “You’re with your teammates all day long. You lift with them, run with them, sweat with them. On Friday nights when you’re digging deep, they’re digging deep too. One cool thing about being a part of Central, they pack the stands for every home game. It’s a cool experience and coach (Greg) Dempsey is a hell of a guy. I love him and I love Central.”

In the All-Press Defensive POY voting, Sandwisch had three more votes than Waite linebacker Anthony Ashford and four more than Eastwood defensive end Chris Orcutt. Lake linebacker Branden Short, who is All-Press Offensive POY for his play at running back, and Eastwood linebacker Mitchell Davidson also received votes for Defensive POY.

Central Catholic senior Zach Sandwisch (31) and team-mates celebrate a Division III regional champi-onship (Press photo by Scott Grau)


By J. Patrick EakenPress Sports [email protected]

For Natasha Howard (Waite/Florida State), playing in the WNBA fi nals in her second year of professional basketball is a dream realized. A 6-foot-3 forward, Howard was a key role player for the Indianapolis Fever, which fell in the fi fth and fi nal game to the Minnesota Lynx in front of a national ESPN television audience. Howard’s role to the team was vital, including shooting a perfect 7-for-7 from the fi eld at one point, and she contributed valuable points and rebounds when asked by Fever coach Stephanie White.

“It was awesome to play with the Fever and play with some amazing players and reaching the WNBA fi nals. It was one excit-ing ride and I can’t wait to do it again next year and have a ring on my fi nger as well,” Howard emailed to The Press from Korea, where she continues to play professionally in the WNBA offseason.

“I feel like when my name and number was called I was ready,” Howard added. “It didn’t matter how many minutes I played, I was just ready and when I came off the bench I brought energy, rebounding, de-fense and offense.”

Howard said she fed off the high en-ergy inside the two arenas that hosted the fi ve-game series.

“Playing in a crowd like Indy and Minnesota, it felt like I was back in college when FSU played against Miami,” Howard said. “Playing in front of different crowds is fun and playing on TV is fun as well be-cause your family, friends and coaches get to see you.” The 24-year-old Howard averaged 11.4 minutes, 4.2 points and 2.6 rebounds with the Fever this season. In Howard’s 2014 rookie season, she averaged seven points, 3.1 rebounds and played 16.9 minutes per game. Even her former coach at Florida State, Sue Samrau, could not get over watching Howard play on national television in the WNBA fi nals. Howard did get national television exposure while at FSU, but now she is in a league that has multiple play-ers who are even taller, including two on Indianpolis’ team who stand 6-4. Yet,

When her number was called, Howard responded

Indianapolis Fever 6-foot-3 forward Natasha Howard (Waite/Florida State) drives to the basket in a WNBA game. (Photo courtesy Indiana Fever)

Howard knew her role, and Samrau re-spects that. “The fact that she’s playing at the high-est level in the fi nals and playing so well, I think it’s pretty rare — that somebody can give you really great minutes without get-ting as many minutes as they would prob-

ably want. She’s always been so selfl ess,” Samrau said. “I’m so proud of her. She’s been a war-rior in so many situations, whether it’s tak-ing her high school to the state champion-ship game, taking us to the elite eight, just so many different things that she’s brought

to so many different programs. Then, you see her compete in the WNBA fi nals, it’s pretty special,” Samrau continued. The Fever were led by 36-year-old Tamika Catchings (Tennessee), a 6-1 for-ward who announced her retirement at the end of the 2015 season, closing a 13-year professional career. Howard’s high school coach at Waite, Manny May, believes Catchings’ retirement will likely mean more minutes for Howard next year, if she wants it bad enough. “She’s behind Tamika Catchings, an Olympian, an All-American, and WNBA all-star who has accolades in college and in the pros. Now, she’s (Howard) the person behind her and next year she will probably be the person stepping into her shoes if she does what she needs to do in the offsea-son,” May said.

Howard responded, “Playing with one of the greatest stars is a great opportunity be-cause you don’t know if you will have that opportunity again. I was happy and lucky at the same time to be playing with Tamika Catchings, who is one of the greatest play-ers ever in the WNBA. My role for next year is bringing energy, rebounding, defense and offense to my game like I mentioned before. I need to be ready at all times.”

May said he also was tuned into ESPN watching Howard contribute to the Fever in the WNBA fi nals. “It is amazing to see a hometown prod-uct that you had a part of her life, that you could breathe the game of basketball into, give her some key things to help her grow and have a successful career in college and into the pros,” May said, adding he stays in touch but was unable to travel to Indianapolis for a game this year. “My coaching staff has seen her play this year and enjoyed it, and she does time with her family, who have been a very good support team for her,” May continued. “What she and I do is text, ‘How are you doing?’ ‘Doing well, you know — I love you,’ and I’ll text, ‘Keep doing what you are doing. Keep working hard,’ “She has her life to do some things, and I’m working with some other kids now, but we understand each other. That’s like all my other kids who played on these teams. If they ever need anything, we’re always there for them, and if I ever need anything, it’s vice versa. That’s how we work it.”

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The WNBA players often cross paths with NBA players, and Howard has made friendships with players and front offi ce staff of the Indiana Pacers, which are part of the same organization as the Fever.

However, the WNBA players do get travel pay, expenses, room and board, and get to see the world.

“She’s enjoying life, she’s enjoying what she’s doing, taking care of business, working out and enjoying everything,” said Manny May, her former coach at Waite. “With the WNBA salary, it isn’t very much — it’s like a teacher’s salary — in that range, about $30-40,000, but that’s why they play overseas. That’s where they make their liv-ing at. Some even coach college basketball during the offseason, but most of them go overseas and that’s the bottom line.” Plus, her travel has not been limited to the United States. She is currently playing professionally in Korea during the WNBA offseason. Since graduating from FSU, she

She’s not making millions, but she’s traveling the worldhas been playing professionally overseas during the WNBA offseason. Last year, she was in Israel.

“My experience has been awesome. Traveling the world and doing something that I love is a blessing,” Howard said in emails to The Press. “It feels good to know other peoples’ cultures and what things they do and how they do it.” Even before playing as a pro, she trav-eled the country as an NCAA Division I college player at Florida State. At FSU, the Toledo native established a school-record 41 career double-doubles as well as a sin-gle-season school record of 15 as a senior. She also became FSU’s all-time leader in rebounds with 1,047 boards and is second all-time with 1,811 career points. Florida State coach Sue Samrau and one of her assistants, Ohio native Brooke Wycoff, says seeing Howard continue to play at the next level is rewarding for her program and staff, and for Howard. “She is one of the most fun kids I’ve ever coached and I’m excited to see the role that she continues to step into as she gets older and more experienced in the league,” Samrau said. “I miss her every day. She was a player who gave you everything she had every day. She was a consummate

teammate, somebody who would do all the little things and somebody who is in her own right a superstar, but she never acted like it. She’s thrilled and she loves it over there. She’s not diffi cult to please. She is one of those players who appreciate every-thing she gets and makes the best of every situation.” Wycoff added, “We were so proud of her, and that’s such a neat experience for her to be on a team that goes that far, and then to be able to get in and make an impact. We know it’s tough to do and she seized the moment and really made the most of it, so we were really proud of her for doing that.” The Atlantic Coast Conference led all leagues with 32 players on WNBA opening day rosters this season. At least one player from an ACC school was represented on each of the 12 WNBA teams. Her senior year at Waite, Howard led her team to a Division I state runner-up fi n-ish — something she wouldn’t take back for anything, except for a state title, maybe.

“My experience at Waite and FSU was amazing. I wouldn’t change anything,” Howard said. “Both schools contributed everything to help me get where I needed to go on the next level in my life. Where I am at now is because of them.”

Natasha Howard heads up court with Coach Manny May in the background during Waite’s 2010 state championship loss. (Press fi le photo by Scott Grau)


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Lourdes University saw its inaugu-ral season of women’s soccer fi nish 8-9-1 overall. Local players included four Owens Community College transfers — redshirt junior forward Jessica Grindle (Northwood) and three former Clay players — junior for-wards Abby Groll and Kendall Christian and junior defenseman Megan Soncrant. “The goals this group accomplished and the challenges they overcame this sea-son is nothing short of superb,” Lourdes coach Jackie Donovan said. “We are very proud of this team and they will forever leave a lasting legacy.” Grindle played in 16 games with 15 starts, scoring two goals and one assist on 32 shots, including 16 shots on goal. She had the game-winning goal in a 2-1 victory over Concordia. Grindle did not play collegiately in 2014, but in 2013 she started all 21 match-es at Owens, scoring 23 goals and adding fi ve assists for 51 points. She was named a NJCAA second team All-American and fi rst team All-Region 12 selection, was se-lected to the NSCAA All-Central Region Team, was named the NJCAA Region 12 tournament Most Valuable Player, and was a member of the NJCAA Division I All-Tournament Team. That year at Owens, Grindle scored three goals and had seven points in one match against Mercyhurst Northeast. She tallied 62 shot attempts, registered fi ve match-winning goals, and was named Owens Female Athlete of the Year. Christian started in 17 games this sea-son for Lourdes, tallying three goals and one assist on 22 shots, including 10 on goal. She had the game-winner in a 2-0 vic-tory over Cleary. In 2014 at Owens, Christian played in 21 matches, making 19 starts, scored eight goals and added two assists for 18 points. She registered two match-winning goals and attempted 29 shots, 22 of which were on goal. She scored twice in a win over Delta. Groll started in 13 games for Lourdes this year and had four shots on goal. She

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tional championship, but she suffered an injury during the preseason which forced her to miss the entire year on the fi eld. However, Spring Arbor sports infor-mation personnel told The Press she still played a role. “She is still a part of the team and end-ed up just redshirting this year so she will still be a part of the team next year,” Sports Information Director Christopher Bauman emailed. “Even though she didn’t see the fi eld this year, she is one of the most sup-portive teammates I’ve ever seen. (She is) constantly encouraging everyone, great at-titude from her all year long.” Using two fi rst half goals, Spring Arbor capped off an incredible season when it knocked off the No. 1 ranked defending champs, Lindsey Wilson College (Ky.),

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Austin Adams broke several scoring records at Cardinal Stritch over the past few years, but he’s getting adjusted to col-lege basketball at Urbana University, an NCAA Division II school.

“I’m not the biggest kid on the court anymore,” Adams said. “It’s not high school. I can’t use my athleticism to out jump people or get to the rim easier.”

At Urbana, the Blue Knights are cur-rently 1-7 overall, but have been close in several games. Aside from a loss to No. 3 West Liberty State and No. 7 IUP, they’ve experienced a pair of two-point losses, in-cluding one in overtime, and they had a seven-point loss in the team’s most recent game Dec. 5 against West Virginia State.

“The team is getting closer,” Adams said. “There’s been some down times, but we’re a family and we stick together. We need to get better on defense. Any of us can score points on offense, but defense is what will win championships, and coach has been stressing that.”

Individually, Adams has started all

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Austin Adams. (Photo courtesy Derrick Blyberg/Urbana Sports Information)

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“Austin’s a high-energy guy,” said Urbana head coach Rob Summers. “He was one of our top recruits and someone we focused on signing. He has bought into our system, and not a lot of kids have the chance to play as much as he has as a fresh-man. He wants to excel.”

More recently, Adams has reached double fi gures in three of the past four games after only doing so once in the fi rst four games. He had a season-high 15 points versus Pitt-Johnstown on Nov. 15.

Furthermore, Adams is second on the team in total rebounds and offensive rebounds per game. Summers calls his 6-6 freshman a “big time rebounder” and expects him to get better as the team ap-proaches the second half of the season.

“He’s going to continue to work on his shot,” Summers added. “He has the skill set and tools to be great at this level. He just has to play with confi dence. He’s a big part of our offense and what we’re trying to do here.”

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Despite having a top-fl ight offense led by Alan Miller Jewelers All-Press fi rst team quarterback Ryan Clark, what was just as im-portant to Gibsonburg football’s Toledo Area Athletic Conference championship and a 10-1 season was the Golden Bears’ defense.

The Golden Bears outscored oppo-nents 452-183, shut out two opponents and defeated two playoff teams (Tiffi n Calvert and Hilltop) during the regular season be-fore falling to eventual regional fi nalist Van Buren, thanks in part to four turnovers, 45-16, in a Division VI regional quarterfi nal.

Gibsonburg’s defensive backs com-bined for 19 interceptions to opponents’ eight, the Bears outrushed opponents by an average of 5.6 yards per carry to 3.3, completed 59.1 percent of passes for 2,436 yards to opponents 44.2 percent (1,276 yards), and per play, the Bears averaged 7.5 yards to opponents’ 4.1.

The defensive line was comprised of 5-foot-10, 190 pound junior Madison Jaso and 5-11, 175 sophomore Tyler Lilley at the ends with 5-11, 245 junior Trent Hovis and 6-2, 230 junior Ian Taylor in the middle. Hovis is a fi rst team All-Press defensive lineman, Taylor and Jaso are honorable mention All-Press and if you noticed, no one from Gibsonburg’s interior defensive line graduates, either.

Five-foot-10, 200 pound senior Josh Dyer, 5-10, 165 senior Griffi n Geary and 5-10, 185 junior Alex Richards were the linebackers while 5-9, 145 senior Marcus Tille and 5-8, 155 senior Mateo Flores served as the cornerbacks and 5-8, 160 junior Isaak Arriaga and 5-10, 180 senior

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Zack Kaetzel were the safeties. The defensive backfi eld and lineback-

ers were a veteran group who knew how to fi nd their way to the ball as Flores fi nished with eight interceptions, Tille had four, Geary, Kaetzel and Dyer had two apiece, and Arriaga had one. Flores and Kaetzel had one pick-six each, and Flores fi nished with 180 yards on interceptions, averaging 22.5 yards per return. Flores is a second team All-Press selection and Arriaga and Tille are HM.

Dyer, a second team All-Press line-backer, led the team with 95½ total tackles, including 47 solos, 43 assists, fi ve tackles for a loss, half a sack, plus he caused a fumble, had a pass break-up and one pass hurry. Arriaga was not far behind with 94

total tackles, including 59 solos, 35 assists, and he caused two fumbles and had three pass break-ups.

Flores led the team with 11 pass break-ups, Hovis had a team-leading seven pass hurries, Lilley was the only one to recover two fumbles. Jaso had a team-leading six sacks and Hovis led the Bears with nine tackles for a loss.

Coach Steve Reser points out that, while the team avoided the injury bug for the most part, 5-8, 190 junior linebacker Brian Milton would have played a key role on the team this season had he been healthy, and Reser expects big things out of Milton next year.

Reser said the key to the success of his defense was its ability to play together as

a unit with each player understanding his individual assignment.

“Our defense was very unselfi sh. They did what they had to do,” Reser said. If you don’t have a good defense, you don’t have the ball enough to score enough points, so they work hand in hand. If you don’t have the ball, then you have nothing. When our defense does their job, they get turnovers, three-and-outs, and that’s important.

“We’ve got Josh Dyer, a four-year starter, Trent Hovis and Ian Taylor in the middle, and Mateo and Marcus got second-team honors in TAAC. I think it’s easier to think about offense because you have the objective stats. There aren’t as many things that are recorded on defense. Our defense kept us in games and we’re proud of that. Our defensive coaches do a great job help-ing them understand their keys.”

Most importantly, Reser said this year’s Bears understood the foundation is built with the lines on both sides of the ball. Hovis is also a second team All-Press offensive lineman and will anchor the line next year.

“Up front, we tell those guys all the time, you’re going to work hard, you’re go-ing to do things that nobody wants to do. Our team understands, on both sides of the ball, our team goes where our line goes,” Reser said.

“If our offensive or defensive line doesn’t show up, it’s going to be tough. The last three to four years, the guys have understood what it means to have a good offensive line. Defensively, if they just pin their ears back, if they’re not taking care of their lane, not looking for screens, they can get into trouble because there are so many details. We go where our lines go, and that’s the bottom line for us.”

scrimmage Bowling Green State University on Nov. 29. For Adams, who had four points and two rebounds in the game, it gave him a reminder of where his high school career came to an end last year in the Division IV regional semifi nals, but he enjoyed the chance to play against NCAA D-I players.

“It was a good experience. My high school program and coaches came out to support,” Adams said. “It was cool to go up against Division I players and see where they’re at and where I want to be. Obviously, I want to improve in all aspects of my game.”

Summers said Adams provides the team’s two-guard offense athleticism on the wing. The team likes that he’s a high fl yer and it helps that the guards can throw alley oops to him.

Outside of basketball and athletics, Adams is enjoying his time on campus, where he said the classes are small and the professors go out of their way to help you succeed.

“It’s gone pretty well,” Adams said. “I’m meeting a lot of new people. It’s a small cam-pus and everyone knows everybody. You see the same faces three and four times a day. Overall, it’s been a pretty good experience, and I’m excited for the next three years.”

Gibsonburg junior de-fensive lineman Madison Jaso takes down Northwood senior quarter-back Mike Vallejo. (Photo by Jeff Holcomb)


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Genoa wrestling will seek its fourth straight Northern Buckeye Conference championship after winning team titles in 2013, 2014, and 2015. Genoa senior Damian D’Emilio is the Comets lone return-ing league champion. Genoa was picked to fi nish second by the NBC coaches in their pre-season poll. Elmwood is the preseason favorite with fi ve fi rst place votes and 61 points, followed by Genoa (54), Eastwood (46), Rossford (45), Otsego (28), Fostoria (25), Lake (21) and Woodmore (8). Genoa garnered two fi rst place votes and Eastwood had one. The NBC dual season started Dec. 8 and continues through Dec. 15, Jan. 5 and Jan 12. The NBC championships will be held at Genoa High School on Feb. 7.

Genoa wrestlers cruised past Woodmore and Lake Tuesday night as they went a combined 24-4 individually in the NBC opener. The Comets fi rst disposed

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BoxBox At 138, Ge-noa wrestler Andrew Muir takes down Woodmore’s Hunter Kelly, who Muir pinned in 1:16 in the Northern Buckeye Conference opening tri-match. (Press photo by Har-old Hamilton/HEHphotos.smugmug.com)

of a short-handed Woodmore team, 78-6, by pinning all but one of fi ve Wildcats. Genoa winners were Oscar Sanchez (106), Dylan D’Emilio (113), Julian Sanchez (12), Damien D’Emilio (126), Andrew Muir (138), James Limongi (145), Adam Bates (152), Seth Moore (160), Xavier Beach (170), Matt Herrick (195), Christian Aranda (220), and Noah Koch (285). The lone Woodmore win-ner was Conor Emch (132).

Next, the maroon and grey defeated Lake, 66-15. Muir, Dylan D’Emilio and Sanchez led the way by earning two falls apiece during the tri-match. Also pinning

for the Comets were Damian D’Emilio, Limongi, Bates, and Herrick. Lake winners were Brandon Taylor (182), Nathan Banky (220) and Joey Moore (285).

Genoa starts off with 2-0 record on the year and will compete as a team next on the road against NBC preseason favorite Elmwood and Eastwood at Elmwood High School. Wrestling begins at 5:30 on Dec. 15.

Muskegon calls up Rowan Eastwood High School junior Hayden Rowan was called up by the Muskegon

Lumberjacks and played in his fi rst United States Hockey League games in a 6-5 over-time loss to the Youngstown Phantoms on Dec. 2 and against the USA National Development Team U-17 on Dec. 5. On the fourth line against Youngstown in even strength play, the 16-year-old Rowan had one shot on goal, 16 shifts, and zero penalties. For Saturday’s game against Team USA, Rowan moved to the third line and scored his fi rst USHL goal. He had three shots on goal at minus one strength and, played in 20 shifts and again had zero pen-alties. Muskegon won 9-5. After the Saturday game, Rowan was asked by the Muskegon front offi ce to join the Lumberjacks again for a road trip to South Dakota for two-game series versus the Sioux Falls Stampede. The Lumberjacks drafted him in May during the sixth round, 90th overall, and Rowan made the Lumberjacks’ 18-man af-fi liate list in September. He was the fi rst affi liate to be called up. The USHL is considered one of the nation’s top junior leagues. The USHL is the only Tier 1 designate by USAH in the United States. Players come from all over the globe to participate. In the last NHL draft, 37 USHL players were drafted into the NHL. There are 425 players in the USHL and 99 percent are offered an NCAA Division I scholarship.

Sports announcements Genoa High School is seeking candi-dates for its head girls’ volleyball coaching position. Candidates should send resume and cover letter with references to Athletic Director Mike Thomas at [email protected]. Deadline is Dec. 22.

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Catawba Township11-16-15 Larry E and Gary R Montgomery to Tracy L Jancin, 5176 East Dane Avenue, $70,550.11-19-15 Stephen Roy Malik and Barbara Lynn Malik Keys to Lisa Anne Benjamin, 3632 East Walnut Grove, $68,000.11-20-15 Harbor’s Edge Development II to Kim Mulholland, 4705 East Tradewinds Drive, $412,500.11-20-15 Michael J and Tomi L Johnson to James A and Jenny L Smurdon, 5078 East Water Street, $440,000.Clay Township11-16-15 Delphine M Howe to Daniel Wand Tracy Weise, 0 West State Route 163, $4,920.Genoa Corp.11-12-15 US Bank to Chelsea L Gregory and Charles W Brossia, 302 West Sixth Street, $70,000.Danbury Township11-20-15 LaFarge North America to The Board of Education Danbury Local Schools, 0 State Route 163, 25.462 acres new split, $364,000.

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EllistonBlue 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. Harris-Elmore Public Library Board of Trustees Monthly Meeting Dec. 15, 7 p.m. at the Elmore Library.The Harris-Elmore Public Library will col-lect 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 af-ter lunch. Reservations: 419-862-3874.Elmore Conservation Club Trap Shooting every 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 project of ServeOhio and Americorps, and is administered by the State Library of Ohio.

GenoaMoms Are “BE YOU-tiful” In Christ Meeting, Dec.16, 9:30.-11:30 a.m., Our Lady of Lourdes Hall. Guest speakers on natural family planning, Dr. Jim & Linda Kettinger from the Couple to Couple League will discuss natural, safe and ef-fective ways to track fertility. All moms (not just preschool moms) invited. Free childcare available. Call Patti Greenhill at 419-862-0128 to pre-regis-ter.The 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 Thursdays at 11 a.m.; Holiday Book Bingo (pre-K-5th grade) through Dec. 30; 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 pro-vided; 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 social programs, health assessments and more. Transportation and home-delivered meals available. 419-637-7947.

Lake Twp.Mobile Food Pantry sponsored by the fi re depart-ment auxiliary every 3rd Mon. of the month, 5-7 p.m., Fire Station 1, 4505 Walbridge Rd.

LuckeyLuckey 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 build-ing, corner of Krotzer & Main Street. Open to fami-lies 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 registration required for any of the programs. Home delivery of library materials to home-bound Luckey residents is avail-able by calling the library during regular hours at 419-833-6040.

MillburyPraise & Pizza, Dec. 13 following 10:30 a.m. wor-ship, Lakewood Church of the Brethren, 27009 Lemoyne Rd. Pizza lunch at 11:45 a.m.; “Sounds of the Season” concert by Prototype competitive a cappella quartet from Northwest Ohio at 12:45 p.m. For info, call 419 837-5359 or 419 833-6977. Pancake Breakfast, Dec. 19, 8-11 a.m., Paragon Masonic Lodge #788, 24845 SR 51. Cost is by do-nation, with funds going toward Christmas baskets for families in need.

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.

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. Eastwood Eighth-Grade and High School Band Concert, scheduled for Dec. 9 postponed due to fog, was rescheduled to Dec. 14 at 7:30 p.m. in the high school auditorium.


State Rep. Steve Arndt (R-Port Clinton) hosted guests from the Allen-Clay Joint Fire District in the Ohio House of Representatives on Dec. 3. Escorted by Fire Chief Denny Hartman, four fi refi ghters were recognized during the House session for their fi re department service including Lowell Hartman, with 59 years of service; Ronald Cashen, with 58 years of service; Jeff Cleary with 49 years of service, and Michael Best, with 45 years of service. “It was great to recognize these men for their devoted service to their community,” Arndt said. “These individuals serve as an inspiration to everyone to get involved and give back to our neighbors, friends and families in the community.” Following the House session, the fi refi ghters met with Arndt to share their experiences.

Santa comes to Oak Harbor Santa Claus arrived in Oak Harbor Saturday Dec. 5 on a Portage Fire District

Four fi refi ghters recognized

Ron Cashen, Michael Best, Rep. Steve Arndt, Lowell Hartman and Jeff Cleary met following the House session. (Submitted photo)

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truck to kick off the holiday season. Afterward, at the Olde Fashioned Christmas Celebration, local children visited with Santa, enjoyed cookies and hot cocoa and shopped downtown for gifts for their loved ones. “The Oak Harbor Area Chamber of Commerce would like to extend a huge thank you to everyone who helped make the Christmas celebration a success this year,” said Valerie Winterfi eld, chamber executive director. Santa will be on hand to visit with children at the Log Cabin in the village Dec. 11 and 18 from 6-8 p.m.

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Cleaning Positionwith part-time afternoon/eveninghours available in busy healthcarefacilities located in Stony Ridge andin Fremont. Approximately 10-15hours per week. Experience is pre-ferred. Some travel may be neces-sary. EOE. All references will becontacted and criminal backgroundchecks completed on all successfulapplicants. Send applications to:

Community Health ServicesDirector of Human Resources

410 Birchard Ave.Fremont, Ohio 43420

or Email to: [email protected]

Corporation providing communitybased residences for adults with

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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.

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Gails Stop & Pop, (Sunoco Station)Woodville, Ohio. Hiring Cashier.Apply in person. 419-849-3241

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The Laundry30600 Drouillard Rd.Walbridge, OH 43465

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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

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

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Cargo Van $12995.002013 GMC Sierra 2500HD

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2010 International 4300

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OF THE 1909 COMMITTEE

TO ALL CREDITORS AND CLAIMANTS

OF THE 1909 COMMITTEE:

Notice is hereby given that on November 3,

2015, The 1909 Committee, an Ohio non-profit

corporation, formerly having its principal business

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•5 Different Varieties • Indoor Display • Delivery Available

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

Michigan CHRISTmas TreesPUBLIC AUCTION

Sat., Dec. 19, 2015 - 10:07 amSand. Co. Fairgrounds, Fremont, OH

LOCATION: Sandusky Co. Fairgrounds, 901 Rawson Ave., Fremont.Take the by-pass around Fremont to the SR 53 North exit, at stoplightturn south towards town to fairgrounds.

Watch the web for complete listing and photos

Primitives - Antiques - Furniture - Wood Working Tools &Hand Tools - Office Supplies - Household - Much Misc

Local Computer Store Sell Out of Any Remaining Inventory, Glass Showcases, Roll Around Wire Display

Chrome Shelving, Slot Line Board Displays & Much More

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ABSOLUTE REAL EST & CONTENTS AUCTIONWed., Dec. 16, 2015 - 4:07 pm

102 N. Bell St, Bradner, OH.1618 Acres currently used as a church

but can be used for many other purposes.Wood Co Parcel @L47-412-120108017000

INSPECTION: Thurs, Dec 10 & Sun,Dec 13 @ 3-5pm

Watch the web for complete listingand photos

Owner: Bradner Restored Church of Jesus Christ, Inc

www.bakerbonnigson.com

WM BAKER & KEN BONNIGSON, CAIB A Selkofers uction ervice

Auctioneer: Ken Belkofer 419-836-9612

Not responsible for accidents or theft.

Contents Auction

Wed. December 16, 2015 (1 PM)

28610 Earl Street, Millbury, Ohio 43447

Furniture:

Household:

Collectibles:

Misc:

Garage:

Small hutch, 2- sofas & chair sets, end tables, wing

back chair, foot stool, 2 drawer wood filing cabinet, 2 queen size

bedroom sets, child's desk, nite stand, chest of drawers, wood

rocker, misc. wood kitchen chairs, wood stands.

Floor and table lamps, wood t.v. trays, micro wave,

wood trash can, small appl., Sunbeam stand mixer, pots & pans,

baking pans, dishes, utensils, Wagner's iron skillet, electric

roaster, glassware, stemware, clocks, sm. Bissell vac, Nano

upright, clothes rack, Dell Inspiron model PP08L laptop, Sony

turntable, VCR, linens, pictures, knick knacks, candy dishes &

more.

Oil lamps, hand painted plates, hankies, doilies, 2

American Indian dolls, costume jewelry & boxes. Cups &

saucers, sugar & creamer.

Lawn furniture round table w/3 chairs, 2 swivel rockers &

2 seat sofa. Golf clubs, stadium seats, Steelers beach towel,

Gazelle Edge, sm. Red Sears red wagon-XL300.

Small hand tools, 2 wheel hand cart, Garden Buddy

garden cart, electric heaters, fans, B & D trimmers, hedge

trimmer & tiller, small drill press, step ladders, shovels, rakes,

clamps, hacksaws, staple gun, sprayers, spreader, wheel barrel,

floor jack & more.

Owner: Laura Asman

TERMS: cash/check ID for bid number.

All items sold as is where is. No warranty.

Go to Auctionzip.com # 4464 or www.belkofersauctionservice.com

for complete list & pictures.

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Operated By Mark Wells

419-836-FIXX (3499)

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Family Owned & Operated Since 1942

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Automotive

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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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Stone and Dirt Hauling

Demolition

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We accept all Major Credit Cards

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419-470-7699

- FREE ESTIMATES -Senior Discounts

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Siding/Windows

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Sump Pumps

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EXTERIOR

DECORATORS

Vinyl & Aluminum SidingWindows, Shutters,

Custom Design Decks

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48 Years Experience

Remodeling

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Since 1964

BLUE-LINEREMODELING &ROOFING LLC

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

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21270 SR 579Williston

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Oregon, Oh 43616

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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

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