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By Kelly J. KaczalaPress News [email protected]

Northwood offi cials are continuing to discuss the possibility of being part of a re-gional dispatch center with other commu-nities in Wood County, but nothing yet has been decided. Lake Township Police Chief Mark Hummer recently gave a presentation on the topic to Northwood City Council. Hummer, who is leading the effort, has made similar presentations to Lake Township, Walbridge and Rossford, which would also be part of the center. Currently, Lake Township dispatch-es for Rossford, Walbridge and Millbury. Northwood has its own dispatch service for fi re and police. Hummer, Northwood Administrator Bob Anderson and other Wood County of-fi cials have been meeting since 2009 to dis-cuss the matter. A regional dispatch study funded by an $87,840 state grant looked into estab-lishing a regional dispatch center and the formation of a council of governments to manage it, said Hummer. “A consolidation of emergency dis-patching services for Lake Township, the villages of Millbury and Walbridge, and the

cities of Rossford and Northwood would be a better format to meet changes for the 9-1-1 system being planned by the state,” said Hummer. The country is preparing for the transi-tion to a “Next Generation 9-1-1” or NG9-1-1, a technological upgrade to the current 9-1-1 system. NG9-1-1 is expected to im-prove public emergency communications services by updating the 9-1-1 service in-frastructure, which will allow the public to transmit text, images, video and data to a 9-1-1dispatch center, also known as a Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP). Costly system

Last February, the Federal Communi-cations Commission, according to Hummer,

gave a report to Congress that noted plans for the Next Generation system of 9-1-1, which he said would be expensive. “But they’re not going to give us any more money,” he said. “I think we’ve heard that story before.” The upgrade will require the installa-tion of a costly fi ber optic system, which would allow dispatch centers to receive text messages and video. “It’s going to be very expensive, not only to put in, but to maintain. They have a plan on how we can do that. They want to lower the number of PSAPS in each county. Wood County currently has eight PSAPS. By 2018, they are only going to fund three. You will be able to fund your own, if you wish to, but if the county is not in compli-ance, they are going to cut 50 percent of our funding,” he said. A regional dispatch system would provide a seamless fl ow of information be-tween the jurisdictions and responders, he said. “It would give us consistent service levels and standard operating procedures. And it would improve our staffi ng effi cien-cies,” he said. Costs to each community, he said, would be reduced over time.

Police Sergeant ‘counseled’ after post on facebookBy Cynthia L. JacobySpecial to The [email protected]

A sergeant in the Village of Genoa Police Department who mocked a neighbor-ing police chief in Facebook by posting car-toons has been disciplined for his actions. Sgt. Todd Mocniak took down the Facebook posts referencing Clay Township Police Chief Terry Mitchell and had “cor-rective counseling” in a one-on-one session with Chief Bob Bratton in early December, the chief said. Clay Township borders part of Genoa and the departments regularly as-sist one another with mutual aid calls. “He got a sit down meeting with me,” Bratton continued. “I thought it was in bad taste that he did that.” Mocniak, a more than 10-year veteran of the department, is an avid Internet user and regularly posts items on his personal Facebook and Twitter accounts, the chief said. However, the items in question were brought to Bratton’s attention in November by staff from another law enforcement agency. “We thought it was not in the best judgment and it was about a chief of an area police department.” Bratton outlined the problem in a letter written Nov. 18 to Mayor Mark Williams. He noted the cartoons were standard ones that came from a pull-down menu and that users then inserted their own words to fi n-ish the cartoon. Mocniak told Bratton he considered the cartoons a joke. But there’s a history between the two departments and its offi cers and the car-toons only served to open old wounds, Bratton said. In one of the two cartoons, two chil-dren are seen running from a house with a broken window. One of the children is carrying a baseball bat. The caption states: “Jamie and Todd won’t be playing ball near the old Mitchell place again.” The second child supposedly refers to a former Clay Township police offi cer. “He didn’t think anything of it. He thought it was a joke. But as a command offi cer he should know better … and there’s an underlying history there with the de-partments to consider,” Bratton said. Bratton said he spoke to Mitchell on behalf on his department regarding the is-sue.

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“We would be better prepared for fu-ture technology needs because we’ll be able to spread the costs. We’re not going to come in here and tell you we’re going to save a bunch of money right off the bat. But the goal is to save a lot of money over the long term and minimize our initial capital costs,” he said. The formation of the council of govern-ments would give equitable representation to communities that are involved. “Equitable representation gives every-one oversight. It’s a council of governments, which you have a voice on,” he said. Local control “We can add additional users without them being a member of the council of gov-ernment. I have been approached by other agencies that have shown an interest. If we get this up and running, they could be subscribers paying into our service. It also allows future opportunities to share func-tions. The more of us who come together, I think the chances of us losing our PSAP in 2018 are less. You are a force to be reck-oned with. I think the more we can get on board with this, the more we’ll be able to maintain our local control and our local destiny,” he said. Location of the regional dispatch cen-ter would be decided by the council of gov-ernments. “The study has indicated we need about 2,230 square feet for a regional dis-patch center covering this geographic area and it needs to be expandable. The Lake

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would work,” he said. Northwood Administrator Bob Anderson said the city remains noncom-mittal at this time. “It’s probably a good idea on its face,” he said. “But as you all know, the devil’s in the details, getting everything together. It’s probably a good idea to keep on talking – the trustees and the affected city coun-cils. The concept of sharing services makes sense to me. As Mark touched on, this is kind of an update to see where we go. There are some things that need to be discussed.

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Job fair set A free community-wide job fair will be held Friday, Jan. 10 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at Stautzenberger College, located at 1796 Indian Wood Circle, Maumee. More than 50 employers and re-cruiters will be on hand at the event, which is open to all job seekers.

By Kelly J. KaczalaPress News [email protected]

Oregon Mayor Mike Seferian and Councilman Terry Reeves, chairman of Oregon’s Recreation and Parks Committee, last summer told the president of the James “Wes” Hancock Senior Center that accurate information on a proposed 0.5-mill senior services levy should be provided to voters to increase chances of getting it passed. Seferian and Reeves told Bob Marquette, president of the center, that vot-ers don’t like to be “duped.” The committee met on July 22 and recommended to council, which met that evening, to place the levy on the Nov. 5 ballot. The levy was passed. But some felt betrayed after it was learned Marquette may have provided inaccurate information about the need for the levy in an effort to get it passed. Marquette, as chair of the Oregon Citizens Supporting Senior Services pro-levy group, had appeared before council and the school board after the committee meeting to promote the levy. He had claimed the Area Offi ce on Aging of Northwestern Ohio, Inc. (AOoA) and the city cut funding to the center last year when in fact they had not. Funding from the AOoA and the city remained the same in 2013 as in 2012. The center had received less from the AOoA in 2012 compared to 2011 partly because the center had underperformed in providing contracted services to seniors. Voters had also been unaware that Marquette and Bob Benton, director of the senior board, earlier last year rejected the possibility of getting $250,000 from the AOoA to expand operations at the cen-ter. The AOoA, which collects revenue from a Lucas County Senior Services levy, made the offer because the city plans to spend $750,000 to expand the senior cen-ter building on Bay Shore Road this year. Instead, Marquette and Benton opted for a local senior levy, which would bring in over $200,000 in annual revenue, on the November ballot, according to city and county offi cials. Accuracy Marquette said at the committee meet-ing that the levy was needed “to maintain the fi nancial stability for the services ren-dered for the senior community.” But Seferian said voters would fi rst want to know how the center planned to use the revenue before they supported a levy. “We’re very cautions when we want to add taxes to the base for anyone in the city,” said Seferian, who was opposed to the levy. “We were recently blessed with some tax revenues. We could make real handsome contributions to the senior center in terms of operations.” Seferian said it would be a battle to get the levy passed and that voters should receive accurate information to help them

Committee had concerns about senior levydecide whether or not to back it. “No one wants to be duped,” said Seferian. “No one even wants to think that their tax dollars are going to be spent frivo-lously. The key thing on the part of what-ever committee puts this together is having accurate information, and a lot of it.” “Absolutely,” said Marquette, who went on to say that the AOoA had cut the center’s funding by $16,000, which was inaccurate. The center had received less money in 2012 and 2013 than in 2011, but mostly because it had not used all the fund-ing allocated by the agency. The city has also contributed $47,715 to the center since 2011. Fundraisers Marquette told the committee that the center has had to rely on fundraisers to help pay for employees’ salaries. “The funding we receive from the AOoA and the city does not cover the costs of operating, let alone the costs of person-nel and wages. We must have fundraisers to meet those ends,” said Marquette. Senior center director Paula Benton, he added, couldn’t make payroll without the fund-raisers. “It happens constantly throughout the

year. And when we got hit with the loss of those funds, where do you make up $16,000? You just don’t. We have to have these fundraisers,” he said. Justin Moor, vice president of planning and program development at the AOoA, told The Press last week that the agency has a purchase of service contract with the senior center based on services it expects to provide to seniors. The AOoA reimburses the center for those services. “We do not provide lump sum grants to cover salaries,” he said. The senior cen-ter submits a budget, which includes a breakdown of how much funding will go towards salaries associated with providing the services to seniors, he added. Usually, the director of the center submits the bud-get to the AOoA. Moor said he does not know why Marquette said the center does not have enough funding from the AOoA and the city to cover operating expenses and pay-roll. “I think that would be a question best answered by the senior center because they’re the ones who put together the bud-get they submit to us,” he said. Marquette and Benton did not return messages from The Press for comment.

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The 12 years Ron Sims was a member of the Lake Township Board of Trustees marked one of the most progressive peri-ods in the township history – highlighted by the construction of new facilities and parks, the creation of a police K-9 unit and a Special Response Team, the acquisition of modern vehicles and equipment for the police and fi re departments and other ad-vancements, said Richard Welling, a trust-ee, who paid tribute Monday to Sims dur-ing the trustees’ fi nal meeting of 2013. Sims was not re-elected in the November election and didn’t attend the meeting. “The trustees’ decisions and actions over the past 12 years have successfully met the rigorous challenges, mandates and technological changes of the 21st century,” Welling said, reading from a prepared state-ment. He said Lake Township was the fi rst township in Wood County to adopt gas

Ron Sims praised for work as trusteeand electric service aggregation, collec-tively saving residents thousands of dollars on their utility bills. The board of trustees during Sims time in offi ce hired the town-ship’s fi rst solicitor to help expedite legal decisions. He also credited Sims for helping com-plete the purchase of property on Ayers Road where a new fi re station was con-structed, replacing a station built in the 1940s. “The majority of the current staff of police offi cers and fi refi ghters on the Lake Township rolls have been hired and pro-moted during the past 12 years,” Welling said. “They are an outstanding group of well trained and professional men and women.” The trustees’ decision to hire an ad-ministrator was also made while Sims held offi ce and Welling credited adminis-trator Mark Hummer for facilitating more effi cient governmental service. He praised parks director Ron Hanley and volunteers on the parks committee for implementing the Music in the Park and farmers market programs.

The township has also benefi ted from more than $1 million in grants for roads, dispatching service and the police and fi re departments, Welling said. He also praised Vicki Schwamberger, fi scal offi cer, for her efforts during the re-building of the township administration building in the wake of the June 2010 tor-nado. Jeff Pettit, who was elected in November, was sworn into offi ce for a four-year term along with Welling, who was re-elected. Trustee Melanie Bowen and Welling welcomed Pettit and said he’d bring a new perspective to the offi ce. In other business, the trustees:• Approved a resolution renewing dental, vision and life insurance coverage employ-ees with Guardian Insurance.• Re-appointed James Balogh and Dwight Gettings to fi ve-year terms on the board of zoning appeals, effective Jan. 1.• Scheduled the organizational meeting for Jan. 7 at 5:30 p.m.

By Cynthia L. JacobySpecial to The Press

An upgrade in the village administra-tion’s telephone system is almost complete in Genoa. The communications update was nec-essary given the old system was nearly 15 years old, administrator Kevin Gladden said. Liberty Consulting, also known as ISSO, is the company charged with han-dling the changeover. The estimated cost is about $12,000 but the fi nal bill won’t be is-sued until the project is fi nished in the next few weeks, according to Chuck Brinkman, village fi scal offi cer. Capabilities of the new system far ex-ceed the old system. “The (old) phone system is pretty sim-ple. It’s about 15 or 16 years old,” Gladden said.

Genoa updates phone system village wide New options will enable staff members to access their phone calls and messages easier. “It makes it a lot better if you are will-ing to use the options,” Gladden noted re-garding the new technology. Gladden’s telephone messages can be routed through a computer and will send messages to his cell phone while he’s in the fi eld. “Since I’m mobile a lot, it will go to my phone in the form of a text or email,” says Gladden whose is often checking on work progress of public utility crews throughout the village. “The message will follow me wherever I go.” Police Chief Bob Bratton is also ready to embrace the new system. A new, separate phone system just went on line for the police department phone system on Friday. Bratton especially likes that he can for-

ward his calls to his cell phone when he leaves the offi ce. Or, from an outside loca-tion, he can call in and access his messages. “It’s going to be a lot easier for people to get a hold of us. When you’re a small department, like we are, people like to be able to reach you to talk about a number of things,” the chief said. The offi ce already offers an alert sys-tem when a visitor arrives at the offi ce and fi nds it empty. Press a button in the lobby and an offi cer is sent to stop by to check in with the visitor. Still, in the event of an emergency, Bratton notes common sense must prevail. Don’t leave messages, Bratton stresses. In those instances, call 9-1-1 or the Ottawa County Sheriff’s Offi ce main line (419-734-4404) manned by dispatchers 24 hours a day.

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Working on commercial and residen-tial building projects in Ottawa County comes with a price in 2014. A new contractor registration fee took effect Jan. 1 in the Ottawa County Building Inspection Department. The cost for a certif-icate of registration is $100 per trade annu-ally, with a maximum fee of $200, accord-ing to the motion passed in early November by the Ottawa County Commissioners. Contractors are required to fi le for the new fee annually before any plans or per-mits are processed on their behalf, Building Inspection Chief Tracy Buhrow said. The commissioners’ decision to enact the fee followed nearly 18 months of re-search as well as a Nov. 5 meeting to gather input from builders and contractors in the area. “In fact, we started looking at the con-tractor fee because of some of the com-plaints we had received from local contrac-tors about other groups coming in here and not following the same rules,” Buhrow ex-plained. The county department now will be responsible for checking on mechanical and commercial licenses for specialty work such as refrigeration, electrical and me-chanical services. “That used to be handled

New contractor registration fee by the State of Ohio. We had no authority to monitor those licenses before,” Buhrow explained. “There were a lot of contractors who were not licensed for some of the work they were doing.” State law does not re-quire general contractors to be licensed. Another change: Building depart-ment regulations also will require proof of liability insurance as well as workman’s compensation benefi ts. “We never had that before,” Buhrow said. “Our goal is to protect the homeown-ers. And, the contractors are working on a level playing fi eld.” Homeowners on do-it-yourself projects also aren’t required to pay the fee. So, for example, a person building a deck would fi le for the permit and then a homeowner’s exemption regarding the fee. Department staff take it on faith the resi-dent will complete the work themselves and not bring in subcontractors to under-take the project, Buhrow said. Those caught disobeying the rules could result in pulled permits or a number of different options depending on the viola-tion, Buhrow noted. None of the building permit costs will change in the upcoming year. They were last updated about three years ago. For a list of those costs, check out the building inspection department link on the county website www.co.ottawa.oh.us.

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Tree recycling The Wood County Park District will be accepting Christmas trees for recycling Thursday, Dec. 26 through Friday, Jan. 10. All decorations should be removed from trees brought for recycling. Drop-off locations include: • William Henry Harrison Park, 644 Bierley Ave., Pemberville. • W.W. Knight Nature Preserve, 29530 White Rd., Perrysburg. • Wood County Park District Headquarters, 18729 Mercer Rd., Bowling Green.

The Emergency Home Energy Assistance Program (EHEAP) at WSOS, which kicked off Nov. 1, has assisted 497 households in the agency’s four-county service area with paying their heating bills. The fi gure represents an increase over the 373 that received assistance during the same time period in 2012. EHEAP provides one-time assistance for paying heating bills for those who have received shut-off notices, including up to $175 to pay regulated utilities, $350 for wood, $450 for non-regulated utility companies and up to $750 for those who use propane and have less than a 10-day supply left in the tank. To be eligible, applicants must meet income requirements, which this year is 175 percent of the federal poverty guidelines. Residents who do not have shut-off notices can get assistance once per heating season through regular HEAP. HEAP applications can be fi led online, via mail or by scheduling an appointment with a WSOS HEAP staff member. EHEAP operates until March 31, 2014. Regular HEAP applications will be accepted until May 31, 2014. WSOS will also assist with re-verifying PIPP plus customers, who must re-verify their status with the heating source each year.

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Dare to Live

by Bryan Golden

It seems like a positive statement when someone announces they are going to give something a try. Isn’t their intention to at-tain a specifi c goal admirable? Doesn’t try-ing demonstrate a desire to succeed? In reality, trying is a back door to failure. After trying and failing, the phrase we then hear is, “Well, at least I gave it my best try.” A person taking this approach avoids feeling guilty as they might if no attempt was made. Then, after their failed bid, they give up on their objective as being unob-tainable. Success requires unwavering deter-mination and commitment. For success-ful people, failure is not an option. The problem with trying is that it is less than a full and total commitment. Trying is the equivalent of, “let’s see what happens.” Many things you attempt will not ini-tially work out as planned. Those who give something a try give up at the fi rst obstacle. For them, a setback is a roadblock. Failure is assured only when you give up. Success rarely occurs at the fi rst attempt. Success requires adjusting as needed, knowledge, and experience. Rather than giving something a try, commit to doing it. Be willing to do what-ever is necessary to reach your objective. This requires time and dedication. When something doesn’t work as expected, it’s a learning experience, not failure. Willpower is the force that propels

To succeed at any task, avoid using the back door

you to your destination. You must turn setbacks into comebacks. When some-thing doesn’t work, make an adjustment and move forward. Learn from experience. Avoid whatever didn’t work while repeat-ing those things that did. The road to success is fi lled with nay-sayers. Critics abound who are eager to in-form you as to why you will not, cannot, or should not be successful. They will offer an endless barrage of reasons for failure. Failure is assured when you take no for an answer. The reasons for allowing “no” to stop you are varied, but the result is al-ways the same. Seeking acceptance is one motivation. The fear of being rejected com-pels you to take this bad advice. Concern about ridicule is another jus-tifi cation for taking no as an answer. Why risk being laughed at if you should fail? The reasoning is that it’s easier to play it safe rather than going out on a limb. Fear of criticism is a powerful driving force. We grow up seeking to please others. From a young age we learn the supposed

benefi ts of avoiding denunciation. Now that you know what pitfalls to avoid, here is the strategy utilized by suc-cessful people. Start with an understand-ing of what it is you really, really want. Your goal must be important to you. It has to be yours rather than imposed on you by someone else. You need to have a burning desire for its achievement. Next, tell your mind that you will achieve your objective. You will do what-ever it takes, for as long as it takes, in order to be successful. Visualize what it will feel like once you are where you want to be. Obstacles, pitfalls, setbacks, disap-pointments, and problems are a normal part of the process. Don’t be deterred when they are encountered. Ignore the naysay-ers. They always fi nd you. It doesn’t mat-ter what other people say, think, or do. Stay on your path, always keeping your objective in mind. An interesting side note is that as you become successful, your detractors will mi-raculously turn into supporters. Nothing succeeds like success. Success requires willpower, not try power. There is nothing to be achieved by giving up. Failure is not an option. There is always a way to reach your destination.

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[email protected] or write him c/o this paper. ©2013 Bryan Golden

Here are 10 possible trends emerging from the stories that made The Press in 2013.

1) Green Slime: The progress seems painfully slow. The threat to our multi-bil-lion dollar fi shing and tourism industry is real. So real it has spurred bipartisan sup-port in the Ohio legislature. Sen. Randy Gardner (R) and Rep. Chris Redfern (D) will provide leadership roles in the newly-formed Lake Erie Caucus. The caucus will address open-lake dumping of dredge ma-terial and phosphorous run-off from farm fi elds, two practices that, coupled with ag-ing sewer systems, are the likely culprits contributing to toxic-algal blooms (green slime). In 2011 the slime covered some 2,000 square miles. It can be as toxic as co-bra venom. Creation of a pilot wetland system at the mouth of Wolf Creek in Oregon is one new effort to reduce contaminants heading for Lake Erie. More strategies are needed and soon. 2) The Digital Revolution: Kindergarten teachers at Eastwood are using iPads to help struggling students catch up while challenging the gifted. Oregon has pro-vided junior high students with personal iPads and next year Clay students will get laptops. Both districts received state grants to develop on-line content with the goal of eliminating expensive textbooks. Genoa in-stalled a new Wi-Fi system to help teachers modify learning programs to include inno-vative technology. Cardinal Stritch fresh-men received iPads in 2012. The Digital

Trends from the 2013 news

From green slime in Lake Erie to making crime pay

Revolution is here. 3) Making gang crime pay: According to the FBI, there are 33,000 gangs with 1.4 million members operating in the U.S. To combat that growth, some police depart-ments and prosecutors in Ohio are dusting off a little-used bill drafted in 1998 by former Ohio Attorney General Betty Montgomery and sponsored by John Garcia, a state rep-resentative from East Toledo. The bill clas-sifi es participation in a criminal gang as a felony and tacks on two to eight years to any crime committed by a gang member. Hamilton County, Lorain and Toledo have resurrected the bill and used it effectively. It may be diffi cult to implement, but it’s a needed tool. 4) Opportunity in the trades: A group of local manufacturers donated $65,000 to Oregon schools for the purchase of a Computer Numerical Controlled milling center to train prospective employees. In Ottawa County, the community improve-ment corporation took high school offi cials on a tour of four manufacturers to give them a better understanding of career paths in the skilled trades. Rising labor costs overseas and higher transportation costs have led to a rebirth

in manufacturing in the U.S. and that has opened up good paying jobs in the skilled trades. 5) Gun raffl es: Volunteer groups are fi nding it increasingly diffi cult to fi eld the manpower needed to raise funds through community festivals. For nearly 40 years, The Millbury Fire Department counted on the annual Ox Roast to fund equipment purchases, but in 2013, due to a lack of vol-unteers and increasing fees, the department cancelled the roast and instead auctioned off a .223 caliber tactical rifl e. Other groups which hold feather parties, Monte Carlo nights and reverse raffl es will also look for easier ways to fund their good deeds. 6) Ready, aim, stop: Lake Township of-fi cials have fi elded a number of complaints from residents about shooting ranges near their homes. As more subdivisions are plat-ted in what was farm country and as small arms weapons become more powerful, more townships will update zoning regula-tions to mirror their municipal neighbors. 7) Gluten-free: An estimated three million Americans suffer from celiac dis-ease, an allergic reaction to gluten, an in-gredient found in wheat, barley, rye and oats. There is no pharmacological cure so a gluten-free diet is the best option. Hirzel Canning Company & Farms of Northwood announced it is now offering a gluten-free condensed tomato soup in its Dei Fratelli line. More will follow. 8) Tougher DUI laws: The National Traffi c Safety Transportation Board has called for a reduction in the blood alcohol content for a DUI charge from .08 to .05 per-

cent. This move comes despite the fact that alcohol-related deaths have plummeted from 26,173 in 1982 to 9,878 in 2011. The proposed limit is opposed by the restaurant and bar industry which contends having a drink or two with dinner would put most people over the limit. Ironically, it’s not the social drinker, but rather the chronic drinker that causes the most carnage on our roads. While this particular change in the law may be one step too far, look for other initiatives to come. 9) Read or else: Ohio’s Third Grade Reading Guarantee states third graders who don’t score a certain level on the state read-ing test cannot advance to fourth grade un-less they are given special instructional aid to get them up to speed. This is a much needed change. Reading is the most indispensible skill for a suc-cessful career. 10) Solid home, bargain price: In 2007, the average realtor-listed home in East Toledo sold for $33,944. Today, the average home sells for $15,159. These de-pressed values have left many homeown-ers owing more than their home is worth and without any equity to secure a loan for improvements. There is a bright side, how-ever. Some young people have relocated to East Toledo to capitalize on the bargain prices. You can still get a solid home with a lot of character for a price that would be the envy of urban dwellers in many other cities.

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Jason SmithGenoa

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Pemberville Opera House program-ming director Carol Bailey is on a mission. Bailey has been working to raise $330,000 for an elevator to help the dis-abled and elderly reach the upper fl oor of the Pemberville Town Hall. She says that as the opera house lovers age, support grows for an elevator. “As far as the elevator goes at the opera house, nothing has really gone anywhere with it since it was restored,” Bailey said. “I’ve been doing these (Live! in the House) shows now for the past six years, and I’ve been watching people having a harder and harder time getting up the stairs.” The gem of the historic town hall is its theatre, which is located on the second fl oor. During the height of the Oil Boom in 1891, construction began on the building with its own opera house on the second fl oor, originally completed at a cost under $6,000. Bailey recently fi nished submitting a grant proposal to the Ohio Arts Council, a state agency which biennially requests funds from the state legislature. “I submitted my request for $220,000, which is two-thirds, and I did that because I believe, number one, we can raise the $110,000, and number two, I believe things like this are much more appreciated if they know (funds can be matched).” The Ohio Arts Council celebrated its 45th anniversary in 2010 amidst seri-ous challenges, including signifi cant re-ductions in both budget and staff levels. Despite these reductions, the agency still awarded more than $10 million in grants to artists, arts organizations and schools, and provided support for more than 35 mil-lion arts experiences for Ohioans, which is enough to keep Bailey hopeful. Bailey’s request cleared two hurdles, but just before Christmas, she was told by State Rep. Tim Brown’s offi ce that she needed letters of support. Bailey emailed about 70 residents on her opera house list, business owners rep-resenting the Pemberville Independent Merchants Association, and individuals involved with the opera house’s summer children’s theater. She needed the support letters early the next morning. “Mayor (Gordon) Bowman has been critical in informing both Tim Brown and (State Sen.) Randy Gardner and being my ‘offi cial’ from Pemberville,” Bailey wrote. “He has helped me all along the way. And (Pemberville area resident and The Ability Center of Toledo grant writer) Dan Wilkins

has been on board as well. Now it is your turn.” She was happy with the response, but warns residents that the money hasn’t been awarded yet. “I’m cautious. I don’t want to get peo-ple too excited,” Bailey said. “I think when we get closer to when it will be debated on the house fl oor, we might do an intensive contact and lobbying effort, but right now I’ve got about 25 emails and letters. I have people responding and all we can do now is wait.” She expects the funding to come up for vote in the state legislature in February or early March. Three proposals Architect Scott J. Heacock originally came up with three design options to con-struct an elevator. Construction costs for each option are $228,000, $178,900, and $258,000 (Option 3). “All of the renderings are wonderful,” Todd Sheets, owner of Beeker’s General Store, told The Press. “The most expen-sive rendering does show that we would be able to add restrooms as part of that eleva-tor, and then we would be able to add rest-rooms on the second story.” Option three would cost $300,000-plus with the upstairs restroom option, which is what the historical society is really after. “In our opinion, the only one that was really feasible that would help both the

town hall, which is not really accessible, and the opera house, would be to put a tower on the brick street (Main Street) side of the opera house, so we’d have another entrance to the opera house, which isn’t a bad thing either because another access would be good,” Bailey said. “There are not a lot of plans available for that building, which way the beams run, etc., and if we put it inside we would lose so much fl oor space that we can’t re-ally afford to lose,” Bailey continued. Construction could take up to a decade or more, says Sheets. “The elevator would be placed on the exterior of the opera house, but of course, it would be made to enhance the town hall,” Sheets said. “It wouldn’t take away from the historical value. That’s what we’re all about.” It wasn’t that long ago that Bailey had only about $7,000 raised for construction. Then, Ohio Arts Council regional pro-gram coordinator Kathy Cain visited for a November show, and that got the ball roll-ing. “She was here for a couple days, and we did programs at Lake Schools, a library program and opera house program,” said Bailey, who is also the Grand Rapids Town Hall programming director and Pemberville Free Fair entertainment chair. “I said to her, ‘You’ve got to help me fi nd some money.’ And, she told me about the capital bill and essentially, I got home

that night, I ‘Googled’ it and I found it, and I found that essentially it was a biennial bill and it had closed about two weeks ear-lier on the fi rst of November. “I thought, ‘Well, I’m stuck for two more years. I can’t go after that. We’ll just have to keep plowing along and do some major fundraising to help get this going,’” Bailey said. “In the meantime, about (fi ve) weeks ago, I got an email from the Ohio Arts Council, essentially saying they wanted more arts projects included in this bill, and they wanted them submitted by the end of November, and I received this just short of Thanksgiving. So it was like, ‘I’ve got to get cracking.’ “So, I contacted Mayor Bowman, and he and I each took a copy of the question-naire and we each wrote answers, and I sent it to Dan Wilkins and he sort of mar-ried the two answers, Mayor Bowman’s and mine, and I then I sent it onto my son, who wrote grants for the Cherry Street Mission, and I had him tweak it. “I submitted that, and then I got a call a week later where I had to submit other information and that changed the whole outlook a little bit,” Bailey said. Donations to help the elevator along can be sent to the Pemberville Freedom Historical Society, c/o Opera House Elevator Fund, P.O. Box 802, Pemberville, Ohio 43450.

Opera house submits grant proposal for elevator$220,000 requested

Andes Manta, four brothers from the Ecuadoran Andes, brought an evening of traditional South American music to the Pember-ville Opera House Nov. 9th.

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STOMP, the international percussion sensation, will perform January 18 and 19 at The Stranahan Theater. (photo by Junichi Takahashi, courtesy of Theater League)


Jan. 18: Wine Tastings: Grin and Bear It, Toledo Zoo, 7-9 p.m. Ages 21 and older are invited to enjoy wine tasting, hors d’oeuvres, live music and socializing in the Arctic Encounter. Advance tickets required. Zoo member discount applies. www.toledozoo.org.Jan. 18-19: “STOMP” on stage, Stranahan Theater, 4645 Heatherdowns Blvd., Toledo. The eight-member troupe uses everything but conventional percus-sion instruments – matchboxes, wooden poles, brooms, garbage cans, Zippo light-ers, hubcaps – to fi ll the stage with mag-nifi cent rhythms. 419-381-8851, www.theaterleague.com.Jan. 18-20: Free Zoo Admission for Lucas County Residents. Valid proof of residency required. www.toledozoo.org.Jan. 18 & 25: “Aliens in Perfect Little Planet: Greetings Earthlings,” Appold Planetarium, Lourdes University, 6832 Lourdes University, Sylvania. Discover our solar system through a different set of eyes – a family from another star system seeking the perfect vacation spot. 419-517-8897, www.lourdes.edu/planetarium.Jan. 19: Arthouse Film Series: “The 400 Blows,” (French), Valentine Theatre, 400 N. Superior St., Toledo, 2 p.m. Cold, tall drafts, full bar, $2 popcorn. 419-242-2787, www.valentinetheatre.com.Jan. 20: Martin Luther King, Jr. Unity Day Celebration, Savage Arena, 2801 W. Bancroft St., Toledo, 9-11 a.m. www.utoledo.edu/diversity/oed/unity.html.Jan. 24:“Godspell,” Valentine Theatre, 400 N. Superior St., Toledo, 8 p.m. 419-242-2787, www.valentinetheatre.com.Jan. 24: Toledo Walleye vs. Wheeling Nailers, Huntington Center, 500 Jefferson Ave., Toledo, 7:15 p.m. 419-725-WALL, www.toledowalleye.com.Jan. 24-26: Great Lakes RV Dealers Show, SeaGate Convention Centre, 401 Jefferson Ave., Toledo. Northwest Ohio’s largest and oldest family RV show. 419-255-3300. www.nwohiorvdealers.com.Jan. 25: Antique Show & Sale, Wolcott House Museum Complex, 1035 River Rd., Maumee, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. 419-893-9602, www.wolcotthouse.org.Jan. 26: Toledo Walleye vs. Greenville Road Warriors, Huntington Center, 500 Jefferson Ave., Toledo, 5:15 p.m. 419-725-WALL, www.toledowalleye.com.Jan. 27: Sensory Hike, North Coast Inland Trail, Elmore, 4 p.m. Test your senses on a walk along the bike trail. No registration required. 419-334-4495 or www.lovemyparks.com.Jan. 31: Toledo Walleye vs. Cincinnati Cyclones, Huntington Center, 500 Jefferson Ave., Toledo, 7:15 p.m. 419-725-WALL, www.toledowalleye.com.Jan 31: Silver Screen Classics: “Casablanca,” Valentine Theatre, 400 N. Superior St., Toledo, 7:30 p.m. Toledo’s new old-fashioned night out featuring cold, tall drafts, full bar and $2 popcorn. 419-242-2787, www.valentinetheatre.com.

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There’s still time to be a Girl Scout this year. Girls wishing to join are wel-come and can also participate in the Girl Scout Cookie Program. For information about joining, visit www.girlscoutsof-westernohio.org.

Area Girl Scouts will begin taking orders for Thin Mints, Samoas and other cookies beginning January 10. (Photo courtesy of Girl Scouts of Western Ohio)


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Szegedi, Cramer, Reynolds win NCAA, state championships

Oak Harbor senior wrestler Luke Cramer is awarded his state championship after a 16-4 major decision victory in the fi nal at Value City Arena. (Photo courtesy Joe Malorana/Impact Action Sports Photography/Impact ActionPhotos.com)

Oregon native Dylan Szegedi (St. Fran-cis DeSales/Wayne State) won an NCAA Division II national diving championship.

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One national championship and two state championships highlight the year 2013 in local sports. We can thank Oregon’s Dylan Szegedi, Oak Harbor’s Luke Cramer, and Gibsonburg’s Colleen Reynolds for those championships.

1. Oregon native Dylan Szegedi (St. Francis DeSales) wins an NCAA Division II diving championship, the first for Wayne State University. The 5-foot-9, 165 pound Szegedi, who is coached by Scott TenEyck, scored a school record 343 points in the finals to finish in first in the one-meter championship with a score of 526.7 points in Birgmingham, Ala. His final dive, an inward two-and-a-half tuck, clinched the victory.

2. Oak Harbor senior Luke Cramer wins a Division II 170 pound class state wrestling title, finishing the year 42-5 and earning a plague from Alan Miller Jewelers as The Press’ Most Outstanding Wrestler.

3. Gibsonburg sophomore Colleen Reynolds won the 400-meter dash at the Division III state track and field meet at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium in Columbus. Rey-nolds accomplished her goal, winning the 400 in a career-best time of 56.57 seconds. Her pre-vious best was the 57.66 she ran to win the regional title the week before.

4. Super Bowls 2013 and 2014 have local flavor — Oregon based Maumee Bay Turf Center puts down the field turf for two consecutive Super Bowls. In 2012, MBTC installed the Speed S5-M synthetic turf system by UBU Sports at the Louisiana Super Dome, host of the 2013 Super Bowl between the Baltimore Ravens and San Fransisco 49ers. In 2013, the turf at New York’s MetLife Stadium was also installed by Maumee Bay Turf Center.

5. Natasha Howard (Waite), a 6-foot-3 Florida State senior center, is on the 2013-14 Naismith watch list and has been nominated for numerous national awards, reached milestone after milestone at FSU, was invited to World University Games Team Trials, and as a junior was first team All-ACC last year. She became the 28th Seminole to reach the 1,000 point plateau in February. Former President G.W. Bush watched her and Baylor All-American Brittney Griner battle in an NCAA tourna-ment game last year in Waco, Texas.

6. Derrick Vicars (Genoa) led the

University of Findlay track and field team on the final day of the NCAA Division II national championships, taking second in the shot put with a toss of 62 feet, 10 inches to earn All-American honors. His brother, Marcus Vicars, finished 11th in the event for UF with a distance of 55-5½.

7. Eastwood softball reaches the state final four, finishing the season 29-4 after losing to top-ranked Bloom-Carroll in the Division III state semifinal. The Eagles set a single-season school record for victo-ries and defended their Northern Buckeye Conference championship. Ally Gabel was named the Alan Miller Jewelers All-Press Offensive Player of the Year.

8. Oak Harbor girls’ soccer reaches the D-III state final four — the 10th-ranked Rockets finish 19-2-1, losing in the state semifinals. Freshman Emma Barney is Alan Miller Jewelers All-Press Co-Player of the Year along with Jordyn Taylor (Lake), Courtney Niswander (Eastwood), and Kama Hardy (Cardinal Stritch Catholic), and Barney also earns second team All-Ohio honors while coach Renee Goldstein is Ohio’s D-III Coach of the Year.

9. Waite’s historic football program cel-ebrates 100th year on gridiron. In that centu-ry, Waite won two national championships (1924 and 1932), earning an invitation to the

White House after defeating Miami Senior (Fla.). But Waite’s last Toledo City League championship came 40 years ago (1963). During its heyday before World War II, the Waite team traveled across the country by train to play top programs from around the nation under legendary coaches such as Jack Mollenkopf and Don McAllister.

10. Northwood grad Jessica Grindle (Owens Community College) is chosen an NSCAA All-American soccer player as Owens reaches the national finals with majority of its roster made of players from high schools representing the Eastern Maumee Bay region (11 players from Clay, Eastwood, Lake, Woodmore, Oak Harbor, and Northwood). Grindle led the team in scoring with 23 goals and five assists as the Express finished 17-2-2, winning a pro-gram record 15 consecutive matches dur-ing one stretch and a regional tournament title. It is the first time an Owens athlete has been named an NSCAA All-American.

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Heavyweights Cody Buckner and Louis Cutchall are good friends and work-out partners in the Genoa wrestling team’s practice room.

Buckner stands 6-1 and weighs 280 pounds. Cutchall is 6-2 and 285 pounds and still cutting his weight down from over 290 after suffering a knee injury during football season.

“I had a hard time cutting weight a little bit,” Cutchall said. “I’m good to go now.”

Both individuals are talented and very driven to succeed on the mat. The Comets’ behemoths have a combined 27-1 record, with Buckner, a senior, going 5-0 and Cutchall, a junior, going 4-0 at last week-end’s 10-team Northcoast Holiday Duals tournament at Genoa.

Coach Bob Bergman, whose Comets went 9-0 at the duals tourney, said he is blessed to have two talented competitors in the heavyweight division.

“Both of them are incredibly unself-ish,” Bergman said. “It’s a great way to keep a one-two punch, like a tag team. We com-pete in a lot of duals and they pretty much alternate. These two are workout partners and they lift together. They do a lot togeth-er.”

Bergman said the two complement each other in certain ways on the mat.

“Louis is really good on top,” he said, “and Cody is really good on his feet. They make each other better in each area. There’s no letdown at all when either one of them wrestles. Every tournament we’ve been to, they’ve both dominated.”

Buckner has a 20-1 record – his only loss is to Oak Harbor’s T.J. Lawrence – and Cutchall is 7-0. Buckner, a three-year start-er, placed second at last year’s Northern Buckeye Conference tournament and went on to win a sectional crown and advanced to the state tournament. He went 1-2 in Columbus and fi nished with a 33-11 over-all record.

“Cody really committed himself after making state last year,” Bergman said. “He got motivated in the weight room. He’s pret-ty strong for a heavyweight. That’s what he really commits himself to in the offseason.”

Buckner said being unable to reach the awards podium at state last year “made me want to get better.”

“I should be a placer this year and be on top of the podium,” he said. “I was up-set last year that I came that far and didn’t make it to the podium. I’ve got to have bet-ter technique and work on my cardio so I can last longer in the periods.”

Cutchall, who compiled an 18-5 record a year ago, could have been the one com-peting for a spot at the state tournament if not for one person – Cody Buckner.

Buckner won a wrestle-off against Cutchall prior to the NBC tournament, so Buckner got to compete in the conference tournament and represent Genoa at the sec-tional, district and state level.

“Cody has credentials, but Louis is ev-ery bit as good,” Bergman said. “They are so unselfi sh. They are whatever-the-team-needs types of guys, and that’s very rare.”

Cutchall holds no grudges against Buckner for beating him in that all-or-noth-ing wrestle-off last season. Quite the con-trary.

Comet heavies combine for quarter ton, 27-1 recordGenoa heavy-weight Cody Buck-ner has his opponent on the mat during the Northcoast Holiday Duals. Buckner and Louis Cutchall were a combined 9-0 for the Comets and made the all-tourna-ment team. (Press pho-to by Harold Hamilton/HEHphotos.smugmug.com)

Genoa heavy-weight Lou-is Cutchall sizes up his opponent during the Northcoast Holiday Du-als. (Press photo by Harold Hamilton/HEHphotos.smugmug.com)

“Me and Cody are pretty close,” Cutchall said. “I’ve wrestled with him for about fi ve years now and we defi nitely en-courage each other to work hard, and we push each other in the (practice) room. We’re defi nitely there to support each other and give tips to each other on what we see in each other’s match. I defi nitely think I helped push him to get to state.”

Buckner said he considers Cutchall to be one of his own family.

“He’s like a brother to me,” Buckner said. “Without him, I don’t think I would have gotten to state. He makes me a better wrestler. He shows me what I can work on and get better at. We work on stuff we need to work on.”

Buckner said he has improved his strength and conditioning by lifting weights and attending wrestling camps over the summer. He went 5-1 at an all-star camp in Pittsburgh, and he also attended local wrestling camps.

Cutchall said offseason work has also helped him improve, and he credited Buckner for keeping him prepared from week to week during the season.

“He pushes me in the room to the max,” Cutchall said. “He gets everything out of me. He gets me prepared for kids who might be stronger than me, and he gives me good technique to use against them.”

Several weeks from now, Buckner and Cutchall will have another wrestle-off, to see which one of them will carry the heavy-weight banner for Genoa into the postsea-son. Buckner said he thinks about that sce-nario all the time.

“I think about it a lot,” he said. “That’s a hard part. Usually when we wrestle off, we hug it out (afterwards) and talk about how we did and we wish the best for one another.”

Cutchall said he keeps that eventual wrestle-off in the back of his mind when the two are practicing.

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Strike Zone, an 18,500-square-foot facility located in the Great Eastern Shopping Plaza (2660 Woodville Rd.), hosted a grand opening on Jan. 4.

“We’re excited,” Isbell said. “I’ve always wanted to do this and I never thought it would be possible, and it’s going to hap-pen. It’s an exciting opportunity - hope-fully one to remember for years to come - and an opportunity for the community of Northwood and surrounding communities.”

Isbell is the co-owner of Strike Zone along with Karl Knierim and Rod Achter. Isbell and Knierim are former Clay baseball coaches, and Achter coached basketball, baseball and football at Clay. Isbell replaced Knierim, who guided the Eagles’ baseball program for 13 years, at Clay in 2010 but resigned after the 2013 season in order to pursue his dream of opening a sports instruction clinic.

“Rod and Karl have been my two (baseball) assistants, and I coached football with Rod for 10 years at Clay,” Isbell said. “He’s wanted to do this, too. He was going to manage the store when Karl and I couldn’t be there. After crunching numbers, we felt it would be more beneficial for him to come in (as an owner), so we did it.”

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The best feature, however, is the level of instruction that will be made available for local youth athletes. Isbell and Knierim will offer the main instruction for baseball, while Clay grad Molly Berry will give instruction for softball. Berry was an All-Ohio performer at Clay and an all-conference softball player

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Former Clay and Michigan State standout pitcher A.J. Achter, who is in the Minnesota Twins farm system, and John Niese, a Defiance native who was the No. 2 starter for the New York Mets last sea-son, will host a two-week pitching camp beginning Jan. 25 for ages 8-18.

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It’s become common place seeing Lake’s high-powered offense lighting up the scoreboard with big numbers, and this year is no different.

Behind a well-balanced scoring at-tack, a stout defense and clutch shooting, Lake has opened up the season with an 8-0 record and a 4-0 mark in the Northern Buckeye Conference and is positioning it-self for another great run.

For the most part, the Flyers have been dominant, winning games by convincing margins. Six of Lake’s wins have come by at least 18 points, but the Flyers have had some close calls, too.

In their fourth game of the year, the Flyers rallied from a six-point defi cit in the fourth quarter and defeated Eastwood, 52-49, taking a two-point lead on a three-pointer by freshman Jake Rettig with 3.2 seconds remaining to narrowly avoid the defeat.

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Bowen, a fi rst-team NBC selection last year, leads the team with an average of 19.5 points, 9.8 assists and 6.7 rebounds with Jared Rettig (15.7 ppg, 8.5 rpg) right behind him. Neal, who transferred back to Lake this year, is averaging 10.7 points and 4.2 rebounds, Witt is helping to pace the attack with 9.1 points and Walters (7.5 ppg, 4.0 rpg) and Jake Rettig (7.5 ppg) are tied for fi fth on the team in scoring.

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“Connor has been tremendous for us so far this season,” Coach Bowen said. “He is an extension of our coaching staff on the court; he makes things easy for us coaches. He brings an enormous amount of energy every practice and is our guy to run all of our offenses. His experience over his fresh-man and sophomore years is defi nitely paying off.”

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Saturday, Lake was to travel to Old Fort, which is 7-1 and features Hunter Perry, one of the best players in Northwest Ohio, and then faces Rossford (6-3, 4-0) in a battle between the league’s top teams. Both the Flyers and the Bulldogs, who are undefeated in the NBC, were picked to fi n-ish atop the conference before the season began.

In the last two years, the Flyers have established themselves as a premier team in the NBC. In the 2011-12 season, NBC Player of the Year Rashad Smith (19.2 ppg) and Josh Tantari led the club to a 17-6 record, a share of the inaugural NBC title and advanced to the Division III district fi -nals. Last year, Bowen, Vancena, Pierce and company went 19-4 and just missed win-ning their second straight league title, fall-ing to Eastwood, 61-60, in the fi nal game of the regular season. Lake’s record over the last two and a half years is a combined 44-10 (.815) and 26-6 in the conference, tops in the NBC.

And like any successful program, Bowen has helped to build a strong founda-tion that consistently churns out talented, capable athletes.

“It’s been easy for us so far to transition from year to year with the talent we have been blessed with,” Bowen said. “Every year we take the kids down south to a sum-mer camp that is very intense and it’s a great way for our team to bond. If you’re not tough, you will struggle. And our kids have bought into that, and we feel they really look forward to competing in (the camp). The fi rst year, we brought nine kids down, and the number continues to grow: we had 24 kids attend this year.

“And we’ve had a lot of success with our middle-school teams, placing a team in the championship game for four straight years. So we have some really good coach-es working hard for us, understanding what we want accomplished at the younger levels. I have been lucky to have such great coaches to work with since I became head coach.”

In addition to having a successful basketball program that is competing in a new facility at Flyer Field House, Lake is currently experiencing a successful run in regard to another major sport. In addition to having one of the state’s better baseball programs, the football team, under coach Mark Emans, turned around its fortunes, going 8-3 and qualifying for the playoffs.

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Clay’s Green Team fi nished second in the 16-team Toledo Metro Bowling League after the league’s fi rst 10-week session.

Another winner will be crowned fol-lowing the second 10-week session, which ends Jan. 4 at Southwyck Lanes. The third session is followed by a four-team playoff, which begins after the conclusion of the regular season on March 14.

The Green Team fi nished second be-hind Bowsher after the fi rst 10 weeks and consists of senior David Scott, junior Austin VanNest, Kagen Schroyer, a senior from Bedford High, and freshman Jacob Koles.

Clay, a club bowling program coached by Ron Koles, has two varsity teams and one junior varsity team.

Clay’s Gold Team, consisting of se-nior sisters Harleigh and Cooper Isbell and Bedford senior Spencer Sevrence, is also

Shroyer’s 217 average leads Clay High School’s ‘Green Team’

having a good season. Because the Gold has three members instead of four, it will receive a “vacancy” score of 160 at the end of the season. The Gold placed fi fth after the fi rst 10-week session.

“I’m thinking the Gold Team will prob-ably be a wild card (in the playoffs),” coach Koles said. “The Green Team will be one of

the top four (qualifi ers). We have a chance to win this second session. We’re only three points behind Bowsher after (last Saturday), after we beat Maumee 18-9.”

The Green Team faced Bowsher in the fi rst-session fi nals and lost by 10 points, us-ing a point system. Shroyer carries a 217 average to lead Clay’s Green Team, fol-lowed by Scott (202), Jacob Koles (183) and Van Nest (181).

“Austin has probably had the biggest improvement this season,” coach Koles said. “He’s been with me since he was a freshman. He only averaged 130 as a fresh-man; three years later he’s improved his average a good 40-50 pins. When you bowl with better bowlers, you tend to do better. The varsity division is a lot better than the junior varsity division.”

Coach Koles said his son Jacob, who is left-handed, has raised his average 20-25 pins this season.

“He’s improved,” Ron Koles said. “He doesn’t want to do bad because he knows his dad will be on his case.”

Coach Koles said Scott, who has a “real high backswing and really hooks the ball,” needs to work on his consistency.

“He’s more controlled than he has been in the past,” Koles said. “I think he should be around 217 average-wise. He throws a lot of balls, but he’s been kind of inconsis-tent up until this year. If he practiced on being more consistent, he’d be a lot better.”

Schroyer is the Green Team’s most con-sistent bowler, according to Koles.

“Kagen’s had that (217) average for the past couple years,” he said. “He’s the guy you want throwing last, because you know he’s going to throw a strike. He’s consistent. He has a standard game, but he can hook it if he wants to. He’s got a good game.”

Sevrence has a team-best 205 average on the Gold Team, followed by Harleigh Isbell (197) and Cooper Isbell (183).

“Spencer is more or less like David Scott,” Koles said. “He hooks the ball a lot. He holds the City record for a youth bowler at Jugs, with an 868 series, last year in the Traveling League.”

Lake senior guard Connor Bowen drives to the basket in the Flyers’ 76-38 rout over Elmwood. (Photo by Innovations Portrait Studio/InnovationsVi-sualImpact.com)

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At the clubs Author Terry Shaffer will discuss his book: Illegal Gambling Clubs of Toledo: The Chips, The Dice, The Places and Faces Thursday, January 16 at 12:30 at the East Toledo Senior Center. The talk is sponsored by The East Toledo Club and is free and open to the pub-lic. Shaffer will present the colorful history of the men and the clubs they opened along Woodville Road from East Toledo to Genoa between the 1940s and the 1960s. The Senior Center is located at 1001 White Street in Navarre Park between Woodville and Navarre.

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accepting application for Food Service Aides.

Base rate starting at $8.75 per hour. Experience in

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The Reno Beach/Howard FarmsConservancy District will hold theirregular business meetings on the

second Monday of every othermonth. Starting January 13, 2014,

the meeting will be held at 7 P.M. inthe township hall at: 9501 Jerusalem

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PUBLIC NOTICE

The Civil Service

Commission of the City of

Oregon will conduct an

examination at Owens

Community College in the

Audio Visual Classroom

Center, Room 125, on

Saturday, February 1,

2014, for Dispatcher

at 9:00 am.

Applications must be

filed at the Civil Service

Commission office,

5330 Seaman Road,

Oregon, Ohio from

January 6 through 17,

2014 during regular

business hours.

Application forms can be

obtained at

www.oregonohio.org

or at the office.

Applicants must be 21

years of age at

appointment.

For additional duties,

responsibilities and

qualifications as set forth

in City ordinances, see

official announcements

posted in City offices or

on the city's website at

www.oregonohio.org,

go to Job Opportunities

and click on Dispatcher

Test Announcement.

There are presently

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Direct Care needed. Backgroundcheck, high school diploma or GEDneeded. CPR, first aid, med coursehelpful, background in DD preferred.Must be willing to work weekendsand extra hours if needed. 419-346-9418

Hair stylist for Shear PleasureStyling Salon in Oregon. We arerelocating to a newly renovated sa-lon and would love to add a newstylist to our team. Booth rent only.419-340-5115

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but training will be providedMust be hard working,

dependable & detailed-oriented.

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Inquires welcome at419-447-0115

MECHANICSThis position involves mounting

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frames and sub-frames, installationof mechanical parts. Experience with

air/electric hand tools, small craneand mechanical hoist operation,

electrical, hydraulic and mechanicaltroubleshooting, and gas metal arc

welding. Must be able to work in fastpace environment. Positions are 1stshift with over time and are long termtemp to hire, $11.00-$14.00/hr based

on skill. Must provide own basichand tools. Stop in the Manpower

office at 316 W. Dussel Dr. Maumeeor email resume to:

[email protected] call MANPOWER 419-893-4413

Northwood and OregonIndustrial Openings

We are recruiting for entry level assembly and manufac-turing jobs. Great Opportunityfor long term positions that

can possibly lead to hire withan increase in pay. Pay rate

is $8.00 per hour.

2nd and 3rd shift openings avail-able. Drug and Bkg checks willbe conducted. HS Diploma or

GED is required. Call MANPOWER for

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Walbridge, 3-bedroom, 2-bathhouse, washer/dryer hookup, ½basement, references, first/lastmonth, $860/month, 419-836-7604after 5pm.

Waterville Historical duplex forrent or sale. Spacious 2-3 bed-rooms, appliances, storage, sep-arate yards, additional storageavailable in barn. 419-261-3949

WOODVILLE Large 2 bedroom upper, appliances, washer/dryerhookup, $475/mo +deposit/ no pets.419-862-2867 leave message.

Yorktown Village1 & 2 Bedroom

Townhouses & ApartmentsJoin Oregon’s Finest Community

★Laundry ★Swimming Pool★Spacious Floor Plans

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COPPER COVE APTS.

Wheeling Street Is Open

So Are We!

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Piccadilly

East

• Oregon Schools

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• Small Pets OK!

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

Visa & MasterCard Accepted

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Apartments

* 1 Bed $420

* 2 Bed $520

419-698-17173101 Navarre Ave., Oregon

A Place To CallHome

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

maintenance• Laundry facilities• Ask about our new

tenant specialsFeaturing

1 bedroom $4052 bedroom $495

2 & 3 bedroom Townhomesstarting at $599

Your New

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1 bedroom apt. $425

2 bedroom apt. $495

2 bed. Townhouse $625

• Cat Friendly

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EASTWYCK APTS.

3148 Corduroy Rd.

Oregon, Ohio

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1 Bedroom, Upstairs Apartment,Woodville, Ohio. $375/mo + Utilities,Security Deposit Required, No Pets,Non-smoker, Contact 419-410-8666.

1918 Greenwood, 2-bedroom,clean, new paint/flooring, appliancesincluded, no smoking/pets,$470/month, security deposit. 419-345-37161941 Nevada-East Toledo, 1-bed-room upper, W/D hookup, heat, wa-ter, stove and fridge included. 3 cam-era security system, $370/monthplus deposit. Credit check, no smok-ers. 419-320-6545.

2-bedroom apartment, 107 MainStreet, Genoa, $475/month. 419-855-4600

3-bedroom apartment $635/month,Cedar Run Apartments. 419-691-2499

3-bedroom, 2-bath townhouse,Millbury, washer/dryer hookup, allelectric, $700 first month/plus de-posit. No pets/smoking. 419-206-11694-bedroom (2 up/2 down) duplex,Genoa schools, country setting,large bath, pets negotiable,$700/month + deposit/utilities. 419-350-1886Apartment – 2 bedroom, BlairDrive, Walbridge, New flooringthroughout, efficient gas heat, W/Dhookup, $550 mo., + deposit. 419-409-1014East 2 bed house, 1205 Kelsey,new carpet, bath, floors, paint, base-ment, refrigerator/stove/washer/dryerfurnished and maintained, water andgarbage paid, No Pets, $550/mo.,deposit same. Bob 419-698-3430

EAST HOUSE, Raymer St., 4 bedroom, 2 bath, 2 car, $595/mo.

EAST HOUSE, Genesee St., 3 small bedroom, basement,

$425/mo.

EAST HOUSE, Clark St., 4 bedroom, 2 car garage, $575/mo.

Call 419-855-7250.

East Toledo, 2 bedroom house,garage, fenced in yard, basement,enclosed porch, water included,$575/mo., 960 Berry 419-697-0611

East Toledo, 3 bedroom lower unitapartment with basement and offstreet parking, all utilities included,$650/mo., 2218 Caledonia, 419-697-0611

East Toledo, Genesee Street1-bedroom upper apartment,

$475/month, all utilities furnished,near bus line, no pets.

Butler StreetNice Large 2 bedroom upper,

$410/mo., + utilities. 1 small pet considered

Caledonia Street1 bedroom upper

$375/mo., + utilities419-698-9058

East, 361 Lemert/Starr, 2-bedroomhouse, washer/dryer hookups,fenced yard, basement, $525/mo+deposit. 419-693-1673 Leave Mes-sage

Elmore, 3-bedroom, basement,A/C, stove, w/d hookup, nosmoking/pets, $675 plus deposit.419-862-2832

GENOA1 Bedroom Upper

and 1 Bedroom Lower

$390/mo. each, + utilities, no pets. 419-862-2000

GENOA COUNTRY HOUSE4-5 bedroom, 2 baths, 2 car garage,

Rent-to-own, $1,375/mo. 419-855-7250

Home for rent/sale. Three bed-rooms, 2 baths, dining room, livingroom, kitchen, appliances, full base-ment. 3637 Burton Ave., West Tole-do. $600/mo., + utilities. 419-349-4948

Large East Side 2-bedroom, 634Leonard, fenced in back yard,across from Prentice Park,$395/month plus deposit, call for ap-pointment. 419-467-0308 or 419-691-4590.

Millbury, 2 bedroom apartment, ap-pliances included, no pets, $450 plusdeposit. 419-262-2870.

OREGON ARMS1 bedroom, Patio, C/A,

$400/mo. + utilities

MOUNTAINBROOK2 Bedrooms, Heat, Gas,

Appliances included, Patio $495/mo.

Visit us on our website at:www.oregonarms.net

Call 419-972-7291 419-277-2545

OREGON HOUSE 3 bedroom, basement, $695/mo.

419-855-7250

Oregon, 1905 Metz, 3 bedroom, 2bath, car port, large shed, all appli-ances, $775./mo., + deposit/utilities,419-343-3421

Walbridge 2 Bdrm Mobile HomeNon-Smoking/No Pets

Credit Application RequiredCall 419-666-3993

WALBRIDGE 2 bedroom apt.,freshly painted and cleaned through-out, nice kitchen and living room,large basement w/washer/dryerhookups, and room for exerciseequipment, non-smokers, no pets.$575/mo. 419-250-9507

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WM BAKER & KEN BONNIGSON, CAIAsst. Auctioneers: Dean A. Smith, Andy Kluding, Todd

Schling, Bob Carpenter, Fred Wolff

PUBLIC AUCTIONSat., Jan. 11, 2014 - 10:27 am

San. Co. Fairgrounds, Fremont, OhioFURNITURE – ANTIQUES – COLLECTIBLES

HOUSEHOLD – WOODWORKING & SHOP TOOLSLAWN & GARDEN – LOTS OF MISC

LOCATION: Sand. Co. Fairgrounds, 901 Rawson Ave., Fremont. Take the by-passaround Fremont to the SR 53 North exit, at stoplight turn south towards town tofairgrounds. Selling from 2 Auction Rings from 2 Buildings. Watch for signs!

Village of Harbor ViewOn December 9, 2013 council of the village passed

Resolution #07-2013:REQUEST FOR ADVANCE OF TAXES COLLECTED.

On December 9, 2013 council of the village passedResolution #08-2013:

2014 TEMPORARY APPROPRIATION BUDGET

The full text of the resolutions can be seen at the officeof the clerk during regular business hours or

by appointment.

In Home Service

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

Refrig., Air Conditioners,

Dishwashers, Disposers, Freezers

Operated By Mark Wells

419-836-FIXX (3499)

WEEKEND DELIVERIES•Stone & Dirt

Hauling•Bobcat Service•Demolition & Hauling•Concrete Removal

COUNTRY CHARMCleaning & Restoration LLC

Since 1988Carpeting & Upholstery Cleaning

Emergency Water Removal

General House Cleaning

— Certified By I.I.C.R.C. —

419-836-8942

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

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836-7461

Hauling

If it’s heavy ... and you

want it hauled in or out ...

Call Us!

•Dirt •Stone •Debris •Cars

•Equipment •Trucks

BOBCAT SERVICES

SNOW REMOVAL

We can work directly with

your Insurance Company

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WholeHouse

Generators

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

Family Owned & Operated Since 1942

Licensed &Insured

New & Old HomewiringSpecialists

419-340-0857419-862-8031

B & G HAULING

Got Junk & Garbage?We do:

Clean Ups/Clean Outs

MUSSER’S HOME ANDPROPERTY MAINTENANCE

• Home Repair Specialists• Commercial & Residential

Lawn Care & SnowplowingMANY DISCOUNTS & OTHER SERVICES

• FULLY INSURED • FREE ESTIMATES419-304-8666

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•Painting•Drywall•Tile•Decks

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Reasonable Fast Friendly ServiceInsured and Bonded

Appliance Repair

Carpet Cleaning

Automotive

Electrical Contractor

Excavating

Excavating/Water Pumps

Lawn Service

Septic Tank Cleaning

21270 SR 579Williston

836-7461

- Now Offering - special prices ontires & batteries.

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Call BBB at 419-531-3116. Check on all contractors.

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PREFERRED CONTRACTOR

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

“We make every effort to accommodate YOU.”

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

BOBCAT SERVICES AVAILABLE

419-697-9398

Cleaning

Remodeling

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Basement Waterproofing

Concrete • Roofing

Interior • Exterior

Lawncare • Stone & Dirt HaulingBobcat Service • Espaniol

Rob 419-322-5891

Storage

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The Cleaning Professionals• Residential Housekeeping

daily, weekly or bi-weekly• Commercial Housekeeping

• Carpet Cleaning • Upholstery Cleaning

You’ll laugh at the name ... not the service!!Call 419-277-0564

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

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

Citizens’ DiscountsFree Estimates, Licensed & Insured

Mike Halka

419-350-8662Oregon, OH

Handyman

Concrete

countrycharmcleaning.com

Septic Tank Cleaning &

Portable Restrooms

For All Events

419-874-4653Serving the area for over 50 years

OREGON PLUMBINGNo Jobs Too SmallInsured - Bonded

419-693-8736Licensed Master Plumber

Roy Bomyea

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

Tree Service

andwischS•Interior•Exterior•Residential - CommercialTerry 419-708-6027Josh 419-704-7443

aintingP

Roofing

Hauling

BELKOFEREXCAVATING• Septic Systems • Sewer Taps

• Snow Removal • Lawn Care

Backhoe/Bobcat/Dozer Work

Stone and Dirt Hauling

See Us on Facebook

419-836-8663 419-392-1488

Plumbing

Lawn Care

TRACKER CO.

Home Maintenance

Interior / Exteriorpainting, plumbing, decks,

drywall repair, electrical

Call Dave @ (419) 266-5793

C & L SANITATION, INC.

- FREE ESTIMATES -Senior Discounts

Roofs/Gutters

Siding/Windows

Freddy’s Home Improvement

419-276-0608Electrical, Paneling, Concrete,

Roofing, Drywall, Kitchens,Bathrooms, Floors, Decks, Tile,

Porch, Additions, Dormers–– Free Estimates ––

Home Improvement

Painting

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also repair motorcycles, Call Wed. - Sat (10-6pm)

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• Camper Storage

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• Inside Auto Storage

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4 Michelin snow studless tiresmounted on BMW Z4 wheels,

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covers, $200 for set. 419-902-6511

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

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2007 Cadillac STS A.W.D. V-6,110,000 miles, Fully Loaded, BlackExterior, Tan Interior, $12,900. Callafter 5 p.m. 419-836-7162.

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Door Weather Strip. UniversalDoor Jamb. 36” standard. Neverused, still in wrapper. $5. 36” wideroll of packing paper, $5. Call 419-836-9754.

Fertilizer Spreader, $5.00. Call419-836-9754.

Hutch Rebel Wood Stove, DoubleDoors, 27”L X 25”W, asbestos padincluded. $750. OBO. 419-837-2677

Insulation Roll, Certainteed KraftFaced Rolled, R-13. 3 ½' high. Was32' long. Only about 6 ft. was used.$10. Water heater Insulation kit.Fits all style water heaters up to 221/2” diameter. Gas up to 50 gal.,Electric up to 66 gal. $5.00. Call 419-836-9754.

Old Kerosene Heater. Looks an-tique. $5. Call 419-836-9754.

Reliance Propane Tank, NetWeight 18.5lbs. $15.00. Call 419-836-9754

Sharper Image Razor Xtremepush/kick scooter-$40. 419-836-9754

Storage Cabinet, plastic, 69” high x30” wide x 17 1/2” deep. Doubledoors, 4 shelves. $90. Call 419-836-9754.

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2 French Provincial End Tables.Leather styled inlay top. Early 1960'svintage. $60.00. 419-836-9754

Black wood bunk bed, $200. 419-697-0200

Misc. Furniture. Cloth RockingChair, medium brown, barely used,$25. Bar Stool Chair, blue cloth withback 26” high $10. Two RetroLamps from early 1960's, $20 each,Call 419-836-9754.

Three piece burgundy leatherCouch, Chair, Love Seat set, Nice,$300.00 OBO. Wood Rocking Chair,$15, Wood mirror and paintings vari-ous prices. 419-261-0649.

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10”x20” Insulated Chicken Coop.$775.00 OBO. 419-837-6464

5 Garden Rakes and 1 Snow Shov-el, $15. Call 419-836-9754.

9 Assorted Grout Trowels & Plas-ter, Cement Stirrer. $50.00 Call 419-260-8174

Cabbage Patch Dolls $5 each andother Collectibles. 419-855-7038.

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