ndard Mail U.S. Postage Paid ort Clinton, Ohio Permit #80 I hope you like spaghetti!!! There will be TWO spaghetti dinners the next two weeks for good causes. First, on Friday, Feb. 5, a spaghetti dinner will be served for Simon Mercurio, the 17-yearold who was para - lyzed from the waist down in a tumbling accident. The din - ner is from 4 to 6:30 p.m. in the Port Clinton High School Cafeteria and the price is $7 for adults and $5 for students. Afterward, (or after the PC basketball game) the Travelin’ Lounge Lizards will be playing the First Friday benefit party at Mango Mama’s from 8 to midnight. Tickets for that are $10, and will include a $100 raffle ticket for a Walmart gift certificate. Tickets are on sale at the door or from Minuteman Press, Our Guest Inn & Suites (downtown) or Great Lakes Popcorn. The John Waite Family benefit will be held Satur - day serving from 5 to 8 p.m. at Port Clinton Yacht Club. Nearly 80 items have been donated for a silent auction to take place during dinner. You could win ferry tickets, hotel and B&B or spa packages, din - ing certificates, jewelry, fishing trips, autographed Browns and Buckeyes memorabilia and much more. You might even get to bid on playing the cowbell with the Travelin’ Lounge Lizards, who start playing at 8 p.m. Tickets are $12 and all proceeds will help the Waite family with their staggering medical bills ——— We had 98 correct entries in our Find Wylie contest last week. Our winner is Tim Glovinsky, of Port Clinton, who correctly found Wylie in the Commodore Perry Credit Union ad on page 2B last week. Tim wins a $20 gift card from Friendship Convenient Stores. We’ll hide Wylie again this week. If you find him, drop us a note at our office … or click on the Find Wylie icon online at www.thebeacon.net. ——— The Oak Harbor Knights of Columbus will be sponsoring an all-you-can-eat pancake and sausage family breakfast this Sunday, Jan. 31, at St. Boniface Catholic Church. They start serving at 9 a.m. and it will be pancakes with all the fixings. Donations are $5 for adults, $4.50 for seniors and $3 for children un - der 12. Proceeds benefit heartbeat of Ottawa County. ——— Tom Ganley, a Cleveland auto dealer and candi - date for the U.S. Senate, headlines a large group of candidates at a special Town Hall Meeting at 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 30, at Lyman Harbor in Sandusky. Also in attendance will be Jack Smith and Rich Iott, two candidates for the 9th District Congressional seat now held by Marcy Kaptur; Dave Yost, candidate for Ohio Attorney General; and a number of other inde - pendent candidates statewide office. ——— The second annual Oak House Bowl-A-Thon will be held 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 31, at Harbor Lanes in Port Clinton. In addition to bowling, there will be a Fish Bowl Auction, a 50/50 raffle, plenty of food and tons of fun. The difference you will make is STRIKING! ——— Members of the St. Thomas Episcopal congrega - tion will be welcomed at Peace Lutheran Church this Sunday for the traditional 5th Sunday Services. The two Port Clinton parishes share their pastor, Mike Weichers. Currently, Weichers leads worship at Peace at 9 a.m. and St. Thomas at 11 a.m. ELMS (Episco - pal-Lutheran Ministry Sharing) members join forces for a single service at 11 a.m. in any month having five Sundays. This month, the service is at Peace with a potluck luncheon immediately following. There will be no 9 a.m. service at Peace Lutheran and no service at St. Thomas at 11 a.m. ——— The Ottawa County Senior Activities Commit - tee will hold a Work Session at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 3, at Ottawa County Senior Resources, 8200 W. Ohio 163, Oak Harbor. The committee will work on upcoming events such as Game Day (March 14) and the third annual Spring Dance (April 11) as well as developing By-Laws for the Activities Committee. Anyone wishing to participate is welcome to attend. Coffee and rolls will be on hand. For questions or in - formation, contact Juanita Persely at 419-341-1080. TELLTALES 0 5 0 E . M u g y R a d a t a w b a I s l a n d E a s t f h o m p s o n s L a n d s c a p i n g FREE Since 1983 THE VOLUME 27 NUMBER 48 THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 2010 www.thebeacon.net BY JOHN SCHAFFNER Inside This Week… Records ........................... 2A SoundOff ........................ 2A Beacon Bits .................... 4A Schools ........................... 6A Community Calendar .... 7A Around Ottawa Co ........ 8A Boomers & Beyond ..... 10A Sports ............................. 1B Business ......................... 3B Classified ........................ 4B Valentine's Dance features Legacy II Page 11A Redskins remain undefeated Page 3B Mercurio BY ANGIE ADAIR Ladies night out got a little loud Monday at the Oak Harbor Con- servation Club. Nine at a time, the daughters, sisters and moms took aim during the Women on Target event offered by the club and the Women of the NRA. The class was free and taught by local shooters — male and female. “It’s out of a love of firearms and to the share the knowledge,” said Harry DiCarlo, who did much of the class- room instruction. The local classes have been going on for the past four years and the woman who spearheaded the event, Michelle Woods, directs the program that has graduated more than 100 ladies rang- ing in age from 17 to 85. Woods said they started the program to promote the junior pistol program. “We figured if the moms under- stand, they would bring the kids out,” said Woods. And though many of those in at- tendance don’t have competition- age kids, it seemed they all had a good time and learned a lot. The three hours were split in the classroom and out in the range fir- ing air pistols first, then rim-fire and center-fire pistols. The group listened to DiCarlo explain the guns — their parts, ammunition and function — then picked up the firearms, each with their own personal instructor. A 9 millimeter, an assortment of .22s, a .45 caliber as well as single- and dou- ble-action .38s were on hand for the practice. According to participant Cathy Ha- Program director Michelle Woods helps a shooter during the Women on Target event Monday. PHOTO BY ANGIE ADAIR The next Women on Target class will be offered March 22 at the Oak Harbor Conservation Club, 975 S. Gordon Road, in Oak Har - bor. Classes are limited to the first 20 ladies and registration is required. To sign up or get information, call Ralph Burnstine from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Fri - day at 419-734-3751 or e-mail [email protected]. Women on Target Ladies night Oak Harbor Conservation Club See TARGET, 10A The Tenant Base Rental Assistance application process is now open. This program is funded through the Ottawa County Community Hous- ing Improvement Program which is supported by the Ohio Department of Development. The CHIP is a state- funded program that provides assis- tance for home repairs, home reha- bilitation, foreclosure prevention with mortgage assistance as well as TBRA. County commissioners were recently awarded an $80,000 grant to provide assistance to residents with rental pay- ments. For information about the TBRA program or receiving an application, call Chelle Blausey at 419-734-7622 between 1 and 4 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays. Applications will also be available for pick up at the Ot- tawa County Housing Authority C/O ORSI, 400 W. Third St., Port Clinton, on Mondays and Thursdays between 1 and 4 p.m. or by mail. Funding available for rental help in Ottawa Co. Team joins in to help Haiti The Lady Lakers basketball team joined the United Way, WPCR and Bassett's Helping Haiti efforts last week. The girls raised $175 in cash donations along with boxes full of items that the fans brought to the game Saturday against Woodmore. The ladies then took Sunday to help organize the non-parishable food items, bottled water, baby sup- plies, first aid items, cleaning sup- plies and personal care items . The items were sorted into big boxes so the truck could be loaded Monday morning to begin it’s jour- ney to the relief efforts. According to WPCR's Greg Peiffer, the goods filled an entire semi truck “top to bottom.” Team members Heather Bahn- sen, Christine Longer, Devin Pol- lock, Brittany Isom, KC Oxendale, Kayla Oxendale, Tori England, Mol- lie Knighton, Lilly Kennedy, Kelsey The Lady Lakers collect items for Helping Haiti during the Woodmore game Saturday. Heather Bahnsen (below) wants to go to Haiti to help. See HAITI, 10A Mayor reports on the state of the city "Port Clinton is a work in progress," said city May- or Debbie Hymore-Tester. "What we have accom- plished in the last 12 months is a testament of hard work and the ability to persevere at a steady pace. " And though times have been tough, the mayor pointed out some of the city's successes in her State of the City address. High points include the more than $3,000,000 in grants to improve infrastructure, improvements to Buckeye Boulevard and Perry Street, and the recent- ly acquired Lakefront preserve. Read the State of the City online at www. thebeacon.net along with reports from the leaders of Danbury and Marblehead.
Ladies night out got a little loud Monday at the Oak Harbor Con- servation Club. Nine at a time, the daughters, sisters and moms took aim during the Women on Target event offered by the club and the Women of the NRA. The class was free and taught by local shooters — male and female.
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I hope you like spaghetti!!! There will be TWO spaghetti dinners the next two weeks for good causes. First, on Friday, Feb. 5, a spaghetti dinner will be served for Simon Mercurio, the 17-yearold who was para-lyzed from the waist down in a tumbling accident. The din-ner is from 4 to 6:30 p.m. in the Port Clinton High School Cafeteria and the price is $7 for adults and $5 for students. Afterward, (or after the PC basketball game) the Travelin’ Lounge Lizards will be playing the First Friday benefit party at Mango Mama’s from 8 to midnight. Tickets for that are $10, and will include a $100 raffle ticket for a Walmart gift certificate. Tickets are on sale at the door or from Minuteman Press, Our Guest Inn & Suites (downtown) or Great Lakes Popcorn.
The John Waite Family benefit will be held Satur-day serving from 5 to 8 p.m. at Port Clinton Yacht Club. Nearly 80 items have been donated for a silent auction to take place during dinner. You could win ferry tickets, hotel and B&B or spa packages, din-ing certificates, jewelry, fishing trips, autographed Browns and Buckeyes memorabilia and much more. You might even get to bid on playing the cowbell with the Travelin’ Lounge Lizards, who start playing at 8 p.m. Tickets are $12 and all proceeds will help the Waite family with their staggering medical bills
———We had 98 correct entries in our Find
Wylie contest last week. Our winner is Tim Glovinsky, of Port Clinton, who correctly found Wylie in the Commodore Perry Credit Union ad on page 2B last week. Tim wins a $20 gift card from Friendship Convenient Stores. We’ll hide Wylie again this week. If you find him, drop us a note at our office … or click on the Find Wylie icon online at www.thebeacon.net.
———The Oak Harbor Knights of Columbus will be
sponsoring an all-you-can-eat pancake and sausage family breakfast this Sunday, Jan. 31, at St. Boniface Catholic Church. They start serving at 9 a.m. and it will be pancakes with all the fixings. Donations are $5 for adults, $4.50 for seniors and $3 for children un-der 12. Proceeds benefit heartbeat of Ottawa County.
———Tom Ganley, a Cleveland auto dealer and candi-
date for the U.S. Senate, headlines a large group of candidates at a special Town Hall Meeting at 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 30, at Lyman Harbor in Sandusky. Also in attendance will be Jack Smith and Rich Iott, two candidates for the 9th District Congressional seat now held by Marcy Kaptur; Dave Yost, candidate for Ohio Attorney General; and a number of other inde-pendent candidates statewide office.
———The second annual Oak House Bowl-A-Thon will
be held 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 31, at Harbor Lanes in Port Clinton. In addition to bowling, there will be a Fish Bowl Auction, a 50/50 raffle, plenty of food and tons of fun. The difference you will make is STRIKING!
———Members of the St. Thomas Episcopal congrega-
tion will be welcomed at Peace Lutheran Church this Sunday for the traditional 5th Sunday Services. The two Port Clinton parishes share their pastor, Mike Weichers. Currently, Weichers leads worship at Peace at 9 a.m. and St. Thomas at 11 a.m. ELMS (Episco-pal-Lutheran Ministry Sharing) members join forces for a single service at 11 a.m. in any month having five Sundays. This month, the service is at Peace with a potluck luncheon immediately following. There will be no 9 a.m. service at Peace Lutheran and no service at St. Thomas at 11 a.m.
———The Ottawa County Senior Activities Commit-
tee will hold a Work Session at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 3, at Ottawa County Senior Resources, 8200 W. Ohio 163, Oak Harbor. The committee will work on upcoming events such as Game Day (March 14) and the third annual Spring Dance (April 11) as well as developing By-Laws for the Activities Committee. Anyone wishing to participate is welcome to attend. Coffee and rolls will be on hand. For questions or in-formation, contact Juanita Persely at 419-341-1080.
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BY JOHN SCHAFFNER
Inside This Week…Records...........................2ASoundOff ........................2ABeacon Bits ....................4ASchools ...........................6ACommunity Calendar ....7A
Around Ottawa Co ........8ABoomers & Beyond .....10ASports .............................1BBusiness .........................3BClassified ........................4B
Valentine's Dance features
Legacy II Page 11A
Redskins remain
undefeatedPage 3B
MercurioBY ANGIE ADAIR
Ladies night out got a little loud Monday at the Oak Harbor Con-servation Club. Nine at a time, the daughters, sisters and moms took aim during the Women on Target event offered by the club and the Women of the NRA. The class was free and taught by local shooters — male and female.
“It’s out of a love of firearms and to the share the knowledge,” said Harry DiCarlo, who did much of the class-room instruction.
The local classes have been going on for the past four years and the woman who spearheaded the event, Michelle Woods, directs the program that has graduated more than 100 ladies rang-ing in age from 17 to 85. Woods said they started the program to promote the junior pistol program.
“We figured if the moms under-stand, they would bring the kids out,” said Woods.
And though many of those in at-tendance don’t have competition-age kids, it seemed they all had a
good time and learned a lot.The three hours were split in the
classroom and out in the range fir-ing air pistols first, then rim-fire and center-fire pistols. The group listened to DiCarlo explain the guns — their parts, ammunition and function — then picked up the firearms, each with their own personal instructor. A 9 millimeter, an assortment of .22s, a .45 caliber as well as single- and dou-ble-action .38s were on hand for the practice.
According to participant Cathy Ha-
Program director Michelle Woods helps a shooter during the Women on Target event Monday. PHOTO BY ANGIE ADAIR
The next Women on Target class will be offered March 22 at the Oak Harbor Conservation Club, 975 S. Gordon Road, in Oak Har-bor. Classes are limited to the first 20 ladies and registration is
required.To sign up or get information,
call Ralph Burnstine from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Fri-day at 419-734-3751 or e-mail [email protected].
Women on Target
Ladies night
Oak Harbor Conservation Club
See TARGET, 10A
The Tenant Base Rental Assistance application process is now open.
This program is funded through the Ottawa County Community Hous-ing Improvement Program which is supported by the Ohio Department of Development. The CHIP is a state-funded program that provides assis-tance for home repairs, home reha-bilitation, foreclosure prevention with mortgage assistance as well as TBRA. County commissioners were recently awarded an $80,000 grant to provide assistance to residents with rental pay-ments.
For information about the TBRA program or receiving an application, call Chelle Blausey at 419-734-7622 between 1 and 4 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays. Applications will also be available for pick up at the Ot-tawa County Housing Authority C/O ORSI, 400 W. Third St., Port Clinton, on Mondays and Thursdays between 1 and 4 p.m. or by mail.
Funding available for rental help in Ottawa Co.
Team joins in to help HaitiThe Lady Lakers basketball team
joined the United Way, WPCR and Bassett's Helping Haiti efforts last week. The girls raised $175 in cash donations along with boxes full of items that the fans brought to the game Saturday against Woodmore.
The ladies then took Sunday to help organize the non-parishable food items, bottled water, baby sup-plies, first aid items, cleaning sup-plies and personal care items .
The items were sorted into big
boxes so the truck could be loaded Monday morning to begin it’s jour-ney to the relief efforts. According to WPCR's Greg Peiffer, the goods filled an entire semi truck “top to bottom.”
Team members Heather Bahn-sen, Christine Longer, Devin Pol-lock, Brittany Isom, KC Oxendale, Kayla Oxendale, Tori England, Mol-lie Knighton, Lilly Kennedy, Kelsey
The Lady Lakers collect items for Helping Haiti during the Woodmore game Saturday. Heather Bahnsen (below) wants to go to Haiti to help.
See HAITI, 10A
Mayor reports on the state of the city"Port Clinton is a work in progress," said city May-
or Debbie Hymore-Tester. "What we have accom-plished in the last 12 months is a testament of hard work and the ability to persevere at a steady pace. "
And though times have been tough, the mayor pointed out some of the city's successes in her State of the City address.
High points include the more than $3,000,000 in
grants to improve infrastructure, improvements to Buckeye Boulevard and Perry Street, and the recent-ly acquired Lakefront preserve.
Read the State of the City online at www.thebeacon.net along with reports from the leaders of Danbury and Marblehead.
Lukac-KappThe parents of Melissa Lukac and Todd Kapp are proud to
announce the engagement of their children.Melissa Ann Lukac is the daughter of James Lukac, Port
Clinton, and Patricia Lukac, Marblehead. She is a 2005 graduate of Danbury High School, and a 2007 graduate of Mercyhurst North East College with an associate’s in busi-ness management.
Todd Wade Kapp is the son of Robert and Diane Kapp, of Curtice. He is a 2005 graduate of Genoa High School, a 2007 graduate of Owens Community College with an as-sociate’s in ag business management, and a 2009 graduate of the University of Findlay with a degree in business man-
agement. The couple will wed March 27 at St. John’s Lutheran
Church in Williston with a reception to follow at Camp Perry.
Salyers-TalicskaAmanda Laurel Salyers, daughter of Sharon and Scott
Salyers, Oak Harbor, and Andrew Louis Talicska, son of Barbara and the late Mark Talicska of Bryan, are engaged.
Amanda, is a 2004 graduate of Oak Harbor High School and 2009 graduate of Lourdes College, Sylvania, with a bachelor of arts in history
Andrew, a 1999 graduate of Bryan High School and 2004 graduate of the University of Toledo with a bachelor of science in electrical engineering,
and is currently employed by Kaufman Engineered Sys-tems in Waterville.
An April 2010 wedding is planned at the Pemberville Opera House, Pemberville, with a reception following at Oak Shade Grove, Oregon, Ohio.
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Richard BurnsRichard M. Burns, age 75, of Marblehead, beloved hus-
band of Ellen (nee Giese) for 52 years; loving father of Sherry Joy (Don), Rick (Anna) and Karen Giaco (Mark); dearest grandfather of Gregory, Angela, Sarah, Gary, Leah, Mikey and Julianna; son of the late Michael and Cathe-rine; brother of the late Carol Schmidt; and dear uncle of Mark Schmidt and Pam Strohmyer. Rich was the owner of Burns Auto Service in Bay Village, he was a 1953 gradu-ate of Holy Name High School, a U.S. Army Veteran and a Third Degree member of Knights of Columbus Brook-lyn Parma Council No. 2803. Mass of Christian Burial, St. Charles Borromeo Church, was Monday, Jan. 18, at 10:30 a.m. Interment Holy Cross Cemetery. Friends received at Ripepi Funeral Home, 5762 Pearl Road (at Snow Road), Sunday 2-4 and 6-8 p.m.
Elwood CrawfordNov. 24, 1923 — Jan. 20, 2010Elwood W. Crawford, 86, of Oak Harbor, died Wednes-
day, Jan. 20, at Riverview Senior Healthcare Campus in Oak Harbor.
Visitation was Friday, Jan. 22, at the Neidecker, LeVeck & Crosser Funeral Home, 1124 Fulton St., Port Clinton, with funeral services Saturday. Burial followed at Graham Cemetery in Wayne, Ohio.
Richard ‘Dick’ S. KasparJan. 5, 1921 — Jan. 21, 2010Richard “Dick” S. Kaspar, 89, of Port Clinton passed away
Thursday, Jan. 21, at Stein Hospice Care Center, Sandusky, surrounded by his loving family.
Prayers and a Mass of Christian Burial conducted by Rev. Dan Ring were Tuesday at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Port Clinton, with burial in Lakeview Cemetery, Port Clinton.
Carl TaubeApril 5, 1923 — Jan. 24, 2010Carl Frederick Taube, 86, passed away on Jan. 24.Visitation was set for 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 27,
at the Robinson-Walker Funeral Home and Crematory at 165 E. Water St., Oak Harbor. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 28, at St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, 122 W. Ottawa St. Oak Harbor. Intern-ment will follow at Elliston Cemetery.
Edward Otto Zunk Jr.Aug. 24, 1941 — Jan. 19, 2010On Jan. 19, Edward Otto Zunk Jr., age 68, died after a
courageous battle with cancer. A memorial service will be held 11 a.m., Friday, Jan. 22,
in the Robinson-Walker Funeral Home and Crematory, Oak Harbor, with a gathering from 10 to 11 a.m. prior. A bereavement luncheon will follow the service at St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church, Oak Harbor.
MARRIAGE LICENSE• William Allen Wright Jr., 26, and Carla Kay-Lynn Scharer, 19, both of Port Clinton.
SoundoffOn behalf of the Port
Clinton High School Cheerleaders, we would like to thank the Port Clin-ton Elks Lodge for their generosity. The Port Clin-ton Elks Lodge 1718 is do-nating the use of its facility for the 2010 Winter For-mal on Jan. 30. This is an annual event sponsored by the cheerleaders.
The cheerleaders, and all the students at PCHS, ap-preciate the generosity and support of our local Elks Lodge.
Thank you,PCHS CheerleadersLauren Boss, advisor
Dear Editor,On behalf of the Holi-
day Bureau board, I’d like to express heartfelt thanks to the people of Ottawa
County for their generos-ity in 2009. Residents and businesses enthusiasti-cally made financial and in-kind donations, which helped the Holiday Bureau provide 2,857 people, a total of 914 families, with food and other necessities during December. This could not happen without a tremendous show of giv-ing and caring from a lov-ing community.
It literally takes hundreds of volunteers to sort, pack and distribute the donated items. This happens over a three-day period — a huge commitment during a very busy time of year. Special thanks goes to our partner, the Salvation Army that provides toys for the chil-dren.
Women who wanted to help people in need began the Holiday Bureau nearly 40 years ago. Then, as now, the entire operation is funded by donations and operated by volunteers. I am proud to continue this legacy of giving and shar-ing.
Gratefully,Judy Just2008 Ottawa County
Holiday Bureau Chair-woman
On behalf of the Respect Life Ministries of Immac-ulate Conception and St. Joseph Catholic Churches, we would like to thank you all for your witness to life in Washington, D.C., last Friday. For some it was a
financial sacrifice, for oth-ers it meant valuable time away from work, family or school. And for all of us it was a physical sacrifice of sore feet, tired legs and aching backs but most of you would agree that it was well worth it.
Organizing this trip was a bit nerve racking to say the least. Putting down huge non-refundable de-posits on the bus and hotel without knowing for sure how many people would sign up required a great amount of trust and confi-dence in God’s plan for us. I want to give credit where it is due and it was Judy’s faith and perseverance that kept things moving for-ward when I had doubts that we could actually make this happen. Thank you, Judy!
Many of you talked about next year before we even left D.C. Our Respect Life ministries meet together in early February and a trip for next year will certainly be discussed but we need your help before we make any decisions about that. Please give us some feed-back on your experience.
If you have some good group photos from the trip please e-mail them to me along with a quote or personal testimony about your experience that we could include on the flyer.
Thank you all again and I look forward to hearing from you.
Anne Cook
Carol Fox (left), Abby Batterton, Diane Belden, Tomi Johnson, Rep. Bob Latta, Betsy Chisholm, Sara Hanselman and Jeremy Cross in Washing-ton, D.C.
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At 53, Lori Berardi wasn’t ready to stop working and enjoying life. But cancer changed those plans, and a month before her death Stein Hospice was contacted. Lori spent the last two weeks of her life at our inpatient care center, surrounded by her warm and gregarious family, who circled the bed to cry and sing, pray and laugh.
Just days before her death, Lori promised her family she would send them a rainbow when she reached heaven. On the day of her funeral, as family and friends filtered out of the church, two brilliant rainbows illuminated the sky.
Stein Hospice made promises too. Stein promised Lori and her family they would provide medical care – and much more. Stein would send chaplains, social workers, bereavement counselors, massage therapists, home health aides and volunteers whenever she or her family needed or wanted those services. Stein would be available around the clock to answer questions and offer comfort. Stein would provide continuous care as Lori grew weaker and death was imminent.
Stein Hospice promised Lori and her family to share their journey.
“All the burdens were lifted and all we had to do was love her,” said Lori’s sister, Sue Fawcett. “Stein offered the comfort and suport our family needed during this difficult experience.”
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Erica Schimming, Port Clinton Middle School Fleet 7 math teacher, has been se-lected as the second Teacher of the Quarter by her students. PCMS students voted dur-ing their lunch periods for the one teacher they thought has been the most influential to them. All students could vote from a ballot of all teachers.
Some of the quotes from students on their nomination forms about Schim-ming included: “She makes math fun,” “She makes me work hard and learn” and “She understands me.” When asked how
students would describe Schimming, some said “Awesome,” “The Best” and “Fun.”
Schimming received a trophy donated by PCMS Student Council, Certificate of Appreciation, a gift certificate donated by Hair Quarters and gift certificate donated by The End Zone. In addition, Schimming received a “coupon” for one class to be taught by Carrie Sanchez, PCMS principal.
The Teacher of the Quarter program was initiated this year to give teachers the op-portunity to be recognized by their stu-dents for all their time and energy.
Erica Schimming is surrounded by her students, along with Troy Diels, dean of students, and Patrick Adkins, superintendent, after being named Port Clinton Middle School Teacher of the Quarter.
Schimming is Teacher of the Quarter at PCMS
Courtney Kihlken and Marie Wlodar-czyk recently graduated from Ohio Uni-versity in Athens. Kihlken, of Marblehead, earned a bachelor of science in education and graduated cum laude. Wlodarczyk, of Port Clinton, earned a bachelor of arts in economics.
The following students were recently
named to the dean’s list at OU:• Cody Brough, senior psychology major,
from Oak Harbor.• Jason Sharp, junior exercise physiology
major, from Oak Harbor.• Elizabeth Polachek, senior hearing,
speech and language science major, from Port Clinton.
Several honored atOhio University
The Port Clinton City School District will once again offer computer classes for the community. Registration is required and more details will be provided with registration. The 2010 schedule includes the following classes:
• Just the BasicsA beginner computer class to discuss the
basics of how to save files, burning CDs and “What is a USB anyway?” A great class for those just learning to use the computer but there will also be tips for the experi-enced user as well; 2 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 18.
• Picture This!What can you do with all those digital
pictures on your camera or computer?
This class will provide the answers. Par-ticipants will learn various methods to edit, store, send and share digital pictures; 2 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 24.
• Web Video — YouTube Here I Come!This new class will offer participants
hands-on experience using digital video cameras. Various techniques will be uti-lized to view and post Web casts and pod-casts. Learn how to edit and share video on the web; 2 p.m. Thursday, March 22.
To register for any of the classes, call 419-732-2102, e-mail [email protected] or register online at http://www.pccsd.net/forms/computerclasses/. The classes are free to residents of the Port Clinton City School District. Space is limited.
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Being an explorer in the 1300-1500s could be rough. Your crew might desert you in Canada. You may end up secretly bur-ied along the Mississippi River, hidden from angry natives. And there was al-ways the nagging fear that you might sail off the end of the world.
On the other hand, you may be considered a god-king, or end up with a gal-axy named after you.
St. Boniface students learned this and other in-teresting facts as their social studies class-mates created reports with PowerPoint and presented them on the classroom SMART Board. Using textbooks, ency-clopedias and history books, along with a list of trusted Web sites provided by teacher Brenda Brahier, pairs of students researched noteworthy explorers such as Ferdinand Magellan, Marco Polo and Henry Hudson. Their reports included pictures and maps of their explorer’s voy-ages, as well as information such as the country they sailed for, the dates and pur-poses of the voyages, hardships encoun-tered and whether or not the voyages were considered successful.
Students were given a choice of media to present their reports. All chose Power-Point, having learned the program from computer class. The students began their
projects with their textbooks, but quickly found that good research was not as easy as checking an index or pulling up a Web site. Emma Bergman and Lucas Gregilla said Web sites usually gave more informa-tion than books, but it was often “iffy,” and they didn’t know if it was accurate. Chris Kuhn solved this by checking many differ-ent sites and watching to see which facts kept coming up the same.
When asked if they thought there were explorers today like those they studied, most students didn’t think so. Technology such as satellite imagery makes it unlikely that people could make new discoveries in the way of the old explorers. Astronauts, they believe, and undersea researchers such as Robert Ballard are the explorers of today. There are still exciting discoveries to be made without the worry of running out of world.
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In cooperation with the Port Clinton Ki-wanis Club, Port Clinton City Schools rec-ognizes outstanding elementary students as “Terrific Kids.” The following have been honored as Terrific Kids in December:
• Bataan Memorial Elementary: Teagan Kelley, Hunter Bechtel, Rebekah Nehls, Austin Helton, Garrett Cornell, Maddie Ingram, Thomas Ball, Justin May, Megan Bolyard, Rebekah Koehl, Emma Gottron, Alaina Dackermann, Caden Chapman, Grace Heilmann, Hailey Ranzenberger,
Carli Laurel, Mandi Koehl, Camden Riggs and Henry Mowery.
• Jefferson Elementary: Analisa Snyder, Alexis Yoh, Amaya Henderson, Madison Vargas
Bryanna Barr, Morgan Bagovich, Alex-ius Borton, Cailee James, Brandon Davis, Quincy Kowal, Hannah Castro, Ashlyn Borton, Eian Burkholder, Taylor Diles, Briana Escobedo, Natalie Gottron, Tori Glaze, Zach Barr, Raelynne Floriana and Rebecca Jones.
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Vascular ScreeningsMon., Feb. 8, 1 – 4 p.m.Bay Park Community Hospital, Diagnostics DepartmentFree carotid, aortic and peripheral arterial disease (PAD) testing available. To qualify for the free screenings you must be over the age of 65, or over the age of 50 with a history of one or more of the following risk factors: diabetes, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, smoking, or family history of vascular disease. For more information or to schedule an appointment, please call 419-690-7845.
Caring for Your HeartTues., Feb. 9, Noon – 1 p.m. Sutton Center Conference Room1854 E. Perry St., Port Clinton Bay Park Community Hospital Women’s Services Center will present a special complimentary luncheon featuring information on women’s heart wellness. Free health screenings will also be available. To register or for more information, please call Sandy Sondergeld at 419-734-8080.
Rossford Wellness ScreeningsThurs., Feb. 25, 2 – 4 p.m. Rossford Laboratory, 1209 Dixie HighwayFree blood pressure, bone density, cholesterol, glucose, and vascular screenings will be offered. In addition, men’s prostate and women’s health screenings will be available. For more information, please call 419-291-5826.
Oregon Wellness Screenings Fri., Feb. 26, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. Oregon Senior Center, 5760 Bayshore Rd. Free blood pressure, bone density, cholesterol and glucose screenings will be available. For more information, please call 419-291-5826.
Women’s Heart Health Lunch & LearnFri., Feb. 26, Noon – 1 p.m. Bay Park Community Hospital, Michigan/Superior February is American Heart Month. Attend Bay Park Community Hospital’s free Lunch & Learn event promoting women’s heart health awareness. To register or for more information, please call 877-291-1441.
At Bay Park Community Hospital, we’re committed to offering programs and screenings for the benefi t of your health. For more information, pleasecall ProMedica Total Wellness at 419-291-5826.
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It’s Saturday night, about 7:30 and deep, deep dark out-side. It’s been a rainy, blustery day — but fairly warm — and most of the snow that had covered the ground has melted away. But there is more snow in the weather fore-cast for Toledo. So maybe if it gets colder again we’ll see more accumulation of the white stuff.
———Don’t forget that the Ida Rupp Library is showing inter-
esting movies on some Friday nights. Show time is 7 p.m. A schedule is available at the library’s circulation desk and events are listed in The Beacon’s Community Calendar. These movies are fun. The last one I saw was “Julia and Julie,” an interesting story about Julia Child and a wom-an unknown to her who tried to cook all of the recipes in Child’s cookbook, “The Joy of French Cooking.” Julia Child is portrayed by Meryl Streep. Strep is absolutely spectacular and has Child’s voice, accent and mannerisms down pat. It’s a very entertaining motion picture.
Another movie I’d like to see is Harrison Ford’s newest. He plays a scientist trying to help a father of two children who have been stricken with a rare, fatal disease.
———Kern Center at Terra Community College has its winter/
spring catalog of courses out, so now is the time to sign up to learn something new. There are classes in supervision and management, computer skills, grant writing, foreign
languages, music and so much more. Many courses are also offered on-line.
EHOVE Adult Career Center also has courses to help those searching for careers. Culinary arts, health care, computer skills and public safety are among the class of-ferings. Marine trades and cosmetology are also popular at that facility.
———Several people who read in this column that lots of folks
have sinus problems this year have a solution. They have purchased a little teapot like device and in that goes warm water in a saline solution. To use you tip your head to the side, pour the solution into one side of your nose, it runs through the sinuses and out the other nostril, cleaning out passages as it moves along.
I’m going to try it soon. The drawings look a little com-plicated. I’m not sure I can do it but I’m going to give it a try. I am not good at reading instructions (and actually hate following written instructions). Considering that it took several weeks to learn to wear pierced earrings “pain-free,” this procedure sounds like something that would not be easy for me. But I’d sure like to get relief from sinus pain.
Carolyn Culp forwarded an email that said a combina-tion of cinnamon and honey is good for a lot of health problems as a home remedy. A combination of the two foods supposedly helps cure arthritis, bladder infection, upset stomach, gas, influenza, pimples, colds, skin infec-tion and halitosis. It is also said to improve hearing, low-er cholesterol levels and assist the immune system. For weight loss, drinking honey and cinnamon boiled in one cup of water early in the morning (before breakfast) and then again at night before sleeping may be helpful.
I can’t vouch for the efficiency of any of these cures. But it likely wouldn’t hurt to try them.
———… And so now it is Monday evening and time to finish
writing this and the get it over to The Beacon offices.
Today the weather turned cold and it seemed as if it all happened in mid-morning. The climate was mild at the time I went to work and then it was cold and windy by lunchtime. It also snowed a bit today and it may contin-ue doing that through Tuesday. There is ice on the top of some of the bodies of water around our community. But the ice is, by no means, safe to go out on it. So be sure you know what you are doing and be sure you know the ice is thick enough to support you if you decide to try your luck ice fishing or skating. Otherwise those can be very danger-ous sports.
———I am looking for a walker — the kind that is used in as-
sistance with walking following hip and knee surgery. The kind that seems best to me is the one with two wheels. I don’t need this for myself but would like to have it on hand. Do you have a used one to donate or sell for a mini-mal amount? If so, just contact me at 419-734-2753.
Also, I want to say thanks for all the Christmas cards that were giv-en to me for a youth craft project. I have plenty of cards now and will put them to good use.
———Do you feel stressed? Lots of people do. “The Well Work-
place” newsletter lists these events as being the most stress-ful in a person’s life: death of a spouse, divorce, marital separation, time in jail, death of a close family member, personal illness or injury, marriage, pregnancy or retire-ment. The newsletter also lists some ways to cope with stress and I’ve paraphrased some of them in the following paragraphs and added a few additional ideas.
The “remedies” for stress included relaxation using deep breathing exercises, an active lifestyle with plenty of ex-ercise, healthy eating, making “to-do” lists and planning your time well, and preparing ahead for stressful events by picturing the event in your mind and having a back-up plan if things go wrong. Talking to family members or friends if you feel stressed may help, and, of course, seek-ing professional guidance is always an option if you need it. I would add to all of that to get plenty of rest and make sure you get your sleep on a regular schedule. Also it’s wise to limit alcohol, caffeine and sugary foods. (When you de-cide to undertake some exercise, be sure it is something you enjoy doing.)
Something that really helps me keep from getting stressed-out is not only making a list but then also arrang-ing the items on it in priority order. Do the important things first and do “first things first.” For example, if you have something that must be done in the afternoon, let that be the first thing you work on in the morning. When you get that task finished, you can deal with the other items on your list.
I also like to make a good plan for doing errands. Plan a route so as not to do any backtracking. Do the same with your grocery list. Imagine the layout of the grocery store and arrange your list in the order that you will walk through the store. When I shop without a list I backtrack incessantly. And sometimes I also forget some of the im-portant items that I need. So a list can be very helpful for some people.
The most stress-producing component of my life at home currently is not having a good system for dealing with stacks of paper. I don’t get the paperwork properly organized and labeled and therefore spend too much time searching for what I need — sometimes going through the same stack of paper several times. I need to get a handle on that. I guess I’ll do some serious reading about that and then follow the experts’ advice.
But, readers, do you have any suggestions about dealing with too much paper? If so, send them to me at [email protected] and I’ll not only use them at home but will also share the ideas in this column.
Stein Hospice, a not-for-profit agency that offers care and support to terminally ill patients and their families, is looking for caring men and women to help carry out its mission. Patient and family care volunteers are needed to provide companionship, relieve caregivers, supply trans-portation and run errands.
Volunteers must first complete LifeCourse, a six-week program (three hours per week) which explores the feel-
ings and philosophies of the death and dying process. There is no cost for the course, however registration is re-quired.
Local classes are: 9 a.m. to noon Fridays, Jan. 29-March 5 at Magruder Memorial Hospital, 615 Fulton St., Port Clinton.
For information or to register, contact Stein Hospice’s volunteer office at 419-625-5269 or 800-625-5269 or e-
The Kern Center for Community and Indus-trial Development at Terra Community College is of-fering classes this winter to help you learn about the social networking phenom-enon. Classes will be held in Fremont at Terra and in Ottawa County at the Ot-tawa County Community Resource Centre in Oak Harbor.
The schedule includes:• Facebook 101 — Learn
why Facebook is the hottest Web site on the Internet. Learn how to set up your own Facebook page and share pictures, news, favor-ite sites and much more, 1 to 4 p.m. March 19 in Ot-tawa County. Cost: $19.
• LinkedIn 101 — Discov-er how to join the hot social networking site for business professionals. Learn the five do’s and don’ts of LinkedIn etiquette. 6 to 9 p.m. Feb. 3 at Terra or 1 to 4 p.m. March 12 in Ottawa County. Cost: $19.
• Twitter 101 — Learn how to set up a Twitter ac-count and how to “tweet” and be “tweeted.” Find out what micro-blogging is all about. 6 to 9 p.m. Feb. 10 at Terra. Cost: $19.
For information, go to www.terra.edu/learning or call Marsha at 419-559-2255.
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Right to Read Week kicked off Monday during Catholic School’s Week at Immacu-late Conception School. Students are en-couraged to pop open a good book during the week. The Book Fair, run by the FICS parent group, presented books for the stu-dents to choose from and add to their per-sonal libraries. The Book Fair is open to the public 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Sunday.
Other events planned during Catholic Schools Week are:
Thursday, Jan. 28 • Book Fair: Grades Pre 3, 4, 5 • Free time in the gym: sixth and kinder-
garten; fifth and pre; fourth and second; third and first
• Mystery Reader
Friday, Jan. 29• Book Fair: Grades: 6• 8:30 Prayer Service • Picnic Lunch (pack or sack) — no fast
food• Open a Good Book: Student Awards
from McDonalds • Bring slippers, blanket, pillow for movie• Movie and Popcorn right after lunch in
gym
Saturday, Jan. 30 • Book Fair after the 5 p.m. Mass• Give cards to Parishioners after Mass• First grade lighthouses will be displayed
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Sunday, Jan. 31 — Open house• Book Fair after the 8 a.m. Mass and
10:30 a.m. Mass• Give cards to Parishioners after Masses• Open House from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
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Mia Sanchez and Reagan McDougall choose their reading material during a book fair at ICS.
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With a double-digit enrollment increase this spring, Terra Community College has
posted a record number of students for the third consecutive term.
There are 26.8 percent more students this spring than last year and 34.3 per-cent more full-time equiva-lency as compared to 2009.
Headcount this spring is 3,326 compared to 2,622 in 2009 and 2,454 in 2008. FTE is at 1,041 this year compared to 775.2 in 2009 and 712 in 2008.
The Spring 2010 statistics became official on Monday, Jan. 25.
Enrollment is measured both in the actual number of students on campus as well as FTE, which is the to-tal number of credit hours for all students registered by the census day divided by 30 credits for campuses on a se-mester system and 45 credits for those on a quarter system. Ohio public colleges receive funding from the state based on annual FTE.
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Community CalendarGrant Seekers WorkshopWHAT: Ottawa County Community Foundation and United Way sponsor the workshop to help those interested in the grant fund-ing in the fields of educa-tion, social services, physical and mental health, safe and positive living environments, natural resources and the arts in Ottawa County. Reservations are required. Applications and guidelines for grant seekers are avail-able at the following public libraries: Ida Rupp in Port Clinton, Oak Harbor, Harris-Elmore, Put-in-Bay, Marblehead and Genoa. Applications are also avail-able at the workshop and at www.OttawaCCF.org.WHEN: 8:30 a.m.WHERE: Oak Harbor Public LibraryINFO: 419-734-6645
VIP Breakfast: Make It & Take It WHAT: Bring scissors and glue to make and take your own greeting cards. The pro-gram, presented by Marty WillisWHEN: 9 to 10 a.m.WHERE: Magruder Hospital Conference CenterCOST: Breakfast is free; $10 for supplies.INFO: RSVP by Jan. 14 by calling 419-732-0208
Fourth Thursday Republican Lunch BunchWHAT: Tom Ganley, Cleve-land businessman and a candidate for United State Senator, will be the speaker.WHEN: NoonWHERE: Port Clinton Elks, 231 Buckeye Blvd.COST: $10
The GatheringWHAT: Free food and fel-lowship for allWHEN: 4:30 to 6 p.m. the third Thursday of each monthWHERE: St. John Lutheran Church Parish Hall at the corner of Adams and Second streets in Port Clinton
Celebration of Life Wine and Cheese open houseWHAT: American Cancer Society Lake Erie Shores Cel-ebration of Life committee will have an informational open house. The event will include wine and cheese refreshments and represen-tatives from the Celebration of Life committee will share information about the ser-vices of the American Can-cer Society as well as the event in June. Guests are welcome to come anytime.
WHEN: 5 to 7 p.m. WHERE: Our Guest Inn, Perry Street, Port Clinton
Oak Harbor Area Chamber DinnerWHAT: The evening will kick off with social hour, fol-lowed by a hot buffet din-ner, a short business meet-ing to elect 2010 board members, entertainment by Donnie Ray Crozier, raffles, 50/50 and door prizes throughout the night. Dead-line to RSVP is Jan. 22.WHEN: 6:30 p.m.WHERE: Community Mar-kets VFW Memorial Hall, West Main Street, Oak Har-borCOST: Tickets are $12 and may be purchased by calling the chamber office at 419-898-0479
“Up”WHAT: The Friends of the Ida Rupp Public Library will show “Up” (2009/USA/PG/96 minutes). By tying thousands of balloons to his home, 78-year-old Carl sets out to fulfill his lifelong dream to see the worlds of South America. Right after lifting off, however, he learns he isn’t alone on his journey, since Russell, an 8-year-old wilderness explorer, has inadvertently become a stowaway on the trip. Admission is free and open to the public. WHEN: 7 p.m.WHERE: Ida Rupp Public Library community rooms. Entry is through the door on West Third Street. INFO: 419-732-3212
Community Health & Wellness ScreeningsWHAT: Screenings include: Complete blood count with metabolic and lipid panel; Hemoglobin A1C; PSA; EZ Detect; pulmonary function test; bone density screening for osteoporosis; free blood pressure screening; free body composition. Pre-regis-tration is required for the labwork. WHEN: 7 to 11 a.m.WHERE: Mylander Confer-ence Center at the Main Campus of Firelands Region-al Medical Center, 1111 Hayes Ave., SanduskyINFO: 419-557-7410 or www.firelands.com
Big Hearts for Little Hearts Baby ShowerWHAT: All-you-can-eat pan-cake and sausage family breakfast with proceeds to benefit Heartbeat of Ottawa CountyWHEN: 9 a.m.
WHERE: St. Boniface Cath-olic Church, Oak HarborCOST: $5 for adults, $4 for senior citizens and $3 for kids under 12INFO: 419-898-9112
Music on SundayWHAT: Free concert spon-sored by Terra Community College featuring Amanda Pochatko on oboe and Lisa Wasserman on bassoon with accompanist Jane Beckley.WHEN: 4 p.m.WHERE: Hayes Memorial United Methodist Church, Fangboner Road, FremontINFO: 419-559-2233
Tales for ToddlersWHAT: 30 minutes of sto-ries, songs, finger plays for children ages 2 and 3 with a caregiver. No registration required.WHEN: 10:30 a.m.WHERE: Children’s area beach room, Ida Rupp Public Library, 310 Madison St., Port Clinton.INFO: 419-732-3212
Preschool Reading RoundupWHAT: 30 minutes of sto-ries, songs, finger plays and letter awareness intended for children ages 4 and 5 with a caregiver. No regis-tration required.WHEN: 10:30 a.m.WHERE: Children’s area beach room, Ida Rupp Public Library, 310 Madison St., Port Clinton.INFO: 419-732-3212
Small Business Basics WHAT: Free seminar that will answer questions about starting, buying or expand-ing a small business. Free and open to the public.WHEN: 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.WHERE: Ottawa County Improvement Corp. (confer-ence room), 8043 W. Ohio 163, Oak HarborINFO: Contact Bill Auxter at 800-826-2431, 419-559-2210 or [email protected].
Babies and BooksWHAT: 20-25 minutes of stories, songs, finger plays and rhymes intended for children 6 months to 23 months with a caregiver. Play and social time will fol-low for those who partici-pate. No registration required.WHEN: 10:30 a.m.WHERE: Children’s area beach room, Ida Rupp Public Library, 310 Madison St., Port Clinton.INFO: 419-732-3212
Gaming at the LibraryWHAT: Wii Sports, Guitar Hero, board games and more. Bring your own games to share. For teens in sixth through 12th grades. No registration required.WHEN: 3:30 to 5 p.m.WHERE: Ida Rupp Public Library, 310 Madison St., Port ClintonINFO: 419-732-3212
Book discussionWHAT: “The Devil’s Tear-drop” by Jeffrey Deaver will be discussed. Copies of this title are available for check-out at the library.WHEN: 7 p.m.WHERE: Ida Rupp Public Library, 310 Madison St., Port Clinton
“Funny Face”WHAT: The Friends of the Ida Rupp Public Library will show “Funny Face” (1957/USA/Unrated/103 minutes). Admission is free and open to the public. Audrey Hep-burn wearing Givenchy dancing with Fred Astaire to the music of Gershwin in Paris makes this a beautiful classic. Fashion photogra-pher Astaire whisks the wide-eyed Greenwich Vil-lage bookstore clerk Hep-burn to Paris and transforms her into the world’s hottest model, falling in love with her along the way.WHEN: 7 p.m.WHERE: Ida Rupp Public Library community rooms. Entry is through the door on West Third Street. INFO: 419-732-3212
Alzheimer’s SupportWHEN: 9 to 10 a.m. the second Monday of each monthINFO: 419-734-3131, ext. 3363
MS Support GroupWHAT: The group is for patients, caregivers and family members to con-nect and share informa-tion and resources. WHEN: 6:30 to 8 p.m. the first Tuesday of each monthINFO: 419-797-4540
Cancer SupportWHAT: Monthly meeting — including complimen-tary light lunch — for
anyone whose life has been touched by cancer.WHEN: 12:30 to 2 p.m. the fourth Wednesday of the monthINFO: RSVP to 419-734-3131, 3370
Diabetic Support GroupWHEN: Noon to 1 p.m. the second Thursday of each monthINFO: 419-734-3131, ext. 3544
Chronic Pain Support GroupWHEN: 6 to 7 p.m. the second Thursday of each monthINFO: 419-734-3131
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Order forms for the Ottawa Soil and Wa-ter Conservation District 2010 Seedling Tree and Shrub Sale are now available by calling 419-898-1595 or visiting www.ot-tawaswcd.com.
Evergreen varieties in packets of 10 for this year include: Colorado Blue Spruce, Norway Spruce and American Arborvitae. This year, the office will again offer the “fast growing” Green Rocket Cedar sold individ-ually. These Cedars will grow up to 3 feet per year, are deer resistant, have a strong root system and no major insect problems. They make a great windbreak or privacy screen.
In addition, the following fast-growing (up to 5’ per year) varieties will be offered: Autumn Blaze Maple (sold individually) and Coral Snap (five per packet). The re-cipient of the “Urban Tree of the Year,” the Autumn Blaze Maple is a cross between the Silver and Red Maple. The new Coral Snap, similar to last year’s Skyrise. are fast grow-ing, hardy and have stunning reddish-or-ange stems. This variety is disease resistant and lives up to 40 years. They grow up to 20 feet and can be used as privacy screens, windbreaks or shade trees (when trimmed).
Other trees available: London Plane (similar to Sycamore); Renaissance Oasis Paper Birch, Cleveland Flower Pear; Red Oak; American Cranberry Bush and Burn-ing Bush. This year, Miss Kim Lilacs and Knock Out Roses have been added. But-terfly wildflower mixture and native grass packets are again available and to complete your garden area, Ohio-made butterfly
houses will be available.The district reminds everyone that these
are only seedings with sizes ranging from 8 inches to 36 inches. The following hard-woods will be between 3 feet to five feet in size: Autumn Blaze Maple, Red Oak, Cleve-land Flower Pear, London Plane and Coral Snap. All are pre-packed and come com-plete with planting instructions.
Prices range from $7 to $45. For an order form or questions, call the SWCD office at 419-898-1595. Order early as supplies are limited (particularly for the fast-growing varieties and Red Oaks). Deadline for or-dering is April 1 and seedlings will be ready for pick-up around mid-April. To view the different varieties or print out an order form, visit ottawaswcd.com.
Tree seedlingsale has started
GENOA — The Stella Bertz Memorial Cheerleading As-sociation, an organization created to memorialize Stella Bertz, today announced the upcoming sixth annual Cheer for a Cure Championship to be held Saturday, Feb. 20.
The Stella Bertz Memorial Cheerleading Association will again host its annual cheerleading competition with all collected donations being distributed to three noteworthy causes. Fifteen percent of the total profit will be donated directly to the American Cancer Society; while a portion of the funds will be used to assist in the purchase of new equipment for the Genoa Area School District’s cheerlead-ing squads. The remaining funds will be contributed to the Stella Bertz Memorial Scholarship Fund.
This year’s event is scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 20, at the Genoa Area High School. Doors will open at 7 a.m. Squads from local schools, as well as various elite teams, come to participate in this well-known championship. Approxi-mately 50 squads, ranging in age from Pee Wee to College, will compete for the championship title. The day’s events
will also include two 50/50 cash drawings. Cheer apparel, American Cancer Society “ribbons,” and a variety of con-cessions will be available for purchase.
Through the “Cheer for a Cure” Championship, the Stella Bertz Memorial Cheerleading Association has been able to donate more than $25,500 to the American Cancer Society in the past 5 years alone.
If you would like to make a contribution, need informa-tion or would like to enter a team, call Maria Maluchnik or Jen Bullock at 419-345-0911.
Bertz, an enthusiastic Genoa Comet supporter, coached cheerleading in the district for more than 10 years. She could be spotted at any Genoa sporting event, come rain or shine, no matter what the game, she just loved supporting the kids. Stella succumbed to cancer in February 2003, but continues to live in the hearts of many through her family and friends. Through this memorial scholarship, Stella is continuing her unending support of Genoa students.
Sixth annual Cheer for a Cure Championship Feb. 20
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Two local chaplains recently joined the spiritual care team at Stein Hospice. Brenda Hurley-Shank of Port Clinton is a full-time chaplain and Melvin M. Sayler, from Berlin Heights, is part-time.
Brenda has been actively involved in several ministries including feeding the homeless, working at battered women shelters and teaching Family Life Edu-cation classes. She was the vice presi-dent of the Ohio Chapter of Cowboys
for Christ.She holds a bachelor degree in education and is a U.S. Air
National Guard veteran. She is married and the mother of five sons and six grandchildren.
Melvin is an assistant at the Florence Congregational
Church, a position he has held since 2001.
He is also a mortgage loan officer for National City Mortgage.
He holds a bachelor’s degree in inter-disciplinary studies. Melvin is a lifetime resident of Erie County, where he is the fifth generation to live on his family’s farm.
With the arrival of Brenda and Mel-vin, the Stein Hospice spiritual care team now numbers eight chaplains. The
chaplains offer spiritual comfort and guidance to patients and families and, upon request, participate in funerals.
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Mayor Debbie Hymore-Tester recently honored the re-cipients of Port Clinton’s Citizen of the Year award for con-tributing unselfishly to the community. Jim Hansen, city native and member of the St. John Lutheran Church, has not only served the community in his council capacity, he has volunteered many years for the National Rifle Matches,
Ben and Wendy Richmond of the Richmond Gallery in Marblehead have announced plans for everyone to help the American Red Cross efforts in Haiti.
“After seeing the overwhelming devastation from the recent earthquake in Haiti, we knew we just had to help,” Wendy said. “So we’re giving proceeds generated from Ben’s newest Plein Air print, ‘Setting the Sail,’ directly to that effort.”
“We have thousands of collectors who, with their pur-chase of this print, can help the homeless, the needy and especially the children who don’t even have basic necessi-ties,” she said. “At the same time those who contribute, will receive an everlasting reminder of their charity. We will also add their names, personal or business, to a letter which will be sent along with the monies raised to the American Red Cross relief efforts,” she continued. “We did a simi-lar campaign after the 9-11 attacks and hurricane Katrina, which raised literally thousands of dollars. We know times are tough, but this is one way for anyone to help those in need and get something tangible in return,” Wendy said.
For information, contact The Richmond Gallery, at 417
W. Main St., Marblehead, at 800-441-5631 or www.rich-mondgallery.com
City honors Citizens of the Year
more than 1,000 hours for Magruder Hospital, founded Friends of Camp Perry and is a member of many civic organizations. Has worked many hours getting donations and in-kind contributions to improve our town. Jim is Port Clinton through-and-through in is heart and blood.
Honoree Kathy Jo Schweitzer has been actively involved in Kiwanis for the past 20 years serving on Kiwanis Service Leadership committee and overseeing student programs for PC and Danbury Schools (Key Club). Schweitzer is a volunteer for St. Vincent de Paul food pantry and helps with the Community Thanksgiving Day feast; she organized the volunteers from Kiwanis for 14 years for the Harvest Haul which raises money for Ruth Ann’s House and the parks and recreation committee; and she is on the Friends of the Library Board. This past year, Kathy Jo served as co-chair-woman of Riverfront Live! with Mary Gordon helping to make the concert series a success. Kathy Jo’s organizational skills are truly an asset to our community.
New Richmond printwill help Haiti relief fund
“Setting The Sail,” by local Artist Ben Richmond, will help those in need on the island of Haiti.
The Seeds of Hope Farm of Tiffin is expanding its prod-uct line for the 2010 growing season. In addition to the more than 30 varieties of vegetables and herbs now be-ing produced, the farm will offer new produce this year: kohlarabi, ancho and pablano peppers, leeks, red cabbage, bok choy, dichons and en-dive. The farm also will be adding to its line of pota-toes, herbs, squashes and specialty lettuce mixes.
Seeds of Hope Farm is also expanding the number of Community Supported Agriculture shares available to the public. In 2010, 100 shares will be offered on a first-come, first-served ba-sis. CSA shares are offered for individuals and families of varying sizes and include both working and non-working shares. Sharehold-ers receive more than 20 weekly shipments of locally grown, all-natural, seasonal produce. The farm offers pick-up sites for CSA mem-bers in Port Clinton, Tiffin, Findlay and Perrysburg.
Seeds of Hope Farm also maintains a self-service farm stand open from dawn to dusk on the St. Francis campus during the grow-ing season. The farm stand features seasonal vegetables, eggs from free-range lay-ing hens, as well as whole and cut-up chickens from pastured broilers. Both eggs and chickens are available year round.
The farm’s continued growth has required adap-tation of the barn areas used for packaging and storing produce. Staff members spent winter months build-ing new and more-efficient staging areas for preparing and packing vegetables for shareholders, the on-site farm stand and wholesale buyers, as well as areas for long- and short-term stor-age of produce.
Seeds of Hope Farm is a small, diversified farm dedi-cated to the production of quality, chemical-free vege-tables, herbs, eggs and meat chickens. Located in Tiffin on the St. Francis campus, the farm operates in part-nership with the Franciscan Earth Literacy Center, an environmental education and demonstration cen-ter serving northwest and northcentral Ohio.
Seeds of Hope Farm is managed by Sr. Rita Wien-ken, who with more than 30 years experience in sus-tainable agriculture, has developed numerous meth-ods for producing the high-est quality vegetables and herbs. Assistant Farm Man-ager Tricia Valentine and
marketing coordinator Erica Snyder, round out the farm’s staff.
For information about Seeds of Hope Farm or the Fran-ciscan Earth Literacy Center, visit www.earthliteracy.org or call 419-448-7485.
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Senior Health AssessmentsHeritage Health Care in partnership with Ottawa County
is conducting patient health assessments and monthly educational programs for Seniors 60 years and older who
reside in Ottawa County.A RN will provide a health assessment, blood pressure
checks, blood glucose and cholesterol testing, and referrals to private physicians.
Monthly Educational PresentationsContact Site for Details
We will be at the following locations in February:Elmore Senior Village - Feb. 2ndDanbury Senior Center - Feb. 3rd
Lakeview Estates Port Clinton - Feb. 9thRiverview Senior Center - Feb. 10th
Port Clinton Senior Center - Feb. 16thGenoa Elder Life Apartments - Feb. 23rd
Put-in-Bay Senior Center - Feb. 25th
Boomers&Beyond
Mayor Debbie Hymore-Tester and Sassy Sal Charters are inviting area seniors to the annual fishing trip set for Wednesday, May 26.
Seating is limited and reservations are required. For information or to sign up, call Pam at Port Clinton City Hall at 419-734-5522, ext. 0.
Resident Ruth Muntis shared several of her personal quilting projects during a special display of projects, historical memorabilia and collections at Otterbein North Shore. Muntis is a traditional quilter — everything is hand-stitched.
Fishing trip May 26 Screenings offered at 55+
Firelands Regional Medical Center
Made with care
SANDUSKY — Join Firelands 55+ Club on Wednesday, Feb. 3, for Morn-ing Coffee from 8 to 10 a.m. Morning Coffee will be held at Firelands Re-gional Medical Center’s South Cam-pus, Community Resource Room. The following screenings will be available:
· Free blood pressure screening· Free blood sugar screening· Cholesterol screening for $6· Total Lipid Profile for $16 (12-hour
fast required)Appointments are not necessary for
the health screenings. For informa-tion, call 419-557-7722.
blitzel, of Port Clinton, the teachers took the fear out of it. “Everybody here was so fantastic and knowledge-able,” she said.
Hablitzel came with and Marty Fol-ger after being invited by Nancy Bai-ley.
“Nancy invited me,” said Folger. “It sounded like fun and it was.”
Bonnie Wickert, of Fremont, said this was her first time shooting. The 60-year-old grandmother of 10 en-joyed herself so much that she plans on checking out the Wednesday night air pistol session.
“My husband’s a shooter … I thought it would be nice to know what he’s talking about,” she said.
Debbie Henderson, also a first tim-er, came from Amherst for the event.
“It’s better to know how to use it and never have to,” said Henderson.
John Brinkmanis, Deb Cantor, Ralph Burnstine, Becky Monnin, Jackie Slosnerick, R. Jay and Gary Finke, Jack Woods and Richard El-lis among others joined Woods and DiCarlo on the range to help the shooters. The women were provided with ear and eye protection, cook-ies and drinks, as well as a visor and other goodies to take home to re-
member the night. The atmosphere was friendly and comfortable and, of course, safe.
“We are not going to let you get in over your head,” said DiCarlo.
The event is meant to be fun and form is valued over function. Though a bullseye would be nice, like Burn-stine said: “no husbands, no boy-friends, no pressure.
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Clemons, Kim Holmes, Angie Lancaster, Andrea Dodd and Alexa Bintz partcipat-ed along with Coach Andrew Wicks and Coach Mike Valenti.
WPCR radio station came to take pic-tures of the ladies and then invited all of them into the studio for a broadcast which
aired Monday at 10 a.m.To hear what they said, visit www.port-
clintonradio.com.Along with all the fans that gave their
support at the game, the Lady Lakers would like to thank Rachel Bahnsen, Kim Oxendale, IGA, United Way, WPCR and the Danbury School for supporting all their efforts in this drive.
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The Ohio Music Educa-tion Association District II Honors Festival was held at Port Clinton High School on Jan. 16. During the concert, OMEA officers asked for a free-will dona-tion from the audience for the victims of the Haiti earthquake. The audience, which were mainly families of the students representing 33 schools and eight coun-ties, responded by donating $1,072.
Brian Stitak (left), Ohio Music Education Association northwest region chairman and Rod Miller, OMEA DII President Elect, present a check for $1,072 to Deena Camerato, Red Cross Ottawa County.
OMEA gives
to relief efforts
Drs. Jones and Peyton-Cook are on the medical staff ofFirelands Regional MedicalCenter and are part of themulti-specialty practice of North Coast ProfessionalCompany (NCPC).
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Center, Cleveland! Has been practicing obstetrics & gynecology for 25 years
Jacqueline Peyton-Cook, MDBoard Certified in Obstetrics & Gynecology! Received her medical education from Case Western
Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland! Completed her medical training at The Mt. Siani Medical Center ! Has been practicing obstetrics & gynecology for 22 years
Cathy Hablitzel, Port Clin-ton, listens to instruc-tions from Harry DiCarlo be-fore taking aim at the Oak Harbor Conserva-tion Club.
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Valentine Danceto feature music
of Legacy IILegacy II will be hosting a Valentine Dance on Saturday,
Feb. 13, at the Oak Harbor VFW. Ticket price is $25/person and includes set-up for BYOB, food served throughout the evening, raffles and entertainment by Legacy II and Don-nie Ray Crozier. Doors open at 7 p.m., music begins at 8 p.m. Tickets can be purchased at The Family Hair Center, Tri-Motors or by calling 419-707-0344. Proceeds will ben-efit the Benton-Carroll-Salem Local School Foundation.
The Ottawa County Health Department continues to en-courage all individuals to get protected against the H1N1 virus and is offering clinics. There is an ample supply of free vaccine available for anyone wishing to receive it.
CDC recommends influenza vaccination as the first and most important step in protecting against the flu. Because supply and availability of the H1N1 vaccine have increased dramatically, CDC is now encouraging everyone to get vaccinated at this time.
Even though flu activity has decreased over the past few weeks, there is still a likelihood of future wave of H1N1 influenza. However, if more people are vaccinated, the dis-ease is less likely to spread in the coming months.
It is also important that children age 6 months through 9 years receive two doses of H1N1 vaccine spaced at least 28 days apart. Because the H1N1 flu strain is unlike others,
children appear to have virtually no immunity to it. For that reason, the CDC recommends that children receive two doses to obtain the maximum protective benefit.
Ottawa County Health Department has a supply of H1N1 influenza vaccine for anyone 6 months or older who would like to receive it. There is no vaccine available for infants less than 6 months old.
The health department continues to offer H1N1 vaccine clinics. The clinics are by appointment only and the vac-cine is free. Clinic dates and times are as follows: 3 to 6 p.m. Jan. 28, 9 to 11 a.m. Jan. 30 and 4 to 6 p.m. Feb. 4.
For an appointment or questions, call the health depart-ment at 419-734-6800. Visit the Ottawa County Health Department’s Web site for future clinic dates at www.ot-tawacountyhealth.org.
Below is the schedule for Feb. 1-5. All clinics are at the Ottawa County Health Department with appointments being made by calling 419-734-6800 or 800-738-8803.
• Monday: Immunization— 7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Wom-en, Infants and Children — 7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
• Tuesday: WIC — 12:45 to 4:30 p.m.• Wednesday: Family Planning Clinic — 12:45 to 4:30
p.m.• Thursday: Well Child, Sexually Transmitted Disease and
Family Planning — 8 a.m. to noon; H1N1 (call for ap-pointment) — 4 to 6 p.m.
• Friday: No clinicsFor home health, call 419-734-6800
SANDUSKY — Firelands Regional Medical Center, Medical Education is pleased to announce that the Inter-nal Medicine training program has been granted a five year Continuing Approval by the American Osteopathic Asso-ciation, Program and Trainee Review Council (PTRC).
The internal medicine residency program through Fire-lands Regional Medical Center, Medical Education prom-ises an exceptional training experience for physicians pursuing a career in internal medicine. Through the three-year program, residents are challenged to develop solid history and physical exam skills, excellent office and hos-pital procedure skills and an overall understanding of the
art of internal medicine. Residents successfully completing the program find themselves to be consummate internists, capable of expertly delivering the care necessary for either a traditional internal medicine practice – including office and hospital work – or a nontraditional practice, focusing on only office or hospital work.
For more than 40 years, Firelands Regional Medical Cen-ter has provided osteopathic medical education in North-west Ohio. Fostering a collegial environment, both allo-pathic and osteopathic physicians work together to offer a quality clinical medical education to the trainees.
As the area’s only Acute Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit, we have so much already! Butwhat we’d really like is for you to compare our full range of services to other rehabprograms in the area.
As we enter our third decade of service, our gift to the community is the recovery rateof our patients, results that have placed our rehab program as one of the best in thecountry for patient outcomes and quality of care.
We believe these outstanding results are because of the differences between our pro-gram compared to other rehab programs in the area.
There is a difference in programs. Make Firelands your choice for quality InpatientRehabilitation Services! Compare and decide.
What do you give a rehab centerthat has everything?
Firelands Acute InpatientRehab Provides:! Years of experience in treating
over 6,600 patients!! A minimum of 15 hours
of therapy per week! A consistent staff of Physical,
! Physicians who are specialized in Rehabilitation Medicine
! Physicians who are accessibledaily and medically manage patients daily
! Nurses who are Certified andRegistered in RehabilitationNursing (CRRN)
! An RN Staff 24/7! One RN/LPN and one Rehab
Technician for every ten patients
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For an appointment or FREE in-home evaluation, please call: 419-557-7836.
Chris Parnell, DOMedical Director Firelands Acute Inpatient RehabBoard Certified in Physical Medicineand RehabilitationAccepting New Patients 1912 Hayes Avenue, Sandusky
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undefeated Port Clinton Redskins ran into a red hot Bellevue team on Satur-day night and nearly saw their unde-feated regular season go away. The Bel-levue Redmen hit on 12 three-pointers that kept them in the game until the end. However, the Port Clinton Red-skins still managed to prevail 60-58 to run their season record to 12-0.
The win at Bellevue followed the second win of the season against Oak Harbor by a comfortable but signifi-cantly narrower margin.
“Oak Harbor has been playing good basketball lately and I think that con-tinued on Friday night,” said PC Coach Troy Diels. “We missed a lot of shots at the rim that we usually make.”
The Redskins were led in scoring by Derek Colston who had 22.
“Derek has the capability to have nights like that all the time,” said Diels. “Derek is very unselfish and does a great job of taking what defenses give him. Friday night we needed him to
step up and be a scorer and he did it very well.”
On Saturday, the Redskins nearly fell victim to Bellevue’s three-point jug-gernaut.
“They shot the ball very well, to say the least,” said Diels on Monday. “Our kids were in the correct spots on de-fense, but they shot the ball with a lot of confidence. Otherwise, I feel very good about winning a game on the road against a quality opponent.”
The Redskins will put the 12-0 re-cord on the line this Friday night when they travel to meet Margaretta.
“Going against Margaretta always presents a challenge in itself for us,” said Diels. “The last couple of years have been better for us, but it always a tough place for us to play.” The Polar Bears lost a one-point game to Clyde last week.
“I thought they played with as much confidence in that game as I have seen out of them this year,” said Diels. “We will need to be ready for a battle on Friday night.”
Redskins win squeaker at Bellevue to stay unbeaten
Derek Colston led the Redskins in scoring against Oak Harbor. PHOTO BY BILL MIGALA
The Port Clinton High School Athletic Hall of Fame has announced the Class of 2010 inductees. The PCHS Alumni listed below will join the ranks of athletes and coaches inducted into the Hall of Fame at Banquet at 5 p.m. Saturday, May 15, at the Port Clinton Elks. Ticket sales will be announced at a later date.
The 1974 Port Clinton High School Golf Team, coached by Mr. Bob Hartung, competed as a team at the State level their senior year. Members of the 1974 golf team that will be inducted are: John Gilll, Bob Gardner, David Belden, Mike Martin and Bob Cedoz.
Dr. Shannon Ryan-Hauck earned a total of nine var-sity letters at PCHS in softball (four), volleyball (four) and basketball (one). She was a graduate of the Class of 1999 and was captain of the softball team. Hauck went on to earn four letters in softball at Denison Uni-versity.
Sarah Harman, also a member of the Class of 1999, continued athletics at the college level playing softball at Defiance College and is currently an assistant coach at the University of Dayton. Harman earned eight varsity letters at PCHS in softball (three); volleyball (three) and basketball (two).
Class of 1992 graduate Tony Meek earned a total of nine varsity letters as a Redskin. Meek earned four letters in golf; three letters in basketball; and two in baseball. He was captain and MVP for the golf team in 1989, 1990 and 1991. He set the SBC golf season scor-ing average in 1991 at 34.25 and the SBC nine-hole season record of 27.
Nomination forms for the Athletic Hall Class of 2011 are available online at the high school office or www.pccsd.net click on schools, high school, Athletics, Ath-letic Hall of Fame. Applications must be received by
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BY J. PATRICK EAKENThe Danbury girls basketball team
improved to 7-6 overall, 4-3 in the To-ledo Area Athletic Conference with a 56-34 victory over Emmanuel Chris-tian on Jan. 21.
The Lakers shot 54 percent from the field and 80 percent from the free throw line.
Heather Bahnsen scored 17 points
and Christine Longer added 14 points. Longer had three three-point goals and Bahnsen was a perfect three-for-three from the charity stripe.
The Lakers wasted little time, jump-ing out to a 16-8 first quarter lead, and then expanded that to 30-10 at half-then expanded that to 30-10 at half-then expanded that to 30-10 at halftime.
Tori England had seven points for Danbury, Kayla Oxendale scored six
and K.C. Oxendale, Kelsey Clemons and Brittany Isom each scored four points. England had a three-point goal for the Lakers and led the team with five rebounds.
This Friday, Danbury travels to Northwood for a TAAC contest. The girls’ basketball game hosting Seneca East originally scheduled for Dec. 28 will be made up Monday, Feb. 1.
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Tiffin InvitationalPort Clinton bowlers rebounded
from devastating losses at Eastwood Friday at the Tiffin Invitational at Heritage Family Recreation Center in Tiffin Saturday.
The varsity girls were first in their division with a score of 2,286 defeat-ing Bowling Green (2,085), Tiffin Co-lumbian (2,008) and Tiffin Calvert (1,605). Hillary Wertenbach led the Lady Redskins with 183-183 for a 366 series. Ashley Zoeller added 167-173, Morgan Meisler a 173 and Britney Lindemann a 151.
PC’s varsity boys (2,464) finished second behind Bowling Green (2,871) and ahead of Tiffin Columbian (2,450) and Tiffin Calvert (2,051). Sean Black rolled 217-158 to lead the
boys. Jared Dunn added 201 and Ja-cob Buckingham 189 for the ‘Skins.
The JV boys were unopposed but had several good scores: Jordan Wie-wandt had 202-192; Jeremy Newton had 203-169 and Nathan Van Hoose rolled a 175 game.
St. JoePort Clinton’s Jared Dunn vowed
to make his senior year outstanding and last week against Fremont St. Joe at Harbor Lanes he lived up to his promise, striking on 27 out of 37 shots and rolled games of 267-245 to set a school record for two-game se-ries with 512. Freshman Sean Black was close behind striking on 26 out of 34 shots for games of 244-244 for a 488 series. Sophomore Jonny New-
ton added games of 224-242 for a 466 series as the Redskin Varsity Boys rolled games of 1,081-1,094 + 942 in Baker for a 3,117 total. The 2,175 for two games is also a new school record. Dunn, Black and Newton all rolled the last seven strikes in a row the first game. The ‘Skins boys defeated St. Joe 3,117-2,229.
The PC varsity girls were led by Morgan Meisler’s 223 game and 373 series. Ally Williams rolled 174-159 and Ashley Zoeller 156-172 as the ‘Skins won 2,518-1,676.
PC’s JV boys rolled on 2,563-1,888 over St. Joe. Jordan Wiewandt led PC with 197-171 and Jeremy Newton rolled 173-191. Nathan Van Hoose added a 194 game, and Ray Grant a 187 for PC.
Redskins rebound after tough loss
Lakers win one, lose one on the road
Oak Harbor sweeps SBC duals
BY J. PATRICK EAKENHosting the SBC duals is always exciting for the host
team, especially when that team dominates the field and goes undefeated.
Oak Harbor did just that this past weekend as eight teams walked into the gym and only one came out with a perfect 7-0 record.
Oak Harbor rolled through the competition. The Rocket wrestlers left no doubt that they are the superior team in the SBC. Things started off on a high note with a 61-0 victory over Margaretta and were left at pretty much that, averaging 61 points per match while giving up no more than 16 points in any dual and losing no more than three matches in any dual.
Oak Harbor defeated Perkins 62-6, Sandusky St. Mary Central Catholic 60-16, Huron 71-3, Clyde 59-15, Port Clinton 60-14, and Edison 55-15.
Six of the wrestlers finished things off with perfect 7-0 records, which should earn them top seeds when the tournament comes up.
The perfect Rockets were Drew Stone (125 pound weight class), Jake Cramer (140), Ian Miller (145), Kon-ner Witt (160), Mike Mallernee (171), and Sean McGee (189).
Others with only one loss were Alec Bowlick (103), Luke Cramer (112), Alex Bergman (130), Zach Berg-man (135), and Zach Sandwisch (285). Kyle Mincheff (152) and Jonny Bergman (215) were both 5-2, and Josh Chambers was 2-5.
The wrestlers will be in action this week at Napoleon High School as they take on Napoleon and Findlay Thursday, Jan. 28.
BY J. PATRICK EAKENLast week, the Danbury boys’ var-
sity basketball team defeated Cardi-nal Stritch 65-50, but lost to Ottawa Hills 68-59. Both games were played on the road.
The Lakers are now 7-4 overall, 4-2 in the Toledo Area Athletic Confer-ence. Stritch is winless in 13 games, including seven conference games. Ottawa Hills, on the other hand, is 10-1 overall and perfect in six confer-ence games.
In the win over Danbury, Rodney Johnson had two 3-point goals and scored 16 points to lead the Lakers, Tyler Boring had 15 points, Hunter Stephens added 14 points, and point guard Vincent Manuella scored 10 points. Steven Feyedelum had six points on two three point goals, and Dakota Hruby added four points on two 2-point goals. For Stritch, Jus-tin Staler scored 21 points, including three 3-point goals.
The Lakers led by only four points, 15-11, after one quarter, but out-scored the Cardinals 19-8 over the next eight minutes to take a 34-19 halftime lead.
Each team scored 31 points in the second half as Danbury held off any
hopes of a Stritch upset bid. The Car-dinals did have six 3-point goals.
In the loss to league leader Ottawa Hills, the Green Bears ran to a 23-8 first quarter to quickly dispel any hopes of a Danbury victory.
However, the Lakers fought back, closing the gap to 37-25 at halftime, and then outscored Ottawa hills 34-31 in the second half.
Johnson scored 22 points and Ste-phens scored 20 points to lead the Lakers, while Manuella had seven points, Nathan Hartman had six points, and Boring had four points. Manuella and Johnson each had a trey for Danbury.
Elliot Browarsky dominated for the Green Bears, scoring 27 points on only six field goals, including two 3-point goals, and 13 free throws.
The Danbury boys’ basketball game at Maumee Valley Country Day orig-inally scheduled for Jan. 7 will be made up Tuesday, Feb. 16 with the junior varsity game starting at 6 p.m.
On Tuesday, Jan. 26, the Lakers were to contend with another TAAC oppo-nent, Emmanuel Christian (3-9), 68-54 losers to Monclova Christian (9-5) last Friday.
This Saturday, Jan. 30, Danbury
plays host to non-league foe Seneca East, and on Feb. 2 the Lakers play host to conference foe Northwood (3-8, 2-4).
Laker guard Rodney Johnson leads the TAAC in scoring at 20.1 points per game, and 6-foot-4 post Hunt-er Stephens leads the league in re-bounding with 7.6 boards. Stephens is also averaging 11.5 points and 6-8 pivot Tyler Boring is averaging 10.3 points and 5.9 rebounds. Johnson is pulling down 6.3 rebounds.
Northwood has defeated Emmanuel Christian (53-44), Old Fort (66-59), and Cardinal Stritch (53-50), but lost to North Baltimore (71-37), Ottawa Hills (57-29), Danbury in their first match-up Dec. 18 (49-40), Swanton (57-42), Lake (35-34), Bettsville (61-49), Maumee Valley (66-30) and To-ledo Christian (59-32).
Seneca East is 5-6 overall, 2-3 in the Midland Athletic Conference. The Tigers defeated Old Fort (62-49), Bucyrus (56-52), North Baltimore (75-68), South Central (50-43), and Mohawk (47-43 in two overtimes). They lost to Edison (64-59), Mon-roeville (70-65), Bettsville (77-59), Carey (65-53), New Riegel (71-56), and Buckeye Central (58-50).
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Youth interested in learning the art of fly fishing and practicing their skills on a half-mile section of Cold Creek at the Castalia State Fish Hatchery in Erie County are en-couraged to enter a lottery for a youth only clinic, accord-ing to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Wildlife.
There will be 30 spots available for this popular program held 8 a.m. to noon and 1 to 5 p.m. June 18.
Topics covered will be elementary “bugology,” nomencla-ture, set up and casting. In addition to fly-fishing instruc-tion by ODNR Division of Wildlife staff and members of the Clear Fork Chapter of Trout Unlimited, attendees will be able to test their newly acquired skills by fishing for the abundant rainbow trout found in Cold Creek. Anglers may also encounter an occasional brown trout.
To apply, applicants must submit a postcard listing their name, date of birth, address and phone number. Each ap-plicant must be 15 years of age or younger by the date of the clinic and be accompanied by a non-fishing adult. Postcards must be postmarked no later than May 14. No duplicate postcards may be submitted. Postcards should be sent to: ODNR Division of Wildlife District Two, 952 Lima Ave., Findlay, OH 45840 Attention: Youth Fly Fishing Clinic.
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We all know time is valuable and money is limited, but the reality is there is no bet-ter time to focus on available business re-sources. The Ottawa County Chambers of Commerce and Visitor’s Bureau have en-gaged Scott Brown, Great Service Lives, to create and present the following dynamic workshops at the Ottawa County Visitor’s Bureau Welcome Center.
These business development CEUS count toward the requirements to maintain SEE Certification, however, they are open to all businesses and their workforce.
• “Harnessing the Power of Social Net-working” Facebook, Twitter LinkedIn as
a business and personal resource (No. 1 in a two-part series) — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 24.
• “Who are you and what are you doing here?” Knowing your customers, how to gather and know really important infor-mation, from counter surveys to mystery shops — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 24.
The cost is $25 each for SEE Certified businesses, $30 each for chamber members and $35 each for others.
For questions or registration — which is due by 5 p.m. Feb. 22 — call the Port Clin-ton Area Chamber at 419-734-5503.
Jack O’Malley, of Sandusky, has joined Freedom Boat Club as membership director.
O’Malley has been a resident and independent businessman in Sandusky for 17 years and has been active in many local civic and business organizations.
Freedom Boat Club offers its members unlimited use of its fleet of boats. Freedom Boat Club has 57 locations nationwide with a local office in Catawba Island and a new location opening in Sandusky.
On Jan. 25, some of us celebrate Opposite Day. Its origins are murky and even its exact date is in some dispute, but Opposite Day has proved to be a source of fun for many people, especially children, who choose to eat breakfast at suppertime and oth-erwise do things in reverse. However, you may find that acting in an “oppo-sitional” manner is not so harmless at other times in your life — such as when you’re investing.
What types of “oppositional” moves should you avoid? Consider the fol-lowing:
Buying when prices are highWhen the financial markets keep rising, many people
continue buying more shares in the mistaken belief that “up” is the only direction their investments can go. But while it may be human nature to want to continue racking up gains, it’s not necessarily smart investing. The higher an investment has gone, the more likely it becomes that it will plateau or potentially even drop in value. Of course, an in-vestment may one day rise again, but for the near term, its “upside potential” may be limited, so you might do better by finding other opportunities.
• Selling because prices are low — Just as some investors keep buying when prices are rising, others will sell when prices have dropped, just so they can “cut their losses.” This may be a mistake. If the investment still plays a role in your balanced portfolio, and you believe its prospects are still good, you may want to hold on to it despite its price. Fur-thermore, if your investment’s decline is due more to an overall drop in the market than a change in its own fun-damentals, it may bounce back when the market recovers. Generally speaking, you should sell an investment if your goals or risk tolerance have changed, if you need to rebal-ance your portfolio or if the investment itself has under-gone some type of shift that no longer makes it compatible with your needs.
Investing too conservativelyGiven the volatility we’ve seen in the last couple of years,
it’s probably not too surprising that many investors have “pulled back” from the market and put a lot of money in certificates of deposit and other fixed-rate, low-return in-vestments. While there is a place for these vehicles in your portfolio, you won’t want them to become too dominant — because you still need to invest for growth if you’re go-ing to achieve your long-term goals, such as a comfortable retirement. The amount of growth-oriented investments you own will depend on your risk tolerance and time ho-rizon, but there’s no point in your life — even your retire-ment years — when you won’t need some growth poten-tial.
Failing to diversifyIt is important to diversify your dollars among stocks,
bonds, government securities and other investments. Even within these broad classes, you should diversify — for ex-ample, you should consider owning stocks representing different industries and bonds with a variety of issuers and maturities. While diversification, by itself, cannot guaran-tee a profit or protect against loss, it can help reduce the effects of volatility on your portfolio.
Opposite Day comes but once a year. But making “op-positional” investment moves can have long-lasting — and potentially harmful — effects. So take the time to explore your investment decisions carefully.
This article was written by Edward Jones for use by your local Edward Jones Financial Advisor.
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MARBLEHEAD — A new weekend seminar, “HerStory on Business,” is com-ing to the area March 19-21. Business-women from all walks of life will join to-gether for professional learning, sharing and personal development.
Geared toward women in leadership or ownership roles in small businesses and those who are thinking about starting a new business, HerStory on Business will allow the women to learn from and share with other business women and special-ists the tools needed to be successful in growing, developing and managing a business in today’s economy. The relaxed setting at Victorian Bed & Breakfast, 5622 E Harbor Road, Marblehead, will pro-vide a getaway weekend for those who are looking to gain new expertise and re-charge their own professional drive and business confidence.
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